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THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1958
FOR DEDICATED SERVICE to the Moore
County Historical Association, particularly in
the restoration of the House in the Horseshoe,
Mrs. Ernest Ives and George Maurice were hon
ored at a surprise gathering of members Sunday
afternoon at the house in Horseshoe Bend. Pic
tured here after scrolls extolling their work had
AT SURPRISE GATHERING SUNDAY
been presented are Mrs. Ives, second from right,
whose scroll was presented by Colin Spencer,
at right, and Mr. Maurice, second from left,
whose scroll was presented by E. T. McKeithen
on the end. George Ross, who arranged the pro
gram is at center. (Pilot photo)
Winners of the photography
contest sponsored by the Moore
County Historical Association
were announced today, with
Henry Turner, Jr., of this town,
winning the prize for the picture
of most artistic value.
Two prizes were won by Willis
Howard Williams of Robbins: the
prize for the picture of most his
torical value and the prize for
the most entries submitted.
Awards are being made at the
winners’ schools by Harry M.
Vale Jr., a member of the com
mittee.
Contestants were offered a
wide range of subjects all related
to the period prior to the Civil
War. Henry Turner’s winning
photograph was of the Fulton
Cole house near Carthage; Willis
Williams’s prize entry was a
series of pictures of the site of the
old gun factory near Robbins and
a study of a Kennedy rifle of the
Historical Society Honors Mrs. Ives, George Maurice
For Longtime Dedicated Service In House Restoration
Members of the Moore County^"
Historical Association honored
twq of their hardest working
members Sunday afternoon in a
special program at the restored
House in the Horseshoe, so far
the association’s most ambitious
project.
Mrs. Ernest Ives, who has serv
ed the association as president
and is currently a vice president,
and George Maurice of Eagle
Springs, who has put in hundreds
of hours in the restoration project,
were the recipients of plaques
which read;
“In gratitude for faithful serv
ice performed in the restoration
of the House in the Horseshoe,
the members of the Moore County
Historical Association desire to
publicly express their indebted
ness. This scroll is a silent but
heartfelt testimonial of a com
munity’s appreciation.’’
The scrolls, which werd design
ed and drawn by Henry Turner,
Jr., have a picture of the House
in the middle of what is commoh-
ly known as “Horseshoe Bend’’
jn Deep River.
Mrs. Ives was presented her
all by Colin Spencer of Car
go, who reminded the large
|[d present that many people
i^orked tirelessly in the job
gring the house.
f.ew have been so inspir-
Irs. Ives,’’ he said, “and
^riously that this house
lere today as it is with-
lorts which have been
|irt of amazing.’’
feithen of Aberdeen,
tiend of Mr. Maurice,
about Mr. Maurice’s
jse and the various
fy projects he has
jr heritage down
to recognize
ferformed unus-
f^their communi-
this task is a
me.’’
Ithat Mr. Maurice
lember of the old
f Highway Commis-
Ire the State High-
fon was organized,
ad been a director
lorial Hospital for
lice serving as pres-
aard.
lalled that he and
aad served together
I'cand School Board,
Maurice had done
Ice as a rationing of-
County during World
who is not a native
you must admit,’’
George Maurice has
^self to us all through
efforts to improve
jty.”
IHouse in the Horse-
Mr. Maurice had
Ime there than any-
g with carpenters
cers, and often pay-
I there was no funds
lion’s treasury. Mrs.
ihad done likewise.
|of Jackson Springs
of the program,
|ld secret because
fese people might
jp here if they
lere going to rec-
ig the program—
W the largest
most people’s
ted with barbe-
|rogrsun.
4nced that sev-
fumiture and
been added to
cent months,
It donated by
kof Parkwood,
[was acquired
of E. S. Rein-
ireral months
AT MONDAY RECORDER'S SESSION
Missing Witness, Ancient Law Are
Used To Free Defendant In Court
A Lee County youth convicted
in Moore Recorders Court last
October on charges of carrying
a concealed weapon, and whose
case was nol pressed on appeal to
Superior Court, got off scotfree
again Monday under different
charges brought in connection
with the same case.
Harold Wayne Godfrey, 18,
pleaded not guilty to creating a
disturbance on the Cameron
school grounds. His attorney, W.
