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FRIDAY. MARCH 25. 1955
THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina
PAGE FIVE
ERIN'S COTTAGE ’
(Continued from Page 1)
The bleak, dismal day, with
showers which several times be
came an outright downpour, was
the worst in the eight-year his
tory of the Stoneybrook race
meeting. Attendance was cut
from the expected 10,000 to 12,000
to an estimated 3,000 spectators,
who witnessed some colorful and
exciting races despite the weath
er.
Trained Every Winner
The meeting added luster to the
name of Southern Pines trainer
M. G. “Mickey” Walsh. Every
first-place winner came from the
Walsh stables, four flying the col
ors cf Mrs. Walsh, three from the
Vernon G. Cardy stables.
A Cardy jumping star imported
last year from France after build
ing up a first-rate continental rec
ord,. Cammel Laird, won the co
featured Stoneybrook Open Hur
dle, a nip and tuck affair in which
at one time cr other five of the
six candidates were in the lead.
Cammel Laird, with Pat Smith-
wick as jockey maneuvering clev
erly for position, led oftenest and
was out front in the split second
of passing the judges’ stand, with
the sixth horse, Mrs. Walsh’s
Phvthminhim, a nose behind.
Crowd Views Spill
Opening race of the day, and
most colorful of the seven events,
the Pink Coat Race, provided the
afternoon’s most spine-tingling
spill. Charles Stitzer, riding his
own horse Double Reno, tumbled
over the timber in a spectacular
pile-up in the mud at the final
jump, right in front of the crowd.
He was knocked out for a time
but eventually was led from the
track with the assistance of offi
cials, shaken up but with nO'
bones broken. He suffered minor
cuts about the face.
Mrs Cardy’s Happy Tour won
the Pink Coat, with L. M. Tate’s
Red Money second and W. O.
Moss’ Happy Holiday a far-trail
ing third. These were the only
ones out of the field of five to
finish.
Finishers, with Owner, trainer
and rider listed in that order
were:
Pink Coat (not sanctioned).
Members of ’ the Moore County
Hounds in hunting attire. About
2 T-2 milgs over timber. 1-Happy
Tour, Mrs. Vernon G. Cardy, P.
Knott, W. Tate. 2-Red Money,
Mrs. L. M. Tate, L. M. Tate, L.
P. Tate. 3-Irish Holiday, Mile-A-
Way Farm, W. O. Moss, W. O.
Moss. Time: 5:21.3
Two-Year-Old Trial (not sanc
tioned), three and a half fur
longs. 1-King Bill, Mrs. M. G
Walsh, M. G. Walsh, B. Vhavis.
2-Chaverell, Charles W. Stitzer,
M. G. Walsh, C. Harr. 3-Vallyhoo-
ley, Verncn CJ. Cardy, ■ M. G
Walsh, M. G. Walsh, D. Carter.
4-Amy Robsart, Mrs. M. G. Wlalsh,
M. G. Walsh, L. Fields. Time:
3:19.5
The Stoneybrook Open Hurdle.
About 1 1-2 miles over hurdles.
1-Cammell Laird, Mrs. Vernon G.
Cardy, M. G. Walsh, P. Smith-
wick. 2-Rhythminhim', Mrs. M. G.
Walsh, M. G. Walsh, C. Harr. 3-
Follies Bergere, Mrs. M. G.
Walsh, D. Carter. 4-Amy Robsart,
Mrs. M. G. Walsh, M. G. Walsh,
L. Fields. Time: 3:19.5.
The Pines (not sanctioned).
About six furlongs on the flat. 1-
Secant, Mrs. M. G. Walsh, M. G'.
Walsh, J. Walsh. 2-Sergeant
Vince, L. H. Nelles, Mrs. C. E.
Adams, Mrs. F. Adams. 3-Tippy
Deo, Mrs. “M. G. Walsh, M. G.
Walsh, P. Magner. 4-Montevideo,
Mrs. G. H. Willis, Mrs. C. E.
Adams, Mrs. W. Moss. Time:
1:20.2.
The Sandhills Cup. About 2 1-2
miles over timber. 1-Erin’s Cot
tage, Mrs. M. G. Walsh, M. G.
