VOL. 33?NO. 34 SIXTEEN PAGES- ~ ~ SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. JULY 11, 1952 SIXTEEN PAGES ~ " PRICE-TEN CENTS " ~ " ? , , 1 ~r' , ~r" r ~ T~ " ~ TOP PICTURE?Beach scene, complete with bathing beauties. Irie Leonard, summer recreation director, supervises operations as kids frolic in Knollwood lake following the dedication July 4. LOWER LEFT?Reading from left to right, Jerry A. V. Healy in informal attire for the occasion; E. H. Mills, Amos C. Dawson and Mayor C. N. Page with map of park and lake. LOWER RIGHT?First picnic party, enjoying shady spot before program begins. CPilpt Staff Photos) Travis Wicker Appointed County | | Forest Ranger Will Move To Southern Pines: Wife Teaches Here Travis Wicker of Pinehurst has been employed as Moore County forest ranger, succeeding E. W. Davis, it was announced this week by Gordon M Cameron, chairman of county commissioners. Mr. Wicker has already gone to work, and is moving this week to Southern Pines, where the fire tower and station serve as county N. C, Forest Service headquarters. With his wife, a teacher in the Southern Pines school for the past four years, and their 10-year-old daughter Anne he will be at home in the Knollwood apartments. Mr. Wicker, chosen from sev eral applicants, comes to this im portant post highly recommended, said Chairman Cameron. He re ceived the approval of state as well as county authorities. The service he heads in Moore county, that of forest conservation and forest fire protection, is set up co operatively by the county and the Department of Forestry, State De partment of Conservation and De velopment. Mr Wicker. 39, a native of Pine hurst, has lived there all hts life. He attended the Pinehurst schools and has recently been employed by Pinehurst, Inc., at the Pine hurst Garage. He has been a member of the Pinehurst volunteer fire depart ment for many years, and in this capacity has worked with the county ranger and crew on num erous forest fires in the Sandhills. For four and a half years dur ing and after World War 2, he was employed as assistant chief of the Fort Bragg fire department, with protection against forest fires constituting a large portion of his work. He remained in this post until the civilian staff of the war emergency was replaced by mili tary personnel. He is married to the former Miss Kdna Best of Bertie county. Mrs. Wicker teaches the fourth grade in the local school. Mr. Davis, whom Ranger Wick er replaces, was promoted to the post of district forest ranger after five and a half years' service here. He has moved to Rockingham, headquarters of the district office, where he will work closely with J. A Pippin, district forester, in work covering seven counties, of i which Moore is one. Lake Opens With July 4 Dedication; |E. H. Mills Is Made Honorary Citizen ROADS CLOSED The Manchester road and Raeford-Vass road on the Fort Bragg reservation will be closed from 10 o'clock tonight (Friday) to 6 a. m. Saturday, according to announcement from the post public informa tion office. The closing is occasioned by phases of military training which will be taking place in these areas. Road blocks will be set up. and no civilian vehicle will be allowed to enter during the period of closing. Airport (ionimittee Meets To Study Lease Proposals The Mooro County airport com mittee scheduled a meeting for Thursday afternoon to consider two propositions for leasing Knollwood airport to private op-1 erators. Resort Airlines' lease on the county-owned airport, first made in September 1945 and since re newed, was recently cancelled by mutual agreement of the county commissioners and Resort. The airline has undergone numerous changes and a change of head quarters from Pinehurst to New York City. Two propositions were to be entertained by the committee at its meeting this week, it was learned from Howard F. Burns, i secretary. One was from Carl Bradshaw, of Southern Pines, the other from Ed McKenzie of South ern Pines and Buck McKenzie of Raleigh. The McKenzies are brothers. Plans of both parties were for the operation of a first-class field for private planes, with expert servicing. Any arrangements made for the field will include its continued use by Piedmont Airlines, Inc., which operates a daily scheduled east-west service, carrying passen- j gers, airmail, parcel post and | freight, from November 1 to May i 1 each year, said Mr Burns. The committee's plans for a re lease of the airport were discussed by the secretary with the county commissioners at Carthage Mon day. The commissioners gave the committee authorization to pro ceed with whatever plan appeared to be in the best Interests of the county. Richard S. Tufts of Pine hurst is chairman of the county airport committee. ' Recreation