J& ‘New men’ are needed for this new world we live in, says Adlai Stevenson—on earth as well as in orbit. Page 2. A posthumous award to the late Trooper Henry H. Hight, Jr., has been made to his widow. Details, photo, page 5. VOL. 42—NO. 37 SIXTEEN PAGES SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1962 SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE: 10 CENTS Farmers Day At Robbins To Have Old-Time Parade The fifth annual Robbins Farmers Day celebration, to be held Saturday morning in the up per Moore County town, is ex pected to draw the largest partici pation in its history—at least 150 entries in the parade of old-time vehicles and riding horses, and a crowd of some 10,000 from North Carolina and neighboring states. Led by Curtis Hussey, wagon master, the parade, starting at 10 a. m. includes a wide variety of wagons, buggies, surreys and oth er vehicles of bygone days. The Robbins Merchants Asso ciation and Jaycees, also the Boy Scouts and other local groups, are also extending full coopera tion in the form of traditional hospitality to the visitors, along with the supervision of traffic and parking, awarding of prizes, etc. Congressman Charles R. Jonas (see separate story) is expected to be a visitor at Robbins Satur day. Wayland Kennedy is general chairman for the Merchants As sociation, which will give prizes for the best rig, most unusual rig and best animal, along with a separate gift for each entry. The parade will wind through town at leisurely pace, returning about noon to the parking area. With so many spirited mounts on hand, exhibitions of horsemanship generally take place at this time, and the crowd will have a chance to inspect the rigs and talk with their owmers. Gifts and prizes will be distributed there, and free soft drinks will be available to the participants. Some 30 old covered wagons are expected -to take part, inclu- (Continued on Page 8) i *'r. STATE HONORS— Ida Carolyn Kidd, daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kidd of Highfalls, and D. A. Cockman, son of Mr. and Mrs. June Cockman of Robbins, pictured here, represented Moore County as “Health King and Queen” in the North Carolina Health Pageant during State 4-H Club Week at Raleigh. Miss Kidd was crowned State Health Queen. While not a winner in the health contest, Cockman, with his sister, Dianah, placed second in the state in the Poultry Marketing demonstration, another of the several contests held. WINS TRIP TO CHICAGO Highf aUs Girl Is State Health Queen Rep. Jonas To* Be In County, Attend Event At Robbins Congressman Charles R. Jonas of Lincolnton, former 10th Dis trict representative who is the Republican candidate opposing Rep. A. Paul Kitchin of Wades- iboro for election as representative in the newly created 8th District, is expected to be in Moore Coun ty Friday night and Saturday, James E. Harrington, Jr. of Pine- hurst, GOP county chairman, said this week. Rep. Jonas will fly into Fay etteville late Friday and will meet with county Republican workers and all interested per sons at the courthouse in Carth age at 8:30 Friday night, the party chairman stated. On Saturday, the Congressman will attend the Farmers Day cele bration at Robbins, but is not scheduled to speak, Harrington said. By MARY BRASWELL Assistant Moore County Home Economics Agent Ida Carolyn Kidd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kidd of Highfalls, was crowned State Health Queen at State 4-H (ilub Week in.RaMgh last week. Winp^P.v. fi*om each county '«t)jnpete '’agahfKt; teach' other-"fiett- this honor which is ^ased on the quality of their 4-H Health Rec ord. Cetrolyn is the first Moore County young person who has re ceived this honor. She and the boy state winner, David Sander son of Pender County, will re ceive €x;p€nse-paid trips to the awards group at the State Health Pageant. Carolyn visited the County Health Department and her den tist and asked about ivecommend- ed available material which could help people improve their health habits. She also wrote the Ameri can Medical Association fOR addi- Honal pamphlets 'felatii^ to weight control, home safety, poi sons, posture, etc, Carolyn’s own personal im provements are to be highly com mended. In an effort to alert oth er people to the importance of improved health, Carolyn put up many 'displays and bulMin National 4-H Congress at Chica- t)oards in her school, community go in the fall. One of them will county Miss Leland Heads New ‘TARS’ Club Miss Dawn Leland was elected president of the newly formed “TARS,” the teen-age Republican club in Southern Pines, at its first meeting held at the South land hotel Tuesday evening. Miss Leland is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Leland of Ken sington Road. About two dozen young Repub licans met and started proceed ings for the formation of a local club. James Harrington, Moore County GOP chairman and Wal lace O’Neal, Republican candi date for county commissioner, with several members of the Pinehurst TARS club, attended the meeting. 