The might
of the Army and Air Force will
be on view for the public Sat
urday at Fort Bragg and Pope
AFB. Details on page 14.
The Calrolina
Golf Association’s first senior
tournament was played here last
weekend. For photo and a re
port, see page 16.
VOL. 42—NO. 26
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SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1962
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Brown Renamed Democratic Chairman
At Routine, Quiet County Convention
AT RALEIGH
W. Lament Brown of
Southern Pines, chairman of
the Moore County Democrat
ic Executive Committee, and
H. Clifton Blue ctl Aberdeen,
Moore representative in the
General Assembly, are lead
ing a delegation oC county
Democrats attending the
State Democratic Convention
in Haleigh today.
A Moore County caucus
was held in Mr. Blue's room
at the Sir Walter Hotel in V
Raleigh last night. Main ses
sion of the convention open
ed at noon today.
Official In Blood
Program to Speak
At ARC Meeting
The Moore County Chapter of
the American Red Cross will hold
its annual meeting Friday, May
18, at S.p.m. in the Council Cham
ber of the municipal center. The
public is invited.
The Reverend Martin Caldwell,
chapter chairman, who is serving
his second two-year term, will
preside. He will call for annual
committee reports and a financial
statement from the treasurer
showing receipts and disburse
ments of Red Cross funds during
the past fiscal year.
The American Red Cross was
chartered by the United States
Congress, and has since the time
of its being chartered continued
to be a quasi-govemmental or
ganization. For this reason, it is
necessary that each chapter make
a public financial report annually,
and that a consolidated, financial
report of all American Red Cross
activities be presented to the
United States Congress each year
by the Secretary of Defense.
The principal speaker at the
meeting will be William Cade,
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Moore County Democrats met
in biennial convention in the
Courthouse at Carthage Saturday
afternoon, with Chairman W.
Lamont Brown of Southern Pines
presiding.
It was the first county conven
tion within recent memory with
out any oratory. Other than a
few “brief remarks,” no speeches
were made and no issues debated,
as the Democrats buckled down
to the job at hand—nomination
of all party members in good
standing as delegates to the
State Convention being held to
day at Raleigh and re-nomina
tions of all those serving on the
State executive committee and
Eighth District committees, for
election at the district caucus at
Raleigh.
At the ensuing meeting of the
county executive committee.
Chairman Brown was reelected to
that post, with Miss Bess McCeis-
kill reelected first vice-chairman
and Mrs. Estelle Wicker secretary.
Mr. Brown was nominated by
Eiryan Poe of Southern Pines.
Voit Gilmore was upped from
third to second vice-chairman
when T. Roy Phillips, who is in
a primary race for membership
on the board of education, had to
withdraw from the office under
the new party rules, John L. Frye,
Jr., was elected third vice-chair
man.
Another re-election was that of
June Brewer as treasurer, but
Chairman Brown said later that,
under the new rules, he cannot
serve both on his precinct com
mittee (Robbins) and the county
committee, so he will resign one
post or the other. If he resigns as
county committee treasurer,
another election will be held to
fill the office.
The convention opened with
prayer, followed by the roll-call
of precincts, with 17 out of 19
responding with reports.
Chairman Brown recognized
county officials who were present,
also three candidates in county
races who were present: T. Roy
Phillips of Carthage, incumbent,
and Mrs. John L. Frye, challenger,
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CANDIDATE HERE— John P. Keimedy of Charlotte (second
from left), candidate for the 8th District Democratic Congress
ional nomination, is pictured talking with supporters at a Coke
and coffee hour at Weymouth last Thursday when he spent
the entire day in Moore County. On the candidate’s left is Mrs.
J. W. (Bill) Blue of Southern Pines. At right is J. Frank Mc-
Caskill of Pinehurst, Kennedy’s campaign manager in Moore.
At left is Tom Ruggles of Southern Pines, assistant manager.
Another assistant, J. W. (Bunch) Sheffield of Eastwood, joined
Kennedy for part of the swing around the county.
