rior Court Opens Monday With
fcent On Bench, Three-Day Docket
Mayor And Town Board Take Oath of Office
lam Culbreth
ed President
ions Elect
al Physician
:es Manslaughter
al Wednesday
ximinal term of Moore
superior court will start
thage Monday morning,
dge J. H. Clement of Win-
[em returning to the
;rial docket contains 44
t for Monday, Tuesday and
day. There are 20 cases
warrant docket. Defend-
;al 59 in all. Civil court
held the following week,
rial of Dr. W. H. Ross,
n Pines physician, on a
ighter charge arising from
th of Julia McCrimmon is
Wednesday. Two man-
jr cases, also a rape case,
liting grand jury action.
3r Monday is the twice-
sd murder trial of Andrew
charged with shooting his
er in January 1950. Tues-
been designated as trial
Floyd Brown and J. L.
n two cases of game law
1, appealed from recorders
of the other cases, in
ighway safety law viola-
rges predominate, also are
' superior court on appeal.
; are listed as follows:
; M. Ballard, Richard G.
W. F. Boing, Dee Bray,
Jurns, W. G. Cheek, Virgil
t, Clyde Comer, James
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CIRCUS
The circus is coming lo
town! Yes! sirree. a real cir
cus, with parade, sideshows,
booths and all the trimmings
will be staged by Cub Scouts
of Moore county on the
Southern Pines athletic field
Sunday afternoon. May 27.
What's more, the show is free
to all comers.
Cub Scouts from Southern
Pines, Lakeview, Pinehurst,
Pinebluff and West End, com
prising five packs—about 130
boys—will take part in this
"supercolossal" event.
Each den is busy preparing
for its part in the show, and
crowds are expected from all
over the county to enjoy the
results.
Nathan Cardwell
Killed In Fall or
Leap From Truck
Leroy Lee Institutes
Suit Against Town To
Gain Building Permit
‘‘Alley Problem”
Heads For Courts;
Hearing May 28
m Culbreth, Southern
uggist, was elected presi-
the Southern Pines Lions
ts bi-weekly dinner meet-
last Friday night at the
!nn.
officers elected for South-
les’ newest civic club,
:1 last January, were W.
pr, first vice president;
ylor, second vice presi-
rd vice president, Don A.
ecretary-treasurer, A. R.
ssistant secretary-treasur-
ild B. Fowler; directors
ir), H. A. Clayton, J. R.
directors (two years), S.
rdson, Dr. D. W. White-
n tamer, M. R. Mills; tail
Otto Edwards; assistant
ter, David Gamble,
oup will be installed at
June meeting, taking of-
1.
;r for the evening was
. Pippin of Rockingham,
orester with the N. C.
!rvice. Presented by Lion
vis, Moore county forest
Mr. Pippin gave informa-
;erning Moore county’s
'e protection as set up
cooperation of the Forest
and the county, also of
endered in working with
mizations and land own-
rest conservation.
VO fire towers and a third
nstruction, two “power
and other modern equip-
ncluding radio, Moore
IS a fire protection serv-
d to none in the state,
n said.
Nathan S. Cardwell, 41, of Car
thage Rt. 3, was instantly killed
Monday about 1 p. m. when he
feu or jumped from the truck he
was driving when the steering
gear failed at an intersection.
State Highway Patrolman W. L.
Stell said it was definitely de
termined after the fatal accident
that the truck had suffered a
mechanical failure.
He quoted an eye-witness who
had been driving along the county
road behind the truck for some
distance as saying that, when the
vehicle reached the intersection
between Carthage and Rabbins, it
went straight across without al-
itering speed. As it reached the
other side of the highway, he saw
dust rise beside it where Card
well’s body was then found.
The truck continued into the
woods and came up against some
trees.
It was owned by the State
Highway and Public Works Com
mission, by whom Cardwell was
employed.
The accident took place at'the
juncture, of a county road with
Highway 27 two miles west of the
27-705 intersection.
Funeral services for the accident
victim were held Wednesday af
ternoon at Mt. Olive Baptist
church in King, with burial in the
church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, the for
mer Miss Annie Lou Mabe of
Stokes county; a daughter, Betty
Lou, and son, Denver, of the
home; two brothers, Claude, of
Stokes county, and Howard, Win
ston-Salem.
The mayor and old board, which is also the new, were sworn into office for the 1951-53 biennium at
a special meeting held Monday at noon. Mayor C. N. Page is shown above administering the oath to
(from left) H. L. Brown, L. T. Clark, L. V. O’CaUaghan, C. S. Patch, Jr., and W. E. Blue. The mayor had
previously been sworn in by Commissioner O’Callaghan as senior menfber of the board.
