ILOT
VOL. M—NO. 49
Fair W’ill
Take Place
Next Week
Carlhage £veni> To
Feahixe Exhibits Of
Crops And Livestock
With a new exhibit building
and emphasis on agricultural and
livestock exhibits, the Moore
County Fair wiU open at Carth
age Monday night, to run through
Saturday of next week, sponsor
ed by the Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
Only educational exhibits will
be seen in the exhibit building.
'Commercial displays will be seen
in tents. Doors of the building
will open for exhibitors Saturday
morning of this week.
The fair will feature the an
nual “Miss Moore County” beauty
contest for high school girls of
the county. Claude Lingerfelt is
chairman of this event Wednes
day night. Miss Becky Wallace of
Carthage was the 1952 winner.
White children of the county
will be admitted free on Tuesday
and Negro children will have the
same privilege Friday.
Other highlights of the week:
Cattle show, with cash awards,
Thursday. W.B. Hill is the
chairman. The show features an
exhibit of artificially bred calves.
Giving away auto by Joseph G.
Henson American Legion post,
Saturday night.
Vivona Brothers midway shows
V ith 18 rides and 10 other attrac
tions all week, featuring a stunt
man who dives 100 feet into flam
ing water.
A number of merchandise
prizes will be given away by Car
thage merchants.
Charles Snipes and Walter
Spivey are chairmen of the fair
this year. N. C. Petree is secre
tary.
EIGHTEEN PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23. 1953
EIGHTEEN PAGES
Textron Sellinj* Vass
Plant, Other Property
Alex McKenzie
Buys 80 Lots,
29 Dwellings
Town's Garbage Is Collecied In Packer
Setting of a public hearing on a
proposed new garbage collection
ordinance in Southern Pines fo
cuses attention on this municipal
service which is a big item in the
management of any community.
In the photo at left above, H. E.
Norton, driver of the’ collection
truck who has worked for the
town, with four years out for
army service, since 1937, stands
at the rear of the “Gar Wood
packer” into which garbage and
trash is dumped and automatical-
And Then Buried In Trench By 'Bull Clam'
ly packed solidly in the enclosed
body of the truck, eliminating
spilling and unsanitary exposure.
At left behind Mr. Norton is Dor
sey Scarborough who was work
ing his first day on the truck, tak
ing the place of Junior Fox, vet
eran member of the collection
crew, who has been on the truck
a year and a half but who could
not be present the day the picture
was made. At right in this photo
is James Daniel McZorn who has
worked for the town about a year
apd on the garbage truck about
seven weeks. Dean S. Dorman,
chairman of a committee revising
the town’s law code, rode the gar
bage truck a day to learn prob
lems facing the public and the
collectors. In last week’s town
council meeting, he paid tribute
to the crew as hard workers doing
a difficult job often with little co
operation from the public. The
town council added its commen
dation for the crew, for Driver
Norton and for his brother, R. W.
Norton, town superintendent of
streets, sewers, sanitation and
cemeteries in whose departn^ent
garbage collection falls. In the
photo at right above, H. E. Norton
takes over as driver of the “bull
clam shovel” after his trips with
the garbage truck are done. The
machine packs garbage in a deep
trench, at the “land fill” disposal
lot near the fire tower on the old
Pinehurst road and then covers it
with earth each day, insuring a
sanitary disposal method. (Pilot
Staff Photos).
Aberdeen Pastor
Named Moderator
Of Baptist Croup
'The South Sandy Creek Baptist
Association, composed of 22
churches, mostly in Moore Coim-
ty, which withdrew from the old
Sandy Creek Association in 1949
and organized the South Sandy
Creek body, met in its fourth an
nual session on Thursday and Fri
day, October 15 and 16. The meet
ing Thursday was with the Cam
eron Baptist church and the Fri
day sessions were held with the
Flint Hill Baptist church.
Reports were maae and discus
sions heard on all phases of de
nominational work. Among those
delivering addresses on the differ
ent organizational and institution
al asp)ects of Baptist program were
Dr. J. C. Canipe, secretary of
evangelism of the Baptist State
Convention; Dr. L. H. Campbell,
president of Campbell college;
Rev. W. C. Reed, superintendent
of the Baptist Orphanage; Dr. .'W.
