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VOL. 3a—NO. 28
Congressional
Candidates Get
Questionnaire
Deane, Newton
Answer League
Of Wome^i Voters
The Eighth district’s two candi
dates for the Democratic nomina
tion to Congress, C. B. Deane of
Rockingham (incumbent) and
Giles Y. Newton of Gibson hold
similar views on at least a few of
the major issues of the day, it
was revealed in a questionnaire
submitted by the N. C. League of
Women Voters.
The League questioned similar
ly all 38 candidates Of both parties
filing from the state’s 12 districts.
Touching on only four possible
points of controversy, the ques
tionnaire falls far Short of full
coverage of the candidates’ views
on important matteifs, but pro
vides some interesting points of
comparison.
Questionnaires returned by Rep.
Deane and Mr. Newtbn were sent
by the League to The Pilot this
week.
To question No. 1, \‘What should
be U. S. policy with respect to the
United Nations?” the opponents
are in full accord.^ Mr. Deane—
“It should be supported.” Mr.
Newton—“Support 100'per cent.”
To question No. 2, “mat should
be U. S. policy with respect to aid
to undeveloped countries?” the
answers are: Mr. Deanfe—“I have
supported the Point Fhur pro
gram, and along with this I feel
that America must offer a supe
rior ideology based ort absolute
moral standards. 'That ijs the best
aid we,can give.” Mr. ^ewton—
“It should be one of hqlp. I’m a
stronge believer in the Point Four
program. But only when and
where needed to help people help
themselves. I’m for ex<i;hange of
students, too.” '
Question No. 3: “What steps
should Congress take to halt in
flation?” Mr. Deane—“We should
not be hesitant about balancing
the budget and a pay-as-you-go
tax plan.” Mr. Newton-4-I’m for
a fair and reasonable coritrol sys
tem of wages and prices)”
Question No. 4: “Where can fed
eral expenditures best be cut?”
Mr. Deane—“The only place at
the present time where any sub
stantial cuts can be made in the
FederM budget is in defense
spending, which represents ap
proximately 80 per cent of the to
tal budget.” Mr. Newton — “In
our armed services. Use high care
in starting projects that have to
be abandoned. Adopt a fully cen
tralized purchasing system and
standardize materials for the
three armed services.”
Question No. 5: “In what pieces
of legislation are you especially
interested?” Mr. Deane—(If Mr.
Deane filled out this part cf the
questionnaire, it was omitted on
the copy sent by the League to
The Pilot). Mr. Newton—“I’m for
legislation enabling us to elect al
ternates when we elect Senators
and Representatives. This does
away with political appointments
of Senators, fills vacancies imme
diately and automatically with
persons chosen by the people, and
saves the costs of special elections.
Then, too, in a case of high emer
gency, in which the sitting gov
ernment would be greatly deci
mated, we would have a chosen
group of persons who could as
semble and carry on government.”
DEMOCRATS
VOTE SATURD^
6:30 TO 6:30
TWENTY PAGES SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, MAY 30. 1952
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE PLANNED Moore Democrats
TWENTY PAGES
PRICE—TEN Ci
The traditional Memorial Day service, honoring heroes of all
wars, will be held Sunday at 5 p. m., at Mt. Hope cemetery, spon
sored by the local American Legion and VFW posts and their
auxiliaries.
Brig. Gen. W. M. Gross, commandant of the USAF Air-
Ground Operations school at Highland Pines Inn, will be the
speaker. The general public, especially veterans and their fami-
hes, are given special invitation to attend, said Commander F. M.
Dwight of the Sandhills post, American Legion.
Mjembers of the USAFAGOS School Squadron and the Moore
County battery, N. C. National Guard, have been requested to
attend and participate.
Graves will be decorated, and those wishing to contribute
flowers for this purpose are asked to leave them at the town hall
by 4 p. m., or take them directly to the cemetery before the serv
ice begins.
Saturday Is Big Day For Democrats;
9,600 Registered To Vote In Moore
HONORED
Polling Places
Lisled: Several
New Registrars
GENERAL MENOHER
Parade Honors
General Menoher
On Retirement
Brig. Gen. Pearson Menoher,
deputy commander at Fort Bragg,
will retire Saturday after 41
years of Army service.
