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THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 19. 1954
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Glory For Southern Pines
Unbeaten Aberdeen Girls Topple,
57-54, In Thrill-Packed Contest
Blue Knights Lose
87-60; Locals Beat
Both Cameron Teams
The girls of Southern Pines
High School covered themselves
with glory Thursday night of last
week when they defeated the
Devilettes of- Aberdeen High
School who were hitherto unbeat
en during the 1953-’54 basketball
season. The 57-54 victory, not
clinched until the final moments
of the contest, was the first time
in five years that Southern Pines
girls had beaten Aberdeen. Last
year, the Devilettes had tripped
the local lassies in the finals of
the county tournament. j
With the reliable Patty Woodell ’
and Dorothy Newton dropping in
a total of 48 points for the game
and the regular guards Britt, Mar.
tin and Hobbs, along with Michel- >
son, a sub, putting on a great de-,
fensive performance, the South-;
ern Pines team came from behind |
in the last quarter to win by a
three-point margin.
Both teams played well. RUey
and Myrick, with 24 and 23 points
lor Aberdeen, rivalled the per-'
formauce of Newton and Woodell. |
Davis and Pittman were outstand.
ing for Aberdeen on defense. j
The local girls clicked from the
start of the contest and led 32-28
at the hall. Aberdeen’s Myrick'
scored 14 points in the third quar-1
ter to put the visitors ahead 47-441
at the end of that period. Then the
Southern Pines girls staged their
great last quarter comeback to
win.
Southern Pines boys fared bad
ly at the hands of a powerful
Aberdeen team, dropping their
game to the visitors, 87-60. Town-
shend’s 23 points led the local
scoring, while G. Cribb, with 30
and Wilson, with 29, were tops for
Aberdeen. Tulloch, who also scor
ed 10 points, rated best on de
fense for the Red Devils.
South Carolina Man’s Attitude In
Recorders Court Praised By Judge
GIRLS
S. Pines
Woodell 25
Davis 9
Newton 23
Britt
Martin
Hobbs
Aberdeen
McFarland 7
Myrick 23
Riley 24
Davis
Pittman
Dunn
Subs: S. Pines—Morris, Michel-
son, Davenport. Aberdeen—^Blue,
Phillips.
BOYS
S. Pines
Ruggles 11
Watkins 10
Page 10
Townshend 23
Humphrey
Aberdeen
Laton 9
G. Cribb 30
Wilson 29
Matthews 3
Tulloch 10
Subs: S. Pines—Parker 2, Diggs,
Pleasants, Collins, Cline 4. Aber
deen—Keith, J. D. Cribb 2, Car
rington 2, Russell, Leach 2, Cruce.
In contests with Cameron Mon
day night, both Southern Pines j
teams won, the boys gettting an;
easy 64-36 victory, in which a'
flock of substitutes were turned]
loose, and the girls running up
against surprisingly stiff compe
tition to eke out an 80-77 win.
The lineups:
BOYS
S. Pines
Ruggles 5
J. Watkins 15
Page 8
Townshend 22
Humphrey 1
Subs: S. Pines—^T. Parker 8,
Marley 3, Pleasants 2, B. Parker,
Hamel, Verhoeff, Diggs, Seymour,
Morris, Collins, C. Watkins,
Cheatham, Cline, Bowden. Cam
eron—M. McNeill, Oakley, Chil-
Oamieron
Phillips 4
Lee 7
Johnson 18
Langford 4
, Bennett 2
dress, H.
Comer 1.
McNeill, Solomon,
GIRLS
S. Pines
Cameron
Woodell 13
Wall 25
Davis 15
Phillips 20
Newton 52
Garner 32
Britt
Monroe
Martin
M. Short
Hobbs
Comer
Subs: S. Pines—^Verhoeff, Har-
riss, Michelson, Cameron—^M. H.
fehort. Cole.
BASKETBALL
(Continued from Page 1)
Highfalls boys winner.
Wednesday, February 24
6:30—Southern Pines vs. Farm
Life-Vass Lakeview boys winner.
7:30—Highfalls vs. Westmoore-
Cameron girls winner.
8:30—Boys semifinals.
Thursday, February 25
6:30—Girls’ semi-finals.
7:30—Girls’ semi-finals.
8:30—Boys’ semi-finals.
Saturday, February 27
7:30—Girls’ finals.
8:30—Boys’ finals.
ENGRAVED Informals.
reasonable. The Pilot.
