VOL. 39—NO. 49
EIGHTEEN PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1957
EIGHTEEN PAGES
PRICE 10 CENTS
OPENS MUSIC ASSOCIATION SERIES
Walter Carringer, Noted Singer,
To Give Varied Program Tomorrow
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MARINE JET PILOT, Lt. John Roland
Quinn of Philadelphia, was all smiles as • he
greeted the pilot of a helicopter sent here Mon
day night to pick him up for the trip back to
Cherry Point Marine Air Station. Lt. Quinn
was forced to bail out of his plane just south of
Aberdeen when it ‘‘flamed out” and he lost con
trol. At right is State Highway Patrolman
Robert Samuels who remained with Lt. Quinn
while he awaited the helicopter’s landing at the
Southern Pines-Pinehurst airport. The helicop
ter pilot was not identified.
HALFTIME EVENTS PLANNED
Annual Homecoming Canie For Local
High School Slated Tomorrow Night
Southern Pines meets Rohanen ed by the Chamber of Commerce,
High School of Rockingham in
its annual Homecoming Day
laotball game Friday night and
students from both schools have
planned an evening chock full of
events.
Biggest item in the Southern
Pines plans calls for crowning a
Homecoming Queen, with the sel
ection to be made from four can
didates, each representing a dif
ferent class at the school.
The selection and crowning
will take place at half-time cer
emonies. The queen will be
crowned by Arden Fobes, last
year’s queen. Immediately fol-
lo’.ving the ceremony, the new
queen will draw lucky tickets
and the lucky holders (there are
two of them) will receive a port
able TV set. '
Also scheduled are the an
nouncement of the winner of the
Window display contest, sponsor-
and a well-rehearsed exhibition
by the marching band. Emphasis
of the number will be on the ma
jorettes, who were well receiv
ed in the annual “Band Day” at
Dulra -University last* Saturday.
Following the game the
school’s Student Council is spon
soring a “Sock Dance” at the
gymnasium for students, alumni,
end visitors.
Rohanen, known as the “Reb
els,” will be playing a non-con
ference game. Their record to
date is not too impressive (two
won, four lost) though Coach
Irie Leonard of Southern Pines
Said this week that “they have
bee.n playing in fast company,
and we’ll have a good ball game.”
I'he Rebels are led by Kenneth
McNeil, a 160-pound senior half
back.
Flu has ham.pered the locals
this week but Leonard expects
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Songs from the 16th to the 20th
'centuries are included on the
program for the recital of Walter
Carringer, tenor, who will sing
at Weaver Auditorium, Southern
Pines, Friday evening, October
25, to open the concert season
of the Sandhills Music Associa
tion.
The recital will begin at 8:30
p. m. A special pre-concert buf
fet dinner, for which reserva
tions are necessary, wiU be serv
ed at 7 at the Mid Pines Club.
Mr. Carringer, who grew up at
Mui-phy in western North Caro
lina and charmed an audience in
Southern Pines last Spring when
he appeared with the State Sym
phony, will be accompanied by
Phil Gehring at the piano. His
programl opens with “Come
Again, Sweet Love Doth Now In
vite” by John Dowland (1562-
1626).
Other songs in the opening
group are Henry Purcell’s “I’ll
Sail Upon the Dog Star,” Roger
Quitter’s arrangement of Shel
ley’s “'Music When Soft Voices
Die,” John Ireland’s music for
John Masefield's “Sea Fever,’
and Vgughn-WiUiams’ “Linden
Lea” by B&mes.
Four songs by Franz Schubert
compose the entire second sec
tion of the program: “The Ques
tion,” “Serenade,” “The Trout,”
and “Impatience.” Three will be
sung in German and one in Eng
lish Translation summaries for
the German oelections appear in
the printed program.
In a group of folksongs added
to the program at the request of
the Music Association, Mr. Car
ringer will sing “Pretty Saro,” a
song of North Carolina origin,
and two well known songs of
contrasting moods: “I Wonder As
I Wlander” and “The Rovin’
Gambler.”
