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VOL. 42—NO. 28
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N, C., THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1962
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PLANT GOING UP—^Viewed from Yadkin
Road, the new Proctor-Silex Corporation electric
iron manufacturing plant, now imder construc
tion, looked like this last week-end as brick
walls were starting to go up around steel beams
and framing that stretch out of the camera’s
range at left, facing the access road to the
nearby Trimble Products Co. plant. The Daniels
Construction Co. is building the big manufact
uring establishment that is expected to employ
from 500 to 600 persons.
(Pilot photo)
MRS. FRYE. PHILLIPS. CARPENTER CHOSEN
Kitchin Wins In Moore, District
(Tabulation, page 8)
Rep. A. Paul Kitchin of Wades-
boro, challenged for the 8th Dis
trict Democratic Congressional
nomination by State Rep. John P.
Kennedy of Charlotte, was the
winner in Saturday’s primary, by
a margin of about 2,000 votes out
of some 63,000 cast in the district.
In Moore, the incumbent won
18 out of 19 precincts, garnering
3,025 votes to John P. Kennedy’s
1,694. Kennedy led by two votes
in the small upcounty precinct of
Bensalem, 75 to 73. In the others,
Kitchin’s lead ranged from Aber
deen’s commanding total of 491 to
199, to one vote, 87 to 86, in Vass
precinct. In East Carthage, his
vote was exactly double that of
Kennedy, 210 to 105.
In Moore County, as through
out the district, it was a small
vote. Though a new registration
recently placed 9,340 nanass on
the county books, including 6,885
Democrats, fewer than 4,800
voted. These included a handful
of Republicans, drawn to the polls
by the only statewide contest on
the ballot, to nominate a U. S.
Senatorial candidate.
In the county contests, Mrs.
John L. Frye of Robbins led the
ticket and became the first wom
an to be elected to the county
board of education, with 3,391
votes. In her first bid for elective
office, Mrs. Frye led impressive
ly ^ in every precinct, ousting
(Chairman J. A. Culbertson, also
of Robbins, by better than 3-to-l.
His vote for renomination to the
District 2 seat was 1,044.
For the District 1 seat on the
board of education. Vice Chair
man T. Roy Phillips, the dean of
members with 14 years’ service,
won renomination with 2,494
votes, though strongly challenged
by H. Lee Thomas with 2,109.
(Continued on Page 8)
COUNCIL ADOPTS BUDGET
Water Rate Increased; Tax Rate Same
Pastor Jack Deal
Graduates, Moves
Here With Family
Pastor Jack D. Deal, who will
serve Our Saviour Lutheran
Church here, moved yesterday
with his family to the church’s
parsonage at 355 E. New York
Ave., immediately following his
graduation with a B. D. degree,
from Lutheran Theological South
ern Seminary, Columbia, S. C.
He will preach at the Lutheran
service in the Civic Club building
Sunday morning.
Mr. Deal will be ordained Sun
day, June 17, at Holy Trinity
Lutheran Church, Hickory. He
had served here last summer,
helping to organize the new
church, while a student at the
seminary. He and his wife have
two children.
Painting and other renovation
work at the parsonage has been
completed. An addition to the
house, to contain a bedroom, bath
and office, is to be built, with
completion expected in June.
In a special meeting Tuesday
night, the town council adopted
a 1962-63 budget that holds the
tax rate at its present $1.75 per
$100 of property valuation. But
in a separate ordinance the coun
cil upped water rates by about
37% per cent, to become effective
June 1, the start of a new billing
period.
Conferring with the council
and explaining various budget
items was Carl M. Parnell who is
associated with W. M. Russ and
Co. of Raleigh, certified public
accountants, the town’s auditors.
'The budget was prepared by Mr.
Trooper Right
Dies Today From
Wreck Injuries
state Trooper Henry A. Hight,
Jr., 33, of Carthage died at 8:30
a.m. today at Moore Memorial
Hospital of injuries suffered Sat
urday morning, when his car was
involved in a collision near Car
thage while he was answering a
wreck call.
His condition had been rated
“extremely critical” and continu
ed so despite great efforts to save
him. An operation Sunday re
vealed extensive internal injuries.
Wednesday, a specialist in inter
nal medicine was relayed to the
hospital from Duke Hospital by
the State Highway Patrol, re
maining to work with attending
physicians for several hours be
fore being escorted back to Dur
ham last night.
Hight was a native of Sanford.
Funeral services will be held at
Miller Funeral Chapel there Sat
urday at 2 p.m., conducted by the
Rev. Roy Morris and the Rev.
