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DRIVE SAFELY I Over the Fourth of July and every day. The life you save may very well be your own. VOL. 3a—NO. 33 FOURTEEN PAGES DRIVE SAFELY Over the Fourth of July and every day. The life you save may very well be your ovm. PupU Assignment ^ Plan Adopted By County Schools Pupils Directed To Attend Same School As '56 The Moore County School Board has adopted the so-called Pupil Assignment Plan for the achool year 1957-58. The action was taken at the last meeting of the Board and came in the form of resolutions propos ed by T. Roy Phillips of Carthage and seconded by Jere McKeithen of Aberdeen. There W'ere no dis sents to the proposals. Under the plan, which is being used by school administrative I units throughout the state, each pupil will be assigned to the school he attended last year, ex cept those who did not attend school in the county last yesu-. They will be assigned on request for admission when received by tb.e Board. Children completing the course of instruction at several elemen tary schools were assigned to nearby high schools, as follows: from Eagle Springs elementary school to West End High; from Vineland elementary school to Pinckney High; and from Davis elementary to Pinckney High. Parents who desire their chil dren be assigned to a school oth er than the ones the school board already have assigned them to must file written notice with the school board and through the sup erintendent of schools at least two months in advance of the date for the opening of the school. Under the rules of the Pupil A.ssignment plan, the School Board reserves the right to change the assignment of any pupil at any time whenever, in the board’s opinion, the best interests of the pupil, the school attended by him, or of other pupils, or of the effi cient administration of a school unit is impaired. No principal in the school dis trict may accept a student unless he has been assigned by the School Board. The Southern Pines school unit, which operates separately from the county, was not affected by the resolution. It is felt, however, that the school board will adopt similar resolutions at its meeting tonight (Wednesday). PLANS FOR USE NOT KNOWN SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1957 Bishop Company Plant, Vacant For More Than Year, Is Reported Sold OFFICES TO CLOSE The Town Hall office will be closed all day Thursday, July 4, it was announced to day by Louis Scheipers, Jr., town manager. Regular garbage collection will be suspended on that day but will be resumed Fri day. The post office and the Citizens Bank and Trust Company will also be closed, as will most other businesses in town. The Pilot office will be closed Thursday but will re open as usual Friday morn ing. A. ^ 'I'railer Truck Is Left Unattended; Crashes Over Bank • A 34-foot tractor trailer, minus its driver, bolted down heavily travelled US Highway 1 Friday afternoon about 1 o’clock and * ' crashed over a steep embankment just opposite the 8th Division Highway Commission headquar ters. :No one was injured in the acci dent but the State Highway Pa trol placed damages to the truck at some $5,000. The driver, iden tified as Louis Kenneth Schilling of Columbia, S.C., was charged with improper parking. 4, State Highway Patrolman R. R. Samuels, who investigated, said that Schilling had parked the truck, loaded with 2,400 cases of baby fruit juice, on the highway in front of the Dairy Queen, just outside the town limits of Aber deen. He went around the back of the building to the. bathroom and did not see the truck start rolling off. He had, he said, left the engine running. Warned by a passer-by that the truck was on the loose he started chasing it but saw it cross the highway, scrape along the curb and turn over. There was no fire since the truck oper ated on diesal fuel and it was drowned out. Schilling said he had pulled the emergency brake and also ano ther brake that kept the trailer <*from moving. He told the High way Patrol it apparently slipped. A number of high power wires end a telephone strand were bare ly missed. The truck scraped a telephone pole as it slipped over the bank but did n6 further dam age. Schilling was transporting the cargo to Richmond, Va., from Columbia, S. C. Originally, the j*-uck had been loaded in Florida (Continued on Page 8) Heavy Winds, Rain Sweep Area Friday Winds that reached an estimat ed. 40-miles per hour force ripped through Southern Pines Friday afternoon, blowing over a number of trees and causing a power fail ure before it roared out again in less than 10 minutes. The wind was accompanied by a heavy rain that measured one- fourth of one inch in less than an hour. There were no injuries reported in this area, though several were reported in some sections south of Moore County. Power service was out for ap proximately three hours and 15 minutes, beginning shortly after 5 p.m., officials of Carolina Pow er and Light Company said. 