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1 « 3- VOL. 39—NO. 43 EIGHTEEN PAGES Camp For Handicapped Will Be Located Here SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1959 EIGHTEEN PAGES PRICE: 10 CENTS The North Carolina Society for't Crippled Children and Adults plans to establish a summer camp—expected to develop iiito a y ar-around physiotherapy center and residential school for the handicapped—at one of six sites now under consideration in the Southern Pines area. The Society’s plans were re vealed today by Mrs. Graham Culbreth of Southern Pines, serv ice chairman for the Moore Coun- by Easter Seal Society, which is affiliated with the state group, and head of a local steering com- irittee that has been Working with the State Society in plan ning to locate the camp here. The camp project is expected to run to an over-all cost of about $250,000, Mrs. Culbreth said. She emphasized that the project will not involve any lia bility by the community. The en tire cost and future operation of the facility will be met from Easter Seal funds and, once it is in operation, from campership donations. Permanent buildings will be erected. Today’s announcement follow ed a meeting here yesterday of members of the Society’s board of directors, its executive direct or, Albin Pikutis; and persons on the local committee. These included Mrs. Culbreth, Mayor R. S. Ewing, N. L. Hodg kins, Jr., chairman of the South ern Pines Industrial Develop ment Committee; W. Lament Brown, town attorney; Voit Gil more, a member of the State Board of Conservation and De velopment; Louis Scheipers, Jr., town manager; and Mrs. Sher wood Brokwell, Jr., treasurer of the Moore County Easter Seal Society. Frank R. Gramelsbach of Pine- hurst, chairman of the Moore County Easter Seal Society, was unable to attend the Wednesday meeting. Members of the State Society’s board of directors meeting with the group yesterday were: Felix Barker, outgoing state president, who is director of the division of special education in the State Department of Public Instruc tion; Dr. Edgar Thompson, in coming state president; C. C. Mulholland, Jr., of Durham,; and . Bernard Passer of Chapel Hill, program director of all North Carolina Easter Seal activities. Mr. Pikutis outlined the needs for the proposed facility and the visitors were shown six sites, two of which are located within the town limits. The other four are close to town. Exact location of the sites can not be revealed, Mrs. Culbreth said, until the Society has deci ded which one will best meet its needs. Three of the sites, she said, would be donated. Three are for sale. Although the board is seek ing a donated tract of about 25 acres, there is the possibility that the board would purchase a site if it better met the special re quirements. Mrs. Culbreth said that mem bers of the board were “very much impressed’’ with th,S sites they were shown. It is not expected that a deci sion on a site will .be long relay ed because the Society’s plans are to put the camp in operation by th.e summer of 1960, with a be ginning roster of from 110 to 125 handicapped children and adults. Officials Tackle Rising Threat Of Traffic Deaths With Moore County’s 1959 traf fic fatalty rate running abou< 25 per cent over the rate for the corresponding period last year, the State Highway Patrol is launching a drive to cut the death toll and reduce highway acci dents. County and municipal officials, along with law enforcement of ficers and other interested per sons from throughout the county, have been invited to meet in the courthouse at Carthage at 7:30 tonight (Thursday) to discuss the traffic accident problem and hear an explanation of the point sys tem for rating persons convicted of traffic law offenses. In a letter sent out to 200 per sons in Moore County, Sgt. Victor Aldridge of Siler City, Troop C Patrol commander, and Cpl. James A. McColman who heads the patrol in Moore County, point out that “within the past eight months, 10 persons have been killed in traffic accidents on the highways of Moore County.” Since January 1, traffic acci dents have been on the increase in this county “at an alarming rate,” the letter says. Meeting Set Friday To PushAreaDevelopment INSPECTING SITE—When members of the board of directors of the proposed Episcopal Home for the Ageing met here in June, for their first inspection of the site approved for the facility this week, this photo was made at Wey mouth, the home of Mrs. James Boyd, donor of the land, who is seated in front row, center. At left is H. T. Cosby of Charlotte, president of the board; and, at right, R. F. Hoke Pollock of Southern Pines, a vestryman of Emmanuel Episcopal Church and attorney for the