<7^ Your child’s life may be saved because you taught him traffic perils. Every parent should read an article on page 13. Football practice by the Blue Knights has started. What’s the outlook for this year? Photos and story on page 17. VOL. 41—NO. 41 Schools Opening Tuesday Full information on opening of the Southern Pines schools was listed today by Supt. 'Luther A. Adams. Pupils in both East and West Southern Pines schools will re port at 8:30 a. m., Tuesday, Sep tember 5, for teacher-pupil orien tation. The students will be assigned to rooms and classes,- textbooks and supplies will be given out, the daily schedule will be review ed and assignment of lessons made. School busses will operate. On the first day, students will be dismissed at 12:30 p. m., except for the first graders who, for the first two weeks of school, will be dismissed at 12 noon. After the first two weeks, first graders will be dismissed at 2:30 p. m. Grades 2 and 3 will be dismiss ed at 2:30 p. m, after the first day, and grades 4 through 12 will leave school at 3 p m. each day. For the first time in several years, all students in the East Southern Pines schools will be housed entirely in regular school buildings, as completion of the new “phase C” wing of the high- school building has eliminated the classroom shortage. Where to Reiwrt Here is where students should report Tuesday, Mr. Adams said: Grades 1-4 and Mrs. Callaway’s 5th grade will go to the elemen tary building on Massachusetts Ave. Grades 5 and 6 will report to the second floor of the “old junior high wing”—the south wing of the high school building on the comer of May St, and Massachu setts Ave. Grades 7 and 8 will be on the second floor of the new “Phase C” wing, corner of May St. and New York Ave. High school students will occu py the central portion of the high school building. Students to enter high school who have not registered should register at the high school office in the central portion of the building, before school opens if possible. This instruction applies largely to students who have not attended school in Southern Pines before. First grade students must be six years old on or before October 16, according to state law. To enter the second grade from a private first grade school, a child must be seven years old on or before D-ecember 1. Today and tomorrow are teach er orientation days in both the East and West Southern Pines schools. Being held are general meetings of all teachers, elemen tary and high school faculty meet ings and conferences with princi pals. Books are being issued and health workshops held. TWENTY PAGES SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1961 TWENTY PAGES PRICE TEN CENTS Traffic Safety Ur^ed For Holiday Weekend NOW IT’S FINISHED— The full May St. facade of the Southern Pines High School building is shown in this photo— result of a six-year, pay-as-you-go plan for providing adequate classroom space and other facilities. Under the gable at left is the west end of the newly completed “Phase C” wing which will house pupils for the first time when school opens here Tuesday. (Humphrey photo) Reparters For School Chosen Two members of the senior class will report East Southern Pines High School news for The Pilot during the coming school year. Dick Hoskins will handle news of the school itself—elections, club meetings and similar events. Ronald McCrimmon will write sports. During the past year, school news of both types was written by Charles Rose who graduated in June and is entering East Car olina College. This year, after consultation with school officials, it was decided the work could be handled more efficiently by two persons. Hoskins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight A. Hoskins, 501 E. Dela ware Ave., is president of the Student Council at the high school. McCrimmon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman L. McCrimmon, 240 E. New Hampshire Ave., is president of the Senior High Fel lowship at Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church. Both the boys are lifelong residents of Southern Pine^’ Show of Poultry, Beauty Contest Set For Saturday Luther Paschall, chairman of the Poultry Princess Contest, says that Miss Sarah Margaret Old ham, who is ‘"Miss Siler City 1961,” will direct the Poultry Princess Contest at the Highfalls School Saturday, September 2, at 11 a. m. The event is a highlight of the annual Highfalls Poultry Show, to be held Saturday morn ing. Miss Oldham was chosen in this year’s Miss Siler City Contesi sponsored by the Siler City Jay- cees. Mr. Paschal said that 41 girls have already entered the Poultry Princess Contest and there may be more. This is the largest number of contestants ever to compete in the event. Miss Dianne Monroe, “N. C. Dairy Princess of 1960,” from Rockingham will be one of the judges. The program for the morning follows: 8:00-9:00, Entry of 4-H pullets and broilers in show. 9:00, Judging of broilers and 4-H pullets. 9:00-11:00, Public to look at ex hibits. 