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( » PAGE TWENTY THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina 15 Candidates Listed In Municipal Primary Election To Be Conducted Here Monday To help introduce the can' didates in Monday's town primary to the public. The Pilot brings readers the fol lowing brief items about each. The items and photos appear on this and a succeeding page in alphabetical order and The Pilot has attempted to treat everybody alike, us ing information provided by the candidates themselves, which normally runs to great er length in the case of some candidates because of their ages and the length and va riety of their experience. W. E. Blue Country Club. He is a charter courses in agriculture at N. C. j member of John Boyd Post, VFW State College, Raleigh. and has served as a director of the post and as junior vice-command er and has held the office of quartermaster of the District VFW organization. A member of the Church cf Wide Fellowship since 1927, he served as chairman of the build ing fund for two years following the fire of 1950, when a new ad dition was built. Mr. Chatfield’s wife is the for mer Mary Morgan Conway of Howell, Tenn. He is the son of Mrs. Ella Viall Chatfield and the late Harry W. Chatfield. “My chief interest,” he says, “is a finer Southern Pines. If elected, I shall endeavor to work for those things which will benefit South ern Pines as a whole.” He has two married daugh ters, Mrs. Roy S. (Fannie Mae) Solomon and Mrs. William J. (Betty Lane) Simpson, both of whom live at Southern Pines. Of his candidacy, Mr. Dunn says: “If I am elected to the coun cil, I will give my best for a big ger and better Southern Pines.” the former Cleon Pickard of Dur- type of government to be good. A Service Medal with oak leaf clus- ham. A graduate of Sanford High member of the town council has ter. Legion of Merit, Silver Star, Voit Gilmore L. T. Clark School, Mr. Hayes received a B. three important facts to consider S. in architectural engineering What needs to be done? What do and a B. A. in architecture froin the people want done? What, in North Carolina State College. He broad policy, is the best way to do is a member of the American In- it? A councilman certainly should stitute of Architects. ; cooperate with all memibers of At the First Baptist Church, the board and the city manager Mr. Hayes is superintendent of hi all matters. He should not at- the Sunday School. He is a mem- tempt the adminisy-ation of pcl- ber of the Sandhills Kiwanis icy, but should be sincere in ac- Club and last year served as as- quiring a sound policy for all sistant Scoutmaster of Trcop 224. concerned. He is a member of Sigma Chi so cial fraternity. Before moving to Southern Pines, Mr. Hayes lived in Raleigh and GiO('nsl)oro. He i-. a veteran of two year.s’ service in the An P orce. Nancy H. Marley Mrs« B. M. Harrington W. E. Blue of 240 N. May St., who is one of three town council members seeking reelection, is a native of Moore County who moved to Southern Pines in 1927 and owns and operates the Mod ern Market, a grocery store anci meat market on N. E. Bread St. A member of the town council, he is also town treasurer and, be fore the council-manager govern ment began two years ago, had served five years on the town beard of commissioners. Very active in church work, Mr. Blue helped to organize and buil/i Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church of which he is an elder,. Lloyd T. Clark, who was elected to the town council two years ago when the council-rhanager form of government was instituted here and was then elected mayor by the council members, was born in Wayne County 56 years ago and has made his home in Southern Pines since September, 1924. He lives at 340 S. W. Broad St., and A member of the town council , and mayor pro tern for the past j two years, Voit Gilmore, 37-year- I old president of the W. M. Storey Lumber Co., with offices in South ern Pines, lives at 700 E. Indiana Ave. His wife is the former Kath ryn Kendrick and they have four children, Katy, 6; Gerry, 5; Susan, 3; and Peter, one year old. A 1939 Phi Beta Kappa gradu ate of the University of North Carolina, Mr. Gilmore has lived in Southern Pines for the past eight years, moving here from Winston- Salem where he was born. En gaged in a variety of civic and po litical activities, he is National Committeeman for North Caro lina Young Democratic Clubs and is president of the Moore County YDC. He is a member and for- Bronze Star with two oak leaf clusters. Army commendation ribbon with two oak leaf clusters, U. S. and Korean Presidential ci tations and five campaign stars for service in Europe and one for service in Korea. General and Mrs. Menoher have a daughter. Dr. Nancy Menoher, who lives at Los Angeles, Calif., and a son, Pearson T. Menoher, who is an executive with the Owens-Illinois Glass Co., at San Francisco, Calif., and who had three and a half years of combat service on submarines