Clay Ferrell, of Sanford, and the
Rev. C. A. Kirby, pastor of Troop
er Hight’s church, the First Bap
tist, of Carthage. Graveside ser
vice at Jones Chapel Cemetery
near Sanford will be in charge of
the Carthage Masonic Lodge, of
which he was a member.^
Surviving are his wife, the
former Doris Norwood; a yoimg
son, Roy Van, and daughter,
Karen Jo; and his mother, Mrs.
Lola Smith Taylor of Sanford.
His father, Henry A. Hight of
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Scholarships to
Nurse’s Training
Given Four Girls
Thanks to the generosity of
many people in Moore Cmmty,
and beyond, four high school
SPHS Seniors to Hear Sermon on
Snnday,Gradnate Wednesday Ni^ht
DR. J. E. DANIELEY
Graduation Speaker
THE REV. T. R. THRASHER
To Deliver Sermon
Having had their Awards Day
program Wednesday (see sepa
rate story), members of the grad
uating class of Southern Pines
High School will take part in the
major events of their commence
ment exercises on Stmday, June
3, and Wednesday, June 6.
The graduates are: Jeanne
Bachman, Peter Paul Biasko, Di
ana Nell Bridges, Johnny Reeves
Calcutt, Martha Ruth Camp, Sara
Rosie Chandler, Mary Elizabeth
Chappell, Marvin Ransom Cor
nell, Sally Ruth Cushman, Cyn
thia Lee Fowler, Joan Eleanor
Grover, Cecil Leon Hackworth,
Gloria Kathryn Hearn, Dicky Ed
ison Hoskins, Mary Leigh Inman,
Robert Donald Madigan, Thomas
Edward McKenzie, Larry Levon
Michael.
Also: Janice Marie Norton,
Lynda Carolyn Pierce, Faye Mstr-
lene Reid, Gloria Ann Reynolds,
Betty Lou Ridley, Robert Lamar
Ryder, Cathie Dianne Sandstrom,
Janet Lea Savage, Richard Gib
son Seymour, Rebecca Leigh
Shaw, Kenneth William Smith-
son, Betsy Jean Solomon, Frank
Hale Staples, Carl Edison Wal
lace, Jr., Linda Grey Whittington,
Jane Marie Wicker, Harold John
son Williford and Margaret Eliz
abeth Worth.
Honor graduates and marshals
are listed in a separate Awards
Day story.
On Sunday, at 8:15 p. m. in
Weaver Auditorium, they will
hear the commencement sermon,
to be delivered by the Rev.
(Continued on Page 5)
Banks, Post Office to
Close Wednesday P.M.
Wednesday afternoon closings
at banks here and over the county
will begin next week, to continue
through June, July and August.
'The banks will close at noon.
^' TTie local post office will also
close on Wednesday afternoons
during the same period, an
nounces Postmaster J. W. Causey,
but closing time there each Wed
nesday will be 12:30 p. m.—^the
same as the Saturday schedule.
HOKE VOTES FOR ABC
In a referendum held Saturday
in Hoke County, along with the
primary elections, Hoke County
citizens voted 1,398 to 1,294 to
permit establishment of Alcoholic
Beverage Control sales stores in
the county. This is expected to
reduce sales in Moore County
ABC stores at Southern Pines and
Pinehurst.
Parnell in cooperation with Town
Manager F. F. Bud Rainey, who, seniors will be awarded full three
with Mrs. Mildred McDonald, as
sistant manager and town clerk,
attended the meeting. Town At
torney W. Lament Brown also was
present.
The full council attended:
Mayor John S. Ruggles and Coun
cilman Felton Capel, J. D. Hobbs,
Morris Johnson and Fred Pollard.
The water rate increase ups
the minimum quarterly charge
for in-town users from $4.50 to
$6 per first 10,000 gallons and
for out-of-town users from $7.50
to $9 for the first 5,000 gallons.
Graduated rates for gallons above
the minimum are increased pro
portionately.
Property owners on the sewer
system are subject to an addition
al charge of 50 per cent of their
water bills.
Primary reason for the water
rate increase, it was explained, is
a deficit in the water department
that amounted to $18,000 the year
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DIANA NELL BRIDGES
Valedictorian
RICHARD G. SEYMOUR
Salutatorian
Commissioners
To Meet Monday
The Moore County board of
commissioners will meet in regu
lar session at the courthouse in
Carthage, Monday, June 4, con
vening at 10 a.m.
Budget matters for the 1962-63
fiscal year starting July 1 are ex
pected to be discussed, including
school capital outlay (construc
tion) requests that exceed the
amount reported to be available
for this purpose.
THE WEATHER
Maximum and
minimum tern-
peratures for each day of the past
week were recorded as follows at
the U. S. Weather Bureau obser-
ration station at
the W E E B
studio4:bn Midland Road.
