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CITIZENS
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BOY SCOUTS
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CITIZENS
GIVE TO
BOY SCOUTS
32—NO, 47
16 PAGES THIS WEEK
SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. OCTOBER? 12. 1951
16 PAGES THIS WEEK
PRICE—10 CENTS
Paratroopers
ler Arrest In
;s Attack Case
> Investigation
aks Case At
np Campbell, Ky.
paratroopers have been ar-
at Camp Campbell, Ky.,
d with the rape of a Negro
1, Mrs. Lula Mae Artes, near
,ge the night of August 15,
ing to information received
ay by Sheriff C. J. McDon-
Dm Col. Arthur Selby, of
rovost Marshal’s office at
ragg.
its of the Army’s CID,
ig relentlessly during the
en weeks, accomplished the
ble feat of singling out the
m among 110,000 soldiers
t the time on maneuvers,
)ases all over the Uhited
letails were learned con-
: how the six were located,
hich of the few meager
an hand pointed toward
some of the men have con
it was learned, and impli-
;he others. All have been
it Camp Campbell. When,
ley will'be brought to Fort
or whether their trial will
ilitary or civilian one, has
in determined, said Sheriff
aid.
lid that ‘.‘if a civilian trial
to be called for, we will
ty handle it,” but express-
jview that the Army might
best agency for the admin-
of justice in this case.
Artes, 19, is the wife of a
oldier and mother of two
ihildren. She is living in
re at present,
vas seized by the soldiers
group of Negroes leaving
itry church after prayer
Kidnaped with her was
ear-old boy, the son of the
pastor. The soldiers were
:n a military truck. Guns
iU on them' while the six
i the woman, and gunshots
Continued on page 8)
With Trusty Bow And Arrow
Several experts in various skills gave exhibitions to the Boy
Scouts at the fall camporee, held last week end at Pinebluff lake.
Above, Carl G. Thompson, noted archer, gives a demonstration of
bow-and-arrow skill. Mr. Thompson, now living in Winston-Salem,
formerly lived in Southern Pines. (Photo by Emerson Humphrey)
Moore District, Occoneechee Council
Make Annual Fund Appeal Next Week
HUNTING SEASON
Deer hunting season opens Mon
day n Moore. A split season is in
effect, continuing from October 15
to December 1, then from Decem-
be'r 17 to January 1. Daily bag
limit is one; possession limit, one;
season limit, two.
Squirrel hunting also opens
Monday in this area, continuing to
January 1. Daily bag limit is
eight; possession, 16; season, 100.
A hunting permit is necessary.
Permits may be secured from
Game Protector W. W. McDonald.
Moore Historians
Asked To Join
Montgomery Tour
tesanti Heads
lis Association
[ii
Montesanti, Jr., *was
president of the Sandhills
association at the annual
ship meeting, held Mon-
ning at the home of Mr.
Frank de Costa, South
's Cottages.
officers elected to head
wing organization for its
ar were: H. L. Brown, Sr.,
'resident; Audrey West
secretary; Bill Bowman,
r.
ors were named as fol-
ss Birdilia Bair, C. N.
C. Dawson, Jr., Stanley
Page Choate, Norris Hodg-
Frank de Costa, Francis
3S. Howard F. Burns was
lonorary director,
owman, treasurer, report-
il of $112.12 made on the
on’s rummage sale, held
iday and Saturday—an
sufficient to clear out-
debts and leave a bal-
$42.23 in the treasury to
new fiscal year,
easurer reported that in-
id expenses had totaled
largest budget in the as-
s history. It covered a
five tournaments—^the
ingly successful Sandhills
ist attaining Recognition
of the state’s top sports
he Moore County Closed,
enior Doubles, Moore
Schools and Junior Sand-
en. the last three given
ation with the municipal
n program.
sociation also maintained
mberships in the Eastern
Tennis League, partici-
both the men’s and
series and the final tour-
le sources during the
ere membership dues,
mt entry fees, soft drink
tournaments, the rum-
and a play, “You Can’t
Vith You,” presented last
irown, Sr., was president
le past year, while H. L.
Jr., was tourneiment
The N. C. Society of Coun
ty Historians will tour parts
of Montgomery and Rich
mond counties Sunday, Oct
ober 21, begiiming at 9 a. m.
from the junction of N. C.
