THURSDAY. AUGUST 23. 1956 V?; Women’s — Activities and Sandhills S ocial Events BESSIE CAMERON SMITH, Editor TELEPHONE 2-J*5]2 — . A THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina Church of Wide F ellowship Reports Summer Activities Although Dr. Wofford C. Tim mons, pastor of the Church of Wide S ellowship, and Mrs. Tim mons have been away on vaca tion since July 1, all departments of the church have been very active and much has been accom plished under the leadership of Roger Gibbs. Early in July Mrs. Marshall Palmer and Mrs. L. W. Fitch at tended the eleventh annual School of Missions of the Wo men’s Fellowship, of the Southern Convention of Congregational Christian Churches at Elon Col lege, arriving on Tuesday, the opening day, and remaining un til the convention closed Friday afternoon. They reported a very fine pro gram with many interesting speakers, among whom was Dr. Procula A. Rodriguez, Bishop of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines and also pres ident of Silliman University, who spoke on the Philippines and Southeast Asia. This will be the subject of much mission study the coming season, it is said. While at Elon College the Con vention moved to Moonelon one day for a picnic supper of fried chicken and other choice foods which were served at the lake side, after which an impressive vesper service at the Vesper Circle was led by the dramatics department of Elon College. Several of the young people of the church attended the encamp ments at Moonelon this summer. Carol Ann Prim, Sandy Woodell, Nancy Wiggs and Bill Shockley attended Junior Camp June 24- 27. Victy Michael, Jimmy Par ker, and Kenneth Reid were at Junior High Camp the first week in July, and David Prim attended Senior High July 22-28. Phillip Guin went to Moonelon to attend the planning and training of Pil grim Fellowship Groups, meet ing August 26 to September 1. James Humphrey was a counse lor and lifeguard there for the summer. Last Sunday evening the Youth Fellowships from all churches held a union meeting in the fel lowship hall. Mrs. L. D. McDo nald assisted by Mrs. H. H. Peth- ick from the Women’s Society served refreshments and Mrs. Guin acted as hostess. The Youth Federation will meet again at the Church of Wide Fellowship this Sunday evening at 6:30, when Mrs. Isaac Wood ell will act as hostess. This will be the last of the union meetings of the Southern Pines youth groups for the summer and a large attendance from all the churches is hoped for. James Humphrey, who will be back from Moonelon, will lead the ser vice. The annual Sunday School pic nic will be held next Wednesday, August 29, at 4 p.m. at Pinebluff lake. ’Those who need a ride are asked to be at the church at 3:30. Pickles, potato chips and soft drinks will be furnished. “Bring bathing suit and a few sandwich es,” is the call being issued. Dr. and Mrs. Timmons will re turn from their vacation in time for the picnic, and the regular service schedule will go into effect Sunday, September 2, with Sun day School at 9:45 and worship service at 11. CEREMONY AT CULDEE CHURCH UNITES MISS BARBARA BLACR AND MR. KIRK Miss Barbara Black became the bride of William Monroe Kirk, in a candlelight ceremony at Culdee Presbyterian Church at 5 o’clock Saturday, August 18. The Rev. Thomas Young, pastor of the bride, officiated at the dou ble ring ceremony. Prior to the ceremony a pro gram of nuptial music was pre sented by Miss Patricia Farmer of West End, cousin of the bride, pi anist,, and Miss Mary Louise Mc Donald of Carthage, vocalist. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a ballerina length gown of Chantil ly lace over white satin. Her fin ger-tip veil was attached to a crown of pearls. She carried a white prayer book topped with a purple throated orchid showered with satin streamers. Mrs. Freddie McKenzie of Pine- hurst, matron of honor, was her sister’s only attendant. She wore a ballerina length gown of aqua net and crystallette over taffeta, and carried a colonial bouquet of pink carnations and baby’s breath. The groom has as his best man. his brother-in-law, Edward Baker of Aberdeen. Ushers were Nelson Black, brother of the bride, and Joseph Leighton, cousin of the groom. Mrs. W. E. Black, mother of the bride, wore a dress of blue lace with white accessories and a cor sage of pink carnations. Mrs. Lane Kirk, mother of the groom, wore a dress of rose lace with black ac cessories and a corsage of white carnations. The bride is the youngest daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Black of West End, Route 1. She is a graduate of Pinehurst High School and attended Woman’s College at Greensboro. At the time of her marriage she was employed on the office force of Amerotron, Inc. in Aberdeen. