4- )0 Fifty-Two Arrested Over Weekend On Charges Of Petty Bootlegging TWENTY PAGES Almost $11,000 Is Collected In Bond; Trials Start Today Trials for 52 men and women, arrested last weekend for viola tion of the prohibition laws, got underway in the special session of Recorder’s Court called this morning. The defendants were arrested in a nine-hour period late Friday night and Saturday morning by Moore County ABC officers, members of the sheriff’s depart ment, state and federal agents, and members of the police de partments in Carthage, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Cameron, and Aberdeen. All the arrests were made for “petty bootlegging,’’ according to C. A. ^cCallum, chief ABC offi cer in the county, who directed the roundup. “So far as I can re niember,” he said, “it was the biggest roundup we’ve ever had in the county for bootlegging. It vfras well planned and we had spent many hours getting suffi cient evidence to make cases in court.” Only small amounts of liquor were seized during the roundup, mostly pints of whiskey, some tax paid and some not. A small quantity of beer was also seized. Only trial that the Pilot had learned of at noon today was that of John Henry Stubbs and his wife Aimie, both charged with bootlegging. Stubbs, who is under suspended sentence for other similar offenses, received a total of 15 months on the roads; his wife was sentenced to six months in Central Prison, women’s divi sion. All those arrested were Ne groes except one, Mrs. Sadie Frye, proprietor of the Pine Val ley Club between Southern Pines and Pinehurst All were carried to Carthage and given preliminary hearings before a Justice of the Peace. Each was allowed bond. Here is a list of all those ar rested, together with the amount of each bond: Addor Davis, Aberdeen, $200’,' Jeff Jackson and wife, Tressie Mae, Southern Pines, both $200; Lee James Holt, Southern Pines’ $100; Wallace Douglas, Southern Pine^ $400; John D. Person, Car thage, $200; Bernice McCaU, Aber deen, cited. Don Alston and wife. Charity Mae, Carthage, both $200; Sarah Taylor, Aberdeen, $200; Charles Williams, Carthage, $200; Myrtle Cole, Aberdeen, $100; Alphus Stubbs and wife, Clara Jane, Car thage, both $200; Tom Lowe, Jr., Carthage, $100. Martin Williams, Pinehurst, $200; John Jeter, Jr., Cameron, $200; Richard Hicks, Carthage, $300; Sam Taylor, Carthage, $200; Frank Goins, Southern Pines, $100; Mrs. Sadie Frye, Pine Valley Club between Southern Pines and Pinehurst, $200. Jessie Glover Williams, Pine hurst, $200; Mrs. Clarence Good win, Southern Pines, $75; Henry Threadgill and wile, Rodie, South ern Pines, $100 each; Whit Hines, Southern Pines, $200; Jerry Bo gan, Pinehurst, $200; Tonzle Akins and wife Ruth, Aberdeen, both $300; Walter “Buddy” Rieves, Ab erdeen, $300; Flossie Murphy, Ab erdeen, $400. Bessie Prescott, Aberdeen, $400; John Henry Marks ($750), and wile Annie, Aberdeen, $200; Earl Kelly, Carthage, $200; Jim Hus sey, Carthage, $200; Letha Rowan Harris, Carthage, $200; Grace King McArthur, Sopthem Pines, $400; Easter McNeill, Southern (Continued on page 8) PRICE TEN CENTS ADULT SOFTBALL got off to a good start Tuesday night when Brig. Gen. Daniel W. Jen kins, commandant of the US Air Force Air- Ground Operations School here, tossed out the first ball. Looking on are Mayor Voit Gilmore, left, and Gen. Pearson Menoher, who with Carl Holt is co-commissioner of the league. Holt was Zoning Of US 1 Bypass Draws Heated Remarks During Council Meeting 'Davis Charges Council With unable to attend the opening day ceremonies, which attracted about 400 people. The softball league, which has seven teams, is a part of the summer adult recreation program in Southern Pines. It will continue throughout the summer. (Photo by Humphrey) Insect Spraying Project Underway With State Heads Robbins Student Must Face Trial On Rape Charges Precinct Study Conimittee To Meet June 26 A meeting of the study com- mitte of the Southern Pines pre cinct will be held at 8 p. m. ’Tues day, June 26, at the library. The committee has been study ing the problem of whether or not to divide Southern Pines into two precincts as a step in allevia ting problems that now exist in voting procedures. Members of the committee are Mrs. Graham Culbreth, Holly Faison, W. Lament Brown, Ward Hill and Voit Gilmore. Heads poked out of doors. Win dows slammed. Dozens of people came out on the porch and asked their neighbors: What’s happen ing? It was the “fogging” machine busily making the rounds of town streets in first efforts to rid the area of bugs. In the middle of the Town Council meeting Tuesday night Bill Wilson, who is in charge of the spraying crew, made a tenta tive report to the council: “We’ve got the thing started, she’s run ning fine and I think we’ll be O.K.” That was it. The machine sounds like a bull dozer to some people. Others haven’t made up their minds just what it does sound