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VOL 39—NO. 29 COUPLE STEALS $100 SIXTEEN PAGES SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1957 SIXTEEN PAGES Police Investigating Racket Pulled At Episcopal Church Here Sunday Ur Southern Pines police officers^ continued their investigation to day in what appears to be one of the slickest rackets ever pulled in this area. Sunday morning, they report ed, a well dressed couple and a little girl about four years old, went to Emmanuel Church and before they left, they had lifted $100 and other articles fromf poc- etbooks and clothing of members of the choir and the minister. Rev. Martin Caldwell. , Chief Newton related the story this way: The couple and the little girl first went to the front door of the church soon after the regular 11 o’clock service started and questioned the ushers about the service. From their conversation, the ushers reported, they were apparently looking for someone. Later, in the basement of the church, the couple talked with , Mrs. Jeanette Pitts, who keeps the nursery, and told her they were new members and that the little girl had become restle’ss. They were just showing her around the church to overcome the restlessness, they said, and Mrs. Pitts went back to the mi sery. Mrs. Pitts asked if she blight look after the little girl but the couple declined the offer. Later, when, church was over, Mrs. Arthur Eakins, the organ ist, discovered that two billfolds she had in her pocketbook and $70 was missing. Also missing. She said, were her driver’s li cense, gasoline courtesy card and other personal papers. Mr. Caldwell had $30 stolen from his coat pocket and several other articles belonging to other members of the choir had been taken. Chief bearing Plans Submitted To County For New Agriculture Bldg. ' Preliminary plans for a new agricultural building to be located in Carthage were presented to the Board of County Commissioners at the regular monthly meeting Monday but no action was taken. The plans, drawn by Thomas T. Hayes, Jr., Southern Pines archi tect, encompass some 17,200 square feet of f].oor space. Includ ed is an 80<by 40 feet auditorium, a library, and office space for the various agricultural agencies in the county. The auditorium would have a seating capacity of 400 people. There have been, oyer the past few years, many requests made by fairoers in the county for such a building. Last year the Moore County Farm Bureau, composed of some 500 farm families, offi cially endorsed the proposal to the county commissioners, saying at the time that the facilities were urgently needed to bring together all the agricultural agencies in the county for more efficiency of op eration. The commissioners appropriat ed $25,000 as the beginning of a fund in the Ourrent budget but the amount was reduced to less than $10,000 when $10,000 was Used to purchase a fire truck for rural use, some $6,000 was used to purchase property for the building in Carthage, and several other smaller amounts were tak en for related uses. The commissioners did not dis cuss the building with Hayes Monday because John Currie, a Newton said a couple l' +ViQ ooma j on the planning committee for the same description, ^he building, was not in town. went to the Baptist Church in Aberdeen about 30 minutes later and several people had reported articles taken. New School Board To Hold Initial ^ Meeting Tonight The recently named Southern Pines School Board will hold its i^t meeting tonight in the of fice of A. C. Dawson, school su perintendent and secretary of the board, and will be sworn into their new positions. Dawson said there was little more on the agenda other than 3, some routine matters. Applica tions from several prospective teachers for next year will be discussed. All five of the members who were appointed by the Town Council about three weeks ago have accepted the office. They are John Howarth, chairtnan of the old board. Dr. Vida McLeod, Harry Menzel, Norris Hodgkins, Sr., and Prentiss. I. York, Other members of the commit tee are Walter Fields, office man ager of the ASC; Fleet AUen, county farm agent; Miss Flora McDonald, home agent; W. B. Hill, Farmer’s Home Administra tion; and W. K. Keller, Soil Con- (Continued on page 8) 1957 GRADUATES, 38 of them, received their diplomas from Norris Hodgkins, Sr., member of the Southern Pines school board, at annual exercises at the( school Tuesday night. School authorities said the class was one of the' largest and, as always, “the best’’ that had ever attended the school. Graduating were Richard Bethea, Lillian Bullock, James Bowden, Donald Brown, Carolyn Bryant, John Chappell, James Chiricos, Lillian Clark, Kenneth Creech, Ray Daeke, David Dresser, WiUiam Hamel, Elizabeth Jean Haney, David E. Hannon, Patricia Hobbs, Joan Howarth, Herman Lonzo Martin; Lucy McDaniel, Howard Mor gan, John Morgan, Cornelia Ann Morris, James Morrison, Robert P^ker, Tony Parker, Cathryn Pollard, Richard Renegar, David Riddle, Samuel Self, Opal Jean Smith, Lynn van Benschoten, Thomas Vann, Anike Verhoeff, Roger Verhoeff, Donald Walter,’ Charles Watkins, Ruth M. Williams, Virginia WoodeU, and John Whatley. (Photo by Emerson Humphrey) 9 INSURANCE AGENTS MEET The Moore Coimty Insurance Agents Association, Inc., held a luncheon meeting today at How-, ard Johnson’s for the etection of officers. Thruway Work Is Slowed By Rains; July 1 Completion Heavy rains are still hamper ing completion of the new thru way, officials said this morning, and