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lane Kirk of Aberdeen Route 1. He attended the Aberdeen schools and served in the armed forces. He now holds a position in Washington, D. C., where they will reside after re turning from their honeymoon. Immediately following the wed ding a reception was given at the home of the bride. In and Out of Town channeled into the proper court.” Judge Wilson has had previous experience, both as clerk of court in Wake county, and as judge of the Wake Forest recorders court. Before admission to the bar he was a professor of romance lan guages at Wake Forest. He prac ticed as an attorney in Raleigh for a number of years, part of the time as partner of William Y. Bickett. He moved to Carthage three and a half years agq as an associate in the firm of Seawell and Seawell. Recently he enter ed practice on his own and early in July moved to Aberdeen. He will continue his civil practice while serving as judge of the new recorders court. This is the only court serving people of Moore County outside the Moore recorders court at Car thage. A municipal court was set up in Southern Pines by special act some 30 years ago, but was discontinued after a few months and the act was repealed. The establishment of such a court does not now require a special act. The Aberdeen court was set up ac cording to provisions of an enab ling act, by the town board assist ed by their town attorneys. SAT. LAST DAY (Continued from Page 1) the constitutional amendment would pass but added that he hoped it will never have to be used. Instead, he hasi urged vol untary segregation in the schools and use of the Pupil Assignment Act. Registered voters, no matter whether they are Democrats or Republicans, can vote in the Sep tember 8 election. Voting will be held at the regularly established precinctsi. Absentee ballots may be obtain ed from the chairman of the County Board of Elections, and are available to people who will be away from their polling places on election day, and to those un able to go to the polling place be cause of illness. Servicemen who are assigned elsewhere, their wives and de pendents can get absentee ballots from the office of the Secretary of State in Raleigh. Service person nel can obtain application forms from their commanding officers if they wish. The September 8 elections will also give voters alchoice on three ^ other constitutional amendments: raising the pay of the members of the General Assembly; changing the Assembly convening date from January to February each year; and authorizing married women to exercise powers of at- tomew conferred on them by their husbands. ^d baby, Gary, of Bunnlevel vis ited Mrs. Thomas Vann Sunday afternoon. Mrs. May Irvin has as her guest her granddaughter. Miss Margaret Irvin of Belleglade, Fla. Mrs. Della Absher and sons, Jer ry and Bobby, and Miss Patricia Morrison spent the weekend with Mrs. Absher’s father, who is seri ously ill in the Blowing Rock Hos pital at Blowing Rock. Robert Forbes of Fayetteville, a brother- in-law, accompanied them. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Rose and sons, Larry and Geoff, of Stam ford, Conn., were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Tener. Dr. and Mrs. D. W. Mann are leaving Saturday on a vacation trip to Pennsylvania and Ohio, where they will visit relatives and friends. They plan to return around September 5. Private Thomas Ruggles, son of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Ruggles, re turned to Indiantown Gap, "pa., last Friday, following two weeks emergency leave granted him dur ing his mother’s recent illness. He made the return trip by air through the courtesy of the Air Force, on a routine, flight from Pope Field. Pvt. Ruggles is in Pennsylvania on a three months’ training mission with B Battery of the 376th Abn. Battalion from Fort Bragg. He expects to return to Fort Bragg early in September where he is stationed with the 82nd Abn. Division. Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Ewing and children, Susan, :|’ay and Ro berta, of 220 North Valley Road, went to Asheville and up the Blue Ridge Parkway on a weekend trip. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Bailey and three of their children, Mary T., Dempsey and Sue, returned last Thursday from a month’s trailer trip which covered 4,400 miles and took them into 17 states, and the District of Columbia. They visit ed their son. Dr. Robert E. Bailey, and family in Memphis, Tenn., and Mrs. Bailey’s sister, Mrs. Hor ace Joseph, in Washington, D. C. There they saw, also, their son David and Peter Grinnell of Southern Pines. They visited friends in Minnesota and spent some time at Green Lake, a beau tiful lake there that is popular as a fishing place. ^ Mrs. Voit Gilmore and daugh ters Katy and Gerry returned last week from San Francisco, Calif., where they had a nice visit with Mrs. Gilmore’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kendrick, her three sisters and brother and their fam ilies. They were away five weeks. Mr. Gilmore returned home Satur day from Chicago, where he at tended the Democratic National Convention. from Camp Awaniko, Swanna- noa, and Allen Brooks of Greens boro. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Areson of North May Street returned Tues day after visiting relatives in Maine and Jamestown, N Y. They were away five weeks. Sen. and Mrs. J. H. Caulfield of KnoUwood Apartments have as their guests their daughter-in law, Mrs. Fred C. Caulfield, and her sons, Donny, Dicky and Ricky, of Hartsdale, Westches ter County, N. Y. They came for a week’s visit, but the boys are so ICT r delighted with their stay here that the time has been extended to three weeks. They have been taken to Fort Bragg on a sight seeing trip and have spent many hours in the Aberdeen Lake, f FOOTBALL PRACTICE (Continued from page 1) but expected any day are Peter Winkleman, Everett Cushman, George Little, Robert Woodruff and Ike Woodell. In initial workouts the team has been quarterbacked by Ken neth Creech, a 185-pound regular who flayed middle guard last year. Tony Parker, weighing in this year at a coach’s “dream figure” of 180 pounds, has been playing center, the position that earned him a berth on all-state teams last year. Also bolstering the line is Lynn Van Benschoten, 185 pounds, playing in his regular middle-guard slot. Other returning lettermen are Bobby Parker, Billy Hamel, Ro ger Verhoeff, Charles Watkins and Donald Walter. Workouts are being held twice daily at Memorial Field: from 9 to 11 each morning, and from 4:30 to 6 each afternoon. 'The sessions will probably be held at least until school starts Septem- Leonard said, which is just two days before the opening game. MONKEY CAPTURED (Continued from Page I) coming out for picnic lunches and | and, while Mrs. Wright guarded leaving the place, regretfully, in the entrance ready to slam the time for dinner. They are looking door at any time, Mrs. Maroney forward to seeing an air-drop by I tnred the monkey inside with an- paratroopers from Fort Bragg be- other banana, fore they go home. I “He’s a bit leery of men,” Mrs. Mrs. T. C. McFarland returned I morning, “but from N. C. Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, Friday and is con valescing at her home. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Blue retur ned Wednesday night of last week fromi a trip to the western part of stopped he’s beginning to like my hus band. Don’t know exactly what that means, but, speaking for the women, we sort of like him . . . the monkey, I mean.” No name on the collar, she re ported, and not much knowledge North Carolina. They I about monkey diets. So far the over in Lawndale to stranger has been having a feast guilty of simple assault on a fe male, which carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison; or not guilty. Judge Phillips stressed that a defendant could be guilty of as sault with intent to commit rape in two ways. On the one hand, he said, a defendant could be guil ty of the charge without being successful in his effort to have sexual relations with a woman against her will. Or, Judge Phil lips pointed out, he could assault a woman with such force and to such a degree that she finally con sented. The defendant would be guilty in this event, he said. In the long trial, said by many people in the courtroom to be the most sensational and, some sug gested, the saddest in their memo ries, hundred of ideas were ad vanced outside the court chambers as to just what happened on the night in question. Calls from a number of towns in the state to the courtroom indicated the tre mendous interest that had been generated by the case that saw two respected and highly popular young people in their communi ties bare the most intimate detail of their lives to an open court room. Judge Phillips threatened at several points during the proceed ings to clear the courtroom if any outbreaks were noted. Key, neat appearing in dress but wan in appearance due to his stay of almost three months in jail, tried at one point to get Miss Robinson to talk to hirn. He did talk to her sister but was told by a deputy sheriff to sit down. Miss Robinson’s parents were obviously annoyed When Key was talking to the sister. During the long hours the jury was out on its deliberations it ap peared that no one left the packed courtroom. In making their speeches to the jury the state and defense attor neys were, quite naturally, at odds as to the character of the two principals. Solicitor Boyette described Key as a young man with a “domineer ing spirit who would stop at noth ing when he makes up his mind to achieve something.” Sabiston acknowledged the ex cellent character of Miss Robinson but said, “She’s a little bit too sweet, a little bit too innocent, a little bit too pious.” A number of State College stu dents, friends of Key, were on hand to witness the trial and to come forward ,if necessary, to tes tify to his good, character. Probably the one single thought that every person in the court room had was the one expressed by an elderly man from Carthage, who said, “No matter what the outcome, these two young people, by the very nature of their testi mony, are both going to lose. It’s just too bad that such a thing ever was tried in the open.” ^ . 