32—NO. 27
16 PAGES THIS WEEK
SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. MAY 25. 1951
16 PAGES THIS WEEK
PRICE—10 CENTS
reation Croup Elects Dawson As
[rman, Authorizes Hiring Director
ualive Plans
paled For
pmer Program
C. Dawson, Jr., superin-
Jof city schools, was elect-
jman of the Southern Pines
^ Recreation Commission,
Rd its first formal meeting
Ite plans for the summer.
John S. Ruggles was elect-
lary-treasurer. Th^ recrea-
Ids, provided through city
Ir the first time this year,
1 handled in a special ac-
leparate from the town
factions were unanimous.
iDawson, for 14 years a
J of the high school faculty,
ved for six of these yesus
jtor of the town’s summer
bn program, then financ-
Lgh community contribu-
pntinued on Page 8)
fc Team Tied
pLe^gue Top
ISouthern Pines Country
pn in the five-club Sand-
|olf League played—and
1 closest match to date,
up with Fayetteville for
when it met the League
Ion the home course here
Bay afternoon,
bin over Fayetteville was
1 by a breathtaking three
[secured during the last
If matches for a final score
Id a half points to 64 and
[earns numbered 29 men
a total of 58 in the field.
[1 for Southern Pines, and
the match, was that of
jpdson, Southern Pines pro,
I smashing two-imder-par
I best was 70, scored for
/ille by Harvey Oliver,
jteur player well known in
[urnament circles,
f a dozen pairs scored 80
r. Two of Southern Pines’
players, teamed together,
^ 74 and became the only
^m to pile up the maxi-
nine points. These-were
[age and Jim Besley, Jr.
|ng Besley it was a red-
[casion as he broke 80 for
time.
[Wednesday the local team
jet that of the Wadesboro
club for the 10th and
ktch of the League series,
li on its home course. On
latch depends whether
p Pines comes out in top
tied for top, if Fayetto-
[o wins that day. Plans for
|e 6 tournament and tro-
krding will be announced
lek.
VFW OPEN HOUSE
You're invited to visit the
VFW home between 6 and 8
cfc^ock tonight (Friday),
when "open house" will be
held by John Boyd Post No.
7318 on completion of their
remodeling program.
Remodeling and renovation
costing some $5,000 have add
ed m(uch to the interior beau
ty and comfort of the home,
wifli larger space for meet
ings and recreation. The
members are proud of the
sults. and urge their friei^
of the oomxnuidty to come
and see tfaemi.
The improvement program
had as nyain incentive the
state VFW encampment,
which will be held in South
ern Pines June 7-10 with the
John Boyd post as host.
Reception committee for
tonight's event will be A. C.
Reed. M. R. bCUs, Or. D. W.
Whitehead and Leland
Daniels. Jr.
Commencement
Season Begins
At County Schools
The commencement season
started in schools of the Moore
County system this week, with
most of the final events scheduled
for the next few days.
In the special charter districts
of Southern Pines and Pinehurst,
the commencement events will
take place a week later with bac-
calavureate services Sunday eve
ning, June 3, and graduation ex
ercises Tuesday. The Southern
Pines senior play will be pre
sented Monday night, June 4.
Pinehurst
At Pinehurst, Dr. Manshall
Woodson, president of Flora Mac
donald college, will be the bac
calaureate speaker at the Com
munity church. Commencement
speaker Tuesday, June 5, will be
Dr. Homell Hart, professor of so
ciology at Duke university. Mar
gie Garner is valedictorian, Jo
Ann Davis salutatorian of the
Class of 1951.
Other members of the gradua
ting class are Nicky Hunt, Jim
my Dupree, Verlon Ritter, La-
Verne Moon, Melvin Clapp, Al
len Watson, Carolyn Nelson,
Dicky Kelly, Canara Garner, Ruth
Weeber, Sherrill Cole, Betty L.
