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VOTE ON TUESDAY IN N. C. STATE J BOND ELECTION VOL. 39—NO. 48 VOTE ON TUESDAY IN N. C. STATE BOND ELECTION SIXTEEN PAGES Moore County Fair To Open Monday At Carthage, Run Through Next Week TTiP annual TWnnro ^ SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1959 SIXTEEN PAGES The annual Moore County Fair Chamber of Commerce —featuring agricultural and com mercial exhibits, a beauty pag eant with one of the judges' to be Miss North Carolina, and out standing midway attractions— will open in Carthage on Monday, October 26, and run through the following Saturday. The fair is sponsored by the Carthage Junior Charles Snipes, president of the Jaycees, said this week that this annual entertainment attrac tion will be “bigger and better than ever.’’ Th.e gates to the fair will open Monday at 6 p. m. Tuesday will Girl Scouts To Seek Funds In Drive Next Week Canvassers have been named for the annual Girl Scout fund drive that will open in Southern Pines Monday, to run through November 7. Mrs. Marvin S. Wicker, cam paign chairman, said that a pieet- ing of all workers in the drive will be held at the Church of Wide Fellowship at 4 p. m. Sun day. Mrs. Frank C. Pollock is co- chairman for the campaign and Max G. Rush is assistant chair man in charge of advance gifts. Canvassers in the business area will be: Virgil Clark, Earl Hub bard, T. T. Overton, Ronald Britt, Mrs. Mildred Merrill, Ralph Chandler, Jr., Charles Cole, Dan ny Sheffield, Alwin Folley, Har old McAlister, W. H. Lee and Mrs. Mildred L. Speer. Resdential area canvassers are: Mrs. William T. Shore, Mrs. Ted 'W. Klingenschmidt, Mrs. L. F. Garvin, Mrs. John A. Albert, Mrs. Fred Chappell, Mrs. James E. Besley, Mrs. Thomas Howerton, Mrs. Charles Phillips, Mrs. Jimr my Hobbs, Mrs. George Leonard,. Mrs. Walter Harper, Mrs. William F. Hollister. North Carolina voters will vote Also: Mrs. Harrell Johnson, Tuesday, October 27, on nine Mrs. Ward Hill, Mrs. Isaac Wood- separate proposed state bond is- ell, Mrs. T. E. Shockley, Mrs.total more than $34 mil- John Ponzer, Mrs. Sherwood Brockwell, Mrs. Phillip O’Don-1 Voting in Moore County will nell, Jr., Mrs. Cedric E. Mills- at the usual precinct polling paugh, Mrs. Fred Pollard, Mrs. j Places. In Southern Pines pre- R. B. Warlick, Mrs. B. C. Avery, cinct, the polling place is the fire be the '“grand .opening day’’"when all white school children Jn the county will be admitted free. The main gate on 'Tuesday will open at 12 noon. The Junior Dairy show will be a feature of Tuesday’s program. A record number of entries have been lined up. The livestock show will feature animals entered by 4-H boys and girls from Moore County. Awards will be presented to the winners. Always a highlight of fair week is the beauty pageant for the title of “Miss Moore County High School of 1960.” One of the judges for the beauty contest will be “Miss North Carolina of 1960,” Judi Klipfel of Asheboro. Ann Edwards of Vass was crowned queen last year and will reign until her successor has been nam ed. Prizes will be given to the winner and two runnersup. Gaither Edwards, who is chair man of the beauty contest, said there will be 22 girls seeking the tjtle. Negro School Day will be Thursday when all Negro chil dren will be admitted free. As usual, the gates on that day will (Continued on page 8) PRICE: 10 CENTS I Area Mourns Death Of Gen. George C. Marshall Tributes to General Mar shall, as a Sandhills resident and as Secretary cd State, ap pear on Page 2. - ♦ a*.'-' s* *.*'«'*% * s „ V ' 'fv ^ State Will Vote Tuesday On Nine BoAd Proposals Service Held At Pinehurst As Memorial stroke at his Liscombe Lodge cot tage on Linden Road in Pine hurst last January 15, died at the age of 78 in Walter Reed Army Hospital at Washington at 6:08 The Sandhills this week p. m. Friday, mourned the death of .General of | He had been taken from Pine- the Army George Catlett Mar- hurst to Womack Army Hospital I Fort Bragg, where he suffer- L. Marshall, whose long a more severe stroke on Feb- final Illness began with a slight xuary 17 and was flown to the ~~ jWashington hospital on March 11. I Though General Marshall’s le gal residence was at Leesburg, |Va., where-he and Mrs. Marshall maintained a larger home than Liscombe Lodge, they had spent as much time as possible in