VOL. 40—NO. 9 SIXTEEN PAGES SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1960 SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE: 10 CENTS O # ) ■ <& ‘Young Man of Year’ Award Will Be Made by Jaycees; Jordan to Speak SEN. JOHN R. JORDAN, JR. Savings and Loan Assets Reported At All-Time High Assets of Southern Pines Sav ings and Loan Association in creased by a record $385,337.89, or 47.597 per cent in 1959, reach ing the all-time high figure of $1,- 194, 919.93 at year’s end, Lloyd L. Woolley, president, reported to day. Mr. Woolley said in the insti tution’s. annual report that de spite intense competition for sav ings and the tightest hom.3 credit market in many years. Southern Pines Savings and Loan Associ ation made “important gams on the thrift and home financing fronts in 1959.” He said that many individuals and families continued and even stepped up the savings programs started to offset possible financial ill-«ffects of the 1958 recession. He added that this continued high level of savings, coupled with ever-increasing repayments on loans previously , made, en abled the Association to meet the vastly increased demand for home loans that occurred in the community as the business cli mate improved. Following are the highlights of (Continued on page 8) Marketing Gets Attention from Peach Growers Meeting at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst Tuesday, Tar Heel peach growers were told that a better marketing program was one of their greatest needs. The group voted to hold a ref erendum this spring to determine whether commercial growers are willing to assess themselves a small amount per tree for the purpose of promoting and adver tising their crop. Ap assessment program was in effect from 1956 through 1958. But a proposed levy of 114 cents per tree for 1959-61 failed by a few votes to obtain the necessary two-thirds majority in a referen dum last year. New Officers H. Page McAulay of Candor (Continued on page 8) The Southern Pines Junior Chamber of Commerce will make its Distinguished Service Award Friday at a Hollywood Hotel banquet beginning at 6:30 p.m. The occasion will also mark “Bosses’ Night” when the young businessmen will entertain ‘ their employers, and the nation-wide observance of Jaycee Week, Janu ary 17-23. State Sen. John R. Jordan, Jr., Raleigh attorney, will be the ban quet speaker. The Distinguished Service Award will be given to a young man, 21 through 35 years of ajge, whose identity is unknown even to the Jaycees until the award is made. It recognizes service to the community and other achieve ments during the year 1959. Presentation wiU be made by W. Lament Brown, chairman of a committee of five local business and professional men over the Jaycee age limit of 35. The winner will be known as “Young Man of the Year” in Sou thern Pines. Also to be recognized at the banquet with awards are Mr. and Mrs. Wendell A. Wathen of Fair way Drive, winner of the Jaycee- sponsored Christmas home deco rating and lighting contest, and Mrs. J. N. Steed, proprietor of the Steed Realty Co., winner of the commercial division of. the deco rating contest, « Presentation of a handsome plaque to the DSA winner will mark the third annual conferring of the award. Winner two years ago was Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr. A year ago, the award went to Curtis Everette who died last No vember. Thomas Ruggles, Jaycee secre tary, is in charge of the program. Paul Boroughs, Jr., is president of the Jaycees. Judges made their choice from nominations which were solicited (Continued on page 8) * % 102 for S. Pines, 20 for Aberdeen In Voters’ Poll In the town’s survey of how many persons livng in nearby areas of the Aberdeen voting pre cinct would like to vote in South ern Pines and how many would like to continue voting in Aberdeen, replies received up to this morning show 102 for voting in Southern Pines and 20 for vot ing in Aberdeen. Louis Scheipers, Jr., town man ager, urged that all households receiving the cards return them to town haU. About 190 cards were sent out to households with an estimated 400 p-ersons eligible to vote. The poll was requested by the town council, after many persons living in th§ Aberdeen voting- precinct, which adjoins Southern Pines on the south and even in cludes some persons living in Southern Pines, had requested that the precinct line