Who’s Toor Cliff?’
Moore County’s representative
in the General Assembly, soon
to take his seat there, calls him
self that as editor of a popular
almanac. Details, page 9.
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VOL. 41—NO. 11
FOURTEEN PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1961
FOURTEEN PAGES
Plant Location
Engineers To Be
Entertained Here
Industrial plant location engin
eers from many sections of the
nation will be entertained here
with an expense-paid weekend,
March 24-25, it was announced in
Raleigh this week.
The weekend will be provided
at state expense by the Depart
ment of Conservation and Devel
opment, to build good will for the
state in connection with its in
dustrial development program.
Plans for the weekend have been
approved by Hargrove Bowles, C
& D director, and Gov. Terry San
ford.
Plant location engineers, who
can be of assistance in helping the
state acquire new industry, were
entertained here last year by
members of the C & D board with
such success that a similar event
was planned for this year, with
the state, rather than C & D board
members, paying the expenses.
The weekend set for the visit of
the engineers will be one of the
most event-filled of the Spring
season in the Sandhills. The
Stoneybrook Hunt Race Meeting
will be held the 25th, Saturday.
The Moore County Historical As
sociation’s Antique Show will run
through the 24th, a day that also
marks start of a new north-south
air service at Southern Pines-
Pinehurst airport.
PRICE; 10 CENTS
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OFFICERS Hollie Sisk of West End, cen
ter, is the 1961 president of the Sandpipers,
men’s, golfing organization at the Southern
Pines Country Club. At right is Harry Chat-
field, vice president, while Jack Reid, secretary
and treasurer, is at left. Sisk and Chatfield
wear the group’s new blazer with “Sandpiper”
insignia. (Humphrey photo)
136 Pints Given
In Collection of
Blood This Week
A collection of 136 pints of
blood by an American Red Cross
bloodmobile from the ARC cen
ter at Charlotte here on Monday
was commended by officials of
the Moor-» County Red Cross
chapter.
Though the quota had been set
at 245 pints, in an effort to make
up a 120-pint deficit in local
blood 'giving, the 136-pint collec
tion surpasses the usual quota of
125 pints that has been set, but
not reached, for former recent
visits of the bloodmobile here.
The collection was conducted
at St. Anthojiy’s School. Apprec
iation was expressed by Red
Cross officials to Mrs. Walter
Coffin, who was in charge of the
canteen, to Mrs. George Thomp
son and to other volunteers who
helped in various ways.
Five of the Sisters at the
school all coming in together,
were among the donors.
John Buchholz, county blood
progrs^n chairman, and D. A.
Uune) Blue, Jr., were in charge
of preparations for Monday’s col
lection.
Under the program with which
Moore County is cooperating,
blood is donated during several
visits of the bloodmobile to com
munities of the county each year,
in return for which the county’s
two hospitals can obtain any type
of blood quickly from the center
in Ch.irlotte.
Persons who give blood receive
“credit cards” entitling any mem
ber of their fapiily to free blood,
if needed, during a six-months
period.
Trial of Lawrence
Opens at Carthage
The grand jury at the current
^ term of Moore County Superior
Court in Carthage found a true
bill this week in the case of Jos
eph Bailey Lawrence, 29-year-
old Southeni Pines man charged
with carnal knowledge of a 13-
year-old local girl, and the case
was called shortly before noon
today.
Lawrence has denied the inci
dent which is alleged to have
occurred in an automobile at the
Star View Drive-In Theatre on
No. 1 highway south, December
19. He was arrested early in Jan
uary, on complaint of the girl's
mother, and has been in jail
since then in default of bond.
I Lawrence was conducting his
own defense as the trial began.
' BULLETIN
I A jury found Lawrence
guilty as charged at 2:25 p,nu
I today. He was sentenced by
'9 the judge to not less than five
nor more than seven years
I in Stale's prison.
