MJ3CH OFlfttiES ~ ^ ^ MARCH OF DEWCESN j VOL. 33?NO. 7 lit PAGES THIS" WEEK SOU1HEHN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4. 15)57. ~U PAGES .HIS WEEK PRICE?10 CENTS , 1951 Was PostOffice's Biggest Year; Receipts Go lb, Airmail Is Doubled 35.0Q0 Pieces oi Mail Handled In fey During Chrisixnai Year-end figures of thiSouth ern Pines post office shostd 1951 to be its best year, with Ital re ceipts of $58,422.06, accofng to A. Garland Pierce, postmger. During this period consfcrably more than a half-millionjaieces of mail of all classes assed through the post office, rfching a peak of some 35,000 a da dur ing the Christmas. Last year's postal receipt?)tal ed $50,598.25 The comparin of the two figures indicates {rate of gain somewhat higher han fact, however, as part of ti) in crease is due to raised rah on parcel post as of October t.' The rate change also makhm possible an exact comparison business for the last quartegor which a gain of $3,320.54 ovejast year was recorded. Thouglfhe exact ratio of increase cannqbe determined, it is certain thatie final quarter of 1951 was the It in history and December was g best month. Gains noted in other quart* over the previous year were follows: January 1-March 31, $' 662.21; Aprii 1-June 30. $1,476.! July 1-September 30, $364 The unevenness of the figur for the three quarters is caus by the fact that there are now se eral users of metered mail Southern Pines, and their ps chases of several hundred dolla worth of postage at a time a irregularly spaced. For this reas it may never again be possil here for quarterly comparisc to be an indication of the actv amount of mail, passing throu; However, said Mr. Pierce, t yearly totals may still be taken a good indication of the commu ity*s growth, and state of busine Airmail in and out of South? Pines practically doubled durl 1951. Postal savings, which t previous year had gone Into slight slump, showed a small rl Postal savings balance on ha December 31 was $142,109, a gi of 1358 over that of the same di of I960 Alexander Is Acquitted In Shooting Case Oleyn A Wander, Negro, Pinehurst, was acquitted in Mo recorders eeurt Monday of assa charges in connection with near-fatal shooting of Mar Quick at Taylor'.own, near Pi hurst, Saturday night of 1 week. Judge J Vance Rowe advi in conrt, however, that the acqi tal cleared Alexander only of charge of assault with a dea weapon infHcting serious injur; misdemeanor in jurisdiction of court. If Quick should die, said, law officers or any oth feeling grand jury action was c ed for could bring a new ind ment. Quick, also a Negro, is repor ^Continued on page 5) EXONERATED The tragic death of WU liam Leek Harrington, elderly Negro, at Pinehurtl lasl Wed nesday night was termed "an unavoidable accident" by a coroner's jury meeting at j Pinehurst Saturday after noon. Clyde Hunt, Pinehurst taxi driver. who struck Harring. ton while driving north on NC 211 about 6 o'clock, was exonerated of all blame. Evi dence showed he was in his proper lane, observing all laws, when Harrington step ped suddenly in front of his | car. The Negro, a resident of Jackson Hamlet, was said to have been instantly lulled. The inquest was conducted by Dr. Francis L. Owens, who was appointed acting coroner following the dealh of Hugh j P- Kelly of Carthage, j Charles MacLeod jNew Justice For | Sheriffs Office i >-harles M. MacLeod, of Carth <3e. was sworn in Monday by ^uperior Court Clerk Carlton C. (jjj-ennedy as a justice of the peace, v-nd is replacing the late Hugh P. iu^'y as justice officially at ir~ to the sheriffs department. rs'He is now on full-time duty in ira e office adjoining that of Sher oni C J. McDonald in the court ,le ?se ins *r. Mcl eod said the appoint tal fit came as a surprise to him, ;h. fIting from the efforts of he in his behalf. Though the as is new to him, he said he to have all the necessary SS. 'hfnation mastered shortly and m t^rfonn his duties in an effi ng C!