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\ L I <v I w li!" It 't' Registration Ends For Primary Vote Here’s Checklist of Democrat Hopefuls Many Aspire To Pariy Nomination In State, County At Armed Forces Day Program Registration closed Saturday for the Democratic primary M!ay 31, and Mrs. Grace Kaylor, regis trar, reported 125 new names add ed to the Southern Pines precinct books. Of these, 100 were added Sat urday, as the total for the two previous registration days was only 25. Total registration now for Southern Pines is 1,980. Less than half of these, however, wiU probably vote, as the books are old and a large proportion of the names are no longer valid. Larg est vote ever cast in this precinct was 857 for U. S. Senator in the 1950 primary. Saturday of this week is chal lenge day, when anyone may question the right of another to have his name on the books. The Pilot herewith appends the complete list of candidates for state and county office (omitting only the Republican candidates in Moore county). The list omits candidates for Congress in other districts. (R) in dicates Republican and (I) stands for incumbent: STATE TICKET Governor: Hubert E. Olive, Lexington: William B. Umstead, Durham; Manley R. Dunaway, Charlotte; Herbert P. Seawell, Jr., Carthage (R). Lieutenant Governor: Roy Rowe, Burgaw; .Marshall Kur fees, Winston - Saleip; Luther Hodges, Leaksville; Ben J. Mc Donald, WIilmington; Warren H. Pritchard, Spruce Pine (R); William C. Lehew, Raleigh (R). Attorney General; Harry Mc- MuUen, Washington, N. C. (I); Avalon E. Hall, Yadkinville (R). Secretary of State: Thad Eure, Winton (I); Frank G. Carr, Bre vard (R). State Treasurer: Brandon Hodges, Asheville (I); S. C. Ed- gers, Boone (R). State Auditor: Henry Bridges, Greensboro (I); J. A. Maultsby, Sr., Whiteville (R). Superintendent of Public In struction: Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, Rutherfordton (P);,Jeter L. Hay nes, Summerfield (R). Commissioner of Agriculture; L. Y. Ballentine, Raleigh (I); Joel A. Johnson, Four Oaks, (R). Commissioner of Labor: Forrest H. Shuford, Raleigh (I); W. E. Rutledge, Yadkinville (R). Commissioner of Insurance: W’aldo C. Cheek, Asheboro (I); John N. Frederick, Charlotte; John Tucker Day, Walkertown (E). Chief Justice: W. A. Devin, Ox ford (I); C. Clifford Frazier, Sr., Greensboro (R). Associate Justice: Jeff D. John son, Jr., Clinton (I); Robert H. McNeill, Statesville (R). Aissociate Justice: Itimous Val entine, Nashville (I); Oscar Efird, Winston-Salem; Allen H. Gwyn, Reidsville; F. Don Phillips, Rock ingham; R; Hunt Parker, Roanoke Rapids; William H. Bobbitt, Char lotte; Algernon L. Butler, Clinton (R). FOR CONGRESS Eighth District: C. B. Deane, Rockingham (I); Giles Y. Newton, Gibson; .Walter Love, Monroe (R). MORE COUNTY TICKET (Contests Only) State House of Representatives: H. Clifton Blue, Aberdeen (I); C. A. (Tony) Huntley, Aberdeen. Solicitor: W. Lamont Brown, Southern Pines; W. Harry FuUen- wider, Southern Pines; Robert N. I’age, in, Aberdeen. Member Board of Education: T. Roy Phillips (I), J. L. McGraw, both Carthage. EXAM TIME Seniors at Southern Pines High school will have their final exams next Thursday, while for the other grades ex aminations will continue through Friday, it was an- nbunced this week by Princi pal Irie Leonard. Wednesday will be the last regular day of classroom rou tine for the year. Copimencement events will take place Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, June 1-3, with graduation Tuesday night. The Ark School Property Sold To Ernest Aiken The Ark School, Inc., was sold last week to Ernest M. Aiken by Mrs. Millicent A. Hayes, who has operated the private school since 1927. Mr. Aiken purchased all stock in the corporation, represented by the building and five acres of land at the intersection of East Indiana avenue extension and Old Bethes- da road, along with most of the furnishings and equipment. The new owner will take pos session September 1. In the mean time, Mr. Aiken is making no an nouncements concerning his plans for the property save that he does not contemplate continuing, it as a school. The sale of The Ark, which held its 25th commencement Wednes day, marks the closing of a school which, though never very large, has long held a high place in the roster of small Eastern schools. Mrs. Hayes and her sister, Miss Mary Webb, natives of