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SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. APRIL 24, 1958
Locd H^hway Problems Aired At Aberdeen Meeting:
btudy of Southern Entranee To Parkway Being Made
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TWENTY PAGES
Southern Pines’ expectations for
a new industry are being watched
with interest by 'State Highway
Commission personnel, and when
‘ comes the department
will cooperate to its fuUest abil
ity, ’ said W. F. Babcock, state di-
rector of highways, at a meeting
held Tuesday at Aberdeen.
Babcock’s answer came in
gionse to a question by Southern
Pines Councilman and Mayor Pro
Tern Robert S. Ewing, who asked
what the'i. highway department
might be expected to do in re
gard to an access from the Park
way, in the event the new lace
built here as anticipated.
^ This was one of the many ques
tions posed at the meeting at
Eighth Division headquarters to
which town and county officials
in Moore, Lee, Chatham and Ran
dolph were invited. The meeting
was one of a series covering all
counties, being held about the
State for discussion and better
mutual understanding of local
highway problems. Heading the
Tuesday morning question-and-
answer session were Babcock;
Harold Makepeace, du^ctor of
secondary roads; Earl Crump,
chief assistant state engineer,
and Sam Beard, public relations
mission.
Southern Pines was represent-
ed by Mayor Blue, Ewing and
Town Manager Louis Scheipers.
pwing asked also concerning the
possibility of a bridge being con-
^ructed at Blewetts Falls, on the
Pee Dee River, where a $12 mil-
re- lion nuclear reactor plant is to be
built. Such a bridge would bring
the huge plant many miles nearer
to the Sandhills section. Babcock
said such a bridge was to come up
mmediately for discussion in the
department, as it “must inevita
bly come into our thinking.”
Mayor Blue presented two lo-
cal problems, one that of paving
an extension from West Pennsyl
vania avenue into an area where
he smd, “possibly 100 families
live, between the Midland and
Morganton Roads; the other, im-
provemen; in the Southern ap
proach to Southern Pines—the
Broad Street-Morganton Road in
tersection. This approach he
termed extremely hazardous.’’
T. G. Poindexter, division engi
neer, sitting in the audience,
poke up to say, “We have been
One-Week Term Of
Criminal Court To
I Have Small Docket
Von Canon Is
Slated For Trial
In Highway Deaths
Fifteen cases are on the war
rant docket for bills and 30 are on
I trial docket for a one-week
Moore term of Superior Court for Moore
.... mso or othor K
Pinebluff, Car- earlier this month for a substitute
Abl,^e5.“'Sr‘oSZZ" E.id Thomp-
mSorn fver. and Babcock added “We will
try to work something out there
but can’t guarantee a thing, un
less and until we have a lot more
money in sight. We have a bil
lion dollars’ worth of requests on
hand right now.’’ He advised
further consultations with the en
gineer on both projects.
The entire board of
coimty commissioners was
ent, also
All presented local son of Pittsborol notifioH
problems exppt Bob Yates, Aber- Clerk of Courts office In clr
At the close of the meetinc J P^^"^‘^J^°"Canon of West End,
but. .o^E„gi„„r I “h
of an automobile coUision last
August 31 in which Bobby J. Mor
ris of Denton was killed instantly
mjunng five others. One of themi
I Wayne Brackett of High
folks Point, died November 16. He had
The annual meting of the
Southern Pines Library As
sociation will be held at 4
o'clock tomiorrow (Friday) in,
the library, and will include
the election of new otfioers
and trustees and reports on
all projects currently under
way.
A. C. Dawson, association
president, reminded mem
bers that the meeting would
be for the. full membership,
which includes 24S patrons.
Officers in addition to Daw-
SOT are George Leonard, Jr.,
first vice president; Mrs.
James Boyd, second vice
president: C, H, Bowman,
treasurer: and Thomas Darst,
Jr„ secretary.
PRICE 10 CENTS
LIBRARY MEETING [T/§ !• I .
