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HELP LIFT IRON CURTAIN IN CRUSADE FOR FREEDOM LOT HELP LIFT IRON CURTAIN IN CRUSADE FOR FREEDOM L. 32—NO. 44 16 PAGES THIS WEEK District Helps ing Election W. W. Staton >anford Altorney New State rDC President W. Staton, Sanford attorney, announced choice of Moore sther Eighth District counties )resident of the North Caro YDC, was elected to this of- at the state YDC convention at Carolina Beach last week ughan Winborne of Raleigh, jnly other candidate, with- his name after Staton’s had placed in nomination by White of Durham, at the ing Saturday afternoon elec- session. •npaigning had been vigor- waged by both candidates heir groups of supporters up a short time before the elec- However, it had become ap- t that Winborne did not have trength to win. ton is the second president tate YDC has had from the h district. H. Clifton Blue Ksrdeen served first as secre- then as president (1948-49) state organization. He is ecretary of the state Demo- Executive committee. Mctrsh Wins s year’s election was the first lich two major offices went didates from the same dis- Miss Edith Marsh, of Mon- brmerly a member of Con- nan Deane’s office staff in ington, was reelected to the |f national committeewoman. the state offices assume a :r importance this year from fact that North Carolina a good chance of having a lal YDC president. Basil ner of Gastonia, state YDC ent in 1946-47, is a candidate e national office. He attend- Carolina Beach convention, on his arrival Friday turn- o a great big welcome party m. Staton’s candidacy for state ent had previously received idorsement of the Moore y club as well as that of his county, Lee, and at the dis ally held in Southern Pines 25 he received the en- nent of the whole “Fighting Delegation th District headquarters et up at the Hotel Bame at na Beach and became a operations center” for the campaign. Prominent in d of the Staton supporting was the Moore county dele- consisting of H. Clifton John Lang, Monroe Chap- 1 Cruce, Raymond Wicker Continued on Page 8) RECOMMENDED Recommendation for the promotion of Col. William P. Fisher to the rank of briga dier general has been made to Congress by the Air Force and President Truman, The Pilot learned this week. Colonel Fisher, son of Mrs. Elinor P. Fisher of Southern Pines, is commanding officer of the newly activated 36th Air division, composed of two Bombardment Wings, at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Ariz. If the promotion is con firmed October 1, it will come on tb.e 15 th anniversary of Col. Fisher's acceptance of a permanent commission in the Air Force. It will also mean that he is one of the youngest general officers in the armed services. He was 40 years old in August. Moore Story Will Open Series In State Magazine Crusade Co-Chairmen Want Your Help The State magazine will publish a series of articles on all 100 coun ties of North Carolina, leading off with Moore county in the Sep tember 29 issue. Bill Sharpe, new editor and publisher of the livewire weekly magazine dealing with all phases of Tarheel life, was in the county several days this week and last gathering information. The Sep tember 29 book will be dedicated largely to Moore—its history, economy, topography, unique and characteristic features. He plans for the articles to be three-dimensional, for present in terest and also for future use as reference material. Only about 10 a year will be presented, which means he has lined up a 10-year job for himself. 'T chose Moore as the first of the series because it has always interested me—also, I have both kin and friends here,” said Mr. Sharpe. “Moore has many things which make, it different—also, much that is typical.” The more he found out in his search for ma terial, he said, the more interest ed he became, until finally he be gan to despair of getting it all down on paper. Those who know Bill and his work, however, know the job will be well done, and Moore can look forward to being portrayed in a unique and interesting manner. For several years Bill headed the State Advertising and News Bu reau, and during the past year he was with the Carolina Power and Light company as public relations director. He has been called the state’s best drum-beater, and he rates at the top as a writer-re- (Continued on page 8) X I' Beer - Wine Vote Slated Nov. 20 