*ancJ impar .ij manner, he J?eral approval of the ap a P^ent was expressed about se. UWouvthouse this week. Mr nd '"S(od, who was 33 the day be sin foree appointment was made, is ate as one of Carthage's ongiyoung men. with excep 1 "mobilities and an excellent rocor ? H jia Professional draftsman, "i he was trained at N. C. Stat?iege, and worked as such H-r Jtal years for the staUi N'KnJdepartment at Carthage, for flbast two years he has vn.M0rking independently, , '?J recent months he has . Jr?? nj-mployed on a part-time basis Sc Davis and Cole archi j tectur?fices at Sanford. He ?|Sairi h?>ects to continue draft. ln;'nK irwnder.tly in his spare ne- time I n ' i rjSscendant of old Moore . County on both sides, with Md plenty ofcottish blood in his J"-veins H,grandfather, Duncan tne MurrhisomacLeod, was also a S justice of f. peace at Carthage. ?th*? the late W. Curtis MacLeod j his mother, with i whom h? !t5eS his home at Car ?'n!n, ' v^formerly Miss Ruth ail;Pleasants (Aberdeen. !?,He ?is a veteran of World jWar 2. 45 )?, ma(je a good W j showing jjfc.g fjrst and only po~ j. 1 (Carded on Page 3) I Two Basketball (rimes Afiymnasium Provide Thrills F?r Holir|y Crowds I I The VFW's All Star basket*] I game Wednesday night for fe I benefit of the "school bus" ns I a tremendous success from11 [ spectators' viewpoint, some go, ; I and some brilliant, basketball I : I ing played. J Coach Robert Lee brought^ ? famed Phantettes up from A!- i H deen to participate in the V'/ ] I event, and these girls passings s|j shooting with all the precision' , H Radio City's dancing Rock% i j8 waltzed away with a 58-to-l SEA. , |?| But the Southern Pines AlKfr i B9 Gals had their momenta, a v, B cious pint-sized guard, Ann PI ] B ing, winning the crowd withr ' ? terrific play all over the or ] Guards Aieiv; Todd, and & < Williams' play was outstandjfc ' a lost cause as was that of ijn ? h C.rcy Smith, forward. In the Slegiate All-Stars vs. Local AU-lrs, there was little to choose | the play. The pace was tcrrififrom the outset, Cog hill with lfoints and Besley fol lowing wifl3 to lead the local All-Stars' |iring. Bobby Har rington raftd Up 18 points for the Collates' top scoring, honors The fouij and final quarter saw the twiams matching point tor point, al the Collegiates won out in the Sil seconds of play 46 to 45 Ltne-ups fe scoring: Aberdeen Phantettes, lsiker 29, Brigman, \4onroe 17. Pight 12, Burns, Cal loway, Mt'hi Southern Pines 3iris?Ward . Hall 1, Smith 6, Todd 2, FleShg 2, Williams, Ste renson, Roip Leonard, Apple (Contiiftri on Page 5) Youngsters Ride To Hounds During Holidays Start of the Children's Hunt, held each year during the Christmas holidays, as it left Mile-Away Farm last Saturday morning, Riders nearest the camera are, from left, Joanne Goodwin, Page Black more, Jean Safford, Peter Winkelman and Cappy Winkelman. A lively drag hunt was enjoyecf by about 20 young people, who were then guests of the Winkelman boys at Lakelawn Farm tot a hunt breakfast at noon. (Photo by. Emerson Humphrey) 5,000 Wanted To Take Red Cross First Aid Courses The Moore County chapter, American Red Cross, is starting the New Year with plans lor the immediate organization of a series of first aid classes. The chapter's goal for early 1952 is the instruction of 5,000 or more persons in approved princi ples of first aid, said Mrs. Audrey K. Kennedy, executive secretary of the Moore County chapter. This will mean the training of approxi mately one person out of every six, a good working average need ed to insure proper care for the injured or sick in emergency. New features recently incorpor ated in Red Cross first aid train ing in connection with atomic at tack and civil defense will be taught. Important tudlo is the new "back-pressure arm-lift" method of artificial respiration which has been found more effective than the old method, and is superse ding it in all approved first aid training. Fifteen instructors are now available in the county, and these will each take classes of from 12 to 20 members for courses of 22 class-hours each, in three weekly sessions. Classes will be organized in various parts of the county as interest is expressed, and suffi cient members enrolled. There is no charge. Everyone who can and will take the course is asked to notify the Red Cress chapter of fice here, or Dr John C. Grier, Jr., chapter chairman of safety services at Pinehurst. Field Trials Will i I Open At Pinehurst J The 34th annual