Julius Boros Open Is Fine Success;
Honors Paid Champion At Banquet
They’re Ready To Go At the Call of the Huntsman
Tournament Salutes
Mid Pines Pro;
Snead Is Winner
See pictures on pages 13 and 16.
A smoothly clicking local com
mittee, a beneficent nature pro
viding golden Wfeather, and a top-
notch field of golfers apparently
having a fine time made the Jul
ius Bores Open a success beyond
‘‘Citizens For Ike”
Will Plan Future
At Meeting Here
Some 125 persons from' all over
the state are expected to attend
the all-day meeting to be held
Saturday at the Southland hotel,
at which it is expected a new
course will be charted for the
“N. C. Citizens for Eisenhower”
organization.
Plans to organize the group of
some 38 local units in a sort of
“watchdog” role for good govern
ment have been outlined in ad
vance by Jesse W. Page, Jr., cf
Charlotte, state chairman. He sarid
they will remain politically inde
pendent, encouraging both parties
to their best efforts for the good
of the' country as a whole.
The organization was formed in
connection with the nationwide
independent movement, which
got under way last January in
support of Eisenhower for presi
dent.
expectations.
Played for three days starting
Sunday on the Mid Pines course,
the tournament was climaxed
Tuesday night by a banquet
sparkling with good fellowship
Casting even more sunshine
than nature had provided ware
the smiles of Champion Julius
Boros, who frankly admitted “it
felt fine” to have a tournament
named after him. “I’ve never play
ed in one I enjoyed more,” he
added. “I surely appreciate the
townspeople’s doing this for me
It s a wonderful honor.”
Finishing seventh with 212 for
the 54 holes. Boros promptly dona
ted his share ($225) of the $5,000
purse to augment prizes of partic
ipating Carolina pros. This meant
that all of this group finished in
the money.
Top money, to no one’s great
surprise, went to “Slammin’ Sam
my” Snead of White Sulphur
Springs, W. Va., a consistent win-'
ner for years and one cf the top
pros of all time. Yet Sam made it
plain, as he accepted the $1,000
theck for his nine-under-par 54,
that he wasn’t there primarily to
win the money, but to help honor
Boros, who has come up from the
ranks to the, very top in a few
short months.
Snead accepted some time ago
the invitation to be the principal
speaker at the banquet. The fact
that he had just won the tourna
ment made his tribute to Boros
even more stirring.
His warm words “We love you
and respect you”—came at the
conclusion of a rambling string cf
Murder Victim Buried
Alive, Doctor Thinks
The Moore County Hounds will open the
hunting season with a drag, according to custom.
Three spanking runs on red fox last week attest
to their keenness and condition. Here part of
the pack, in their kennels at Mile-Away Fairm.
await the call to go hunting. (Photo Humphrey)
More than 50 state and local!golf anecdotes, told with diw'’m-
leaders are expected to arrive jn ’
Southern Pines Friday, spending
the night at the Southland. A
social gathering has been plan
ned for them at 5 p. m., followed
by a “smorgasbord” supper at
B[olliday’s Coffee Shop. The meet
ing will begin at 9 a. m. Saturday,
recessing for a buffet luncheon at
Holliday’s, then continuing
through the afternoon.
C. S. Patch, Jr., of Southern
Pines, who headed the Moore
County Eisenhower-Nixon club,
auid Fred Seely of Asheville are
co-chairmen in charge of arrange
ments for the meeting.
Johnson Shot In
Hunting Accident
In New England
Richard Johnson, 28, who makes
his home here with his brother-
in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. R.
W. Howard, was the victim of an
accidental shooting last Tuesday
afternoon while deer hunting near
I White River, Vt.
He received a shotgun blast in
, the calf of his leg, and lost a good
deal of blood before he could be
taken to the hospital. He is in
Hitchcock Memorial hospital. New
Hanover, Vt.
With few details of the accident
at first, his relatives awaited word
from physicians at the Hitchcock
hospital as tc- whether they should
go there, or plan to bring the in
jured msn home. They received
word early this week that he
should not now be moved, even
by plane; that his condition is
serious and there is little hope of
saving his leg. Mrs. Howard and
another brother, Mel Johnson,
left for New Hanover Tuesday.