1 THREE PEOPLE received injuries last Friday night when this automobile ran off the road on a curve in front of the Andrews estate on East Connecticut Ave., shortly after 7 p.m. Bobby Lee Poindexter, driver of the car, was reported to have received mul tiple contusions and lacerations, and Wilbur Moore received a crushed chest. Hospital officials report both in fair condition. The other occupant of the car was not confined to the hospital but received dispensary treatment. State Highway Patrolman R. R. Samuels, who investigated, said the car left the road when Poindexter lost control. 'The driver estimated his speed at be tween 50 and 55 miles per hour when the accident occurred. Only thing holding the car up was two small “blackjack” trees. (Pilot photo) UMSTAEDTER (Continued from page 1) and Miss Holt teamed up to win the women’s doubles from Mrs. visit their daughter and family, on bananas, apples and peanuts. Walters and Mrs. W. B. Mayor of Charlotte, 4-6, 9-7, 6-4. Men's singles BiU Cashion, Raleigh, beat Ken neth Tew, Southern Pines, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4; Frank Adams, Baltic, Conn., beat Toby Hicks, Southern Pines, 6-1, 6-2; Ken Wagstaff, Ft. Bragg, beat Tom Cunningham, Southern Pines, 6-0, 6-3; John Allen Far- four, Goldsboro, beat Jasper Mem- Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Maybin and I Police don’t know where the Richard. monkey came from. There was a Mrs. Louis Honeycutt and rumor that he came from Char- children spent last weekend in I ^°tte, but just a rumor. Asheboro with her brother and! ^*8^^ now, happy to report, sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John everyone else is do- B. Cameron. Mrs. Cameron had I just had a tonsil operation. Robert Davis received a tele phone message Monday that his mother had been badly injured an automobile accident. He left that night for her home in S'alem, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Palmer, Jr., of Astoria, Ore., are visiting JUDGE PHILLIPS (Continued trom Page 1) would be for acquittal. Key himself seemed shocked at the verdict. On the first ballot, it was learn- jurors vot^ for convic- his parents7Mr. and’Mm. PMmerl!?°’^ ® recommenda- of 130 West Connecticut Ave. The four spent last weekend at Caro lina Beach.' Mrs. Hal Adams and children, Diane and Hal, Jr., spent part of the week at Myrtle Beach, S. C. tion for mercy, making a life term in prison mandatory. One source said that several of the jurors on the first ballot had voted for ac quittal. At least one juror voted for conviction of rape without Mrs. Alwin Folle^ of Kensing ton Road and Mrs. 'John Dundas of Washington, D. (2., a former Southern Pines resident, are spending two weeks in Nantucket, Mass. Mr. Folley will go up Sun day for a week and accompany his wife home. Dr. J. E. Farrior of Memphis, Tenn., arrived Wednesday to ^is^ Robmson, third grade soend a few dav^: witii Ischool teacher from Biscoe, testi- tLr M rrSor *d My K '""ff' «>»* ++ -11 ^ 1 raped her m a car in a wood ed area near Robbins while they were on a date the night of May Mrs. Frederick Jackson of Jef- 26. She said that Key had over- ferson. Me., who came home three powered her and had threatened weeks ago because of the illness her. of her father, D.. G. Stutz, who I Two doctors on the staff of the passed away last week, left Sat- Montgomery County Hospital, urday night for her home. Comdr. I where Miss Robinson was confin- and Mrs. M. Greer Stutz and led several days after the alleged' daughters, Ann and Mary Jo., rape, said it was their belief after who had been with his mother examining Miss Robinson that she through the week, left Wednes-1 had been raped. Another physi- ory, Wagram, 6-4, 6-3; Charles Lambeth, Thomasville, beat Gil Stacey, (Charlotte, 6-4, 6-2; Don Thompson, Chapel Hill, beat Ber nard WilliEims, Salisbury, 6-1, 6-2. Second round: Bill Umstaedter, Abbeville, S. C., beat Cashion, 6-0, 6-2; Jack Wormath, Greensboro, beat Ray Schilling, Southern Pines, 6-3, 6-2; Farrell beat Ad ams, 6-1, 6-2; Wagstaff beat M. W. Stubbs, Garner, 6-1, 6-1; Sam Daniel, Gastonia, beat Farfour, 6-3, 6-2; Jerry Robinson, Raleigh, beat Bill Carrigan, Greensboro, 6-1, 6-3; Bill Weathers, Charlotte, beat Bob Cage, Lumberton (de fault); Don