as a Navy officer in World War 2. Born in Virginia, General Men- oher is a 191^ graduate of the U. S. Military Academy, West Point. He is a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is chairman of the Moore District, Boy Scouts of America, and has headed the Council fund drive for Boy Scouts the past two years. Of his candidacy, he says: “As an Army officer I have had broad administrative experience and might be able to help the town at this time. I have no axes to grind.” T. T. Morse . ^ imer president of the Sandhills c^iiurcii or wiiicii lie is an eiaer ® iKiwanis Club, a director and , , . , al Home. His wife is the former clerk of the Session, superinten-' ^ McPherson They have A, of finMce committee of dent of the Sunday School and ^ree Children LUli^n 15-Lov 13- ' ® o’"®*"' ^ „ , itnree cniiaren, i.,iiiian, 10, i^oy. Id, North Carolina Sym. treasurer of the Building Fund. The first president of the Southern Pines Merchants As sociation, Mr. Blue served as a director of the Chamber of Com merce for two terms. He is an ac tive Mason. ■ He is married to the former Mrs. lola Poole Currie and they have five children: Mrs. Richard May bin of Lawndale, Walter E Blue, Jr., of Wilmington; Mrs. Jean C. Edson of Southern Pines; fidwin A. Currie of Augusta, Ga., and Mrs. Lawrence Walter of Slaterville, R. I. Mr. Blue says about his- candi dacy: “In making my announce ment for reelection to the town council, I am motivated by an in tense desire to serve the people of Southern Pines to the best ot my ability, and I assure them that my interest will be keen in all problems oenfronting the town. I will strive with all my power to make it a better place in which to live.” Harry W. Chatfield and Tommy, 11. Before he was elected to the town council two years ago. May or Clark had served about three years as a; town commissioner. A charter member of the Rotary Club, he was president in 1947- 48. He is a member of the South ern Pines Masonic Lodge and Elks Lodge and is an honorary mem ber of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. For many years he has served as a director of the Cham ber of Commerce and was presi dent of the Merchants Associa tion. A member of Brownson Memo rial Presbyterian Church, he is a past president of both the Men’s Bible Class and the Men of the Church organization. He was ed ucated in the public schools of Wayne and Lee Counties, living in Lee County for several years, later attending the Durham Busi ness School and Eckels College of Anatomy and Embalming in Phil adelphia, Pa. He also did post graduate work at the latter insti tution. Of his candidacy. Mayor Clark says: “My platform is my record of working, voting and action on the council-manager form of gov ernment.” Stanley T. Dunn / m Harry W. Chatfield, Jr., 36, live.-; at 280 S. Bennett St. and is local agent for the Durham Life Insurance Company. l Living in Southern Pines from phony Society and the N. C. Med ical Foundation and a former president of the Sandhills Veter ans Association. A member and former deacon of Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church, Mr. Gilmore teaches the Men’s Bible Class there. He is a reserve Navy officer with over seas wartime service. He was chairman of the Southern Pines Planning Committee, 1952-53. In 1940 he was secretary to the late U. S. Sen. Josiah W. Bailey at Washington. Of his candidacy, Mr. Gilmore says: “As Mayor Pro Tern and Coun cilman for the first two years of city manager government I have tried hard to do an impartial job in the interest of all our people. We have seen real progress— taxes cut, the town deficit paid off, competitive bidding estab lished, rear door garbage collec tion begun, frequent citizens news letters, a model zoning law adopt ed, a uniform town pay plan, just to mention a few. “These are welcome business like improvements — but, -even better, there has been more pub lic interest and participation in town affairs than ever before. And an interested public is the best assurance of good govern ment. “Much can still be done. I be lieve I can help by serving an other term, using the experience gained in the first two years of getting city manager government under way. I studied government in college. I am a businessman. My one objective is an honest, ef ficient administration serving siU the people.” Mrs. Berenice M. Harrington, owner and manager of the South land Hotel on New Hampshire Ave., hgs lived in Southern Pines and has been in business here for more than 25 years. A member of the Church of Wide Fellowship, she is active in the Chamber of Commerce and has taken part in various civic projects including organization of teen-age clubs. A graduate of Plymouth Teach ers College, Plymouth, N. H., Mrs. Harrington taught eight years in New Hampshire schools. Her two sons, both graduates of Southern Pines High School, are James E. and Robert E. Harringtop. The former was a lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division and is now serving with the local Na tional Guard unit. Robert Har rington is now on duty with the 82nd Airborne Division as a sec ond lieutenant. Of her candidacy, Mrs. Harring ton says: “Southern Pines Mid its people have served me so well in the past that, in the event of my election, I would be glad of the opportunity to serve them.” Jimmy Hobbs j.