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VOL. 4a-NO. 49 EIGHTEEN PAGES SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1960 EIGHTEEN PAGES PRICE: 10 CENTS BANQUET — The N. C. Travel Council’s ban quet Sunday night at the Mid Pines Club pre sented a different picture from most gatherings in these pre-election days. Democrats and Re publicans were liberally mixed and having a good time together at the news-making local event. Shown, left to right, are: James Tufts of Pinehurst, Inc.; Mayor Robert S. Ewing, Gov. COUNCIL MEETS Value Of Travel Revealed With travel and tourism now constituting the State’s third larg est industry, every effort should' be bent on giving tourists the full story of North Carolina’s vaca- tionland variety and giving them ' the kind of welcome which will keep them here a little longer. More of them are learning—and more and more should learn—of this State as “something more than a way-station on the way to Florida,” North Carolina’s lead ers of travel and industry were told at the N. C. Travel Council membership meeting held here bunday and Monday at The Mid Pines Club. They learned that travel was a $775 million business in North Carolina last year, as 23 million tourists visited the State. Lynn Nisbet, Raleigh newspa per columnist who is president of the Council this year, led the meeting at which was unveiled the first comprehensive survey ever made of travel and tourism in North Carolina, a mass of sta tistics detailing the picture of its importance to all segments of the economy. The survey earned the congrat ulations of Governor Hodges, Sunday night banquet speaker, and of Terry Sanford, Democratic governor-nominee, who also ap peared on the program. Sanford pledged the full weight of his office, if elected, to cooperation with the Council in increasing travel to an even better position. To Sanford was given the priv ilege of Awarding Governor Hodges the Council’s certificate of appreciation for cooperation Since ne appointed a five-man committee in 1955 to get it going. It has expanded now into every corner of the State, and this ^ week’s meeting was the largest ever held, with more than 100 present. (Continued on page 8) Luther H. Hodges; Lynn Nisbet of Raleigh, Travel Council president; Terry Sanford, Demo cratic nominee for Governor; Voit Gilmore of Southern Pines, past president of the Council and member of the N. C. Board of Conservation and Development; and T. E. Pickard, Jr., of Charlotte, executive vice-president of the Caro lina Motor Club and chairman of the Council’s Survey Committee. (Humphrey photo) o $500 Sought in Fund Drive for Band Uniforms Meeting Monday night at the high school with Mrs. Fred Chap pell presiding, members of Band Boosters Club voted to expand the organizaiton and seek 500 new memberships at $1 each to aid in the purchase of uniforms for the school band. Members of the Band Boosters will solicit the memberships. Other contributions may be sent to William McAdams, director of the band. A recent rummage sale netted $114 which provides a nucleus lor the new fund. Band uniforms are 15 years old ft and in very bad condition, mem bers of the club were told. “The band is in dire' need of support from the town,” a spokes man for the club said. “The band and majorettes do much for ath letic events and the band consti tutes an important cultural activ ity for the students and the com munity. Its existence is threaten ed if there is not a generous re sponse in our new carripaign for ^ funds.” ELMER BENNETT GOP Official to Speak Here at Meeting Tonight Elmer F. Bennett, Under Sec retary of the Interior and a mem ber of the GOP “Truth Squad, will be the guest speaker at the Moore County Republican RaUy to be held tonight (Thursday) at 8:30 p.m., in Weaver Auditorium Mr. Bennett, of Greeley, Colo., has progressed steadily in the ranks of Federal service in which he has held positions of increasing trust and responsibility since first coming to Washington. Except for a period of service with thq U. S. Navy during World War 11, Mr. Bennett has been employed in a civilian capacity, first in planning and management work with the Ordnance Department of the U. S. Army; later from 1948 until 1951 he was a trial attorney in the an timonopoly field for the Federal Trade Commission. In 1951 he went to work as legislative and legal advisor to the late Eugene D. Milliken, United States Senator from Colorado. Mr. Bennett came to the De partment of the Interior in 1953. He served as a special assistant to the Solicitor and as legislative counsel for the department until June, 1956. He frequently appear ed before Congressional commit tees as a witness and technical adviser. From