Page Twelve
THE PILOT, Southern Pines, North Carolina
Friday, July 4, 1947.
Beer, Cigarettes
Fail To Convict
In Larceny Case
Seven packs of cigarettes and
some bottles of beer on his per
son were insufficient to convict
Johii I](. Murchison, Negro, of
Aberdeen, of participation in a
breaking and entry and larceny
case for which he was tried Mon
day in recorders court.
Evidence showed that Murchi
son was in the vicinity of Stubbs’
Place in Aberdeen near the time
it was broken into, and beer and
cigarettes taken. A search reveal
ed some on his person but Judge
Rowe ruled the evidence too
scant and Murchison was acquit
ted on both charges.
Other defendants were not so
fortunate. Other judgments hand
ed down were:
Sam L. Fry, West End, Rt. 1,
driving while drunk, driving
without license, unlawful posses
sion of ABC whiskey with the
seal broken, 60 days suspended,
$50 fine on the first c«unt and
$10 on the others, plus costs,
driver’s license not to be grant
ed for 12 months; Wilbur R. Ste
vens, Southern Pines, driving
after license was revoked, 30 days
suspended on payment of costs,
license revocation period extend
ed to June 30, 1948; Blease Bush,
Negro, Sanford, speeding, 60 days
suspended, $30 and costs; Clifton
Earl Bell, Negro, Southern Pines,
carrying concealed weapon (pis>
tdl), 60 days suspended, $50 and
costs, sheriff ordered to desti*oy
the pistol and bullets.
Charlie Freeman, Carthage,
public drunkenness, 30 days in
jail, sentence to begin at expira
tion of a sentence imposed in a-
trial January 6, suspended on
good behavior but now to go into
effect.
John Street, Negro, Vass, con
victed of bastardy and non-sup
port, of illegitimate child, appeal
ed to superior court from a sen
tence of six months suspended on
payment of costs and of $200 to
the prosecuting witness, Lizzie
Fairley. Bond was set at $300.
In the case of R. E. Davis, Ne
gro, of Robbins, Rt. 1, who offer
ed a plea of not guilty‘and receiv
ed a verdict, to this effect, the
state took an appeal to superior
court on the legal question of
whether or not the giving of a
postdated check, which .proves to
be worthless, comes within the
meaning aiid intent of the worth
less check law.
The case of George E. McCall,
of Southern Pines, charged with
driving while drunk, was contin
ued agatin, this time to July 7.
Capias returnable next Monday
was issued for Tom Jackson.
Carthage Jaycees Invite County Folk
To Join In Gala July 4 Celebration
4-H Girls Will Model
Own Dresses In Revue
Nine 4-H girls who won in
their club contests in dress de
signing and dressmaking will
wear their winning creations in
a “dress revue’’ to be held at the
home demonstration office some
time this month, for selection of
the county winner,
t The contestants, all of whom
have made pretty cotton sport
dresses, many of them with ac
cessories, are Gloria Parks, Carth
age; Virginia Summers, West-
moore; Johnsie Richardson, Vass;
Ruby Booth, High Falls; LaVerne
Brady, Robbins; Virginia Oliver
and Rachel McCaskill, Eureka;
Peggy Seawell and Annie Lee
Hopkins, Cameron.
They will model their frocks
before a board of judges includ-
By Charles M. MacLeod
Today’s the Big Day!
It has taken a lot of work and
even more money, blit the Carth
age Junior Chamber of Com
merce has done it again. After
weeks of work and worry they
have lined up the best program
ever to be presented ih this sec
tion of North Carolina. The
young men have never let ex
pense be an object in preparing
their Independence Day Celebra
tion plans, but this year they
have let down the bars. The cost
of this year’s celebration would
cause the Republican Congress
to shudder. However, the Jay-
Cees contend that anything that
will give the people enjoyment is
worth the price.
A decorating concern, H. E.
Bridges, company, from Raleigh,
arrived in the. county seat
last Saturday and began dressing
the place up. Fl^gs were strung
all over the streets in the busi
ness section and, welcome ban
ners were placed at the three
main aproaches to the town.
Practically all the places of busi
ness in Carthage also agreed to
have the same firm decorate their
store fronts.
A program that will provide
fun, excitement, and wholesome
entertainment has been drawn
up. From the first note that is
played at the band concert in
the early morning on the Fourth
till the last notfe is sounded at
the dance at 2 a. m. July 5, there
won’t be a dull moment.
Sanford Band
That talented group of young
musicians from Lee county, the
Sanford High School band, under
the direction of H. L. Goodrich
will open the program at 9:30 a.
m. with a band concert. This is
the same outfit that pleased
everyone so at last year’s event.
It is ..possible that they will be
joined in the concert by the Sea
Scouts’ drum and bugle corps
from Albemarle. Negotiations are
under way with the Stanley
County lads and they will be
here if they can obtain a charter
bus for the day.
As a general rule a welcoming
address by a town’s mayor
doesn’t sound very exciting, but
when this address is delivered by
a new mayor making his first of
ficial speech as the leading citi
zen of the town, and when this
same gentleman has just com
pleted a successful court fight
that was in the interest of the
town’s citizenry, his speech takes
on more significance. Therefore,
a big crowd is expected to be
gathered on Courthouse square
in order to hear the honorable W.
