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VOL. 39—NO. 28
eighteen pages
Consolidation Of
« County Schools
Is Recommended
Board Says No
Immediate Action
Is Contemplated
Consolidation of the nine high
schools in the Moore County sys
A tem into three has been recom-
mended by a survey committee of
the State Board of Public Educa
tion.
The report, which was discus
sed at length at the regular meet
ing of the County Board of Edu
cation Monday night, made no
recommendations for the South
ern Pines and Pinehurst systems,
which are local units, other than
offhandedly suggesting that those
two units could be consolidated
with Aberdeen and West End,
producing a total enrollment of
from 650 to 700.
The heart of the report, prepar
ed by a five man committee, was
the following recommendations:
“Plans should be laid to .estab
lish three high- school centers to
replace those now existing in
Robbins, Highfalls, Westmoore,
0 Carthage, Farm Life, Cameron,
Vass-Lakeview, Aberdeen, and
West End-Eagle Springs.
“One high school center should
be constituted from the present
Highfalls, Westmoore and Elise
High Schools. The initial enroll
ment in such a center would be
about 450 pupils.
“That one high school center
combining the present enroll-
^ ments in grades nine through
” twelve at Carthage, Cameron,
Vass-Lakeview and Farm Life be
established at a suitable location.
The initial enrollm.ent' is estima
ted at 525-550.
“That pupils at West End be
combined in part with Aberdeen
and-or in part with t|re Carthage-
C^meron proposed ' center, de
pending upon how the supple
mentary tax matter could h-' ad-
9 jiisted. (Aberdeen is the onlv
school district in the county sys
tem with such a tax.)
If the matter of the supplemen
tary tax could not be settled
properly, the committee felt that
Aberdeen should be continued as
a separate high school.
The Board of Education, in
resolutions adopted following
discussion of the report, said that
^ “as a matter of policy, the Bedard
would like the citizens of Moore
County to know that no two
schools will be brought together
until such time as the program
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Restraining Order
Against Operation
^ Of Jugtown Issued
Jugtown Pottery, closed for
almost two months because of a.
squabble between two groups
both seeking control, will con
tinue inoperative at least until
June 20.
The decision was made June 1
by Superior Court Judge W. Reid
Thompson of Pittsboro, who is-
# sued a temporary restraining or
der against John Mare of South
ern Pinos and Mrs. Juliana Bus-
bee, principal stockholders of
the Jacques and Juliana Bus-
bee’s Jugtown, Inc., from opera
tion of the pottery.
In his order Judge Thompson
directed that Mr. Mare show
cause at a hearing June 20 why
the pottery should not be kept
inoperative. The hearing is to be
held before Judge Donald Phil
lips in his' chambers at Rocking
ham at 10 a. m .
Judge Phillips is the same jur
ist who set aside a restraining
order several weeks ago but gave
attorneys for Jugtown, Inc.,
plaintiffs, 30 days in which to
amend its complaint or appeal to
a higher court.
^ At the time Judge Phijlips
said he sympathized with Jug
town, Inc., in its efforts but at
the same time felt that the organ
ization needed more law, and
specific law, on its side.
In an order signed this week
by Carlton C. Kennedy, Clerk of
Moore Superior Court, Mrs.
Louise R. Jordan, reportedly of
Florida, was named Mrs. Bus-
bee’s next friend for purposes of
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1959 GRADUATES of Southern Pines High School are, front
row, left to right,,Patsy Garner, Alice Gamble, Dorothy Thomas,
Linda Thompson, Loy Clark, Pierette Dufort and Arden Fobes.
Second row, same order, Elsie Dutton Shoemaker, Betty Jo
Loudermilk, Betty Foshee, Joan Parker, Mary Shephard,
Suzanne Steed, Clara Horner and Donna McKenzie. Third row.
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HONOR GRADUATES of the senior class at Southern Pines
High School this year were James S. Tollison, Jr., at left, the
valedictorian, and Jesse Williford, salutatorian. Tollison, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Tollison of E. Connecticut Avenue, and
Williford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Williford of Niagara, were
both outstanding athletes as well as scholars during their high
school careers. Tollison was also president of both the junior
and senior class. (Humphrey photo)
Benefit Fish Fry Slated Saturday
No definite accounting of the
number of tickets sold has been
made yet, but local VFW mem
bers believe that Saturday’s all
day fish fry for the June Bay-
liff Building Fund will net a
handsome sum of money.
