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li MARCH OF DIMES FIGHTf INFANTILE PARALYSIS JANUARY 2-31 Uiqh (oil! RoH'’*' Candor , . larcond E.ll2rb£ GIcndon ilc5p mq/L r/ N' >Tlnes' 3 ’anl« Pin^lu k^erdcen ILOT MARCH OF DIMES FIGHT infantile paralysis JANUARY 2-31 VOL. 35—NO. 7 KIOHTEEN PAGES SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. JANUARY 8, 1954 EIGHTEEN PAGES CE—TEN CENTS m liil Mm lil sisAcs “HELP NOW!” urges the little fellow on the poster being displayed by H. Clifton Blue, cam paign chairman of the March of Dimes in Moore County at the leaders’ meeting held at Carthage Friday night. Standing at left is Bob Coulter of Raleigh, state representative of the National In fantile Paralysis Foundation for central North Carolina. Officers of the Moore County chapter were reelected at the meeting and three of them are shown above—C. H. Bowman, Southern Pines, treasurer, seated at left, and at right, Paul C. Butler, Southern Pines, chairman (for the 11th successive term) and Mrs. Eldon Adams, Carthage, secretary. Ralph G. Steed, Robbins, vice-chairman, was unable to be present. (Photo by V. Nicholson) Traffic Death Toll, Murders Drop For ^53 Deaths in highway accidents were sharply reduced in 1953 from the previous year, it was shown in the annual report of Mcore County Coroner Ralph G. Steed presented before the county commissioners at Carthage Mon day Twelve persons were killed on Moore highways during the year which ended last Thursday night. In 1952, the number reached 20, the county’s worst in history. The downward trend was much more marked than in the State as a whole, in which a decrease was shown for the first time in many years, but of only nine, whereas in Moore ailone it was eight: Eleven of the automobile acci dent deaths were in the county, one in a towi) (a Negro child in Sci:them Pines). The number of homicides and murders listed also declined, from seven in 1952 to five in 1953. This dbes not include one count of jus tifiable homicide, in which two law enforcement officers were'ad- judged by a coroner’s jury to have killed, in self-defense and for m intenance of law and order. Complete figures in the coro ner’s report arre as follows: high way deaths, 12; homicide and murder, 5; justifiable homicide, 1; suicide, 3 (same es 1952); drown-f 2; burned to death, 2; acute ^alcoholism, 1; killed by overturn ing cf tractor, 1; natural, 20. '*■ March Of Dimes Quotas Totalling $7,460 Accepted Community leaders of Moore county’s March of Dimes, meeting Friday night at Carthage, accept ed quotas for the January cam paign totaling $7,460, the same as have been accepted and success fully passed in the county for sev eral years. The meeting was dominated by enthusiasm, and the conviction that the 1954 fund drive may be the most momentous in the long history of the fight against polio —that on its success may depend whether or not the dread child- crippler is at last put on the run. The hope and belief • were ex pressed that far mere than the ouota mav actually be made, as County Campaign Chairman H. Regular monthly meeting of the! CLfton Blue of Aberdeen inform- Southern Pines town council will ed the group that this year one- be held Tuesday night, January third of the returns are to be ear- 12, at tewn hall. [marked for the great polio pre- A memorandum docket for this vention project scheduled to be- meeting was not available when Sin February. One-third will SPEED CHECK Highway patrolmen are checking speed of drivers on highways throughout the county all this week, extend ing tjirough Sunday. Cpl. M. S. Parvin of Car thage, who is in charge of highway patrol activity in Moare County, said that an electronic timer would be shifted around on various highways in a concentrated effort against speed law vio lators. The timer registers a driv er’s actual speed as he crosses two cables stretched across the highway. New Water Rate Measure To Come Before Couneil Aberdeen Scout Troop Wins Cup For Fine Record Local Troops Place Third, Fourth In County-Wide Rating The W. M. Storey Memorial Award for 1953 was presented to Aberdeen Troop No. 63 at the Jan- ! uary court of honor held at Rob- |bins Wednesday night. On the same program a member of the troop, Billy Sheppard, aged 13 years and three months, Wcis awarded his Eagle Badge. The Storey Award was present ed by Voit Gilmore of Southern Pines, who at the same time pre sented to Frank McNeill, scout master, a small replica