VOL.—43 No. 41
TWENTY PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1963
TWENTY PAGES
PRICE: 10 CENTS
Oct. 29 Date Is
Favored For Big
Moore Bond Vote
Only technicalities remain be
fore official approval is given by
Moore County commissioners, at
their September m.eeting Tues
day, to an election on a $4 million
bond issue for a community col
lege and public schools.
The commissioners unofficially
endorsed the proposal Friday at a
special meeting with the county
boaid of education, which sub
mitted it with their own approv
al, added to those of the Southern
Pines and Pinehurst boards. It
was sent on immediately to the
New York bond attorneys to start
drawing up the legal forms.
In regular meeting Tuesday
night, the board of education in
structed its attorney, W. D. Sab-
iston, to draw up the formal pe
tition, which will be added to
legal drafts of the New York
bond attorneys for official action
and signatures of the county com
missioners Tuesday.
This will start the machinery
moving through the necessary
advertising and other steps to an
election data approximately two
months from now.
While it will be up to the
commissioners to confirm the
date, said Jere McKeithen, chair
man of the county board of edu
cation, Tuesday, October 29, is
the earliest possible one for hold
ing the vote while complying
with aU necessary legalities, and
is the one suggested by his board.
The petition calls for two issues
to be submitted to the voters; (1)
(Continued on Page 8)
TENTATIVE APPROVAL
Junior High To
Get Teacher For
Talented Pupils
The Southern Pines Board of
Education received this week
tentative approval by the state
for an extra allotment of a spe
cial teacher to instruct excep
tionally talented students in the
East Southern Pines Junior High
School, Supt. J. W. Jenkins said
today.
The organizational pattern of
the new program will fit in
to the present Junior High School
plan and will be taught in larger
blocks of time rather than the
regular school periods. Major em
phasis will be placed in the field
of language arts and social stud
ies, including art, music, and
drama correlated with the subject
matter. The work will be in ad
dition to regular Junior High
courses but will involve no time
beyond the regular school hours,
Mr. Jenkins said.
Students will be selected ac
cording to standards set by the
Department of Public Instruction,
on the basis of intelligence quo
tients, achievment scores, inter
est and aptitudes.
4^'
DEATH SCENE — As shocked bystanders
watch. Police Chief Earl S. Seawell and Harold
B. Fowler of the Volunteer Fire Department
make measurements in the deep end of the
L-shaped municipal swimming pool in which
a West Southern Pines boy, Preston Wilcox, Jr.,
drowned Saturday morning. About seven feet
i
%
of muddy water was in the far end of the pool
which decends to about 12 feet below the level
of the top. The boy was reported by his brother
to be walking around the edge of the poured
cement structure when he accidentally fell in.
Most of the water had been pumped out when
this picture was made. (V. Nicholson photo)
Boy Drowns In Swimming Pool Under
Construction In West Southern Pines
Rain and drainage water in the
municipal swimming pool under
construction in West Soufihern
Pines took the life of eight-year-
old Preston Wilcox, Jr., Saturday
morning.
County Coroner W. K. Carpen
ter of Pinebluff ruled the boy’s
death as caused by accidental
drowning.
The child was the son of Pres^
ton Wilcox, 56, of 872' Stephens
St., whose other son, Warren, age
six, told two residents of the
area, Mrs. Mary Hallman and
Alex Pratt, that his brother had
fallen into the pool. They called
the police station at 8:15 a.m.
The children’s mother has not
TOBACCO MARKETS
TO OPEN SEPT. 9
Opening cif Middle Belt
Tobacco markets—which in
clude the markets at Aber
deen and Carthage, in Moore
County—^has been postponed
from September 3 to Septem
ber 9.
The Middle Belt Ware
house Association yesterday
approved the September 9
date recommended by the
Tobacco Advisory Commit
tee.
Expected inability of buy
ers and graders to be present
at Middle Bell markets in the
numbers required for effec
tive operation was the reason
given by the Committee for
recommending the delay.
IN PINEHURST GOLF
Dave Smith, Jr. Wins CGA Tourney
But Fails To Qualify For National
Dave Smith, Jr., of Gastonia
beat Billy Joe Patton of Morgan-
ton at Pinehurst Sunday—on the
first hole of a sudden-death play
off—for the North Carolina Ama
teur Championship of the Caro
lines Golf Association.
But on Tuesday, also over
Pinehurst’s No. 2 course. Smith
failed to qualify as one of the
eight Carolines golfers to com
pete in the National Amateur golf
tournarrent at Des Moines, la.,
September 9-14.
