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VETS’ V-J REUNION LET’S GO! VOL. 30—NO. 38 14 PAGES THIS WEEK Southern Pines. N. C.Friday. August 12. 1949 14 PAGES THIS WEEK TEN CENTS Capital Crimes On Superior Court Docket Next Week Happy Moment For Happy Holliday And Youthful Rider Highfalls Man Faces Trjial For Rape; "Happy Jack" Is Back Two capital cases will be on the calendar when the August term of criminal court opens at Carthage Monday morning, with Judge Allen H. Gwyn presiding. These are State vs. Willis Brady, in which a true bill has been found for rape on charges brought by a Highfalls schoolgirl, and State vs. Jack Fowler, alias Jimmy Davis, alias Happy Jack, alias Laughing Papa, charged with murder in the first 'degree. The Negro man with the many aliases was convicted of murder at the January term, but a new trial was granted by the State Supreme court on an appeal citng technical errors. Another murder case, that against Buster Dunlap, Negro of West End, appears on the warrant docket as a case in name only as he has already been duly com- TOiitted for mental disorder. Dun lap admitted the shotgun slaying of Archie Gillespie, also of West End. George H. Cobb, also a Negro, is another defendant who has been committed to a mental in stitution since his arrest. The warrant docket names him as charged with attempted criminal H. fHcksOU* assault, and assault with deadly ■ weapon. The first case involved a white woman of near Carthage, the second a Negro girl. Trial Docket Monday’s trial docket lists the following defendants; A. V. Ayers, carlesss and reckless driv ing and driving while drunk; Douglas Garner, assault with deadly weapon inflicting painful injury but not with intent to kill: Dolph Henderson, having in his possession 75 gallons of wine for purpose of sale; J. A. Hicks, driv ing while drunk; Fred Cassidy, cruelty to dumb animals; Aaron Morgan, allowing unlicensed per- (Continued on Page 8) James Couins, riding fiappy Holliday, receives his trophy for first place in the pony class, at the Blowing Rock Horse show last week. M rs. Forrest Shuford is presenting the prize. Story on page 5. (Photo by Emerson Humphrey) Commissioner, Dies At Robbins Tennis Matches Provide Good Show; Finals Scheduled For Friday Night Rural Couple Lose Home, All of Crop In Midnight Blaze 0 Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Mabe, tenants on the Jack Green farm near West End, lost their home and all their possessions, includ ing their entire year’s crop of to bacco, in a fire early last Friday morning from which they barely escaped alive. They have been temporarily in stalled in a two-room house on the farm of M. C. McDonald, West End, but have no furnishings, utensUs or any clothing other than that in which they fled from the flames. An appeal is being made by the Moore County chap ter, American Red Cross, for any thing people can contribute to help them in their extremity. “They need everything,” was the simple comment of Red Cross officials asking that dona tions of useable items be brought to the chapter office here, or turned over to M. C. McDonald or I. F. Horton, chapter represen- ' tatives at West End. Miss LucUle Eifort, West End branch chairman, who first noti fied the chapter office of the Mabes’ plight, is away at present and the work of emergency re lief in their case has been under taken by Mr. McDonald and Mr. Horton on request of Jere Mc- Keithen, disaster chairman. While loss of their furnishings, clothing and personal belongings bulks large, the major disaster lies in the complete loss of the three barnfuls of tobacco, which had been stored in the house af ter curing to await the market op ening. The crop represented their full year’s labor, payment of debts, and start on next year’s Work. The couple has no children. A brother'-in-law was sleeping in his car in the yard of the home, it was reported, when he was awak ened about 2 a. m. Friday by the outpouring of smoke and flame. He roused the Mabes and they ran from the house just in time. The fire is believed to have originated in the kitchen chimney. William Herbert Jackson, Moore County commissioner, died Friday morning at his home at Robbins after an illness of several months. He was 41 years old. He had been employed by the Robbins plant of Colonial Mills, Inc., for five years and at the time of his death was traffic man ager. Funeral services were held at Elise Preebyterian church at Rob bins Sunday at 3 p. m., attended by a large crowd including re presentatives of the county gov ernment and ethers from all parts of the county. The Rev. W. O. Nelson, pastor, officiated. Members of Elise Lodge 555, AF&AM, of which Mr. Jackson was a member, served as pall bearers and the burial service in Pine Rest cemetery at Robbins was conducted with Masonic rites. Mr. Jackson was a native of Moore county, the son of Mrs. W. H. Jackson, Sr., of Carthage and the late Mr. Jackson who died a number of years ago. He was a graduate of Carthage High school. Before and during the early part (Continued on page 8) One More Week] Tonight; n - X* Excellent Weather Of Recreation Success Home Folks Are Proud of Gary In All-Star Game Gary Mattocks ably upheld the honor of the Southern Pines High school Wednesday night at Guil ford college, when he played in a demonstration all-star basketball game highlighting the N. C. High School Coaches’ clinic, it was re ported by his former teacher and coach, Supt. P. J. Weaver. