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VOL. 39—NO. 25
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Thaggard’s Lake
Sold; Residential
Development Seen
Lexington Man
Buys Landmark
From John Watson
The sale of Thaggard’s Lake,
long in the rumor stage, has
reached the point of reality, ac
cording to an announcement
made this week by Biddle and
Company, Pinehurst real estate
agency. Purchase price was not
disclosed.
The lake and some adjoining
property has been sold by John
Warren Watson of Philadelphia
to A. B. Hardee, president of Re
sort Properties, Inc., of Lexing
ton.
Mr. Hardee, it is reported, plans
to develop the property as a resi
dential area with the 150-acre
lake as the center. The property
is about seven miles north of
Southern Pines.
Thaggard’s Lake is one of the
old land marks in this area. The
Thaggard family operated a mill
there and lived in a large colon
ial house nearby. In time the lake
became one of the principal parts
of a power company operated by
the late I. F. Chandler to supply
electricity to Southern Pines,
Pinehurst and Carthage. After
Mr. Chandler sold his holdings
to Carolina Power & Light Com
pany the lake was purchased by
Mr. Watson, who also owns Wat
son’s Lake, and it was operated
primarily as a place for sports
fishing.
There is a large burial plot
near the lake where many mem
bers of the Thaggard, Seward and
Ray feimilies were buried. One
of the Ray graves is that of a
revolutionarry soldier.
Bulldozing of roads around the
lake was started about two
months ago, giving rise to much
speculation as to what was plan
ned by way of developing the
property. Mr. Hardee’s plans now
include developing the lake for
fishing, water sports, and resi
dential uses.
He was not available for com
ment as to his exact plans this
week.
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, M^Y 14, 1959
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MISS “SEE NORTH CAROLINA MONTH”
stopped in Southern Pines last Saturday on a
whirlwind tout of the state, got in a few quick
words about the importance of travel to North
Carolina’s tourist business, had her picture taken
several dozen times, and then headed for Ashe
ville. Greeting “Miss See North Carolina
Month.” who is Mary Jo Wooten of Raleigh,
were Town Manager Louis Scheipers, at left,
Mayor Robert Ewing, and Miss Suzanne Steed,
who is “Miss Mid South Resort.” In the center
of the picture is Glenn Tucker of Carolina
Beach, president of the State Travel Council,
and at right is Robert Page of Charlotte, chair
man of the “See North Carolina” month, which,
incidentally, is May.
Judge Vacates Restraining Order
In Jugtown Case; Pottery Still Idle
Superior Court Judge F. Don
aid Phillips Saturday dissolved
a temporary restraining order
which had prevented the opera
tion of Jugtown Pottery by the
Jacques and Juliana Busbee’s
Jugtown, Inc. for the past three
weeks.
The action was taken in Rock
ingham.
In his ruling, however. Judge
Job
Rowe Leaving For
With Loan
Society In North
J. Vance Rowe, associated with
his father in the general practice
of law since 1950, will join the
legal staff of the Saving Fund
Society of Germantown, Pa.,
June 1.
Rowe, a graduate of the Uni
versity of North Carolina Law
School, is currently practicing
with his father. Judge J. Vance
Rowe, and younger brother, Ar
thur Rowe, in Southern Pines.
He has been secretary-treasur
er of the Sandhills Kiwanis Club
for the past three years and has
also been active in Boy Scout
work in the county. He holds a
Lieutenant Commander’s rank in
the Naval Air Reserve.
His wife, the former Mary
O’Neill of Brookline, Mass., and
four children will join him in
Germantown later in the sum-
' mer.
Local Man’Killed
In Car Accident
Late Last Night
Williani Henry (Jack) McRae,
48, of Southern Pines, was killed [ case, officers
Phillips allowed the plaintiff in TV,^* 1 m.
the action, Jugtown, Inc., 30 days i-40mplete
in an automobile accident on the
Fort Bragg Military Reservation
.shortly before midnight last
night. ''
Details of the accident were
sketchy but it was reported Mr.
McRae, who was a barber at Fort
Bragg, was driving the car. It
was registered in the name of
his daughter, Mrs. Margaret
Black.
The police station here receiv
ed a call at 11:15 from the Civ
ilian Information Division at
Fort Bragg saying that Mr. Mc
Rae had been involved in the ac
cident. A short while later the
CID called back and informed
the clerk on duty that he had
died of the injuries.
He lived with his family at
537 S. E. Broad Street.
Mr. McRae was a native Of
Vass and grew up there. He had
been living in Southern Pines
for many years.
Funeral arrangements were
not known at press time today.
in which to amend its complaint
or appeal to the North Carolina
Supreme Court.