54 Landidates File
For Prinmry Ekction
54 candidates, 37 of them Democrats, have filed
be un government that will
Srabs in the November elections.
I a. aS rrjy ^
ident of Aberdeen. He said, “I’ve
often cussed him out because he
wouldn’t do what I wanted, but
I know him to be the most sincere
and honest of public officials, as
well as efficient. If you
Mozur Here For
More Negotiations
On Plant Contract
School Break-In
Believed To Be
9 Work Of Vandals
A break-in at both the South
ern Pines high and elementary
schools Tuesday night is believed
to be the work of vandals though
police officers said this morning
that they were investigating every
lead.
Damage to school property was
estimated this morning by A. C.
Dawson, superintendent, at about
W $100. Whoever broke in mangl
ed several doors and windows but
did no other damage. They were
obviously looking for money be
cause a heavy safe in the elemen
tary school was scratched but un
opened.
Entrance was made into the
high school by breakin» ■ a window
in the science room. Three clos
et doors in the building were also
A broken into, probably with a
crowbar. Dawson said that the
doors and locks were ruined and
would have to be replaced.
In the elementary school ad
mittance was gained by breaking
into the rear door. A lock on the
door of Dawson’s outer office was
also broken.
Last year thieves broke into
the elementary school and tore
open a s^e in Principal irie Leon-
^ ard’s office. 'The safe has never
been replaced.
Dawson said this morning that
no money is kept in the school
overnight. All receipts, he added,
were placed in the night deposi
tory at the bank.
^ere.’’ He gave no details, how-1 ter a real ovation.
POPPY DAY
Saturday is Poppy Day in
Southern Pines and most peo
ple on the streets will be
asked to wear a memorial
poppy in memory of those
who gave their lives in past
wars.
Members of the American
Legion Auxiliary and other
volunteers will distribute the
poppies along several streets,
beginn^ with a ceremony
early in the morning when
Mayor Walter Blue is expect
ed to purchase the first one.
I gCt, 116 g UIlQGrpRiCl. { IPal llcf
lot owner The gathering accorded Poindex-
' - - The accident occurred one mile
west of West EntJ on Highway 211
Ray Reeve, Noted
$200,000 Addition
To Get Started At
Pinehurst Monday
® wing at
the Pinehurst Country Club to
ho^e additional locker space for
both men and women and a caddy
building will get underway with
groundbreaking Monday,
The project will cost approxi
mately $200,000, accor^Jing to of
ficials of Pinehurst, Inc. Dicker-
Monroe, was award
ed the general contract earlier
™s month, on a bid of $104,480.
That portion of the contract will
provide locker rooms for both
men and women, various altera
tions in the present structure, in
cluding an extension of the ter
race across the front of the build-
and a building for caddies
was also injqred, was placed in
the hospital at the time, later be
ing transferred to Fort Bragg and
still later to Fort Jackson, S. C.
where he was stationed in the
Army.
Both cases are scheduled for
Ray Reeve, sports director for ,
WRAL-TV in Raleigh and one l*sts the
the top basketball announcers iniFannie McDougald^
the South, will be
Sports Announcer,
Speaking Tonight
in
Annual Tour
^Of Homewood
Gardens Set
The famous Homewood Gardens
of Mr. and Mrs. D. K. BuUens, of
KnoUwood, in Southern Pines,
will be opened to the public for
the benefit of the Moore Memori
al Hospital Auxiliary Saturday,
Sunday and Monday afternoons,
May 3, 4 and 5. Hours will be
W from 2 to 5:30.
Through the courtesy of Mr.
and Mrs. BuUens, the gardens are
traditionally opened to the public
for the hospital benefit on one
day each spring, when the azaleas
are at their height. This wiU be
the first time they wiU have a
three-day showing. The change
is being made so as to coincide
with the convention of the North
- C^olina Dental Society which
wiU be under way at Pinehurst at
that time, bringing hundreds who,
it is anticipated, will be interest
ed in seeing the gardens.