Vass Telephones
To Shift to New
System on Sunday
Sunday, February 5, at 2:01 a.
m. will see Vass telephones shift
to a modern new seven-digit
numbering system. At the same
time new dial telephone switch
ing equipment will go into op
eration.
Vass will be one of the first
exchanges in North Carolina to
completely udopt the nqw num
bering system. The seven-digit
plan is gradually replacing older
types of numbering throughout
the nation.
The installation of new dial
equipment has been necessary
because of the growth in the
area, according to Joe R. Kim
ball, district manager. The Unit
ed Telephone Company of the
Carolinas, Inc., now has 323 tele
phones there, compared to 56
telephones in April of 1953 when
the present equipment was plac
ed into operation.
A new brick veneer concrete
block building has been con
structed to house the dial equip
ment. It is located behind the
present telephone building.
“A telephone directory includ
ing the new telephone numbers
for Vass has already been is
sued,” Mr. Kimball said. All of
the Vass numbers will have a
prefix of “245’’ followed by an
additional 4 digits. All subscrib
ers wil be notified of their new
numbers.
“Please do not use the Vass
portion of this directory before
2:01 on, February 5,” Mr. Kim
ball cautioned.
Sisk Heads Sandpipers, Men’s Coifing
Group; 3 Presented Life Memberships
Hollie Sisk was elected 1961
president of the Sandpipers, men’s
golfing organization at the South
ern Pines Ck)untry Club, during
the group’s recent annual meet
ing at the club. He succeeds Dr.
Boyd Starnes.
Other new officers elected are:
vice president, Harry Chatfield,
succeeding Jack Carter; and sec
retary-treasurer, Jack Reid who
replaces Davis Worsham.
Harry Davis was named tour
nament chairman and George
Mulroy, handicap chairman.
Renamed to' the board of gov
ernors were Bud Rainey and Will
Wiggs. New members named to
Outlook for
Weather Bad
“Like kicking us when we’re
down. . .” That’s the comment of
one local resident this morning as
he observed overcast skies, sub
freezing temperatures and predic
tions of snow tonight and tomor
row.
And the Sandhills has been
“down” for the past week, start
ing with an ice and sleet storm
a week ago, that closed the schools
for two days and brought most
local business to a standstill—not
least of all the resort business
which has suffered from depart
ing guests and cancellations of
reservations.
Last week’s two-inch covering
of sleet, hardened by, partial
thaws into solid ice, was slow in
melting but had pretty well dis
appeared, except in protected
areas, by last night.
Wednesday afternoon was mild,
offering hope for an end lo^ the
cold spell, but a strong, cold wind
arose in the night and the tem
perature has remained belov/
freezing this morning.
Only consolation: up to noon
today, it would have to be
a very sensitive ground hog that
could see his shadow—meaning
according to the old legend, that
he will stay out and enjoy good
weather for the next six vveeks,
whatever it may be today. • ' i
Hearing Set on
Upping Pinebluff
Telephone Rates
A hearing has beep set for
February 8 by the State Utilities
Commission on an application by
the Pinebluff Telephone Co. to
increase its rates on business and
residential telephone service.
The hearing wil be held at 10
a.m. at the offices of the com
mission in Raleigh. Any person
residing in the area served by
the company may appear at that
time in support of or in opposi
tion to granting the application.
Increases are asked in every
class of service except the charg
es for extension telephones which
are $1 per month for residence,
and $1.50 for business, service.
Here are the proposed increases
in monthly rates:
One-party—business, from $9
to $12.50; residence, from $5.50
to $7.50.
Two-party — business, from
$8.25 to $10; residence, from $4.75
to $6.50.
Four-party — business,
$7.75 to $8.50; residence,
$4.25 to $5.75.
Multi-party — business,
$6.50 to $8.50; residence,
$4.25 to $6.
the board are Harry Davis, Jack
Carter and Dr. Boyd Starnes.
The Sandpipers, an organization
formed in 1927 to promote golf
at the Southern Pines Country
Club, was reorganized last year.
