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Oo. ^ NomemuNA ^RoW^'x Uijh'fo' St^Jon CcHvlor cood Cat0iac|4 IN AUGUST ’ Jads^' Gomcron pt - -Vass 5?" <xraf Pm IN AUGUST VOL. 38—NO. 38 SIXTEEN PAGES SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 14, 1958 SIXTEEN PAGES legal action was threatened Apparent Compromise Reached By Dr. Mlliken, Council On Zoning Corner Township Lines For Local Area Still Undetermined Some voters in the general area between Southern Pines and Ab erdeen are still confused about their proper voting precinct, mem bers of the Town Council were told Tuesday night, and the Board of County Commissioners have refused to help alleviate the con fusion. Councilman Robert Ewing told his colleagues that he had been approached several times from voters along Morganton Road who wished to know the status of a precinct study commission’s rec ommendations that the boundary line between Sandhills and Mc Neill’s Township be re-surveyed so they would know just which precinct they were in. The study; “It has .been present ed to the county Board of Elec tions,” he said, “and the County Board of Commissioners who have also been notified of the report, have not answered a letter writ ten asking their support in mak- (Continued bn Page 5) Greenhouses Of Carolina Orchids Being Disposed Of Greenhouses occupied by Car olina Orchids, Inc., and a large portion of the plants and equip ment will be sold at public auc tion, probably next montb, it was learned here this morning. Mrs, Karl Bridges, who with her husband has owned and oper ated the firm' since 1952, said she would continue in the orchid business under the same firm name, however, with headquar ters in Southern Pines. The greenhouses were estab hshed in the early 1920’^ by the late Judge W. A. Way. Mr. and Mrs. Bridges took over operation of the firm under a mortgage six years ago. It will now be return ed to Dr. Katherine Way of Washington, John Way of Penn sylvania, children of Judge Way, and Louise Way Spence of New York, a granddaughter. Mrs. Bridges told the Pilot that she was keeping possession of part of the stock and would en gage in importing, retailing and wholesaling but on a smaller scale than before. No definite plans were told the Pilot as to the disposition of the greenhouses and property bnt it is believed such action will be at a public auction, probably in September. Members of the Town Council, threatened with a law suit Tues day night when they refused on a split vote to accede to demands from Dr. J. S. Milliken to im mediately start proceedings to re-zone his property adjacent to the new Municipal Center, were reported breathing a little easier today. Dr. Milliken had told the Council at its regular meeting, in the library Tuesday that he wanted his property re-zoned for business purposes. He indicated he had a tentative purchaser for the property which includes his offices and frontage on both Broad Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. “There is nothing def inite about this,” he said, “and I wouldn’t want you to think there is. But I want the property re-zoned just in case.” After heated discussion, he had demanded that the Council start the re-zoning machinery in mo tion Tuesday night “or I’ll start suit tomorrow.” Council, however, voted ^2 to adopt a motion made by Coun cilman Robert Ewing to table any further discussion of the matter for 30 days. Mayor Walter Blue and Councilman D. E. Bai ley voted “no” to the motion, but Councilmen James Hobbs and J. B. Tollison went along with the motion. Dr. Milliken promptly strode from the room and said as he left: “Gentlemen, my lawyers will start suit tomorrow.” Yesterday, however, four of the Councilmen visited the prop erty (Ewing, publisher of the Moore County News in Carthage, was busy getting his paper out and was unable tc attend) and reached an informal agreement with Dr. Milliken tc put off any decision for 30 days. It is believed they agreed with him to either make concrete pro posals to purchase the property then or to begin re-zoning ac tions. Several weeks ago the Council had agreed to purchase a 40-foot strip from Dr. Milliken for $8,000. That deal has been completed. The $8,000 price was agreed upon when Dr. Milliken told them he had a concrete offer from the Savings and Loan Association to purchase the strip for $8,000. The Savings and Loan, according to Harry Fullenwider, its vice- president, proposed to erect its headquarters building on the property. But Council decided then to keep as much of the block, known familiarly as the “Town Park block” in town hands for future use as a park. During the discussions at that meeting Dr. Milliken had broach ed the subject of the town pur- (Continued on page 5) 4 , I (, I CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY for the Little Nine softball team was presented to Willis Calcutt, field manager, by Leagiie Com missioner Morris JcJinson at the conclusion of the final game Thursday night. Joel Stutts, Little Nine player, looks on. The Little Nine defeated the Moose Lodge 6-2 in the