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VOTE TUESDAY
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VOTE TUESDAY
—Your Right and Duty
TWENTY-TWO PAGES
PRICE TEN CENTS
NO ELECTION IN CAMERON
Stiff Races Seen In Aberdeen And
Robbins For Seats On Town Boards
THRUWAY PAVING continued thig week, a
bit behind schedule, as workmen started moving
to the south end of the project. Pictured here
is the machine that lays the hot asphalt. The
truck dumps its load into the hopper of the
paver, then remains as the asphalt is distributed
in smooth layers over the sand-clay base. The
picture was made from the Pennsylvania Ave
nue bridge. (Pilot photo)
Thruway Completion Seen June 15
Completion of the new US 1
thruway is now seen “some time
around 'June 15,” according to
T. G. Poindexter, resident en
gineer for the State Highway
Commission, Eighth Division.
Mr. Poindexter talked at
length with T. D. Cline of Ra
leigh, the contractor, this morn
ing and reported later that a
Jxme 1 deadline had been ex
tended lor two weeks. Mr. Cline
said that wet weather in March
had held work crews up to such
an extent that the two weeks
was needed. He said that his rec
ords indicated only three full
days of work had been dohe in
March. He had started the pro
ject March 15.
The new thruway, which is ap
proximately four and one-half
miles long, is presently receiv
ing a “binder course” of paving.
Within the next few days, Mr.
Cline said, a smoother surface
will .be laid.
All the bridges on the project
have been completed. Construc
tion crews had to raise the Penn
sylvania Avenue bridge about
a foot so that a proper drainage
system could be worked out in
that area.
The portion of the road near
US 1 South of Southern pines
will be the last part comxileted.
Workmen just today finished
laying a water main to serve por
tions of West Southern Pines.
The water main had delayed the
project at that point for
time.
Mr. Poindexter said that beau
tification of the thruway would
be started after the, project is
completed and as the seasons
permit. It is difficult, he said, to
determine just what can be done
in the hot summer months, but
the Highway Commission plans
to concentrate on beautification
projects that have been agreed
upon with the town. He pointed
out that the Highway Commis
sion traditionally beautifies aU
road projects but said that this
project, because it was in town
and because of the nature of the
area, would be treated with
more attention.
Any official dedication cere
monies will have to be arranged
by Southern Pines officials. To
date, there has been no an
nouncement that such plans were
in the making, though some sort
of program will undoubtedly be
worked out
Red Cross Elect
Officers Next Week
The annual meeting of the
Moore County Chapter, Ameri
can Red Cross, for yearly reports
and election of officers and
board members will be held Fri
day evening. May 10, at 7:45
o’clock at the Civic Club build
ing in Southern Pines.
Any person who has contribu
ted $1 or more to the funds for
some the work of Red Cross is eligible
to vote.
Refreshments will be served.
Leonard Pleads
Nolo Contendere
In Assault Case
A plea of nolo contendere on a
charge of simple assault, was en
tered by Irie Leonard, principal
and head coach at Southern
Pines High School, in Superior
Court Wednesday. In effect, the
plea meant that Leonard did not
wish to effect an appieal he had
made from an earlier conviction
in Recorder’s Court.
He paid a fine of $1 and costs.
No evidence was taken.
Leonard had been arrested on
a warrant taken out by Ray Mc
Donald charging him with as
sault and battery on his 16-year-
old son, who is a student at the
high school. In the Recorder’s
Court trial, which drew wide
spread attention, Leonard had
maintained he did not strike
young McDonald, but had mere
ly grasped him, though forceful
ly, in the course of a reprimand.
A number of students who had
witnessed the action testified in
the trial.
Leonard said he had decided
against another teal because he
did not wish to force more at
tention on something in which
the school and the student wit
nesses would draw more publici
ty. His friends, he added, had
also done much to convince him
to withdraw the appeal and pay
the token fine which had been
assessed by Judge J. Vance
Rowe.
Elertions in all incorporated
municipalities in Moore County,
with the exception of Cameron,
wiU be held Tuesday, in accord
ance with state law.
Cameron elects its mayor and
town board in the off years. Hu
bert Nickens is present mayor.
Liveliest place for poMtics is
Southern Pines, though the races
in Robbins and Aberdeen will
probably be close.
