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VOL. 42—NO. 4
Manager Named
Temporary Civil
Defense Director
Town Manager F. F. (Bud)
Rainey was named temporary
Southern Pines Civil Defense di
rector by the town council Tues
day night, pending choice of a
permanent director by a com
mittee of the council.
The full council was present
for the regular monthly session
in town hall—Mayor John S.
Ruggles, Mayor Pro-tem J. D.
Hobbs and Councilmen Felton
Capel, Morris Johnson and Fred
Pollard. Mr. Rainey and Town At
torney W. Lament Brown were
on hand for the short session, also
the town clerk, Mi's. Mildred Mc
Donald.
At last month’s meeting, Mr.
Johnson and Mr. Pollard were
empowered by the council to find
and appoint a new CD director to
replace John Buchholz who had
resigned. Tuesday, the committee
of two reported that they had
been unsuccessful so far, although
they had talked to several men.
“We are trying to find a man
interested enough to do the
work,” Mr. Johnson said. “Evi
dently, it’s going to be a big job
There is a possibility that they
will come up with an appwDintment
before a special meeting that
Maylor Ruggles said would be
called later this month.
Dog Registration
Looking forward to operation
of town’s new dog control law,
adopted last month, the council
heard from Manager Rainey that
he has ordered special town tags
to be given to dog owners when
the register their animals. This
registration will take place simul
taneously with listing of property
for county and town taxes during
January. Although the law goes
into effect January 1, Town At
torney Brown said he thinks a
grace period of 15 days could be
granted for compliance. The coun
cil agreed to authorize a news
paper advertiseinent, explaining
what dog owners will have to do
under the new law. The full text
of the ordinance will also be pub
lished.
Bicycles on Sidewalks
Following Mayor Ruggles’s re
port of complaints about bicycle
riding on sidewalks, the council
asked the manager to instruct
police to enforce an existing ordi
nance against this practice, also
to stop the parking of bicycles in
PARENTS WARNED
Police Chief Seawell said
today that the town's ordi
nance forbidding riding bicy
cles on sidewalks would be
enforced, following com
plaints to the police depart
ment andi to the town coun
cil. He pointed out that par
ents will be held responsible
for violations of the ordi
nance by their children.
such a manner as to obstruct the
sidewalk, "rhe mayor’s personal
suggestion to youngsters is that
they park bicycles in the park
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THE WEATHER
Maximum and minimum tem
peratures for each day of the past
week were recorded as follows at
the U. S. Weather Bureau obser
vation station at the WEEB
studio? on Midland Road.
Max Min
December 7 59 33
December 8 47 31
December 9 44 24
December 10 45 34
December 11 . 52 40
December 12 58 49
December 13 48 48
TWENTY-SIX PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1961
TWENTY-SIX PAGES
PRICE; 10 CENTS
Pfc. Shomaker Transferred;
Austin Assigned to County
E. G. SHOMAKER
Poole Reelected
Head of Hospital;
Staff Appointed
H. G. Poole of Carthage was re
elected president of Moore Mem
orial Hospital Tuesday night at
a meeting of the full board held
at the hospital nurses’ home, N. L.
Hodgkins of Southern Pines,
chairman of the nominating com
mittee, presented the same slate of
officers as last year to serve for
1962.
Mrs. John E. Dixon of Pine-
hurst, vice-president; Ralph L.
Chandler, Jr., Southern Pines,
2nd vice-president; Paul Dana,
Pinehurst, secretary - treasurer;
and John F. Taylor, Pinehurst,
assistant secretary-treasurer. On
the committee with Mr. Hodgkins
were Wilbur Currie of Carthage
and William P. Sledge of Pine
hurst.
Preston Douglas of Lumberton,
hospital auditor, presented the
audit report for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1961. He
gave a comprehensive report on
the institution’s growth last year
and compared it with its progress
during the past four years. He
said the hospital has experienced
a steady and continued growth
and its position is sound finan
cially.
