VOTE NOV. 4 ^ ? WT VOTE NOV. 4 /OL. 33 NO. 49 TWENTY PAGES SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA! FRIDAY7 OCTOBER 24. 1952 ~ TWENTY PAGES PRICE?TEN CENTS iiiwiinjumwii?w???nwgaBWW??? SCHOOL IS A CIRCUS-or it was, the other day, to these youngsters of Miss Maedelle Ken nedy's second grade, who chose a circus theme for their participation in the school's Book Fair. The room was decorated in circus style, the chil dren put on a real show and books about the Big Top had a big place in the general scheme of things. Ciowns and circus stars shown above are, from left, Dianne Fields, Ann Giauque, James Cam eron, Andrea Lee House, Sally Atkinson, Nancy Wiggs, Sandra Woodell and Mike Tullett. Teachers, pupils and the librarian, Miss Aline Todd, cooperate in staging the Book Fair, bring ing to life the stories and book-people beloved of boys and girls. (Photo by H. H, Turner) For story, and more pictures, turn to Page 18. Two County Political Rallies Slated Here Next Week ? IKEiles Meet Thursday Night, Democrats Saturday mad Jture. Others Will Plug Straight Democratic Ticket Moore County Democrats, con-' vinced they have the finest "down-the-line" ticket in years, will hold a pre-election rally Sat urday, November 1, at 8 p. m. at Weaver auditorium in Southern Pines. The rally is being sponsored by members of the local precinct committee. Young Democrats and others in furtherance of the Ste venson-Spa rkman ticket in the nation. Umstead and Hodges in the State, Deano for Congress and all ccunty candidates. Thad Eure, Secretary of State since 1936, one of North Caro lina's outstanding party leaders, has been secured as principal speaker, according to the an nouncement from Joe Garzik and Lloyd T Clark lrcal co-chairmen, eo-ehairmen. Gtiiei party leaders of the county and state are expected to be present, end entertainment de tails are being prepared. for an nouncement next week. The rally may have a feature! unique among party events in thej State, perhaps in the nation. A transcribed message from Adlai Stevenson, Democratic presiden tial nominee, prepared especially 2 REGISTRATIONS ? Two registrations for voting i will be under way here this weekend, and local voters are asked not to confuse the i two. Saturday is the last day for registration of new voters of i the Southern Pines precinct fCT the general election of November 4. No registration I will be made after 6:30 p. m., ; according to word from Mrs. Grace Kaylor, registrar. : Today, Friday, is the first | day for registration of new voters living in the Southern Pines city limits, for the mun | icipal bond election of No vember 18. This will contin ue every day through Friday. Ofctober 31, from 3 a, m. to 5 j p. m. daily until 9 p. m. Sat urday. for Moore county, may be a part: of the program. It will be' brought bv Mrs. ,1-mes Hnvrt. i member cf the Southern Pines | precinct committee ; nd a friend! of Governor Stevenson, who is traveling this week on the cam-! paign train. I The rally will be countywide in scone W. A. Leland McKeith en, chairman of the Moore! County Democratic Executive, committee, is cooperating in mak-j ing the plans. Politics A-Bilin', Registration Up; Boom Here Is Foreseen If Adlai Wins Registration on the general | election bocks has been increas ed by about 150 names in the reg-! istration period which ends Sat-| urday, it was learned from Mrs. j Grace Kaylor, registrar of the Southern Pines precinct. Most of I these registered as Democrats. ; Whether these plan to vote the j Democratic ticket or are part of! the "Democrats for Eisenhower" movement is. of course noti known. The only thing certain! now, politics is boiling now as j never before. The Eisenhower-Nixon club.! composed of members cf both parties and independents, has! been active since its formation in; the spring. Whether the club and its chairman, C. S Patch, Jr.. are responsible or not a definite "Ike" movement is evident hi re. Most vociferous portion of the movement consists of grade schocl youngsters, in a youthful fervor which, from all accounts, has swept the land. Their shrill cries of "I like Ike" aie apparent ly being heard