England, brought to their -work the high standards of education of their country. The Ark, which had 28 pupils enrolled this past year, gained its name from the original building where the school was started. This was a little square red-painted house, built by Captain Berry, that stood in the wooded lot on the right of the Weymouth en trance gate, at the head of East Vermont avenue. Mrs. Hayes was the only teacher, organizing her little class of eight or ten pupils in 1927, several years after she had come to Pinehurst from Eng land with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Page. When the first Ark outgrew its restricted quarters, Mrs. Hayes bought the property out on East Indiana avenue, commissioning Alfred B. Yeomans, architect, to draw up plans for a new school. Using the heartpine timbers and siding from the large barn that stood on the present site, Mr. Yeo mans designed the building to follow the contours of the land, with plenty of sunlight and ample living space. The upper floor was planned for boarding pupils with an apartment for the principal and her sister; the grounds included a tennis court and archery field. MAYOR C. N. PAGE and BRIG. GEN. W. M. GROSS, a brand- new “honorary citizen” , . . The scroll says so, and that’s the Key to the City he’s holding. (Air Force photo) Townspeople Pay Tribute To Military At Armed Forces Day Program Here USAFAGOS Returns Compliment, Gives Diplomas To Guests Brig. Gen. William M. Gross, commandant of the USAF Air- Ground Operations school at Highland Pines Inn, last Friday afternoon became the first per son in this community’s 66-year- old history to be made an hon orary citizen, and be presented the “key to the city.” Presentation of the citizenship scroll and large golden key, adorned with longleaf pine needles, was made during the course of a community Armed County Convention Endorses Russell; Officers Elected The Moore County Democratic convention at Carthage Saturday afternoon fell in line with numer ous others being held over the state at that time in virtually en dorsing the presidential candidacy of Senator Richard Russell of Georgia. Discussed and debated here, though overwhelmingly favored over a dissenting minority, this was the question expected to cause discussion and debate at the state convention at Raleigh Thurs day. Whether North Carolina would line up with other state in a solid-south bloc for Russell had not been determined at The Pilot’s presstime. The motion made and passed at Carthage was that county dele- Weaver General Here for many years The Ark I gates to the state convention work has carried on, in the early years as a boarding establishment as weU as day school and now, for several seasons, as a country day school for local children. A weU- rounded curriculum, including sports ,the arts, and social train ing, was offered, and many of The Ark’s graduates have gone on to enter the selective preparatory schools of the East. Mrs. Hayes and her sister plan to spend the summer at Hot Springs, Va., where they will ocr cupy the William D. Campbell home. They expect to leave June 4, and will return in August to complete their plans for the com ing winter. These include the tu toring of five or six of their pres ent pupils due to enter prepara tory schools within one or two years. Dozing Driver Causes Blackout Pfc. Henry A. Freeman, of Crawford, Ga., falling asleep at the wheel of his car late Sunday night, caused a two-hour power blackout over a goodly portion of Southern Pines. Headed north- on May street (US Highway 1) through town, the car jumped the curb as it ap- -proached Illinois avenue, ran along with two wheels on the parkway for a distance of 63 feet, hit the pole and bounced back into the intersection, city police reported. Unhurt was Pfc. Freeman and his companion, Pfc. George Cowan, of Brookhaven, Ga. The car was badly damaged on the right front. The two soldiers were, on the way to their base at Camp j men reported on meetings held for and support delegates to the national convention who would support Russell in his try for the Democratic presidential nomina tion. Objections raised were that it is not yet known who all the candi dates will be. The question came up as to whether county delegates could legally go instructed. On request of Chairman W. A. Leland McKeithen, Rqp. H. Clifton Blu? clarified this question in stating that