North Carolina Newspapers

'^RoWfW^ylGl^naon SIXTEEN PAGES SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1958 SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE: 10 CENTS MADE MASS BREAK SATURDAY Officers Still Searching For Three Prison Camp Escapees; 4 Recaptured Law enforcement officers in Moore County continued their search today for three of the sev en prisoners who escaped from the prison camp near Carthage Saturday. Officers captured three of the prisoners as they hiked along US Highway 1 between Vass and Cameron a few hours after the escape. A. fourth surrendered him- sef to Father Francis Smith, pas tor of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church here, Monday night. Superintendent Garland Nobles of the prison camp said yesterday that he was of the opinion that only one of the remaining three still remained in the vicinity. He guessed the rest left the county soon after the break. The escape took place when the men were turned out of the cell block Saturday for supper. They scrambled over the fence and headed for the bushes en masse One, however, was without shoes when a guard grabbed him just as he was going over the fence and managed to pry his shoes off. Prison officials visited . many homes in the county soon after the break to spread word of the escape. Nobles said he had not heard of any undue alarm in the county. The three men caught Saturday were taken by Nobles and two guards, and Deputy Sheriff A. F, ®ees of Aberdeen and ABC offic er C. A. McCallum of Carthage. There have been a number of reports that one or more of the escapees have been seen in var ious parts of the county. Each time the officers, frequently with bloodhounds, went to the area and made extensive searches. Two of those re-captured were tried in Moore County Recorder’s Court Monday and given addi tional four months sentences for the escape. They were L. B. Pen nigton of Galvdston, who was serving eight months for larceny and receiving, and William Black man of the Cameron community, who was serving 60 days for speeding and careless and reck less driving. Held for Superior Court, be cause his escape was the second within the same term, which con stitutes a felony, was Troy Sea- graves of Greensbpro, serving eight months for receiving stolen goods. Daniel Grundstrom of Fayette ville, the one who gave himself up to Father Srqith, was tried Tuesday and also given an extra MONROE REUNION The annual Monroe family re union will be held Sunday at Bensalem Church. A special ser vice is planned at 11 o’clock to be followed by a picnic lunch. In the event of bad weather the pro gram will be moved to the Eagle Springs school building. four months. He was serving 12 to 24 months for larceny and re ceiving. Still being sought are John S. Coe of Hamlet, Louis Thomas Phillips, also of Hamlet, and R. A. Sparks of Cleburne, "Texas. Nobles said that three other prisoners went over the hill in the past few days—L. M. Jack- son of Selma, N. Y., Alfred Mor ris of near Laurinburg, and Jos eph Byers, of MitcheU, Indiana, who has a previous escape on his record. Prison guards are not armed now and are forbidden to fire on prisoners who have been convic ted of misdemeanors, the bulk of the prisoners in road camps. Fel ons may be fired on, however. The rule has been severely crit- icipd by many officers who say it is impossible to guard prisoners under those conditions. Girl Scout Fund Drive Dates Set Mrs. E. J. Austin, neighborhood chairrnan of the Girl Scout pro gram in Southern Pines, announc ed today that the annual fund drive for the organization will be held October 27 through Novem ber 8. Of the $5,525 expected to be raised in Moore District, a quota of $2,500 has been set for South ern Pines, Mrs. Austin said. A total of $17,879 is being sought throughout the Central Carolina Council. Mrs. Sherwood Brockwell, Jr., is chairman of the drive in town; Peter Spencer is chairman for Moore District. Plans made to date, Mrs. Aus tin said, include the mailing of initial gifts letters October 10. Following that the town will be divided into neighborhoods with .captain appointed in each. Those people, she said, would con duct the general solicitation. A- bout 50 people will be asked to help with the drive. Girl Scout membership in Sou thern Pines at present is approx imately 150, Mrs. Austin said, and additional troops are now in the process of being formed. The Centrfal Carolina budget will finance the organization of additional troops, provide triain- ing for volunteer leaders, main tain Camp Gertrude Tufts near Pinehurst, day camps throughout the Council, provide a profession al staff, and send a patrol of sen ior girls to the National Senior Round-Up at Colorado Springs next July. The theme for the drive is “You Can Count On Her—Can She Count On You?” Troop leaders here are Mrs. Peter Spencer, Mrs. Joe Woodall, Mrs. David Drexel, Mrs. W. T. Huntley, Mrs. R. J. Dougherty, Mrs. J. H. Ratliff and Mrs. Rob ert Ewing. Mrs, John L. Frye Of Robbins Named To Welfare Board Succeeds Mrs. William Davis Of Southern Pines Mrs. John L. Frye of Robbins was elected last week to the Moore County Board of Public Welfare. She succeeds Mrs. Wil liam P. Davis of Southern Pines who resigned about a month ago because of the necessity of being away from the county at long periods of time. Mrs. Frye was recommended as the third member of thd board by the other members, Paul But ler of Southern Pines and E. H. Garrison of Carthage. Appointments to the board are made by joint action of the Coun ty