In Pinehurst BEIG. GEN. ROGER M. WICKS and MRS. WICKS at their home on Highland road. They thought everything Avas going to be peaceful when General Wicks retired from Army service and they came here to live 16 months ago. Now they are tak ing up another battle. (USAFAGOS Photo) Moore County Takes Up Fight Against Commnnism In “Crusade For Freedom” Co-Chairmen Set Up Drive Organization; Deadline October 6 Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Roger M. Wicks) who have undertaken the co-chairmanship of the 1952 Cru sade for Freedom in Moore coun ty, started on their task with tre mendous enthusiasm this week, and prospects were that all of Moore county would join in with them heartily in the opportunity to light commuixism at its source. The campaign, coinciding with Southern Pines 42, West End 6 hern Pines High bounced nto the win column here sday afternoon at Memo- Id by downing West End in ;rence game 42 to 6. all-round play of the Blue hite showed marked im- lent over that of last week Candor with a particular- ceable gain in defensive ac- e the play of West End was hat ragged. Coach Tucker le wraps off a tailback Medford whose powerful ifty running was trouble- Q afternoon to the Blue and Given a little better ig, Medford is going to be rom before frost blows the ridiron whistle, tiern Pines pushed over two owns in the first quarter, t coming on runs by Wood- id Huntley’s paSs to Paul s on the 5. Woodruff then right end for the score, s failed to convert and the vas 6 to 0. The next score d a poor kick by Medford, bounds on the local’s 22. Toe Smith scooted around I for 13, and Huntley toss- aul Williams for 3. Little k it again around the right 6, hit the middle twice for rd gains, and then dove nter for the tally. Ruggles ed to make the score 14-0. lern Pines racked up two n the second period, Roy going over for both touch- one a reverse, the next on rd gallop behind the pret tiest blocking of the day. It fol lowed a West-End drive down to the Southern Pines 3 where the ball went, over on downs. Rug gles made 2 and then Roy Newton broke through a hole in the mid dle, swung to the right and cut back sharply to the left, picking up Bill Huntley, who threw a key block on the 40 to shake him in the clear to go the distance. Rug gles made the conversion. Midway of the third period. Southern Pines added the fifth tally on a pass from Huntley to Paul Williams. Again Ruggles converted and the score was 36 to 0. The final score came on a pass from Ruggles to Woodruff, but the kick for extra points failed. West End’s lone tally came when J. Monroe scooped up New ton’s attempted lateral to go 30 yards for his team’s score. The line-ups: So. Pines 42 Bowers LE Bailey C WiUiams, P. RE Woodruff BB Newton WB Mounting Backlog Of Cases Forces Extra Trial Day An extra day of recorders court will be held next Wednesday, in addition to the regular term Mon day, in an attempt to catch up with an ever-increasing backlog of cases now numbering well over 100. Some of these cases date back to September 1950. Some have been continued by the lawyers, others were continued simply be cause the court never could get to them; some have bfen remanded to recorders court from superior court on finding they were prop erly within the lesser court’s juris- (Continued on Page 8) West End 6 Cox Pusser Burroughs 'Poole Greene Medford Smith TB Substitutions: Southern Pines— Ruggles, Huntley, Edgar Smith, Coveil, Renegar, Warren, James Williams, Mattocks, Morrison. West End—J. Monroe, Jordan, Conrad, W. Monroe, Patterson, VonCannon. Officials: Referee, Appanaitis, Catawba; umpire, Gaddy, Wake Forest; headlinesman, Bowles, Ca tawba. —JAP. Hess Addresses Presbyterian Men On Korea Tragedy Lieut. Col. Dean E. Hess, “the flying preacher,” a member of the staff of USAFAGOS at Highland Pines Inn, spoke before the Men’s Bible class at the Brownson Mem orial Presbyterian church Sunday morning. The gentle-spoken, mild-man nered young man. an ordained minister of the Disciples of Christ, made a deep impression on his hearers, who found it hard to fit him into their picture of a fight er-pilot ace. Colonel Hess was a top fighter pilot over , Germany in World War 2 and flew 250 com bat missions in Korea before his transfer to the States in July. His military exploits they had to take on reputation, for Colonel Hess made little if any