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ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE? ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE? REGISTER NOW ! REGISTER NOW I Pollock And Clark Are Named To Head Chamber Of Commerce By New Board Friday, October 15, 1948. Eighth District Democrats Rally At Carthage Directors Approve $6,800 Budget At Tuesday Meeting Members of the new board of directors of the Southern Pines Chamber of Commerce held their first regular meeting at the Com munity building Tdesday night and elected R. F. Hoke Pollock president for 1948-49. Lloyd T. Clark, runner-up in the election for president, was elected viee president by acclam ation. Tom Wicker, reappointed as executive secretary, was elect ed also to the office of ' treasurer, which he has been filling for some time in an acting capacity. The election, and approval • of a $6,800 budget, which had been handed on by the old board with recommendation of. acceptance, were the major accomplishments of the meeting for the directors, who were elected at the annual meeting of the Chamber held Oc tober .1. Mr. Pollock presided, first as retiring vice president, then as newly elected president. Secre tary Wicker took over in the in terim while votes were being tal- Ued. It was decided that the board would operate by a system of standing committee^ of which chairmen are to be directors, with members to be chosen from the board or the membership at large. Committee appointments are to be made shortly by President Pol lock. Discussion was held of various promotional and advertising pro jects, and Mr. Pollock advised that it is none too soon to start making plans for the organiza tion’s largest annual enterprise, ' the Chamber of Commerce Horse show. Directors attending the meeting were Hoke Pollock, Lloyd Clark, Mrs. Jean Edson, L. D. McDonald, W. E. Blue, Wallace ^impson, H. L. Brown, E. ist’olley Jackson, A. C. Reed, H. N. Cameron, Roy Grinnell, Virgil Clark, A. A. How- lett. J. C. Cole was present as a guest. BAND UNIFORMS A good boost was given the infant fund for purchase of the high^ school band uni forms, by more than $120 con tributed by the Elks and Does as proceeds of their baseball game Wednesday, it was re potted with pleasure by Band Director J. G. Womble. Mr. Womble said a sample of the band uniform, as well as one for the drum, major ettes has been secured and will be, displayed in a down town window this week. The uniforms, in the school colors of blue and white, are far from cheap ($2,500 is best es timate for outfitting the whole group). "There is no way to dress up our band without its costing money," he said. "However, the boys and girls deserve it, and with the proper uniforms, would be a great addition to parades, games and other local events." Contributions of interested citizens and orgasnizations will be gratefully received, he said. Board Studies Divergent Reports On Sunday Arrest Furniture Store To Be Built On Broad Street Site R. C. Johnson and Mrs. Hazel Brown have purchased from Ft’ank Welch the large lot at the northwest corner of Massachu setts avenue and Broad street, and are planning the construction of a modern furniture store with in the near future. Excavation was begun this w,||k. Original plans called for the’ building to be finished soon after Christmas, but difficulties of getting wanted materials are ^eady causing delays, and as it is, no definite time can be set, Mr. Johnson said. A one-story building of 90-foot frontage, 85 feet deep, with large display windows on both Broad and Massachusetts is planned. It will carry all types of home fur nishings by well known manufac turers. The lot, which is actually two lots in a 100-foot square plot, is regarded as one of the best loca tions in town. The rest of the block has been almost completely built up in business buildings in the past year and a half. Town commissioners were this week investigating conflicting re ports of an arrest made by town policemen Sunday evening, which three eye witnesses have charged appeared to them unnec essarily violent. The police account of the hap pening differs from that of the three witnesses. Dr. G. G. Herr, Shields Cameron and Norman Wright. The degree of resistance on the part of Billy McNeill, 18, and the use of a blackjack are the principal points of variance Dr. Herr, Mr. Cameron and Mr. Wright, complaining to several commissioners individually im mediately after the happening, and at a called session of the town board Tuesday evening, described what they said was a brutal as sault on the lad by three police men, with a blackjack apparently used by Officer Morrison. Chief C. E. Newton, in making the police report, said no black jack was used, but that physical force on the part of Officers Mor- jrison and Jones was necessitated by the fact that Billy used both fists and feetf in resisting arrest. This version was supported at the board meeting by a fourth eye witness, Jimmy Lawson, who said he saw no blackjack used. The affair has presented the commissioners with one of the knottiest problems of their career in office. In view of public inter est in the case, a statement was to have been issued after the meeting, but Mayor Page instead sent word to The Pilot that the investigation is continuing, that every effort is being made to get at the truth of the matter and that probably no statement will be is sued until after Billy’s trial in re corders court Monday. Young McNeill is charged with drunkenness, resisting arrest and assaulting an officer in discharge of his duty. In addition, he faces charges of creating a disturbance and malicious destruction of prop erty on two warrants, arising from a fracas earlier Sunday at (Continued on Page 5) Poll Books Open Two More Saturdays Registration books are open in all precincts for the November 2 election, residents were reminded this week by Sam C. Riddle, chairman of the county board of elections. Registrars wiU be at the regular polling places Satur