Seen As Civic Duty Today, Says Mayor Page j Under shady trees beside spark ling lake waters, Southern Pines' | new Knollwood lake and park jwere dedicated to the public use l in an informal program last Fri |day afternoon, the Fouth of July. Already frolicking in the water i jwere dozens of children and | young people. Boys and girls bounced and leaped from the new ; floating raft newly built by mem bers of the John Boyd post, VFW. A family party was finishing lunch at one of the three new pic inie tables. The youngsters came out of the water and a crowd of about 75 gathered around as the dedication program opened with the singing of "America." Prayer was offered j.by the Rev. C. K. Ligon, pastor of Brownson Memorial Presbyterian } church, who thanked God for "all the good things we have in this country today, and the freedom which is ours, to enjoy them." Mayor C. N. Page, greeting the crowd, spoke on the value of such a recreation spot today and in the future. "Recreation is a recognized part of community life, and of town government, today," he said. "The town has not only the right but the duty to provide such fa cilities for the people." He ex pressed appreciation for the gift of the property, and announced the conferral of honorary citizen ship on the donor, E. H. Mills, "with all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto, now and for ever." Mr. Mills, mayor of Pinebluff, present by special invitation, re sponding to a call for "Speech! Speech!" modestly disclaimed that he should receive any credit for the gift. "This lake should by rights belong to the people of Southern Pines," he said. "All I did was hand it over to those who can most properly use and enjoy it." Jerry V. Healy, chairman of the lake project of Southern Pines' "Finer Carolina" committee, in turning over the property to the Municipal Recreation Commission called attention to what had al ready been done, and what re mains to ?be done, to make it an ideal recreation spot. He gave credit to the town board for surveys and initial plans: the town crews, for drain ing and cleannig off the lakebed, sanding the shore to make the be ginnings of a fine little beach, and generally cleaning up the proper (Continued on page S) Suzann Burns Crowned Queen At July 4 Festival May Be Second Local Entry In Statewide Event (Picture on page 5) Southern Pines, home of pretty girls, has another beauty winner. This time it is Suzann Burns, 17, who was crowned "Miss! Moore County 1952 at Carthage's! 14th annual Independence Day celebration, held last Friday. The dark-haired beauty with! flashing smile and sparkling green-grey eyes, a June graduate of Southern Pines High school, was the entrant of the Southern Pines Chamber of Commerce, and the only local girl in the competi-] lion. For prize she was awarded an Klgin wrist watch Following the contest at noon, she was featured in the parade, and honored as queen at the ball that night. Carthage Jaycees, sponsors of the July 4 event, are checking with their state authorities to find out if Queen Suzann may legally be their entry in the state wide Jaycee beauty contest to be held at Winston-Salem July 24 26. If this is permitted, Southern Pines, which has no Jaycee organ ization, will have two competing daughters, as Miss Dorothy Swisher is already the official en try of the Aberdeen club. Suzann is the daughter of Mrs. George C. Burns and the late. Colonel Burns of this community.! She has ambitions to be a nurse but is going to get in a year ofj college education first. She will "nter Woman's college, Greens boro, in September. She was active and popular at high school and had the leading role in the senior play in June. At last year's Julv 4 celebra tion, Deris Bowles of Niagara, a member of the same high school class as Suzann, was runner-up for Moore County queen. Spot News Aired For Peaeli Growers From Office Here A federal-state market news of fice has been established in the WEEB building for the duration of the active peach-shipping sea son, to keep growers and ship pers informed by radio on all matters which will help them market their crops to the best ad vantage. Broadcasts are going out at 8:15 a. m , 12:10 and 6:30 p. m. daily, giving latest prices for the differ ent varieties obtained direct from the terminal markets; also ship ping ccnditions, weather and oth er pertinent spot news. Starting Wednesday of this (Continued on page 5) Warrant Issued For Banigans On Contempt Charge A warrant for the arrest of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Banigan, formerly of Southern Pines, on charges of contempt of court has been signed by Superior Court Judge Zeb V. Nettles of Asheville, and placed on file with C. C. Kennedy, Moore County