Thompson beat Lam' beth, 6-2, 6-2. Semi-finals — Umstaedter beat Wagstaff, 7-5, 5-1, default; Daniel beat Thompson, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1. Finals—Umstaedter beat Dan iel, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3. Men's Doubles Norman Jarrard, Chapel Hill, and Bill Cashion, Raleigh, beat Schilling and Tew, 7-5, 6-2; John Tapley and Bill Lee, Chapel Hill, beat Stubbs and Hodgkins, 6-2, 6-0; Daniel and Wormath beat Jarrard and Cashion, 9-7, 6-1; Ufn- staedter and Thompson beat Car rigan and Lambeth, 6-3, 7-5; Jerry Robinson and Jack Hogan, Ral eigh,, beat C. R. Council, Raleigh, and Bill Weathers, Charlotte, 6-2, 8-6; Tapley and Lee beat Wag staff and Farrell, 13-11, 7-7, de- 'ault. Semi-finals: Daniel and Worm ath defeated Umstaedter and Thompson; Tapley and Lee de feated Robinson and Hogan. Finals: Daniel and Womrath de feated Tapley and Lee. Women's Singles- Sara Walters, Charlotte, bye; Camilla Eckard, Charlotte, beat Mrs. Gilbert Stacy, Charlotte, ■ Pines, beat Barbara Babbitt, Coral Gables, Fla., 6-2, 6-4; Lou Jones, Sanford; bye; Mildred Gruebl, Southern Pines, bye; Margaret Babbitt, Coral Gables, bye; Julia Ann Holt, Charlotte, beat Sally Clark, Sanford, 6-1, 6-0; Mrs. W. B. Mayer, Charlotte, beat Mrs. Danny Devins, Southern Pines, 6-1, 6-2. Second round: Walters beat Eckard, 6-1, 6-0; Jones beat Bul lock, 6-2, 6-3; Holt beat Grueby, 6-0, 7-5; M. Babbitt beat Mayer, 6-1, 6-2. '^emi-finals: Walters beat Jones, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1; Holt beat Babbitt, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. Walters beat Holt, 6-1, 6-4. Women's Doubles Mildred Gruebl and Marion ilc Costa, Southern Pines, beat Sally Clark, Sanford, and Lillian Bul lock, 7-5, 7-5; Walters and Mayer beat Gruebl and De Costa, 6-3, 6-2; Jones and Holt beat M. Bab bitt and B. Babbitt, 6-4, 6-4. Finals: Jones and Holt beat V/al- ters and Mayer 4-6, 9-7, 6-4, ) Mixed Doubles ' M. Babbitt and Carrigan beat De Costa and Tew, 7-5, 6-1; Mayer and Jarrard beat Devins and Pat Ryan, Southern Pines, 6-1, 6-0. Semi-finals: Walters and Daniel vs. Babbitt and Carrigan; Mayer and Jarrard vs. Holt and Worm ath. OPENING DATE The Episcopal Nursery Stehool and Kindergarten, operated by Mrs. J. S. McLauchlin and M.iss Barbara Betterly, wiU open for the faU term on Monday, Septem ber 24, it is announced. SUBSCRIBE TO THE PILOT „ . T IT T, , MOORE COUNTY'S LEADINO 6-4, 6-0; Lillian Bullock, Southern I NEWS WEEKLY. day for Virginia Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Haynes Britt and daughter. Miss Ethel Blue Britt, spent last weekend at Blowing Rock and while there attended the Scottish clans reunion and festival at McRae Meadow on Grandfather Mountain. ' Since Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Page Clark returned from their sum mer vacation in the mountains, they have had a succession of house guests in their home, which is located on the old Capitol Road, three miles north of town. Among the guests at “Wendover” were Mr. and Mrs. Clement V. Wrenn and young daughters, Susie and Kathr3m, of Greens boro, Misses Nancy V. Wrenn, ABERDEEN COURT (Continued from page 1) letters seeking to “get someone off” will receive any attention and “there will be no backroom deals of any kind, as we will try to mete out justice impartially and fairly to all, with no distinction of race creed or religion.” Already, he said, he had been approached in certain cases, which he had had to refuse to discuss, but “I meant no discourtesy. To all who come into this court, I want it known that I am your friend. I am- naturally friendly and this will be a court of good will. Anyone who wishes to ap peal is, of course, free to do so, and I will personally see that the appeal is properly recorded and on sentence of up cian. Dr. F. L. Owens of Pinehurst, also was called to the witness stand but Judge Phillips ordered the jury out of the room. It was brought out that Miss Robinson’s parents had refused to allow Dr. Owens to examine her. Dr. Owens had been requested by Key’s brother, it was reported, to make such an examination. TTie state objected to all of Dr. Owens’ testimony. In a painstaking charge to the jury Friday afternoon Judge Phil lips told the jury that one of five possible verdicts could be brought in: guilty of rape with no recom mendation for mercy, a sentence that automatically carries the death penalty; guilty qf rape with recommendation for mercy, which means life in prison; guilty of as sault on a female with intent to commit rape, which carries a pris- to 15 years; Summer Jewelry wm Boxed Necklace Bracelet - Earring Sets reduced to $5.50 Pop-It Beads 79c Grandmother Bracelets Your choice of sterling silver or gold-filled now $1,75 Earring Sets 79c Friendship Rings sterling silver 80c ABERDEEN SOUTHERN PINES