iff Town Roused By Near Strangling Of Local Woman Mrs. Parker's Screams Wake Neighborhood As Assailant Flees & The quiet of Sunday evening was rudely shattered, this week, when a man concealed in the back of her ear attempted to strEingle Mrs. R. S. Parker as she was driv ing home from church. Mrs. Parker’s screams, as the car edged along, put of control, up Bennett street from New York avenue, roused the neighborhood, a fact responsible for her escape, according to all accounts of the affair. Police were immediately mobil ized, but, today, the answer to questions was still “nothing to re port” on the outcome of the search for the culprit. Stating that all efforts were be ing concentrated on the case, Pd- licechief Ed Newton corroborated reports that the SBI, as well as county officers headed by Sheriff McDonald, were supplementing the efforts of the local force. “Everything possible is being done to catch the man,” the Chief said, “the difficulty is; we have so lit tle to go on.” Meantime, Mrs. Parker, resting at her home at 555 North Ashe street, as she recovers from the shock of the, experience, express ed herself as anxious ito have the facts clearly known. “I think about the thing so much,” she said, “it really does me good and relieves the tension to talk about it. And something NEW LIGHTS Southern Pines' White Way has been in action long enough for everyone to ad mire at^ exclaim- Not that it took long. Enthusiastic com ments are heard on every side and the proud strutting that goes on under the gaily beaming street lamps with their glistening reflector shades is something to see. And of course you can see it. . . that's the point. As well as the dark comers and shad owy crossings that might have created a hazard for those strutters up and down our Broad Street. There are 44 lights already up and eight more to come. That completes the job. Bows to the CP&L and the Town Board for good work and a wise investment! October lo. 1952 Author Gives Glowing Report Of Volunteers For Stevenson “Yes, I saw Buffie and Ernest. They were cordial and charming and are doing a wonderful job.” Sd said Inglis Fletcher on her return from the Volunteers For Stevenson conference in Spring- field last week. In an exclusive interview accorded The Pilot, Mrs. Fletcher gave unstinted praise to more than 200 volunteers to at tend the Springfield conference She returned to the state Sunday and the next morning early we Were able to get in touch to hear all about it. Asked what was her first im pression, Mrs. Fletcher paused > and then gave a laugh: “Well, ac Town Board Calls Meeting To Survey Bond Issue Matter Mr. and ^s. Ives, Southern Pines’ tuaUy, I think the first thing that close links with the campaign to struck rne was how many Repub- Committees Are Named For Event Honoring Boros Many Top Golfers Expected Here For Three-Day Event Plans lor the Julius Boros Invi tation Open Golf tournament to be played on the Mid Pines course November 23, 24 and 25 are rap idly being com.pleted, and follow ing a meeting Monday night of the general chairman and steering committee with Dugan Aycock, president of the PGA, Miss Jeanne Cosgrove and Mrs. Ber nice Harrington, the following di visions of work for the event were announced: elect Governor Stevenson presi dent. “Buffie is making speeches,” Mrs. Fletcher said, “and with her natural political insight is giving valuable assistance to her broth er, the Governor. And Ernest, out of his long experience in the dip lomatic world, here and abroad, is a strong right arm to Adlai.” North Carolina’s leading histor ical novelist, who has often visit- ed here, was one of a group of licans were there. Everybody kept going around saying: I’ve always voted Republican, but not this year!’ “But I ought not to have been surprised, of course,” Mrs. Fletch er continued, “Because I was say ing the same thing myself. This year will be the first time that I shall vote the Democratic ticket.” Asked why shp decided to switch, Mrs. Fletcher gave as her (Continued on Page 8) Will Tell Voters Facts In Decision To Seek More Funds Registration For General Election November 4 Begins This Saturday Registration for the November'*' general election—when citizens: 'CTDr' will vote on candidates for coun-| ■* IxiE ty, state and national offices— A midnight fire—largest in Ab- will begin Saturday of this week, erdeen since the old school build- October 11, 'and will run through ing burned in 1949—completely Saturday, October 25, it was destroyed the Aberdeen lumber pointed out this week by Sam C | company’s planer mill there early Riddle of Carthage, chairman of Wednesday morning, the Mcore County board of elec-' R. 3. McMillan, half-owner and tions. I manager of the plant, estimated at $50,000 which he said was , Committee: Arch F. Coleman, might come out that would help.”!general chairman; Mary Baxter