VOL. 39—NO. 39
EIGHTEEN PAGES
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SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP CUP was presented to Charles
Horton, manager of the winning Carolina Power and Light team
following the game Monday night with National Guard, which
CP&L won, 16-10. Morris Johnson, commissioner of the league
^ CP&L Tops Guarc
For Championship
Of Softball Loop
Carolina Power and Light
Company’s softball team defeat-
^ National Guard twice straight
in finals of the annual suntmer
adult softball league and succeed-
♦■.ed the disbanded USAFAGOS
•Airmen as champions.
Jake DeBerry, acknowledged
as the top pitcher in the loop,
was the deciding factor in CPL’s
showng, holding the Guard to
few hits per game.
. Score* in the first game was
16-8; Monday night, before a
large crowd, the entire CP&L
team racked up several hits to
(^jjain a 16-10 triumph.
Dick Kobleur was the loser for
the Guard in both games.
In Monday night’s game John
ny Watkins, Jack Barron and
BiU Wilson led the hitting for
the Guard, with Barron getting
a long triple in the sixth, scoring
three runners, to liven up the
game for a short while.
Irie Leonard, who directed the
summer recreation program, said
#Joday that funds collected at the
softball games would be used to
help pay for a set of bleachers
for the field.
He added that the softball
Jeague had been the most suc
cessful since its inauguration
three years ago. The rest of the
program was also successful, he
added.
SYLVIA NOT TO PLAY
Sam Daniel Leads Field In Annual
Sandhills Invitational Tennis Meet
Big, black-haired Sam Daniel of
Leaksville, <^rent North Caro
lina men’s singles champion, will
be making his fourth successive
bid for the Sandhill Invitational
crown in the tournament which
opens at 2 p.m. today on the mu
nicipal courts. He has been run
ner-up for the past three years.
Paniel, a veteran tournament
winner of North and South Caro
lina, is No. 1 seed in the men’s
OOPS!!
Herbert F. "Chub" Seawall,
who has a dlslinguisfaed rep-
utafioa as one of the most
spellbinding orators ever to
*'calte the rafters ring in
speeches to the jury in the
Moore County courthouse
had just reached a peak of
eloquence Wednesday when
his front teeth flew out.
l/iBth barely a pause for
breath, the uni>eTturbed
Chub" reached down,
scooped up his bridgework,
stuck it back in place, and
went on full steam ah^>a.^,
Except for one woman
juror who registered a
double-take, not an expres
sion changed.
The speech was made in
behalf of a client charged
with violating liquor laws.
She was acquitted.
SO^ERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15. 19.17
Judge Dismisses
Charges In Carnal
Knowledge Case
Defendant Had
Denied Molesting
Four-Year Old
A four-year-old girl pointed a
unger in Moore County Superior
Court Wednesday to identify a
husky 30-year-old farm worker as
the man she said had taken her
into some woods on her father’s
farm and molested her.
The little girl was Wanda Jean
GiUis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Gilhs of near Aberdeen.
The man she accused was William
Carl WiUis, being tried on charges
of having carnal knowledge of a
child.
Her testimony could hardly be
heard and involved mostly nods
and shakes of the head. She was
prompted by District Solicitor M.
G. Boyette and defense counsel H.
F. Seawell, Jr., who had to couch
their questions several times in
what could best be described as
baby talk.
Only shakes of the head, how
ever, were 'drawn from her by
questions as to whether she knew
the nature of an oath, or what it
means to place one’s hand on the
Bible in court procedure,
r Her testimony was admitted
over strenuoiis defense objections
and, when all evidence was in.
Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn indicat
ed he would dismiss the case.
It is plain she does not know
the nature of an oath,’’ he told the
jury in dismissing the case. “In
the event you should return a ver
dict of guilty, I would have no
choice but to set your verdict
aside.’’
