^ f Glen<Jon j^ridor / 1^ Gomcnon flf)l . . lakwi^'Vaas * perb« pn^iu^*^*®" VOL. 37—NO. 18 Local Man T^es Own Life In Jail After Being Booked On Murder Charg !f Edward York, Marjorie McCrimmon Principals In Tragedy Last Week Edward York, 65, sexton of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Southern Pines, hanged 'himself in the Moore County jail so.me time early Friday morning after being booked for-the murder of Marjorie McCrimmon, cook in a Southern Pines home. A trusty at the jail found York -about 7:30 a. m. Friday. Accord ing to officials in the sheriff’s of- . fice, York had apparent^ looped March 26 Proclaimed As Clean~Up Week Next week, March 26-31, will be clean-up week in Southern Pines sponsored by two garden clubs’ with the cooperation of the town sanitary department and state highway officials. The program IS emphasized in view of the an nual Homes and Garden Tour to be held April 12, bringing hun dreds of visitors to town. Proclaimed today bjy Mayor Voit Gilmore (see proclamation elsewhere in this newspaper), the week enlists the assistartce of all citizens in beautification-of the town by cleaning and iniproving yards, gardens and parki^ays, re moving unsightly and Ojbjection- able debris, cleaning vaj'cant lots and painting and repairing and otherwise improving the appear ance of private property.; Cooperating clubs are the South ern Pines Garden Club of which Mrs. R. E. Rhodes is president, and the Civic Garden Club of which Mrs. Frank Hale is presi dent. City Manager Tom E. Cunning ham reminded residents that town trucks will haul away yard Tak ings and tree trimmings on re quest to Telephone 2-2462 at town (Continued on Page 8) his belt' over a plumbing pipe in his ceU and slid or jumped off a sink. His death was attributed to strangulation. He had been booked for mur der by Deputy Sheriff A. F. Dees and had been placed in jail about 2 a. m. Different Versions The events leading up to the fatal shooting some time Thurs day night, which apparently hap pened at Oakland Park, a Negro recreation area near Lakeview, will probably never be known.’ York gave several versions to police officers. According to Officer. Leslie Horne of the Southern Pines Po lice department, York said he took Marjorie to St. Joseph of the Pines Hospital a little after 11 p. m Thmsday night. He and Robert T. Yonts, also a memiber of the Southern Pines Police Depart ment, questioned York a few minutes and were at first told by the elderly Negro that he had found her body. Five minutes later, he confessed the shooting, adding that he felt if he hadn’t shot her, she would have shot him. He said the shooting prob- ably occurred between 10 and 10:30 p. m. Thursday night fol lowing an argument over a loan Made Loans York told officers he had made a series of loans to the woman who was in her 30’s, and that she owed him in excess of $100. The loans, he said, had been made to help the woman add an extension to her house. She had signed lOU’s for some of them, (Continued on page 8) visitor from Virginia, Mrs'"Grpl?Teem* frophJ .hr;-'',''’”*/ ?«P w..h .„w. in » Beacon to the surprise victory. Dancing Beacon Stages Upset In Hunt Race Meet (Photo by Humphrey) that near f * Mercury Drops To 26 Wednesday; Peach Crop Safe Freezing weather for five straight days has failed to. cause any appreciable damage to the Sandhills peach crop, peach growers have reported. Peach growers said that be cause of the heavy blooming the crop could stand a hard freeze now better than it could later when the blooms drop off and the tiny peaches begin to take shape. Temperatures recorded in Southern Pines this week have been just past the freezing point for five days. Last night, Wed nesday, it reached 35 in Southern Pines, but was lower in the rural areas, though probably not much lower. Low readings for the Southern Pines station, located at radio station WEEB, from last Satur day through Wednesday night are: Saturday, 32; Sunday, 30- Monday, 31; Tuesday, 30; Wed- (Continued on Page 8) Mrs. Avery, County Librarian, Resigns Effective April 30 Mrs. Dorothy H. Avery, who has been librarian of the Moore County Library for the past 12 years, has resigned effective April 30, it was announced today by W. Stuart Evans, chairman of the library board. IV^s. Avery will accept a new position as librarian of the Can ton Public Library about the middle of May. Reasons given by Mrs. Avery for her resignation from the coun- ,'ty post and acceptance of a posi- tion as town librarian include sev eral