(Humphrey photo)
AT LOCAL SCHOOL, 8 P.M.
Board Hasn’t Met
Again to Discuss
Hospital Donation
A special meeting of the county
commissioners to discuss budget
matters, including a pledge of
$45,000 to Moore Memorial Hos
pital’s $450,000 building fund cam
paign, is expected soon. Com
missioner W. Sidney Taylor of
Aberdeen said this morning.
The board of commissioners
has not met since two citizens
protested the pledge at the regular
meeting of the board in Carthage,
May 1, Mr. Taylor said.
When they meet, the commis
sioners hope to be able to consult
with the county attorney, M. G.
Boyette of Carthage, about the
legality of the proposal that $15,-
000 in county funds be given to
the building fund each year for
three years, Mr. Taylor stated. No
opinion has yet been given on the
matter by the attorney, he said.
The commissioner pointed out
that the board has so far only
signified its intention to make
the contribution to the hospital
and has taken no action toward
appropriating the funds.
If the appropriation is made, the
first $15,000 presumably would be
included in the 1962-63 budget
that the board is about to start
work on, to go into effect July 1.
Protests made at the May 1
meeting by John Buchholz and
Mrs. Valerie Nicholson, both of
Southern Pines, questioned the
legality and the need for such a
contribution, especially in view
of pressing money requirements
for school and other projects.
New Registration Of
Voters ‘Satisfactory*
ELKS NATIONAL
TOURNEY OPENS
Contestants in the first an
nual Southern Pines Nation
al Amateur Elks Invitation
Golf Tournament were play
ing practice rounds today at
the Southern Pines Country
Club, preparing for qualify
ing rounds Friday and Sat
urday. The 54-hole event will
end with 18 holes of medal
play in Jlights on Sunday.
Trophies will be awarded at
the Club at 6 p.m. that day.
A total of 176 players from
16 states is entered in the
tournament which is open to
Elks in good standing over
the nation. Dr. Boyd Starnes
and Richard Mattocks are co-
chairmen. Charles Marcum
is tournament director.
A party for contestants will
be held at the club from 6
to 7 p.m. today. Contestants,
with wives arid guests, will
join in a dance at the Coun
try Club Saturday night.
Complete detaUs of the
toumiunent appeared in last
week's Pilot.
Kennedy Rally Friday
Festivities Open Little League Season
Southern Pines Little League—
eight teams of baseball-playing
boys aged nine through 12 —
launched its 1962 season Friday
and Saturday with a ceremony at
the new official park on Morgan-
ton Road, a parade with the school
band Saturday morning and
opening games of the season
Saturday afternoon and evening.
At park ceremonies Friday, Dr.
W. F. Hollister, president of the
league, introduced Mayor John S.
Ruggles who threw out the first
ball (see photo on page 9). Also
introduced were coaches of the
four Little League and four
Minor League teams, players,
batboys and “queens” chosen by
the boys from girls of their own
age group to take part in the
parade and season-opening fes
tivities.
Results of the Saturday games:
Little League: Cardinals defeat
ed Braves, 11-7; Dodgers defeated
Pirates, 11-1.
Minor League; Reds defeated
Cubs 21-10; Tigers defeated Yanks
8-7.
Results of Monday games:
Little League: Braves defeated
Dodgers 16-8; Cardinals defeated
Pirates 19-3.
Wednesday’s Minor League
scores will be reported next week.
Little League games will con
tinue each Monday and Friday at
6:30 and 8 p.m. Minor League
games will be played Wednesdays
at the same hours. All games are
at the new park on Morganton
Road, opposite the armory.
The Pilot will publish game
results, standings in both leagues
and records of the 10 leading
Little League hitters each week.
Congressional Candidate John
P. Kennedy will spend Friday
afternoon in the Sandhills and
will address a rally here Friday
night, with county-wide attend
ance invited, J. Frank McCaskill
of Pinehurst, Kennedy campaign
manager in Moore, has announced.