-. ^ Nanc.v II Marlo.v, wife of Jos- 3ph P. Marley, is co-manager with ler husband of the Knollwood Apartments. Their home is at 810 N. Page St. They have two sons, Joe, Jr., 18, and Bill, 17. Born in Concord, Mrs. Marley has lived in Southern Pines since July, 1951. She previously lived in Burlington, Mebane and Greensboro. She was educated in ! the public schools of Concord and attended Greensboro College. Mrs. Marley has a number of civic interests. She is president of the Junior Woman’s Club, membership chairman of the Par ent-Teacher Association and vice- chairman of the town Recreation Advisory Committee. She is a member of the Moore County Hospital Auxiliary and does vol unteer work in the canteen at the hospital. A member of Brownson Memo rial Presbyterian Church, she teaches a Sunday School class in the Primary department and serv ed as assistant to the pastor for two years, 1952-54. Of her candidacy, Mrs. Marley says: “I am a candidate for the town council as I have strongly believed for some time that a woman should be elected to serve on our council. As wives and mothers, we are vitally concerned with the well-being of our town in which we live. We have the biggest stake of all in its future, for its future concerns the wel fare not only of ourselves but of our children. I am interested in only one thing—seeing that South ern Pines continues to the town my boys can grow up in, return to, make a living in and, perhaps, some day raise my grandchildren in!” IIP and joined the hospital staff there until 1944 when he was called back to New York after being elected secretary cf the Standard Oil Company of.-New York. He tried to retire twice hiore and was called back, but returned here as a permanent resident in 1952. He is chairman of the building fund and church treasurer of the Church of Wide Fellowship. A member of the Sandhills Kiwanis Club, he was active ifi several Masonic organizations in Hiong Kong and is a Life Governor of the Royal Masonic Hospital, Lon don. He is a trustee of Wesleyan University where he was gradu ated with a B. A. degree in 1910. He later did graduate wiork at the University of Pennsylvania. His wife is the former Faye Abraham. They have two married daughters, Mrs. Roger W. Robin son of Briar Cliff Manor, N,. Y., and Mrs. Lucius F. Maltby of Wallingford, Conn. A son. Ensign Richard B. Pethick, was lost in action with the Navy in June, 1944. “I am a conservative-liberal, if there is such a thing,” Mr. Peth ick says of his candidacy. “If elected, I will do; my best within my limited ability.” Bryan Poe X Brig. Gen. Menoher As the only candidate from the large and populous West Southern Pines area, T. T. Morse, 38-year- old insurance agent, is seeking town-wide support. He lives at 161 Carlyle St. His wife, the former Edna West, has been a teacher in the West South ern Pines school for the past sev en years. They have a daughter, Patricia, 13 years old. The candidate is a native of Ab erdeen and attended Berkley High School there. He then lived in Durham, entering the insur ance business—in which he took training courses—about 15 years ago and coming to Southern Pines, to live in 1944. He is a Mason, a member of the First Baptist Church of West Southern Pines and a member and secretary of the West South ern Pines Ciyic Club. Of his candidacy, he says: “I want the support of all good friends. I am running on a plat form of clean, efficient govern ment.” % a \ Harry H. Pethick Born in Southern Pines 44 years ago, Bryan Poe attended lo cal schools and has operated a service station here for the past 11 years. His place of business is at the corner of Connecticut Ave. and N. W. Broad St. and his home is at 570 S. Ridge St. For the past six years, he has been an officer of the Southern Pines Elks Lodge, recently com pleting a icne-year term as Exalt ed Ruler, the top office of the lodge. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Church of Wide Fellowship. Mr. Poe’s wife is the former Eleanor Wade of Morehead City. They have one son, Cpl. Gene Bryon Poe, who is serving with the 11th Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky. D. G. Stutz T. T. Hayes, Jr. ■ Stanley T. Dunn, 54, lives at 400 I his infancy to 1936, Mr. Chatfield! Road and is the owner of the Southern Pines Nursery which j has been in business since 1927. A native of Yadkin County, into the Army in 1941, serving ^ graduated from high overseas in the Southwest Pacifi^ lived in Oxford and in Boston, Mass., until 1940 when he return ed to Southern Pines and went from August, 1943, to December 1945. He attended Southern Pines schools. Interested in all sports, he played basketball and baseball during his Army career and has been active in local athletic en deavors. Now chairman of the Southern Pines post of the Ground Observ er Corps, Mr. Chatfield is secre tary of the Rotary Club and a member of the Woodmen of the World and the Southern Pines em Pines in 1924. He has served over 30 years in the Southern Pines volunteer fire department, making him the second oldest member in point of service. He is now assistant chief of the de partment and has been a trustee of the Firemen’s Relief Fund for over 15 years. Mr. Dunn is a member of the First Baptist Church and South ern Pines Masonic Lodge No. 484." In connection with his nursery business, he has taken special * m ■ I ■ Thomas T. Hayes, Jr., who lives at 405 Orchard Road, is the own er of the local architectural firm, Thomas T. Hayes, Jr. and Associ ate, formerly Hayes and Marshall Born in Sanford, he has lived here for three years. His wife js Jimmy Hobbs of 270 W. Con necticut Ave., 44-year-old man ager for the Occidental Life In surance Co. in the Central North Carolina Area and owner of a real estate and insurance business, has lived here for 21 years, pre viously living in and near Fay etteville. Active in civic and church work, he is a director of the Sand hills Kiwanis Club and past pres ident of the Pinehurst Lions Club. He is a member of the local Ma sonic lodge and is a director of the the Moore County Tuberculo sis Association. A member of the board of trus tees of the Church of Wide Fel lowship, he is a past member of the board of deacons and has been financial secretary cf the church. Mr. Hobbs is a graduate of Lin den High School and business school and has attended five schools of insurance. He is at present enrolled in the School Of Business Administration of the University of North Carolina, studying in preparation for a C. L. U. in insurance. Mr. Hobbs’ wife is the former Margaret Gifford of Southern Pines. They have a daughter, Patricia Ann Hobbs, 16. Of his candidacy, Mr. Hobbs Brig. Gen. Pearson Menoher has lived in the Sandhills about four and a half years following his re tirement after 41 years of Army service that included combat duty in Mexico, Europe in World War 2 and in Korea. He became a cit izen of Southern Pines when the Knollwood area, in which he owns a home, was annexed to the town last year. General Menoher came to know the Sandhills while serving as commanding general and deputy post commander at Fort Bragg prior to his retirement. During his Army career, he had been sta tioned at posts throughout the United States and overseas. After serving as chief of staff of the 15th Corps of the 7th Army, in the occupation of Germany, General Menoher was in Japan and then in Korea, as assistant di vision commander of the 24th Di vision—taking over command of the division when General Dean was captured. His military decor- says: “I believe the city manager ^fioHS include the Distinguished Harry H. Pethick, who has lived at Southern Pines at various times since 1939 and steadily since 1952, has one of the most varied and colorful personal his tories of any Sandhills resident, including 26 years of foreign service in the Far East with the Standard Oil Company of New York. Starting ^is life’s work as a school teacher in Pennsylvania, he became associated with the oil company in 1913 and served- suq- cessively with the firm in China, Indo-China, and Hong Kong. Hd was U. S. vice-consul and acting consul in charge at Saigon in 1919-20. Retiring the last day of the year 1938, Mr. Pethick came to Southern Pines, but was active as district manager of an insurance company for a year. He then took a graduate course in hospital ad- ministtation at Duke University Mr. Stutz, who lives at the cor ner of Ashe St. and^ New Hamp shire Ave., came 'to Southern Pines 43 years ago as Seaboard Air Line Railroad Agent and still holds that position here. He is a native of Richmond, Va. His long record of local public service includes 18 years as mem ber 'Cf the town board of com missioners and mayor, including the difficult depression years. He was president of the Citizens Bank and Trust Company for four years and served 10 years as di rector of the Southern Pines Building and Loan Association and president of the Highland Park Hotel Co. He also served 14 years, until a few years ago, as a member of the Moore County Al coholic Control Board. He is an active Mason as a member of the local lodge and his wife, Mrs. Grace Stutz, is active in the Order of The Eastern Star. They have three married chil dren: Mrs. Garland Pierce, the former Dorothy of South ern Pines; Mrs. Frederick Jack- son of Jefferson, Maine, the for mer Alice Stutz, who taught school here; and Cmdr. M. G. Stutz, of the U. S. Navy Medical Corps, who lives at Norfolk, Va. ' Mr. Stutz says that-'he entered the race for the town council at (Continued on Page 21)
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