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FROM THE PILOT
VOL. 43—NO. 5
FROM THE PILOT
TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES
Cold Helps Cause
3 Infant Deaths;
Tree Kills WorLr
The intense cold of the past
week resulted directly or indirect
ly in the deaths of three infants
of different families, in different
parts of the county, according to
the records of Moore County
Coroner W. K. Carpenter.
The accidental death of a
Negro woodcutter, pinned beneath
a tree and a stump when another
tree fell, was another tragedy
marking this pre-Christmas week.
The three infants, all Negroes,
were James Duncan McRae, six
weeks old, son of Mr. and Mrs
Jerry McRae of Carthage, Route
3, found dead in bed last Thurs
day morning; Wayne Edwards
Hines, five-months-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Belton Hines, Jr., of
Taylortown, who was taken to
Moore Memorial Hospital Satur
day and pronounced dead on
arrival there; and Elizabeth John
son, five-months-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Johnson, Jr.,
of Vass, found dead in bed Mon
day morning.
Carpenter said the children had
all had virus infections, and that
all the families live in homes
poorly heated, with little protec
tion against bitter weather. In the
McRae home, some of the win-
dowpanes were out. At the John
son home, while the baby was
sleeping with her parents, it was
in a room entirely unheated.
An autopsy was performed in
the case of the Hines child, de
termining that the primary cause
of death was a viral infection of
the lower respiratory system, x
In all the cases. Carpenter ruled
the death due to natural causes
and exposure.
Ruled accidental was the death
of Lonnie Frank Little, said to
be about 65, or possibly 70, of
near Eagle Springs. Little was
cutting wood last Thursday in
Bensalem township with' Willie
Edward Pritchard, white, when
‘a tree started falling and Pritch
ard shouted at Little to run. The
elderly man ran “but he ran the
wrong way,” Pritchard told the
coroner. The falling tree struck
another, which struck Little on
the back of the head and pinned
him against a stump. He was
instantly killed.
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER2n. 1962
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Sale Of Watson Property, Adjoining
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The acquisition of more than
1,100 acres of land, at a cost ex
ceeding half a million dollars, by
the Royal Dornoch Golf Village,
Inc., between Southern Pines and
Pinehurst, was announced to
day.
The purchasing corporation,
formed by a large group of North
Carolina business and profession
al men who reputedly include
some of the state’s wealthiest and
most successful figures, will de
velop the property for private res
idential use, along with construc
tion of a clubhouse and an 18-hole
golf course, to be called the North
Carolina Country Club.
Of approximately 1,153 acres
involved, 896 were bought from
IS IT REALLY SANTA?— Hundreds of pairs
of eyes opened wide by the ever-new magic of
really seeing Santa Claus seemed to be asking
that question at the annual Christmas parties
sponsored last week-end by the Southern Pines
Elks Lodge. The group shown here is at the
Southern Pines Country Club last Sunday after-
noon. Another photo in today’s Pilot pictures a
Baby Dies When
Fire Burns Home
A four-months-old Negro baby,
Joy Daniels, was fatally burned
when fire destroyed the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
nie Simmons Daniels, in the
Broadway section of Aberdeen,
shortly before midnight Tuesday.
She was the couple’s only child.
The baby’s mother, Mrs. Es-
tella Daniels, told Coroner W. K.
Carpenter of Pinebluff that she
ran in panic from a bedroom, in
which the baby also was sleeping,
seeking help from relatives in the
same house, when she awoke to
find fire in the room and the roof
starting to fall in. She then found
she was unable to get back in the
room, though she cut her hand
breaking a window in the at
tempt. The father had gone down
town before the fire, but returned
to help the Aberdeen volunteers
fight the blaze.
Other persons who got out of
the house just in time were Harry
Lee Daniels, brother of the baby’s
father, his wife and their three
young children, aged four, three
and eight weeks. Also escaping
unhurt was Willie T. Ray, a cou
sin of Mrs. Daniels.
Harry Lee Daniels told the cor
oner that he thought at the time
of the fire that Mrs. Estella Dan
iels had gotten her baby out, but
that she had evidently been seized
With panic and had run from the
room, calling for help, without
the infant.
Coroner Carpenter ruled the
death accidental.
Christmas Cheer
Baskets Will Be
Delivered Monday
Christmas Cheer baskets of
food, toys and other items for
needy families on the Welfare De-
partjpent certified list will be
packed and delivered Monday.
