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VOL. 33—NO. 37 Chamber Studies Possibility Of Community Chest Businesses Asked To Cooperate In Security Measures Directors of the Southern Pines Chamber of Commerce, meeting Tuesday night, took steps to help local merchants protect their places of business better, and passed a resolution which may mean a Community Chest or Red Feather organization for Southern Pines. President Harold McAllister read a letter from the local police department informing him of the results of a security check made recently in the early morning. Back entrances of 43 places in the main downtown district were checked, the letter said, and a few were found in pretty poor shape, others only fair. While well over half rated clas sifications of “good” to “excel lent,” the police asked aid in get ting the other owners to improve their protection. Old-fashioned locks, broken windows, need for bars over windows, more secure window screens were specific sug gestions that were made for va rious places of business. Crime On Upgrade “We hope that through your or ganization it can be impressed on the local merchants and business people that there are many ways they can help us help them,” the letter said. “Breaking and enter ing is on the upgrade over the en tire nation, and no certain place has immunity. Therefore the offi cers in this department are con cerned about the security in the business district.”. The list, while not entirely com plete, covers most of the business es from the middle of the block south of New York avenue to the middle of the block north of New Hampshire, with some on the side streets. Ratings are: poor, 7; fair, 8; fair to good, 2; good, 10; very good, 5; good to excellent, 1; excellent, 10. The directors decided to leave the list with Mrs. Emily Redding, secretary, at the Chamber of Commerce office, and to request through The Pilot that interested (Continued on page 5) ^UTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. AUGUST 1. Ifl.Sg Cabin On Hill May Be “Little White House” “The Cabin” at Paint Hill Farm, home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Ives near Southern Pines. Mrs. Ives’ brother. Governor Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois, will be President of the United States if the Democrats win in November. “The Cabin” has been one of his favorite vacation spots for ii^ears, and may become a “Little White House.” (Photo by Emerson Humphrey) Adlai E. Stevenson Is Choiee of Democratic Party; “Reluctance” Laid Aside At Last, He’s Out To Win MRS. ERNEST IVES Next White House Hostess? “Buffie^' Would Take Flavor Of Tarheelia To White House By VALERIE NICHOLSON Southern Pines residents know that, if “Buffie” Ives goes to the White House as hostess for her brother, Adlai E. Stevenson, some thing new, gay and sparkling will have been added to the Washing ton scene. Also, there will be a genuine flavor of Tar Heelia—and the Sandhills. Ernest Ives and his wife, the former Elizabeth Stevenson, have been residents of this winter re sort from November to May for about 20 j^ears. During “the sea son” she is a spark plug of activ- ify and community service in the fields which are her major inter ests. Civic Worker Those who have participated in these projects with lier know her as an all-out worker—“all-out” is the only way Buffie ever does anything. She was a founding member of the Moore Courity His torical association, and is now serving her second term as its president. She is an active work er in the Southern Pines Garden club, which is devoted to civic l^autification. The ^wo organiza tions cooperate in numerous pro- Moore Man Killefl In Robeson County Turner . Clinton Williamson, 30, of Carthage Rt. 1, was killed Sun day afternoon in an automobile accident near Fairmont. No de tails of the accident were learned. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Summer Hill Bap tist church, with burial in the church cemetery. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. F. T. Williamson, and a sister, Miss Ida Mae Williamson, both of the home on Carthage Rt. 1; three brothers, Ellis, of Newport News, Va.; Herbert, of Carthage Rt. 1, and Gilbert, of Greensboro. jects, notably the spring garden tours, and Buffie has been an out standing planner and doer for their success. ^ The present hullabaloo over her brother, and herself as, his sister, may be bringing her a special sat isfaction for a reason the politi cians would never suspect. She is always alive to the best possibil ity for securing “good publicity” for Southern Pines and Moore county. She never suspected un til recently that she herself might be the means of achieving this in a strictly supercolossal way. Buffie does not regard herself as an adopted, or occasional. Tar Heel. Her roots are sunk deep— as deep in North Carolina soil as in that of Illinois, and her interest in them has broadened to an eager and active devotion to things his torical in this state. Cannon Cup Winner In November 1949 she was awarded the Cannon Cup, given by Mrs. Charles A. Cannon of Concord, for “distinguished serv ice to North Carolina history.” The award was made at the an nual meeting of the N. C. Society for the Preservation of Antiqui ties held at Raleigh, which she regularly attends and before which she has been a