Walsh, C. Cameron. 2-Repose,
Mrs M. G. Walsh, M. G. Walsh,
J. Carter. 3-Magical, Samuel R.
Fry, E. Weymouth, R. Weymouth.
Time: 5:05.1.
The Silver Run. Six furlongs on
the turf. 1-Hardrada, Vernon G.
Cardy, M. G. Walsh, C. Harr. 2-
Another Hyacinths Charles W.
Stitzer. M. G. Walsh, P. Smith-
wick. 3-Desert Chief, Vernon G.
Cardy, M. G. Walsh, C. Cameron.
4-Orestes Kid, Almond Cooke, K.
Miller, K. Fields. Time: 1:37.3.
The Yadkin. About 1 1-2 miles.
1-Basilia, Mrs. M. G. Walsh, M- G.
Walsh, K. Fields, 2-Sirpop,
Charles W. Stitzer, M. G. Walsh,
P. Smithwick. 3-Rebel Coat, Mrs.
Verncn G. Cardy, M. G. Walsh, C.
Harr. 4-Hadhramut, H. S. Nichols,
D. Murphy, P. Murphy. Time:
3:27.4.
First Of 4 Trotting Meets Set For
Sunday Afternoon At Pinehurst Traek
The first of four scheduled trot
ting meets at the Pinehurst race
track, during which some of the
finest trotters, pacers and drivers
in the nation can be seeh, will be
held Sunday afternoon. The first
race is set for 2:45 p.m.
Succeeding meets, weather per
mitting, will be on April 3, 10 and
17. Admission charges, for park
ing spaces and general admission,
will go to Pinehurst Boy and Girl
Scout troops and the Pinehurst
Recreation Association.
The Pinehurst Driving and Trot
ting Cldb card for Sunday com
prises two trots and one pace,
each race featuring two one-rmile
dashes. Each heat will see five
horses running, drawn from the
250 in winter training at the Pine
hurst track. An automatic start
ing gate will be uSed.
In addition to the,races, there
will be a parade of a number of
noted horses training at Pine
hurst, including Newport Dream,
1954 Hambletonian winner, owned
by Octave Blake’s Newport Stock
Farm.
Colonel Foster,
Others Honored
By Decorations
Sandhills Area ‘Best In World’ For
Training Trotters, Blake Tells Club
Octave Blake of Pinehurst told"*
the Sandhills Kiwanis Club on
Wednesday of the great victory of
his famous trotter, Newport
Dream, in last year’s Hambleton
ian classic at Goshen, N. Y., and
of the growing popularity of har
ness racing throughout the coun
try.
“It is the fastest growing sport
in the nation. More people watch
ed trotting and pacing events last
year than running races,” the
president of the Grand Circuit and
of the Cornell-Dubilier Corpora
tion said.
A color film showing both the
Little Brown Jug pacing classic
and the Hambletonian event was
shown by Del Cameron, trainer
and driver of Newport Dream,
credited by Mr. Blake with driv
ing “the most masterful race any
one ever drove—a perfect per
formance.” It was the first Ham
bletonian victory for Blake and
Cameron, and worth $57,581 to the
former’s Newport Stock Farm
which trains its horses in Pine
hurst each winter.
Mr. Blake told the Kiwanians
that the Sandhills has the “great
est climate in the world to train a
horse; the facilities in Pinehurst
are the best in the country for
training.” He called upon the pub
lic to “get becind a track such as
we have here. It’s a great thing to
have to build up a community. It
can mean more factories and more
people.” He said his Cornell-Du
bilier plant at Sanford probably
never would have been located in
this area if he had not come here
with horses! and discovered the
place and the climate. He said he
thought many more stables should
be built here.
He was presented to the club by
John S. Zelie, Jr., in charge of the
program.
8 Nominated
At Vass Caucus
Fewer than a score of voters
braved the rain to attend a well-
advertised town caucus in Vass
Thursday night of last week. The
meeting, presided over by C. L.
’Tyson, -was little more than a
bouquet-throwing occasion, with
the present administration, head
ed by A. G. Edwards, Jr., as
mayor, also the town.clerk, Mrs.
Irene F. Mullinix, and the Volun
teer Fire Department sharing in
the comments of general commen
dation.
