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VOL. 40—NO. 31 TWENTY PAGES SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1960 TWENTY PAGES PRICE: 10 CENTS vi> WRECK IN RAIN — Police Chief C. E. New ton (left background) examines the two automo biles that collided head-on on Morganton Road, near May St., Tuesday morning, injuring three persons. Chief Newton made a preliminary in vestigation, but turned the matter over to the I. BEVERLY LAKE State Highway Patrol, as Morganton Road at this point is outside the city limits. May St. is to the right, in this photo. A portion of the shrubbery that cuts visibility at the intersection can be seen at right. Rain was still falling when this picture was made about 15 minutes after the accident. (Pilot photo) 3 Injured in Tuesday Crash Reported Recovering Well HARRY L, KI \BBATZ Klabbatz Elected State President, Letter Carriers Henry L. Klabbatz, veteran of more than 10 years of service as ^ a U. S. mail carrier in Southern * Pines, was elected president of the North Carolina Association ql Letter Carriers Saturday at the 60th annual convention of the organization in Durham. He had previously been vice-president of the group. Recognition of Mr. Klabbatz and other new state officers was made at a farewell banquet-dance Saturday night at the Holiday W Inn, convention headquarters at Durham. The 10^1 anniversary of mail carrier s^ice in Southern Pines was marked in March by the local post office. Mr. Klabbatz is the only one of the present four car riers who has served during the entire 10 years. The letter carrier and his wife, Mrs. Mary Louise Klabbatz, have ’•'(three sons, Tommy, 6; Carl, 4; and Mark, 19 months old. Mr. Klabbatz is active in the local branch of the Letter Car riers Association and in the John Boyd post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, in which he holds the of fice of patriotic instructor. Three persons were injured in a head-on automobile collision on Morganton Road about 9:45 a.m. Tuesday. Receiving treatment at Moore Memorial Hospital and reported doing Well this morning by the attending physician are Mr. and Mrs. Jack F. Carter of Hill Road and Charles Rose, 16, son of Mrs. Allie Rose of Southern Pines. The Massey Becomes Carthage Chief Otis Massey, 47, of Route 3, Burlington, is the new Carthage chief of police, succeeding W. P. “Red” Lane, who now heads the Wadesboro police force. Chief Massey, who accepted the post last weekend assumed his duties Wednesday. The appointment was announc ed this week by Mayor Hoover Carter. Prior to becoming a dep uty sheriff in Alamance County, Massey for three years was police chief of Graham. Mr. Massey, 47 years old, has had a total of 20 years experience in the law enforcement field. He is married and has two sons, one with the FBI in Washington, D. C. physician said that they wiU re main at the hospital for a few days. He said all of the injured had facial lacerations. Mr. Carter had a broken rib and Rose a broken nose. The collision took place almost in the center of Morganton Road, about 50 feet east of the May Street intersection. Mr. and Mrs. Carter, with Mr. Carter driving, were going west on Morganton in a 1960 Ford station wagon. Rose was entering Morganton road ffom May St. driving a 1954 Pontiac convertible. Both cars were heavily damaged by the im pact when they hit almost square ly front-to-front. A bystander at the wreck scene said he had heard the crash about two blocks away. Pfc. R. R. Samuels of the State Highway Patrol said that he had talked with both drivers and that neither had an explanation for the accident. Both told the patrol man that rain falling at the time, the narrow road and bushes along Morganton road, at the intersec tion, had cut visibility. Samuels said that no charges had been made but that his investigation was not yet complete. Mr. Carter is the proprietor of Carter’s Laundry here. He and Mrs. Carter are widely known in the Sandhills. Walser Resigns as SPHS Principal; Work Here Praised The resignation of Jim E. Wal ser a^ East Southern Pines High School principal and athletic coach was announced today by N. L. Hodgkins, chairman of the board of education. Mr. Walser, who is remaining in Southern Pines as director of the municipal summer recreation program through August 15, will go to Fort Mill High School as football and golf coach and will also work with the guidance de partment of the school. Mr. Hodgkins said, that in the resignation of Mr. Walser, “the school suffers a distinct loss. “Mr. Walser, in the year in which he has been with us, has done remarkably well, Mr. Hodg kins stated. “As principal of the High School he has proved him self a good administrator and an effective and appreciated second command to Superintendent