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VOL. 37—No. 1
TWENTY PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES. N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1955
50 Workers Take
College Canvass
To All Residents
Response Seen As
Measure of Town's
Desire For School
A half hundred canvassers,
pledge cards in hand, have started
or will soon start making their
rounds throughout Southern
Pines, to make sure that everyone
is given opportunity to make his
or her pledge toward the $200,000
goal, to help secure the new Pres
byterian college.
Forty-two men and women
have already taken batches of
pledge cards, and most are al-
ready at work, said Donald C.
' Kennedy, chairman of the local
canvass, JEor the endowment fund.
Several other volunteer workers
are on the list, but have not pick
ed up their pledge cards.
Chairman Kennedy asks that
these persons get their cards as
soon as possible after Thanksgiv
ing Day; also that those who are
now canvassing complete their
lists as soon as they can, seeing
y everyone on the list, and turn in
to him a full report with the fill-
ed-oUt cards at the earliest pos
sible date.
Concerning the reception he has
had in setting up the local can
vass, Kennedy said today, “I have
never before in my life met with
such fine cooperation and gener
osity.”
He added, “It is very important
that, no one be missed, and that
_ every person approached make
• his pledge to the utmost of his
ability. The sum we succeed in
securing is important, but no less
important is the number of
pledges, an indication of the ex
tent of the desire for the college.”
More canvassers can be used, he
said, asking that those wishing to
help in this important work call
or visit him at his home, 140 Val
ley Road.
He said canvassers have taken
* 1,200 pledge cards with them, and
500 remain to be picked up. If
Southern Pines is to impress the
college trustees with the unified
feeling here, gvery one of the
1,700 cards should be returned as
a pledge, he thinks.
These pledges may be payable
over a three-year period, or over
five years if anyone should desire
a longer time.
Members of the business advis-
ory committee met last Thursday
afternoon at Mr. Kennedy’s home,
to determine in a general way
aniounts to be suggested as appro
priate pledges for various types of
businesses;
Nearly all local businesses have
been placed in one category or an
other, with a canvasser assigned
to the whole category. Canvassers
for the residential district include
both men and women.
The volunteers already on the
job with cards and lists, include
Mrs. R. M. McMillan, J. T. Over-
ton, L. T. Avery, Johnnie A. Hall,
J. B. Perkinson, Hoke Pollock,
Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr., Mrs. Nor
ris L. Hodgkins, Jr., Max Forrest,
J. D. Hobbs, Dr. R. B. Warlick.
John D. McConnell, Claude
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TWENTY PAGES
PRICE TEN CENTS
TANK THROUGH TOWN—^Not a scene from
a war-torn country, but N. W. Broad St., Sunday
afternoon is shown here as members of the local
National Guard company took their new tank
from the railroad siding at Vermont Ave., to the
unit’s garage-armory on Morganton Road. The
tank is assigned permanently to the company
here, to be used for training purposes. It is an
M-47 naedium gun model. Six Guardsmen are
visible in the photo—two with heads protruding
from the hatches at each side in front, two
perched above the tread, one standing in the
turret and one, partially hidden, behind the tur
ret, to the right. (Photo by Humphrey)
Gov. Hodges Will
Speak Dee. 1 At
Pinehurst Forum
Luther H. Hodges, Governor of
North Carolina, will be the fea
tured speaker at the season’s first
Pinehurst Forum, to be held at
the Pinehurst Country Club on
December 1 at 8:30 p. pi. The
Governor’s topic has not been an
nounced.
Preceding the Forum meeting
will be the Country Club’s first
weekly buffet supper which will
be served in the club dining room
at 7 p. m. As always, advance res
ervations will be required.
In 1952, Governor Hodges was
elected lieutenant-governor of
th^ State of North Carolina, and
succeeded to Governor on the
death of Gov. William B. Um-
stead in November, 1954. The
Governor is a Methodist, a Ma
son and past president of the
New York City Rotary Club,
also Governor of North Carolina
Rotary Clubs, and was an Inter-
naticnal Director of Rotary in
1953 and 1954.
Ocvernor Hodges started his
business career as an office boy in
a textile plant. From 1919-1950, he
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Thanksgiving Holiday
Phone Proposal
Filed; Hearing
Set December 12
Free Service From
Here To Pinehurst,
Aberdeen Requested
United Telephone Company ap
plied to the State Utilities Com
mission Monday for permission
to provide extended scope, toll-
free service between Southern
Pines and Pinehurst and between
Southern Pines and Aberdeen.
The company told the Commis
sion residents of the area strong
ly favor the change. It said if it
is allowed to raise local exchange
rates to make up for the toll rev-
ehue it will los*.
A hearing on the proposal has
been set in the Commission’s
hearing room at Raleigh, M-o-n-
day, December 12.
