County Democrats Endorse Pearsall
Report, Hodges, Stevenson And Blue
Small Turnout At
Carthage; Brown
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GARLAND McPHERSON
McPherson Named
Moore Red Cross
Chapter Chairman
Garland McPherson of South
ern Pines vas re-elected chair
man of the Moore County chapter
of the American Red Cross last
Friday night at the annual meet
ing held in Carthage.
McPherson, along with the
other newly elected officers and
directors, was installed in office
by Taylor M. Simpson, prominent
High Point realtor, who was also
the principal speaker at the meet
ing.
Simpson, who was recently
nominated to serve on the board
of governors of the American Na
tional Red Cross, said the chief
aim of the Red Cross was to en
courage ‘‘people to help people.”
Chairmen of the various activ
ities of the county chapter made
annual reports. The most active
of the committees was the Home
Service Department, which is re
sponsible for liaison between the
armed services and the general
public. In the absence of Gordon
Clark, committee chairman, the
report was given by Gen.. R. B.
Hill, a chapter vice-chairman.
Other reports were made by
Brig. Gen. Pearson Menoher, dis
aster committee; Dr. J. C. Grier,
safety services; Mrs. David Drex-
el, junior Red Cross; and J. B.
Culbertson, membership cam
paign.
In addition to McPherson, oth
er officers elected were Gen. Hill,
Southern Pines, vice-chairman;
Gordon H. Clark, Southern Pines,
vice-chairman; Mrs. John L.
Frye, Robbins, vice-chairman;
Miss Grace Tillman, Carthage,
secretary; and E. Earl Hubbard,
Southern Pines, treasurer.
Directors named to serve three-
year terms were Mrs. John Beas
ley, Carthage, W. H. McNeille,
Aberdeen, J. C. Phillips, West-
moore, Earl Martin, Eagle
Springs, and Miss Blanche Mon
roe, 'West End.
PTA MEETING
The Southern Pines PTA will
meet at 8 o’clock tonight (Thurs-
dayl in Weaver Auditorium for
annuaT reports and the election of
officers for the coming year. Fol
lowing the meeting a social hour
will be held. ...
METHODIST MEN
The Methodist Men’s Club of
Southern Pines will meet at the
Civic Club Sunday at 6 p. m. 'The
program will consist of a film en
titled ‘‘Dedicated Men.”
_ Re-Elected Head
With not a single county race
to whip up enthusiasm, Moore
County Democrats stayed away
from the county convention m
droves last Saturday afternoon.
As a result the so-me 50 people
who showed up acted, with one
exception, in complete harmony
on the questions before the con
vention.
That single exception, the race
issue, was finally resolved but
not before several people had
been heard. E. J. Burns, West
Carthage precinct chairman, first
mentioned the race question
when he made a motion that the
convention ‘‘go on record as fav
oring segregated schools for
white children of North Carolina,
as provided in laws of the State.”
After some discussion. Burns
accepted an amendment offered
by H. Lee Thomas, Superinten
dent of the county school system,
placing the convention on record
simply as ‘‘endorsing the report
and recommendations of the Gov-
errior’s advisory committee on
education,” known more famil
iarly as the Pearsall Committee.
A motion to table the motion
and amendment was offered, but
several speakers suggestsd that
‘‘this isn’t the time nor the place
fi'r such a motion.” .
Robert N, Page III, of Aber
deen, president of the Moore
County Young Democrats Club,
expressed the view that, since the
convention had already endorsed
Governor Hodges’ candidacy
(along with those of Adlai Stev
enson and Senator Sam J. Ervin),
failure to endorse his educational
program; would be the same as
‘‘patting him with the right hand
while slapping him with the left.”
The amended motion was un
animously adopted.
A telegram of greeting from A.
Paul Kitchin of Wadesboro, run
ning for the 8th Congressional
seat now held by C. B. JDeane of
Rockingham, was the only men
tion made at the convention of
the primary battle.