(Photo by Emerson Humphrey)
Youth Confesses
Burning of Car,
Fraudulent Claim
"Board Reappoints
Officials, Studies
Building Problems
A 17-year-old Hoke County
farm boy, in a hearing here last
week, was bound over to superior
court on charges cf burning his
car to collect insurance', and fil
ing a fraduent insurance claim, it
was announced by the State High
way Patrol.
Ross Clifton Brown of Raeford
Rt. 3 was bound over last Friday
by Judge D. E. Bailey on the fel
onious charges, arising from the
destroying of his 1941 Chevrolet
at Manly Sunday evening, March
4. He is due to be tried at Carth
age next week.
The youth confessed to investi
gators of the State Insurance de
partment that he saturated the
engine and front seat with gaso
line which he had purchased at a
Manly filling station, then threw
a match inside. T5ie reason given
in his signed confession was that
the motor “was skipping.’’ How
ever, a week later he filed a clain;
for insurance with the State of
Pennsylvania Insurance company,
whose investigators, assisted by
those of the State and local high
way patrolmen, completed the
case.
After the car blazed up, said
young Brown, he “decided he had
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Vass-Lakeview Alumni
Banquel Next Week
3eer-Wine Vote
Set September 11
Archie Calhoun, of the Barium
Springs Orphanagd staff, former
head of the 'Vass-Lakeview
schools, is expected to be the
speaker at the annual banquet of names,
the Vass-Lakeview Alumni asso
ciation to be held next Friday eve
ning at the Lakeview hotel.
Cards have gone out to a large
number of alumni and a good at
tendance is hoped for. Mrs. Gra
ham Culbreth of Southern Pines
is president of the organization.
The Moore County board of el
ections, meeting at Carthage 'Wed
nesday night, set the date of
Tuesday, September 11, for a
countyvfide election on legal sales
of beer and wine.
Petitions for such an election
recently presented to the board
contained something over 2,000
The Southern Pines town board,
meeting Wednesday night, filled
its appointment list, making re
appointments in every case ex
cept for one minor change.
Howard F. Burns was nomina
ted for town clerk and treasurer
by L. V. O’Callaghan, seconded
by W. E. Blue.
C. E. Newton was nominated
for town marshal (chief of po
lice) by C. S. Patch, Jr., second
ed by H. L. Brown.
Mrs. J. H. Tilghman was nomin
ated for city tax collector by W.
E. Blue, seconded by L. V. O’Cal
laghan.
Instead of reappointing Hoke
Pollock town attorney, the board
on motion of H. L. Brown, second
ed by C. S. Patch, Jr., appointed
the firm of Pollock and Fullen-
wider to this position. 'The firm
was formed a year ago, since the
previous appointment.
The Citizens Bank and Trust
company was designated to con
tinue as the town depository.
All the reappointments were
unanimous. Mayor C. ,N. Page
presided and all commissioners
were present except L. T. Clark.
This was the first regular meet
ing since the election of May 8
returned Southern Pines’ govern
ing body to office en masse. Offi
cial election results as certified
by Registrar Grace Kaylor were
read by Town Clerk Burns.
He also informed the board of
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Local Folks Active
In State l^eeting
Of Pharmacists
Bright Light Will
Shine Elsewhere;
Champion Is Sold
Southern Pines and Moore coun
ty pharmacists and their wives
will play a leading part in the suc
cess of the 71st annual convention
of the N. C. Pharmaceutical asso
ciation, which will be held at the
Carolina hotel, Pinehurst, Sunday
through Tuesday.
Graham Culbreth, local drug
store owner and pharmacist, is
general chairman for the event, at
which an attendance of more than
800 is expected.
In addition, Mrs. Culbreth is
serving as chairman of the ladies’
hospitality committee and has set
up a corps of assistants from
among local' members’ wives and
other friends, to supervise an in
teresting train of events.
President-elect of the NCPA,
who will accede to office at this
convention, is Paul Gamble of
Monroe, brother of a local resi
dent, David Gamble.
All druggists and pharmacists
of the county are on Chairman
Culbreth’s reception committee,
with the following as active assist
ants for all the events: J. T. Over-
ton and Joe Montesanti, Jr., of
Southern Pines; 'W. B. 'Whitlock,
Aberdeen; A. D. Blue, Carthage,
and 'Wesley Viall, Jr., Pinehurst.
Mr. Montesanti is chairman of the
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BASEBALL
Southern Pines won its last
home game in the county high '
school series by defeating
West End 4-1 in an exciting
contest Wednesday. The score
was tied up at 1-1 until the
end of the sixth inning, when
the Blue and White scored
three runs in quick succes
sion.
Richard Newton on the
mound pitched almost a no-
hit game. The West Enders
scored a hit when a ball
ground - hopped. Newton
struck out 14 men and gave
up two bases on balls.
