VOL. 33?NO. 12 SIXTEEN PAGES ' SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROUNArrmDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1952 jUXTEEN PAGES _ " '^TmCE^ lO CENTS TB Workers From Many States Here For National Association Institute 1 Two-Week Training Program Under Way Al Hollywood Hotel The 83rd institute o! the Na tional Tuberculosis association, tor the training of tuberculosis workers, opened Monday at the Hollywood hotel and will con tinue for two weeks, through Sat urday, February 16. This is the second successive year the institute has been held in Southern Pines, the only time n the history of the association the same place has been selected for this honor twice. A year ago, also, it whs at the Hollywood. Irving Mushlir., personnel and training director of the national association with headquarters in New York City, is in charge A full program of speakers and con xerence leaders eminent in the as. sedation and in tuberculosis work in general is under way. Attending the institute are 26 workers, professional and volun teer, of state and local associations in North and South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Alabama, Ohio, OkishviKuw uirv? Kentucky, New York, West Vir ginia and Prince Edward Island, Canada. North Carolinians enrolled are two members of the state staff and executive -secretaries from Wilson, Randolph, Durham and Pasquotank county units. An attraction of this locality, according to Mr. Mushlin, is its nearness to the N. C. Sanatorium at McCain, the staff of which in (Continued on page 51 ~ I Heart Campaign Climax Will Be Valentine's Day "New Hope For Hearts" is the theme of the 1352 Heart Fund drive opening this week, which will be conducted during the month of February, with solicita tion by mail and the placing of plastic hearts for coin collection in stores and hotels throughout the community. This is the third annual drive to be conducted in Moore county soliciting funds for the American Heart association, to finance re search into heart diseases. Peak of the campaign will be Valentine's day, February 14. Officers and members of the county committee are Mrs. Bert L. Premo, chairman: Mrs. Em mett French, Dr. R. M. McMillan and Dr. W. C. Mudgett, vice chairmen: Mrs. R. Bruce Warlick, treasurer, and Mrs, Lawrence Johnson, Aberdeen; Mrs. William Poley, West End; Mrs. Glen Rounds, Pinebluff, Mrs. John Beasley, Carthage, and Mrs. A. H. Grant, Southern Pines. It is impossible to send letters of solicitation to everyone in the county, therefore the committee requests that interested people send their donations to Mrs. R. B. Warlick, treasurer, Box 1053, Southern Pints. LAST CHANCE! Those who Jailed to list ! taxes at the proper time dux j ing January wili have their ! second, and last chance next Mrs. D. J. Blue, list taker tor McNeills township, will be at the town hall next Tuesday, Wednesday. Thurs day and Friday ten- the bene fit ot latecomers. For those who continue to delay, penalties will follow. Four Accidents I Cause Injuries, ; Damage To Cars I Four accidents were reported by ! State Highway patrolmen to have j taken place on Moore highways ; near here last Friday and Mon 1 day | Four people were injured, | though none believed seriously, and three cars were badly dam aged 'c n double collision on US Highway 1 about five miles north! of Southern Pines shortly before 7 o'clock Monday evening. The accident caused the high way to be blocked for about a half hour, and Southern Pines po ! lice assisted the State Highway: Patrol in handling the traffic. According to the State High way Patrol report, the accident occurred when Ralph Calvin Mc Craney, 17, of Lakeview. driving south, attempted to turn into the |J. S. Simpson driveway across the northbound lane. Seeing too [late that a car was just behind him, he endeavored to get back in his lane but instead struck with violent impact a pickup truck coming toward him in the northbound lane. The truck, own ed by the Sanford Auto Supply company and driven by Albert Joseph Hackney of Sanford, was knocked some distance off the road and was estimated as a total wreck. The impact spun McCraney's car around in the highway and it was hit on the left front by the car behind, driver of which was Charles Woodrow Von Metz ger of Vass. Both cars were dam | aged to the extent of several hun dred dollars. Taken to Moore County hospi tal were McCraney, who, suffer ing from shock, a cut face and numerous abrasions, remained overnight as a patient, and Ron ald Haynes, 15, of Lakeview, a passenger in his car, also cut and bruised, who received emergency treatment. Another boy with them was not hurt. Taken to St. Joseph of the Pines, and later to Lee County hospital, was Hackney, driver of the pickup truck. His hand was cut and several stitches had to be taken In his scalp. Taken directly to Lee County hospital by a passing motorist was J. O. Griffin of Sanford, a passenger in the truck, who was released after emergency treat 1 (Continued on Page 5) Young Federal Escapees Sentenced After Wild Chase, Three Break-Ins A two-boy crime wave hit Ab erdeen and Southern Pines last Friday, involving the break-in of three homes and terminating in a wild chase at Aberdeen which re suited in the capture of one youth there and the. other at Southern Pines. Police and highway patrolmen were kept busy at both towns for | several hours answering alarms and