McKenzie, Fred McKenzie, Mary
E. Thompson and Pearl Smith.
Aberdeen
At Aberdeen, the Rev. Troy
Barrett, pastor of the Broadway
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^ Jenkins Gets Five-Year Term,
lie Ransom Four At Superior Court
five-year sentences, one
years and seversil for two
long the penalties handed
day and Tuesday at crim-
rt in Carthage, as Judge
lement of Winston-Salem
his way through about
docket.
of the longest cases, how-
mained to be tried and
ntinuations were expected
ie Mae Ransom, teen-
sgro girl of West South-
ines, was given a sen-
of four years in Wom-
rison. Raleigh, at supe-
3urt late Wednesday on
dion of manslaughter in
eath of Linwood Hill,
lical testimony was that
ood, 17. also of West
em Pines, bled to death
a small stab wound in
cner thigh. The wound
appened to sever the fe-
artery. meiin artery of
leg. Barely breathing
be arrived at the hospi-
a Saturday evening of
larch, he died within 10
es.
t of Wednesday was
up with the trial of El-
Bullard and James Lee
as on breaking and en-
and larceny charges,
ty-oote witnesses were
in for defense and both
laata were acquitted.
from this term, which had been
set for only three days.
One of the five-year sentences
was that of Mary Lee Jenkins,
Negro, of Eagle Springs, who was
sent to the women’s division of
Central prison, Raleigh, for the
shooting of her husband, Joe Jen
kins, near their home about three
weeks ago. At first believed fatal
ly injured, Joe managed to pull
through. He is a patient at Moore
County hospital, where he faces
the loss of an arm from the ef
fects of his wife’s deadly aim
with a rifle at 60 yards.
James David Walters drew a
five-year road term for larceny of
an automibile, and Willie Junior
Smith the same for breaking and
entering and larceny.
Larceny of Ham,
Lester Doby and Willie Ted
Hinesley, Jr., white youths, drew
two-year road sentences for break
ing and entering and larceny in
connection with the theft of a
ham from Elmer Whitaker’s
smokehouse. Their aiders and
abettors, Eugene Mofield and
Floyd Doby, were put on proba
tion for two years.
John Gaddy, Jr., Taylortown
Negro, drew four years for arson,
in starting a woods fire i.ear the
White Swan night club, and 12
concurrent months for attempted
breaking and entering of the
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COMING EVENTS
Friday. May 25—Legion Auxiliary variety show. Legion hut,
8:15 p.m .
Open house at newly renovated VFW clubhouse. West New
York avenue, 6-8 p. m*
Sunday. May 27—Moore County Cub Scout Circus, Southern
Pines ball park, 2:30 p. m.
Wednesday. May 30—^American Legion Memorial Day vesper
service. Mt. Hope cemetery, 5 p. m.
Thursday, May 31—Red Cross Bloodmobile. Robbins Community
house.
Sunday. June 3—Baccalaureate sermon, auditorium, 8:15 pmi.
Monday. June 4—"Dear Ruth," senior play, auditorium, 8:15 p.m.
Tuesday. June 5—Awards day, H a.m.; Commencement exercises.
8:15 p.m., both at auditorium.
Commencement exercises, auditorium, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday through Thursday, June 7-10—State VFW encampment.
Friday. June 8—Aden School of Dance revue. 'Xet Yourself
Go," auditorium, 8:15 p. m.
Wednesday through Sunday. June 6-10—Moore Coiuity Closed
Tennis tournament, on municipal courts.
Thiusday through Sunday, June 7-10—State VFW encampment
headquarters, Hollywood hoteL
Art Show of Local School Children
Will Include Work From State Exhibit
WATER'S FINE
Warm weather has brought
the opening of. the swimming
season to the Sandhills, and
once again big beautiful
Aberdeen lake is the most
popular spot for miles.
Bathhouses were opened
there last week, with Hugh
Bowman. Aberdeen coach, in
■charge every afternoon. He
also has charge of the refresh
ment stand, and these will go
on full-time duty following
the closing of schooL
Swimming is reported
good, too, at the Pinebluff
lake, with the young folks
disporting' 'themselves daily.
Bloodmobile Will
Take Donations At
Robbins Thursday
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will
make its return visit to Moore
county,'Thursday, to collect blood
for the Korean battlefront and
military hospitals.
Minimum goal for the one-day
event is 200 pints, though more
can be taken. Capacity of the
Bloodmobile is 381 pints. It will
come from' the Charlotte Blood
Center, and be stationed from 11
a. m. to 4:30 p. m. at the Com
munity house in Robbins.