The Homewood Gardens, one of
the oldest and loveliest of Sand
hills showplaces, have been ex
panded each year by their own-
era, with new plantings added, un-
tu now they cover several acres
One garden opens into another iii
a? sequence of gorgeous blooms,,
including azaleas in every color
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addition of the loAter rooms
ishowers and toilet faciUties will
be 60 feet wide and 175 feet long,
with an entrance facing the first
tee of the No. 2 course.
Pinehurst officials said that the
wing would require the moving
of the present 18th hole on No.
2 course to the area now utilized
as the first tee of the course It
IS estimated that this change" in
the layout wiU cost about $5,000
and necessitates the felling if
numerous trees to permit ap
proach to the new green.
The electrical contract was let
to the Pinehurst firm of Gouger
and Veno on a bid of $11,732, and
the plumbing and heating con
tract to Pinehurst, Inc., on a bid
of $31,480.
in
, principal
speaker at the 10th annual Ro
tary Club sponsored basketbaU
banquet for members of boys’
girls squads of Southern
Pines High School tonight at the
Elks Club.
Sharing the spotlight with
Reeve will be the presentation of
the most valuable player awards
to a member of both squads by
the John Boyd Post of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars. Post
Commander Clyde Smith will
present the awards.
Also on the program is the
awarding of letters and stars to
squad members, a task that will
be taken over by head coach W.
A. Leonard and his assistant, Don
Moore.
Toastmaster for the occasion
will be A. C. Dawson, superin
tendent of the Southern Pines
school system.
Reeve has one of the largest
followings in the South for his
daily sportcasts on the Raleigh
television station. He established
his reputation as a basketball
nouncer many years ago by
broadcasting big four games for
Raleigh radio stations and moved
to the television station when it
was founded a few years back.
He has been honored on num
erous occasions by other sports-
casters and sportswriters in the
state.
He will be introduced by E. J.
Austin, who heads the arrange
ments committee for the Rotary
Club. Other members of his com
mittee are Harry Chatfield and
James Baird.
The banquet begins at 7:15.
Following the program dancing
will be enjoyed in the Elks ball-
room.
robbery; James Monroe, assault
with a deadly weapon with intent
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Music Association
Re-Elects Officers
For Another Term
'Bad weather and conflicts with
other events were cited Tuesday
night as the principal reasons for
a decline in attendance at con
certs sponsored during the season
by the Sandhills Music Associa
tion,
Members of the association,
holding their annual meeting
Tuesday night in the library, were
undivided in their opinion, how
ever, that the series had been one
of the most outstanding since the
inaugural season several years
ago. And. to make them feel bet- Southern Pines Country
Charles Mozur, president of
Southern Laces, Inc., the firm that
expects to establish a lace manu
facturing concern on the outskirts
of Southern Pines, arrived here
today from Tennessee to attend
to some last minute details prior
to the signing of contracts for con
struction of the plant.
Local officials said this morn
ing that negotiations between Mr.
Mozur and C. M. Guest of Greens
boro, the firm that bid on con
struction of the plant, were still
underway but contracts should be
signed within the next few days.
Hopefully, they said, construc
tion would begin soon on the j
building that will cost in the I
neighborhood of $360,000.
Mr. Mozur, reached at Mid
Pines club, said anything that he
might announce today would be
“premature” and nothing definite
could be said until he meets with
Mr. Guest and local officials of the
Southern Pines Development
Corp., the group that has con
ducted a successful campaign lo
cally to raise $180,000 to help pay
for construction of the building.
HERMAN GRIMM
ter, as it were, a report was made
that the North Carolina Little
Symphony had found itself in a
similar situation: bad weather and
conflicting engagements had cut
down its attendance figures.
Norris Hodgkins, Jr., was re
elected president of the associa
tion, as were the other officers,
Mra. Bill Benson, secretary, smd*
Clinton Areson, treasurer.
Two new vice presidents were
added: Thomas Howerton and
Mrs. Henry A. Page, Jr.
It was reported at the meeting
that a recent request from mem
bers for funds to cover the deficit
for the year had met with ap
proval. Many contributions have
already been received and others
expected wiU make up the amount
lost, it was understood.