apprehending the lads, Robert i^ee Eary, 18, and Robert Sandlin, 18, both of whom said they were from Chicago Jailed Friday at Carthage, they were tried Monday in Moore re corders court and received terms of four months on the roads on various counts of larceny, carry ing concealed weapon and (as to j Sand tin) aiding and abetting. Probable cause was found on breaking and entering charges, for trial at the May term of supericr rourt. After that, it is understood, the Fill will lake over, because of their escape from a federal insti tution and for two auto thefts. with the crossing of state lines, thereafter. The boys were found to have walked off Thursday from the Na tional Institute, a federal reforma- ] tory for youthful offenders at Washington, D. C., where they were serving terms for auto lar ceny. They made their way south by means of a Packard stolen at Washington, then a Mercury stol en at Richmond, Va. The Mercury gave out of gas at Aberdeen Friday morning. The (story of their ensuing activities | follows, as pieced together from reports of Southern Pines Chief Ic. E. Newton, Aberdeen Chief Ar chie Phillips anod State Highway Patrolmen H. F. Deal and C G. I Wimberly: Wouldn't Swap They tried to swap an emergen cy light from the Mercury for | some gas at the Kellis Service sta- j tion, but Mr. Kellis would not! trade, so they drove the car a lit (Continucd on Page 5) Mr ? V " I | The Vass Cotton Mill, shown above, and its 33 housing units on the opposite side of the Seaboard rait- | road, comprising approximately 45 acres, were sold late last week to Textron Southern, Inc., said to be the fourth largest producer of synthetic fabrics. Conversion to rayon is already under way. Upper right' is the home of H. C. Callahan, which the Rhode Island firm also purchased. Sunday Services, Unit Events Mark Boy Seoul Week Boy Scout Week, the national observance of the 42nd anniver sary cf the founding of Boy Scouting in the United States, will be marked in Moore county by special church services Sun day, and separate projects to lie undertaken by each unit erf Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Explorer Scouts. Emphasis is being placed on the theme, "Forward on Lib erty's Team." Dr. John C, Grier, of Pinehurst.j Moore district commissioner, said that all churches are being re quested to observe Boy Scout Sun day with special mention, also that special services arc being held at the regular worship hour in the following: Emmanuel Episcopal and First Baptist churches, Southern Pines; Community church. Pinehurst; First Baptist church, Aberdeen; Pinebluff Methodist, West End Methodist, Carthage Baptist and Robbins Presbyterian churches. All boys who are members of Scout units are asked to attend the service of their choice, wear ing their uniforms. Many troops are arranging special events for the week, with parents and friends invited. Some will place window displays in stores of their communities. Boy Scout Week has no con nection with the annual fund raising campaign, which is held in the fall. Its purpose is to call at- j terition to aocompishments of the' leaders and boys of the Boy Scout program, and the vital role filled by the program in character building of youth, or. a commun ity. council and national basis. Fire Destructive To Two Homes In W. Southern Pines A home in West Southern Pines was destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon, and a neighbor home badly damaged, despite a two and-a-half-hour battle by South ern Pines volunteer firemen using all their equipment. The first house to catch fire, burning to the ground belonged to Mary Griffin, who was out at work when the disaster occurred.! Nothing was saved despite ef forts to enter the blazing building. The fire was far advanced before it was discovered by neighbors a block away, and the alarm turned in. By the time the firemen got there the roof had fallen in, and it was impossible to tell, they said, if it was a one-stcry or two story house. Nothing could be done to save it The second house, a two-story one, caught from the first. Neigh bors saved some of the furnish ings. The house belonged to Ather Cassidy and, like the first was empty of occupants when the fire occurred. | Town Has No Rights in Alleys, Says | Supreme Court In Leroy Lee Case Ruling Reverses Lower Couri Opinion Handed Down In May : The town board of Southern Pines of 1892, in relinquishing its right to the town's alleys and center squares, committed a valid act and the present town board has no say whatsoever in iheir disposition. It has not even the right to maintain and repair them. I This is the gist of a seven-page ! opinion handed down this week by the State Supreme Court, re versing a superior court judge's ruling in Lee vs. Walker et al, and denying the Town's right to with hold from Leroy Lee a permit to build on the portion of town al ley which he owns. A misconception on the part of the Supreme Court is seen in that it holds that there has been "no [public use" of this alley in more than 20 years. However, the opinion states that, in repudiating the alleys be fore any formal acceptance or dedication was made; in allowing them to be bought and sold like any other real estate; in assessing taxes for them against their pri vate owners; in granting permits for construction on them, and in itself using the alleys for eon Istructlon purposes, the Town has : forfeited any