During the past year, 72 members
took part in various types of tour
naments, although activities were
somewhat curtailed by the clos
ing of the No. 1 course for three
months during the summer when
all the greens were replanted in
328 Bermuda grass, several new
traps were made, all tees length
ened and widened and the course
generally beautified.
Mr. Davis, the 1961 tourna
ment chairman, is planning a
variety of interesting tourna
ments during the coming year.
At the meeting, honorary life
memberships ih the Sandpipers
were issued to J. C. Barron, Elmer
Davis and Roy Grinnell, all char
ter members of the organization.
Any golfer in the area is invited
to join the Sandpipers. Inquiries
may be made of President Sisk or
any member. The past board of
governors has approved an offi
cial emblem and 4>lazer for tlie
club.
Tournament Winners
Winners in the Sandpipers
championship tournament, played
last November were:
Group A—Davis Worsham,
champion; Harry Chatfield, run
ner-up.
Group B—George Mulray, win
ner; Jim Besley, runner-up.
Group C—Joe Steed, winner;
Bill Bushby, runner-up.
Vandals Smash
Many Windows at
West End School
Unknown vandals smashed 32
windows in the West End High
School building last night. Dep
uty Sheriff J. A. Lawience of
Aberdeen said this morning.
The damage, estimated at $150,
w'as reported to Lawrence early
today by Principal R. P. Johnson.
Work on replacing the windows
was begun at gnce.
With a strong wind blowing
and the temperature at 22 de
grees, students attended classes
dressed in outdoor clothing this
morning.
Windows were broken on all
four sides of the building by cin
der clinkers and bottles thrown
through them and also apparently
with a large stick that was found
near the building, Deputy Law-
fence said. Some of the clinkers
were as big as coconuts, he re
ported. There was no evidence
that the building had been enter
ed.
So violent was the force used
on the windows that the sash of
one was broken, the deputy said.
Members of the county board
of education, notified of the van
dalism, were indignant. There are
few clues, but the sheriff’s depart
ment was pressing an investiga
tion of all possibly leads in the
case today.
Democrats Recommend
4 Acting Postmasters
SCHOOL MAKE-UP
DAYS APRIL 6, 7
The two days lost last week
by Southern Pines schools be
cause of a sleet and ice storm
will be made up on April 6^
and 7, the board of education
decided at its meeting last
night.
The days fall near the end
cil a period originally sched
uled as a long Spring vaca
tion. This vacation will begin
at the close of school Thurs
day, March 30, the day before
Good Friday. Students will
return to school on Thursday
of the following week, April
6.
Supt. Luther A. Adams said
today that the board of edu
cation regrets having to short
en the Spring vacation, but
thinks that making the two
days up then would be pref
erable to adding them at the
end of the school year in
June.
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Auman Elected Head of
Peach Growers' Society
T. Clyde Auman of West End
was elected president of the North
Carolina Mutual Peach Growers’
Society at the annual meeting of
the organization held Tuesday at
the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst.
Other officers elected were
Eloyd Haywood, vice-president,
and John Wyatt, secretary-treas
urer, both of Candor.
Parking System Is
Changed at Hunter
Trials Feb. 18
Members of the Moore County
Hounds are making preparations
for the 29th annual Hunter Trials
to be held at the course at Scotts
Corner, out Youngs Road, near
Southern Pines, Saturday, Feb
ruary 18, at 2 p.m.
The hunt ball and dinner, a
formal affair that is always one
of the gayest and most colorful
social events of the winter sea
son, will follow that night at the
Moore County Club (former Not
re Dame Academy) on Youngs
Road, at 7 p.m.
To eliminate confusion caused
by growing demand for parking
spaces overlooking the Hunter
Trials course. The Moore County
Hounds this year is having num
bered parking spaces only. Pre
ferred spaces, at $20 each, have
a choice view of the course. The
other numbered spaces are $15,
also permitting a front-row space
for car and all occupants. These
Little Symphony
To Play 3 Times
Here Feb. 16-17
This week the big poster goes
up in front of the Barnum Agency
to notify the Sandhills that North
Carolina’s travelling orchestra is
on its way.
