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VOL. 29 NO. 31
16 PAGES THIS WEEK
Southern Pines, N. C.,
Friday. June 25, 1948.
16 PAGES THIS WEEK
TEN CENTS
Forestry Officials
Visit Millen Park,
Offer Suggestions
Seen As Good Field
For New, Simpler
Development Plans
Southern Pines’ Millen park is
well worth salvaging, and can be
salvaged at reasonable cost, fol
lowing new ideas in park devel
opment, “provided everything is
not attempted at once,” accord
ing to some knowledgeable vis
itors in town who went out to
take a look.
And there is no reason to try
to clean it up all at once, said
Tom Morse, head of the parks
division of ' the North Carolina
Forest Service, and J. B. Clar-
idge, assistant state forester. In
fact, approved practice today
would be against it. You clear a
space here, and a space there,
other spaces later according to
plan, leaving the connecting
woods in their natural condition.
In fact, just clearing and wid
ening the entrafice path, they
said, would make the park look
entirely different, as most of the
jungle-like growth of vines ap
pears concentrated along this
path, where the sun strikes down
through the separated trees.
Open Up Trails
Then to open up a few trails
through the trees, clear out the
stream-bed, build a few picnic
spots—“Your town would be
mighty lucky to have a place like
that,” Morse said. “In many towns
the only park areas are far out,
inaccessible to the ones who need
it most.”
Standing on the edge of the
ruined dam, Claridge kept look
ing around and through the trees.
“What beautiful woods!” he ex
claimed. “My, but this place has
possibilities!”
Down from Raleigh on quite
different business, in compfeny
with District Forester J. A’. Pip
pin of Rockingham, the forestry
officials had become interested in
the, story of Millen park and glad
ly took time from their busy
schedule to visit it, and express
an opinion. Your reporter prom
ised to stick right with what they
said—if they thojLight it unre-
claimgble, after 20 years of neg
lect; if they thought the area
worthless as a park; or if they
should consider the project too
expensive for a modest munici
pal budget.
Their first remarks, as they
walked down the thickly over
grown entrance path, were dis
heartening. “It surely would be
expensive to fix this place up. It
would cost a mint.”
Possibilities Seen
Then, standing at the edge of
the eroded ravine where a dam
once held back a beautiful lake,
they looked and looked, and
studied and studied; they saw
potentialities unseen at first
glance, visualized a plan.
Morse is the man who planned
and developed Morrow Mountain
State park, at Albemarle, carving
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They Line Up To Watch Line Marker
Everywhere John Finch demonstrates his traffic-line marker,
the onlookers gather. Saturday morning strollers who stopped to
watch with interest in front of the Pilot were, at Finch’s right, Dr.
T. E. Davis; at his left Dorothy Thomasson and Joe Montesanti.
They all wanted to know, “Is that as easy as it looks?” Yes it is!
Story on Page 5. (Photo by Humphrey)
Club Leaders Support Millen Park;
Plan Outlined Bv Chamber Committee
H^p From Several
Organizations Foreseen
The Chamber of Commerce
committee appointed to study the
practicality of reclaiming Millen
park followed a practical policy-
in sO doing.
They consulted the women
heads of three important local
organizations: Mrs. Cecil Robin
son, i president of the Bird club,
which has used the park (also
known as the Bird Sanctuary) for
25 yearsi Mrs. B. P. McCain,
president of the newly organized
Garden club; and Mrs. L. D. Mc
Donald, president of the Civic
cliib, formed many years ago for
the promotion of civic improve
ments by women of the town.
Tuesday night Herbert N. Cam
eron, chairman, Philip J. Weaver,
and Hoke Pollock, of the commit
tee named to the project by Pres
ident John S. Ruggles, reported
these ladies’ opinions to the
Chamber directors in regular ses
sion; all were interested in re
vival of the park; all thought this
could be achieved simply, rea
sonably and without frills; and
all felt their groups could, and
would, help in constructive ways,
provided other organizations of
the town would also lend support.