all over. I There are plenty of dyed-in the-wool Democrats, however, who are plugging away for the full party ticket and some experi enced observers are predicting a decisive victory for Stevenson and Fparkman. Others have their doubts and there are even some instances of Ike supporters bel ting that Stevenson will win, with Stevenson supporters placing money the other way One man, working hard for Ike, has his money on Stevenson, and it is quite likely that many have two way bets?it's that close. One observer noted astutely?j "It's going to be very close, or else?there'll be a landslide onej way or the other." Both factions are planning: countywide rallies for next week J to be held in Southern Pines. (See: stories elsewhere on this page.) With the undecided element still! large, there will be seme voters, attending both rallies. Entirely aside from the politi-1 cal asoecis. one man spoke up. (Continued on page 5) Buffet Supper At Ike-Nixon Meet? McDermott Speaks All Moore County citizens are invited to attend a county wide political rally next Thursday eve ning, it was announced this week by Chcrles S, Patch, Jr.. chairman I of the Moore County Eisenhcwer Nixon club, which is sponsoring the get-together, Mr. Patch said "We want to emphasize that this is not an 'Old Time' rally. We want to have a meeting to discuss America's future, not her past." The rally will be held at the Southern Pines High School audi torium at 8 p. m Thursday, Octo ber 30. The program will feature Han mend organ music, and dances by the popular Martha Aden chorus. The principal speak er, Dr. Malcolm McDermott, pro fessor of law at the Duke Univer sity law school, will be introduced by Mavor C. N. Page as an out ?andinc Southern Bemcorst for Eisenhower. Another feature r?r Moore coun ty's big Ike night will be a buf fet supoer served in the Southern Pines High School cafeteria, be low the auditorium, piior to the rally. The supper will be served starting at 6:30 d. m. with the following committee in charge C- Sooner, Cartha ;e: H. W. Doub, Aberdeen: E. H. Mills, Pinebluff: Mr. and Mrs. W. A Wright, Pinehurst; Mrs. H. W Chrtfield, C. S. Patch Jr . South ern Pines, and A. H Trotter, Rob bins Services of W B. "Chick" Hclliday have been engaged to procure one of his famous suppers, with a charge made only to defray expenses. Those desiring reser (Contmued on Page SI ? DON'T OVERPARK Visitor* and residents alike arc reminded by Chief C. E. Newton this week to observe the downtown parking signs, or risk receiving a ticket. Police are resuming strict enforcement of local traffic rules this week, following the summer let-down. Seasonal traffic has increased to the 1 point where this is necessary for the common good, said the Chief. Two-hour parking is in effect in most place* downtown, shortened 1o IS minutes at the po*t offjre. end en parts cf East and West New Hamp shire avenue just off Broad. The ticket for overparking calls for payment of $1 at the police station. If tha ticket is ignored, or offenses repeated, a larger fine and full court costs may be imposed. Bond Election Projects Aired; Few At Meeting | Tax Rate Noi ! To Be Affected, Says Mayor Page If the number of people who turned out for the public meeting about the bond issue Wednesday night is any sign, mighty few lo | oa 1 people are concerned. I Only 20 shewed up in response? I to Mayor Page's invitation to come' j and ask questions about the civic! improvement projects which, if, ?he vote is affirmative, will cost 'he town in the neighborhood of 1100,000. That is the amount?an rutside 'igure Mayor P; ge explained? for which it is proposed that citv bonds be issued, for purchase of a new fire truck and expansion and remodeling of the fire station; '?onstruetion of a building to house the pclice headquarters, jail, a courtroom and the ABC store; and extension of the sanitary svstom Those who did come appeared most concerned over the effect on the town tax rate, which, the Mayor said, was not likely to rise i but rather, in a few years, should be decreased. At the opening of the meeting he took a minute to comment, with some disappointment, on the smallness