Commissioners and the County Board of Education, Members are traditionally selected from dif ferent sections of the county, though that has not always been he case. A former school teacher, she IS now engaged in the operation of the John L. Frye stores of Rob bins and West End. She is a mem ber of the Robbins Women’s Club, the Presbyterian Church there, and is president of the Moore County Young Democrats Club. For a while Mrs. Frye was also a correspondent for The Pilot. Grade Students Here To Observe Fire Safety Week SCOUT DRIVE Solicitors for the annual Boy Scout fund drive here started making their rounds this week, according to Harold Collins, drive chairman, and the drive should be concluded in a few days. Collins said no quota for Sou thern Pines or Moore County had been established, but funds collected will go toward the ov erall Occoneechee Council bud get of $180,000. Southern Pines traditionally is one of the Council's largest contributing towns, though proportionately almost every community in the county rates among the highest. "In our area more than 900 Cubs, Scouts and Explorers take part in some 48 units," Collins said, "and almost 600 adults give of their time and talents in making the Scout pro gram successfuL I would partic ularly hope that all of our cit izens would do their part in the program, if not as an active worker, at least through their pocketbooks." Blue Knights Lay Perfect Record On Line Friday Night With three of their top players expected to miss action, the Blue Knights will nieet Red Springs, defending champions of the Cape Fear Conference, in one of the season’s most important games Friday night. The team that wins will have an edge for the conference champ ionship come November. Both teams have won two conference meetings this year, as has Fair mont, and none have lost. Red Springs lost a non-confer- Some 530 students in the third, ^ fourth and fifth grades of elemen tary schools in Southern Pines will participate in the annual Fire Safety Week here October 5-11, which is next week. The students are from East Southern Pines, West Southern Pines, and the two schools ope rated by St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. Each of the children will fill out questionaires pertaining to fire prevention in their homes and turn them in to their teach ers. Each will receive a “Junior Fire Marshal” hat and a ring. They will also receive, during the course of the year, three maga zines dealing with fire preven tion. The program is being sponsored by Scott Insurance Agency with the cooperation of the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. New Exhibit At Art Gallery A dozen paintings by George Bireline of Raleigh were hung in the art gallery at the library yes terday and will remain up for several weeks. Bireline is a member of the faculty of the School of Design at State College. He teaches first year design and descriptive drawing, and occasionally gives painting lessons to advanced stu dents. His work has been awarded a number of prizes, the most re cent of which was an honorable mention in the Atlanta, Ga., “Painting of the Year” contest. In 1950 he won a first in the Michiana Regional Competi tion; 1952, an art scholarship of the N. C. Federation of Women’s Clubs; 1956, a purchase award in the North Carolina Artists An nual; and 1957, an award in the same competition. Speaking of his painting re cently, he said: “I don’t paint from nature but the structure to some degree can be related to landscape. Most important for me are the relationships that oc cur on canvas. I am not con cerned with idealizing a parti cular scene or any sentimental recollection. “Actually, in working out an idea you oftentimes discover re lationships that were impossible for you to imagine. And so it is that painting is a continuous de velopment, an evolution, as it were. It takes a long time, a lot of work arid study before you arrive at the point you can begin to call yourself a painter. . . ” A native of Peoria,,IlL, Bireline served in the Army during World War 2 and afterward was grad uated from Bradley University. He then went to Chapel Hill where he worked on his Master’s degree in Fine Arts. He taught for a winter on the Indian Reser vation at Cherokee and then went to New York where he painted and also worked for a cabinet maker. About four years ago he moved to Raleigh, where he was associated with a firm doing mock-ups and representations of experimental structures. Later, he served as technical director of the Raleigh Little The ater where he was responsible for, among other things, all stage sets. He also did some acting in the Raleigh group and in the pro duction of “Unto These Hills” at Cherokee. His paintings on view here are untitled, and it is understood he seldom, if ever, gives any title other than a number to his works. The exhibit was arranged un der the direction of the Art Gall ery Committee. MR. TOLLISON J. B. Tollison Resigns Amerotron Corporation Job J. B. ToUison, a member of the Southern Pines Town Council, took up a new position with Klopman Mills of Asheboro yes terday. Tollison, who was formerly the division manager of North Caro lina for Amerotron Corporation, said he would continue, to make his home here at least until the end of the current school year. He has three children in high school. He was with Amerotron for five years before resigning re cently. ; e Klopman organization has ■ a number of plants in this state. bourn, 13-6, the first loss in two years of play. The Knights, inci dentally, defeated