Though corroborative evidence
was given by the girl’s parents
and two brother, who are nine
and 11, she was the only witness
to give substantive evidence and
Judge Burgwyn said the matter
was too serious to rest on her ac
count of the crime:
EIGHTEEN PAGES
FRIGE TEN CENTS
Council Sets Public
Hearing In September
On Diagonal Parking
Broad, Pari of
New Hampshire
Not Affected
Diagonal parking, a matter that
has been the subject of several
discussions by previous Town
Councils, was brought up again
to Ashe Street.
Scheipers said the previous
council had been informed by the
Highway Commissiqn that diag
onal parking should be banned on
Pennsylvania Avenue from the
parkway to Broad Street once the
parkway was open. (Some mem-
this week and the Council called hers of the previous council
a puhhc hearing for September agreed that such a plan was in the
public interest and privately
thought such regulations .should
made the presentation. Others in the photo are. from left, Coy
Bowers Jimmy Groover, George McNeill, Pat Blue, Ted Klingen-
schmidt Ralph Leach, Johnson, Jake DeBerry, Horton Holly
.isk and Billy Marks. (Pilot’phoS
fTACES CHARGES FRIDAY
Youthful Hitch-hiker Asks Wrong
Person For Lift, Captured Here
a whanamy’’ being maintained
vate Rasmaond Anderson hitch
hiked two rides Saturday and on
both occasions exhibited an
ct-lazing lack of judgment.
The^ first time, he beat up the
motorist who befriended him and
took his car.
The second time, he crawled
into a car driven by a deputy
sheriff out looking for him.
Anderson, who is a member of
the Airborne Corps at Fort
Bragg, came into Moore County
■wth a bang. In the few minutes
was here, he managed to run
up charges of speeding 100 miipg
per ho^, reckless driving, as
sault ■with a deadly weapon, and
f^lure to stop for an officer’s
siren. He will be tried in Re-
^a^er’s Court in Aberdeen Fri-
Later, it is understood, he
will be taken to Laurinburg and
tried for assault and robbery.
He told officers here after he
>'% apprehended by Deputy
Sheriff A P. Dees that he was
thumbing a ride to Charlotte
Saturday afternoon and was pick
ed up by Julius Butler of Lau
rinburg. Butler has told officers
in Scotland County that the
youth forced him out of the car
after beating, him.
Anderson then high-tailed it
Moore County, arriying just
singles event, according to seed-
ings announced Wednesday night
by Malcolm Clark, tournament di
rector.
Jack Warmath of Greensboro is
No. 2, Norman Jarrard of Chapel
HiU No. 3, and Tommy Holder of
Charlotte No. 4.
Warmath and Daniel will also
form the No. 1 doubles team, Jar
rard and Bob Bortiner '^of Rich
mond, Va., as No. 2.
Disappointments were met with
in the lineup in that Del Sylvia
and John Tapley can’t make it.
Sylvia, who last week won his
third straight Eastern Carolina
championship at Raleigh, had per
sonal conflicts, and Tapley is stUl
suffering from a sprained ankle
encountered in the Eastern Caro
lina play.
In women’s singles, Evelyn
Cowan and Louise Fowler of Cov
ington, (Ja., are seeded No. 1 and
2 respectively, also composing the
No. 1 doubles team. This team
has for ^several years been top-
ranked in the South, and Miss
Cowan, who won thq Sandhill in
1955, is second-ranked singles
player.
Drawing byes in first-round
matches will be Daniel, Jarrard,
C. R. Council of Raleigh, Gil
Stacy of Charlotte, Richard Make
peace of Sanford, Charles Lam
beth of Thomasville, Ray Schilling
and Harry Lee Brown, Jr., of
Southern Pines.
PAIRINGS
Men's Singles
Jerry Robinson, Raleigh, vs.
Harry Watson, Aberdeen; Lt.
