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i ' j I € O GIVE TO YOUR RED CROSS GOAL $22,540 “’\jiqhralll ylljlcndon "“'^rcanol C^oqc ^ ^^aqlcopqs. Cameron P5| ^EndLcik«\ ttfe Ellerbe jjjd l.dk«vi«>/’Vass sSbS* Pini&la »|jerdecn jOYaf “"'l/ LOT GIVE TO YOUR RED CROSS GOAL $22,540 VOL. 34—NO. 16 SIXTEEN PAGES SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. MARCH 13. 1953 SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE—TEN CENTS Town Will Have Fire Inspection Of AU Buildings Patch's Expansion Causing Problems, Town Board Hears Regular inspections of all busi ness places every three months, and residences once a year, ac cording to the state fire preven tion laws, will be held in South ern Pines under auspices of the volunteer fire depEirtment through action taken by the town board Wednseday night. The board authorized the em ployment of a replacement for Resident Fireman Frank H. Kay- lor to permit him to leave the fire station at least one day a week in order to make the inspections. Business places must be in spected, by law. Residences are to be inspected at the option of the householder—that is, he has the right to forbid it if he desires. To Protect Everyone However, no difficulties are an ticipated as, the board was told by Fire Chief Harold B. Fowler, “this is for the protection of ev eryone. We not only need to find and point out existing fire haz ards, but to familiarize ourselves with all local structures so that, in case of fire, we can fight it most quickly and effectively.” Expansion Problem Fire safety came up indirectly in a new problem, presented to the board by Misses Kitty Wiley and Jean Edson, proprietors of Mrs. Hayes Shop and franjeans on West Broad street. The expansion of Patch’s De partment store, they said, would practically cut off ingress or egress at the rear of their places of business. They asked if trash could be removed by way of the Arcade through the front, also if they could have a loading zone. Their problem revealed that j this block, the busiest in town, j with the disappearance of the al- i leys is reaching a stage of bother- ; ment, bewilderment and confu- j sion. The expansion of Patch’s, it was revealed, would fill up aU the Patch-owned land at the rear of their building. Only a one-foot strip would be left on their lot, owned by a Mr. James. Patch’s had offered to jog its building by five feet if Mr. James would stand the cost. This would have created a six-foot driveway. How- {Continued on page 8) ART EXHIBIT An exhibit of pedntings by Patricia Herring Stratton, well-known painter of por traits of people and animals, will be on display during the next two weeks, starting Mon day, at the Southern Pines Library art gallery. The show will include "a little bit of everything," said Mrs. Stratton, who works in various media. Prominent among the horse portraits will be one of "Gift of Gold," own ed by Mrs. Simon T. Patter son, and ridden by Joan Walsh. Trained al Stoney- brook Stables, "Gift of Gold" was the leading steeplechase winner of last year. Continuing on displays through this weekend will be | the exhibit of paintings by | Emily Forrest. Headquarters For April Garden Tour MuilicipalBuilding Center Proposed By Planning Board 82nd Airborne Heads Home After ‘‘Snow Storm” The 82nd Airb. rne Division has completed its part in “Operation Snow Storm” at Camp Drum, N. Y., and is on its way back to the land of sunshine and flowers. In fact, one of the four great convoys left Thursday, March 5, arriving back at Fort Bragg Mon day. The second was due to leave the maneuver ground Monday, the third Thursday and the fourth will not leave until Thursday of next week. The first column consisted of the 325th Airborne Infantry, 319th Airborne Field Artillery “C” Company of the 307th Engineers anri the division band. Column two, expected to arrive today (Friday) consists of the Di vision Artillery Headquarters, 98th Field Artillery, 80th Air- Anti-Aircraft Artillery and a de tachment of the 307th Engineers. The third column will be made up of the 505th Airborne Infan try, 456th Airborne Field Artil lery, 44th Tank Battalion, the 37th, 87th, 306th Transportation Truck Companies and “B” Com pany of the 307th Airborne En gineers. The last column will be made up of the 504th Airborne Infantry, 714th Tank Battalion, 376th Air borne Field Artillery, 82nd Divi- 'sion Anti Tank Platoon, The 84th, 151st and 524th Transportation Truck Companies and “A” Com pany of the 307th Airborne En