Adlai In Oxford...
An eye-witness tells about the
great ovation accorded Stev
enson. Story on page 14.
How Hot Is It? .,,
The past four days have set a
heat record for the summer.
See official readings page 8.
VOL. 39—NO. 34
SIXTEEN PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1957
SIXTEEN PAGES
Record High County Budget Set A
.0 $1,375,379; Tax Rate Stays $1.35
Property Valuation
Listed $2 Million
Higher Than '56-'57
A record-breaking budget es
timate, with total requirements
of $1,375,379, has been approved
by the county commissioners.
The tax rate, however, will re-/
main at $1.35 per hundred dol
lars of property valuation, as
valuations have gone up $2 mil
lion, from $43 million to $45 mil
lion, since last year and because
ABC store profits and other rev
enue from non-tax sources are
estimated at about $163,000 more
than in the 1956-57 fiscal year.
The 1957-’58 budget will re
main open for inspection in the
office of the register of deeds at
Carthage for 20 days. It is ex
pected that it v/ili be approved
.vs it stands.
Of the amount that the bud
get calls for to run the county
from July 1, 1957 to July 1, 1958,
$546,791 would come from real
estate and personal property
taxes at the $1.35 rate. This is
Ceremony To
Open B^-Pass
Preliminary plans for a cere
mony to mark formal opening of
the No. 1 Highway thruway were
discussed at the town council
meeting Tuesday night.
The council authorized City
Manager Louis Scheipers, Jr., to
write letters of invitation to Gov.
Luther H. Hodges, present and
former members of the State
Highway Commission and other
officials. The manager said he
had compiled a list of about 25
persons who should be invited.
Plans call for some sort of tape
cutting ceremony,' probably to
take place at the Pennsylvania
Ave. intersection with the thru
way.
Scheipers said that no date
could be set yet. According to
the latest information he had re
ceived from highway officials, it
would be at least two weeks be
fore the new road could be open-
ed.
The ceremony would involve
only “minor expenses,” he said,
which could be met out of the
town’s $2,500 advertising and pub- | and 42 cents to the general and
licity fund. | other county funds.
about $25,000 more tham. was ex
pected from this source in the
previous year.
The rest of the funds, derived
from sources other than taxation
—principally profits fro'm the
liquor stores at Southern Pines
and Pinehurst, are estimated at
$828,588, as compared to an $665,-
093 estimate for the previous
year.
Schools Get Most
School requirements claim the
biggest share of the budget. Of
total requirements of $1,375,379,
the schools are estimated to re
quire $931,419. This figure is
compared to $785,948 assigned to
the schools the previous year.
In the school budget, the big
gest part goes to capital outlay,
that is, funds for construction, of
and major additions to school
buildings—$628,700. School cur
rent expense, which includes
normal maintenance and other
items, is .set at $256,661. And
school debt service—a small item
in view of Moore County’s post
war pay-as-you-go school build
ing program—is $46,058, which
is less than last year’s require
ment in this category,
Can't Collect All
To raise the $546,791 the
county needs in taxes to balance
the estimated budget, it has to
levy taxes amounting to $607,-
545. The $60,754 difference is due
to uncollectible taxes, commis
sions on collections and discounts
for taxpayers who pay in ad
vance of the due date,
Items Compared
Here is a comparison of coun
ty funds items in the new and
previous budget estimates, list
ing first the 1957-58 amount and
second the 1956-57 amount:
General and courts: $283,400—
$249,625.
Health: $41,390 and $39,800.
Welfare: $100,093 and $94,691.
Poor: $13,000 and $10,500.
Debt Service: $6,077 and $6,-
316.
The last figure again shows
that the county is staying out of
debt in the general as wpU as
the school funds. The debt serv-
(payment of interest on
bonds) item has been declining
steadily for some years.
Of the $1.35 tax rate, 93 cents
of the total is assigned to schools
FRIGE TEN CENTS
Ol'P 'I'O VALLEY FORGE—Moore County’s
delegation to the National Boy Scout Jamboree
at Valley Forge, Pa., is pictured here just before
they boarded a chartered bus (in background)
at Sanford on Monday,, with other Scouts from
this area. Left to right: David McGiU, L. C.
Burwell, Karl Schweinfurth, Jimmy Rittenour,
William Lament Brown, Marvin Cornell, Thom
as Jones, Dan Butler and David Drexel, adult
leader. See detailed story on page 8.
Officials Back
Clean-Up Drive;
Ask All To .Assist
PUPILS ASSIGNED
TO LOCAL SCHOOLS
Answer Filed, Counter-Suit Begun
By Mrs. Nicholson In Federal Court
By action of the Southern Pines
board of education at its meeting
Wednesday night of last week, all
., .. . I children who attended school ii?
