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lHE pilot—Southern Pines, North Carolina
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1963
C
Government
Assailed By Lake
As Freedom’s Foe
“Big government” was assailed
as an enemy of freedom, by Dr. I.
Beverly Lake, speaking to the
Sandhills Kiwanis Club at its
luncheon meeting in the Byron
Nelson’s Restaurant at Holiday
Inn yesterday.
The I960 Democratic guberna
torial nomination candidate who
was formerly a Wake Forest law
professor and now practices law
in Raleigh—while the state waits
to see if he will again be a candi
date in 1964—told the club he is
proud to be called a conservative
and urged its members to con
serve freedom by speaking out
against big government.
“Our job is to defend America
against a foreign invader who is
already here,” he said. “This is
not a person, not a group. It is
faith in big government as- the
provider for all human needs and
as a counselor who can solve all
human problems. It is a Euro
pean, Asiatic concept of govern
ment. We can fight it not with
weapons but with the human
voice and the battleground is
right here in North Carolina.”
There is a never-ending con
flict, Dr. Lake said, between faith
in big government and faith in
freedom.
Acknowledging that “there are
things that private business and
industry cannot do”—such as the
armed forces, highways and
schools—and that as society be
comes more complicated and
population increases, certain re
gulations are required. Dr. Lake
warned that the power of govern
ment should not be expanded
beyond maintaining conditions
under which private initiative can
best operate. He called “deaden
ing” a government philosophy of
“tax and tax, spend and spend,
regulate and regulate, create more
government jobs and put more
people on welfare.”
The speaker laid down as
“three fundamental principles in
the effort to keep America free
from the foreign invader”: pre
venting a government invasion of
free speech and free press; sepa
ration of government powers as
among what is best done by
local, state and federal govern
ments; and separation of the ex
ecutive and legislative power.
He urged that faith in freedom,
and fear of big government be
taught in the schools.
“Speak to the people,” he told
his listeners, “the freedom that
you conserve will be your own.”
At the opening of his talk. Dr.
Lake deplored the “growing
timidity of business and profess
ional men to express themselves
on matters of controversial na
ture.” The strength of democracy,
he said, is “expressed public
opinion.”
Dr. Lake was introduced by
Howard Broughton, one of the
current month’s Kiwanis program
chairmen.
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The Rev. J. R. Funderburk, 69, Retired
Minister, Local.Civic Leader, Dies
Funeral services were hela
Monday afternoon at Trinity
AME Zion Church in West South
ern Pines for the Rev. John Rob
ert Funderburk, 69, retired min
ister and a civic leader here fm
more than 25 years. The Rev. E.
S. Hardge, pastor of the church,
officiated. Burial was in Wood-
lawn Cemetery.
The Rev. Mr. Funderburk, who
retired from the 'mipiStrj’ of the
AME Zion Church in 1^59 gfter
42 years of service, died Friday
at a Lumberton hospital where he
had been a patient for more
than a year.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Elnita Byers of Charlotte;
three sons, Robert of Providence,
R. I., Harrell of New York City
and Walter of Charlotte; a daugh
ter, Mrs. Paulihd Nixdn of Pitts
burgh, Pa.; two brothers, Andrew
and Eugene, both of Charlotte;
and four grandchildren.
A native of Charlotte, the Rev.
Mr. Funderburk was a 1921 grad
uate of Biddle University (now
Johnson S. Smith University)
there. He had already begun his
career in the ministry while in
college.
He came to Southern Pines in
1936, after serving various other
churches, as pastor of Trinity
AME Zion Church. After two
years as pastor there, he became
presiding elder in the AME Zion
Church, first in the Fayetteville
District until 1948 and then,
until his retirement, in the Che-
raw-Bennettesville (S. C.) District
of the Pee Dee Conference.
As a presiding elder, he super
vised and coordinated operations
in more than 20 churches, in ad
dition to preaching in one of the
churches each Sunday.
During his 22 years of service
in this position, he continued to
make his home here though trav
eling a. great deal, and became
recognized and respected as a
leader in the West Southern Pines
community.
He was president of the West
Southern Pines Civic Club in
1955 when the club’s interest in
town government was largely re-
REV. MR. FUNDERBURK
KIDS' DAY PLANIJED
FOR SEPTEMBER 28
sponsible for the election of the
first Negro member of the town
council and the appointment of a
Negro member on nearly all the
town’s advisory committees or
commissions.
In December of that year, he
was elected to a year’s term as
president of the bi-racial Moore
County Ministerial Association.
He served for many years as a
member of the board of directors
of the Moore County Tuberculo
sis Association and headed the
Negro Division of its Christmas
Seal sale for several years.
A number of years ago, he
served for two years as State
chairman of the Life Member
Committee of the National Asso
ciation for the Advancement of
Colored People and maintained
membership in that association.
