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New Site Considered For School To
End County - Pinehiirst Disagreement
A new proposal has been made
which could head off the head-
on issue between the Pinehurst
and Moore County school systems,
which last week threatened to
block the school consolidation and
community college programs.
Joining with the Moore County
board of education at its regular
meeting Tuesday night, the com-
Pinehurst School
Board’s Position
On College Told
The Pinehurst School Board
this week asked that, “as a result
of the recent publicity given to
the subject of a Community Col
lege in Moore County,” its posi
tion should be made clear.
The board’s statement follows:
“The Pinehurst School Board
fully approves and endorses the
need and desirability of a Com
munity College in Moore County
but also feels strongly that it
should be completely separated
from any connection with a local
high school. In addition to the
reasons felt by the Pinehurst
School Board was a statement
issued by the Department of Cur
riculum ' Study and Research,
published by the State Board of
Education, as follows:
“The Community College
must have a campus of its own,
apart from local public school fa
cilities. A college cannot operate
satisfactorily as the off-hours ten
ant of a high school building.’
“The Pinehurst School Board
would like to go on record as be
ing willing to do anything in its
power to assist in the bringing of
a community college into Moore
County in, accordance with the
above statement.”
(Editor’s Note: While The Pilot
also favors separating the college
and any high school, it is in or
der to point out, as a factual mat
ter, that the Moore County Board
of Education—which wants to
build the college and a consoli
dated Aberdeen-West End High
School on adjoining sites, sharing
some facilities like heating plant,
auditorium or cafeteria—^has nev
er advocated operating the pro
posed college “as the off-hours
tenant of a high school building.”)
bined Aberdeen-West End school
committee proposed an alternate
site for their consolidated school
which would not be in the Pine-
hurst district.
“The site itself would be just
as good as the other, and spacious
enough for both the high school
and college campuses,” said Joe
Lennon of Aberdeen, chairman of
the combined committee. “It
would mean a mile or two travel
for some of the students but,
since all the consolidated high
school students would have to be
transported by bus anyway, that
would probably not be too much
of a disadvantage.”
Since the idea was a tentative
one, and the owner or owners of
the land had not been contacted,
they asked that the location of
the site not be publized yet.
This would mean, said Jere Mc-
(Continued on Page 8)
13lh Fireman's Ball
Set Saturday Night
The Southern Pines Volunteer
Fire Department will stage its
13th annual Fireman’s Ball at the
National Guard Armory on Mor-
ganton Road Saturday night, with
music by Troy Richardson and
his orchestra.
Fire Chief Joe Garzik pointed
out this week that proceeds of
the Fireman’s Ball go into an en
tertainment and recreation fund
for the volunteers who are un
paid, not for maintenance or
equipment of the fire department.
The department itself is tax-sup
ported, he said.
ENDORSE COLLEGE
Schools Officials
Here Prefer To
Be Independent
At its meeting Monday night
the board of education of South-
.3rn Pines Administrative School
District endorsed the idea of a
community college and reaffirm
ed its intention to continue as
an independently administered
school district.
The board in its deliberations
stressed the fact that operation
as a special administrative dis
trict assures local control of the
schools, while the supplementary
tax “enables the Southern Pines
Schools to offer adequate super
vision to obtain good teachers by
supplementing their salaries, and
teachers, paid from local funds,
to offer a good curriculum and
better instruction through a mod
erate teaching load and greater
attention to the problem of the
individual child.”
In reporting the results of the
meeting, N. L. Hodgkins, chair
man, stated that the local school
(Continued on Page 8)
Does Public Want Hear
About Consolidation?
Dr. Charles Phillips, Southern
Pines resident who last week
told The Pilot he had asked the
local board of education to call
a public hearing for discussion
of high school consolidation pro
posals, said this week the board
had invited him to attend the
next board of education meeting,
but that no action on a hearing
was indicated.
Dr. Phillips said today he had
suggested to Mrs. Albert Grove,
East Southern Pines Parent-
Teacher Association president,
that a public opinion poll be con
ducted outside the town hall on
election day next Tuesday, on
how many citizens would like to
have an open meeting to discuss
the pros and cons of school con
solidation.
Miss Collins Wins ‘Miss Sanford’ Title
Miss Emma Holliday Collins of
Southern Pines, a junior at Con
verse College in South Carolina,
was chosen “Miss Sanford” Fri
day night, making her eligible to
compete in the Miss North Caro
lina Pageant at Guilford College
in June.