This week a notice of lis pen
dens was filed in the Clerk of
Court’s office in Carthage which,
in effect, will tie up the opera
tions of Jugtown for another 30
days. The action names one Mar
garet B. Price as “next friend” of
Mrs. Busbee and, as did the ac
tion filed three weeks ago, seeks
to have the sale of Jugtown to
John Mare, principal owner of
Jacques and Juliana Busbee’s
Jugtown, Inc., invalidated.
Judge Phillips had noted in
his decision that, in order for
Jugtown, Inc., to have a valid
must have Mrs.
Busbee as a co-defendant or get
a court appointed “next friend”
to act in her behalf in any court
action.
Maternal Welfare
Tag Day Results
With donations to last Satur
day’s Tag Day not yet fully toted
up—and not yet all received—
the Moore County Maternal Wel
fare Committee, for whose work
Saturday’s drive for funds was
held, registers satisfaction over
the results to date.
Southern Pines’s quota of last
year has not been quite reached,
but almost, with more to come.
Collections on Broad Street
amounted to $205.11, only a few
dollars below last year.
Those selling tags were: at the
bank, Mrs. Claude Reams, who
headed the overall effort here,
Mrs. E. C. Stevens, Mrs. Lament
Brown, Mrs. Nolley Jackson,
Mrs. R. M. McMillan, Mrs. R. E. (
Rhodes; at the postoffice: under
the leadership of Mrs. Ted Kling-
enschmidt, community service
chairman of the Junior Woman’s
There has been no court ap- Club, were Mrs. Austin Sa
Enemy Forces To “Invade” Southern
Pines As Part Of Military Maneuver
Soldiers and airmen of the
United States Army and Air
Force are preparing to enter into
one of the most unusual exer
cises ever to be conducted in the
United States and Southern
Pines will be sitting right in the
middle of it and playing one of
the most important parts.
This town will be invaded by
“enemy” troops some time to
ward the latter part of May and
will be liberated following a
phase of the exercises which
town officials have been told will
be “extremely colorful and real
istic.”
The operation is known as
Dark Cloud Pine Cone II and is
a joint maneuver of the Army
and Air Force. It will be held in
this area during the period May
23 to June 6.
A special meeting will be held
Tuesday night at 8 o’clock in
Weaver Auditorium so that a full
explanation of the maneuver
may be given to local residents.
A number of Army and Air Force
officials will be on hand to des
cribe what will transpire dur
ing the maneuvers and show
movies of similar activities taken
some time ago.
Southern Pines’ role in the
maneuvers was described by of
ficers visiting here Monday as
“most important. Without it we
fear the exercise will not be
nearly as valuable as it might
be.”
Col. W. J^ Bethancourt, public
information officer at Fort Bragg,
said that Army active elements
will join forces with Air Force
active, reserve and National
Guard units for the exercise. The
units will come from 27 states
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pointment of a “next friend”
made to date and no application
for such an appointment appears
in the files at the courthouse in
Carthage. ’ '
What will happen to Jugtown
is not known.
As it stands now it is idle and
the longtime potter, Ben Owen,
is reportedly constructing his
own kiln and plans to open a
pottery establishment.
At the hearing in Rockingham,
attended by representatives of
both factions. Judge Phillips
heard H. F. Seawell, Jr., attorney
for Jugtown, Inc., and William
Sabiston, who is attorney for Mr.
Mare and the Jacques and Juli-
(Continued on page 8)
aids,
man
Mrs. Douglas Kelly, Mrs. Herml
Shaw, Mrs. Austin Lettimer.
Aberdeen, under the leadership
(Continued on Page 8)
Scholarship Loan
Fund For Needy
Students Set Up
Provided For In
Will Of Late Mrs.
Warren Sheldon
The bulk of the estate of the
lata Mrs. Warren S. Sheldon of
Southern Pines has been left to
establish an educational fund for
Moore County’s needy students.
Mrs. Sheldon died May 1 of
this year. She had lived in tba
Pinehurst Convalescent Home
for a number of years prior to
that. Her husband, a retired min
ister, died March 11.
Under the terms of her will the
Citizens Bank and Trust Co. was
named as trustee of the bulk of
her estate and was directed to
establish the “Dr. W. F. and Joan
Scott Sheldon Scholarship Fun'd.”
The income from the fund is to
be used “to assist the needy stu
dents of the county in attending
college or institutions of higher
learning or technical training, all
according to such rules and regu
lations both as to the manage
ment and investment of the prin
cipal and the allocation of the
income and the selection of stu
dents as the properly constituted
authorities of the trustee . . .
may determine.”
The trustee will appoint a
committee to select students, the
committee to consist of three or
more members. They may be
principals or superintendents of
any public school administrative
unit in the county.
