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FIGHT POLIO GIVE TO MARCH OF DIMES FIGHT POUO GIVE TO MARCH OF DIMES VOL. 33—NO- 9 SIXTEEN PAGES SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. JANUARY 18. 1952 SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE—10 CENTS ! ^ Ethel Davis Quits Post As Assistant Clerk of Court Health Is Cause; Service, Ability ^ Praised By Kennedy Miss Ethel Davis, assistant clerk of Moore County superior court, resigned her position last week on account of ill health. Her resig nation, effective Saturday, ended 23 years of service in the clerk of court’s office. Mrs. Bichard Comer was sworn in Monday as deputy clerk. In announcing the change Carl ton C. Kennedy, clerk of court, paid a warm tribute to Miss Da vis’ long service, her judgment and ability, and the splendid co operation she gave in handling affairs of the office. Miss Davis was clerk of court for nine months in 1950, follow ing the death of John Willcox. She was Moore county’s first woman clerk o-f court, and one of the few women ever to hold this office in the state. She was urged by many to run for the office in the 1950 primary, but declined to become a candidate. She joined the office staff under John Willcox in October 1928, and became deputy clerk in 1942. After serving from March to* De cember 1950 as clerk, she resumed her position as deputy through appointment of Mr. Kennedy, then newly elected. In July 1951 she was sworn in as his assistant, be coming Moore’s first assistant clerk of court. This empowered her to sign all types ofinstrumeints which come under the clerk's jurisdiction, and to fulfil numer ous other functions of the office not permit^d to a-^pu^. Mrs. Comer had experience as a .staff member in the clerk’s office from September 1948 to January 1961. Duuring the past year she hss remained at her home on Cameron Rt. 1. She is the former Miss Rachel Holder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 1. T. Holder, also of Cameron Rt (Continued on page 8) Polio Poster Boy ^ • Wild Rider Scores Three Hits A wild ri^e up US Highway 1 went into action, just past midnight Monday morn- It was a burst radiator, bow ing landed an attractive-looking ever, which finally ended the 33-year-old woman in the Car- lady’s flight at the Bill-Dot truck thage jail facing a variety of stop, several miles north of charges, one of them a felony. Officers said she hit three cars from.' behind, just missed several others and sent two people to the hospital in covering about 15 miles Southern Pines. "Didn't Remember" Coming to in the Carthage jail later in the morning, Mrs. Kath leen K. Henry, who gave her ad- in considerably less than 15 min- dress as Cordova, in Richmond utes. In this brief period Aberdeen police, Southern Pines police, the State Highway Patrol and at least one of the people whose cars had been hit all got into the chase. The night air was alive with the scream of sirens as police and patrol cars and an ambulance March of Dimec Poster Boy Larry Jim Gross, 7» gets sledding Instruc* tions from his dad, Air Pores Chief Warrant Officer Jim Gross* The tad, whose left leg v' weakened by polio when he was 16 months old. Is visiting U* 8. cit n behalf of 1952 March of Dimes this Janua^. His picture appears c.i all March of Dimes posters with the 1952 slo gan, **Thls Fight is Yours.** Join the 1952 March of Dimes today* Prosecution Faces Difficulties In Trial Of Soldiers For Rape Of Negro Girl 'WAY PAST QUOTA Howard L. Kennedy, of Weslmoore. this week bMame the Rrst March of Dimes com munity chairman to report collection of his full quota— but soared 'way on past the quota. With $100 as goaL West- moore citisens hare contribut ed $184.18. almost twice as much, according to a report received Thursday from Chairman Kennedy. Only 4 of Accused Sexlei Available To Civilian Aulhorities Four of six paratroopers from Fort Campbell, Ky., involved in the alleged rape of a young Ne gro woman near Carthage during August maneuvers, will be on hand next week when their case goes up before the grand jury. If a true bill is found, it is ex pected they will be tried at the criminal term of Moore superior court, which starts Monday at