The Miss North Carolina choice
will enter the Miss America pag
eant at Atlantic City, N. J., later
in the summer.
Known to friends here as “Em-
maday,” Miss Collins is the
daughter of Harold A. Collins and
the late Mrs. Collins. At the San
ford event, sponsored for the
fourth year by the Jaycees, in
McLeod Auditorium, she was
crowned by Miss Jacquelyn
Jeanne Mayer, the current Miss
America.
For her evening gown appear
ance, Miss Collins wore a white
satin formal, styled with a train
and gold brocade trim. In the
talent portion of the contest, she
presented a dramatic modern
dance, wearing a blue and white
costume. Ther.s was also a swim
suit appearance.
In the questions asked the five
finalists. Miss Collins was asked,
“How would you define the ex
pression, ‘Holy Smoke’?” She re-
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'EMMADAY' COLLINS
(Sanford Herald Photo)
plted: ‘T would define it as half
halo, or the rings people blow
when they smoke.” The answer
brought a round of applause.
Another Southern Pines resi
dent, Miss Charla Marcum, won
the Miss Sanford title a few years
ago, going on to win the “Miss
Congeniality” designation in the
Miss North Carolina Pageant.
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EXHIBIT— Garland McPherson, one of the
originators of this display of Moore County
manufactured products, and Mrs. Jean Lyerly,
secretary and receptionist at the Southern
National Bank here, examine an item from the
30 or more on view in the bank’s lobby. A few
of the larger items at the side are not shown
in this photo. The public is invited to see the
display which will last until Thursday of next
week.
(Pilot photo)
WIDE VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES
Moore County Products Displayed
About 30 products of Moore
County manufacturing compani
es, ranging from handcrafted
items to a bag of wood chips
symbolizing tho county’s lumber
and wood products industry, went
on display Monday in the lobby
of the Southern National Bank
on S. W. Broad St.
They will remain there, with
the public invited to view them
during banking hours, until taken
to the Mid Pines Club where
they will be displayed and given
Local Student Is
Chosen For Unique
‘Governor’s School’
Charles Allan McLaughlin, Jr.,
Southern Pines High School
student, is one of about 400 North
Carolina high school juniors and
seniors invited to attend an eight-
week summer session at the
Governor’s School of North Car
olina, for gifted high school stu
dents. He is accepting the invita
tion.
The unique school, financed for
three summers by a Carnegie
Corporation grant and a matching
amount from foundations and in
dustries of Winston-Salem, will
be conducted on the campus of '-'WIXICOI M. I
Salem College.
The 384 students were selected
from 180,000 applicants through
out the state.
On the basis of aptitudes and
interest, McLaughlin has been
selected to concentrate in the
Natural Science area of studies.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. McLaughlin, 610 S. May St.,
and has been an outstanding
student throughout his school
career.
On today’s Pinehurst page, the
selection of four Pinehurst High
School students, to take part in
the same program, was announc
ed.
Girl Scout Court
Of Awards Slated
A Girl Scout court Of awards
is scheduled for Weaver Audi
torium Monday, starting at 7 p.
m.
A group of older girls will be
ceive their Curved Bar pins—
high award equivalent to the
Eagle rank in Boy Scouting.
Others will advance in rank
and the Brownies (younger girls)
will “fly up” to Girl Scout status.
Mrs. Charles Phillips, neigh
borhood chairman, is in charge of
the event. Mrs. W. T. Huntley
will supervise the flag ceremony.
AUSTIN FIRM MOVES
The Austin Business Machines
Co. has moved its store from the
former W. Pennsylvania Ave.
location to the new Daniels build
ing on S. W. Broad St.
away as door prizes at the annual
convention of the N. C. Associa
tion of Certified Public Account
ants, May 9-11. Some 250 persons
are expected.
The display was originated as
a kind of county “trade fair” by
two local CPA’s, Garland Mc
Pherson and J. E. Sandlin, as a
feature to add interest, color and
an appreciation of Moore County
to the Mid Pines gathering.
The list and display of items
became so impressive, Mr. Mc
Pherson said this week, that the
cooperation of the bank was
squght in making the collection
available to a wider audience.
Two products not shown are
old-fashioned hand-made coffins
built by Jesse Phillips of Glendon
and railroad cross ties produced
by the John L. Frye Co. at Rob
bins.
