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'^RoWrU«AyfG'H"«x» ,6r_. ilc5p<i& Cameron m l Uerbc „ *, .Afeerdiaeo Pin'8|)lu^ VOL. 39—NO. 48 TWENTY PAGES SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1957 HELD POST 10 YEARS TWENTY PAGES PRICE 10 CENTS t ' Ji Garland Pierce Quits Post Office Job; No Successor Appointed Yet Garland Pierce, who has been Postmaster in Southern Pines for the past 10 years, has resigned his position effective last Friday. No replacement has been made as yet, he said, and there is no definite date established when such an appointment will be made. Pierce said he was resigning to enter private business, a move Walter Carringer, Tenor, To Sing In Concert Next Week Walter Carringer, tenor soloist who will open the season of the Sandhills Music Association Oc tober 25, was received enthusias tically by a Moore County audi ence when he sang with the North Carolina Symphony in Southern Pines last Spring. A return en gagement for the brilliant young vocalist was one of the first at tractions sought by the Music As sociation program committee, Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr., presi dent, said this week. Of special interest, Mr. Hodg kins pointed out, is the inclusion of a group of folksongs on the program Mr. Carringer is to give at Weaver Auditorium in South ern Pines. Details of the program will be announced next week. Of interest also is the fact that Mr. Carringer grew up at Murphy in western North Carolina and still spends time there between concerts. Since 1953 he has spent ■ his summers at the Transylvania Music Camp, Brevard, where he is engaged for both the six-week camp session and the following ■'Brevard Music Festival, provid ing an additional link with the Tarheel state. Season tickets for the. Music Association’s concert series run ning through next Spring are available from community chair men who were announced last week and from the Barnum Real ty and Insurance Company in Southern Pines. he had been considering for sev eral years. He added that this seemed to be an appropriate time to effect the change. He is con sidering several offers from pri vate concerns but is not prepared to make an announcement of his decision for future plans at this time. Maxwell Rush, who operates a grocery store in Manly and for merly worked as a carrier at the post office, has applied for the position, which must be approved by the Postmaster General for a temporary appointment. Gener ally, all postmasters. Pierce said, are appointed on a temporary basis and must pass a written ex amination before they can re ceive the permanent appoint ment Pierce was appointed Postmas ter in April, 1948, succeeding L. T. Hall, who had been acting Postmaster for the previous three months. Prior to Hall’s ser vice, the position was filled for 10 years by Frank Buchan. The post office, now on the first class designation, has doub led its receipts during Pierce’s tenure, now doing an annual business of some $75,000. There are 17 employees attached to the office, an increaise of six over the time Pierce assumed the position. Also, during his service, the post office initiated home deliv ery (about seven years ago) and saw the use of air mail greatly increase. Prior to joining the post office Pierce was part owner of Bar num Realty and Insurance Com pany, and manager and part owner of Highland Pines Inn. He served in 1955 as president of the North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Post masters. He is a charter member of the Rotary and Elks Clubs, and attends Emmanuel Episcopal Church. He lives with Mrs. Pierce and a daughter, Connie, who is sophomore at Southern Pines High School, on Weymouth Road. A son. Garland Frank, is Karagheusian Sets Formal Dedication Ceremony Nov. 9 Follows Annual Company Sales Conference Here Key personnel and staff mem bers of A. & M. Karagheusian, Inc., will arrive in the Sandhills Wednesday, November 6, for the company’s annual national sales conference and dedication of the company’s new facilities near Ab erdeen. Dedication of the plant will be held Saturday morning, Novem ber 9, with Governor Luther H-odges and Charles A. Karagheu sian, .chairman of the company’s Board of Directors, making prin cipal addresses. In announcing the dedication plant manager Cecil Beith said that plans call for full production by the dedication^date. The com pany is now employing something in excess of 200 workers. The dedication program, which begins at 10 a.m., will climax the annual