Mayor Edwards was again
nominated for the same office;
Harcld Williams, Jack Morgan,
Leon Keith, D. H. McGill and
Herbert Caddell, the present
board of commissioners, also Fel
ton Causey and Miss Bessie Cam
eron were nominated for mem
bership on the board. Mrs. W. H.
Keith’s name was put up, also,
but at her reqeust was with
drawn.
Kuights Get 14-9
Victory lu Opeuer
Opening their 1955 schedule
with a 14-9 victory over Vass-
Lakeview, the Blue Knights of
Southern Pines High School jour
ney to Rockingham today (Friday)
for an afternoon contest with the
high school team there.
Coach Irie Leonard has an
nounced a change in next weeks’
schedule, with the local boys now
slated to play Candor at Memorial
At a formal ceremony at the
USAF Air-Ground Operations
School, Brigadier General Daniel
W. Jenkins, school commandant,
presented decorations to two of
ficers and eleven airmen.
Legion of Merit
Receiving the Legion of Merit
was Colonel John G. Foster, exec
utive officer. Colonel Foster was
cited for “meritorious conduct in
the performance of outstanding
service to the United States as
Commander of the 67th Tdictical
Reconnaissance Group, from 27
January 1953 to 27 July 1953.”
During that period, the citation
said. Colonel Foster was person
ally responsible fc-r the develop
ment and perfection of many re
connaissance procedures and
techniques which vastly increased
the volume of information gain
ed, and made more timely the in
telligence produced, in the Ko
rean Theater.
“It was through his conscien
tious planning and diligent efforts
that a limited rtumber of F-86
aircraft, modified for reconnais
sance use, were able to better
cover enemy territory and obtain
information about their activities
which proved to be of tremendous
value to the United Nations Com
mand. Through his continued per-
viously required for RF-80 type
craft were modified to a differ
ent and more satisfactory recon
naissance configuration.
“These aircraft could be opera
ted over enemy territory without
regard for enemy fighters and
without the costly escort pre
viously required for RF-80 type
aircraft on such missions. Colonel
Foster’s leadership and technical
guidance of his reconnaissance
crews were major factors in the
very successful accomplishment
of the group’s mission. Colonel
Foster’s initiative, unusual pro
fessional capabilities and high de
votion to duty, reflected great
credit upon himself, the Far East
Air Forces and the United States
Air Force,” the citation conclu
ded.
Colonel Foster now resides with
his wife, the former Julia Weaver
and three^children: John age 8.
Michael, age 6, and Ann, age 2,
at 425 Orchard Road.
Colonel Foster has served both
in World War II and in Korea
He has been decorated with the
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying
Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air
Medal with two Oak Leaf Clus
ters and the Purple Heart.
Air Medal with Cluster
Receiving the Air Medal with
Oak Leaf Cluster was Captain
David B. Van Pelt, a member of
the USAFAGOS faculty. Captain
Van Pelt, his citation says, “per-
Qf I formed meritorious service while
BENEFll' FOR BAND—The Junior Woman’s
Club is sponsoring a bridge party at the Countsy
Club tonight (Friday) at 8 o’clock for benefit of
the Southern Pines High School Band. Tickets
may be obtained from Mrs. Betty Coley at
Southern Pines Pharmacy. A number of other
local organizations are assisting the band, which
needs instruments, uniforms and equipment, un
der impetus of the recently formed Band Boost
er Club.
The majorettes in front are, left to right:
Jacque Davenport, Elizabeth Harries, Betty Jo
Britt and Margaret Thomas. Absent from the
photo is Majorette Barbara Thomas.
Standing, front row, left to right: Lynn- H.
-^..^-n, band director; Dennis Morgan, Melba
Hall, Bob McConnell, Butch May, David Prim,
George Little, Mike Boes, Eddie Ruddell, Bind
ley White, Gary Mauney, Mike Langner and Don
Thompson.
Second row, same order: Bobby Wicker, Pat
Calcutt, Patty Britt, Dolores Moretti, Ronnie
Rowe, James Prim, Walter White, Louise Mc
Donald, Sally Locke, Margaret Smith, Larry
Parker and Kenny Little.