Max. Mixu
May
...i... 94 66
May 2Bt-t.'.!--
93 59
May 2fe'.;;;
95 63
May 27
94 65
May 28
86 60
May 29
82 65
May 30
86 63
‘Camp Easter in the Pines’ Chosen as
Name of Local Camp For Handicapped
Gov. Terry Sanford this after
noon presented Miss Anne Tram
mell of Shelby a $100 U. S. Sav
ings Bond as first prize in the
Name-the-Camp Contest of the
North Carolina Society for Crip
pled Children and Adults. The
Governor annoimced that “Camp
Easter In The Pines” will be the
name of the Easter Seal Camp for
handicapped children to be built
near Southern Pines. Anne, age
13, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel H. Trammell and is in the
eighth grade at Shelby Junior
High School.
■The Governor also presented
Savings Bonds for $50 and $25 to
Miss Rebecca Crabtree, age 13, of
Durham and Keith Tankard, age
7, of Bath as first and second
runners-up in the contest.
Camp Easter In The Pines will
be constructed on 70 acres of land
now owned by the Easter Seal
Society, northeast of Knollwood,
not far out of town. The Governor
stated that the Society hopes to
open the camp next summer. A
special appeal for funds is plan
ned in the near future so that
construction can begin on the
camp.
Easter Seal Camps are set this
summer for William B. Umstead
Park, Raleigh and New Farmers
of America Camp, Swansboro.
Parents of interested children
should apply to their Easter Seal
Society for information.
year scholarships to High Point
Memorial Hospital School of
Nursing.
Winning the awards in a larger
than usual field of applicants
were Linda McNair and Carolyn
Seawell of West End. Sandra
Eastwood from Vass-Lakeview
and Louise Chappell of Carthage.
Announcement of the awards
was made this week by Thomas
Shockley, president of the Sand
hills Veterans Association which
has, in its brief history, sent off
25 girls for instruction, six of
whom are currently in school.
The award stipulates that those
receiving it agree to return to the
county to practice their newly
acquired profession for a period
of at least 18 months.
Assisting in the fund-raising
activities were the Moore Mem
orial Hospital Auxiliary and the
Medical Auxiliary both of which
have provided substantial contri
butions to the scholarship fund.
In addition to the payment of the
tuition fees, recipients are given
a monthly allowance stipend,
which brings the value of the
scholarship to $1,000.
(Continued on Page 8)
TV Sets Stolen
From Local Store
Local police are continuing in
vestigation of the theft Of six
portable television sets, valued
at about $1,000 wholesale, from
Curtis Radio and TV Service on
S. W. Broad St., Tuesday night.
Police Chief Earl Seawell said
that entry is thought to have tak
en place some time after mid
night, by a thief or thieves who
broke a glass in the front door.
The chief said investigation is
also continuing into several
break-ins and attempted break-
ins that took place in and near
Southern Pines last week, as re
ported in last week’s Pilot.
Awards Presented to Many Students
The annual Awards Day pro
gram was held Wednesday after
noon at Weaver Auditorium, to
honor East Southern Pines High
School students who have excell
ed in some aspect of their work
during the yeaT-
The processiont‘1 was played by
Miss Clara HarpeF William
McAdams led the g^oup in sing
ing one chorus of', “America.”
The pledge of allegiance to the
flag was led by thf Student
Council president, Dickey Hos
kins. The Scripture and prayer
were presented by the vice presi
dent of ' the Student Council,
Ralph Hendren.
After a brief welcome by Glenn
L. Cox, principal, the followinlg
awards were presented:
The Milliken Memorial Award,
ranked the highest of those given,
was presented by Supt. Luther A.
Adams to Carl Edison (Wally)
Wallace, Jr., president of the
Senior Class. The award is given
by Mrs. J. S. Milliken, in mem
ory of her husband, the late
Dr. Milliken, and his son, the
late J. S. Milliken, Jf.
H. M. Smith Memorial Scholar
ship Cup, presented by Joe Carter
to Salutatorian Richard G. Sey
mour.
Perkinson Scholarship Cup, pre
sented by J. B. Perkinson to
Valedictorian Diana Nell Bridges.
American Legion Citizenship
Medal, won by Harold Willifofd,
presented by L. L. Woolley.
DAR Citizenship Award, won
by Diana Nell Bridges, presented
by Mrs. N. E. McKay.
Rotary Club Improvement Cup,
won by Gloria Reynolds, present
ed by R. M. Leland.
Balfour Scholarship Medals
were awarded to the Salutatorian
and Valedictorian by Miss Pauline
Miller.
Babe Ruth Sportsmanship
Award, won by Harold Williford
and Peggy. Worthy presented by
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Information Center
To Close For Summer
The Southern Pines Information
Center will close for the summer
today, to reopen September 1.