Prices
Returns To Face
Trial For Speeding;
Fine Is Reduced
The conscientiousness and elo
quence of a South Carolina gen
tleman won him a $10 reduction
on a fine for speeding in record
ers court at Carthage Monday.
Edwin H. O’Keefe, 60, of Wal-
terboro, S. C.—a well-dressed man
with short-cropped white hair and
a ruddy complexion—was called
to face a charge of speeding 75
miles per hour in Moore County.
Although the arresting highway
patrolman was not present to tes
tify against him, having left the
court earlier thinking all cases in
which he was involved had been
called, Mr. O’Keefe announced
that he would plead guilty—^with
an explanation, if he might.
The explanation was that he
was arrested at night and was
driving with his dash light off and
so did hot know the speed at
which he was traveling. He said
that he had driven the 200 or
more miles from his home to Car-
Hhage to face trial because the pa
trolman had told him that Judge
J. Vance Rowe, who was on the
bench, preferred to have persons
arrested for speeding appear in
court rather than forfeit their
bonds.
“Since I had been rude enough
to break one of your laws, I owed
you the courtesy to come back,”
he announced in firm, measured
tones.
Somewhat amazed by such hu
mility and expressiveness on the
part of a defendant. Judge Rowe
quickly commended the South
Carolinian. '
“I think that’s a very fine atti-
a” the judge replied gracious
ly. persons would have
taken advlfnt^e of the absence
of the arresting''efficer and would
have pled not guilty. Ordinarily
I would fine you $35, but I am go
ing to cut that to $25 in recogni
tion of your commendable atti
tude.”
'■‘Thank you, sir,” replied Mr.
O’Keefe, rising and making his
way to the bench and extending
his hand to Judge Rowe. “If you
are ever in Walterboro, I hope
you’ll look me up.”
“I hope you’ll hold your speed
down hereafter,” said Judge
Rowe, “and that you won’t have
any more hard luck.”
“I don’t believe in luck,” said
the defendant rather severely as
he turned to Court Clerk C. C.
Kennedy to pay his fine. “We
make our own conditions in this
world.”
Solicitor W. Lamont Brown,
standing speechless and smiling
during these exchanges that en
livened the atmosphere of the end
of a court day, then called the
next case.
’ Judge Rowe’s leniency did not
extend, however, to allowing
James L. Wells of Flint, Mich.,
who had been charged with
speeding 88 miles per hour on No.
1 highway, to plead guilty in ab
sentia through his attorney, H. F.
Seawell, Jr., of Carthage. Wells
had posted a $150 bond and had
told the attorney Saturday that
he would lose his job in Michigan
if he were not back there Monday.
“That’s too fast a speed for me
to allow him to plead guilty in ab
sentia,” said Judge Rowe, contin
uing the case to next Monday. At
torney Seawell said he would
write his client and inform him
of the decision.
The judge also ordered capias
to issue, returnable Monday for
William LeRoy Jones, Fort Bragg
soldier accused of speeding 67
miles per hour.
Speeding offenses formed the
biggest part of the docket, follow
ing intensive use of the “speed
watch” or electronic timer on sev
eral of the highways of the county
by patrolmen last week.
■Threw Whiskey Out
Confusion as to who owned a
partially filled jar of whiskey
that was thrown from a truck, as
a patrolman stopped it because its
clearance lights were not burn
ing, was cleared up when, through
his attorney, Henry Horner Man-
ess of Carthage, Route 1, charged
with operating a motor vehicle
with improper equipment and
with possession of illicit whiskey,
explained that he was not a
drinking man and had nothing to
do with the whiskey. He pled nOlo
contendere to the improper equip
ment charge. Racy Hughes Man-
ess of Robbins, Route 1, substan
tiated the fact that he. Racy, own
ed the whiskey and had thrown
it from the truck. Henry Maness
had picked up Racy Maness, with
the jar, along the road and was
giving him a ride home. Racy pled
guilty to public drunkenness and
possession of the whiskey and was
fined $10. For Henry Maness,
judgment was continued on pay
ment of the costs.
To Juvenile Court
The case of two Carthage white
boys, charged with breaking and
entering a dwelling and larceny
was transferred to juvenile court,
for trial before Clerk of Court C.
C. Kennedy, when birth certifi
cates were presented showing
they were each 15 years old. They
were given a hearing in recorders
court because it was at first
thought they were 16 and so eli
gible to stand trial in the regular
courts. (Note: The Pilot does not
use names in juvenile court cases
only.)
Other Cases
Here is a summary of other
cases, listing defendant, charge
and disposition of case (all penal
ties with costs added unless other
wise stated):
Howard Taft Cook, Carthage,
speeding 66, $15; Charles W.
