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■LOT VOL, 39—NO. 42 Conspiracy Suit D Continued When Defendant Beaten Mrs. Nicholson Says Slory Is Taniaslic Hoax' Edwina Hallman, Washington resident and one of the principals f in a $50,000 civil suit that was scheduled to be tried in Carthage Monday, claimed to Washington police oveij the weekend that she had been beaten up by two men posing as government agents. Judge J. Braxton Craven, pre siding at the two week term of civil court in Carthage, allowed a motion for continuance of the trial over the objections of law yers for Mrs. Valerie Nicholson, :g Southern Pines newspaperwoman, who brought the suit. Miss Hallman, secretary to V. J. D,ply, who formerly practiced psychology, in Southern Pines, and Martha Dixon Underwood, an associate, were the defendants in the suit in which Mrs. Nichol son charges the trio with conspir acy. Miss Hallman told police two thugs tied her up while searching ' . her apartment for documents. The documents, she added, were relat ed to the suit scheduled for trial Monday. When the pair left, she said, they warned her: “If you testify Monday, you’U get worse than this.” Mrs. Nicholson said today that she looked on the whole incident as another of the “fantastic plots ^ which have been woven in and ™ out of one ano,ther, each more preposterous than the last.” She said this was “probably the .sixth plot the trio has hatched up” and shouldn’t be given the digni ty of any recognition whatsoever. “If those people want to .-eat each other up, that is all right with me,” she continued , “but they needn’t try tying it in with the trial or anything else with g. which I’m connected. I don’t be- ^ Ueve it, of course, nor do I think anyone else in the world believes it. I certainly don’t think the Washington police, who I under- ■stand are now investigating the matter thoroughly, can possibly believe I had anything to do with it. No one at all has approached me about it.” Mrs. Nicholson said her lawyers had all the documents she needed a for the trial, which she said had * been collected over the past year and a half and represent “far more than enough to prove my case.” She did say, however, that Daly is in possession of three or four other documents which her law yer, P. H. Wilson, wanted and which Wilson last week issued a duces tecum for. Such action, Wilson said, is a proper and order- ^ ly process of the court. * Mrs. Nicholson said she expect ed that Daly would claim the doc uments had been stolen. “As an example of the continu ing plot these three people are engaged in, last week in the fed- (Continued on Page 8) SIXTEEN PAGES SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1957 SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE TEN CENTS To Head State Polio Drive Paul C. Butler, of Southern Pines, has accepted appointment as North Carolina chairman of the 1958 March of Dimes cam paign, to be held January 2-31 in every county in the state. The amiouncement of Butler’s appointment was made today by Basil O’Connor, New York, Pres ident of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Butler has served the Founda tion as a volunteer since 1938, the year it was founded, and has acted as chairman of the Moore County polio chapter for the past 15 years. During the 1948 polio epidemic in North Caro lina, when more than 2 500 persons were stricken, he served as state treasurer of the polio Epidtoiic Emergency Fund which disbursed hundreds of thousands of dollars across the state for patient care. He is a member of the County Board of Public Wel fare. Butler is past president of the Sandhills Kiwanis Club and has held. the office of Lieutenant Governor of the state organiza tion. He is also an Elk and a Mason. Several years ago he re ceived the Sandhills Kiwanis Club Builders Award, which is PAUL BUTLER given each year to the person in the county contributing the most personal time and effort to up building the county, with no thought to personal gain. ‘T am happy to offer my ser vices to the March of Dimes, one of the most worthwhile organi zations in the country,” Butler said. “I appeal to all our citi zens to give their usual generous support to the March of Dimes campaign next January.” IN HEART OF 'RESEARCH TRIANGT.F' Former President of Robbins MiUs Acquires Tract For Researth Park Prizes Announced For Poultry Show At Highfalls Prizes for the annual Poultry Day program at Highfalls were announced today. Though they are not as high as in some other contests, competition is expected to be keen when dozens of poul try growers gather at the High- falls school gym for the activities beginning at 8 a.m. September 21. The program has the following events: entry of broilers and eggs, 8 to 9 a.m.; judging, broilers, eggs and 4-H pullets, 9 to 11 a.m.; an nouncement of winners, 11 to 11:30 a.m.; sale of 4-H pullets, 11:30 to 12:30; free lunch, 12:30 to 1 p.m.; community events (bingo, horseshoes, and