VOL. 37—NO. 17
TWENTY-TWO PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. MARCH 15. 1956
TWENTY-TWO PAGES
PRICE TEN CENTS
OPPOSITION IN PRIMARY TALKED
Deane Refuses To Sl^n
Segregation Manifesto
REP. C. B. DEANE
Congressman
Cites Reasons
For His Stand
Here is the full text of Rep. C.
B. Deane’s statement as to why he
did not sign the “Declaration of
Constitutional Principles” oppos
ing the Supreme Court’s decision
against racial segregation in the
schools:
“In connection with the ability
of our people to live together as
Americans and as fellow human
beings smd with reference to the
question of concern that now ex
ists, I have tried to reach a God-
guided decision on this matter.
“All persons, particularly we of
the United States, need to work
out our lives together. There is
a solution to all of our problems.
It is not who is right but ulti
mately what is right. It is my
opinion that one group opposing
another will not bring the an
swer. Instead our religious, edu
cational, political and lay lead
ers should sit down together and
in absolute honesty approach the
question with understanding
minds, seeking what is right. We
(must approach this question in
the remembrance that the hope
of humanity may rest on how we
decide.
“We must also remember our
government’s position in world
affairs involving this global
struggle with communism for the
minds and wills of men. The
main question we face is: How can
we in America live a quality of
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Blue Says He Doesn't
Plan To Run; Brown
Says Hasn't Decided
Rep. C. B. Deane, Eighth Dis
trict Congressman, told The Pilot
by telephone from Washington,
D. C., Wednesday, that he had re
ceived a good many letters and
telegrams both congratulating
and criticizing him for refusing
to endorse the “Declaration of
Constitutional Principles” that
was signed by 19 Senators and 77
representatives from Southern
states.
The Southern “manifesto” call
ed the Supreme Court’s school
segregation decision an abuse of
judicial power and pledged its
signers to use every lawful means
to oppose the decision.
Rep. Deane was one of three
North Carolina Congressmen who
did not sign the document.
As in a statement made on
Monday—which is reprinted in
full on this page—Rep. Deane, in
his conversation with The Pilot
Wednesday, stressed the interna
tional angle in his explanation for
not signing the manifesto.
“I know much that has not
been made public about the inter
national situation,” he said, “the
defense picture and the military.
This information leads me to
think that the words ‘near the
brink’ are not an exaggeration.
I could not be party to any move
which would further deteriorate
the international situation. This
is a tim'e when the unity of our
people is of first importance.”
In his Monday statement. Rep.
Deane said he had sought a “God-
euided decision.”
Primary Opposition?
Rep. Deane’s action in not sign
ing the manifesto brought consid
erable speculation as to whether
this might mean he would have
opposition in the Democratic pri
mary in, May. He has filed as a
candidate and has remained un
opposed for the Democratic nom
ination. Filing time for candi
dates in the primary will close
at noon, Friday, giving hopefuls
little chance to make up their
minds.
Questioned at Aberdeen, H.
Clifton Blue, Moore County’s rep
resentative in the N. C. General
Assembly, said that he himself
had “not made any move at all”
in regard to becoming a candi
date, but that he had received
telephone calls from several
counties of the Eighth District
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ARMED ROBBERY of Pinehurst ABC store is discussed by C.
R. Black, Jr., left, the clerk who was robbed of some $4,447.90
of the store’s funds, with Thomas H. Currie of Pinehurst, man
ager of the store. The two are standing at the top of the outside
stairs on the side of the Carolina Bank where the robbery took
place. Black, who was taking the daily deposit to the bank, was
forced by the two men, later cqptured and identified as Ft. Bragg
soldiers, down the steps while they made their getaway. Black
has been employed in the store one and one-half years. It was
the first time in the store’s 21-year operation that it has been
robbed. (Photo by Humphrey)
Three Soldiers Confess To $4>447
r4rmed Robbery At Pinehurst Monday
The trio of Fort Bragg soldiers that between $400 and $500 of the
who robbed a Pinehtirst ABC money had been recovered. Offi-
store clerk of $4,447.90 Monday cials had hopes of recovering the
morning are in the Moore Coun-' rest shortly,
ty jail in Carthage. They were sheriff McDonald also said to-
placed there, under bond Of $5,000 ^ay that all three of the soldiers
each, following formal charges confessed the robbery sifter
made before Justice of the Peace | intensive questioning by officers.