A retirement parade was held
in his honor at Fort Bragg Wed
nesday ^ternoon, attended by
many friends from throughout
the Sandhills. Reviewing officer
was Maj. Gen. hTomas F. Hickey,
commanding general of Fort
Bragg, with Col. Rupert D.
Graves, deputy chief of staff, as
local commander.
Participating units included the
3420 Area Service Unit, the 20th
Engineer Combat Battalion and
the 440th Army Band.
Anticipating his retirement.
General and Mrs. Menoher pur
chased a home in Knollwood in
1950, to which the General re
turned when he was medically
evacuated from Korea in Septem
ber of that year. In Korea he
served as assistant commander of
the 24th Division, of which Maj.
Gen. W. F. Dean, now a prisoner
of the Reds, was commander.
After a short leave he was as
signed to duty as Chief of Staff,
Headquarters V Corps, at Fort
Bragg, and a few months ago was
made deputy post commander.
He plans to spend a pleasant
retirement in the Sandhills—
“chiefly hunting and fishing,” he
reports. These are his two major
sporting interests, while Mrs.
Menoher’s is golf. A player of
(Continued on page 5)
Eve Of Primary Finds Political Picture
Slightly Dull, Considerably Confused
Things were mighty quiet dur.-f —
ing this pre-primary week, with
little heat and practically no light
being generated in county and
state contests.
Several candidates were observ
ed quickening their pace as they
continued handshaking tours in
various parts of the county, and a
recluse indeed is he who does not
MEMORIAL DAY
The Southern Pines post of
fice will observe MIemorial
Day today (Friday) by sus
pension of all service, except
for putting the mail in boxes,
and working outgoing mail.
The bank, for once, wiU not
, lake a holiday. May 30 is no
longer by custom observed, it
is learned, as there are two
other holidays in Mhy, and
the end-of-the-month rush is
on.
have his pockets filled with cam
paign cards by now. Yet discus
sion and controversy concerning
them was at a low ebb, and no
clear picture cQuld be ascertained.
Division Seen
In both major county races—
for the House andVor the solici-
torship—Southern Anes is apt to
be divided. Incumb^t H. Clifton
Blue, experienced legislator ofj
three terms’ standing has many!ley Ferguson,
Moore County Democrats, along
with those of the rest of the state,
will vote in their party primary
Saturday to choose nominees for
Governor and several other state
offices. Congressman, State Rep
resentative and three county of
ficials.
Nomination in the primary is
tantamount to election, since
North Carolina has been Dem
ocratic for the past 50 years
and there is no reason to expect
it will be different this year.
Y|ith the closing of the registra
tion books last Saturday, Demo
cratic registration in the county
stood at approximately 9,600, ac
cording to Sam C. Riddle, chair
man of the county board of elec
tions. The figure was reached on
the basis of reports made to him
by registrars of all precincts but
one. Fewer than half of these,-
however, are expected to vote.
Vbting will take place from 6:30
a. m. to 6:30 p. m. In Southern
Pines precinct, the polling place
will be the fire station, with Mrs.
Grace Kaylor, registrar, in charge.
In Aberdeen precinct, where
many citizens of the Southern
Pines community vote, the polling
place will be the Legion hut.
Democratic registration in
Southern Pines is 1,602, in Aber
deen (where a new registration
was held last year) it is 1,194.
Other precinct polling places
and Democratic registrations are:
Bensalem, old schoolhouse, 348:
Cameron, community house, 667;
East Carthage, community house,
662; West Carthage, town hall,
984; Deep River, Glendon, 150;
(Continued on page 5)
Win Party Posts
At StateConvention
Mrs. Swisher Is
Alternaie Delegate,
McKeilhen Elector
Mrs. Ruth W. Swisher of South
ern Pines was elected an alternate
delegate to the national conven
tion, and W. A. Leland McKeithen
of Pinehurst a presidential elec
tor, at the N. C. State Democratic
convention held at Raleigh last
week.
A number of other Moore Coun
ty citizens were named to party
posts at the district caucus held
Wednesday night, before the con
vention Thursday. Twenty-two
from Moore attended the conven
tion.