day, October 16 and October 23, from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., and may be found at their homes or busi nesses if registration at other times is desired. Joe Garzik has been named reg istrar in the Southern Pines pre cinct instead of Jack Reid, as was announced last week. Mr. Reid lives outside the city limits, a fact overlooked when the appointment was first considered. The board of elections, “purg ing” the books as a registration preliminary, cleared 271 names from those of the Southern Pines precinct. These persons are being notified by letter and may be re instated at any time if they are shown to be still qualified. Registrar Garzik said 13 regis trations were made last Saturday, 10 since—a total of 23 since the books were opened. Plans Under Way For Orthopedic Clinic In Moore For Sandhills Polio Victims Rep C. B. Deane is shown (upper picture) add-essing Democrats of 12 countieTinth^ightl^is- tTict rally at Carthage Monday afternoon. At his right sits Capus Waynick, chairman of the State Democratic commttee. In the lower picture W. E. H irner,. chairman of the Lee County Democratic ex ecutive committee, receives a prize for the Lee delegation from H. Pat Taylor, of Wadesboro, nominee or leutenant governor, Lee; county, with 16 repres3ntatives present, had the largest delegation of any except the host county, and thereby won the prize.(Photos by Wofford, courtesy News and Observer) Democrats Gather From Far And Near To Greet Distinguished Guests At Rattti Connty YDC Plans Precinct Canvass To Secure Registration Of All Voters Democrats of each county pre cinct, appointed by W. Lament Brown, president of the Moore County Young Democrats’ club, will be requested to check the en tire population of their precincts and make sure that all qualified voters are on the registration books, it was decided at the pre- registration “pep rally” of county YDC and precinct representatives meeting at the Hotel Charmella, at Vass, for dinner Friday night. The meeting was called by President Brown on request of State YDC President H. Clifton Blue, and was one of 60 being held on that night throughout the state, at Blue’s behest, to plan a complete registration in the pre election period which opened the next day. It was the only one of the 60 to have the state president meeting with them, as the Moore County club is President Blue’s home club, of which he has himself served as president in the past. Also present from the state or ganization was Jeff Wilson, of Biscoe, who is putting in his full time at present as state organi zation chairman of the YDC, with headquartess at Raleigh; and also Eighth District Chairman Hubert McCaskill, another member and past president of the Moore Coun ty club. The meeting was a small one. with only 18 at table, but fiUed with enthusiasm, and not downed by the picture of the Democratic party’s close-margined national outlook as it was realistically viewed. The party’s record, it was agreed, was one for pride, and the fight for its retention in power on county, state and national levels* a worthy one. A happy surprise was the ap pearance at the meeting table of Mr. and Mrs. Clary Thompson, of Cameron, who were home for the weekend from Washington, where Mr. Thompson is serving as special consultant to Gordon Gray and Secretary of the Army Ken neth Royall. Each person present was called on by President Brown for com ments and suggestions on the YDC’s big job of today: getting the voters registered, and then seeing that they vote. It was im portant to get out all qualified voters, regardless of party affilia tion, as only in a full vote can the true will of the people be shown, it was agreed. Indifferent Voters State President Blue, making a brief address of encouragement as a climax, reminded those pres en that, “bad public servants are elected by the good people who, through indifferecne or ignorance, stay at home on election day” and (Continued on Page 5) I Optimistic Outlook Seen In Addresses Of State Officials State and national officials and nominees, and leading organiza tional figures of the Democratic party visited Moore county in nn precedented numbers and Hiatme tion on the occasion of the Eighth District congressional rally held at Carthage Monday afternoon. The rally, which served as starting gun for the 1948 cam paign, had been arranged by Rep, C. B. Deane for this district, one of a series sponsored by the state Democratic committee. Among those gracing the occa sion with their presence were W. Kerr Scott, nominee for governor; H. P. Taylor, nominee for lieu tenant-governor; U. S. Senators Clyde Hoey and William B. Um- steai^, and Senator-Nominee J. M. Broughton, former governor of the state, Hon. Capus Waynick, chairman of the state Democratic committee. , . Also State’s Attorney General Harry S. McMullan, Commission er of Labor Forrest Shuford, Sec retary of State Thad Eure, State Auditor Harry A. Bridges, Insur ance Commissioner William P. Hodges. Also Mrs. D.. A. McCormick, viee chairman of the state Demo cratic committee; H. Clifton Blue, president of the North Carolina Young Democratic club; and num erous other figures in state and (Continued on Page 5) SCOUT DRIVE The lime is the week of Oc tober 25— The county quota is $4,450 County chairman is A. L. Burney of Southern PineiiL. And it's the annual Boy Scout fund raising campaign, for which plans were com pleted at a meeting of scout leaders here Wednesday night. Boy Scouts of the Council and of Moore county have made an outstanding record of progress during the past few years. They have the leadership, they have' the boys—what they need now are the operating funds, to insure continued progress, with scouting benefits for more and more boys. Chairman Burney will an nounce his community quotas and leaders next week. The week after that will be every one's time to help. County Veterans Plan Celebration Armistice Day A countywide Armistice Day celebration will be held at South ern Pines November 