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VOL. 38—NO. 12
TWENTY PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1958
TWENTY PAGES
PRICE 10 CENTS
General Menoher, Member of Council,
Dies At His Home Here Early Today
Developments In
Lace Plant Plan
Show Progress
WWle no announcement of a
final commitment has been made
as to the construction of a $351,-
000 manufacturing plant here by
Mozur Laces, Inc., two new de
velopments in the project point
to assurance that the project will
go through as planned.
R. S. Ewing, president of the
Southern Pines Development
Corporation, the group that has
been handling negotiations with
the Mozur firm, said that decision
has been made by the company
to move its headquarters offices
here from Trenton, N. J. This, he
sai^., will increase the size and',
costl'of the building, but the in
creased portion will be financed
by the company.
To Use Carthage Plant
Also, Mr. Ewing said, the Mo
zur. company plans to rent the
former Tyson and Jones factory
building at Carthage, for use in
Funeral To Be At
Fort Myer, Va., With
Burial At Arlington
Brig. Gen. Pearson Menoher, 65,
retired U. S. Army officer and
prominent Southern Pines citizen,
died at his home in Knollwood
of a cerebral hemorrhage early
this (Thursday) morning.
He was a member of the South
ern Pines town council and had
been prominent in civic and char
itable activities since his retire
ment from active Army duty in
May, 1952. He has made his home
here since his retirement.
No funeral service will be held
in Southern Pines. The body was
taken to Fort Bragg this morning.
Military rites will be conducted
at the chapel of Fort Myer, Va., at
2 p.m. Monday, and burial will be
in Arlington National'Cemetery.
General Menoher was elected to
the town council in May, 1957, and
was named mayor pro-tern. He
had first run for the office in 1955.
In his years of active Army du
ty, General Menoher had served
in Europe during World War 2 and
in Korea during the hostilities
there. He was commanding gen- |
eral at Fort Bragg for a time in |
1945-46 and was deputy post com
mander there at the time of his
retirement.
General Menoher took a special
interest in Boy Scout activities
and served as Moore District
chairman for several years— the
top post in Scouting in the coun
ty. He was disaster chairman for
the Moore County Red Cross
chapter and held posts in the
Moore Civil Defense organization.
He was fond of hunting and
fishing and engaged in these
sports frequently in past years.
Recently, General Menoher had
cut down on his activities, for
physical reasons, but maintained
his active interest in his work
with the town council. He at
tended Tuesday night’s regular
council meeting.
General Menoher was bom in
Fort Monroe, Va., November 14,
1892, the son of Maj. Gen. C. T.
a training prograrn for employees Menoher, commanding general of
while the plant here is under
construction.
It is undei^stood that some ma-
, chinery will be moved into the
building, but the instruction will
be largely in “lace stripping,” a
skilled technique that does not
require much machinery. The
building will offer a place for
storage of machinery for the new
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the 42nd (Rainbow) Division dur
ing World War 1. He graduated
from the U. S. Military Academy
at West Point June 12, 1915 and
was appointed a second lieutenant
of cavalry. President Eisenhow
er, General Mark Clark, now head
of The Citadel at Charleston, S.
C., and other distinguished mili
tary men were rnembers of this
class and General Menoher had
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General Menoher — An Editorial
The news of General Pearson Menoher’s sudden death last
night is a great shock to this community.
Coming here directly from a command post at Fort Bragg, he
had taken up immediately, with hardly a moment of rest or re
laxation, the responsibilities of leadership in the civilian com
munity of his choice. There was hardly an organization con
tributing to the welfare of the people in which he did not take
an active interest: from Boy Scouts to Red Cross to Civilian De
fense and many more.
Tragically short as it was, his civilian caireer was a demonstra
tion that the Army schools its men in response to the call of
duty. Though his health, since arduous service in Korea from
which he was invalided home, had been poor, he was unsparing
of his strength and energy in his service of leadership, in his
attention to his duties as town councilman.
This town must be proud that General Menoher chose to live
here; it must ever be grateful for his interest and his service.
Gordon Cameron Won’t
Rnn For Commissioner
Chairman of
been heard around the county
within the past week. Some ob
servers noted the close friendship
and long ^sociation between Mr.
Cameron and Sheriff C. J. Mc
Donald who announced last
week that he would not be a
Another major county office primary.^
was thrown open for a contest in
Board Makes
Announcement
IS speculation that the sheriff’s
action may have been influential
I the Democratic primary in May, „
when Gordon M. Cameron of Cameron in making his
Pinehurst, chairman of the board decision,
of county commissioners, an-
Sheriff McDonald has held his
office nearly 30 years and for
eijght years previously had been
superintendent of county road
work.
The two men served in the
Army together in World War 1,
it was recalled, and have been
this year.
Rumors that the veteran board
chairman might withdraw from
the commissioners’ race have
Study Calls For
SCOUTS PARADE—Units in last Saturday’s
parade here in observance of National Boy Scout
Week looked like this as they marched down
Broad St., to the music of the Southern Pines
and West Southern Pines High School bands. In
the top photo, Vass Troop 810 with flag flying.
is followed by the large Aberdeen Troop 68.