sales conference, which will attract men of the Karagheu sian organization from all over the country. Arriving in Southern Pines on four special Pullman cars, those attending the conference will rep resent every Gulistan Carpet dis tributor in the country. Beith said that some 120 people would attend and added that per haps the number may increase as the time of the meeting amd dedi cation approaches. Housing facilities in Southern Pines and Pinehurst have been booked for many weeks. Head quarters for the sales conference will be at the Mid Pines Club and the meeting sessions will be con ducted at Southern Pines Country Club. Special buses will be im ported and used to transport par ticipants from their lodgings to the various meeting places. Distributors for Gulistan Car- (Continued on Page 8) STABLE CALL! Boots. Saddles, to Horse and Away! . . . the call for stabling is resounding thru- out the territory of the Moore County Hounds. It seems that while this section is over-supplied, at the moment, with places for folks to stay, there is a great dearth of quarters for horses. These would include the race horses that are forming such an interesting addition to the local scene—and a profitable one—as well as the steeds who must Jind room if follow ers of the local hunt are to be mounted. Already, one combined sta ble of two owners is said to be looking for stalls for 26 horses; a racing stable from Long Island has been tele phoning around; and this is just the start. Most local barns are chockful as of now. Here's an opportunity that seems to be going begging: room for the riders, but what can the Sandhills do for the horses? spouse ip ticket sales was report- ® at N- C. State College, ed this week from Carthage, where the chairman is Mrs. L. B. Womack, and especially in Rob bins where Mrs. George Frye is in charge. ' .■•< During the past several years, Mr. Carringer has appeared in 46 states and Canada £ind on nation wide radio and television net works. After three and a half years as soloist with the famous Robert Shaw chorale, he left that group to begin a highly successful career of solo recitals on his own. Mr. Hodgkins also announced this week that the University of Alabama String Quartet, who will play in Southern Pines De cember 3, has been added to the season’s concert program. Other concert dates are Friday, February 14, Jeaneane Dowis, pianist; Tuesday, March 18, North Carolina Little Symphony; and Friday, April 4, Roger Wag ner Chorale. 0 Window Displays For Homecoming Game Are Urged Southern Pines merchants were reminded this week that the annual homecoming football game will be played next Friday, October 25, and erection of win dow displays to call attention to the event was suggested by the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber, which sponsors the window display program every year, said that three prizes would be awarded: $10 for first, $5 for second, and $2.50 for third. The committee to judge the dis plays has not been completed yet but will be prior to the judging next Thursday, October 24. In the event some people had let it slip their minds, the official colors of the Blue Knights are white and blue. Such colors are encouraged in the window dis- plays, thought are nht necessary. Appointment of his successor will probably depend on the Moore County Republican Exec utive Committee. R. S. Ewing,, chairman of the group, was out of town today and could not be reached for comment. Rush, how ever, is a Republican and many consider him as having the in side on the appointment. There have been mmors of several more people who would seek the appointment. Rush worked as a carrier for 18 months, resigning several months ago to act as administra tor of the estate of the late Char lie Picquet, his uncle. He enter ed the grocery business in Manly about two months ago. rcx:ket visible Want to see "Sputoik"? The Smilhsoman Asfrophy- sical Observatory in Cam bridge. Mass., which has been making astronomical c5dcula- tions of the Russian "moon" since it was released, said today that the final stage of the satellite launching rocket will appear on the horizon very early tomorrow (Friday) morning. Early risers may see the rocket, but apparently not "Sputnik." The rocket, the observatory said, will pass over U. S. territory at Erie. Pa., at 4:45 a.m. and will leave Cape Hatteras at 4:48 a.m. Due to the rocket's er ratic orbit, however, there ;My well be a variance of five to 10 minutes in its time of arrival. The rocket is of the