Duckworth, Fort Bragg, speeding
75, $35, license suspended; Carol
Paul Chalfinch, Carthage, Route
1, speding 68, $18; Donald Wesley
Miller, Pope Air Base, speeding
66, $15; Thomas Carl Wilkes, Win
ston-Salem, speeding 68, $15; Rob
ert Berkley Lacks, Scottsburg, Va.,
speeding 70, called and failed, $50
bond forfeited; Ernest Lee Young,
Durham, careless and reckless
driving, 60 days or $25; Dr. Bryan
C. Sword, Oteen, speeding 65, $15;
Harry M. Glenn, Hamden, Conn.,
speeding 73, $25; Paul Vester
Goins, West End, careless and
reckless dfiving, $25.
R. W. Kellis, Jackson Springs
route, drunken driving, careless i
and reckless driving, $100; Tom
Malloy, Southern Pines, drunken]
driving, careless and reckless
driving, leaving scene of accident,
not guilty; James Russell Revels,
Pembroke, speeding 67, $15; Joe
Dunlap, Robbins, drunken driv
ing, charge amended to charge
operating vehicle with improper
equipment, judgment continued
on payments of costs; John Clif
ford Shay, East Boston, Mass.,
speeding 70, $25; James Poe,
Aberdeen, larceny of coat and
scarf, receiving stolen goods, nol
pros with leave; Ernest Sisk, Jr.,
Fort Bragg, speeding 80, three
months or $100, license to be re
voked 12 months.
Fred R. Gerish, Southern Pines,
careless and reckless driving,
drunken driving, pled guilty of
the former charge, not guilty of
the latter, found guilty as
charged, 60 days or $100, license
to be revoked one year, defendant
to pay $18 for damage to police
car; Horace C. Cook, Oxford,
speeding 75, $75 and costs, license
to be suspended; Sgt. Aubrey Lee
Moore, Fort Bragg, drunken driv
ing, possession cf taxp^id whiskey
\5fith seal broken, found not guil
ty of drunken driving, guilty of
careless and reckless driving and
of aiding and abetting public
drunkenness on the highway, 30
days or $25; Douglas Garner, Rob
bins route, public drunkenness on
highway, $10; James C. Breaden-
burg, Pinehurst, careless and
reckless driving, speeding, driving
on wrong side of road, not guilty.
Speeders, mostly non-residents
of the State, who paid fines or for
feited bonds prior to the court ses
sion (addresses not givep) were:
Paul Wesley McLeod, Vernon
O’Harpe, C. M. Murray, R. H.
Johnson, W. J. Bennett, J. M. Deb-
nam, A. L. Mauney, J. H. Newell,
N. F. Nixon, Mary Frances Ellis,
Pauline D Martin, Raymond H.
Fox, Ervin' L. Eakes, Furman
Frye, Joseph M. Finley, Richard
Kicker, Julius Lubarsky.
Aberdeen Fire
Razes Old Page
Home Saturday
The Henry A Page, Sr., home, a
pillared landmark that has looked
out over Aberdeen from a hill
west of the business section since
it was built in 1913, was destroyed
by fire of unknown origin Satur
day afternoon.
The house was furnished but
unoccupied and had not been liv
ed in for several months. Mrs. H.
A. Page, Sr., widow of its builder
who was a State legislator, World
War 1 State food administrator
and a brother of Walter Hines
Page, died last year.
Discovered about 4 p. m. by
Mrs. H. A. Page, Jr., whose home
is nearby, the spectacular blaze
attracted hundreds of persons to
the scene—so many that a fire
truck sent from Southern Pines
on a call from the Aberdeen de
partment could not get to the fire
because of the parked cars block
ing all, approaches. The Pinebluff
department also responded to a
summons from Aberdeen and
helped fight the blaze. Unable to
get within effective distance, the
Southern Pines truck returned
without being able to render as
sistance.
Other Alarms
The Aberdeen alarm was the
fourth answered by the Southern
Pines department within 17 hours.
■The other blazes were three brush
fires and an unoccupied cottage,
formerly a service station build
ing, owned' by Mrs. O. Leon Sey
mour and located on the old
Southern Pines-Aberdeen road,
which burned to the ground be
tween 11 p. m. and midnight
Friday.
New Appliance
Firm Opened By
Barrow, Page
Barrow-Page Appliances, a new
firm which is franchised dealer
for General Electric home appli
ances, has been opened by Ted
Barrow and C. N. Page at 125 N.
