VOL. 35—NO. 19
TWENTY PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. APRIL 2, 1954
TWENTY PAGES
PRICE—TEN CENTS
Guard Gets
‘Superior’
Inspectiou
Commander Credits
Efforts Of All In
Acquiring Rating‘‘
The Moore County unit of the
North Carolina National Guard,
Battery D of the 130th Anti-Air
craft Battalion had cause for
pride this week as it was announc
ed that their unit had received an
overall rating of “Superior” as a
result of a Third Army Technical
Inspection held at the armory in
Southern Pines Monday.
Capt. William J. Wilson, battery
commander, said that a technical
inspection team headed by Capt.
R. M. Elser of Fort Bragg con
ducted a four hour inspection of
the unit’s equipment. The team
had a great deal of praise for the
evident high standards of mainte
nance exhibited by the personnel
of the Ack-Ack battery.
Sergeants Joseph A. Warren,
communication chief, and Joel Q.
Stutts, mess stew'ard, were espe
cially commended by the inspect
ing team for the status of their
equipment. The technical inspec
tors could not find any deficien
cies on the great amount of GI
equipment these two section
chiefs are responsible for.
Also receiving commendatiohs
were SFC. Van D. Clark, Supply
sergeaiit, for the serviceability of
the Quartermaster equipment;
M|Sgt. Elbert H. Stutts, battalion
motor sergeant and superivsory
mechanic of Service Center No.
7, and Sgt. Robert C.-Cox, battery
motor sergeant, for the superior
maintenance performed on the
vehicles and trailers; and Ser-
Sergeants First Class Coy M.
Bowers and Albert D. Hurst for
the superior condition of the
40MM Anti-Aircraft weapons and
allied equipment.
Capt. Wilson stated that al
though these section chiefs are re
sponsible for the maintenance of
their equipment and deserving of
every plaudit, the fine training
end “esprit de corps” of the mem
bers of their different sections
was a great factor in attaining
this high award. He added his
praise for every member of the
Battery, “as it was their over-all
CO operation that put the Battery
over the top.”
Stevenson To Leave For Charlotte;
Welcomed By Bi^ Carthage Crowd
ADLAI E. STEVENSON, standing on the bal
cony of the school gymnasium at Carthage, tells
a throng of Democrats and well-wishers from a
wide area of North Carolina that he is “deeply
touched” by his welcome at the Carthage recep
tion last Friday night. .This photo shows only a
small portion of the,crowd that packed the
bleachers and the gym floor after Stevenson had
shaken hands with over 2,000 persons.
(Photo by Emerson Humphrey)
County Board To Consider Request
By’Town For Share In ABC Profits
NO APPOINTMENT
No action on appointment of a
tax collector to succeed the late
W. T. Huntley was taken at the
meeting of the board of county
commissioners Monday when they
were sitting as board of tax equal
ization and review. Regular meet
ing of the board will be held Mon
day. Action is expected at that
time.
PTA ORGANIZATION
Organization meeting of a Pa
rent-Teacher Association in
Southern Pines was to be held in
Weaver Auditorium Thursday at
8 p. m. Officers were to be elect
ed and by-laws adopted. All pa
rents and friends of the schools
were invited to attend.
PROBE CONTINUES
W. Lament Brown, solicitor of
Moore County recorders court,
who is leading an investigation
into gambling by bookmakers at
the Stoneybrok races March 20,
said Thursday that the investiga
tion is continuing, but that he had
nothing to report at this 'time.
Move Would Require
Action By General
Assembly In 1955
A small group of interested cit
izens met with members of the
town council. County Commis
sioner J. M. Pleasants of Southern
Pines and the State Rep. H. Clif
ton Blue of Aberdeen at the town
hall Tuesday night to discuss the
proposal—which has already been
placed before the county commis
sioners and the county Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board—that
Southern Pines receive a share in
the profits of the local ABC store.
All the profits of the stores at
Southern Pines and Pinehurst
now go to the county.
Present were Mayor L. T. Clark,
whfl presided, Councilmen Joe
O’Callaghan and Voit Gilmore
and City Manager Tom E. Cun
ningham. In the audience was
Jerry Healy, a member of the
ABC board who said he was vis
iting the meeting unofficially.
Mayor Clark recalled that on
March 1, town council members
and others had gone before the
county commissioners to ask for
25 per cent of the profits of the
local store for the town, also sug
gesting that another 25 per cent of
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Howard Matthews
Named To Board
Howard Matthews of the Eure
ka community was chosen Friday
by the Moore County Democratic
Executive Committee to fill the
vacancy on the county board of
education caused by the recent
death of T. L. Blue. E. E. Monroe
of Cameron was also a candidate,
receiving six votes to nine for
Matthews.