remaining right it Also, states the opinion, which was written by Associate Justice E. V. Denny, "If those protesting issuance of the building permit requested by the plaintiff, and owning property in the subdivi sion, are of the opinion that they have any easement rights in the alley in question, the Town of Southern Pines and its officials are not the proper persons to en force these rights. "Action for enforcement of pri vate easement may be maintain ed only by an owner or owners of the property, who are entitled to have the easement enforced or preserved. "However, unless the facts are made to appear substantially dif ferent from those found on the present record, no private rights to an easement in the alley exist." Lercv Lee of Carthage, head of Lee's Stores, Inc., bought the for mer McBrayer building on West Broad street from Mrs. P. P. Mc Cain in the summer of 1950. His application for a permit to enlarge the bu.lding to cover his entire lot, approximately doub ling the size of the building brought a protest from owners of adjoining buildings who said such construction would interfere with , ingress and egress from the rear of their places of business. I On discovery that part of the, let bad been plotted as a public! alley before incorporation of the] town in 1887, the town board re- j fused a permit for the construe ! tion. Civil action was brought by Mr.| Lee against Everett Walker, city; building inspector, Mayor Page! jand members of the town board, seeking to force issuance of the permit. In a mandamus hearing held at Carthage last May Su perior Court Judge J. J. Clement ruled that the alleys were irrev ocably dedicated to public use and the Town had no authority to grant such a permit. Mr. Tee appealed to the Su preme court from this ruling. The town board of 189? did, in fact, relinquish all public rights in the alleys and center squares, and these were thereafter bought, sold and used in a manner which, Judge Clement declared, was con trary to law. In this he upheld the town's attorneys in the principle of ir revocable dedication. The matter has of late years become a confused one. especially since the building-up of the downtown district has caused the alleys to all hut disappear. Tim Lee case, however, was the first in 'which a citizen protest was made, thus bringing the issue to a head 1 Bishop Co. Will Open Permanent EmploymentOffice The employment office of the J. Bishop & Co. Platinum Works wilt be opened at Knollwood air port on a permanent basis Mon day, for the employment of all types of workers both in the fac tory and office, according toi Joseph B. Simpson, employment' manager, of Malvern, Pa. William H. Morrow, Jr., person nel manager, will be in charge. Mr. Simpson and Mr. Morow interviewed about 200 women ap plicants at the airport Monday and Tuesday, and expressed themselver later as "well pleased" with the number who responded to the first call for workers, and the general high type of those who came. \ "I believe we will have no dif ficulty in filling our employment requirements here," Mr. Simpson said. About a dozen women were selected to .->tart training at once. Only a few can be trained at a time, it was learned, as only a few machines, of three basic] types, could be spared for use at the airport instruction center un til the plant goes into operation in the spring. A high school educa tion is required, and age limits are 19 to 40. Selections will be made a few at a time until the specialized jobs Foremen will be interviewed next Friday, Februa-y 15 (see ad in this isue). The plant will manufacture hy podermic needles and, later, prob jably syringes also. | Heart and circulatory diseases ;kill almost twice as many Ameri cans as the next five highest causes of death added together. [The Heart Fund is dedicated to I controlling this scourge. Textron Southern, Inc. Buys Vass Cotton Mill For Rayon Conversion By Bessie Cameron Smith Royal Little of Providence, R. I., president of Textron Southern, Inc., late Friday afternoon an-j nounced the purchase from thcj Hunter I rials And Hunt Ball Planned For February 20 The annual Hunter Trials of the Moore County Hounds will be held on the Scotts Corner course on Youngs road Wednesday af ternoon, February 20, starting at 2 o'clock. Events will include classes for green hunters, thoroughbred hunters, open hunters and hunt teams, also the picturesque Par- \ ade of Hounds followed by the full field in hunting regalia. A high point of interest will be the "short drag," in which a drag will be laid and rut, across the two-mile course in full 'iew of the spectators. Most of the hunter- regularly participating in the Moore County tlunl will De seen in tnc trials. Entries each year 'tI ide horses from looal stables and also from many other eastern states The course presents in miniature all the hazards of the regular hunt, with its wooded valley, open hill side and meadow, timber and brush jumps along the way, and uphill return. From the wide parking area the entire course is visible, and spec tators may judge for themselves how well the hunters and riders meet the many tests involved. Trophies are awarded in each event, also for champion and re serve. The Hunter Trials will be fol lowed by the formal Hunt Bail, to be held this year in the ballroom of the Carolina hotel, Pinehurst. Not only members of the Moore County Hunt but a large assem blage from all parts