church. Left to right, back row, are: Shields Alexander of Scotland Neck; Bishop Louis Melcher, min ister at the Village Chapel in Pinehurst and former Episcopal Bishop of Brazil; Henry Bourne of Tarboro (partially hidden); the Rev. Moultrie Moore of Charlotte; the Rt. Rev. Rich ard H. Baker, bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina and chairman of the board of direc tors; William P. Biggers of Durham;. Sam Pier son of Enfield; and the Rev. Martin Caldwell, rector of the Emmanuel Church here. Power Increase To 5000 Watts Granted WEEB Radio Station WEEB has been authorized by the Federal Com munications Commission to in crease its power from 1,000 to 5,- 000 watts. Jack Younts of South ern Pines, president of the Sand hill Community Broadcasters, Inc., announced today. The power increase and a new transmitter will make WEEB the most powerful station between Raleigh and the coast, Mr. Younts said. A new building to house the transmitter, studios and offices is now under construction on the company’s Midland Road proper ty between Southern Pines and Pinehurst, adding about 1,200 square feet to the present build ing of the same size there. Occu pancy of the building is expected about the middle of October. E. J. Austin of Southern Pines is the architect and the Daniels Construction Co. of this commu nity is the, builder. When the new building is com pleted, all the facilities of the ra dio station will be under one roof. The station’s studios and of fices are now in the MacKenzie building on W. New Hampshire Ave. and the transmitter' is on th.3 Midland Road property. 13 ACRES LIE WITHIN TOWN LIMITS Episcopal Home Accepts Tract Meeting in Southern Pines on klonday, the board of directors of the Episcopal Home for the Ageing in the Diocese of North Carolina accepted a tract of land here for the proposed installa tion. H. T. Cosby of Charlotte, pres ident of the board, announced after the meeting that the land Pollock Named To Centennial Commission R. F. Hoke Pollock of Southern Pines has been appointed by Gov. Luther H. Hodges to the North Carolina Confederate Centennial Commission. Mr. Pollock, an attorney, is the grandson of Major Gen. Robert F. Hoke of the Confederate Army, for whom Hoke County was named. The general, in a list of “North Carolina superlatives” is described as “North Carolina’s greatest soldier.” He was desig nated by Gen. Robert E. Lge for his successor should General Lee become disabled. MR. EVERETTE IMPROVING Curtis Everette of Southern Pines, who suffered a heart at tack two weeks ago last Tuesday, is slightly improved at Moore Memorial Hospital, where he has been receiving treatmentl since becoming ill, it is reported todjiy. AN EDITORIAL More Good News We are delighted that the North Carolina Society for Crippled Children and Adults plans to accept one of six available sites here for its permanent state summer camp—with the possibility that the facility will develop into year-arpund operation as a physiotherapy center and special residential school for the handicapped. Recognition is made on our editorial page today of the welcome news that the Episcopal Home for the Ageing will be located in Southern Pines, a development that was announced on Monday. Our editorial page is printed on Tuesday, so Wednesday’s decision of the Easter Seal Society directors could not be included for recognition, along with the news about the Episcopal Home, on that page. We therefore take this opportunity to express appreciation for the fruitful efforts of a number of local people who have worked on the Society’s project, and to congratulate the board of direc tors on their decision to put the camp here. Mr. Pollock is one of 25 mem bers appointed to the commission by the Governor, for two-year terms. As authorized by the 1959 General Assembly, the commis sion has as ex-officio members the Director of the Department of Conservation and Development— who is William P. Saunders of Southern Pines—the superinten dent of public -instruction and the director of the Department of Archives and History. Col. Hugh Dortch of Goldsboro was appoint ' ed chairman. offered by Mrs. James Boyd—a tract of about 13 acres that is now part of the Weymouth estate—is the board’s choice for the Home. Having inspected a number of sites around the state, the di rectors decided that they found the tract here the best one for th-sir purpose. Fronting a full city block (400 feet) on N. Ridge Street, the tract runs back almost a half mile, along the northeast bound ary of Weymouth. The whole tract is inside the town limits. Closeness of the site to the downtown area was a factor in choosing it. There are no build ings now on- the tract. Choice of the site is the only