Plan is Presented
Chairman Cameron summed
up the plan evolved from their
discussions; to ask the town
board to clear out the vines and
underbrush, build a spillvay and
install culverts take care of
street drainage, and provide some
picnic tables and an open fire
place or two. Restoration of the
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Polls Open Saturday, 6:30 to 6:30;*
Run-Off Will Settle Governor Fight
With the Republican conven
tion under way at Philadelphia,
and the ne-wspapers and air
waves flooded with nomination
speeches and ballot counts, the
big question for North Carolin
ians yet remained: who is going
to be elected Democratic nomi
nee for governor at the second
primary Saturday?
Polls will be open from 6:30
a. m. to 6:30 p. m. In Southern
Pines, the Community building
will be the voting place, as be
fore; Tom Wicker, the registrar-
Votes cast during the day in
this and other precincts all over
the state will determine whether
it wUl be Governor Scott or Gov
ernor Johnson during the years
1949-52.
The vote was lighter in the
first primary than expected, des
pite the keen interest of several
of the contests. It will undoubt
edly be lighter this time, with
only -one contest to draw voters
to the ^spoils. General opinion
seems to be that the heavier the
vote, the likelier will be Scott’s
chances. If bad Weather or farm
duties keep the farmers at home
in any numbers, the balance will
go in Johnson’s favor.
Showing a small but consistent
margin of victory in the firs':
primary, Johnson is rated as hav
ing somewhat the upper hand:
a certainty if the considerable
number of Albright votes, and
scattering for other candidates,
are divided this time in the same
proportions the top candidates
held May 29. However, how these
will go is anybody’s guess—and
the margin was very small.
In some qrterters it is felt that
ithe ‘•orphaned” votes Will di-i
vide in Scott’s favor, weighted
by the veteran and labor groups.
Yet it is admitted that these are
untallied and unpredictable.
Strong leaders have declared
themselves on both sides. Among
influential Moore County citizens,
Mrs. P. P. McCain entered the
list of active Johnson workei-s
this week, as one of six eminent
women of the state who went on
the air Tuesday night in his be
half over a statewide hook-up
from Raleigh.
TEEN-AGERS TOO
Members of ihe Teen Age
club, at their weekly meet
ing last Wednesday night,
unanimously approved a res
olution asking that the town
board keep Millen park and
restore it to usefulness as a
recreatioii spot.
They voted also to offer
'their own physical labor in
clearing out the park, except
for the members who are
holding' summer jobs and
would be unable to take on
>3xtra work.
President Wyndham
Clarke, presiding, appointed
Janet Cornwell to draw up
the resolution for presenta
tion to the town board. Much
enthusiasm was expressed
for the project by the young-
people, who were in agree
ment that a recreation place
so close in town would be
highly desirable, and worth
working for.
Discussion was also held of
anothre summer project, ren-,
ovation of the High School
Club building (the former
Mep's club) which is being
used as headquarters for the
current teen-age recreation
program.
WomanF oundDead
by Railroad Track
A body identified as that of a
Negro woman, Rosa Lee (King)
Wilson, was found in a mangled
condition beside the Seaboard
Air Line railroad tracks, a quar
ter mile south of Addor late Sat
urday night.
A Negro man, Johnny John
son, of Addor, was said to have
found the body. County author
ities were summoned, and Coro
ner Hugh P. Kelly rendered a
verdict of accidental death.
Presumption was that the
woman had been killed by the
northbound Silver Meteor, which
had passed that way shortly be
fore the, discovery of the body.
She lived about 200 yards from
the track with a grown daughter,
Louise, and was the mother of
two other daughters, one of
whom, Rebecca Wilson, lives at
Aberdeen.
Investigation of the death was
made both by the sheriff’s de
partment and the railway author
ities. At last report the sheriff’s
department was still on thei case,
with the woman’s personal life
under close scrutiny- ,
She was buried Tuesday after
noon in a cemetery near Addor.