of the gathering. Our American liberties are precious, he declared, and a lack of interest in public affairs is no way to safeguard them. Several married couples were in the audience, which was made up largely of retired home-owners, I though a number of businessmen : were present also. Four citizens i of West Southern Pines were lis teners. iTsx Situation i In answer to a direct question 'as to whether the bond issue ! would raise the tax rates, the , Mayor said he anticipated no rise, and gave the following reasons: I No payment will be due on the , bonds for two years, during which \ itime $70,000 of old indebtedness fCnntinued on page 5) Bloodmobile Will Come Wednesday j The visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile to Southern Pines Wednesday takes on a special sie-i jnifieanee at this time. With the, j stepping up of the fighting in Ko rea, it has ben announced that all the blood taken here on that day] will be flown directly to Califor nia fcr immediate transfer to Ko o-ea. Mrs. In T. Wyche of Pm^hurst lis general chairman of the 50-odd Red Cross volunteers who will as -irt the Bloodmobile staff. Scene of the visit will be the Southern Pines school gymnasium, wher olood donatiens will be taken .from 11 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. j Many donors will be '"repeat ??r?." as this is the Bioodmobile's [f'fth visit to Moore county and ithere arc a number of frithful ones who show up regularly to do their part in answering this vital appeal However, there are not nearly enough of these to make ry ri-t.'c onota of 30(1 pints, and the call is being sent out all over the county to bring in new donors. Everyone who can pos sibly give blood at this time is urged to do so. To insure distribution through the day, and minimize waiting i donors are asked to register in ad vance, via cards available from recruiters throughout the countv, or from the Red Cross office If you have not been able to sign no in advance, however, come any wav?you will be welcomed. Donors should be persons in good health, between the ages of 18 and 60. Those under 21 must have evidence of permission from their parents. The highly specialized staff in cludes several nurses and a doc tor, who make sure that no blood is taken from one who cannot spare it, or which is unsuitable. No undressing is required, and the ? h-!- ? imele process takes only 8 shoi I time. After donation of blood, Red Cross volunteers serve free re freshments ? coffee cr a soft drink, with cookies and sandwich Many donors state, witn some sur prise, that they "leave feeling bet ter than when they came." They certainly feel better in side. Pilot Editor On Stevenson Train Impressed By Crowds Reception ! 4 "Special Correspondent" The Pilot has the honor and distinction this week of being perhaps the only weekly paper in the nation to have its own special correspondent aboard a presidential campaign train. From this focal point of the nation's attention, a special com munication arrived for The Pilot Wednesday night from Mrs. James Boyd, its publisher and editor, who is a member of Gover nor Adlai Stevenson's party on his tour through Illinois, Ohio, New England and New York. Stories by Mrs. Boyd from the Stevenson train as the cam paign heads into its final, and climactic stage are appearing in the Raleigh News and Observer and the Greensboro Dailv News. Her story for The Pilot, however, printed in an adjoining column, is exclusive to her own paper. Mrs. Boyd joined the party on invitation of Mrs. Ernest Ives, her longtime friend and a Southern Pines winter resident, the sister of the Democratic presidential nominee. Entirely aside from ties of friendship, Mrs. Boyd's participation in the campaign is singularly appropriate. Her father, Daniel Lamont, and the first Adlai Ewing Stevenson, grandfather of the Illinois Governor, were in President Grover Cleveland's cabinet together, Lamont as Secretary of War while Stevenson was Vice President. Mr. and Mrs. Lamont lived at the White House for a time and Mrs. Lamont served as President Cleveland's hostess until his marriage to Miss Frances Folsom. Lamont was a