He had been a Mason since 1916
and was a member of Eureka
Lodge No. 3 (Blue Lodge) at Fay
etteville. He became a 33rd De
gree Mason in 1937.
At the time of his retirement, he
said that his guiding principle
through life was “to help people.”
His advice and assistance was
sought and generously given to
persons in all walks of life on
many varied occasions.
HISTORIC TOMBS
CContinued from page 1)
them lying on the ground.
The enclosure, fenced with
steel mesh eight feet high by the
Historical Association some years
ago—of which the padlock was
broken long ago—is part of a
wooded acre in which there are
many graves of Harringtons,
Dunns and other families of the
area, and on the northeast side,
of their slaves. Descendants of
some of the slaves live nearby
and have made burials there in
comparatively recent times.
There are no stones marking
graves of the Harrington family,
as Elam J. Harrington, long-ago
Moore County representative,
who is buried there, made the
specific request that no headstone
be placed there except to the
Governor.
These graves have all but dis
appeared, and the night parties
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Kid's Day, annually spon
sored over the nation by the
U. S. Air Force and Kiwanis
International, will be held at
Pope Air Force Base, Satur
day, September' 28, it was an
nounced this week by Col. S.
H. McCarter, base command
er.
The Sandhills Kiwanis
Club, whose membership is
county-'wide, cooperates an
nually in the project.
Open house will be held at
the base that day from 10 a.
m. to 1 p. m., with thousands
of children from: the area ex
pected. Aircraft and equip
ment will be displayed and
other events have been
scheduled.
Further details will be an
nounced.
REVIVAL TO START
Homecoming At
Culdee Church
Slated Sunday
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have taken place on and around
them, as is shown by the litter
left behind—beer cans, broken
glass, paper cartons and flattened
cigarette packs.
The only inscribed headstone in
this area, that of Evander H. Mc-
Iver, who died June 8, 1866, at
the age of 20 months, has been
smashed into four pieces by the
vandals.
While the red-painting and
breakage are believed to have
taken place in early summer,
probably around commencement
time, names scrawled on the
bronze plaque—“Gary J” and
“Frances” (surname erased) bear
the date September 1, 1963.
There are also “Tina 1963,” en
closed in a heart! “Wlayne Cole,”
“Dick Albert,” “Bud & Anne,”
“Alice Davis,” “JMA,” “TWR”
and “ERS,” along with others
less legible.
“W. David P” had a hard time
scratcliing his name on the Gov
ernor’s tomb and quit there. “Wil
lie” failed, then tried again.
Sheriff W. B. Kelly, a director
of the association, said, “I -wish
I could find a way to protect that
spot. I haven’t enough men to
put a special guard on it. We
check on it whenever we can, but
that doesn’t seem to help. I have
personally bought two padlocks
for the gate—both were broken:”
Vandalism over the years at
the tranquil, isolated spot, with
no human habitation in sight, has
been of deep concern to the as-
sociatien. The present outbreak is
the worst.
The association has had pos
session of it since 1956 through
a lease made with the present
owner, Mrs. Elizabeth McLeod
Harrington of Georgia, for *'$1
and other considerations”—the
main consideration being that it
be fittingly maintained and safe
guarded.
The association also maintains
the Alston House, a State historic
site, a mile and a half away,
scene of Revolutionary guerrilla
warefare, chosen by Governor
Williams as his home when his
public service was ended. He pur
chased a large acreage which in
cluded the burying ground, sur^
rounding the home, which he
named “Retreat.” Termed “the
Kerr Scott of his day,” he main
tained a model farm there, and
there he died 149 years ago, lov
ed and respected throughout the
State.
But no love or respect are be
ing shown by persons who will
not let his bones, nor those of
his loved ones, rest in peace.
Culdee Presbyterian Church
near Pinehurst was founded 77
years ago this coming Sunday. In
cejcbration of this event, and in
keep.ng with its annual tradition,
the church will observe Home
coming.
Groundbreaking ceremonies
for a new sanctuary were held at
homecoming two years ago. Last
year the building was still under
construction. Homecoming this
year will be in the new sanctu
ary.
The activities of the day will
start with Sunday School at 10
a. m. At the 11 o’clock worship
service the sermon will be deliv
ered by the pastor, the Rev. W.
K. Fitch, Jr. Dinner will be serv
ed on the grounds followmg the
service. All members, friends, and
former members are cordially in
vited.
Sunday evening at 7:30 the
church will begin its fall revival.
The evangelist for the revival is
the Rev. Mr. John P. Stephenson,
Jr., pastor of the Glenwood Pres
byterian Church, Greensboro.
The services will continue each
evening at 7:30 through Friday of
next week.