11:00-11:30, Parade of Poultry Princess contestants. 11:30-11:45, Parade of runners- up in Poultry Princess contest 11:45, Recognition of winners (Continued on page 8) Park View Hotel Auction Sale Set A Southern Pines landmark will go up for sale by auction Wednesday of next week, Septem ber 6: the Park View Hotel, at corner of Pennsylvania Ave. and Ashe St. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Sadler and Mrs. Helen Shea are the owners. Hickory Auction Co., of Hickory, is the selling agent. The Park View, largely con verted to apartments but having also a number of single rooms, has been in the same family since the first structure, later enlarged, was built on the site in 1909. A more detailed description of the property appears in an adver tisement elsewhere in today’s Pilot. Electronic ‘Language Laboratory’ Is Feature of Completed School Wing The local schools’ six-year Southern Pines High School pro ject has ended with completion of the $183,000 “Phase C” wing which will be used for the first time with opening of schools Tuesday. In addition to cost of the build ing, for which Leslie Boney of Wilmington was architect and the L. P. Cox Co. of Sanford the gen-, eral contractor, it is costing about $25,000 to equip the new struc ture. The equipment includes a “lan guage laboratory” the latest in electronic installations and prob ably the only such set-up in the state with a completely built-in St. Anthony’s to Open September 5; Has New Principal St. Anthony’s School will open Tuesday, September 5, with a half-day schedule, 9-12:30 After the first week, hours will be from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. According to registrations, there is an approxi mate enrollment of 116 for the school, which includes Grades 1-8. Sister Catherine Bernard, who has been the Superior there for the past six years, has been as signed to teach seventh and eighth grades at St. Bernadette School, Drexel Hill, Pa. Sister Catherine has been in Southern Pines for the past 17 years, first as a teacher at the former Notre Dame Academy, and then at Our Lady of Victory before she was appointed principal of St. An thony’s. Newly appointed principal of St. Anthony’s is Sister Catherine Leonard, who comes here from Decatur, Ga., where she was for merly assigned to teach seventh and eighth grades at St. Thomas Moore School. Added to the teaching staff this year is Sister Barbara Ann, who will teach grades 7 and 8. She was formerly a teacher at Holy Trin ity School, Baltimore, Md. Our Lady of Victory Sister David Marie is principal of Our Lady of Victory School in West Southern Pines, which opens Tuesday - with the same schedule as that of St. Anthony’s. and hidden wiring system. It is costing about $9,800. In this room, located on the north-west corner of the s-ecoiid floor, students with tape recorders and a communications system connected to a central desk, can converse with their teacher who can listen to each of them indiv idually or they can play back their own speaking. The equipment for this‘room due to arrive this week, had not come in, but was expected soon. Also loaded with modern equip ment is the big home economics room on the ground floor, south, with several electric ranges (a gas range also will be installed), sev eral sinks and wooden cabinet units, washing machine, dryer, garbage disposal unit and dish washer. Also in the room are five sewing machines, big cutting tables for dressmaking, irons, ironing boards, book shelves, full length three-way mirror and oth er equipment. Across the hall from the home ec department downstairs is a tContinued on Page 8) Group Opposes Ending Train Stop in Aberdeen state Rep. H. Clifton Blue and Mayor Earl Freeman, both of Aberdeen, and W. Lament Brown, attorney, of Southern Pines, went to Raleigh this morning to appear before the State Utilities Commission to oppose the Sea board Air Line Railroad’s plan to eliminate a train stop at Aber deen. The train in question. Rep. Blue said, is a northbound Sun day morning train, arriving in Aberdeen about 11 o’clock. Further information was not available this morning. County, Pinehurst Schools Now Open Schools of the Moore County system which includes all schools of the county except those at Southern Pines and Pinehurst, opened with registration and orientation day on Wednesday and the first full day of school today (Thursday). ' At Pinehurst, today is the orientation day and tomorrow will be the first full day of school. R. E. Lee of Carthage is super intendent of the county system. Lewis Cannon is the Pinehurst superintendent. PHONE FIRM TO MOVE OFFICES United. Telephone Company of the Carolines will move its offices over the weekend from 232 S. W. Broad St. to its new building at 385 W. Pennsylvania Ave. A company announcement said that regular office hours will be observed at the Broad St. location until noon, Satur day. The office will open in the new location at 8 a. m'. Tuesday. Announcement will be made about a formal opening of