Joe Garzik, commander of the
sponsoring VFW post, said today.
The commander is also this year’s
chairman of the annual program.
Members of the post will be
taking cash contributions on the
streets of the business section
again Saturday, the chairman
said, pointing out that food items
[given in grocery store collection
barrels are never sufficient to
fill the baskets.
Many fine contributions of toys
have been made, Garzik said, but
more can be taken in at the post
home on N. W. Broad St. over
the week-end. These go to select
ed needy families with children.
Other cash contributions are
needed, he said, for purchase of
perishable food items that go in
the baskets. Checks should be
sent to him, made out to “VFW
Christmas Fund.”
A similar program operates
throughout Moore County, using
Welfare Department lists of re
cipients. Names of all community
scene at a West Southern Pines party on Satur
day. In the background, above, are Walter
the parties; and J.
A. Matthews, exalted ruler of the Elks Lodge
Bags of goodies and other refreshments were
distributed to all the children.
(Humphrey photo)
KIDDIES TO MEET
SANTA ON SUNDAY
Local children are uivited
to the annual Santa Claus
party of the John Boyd Post.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, to
be held at the post home on
N. W. Broad St, Sunday from
2:30 to 4:30 p.m. There will be
treats for all in the usual
festive atmosphere of the oc
casion.
Kaylors Will Be
Feted At Dinner
Fire Chief Frank Kaylor, who
retired Saturday as resident fire
man after 23 years in the post,
and Mrs. Kaylor will be honored
tonight (Thursday) by the volun
teer fire department, with a din
ner at Dante’s Restaurant. At
tending will be the volunteers,
with their wives. Mayor J. S. Rug-
gles and Town Manager F. F.
Rainey have been invited.
Mr. Kaylor remains a member
of the department and chief, al
though he and Mrs. Kaylor have
left their quarters at the fire sta
tion, and have occupied a new
home in Manly.
Jim Harrington
Resigns As GOP
County Chairman
James E. Harrington, Jr., of
Pinehurst, turned in his resigna
tion as chairman of the Moore
County Republican Executive
Committee last Friday and called
a meeting of the committee at
the courthouse in Carthage, Tues
day, January 8. at 8 p.m. The
resignation is effective in Jan
uary.
At the meeting, the committee
will act on the resignation and
elect a new chairman.
In his letter to committee mem
bers, Harrington said:
“The organization you have
built is strong and effective—you
will find in it many individuals
who can capably lead the Republi
can Party in Moore County. I’m
writing this in advance so that
you will have time to consider
your choice for a new Chairman.
Your new Chairman will then
have a full year before the next
county convention in which to
improve our organization for the
1964 election year.
“I would like to say, too, that
I value the association and friend
ship with each of you, and that
I hope you will call upon me for
any advice and assistance I may
be able to give.”
Lanterns, Scrolls
Will Be Lighted;
Contest Noted
Christmas lighting lanterns
and scrolls, in the business sec
tion, are expected to be lighted
tonight, J. W. (Bill) Blue, presi
dent of the Jaycees, sponsor of
the lighting project, said today,
j He said that delay in erecting
the lighting decorations and in
getting them going was due to
repairs which had to be made at
the Hickory factory from which
they were obtained last year. The
devices were late in being return
ed from there, he said.
The Jaycees are again conduct
ing their home and business light
ing and decorations contest, with
cash awards to be made in Jan
uary for decorations that will be
judged within the next week.
Motorists Warned
Of Traffic Peril
During Holidays
Caution on crowded holiday
roa(^ was urged this week by the
N. C- State Highway Patrol, as
Club of
Charlotte predicted that 29 per
sons would be killed in North
Carolina traffic accidents during
the 102-hour “fatality period”--
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Twenty-two traffic deaths were w.-
Of Holiday Closing Schedules
Dr. Chester In Hospital
After Stroke On Sunday
Dr. P. J. Chester, well known
local physician, is a patient at
Moore Memorial Hospital, follow
ing a stroke suffered at his home
on Pine Grove Road Sunday.
The attending physician said
today that Pr. Phester is very ill
but has shown slight signs of im
provement.
FIHE CHIEFS TO MEET
A meeting of all chiefs and
assistant chiefs of Moore County
—,—• — ...J I fire departments will be held at
Pilot the Carthage Fire Station on Mon-
iast weex. jday, January 7, at 7:30 p.m.
of 730 persons were injured in
1,065 accidents at that time
According to the Highway
Patrol, “Speeding with no regard
for road, weather and traffic con
ditions was the most frequent
driver violation contributing to
holiday accidents last Christmas.”