be changed so that they could vote here. The poll coincides with a study of the overloaded condition of Southern Pines precinct, with a view to dividing it into two pre cincts. Persons living in the area in volved, who did not receive cards in the mail, can get them at town hall. THE WINNER — Miss Sandy Glyn, center, holds Victor Val iant, the W. O. Moss horse she rode to first place in Saturday’s point-to-point race sponsored by the Moore County Hounds, as she receives the Enid Walsh ChaUenge Cup from Mrs. Harley Walsh. Mrs. Walsh and her husband are donors of the trophy. (Humphrey photo) Miss Sandy Glyn Wins Point-to-Point Race as Webb Finishes Back in Field Carmen’ to Open Season of Music Assn, on Jan. 28 Grass Roots Opera Company to Present Opera in English The concert season of the Sand hills Music Association will open Thursday night, January 28, with a presentation of Bizet’s “Car men” by the National Grass Roots Opera Company. The opening event, like three others to follow in late winter and spring, will take place in Weaver Auditorium, at 8:30 p. m. Individual concert and season tickets are available at the Bar- num Realty and Insurance -Com pany and will be on sale at the door. The Music Association is currently conducting a campaign for rqembership and season ticket sales. Membership in the Associa tion is county-wide, with a mem bership and ticket chairman in each town of the county. Students in any school of the county are admitted at a special reduced fee for both individual concert and season tickets. The National Grass Roots Opera Company, is now in its 11th year of bringing live opera in English as enjoyable enter tainment to the American public. In their home state of North Car olina and on their national tours the young professional singers bring this fine form of music theatre to many towns and col leges that are missed by the (Continued on Page 16) Month’s End Deadline On Tax Matters Noted Richard D. Webb of New York Cify and Southern Pines lost his. chance for permanent possession of the Enid Walsh Challenge Cup Saturday afternoon when ' he finished far back in the field of the Moore County Hounds’ point- to point raos—an 8.3 miles run that began and ended at Mr. and Mirs. W. O. Moss’s Mile-Away Farm. Leading the field of 21 riders at the finish was Miss Sandy Glyn of Greens Farms, Conn., who is spending the hunt season with Mr. and Mrs. Moss. Her time was 34 minutes flat. h- Mr. Webb, with two past wins, has two legs on the perpetual trophy presented by Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Walsh of Southern Pines and Como, Quebec. Miss Carol Coffin of Southern Pines duplicated her performance of last year in winning the junior trophy, for riders 16 years of age and under, coming in sixth in the entire field. She was seventh, and first in the juniors, in 1959. Second place among the senior CHAIRMAN NAMED Jr. Frank McCaskill of Pine hurst, county chairman of the March of Dimes campaign, said this week that J. C. Hasty, mem ber of the faculty at West South ern Pines school, is serving as March of Dimes chairman in West Southern Pines. riders went to Mrs. Pat VanCamp of Southern Pines. Young Mickey Walsh finished third, just ahead of Mrs. Warner L. Atkins of Pine hurst. i A dozen youngsters rode in the junior division, only one a boy. The youngest rider was eleven. All horses were reported ui fine condition at the finish where the judges were Dooley Adams, W. O. Moss and Dr. J. I. Neal. Mr. Adams also officiated as starter and placer. Other judges stationed at vari ous points around the course were: Three Bridges on the Old Mail Road—Mrs. Sarah Stillwell, Sav annah, Ga. and S. C. Clyburn, Camden, S. C. Gatehouse at Notre Dame es tate—Mr. and Mrs. Harley Walsh, Southern Pines. Lake at Notre Dame—Mrs. A. Corbett Alexander, Pinehurst and William J. Stratton, Southern Pines. “High House”— Mrs. Nancy Sweet-Escott, Southern Pines and Newton Mayo, Richmond, Va. “Tremont Farm”—^Mrs. Newton Mayo and Frank Adams, New York City. Laundry House at Notre Dame —Mrs. Eleanor O’Neill, Skanea- teles, N. Y. and Corbett Alexan der. “Paddock, Jr.”