June, 1956, until (Continued on Page 8) Gavin Defends Qualifications Hit by Seawell In town Tuesday morning with the Republican “campaign chra- van” of candidates for state of fices, Robert L. Gavin of Sanford, Republican candidate for Gover nor, answered charges made by Democrat Malcolm Seawell, at Sanford the night before, that Gavin was unqualified for the of fice of governor. Speaking from an open truck as platform in front of local GOP headquarters on N. E. Broad St., Gavin said he couldn’t understand why Seawell, who was defeated for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the May primary, was chosen by the Democrats “to come in and tell people in my home county that I was not qual ified.” Gavin said that he had long been a student of government, that he had practiced law for 14 years, including practice in the Federal District Court, the U. S. Court of Appeals and the U. S. Supreme Court, and that he had, served four years as a U. S. At torney. “I’ll put that record up against (Continued on page 8) Town Considers Protest on Move Of Express Office A resolution protesting a pro posed move of the local Railway Express office to Aberdeen was to be considered by the town council in a special meeting call ed for 4 p. m. today. Also to be considered was a re quest from Edward T. Taws, Jr., that his property at 855 E. Mass achusetts Ave. be annexed by the town. r There has been no public: an nouncement of the Express Office proposal but representatives of the company have discussed it with a number of local business people recently. Details of the proposed move were not available. It was expected that the coun cil would approve the protest res olution. Registration For Election Ends Saturday Saturday, October 29, is the last day to register for the No vember 8 general election. To be eligible to register a per^ son has to be 21 years of age, a citizen of the United States resident of North Carolina for one year and in the precinct for 30 days. Registrars in the 18 precincts of Moore County are: Aberdeen, Joe Pinkston. Bensalem, Mrs. Carolyn H. Blue, Eagle Springs. Cameron, John M. Baker, Route 1. East Carthage, S. E. Battley. West Carthage, D. Gilbert Frye. Deep River, Mrs. Charlie Cheek, Robbins. Eureka, Mrs. D. J. Blue, Carth age, Route 3. Highfalls, Jack Upchurch. Little River, E. Barney Blue, Route 2, Vass. Pinebluff, Mrs. Madge P. David. Pinehurst, Ellis Fields, Jr. Ritters, L. B. Ritter, Carthage, Route 1. Robbins, Mrs. Bessie H. Brooks. Southern Pines, Mrs. Grace Kaylor, Spies, E. F. Schofield, Route 1, Star. Vass, J. D. Matthews, Route 3, Carthage. West End, Elmer Blue, Jackson Springs. Westmoore, Ollie Bean, Route 2, Seagrove. Registrars will be at precinct polling places from 9 a.m. to sun set on Saturday. On Friday the books Will be available for reg istration at the homes or places of business of most of the regis trars. In Southern Pines precinct, there wepe l50 new registrations Saturday, said Mrs. Kaylor, reg istrar, in additions to the 85 reg istered the previous week. There were about twice as many Democrats as Republicans in the Saturday registration, she said. In Aberdeen, 76 new names were added to the books Satur day—57 Democrats, 17 Republi cans and two independents. America Needs Democratic Leaders Adlai Stevenson Tells Crowd At Rally AT DEMOCRATIC RALLY — Adlai Stevenson, tanned and vigorous, beams and waves as hundreds of persons cheer him at the Democratic rally held Saturday in the school gymnasium. (Humphrey photo) Dignitaries at Rally; Many Local People Take Part Theatre in Pines Director Chosen From a group of seven persons considered for the job, Richard L. Castle of Ft. Bragg, has been sel ected as director for Theatre-In- The-Pines’s forthcoming comedy, “Light-Up-The Sky.” A native of Danville, Illinois, Mr. Castle is a graduate of the Drama Department of Northwest ern University. Among his many theatre experiences are; work with the Danville “Red Mask Players,” and the Wilmette, Ill. Community Theatre; director of the Children’s Theatre, Evanston, Ill.; and director and actor in tel evision and radio at Evanston and Champagne, Ill. Along with his job as editor of the “Power-Glide,” 82nd Airborne Division newspaper, Mr. Castle recently stage-managed the high ly successful “Boy Friend” at the Ft. Bragg Playhouse. Following the last two weeks’ casting of “Light-Up-ThenSky,” the new theatre group is going in RICHARD L. CASTLE Their production will open De cember 1 and run for three nights at the Southern Pines High to a six-week rehearsal period. I School Auditorium, Glenn Miller Band to Play Here Tuesday The 1960-61 concert series of the Sandhills Music Association, opens with a bang, next