reference to his warrior’s career. He spoke mainly on the South Korean peo ple, especially the children, and the pitiful plight in which they find themselves as the result of the war’s devastation. The rhissionaries who went to Korea for many years before the oresent trouble did their work well, he said. The South Koreans are a Christian people—a great proportion of them Presbyterian He brought a smile with his story of one group to which he wished to send a chaplain. Inquir ing as to whether they were Cath olic or Protestant, he met the re ply, “We are neither.' We are Pres byterians.” that of the state and nation, will continue for two weeks through Saturday, October 6. Quotas are being set for the first time this year, and Moore has been asked to raise only $315. “We have hopes of raising more,” the chairmen said. It will be pooled with funds now being raised through volun tary contributions all over the country, to maintain and operate a powerful radio station in Europe, to build one more in Europe and later one beamed at Asia, from a location yet to be selected. The stations carry messages of truth and hope to millions of pris oners of communism, shut off from the outside world by the Iron Curtain. Community Chairmen General Wicks, retired after many years in the service of his country, and his Belgian-born wife have selected citizens in vari ous county communities to help them wield the cudgels against tyranny. They have also sent out a num ber of letters, asking for contribu tions by mail, and attractive coin collectors have been put out in many business places. Community chairmen listed so far are as follows: Aberdeen, Lee Buchan; Pinebluff, Sgt. Vernon Giesler; Pinehurst, Col. Wallace Simpson; West End, J. E. Sinclair; Carthage, W. Stowe Cole; Rob bins, Carl Scoggin; Cameron, R. E. Sigmon; Vass, Mrs. P. A. Wilson. Some of these are expected to secure the aid of organizations Which they head in carrying the Crusade forward in their home town. For example, Mr. Cole is president of the Carthage Jaycees, Mrs. Wilson of the Vass Woman’s club. Local Commillee In Southern Pines General Wicks, serving as chairman, has lined up the following local com mittee: John S. Ruggles, Gen. Ju lian F. Barnes, Sidney Evart, Mrs. P. T. Barnum, John D. McConnell, Judge J. Vance Rowe, the Rev. Charles V. Covell, Father Peter M. Denges, John F. Buchholz, Mrs. Voit Gilmore, Harold B. Fowler and Col. D. M. Madigan. In addition, Maj. Harrison M. Harp, Jr., of the staff of USAFA GOS, at Highland Pines Inn, has undertaken to assist with the Cru sade at the school. In addition to Mr. Coveil and Father Denges, in Southern Pines, Mrs. Wicks has secured the assist ance of the Rev. T. J. Whitehead, pastor of Methodist churches at Aberdeen, Vass and Roseland. Seeing the Crusade as one of definite religious significance, she is asking that aU pastors take an active part. Radio Station WEEB and the bounty newspapers are cooperat ing fully. By courtesy of C. W. Picquet, owner of the Carolina theatre here. General Wicks has made personal appeals each evening this week from the stage, to the thea tre audience. He was gratified to receive some very prompt replies to his letters, as a campaigh starter this week. The first contributions reported, all arriving in the same mail, were those of Dr. J. S. Milliken, Tom E. Smith and Clark and Bradshaw service station. Will Follow Local Election By One Week Pinehutst's local beer-wine elec tion-will be held Tuesday, Novem ber 20, the date set this week by the county board of elections fol lowing presentation of duly certi fied petitions. The election will take place ex actly one week after that sched uled for Southern Pines, for which petitions were presented to the town board in regular session Wednesday evening, September 12. The Southern Pines vote will be held Tuesday, November 13. The Pinehurst petition went be fore the county board, requiring that body to call the election, be cause of the fact that Pinehurst is not an incorporated municipality. It enjoys certain municipal privi leges, however, by virtue of spe cial acts of the General Assem blies of 1949 and 1951, in protec tion of the unique character of the resort village which mal|e it one of the foremost assets' of North Carolina’s tourist industry. Advertisement of the Pinehurst election is being made by public notice at the