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Support Your Chamber of Commerce Support Your Chamber of Commerce VOL. 28 NO. 50 16 PAGES THIS WEEK -Southern Pines. N. C.. Friday. Nqvember 7. 1947 16 PAGES THIS WEEK TEN CENTS Resort Airlines’ Franchise Request Meets Difficulty Charlotte Banker States Credit Depends On Permanent Status Pointing up the critical need for strong local support of Re sort Airlines’ effort to secure their necessary operating fran chise was the report of the cur rent hearings in Washington, in which a leading Charlotte banker stated that unless the line could obtain the permanent franchise and in consequence sell more stock, his bank would have to cancel its continued support. The banker’s statementw as made at hearings now taking place before the Civil Aeronau tics Board in Washington, and followed a day of lauditory testi mony by witnesses, seeking to show that the line was offering a type of airservice, namely the now-famous Aircruises, which could not be supplied by other lines and which had been out standingly successful. Roy Male, owner of a travel seryice in New York, testified that on the basis of performance to date, under temporary author ization, Resort Airlines had been “a shining light,” in the conduct ed tour picture, while Scripps- Howsrd newsman. Garth Cate, director of the Trade and Travel department, and J. S. Rotchford, Chicago travel agency head, sta ted they would welcome the per manent entry into the field of vacation tour operators of the Sandhills line. The banker, whose statement regaiding future loans to the. company emphasized -the urgen-, cy of the situation, was S. W. Black, vice-president of the American Trust Co. Charlotte. “Whether or not American Trust will grant further major cfedits to Resort Airlines, ” Black said, “hinges on their ability to obtain more capital funds and to win an operating certificate”. He said the bank now holds obliga tions of the company of approx imately $50,000 and could not grant more until the definite status of the company, was estab lished. Counsel for Resort, attempting to prove that company resources were ample to subscribe to fur ther stock issues, were blocked by attorneys for major airlines, who objected that Black’s know ledge of the situation was not sufficient to establish that con tention. They also contended that tours offered by existing carriers are sufficient to meet travellers’ needs. Burwell Testifies In opposition to this stand, Clayton L. Burwell, vice-presi dent of the company, a witness for the second time at the hear ings, stated that he does not be lieve the regular airlines provide the' same services as that to be offered by Resort. He was back ed up by Louis Law, travel agent in New York who said: “You can not compare the tours offered by (Continued on Page 5) SCOUT DRIVE Reports from several coun ty workers in the current Boy Scout fund campaign in dicate good progress, said N. L. Hodgkins, county chair man, this week. The campaign got under way this week in Southern Pines under the chairmanship of James M. Pleasants, ard is proceeding partly through direct solicitation and partly by mail. It's too early yet to say what response may be forthcoming, but Chairman Hodgkins expressed confi dence that all would be well. "Though our county quota of $3,800 is somewhat higher than before, those who have had any contact with our program know of its tremen dous growth during the past year," he said. "The number of Boy Scouts in the county has more than doubled and the needs have risen propor- iionafsly. "Splendid work has been done by organization work ers this year and it is up to the reist of us to give them, our full support." Three Prisoners Flee Sanatorium, One Recaptured Two Children Are Taken To Hospital As Polio Victims Womble Child Here, West End Girl Are Stricken This Week Two Moore County children, one in Southern Pines, were tak en last week to the Gastonia Or thopedic hospital as victims of poliomyelitis. Little Guye Franks Womble, 26-m.opths-old son of Mr. . and Mrs. J. G. Womble, was taken Monday to the hospital, where a diagnosis of polio was confirmed and where the little fellow must remain for at least three weeks. Tuesday, Linda Sue Rushing, 15 months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Rpshing, Jr., of West End, was found to have polio and was taken to the Gastonia hospi tal. Teen-Agers Viclims Temporary Kidnap The Womble child’s case, which began with nausea last Thursday, with paralysis of both legs notice able Saturday, is said to be a light one and the patient is reported al ready considerably better. He was first takl n to the Moore County hospital for