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A local man^s
unusual success in a business he
entered less than three years
ago was recognized when Fel
ton J. Capel was honored Mon
day night. Story and photo,
page 9.
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Children enjoy
the new playground equipment
bought by the Jaycees and re
cently installed at the town
park. For a photo of a group of
youngsters having fun, see page
16.
VOL. 41—NO. 20
EIGHTEEN PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1961
EIGHTEEN PAGES
PRICE: 10 CENTS
Music Festival,
Cup Award Slated
Friday, April 14
The Picquet Music Festival, for'
glee clubs of high schools in
Moore County will take place in
Weaver Auditorium here at 8 p.
m., Friday, April 14. The public
is invited. There is no admission
charge.
The Festival, sponsored by the
Sandhills Kiwanis Club and nam
ed in honor of the late Charles
W. Picquet who founded it as a
contest among the high school
glee clubs, will be accompanied
this year by a new Kiwanis-
sponsored event, awarding of the
Junior Builder’s Cup to some
outstanding senior in a high
school of the county. The award
will be made during the inter
mission.
The festival now features group
singing, rather than competition,
under direction of Dr. Arnold
Hoffman of Raleigh, State super
visor of music, who will rehearse
here with the students at 9 a. m..
the day before the concert. Wil
liam McAdams, music director of
Southern Pines schools, is chair
man of the festival.
The festival was taken off a
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PTA Will Elect
Officers Monday;
‘Open House’ Set
A short business session, dur
ing which 1961-62 officers will be
elected, will be followed by
■■‘open house” in all classrooms of
the East Southern Pines schools,
when the Parent-Teacher Associ
ation meets at 8 p. m. Monday in
Weaver Auditorium.
Max Rush, retiring president,
said that teachers will bs in their
rooms to welcome parents. Em
phasis will be on science exhibits,
especially in the Junior High
School grades where an intensive
science program is being con
ducted.
The slate of nominees for PTA
offices brought in by the nom
inating committee at the March
meeting is: Mrs. Albert Grove
for president. Dr. Harrell John
son for first vioe president; Miss
Annie Margaret Brewer (faculty
representative) for second vice
president, Mrs. Robert Leland for
secretary and Mrs. Charles Phil
lips for treasurer.
Other nominations can be made
from the floor Monday.
NEW POLICE CHIEF—Earl S. Seawell who was promoted by
Town Manager Louis Scheipers, Jr., from sergeant to chief in
the local police department last week, is shown at his desk in
town hall. The senior officer on the force, he succeeds Chief C.
E. Newton who was fatally shot in line of duty March 3. The
town manager has announced the promotion of Patrolman Ger
ald L. (Jerry) Wright to sergeant. Wright rejoined the de
partment in January after having left the police force, in
which he had been a sergeant, for about two years in private
business. A number of applications have been received by the
town manager for the patrolman’s post left vacant by Wright’s
promotion. A seven-man police department is authorized.
Its present members are: Chief Seawell, Sgts. Wright and L.
D. Beck, and Patrolmen C. A. Wilson, O. C. Bridges and A. J.
Benner. (Humphrey photo)
Candidates For
Offices Chosen
In Moore Towns
Candidates for mayor and
town commissioner have been
nominated in caucuses held at
Aberdeen, Pinebluff and Vass,
for town elections to be held May
2. Others may file before the des
ignated end of filing time in the
various towns. At Aberdeen, can
didates, for judge and solicitor of
recorder’s court also were nomi
nated.
No caucus is held in Southern
Pines. Candidates for the six
council seats file with the town
clerk. (See another story in to
day’s Pilot.)
At Aberdeen Tuesday night,
GeoVge Anderson, Earl Freeman
and John J. Greer, all members
of the present five-man board of
commissioners, were nominated
for mayor. Seventeen persons
were nominated for the board of
commissioners.
Mayor E. M. Medlin, who has
been mayor since 1953 and had
previously served as a commis
sioner since 1939, declined to be
come a candidate this year.
The two other town board
incumbents, Leo Arey and H. W.
Doub, were nominated for reelec
tion.
The other 15 commissioner can
didates include one woman, Mrs.
Malcolm Pleasants, and her hus
band, Make Pleasants. Others
are: Johq McCrummen, C. L.
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AT COMMISSIONERS' MEETING
Radio Net Proposed;
Autopsy Control Set
A
Newtoii Memorial Projects Suggested
By Committee; Public Opinion Asked
The committee named by May
or R. S. Ewing to collect funds
for a memorial to the late Polic^
Chief C. E. Newton asked today
for comment by citizens on three
projects it has decided would be
suitable forms for the memorial
to take.