Ruggles said that Kennedy sup
porters in each town will join
the caravan in cars to escort it
through towns, but that local cars
in many of the towns will not be
expected to continue with the
caravan beyond the town limits.
Participation in the caravan will
'Tom Ruggles of Southern Pines, take only a few minutes in any
FATHER-TO-SON TRANSACTION
Worsham, Jr., Bu;^s Grocery-Market
wm
A father-to-son business trans-,
action will be marked Friday and
Saturday with the grand opening |
of the Worsham Grocery and I
Meat Market on N. W. Broad St., I
under the new ownership of C. |
L. Worsham, Jr., who has bought
the store from his father, C. I,.
Worsham, a veteran member of
the Southern Pines business com
munity.
Free samples of soft drinks,
prizes to be given away every
hour during the opening days and
■a registration for other prizes of
meat and food items will be
features of the opening.
No major changes are being
made in the store, but counters
and display cases are being ar
ranged to permit more convenient
self-service by customers while
stm retaining personal service.
Skilled custom cutting of meats
will remain a feature of the store.
Its delivery service will continue.
Also emphasized under the new
ownership will be the establish
ments membership in Cardinal
Fqod Stores, a purchasing cooper
ative of independent grocery
stores.
The elder Mr. Worsham, who
has operated the present store
since 1955 (it was formerly
Baker’s Food Store), said he has
an assistant county manager, said
that the rally will be held in the
multi-purpose room in the new
wing of the Southern Pines High
School building, off E. New York
Ave., starting at 8 p.m. Entertain
ment for the crowd will be pro
vided by the Liven-Blues string
band (Carolina Cardinals) during
the rally.
Ruggles said that on Friday
afternoon. Kennedy—who is chal
lenging Rep. A. Paul Kitchin
of Wadesboro for the 8th District
Democratic Congressional nomi
nation in the May 26 primary, will
probably campaign largely in the
lower end of the county: Southern
Pines, Aberdeen and Pinebluff,
with a visit to Vass and Cameron
also possible.
Caravan Saturday
Kennedy campaign activity will
be much in evidence in the coun
ty also on Saturday when one of
three divisions of a district-wide
car caravan will visit Moore. The
caravans, which will pick up cars
of Kennedy supporters in all
towns visited, will be active
throughout the district aU day.
Ruggles said Kennedy head
quarters in Charlotte had inform
ed him that the caravan plans to
stop in Aberdeen at 2:30 p.m. in
Southern Pines at 3 and in Pine
hurst at 3:30. Campaign workers
will move among the people and
pass-out brochures.
one town, therefore, he pointed
out.
Cars may join the caravan at
the southern limits of both Aber
deen and Southern Pines.
Of special Moore County in
terest, also, is a television appear
ance to be made on WBTV, Char
lotte (Channel 3) by Mrs. Carolyn
Blue of Jackson Springs, who will
make a five-minute talk on be
half of Kennedy, at 6:30 p. m.
Friday, May 25.
IF KENNEDY WINS
Ross Picked to
Direct Survey
John P. Kennedy, candidate for
Congress, said last week that if
he is nominated in the Democrat
ic Primary and elected in Novem
ber he would sponsor an 8th Dis
trict economic development study
and would ask George Ross of
Jackson Springs to head the pro
ject.
Ross was director of the N. C.
Department of Conservation and
Development under the late Gov.
Kerr Scott and has served in the
General Assembly from Moore
County. He has also headed the
Marketing Division of the State
Agriculture Department.
Young Musicians
To Play Satiu*day
At Free Concert
The 13th annual Young Music
ians Concert, featuring outstand
ing piano pupils of Moore County
music teachers, will be presented
at the Pinehurst Country Club
Saturday, May 19, at 8 p.m.
Sponsored by the Sandhills
Music Association, the program
will conclude activity of the As
sociation for the 1961-62 season.
There will be no admission
charge.
Dr. Charles Phillips will be
master of ceremonies for the oc
casion. Mrs. Phillips is program
chairman.