36-Hole Tourney
Planned By Elks;
To Last One Week j 50th Anniversary
A 36-hole medal play tourna- ^
ment for members of the South- M Lain Sanatorium
Grn Pines Elks Lodge dnd the
gets underway Sunday and lasts j YeSterday
throughout the week.
Annual Shad Bake Is
Planned At Aberdeen
Aberdeen’s annual “shadbake”
to which State highway officials
and
Uii^th Division highway person-
nel are traditionally invited, will
be held tomorrow (Friday).
Invitations were sent out this
week. Some 300 persons are ex
pected, said Mayor E. M. Medlin
The affair will be held on the
More of Aberdeen Lake, or, in
the event of rain, in the nearby
MhTOl cafeteria. The finest and
n^hest of fish from North Caro
lina waters will be prepared un
der supervision of Curtis Law-
home.
Children’s Final
Horse Show This
Year Set Sunday
Between 35 and 40 young horse
men are expected to participate
m the Mnual Mid-South Horae
Show this Sunday afternoon at
Mrs. Mary Doyle’s Economy Farm
on Young’s Road
The show gets under way at
1:30.
Four divisions will be judged
in regular classes and contestants
can participate in a bonus class
for extra points. The divisions are
for beginners, intermediates (A
and B), and advanced students.
Children must have ridden in
previous shows during the regu
lar season to be eligible to ride in
special classes for championships
and must have won a f jrst or sec-
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Ladies are also invited to enter
the tournament, according to the
Activities Committee of the Elks
Lodge, sponsors.
Prizes will be awarded to two
low gross winners and two low
net winners of each flight. They
will be presented at a dinner
dance Saturday night, May 3.
Entry fee for the tourney is $3,
all of which will be used to pur
chase prizes. Those entering will
play in flights of eight on a full
handicap basis.
The tournament committee
consists of Roy Grinnell, Andy
Page, Carlos pSy and Tom Shock
ley. ,
TO INSURE PAYMENT OF BILLS
Moore Hospital Board Adopts New
Policy For Out-of-County Patients
Out-of-county patients admitted
to Moore Memorial Hospital in
the future will have to post a $50
advance payment for obstetrical
or medical treatment and a $100
advance payment for major sur
gery, according to a new policy
adopted by the Executive Com
mittee of the Board of Directors
at its meeting Tuesday afternoon.
As an alternative, the hospital
will accept an insurance policy or
hospital expenses from a chart
table organization.
The new policy was adopted as
a means of cutting down on the
growing number of out-of-county
patients who do not pay for hos
pital treatment. Meeting in the
cided to go before the Board of
County Commissioners at the reg
ular May meeting to request suf
ficient hospital aid for medically
indigent patients. Figures com
piled over recent months indicate,
the committee was told, that both
in-county and out-of-county pa
tients who do not pay bills are
steadily increasing.
Named to the committee to dis
cuss the problem with the Coun
ty Commissioners were John F.
P^^^yent Of the Board oi
Directors; Denison K. BuUens,
chairman of the Finance Commit
tee; Paul Dana, secretary and
treasurer; and Thomas R. Hower
ton, hospital administrator.
'The next meeting of the fuU
board wiU be held Tuesday, May
HoSn, ®’ nurses’ homV^TwiuTe
ch^l^ilf’ ®’ preceded by dinner in the hospital
chairman, the committee also de- dining room at 7 o’clock.
Fifty long years in the fight
against tuberculosis, the “great
white kiUer,” in North Carolina
were observed at McCain Sanato
rium yesterday afternoon.
Workers in the state tubercu
losis control program, pausing for
a golden anniversary look at the
past, were warned that the cru
sade is unfinished despite numer
ous victories along the way.
The disease, which ranked as
the state’s number one kiUer fifty
years ago, has been halted to
great extent but stiU rates as the
top communicable disease, Dr. J.
W. R. Norton, the state’s health
director, told the estimated crowd
of 150 that attended the anniver
sary program.