“I expect there are products we
have overlooked,” Mr. McPherson
said. “And if so, our apologies to
those firms. We had no idea so
many different items were manu
factured in this county. This dis-
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33 Girls Entered
In ‘Little Miss’
Thirty-three pre-school age
girls wiU take part in a ‘Little
Miss Southern Pines” contest to
be held in Weaver Auditorium at
7 p. m. tomorrow (Friday).
The event is sponsored by the
Jaycees, with proceeds from the
small admission charge to bene
fit the organization’s park play
ground equipment project.
Winner of the contest will re
ceive a loving cup and transistor
radio. Her mother will be given
a steam iron.
Going to the first nmner-up
will be a child’s Boston rocker
and a $10 bank savings account.
(Continued on Page 8)
Maternal Welfare
Tag Sale Day To
Be Held May 11
Members of the Moore County
Maternal Welfare Committee,
now under the sponsorship of the
Woman’s Auxiliary of Moore Me
morial Hospital, are making plans
for the forthcoming fund drive of
this county group.
Tag Day, the day of the year
when funds for the organization
are collected, will be May 11, the
Saturday before Mother’s Day.
On this day tables will be man
ned in most county towns, where
the small tags, with their slogan:
“Help a needy Moore County
Mother,” will be sold.
Funds collected at that time
support the main object of this
county organization: maintenance
of the free bed for needy moth
ers in the Elizabeth Woltz Cur
rie maternity ward at Moore Me
morial Hospital, established by
the committee in memory of the
founder.
Under a special arrangement
with the hospital and its obstet
rical staff, needy mothers who
have attended the county public
health clinics are delivered of
their babies, with subsequent
care of mother and child, at a
rate of $50 paid by the fund rais
ed yearly at this time. A second
fund is provided on which the
public health nurses may draw
in emergencies to buy milk, food,
furnish layettes, etc.
This past year 19 mothers and
their babies profited by use of
the free bed; a numbfer of these
were recommended for ligation
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Town Council To Be
Elected On Tuesday
PRIMARY RESULTS
(In order of votes received)
N. L. Hodgkins, Jr 432
Felton Capel 393
W. Morris Johnson 294
Harry H. Pethick 277
Dr. Charles Phillips 274
W. S. Thomasson 234
Fred B. Pollard 226
C. A. McLaughlin 204
Dante Montesanti 178
Donald D. Kennedy 122
L. M. Daniels, Jr. 91
(Daniels eliminated)
Council C/crtifies
Vote, Authorizes
Water Line Bids
In a special meeting held Tues
day morning in the conference
room at town hall, the council
accepted and certified the results
of the voting in Monday’s munici
pal primary and authorized the
printing of ballots for the election
Tuesday, May 7.
In a separate action, the council
accepted engineering proposals
for water line extensions and re
placements under the $105,000
prog.r-am financed by bonds voted
last fall, and authorized requests
for bids on the v/ork.
The water line extensions are
in addition to other major water
bond projects authorized—a new
raw water intake line from the
lake to the treatment plant and
a new pump at the plant.
’The three major water line pro
jects are:
1. On Connecticut Ave. from
Ridge St. to Weymouth Rd.— re
placing a four-inch line with a
l2-inch line,^ to 'hqlp increase
pressure in a ’ portion of Wey
mouth Heights.
2. On Midland Road, continuing
an eight-inch line from Leak St.,
past the Methodist church to Del
aware Ave. and west on Delaware
to Leak, completing a circle, in
cluding installation of four more
fire hydrants.
3. Replacing a two-inch line
with a 12-inch line, south from
Wisconsin Ave. on Broad St.
Lutheran Synod
Receives Church
Our Saviour Lutheran Church
of Southern Pines was one of
three new mission congregations
received into membership by the
North Carolina Lutheran Synod,
during the Synod convention in
Greensboro Tuesday.
Representing Our Saviour
Church at the convention were
the Rev. Jack Deal, pastor, and
M. O. Johnson.
LIONS BROOM SALE
Brooms and other articles made
by the blind will be sold door-to-
door in Southern Pines by mem
bers of the Lions Club Friday
and Saturday. Proceeds go to help
the Lions continuing program of
aid to the blind and sight con-
I servation.
Jenkins Named Schools Superintendent
ELKS HAVE 180
TOURNEY ENTRIES
A total of 180 entries have
been received so far in the
Elks National Golf Tourna
ment to be playedi here May
23-26; sponsored by the local
Elks Lodge.
Bob Strouse and Dr. Boyd
Starnes, co-chairmen, are ex
pecting entries to rise to be
tween 225 and 250, before
they close. As many as 300
golfers could be accommoda
ted. they said, with play
scheduled for both the
Southern Pines Country Club
and Mid Pines courses.