first magnitude, the designation astronomers apply to the ^ brightest stars. TAGGED -GASOLINE ALLEY' Blue Knights Win Over Hope Mills; Meet Massey Hill The Blue Knights, with two straight victories to keep them happy, are decided underdogs to morrow (Friday) night when they meet Massey Hill under the lights at Fayetteville. The Knights defeated' Hope Mills 26-0 last Friday night and had defeated Shallotte the previ ous Friday. The victories gave them an over-all record of two wins and four losses, three of them to conference opponents. Coach Ifie Leonard said this morning that the team had shown remarkable improvement, partic ularly in the Ifee, in the past few games and expressed pleasure at the way the team played against Hope Mills. Massey Hill, a non-conference foe, has .been established as a tw o- touchdown favorite in the game which begins at 8 p.m. on the new field. They lost their first game of the season last week to Fair mont, 14-13, but with nine'seniors, in the starting lineup, Leonard conceded the Blue Knights would have, to pull off a miracle to come out on top. Last year Massey Hill won the Cape Fear Conference but had to move out because enrollment in the school got too high. They are now in the AA-C class and are attached to no particular confer ence. Several Blue Knights were out with flu this week, something that may further weaken the team. 'Whether all the members of the squad will dress is still not known, Leonard said, but at least early season injuries that kept several players off the squad have now cleared up and that problem has ceased to exist. Jimmy Caldwell, a back, and Dickie Mclnnis, who broke his arm about two weeks ago, will (Continued on Page 8) State Allocates Special Sum For Thruway Planting $4,000 Set Up For Planting OI Trees, Shrubbery Meeting this week with W. R Phelps, assistant landscape engi neer of the state highway depart ment, the local committee, ap pointed by the town council to make a study of landscape treat ment of the new thoroughfare, was given an outline of what the State hopes to do in this respect. The meeting was held in the town office Tuesday morning, with the chairman, Mrs. 'Voit Gil more, and committee members: Mrs. Marion Taylor Brawley, Mrs Felton Caples, Mrs. James Boyd, and Edward Schneider, as well as Town Manager Louis Scheipers, present. Rolling out a series of large maps showing in detail sections of the highway, Mr. Phelps an nounced that the State had set aside some $4,000 for use on the project. The engineer then tak ing each map at a time went into detail as to exactly how the plant ings were to be carried Out, in cluding the number and types of treps and shrubs in each section. He emphasized that the land scaping will be “natural”, using the native varieties of all shrub bery and trees. The plan makes use of pines, some hardwoods, crabapple and dogwoods for the major part of the work. In many stretches where the terrain is fa vorable, thick plantings of young pine seedlings will be made, as well as Uirger pines transplanted. Intersections, said the State man, present a double problem:, the need fori clear vision and the call for beautification. “Natural ly,” he said, “vision is going to come first, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have low shrubs.” He said such low plantings were planned for all intersections to follow the contour of the road. On (Continued on Page 8) Liquor Sales In County Show Drop Liquor sales in Moore County registered almdst $14,000 less in September this year than last year, according to figures just re leased by L. J. Hinson, manager of ABC stores. Throughout the state Septem ber sales were off almost five per cent from September of last year. In Moore County, Hinson said that sales in September, 1956 were $116,814; in September this year the figure was $102,930. The decrease is attributed in great part to a fifth Saturday of sales during September, 1956. Sales in Moore County have been showing a decline—small—for several months, however. Local Resident Killed As Car Leaves Hi^h'way Dies Hour After Hospital Arrival; One Also Injured Herbert D. Caples, 42, was killed just inside the city limits last night when his car left the road and crashed into a clump of trees about 200 yards away. He died about an hour after being admitted to nearby St. Joseph’s Hospital. Donald A. Jones, who was driving just behind Caples, was injured and is in St. Joseph’s to day where his condition is re ported as serious but not critical. Both men, employees