gineer Battalion. i Detachments from the various Division Special Troops units, such as Headquarters Company Headquarters Detachment, 82nd Division Signal Company, 407th Quartermaster Company, Military Police, and the 307th Medical Bat talion, are being placed through out the various march columns. Jim Wilson First Scout Executive For Moore Alone The Moore district has come of age in Boy Scouting. Now the fourth largest of the 12-district Occoneechee Council, it has been assigned its own dis trict executive, the first in its his tory. Hitherto, Moore has shared an executive with at least three other districts. The arrival of James D. (Jim) Wilson this week thus marks the end of an era in Moore scouting, and also the beginning of one which should be the best and most progressive so far, said J. Hubert McCaskiU of Pinehurst, district chairman, in making the announcement. Mr. Wilson moved his family Wednesday to Southern Pines, which will serve as his headquar ters town, and will start to work Monday as an executive of the Occoneechee Council serving the Moore district. During the first month, in which he will be getting acquainted with all More scout- ers, he will be accompanied by Tom Burgess, his predecessor on the local assignment. Mr. Bur gess, who has been covering Moore, Lee, Chatham and Harnett counties, wiU now have Orange, Lee, Chatham and Harnett. From Same Council Mr. Burgess and Mr. Wilson en tered scouting as boys in the same ouncil in Florida, and became friends when the former was on the staff of a summer camp which the latter was attending as a troop member. The new executive is a native of Moorhaven, Fla. He has been in scouting 13 years, starting as a member of the Moorhaven troop, in which he became an Eagle scout, later serving as assistant scoutmaster, then as an assistant on the district finailce committee. He was with the U. S. Maritime Service for a period immediately following World War 2, then for a time attended Stetson Univer sity, DeLand, Fla. In Arkansas 4 YeeiTS He entered professional scout ing from Stetson in 1949, and be came a graduate of the 136th Na tional Training schooL During the past four years hqh&s been an executive with the Quapaw Coun cil'll Little Rock, Ark., serving lirst at Pinebluff, Ark., then at Gatesville. He was a member of the Pine- bluff Kiwanis club, and of the board of deacons of the Gatesville Baptist church. With his wife Marjorie, and 13- months-old son Paul he is living at 375 Delaware avenue, KnoU- wood apartments. Southern Pines. I PEARSE ROBBERY A thief entered the building of Pearse Motors, Inc., some time last Thursday night, worked the combination of the safe and stole cash amounting to approximately $150, it was learned from city police. The safe was not dam aged. Entry was made by break ing the glass in a window to ward the rear, through which another window was unlock ed. The building is located at the southern entrance to town,, where Broad street and US Highway 1 intersect. It is somewhat screened by shrub bery. The SSI is assisting local police in the inTestigation. Date of the Southern Pines Garden club’s annuEil Home and Garden tour has been set for Wednesday, April 8, and the Shaw House and its old-fashioned herb garden, above, will be a focal point of interest. The Shaw House will again be headquarters for the tour, and luncheon and tea will be served there to the hundreds of visitors expected to attend. Both town and country homes and gardens will be opened, the exact list to be announced shortly by Mrs. B. F. Kraffert, tour chairrnan. At the Shaw House the other day we found, digging happily in the garden, Mrs. W. D. Campbell, left, who gave it to the Shaw House, and Mrs. Ernest L. Ives, president of the Moore County Historical association, who headed the unique restoration project. (Pilot Staff Photo) Special Election Slated April 15 On Adoption Conncil-Manai^er Plan Moore, Lee, Hoke Citizens Meeting At Vass Protest Reported Army Plan DECISION? With ^of protests coming from iMth directions, the Army apparently this week decided on its original ex pansion plan for the Fort Bragg-Camp Mackall reser vation—the corridor route connecting the two military areas, lying almost entirely in Hoke county. This decision was indicated by T. A. Young, administra tive assistant to the Secretary of the Army, to Senator Wil lis Smith at Washington, ac cording to news dispatches published Thursday, However, Mr. Young said, a meeting of Army officials, members of the