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Champions
of the local Little League for the
6th year are the Cardinals.
Story, photos, page 12.
YOL.—44 No. 35
The m-ental
health clinic at Pinehurst is
now serving Hoke County also.
Details in story on page 9.
TWENTY-SIX PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1964
TWENTY-SIX PAGES
PRICE: 10 CENTS
JAYCEES. RESCUE SQUAD SPONSORING
Robbins Farmers Day On August 1 To
Feature Horse Show and Usual Parade
Robbins Farmers Day on Au
gust 1 will offer a double attrac
tion this year: the ninth annual
Grand Parade of old-time ve
hicles and fancy mounts, to be
followed by the first annual
V
June Blue Named
President, N. C.
Funeral Directors
D. A. (June) Blue, Jr., partner-
owner of the Powell Funeral
Home, was elected president of
the N. C. State Board of Embal-
mers and Funeral Directors
Tuesday at Raleigh.
For the past three years, the
local man has been a member of
the state board, which examines
qualifications and certifies new
members of the funeral profession
in North Carolina. „ .
Son of the late Sheriff D. A.
Blue and Mrs. Berta Bryant Blue,
he graduated from Southern
Pines High school, was employed
by the Powell Funeral Home in
1935 and in 1939 graduated from
the Gupton-Jones College of Em
balming at Nashville, Tenn..
Following three years of mili
tary service with the U. S. Army
Medical Corps, mostly in the
European Theatre, he returned
home to become a partner, with
his brother-in-law, E. Troy
of Aberdeen, in ownership of the
Powell Funeral Home.
He is a director and member
of the executive committee of
the N C. Funeral Directors as
sociation. TT J
He is a member of the Uni^d
Church of Christ, Sandhills Ki-
wanis Club, Red Cross chapter
board of directors. South South
ern Pines Democratic precinct
committee, and has served on the
town board of commissioners, be
fore the council-manager form
was adopted. He is a director of
the Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
He is married to the former
Mary Tinsley of Forest City and
they have two children, Daniel
Alphonso III, and Jane.
Dr. McLean Named
To State Board
Dr. C. C. McLean of Midland
Road, partner in operation of the
Sandhill Veterinary Hospital,
was appointed this week by Gov.
Terry Sanford to the North Car
olina Board of Veterinary Medi
cal Examiners, the board con
trolling admittance to the veter
inary profession in this state.
Dr. McLean is vice president
of the Twin Carolines Veterinary
M,.dical Association, a past presi
dent of the N. C. Veterinary Medi
cal Association and a director of
the N. C. Veterinary Research
Foundation.
He is chairman of the Southern
pjj\0s board of education and has
been engaged for many years in
civic and religious activities.
Candidates For
SPHS Grid Squad
To Meet Friday
East Southern Pines High
School boys who will be in
grades 9 through 12 and who are
interested in trying out for the
school’s football squad this year
are asked to ineet at the high
^ school at 7:30 p. m. Friday.
* The meeting was called by
Tony Trentini the recently ap
pointed new athletic director and
football coach at the school.
Formerly with the Wake For
est College coaching staff, Tren
tini was an outstandig player
with Wake Forest while a student
there and previously with Army
teams at Fort Bragg. With his
wife and three children, he has
B moved to Southern Pines. The
family is living at 150 E. New
York Ave.
SCHOOL REGISTRATION
Any students who wiU be en
tering East Southern Pines High
School in September and who
have not pre-registered can reg
ister at the high school office
_ from 9 to 12 or 1 to 4 daily,
* Glenn L. Cox, principal, said to
day. Local schools will open Fri
day September 4.
Farmers Day Horse Show.
Big preparations are under
way for the all-day event, cus
tomarily set for the first Satur
day in August.
Curtis Hussey will as usual
be wagon master for the Grand
Parade to start at 10 o’clock in
the morning, which this year is
expected to draw 300 or more
entries from many parts of the
State.
