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VOL. 37—NO. 45
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SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 4. 1956
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Heavy Losses Force
Closing Of Amerotron
No Demand For
Products, Top
Official Says
The closing down “after pro
cessing stock on hand” of the
Amerotron textile plant in Aber
deen was announced to a group of
Aberdeen business and civic lead
ers by Robert L. Huffines, presi
dent of Amerotron Corp. at a
meeting Monday.
The action, Huffines told the
group at the noon meeting, was
necessary to overcome heavy loss
es suffered by the company in re
cent months. Huffines said the
plant had been losing between
$100,000 and $180,000 per month
fGh several months.
Employees at the plant, num
bering between 500 and 550, learn
ed the news at 2 p. m.
R. M. Cushman, executive vice-
president, told The Pilot Tuesday
that present plans call for retain
ing the entire accounting depart
ment of Amerotron Corporation’s
far-flung plants at the Aberdeen
location. Others will also be re
tained, Cushman added, and
would continue to operate the
central office of Amerotron until
the building is sold to another con
cern.
“ActuaUy,” he said, “the num
ber of employees in the depart
ments that will remain here is
about 100-150. If the present
building that houses the offices is
not sold along with the rest of the
plant, we expect to remain in it.
If it is sold, we will build another
in this loc^ty.”
Huffines coupled his announce
ment with a statement that aU the
opening, picking, carding, draw
ing, roving, spinning and winding
equipment of Aberdeen will be
promptly transferred to the Red
Springs plant, which will be in
addition to the equipment already
there.
“First priority on all newly cre
ated jobs in the Red Springs plant
as a result of establishing this
carding and spinning operation
there will be given present Aber
deen employees,” he said.
Cushman estimated that there
would be in the neighborhood of
300 jobs available at the Red
Springs plant.
Huffines statement said that
provisions for additional housing
at Red Springs had been made,
and added that the sale of the Ab-
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Lloyd Clark Named
Precinct Chairman
Succeeding Hill
Lloyd T. Clark, former mayor
of Southern Pines and long
prominent in Democratic Party
circles in this area, has been
elected new chairman of the
Southern Pines precinct com
mittee.
He succeeds W. Ward Hill, who
resigned for health reasons.
Ervin Coming '
Since Clark's selection as
chairman of the committee he
has succeeded in obtaining
Senator Sam Ervin as speaker
for* * a rally which will be held
October 30 at the school cafe
teria here. The appearance of
Senator Ervin is considered a
tremendous feather in the
committee's collective cap,
since he has been in constant
demand for speaking engage
ments at many other rallies
throughout the state.
Clark’s election came at a
meeting of the precinct commit
tee last week which was marked
by several changes in the make
up of the committee.
Mrs. Ruth B. Swisher, vice
chairman, offered to resign in
view of rumors that she planned
to vote for President Eisenhower
this fall. She denied the rumors
anl was persuaded by other mem
bers of the committee to stay on.
W. B. Holliday also tendered
his resignation, because of pres
sure of business, but it was put
off until a later date.
One other change was made
in the committee; L. F. Garvin,
who has recently moved to Flor
ida, was replaced by Joe C.
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POLIO REPORTED
The county's second polio
case of the year, a three-year
old Negro boy of Taylor-
town, Pinehurst, was report
ed today by Paul Butler,
chairman of the county
chapter of the National
foundation for Infantile
Paralysis.
The young boy, son of Mrs.
Betty Washington, has been
taken to the Medical Center
at Chapel Hill where be is
receiving treatment.
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CHIEF NEWTON
CONGRATULATIONS!
Chief Newton Will Observe 25 Years
On Local Police Force This Saturday
Chief C. E. Newton this week
rounds out 25 years of service
with the Southern Pines police
department—and has probably
been too busy even to remember
the date.
Others, though, remember that
it was October 7, 1931, that he
joined the force. He was made
Chief of Police in January, 1940.
This record is notable in that,
in a profession of many occupa
tional hazards, few chiefs of po
lice can be found who have spent
a quarter of a cetnury with the
same department; also in that it
is even rarer for this to have
been spent in his home town.