Carthage with Judge Zeb V. Net tles of Asheville presiding. Solicitor M. G. Boyette will prosecute the case, one of the most heinous crimes ever to take place within Moore county and one which has aroused wide interest throughout the state. All six of the paratroopers are charged with rape. Three of them, Harold L. Hill, Lewis Wilson, Jr., and Alec C. Felder. Jr., were re- Red Devils Here Tonight Unless all signs fail, a record-[gym tonight (Friday) for basket- shattering crowd , is expected to ball games between the local high pour in the big Southern Pines teams and Aberdeen. , An unfailing omen to whet I fans’ appetites is the bang-up rec ord of boys’ and girls’ teams of both schools. I As was to be expected. Coach Lee’s Red Devilettes of Aberdeen qj* J A • I, ' High are marching along on the, OaIICI AirlJOrUC leased by Army authorities at Fort Campbell last November to deputies of the Moore County sheriffs department. They have been in jail at Carthage since that time. A fourth, Eugene A. Shirley, was not brought here at that time because of lack of transportation facilities for so many. He is being sent for this week. A fifth man, Robert H..Orheim, AWOL from Fort Campbell for the past several months, has yet to be apprehended. One Not Released The sixth, Floyd Breland, is not being released by Army authori ties. Maj. Marion H. Smoak, of the Adjutant General’s office at Fort Campbell, has written Sher iff C. J. McDonald that a study of the case has convinced him that “a prima facie case does not exist, as far as Breland is concerned.’’ Though he would make a valuable witness, if the Army won’t turn him over to civilian authorities “there is nothing we can do,” the Sheriff said. None of the home towns of the men are known except 'that of Harold Hill, which is Portland, Oregon. Both Shirley and Breland have been on maneuvers at Camp Drum, N. Y., and Breland, it ap pears, will remain there. “I am (Continued on Page 8) Hungarian-Born Violinist Will Play Here January 31 Frederic Balazs, Hungarian born concert violinist of growing name and fame, has been added to the Sandhill Music association’s 1951-52 concert calendar. Mr. Balazs will appear at Weav er auditorium Thursday evening, January 31, at 8:30 o’clock. This will not be Mr. Balazs’ first appearance in the Sandhills. During the war, when he was sta tioned at Fort Bragg, the young musician was a frequent visitor to this section and gave a concert here, presenting one of the pro grams of the Southern Pines Li brary series. His mastery of the instrument, beautiful tone and expert technique, combined with depth of musical understanding, made the performance a memor able one, and his enthusiastic, at tractive personality made him many friends here. Mr. Balazs is known as one of the great virtuosos of the concert stage. He is also a conductor of note and a composer, and yet finds time for guest appearances with the major symphony orches tras. Born and raised in Budapest, capital of Hungary, one of Eu rope’s leading musical centers and home of the famous Liszt Royal Academy of Music, Balazs began the study of violin at the age of five, and was a student in the Royal Academy before he was six. He won the famed Remenyi prize in 1936 at the age of 16; was grad uated with high honors in 1937 and soon thereafter covered most of Europe in a concert tour. In 1940, aged 20, Balazs arrived in New York, and soon thereafter joined the United States Army. After four years’ service in the Field Artillery, he was discharged and resumed his concert career. He gave nearly 400 concerts before assuming the post of orchestral conductor in Wichita Falls, Texas, (Continued on Page 8) Cpl. Bradford Writes From Communist Camp ‘“I’m Thankful,” Cries Wife After county, exclaimed, “It can’t be so!” and “I don’t remember a thing,”/ when she found she was charged with three counts of hit- run, one of them causing an acci dent with damage and personal injury, a felony; also drunken driving and careless and reckless driving causing an accident. She made $500 bond for a hear ing at Moore recorders court Sat urday. Mrs. Henry is reported to be employed at Pinehurst, and to be living in a Pinehurst apartment. The wife of