opening game Tuesday night, dropped a close one by a margin of 4-3 the second night, and came back on Thursday to take the winning game 4-3. The Moose Club had defeated the National Guard, league leaders almost all season, in two straight, 7-6, 6-2, to enter the finals. The Little Nine beat the Church of Wide Fellowship for its place. (Other pictures on page 8) (Pilot photo) PARENTS ARE THRILLED Local Boy Is Crew Member Of Atomic Submarine Skate On Trip Under Pole When the atomic submarine when he could watch them from his dormitory window. New Lon don is the home base for atomic submarines. The Skate, which followed by eight days the Nautilus, first sub to go under the pole, is the same sub that got into the news last May when it was disclosed that the vessel had stayed submerged for 31 days and five and one-half hours. The Navy termed the feat at the time “a major break through of the first magnitude.” Reports are that there are some 72 enlisted men on the Skate and nine officers. The Navy said it started its historic trip from New London, headed immediately for polar waters, and would probably return to an Atlantic port. Before Law enlisted in Sep tember, 1956, he attended the University of Virginia two years and worked for a while at A^er- otron Corporation, where Mr. Law is internal auditor. Originally from Boston, the Laws have been in Southern Pines five years. Mr. .and Mrs. Law visited theit son in New London for a week end before he sailed July 30. Skate went under the North Pole Monday night, a young man from Southern Pines, Robert E. Law, was aboard. He was one of two North Carolinians on the sub, second in history to cross the top of the world under a solid sheet ^ of ice. The other sailor, W. D. Spoon, is from Dobson. Young Law is the 23-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Law of 560 S. May Street. His mother said this week that the trip—“the only thing we know about it is what we read in the papers”—was the most exciting event in many years for her and her husband. “We’re thrilled lor Bobby,” she said, “and know that he is the happiest yoimg mian in the world today. He’s had an interest in nucleaf submarines for several years now, since he graduated from Admiral Billard Academy in New London, Conn., and went into the Navy specifically to serve on them.*’ Law is a seaman now. Mrs. Law said he first got his interest in submarines at New Londpp Daniel To Defend Title In Sandhill Tennis Tourney Sam Daniel, defending singles champion in the Sandhills Invita tional Tennis Tournament, is ex pected to defend his title when the annual event begins next Thursday on the local courts. Deadline for entries in the tour nament, marking its eleventh an niversary this year, is Monday at midnight. Director Malcolm Clark said this week that a good field was expected but could give no idea as to how many players would participate. “This will be one of our best tournaments, hov^- ever,” he said, “and we expect fans will see some of the finest games ip the Carolinas before the championship matches are con cluded on Sunday.” Daniel, who hails from Leaks- ville, won the singles champion ship last year after being runner- up to Bill Umstaedter of Abbe ville, S. C., for three successive years. He appeared here earlier this summer in an exhibition match with AUen Morris of Char lotte when the State Junior Chamber of Commerce Champion ships were being held. He and Jack Womack of, (Continued on page 8) 10-Year-Old Girl Is Found Not To Be Polio Victim The condition of a 10-year-old Soupthern Pines girl, at first thought to have contracted a mild case of polio, was reported somewhat improv^ today. The girl, Linda Guffey, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene i Guffey of Oak Road in Kenwood. Mr. Guffey told the Pilot that he took his daughter to Memori al Hospital in Chapel Hill last Thursday afternoon. She at first was thought to have contracted polio but doctors there reported after extensive examinations that she was suffering probably from a mild dase of virus meningitis. Linda was brought back to Southern Pines Sunday afternoon and is .still confined to her bed with high fevers. Mr. Guffey said examinations were continuing at Chapel HilL A fifth grade student at the elementary school here, she had all her Salk vaccine shots, Mr. Guffey said. Dr. J. W. Willcox told The Pilot yesterday that no cases of polio have been reported in Moore County this year. Grand Jury Asks That Courtroom Be Air Conditioned Finds Most County Facilities In Good Condition A Moore County Grand Jury has recommended that air condi tioning be installed in courthouse offices and the courtroom. The recommendation followed an earlier one by Superior Court Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn that such a system be installed in the court room. (He even went so far as to order subpoenas for the county commissioners to sit on jury duty to experience the discomfort shar ed by others in the unusually warm room but later recanted his order). The Grand Jury, of which Max well Forrest of Southern Pines •served