He will also serve as Ring Mas
ter for the Horse Show which
will start at 1 p. m. on the Elise
High School ball field. With 30
classes, the show is expected to
continue all afternoon. Most of
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Bank Promotes
Samuels, Blue
The Southern National Bank
of North Carolina this week an
nounced the promotion of two of
ficers in its Southern Pines
Branch.
W. E. Samuels, Jr., was eleva
ted from assistant vice president
to vice president. Jerry H. Blue,
formerly assistant cashier, was
named assistant vice president.
Both men work primarily in
the Loan Department.
Council Tables Action
On Site For Proposed
New Fire Department
The Town Council meeting at'
the town hall Tuesday night had
a short docket to work on, but
three somewhat controversial,
not to say confused, items spun
the session out to more than two
hours. All members of the coun
cil were present: Mayor Norris
L. Hodgkins, Jr., Mayor Pro Tern
Fred Pollard and Councilmen
IN MOORE CO.
MRS. SANFORD SPEAKS— As special guest
at the official opening of North Carolina’s
“Easter Seals camp” at Southern Pines Sunday
afternoon, Mrs. Terry Sanford, wife of North
Carolina’s Governor, expressed her admiration
for the beauty of the spot and for the camp’s
objective—“to help handicapped children ach
ieve a fuller and richer life in a natural setting.
Others on the program, left to right: Southern
Pines Mayor Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr.; Clarence
E. Whitefield of Durham, president of the N.
C. Society for Crippled Children and Adults;
Voit Gilmore of Southern Pines, State Senator-
Nominate, who presented the State s first lady;
Vic Bubas, head basketball coach at Duke, who
was the 1964 State Easter Seals campaign chair
man, and Jeff Bates of Columbia, S. C., trea-
urer of the National Society.
(V. Nicholson photo)
MANY RECOGNIZED FOR WORK ON PROJECT
CD Emergency
Hospital Now
Ready For Use
Program Officially Opens New Camp
Easter For Handicapped Near Here
“Welcome to Camp Easter In
the Pines!” was the word last
Sunday out in the pinewoods on
the hillside where this newest
project of the North Carolina So
ciety for Crippled Children and
Adults has come to life.
The crowd that came to inspect
the camp and enjoy the formal
opening day program came from
all parts of the county with
many from beyond it as far as
Raleigh and Chapel Hill. Greeted
by scouts of Troop 223, with Dr.
Bruce Warlick and Robert Lamb,
scoutmasters, they were ushered
into the camp grounds and took
their stands under the shade ol|
the pines looking down towards
the lake below.
To the right of the visitors, as
they stood grouped before the
speakers’ platform, were the
campers, 25 to 30 youngsters,
some standing, leaning on
crutches or canes, about a third
in wheelchairs, and the rest sit
ting on the needle-covered slope.
Nearby were the counselors
among whom were seven local
young people: Roberta Austin,
Susan Pollard, Joel Erickson, Tom
Culbreth, John Mallow, Paul
Kelley, and Mark Liddell Jr.
Proceedings were conducted by
Clarence Whitefield, president of
the state society, who acted as
master of ceremonies during the
afternoon.
Mrs. Sanford Honor Guest
On the platform, besides Mr.
Whitefield, were the Mayor of
Southern Pines, Norris L. Hodg
kins, Jr., Voit Gilmore, former di
rector of the U. S. Travel Service
and now Democratic candidate
for the state senate, and Jeff
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A Civil Defense emergency
hospital, a completely functional
200-bed general field hospital de
signed to be set up in school au
ditorium, armory, or other suit
able building in case of an area
disaster, has been acquired for
Moore County, and is now stored
at an easily accessable warehouse
at the airport.
Acclaimed by the Moore Coun
ty Medical Association, the
County Commissioners, and the
members of the Civil Defense ad'
visory committee as an import
ant addition to the medical facil
ities of the county, the supplies
and equipment may in an emer
gency be used to expand the ca
pability of the local hospitals.