of the county are expected to participate in this highlight of the Sandhills social season. Parking spaces and single ad missions to the Hunter Trials are available at Mile-Away Farm, or from Bob Smith, Carolina Hotel doorman. Arrangements may be made at the Carolina for private dinner parties, to be held in the Crystal Room preceding the ball, for which tickets may be secured at Mile-Away. Polio Goals Gained But Work Goes On In County, Town Incomplete reports this week show slightly more than $8,000 raised so far in the Moore County March of Dimes, surpassing the quota of $7^60, it was learned from H. Clifton Blue, of Aberdeen, county campaign chairman. "We all know this is a modest quota for Moore, which has bene fited by many more thousands of dollars, and much more than this is needed," said Chairman Blue, "I expect the final figure to be considerably above the amount so far reported." Of the $8,171.71 reported this week, the sum of $7,513.10 was contributed by the white people of the county, with $658.61 report ed by H. L. Bryant of Aberdeen, ' chairman of the Negro division. The Negro report is also incom plete. In Southern Pines, Chairman Paul C. Butler said the local quota of $1,750 has been made and a good deal more is hoped for and expected before returns are all in. Three communities have com pleted their drives and have made splendid final reports, said Chair man Blue. Howard L. Kennedy, chairman of the Westmoore drive, overshot his quota by the greatest amount of anyone in the county. With a quota of $100, a total of $372.50 was contributed by the people of that community. In the Roseland community, Mrs. Hal Kirk, chairman, reports her canvass complete. With a quota of $30, she raised $50. In Jackson Springs, Mrs. E. W. Bruton has made her final report with $161.18 being contributed by the people of that community. Reports from other communities are still incomplete. s Vass Cotton Mill company of its cotton yarn plant in Vass, oldest and largest of the several indus tries located in this manufactur ing town. The amount involved W3s not disclosed. The purchase includes the fac tory building and warehouses, plus 33 housing units, two of which are two-story dwellings, and comprises approximately 45 acres of land. H. C. Callahan's practically new home on Highway 1, adjoining the mill preporty. was bought separately. Robert Struber of Providence, general counsel of the firm, com pleted negotiations with A. M. Cameron, Vass Cotton Mill man ager. Friday at the office of Pol lock and Fuilenwider in Southern Pines, following a previous visit to Vase of President Little and other officials. The Vass plant, originally own ed by a large number of stock holders, had within the past sev eral years been acquired in its en tirety by the Cmv.v.rm in..u,y, which includes A. M. Cameron and his six sisters: Mrs. W. C. Leslie, Mrs. W. B. Graham. Mrs. C. J Temple, Mrs. H. A. Borst and Mrs C. L. Tyson, all of Vass, and Mrs. W. Duncan Matthews of Southern Pines. Plans for conversion to rayon yarns were begun immediately, and by Tuesday a supply of rayon for experimental runs was on hand, with W M. Carlyle, division manager, at the plant directing the affairs and conferring with S. J. Courtenay, representative of the Textile Equipment company of Greenville, S. C. Machinery with which the plant is equipped can be utilized, Mr. Carlyle disclosed, explaining (Continued on Page 8) GiiTs Death Starts "Mother John" Hospital Probe A coroner's report made in Jan uary has started an investigation of the Mother John Hospital of the Lord near Aberdeen, uncov ering gome amazing facts and making it likely that the Negro institution will be closed, The Pi lot learned this week. Ralph Steed, county coroner reported that a 11-year-old girl, Perlene Calhoun of Calhoun Falls, S. C., died there January 27 "of diabetic coma resulting from the discontinuance of insu lin shots." Mr. Steed said he cer tified the death as from this cause, following consultation with the county officer and another Moore physician. His investigation showed, he said, that the girl had been dia betic, and had taken daily insulin shots since 1948, until she was brought to the Mother John Hos pital one week before her death. However, he said he found that both the girl and her father had voluntarily agreed that the shots should be discontinued. This means no criminal act was involv ed, as there is no law to enforce medication if it is not desired, even if it is necessary to life Russell Mills, county sanitarian, visited the "hospital" the day after the girl's death, and reported he found it operating without a li cense; also, that "no state sanitary requirements are being met." Dr. J. W. Willcox, county health officer, said the matter has been turned over to welfare authori ties, which have jurisdiction over nursing homes and similar places. It was learned that a state investi gator is on the way. "Mother John" has been at Aberdeen since 1923. Site has a home in the Broadway section and the "hospital," or nursing home, built several years ago some dis tance out on the Roseland road. Her real name is reported to be Mary iS. John Mclver. She is the leader of a sect call ed the Solid Rock Holiness Church, which has congregations in a number of towns in the cen tral Carolinas. A chief principle of the sect is said to be faith Peal ing, with prayer and no medica tion relied on as curative agent.