—Mrs. Frank Adams and Mrs. Jane McNeal, I Savannah, Ga. , Investigation of Armed Robbery Is Being Continued Investigation continued today in the armed robbery of the How ard Johnson Motor Lodge which took place about 10:50 p.m. Sun day. Early this afternoon, a spokes man at the sheriff’s office in Car thage said that there was at that time nothing new to announce about the investigation. Mrs. Gfeorge Burns, desk clerk, told Deputy Sheriff J. A. Law rence that a young man carrying a pistol and wearing gloyes and a mask made from a black stocking took a cash box containing $50 in bills and silver. In the course of the robbery, [ the man slapped Mrs. Burns on 'the face and she hit him on the head with a small metal contain er she snatched up from the coun ter behind which she was stand ing. The holdup took place in the brightly-lighted, glassed-in of fice of the lodge, beside the en trance driveway, and only about 75 fest from busy US Highway 1, between Southern Pines and Aberdeen. Guests that night were mostly in«the back units, out of sight of the lodge, and the How- (Continued on page 8) TERRY SANFORD Sanford Greeted At Carthage on Visit to County Nearly 100 Moore County citi zens, drawn by word-of-mouth publicity, accorded a warm wel- coir.s to Terry Sanford of Fay etteville Wednesday afternoon at the Carthage Legion Hut. The meeting was part of the 100-county grass-roots tour un dertaken by Sanford, whose forth-coming caniiidacy for gov ernor is the state’s worst-kept secret. Any lingering doubts were dis pelled as he told the group, “We have made the decision and there will be no backing down.” He said he would make a formal an nouncement no later than Febru ary 4, set up a headquarters no later than February 10, then “the campaign will be on and we will be ready to go.” He was presented by John D. McConnell, attorney of Southern Pines and Pinehurst, and brief ly outlined his program to the gathering which formed a cross- section of the county, from the Sandhills resorts to Carthage, Cameron, Robbins and the rural areas. Public education will be his “dominant theme,” he said, based on “a sound economy of balanced industrial and agricultural devel opment.” Moore County was always -a Kerr Scott stronghold and Bob Scott of Haw River, touring with the Sanford party, received a warm welcome on his own. Oth ers in the group were Bert Ben nett of Winston-Salem, who San ford indicated would be his cam paign', manager; Wilson Wood- house of Currituck, in charge of youth organization, and W. W. Staton, Sanford attorney. ->1 ■Js; AT CAMPOREE CEREMONY Storey Cup Award Set for Saturday Moore County Boy Scouts have a big week-end coming up. Scouts from troops over the county will open their winter camporee at the D. C. Blue hunt ing preserve at Roseland Friday afternoon, with a full slate of ac tivities culminating Saturday night in a campfire court of honor and presentation of the Storey Cup to the troop having the best- all-around record in Scouting during the past year. The cup is given annually by Voit Gilmore of Southern Pines ^ memory of his step-father, the late W. M. ' Storey of Winston- Salem. There will be an Eagle Scout award and rank advancements and merit badge awards at the iOf, court of honor, reports J. Douglas David of Pinebluff, Moore district advancement chairman. Also to be presented are: The District Chairman’s Cup for the Explorer Post that had the best program in 1959 and the Dis trict Commissioner’s Cup to the Cub Scout pack with the best 1959 record in the county. While the full camporee is for Scouts, Explorers and Cubs are especially invited to attend the court of honor. Parents of all the boys, and the public, are invited. J. B. Perkinson of Southern Pines is the Moore District (County) Scouting chairman. Dr. J. C. (Jrier, Jr., of Pinehurst is the District Commissioner. EAGLE SCOUT — Lin Dunn, 14-year-old .member of Boy' Scout Troop 222, wears an Eagle Scout badge presented to him immediately after the morning service at the First Baptist Church on Sunday. The church is sponsor of the troop. At left are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dunn of Southern Pines. Behind Lin is his scoutmaster, Raymond Wilson. At right is J. E. Sandlin of Southern Pines, past district Boy Scout chairinan who presented the award. (Humphrey photo) Poe Heads Local Firemen’s Relief Fund Committee Bryan Poe was elected chair man of the local Firemen’s Relief Fund Committee in a meeting of the group held at the municipal center this morning. Mr. Poe replaces'the late Frank Wilson as committee chairman. In this morning’s election, Stan ley Dunn was chosen