Lower photo shows Explorers and Scouts from
Pinehurst Troop 120, followed by the smartly
turned out Jackson Hamlet Explorer Post 83,
whose 28 members appeared in full uniform to
furnish one of the best al)pearing units of the
parade. —Pilot photos
Telephone Rate
Increase To Be
Asked By United
Vem E. Larson, vice president,
and E. W. Smail, commercial sup
erintendent, of United Telephone
Company of the Carolines, Inc.,
announced this week that their
firm is petitioning the North Car
olina Utilities Commission for an
increase in local service telephone
rates. The Utilities Commission
has jurisdiction and control over
the local and long distance tele
phone rates charged by the com
panies operating in this State.
The United Company is filing
its petition within the next week
or ten days; it is expected that the
Commission accountants will re
check the company’s books where
upon a hearing will be set. The
company is petitioning the Utili
ties Commission for an addition
al $277,000 per year, which after
State 6% gross receipts tax and
State and Federal income taxes
will net the company $125,000.
Larson stated that the request
ed increase in local service ra^tes
will be only the secopd state-wide
rate increase since 1930. An in
crease in rates of $50,000 per year
was made effective in 1951, but
subsequently in 1955, a decrease
in rates of $50,000 per year was
made through a rate reduction.
Because there were more tele
phones in use in 1955 than in 1951,
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SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP. FUND DRIVE LAUNCHED
Town Library, Not Yet Publicly Spported, Needs
Funds Now To Continue In Successful Operation
By KATHARINE BOYD
Not long ago a newcomer to
Moore County walked up to the
librarian at the desk of the South
ern Pines-Moore County Library
and asked a question. The con
versation went something, (if not
altogether) like this:
Newcomer to Librarian: “This
is a lovely building.”
Librarian, hopefully: “We think
so.”
Newcomer: “And you seem to
have a lot of books.”
Librarian: “Oh yes, We really
have. But, of course ...”
Newcomer: “I just ran in to
pick up that last Goudge book.”
Librarian: “Well, actually . . .”
Newcomer: “You know; on the
best seller list. Or is it out?”
Librarian: “It’s not out. The
fact is, we haven’t ordered it yet”
Newcomer: “Not ordered it?
But why not?”
Librarian: “No more money.”
Surprising?
Here’s the story:
The Southern Pines Library has
been called “the most attractive
small library in North Carolina
and one of the most attractive in
the nation.”
The remark, made officially by
a member of the National Library
service, has been echoed fre
quently during the years. How
ever, perhaps the most potent tes
timony to the local library’s im
portance came from the Moore
County Industrial Development
Committee, which listed the li
brary as one of the most impor
tant assets the county and South
ern Pines possessed in the attrac
tion of industry, as well as indi
viduals, to this area.
It may come as a surprise to
many to find that “a good library”
is given as a prime requisite in
the attraction of industry to a
corhmunity. It is always there
on the list, whether this is one
advanced by individual compa
nies, looking for a site, or on the
master list of the businessmen, of
ficials, members of national or
state committees engaged in the
problem of finding out why in
dustry goes to what place and
what it wants to find there.
Sign of Good Conununily
Perhaps this whole thing links
in with the sudden current discov-
epr of the value of education: A
sign of the good community is a
good library; without a good li
brary available there can be no
education.
Thd Southern Pines Library,
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Bond Election
For Center Set
For March 15
The town council put the final
touches on the $100,000 municipal
center bond election 'Tuesday
night, set.ting the date for Satur
day, March 15, and naming Mrs.
Frank Kaylor, Sr., as registrar
and Mrs. Gertrude Stevenson and
Joe Garzik as judges of election.
Registration books will open
February 21 and close February
28 and challenge day will be
March 1.
To be voted on is the issuance
of $100,000 in bonds for complet
ing the municipal center building,
including jail cells and fire de
partment wing. Total cost of the
structure is expected to be around
.$200,000.
The council’s action followed
approval of. all details of the pro-
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T ^ 1
I Northern Lights
Put On Display
/
A spectacular display of the
aurora borealis (northern lights)
was seen here Monday night, with
the lights assuming an unusual
deep red color and extending over
a wide area of the horizon in the
north and rising to great heights
in the sky.
County Forest Ranger Travis
Wicker said he received many
calls from persons who thought
the red light in the sky must be a
huge forest fire. He said he
checked all towers in the area
before assuring himself that the
display was not caused by fire.
The northern lights are believed
to result from collisions of charg
ed particles from the sun with
gasses of the upper atmosphere.
A broad band of greenish light
underlay the red display, along
the horizon.
EDWIN GILL WILL
SPEAK ON TUESDAY
Meeting in the Southern
Pines Library at 8 p.m. Tues
day. February 18, the Moore
County Historical Association
will hear Edwin Gill, Stale
treasurer and vice-president
of the Stcile Art Society,
speak on the North Carolina
art gallery, a project in which
he has taken a special inter
est. He will show slides in
connection with the work of
the Art Commission. The pub
lic is invited to attend.
nounced today that he will not be
a candidate.
