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^ Lace Plant Project
By Loan Approval,
Coimnissioners Okay
Approprialion To
Build Ulillly Lines
Two big steps forward were
taken this week in the Mozur
lace plant proposal.
lA These important developments
^ were:
1. Meeting at Raleigh Monday,
the board of the North Carolina
Business Development Corpora
tion approved a $150,000 loan to
the Mozur interests for plant con
struction—subject, however, to
acceptance of a commitment let-
Parade By Scouts
*Will Be Staged
Here Saturday
Boy Scouts, Explorers and Cub
Scouts from troops in all towns
of Moore County are expected to
assemble here Saturday afternoon
to highlight the opening of Na
tional Boy Scout Week with a
^gala parade.
Units are asked to report to
the Southern Pines school cafete
ria at 2:15 p.m. At 2:30, the pa
rade wiU assemble by the town
park, and is expected to begin at
3.
Assembly will be on the New
York Avenue (south) side of the
park. Bands from both East and
West Southern Pines schools will
furnish the music.
W The route of march has been in
dicated as follows:
The parade will turn north on
Broad Street by the new city hall
and march to the end of the rail
road station (Connecticut Ave
nue. It will then turn left across
the tracks and proceed back up
Broad Street to Pennsylvania
Avenue, where the Division
Troops will turn to the right and
march or ride to the West South-
% (Continued on page 8)
Given Big Boost
$7,500 From County
ter by Mozur Laces, Inc.
2. Also on Monday,^ at Car
thage, the board of county com
missioners authorized appropria
tion of $7,500 by the county, to be
used for construction of water and
sewer lines from the Southern
Pines town limits to the plant site
on No. 1 Highway parkway, north
of Klidland Road. There was a
reservation tagged to this action
too: approval by M. G. Boyette,
county attorney, who was out of
the county this week.
Lawyers io Meet
Coming up on Tuesday of next
week is a meeting that might see
the final problems of the lace
plant project disposed of: a con
ference of attorneys for the Mozur
firm, for the Business Develop
ment Corporation and for the con
struction company.
Robert S. Ewing, president of
the Southern Pines Development
Corporation, said yesterday that
he sees no major obstacle in the
path of the lace plant project.
There have been various matters
of procedure to be settled, he said,
between the Mozur firm and the
Business Development Corpora
tion. He said that a copy of the
letter of commitment in regard to
the loan had not yet reached him
■but that he was confident agree
ment could be reached on details
of the loan agreement.
Financing Plan
If matters proceed as expected,
the lace plant building would be
constructed by the Mozur inter
ests at a cost of around $350,000.
Of this amount, $150,000 would
be derived from the loan by the
Business Development Corpora
tion which is a State-sponsored
private lending agency set up spe
cifically to encourage new indus
try in North Carolina.
The rest of the project’s 'cost
would be financed by issuance of
20-year bonds, which are to pay
six per cent interest. For this
purpose, $186,000 has been pledg
ed by residents of Southern Pines
(Continued pn page 8)
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1958
EIGHTEEN PAGES
PRICE 10 CENTS
Sheriff McDonald Says He Won’t
Be Candidate In 1958 Primary
Caviness
VETERAN OFFICER STEPS DOWN
Text Of,Sheriffs Statement
HcfNORED—Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr., left, receives from James
S. Baird the Jaycees’ Distinguished Service Award—^first to be
given here to a young man for outstanding service to the com
munity. The plaque was presented Tuesday night. (Pilot photo)
Hodgkins Chosen For Jaycee Award
presentation of
Jeaneane Dowis To Play February 14
Jeaneane Dowis, a tall young
wom^m from Texas who is noted
for both her skill at the piano and
for her beauty, wiU be heard in
Southern Pines Friday evening,
February 14.
> Under auspices of the Sandhills
Music Association, Miss Dowis
will appear at Weaver Auditorium
at 8:30 p.m., as the third attrac-
tiop in the Association’s current
concert series.
A special buffet dinner for con
cert-goers will be served at the
Hollywood Hotel before the per
formance.
For her program in Southern
Pines, Miss Dowis has chosen
•> compositions by Mozart, Beetho
ven, Ravel, Baitok and Chopin.
The pianist studied with Adele
Marcus, and with Mme. Rosina
Lhevinne at the Julliard School.
Upon graduation there, she was
presented with the Carl Roeder
award to the pianist “most out
standing in talent and achieve
ment.” She has received several
other awards and scholarships,
including the Chopin Award of
'' the Kosciuszko Foundation — a
$1,000 prize.