Meanwhile Herman Matthews,
brother of Howard and from the
same community, who had been
mentioned prominently as a can
didate for the post, has filed for
nomination to the regular term
in the post, starting April 1 of
next year, in the preferential pri
mary held with the Democratic
primary May 29.
It is understood that Howard
Matthews expects to serve out the
unexpired term and will not op
pose his brother in the primary.
Cancer Crusade
Opens With $700
Goal In S. Pines
Mrs, J. S. Milliken, chairman of
the annual Cancer Crusade in
Southern Pines, is expecting to
send out this weekend letters ap
pealing for funds to aid the work
of the Moore County Unit of the
American Cancer Society. The lo
cal goal in the drive is $700, she
reports.
Meanwhile the drive is being
organized throughout Moore
County with Dave Ginsburg of
Carthage as county drive chair
man, said Mrs. Harriette W. Mc-
Graw of Carthage, commander of
the Moore County Unit.
Reviewing the unit’s activities
in the past year, Mrs. McGraw
said that about 25 women have
made over 3,000 dressings to be
used in Moore County and at the
Cancer Center in Lumberton.
Cancer News sheets were distri
buted in the mail and exhibits
were staged at the Moore County
Fair and the HighfaUs poultry
show. A cancer film has been
widely shown throughout the
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Woman Jailed At
Carthage For Bad
Checks, Car Theft
Miss; Elizabeth W. Martin, 55,
was arrested Wednesday after
noon at Asheboro and brought to
Moore County jail at Carthage,
after trying to trade in a used car
she bought here Friday with a
worthless check.
After the $1,500 check drawn on
a Sanford bank was found to be
of no account, an alarm was sent
out for the woman, with the State
Highway Patrol and SBI assisting
in the search, according to Chief
C. E. Newton. At Asheboro, the
dealer With whom she tried to
make a trade became suspicious
when he saw the dealers’ plate
still on the 1951 Pontiac, and un
dertook a check-up, learning that
the law wanted both the woman
and the car.
Miss Martin, described as “re
fined and well-spoken,” neatly
dressed and with graying hair,
will be given a hearing in record
ers court Monday on charges of
obtaining an auto under false pre
tense, issuing a worthless check
for $1,500 and issuing another
worthless check for $25 to the
Belvedere Hotel here. In the
meantime, she is lodged in Moore
County jail in default of $3,000
bond, set by Justice of the Peace
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Returns From
Duke Hospital
After Illness
Adlai E. Stevenson will leave
Knollwood Airport today (Friday)
at 11 a. m. by private airplane for
Charlotte where he will deliver
a major address at the Armory
Auditorium at 8 p. m. tonight.
The Charlotte speech, on which
Mr. Stevenson has been working
at the home of his brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Ives, near Southern Pines, climax
es a North Carolina vacation that
has included horseback riding,
golf, a welcome and ovation by
more than 2,000 persons at Car
thage last Friday night, a painful
but minor kidney ailment that
took him to Duke Hospital, Dur-
nam, Sunday night through part
of Tuesday and a warm recep
tion everywhere in this area.
A number of Moore County
Democrats expect to attend the
-iictriotte event tonight, leaving
about noon today." W. Lamont
rsrown, chairman of the Moore
County Democratic Executive
Committee, said ethat a “Moore
county headquarters” would be
set up at the hotel Barringer as
a gathering place for visitors
from this county.
The Stevenson prograni calls
for a stay overnight at Charlotte
and a press conference at 11 a.
m. Saturday. The party then plans
to fly back to Moore County and
the 1952 Presidential candidate
will end his visit at the Ives’ Paint
Hill Farm Monday when he will
leave the state by air for Chicago.
He arrived in the Sandhills Tues
day of last week.
Two Democratic dinners will be
held in Charlotte tonight preced
ing the Armory address, because
of the demand for seats, slated in
two different hotels, starting at
6 p. m. Young Democrats of the
State, including a number of YDC
members from this county, will
hold a rally at 4 p. m. with Wil
liam McCormick Blair, Steven
son’s administrative assistant, as
speaker. Young Democrats will
also be host at a reception for
Stevenson at 5 p. m.