factors. Though a town library position is in a lower ranking category than that of county library serv ice, Mm. Avery stated that there were, in this case, many advanta geous factors, not least of which is :he substantial raise in salary. Though relieved of the heavy bookmobile service, and with many fewer books to handle, Mrs. Avery will receive considerably more than the present $2,700 paid by Moore County, From her desk in the crowded office of the local building, Mrs. Avery spoke warmly of her work in Moor© County and also of the new opportunities that awaited her. “The Canton Library building is brand new,” she said, “and one of the most modem and efficiently designed. The building was built (Continued on page 21) Like the mocking bird sang Icpudly between races, near the finish line of the Stoneybrook I track Saturday, a crowd of sev eral thousand hunt racing fans , forgot a March wind’s unseasonal chill as they watched this annual Southern Pines event run off in the relaxed steeplechasing tradi tion under a brilliant sun. There were thrills aplenty in the eight-race, four-hour pro gram. The featured Sandhills Cup event—a tough two and one- quarter miles over timber—pro vided one of the best races and iggest thrills when Dancing Beacon, owned by Mrs. G. P Greenhalgh, Jr., of Boyce Va overtook and passed the favored Erin s Cottage and the strongly bidding Repose to win by three lengths. Jockey Carlyle Cameron was trying for a sixth consecutive win with Erin’s Cottage and had her as much as 10 lengths ahead at fence, but ended up with third and last place. Mel Ferral rode the winner which was trained by W. B. Cocks. Pat Smitowick piloted Repose, re cently sold by Mrs. M. G. Walsh 01 Southern Pines to Mrs. Russell M. Arundel of Warrenton, Va (Continued on page 21) BIG DAY—Tommy Walsh, 17, rode three winners at the Stoneybrook course Saturday —and it was his first partici pation in a formal hunt race meeting. (Photo Humphrey) Court of Honor Scheduled Monday Band Booslers To Make Spring Concert Plans Plans for the annual Spring concert of the Southern Pines School band will be made when the Band Booster Club meets Monday in the science room at the high school at 8 p. m. All per- Isons interested in the band are invited to attend. The club is composed of adults who are pa rents of band members or friends of the band. Work Starting At Site of Colonial’s New Supermarket Plans For Building Call For Latest In Modern Construction Work has begun at the site of a large new Colonial Supermarket R j corner of East AveSie and Connecticut A. C Edens, vice-president of Colonial Stores, said this week tnat the new store will be of an entirely new design developed by Colonial in association with one of the nation’s leading store design ers, and will be “ultra-modern” throughout. Opening of the new store IS expected “some time in the late summer,” Mr. Edens said. The new store will contain ap proximately 12,000 square feet of space, with many new innovations and parking space for about 125 cars, it was stated. Mr. Edens, in commenting on the new store, said that it is the culmination of months of inten sive planning and research “We believe that this new store will serve a real need, and we are incorporating in it e-yery new ad vancement in modern supermar ket development. We are keeping pace with the growth of Southern Pmes, and we sincerely believe that this new store will be a dis tinct credit to Colonial and to the town.” Other facts revealed about the proposed building are: The store will be completely air-conditioned, with the latest ad vance-design fixtures' in roomy well-lighted interiors. The meat department will be completely self-service, as well as other de partments. Speedy belt-convey or check-outs will be used. Foods will be scientifically ar- (Continued on Page 8) Heart Fund Drive To End April 1 Mrs. E. Nolley Jackson of Southern Pines, chairman of the'' 1956 Moore County Heart Fund drive, said today that the current campaign would close April 1. She urged people who have not contributed to do so at their ear liest convenience. She said checks should be sent to Mrs. Garland McPherson in Southern Pines. To date $1,947 has been raised. PRICE TEI $100,000 Armory Be Built This Yea] For National Gua; Clearf^ Local Sd Is Annouiu EASTER CANTATA An Easter cantata, "The Seven Last Words of Christ," fay Theodore Dubois, will be held at the Church of Wide Fellowship Sunday a:: 4 p, m. The cantata will celebrate Palm Sunday, which is tlie Sunday beifore Easter. Soloists for the cantata are Mrs. Harry Chatfield, Jr., so prano, Paul Wiggin, tenor, Joe Cameron, tenor, and Roge.’ Gibbs, baritone. The cantata will be direct ed by Roger Gibbs. Mrs. L. D. McDonald is organist. 1 DEANE OPPOSED FOR CONGRESS / Primary Filing Deadline Three Weeks Away, But No County Candidates Yet With just three weeks left be fore the filing deadline April 14, no candidates for county offices have paid filing fees, according to ^m C. Riddle, chairman of the board of elections. There has been some talk that the present Board of Commis sioners will seek re-election, but board members would not com mit themselves when asked about % the rumors Monday. Most observ er believe the five members of me board—Chairman Gordon M C^eron, James M. Pleasants! Monroe, and L. R. Reynolds—will seek re- election. other candidates to be nomin ated include those for board of education, judge of Recorder’s court, solicitor of Recorder’s Court, surveyor, coroner, and » representative to the General As sembly. Candidates are expected for all the offices except that of survey or. In the last election no one fil ed for the job. Expected to File Most guesses were that both Judge J. "Vance Rowe and Sdl- icitof W. Lament Brown of Re corder’s Court would seek re- election. H. Clifton Blue of Aber deen is also expected to seek re election to the post he has held for five consecutive sessions. Present merhbers of the board of education are J. A. Culbertson, Robbins, chairman, T. Roy Phil lips, Carthage, George H. Purvis, Route 1, Robbins, W. H. Mat thews, Route 3, Carthage, and Jere N. McKeithen, Aberdeen Ralph G. Steed of Robbins is county coroner. Stale Senators Democratic candidates for the (Continued on Page 8) Moore District Boy Scouts will hold a court of honor Monday at the courthouse in Carthage, start ing at 7:30 p. m. Various awards and advancements are scheduled. Several Moore County lawyers have been invited to present the awards. Among those expected are M. G. Boyette, J. Vance Rowe Jr., E. O. Brogden, Jr., Fay Neville and Lament Brown. Explorer Post 936 of Carthage will conduct the opening and closing ceremonies. NINE-TON STEAM HAMMER USED Famed Chorale To Sing Friday At Auditorium Here A varied program, including works by Palestrina, Mozart, Brahms and Gershwin, will be sung Friday night by the Roger Wagner Chorale it Weaver Audi torium,, in a concert sponsored by the Sandhills Music Association. Starting at 8:30 p. m., the fam ed choral group—consisting of 24 voices, evenly divided between men and women, and their Paris- iKorn director—will combine its talents with the duo-pianists Mel vin Stecher and Norman Horo witz. ■ ^ The chorale is on its first na tion-wide tour, although it is in its tenth year. It originated as a city-sponsored group known as the Los Angeles Concert Chorale and has made many professional appearances. It was invited to . the Coronation Fes tivities program in London and sang in the Royal Festival Hall there, making also several other appearances in Europe. The son of an organist-com poser, Mr. Wagner studied organ and served in .the French Army in World 'War 2. Since 1945, he has been a naturalized American citizen. Folk songs, excerpts from Porgy and Bess” by Gershwin, excerpts from Mozart’s Idomeneo, (Continued on page 20) Bridge Supports Get Mighty Pounding i benefit of “sidewalk ■ PILE DRIVER—A nine-ton steel hammer, mounted on a 75-foot boom, crashes , down on one of the cement' piles used for supports on the Mid land Road overhead bridge The hammer drives the pile down anywhere from three inches to a fraction of an inch with each blow. At right in the picture, partly by steam, which had (Pilot photo) obscured is anothGr pile not been driven For the benefit of “sidewalk superintendents” who haven’t I found the time, or a parking place, to watch the new bridge under construction on Midland Road, or, as it actually will be over Midland Road, The Pilot recently sought a progress report and any other information that might be pertinent. The bridge will carry the dual lane No. 1 highway thru-way or by-pass” over Midland Road which, incidentally, is one of the 4. oldest dual lane highways in the state, having been constructed more than 20 years ago. Herewith, the rqport, which followed a hundred or so ques tions during a two-hour chat with T. R. Craft, a 57-year- old tobacco chewer who is the state’s inspector on the job. Craft, is yours. Really Two Bridges “To begin with, this is not, as bridges go, a particularly diffi cult one. 