speaker. At the association’s meeting of November 1950, she was respon sible for the main program fea ture, a pageant staged by South ern Pines eighth graders depict ing rural life in the SandhUls 100 years ago. The pageant was originally pro duced at the Shaw House, the res toration of which by the Moore County Historical association was the chief reason for Buffie’s win- ning the Cannon award. The ac quisition of the quaint old cottage, first house to be built (1821) on the present site of Southern Pines, and its development (so said her citation) as “one of the finest restorations in the state” were (Continued on page 5) Moore Leaders See Ticket As Strong— "Splendid Choice" The whole nation participated, by TV and radio, in the tense drama enacted at Chicago last week, where at the Democratic National convention Adlai Ewing Stevenson, Governor of Illinois, became his party’s nominee for President of the United States. Known for the past few months p “the reluctant candidate,” who would not consent ever to let his name be placed in the running, Stevenson’s acceptance was not made till the third ballot deter mined the choice, past midnight Friday. From then' on, one dramatic scene after another played itself out before those watching and lis tening all over the country—^in cluding friends in the Sandhills, who have felt for a long time that Governor Stevenson is sort of an “adopted son.” In his brief speech on appearing at the door of a private residence to be taken to the convention hall; his dignified entry into the am phitheatre; his superb, sincere, humble and resolute acceptance speech made before that huge crowd, suddenly quiet and atten tive, Stevenson commanded the utmost in homage and respect. Not impressive to look at, neith er tall nor imposing,! occasionally flashing a smile which seemed al most boyish, he yet attained to a high stature through his actions and words. “One of the finest acceptance speeches in the nation’s history,” was the verdict everywhere. From the moment he held up his hand and smiled, ready to begin, “you could have heard a pin drop,” re ported Jack S. Younts of Southern Pines. “It was the first time the place had been utterly quiet and at attention since the opening ses sion.” Local people also were interest ed in seeing Governor Steven son’s sister, Mrs. Ernest L. Ives, who lives here, in the procession being taken to the convention ball, and seated later with Mrs. Tru man, Mrs. Alben Barkley, Mrs. Perle Mesta and other women of top prominence, to hear the ceptance speech. In the spate of publicity which has followed on the nomination, “Buffie” Ives is being swept along with her brother. If he goes to the White House, which seems a highly probable event, she will most likely serve as his hostess. The limelight is beating on both of them, and they are showing up well. Once he put his reluctance aside, Stevenson became an aU BOTH MAY COME It is possible that both can didates for president may visit Moore county dhring the com ing campaign. If a promise made some months ago by President Tru man and National Democratic Chairman Frank McKinney is adhered to, the Democratic candidate wiU start his cam- paign in North Carolina. A l^ge gathering at Haw River, home of Governor Scott, has' ^®®n planned, but the sugges tion is being made about the state that Moore county might ^ more fitting, almost quali fying as "home territory" for Adlai Stevenson. *’®*®**' *•' chairman of the Moore County Eisenhow er for President club, said this ® from eneral Eisenhower thanking hirn for a congratulatory wire on his nomination by the Re publicans, and adding, "I ex- ^ct to campaign in North Carolina, and hope to visit Moore county while I there." am Junior Net Stars. Meeting On Local Courts This Week Seedings Lisied; Visilors Arrive; Finals Set Sunday Finals in the Fourth Annual Junior Sandhills Invitational ten nis tournament are scheduled to be held Sunday afternoon and night on the local courts, despite postponement of the initial match es from Wednesday to Thursday on account of rain. Thursday dawned clear and bright. Work began oh the courts at 6 a.m. to return them to good shape, and tournament play was due to start at 10. Chief interest so. far centers on the boys’ singles in which the No. 1 and No. 2 seeded pla^^ers. Tew and Lee, are state champion and runner-up, respectively. Seeded are: Junior boys—No. 1, Tommy Holder, Charlotte; No. 2, Richard Makepeace, Sanford'; No. 3, Bon nie Shain, Wilmington. Junior girls—No. 1, Joanne Cau sey, Davidson; No. 2, Pat Davis, Salisbury. Boys—No. 1, Kenneth Tew Southern Pines; No. 2, Finley Lee, Charlotte; No. 3, Jack Lowe, Charlotte. Girls—Lillian Bullock, Southern Pines, only seeded player. Seedings for doubles were to be drawn Thursday. About 30 young people are en tered in the tournament, about half from Southern Pines, with the rest from various places about the state. A number of out-of-town play ers arrived Wednesday and are being furnished accommodations at the Southern Pines Cottages and in the homes of members of the Junior Sandhills Tennis asso ciation, sponsors of the tourna ment. The JSTA planned a swim ming party and picnic for the guests for Thursday evening. SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE—TEN CENTS Flying Saucer^* Seen In Prolonged Display Over