At the sugption of Mayor W. Southern Pines during the past
E. Bluey the town council adopt-|ygap gj.^ assigned to the same
ed a resolution Tuesday night schools for the coming school
endorsing the “anti-litterbug year.
campaign” being conducted in Ttie action w^s taken on au-
North Carolina on a state-wide thority of the North Carolina Pu-
basis. jpil Assignment Law and regula-
The resolution pledges the I'ions adopted by the local board
council to follow policies that ™ conformity with that law.
will improve the appearance of . Children entering school here
the town and urges every citizen lor the first time this year will be
to improve the TOeaiance and when request for admis-
n.tur.1 beauty of residential and
business property.
education. Such requests should
, be made to the office of Dr. A. C.
In m'ging adoption of the reso-, Dawson, superintendent, in the
lution at the council meeting,' elementary school building on
Mayor Blue said “The beauty of East Massachusetts Ave.
our town is the greatest asset wej Parents who de^re a child to
have.” For this reason—and be- attend a school other than the
cause the chairman of the state- j one to which the child is assigned
wide campaign. Former Mayor niust make a written application
Voit Gilmore, lives at Southern ] 1° be filed with the board of edu-
Pines—the mayor said he cation through the superintend
Local News Writer
Denies Allegations
In Daly's Complaint
^ Mrs. Valerie Nicholson, South
ern Pines newspaperwoman, has
answered, the $100,000 damage
suit of three Washington residents
against her with a counterclaim
for $150,000 damages, filed Mon
day in Middle District federal
court.
She denies in toto the allega
tions of Vincent J. Daly, former
Southern Pines psychologist, and
I his two assistants Edwina Hall
man and Martha Dixon Under
wood that starting in November
1955 she had “utilized vicious,
monstrous and unlawful means”
in conspiring against them to
break up their livelihood and to
“cast into oblivion any further
chance they might have for
fame or fortune in their chosen
profession.”
Instead, she claims that it was
'*ir^the plaintiffs who operated a con
spiracy “to drive defendant out of
her profession as a newspaper re
porter and to destroy her reputa
tion and standing,” alleging her
belief that it wasi from fear of ex
posure that they were motivated
to initiate and continue the at
tacks upon her.
Suspicions Aroused
In the answer and countersuit
Mrs. Nicholson alleges that “de-
*»fendant did not become acquaint
ed with plaintiff Vincent J. Daly
until on or. about December 6,
1955, when said Daly requested
that she go to his office, at which
time he attempted to use her abil
ity as a newspaper reporter to
picions were aroused, and she re
fused to use newspaper reports
for his benefit; that subsequently
defendant learned that said Daly
was under observation by local
police, the State Bureau of Inves-
tig^ion and Federal Bureau of
Investigation; that said Daly was
one of the subjects named in an
article by one Harry Kursh, a free
lance reporter and -writer of
PeekskiU, New York, in Mechan-
ix Illustrated for March 1953 en
titled “The ,Con Men WiU Get
You”; and defendant believes and
alleges that it was from fear of
exposure by the defendant who
was a newspaper reporter, that
(Continued on Page 5)
99 QUESTIONS
Ninety-nine ' questions were
posed Mrs. Valerie Nicholson, lo
cal newspaperwoman, in an ‘'“in
terrogatory” served on her Wed
nesday by registered mail, by
the Washington attorney for Vin
cent J. Daly, Edwina Hallman
and Martha D. Underwood.
The “interrogatory” is a device
by v/hich a party in a federal
civil suit may force the adverse
party to answer material ques
tions under oath, in advance of
trial. Objection may be made to
questions considered immaterial
and irrelevant, and a judge rules
later on these objections, at a
hearing.
Questions composing the “in
terrogatory” received by Mrs.
Nicholson range far afield from
news stories written by herself
thought it would be fitting for
the council to make formal rec
ognition of the campaign.
The council’s action put
Southern Pines on record as one
of the first, perhaps the first, mu
nicipality to make such an en
dorsement of the effort in which
Gov. Luther H. Hodges has ask
ed the widest possible participa
tion.
ent.
Such an application, to be valid,
must be made on or before July
29.
Moose Can Use
Old Inn Site
Under action taken by the
Board of Zoning Adjustment
The full text of the resolution ‘ in a meeting at the town offices
follows: (this (Thursday) imorning, the
WHEREAS, Governor Luther Southern Pines Moose Lodge will ing come in
Junior Sandhill
Tennis Tourney
Starting July 17
The Junior -Sandhill In vita
tional tennis tournament will be
resumed next week after a one-
year lapse, with play starting
next Wednesday and continu
ing through ' Sunday, July 21.