Pinehurst Field Trials will open today (Fri day) and run through the corning week. There will be four stakes set for running over the multiple trial courses around the resort. Open ing the program will be the Ama teur All Age, open to all bird dogs handled by amateurs. The Shore Memorial trophy, a big silver oowl, goes to the winner of this event. The second event is the Ama teur Derby, also for amateur handlers, and Un ited to dogs whelped after January 1, 1950. The other two stakes are the Free-For-All and the Open Derby, both open events for professional and amateur handlers. The judges for the amateur stakes will be Harold Watson Cornwall, Pa , and Ernest New man, Sumter, S. C. For the open stakes, Watson will share the judging with Hoover Black, Char lotte, N. C. The headquarters for the Trials is the Holly Inn in Pinehurst and the drawings for the nmateur stakes will take place there at S.30 p. m. Thursday, Jan. 3rd. Haymond Hoagland, Carterrville. C5a., is president of the Pinehurst club and James W. Tufts, Pine hurst, is secretary-treasurer. The trials always draw a large! r umber of bird dog owners frorr I the Carolinas, Virginia. Georgia j and many other states March of Dimes Chairmen Undertake I Annual Campaign For Polio Victims COMMUNITY CHEST West End'* quota in She Much oI Dimes Hu already been mot and "all ?? have to do is writ? lh? chock," it wu reported by < Community Chairman J. F. Sinclair at the campaign dinner Wednesday. That ia because West End has a Community Chest, unique in the county. One campaign is held in the tall to which everyone gives for all drives to com? up during the year. Whan the separate campaigns arise, the money is forthcomng from the chest. There is one exception? the Red Cross, which by terms of its chuter must cam. paign separately in Much, in West End as everywhere. In regard to the others, "We don't try to pass our quotas," said Mr. Sinclair. "We give what we are asked. We set a total goal, based on what we have beer, giving before. We've had the Chest two year* and we've made the goal both times." Negroes Organize In County For March of Dimes Moore County Negroes, benefit ing in the March of Dimes on exactly the same basis as whites, are setting up their own organisa tion for the 1952 campaign, to re pay this help in part. H. L. Bryant, of Aberdeen, has accepted the post of county chair man of the Negro division, an nounced Moore Chairman H. Clifton Blue. Mi. Bryant announced this week the following community chairmen: Mrs. Julia Evans. Southern Pines; William Harold Blue, ?. Carthage; Z. V. Gordon, Pinehurst; Mrs. Johnson, Vass; E. U. Grant, Cameron; Mrs. Ma mie Briggs. Aberdeen; Grant > Campbell, Addor; Miss Betty] Stancil, Jackson Hamlet; John Person, Mt. Zion. No quota has lie en set for the Negro division. The contributions will be recorded separately, so all may receive due credit, but the figures will be totaled together for the county quota. Negro children and young peo ple of the county have been vic tims of polio In the epidemic year 1948, and since, in numbers great er than their population percent (Continued on Page 5) SCHEDULE CHANGE Seaboard passenger trains stopping at Southern Pines 1 have gone on their winter and spring schedule, with several changes effective until on or about May 1. Daily northbound trains are listed now as follows: No. 8 (The Sunland). 6:17 a. m.; No. 4 (local), 10:10 a. m.; No. 10 (The Palmland), 7:20 p. m.; No. 6 (Cotton Blossom), 12:01 a. m. Southbound. No. 5 (Cotton Blossom), 8:55 a. m.; No. 9 (The Palmland), 8:5S a. m.; No. 8 (local), 8:24 p. m., No. 7 (The Sunland), 10:43 p. m. Funds Will Be Raised To Continue Costly Battle Moore County community chairmen for the 1952 March of Dimes reassumed their quotas of last year for tins year's campaign, with the resolve to raise at least 25 per cent more to help meet vital needs of the fight against polio in nation, state and county. Paul C. Butler, chairman of the Moore County chapter. National Infantile Paralysis Foundation, told the group assembled at the Aberdeen restaurant that the na tional foundation feees a deficit of $5,500,000, and that the Moore County chapter can pay its cur rent bills but that's all?costs