According to the report given
by Colonel Alfred M. Koster, di
rector of the Moore County CivH
Defense agencies, there are 1,930
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50th Annual Carolina Golf Association
Tournament to Open Friday, Pinehurst
Ken Folkes of Concord, who | will be *e lowest 63
TOMMIE L. JESSUP has
joined the staff of the South
ern Pines Branch of the
Southern National Bank of
North Carolina. A 1964 Busi
ness Administration graduate
of St. Andrews Presbyterian
College, Laurinburg, he play
ed varsity basketball and was
a member of Phi Beta
Lamba. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. G. Jessup of
Vass
defeated Dillard Traynham of
Greenville, S. C., 7 and 6, at Mor-
ganton last year for the 1963
Carolina Golf Association Ama
teur Championship, will defend
his title in the historic 50th an
nual renewal of the event open
ing tomorrow (Friday) at the
Pinehurst Country Club.
A field of 184 is entered in the
tournament to be played over
the No. 2 course running through
Tuesday of next week, reported
Clyde Mangum, executive secre
tary of the Association.
Exempt from qualifying, Folkes
Felton Capel, C. A. McLaughlin
and Harry Pethick.
Longest discussion of the eve
ning centered around the request
of Clyde Tew to be granted a li
cense to own and drive a taxi.
Mr. Tew, who now drives a taxi
but does not own one, was not
present.
Town Manager Rainey de
scribed the circumstances, point
ing out that eight licenses are in
effect at the present time. He
said that the town has never is
sued more than nine. It took
many readings of the town ordi
nance relating to this subject and
much discussion before the pro
cedures were clarified and ac
tion could be taken.
During the process several
questions were asked: Council
man Capel inquired how many
taxis were now operating and if
the amount of taxi business
would warrant adding another to
the present number.
To which Attorney W. Lament
Brown replied that, as noted in
the ordinance, there was a limit
of 11 to the number that could
be issued, but the council could
not deny issuing a license as long
as that number (11) was not ex
ceeded.
Eventually it was learned that
there had been no recommen
dation of Mr. Tew by the Chief
of Police, as is required by law
in the issuance of a taxi license,
so that the matter was automati
cally tabled.
scorers for match play in the
Championship Flight.
Taking part are amateur golf
ers who are residents of the two
Carolines and who are members
of clubs associated with the
CGA. Prizes include the Billy
Shand trophy to the competitor
returning the lowest net score
in the qualifying round.
In the championship flight,
trophies will go to medalist, win
ner, runner-up, losing semi-final
ists and consolation winner. The
winner’s club will hold the Rich-
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Entries Asked By
Monday In County
Tennis Tourney
Entries in a local tennis tour
ney, the Moore County Tourna
ment, sponsored by the Sand
hills Tennis Association should
be in not later than Monday,
July 20, John McMillan, tourna
ment director, said today.
Confined to singles matches
only, the tournament will have
men’s and women’s singles and
singles for junior boys and junior
girls (age 18 and under). Any
Moore County resident can enter.
Entries should be filed with
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HEARING SET ON
UNION PETITION
A hearing supervised by
the Greensboro office of the
National Labor Relations
Board will be conducted at
the town hall here at 10:30
a. m. Monday on a petition
for an election by employees
of the local Proctor-Silex
plant.
A petition has been filed
with the NLRB by the Inter
national Union of Electrical,
Radio and Machine Workers.
AFL-CIO for an election to
determine whether the union
will become collective bar
gaining agent for the em
ployees.
The union, with a head
quarters on No. 1 highwaty.
between Southern Pines and
Lakeview. has been condlujct-
ing an organizing drive
among employees ifor several
weeks.
Vass. iijxenipt irum — —
Summei^TrainingTTough, Happy Time For National Guard
T-
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shatter eardrums, make eyes water,
re™s ato™ «1 th. 90™ cannon. and no.as bleed unless the proper s.leW pro-
Inside, heads reel from the 360 degree impact cautions are taken.
John C. Ray of the Pilot's
staff joined Moore County's
National Guard unit at F<wt
Stewart, Ga., for part of its
recent summer encampment,
bringing back a report, in
words and photos, on what
happened there.
By JOHN C. RAY
Sixty men of the local National
Guard unit returned to their fam
ilies this week after two weeks
in the Georgia heat. They were
there for their annual active
duty summer training.