step in the project that the board of direfctors were authorized to take at this time. Building plans, financing and admission policies will be con sidered by the convention of the Diocese of North Carolina to be held in Tarboro in May, I960. The board of directors is com posed of both clergy and laymen. The Rev. Martin Caldwell, rec tor of Emmanuel Church here, is first vice-president. Heywood Duke of Greensboro is second vice-president.. Walter N. Hobbs of Charlotte is secre tary and treasurer. Three local persons are on the ex ecutive committee of the board of directors: the Rev. Mr. Caldwell, Mrs. R. E. Rhodes and Norris L. Hodgkins. The chairman of the board is the Rt. Rev. Richard H. Baker of Raleigh, bishop of tbs Dio cese of North Carolina. The Dio cese includes the central North Carolina area. S & L Building Bids Rejected Meeting last Thursday night di rectors of the Southern Pines Sav ings and Loan Association re jected all bids for construction of the Association’s proposed new building at the southeast corner of S. E. Broad St. and New York Ave. Bids had been asked on the general contract, plumbing and air conditioning and electrical work, as well as bank equipment, fixtures, furniture and furnish ings. All bids were rejected because they were too high, a member of the board of directors said after the meeting. 15 ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING IN TOWN In the week ending yesterday, 15 persons were arrested for speeding in town, police records show. In the same period there were two arrests for drunken driving and several for other traffic law offensesl Officers have been using the automatic speed watch at various places in town during the past week and will continue to use it in an effort to stop speeding on town streets. A number of com plaints about speeding have been made to the police department. 'Host School’ To Open Monday At Southland Hotel An eight-day training school for restaurant employees^includ- ing hostesses, waitresses and •counter girls—of the /iSouthern Pines area will begin on Monday, September 21, at The Southland Hotel. Thes Travel Host School is de signed to enable the restaurant worker to serve customers more effectively and efficiently. The school includes such courses as personality and dress, salesman ship, table setting, and how to serve. Special emphasis will be placed upon knowledge of the community so that restaurant workers can give accurate and in teresting information. Classes will be held at the Southland, which will begin each day at 3 p. m. and last one hour. The dates for the school will be September 21 through 24 and 28 through 30 and October 1. Mrs. Mary Ellen Booker, dis tributive education coordinator, will be the instructor. Floyd Dunn, Moore County sanitarian, will assist in organizing and in structing the classes. The Travel Host School is spon sored by the State Department of Distributive Education, the Moore County Health Department and the Southern Pines City Schools in cooperation with the State Board of Health, the Advertis ing Division of the North Caro lina Department of Conservation and Development, the North Car olina Travel Council, the North Carolina Association of Quality Restaurants, the North Carolina Hotel Association and the North Carolina Motel Association. Mrs. Don Traylor, administra tive secretary at the town Infor mation Center, is scheduled to speak to the group about points of interest in the Southern Pines area. She will have maps and brochures at the school to help give students information they will need to answer inquiries from customers. BOY SCOUTING IN THE SPOTLIGHT Drive Starts; Campbell Honored; Camporee To Begin witn a breakfast meeting of | been given the Bronze Wolf Purvis Elected YDC President; Mrs. Frye Lauded About three dozen members of the Moore County Young Demo cratic Club elected DeWitt Pur vis of Highfalls their president for the coming year and gave a rising vote of thanks to Mrs. John L. Frye of Robbins who is re tiring as president after serving three years. The group met at the courthouse in Carthage Fri day night. Neither Mr. Purvis nor any of the other new officers was op posed and aU were elected by ac clamation. The other officers are: (Continued on page 8) campaign workers at Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church Wednesday morning. Gathering at the invitation of J. B. Perkinson, who heads the drive in Southern Pines this year, the group heard W. Lament Brown, local attorney and a member of the Moore County Boy Scout finance committee, say that .there was never a time when character - building organizations are needed more than now, or never a time when the value of Scouting has been more proved