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A GIVE TO YOUR RED CROSS GOAL $22,540 ^qrcand ^Ot^TO^ ^ i. ^^mI«5p<is. Cameron Pll , , lak<vi«y’Vass f plerbe p^^|AMr<^e LOT GIVE TO YOUR RED CROSS GOAL $22,540 TWENTY PAGES Manhunt Follows Trail Of Outlaws To Neighbor Areas Three Arrested For Aiding Pair Sought In Slaying The search for two Negro youths, outlawed as slayers of Carthage Police Chief Bernice. M. Cameron March 15. moved last, week into northwest Moore coun- | ty, then into the surrounding areas of Montgomery and Chath- | am,, and Thursday morning had veered into Randol’^h on a report that one of them had been seen there. Leads all over Moore and the neighbor counties were being fol lowed by law enforcement offi cers in a night-and-day search. Their efforts opened up the trail the fugitives had followed during the first four days of their flight. Their actions at that time, and clues garnered since, have led to the belief that they have not gone far; also that they have been adept in receiving protection along the way, and in securing necessary food and information. A reward of $1,000 has been posted for them,'made by the cit izens of Carthage, the Town of Carthage and the County of Moore. Circulars containing their descrintions came off the presses Wednesday, and are in process of distribution all over the United States. The wanted men are J. C. Dowd, 23, “a long, skinny, dark- brown” boy, six feet one inch in height and weighing only 145 pounds; and Harry “Scotty” Rich ardson, 17, light-skinned and stocky, about five feet 10 or 11 and weighing about 175. The third member of the fugi tive group, “Junebug” Morrison, 18, deserted them Wednesday night to give himself up in San ford He was placed in jail in SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. MARCH 27. 1953 I . TWENTY PAGES PRICE—TEN CENTS Registration On For Council-Manager Vote; Procedure In Order, Says Brown Registration for the municipal"*” BOBBY SPEIGHT M. C. State Forward A member of the State College basketball team, which |Will meet the ASTC All-Stars in a post-season game at the Car thage gym Tuesday night. See story on Page 11. HodgkinsReturnefl To Presidency Of TB Association Norris Hodgkins, Jr., of South ern Pines was re-elected presi dent of the Moore County Tu berculosis association during a m;eeting of the association’s board of directors at the health center in Carthage Tuseday evening. Other officers re-elected were: Rev. J. R. Funderburk, Southern Pines, first vice-president; Mrs. Timothy Cleary, Pinebluff, secre election on adoption of the coun cil-manager form of government will be held entirely within an eight-day period starting today (Friday). Skipping only Sunday, registra tion books will be open at the fire station from-foday through next Friday. Hours for registration will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily i except Saturday, when they will I be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. j The registration period and hours are being followed as set up I in the North Carolina statute for I this type of election, j Mrs. Grace Kaylor, registrar, will be on duty, with N. L. Hodg kins, Jr., and Joe Garzik as poll holders. I Attention of the citizens is call- I ed especially to the dates, as the period of several successive days, rather than days in successive ""'ek". i"; an unusual one, and also because, in every municipal election, many citizens believe they are on the town books whereas they are not. They do not f'nd out until they go to vote that they may be on the precinct books, or on the school district books, but they are not and never have been on the municipal books. On the petitions of more than 500 names asking the election, a check showed that some 75 signa tures were of persons who were not registered and thus not quali fied to vote. The petitions contained names of persons both for and against the proposed form of government. The only thing certain about any seventlj of the petitioners. Anyone, in doubt as to whether or not he is on the municipal books should check with Mrs. Kaylor, to be sure. Eligible for registration are per sons who have become 21 sirice the last municipal election, or will be 21 by April 15, day of the vot ing; and all those persons who, having lived in North Carolina for as long as one year, have livdd in Southern Pines at least four months. All registrants must be persons living within the city limits. Brown's Statement In response to the statement of town attorney Hoke Pollock, pub lished last week, that there might be legal stumbling blocks in the way to adoption of the Plan D (council-manager) form of gov ernment