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VOL. 33—NO. 22
Joint Installation
Planned For VFW
Post And Auxiliary
Guests Invited
For Monday Night
Event At Post Home
The first joint installation of
new officers of the John Boyd
post VFW and its auxiliary will
be held at the post home on West
New York avenue Monday at 8
p. m.
Tom McKenzie of Pinehurst
and Mrs. Harry Chatfield of
Southern Pines will be installed
as the leading officers of the two
organizations. Installing officers
will be C. S. Patch, Jr., past post
commander, and Mrs. Louis Garty,
immediate past president of the
Auxiliary.
A number of special guests
havv; been invited to attend the
ceremony, and to enjoy the ensu
ing social evening and special en
tertainment which is being plan
ned.
New post officers are:
Elective—Thomas W. McKen
zie, commander; Louis Scheipers,
Jr., senior vice-commander; Har
ry Chatfield, junior vice-com
mander; quartermaster C. S.
Patch, Jr.; Raymond Cam
eron, judge advocate; Steve H.
Grant, chaplain; Dr. David W.
Whitehead, surgeon; trustees,
John F. Buchholz, retiring com
mander, three years; Robert Arey,
two years, and Charles Meares,
three years;
Appointive—Robert Henderson,
adjutant. Other appointive offi
cers will be named later by Com
mander McKenzie.
New auxiliary officers are:
Elective—Mrs. Harry Chatfield,
president; Mrs. Robert Arey,
senior vice-president; Mrs. Alex
ander Morgan, junior vice-presi
dent; Mrs. William E. Crain, treas
urer; Mrs. Joseph Garzik, chap
lain; Mrs. John Talbert, conduct
ress; Mrs. Charles Meares, guard;
Miss Pauline Crain, three-year
year trustee; Mrs. Ralph Mills,
two-year trustee.
Appointive—Mrs. Ralph Mills,
Mrs. Jack Horner, Mrs. Robert
Balboni, Miss Pauline Crain, color
bearers; Mrs. Ruth W. Swisher,
secretary; Mrs. L. A. DesPland,
patriotic instructor; Mrs. Lbuis
Garty, historian.
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$433 FOR CANCER
Local coniribulions in the
cancer campaign reached $433
in the first two weeks oJ the
April campaign, it was report
ed by Mrs. J. S. Milliken,
Southern Pinto chairman of
the April drive.
She expressed herself as
especially gratified by this
fine initial showing in view
of the fact that only limited
solicitation has been under
taken, all by mail. Theire will
be no canvassing. "The dona
tions large and small, many
entirely unsolicited, show
that people now know well
the worthy ainos of this an
nual drive and the importance
of the work; carried on with
the cancer funds," she said.
"I believe we will make our
quota of $600 on schedule by
the end of the month."
Donors are asked to make
out their checks to the Amer
ican Cancer society, and to
mail them to Mrs. Milliken at
Box 55, Southern Pines.
Band Will Offer
Varied Program
In Concert Tonight
The free concert to be given by
the blue-uniformed SouthernPines
school band tonight (Friday) at
Weaver auditorium will include
favorite marches, popular airs, the
school song and even a dash of
“boogie woogie.” The majorettes
will perform during one number.
The program was announced
this week by Lynn H. Ledden, di
rector, who said that everyone is
invited. Curtain time is 8:30 p.m.
A vountary offering wiU be taken
for the fund for new instruments
and uniforms.
Program selections will include
Fair Star of Southern Pines (F. S.
Smith); Thunder March (Sousa);
Sun Carnival Overture (J. L. Tow
er); trumpet solo by David Bailey;
Too Young (popular); Workin’ On
the Railroad (Hal Leonard concert
arrangement.)
Also, following a 10-minute in
termission: Salutation March
(Seitz); Spring Festival Overture
(Clair W. Johnson); Big Time
Boogie Deke Foffitt); It’s No Sin
(popular); Semper Fidelis March
(Sousa) with majorettes; Star
Spangled Banner.
SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. APRIL 18. 1952
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PRICE—10 CENTS
His Heart’s With Illinois
—But sometimes he enjoys a visit to the Sandhills, too.
Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois, whose decision not to
run for president topped all other national news this week.
He’s shown above with his sister, Mrs. Ernest L. Ives of
Southern Pines, at KnoUwood airport as he flew in for a
recent visit at the Ives home,'Paint Hill Farm.