Chadbourn earlier this season, and by a de cisive score. Even so. Coach Irie Leonard said this morning that his team was “least prepared” to play as they have been the entire season. Definitely on the missing list for the game will be Jesse Williford, first string end. He dislocated a shoulder blade two weeks ago and is still recuperating. Injured in the St. Pauls game Friday night was Bobby Watkins, who scored three touchdowns in the 41-0 victory. And Butch Ry der, who scored one on a 60-yard gallop, has been in New Jersey aR week, missing all practice ses sions. Even if he does get back in time for the game Leonard said he would not be as sharp as he would have been had he been working out regularly. Otherwise, the team is in pret ty good shape. There were some minor bruises experienced in the St. Pauls game but most of the players report they are now in good physical condition. Leonard will bring up Jerry Tollison, 140-pounder who has been playing excellently on the junior varsity, for the Red Springs game. He’ll be the only tailback available if Ryder fails to return, i Red Springs, which features a line with three players weighing in at over 200 pounds, is led by David McDonald, 160-pound left halfback, and Marvin Dorman, 170-pound fullback. To date this season they have defeated Elizabethtown, .Aberdeen and Hope Mills, losing to Chad- boum. "The Blue Knights have de feated both Elizabethtown and Hope Mills, and handed Chad- bourn a 32-12 loss in the second game of the year. Game time is, as usual, 8 p.m. An interesting half-time show is scheduled. Garden Club Plans Window Boxes In Business Section Eventually Hope To Line Broad Street, Others The installation of almost three dozen window boxes on buildings in the business area of town will probably be completed sometime this month, members of the Sou thern Pines Garden Club, which is sponsoring the project, said this morning. The boxes are being paid for by merchants and members of the club are providing the plants. Eventually, one member said, it is hoped that the entire length of Broad Street and streets leading into it will be lined with similar boxes. Mrs. A. V. Arnold is in charge of the project and has Mrs. Eu gene Stevens and Mrs. Thomas Darst on her committee. They have visited a number of mer chants and report that, almost without exception, they agreed to the erection of the boxes. “Once these plants are. estab lished,” Mrs. Stevens said, “Sou thern Pines will have a beautiful business street. Last year we pro vided and planted boxes at the railroad station and they have caused considerable good com ment.” She said various types of plant ings would be used, boxwoods, ivy, holly, and flowering plants in season. The club has been considering the project for some time now and it was just last year that the box es at the railroad station were planted. Members decided then to attempt placing them on any bus iness building where the owner would agree to pay for the box only. The club itself furnishes the plants. They are now being made and wiU be ready within the month. Intertoll Dial System Will Be Cut In Snnday Improvements Committeemen For Farm Bureau Are Appointed Seven farmers, all members of the Moore County Farm Bureau, have been riamed community captains for an upcoming mem bership enrollment program for the organization. 'The men, who were appointed by T. Clyde Auman of West End, membership chairman, are John nie Thompson of West End, Brady Pressley of Star Route, Carthage; Norman Cagle of Route 3, Car thage; John Baker of Cameron; Carr Paschal of Glendon; Henry Klingenschmidt of Vass; and Sam Blue of Route 3, Carthage. Others will be appointed later. ' Each of the men will be respon sible for seeking memberships in their communities and assigning areas of coverage for others who are assisting- in the drive. Auman said each would be pre pared to assist membership solic itors in “telling the i’arm Bureau story of protecting the farmer’s Municipal Center Completion Seen At End Of Month Town Manager Louis Schei- pers, Jr., said this morning that the expected move of town offices to the new Municipal Center has now been scheduled for the last week of October. Workmen are painting inter ior walls and will be finished with that phase of the project in the n^xt few days. Following that, tile must be laid in several areas, and finishing touches put to the jail cells. Only minor touch-up and the placing of furniture wiR remain. Meanwhile, the program com mittee for the dedication of the building announced that a date had been selcted for the cere mony. Voit Gilmore, chairman, said that Wednesday, January 7, pre sented the least conflicts and, un less something occurs to necessi tate a change, that will be the date. State 'Treasurer Edwin GiR is expected to be the principal speaker for the occasion which will feature a midway attraction, music from several bands, dis plays of sports activities in the area, and other events not yet firmly decided on. Towns In County Receiving Checks From Powell Bill Southern Pines will receive $27,200 this year under the allo cation for Powell Bill funds, the State Highway Commission an nounced yesterday. The PoweR Bill, passed by the General Assembly in 1951, auth orizes the setting aside of one- half of one per cent from the reg- Pines, or from Aberdeen direct To Local Service Now Completed Southern Pines, together with several other towns in the county, officiaRy cuts into the inter-toll telephone dialing network Sun day morning, according to offic ials of the United