like. It emits a tremendous spray, or jet, of insect killer that hovers for a few minutes, then fades with the wind. Tom Cunningham, town man ager, said the crews would make a complete spraying of the town every other week throughout the summer. A complete spraying operation will take about eight to ten hours to complete, he said. He reminded worried residents that the spray is harmless to hu mans and animals. Accident Victim Unconscious Mrs. Hubert Michael, 47, who was critically injured in an auto mobile accident at an intersection in Pinehxzrst Saturday night, was reported slightly improved this morning, though still uncon scious. She is at Moore County Hospi tal stiffering severe gashes on the forehead as the result of a colli sion at the intersection of NC 211 and the Murdocksville Road about 8:45 p.m. Saturday. Hoover Benymon, a 26-year-old Negro of Addor, was arrested and placed under $1,000 bond on charges of reckless driving grow ing out of the accident. Benymon, who has a record of traffic viola tions, has denied being the driver of the car that crashed into Mrs. Michael’s, although a passenger in his car said that Benymon was the driver. Injured along with Mrs. Michael were her husband and hine-year- old son, both suffering from slight injuries though not hospitalized. According to State Highway Pa trolman R. R. Samuels, who in vestigated, Benymon stated he had loaned his car to a soldier, Raymond McMillan, stationed at Fort Bragg. McMiUan at first told Samuels he was driving but later changed his stbiy and said that Benymon jiad asked him to teU the story to officers because he (Benymon) had been arrested be fore for traffic violations and didn’t want to be caught again. Benymon was tried in Moore Recorder’s Court Monday on a speeding violation, was found guilty, and fined $25 and costs. At first Benymon told the offi cers he not only was not driving but was not even in the car. He later said he was following in an other car and did see the accident. He denied having requested McMillan to take the blame for the accident. Late Saturday night he showed up at the hospital and told Patrolman Samuels that he had heard the officers were look ing for him. There were no witnesses to the accident, but several people came along shortly after it happened, including Chief of Police Bob Yates of Aberdeen. Samuels said his investigation showed that Benymon’s car, pro ceeding South on the Murdocks ville Road, failed to stop at the in tersection with NC 211 and smack ed into the Michael car, heading toward West End. The crash completely demolish ed both cars. McMillan suffered cuts and bruises and was confined to the hospital Saturday night. Jack Key, a 22-year-old junior at N. C. State College, was re turned to the Moce County jail Saturday mom.nt, after Judge W. A. Leland McKeithen found probable cause against him on charges of raping and assaulting Martha Sue Robinson, a third- grade teacher at Biscoe. Key, who lives with his moth er in Robbins, was not allowed bond on the capital charges and must await grand jury action in August. The next term of Superior Court begins August 8. Key, a major in civil engineer ing at State College, was charged with raping Miss Robinson, 20, the night of May 26 near Robbins. He was taken into custody on a warrant sworn out by Miss Rob inson’s father, Herbert Robinson, the day following the alleged at tack and has been in Moore County jail since. He denied the charges when he was arrested. At the hearing Saturday morn ing, which took place before about 150 people in the courtroom at Carthage, Key did not take the stand. His lawyer, Herbert SeaweU, said that anything Miss Robinson said would be refuted. He was unsuccessful in getting Key free on bail pending grand jury action. Miss Robinson was on the stand about an hour teUing her story of what happened follow ing a date with Key May 26. She said, under questioning from her lawyer. Garland Garris of Troy, that she had dated Key three times in her life, though she had known him since he played base ball in Biscoe during her years as a high school student there. Just last month, she said, she had been his guest at a Sigma Chi fraternity dance at the Ra leigh school. On that occasion, she was “'shocked and amaze(I.” to learn that he expected her to spend the night with him at a motor court on the outskirts of Raleigh. She refused, she said, (Continued on Page 8) Salute By Town To USAFAGOS Is Scheduled Friday f 'The “town salute” to officers at the US Air Force Air-Ground Operations School here will be held tomorrow (Friday) night at the Southern Pines Country Club, according to W. B. “Chick” Hol liday, who has been in charge of a committee planning the event. More than 140 people will be on hand for the salute, Holliday said, which begins at 7 p. m. The salute is part of an effort to indicate its appreciation to the men at the school for taking part in