Spokesmen for the VFW,
sponsors of the fish-fry, said to
day that several organizations
are selling the tickets and that
reports should be coming in to
morrow. Thom McKenzie, VFW
post commander, said that 2,000
tickets were printed "and we
hope to sell every one of them
and more, too.”
Price for the tickets is $1 each,
half price for children, and a
ticket entitles the bearer to eat
all the fish he wants between
the hours of 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
at Aberdeen Lake.
McKenzie said the post was
furnishing everything so that all
proceeds will be available for
construction of a specially equip
ped room to Bayliff’s home. A
paraplegic, he is expected to re
turn to Aberdeen about June 20.
Clellon Duke May, John Marcum, James B. Tollison, Jr., Gordon
Mitchell, Everett Cushman, Ronald Rowe, Jesse Williford, and
Dennis Morgan. Fourth row, David Duyk, Mercer Hicks, Steve
Smith, Robert McIntosh, Paul Butler, Jr., Richard Lee Meinnis,
George McNeill, and James Forsyth. Missing when the picture
was made was Norman Calcutt. (Humphrey photo)
James S. Milliken Memorial Award
Won By Williford At Honors Program
Jesse WiUiford. Jr., son of Mr.^'“——
Jesse WiUiford, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Williford of Ni
agara, was named winner of the
James S. Milliken, Jr., Memorial
Award yesterday morning as
seniors at Southern Pines High
School gathered for the annual
awards day program.
The award, considered tops by
the students, is presented to the
person judged the best aU-round
senior. Williford, who lettered in
thr-ee sports while maintaining
an excellent scholastic record, is
also the recipient of a $400 schol
arship to Pfeiffer College. He
plans to become a teacher.
Other awards presented yester
day—each is considered the best
by the student receiving it—
Were as follows:
American Legion Citizenship
Award, Pherette Dufort; School
Service Award, Dorothy Thomas;
Rotary Club Improvement Cup,
Clara Horner; Danforth Founda
tion Awards, Arden Fobes and
Jesse Williford; Balfour Scholar
ship Medals (to valedictorian and
salutatorian) James Tollison and
Jess.3 Williford; DAR Citizenship
Award, Arden Fobes; Perkinson
Scholarship Cup, James Tolli-
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GOLF DAY
Local golfers will have a
chance Saturday to match
their golfing skill against the
professionals, and it's aU for
a good cause.
The day is "National Golf
Day." and it's the Profes
sional Golfers Association's
major charitable imdertak-
ing.
Duffers, and those who
aren't quite, pay $I tfor the
right to match their net score
against the score of the win
ner of a match between PGA
champion Dow Finslerwald
and National Open champion
Tommy Bolt. Those whose
scores beat the chfunpions
receive nmdals from the
PGA.
In the Sandhills, the only
two courses open are South
ern Pines Country Club and
No. 2 at Pinehurst. Both are
taking part, with amateurs
invited to participate, either
Friday or Saturday, ^veral
have already done so at
SPCC.
Incidentally, golfers may
use their handicaps in figur
ing their final scores to com
pare with the champions.
Cub Pack 73 Plans
Annual “Circus”
Saturday At 3 P. M.
The second annual “circus”
sponsored by members of Cub
Pack 73 will be held Saturday
afternoon on the practice field of
Memorial Field, Dr. R. B. War-
lick, the Pack Master, said this
morning.
No admission will be charged
those attending the circus, due to
begin at 3 p. m. and last two
hours.
Dr. Warlick said that each of
the three dens in the pack, which '
has about 40 members,will have !
games that those attending may I
play. He listed some of the games
as “sock the goock,” bean bag j
throwing, peep show, horseshoes,
dart games, and a miniature golf
course.
After the circus is over the
pack will play games, and
achievem-ent awards will be pre
sented at the close of the pro
gram. .
One feature of the afternoon
will be authentic circus music
recorded by the Ringling Broth
ers Barnum and Bailey band.
Assisting Dr. Warlick will be
Major and Mrs. William Bodine,
Mrs. Warlick, Mrs. Graves Vann,
Mrs. J. Vance Rowe, Jr., and pa
rents of members of the pack.
NCEA Selects Dawson
As Executive Director
Will Take Up
New Duties In
Raleigh July 1
Dr. A. C. Dawson, who has
served as teacher, ’ coach, princi
pal and superintendent of the
Southern Pines School system
since 1937, has resigned effective
June 30 to become executive
secretary of the North Carolina
Education Association.
Announcement of his appoint
ment to the new job was made
Sunday.
He will take over the NCEA
position July 1, succeeding Mrs.
Ethel Perkins Edwards, who re
signed.