Mr. Johnson left Southern Pines
November 7, accompanied by
Bob Fleming, to drive to the Ver
mont mountains to hunt deer. In
formation concerning the accident
came from Mr. Fleming, who said
they were some distance apart in
the woods when it happened.
They had previously seen a
man and woman hunting together,
a good distance off. Mr. Fleming
said he heard a gun blast, and
heard the woman give a prolong
ed scream. He thought they had
shot a deer, and did not at once
come to his friend.
When he did, he found Mr.
Johnson lying in the snow, bleed
ing profusely from the gun wound
in his leg. Mr. Fleming tore his
shirt off and made it into a tourn
iquet for his friend, then rushed
him to the ne arest hospital. He is
remaining close by, and said he
would stay imtil Mr. Johnson is
discharged.
Both men were well protected,
they thought, from just such acci
dental shooting. Mr. Johnson wore
a red shirt and cap, also the reg
ulation hunter’s square of red.
imitable wit.
*^xqe Galleries
Large galleries followed the
field of more than 100 pros and
amateurs throughout the three
days. Tuesday night the banquet
hall was filled, with some 200
players, top golf officials, mem
bers cf the press and also of the
general public, who had paid $10
a plate to enjoy the unique occa
sion.
Father Michael A Carey, of
Shelby, who officiated at the wed
ding of Julius Boros ^d the late was begun about 30 years ago as
^ hobby by Mrs. Way and her late
Orchid Growers’
Concern Sold To
Charlotte Couple
One of the Sandhills’ most fa
mous landmarks changed hands
this week when Mrs. William A.
Way transferred her orchid green
houses to a corporation headed by
Mr. and Mrs. Karl A. Bridges, for
merly cf Charlotte. The transac
tion includes the greenhouses, and
two residences used in connection
with the Carolina Orchid Grow
ers property.
When interviewed today Mrs.
Way assured the Pilot that she
would continue her residence in
Southern Pines and manage her
other corporation, the Springhill
Farms. She will retain her heme
on Midland road.
The Carolina Orchid Growers
ThanksgivingDayHuntMarksOpening
Of Season For Moore County Hounds
Death Weapon?
The weapon police believe was
used in the murderous assault of
Louise McLaughlin was found the
day after her body was exhumed,
about 40 yards from the grave
site, it was revealed by Chief C.
E; Newton.
A volunteer searcher helping
police comb the area founds an
oak stick four and a half feet
long, covered with blood and with
the bark beaten off.
The Chief said he believes “a
fight” started in the car in which
the woman rede with her killer
to the lonely spot; that they got
out, or he pulled her out, in the
woods and he beat her with the
stick.
I Last Saturday, the girl’s shoes
I were located, some 75 yards from
'the grave. Her coat and pocket-
book are still missing.
Large crowds have visited the
site sihee the finding of the body
was revealed. Such footprints as
there were were noted by police
before the revelation was made.
Since the ground was covered
with pine straw, these were
conclusive.
Courtroom Filled
For Inquest On
McLaughlin Death
in-
Buttons” Cosgrove just three
years ago, opened the program
which followed the sumptuous
meal. He spoke tenderly of But
tons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank E. Cosgrove who manage
the Mid Pines. “I am sure she is
looking down from heaven on
your triumph,” he told Julius.
'She is happy for you.”
Mayor C. N. Page gave a wel
come, and Arch Coleman, chair
man of the local committee which
sponsored and got up the tourna
ment, took over as master of cer-
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Rupert Dalrymple
Dies As Result
Of Car Accident
Rupert Caldwell Dalrymple, 64,
died at Moore County hospital
Thursday evening of- injuries he
had received in an automobile ac
cident earlier that day near his
home on Carthage Rt. 3. The ac
cident occurred as he was leaving
the driveway of his home to go
to work.
His death brought Moore coun
ty’s toll of highway fatalities for
the year to 18, two of them occur
ring last week.
Funeral services for Mr! Dal
rymple were held Saturday after
noon at Carthage Presbyterian
church, with the Rev. "W. S. Gold
en, pastor, officiating, assisted by
Dr. Howard F. Newman, of the
Jonesboro Presbyterian church.
Burial was in the family plot in
Salem cemetery, near Jonesboro.
Mr. Dalrymple was born in
Moore county, son of Neill A. and
Rebecca Harrington Dalrymple.