W. Staton of Sanford, moved suc
cessfully to quash the second in
dictment, that of possession of a
pistol without a permit.
The nol pros in Superior Court
arose from the fact that the pistol
Godfrey was alleged to have con
cealed was in actuality found on
the seat of his car. He had fallen
asleep. The handle of the pistol
was near his hand. While Judge
Vance Rowe of the Recorders
Court stated his belief this con
stituted concealment. Solicitor M.
G. Boyette of the Superior Court
disagreed.
With a/hew warrant issued by
the principal of the Cameron
school, Godfrey found himself in
court again Monday but the prose
cuting witness was not there. Con
stable Woods explained the
schoolman had not been able to
come, and had not been subpoe
naed. His .own efforts to tell the
story as he had heard it from the
principal met with objections
from defense counsel on the
grounds of “hearsay” and what
the nature of the alleged disturb
ance was could not be diclosed.
As to possession of a pistol
without a permit, Staton success
fully maintained that this was
not indictable in view of the con
stitutional right of citizens to
bear arms—a right which, the
Constitution says, “may not be
infringed.”
Staton went back to the reign
of James II to quote English law,
and also to the only Supreme
Court ruling on the subject, dated
1921. Without any later opinions.
Solicitor W. Lamont Brown yield
ed to quoted authority, while not
ing the General Assembly had
amended the state law on the
matter in 1923, and that he be
lieved that “a Supreme Court
ruling today would be different.”
It was a frustrating day for So
licitor Brown. In another case,
five Negro men of Southern Pines
went free on charges of using vile
and profane language because the
one witness could not say which
one said what, or indeed if all of
them had cursed. Mrs. Louise Eld-
ridge, county jailer, said the five
—O. B. Stanback, 'Thomas Goins,
Leo White, Howard Person and
Stancy Lee Pankey—had come to
the jail to see an imprisoned
friend. They could not enter, as
it was outside visiting hours, and
gave her some cigarettes to give
the friend, then decided she did
not mean to give them to him
but would keep them herself. As
they departed across the jail yard,
Mrs. Eldridge said, they cursed
loudly and angrily among them
selves. She called for a policeman,
could not get one immediately,
and by the time she could get
someone to come, the men had
gotten in their car and driven off.
Sam Toomer, West End Negro,
indicted by another Negro and
by his own brother on two sep
arate assault counts, got off free
on both. The first witness against
Toomer, Willie A. Dunlap, chang-
Henry Turner And Willis Williams
Win County Historical Photo Contest
type made at the ancient factory.
The contest committee made
their decisions at a meeting at
the home of the chairman, Miss
Mary Ldgan, Tuesday afternoon.
Present were: Miss Logan, Miss
Mary Currie of Carthage, Mrs. R.
M. Caldwell of Aberdeen, Stuart
Evans of Robbins and Mr. Vale.
Also attending the meeting
was Mrs. Ernest L. Ives, vice-
president of the local historical
association and president of the
Stale Society for the Preserva
tion of Antiquities. Mrs. Ives
announced that the photographs
in the county contest would be
exhibited at the meeting of the
state society being held on De
cember fourth in Raleigh.
Thou^ comparatively few en
tered the contest, it was the
opinion of the committee that the
event had aroused much interest
in the schools, both in photogra
phy and in county history.
HUNTING
(Continued from page 1)
station on Morganton Road^ are
on a “spot check” basis, he said,
explaining that meant someone
went up in the tower every two
hours to survey the countryside.
District foresters in western
and central parts of the state
have said that the forest fire sit
uation in their areas has reach
ed the dangerous stage and, in
many areas, the critical stage.
Some western woodlands are
reportedly in a blow-up” condi
tion, with some 13 small fires re
ported on Monday alone.
Regulations
In the event the hunting sea
son does open tomorrow as
scheduled (and Wildlife Commis
sion officials are holding out for
the opening), hunters are remind
ed that the following regulations
are in effect:
Rabbit—bag limit 5; possession
10; season 75.
Quail—^bag limit 8; possession
16; season 100.
Wild turkeys (toms and gob
blers only)—bag limit 1; posses
sion 2; season 2.
FOOTBALL "
(Continued from page I)
ponents to date, running up a re
markable record. If they capture
the championship trophy they
will be the first team to move
from six-man to 11-man football
amd win both state championships.