The tournament was dropped
last year because many of the lo
cal players had moved away or
“aged” past 18, into the senior
field. Now the old crop of youth
ful net stars is almost entirely
gone, and effort will be placed
into building the tournament
back up to its former preemin
ence in the State, said Malcolm
Clark, tournament director.
As material, there is a whole
new flock of junior players who
have been taking instruction this
year from Clark, tennis director
with the local summer recreation
program. Some show excellent
promise, Clark said, and are ready
for tournament play.
The field is wide open for the
making of new young champs,
as both the 1955 defenders, Mar
shall Happer of Kinston and Lil
lian Bullock of Southern Pines,
have moved into the senior
bracket.
Out-of-town interest has been
encouraging, said Clark, with
several entries already on hand
and a number of inquiries hav-
from around the
Council Hears Request
Take Definite Action
On Wisconsin Avenue
Speaker Makes
I Plea To Close
Intersection
Urged to take action at once
on closing Wisconsin Ave. at the
No. 1 thru-way intersection, the
town council discussed the con
troversial question briefly Tues-
day night and came to the con
clusion that no such action
should be taken without a pub
lic hearing. ,
However, no date was set for a
Resolution By
Council Lauds
Lloyd T. Clark
A resolution memorializing
Lloyd T. Clark, former mayor of
Southern Pines, who died last
week, was adopted by the town
council.
The resolution praises Mr.
Clark’s character and community
service and expresses sympathy
to his family. It is signed by
Mayor W. E. Blue.
The full text follows:
THAT WHEREAS, Lloyd T.
Clark was a resident and valu
able citizen of the Southern Pines
community for a period of 38
years prior to his death on July 2
1957; and
WHEREAS, during his life in
Southern Pines he demonstrated
an interest in and devotion for
this community and its people
that was translated into service
which accomplished lasting good
for the Town of Southern Knes;
and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and
Town Council desire to recognize
this service of Lloyd T. Clark
which was rendered in many in
conspicuous, but effective ways
and included several years asi a
member of the Board of Commis
sioners of the Town and as a
Councilman and the first Mayor
under the City Manager form of
Government; and
WHEREAS, because of his fine
character, good citizenship and
ready willingness to work at any
task, no matter how large or how
small, that was in the best inter
est of this community, the Mayor
and Town Council realize that a
large void has been left in the
(Continued on Page 8)
H. Hodges has created the
“ANTI-LITTERBUG COMMIT-
'TEE,” whose slogan is “DON’T
BE A LITTERBUG,” to conduct
a clean-up program for the State
of North Carolina, and
■WHEREAS, the Town Council
fContinued bn page 8)
be permitted to use as a meeting
place the standing wing of the
Highland Pines Inn property that
burned earlier this year.
An appeal had been made to
the board by some neighboring
property owners, through Attor-
fContinued on Page 8)
State. Held annually from 1949
through 1955, the Junior Sand
hill had become the outstanding
event in its class in North and
South Carolina.
Singles and doubles events will
be held in both the junior boys’
(Continued on page 8)
Paul C, Butler Appointed To Welfare Board
and ol-her reporters, her activities
boost his practice as a"psycholo-j3“d ^^ose of others for legislation
against unqualified psycholo
gists, to material she allegedly
gist; that on this occasion, and
subsequent thereto, Daly discuss
ed with her matters which she be
lieved to be untrue and acted in
**such a way that defendant’s sus-
.furnished a New York free lance
writer, and personal matters and
opinions.
Paul C. Butler of Southern]
Pines has accepted appointment ^»
to a three-year term on the'^J
Moore County Public Welfare'
Board. He fills a vacancy caused
by the resignation of Carl Scog-
gin of Robbins who has moved to
Greensboro.
Active in civic and political af
fairs, Mr. Butler was awarded
the Sandhill Kiwanis Club’s
Builders Cup a few years ago. He
is perhaps best known as chair
man for many years of the
Moore County Chapter of the
National Foundation for Infan
tile Paralysis, a position that ha-~
given him a background in social
service work.
The Welfare Board supervises
the activities of the county de
partment that provides various
types of assistance to needy per
sons. The board is composed of
three members, all serving three-
year terms. .
One of the members, Mr. But-
M5. BUTLER
Board of Welfare. One is named
by the county commissioners—^E.
H. Garrison, Jr., of Carthage who
ler, is appointed by the State i has served on the board for the
past year. The third member is
chosen by the other two 'Welfare
Board members. Mrs. William P.
Davis of Southern Pines, who is
chairman of the board, is this
.member.
Members may serve no more
than six years, that is, two terms
on the board. Mr. Garrison, who
was named after the expiration
of the sixth year in service by H.
G. Poole of Carthage, is the for
mer longtime Moore County
farm agent.
