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RED CROSS MOBILIZES FOR DEFENSE RED CROSS MOBILIZES FOR DEFENSE 32 NO. 17. 20 PAGES THIS WEEK SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. MARCH 16. 1951 20 PAGES THIS WEEK TEN CENTS rse Show March 31 - April 1 Will Be | A Breath of Broadway On Broad St. Opener For Starland Stables’ Ring olries Will Be axgely From Local vTners And Trainers by E. O. Hippus date has been set for the horse show and the place , that is the news in tb Jlls sporting world this ouncement was made by P. Tate that his offer of the ring, newly built on the site old steeplechase course of he is the owner, had been ed by the show committee, day - and • a - half event ien scheduled for the mom- id afternoon of Saturday, 31, and Sunday afternoon, 1. day will be the time of sst competition as champion- will be awarded from the rs in classes run off on the >us day. word is that this event is strictly “a horseman’s show” svery local owner and train- aring in the planning and g of it. It will also feature lorses. This first year in the ocation no attempt will be it is stated, to secure out- ntries. The prize money do- is not large and, with no s available for visitors, few pected. Local stables, some hdch number among their Continued on Page 8) e Cage Meet irs Finals Here »e crowds are turning out light to watch the progress State High School Basket- oumament for girls, which Monday at the Southern gymnasium. invitational tournament, 6 top teams as participants, id the quarterfinals Wednes- ght with the following still in the running: Lin- (first quarterfinals wln- !ool Springs, Windsor, Gold- rrinity. Calypso and Biscoe. irterfinals were to continue lay night, with games start- 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 (no re- Dbtainable for this issue of dot). ifinals will be held Friday and 8:30 p.m. irday evening, a consolation between runners-up will t 7:30 p.m., with the finals as grand climax of a week iting play. team brought along a con- of strong rooters, and the interest has also been keen, the only Moore County m the list, Aberdeen’s Red ttes, were eliminated in a .hriller Monday night. “The of the Sandhills” met a 46- teat at the hands of the sex- )m Low Gap, which in turn to Lincolnton 53-52 in the [uarterfinal bout, mdid play, fast action and scores have distinguished the iment, the second successive be held here imder auspices Southern Pines and Aber- schools. There is no official •ence or state play for girls’ tball, though it is hoped this )e set up along the lines of basketball, as interest is de ed and evidenced in the both as sport and spectacle. AT C OF C OFFICE The new Social., Security itinerant stcdion for this area will be in the Chamber of Commerce office on North West Broad street. A Held representative of the Char lotte Social Security office will be there every fourth Thursday from 10 a. m. to give information, assist with filing of claims and deal with other matters of retirement benefits, old age and survi vors' insurance under the So cial Security program. The representative's next visit will be March 22. Also, on Monday the Cham ber of Commerce office will become a branch agency for the sale of all types of motor vehidle licenses,, and title transfers in coimection with the securing of licenses. H. P. Kirk, field secretary of the Carolina Motor club, will be in attendance for several days to help the new agency get off on the right foot. Bloodhound Leads Law Officers To 411eged Arsonist rden Club Makes Beautiful Showing Flower Arrangements At Library The N. C. Forest Service blood hound, who lives at the local fire +ower, helped track down an al leged vengeful arsonist, setter of three fires near Pinehurst, early Saturday morning, accord- 'ng to County Forest Warden E. W. Davis. The bloodhound, starting out at the spot where Taylortown res idents said they had seen a flee ing man, went straight to the "cene of the first fire, then led Davis and his crew and Pine hurst police to two others in full blaze, circled around to the-home of James Gaddy, went in the door and straight upstairs, and jump ed up on the bed where Gaddy lay asleep. The 20-year-old Negro, waking Ho find the law and the hound at hand, jumped up and ran out of the house and into some woods nearby. He was not found for. a •”>i iie and in the meantime, it was learned later, went to a neigh bor’s house and tried to borrow a shotgun. Officers did not worry about whether they would get him, as he had left without shirt '■r shoes, in pretty cold weather. They caught him about 8 a. m., fook him before JP Frank McCas- kill at Pinehurst and put him in iail to await trial at superior court on the following array of charges: arson and wilfully setting fire to forest land, attempting to break into a place of business for pur- nose of robbery, and attempting *:o borrow a firearm to harm law enforcement officers. Pinehurst officers enlisted Warden Davis’ aid about 4:20 a. m. when a report came to them from Lacy Rush, Negro supper club nroprietor at Taylortown, that someone had attempted to break into his place, and had set a fire at the