H. Clifton Blue, Aberdeen, was
elected district assistant secretary;
W. P. Saunders, Southern Pines,
and Mrs. W. G. Brown, Carthage,
to membership on the State Exec
utive committee
W. Lament Brown, Southern
Pines, and U. L. Spence, Carth
age, were named to the State Ju
dicial committee; Monroe Chap
pell, Vass and E. J. Burns, Carth
age to the Solicitorial District ex
ecutive committee; W. A. Leland
McKeithen, Pinehurst, to the Con
gressional District executive com
mittee, and J. Hubert McCaskill
of Pinehurst to the State Sena
torial District executive commit
tee.
Mrs. Swisher had the endorse
ment of the Moore County con
vention, held Saturday, May 17
for the post of district delegate to
the national convention. With two
delegates to be elected, consider
able competition developed and
Mrs. Swisher received one of the
two alternate posts.
She has already made her res
ervation for the convention,
which will be held at Chicago the
week of July 20, one week after
the close of the Republican con
venti-on, also at Chicago.
The North Carolina delegation
will go uninstructed, though “fav
oring the candidacy of Senator
Russell” for the Presidency
Whether or not the delega
tion should receive official in
structions was a point of much
(Continued on page 5)
Commencement Events Slated,
Will Be Dedicated To Dr. Herr
1952 Valedictorian And Salutatorian
DOROTHY BOWLES
BETTY JANE WORSHAM
Doris Bowles is valedictorian Mr, and Mrs. C. L. Worsham of
friends here but
the precinct tv;
about 50 votes,
friends have
however, and s]
situation is con?
ed.
The oppositior]
Huntley, is putt:
mined campaign,
the most unlikel;
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Students Selling
Subscriptions For
Pilot Scholarships
Six boys and girls, members of
junior classes of Moore Coimty
schools, are taking part in a schol
arship contest originated by The
Pilot in April.
Two prize scholarships of $300
each, one among the white con
testants, the other among the Ne
gro, are being offered, to be
awarded at the 1953 graduation
exercises. All schools have been
invited to take part, and since
the deadline is a year off—May 1,
1953—it is anticipated that others
will come in during the next few
weeks.
The candidates are selling Pilot
subscriptions in their school
areas, and each one is entitled to
keep half of every $4 subscrip
tion h sells, whether or not he
wins the grand prize. At least 150
new yearly subscriptions must be
sold to qualify a contestant for
the scholarship.
School principals, cooperating
with TOe Pilot, have selected the
following as deserving, with nec
essary qualities of scholarship,
personality and ability.
From the white schols— Elaine
Johnson, Southern Pines; Buddy
Baker, Carthage; Lloyd Reaves,
West End.
From the Negro schools—Shir-
West Southern
Pines; Paul Charles, Pinkney
(Carthage); Fred Kellum, Acade
my Heights (Pinehurst).
Contest points are given for
subscriptions Of not less than six
months, nor more than two years.
The rules have been adopted with
a view to insuring utmost fair
ness, with benefits accruing to
non-prize-winning candidates as
well as those winning the scholar
ships.
Moore Closed
Tennis Tourney
Opens Wednesday
The fourth annual Moore Coun
ty (Jlosed Tennis tournament will
begin Wednesday, continuing
through Simday, on the local
courts, imder sponsorship of the
Sandhills Tennis association. Most
of the matches will be held at
night, and the major final events
are definitely scheduled for “un
der the lights.”
A good entry list is anticipated
from Southern Pines, Pinehurst
and other Moore county towns,
and defending champions in three
of the four major events are ex
pected to be on hand. These are
Malcolm Clark, men’s singles
champion, who has spent the past
year sharpening his game as No.
1 player at Oak Ridge Military
Institute; Betty Jane Worsham,
women’s singles champion, who
has just won the junior singles
championship for the second con
secutive time, and is now at 18
stepping definitely from junior to
senior events; Page Choate and
Malcolm Clark, men’s doubles
champions in 1950 and 1951.
Walter Harper and Audrey West
Brown won the mixed doubles
title last year. Miss Brown, state
singles champion since 1949, is
now working in Burlington and it
is problematical as to whether she
can get home for the tournament.