11, sponsored by the Moore County Veterans committee, with all Moore veter ans invited to take part. It will be all the bigger and better, according to information from Charles J. Swoope, chair man, because it will also take the place of the V-J Day observance, which had to be postponed from its August date on account of the polio ban in effect at that time. Present plans for the Armistice Day observance call for a parade through town beginning at 11 a.m., and a football game (teams to be named later) at 3 p.m. A free big “help-yourself” bar becue lunch will be held at noon at the Southern Pines High School Memorial park, followed by a me morial service at a site to be des ignated later. The John Boyd post, VFW, and the Sandhills post, American Le gion, will then hold a dedication of their respective gifts to Memo rial field, the baseball dugouts and the 60-foot flagpole. A model airplane show, the first public event of the VFW-spon- sored Model Aviation club, is also eKpected to be part of the after noon program. There will be addresses at Mem orial park preceding th6 game, and a flag ceremony afterward. A big “square dance” will climax the celebration that evening. To veterans helping with the planning of the affair. Chairman Swoope this week issued the call to meetings every Friday night at the Legion hut here, at 8 o’clock, until November 11. AIL veterans, of all organizations, are welcome. Slate Cooperates With Local Agencies; Elks Will Sponsor Pinehurst To Be Site Arrangements were being com pleted this week 'for the establish ment of an orthopedic clinic, probably at Pinehurst, for polio victims of the entire Saqdhills area, through cooperation of the state and county health depart ments, the Rowan Medical society, the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation and its Moore County chapter, and the Sandhills lodge, BPOE, as sponsoring agency. All plans are tentative as yet, said Dr. J. W. 'Willcox, county health officer, pending a visit of Miss Annie Moore and Miss Anne Lambe, of the state health depart ment at Raleigh, to work out final details with the local agencies. They were expected to come to Moore County for a conference Thursday. The clinic will be primarily for the necessary regular checkups and treatment of children who have had polio. However, Dr. Will- cox said, if the clinic works out as planned it is probable that other handicapped children of the area may be taken there for their regular visits to a doctor instead of to Fayetteville, the nearest clinic; now available for them. To Be Approved Support of the Elks lodge as sponsor;, to pay incidental ex pense^ and assist in various phases of the program, was the final nec essary step in the arrangements as far as the local authorities were concerned. The rest is now up to the state health department, which must approve details of the plan and assure the services of an orthopedist on regular elates. The Rowan Medical society, which endorsed the project some time ago, has made the necessary requests and has hopes of secur ing Dr. Hugh M. Thompson, of Raleigh, for twice-a-month visits, said Dr. R. M. McMillan, presi dent of the society. If he is not able to come, another physician will be secured. Central Location The Pinehurst Community building will be the probable site of the clinic, as a central loca tion convenient to all parts of the Sandhills. The patients will not be restricted to Moore county. The clinic will not be connected with any hospital. P&tients will be recommended to it by coimty health and welfare departments, with all ph3isicians of the area co operating. The need for such a clinic has long been felt here, and with so many children of the immediate arqa now listed among victims of polio, it should be a great benefit. Dr. Willcox said. Dates and times of the clinic are to be announced as soon as arrangements are completed. Dr. G. M. Copper, assistant state health officer, has aided the local agencies in making their plans. Blue & White Victory At Red Springs Maintains Unbroken Series Of Wins Playing under the lights for the first time this season, Southern Pines High ran its winning streak to five games by defeating Red Springs Wednesday night at Red Springs 50 to 12. Baker scored the first Blue and White touchdown after Southern Pines carried to the Red Springs’ one-yard line and lost the ball on downs. Newton returned Beck’s punt to the Red Springs 5, and Baker running from the tail back position bulled over center for the touchdown. Newton failed to con vert and the score was 6-0. Following the kickoff, and an exchange of punts, a determined Red Springs drive was halted by Mattocks’ interception of Beck’s pass to Ashford on the Southern Pines 5, and return to the Blue and White 28. On the first play from scrim mage Page dropped back, tossed to Baker, and Baker lateraled to Mattocks who took the ball on the Southern Pines 35 and went the distance for the score. Newton’s placement was good and the score was 14-0. Mattocks intercepted another Red Springs pass on the Southern Pines 32 as the first quarter end ed to set up a Blue and White touchdown as the second period began. Adams on a shovel pass carried to the Red Springs 28 and a first down. Mattocks back to pass was rushed and decided to run, and made it a first down on the 3. Then at left end Mattocks went over for the third tally of the game. Newton converted and the score was 22-0. Taking the next kickoff. Red Springs was forced to kick. New ton hauled the kick from his 23 to the Red Springs 30. Too much time in the huddle cost the Blue and White five yards, but Adams made it . back with six yards lo spare on a reverse to the 25 yard stripe. Copley then carried to the 15, and Adams made it a first down on the 10. McDonald’s pass to Short was batted down, but on a sweep at right end McDonald went over for the fourth Blue and White touchdown. Newton failed to convert and tl^ score was 28 (Continued on Page 5)
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