Dillard Traynham of Green
ville, S. C., defeated Smith for
the 8th spot among the qualifiers,
making Smith the first of five al
ternates who were also chosen in
the 36 holes played Tuesday.
Ken Folkes of Concord, defend
ing in the weekend North Caro
lina amateur tournament, tied
with Dale Morey of Morganton,
at 144, to lead the Tuesday qual
ifiers for the National Amateur.
Folkes had led the field in the
N. C. Amateur tourney, after the
first 36 holes were completed
Saturday, but tied with Patton,
at 290 for 72 holes, at the end of
Sunday’s 36-hole grind. “Big
Dave” then edged Billy Joe in
the sudden-death playoff.
The field in the N. C. Amateur
tournament totaled 160 and in
the National Amateur qualify
ing, 66. Patton didn’t have to
qualify to play at Des Moines be
cause he was a semi-finalist in
th.2 ’62 National Amateur which
was played in Pinehurst.
The two events at Pinehurst
brought to the Sandhills one of
the finest collections of Tar Heel
golfers ever assembled. About a
dozen Sandhills golfers played in
the weekend tournament.
The eight National Amateur
qualifiers are: Folkes, Morey, Pat
Foy Brady of Reidsville, Charles
Smith of Gastonia, John Hughes,
Jr., and Bill Harvey of Greens
boro, David Griffith of Charlotte,
and Dillard Traynham of Green
ville, S. C.
The five alternates: Dave
Smith, Jr., B. Greene of Kings
port, ’Tenn., Harry Welch of Sal
isbury, Sam Marsh of Greenville,
S. C., and Ben Goodes of Reids
ville.
While most of the 66 attempt
ing to qualify were from North
and South Carolina there were
a few from other states.
been living in Southern Pines and
the father customarily leaves the
children with neighbors when he
goes to work.
Police Chief Earl S. Seawell
said that he and Patrolman Joe
Davis answered the call from
West Southern Pines- and went
immediately into the pool but
could not locate any body in the
seven feet of rquddy water that
(Continued on Page 8)
ABOUT $970
SherifFs Dept.
Holding Cash
Found In Barn
A sum of money totalling about
$970 in bills and silver was found
Friday while a bam near Lake-
view was being cleaned out. It
was impounded Saturday night by
the sheriff’s department, pending
legal procedures to determine its
ownership.
Rumors of a large amount of
cash discovered in this area were
flying around the Sandhills over
the weekend, with reports run
ning to much higher figures than
the money impounded.
The discovery was made at the
home place of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Frank G. Wallace, on No. 1
highway, south of Lakeview. The
farm, with house and outbuild
ings, has been bought by Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald P. Hadlock of 410
Orchard Road, Southern Pines.
Mrs. Hadlock is one of four
children of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Wallace.
H. F. Seawell, Jr., of Carthage,
executor of the estates of Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace—who both died
within the past two years—said
this week he believes the money
belongs to the estate of Mrs.
Wallace who, he said, reputedly
had a habit of hiding cash around
the place.
More than $2,000 had been
previously found hidden there, by
Seth Nelson of Hampton, Va., a
son-in-law of the Wallaces who
was formerly executor of Mrs.
Wallace’s estate but resigned in
favor of the Carthage attorney.
This money had been turned over
to the clerk of court, it was
stated.
Inquest To Be Held
In Cameron Drowning
Coroner W. K. Carpenter of
Pinebluff said this week that
when he receives an autopsy re>-
port in the case of Miss Lula
Thomasson, 57, who drowned in
a farm pond at her home place
last week, he will call an inquest
in the matter.
The drowning victim lived with
a brother, Francis King Thomas
son, near Cameron. She disappear
ed after breakfast on August 19
and was found dead in the pond
about 10:30 that morning.
Holiday Will Be
Observed Monday
Public offices, post offices,
banks, ABC stores and most busi
ness establishments in the area
will be closed on Monday, in
observance of Labor Day.
At Carthage, a term of Superior
court will begin Tuesday and the
county commissioners will hold
their September meeting then, in
view of the holiday on their
usual “first Monday” date. (Jther
courthouse offices and town of
fices here will be closed.
The State Highway Patrol
warns motorists of added perils in
heavy traffic from 6 p.m. Friday
to midnight, Monday. The N. C.
State Motor Club predicts 19
traffic deaths in the state during
that period.
Golf World Magazine Planning To
Move Bnsiness To Sonthern Pines
A long-rumored proposal that
Golf World magazine would
move its operations from Pine
hurst to Southern Pines received
first public recognition at a spe
cial meeting of the town council
Friday afternoon.
On recommendation of the
Planning Board, the council set
a public hearing at its next reg
ular meeting September 10 on
rezoning a tract east of No. 1
highway parkway, north of the
Morganton Road overpass bridge,
from residential to business use.