He had been employed in the of
fice of the Mcore County hospital
for a number of years. He was
with the Citizens Bank and Trust
company in Southern Pines for
several years in the 1930s, and
was well known here.
He was a deacon of the Carth
age Presbyterian church.
Sheriff C. J. McDonald was his
brother-in-law and the two fam
ilies made their home together.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
C. J. McDonald, and Mrs. R. A.
■Watson of Jonesboro; and three
brothers, W. W. Dalrymple, Car
thage; J. A. Dalrymple and J. R.
Dalrymple, Jonesboro.
husband. Judge Way. While on a
visit to the Sandhills they became
interested in the area and chose
to retire here. Shortly thereafter
they erected a small greenhouse
and started the growing cf 6r-
chids. This venture continued to
grow and prosper until they fin
ally became one of the largest
growers of orchids in the South.
Judge Way, prior to his death in
1948, was one of the leaders in
the American Orchid Society, and
that distinctive service has been
continued by Mrs. Way since. A
large amount of research has been
accomplished by the local people
and many new orchids have been
developed in their greenhouses.
Mr. and Mrs. Bridges, with their
four children, have established
their residence here and live in
the large white house on the Car
thage road at one of the entrances
The Opening Meet of the Moore
County Hunt is taking place, ac
cording to custom. Thanksgiving
Day morning at ten o’clock.
Hounds will meet at Jorema
Lodge, winter home of Mrs. Doro
thy Healy, on Young’s road.
The pack will be hunted by the
joint master and huntsmen,
Ozelle Moss, with Mrs. Moss as
first whip and Jack Goodwin sec
ond. The field will be under the
guid^ce of W. J. Brewster, joint
master with Mr. Moss.
A lerge turnout of follc-Wers is
expected, with many visitors and
a crowd of local folks going out
in cars to watch the opening drag.
Sending our reporter, Hippus,
out to see how the hunting folks
were coming on, we print below
his report on the hunt stables, to
be followed soon by a similar sur
vey of other stables in the vicin
ity.
HOW IT LOOKS
by E. O. Hippus
The sunny hilltop that is Mile-
Away Farm is a noisy place this
week. Yes: nc-isy. Stand outside
the big barn, midway between it
and the corrals and kennels, shut
your eyes and listen.
From every angle, sounds
sail your ears. From the barn
cc-me the swish of brooms, the
harsher swish of currycombs
Someone is trin^ming a horse’s
feet and the rasp of the file joins
the soft whistling breath cf the
fellow who is rubbing down ,the
horses that have just come... in
from exercise. Other horses shift
and rustle in the straw-carpeted
box-stalls. From across the fields
comes the growl of a tractor where
Ozelle Moss, master of hc-unds and
owner of Mile-Away, is working
in the big pasture.
From closer at hand, again,
come the scuffling run and whim
per of hounds in kennels. Down
where the jumping corral stands
the hard thudding of hoofs and
Ginny’s voice; “Gc- oh! Jump, you
colt!” tells you that the master’s
wife, who is also his first whip
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Mrs. Louise Dowd McLaughlin,
whose body was found last Tues
day in a makeshift grave in the
woods near Aberdeen, died of suf
focation, was the opinion of Dr.
Francis L. Owens given at the cor
oner’s inquest Monday night.
Dr. Owens, who performed the
autopsy, assisted by Dr. R. R
Daugherty (who did not testify)
said that, sand in the lungs and
stomach indicated that she had
been buried alive.
He said she had been “badly
beaten” about the head, and had
wounds about an inch and a half
long on each temple, also a brok
en nose. These, however, he stat
ed, were not in his opinion suffi
cient in themselves to cause death.
The presence of a crowd of some
400 persons, both whites and Ne
groes, in the cotirtroom at Car
thage, where the inquest was held,
^vas a measure of the intense in
terest the case has stirred up
throughout the county. The in
quest was donducted with the for-
mMity of a trial, with County So
licitor !SV. Lamont Brown as pros
ecutor. Lawrence M. Johnson rep
resented the private prosecution.
Solicitor Brown served for Dis
trict Solicitor M. G. Boyette, who
was unable to be present.
