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FINALISTS IN 1953 TOURNAMENT. The
Southern Pines High School baseball team made
it to the finals of the Moore County High School
Conference, but bowed to the HighfaUs team in
the first county baseball tournament held at
Robbins Friday night. Their score for the year
—11 wins, six losses. Both the winning and run
ner-up teams were awarded trophies. For High-
falls it was a double victory, as they won the
basketball tournament earlier this season.
Above, from left, the Blue and Whites; front
row. Coach Irie Leonard, Steve Choate, David
Bailey, Ronald Luketz, David Woodruff, Billy
Huntley, David Page; second row Johnny Wat
kins, Jimmy Barber, Tommy Ruggles, Harold
McNeill, Joe Marley, Donald Van Benschoten.
Third row. Bill Marley, Bobby Cline, Jerry
Daeke, Jack White, George Colton; back row,
Gerald Owen, Joe McDonald, Managers David
McCallum and Jimmy McDonald.
(Photo by Humphrey)
70 Kids Enter
Tennis Tourney
Finals Saturday
Most of the finals events in the
Moore County Schools tennis
tournament, now under way on
the municipal courts, have been
tentatively set for Saturday night
“under the lights.” Any that can
not be played off then wiU be
postponed to Monday night.
Boys’ and girls’ singles in the
grammar grades division are slat
ed TO start at 8 p.m. Saturday,
with those of the high school di
vision starting at 9. High school
girls’ doubles will be played Sat
urday morning.
The tournament started Monday
with 70 entries, largest list in its
five-year history. By mid-week
several events were entering the
semi-final stage, though on ac
count of one rainy day some oth
ers were just beginning.
. All seeded players were advanc
ing, though some heads must roll
before Saturday night. Largest
group is that of the grammar
school boys, numbering 27. Two
players in this division provided
the longest, also the most exciting,
match of the first part of the
week, as Tony Parker defeated
Palmer Sugg 3-6, 6-4, 11-9. The
match lasted three hours and 40
minutes.
All the entries are from South
ern Pines except two girls, Julie
McCaskill and Gail Hobson, from
Pinehurst. At last report both of
these were doing well.
The event is being held under
sponsorship of the Junior Sand
hills Tennis association, with ad
visers from the senior group,
which is presenting the trophies.
No entry fees are charged and
committee# of the JSTA are doing
all the work.
Townspeople Join Couneil Talk
On Finances, ABC Store, Mt. Hope
The town council, holding a
called meeting Wednesday night
to handle several items of busi
ness, found itself postponing con
siderable business until “C-M
Day”—the day a city manager is
selected.
“That’s the city manager’s job,”
was Mayor L. T. Clark’s pro
nouncement as these items were
brought up for discussion. Mostly,
they were turned over to Acting
City Manager Howard F. Burns to
act on as he saw fit.
In suspension tiU the decision
is made is the full taking over of
the treasurer’s job by Coimcilman
W. E. Blue, who was elected treas
urer at the organizational, meet
ing. “I thought I’d just let TIow-
CITY MANAGER
Judging from the mail ar
riving daily for Mayor Pro
Tern Voit Gilmore, every
body wants to be a city man
ager and most of themi want
to work in Southern Pines.
Forty - four applications
had been received by Wed
nesday night in answer to
strategically placed ads.
Thursday, Mr. Gilmore and
his selection committee were
busy screening the applica
tions. They planned to invite
the 12 or 15 most promising
applicants for a personal in
terview. Some will be inter
viewed by the conunittee Sat
urday night.
A petition was cdrculaling
this week to ask the town
council to appoint Howard F.
Burns, former town clerk and
treasurer, now acting city
manager, to the permanent
post.
Large Croup Completes USAFAGOS’
First Reserve Officer Training Course
A unique graduation ceremony
was held at the National Guard
Armory here Tuesday night, that
of a group of reserve officers of
the Sandhills towns, completing
the intensive indoctrination course
of the USAF Air-Ground Opera
tions school.
It was USAFAGOS’ first par
ticipation in the training program
of the inactive reserve. The
course, except for a few minor
details, was exactly the same as
that given officers of all services,
also from the NATO nations, as
signed here each week to be
brought up-to-date on air-ground
coordination in modern warfare.
The course was taught by the
same staff instructors, using their
off-duty hours, and employing the
same training aids which hav'e
given USAFAGOS a reputation
unique among service schools.
The pupils, veterans of both
world wars garnering points to
ward maintenance of their reserve
status, came from Southern Pines,
Sanford, Fayetteville, Cameron,
Aberdeen West End, Carthage,
Lumberton and Fort Bragg. They
have been meeting two evenings
a month since last October.