of the same company, were heading for Caples’ home on the Carthage [road to eat supper, according to a statement given Southern Pines police this morning by Jones. Caples left the road, ap parently first, on the curve just north of the entrance to St. Jo sephs. Jones, not far behind, also left the road shortly afterwards and' travelled approximately 87 feet before flipping over. Both cars, which belonged to the com pany they worked for, Prosperity Laundry Equipment Company of Sjmacuse, N. Y., were wrecked. Jones told officers this morn ing that the whole thing happen ed so quick he was still trying to remember. He said he could re member seeing lights and dust before wrecking. Officers L. D. Beck and John Sharp of the Southern Pines po lice department investigated the accident. Their reports have not been completed. The accident was the first of a fatal nature to occur on Southern Pines streets in several years. Caples had come to Southern. Pines from Syracuse ■ about two years ago as a travelling repre sentative for the laundry equip ment concern. Funeral services will be held at Brownson Memoijal Presbyte- ri.an Church at 2 p. m^ Saturday, conducted by the Rev. Cheves Ligon. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery with the Elks Lodge, of which he was a member, in charge of the graveside- service. He is survived by his wife/th^ former Alice Andrews of New York state, a daughter, Mrs. Eu gene Lee of Southern Ptoes, five sisters, and one brother. REV. MAYNARD MAN- GUM, new pastor of the First Baptist Church, conducted his second service here Sunday. He recently moved here from Johnston County and is now living in the parsonage on S. Ashe Street with his wife and two daughters. Competition Getting Tough On US 1 Gasoline Alley. That’s the tag, deserved or not, that has been hung on the stretch of highway from the Southern end of this town's corporate lim its to a point just beyond Howard Johnson’s Motor Lodge. In that stretch, barely more than a mile, there are 13 places where one can purchase gasoline and other supplies for the opera tion of an automobile. There is rumor also that more such sta tions are on the planning board and are to become realities within thd very near future. Why so many? Does anyone— can anyone—^make any money? Is there enough traffic to jirstify 13 stations? The questions are hard to an swer.' One operator tried at least to explain it. “There’re too many, sure,” he said. “We’re overbuilt and there’s^ just not enough traf fic to sustain us aU. Somebody’s going to suffer. I’m in this thing several thousand dollars, however, pd couldn’t get out without tak ing a big loss.” Five years ago there were half , a dozen stations. The traffic count at that time was something under 5,000 cars per day. In 1955 the count rose, according to State Highway Department records, to approximately 5,700 per day; in 1956 the figure took a tremendous increase to 6,800 per day and, though the current figures aren’t available, some 7,500 cars tfavel the stretch daily. A remarkable increase and, some think, the real reason why the number of stations grew so rapidly. A station is built on one principle: sufficient traffic to insure, imder ordinary circum stances, a steady flow of busi ness. But several things have com bined to hurt the station opera- tom, though several say business is as good as ever. A gas war in the summer, overbuilding, resist ance of the public to purchase ac cessories and, to some extent, nec essary servicing, and, biggest of all, the opening of the Parkway in Southern Pines. Those are the biggest factors that could hurt the individual operators. One operator, who asked not to be named, said he had experi enced some difficulty in keeping his prices in line with the “inde pendents.” The independents, however, counter that they sell at a fair price and aren’t doing any price cutting, the kind that leads to gas wars. Biggest sore spot of the gaso line people is the section of road just South of .town to the Park way intersection. In that stretch there alre five stations now (there were six until one closed earlier this week) and all are dead seri ous in their competition. Name a brand and you’ll find it in Gasoline Alley. Almost every major company is represented and, rumors have it. those that aren’t would like to and may be will be before long. In the meantime, the current joke among , the operators, is one that has a man driving through and starting to light a cigarette. He looks out the window and is horrified: “Not me,” he says, “Light this cigarette and Til prob ably blow the whole place to kingdom come.” CapL McDaniel Is Re-Elected Leader Of Legion Post Capt. A. R. McDaniel of Southern Pines was re-elected commander of Sandhill Post 134, American Legion, at last 'Thurs day’s meeting. Charles J. Sadler was elected vice-commander. Other officials of the local post include the following: L. L. Woolley, adjutant; W. E. Cox, Jr., finance officer; D. R. Mc Neill, chaplain; Joe O’Callaghan, sgt. at arms; F. M. Dwight, his torian; and D. D. S. Cameron, service, officer. Appointed to other positions for 1958 were Dr. J. S. Hiatt, child welfare; Virgil P. Clark, membership; Earl Hubbard, re habilitation; Dr. George Heift- itsh, Americanism; Henry Graves, community service; Irie Leonard, oratorical; J. V. Healy, Boy’s State; J. W. Dickerson, athletic; Paul Dana, public rela tions; J. T. Overton, security; Alden G. Bower, economic; Louis &heipers, Jr., graves registra tion; Gen. Pearson Menoher, Boy Scouts; Ernest Chevaliar, hou^ and entertainment; and L. L. Woolley, school awards. Agricultural Fair At Carthage Set To Open Monday The Moore County Agricultural Fair, sponsored annually by the Carthage Junior Chamber of Commerce, begins Monday and runs through next Saturday night. Gaither Edwards, Jaycee presi dent, said that two large exhibit buildings would be used this year for the first time and plenty of space was available for commer cial and agricultural exhibits. Doors are slated to open Mon day at 6 o’clock. The main fea tures of the fair will get under way Tuesday with the main gate opening at noon. Also, on Tues day, white school children will be admitted free until 6 p.m. Tuesday is set aside as Moore County Dairy Show day which begins at 9 a.rn. A large field of prize^i livestock, has been entered) ■vieing for cash prizes which will be awarded at the conclusion of the show. Oh Wednesday the big feature is the beauty contest, with the winner ta be crowned Miss Moore County High School of 1957.. One of the judges will be Miss Elaine Herndon, current holder of the Miss North Carolina title. Eight contestants have entered. Negro school children in the county will be admitted free on Thursday beginning at noon. Friday and Saturday will be given over for the most part to enjoyment of the midway, in charge this year of the Ross-Man- ning' Shows. Car Carrying Ten Passengers Struck Twice In Seconds An automobile driven by H. B. Lynch, of Route 1, Cameron, and containing nine members of his family, was struck twice by dif ferent automobiles within the space of a few seconds last Tues day night, according to the State Highway Patrol. Investigation of the accidents, which occurred on the Union Church Road between Vass and Carthage, indicated . that the Lynch vehicle was first hit by a car said to have been driven by a woman from West End, and knocked into the path of a car coming from the opposite direc tion. Lynch received bruises and rib injuries; a daughter suffered lac erations. He was returning from a revival meeting in Carthage. The State Highway Patrol is in vestigating the accident. RESIGNS Mrs. J. V. Snipes, poslnuu- tor al Niagara, rasispud Iasi week after some 10 tm»s oi service. No replacement Jht the position has been an nounced as reL Niagara is a fourth class pMt office. Enlargement Of Howard Johnson’s Motor Lodge Begun A $115,000 enlargement of Howard Johnson’s Motor Lodge between Southern Pines and Aberdeen got underway last week. The project will add 16 new rental units and a confer ence-banquet room which will accommodate 75 people, accord ing to officials of Holly Corpor ation, which owns both the lodge and adjoining restaurant. The lodge, still less than one year old, will have 52 rental units when the enlargement is completed, making it one of the state’s largest such facilities. Mrs. Frances Peed, manager of the lodge, said that exception ally good business during the first season had been the encour aging factor in the decision to enlarge. E. J. Austin, Southern Pines architect, drew up the plans for the adidition which, like the al ready existing facilities, will in clude private sun patios, air con ditioning, wall to wall carpeting, and decorator designing. The new suites will be named after famous golf courses of America, including Pinehurst, O’Shanta, Baltusrol and Pine Valley. The new meeting room will enable the lodge to cater to parties and conventions of up to 73 people, adding con- ' siderably to the tourist potential of the area.