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SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1956
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No Holiday Traffic Deaths
Moore County automobile driv
ers, heeding grim warnings to be
careful over the long Christmas
holiday period, came out practical
ly unscratched.
There was only one accident of
any consequence in which a driv
er was hurt, and that to a small
extent.
Robert Richardson, 21, of Fort
Bragg, crashed his car into a con
crete railroad sign at the Niagara
railroad crossing. The concrete
State Highway Patrolman R. S.
Samuels said that Richardson ap
parently came around a curve on
the wrong side of the road.
He was taken to a hospital and
treated lor cuts and bruises on the
head.
He will be charged with exceed
ing the speed limit and operating
on the wrong side of the road.
Elsewhere in the county officers
reported that traffic, though
heavy at some periods, was com-
Local Group To Confer
WithErvinOn AFMove
pillar tvhich contained a warning i paratively quiet throughout the
signal, was completely uprooted
from the ground, and Richardson’s
car came to rest on the tracks.
holiday. Thirty-one persons lost
their lives in highway accidents in
other sections of the state.
READY FOR ADOPTION
New Charter Would Make Us A Full
Fledged City, Committee Reports
LIVING NATIVITY scene by the young peo
ple of Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church
was displayed in front of the church Saturday,
Sunday and Monday night. The display, which
ANNOUNCED INTENTIONS
was made by the children, attracted widespread
attention. Organ music and chimes were played
in the background throughout the length of the
exhibit. (Photo by V. Nicholson)
Council Plans Acquisition Of
Property For Park Development
The Towii Council, acting in its | the remaining parcel of land in
announced intention of establish- the intended location in West
mg at least two neighborhood Southq^n. Pines. Council mem-
parks during its tenure in office, | bers—S. B. Richardson and T. T.
last night took another step to
wards acquiring property for such
a park in West Southern Pines.
The Council, voting on a motion
made by Harry Pethick, authoriz
ed the Mayor and the Town Clerk
to negotiate for the acquisition of
Poor Brakes Are
Blamed For Wreek
That Killed Two
Poor brakes that
Morse were absent—saw no diffi
culty in obtaining the property.
It was explained that establish
ments of such parks would of ne
cessity take time but Council
voiced its desire to have them un
derway before their term of office
is up.
Last night’s session was a spe
cial meeting to hold a public hear
ing on the proposal to erect a bus
station and filling station on the
Southeast corner of Leake St. and
West Penn. Ave.
Council first adopted an ordi
nance to rezone the south side of
had to be,^gg^ Penn. Ave. between Page
pumped to make them work and Leake Streets to a depth of
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Training Show Is
Scheduled Sunday
At Pinehurst Bing
The last horse show of the cur-
WILLIAM D. CAMPBELL
Final touches to the new char-'of voting processes and provides
ter for Southern Pines have been I for the use of voting machines;
completed, members of the city and it makes the city organiza-
council were told at a special, tion conform with the city-man
meeting Thursday night, and the ager form of government as pro
charter is ready for presentation | vided for in the North Carolina W.D. Campbell Is
at the next session of the General statutes. | i
Assembly. j Here is a very brief description TVT^^ Trit’! 1-
AdopAon of the charter would ' many of the features of the aUI 1 oCOUl
mean—and to some extent in the' ’^ew charter, though not a corn-
official sense of the word—that
Southern Pines is no longer a
town. It is now a full-fledged
city within the legally accepted
definition dl “city.”
have been blamed by officials as
the cause of a wreck at Robbins
crossroads last week that took
the lives of two people.
Ralph G. Steed, county coro
ner, conducted a lengthy investi
gation and exonerated W. C. Hil
dreth of Pageland, S. C., driver
of the truck into which the old
auto smashed, kilUng John Hen
ry and Margaret Smith, Negroes
of Eagle Springs, Route 1.
Investigation by the State
Highway Patrol and Coroner
Steed uncovered a number of
eye-witnesses to the crash which
occurred in heavy fog on NC 27
and 705. Most of the witnesses
said they felt bad brakes, or no
brakes at all, had caused the
wreck. Patrolman J. F. Swaim,
who investigated the wreck, said
that Annie Belle Smith, one of
the people in the car that crashed
into the truck, told him in the
hospital: “The brakes would
work but you had to pump them
a few times.”
Smith, who was at the wheel,
apparently pumped franticaUy Jis
the car picked up speed going
down hill, then tried hard to put
it in gear. A number of people
told of hearing the grinding of
the gears as the car hit the inter
section.
Swaim himself was an eye
witness, narrowly averting a col
lision as he approached the cross
roads. He said earlier this week
that he saw the big Mack truck
coming towEud him, then saw the
Smith car shoot out from NC
705 without stopping as the truck
had almost cleared the intersec
tion. He said the car swerved
to the right, hitting the trader,
and the tractor cut sharply to the
left. The patrol car scooted past
just in time.