courthouse and in four other public places, as per mitted by law. Registration of new voters will be held at the reg ular polling place on three succes sive Saturdays, October 20 and 27 and November 3, with Saturday, November 17, as Challenge day. Town limits of Pinehurst were designated by the 1949 General Assembly as a circle of “one mile (Continued on Page 8) Piedmont Airlines Resuming Service Here October 1 U. S. Navy Band Will Play Here October 27 Sandhill Music Association Opens Membership Drive The U. S. Navy band, one of the foremost in the country, will be heard at Weaver auditorium in two concerts Saturday, October 27, as the first offering of the Sandhills Music association for the season 1951-52, according to an nouncement made this week by Voit Gilmore, president. The 90-piece outfit, official band of the U. S. Navy by presi dential decree, will include South ern Pines on a five-week Jour through the South, made by spe- Mrs. Edwards of Aberdeen Killed In Auto Tragedy Piedmont Airlines, Inc., will re sume operations at Knollwo-od air port Monday, October 1, following a five-month summer recess, ac cording to announcement received this week. Douglas Guin, station manager here last year, will return in this capacity, after spending the sum mer at Morehead City, where he was in charge of Piedmont oper ations there. The fall schedule will open with one westbound and 'one east- bound flight daily. The westbound flight, leaving here at 7:09 a. m., will continue to Charlqtte, Ashe ville, Tri-City airport (Tenn.-Va.). Louisville and Cincinnati. At Charlotte, Louisville and Cin cinnati, connections may be made for practically any point north, south, east and west. The eastbound flight, to Fay etteville, Wilmington and Myrtle Beech, will leave at 3:29 p. m. At Fayetteville there will be good connections for Raleigh, Greens boro, Danville and Roanoke, Va., Charleston, S. C., and Cincinnati, all via Piedmont. Airmail, air express and air freight service will also be ren dered this section again, starting October 1. Mr. Guin, a Moore County na tive, started with Piedmont as sta tion agent here in March 1949. Last winter, he and his family lived in his native community of Eureka. This year, he said, he hopes to find a home in Southern Pines. Mrs. J. B. Edwards, attractive and popular matron of Aberdeen, met a tragic death Sunday morn ing when the car in which she was riding with her husband and son was involved in a head-on colli sion near Asheboro. She died within minutes after the accident occurred about 9:30 a.m. Three lives were lost in the wreck, and four persons, includ ing Mr. Edwards and their 13- year-old son, James, Junior, were injured. According to the State Highway Patrol report, the car driven by Mr. Edwards was proceeding north on Highway 220 beyond Asheboro when a car approaching them, driven by Mrs. Marie Lock lear of Michigan, swerved from its lane and hit the Aberdeen car head-on. Killed were Mrs. Ed wards, Mrs. Locklear and Joseph Livina, a passenger in the Michi gan car. Taken to the Randolph County hospital at Asheboro were J. B. Edwards and his son, Wil liam Locklear and William Lock lear, Jr., all reported seriously hurt. Mr. Edwards and James were removed later that day to Moore County hospital, where operations were performed on both. The father sustained a fractured knee and lacerations of the body, the son a broken nose and jaw, bruises and lacerations. Mr. Edwards is an Aberdeen town commissioner, and owner of the Aberdeen theatre. His wife was active and promi nent in local church, civic and so cial affairs. She was a member of the Page Memorial Methodist church. She was president of the Aberdeen Garden club and a member of the Sandhill Book club, also of the Pine Dodgers, women’s golfing organization of Southern Pines. Last year she served as treasurer of the St. Jos eph of the Pines Hospital Guild. Funeral services were conduct ed Monday afternoon at the Page Memorial church by the pastor, the Rev. T. J. Whitehead, and burial was in the family plot in Old Bethesda cemetery. Pallbearers were Earl Freeman, Jack Smith, Forrest Lockey, Jack Taylor, R. S. Gwyn and C. D. Mc Gowan. Flowers were handled by ladies of the Aberdeen Garden club and Sandhill Book club. Mrs. Edwards was the former Mary Elizabeth (Lib) Ferree of (Continued on Page 8) cial permission of President Tru