observation. An older brother, only other child of the Wombles, who is in the seventh grade at the South ern Pines school, has been quar antined, but Gastonia Hospital authorities hav'e given written certification that it is safe for the father of the family, who is di rector of music at the school to continue teaching. Adults are sel dom quarantined and are not re garded as carriers. Older children of the Rushing family are also being kept home from school. These make five cases to origi nate in Moore county this year, which is no mors than the nor mal incidence, according to Dr. J. W. Willcox, county health offi- (Continued on Page 5) One of the three fugitives from the North Carolina Sanatorium, in Hoke county, surrendered to Guilford county officers Monday, while two others rem.ained at lerge, sought by law en.orcement authorities all cvsr the gt-te. Odel Holder, in the Guilford County jail before being taken tc the C.ntral Prison (.^..aleigh) ho'- jjital Wt.rd Vvednesd-y, made strong accusations against' the Sanatorium. He declared it is ‘•'filthy,” branded the service a; “no good” and said that inmates can buy whiskey and narcotics According to the Thursday morn ing AP account, Supt. R. A. Jones of the Sanatorium’s prison ward branded the accusations as‘“ab solutely false.” In Moore county, a 17-year-ok boy and girl had a tale of terio to tell of the night of the escapr last Wednesday, when they tool involuntary part in the flight o the three desperate men. After having overpowered and locked up two attendants in th fourth-floor ward of white pris oners about 9:45 p. m. and steal ing a Sanatorium truck, the trie abandoned the truck in Aberdeen where it was found later in front of the Baptist church. At Aberdeen lake Mayward Bullock, of Vass, and Edna Thompson, of Ashley Heights, had parked in Bullock’s car after the late show and were listening to the music of the car radio. Pistol and Knife A man opened the door on the LEST WE FORGET In response to urgent pleas fi.p>in oji'jtizer^t a«di , civic groups Armistice Day is to be celebrated in our town as it is all over the land. At 11, A. M. Tuesday, Nov ember 11th, the whistle will blow three short blasts to signify the start of the two minutes of silence in honor of those who made the su-- preme sacrifice ar.d in pray ers fer lasting peace. In the town park, under the auspices of the American Legion, 'Vrw, and AMyets, there will be a brief cere mony by the flagpol.9 which all citizens are urged t^ at tend. It will start at 10:45. Council, Churches Collect Clothing For Europe Relief and other agencies working to- drivef’b , side,- -stuck ,-4 pistol Bullock’s back and told him to move over, as two others came around the other side, one with a knife. The couple were transferred to (Continued on Page 8) Vass Capture Ends Escape Plot Of Youthful Prisoner Eastern Title At Stake In Final Game Against Lowe’s Grove Here Wednesday Southern Pines rings down the curtain on its current football season here Wednesday after noon with Lowe’s Grove High school of Durham county, in a game that will in all probability decide the state championship in six-man football. Undefeated in six games, the Durham team is tied with the Blue and White in Eastern Con ference ranking, and will be out to cinch the top spot in state play by defeating the local team. That their chances are better than good to do just this is not even disputed by the most ardent Blue and White supporter. Boast ing an impressive scoring record against strong opposition, Lowe’s Grove will bring an all-senior team here whose members as sophomores started an imposing record of play netting them 24 wins in 27 starts, in three seasons. Comparisons Those, who like to take paper and pencil, and compare scores to come up with the favorite as well as the probable winner, will have plenty of statistics to “rassle” with. Southern Pines in winning seven games to the op position’s nothing have scored 195 points to their opponents’ 46. In their six games, the ' Durham team has rolled up 206 points, and allowed their opponents 86. Both teams have defeated West End, Southern Pines winning 22 to 0 and Lowe’s Grove 25 to 6 which is about even. On the other hand. Southern Pines bare ly eked out a 13 to 12 win over Curry High of Greensboro, a team that Cobb Memorial licked 27 to 6; which proves nothing except, the following week, Lowe’s Grove overwhelmed Cobb Memorial 68 to 18. However the experts figure it, in this department it adds up to the toughest game of the year for the Blue and White. A game which will oppose two radically (Continued on Pa£e 5) A youthful honor prisoner sur rendered quietly to highway pa trolmen in