Charles McLeod Wednesday | The robbery, which occurred
morning. | about 10:20 Monday morning.
The trio will be tried at the ^ was the first in the more than 20
April 30 term-of Superior Court, years the store has 'been operated.
Medical Society
Urg es Youngsters
Get Polio Shots
Effectiveness And
Safety of Vaccine
Now Fully Assured
The Moore County Medical So
ciety today urged vaccination
against polio with the Salk vac
cine for all infants, children and
other eligible persons who have
not hitherto begun or completed
the recommended series of three
shots.
The Medical Society is compos
ed of all practicing physicians of
the county. The statement was
,sent to The Pilot by Dr. Emily
Tufts of Pinehurst.
Effectiveness and safety of the
vaccine were stressed in the state
ment, along with the importance
of starting the shots now so that
at least two can be received be
fore the onset of the summer polio
season.
Following is the complete, text
of the Medical Society’s state
ment:
“The Salk vaccine gives protec
tion against paralytic polio; it is
safe to use; and it should be start
ed now in order to be ready for
the polio season this summer.
“Last June there was some
question of the safety of the vac
cine. Many experts were called
to investigate its manufacture and
for safety checking. This investi
gation resulted in changes which
have removed all possible hazard,
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Council To Express
Interest In Natnral
Gas At FPC Hearing
They have been formally charg
ed with armed robbery, larceny,
and receiving.
•Sheriff McDonald said today
In jail are Theodore Wuschke,
Michael G. Yasso and Anthony
Leli, all 20. Wuschke, the first of
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Cunningham Is
Named To Office
As Managers Meet
Tom E. Cunningham, city man
ager of Southern Pines, was elect
ed secretary of the N. C. City
Managers Association, during a
conference on municipal problems
held at the Sedgefield Inn near
Greensboro Saturday and Sunday.
In a conference session Satur
day, Mr. Cunningham spoke on
job techniques in city govern
ment, from the point of view of
the small town. Gen. James R.
Townsend, Greensboro city man
ager, spoke on the same topic in
relation to larger communities.
About 75 persons, including 45
city managers, attended the con
ference which was sponsored by
the Association and the N. C.
League of Municipalities.
Mr. Cunningham has been city
manager here since July, 1953.
AN EDITORIAL
Men Who Kept Their Heads
The so-caUed “Manifesto” signed by all but three of North Caro
lina’s Congressional membership is perhaps as disturbing an indica
tion as any shown to date—not excluding the Autherine Lucy case
itself—of the dangers inherent in the present situation. 'That 95 sen
ators and representatives could so lose their sense of dignity and
judgment as to call an act of the Supreme Court of the land an at
tempt “to exercise their naked judicial power and substitute their
personal political and social ideas fdr the established law of the land”
shows to what a tragic extent hysteria has entered the picture.
Three North Carolinians were among the small group who kept
their heads. Representatives Thurmond Chatham and Harold D.
Cooley, and our Eighth District Congressman C. B. Deane.
These men refused to be swept off their feet by what must have
been almost overwhelming pressure. They chose to stand for what
they knew was right: for tolerance and patience, well aware that by
so doing they might be, temporarily, at least, risking their political
careers. Whether or not their stand is agreed with, their courage,
honesty, and spirit of self-sacrifice must be profoundly respected.
This newspaper agrees with the stand of these three men: With
Mr. Cooley that “the Manifesto is a dangerous document that will
greatly hinder rather than help those who are sincerely and honestly
trying to solve the problems presented by the Supreme Court de
cision.” In expressing his belief that, “the document holds out
false hope that there are legal means through which the Supreme
Court decision may be reversed,” Mr. Cooley echoed a statement
made by Major L. P. McLendon, state educational and judicial lead
er, at Chapel Hill the previous day that: “By no process of reasoning
can we arrive at the conclusion that the South can by any plan of
intervention, evasion or pure defiance, nullify the Constitution as
interpreted by the Supreme Court.”
We agree with Mr. Deane’s opinion that the confused international
situation is so dangerous that disunity in the nation, such as this
Manifesto foments, cannot be indulged in—especially when it centers
about an issue to which so much of the world reacts so strongly.