Hailed At Carthage
At the school gymnasium in
Carthage last Friday night a
crowd generally estimated at be
tween 2,00b and 3,000 persons fil
ed past the former Illinois gover
nor and a reception line including
Moore County Democratic leaders
and Mr. and Mrs. Ives to shake
Governor Calls For Broad View By
Communities In Securing Industry
GOVERNOR UMSTEAD
his hand, many expressing person
al good wishes. After about two
hours of handshaking, Stevenson
gave a short, lively and loudly ap
plauded talk in which he express
ed pride in his North Carolina
ancestry, brought roars of laugh
ter with several of his remarks
and, turning serious, said: ‘‘Amer
ica needs all the fortitude, resolve,
unity, strength of will and moral
determination it can summon. If
the Republicans cannot provide
this, we (the Democrats) must.”
He was introduced by Lamont
Brown as “the next president of
the United States.”
Stevenson drew loud applause
when speaking of the Democratic
party, he said: “The future is up
on us. W!e shall assume once more
major responsibilities for our
country.”
The distinguished visitor recall
ed that he first came to the Sand
hills 20 years ago “and left part
of my heart here then.” He added,
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Gardens, Homes To Be Seen On Tour
$1
Annual Meeting of Red Cross Set;
Drive In County Reported Lagging
The Annual Meeting of the
Moore County Chapter, American
Red Cross, has been slated for
Friday, April 9, at 8 o’clock, at the
Brownson Memorial Presbyterian
Church of Southern Pines. Every
one who has contributed to the
current fund drive, whether or
not their membership cards have
been received, is invited.
Heading the subjects to be dis
cussed is the annual drive for
funds. The drive, with a goal of
$17,995, has yielded approximate
ly half this amount to date, ac
cording to Mrs. Audrey K. Ken
nedy, executive director.
“We are making every effort
to complete this drive successful
ly,” said Brig. Gen. R. B. Hill,
fund drive chairman. “It is en
couraging that of the relatively
low total figure, a high percentage
of smaller communities have gone
‘over the top.’ We took on a job
to raise a specified quota, and will
thus extend the drive in order to
make every effort to reach it.
There is a definite need for ade
quate funds this year.”
Guest speaker at next week’s
meeting will be Paul Monroe, as
sistant manager of the Southeast
ern Area, at Atlanta.
ON TOUR—Here are glimpses of two of the
eight beautiful homes to be shown on the Gar
den Tour Wednesday. Left, “Aralu,” home of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vale, Jr., faces its own
sparkling lake. Mr. and Mrs. Vale, both serious
gardeners, have beautified their place with
many colorful bulbs and other spring plantings.
Hundreds of camellias bloom all year in a spa
cious greenhouse.
Right, the patio of the Vernon G. Cardy
home, Vernon VaUey Farms—a garden which is
also a hospitable outdoor living-room.
Neither of these homes has ever been shown
on a garden tour before. The houses as well as
the grounds will be opened to ■visitors. Head
quarters for the tour wiU be the Shaw House,
with its furnishings and gardens out of the 150-
year-old past.
Eight of Southern Pines’ love
liest homes will be presented on
the annual Spring Garden Tour
Wednesday.
Gardens massed with bloom
will be thrown open to visitors.
Most of the homes will be open
as well, with hostesses from the
Southern Pines Garden Club ex
tending a welcome. ,
From the inviting comfort of
The Corral, remodeled farmhouse
of the John C. Ostroms, to the
fabulous luxury of the Vernon
C. Cardys’ Vernon Valley Farms,
all the homes are designed fpr en
joyment of living, with emphasis
on the outdoors.
The garden lover will see many
new beauties and glean as many
new ideas, wandering at will
along the flower-bordered path
in the hidden valley at Happy
Landing, home of the Kenneth C.
Trousdells; lingering in the D. W.
Winkelmans’ terraced woodland,
with perhaps the Sandhills’ finest
collection of native shrubs; or
(Photos by V. Nicholson)
drinking in the flaming hues of
the azalea gardens at Seven Stars,
home of Mrs. Audrey K. Kennedy.
The W. D. Campbell home, one
of the state’s finest examples of
Georgian architecture, is superb
ly landscaped with many varieties
of flowers and trees. ‘“Pickridge,”
home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold A.
Collins, is built on a steep hill; it
overlooks a retaining wall into a
deep valley literally brimming
with dogwood.
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Rotary Banquet
For Teams Set
The Annual Rotary High School
Basketball Banquet for the boys’
and girls’ basketball squads of
Southern Pines is set for Thursday
night, April 8, at the Country
Club. The affair will also be
Ladies Night.
For years, the banquet has been
a highlight of the High School so
cial season looked forward to by
the high school set and Rotarians
alike. The girls and boys basket
ball squads comprise a large seg
ment of the high school from the
ninth through the twelfth gardes.