According to W. Harry Fullen-
wider, who drew Mrs. Sheldon’s
will, this is the first instance, so
far as he can determine, of the
establishment of such a fund in
the county. He said it was un
known at present just how much
would go into the fund, nor how
much it would yield each year.
Mrs. Sheldon also willed $5,-
000 to Wesleyan University in
Middletown, Conn., to be held
as a perpetual student aid fund,
and $5,000 to the Southern Pines
Methodist Church to be used in
reducing the building debt.
The Sheldons lived at the corner
of Ridge Street and Connecticut
Avenue. He was a native of Con
necticut, and Mrs. Sheldon of
New York State.
She was for many years in th.»
employ of the United States Sen
ate in a Civil Service position.
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FOR SUPERINTENDENT
ART IN CAROLINA
"Locals" are playing a big
pari in. the arl exhibit to be
hung in the Carolina Hotel
next week as part of the
stcite convention of Women's
Clubs being held there front
Tuesday through Thursday.
In charge of the show of
paintings is Mrs. Stanley
Austin, president of the
Southern Pines Junior Wom
an's Club, who is convention
art ch^tirman, The three
judges include Mrs. Maxwell
Forrest and Glenn Hounds,
both familiar figures in art
circles—as well as here
abouts.
The other judge, though
not a 'local" is also well-
known here. He is Joseph
Cox of the staff of Slate Col
lege School of Design, whose
exhibit of his own paintings
took place in the Library
Gallery this past , winter.
Says Art Chairman Austin:
"My cellar is full of almost 80
paintings waiting to be
hung! I can say. with enthus
iasm.: this is going to be a
show worth seeing."
County Education
Board Screening
Job Applicants
The Moore County Board of
Education has reduced “consider
ably” the number of applicants
for the position of superinten
dent of Moore County Schools
and will meet again tomorrow
(Friday) night to further pare the
list, according to one member of
the Board.
Superintendent H. Lee 'Thomas’
resignation becomes effective
June 30. To date the Board has
received more than 20 applica
tions, including several from
other county superintendents.
It is expected that a new su
perintendent will be named in a
few days.
'Guess Who" Cartoons
Exhibited In Gallery
Cartoons now on view at the
Library Clallery include the fa
mous series: “GUESS WHO”
from the pen of the Saturday
Evening Post artist. Bill Harri
son.
And anybody who goes in to
take a look at them will come out
with a grin on his face.
Well worth the price of admis
sion—only there ain’t no price!
The exhibit of this talented
American cartoonist, varying the
type of art shows held during the
season, will be on view until May
20, when the modern painter,
James Harrel, will hang his can-
J vasses, now being shown at
'Queen’s College, Charlotte.
Joyce Ziske Cops
Inaugural Howard
Johnson Tourney
Joyce Ziske of Milwaukee put
together a six under women’s par
70 Sunday to claim her first
tournament victory since 1956, |
winning the inaugural Howard
Johnson’s Invitational Golf
Tournament held at Mid Pines
Club.
Miss Ziske, 14th ranking money
winner last year, turned in rounds
of 69-71-70-210 that gave her a
three stroke lead over her nearest
opponent. Her victory was worth
$99'7.50 More than 20 professionals
divided the rest of the $6,000
purse.
Her last round was considered
nothing short of phenomenal be
cause of the condition of the
course, soaked by heavy rains
throughout the final day of play.
Mary Lena Faulk of Thomas-
ville, Ga., first round leader who
slipped behind on the second 18
holes, finished in a tie for second
place with Beverly Hanson of In
dio, California. They both had
213’s, good for $683.50 each.
Checks and silver trophies for
the professional and amateur
winners were presented by How
ard Johnson, president of the
sponsoring restaurant and motor
lodge chain.
Low amateur was Nancy Phil
lips of Newton, who had a score
of 77 on the final round for a 54-
) hole total of 238.
'There were a total of 40 players
in the tournament, considered
one of the best on the ladies cir
cuit this year.
Other professional scores:
Jo Ann Prentice, 218; Betsy
Rawls, the pre-tourney favorite,
220; Barbara Romack, 222; Wif-
fi Smith, 22; Marylyn Smith 222;
(Continued on page 8)
Council To Poll Public
On Methods Of Naming
School Board Members
‘ To Conduct Post
Card Survey Of
Water Customers
Citizens pf Southern Pines will
be asked to participate in a post
card poll in an effort to determin.^
if a change in the present meth
od of selecting members of the
Board of Education is desired.
As affording the widest cover
age, the list of town water con
sumers will be followed.
No date has been set for the
poll. Because of the fact that any
change would have to go through
various legal steps, including
presentation before the General
Assembly—due to adjourn with
in a few weeks—the time ele
ment is not presently a factor.
Decision to conduct the poll
was made by the Town Council
at its regular meeting 'Tuesday
night. Held in the Council Cham
ber in the Town Hall, the meet
ing was attended by about 50
people, most of whom seemed in
favor of change.
