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VOL. 40—NO. 25
Golf Courses at
Country Club to
Get Improvements
An extensive improvements
program that will involve closing
the 18-hole (No. 1) golf course at
the Southern Pines Country/Club
from May 24 until about the mid
dle of July was announced this
week by Carlos Frye and Tom
Shockley, co-chairmen of the
greens committee.
However, it was stated, the old
nine-hole course (No. 2) which
has been closed for the past seven
years, is being completely re
worked and will be opened for
play May 21, allowing golf to con
tinue during the work on No. 1.
The No. 2 work, which has been
going on for nearly two months,
is the first step, the committee
members noted, in a proposed ex
pansion of this course into a full
18 holes. There is enough land in
reserve to complete another 18-
hole course, they said.
Work on the No. 1 course will
include recontouring and en
larging about 80 per cent of the
greens, killing out the grass on
all the greens and replanting with
“Tifton 328” a variety of Bermu
da grass that has proved' suited
to soil of the local type and pro
vides a finer and truer putting
surface. The grass can be cut
closer, it was stated, without
burning out in the sun.
Other work to be done on the
No. 1 course, the announcement
said, includes: building some new
tees, both men’s and women’s;
filling in some traps and building
others in more strategic places;
and cleaning up the rough to a
greater extent than at present.
The Raleigh firm of Floyd and
Jones, specialists in golf course
work, will come in June 13 to
gas out grass on the greens, reseeS
them, and do other specialized
jobs. The certified Tifton 328
grass, will be obtained through
this company.
Work on the No. 2 course
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TWENTY PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1960
TWENTY PAGES
PRICE: 10 CENTS
Sandlin, Mrs. Harper Get
Board of Education Posts
PROPOSED BUILDING — An arphitect’s drawing shows the
-Episcopal Home for the Ageing, now assured of construction in
Southern Pines on a 13-acre site given by Mrs. James Boyd. The
site has a one-block frontage on N. Ridge St., between Maine and
TO COST OVER HALF MILLION
Rhode Island Avenues. The main entrance of the building, shown
at right, will be about 600 feet back from Ridge St. Maine Ave.
if extended east, would about coincide with the walkway shown
at right in front of the building.
Episcopal Home Project .Assured
IS
Democrats Will
Hold Convention
At Courthouse
W. Lament Brown, chairman of
the Moore County Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee, today remind
ed all Democrats of the county
that the county convention will be
held at the courthouse in Carth
age at 2 p.m. Saturday.
At the convention, delegates
will be named to the State Con
vention at Raleigh Thursday, May
19. Mr. Brown said that a caucus
of the Moore County delegates
would be held at Raleigh, at a
place to be named, on Wednesday
riight preceding the convention.
Precinct Committees
Democratic precinct committees
were elected last Saturday after
noon in meetings throughout the
county.
At the Southern Pines meeting,
held irh the Library, incumbent
(Continued on page 8)
Actions taken at the convention
of the Diocese of North Carolina
in Tarboro Tuesday and Wednes
day have assured that the dio
cese’s Episcopal Home for the
Ageing will be built in Southern
Pines.
While the project was in an ad
vanced state of planning and ap
proximately $180,000 had been re
ceived toward its financing, the
location of the home here was not
a certaintly until the actions tak
en this week.
The convention at Tarboro in
structed the directors of the home
Tag Day Drive for
Maternal Welfare
Nears County Goal
Town chairmen and workers
for the drive of the Moore County
Maternal Welfare Committee,
which took place last Saturday,
were still sending in reports to
day, with the total to date
amounting to: $836.20.
WJth several towns not yet re
porting and others, including
Southern Pines awaiting returns
from the annual appeal, it is ex
pected that the total will be the
equal of past years.
Carthage, home-town of the
late Mrs. Worth McLeod, tops the
list of contributing towns, with
a pollection of $300, ahd possibly,
more to come. The drive this year
was dedicated to the memory of
Mrs. McLeod, public health nurse
who pioneered the maternal
health program in Moo're County.
The tag sale in Carthage was in
the hands of her close friends,
Mrs. Doyle Miller and Miss Judith
Warner,, as weU as the Carthage
Garden Club, headed by Mrs.
Charles McDonald Jr., of which
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to proceed injmediately with its
construction and operation. And
it gave the directors permission to
raise $350,000 to supplement the
funds now in hand, indicating a
total cost of more than half a mil
lion dollars.
For the information of dele
gates to the convention, an exhibit
was on view there, under the sup
ervision of Mrs. R. E. Rhodes of
Southern Pines who is a member
of the home’s executive commit
tee. The exhibit included a scale
model, floor plans and pictures.'
The Rev. Martin Caldwell, rec
tor of Emmanuel ■ Episcopal
Church, is serving as vice-presi
dent of the board of directors of
the home. Norris L. Hodgkins is
a member of the executive com
mittee.