rear. By the time the offi cers got there Rush had managed to get the fire out after it had covered about a quarter of an (Continued on Page 8) No Damage Seen VFW Post To Sponsor To Peach Crop [Red Cross Bloodmobile In Nippy Weather Orchards At Peak Of Bloom. Called "Loveliest In Years" It was cold and wet when Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Blackmer visited Southern Pines 'Tuesday, but their stage and screen training would never let them show it. When the camera pointed their way, the smiles were there. Sidney Blackmer is North Carolina’s first gentleman of the thea tre. His wife, Suzanne Kaaren, is also of stage and screen. Their home is at Salisbury, though a busy professional Ufe keeps them away most of the time. (Photo by Emerson Humphrey). Sidney Blackmers Sit In On Rehearsal, Give Acting Tips To Amateur Cast SPRING HOLIDAY Spring holiday for Southern Pines school children will be gin Wednesday after schooL Classes will be resumed Wed nesday morning, March 28, said Supt. P. J. Weaver. Parkway Cleaners Will Open Monday In New Building Ing has come to the town y, led there by the skillful irtistic hands of the mem- of the Garden Club, who created in the Fine Arts one of the most charming its, it is felt, ever to be held (it or nine arrangements of flowers, each quite differ- om its fellows and quite as stand about on the book- top, while hanging on the above are flower prints. To he climax delicate butter- seem to hover about the ms. Culled from the fine tion of Charles CoveU, Jr., utterfies are fastened, with outstretched against the creating an effect altogeth- ightful. ling to the feeling of spring. delicate china birds: robins, blue birds, magpies, perch here and there, while a real bird swings from his perch in a silvery cage. He is yellow, the spring color, and 't is said that on occasion his feelings get the lietter of him, in the midst of aU this spring, and he lets out a sound of weird and penetrating eloquence. It would be itn possible to choose the most outstanding from among the flower arrangements. Everyone would have his favor ites. We recall esoecially the deli cate platter of pixie moss, arbu tus and tiny white flowers, as be ing especially lovely and original' the arrangement of green leaves and vines, in its brown wooden container near the door, had a lingering grace and noetic beau- (Continued on Page 8) A new business for Southern Pines, Parkway Cleaners, will open Monday in its recently com pleted building on East Pennsyl vania avenue facing the toAwn park. The attractive smaU building is of Williamsburg-type architecture, with old brick front, many-paned windows and a pendant sign over the door. It has been neatly land scaped. Inside, modem equip ment has been installed through out. Elliott Shearon, proprietor, an- noimced a special event for the opening—registration of names from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., at which time a “lucky drawing” will be held. A total of $40 worth of dry cleaning will be given in prizes— $25 in dry cleaning for the first prize, $10 second and $5 third. Special services offered will in clude the re-blocking of hats, cleaning of leather jackets, moth proofing and free sdterations and repairs for all garments sent to be cleaned, including replacement of pockets and zippers. “Pressing while you wait” will also be fea tured. The business will operate at first on a cash-and-carry basis but expects to inaugurate pick-up and delivery service within a couple of weeks. All pressing done will be by vacuum, for which special equipment has been secured. Assisting Mr. Shearon is Hunter H. Dunn, a native of Henderson, graduate of the National Institute of Cleaning and Dyeing at Silver Springs, Md. He heis had six years’ dry cleaning experience in Raleigh, with the Dixie Cleaners and Laundry and the Quality Cleaners. He is a veteran oi World War 2 service with the Eighth Air Force, was shot down on his 24th mission over Germany and was a prisoner of war at (Ck>ntinued on Page 8) Stage Star Shows Famous Scene From Broadway Hit A couple of distinguished fig ures of stage and screen dropped into town Tuesday—and a cast of local characters rehearsing an amateur play received from them a professional polishing-up. If you notice a Broadway touch about “You Can’t Take it With You” when it is staged here March 3Q and 31, you can give some of :he credit to Sidney Blackmer, co- star of “Come Back, Little She ba,” which recently completed a smashingly successful run in New York and on the read. And Suzanne Kaaren, his beau tiful wife, famed model and ac tress, did some counseling too— all after the pair had slipped into (Continued on Page 5) This week’s cold spell and the heavy fnost WednesA^y appar- ntly damaged the coming peach rop little if at all, it was learned ’hursday from T. Clyde Auman, Yest End orchardist. He added, owever, “It’s too soon to tell” Sustained cold, or a tempera- ure drop to the low 20’s, would lo great damage at this stage, he aid. 