the new building. Soap and Candle Firm to Occupy Vacant Location Carolina Soap and Candle Makers, manufacturing firm which operates a plant on No. 1 highway, between Southern Pines and Aberdeen,/ has leased the former Mason Restaurant loca tion on N. E. Broad St., Jack Hicks, owner of the company, an nounced today. Mr. Hicks said that the lease was signed with Lipe Industries, Inc., of Hickory, owner of the building. It was owned by W. E. Blue, before it was sold at auc tion several months ago. The building also houses a barber shop, news stand and several apartments. One of Carolina Soap and Can dle Makers’ manufacturing oper ations will be transferred from the No. 1 highway plant to the new location, to relieve pressure on space, Mr. Hicks said; A line of candles in glass holders of vari ous shapes will be made in the new shop. Mrs. Hazel Short of Pinehurst will be manager. Plans call for start of operations Tues day of next week. Later, Mr. Hicks said, provision will be made lor a display at the new shop, permitting visitors to see the manufacturing process. Possibly, he said, a retail outlet will also be established there. Carolina Soap and Candle Makers—the trade name for Car olina Company, Inc.—started op erations here on a small scale in 1950. The company, manufactur ing a wide variety of .soap and candle products, has grown steadi ly. It has a nation-'wide business, selling wholesale to many gift and specialty shops. There is a retail outlet at the manufactur ing plant. The company now em ploys about 50 persons. Car Lights To Burn To Show Safety Pledge All motorists in this area are asked to cooperate in the state wide “Light Your Pledge for Safety” project over the Labor Day weekend, driving with their lights turned on during that period, day and night, as a symbol that drivers are conscious of the traffic safety problem and are pledged to help prevent motor vehicle accidents. The “Light Your Pledge for Safety” project was designated by the N. C. Department of Motor Vehicles, with the support of various organizations. The Southern Pines Jaycees, with Bill Blue as proejct chairman—along with other Jay- cee units over the state— is co operating with the project, urging motorists to take part in the unique demonstration. Time for turning on lights is the same period as that used for official tabulation of weekend traffic accidents—^from 6 p. m. Friday to midnight Monday. The project was announced in Moore County by Sgt. J. S. Jones of the State Highway Patrol district headquarters in Siler City. Also informing newspapers of the project in this county was Judge J. G. Farrell of Aberdeen, Moore County safety coordinator. Turning on car lights indicates that a driver has voluntarily pledged to comply with all safety rules and regulations, it was ex plained. Tom Ruggles, president of the local Jaycees, Isrought the cam paign to the attention of the Sandhills Kiwanis Club at the club’s regular luncheon meeting Wednesday, urging members to cooperate in the project. Youth Held For Shooting From Amhush Cliff Simpson, about 45 of Vass, [jugular vein and carotid artery. Route 2, proprietor of the Sky-; either of which would have most line service station some six miles likely meant his death. north of here on U. S. 1, narrowly missed death when he was am bushed and shot in the neck with a .22 rifle at his place of business Saturday night. Some three hours after the shooting, which occurred about The officers—including Sheriff W. B. Kelly, Deputies Edwards, Marley and Lawrence, ABC Of ficers McCallum, Cockman and Floyd, State Highway Patrolman Frank Swaim and Capt. Kenneth 8:30, members of a search party of > With the bloodhounds—Pad start- of Moore County officers appre hended Charles Prevatte, 18, a farm worker, hiding in a bam on the Lake Bay Road about a mile and a half away. They also found his .22 in field nearby, where he told them he had hidden it. Prevatte, an Indian who came from Robeson county to Moore to do farm work last spring, was placed in the Moore County jail at Carthage pending a hearing to be held in Moore Recorders Court when Simpson is able to appear. Prevatte is charged with secret assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Simpson is at St. Joseph’s hos pital in serious condition but is expected to recover. Doctors said the bullet, entering the left side of his neck, just missed both the ed their search for Prevatte after Simpson told them of an argu ment which had taken place about 7 p.m. He said several people had been involved, he had had occasion to knock Prevatte down and the Indian youth had left, saying, “I’ll be back.” About an hour and a half later, Simpson said, he went upstairs to visit friends in the apartment over the station, then as he was coming down the outside stairway was stunned by a shot from the dark ness. He fell to the ground, tempor arily knocked out, but in a few minutes was able to call for help. Deputy Sheriff R. A. Edwards at Vass answered his call and sum moned the other