John Lynch, Ft. Bragg, vs. Frank
DeCosta, Southern Pines; A. M
Jordan, Jr., Chapel Hill, vs. Lem
uel Tew, Southern Pines; Norris
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New Director Of
Nursing Service
At Moore Hospital
Mrs. Alice Stallings has ac
cepted the position of Director
of Nursing Service in Moore
Memorial Hospital, Administra
tor 'Thomas Howerton announc
ed this week.-
She succeeds Mrs. Margaret
Moser who resigned effective
July 1. Mrs. Stallings assumed
the new position August 15.
She received her professional
nursing training in Parkview
Hospital, Rocky Mount, and her
B. S. Degree in Nursing Educa
tion at Mary Manse Ckillege, Tol
edo, Ohio. She came to Moore
County from
to allow citizens to express their
opinions.
This time the Council will dis
cuss doing away with that type
of parking on all streets in town
except Broad emd a small strip on
New Hampshire Avenue.
The new parkway was the
springboard for the latest request
that diagonal parking be declared
illegal in the interest of safety.
Manager Louis Scheipers read to
the Council a letter he had re
ceived from T. G. Poindexter,
chief engineer for the Highway
Division in this area, expressing
concern with the traffic patterns
on Pennsylvania Avenue, partic
ular that stretch from the bridge
+5^., vn. 7,- ^ responsible posi-f In truth, said Judge Burgwyn.
Riverside Hospital in the crime was a “horrible one,”
worse than second degree murder
and could carry a penalty up to
Toledo.
Howerton also announced that
the hospital is starting a refresh
er course for licensed practical
nurses in this area to be direct
ed by-Mrs. Stallings. A schedule
of classes will be announced
later.
-Also, an in-service training
pro^am for nurses’ aides and or
derlies is soon to be launched,
Howerton said.
Hundreds Attend
Opening Of New
Robbins Factory
on US 1 South of Aberdeen by
State Highway Patrolman C. G.
Wimberly. His speed was clocked
at 70 and Patrolman Wimberly
arrested him.
Wimberly ordered the young
soldier to follow him to Aber
deen where he was to be booked
and given a hearing. When Wim
berly turned off US 1 to the City
HaU, Anderson kept on going,
straight up US 1 toward South
ern Pines.
Wimberly gave chase and
clocked him at 100 miles per
hour, a speed that is extremely
dangerous on the heavily • con
gested highway. Anderson made
a wrong turn at the entrance to
the new parkway and got into
the wrong lane. Wimberly, still
pursuing him, tried several times
to get him to stop but Anderson,
instead of stopping, tried to force
the patrol car off the road
Near the Morganton Road
overpass, Anderson ditched the
car and headed for the woods.
Wimberly radioed for more help
and asked that bloodhounds be
sent to the heavily wooded area
near Mt Hope Cemetery.
It was while he was waiting
for more officers ttiat he heard
Ku Klux K.lan Says
It Will Hold Rally
Near Here Friday
An unsigned notice was dis
tributed in Southern Pines yes
terday announcing a rally and
cross burning which will be
staged by the Knights of the Ku
Klux Klan between Aberdeen
and Southern Pines Friday night.
The notice, mailed in South
ern Pines Tuesday night, said
the meeting would be held at
8:30 and that the “Grand Wiz
ard” would speak on the sub
ject. Why I Believe In Segrega
tion.” 'The “Grand Wizard” was
not identified by name.
No specific meeting place was
announced other than “between
Aberdeen and Southern Pines on
Highway 1.”
Sheriff C. J. McDonald said he
had also received the announce
ment but expressed some amaze
ment that toe organization would
schedule a'meeting in this area.