Final approval of the zoning
change by the council September
10 will clear the way for pur
chase by Golf World of this tract
owned by Karl Andrews. Front
ing over 400 feet on the parkway
access road and about 150 feet in
depth, the tract runs north from
Lowe Ave. (a street not opened
Superior Court
Term For Civil
Cases Scheduled
A two-week term of Moore Coun
ty Superior Court for trial of civil
cases will open Tuesday, the day
after the Labor Day holiday, with
Judge John D. McConnell of
Southern Pines, resident judge
of the 20th District, presiding.
The Moore County Recorder’s
Court will not be held during the
term. Its next session is set for
Monday, September 16.
Eight uncontested divorces are
scheduled for the opening day of
superior court, with motions to
be heard in seven civil cases and
two cases for trial, Harold Wil
liams vs. J. C. Burns et als (dam
ages for cutting timber and Floyd
T. Cole vs. Warren Aubrey Rush
ing and Steven Aubrey Rushing
(damages for personal injuries in
Members Listed
auto accident).
Other cases set for trial in the FuCult'V
first week:
Wednesday—Aberdeen Supply
Co. vs. L. B. Hinson (appeal from
JP judgment); In Re Last Will
and Testament of Roscoe F. Potts
(caveat to will); Dewey Jones
Cagle vs. Gary Evers (damages
for personal injuries).
Thursday—^Felix Baker vs.
Daniel Garret McKenzie and wife
Juanita McKenzie (recovery of
house trailer); Urias T. Hight,
Jr., vs. Williard Hutson; Imperial
Rubber Mfg. Co. vs. A1 Atkins,
t|a Al’s Tire Mart.
Friday—John M. Lamb t|a
Randleman Heating and Air Con
ditioning vs. James Reece Lem
ons et al (suit to perfect lien).
LOCAL SCHOOLS TO
OPEN SEPTEMBER 5
Local schools will open
Thursday of next week, Sep
tember Sw tfor a half-day ses
sion and will begin full-time
operation, with cafeterias
open, on Friday, September
6.
On the first day. East
Southern Pines students will
report at 8:30 a. m. while
West Southern Pines pupils
will assemble at 9:05 a. m.,
on the opening day only.
The schedule for the Pine
hurst schools is the same as
for Southern Pines.
Schools of the county sys
tem opened Wednesday af
this week and are having
their first full day ctf school
today.
West Southern
TO START WORK SEPTEMBER 1
Two New Policemen Appointed
Police Chief Earl S. Seawell
today announced appointment of
two new policemen to the South
ern Pines department, both to go
on duty September 1.
June A. Cockman replaces
Patrolman Jack Sandlin who has
resigned to return to private em
ployment in Laurinburg, his for
mer home, after serving here
since July 1.
Emry Little is an addition to
the force, authorized by the town
council several weeks ago, at the
urging of numerous residents of
West Southern Pines where the
new officer will have a duty
schedule.
af
JUNE A. COCKMAN
Cockman Former
Deputy Sheriff,
ABC Law Officer
A native of Moore County, June
A. Cockman of Robbins joins the
Southern Pines Police department
as an experienced law enforce
ment officer.
For three years, he was one of
the officers working under the
county Alcoholic Beverage Con
trol Board, specializing in elimi
nation of illicit liquor traffic such
as operation of stills and bootleg
ging of taxpaid and non-taxpaid
whiskey.
When the declining sales in
Moore County’s ABC stores forced
elimination of some ABC person-
I (Continued on Page 8)
EMRY LITTLE
Little Becomes
First Negro With
Local Department
Emry Little, 26-year-old native
of the Hoffman community in
Richmond County, just south of
Moore, was chosen from a number
of applicants for the first Negro
policeman to be appointed by the
Town of Southern Pines.
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Little of Hoffman and
has a brother. Ivory, living in
Washington, D. C. His father has
been a member of the staff of
Morrison Training School—a state
correctional institution near Hoff
man—for 11 years. His mother
has been a licensed beautician for
(Continued on Page 8)
Faculty members for the West
Southe rn Pines schools were an
nounced today by James “W. Jen
kins, superintendent of all
schools in the local district. East
Southern Pines teachers were
announced by Mr. Jenkins and
listed in The Pilot last week.
All the local schools will open
Thursday, September 5.
The West Southern Pines fac
ulty members are:
High School
H. A. Wilson, principal.
Mrs. Beulah G. Monroe, com
mercial education.
Mrs. Martha W. Rodgers, Eng
lish.
C. A. Haywood, Science and
Mathematics.