Auxiliary Report
Mrs. Paul Dana of Pinehurst,
new president of the Woman’s
Auxiliary, gave a resume of vol
unteer workers and their various
duties in the hospital and told
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I Pfc. Edward G. Shomaker of
I the State Highway Patrol has
been assigned to duty at Salis-
I bury, effective tomorrow (Fri-
I day), it was announced yesterday
by Sgt. J. S. Jones of Siler City
who has charge of Patrol opera
tions in Moore, Lee and Chatham
Counties.
He will be replaced by Pfc. W.
R. Austin who has been stationed
at Ansonville.. This assignment is
also effective tomorrow.
Pfc. Shomaker, who has been
in Moore County nearly 10 years,
has been living at 374 W. Dela
ware Ave. in the Knollwood
apartments. His wife is the for
mer Dorothy McQuay of Raleigh.
They have a son, Edward, and a
daughter, Katheryn.
Personal information about Pfc.
Austin was not available today,
nor was it known where he will
make his home.
Sgt. Jones praised the work of
Pfc. Shomaker during the years
he has been assigned here.
In March, 1960, Shomaker was
chosen “Trooper of the Year” by
his fellow patrolmen in the three-
county district. Other law en
forcement officers in this county
praised the choice.
A native of Alamance County,
Shomaker is a graduate of Elon
college in physical education. He
is a veteran of three years of
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FUND-RAISING
FIRM EMPLOYED
At its meeting Tuesday
night, the board of directors
of Moore Memorial Hospited
approved the employment of
Ketohum. Inc., of Charlotte,
a fund-raising firm, to aid in
the forthcoming $400,000
building campaign. The
amount is sought as the pub
lic's contribution toward con
structing a new wing fo rthe
hospital at Pinehurst William
P. Saunders, chairman ctl the
drive, has been reelected to
the board of directors, after
an absence of several years
from the board.
Auto Equipment
Being Checked
By Patrolmen
state Highway Patrol checking
stations to inspect equipment of
automobiles on the roads are be
ing' set up at various places in
the Moore, Lee and Chatham
counties, Sgt. J. S. Jones, who
heads Patrol operations in the
three-county area, said.
At the stations, automobiles
will be stopped, and brakes,
headlights, horn, stoplights, tail-
lights, turn signals and other
mechanical equipment will be
checked. Onwers of defective ve
hicles will be afrested or given
a ticket to mail back to the Pa
trol later with certification by a
qualified mechanic that the de
fects have been corrected.
Sgt. Jones pointed out also this
week that the Patrol’s recently
announced campaign against
drinking drivers is continuing.
The campaign, he said, is a perma
nent program, with special em
phasis on the holiday period.
Using both law enforcement and
public education, the program is
enlisting the support of civic,
church and other groups.
BOOK FAIR TO CLOSE
A Book Fair at the East South
ern Pines High School library,
exhibiting 436 new books for
readers of high school age, will
close tomorrow, Friday. The pub
lic is invited to view the travel
ing exhibit during its last day
here, from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m., said
Mrs. Helen Dribble, librarian. It
has been open to the public three
days this week.
Churches List
Pre-Christmas
Holiday Events
A number of local church events
and services for the holiday sea
son have been announced to take
place in the coming week.
Following is a listing of such
events through Thursday of next
week. Programs and services to
take place during the Christmas
week-end, at all local churches,
will be listed in next week’s
Pilot.
Events of the coming week:
Brownson Memorial Presby
terian Church, Dr. E. C. Scott,
interim pastor:
Sunday, December 17—Vesper
Service with Chancel Choir;
White Christmas offering will be
received, 5 p.m.
Monday, December 18—Youth
Choir of 60 voices will sing; Joy
Gift offering, 8 p.m. Social hour
in fellowship haU following.
Thursday-Sunday, December 21
-24 Youth Group will present
living Nativity scene on Church
lawn, 7-8 p.m.
First Baptist Church, the
Rev. Maynard Mangum, pastor:
Sunday, December 17—Combin
ed Adult, Junior and Primary
Choirs; soloists, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank West, oboeist and violinist
from St. Andrews music faculty,
7:30 p.m. Carolling Caravan at 9.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church,
the Rev. R. Martin Caldwell,
rector:
Tuesday, December 19—Day
School party at 4 p.m.