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver and the Mattocks family—^Mr. and Mrs. George Mattocks, Tommy and Dicky—all went to the demon stration event for which officials of the coaches ’association select ed outstanding players from both the eastern and western confer ences. The eastern conference team, with which Gary played, lost 62 to 52, but was reported as a fast, fine game with splendid playing shown throughout. The local ath letic star, a June high school graduate, played about half the game,, playing forward on defense and guard on offense. Considerable honor was paid the boys, who were presented singly to the crowd, and who are staying at Guilford for several days this week to serve as coach ing “guinea pigs.” A football game, between” teams selected on the same principle, will be played Friday. The summer recreation pro gram for young folks of the com munity, financed (rather skimpi ly) by public subscription, will wind up next week after six weeks of the most successful oper ation of its history. Events next week will follow their customary schedule except Thursday afternoon, said Director A. C. Dawson, Jr. On that day a wiener roast wll be held at Lake- view for all, youngsters and adults who have participated in the program this summer in any way. Buses will leave the High School club at 2:30 p. m. to trans port the crowd to Lakeview for an afternoon of fun. One night next week (not yet set) the baseball series for young er boys will wind up with a game at Raeford. During the summer the eighlt-to-14-year-olds . have played many games, visiting neighboring towns for exciting league play, and acting as hosts to visiting teams here. Teen age dances will be held tonight and next Friday at the «li)b building. Biggest spectator attraction here this wMk has been the First Annual Moore County Closed Tennis tournament, which has provided lively matches for in creasing crowds of spectators nightly on the lighted town courts. A surprise rush of entrants over the weekend brought the number up to 28, mostly Southern Pines players. The crowded schedule kept the play going to 11 o’clock Monday night, one hour past mid night Tuesday and close on to midnight Wednesday. The crowd is apparently, though, loving every minute of it, and sticks with the players as long as there is anything there to see. Many have been coming over after the movie. Beautiful weath er has helped in attendance and enjoyment—clear, with a touch of comfortable coolness. Perspiring Work The coolness, however, doesn’t last long for the players at their strenuous work. Few masculine matches get far before shirts are shed and they really get down to (Continued on Page 5) Purposes, Plans For County X-ray Survey Explained Mobile Units Will Visit Communities August 26-Oct. 6 Plans for the mass chest x-ray survey to be conducted in Moore and Hoke counties have been an nounced by Dr. J. W. Willcox, dis trict health officer. Beginning August 26 and con tinuing through October 6, three mobile x-ray units, owned and op erated by the Tuberculosis Con trol division of the North Caro lina State Board of Health, will serve the people of these two counties. During that time a free chest x-ray will be available to all persons, white and colored, who are 15 years of age or older. Dr. Willcox stressed the follow ing facts about the x-raying pro gram: the service is entirely free; it is not necessary to undress; it takes only a minute or two to be x-rayed; everyone who is x-rayed will receive a written report on his x-ray. Will Cover Counties The x-ray machines are mount ed in trailers. Two will operate in Moore county and one in Hoke. They will go to the large indus tries in the district, and will make stops in a number of places in the effort will be made to take the towns and rural communities. An x-raying equipment within a few miles of every person in the coun ty. The schedule of stops will be made public as soon as necessary arrangements have been made and the schedule is completed. Dr. Willcox said. Purpose of Survey He added, “This x-raying pro gram is part of the health depart ment’s effort to control tubercu losis in the section which it serves. When a case of tubercu losis is found early, there is a much greater chance of effecting a cure and in a shorter time, and usually a person whose disease is found early may