“I don’t know of a single Klan
member in this county and, as
fw as I can remember, there has
Moore County’s newest indus-
try, and perhaps toe newest in
the entire state, got an official
sendoff and a warm welcome
from Gov. Luther Hodges Satur
day as officials of Seating, Inc.,
of Robbins, opened the doors of
their new plant to the public.-
Garland McPherson of South
em Pines, president of the com
pany which will manufacture a
new type industrial chair, was
host to more than 200 people
who came to admire the new
product and accord it a welcome
to the industrial picture in Moore
County. Among the guests were
W. P. Saunders, head of the De
partment of Conservation and
Development, who . brought
greetings from Gov. Hodges, anc
others who are prominnt in the
state government
The new firm is located in
fpriner Robbins Community
Building. In the past six weeks
v/orkmen have been busily con
structing a 330-foot assembly
line and installing equipment
which will be used to turn out
about 400 chairs each day when
production gets into full swing.
Already, McPherson said, the
firm had started filling a ratoer
large order for a prominent
60 years in prison.
The jurist said he found no
fault with the parents of the chUd
for bringing the prosecution.
“I commend them for it,” he
said, “for they did it in the belief
they were protecting their home.”
Another factor against the case
was the fact that the child did not
inform her parents of the! alleged
incident until two weeks after it
was supposed to have happened,
on April 17.
She and her brothers had ac-
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CLEAN-UP
Mayor Waller Blue has
piodaimed the week of Au
gust 26-31 as dean-up 'week
in Southern Pines. The dec
laration was made to coin
cide 'wito a current "aati-
litierbug" drive being con
ducted throughout the state.
"In Bisny respects," Mayor
Blue said, "September 1
marks the beginning of the
ynar in Southern Pines, 'with
all our winter residents re-
fmming and schools prepar
ing to open. If we clean up
our yards and public paric-
ways before then, I am sure
■we will all be doing our to'wn
a great service."
Town work forces were di
rected by Mhyor Blue to be
gin cleaning up various pub
lic areas at once.
be made.)
The Highway Commission men
tioned only Pennsylvania Avenue
in its communication with Schei
pers and Councilman J. B. Tolli-
son moved that a public hearing
be called on the matter. John
Ruggles, who was attending the
meeting, however, urged the
Council to include New Hamp
shire Avenue in the motion and
it was amended to include it. Al
so included was the section in
front of the ABC store on Connec
ticut Avenue.
Scheipers reminded the Coun
cil that, some years ago, a poll
had been taken by the Council
which indicated that the majority
of citizens wanted to retain diag
onal parking.
At present it is permitted on
certain portions of Pennsylvania,
New Hampshire and Conneicticut
Avenues, and on Broad Street in
several areas.
Police have marked off paral
lel parking plans for Pennsylva
nia Avenue where it was widened
from Bennett Street to the bridge.
The public hearing wUl be held
at the regular meeting of the
Coimcil the second Tuesday ip,
September.
Grand Jury Makes
Report, Says Most
Facilities “Gkjod”
Local Schools To
Open September 5;
Teachers Named
Southern Pines city schools
v/iU open Thursday, September
5, it has been announced by A. C.
Dawson, superintendent.
The opening is one day later
th^ in previous years, Dawson
said, to allow teachers an extra
day at workshops and faculty
meetings. Teachers will be paid
for the extra day. I
Dawson told members of toe said he
Putnam Man Being
Tried On Murder
Charges Today
M. J. Hinson of the Putnam
community pleaded not guilty to
a manslaughter charge late Wed
nesday afternoon in Moore su
perior court at Carthage, and the
selection of a jury got under
way. Prospects were that toe
case would take up aU or most
of Thursday. Special Judge W.