concessions), 1:30. Five classes will be judged in the broiler exhibits, with two pul lets and two roosters in each class. The classes, from five to nine weeks of age, have $8 for first prize, $5 for second, $2.50 for third, and $1 for fourth. In the egg exhibits, each of w’hich must consist of one dozen eggs, there will be two classes, white shell and brown shell. First prize in each is $5, second prize is $4, third is $2, and fourth $1. A prize of $15 will be awarded for the grand champion broiler. Karl Robbins, formerly princi pal owner of Robbins Mills be fore the chain was acquired by Amerotron, has acquired a large acreage in the heart of North Ca rolina’s “Research 'Triangle” which will be converted into a research park. The announcement of Robbjns’ project was made by Gov. Hod ges this week. He said the land, which consists of approximately 4,000 acres, will be utilized by leading industrial firms for re search laboratories. None have signed up for space yet. Gov. Hodges said, but a number of companies have expressed inter est. The land is in the middle of a triangle formed by the Univer sity of North Carolina at Chapel H.’ll, Duke University at Dur ham, and North Carolina State College at Raleigh. Each of the institutions is equipped with re search facilities that the state has been promoting as conducive for the future assistance of companies v.'ho vrish to locate laboratories in the vicinity. Robbins wiU have sole control of the properties, however, and the state will have no official con nection. Robbins joined Spencer Love of Burlin^on Mills about 30 years ago in the purchase of what was then known as the Pinehurst (Continued on page 8) PTA To Hold First Meeting of Season Thursday Night Mrs. WoodeU Says Committees Almost Complete First meeting of the Parent- Teacher Association of the East Southern Pines schools wLU be held Thursday, Sept. 19, at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium, it was announced today by Mrs. I. A. WoodeU, president. ' Urging all parents to join the PTA, Mrs. WoodeU said that the topic for the first meeting will be “Your PTA.” New teachers in the elementary and high schools will be introduced and new and for mer teachers will be welcomed. A social hour wiU follow the pro gram. An important decision to be made at the meeting next week is the meeting time to be used during the coming school year. Heretofore, the PTA has met on the third Thursday night of each month. At an executive commit tee meeting held recently, it was suggested that the first Monday night of each month might be a more convenient time for many persons. 'This suggestion, with any others that may be made, will be considered by the mem bership at the Sept. 9 session. All Can Join Any one interested in the school^, can join the Parent-Tea cher Association, Mrs. WoodeU pointed out. Dues are 50 cents per year per person. Of this amount, 35 cents stays here, 10 cents goes to the state association and live cents to the national association. CHARGES NEGLIGENCE Victim of Traffic Accident Brings $300,000 Suit Against vonCanons bOftrt rtrtrt IJ. T n<r nA a t^_ Local PTA officers, elected at the last meeting in May, are, in addition to Mrs. WodeU: Mrs. J. S. Hyatt, Jr., first vice-president; Mrs. Charles P. Cole, second vice- president; Mrs. R. E. Franklin, secretary; and Robert M. Leland, treasurer. Mrs. WoodeU has appointed chairmen of standing commit tees and membership of most committees is complete. They are: Chairman of Room Represen tatives: Mrs. Norman B. Calcutt. Co-chairmen are: For the High School—Mrs. W. M. Mitchell and Mrs. Fred Pollard; for the Ele mentary School—^Mrs. Charles PhiUips. Membership: Mrs. Ward HiU and Mrs. Graham Culbreth. Program: Mrs. Ralph Chandler, Jr., chairman, and Mrs. W. T. Huntley, Mrs. R. M. McMillan and A. C. Dawson, superinten dent of schools. Hospitality: Mrs. W. Laniont Brown. Room representatives from various grades wiU assist at request of the chairman. PTA Magazine: Mrs. J. B. Tol- lison, chairman, Mrs. W. K. Caton and Mrs. Alfred G. Chis- (Continued on page 8) A $300,000 damage suit, which grew out of an automobile coUi- sion near West End ten days ago and which caused the death of a young Denton resident, has been filed against J. B. vonCanon, Jr., and his wife. Papers were served today on behalf of WiUiam Wayne Brackett of High Point, who was injured in the accident. Sheriff Charles McDonald said that papers would be served later on Richard vonCanon, son of Mr. and Mrs. vonCanon, who is now in Fort Bragg Hospital £is a result of injuries he received in the ac cident. The accident, in which Bobby Knights To Play At Elizabethtown Tomorrow Night The Blue Knights, soundly trounced in their debut in 11-man foptbaU ranks last week, have an other tough one coming up tomor row night. They face Elizabethtown, a team that Cape Fear Conference coaches have already conceded third place in the loop. “They have an awfully