of the handsome silver bowl to retain as a personal keepsake. ! James Whitt is the assistant scoutmaster of the treop. This was the second time the coveted award had been won by the Aberdeen troop, which receiv ed it two years ago for leadership in 1951. The award is based on pro- 1951. The award is based on pro gress and activity in a year-long competition among troops of the county, scored on a point system in the fields of advancement, en rollment, hiking, camping, civic service, budget, uniforms, and ex hibits at the county fair. The award was established in 1950 by the late Mrs. Storey, Mr. j Gilmore’s mother, in memory of her husband. A similar award is •"1^ TO GIVE CONCERT—Janet Spicer,, violinist, will appear in Weaver Auditorium, Friday, January 15, at 8:30 p. m., with Rob ert Smith, accompanist and piano soloist, as the second presenta tion of the Sandhills Music Association for the current season. She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Rosser of Vass. (For details, see story elsewhere in today’s Pilot). I J- N. Daugherty Struck By Car, Killed; nquest Exonerates Driver Of Blame Pinehurst Troop No. 7 was run^ ner-up for the award, with Troops 224 and 73 of Southern Pines in third and fourth places respective ly. The new Eagle Scout, who was 13 in October, is the son of Mr. and»Mrs. W. H. Sheppard of Ab erdeen. Both were present for the ceremony and Mrs. Sheppard pin ned the badge on her son. A number of other awards were (Continued on Pase «) The Pilot went to press Thursday. ! ne important item to come be fore the council is a proposed or dinance setting uniform water rates for in-town and out-of-town consumers, continuing the present general ir.-town rates—although eliminati:ig a few special lower in-town rates—and setting the out-of-town rate as 50 per cent mere than the in-town cost. Out-of-town golf courses, ho tels and the Knollwood area, for all of which special rates have prevailed, wopld be most affected by the proposed new law. ue retcinea oy the local cnapter, and one-third be sent to the Na tional Infantile Paralysis Founda tion for epidemic aid, patient care, education and research. In the past, the March of Dimes pro ceeds have been divided half and (Continued on Page 5) Deane Returns To ‘Crucial’ Session; Horner Will Not Run In ’54 Primary Rep. C. B. Deane of Rocking-'* han, Congressman from the Eighth District, returned to Wash ington Tuesday for the opening of the second session of the 83rd Congress at noon Wednesday. Representative Deane is one of the few Democratic Congressmen holding two important committee assignments under the Republican administration. He is a member of the House Banking and Curren cy and the House Administration committees. “This will in my opinion be one of the most crucial sessions of Congress,” the Rockingham man informed The Pilot before his de parture Tuesday. “I return feel ing very strongly that what is needed in.Washington more than anything else is a sense of unity and teamwo Unity and team work based upon absolute honesty in both political parties will bring an answer to our problems. To that end I pledge my most sincere efforts.” The Pilot has learned that re cently published speculation that W. E. (Bill) Horner of Sanford is seriously considering entering the race for Congress against Deane this Spring is unwarranted. Short ly after these published reports, Mr. Homer called Representative Deane to assure the Congressman 4«0«l. Schedule Of Tax Listing In Two Townships Given Listing of real and personal property for taxes which began, were“re^e'ivedC''coverTng throughout Moore Coimty Satur- exactly half of the full Eight Directors Named By C. Of C. For Coming Year Eight new directors for the Southern Pines Chamber of Com merce were elected in the ballot ing which has been conducted by mail during the past two weeks. They are Hoke Pollock, June Blue, George Pottle, Mrs. Jean Edson, Robert F. Arey, Virgil P. Clark, Frank E. Cosgrove and Robert E. Strouse. They will be installed for two-year terms at the regular board meeting to be held at the Southland Hotel Tuesday night, January 19. Also selected to serve for one year, the unexpired term of a member who is resigning, was George H. Leonard, the next high est on the list in the voting. Good Vote Seen Funeral Services Held Here Tuesday For Local Man, 78 James Norbert Daugherty, 78- year-old Southern Pines resident, was killed about 6:15 p. m Mon day at the intersection of S. W. load Street and West Illinois,G- Steed of Robbins Tuesday, a Avenue when he was struck by i.