H. S. Burgwyn is presiding.
J. W. Hoyle of Sanford, is
counsel for the short, grey-haired
defendant, a textile worker
whom a coroner’s jury last Jan-
uary ordered held for investiga
tion of murder. He admitted to
police the firing of the shot
which killed Mrs. Nancy Frye
Seawell, wife of Henry (Penn)
Seawell, his neighbor. Hinson
mistook Mrs. Seawell,
whom he did not
know, for a prowler
personally
when she
school board last week that a
number of improvements had xur a orowmr
been made di^g the summer, came to his home in the middle
Public facilities in Moore Coun-1 Southern of the night.
ty are, with few exceptions, in ^^^e We^^sfuthe™ SL ®a"ett is private
good condition, according to a re- • A, j Pines gym-1 prosecutor, assisting Solicitor M
port made to Judge W. H. S. Bur- received fresh paint G. Boyette in the case, which for
gwyn this week by the Grand completion of the cafe-
Jury. terra is hoped for prior to the
The report indicated that 13 opening date
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true bills had also been found for ^ Southern Pines, toe
criminal indictments and
outside all-weather paved
iiiuiubj-iieiiwi cina iwO axj.-TTc;akii.cx
bills were returned as not being ereas have been completed,
true bills for lack of witnesses. Costs for the project were borne
The jury reported that aU the East Southern Pines PTA
schools were in fairly good condi- and the town’s Recreation Com-
tion and rated some of them “ex- mission.
cellent,” with toe exception of the Grass has been planted behind
Aberdeen white school. It re-1 the elementary school building
ported the building in bad condi- and paved walks, paid for par-
tion and said painting, plumbing tially by the 1957 graduation
and roof repairs were needed. class, are presently being con-
It also recommended general structed from the high school to
T West- toe gymnasium.
and too smaU. ^®wson said, all teachers
One rest home in the county e“Pl®ye<l in East
was reported ready for closing r ^ ,
September 1 and the committee teacher bst
‘em Pines
grade. Miss
Anderson never been rSTSurS Z
(Continued on page 8) | county,” he said.
_ (East South-
suggester that the county scout I®”* elementary)—first
around for other facilities to care Mary Jane Prilla-
for the patients who are present- Miss Tirzah Ison and Mrs.
ly housed there. ’The rest home pH^Pi^ Foushee; second grade.
North Carolina indusS^* con- i® is operated by Mrs. ^i^ Carolyn Chester, Mrs. A. C.
Howard in Robbins, who notified Pnwson, and Miss Katharine
the county several months ago she p'i^ii'is; third grade, Miss Peggy
planned to close it. Joyce Blue, Mrs. Edna Wicker,
Also reported in good condition and Miss Pete Dana; fourth
were records kep^t by toe Justice | grade, Miss Margaret Lou Frye
cern and others are being receiv
ed daily.
The opening of ihe new
industry will give Robbins
four major industries, ‘with
.several otoer smaller ones. It
irill add approximataly 23
peoii^ to the industrial pay-
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of the Peace in Carthage«and the
jails at Pinehurst, Carthage and
Aberdeen.
T. C. Baugh is foreman of the
jury.
Mrs. Charles Cole, and Mre. Joe
Jenkins; fifth grade, Mrs. Mars-
den F^or, Miss Barbara Elliott,
and Miss Wilma Grey Blue; sixth
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public interest throughout the
county is the highlight of this
week’s term. Seated with toe
Solicitor at the inquest seven
months ago was H. F. Seawell,
Jr., brother of the slain woman’s
husband and prominent Carth
age attorney, li^ether or not he
plans to assist in the prosecution
was not determined yesterday.
Except for two or three cases,
the term had followed a more or
less routine course during the
first part of the week.
Two carnival workers, John
Elmo Mosely and Robert William
Walker, on facing forgery
charges, were revealed to have
left a trail of bad checks across
the State. Mosely pleaded guilty
to uttering a worthless check in
C. M. Kivett’s store in West End
where toe two had arrived wito
a carnival. Walker pleaded not
guilty and Kivett’s testimony
showed he had waited in toe car
while Mosely cashed the check.
Residents of Randolph and
Montgomery counties who had
issued 'warrants against the pair
were waiting in the courtroom to
testify against them.
Judge Burgwyn gave Mosely
18 months on the roads and nol
pressed the charge against Walk
er in view of toe fact that the
FBI had also filed a daim, charg-
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