Counsel for the defendant, Mel
vin Morrison, 31, Negro, of Rich-
Aiito Tag Sale Starts Monday
The Chamber of Commerce of- | area, the nearest other sale
fice on West Broad street will branches being at Sanford. Fay-
First Conference
Carnes Next Week;
Squad Shaping Up
Football gives way to basket
ball with the coming of December
and the 1952-53 versions of many
old rivals will take the floor Tues
day night in the newly formed ^ z
Moore County Basketball Confer- wpP^ ^
weU, Jr., of Carthage, Elsie Webb
and Hugh Lee of Rockingham,
with Mr. Seawell in charge of
cross-examination.
Held For Grand. Jury
Though conducted as a trial,
Coroner Steed on the judge’s
bench instructed the Jury that
they were not there to find guilt,
but only probable cause, if they
should determine that a basis ex
isted for further investigation.
After hearing a parade of wit
nesses the jury retired for about
10 minutes, sending out once to
secure additional instructions.
Their verdict was a finding of
the fact of death, with a recom
mendation that Melvin Morrispn
be held for grand jury action.
No Bond Privilege
He was returned to jail, where
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again be headquarters for the sale
of motor vehicle license tags. The
sale starts Monday in Southern
Pines, as in the rest of the State.
The office will be open from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, closing Wed
nesday afternoon, said H. A. Mc
Allister, Chamber president. Or
to the greenhouses. Mrs. Bridges!it closes Saturday after-
is president cl the N. C, Orchid ^Iso but, through special ar-
society, and Mr. Bridges travels r^'^Sement with Mrs. Virginia
for the General Dyestuffs Corpof-
ation. Two of the Bridges children
are enrolled at the Southern Pines
elementary school, while the oth
er two are of pre-school age.
Thanksgiving
Holiday Observed
Schools and some businesses are
taking a “long holiday” for the
Thanksgiving weekend, though in
Pira, secretary, will be open till
4 p.m., on Saturdays through De
cember and January, for the con
venience of license custonaers.
Southern Pines is the headquar
ters for license tags for this entire
etteville and Rockingham. A large
number of buyers principally from
Moore and Hoke counties were
served last year, and it is hoped
the number will be doubled this
year, said Mr. McAllister.
He urges all in the area to buy
their tags here instead of sending
off for them, or going elsewhere.
Besides offering a needed service
the sale constitutes a source of
revenue for the Chamber, which
makes a few cents on each tag
sold.
Licenses for cars, trucks and
motorcycles are sold here.
Will Christmas Lights Go On?
Chamber of Commerce directors
will meet at the Chamber office
general just one day, Thursday, is at 8 p. m. Monday to make plans
being observed. . jfor the annual Christmas lighting
Banks, stores and the post of-jof the downtown district—or to
fice are observing the Thursday decide that there wiU be no plans
closing, though outgoing mail is
being dispatched, incoming put in
local boxes and the stamp and
general delivery windows
are
The Chamber owns wiring and
bulbs for colorful lighting
throughout the entire downtown
area, but lacks the funds to put
open for one hour—10 to 11 a. m. them up, With necessary replacfe-
The Moore County Hounds open ments.
their season with their first hunt
Thanksgiving morning at Jo
rema Lodge, while at Pine-
'hurst Thanksgiving dinner is be
ing served from noon till 3 p. m.
at the Pinehurst Country club,
and the annual Hole-in-One tur
key shoot is also being held there
in the afternoon.
The holiday was opened with
union church services in the re
sort communities, at Cmmanuel
Episcopal church in Southern
Pines at 8 p. m. 'Wednesday, and
If business firms who have not
joined the Chamber or paid their
dues this year would • come
through promptly, the lights could
go up just as promptly, said H. A.
McAllister, president. As it is,
with only a partial listing of mem
bers from the local business di
rectory, the entire burden of sup
port has fallen on these. As a re
sult the organization faces the
Yule season in debt and with no
money in the sock.
In making up the 1952-53 budget
at the Pinehurst Communityithe town board left the Chamber
church at 10 a. m. Thursday. lout this year, cutting off $100 in
promotional funds which had been
paid for the past year or so.
Though President McAllister has
appealed for reinstatement of this
fund, the board said increased de
mands this year have left it un
able to continue this payment.
Membership dues have amount
ed to only $1,690; total from the
Tovra was $800, and sale of auto
license tags has brought in
$509.25, Mr. McAllister said. Of
the total of $3,357.63, expenses of
the office, secretary, etc., have
amounted to $3,270.91. The Cham
ber owes old bills totaling $461.10,
a reduction of more than $600
from the debt left over the year
before.