there was precedent for thq action, that county delegates had gone instructed in 1928 ’and at other times in recent history. Mrs. Swisher Endorsed The convention endorsed Mrs. Ruth W. Swisher of Southern Pines as Eighath District delegate to the convention. District dele gates were to be chosen in party caucuses Wednesday night. In electing county delegates to the state convention, a motion was made by Mr. Blue and imanimous- ly carried that local tradition be followed in naming as official del egates all who could go from Moore. FoUowing the convention a meeting of the county committee was held, at which precinct chair- Forces Day program at auditorium, at which Gross was the speaker. Paying tribute to all that the uniform represents, the fine re lationships that have existed for years between Southern Pines and its resident military person nel, active and retired, and to the valorous record of General Gross personally in World War 2 and since. Mayor C. N. Page called on two students for the actual pre sentations. " "Now and Forever" Billy Huntley, incoming stu dent body president, read and presented the scroll, in which it was noted that General Gross “is now and forever an honorary cit izen of the Town of Southern Pines, with all the rights and privileges appertaining thereto, with the hope that thy may fre quently use • them no matter where his duties and fortunes may take him.” It was duly signed by Mayor Page in behalf of the town, and bore an official seal (Continued on page 5) Graves Managing Olive Campaign In Moore Comity Henry L. Graves, Southern Pines insurance man, has accepted appointment as manager of the Olive for Governor campaign in Moore county, according to an nouncement made from Judge Hubert Olive’s campaign head quarters in Raleigh last Saturday. Undertaking the campaign just two weeks before the primary election day, Mr. Graves said he Tennis Troph ies Will Be Awarded Friday Afternoon Winners Announced For Most Events of School Tournament 'Trophies will be awarded win ners and runners-up in the Moore County Schools Tennis tournament Friday at 4 p. m. on the munici pal courts, following almost two weeks of play and some of tiie best finals events ever seen heie As of Thursday morning all events had been played off in both high school and elementary divisions except one, the elemen tary boys’ doubles. Johnny Wat kins and Deryl Holliday, Julian Pleasants and George Reams, finalists, were to play this off Thursday afternoon, past the Pilot’s presstime. Adult advisors of the sponsor ing Junior Sandhills Tennis as sociation are enthusiastic about the splendid game evidenced by the boys and girls in a number of events. “Some topnotch playei are being developed on our courts,” they declared. The tournament started with 60 entries from Southern Pines and Pinehurst. In the high school events Steve Choate won the boys’ singles with Kenneth Tew as runner-up in one of the finest, fastest matches ever seen here—8-6, 0-6, 6-2. Tew and Choate paired to win, the boys’ doubles in this division over Deryl Holliday and Johnny Wat kins, 5-7, 8-6, 7-5. Betty Jane Worsham, defending champion, who will graduate ?oon to the senior division, sharp ened up for heavier competition by winning the girls’ singles. Pete Dana was runner-up. The score, 6-3, 6-0. In doubles, Betty Jane teamed with Mary Matthews to win over Pete Dana and Gail Hob son of Pinehurst, 6-8, 6-1, 6-2. In the grammar-grade division, Johnny Watkins won the boys’ singles, with Deryl Holliday as runner-up, in another splendidly played match. The score, 6-2, 6-3 Lillian Bullock won the girls' singles over Betty Jo Zritt, 6-0, 6-1. Lillian and Betty Jo teamed to win the girls’ doubles, defeat ing Patti Hobbs and Ginger Woodell 6-0, 6-1. In mixed doubles, Kenneth Tew and Dorothy Newton defeated Betty Jane Worsham and Deryl Holloday 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. A couple of rainstorms, soaking the courts, slowed down the matches this week, postponing several final events and the awarding of the trophies. DUTY IN ASIA Sisters Injured As Car Overturns On US Highway 1 Two young married women, sis ters, of Cameron Rt. 1, were in jured early Tuesday morning when their car, headed north of US Highway 1, went out of con trol near Skyline, skidded on the wet pavement and overturned at is proud to serve in the interest of least one and a half times and