The Smith car .was spinni^ng
crazily, Swaim said, throwing
people out all over the highway.
All around, on the highway and
200 feet. The property was al
ready zoned for business but only
to the depth of lots on it.
Council then authorized the
erection of the filling station on
the corner. It is understood that
a bus station will be constructed
in combination with the station,
which is being built by the Phil
lips Petroleum Company.
In both instances there were no
objections.
License Plates To
Go On Sale; Hours
Of Business Given
New license tags wiU go on sale
next Wednesday, January 2, ac
cording to Mrs. S. D. Fobes, who
manages the license bureau here.
Automobile and truck owners
have until February 15 to display
the new plates.
For the first two weeks the li
censes are on sale, the bureau, lo
cated in the Chamber of Com
merce office on East Pennsylvania
Ave., will remain open from 9 to
4 p.m., closing at noon on Wednes
day and Saturday. The bureau
City attorney W. Lament
Brown told the Council that
cities are generally regarded as
places with populations of more
rent year of the Mid-South than 5,000. The designation of
gaining Shows wiU be held at “city” usually carries more pres-
me Carolina Ring in Pinehtust tige in municipal government
Sunday at 1:30 with a large entry circles, he added.
I charter, which has been
The show, a longtime event for under preparation by a group
Pinehurst during the Christmas- composed of Brown, J. Vance
New Year’s Eve holiday, is also Rowe, Jr., Dean S^ Dorman, and
expected to draw many visitors Tom Cunningham is a complete
as a number of children’s classes revision of the old charter that
events will be held that will was first adopted in the 1880’s
count on the point system for the when Southern Pines was first
championship of the year. | organized. Only once, in the
James W. Tufts said this morn- early 30’s, has the charter been
ing that classes were scheduled as amended and revised to any con-
follows: beginner’s horseman-^ siderable degree,
ship, working hunters, inter-1 Four salient features stand out
mediate horsemanship, green in the new charter, though much
hunters, advanced horseman- j of it has been revised and
ship “B”, open jumping, pair of brought up to date. ■
plete one. Citizens will be asked LoillllllSSioilCr
to attend a meeting of the Coun- '
cil January 8 when a pubUc
hearing on the charter has been
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Social Security
Payments To Be
Increased Jan. 1
bridle path hacks, and advanced
horsemanship “A”.
In addition to making a city,
rather than a town, of Southern
been announced yet.
One show, held Decmber 2,
generated much interest in the
No judges for the event have Pines, the charter is now up to
date on schools. It provides for
a seven member Board of Educa- ’ mestic. The pamphlets carry
tion rather than the present sys- complete instructions and ex
events and officials are hoping Item of a five-man Board of Trus-[ planations of the Social Security
this Sunday for a large turnout, tees; it broadens the .provisions I act provisions.
William D. Campbell of South
ern Pines has been elected the of
ficial representative of 4,300,000
members of the Boy Scouts of
America to the International Bu
reau of Scouts in England.
Mr. Campbell succeeds the late
Thomas B. Watson, Sr., head of
the International Business Ma
chines Corp.
Recently he had held the job of
national camping chairman and
Moore County workers as well Deration chairman
as every salaried person through- Cciuncil, and serv-
o„. .he „.io„ he«„ ohJe
more social security taxes as of One other honor was recently
January 1. bestowed on Mr. Campbell, who
Call it a pay cut or call it a has long interested himself in
nest egg for old age, social secur- , Scout work. He will be in charge
itv taxes will come out of one’s ' of the presentation of the highest
weekly or monthly earnings. jOcconeechee Council award for
The worker’s tax will be ad- service to boyhood, the Silver
vanced one quarter of one per! Beaver, at the annual council din-
cent—up from two, to two andj^ier at the University of North
one quarter per cent. Simultane-1 Carolina January 17.
ously, employers’ taxes wiU be
advanced the same margin to the
same total amount.
Pamphlets are being mailed by:
the Internal Revenue Service toj
employers of three types of labor
general business, farm and do-
Review Of News Headlines In 1956
What happened in Southern
Pines and the rest of the Sand-
hiRs in 1956?
Checking through back issues
of The Pilotj many things, some
big and some small, made head
lines. Here is a,brief summary of
those stories which, for the most
part, are told in their headlines.
JANUARY 5
New Year gets off to a bright
start with announcement that 17
communities in county have or
ganizations to support Presbyte
rian College Campaign. . . ap
proximately $250,000 already sub
scribed. . . hunt season gets un
to Chamber of Commerce board
of directors.
. . . Broadus Smith named head
of Band Boosters. . ,
JANUARY 19 FEBRUARY 9
Woods fire between Aberdeen Town loses in bid for Presby-
and Pinehurst destroys' 5(2 acres terian College. . . Hunter Trials
. . . Mark King elected president . . . A. C. Dawson to
of Chamber of Commerce. . . col- Library Association. . . J.