week— with the authentic Glenn Miller band! This IS the announcement is sued by the association telling of the coming first concert. To be held next Tuesday, November 1, at Weaver Auditorium, with cur tain time set for 8:30 p. m., the occasion brings the celebrated dance orchestra here for its first full-evening concert in this area. Featured on the program is the band’s noted leader, Ray McKin ley, with the Lenny Hambro Quintet offering their infectious and much admired numbers. The program will run the ga mut of the whole Glenn Miller repertoire, the familiar tunes, tricky arrangements and jazzy rhythms which this band has made so famous. Fans may pre pare to sit back and enjoy their favorites of record and radio fame. Tickets for the concert series —and memberships in the asso ciation—are on sale at the Bar- num Agency, next to the bank on Broad Street, and Mrs. John S. Ruggles, in charge, warns: “Come soon because they are beginning to gq!” (She also stresses that tickets for the series present a de cided advantage pricewise over those bought for single concerts.) Commenting on the coming event, Norris Hodgkins, Jr., chair man of the concert series and a past president of the association, (Continued on Page 8) WINS FAIR CONTEST Patsy McRee, East Southern Pines High School student, won the “Miss Moore County High School” title at the Moore County Fair last night. She is pictured among the candidates for South ern Pines High School Homecom ing queen, on anotheir page of to day’s paper. The fair, with special events set for each day, will run through Saturday. i At the Democratic rally ad dressed by Adlai Stevenson in the East Southern Pines gymnasium Saturday, seats for visiting and local dignataries filled nearly the whole width of the gymnasium, ranged on each side o^ the ros trum in' the rear center “of the floor. All were introduced. Directly to the right of the ros trum, as one faced it, in the front row, were seats for W. Lament Brown, Moore Democratic chair (nan; Voit Gilmore, chairman of the arrangements committee for the rally, county Democratic vice chairman and a member of the State Board of Conservation and Development; Governor Steven son; Terry Sanford, gubernatorial candidate; 8th District Rep. A. Paul Kitchin of Wadesboro and John McConnell, local man who is secretary of the State Demo cratic Executive Committee. In the second row, on this side of the rostrum, were Lloyd Wool- ley, who led the crowd in singing at the opening of the rally; the Rev. Charles Lynn Brown, pastor of the White Memorial Presbyte rian Church, Raleigh, who spoke the invoeation; Mrs. Ronald Tree of New York City who by coinci dence was the subject of a feature article in the Saturday Evening Post last week. A member of the National Democratic Advisory Council, she is an ardent support er and fund-raiser for the Dem ocrats; CJovernor Stevenson’s sons, Adlai, III, and Borden; his sister, Mrs. Ernest Ives, and Mr. Ives, at whose Paint Hill Farm near Southern Pines, he spent the weekend; and Mrs. Kitchin. In this row and the next row to the rear were other members of the rally arrangements commit tee: Ernest Bailey, Southern Pines (Continued on page 8) DEMOCRATS TO RALLY AT ROBBINS Rep. A. Paul Kitchin of Wadesboro will be the fea tured speaker of a county wide Democratic rally to be staged at the Elise High School cakfeteria, Robbins, at 7:30 p. m., Thursday of next week, November 3, A barbecued chicken sup per will be served free, say Stacy Brewer, Jr., and Mrs. John L. Frye, Robbins Dem ocratic leaders who are among those making arrange ments for the event. Democratic candidates for all county offices have been invited and will be recogniz ed. 70 Teams Enter Golf Cai'ousel; Limit Set at 115 Local golfers who expect to play in the Southern Pines Golf Carousel, to be sponsored by the Jaycees November 17-20, are urg ed to turn in their entries soon, said Tom Ruggles, chairman of the event. Seventy teams have entered., he said. The entry list will be held to 115 teams. A team consists of two persons. Entries have come in from states from Michigan to Florida, Ruggles reported—“and that includes most of the states in between.” A new entry is Ellis Taylor of Greenville, Del., who has won the Delaware Amateur championships five times. The defending champ, Ed Justa and Bobby Galloway, UNC stu dents, are expected back. The unique tourney offers play over three Sandhills courses,' a party and a dance, all at a bar gain “package” fee. A call to “work for, fight for, the election of a Democratic tick et, not because we’re going to win anyway but because Ameri ca needs leadership and needs it very badly indeed,” was issued by Adlai Stevenson at a