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VOL. 38—NO. 32 TWELVE PAGES SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1958 TWELVE PAGES Chamber Suspends Operations For Indefinite Period Cites Continuing ^ Lack Of Interest As Prime Reason Directors* of the Chamber of Commerce voted Tuesday night to suspend activities of the organiza tion until further notice. The action, which directors said they were reluctant to take, came after several months of what one director described as “apathy on the part of many of our members and a complete lack of interest by many businessmen who should be members.” The tlhamber is not actually out of business entirely, however. The directors left a small chance of re opening when they decided to open “when and if more interest and support is provided.” A special three man committee will go before the Town Council at its regular meeting Tuesday night and ask that the town take over some of the functions previ ously in the purview of the Cham ber. The directors said that was the only chance at the present of having a promotional organization in the town. The committee to talk with the Council is composed of Joe Scott, president. Ward Hill and A1 Fol- ley. Closing of thn Chamber offices has been a constant threat for sev eral months. The goal for mem bership this year has been less than half successful and a drive to encourage those who were members to double their member ship fees proved only partially successfuL Closing of the automobile li cense bureau was also a blow to local businesses but Chamber di- PRICE 10 CENTS DOUBLES CHAMPIONS in the State Junior Chamber of Commerce Junior tennis tourna ment here last week were presented their tro phies by Dr. R. M. McMillan following conclu sion of the matches Sunday afternoon. Receiv- UPSETS STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMP ing their championship trophies are Jack Hep- ting, on Dr. McMillan’s immediate right, and Stanley Cocke, on his right, while looking on are runners-up Steve Watson at extreme right and Comer Hobbs, extreme left. Chapel Hill Boy Wins Singles Title In Jaycee Sponsored Tennis Tourney Sixteen-year-old Chlrles Shaf fer, Jr., of Chapel Hill, won the annual Jaycee-sponsored state wide tennis tournament here this past weekend, defeating top- seeded Jack Hep ting of Asheville in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2. Hepting didn’t go away from the tournament empty handed, however. He teamed with Stanley Cocke, seeded No. 2, to win the doubles, defeating Comer Hobbs of Charlotte and Steve Watson, also of Charlotte, 8-6, 7-5. Shaffer, who will represent the state in the national Jaycee tour nament to be held at Chapel Hill in August, is the son of the Uni versity of North Carolina’s vice- president in charge of develop- rectors said the operation was a I ment. A student at Woodberry losing^venture as it was presently i Forest prep school in Virginia, he was seeded No. 7 in the touma- constituted. Mrs. Don Traylor, who began her duties as the new secretary only Tuesday morning, would have operated the license bureau in the fall after completing a training course required. There has, as was expected, been a great deal of discussion among businessmen since word got around of the Tuesday night ac tion. Many felt it was a distinct blow to area business to have the Chamber close its doors. Others felt that without sufficient inter est from all business concerns, closing was the only answer. Scott said it was his hope that the Chamber could be reopened in the fall if a better answer is not reached before then. “We’ll need much more support than we’re getting now, however,” he said, “and the support must come from everyone who benefits from the Chamber’s activities.” ment here. Playing at top form in the finals singles match Sunday, which had been moved up from Saturday because of a heavy downpour Friday that caused the courts to be unplayable, young Shaffer demonstrated the easy stroke that was responsible, in large measure, to his Woodberry Forest team’s 12-1 record this past season. Hepting, Carolina’s Junior and Asheville city champ ion, was clearly off form. Shaffer’s quarterfinals and semifinals victims were Ander son Sherrill of Statesville and Jim Hart, seeded No. 5, of Wins ton Salem. Malcolm Clark, who ran the tournament for the Jaycees, said the entrants displayed an amaz ingly good array of tennis skills, “some of the best we’ll ever see Hospital Will Seek Funds For Air Conditioning Of Part Of Building At a meeting of the Executive Committee of Moore Memorial Hospital in Pinehurst last week, the board authorized Thomas R. Howerton, hospital adminis trator, to submit an application