Yet—^there are these Christmas
lights, waiting to be put up; there
is the tradition of yuletide light
ing, loved by all; and there is the
downtown district ready for shop
pers, needing now only its lights.
Maybe the directors can come
up with an answer.
ence.
From now until March the bas
ketball skill, teamwork, and
sportsmanship of all the squads
m tlie county will be the subject
of applause and discussion as they
vie for this year’s crowns. Enthu
siastic conference leaders express
the belief that this will prove to
be the best year of basketball in
Moore county’s history, and urge
everyone to support the team of
their choice throughout the sea
son.
For So^hem Pines, the
opening game will be held in
the local gymnasium, with
Highfalls as the foe. Girls'
game starts at 7:30.
Friday night, the Blue and
Whites play at Cameron, De
cember 9 at Westmoore, and
tna next home game will be
Friday, December 12, versus
Carthage.
Lettermen on the 1952-53 squad
are David Page, Tommy Ruggles,
David Woodruff, Jimmy Town
send, Steve Choate, David Bailey,
James Matthews and Billy Hunt-
ley, while newcomers include
James Collins, Kenneth Tew,
James Humphrey, Bobby Cline,
Jerry Talley, George Colton, Don
Cheatham, Johnny Watkins, Ron
ald Luketz, Johnny Seymour,
Julian Pleasants, Jimmy Menzel’
Joe Steed and Jimmy McDonald.
“Letter girls” are Sieger Herr,
Patty Woodell, Dorothy Newton,
Janet Hamel, Frances Pearson,
Mary Cameron and LaNell Kirk,
with new additions June Bristow,
Jackie Davenport, Phyllis Fair-
cloth, Kathryn Dwight, Betty
Britt, Mary Matthews and Louise
Johnson.
Each high school in the county
is represented by a boys’ and a
Mclllwinen Will
Address Historical
Society Tuesday
William Maclllwinen of Chapel
Hill, youthful director of the Illi
nois historical pageant “Forever
This Land,” will be the speaker
at. the December meeting of the
Mo'ere County Historical associa-
Tfio r, T C /-.I 1 “t. ’ tic held Tuesday at 8 p
Bowden, m., at the Southern Pines library
Pattv WnnH«ii ^his will be the first meeti/g
of the association since the sum
mer recess. The public is invited,
said Mrs. Ernest L. Ives, president.
Mr. Maclllwinen, a native of
Fayetteville, was a member of
the University’s drama depart
ment when he went to Illinois to
direct the poetry-drama written
by a fellow-Tar Heel, Kermit
Hunter. He is now doing graduate
work in languages at the Univer
sity.
“Forever This Land” deals with
the antebellum village of New Sa
lem, Ill., and its most famous cit
izen, the young Abraham Lincoln
It is of New Salem Mr Maclllwin
en will speak here, telling the
story of this almost legendary
community which sprang up just
a few years before Lincoln went
to live there, and vanished within
a few years after he left. It has
been made the subject of one of
Arnerica’s most interesting resto
rations, and slides showing this '
unique project wiU illustrate his
talk.
The pageant written by Mr.
Hunter, author also of “Unto
These Hills” and “Horn in the
West,” opened in the summer of
1951 and is being presented an
nually, to huge crowds, at the
New Salem Park in Illinois.
Mrs. Maclllwinen will accom
pany her husband to Soirthern
Pines.
girs’ team, and each school will
play every other school in the con
ference two games during the sea
son.
No Laurel Resting
Predictions at this point are al
most impossible. Many new faces
will be .among those in the start
ing line-ups as novices lend their
support to returning veterans
from last year’s teams. Many old
performers will be missed, and it
is certain that Aberdeen and Rob
bins will not be allowed, or be
expecting to rest on their last
year’s championship laurels as
play gets under way.
A schedule of first-week games
follows with the home teams list
ed first: (all games start at 7:30
p. m.): December 2.—Southern
Pines vs Highfalls; Aberdeen vs
Westmoore; West End vs Camer
on.
December 3—Pinehurst vs Car
thage, Robbins and Vass, the oth
er two members of the confer
ence, do not begin their season
until Friday, December 5.