The change will be made, if
the Commission approves, within
the coming year. To compensate
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(Note: Although this news
paper is dated Thursday, it is
being published Wednesday
afternoon).
Thanksgiving highlights:
General holiday Thursday here
and throughout the county.
Church services — Community
service at Brownson Memorial
Presbyterian Church, 8 p.m., Wed
nesday; service at Emmanuel
Episcopal Church, 10 a.m. Thurs
day; joint Thanksgiving service of
the Community Church and Vil
lage Chapel, at Pinehurst, 10 a.m.,
Thursday at the Community
Church.
Schools—Out Wednesday, with
students due back Monday morn
ing.
Post office—Windows closed all
day Thursday; no city delivery
Thursday; mail distributed to
boxes and outgoing mails dis
patched as usual.
Town offices—Closed Thursday;
no garbage collection; attempt
will be made to collect all garbage
Friday.
Library—Closed Thursday.
Air-Ground School"—"“Break”
period began Saturday; classes to
resume Monday.
At Pinehurst—Hole-in-One tur
key shoot Thursday; Harvest
Square Dance at Carolina Hotel,
Friday night; gymkhana and pet
show at Carolina Hotel riding ring
Sunday afternoon.
The Pilot — Out Wednesday,
closed Thursday, open Friday.
Happy Thanksgiving, every
body!
FROM ROTARY-
SI,000 PLEDGED
The total of pledges to
ward the college endowment
fund is not “substantially
changed” from last week’s
figure of $92,870, it was
learned from; Mrs. Audrey K.
Kenedy, chairman of the en
dowment committee working
to help secure the new Pres
byterian college.
Unreported to committee
headquarters as yet is $1,-
000 which the Southern Pines
Rotary club voted last Friday
to pledge toward the fund.
Also, the Carthage Jaycees
have not given official notifi
cation of their $500 pledge.
These will boost the total al
most to the halfway mark of
the $200,000 goal^
In the meantime, the en
dowment fund canvass is get
ting rolling—local canvassers
have gone to work, industries
are being approached and
eoi.tacts are being made in
other county communities.
Reports expected within the
next two weeks from all
these sources should put the
campaign close to the top.
Court Of Honor
Set For Monday ’
A Boy Scout Court of Honor is
scheduled for Monday, November
28 at the Pinehurst Community
Church, instead of at the Village
Chapel where it had formerly
been set, starting at 7:30 p.m.
This will be the last county
wide Court of Honor held this
year, and it is hoped that as many
Scouts and parents as possible
will attend, said Lawrence M.
Johnson of Aberdeen, advance
ment chairman for the Moore Boy
Scout district.
Scout Officers
Installed; Others
Are Recognized
Approximately 250 Boy Scout
representatives from Moore
County attended the annual Rec
ognition Dinner held Monday
evening at the new St. Anthony’s
School Auditorium in Southern
Pines. Brig. Gen. Pearson Meno
her. Boy Scout Chairman for I be many members already in resi
Moc-re District, acted as toastmas- ’ ’ '
ter. Appreciation was expressed
for the services of all adult Scout
workers. Special appreciation
went to Frank Bowen, A. L. Bur
ney, Dr. J. D. Ives, Paul Butler,
Lament Brown, N. L. Hodgkins,
Sr., and Dr. J. C. Grier, Jr., as
well as to Mrs. Audrey K. Ken
nedy, president of the Central
Carolina Girl Scout Council.
General Menoher, Lament
Brown and Fred Chappell, all
of Southern Pines, were installed
as 1956 chairman, vice-chairman
and commissioner, respectively.
Paul Ward of Southern Pines
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Opening Hunt Of
Season To Begin
At Collins Home
The Thanksgiving Day hunt —
Opening Day for the Moore Coun
ty Hounds—will start Thursday at
10 a.m. at “Pickridge,” the home
on YouSs I *“ ■““* “O"'' had
on youngs Road. (come to the McKayhan home
taking part in the meeting will while Luther was absent, sent
Judge Commends
Citizenship Of
Wronged Husband
A wronged husband who took
his troubles to the law, instead
of going out himself to avenge the
violation of his wife, won Judge
F. Dop Phillips’ commendation as
“a good citizen,” as this week’s
term of Moore criminal court was
in its final session Thursday.
The case was that against Fred
Boggan, of Southern Pines, whom
the grand jury had indicted for
the capital crime of rape, but who
had been allowed to enter a plea
of guilty of assault on a female,
receiving the maximum sentence
•of two years in prison.
Prosecuting witness was Bea
trice McKayhan, with her hus
band Luther McKayhan also act
ing as a principal witness for the
State. All are Negroes—^the Mc-
Kayhans both being persons of
good character, while Boggan’s
FBI record showed many offences
in several states, including grand
larceny, armed robbery, vagrancy,
drunken driving, and others.