Mrs. Frances R. Sledge, Social
Studies and Glee Club.
J. C. Hasty, Mathematics and
Band.
J. H. Moore, French and Eng
lish.
Joe Wynn, Physical Education,
Science and director of athletics.
Mrs. M. F. Haywood, Home
Economics.
E. T. Clark, trade and industrial
education.
Elementary School
I5rst Grades—^Mrs. Edna W.
Morse, Mrs. Shirley D. Townsend
and Miss Betsy Ann Cordal.
Second Grades—Mrs. Lena M.
Barksdale and Miss Wilma G.
Hasty.
Third Grades—^Miss Edith
Leach and Mrs. Willaseaina M.
(Continued on page 8)
Barbecue Supper
Set By Boosters
Of Blue Knights
Tickets are on sale for the an
nual Blue Knights Boosters Club
barbecue supper held in the
week preceding the first football
game of Southern Pines High
School.
Set for Wednesday, September
4, from 6 to 8 p. m. at the Elks
Club picnic area at the Southern
Pines Country Club, the supper
will give fans a chance to meet
the team and coaches and hear
about the outlook for the coming
season.
The SPHS Blue Knights will
open their season here against
Wadesboro Friday night, Septem
ber 6, at Memorial Field.
Tickets for the barbecue can
be obtained from Gene Black-
welder, Garland Daughtry, Mrs.
Bob Leland, Tpm Morgan, other
members of the Blue Knights
Boosters and from members of
the football team.
The Boosters Club is an organ
ization of adults interested in the
school’s athletic program.
at this point) to Iowa Ave. The
zoning proposal, in addition to the
tract for Golf World, runs further
north to include the property of
Mrs. Lloyd Clark.
Although no formal announce
ment of the project has been
made by Mrs. LiUian Harlow—
Golf Wbrld publisher whose late
husband, Robert E. Harlow, foun
ded-the business ki 1947—a let
ter of intent from Mrs. Harlow to
Town Manager F. F. Rainey was
read to the council at Friday’s
meeting.
The letter noted the proposed
purchase of the tract from Mr.
Andrews and stated that it is
Golf World’s intention to build
there a structure 75 by 150 feet
in size, to cost between $65,000
and $70,000.
Mrs. Harlow told The Pilot this
week that she prefers not to dis
cuss details of the project until
all legal matters, including final
approval of the change in zoning,
have been settled.
Golf World, which has grown
steadily since its founding, has
a national and international cir
culation, publishing golf news
and features. Its editorial offices
and printing plant are now
housed in a building owned by
Pinehurst, Inc., adjacent to the
Pinehurst Warehouses, near the
railroad overpass on the Pine
hurst - Aberdeen highway. 'The
magazine appears weekly.
Associated with Mrs. Harlow in
the business are Eldon L. Thomp
son, vice president and promotion
manager; Ray C. McNally, editor;
Richard S. Taylor, managing ed
itor; Thomas H. O’Neil, consul
tant; Clarence Thomas, circula
tion manager, and Sam Urdan,
field representative. Mrs. Har
low is advertising manager as
well as publisher.
Private tiinds To
Be Sought To Aid
Library Project
Meeting Monday, trustees of
the Southern Pines Library de
cided to seek from private con
tributions the approximately $7,-
500 needed, in addition to $25,000
in town bond issue funds, to
carry out a proposed expansion
and remodeling program.
Tile library, owned by the
town, is administered by a board
of trustees appointed by the
council and including represen
tation from the council.
Bids recently opened on the
library work ran to over $32,000,
With no more than $25,000 in
bond funds immediately avail
able.
The town council had asked
t.ne Edmund S Austin architec-
tuial firm to co.iler with bidders
:r see whether c e proposed work
could be cut so that its ciist
would not run bey on .i the bond
funds. Proposed cuts were con
sidered by the council at a special
meeting Friday, but action was
deferred pending Monday’s meet
ing of the library trustees.
Mr. Brown said that the $25,-
000 amount asked for in the bond
election was based on prelimin
ary estimates that did not in
clude some of the improvements
and added space that were incor
porated in the final plans for
the projiect.
The trustees, he said, are un
willing to abandon this work,
which includes enlargement of
the art gallery space, the con
struction of two exterior garden
courts for readers, a new libreuTr
office in the center of the build
ing and certain other details not
originally planned for.
At the Monday meeting, the
trustees authorized Mr. Brov/n
to appoint a committee of citi
zens to conduct the private fund
raising and decide what form
such an effort would take.
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.
August 22
89
64
August 23
91
64
August 24
93
64
August 25
76
69
August 26
78
61
August 27
72
59
August 28
84
61