Southern Pines Building Permits Total $136,370 In Six Months wire, WEEB fed the network, said Jack S. Spot Interviews Mark Convention Coverage By WEEB Radio Station WEEB was the hni^ Caro lina, and one of the few in the nation, which gave direct coverage " tack home from the conv’e^LS' "■‘iotal and eight times Mutual YountS’ general manager Mr Younts flew to Chicago July 19 o supplement the work of Arch Coleman, W|EEB commentator who covered both conventions via airmailed tape recordings. At the convention, Mr. Younts was constantly on the floor with a portable tape recorder, snatch- ac- mg every opportunity f’or iS- interest, which ould then be fired back to WEEB or over the Mutual system fn a matter of minutes. He scored a scoop in getting Mr. and Mrs Ernest L. Ives on certainty mount- of Stevenson, brother nominated, y gave no other interviews radio or otherwise. out candidate, entering the lists to win. Opposed by a figure of mighty glamor. General Eisen hower, he and the pcurty know they have a fight ahead. That valuable assistance will be rendered by the running mate chosen Saturday, Senator John Sparkman of Alabama, was the consensus expressed here. While the split in the Democrat ic party is far from healed, it is believed that Stevenson and Sparkman came the nearest to be ing a team behind which most of (Continued on Page 5) A chief objective was complete coverage of activities of the North Carolina "^delegation. ^ Among others interviewed were Mrs. Ruth W. Swisher of South ern Pines, an alternate delegate; Senator Richard B. Russell, candi- date for president; Senator Willis Smith, Rep. C. B. Deane, Gov. W. ^overnor-Nominate W. B. Umstead, Mrs. O. Max Gardner, Lieut. Gov. W. P. Tay lor, Lieutenant Governor-Nomin- ate Luther Hodges, Former Gov ernor Cameron Morrison, chair man of the delegation; and number of others. Building permits totaled $136,- 370 in Southern Pines for the first six months of 1952, it was learn ed from Everett "V. Walker, city building inspector. This represents a considerable falling-off from the half-million dollar marks set in practically every six-month period for the past three or four years. However, it shows a continued healthy construction rate in the residential and small-business fields. The decrease is due to the fact that no permit was issued for any major piece of construction, such as those which have pushed up other recent totals-v-the Ohurch of Wide Fellowship annex. Knoll- wood Apartments, the auditorium gymnasium and elementary school and the remodeling of the Seaboard passenger station. Biggest permits issued' in the period January 1 - July 1 of this year were for two residences of $13,000 and $12,000 respectively also a $12,000 duplex. A total of 48 permits was issued according to Mr. Walker’s list Of these, 17 were for new residences,, most of which are now completed or are Under construction. West Southern Pines accounted for a total of 22 permits, adding up to $23,325. Seven permits were issued for business construction, and five of these were for alterations and ad ditions to existing buildings. New business construction included the John Underwood office building on East Pennsylvania avenue and W. E. Bushby’s warehouse on South Bennett street. Business al terations and additions were: A & P Supermarket, additions; Dorn inic DiFatta, store addition (North May street); Hollywood hotel, ele. vator; Norman Chavis. West Southern Pines, store addition; Jesse Graham, West Southern Pines, store alterations. Permits for new residences from $3,500 to $13,000 were secur- ed by Joseph Matthews, South Ridge street; Alfred Chiswell, Weymouth road; Earl Hubbard Delaware avenue; Ralph Chand ler, Jr., Highland road; J. W Cau- a sey and L. V. O’Callaghan. Ridge (Continued on page 5) Dorothy Swisher Wins Third Place In Beauty Pageant Dorothy Swisher of Southern Pines, “Miss Aberdeen” in the Jaycee beauty contest held last weekend at Winston-Salem, was third place winner among the 38 competing beauties. The 19-year-old brownette won first place in the bathing suit con test held Saturday afternoon, rating a position among 15 semi finalists chosen on a point system. Following further eliminations, she remained in the contest as one of the five finalists and prize winners. Crowned “Miss North Carolina” and slated to enter the “Miss America” contest at Atlantic City was Barbara Anne Harris, 22, “Miss Salisbury.” Clarie Craven Cox, of Burling ton, was No. 2; Mary Susan Up church, Raeford, No. 4, and Mary Ann Taylor, Charlotte, No. 5. A special guest and member of the judges’ panel was Colleen Kay Hutchins of Texas, Miss America of 1952. Besides her top rating in the bathing suit division, Dorothy won special mention for her tal ent display, described by W. C. Burton, Greensboro Daily News reporter, as “a wonderfully weav ing authentic hula.” This was the There are at least three people here who are convinced that “fly ing saucers are real, not imagin ary. They saw one in the wee small hours of Thursday morning, performing countless antics right over Southern Pines. The thing stayed in the air for two or three hours at least,” said young Mrs. Dick Kobleur, of 445 North Bennett street. “I watched it a long time, before I finally dozed off. It was real, all right!” She happened to wake in the middle of the night, glanced