Luther McKayhan, a Southern
Pines store employee well known
in the community, was described
by Southern Pines officer Drake
Rogers as “one of the most re
spected, if not the most respected,
citizen of West Southern Pines.”
Testimony of Beatrice McKay
han—hardly audible, because of a
chronic nervous condition height
ened by the circumstances—and
that of her husband concerning
what she had told him, and what
Blue Knights To Play
Here On Thanksgiving
For State Football Title
/ Face Clemmons
COACH — Irie Leonard,
head coach of the Southern
Pines Blue Knights, on
Thanksgiving night will send
his squad, which he has pilot
ed unbeaten through 22 suc
cessive contests this year and
last year, into their toughest
1955 game against Clemmons
High School of Winston-Sa
lem, with the State six-man
football championship at
stake. (Photo by Humphrey)
Woman Killed In
Wreck; Others In
Narrow Escapes
EXPECT RESCIND OLD PROPOSAL
Council Discussing Bond Request
The town council was meeting
at town hall as The Pilot went to
press Wednesday afternoon to
consider preliminary action on a
proposed $450,000 municipal bond
issue that may be voted on by
the people early next year.
Business at Wednesday’s meet
ing was expected to include ap
proval pf applications that must
be made to the Local Govern-
,'ment Commission at Raleigh be-
jfore an election can be held.
! The council also was expected
to vote to rescind its authority—
which had been granted in an
election several years ago—^to is
sue bonds in the amount of $34,-
000 for improvements to the fire
station on New Hampshire Ave.
Rescinding of this bond author
ity would raise by that amount
the legal ceiling for bonds new
issuable by the town' The plan
for fire station improvements at
the present site was abandoned
some time ago, after consultation
with the fire department and a
dence here, and others coming
especially for the event. Follow
ing the hunt, those taking part
will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. D.
W. Winkelman at an informal par
ty at their town house, The Ter
races.
R- A, Tompkins has arrived
from New York to join Mrs.
Tompkins at their home, and take
part in the hunt, along with their
house guest, Mrs. Henry Preston
of Lake Forest, Ill., here with her
two sons. Flying in from Skanea-
teles, N. Y., will be D. W. Winkel
man with son Cappy. John Dun
ning of Miami, Fla., will be s
gues.t of the Winkelmans, visiting
Southern Pines and hunting with
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License Bureau
To Close 1 Week
The motor vehicle license bu
reau at the Chamber of Commerce
office in the Southland Hotel will
be closed November 29 through
citizens’ committee. As the coun- Alice Baxter,
cil now views the fire station
problem, any new station would
be planned as one unit in a prO'i
posed municipal center to include
town offices, jail and other facili
ties.
The present tentative bond
proposal, on which the people
would be permitted to vote as
separate items, lists $150,000 each
for water and sewer improve
ments, $100,000 for a municipal
building; and $50,000 for a West
Southern Pines swimming pool, a
total of $450,000.
office secretary, announced today.
The Chamber of Commerce of
fice itself will remain open, she
stressed. Sanford, Rockingham
and Fayetteville are other com
munities in this area having li
cense bureaus to which business
can be taken while the local bu
reau is closed, she pointed out.
Sale of 1956 license plates by
the bureau will not begin this
year until December 15, she noted,
but the sale will extend to Febru
ary 15, 1956, about t\Yo weeks be
yond the deadline for obtaining
new license plates in for.ner years.
their children out of the house,
and worked on the ill woman’s
emotions with fabrications con
cerning a spell which had been
cast on her, forcing her first to
give him a dollar, then to enter
the bedroom and submit to him.
When her husband came home
and she tried to tell him what
had happened, he did not under
stand at lirst,thinking that only
the dollar had been taken, found
Boggan and upbraided him for
it and received an apology. Later,
drawing the full story from his
wife, he went directly to the po
lice.
Judge Phillips noted “I com
mend McKayhan for doing what
a good citizen should do. Some
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A woman whose husband told
an investigating officer, with
tragic irony, that they had
recently built a new home to
“settle down and enjoy life” was
killed when she was thrown from
an overturning automobile south
of Aberdeen on No. 1 highway
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Patricia B. Ford, 55, died
instantly of , a fractured skull and
crushed chest when the late mod
el Chrysler sedan driven by her
husband, William J. Ford, 57, ap
parently rolled over her after she
was thrown out near the intersec
tion of No. 1 and the “old high
way” which enters the new route
from the west about a mile south
of Aberdeen. Mr. Ford and their
daughter. Miss Beatrice Ford, 29,
were bruised and shaken up but
not seriously hurt.
The fatal wreck was on^ of sev
eral accidents occurring in the
Sandhills during the past week,
in one of which a Southern Pines
woman, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Cole, 49, of 575 S. Ashe St., was
seriously injured. Heavy proper
ty damage and miraculous es
capes from injury featured the
ether wrecks.