Mr. Cameron, who is serving
his 13th two-year term on the
board, made his announcement
in a letter to the county’s news
papers. His present term runs to
the first Monday in December of'j close friends through the years.
Mr. Cameron’s letter follows:
“I would like through your
paper to announce that I will
not be a Candidate in the May
Primary for nomination of
County Commissioner to repre
sent Moore County from District
Number Five, which comprises
Making Three New Sandhills and Mineral Springs
& Townships.
“The people of Moore County
have elected me to serve them
for thirteen, consecutive terms
and I greatly appreciate the con
fidence and honor they bestow
ed upon me.
“In making this decision, I am
aware of the fine fellowship that
has existed between all of the
Commissioners, and the many
courtesies and associations that
are extended to a member of the
Board. These things I am going
to miss.
“To the Heads qf the Depart
ments and their assistants that
make up the County Govern
ment, I would like to express my
appreciatiin for the cooperation
they have given the Board of
Commissioners, and commenc^
them for their loyalty and hones
ty to the taxpayers whom they
serve.
•‘Thanking every one for al
lowing me to serve you over a
quarter of a century, I am
Most sincerely,
GORDON M. CAMERON”
Local Precincts
The town council Tuesday night
passed on to the county board of
elections the recommendation of
a precinct study committee that
the Southerij Pines voting pre
cinct be divided into three sep
arate precincts, with enlarg^
boundaries.
The committee’s report was pre
sented by two of its members, D
K. Bullens of Knollwood and
Ward Hill. Mrs. Graham Cul-
breth is chairman of the commit
tee which consisted of four per
sons from within the city limit's
and four from outside. The fourth
in-town member is Holly Faison
of West Southern Pines.
The “outside” members are
Mrs. Ben Morgai^ of Niagara,
Gene McKenzie, Mrs. O. Leon
Seymour and Dr. Bruce Warlick.
The committee was named by
council to study the problem of
the Southern Pines voting pre
cinct which as now established in
cludes some 2,500 voters, making
voting and counting ballots diffi
cult. The average of 900 to 1,000
voters in precincts over the state
is considered the top number that
should be contained in any voting
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Heart Fund Tag
Day Saturday i
Attorney To Address
League Women Voters
The State Judiciary will be the
subject for discussion at a meet
ing of the Southern Pines chap
ter of the League of Women
voters, to be held at Weymouth,
the home of Mrs. James Boyd, at
10 a. m. Tuesday, February 18.
E. O. Brogden, Jr., attorney,
wjll speak to the group on the
section of the State Constitution
dealing with the Judiciary.
All interested persons are in
vited to attend.
Hunter Trials Set Saturday
ENTERED AGAIN— Miss Jean Cochrane of Fairfield, Conn.,
is pictured with her eight-year-old bay gelding. Gala Pennant,
as she received a trophy from Mrs. Michael Walsh, the donor,
when Gala Pennant was judged champion of the 1957 Hunter
Trials of the Moore County Hounds. Gala Pennant, as well as
other outstanding horses that won last year, is entered in the
1958 Hunter Trials, to be run on the course at Scott’s Corners out
Youngs Road Saturday afternoon of this week, starting at 2 p.m.
The Hunt Ball and Dinner will follow at the Mid Pines Club Sat
urday night. Parking spaces and tickets may be obtained from
Mrs. W. O. Moss or Mrs. D. W. Winkelman. Saturday’s event
will be the 26th annual Hunter Trials held here and is attracting
perhaps the most outstanding field of horses in its existence,
entered in five classes.
With members of the Junior
Woman’s Club in charge, tag day
for the Moore County Heart Fund
drive wiU. be conducted in South
ern Pines all day Saturday. Club
members will sell heart pins on
the streets of the business section
throughout the day! *
Mrs. O. Leon Seymour of South
ern Pines, chairman of the Moore
County Heart Fund committee,
urges a prompt and generous re
sponse to the campaign extending
through this month over the coun-
ty.
Chairmen for county communi-
des are; Aberdeen, Mrs. Frank
Mizell; Carthage, Mrs. Gaither
Edwards; Robbins, Mrs. John
Frye; and West End, Mrs. Robert
Youngblood.
Persons living elsewhere in the
county can give by sending con
tributions to Mrs. Garland Mc
Pherson, treasurer. Southern
Pines, or to any postmaster, mark
ed for the Heart Fund.
The county fund is associated
with the State and American
Heart Associations which are
seeking to alleviate the toll of
heart disease through research,
education and community service.
PIANIST TO GIVE
CONCERT FRIDAY
A V2uded program from Mo
zart. Beethoven, Ravel. Bar-
tok and Chopin will be play
ed by Jeaneane Dowis, pia
nist, at Weaver Auditorium
Friday night in a concert pre
sented by the Sandhills Music
Association.
Season and individual per
formance tickets are available
^lt Bamum Realty Co. or at
the box office.
There will be a special buf
fet dinner before &e cmicezl
at the Hollywood HoteL
Widely acclaimed after per
formances over Hie nation.
Miss Dowis has played with
several S'ymphony orchestras.
She is a graduate of the Juil-
liard School and eonq|>leted a
successful tour of Europe last
year.