The Center, which is financed
jointly by the Town and by con
tributions of business and resort
interests, is supervised by the
Town’s Advertising Committee.
It is locatetLin the Town-owned
former Mii'^en Building at the
corner of Pt^osylyania Ave. and
S. E. Broad fet., with Mrs. Ray
mond Cameron in charge.
88 PINTS GIVEN
A total of 88 pints of blood was
donated Monday diming a visit of
a bloodmobile from the Red Cross
Center at Charlotte; to the Pine
hurst school gymnasium, it was
announced by the local office of
the Moore County Red Cross
Chapter. The quota was 125 pints.
Next stop of a bloodmobile in
Moore will be June 20 at Aber
deen.
West Southern Pines Graduating Class
Will Receive Diplomas Tuesday, June 5
Plans for graduation events at
West Southern Pines High School
have been announced as follows
by Principal H. A. Wilson.
The thirty-third annual baccal
aureate sermon will be delivered
Sunday, June 3, at 4 p. m. by the
Rev. R. T. Gilchrist, pastor of the
Jones Chapel Baptist Church in
Laurinburg.
On Tuesday, June 5, at 8 p. m.,
in the auditorium, the conunence-
ment program will be held. Dr.
L. C. Dowdy, acting president of
A. T. College in Greensboro, will
be the guest speaker.
The annual eighth grade com
mencement will be held June 4, at
8 p. m. in the School Auditorium.
The speakers for this event are
Gloria Threadgill, class saluta
torian and William A. Hines,
class valedictorian. Miss Mary Lo
gan, supervisor of the Southern
Pines City Schools, will present
the eighth graders with their cer
tificates.
The awards program for West
Southern Pines High School, held
last Friday night, is reported in
fuU on page 20 of today’s Pilot.
Charlie Mac Roundtree, is the
valedictorian; Maxine Ferguson is
the salutatorian; and Margaree
Rich is an honor graduate.
Candidates for graduation at
West Southern Pines are: Hugh
Cassidy, Thomas Cassidy, Law
rence Dobbins, Preston Graham,
Curtis Holley, James McNeill,
Larry Nelson, John Stephens,
Richard Vestal, Frank Waddell,
Henry White, Robert York, Starr
Gail Blue, Delores Jean Cassidy,
Mary Dixon.
Also Shirley Ann Dozier, Max
ine Ferguson, Betty Leach, Elaine
McLeUan, Bertha Miles, Ernestine
Monroe, !^rbara Pratt, Margaree
Rich, Charlie Mac Roimdtree,
Louise Roundtree, Jacquelyn
Saunders, Cora Shields, Eleanor
Smith, Jayne Walden, Annie
Wright.
Merchants Favor
Proposed Road;
Project Studied
Members of the Southern Pines
Merchants Council, meeting Mon
day night in the town hall court
room, put up an almost unani
mous show of hands when asked if
they felt a proposed access road
from the 'Trimble-Proctor-Silex
plant area to N. W. Broad St.
would be “a direct contribution
to the welfare of the business sec
tion of Southern Pines.”
The show of opinion followed
an explanation of the proposal by
W. H. Gentry, Jr., vice president
of the Southern National Bank,
who has been active in making a
preliminary survey.
Council President Garland
Pierce, who presided, ended the
session Monday by appointing a
committee to study what can be
done about the road, how it can
be financed, what assistance can
be expected from private sources
and from the Town, and other
problems.
Mr. Gentry was named com
mittee chairman. Its other mem
bers are W. S. Thomasson, J. W.
(Bill) Blue and Garland McPher
son.
Mr. Gentry distributed maps
(other copies of which are avail
able from him for interested per
sons) showing a route for the pro
posed road that leaves N. W.
Broad St., between the Methodist
Church and the Caddell stables
(Midlothian Drive) running north
on streets already mapped out,
though not cut through, to join
'Meeting House Road and inter-
sebt w'lth Yadkin Road at the'
access road ;to the Trimble plant,
which is a continuation of Meet
ing House Roaii '
Mr. Gentry said it is recognized
that if people can be brought into
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Summer School at High
School Starts June 13
Summer school at East South
ern Pines High School will begin
Wednesday, June 13. Classes wiU
be held three hours a day, five
days a week, for a period of six
weeks. Only make-up work will
be offered.
The fee will be $35. Students
planning to attend are asked to
register with Glenn L. Cox,
principal of the school.
OPEN HOUSE SLATED
The public is invited to inspect
a new Westinghouse aU-electric
“Gold Medallion” home in The
Pines Realty Company’s Halcyon
Drive development off E. Indiana
Ave., Saturday and Sunday, from
2 to 6 p. m. Details can be found
on pages 18 and 19.