“Commencement speaker” was
Brig. Gen. W. M. Gross, USAFA
GOS commandant, who congratu
lated the men on their “almost
unheard-of” record of approxi
mately 80 per cent completion of
the course. “When the plan was
first broached to me,” he said, T
must admit I was dubious. I
didn’t think you could do it. For
80 per cent of the starters to finish
the course, some commuting from
40 to 50 miles, is truly a proud
record. As long as we have gen
tlemen like you in the reserve,
keeping up-to-date and ready to
serve your country when you are
needed, we will be a strong team.”
Teamwork, he emphasized, was
the entire objective of the course
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ard go on as he’s been doing till
the city manager comes,” said Mr.
Blue when the mayor asked for a
report. *
The report, then, was given by
Mr. Bums in answer to questions
asked by the councilmen and also
by some of the eight or ten visit
ing citizens.
Town Funds Explained
He explained that the town
funds were kept in two funds, the
general fund and the PoweU Bill
fund, with the general fund in
cluding also the water funds, the
bond account and miscellaneous
revenues. The average balance,
he said, is around $30,000. Last
year $10,000 from each of the two
funds were invested in govem-
naent bonds at one and five-
eights per cent, low in interest
rate but quickly negotiable. “It
takes $20,000-$25,000 a month to
run the town,” he explained. The
school funds, of which he is also
treasurer, are entirely separate.
While the school fund rose very
high while the most recent buildi-
ings were under construction, it
is now, he said, down to practical
ly nothing.
A trust fund set up in the 1930s
to insure perpetual care for the
cemetery now amounts to about
$3,000. It was as high as $10,000
at one time, he revealed, but
$7,000 was deducted for purchase
of additional land several years
ago.
Cemetery Commission
The questions revealed much
interest on the part of the visitors
in the history and operation of
Mt .Hope cemetery, and the sug
gestion was made by D. S. Dor
man that a Cemetery Commission
er, or commission, be appointed, a
suggestion the Mayor said he
highly favored.
“We want to use some of these
brains we have in our town, draw
on our citizen resources of talent,”
he said. “We have many retired
people here who have formerly
sold their training for high prices.
I expect they would be glad to
help us in community service.”
(Continued on page 8)
Cameron Murder
Trial Defendants
Sent To Prison
All Offer Guilty
Pleas; Three Get
Life Sentences
A sudden climax was reached
Wednesday afternoon at Carth
age, where eight young Negroes
were being tried for the murder
cf Chief Bunn Cameron, when all
entered pleas of guilty and re
ceived their sentences from Judge
J. A. Rousseau.
J. C. Dowd, Jr., “Junebug”
Morrison and “Scottie” Harris
through their counsel pled guilty
of accessory before the fact of
first degree murder. All were
sentenced to life imprisonment.
James Lee Worthy, Russell Mc
Neill, James Brooks, James Mc
Laughlin and James L: Buie sub
mitted pleas of guilty of second
degree murder. The first four
received prison sentences of 18 to
20 years, while Buie was sentenc
ed to 15 to 18 years.
Thursday morning, three of the
four men charged with accessory,
Melvin Letlough, James Cobb and
Lenville Thompson, submitted
guilty pleas and were sentenced
to six months on the roads. Gil
bert Letlough will be tried today
(Friday), the final day of this
week’s criminal term.
Pleas of the eight men charged
with murder were submitted after
all the State’s evidence was in,
following a conference of attor
neys ill the cases. The trial failed
to take as much time as had the
impaneling of the jury, drawn
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Give Your Blood Tuesday
The Red Cross Bloodmobile
will return here Tuesday in the
hopes of securing 300 pints of
blood from Moore County citi
zens.
It will be located at the
Southern Pines Country club in
stead of the school gym as here
tofore, through the courtesy of
the club owners, the Elks Home,
Inc.
A minimum collection of 200
pints is expected during this
visit, “but we are shooting for
300,” said John Buchholz, county
blocd program chairman. 'Through
the miracles of refrigeration and
air transportation, blood collect
ed here Tuesday will be in Ko
rea inside of a week, he remind
ed, and every pint we can collect
is needed.”
Sixty volunteers have bfeen re
cruited, under Mrs. D. W. Winkel-
man and Mrs. I. T. Wyche, to as
sist the Bloodmobile’s traveling
nurse staff in collecting the life- I have no transportation, may call
saving fluid. A. A. Howlett is I the Red Cross office for a ride.
‘‘Beat Boros” On Home Course
While golfers all over the nation
are striving to “Beat Julius Boros”
Saturday, Southern Pines will be
the only town where this will be
going on on Julius’ own home
course.
The Mid Pines Club, where the
U.S. Open and World champion is
pro, is remitting all greens fees
for the National Golf Day observ
ance. Entry fee, of course, at the
Mid Pines as at other golf and
country clubs the nation over, will
be $1 per person, which will go
in full to a group of worthy
causes.