And we join, with utmost earnestness, in the regret expressed by
Mr. Chatham’s words: “What a fine thing it would be if this were a
resolution saying that this group would sit down with citizens of
both sides and try to work out this problem in an orderly manner.”
We believe that sort of leadership, that sort of wise, heart-search
ing deliberation is what the vast majority of North Carolinians want
and have been waiting for. May our State find others to join these
three in “trying to work out this problem in an orderly manner.”
I
LOOKING FORWARD to Saturday’s opening
of the American steeplechase season at Stoney-
brook Farm, trainer M. G. “Mickey” Walsh
heads two of the nation’s top timber campaign
ers, Mrs. Walsh’s Erin’s Cottage and Mrs. Russell
M. Arundel’s Repose. Erin’s Cottage will be en
tered in the Sandhills Cup event, the featured
cross-country test gn the St. Patrick’s Day pro
gram of eight races sponsored by the Stoney-
brook Hunt Racing Association. Repose, recent
ly purchased by Mrs. Arundel of Warrenton, Va.,
captured the Carolina Cup at Camden last year
for a consecutive win in the gruelling test. Erin’s
Cottage won the Sandhills Cup last year.
ERIN'S COTTAGE FAVORED IN SANDHILLS CUP
Stoneyhrook Steeplechase Races Set Saturday
PTA MEETING
A special program oni voca
tional guidance will be pre
sented by Alan T. Preyer,
retired executive of the Vick
Chemical Company, at the
Southern Pines Parent-
Teachers Association meeting
tonight (Thursday) in Weav
er Auditorium.
Mr. Preyer will be assisted
in the program by Irie Leon
ard, principal of the high
schooL
The program will be built
aroimd the work Mr. Preyer
has voluntarily undertaken
which provides vocational
guidance to students in the
high school.
The meeting will begin at
8 p. m.
Scouts of County
To Have Exhibits
At Raleigh Event
Scouts and Scouters of the Oc-
coneechee Council will present a
Boy Scout Exposition, Saturday,
at the State Fair Arena in Ra
leigh. Tickets are being sold by all
Scouting imits and will be on
sale at the gate.
The Sir Walter Lions Club is
sponsoring the Exposition which
will feature Cub Packs, Scout
Troops and Explorer Units of the
12-county Council.
Each unit will demonstrate
some, phase of Scouting through
skills, crafts or special themes.
The Exposition wUl offer a
continuous program from 2 p. m.
till 9:30 p, m. Visitors may attend
at any time during these hours,
see as much as they wish and
stay as long as they like.
A special feature of the eve
ning program will be a greeting
by Gov. Luther B. Hodges and
presentation of the 1955 Eagle
Class by General John R. Hodge.
Michael Johnson of Aberdeen
will be Moore County’s only rep
resentative in this class. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs'. Aubrey
Johnson.
Moore County Scout units to
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Knollwood Area
Asks Change In
House Size Law
Natural gas and zoning took up
most of the evening as subjects
for discussion at the town coun
cil’s Tuesday session.
After hearing James H. Pou
Bailey of Raleigh, an attorney for
an engineering firm specializing in
gas distribution system construc
tion, C. A. Roush, Jr., vice-presi
dent of the Trans-Carolina Pipe
line Corporation, and Harrington
A. Rose, of TrEmscontinental Gas
Pipe Line Corporation, the coun
cil decided to let all natural gas
business come to them in writing
through City Manager Tom E.
Cunningham in the future, unless
some special hearings are set on
the matter.
There are 20 or 25 of these nat
ural gas representatives wanting
to see the council,” said Mr. Cun
ningham.
After hearing with interest, but
at some regret for the time con
sumed, the ins and outs of the
complicated natural gas distribu
tion picture—one of the primary
concerns is whether a town would
operate its own plant or franchise
a commercial operation — the
council agreed that it should “in
tervene” in a Federal Power Com
mission hearing at Washington, D.
C., early next month with the as
sertion that Southern Pines is in
terested in receiving natural gas,
but not endorsing any particular
pipe line to serve this town.
Trans-Carolina has included
Southern Pines on a list of the
towns it would like to serve in
applying to the Federal Power
Commission for its allocation of
gas for distribution in North and
South Carolina, said Mr. Roush.