here, another local attor ney issued a statement this week. In answer to a_ query by The Pilot, W. Lamont Brown, who is working on technical aspects of the election for the citizens favor- ■n.e it. said he bad '’ssurTnee not only from the statute books but reliable legal authorities that, if the election carries, all will be in legal order. Associated with Mr. Brown in investigation is W. D. Sabiston, Jr., of Carthage. Mr. Brown’s statement follows: “The Statutes of the State of North Carolina have been follow ed in setting up the election for the council-manager form of gov ernment in Southern Pines. “The statutes provide a simple PIANO RECITAL A program to delight lov ers of the piano will be giv en by Frederick Sahltnann. concert pianist, at Weaver auditorium tonight, (Friday). Bach, Brahms, Debussy, Cho pin are among the names to bring anticipation of a de lightful evening. Further incentive towards ticket-purchasing is provided by the reputation of the ar tist Still in his twenties, Mr. Sahlmann has appeared with the state symphony orchf'tra Fs well as in solo recitals. "Young in years but old in ex perience and ’-U'-icianshin," is what Dr. Benjamin Swalin, director of the state orchestra, says of him. Tickets, on .sale at the Bar- num Agency, may also be purchased at the box office, before curtain time, set for 8:30. Mid-South Show Will Offer 63 Entries In Saturday,Sunday Tests company with five others of the'^^^^’ Cheatham, ambush shooting party, appre-' Pinehurst, treasurer. New officers hended earlier in the week All I Carter, have been charged with murder Isecond vice- and are being allowed no bond Pr'^sident; and Charles S. Patch, Arrested last Thursday after noon on charges of accessory after the fact were James Cobb, 22, of near Carthage; Gilbert Letough, 26, and his brother Melvin, 17, of the Haw Branch community in Deep River township. All are Jr., Southern Pines, assistant treasurer—a new office filled for the first time this year. The of ficers will serve for the coming year. Attending the meeting in addi tion to members of the board of charged with accessory after the IWillcox, fact, with $5,000 bonds set forl'^®^"^^ officer; Mrs. Ken each. Cobb made bond but Thurs day morning the Letough brothers had not. According to* evidence pains takingly pieced together by the pursuing officers, and admissions of the three men arrested last week, the fugitives spent the hours immediately following the ambush slaying in hiding behind the Carthage Fabrics Co., plant, on the outskirts of Carthage. Their pistol was later found there. Cobb gave them a ride Sunday night to the home of the Letough brothers. They “holed up” in an abandoned house nearby. Gilbert and Melvin Letough kept their secret, buying food at a store in the community and taking it to them. Following the defection of Morrison Wednesday night, IDowd and Richardson departed Thurs day morning, only a few hours be- (Continued on page 8) ny Poe, public health nurse, Hob son Chinnis of State Tuberculosis Association stall and others. Board Members X-Rayed All members of the board of directors present were given chest X-rays with new equipment pur chased with funds contributed in the annual Easter Seal sales in Moore county. Clinics using this equipment are continuing for persons requesting X-rays and a program of volun tary X-rays for members of all Moore County’s Home Demon stration clubs began this week, to run for several weeks. .Harold Eatterwhite, technician at the N. C. Sanatorium, McCain, has been instructing members of the health department staff in operation of the X-ray equipment, it was announced. The directors voted to have a regular meeting of the board on the second Tuesday of each month. signer was that he wished to see but adequate and complete pro- the election held, and it could be cedure for setting up this type of inferred that, in signing, he felt government and getting it into he was qualified to vote. This was not true of more than one- Eight Lovely Homes And Gardens Will Be Displayed On Carden Tour April 8 This resort community, world- famed as the “springtime village,” will be the scene of a Homes ahd Gardens tour Wednesday, April 8, the fourth annual spring tour to be conducted under auspices of the Southern Pines Garden club. At this time of year the whole town is a garden, and there is no lack of lovely homes to shgw. In- with roof of hand-riven shingles, ^authentically restored and furn ished by the Moore County His torical association. This was the first house to be built on the site of what later became Southern Pines. A focal point of interest at the Shaw House will be the thriv ing herb