for aid from the North Carolina Medical Care Commission to fur nish air-conditioning in patient areas of the hospital. The hospital, it was noted, would be required to put up one- third of the amount requested. This is now available, from the hospital itself, and from the Wo men’s Auxiliary, which has set aside funds derived from some of its benefit projects of last winter. Sufficient funds, however, are not available to air-condition the entire building, Howerton said. The Medical Care Commission staff will be requested to visit the hospital and make a recom mendation regarding the type of air-conditioning equipment to be used and the areas to be cooled. Ralph L. Chandler, Jr. and Norris L. Hodgkins of Southern Pines, and Jack M. Taylor of Aberdeen, were appointed to work with Howerton to study re quests from the hospital’s nurs ing staff for changes in salary and personnel policies. Recent salary increases in Greensboro, Durham and other larger cities for registered nurses will create difficulty in maintaining an ade quate nursing staff in smaller hospitals, it was noted. Any in crease in nursing salaries must be accompanied with an increased rate for hospital services. It was also decided to call a special summer meeting of tlie full Board of Directors to consi der changes in the credit and ad- mision policy of the hospital. Re cently the directors voted to re quire an admission deposit for all out-of-county non-emergency admissions. Consideration will be to make this policy applicable to all admissions, unless they have hospital insurance, or an author ization from .sponsoring charita ble agencies, Howerton said. Attending last week’s meeting were Norris L. Hodgkins, chair man, Ralph Chandler, Jr., Voit Gilmore, Richard S. Tufts, John F. Taylor, president of the hospi tal, Mrs. Voit Gilmore, chairman Women’s Auxiliary, Jack M. Tay lor, Mrs. Samuel G. Allen, Deni son K. Bullens, Paul Dana, Tho mas Howerton and Kenneth Neese. Neese, the new business mana ger who took over duties last month, was introduced for the first time to the Board. here by junior players.” All the boys were under 19 years of age and many of them had previously won tournaments before, either in district or city championships. One of the most heartbreaking of the performances was turned in by Blarnie Tanner of Rocky Mount who, with his high school companion, Ed Dunn, is current holder of the state high school doubles championship. Tanner, unseeded in the singles division of the tournament here, was leading No. 6 seeded John Talley of Gastonia by a set and four games in his bid for the singles championship. He lost the match, however, after coming to match point three times. Talley was defeated later by Hepting. Prizes for the winners and runnerups were awarded followr ing the singles finals Sunday afternoon by Dr. R. M. McMillan. Players in the tournament werfe sponsored by 21 Jaycee clubs in the state and came from 23 towns. Each club had previously held elimination rounds to select the best qualified entries. Friday night Allen Morris of Charlotte, who is seeded No. 1 in the state, and Sam Daniel of Leaksville, seeded No. 3, teamed in an exhibition doubles match to defeat Malcolm Clark of Southern Pines and Richard Makepeace of Sanford. Prior to the doubles match Morris defeat ed Daniel in a singles match that provided instruction as well as entertainment for the tournament players. None of the foiir boys from App ears Doomed Negotiations With Charlotte Firm Failed To Produce The proposed construction of a lace manufacturing plant near .here took a decided turn for the worse this week, though officials of the Southern Pines Develop ment Corporation said no definite announcements could be made until some time next week. Any chance for construction of the plant under the conditions originally laid down by the local development committee seemed remote today, however. It is un derstood that negotiations with J. A. Jones Construction Company of Charlotte failed to produce a satisfactory agreement between the company and Charles Mozur, president of the firm that propos ed to operate the plant. Jones’ bid was in excess of what Mozur was willing to accept,' it was learned here, though the firm was willing to go ahead with the building on other terms. If the negotiations are indeed at an end, it is expected that offi cials of the local committee will make preparations for returning some $180,000 which was sub scribed by area residents for the construction. Another $175,000 has been pledged by the North Carolina Business Development Corporation but those funds would not have been available until the building was completed. Actual ly, the $180,000 would