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 W E E B studios on Midland Road, Max. Min. July 26 89 71 July 27 88 59 July 28 83 56 July 29 88 64 July 30 88 69 July 31 87 73 August 1 90 67 compete for national honors. Things Carolyn did in her Health Improvement Project to win her award include 156 per sonal, 386 family, and 287 com munity and county health im provements in her eight years as a 4-H Club member. She has giv en 32 demonstrations, made two surveys, written two news ar ticles, and given five radio talks. In addition she has made 156 ex hibits and displays on health and passed out 14,000 pamphlets re lating to improving health. Last year Carolyn placed in the blue Sunday Will Be Charter Day For Lutheran Church Sunday, August 5, has been designated Charter Day for Our Savioirr Lutheran Church of Southern Pines. All persons desir ing to become members of this Lutheran congregation will be asked to sign the official church charter during the 11 a. m. serv ice at the Civic Club. During this service. Pastor Jack Deal said. Holy Communion will be administered. Visitors are in vited. The congregation is presently meeting in the Civic Club build ing on the corner of Pennsylvania Ave. and Ashe St. The Lutheran Church has purchased seven acres of property south of Southern Pines on No. 1 Highway, adjoin ing the Fairway Motel, and the local congregation plans to erect its new church building there next year. WILL WASH CARS To raise funds for their activi ties, members of Explorer Post 889 plan to wash cars August 14, 15, and 16. The boys will furnish all equinment. including a vac uum cleaner for car interiors and will go to homes to do the work. Interested car owners are asked to call 5-1301 or 2-6262 for ap pointments. LATER DATE SET FOR 1963 RACE Next year's Stoneybrook Steeplechase race meet will be held Saturday, April 13. three weeks later than the 1962 event, it was announced this week by Donald D. Ken nedy, chairman of the Stoney brook Hunt Racing Associa tion. Race officials are pleased with the new date, Mr. Ken nedy said, because it will give more time for the horses to be conditioned, resulting in more entries, and becarise aood weather is more likely than in late March. Announcement is made now. said Mr, Kennedy, be cause "peoole like to plan ahead and arrange other events so that there are no conflicts." Coimty Budget Adopted; Election On Bonds Planned The Moore County commission ers, in a called meeting at the courthouse in Carthage last Thursday, made formal adoption of a $1,420,043 budget for 1962-63. No changes were made in the budget as it had been tentatively adopted at the regular meeting July 2, retaining the tax rate at $1.70. Lying open since then for public inspection it had been the subject of some discussion with a view to possible changes, but the final decision was against making any. Along with news of the bud get’s adoption came information that, during its budget-making days last June, the board had in formally gotten the ball rolling toward a bond issue for construc tion of the proposed Agriculture Building, to include quarters for the Moore County Library. County Attorney M. G. Boyette was instructed to prepare a reso lution, for consideration and pos sible adoption at the August meeting, next Monday, looking toward a $155,000 bond election, probably to he held at the time of the general election Novem'ber 4, to save expenses. Last week’s meeting was call ed on request of the Vass volun teer firemen, who appeared to protest the omission of $12,000 from the budget, to purchase an other truck for the county’s ru ral fire protection system. The next truck will, by agreement, be placed at Vass, to serve the Vass, Lakeview and Little River rural areas. The comrnissioners informed the group, headed by Chief P. T. Smith, that they also regretted (Continued on Page 5) ft- One of the factors considered (Continued on Page 8) Cardinals Champs In Little League; Came Tonight The Cardinals have been desig nated champions of the 1962 four- team Southern Pines Little Lea gue. Details and photo are on page 5. The Cardinals, coached by Joel Stutts, with two players borrowed from other teams in the league, are playing a post-season game with a Parkton Little League team at the park on Morganton Road here at 7 p. m. today (Thursday). The borrowed play ers are Mike Warlick of the Braves and Tommy Richardson of tbs Pirates. Richardson is the league’s batting champion for the season. Home run champ for the league this year was Eddie Allen. Won and lost record of the four teams of the league for the en tire season is: Cardinals, 15 and 4; Dodgers 9 and 9; Braves 8 and 11; and Pirates, 5 and 13. BLOOD GIVEN A bloodmobile from the Amer