Highways 27 and 73 jin,Mount
Gilead.
They will visit some of the
old homes, Indian Mound,
Parsons Cemetery, Pekin and
other points of interest, and
end the tour at the old Ed
mund deBerry homesite. Here
a roadside marker will be
dedicated in the' afternoon.
The tour is for members of
the society, their special
guests and the Moore County
Historical association, whose
members are being given a
special invitation to take part.
The historical roadside marker
to Edmund deBerry of Montgom
ery county will be dedicated at
his old homeplace. Pheasant
Farm, at 2:30 p. m., sponsored by
the N. C. Society of County His
torians.
Edmund deBerry was born near
(Continued on Page 8)
Beer Retailers
Lose Permits
i The annual fund drive of the
'■'coonesche Council, of which the
T Toore district is a part, will open
fficiElly Tuesday, October 16.
All 12 districts of the Council
" ill work together to achieve the
Council goal—financing an $82,000
budget, benefiting all of them, for
the coming year.
Money isn’t the only goal. With
a membership of approximately
7.000 Boy Scouts, the Occoneechee
Council expects to have 8,000 by
the end of the year. The member
ship cainpaign is already under
way.
ln, t,he fund drive, J. M. Pleas-
snts'pf Southern Pines is the
Mocr^ District chairman. An in
formal objective of $5,000 has
been set, with greater emphasis
nlaced on participation in the
larger Council campaign and
program.
Moore comrnunity chairmen
announced by Mr. Pleasants this
week include: Carthage, J. Law.
rence Henson; Southern Pines,
Norris L. Hodgkins, Sr.; Pine-
bluff, Eutice H. Mills; Aberdeen,
Gordon Keith, J. K. Melvin, Jr.;
Highfalls, Thaddeus Frye; Pine-
hurst, Ed Swaringen; West End,
Earl Auman; Cameron, Paul
Thomas; Vass, Jack Morgan. Each
will hold a kickoff meeting ih his
community Tuesday, after which
solicitation will begin in hopes of
completing the collection within
a week.
E. C. Stevens of Southern
Pines,, advance gifts chairman, is
already at work, with hopes of
starting off the drive with a
sizeable backlog.
Endorsements Sent
To Raleigh Board
For Fluoridation
Big Step Toward
Installing dental
Health Measure Here
A big step has been taken to
ward fluoridation of city water
here, and it looks as though this
progressive move may be made
;n Southern Pines very soon, ac
cording to a report given Wed
nesday night to the town board
by Howard F. Burns, town clerk.
Following application made to
the state board of health for per
mission, to instal the process here,
notice came that written endorse
ment of the county medical and
dental societies and county board
of health would first be neces
sary.
The necessary sanctions have
all been forwarded to Raleigh,
said Mr. Burns. Since there is no
local dental society, the endorse
ments of all local dentists were
accepted instead, secured by Dr.
Eruce Warlick. one of the origi
nal citizen delegation requesting
fluoridation and a member of the
Mayor’s fluoridation investigation
committee.
Dr. J. W. Willcox, county health
officer, cooperated in securing
the other endorsements.
The next step is for the town’s
water engineer, L. E. Wooten of
Raleigh, to work but specifications
of the installation with the State
Department of Health. Before the
installation is made, Ralph Mills,
city water plant superintendent
and chemist, will spend at least
a week in some city using the pro
cess, such as Charlotte, gaining
thorough practical experience in
its employment.
Mr. Mills has made an extensive
study of the process, which has
the endorsement of the American
Medical and Dental associations
as a dental health measure, espe
cially for children.
Realistic Sounds
Of Night Battle
Heard In Area
Revocation of one beer permit
and suspension of two others in
Moore county were announced
this week by Herman H. Grimm
of Carthage, inspection officer for
this area for the Malt Beverage
division of the N. C. Alcoholic
Beverage Control board.
Permit of J. S. Assad of Manly,
proprietor of the New England
Cottages on US Highway 1 north,
was perm'anently revoked. Mr.
Assad’s conviction on the selling
of beer on Sunday is at present
On appeal from recorders court to
superior court. However Inspec
tor Grimm said his investigations
justified a recommendation to the
board that the permit be revoked
for the selling of beer, and also
of wine, on Sunday.