Pine- While the funeral service for since they purchased the General Marshall was being con- cottage late in 1945, fol- ducted at the Ft. Myer, Va., chapel retirement as Army Tuesday afternoon, a group of his of Staff. Sandhills friehds and neighbors I Service as special envoy to gathered at the Village Chapel China, Secretary of State, pres in Pinehurst to pay simultaneous i^ent of the American Red Cross, tribute with a memorial service, nnd. Secretary of Defense kept Bishop Louis Melcher, minister General Marshall from the Sand- at the chapel, read the Episcopal kills for much of the time until burial service. Three hymns were ^953 when his struggle wjth ill sung. There was no eulogy. health began and when he was Lt. Gen. Robert F. Sink, XVIII swarded the Nobel P.°ace Prize Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg | At every opportunity, however,' toinmander, attended the. service ii those years. General Marshall as did a number of retired gen- eturned to the Sandhills, if only erals and other retired mihtary or a weekend or a short vaca- ^rsonnel living in the Santoills. ion. There were longer stays, of Several acted as ushers. There course, between his , service in were abput 100 persons in the high offices fcon^egation. j welcomed ' Simplicity characterized the -tro ji service at Fort Myer which was hannilv attended by members of the fam- ily. President Eisenhower, form- ® f ‘^^tance, er President Truman, high-rank- ^ returned ing officers of the armed forces ^^^er the and present and former govern- Conference in, May, 1947, ment officials. i^? loused only a few minutes at Ft. Myer Service Described |Washington and came to Pine- One of the 200 persons present weekend before re- was Frederick H. Osborn of New to Washington to make York City, from whom The Pilot report to President Truman, received a telephone call Tues- klarshall had been living at day night. Liscombe Lodge while the Secre- Mr. Osborn was a brigadier State was overseas. New Field House In Use At Memorial Field If (Continued on page 8) Curtis Everette ( Thanks Friends For Generosity Curtis Everette this week asked The Pilot to express his thanks and appreciation “from the bot tom of my heart” to the more than 700 persons who attended a fish fry in his honor sponsored by the Southern Pines Elks Club at the Country Club last week. He has been a patient at Mo6re Memorial Hospital for several weeks, following a heart attack. He attended the supper in a wheel chair and greeted his many friends Wednesday night of last week. Proceeds of the fish fry and chicken supper, for which all food items were donated by the Elks Club, were turned over to Mr. Everette to help with the large medical and hospital bills incur red by his illness. The^local man, who was chos en Southern Pines “Young Man of the Year” by the Jaycees, for 1959, said that it was impossible for him to thai^k all persons who helped with or attended the sup per. “God bless them all,” he said, in asking The Pilot to make pub lic his gratitude. station on E. New Hampshire Ave. Mrs. Frank Kaylor, registrar, said' that the polls will be open from 6:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. The registrar said that six new voters have added their names to the registration books since the books were opened Saturday, October 10. Saturday of this week is chal lenge day, when the name of any voter on the books may be chal lenged. Voters will be permitted to vote for or against each of the nine bond proposals. The proposals are listed briefly on this page and a more complete explanation how the funds in each bond issue would be used, if approved, appears on page 10. Urges Farmers Vole The Moore County Farm Bu reau urges all Moore County farmers to vote in the bond elec tion. “It is important that all of us study the issues involved in this bond election and vote our con victions,” said Norman C. Cagle, Moors Farm Bureau president. % McCombs Seniors Tourney Winner Winner’s trophy in the South ern Seniors golf tournament played here last week was pre sented Friday to Quinn G. Mc Combs of Burlington whose 231 put him three strokes ahead of four who were tied for runner- up. The Seniors played over the Mid Pines and Pine Needles courses and the Women’s South ern Seniors eyent, won by Mrs. Morton Bright of Coral Gables, Fla., was run