December has been the peak
month for auto accidents in North
Carolina for many years, a
warning from the Department
of Motor Vehicles points out.
LIST TAKERS NAMED
List takers for listing o'f real
and personal property for taxes
in all the townships of Moore
County have been named by the
county commissioners. Listing of
property will begin January 2.
The list takers are named in a'—j* wi.-,
public notice elsewhere in today’.'^yu^^ u”'! from
Pilot. Full details will appear fo permit
a story next week. I ages.
Public offices and private busi
nesses will have a variety of clos
ing times, in observance of the
Christmas holiday, next week.
All banks in the county plan
to close Tuesday (Christmas Day)
and Wednesday.
In Southern Pines, numerous
stores and offices will close for
both Tuesday and Wednesday.
However, some food stores, inclu
ding A & P and Colonial, will be
closed on Tuesday only. Drug
stores also will be closed only on
Christmas Day.
The local post office will be
dosed only on Christmas Day, but
special delivery items and per-
will be delivered that
Iff a W- Causey said
t.“ at the post office
|en to 4 p. m. Sat-
2 to 4 p. m. Sun-
‘ ck-up of pack-
ill remain oi
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board stores in Southern Pines
and Pinehurst will both be closed
on Tuesday. In addition, the
Southern Pines store will close
Wednesday and the Pinehurst
store will close Thursday.
Town offices here, including
the Information Center and
Southern Pines Library, will close
for the holiday at noon Monday,
and will reopen Thursday morn
ing.
County offices in the court
house at Carthage will have the
longest holiday—from noon, Sat
urday until Thursday of next
week. An extra day was granted
by the commissioners because
county employees did not take a
Veterans Day holiday in Novem
ber.,
The Moore County Library at
Carthage will be closed Monday
through Wednesday.
Services, Events Scheduled By Chi*'ches For Christmas Sea^son
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.
December 13 27 -1
December 14 39 15
December 15 45 14
December 16 56 28
December 17 59 22
December 18 64 34
December 19 69 35
Chiu-ches throughout this area
have scheduled special services
and events this coming weekend,
through Christmas and beyond.
Here is a brief summary of
happenings in Southern Pines
churches during this period:
First Baptist Church, the Rev.
Maynard Mangum, pastor.
Tonight, Thursday, December
20—Brotherhood fellowship sup
per at 7 p. m.
Saturday, December 22—Junior
Choir rehearsal at 11 a. m.; Pri
mary Sunday School Dept.
Christmas party, 3-4 p. m.
Sunday, December 23—“White
Christmas” offering of groceries
for needy families from the Sun
day School, 9:45 a.m.; sc’mion,
“Fe.2d My Sheep,” at the 1 a. m.
service; Training Union . 6:15
p. m.; evening sermon, le Lot
tie Moon Story,” at 7:li. p. m.,
with special music by the Pri
mary Choir.
Christmas carolling caravan to
leave from front of sanctuary at
close of evening service. Fellow
ship hour in Fellowship HaU on
return from carolling.
Monday, December 24—^Yoimg
people to meet at 9 a. m. at the
church to deliver boxes to needy
families; brief canSlelight-carol
service in the sanctuary at 7:30
p. m., with special music by Mrs.
Dewey Mims.
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church.
Father Francis M. Smith, pastor:
Sunday, December 23 — Usual
Sunday schedule: Masses at 8,
9:15 and 10:30 a. m.
Monday, December 24—Mass at
8 a.m. ; Sacrament of Penance, 4
to 5:30 p. m. and 7:30 to 9 p. m.;
Communion, 8 a. m.;
vice, 9:30 a. m.; par’* U
a. m.; carollin*’ Young
Churchmen, 7 p- ^'
Christmas f: De
cember 24—M®ss at 11
p. m.
Christr' Df^’^Tuesday, De
cember Doly Communion, 11
a. m.
Q,.r Holy Communion serv-
scheduled next week
icf —iicAi, wees are:
— iv. i7 ii. in., yJnesday and Friday at 10 a
Christmas carolling at 11:40 p. m., •: and Thursday at 7:30 a m
preceding the Blessing of the Crib Sunday night, January 6-Feast
®®^iee and pageant at
Mass, with the pastor as celebrN
assisted by Acolytes Mic,„
Smithson, Kenneth SmL°
Patrick Dougherty and ^ a
Buchholz and boys fron?" w'
thony’s Choir. The
will be under directi^ ®^ster
Anne St. Joseph, S. ^ . .
