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THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina
THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1957
WHICH WAY FOR SOUTHERN PINES?
Public Meeting Discloses Balanced
Thinking On Industry-Resort Planning
The question, can Southern
Pines be both a resort area and
the scene of some industrial de
velopment, has been agjced often
in the past few months.
So often, in fact, that many
people heretofore not particular
ly concerned with the town’s fu
ture have become understand
ably worried.
Is the resort atmosphere, cer
tainly the town’s past and con
sidered by many as its real fu
ture, about to be sacrificed in the
. face of a constant clamor from'
those who want industry? Are
those same people who want in
dustry justified in thinking that
the resort business is a way of
the past and should be shunted
aside?
A “meeting of minds’’ was held
last Friday and, when it was
over, there was probably not a
indeed going
in the right
direc-
I)erson among the more than 50
present who thought leaders in!cate a new plant or
the community had gone off on'old one would find
suming it is
where, is it
tion?
He asked, also, if industrial de
velopment and a continuance of
the resort business could be ac
complished successfully.
Representatives from various
business, tourist, civic and pro
fessional groups were present.
The tone of their brief presenta
tions on progress and plans indi
cated that much was being done
and a great deal planned for the
future.
Here is a brief rundown on the
reports made by those present:
John Ostrom, chsurman of the
Moore County Industrial Devel
opment Committee: “For the
first time today, we show you
tangible evidence of one thing
we have done, a booklet outlin
ing in 4etail the many advan
tages that industry seeking to lo-
expand an
in Moore
some- industry would have such inten-
a “wild hair.” Actually, the word
was buzzed along, there seemed
to have been a great deal of hard
thinking concerning the town’s
future development and those in
charge of various projects had
made real progress.
The meeting was held at the
library and sponsored by the
Town Council. At the outset
Mayor Gilmore announced its
purpose in simple words: where
is Southern Pines going and, asr
Coimty. We have placed great
emphasis on the fact that part of
Moore County is presently dedi
cated primarily to the resort
business. The thinking of our
committee has been, and will
continue to be, that industry and
a resort atmosphere can compli
ment each other. We have no in
tentions of ever trying deliberate
ly to destroy any of the resort
flavor of this section and, furth
er, I don’t think that any good
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John Ponzer, industrial devel
opment engineer for Carolina
Power and Light Company: “No
industry wants to come here and
destjoy what made Southern
Pines the beautiful town it is.
The fact of the matter is, I think,
to a great extent, they would
come here because of that atmos
phere.”
Norris Hodgkins, Jr., member
of the industrial committee: “The
committee feels that location Of
the proper type industry in this
section would give Southern
Pines a well-balanced economy
and a stabilized income. To date,
however, we have shown many
prospective industries our exist
ing facilities with no definite re
sults, though we believe that all
were favorably impressed with
what the area has to offer.”
Norris Hodgkins, Sr., president
of the Citizens Bank and Trust
Company: “Location of industry
here needn’t interfere with the
long established resort business.
But we must constantly bear in
mind the truism that our chil
dren are growing up and we
something here to keep
them home after they graduate
from school. Actually locating ah
industry is a long, drawn out af-
Jaiij, however, and I feel we
must not be discouraged. We just
have to keep at it.”
Harry Smythe, member of the
industrial development commit-
tral aim of the town.*The Histori
cal Association would be delight
ed to take an active role in the
promotion and sponsorship of a
festival that would help the en
tire county.”
Jerry Healy, member of the
Recreation Advisory Committee:
“If the town has any shortcom
ings, it is the lack of adequate
facilities for recreation, particu
larly for young people. More fa
cilities would help both the re
sort interests and the future lo
cation of an industry. More im
portant, it would answer a need
for our own children.”
Thomas Darst: “I would like
•to propose now an idea that was
suggested by my wife, the estab
lishment of a program' that
would require the combined ef
forts of everyone in Southern
Pines. Greensboro is the ‘dog
wood city,’ Wilmington is noted
fqr its azaleas. Would Southern
Pines be interested in planting
enough bulbs to become known
as the ‘bulb town’? If v^e did, it
would very definitely help in
that period when winter blooms
are gone and spring ones have
not developed.”
A. C. Dawson, superintendent
of schools and president of the
Rotary Club: "‘I believe the town
could very definitely work on the
possibilities of getting more
small conferences here. We pres
ently are host for a yearly con
ference of educators and have
been propositioned for the annual
Class ‘A’ basketball tournament.”