E. Broad Street, next to the
WEEB studio building.
Mr. Page, formerly a partner in
McDonald-Page Motor Co., recent
ly bought the controlling interest
in Pinedene, Inc., an appliance
and home furnishings business on
No. 1 highway, south. He is a
longtime resident and former
mayor of Southern Pines.
Mr. Barrow, who was appliance
manager for O’Callaghan’s here
for about four years, has lived in
Southern Pines since 1945.
PILOT ADVERTISING PAYS
Singers Will
Appear At Forum
Frank Eckart, dramatic tenor,
and Miss Caroline Taylor, young
North Carolina pianist, will pool
their talents at the next meeting
of the Pinehurst Forum at the
Pinehurst Country Club, Thurs
day, February 25.
At the concert, which will begin
at 8:45 p. m.. Miss Taylor will act
as accompanist for Mr. Eckart, be
sides playing a program of her
own.
Mr. Eckart, 33, has recently re
turned from Europe where he has
been singing for the past two
years. He will be featured as solo
ist with the North Carolina Sym
phony Orchestra on its Spring
Tour. He is a native of Belgium.
Miss Taylor, whose home is
Wadesboro, gave her first public
recital at the age of nine in Char
lotte. This was followed by many
recitals and radio appearances in
this state and other Southern
states and more recently in New
York and New Jersey. In April,
she will make her Town Hall de
but in; New York City.
Fourth Grade
Gives Program
Miss Bess McIntyre’s fourth
grade at Southern Pines elemen
tary school presented a program,
‘How Can I Improve My Town
and Be A Better Citizen?” before
the assembled elementary school
and visitors at Weaver Auditori
um Wednesday morning, with
Mayor L. T. Clark and a number
of town officials taking part. De
tails, omitted this week because
of space requirements, will be giv
en in next week’s Pilot.
E. G. B. Riley’s
Brother Passes
Armin William Riley, 71, broth
er of E. G. B. Riley of KnoUwood,
died Tuesday of last week at his
home in San Gabriel, Calif.
A 1904 graduate of Princeton
and veteran of service 'as an intel
ligence officer in World War 1,
Mr. Riley was nationally known
after that war as United States
Assistant Attorney General in
charge of aij anti-profiteering
“flying squadron.” He later serv
ed as a division administrator for
food codes in the National Re
covery Administration.
Surviving are a daughter. Miss
Marjorie Lamb Riley of Boston,
and his brother at KnoUwood.
Mrs. McPherson,
Mother Of Loeal
Man, Sueeumbs
Funeral services for Mrs. Mar
tha Ann McPherson, 82, mother of
Garland McPherson of Southern
Pines, were held Thursday morn
ing at the First Methodist Church,
High Point. Burial was in Oak-
wood Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. McPherson died Tuesday
night at High Point Memorial
Hospital. A native of Alamance
County, she had lived in High
Point since 1905 and was the
widow of Owen D. McPherson
who died in 1937.
In addition to the Southern
Pines man, another son survives.
Holt McPherson, editor of the
High Point Enterprise.
Doctors Working
On TB Research
The attack on tuberculosis is be
ing pushed forward through two
research projects in North Caro
lina which are aided by research
grants from the National Tubercu
losis Association, according to Dr.
E. E. Menefee of Durham, presi
dent of the North Carolina Trud
eau Society, the medical section of
the North Carolina Tuberculosis
Association.
One project is proceeding under
the direction of Dr. H. S. WiUis of
Chapel Hill, formerly of McCain,
general superintendent and med
ical director of the North Caro
lina Sanatoria. He is working on a
vaccine which may prove superior
to BCG in creating immunity to
tuberculosis.
Dr. Willis, working with Bac
teriologist A. M. Vandiviere who
is director of laboratories. Gravely
Sanatorium, Chapel Hill, and Dr.
W. H. Gentry who holds the ssune
position in the North Carolina
Sanatorium at McCain, is testing
the possibility of using a non-vir-
ulent, human strain of tubercle
bacilli known as R1 to produce a
vaccine.
Another project is being con
ducted by Dr. Hilda P. Pope of
the Department of Bacteriology,
Duke University School of Medi
cine, Dr. Menefee added. She is
studying the metabolism of tu
bercle bacilli and the manner in
which the new tuberculosis drug,
isoniazid, acts on these tubercle
bacilli, the tiny germs that cause
tuberculosis.