Congressional delegation and Hoke County opponents of the plan has been set for Tuesday. North & South Opens Next Week; Top Stars Entered The North & South Invitatii ampionship for Wo: second half centj ay, when the pick o: women alnateurs plaj^at the Pinehurst C club in the 51st annual rene' one of the country’s oldest torn naments. It will continue throughr Monday, March 23. Miss Barbara Romack, Sacra mento, Cal., who won the title in the 50th Jubilee tournament last spring, her first appearance here, will be on hand to defend her crown. Leading the competition will be Mary Lena Faulk, Thom- asville, Ga., who was medalist last year and the year before, when she trimmed four strokes from women’s par, returning a spark ling 70. On "Grapefruit Circuif" Both girls have been getting the headlines during the winter cam paign on Florida’s “grapefruit cir cuit” with Miss Faulk the more, prominent of the pair. The Gi gian annexed the Doherty all-; ateur event at Miami, defea’ Barbara 5 & 4 in a 36-hole fii Paired with Mary Ann Dow: she won the Women’s Internatio: al Four-Ball; was leading amateur in the Miami Beach Open, four strokes off pro Betty Jameson’s winning 222; and recently took the Florida East Coast title for the third successive time, Barbara (Gontinued on Page 8} An estimated 500 persons from Hoke, Harnett and Moore counties met in the Vass-Lakeview School auditorium Monday night to hear more of the Army’s tentative plan to extend Fcrt Bragg into Little River township in Hoke and John son ville in Harnett, and to regis ter their protest against any ac tion that would drive them from the ir homes or take over their holdings. Neill M. McKeithan, Vass mer chant, presided over the meeting, and accepted, the responsibility cf heading up a committee to look deeper into, the matter. He named to this committee E. L. Hedrick, C. H. Marks, Paul L. Barringer and Dr. A. D. Barber. First speaker was W. B( Bruce, manager of the Percy Rockefeller county, who said that he was ap- estate at Overhill^ in Harnett preached in Feh^kry by engin eers frornMi^^^^ in regard to taking o^^^^Kproperty. M^'j^^^^^^^Hined that the ArjiM^^^^^^Hng two differ- Johnsonville Bnsion program, around 50,000 Sid be to take all ITt of the Atlantic Lilroad as far north to the Moore Coun- nd would be the area •y the present Fort south. Highway 87 ings, along a line east of Spout lecue church, from Barbe^F'church ^q Olivia, from Olivia west to the Mwre County line and along Moore county line back to Fort Bragg boundary. Herman Clark, Fayetteville at torney, told the group that the Army had first decided on the Hoke County corridor t<)' Camp Mackall for the proposed expan sion, after a detailed study of several years, and that this plan had been recommended by the commanding general ! of Fort Bragg and the Pentagon. But when the engineers paoved into Raeford, the explosion began. Mr. Clark recounted that Ken- eth Royall, former Secretary of ar, was retain§^‘as attorney for e Hoke Couq e prevailed the Armyj tailed sur^ Little Riveii Paul J., expan! The final report and recom mendation of the municipal plan ning beard, setting forth a defin ite site for proposed town build ings, was unanimously accepted, with warm praise, by the town board in regular session Monday night. The board recommended the acquisition of properties along West New York avenue and Ben nett street, at the intersection of .he two, with suggestions as to buildings to be built thereon and reasons why the site had been deemed most suitable. (The full report is published on Page 6.) Not accepted was the resigna tion of the planning board, pre- nted at the same time as hav ing completed its assigned task. With the resignation, however, /oit Gilmore, chairman reported that “we hold ourselves in readi ness to render continued service at any time.” The town board de termined on retention of the planners as a “stand-by” group, for consultation all through the long-range building program. Acquisition of the Rowe lot on West New York, the former Grosvenor home next to it and the Hayes property along Bennett street was proposed for the con struction of all future public buildings, with town offices, a fire station and police station and jail specifically proposed. This would form a municipal center with the post office, library and city park all close at hand, with hotels, res taurants, and stores concentrated within a two-block area. Proposals concerning financing, disposition of presently owned public