Vass last Thursday night, after seven hours of free dom in which he broke into a Moore County home, then later picked up loot he had stolen and hidden in Hoke county the. day before and squandered a goodly portion of it. Knox Norton, 17, of' Raeford, serving a 12-month sentence for larceny and rated Grade A at the prison camp near Carthage, had unusual privileges as water boy for the road gang. He could go to wells in the vicinity without guard, and some- times put to good purpose his visits to rural homes by selling smiall handicraft articles he had :'nade himself. According to the story afe piec ed together by prison officials after his thwarted escape, Knox had gone to a Negro woman’s home below Lobelia, where the gang was working Wednesday af ternoon, filled his buckets and .made a sinall sale. He observed where the woman kept her money, and the' consid erable amount of it; and later that day returned when she was not home, took the money jar and the' $340 inside it, kept some of the money and hid the rest nearby, returning then to his work with the gang. The next day the gang moved up to Moore county, near Eagle Springs. Knox walked off about 4 p. m. The home of H. L, Mc Daniel, betweien Eagle Spring.s and West End, was broken into, qnd two watches and a small pis tol from it were found later on Norton’s person. Norton then flagged down a Negro car driver. Tommy Person of West End, and paid him $20 to take him to the Lobelia section of Hoke. Prison officials and highway patrolmen, apprised of the Wed nesday theft and the Thursday escape, and putting the two to gether, picked up his trail in (Continued on Page 5) Drive Opens Today; Donaiions Of Many Useful Items Asked The Council of Social Agencies ■will cooperate with local churches in the current campaign for clothing and other useful articles for Europe, by receiving dona tions at the Community building from 2 to 4:30 p m. daily, it was decided at a called meeting of the Council at the Community build ing Monday night. Clothing, shoes, bedding, soap 'anned meat, fish, and milk, sil^ verware, kitchen utensils, sewing ,and medical supplies and other items to aid distressed and de prived European families are to be collected during the next few weeks, by church denominations Veterans Act For United Support Of VA Hospital Here Spivey Held Without Bond After Jury Hears Story Of Wife’s Violent Death —. I A. District Meeting Of Legion Planned The cairpai&n opens on a na tionwide scale today (Friday). The Council met at the instance of several merpbers representing :?arious dsnominations in whicl collections are being sponsored or planned, with the idea that if might be found desirable to hold the campaign on a community basis. However, it was decided that the churches would be urged to continue as they are doing, and that the Council will participat to the extent of receiving the gifts of those who ai e not affiliat ed with the churches, or who for other reasons are missed. Collections have been under taken in the Baptist, Episcopal, Presbyteriair and Christian - Sci ence churches here, in accord with denominations! programs under general auspices of the Church World Service. Miss Birdilia Bair, Council chairman, said that Herrmann Grover, Chamber of Commerce secretary, had agreed to receive donations made to the Council’s collection at the Community building, where his office is lo cated. A strong appeal is being mad: ;o contribute as much as possible to the relief of Europe’s unfortu- lates, who are facing another winter of privation and despair. Both used and new articles nay be given, but in the case of used clothing it is requested that the garments be put in clean, veatable 'condition. A movement to secure support of their entire districts toward location of a Veterans Administ ration hospital in the Sandhills was begun at a joint meeting of the Sandhills post, American Legion, and John Boyd post '^FW, held at the VFW clubrooms Monday night. The veterans, many of them members of both posts, went Tronglv on record as favoring the proposal themselves, and passed L-eeolutiens to seek the endorse ments of both district command ers and all Legion and VFW posts of the area. The meeting was opened with the two post commanders. Jack Reid of the Legion post and C, S. Patch, Jr., of the VFW, pre siding and was turned over to W. A. Leland McKeithen of Pine- hurst, who led an open discuss ion of the proposal. As unanimous favor was evi denced, the resolutions were pre sented and unanimously passed. Reasons given in the resolu tions for seeking the hospital’s construction here were the nat ure of the area’s location, with especial reference to the site of