State officials and health lead
ers gathered in the auditorium at
the sanatorium to pay tribute also
to^ 21 employees who have served
with the sanatorium 25 yeetrs or
longer. At the center of the cere
monies was Mra. P. P. McCain,
daughter and widow of two of the
pioneers in the battles against TB.
Mrs. McCain, of Southern Pines
recalled the growth 6f the sana
torium from ill-equipped shacks
in the wilderness to a modern
plant with sister institutions at
Wilson, Black Mountain and Cha
pel Hill.
Mrs. McCain went to the sana
torium in 1913 as Sadie MacBray-
ed, daughter of Dr. L. B. Mac
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The biggest interest is center
ing on the sheriff’s position, held
for the past 30 years by Charles
McDonald, who said in January
that he would not seek the office
again. A total of eight Demo
crats, two of whom filed a few
hours before the Saturday noon
deadline, and one Republican
want the job. The Republican is
Herbert McCaskill of Robbins
who will face the Democratic
nominee.
Who that nominee will be is
anyone’s guess. Filing Saturday
were Herman H. Grimm of Car-
inspector for the State
ABC board in 34 eastern coun-
rtes, and S. J. Bradshaw, also of
Carthage, who is the county’s
electrical inspector. They joined
J. Hubert McCackill of Pinehurst
A. B. Parker of Vass, J. w!
Bimch ’ Sheffield of Eastwood,
Wimberley of Aberdeen,
Charhe Stewart of near Carthage
and Wendell B. Kelly of Carthage.’
Wimberley and Kelly are both
former members of the State
Highway Patrol, Wimberley hav
ing resigned just 10 days ago to
make an active campaign.
Grim also resigned his position
last week in order to campaign
actively.
Three of the candidates have
before—Grimm,
Sheffield and Kelly. McCaskill
has also been a candidate for pub
lic ^fice, running unsuccessfully
for Clerk of Court several years
ago.
Also of much interest last week
on the Democratic side of the
ledger was the filing of T. Clyde
Auman of . West End for County
Commissioner to represent Dis-
® held many years by
Gordon Cameron of Pinehurst.
Auman will run against E. P
Hinson of West End and W. Sid-
ney Taylor, Jr., of Aberdeen.
Other Democratic candidates
for nomination are: District 1
John M. Currie, the incumbent’
and David Sineath, both of Car-^
thage; District 2, Tom Monroe,
Robbins, the incumbent, and Billy
Poley of Eagle Springs; District
J, L. R. Reynolds of Ritters town
ship, the incumbent, and Gurney
Wilson, Highfalls; and District 4
James Pleasants of Southern
Rines, the incumbent, unopposed.
Three contests are in the offing
in the Republican primary which
will be held at the same time.
Races have developed in the nom
ination for Clerk of Court, with
Mrs. S. D. Fobes of Southern
Pines slated to oppose Arnold
Garner of Robbins; District 5
County Commissioner, A. B. Sal
ley and D. L. Ritter, both of Pine
hurst; and in the nomination for
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Telephone Hearing
Put Off Until May
6 By Conunission
COURT OF AWARDS
A Girl Scout Court of
Awards will be held in the
auditorium at Southern Pines
High School Monday night at
8 o'clock.
A large number of awards
wUl be presented, according
to Girl Scout officials. Par
ents and the general public
are invited.
A scheduled hearing by the
State Utilities Commission to
consider a rate increase request
by the United Telephone Com
pany of the Carolinas, Inc,, was
postponed Tuesday and the new
date set May 6.
Officials' here could not say
definitely what the Commission’s
reason for postponing the hear
ing was but it is believed, that
opposing attorneys requested the
additional time to gather more
information.
Twelve towns, including
Southern Pines and some others
in the county, would be involved
in any rate increases if they are
approved.
The company, which maintains
offices here, petitioned the Com
mission in February for a $277-
000 increase in its rates to help
get out of a “squeeze” caused by
increased expenses and increased
investments during the period
1951 to 1957.