not have been available until construction was completed either. About 200 subscribers, includ ing business firms as well as pri vate individuals, had put money into the project. Construction Of KelW Rolls EasUv Mozur Plant Here / Into Snenjj s Job SINGLES CHAMPION of the tournament was Charlie Shaffer of Chapel Hill, who defeated Jack Hepting of Asheville, the state high school champion. Agriculture Fair In Carthage Is Advanced 30 Days The Moore County Agricul tural Fair will be held Septem ber 15 instead of the previously announced October 15 date, it was Announced this week by Stowe Cole of Carthage, fair chairman. The advance in dates was made to eliminate any possibility of cold weather. Cole said. Over 100 attractions will be presented, including the O. C. Buck Shows on the midway. Side shows, motorcycle dare devil Southern Pines who were entered I ^ wild life meagerie lasted beyond quarter finaC^'^^ headline the attractions. Agricixltural exhibits will also rounds. John McMillan was the be on view in the main exhibit only one to win a match. •hall and adjoining buildings. HOLIDAY SET The majority of business places in Southern Pines will be closed tomorrow, July 4. The Citizens Bank & Trust Company will be closed both Friday and Saturday. Em ployees in the postoffice will be off tomorrow, July 4, but mail will be placed in boxes and outgoing mail will be dis patched as usual. There will be no home delivery. The of fice will return to the normal schedule Saturday. The town offices will be closed tomorrow. Patrons who have their garbage picked up on Fridays will be serviced Saturday of this week. Stores will be closed JFriday but will reopen Saturday as usual. Only a few lucky workers wU lake a long weekend. Highway patrolmen are go ing to be on duty around the clock, according to Cpl. Jim McColman, and will distri- bu^ ' safety messages at sev eral check points while main taining a close watch on traf fic. The weather outlook, inci dentally, calls for generally good weather. Wendell B. Kelly of Carthage^- and W. Sidney Taylor of Aber^ deen, both of whom were second- runners in the regular Democratic primary May 31, defeated the top men in the runoff last Saturday for the offices of Sheriff and County Commissioner, respective ly. Kelly defeated Charles Wimber ly of Aberdeen by nearly 1200 votes; Taylor defeated Clyde Au- man of West End by 77 votes. The election had stirred up con siderable interest, particularly in the final week. The usual num ber of rumors were attached to both candidates in the sheriff’s race but voters apparently pooh- poohed them. Wimberly had led the eight man field in the primary, rolling up 1,338 votes to Kelly’s 1,287, a lead of only 51 votes. At that time KeUy carried" most of the rural precincts while Wimberly was strongest in the southern end of the county; Aberdeen, Southern Pines, Pinebluff and West End. There was one thing certain: Kelly picked up considerable sup port from voters who favored the other six candidates in the regu lar election. Wimberly, though he did pick up some strength, failed to get any in Carthage, Kelly’s hometown, and thereby lay his principal place of defeat. In the two Carthage precincts Kelly garnered a total of 1,034 votes, almost one-third of his to tal. Wimberly, on the other hand, had 717 votes in Aberdeen, a third of his total. In the previous election, Kelly shared Carthage pretty much with Herman Grimm. Wimberly was unable to break into the voting there Saturday at all, getting less than 100 votes. One oddity: In the last election, Wimberly had 10 votes in Eureka and tWo in Highfalls. Those same people stayed right with him Sat urday and they were the only ones. He polled the same number again. Kelly picked up more than 200 votes over the other election in Southern Pines and so did Wim berly. But Kelly tripled his first vote whereas Wimberly less than doubled his first time out. Both the candidates were for mer members of the State High way Patrol, Kelly having retired a number of years ago, and Wim berly jusi a few months ago in or der to make the race for Sheriff. Kelly will face Herbert McCas- kill, the Republican candidate, in the November elections but, for all practical purposes, he’s in. Wimberly has not announced his future plans. WENDELL B. KELLY New Sheriff Is Veteran Officer Wendell B. Kelly isn’t officially the successor to Charles McDon ald as sheriff of Moore County yet and it would be quite pre- sumptious to call him that. But Democrats have a way of winning offices in this county and it would be hard, if not impos sible, to find anyone willing to bet he’s apt to lose out to Herbert McCaskill, his GOP opponent, in the November general