VOL. 37—NO. 13
TWENTY PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES. N. C.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1956
TWENTY PAGES
PRICE TEN CENTS
National Guard To
Stage Muster Day
Event February 25
Public Invited To
Inspect Equipment
Of Local Tank Unit
Plans for the all-day National
Guard “Muster Day,” February
25, were completed and work
begun on the project at the reg
ular Monday night drill this
week.
Captain Wilham J. Wilson of
Southex'n Pines outlined the
plans and purpose of the exercise.
“It is our job,” said Wilson, “to
present the public with a true
picture of the activities of our
company, and to create an inter
est in the unit to promote recruit
ing. It is not an accident that the
drill is scheduled during the
week of Washington’s birthday.
Washington was one of the first
and foremost exponents of the
militia system. Our object for
this drill is to’^ remind the citi
zens of the community that the
National Guard is carrying on the
traditions of the early Minute-
men.”
The program for the Saturday
drill begins at 8 a. mi., with as
sembly and roll call, followed by
two hours of training and prepar
ation for the scheduled open
house and demonstrations. The
public is invited to visit the arm
ory at any time between 8 a. m.
and 5 p. m. to observe the train
ing, and to inspect the armory
and equipment used by the local
tankers. Visitors are also invited
to ride in the big tank.
The demonstrations, scheduled
for 2 and 3:30 p. m. in the after
noon, will show how a tank oper
ates in action, and will include
radio communications, tank tac
tics, and firing exercises, using
blank ammunition for the big 90
mm gun and the .30 caliber ma
chine guns.
Other plans include static dis
plays of equipment, training
films showing armored warfare
techniques, and an information
center where visitors can learn
about the local unit and the Na
tional Guard.
Captain Wilson said, “There is
one special group of people that
we particularly want to see us in
action. The program is for anyone
that wants to visit us, but we
would like to see and talk to the
young men of the county who are
approaching military agq, and
their parents, to show them how
we can hedp them find the an
swer to their military service re
quirements.” •
TWISTED WRECKAGE of a Tri-pacer plane
that claimed one life in a crash near here Sat
urday night is inspected by officials and onlook
ers. Officials said the accident, which was the
first one in the local airport’s operation in which
a fa'tality resulted, was said to have been caused
by the pilot’s inability to see through a fog
hank. (Photo by Valerie Nicholson)
PILOT KILLED
Fatal Crash
Of Airplane
Laid To Fog
Construction Here Exceeds $250,000
So Far In ’56, Over $500,000 In 1955
Mrs. Bajiigan Is
For Parole
Up
Notice of impending parole of
Rffi-s. Julie Banigan, whq was sen
tenced in October, 1954, to three
to five years for embezzlement in
connection with Southern Pines
real estate transactions, is posted
at the courthouse in Carthage.
Any one oppwsed to her peuole
has an opportunity to object not
later than Saturday.
It is understood that detainers
have been filed against Mrs. Ban-
igan from West Virginia, Dallas,
Texas, and Denver, Colo., cover
ing various alleged offences at
those places, and that she may be
paroled to the custody of officers
in the first location to have filed
a detainer against her.
J. T. Allen, 35, of the White Hill
section near Cameron, was killed
instantly about 8 p.m. Saturday
night when the Tri-pacer airplane
he was flying crashed into pine
woods about one-half mile short
of thei runway at the Southern'
Pines-Pinehurst airport.
Another occupant of the plane,
Karl Hash, 30, of Southern Pines,
was seriously injured.
He is at present a patient at St.
Joseph’s Hospital where his at
tending physician. Dr. R. J.
Dougherty, described his condi
tion as good.
It was the first fatal accident
involving a civilian at the local
airport since the field was started
more than 30 years ago. (During
the war, when the government
took over operation of the field,
two Army men were killed when
their plane crashed just after
take-off on a training flight.)
According to the CAA investi
gation of the accident, fog was the
contributing factor. W. R. Elder
of Raleigh, CAA inspector, was
told by Hash that the plane was
coming in on schedule after an
uneventful trip from Charleston.