Pickett, Va. The broken pole and torn wires littered the street for a short time, causing traffic interference. CP&L repair crews were on the job in a short time. the preceding Saturday, and coun ty officers were elected. Election of Officers Chairman McKeithen was unan imously reelected, with Miss Bess (Continued on Page 8) the Olive candidacy. “Judge Olive is a splendid man, has made a fine superior court judge and will make a fine gov ernor,” he said of his candidate, who has the endorsement of Gov ernor W. Kerr Scott. “He will represent government for the peo ple—^not just some of the people, but all. He is not lined up with any clique, has never lobbied and is not tied up with any utilities, tobacco corporations or other groups whose interests might not always lie with those of the ‘lit tle man.’ ” Mr. Graves, a native of Car thage, is of old Moore coimty stock on both sides. This is his first venture into political man agement. He ran for elective of fice in the county one time, about 25 years ago, when his campaign for clerk of court went to a second primary against John Willcox. He was one of the first pilots in the infant Army Air Force in World War 1, flying over Europe as a member of the 278th Aero Squadron. He lived for a number of years in Charlotte, returning in 1946 to open his own business, the Graves Mutual Insurance com pany, in which his wife, the for mer Gladys Dunlop of Pinehurst, is his partner. They have offices in the Professional building on East Pennsylvania avenue, which they purchased in January. possibly more. The investigating patrolmen said Mrs. Betty Jean Gamer Bean, 20, driver of the car, sustained se vere injuries of the head and left arm, and her sister Mrs. Bertha Green Marshburn, 19, suffered broken ribs and back and hip in juries in the accident, which he reported to have occurred about 5 a.m. He said weather conditions were foggy at the time the car left the road, plunging off the left side then coming back to the highway, where it skidded on for a total distance of some 350 feet, over turning in the center of the high way. A passing truckdriver saw the car lying on its side and help ed get the injured girls out. An ambulance took Mrs. Bean to Moore County hospital, where she remains in a condition reported as serious but not critic^. Mrs. Marshburn, who believed at first she was not injured, did not go to the hospital at that time but was admitted later in the day. The girls are weave room em ployees at the Aberdeen plant of Robbins Mills, Inc., on the late shift, which leaves work at mid night. The patrotoan estimated dam ages to the 1947 Plymouth con vertible at approximately $1,000. He said no charges have been pre ferred as yet. Dr. Ross Indicted Ry Grand Jury, Does Not Contest Felony Charge Depositions Made, Trial Continued To August Term Wednesday, just a year almost to the day from the time when Dr. W. H. Ross appeared in Moore county criminal court on a charge of manslaughter following an il legal operation, the Negro physi cian was back there again accused of criminal abortion. In the first case, tried May 24, 1951, Judge J. H. Clement dis missed the case before it went to the jury for lack of sufficient evi dence, but this time the defendant pleaded no contest. The method used to bring about , the abortion, as described by the state’s witness in a written state ment, appeared to corroborate the theory, held by the state and con sulting physicians at the time of the other trial, of the way in which that alleged operation had been performed. On that occasion the woman died 20 minutes after leaving the doctor’s office; on Wednesday the patient appeared in court to testify against the doc tor to whom she had gone for il legal treatment. ' A plea of nolo contendere was entered by defense attorpey W. D. Sabiston immediately after the case was called. At the same time the Carthage attorney requested of Presiding Judge Zeb V. Nettles, of Asheville, continuance of the case to the August term of Moore County superior court, on the grounds that he had not been giv en time to study it. He said that his client had no defense and that he plead guilty, but that matters involving his health and other de tails required time. Postpone ment was agreed to by state’s at torney M. G. Boyette and the judge so ordered. Arrested Monday Dr. Ross, arrested on Monday and released under $2500 bond, was