K. McGee of the Baptist hospital;
Rev. Sloan Guy, Jr., who spoke
in interest of the Baptist Homes
for the Aging; Dr. G. A. Hendricks
of the Southeastern Baptist Theo
logical Seminary; Rev. BiUy Riv
ers, associate pastor. First Baptist
church, Hamlet; Dr. L. L. Carpen
ter, editor of the Biblical Record
er; and Mrs. John Wacaster, Cher-
rsrville. State W.M.U. worker.
During the last session of the
meeting on Friday the following
officers were elected to serve^for
the conung year: Rev. Zeb A. Cau
dle, pastor of the First church,
Aberdeen, moderator; Rev. L. M.
Dixon, pastor of the Cameron
church, vice-moderator; H. N.
Russell, Aberdeen, reelected clerk-
treasurer; E. D. Hicks, Robbins,
(Continued on Page 8)
Highway Chairman Graham Predicts
Bond Issue For Primary Road Work
Economic Breakdown
Seen If Main Roads
Not Given Atlenlion
Speaking to the Sandhills Ki-
wanis club at the Carolina hotel
in Pinehurst Wednesday, A. H.
(Sandy) Graham, chairman of the
State Highway and Public Works
Commission, predicted that North
Carolina will have to issue bonds
to finance work on its primary
highway system.
The High'way chairman, intro
duced by Leland McKeithen as
one of the state’s ‘‘first citizens,”
was emphatic in his assertion that
modernizing, improving and mak
ing adequate the primary high
way system is “the outstanding
problem” of the commissioin he
now heads.
Citing a 40 per cent increase of
traffic on primary highways in
the p^lst two years—and primary
road work that does not -include
anything like that increase—
Chairman Graham called a bond
issue by the state “the only way
to catch up.”
North Carolina, he said, can’t
afford to stand back and let other
states go ahead on primary road
work.
“I am strong for secondary
roads,” Graham affirmed, “but if
our primau-y highways break
down, our economy breaks down.
The condition of our prinrary
highways has a direct bearing on
economic life and busines pros
perity.”
In a forceful address that was
well applauded by Kiwanians and
guests at the luncheon meeting.
Graham paid tribute to Forrest
Lockey of Aberdeen, who was
(Continued on page 5)
C & D Board May
Hold ’54 Meeting
In Southern Pines
CHAIRMAN GRAHAM
Judge Martin To
Preside At Term
The State Board of Conserva-
'J j tion and Development may hold
I its Fall 1954 meeting in Southern
Pines, according to a report re
ceived by directors cf the South
ern Pines Chamber of Commerce
meeting at the Southland Tuest
day night.
The invitation was extended in
behalf of the Chamber by Mrs.
Valerie Nicholson, director of
publicity and promoticn, at the
board’s meeting at Asheville the
first of the week, and, she report
ed to her fellow directors, was
“most favorably received.” Ac
tion on the invitation is expected
to be taken at the board’s Janu
ary meeting.
Mrs. Nicholson attended the
Asheville meeting as the repre
sentative of the local Chamber, to
extend the in’vitation and to pre
sent local views concerning the
State’s advertising, with special
attention to the Sandhills’ area.
Resort interests were invited to
(Continued on page 8)
Judge Grover A. Martin of
Smithfield will preside at a one-
week special term of Moore Coun
ty Superior court for trial of civil
cases, opening at Carthage Mon
day morning, November 2.
More than 20 suits are calen
dared for Monday and Tuesday,
with nearly 20 additional cases on
the motion docket. A half dozen
divorce cases lead off the calen
dar for the opening day of the
term.
A comnlete calendar and jury
list for the term will appear next
week.
HALLOWEEN PARTY
FLaal plans for the annual
Rotary club children's Hallow
een party, to be held Satur
day evening, October 31, in
downtown Southern Pines,
will be worked out during the
club's meeting at noon today
(Friday) in the Village Inn,
Johnnie A. Hall, chairman,
said yesterday. Hundreds of
children are expected to take
part in a costume parade and
entertaixunent program. Com
plete details -will appear in
next week's Pilot.
MISS ALICE BAXTER is seen here at the Southern Pines
Library art gallery where her current show of commercial art
and other works is on view. At left behind her is a pen and ink
and wash fashion drawing, typical of her commercial work, while
at right is a clown’s head oil painting—^her hobby is painting in
oils. A review of the exhibition appears elsewhere in today’s
Pilot. (Photo by V. Nicholson)
General Menoher
To Head Scouting
Work In District
General Pearson Menoher of
Knollwood was elected chairman
of the Moore district, Boy Scouts
of America, during the district’s
annual business-dinner meeting at
the Lakeview hotel 'Wednesday
night. He succeeds Hubert Mc-
Caskill of Pinehurst.