^ouxia no cuipaole a car driven by Dr. L. M. Daniels, Southern Pines dentist. Taken to Moore County Hospi- VFW District To Gather Here For Quarterly Meet John Boyd Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be host here Saturday night and Sunday to the quarterly meeting of the VFW District. Opening with a dance Saturday night, the gathering will continue Sunday at 2:30 p.m. with a joint session for VFW and Auxiliary^ members at the post home on New ted by ambulance, Mr. Daugherty was pronounced dead on airrival. i-v. a-u iiui legaui consciousness -1PC..J. oils, icittr nearing evidence present- tu oy iiivcoUgaung oi'iicers, eye- w^i,*.^os^s aiiu ill. Lameis at an ..-.1*1,0. oy cor-nor liaiph part of Dr. negligence on the X>cviiiciS. r uneral services for Mr. Daugh- eriy were held luesoay afternoon at the loiarK funeral Chapel, con- „ocL^u oy tne hev. C. ix. Ligon, i,a.3i,or tx B.ownson ^ Iviemorial Presbyterian Cjiurch Burial, with graveside service, took place at ivicneesport, Pa., Thursday morn ing. oon of Cornelius and Myra nurd Daugherty, Mr. Daugherty was born at nrie, pa., ouu nad t carpenter before he came Ninth to Scuthern Pines several years ago to live with his daughter, Mrs. —_iOia ioutten, 210 N. May Street. A son C. H. Daugherty of South ern Pines, also survives, as well as six grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. York Avenue. The Auxiliary and mtoi ucanng evidence present- the VFW members later will hold ed at the inquest, the Coroner’s separate meetings. jury w£s instructed by Mr. Steed hat there was no question as to • Mr. Daugherty came to his Ground Is Broken For New School Inspiring Ceremony Conducted An inspiring formal ground breaking ceremony for the “Phase A” unit of the new South ern Pines High School building was held 'Thursday morning at the site on the corner of May Street and Massachusetts Avenue. Invited to take part were mem bers of the board of county com missioners, Mayor Clark and other members of the Southern Pines town council and the local school board cf which John Howarth is chairman. Invocation was spoken by Rev. C. K. Ligon, pastor of Brownson Memorial Presbyterian church. A rendition of the Star Spangled Banner by the High School band accempanied a flag-raising. Joe Marley, president of the student council at the high school; A. C. Dawson, Jr., superintendent of local schools and Irie Leonard, high school principal, also took part. Completion of the new building at a cost of $126,644 is expected in time for use during the 1954-'55 school yoar. Plans call for construction of an adjoining '‘Phase B” structure, at approximately the same cost, dur ing foUrnving year. The building for which ground was broken Thursday will be of brick construction in a modified Colonial design. It will haye a 57- foot frontage cn May street and will run back 142 feet' along Massachusetts Avenue. ■The erfre student bodv assem- r^,. tv,Q ceremony which clos ed with singing of the school song, accompanied by the band Pr Vi3a ■"'fcLeod, only woman rnerebec of the local school board, tiiT-ned th° first shcvel of earth, followed by Board Chairman b'ov^arth '"ho spoke briefly, no ting that the new building is the culmination of plans that have been in the making for many years. Poi’o'jung with turns at the ,<5bov.pl were N. L. Hodgkins, L. F. GaHnn and Harry Menze], all members of the school board. Th" coe''tv commissioners were represented bv Gordon Ca^scron, chairman of the board, and J. M. Pleasants of Southern Pines. May or Clark also had a turn ft the shovel and said a few words. Leslie N.. Boney of Wilmington, architect of the building, was present and spoke briefly. Mem bers of various contracting firms were recognized. Louis Scheipers, Jr., command er of the local post, said that Votes were opened and tallieii'among the officials expected are: [death and that the jury had to by the board Tuesday night. John Alston, district commander,! decide whether there had been of Hamlet; Mrs. Ruby Reinhardt' any culpable negligence on the day, will continue in the coming week. McNeill Township Mrs. Don J. Blue of Carthage, Route 3, list taker for McNeill township which includes South ern Pines, will be at Lakeview today (Friday) and at Vass Sat urday. Monday through Friday of next week, Mrs. Blue will be at the old poliLO station building on New! I