'When it is finished, it will stretch 156 feet, have four guess, about $52 0()0. ActuaUy, the state is buildiing two bridges here, each a 28-foot roadway that will allow for two lines of traffic. There will be a fairly wide space be- tween the two. “The bridges will be structed that any one either of the roads would hold 60 tons at once. That means, if your’e interested, that a solid line of cars in both lanes on both bridges at once wouldn*t cause a sag of so much as a thousandth of an inch. TTie state builds very good bridges. Recalls Biggest Job ‘T’ve been in thq bridge build ing business 34 years. Back in 1937 I was a foreman on the so con- place oni GOING D(DWN—^rirmen^^^^^^^^^^^^^* « pile „to ae gr„„„d „„ the Midtod HoTovStod g project. The piles in the foreground are located in thp area between the double roads and had already been driven to the desired depth when the picture was made. When the driving two-thirds underground 1 clos? on the boom a few minutes while the driving got startfd. (Pilot photo) overseas highway job that stret ched from the mainland to Key West, which was the biggest one I’ve ever worked on. Hardest one. According to informd, ceived this week from tm of the Adjutant General, c-c* tion of the Southern Pin3 v tional Guard Armory should*! started early this summer. _ Captain William J. Wilson, local Guard commander, was told by^ Maj. (general John H. Manning in Raleigh early this week that pre liminary steps for getting the armory project underway were now in process, with the starting date for construction estimated asi early July. ' Cost of the armory, to run i around $100,000, will be borne' jointly by county, state and Fed eral funds. The Federal government bears 5 per cerit of the cost of armory construction. The remaining 25 per cent is split into 15 per cen^ from the state and 10 per cent from the county. The county commissioners have tentatively approved an appropri- of about $10,000 in the 1956- 57'budget for armory construc tion. Appearing before the town council last week. National Guard officers asked for a town appro priation of $2,500 to help buy equipment for the building and a $300 annual appropriation for rnamtenance purposes. The coun cil authorized City Manager Tom E. Cunningham to place these items tentatively in his budget lor the fiscal year starting July 1. Details of financing cannot be worked out until contracts are let and the exact share to be paid by the county is known. First step in setting up the pro ject will be a visit by an engineer from the Adjutant General’s De partment, who will lay out a plot plan to be forwarded to the Na tional Guard Bureau in Washing ton for approval. As soon as the approved plans are returned by the Bureau, State authorities will proceed to advertise for bjds. Gen eral Manning estimated .he time necessary to complete the prehmi- n^ steps through the letting of bids—which would take about I three and a half months—setting the date for starting construction I (Continued on page 8) Newton Elected President of Moore Officers’ Group Chief of Police Charles E. New ton of Southern Pines was elected president of the Moore County Law Enforcement Officers Asso ciation at a meeting held in Car thage Monday night. Chief Newton, who has been with the Southern Pines police force since 1931, succeeds C. J. McDonald, sheriff of the county. The meeting marked the end of the first year of the association. Cpl. M. S. Parvin of the State Highway Patrol was elected vice- president. Re-elected were Coro ner Ralph G. Steed of Robbins secretary, and Bob Yates, chief of the Aberdeen police force, treas urer. SBI Agent J. A. Lowdermilk was elected to fill a vacancy on the board of directors caused by the resignation of Cpl. Parvin. Other directors, all of whom were re-elected’ are ABC Officer John Sharpe of West End, and E. R. Kerns, Carthage police chief. As outgoing president. Sheriff Mc Donald becomes an ex-officio member of the board. Sheriff McDonald, who has been Moore County since 1926, thanked all the members fqr their cooperation during the past year, and noted that all law agen cies in the county were a close’v knit group. Chief Newton, who was made head of the Southern Pines police force ,in 1940, is weU known in law enforcement work throughout the state. The association gave him a unanimous vote for the new office. too. meeting was held at the “I ..me with th, state a little S:fstewr“d“otte®“" S luiiuea on page ii) was served.

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