of patient care in December must be met from forthcoming collections. He informed the chairmen that more than 30 young polio victims had been assisted by the county chapter during the year just con cluded; that Moore is the only county in the state, one of the few in the nation, with a clinic for child polio victims; and thai during the unforgettable epidemic year of 1848, the amount of more than $80,000 spent in the county was greater than the total given in Moore since the March of [Dimes began. I Blue Is Host ! The meeting followed the an nual supper given by H. Clifton [Blue, of Aberdeen, county March of Dimes campaign chairman for the past nine years, as a starter [for the drive. On account of the pressing need for funds the 1952 orive win continue inrougnouij the month of January, instead of) being set to end in two weeks as in previous years, he said. i He introduced the community' chairmen, of whom 15 out of lf)j were present. Six of them arri new, while others have served / ' previous years, and these, on,*" quest of Mr. Blue, gave theijrj periences, with ideas for g suc cessful campaign. Among the guests we/ ^ 3 W. Willcox, county heal'1 officer, and H. Lee Thomas, wnrty stl" ; perintendent of scho*Si w^? ?x" i pressed 'heir full e-mmendation of the drive's aim/ offering their t cooperation as b/ore Neods Increase , The state qp'ta has been upped t this year fcifn $1,000,000 to $1,- f 250.003, aV though the county quota ren?'<ns the same?$7,360? ^ the nctu?t* goal should be set high- ? er in p/??portion to 'he state needs, { the otaiftoan emphasized. Not , only has polio incidence gained j during the past few years, but j erst of patient care has increased, , snd each year must see the con- t tinuance of treatment and aid to victims of previous years?a ( mounting number. i C. H. Bowman- has again accept- < ed the post of campaign treasur- 1 er, he added, asking that the i chafrmen tum their collections ' over to Mr. Bowman as rapidly as possible after they have the money in hand, not only for a , full report but also so needed funds can be immediately avail able. For the- first time this year a separate Negro organization is be- 1 ing set up. with H. L. Bryant of Aberdeen as county chairman, and a number of community chairmen (Continued on 51 Building Permits Tup \ Hall Million For Year ? NEW YEAR BABY Moore county's ilrst New Year baby was Luther Owen* Illness, who arrived at I2i20 a. m. Tuesday at St Joseph of the Pines weighing in at eight pounds, 14 and a half ounces. Young Luther is the son of Sgt. and Mrs. James R. Mines, of Pincdenai. He has a brother, James Robert Jr., two and a half. His dad is stationed at Fort Bragg. His mem is the former Miss Veda Bushby of Southern Pines. Runner-up in the county sweepstakes was a daughter, name unlearned, bora at 7:48 a. no. at Moore County hospi tal to Mr. and Mrs. James Young of Hoffman. And it was "many happy re turns" to the winners of the previous two years, also born at St Joseph's?the little son of the J. C. Bertrands of Pinohurst. barn January 1. 1949, and the little daughter of the W. K. Carpenters of Pinebluff, born January 1. 1950. Sandhills Kiwarns Vocational Clinic Planned Jan. 18 Senors of all high schools in Moore county will gather at Southern Pines High school Fri day, January IS. for the annual Vocational Guidance conference of the Sandhills Kiwanis club, one of the club's most successful activi ties for many years time. Speak ers representing various vocations will tell them the pros and cons of the business or profession they are in, as an aid to the students in mapping their futures. The arrangements for the conJ ference are being made by U/i club's Vocational Guidance vq* nuttee, of which Arthur We,<ir ! Southern Pines, is chairman. ' j Welch announced Thursday ",' 3 representative of the cqf ' /" ^ would visit the various,; ' _ ' ^ next week and erplaiT^ j ^ "' ,ors the purpose of te **? 