(Photo by Humphrey)
Governor Stevenson Notifies Sister
Tuesday Night Of Decision Not To Run
One-Way Traffic In Operation;
General Comment—Fine^^
Southern Pines’ new one-way
traffic — northbound on East
Broad, southbound on West
Broad, from Massachusetts to Ver
mont avenues—got under way
smoothly this week.
Starting Easter Monday, a bus
iness holiday, a minimum of con
fusion was caused by the change.
What confusion eventuated
seemed to be the result of an in
sufficient number of signs. Some
■were added during the week, and
street markings, with arrows, are
to be painted within a short time,
it was learned.
Most people seemed to like it.
What few “gripes” there were
were minor ones, traffic police
men said. The smoother flow of
traffic, elimination of jams at in
tersections and the ease of getting
through town brought enthusias
tic praise from many motorists.
Also, wthout the need for braking
down every minute or so, and for
soimding the horn in traffic, the
streets are definitely quieter and
tension was noticeably eased.
Many queried by The Pilot,
however, thought it was “too soon
to tell much about it,” and “the
real test will come Saturday when
the streets are full.”'
Random queries by the Pilot’s
“inquiring reporter” elicited com
ments as follows:
JOE MONTESANTI, JR.—“As
far as I can see, it’s a good thing.
I’ve heard a good many favorable
comments in my store.”
BLANCH SHERMAN~“It’s just
fine, so far. I think it is really
going to solve' our traffic prob
lems. In our office on Broad
street, we noticed the new quiet
ness at once. Things aren’t near
ly so tense on Broad this week.”
JUDGE J. VANCE ROWE —
“Looks like a good thing. There
may be some disadvantages, and
of course there are always some
people who won’t be pleased, but
when a situation becomes acute
something must be done—and the
traffic situation here had reached
that point The advantages great
ly outweigh the disadvantages.”
MISS KITTY WILEY—“I like
it very much, and have heard
many favorable comments.”
W. E. BLUE—“I think it’s abso
lutely grand, one of the finest
things that’s ever happened to the
town. I’ve asked a good many
people who come in the store
what they think, and practically
every one of them likes it. It’s
made parking better, too.”
C. S. PATCH—“Looks like a
good thing. I’m for anything that
will help straighten out the traf
fic situation, and this looks like
it might do it.”
MRS. J. B. SWETT—“I like it
so much. I’m not afraid to drive
my car downtown any more.”
MRSi. W. E. COX—“It’s wonder
ful for a pedestrian! You dcm’t
have to look but one way when
you’re stepping from the curb.
We ought to have done this years
ago!”
MRS. THELMA HOLT — “I
haven’t noticed much dfference
yet.”
HAROLD McAllister, pres
ident Chamber of Commerce—“I
haven’t been able to get out
enough in the rush hours to see
for myself, but the people who
come in the store have some
mighty fine things to say about it.
Nearly everybody I’ve talked to
likes it a lot.”
Chief complaints, it seems,
come from those who say despair
ingly, “Oh, I can never learn it.”
One comment from an old-timer
was, “It’s harder on the people
who’ve lived here a long time
than on those just coming in. The
residents have formed habits.
Newcomers are used to watching
the signs and trying to find out
what local usage is, when they
reach a new place. We can all
adapt to different customs when
we go to other places, and now
we just have to get rid of our old
habits and do this in our own
home town.
“After all, it will benefit every
one in the long run.”
Turns Down Chance
At Presidency To
Fulfill Home Pledges
Governor Adlai Stevenson of
Illinois, major hope of the Demo
cratic party for this year’s pres
idential election, on Wednesday
told the press of the country that
Miss Ethel Davis
And Sister Hurt
I
In Vass Accident
Miss Ethel Davis and her sister-
in-law, Mrs. Marvin Davis, of
Carthage Rt. 3, were painfully,
though reportedly not seriously,
injured about 7:30 p. m. Monday
when the car in which they were
riding, driven by Mr. Davis, was
struck by another at a highway
intersection in Vass.
The accident occurred as Mr.
Davis entered US Highway 1
from the Carthage-Vass road and
turned north. His 1941 Pontiac
was struck with violent impact by
a 1934 Oldsmobile traveling south,
according to the investigating pa
trolman, who said both cars were
considerably damaged.
