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Retired
persons have much to cbntfiBute
to public life, says "Richardson
Preyer, gubernatorial candidate
See page 15.
VOL.—44 No. 26
TWENTY-SIX PAGES
NEED SOME ROPE?—Mr. and Mrs. Joe C. Thomas of South
ern Pines have rope to spare, after Mrs. Thomas was presented
with this variety of rope items at the recent 29th Annual Con
vention of the North Carolina Automobile Dealers’ Association,
at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst. The rope, made in Tarboro,
was one of the many North Carolina products displayed at the
convention and' then given to the ladies after a drawing, at a
breakfast meeting. Mr. Thomas, who is manager of the Pinehurst
Garage Co. at Pinehurst, is serving his third year as NCADA
director for District 12. Mrs. Thomas was chairman of the
Ladies’ Committee for the convention. Several hundred auto
mobile dealers and their wives attended. (Hemmer photo)
M5REY. RUFFIN ENTER TOtJRNEY
Slks Golf, May 22-24, Draws Record
field From 45 Lodges In 14 States
i record has been set in the
foifth annual National Elks Am-
ateir Invitational Golf Cham-
pioiship before the first competi
tor has hit a ball. •
'Ihe event, slated May 22-24 at
Soithern Pirir s Country Club and
Mill. Pines Club, has already at
tracted 256 entries, and a field of
ANIMAL IMPOUNDED
Chimpanzee In
Cage Injures
Local Boy, 11
Anderson Lee McLaughlin, 11,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Mc
Laughlin, 340 N. Carlisle St.,
West Southern Pines, was bitten
severely on the index finger of
his right hand, last Friday after
noon, by a chimpanzee in a cage
at the Colonial Store parking lot,
comer of N. E. Broad St. and
New Hampshire Ave.
The chimpanzee was in the
cage between performances of tri
cycle riding and other tricks be
ing presented as an advertising
feature of a Mt. Olive dog food
company.
The boy was at the location
while selling The Pilot. His moth
er said he told her he leaned
against the cage with his right
hand and that the animal reach
ed out through a crack at the top
of the cake drew in is finger and
began to chew on it.
After getting his hand away
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Girl Scout Court Of
Awards Slated Monday
Many Girl Scouts of local
troops will receive rsmk advance
ments or other recognition at a
Court of Awards to be held Mon
day at 7:30 p.m. in Weaver Audi
torium.
Taking part, with their leaders,
will be Brownies of Troops 685,
689 and 690; Juniors of Troops
626, 632 and 621; Cadets of
Troop 628; and Seniors of Troop
625.
All interested! persons are in
vited.
THE WEATHER
Maximum and minimum tem
peratures for each day of the past
week were recorded as follows at
the U. S. Weather Bureali obser
vation station at the w’E E B
studios on Midland Road.
Max.
May 7 82
May 8 89
May 9 93
May 10 89
May 11 89
May 12 89
May 13 88
Min.
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up' to i 300 is anticipated by tee
time. The entry of 218 players in
1963 was an all-time record.
C', Latest among the flow of en-
tfahFs*Ts^'def ending champion
Dale Morey, of High Point, re
cent winner of the North and
South title at Pinehurst. He is
currently competing in the ven
erable Western Amateur in Ari
zona. Also entered is two-time
winner Art Ruffin, of Wilson.
Forty-five Elks Lodges are rep
resented, as well as 14 states.
Golfers from as far away as Tex
as and Kansas will compete. With
the huge entry, tourney director
Bob Strouse finds himself on “the
silver m.arket.” No less than 87
trophies will be awarded should
the field reach the maximum
number of entries. There are tro
phies for the first five finishers
in each 16-man flight; a team
scoring trophy, as well as four
replicas to be given individual
members; and an attendance tro
phy for both in-state and out-of-
state lodges.
Practice rounds will be played
at both clubs May 21. The open
ing two rounds will qualify play
ers for flight play the final day.
A dance will be held the night of
May 23 at the club for contestants
and their wives. An informal pre
dinner get-together Friday night
will be the first social event.