revised estimates of the conipletion date have been set at “before July 1.” T. E. Poindexter, 8th division engipeer, said this morning that the road is, for the most part, completed. Contractors were con centrating on the South end of the project which has an over head bridge and numerous ap proaches. The heavy rains have caused a number of bad washes on banks and will make the clean up job more difficult, Poindexter said. The original completion date was June 1 but the rain that fell May 11, officially measured at more than six inches, caused at least a two week delay. REPORTS STILL, INCOMPLETE Maternal Welfare Tag Day Sales Top $1,000 Mark; $617 Raised Here Despite the rain, which in 1 many localities caused postpone ment of the Moore County Ma ternal Welfare drive from May 11 to the following Saturday, the tag day sale to raise funds for the care of needy mothers and babies came well over the amoimt raised last year. With the Robbins Community Chest and one or two smaller .areas not yet heard from, the total is confidently expected to top the thousand dollar mark. By towns (with chaimen noted in parentheses,) the scores run as follows; Aberdeen, (Mrs. Talbot John- son, ob-chairtnan of the coimty committee) $116.92. Thomp- Carter) C. Pinehurst, (Mrs. A. P son and Mrs. Hugh $85.14. Pinebluff, (Mrs. Walter MacNeiUe) $47.00. Carthage, (Miss Mary Currie, Mrs. W. D. Sabiston, treasurer of the county committee) $50.00. The rain on May 11th struck Carthage in the midst of the morning effort and, pouring all day, hindered the great success of last year when the county seat raised $171.40. West End, (Community Chest) $25.(W. Cameron, (Mrs. Warren Fer guson) $15.00. Vass, (Woman’s Club, Mrs. (Continued on page 8) Memorial Plaque To June Phillips On View At School A handsome walnut plaque, hung as a memorial to the late June PhUlips, is now on view in the lobby of Southern Pines High School, complete with the names of six seniors who won high hon ors at the school this year. The plaque, which has spaces for honor students the next 10 years, was made available through funds collected at Carolina Power and Light Company, where Phil lips was employed at the time of his death several years ago, and through funds of the school Phillips’ principal interest in life was the furtherance of school activities, particularly athletic events. Names inscribed this year were John Chappell, best all-round senior; valedictorian, Anike Ver hoeff; salutatorian, Joan Howarth; James Morrison, improvement; Lillian Clark, service; and Ray Daeke, citizenship. Musical Program Set June 15 By College Students Five young musicians, all col lege students of this county, will present a varied program Satur day, June 15, at Wesrmouth, home of Mrs. James Boyd, under the auspices of the Sandhills Music Association. The students usually appear as a part of the regular Young People’s Concert, but members of the association decided this year to have a separate concert. Those appearing on the pro gram will be Mary Joe Davis, pianist, of West End, who receiv ed her Master’s degree from Yale University in June; Harold Collins, Jr., of Southern Pines, pianist who attends Duke Uni versity; Margaret Grimm of Car thage, piano student at Meredith College; Mary Louise McDonald, also of Carthage, voice student at Penn Hall in Pennsylvania; and Joan Bertrand of Pinehurst, pianist. Members of the Music Associ ation and the public have been invited to attend the program, which begins at 8:15. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER award for the 1957 baseball sea son at Southern Pines High School was presented to Lynn van Benschoten at the annual awards day program Tuesday. Don Traylor, president of the Lions Club, donors of the trophy, is shown presenting the award. (Emerson Humphrey photo) SENIORS GIVE SCHOOL SIDEWALK Large Croup of Seniors Honored Tuesday At Awards Day Program The annual honors and awards i and prayer was led by Thomas day program, when seniors are recognized for achievements dur ing their school days, was held Tuesday morning at Weaver Au ditorium;. Short talks were given by Anike Verhoeff and Joan How arth, valedictorian and salutato rian, and by patrons of the school. It was announced at the meet- ipg that the annual senior class gift would be in the form of a check to be used in constructing a new walkway at the school. A C. Dawson, superintendent, ac cepted the gift and offered the school’s thanks. The Beta Club also made its annual presentation to the school, this year in the form of a pair of silver bon-bon dishes to be used for social functions of the faculty and students. The Future Homemakers of America club presented the school with a silver tray to be used at teas and other social functions. A similar gift was given the sdiool by Miss Pat Archbell’s seventh grade class. Processional music was placed by Mrs. Ina Bullock. Scripture Vann, and Anike Verhoeff and John van Benschoten made the traditional transfer of cap and gown. Here are the awards and hon ors winners: James S. Milliken Memorial Award ($50 cash) for best all- around senior, presented to John ChappeU. American Legion Citizenship Medal for best citiaen of senior class, to Ray Daeke. Rotary Club Improvement Cup, for the high school student showing the most improvement, to James Morrison. Southern Pines School Service Award, for the student giving the most unselfish service to the school throughout his stu dent days, to Lillian Clark. Charlotte Erson Music