The three occupants of the
Oldsmobile, the patrolman said,
jumped out of their car and left
the scene. Ownership of the car
was determined without difficul
ty and some hours later the occu
pants were located. They were
Jack McRae, 38, o'wner; his young
son-in-law Wayne Allen Taylor,
16, and young Taylor’s 13-year-
old brother, whose name was not
learned. All live in Southern
Pines.
McRae suffered a severe head
gash in the accident, necessitating
12 stitches. Wlayne Taylor’s in
juries were said to be minor and
the younger boy was not hurt.
Wayne Taylor, who had been
married to McRae’s daughter only
three days before, stated that he
had been driving the car when
the accident occurred. He was in
dicted for careless and reckless
driving causing personal injury
and property damage, and leaving
the scene without reporting the
accident or giving his name and
address. He was placed under
$500 bond by Justice J. D. Farrell
of Aberdeen for his appearance
in recorders court.
Miss Davis, former Moore Coun
ty clerk of court, now employed
as secretary to H. F. SeaweU, Jr.,
Carthage attorney, and her sister-
in-law remained several days as
patients at Moore County hospi
tal. Mr. Davis was not hurt.
he “could not become a candi
date.”
Just completing hig first, and
immensely successful, term as
governor, and April 8 renomina
ted for reelection, he said his pro
gram in Illinois and his pledges
ted for reelection, he said his pro
to its people must have first
claim upon him.
The target of extreme pressure
from all sides to become the Dem
ocratic candidate, he had said
several days previously he would
soon make a statement “clarify'
ing his positiorr.” His sister, Mrs.
Ernest L. Ives, had advance word
of his anxiously awaited decision
as he telephoned her here Tues
day night.
He told her, “I have made cer
tain promises to the voters of Illi-
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Many Champs Will
Compete In 52nd
North And South
Famed Amateur Event
Slated Next Week
On Pinehurst No. 2
A strong field which includes
two reigning national champions
and many present and former
state and sectional titleholders
will be on hand to attempt to de
throne the champion, Hobart
Manley, Jr., Savannah, Ga., when
play opens Monday in the 52nd
North and South Amateur Cham
pionship at the Pinehurst Country
club.
The tournament will be played
over the 7,007-yard par-72 No. 2
course, scene of the international
Ryder Cup matches last Novem
ber when the United States pro
team defeated the pick of the
British pros.
Play will open with a medal
play qualifying round for 64
places in match play, which will
.begin Tuesday with a single
round. Two rounds will be played
Wednesday, the quarter finals
Thursday, semi-finals Friday and
the final round Saturday. Semi
finals and finals will be at 36
boles.
Past Ohaprps Challenge
Besides the current champion
Hobart Manley, last year’s run
ner-up Billy Joe Patton of Mor-
ganton, will be challenging for
the crown as will also no fewer
than seven former winners.
Strong competition will come
from Dick Chapman, Pinehurst;
Harvie Ward, Jr., Tarboro; Frank
Stranahan, Toledo, O.; Jimmy
McHale, Bethlehem, Pa.; Frank
Strafaci, New jYork, and Dale
Morey, Dallas, Texas, to name a
few of the scores of scratch play
ers entered from many parts of
the country.
Chapman, who will leave soon
after the tournament for Scotland
to defend his British amateur
championship at Prestwick, has
held four national titles in his dis
tinguished golf career, but so far
the North and South, played
where he learned his golf, has al-
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Bishop Co. Move To
New Plant Hastened
By Fire At Airport
Training Unit
Wing, Machinery
Go Up In Flames
A wing of one of the large
frame buildings at Knollwood air
port, ■ temporarily housing the
Five Candidates
File This Week;
Deadline Near
The official roster of candidates
who have filed for county office
training unit and employment of- remained incomplete this week
fice of the J. Bishop & Co. PlatiJj^g deadline (Saturday) ap-
num Works, caught fire about 3 preached, and some last-minute
p. m. Tuesday, supposedly from
an oil heater, and burned to the
foundations.
Records and considerable val
uable equipment of the Bishop
company were saved. Destroyed,
filings may be anticipated.
Five new candidates filed this
week subject to the Democratic
primary May 31.
W. Lamont Brown, Southern
however, were some 15 precision attorney, filed Wednesday
machines which had been installed office of county solicitor,
ttara tor training worker., tmd'
which were in actual daily use in
the production of hypodermic
needles.
Bill Campbell
Again Chairman
Of Region Six
William D. Campbell of South
ern Pines was unanimously re
elected chairman of Region Six,
Boy Scouts of America, at the an
nual regional meeting held Mon
day at the Hotel Ansley in Atlan
ta, Ga.