Judge Armstrong
Preside At Civil Term
Judge Frank M. Armstrong of
Troy will preside over the regular
civil term of Moore Superior
Court to be held at Carthage next
week.
Pre-trial hearings and motions
are set for Monday, a half-dozen
uncontested divorce actions plus
three cases for trial, on Tuesday;
and three more cases for trial set
on Wednesday.
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SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1964
TWENTY-SIX PAC
Armed Forces Day
Parade, Displays
Set For Saturday
Armed Forces Day will be
marked Saturday, May 16, for the
first time by a fuU-scale Army
review in this community, with
a parade and all-day displays of
equipment to which the public is
cordially invited.
The celebration, co-sponsored
by the Sandhills Kiwanis Club
and Town of Southern Pines, will
be held in cooperation with the
1st Airborne Battle Group, 504th
Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division
of Fort Bragg, emphasizing the
theme of Armed Forces Day 1964,
“Power for Peace.”
Some 200 Division troopers will
participate in a parade at 1 p. m.,
which will also include the
Southern Pines High School band.
Static displays will be on show
at the town park from 10 a. m. to
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Boy Killed While
Walking; Youths
Facing Charges
Two Robbins youths, driving
on NC 211 west of Eagle Springs
Saturday, crashed their cars to-
gather and struck two Negro
youths who were walking west
ward along the highway. One of
the Negroes, Levester Burch, 16,
was killed.
The other Negro, Claudie Ray
Burch, 20, uncle of Levester, was
taken to Montgomery Memorial
Hospital at Troy, where he was
found to be only slightly injured
and was released the next day.
Trooper Willis Austin, investi
gating, said Claudie Ray Burch
told him he heard the cars coming
and looked around to see them
side by side, moving too fast for
him and Levester_to get.qqt^Qf
the way.
Wicker said the Ford driven by
William Aaron Shamburger, 19,
cut across in front of the Pontiac
driven by Donald Wilson Wyatt,
20, and the front ends crashed
together, causing the two cars to
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Registration To
End On Saturday
Registration for the May 30
primaries will end Saturday at
sundown at 19 Moore County
precinct polling places, the pub
lic was reminded this week by
Sam C. Riddle of Carthage, chair-
man of the Moore County board
of elections.
No new registration is required
for persons who are already
properly registered in the pre
cinct where they reside. The
three local polling places are:
North Southern Pines, fire sta
tion; South Southern Rnes, town
hall and Pinedene, Jackson Mo
tors.
HIGH SCHOOL WOULD BE BUH.T BETWEEN TOl
Merger of Southern Pines ai
School Systems Proposed By
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CONSTRUCTION WORK on the new wing
at Moore Memorial Hospital in Pinehurst is
progressing rapidly with completion now
scheduled for late August. The above picture
shows the wing which joins the present hos-
Jackson Heads
Democrats After
Brown Withdraws
The Moore County Democratic
Executive Committee, in biennial
session following the county con
vention at Carthage Saturday,
elected a new chairman—J. Elvin
Jackson of Carthage.
He succeeded W. Lament
Brown of Southern Pines, chair
man for the. past 11 years, who
had asked that his name not be
placed in nomination for reelec
tion.
Miss Bess McCaskill of Carth
age, longtime first vice-chairman,
also expressed her wish to retire,
and the committee adopted a res
olution of appreciation of the long
and faithful service of both
Brown and Miss McCaskill.
Jackson, at 27 believed the
youngest ever to hold this party
office in Moore County, defeated
Mrs. Lou Frye of Robbins, in vot
ing by the committee. Four votes
were cast for Brown despite his
disclaimer, it was reported.
Other officers elected were;
Mrs. Pat Rainey, Southern Pines,
first vice-chairman; Mrs. Nell
Markham, West End, second and
John L. Frye, Robbins, third;
Mrs. Estelle Wicker, Carthage,
secretary, and A1 Cruce, Aber
deen, treasurer.