out of the window and glimpsed a strange movement in the eastern sky. There was a big, bright, brassy-yellow light moving across the darkness. It was elliptical in shape, clear of outline and stead ily brilliant. Mrs. Kobleur, the former Cissy Patch, woke her husband and her mother, Mrs. C. S. Patch, and all three stared .in gape-mouthed amazement. Each is able to cor roborate the happening in every particular. Now, these aren’t fanciful or publicity-seeking people. They are among the town’s first citizens, R they are given to having visions, it s something brand-new for each of them. Sgt. Kobleur is an airman on duty at USAFA- GOS, at Highland Pines Inn. His vAfe is a sensible girl. Mrs. Patch is one of Southern Pines’ most re spected matrons. They saw the thing jerk from Mde to side of the sky, go spiral ing downward and spinning up- same dance in the same sparklingjtTrnetirstlVSmfor^'S^^^ costume of amethyst cellophane timo thor, * ^ ^ streamers, Dorothy wore ^ the|Sicked aM sw? J^ummer of 1951 when she won na-i +• ^ -x’ Uonal beauty honors tor the Vet- hij £ thTXv So??™'!’' .ran. ot Foral.n Wars. twinkling like a star. The light stayed steady and bright. How ever, as it grew smaller it became rounder in shape, more reddish in hue, and put out a glow around the edges. Once or twice it seem- point of disappearing then back down it came, resuming its brassy-yellow color and ellip tical shape. They agreed that its movements were not like those of any aircraft any of them had ever seen—in “Shooting Stars” Will Be Produced Here Next Week “Shooting Stars,” a loeal-talent show, is in process of whirlwind preparation, for presentation at Weaver auditorium next Thursday and Friday nights for the benefit . — of the Church of Wide Fellowship no plane now known to building fund. Miss Nyla Anne Jester, a profes sional director, is here whipping up a cast of more than 50 .ama teurs of all ages for comedy acts, singing, dancing and no telling what all. “Shooting Stars” has everything including a real “Queen for a Day” quiz show with prizes ga lore, and a baby contest being op erated, in conjunction with the show. Described as “behind the scenes in a television studio,” the show presents such famed persons as Kate Smith, Fred Waring, Milton Berle and others known to mil lions. It will also have a chorus of high school beauties, and a pan tomime, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” with a bunch of local kiddies Casting is proceeding at a great rates, and at midweek the follow ing had been selected: Merva Ben jamin as Kate Smith; Bus Doyle as Fred Waring; Caroline Hoskins as Joanne Wheatley, vocalist with the Fred Waring band; and Al- gene Hoskins as Fran Allison of Kukla, Fran and Ollie. There will be a male chorus billed as the “Jubilee Singers,” and Pat Starnes, local dancer, will give a specialty number. For the “Queen for a Day” show three contestants will be chosen on each of the two nights, and the winner will be selected by the ^^dfence just as on the popular radio program. She will be show ered with prizes donated by local merchants. The show is being sponsored by the Fellowship Forum of the Church of Wide Fellowship, and committees are being made up of the members and their wives. Advertising—W. E. Blackweld- er, chairman; C. H. Worsham, Will Wiggs, Earl Parker. Casting—^Miss Algene Hoskins, chairman; Tom Shockley, Pat Starnes, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hub bard, Stanley Austin, Bob Strouse. Ticket Sales — Miss Blanche Sherman, .chairman; Mrk Will Wiggs, Mr .and Mrs. O. D. Griffin Mrs. Harry W. Chatfield, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Worsham. be in use could perform such stunts. “A bright specter,” Mrs. Kobleur called it. Her mother and husband finally went back to bed and to sleep. Mrs. Kobleur, watching as long as she could keep her eyes open, tried to_ estimate the object’s near ness to the fown by its relation ship to nearby trees. Sometimes it would be far to one side of the trees, then right on top. • She fig ured it was close. They planned to sit up Thursday night and watch out for a possible return visit. The phenomenon fits in with stories which have come out of eastern airports and radar instal lations, especially in the vicinity of Washington, D. C., in the past few days. Radar “blips” were (Continued on Page 8) Rigsbee Death Is lOth Fatality On Moore Highways Latest in a rash of accidents which has killed seven men in six weeks on Moore highways had as victim Warren Rigsbee, 55, Negro, of West End Rt. 1. The accident’ on the Beulah Hill Church road near Pinehurst early Friday evening, was a one-car wreck, like four of the others, oc curring when the car left the highway and overturned several times. Total distance covered in four somersaqlts was about 600 feet, said Patrcilman C. G Wimberly, who investigated. Rigsbee sustained a fractured skull and died soon after the acci dent. David Robinson, 18, of West End, driver of the car, was taken to Moore County hospital with in juries said to be serious, though not believed critical. A third man m the car, Roy Epps, 28, of West End, was also hurt. All in the car were Negroes. Robinson was indicted for care- leM and reckless driving, facing trial when he leaves the hospital.
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