Following the intermission, Mr.
Carringer will present in French
two Francis Poulenc selections,
■■‘A Sa Guitare” from Ronsard
and “Banalites” by Apollinaire.
Again, English translations ap
pear in the program notes.
In a varied group of songs in
the final section appear: Samuel
Barber’s “Sure On This Shining
Night” (Agee), a Nathan “Son
net” set to music by Robert
Birch, “Heavenly Grass” and
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Local Resident Killed;
6th Road Death Of Year
^ Was Alone When
Car Left Road
NO FLU HERE
Asian flu. which has been
spreading in this general area
for the past month, apparent
ly has not obtained a foothold
in Southern Pines.
Absences this morning in
the high school amounted to
less than 10 per cent of the
student body, not high
considering the rainy condi
tion when school opened.
In the grammar school
there were 26 absences in a
student body of 395.
Dr. J. W. Willcox, county
health officer, said also that
incidences of flu in the coun
ty schools were isolated.
Carousel Entries
Begin Coming In;
Final Plans Made
ADMITTED TO ST. JOSEPH'S
Marine Pilot Safe
As Plane Crashes
South Of Aberdeen
A 23-year old Marine jet pilot
parachuted to safety near Aber
deen Monday afternoon minutes
before his plane, an F9F Cougar,
crashed and was blown to bits
on a hillside.
The pilot, Lt. John Roland
Qumn of Philadelphia, was un
injured except for a few small
cuts and bruises. Wreckage from
the plane was scattered a quarter
of - a mile away. The largest
single piece left was a wing that
was some 400 yards from the
crash site.
Quinn said he was flying at
42,000 feet when his engine
“flamed out.” He tried to ignite
the jet mechanism “at least five
times,” he said, but was unsuc
cessful. Losing altitude steadily,
he was prepared to make a glide
landing at Camp Mackall but the
plane turned over in the air be
fore he could get it on a straight
course and he elected to bail out.
The plane crashed on wooded
property owned by AmOs Kellis
about three miles South of Aber
deen. It dug a hole about five
feet deep and 15 feet in diameter.
Parts of the wreckage was strewn
over a wide area and a number To Mark Foiiudiug
Four Soldiers Are Injured As Car
Overturns On Highway Near Here
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Four soldiers, all stationed atf
Pope Air Force Base, were admit
ted to St. Joseph’s Hospital late
last night after being injured
when the car in which they were
riding overturned at Lake Bay
and crashed down an embank
ment.
State Highway Patrolman Ed
Shomaker, who investigated, said
the accident occurred in Hoke
County and that further investii-
gation would be made by officers
in that county. He said a prelim
inary investigation indicated,
however, that two of the soldiers
were seriously injured, though
both were expected to live.
The soldiers were identified as
Sgt. Edward Pomdier, the driver,
and Leonard Jones, Tommy Perez,
and a man identified bnly as Gas
kins.
Perez and Gaskins both suffer
ed severe head cuts and both lost
a great amount of blood before
they were admitted to the hospi
tal.
The accident happened about
9:30.
Co‘-Medalist Drops
First Two Foes In
North-South Meet
of small ground fires were start
ed. The North Carolina Forest
Service and the Aberdeen Fire
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HOMECOMING QUEEN of Southern Pines High School will
be selec^ted from these four girls at the half-time ceremonies at
the game tomorrow night between Southern Pines and Rohanen
High School of Rockingham. Pictured front row on left is Lin
Holder, representing the junior class, who wiU be escorted by
Charles Weatherspoon. On right is Pat Bryant, senior class, to
be escorted by Jack Carter. In back are Becky Traylor of the
freshman class, whose escort will be David Prim, and Mary Ann
Strickland, representing the sophomore class, who will be escort
ed by Bin McDonald. Last year’s Queen, Arden Fobes, will be
escorted by her brother, Donald Walter.