in court with his counsel but did not take the stand. However, testifying for the state was one witness, Mrs. Ada Jeanette Good- hue, of Southern Pines, mother of three children, who revealed, through a written deposition, that (Continued on page 5) LEWIS W. PATE of Southern Pines has arrived in Thailand, where he will teach English for the next 10 months as an ex change teacher under the Ful- bright Act. Many Cases Heard During Three-Day Criminal Term James Wilson, 27-year-old white man of Niagara, was returned to Central prison this week for auto larceny, a crime which has kept him in the Raleigh institution off and on ever since his teens. He was tried at the criminal term of Moore superior court, meeting at Carthage this week, for the theft of a car belonging to Willie Barnes of West Southern Pines the afternoon of April 23, from near the post- office in Southern Pines. - Wilson was released from pris on just a few months ago. Judge Zeb V. Nettles gave him three to' five years for his return visit. Two prison terms of 18 to 36 months, to run concurrently, was the sentence given Bobby Hun ter, 17-year-old Negro, for a wave of burglaries in West Southern Pines last March. In these he had the assistance of a 12-year-old boy now committed to Hoffman Train ing school. With seven counts of breaking and entering and lar ceny against him. Hunter was pretty lucky in his sentence, as at least two involved armed robbery (Continued on page 8) Bess McCaskill Heads Women In Umstead Campaign Miss Bess MicCaskill of Carth age has been named chairman of the women’s division of the Um stead for Governor campaign in Moore county. Her appointment was announc ed last week by Mrs.. Everett, chairman of the women’s division in the Umstead headquarters in Raleigh, and W. P. Saunders, man ager of the Umstead campaign in Moore county. Miss McCaskill is secretary of the Moore County Democratic Executive committee, and served for 14 years as Moore county’s register of deeds, retiring volun tarily in 1950. She is well known and esteemed in the county, and Mrs. Everett and Mr. Saunders both expressed their deep gratifi cation in her willingness to serve. Manager Saunders, checking about Moore to see how the cam paign he heads is faring, reported that: “things look so good for Bill Umstead it scares me.” lie said he’d been out “looking for the opposition” and had fail ed to locate it—^which made him apprehensive rather than compla cent. “It must be there some where. Things can’t be this good in a gubernatorial campaign, so close to election time. What wor ries me is that the Umstead folks might start to sit back and take it easy—something they can’t do until after May 31. “My advice to them is to re double their efforts—^work just twice as hard as before.” New Highway PO Will Serve Area Starting July 1 A highway post office will be established here July 1, greatly ac celerating mail delivery to and from many points in the state, ac cording to information received Wednesday by Postmaster A. Gar land Pierce. Southern Pines will become a point on what will be known as the Greensboro-War saw HPO route. Other points oh the route in this section will be Carthage, Aberdeen, Raeford and Fayette ville, which will be covered as the highway post office moves from Greensboro to Warsaw in the morning and returns in the after noon. During the six-month suspen sion of airmail service by Pied mont Airlines, airmail will be able to get out of Southern Pines more speedily by the hew,route than it does now. It will supplant the present star route from Carthage to Southern Pines, also the Sanford-Fayette- ville-Warsaw run. Installation of the route has been made through the efforts of Congressman C. B. Deane, Eighth District representative, to relieve the situation of numerous small towns throughout the district which .have no rail or other good connection for their mail. The highway post office is a fairly recent development in mail service, and is effecting better ser vice and considerable economy in the elimination of a good many fourth class post offices which cost the Postal Department more to run than they bring in. North Carolina’s first HPO route, from Greensboro to Biscoe, was put in operation something less than a year ago, with direct service bene fits to Southern Pines and other towns of the Sandhills area.
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