Deane Pledges
Ef f oris To Keep
Air School Here
The Air Force has once again
announced its intention of moving
the Air-Ground School from
Southern Pines to Keesler Air
Force Base, Miss., in early spring.
The announcement, made last
Saturday by Air Force headquar
ters, has caused a flurry of activ
ity by Southern Pines civic lead-,
ers, city officials. Rep. Charles B.
Deane and Senator Sam Ervin to
keep the school here beyond the
removal date set by the Air Force.
Deane, who has been instrumen
tal twice before in keeping the
school here after announced inten
tions of moving it, said this week
that “the factors are no different
now than before. I personally be
lieve that it would be a profitable
move for the Air Force. There is
no better environment than
Southern Pines and the facilities
are absolutely superb.”
Deane further commented that
Southern Pines “deserves to have
it (the school) continued there.
The cost is rock bottom. I hope
we can find some answers to give
to the Air Force.”
The school, which is assigned to
the Tactical Air Command, has
been located here in the Highland
Pines Inn since June, 1951. Selec
tion of Keesler Air Force Base for
the new location of the school is
based upon the avaRability of
more economical and efficient fa
cilities on an established air force
installation, TAC spokesmen said.
Loss of the school would be a
severe blow to the economy of
Southern Pines. But officials have
pointed out on numerous occa
sions that the payroll, estimated at
close to $100,000 each month, is
secondary to the cultural activity
the school affords the town. Many
of its personnel teach in Sunday
Schools, take part in civic affairs
and otherwise contribute to all
phases of life here.
One real estate man said this
morning that loss of the school
would throw probably about 50
houses on the market. In addition,
he pdinted out, rental units in
Southern Pines , are, to a great ex
tent, taken up by personnel sta
tioned at the school.
Senator Sam Ervin, who visited
here earlier this month, indicated
his interest in the school after
touring the facilities and remark
ed that he thought it was ex
tremely well located.
His aid has been enlisted by lo
cal leaders in efforts to maintain
the school here and a conference
instituted March 31, The Pilot'has been set with him and other
March 31 Is Date
Set For Toll-Free
Telephone Service
Extended area telephone serv
ice between Southern Pines and
Aberdeen and Southern Pines
and Pinehurst will probably be
lege funds reach $342,000. . . A.
H. Graham tells local officials fu-
D. Ives named 1956 Red Cross
membership and fund chairman
ture of Highway 1 is “Extremely Ernest Ives donates $5,000
promising”. . . Clarendon Gar- towards restoration of Alston
dens acquires Holly Tree Nurs
eries. . . local residents got ready
for a bond election that calls for
expenditures of $450,000.
JANUARY 26
Mrs. Ernest Ives’ book, “My
Brother Adlai” published. Ernest
. . grand jury reports
facilities in good condi-
House.
county
tion. . I
FEBRUARY 16
Public meeting planned to dis
cuss center site. . . J. T. Allen,
35, kUled in plane crash near
Knollwood Airport. . . construc-
will also be closed during the'th^gho^ thT^cMntiw"hoofn*^Q^^ becomes first 1956 road fa-j tion during 1955 reported at over
lunch period (1 to 2) during that riving daily six new directed county, but four more half million dollars. . . Raleigh
.. living aaiiy. . . six new directors killed m single accident within —*— *
chosen for Chamber of Com- 48 hours. . . $25,000 damage suit
merce. . . State Utilities Com- against two Moore County Hos-
niission authorizes United Tele- pital staff physicians is non-suit-
phone Company to provide ex- ■ ed in Superior Court. . . Pilot
time.
Beginning January 14, the bu
reau will stay open during the
lunch hour and Saturday morn
ings. During the last week of the
sale the office will also be open on
Wednesday, February 13.
The bureau has been instructed,
according to Mrs. Fobes, that
checks are not acceptable at the
branch offices. Those wishing to
purchase plates by check may
send directly to Raleigh.
Mrs. Elizabeth Montz will be in
the office to assist Mrs, Fobes
with, the distribution of the plates,
and Alice Baxter, who formerly
managed the bureau, will assist on
Saturday mornings.
The bureau here has the plates
tended
Southern
contractor begins 10 new houses
near Knollwood Apartments. . .
work on Methodist Church on
Midland Road begins. . . public
makes last minute rush to buy ’56
awards in'tags. . . Robert L. Huffines and L.
Sutton trade arguments on
power costs. . . Sami Richardson
, , , Pines and Pinehurst N. C. Press Association contests. V
and between Southern Pines and
FEBRUARY. 2
Voters OK three of four bond
proposals with cost of $400,000
Rev. Martin Caldwell new rector
at Emmanuel Chnrch. . . college
Aberdeen. . . final touches being
put on new construction at high
school.