Police Continue
Investigation Of
Break-In Sunday
Southern Pines police contin
ued their investigation today
into the robbery of Tate’s Hard
ware and Electric Company Sun
day night. Officers said there
was a strong possibility that the
robbery was tied in with the
theft of a station wagon on the
same night owned by Jack Hicks,
of KnoUwood Apartments.
The car was found Monday
near the N. C. Sanatorium at
McCain.
In making his entrance to the
store here, the thief broke
through a window at the rear of
the establishment. He stole a .22
calibre rifle and, apparently, a
flash light. The store operators
said nothing else seemed to be
missing.
Officers also are investigating
the break-in of the Amoco sta
tion on US 1 South on Sunday
night, in which a quantity of
cigarettes and other merchandise
was stolen. Deputy Sheriff A. F.
pees recovered the merchandise
m an automobile later.
He has joined the Southern
Pines police in the investigation.
An arrest is expected in the next
few days.
Carolina Orchids
Sets Open House
To celebrate the 30th anniver
sary of its entry into orchid
growing for the national whole
sale cut flower market, Carolina
Orchids, Inc., will hold open
house Sunday from-2 to 5 p. m,
Greenhouse tours will be com
plimentary on that date.
It was 30 years ago this fall
that Judge and Mrs. W. A. Way
completed the nupleus of the
present establishment on Crest
Road in Knollwood, which con
sisted of an office, heating plant
and workroom, and three green
houses, to which were added
their first two houses, moved
from their original location on
Midland Road.
Since then, the glass area has
been tripled and the greenhouses
now accommodate the largest
collection of commercial and
botanical orchid plants in the
mid-Bouth. JThe business itself
has been expanded to include re
tail cut flowers and arrange
ments, and the sale of orchid
plants in small and large quan
tities.
The present owners and .oper
ators of the firm, Mr. and Mrs.
Karl A. Bridges, moved to
Southern Pines from Charlotte
five years ago, a fact that makes
the open house celebration a dual
ope: their fifth as residents and
the company’s 30th since it was
founded.
The greenhouses are located
just off Midland Road about half
way between Southern Pines
and Pinehurst, though inside the
city limits of Southern Pines.
Co-medalist Fred Wright came
through with his second victory
of the annual North and South
Seniors Golf Championship at
Pinehurst, but was hard pressed
by J. M. Wells before finally win
ning 1 up on the 21st hole yester
day.
Wright, from Watertown, Mass.,
is co-medalist with Maurice A.
Smith of Kansas City, both shoot
ing 72’s in qualifying rounds
Monday. The tournament attract
ed 323 players, including last
year’s champion, Tom Robbins^ of
Larchmont, N. Y., who failed to
make the championship bracket.
Others advancing yesterday
were William H. Diddel, Carmel,
Ind., who defeated James McAl-
vin. Lake Forest, Ill.; Banjamin
Kraffert of Southern Pines, J.
Wood Piatt of Philadelphia,
Frank D. Ross of West Hartford,
Conn., John H. Winters, Jr., of
Tulsa, Oklahoma, John W. Rob-
ers of Columbus, Ohio, and James
H. Ackerman of Princeton, N. J.
Today’s pairings had Kraffert
playing Diddel, Platt playing
Ross, Wright playing Ackerman
and Winters , playing Roberts.
A slow trickle of entries for the
4th annual Golf Carousel, spon
sored by the Junior Chamber of
Commerce, began coming in this
week.
Mernbers of the tournament
committee said that entries were
ahead of the comparable time last
year and that the total entry
might reach 200. Last year there
were 164 players, the largest num
ber in the tournament’s history.
Joe Carter, tournament chair
man, met with members of his
committee and officials of Mid
Pines, Pine Needles and the
Southern Pines Country Club
Tuesday night and outlined what
had already been done in prepar
ation for the tournament. He re
ported that some 3,000 brochures
and invitations had been mailed
to golfers by the Jaycees and ad
ditional others had been mailed
by various hotels and others in
terested. '
Mrs. Holbrook Platt of Pine
hurst, who will act as chairman of
the tournament during the four
days of play, met with the group
and indicated she had started lay
ing plans for arrangements.