Congressman Deane sent greet
ings by John A. Lang, Jr., of Car
thage, his administrative assist
ant, along with the statement
that Republican's in Washington
are worried about President
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STUDENT ART, hung on long strands of wire across the li
brary lawn, attracted much attention last weekend. Shown look
ing at a part of the exhibit that included more than 200 pictures,
are Liza and Molly McConnell, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John
D. McConnell, Martha Ellen Parks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O.
T. Parks, and Mrs. Johnnie Hall. Story, page 15. (Pilot photo)
Blue Confirmed As
Chicago Delegate
H. Clifton Blue of Aberdeen,
endorsed by the county Demo
cratic convention last Saturday,
was named to the 8th Congres
sional District four-member dele
gation to the national convention
in Chicago this summer.
Blue, who represents Moore
County in the N. C. General As
sembly, was named along with
Mrs. Gaston McBryde of Gibson,
E. M. Hunt of Davidson, and W.
W. Staton of Lee.
Blue and Staton are both for
mer state Young Democrat Club
presidents and both are known
supporters of Adlai Stevenson.
Naming of the delegation took
place last night at a district cau
cus held at the State Theatre in
Raleigh. The proceedings of the
caucus were confirmed this
morning at the regular conven
tion.
Each delegate is entitled to
one-half vote at thfe national con
vention, to be held in Chicago in
August.
Don F. Traylor
Will Head Lions
For Coming Year
Donald F. Traylor was elected
president of the Southern Pines
Lions Club Friday night, along
with other officers for the year
beginning July 1.
The club entertained the base
ball squad of Southern Pines
High School and enjoyed a talk
by Major Erskine B. Crew, illus
trated with slides of Korea and
Japan. Major Crew is the Marine
Corps officer assigned to the
USAF Air Ground Operations
School here.
The club is planning to make
a dinner for the baseball squad an
annual function.
Other officers elected at the
meeting were: Charles S. Patch,
first vice-president; Sam B. Rich
ardson, second vice-president;
Matthew R. Mills, third vice-
president; Howard C. Smith, sec
retary; Willis B. Rush, assistant
secretary; Ranell J. Thompson,
treasurer.
Also: Joe H. Carter, tail twist
er; Delamar W. Mann, lion tamer;
and the following directors: Rob
ert L. Bame and Btoadus S. Cau
dle, for one-year terms; and Wil
liam O. Spence and Joseph P.
Marley, for two-year terms. 'The
Rev. R. L. Bame was named
chaplain.
GreensboroCollege
Head To Speak At
Commencement
Dr. Harold Hutson, president
of Greensboro College, will be
the principal speaker at com
mencement exercises at Southern
Pines High School June 5, it was
announced today by A. C. Daw
son, school superintendent.
The graduation program will
begin Sunday, June 3, with the
"Sbaccalaureate sermon delivered
by Dr. Daryl Kent, dean of Guil
ford College. That part of the
program will be held at the
Church of Wide Fellowship.
Honors and Awards day is
scheduled for 10:30 a. m. Tues
day, June 5, at Weaver Auditori-
um^
'The senior play is st for next
Friday, May 25, also in Weaver
Auditorium.
A complete program of the
graduation exercises, for which
there will be 38 candidates, will
be published in The Pilot next
week.
Wage Increase For
Town Employees Is
Item In ’57 Budget
Manager Cites
Urgent Need For
Bigger Pay Check
A general pay increase for aU
town employees has been recom
mended in the 1956-57 ‘operating
budget presented to the Town
Council this week by Tom Cun
ningham, city manager.
At the same time Cunningham
said the new budget would re
quire no increase in the town’s
present tax rate of $1.75 per $100
valuation. Expenditures this com
ing year will be down some $33,-
000 from last year, primarily be
cause of a reduction in expenses
required last year on the new US
Highway 1 bypass.
In discussing the pay increases,
Cunningham called attention to
the fact that the police depart
ment in Southern Pines is the
lowest paid in the state for mu
nicipalities from 4,000 to 30,000
population. Under the new bud- lVTr»l~’ain
get the basic salary of officers XlUhpiiai,
would be increased $20 per
month, about nine and one-half
per cent.
Other town employees would
also get a raise in pay, though
not quite as much as the police
offifers.