Telephone Company of the Carolinas, Inc. The switch-over will mark the completion of a major upgrading of telephone service here that has been accomplished over the past two years. Extended area service for the area was cut in last Sep tember. Ed Small, commercial superin tendent of the company, said this morning that the time set for the switch-over is 2:01 a.m. Sunday. Other towns in the county which will also bfecome part of the net work are Carthage, Aberdeen, Pmebluff, Pinehurst, Robbins and Vass. Under this arrangement the telephone operators in Southern Pines wiR be able to directly dial all other points similarly on the network and, by the same token, other distant points may dial di rectly to Southern Pines and sub sequently to the tributary offices. Small said the new service woud cut down appreciably on the length of time now required to get a long distance connnection. IntertoR diahng extends throughout the country (to desig nated peas), into Canada, and to Hawaii. What it means is simply this: Customers ask for the number in a distant town .they want in the same way as they have been doing. But the operator, instead of having to “build up” circuits across the nation from toll switching center to the terminat ing office, now has an area code she goes by and can dial direct. Small emphasized that custom ers will not be able to direct dial other points, except as they now do—^from Southern Pines direct to Aberdeen or Pinehurst, or from Pinehurst direct to Southern ular six cents tax On each.<gaRon of gasoRne, in an effort to aid municipalities in the maintenance of non-system streets. AR PoweR Bill funds are allocated in cash to active municipalities which are eligible and qualified on their non-highway system streets. The funds are made proportion ately to the municipalities, half on the basis of population and half on the basis of relative non system mileage. Other towns in the county re ceived the following amounts: Aberdeen, $7,838.72; Cameron, $1,679.98; Carthage, $5,517.08; Pinebluff, $4,714.99; Robbins, $5,595.80; and Vass, $4,814.69. Pinehurst, which is a privately owned corporation, did not re ceive any of the funds. Southern Pines, incidentaRy, to Southern Pines—and he added that direct dialing from this area to direct points was « long time in the future. interest in State and national leg- Ihad a total of 38.55 miles certi- islative matters.” |fied “non-system” miles. Wicks Purchases Aberdeen Chevrolet Agency; Johnson Moves To New Bern Ben W. Wicks, manager of the Aberdeen Coca Cola Bottling Company for the past few years has purchased the Chevrolet agency in Aberdeen from Aubrey Tickets On Sale For Homecoming Game Next Week Tickets for the annual home coming footbaR game at Southern Pines went on sale this week by members of the Rotary Club sponsors of the event this year. George Davis, who is chairman of the Rotary committee, said a program for the game had beer arranged which would feature the selection of a Homecominf Queen, the awarding of a hi-f’ set to a ticket holder, and, of course, the footbaR game between the Blue Knights and Fairmont. Members of his committee are J. B. Perkinson and the Rev. Carl WaRace. Johnson, owner for the past five years. Announcement of the sale was made this week. Johnson, who moved to Aber deen in 1953 from South Caro- 1 lina, said he had purcmased the i Chevrolet agency in New Bern. Wicks, who is from Nebraska, came to Aberdeen in 1946 and has taken an active part in the civic affairs of that community, He is an elder in Bethesda Presbyterian Church, chairman of Moore District 6 of the Men of the Church, a member of the Moore Coimty Industrial Devel opment Committee, and a form*- Kiwanian. He said no changes of per sonnel in tile agency were con templated with the exception of Tommy Wilson, parts manager, who is moving to New Bern to become associated with Mr. Johnson. The agency wRl be operated in the futiure under the name of Wicks Chevrolet. Pinehurst Opens 64th Season; Plan 3 Big Tournaments Pinehurst, Inc., opened its 64th season this morning, slicked up with a brand new wing that wiR increase locker space for both men and women goRers. Both the Carolina Hotel and the Holly Inn opened to receive guests, but three other hotels in the village, the Manor, the Pine Crest Inn and the Berkshire, will open later in the month. The new wing, in addition to housing the locker rooms, wiR al so have showers, lounges, club and trophy rooms, and wiR fea ture a sub-surface level for park ing and re-charging electric carts. Also, the Out-of-Bounds Room, a “19th hole” meeting place, has been established and a large card room has been made available. Senior golfers head-up the nehurst sports calendar for 1958-59 with three events. The first of these wiR find top con tenders vying for the title over the famed No. 2 Course when the 7th annual North & South Seniors GoK Championship is played, Oc tober 20-25. With an entry limited to 320 players, the invitational tournament is played on aR four The Southern Seniors Golf Championship will be held at the Pinehurst Country Club for the tenth consecutive year, October 28-31, winding up some ten days of competition for prominent players 55 years of age and up. The third major tournament scheduled for Pinehurst’s season is again for senior players, this time the distaff side of the goK- ing family. The first Women’s North & South Invitation Seniors Golf Championship wiR be play ed November 3-6, inaugurating what promises to be one of the most popular of the' N & S tour neys.