She has appeared in concerts
over a wide area of the nation and
has played with several symphony
orchestras. Last year, she toured
Europe and was one of the win
ners of the Busoni Contest in Bal-
sanOj Italy.
Season and individual perform
ance tickets are available at the
Bamum Realty and Insurance Co.
in Southern Pines, or at the box
office.
First
Junior Chamber of Commerce’s
Distinguished Service Award was
made Tuesday night to Norris
L. Hodgkins, Jr., executive vice-
president of the Citizens Bank
and Trust Company.
In presenting the plaque to
Mr. Hodgkins during a dinner at
the Hollywood Hotel, James S.
Baird cited the winner’s “many
accomplishments” in dvic, char
itable and cultural organizations,
in his church, in business and in
the Jaycees, of which he is treas
urer.
Nominees for the award were
submitted by the public at large
and the winner was chosen by
board
of hclppiness such
bring to an indivi-
the * the reward
service can
dual.
Guests at the meeting, which
was also known as “Bosses ! 9 rio-.ra
Night,” included employers of a UflyS
Jaycees; Miss Carol Staples, high
school student who was present
ed a plaque as winner of the
The complete statement of Sher
iff Charles J. McDonald, saying
he will not be a candidate for
sheriff in this year’s Democratic
primary, follows:
“In answer to a number of in
quiries received, this is to advise
the good citizens of Moore Coun
ty that I will not be a candidate
for the Democratic nomination
for sheriff in the primary this
year.
“I have reached this dedsion
after mmch thought on the mat
ter, and after receiving many re
quests from friends and support
ers that I file again this spring.
I am indeed grateful to these
many friends for their good wish
es, and realize that without them
it would have been impossible to
hold this office for so many
years.
“I wish to take this means of
thanking the citizens of Moore
County for their support during
my tenure of office. At the close
of this term on December 1st.,
1958, I will have been sheriff of
this coimty for thirty years.
There is no doubt in my mind but
that I have served the best cit
izenry of any county in the state.
As a whole, the people of Moore
County are for a good clean coun
ty, and wiU work to keep it that
way. Without their help, and the
excellent co-operation of law en
forcement agencies in the towns,
and on county, state and federal
levels, I would never have been
able to achieve whatever success
has been mine.
“My successor will find people
eager to help, and should experi-
en-ce no difficulty in performing
a good job. He-will be chosen by
his fellow citizens, and I will not
try to name him, other than to
support all the Democratic nom
inees in the November election.
The office is an important one,
and the person should be chosen
with care.
“Again my thanks for your
past support.”
c. J. McDonald
“Voice of Democracy” essay
contest sponsored by the Jay
cees; and Glenn Ramsey of 345
Crestview Rd., winner , of the res
idential Christmas decorations
and lighting contest, also spon-
sored by the Jaycees.
Tentative Date
Rotarians Will
At Pinehurst
MISS DOWIS
HUNTER TRIALS
Invitations have gone out
for the 26th Annual Hunter
Trials to be held on the
course at Scotts Comer, out
Youngs Road. Saturday, Feb
ruary 15, at 2 p. nu
Parking spaces and tickets
may be obtained from It&s.
W. O. Moss or Mrs, D. W.
Wlxtkebnan. '
The hunt ball and dinner
will follow that evening at
Mid Pines Club.
y^th many fine hunters in
training here this year and
a number of vititert expect
ed, the event should prove
one of the most outstanding
on the winter sports calendar
In the Sandhills.
Drive For Heart
Fund To Extend
Thru February
The 1958 Heart Fund Drive in
Moore County got under way
this week with the appointment
of various committee members
and area chairmen by Mrs. O.
Leon Seymour, chairman. 'The
campaign extends through Feb
ruary.
Assisting Mrs. Seymour on the
general committee will be Mrs.
R. M. McMillan, vice chairman;
Mrs. Garland McPherson, treas
urer; and Mrs. Malcolm* Grove^,
publicity chairman, aU of South
ern Pines.
Acting as drive chairmen in
their respective communities
are; Mrs. Frank Mizell, Aber
deen; Mrs. Gaither Edwards,
Cavhtage; Mrs. John Frye, Rob
bins; and Mrs. Robert Young
blood, West End.
“Contributions to the Heart
Fund,” Mrs. Seymour said, “are
used to support three major ac
tivities of the American Heart
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a board of five persons above nP
the Jaycee age of 21 through 35. "Or A OWU
'The winner was a carefully kept
secret until the moment of rec
ognition. Nominees did not have
to come from among the Jaycees
bemselves.