“We could see the airport and the
runway lights,” Hash said, “and
we started circling the field to
land. As we put on our landing
lights we ran into some fog and
couldn’t see a thing.”
Hash said that Allen continued
his landing patterns to come in as
planned, evidently expecting the
fog to lift momentarily, “but we
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Richards Building
10 New Homes; May
Construct 10 More
t
Construction in Southern Pines
-which last year topped half a
million dollars in building per-
lion dollars being built.
Work on the two biggest pro
jects of the new year is Just get
ting started: 10 houses to be built
by E. N. Richards of Raleigh, de
veloper of the Knollwood Apart
ments and other dwellings ini the
area; and the Southern Pines
i i Methodist Church, with a $75,000
off-to-a strong
incc -i.!- i. i. 1 permit, north tSr Mlmahd TRShd
start m 1956 with structures val
ued at nearly a quarter of a mil-
Pledge Cards In
College Campaign
Are Returned
Pledge cards from the 1,586 per
sons who made pledges to the en
dowment fund in the recent effort
to have the proposed Presbyterian
College located in Southern Pines
are being returned by mail to
those who signed them.
Each returned pledge card is ac
companied by a communication
from the Executive Committee, of
which. A. L. Burney was chair
man, and the Endowment Com
mittee, of which Dr. R. M. McMil
lan was chairman, as follows:
“We are sure that you share our
regret that Southern Pines is no
longer being considered as a pos
sible site for the college. Your
card, signifying your most gener
ous pledge, is being returned to
you with the heartfelt thanks of
all of us. .
“We feel that the efforts to
bring the college to Southern
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Prison Hospital
At McCain Rated
Tops For Nation
Notables Speak At
Dedication Ceremony;
Physicians Praised
In the new prison hospital at
McCain, opened to , the public at
a dedicatory ceremony yesterday.
North Carolina becomes the pos
sessor of the first modern prison-
hospital for the treatment of tu
berculosis in the nation.
Dedication of the new building,
which took place in the auditori
um atop the main hospital, drew
a galaxy of the state’s Big Brass,
present to take part in the cere
monies.
Also present were many from
Moore and Hoke counties, as well
as points farther afield, filling the
large assembly-hall and remain
ing to tour the newly opened
building after the exercises.
From Governor Luther Hodges,
who in a gracious address, accept
ed the new building for North
Carolina, down to the young blue-
caped nurse who showed the
guests around, the affair epito
mized the best in cooperation and
good will.
Opening with an invocation by
the Sanatorium chaplain, the Rev.
Eugene J. Bauer, the exercises in
cluded brief addresses by A. H.
Graham, chairman of the State
Highway and Public Works Com
mission, William F. Bailey, direc
tor of prisons, and Df. Henry Stu
art Willis, former superintendent
at McCain and now director of all
tuberculosis sanatoria in the state.
Dr. William H. Peck, medical
director and superintendent of the
present sanatorium, introduced
rnembers of the highway commis
sion and boardx)f the sanatorium
and other distinguished guests on
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Public Meeting Will
Be Held, Tuesday To
Discuss Center Site
Council Takes
First Steps In
Bond Program
Younts Named By
not far beyond where the double
road leaves N. W. Broad St. Per
mits for the Richards houses run
around $120,000.
William J. Wilson, town build- Mayor As Safety
ing and safety engineer, said to-
day that total of 1956 building
permits runs to $244,100. Of this
only $800, for a small building on
the Little Motor Co. property, is
foh business construction.
Among the larger items this
year, in addition to the Richards
houses and the church, are a $25,
000 permit issued to Warren Bell
for a residence in Knollwood;
$12,300 to Frank Cosgrove for al
terations of garage building into
dwelling units at the Mid Pines
Club; and $11,000 for a residence
being built for Elmier E. Davis in
Knollwood.
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CLOSED FEBRUARY 22
Windows at the Southern Pines
post office will be closed aU day
Wednesday, February 22, in ob
servance of the Washington’s
Birthday holiday. Postmaster Gar
land Pierce said today. There will
be no city delivery, but mail will
be placed in post office boxes and
outgoing mail will be dispatched
as usual.