noon rally in the East Southern Pines school gymnasium Saturday. The two-time Presidential can didate and former Governor of Illinois drew on the wit, elo quence and moral insight that ha^ made him one of the most effec tive spokesmen for the party. He stopped in Southern Pines—where he has visited now and then for nearly 30 years—during a speak ing tour on behalf of the Ken- .nedy-Johnson ticket. Nearly all seats in the gym were filled and many were stand ing on the gyrh' floor as Stevenson received a standing ovation Vfrhen he entered. A similar reception I was accorded Terry Sanford, Democratic candidate for Gover nor, as he arrived a little later. Sanford introduced Stevenson as “the conscience of America at its best.” He said that North Car olina is “the proudest Adlai Stev enson state in the union.” Speaking also at the opening of the program were Voit Gilmore and W. Lament Brown, of South ern Pines, and A. Paul Kitchin of Wadesboro, Eighth District Con gressman. “It is all too apparent why Re publicans candidates attempt to stifle and suppress discussion,” said Stevenson to the applauding crowd. “Kennedy has been telling the truth. He says we must make a greater effort to improve do mestic services and restore Amer ica’s position in the world.” Kennedy and Johnson are at- (Continued on page 8) Homecoming Game Set Friday Night Old graduates, the Homecoming Queen and Aberdeen High School will be honored guests for the an nual Homecoming game to be held Friday night at Memorial Field. Game time is‘ 8 p. m. With assistance from the local Rotary Club, whose members will be selling tickets, and assisting in various phases of the activities, the Southern Pines High school will select a Queen during half time as the major activity of the Homecoming event." Other entertainment features of the half-time above will be a pre sentation by the High School band, under the direction of Wil liam McAdams. The Homecoming Queen selec tion this year will be made joint ly by the classes in high school and the football team. Eight candidates, two from each of the four classes, were chosen early last week. Just prior to the game, the football team will vote and the girl securing the most votes will be named Queen. 'The name of the winner will be an nounced during the half-time cer emonies. Candidates for the Homecoming Queen, who are pictured else where in today’s Pilot, are: Senior Class; Patsy McRee and Janet McKenzie. Junior Class: Rosie Chandler and Mary Leigh Inman. Sophomore Class: Clara Harper and Patsy Michael. Freshman Class: Sandy Woodell and Nancy Rowe. A dance for the students .of Southern Pines High School and Aberdeen guests will complete the evening’s events. The dance will be held in the gym after the game. Several prizes will be given away at the game to ticket hold ers. Rotary Carnival For Youngsters To Be Conducted The traditional community Halloween celebration will be held Monday evening, under spon sorship of the Southern Pines Rotary club as it has been for the past 16 years. All children and young people of the community are invited to Memorial Field for the carnival, starting at 7:30 p.m., said Holly Sisk, chairman. Everybody will get a prize, from the littlest on up, and there will be additional prizes awarded in the Costume Parade and at numerous events of the evening, all supervised by Rotarians. The Grand Parade of witches, goblins, devils and imps will start off the evening’s festivities, and they will continue with tradition al fun and games, such as apple bobbing, the pie-eating contest, and so on. Refreshments wiU be served to all the youngsters. All Rotarians have been working in preparation for the event, and will be on hand in various capacities, with Gar land Pierce, Jack McPhaul. L. P. McDonald, Bob Dutton and Arth ur Rowe as committee chairmen, assisting General Chairman Sisk. A similar celebration will be held in 'West Southern Pines, centered at the school. The Rotary Club, according to custom, is help ing make it possible through a contribution. UNICEF Funds To Be Collected A supervised and carefully or ganized collection of money for the United Nations Children’s Fund will be conducted by many Southern Pines children from 5 to 7 p.m. on Halloween (Monday). Several Southern Pines church es as well as Scouting organiza tions are cooperating. About a million and a half dol lars were collected last year over the nation for UNICEF by chil dren who substitute this activity for the usual “trick or treat.” The money goes to help feed, house and give medical care to needy children throughout the world. Mrs. J. S. Hiatt, Jr., is local chairman for the collection.
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