elections. For Kelly, a likable man who knows about as many people in the county as anyone, the runoff held Saturday was the third time he had made a bid for the sher iff’s job. He ran in 1954 and was defeated by McDonald by some 700 votes. He ran second to Charles Wimberly in the first pri mary May 31 of this year and there were some people who didn’t concede him much of a chance last Saturday. But, as he said earlier this week: “I hit tjie road and visited places I had been to several times before and some I hadn’t gotten around to prior to the first primary. I just talked to people, told them who I was, that I wanted to be sheriff, and there it was.” There it was is right. He gain ed votes in every precinct and scored a smashing victory. If he defeats McCaskill, and chances that he won’t are so slim they aren’t worth mentioning, he’ll assume his new office De cember 1. Kelly was born near Carthage January 5, 1901, to William J. Kel ly and Laura Baker Kelly, des cendants of pioneer settlers of this As for the commissioner’s race. ^ farmer in Taylor came from behind to de feat the man who missed a major ity in the regular election by a bare 27 votes. But Saturday, following inten- the Priest Hill section. He attended Elise High School in Robbins, which was at that time a boarding school, and then went into farming and the saw mill hus sive campaigning on the part of missed service in World ’ ’m: / Taylor and Clyde Auman, West End farmer, Taylor won by less than 100 votes, picking up strength in every precinct. Au man lost strength in nine pre cincts. Taylor, who operates an auto mobile agency in Aberdeen, pick ed up most of his votes there, of course, (742), but got more than 400 in Southern Pines and 209 in Pinehurst. Auman was strongest in Carthage, beating Taylor three to one in East Carthage and five to two in West Carthage. Taylor will face D. L. Ritter of Pinehurst, the GOP candidate, in the November elections. Sheriff Commis. NEW ROTARY CLUB OFFICERS were in stalled at a special meeting of the club at Jack’s Grill last Thursday night. Pictured here, the new officers are, from left on the front row. Dr. Philip Green, vice president; Harry Chatfield, president; Hal Little of Wadesboro, district gov ernor and principal speaker for the meeting; Joe Scott, outgoing president and a new member of the board of directors; and Earl Hubbard, treasurer. On the back row, from left, are E. J. Austin, director; Robert Leland, secretary; and Virgil Clark, director. Not present for the pic ture was HoUie Sisk, a director. The officers will serve a one "ear term, except for the direc tors, who are elected to office on a staggered basis. (Ptoto by Emerson Humphrey) Prec. Kel. Wim. Au. Tay. Aberdeen 146 714 116 742 Bensalem 94 39 67 64 Cameron 213 110 212 100 E. Carthage 378 35 301 108 W. Carthage 656 53 512 186 Deep River 93 23 81 26 Eureka 135 10 99 44 Highfalls 109 2 39 72 Little River 60 39 60 39 Pinebluff 32 170 34 169 Pinehurst 280 188 242 209 Sou. Pines 332 409 283 443 Spies 8 9 13 4 Robbins 244 77 141 176 Ritters 94 7 28 70 Vass 237 87 133 176 West End 150 143 236 60 Westmoore 60 18 46 32 Totals (Offic.) 3321 2133 2643 2720 TOWN OFFICES CLOSED The town offices, like many other establishments, will be clos ed tomorrow, July 4. Garbage ordinarily picked up on Fridays will be picked up Saturday. War 1 by a few months, one of those people you occasionally run across who happened to be too young for the first World War and too old for the second one. He farmed for three years and then went to Carthage as a me chanic with both the Ford and Chevrolet agencies there at the time. In 1931, when the State High way Patrol was just two years old, he became the twenty-second man to join the ranks. Before he retired in 1952 as a technical .ser geant he had served a total of 21 years, 14 of them in Moore Coun ty, and had seen service in sev eral other sections of the state. Probably one of the few mem bers of the patrol to serve in his home county, Kelly first returned to Moore in 1934 on special “tour ist season” duty for three months. He was ordered here again in 1935 for the same type duty, and in 1936, following another three months tour, he was notified to report to Aberdeen for permanent duty. He stayed there two years, mov ed to Southern Pines and stayed (Continued on page 8) POWER INTERRUPTION Carolina Power and Light Com pany said today that power serv ice in Southern Pines, Manly, Ni agara, Lakeview, Vass and (Cam eron would be interrupted Sun day morning (July 6) from 4:30 to 5:30. The interruption is neces sary to install new switching equipment at the West End 110 K.V. substation.
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