Mr. Hodgkins expressed his
appreciation and said that receiv
ing the award was “a tremendous
thrill.”
Bill Henderson of Raleigh, for
mer State Jaycee president, was
the visiting speaker. In his talk
he stressed the Importance of un-
selfi.sh community service and
CLIFF BLUE IN HOSPITAL
H. Clifton Blue of Aberdeen
entered Moore Memorial Hospi
tal 'Tuesday for observation. Mr.
Blue is editor and publisher of
The Sandhill Citizen and Moore
Caunty representative in the
State’s General Assembly. He
is reported to be resting com
fortably and feeling better.
Bond Election
Saturday, March 15, has been
set as a tentative date for the
$100,000 municipal center bond
election.
Meeting for a short special ses
sion Monday night, the town
colmcil chose this day for the
election, subject to the approval
of the bond attorneys in New
York City, as required by law.
A telegram was sent to the bond
attorneys, informing them of the
council’s action and it was hoped
that a reply would be received
before the council’s regular meet
ing Tuesday night of next week,
in the library at 8 p.m.
If the attorneys approve, the
date can be made final at that
time.
With the Southern Pines Ro
tary Club as host, some 600 Ro
tarians from 34 clubs of the 769th
District will convene at the Car
olina Hotel in Pinehurst Friday
and Saturday.
Johnnie A. HaU of the Southern
Pines club is conference chair
man and other members of the
local club have key parts in pre
paring for the event.
District Governor Harry Brown
Finch of Thomasville will pre
side. Purpose of the conference,
which is an annual affair, is to
review the service work of Ro
tary Clubs throughout the dis
trict and to plan ways of increas
ing the effectiveness of future
activities.
The principal speaker, who
will appear at a Saturday night
banquet, will be Arthur Gibson
of Atlanta, Ga. Ed Harding of
Washington, D. C., and other dis
tinguished Rotarians are on the
program.
A new District Governor, to
take office July 1, will be nom
inated, to be formally elected at
Rotary International’s conven-
PTA Plans Full
Program For
Monday Meeting
A full and varied program is
planned for the regular meeting
of the East Southern Pines Pa-
I re.it-teacher Association in
Weaver Auditorium Monday
night, Mrs. I. A. Woodell, presi
dent, said today.
E. G. Stellings of Charlotte,
president of Stewart and Everett
Theatres, the company that owns,
and controls the attractions at,
the Sunrise Theatre here, will be
one of the three speakers, Mrs.
Woodell said.
Several weeks ago, PTA mem-
bei-s endorsed the executive com
mittee’s proposal to send a letter
to Mr. Stellings protesting the
Announces
For Office
Sheriff C. J. McDonald, with
nearly 30 years of continuous ser
vice to the county behind him,
announced this week that he will
not be a candidate for reelection
in this year s Democratic primary.
The sheriff revealed his inten
tion in a signed statement turned
over to the newspapers of the
county Wednesday.
While the impact of this news
has not yet had time to create its
full effect, no announcement that
could be made would stir up live
lier political activity, in the opin
ion of most observers. There is
expected to ■. be no lack of candi
dates for the post. One seasoned
observer of the county’s political
scene said it would not surprise
him to see as many as 10 or a doz
en candidates for sheriff before
filing time closes.
Mrs. Griffin Won't Hun
Another announcement this
week threw a major office of the
county wide open to new con
tenders. Mrs. Bessie Griffin reg
ister of deeds, who has served four
two-year terms in office, said that
she would not be a candidate in
the primary.
These two announcements alone
gave promise of an exceptionally
lively primary campaign.
Caviness Announces
First to announce in the sher
iff’s race was Wesley Caviness,
41-year-old Carthage resident,
who is a member of the county
seat’s board of commissioners and
is mayor pro-tem. He is a grocerv
manager for Earl McDonald and
is also a licensed photographer.
The candidate’s wife is the
former Jane Deal of Catawba
County. They have a daughter,
Jane, who is a freshman in high
school, and a son, Lee, 10 years
old.
Mr. Caviness is immediate past
district commander of the Amer
ican Legion 11th District and has
served as post commander and
adjutant of the Carthage Legion
deli"! MabS^fr He is « lay speaker in“the
dent of the Methodist Men’s
Club.
A native of Carthage, he is ac
tive in Scouting and is a past
president of the Carthage Junior
Ch.'imber of Commerce.