The committee met this morn
ing at the town hall. Dante Mon-
tesanti is chairman of the group
and Louis Scheipers, Jr., town,
manager, is secnetary-treasurer
both chosen by committee mem
bers at a previous meeting.
Mr. Scheipers said that the
three projects most favored by
the committee are:
1. A plaque in the police sta
tion.
2. A loan fund from which
qualified students could borrhw
to help meet college expenses.
Over 1,000 See
Homes, Gardens
With all reports not yet in, the
Homes and Gardens Tour spon
sored yesterday by the Southern
Pines Garden Club was attended
by over 1,000 persons and had
receipts of nearly $2,000, Mrs.
Robert S. Ewing, chairman, said
today.
Persons touring the seven
homes and gardens in Southern
Pines an^ Pinehurst and along
Midisiid" Road included three
chartered busloads of visitors.
Food for luncheon at the Shaw
House here was completely used
up and, at the Woman’s Ex
change in Pinehurst, where lun
cheon also was served, • tables
were put outside the building to
accommodate the crowd.
A warm sunny day added to
the tour’s success—a welcome
surprise since weather predic
tions for this area, up to the pre
vious night, had been for rain
and lowered temperatures.
The number attending exceed
ed by about 500 the number mak
ing the tour last year.
Milliken House,
Town Landmark,
Bought By Hayes
Thomas T. Hayes, Jr., partner
with W. Calvin Howell in Hayes-
Howell ^nd Associates, archi
tects, has bought the home of Dr.
and Mrs. J. S. Milliken, 210 E
New Hampshire Ave., for the ar
chitectural firm’s offices. The
3. A fund from which the in
terest would be used to make an
annual achievement award to the
most improved senior in each
of the East and West Southern
Pines High Schools. This proj-sct
would require a minimum of $5,-
000 in the fund which now
amounts to $487.
Projects 2 and 3 reflect Chief
Newton’s interest in the youth ol
the community. The loan fuixd
would also be open to graduates
of both the town’s high schools.
All three of these proposals, Mr
Scheipers said, are based on the
suggestions most frequently
made to committee members.
Now, he said, the committee
wants to know which of the three
the public prefers.
Comment on the proposals may
be made to the town office or tc
any member of the committee.
In addition to Mr. Montesant)
and Mr. Scheipers, the committee
members are: Police Chief EarJ
Seawell, John Buchholz, Miss
Jean Edson, Miss Katherine
Wiley and Mrs. Edpa Blalock of
West Southern Pines.
2 File Here For
May 2 Elections
Only two candidates had filed
by noon today for offices to be
filled in the town election May
2.
Felton . J. Capel, councilman
from West Southern Pines, will
run for reelection, and Howard
C. Broughton, attorney, will seek
the recorder’s court solicitor post
now held by John D. McConnell.
Filing time opened Saturday
and will close at noon, Saturday,
April 15.
Offices to be filled in the elec
tion are five council seats and
judge and solicitor of recorder’s
court. There is no separate filing
for mayor. The mayor is elected
from among their number by the
five successful council candi
dates.
J. W. CAUSEY
Causey Sworn In
As Acting Head
At Postoffice
James W. Causey was installed
as acting Southern Pines post
master Friday, following the close
of business at the postoffice.
Mr. Causey was recommended
by Rep. A. Paul Kitchen, unan
imous on endorsement of the
precinct and county Democratic
committees, to succeed Max G.
Rush, Republican, who has serv
ed as acting postmaster since Oc
tober, 1957.
The transfer was effected I y
J. L. Armstrong of Raleigh, pos
tal inspector for this area. With
cooperation of outgoing postmas
ter Rush, Inspector Armstrong
gave Mr. Causey a briefing of
several hours on his new duties
in advance of the actual swear
ing-in. An examination for per
manent postmaster will be held
at a later date.
Mr. Rush did not announce bis
plans but said he did not plan
to leave Southern Pines.
Mr. Causey has been asso-
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COURT OF HONOR
A Moore District Boy
Scout court of honor will be
held at the Aberdeen school
auditorium Monday, April 10.
starling at 7:30 p. m.
Scouts from troops
throughout Moore County
are scheduled to receive merit
badges and rank advance
ments.
Col. Donald Madigan of South
ern Pines, Moore County director
of civil defense, appearing before
the county commissioners Tues
day, won their unqualified sup
port of a project which would es
tablish a countywide radio net
work.