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce is cooperating nationally
with Life magazine in sponsoring
the event, and Lawrence Johnson,
TWO SMART GIRLS—Pretty, too. LaNelle Kirk, left, is sa-
lutatorian of this year's graduating class, while Sieger Herr, right,
is valedictorian. Sieger is the daughter of Dr. G. G. Herr. She
is president of the Beta club this year, won the basketball trophy
for most valuable player, is in the senior play and is a member of
the Glee club. She was also voted the best-dressed girl in school.
She has her letter and star in
basketball, which she has played
all four years—^played softball,
too, also, in her freshman year,
was on the school tennis team.
She was runner-up in the ora
torical contest last year, which
was won bv—you guessed it!
LaNelle.
LaNelle, daughter of Mrs. W.
P. Sellers, was vice-president of
her class in both her junior and
senior years, and was on the Stu
dent Council as a sophomore and
junior. She is secretary of fhe
Beta club and a member of the
glee club. She was a cheerleader
last year and this, and a major
ette in her sophomore year. She
played basketball all four years,
winning her letter and three stars,
played softball one year and
school tennis two. She, too, is in
the senior play.
For having the highest average
of her class through all four high
school years. Sieger will give the
valedictory at the Honors and
Awards Day exercises Tuesday,
June 2. LaNelle, with the second
highest average, will give the sal
utatory.
Sieger will enter Duke next
fall, while LaNelle plans to go
to Kings Business college, Ra
leigh.
serving as equipment chairman.
Blood may be given any time
between 11 a. m. and 4:30 p. m.,
preferably through appointment
made through a volunteer solici
tor or the local Red Cross office.
Maj. Gen. A. V. Arnold, county
civil defense chairman, is partici
pating in the solicitation. Boy
Scouts are distributing flyers fur
thering the appeal. ^
At the Southern Pines Country
club donors will find plenty of
parking space, pleasant surround
ings and the usual facilities for
their comfort and refreshment.
They are asked to eat no meal
just before coming. Age limits
are 21 to 65. Those 18 to 21 may
give if they have their parents’
written consent. Tests are given
in advance to be sure the donor
is in the proper state of health to
donate blood.
Those wishing to give, who
president of the Aberdeen Jay-
cees, has written other Junior
Chambers of Commerce in the
area inviting them to send two
somes or foursomes to play at
Mid Pines Saturday. He himself
will be part of a foursome from
his own club.
Also playing at Mid Pines will
be a foursome composed of Ernie
Boros, Julius’ 24-year-old broth
er, assistant pro at the club; Miss
Jeanne Cosgrove, sister of the late
Buttons Cosgrove Boros; Frank E.
Cosgrove, her father, proprietor of
the Mid Pines, and Father Michael
Carney, longtime friend of the
family who officiated at the wed
ding of Julius and Buttons in May
1950.
BOROS TOURNEY Madrigal Singers’ Concert Tonight
■you're invited to "Beat Jul
ius Boros" S^urday at the
Southern Pines Country club,
which is sponsoring a tourna
ment for this area in observ
ance cf National Golf Day.
You'll be allowed your full
club handicap in matching
skills against the U. S. Open
and World champion, who
will be playing at Oakmont,
Pa., at the Same time. The $1
entry fee goes to various
worthy causes in the nation
wide event sponsored by
Life magazine.
Sandhills players who beat
Julius will win a medal sta
ting this proud fact, and will
also be named in The Pilot
next week.
The annual concert of the Mad
rigal Singers will take place to
night, (Friday evening) at 8:30 at
Weaver Auditorium, according to
word received.
There will be no charge for
seats. The public is invited to
hear, free, these Sandhills singers
who make music primarily for
their own enjoyment.
The concert of the amateur
choral group, .under the direction
of Mrs. Roscoe Prince of Pine
hurst, is being sponsored by the
Sandhills Music Association. Mrs.
Thomas Howerton is the accom
panist.
This is the second concert for
the local chorus this spring. Two
weeks ago they appeared at the
Medical Convention in Pinehurst,
taking part in the Memorial Serv
ice at the Village Chapel.
The chorus which will sing to
night numbers thirty. Member
ship includes: Sopranos: Mes-
dames Paul T. Barnum, William
Benson, Ralph Chandler, Jr., Nor
man Caudle, L. D. McDonald, V^in
Beuren Ilsley, W. F. Hollister,
Fred Langner, Tom McKenzie,
William McKenzie, Bert Premo,
Miss Merva Benjamin and Miss
Sara Wilson; Altos: Mesdames L.
B. Creath, Adam Craig, Douglas
Johnson, Marshall Morris, Bryan
Poe, Dr. Lyn Johnson, and Miss
Rosalind Colley; Tenors: Dr. Wil
liam Peck, Thomas Howerton, and
William Benson; Basses and Bar
itones: Messrs. Norman Caudle,
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Fire Truck Here;
“Open House” Set
Saturday, May 30
Saturday, May 30, will be “Fire
'Truck Day” in Southern Pines,
by proclamation of Mayor L. T.