(Continued on page 8)
Local Girls Will
Play Robbins For
Season’s Title
A high Rotary official attending
1 i- . . Is Catoni of the country of
elaetion IS the chief, Lebanon, vice-president of Ro-
item of business docketed for theitary International. He will be
Tuesday session. I (Continued on Page 8)
A girls’ team that clicked off
two wins in the past week has
tion in DaUas, Texas, in' june.lp’f* Southern
A hieh Rotarv nffipi.i High School basketball sit
Open House Program Dedicates Cafeteria
TAX LISTING EXTENDED '
The period for listing real and
personal property for county and
town taxes—due to end January
31—has been extended to Febru
ary 15 on authority of the county
commissioners, Mrs. Estelle Wick
er, county auditor, said this week.
An open house program for the
new cafeteria serving West South
ern Pines schools brought togeth
er in the building a large number
of school patrons, with school and
town officials and other interest
ed visitors, Monday night.
School officials appearing or
the program were John M. How-
arth, chairman of the board of ed
ucation; Dr. A. C. Dawson, super
intendent; and H. A. Wilson, re
cently appointed principal of West
Southern Pines schools. School
board and town council members,
with other guests, were intro
duced.
Joshua Ferguson, president of
the West Southern Pines Parent-
Teacher Association, spoke the in
vocation. Greetings and appreci
ation were expressed by Mrs. D.
S. Burrows. The Rev. E. L. Mc-
Adam, pastor of Emmanuel Pres
byterian Church in West South
ern Pines and Faith Presbyterian
Church, Aberdeen, used the theme
“Future Highway Builders,” for
an in^irational address that call
ed for lifting standards in home,
church and' school. He listed in
efficiency, selfishness and race
prejudice as stones that must be
removed from the highway of
progress and urged his listeners
to “go forward in love and under
standing, not in bitterness and
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RECEIVES KEY—Symbolic of the opening of the new West
Southern Pines School cafeteria, John M. Howarth, left, chair
man of the board of education, turns over the key to the building
to H. A. Wilson, recently appointed principal of West Southern-
Pines schook. The photo was made at the open house program
and dedication of the new building Monday night (Pilot photo)
nation and has assured the local
girls of a chance for the county
championship.
Having beaten Aberdeen last
Friday, 51-30, and Vass-Lake-
view, 61-60, in an overtime period
Tuesday night, the girls became
the Moore County “southern
group” winner and will now face
the northern v/inner, Robbins, in
a special contest in the Carthage
gym at 7:30 p. m. Saturday night.
Winner of that game will be the
county’s regular season cham
pions.
Follo\ving this game, Aberdeen
and Robbins boys will play for
the boys’ season championship.
Local boys, meanwhile, enter
ed the worst .slump of the season,
losing to Aberdeen 79-47 and to
Vass-Lakeview 75-31.
Moore County coaches will meet
Saturday morning at Carthage
to decide pairings and seedings
fdr the 31st annual Moore Coun
ty Basketball Tournament which
(Continued on page 8)
License Examiner's
Schedule Announced
D. A. Clark, driver’s license
examiner for this area, has an
nounced his weekly sdiedule as
follows, starting Monday:
Monday and Tuesday—Aber
deen (fire department).
Wednesday and Thursday—
Southern Pines (police depart-
men).
Friday—Pinehurst (fire depart
ment)
Hours at all locations will be
8:30 a m. to 5:30 p. m.
Annoimcement By
Boyette Assures
Solicitor Race
First assured race in the Demo
cratic primary became apparent
this week with the announcement
by Moseley G. Boyette of Car
thage, solicitor of the 13tih Judi
cial District, that he would be a
candidate for re-nomination.
Mr. Boyette’s action was ex
pected. He faces already an
nounced opposition in Walter E.
Brock of Wadesboro, whose can
didacy was announced early in
January.
Mr. Boyette made the follow
ing statement this week in con
nection with his candidacy:
“I have held this important of
fice since January, 1947. During
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GILL TO SPEAK
HERE FEBRUARY 18
t Edwin R. GilL North Caro
lina State treasxuer and vile-
president of the State Art
Society, will appear here at
a meeting of ‘the Moore
County Historical Association
on Tuesday night, February
18.
The meeting, which was
announced by Sheriff C. J.
McDonald, president of the
association, will be held at
the Southern Pines Library
at 8 p. m. The public is in-
vited.
Mr. GiU. who is noted as a
speaker, has taken a special
interest in the North Caro
lina Art Gallery and will
show slides in connection
with the weric of the Art
Commission.