clerk of superior court. The warrant orders the sheriff to arrest Mr. and Mrs. Banigan and place them in jail for 30 days. Since the Banigans left the county May 8 and their whereabouts are unknown, the order cannot be im mediately executed. What further steps will be tak en against the couple are not known as yet. They were in volved in a number of lawsuits at the time they departed, and oth-] ers may be in preparation against! them, according to information! reaching The Pilot. The contempt charges arose from the Banigans' failure to ap- ? pear as ordered for a superior i court hearing, producing papers ; for an accounting in the civil suit Sherman vs. Banigan. The hearing was twice postpon ed in order to give the couple time to return from their trip. When they left, purportedly for New York City, they stated they were to be gone only one week. Kenneth Tew, right, new North Carolina boys' tennis champion, ! is congratulated by S eve Choatc, president o? the Junior Sand. j hills Tennis association. Kenneth holds the trophy he won at the I N. C. Junior Tennis tournament, held at Greensboro Thursday through Saturday. (Photo by Humphrey) "We're Proud of You, Kenneth" GAMES NEEDED Games and sports equip ment of all kinds are needed in the community of Addor. where a social service project of great potential benefit is under way. (See story below.) Horse shoe pitching sets are especially needed for the old er people. Checkers, ping pong, and badminton sets, balls and bats, tennis racquets and balls, table games, handi craft sets?all can be used. Donors may drop a card to Loflus C. Carson, Addor. and he will cdme by and pick up the gift. They will be assured of much appreciation, and the knowledge that their gift will be well used. Adclor Community "Untouched" Site Of Fisk Project The opening of a community center last Wednesday at Addor, small Negro community near Pinebluff, and the holding of July 4 community picnic on its grounds were the first big events in a new project of unusual interest. They marked the start of a so cial service program under super vision of Fisk university, Nash ville, Tenn., for which Addor was selected as a comparatively "un touched" community. Through organized recreation: and the development of leadership j within the community of some j 300 souls, it is hoped to start Ad-j dor on a new era of living. Im provement of family and com munity relationships, youth con-1 ditions and general morale arc looked for. Students in Charge Iri charge of the project?an "experiment in living"?are John Moland, Jr., and Loftus C. Carson, graduate students in Fisk's social science department, who will re main in the community for sev eral weeks getting things off to a start. Arriving two weeks ago, they were assisted during the first few days by Donald Wyatt, also of the social science department at Fisk. Some funds for the project are being contributed by public-spir ited citizens in Pinebluff 'bmugh the Pinebluff Maternal Welfare i committee, the. only organized j group which has hitherto paid . much attention to Addor. The I committee arranged for the pur chase of the schoolhouse as a com munity center after the school was consolidated recently with Berkley, at Aberdeen. Through Mrs. Walter MacNeille, chairman of the committee, the interest of Dr. Douglas of Fayetteville State Teachers college was first drawn to Addor and its needs, and through Dr. Douglas Fisk became interested. Groundwork was laid last win ter during a visit paid to Addor by Dr. Preston Valien, chairman of the social science department at Fisk. accompanied by Dr. Douglas. The arrival of the graduate stu dents, ready to put into practice some of the things they have been learning in aid of their race, was (Continued on page 5) I Kenneth Tew Wins Championship In State Tennis Meet I A wiry tenth-grader with a pixy grin, l-i'year-old Kenneth Tew of Southern Pines, was the surprise winner of the boys' singles event in the N. C. Junior Tennis tourna-! ment held at Greensboro last week, walking off with the state trophy after four days of battling upward from an unseeded posi tion. He downed Jack Savage of Goldsboro, Tommy Mclver of Greensboro and Jack Lowe of Charlotte to meet and defeat Charlotte's 12-year-old fireball Finley Lee in Sunday finals? score 10-8. 