Cunningham said that approxi
mately three-fourths of the
town’s annual payroll of $119,729
is made up of salaries to the po
lice department and for unskilled
labor. Unless something is done
to bring the pay of those employ
ees in line with that of other em
ployees in this vicinity, Cunning
ham said, the services to tax pay
ers will be severely hampered
through loss of trained person-
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DR. W. M. PECK
Dr. Peck, Head of
Gives Resignation
EVENTS AT FORT BRAGG SATURDAY
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.—Midway on Polo Field.
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.—Midway at Pope Air Force Base.
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.—Air Transportability Demonstration at
Pope AFB.
9:50 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.—Army Aviation Show at Drop Zone Sicily
North
10:20 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.—Artillery Shoot at Drop Zone Sicily North.
11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.—Parachute Drop at Drop Zone Sicily North.
1:10 p.m. to 1:40 p.m.—Arrhy Aviation Show at Drop Zone Sicily
North.
1:40 p.m. to 2:20 p.m.—^Artillery Shoot at Drop Zone Sicily North.
2:20 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.—Parachute Drop at Drop Zone Sicily North.
4:30 p.m. to 5:05 p.m.—Parade at Main ^ost Parade Field.
Public Invited
To Bragg Event
Fort Bragg and Pope Air
Force Base will show the world
exactly what “Power for Peace”
means when Armed Forces Day
this Saturday brings open house
to the gigantic military reserva
tion.
A miniature tent city will be
erected on the main post polo
field at Fort Bragg with scores of
individual displays on every as
pect of soldiering, from baking
bread to interrogating prisoners,
and digging: giant post holes to
precision drilling.
An outstanding feature of the
open house will be the system
of Army transportation arranged
for movement between the va
rious features of the day. Park'ng
facilities have been arranged for
more than 10,000 cars. There will
be no private vehicle travel al
lowed on the post except to en
ter and leave. Shuttle bus serv
ices have been scehduled to carry
visitors to and from the drop
zone, the midway. Pope Air Force
Base, and main post theatre num
ber one.
Pope Air Force Base will have
an extensive display of numerous
types of Air Force planes. Detail
ed mock-ups will show the work
ings of engines and other equip
ment that would be difficult to
exhibit otherwise.
The home of the Airborne will
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James Prim Given
Player Award For
High Sehool Band
James Prim, senior at Southern
Pines High School, was named
winner of the Lions Club’s “most
valuable player” award for the
second year in succession at the
annual banquet for band mem- one per cent of the total property
bers Saturday night. The award | valuation for civic promotion. Un-
was made by Bill Benson, Lions the present valuation, the
More Advertising
Needed, Chamber
Of Commerce Says
Added promotion of Southern
Pines, both as a resort area and a
place for retirement, was the chief
topic of discussion at the regular
bi-weekly meeting of the board of
directors of the Chamber of Com
merce Tuesday night.
Though no official action was
taken, directors present made it
clear that they think additional
funds are ne^ed to supplement
the very small amount of adver
tising and other promotion now
being done almost exclusively by
private businesses.
A municipal election held in
Southern Pines in 1950 in which
voters authorized the town coun
cil to spend a certain amount of
its yearly budget on civic promo
tion, which included advertising,
was discussed.
In that election the town coun
cil was authorized to budget not
more than one-tenth of one per
cent, nor less than one-fortieth of
Deane Cites Need For
Larger Defense Dndget
^ Talks Here At
USAFAGOS Open
House Program
The United States is more vul
nerable to Soviet attack today
than it was yesterday, and will be
more so tomorrow unless it
forges ahead in defense prepara
tions, Eighth District Congress
man C. B. Deane said Wednesday
in a speech delivered at the Air
Force’s Air-Ground Operations
School here.
Deane, paying tribute to
the armed forces three days
ahead of a nation-wide observ
ance of “Armed Forces Day,”
said this country will appropri
ate some 69 billion dollars during
the fiscal year beginning July 1
to maintain an adequate defense
program.
“We are faced with three al
ternatives today in our determin
ation to keep the world free,” he
said. “To match the Soviets in de
fense preparation, to reconcile
ourselves to parity, or to fall be
hind. I chose the first alternative
and have recommended that we
not only match the Soviets, but
stay ahead of them.”