On top of that. Southern Pines
can boast a Chief who has com
pleted this period of service with
the high esteem of his fellow cit
izens, as well as of other law en
forcement officers and court of
ficials of the county and of the
State.
Law' Enforcement Officers As
sociation, succeeding Sheriff C.
J. McDonald, who was the first
president of this organization. He
is recognized throughout the
State as a skilled investigator
and thoroughgoing officer who
has never lost sight of the prob
lems of the policeman on the
beat.
Few cases remain unsolved on
his books. While there have been
some extraordinary cases for
him to handle—as is natural in a
somewhat extraordinary town—
his record of crime prevention is
also splendid in that Southern
Pines can boast of an extremely
low crime rate.
He is known to Carthage as
one of the most thorough officers
bringing cases into court there.
Solicitor W. Lamont Brown said
this week, “He is the only offi
cer who has never lost a case,
during my service with the
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HARD CHORE for judges will be to make a
selection from the above candidates for “Beauty
Queen” of the annual Homecoming festivities of
Southern Pines High School tomorrow (Friday)
night. 'The three, representing different classes
in the high school, will vie for the honor at the
footbaU game tomorrow night when Southern
Pipes meets Clayton. One will be crowned at
halftime. Pictured, left to right, are Lin Holder,
He is currently serving as! court. When he brings in a case
President of the Moore County you can ge sure everything you
need is there.”
In the interest of a surprise
recognition of Chief Newton, The
Pilot made no special survey for
“quotes.” However, a random
downtown sampling has indica
ted unreserved approval on the
part of businessmen and others
of the way Chief Newton con
ducts police affairs in town, and
the protection which is accorded
them^
“He is the finest”—“He is fair,
shows no favoritism”—“He does
his duty, that always comes first”
—“He has done so much good
that a lot of people know noth
ing about”—^These were some of
the sample quotations.
His work with young people,
especiaUy boys caught in wrong
doing, has won deep heartfelt
praise from parents. One mother
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representing the sophomore class, who will be
escorted by James Humphrey; Jo Anne Good
win, junior class, escorted by Philip Guin; and
Patti Hobbs, senior class, escorted by Howard
Morgan. Mary Jane Deadwyler, representing
the freshman class, could not be present when
picture was made. She will be escorted by Da
vid Prim.
(Emerson Humphrey photo)
Homecoming Celebration Set Friday;
Queens, Bands, Prizes On Program
The Southern Pines Blue
Knights wUl play their annual
Homecoming game tomorrow
night when they meet Clayton, a
team that Coach Irie Leonard ex
pects to furnish the stiffest com
petition his charges have had aU
season.
The Knights, sporting three
straight wins, all by large mar
gins, have had two full weeks of
rest and are expected to be in
full strength for the game.
In preparation for the event,
sponsored annually by the South
ern Pines Rotary Club, a number
of stores in the business area
have been decorating their win
dows with attractive window
displays, and three girls have
been selected to compete for
“Beauty Queen” honors. One of
the three will be crowned at
half-time festivities.
Also scheduled for halftime is
the awarding of a number of
prizes for lucky ticket holders,
and a program by the Southern
Pines High School band and
choral group.
Last year the Knights defeated
Clayton for the Eastern cham
pionship of six-man football, and
most observers think, have an
excellent chance of defeating
them again this year.
The Knights are presently
rated the top six-man team in
the state.
Library Sets New
Hours For Winter
Starting At Once
The Moore County library in
Southern Pines is now on its reg
ular winter schedule, Mrs. Stanley
Lambourne, librarian, told The
Pilot this morning.
Closed on Wednesday afternoon
through the summer months, the
library will now remain open on
Wednesday afternoons during the
fall and winter.
The present schedule:
Monday through Friday—open
from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and from
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday—open 9:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m., and from 2 p.m. to
5 p.m.