Company C at Southern Pines
is a part of the 12,000 man North
Carolina 30th Infantry Division,
“Old Hickory,” notably one of
the most outstanding of all na
tional guard divisions in World
Wars I and II.
These men are proud to be a
part of this famed outfit and
their pride seeped through the
tough skins they took on for their
annual field training. These men,
your next door neighbor or the
man down the street, gave up
their civilian dress and occupa
tions for the two-week encamp
ment, and played the role of a
fully-qualified, combat ready
soldier, prepared to light for his
country in the event his unit ever
became federalized into the na
tion’s active duty Army.
For two weeks these men had
to remember that Bobby Frye of
Southern Pines was Sergeant
Frye; that Johnny Dowdy of Car
thage was Private Dowdy ... and
that Ralph Horner of Pinehurst,
was Captain Horner, commander
of Company C.
Military discipline was strict,
salutes were sharp, and the “sirs”
crisp. That’s the way it had to be.
These men undertook to squeeze
into two weeks the amount of
training a regular outfit takes in
6 months. There was no time to
waste. Each day was tightly plan
ned, each waking moment con
sumed with repetitious training.
Company C left Southern Pines
three weeks ago by convoy and
joined with their parent 2nd
Armored Battalion in Hamlet,
under the command of Lt. Col.
Paul Dickson, a newspaper pub
lisher in civilian life. The 400
mile trip to Fort Stewart in Lib
erty County, Ga., took two days.
The first week of training
took place in the field where the
troops bivouaced and were gra
ded on various areas of military
organization. Procedures in sup-
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“JUST CHECKING”—says Maj. Bill Wilson (1) of Southern
Pines training officer for the 2nd Armored Battalion, as he
discusses range training with Capt. Ralph Horner, commander,
and First Lieutenant Fred McKenzie, platoon leaders of Co. C,
on the firing range at Ft. Stewart.
Local Guard Unit Given 'Superior' Rating
Capt. Ralph Horner, com
mander of the local national
guard company, announced
this week that his unit com
pleted its active duty sum
mer training at Ft. Stewart.
Ga., with a "superior" grade
o£ 95. This grade will be con
sidered by inspectors this
Fall in determining the an
nual company rating.
Fire Station Discussed
Next point drawing lengthy
discussion was the proposal that
the fire station shouM be moved
from its present location to a
wing to be added at the back of
the town hall.
Town Manager Rainey produc
ed the original plans of the build
ing and showed where the wing
would be located to fit into the
large parking area which runs
along the back wall of the police
department and jail section of
the building. 'This parking space
would be lost but the other
spaces by the manager’s office
would remain and the wing
would take only a few feet and
one rather decrepit tree from the
grassy space by the playground,
it was stated.
Councilmen McLaughlin and
Pethick said they had heard no
objections and that this would be
a money-saver and great im
provement over the present in
adequate station. Manager Rain
ey mentioned some criticism
around town of the increase of
buildings in the park and said he
felt there should be a thorough
study of the matter before any
action was taken.
Substation on Westside
Councilman Capel presented a
plea for a fire substation on the
west side of the railroad tracks.
He said that this idea had been
mentioned many times and for
many years; the hopes of the peo-
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iibrary Assigned
$1,000 From Fund
The Town of Southern Pines
add^d to the growing Library
Building fund this week, when
the council set aside $1,000 to be
devoted to the purpose of help
ing finiki up the new construc-
tion.
The sum in question, $2,700,
was part of a federal grant of
529,000 made to the sewer fund
and unexpended. The unused
amount, the town ^yas assured by
a federal official, could be used
for another purpose if needed.
Both the water and sewer de
partments received a lesser sum
from the same source, as voted
by the Town Council Tuesday
night.
THE WEATHER
Maximum and minimum tem
peratures for each day of the past
week were recorder as follows at
the U.S Weather Bureau obser
vation station at the W E E B
studios on Midland Road.
Max. Min.
July 9 88 68
July 10 88 68
July 11 87 67
July 12 86 67
July 13 84 68
[July 14 37 68
IJuly 15 89 70