buildings, etc., may be found in the report. The municipal planning board was set up by Mayor C. N. Page immediately following the bond election of last November, in which a bond issue was voted for new fire station construction and a fire truck, while one for a new police station and jail (with com bined ABC store) was turned down. Protests from citizen groups im mediately preceding the election led to the plan of setting up a cit izen board for research into cur rent needs, standards throughout the state and best use of money available at this time and which might become available later. The town board this week went on record unanimously as praising the work of the planning group, and thanking them for their ef forts of the past four months. ON, ABERDEEN! The Aberdeen boys' learn was slated lo make its bow in the state high school bas ketball tournament, as East ern contender against Etow^dl, from the West, at Winston- Salem Thursday afternoon. Twelve games, in classes A, AA and AAA, were scheduled for Thursday at three differ ent gyms, with semifinals coming up Friday, and finals Saturday night. JVU finals will be held al Reynolds High School gymnasium. The Aberdeen team lived up to its longtime formidable reputation by winning the district playoffs, held last week at Red Springs. Fans here who have followed these lads' career will not be sur prised lo see them still in there—and winning — Satiu- day night. '■up, and that |moj Department t a more de- y (rea north of arilso said the wefinitely be 'tnd urg it be where ly ii it—in the °^orridoke county. Trees vs. Business Interest Is Town Board’s Problem Just how far the town should go in protection of the parkways and trees, when a businessman believes his interests would be served by some elimination, was a poser for the town board in reg ular session Wednesday. Elliott Shearon, owner and operator cf the Parkway Cleaners, appeared to ask permission to cut down two trees in front of his building on East Pensylvania ave nue, and to pave the parkway, for a drive-in arrangement. This could be done without affecting parking, he stated. “The parkways were planned for the town’s beauty and enjoyment of the people, and they actually belong to all the people. We have to consider all their feelings in the matter,” was Commissioner Clark’s comment. Other members of the board were in agree ment, though Mr. Patch reminded, “We have to think also of whether or not the trees are an actual detriment to a man’s business. Also, it might be considered un fair that businesses on Broad street do not have the same con siderations to face.” However, he brought up also that ‘‘if one is given permission to remove trees and pave a parkway, others would have the right to ask the same thing,-for the same reasons, and how would anyone know where to stop?” The matter was referred to the i^reets and public works commit tee, and the mayor and commis si'^ners agreed to sound out public opinion thoroughly before a de cision is render^ Smallpox Case Diagnosed Here; Many Vaccinated Orderly, good-natured and un frightened crowds queued up here last weekend for vaccinations, on information from the county health department that there was a case of smallpox in town. The patient is Clyde McCall,, 36-year-old Negro, a resident of Saylor street, on the boundary be tween Southern Pines and the west side. Following the diagnosis made by a private physician, and con firmed by Dr. J. W. Willcox, county health officer, a public health nurse vaccinated every one in the patient’s household and neighborhood Thursday after noon, 254 children at the West Southern Pines school Friday mornihg and 276 children and adults Saturday morning at the Southern Pines elementary school. The situation was not generally known until Friday afternoon, when local schoolchildren brought notes home signed by Supt. Daw son, explaining what had happen ed and urging that all those un sure of their vaccinations attend the special clinic Saturday morn ing. “Be vaccinated and forget it,” was the advice of Dr. Willcox, who said there is no cause for alarm, as medical science has pro vided this sure preventive, ef fective even within seven days after contact, (Continued on Page 8) ■f A special election wiU be held in Southern Pines Wednesday, April 15, on whether to change to the council-manager form .of mu nicipal government, or retain the present mayor-commissioner plan. The date was set Wednesday by the Moore County board of elec tions following the