At the banquet meeting at
which the election was held,
praise was lieaped on Bill Camp
bell by Scout leaders of four
states for the high quality of his
service rendered during the past
two-year term. He is the frst
chairman ever to have paid per
sonal visits to all 37 councils of the
region, in North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida, it
was revealed.
Accompanying Mr. Campbell to
Atlanta were W. Lamont Brown,
Moore District chairman; Dr. R.
M. McMillan, past chairman and a
present member of the district
health and safety committee; Paul
C. Butler, past district chairman,
present member of the executive
board of the Occoneechee Council;
Dr. J. C. Grier of Pinehurst, dis
trict commissioner, and Archie P.
Farmer of West End, district
chairman of camping and activi
ties.
A trophy was presented Mrs. W.
D. Campbell in absentia by an
other lady, wife of the regional
vice chairman, in recognition of
her “unselfish service and sacri
fice in sparing her husband to
Boy Scouting in a high volunteer
position which takes practically
aU of his time.”
82nd Airborne
Heads Home After
Texas Maneuvers
The four-column motor convoy
of the 82nd Airborne Division,
which has threaded its way
through six states covering almost
1500 miles, was due to cross the
North Carolina border Wednes
day' on the way to Fort Bragg, its
home station.
The division left the state 10
weeks ago for Central Texas
where it has been participating in
the joint Army-Air Force maneu
ver, Exercise Long Horn, as an ag
gressor force against three other
divisions.
To facilitate rapid movement of
the vehicles and avoid ensnarl-
ment of the normal flow of traffic,
the unit traveled four separate
routes over the border and across
the state.
While in Texas the 82nd receiv
ed nationwide recognition for
playing its role of maneuver ‘ene
my’ to the hilt in a hard-fought
month-long battle. The division
was commended at maneuver’s
end by Gen. J. Lawton Collins,
Army Chief of Staff; Gen. Mark
W. Clark, Chief of Army Field
Forces; Lieut. Gen. William M.
Hoge, maneuver director; Maj.
Gen. Reuben E. Jenkins, G-3, De
partment of the Army; and Maj.
Gen. William B. Bradford, G-3,
Army Field Forces. Texans wit
nessing the maneuver from the
sidelines showed great interest in
the division’s activity. A crowd
of 20,000 witnessed one parachute
jump.
On the journey to Texas the
82nd covered the distance in 14
days, the return itinerary has been
scheduled to negotiate the same
distance in eight days with two
rest stops. Approximately 600
members of the division are na
tive Tarheels.
The 82nd motored through six
states in covering a distance of
close to 1500 miles. Back at Fort
Bragg the division, commanded by
Maj. Gen. Charles D. W. Canham,
will resume training its own per
sonnel and visiting groups of West
Point cadets, ROTC students, and
reserve units.
The fire hastened by several
days the move into the ne'w
Bishop plant, now completed ex
cept for a few finishing touches.
Equipment has recently been in
process of installation, and work
went on there this week without
a single day’s loss.
Three Towns Respond
Volunteer firemen and trucks
of Southern Pines, Pinehurst and
Carthage responded to the
alarm telephoned by Douglas
Guin, Piedmont Airlines manager,
from his office in an adjoining
building. There is no hydrant at
the airport, aqd the trucks plied
back and forth to the nearby
Southern Pines water plant for
frequent refills.
. A large number of other •vol
unteers also helped fight the
flames. The combined efforts in
the battle of almost two hours was
credited by Gordon M. Cameron,
chairman of county commission
ers, with stopping the flames at
the inner wall of the Bishop com
pany’s wing, and preventing des
truction of the entire county-own
ed plant of several connecting
buildings.
Thanks Expressed
“In behalf of the commissioners
I express deep appreciation to all
the fire companies and volunteer
firefighters who came so prompt
ly, and worked so untiringly,”
said Mk. Cameron, who was him
self early on the scene and help
ed in the fight. “For a time it
looked impossible to save the
buildings. Only hard work could
have done it.”
P. A. Gwaltney, acting manager
here for Resort Airlines, Inc.,
which has the buildings under
lease and uses considerable space
for storage, pointed to the airport
“wind sock” as indicating one
highly favorable factor. “There
was a stiff wirid but for the first
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“Best Citizen” And
“Superlatives” Are
Chosen At SPHS
Students of Southern Pines
High school this week elected
“Superlatives,” and the Student
Council elected a “superlative”
of its own, for the first time.