Back row, same order: Thomas Johnston, Bill
Seymour, Donald Walter, John Van Benschoten,
John Chappell, Thontas Vann, Mike Peterson,
. Jimmy Bowden, Billy Hamel, Bill McDonald,
John McConnell, David Duke and Ikey Woodell.
(Photo by Humphrey)
died in Florida last December,
for interment in Mount Hope
Cemetery. Mrs. Hubbell and her
husband, a composer of popular
music and one of the founders of
ASCAP, had been summer resi-,
dents of Southern Pines for some
vears. Mrs. Hubbell plans to m^ake
her home here.
Raymond Hubbell's
Body Interred Here
Miami, Fla., was in Southern | P.ftwting m/erial flight as a
Pines last weekend, bringing herei Pilot of a B-26 attack bomber
the body of her husband, who ^''oin l.^^l ^o 27 Feb-
- - ruary 1951 in sustained operations
again.st communist forces in Ko
rea. The flights were made re
gardless of the time of day,
weather conditions or enemy on-
position encountered. Through his
unusual ability, courage, and de
votion to duty. Contain Van Pelt
has brought great credit upon
himself, his organization and the
United States Air Force.”
Captain Van Pelt is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Van Pelt
of San Pedro, Calif. He and his
wife, the former Lyle McGee,
have four children: Janet, age
11, David, age 9, Nancy, age 7,
and Barbara, age 5. They live on
Fairway Drive, Knollwood. Con
tain Van Pelt attended the Uni
versity of Syracuse and Sophia
University, Tokyo. Japan, before
ezitprini? the servico in Anril.
1945. He was previously decora
ted with the Star.
Gcod Conduct Medals
Receiving the Good Conduct
Medal wero Technical Sergeant
Robert L. Bowman, Staff Sor--
ooar-t FroO’"^ G. Gillum, Allc
Richard A. DePetris. A|le Dan
iel S. Gaudiner, Ailc Elrnose®
SPECIAL SERVICE
There will be an evensong serv
ice today (Friday) at 5 p. m. at
Emmanuel Episconal Church, dt
was announced this week by the
rector, the Rev. C. V. Covell.
Field here at 3:30 p.m. next Wed
nesday. Cameron was the previ
ously announced opponent.
Another afternoon home game
is scheduled Friday of next week
at the same hour, with Farm Life
as visitors.
Johnny Watkins struck out 10
in going all the way for the Blue
Knights Wednesday, with Lynn
Van Benschoten behind the plate.
Apple, who struck out eight,
pitched to Howell, for Vass-Lake-
view.
Psychologist
Commended For
His Adroitness
By W. ED COX
(Mr. Cox, who lives i
Southern Pines, is a student of
psychic phenomena. He has
worked closely with the lab
oratory of parapsychology at
Duke University, Durham,
and is also an accomplished
magician.)
Dr. Henry Gerald, Scandina
vian psychologist, held the atten
tion of the season’s largest crowd
at last Thursday’s program of the
Pinehurst Forum. Billed as “psy
chologist, mentalist and humor
ist,” his full program of astound
ing effects, entitled “Mind over
Matter,” sent sceptics away “mut
tering in their beards and won
dering.”
Dr. Gerald, in his Danish ac
cent, prefaced his mental special
ties with a few humorous ^re
marks, then launched into a well
turned feat of clairvoyance, in
which he had two volunteers each
fold and place a dollar in an
envelope and come to the stage—
where with dramatic effective
ness he yielded knowledge of
serial numbers on both bills,
along with other information.
An attempt at extra-sensory
•perception (ESP), using geometri
cal designs, followed. This effect
and the preceding success Dr.
Gerald punned as “extra-suspen
sory reception”—a take-off from
the phrase made popular by Dr.
J. B. Rhine of Duke, exponent of
genuine ESP. Whether telepathy
and clairvoyance actually were
used in Dr. Gerald’s performance,
or whether skillful deception con
stituted the whole show, is an
other question, but not one which
would detract from the interest
which his program readily provi
ded.
Red Cross Goal
Less Than Third
Reached In Moore
Four Moore County communi
ties have reached or exceeded
their quotas in the current mem
bership drive of the Moo-re Coun
ty Red Cross Chapter, it was an
nounced this week by the local
chapter office, but less than one
third of the county’s total quota
has been attained—$4,300 toward
a goal cf $15,940.