'The temperature Wednes- lay night went down to about 28. An inspection of his orchards .bowed that “the riiucks are still around the peaches, which are not too far advanced. I believe they lad adequate protection.” He pointed out that April is the most ritical month, as hard freezes then, such as came in 1947 and 1950, catch the fruit at its most vulnerable sta|^. The orchards are at their most beautiful this week, in fuU bloom, with no visible effects of the frost ing they received. The grower said, ‘TOiey are at their loveliest in several years. “Last year and the year before, warm weather during the winter caused some trees to bloom early while others blomed late. There aever Wcis a time you could say they were all at their best. This year, though, the prolonged cold weather held the blooms back, and when the warm spell came they were all ready to burst out at once. I don’t think I’ve ever seen them prettier.” County Visit April 9 CANTATA "The Crucifixion," Sfatiner's great cantata of the Holy Sea son and Easier time, will be presented at the Church of Wide Fellowship Sunday af ternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Taking part will be the adult and jrmior choirs. The children's choir, also vested, will take part in the proces sional and will sing a selec tion. Soloists for the cantata will be Wesley Stoltz, Merva Ben jamin, Mary Alice Tate, Dr. R. L. House. L. L. Woolley and Mrs. Bryan Poe. Director and organist is Mrs. L. D. Mc Donald. This is the church's Easter music program, annually held on Palm Sunday in anticipa tion of the great climax of Holy Week. Harvie Ward, Jr., Will Make Home In Southern Pines Local Guard Unit Wins “Superior” Inspection Rating Youths Selected For Rotary Meet At Winston-Salem Dick Ray and Bill Homer, 'eniors at the Southern Pines '-’'iffh school, will attend a Young Men’s conference in Winston-Sa lem April 28, May I, snonsored by "he Rotary club of Winston-Sa lem. Johnnie A. Hall of the local "lotary club is making arrange ments for the two boys to attend 'he conference. Each club in the 281st district ^f Rotary International, 32 in all, was asked to select two outstand ing senior high school boys to par ticipate in the project Selections 're based on scholastic achieve- •"ont, l°ad“rship, character, poise and ability to associate with others. Purpose of the conference is to 'timulate a consciousness of the fundamentals of Rotary in the 'mung men’s minds, to provide 'hem with an ooportunity of ac tually viewing the operations of business and industry and to en- 'ble them to interview leaders in he fields in which they are spe- 'ifically interested. The four-day proeratn will in clude special tours of business and industries, a sightseeing tour, vo cational guidane e interviews and entertainment features. Will Maneuver With Planes At Knollwood Airport “Superior," the highest, was the ''ating in all departments for the 'ocal battery following an inspec- 'ion made this week by Col. John Foreman, state maintenance of ficer for the N. C. National Guard. The battery again leads all oth ers of its battalion in its rating, winning high praise from the in- >pecting officer. Colonel Foreman also inspect- ad the new motor storage build- ■ng site, on which construction of 'he battery’s building, which will =ierve as a temporary armory, has begun. Footings have been pour ed, walls are rising and it is an ticipated the building will be completed about the first of June. The battalion will maneuver at KnoUwood airport on two succes- 'ive Sunday afternoons, April 1 md April 15. At that time track- 'ng exercises will be conducted with planes of the Ninth Air '•’orce from Pope field. The exer- ’isps will give the members of the antiaircraft battery trainin in wing their weapons for sighting. There wiU be no camouflage nor firing as emphasis will be on Ihe working out of locational oroblems in relation to gunner and plane. Harvie Ward, Jr., one of golf- dom’s brightest young men, will ioin the Underwood Insurance agency Monday as a special rep- -esentative, it was learned from Underwood General Cutler Heads Chapter Disaster Team Tohn Underwood of Southern Pmes, head of the agency. The Underwood agency, which handles Pilot Life policies and VFW. John Two announcements of major interest concerning county Red Cross activities were made this week, as the 1951 fund raising campaign got under way. One is, that the Red Cross bloodmobile will make its first visit to Moore county Monday, April 9, and 500 recruits will be needed to supply blood on that day. Where it will be stationed, and other details of the visit, will be announced next week, after the holding of a meeting Thursday night of this week with Mrs. Ma rion Ritzert, field representative of the Red Cross blood donor pro gram in North Carolina. Mrs. Ritzert has been for sev eral years connected with the blood donor station at Charlotte, out of which the bloodmobile works the surrounding area to se cure blood for military and civi lian uses. Most of the blood thus seciued since last June has been flown to Korea, arriving there within four days after it is given. Except for emergency uses ,all the blood given on the Moore county visit of the bloodmobile wiU go to Korea as whole blood or plasma. Sponsored by VFW The visit