Truman Nominates Pierce
The nomination of Acting Post
master Garland F. Pierce for the
permanent postmastership of
Southern Pines has been sen1> to
tlie Senate by President Truman,
according to a press dispatch
from Washington Wednesday.
Action on the nomination, as
on a number of others, will await
the re-convening of the Senate in
regular or special session-
Mr. Pierce said this week that
he had received no word concern
ing the nomination and “knows
nothing about it except what he
reads in the papers.” It was learn
ed, however, that he and Lansing
T. Hall, of the post office staff.
were the only two applicants who
passed, out of several who took
the civil service examination, for
the job. His standing was first,
Mr. Hall’s second, by a very
slight difference in grade.
Post office regulations calling
for preference for candidates with
veteran status are thought also
to have had weight in the selec
tion, also the fact that he is the
acting incumbent.
He was inducted into the acting
postmastership April 30, follow
ing the resignation of Mr. Hall
to return to his regular staff
duties.
School Buildings Delayed
It will be several weeks before
spadework can begin on con
struction of the Southern Pines
school’s new gymnasium and
auditorium-cafeteria, the build
ing of which was assured by a
decisive vote of the citizens in
the special election of June 15.
With the official canvass post
poned by the commissioners un
til June 29, 30 days must then
elapse before the bond issue be
comes legal. The bond issue must
then be certified and advertised,
and bids for the buildings adver
tised for and canvassed, and con
tracts let.
With the best of luck, it will
be the end of summer before ac
tual work can .begin—maybe
later, if bids are not satisfactory,
or if plans have to be changed in
conformity with changing costs.
Plans have been completed for
the auditorium-cafeteria, as it is
hoped this unit can be built, and
some work is still being done on
the gymnasium plans, Supt. P. J.
Weaver said this week.
Workmen are puitting finish
ing touches on the new elemen
tary school, to prepare it for oc
cupancy by September 1. The
new buildings are to be built in
westward sequence front it, con
nected by cloister-walks, with
main facades toward Massachu
setts avenue.
POLIO STRIKES SIX,
CLAIMS ONE LIFE
LISTEN!
Arrangements have been
made by county health and
Foundation chapter authori
ties to give bulletins and spe
cial information on the polio
situation in Moore each Fri
day at 6 p. m. over WEEB.
As long as the present sit
uation lasts. Dr. Willcox.
Paul Butler or some person
designated by them will
speak at this time, presen'ting
latest developments and
w:ays in which citizens can
cooperate. '
All county residents, espe
cially puents, are requested
to dial 1360 at this time, Mr.
Butler said.
This evening's broadcast
may be slightly delayed by
the baseball game.
Dr. McLeod Dies
After Long And
Useful Career
Holliday’s Fire Damage $17,000
Damages of the Holliday’s Res
taurant fire of June 16, may run
around $1,7,000, according to gen
eral estimates made by W. E.
Blue, part owner of the build
ing, and W. B. (Chick) Holliday,
restaurant psoprietqr, this week-
insurance adjusters ‘Have been
inspecting and checking the
building an^- equipment and are
still working to get a definite
tctal of the damage.
Mr. Blue said it appeared that
repairs on the building, which
he owns with C. L. Worsham,
will cost between $10,000 and
$12,000. He said he hopes to keep
it within the figure of $12,000,
the amount of insurance carried.
Fire damage seems to have
been confined to the lower floor.
Smoke damage wiU necessitate
complete renovation of ■ the up
stairs apartments, which the ten
ants have continued to occupy.
The entire building, which in
cludes the Shaw Paint and Wall
paper company and Roth’s Bar
ber shop, will have to be re-wir
ed.
Mr. Holliday faces a differen
tial between the actual value, al
lowing for depreciation, of liis
furnishings and equipment in the
Coffee shop, and their current
replacement cost. With insurance
of $6,000, he expects to receive
only between $4,000 and $5,000
for goods he figures it will take
$7,000 to replace. These include
such heavy items as th^ deep
freeze unit,.which, while not en
tirely new, normally would not
have to be replaced for many
years.