as chairman, cited noise, hot weather and distractions caus ed by traffic on nearby streets as the principal reasons for its rec ommendation. The Grand Jury report also rec ommended the following; Courthouse: basement in need of paint-and plaster repairs, stor age facilities inadequate, screen doors need repairing, witness box should be provided, and addition al room for orderly storage and normal expansion of various of fices and departments. It also recommended that commissioners look into the possibility of a 24- hour watch on the radio in the sheriff’s office. Health center: minor repairs to cabinet doors and walls. Jail: commodes for cells and re placement of several window (Continued on Page 8) Council To Issue $31,000 In Bonds For Town Hall The Town Council put into mo tion action 'Tuesday night which will make it legal for the body to borrow $31,000, enabling the town to complete payments for the con struction currently underway on the new Municipal Center. The money will be obtained by the sale of bonds. Council has authority to borrow that much without a vote of the people. It represents three- fourths of the amount the town retired on its general bonded in debtedness last year. The $31,000 would make avail able a total of $142,000 for present work, plus $9,000 froin the current budget. Of that amount $100,000 is from the issuance of bonds, $1,000 is the interest the funds drew until they had to be paid out, and the $31,000 to be borrow ed shortly. NEW PILOT OUTLETS Three additional outlets for sale of The Pilot are being established with this edition. Customers may now pick up their papers from racks locat ed at Stanley's Sinclair Sta tion in Manly, PowelTs 66 Service Statioin on US 1 just south of Southern Pines, and Sanders Sinclair Station, also on US 1 south of town. Other Pilot outlets are lo cated as follows: In Southern Pines, Hayes Book Shop, Southern Pines Pharmacy, Broad Street Pharmacy, the Pilot office, and Lillie Dun lap's store on W. Massachu setts Avenue in West South ern Pines: Brooks Open Air Market on US 1 South; Vass Drug Store; Youngblood's Drug Store in West End; Bry an's Drug Store and Craig's Drug Store in Aberdeen; Mi chael's Store on the Carthage highway just north of the air port: Eastwood Trading Com pany in Eastwood; Carpen ter's Grocery in Pinebluff; and at the Caroliim Pharmacy and Pinehurst Pharmacy in Pinehurst. ' ‘ tf North Carolina Elks Lodges were hosts for this group of youngsters from this area at a two week camp near Hendersonville recently. The boys, 12 of whom were sponsored by the local Elks lodge and two by Bill Ruffin, returned Sun day. They are identified in the accompanying story. On the back row of the photo is Curtis Everett of Southern Pines, a member of the Board of Directors of the camp and chairman of the camp committee of the local lodge. 14 Boys Relumed From Elks Camp Last Sunday Foiudeen youngsters from Southern Pines, Aberdeen smd Carthage returned from a two week vacation at the North Caro lina Elks Camp for Boys near Hendersonville Sunday ahd all re ported, according to local mem bers of the lodge, that they had a real bang-up time. The 14 are Gayle Lynn Frye, Tbaddeus Black and Douglas Brown, Carthage; James Pigg, Charles Swearingen, L. D. Shel ton, Lonnie and Paul McNeill, Wayne Luck and Robert A. Yates, Jr., Aberdeen: and Michael Mor rison, Harold Morrison, Dennis Tyson and William McRae of Southern Pines. The camp, located deep in the mountains near Hendersonville, has four periods each summer for worthy and deserving boys. ’The local boys—12 of them — were sponsored by the local Elks lodge. The other two were sponsored by William Ruffin. While at the camp they learned crafts, archery, riflery, boxing, wrestling, gym work and tumb ling, swimming, canoeing, and va rious athletic events. Picture shows and various other enter tainment was also on tap and, it is reported, was quite extensive. 'There were 155 boys in the class with^the local group coming from Elizabeth City, Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Greenville, Henderson, Hendersonville, Kinston, Lumber- ton, New Bern, Morehead City, Rocky Mount, Rutherfordton, San ford, Washington, Wilmington, Wilson and Spartahburg, S, C. Curtis Everett, a member of the State Board of Directors for the camp, was also chairman of the local committee. Helping him to get the boys to the camp and back were Morris Johnson, Morris Ar nold, and Tom Caddell of Car thage. It cost $50 per boy for the two weeks’ stay. Savings And Loan Making Plans For New Headquarters The Southern Pines Savings and Loan Association will move from its present location on W. New Hampshire Avenue to quarters on N. E. Broad Street formerly occu pied by the Chamber of Com merce within the next few weeks, it was learned this week frorn Harry Fullenwider, vice president of the association. The move will be temporary, he said, adding that the association has plans for construction of a building on the corner of E. New York Avenue and S. Broad street in the near future. The association recently pur chased a