Southern Pines Methodist
Church, the Rev. R. C. Mooney,
pastor:
Wednesday, December 20—Cyd
fashioned carol sing in the Church
at 8:15 p.m.
United Church of Christ, the
Rev. Carl Wallace, pastor:
Sunday, Decmber 17—^Youth
Fellowship meets at 6 p.m. in
fellowship hall to package and de
liver White Christmas parcels;
party to follow at Robert Leland’s.
Friday, December 22—Church
School party, 7:30 p.m.
Bids to Be Asked on
Home for the Ageing
Many Arrested
For Speeding on
Streets of Town
MR", McCASKiLL
Frank McCaskill
To Heatl March of
Dimes in January
“Moving forward from the suc
cessful fight against polio, the
1962 New March of Dimes will
support one of the most potent
medical programs ever launched
against chronic crippling disease,”
J. Frank McCaskill, of Pinehurst
said this week.
Mr. McCaskill’s statement was'
made as he accepted appointment
by Paul Butler, chairman of the
Moore County chapter of The Na
tional Foundation, to direct the
March of Dimes campaign in the
county, January 2 through 31.
Mr. McCaskill, who is manager
of the Pinehurst Laundry, point
ed out that the March of Dimes
organization is now also attack
ing crippling birth defects and ar
thritis. He continued:
“Fhmds are needed to support
research for other preventives
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TO COLLECT FOR
CHEER BASKETS
Members of John Boyd
Post. Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will be on the streets
Saturday, receiving donations
for the post's Christmas
Cheer food basket program.
Harry Chatfield, chaimnan,
said post members will be
stationedi at the post office,
the bank emd the ABC store.
The post, in cooperation
with the county welfare de
partment, annually sponsors
a distribution of food baskets
to needy families at Christ.^
mas.
The chairman urged that
the public put non-perishable
grocery items in barrels at
local food stores and said the
post also needs checks to pay
for the rest of the food to fill
the basketsc Checks shouldi
be sent to Mr. Chaltfield at
post office box 272, Southern
Pines.
Club Will Award
Builders Cup For
Service to Area
Presentation of the Sandhills
Kiwanis Club’s Builders Cup for
“unselfish personal community
service without hope of personal
gain” will highlight the club’s an
nual Ladies Night dinner meet
ing at the Carolina Hotel in Pine
hurst Friday. The event will be
gin at 7:15 p. m.
The person to receive the cup,
the 28th such award to be given
by the club to an outstanding cit
izen of the county, will not be
known until the award is made,
even to the recipient or most
members of the club.
Last year’s cup winner was
Voit Gilmore of Southern Pines
who is now director of the United
States Travel Service. Other re
cent winners have been Mrs. T.
A. Cheatham, 1959; John S. Rug
gles, 1958; John F. Taylor, 1957;
the late Sheriff C. J. "McDonald,
1956; and Richard S. Tufts, 1955.
Community service over a
period of years is considered in
making the award.
Entertainment, door prizes and
other festivities are on the Ladies
I Night prograni.
Benefit Dances to Be Held at Armory
WHEN TREE FALLS ON PHONE LINES
Robbins Toll Service Out 4 Hours
Telephone toll service in and
out of Robbins was suspended
about four hours 'Tuesday after a
huge tree feU across lines between
Robbins and Carthage.
Joe R. Kimball, district mana
ger for United Telephone Com
pany of the Carolinas, Inc., said
that the tree knocked down a
pole, tore the cross-arms off it
and dragged down the phone
wires, at McLendon’s Creek, three
miles out of Carthage on Highway
27.
m.
The tree fell about 10:30 a
and service was restored at 2:30
p. m., after a United Telephone
crew had repaired the damage.
Apparent cause of the mishap,
Mr. Kimball said, was the soaking
rain that fell on this area for sev
eral days, weakening the hold of
the already leaning big tree’s roots
in the soil. The roots came out of
the ground when it fell, he said.