82nd Airborne
Training Event
Set Next Week
The first of two major airborne
operations to be undertaken by
the 82nd Airborne Division in
preparation for Exercise Flash
Burn, the big April-May maneu
vers, will be staged Tuesday
through Thursday of next week
when more than 75 C-119 “Flying
Box Cars” and some 1,200 head
quarters personnel will take part
in a training exercise.
Troops and planes wiU use Pope
Air Force Base, Camp Mackall
and the major drop zones at Fort
Bragg.
A succeeding exercise, March
8-12, with 8,500 paratroopers tak
ing part and a big drop set for
March 11, reportedly will be the
largest single airborne assault
since World War 2. AU airborne
units of the 82nd are slated to
jump.
Meanwhile, separate units of
the division are conducting their
own airborne exercises, as evi
denced by an increase in aircraft
seen over the SandhiUs daily.
The 82nd is stationed at Fort
Bragg and a number of its mem
bers make their homes in South
ern Pines and this area.
Duke Glee Club
To Sing Mareh 4
The Duke University Glee
Club’s annual concert in Southern
Pines, sponsored by the Civic
Club, will be given at Weaver Au
ditorium Thursday night, March
4.
The group, directed by J. Foster
Barnes, is expected to give its
usual varied program which is al
ways well received here.
478 Tar Heels had their driving
license revoked for two offenses
of reckless driving in 1953.
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COMING EVENTS
February 19-27
Moore County High School Basketball Tournament, Carthage
School gym. Finals, Saturday night, February 27.
Saturday, February 20
Moore County Hounds Hunter Trials, Scott Farm, Young’s
Road. Hunt Ball, Pine Needles Clubhouse in the evening.
Tin Whistles Club 50th Anniversary Flag Tournament, Pine
hurst Country Club.
Tuesday, February 23 -
Silver Foils Club Annual Championship Tournament, Pine
hurst Country Club.
Thursday, February 25
Pinehurst Forum, Dr. Swalin’s musical program.
March 1-5
Pinehurst Country Club Seniors Four-Ball Tournament.
Thursday, March 4
Duke University Glee Club concert. Weaver Auditorium,
8:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 7
Pinehurst Driving Club, Harness horse race matinee.
Saturday. March 20
Stoneybrook Hunt Races, Stoneybrook course, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday, March 27-28
Robert G. LeTourneau, “God’s businessman,” to give series of
addresses in county—at Aberdeen school gymnasium, for youth
rally Saturday afternoon; at Carthage Methodist Church, Sun
day, 10 a.m.; at Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Chimch, 11 a.m.;
at Weaver Auditorium, 3 p.m.
Tragedy Strikes
Local Man's Kin
Warrant Officer Joseph F. Ganis
has recently returned from Gor
don, Neb., where he was called
by a tragedy which claimed the
lives of his brother’s wife and
their four children, sons aged six
and four, and daughters three, and
a year and a half.
Fire broke out in the home in
the nighttime, and the couple. Dr.
and Mrs. Ralph Gangerosa, rush
ed to try to rescue their children.
In their fruitless attempt they be
came separated and she was over
come. Dr. Gangerosa, the only sur
vivor, was badly burned.
The tragedy was one of the
worst in Nebraska’s history.
Warrant Officer and Mrs. Ganis
live at 250 North Ashe Street.
AT ROTARY MEETING
Johnnie A. Hall, president-elect
of the Southern Pines Rotary club,
and George McCormac, director-
elect, are attending the 281st Dis
trict Conference of Rotary Inter
national being held today (Friday)
and Saturday at the Robert E.
Lee hotel, Winston-Salem.
Mr. Hall has' been named the
club’s delegate to attend the an
nual Rotary International conven
tion to be held at Seatttle in June,
and plans to attend, with Mrs.
Hall.
C. Of C. Opens
Member Campaign
The membership campaign of
the Southern Pines Chamber of
Commerce, aimed at securing a
minimum of 150 members for
1954, got under way this week to
continue until March 1.
Following a meeting Tuesday
night conducted by W. Ward Hill,
membership chairman, the direc
tors started out, each with a part
ner chosen from the main body .of
the ntembership, to secure renew
als and new members.
Dues at $25 a year constitute
the main source of the Chamber’s
revenue. Auto license sales, pub
lic stenography and other serv
ices of the Chamber office are ex
pected to produce Ui^inimum of
$4,500, possibly $5,000.
The State Department of Motor
Vehicles processed approximately
4,000,000 pieces of mail during
1953.
Of North Carolina’s 293,401 ru
ral homes, in 1950, more than 88
per cent were without bathrooms
with bath, toilet, and runing hot
water.
North Carolina farming is a bil
lion dollar industry.
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