Sponsoring organizations this
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Jim Lentz Badly
Hurt In Wreck
James H. (Jim) Lentz, 52, local
automobile salesman, suffered
serious and painful injimies in an
(automobile collision about 5:15
a. m. Saturday for which the
State Highway Patrol blamed
both drivers.
Mr: Lentz’ left armi was mang
led and three ribs fractured in the
crash, when the car he was driv
ing was struck by one driven by
Odell McCrimmon, 24, also of
Southern Pines, on Youngs road
near Stony Brook.
The investigating patrolman
charged both Lentz and McCrim
mon with careless and reckless
driving, stating that the evidence
indicated the two were racing.
The cars were proceeding to
ward town when the Lentz car,
which was ahead, went out of
control, skidded and swerved
sideways on the road, receiving
the full impact of the other on
the left side. Both cars were bad
ly damaged.
McCrimmon was bruised up
considerably, and a passenger in
his car, Carl Bass, of Aberdeen,
suffered bad facial cuts, also lac
erations of the right shoulder and
left knee.
All were taken to St. Joseph of
the Pines hospital, where Me
Crimmon and Bass remained for
two or three days and where
Lentz remains as a patient.
On Display at
Fine Arts Room
During Coming Week
A repeat performance takes
place at the Fine Arts Room of
the Library this coming week.
The show of art work done by
pupils in the Southern Pines ele
mentary grades, which was so
popular last year, will be repeated
starting Tuesday, and bids fair to
be an annual event.
This year’s exhibition will be
under the direction of Don Moore,
art teacher in both the elemen
tary and high schools. It will have
as a feature of special interest
the work of students which ap
peared in the State Elementary
Schools exhibit. Held in Raleigh
last week, the state show was for
grades one to six. There is no
judging at the show, and no prizes
are awarded.
With each school limited in
numbers of exhibitors to five per
cent of the total enrollment.
Southern Pines sent 15 exhibits,
of which six made the grade and
were hung. This number compar
ed well with other towns, Raleigh,
for instance, having only eight
items in the show.
Among exhibits of Southern
Pines students were two unique
in that no other schools had simi
lar entries. These were animal
sculptures done in papier mache
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Contracts Let For
School Additions
The Moore County board of ed
ucation last week let contracts for
the enlargement of the Pinckney
school (Negro) at Carthage by 10
classrooms, a vocational agricul
tural shop and a lunchroom, to be
paid for mostly by state funds
with a supplement from the coun
ty.
The contracts must be approved,
by the state board of education
before they can go into effect.
Total cost Of the triple project
will be $158,104.58. State funds
available are $141,695.87, with
the balance of $16,408.71 to be
paid by the county, according to
H. Lee Thomas, county superin
tendent and board of education
secretary.
Negro High school pupils of the
Carthage area and the upper part
of the county are already all at
tending the Pincknes' school. Con
solidation of a number of small
elementary schools there is antic
ipated for next fall.
Matthews, Butler and Schmach-
er, engineers, of Laurinburg, are
architects for the Pinckney addi
tions, and general contract went
on low bid to the Barger Con
struction company of Mooresviiie.
The ElectricM Contracting and
Engineering Co., Inc., of Charlotte
won the electrical contract, J. R.
Ham and Son of Mooresviiie the
plumbing, Clyde Whitley of Al
bemarle the heating, and the Ran
dolph Construction Co. Inc.,
Asheboro, will supply outside
pipe.
Dr. Ross’Trial
For Manslaughter
Starts At Carthage
Doctors Testify On
Findings In Death Of
McCrimmon Woman
Dr. W. H. Ross, West Southern
Pines physician, went on trial on
a manslaughter charge Thursday
morning at Carthage, where su
perior court is under way.
Up xmtil noon three witnesses had
been heard, one recalled to give
further testimony .and a fourth.
Dr. Paul H. Kimmelstiel, pathol-
DISMISSED
The Ross trial ended in dis
missal at 4:15 p. m. Thursday,
following testinuMiy for the
defense by Drs. Peck, Hollis
ter, Pishko, Bdliken and the
defendant.