The accident near Aberdeen oc
curred, said investigating patrol
men, when the auto driven north
by Mr. Ford was braked violent
ly and swerved left to avoid hit
ting, a car driven by Miss Barbara
Williams of Pinebluff who start
ed to make a left turn from No. 1
highway into the old highway in
tersection. The patrolman quoted
Mr. Ford as saying the Pinebluff
driver gave a turn signal about
75 feet from; the intersection but
that he, starting to pass and trav
elling at 50 to 55 miles per hour,
was unable to control his vehicle
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High In Night
6-Man Contest
After clinching the Eastern
North Carolina six-man footbaU
championship with a 44-6 victory
over Cllayton in a contest here
Friday night, the Blue Knights of
Southern Pines will meet the
Clemmons High School Blues of
Winston-Salem, for the State six-
man title. Thanksgiving night, at
Memorial Field.
While the kickoff is at 8 p. m.
gates to the field will open at 6:45
and fans are urged to come early
to get good seats. Persons driving
to the game are asked to use the
lighted parking lot off Morganton
Road, west of the field. Special
event prices of $1 for adults and
50 cents for children will prevaiL
Attracting state-wide interest,
the game is expected to draw an
exceptionally large crowd as well
as sports writers from daily news
papers. There is a possibility the
contest will be broadcast by radio,
it was learned this week. Clem
mons school is bringing several
chartered busses of students and
fans, it is understood.
Head Coach Irie Leonard and
Assistant W. A. Leonard are send
ing their Blue Knights into the
Southern Pines' Blue
Knights will be featured by
the Sa'nford Herald Saturday
afternoon with a picture page
of informal shots made by
Emerson Humphrey, local
photographer. Arrangements
are being made for sale of the
paper at a local newsstand, or
it may be secured on request
from The Herald.
championship game in fair physi
cal condition, Irie Leonard said
this week. Wingback James
Humphrey had a severe charley-
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TO AID NEEDY
90 Baskets To
Be VFW^s Goal
For Christmas
MERCY ASKED FOR ASSAILANT
Maxwell Sentence Considered Fair
Opinion in and around the Thursday morning; and for the
courthouse this week was that the I judge’s hour-long charge to the
10-to-15-year prison sentence giv
en William Gentry Maxwell, 72-
year-old Carthage man, in Moore
Superior Court was fair and just.
There was agreement also that
the trial, involving a highly felo
nious assault against three of the
county’s best-known law enforce
ment officers, represented a high
moment in prderly law enforce
ment in Moore.
Judge F. Don Phillips and So
licitor M. G. Boyette won praise
for their dignified and dispassion
ate conduct of the case. In a week
loaded with cases of unusual in
terest, the Maxwell trial surpass
ed them all. The courtroom was
filled throughout the trial, which
lasted from Tuesday afternoon to
jury, and for the sentencing, there
were 100 or more standees at the
back.
Understandably, the crowd in
cluded many officers. While some
—including Sheriff C. J. McDon
ald, A. W. Lambert and C. A. Mc-
Callum—had to be there as state’s
witnesses as well as in the course
of their regular duties, most of the
others throughout ’ the county
made it a point to be there at one
time or another during the trial.
Sympathy for Wife
Universal sympathy went out to
the defendant’s wife, whose testi
mony on the stand evidenced 30
years of desperation spent with a
man brutalized by liquor, but who
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With a record-breaking 90 bas
kets as their goal, members cf
John Boyd Post, Veterans of For
eign Wars, today asked for con
tributions of cash and toys to
make possible the post’s biggest
program of Christmas food and
gift baskets for needy families in
the Southern Pines area.
Again headed for the post by
Fred Hall, Jr., the Christmas bas
ket program will be conducted
with full cooperation of the
Moore County Welfare Depart
ment, the baskets going to both
white and Negro families on the
basis of proven need alone.
Soon, said Mr. Hall, barrels will
be placed in food stores for de
posit of food gifts to the program
by pre-holiday shoppers. Now,
he said, cash donations are solici
ted to make posible purchases of
items needed to fill the baskets,
HI addition to donated food and
toys.
Cash donations may be mailed
to the post. Toys, which should
be in fairly good or repairable
condition, will be called for on
notification to the post home or
Mr. Hall, or they may be left at
the post home across New York
Ave. from the post office.
Clubs, organizations or groups
wishing to aid needy families can
get names from the list through
the VFW, Mr. Hall said.
As noted in a news itemi else
where in today’s Pilot, individu
als can undertake to aid certain
especially needy families on the
Welfare Department list, by deal
ing directly with the Department.
However, duplication of gifts is
avoided, since the VFIY works
only through the Welfare Depart
ment’s recommended list of
needy families and provides the
great majority of these families
with C^istmas Cheer baskets,
with assistance from local cooper
ating organizations and individu
als.