Carousel Entries
‘Pouring In’With
Five Weeks Left
Entries for the annual Golf
Carousel “'poured in” one day
this week. Bob Dunn and Char
lie Clapp, co-chairmen of the
reservations and invitations com
mittee said.
“We had ten from one man
alone in Massachusetts; others
have been coming from up and
down the Eastern seaboard, and
many people have indicated they
would play who have not as yet
sent in their entry blank,” they
said.
The entry list, with still five
weeks to go before the tourna
ment is played November 8-11, is
way ahead of what it was last
year at this time.
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce, ,sponsors this year, have
mailed approximately 6,000 invi
tations to date.
Council Votes Acceptance Of
Original Town Building Plan
Improvement Program At Country Club
Nearing Completion; $18,000 Expended
A major improvement pro
gram at the Southern Pines
Country Club, first since the
Elks Home of Southern Pines,
Inc., assumed operation of the
club in 1951, is well underway
and should be completed within
60 days, Bob Strouse, club presi
dent, said this morning.
Centered around the golfing
facilities, the improvement pro
gram is costing approximately
$18,000. The major portion of
work has been the installation of
a new watering system and the
enlarging and reshaping of a
number of greens.
‘Within two months,” Strouse
said, “the course, already in good
shape, will be in an excellent
condition. For the past five
months we have been working
on the fairways, fertilizing and
aerating them. We have also en
larged a number of greens that
had been considered fairly small
and reshaped a number of others
to make them more attractive
from a golfer’s standpoint.”
A new watering system, com
plete to every tee and green on
the course, has been installed and
outlets have been provided to all
fairways. Installation of pumps
will complete that phase of the
work.
In the club’s overall improve
ment plan it had also been deci
ded to build a number of wom
en’s tees, several of which are
now nearing completion.
The parking lot has also been
revised, and is now equipped to
handle more than twice the num
ber of cars prior to the enlarging
work.
Strouse said that a dirt road
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Chub Seawell Blasts President
Herbert F. Seawell, Jr., Car-r
thage attorney and Republican
candidate for Governor of North
Carolina in 1952, got off a let
ter this week to President Eisen
hower in which he castigated the
President, the Republican Party
and several of its top members,
and had words of praise for Adlai
Stevenson, the Democratic
Party’s candidate.
The letter, which is printed
here, is another in a series of
what the popular attorney calls
“missiles to Washington.” Pre
viously, he has fired off letters
to Attorney General Herbert
Brownell, one of which received
nation-wide publicity, and to
several others on President
Eisenhower’s staff.
The Letter
Dear Cousin Dwight D.:—
Don’t show this letter to Jim
Hagerty or any of the operators
of the Nylon Curtain. They don’t
understand the South, the cus
toms and friendliness of the
South, and calling you “cousin”
might seem irreverent and sacre-
ligious. They consider all in the
South as narrow-minded, provin
cial nationalists, more in love
with the Suwanee River than the
Suez Canal, and therefore unfit
to aid in the building of the new
modernistic Tower of Babel.
Since, however, all indicators
point to your reelection as Presi
dent, I desire to warn you of the
dangers of Dewey-ism. Dewey-
ism is the same thing as in-the-
bag-ism, skimmed over with
holier-than-thou-ism.
You are not running this time
against Adlai Trumanson ..but
against Adlai Stevenson, who is
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Unanimous Vote
Gives Go Ahead
For Modern Plan
The design of the new town
hall building, which calls for con
temporary architecture, has been
accepted by a unanimous vote of
the Town Council.
The vote was taken at a special
meeting of Council Monday and
concluded six months of delibera
tions by Council and “rhomas T.
Hayes, Southern Pines architect
who designed the building.
The design, which was consid
ered by many to be too radical a
departure from the Colonial type
architecture prevalent in many of
the town’s buildings, calls for two
courtyards and the use of textured
materials, such as colonial brick
and wooden panelling.
In a prepared release this morn
ing the Council said that certain
facts should be told all townspeo
ple in connection with the deci
sion.