off at the Southern Pine? Country Club. (Details in story on page 14). Painters were putting the finishing touches - on the exterior of tie new field house at Me morial Field when W. S. Thomasson (standing, center, top photo) went out to chfeck on the work last Friday morning. Mr. Thomasson is chairman of the finance committee that raised funds for the project, with many civic organizations and individuals making donations. He said this week that all bills are not in and exact cost of the structure' is not yet known. Lower photo shows members of the Southern Pines High School football squad in the field house between halves of last Friday night’s Homecoming football game. Coach Jim Walser is standing at left. The lockers seen on the waU SCOUT DINNER NOV. 19 The annual Moore District Boy Scout dinner, at which Sen. B. Everett Jordan will speak, will be held at the armory November 19, not December 3, as announced in last week’s Pilot, said J. E. Sandlin, District Scouting chair man, this week. The date had been incorrectly given to The Pil- qt last week. at left continue around the two walls of the building that are not visible. Toilet and shower facilities are at the rear. Around the left comer of the building, as seen in the upper photo, is an outside entrance to a ladies’ rest room, providing a needed facility at Memorial Field. Mr. Thomasson expressed his appreciation to all who made donations for the building or helped with the canvassing. Tom Hayes, local architect, drew the plans for the structure and Burt Perham, contractor, was in charge of con- stmetion work. It is hoped that heating facilities can be provided in the near future. At left in top photo is a portion of the old, inadequate Nissen hut field house. (Pilot photo at top, Humphrey photo below.) general in 'World War II when, as head of the newly formed Special Services branch of the service, he worked closely with ((Continued <»n page 8) TO PLAY AT ABERDEEN FRIDAY BOND PROPOSALS IN A NUTSHELL The nine proposed Slate bond issues, in a nutshell, in the order in which they will appear on ballots in the referendum on Tuesday, October 27: ' L For capital improvements at the Stale's educational institutions and agencies—$18,891,000. 2. For capital improvements at the State's mental institutions— $12,053,000. For granls-in-aid for community college capital improvements $1,500,000. 4. For participation by the State through the Medical Care Com mission in local hospital construction—$500,000. 5. For capital improvements for the North Carolina Armory Com mission—$100,000. For capital improvements at the State's correctional institulions —$466,000. 7. For capUal improvements at the State's Blind Rehabilitation Center—$140,000. 8. For port facilities at Southport, Brunswick County—$500,000. 9. For construction and restoration at historical sites—$250,000. Total amount involved—$34,394JIOO. The phrase "capital improvements" in the listings above new buildings or additions to or renovations of existing structures. Blue Knights Beat Rohanen 7-0 (Homecoming Queen and half-time festivities at the game: story and photo, page 5). After a 7-0 Homecoming Game victory over Rohanen High School of Rockingham Friday night, the Southern Pines Blue Friday night contest with their traditional rivals, the Red Devils of Aberdeen. The game will be played at the Aberdeen field, with kick-off at 8 p. m. Coach Jim Walser—who said all the Blue Knights played the best game of their season against Rohanen—is hoping they can turn in an ev^ better perform- this into . w“'“Tori S ance Friday night. The Rohanen game featured exciting moments of both offen sive and defensive play by the Blue Knights. The touchdown rame on a spectacular pass play, in the second quarter from Quar terback Melva Hall to Left Half Kenny Reid who ran the baU over behind good blocking Seniors Play In Quar ter-F inals The North and South Invita tional Seniors Golf tournament at Pinehuirst went into quarter finals today with Tom Robbins of Pinehurst, a former winner of the event and leading contender this week, paired against P. C. Jarboe of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Other quarter-finals pairings: Dunkel-Fitzgerald, McAllister- Norvell and Frick-Pease. pass and run were good for over 50 yards. Reid ran the extra point. Rohanen’s strongest threat