good bunch of* players over there,” Blue Knight Coach Irie Leonard said this morning, “and we’re stiU getting our feet on the ground. Two of their backs are rated pret ty high in the conference and it wiU be hard to stop them, but we learned a lot last week and may be we’ll give them a few sur prises.” Leonard was referring to Larry Mann, small (140 pounds) but ex ceptionally fast, and Ronnie Cal houn, a bruising 180-pound full back. Both were outstanding last week when Elizabethtown won its opening game against Hope MiUs, 19-7. There was only one serious in jury on the Blue Knight squad last week, Leonard reported. He said that Robert Woodruff, a back, had a pulled muscle and would not dress for the Elizabethtown game. Otherwise, the team appeared in good condition after the game. Local fans who expect to at tend the Elizabethtown game were advised by Leonard to allow at least an hour and a half to get there. The shortest route, he said, was by way of Raeford and St. Pauls. J. Morris, 24, of Denton, was kill ed, occurred near West End Au gust 31. Five people, including Brackett and young vonCanon were injured, one of them criti cally. There has been rumor that sev eral other suits would be brought against the vonCanons but none have been received in the Sher iffs office at present. Attorneys for Brackett indicated in Greens boro last week, however, that a total of $485,000 in suits would be filed. In the papers served today, Brackett claims that the accident was caused by the negligence of Richard vonCanon. Two Injured When Car Smashes Into Cafe Parking Lot A car running wild after a col lision on US 15 501 about a mile east of 'Carthage Saturday smashed into two other cars and seriously injured two people and caused thousands of dollars worth of property damage. CpL Jim McColman, who in vestigated, said that Will Gimter, 70, of“ Route 1, Cameron, was rushed to Moore Memori^ Hos pital in critical condition, and Daniel Patterson, 35-year-old resident of Utica, N. Y., was hos pitalized with spine injuries. McColman said the accident apparently occured when Gim ter drove out of an unpaved street into the path of a car driven by Rudolph Blue, 29, of Pompano Beach, Fla. Patterson and Oscar McKenzie, of Utica were passengers in Blue’s car. The impact spun Gunter’s car around and it crashed into the parking lot of J. C.’s Grill where it struck a car owned by W. M. Needham, of Route 2, (5arthage, Ricocheting again, it careened across the Union Church ^ road running behind the restaurant and through W. H. Spivey’s yard, missing the back porch of Spi vey’s house by less than two feet, and smashed into his car. From the point of the initial collision, McColman said the dis tance was about 350 feet. No one was in the two parked cars he said. Council Decides To Retain Present Parking System Citizens Join In Lively Discussion Common sense spoke up firmly and was listened to at the regular open meeting of the town council which took place Tuesday night. Held at the Library, the discus sion centered around the problem of traffic and parking in the busi ness sections of Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Connecticut Avenues. At the request of May or W. E. Blue, many of the citi zens present offered their views, with opinion virtUEdly unanimous that the present system of diag onal parking should not be changed. The parking matter came up, it was explained by Town Manager Louis Scheipers, Jr., because of a request from the State Highway Department that Pennsylvania Avenue, now a part of the state system from the bridge to May Street, should be restricted to parallel parking. At the sugges tion of Robert S. Ewing, newly elected councilman who was at tending his first meeting, the let ter was read in which the plea was made that because of an an ticipated increase in traffic on this part of the avenue, parallel parking would be advisable, “to speed the flow' of traffic.” Graham Culbreth, owner of the Southern Pines Pharmacy, led off the citizens’ opposition. Protest ing that parallel parking would greatly reduce the space available to his customers, he said: “We’re driving people away right now because there is so lit tle room to park.” He said he was “unalterably opposed to any change that wiU make things worse.” Harry Pethick, a former coun cilman, expressed firm agreement and added a further argument. Why Speed Things Up? “It’s true,” he said, “that there is some congestion at tipies, espe cially in front of the A&P store, but if you have paraUel parking, things will be ten times worse. There will be just that many more people driving around there look ing for a place to park and, with paraUel parking, a lot of them wouldn’t be able to park if the space was there. ParaUel parking is a difficult trick for many driv- Besides,” said Mr. Pethick, So. Pines? Terrible, Citizens Say; State Revested To Redesign Signs The designation “So. Pines” is not pleasing, apparently, to a