D. Sabiston, Jr. at 10 a. m.
Immediately following the
mayor’s speech come the street
events, including such popular
features as the watermelon
fights, pie-eating contests, water
fights, three-legged races, foot
races, for different ages, egg
throwing contests, and many
other hilarious events.
Time To Eal
That takes us right up to 12
noon. And wh^t is the best thing
to do then? Why, of course, we
eat. There will be sandwiches
and cold drinks on sale at sveral
stands, and the Carthage cafes
will have- pleasing menus await
ing the visitors. If you like, you
can bring your own lunch and
eat it in the shade of the elm
trees throughout the town.
Along about 12:45, the pick of
Moore county’s pretty girls will
be seen in the beauty contest.
Each community is entering two
or more of their lovely young
ladies. None of the entries’ nahies
The, Sanford High School band
and their skilled , and lovely drum
majorettes plus their smart step
ping drurh major will add to the
band’s good music.
Congressman C. B. Deane has
assured the Jay-Cees that an
outfit of army troops will be
here to march in the parade.
be given for the best of each | car (perhaps a new Dodge) and
(String instrumentalist and also
for the best vocalist and enter
tainer.
Immediately following this con
test will be the drawing for the
grand prize, a new two-dqor
IDodge chr. There are also two
consolation prizes being given: a
new washing machine and^ a
radio.
Square Dance
All this is scheduled to be over
about 6 p. m., and then we take
off enough time to eat supper
and prepare for the square dance
What outfit it will be is not
known at this time, but it will be | to be held’’in "the" Carthage Co’m-
munity house at 7:30. All follow
ers of this old southern folk
one of the highly trained units
from Fort Bragg.
Jaycee Big Shots
The Norm Carolina president
of Jay-Cee clubs will ride in an
open car along with other promi
nent persons. The state president
is Ed Ellis of Charlotte and he
will be accompanied by the state
secretary and by the Hon. George
Lentz, mayor of Winston-Salem
and a former state Jay-Cee
prexy.
There will be a number of
horsemen in the march that will
begin at the grammar school
building and end at* the high
school.
After the parade comes the
Fiddler’s Convention at 3 p. m.
dance will want to be on hand
and participate in the best one
held since the days of Marse
Robert.
At 10 P. M. the people will
move over to the Carthage High
School' gym and dance to‘ the
music of Frank Hooker and his
band. It is here that the Beauty
Queen will receive her crown,
also the queen of Hooker’s or
chestra, .lovely Carolyn Ward,
will sing all the popular songs./
The dance is to be semi-formal.
As the last note -of Hooker’s
music dies away, everyone will
be ready to call if a day, ’cause
there have been lots of goings
This event will be staked on the : ons and you just couldn’t afford
high school grounds. Prizes will' to miss a bit. So you get in yOur
start for home. You’ll have a
whole year to rest before the
next Independence Day at Carth
age in 1948.
OBITUARIES
MISS MARGARET McLEOD
Miss Margaret McLeod, princi
pal of the Kern Street school at
Thomasville, died Sunday at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Arthur
McLebd, at Robbins.
Monday afternoon at. the First
Presbyterian church at Red
Springs, with burial in the family
plot at Philadelphus cemetery.
, Surviving are her sister and
two brothers, M. C. and F. D.
McLeod, of Rockingham, also
nine nieces and nephews.
Miss McLeod was born at Red
Springs, the daughter of A. A.
and Sally McMillan McLeod, at
tended school there and graduat
ed at Flora McDonald college,
taking postgraduate work at
Woman’s college, Greensboro. She
DUNCAN R. McIVER
Graveside services were held
at 4 p. m. June 19 in the family
cemetery near Jonesboro for Dun
can Russell Mclver, Moore Coun
ty native and veteran educator,
who died Tuesday, June 17 at. , . ,
his home after several years of m Carthage for a^ number
declining health.
He was the son of John Vann
and May Lynn Leach Mclver of
this county. Born 86 years ago,
he served as teacher and princi
pal in various sections of the
state for 55 years. He taught at
one time in Carthage.
His wife, the former Ida
Thomas of Jonesboro, died sev
eral years ago. Two sons survive,
Thomas L. Mclver of Rt. 2, Jones
boro, and Frank Mclver of Dan
ville, Va..
of years before accepting the
principalship at Thomesville.
She was a past president of the
Thomesville Business and Pro
fessional Worhaji’s club and the
Northwest District Principals’
association, and was a member
of the Briarfield chapter of the
UDC.
JOHN T. ItARRINGTON
Funeral services were held Sun
day at 2 p, m. at Page Memorial
Methodist church at Aberdeen
for Johi^T. Harrington, 86, who
died last Friday at a hospital in
Charlotte.
Rev. J. O. Long, pastor, con
ducted the service and burial fol
lowed in Old Bethesda cemetery.