than it is today. “It costs far less to keep boys and girls out of troubl.a than it does to take care of them after they get in trouble,” Mr. Brown said. “I wish it could be demonstrat ed to Nikita Khrushchev that the secret of the power of America lies in millions of boys armed not • with rifles and machine guns but with the Scout laws and the Scout oath.” Presentation of a small banner (Continued on page 8) aw^d—the highest in the Inter national Conference of Scouting it was learned here this week. Another honor came receq^ly (Continued on page 8) WILLIAM D. CAMBPELL Boy Scouts of Moore County units will open their fall “cam poree” at 3 p. m. Friday when registration will begin at the camp, site on Roland Mackenzie’s Shamrock Farms near Pinehurst. Scouts and Explorers from throughout the county are ex pected to attend the camping ses sion that will run through Sun day. The camporee chief will be J. E. Sandlin of Southern Pines, head of Scouting in Moore Coun ty. Other officials wiE be: Floyd Cole, director; Joe Woodall, Moore District Scout executive, advisor; and David Drexel, inspector. The commissioner staff will be judges. Troop 98, West End, is Ested as camporee hosts; Explorer Post 98, West End, as staff; and Ex plorer Post 206, Pinebluff, as fire watch. Competition will take place' in these Scouting skills: Scout spir it and participation, safety on the trail (first aid), judging and ob^ servation, trailing, camping, pa trol on the trail, rope and knots, swimming and life saving, and canoeing and rowing. 4-Coimty Plan Proposed For Varied Fields How four counties of the cen tral North Carolina area—Moore, Lee, Richmond and Montgomery —can work together for develop ment 6f their industrial, agricul tural and community resources, as well as travel and recreation facilities, will be discussed at a meeting here Friday night, Sep tember 18. Delegates from all four of the counties will gather at Weaver Auditorium at 8 p. m. to hear three speakers who are experi enced in the field of area devel opment. Paul C. Butler of Southern Pines, chairman, said that any one interested in development of the area is invited to attend. Cumberland County, which does not now belong to any develop ment association, is being invited to send representatives, he said. Three Spe^ers Speakers will be Zeb C. Strawn of (Charlotte, who has headed the highly successful Piedmont Area Development Association, com posed of 11 counties in North Carolina and five ,in South Caro lina, since its formation 19 months ago; Dr. Naomi G. Alba- nese, dean of the school of home economics. Woman’s College, Greensboro, and John W. Craw ford, program planning specialist with the N. C. Extension Seiw- (Continued on page 8) 4 Young People Jailed Following Rectory Break-In Two young men and two teen age girls were jailed here Wed nesday night following a clumsy break-in and theft at the Catholic rectory. They told police they were driving north from Florida. Father Francis Smith wasn’t home, but a neighbor heard a crash as the youth who had un dertaken to do the job (while the others waited in a car at the cor ner) smashed, a pane of glass from the back door. She alerted other neighbors and some pas- sersby, who posted a watch while she called police. Inside the rectory, the intru der broke open a small safe, found it empty and picked up $6.10 in cash from the desk. When the police arrived he ran upstairs and climbed out a bathroom win dow to the kitchen roof, where the officers caught him. Back at the station, Sgt. Earl Sea well Md Patrolman Otis (Continued on page 8) Woman Arrested For Shoplifting Pays 125 Fine Mrs. Patricia Holden, 27, who gave her address as Route 1, Rosman, near Asheville, was sen tenced for shoplifting in South ern Pines Recorder’s Court Wed nesday. For larceny of goods val ued at less than $100, Jurge Harry Fullenwider handed down a sen tence of three months in jaE, sus pended on payment of $25 fine and costs. §he left in a smaE white foreign-make car, after paying fine and costs. She was arrested by local p'o- lice Tuesday on complaint of a women’s apparel shop that goods she had been loo'king at had dis appeared about the time she left. When apprehended in the snappy little car a few blocks away, she had with her a tweed skirt priced at $17.95, identified as belonging to the dress shop, also several items from a local department store which hadn’t yet missed them. Mrs. Rosman said her husband was a member of an airborne unit at Fort Bragg. The car car ried a Fort Bragg tag, which she removed before spending the night in jail, as she said she pre ferred to do rather than call any- I one she knew, to arrange bond.
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