lot with a 100-foot front age on Broad Street from Mrs. Mollie Burgess. It is across the street from the new Municipal Center. Fullenwider said a committee from the association will start vis iting other Savings and Loans of fices in the state in the next few weeks to “observe the various types of buildings now in use and determine the best type for South ern Pines. Past experience'^ has proven that the type facilities pro vided in a building can make a tremendous difference in the ef fectiveness of the association’s work.” Fullenwider added that the only thing he could predict now would be that the building “will be built to fit the future both of the asso ciation and the area it serves.” Lloyd Woolley is president of the association which currently lists assets in the neighborhood of $900,000. DATE IS AUGUST 23 Varied Program For Farmers Day In Aberdeen Is Announced By Sponsors Saturday, August 23, will be Farmers Day in Aberdeen, an an nual event sponsored by the Ab erdeen Junior Chamber of Com merce. With over a week yet to go, this group has plans whipped into shape for what promises to be the biggest and most varied event of its kind in a series of successful special days. Saturday’s program will get un derway at 10:30 a.m. with a street parade. Advance information is that a number of early-vintage automobiles will be among the colorful entries. The New Aberdeen Warehouse will be the center of the day’s ac tivities. At 12:15, a Southern fried chicken limch will be served free of charge there, to be follow ed at 1:30 by an Army Band con cert. The afternoon will be taken up with viewing the numerous ex hibits which will be set up in the warehouse. ’These will include a wide range of artiples from in fants’ wear to automobiles, with displays to interest every member of the family. At 8 p.m., a beauty contest will be held and the winner will be crowned “Miss Farmers Day of 1958.” Girls who wish to enter should notify Lee Buchan. , This is not a “bathing beauty” contest, it is pointed out, and en trants should wear party dresses for the judging, which will be based on poise, charm and beauty. Girls 16 and over from anywhere in the Sandhills may enter the contest without a sponsor and compete for the beauty queen’s trophy. At 8:30 a dance wiU be held, with The Night Hawks of Troy furnishing music for round, square and various jmpular types of dancing. Climax of the events will be the drawing at 11 p.m. for a Scotch- craft boat. As The Pilot goes to press to day (Thursday), the list of exhib itors has grown to a total of more than 20, names of whom are list ed in an advertisement in this is sue. Aberdeen merchants are plan- (Continued on page S) \ PRICE 10 CENTS Von Canon Is Convicted On Manslaughter Charge $33,000 To Be Paid In Lieu Of Prison Sentence Richard VonCanon, 19, of West End, was found guilty on two counts of what amounted ■'■o manslaughter in Moqre Superior Court yesterday and ordered to serve not less than three years nor more than five in the State Prison. The judgment was suspended by Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn, how ever, on the following conditions: that young Von Canon pay or cause to be paid $33,609.39 with in 40 days to the administrator of the estate of William Wayne Brackett, one of the persons kill ed in a collision in which Von Canon was involved last year; that he not operate a motor ve hicle in this state during the next three years; and that he pay the costs of the action. Costs, according to Clerk of Court Carlton Kennedy had not been figured as of noon today but they were expected to be rather high. The $33,000 settlement was in addition to more than $60,000 al ready paid by VonCanon’s pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. VonCanon, Jr. W. D. Sabiston, attorney for the youth, said in court yesterday that that amount had been paid to others in the accident, $45,000 to the estate of Bobby Jerome Morris, 24, who was killed almost immediately, and another person who lost an eye. The wreck occurred near West End on the Labor Day weekend. Judge Burgwyn ordered that both cases of manslaughter be consolidated for judgment. The estate of Brackett had en tered suit in Guilford Superior Court only this week seeking $300,000 for his death. There had also been an earlier suit for $300,000. The case was called in ' Superior Court Tuesday and reached the jury soon after court convened Wednesday morning. VonCanon maintained that the steering mechanism on his car was faulty and caused him to lose control. He said he was only go ing about 50 miles per hour at the time of the crash. Two passengers in the other car, estimated his speed at a far higher rate, however, and said the car was already out of con trol when they first saw it. Patrolman Robert Samuels, who investigated the accident, showed a chart to the jury and Judgp Burgwyn outlining how the wreck occurred. He testified also that yoimg VonCanon had a reputation for driving carelessly and at high rates of speed. Only (Continued on page 5)
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