Attending the Tarboro conven
tion from Emmanuel Church were
the rector and, as delegates, Mr.
Hodgkins, R. F. Hoke Pollock,
George Patteson, Hugh Carter and
Leonard Muddimer. ■
The purpose of the home is pri
marily to provide care in a Chris
tian atmosphere for older persons
who, either from loneliness, inse
curity, or pther reasons, find it
impractical or burdensome to
maintain their own homes. The
home will be under the direction
of a board of directesrs elected an
nually by the convention of the
Diocese.
Actual operation of the home
will be under a full-time profes
sional staff.
At first the home will accom
modate approximately forty per
sons, both men and women, and
couples. The major facilities such
as an infirmary and dining rooms,
will be so built as to take care of
at least 120 persons. Those mak
ing application' must be 65 years
old or older and in good physical
and mental health. They must be
able to take care of their own per-
^Contirtued on Page 8)
Mrs. Walter F. Harper, 440 S.
Kensington Rd., and Joseph E.
Sandlin, 615 S. 'Valley Rd., were
appointed , to the Southern Pines
city board of education by the
town council at the council’s reg
ular meeting in town hall Tues
day night.
Mrs. Harper is a housewife and
former school teacher. Mr. Sand
lin is an executive of Amerotron,
Inc., with offices at Aberdeen.
The new board of education
members will take office June 1
to fill the terms expiring then of
Jonn M. Howarth, who has been
a iriember of the board since 1938
and its chairman for the past
eight years, and Dr. Vida C. Mc
Leod who has been a board
member since 1951.
All councilmen were present
Vamper Sentenced to 4-10 Years
Roosevelt Vamper, 22-year-old
Southern Pines Negro, in the
closing hours of Moore County
Superior Court Friday, was sen
tenced to serve four to 10 years
in prison on charges arising from
a March 6 traffic accident that
look the life of one man and in
jured two others.
Vamper, pleading guilty to in
voluntary manslaughter, driving
drunk and driving without li
cense, admitted having drunk
vodka,, gin and wine before strik
ing down three pedestrians on a
snow-covered street in a borrow
ed car.
The three, Martin Ferguson, Al
bert Cheatham and Raymond
Ritter, were walking in the right
hand lane of North May street
'oecause of snow on the sidewalk,
when they were mowed down
from the rear. Testimony of Sgt.
Lari Seawell of the Southern
Pines police was that Ferguson
was caught in the under-carriage
■of the car and dragged face down
for 152 feet. He died before he
could be taken to the hospital.
Cheatham is still a hospital pa
tient arid may never walk again.
Ritter was less seriously hurt.
Robinson Not Tried
The trial of John Robinson of
Youngs Road, near Southern
Pines, owner of the car—charged
with allowing one known to have
no license and to be drunk to
ooerate his car—^had to be con
tinued to the next term because
of pressure of many cases on the
May docket. Solicitor M. G. Boy
ette, stated he would use Vam
per as a witness in the Robinson
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MAX RUSH
New PTA President
Officers Installed
By PTA; 4 Named
To Study Group
Officers for the coming year
were installed at the final meet
ing of the East Southern Pines
Parent-Teacher Association in
tVeaver Auditorium Monday
night and four members were
named by the group to a school
study committee.
Mrs. I. A. 'Woodell, a former
PTA president, conducted the in
stallation ceremony for Max Rush,
president; Mrs. Albert Grove,
first vice-president; Mrs. John
McPhaul, second vice-president;
Mrs. Charles Phillips, treasurer;
and Mrs. Robert Leland, secre
tary.
Named to the school study
committee were Dr. C. C. Mc
Lean, Thom.as R. Howerton, Mrs.
■Walter Harper and Mr. Rush.
These representatives had been
chosen by the executive commit-;
tee and were approved by the
(Continued on page 8)
Spending fpr School Buildings in Spotlight
»Terry Saufofd to
Speak at Rally iu
Carthage May 20
Terry Sanford of Fayetteville,
Democratic candidate for Gover
nor, will speak at a rally in the
courthouse at Carthage at 8 p. m.
Friday, May 20.
Everybody is invited to the
meeting, said John D. McConnell
of Southern Pines and Mrs. John
L. Frye of Robbins, Moore Coun
ty Sanfgrd managers, who ar
ranged the rally.
The rally had previously been
announced for Monday night of
next week. Cancellation of the
Monday date was received from
Sanford’s Raleigh office early this
afternoon.
REGISTRATION TO END
Saturday will be the last day to
register for voting in the Demp-
cratic and Republican primaries
May 28. Registrars will be at poll
ing places that day. No new reg
istration is required for voters
who are now on the general elec
tions books and who have not
moved from the precinct since
registering.
C. L. Tyson's
Statement:
“The school situation is an is
sue in the coming election.