John Ponzer and the Rev.
Cheves Ligon, of Southern
Pines were elected vice-chairmen.
Named operating committee
chairmen were: Lawrence John
son, advancement; Bill McLaurin,
camping; Clarence Thomas, activ
ities; W. Lament Brown, finance;
Ed Swaringen, health and safe
ty; A. L. Foley, organization and
extension; and Paul Butler, train
ing.
Dr. J. C. Grier, Jr., of Pine
hurst was recommended to Occon-
eechee Council for appointment
as district commissioner.
League of Women
Voters To Form
Active Unit Here
A meeting to organize a South
ern Pines unit of the League of
Women Voters will be held at the
Southern Pines Civic club at 8
p. m. Monday, November 2.
AU interested persons, including
men who can become associate
members, are invited to attend.
The league is. a national organiza
tion which has nine units in
North Carolina. Mrs. Harold Wal
ters of Chapel Hill, state organi
zation chairman, will speak.
Preliminary to organization of
the local league, 14 women from
Southern Pines and environs met
with members of the state organ
ization last Thursday. Held in the
North Carolina Room of the libra
ry, the meeting was addressed by
Mrs. Walters and Mrs. Philip
Handler of Durham, legislative
chairman for the state league.
Heading the local women inter
ested in forming a league here
were Mrs. C. A. Smith and Miss
Merta Underhill. Also present
were Mesdames Haynes Britt, La
ment Bro'wn, Graham Culbreth,
(Continued on page 5)
IN APPRECIATION
An “appreciation day,” of
fering Southern Pines a
chance to express its grati
tude for the varied and im
portant parts that the USAF
Air-Ground Operations school
here has played in communi
ty life, is being planned for
Armistice Day, Wednesday,
November 11.
Leading the movement are
the town recreation commis
sion, veterans groups and oth
er organizations. Preliminary,
plans call for a late afternoon
program and supper, possibly
in the municipal park, and a
street dance at night.
A proposed feature of the
event is that purchase of a
supper ticket by a civilian
will admit one Air Force man
also. All USAFAGOS person
nel will be guests.
Further details will be an
nounced.
Joint Meeting of
9 Lions Clubs To
Be Held Tonight
The nine Lions clubs in Moore
county will hold their first joint
meeting tonight (Friday) at the
Southern Pines Country club,
when club members and their
wives will gather at 7:30 for a
fellowship banquet and program
during which they will hear one
of the top-ranking officers of
Lionism—International Director
Roy Black of Nettleton, Miss.
Mr. Black is one of 24 interna
tional directors in the far-flung
Lions organization and comes
highly recommended as an en
tertaining speaker.
Making the address of welcome
at the banquet meeting will be
Dr. D. W. Whitehead, president of
the Southern Pines Lions club.
Attending will be representatives
of the clubs at Southern Pines,
Aberdeen, Pinebluff, Vass, Pine
hurst, Cameron, Carthage, Rob
bins and West End.
Because it was not possible to
accomodate all members of each
club in the county, their wives
and guests, clubs ’were assigned
quotas in proportion to their
membership, allo-wing adequate
representation from each club.
District Governor J. D. Pea
cock of Lumberton is expected to
attend. Cliff Blue of the Aberdeen
club will be master of ceremonies.
Jimmie Lane of Pinehurst ’will
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Southern PiNtsI
^ ' Office Of ,
^Town Manager
^,
COMMISSION CHANGE
Mrs. Claude Reams was named
this week by approval of town
council members to the zoning
commission, replacing Mrs.
George H. Leonard who declined
to accept appointment as a new
member last week. Other new
members of the commission, ap
pointed last week, are Herbert
Cameron and Floyd G. McDonald
who is the West Southern Pines
representative. Former members
who were reappointed are Donald
Case and Ralph Chandler, Jr. All
were named for two-year terms
that coincide with the terms of
office of the present council.