Men’s singles, women’s singles,
men’s doubles and mixed doubles
are scheduled, with women’s dou
bles only if there is sufficient de-
m^d. Trophies wiU be awarded
winners and runners-up in all
events. There will be no junior
events, as the younger players had
their day in the Moore County
Schools tournament earlier this'
month.
Entries should be made by Mon
day noon, said Harry Lee Brown,
Jr., tournament chairman. Draw
ings wiU be made .that afternoon
and players will be notified of
their starting times.
and Betty Jane Worsham saluta
torian of the Southern Pines High
school class of 1952,-it was an
nounced this week by Irie Leon
ard, principal. Besides taking
scholarship honors, the girls have
been leaders in numerous school
and extra-curricular activities.
Doris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
G. L. Bowles of Niagara, has not
missed a day of school in all four
high school years. The first three
years she was a marshal, chief
marshal in the third. She has
been on the Student Council for
the past three years, and for the
past two has played basketball
and been a cheerleader. In her
freshman year she won first place
in the statewide Latin contest for
her grade, and in her second year,
won second place. That beauty
can accompany brains was recog
nized when she was runner-up in
the “Miss Moore County High
School” beauty contest at the Car
thage fair last October. She plans
to enter nurse training in the fall,
and has already made application
to the training school of her
choice.
Betty Jane is the daughter of
Pat Starnes Studio
Will Give Dance
Recital Tonight
Color, music and variety will
feature the first annual revue of
the Pat Starnes Dance Studio, “On
Your Toes,” to be presented at
Weaver auditorium
Southern Pines. She was a mar
shal in her sophomore and junior
years, is vice-president of the Beta
club and has been in the school
dramatic club for three years. She
has excelled in athletics, playing
basketball, softbaU and tennis all
four years, and this year wop the
trophy for most valuable player
on the girls’ basketball team. In
1951 she won the Moore county
singles championship in tennis in
both the junior and senior divi
sions, has already this year suc
cessfully defended her junior title
and next week will defend her
title in the senior tournament.
She hqs entered Lees-McRae Jun
ior college at Banner Elk and
plans to study to be a laboratory
technician. (Photos by Emerson
Humphrey.)
Pine Maskers
Will Present Play
Monday Night
A “typical American family”
and the dismaying and laughable
involvements its members can get
into provide the basis for the plot
of “The Big Surprise,” three-act
comedy to be presented Monday
evening by the Pine Maskers of
Southern Pines High school as a
major commencement event.
Curtain time is 8:15, at Weaver
auditorium.
Feminine roles in the play are
taken by Suzann Bums, Shirley
Stuart, Barbara Peterson, Doris
Bowles,/ Barbara Page and Bertha
I Maude Ramsey. Masculine char-
Erwin, Boweir
Will Be Speak<
28 Will Gradual
Final events of Southern Pined
High school will open with the
baccalaureate sermon Sunday
night at the Church of Wide FeN
lowship, and close Tuesday night
with commencement exercises al
Weaver auditorium-. Both event J
will begin at 8:15 o’clock. ■
Monday night, also at 8:15, thd
senior play will be given at
Weaver auditorium, and the an
nual Awards and Honors program
with valedictory and salutatory,
'dll be presented at 11:15 a. m.’
Tuesday. .
The community is invited tq
participate in the series of events
said A. C. Dawson, superintem
dent.
The commencement will be-the
last in which Dr. G. G. Herr will
participate as school board chairr
All alumni of the Southern ;
Pines High school are invited '
to join the senior procession- ;
al for the graduation exercises
Tuesday night, according to
word’ received from the /
school. ,
They are asked to meet in
the cafeteria prior to the '
opening of the program at -
8:15, and join the line for the .
march into the auditorium. ^
man, as he is retiring after 2J
vears’ service cn the board, 20 afe
chairman.
at 8:15 to
night (Friday).
The show is being given for the acters are portrayed by Charles
benefit of the Church of Wide Fel
lowship building fund.
The program will include 20
numbers in two parts, “Color
Moods” and ‘Yacation Lands,”
each presenting a series of solo or
group dances—tap, toe and ballet.
In the first part, each dance will
feature a different colbr or color
harmony. In the second, the audi
ence will be transported in imagi
nation .to places far and near—In
dia, Arabia, Hawaii, Rio, Cuba,
New York, Miami Beach and At
lantic City.