Our Lady of
Church. wT
Christmas Mar‘
6 p. m.
School Holidays
In Area Listed
Emmanuel
Ihe Rev. Ma'‘
Friday 21-Holy
Commu^ilf
a m ff* 1, school, prep
school /students,
scnooi December 23-
Sun
The Southern Pines, Pinehurst
and Moore County public school
systems begin their Christmas
holidays at the end of classes to
day, to reopen on Wednesday
January 2, at the usual hour.
St. Anthony’s Catholic School
and our Lady of Victory School
m West Southern Pines wiU have
classes through Friday of this
week and then will be on vaca-
■Holy tion until Monday, January 7.
Southern Pines •Met
Church, the Rev. R. C. Mo
Jr., pastor:
Sunday, December 23—SuJ
School at 9:45 a. m., with
Christmas” offering to be
ed for the needy; mominj
ship service at 11 a. m., w;/
tism of children and r'^
of new members into thflj
Christmas Candlelightin.' i
at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. Devi
will sing, “O Holy Nigh
There will be no '
Christmas Eve or ChrJ^i
Monday, December''^|
Night Service, with
munion, at 11:15 p.
by the Methodist Ye/
ship which will have
ceding the service.
Our Saviour LuL.
Ihe Rev. Jack D. dJ
temporarily at the 1.
Sunday, Decembq
service with sermfi
sic by the choir;,
gram at 7 p. m.,
tivity pageant wi^
pie taking part:j
children.
Friday, December 21—Church
[School party at 7 p. m., with
|tmp worship conducted by
ijgr^High Fellowship.
cember 23—Morn-
11 a. m., with
a^IWise Men,”
Gift
I the John Warren Watson estate
for $450,000. Included in the sale
is a large lake, known as Watson’s
Lake, the nearby residence and
boathouse; and the gatehouse
farm, with a dwelling occupied
by the John McCrimmon family,
on the old Southern Pines-Pine-
hurst road. The Watson property
has been known as “Sunny
Sands.”
The balance of the property,
some 257 acres in six tracts, was
purchased for a total of about
$65,000. Negotiations for the sale
of these tracts have been going
on for months.
Total cost of all the tracts was
approximately $515,000.
Deeds recorded at Carthage
show the sellers and approximate
acreages of the six additional
tracts which were bought as: W.
M. Michaels, 119 acres; Elwood
B.lake, 63 acres; James Gaines, 20
acres; F. D. Shamburger, 29 acres;
Nannie P. Hoyle, 16 acres; and
George P. Colton, 10 acres.
A spokesman for Biddle and
Company of Pinehurst, agents for
all the transactions, said that de
tailed plans for development of
the property, as well as announce
ment of persons in the corpora
tion, are expected.
Plans already revealed include
construction of the clubhouse on
high ground southwest of the lake.
Some 250 lots of approximately
two acres in size each will be
placed on sale, it has been report
ed.
Cutting of timber on the pro
posed golf- course has begun. Ein«
Maples, golf course architect, who
is a native of the Sandhills and is
now living at Whispering Pines,
has designed the course, working
with William J. Byrd, land plan
ner, of Atlanta, Ga. ITie creation
of one of the nation’s outstand
ing courses is expected. An en-
gineer and forester have tyfeen
living in the residence on 7 the
horth shore of the lake, engaged
in preliminary work. ;
L. L. Biddle H, president \ of
Biddle and Company, said that
the name “Dornoch” is derived
from the club in Scotland where
the late Donald J. Ross of Pine
hurst was professional before
coming to the United States. Mr.
Ross, designer of most of the
Sandhills golf courses, became
one of the nation’s greatest golf
architects and made Pinehurst his
headquarters throughout his life.
The Dornoch connection with Me
Ross is related in ‘The Scot
Invasion,” the recently
book by Richard S. Tu
chairman of Pinehurst,
The Southern Pines
cil has agreed to fur
from the municipal sv
proposed developmej
tension of mains toi
by the developers.
Mr. Watson, of V
in September, 196^
78. He had been
ter visitor to th
1910. Long ago
ing the propertj
has now sold,j
lake in 1928-2^
of the area,
was known
liams farm a^
Charlie Willi
property foi
death. Jobj
moved to
the oldest!
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