garden, handsome and fragrant, designed by Cora An- suring enjoyment for those who, j nette Harris of Charlotte and con- among .the hundreds of visitors, | taining 50 or more herbs in use in return year after year for the | “kitchen gardens” of a century tour, each spring new homes and or more ago. gardens are shown which have Luncheon and Tea not been opened before. Luncheon and tea will be serv- The eight homes listed this | ed at the Shaw House, which will year,, announced this week by | be the tour’s starting point, from Mrs. B. F. Kraffert, Jr, tour 11 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. Here, as at chairman, comprise five which the various stopping places along are new to the tour. The others h^ve been shown one or more times before and are included be cause of their special interest Headquaurters again will be the Shaw House, antebellum cottage the way, members of the South ern Pines Garden club and other ladies of the town will be on duty as hostesses. Arrows will th'* way (Continued on page 19) 10 Men Drafted; Next Call Will Take 19-Year-Olds Following the departure of 10 young men for Army induction next Tuesday, the Moore County selective service office will face its biggest preinduction call in many months. The April preinduction call is for 80 men, said Mrs. Hafiy W. Davis, clerk. This will mean dip ping down among the 19-year-olds for the first time in this county. All of those to be sent for prein duction will be 20 and 19 years old. Leaving Tuesday will be one volunteer, Roy Lee Ledbetter, of Pinehurst; one transfer, James R. Cochran, formerly of Georgia; and the following: Jene R. Bowen, Southern Pines; Richard L. Comer, Cam eron Rt. 1; Roy Lee Barber, Car thage; Charles C. Monroe, Aber deen Rt. 1; Asa C. Baber, Car thage Rt. 1; Ray Boggs, Vass; James L. Gilmore, Vass; Eugene H. Morgan, Pinehurst. All listed above are white. One Negro, Rufiis Frank Smitherman, who has been called is now living in the Bron:f, New York, and is expected to request a transfer from the local board. All in the present call are 21 or older, as the group includes a number who have bqen deferred until recently, as students or for other reasons, but who have now been reclassified. The local board lists one delin quent, George Adam Stanback, Negro, whose last known address was Carthage. Mail addressed to him since February 3 has been re turned’unclaimed, and, unless the board hears from him or receives information relative to his where abouts, his name will soon be tur.ned in to the District Attor ney's office, operation—so simple that every one can understand it, and yet so adequate that everyone can bo served by it. “It is a form of government en tirely consistent with the old but never-dying principle laid down by Abraham Lincoln when he! Howard Butler Is Consultant For Southern Railroad Engineer By Nature And Hard Work Given Distinguished Post A story with a rarely American flavor advanced one more rung up the success ladder with the an nouncement this week that How ard Butler of Southern Pines has been appointed Consulting En gineer to the Southern Railroad. Mr. Butler, who is president,of the Gulf Creosoting Company, will be im charge of study of the area through which the Southern system runs, concentrating on water supply with a view to its development for industry. The Southern system runs, from New Orleans through the eastern At lantic and Central states, stretch ing north as far as Indiana and Illinois. Head office is located in Washington, D. C. With Southern Pines continuing <>< HOLLAND said he. hoped that ‘government j as his headquarters, the local en- by the people, of the people and for the people shall never perish from the earth.’ “The same plan has been adopt ed by more than 5Q North Caro lina cities and towns, ranging from large to small. A great per centage of them have done so oy the same procedure now being used in Southern Pines, and it is working successfully in all of them.” He cited the case of Whiteville, almost exactly the size of South ern Pines, which adopted the plan by an election as outlined above six years ago, and of Greenville, which did the same within the past few weeks and will put it into effect at the municipal elec tion of May 5. cry EASTER CLOSINGS Local stores, except for grocery stores, will stay open next Wednesday afternoon for the accommodation of Easter shoppers, it was ascertained by a check made by the Chamber of Commerce better’ business bureau. The grocery stores, how ever, plan to close as usual Wednesday of this week, re maining open the Wednesday after Easter. All plan to close Easter Monday for the full day's hol iday. SPHS Ball