great number of Southern Pines residents. And the Town Council, also noting its displeasure, has adopt- NEW LODGE at Pine Needles Country Club is being readied for opening October 15. The new buildings, buUt along the Unes of a Swiss ■ chalet, are the nucleus of what owner Wgrren BeU expects to develop into a sprawling layout that wiU greatly enlarge the club’s present fa- ciUties. The buUdings, four are going up at present, consist of five bedrooms each. (Pilot photo) Dawson Reiterates School Board Plan On Young Students School Superintendent A. C. Dawson today reminded parents of children who are just begin ning school that definite rules about their admittance had been adopted by the school board and would be strictly adheied to. Dawson said he had received a number of telephone calls from parents requesting information about the admittance of six-year- olds. The school board has ruled, he said, that in order for a child to enter the first grade, he must be six years of age on or before October 15 of the ye^tr to be ad mitted. In order for a child who has attended a private first grade class to enter the second grade of the public school, he must have reached his seventh birthday on or before December 1 of the year to be admitted. “This rule was adopted on the recommendation of the faculty administration,” Dawson said, ‘•'and is based on the best profes sional research wq could find. Most larger schools follow the practice.” James Broner Tollison) comment ed as how he was proud as all get out of Southern Pines and be moaned the fact that “So. Pines” was being used on signs. “We’re trying to promote the town and get people to come here,” he said. “In my travels I’ve seen a lot of signs where the iKime of the town is abbreviated. None of them appealed to me at dl.” He added: “So. Pines isn’t our name, any way you look at it.” And Mayor Walter E. (Emmett) Blue said he had heard more peo- LIKE THIS . . . ed a resolution calling on the state to re-design several of its signs on the new parkway and henceforth spell out the town’.s proper name. At the regular meeting Tuesdaj’ night. Town Clerk Gary Head read a long resolution which “whereas-ed” (in several UNab- breviated paragraphs) the town’s official feeling that state sign en gineers were doing an effective job in installing good traffic signs -sound, easily read, hard to knock down, easily maintained— and commended them for their ef forts in controlling and guiding traffic. But in the next breath (or gasp, as one wiseacre commented later) Clerk Head started reading the “now therefore be it resolved” clauses: the townspeople, in short, were sore at the “So. Pines” des ignation and wanted the engi neers to spell out the words. “Good public relations” was given as one reason. Councilman J. B. Tollison (oops. ‘•Hi . . . NOT THIS pie express themselves about the abbreviated signs than on any other matter concerning the park way. “It appears that people want it spelled out,” was his final com ment. General Pearson Menoher ab stained when time for voting came along. “Two signs have al ready been changed,” he said, “2ind I seriously suspect that changing them was the direct cause "of two serious accidents that occurred on the parkway. Anyhow, I doubt very much if the state will change them.” Will the state change them? We’U see. “why should there be a need to speed things up? We want people to drive slowly in town, not make it any easier to go fast.” Joe Montesanti, of the Broad Street Pharmacy, said he had talked to a great many people in town and had found hardly any who wished to have the present diagonal parking system changed. They Back and Turn C. S. McLaughlin, of the Style Mart, was another who agreed. “I don’t see how parallel parking would increase the flow of traf fic,’^ he said. “I’ve watched peo ple, some of these retired people we have, trying to park parallel on Broad Street. They back and turn, have to try three or four times before they make it. That just holds up traffic. Anyway, you don’t want traffic to be speeded up on business streets.” Upon a question from L. D. (Continued on Page 8) Wildlife Club Has Picnic, Hears Law Enforcement Talk A basket picnic at Mile Away Farm, home of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Moss, provided an appropriate setting for Tuesday night’s meet ing of the Moore County club of the North Carolina Wildlife Fed eration. Held out .in the moonlight by the barbecue outfit, with Mr. and Mrs. Moss acting as hosts, the pic nic suppers, brought by each member, tasted especially fine. Iced tea and coffee were provided by the hosts. Following the picnic, the gath ering heard a talk on enforce ment of the game laws by Ben H. James, chief of, the protection di vision of the state Resources Com mission, with Dr. Joseph S. Hiatt in charge of the program. Clyde Auman of West End, president, conducted the regular business meeting.
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