Mr. Holliday was able to move
practically his entire staff to the
Jewel Box, which he bought only
a week before the fire, and
where regular meals are now be
ing served daily to good crowds
of patrons. The soda fountain and
sandwich bar are also being kept
busy.
Three Accident
Suits Filed For
Total Of $50,000
Three civil suits resulting from
two automobile accidents of last
winter were filed this week in
superior court, for a total claim
of $50,000.
Standish McKenzie, of near
West End, and William F. Chat-
field, of Southern Pines, are su
ing for $30-000 and $10,000 re
spectively as the result of an ac
cident January 19 when Chat-
field’s car, with McKenzie as pas
senger, was involved in collision
with a Helms Motor Express
truck. ,
Chatfield was cleared of
charges of careless and reckless
driving brought in recorders
court after the accident.
McKenzie claims serious and
permanent physical injuries, and
Chatfield’s claim is for personal
injuries and also the total de
struction of his car in the wreck,
which took place in early morn
ing darkness on the Carthage-
Sanford road. Liability is said to
be that of the truck driver for
parking on the highway without
lights. Defendants are Mabel D.
Burton, doing business as Helms
Motor Express, of Albemarle, and
Fred E. Honeycutt, driver of the
truck.
In the third suit, L. D. Jones is
suing B. C. Doyle, of Southern
Pines,. for personal injuries said
to have been sustained when the
Doyle car, in which Jones was a
guest, skidded from the highway
and struck a tree between Pine-
hurst and Southern Pines Janu
ary 25. Doyle is accused of driv
ing at a dangerous and excessive
rate of speed and failing to exer
cise due care on the ice-covered
highway.
Royalton Pines
Restaurant Sold
To R. A. Hamel
Royalton Pines restaurant,
widely known as “Mrs. Olive’s
place,” will become Hamel’s res
taurant with, the official transfer
tomorrow of the business from
Mrs. W. W. Olive to R. A. Hamel.
Mr. Hamel took over early this
week, with Mrs. Olive standing
by to ass(ist in making the ad
justments incident to the change.
The new owner comes to the
business after 25 years’ affiliation
with hotels in the Sandhills and
in Florida. He was also manager
of the Manchester. N. H.'Country
club before returning to the
Sandhills two and a half years
ago.
He said this week he plans to
continue the gererai policies set
by Mrs. Olive at the Royalton
Pines, also catering to banquets
and packing picnic lunches on
short notice. Delicatessen speci
alties may be featured later.
He is retaining the present
staff.
The Royal,ton Pines was open
ed 12 years ago as an outlet for
surplus products from the Olive
aa.'iy. Following the spring exo
dus there was more milk than
could be sold on the routes, so
it was made into ice cream, cot
tage cheese and butter. Mrs.
Olive had been selling home-
baked pies and cakes on the farm
curb market here, so she added
■her baked products to those from
the, dairy,, and from the first the
business flourished.
The lunchroom came into be
ing tp meet the need for a place
tc serve meals to the teachers,
and from that modest start soon
became an “institution.”
Restrictions Remain
On Voluntary Basis;
Cooperation Urged
County Is Hardest Hit
Dr. Alex H. McLeod died in the
Moore County hospital last Sat
urday morning at the age of 77,
after several days of illness.
Funeral services for the belov
ed Aberdeen physician were held
in historic Old Bethesda church
Sunday afternoon before a host
of friends and relatives which
filled the building and galleries
to overflowing. The Rev. Charles
W. Worth, the Rev. Zeb A. Cau
dle and the Rev. T. J. Whitehead
conducted the services. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
An outstanding business, polit
ical and civic leader of the Sand
hills for half a century, in addi
tion to his leadership in the medi
cal profession. Dr. McLeod was
for many years regarded as one
of the outstanding country doc
tors in this section of the state.
He was born in 1871 at the old
McLeod place, now the home of
his sister, Mrs. T. A. Rice, nea,r
Pinebluff, the son of Alexander
and Margaret Warner McLeod.