Permit of Chris’ Lunch, located
oji US Highway 1 between South
ern Pines nad Aberdeen, was sus
pended for 30 days effective Sat
urday, October 13, for selling
beer after hours.
Permit of C. D. Westbrook, of
Aberdeen Billiard Parlor, was sus
pended, effective October 13, for
allowing a minor to work where
I beer was being sold.
Heard noises in the night? Seen
flashes in the sky? It’s only the
,31st (Dixie) division on Camp
Mackall, solving a series of night
problems with blank—if highly
realistic—ammunition.
The 13,000 men of the division,
who arrived from Fort Jackson
last week for four weeks of man
euvers, are strung out along a
battlefront about three and a half
miles wide by several miles deep.
They aren’t all working at riight
—some have daytime problems,
and are allowed to sleep (in fox
holes) by night (if they can). At
night, sometimes two problems
are going on side by side employ
ing 105mm. and 155mm. howitzers
and General Sherman tanks, fir
ing 76mm. shells from fixed em
placements.
The maneuvers are stressing
night training, with many of the
lessons those learned on Korean
battlefields within the past few
months. They involve night rec
onnaissance, patrols and probing
attacks.,
Lieut. Gen. John R. Hodge, com
manding general of the Third
Army, Fort McPherson, Ga., was
expected to be on hand Thursday
and Friday of this week to see
how well the men are learning to
solve the problems. Another ex
pert will look in on the Dixie Di
vision next weekend—Gen. Mark
Clark, chief of the Army Field
Forces at Fort Monroe, Va.
American Ryder
Cup Team Chosen
For Sandhills Play
A 10-man American Ryder
Cup team, headed by Sammy
Snead and listing two newcomers
to the international competition,
was named Tuesday for the 1951
matches with Britain’s best golf
pros at Pinehurst, November 2
and 4.
The array of top United States
olay-for-pay stars, as announced
by the Professional Golfers’ As
sociation of America, included
Snead, Lloyd Mangrum, Jack
Burke, Jr., Jimmy Demaret, Ben
Hogan, Ed Oliver, E. J. (Dutch)
Harrison, Henry Ranson, Clayton
Heafner and Skip Alexander. The
squad was determined in a two-
year compilation of points based
on tournament finishes.
The two new hands in the
series, which finds the U. S.
ahead, six to two, are Burke, bob
by-sox favorite from Houston,
Tex., and Ranson, St. Andrews,
Ill., veteran, with third and eighth
team spots respectively.
Snead led the squad with 1,-
244 1-6 points, while the 10th
member was Alexander, whos^
276 points prior to an air crash
injury a year ago withstood a last-
minute bid by Johnny Palmer
and Jimmy Turnesa.
Palmer wound up 12th in the
final/ cup standings with some
six points back of 11th place
Marty Furgol, while Turnesa
placed 13th. Hogan, like Alexan
der, was restricted by a near-fa
tal injury, from compiling better
than fifth-place bag.
The British team, scheduled to
arrive in this country October 21,
will be composed of Ken Bous-
field, Fred Daly, Max Faulkner,
Arthur Lees, Dai Rees, Charles
Ward, Jack Hargraves, John Pan
ton, James Adams and Harry
Weetman.
The PGA said a telegraphic
poll of team' members will be
made to select the team captain,
who will ine up the players for
the four doubles and eight singles
matches at Pinehurst. Britain has
not won since taking the 1933 test
at Moortown, England, 7 to 5.
Town Accepts Knollwood Lake As
Gift, To Develop For Recreation
FLASH! —TREES MAY BE SAVED
(See story below) ^
Some citizens, hearing of the plztnned destruction of trees
along Broad street, moved into action at once—with the reSult
that the threat has been at least temporarily removed.
The trees had to go, it seems, to permit stringing of power
lines to new automatic signals. How much would it cost to have
the lines run underground, the citizens wanted to know?
In response to a phone call by Howard F. Burns, Seaboard
Supt. C. I. Morton said, "Nothing will be done before I can come
down there." In the meantime he will get an estimate of how
much it will cost to sdve the trees. That isn't, however, the only
complication. Steel conduit is critical, perhaps unobtainable, for
such a purpose.