Art Ruffin, Jr., of Wilson,
last year's winner, expects to
diefend his title. Numerous
other outstanding players are
among the entries ifrom: 18
states.
The selection of James W. Jen
kins as superintendent of the ^
Southern Pines City Schools has ,
been announced by N. L. Hodg
kins, chairman of the Southern
Pines board of education.
At the close of the present
school year, he will succeed Luth- ■
er A. Adams who recently re
signed to become superintendent!
of Stanly County schools, at Al- |
bemarle.
Mr. Jenkins comes to Southern ,
Pines from Morven where he has
been superintendent for the past
four years. Prior to that, he was
teacher and elementary school
principal at Roanoke Rapids.
A native of Shelby and 37 years
old, he graduated from West Car
olina College in 1953, has receiv
ed his master’s degree from Ap
palachian State Teachers College
in Boone, and has also taken post
graduate work at University of
North Carolina. He is married and
has two children.
Mr. Hodgkins said that Mr.
Jenkins was particularly recom
mended to this school by Dr. Guy
Phillips', professor of education
at the University of North Car-
Southern Pines voters will go
to the town hall voting place
Tuesday, May 7, to elect five
council members. After election,
the five will vote to choose a
mayor for the coming two-year
term.
Polls will open at 6:30 a.m. and
close at 6:30 p.m.
On the same ballot voters will
find two unopposed candidates
for local Recorders Court offices
— W. Harry Fullenwider for
judge and Howard C. Broughton
for prosecuting attorney.
A slate of 10 council candidates,
with voters asked to choose five,
will appear on the ballot.
Listed alphabetically, they are:
Felton Capel, Norris L. Hodgkins,
Jr., W. Morris Johnson, Donald
D. Kennedy, C. A. McLaughlin,
Dante S. Montesanti, Harry H.
Pethick, Dr. Charles A. Speas
Phillips, Fred B. Pollard and
William S. Thomasson.
Capel, Johnson and Pollard are
members of the present council.
Mayor John S. Ruggles and Mayor
Pro Tern J. D. Hobbs were not
candidates for reelection.
Primary Results
In voting Monday, 641 persons
turned out, to eliminate one of
the 11 candidates then appearing
on the ballot. This one was
Leland M. Daniels, Jr. The vote
received Monday by each candi
date is listed in an accompanying
tabulation.
Estimates of number of voters
expected out Tuesday range up
to 1,000 or more, with consider
able speculation going on as to
how these additional voters may
change the results as compared
to the primary.
Kennedy Asks Leave
Race But Must Stay
Donald p. Kennedy, town
council candidate, sought this
week to withdraw from Tuesday’s
election, for personal reasons, but
was told that his name could not
be legally removed from the
ballot. However, Mr. Kennedy
asked that The Pilot publish this
statement to the public:
“Personal reasons, consisting
mainly of illness in my family,
have arisen which take prior
claim on me to serving on your
town council, if elected. Hence I
ask that you do not vote for me,
but make your choices from the
many good men whose names
appear on the list of candidates.
Earnest thanks to those of you
who thought well of having me
serve you.”
Other Elections
Set For Tuesday
While Southern Pines is the
only Moore County town hav
ing a primary in a municipal elec
tion, other towns will vote for
their officials (mayor and board
of commissioners) on the same day
that Southern Pines voters go to
the polls—’Tuesday, May 7.
Elections will be conducted
then in Aberdeen, Pinebluff, Car
thage, Robbins and 'Vass.
DENTISTS TO CONVENE
The 107th annual session of
the North Carolina Dental Soci
ety will open Saturday, to run
until Tue^ay, at the Carolina
Hotel, Pinehurst. Dr. R. Bruce
Warlick of Southern Pines is
chairman of the Sports Commit
tee for the event.
JAMES W. JENKINS
olina. Chapel Hill, and by Dr. I.
E. Ready, head of curriculum
study of the North Carolina State
Board of Education, both of
whom had known him for some
(Continued on Page 8)
ON 'PROFILE' SHOW
The local plant of Proctor-Silex
Corporation, which manufactures
electric irons, will be the subject
of the “Pi-ofile” radio program at
6:15 p.m. Sunday, on Station
WPTF, Raleigh.
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.
April 25
61
37
April 26 ....
72
37
April 27
75
37
April 28
73
51
April 29
61
50
April 30
76
44
May 1
61
44