secretary and treasurer, replacing R. W. Tate who has held the post for many years. Other members of the commit tee are Frank Viall, Ralph Mills and Town Manager Louis Schei pers, Jr. The committee, administers funds used to give financial aid in emergencies to volunteer fire men and retired and “honorary” firemen. • The funds come from money seht back to the town from the office of State Insurance Com missioner Charles Gold. Funds originate from portions of fire in surance premiums paid by resi dents of the community. Two of the committee members, Mr. Scheipers and Mr. Mills, were appointed by the town council; two, Mr. Poe and Mr. Viall, are named by the volunteer firemen; and one, Mr. Dunn, by the state insurance commissioner, Mr. Gold. 4- The end of January marks two important deadlines for taxpay ers, county and town officials point out. Both the county and towns throughout the county, including Southern Pines, will start to im pose penalties on 1959 taxes paid after January 31. Through January, town and county taxes for 1959 are payable at par, with neither discount nor penalty. January 31 is also the deadline for listing real and personal prop erty for 1960 taxes, notes Mrs. Estelle T. Wicker, fhe county tax supervisor. The adtual deadline is January 30, because January 31 falls on a Sunday. List takers are at work daily in all 10 townships of the county. Property must be listed even if there is no change in its value from the previous year. Residents of the county who own no real estate must list automobiles (this listing is later cross-checked with the State Motor Vehicles Depart ment) and other personal proper ty. Towns in the county taka their property valuations for taxation from the county’s lists.' Listing for the county, therefore, auto matically lists for the town. There are two tax listers for McNeill Township in which Southern Pines is located. Mrs. Irene Mullinix who lists only pro perty of parsons living within the city limits of Southern Pines, is at the Information Center building, corner of Pennsylvania Ave. and S. E. Broad St. from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. daily, except on Thursdays and Saturdays when she will be at the Vass town hall. She is the Vass town clerk. Per sons entering the building to list property are asked to use the Pennsylvania Ave. entrance. Mrs. Don J. Blue of Carthage, route, (between Vass and Carth age) lists McNeill property out side Southern Pines. Mrs. Adelaide Schnell of Pine- bluff, Sandhill Township list taker, with whom many residents of an area adjoining Southern Pines on the south must list, is at Carter’s Laundry in Aberdeen, through January 30 from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. daily, except on Mon day, Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, when she will be at the Pinebluff town hall. Like Mrs. Mullinix at Vass, Mrs. Schnell is town clerk of Pinebluff and must be available to townspeople for town services, as well as for tax listing, at cer tain times during the week. List takers for the other town ships of. the county, all of whom have publicly posted their listing places and hours in their commu nities, are: Carthage—Mrs. J. M. Lane of Carthage; Bensalem, Mrs. Nina (Continued on page 8) Camp Project to Get $1,000 from Easter Seal Sale Officers of the Moore County Easter Seal Society, meeting last Thursday night, made basic plans for the 1960 Easter Seal Campaign and voted to pay $1,000 to the Camp Development Committee for use at the crippled children’s camp to be built near Southern Pines. The meeting was held at the Amerotron office building in Ab erdeen with the Society’s presi dent, Frank R.-Gramelsbach, pre siding. Others present were Mrs. Florence B. Baird of Aberdeen, secretary; Mrs. Graham Culbreth of Southern Pines, Service Com mittee chairman; Dr. Emily Tufts of Pinehurst, medical advisor; and Mrs. S. R. Smith of Vass, publicity director. Reporting for the treasurer, Mrs. Sherwood Brockwell, Jr., of Southern Pines, who was unable to attend, Mrs. Culbreth told the group that $1,273.11 had been spent during the past fiscal year to help 89 persons, 59 of whom were children. The services in cluded: X-ray program, speech disorders, wheelchair service, or thopedic purchases and repairs to same, clothing, drugs and physical therapy.

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