man. The band makes a brief tour of some section of the country each year, by official sanction, to take to lovers of fine martial music and band concert specialties the best in this field. Under direction of Lieut. Com mander Charles Brendler, a mem ber of the organization for 38 years, it will be heard in South ern Pines in an afternoon then an evening, concert. Membership Drive The announcement of the band’s appearance as the first of five musical attractions of the win ter series coincides with the open ing of the Sandhill Music associa tion’s annual membership drive during which season tickets are sold. Arch Coleman is heading a membership committee which will set up branches in all parts of the county, and even in some places in neighboring counties where in terest has been shown in the con certs given here. The membership campaign will get under way Tuesday and con tinue through Tuesday, October 7. During the campaign, reserved seats for the entire series will be sold at a moderate price range, and at a decided reduction from the total admission cost of the individual concerts. Others of Sieries Other presentations of the series, previously announced, will be the First Piano quartet, of na tionwide network fame, appear ing December 4, an<^ the N. C. Symphony orchestra, which will make its third visit to Southern Pines in April. The series will close, by established tradition, with the Young Musicians concert at the Pinehurst Country club, presenting the best of young Sandhills pianists and singers. A fifth concert is yet to be de cided upon and announced. The Sandhills Music association was born in the spring of 1949, as sponsor of the N. C. Symphony on its first visit here, as soon as the new auditorium was comple ted. Before that time, there was no place in the Sandhills large enough to present a concert by a full-sized orchestra. Last year a series of four con certs was presented, and was well received. It is anticipated that public response this year will be even greater and that each year it will grow. 14 Officers And Airmen Promoted; Smoke Is Thick PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the Sandhill Music association is entering its third season of providing fine concerts for the enjoyment of all music lovers, and WHEREAS, the enjoyment and appreciation of good music is a cherished part of our life in the Sandhills, and one worthy of the support of every citizen, and WHEREAS, for the coming season the Association is engaging the best in the way of musical attractions for our pleasure and that of our winter guests, NOW THEREFORE, I, C. N. Page, Mayor of Southern Pines, do proclaim the week September 25 - October 2 SAND HILL MUSIC WEEK, wherein all citizens are called on to cooperate in making a success of the Association’s cam paign for memberships and support, so that we shall con tinue to enjoy the opportunity of hearing good music through their excellent concerts. By my hand and seal this 21st day of September, 1951. C. N. PAGE, Mayor of Southern Pines. Heavy smoke was hanging a few days ago over the Highland Pines Inn, home of the USAF Air- Ground Operations school. The smoke was not due to sny fire in the vicinity but to cigars passed out,by officers and airmen whose names appeared on a pro motion list released last Friday, according to Brig. Gen. William M. Gross, commandant of the school. Passing out cigars is a fine old military tradition upone either be coming a father, or being promo ted. No new fathers were reported on the staff, but there were 14 promotions, the commandant an nounced. Officers promoted were: cap tain to major, Arnold “Moon” Mullins, Pikesville, Ky.; first lieu tenant to captain, Arthur H. Hunter, Birmingham, Ala., and Charles M. “Slick” Hanes, Char lotte. Airmen promoted were: techni cal sergeant to master sergeant, Frank W. Dowdell, Houston, Texas, and Royal C. Fisher, El Paso, Texas; staff sergeant to technical sergeant, James B. Mar shall, Maysville, Ky., Charles L. Sembach, Galesburg, Ill., and Roy M. Wilson, Suffolk, Va.; sergeant to staff sergeant, James Clonin- ger. High Shoals, N. C., and Sam uel Patterson, Jr., Asheville; cor poral to sergeant, Robert G. Smith, High Point, and Milton Wilson, Snow Hill; private first class to corporal, John R. Schen- avar, Trenton, Mich., Luther W. Bowen, Horton, Ala., and John H. Sherman, Louisville, Ky.