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VOL. 33—NO. 44 ACCUSES IKE OF "SORRY MESS' SIXTEEN PAGES SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1957 Brogden Re-Elected President Of Local YDC; Convention Plans Given Young Democrats in Southern Pines last night named E. O. Brogden, member of the Carth age law firm of Boyette and Brogden, for a second successive term as president of the group. Brogden, in accepting the posi tion, lashed out at what he term ed a “mess in Washington” and called on the group to work hard er in the coming year to restore 1 Democratic administration in Washington. “Adlai Stevenson’s predictions have corrie to pass,” he said. “The Republicans have adopted most of his suggestions, but unfortunate- ly have messed up all of them. “Stevenson said he would speak truth to the American peo ple, but the present administra tion tells people what they think they want to hear, not what they ought to hear.” 1 Brogden said the only way to “cure the situation” was to re turn Democrats to power, “a job we must dedicate ourselves to right now.” In proposing the nomination of Brogden, J. B. Perkinson, an ar dent Democrat, said the meeting was the first he had attended of the young Democrats in South ern Pines and he valued the op portunity it gave him “to express my esteem of your fine Demo cratic organization.” Recapitulating some of the i criticism of the present adminis tration, Perkinson said: “Eisen hower has put the ice imder the American people, and the ice is thin indeed. If things aren’t changed, and soon, this nation will slip downward and the slip will be disastrous.” Several other officers were re- .elected, including Harry Fullen wider, first vice president; Mrs. Ray McDonald, secret2iry; and Johnnie Hall, treasurer. Named to succeed Mrs. Norris Hodgkins, Jr., as second vice president was Mrs. T. T. Hayes, Jr. • About 25 people wpre present for the meeting which was given over in large part to a discussion of the coming state YDC conven tion at Mid Pines Club October 3-5. Brogden reported that the county committee, under Mrs John L. Frye, Jr., had made ar rangements for a number of functions which will be high lighted by an address by Gover nor Luther Hodges. Voit Gilmore, who has been mentioned several times as a possible nominee for president of the state YDC, said at the meet ing that he would not make the race.' The possibility that he would, however, receive consid erable backing when W. Laniont Brown, chairman of the Moore County Democratic Executive Committee, told the group that he had received a number of tel ephone calls, letters and tele grams from all parts of the state indicating that Gilmore could win "in a breeze” if he offered himself for the post. Brown said he would, on the part of the dozens of people who had requested him to do so, con fer further with Gilmore and urge him to reconsider. County Girl Scout Leaders To Take Basic Training Courses In Scouting if Man Discovered Dead In Home In Lake Bay Section An itinerant laborer and some time farmer was discovered dead in a home in the Lake Bay area early yesterday morning, appar ently as the result of excessive drinking. Ralph Steed, coroner, said that Dulany Fry, about 42, was found dead about 6 a. m. in the home of Mr. and Mis. Charlie Huimi- outt. He said the death was due to “heart failure due to chronic alcoholism.” It is believed that Frye was unemployed at the time. Steed said that he had been given con flicting stories by a number of people who were in the house at the time, but most of them ad mitted that they had been drink ing heavily for some time prior to the time Fry’s body was dis covered. Fry and his wife were releas ed from prison several months ago after serving time for selling white whiskey. Fry had a record of convictions for violating the prohibition laws. The Hunnicutt house was in the (Continued on page 8) Annual White Cane Drive Planned By ^ Local Lions Club The annual “White Cane” drive, sponsored by the Southern Pines Lions Club, will be held here Sep tember 22 through October 5, it was announced today by Murray Clark, president of the club. The drive, Clark said, would be in charge of Calvin Howell this year and most of the club mem- bership will take part. The local Lions are conducting their drive simultaneously with hundreds of other clubs in the state. The drive will consist primarily in the sale of memberships in the State Association for the Blind, Clark said, and Lions would im press on the public the great need in the state for blind assistance. ~ Providing such assistance is one ^ of the principal projects of the Lions Club. There will be a course in train ing for Girl Scout leaders during the week of September 30 to Oc tober 14, reports Mrs. George