be prevented from spreading it to others. This makes it a matter of great impor tance to find cases of tuberculosis early. Nothing but chest x-ray can find this disease in its early stages. I appeal to all persons in this community to take advantage of this opportunity to get a free chest x-ray. It is the sure way of knowing that one is free of tulsei^ culosis.” The program is confined to per sons 15 years of age and older ex cept those who have been contacts of tuberculosis or those who are referred by the health department or private physicians. Preliminary Work Working with the county health department in preparing for the mass survey are two health edu cators from the state office. Miss Lulabelle Highsmith and Miss An nie Oakley. Miss Iris Turlington, (Continued on Page 5) Tax Rate $2.20; Board Burns Midnight Oil Mulling Many Matters Of Civic importance The longest town board session of recorded history, lasting from 8 p. mi till midnight Wednesday evening, covered many subjects of immediate interest. Consider able action was taken, while some matters were referred to commit tee for later report. Tax Rate and Budget The tax rate for the coming year was set at $2.20 per $100 val uation, a reduction of slightly more than 15 per cent from the $2.60 of several years past. Howt ard Bums, town clerk, presented an estimated budget based largely on previous expenditures, which was referred to the finance com mittee for the working out of some suggested adjustments. The budget anticipated revenue and expenditures of approximate ly $117,000, about a $12,000 in crease over last year’s budget. Off setting the tax reduction was the increase of some $800,000 in Southern Pines property evalua tions, from $3,300,000 to $4,100,000, a gain of 33 and one-third per cent resulting from new building and the recent revaluation made by a county board. Street Markers Postmaster A. Garland Pierce was present to read the report of Postal Inspector Rfsley, stating that more street markers, espe cially in West Southern Pines, must be erected before city mail delivery can be a.pproved. The postmaster said he thought 25 markers would be enough. The board strongly favored the rein forced cement posts such as are now in use at Raleigh, Durham, Sanford, Myrtle Beach and other cities, and authorized Mr. Burns to purchase the markers or have them made, whichever he found would be the most economical. Mr. Pierce summarized the in spector’s report concerning mail boxes, mail routes, parcel post routes and number of carriers, answering a number of questions. City License Tags On motion of John S. Ruggles, it was decided to make effective an existing ordinance requiring year-round residents to use town tags on their cars. Winter resi dents and visitors who do not ob tain North Carolina license plates while here will not be required to have them. Mr. Bums was au thorized to secure samples of standard plates, to place them on sale at $1 as soon as possible, for use during the rest of 1949 and the entire calendar year of 1950. Parking Meiers An old subject which has been well worked before came up again, that of parking meters to relieve congestion on downtown streets. Commissioner Ruggles, offering first a motion that they be installed on one side only on three blocks of West Broad and one on East Broad, amended his motion on suggestion of others to both sides of the street, on East and West, Broad from Pennsyl vania to Connecticut. Mayor Page expressed approval of a provision that the revenue of such meters, if they are in stalled, go to the town recreation fund. The motion was tabled for later discussion, and in the mean time an expression of opinion is to be sought from the Chamber of Commerce. Water Plant Bond Issue With the date of the $275,000 bond issue election for enlarging and improving the town water plant closely approaching, it was determined to hold a joint meet ing with the water engineers for a final checking of details. They will be asked to attend the special meeting tonight. Police Radio Jack S. Younts, manager of Ra dio Station WEEB, was present on invitation of Commissioner Patch (Continued on Page 5) Fla^s Will Fly Saturday For Veterans’ V- J Day ADMIRAL JOHNSON Admiral Johnson Named Director of Naval Intelligence Rear Admiral Felix L. Johnson has been appointed the new Di rector of Naval Intelligence, ac cording to information received here Thursday. He is a native of Aberdeen, at tended school there and also at the Graham school at Warrenton before continuing his education at the University of North Caro lina and the U. S. Naval Acad emy, Annapolis. He is the broth er of J. Talbot Johnson, Aberdeen attorney. This is the second high promo tion for Admiral Johnson since soon after the end 6f the war, when he was given his present rank and made commander of the U. S. destroyer fleet in the Atlan tic and Mediterranean areas. New port, R. I., is home