leader in the Democratic party in New York i State, serving for some years as chairman of the state's Demo- I cratic Executive committee. Following her marriage to the late | distinguished novelist James Boyd, which brought her to North Carolina and the Sandhills to live, Mrs. Boyd has maintained the family party tradition with a will. She is currently serving as a j member of the local precinct committee, and has taken part in numerous other party activities. West End Youth Fatally Injured As Car Hits Tree Henry Fay Caddell, 19, son of Mr, and Mrs. LaVerne Caddell of WeSt End Rt. 1, is dead, and an other Moore County youth, Eu gene Wilson of Candor RED, also 19, is a patient in Moore County hcspital with serious injuries as the result of an automobile acci dent which took place about 7:15 p. m. Friday on NC 211, midwav between Pinehurst and West End Another fatality early Monday with a Negro man, Leroy Thomas, as victim brought Moore county's toll of highway deaths for the year to the grim total of 14. (See story elsewhere on this page.) In vestigating patrolmen attribute both deaths to high speed. The two white youths, both members of the Moore County battery, N. C. National Guard, were said to have been hurrying to attend the weekly drill session at Southern Pines. Patrolman E. G. Shomaker said their car at tempted to dodge an approaching ccr driven by a West End Negro named Mayhue, got off the road on a curve and never straightened out It shot down a slight em bankment 220 feet into the wcods, ?crashing through a wire fence and cr'shing against a tree Both boys were thrown out. They were rushed to Moore County hospital in an ambulance! summoned from Southern Pines| by County Coroner Ralph G Steed of Robbins, who happened. (Continued on page 5) North & South Seniors Tourney | I All Next Week i The new North and South Invi tation Seniors Golf Championship,1 ! to be played over the courses of J the Pinehurst Country club Mon-1 day through Saturday of next .week, has drawn an entry list' which already assures that the inew tournament will match in popularity the other North and I j South events which have for half | a century made this North Caro- I lina resort the winter capital of [American golf. I Headed by Tom Robbins, of iNew York, United States Seniors ! champion, around ?25 entries had 'been received ten days before the j tournament is due to start, accord- [ i ing to Eric Nelson, manager of I the Pinehurst club. Robbins will get keen competi- i Ition from such stars as Paul H Hyde, Buffalo, N. Y? who was j runner-up in the United States! Seniors event; former winner J.! IM. Wells, Newell. W. Va ; Col. M. j |S. Lindgruve, Morristown, N. J., another former winner, and such! noted entrants from the ranks of j the nation's Senior players as Al-! fred Ulmer. Jacksonville, Fla, Harrison Smith, Oklahoma City; the famed former national ama \ leur and open champion, Charles Chick" Evans, Chicago, 111.; Frank L. English, St. Louis, Mo.; C W. Braughton, Indianapolis, Ind , 1949 Western Seniors title holder; Parreri C. "Pete" Jarboe, Cochituate, Mass.. perennial win ner of the New England Seniors (Continued on Page 5) (1 o in i 11 <; E v cuts E? Salurday. October 25?Final registration for November election. Saturday. Sunday. October 25-28?N. C. Skeel Championships, Pinehurst Gun club. Wednesday, October 29?Red Cross Bloodmobile visit. Southern Pines gym, 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Thursday. October 30?Eisenhower-Nixon Rally. Weaver audito rium. 8 p.m.; buffet supper at cafeteria. 6:30 p.m. Friday, October 31?Halloween Carnival. West Broad street, all evening. Monday through Saturday, October 27-November 1?North tt South Seniors Goll tournament, Pinehurst Country club. Saturday. November 1?Democratic Rally, auditorium. 