February 16th is the date. That
Thursday evening the Little Sym
phony under the direction of its
noted conductor, Benjamin Swa-
lin, will once more take the stage
at Weaver Auditorium. Curtain
time is set for 8:30 p. m. and tick
ets are presently on sale at the
Barnum Agency.
This makes the tenth consecu
tive time that one or the other of
the two state orchestras has
come to Moore County. Brought
here under the sponsorship of the
Sandhills Music Association—
with this concert the third in the
current association series—the
engagement includes two free
concerts for school children, one
(Continued on page 8)
Blue Knights Face
Big Test Friday
The Southern Pines High
School Blue Knights and girls will
play host to thp teams from Elise
High School at Robbins here Fri-
♦ Following a request of Rep. A.
Paul Kitchin of the Eighth Con
gressional District, Democratic
precinct committees of Southern
Pines, Aberdeen, Carthage and
Robbins met this week and made
recommendations for temporary
or acting postmasters for these
four Moore County towns where
the present postmasters have
been serving on an “acting”
basis.
The incumbent acting post
masters are all Republicans.
In Southern Pines, J. W. Cau
sey, a member of the Moore
County Board of Elections and a
prominent p^rty leader, was re
commended by the precinct com
mittee.
In Aberdeen, the precinct com
mittee recommended that Miss
Edna Maurer, former postmaster
who was ousted two years ago be
given the acting postmaster as
signment.
In Carthage Gilbert Bailey a
derk in the post office-and who
had taken the civil service ex
amination and was on the eli
gible list was recommended for
the acting assignment by the
two Carthage precinct commit
tees.
In Robbins Arnold Swindell a
clerk in the pcTst office was rec
ommended.
Incumbent acting postmasters
are: Southern .Pines, Maxwell
Rush; Carthage, R. G. Wallcae;
Aberdeen, Mrs. Evelyn G. Garri
son; Robbins, A. H. Trotter.
W. Lament Brown, chairman
of the Moore County Democratic
Executive Committee has called
a meeting for 5 p.m. Friday in
the courthouse at Carthage to
pass upon the recommendations
of the precinct committees.
The matter of “permanent”
postmasters for Those post offic
es will come up at a later date.
TO HELP TRAIN NURSES
SVA Launches Scholarship Drive
Nurse training scholarships for
one or more Moore County girls
to graduate from high schools of
the county next Spring, will be
provided for the 14th successive
year by the Sandhills Veterans
Association which will open its
fund drive for the project Mon
day.
Letters explaining the project
will go out then to hundreds of
Moore County citizens. The con
tributions returned wiU determ
ine how many scholarships will
be given this year.
Robert S. Ewing is president
of SVA, a limited-membership
organization of' World War II
veterans whose chief project is
the nurse scholarship drive. Bar
ney Avery is the 1961 drive
chairman. Persons not receiving
appeal letters may send contri
butions to SVA, Box 894, South
ern Pines.
Last year, two scholarships
were given, providing all expen
ses for a full, three-year nurse’s
training course at High Point
Memorial Hospital. There are six
Moore County young women
now in training at the hospital
on SVA scholarships.
Eight candidates for the 1961
scholarships—all high school sen
iors—recently went to the hos
pital at High Point to take apti
tude tests that indicate whether
a candidate is qualified physical
ly and mentally for the various
duties a nurse may be called up
on to perform. Results of these
tests, as well as school record,
character and other factors are
taken into consideration by the
board who chooses Moore Coun
ty scholarship winners.
Candidates making the trip to
High Point were: Barbara Chris-
coe, Pinehurst; Nancy Green,
Nancy Martin, Janice Moore and
Gretchen Smith, all of West End;
Paula Troutman, Addor; and Lin-
- i^ight with, for the boys, a
spaces are along the side, with*<^hance at the Moore County
championship at stake. Firs' c:ame
will begin at 7 p. m. under an
experimental SPHS policy of
moving game times up so that
students can get home earlier.