Coordinator Here
Jack S. Younts, president of
radio station WEEB, has been
n^med to head a Community
Traffic Safety Campaign for 1956
in Southern Pines.
In making the appointment.
Mayor Voit Gilmore said it was
a part of a plan for active par
ticipation this year of every coun
ty in the state to assist with the
growing problem of accidents and
fatalities on the state’s highways.
The campaign is being sponsor
ed by the Department of Motor
Vehicles.
In asking Southern Pines to
participate m the program. Motor
Vehicles Commissioner ij^ward
Scheidt said the formation of a
Community Traffic Safety Pro
gram will be “of immeasurable
value in the State Highway Pa
trol’s efforts to promote highway
safety.”
Mr. Younts has been a member
of the Governor’s Traffic Scifety
Council for some time.
STEEPLECHASE
Entry blanks for the ninth
annual Stoneybrook Hunt
Race Meet will soon be sent
out to owners and trainers
throughout the country.
The Stoneybrook Races
will be held over Stoneybrook
Course near Southern Pines
Saturday, March 17, begin
ning at 2 p. m.
Entries close Saturday,
March 3.
Eight races are scheduled
this year. A total of $2,250 in
purses will be awarded, in
addition to the handsome tro
phies.
Moore Basketball
Tourney To Open
Friday, Carthage
The annual Moore County Bas
ketball Toumamient gets under
way Friday at 6:30 p. m. at the
Carthage High School gym with
Robbins’s girls and Aberdeen’s
boys defending their 1955 Moore
County titles.
They are seeded first in their
respective divisions as the Rob
bins sextet finished the season
with 16 wins and one loss and the
Aberdeen five went undefeated
in Moore County competition,
Stiff competition for the Rob
bins six promised to come from
Aberdeen’s Devilettes who hand
ed them their only loss during
the season,
Southern Pines is seeded sec
ond in the boys pairings; they
dropped only two games during
the season. Both of these losses
were to Aberdeen and were fair
ly close.
Schedule for the tournament is
as follows:
/Friday, February 17—6:30 p.
m.—Highfalls vs. Pinehurst girls;
7:30—Cameron vs. West End
boys; 8:30—^Farm Life vs. West
End girls.
Saturday. February 18—6:30 p.
m.—^Farm Life vs. Robbins boys;
7:30—Southern Pines vs. West-
moore girls; 8:30—Carthage vs,
Highfalls boys
Monday, February 20—6:30 p
m.—Cameron vs. Vass girls; 7:30 seemed simple enough developed
Meeting Tuesday night in reg
ular monthly session, the town
council certified results of the
recent election that authorized is
suance of bonds in the amoimt of
$400,000 and took preliminary
steps in issuing a portion of the
bonds and planning expenditures
for water system ($150,000), sew
er system ($150,000) and for a
new municipal building to con
tain town offices, fire station and
police station ($100,000).
One of the first actions of the
council in connection with the
bond money program was to call
a public meeting for Tuesday of
next week at 3 p. m. to consider
possible sites for the municipal
center.
Puri>ose of the gathering will
be to “let everybody have his
say” about the site of the center
and anything else about it that
may be of public interest.
“Contrary to the impression
that some people seem to have,”
said Mayor Voit Gilmore, “this
council does not tonight know
where the municipal building
will be placed. We are interested
in hearing from the citizens about
this matter.”
City Manager Tom E. Cunning
ham suggested that the council
meet soon to decide exactly how
much of the proposed bond
money should be issued. It will
take about 30 days to get the
money, the manager said.
First work to be done in the
sewer department would be a
$50,000 project at the disposal
plant, according to the manager’s
recommendation. There is some
water system work of an emer
gency nature that will be sched
uled first, he said. Probably not
more than half the water and
sewer bonds would be issued in
this calendar year, he said. Bonds
wUl be issued as heeded for work
to be done, but a first issue of
perhaps $250,000 weis mentioned
as m.ore likely to get a good inter
est rate than a smaller issue.
Parking Discussion
A request to the council that
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Drs. Johnson, Warlick
Head Local Campaign
Dr. W. H. Johnson and Dr.