A part of the release follows:
Many Hewngs
“Many hearings, public and pri
vate, have been held and all view
points considered by the Council
with an open mind. Many hours
of deliberation have taken place,
because the Council has been con
scious at all times of its obligation
to expend Town funds in full con
sideration of the best public inter
est.
“The floor plan designed by Mr.
Hayes is the most efficient for or
derly, economical flow of Town
services. It is approved and favor
ed by the City Manager and all
department heads. It assures max
imum coordination and efficiency
between Fire and Police Depart
ments, a very important attribute
of modern municipal buildings.
“The floor plan will best serve
the public by such modern con
veniences as a drive-in window
for payment of bills, adequate
areas for driver license examina
tions, etc.
“The building is designed to
serve Town needs for the forsee-
able future and can always be en
larged more practically and at less
expense than any other architec
tural style.
In Harmony
“The Council is satisfied that
the building as designed will be
beautiful and wiU harmonize with
the architectural spirit of South
ern Pines through the use of
warm, textured materials such as
colonial brick and wooden panell
ing. The architect has this desire
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FIFTEEN TREES, located on the north side of West Pennsyl
vania Ave., between Leak and Saylor streets, were the subject
of a recommendation made by the Southern Pines Town Council
to the State Highway Commission this week. Council, at the re
quest of local garden clubs, has suggested that no sidewalk be
built where the trees now stand, as was .originally scheduled in
the Highway Commission’s plans. The cars are sitting about
three feet from where the curbing would be built. (Pilot photo)
No Action Yet On Pennsylvania Ave.
Trees; Garden Clubs Ask Retention
Following up last week’s story
on the attempt being made by lo
cal garden clubs and individual
citizens to preserve as many as
possible of the trees along Penn
sylvania Avenue, in the contem
plated widening of this street, this
newspaper reports that, to date, no
direct action has been taken to
proceed with the work. However,
the town council will recommend
to the state engineers that the
sidewalk stretch along the north
side of the avenue, between Leak
and Saylor streets, be omitted
from their plans. T^is will save
the row of large cedars and pines
in this block.
This decision was made follow
ing the recent visit to the site and
study of the townspeople’s propo
sal, made by the entire council.
According to a letter received
by the mayor from R. G. Poindex
ter, state division engineer, this
alternative is agreeable to the
state, although Mr. Poindexter
pointed out that it does represent
a deviation from usual plans and
has the disadvantage of losing a
walkway along one side of a main
artery connecting the town with
the new bypass.
With Mr. Johnson, engineer in
charge of the road construction,
away in Raleigh this week, work
on the street is not expected to get
under way for at least another
week, Mr. Poindexter stated.
American Legion
To Install New
OfficersTomorrow
A. R. McDaniel will be install
ed as the new commander of
Sandhills Legion Post 134 at cer
emonies tomorrow (Friday)
night.
The instaUment, at which a
number of others will also take
office, will be conducted by Gen
eral R. B. Hill, beginning at 8
p. m. at the Legion Hall on Maine
avenue.
The new officers, in addition
to McDaniel, are A. G. Bower
and Edwin L. Finch, vice-com
manders; L. L. Woolley, adju
tant; Edward Cox, finance offi
cer; the Rev. Cheves K. Ligon,
chaplain; W. Thomas Wilson,
sergeant at arms; Col. F. M.
Dwight, historian; and D. D. SL
Cameron, service officer.
Committee chairmen to be in
ducted are Karl Klabbatz, mem
bership; J. T. Overton, rehabili
tation; Dr. P. J. Chester, child
welfare; Chan N. Page, athletics;
Dr. George G. Heinitsh, Ameri
canism; Jerry V. Healy, Boys
State; John D. McConnell, pub
lic relations; Howard Butler, ora
torical contests; Dan R. McNeiU,
guardianship; Henry L. Graves,
memorial services; and E. B. Mc
Donald, Boy Scouts.
All officers and members of
the women’s auxiliary wiU at
tend the ceremonies as guests;
other veterans have also been in
vited to attend.
E. B. McDonald is retiring
commander.