The Robbins boys are currently
heading the conference with
record of 12 games won and one
lost. The Blue Knights have won
11 and lost 2. A Blue Knights vic
tory would put the two teams in
a tie for the conference lead,
while a win for Robbins would
almost assure that team of the
regular season championship.
A wrist watch will be given
away at halftime of Friday night’s
game.
(More local and county high
school basketball news on pages
8 and 10).
an excellent view of the trials
except for a few of the jumps.
Mrs. W. O. Moss, Moore Coun
ty Hounds secretary, points out
that there will be fewer parking
spaces this year, but all will be
on the front row. Reservations
are now being taken by Mrs.
Moss at Mile-Away Farms here,
on a first-come, first-served
basis.
. There will be a general admis
sion fee of $2 for persons not
using parking spaces.
da Wellman, Southern Pines.
Ward Hill of Southern Pines
accompanied the group as SVA
representative on the trip to
High Point. They were met there
the next day and accompanied
home by Richard Greer of Ab
erdeen.
While at High Point, the girls
were shown over the hospital,
talked with the nurses and stu
dents and spent the night in the
student nurses’ quarters.
Mr. Avery pointed out this
week that the need for nurses is
still great and that the scholar
ships make training possible for
girls who might otherwise be un
able to take the course. He thank
ed Moore County people for their
past generosity, on behalf of the
SVA and the young women who
have received scholarships, and
appealed continued generosity.
Winners of this year’s scholar
ships will be announced at their
school graduation ceremonies.
Theatre in Pines
Tryouts Scheduled
Tryouts for the next produc
tion of the Theatre in the Pines,
local amateur drama group, will
be conducted at 3 p.m. and again
at 7 p.m. on Sunday, and also at
8 p.m., Monday, in the courtroom
of town hall, it was arpounced
this week.
A general meeting, to which
all persons interested in any
phase of drama production are
invited, will be held at the same
location tonight (Thursday) at 8
p.m. This meeting, scheduled for
Thursday night of last week, was
cancelled then because of the
sleet storm.
Name of the next production
and other details of the group’s
operations will be announced at
tonight’s meeting.
Blue Will Begin
Assembly Service
Rep. H. Clifton Blue of Aber
deen will go to Raleigh Tuesday,
to begin on Wednesday his eighth
consecutive two-year term in the
General Asesmbly from Moore
County.
The Democratic legislator, who
was chairman of the powerful
House Finance Committee in the
1959 term, is a member of the
State’s Advisory Budget Com
mission and has been busy dur
ing the past year visiting state
institutions and otherwise taking
part in the committee’s budget
shaping efforts.
His seven terms in the House
make him the legislator with the
second longest record of contin
uous service there.
Because of a rotation agree
ment in this senatorial district,
there is no senator from Moore
County in the General Assembly
this term. Sen. Wilbur Currie of
Carthage served in the 1959 ses
sion.
Father Wilken to
Speak at School
The Rev. Robert L. Wilkin of
Raleigh, editor of the “North Car
olina Catholic,” will be guest
speaker at a meeting of the St.
Anthony’s School Home School
Association, to be held at the
school auditorium Thursday, Feb
ruary 9, at 8 p. m. The speaker’s
topic will be “The Press and the
Christian Mind.”
A program will be presented by
students of the seventh and eighth
grades.
The “North Carolina Catholic”
is a weekly newspaper “of news
and views,” published at Raleigh.
AT PRESS INSTITUTE
Cad Benedict, associate editor
of The Pilot, will attend the 36th
annual North Carolina Press In
stitute at Chapel Hill tonight and
Friday.
Press contest awards, in which
The Pilot has been informed that
it will share, will be presented to
night by Gov. Terry Sanford dur
ing a session to be attended by
the local editor.
Mrs. James Boyd, editor, who
is convalescing from a hip injury,
will not attend.