Plaque, to the outstanding member of the Glee Club, to Ginger WoodeU. Babe Ruth Sportsmanship Awards, to the senior boy and girl who show the most sports manship, awarded to Patti Hobbs and Tony Parker. Danforth Foundation Awards, given to the senior boy and girl vrho show qualities of physical, (Continued on Page 8) 52 Eligible For Prizes In Farm * Income Contest Fifty two farmers have enter ed the first annual “Farm Income Contest,” sponsored jointly in this coxmty by the Raleigh Nevrs and Observer and The PUot, it was aonounced this week by F. D. Allen, county farm agent. Deadline for entering the con test was Friday. The 52 entered wiU thus quali fy Moore County for the large awards made available. More than $500 in prizes may be won by any individual farmer in ad dition to local prizes. AUen said that most of the farmers had indicated they would plant new types of crops —ranging from corn for brooms to new varieties of berries—^in efforts to increase their incomes in the face of decreased tobacco aUotments. “Though this contest is design ed primarily to encourage farm ers to increase their incomes, everyone wiU eventually bene fit,” AUen said. With the county now suffering from the loss of several industries, some of whicli employed farmers who were at tempting to supplement their in comes with factory jobs, the con test should prove the necessary boost to assist in raising the in come. Farmers who have entered are required to.kep a record of new developments, improvements, and other day-to-day operations on their farms. The contest closes December 1. AUen released the foUowing list of those entered; Lendo Seawell, Route 1, West End; Melvin Thomas, Cameron;. Jack Flinchum, Route 1, Carth age; Willie Almond, Robbins; CharUe Brown, Route 3, Carth age; Henry Frye, Route 2, Car thage; Mrs. Katie Ferguson and Warren G. Matthews, Route 3, Carthage; Jerome Gunther, Route 2, Carthage; E. L. McNair, Route 3, Carthage; Jordan Ritter, Route 1, Carthage; George L. Shamburger, Route 1, Robbins; Dorothy McDonald, Jackson Springs; J. C. Stanley, Route 2, Carthqge; Walter Kid<i Route 1, Robbins. Neal Douglas, Route 1, Cam eron; Harold Dorwd, Route 1, Ciff- (Continued on page 8) PRICE TEN CENTS Phone Company Plans Extended Area Call System Couipletion Is Seen By August The first part of United Tele phone Company’s program to improve telephone service in Southern Pines wUl begin next week, according to Ed Small, the company’s commercial superin tendent. Workmen arrived this week to begin installing a 200-line addi tion to present equipment Other equipment will be added for the complete extended area service. Smail said the system should be in operation by the middle of August, and users may dial Pine hurst and Aberdeen direct. Subsequent with the new serv ice, he said, rates would be in creased. Customers will notice the increases in their September bills. The second part of the expand ed service, referred to as the in ter-toll dialing system, is due for completion in December. No starting date has been set at present. Inter-toU dialing will allow lo cal operators to dial other places directly without the use of oper ators in other towns, Smail said, and should speed up long dis tance calls considerably. The company is also construct ing an addition to the present of fice building on S. W. Broad Street to be used for office space. Tentative Welfare Budget In County Set At $110,000 A tentative budget that calls for an outlay of some $118,000 for the county’s welfare program was submitted by Mrs. Walter Cole, superintendent, to the Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting Monday. The budget represents an in crease of about $13,000 over last year. About half that Eimount, Mrs. Cole said, would be used for salary increases in keeping with a state Merit Council policy, and the hiring of two additional case workers and a stenographer. The commissioners are present ly hearing requests from all coun ty agencies for fimds for the com ing year. Gordon Cameron, chairman, said at the meeting that,'as has happened every year in his memory, the requests are far larger than the funds that will be collected by the county. Mrs. Cole’s budget calls for 1,088 for salary and travel of a case worker for the blind, also salaries for five caseworkers in the overall program, herself, and three stenographers. She requested $12,500, an in crease of some $3,000 over last year, for the general assistance (outside poor) fund. 'There was also a request for $1,180 increase from last year in the fund for Aid to Permanently and Totally Dis abled. Most of the other departments rem2dned the same. The commissioners scheduled a meeting June 12 with the wel fare board to go over the budget and arrive at the amoimt that will finally be appropriated. 9 Will Graduate At St. Anthony’s Graduation exercises at St. An thony’s parochial school will be held Sunday, according to Father Francis A. McCarthy, pastor. Nine students are scheduled to receive diplomasi in the exercises which will be held during the 8 o’clock Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Father McCarthy will offer the Mass and address the graduates. Sister Catherine Bernard, Su perior of St. Anthony’s school, said the following would receive diplomas: Morris Lee Baxley, Paul John Chavez, Paul John Chiricos, Phil ip Edward Pitanides, Roger Wayne Hall, John Daily Scott, Ann Marie Cook, Ljmla Ann Owens and Gail Teresa Tucker.
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