Leonard, organizational chairman of this branch of Girl Scouting and a member of the Girl Scout Four-County Council, of which Moore County is one. Prospective leaders and those now in charge of troops who wish to brush up on their scouting will be meeting here for four nights, with one outdoor morning session ^ arranged. Dates set are Septem ber 30, and October 3, 8, and 10, in the Fellowship Hall of Brown son Memorial Presbyterian Church, with the time set at 7 to 10 p.m. The outdoor session will be held at the scout cabin in Pinehurst, October 14, from 10 a.m. to 2. With scout troops now fully established in most of the county towns, it is expected that leaders and candidates for a troop will be coming from Carthage, Vass, Pinehurst, Pinebluff and Aber deen, including the local contin gent. Said Mrs. Leonard: “When you work with youngsters, leadership is even more important than in other fields. A person to look up to, to follow, to turn to for guid ance and xmderstandi.ng, is an es sential.” ‘The need for leadership in scouting is urgent,” said Mrs. Leonard. She said it was felt thpt, while interest in the work and in young people must be a basis for going into scout work, the course in leadership training in the funda mentals of scouting built up the self-confidence and “know-how” essential to full satisfaction and greatest success in the work. Advertising Fund Drive Planned By Chamber Officials Potile To Head Committee Again Plans to begin an advertising and promotion capipaign earlier this year than last in an apparent effort to attract more visitors to this area! in the fall months were announced Tuesday night at a meeting of the Chamber of Com merce. George Pottle, who heads the town’s advertising committee this year for the second time, told the group that the need for more vis itors was more in evidence in the fall than in the spring. “We al ready have an excellent spring business here,” he said, “but the number of people who come here in the fall is not as much as the various resort and other business interests desire and need.” The town has again appropriat ed $2,000 to be used by the com- ipittee in advertising the attrac tions here in various newspapers, particularly in the North. Pottle headed the committee last year and reported that the program was extremely successful. Others on his committee are Mrs. Joe Steed, representing the real estate and building people; J. T. Overton, business; Robert Strouse, coimtry clubs; and James B. ToUison, representing the Town Council. Earl Hubbard, president of the Chamber of Commerce, named a committee of four to work with the Advertising Committee. The members are Mrs. B. M. Harring ton, Alwin Folley, Joe Montesan- ti, Jr., and Mrs. Graham Culbreth. He said a fund drive, similar to one conducted last year, would be needed again to collect matching funds for the advertising cam paign. Last year priyate interests in town chipped in $2,0()0 to go with the $2,000 appropriated by the Town Council. Pottle also told the group that a number of inquiries have been received recently (and hundreds in response to the advertising campaign last year) requesting in formation about retirement op portunities here. I^bbard has scheduled a meet ing for October 1 at the home of Miss Katherine Wiley for mer chants and members of their staffs to discuss problems of the merchants and the general busi ness situation. The meeting was prompted by a talk made at the Chamber session by E. C. Stev ens, and Hubbard said he would be invited to address the larger gathering. SIXTEEN PAGES PTA IVIEETING First meeting of the Parent- Teacher Association of the East Southern Pines schools will be held tonight (Thurs day) at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium. Mrs. I. A. WoodelL presi dent. said the meeting was of particular importance because a number of decisions affect ing the association's yearly activities would be made, among them a regular meet ing time. Also scheduled is the intro duction of new teachers in the elementary and high schools and a social hour fol lowing the prograin. Topic for the program is "Your PTA." Knights Underdogs Again Tomorrow Play Chadbourn The Blue Knights, with two losses behind them. Liberty and Ehzabethtown, lace what appears to be another defeat tomorrow night when they take on Chad- bourn’s Panthers, a team that has already been conceded the No. 2 spot in final Cape Fear Confer ence standings this year. There is, of course, always the possibility of an upset, but Coach Irie Leonard said this morning that the possibility was a slim one. “We’re still green, although I must confess our boys played a great deal better in these past two games than I had expected,” he said. Chadbou^ which is in the ex cellent position of having every member of