Except for Mrs. Wicker, all
those elected were new to the of
fices and represent an almost
complete change in county ad-
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MEMORIAL EVENT AT CHAPEL HILL
Kennedy Tribute To Be Held Sunday
Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill,
at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 17, will
be the scene of North Carolina’s
tribute to the late President John
F. Kennedy, with admission by
$10 tickets being sold throughout
the state.
North Carolina’s contribution
raised by this method, will join
others for the construction of
the Kennedy Library at Cam
bridge, Mass.
John A. McPhaul of Southern
Pines, chairman of Moore Coun
ty’s part in the observance, said
that tickets, which also admit a
child under 15, are available
from him and from community
chairmen over the county.
Those not able to pay the $10
ticket cost should check with
him, he said, to see if there are
free tickets which have been pur
chased by persons who will not
attend.
A non-paid public service ad
vertisement of the event, with
further details, appears on page
10.
Final Polio
Clinic Sunday
The third and last of three
public clinics for administra
tion of Sabin oral polio vac
cine will be held Sunday (May
17) from 2 to 5 p. mi. at eight
schools over the county:
Southern Pines, Pinehurst,
Aberdeen, West End, Carth
age, Vass-Lakeview, Bob
bins and Eagle Springs.
Type II vaccine will be
. given .at ..this third, clinic—
an - odorless, tasteless liquid
dropped on a lump of sugar.
Persons having "certificate
cards" should bring them,
but cards will be issued if
original cards have been lost.
Each person is etsked to
contribute at least 25 cents for
the vaccine, but no person
will be turned away for in
ability to pay.
The program is sponsored
jointly by the county com
missioners and the Moore
County Medical Society.
pital on the west side. New parking areas have
been opened on the east side of the hospital,
C. P. Street Construction Company of Charlotte
is prime contractor for the work.
(Humphrey photo)
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Moore Memorial
Mrs. Hiatt Will
Again Head PTA
Mrs. J. S. Hiatt, Jr., was re
elected president of the East
ISouthern Pines Parent-Teacher
Association at the group’s last
meeting of the school year, Mon
day night in Weaver Auditorium.
Other officers elected, all on a
ticket brought in by Mrs. Albert
Grove, chairman of a nominating
committee, were: Mrs. Robert Le-
land, first vice president; Mrs.
John McPhaul second vice presi
dent; Mrs. Harry Herendeen, sec
retary; and Mrs. John Buchholz,
treasurer.
The officers were installed by
Supt. J. W. Jenkins. He expressed
appreciation for the PTA’s efforts
on behalf of the school. Mrs. Le-
land thanked all who have taken
part in programs during the past
school year.
A fashion show was presented
by girls of the Future Home
makers, students in home eco
nomics classes.
A detailed' report of the fashion
show will appear in next week’s
Pilot.
Addition Work
Progresses Well
Duncan McGoogan, administra
tor of Moore Memorial Hospital
in Pinehurst, this week reported
that construction on the big new
wing being built is progressing
rapidly and the two million dollar
project begun in July of last year
is scheduled now for completion
in late August.
With the completion of the
current expansion program the
hospital will have a capacity of
208 beds. The foimdation of the
new wing is designed to support
two additional floors in the fu
ture.
The ground floor of the addi
tion will provide new quarters for
the x-ray department, central
supply, pharmacy and surgery.
The two floors above will provide
new rooms for patients.
Renovation and expansion of
existing buildings is also well
underway. These projects include
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After a joir
Southern PinS
School Boards, j
this week tha|
ment had bee
two boards thS
tion would be
zens that the twl
be merged into]
istrative unit.”
The two boardi
ing joint meetil
months to discusf
tions that needef
and they also !
dais in the
Department^
nouncem"!)
Represel
boards, ha
Lean, Soul
and L. B. Cl
man, preset
thp-county coni|
with revised caj!
quests for the 196{
at a special meetihl
sioners had set for'
ning purposes, Wedne3
noon.