He attended the Thompson Mil
itary school at Siler City, gradua
ted from the University of Mary
land and in April, 1896, from Bal
timore Medical college. He receiv
ed his license to practice medi
cine from the State of North Car
olina May 14, 1896, and for nearly
two years thereafter, practiced at
nearby Hoffman. On March 25,
1898, he moved his office to Aber
deen, where for the last 50 years
he made his home and practiced
his profession, taking a leading
part in the upbuilding of the
tpwn and community.
He served three terms as town
commissioner from 1919 to 1925.
He was a member of the Amer
ican Medical Association, the
North Carolina Medical society
and the Fifth District Medical
society, and was an honorary
(Continued on Page 51
Moore county’s incidence of
polio took a sharp upcurve this
week, as six children, from four
months to 10 years of age, were
taken to out-of-county hospitals
within a five-day period.
Lacy Fred Yow, 18-months-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Yow, of Steeds, Rt. I, died
Wednesday afternoon of
polio at Rex hospital, Ra
leigh, where the little fellow
had been taken only the
night before. This was the
second polio death for Moore
county this year.
With 18 cases now recorded
since mid-May, Moore coimty this
week reached the point of being
the hardest hit in the state in
proportion to population. In ac
tual number of cases, Guilford
and Burke are leading, and state
authorities say the chief concen
tration is still in the western and
piedmont areas.
Dr. J. W. Willcox, county health
officer, and Paul C. Butler, coun
ty chairman of the National In
fantile Paralysis Foundation, re
peated this week that parents
should not be imduly alarmed;
that they should not lose their
heads nor cause their children to
be frightened, but only to exer
cise common sense rules, with a
voluntary quarantine, for their
protection.
Spray Campaign
The DDT-spraying and clean
ing-up campaign, started at Rob
bins last week, was this week ex
tended to two more communities,
Carthage and Aberdeen, with.a
trained Crew assigned to each of
these towns. Two are at work at
Robbins, where they will clean
up within a 10-mile radius. The
county chapter of the Founda
tion is paying the bills for this
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MAKES BOND
J. D. Parker, of Eagle
Springs, indicted by a grand
jury June 7 on federal lax
evasion! charges, did not wait
for papers to be served but
went to Greensboro June 11
and made bond. The Pilot
learned this week.
District Attorney Bryce R.
Holt set the bond at $5,000
for Parker's appearance at
the next Greensboro term of
Middle District court, in De
cember.
The Moore Ciounly man,
owner and operator of Park
er's Winery, one of the larg
est enterprises of this sort
in this section of the coun
try, is charged with evasion
of $114,639.49 in federal
taxes over the three-year
period 1943-45.
Speedboat Races
At Crystal Lake
Sunday Afternoon
Some of the speedboat drivers
who thrilled Sandhills spectators
at race events last summer, with
a number of new additions to the
list, will return to take part in
the race program scheduled for
3 p. m. Sunday at Crystal lake,
Lakeview.
The Sandhills post, American
Legion, is sponsoring the
the event, which Jimmie Allen,
lake proprietor, says will be the
best to be held yet.
With fine drivers on hand with
both hydroplanes and runabouts
from many parts of the state, it
may be hard for Sweeny Prosser,
ace driver of Charlotte, to steal
the show. However, he did it here
last year, and has done it at pace
events all over the state, where
he has become known as a big
prize winner, and he is apt to do
it again this time.
Prosser has been boat-racing
for 26 years and knows all the
tricks .of showmanship as well
as smart racing.
Returning also will be the
Abrams brothers of Wilmington,
last year’s southeastern cham
pions, O. L. Lackey, of Trinity,
and Charlotte’s Sonny Carter.
Also in the field, expected to in
clude some 20 drivers, will be
Hugh Bell and “Hot Shot” Char
lie Blake, of Wilmington; the
Parks brothers, Lexington; and
groups of newcomers from Lex
ington and New Bern.
Speedboat racing is rated as
tops in thrills among spectator
sports, and an exciting afternoon
is foreseen.
SWEENY
PROSSER
AND HIS
HYDRO
PLANE