Franklin Johnson, a member of
the senior class, was selected by
the Council as “First Citizen” of
the school for the spring term. *
A traditional honor, the Emily
Post award for considerate and un
selfish service, annually announc
ed at commencement, has been
withdrawn this year. The Student
Council felt, however, this recog
nition should be made, and deci
ded to do it on its own.
“He has given unselfishly of his
time and energy,” they said.
“Whenever something needs to be
done, Franklin is there to do it,
asking nothing in return except
to help others and the school.”
Franklin was also elected “best
all-round” boy in voting held by
the student body Tuesday.
Results of the election:
Most likely to succeed, Alec
McLeod and Pete Dana; best
looking, Paul Williams, Suzann
Burns; best dressed, Charles Mer
rill and Barbara Page; best all
round, Franklin Johnson and
Shirley Stuart; wittiest, Sylvia
McLeod and Dick Mattocks; most
athletic, Barbara Guin and Roy
Newton.
Leland McKeithen of Pinehurst
after 14 years’ tenure. Though
there has been considerable talk
of other candidates for this office,
none of them had gone so far as to
lay their money on the line by
Thursday morning.
H. Clifton Blue of Aberdeen
who served his first term in the
House of Representatives in 1945
and has been reelected for every
term since, decided he wants to
go again. So far he has no oppo
sition.
Only contest to have developed
so far is for the Carthage repre
sentation on the county board of
education, for which J. L. McGraw
of Carthage is opposing the in
cumbent, T. R. Phillips. G. H.
Purvis of Highfalls, has also filed.
Jere McKeithen of Aberdeen was
reported this week as “undecided”
and no word has come from the
other members, J. A. Culbertson
of Robbins chairman, and Thad
Blue of the Eureka comihunity.
Precinct Judges,
Registrars Named
Registrars and judges of elec
tions who will serve in Moore
county’s 17 voting precincts in
connection with the Democratic
primary May 31 have been ap
pointed by the county board of
elections.
The officials are listed here by
precinct. First named is the reg
istrar, second the Democratic
judge of elections and third the
Republican judge of elections:
Southern Pines — Mrs. Grace
Kaylor, Donald A. Jones and Max
well G. Rush, all of Southern
Pines.
Aberdeen—J. V. Ferree, Mrs.
Maude Thompson and Culpepper
Austin, all of Aberdeen.
Pinebluff—^Mrs. Madge P. Da
vid, Mrs. Marie L. Wylie, both of
Pinebluff, and Drewry Troutman,
Addor.
Pinehurst—H. F. Kelly, ElDs
Fields and Henry B. Frye, all of
Pinehurst.
Vass — Mrs. H. C. Callahan,
C. A. Cameron, both of Vass;
and K. W. Hennings, Carthage,
route 3.
Eureka—^Mrs. D. J. Blue, W. M.
McLeod and Mrs. Glenn Crissman,
all of Carthage, route 3.
East Carthage — Mrs. Ruth S.
Harrngton, J. E. Muse, Carthage;
and M. C. Marion, Carthage, route
2.
West Carthage — Mrs. J. M.
Lane, Carthage; T. L. Baughn,
Carthage, route 1; and A. F.
Boyte, Carthage.
Cameron — Walter M. Wicker,
W. M. Harbour, Cameron, route 1;
and Raymond Thomas, Cameron.
West End — Harold Markham,
W. E. Jackson, West End; and
Clarence Gordon, West End route.
Bensalem—Fuller Monroe, Al
len Monroe, Biscoe, route 1; and
Neil A. Morrison, Eagle Spmgs
route.
Robbins—Charles Farlow, C. S.
Swindell, Robbins; and E. T. Den
nis, Robbins route.
Ritters—L. B. Ritter, A. T. Ma-
ness, Carthage, route 1; and T. J.
Reynolds, Leaman.
Highfalls—G. L. Wilson, Frank
Maness, Robbins, route 1; and J.
B. Powers, Highfalls.
Spencerville — J. R. Dunlap,
Steeds; and W. C. Garner, P. D.
Spinks, Robbins.
Spies—E. F. Sheffield, Wilbert
C. Britt, Star, route 1; and W. T.
Brown, Robbins route.
Deep River—James Campbell,
Carthage Star Route; W. A. Ty
son, S^ord Rt. 3; J.: C. Paschel,
Carthage.