However, if the trees CAN be saved, they WILL be—and
anyone interested in helping is asked to let Mayor Page know
at once.
Seaboard Plans Cutting Trees
Improvement of the Seaboard
main-line through Southern Pines
will cost this community the trees
among several blocks of the Broad
Street parkway, which is on the
railroad’s right of way, represent
atives of the company notified
Mayor C. N. Page this week.
Magnolias, evergreens and ev
ery other growing thing more
than four feet tall, within 22 feet
of the track, will be taken down
starting Monday morning on the
west side of the railroad bed from
New Hampshire to New York ave
nue, and on the east side from
Massachusetts to Indiana.
Those to be sacrificed from New
Hampshire to New York include
some of the finest of the down
town area, which have given
Southern Pines a reputation for
beauty over many years.
They must make way, however,
for automatic signals being in
stalled by the railroad, in its main
line improvement program now
under way.
The Seaboard officials express
ed much regret at the sacrifice of
the trees, the Mayor told the town
board at its October meeting Wed
nesday night. They said, how
ever, that it was necessary.
“There seems to be nothing we
can dp,” said Mayor Page. “The
railroad owns the right of way for
100 feet from the center of its
roadbed on each side.”
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Homecoming Game Here Wednesday;
Merchants Will Decorate Windows
Southern Pines will be all dress
ed up next week, with some
place to go — the Homecoming
Day game, Wednesday at 3:30.
In honor of this great annual
classic merchants and business
men will again decorate their
store windows, giving the whole
town a festive look. The home
town colors. Blue and White, will
be seen everywhere, with—for
contrast—a touch of Blue and
Fire Truck Wanted
For West Side
A request that the Town pur
chase an additional fire truck, to
be garaged on the west side of the
Seaboard tracks, was referred to
the fire department committee by
the town board in regular session
Wednesday night, with the recom
mendation that it be given serious
study.
Mrs. Bernice Harrington, prd-
prietor of the Southland hotel,
called attention to the danger seen
in increasing railroad traffic, and
the improvement program on the
Seaboard main line which will
mean more and longer trains. The
line is being developed to carry
trains 150 cars long, she said, add-
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Ped Lanes Marked
In Downtown Area
“Ped lanes”—lanes for pedes
trians—are in process of being
marked off in white paint at all
downtown street intersections.
When the job is done, the white
lines will go from corner to corner
north and south, and also from the
street corners to the railroad
parkway, on both East and West
Broad streets, at New York, Penn
sylvania, New Hampshire and
Connecticut avenues.
Pedestrians crossing the street
are asked to stay within the lane,
and motorists are asked to keep a
special eye out for the marked-off
areas. 'This gives both pedestri
ans and motorists a break, in
greatly lessening the chance of an
accident.
Chief C. E. Newton said that
children especially should be
taught to stay within the white
lines. If they do so—^first remem
bering, of course, to look both
ways—they should be able * to
cross the street in safety.
There are no laws or ordinances
in respect to the ped lanes. They
are being installed simply as an
added safety measure, and will
serve this purpose if they are re
spected, said the Chief.
Gold, colors of the foe, Whitakers-
Battleboro.
The game at Memorial field wiU
be a long-anticipated return con
test with the great team which de
feated Southern Pines in the East-:
ern Conference championship last
year. This year, the Blue and
White threw down the gauntlet—
Whitaker - Battleboro promptly
picked it up.
The Chamber of Commerce is
again sponsoring its window dis
play contest in the downtown
area, a tradition of Homecoming
through several years. A grand
prize of $10 is being offered, with
$5 prizes in each of three special
classifications—food stores, appar
el stores and miscell^uleous busi
nesses.
The decorations, featuring dis
plays handsome, colorful, comic
and gay—^with emphasis on orig
inality rather than on costly mate
rials—have grown famous
throughout this part of the state.
They provide a window-shoppers’
holiday.
Those decorating windows are
asked to do so as early as possible
in the week, so as many people as
possible may enjoy them.
This year, said Arch Coleman,
Chamber of Commerce president,
block leaders have been appoint
ed whose job it will be to inspire
every merchant on their block to
participate, and to provide assist
ance if necessary. These are Har
old McAllister, Gene Blackweld-
er, Virgil Clark, John Ruggles,
Dick Sugg and Clyde Council.