It is anticipated that
emy Heights and West
Pines High Schools wcaiid
merged and the school locate^
the present site of the
Southern Pines High Schd
Since this building program'
presently underway, such a col
solidation could be accomplishe
with an enlargisment of preset
plans and a minimum of delay.']
is also anticipated that the Pinej
hurst nad East Southern Pine
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'LITTLE MISS' TO BE
CHOSEN FRI. NIGHT
A winner and two runners-
up will be chosen tomorrow
(Friday) in the Little Miss
Southern (Pines contest for
pre-school girls, to be held
at 7 o'clock in Weaver
Auditorium, sponsored by the
Jaycees for benefit of youth
activities projects, including
Camp Easter in the Pines for
crippled children.
A rehearsal will be held to
night (Thursday) at 7 p.m. in
the same location.
The public is invited. There
will be a small admission
ch^hrge to make possible the
benefit donations.
2 Schof
Memb!
. Board
Renamec
By Town Council
Two members of the Southern.
Pines school board, whose terms
will expire June 1, were reap
pointed by the town council
its meeting Tuesday night—I
R. M. McMillan and' Mrs. Walt|
Harper.
The full council was present fd
the regular May session—^MayoT
Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr., Mayor
Pro Tern Fred Pollard and Coun-
cilmen Felton Capel, C. A. Mc
Laughlin and Harry Pethick.
The names were considered
separately for reappointment
Mr. Pollard nominated Dr. Mc-i
Millan, there were no other nomi4
nations and he was unanimousljl
approved.
In considering the other afl
pointment, Mr. McLaughlin nom|
nated Mrs. Karl Bridges of Mid
land Road, saying that he had
no criticism of the service b|
Mrs. Harper but that he agre^
with a number of persons wk
had spoken to him, that it woj
be advisable to change peij
nel on the school board occg
ally.
Mr. Capel then nomiaa|
incumbent, Mrs. Harper,
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COURT TO BE HARD-SURFACED
i* if I
PLAY BALL! — At Saturdays ceremonies opening the start
of the Little League baseball season here, members of the four
Little League teams and their coaches line up at the official
park on Morganton Road. The girls, from the boys’ age group,
are the queens chosen by each team, who rode in a downtown
parade that began opening day festivities Saturday morning.
Not pictured, but included in the over-all league program, here
are four more teams in the Minor League, bringing to over
100 the number of boys participating. In Saturday’s two opening
games, the four Little League teams shown here produced the
following results: Braves 10, Pirates 9, and Cardinals 4,
Dodgers 0. Dr. W. F. Hollister of Midland Road is president of
the league which meets national specifications and can enter
official Little League playoffs at the end of the season.
(Humphrey photo)
McNally Heads Tennis Association;
Member Drive Set; Tourneys Planned
Members of the Sandhills Ten
nis association, meeting at the
municipal courtroom Monday
night, elected new officers, start
ed planning summer activities
and decided to try to get one of
the four town courts surfaced for
all-weather, no - maintenance,
year-round use.
Ray McNally, of the editorial
staff of Golf 'World, was elected
president, succeeding C. A. Mc
Laughlin, who has served two
highly successful terms. Others
on the slate of officers unani
mously accepted, as presented by
Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr., nomina
ting committee chairman, were
Dick Kobleur, vice-president;
Mrs. Carolyn Watson, secretary,
and Rocky Bonsai, treasurer.
Discussion of the possibility of
covering at least one of the courts
ranged from the high-priced com
position surface, which actually,
it was learned, takes as hauch
maintenance or more than the
present sandclay courts, to the
no-maintenance concri
which is the least expensive to
install. About $3,000 per court
would be a minimum.
Sabin In Discussion
Entering into the discussion ‘
was Wayne Sabin, former Davis
Cup played and now one of the
country’s foremost tennis teach
ers, head of the Wayne Sabin
Tennis Camp which will soon be
starting its first session at Pine-
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TRY-OUTS SUNDAY
Local men tennis players
are invited to try out at 2 p.
m. Sunday, on the municipal
courts for positions on the
six-man Southern Pines
"Class B" team that will play
its first match against Kin
ston here May 3L Dick
Kobleur is in charge of ar
rangements for the local
team to enter league play
(Detail in adjoining sj
^j»ut Sandhill Tennis PM