Jimmy Hobbs, president of the
Kiwanis Club: “The garden tour
that was recently held has crea-
jted more good will for the town
I than anything I know of. I trawl
a lot and hear many kind things
about Southern Pines and the
“Spring Blossom Festival.”
John Ruggles reported that
Lakeview is rebuilding and re
modelling and would be an addi
tion to the town’s resort facilities.
And then, just one hour after
it started, the meeting was over.
Mayor Gilmore summed up:
“We have had a terrible econ
omic letdown in the past year
but we obviously aren’t licked.
The thinking of people here
seems to be well balsinced.”
And many people there sug
gested that such meetings, a re
port to each other, as it were,
should be held more often.
They probably will be.
About 62 per cent of North
Carolina’s cotton crop was classi
fied under the Smith-Doxey pro
gram in 1956-57. ,
North Carolina wool producers
are likely to get a little better
price for their product this year
than in 1956.
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division of Saco-Lowell Com- promoting ‘golf week-
pany, manufacturers of textile ^he nearby
machinery: ‘“We all know, I
think, that whatever is good for
Moore County is good for South
ern Pines. In Asheville, they
have a rule that no industry is
allowed too close to the city lim-
in promoting
ends’ for people in
areas.”
Mrs. James Boyd, editor of 'The
Pilot: “We feel the entire county
should be well-balanced with in
dustry, agriculture and tourists.
When we consider the industrial
its. We think such a rule would, . , , ,, , • • j
be understood in Southern Pines
and know of no one who would
think of violating it. We do not
want undesirable industry to lo
cate here.”
Earl Hubbard, president of the
Chamber of Commerce: “We
have a program of trying to at
tract travelling salesmen, man
ufacturer’s representatives ¥ind
that sort of person to Southern
Pines, keeping in mind, however
that the retired person is also
most welcome. The Chamber
feels that in order to keep our
young people here, we must have
industry. There is little in a re
sort town to attract young pro
fessional people.”
James Baird, president of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce:
“Our group feels that by attract
ing people here by sponsoring
Vcirious projects such as the Golf
Carousel, we are making a con
tribution to the future develop
ment of the town. Our primary
purpose is to make Southern
Pines a better place in which to
live and to that end our club
pledges to do anything in its
capabilities of helping those in
terested either from a resort
standpoint, or from' one of new
industry.”
Mrs. Claude * Reams, president
of the Southern Pines Garden
Club: “The club will, of course,
go along with anything to help
Southern Pines grow in an order
ly way while maintaining our
most priceless asset, beauty.”
George Pottle, manager of the
Hollywood Hotel and chairman
of the town’s advertising com
mittee: “We spent $4,500 for ad
vertising and promoting the town
this year and, to date, the money
seemed very well spent. We have
had inquiries in response to our
advertising frora. almost every
state east of the Mississippi and
from several foreign countries.
The resort business looks to be in
fairly good shape.” Pottle said,
incidentally, that 552 inquiries
had been received and that the
present advertising campaign
was about over.
Mayor Voit Gilmore: “So far
as the resort phase of our lives
is concerned, I feel it is of the
utm'ost importance to extend the
season, perhaps from September
through May. The one thing that
comes to my mind is the devel
opment of some t3T)e of festival
in which every part of communi
ty life could take an active part.”
Mrs. Ernest Ives, past presi
dent of the Moore Cormty His
torical Association: “You ask
yourself: Why did I come here?
My answer would be schools, cli
mate and the beauty. ’The ordin
ary working man gets as much
enjoyment living here as the re
tired miRionaire and we must |
keep that constantly in mind. j
I, and many others, I feel sure, j
would be very definitely opposed
to industry if it became the cen-
Ihat farmers could very well fill
out their income by taking jobs
in new plants. A technical school
located here would be of tremen
dous importance in luring new
industry and would give our
young people a place to be train
ed for that industry. Don’t ignore
the possibilities of trying to get
a college or research centers to
locate here, both of which would
bring in the highest type people.
As for the festival, perhaps in
the spring we could bring in
many of the things we already
have, such as the annual contest
for the Picquet Cup, the North
Carolina Symphony concert, the
garden and home tour, and per
haps a golf tournament and a
folk or historical pageant.”
W. Lament Brown, town attor
ney: “The impending location of
natural gas facilities here will,
I believe, act as a stimulant to
industrial location. It could very
well be the very thing we have
been looking for and need.”
Harry Pethick, mayor ,pro-
tem, said that everyone who
comes to Southern Pines acts as
an ambassador for the town
when he leaves. And Sam' Rich
ardson, Council member, recalled
the' days when Southern Pines
was the scene of a “Dogwood
Festival,” later known as the
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