community activities since the school was located here several years ago. So far, a committee appointed by Mayor Voit Gilmore and sponsored jointly by the town and the Chamber of Commerce, has contacted about 30 business and professional men. Each man and his wife will be assigned an officer and his wife and will be their hosts for the evening. A party and dinner is planned. Workng with Holliday on the committee are Joe Scott, Jim Baird, 'W!. Lament Brown and Jean Edson. Jaycee Group To Meet Here Tonight Cancer Campaign Ends This Month still $527 short of its goal of $3,100, the annual drive for can cer funds in Moore County will continue through the remainder of June, it was announced this morn ing by Dr. W. F. Niool of Carthage, chairman. Returns, which for the most part are complete, show that $2,673 has been raised to date. Dr. Nicol said. He urged anyone wishing to contribute to do so this month. WO. Interest is running high in the plans to establish a Junior Cham ber of Commerce here, Jim Baird, who is acting as organizing chair man, said this morning. ‘We expect to have at least 50 people, all of whom have shown a very definite interest in such a club, at the meeting tonight,” he said. The meeting, which will be held in the library of the high school, will begin at 8 o’clock. State Jay cee officials, John Goode of Win ston-Salem, national director. Tuck Gudger, Charlotte, district vice-president, and Charles Briley, also of Charlotte, a national direc tor, will be on hand to help with the organizing and lend encour agement. Baird said the response to a let ter he had sent out to prospective members and others who might be interested had been nothing short of “sensational.” Basic requirement for member ship in the club is that a member must be between the ages of 21 and 36. Tonight’s meeting grew out of an earlier meeting two weeks ago in Aberdeen which was attended by several prospective members from Southern Pines and state of ficials. Baird said that anyone interest ed in attending would be certain ly welcome. HOT WEATHER Though it will come as no surprise to sweltering Pilot readers, it's been hot . . . mighty hot. The readings for the past four days have been over 90 but, according to weather forecasts, there is some relief in sight. According to official U. S. Weather Bureau records maintained by radio station WEEB, high temperatures for the past four days have been; Sunday, 92; Monday, 93; Tuesday and Wednesday, 91. If it's any consolation, thunderstorms and showers .. cooling ones .. were expected late today or tonight. Planning Board Chairman Tells Of Plans To Date Don Case,, chairman of the town’s planning board, was not at the Town Council meeting Tues day night when the heated discus sion over zoning on the new by pass took place. Reached by telephone Thursday morning he said he had heard, in formally, of the meeting. “The planning board has spent many hours of conscientious de liberations on the zoning prob lems that the new by-pass pre sents,” he said, “and, as of right now. We have no recommenda tions to make to the Town Coun cil other than we feel it is best to wait for more work to be done on the by-pass before any concrete zoning proposals are made. “The first and fundamental thought in all our deliberations, and they have been many, I as sure you, is that the general ap pearance of the by-pass will have a tremendous bearing on how the traveling public will see Southern Pines. We have met with experts and all sorts of people, sampling opinions, gathering data, taking trips to other towns and waiting on the .state to finish a little more of its work. “I don’t feel, and the planning board concurs with me, that we should do any zoning right now when we don’t know just what the land will look like. To zone now, in view of the fact that the by-pass is not nearly completed, or even showing signs of comple tion, would be ‘zoning in the dark’.” Case said that Some people had expressed the opinion that there should be no business on’ the by pass and that it should be devel oped as a parkway from one end of town to the other. ' l4o one, he said, with the excep tion of Davis, has come up with a concrete proposal for zoning, (Continued on page 8) Slow Decision Southern Pines Recreation Program JUNE 15 - AUGUST 15 Sites: Town Park, Memorial Field, Southern Pines H. S. Gym, Aberdeen Lake Our recreation program this year will be centralized in the Town Park and the boys and girls will be separated this year into two groups. Group 1 will be composed of boys and girls from ages of 4-6 years, and Group 2 will be composed of boys and girls 7-10 years of , age. Older boys and girls will be handled separately. PROGRAM ( Monday— 9:30-10:30—Group 1 at Town Park. Supervised play period with group games and individual games. 9:30-10:30—Group 2 at Town Park. Supervised play period with group games and individual games. 