ican Red Cross center in Charlotte collected 81 pints of blood in a visit here Tuesday and 49 in a visit to Carthage Monday. A quota of 125 pints had been set for each visit. "The Charlotte center sup plies both hospitals in the county. Dr. Russell Tate Opens Animal Clinic The Maple Lawn Animal Clin ic has been opened at Vass by Dr. Russell Tate, it was announc ed this week. Dr. Tate and his wife, the for mer Anthea Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Taylor of Pinehurst, are at present living an Pinehurst but expect to move to Vass where they have bought the former McNair place. The clinic is located at the “old Dr. .Leslie home,” former resi dence of the late Dr. Leslie who Was Mrs. Tate’s great-grandfather. Dr. Tate is not a newcomer to the Sandhills. Following the deaths of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jule Tate of Blowing Rock, he lived for two years at Pine hurst with his uncle and aunt, the late Lloyd M. Tate and Mrs. 'Tate. He returned to Blowing Rock, to graduate from high school at Hendersonville, later attending Lees-McRae College and N. C. State College where he gradua ted in 1958. His college career was Thousands To Visit Sandhills For National AmateurGolf Tournament Thousands of persons will be Sandhills visitors for the 62nd Amateur Championship of the U. S. Golf Association, to be played at Pinehurst the week of Septem ber 17, with the largest number expected for finals of the event, Saturday, September 22. Many of the nation’s top amateurs will be playing in the field of 200 contestants to which the entries are limited. Peter V. Tufts, manager of the Pinehurst Country Club, said from six to seven thousand spectators are ex pected, “depending on wrho is in the finals.” If one or more Tar Heel golfers reach the semi-finals or finals, the crowd is likely to be bigger, he noted. Amateur golfers all over the nation will be qualifying for en try in the tournament, on desig nated regional golf courses, Sep tember 4 and 5. Qualifying for North Carolina players will be conducted at two Charlotte clubs. Eligible to attempt to qualify are players with handicaps of four or less who have membership in a member club of the U. S. Golf Association. Certain players, including for mer National Amateur title hold ers, are exempt from qualifying. Among these is Chick Evans who, at Pinehurst will be playing in his 50th consecutive National Amateur tournament. Qualifiers from all sections of the nation are chosen, by playoff matches, if necessary, to complete the field of 200. 'The No. 2 championship course at Pinehurst, will be playing in groomed for the big tournament. The major change, now virtually completed, is narrowing of fair ways, Mr. ’Tufts said. Fairway widths, at a point about 250 yards outj from the tees are being cut to a width of 40 or 50 yards from a former width of 60 or 70 yards.4 New sand ordered for bifaike^s hbs been put in place but not yet spread out. ^ -MSirhnr'* '•4 ; '4’”- NEIV SAND— Billy Joe Patton of Morganton, right, one of North Carolina’s top golfers, examines new sand being placed in bunkers on Pinehurst’s No. 2 championship course, as Peter V. Tufts, manager of the Pinehxirst Country Club, watches. Patton was influential in bringing to Pinehurst the National Amateur golf tournament next month, for which the No. 2 course is being prepared. The special white sand, 1,500 tons in all, came from near Salisbury. It’s lighter and less likely to pack than this section’s native sand. (Hemmer photo) Tufts Wins Moore County Golf Title, Defeating Hamel Pete Tufts of Pinehurst is the new Moore County golf champion, defeating Bill Hamel of Southern Pines 2-up at Pinehurst Wednes day. IJ.e succeeds Bill Woodward of Robbins for the Moore title. Woodward was eliminated earlier in the annual tournament. 'Tufts is manager of the Pinehurst Country Club. In semi-finals matches, Hamel shot a 68 on Pinehurst’s No. 3 course to down Joel Hufford of Pinehurst 4 and 2. And 'Tufts was •3ven par in a l-iip win over Bar ney Avery of Southern Pines. In the 1st Flight, during the past week’s matches, Melvin Wicker beat Watt Smith 3 and 1, to meet Bill Sledge in the finals. Sledge squeaked by Leighton Ford, 1-up. In two matches that had to be continued to the next day because of rain, Glenn Lassiter knocked over Frank Wells 3 and 1 and Alvie Claxton wag 1-up over Bill Thrailkill. Lassiter and Claxton will meet to determine the 2nd Flight winner. H. L. Brinkley and Ed Klingen- schmidt will play in the finals of the 3rd Flight. Last week. Brink- ley was a 2 and 1 winner over Jack Hawkinson and Klingen- schmidt a 5 and 4 winner over John Poole. After a 2-up win over Henry Graves, Bud Rainey meets Stan ley Smith for the 4th Flight hon ors. Smith downed Frank Gram- elsbach in an overtime match, 1- up' in 19 holes. Another Pinehurst - Southern Pines duel will pit Jim Gilbert