a tech sergeant in an overseas post, she has two young children who are with her people at Cordova. First Hit-Run As reconstructed by the State Highway Patrol in reporting the events, the series of disasters be gan at 12:05 a. m. six miles south of Aberdeen, when, heading north in a 1951 Studebaker club coupe, the lady hit a car driven by James A. Clontz, a soldier from Indian Trail returning to Fort Bragg after a furlough. As she departed the scene at high speed, the soldier noted her license number and drove direct ly to the Aberdeen police station to report it. Mrs. Henry, reaching Aberdeen, found the stoplight red, rammed a car which had stopped, and went (Cohtinued on Page 8) DAN CAMERON, Aberdeen {unbeaten trail, with eight straight wins, and are also leading the conference. (The girls’ conference is Moore County standings for tournament ranking). But right behind the Aberdeen lassies—in fact in a draw with them—are the Southuem Pines girls. And so—this looks to be the best game in a long series of bril liant games for these traditional j rivals. I But the main excitement and I big noise is about the boys’ ggme. On the comeback trail, and still stinging from the terrific shel lacking handed out by Aberdeen last year, the local boys’ club is all set for revenge. Not expected to be too strong this year, the Blue and White has surprised everyone but perhaps themselves. With a new razzle-dazzle fast- break offense, and with the high- iest scoring average for any Blue land White quint in recent years, [the locals are undefeated in con- jference play. So is Aberdeen— land no doubt Coach Bowman’s boys are more than anxious to quit sharing top spot with South ern Pines. It all adds up to a 'ithriller-diller, perhaps the best game of the season for Sandhill guard, will play with the Red fans Vvho will be out in droves to Devils at Weaver gymnasium to- watch the pay off tonight, nirht. I —JAP Will Take Part In Texas Maneuvers The 82nd Airborne division will depart from Fort Bragg in mid- February for Fort Hood, Texas, where it is scheduled to partici pate in “Exercise Longhorn,” Ma- jqr Gen. Thomas F. Hickey, com manding general, announced this week. The maneuver, a joint Army- Air Force training operation, will begin March 25 and Continue for 17 days. By May 1 the division will be back at Fort Bragg, where post-maneuver critiques will be held. The mass movement, involvmg hundreds of vehicles and thous ands of men, will be the longest journey by a unit of divisional size employing its own transpor tation since World War 2. “Exercise Longhprn,” the 82nd’s eighth major maneuver since ar riving at Fort, Bragg in 1946, will be a training operation designed to give recently re-actiyated divi sions an opportunity to demon strate tactical proficiency against an experienced “aggressor force.” The 82nd will be the “aggressor force” in the operation. Draft Will Take 25 Moore Men Next Wednesday Selective Service demands on Moore county for January are the largest in many months, it was learned from Mrs. Harry W. Da vis, draft board clerk at Carthage. Last Wednesday 35 men were sent for preinduction examina tions. Of these 27 were childless married men, the first of this newly-draftable group to be sent from Moore. Eight others were previous rejects, who were re examined according to new Selec tive Service directive. Mrs. Davis said she had no report this week as to how many passed, for 1-A classification. Next Wednesday, 25 young men from Moore will go for Army induction. They are as follows: White—Drennan Mann, South ern Pines; Leonard Tufts, Pine hurst; Amos Royall, Oscar Cavi- hess, O: Max Dunlap, Charles Reynolds Welch, Robbins; Ernest Harris, Carthage. Negro—Alfred Williams, Wil liam Hancock, John Robinson, son, Robert Walden, Jr., Southern Pines; Cleophus Jackson, Percy Gray,, Jr., Floyd Ray, Carthage; Abraham Blyther; Harold Goins, Hoyt Johnson, Aberdeen; Ander son King, Manly; Charles Mc- Crimmon, Vass; John Barrett, Cameron; Charles Johnson, West End. Three Injured As Cars Collide At Vass Crossing Three persons were injured, two of them seriously, in an accident in Vass Saturday morning which the investigating patrolman said in his opinion was “unavoidable.” Ralph J. Gilmore of Carthage, approaching US Highway 1 from the Carthage-Vass highway, at tempted to stop at the intersection but found his brakes would not work—despite the fact that he hfid ttiem repaired just the day before at a service station. He cut the car to the left as it went into the highway but could not avoid an impact with a south bound vehicle driven by Bill Caddell of Vass. Though both cars were practically demolished, investigation showed neither was traveling at excessive speed, said the patrolman. Worst hurt was Miss Ida Cad dell, 57, of Carthage, a passenger in the Gilmore car, who suffered a broken arm, fractured jaw, lac erated hand and other injuries. Bill Caddell sustained internal injuries, with possible fractured ribs and back injury. It is not known whether the two are re- JUNE IN JANUARY The calendar says winter, but the temperature and sun shine of the past few days said spring. It fooled some early shrubs into blooming and a bluebird into making an untimely ap pearance at the Wallace Ir wins'. Sunday's record - breaking 90-degree temperature fool ed Lieut. C. Daniel Lohmes, Jr., into thinking it was time to go swimming. He got into his swimming trunks and took a plxinge into Aberdeen lake. He didn't stay long, but quite a crowd had collected when he emerged with goose- bumps, to report, "It's not as warm as it looks!" The venturesome young man, stationed at Pope AFB. rooms at the J. M. Besley home here. He is from Boston. High School Group Here Today For Vocational Clinic Some 400 seniors from county high schools will be given an in sight into various business and professional pursuits today (Fri day) at Southern Pines High school, at the annual Vocational Guidance clinic of the Sandhills Kiwanis club. Speakers representing a variety of careers were announced by Arthur W. Welch, chairman of the Kiwanis vocational guidance com mittee, at the club’s luncheon meeting Wednesday at the Holly wood hotel. A number of the speakers are members of the Kiwanis club. All are men or women eminent in their vocations in the Sandhills. The boys and girls will con vene for an assembly in the au ditorium at 10:15 a. m. for a welcome by Kiwanis President Voit Gilmore, and a talk by Chairman Welch setting forth the purposes of the clinic, and explaining how to use it to the best advantage. Trtey will then go to various rooms in the school plant, for 40- minute discussions of the voca tions of their dhoices, attending •a sequence of three discussion periods. Luncheon will then be served in the school cafeteria Subjects to be presented, and thdir speakers, are as follows: Accounting, Garland McPher son and Paul Dana; architecture, E. J. Austin; animal husbandry. Dr. C. C. McLean; airlines hostess, Mrs. John L. Ponzer; armed serv ices, officers from nearby mili tary installations; banking, N. L, Jr.; beauty culture, Odes Spurlin; building trades, E. J. Austin. Chemistry, J. P. Garrison; com- Long Suspense “At least I know now he’s alive —^I’m so thankful for that,” said Mrs. Henry E. Bradford joyfully, holding the letter which had come to her halfway round the world from a Communist POW camp. The penciled note, written on a large sheet of paper, which looked as though it had been torn out of a child’s school tablet, was from her husband. Corporal Brad ford, a prisoner of the Commun ists. It was the first direct word she had received from him since he entered the fighting in Korea in July 1950. A year and a half of sleepless nights, anxiety and desperate hope had followed the Defense dfepartment’s telegram that he was “missing in action” as of July 11. Even his name on the Commun ist prisoner list, released Decem ber 18, could not reassure her as did the letter which came last Friday. Dated Christmas Eve, it was in her husband’s handwriting —that she was sure of. Though a prisoner, he was alive. The letter itself is little more than a recital of menu items. It follows almost precisely the pat tern of two others received by Tar Heel wives and mothers, which have been publicized in the daily press. It is obvious, the Communists gave the prisoners a pattern to follqw. They could say no more, no less. And in the course of