Team Starts Season With Two Wins By JIMMY HATCH Baseball — yes, that’s the that rings throughout the Sand hills now, and the crack of the bat is heard on the local field. Southern Pines’ first game was played on the home field last Fri day. A cheering crowd, one of the largest to turn out for a base ball game in years, saw the lads from Southern Pines High take West End in a thrilling 2-0 win. This may well start the Blue & White on the path toward a cham pionship. Coaches Irie Lfeonard and W. A. Leonard seemed well pleased with the success of the first game, but were even more pleased as the Southern Pines team journeyed to Vass-Lakeview Wednesday and there took away the honors with a 15-0 score. Comments from the many local fans that have cheered our boys in other sports agree that the baseball future looks very prom ising this year. A lot of new talent has come out. Steve Choate, senior, made a run in the game with West End. Donald Van Benschoten, a junior, is putting the Yogi Berra touch behind the plate with some high ly bolished coaching. With these and all the letter- men that the team boasts, the coming season should prove to be a good one for the' Southern Pines High school baseball team, so with your cheers and mine, we say “Good work!” to the high sbhool baseball players. ®ineer will work with a geologist, expected here shortly, and wiU be on the road, it is thought, a great part of the time. While thy rep resents a new move for the South ern Railroad, to Mr. Butler it will be a continuation of a career which has had rapid development of recent years. Always a student of the wdter supply angle of en gineering, Mr. Butler has been as sociated with the DuPont com pany at both Kinston and Cam den, S. C., in working out their water supply problems. He makes frequent trips to both these plants besides, carrying on for the com pany a certain amount of research at his own establishment in Gulf. A Natural Engineer Mr. Butler holds a degree in engineering from • State college, and is a member of the select As sociation of Mining and Metallur gical Engineers. But no college course or academic training lies behind his accomplishment. Un usual, even for the United States in these days of specialization, is thp fact that this noted engineer now about to take on a position of highest resoonsibility with one of (Continued on page 8) Chamber Sets Up Special Fund For Christmas Lighting Directors of the Southern Pines Chamber of Commerce, meeting Tuesday night, amended their constitution to make their new year start in January and thus as sumed responsibility for the Christmas lights. They implemented their action by instructing Ed Smail, treasur er, to take $100 from the treasury and start the Christmas lighting fund. It is anticipated that, with regular additions, the full amount of $300 will be in hand by De cember 1. The Chamber of Commerce year has previously started in October, when elections have customarily been held. Due to delays in hold ing the last election meeting, however, the present board did not go into office until January. Besides permitting them to un dertake the lighting project, for which W. B. Holliday is chairman, the treasurer told the group that the change would simplify book keeping and various other proce dures of the Chamber. Dr. Holland Will Give Last Sermon Before Departure Dr. William C. Holland, pastor of the First Baptist church, will deliver his final sermon at the nr orning service Sunday in the church which he has served lor aln-.ost four years. He and his family will move Wednesday to their new home at Bessemer, Ala., where he will be come pastor of the South High land Baptist church, with a con gregation of 968 members. Dr. Holland, a native of Colora do, came to the local church in June 1949 from Stetson university, DeLand, Fla., where he was a professor in the school of religion. During his pastorate here the church has made a net gain of about 75 members, increasing from 345 to 428. The Sunday school has gained in ever greater proportion. jor achievement of his pastorate has been the building of the h^mdsome educational annex, now almost complete and repre senting an investment by the con gregation of some $70,000. A pay- as-you-go program was followed during most of the construction, and a debt of only $10,000 is out standing. Started in the spring of 1950, the building was put into use bit by bit, as each part was finished, going into full use in the fall of 1951. The church office and Sun day school rooms were modernly equipped and at the same time the basement of the main church building was remodeled as a re ception room and dining room. Dr. Holland