A special committee of the
NCEA boat'd nominated Dr.
Dawson, the. only nomination
submitted at a called meeting of
the board Saturday.
Dr. Stacy L. Weaver, NCEA
president, in commenting on the
appointment, said: “We are very
pleased that Dr. Dawson has
made his services available. He
was not an applicant for the posi
tion. The job sought the man. Hq
is a distinguished educator emi
nently respected in both lay and
professional ranks in North Caro
lina. He held the Presidency of
our Association longer than any
other man. He has served as our
Legislative Chairman, as Presi
dent of the United Forces, and on
most of the important commit
tees of our Association. He is
more familiar with the possibili
ties and potentialities as well as
the present workings of the North
Carolina Education Ass’n. than
any man in the State. He will
bring to this position a fine lead
ership which will make a distin
guished contribution to the cause
of education in North Carolina.”
John Howarth, chairman of
the Southern Pines Board of
Education, said: “‘The Board is
deeply appreciative of the ad
vancements, both educationally
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CP&L Installing i
New Feeder Line
To Serve Area
Crews are cuttng right-of-way
for a new electric power feeder
line to serve Southern Pines.
Ward Hill, local manager for
Carolina Power & Light Com
pany, said the line will connect
the western part of the city to
CP&L’s 110,000-volt substation
at Aberdeen. It will foUow the
course of an existing line for a
short distance from the substa
tion and then branch off across
country for three miles to South
ern Pines.
“The line will be completed
within two months,” HiU said.
It will mean more effective volt
age control here and will take
care of expected future growth
in local power needs.”
This is the second main feed
er line to serve Southern Pines,
Hill added. These lines carry
electricity from distribution
points to pole-type transformers
where it is stepped down to low
er voltage for delivery to local
customers. Fifty-five new struc
tures will be erected to support
the three miles of aluminum
conductor in the new line.
Hill said that with approxi
mately one-half of Southern
Pines being put on the new feed
er line, it would result in less
chance of power failure. Should
one occur, he added, there will
be two sources of feed. There is
now only one source.
Hill cited growth figures
which reflect the need for stead
ily expanding power facilities'.
For instance, the number of
CP&L customers here has in
creased 10 per cent in the past
five years, and their average
power usage is'up 57 per cent.
At the end of April CP&L serv
ed 9,412 customers through its
Southern Pines office. Of this
number 5,059 are residential cus
tomers.
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Duo-Piano Team
Plans Concert In
Aberdeen Sunday
Two talented teenagers, Gra
ham Farrell of Aberdeen and
Betty Bullock of Hamlet, will
present a duo-piano recital Sun
day at 4 p. m. in the Aberdeen
school auditorium.
The recital is for the benefit
of the piano fund at the school.
The two musicians have been
attracting wide attention in the
State recently with their per
formances at festivals, recitals
and on television.
The program Sunday will be
their first appearance as a team
in Aberdeen. They will present a
program of popular and semi-
classical selections, plus several
compositions that Farrell wrote
himself.
DR, A. C, DAWSON
Summer Hours For
Local Library
Are Announced
The Southern Pines library has
started its summer schedule of
hours and will continue through
September, Mrs. Stanley Lam-
boume, librarian, announces.
The Library will close at 12:30-
on Wednesdays, the only devia
tion from the regular schedule.
Mrs. Lambourne reminded
members and others today that
a nice collection of children’s
books has been added, including
100 loaned by the Moore County
Library.
SUCCEEDS ROBERT E. LEE
Aberdeen School Board Picks Red
Springs Man For Principal’s Job
C. Wade Mobley, principal of
Red Springs city schools, has been
named district principal of Aber
deen schools, it was announced
this week by J. D. Arey, school
board chairman. 1116 appoint
ment is effective July 1, the date
on which Robert E. Lee, Aber
deen principal since 1950, will be
come superintendent of the
Moore County school system.
Mobley, who is 32, is a native
of WiUiamston. He graduated in
1950 from Atlantic Christian Col
lege and later received his Mas
ter’s Degree from the University
of North Carolina.
He taught first at Bolivia school
in Brunswick County, then was
principal of Long Creek Consol
idated grade school in Pender
County. He was appointed prin
cipal of Red Springs school in
1954.
His wife, the former Jean Bel-
lingreth of Clinton, S. C., Is head
of the mathematics department
of Flora Macdonald College at
Red Springs. She wiU continue
in that position for a while, it
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C. WADE MOBLEY
understood, commuting from
Aberdeen.
Arey said that Mobley was se
lected from some 15 applicants
for the position.