the starting line from last year back again, loet to Mas sey Hill last week in a non^on- ference game. Massey Hill was heavily favored, however, since it is playing in a class two notches above Chadbourn. Last year the Panthers had a 9-1 record. Oleum Stephens, 175- pound senior guard, led the line then and is back again. In the backfield, Richard McCumbie, a 170-pound fullback, is cohceded a spot on the all-conference team at the end of the season providing he does not suffer injuries in the remaining games. For Southern Pines, Coach Leonard had particular praise this week for Steve Darby, a senior who is out for the team the first time this year, and who has been outstanding in J;he line. In the backfield is Kenny Reid, a soph omore who has not played on the regular team. The game will begin at 8 p.m. and plenty of festivities, includ ing band exhibitions and a show by the majorettes, is planned. PRICE TEN CENTS Homecoming Plans At Old Bethesda Announced byBlue Song Service To Highlight Program Homecoming at Old Bethesda Church will be held Sunday, Sep tember 29, with Dr. Ben L. Rose of Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, as principal speaker. The announcement was made today by H. Clifton Blue of Aber deen, general chairman of the an nual event. Dr. Rose will speak at 11:15, to be followed by a picnic spread on tables in the grove. Blue said this year the entire afternoon pro gram would be given over to a song service. Committee members announc ed by Blue are: Morning prograrti chairman, E. T. McKeithen. Music committee for afternoon program, John G. Sloan, chair man, and Jere McKeithen and Lawrence McN. Johnson. Tables and grounds, M. B. Pleasants, chairman, and A. J. Smith, W. T. Matthews, M. J. Muse, Ben W. Wicks, J. Curtis Mclnnis, N. A. (Sandy) McLeod ind John McCrummen. Water and tea, Lynwood Moon, chairman, and James Muse and A1 Cruce. Interior church building com mittee, in charge of the Women of the Church, Mrs. Robert N, Page, Jr., chairman. Parking committee, Frank Mc Neill, chairman, Paul ■ Kellis, Johnny Caldwell, Clifton Blue, Jr., and Charles Merrill. Loud speaker committee, Billy Marks, chairman, Lawrence Wick er and Russell Coble. Welcoming committee, J. Tal bot Johnson, chwrman, R. N. Page, Jr., Henry ■sf-’Coy Blue, J. D. McLean, P. J. Chester, D. B. Herring, W. H. McNeill and J. O. Wimberley. Gov. Hodges Plans To Make Three Talks Here To Speak At YDC,C&D,Aiid GOV. LUTHER HODGES COINCIDENCE Odd happening m the | v- lice depaztmieni: Edward G. Shoemaker was arrested last night by local officers for speeding in the city limits and had to pay the court costs. Law officers got quite a chuckle out of it because Ed ward G. Shomaker is ^so a meniber of the Stale High way PatroL The Shoemaker who was arrested, you'll be happy to know, was an Army man from Fort Bragg. The other one, wrho doesn't have an "c" in his last name, doesn't have much truck with speed ers. Little River Has Get-Together With County Officials About 30 officials of Moore County met informally with the people of Little River community Wednesday night at the commun ity building in upper Hoke. The community is to become a part of Moore County January 1. The meeting was designed sim~> ply as a means of becoming acr quainted and no business was dis cussed. Actually, the meeting had been arranged at the .sugges tion of Sheriff Charles MoDom^d, who had expressed a desire .somi- months ago to visit “and get to know the people there.” The “visit” centered around a sumptuous steak dinner served lay the upper Hoke group, honor ing officials of Moore. C. R. Pope, h farmer in the sec tion, handled arrangements from that end,'and H. Clifton Blue, a native of the area, had been active from this county. J. W. Smith of Little River, a former member of the Hoke County Board of County Commis sioners, extended an official wel come to the Moore delegation on behalf of the 30 or so residents of Little River who were present. Plant Opening Governor Luther Hodges will be the keynote speaker at the state-wide Young Democrats con vention to be held here October 3-5. The appearance will be one of three he will make in this area this fall. The convention will be held at Mid Pines Club and members of the convention committee have indicated that perhaps three or four hundred delegates would be present. Plans so far, according to Mrs. John L. Frye of Robbins, county YDC president, include a golf tournament, a banquet, tours of various places for women in the group, meetings of the YDC exec utive committee, and other fxmc- tions ordinarily associated with a convention. Governor Hodges will also speak at Mid Pines when the De partment of Conservation and De velopment meets October 6-8. He will address a combined meeting of the C&D board, the