Here is a complete Uneup of
candidates aroimd the coimty:
Aberdeen
Voting in the Aberdeen mu
nicipal election will take place
Tuesday in the new towm haU
from 6:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m.
The ballots being printed list
one nominee for mayor. Dr. E.
M. Medlin, imopposed.
Eight men are in the race'for
the five-man board of commis
sioners—^four of the incumbents.
George D. Anderson, John J.
Greer, Ralph Leach and N. A.
Pleasants; and four new nomi
nees, J. B. Edwards, E. R. Gra
ham, John G. Sloan and J. S.
Taylor.
The fifth incrunbent, M. B.
Pleasants, withdrew from the
race late Tuesday. The deadline
for withdrawing was midnight
of that day.
Also withdrawing Tuesday
was Harry Veasey who was
nominated at Friday night’s call
ed caucus.
Nominees for judge of Aber
deen recorders court are the in
cumbent, P. H. Wlson, and J.
G. FarreU.
Robert N. Page HI, incumbent,
is the sole nominee for solicitor
of Aberdeen recorders court.
Registration closed Saturday
after a week in which the books
were opened for new voters, by
the registrar. Miss Ha Blue, at
the town hall.
Election judges will be Mrs.
Alice Sloan and C. E. Pleasants.
Carthage
The,only race in Carthage for
this election is for the office of
mayor. Archie L. Barnes, who
Over 2,000 Scouts and Ebcplor- served for the past four
a Q-ritk civf-ii-v r._ .JU, J terms, is being opposed by Jack
Williams, veteran of two terms
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Scout Camporee
Set This Weekend;
25(K) To Attend
WHAT DOES THE WELFARE DO?
Boarding Homes Scattered Throughout County
ers are expected to be on hand
on May 3-4-5 at the McArthur
Lake area of Fort Bragg for the
1957 Occoneechee CoxmcU
Camporee.
The young men are members
of the almost 200 different Scout
troops and Explorer posts who
will be camping under the lead
ership of- their scoutmasters and
assistants for the three day af
fair.
With the close co-operation of
the command of Fort Bragg, and
particularly the 82nd Airborne
Division, the camporee will be
gin as troops register and check
in Friday afternoon. The Friday
evening pro^am will feature
campfire programs as each of
the 11 Districts of the council are
set up with a district headquar
ters and camporee staff.
Satxuday morning the pro
gram win center around a series
of demonstrations covering
every phase of airborne division
activities put on by special units.
Tanks, radio and other signaling
equipment, a pontoon bridge,
helicopters, and heavy weapons
will be only a smaU part of the
varied and interesting demon
strations.
During the afternoon, scouts
win compete in special scout
craft events to include fire build
ing, signaling, knot-tying, first
aid, and novelty races. Through
out the three-day camporee,
troops will be judged on their
ability in camping, cooking,
equipment, and patrol and troop
to 60
should begin in from 30
days, town officials said.
T. A. Saimders Construction
leadership. Special awards wiU' Company of Troy was the low
be made to the troop which | bidder for the general contract
scores highest on the rating plan, | and will get the award next week.
Contracts For New
Town Hall Will Be
Let By Next Week
Contracts for the new Town
Hall wUl probably be let official
ly the middle, of next week, ac
cording to Town Manager Louis
Scheipers, Jr.
Several revisions to the original
plans have been made in accord
ance with a directive from . the
Council, Scheipers said, which
wiU keep the construction within
the approximately $130,000 that
will be available for the building.
Council made the decision last
week to go ahead with construc
tion of the building although all
the funds needed are not on hand
from the $100,000 bond issue voted
in 1956.
Major portion to be eliminated
for the present is the fire wing.
Council is on record as being in
favor of recommending to the
next Council, which will take of
fice Wednesday following the
elections 'Tuesday, to call for a
bond issue as soon as possible to
secure fun^s with which to com
plete the building in its entirety.
Voters To Name New
Council On Tuesday
WITHDRAWS
Mrs. Hilda Haggles told The
Pilot this morning that she is
withdrawing from the race
for Town CounciL She gave
no reason for her decision but
said she would continue her
interest in the politiral and
civic life of the community.
Her withdrawal left the
field with only nipe candi
dates.