And doing it in the short span of
two years is considered extremely
good.
A caravan is being organized
for those \^o wish to drive to
the game and those who are in
terested are asked to contact
Louis Scheipers, Jr., at the town
offices. There is also a chartered
bus ready to make the trip and
Scheipers also has information
on that.
State’s Antiquities Association To
Hold Annual Gathering In Raleigh
ed his mind on the stand. After
indicting both Sam and John Hen
ry Toomer for assaulting him and
placing him in fear of his life, he
decided he didn’t know if they
were the ones or not, and indeed
wasn’t sure at all how he got cut.
Daniel Toomer, another brother,
who had indicted Sam for shoot
ing at him, choking him, threat
ening to kill him, and tearing off
his clothes, ruining his coat and
shirt, noted only that he and Sam
“had made up now.” Both cases
were dismissed. Sam received
stiff suspended sentence in the
November criminal court (appeal
ed from Recorders Court) for cut
ting up one Curtis Smitherman
so badly ,150 stitches had to be
taken in his body.
Other cases disposed of Mon
day:
C. E. Brady and Archie Dunn,
Robbins, public drunk, unlawful
possession of seal-broken whis
key, $10 and costs each.
Albert Ewing, Candor, unlaw
ful possession goods, wares and
merchandise for manufacturing
home brew, possession and manu
facturing for sale, 60 days or $25
and costs, not to violate prohibi
tion laws during next 12 months,
sheriff to destroy the seven gal
lons of home brew.
Walter Lane, Jackson Springs,
unlawful possession or illicit
whiskey for sale, 60 days suspend
ed for two years on payment of
$50 including costs, not to violate
prohibition laws during that time.
Doss Hammonds, Pinehurst,
careless and reckless driving, ex
ceeding safe speed, accident, $25
and costs.
Archie Oteul, Bennettsville, S.
C., driving while drupk, 60 days
or $100 and costs.
Jesse Ray Turnage, Route 2,
Vass, driving without license,
speeding 80, careless and reckless-
driving, 60 days suspended for
two years on payment of $75 and
costs, not to operate car till he
first obtains a driver’s license,
not to violate speed laws during
next two years.
Wesley Hyatt, allowing un
licensed person to operate his car,
capias returnable next Monday,
bond set at $50.
Willie Harrison Williams, Car
thage, exceeding safe speed, acci
dent, $25 including costs.
Roy Latham, Milton White, Rob
bins, and Ferrell Chriscoe, Sea-
grove RFD, assault with deadly
weapon (pistol), malicious damage
to property, Latham and Chriscoe
found guilty of interfering with
officer in discharge of his duty
while investigating a crime, not
guilty of other charges, 60 days
each suspended on payment of
costs and good behavior condi
tions for two years, and as to
White,- eight months suspended
(because of his youth and the con
dition of his family) for two years,
on payment of $300 fine and
costs, on good behavior conditions
with no law violations, not to own,
carry on his person or in any ve
hicle a pistol or other firearm
during the two-year period.
Tarheels will get a chance to
catcli up on their past next week
at the annual meeting of the
North Carolina Society for the
Preservation of Antiquities in Ra
leigh.
The society will be one of sev
eral cultural organizations in ses
sion during the week of Decem
ber 2-6. The highlight of the cul
ture week activities wiU be an
address by former President Har
ry S. Truman on December 5 at
the annual meeting of the North
Carolina Literary and Historical
Association.
The Antiquities Society will
hold its 18th annual meeting on
Thursday, December 4. Presiding
will be Mrs. Ernest L. Ives of
Southern Pines, society president.
Reports on restoration projects,
an original play on the life of
President Andrew Johnson, and
pgresentation of Cannon Cups
awards will feature the meeting.
At a luncheon, the speaker will
be honored by Richard H. How
land of Washington, president of
the National Trust for Historic
Preservation.
Mrs. Charles A. Cannon of Con
cord, who headed the society for
15 years and who established the
Cannon Cups awards in honor of
her husband, will be present for
the awards preseptatlon at an
evening session. “The Uncommon
Man,” a play on Tarheel native
Andrew Johnson, will be present
ed by the Raleigh Little Theater
following the presentation.
Reports on restoration projects
wil be given at a morning meet
ing. Election of officers will fol
low the reports.