Judge Clement said to the
jury, "Gentlemen, I mdst
frankly tell you', you cannot
convict on the evidence that
we have. No matter how the
case may look—there just
isn't enough evidence to go
on."
ogist with the Charlotte Memorial
hospital, was on the stand. Details
of the sudden death of Ruth Mc
Crimmon, Negro, following a
visit to Dr. Ross’ office last Sep-
teihber 4, and the resulting medi
cal evidence, were explored in
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County Schools
Tennis Tourney
Trophies Given
Memorial Day Vesper
Service At Mt. Hope
Planned By Veterans
Cub Circus
Here Sunday
Presentation of trophies and
piedals by Mayor C. N. Page
Tuesday evening on the lighted
municipal tennis courts marked
the close of the Second Annual
Moore County Schools’ Tennis
tournament.
In an informal speecn Mayor
Page congratulated the winners,
and praised the sponsoring Sand
hills Tennis association for foster
ing interest in healthful sports
among the young people. “What
ever we do for our boys and girls,
we do for everyone,’’ he said.
“The benefits cannot be overesti
mated.”
Forty-six grade schol and high
school students entered the tour
nament. Elimination bouts were
played off Monday through Sat
urday. The large number of en
tries, and showers Saturday after
noon, caused continuation of the
tournament into this week. Semi
finals and finals were held Mon
day afternoon and Tuesday night.
H. L. Brown, president of the
Tennis association, spoke briefly
at the presentation of awards,
thanking the officials and friends
who had planned and supervised
the event.
The tournament drew entries
from Southern Pines, Pinehurst
and Aberdeen, and some excellent
tennis was played. The junior
boys especially showed unexpect
ed skill, and in close, exciting
matches several gave signs of be
ing first-rate tennis material.
Trophies were provided by the
Tennis association for the win
ners, medals for the runners-up,
as follows (from Southern Pines
unless otherwise noted):
Junior Girls’ Singles—Dorothy
Newton, Frances Pearson, runner-
up.
Senior Girls’ Singles—^Betty
Jane Worsham; Carolyn Nelson,
Pinehurst, runner-up.
Girls’ Doubles, combination
jxmior and senior—^Pete Dana
(Southern Pines school student)
and Carolyn Nelson, both of Pine
hurst; Gail Hobs''n and Julia Mc-
Caskill, both of Pinehurst, run
ners-up.
Ju(nk)r Boys’ Singles—Claude
Reams; Johnny Watkins, runner-
up.
Junior Boys’ Doubles—Kenneth
Tew and Johnny Watkins; Bobby
Cline and Claude Reams, runners-
up.
Senior Boys’ Singles — Gene
Poe; Frank White, runner-up.
Senior Boys’ Doubles—Gene
Poe and Jerry Van Camp; Teddy
Cordon and Steve Choate, run
ners-up.
The Cub Scouts of America,
Moore (bounty District, are
planning a circus to !be held at
the Southern Pines bail park
Sunday, starting at 2:30 p. m.
All Cub Scouts of Moore coun
ty will oarticipate in this
mammoth free affair, accord
ing to the preliminary an
nouncement.
There will be 19 sideshows,
bands, many games of skill,
over 200 clowns, wildman acts,
tight-rope walking, and many
other circus acts to please kids
and adults.
Free balloons will be given
to the children. There will be
a feature demonstration in
flying model gasoline air
planes.
This event is planned as a
round-up of the Cub pack’s
May Circus program. The
Cubs, aged 8 to 11, have been
working hard on this circus
throughout the month of May
and hope for a large turnout
for the grand show.
James Gilbert of Pinehurst
will be ringmaster for the
event. Walter S. Topping of
Southern Pines, Fred^ (Chappell
of Southern Pines, J. Doug
las David of Pinebluff, and
Thomas R. McKenzie of Pine
hurst have been working with
this group in preparing a show
that is sure to please.
The entire public is invited
to attend this affair free of
charge, to witness the Cub
Scouts’ accomplishments and
to enjoy an afternoon of fun.
Lively posters made by the
Cub Scouts advertising their
circus have been placed in
Southern Pines and other com
munities. A number of out-of
county visitors are expected
to attend, among them five
Cub ^out packs who will be
brought by their parents and
leaders from Wake county.