Music students who will per
form, listed with the names of
their teachers, are; Linn Daugher
ty, Southern Pines, Mrs. C. R.
Mills; Kathleen Dougherty, Sou
thern Pines, Sister Helen Phillips,
S. N. D.; Debbie Prince, Pinehurst,
Miss Ann Hovis; Earlene Lam-
plene, Pinebluff (Aberdeen
school), Mrs. J. Frank Swaim;
Saraleslie Alpert, Pinebluff
(Aberdeen school), Mrs. Theodore
Webb.
Also: Holly Hales, Vass-Lake-
view school, Mrs. H. C. Mclnnis,
Donny and Ronny Greene (duet).
Farm Life school, Mrs. C. Larry
Hensley; Janell Autry, Cameron,
Mrs Warren G. Ferguson; Nelda
Gay Reynolds, Carthage, Mrs. H.
G. Poole; Janice Gordob, West
End, Mrs. Betty Bartley; Jackie
Sue Beck, Elise school. Bobbins,
Mrs. William Hancock.
Mrs. Phillips said that the
Music Association is pleased that
all sections of Moore County are
represented on the program.
Credit Bureau for
Coimty Merchants
Opens; Office Here
Several months of planning to
set up a credit bureau in Moore
County were climaxed Tuesday
with the opening of the Credit
Bureau of Moore County by Gil
mer Parrish, owner-manager, in
the former Milliken Building on
the comer of S. E .Broad St. and
Pennsylvania Ave.
Mr. Parrish, who also owns and
operates the Dunn Credit Bureau
in Dunn, said that the local Cred
it Bureau opened with approxi
mately 50 Moore County business
firms signed up as members, with
the anticipation of enlisting at
least 50 more. He stressed that
the Bureau here will be perma
nent and has been established to
meet the demand of credit grant-
ers throughout Moore County for
credit information and collection
services.
Moore County business leaders
instigated a move early this year
to organize a credit bureau. Those
particularly connected with the
organization of the Bureau are
Robert Ewing, Henry Williams,
Luke Marion, Earl Hubbard, Jim
Ritchie, Kenneth Cox and Sam
Dixon, along with other individu
als.
Office hours at the new Credit
Bureau will be from 9 a. m. to
5:30 p. m., Monday through Sat
urday, and Wednesday, 9 a. m. to
12 noon. Mrs. Ethel Weather-
spoon of Southern Pines will be
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♦ Early reports on the new coun
tywide registration, for which
books closed in all precincts last
Saturday, indicate that it was
“satisfactory,” according to Sam
C. Riddle, chairman of the Moore
County Board of Elections.
Riddle said he had not asked
the registrars to make reports on
their totals immediately, as prior
ity is being given the big task of
setting up the new books in readi
ness for the May 26 primary.
However, he said it appeared
that in precincts where work was
done, by partisan or non-partisan
organizations, results were “pretty
good.” In some others, it went
much slower.
He noted that lack of interest
in the face of few local contests
as well as forgetfulness or igno
rance concerning the new regis
tration, worked against the total,
on the books by th.» November
elections.” There will be another
that dalr
About the ignorance, “That
g can’t be used as an ex™
Then, vnas plenty of opportunity
for eveiyone to know about the
w registration. The newspapers
and R cooperation
body
boorareU^
office at Carthage, with clerical
assistance, while others are being
set up in the • • -
tu . ^ precincts, where
the necessary
time, qualifications and help
On advice of State Elections
Chairman Raymond Maxwell, th^
« being re
tained rather than changing over
to looseleaf books or card files.
All names are being alphabetized
in the books in directory se
quence with some space being left
for names to be added in subse
quent registrations.
Besides setting up 19 precincts
where there were only 18 before
with a number of boundary
changes throughout the county,
the registration constituted a
complete purge of the "dead
wood” all voter lists accumulate:
names of the deceased, duplica
tions and those who have moved
away. There had been no general
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THE WEATHER
Maximum and minimum tem
peratures for each day of the past
the U. S. Weather Bureau obser-
week were recorded as follows at
vation station at the W E E B
studios on Midland Road.