Southern Pines Rotary Club, Lions Club, and the Sandhills Kiwanis Club. Governor Hodges’ other appear ance ia the Sandhills will be No vember 8 when he speaks at the formal oi)ening ceremonies of the A. & M. Karagheusian plant in Aberdeen. Annual Meeting Of Young- Democrats Slated Tomorrow Young Democrats in Moore County win meet Friday night at the court house in Carthage to elect new officers, according to Mrs. John L. Frye, president. The meeting, which wiU begin at 8 o’clock, is open to anyone in terested in joining the group, she said, and to others who only wish to visit. This is the annual meeting and the last of a general nature be fore the state-wide convention to be held in Southern Pines early in October; SOME AGREEMENTS SEEN POULTRY DAY Counly AgenJt F. D. Allen reminded all poultry opera tors in the county today that the annual "Poultry Day" program would be held Sat urday at Highfalls gymnasi um. The activities, which ivill consist of judging poultry and eggs and a sale'^^ 4-H Club pallets, begin at 8 a. m. and will last through the afternoon. Five classes will be judged in the broiler exhibits and two dasaes in the egg ex- hibite. Cash prixae will be award ed ia all cntegories. Signs Along Parkway Discussed By Zoning Board; Overall Study Urged Southern Pines’ boards and Discussion following indicated commissions do their best to do right by both the town and the folks. Moore Memorial Hospital patients have much to choose from when the hospital cart comes around. Pictured here, Gay Greve, jimior stu dent at Southern Pines High School, shows Mrs. Graham Culbreth, a patient, the attractive wares on the cart, which is operated by the Women’s Auxiliary of the hospital. Volunteers Linda 'Thompson, left and Frances Pearson are the others in the picture. These girls and many others have been pushing the cart through the halls of the hospital each day this stunmer while on vacation, but w‘ill not be able to do so now that school has started. Others Who were active were Susan Leonard, Mary Ann Carter and Patty Blackmore. Mrs. Lamont Brown is in charge of the cart. (H«nuner photo) That was the impression gain ed by this reporter at a board of adjustment meeting held at the town office Wednesday morning Present were the chairman of the board: Joe Thomas, and two members, Mrs. Alwin Folley and T. K. Atkinson, with C. A. McLaughlin and Mrs. George Leonard, as alternates. Also Mrs. Frank Cosgrove, owner with her husband of the Mid Pines Club and Golfotel, whose request for a meeting vith the board in order to dis cuss the sign for the new motel, was the occasion for the gather- g- Mrs. Cosgrove explained that, because the golfotel is across the lake from the highway, some 2,- 000 yards away, the present town ordinance, restricting signs in residential districts 1 and 2, to 12 square feet, perhaps did not ap ply- “A sign of that size,” said Mrs. Cosgrove, “would look like noth ing but a postage stamp from across the lake—even if you could see it at all.” The former sign, now removed because it did not conform to the town requirements, was 280 square feet, “put up while we were away,” said Mm. Cosgrove, “and I didn’t even see it.” She suggested that nothing like this was in mind but that, like other similar establishments, there was great need for some kind of a legible, attractive sign. entire agreement, Mr. McLaugh lin pointing out that "the more we do for Mid Pines, in promo ting the golfotel and the club, the more we’re doing for Southern Pines. It will help everybody.” Outcome of the meeting was a vote by the board to refer the matter to the planning board with a recommendation that some method be found, if pos sible, to enable the Mid Pines Golfotel to be clearly identified. Should the main committee be unable to reach a decision, the matter would be referred back to the board of adjustmMit In discussing the motion, the chairman pointed out the need to consider the whole question of signs along the new bypass. “We must remember,” said Mr. Thomas, “the danger of estab lishing a precedent which we might regret later. Whereas, be cause of its situation across the lake, the Mid Pines Golfotel does seem to be in a special category, to make an exception to the Town’s ordinance could open the door to a rash of similar re quests.” In this connection, members of the board urged the need that the over-all problem be consid ered with utmost care and as soon as possible. Various sugges tions were offered: that the Wil liamsburg type of sign would be suitable for this area; also that it would be highly desirable if the state would allow a sign, such as those on both sides of Pinehurst listing hotels and mo tels, erected at the intersections of the bypass.
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