Bruce Warlick have been named
co-chairmen for next month’s
Red Cross membership campaign
in Southern Pines, it was an
nounced today.
Working with them will be Joe
Scott, organizing suburban areas
and Bob Strouse, business solici
tation.
Residential district chairmen
will be announced.
Top-Flijght Horses To Compete In Colorful Hunter Trials Saturday
PTA Group Slates
Panel Discussion
Much interest has been shown
in a panel discussion on school
extra-curricular activities which
will be conducted at the regular
meeting of the Southern Pines
Parent-Teachers Association to
night (Thursday) in Weaver Au
ditorium at 8 o’clock.
The Rev. C. K. Ligon, pastor of
Brownson Memorial Presbyterian
Church, will serve as moderator.
The panel will include two high
school students, Jacque Daven
port and Bobby Cline, and Mrs.
Leon Seymour, Mrs. John D. Mc
Connell, W. A. Leonard of the
school faculty, and Dr. Charles
Phillips of Southern Pines.
The twenty fourth annual
Hunter Trials of the Moore Coun
ty Hounds, one of the most pic
turesque of all Sandhills horse
events, will be held this Satur
day, beginning at 2 p. m., at
Scott’s Comers.
In addition to leading local
horses and riders, an unusually
large number of entries from oth
er parts of the country will take
part in the event.
The event will be followed by
the annual dinner and Hunt Ball
at the Pine Needles Country
Club.
Following the trials the
Stoneybrook Trophy will be
awarded the champion, who will
be judged on points. The trophy
is presently held by Little Trip,
who is owned by D. W. Winkel-
man of Lakelawn Farms.
The Moore County Hounds will
parade to open the event, with
proceeds going into the hunt’s
fencing fund. W. O. Moss, M. F.
H., will be handling the pack, and
Mrs. Moss, secretary of the
Hounds, whipping ini. Dennis
Crotty will be in the second
whip’s position.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Humph
rey of Chagrin Valley, Ohio, have
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PROMISING HORSES in the annual
Moore County Hounds Hunter Trials to be
held here Saturday will be these two, pic
tured as they got a workout at the training
show held Sunday at the Brewster Ring.
At left. Miss Joan WEilsh, of Southern
Pines, is shown on For Sure II, winner of
the Green Hunter class in Sunday’s show.
For Sure II, an imported Irish gelding
owned by Don Halsey of Red Bank, N. J.,
is being trained at Stoneybrook Stables.
At right, Mrs. W. O. Moss of Mile-Away
Farm is shown on Another Battle, also in
the Green Hunter class. Another Battle is
by Battlewick, son of Battleship, who is . a
past winner of the Grand National
Steeplechase in England.
(Photos by Emerson Humphrey)
complications as discussion of it
progressed—with result that no
action was taken and a report
will be sought from the police
department and other discussions
carried on with school authori
ties.
The request, sent in by A. C.
Dawson, superintendent of
schools, was to remove parkmg
from the north side of Massach
usetts Ave., between May street
and the first driveway east of the
elementary school. Children leav
ing school dart from behind cars
parked there and create a danger
ous situation, Mr. Dawson had
commented.
But, said one councilman, if
parking is removed from the
north—or school—side of the
street, aU childrn wUl have to
cross the street to reach cars that
have come to pick them up. This
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Final Rush To Buy
1956 License Tags
Car owners lined up at the
Chamber of Commerce office all
day Wednesday in a last minute
rush to buy 1956 automobile li
cense plates.
Deadline was midnight Wed
nesday to display the tags.
At 3 p. m. it was reported that
some 7,000 state tags had been
sold and about 900 car owners
had purchased Southern Pines
town tags.
No final accounting has bedn
made yet, according to Miss Alice
Baxter, former secretary who has
been helping at the Chamber dur
ing the license sale.
Miss Baxter has been helping
Mrs. S. D. Fobes, new secretary
was was appointed the first of
the year following Miss Baxter’s
resignation.
Miss Baxter will poin Thomas
T. Hayes, Jr., and Associates,
Southern Pines architects.