Immediately fo-llowing the ban
quet, the entire high school stu
dent body is invited as guests of
Rotary for dancing and refresh
ments.
Letters and awards will be pre
sented, among them the James
S. Milliken Award, given by the
John Boyd post. Veterans of For
eign Wars, to the most valuable
girl and boy players as selected
by their teammates and coaches.
The VFW’s presentation will be
made by Charles S. Patch, Jr.
In addition to Rotary Anns, oth
er special guests of Rotary will
be Superintendent A. C. Dawson
and Mrs. Dawson; High School
Principal Irie Leonard and Mrs.
Leonard; Coach W. A. Leonard
and Mrs. Leonard; Don Moore;
Band Director Lynn Ledden and
Mrs. Ledden; and the high school
cheer leaders. Misses Newton,
Woodell, Bristow, Williams and
Umstead Asks For
Oneness Of Purpose
Throughout Slate
A call for the broad, rather than
the provincial, view of securing
new industry was sounded by
Governor William B. Umstead as
special guest and speaker Wednes
day before the Sandhills Kiwanis
Club. '
“It is right for your county, and
every community in it, to try to
win new industry for itself,” said
the State’s chief executive, “but if
you miss out on some industry be
cause you do not have exactly the
facilities it requires, then you
should work just as hard to locate
it in some other part of our State.
“What helps one, helps all.
State sales taxes paid in Cherokee
and Currituck help Moore County.
Income taxes in Ashe and Bruns
wick help your schools, gasoline
taxes in any of the 100 counties
improve your roads. Your great
tourist industry here in Moore,
which I have watched develop
with the deepest interest, is of
benefit to all the State.”
With “oneness of purpose —
group cooperating with group,”
the economy can be stabilized and
the standards of living raised all
over the State, the Governor said,
adding, “This is the best return
we can make to our beloved State
of North Carolina, to which we
owe so much.”
First Civic Club Speech
In addressing the luncheon
meeting at the Mid Pines Club,
the Governor was making his first
speech before a civic club since
his inauguration, he said. He re
ferred lightly to,the illness which
kept him confined to Raleigh for
many months last year, saying
that “from trouble, some good of
ten results—it not only cut down
the number of my speeches, but
has greatly reduced their length.”
Governor Umstead was present
ed by Kiwanian W. Lamont
Brown, chairman of the Moore
County Democratic Executive
committee , who referred to the
visitor’s distinguished career and
also to his love for Moore County
‘as exemplified in his choice of
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Two Candidates
For Sheriff File
Sheriff C. J. McDonald an
nounced this week that he is a
candidate for the office he now
holds in the Democratic primary
May 29 and on Monday paid his
filing fee with ;S. C. Riddle, chair
man of the county board of elec
tions.
R. G. Fry, Jr., of Carthage,
candidate for sheriff in the pri
mary who announced recently,
filed with the board of elections
Tuesday.
Seven Glee Clubs
Entering Picquet
Music Contest
The C. W. Picquet Music con
test, to be held Friday, April 9, at
■7:30 p.m., in Weaver Auditorium,
will be the largest in its nine-year
history, according to an announce
ment made this week by T. Roy
Phillips, chairman of the event.
Phillips stated that seven glee
clubs were participating in this
year’s contest which is an annual
event sponsored by the Sandhill
Kiwanis Club and open to all high
school glee clubs in Moore Coun
ty.
Carthage High School glee club,
under the direction of Mrs. La-
verne Womack was declared the
winner in last year’s contest, and
will be on hand to defend its title,
but will be directed by Mrs. Leah
Spencer.
Other glee clubs which are ex
pected to enter are Aberdeen, di
rected by E. H. Poole; Southern
Pines, under Miss Nancy Mackie;
Pinehurst, under Mrs. Sara Hodg
kins; Robbins, led by Mrs. W. H.
Swain; Cameron, led by Miss
Glendora Benner; and Westmoore,
directed by Mrs. H. Lee Thomas.
It is hoped that a glee club from
Vass will be entered, PhiUips add
ed.
The Robbins glee club has been
organized since the 1953 contest
and wiU be entered for the first
time.
C. W. Picquet of Southern
Pines, who founded the contest,
commented this week, “I am de
lighted at the interest being
shown by the schools in choral
music and at the continuing in
crease in the number of schools
participating.”
The contest will be preceded by
a dinner meeting of the Sandhill
iCiwanis Club to be held at 6:30
p.m. in the Southern Pines school
cafeteria.