A WELCOME for citizens and strangers visiting the Southern
Pines town hall are the smiles of the town office’s two admin
istrative secretaries, as well as the new colonial-type sign on the
parkway outside—all shown here together. At left is Mrs. Rich
ard L. (Dick) Mattocks, the former Margaret Bailey of Southern
Pines, who has been employed by the town since April, 1952. At
right is Mrs. Thomas A. (Bert) Nesbit who has lived in Southern
Pines since September, 1952, and who began work for the town
last week, filling the vacancy caused by the resignation of Miss
Myrtle Frye of near Carthage. Mrs. Nesbit is the former Gene
Clarkson of Memphis, Tenn. The Nesbits have three daughters,
Christy,, four years old, Cindy, two and a half, and Dixie, 11
months. Mr. Nesbit travels out of Southern Pines as district
manager of General Motors Truck and Coach division. Mr. and
Mrs. Mattocks lives on South Bennett street and Mr. Mattocks is
employed at Robbins Mills. 'The Nesbits live at 445 South Ashe
street, but are moving Saturday to the corner of Vermont avenue
and Leake street. The new sign corresponds in style to the
Southern Pines town limits markers. Similarly-styled signs have
been put up in recent weeks at the corner of Massachusetts ave
nue and No. 1 highway, directing visitors to the Southern Pines
Elks club and to the USAF Air-Ground Operations school.
(Pilot Staff Photo)
R. M. Cushman of Anderson,
S. C., vice-president of Textron,
Inc., told The Pilot this week that
negotiations for sale of Textron’s
plant at Vass are now going on
and that it is indicated a sale “will
be consummated in the near fu
ture.”
The Textron official also reveal
ed that negotiations are going on
for sale of the mill -village, sepa
rately from the plant’s s^e and
to a different buyer.
Neither of the buyers was nam
ed by Mr. Cushman, pending con
firmation of the sales.
IVe think there will be a new
tenant for the mill, soon,” the
vice-president said in a telephone
conversation with The Pilot
Meanwhile, an authorized
spokesman for Alex McKenzie of
Lakeview said that Mr. McKenzie
is the purchaser of the 29 houses
and 80 lots in the mill village. He
will offer the houses for sale and
will rent those that he does not
sell, it was stated.
Unconfirmed reports circulat
ing in this area have it that the
prospective purchaser of the plant
is a yarn manufacturing company
from Tennessee, reportedly pro
ducing cotton yarn from which
meps are made. It is understood
that the plant might open in
about four weeks.
It was also learned unofficially
that the home formerly occupied
by R. B. Gunn, manager of the
plant for Textron, was sold with
the plant to the industrial firm.
The Vass plant, bought by Tex
tron Southern, Inc., in February,
1952, from the Vass Cotton Mill
company and subsequently oper
ated as a synthetic fabrics spin
ning mill, closed early in Septem
ber. At that time, the mill was
employing about 90 persons.
Most of the families of workers
have remained in the houses, rent
free, during the mill’s shutdown
and about half of the workers, it
is understood, have found employ
ment elsewhere.
The plant is the to-wn’s oldest
industry and, until its shutdo’wn,
was the largest employer in Vass.
The Vass Cotton Mill company,
founded by the late A. (^meron,
went into operation in 1910, man
ufacturing cotton yarn.
Joe A. Caddell
Heads Moore G).
PMA Committee
Joe A. Caddell of Carthage was
elected chairman of the Moore
County Production and Market
ing Administration committee
when delegates met in the court
house at Carthage last Friday to
name committee officers for the
coming year.
Voting were delegates from
nine communities—corresponding
to the county’s townships—of
Moore county.
Caddell, who was chairman for
several years prior to the PMA
election one year ago, suucoeeds
James M. Hardy of Cameron,
Route 1, who has served for the
past year.
C. W. Holder of Carthage, Star
route, was re-elected vice-chair
man. J. Alton Shaw of Cameron,
Route 1, was elected regular
member of the three-man commit
tee, to serve with Caddell and
Holder, succeeding W. Lee Patter
son of Jackson Springs.
Chosen as first alternate mem
ber of the committee was H. F.
Bost of Eagle Springs. W. H.
Maness of Carthage, Route 1, was
elected second alternate.
Walter Fields -was named office
manager, a post he has held for
some years. No changes were
made among other office person
nel.
Delegates to the county conven
tion, as well as community com
mitteemen in each community
were elected at voting conducted
Tl^ursday of last week throughout
the county. All farmers who co
operate with any of the PMA
agricultural programs were eli
gible to vote. The county commit
tee administers acreage allotment,
agricultural conservation and oth
er programs.