Mr. Harrington Had been mak
ing his home for the past two
Funeral services were held years with his daughter, Mrs. Cy
rus B. Campbell, in Charlotte,
and before that had lived for a
number of years with another
daughter, Mrs. Charles E. Pleas
ants, in Aberdeen. Three other
daughters also survive, Mrs.
George D. Brandt, Jr., and Miss
Mary Harrington, of Charlotte,
and Mrs. Peter B. Lynch of New
York city, also a sister, Mrs. Joe
Buchanan, and a brother, A. B.
Harrington, of Jonesboro.
Mr. Harrington was born in
Lee county August 6, 1861, the
son of the late Frank and Mar
tha Harrington.
More Bragg Buildings
To Be Sold To Bidders
Another lot of surplus build
ings is being offered for sale at
Fort Bragg, all on sealed bid, to
be received by 11 a. m., July 21
at the Office of the Real Estate'
Project Office, 1316 Washington
street, Columbia, S. C.
The buildings, which are open
for inspection Mondays through
Fridays, From 8 a. m. until 4:3Q
p. m., are to be bid on “as is,’’ the
buyer to do his own removing
and re-erection.
They include a large number
of latrines, various sheds, shops,
mess halls, officers’ quarters, gas
stations, storage bulidings, offices
etc., some with equipment, others
without.
ing Miss Flora McDonald,* home
demonstration agent; Miss Ruth {have been made public, but we
Harrell, assistant, in charge of
4-H work; and another to be sel
ected. Parents and other club
members are to be invited to the
revue.
The winner will compete in a
district contest, and a state con
test will follow.'
Boy Scouts Traveling
400 Miles By Canoe
Dick Kaylor, of Southern
Pines, Gordon Keith of Aberdeen
and J. Atwood Whitman of Glen-
doal are three of a party of a doz
en Boy Scouts of the Occoneechee
council taking part in the annual
Occoneechee canoe cruise being
conducted this week under the
direction of L. W. Hewett, field
exeicutive.
The cruise began at Milburnie,
on the Neuse river, near Raleigh
and will continue to New Bern
and possibly Morehead City. The
boys are portaging supplies whqre
necessary, making camp outdoors
for their stopovers and cooking
all meals outdoors. The cruise
will take them some 400 miles.
North Carolina farmer’s re
ceipts for sales of 22 major crops
prtfduced during 1946 totaled
$632,447,000 or 30 percent above
the $4^,8145,000 received irom
sales of these crops produced in
19«.
are assured of having the pick
of the county. Last year’s winner
was the beautiful Miss Dorothy
Hunsucker of Robbins, and she
reign as queen until her uscces-
sor is selected. She will also
crown this year’s winner at the
semi-formal dance to be held that
night. In addition to being crown
ed “Miss Carthage,” the prettiest
of the flock will be a handsome
prize and her runner-up will also
be given a gift.
Parade at 2 P. M.
The parade is scheduled to
start at 2 p. m. And yvhat a par
ade it will be! There will be
hands playing, troops marching,
horses prancing, dignitaries
riding in open cars, and a num
ber of beautiful floats.
Floats have been entered by
Robbins Mills, Inc., Carthage Ro
tary club, Carthage Fire depart
ment, Robbins Fire department,
Sanford Chamber of Commerce,
Carthage Tobacco market, Car
thage Post of the American Le
gion auxiliary, and the Queen’s
Float by the sponsoring Jay
Cees.
In ' addition to these, we are
also expecting floats from West
End, Pfaiehurst Warehouses, and
the Cameron American Legion
post. Bobby Stone of Carthage
has assured us that he will dress
up his pony cart and enter an
other nevelty float, lobby’s float
was the erowd-^s choice last year,
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“We ore confronted with a serious condition-troffic tragedies continue to haopen
hourly, and are increasing at an alarming rate. That something must be done is
acknowledged by every thinkin.g person."—Governor R. Gregg Chprry.
Something Is Being Done!
The Stote Committee for Traffic
*‘^fetv, Inc. has devised a comprehen-
*^ive five year plan designed to reduce
traffic accidents and fatalities by fifty
-^er cent.
This program, if a success, will save
^-125 lives durisTp the F'ext five years.
will also mean that 19,370 oe^-sonal
*^iury accidents will be prevented.
THIS PROGRAM COHTEMPI ATES:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
A mobilixafion for traffic safety. «
Teocfiing adults and students how to drive.
Conducting safe driving courses in schools.
Driver testing with accurate devices.
Providing technical service to communities.
The renewal of drivers licenses after examination.
(Examination Commences July 1, 1947)
7. The inspection of all motor vehicles.
(Storts Jan. 1, 1948)
8. The building of safety into highways.
9. The certainty of punishment for traffic violators.
ID. Improvement of state and local traffic laws.
11. Increased state hiohway oatrol and local traffic
forces. (2T0 members added this year).
12. Recognition for the best traffic sofety rscords.
State Committee for Traffic Safety, Inc.
Lock Box 491
Raleigh. N. C.
REDUCING TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS and deaths in North
Carolina is a big and expensive job in which every citizen
should have a part.
I ACCEPT my personal responsibility for reduction of
traffic accidents and pledge my support and contribution
of $ enclosed herewith.
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