Camp Mackaill—comparatively rural, yet within a few miles of Aberdeen, Laurinburg, Raeford, Pinehurst, Rockingham, South ern Pines and other towns; facil ities on the Seaboard Air Line railway, with scheduled bus ser vice and nearby airfields also providing means of transpor tation; improvements already axistmg «!'' Camp MSckaill — buildings, water supply, plumbing, lakes, airfields, rail road siding and others; the un surpassed dry and invigorating climate of the Sandhills, which has made it outstanding for health and recreational resorts, and which would be most bene ficial to the health and comfort of patients at the Veterans Ad ministration hospital. Another reason given was that C OF C REPORT Indications are that, at its present stage, the Chamber of Commerce drive is going well, "though not as well as we bad hoped," said Lloyd T. Clcirk, general chairman, yesterday on inquiry by The Pilot. "Maybe we are too opti mistic—but there are still a lot of firms who ought to join us, who have not taken out memberships. Wp hope very much they will still do so, as in the Chamber of Commerce we are working for their benefit as well as for all the rest of the com munity. Wh,3t helps one, helps all, and whatever we do will be done belter if we have everyone's support." A. C. Reed, business dis trict chairman, will make his report Tuesday night to the board of directors, and with his committee is work ing hard to clear up final de tails by then. His aim is a "100 per cent report." The residential canvass, under John E. Cline, began early this week and will con tinue longer. "We Had a Fighl/' Robbins Cafe Owner Tells Officers Bloody Scene Described Bishop Suffers Injuries In Auto Accident Friday Arnold Jackson. Of Pinehurst. Car Owner, Also Hurtf Car 'Wrecked Adding to the roster of auto mobile accidents this fall came the news of the near escapes of Julian Bishop and Arnold Jack- son near Palmyra, Va., last week. Bishop had gone north with Ar nold Jackson, a newcomer tc Pinehurst, to help him bring down a load of garden plants and household furniture from the Jackson place in Greenwich, Conn. The two men were in the o- J.HC LWU 1. It would afford opportunity to Jackson station local veterans to serve in some small way their comrades who (Continued on Page 5) SP Open Follows North-South Fri.; Turnesa In Lead BIG RED GOES ON The King is dead ... long live the King's grandson! It gave horse-lovers a great thrill to read that only a few minutes aftqr the death of Man O'War, his grandson, Greek' Flag, won the Battleship Steeplechase Handicap ai Pimlico. Battleship, for whom the race is named, raced to vic tory in this countSry and then went over to England to win the world-famous Grand Na' tional at Aintree in 1938. The horse is of interest to local horsemen, as he was trained at Camden by Carroll Bas sett, who was a frequent vis itor here and rider in the Sandhills race, meetings. His close friend, Noel Laing. who held lop place sunong gentle men riders in the country, trained Battleship's brother, Annapolis, here Both horses were in the Mont pelier string of Mrs. Marion ’ Somerville. Jim Turnesa, second youngest of the ^even golfing brothers from Elmsford, N. Y., grabbed the lead in the North and South Open at Pinehurst Tuesday after noon with a 66, equaling the rec ord for this 45-year-old event. It was first sub-70 round of the first two days of the three-day tournament, in which a long list of “who’s who in U. S. golf” have been contending on the Country Club championship course. Practically the whole field, numbering 95 at the start, is ex pected also to play Friday in the Southern Pines Country Club. Open for a $1,000 purse, with ad ditional entries bringing the num ber up to around 100 wagon, which, In the meantime, a $7,500 purse is at stake at Pinehurst, foe which with Turnesa leading, George Schoux, San Franciscan playing out of Mamaroneck, N Y., Tuesday placed second, with Jack Grout, Harrisburg, Pa., third. Schoux racked up a 70, Grout a 71. Following qualifying rounds in which Glenn Teal, of Jackson ville, Fla., scored a 68, the first round awarded honors to Denny Shute, of Akron, O., and Ed Fur- gol of Detroit, both of whom posted two-under-par 70’s. Felice Torza and Bob. Schappa, in both of whom there is much local in terest (Schappa is pro at the 'Sou thern Pines club) both scored 75, wth Frank Stranahan and Pat Gici one stroke ahead. The play, which concluded too late Thursday for results to be listed here, was drawing a large and interested gallery. Beautiful weather helped make it an out standing event. ' had, fairly recently, been equip ped with synthetic rubber tires. They took route 15 to avoid