JANUARY 12
Plans made to construct $500,-
celebrates 50 years in Sandhills.
FEBRUARY 23
Trip, owner by D. W.
’earned this morning from Ed
Smail, commercial snuperinten-
dent of the United Telephone
Company here.
The date had originaUy been
set by the company last January
as “sometime in the last quarter
of 1956 or the first quarter of
1957.”
Smail said this morning that it
was originally planned by the
company to have the new system
in operation last November 17
but that delays in equipment
manufacturing had held up the Niivlif-
changeover. The company then W CUnCSUay illglll
officials in January.
Deane, defeated in his bid for
re-election this year, has indicated
he would spend a great deal of his
remaining time in office towards
working to keep the school in
Southern Pines.
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Man In Hospital
After Bloody Bout
Little
Winkelman,
owner
wins 24th annual
Chamber of
. fund stands at $456,000 as local Hunter Trials.
000 Howarti Johnsons Motor committee makes bid for location Commerce plans move to Graves
^dge and Restaurant on US . . . Phyllis Garzik chosen as Girl Building. . . Air Force officials
Highway 1 South. . . college cam- Scout reprsentative to national agree to reassess any plans for
paign funds stand at $266,P00. . .'round-up in Michigan. . . Histori-'moving Air Ground School when
six-year old son of cal Association is presented old lease
Eddie Ray,
way £11111 V, XXMO O J A/T Tl T» T> • • — * ©XpiTCS. • . k/CXXk/CXB X CtXOl
r,i«vincj on hand with the first number, R^V injured cemetery near House in Horse- price of haircut to dollar . Na
rr-nAunt I when knocked down hv Bohonl r< T n/r-T-i ij a, , ^ , , , ,
barbery
raise
in ditches, people were
themselves up, bloody and
screaming. Two did not move
and Swaina said, ‘T did not have
to look twice to see that they
were dead.”
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out of this, office ZP4501.
Mrs. Fobes suggested this morn
ing that dealers who had several
transfers should leave them with
the office so they could be pro
cessed at slack times, thus avoid
ing holding up other customers.
I when
I bus.
Sheriff C. J. McDonald tional Guard holds open house.
knocked down by school shoe.
, . . Fowler re-elected given handsome pistol by col-'A. C. Dawson elected Rotary
chief of volunteer fire depart- leagues. . . Richard Tufts named president. . . Stevenson for Pres-
president of PGA. . . $436,000 im- ident club organized. . . Blue
provement program begins at Knights win in county cage tour-
Moore County Hospital. . . annual nament. . . girls lose. . .
Seal Sale drive goes over quota' (Continued on Page 5)
ment.
celebrates 75 th birthday with
letter from Dr, Albert Schweitzer
.. . two more accept appointment
set a target date of January 31
for the “handover,” which is the
date the manufacturer’s installa
tion crews hand over* the new
system, but the manufacturer
again met with difficulties and
had to put Off delivery of the
equipment.
Smail said there was some pos
sibility that the new. service
would be installed March 15.
Under the new set-up Southern
Pines will have as its exchange
letters “OXford” and Pinehurst
will have “CYpress.”
Aberdeen, which converted last
spring, uses “Windsor.”
Ervin Lambert, possessor of a
long criminal record, was in St
Joseph’s Hospital this morning
recovering from- severe wounds
received in what one officer des
cribed as the “bloodiest fight
I’ve even seen” late Wednesday
afternoon.
Lambert, whose wounds re
quired almost 40 stitches to close,
claimed to officers that Doug
Garner, of the Robbins area, was
his assailant. Gamer denied to
officers he had cut Lambert, al
though he did not deny he had
been fighting with him.
0-1 -J ii- i I The fight happened at the
Small said that the company ,■ j iT -ox,
. , . 4. Charhe Kennedy home near Rob-
I bins and was the result of a “fall
ing out” between the two, offi-
said. Deputy sheriff D. B.
was extremely anxious to pro
ceed with the toll-free service j
and that every effort was being 1
made to hurry-up the work. _ ^
mx. x _ n i iu Cranford, who is mvestigating.
The change-over. wiU cost the __.j i,.. , kj-xZ
telephone company close to a
quarter of a million dollars.
TB SEALS
Incomplete returns of the an
nual TB Seals Sale drive for
Southern Pines were announced was rushed to the hospital.
said the house where the fight
occurred looked as though some
one had been killing hogs inside.
Lambert had made his way to
Robbins after the fight, badly
bleeding, and informed the offi
cers there of his condition. He
this morning at slightly more
than $1,000 by Jerry Rhoades,
chairman. Complete returns will
be announced next week.
Lambert has served time for a
number of charges, including sec
ond degree murder. Gamer also
has a lengthy record.