BaUots for the election, a
copy of which appears in to
day's Pilot, were printed too
early for her to have her
name removed.
Mrs. Haggles received 214
votes in the primary last
Tuesday and was in ninth
place in the running.
Young Musicians
Concert Set At
Pinehurst May 11
Twenty-five yoimg people of
Moore County will take part this
year in the Young Musicians
Concert to be given Saturday,
May 11, in the auditoriumi of the
Pinehurst School, at 8 p. mi.
The yoxmg artists ’ represent
the pupils of 17 teachers, their
choice, either for excellence or
progressive achievement, from
among their students of the past
year.
Master of Ceremonies for the
evening will be Dr. William F.
Hollister, a former president of
the Sandhills Music Association,
which sponsors this yearly af
fair.
,, This year, the eighth in succes
sion for this popular musical
event, because of number
listed to play, performers were
chosen only from among stu-' Richardson, who had been ap-
dents stm in school. Another pointed to fiU the unexpected
concert for college students who term of L. T. Clark from the
are continuing their musical ed- j present Council, all made good
ucation is being planned, prob- showings in the 1955 elections,
ably to be held June 15. Morse, the only Negro ever to
Those listed on the program municipal office in South-
include: from Carthage: Carol ®rn Pines, was on hand across
^ Blue Is High
In Primary;
O’Neil Out
Southern Pines voters will go
to the polls again Tuesday to
choose five men from a field of
10 for the new Town Council.
In the primary Monday Tom
O’Neil was eliminated, receiving
only 68 votes.
Top man in the vote-getting
was Walter E. Blue, not too sur
prising in view of the fact that
he had also led the ticket in 1955,
both in the primary and in the
general elections.
James B. Tollison, Carolinas
Division manager of Amerotron
Corporation, was a real surprise,
however, polling 387 votes, sec
ond only to Blue. Many contrib
ute his good showing to the leg-
work of his supporters. There
has been very little active, or
open, campaigning, principally
because there have been no
clear-cut issues.
The vote was low: only 873
people went to the polls. Some
observers felt interest was lack
ing because only one person' was
to be eliminated in the primary.
Most predicted the vote next
Tuesday would exceed the rec
ord 1,214 turnout of 1955.
The official coimt for Monday:
W. E. Blue 428
J. B. ToUison 387
T. T. Morse 382
H. H. Pethick 376
D. F Bailey ; 313
Pearson Menoher 300
Sam Richardson _...286
Robprt S. Ewing 255
Mrs. Hilda Ruggles --....214
Leland Daniels, Jr 102
Tom O’NeiU 68
Richardson*' Pethick, Blue and
Moiae are all incumtent mem
bers of the Council. AU have
chance for re-election. Except
Rose Kelly, pupU of Mrs. Reid
Pleasants, EUa Ruth McLeod,
pupil of Mrs. Floy Dalrymple,
Judy PhiUips, pupil of Mrs. H.
G. Poole, and Hilda Cagle (voice)
pupil of Roger Gibbs.
From Aberdeen: Carolyn
Petty,'pupil of Mrs. Theodore
The bond iss,ue, CouncU said, t, i.-, j r. ,
would not be in excess of $70,000: pY®^> Satterwhite and Syl-
Construction of the building Cooper,
Storey, and Graham FarreU, pu-
pU of Mrs. Walter Jones, Jr., of
Roekingham.
From Pinebluff: Sylvia Thomp
son, pupil of Mrs. Wilbur M.
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Open House Planned At Hospital
By KATHARINE BOYD
It was a Sunday, the after
noon you drove out to call at
Mrs. Gibson’s boarding home in
West End. The day had turned
right warm and the deep shade
cast by the big trees about the
square white house looked in
viting. The Gibson home has a
surprisingly peaceful, quiet air,
seeing that it is actuaUy right in
town and just a stone’s throw
from the highway.
Mrs. Gibson came to the door
to greet you with a friendly
smile. “Sunday visitor, you are
this time!” she said, “and we’ve
got other visitors inside.” I
windows facing south and west,
with trees rustling outside. Even
in summer, it must be cool.
A Cheerful Place
Mrs. Gibson and her two
nieces Uve upstairs, and, in con
formity with state rules, the pa
tients are on the ground floor.