COUNCIL APPROVES
(Continued from Page 1)
read by Mrs. Mildred McDonald,
town clerk, from Mrs. Voit Gil
more, chairman of the now in
active Parks and Beautification
Committee, recalling that the
committee had recommended no
business construction along the
parkway which several year ago
the committee said should remain
a landscaped strip of beauty
through the town.
Mrs. Gilmore asked that the
council consider the matter care
fully and suggested that if there
is to be business development
along the parkway, all plans for
buildings be submitted to her
committee, as well as to the coun
cil, for approval.
All members of the council
voiced the firm intention to con
trol parkway development, but
also agreed that suitable develop
ments such as the Golf World
building, should not necessarily be
banned from the parkway in the
future.
All members of the council
were present: Mayor Morris
Johnson, Mayor Pro Tern Norris
L. Hodgkins, Jr., and Coucihnen
Felton Capel, C. A. McLaughlin
and Fred Pollard.
Recreation Report
The council had words of
praise for the past summer’s rec
reation program on which a de
tailed report was presented by
Mrs. Joe Marley, chairman of the
Recreation Commission.
Baldwin County, Ala., produc
ed more pulpwood than any
other county in the South dtiring
1962, with a total of 208,500
cords. More than 100,000 cords
apiece were harvested in 23 other
Southern counties.
'Nickels-Know-How'
Meeting Scheduled
OLD TIMERS— Here’s a general view of
some of the old autos of the N. C. Horseless
Carriage Club parked at the Holiday Inn head
quarters. Local residents greeting Lindo Harvel
of Laurinburg, club president, in group of
figures, include J. T. Overton, club member;
W. H. Gentry, Jr., Southern National Bank vice
president; and C. J. Thomas, innkeeper at Holi
day Inn. Car owners wore costumes in keeping
with the model dates of their vehicles.
(Humphrey photo)
Public Admires ‘Horseless Carriages’ in
Weekend Visit Of N. C. Club To Area
Ever see a Brush automobile?
Probably not—only 450 of them
wer made, and that was well
over half a century ago.
A Brush, a snappy job in bright
green touched uj) with red, yel
low and black, W'ith chain drive,
wooden coachwork and—^yes—
automatic transmission, was one
of about 50 vehicles here with the
North Carolina Horseless Car
riage club.
The club, convening over the
weekend, paraded here Satur
day, toured Aberdeen, Pinehurst
and Whispering Pines (for Satur
day luncheon) and exhibited their
cars at the convention headquar
ters, Holiday Inn, giving every
body a grand time.
Hundreds swarm-ed around to
look, admire and ask questions,
fascinated by the old vehicles,
dating from 1904 to 1928, deadline
year for the “antiques.”
The showing of Fords, the pre-
dominent vehicle, drew many
men who lovingly admired the
Tin Lizzies.
While the cars were somewhat
fewer than on the club’s last visit
here in 1955, there were many
far more rare specimens, as the
members have grown more
knowledgable and selective
through the years.
Drawing much attention were
the bright red 1904 Reo owned by
E. H. McFarland of Louisburg;
the 1907 Brush of R. B. Minges of
Fayetteville, driven by his son;
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Coughenour of
Laurinburg attired in tune with
their 1905 Maxwell; a 1908 Buick,
1909 Cadillac, 1913 Chalmers and
so on.
All the cars were splendidly re
stored. Many owners make their
own parts, looking down on thos.9
who purchase modern parts or
have them commercially made.
Some cars are said to be in better
shape than when they were new,
and seem likely to run forever.
J. T. Overton of Southern Pines,
whose hobbies include horseless
carriages as well as horse, was
the local member acting as host.
The meeting ended with Sunday
luncheon and awards at Byron
Nelson’s Restaurant, Holiday Inn.
Moore Grave Marker Presented
(Continued from Page 1)
project.
In this letter. Judge Armstrong
relates facts about the life and
career of Judge Alfred Moore
that will be of wide interest to
residents of the county named
for him, as follows:
Community leaders from
throughout Moore County will
meet in the courtroom at Car
thage at 8 p. m. Monday, to hear
and take part in a discussion of
the state-wide “Nickels for
Know-How” program to support
Agricultural research, education
and extension.
Letters inviting many persons
from ovei the county have been
sent out by John A. Smith, chair
man of the program in Moore,
and F. D. Allen, coimty extension
chairman. All interested persons
are welcome.
The program, financed by five
cents per ton added to the price
of feed and fertilizer, began in
1951 when approved in a referen
dum by users of feed and fertil
izer.
It was reapproved, as required
by law, at three-year inteiwals
and faces another referendum on
November 19 of this year.
“I suspect that only a few peo
ple in North Carolina realize that
only two North Carolinians have
served on the Supreme Court of
the United States and that they
were Alfred Moore and James
IredeU—and that both of these
North Carolinians were great
men during the War of the Rev
olution—Judge Moore distin
guished himself in the military,
and Judge Iredell in the civil
affairs—and for which service to
oiur country, along with their
great learning in the law, they
were appointed to the Supreme
Court of the United States—and
that both served with honor to
themselves, to North Carolina,
and to the infant Nation.