Exotic dances of other lands sire
a specialty with Mrs. Starnes, who
studied them under leading teach
ers for several years while a pro-
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RIGHT OF WAY
Broad Street, nojth and
south, has the right-of-way.
That was the decision taken
at the last town board meet
ing. Signs in big white letters
telling motorists on the ave
nue to STOP before crossing
or turning into Broad street,
will be painted on the pave
ment as soon as the town
force can get to it.
This decision will come as
welcome news to a good many
folks who have been pausing
and hovering, on the Broad
street corners, wondering
who is supposed to go ahead
of whom.
Though it may sadden the
eager gazers from the side
walk who enjoyed watching
the nice little tangles that
resulted when the whos and
the whoms made their deci
sions simultaneously and met'
in the middle.
CoveU, Joe Marlfey, David Page,
Charles Merrill and John Corn-
well.
The involvements arise from the
expectations cf the family of
Julie Josslyn (Suzann Burns) that
she will wed a childhood sweet
heart whose mother will buy the
tottering family business and save
the day. Julie, however, provides
a surprise by marrying another
man, who, far from being able to
buy the business, expects his
father-in-law to give him a job.
Love and family economics
tangle for three merry acts, the
last of which holds a happy end
ing.
The commencement exercises of
the class of 1952 will be dedicated
to Dr. Herr, with a program note
that “the members of the ciaSis
are deenly grateful for his devo
tion to the Southern Pines schools
and for the large part he has
clayed in the development and
growth of the school program.
Thev will always remember with
sincere appreciation his untiring
personal interest in their welfare
and in that of the whole com^
munity.”
Baccalaureate Service
Dr. Claud B. Bowen, pastor of
the First Baptist church of
Greensboro, will deliver the bac
calaureate sermon. At this serv
ice three local ministers. Dr. Rob
ert Lee House, Dr. 'William C. Hol
land and the Rev. C. K. Ligon,
will have parts in the prograrp,
with invocation. Scripture read
ing and benediction respectively.
Processional and recessional will
be by Mrs. L. D. McDonald at the
organ. The glee club will sing two
selections of sacred music;
Graduation
At graduation exercises Tues
day night, 28 seniors will receive
diplomas, six as honor graduates.
First honor graduate (valedicto
rian) is Doris Lee Bowles, sec
ond honor graduate (salutator
ian) Betty Jane Worsham. Other
honor graduates are Penelepe
Cracker Dana, Barbara Guin and
Alexander Canaday McLeod, w^ho
have been at the local school dur
ing all four years, and Damaris
Doser, who has been here two
years. j
Others receiving diplomas will
be Margaret Bailey, Charles Frm-
directors for the play'cia Baker, Katie Louise Barker,
are M M. Snyder and Miss Paul-! Joan Wilson Besley. Suzahn
Mliller. (Continued on Page 8)
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Weaver Welcomed On Visit “Home” |
To Speak At W. Southern Pines Finals
"West Southern Pines students at .“I Am — I Know — I Ought -4 I
their commencement exercises
Wednesday night welcomed,back
an old friend, Philip J. Weaver,
superintendent of schools in
Southern Pines from 1939 to April
1951.
Mr. Weaver, now assistant sup
erintendent of Greensboro city
schools, returned on special invi
tation to make the commencement
address, as he returned to speak
to graduates of the Southern
Pines High school a year ago. This
was his first official visit “back
home” since that time.
He opened his address with a
tribute to “Dr. G. G. Herr, school
board chairman for thejpast 20
years, who is now retii ng from
that office.
To the
\ s**
on the fo’*^
tem|
Will.” On these, he said, a mnn
or woman can build a fine and
useful life. He challenged them
to “stand up for what you know is
right, not looking for the, easy
way out and not dying without
having first served your fellow
man.”
Mr. Weaver was presented by
J. W. Moore, principal. Supt. A.
C. Dawson spoke briefly. Dr. Herr
was present to award diplomas to
the 23 graduates.
The school chorus sang several
sacred selections, and the Rev. J.
H. Wilson offered the benedictibn
Baccalaureate Service
The baccalaureate service ■vias
held Sundax-aftaiPoon with Biph-
lof Greensbdro,
ithem