'They attributed the shortage to a fail ure of the feeder line from Aber deen, heavily damaged by the driving wind. Dozens of television antennae were toppled/ over in town and a number of people reported they saw cars being lifted slightly. In Vass, the biggest damage oc curred at Maple Lawn, the home of the late Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Les lie, now owned by their grand son F. L. Taylor of Pinehurst. Several large maple trees were blown down and damage was also reported in several other sections of the town. Current there was off about four hours. WEEB reported that service was knocked out there and the station wsis unable to resume its regular broadcasting schedule for the day. In other parts of the state the damage was reported much heav ier. In Laurinburg a car toppled over when hit by a heavy gust (Continued on Page 8) y The former Bishop Platinum I Company plant on the Carthage Road has been sold to John Gamier, of Charleston, S. C., it was learned here this week. Mr. Gamier, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gamier of Pine hurst, was not available for com ment and it is not known what plans he has for utilizing the building. He is one of the nation’s outstanding escutcheon (coat of arms) makers, however, and there is some possibility he will establish a branch of that busi ness here. The plant has been idle since! it was closed by nie Bishop com pany last summer. There have ! been many rumors of reported! buyers but, of course, nothing! ever developed. It has been shown to a number of prospec- 1 five purchasers through the' months it has been on the mar- j ket and several indicated some interest. 1 Purchase price of the building is not known. It was reported at | one time to be valued at some ( $100,000. I Bishop operated the plant with I some 70 employees from 19511 until it closed. It sits on approx imately 20 acres and adjoins the Southern Pines water plant prop erty. FOURTEEN PAGES FRIGE TEN CENTS GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONIES for the new Town Hall, located in the park on S. E. Broad Street, were held Tuesday morning, with Mayor Walter Blue spading up the first dirt. .The contractor, T. E. Saunders of Troy, said the building would probably be completed some time next spring. The roof should be on by the MAYOR BLUE TURNS FIRST DIRT Two From County Will Attend Nat’l Boy Scout Meeting Gen. Pearson Menoher of Southern Pines and Dr. J. D. Ives of Pinebluff are among the eight delegates from Occoneechee were held Tuesday morning Council who wiU attend the 47th about 25 prominent resi- annual meeting of the National “ addition to present and Council Of Boy Scouts past members of the Town Coun- Tho -11 V. u ij • to witness the tum- ^ ing Of the first shovelful of dirt railadelphia 'Thursday and Ffi- by Mayor Walter Blue. day, July 11 and 12, with more Actual construction of the than 1,500 adult leaders from all building is scheduled to begin im parts of the country attending. mediately, according to T. E Gen. Menoher is present dis- Saunders of 'Troy, the general trict commissioner for Moore contractor. Already, he said, the County. major portion of the basement roUowtag the clo* of the iiTtoSVShld""'* Pen^ylvMia, where 50,- sembled crowd to sing “America,” • 00 boys and leaders open their which was followed by an invoca- fourth National Jamboree. Some tion by the Rev. Cheves Ligon, 251 boys and leaders from Oc- pastor of Brownson Memorial coneechee Council are attending Presbyterian Church. first of December, he added, making it possible to do most of the inside work even in bad weather. Looking on, from left are Mr. Saun ders, Town Clerk Gary Head, Louis Scheipers, Jr., Town Manager, and the architect, Thomas T. Hayes, Jr. (Pilot photo) Groundbreaking