Buy a boeir only from a meat-
type litter, preferably from a
certified li-tter.
The Border Belt Tobacco Re
search Station at Whiteville is
the center of witchweed research
in the United States.
ADVERTISING
(Continued from page 1)
same type as in previous years,”
he said, “with the bulk of the
advertising funds (a hoped for
$2,000) going into regular inser
tions in newspapers published in
the North. Horse and golf maga
zines'will also be used for adver
tising.
George Leonard, who is work
ing closely with horse people in
what he described as “attempts
to find out how we can help them
to help us,” said he had a good
committee already working on
various features of equestrian
life in this area .
“We are plannihg to do some
thing about the annual Steeple
chase, one of our most valuable
winter events,” he said, “and l'
think we will be able to an
nounce something definite about
that in the early future.”
His committee is composed of
Mrs. Mary Doyle, M. G. Walsh,
Mr. and Mrs. Ozelle Moss, James
Hartshome, and Donald D. Ken
nedy, who is heading up the
Steeplechase committee for the
year.
As for attracting conventions,
one of the committee’s principal
targets, Joe Scott said that he
had contacted most of the hotel
and motel people in the area 'and
all were, in his words, “consider
ably enthusiastic about our
plans.”
The committee, he said, would
concentrate on securing small
and medium sized conventions,
ones that can easily be handled
in existing facilities.
“Attracting conventions is a
competitive business now and
getting even more so,” he said,
“but Southern Pines has more to
offer than most towns where
those type events are being held
and I believe we can get many
more if we only go out and seek
them.”
He urged people who work for
companies which hold annual
conventions to contact him so
that he may in turn write letters
or make personal visits in hopes
of securing business for the town.
J. B. Tollison, who represents
the Town Council oh the com
mittee, informed the group that
he had to resign because his busi
ness kept him from attending as
many meetings as he felt neces
sary in order to do an effective
job. He was replaced by James
Hobbs, another Coimcilman, with
the appointment being announc
ed at the meeting.
Before making his announce
ment, however, Tollison had
some stirring words for those
present.
He bemoaned the fact that
Southern Pines has not kept pace
with other towns and hreas in
the promotion of tourist business
and attacked what he called
"complacency” by so many busi
nessmen and others who stand
to gain from an effective pro
gram.
“We have the most beautiful
town on US Highway 1,” he said,
“and yet we let other towns pro
mote business right from under
our nose. People are saying that
things, all sorts of things, ought
to be done and then they turn
around and suggest that someone
else do it. 'They say that the town
should advertise but add that they
don’t want to pay for it.
“How can we attract more
business if we don’t pay money
for it?” he asked. “People in busi
ness who stand to profit should
pay their equal share for a really
effective program.”
Tollison, an official with the
Klopman Mills organization and
a former executive with Amero-
tron Corporation, suggested that
if the business people of the town
went into the new program with
enthusiasm they would laugh at
the size of the present budget
within five years.
He compared Southern Pines to
Florida, a place he described as
having “little other than climate,
tourists; and facilities for them.
“But Southern Pines has cli
mate. and facilities,” he said, “and
all we need is some promotion
and we’ll have the visitors.”
In other action last night, the
committee announced that initial
steps had been taken to have US
Highway lA routed through the
business section of town, but ad
mitted that the final decision
rested with the State Highway
Commission.
Those who spoke about the
proposed re-routing were in
favor.
Pottle - said that the two signs
at either entrance to town would
measure 15 by 50 feet and should
be in place by December 15.
He also reminded those pres
ent that the $7,500 budget adopt
ed by the committee would re
quire loss of an expenditure on
the part of most businessmen
than has been the case in the
past. •
“Previously,” he said, “You
were asked to join the Chamber
of Commerce and you were also
asked to subscribe funds for the
work of this committee. We are
endeavoring to do the work of
both now, and we will do it at
lefes cost.”
Christian Scientist
Church Thanksgiving
Day Program Set
The First Church of Christ
Scientist in Southern Pines will
hold a special one hour Thanks
giving service tomorrow to
which the general public is ex
tended an invitation to attend.
The church is located on East
New Hampshire Avenue. The
service will have a lesson sermon
for the day entitled “Thanksgiv
ing” which is being read in all
Christian Science churches.
For Christmas
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