Through the Office of Civil De
fense Mobilization, Colonel Mad
igan said, equipment is available
which would link al^ the radio
set-ups now operating in the
county—the sheriff’s department
various police stations. State
Highway Patrol, ABC officers, N
C. Forest Services and several
civilian agencies with rolling
equipment.
There would be two-way
transmission through two fixed
and two mobile stations, with
monitors through which other
calls could be received and re
layed.
Though most of these agencies
now operate on different fre-
'quencias, through crystal con
verters and the monitors all
could be tied together in a wide
spread network which could go
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Cameron Named
VFW Commander
Hubert Cameron was elected
commander of John Boyd Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars, at a
meeting in the new post home on
N. W. Broad St., Monday night.
He succeeds Fred Hall, Jr.
Other new officers elected are:
Joel S. Ivey, senior vice com
mander; John D. Stephenson ! as evidence of
Cancer Caravan
Will Visit Here
Next Wednesday
A white “Moosemobile” carry
ing the American Cancer Socie
ty’s “sword of hope” across North
Carolina on behalf of the educa
tion and fund campaign of the
Society will stop at the Southern
Pines town hall at 1:30 p. m
Wednesday, April 12.
On hand to greet the ‘cancer
caravan” which is sponsored by
the North Carolina Moose Asso
ciation of the Loyal Order of
Moose wiU be Mayor Robert S.
Ewing; J. Cecil Beith of Southern
Pines, -county chaiaman for the
Cancer Crusade which is now go
ing on; Dr. Charles Phillips, first
vice president and medical ad
viser of the Moore County chap
ter of the Society; and Emerson
Humphrey, representing the lo
cal Moose Lodge.
It is expected that several cur
ed cancer patients will be there,
the medicine’s
quartermaster; George Griffin
chaplain; A. O. Monroe, Jr., judge
advocate; D. C. Knight, surgeon;
and Fred Hall, Jr., trustee for a
three-year term.
The new post home was first
put into use last week. A formal
opening for the building is being
plann-ed. The former post home
on New York Ave., opposite the
post office is now vacant. It is
owned by Frank Welch.
progress against cancer, progress
that is in part financed by con
tributions to the Society’s annual
fund drives.
A “sword of hope scroll” will
be signed by the mayor. A white
sword is the national symbol o
the Cancer Society. The Moose
mobile is making 100 stops in a
trip extending across North Caro
lina from Manteo on the coast to
Murphy in the mountains.
The Moore County cornmis- _
sioners, at their regular m.eeting
Tuesday (postponed from Mon
day because of the Easter holi
day), took two actions designed
to cut expenses in connection
with the coroner’s office.
The first was “that the coroner
be advised that from this date no
autopsy will be authorized with
out prior approval of the board
of county commissioners.” Copies
of the motion were ordered sent
to Dr. F. L. Owens, chief of s^aff
of St. Joseph’s Hospital, and Dr
P. P. Green, pathologist at Moore
Memorial Hospital, who have
performed autopsies on the coro
ner’s request.
The second motion was “that
as of this date the telephone of
the Moore County coroner be dis
continued, and that official calls
be paid for by the coroner and
bills for same be presented tc
the conunissioners for approval
and payment.”
All members of the board were
present: Chairman L. R. Rey
nolds, John M. Currie, T. R. Mon
roe, W. S. Taylor and James M
.Pleasants who was attending his
first meeting since his recent ill
ness.
Moore County Coroner Ralph
G. Steed of Robbins was not
present, though he had been re
quested by letter to appear be
fore the commissioners at 10 a
m. to discuss biUs he had submit
ted to the county.
He had also been requested by
letter to appear at the March
meeting for discussion of these
bills, but did not appear then
either. Payment of the bills is be
ing held up.
The motion concerning the au
topsies followed a discussion of
a series of bills for autopsies at
$100 each which the commission
ers have paid out over the pas:
year or so, some of which they
felt were probably not necessary
Specifically, fhey objected to the
cost—$100 plus a $50 ambulance
fee—of the autopsy on Willie
(Eagle Eye) Gray. Gray was the
killer of Southern Pines Police
Chief C. E. Newton on March 3,
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THEATRE-IN-THE-PINES PRODUCTION
Wight Must FatV Opening Three-Performance Run
Theatre-in-the-Pines will pre
sent, “Night Must Fall” at Weaver
Auditorium tonight, Friday and
new own.2r will take possession Saturday, at 8:15 p.m. The pro-
May 1. j duction will be the second pre-
Hayes-Howell offices, are now sented by the amateur drama
located over the Carolina Power I group since Theatre-in-the-Pines
and Light Co. on N. E. Broad Si
Mr. Hayes said this week tha1
the firm plans tb use all of the
large two-story residence, with
offices on the first floor and
drafting facilities on the second
floor.