Mr. Scoggin, because of busi
ness interests, left the county
several months ago', but appoint
ment to fill the vacancy was de
ferred because the expiration of
his second three-year term—the
limit of his service—^was due this
month.
Mr. Butler is employed by the
Carolina Power and Light Co. A
Democrat, he has been active in
party affairs for many years.
First meeting of thq full new
board will be held at Carthage
on Tuesday, July 23.
C. N. Page Named
Justice of Peace
C. N. Page, local businessman
and former mayor of Southern
Pines, was to be sworn in this
(Thursday) afternoon by C. C.
Kennedy, clerk of Moore County
Superior Court, as a justice of the
peace.
Mr. Page received his appoint
ment from Judge F. Don Phillips
of Rockingham, whose duty it is
to determine the need and confer
about qualifications of applicants
for JP posts.
In his new office, Mr. Page is
named as a justice of the peace in
McNeill township, but under law
has jurisdiction throughout the
county^
It is expected that he will as
sume the numerous JP duties per
formed by Lloyd T. Clark who
died last week. These include
holding regular court sessions for
trial of minor offenders, in the
town offices.
Mr. Page confirmed today that
his appointment had been made
and said he expected to be sworn
in this afternoon.
OLD NEWSPAPERS
TO BE COLLECTED
Have any old newspapers and
magazines you don’t want? Sat
urday morning will be your
chance to get rid of them.
If you put them out in front
of your house, men of St. An
thony’s Catholic Church will
pick them up.
When a large quantity has
been collected, the old news
papers and magazines will be
sold for benefit of the St. An
thony’s school fund.
hearing. The council simply took
the matter under advisement.
Walter Harper, who lives not
far from the intersection, asked
the council to take some definite
action on closing Wisconsin Ave.
so that the east-west traffic
would not be able to enter the
four-lane highway itself, but
would have entry to the “access
roads” or the lanes paralleling
the highway.
He suggested as a companion
measure that the town cooperate
with the State Highway Depart
ment in getting Mechanic Street
opened and paved from Wiscon
sin Ave. south to Morganton
road, thus providing a means of
egress from West Southern Pines
at the south end of town.
Mr. Harper pointed out that
approaching traffic can’t see the
Wisconsin Ave. intersection be
cause of a hill.
“I’m sure this group would not
want to see an accident happen
there,”/ he said. “We can expect
high speed on the new highway.
I hope you’ll take the necessary
action to eliminate this hazard.”
Mr. Harper said that the by
pass bridges would indicate to
the passing motorist that there
were no grade intersections and
that they would not be watching
for cars entering the highway.
Matter of Education
As for the inconvenience of
losing the crossing, “‘Nobody
should mind going out of his
way to avoid an accident.” He
said he thought that it is ““just
a matter of education” for people
to become used to using other
ways to get back and forth be-
t'ween East and West/ Southern
Pines.
The firetruck, he noted, rare
ly uses Wisconsin Ave. and, if it
did use it, after the thru-way is
opened, it would probably have
to stop on Wisconsin before
crossing, thus losing more time
than if it had used the Pennsyl
vania Ave. bridge.
He cited the example of sev
eral cities in which a heavy'load,
of traffic has an outlet over only
one bridge Jrom one major part
of the city to another and said
people in those cities got used to
it and appeared to manage very
well.
Mayor Blue pointed out that
the town can’t close a street
without having a public hearing
so that ““we couldn’t close it to
night if we wanted to.” The
mayor said he thought people
ought to have an opportunity to
express themselves.
There was some discussion, of
the closing, pro and con, during
which Councilman T. T. Morse of
West Southern Pines—where
there is said to be much feeling
for keeping Wisconsin Ave. open
—compared the closing to what
it would be like to close streets
now intersecting with No. 1
highway on May St.
It was pointed out that there is
now a much slower speed limit
on May St. than is expected on
the thru-way. The State sets
these speed limits, not the town,
said To-wn Attorney W. Lament
Brown.
Last month, the town asked
(Continued on Page 8)
ADULT SOFTBALL
RESULTS TUES„ JULY 9
Church of W. F. 19, Jaycees 17
National Guard 30, Lions 2.
COMING GAMES
Tonight (Thursday)
7-'15—VFW vs. Lions.
9:15—^National Guard vs. Jay-'
cees.
Tuesday, July 16
7:15—VFW vs. Church of W.F.
9:15—CP&L vs. National Guard
Thursday, July 18
7:15—National Guard vs. Jay
cees.
9:15—Lions Club vst CP&L
STANDINGS
W. L.
National Guard 4 0
Carolina Power & Light 5 1
Church of Wide Fel ;....4 3
VFW 2 3
Lions - : ...1 4
Jaycees 0 5