Jack Johnson,
Elks’ Manager,
Passes Suddenly
V. B. (Jack) Johnson, building
manager of the Southern Pines
Country club and longtime em
ployee of Southern Pines Elks
Lodge No. 1692, died suddenly
early Sunday at the Moore Coun
ty hospital.
His death, following a three-day
illness, came as a shock to the
community, where he was well
known. 'Though his health had
been poor for the past year, and
last year he sustained a serious
operation, he had been back at
work for several months and was
believed on the way to recovery.
Funeral services' were held
Tuesday afternoon at the Church
of Wide Fellowship, with the pas
tor, Dr. R. L. House, officiating.
Members of the Elks lodge served
as both active and honorary pall
bearers, and conducted the grave
side service held at the family
plot in Mt. Hope cemetery.
BPO Does handled the flowers.
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POLIO
An eight-year-old Hoke
County ' boy who attends
Vass-Lakeview school at Vass
in Moore county is this area's
first 1951 polio case.
Taken sick at school Tues
day, Charles Broughton
Smith, second grade student,
was examined by a Sanford
physician, who diagnosed the
illness as polio. The child was
then carried to the Central
Carolina Convalescent hospi
tal at Greensboro.
He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Frank Smith of the
Ml. Pelasant community in
Upper Hoke county. There
are seven other dhildren in
the family, eldest of whom is
Pvt. James C. Smith. 18, a
soldier in Korea.
General Wicks Will
Speak Beside
Soldier Graves
Memorial day in the Sandhills
will be observed this year in
Southern Pines as a vesper serv
ice, instead of the noon observ
ance of previous years.
Assembly will be held at 5 p.
m. Wednesday, May 30, at the
municipal park, following which
participants will proceed as a
motorcade to Mt. Hope cemetery
for the memorial observance and
ceremonial decoration of graves.
At the cemetery, an informal
talk will be made by Brig. Gen.
Roger M. Wicks, now retired and
(living here following a distin
guished military career. General
Wicks commanded the 103rd In
fantry division in Europe during
World War 2. He was stationed
in Korea from 1946 to 1949.
Boy Scouts have been asked to
furnish a guard of honor to stand
by the grave of each deceased
veteran until its decoration. Units
will decorate the graves in other
cemeteries of the locality.
Flowers may be given by any
persons in the community, who
are asked to have them on the
City Hall porch by 4 p. m. Wed
nesday, May 30.
The Memorial Vesper service is
being sponsored by the Sandhills
post, American Legion, in cooper
ation with the John Boyd post,
VFW, the Sandhills Veterans as
sociation and the Moore Co!,’'>ty
battery, N. C. National Guard;
also other veterans’ posts and pa
triotic organizations of the coun
ty, End local ministers.
Ladies of the various auxiliEiries
are in charge of securing flowers
for the decorating of the graves.
D. D. Shields Cameron, of the
American Legion post, is general
chairman of the Memcrial Day
observance.
All veterans and their families
in Moore county are invited to at
tend and take part in the cere
monies, he said this week, except
ing only those who have mem
orial services in their own com
munities in which they may de
sire to take part.
The solemn observance will
honor the Moore County dead of
all wars, whether they a^e buried
in home soil or not.
VFW Will Hold
r
State Beauty
Pageant Here
A statewide beauty pageant
and contest will be held as part
of fj>e state VFW encampment
here Jime 7-10, according to an
nouncement made this week by
Jack S. Younts, publicity direc
tor. The full program of the en
campment has not yet been an
nounced.
John Mare, of Southern Pines,
is chairman of the pageant and
contest, which will end in selec
tion of North Carolina’s entrant in
the national VFW event.
The national pageant and con
test will take place August 27 at
New York City. Part of the lux
urious prizes offered the winner
is the expense-paid trip to New
York smd the national convention.
All of the more than 200 North
Carolina posts are being invited
to enter from one to 10 contest
ants for the event at Southern
Pines. It is understood that at
least one has already been se
cured for the John Boyd post
here but her name has not been
officially announced. Entrants
must be single, 18 years old (or to
be 18 by August 27) and talented.
Five minutes for display of
special talents will be given to
each contestant and this will be
taken into consideration in the
judging.
A member of the entrant’s fam
ily must be a member of the VFW
or auxiliary.
The post sponsoring the winner
will recteive a prize of $100.