presentation of petitions two days earlier. The petitions were found to contain the names of some 430 qualified voters. More than 500 names altogether appeared on the petitions, which had been in cir culation about 10 days, but a good many were found, on checking by the board, to be unregistered on the municipal books. Legal advertisement of the elec tion started this week, bearing the signature of Sam C. Riddle, chair man of the county board, and may be found elsewhere in The Pilot. Municipal elections are general ly set without reference to the county authority. However, it is specified by law that this must be done when the issue is a change in the form of government. Registration will be held on seven successive days (skipping Sunday) starting Friday, March 27. During tne month Intervening before the election, it is anticipat ed that a campaign of education in the council-manager plan will be undertaken by its proponents. Those seeing no reason to make a change are expected to make this plain, with reasons. The campaign should be both active and informative, on both sides. Hoke PoUock, town attorney, said Thursday he is writing to the State Attorney General to see what changes, if any, will be nec essitated in the present form of nomination and election, if the proposed change carries. The town caucus is slated to be held Tuesday evening, April 21, just seven days after the special election. Muhicipzd elections, on a statewide basis, are scheduled for Tuesday, May 5. TAX DEADUNE Follow the crowd to the basement of the post office building for help on your U. S. income-tax return. There's still time. Earl Hubbard, deputy col lector of internal revenue, is keeping office hours of 8:30 a. m. to 5:15 p. m. all week, .and that means Saturday, and also Monday. March 16— deadline date. After that, he will resume field work, slaying in the of fice Fridays only. Sandhills Trophy Offered For First Time At Stoneybrook Races March 21 Regaining its past glory in the world of thoroughbred racing, SC'Uthern Pines will have the honor of officially* opening the 1953 season of steeplechase rac ing in America. The current agenda of racing between the flags will make a seasonal debut Saturday, March 21, when the Stoneybrook Hunt Racing association offers its initial race meeting under the auspices of the National Steeplechase and Hunt association on the property of M. G. (Mickey) Walsh. Although the race meeting will be the sixth annual event on the Stoneybrook course, it wiU be the first to be held under the rules and sanction of the parent body of steeplechasing. Sandhills Cup A diversified program of seven races, starting at 2 p. m., will be highlighted by the Sandhills Cup, a two-and-a-quarter mile test over stiff timber fences. A noted event, the Sandhills Cup was the feature of the old Sandhills race meetings held in the 1930s on the Barbour Estate, now the L. P. Tate property. The coming race meeting returns the name to the roster of famous steeplechase races, and a beauti ful challenge trophy will be pre sented to the winner by Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Winkelman. For per manent retention of the trophy, one owner must win the race three times, not necessarily con secutively. Pink Coat Race Local interest will be focused on the Moore County Pink Coat Race, a two-mile timber event for members of the Moore County Hounds, who will be mounted on horses which have been hunted with the local pack. The lucky winner of the event will receive the William J. Kennedy Memorial trophy, presented by Mrs. Audrey Kennedy, noted for her tireless effort in local equine activities and charity work. To create more active interest in local steeplechase racing, a racing membership in the Stoney brook Hunt Racing association has been formed. Invitations to join have been mailed to hunting and racing enthusiasts throughout the United States. Racing mem bership in the association includes a member-and-one-guest admis sion, with special-area parking and admission to the paddO'ck and officials area. Information on rac ing memberships may be obtained from Kathleen R. Walsh, secre tary of the race committee, phone: Southern Pines 2-4502. W. J. Brewster, joint MFH of the Moore County Hounds and chairman of the race committee, this week announced that the now-sanctioned meeting wiU at tract horses from all along the eastern seaboard. Although the entries do not close until tomor row .Saturday) he has been assur ed of a plethora of starters.