“Both Judge Moore and Judge
Iredell were among the greatest
judges this State and Nation have
produced. In December, 1799,
Judge Iredell, who was a mem
ber of the Supreme Court of the
United States, died, and Judge
Moore was called to serve upon
the Court upon his death. From
the best and most reliable infor
mation I can find, Judge Moore
remained on the Court for about
six years, but only served active
ly on the Court for four years. It
seems that Judge Moore, while
serving on the Supreme Court of
th.2 United States, wrote only one
opinion, which may seem rather
strange, but legal historians tell
us that this is attributable to the
fact that, after Chief Justice Mar
shall, probably America’s great
est jurist, came to the Supreme
Court bench, most if not all, the
opinions of the Court, were vmit-
ten by Chief Justice Marshall.
However, we are further told by
legal historians that in the con
ference chamber. Judge Moore’s
learning in the law, and his clear
and concise legal analyses of the
questions that came before the
Court, were given great weight
by the other justices. I believe
that it should be noted that one
of the great landmarks in Consti
tutional law was decided while
Judge Moore was on the Court—
and that is the famous case of
Marbury vs. Madison, in which
the Court held that the determin
ation of the Constitutionality of
a statute is within the especial
province and duty of the courts.
This opinion, written by Chief
Justice Marshall, and concurred
in by Judge Moore, is one of the
most important jdecisions ever
handed down by the Supreme
Court of the United States—and
has had an immeasurable influ
ence and impact upon the des
tinies of the United States of
America.
character, personality, and judg
ment, if not in sheer intellect, to
preside well and efficiently in a
trial court, as to sit in a court of
last resort. Chief Justice Taylor
of the Supreme Court of North
Carolina, in 1819, paid high trib
ute to Judge Moore’s character,
ability and learning in the case of
State vs. Jernigan, 7 N. C. 12,
when he said:
‘The very question, however,
before us, has been decided by
Judge Moore, whose opinions on
every subject, but particularly
on this, merit the highest re
spect. He was appointed Attor
ney General a short time after
this act of Assembly was pass
ed, and discharged for a series
of years the arduous duties of
that office in a manner that com
manded the admiration and grat
itude of his contemporaries. His
profound knowledge of the crim
inal law was kept in continual
exercise by a most varied and
extensive practice, at a period
when the passions of men had
not yet subsided from the fer
ment of a civil war; and every
grade of crime, incident to an
unsettled society, made continual
demand upon his acuteness. No
one ever doubted his learning
and penetration or that while he
enforced the law with an en
lightened vigilance and untiring
zeal, his energy was seasoned
with humanity, leaving the inno
cent nothing to fear, and the
guilty but little to hope. The
opinion of such a man, delivered
on an occasion the most solemn
in which a Judge could act,
where a doubt in him would
have been life to the prisoner, as-
Moore Towns Get
‘Powell Bill’ Funds
Moore County towns shared
this week in allocation of an $8
million-plus distribution of
“Powell Bill” state gasoline tax
funds to 420 municipalities over
North Carolina.
The funds are used for non
highway system street work.
Checks will reach the towns and
cities before October 1.
The allocation is made one-half
on a basis of population and one-
half on a basis of street mileage,
from money representing one-
half cent of the six cents per gal
lon state motor fuel tax.
Allocations in Moore, with
amounts listed from largest to
smallest, are: Southern Pines,
$30,295.79; Aberdeen, $7,874.26;
Robbins, $6,008.20; Carthage, $5,-
449.57; Vass, $5,358.36; Pine-
bluff, $4,851.67; and Cameron,
$1,722.73.
Pinehurst does not share in the
distribution becaue it is not an
incorporated town.
sumes the authority of a contem
porary exposition of the statute.’
“The presentation of the Al
fred Moore Tomb Marker is an
event of State as well as Nation
al, pride. All the people of Amer
ica can point to the example of
such a man as Judge Moore
with great pride, and hold up his
character, his usefulness and his
greatness, but after all, we must
remember: ‘When our souls
shall leave this dwelling, the
glory of one fair and virtuous ac
tion is above all the scutcheons
on our tomb.’ ”
Opening September 18
Elizabeth Lowdermelt’s
Beauty Shop
m
Theatre Building
Pinehurst
You are invited to call
“I feel like, in presenting the
marker to Judge Mpore’s grave,
the people should also be remind
ed that, before Judge Moore was
called to the Supreme Court of
the United States, he served with
great honor and distinction as a
Superior Court judge in North
Carolina. No judicial system can
be stronger than its highest trial
judges. I suggest that it requires
as broad and strong a man, in
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