Transcontinental is the line
from which Trans-Carolina would
obtain its gas as a junction point
in South Carolina.
If a town does not at least in
dicate its interest in receiving gas
—^with no obligation, however, to
actually contract for it—it is like
ly that an allocation of gas would
not be made by the Commission
for that town, Mr. Roush said.
As it stands now, therefore, the
town council will intervene with
an expression of interest at the
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Judge Ill; Civil
Court Postponed
Two divorce cases, both of
which were heard this morning,
were the only cases completed by
Judge Frank M. Armstrong at the
regular term of civil court which
had been scheduled to last all
week.
Judge Armstrong was ill and
continued the other cases, all of
which were expected to take sev
eral days to complete, to the May
term.
'JAMBOREE' SUCCESS
Feeding about 400 persons last
Friday, the Southern Pines Rotary
Club counted proceeds of about
$175 from its “pancake jamboree”,
if was reported this week. The
money goes to the club’s commun
ity and charitable activities.
The ninth annual Stoneybrook
Steepleschase and race meeting,
which will be held on M G.
“Mickey” 'Walsh’s Stoneybrook
track Saturday, is expected to
draw a crowd of some 10,000, ac
cording to officials of the races.
The Stoneybrook, which serves
as the official opener of the na
tion’s steeplechase season, will
feature eight races, beginning
with the Pink Coat Race at 2 p.
m. ,
Highlight of the program will
be the annual running for the
Sandhills Cup. Carlyle Cameron
of Southern Pines, who seems to
have some sort of magical hold on.
the cup, has won it for the past
five years and is scheduled to
ride this year’s favorite, Erin’s
Cottage, a nine-year-old brown
tr.tare owned by Mrs. M. G. Walsh.
Cameron captured the cup last
year on Erin’s Cottage before a
slim crowd of 3,000 which had
braved a biting rain and cold to
witness the nationally-known
Robbery Reported
At Pine Needles
Pro Shop Tuesday
Thieves broke into the Pine
Needles pro shop sometime Mon
day night and stole approximately
$31, it has been reported by Chief
of Police C. E. Newton.
The robbery, which was report
ed to police shortly alter 7 o’clobk
Tuesday morning, probably took
place after midnight Monday,
Chief Newton said.
The thieves gained entrance to
the shop by breaking the glass
from two doors.
Someone also broke into the
Southern Pines Country Club sev
eral weeks ago. So far police have
not established whether the two
robberies were accomplished by
the same people.
SITUATION 'NOT TOO HOPEFUL'
USAFAGOS Move Remains Uncertain
event.
Co-favorite along with Erin’s
Cottage is Repose, a 12-year-old
bay gelding owned by Mrs. Rus
sell Arundel. The nation’s second
ranking steeplechase rider, Paddy
■Smithwick of Monkton, Md., will
ride Repose.
The Sandhills Cup Race will be
about two and one-quarter miles
over timber, and is lor four-year-
olds and upwards. Five horses
have been entered in the race,
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Whether the USAF Air-Ground
Operations School at the Highland
Pines Inn will remain at Southern
Pines longer than the expiration
of its lease June 30 remained un
determined today.
Rep. C '.B. Deane in Washington,
D. C., told The Pilot by telephone
Wednesday:
“I am still working hard on the
matter to see if there is any way
to keep the Air-Ground School in
Southern Pines.
“However,” said the Congress
man, “I must tell you that to date
I have not been given much en
couragement. The situation does
not look too hopeful, but I am go
ing to keep on working.”
It was announced several iVeeks
ago by the Air Force that the
school would move this summer
to Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi,
Miss., but definite confirmation of
the move was withdrawn pending
outcome of discussions. Rep.
Deane was having conferences
with Defense Department officials,
in an effort to keep the school
here.
In a recent letter to Gov. Luther
H. Hodges, James H. Douglas, un
der secretary of the Air Force,
said that for some time there have
been definite plans to move the
Air-Ground Operations School to
a permanent Air Force installa
tion, but at the request of Con
gressman Deane the proposed
move was being restudied.
A copy of the letter to the Gov
ernor was sent to Mayor 'Voit Gil
more who had furnished Gover
nor Hodges with information
about the local situation. During
a recent trip to Washington, the
Governor conferred with Douglas
about the matter.