saying it, they had to make their salute to their captors. The letter follows: “Dear Wife & Family—Just a few hurried lines to let you know am O. K. It is the day before (Ck>ntinued on Page 8) lated. Both are patients at Moore mercial art, Glen Rounds; civil County hospital, where Gilmore remained overnight with less se rious hurts. The accident occurred about 7:15 a. m. while all the parties in volved were going to work. Bill Caddell is employed at the Rob bins Mill at Aberdeen, and was due to pick up several fellow em ployees in Southern Pines. Gil more is a fireman at Fort Bragg, where Miss Caddell is a telephone operator. service, L. T. Hall; dentistry. Dr. R. B. Warlick; engineering, John L. Ponzer; forestry, J. L. Pippin; home economics, Mrs. W. F. Hol lister and Mrs. W. A. Leonard; hotel management, John and George Pottle. Insurance, E. C- Stevens; inte rior decorating, Mrs. J. N. Steed; journalism. Nelson C. Hyde; lab oratory and X-ray technician. Miss Ruth Eifort; landscaping, E. (Continued on Page 8) School Bus Fund Lagging The citizens’ fund for the school activities bus inched up to nearly $2,000 this week—^but $2,150 is needed for the down payment, due when delivery is made next month. Last week a community hat passing brought in approximately $1,600, to add to an appropriation of $300 from the Municipal Rec reation Commission. The contrib utors were listed by name, and an appeal issued for more funds. This week checks totaling $72.50 have come in from the following: Hollywood hotel. Dr. Vida C. McLeod, Dr. G. G. Herr, Mrs. Ed ward Cox, Shaw Paipt and Wall- paper Co., Inc., Mrs. James Boyd, [Valerie' Nicholson. I Checks aVe being mailed to Amos C. Dawson, Jr., city school superintendent, who is acting as treasurer of an informal citizens’ group who prefer to be anony mous in their hat-passing. On the strength of gifts receiv ed by the fund up to the begin ning of last week, the order was placed for the new activities bus with the state puurchasing de partment. It will cost in the neighborhood of $4,300, and will provide an up-to-date transpor tation facility for the school teams, the band, classes On field trips and for summer recreation purposes. The old bus, in use here about six years and second hand when purchased, gave up the ghost several months ago. Young Mpther Is First Highway Fatality of 1952 Mrs. Claudean Morris of Louis- burg, 26-year-old mother of three young children, is Moore county’s first highway fatality of 1952. Mrs. Morris died Saturday at Watts hospital, Durham, of a broken neck and injuries to the spinal cord, following an accident in the 'White Hill section Satur day, January 5. Three people were injured in the accident, investigation of which has continued pending the outcome of their condition. Patrol man R. L. Apple, investigating, said early this week there will be no indictment until a coroner’s in quest can be held. He said the accident occurred on Highway 15 and 501 when the Chevrolet half-ton truck driven by Cladus Dolphus Morris, 30, with his wife and children as pas sengers, was struck from the rear by a car driven by David Blanch ard, 29, a Carthage brickmason. According to the patrolman’s report, Morris was slowing to en ter Henry Marsh’s driveway when the impact of the Blanchard car knocked it across and off the high way for a distance of 175 feet. The truck turned completely over, coming to rest right side up, throwing all the passengers out. The children were unhurt. Mor ris and Blanchard sustained chest injuries and facial cuts, and with Mrs. Morris were taken to Lee County hospital at Sanford. The young woman, criticaUy injured, was taken later to the Durham hospital. Both cars were considered to tally demolished. Blanchard, whose car traveled 190 feet after the impact, admitted to have b,een driving 60 miles an hour, the patrolman said. Mr. and Mrs. Morris had moved to Louisburg just a month earlier from Troy. Mr. Morris is a farm- er. Funeral services for Mrs. Morris were held Sunday afternoon at Mt. Carmel Baptist church near Troy. Surviving besides her hus band and children are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. 'Whitaker of Louisburg, two brothers and two sisters.