The game at Highfalls to
day (Friday) will wind up the
season, unless opportunity is
found to meet Robbins to re
solve a 12-12 tie. Both sides
want to play this game but
time is running out. County
winners are to be announced
as early as possible next
week. Southern Pines is rated
a likely contender for second
place.
Schoolkids’ Tennis
Tournament Finals
Slated Saturday
Wild Flight Ends
In Pinebluff With
Death For One
iber Directors Initiate Plan For
ir Day Event; Other Discussion
for a big Dollar Day
e first to be held in
Pines, were initiated at
g of the Chamber of
e directors Monday
h Saturday, June 30, set
ntative date.
. Younts ■ was named
by President Arch Cole-
ead a committee to look
advisability of such a
d the likelihood of full
n by all local mer-
; will make a report, to
meral plans for promo
te next meeting, set for
Jvening, June 4.
!rative event of this na-
been suggested by sev-
merchants, it was re-
th the midsummer date
. as a good one for clos-
: spring and early-sum-
;s. '
Fish Fry
Decision was also made to hold
a fish fry or similar type of out
ing for the full membership of
the Chamber in July, with a
meeting to follow at which two
new directors are to be elected.
They will replace two who have
recently resigned, John C. Par
rish and John von Schlegell. Mr.
Parrish resigned several months
ago. Mr. Schlegell’s resignation,
made for health reasons, was re
gretfully accepted at Monday’s
meeting.
Harold McAllister was asked to
head the planning for the July
event, making a report June 4.
Publication of the long-planned
advertising folders with color il
lustrations was postponed until
early fall, when the budget may
be in better shape. In the mean-
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It was learned that one member .
of the board urged a July elec
tion date, the earliest permissible
under present laws, but the ma
jority opinion favored September
as a time when a larger vote could
be obtained. This was believed to
be a time’ more convenient to
farmers, also to town dwellers
who will be vacationing during
July and August.,
The petitions were sponsored
by the Allied Church League of
Moore county which has spear
headed the anti-control movement
in Moore for the past three years.
Indications are that the legal
troubles which they have encoun
tered in the past are not yet over,
as control forces may contest the
election as being held within
three years of the last one. This
is contrary to the state statute.
An election held August 26,
1950, was found by the State Su
preme court to have been invalid.
■Whether or not it will be count
ed as regular in regard to the
time element. is something attor
neys professed themselves to be
unable to answer at this time.
If the dry forces win the elec
tion and it should be found valid,
four towns in the county will be
able to schedule their own elec
tions in 58 days. These are South
ern Pines, Carthage, Aberdeen
and Pinehurst.
Bright Light, of Seven Star Sta
bles, one of the greatest show-
horses ever seen in the Sandhills,
has been sold, it was learned this
week from his owner, Mrs. Au
drey K. Kennedy. He is a proud
new member of the string of Mr.
and Mrs. George McIntosh of
Waverly Farms, Warrenton, 'V'a.
Mrs. Kennedy is selling all her
horses and will replace them with
new stock in the fall.
Bright Light has been one of the
“Seven Stars” for three years,
participating in all major horse
shows of the East for the past two
years and consistently winning
wherever he has been shown.
Last summer his clean sweep of
championships at the Devon
Horse' Show and Country Fair
was the subject of an article in
the New Yorker.
He was adjudged conformation
champion at the National Horse
show at Madison Square Garden
last November. His trophies
would fill a bushel basket and
there is no space to list others of
them here, except to note that he
was champion at the Moore Coun
ty Hounds Hunter trials for both
1950 and 1951, at Camden in 1950
and conformation champion at
the Mid-South Horse show held
here April 30-May 1.
Bright Light was schooled by
Mickey 'Walsh of Stony Brook
Stables, who has also been his
rider in the show events.
The wild flight of a car from
pursuing officers of the law end
ed fatally for one man Saturday
evening, when the speeding ve
hide containing five Negro men
went out of control and overturn
ed at Pinebluff.
One of the Negroes, Hoover
Mongle, 23, died at Moore County
hospital Sunday morning. Slight
ly injured were Johnny Bratcher,
Curtis Harris and Charlie Daniel
Dockery. The driver, Willis Troy
Dobbins, was unhurt. All are frOm
McCain.
Dobbins was ordered held for
superior court under $3,000 bond
on a manslaughter charge, follow
ing a hearing before JP Hugh
Kelly at Carthage Monday morn
ing.
State Highway Patrolman C. G.
Wimberly, investigating, reported
that the car, running at high
speed, hit an embankment just
within the Pinebluff city limits
and turned over five or six times.
It was completely demolished.
