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PAGE SIX THE PILOT—Sonthern Pines. North Carolina THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. 19SS DURHAM DETECTIVES RECALL CAREER ‘Black Diamond’ Hill, Convicted In Moore, Is Veteran Shoplifter Expert Detectives in Durham say that the incarceration of McKinley “Black Diamond” Hill removes from the scfene one of the best known characters in police recoD lection, writes Paul Mason in the Raleigh News and Observer. “Black Diamond,” along with four other Negroes, pleaded nolo contendere to shoplifting charges in Moore Superior Court re cently. He and two others were given terms of from three to five years for larceny. Lt. John Lynn, of the Detective Bureau at Durham observed that he had kept track of “Black Dia mond” for the past 20 years. And he . said that the aging Negro's plan of operation has varied very little over that time. “They had a gang of shoplift ers,” the veteran detective rem inisced. “They always went after clothing. Why, for years Hill made a living stealing around the State and then peddling what he’d got. At one time, I’ll bet that 50 per cent of the colored people in North Durham had on his clothes.” Had Trade Mark Lt. Lynn said that “Black Dia mond” had a kind of trade-mark —the label was always cut cut of the clothes. And when arrested in Moore County after his last “job,” Hill was found riding with 17 brand new men’s suits—all of them with the labels removed. “One day,” another detective recalled, “I saw a little fellow coming along the street in a spanking new outfit. I said there was another Black Diamond suit. “ ‘No sirree’, the little bey said when we asked him,” the detec tive continued. And looking in side he said he found a label. “But the only trouble—that suit was brand new. And the label in side must have been 15 years old.” Police at Durham say that though “Black Diamond” has probably cost merchants many thousands of dollars, their opera tions almost never took place there. The group returned to Dur- Seeding Alfalfa, Cover Crops Under ASC Program Advised By Farm Agent I Know, Teacher! ^ ; \ ham only to sell what it had tak en. Favoiile Haunls “Their favorite haunts were the small town department stores of North Carolina and Virginia,” Lt. Lynn recalls. “They would go in when part of the clerks were at lunch. One would keep the clerk on duty busy by trying on shoes. The rest of ’em would stuff suits and everything else underneath their oversized overalls.” Once they escaped with their loot, they would head back to Durham to sell. And over the years, inflation apparently came upon the professional shoplifters as it did to everyone else. For once the asking price for a suit was $8. Informants say that now the same 'mticle costs $20. “And if it couldn’t be sold, they’d pawn it for $1,” Capt. W. i E. Gates put in. “Black Diamond” Hill was the last of the old crew—the others of whom have all moved on to graveyard or penitentiary. The four others with Hill this time— all Durham Negroes—are “more pr less newcomers” to the rack et, officers said. Two of these were women and they also received three to five years along with “Black Dia mond. Their driver got nine months. One teenaged first of fender was put on probation. Trick Spotted The defendants had been cap tured near Carthage nearly two months before. 'They were picked up after Mrs. Bertie C. Stewart, a storekeeper at Vass, spotted their trick and sent out a radio alert. Detectives said that they doubt ed whether Hill really minded be ing ■ caught. Maybe he thought that a man might expect such oc casionally. Anyway, Lt. Lynn tells of a trip he made to Pittsboro to testify to the man’s bad character at a trial. '‘After it was over, he came and told me that there were no hard feelings,,that he took his bitter with the sweet.”he said. He also enjoys telling a report which came down from Clarks ville, Va., about how some of the shoplifters hit a change of luck. While one man tried on shoes, the storekeeper caught sight of the other rushing out the door with an armload of clothes. Had To Buy Shoes “He tried to catch him but couldn’t make it,” the lieutenant laughted. “But he came back in time to grab the other one still lacing his shoes. He wouldn’t let him go till he had bought the phoes he’d been looking at. And they were a good four sizes too big.” Although questioned carefully by Judge Susie Sharpe at Carth age, none of the defendants would tell about their current business. While pleading nolo contendere, they were still tight-lipped about their thefts or how their merchan dise even got into their car. But now, it’s likely that time By E. H. GARRISON, Jr. Moore County Farm Agent Practices set up under the A. S. C. Program this year should be attractive to most anyone. Two of these are seeding of al falfa and cover crops. Do you real ize that the payments on Alfalfa Seeding this year will pay almost half the cost of seeding an acre? Under the program this year, you can get payments per acre as follows: seed, $6.25; lime, $8; and 2-12-12, $11.70. This is a total of $25.95 you can earn, and is about half the seed ing cost per acre. The actual cost of seeding an acre of alfalfa will be, roughly, about $50. This does not include cost of land prepara tion, but only materials to be bought. The first cutting off an acre of alfalfa, approximately ton of hay, will about pay all this cost of seeding anyway. With proper care and fertiliza tion, the stand should be good for at least five or six years. What could be a better paying proposi tion than this? If you want some real hay, con tact the A. S. C. office and get on the list. Lime should be put on as soon as possible now and worked into the soil. Contact our office for full details in regard to seed, land preparation etc. Cover Crops Don’t forget that you can earn $2 per acre for seeding a good crop of oats, rye or one of the le gumes if you prefer. This may be grazed or turned under in the spring. What could be finer than this? Good grazing during the winter or a good crop to be turn ed? Some of both can be had if we handle- this properly. These practices are just too good to miss out on and our soil needs the humus. Winter rains carry off some of our soil, if it is not well nailed down. March winds also carry off some. All this can be stopped with a good cover crop. And you get paid for putting pn the cover crop. Contact the Carthage A. S. C. Office and get your name on the list. Recent developments point to increased production of milk late this year or in 1956. NOTICE OF HEARING ON A PROPOSED T. V. ANTENNA ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF SOUTHERN PINES. Notice is hereby given that hearing will be held by the Town Council of the Town of Southern Pines at the Town Office at 8:00 P. M. on the 13th day of Septem ber, 1955 on a proposed T. V. An tenna Ordinance, providing for regulations controlling the instal lation, maintenance and repair of T. V. Antenna within the corpor ate limits of the Town of South ern Pines. Any' persons desiring to protest the provisions of said ordinance are hereby given notice to be present at said hearing at said time and date. Copies of the proposed ordinance are available at the Office of the Town Clerk. This 17th day of August, 1955. LOUIS SCHEIPERS, Jr., a25sl-8 Town Clerk FOR Land Surveying CONTACT Clarence H. Blue Matthews Bldg. So. Pines Former Training Unit Members To Convene Sept. 8 Former faculty members of the World War H Special Training Unit, at Fort Bragg, are planning a 12-year reunion at the Southern Pines Country Club, September 8. . The Special Training Unit fac ulty was composed, for the most part, of men from North and South Carolina. Dr. V. J. Daly, who served as the unit psycholo gist, and Garland Pierce, South ern Pines postmaster, were mem bers of the group, and the Sand hills area has several others. A partial roster of former mem bers shows 22 lawyers, three may ors or former mayors, 11 legisla tors, two newspaper editors, two Congressional Assistants, a for mer state Commissioner of Pa role, two postal officials, three ac countants, and several state and national executives. ’This is con sidered to be unique for a single military unit. Garland Pierce and Dy; Daly are co-chairmen for the 12-year yeunion. 'They announced today that they are making every effort fo contact all former members, and requested that any former member who does not receive an invitation, contact one' of the co- chairmen. is catching up with the aging Black Diamond” of Durham, and he may be closing down his busi ness for a good spell. When he was arrested, some of his loot was identified as coming from San ford. also. 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