For New Town Hall Held Tuesday; Large Crowd Attends Groundbreaking ceremonies fori other indication of the feeling aU the new Southern Pines Town | the citizens of this town have that we are Uving in the best com munity in the world.” Father Joseph McCarthy, re cently installed as pastor of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, deliv ered the benediction. He prayed that aU present, both town offi cial and private citizens, would strive to make the building one “where in the future nothing but justice and charity and recogni tion of the sacredness of the hu man person will invade the rooms, halls and meeting chambers.” The ceremony lasted about 20 minutes and was followed by handshaking and congratulations by most of those present. the Jamboree. Local Red Cross Representative In La. Disaster Area Lynn Warren, local field repre sentative with the American Red Cross, has been called to Louisi ana to assist in disaster relief for the stricken area. Garland Mc Pherson, chairman of the Moore County Chapter, said this morn ing. McPherson reminded the pub lic that President Eisenhower has asked the people of the country to contribute through the Red Cross to those who are suffering in the disaster area, which was struck by a giant tidal wave and hurricane last week. Contributions on a purely vol untary basis are being accepted at the local office. Mayor Blue than recalled brief ly the history of the proposed building and said it would, when completed, serve as a facility the town had long needed. “We all must realize,” he said, “that the Town must continue to press for ward. This building is just an- iil» FOLLOWING THROUGH was the main point in th^tennis lesson being given to Rosie Chandler by Malcolm Clark Tuesday morning. Clark, one of the area’s top tennis players, is providing the instruction daUy, Monday through Friday, under the spon sorship of the town’s recreation program. To date, he has taught' approximately 50 children the fundamentals of the game and a great deal of interest has been generated. Rosie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Chandler, Jr. Looking on at right is Mary Lee Ingram, daughter of Mrs. Margaret Ingram, new residents of Southern Pines. (pii^t photo) August Jury List Selected Monday Moore Cbimty commissioners in regular session Monday drew names of jurors to serve during the August term of Superior Court. This will be a conflict term, starting August 12, as the term originally set for August 5, had to be cancelled because of a con flict in the' schedule of District Solicitor M. G. Boyette. Judge Allen H. Gwyn of Reidsville will preside. The jury list: Township No. 1—J. J. Wil liams, Carthage; G. F. Martin, Carthage Rt. 2; Henry J. Dowdy, Carthage, Rt. 3; AHce Hill, Car thage; L. T. Baughn, Carthage; Willie McLean, Carthage Rt. 1 (colored!); Charlie Brown, Carth age Rt. 3; H. A. Lawhon, Car thage Rt. 1; W. B. Caddell, Car thage Rt. 1; E. F. Simpson, Car thage Rt. 2; C. M. Miller, Carth age Rt. 2; Herman Wilson, Car thage (colored); C. B. King, Car thage Star Route; Jesse Lowe, Carthage; George A. Dennins, Carthage Star Route; Peter Dowd, Carthage Rt. 1; L. L. Cooper, Carthage Rt, 2; Alburn Wall, Carthage Rt. 2; Daniel Dunlap, Carthage Rt. 1; C. P. Crabtree, Carthage Rt. 3; W. T. (Continued on page 8) I Lloyd T. Clark, Former Mayor, Is Dead Following Heart Attack Friday T T» KO C* 4.T I V Lloyd T. Clark, 58, Southern Pines businessman and civic leader well known throughout the Sandhills, died Tuesday at St. Joseph of the Pines hospital. He had been critically ill follow ing a heart attack suffered Fri day at his home. He served as Southern Pines mayor for the 1953-55 term. Fol lowing reelection to the council in 1955, he resigned within a few weeks to accept appointment as justice of the peace. Since that time he had worked closely with law enforcement officers of this area. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p. m. at Brown- son Memorial Presbyterian church, of which he was a mem ber, conducted by the pastor. Dr. C. K. Ligon, assisted by Rev. Sam Putnam, Baptist pastor of Star, S. C., Mr. Clark’s brother- in-law. Pallbearers will be mem bers of the Southern Pines police department and the State High way Patrol. Private burial will follow in Mt. Hope cemetery. A memorial fund is being es tablished and the family asks that, in lieu of flowers, contribu tions be sent to W. Lament Brown, Southern Pines attorney, as trustee. Mr. Clark was the proprietor of the Clark Funeral Home, a real estate dealer and insurance agent, and also . owned a taxi service. He operated a furniture store here for about 10 years. He was bom in Wayne county April 13, 1899, the son of Mal colm and Lillie Wiggs Clark, and attended schools there and at LLOYD T. CLARK Sanford and Durham, where his family later moved. He took training under a funeral director at Durham, then graduated from the Echols College of Mortuary Science at Philadelphia. After being employed at Philadelphia for two years, he joined the staff of the Powell Funeral Home in Southern Pines in 1922, becom ing manager in 1924 when Pow ell accepted appointment as Southern Pines postmaster. He opened his own funeral home in 1935. He was deeply devoted to his community and the Sandhills and every cause for their advance ment found him an all-out par ticipant, sometimes in the fore front, but more often behind the (Continued on Page 8) Delegations Ask More Rural Fire Trucks Be Bought Al Least Five Requested In Present Budget Thr^ earnest delegations, one trom Greenwood township, one from the Eagle Springs section and one from the rural area near Robbins, appeared Monday before tne county commissioners to urge a speed-up of the rUral fire pro tection program. They urged that fire trucks be purchased at a faster rate than one a year, and each outlined the needs of its own section in secur ing the next truck. Initiating a long-range rural tire protection program, the coun ty this spring bought one truck now housed at Robbins, to be moved to Highfalls as soon as the firehouse there is completed. The delegation from Greenwood said they had already started work on a firehouse at Cameron, while the group from Eagle Springs reported that, through concerted community effort, they ^ready have a “water truck” and have completed a firehouse with space for three mobile units. Spokesmen for each group said they had sounded out sentiment all over their area, found the ru ral families universally in favor of the fire protection plan, and that the faster it was implemented, the greater would be the saving in terms of fire loss—sufficiently great, they thought, to pay for each truck within a few years The modem vehicles selected by the County Rural Fire Protection Committee, appointed last year by the commissioners, are especially designed for rural firefighting and cost approximately $10,000 each. To each delegation, the com-- missioners posed a choice: they didn’t see how they could buy fire trucks and build school build ings too, they said. To the Greenwood group, they gave information that the county board of education plans to con struct the Cameron school’s long- awaited new gym this year. In the Eagle Springs section, twb school buildings are nearing completion. On Moore county’s “pay-as-you go” plan—by which some $5,000,- 000 has been spent in the past 20 years—93 cents of each taxpayer’s $1.35 per hundred county tax goes for schools. “If all requests made to us— schools, fire trucks, everything— (Continued on page 8) National Guard Tops VFW In Adult Softball League The National Guard softball team kept its unbeaten record- Tuesday night by defeating VFW 12-8, with Ed Hester the big gun for the Guard. In the other scheduled game Carolina Power and Light defeated Church of Wide Fellowship 9-8. Hester allowed seven hits in keeping the Guard’s record clean. Actually, his team has played three games but one ended in a 6-6 deadlock with the Church of Wide Fellowship. . That game is scheduled to be played off tonight (Wednesday) at 7:30. Carl Kivett and Tom Currie were the battery for the VFW. Kivett allowed nine hits. Tink Bowen collected a triple for the VFW and Hester rapped out one for the Guard. In the CP&L and Church of Wide Fellowship game, Avery Harrell started for the Church with Ronald Dillingham behind the plate. Harrell was relieved by Jimmy Mann. Together they allowed six hits. Ted Klingenschmidt started for Carolina Power with Ralph Leach behind the plate. Chick Sturdi vant relieved Klingenschmidt in the third. The Church collected three hits, one of them a home run by Irie Leonard. ADULT Softball League Standings W. L. National Guard 2 0 Carolina Power & Light . 5 1 Church of Wide Fel 3 2 VFW 2 3 Lions 1 3 Jaycees q 4