An impartial panel of judges
will view the displays Tuesday
night, and the contest winners
wil Ibe announced Wednesday at
the half.
BLACKOUT
Thai power blackout Wed
nesday evening was caused
by a car which dashed off the
highway, sliced right through
a power pole and got well
jammed in the trees. The ac
cident occurred in the 900
block of North May street.
Neighbors rushing to the
scene found the driver. Lieut.
James K. Blanton, Jr., of
Pope AFB, unhurt but unable
to get out. So tightly wedged
was his practically demolish
ed car. They had to break a
windshield to let him out. He
was found to have suffered a
slight cut on the arm. No on©
else-was in the car.
Crews of the Carolina Pow
er and Light company, going
on the job at once, were able
to get power restored in a few
places in about 20 minutes,
but most of the east side of
town was blacked out for
more than two hours.
Drainage Problem
Fairly Simple,
Says Engineer
The wish of Southern Pines res
idents to have their own swim
ming and recreation lake and
park is to be realized at last, with
prospects that they may be regdy
for use by the summer of 1952.
The town board Wednesday
night heard an expert’s report on
the prospects for development of
ICnollwood lake, otherwise known
as Swan Pond, within the city
limits north of the Midland road.
On the basis of the report, the
board voted unanimously to ae-
cept the lake and surrounding
area, some 17 acres in all, from
the owner, E. H. Mills of Pine-
bluff, who has offered to donate it
for commimity use. Mr. MlHc
will deed it to the town, it was re
ported by Town Commissioner C.
S. Patch, Jr., chairman of a com
mittee named by Mayor C. N.
Page to study the project.
Mr. Patch presented Donald
Case, engineer, who also served
on the committee. Mr. Case re
ported that the drainage problems
at Knollwood lake appeared to be
fairly simple and not too costly of
solution. The re-routing of a
drainage ditch bringing storm wa
ter from the railroad ,to meet an
other ditch coming from the Man
ly road, both to empty into the
lake’s own outlet, should do the
work. He added, “Of course,
when you get into it you might
find complicating factors, but I
think none you couldn’t easily
handle.”
The lake is fed by springs,
shown by health depEutment re
ports to be as fine and clean as
any in the vicinity, he reported.
The lake should be drained, said
the engineer, and thoroughly
cleaned of underwater vegetation.
This can be done by means of a
sluice gate installed when the lake
was partially developed under
WPA some years ago.
The eastern side of the lake of
fers possibilities for a fine beach
about 800 feet long, for which
there is an ample supply of clean
white sand nearby, also to be giv
en by Mr. Mills.
The lake is aboijt 1,250 feet in
length, 350 feet wide at one end,
narrowing to 150 at the other.
Disregarding the recreational an
gle entirely, said Mr. Case, in
view of current water shortages
in many places, even though the
town water supply might appear
ample, he would recommend de
cidedly that a fine body of water
such as this one should be in pos
session, or under control, of the
town.
At one end, property owned by
William Frost extends to the edge
of the lake. However, by agree
ment with Mr. Mills at the time
the property was sold, a pubhc
road may be built along the lake
side. This the commissioners said
would be a part of their plan.
Sole stipulation made by Mr.
Mills in granting the lake area to
the town, said Commissioner
Patch, was that two short roads
entering property he owns nearby
be opened and developed. This
the board rnembers considered a
most reasonable exchange.
Area bordering the lake, to be
taken over by the Town, will be
developed as a park as funds and
labor are available. Once heavily
wooded, it has been largely tim
bered off. Many smaU trees are
growing there, however, and Mr.
Case reported the presence of
“hundreds of small dogwoods.”
The area also contains the old
Manly spring, a favorite picnic
ground of long ago. As for the
prospects for developing all this
in time to use next summer, May
or C. N. Page said, “We hope this
can be done, but cannot promise.
It will take time, and some mon
ey. We’ll get to it just as fast as
we can.”
FISH FRY
The SandhiUs Wildlife club
is sponsoring a fish fry at Ab
erdeen lake Wednesday from
6 to 8 p. m„ featuring fish
fresh from the ocean caught
by members of the club.
A similar fish fry (held last
year brought out a good
crowd of members and their
friends, and next week's event
is expected to be a "repeat,"
being staged by popular de-
memd.