There will be a minimum of
remodeling, he said, and nc
change in the outside appearance
of the house. The grounds, ex
tensively planted with decorative
trees, shrubs and flowers, will be
Proceeds of the event are used maintained as they are.
by the Southern Pines Garden j Dr. and Mrs. Milliken plan tc
Club for civic projects such as move to Mrs. George Burns’s du-
planting of shrubs around local
school buildings.
TENNIS CLINIC
A tennis clinic sponsored by
the Sandhills Tennis Association
will be held at the municipal
courts Saturday from 10 a. m.
to noon and from 2 to 4 p. m.,
v.uth Mrs. Q. A. Shaw McKean
and Ray Schilling as instructors.
In case of rain, the clinic will be
held Saturday, April 22.
plex apartment on Indiana Ave.
opposite Brownson Memorial
Presbyterian Church, by May 1
They bought the New Hampshire
Ave. house, one of the residential
landmarks of the town 29 years
ago from. Douglas Gregory whose
parents had built it.
Dr. Milliken said he did not
know the exact age of the house
but that it had been built before
he came to Southern
1921.
was organized last year.
The leading male role of
“Danny” will be played by
Thomas J. Connolly of Pinehurst
and the leading female role of
“Mrs. Bramson” will be played
by Mrs. Voit Gilmore of Southern
Pines.
In supporting roles are: Miss
Garry Sutherland as ‘Olivia”;
Mrs. C. E. Millspaugh as “Mrs.
Terrence,” Ed Willis as “Hubert”;
Miss Jane Wicker as “Dora”;
Glenda Martin as the nurse and
James Hartshorne as “Inspector
Belsize,”, All are of Southern
Pines.
Mr. Hartshorne, a latecomer to
the cast, is the owner and operator
of the Highland Lodge in Sou
thern Pines and a salesman with
Resort Realty. He has had experi
ence in the chorus of the Gilbert
& Sullivan Savoy Opera company
in Philadelphia and was a mem
ber of the Arts Club in Washing
ton, D. C.
Members of the production
Pines m board are: hand properties, Mrs.
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REHEARSAL SCENE — Members of the cast
of “Night Must Fall” which opens tonight in
Weaver Auditorium for a three-night run, are
pictured in a rehearsal scene. Left to right:
Miss Garry Sutherland, Mrs. C. E. -Millspaugh,
Ed Willis, Miss Jane Wicker, Thomas J. Con
nolly and Mrs. Voit Gilmore. Members of the
cast not shown are Miss Glenda Martin and
, James Hartshorne. (Humphrey photo)
Sandhills Girls
Enter Contest for
‘Queen’ April 7
Nineteen Moore County girls
were entered early this week in
the “<3ueen of the Sandhills”
contest to be conducted in con
nection with the annual Pinehurst
Volunteer Firemen’s Ball, Friday
night.
Ed Turbeville and his orchestra
is scheduled to play for dancing
at the Pinehurst Country Club
from 9 to 1.
The beauty contest will be the
highlight of the evening. The
title was won last year by Ruth
Anna McDonald, who was spon
sored by the Carthage High
School.
Frank McCaskill of Pinehurst
will be master of ceremonies.
Judges will be three Pinehurst
hotel guests.
Entries are listed as; Betty
Sue Garner, Audrey Lou McNeill,
sponsored by Elise High School,
Robbins; Brenda Louise Hinson,
Sarah Annette Thompson, spon
sored, by Vfest End High School;
Judy Arlene Lankford, Mary Lou
Loving, sponsored by Cameron
High School; Judith Ann Moore,
Dottie Dare Hussey, sponsored by
Westmoore High School.
Also Heidi Wildon Gramels-
bach, sponsored by Pinehurst
Lions club; Shirley Jean Rich
ardson, Judy Ann Cameron,
sponsored by Pinehurst post,
American Legion; Frances Ann
Ehrhardt, Lillie Marie William
son, sponsored by Pinehurst
High School.
Also: Barbara Jean, Caviness,
Patricia Ann Gatti, sponsored by
Aberdeen High School; Desma
Louise Thomas, Linda Carol Mc
Nair, sponsored by Jackson
Springs Ruritan Club; Ruby
Louise Chappell, Ella Ruth Mc
Leod, sponsored by Carthage
High School.