Ad ams. He has obtained the co-op eration of the faculty and the re spect and regard of the students, while maintaining sound disci pline.” Luther A. Adams, superinten dent, added his commendation: “Mr. Walser did a tremendous job for us this year. He is an able and effective administrator and I regret his leaving very much. However, I wish him much suc cess in his new work and new re sponsibilities.” “I have enjoyed my relationship with Superintendent Adams, the faculty and students this year,” Mr. Walser told The Pilot. “I feel that an atmosphere of learning existed in the high school and progress was made in several areas. “The opportunity presented in Fort Mill is quife a.jchallenge, aiid I feel that ifi" fairness to tnyself and my family I should accept the work. The offer was so attractive that it was difficult to refuse. I plan to continue my coaching and will enter the guidance field part time. I expect to move to Fort Mill the latter part of the sum mer.” Mr. Walser and his wife, Mrs. Matt Walser, have two children, a son, Kim six years old, and a daughter, Renee, five. They live on Boiling Springs Circle, off Midland Road. Mr. Adams said that a successor to Mr. Walser has not been chosen but that the board of education has interviewed “several very fine prospects.” He said that the board wants to make the appoint ment as quickly as possible and dren who went on them' after the that it is hoped a decision can be heavy rains of Monday afternoon reached early in July. iand night. Sanford or Lake? Democrats Will Vote Saturday to Pick Governor TERRY SANFORD Final Meetings for Candidates Final meetings of supporters of Terry Sanford and I. Beverly Lake are being held today, before Saturday’s Democratic second pri mary. At 8 p.m. tonight (Thursday), Sanford workers from throughout the county have been invited by the Moore campaign chairmen— John McConnell of Southern Anes and Mrs. John L. Frye of Robbins—to meet at the Ameri can Legion hut in Aberdeen to make plans for getting out the vote on Saturday. All Sanford backers are welcome. This morning. Lake was to stop at the courthouse in Carthage to shake hands and meet the public. His visit in Moore was being made while he was en route to a five- county rally on his behalf in Rockingham tonight. E. J. Burns, Carthage attorney, is heading 'the Lake campaign in Moore. Tennis Classes’ Schedule Given John McMillan, tennis instruct or with the municipal summer recreation program, this week an nounced the following schedule of classes, Monday through Fri day, at the courts on the park block. Boys and girls, 8 through years of age, 9-10 a. m. Girls, 13 through 15, 10 to a. m. Boys, 13 through 15, 11 a. to noon. Girls, 16 and over, 2 to 3:30 p. m. Boys, 16 and over, 3:30 to 5 p. m. Parents are asked to warn chil dren not to go on the tennis courts after rains. The courts were damaged considerably on Tuesday, McMillan said, by chil- 12 11 m. Leading Moore Citizens Endorse Terry Sanford Supplementing several endorse ments of Terry Sanford’s candi dacy for the Democratic guberna torial nomination appearing in The Pilot last week are others given this week by outstanding citizens of Moore County, coming again from persons having a wide variety of interests. The endorse ments were given to John D. Mc Connell, co-manager of the San ford campaign in Moore, or direct ly to The Pilot: WELCOME RAIN Heavy rain showers over the county Monday and Tues day rescued crops and gar dens from threatened drought damage. F. D. Allen, county agricul- rural agent, said that rains were especially helpful to the peach, corn and tobacco crops. Some farmers had complet ed harvesting grain before the rains but those with grain still to harvest did not think it would be damaged by the downpours. Owners of Vegetable and flower gardens, many of whom had been watering them daily for the past two weeks, breathed a sigh of re lief and took a rest from their sprinkling. \ Mrs. Lou E. Culbreth, Southern Pines, business woman, prominent in civic and charitable efforts in Southern Pines and Moore Coun ty: “Terry Sanford’s program is in the finest tradition of former outstanding governors of North Carolina. Our educational pro gram is at the crossroads and he is the candidate best qualified to carry it forward.” Chris Shamburger, business man, Southern Pines and Aber deen: “Sanford is my ^oice. I think he would make a good gov ernor.” Richard Tufts, president of Pinehurst, Inc., hsading figure in the Sandhills resort interests for many years: “To continue the good government that we have, I think that Terry Sanford is drf- initely the best man;” T. Roy Phillips, Carthage, busi nessman and member of the Moore County board of education: “Terry Sanford will be the best education governor