“In two of our local county
newspapers last week there ap
peared an article stating that Mr.
John Howarth, Chairman of the
Southern Pines School Board ap
peared before the County Com
missioners and presented charts
trying to justify the appropria
tions made to that school during
an eleven year period.
“In one of those papers. The
S-authern Pines Pilot, there also
appeared an editorial headed
‘School Funds Allocated Fairly’
in which the writer of this edi
torial fully accepts Mr. Howarth’s
figures and goes on to state that
‘We hope this ends the controver
sy about capital outlay funds.’
“There are two questions that
come to mind immediately. First
—Why did Mr. Howarth pick out
a certain period of time to present
his figures; and secondly, why did
not the writer of this editorial
accept the figures the County
Board of Education had previous
ly compiled?
‘The answer is simple. Mr.
Howarth’s figure put the city sys
tem in a favorable light, while
(Continued on page 20)
Last week's presentation to the county commissioners by Sou
thern Pines school officials of figures they said showed the* the
Southern Pines separately administered city schools had not re
ceived more than a fair share of capital outlay (school construe-,
tion) funds allocated by the commissioners, brought reactions
this week. The Moore County board of education, which admin
isters all the schools of the county except those at Soirithem Pines
and Pinehurst. through County Supt, R. E. Lee. issued a state
ment which says the Southern Pines figures were TnigiMH;T.j
and that important items were omitted in compiling them. In
another statement. C. L. Tyson, chairman of the Vass-Lakeview
school board, disagrees with the Southern Pines figures and ad
vocates electing new members to the board of county commis
sioners. Also speaking out on schools this wWk. primarily in op
position to proposed high school consolidation throughout the
county, was Gordon M. Cameron of Pinehurst who retired from
the board of commissioners in 1958 after serving more 25
years, much of the time as chairman. The three ap
pear below and in adjoining columns.
Coiinly Board of Educalion's Slaiement;
“The Moore County Board of
Education feels that the com
parative capital outlay figures
that were presented to the County
Comn-.iissioners last week by
Southern Pines School officials
were so misleading that further
explanation should be made.
“In the past the County Board
of Education has published cer
tain charts comparing capital out
lay expenditures by the county
units and the city units. These
comparative charts have always
begun with the school year 1946-
1947 and were brought up to the
year in which the figures were
published.
“In preparing the figures which
the Southern Pines school offi
cials published last week the
years of. 1946-1947 and 1947-1948
were omitted. In these years the
comparison was between money
allocated to Aberdeen and South
ern Pines. Southern Pines receiv
ed $193,500 while Aberdeen
received only $15,423.96. Also
omitted was the allocation for
(Continued on page 8)
Gordon M. Cameron's
Slatemenl:
“Our County Superintendent of
Schools, representing the County
Boaici of Education, and the an
nouncements of two of the candi
dates for County Commissioners,
are trying to convince the people
of Moore County that the Board
of County Commissioners have
not provided as much money for
school buildings as was needed.
‘’Having been on the Board in
1936, when the County was re
quired by law to assume cost of
construction of schools and serv
ed until two years ago, I will at
tempt to show below a statement
of expenditures for Capital Im
provements of schools from July
1, 1936 to July 1, 1960.
ENROLLMENT
“The following figures will
show the enrollment has in-
ci eased only 831 in the last 24
years.
Hearing Called
On Changes in
Parking Spaces ^
A public hearing will be held at
the town council’s next regular
meeting on June 14 on a proposed
amendment to the traffic control
ordinance that would change
parking on Pennsylvania Ave., be
tween Broad and Bennett Sts.
from diagonal to parallel and
would prohibit parking on one
side of Pennsylvania Ave., be
tween Broad St. and Ashe St.
The changes are being asked by
the State Highway Commission as
necessary if Southern Pines is to
have the “1-A” alternate No. 1
highway route the town council
has requested the State to desig
nate. This proposed route, going
both north and south, runs
through the two blocks of Peni>-
sylvania Ave., in order tq take it
by the Information Center.
The Broad, to Bennett block
now has 65 diagonal parking
spaces. Town Manager Louis
Scheipers, Jr., told the council.
Parallel parking would cut out 27
spaces, leaving 38.
Councilmen have been hesitant
about authorizing the change be
cause of the need for business sec
tion parking space. The Highway
Commission has indicated that no
compromise can be made with
their request—such as diagonal
parking on one side of the street
and parallel on the other.
■When the town manager said at
Tuesday’s meeting that complaints
had been made by business peo
ple about cutting down parking
spaces, George Pottle, chairman
of the town’s Resort and Advertis
ing Advisory Committee—the
group that made the proposal for
the Alternate No. 1 route to guide
tourists into town—asked how
many complaints there were.