In the pursuing car were Aber
deen Police Chief Lamar Smith
and his night officer C. L. Huff
man. They had observed the Dob
bins car go into a wild skid as,
coming from the direction- of Rae
ford, it entered the intersOctio:!
of US Highways 15 and 211 bn the
edge of Aberdeen. The car re
covered from the skid and started
toward Pinebluff with the Aber-
ideen officers in pursuit. Chief
Smith said it reached a speed of
about 90 miles an hour in the two-
mile stretch of highway between
tlfe two towns.
Semi-finals and finals of the
Second Annual Moore County
Schools tennis tournament will be
played off this weekend, conclud
ing six days of enthusiastic play
on the four local courts.
Semi-finals will be held Fri
day starting at 3 p. m. and finals
will continue all Saturday after
noon, starting about 1.
The tournament, sponsored by
the Sandhills Tennis association
started Monday afternoon with
46 entries, fewer than last year's
47 by only one.
Events under way include, for
high school students, girls’ singles
and boys’ singles, girls’ doubles
and boys’ doubles; for grade
school students, boys’ doubles;
and a combined grade school and
high schoo girls’ doubles.
The combination event is tak
ing place by the entrants’ own
wish, since there were not enough
entries to have separate ones and
the participants are close enough
Leroy Lee, chain variety store
owner of Carthage, last Friday in
stituted a civil suit in Moore su
perior court to compel the issu
ance of a building permit for en
largement of his store building
on West Broad street.
Defendants are given as Everett
V. Walker, Southern Pines city
building inspector; Mayor C. N.
Page and the town commission
ers individually, all of whom, the
plairitiff compllains, have acted
“arbitrarily, wrongfully and'ille
gally and in derogation of his '
rights” in denying the permit for
which he has applied.
A hearing has been set for Mon
day, March 28, before Judge J. H.
Clement at Carthage. It will be
by brief and will probably be
held, through arrangements of the
attorneys, sometime during that
week, when Judge Clement will
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Airforcemen Will
Entertain Scouts
Thirty Boy Scouts of Southern
Pines, Pinehurst and Aberdeen
troops will have a fine week end
at Fort Bragg and Pope AFB as
special guests ,0! the Ninth Air
Force and 4415th Air Base Group
of Pope AFB.
The event coincides with the
big Armed Forces Day observance
with parade review and special
demonstrations, all of which the
boys will witness.
Leaving here this morning (Fri
day) in a special Army bus, they
will be given a special greeting by
the Commanding General and
those with parental permission
will have an airplane flight. They
will be shown all kinds of aircraft
and learn many interesting details
concerning recent aeronautical ad
vances. They will be quartered
in barracks on the base.
Saturday, besides seeing the
Armed Forces demonstrations
they will receive link trainer in-
, ,, , . struction, also a meteorology les-
to the same age and size to give;son at the weather station. Certif
icates will be given them showing
they have received this official in
struction.
each other a good game.
The Tennis association is pro
viding balls, also trophies for win
ners and runners-up in each
event. Don Moore of the South
ern Pines school. Bill 'Wall of the
Pinehurst school, and Frank de
Saturday night, a party win be
held at which Girl Scouts of Fay
etteville troops will also be guests.
Sunday, church and dinner will
Costa^^f^ttm assocMion are su-lbe the main events before the big
bus brings the Boy Scouts home.
Arrangements for the event
have been in the hands of War
rant Officer J. F. Gaines of Fort
Bragg and Southerin Pines, and
Harry Menzel, troop committee
member of Troop 73, Southern
Pines.
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SPEC Team Nears
Top League Spot
The Southern Pines Country
Club team in the Sandhills Golf
League won its finest victory to'
date Wednesday afternoon,
trouncing the Laurinburg Club
team by a massive score of 111 to
34 on the local course.
This ties the local group with
Laurinburg for second high spot
in the five-club league, as each
has taken three losses during the
series. Next week they will have
a chance to tie for first place as
they will meet the Fayetteville
team, league leaders, on the local
course.
Wednesday’s match brought out
this year’s biggest turnout of
players—36 for each side, form
ing, 18 teams. Southern Pines
made a proud showing from the
start. Five teams scored the max
imum nine points, and only one
of the lot lost more points than
it won.
Best ball for Southern Pines,
also for the entire match, was won.
by Eddie Dodson, Southern Pines
pro, with an even par 71. Bill
Robinson, Laurinburg pro, scored
best ball for the opposition and
Southern Pines’ Jack Carter tied
him with 72.
' Eleven local players shot 80 or
better. Special plaudits went to
Bob Page, the team’s senior mem
ber or nearly so, who scored
commendable 79.
SVA WINNER
DOROTHY McNEILL
Miss Dorothy Mae McNeill of
Carthage has been named winner
of the 1951 Sandhills 'Veterans As
sociation Nurse Training scholar
ship, which will provide her a full
three-year course at an accredited
North Carolina school of nursing
with the provision that she return
to Moore county to practice her
profession.