since Aycock. Thinking in terms of the Moore County school system, particular ly the program for super high schools, I am sure that with Terry as governor this program will be given a bigger boost than it has ever received before. I endorse Terry wholeheartedly to the voters of Moore County. He’s go ing to get the nomination. I have no doubt of that.” N. M. McKeithen, Aberdeen and Vass, merchant and farmer: “Yes, I’m for Terry. Taking everything into consideration, he has the bet ter program of the two candi dates.” Jack Morgan, Vass, banker, ac tive in civic.affairs: “Terry’s the man, as far as I’m concerned. The North Carolina school set-up is one of the best in the South and I feel that Sanford wants to con tinue and support that program. I also think Sanford will do all he can for the farmers.” J. Hawley Poole, West End, farmer, peach grower and veteran of service in the General Assem bly from Moore County as both representative and senator, for several terms, since 1937: “I’m for Sanford, first and last. I know his background. His daddy was the salt of the earth. When Terry Sgnford was ' managing Kerr Scott’s campaign for the U. S. Senate, he would not permit any mud-slinging. He’s showing the same temperament this time. -I’m not worried about the added tax ation some people say Sanford’s program would bring. Remember | few states in which the governor has no veto power. The governor can make recommendations about taxation, but the boys from back home, in the General Assembly, say whether taxes will be in creased. If Moore Courity didn’t have active outside interests and capital, it would be one of the poor counties of the state. I’ve asked industrialists and others why they came to Moore County. It’s not a matter of taxation that brought them here; they came be cause they met good will here and the people are willing to work. People are interested in the good wiU in Moore County. It’s the same way with the state. People don’t invest in a county or a state that wants to stand still. It’s not a matter of taxation. We need never fear with" a man of action like Sanford. The other man in this race appears to want to maintain the status quo. There’s only one big thing he’s fighting for. North Carolina can’t stand on a thing like that. With a governor who didn’t want to do anything, we’d have a sick legislature. We’d just be marking time.” Gordon M. Cameron, Pinehurst, former longtime chairman of the Moore County board of commis sioners: “I supported Seawell in the first primary, but my choice of the two candidates now is San ford.” E. Nolley Jackson, Southern Pines, automobile dealer: “I have no hesitation in endorsing Terry Sanford for the gubernatorial that North Carolina is one of the I nomination. I’ve been for him all along. He’s young, dynamic and not afraid of what the future will bring. His nomination and elec tion will unite North Carolina as never before in a forward-look ing, well-balanced program for progress.” Mrs. Charles T. Grier, Carth age, member Daughters of the American Revolution and Moore County Historical Association, ac tive in church and civic work: “I’m happy to say a good word for Terry Sanford. I will do anything I can to help him. His ideals and ideas qualify him wonderfully vvell to work out for our gover nor. I’ve been for him all along.” J. E. Sandlin, Southern Pjnes, business executive, member of the Southern Pines city board of edu cation, past chairman Moore County Boy Scout District, active in civic affairs: “I couldn’t say enough for Sanford, especially as regards his program for education. I am very much concerned about Lake’s intentions and the turmoil in education that his attitude could bring. Even if Sanford could not get the money to do all he wants to for education, he would do all he could. The cam paign seems to have boiled down to the school issue—^whether the schools will be supported and how much they will be supported. People should think deeply about what it means to North Carolina to have good schools. We should examine what Sanford is think ing and what Lake is thinking.” Davis Low So Far In County Tourney Fifteen players have qualified for competition in the Moore County Golf Championship tour nament, now on at the Pinehurst Country Club. Low man to date is Harry Davis, of Carthage, with a score of 76. The qualifying round ends Sunday, with the low 16 getting into the championship flight. Tourney officials state it’s not too late to enter. The fee is $3. Match play, over the Pinehurst No. 1 course, starts next Monday. ' North Carolina Democrats will choose Terry Sanford or I. Beverly Lake for their candidate for gov ernor, in a second primary elec tion to be held Saturday, June 25. ‘ Moore County’s 18 precinct poll ing places