of Pinehurst against Gene McKen zie of Southern Pines for the 5th Flight crown. McKenzie reached the finals in a 1-up victory over C. B. Foster, while Gilbert defeat ed young Ricky Bray, 2 and 1. Junior Sandhill Net Tournament Starting Today The town this week welcomes boys .amd g&ls playing in the Junior SarndhiU Invitational ten nis tournament. Singles started this morning, doubles will get under way Fri day and the tournament will wind up with finals Sunday afternoon. Trophies will be awarded win ners and runners-up in all events. With 63 boys, 17 girls, the total of 80 participants makes this the largest tournament in the 15-year history of the sanctioned event sponsored by the Sandhills Ten nis Association. The visitors are staying in downtown hotels and private homes. While no special social event is being scheduled for them, they are welcome to at tend the recreation program’s weekly Friday evening dance on the school grounds. The players come from 14 North Carolina cities, with six from South Carolina and one out standing young player each from Athens, Ga., and Oklahoma City, Okla. One comes from Fort Bragg. For the first time in several years, there is a sizeable local contingent, with five boys and one girl from Southern Pines and two Pinehurst boys. From South- •arn Pines are Janet Phillips, ,Ron’- ny Brown, Jeff Donovan, Ian Gouldsbrough, Robin Grover and John McLaughlin. From Pine hurst, Boris deNissoff and Keith Gernold. 'The tournament is held in cooperation with the town sum mer recreation program. Mem bers of the association, of which Ray Schilling is president, are working with Tournament Chair man Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr., and Tournament Director John Wil liams. DR. TATE interrupted by service in the Army. Dr. Tate then entered the vet erinary school of Oklahoma State University, graduating in 1961. For the past year, he has prac ticed veterinary medicine at Glas gow, Ky. Dr. and Mrs. Tate have a son, Jule Walsh Tate, eight months old. Hearing About JUrport Zoning Slated Monday A public hearing on proposed zoning regulations for the vicinity of the Southern Pines-Pinehurst Airport will be held at 3 p. m. Monday in the courthouse at Car thage. The hearing will be conducted before the board of county com missioners as part of their regiilar monthly meeting. Details of the proposal have not been armpunc^. Property owners in the area and aU in terested persons are invited to at tend. SENIOR TOURNEY STARTS AUGUST 9 Entries axe coming in well tfor the Sandhill Invitational, the senior tournament to be held next week, said John Williams, director. Joanne Cooper of Charlotte will defend her 1961 cham pionship in women's singles. The tournament committee has not yet heard from C. W. Shackleford of Demville, Va., 1961 winner of the men's sin gles championship and covet ed Sandhill Cup. Deadline for entries is next Wednesday night, when seed- ihgs will be made and) pair ings drawn. Play will start Thursday, August 9, continu ing through Sunday. Council Approves Putting Library Bonds In Election In special session Monday after noon, the town council voted to add a $25,000 Southern Pines Li brary bond issue to three other bond proposals on which local residents will have a chance to vote later this year. The bonds would finance an addition to the library, more shelving and renovation work. Two weeks ago the council took no action on the bond proposal, after learning of a difference of opinion on the matter among li brary trustees. At that meeting th.3 council voted to ask the State Local Government Commission for authority to call a bond elec tion on $280,000 for the sewer sys tem, $105,000 for the water system and $35,000 for a West Southern Pines public swimming pool. All four of the issues, if the election is authorized, would ap pear individually on the ballot and could be voted on separately. Present for Monday’s session were Mayor John S. Ruggles, and Councilmen Felton Capel, Morris Johnson and Fred Pollard. Mayor Ruggles said that CoimcUman J. D. Hobbs, who was not present, had asked to be put on record in favor of the library proposal. Mr. Pollard made the motion, second ed by Mr. Johnson who is a mem ber of the library board of trus tees. The vote was unanimous. Last Course For Young Drivers Set The summer’s third and final session of driver training for East Southern Pines High School stu dents will begin at 9 a. m. Mon day, with registration in the mul ti-purpose room of the school, Supt. Luther A. Adams an nounces. Ralph Foushee of the Junior High School faculty will again be the instructor for dassroom work and behind-the-wheel training. Automobiles driven by gradu ates of this approved course are subject to lower insurance rates than those driven by young peo ple who have not completed such a course.

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