and the strongest defensive stand of Southern Pines came at the be ginning of the second half when Rohanen returned the Blue Knight’s kickoff with a long run to about the 20 yard line and pushed on to within the 10-yard rnarker. Southern Pines held; Rohanen lost the ball on downs after a penalty had moved them back, and then neither team made a serious scoring threat throughout the second half. ^ Melva Hall started for the Blue Knights at quarterback, with Kenny Reid and Eddy McKenzie at left and right half, and Rich ard Lockey, fullback. In the line were Bill Seymour and W. C. Morgan, ends; Joe Garzik and Jack McDonald, tackles; Bob Ry der and Chuck Thompson, guards; and Dick Thomasson, center. Dutton Resigns As Police Desk Clerk; A. R. Hall In Post Claude L. Dutton of 610 S. Bennett St. has resigned as a desk clerk with the Southern Pines police department, after serving during the past six years. A. R. Hall of 275 N. Ashe St. has replaced Mr. Dutton on the 4 p.m. to midnight shift. Mr. Dutton resigned on adivice of his physician. Cataract has caused loss of vision in his left eye and vision in his right eye is becoming impaired. Both Mr. Dutton and his wife are ardent baseball fans. He has coached Southern Pines Little League teams since the league was established here several years ago, in cooperation with the Sou thern Pines surhmer recreation program. The Police Department office roster now is: Mrs. Cornelia Vann, desk and records clerk, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Mr. Hall, 4 p.m. to midnight; Frank P. Viall, 12 midnight to 8 a.m. Each clerk works six shifts per week. The relief clerk is Harold M. Fowler. Superintendents At UNC Seminar Luther A. Adams, Southern Pines superintendent of schools, and Robert E. Lee, Moore County Schools superintendent, today at tended the first of a series of monthly seminars for superinten dents at the University of North Carolina. Directed by Dr. Guy B. Phillips, a member of the StSte Board of Education, the seminars will con sider personnel problems, organi zational patterns and legal re sponsibilities, in the schools. A story on page 15 of today’s Pilot, reporting that Mr. Lee would attend the seminars, was written and printed in an early press run before it was known that Mr. Adams also would attend. When General and Mrs. Mar shall left the Pinehurst-Southern Pines Airport for Washington on a Sunday afternoon at that time, an estimated 1,000 persons from this area were on hand to see him off. It was noted in “1116 Pilot at the time that members of Aberdeen’s Walter Hines Page Book Club presented Mrs. Mar shall with a tray of pansies. So it went throughout the years of General Marshall’s residence in the Sandhills: local people hospitable and interested and the General responsive and gracious on private and public occasions. Recollections Many of the incidents have been recalled here during tbe^ days since his death: how would appear to speak or ate at some function, ho^i watched the golf tournan. races and horse shows, ho\.j buzzed around the Sandhills (j ing a gray jeep station waj often accompanied only b'j setter dog that was totally J fected (perhaps, it has been I ted, that is why the General iL to ride with him) by his intinl with one of the great m.en of : modern world. Many Sandhills residents, seems, have their remembered, mental. pictures or significant personal recollections. A number of such impressions' Me recalled by The Pilot’s editor in an article on page 2. A woman who had no reason ever to speak to or meet General Marshall remembers how she was carrying a large, heavy package out of the Pinehurst post office, as he was passing, and be at once took it from her and placed it in her car. Another’s picture is of General Marshall strolling, completely en grossed and happy, in the Pine hurst business section with a grandchild holding a hand on each side. “He was such a big man,” she said, ‘ and he walked so slowly in consideration of the little chil- dren. Somehow it was very touching, very indicative of his character.” General Marshall had no chil dren of his own. Mrs. Marshall was his second wife. The grand children were the children of her daughter, Mrs. James J. “Winn of Leesburg, Va. these are his im- ihediate survivors, in addition to a sister, Mrs. John J. Singer of Greensburg, Pa.