will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Despite wide interest in the campaign, the county’s vote—4,886 in the first primary on May 28—is expected to be under 4,500, according to ex perienced observers, without the impetus of local races to send voters to the polls. The Democratic nomination will assure the nominee of election as governor in November, unless an unprecedented switch in party al legiance is registered. In the first primary. Lake trail ed Sanford in the State by 87,771 votes. In Moore County, Sanford led the four-man race with 2,561 votes. -Malcolm Seawell was sec ond, with 1,094. Lake ran third with 1,020. And John Larkins was fourth with 211. How the Seawell and Larkins votes will go in Saturday’s pri mary is, of course, unknown, but it’s thought Sanford will have the larger share of them. Lake forces in Moore now have an organiza tion that they lacked in the first primary, headed' by E. J. Burns, Carthage attorney. However, the Sanford forces led by John D. Mc Connell of Southern Pines and Pinehurst and Mrs. John L. Frye of Robbins have been building up an organization for months, with many supporters who have been committed to Sanford since before he announced his candidacy. In the first primary, Sanford had a majority of all the votes cast in Moore County. He led in every precinct except Pinehurst where Seawell strength gave, that candidate 188 votes to Sanford’s 177. In this county, the gubernator ial race is the only contest on the ballot in the second primary. Some observers of the political scene believe that the Lake strength, for the state as a whole, has passed its peak and that his vote will not be as heavy Satur day as it might have been a week of two ago. AN EDITORIAL Sanford Is the Man This is the pre-election issue of this newspaper. By the time the next issue comes out, these pages will carry the name of the next governor of North Carolina. One thing it is hoped this issue will be able to report: that this election vote was a mighty one. We base that wish on our faith in the people of North Carolina. If all the people vote we are confident that the better man will be elected. This paper has made no secret of the fact that we consider that man to be Terry Sanford. The Pilot backed Sanford from the start, although freely conceding that two of his op ponents in the first primary were men of high integrity and ability. The followers of Malcolm Seawell and John Larkins included some of the best intellects in the state, some of its most outstanding leaders in industry, in the professions, and in politics. The field has now narrowed. With the elimination of these two men, the choice is now between Sanford, who came close to winning in May, and Lake, who trailed him by 87,771 votes. It is inconceivable that men and women who voted for Seawell and Larkins should now vote for Lake. Since that first election. Lake’s tnie colors have been unmistakably revealed. He has scoured the state in a glare of flamboyant oratory and invective against its free institutions and against those principles for which the nation stands. Those who voted for Seawell and Larkins, men who stand four-square for everything that Lake condemns and belittles, will, we are confident, put their shoulders to the wheel and help elect the man who now stands against him. North Carolinians are quick to grasp the significance of such an occasion. They have heard both candidates; they have watched their actions. On the one hand they saw a man who talks quietly, sensibly and with unmistakable sincerity of his state’s needs, of the progress that he sees lying ahead, of his faith in the ability and the eager vital response of the people. Opposite him is a man who prophesies trouble, depression; who utters dark words of warning combined with cynical appeals to bigotry of every sort; a man whose supporters resort to anonymous smears and letters signed with the Hitler swastika; a man whose hired bands must play the wonderful tune of “Dixie” in order to draw folks to his rallies—and their candidate then marches in while, at the right moment to catch the TV cameras, the crowd roars—for what? It’s doubtful if many know. We repeat, it is deeply important to vote in this election. Fear and hate are powerful adversaries, appealing to the emotions, capable of releasing unbridled forces to bring destruction in their wake. This is not a time to sit back and relax. So this newspaper hopes that there will be a large vote on this Saturday. For we are confident that the great body of the people of North Carolina are wise enough and loyal enough to the principles on which this nation was founded to make the right choice of the man to be the governor of our beloved state.
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