Hampshire Avenue, Southern ' Pinc^. She will be at Vass again | on Saturday of next week Chamber membership, which was considered a good representation. All the “high men” were notified and accepted the directorship ex cept one, who excused himself for (Continued on Page 5) of Hickory, State Auxiliary presi dent; and Rufus Joyner, State junior vice-commander. There are nine posts in the dis- pait of Dr. Daniels. After retiring fer only a feyv minutes, they brought in the ver- •I’ct that there had been no neg- trict. The meeting is open to aU ligence. members of the posts and Auxil-1 ro’’'- members of the jury were iaries. (Continued on Page 8) At Scout Council Recognition Dinner Campbell Installed^ Brown Gets High Award Moore coimty’s delegation of 60 BiU Campbell was chairman; then and Sccuters attending the annual | three times under the chairman- CONGRESSMAN DEANE that he is not planning to be a candidate. Horner opposed Deane n the Democratic primaries of 1946 and 1950. Coble Funderburk of Monroe announced in November that he would be a candidate for the Eighth District nomination, oppos ing Congressman Deane in the primary next May 29. uill return to southern Pines Monday through Friday of the lolloping week, January 18-22. Sandhill Township Mrs Adelaide Schnell of Pine- Ijluff, list taker for SandhiU town ship. will be at the pest office in Addor today (Friday). Saturday, she will be £t Patterson’s Store, Roseland. Monday afternoon, she will be at the town hall in Pine- bluff. Tuesday of next week calls f^r Tsting at Sam’s Place, Jackson Hamlet. Wednesday afternoon she will be at the town hall in Pine- bluff. Thursdsy and Friday of next week, January 14 and 15, Mrs. Schnell will be at the old police station building here, for the con venience of Sandhill township Recognition Dinner of the Occon-' ship of W. Lamont Brown, once eechee ■ Council Tuesday night at under J. Hubert McCaskill and Chapel Hill had occasion to feel very proud. First, they saw one of their number, W. D. Campbell of South ern Pines, installed as president of the council—ancther-* chapter in , a distinguished career of serv ice to the Boy Scout program. Second, they saw another of their group, W. Lamont Brown of Southern Pines, become one of six recipients of the Silver Beaver, highest award in volunteer scout ing. Third, the delegation carried away the Attendance Trophy for the sixth successive year. The award, based on the number of persons attending multiplied by property owners near Southern! the mileage from their county Pines. seat, was first won in 1949, when uns time under General Pearson Menoher. More Than 450 Present The dinner meeting drew a crowd of more than 450 from the 12 counties of the council, com pletely filling the huge Lenoir Hall dining rcom of the Univer sity of North Carolina. Campbell is completing a three- year term as chairman of Region Six, embracing North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. He is a member of the National Exec utive Board and is national chair man of camping and activity. Under his administration Re gion Six led the nation in prog ress, a fact signalized by the award of the coveted Lorillard Spencer trophy for 1952. In results for 1953, now being tallied at Na tional Headquarters in New York, Region Six is reportedly still ahead. High Standaicls Urged As main speaker for the eve ning, Campbell challenged the volunteer leaders to work with each other and the executives to maintain high standards of prog ress in the council. He urged the Scouters “not to becom.e too engrossed in organiza tional procedure in building up their units. Sometimes I feel we are not thinking enough cf the ba sic features and meaning of Scouting—the principleg,ain which this great international movement was founded a half century ago.” He announced' that a Presi dent’s Cup will be awarded to the top district in the council each year from now on, vith the win- (Continued o^‘ page 5} ROBBINS GAMES TONIGHT The boys’ and girls’ basketbadl teams of Southern Pines High School will play host here tonight (Friday) to their strong tradition al rivals from Robbins in what promise to be two of the best gam.es of the season. The girls’ game is set for 7:30 p. m. at the high school gym, to be followed by the boys’ contest.. ■ N. L. HODGKINS, SR., of Southern Pines wats installed last week as president of the Sandhills Kiwanis Club. Mr. Hodgkins is president of the Citizens Bank and Trust Co.