Only the toll (long distance)
service at Robbins was affected.
Local service there went on as
usual.
BALL PARK BALL
DECEMBER 21
Committees are at work on pre
parations for a gala event of
the holiday season in the Sand
hills—the Ball Park Ball to be
staged at the National Guard
Armory here, Thursday night of
next week, December 21, from 9
to 1.
Dancing wiU be to the music
of Bob Smith orchestra, featuring
Miss Charla Marcum of Southern
Pines, who appears regularly with
the orchestra.
Tickets may be obtained from
Mrs. 'W. F. Hollister, ticket chair
man, and are also on sale at the
Style Mart Store, the Broad Street
Pharmacy and Tate’s Hardware
and Electric Co.
Benefiting from the event wiU
Ije the Little League baseball
park now under construction op
posite the armory on Morganton
Road. A pony will be given away
in connection with the dance.
HERE’S “POPCORN,” the
pony to be' given away at the
Ball Park Ball, shown with
Tommy GuUedge, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Tom GuUedge of
Little River Township where
the pony is now stabled.
Interested persons should see or
caU Bill Smith at Jackson Motors
for details.
HOLIDAY BALL
SATURDAY NIGHT
A social highlight of the Christ
mas season, drawing attendaiice
from all over the county, wiU be
the Holiday BaU of the Moore
County Young Democrats, to be
he\d at the National Guard
Armory Saturday night.
The Bass orchestra has been en
gaged and there will be tables
about the dance floor where par
ties may enjoy themselves togeth
er. These tables may be reserved
upon request, according to infor
mation, from J. Elvin Jackson,
YDC president. Dancing is from
8 till 1.
Tickets are in the hands of YDC
members throughout the county,
available to the public, and a
large attendance is expected. This
is a fund-raising event for YDC
projects, and the first event put
on by the club under its new ad
ministration.
Enforcement of speed laws on
town streets has brought many
defendants into Southern Pines
Recorder’s Court, during the past
three weekly sessions of the
court. An intensive drive on
speeding violations followed the
Midland Road accident in which
two young men were killed No
vember 27.
Police Chief Earl S. Seawell
said that the town’s “speed
watch,” an automatic clocking de
vice, is- being used at various lo
cations around the community.
He also noted that officers are
making arrests for
through stop signs.
In last week’s session of South
ern Pines Recorder’s Court, Judge
W. Harry Fullenwider began of
fering defendants in speeding and
other traffic cases a choice of
paying a fine or walking every
where they go for a one, two or
four day period, in an effort to
bring home to defendants and
the public the seriousness of speed
law violations.
(Details are given in a report
of last week’s court session, page
16. See also an editorial on page
2.)
No More Local 'Waivers
Chief Seawell also pointed out
that at the request of the State,
“from Governor Sanford on
down” Solicitor Howard Brough
ton of the local court has request
ed that persons living in this area
who are arrested for traffic law
violations not be allowed to sign
waivers and forfeit a posted bond
later, so that they will not have
to appear in court.
This procedure, which has no
legal validity, has been used in
courts of this area and elsewhere,
primarily .for the convenience of
out-of-town and out-of-state mo
torists, so that they would not
have to remain in the area, possi
bly waiting several days for trial
in the once-a-week court sessions
held by all three courts in this
county.
Local persons, however, had
been allowed to sign waivers in
some cases. Their presence in
court for trial will now be de
manded, Chief Seawell said.
-4- Meeting at Christ Church in
Charlotte, the Advisory commit
tee of the Episcopal Home of the
Diocese of North Carolina author
ized the building committee to
proceed with calling for bids' on
the $300,000- project here as soon
as the architect completes his
plans. This is expected to be about
the first of the year,.
The home will be built on land
that was formerly a portion of the
Weymouth estate, east of Ridge
St., opposite the Maine Ave. in
tersection.