Mrs. Gibson has her full quota:
eight, of whom one pays some if
her keep. In the Gibson home,
the women seem to be the ones
who are mentaRy distressed,
among the county patients. All
of them* come here from state in
stitutions. Mrs. Gibson has a
time with one or the other on
Indeed they had. Jn the room occasion, but manages so well, on
where the three old men were
established, the nephew and
wife of the one who was blind
were sitting by him and all were
chatting busily. In another cor
ner, an elderly woman sat by the
bed of her brother and regaled
him with home news.
It’s a sunny room: three big the table.
the whole, that one of the most
ornery now helps her with the
kitchen work. All patients who
are up and about eat together in
the dinhig-room, close to the
well-equipped kitchen. Right
now, ■with most Of them able-1
bodied, that makes seven around jiy, has given her a desire for
This is a cheerful place, this
West End Home. It is large
enough so that there is no
crowding; the ceilings are high,
for it is the old-fashioned roomy
type of country house. There is
a feeling of air and space and
sun that is refreshing. And the
operator is a cheerful, friendly
person. Mfith practical nurse ex
perience, she does mighty well by
her chaiges. She used to run the
home as a boarding-house and it
is weU suited'to this sort of use.
Wishes She Could Do More
Moore Coxmty’s other large
boarding home is the one run by
Mrs. Thelma Howard in Robbins.
It also is licensed for eight per
sons, and the operator is a prac
tical nurse, with much experi
ence, having served for some
time as superintendent of St.
Luke’s Home, (for elderly wom
en) in Raleigh. This, undoubted-
(Continued on page 11)
This Sunday wiU be Open
House Day at Moore County Hos
pital, when the public will be giv
en the first opportunity to inspect
the newly completed wings and
wards, rooms and laboratories Eind
other features of the $481,000 re
construction project launched two
years ago. The reception hours
will be from 2 to 4 p.m., during
which guided tours wiU be con
ducted through, the institution.
On view wUl be the modem
and complete emergency depart
ment and pediatric unit, new
laundry and heating plant, new
private rooms for patients, new
entrance corridor and offices, new
canteen, and many other features.
Included among Jhese are the
emergency power generator, pro
viding a constant source of elec
trical supply in the event of regu
lar power failure; piping to sup
ply oxygen to all new rooms; air-
conditioning of the pediatric unit
and emergency department, and
the very latest in equipment in
these quarters and in the labora
tories.
Over the entrance to the new
corridor of rooms for children,
hangs a bronze plaque reading:
In the Memorial waiting room
hang portraits of Harley and Shel
don Jackson, sons of Mr. and Mrs.
H. Arnold Jackson of Pinehurst. i
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from the fire station a good part
of the early morning to greet
voters. Six or seven automobiles
were in constant service all day
hauling his constituents to the
poUs.
Negroes, incidentaUy, had reg
istered in fairly large numbers
in anticipation of the primary.
About 120 added their names to
the registration books before
they were closed two weeks ago.
Attendants at the polls said
there was no undue difficulty
experienced with the voting ma
chines. Local voters are, it would
seem, getting used to the ma
chines by now.
General Menoher, the only
candidate, outside the incum
bent council members, who had
run in 1955, showed improve
ment over his vote-getting ability
in that year. He was the top man
of those eliminated in 1955 and,
as the chart above shows, the
sixth choice of voters this time.
His supporters think he will
get through Tuesday.
The vote next week is not, as
had been previously thought, ex
pected to exceed 1955’s record
turnout by any great margins.
Some observers said a figure of
1,300 would be about tops.
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VIEW into new Clinical Laboratory, one of many additions in
the Moore County Hospital $481,000 improvement project, just
completed. —^Photos by Hdnmer Shop
Final Appeal Made
For Caneer Fund
Drive Donations
Mrs. James S. Milliken, chair
man of the annual cancer fund
drive in Southern Pines, again
urged citizens today to contrib
ute to the drive if they have not
already done so.
Mrs. Milliken said she would
like to wind up the drive as soon
as possible. No quota has been
fixed for Southern Pines though
the county has a quota of $3,500,
only partiaUy raised at this time.
Donations should be mailed to
Mrs. MiRiken at P. O. Box 55,
Southern Pines.