Deane, a member of the House
Appropriations Committee for
National Defense and a member
of the sub-committee for appro
priations for the Air Force, did
not mention personal politics in
his 45-minute address before a
packed dining room of Air Force
officers and civic leaders from
Moore County.
"Behind the Scenes Look"
He said his talk would be con
cerned primarily with a “behind-
the-scene” look at the work of the
defense appropriations committee
of the House of Representatives,
of which he is one of the 15 mem
bers. The committee, he said, has
been working every day since the
middle of January hearing re
quests from military leaders and
other Defense Department offi
cials in trying to arrive at a
sound policy and program for the
vast military establishment the
country now maintains.
“To date,” he said, “the com
mittee has heard testimony total
ing 63,000 pages, which repre
sents the current budget requests
for national defense. Much of the
talk has been concerned with ap
propriations for the controversial
inter-continental ballistics missile
and the equally controversial
B-52 bomber.”
He quoted George Mahon of
Texas, Democratic chairman of
the committee, as saying “we live
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Club president.
Prim, who plays flute in the
concert band and>the drum in the
marching band, was also awarded
a silver medal for having been
an outstanding musician during
the past four years.
Thirty one other students were
awarded either letters or stars at
the banquet, which was held at
the Country Club and sponsored
by the Band Boosters Club.
The silver majorette’s medal
was awarded to Betty Jo Britt,
who has been a majorette for
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maximum the town could budget
for that purpose would be approx
imately $7,000; the minimum
would be approximately $1,750.
It was noted that the election
made the authorization permis
sive, not mandatory.
The board authorized James
Hartshorne and Mrs. Valerie
Nicholson to investigate and draw
up a tentative cost schedule for
advertising in eastern newspapers
and possibly some nationally dis
tributed magazines.
The schedule would be present-
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Dr. William M. Peck, head of
the North Carolina Sanatorium
at McCain since 1953, has resigned
to accept a position With the
State Department of Public
Health in Raleigh.
He will assume his new duties
July 1.
Dr. Peck, who was the leader
in the modern development of Mc
Cain, first came to the Sanator
ium in 1940 as- a clinic physician
in the extension service under
the superintendency of the late
Dr. Paul P. McCain. Prior to that
he had served as a resident phy
sician at the William H. Maybury
Sanatorium at Northville, Mich
igan.
In 1942 Dr. Peck, a graduate of
the University of Iowa School of
Medicine, returned to Maybury
for five years, coming back to
McCain in 1947 as assistant to Dr.
H. Sl Willis.
While at McCain Dr. Peck gui
ded the development of a new
prison building which was opened
early this year. The need for the
new building had been apparent
for some time; the old prison
building, which had been con-
demed for years, was termed
“medieval” by Dr. Peck.
He often remarked that visi
tors to the sanatorium, particu
larly those with political influ
ence, were shown the prison
building from top to bottom.
“They would always get the feel
ing that something had to be
done. And finally, after years of
effort, we got a new prison build
ing—one of the most modern for
the treatment of tubercular pris
oners in the country.”
Dr. Peck is vice-president of
the Southern Trudeau Conference
and is president-elect for the com
ing year. He is also a member of
the National Trudeau Society’s
program committee.
At the last meeting of the State
Medical Society, he was awarded
the Coopepr-Wake County Me
morial prize for the best jiaper
presented before the pediatrics
section. The paper was entitled
“Preventive Medicine and Public
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BANK TO CLOSE
The Citizens Bank and Trust
Company will be closed Monday,
May 21, in observance of the
Mecklenburg Declaration of In
dependence Day, bank officials
said today.
Civil Court To Be
Held Two Weeks
Two weeks of civil court, with
a regular term for one week and
a special term the second week,
have been scheduled for Moore
County beginning Monday, May
21.
Judge Frank M. Armstrong of
Troy will preside at the regular
term and Judge W. A. Leland Mc-
Keithen of Pinehurst will preside
at the special term.
The first Monday will joe given
over to hearing pre-trial cases and
motions, judgments and cases not
requiring the intervention of a
jury. Judge Armstrong will hear
a number of uncontested divorces
on Tuesday and then move into
the cases requiring a jury.
Judge McKeithen will also hear
divorces, beginning Monday.
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Members, Majorettes and Director of the Southern Pines School Band