officers. Optimism Reigns As Leaf Markets Open in County Tobacco markets at Aberdeen and Carthage opened this morn ing, with many growers on 'hand to follow auctioneers. While no figures on sales or selling prices were available at The Pilot’s deadline, there were indications it was the biggest opening in history at both Carth age and Aberdeen. At the two big warehouses at the county seat, and three at Aberdeen, spirits were high and activity was at a peak. All week warehousemen had been preparing for the opening, coinciding with the rest of the North Carolina Middle Belt, at McConnells and Victory Ware houses at Carthage, and Planters, Hardee’s and New Aberdeen at Aberdeen. They were anticipating record sales of a crop described by farm workers and tobaccomen alike as the best quality ever grown in Moore. At Carthage, with two sales a day. Victory 'Warehouse led off with the first sale today, with McConnell’s due to follow with the second sale at 1 p. m. With three sales a day at Aber deen, Planters Warehouse had the first sale, Hardee’s the second and New Aberdeen the third. After opening day, sales will rotate daily in the two marketing centers. The floor will be cleared at each sale before the next be gins. THE WEATHER Maximum and minimum tem peratures for each day of the past week were recorded as fol lows at the U. S. Weather Bureau observation station at the WEEB radio studios on Midland Road: Max. Min. August 24 88 ' 69, August 25 75 69' August 26 86 66 August 27 , 87 66 August 28 90 72 August 29 93 72 • August 30 90 69 Every effort will be made by highway patrolmen to prevent traffic law violations, apprehend law violators and maintain high way safety during the long Labor Day weekend that starts official ly at 6 p. m. Friday and runs through midnight Monday,^ Sgt. J. S. Jones, who is in charge of Highway Patrol operations in Moore, Lee and Chatham Coun ties, said this week. * Said the Patrol sergeant: “No doubt, many of you will enjoy all or part of the Labor Day ■ weekend driving ' on the highways of North Carolina. We are very anxious to have you back with us safe and sound. “The North Carolina Depart ment of Motor Vehicles and the National Safety Council predict a high accident toll during this period. Sound thinking and ad vance planning may keep you from being involved in an acci dent. “W.2 suggest that you take brief rest stops when making a long trip. Leaving a few minutes earlier or reaching your destina tion a few minutes late is by far better than not arriving. “You may encounter discourte ous drivers who will irritate you but do not let this upset you. Courtesy is still contagious!” Moore County is in a dangerous traffic spot, Sgt. Jones pointed out. Highways 1 and 15 carry much north-south traffic from the Washington, D. C., area and points farther north, while High way 211, which runs through Eagle Springs, West End, Pine hurst and Aberdeen, is a major artery fpr traffic to and from beach resorts, out of several North Carolina Piedmont cities. The annual'“big push” of mo torists to enjoy summer’s last long holiday weekend will bring tragic death to at least 23 per sons in traffic accidents on North Carolina’s streets and highways, predicts the N. C. State Motor Club. Highway fatalities will be counted from 6 p. m. Friday through midnight Monday, a 73- hour period. The state’s Labor Day traffic toll last year added up to 21, but the motor club in creased its estimate in view of the fact that national highway death records were shattered this year for both the Memorial Day and Fourth of July holidays. Thomas B. Watkins, president of N. C. State Motor Club and the National Automobile Associa tion, warned that the vast flow of traffic — traditionally the greatest of the year—will clog roads leading to the mountains, seashore and other resorts, and m.ost of the state’s two million motor vehicles will be on the road. The Highway Patrol’s entire 622 troopers will be out in full force over the weekend in an effort to hold down the traffic deaths. General Holiday to Be Taken Monday In Sandhills Area Most public buildings and pri- vajte businesses, stores and offices in this area will be closed Mom day in observance of Labor Day. The Citizens Bank and Trust Co. and other banks of the area will be closed. Town offices and the public library will not be open Monday. At Carthage,' the courthouse will be closed. The regular meeting of the board of county commission ers will be held Tuesday and a term of Superior Court (see another story) wiU also begin then. The local post office will be on holiday schedule, with no home delivery and windows closed but incoming and outgoing mail will be processed in the post office. ABC stores in Southern Pines and Pinehurst will be closed. KICKOFF BARBECUE The kickoff barbecue supper of the Blue Knights Athletics Boost er Club will be held at the South ern Pines Country Club from 6 to 8 p. m., Wednesday, September 6. Tickets can be obtained from football players or any member of the club.