1-6, 6-4. The match, described by sports writers as a "marathon." lasted I about three hours. While a surprise at Greensboro, Kenneth's victory was no surprise 'to those who have watched his hard work and steady progress on the local courts during the p. st couple of years. He is entirely a product of the local junior ten nis program and a member of the 1 Junior Sandhills Tennis associa-' tion. At Greensboro he was play ing in his first tournament away from home. He has been a member of the Southern Pines team which has played this summer in the East ern Carolina League junior series, and said this week he plans to enter boys' events of the Eastern Carolina Association tournament, to be held at Raleigh in August, j Before that, though, will come the j junior Sandhills Invitational, to j be held here July 30-August 3. j At Greensboro he was one of j four local entries, all of whom ac-1 quitted themselves well. All are 1 excellent players and the fact that j they did not advance higher than 1 they did attests to the quality of the game put out by the young sters competing from all over the Slate. Moore county junior girls' champion Betty Jane Worsham (Continued on page 8) ( Air Force Tourney Heads For Finals At Pine Needles Chuck Alexander In Second Place; Pope Team In Lead Southeastern Division elimina tions in the U. S. Air Force World wide Rolf tournament opened Monday on the Pine Needles course, and will continue through to finals Friday. The tournament follows district matches held last week, also ut Pine Needles, in which the Pope AFB team won the team cham pionship, and Lieut. Col Charles Kenworthy, ROTC instructor at The Citadel, the individual cham pionship. Air Force golfers of all ranks from eight states togk part. As of Wednesday this week. Pope staved ahead in the team matches, while Staff Sgt. Jack Payson of McDill AFB, Florida, had grabbed the lead for individ uals. Just one stroke behind Pay - son's score of 145 for 36 holes was Maj. Chuck Alexander of Pope, brother of the famed North Caro lina pro Skip Alexander of Dur ham. Next in order were Tech. Sgt. Robert Chaff man of Maxwell AFB, Alabama; Maj. Walt. Davi son, Pope, and Sgt. Bob Justice of Eglin AFB, Florida. Colonel Ken worthy, district titlist and first day winner, had dropped back to sixth place. Sole survivor of the USAFAGOS team of Southern Pines, a participant in the district play, was Capt. Charlie Haynes. Brig. Gen. W. M. Gross, USAF AGOS commandant, one of the leading players last week, was un able to take part in the division play. Trailing the Pope team in sec ond, third and fourth place Wed nesday were the teams from Eglin, McDill and Maxwell, in that or der. The World Wide tournament will be played at Maxwell AFB, at a date to be set later. 1-H Dress Revue Winners Listed Some charming summer styles, modeled by their makers, were displayed in the annual Moore County 4-H dress revue held Wednesday afternoon in the home demonstration office at Carthage. Winners in the senior group* were Betty Sue Brewer, West moore club, first place; Helen Rcse Prossley, Carthage club, sec ond, and Sylvia Blue, Farm Life, third. There were just two winners in the junior group?Gayle Turn age, Pinchursl club, first, and Ann McLcod, Farm Life, second. Judges were Mrs. Betty Shan kle Morgan, of Vass, and Mrs. Mary H. Gale, of Carthage. The revue, culminating dress projects carried by the partici pants over the past several months, was part of the 4-H girls' program in charge of Mrs. Ruth H Muse, assistant home demon stration agent. Faye Robinson, 6, Takes Plane Ride, Gels New Doll And?One For Ripley Little Miss Faye Robinson of Nutley, N. J., who came Saturday to visit her grandparents here, re- ' ceived a lovely new doll this week ' as the result of one of the oddest , adventures that ever befell a six year-old young lady. The beginning of the adventure '? was her very first plane trip. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Wol- ? cott Robinson, put her on the ? plane at LaGuardia airport Satur- 1 day to fly to Raleigh where her > grandfather, Harry Pethick of : Southern Pines, was to meet her. She was placed in care of the 1 stewardess, but everyone suc cumbed to her charms and helped look after her. She even sat by the pilot for a while 8nd watched him fly the plane. It was a fine trip, and the finest part came when the plane swooped down at the Raleigh-Durham airport, and there was her grandfather wait ing. As Faye started to leave the plane she saw something a passen ger had dropped under a seat. It was a billfold. Though only six, Faye knew the right thing to do. She promptly turned it in to the steward. Wednesday," a package came for Faye at the Pethicks' in Southern Pines. It contained a beautiful loll in a pink dress, sent by the gentleman who owned the bill fold. a resident of Haieigh. Now that's a nice little story all by itself?but it has a snapper fnaing, one of those coincidences which happen only in real life? too far-fetched for fiction. Re member we told you Faye's fath er's name?Roger Wolcott Robin son? It so happens he doesn't have any North Carolina relatives But the name of the man whose billfold she found is Roger Wol cott.