Clark, for an open house at the
fire station where all townspeople
may see their new $20,000 invest
ment.
Plans for the “open house” are
being made and will be announc
ed next week. They will include
rides for the kiddies on the new
fire truck, and demonstrations of
equipment, t
The Air-Ground Operations
school, also the possessor of a
new fire truck, will be invited to
take part, bringing its apparatus
over too. The committee for the
day, as appointed by the mayor,
consists of Fire Chief Harold B.
Fowler, Assistant Chief Joe
O’Callaghan, Fireman Joe Gar-
zik and Fire marshal Lieut. E. L.
Hafner of USAFAGOS.
The new American LaFrance
truck ordered by the town last
January arrived in a sealed box
car Saturday, and was removed
Tuesday morning under the direc
tion of Roy T. Rogers, engineer
with the LaFrance company. Mr.
Rogers stayed several days to
commission the truck and instruct
the volunteer fire department in
its operation and the use Of the
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Commencement
Events Outlined,
May 31 - June 2
Flora# Abrams
Will Address
Graduating Class
Speakers for the Southern
Pines High School commence
ment events were announced this
week by Supt. A. C. Dawson.
Making the baccalaureate ser
mon Sunday evening. May 31,
will be the Rev. Joe W. Flora,
minister to youth of the First
Presbyterian church, Greensboro.
Just 28 years old, a native of Cur
rituck county on North Carolina’s
coast, the yoiing clergyman grad
uated from Union Theological
seminary in Richmond in May
1952. He graduated in 1948 from
Davidson college with a B. S. de
gree in music.
Before going to Davidson he
was in the Navy, first in the V-12
program at Duke for a year and a
half, then at the Navy Midship
men’s school at Columbia univer
sity, New York, where he was
comftiissioned an ensign. He was
then on active duty for three and
a half years, the last 18 months
cf which he spent as navigation
officer of a troop transport.
Dr. W. Amos Abrams, fOr the
past seven years associate editor
of North Carolina Education and
the NCEA News Bulletin, publi
cations of the N. C. Education as
sociation, will be the speaker for
the graduation exercises Tuesday
evening, June 2. An outstanding
figure in education in the State,
Dr. Abrams for three years head
ed the English department of the
Glen Alpine High school, in
Burke county, then was for 14
years chairman of the English de
partment of Appalachian State
Teachers college at Boone.
He is well known as a Shake
spearean lecturer, speaker on
folksongs and folkways and a
wide range of other topics. He
edited an edition of “The Merry
Devil of Edmonton,” an anony
mous Elizabethan comedy, pub
lished by the Duke University
Press, and is the author of num
erous articles on English and edu
cation which have appeared in
professional journals.
He is a native of Edgecombe
county, a graduate (A. B. and A.
M.) of Duke university, and has
a Ph. D. in English from Cornell.
Other events on the commence
ment program are the senior play,
“Willie’s Weekend,” a three-act
farce comedy to be presented
Monday night, June 1; and the
Honors and Awards program,
Tuesuday at 11:15 a. m.
All the events will be held at
Weaver auditorium, with those
of Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
evening starting at 8:15 o’clock.
Dr. Speigner Will
Be Speaker At
West Side Finals
Dr. Theodore R. Speigner, di
rector of resource-use education
at North Carolina college at Dur
ham, will be the commencement
speaker at West Southern Pines
High school Thursday at 8 p. m.,
it was announced by J. W. Moore,
principal.
John Howarth, chairman of the
Southern Pines school board, will
present diplomas to 17 seniors.
Russell J. Lorenson, president of
the Southern Pines Rotary club,
will award the Rotary improve
ment cup to the high school boy
or girl judged to have shown the
greatest improvement during the
past school year.
The baccalaureate service will
be held at 4 p. m. Sunday, with
sermon by the Rev. T. L. Parsons,
pastor of AME Zion Trinity
church.
Class Night exercises will be
held Monday evening at 8 o’clock,
and the eighth grade commence
ment will take place Friday at 11
a. m.
The school glee club will sing
for both the baccalaureate and
graduation events.
Slated to receive diplomas are:
John Charles Coles, Preston
Evans, Winslow Levcrd Griffin,
Donald Thomas Lutz, Eddie
Pride, James Edward Quick, Jr.,
Jonathan Waddell, Willie Frank
Williams.
Also: Helen G. Charles, Gladys
Lee Faison, Shirley Ferguson,
Mary Doris Graham, Lelia Hill,
Geretha Hooper, Annie M. King,
Dorothy Jean Ray, Laura Jean
Steele.