8CSoTmT^%'^ "S f speakers to ceW! e?oh. lln? of 1 business anO"^ss'on inso'9r ?s p possibi ^TWiU announce tfc" a llSThe^ xroup from the 11 ? hieh J?o[s of the ounty Wl11 h meef #*he Southern Pines school e ' continued on Page 8) tl o ^Wo Rotary Clubs j [11 Rattle For v Attendance Prize 1 a I The Southern Pines and Car- * hage Rotary clubs are starting his month on a "repeat" of their S lighly successful attendance con- 7 est of last year, to continue 1 hrough January and February. ' The club having the highest at endance percentage during the 1 wo-month period will be guests c if the losing club at a dinner. Last year the Southern Pines ? dub won by a fraction of a point ' ind was entertained by the Car- 1 hage club at a barbecue. This 1 'ear it is reported, the Carthagin- i ans are "out for blood" and have t ?ven been in training for the past nonth, with a private contest of heir own. Herbert N. Cameron, president )t the Southern Pines club, re ninds that just two member ab- 1 tences during the 1850 contest tept them from gettng a 100 per lent record for the entire time. ?This time," he said, "We just won't have those two absences." The contest last year ended in good humor and an actual victory tor all, as both clubs stood at the top of their dstriet in attendance for several weeks, and considered their gain in club spirit and fel lowship to be great. The final word last year, however, was that of the Carthage club?a challenge the local Rotarians are girded to meet. Much Residential Construction Seen Within City Limits Building permits in Southern Pines during the last six months of 195! totaled $266,205, bringing the total for the year to a whack ing $518,260, according to records of Everette V. Walker, city build ing inspector. This covers a total of 96 permits, most of them for residential con struction. Forty-nine were for new dwell ings and 29 for alterations and ad ditions to existing residences, a number of them adding apart ments. The rest went lor a church an nex, business building enlarge- / meats and changes and for such / structures as garages or boiler / rooms. / The list does not incude the new / Knollwood apartments, which / were completed durmg the pasg' year. The permit was issued / the fail of 1950. / Largest building project ojft. 1951 list is the $100,000 eduaCle al building of the Church f Fellowship. J, four Permit was giver, for^ough a new business buildin$|n]arge<j. number of old ones wjjji permits Most of the resid^QQo clasSi were in the $4 0*000 or more, with only two iofc issue<j oniy The permitsjf the city Umits. for building jty limits during That cutsid^ come close to the year JWotai, it is estimated, doubling * XwAccidente jr/U S 1 Mar hfoliday Weekend Two accidents on US Highway , one north and one south of outhern Pines, marked the holi ay weekend. While consider, ble damage was done to several ars, only one person was report d injured, and his hurts were aid not to be serious. Maj. George Stanley Luketz. riving south near Skyline about :30 a. m. Sunday, got out of his roper lane and sideswiped * car pproaching on the opposite side f the highway, according to the nvestigating patrolman. With tajor Luketz, who lives in South rn Pines, was his wife. Driving he other car was Rupert Kynerd f Mebane Rt. 1. It was a rainy ight and both cars skidded for ome distance on the wet roaa be ond the point of impact. Indicted for driving on the rrong side of the road. Major .uketz was fined $25 and costs, total of| $34. by Justice ot the 'eace D. E. Bailey at Southern 'incs. Saturday about 6:45 p. m? a ar driven by Howard Clayton lavis, U. S. Army, was rammed n the rear as it slowed to make i left turn into the Starview )rive-in on US 1 South. Davis' :ar was knocked about 100 feet by ine owned by James Monroe of Springfield, Mass., and driven by Scott McMillan, Negro, of Mars on, Rt. 1. McMillan was treated 'or chest injuries at Moore Coun y hospital. He was also indicted 'or following too closely behind he car ahead. BEST EVER The Southern Pines Christ mas Seal sale wound up in glory last week with $160 more than the $1,500 quota, it /J was announced by John Pot tie, local chairman. With <($mi SI.660 in hand, the drive goes iflH on record as history's bast, topping last year's record by The nuiuber of ooidbdbuto!|n9H|mHK also increased, from 567 uflR^HpHHS year to 613. showing a ued widening of intaKy,f the annual drive. Fine' figures on SSKsBEBSBKSBmSl drive will be Kelson Hvde. OjjiWHBHBBMMMH