Near Cameron
Stanley Allen, 21, of Southern
Pines, was killed almost instantly
last night about 11:30 when his
car overturned on Highway 27
near the Cameron school.
The death brought the county’s
total this year on rural roads to
six.
State Highway patrolmen said
that Allen was apparently alone
in the car and they assumed he
lost control on a curve. The car
overturned several times.
Allen lived on West New
Hampshire Avenue.
He attended Southern Pines
High School but left to enlist in
the Army several years ago. Since
his discharge about a year ago, he
had been employed at Anglow
Tweeds on Midland Road.
His only survivor is his mother,
Mrs. Natalie Alger AUen, with
whom he lived.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 3 o’clock tomorrow at
Powell Funeral Home by the Rev.
Benny Skinner. Burial will be in
Mt. Hope Cemetery in Southern
Pines.
Halloween Party
For Youngsters To
Be Held By Rotary
ALUMNI MEETING
Alumni of N. C. Slate Col
lege were remanded again
today of the fall meeting
scheduled tonight (Thursday)
at Dante's Restauianf.
W. O. Spence, president of
the association, sidd the
meeting would get underway
promptly at 7 o'clock with
dinner. Dr. Edward A, Mur
ray, supervisor of instruction
at Stale, is the featured
speaker.
There axe approximately 90
known ex-Stale students liv
ing in Moore County, Spence
said, emd he urged each
attend.
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The annual Halloween party
for youngsters of Southern Pines,
sponsored by the Rotary Club,
will be held at Memorial Field
next Thursday night. 'The party,
which last year attracted some
3,000 children and adults, will be
gin at 7 o’clock and last until all
events v/hich have been planned
are completed.
Danny Sheffield, chairman of
the Rotary committee which is
making arrangements, said that a
kickoff parade will be held at 7
o’clock at Memorial Field and he
hoped the high school band would
participate.
This year children will be di
vided into two age groups for
judging of costumes, winners of
which will receive hsmdsome
prizes. The groups are from ages
four to seven, and from eight to'
14. Ten finalists will be selected
from each group by judges and
first, second and third place win
ners will be selected from that
group.
Sheffield said that all children
who wore a costume and entered
the contests would receive a prize.
He added that children of the
younger age group would be
judged prior to 8:30 so that they
could leave early.
Food, favors, and games will be
available to all who attend. The
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Nathaniel Burfs New Novel Out Nov. 13
NATHANIEL BURT, whose novel, “Make My Bed,” will be
published by Little, Brown and Company in November, is shown
in his study at his Princeton, N. J., home. Burt, son of Mrs.
Katherine Newlin Burt of Southern Pines and the late Struthers
Burt, is a frequent visitor to the Sandhills.
On November 13, a new novel,
“Make My Bed,” by Nathaniel
Burt will appear on the nation’s
bookstands.
This makes the second novel of
this author, son of Mrs. Struthers
Burt and the late Mr. Burt, who
spent much of his boyhood here.
The first, “Scotland’s Burning,”
published several years ago by
Little, Brown, who will bring out
the current volume, was account
ed among best-selling first nov
els of the year.
Say the publishers: “This new
novel is a real charmer, altogeth
er different in theme and tone
from the first, but as undisputa-
bly the work of a gifted story
teller.” The scene is laid in a
university town; the story, as
may be guessed from the title,
revolves around a modem Barb’ry
.4 lien.
Besides his novels, Mr. Burt
has two books of verse to his
credit. He is a composer who has
had several of his works played
by leading orchestras. He served
in 'World War 2 as an ensign on
a warship in the Pacific cam
paigns. He now lives with his
family in Princeton, N. J.
Nathaniel Burt writes of him
self: “I will probably be Presi
dent since I was actually bom in
a log cabin,” in Moose, Wyoming.
On a kitchen table, in fact, during
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