May 10 69 48
May 11 78 57
May 12 79 58
May 13 73 55
May 14 88 60
May 15 96 69
May 16 89 62
FOR SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANK
Johnson Heads Forestry Department
BRITISH VISITOR DIED HERE IN 1929
C. L. WORSHAM. JR.
no special plans for the future,
but is retiring from active busi
ness. He will not be associated
with the store under his son’s
ownership.
As owner, operator or owner-
partner he has been associated
with food stores and meat mar
kets in Southern Pines since 1925
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Pilot File Helps Find Sea Captain^s Grave
A bound volume of The Pilot
for the year 1929, plus the help
fulness of several local people,
made a sentimental journey a suc
cess for two Washington, D. C.
residents last week.
The two ladies—Miss Frances
Millholland, a librarian with the
Washington Public Library, and
Miss Josephine Burke, a former
librarian there, arrived in the
Sandhills last Thursday, seeking
the grave of Capt. John Wiseman,
a British merchant marine cap
tain who died suddenly while on
a visit to his sister, Mrs. Deacon,
here in 1929.
Miss Millholland and Miss
Burk.2 who is retired and likes to
travel took a long weekend to
make the trip by automobile to
the Sandhills. Neither had been
here before.
The twisted strands of fate that
led them here were these:
During World War H, Miss
Millholland was a member of the
Women’s Army Corps. While
stationed at Bedford, England,
she met John Wiseman, son of
the man who died here, the son’s
wife and the captain’s widow,
who is still living. The son had
been here with his family when
his father died in 1929. At that
time, he was nine years old.
When Miss Burke, Miss Mill-
holland’s friend, went abroad in
1955,. she looked up Mr. and Mrs.
Wiseman in England. .They, too
became friendly, and Miss Burke
visited them several times in sub
sequent years. 'The Wisemans
are now living at Hendon in Eng
land.
At various times, Mr. Wiseman
had mentioned his father’s death
in North Carolina and asked the
two Washington ladies to try to
find his father’s grave if they
happened to be passing through
the state. But he told them his
father had been buried at Aber
deen.
When Miss Millholland and
Miss Burke, deciding, to make a
weekend expedition to this area
to see what they could find, ar
rived in the Sandhills, they went
first to Aberdeen, and with the
help of Gordon Keith, searched
Old Bethesda Cemetery for evi
dence of the grave they sought.
They were unsuccessful there.
They spent the night at Brae-
burn Hall, just south of Southern
Pines, and the next day renewed
their efforts. One of them got the
idea that if they could find an
obituary of Capt. Wiseman, it
might teU where he was buried
They knew only that he had died
in 1929.
That’s when they appeared at
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Ralph S. Johnson of Laurin-
burg has been appointed by the
Southern National Bank of Lum-
berton to head the new Forestry
Department recently created by
the bank.
Mr. Johnson is a native of Ra
leigh where, at Hugh Morson
High School, he won the Gover-
RALPH S. JOHNSON
nor Fowle scholarship, for the
highest four-year academic ave
rage in his graduating class. In
1939, Mr. Johnson earned his B.
S. degree in Forestry from North
Carolina State College where he
again attained the highest schol
astic average in his forestry class.
Following graduation, he did one
year’s graduate study in Plant
Pathology.
From August, 1940, to August,
1941, he was on active duty as a
Reserve Officer with the U. S.
Army Infantry, and from Febru
ary, 1942, to June, 1946, served in
the U. S. Air Corps and Army.
Mr. Johnson is a registered land
surveyor, and since August, 1946,
he has been forester with the Mc
Nair Investment Company. His
wide experience in the field of
professional forestry, manage
ment makes him well qualified
for his new duties at Southern
National.
Mr. Johnson’s services will be
available after June 15, through
the newly-established Southern
Pines branch of Southern Nation
al Bank at 200 S. ■ W. Broad
Street, as well as its main office
in Lumberton and other branches
in Laurinburg, Fayetteville and
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