is being sponsored by Youth Killed lu Miduight Fracas Out of a mass of confused in- 'ormation concerning a fracas at 'be White Swan (Negrol nieht 'lub near Pinehurst Tuesday ■'ight, only one fact emerges clear: a 17-year-old youth is dead. Linwood Hill, of West Southern '^ines, was cut in the leg during 'he melee. An artery was severed and before he could he rushed to 9 hospital he had bled to death. It was learned from police that one man is in jail pending a full investigation of the case. His pame was not revealed. A number ^f witnesses auestioned gave vague or conflicting accounts, and an inouest has been postponed until the facts can be more defin itely established for the presenta tion of evidence. mortgage loans, has its headauar- ters at Fayetteville. Mr. Ward, owever, will live in Southern Pines. He graduated Thursday of this week at the University of North Carolina with a B. S. de cree in business administration. While an undergraduate he play 'd on the University golf team, and successfully invaded the com- ■etitive world of amateur golf on the country's major courses. Winning the intercollegiate na- 'ional championshio in 1949, he 'roved his mettle before all com ers Ister that spring by an upset van at Pinehurst which gave him the North and South champion ship. Since then he has nlaved in the top amateur bracket, though '^is tournament career has neces sarily been limited bv his college work. He has been chosen as an alternate on the 1951 Walker Cup team, and on April 1 will be an invited participant for the second 'njccessive year at the Masters tournament at Augusta, Ga. As an insurance man he will continue to plav golf, and in fact it is anticipated that his oppor tunities will be considerably greater than while he was a stu dent. He is a native of Tarboro, 25 years old, a veteran of Aimy 'eivice in World War 2. At the University he was a member of Zeta Psi social fraternity. He will be one of about 30 spe cial representatives attached to ^he Underwood agency, the Pilo^ Life’s largest in this state, cover ing eastern North Carolina and the northeastern part of South Carolina. (Continued on Page 5) F. Buchholz of Southern Pines, a U. S. Marine veteran of World War 2, is county chairman. Forty volunteers will be. needed to assist in the collection, it was announced. Any Red Cross mem ber who wishes to serve in this vi tal cause may volunteer for serv ice. They are asked to contact the chapter office here, or Mrs. Ira T. Wyche of Pinehurst, chair man of volunteer services. Disaster Team The other important announce ment made this week is that the chapter’s disaster and prepared ness team' has been set up, with Brig. Gen. Stuart Cutler of Pine hurst as chairman. General Cutler announced the following committee chairmen who will assist him in this work: Walter Harper, survey; Dr. W. F. Hollister, medical and nursing aid; Thomas C. Darst, registration and information; Voit Gilmore, central purchasing, food and shel ter; Jack S. Younts, public infor mation. A meeting of the group was held at General Cutler’s home this week, and the chairmen have been asked to have their plans ready to present at a meeting to be held in April. The group will act as a civil defense body until one is set up within the county, and after that will coordinate its program' with that of the county. General Cutler recently retired and moved to Pinehurst after a distinguished and successful Army career. He was formerly com mander of the 101st Airborne di vision, and was in charge of the U. S. headquarters for the Pots dam conference. ' Razook’s Spring Fashion Show Will Be Brilliant Event At Pinehurst Monday “Pinehurst in the Spring” wiU be the theme of the annual Easter Fashion show to be presented by Razook’s, Inc., in the ballroom of the Carolina hotel Monday at 8:45 p. m. This event, notable every spring for its elegance and beauty, wiU benefit the two local hospitals, Moore County and St. Joseph’s of the Pines. All expenses are borne by Razook’s and the Carolina. Floral decorations wUl be the gift of the Pinehurst Greenhouses, and music wiU be furnished by Peter Van SpaU’s Carolina hotel orches tra. The fashion show, which an- nuaUy attracts visitors from aU over the state as weU as the lead ers of the Sandhills winter resi dents and hotel guests, wiU be an outstanding event of the spring season. Preparations are being made to show spring and summer gowiis and costiunes for resort, cruise and town wear, with exquisite and unusual gowns for cocktails and evening wear as weU as striking sports and daytime wear. There will be a number of spring suits showing the newest trends, with hats especiaUy designed to com plete the costume. Powers models and a profes sional commentator are coming from New York for the occasion. The models wiU parade on a spe- ciaUy built, flower-decked run way in the Carolina baUroom. TiTie Razooks, who have staged the spring shows for several sea sons, are specialists in resort clothing, with establishments at the Plaza hotel in New York, Palm Beach, Lake Placid and Sar anac Inn, as weU as Pinehurst, where they have shops in the Vil- (Continued on page 5)