traf fic, and near Palmyra which is about twenty miles east of Char lottesville, the car blew a rear tile The result was a crash in which the car was almost com pletely demolished and the two passengers escaped by a miracle with their lives. Bishop receiv ing three broken ribs and Jack- son, one rib broken and severe bruises. Treated by a doctor in Palm yra, the Sandhills men hired a taxi and drove on home. The accident, which took place last Friday at around 4:30 p. m., was witnessed by a man in a fol lowing car who stated that the station wagon had been hurled into first one bank and then the other on opposite sides of the road, and had turned over twice, CContinuea on Page 5) A coroner’s jury, sitting at Car thage Thursday morning, decided that Mrs. Evelyn Murry Spivey, of Robbins, came to her death “as the result of injuries inflicted by her husband, Fred H. Spivey,” and recommended that Spivey be held for grand jury action with out bond. Spivey was returned to the custody of Sheiiff C. J. McDon ald, who had placed him in jail Sunday morning following the discovery, of the body of Mrs. Spivey, attractive 33-year-old brunette, in the blood-spattered bedroom of the couple at Rob bins. The coroner’s jury was com posed of Curtis C. Williams, N. L. Kennedy, T. I. Wilson, W. G. Routh, Joe Campbell and W. L. Caudill, empanelled by Coroner Hugh P. Kelly, who described the death scene as ‘‘the most horrible I have ever seen.” News of the woman’s death, ad mittedly following a fight with her husband during the wee small hours of Sunday morning, shock ed the community of Robbins, where the couple had lived for the past four years They oper ated the S and M cafe, one of the town’s up-and-coming businesses, were well liked and had been in no trouble before. The body was found by Chief John J. Lanier, of the Robbins police department, who had been summoned from church by Town Commissioner Frapk Upchurch. Spivey had allegedly tele phoned Upchurch’s wife and told her to come over to his house as his wife was dead. The Upchurches got in touch ^ with Lanier, who reached the house about 10 a. m. , Spivey, a six-footer who weighs about 220 pounds, was covered with blood, his face had been bad ly beaten and he showed signs of having been drinking heavily. The officer quoted him as saying, “We’ve had another fight.” He showed Lanier to the bedroom, where the body of Mrs. Spivey., (Continued on Page 8) EXTRY I Special issi^ comiiig! And hgaH'^And if you start thinking it's not going to be anything so very special just take another think. Or come down thisaway and have a look at the busy beavers typ ing, setting, feeding the press and generally inked up from stem to stern. If it isn't spe cial after all this, the Pilot will jump off the flying bridge. November 21st is the date. Yes, v/e did think of a week earlier, but soon changed our minds , . . oh, very soon. So, November 21st it is . . . if we all survive to see the day. Crowns Awarded Three Blonde Queens In School Beauty Contest Wednesday Three pretty blondes won the judges’ favor for beauty crowns Wednesday night. As result, at the contest spon sored at the Pinehurst theatre by the. Southern Pines senior class, Joanne Goodwin was nam ed “Little Miss Southern Pines,” Gladys Bowden “Junior Miss Southern Pines” and Janet Men- zel, of the high school’s junior- class, won the highest accolade— “Miss Southern Pines.” A large crowd of relatives and well wishers were at tll(e theatre to watch 141 Entries from all grades of the school compete in the three divisions—first through fourth, fifth through eighth and ninth through twelfth grades. 'Visitors from the north who knew n'one of the girls acted as judges, and declared their job a difficult one. Louise Milliken, entry of the Sandhills Sport shop, was with drawn from the competition, as her earlier election as “Miss Sou thern Pines” by vote of the high school students will send her to Charlotte next Tuesday as the Chamber of Commerce’s entry there of the prize winners Wednes day night, Joanne was sponsored by George Reams, Gladys by M. L. Bowden and Janet by the Sandhill Drug company and the Agnes Dorothy Beauty shop. Judging of the high school en tries was in the three divisions, “sports suits,” “short skirts” and “evening dreses.” Janet was in the second group, winning out by a slight margin in the final elimi nation over the leaders of the other two. “It was almost a toss- up,” the judges said. Runners-up were Algene Wilson, sponsored by Dr. G. G. Herr, and Betty Jean Hurst, sponsored by Mack’s Dime store. The show held the audience’ interest throughout, as the spot light gleamed on oiie appealing (Continued On Page 5)