The meeting was the first for
the new Council. Mayor Robert
Ewing, after the minutes were
read, told those attending that
the School Board had been much
on the minds of many citizens
in the past few weeks and he had ^
been approached by several peo
ple who wanted. to see some
changes made.
“For that reason,” he said, “we .
have decided to discuss it tonight,
hoping to learn everything we
can about the way the school
board is selected and, if it seems
best, to come up with a better
way, if there is one.”
He then asked W. Lament
Brown, town attorney, to review
the present method of selection.
The town's charter. Brown said,
was adopted two years ago and
calls for an appointive method of
picking school board members.
They are serving staggered terms
of two, three, and four years and
the charter specifies that no per
son may serve for more than
three successive four-year terms.
Following the initial appoint
ments, two years ago, each new
member would be appointed for
four year terms.
Mayor Ewing said that in order
to change the charter, action must
be initiated by the Council and
a public hearing held. He said
further that two elections would
be required: the first would be
on the question of whether the
charter should be changed or not.
That election would be confined
to residents of Southern Pines.
If the first election carried and
it was voted to change the ap
pointive system to another, pos
sibly elective or of dual elec
tive-appointive type, then the
School Board would call an elec
tion for people who live within
the school district.
'The town council, he said,
would have nothing to do with
the second election.
It was suggested by Council
man James Hobbs that a combina
tion board consisting of both ap-
(Continued on page 8)
EARL HUBBARD
Hubbard Elected
Leader Of County
Red Cross Chapter
Earl Hubbard, assistant vice
president of the Citizens Bank
and Trust Company, has been
elected chairman of the Moore
County Chapter of the American
Red Cross. He succeeds General
R. B. Hill.
Hubbard’s election was made at
the annual meeting of the chap
ter, held last Friday at Dante’s
Restaurant.
Other officers, all of whom will
take over their new jobs in Oc
tober, are General L. W. Miller,
first vice chairman; Dr. Charles
Phillips, Robert E. Lee and Don
ald D. Kennedy, vice chairmen;
Mrs. Grace Tillman, secretary;
and Thomas T. Hayes, treasurer.
New directors named were Mrs.
Pete PhilUips, Cameron; Miss
Blanche Monroe, West End;' Rus
sel C. Coble, Jr., Aberdeen; and
J. C. Phillips, Westmoore.
All were installed hy the Rev.
Martin Caldwell.
Hubbard has called a meeting
of the new officers for next Wed
nesday at 3 o’clock at the chap
ter house on^S. W. Broad Street
(Continued on page 8)
Midget Baseball
League Plans
Opening Games
'Two games are scheduled for
the opening of the Midget Base
ball League schedule Monday
afternoon at Tom O’Neil's field
on Midland Road.
Mayor Robert Ewing will
throw out the first ball about
5:15 to signify opening of the
League, designed for youngsters
eight to 12 years of age. Follow
ing the opening ceremonies the
first game, between the Yanks
and Cards will begin; the other
game, between the Braves
and Dodgers, will begin at 6:15.
Frank Buchan, coach of one of
the teams and a prime mover in
the organization of the league,
said this week that he and the
other coaches had been receiving
excellent cooperation from pa
rents and officials.
Buchan said that every young
ster of each team would partici
pate in every game, “whether a
team is winning or not.” He said
that all four coaches had agreed
on that rule and that it would be
strictly adhered to.
Caps and tee shirts for all play
ers have been ordered and will
be ready for the opening day
games.
Jack Younts, manager of radio
station WEEB, will serve as com
missioner of the league.
Here is the complete schedule
for May (first game begins at
5:15, second at 6:15):
Monday, May 18—-Yanks vs
Cards, Braves vs Dodgers.
Thursday, May 21—Cards vs
Braves, Dodgers vs Yanks.
Monday, May 25—Braves vs
Yanks, Cards vs Dodgers.
Friday, May 29—Braves vs
Dodgers, Yanks vs Cards.
Faculty Expresses
Confidence In
School Officials
In a unanimous gesture of
loyalty, the faculty of the East
Southern Pines School this week
recorded its firm support of the
school board and superintendent
in the stand taken in the recent
cpntroversy over the non-reap
pointment of the principal of the
high school.
'The statement, released to the
press by Mrs. Howard C. Brough
ton, third grade teacher and presi
dent of the local unit of the
NCEA, is signed by thirty-three
teachers, comprising the entire
staffs of both elementary and
high school. It reads as follows:
"The undersigned faculty
members of the East South
ern Pines School wish pub
licly to affirm their confi
dence in the integrity and
fairness of the Southern Pines
School Board and in Superhi'-
tendent A. C. Dawson, Jr."