Walter Hobbs of Charlotte,
chairman of the Building com
mittee, said the contracts would
be let as soon as possible. It is
hoped that this can be done in
time to have a formal ground
breaking ceremony on March 4,
Louis H. Asbxiry of Charlotte,
is the architect. He has had much
experience in this kind of work,
running ' having been the architect for sev
eral church homes, including the
extensive addition to the Metho
dist Home in Charlotte. He is
quoted as saying that he has every
reason to believe that the plans
will be completed by the first of
the year, so that bids can be called
for then.
The committee at its Charlotte
meeting also decided to proceed
with such matters as removing the
trees from the Southern Pines
property, opening a street to the
building site, and arranging for
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PARTIES SLATED
FOR CHILDREN
The annual Christmas party
of the Southern Pine;; Elks
Lodge, to which children of
the community are invited,
will be held at the Southern
Pines Country Club from 2
to 5 p. m. Sunday, December
17, 'With Santa Claus present
and refreshments for all.
Transportation to the party
will be provided by the Elks
for all childem unable to go
otherwise. Persons seeking
transportation are asked to
call OX 5-9911.
In cooperation with a West
Southern Pines group, the
Elks are also sponsoring a
party at the West Southern
Pines school gym, Saturday
afternoon, from 2 to 5, with
Santa expected to be presenL
The annual Christmas chil
dren's party of John Boyd
Post, 'Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will be held Sunday
afternoon, December 24. De
tails will be given in next
week's Pilot.
Theatre-in-Pines
Camedy to Have
Three-Night Run
Sidney Howard’s comedy, “The
Late Christopher Bean,” will open
a three-hight run at the Pinehurst
Playhouse in Pinehurst tonight
(Thursday)—the first production
of the season from Theatre-in-the-
Pines, this area’s amateur com
munity theatre group.
Performances will be given to
night, Friday and Saturday at
8:15 p. m. The Pinehurst Play
house is the former Carolina
Theatre building, now owned by
Karl Andrews. Advance tickets
are on sale at Barnum Realty and
Insurance Co.
The production is directed by
Richard Castle of Fort Bragg, with
settings by Karl Stuart of South
ern Pines. In the cast are Doug
las Runnels and Ellis Taylor, of
Fort Bragg, Thomas Connolly of
Pinehurst and, from Southern
Pines, Kay Brezinsky, Jere Gil
bert, Patti Frantz, Glenda Martin,
Karl Stuart and Douglas Kelly.
Among members of the produc
tion staff are Carol Stuart, stage
manager; Jackie Baldwin, Jane
Wicker and Martha Ruth Camp,
hand properties; Elils Taylor, Pat
Taylor, Sharon McDonald and
Karen Gramelsbach, working with
Mr. Stuart on scenery; Kathy Gil
more, Ann ^mith, Jane McPhaul
and Kay Brezinsky, make-up; and
James Hartshorne, box office.
, The audience is invited to join
the cast for coffee in the lobby,
after each performance.
“The Late Christopher Bean”
is the group’s third production. A
year ago, they presented “Light
Up The Sky,” and last April,.
■Night Must Fall.” Both were
well received.
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Southern Pines schools will be
gin their Christmas vacation at
the end of the school day Wed-
nsday, December 20. Students will
return to classes Tuesday morn
ing, January 2.
IN MIDLAND ROAD ACCIDENT
Manslaughter, Driving Drunk Charged
Jerry Wayne Lambert, 22, of
Aberdeen, who was badly hurt in
Southern Pines’ worst traffic acci
dent of the year, has been charged
with manslaughter in the deaths
of two local youths in the acci
dent of Monday night, November
27.
A warrant was served on him
Tuesday in St. Joseph’s Hospital
by Police Chief Elarl Seawell,
charging him with careless and
reckless driving resulting in acci
dent and causing the deaths of
Robert S. Wicker, 20, and Ronald
C. Benton, 19; also drunken driv
ing, and failing to maintain proof
of financial responsibility as re
quired under the North Carolina
law.
He will be given a hearing ir,
court as soon as he is able to ap
pear, but remains a patient at SL.
Joseph’s, recovering from multi
ple fractures and other injuries
received in the fatal accident on
Midland Road, between Leak St.
and Crestview Road.