port for his flagship. It is anticipated that now he wijl probably move to Washington. He served during the war on the staff of Admiral W. F. (Bull) Halsey, acting as liaison officer between Admiral Halsey and Gen eral MacArthur. He was sum moned back to the States near the (Continued on Page 5) YDC CONVENTION The annual convention of the Moore County Young Democrats club will be held 8 p. m. Friday, September 2. at the courthouse ih Carthage, it was announced this week by W. Lamon't Brown, presi dent. Officers will be elected and delegates named to the state YDC convention, which will be held at New Bern Septem ber 15, 16 and 17. Some good "speaking" is promised and a good turnout is ej^ected, as the Moore Coun'ty club has been known for some yecurs as one of the mose active in the state, and at present is the home dub of the state president, H. Clif ton Blue. Chicken Fry, Street Dance With Good Old-Fashioned Music The flags will be broken out to morrow (Saturday) in honor of F-J day, proclaimed by Mayor C. •NT. Page a day for special observ ance, to be climaxed in the eve ning by a countywide reunion and celebration of veterans. Two or three hundred veterans and their families are expected to attend the chicken fry to be held on the High School Memorial field beginning at 6 o’clock, ac- .'ording to Charles J. Swoope, chairman df the Moore County Veterans’ Council, sponsors of the event. From the ticket committee came PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the annual cel ebration of V-J day is a time of special joy to all of us, and WHEREAS, our veterans of Moore county have designat ed its observance on Satur day, August 13, with happy reunion, fellowship and fun, THEREFORE do I, as May or of Southern Pines proclaim this a day for all to join with the veterans of Moore coun ty, their friends and loved ones, in the celebrsdion they have prepared in honor of the V-J anniversary. C. N. PAGE, Mayor Southern Pines word that tickets will be taken up throughout the county toddy (Fri day), and tomorrow will be on sale only in two places, at the Memorial field and in front of the Southern Pines town hall. Old Time Fiddlers The block in front of the town hall will be roped off for a street dance which will follow the chicken fry. Some lively stepping is foreseen as Shields Cameron, chairman, has lined up some of (Continued on Page 5) Cootie Council Will Meet Here If you’ve never seen a Cootie pa>’ade, be sure and see what hap pens on the downtown streets Saturday liight, when dignified businessmen let down their hair to make you laugh. The parade will highlight the \ieek end program ot the G nd Council of Administration of the Order of the Cootie, fun organiza tion of the VFW, which will be held here Saturdatl'and Sunday. It will also be a high moment •n the V-J O -v celebration, for V hich the Ccotie.s u iJ combine . ces with the Moore County t. terans Council Saturday eve- ? :.ng. 'fhe Cooties. n iinhering 75 to 1'^ I from “pup i‘.r-r al' over the state, will have their headquar ters at the Belvedere hotel, over flowing into the Jefferson Inn and Park View. The convention, or “scratch,” is an annual affair, for transaction of Cootie business, de gree work and generrd fun and frolic. John H. Stephenson, local VF'W commander, is provost mar shal and also trustee of the Grand Council and made arrangements for the “scratch.” GI Students Cause Some Perplexity As They Build, Tear Down And Rebuild If all the houses which have been built this summer by GI vocational students at the West Southern Pines school could have been put to use, they might have solved the housing shortage over there. Except that some of the houses might have been kinda small. The activities of the students taking a federal-paid construction course have aroused the perplex ed wonderment of citizens, as the students build a house on tlje school grounds, take it apart, built it again, take it apart, build it again—well, you see how it goes! Since they use the same mater ial each time, sawing and trimm ing whereever needed, the series of houses has been of diminishing size, until the one they’re work<- ing on now is just about big enough to house some chickens. The Pilot learned that, as of August 1, such students were for bidden to work on outside pro jects and in fact, cCMld build noth ing which could not be taken down. Before this directive Went into effect, the local group built a splendid retaining wall at the High School club, learning to make a wall by rhaking one where it would do some good. One guess as to the reason for the change was that in some lilaces the students may h|ave been “used” in ways they should n’t, setting up a conflict with pri vate industry oy unions. Tbgt’s just a guess. And in the meantime the boys are working hard—building, that little house over and over, and taking it down again.
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