10:30-12:00—Group 1 at Town Park. Story hour. 10:30-12:00—Group 2 at Town Park. Tennis, croquet, badminton, etc. 2:00- 3:30—Group 1 at Town Park. Supervised play period with group games and individual games. 2:00- 3:30—Group 2 at Town Park. Handicrafts, dramatics, group games. 3:30- 4:30—Group 2. Skating party under supervision. 5:00- 7:00—^Little Tar Heel League baseball at Memorial Field. (Boys 8-12) Tuesday— 9:30-12:00—Group 1 at Town Park. Handicrafts, dramatics, group games. 9:30-12:00—Group 2 at Town Park. Supervised group and individual games. 10:00-12:00—Baseball, softball, and football for boys and girls at Me morial Field. Ages 12-17. 2:00- 4:30—Supervised swimming parties at Aberdeen Lake. Only s, boys and girls from ages 7-16 will be taken. The activi ty bus will meet thq boys and girls at the Town Park at 2:00 P. M. 5:00- 7:00—Pony League baseball at Memorial Field. (Boys 12-15). 7:15-10:30—Adult softbaU league at Memorial Field for adults only. 'Wednesday—Same as Monday schedule. Thursday—Same as Tuesday schedule. Friday— » 9:30-10:30—Hiking and supervised group games for Group 1 at Town Park. 9:30-12:00—Group 2 wiU meet at the Town Park and will go to the High School gymnasium for basketball and volleyball. 2:00- 4:30—Supervised play periods for groups 1 and 2 at the Town Park. Parents bringing their children to the Town Park be sure and leave their children in the hands of Miss Kay Davis or Miss Joan Howarth or Mr. Irie Leonard. One or aU three wiU be on duty. Parents are asked to please bring their children on time and to pick them up on time. In what one observer later des cribed as the hottest session of the Town Council ever held, W. P. Davis, large property owner along the new US Highway 1 bypass, accused the council Tues day night of ‘"dragging out” its final decision on zoning regula tions for the bypass. He charged the Council with failing to give him any sort of answer after 18 months of wait ing in which he had repeatedly made requests to know just where the matter stood. Mai^or Gilmore, who was ob viously indignant at the charges, said that Davis was using “pres sure tactics of the highest order” in trying to get the Council to ar rive at a decision. ‘Tt is my feel ing that the planning board, charged with proper zoning of the bypass, wants to wait until the project is nearer completion before deciding on just what type zoning will be best for Southern Pines in the long run,” he said, “and I go along with that feel ing.” Davis, who was accompanied by his wife at the meeting, said he wasn’t happy with the road when it was learned 18 months ago that such a bypass would be built. “Since then I have made request after request to find out just what’s happening. You gen tlemen have not given me any satisfaction at all. I didn’t know where I stood then and I don’t know now,” he said. Davis said that a zoning pro posal made by the planning board about five months ago, which called for commercial use of the land along the bypass from the Souther!) limits of town to Vermont Avenue, was alright with him. “That proposal, which to me represented the feeling of the planning board, was publish ed in the paper and people who objected or otherwise wanted to be heard were invited to a pub lic hearing on the matter. I let the council know then that I wanted part of my property, which stops before the limits des cribed in the proposal, zoned for business. As soon as I made that request the whole thing was dropped. “IVas it dropped because I also wanted to get property zoned for business?” he asked. Council denied that his zoning requests had anything to do with dropping the proposal. Gilmore polled the membership and each said it was his impression that the planning board had decided to wait until more work was done before doing any zoning, and that it was the planning board’s deci sion alone. Davis countered with the charge that it “appeared” like a stacked deck against him. It was brought out at the meet ing that the planning board, com posed of Chairman .Don Case, Ralph Chandler, Jr., Gen. Julian F. Barnes, Mrs. Katherine Mc- (Continued on Page 8) CHANGES AT PILOT Two changes in staff assign ments at The Pilot are an nounced today by Mrs. James Boyd, editor and publisher. Cad Benedict, who has been news 'editor since July, 1953, is now associate editor, work ing primarily with the edi torial page. He will be in the office only on Mondays. Vance Derby, who has been assistant news editor since he joined The Pilot in January, becomes news editor. Infor mation for news or feature stories should be sent or phoned to him. Mr. Benedict said he had asked that his duties at The Pilot be reduced so that he can give more time to a free lance writing project. He ex pects to contribute occasional features or special stories to The Pilot, in addition to his regular work with the edito rial page.

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