Listed as over the top were:
Union Church cbmmunity, where
E. W. Evans, chairman, completed
the drive by the end of February;
Clay Road Farms, C. L. Ragsdale,
chairman; Lakeview, Mrs. Ben P
Gulledge, chairman; and White
Hill, Mrs. Arthur Gaines, Jr.,
chairman.
Southern Pines, with Mrs. Har
low Pearson as chairman, and
I Aberdeen^ where Dr. E. M. Med-
lin heads the campaign, were re-
!' ported this week as having met
1 about half their auctas. Carthage
i was about one-quarter complete.
' Red Cross memberships cost
, only $1, the public was reminded,
> although more may be given and
many contributions far exceed
this amount.
Ivey, Al|c Jimmie R. Ratlpdcf'’
Ajlc Edward D. Toliver. A 2!c Eu-
(zene Cook. A 2lc Sigismu^id J
Kurzawa, AI2'’ Tt. Mech-
l<'-r and Ai2c Ed'vard H. Smith fc-r
“their demon.'^ratinn of honor,
efficiency and fidelity,”
Andrews Home To
Be Seen On Tour
The home of the late Mrs. J. H.
Andrews, on Ccnnecticut Avenue
Extension, where the terraced
gardens overlooking a dogwood
filled valley will be opened by
special permission of the heirs
is new this year to the annual
Homes and CJardens T-cur which
will be held here Wednesday
April 6, sponsored by the South
ern Pines Garden Club.
Others selected -for their pop
ularity on previous tours, and fol
lowing many requests for further
sh-ewings, are the homes of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry M. Vale, Jr., Mr
and Mrs. Vernon G. Cardy, Mr
and Mrs. D. W. Winkelman, Mrs
Audrey K. Kennedy, Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Campbell and Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Trousdell.
The tour has drawn an increas
ing number of visitors every year
and last year more than 1,000 at
tended. Hours will be from ll
a. m. to 5:30 p. m., with the Shaw
House restoration project as the
starting pcint. Luncheon and tea
will be served at the Shaw House.
or leg, cleft palate or any type
of crippling handicap, .whether
from accident or disehse, your
Moore County Easter Seal Society
stands ready to help. . . ”
AT CAROLINA
This evening (Friday) at
8:30 o'clock in the ballroom of
the Carolina Hotel in Pine
hurst ,an illustrated program
featuring historic homes and
sites in North Carolina will be
held under auspices of the
Moore County Historical As
sociation. Miss Cora Harris, of
Charlotte, garden consulting
specialist in the planting of
restorations, will show slides
of Mrs. Charles A. Cannon's
nationally faVnous gardens at
"For Pity's Sake," her restor
ed home near Concord, and
slides will be shown of Moore
Cdunty's Alston House and of
other historic sites of the
State. There is no admission
charge.
Tax Review Meet
Slated Wednesday
Residents of McNeill, Sandhill
and Mineral Springs townships
who are not satisfied with valua
tions at which their property is
listed for 1955/ county taxes can
take their troubles to the county
commissioners who will be at the
courthouse Wednesday of next
week, sitting as board of equaliza
tion and review.
'Die commissioners held a tax
equalization and review session
Monday of this week for residents
of the other six townships of the
county. Few complaints were
made. While the townships were
divided for the purpose of conven
ience, residents of these six town
ships may appear before the board
Wednesday if they missed the ses
sion this w4ek.
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Easter Seal Sale
Aids Handicapped
With Mrs. W. P. Davis and Mrs
(Harry Pethick as co-chairmen
the Southern Pines sale of Easter'
Seals began this week under gen
eral sponsorship of the Junior
Woman’s Club.
About 500 letters with seals en
closed are being mailed out in
Southern Pines. Seals are being
sent out by Iccal chairmen also
in other communities of the coun-,
ty. Miss Blanche Monroe of West
End heads the Moore drive.
Senior Girl Scouts, whose lead
er is Mrs. Betty Dutten, will sell,
Easter lily pins in the business
section on April 9. the day before
Easter which marks the conclu
sion of the sale.
“Whether a child is suffering
from cerebral palsy,” savs the an-
peal letter, “needs rehabilitation
from polio, has a speech defect, is
handimnned bv a deformed arm
luad!
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