When told there was only a few
complaints, he said the committee
was trying to get the route “for
the-whole town and not for oiie or
two people,” obviously unwilling
to abandon the alternate route
proposal because of the parking
factor. ; ,
Councilmen concluded that a
better picture of business section
sentiment on the matter could be
obtained if a public hearing virere
held. Calling the hearing does not
obligate the council to make the
parking changes.
for the meeting: Mayor Robert
S. Ewing and Councilman Felton
Capel, Jimmy Hobbs, Harry Peth-
ick and John Ruggles.
Mrs. Harper was nominated by
Mr. Pethick. Mr, Sandlin was
nominated by Mr. Hobbs.
Two other persons were nomi
nated, Dr. Bruce Warlick and Mrs.
I. A. Woodell. Their names were
suggested in a petition signed by
33 persons, which was presented
to Mayor Ewing at the beginning
of the meeting.
■Voting on the nominees was by
written ballot, each councilman
writing on a slip of paper his two
choices from among the four nom
inees.
Before nominations were made.
Mayor Ewing read a letter from
Dr, McLeod in which she said
that her profes'sional duties pre
vented her from giving adequate
time to the school post and asked
that hqr name be withheld from
nomination.
The mayor then read a letter
he had addressed to Dr. McLeod
in reply in which he accepted her
decision with regret and said, in
part, “We all know of your devo
tion to the schools and to the chil
dren of Southern Pines.”
After the balloting, the council,
on motion of Mr. Ruggles, direct
ed that Town Attorney W. La
ment Brown prepare resolutions
expressing appreciation for the
work of the retiring board mem
bers, ■ Mr. Howarth and Dr. Mc
Leod.
Speaking specifically of Mr.
Howarth, Mr. Ruggles said, “The
town owes him a debt of grati
tude.” He recalled the “splendid
work” he has done for the schools
over many years.
Before the voting Mayor Ewing
said that Southern Pines has had
an excellent school board in past
ye.ars. He cited the growth of the
schools and the great progress
made by the schools here.
“It is no reflection on the abil
ity of board members or the fine
work they have done in the past,”
the mayor said, “to realize that
as we continue to grow we should
have new blood and new ideas.”
Other members of the city
board of education, whose terms
do not expire this year, are: Harry
J. Menzel who has been on the
board since 1952; Norris L. Hodg-
(Continued on page 8)
While and Colored
1960
1936
Rural
7,006
6,442
Southern Pines
1,451
1,130
Pinehurst
824
878
Total
9,281
8,450
“Capital Outlay Expenditimes
for Schools for 24 years from July
(Continued on page 20)
Glee Club, Bands
To Give Concert
Thursday, May 19
The East Southern Pines school
glee club and bands will present
a program directed by William
Me Adam at Weaver Auditorium,
Thursday, May 19, at 8 p. m.
Eight varied selections will be
sung by the glee club, featuring.
Faye Reid and Gerrie Madigan
as soloists. Cathy Sandstrom will
be the accompanist.
The Beginning Band and Inter
mediate Band will play and the
High School Band will present
four numbers. Dicky Hoskins and
Joe Hiatt wiU play a trumpet
duet.
To open the program, the three
fourth grade classes of Mrs. Jen
kins, Miss Frye and Miss Barrow
will perform with tonettes.
Religious, musical comedy and
folk music will be heard on the
glee club’s program.
Afternoon Visit
Here Scheduled by
Hewlett on Monday
Addison Hewlett of ■Wttlmihgton
will bring his campaign for the
Democratic U. S. Senatorial nom
ination to Southern Pines Mon
day afternoon. May 16.
Tom Ruggles, local Hewlett
manager, said that he will visit
irdormally in Southern Pines and
vicinity, probably remaining-here
a half hour or 45 minutes, stopr
ping in stores and offices along
Broad St.
Hewlett has no appointed
Moore Counly manager, but Rep.
H. Clifton Blue of 'Aberdeen, is on
his state-wide steering commit
tee.
He is expected to arrive here
by air or automobile from a
luncheon given in his honor by
friends in his native New Han
over County.
Collins Heads
Seawell Group
Democratic gubernatorial can
didate Malcolm B. Seawell has
named an 11-member campaign
committee to conduct his cam
paign in Moore County.
The Moore committee is headed
by Harold A. Collins of Southern
Pines. Other members of the com
mittee are: Howard C. Brougton,
D. E. Bailey, and John A. Mc
Phaul, all of Southern Pines, and
Brady H. Brooks who lives at
Pinebluff and has an office in
Southern Pines.
Women members are Mrs. How
ard C. Broughton, Mrs. Emma
Holliday Collins, Mrs. James S.
Milliken, Mrs. Gladys D. Graves,
Mrs. John A. McPhaul, all of Sou
thern Pines; and Mrs. W. A. Le
land McKeithen of Pinehurst.