8 p. m. North & South Seniors tournament. Pinehurst Country club. Tuesday, November 4?Election Day. Voting 6:30 - 6:30. Friday. November 7?Mills Brothers circus, sponsored by Lions club, afternoon and night Shows. Saturday. November 8?Officers Wives Fashion show, benefit Girl Scouts. Southern Pines Country club. 8:15 p.m. Sunday. November 9?Frederick Stanley Smith, organ concert. ! Emmanuel Episcopal church, 3:30 p.m. Friday, November 14?Boy Scout District annual dinner and meeting, tentative; plans to be announced. Tuesday November 18?Bond election for civic improvements. ; Sunday. Monday. Tuesday. November 23-25?Julius Boros $5,000 Golf Tournament. Mid Plr,. s club. Thursday, November 27?Thanksgiving Day. Friday. December 13?Robert Shsw CLor rc v.e?i, auditorium. 8:30 p.m. January (date to be set later)?Charlotte Opera company in Slg - mund Romberg's "Desert Song," auditorium, 8:30 p. m. Friday. March 6?Lucille Cuminings, concert, auditorium. 8:30 Friday. March 27?Madrigal Singers, concert, auditorium, 8:30. Thursday. April 23?-N. C. Symphony orchestra, auditorium, af ternoon and evening concerts. Mrs. Boyd Has Thrilling Close-up of Campaign By KATHARINE BOYD ABOARD THE STEVENSON CAMPAIGN TRAIN, Oct, 22?We ?re in Toledo now. and I'm stav ing tbcrrd the train to get this niece off to The Pilot. They're having a motorcade and rally in town and I hate to miss it, but I'd rather feel that you people at home are getting a shrre of this with me. Because it is something pretty exciting. I keep wondering: are all campaigns like this? Is there the same enthusiasm, the same reallv deep affection for the crn did^te that all these people on the train (including the 60-scme re rorters, as far as I can tell from their talk) feel for Adlai Steven son? It's so new to me. all this. I don't know, but I doubt it. and the reporters sav no. They say Stevenson's spirit, his own en thusiasm and humor, his straight from-the-shoulder attack on the issues and what he wants to do about them, has awakened an ad miration and enthusiasm here that is something different. It's different from the spirit on the Ike train, the reporters say, where the idea seems to be to "beat the Democrats" rather than to elect Ike. Here, the feeling is for the future; there, for the prst, they say. But now about the Sandhills folks here, Ernest and Elisabeth Tvos. Tbev are doing a grand job. both of them. Thev are in the corenartmcnt next to mine, and we are in the err ahead of the Governor's. People are constantly parsing mv door to ston and talk with the candidate's sister. She is charming and friendlv to them all. and they come awav with hannv eycreeeions often ohl'eV!in<r St*e hasn't lost her sense of fun in all the excitement cf this campaign She waves gailv. shouts "Hello!" and "Hi!" and iokes with those who crowd close around the train whenever we stop. She looks a bit ? v.:- j.,,t tired, rnd her sririts are high So ere the Governor's. He cracks i kes with the crowd, ad lit-; doric* his speeches. and thev love it. Todav, at Notre Dame a hp>" bonded incessantlv until (Continued on page 5) Negro Pedestrian Killed Ky Car; Local Mail Held A Negro pedestrian, Leroy Thomas, about 30, of the Midway section of Aberdeen, was instant ly killed when struck by a car on NC 211 near the sandpit, between Aberdeen and Pinehurst, about 2:45 ; m. Monday. He was a mechanic employed by the Mc Donald-Page Motor Co. of South ern Pines. Patrolman C. G. Winiberly said Thomas was hit by a car driven by Sylvester Dixcn, Negro, of Southern Pines, reporting that his body was caught on the front of the car and dragged 163 feet, and that after it fell off the car went on for 233 more feet before stop ping Two men were with Dixon in his car. One jumped and ran as the patrolman approached, but was later picked up by Southern Pines police and both are under bond as material witnesses. Police gave their names as John Jones and Alton J Hill, of West Southern Pines. Coroner Ralph G Steed set an inquest to be held Thursday night at Southern Pines, placing Dixon under $1,500 bond for his appear ance. Thomas lived with his grand mother. Mrs. Florence Thomas, in the Midway community. His wife has been living in Augusta. Ga. Other survivors are his mother, Mrs. Gertrude Thomas of Phila delphia and a brother, Fred Thomas, of Boston, Msss. Funeral services were scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at the Second Baptist church in the Mid way community, pending arrival of the brother from Boston.