assisted three years ago in forming the South Sandy Creek Baptist association of Moore County churches, carved from the old Sandy Creek associ ation and served as its moderator during its first two years. He also helped organize the Moore County Ministerial assoc iation in 1950, was its secretary two years and this year was vice president. He has been active in the Sand hills Kiwanis club, where he serv ed in 1951 as chairman of the pub licity committee, and this year was to have been program chair man during \he third quarter. He is a member also of the Southern Pines Lions club and has served as director and program commit- c. airman. Dr. and Mrs, Holland have two children, Billy, Jr., aged five,land Jimmy, aged 18 months. ^ Fine Horses And Riders Will Be Seen At Starland Sixty-three horses, among them some of the finest in the country, will vie for trophies and ribbons m 25 classes in the annual Mid- South horse show at Starland Farms on Midland Road this weekend. The picturesque ring and out- I side course on the estate of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd P. Tate, midway between Southern Pines and x-’inehurst, are in tip-top condi tion for the showing of hunters, jumper and hacks and the judg ing of horsemanship classes on the two days of the annual event which benefits the county’s two hospitals and other charities. The Sandhills Kiwanis club is spon soring the, exhibition, staged by the Mid-South Horse Show As sociation, Inc. The affair gets under way at 9:30 a. m. tomorrow, Saturday, with children’s hunters the first class to be judged. This will be followed by classes for light weight working hunters, for three-year-olds, a lightweight conformation class, lightweight green hunters, children under 12, middle and heavyweight hunters, and bridle path hacks. The Saturday afternoon pro gram starts at 2 o’clock, with these classes in order: Open jump ing, middle and heavy-weight conformation hunters, middle and heavy green hunters, Corinthian hunters, hunters under saddle, open conformation hunters, horse manship class for children under 16, and the knockdown and out class. Open working hunters will start off the Sunday afternoon program at 2 o’clock, to be followed by classes for handy jumpers, pairs of hacks, green open hunters, the working hunter stake, green hunt er stake, conformation hunter stake, jumper stake and hunt teams. Hunter classes will be shown over the new outside course on the Tate estate, a formidable test for the numerous entries from stable which have been winter ing in the Sandhills and many from other points. Among those judged will be horses which won notable victories in the National Show at Madison Square Garden, Newr York, and in many other leading horse shows both in this country and Canada. Seen in the Hunt Teams event will be the colors of the Vernon G. Cardy stables which have won this class in the National for the past three (Continued on Page 8) Town Gateways Are Beautified By Garden Club NEW DATES Date of the forthcoming visit of the N. C. Symphony orchestra has had lo be changed again, according to information from the Sand hills Music association. The orchestra this time will make two visits here. The children's concert will be given on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 21, the date originally set. The musicians will then return to present their evening concert for the general public Monday, April 27. The change came in loo late to be made on The Pilot's calendar cf co—i^'T ev^^ts, which had already been printed on Page 11. Planting at both the northern and southern entrances to South ern Pines has now been complet ed, reports Mrs. James S. Milli- ken, president of the Southern Pines Garden club. The gift of the club, the plant ing has been set out by the Holly- tree Nursery of Ernest Morell, un der Mr. Morell’s personal super vision. Mr. Morell is consultant planting supervisor for the- town. Visitors entering town from either entrance are now greeted by the attractive new signs, seen against a background of flower ing shrubs, dogwoods and juudas trees. Furthermore, a move to add to these attractions seems to have started, inspired by the Garden club display. Robert M. Pearse, of Pearse Motor company, is plan ning to move cars to tne back of his lot, improving the street front with a fence, flowering shrubs and rambler roses. “We think this is quite won derful,” said Mrs. Milliken, re porting for the club. ‘Tt may mark a move by all firms front ing on this important entrance to town along lower Broad street, to carry out the same sort of deco rative scheme.” Looks like a Model Mile in the making, right there!