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VOL.—43 No. 46
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1963
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES
PRICE: 10 CENTS
White Cane Drive
For Blind To Be
Launched By Lions
The Southern Pines Lions Club,
like other Lions Clubs in Moons
County and over the state, is tak
ing part in the annual White Cane
Drive to raise funds for sight
conservation and aid to the blind
and visually handicapped.
The local club will launch its
drive Saturday, October 5, when
club members will have a “road
block” on S. W. Broad St., stop
ping cars and asking for contri
butions. Also on Saturday, Girl
Scouts will sell white cane ban
gles at places in the business sec
tion and at two super markets.
Businesses will be solicited sep
arately. Any one wishing to give
who is not reached in other ways
can send a contribution to Bill
McKenzie, white cane drive chair
man, in care of the Lions Club,
Southern Pines.
The North Carolina Association
for the Blind is a Lions project.
It was organized by Lions in 1934
as a non-profit, state-wide organ
ization and is supported by Lions
through the White Cane Drive.
Expandled Program
In 1962, through the efforts of
Lions Clubs and the public’s re
sponse the Association was able
to greatly expand its Prevention
of Blindness program. Since 50
per cent of blindness is prevent
able, prevention of blindness is a
critical area in services for the
blind, drive officials state.
The Association had been mak
ing annual grants to the North
Carolina Eye Bank for some
years. The Eye Bank is an inte
gral part of the over-all Preven
tion of Blindness program.
Many Services
The Association renders serv
ices to any blind and visually im-
pared person if there is a need
and there are no other resources
available. These are some of the
services on which funds are ex
pended: eye treatment or sur
gery; glasses and artificial eyes;
to sponsor the Visual Aids Clinic,
Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill;
to co-sponsor the Medical Eye
Clinics in local areas when these
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Bond Voting Date Set November 5;
3 Propositions Appear On Ballot
Registration
3rd Proposal
Permits Tax
ALL SEATS TAKEN— Proving popular from
the moment it was set up a few days ago is
this “glider swing” seating 12 children, given to
the town by the Jaycees in their continuing pro
ject of providing recreation equipment for the
park block. Fred Teeter, chairman of the pro
ject, and Jim Thomasson, Jaycee president, said
this is the fourth piece of equipment provided
by the Jaycees financed through projects like
the 10th annual Golf Carousel to be sponsored
here November 14-17 by the local young men’s
organization. (Pilot photo)
Business, Home
Openings Slated
Sandhills residents can make a
grand tour of business and resi
dential openings and open house
events in this area, today through
the weekend, with special hospi
tality offered at each location.
The grand opening of Wors
ham’s Grocery and Meat Market,
formerly the Hobbs Grocery, at
Pinehurst starts today with speci
al items advertised and registra
tion for luggage sets and other
prizes to be given away.
At Still Oldsmobile - Pontiac,
Inc., on Highway 15-501-211, north
of the intersection with No. 1
highway, the company is inviting
the public to inspect its new
building Friday and Saturday and
view the new Pontiacs, now on
display, and new Oldsmobiles go
ing on display Friday. Free coffee,
donuts and soft drinks will be
served.
Nearby at Southern Pines
Plumbing & Heating, Inc., which
is also located in a new building,
hospitality will be extended Fri
day and Saturday, with coffee
and soft drinks available and the
public asked to look the business
over while in the area attending
the Still opening.
Persons interested in seeing
new homes can go to Whispering
Pines where two houses will be
open to the public on Saturday
and Sunday, from 2 to 6 p.m. each
day. Both houses, one built by
Howard Edmunds and the other
by Grady Edmunds have been
granted the “Gold Medallion”
designation by Carolina Power &
Light Co. indicating all-electric
heating and cooling and other
features.
Full details of all events are
found on pages 7, 17, 20 and 21.
Community Goals
Are Listed For
Girl Scout Drive
William R. Bonsai of Southern
Pines, chairman of the Moore
County Girl Scout fund drive, an
nounced today the financial goal
for each community and the lead
ers in charge of each community’s
drive. The general county cam
paign will run through October
14.
The Southern Pines drive, with
a goal of $4,000, is being conduct
ed by: Mrs. Leon H. Baker, treas
urer; Mrs. George H. Leonard,
Jr., advanced gifts; Mr. Ronald J.
Christie, business solicitations;
and Mrs. William P. Davis, per
sonal solicitations.
J. F. Remington has accepted
the chairmanship of the Pinehurst
drive. As in former years, citizens
of this community will be solicit
ed by mail. They will be asked to
help meet a $900 goal.
Mrs. Robert H. Coffey is chair
man of the Vass-Cameron drive.
Mrs. Coffey has set a $200 goal
for this area.
Mrs. Jane Sessoms is treasurer
for the Aberdeen drive, which
has a $400 goal.
The goal for the Pinebluff area
is $200. Mrs. David Spence is
chairman and will be assisted by
Mrs. Thomas J. Howe.
In announcing these goals and
appointments, Mr. Bonsai said
“Over 500 girls take part in the
Girl Scouting in Moore County,
l^ie program offered to them
through the many fine volunteer
leaders helps to make them bet
ter citizens at home, in their
community and in the world.
Through Scouting, our girls can
enjoy wholesome recreation, learn
practical skills and develop
healthy attitudes that will de
termine the directions their lives
will take. The theme of this cam
paign is ‘Invest in Their Future.’
Won’t you?”
Wildlife Club Bazaar
Moved Up To Nov. 12
The bazaar which had been
scheduled for Thursday, Novem
ber 14, at Pinehurst, to benefit
the Moore County Wildlife Club’s
building fund, has been advanced
two days to Tuesday, November
12, it is announced by Mrs. Al
bert Tufts of Pinehurst, chairman
for the event.
To be held at the annex of the
Village Chapel in Pinehurst, the
bazaar is planned to raise funds
for the clubhouse to be construct
ed by the club near Niagara on a
tract where a lake has already
been completed.
Music Group Says
Outlook Is Gk>od
Meeting last Thursday night at
the home of Howard Broughton,
president, officers and committee
chairmen of the Sandhills Music
Association found reason for op
timism about the Association’s
activity in the coming season.
Chairmen reported enthusiasm
for the four scheduled events in
the concert series—a Spanish
group on October 19; Robert Mc
Donald, pianist, on January 30;
The Ramblers Three, folk singers,
on February 23; and the N. C.
Little Symphony on March 13.
A membership and season ticket
campaign is now gonig on direct
ed by Mr. and Mrs. John Mc-
Phaul. Interested persons not re
ceiving letters with application
forms are asked to check with
Barnum Realty and Insurance
Agency, headquarters for this
phase of the Association’s opera
tions.
Woman Who Left
Hospital Faces
Trial On Charges
Mrs. Margaret Rice Wester of
Sanford, a Moore Memorial Hos
pital patient who left the hos
pital without authorization about
3 p.m. Tuesday, was picked up
by Southern ..Pines police on
N. E. Broad St. and charged with
public drunkenness, at 7:20 p.m.
the same day. Chief Earl S. Sea-
well said.
Her disappearance, which had
been broadcast by Radio Station
WEEB at the request of Police
Chief J. T. Shepherd of Pine
hurst, caused considerable public
interest and comment in this area.
When she was booked at the
police station here, it was found
that there was a warrant out
standing for her, charging drunk
en driving and hit and run driv
ing, taken out by a state trooper
in connection with incidents oc
curring in and near Aberdeen a
few days previously when Mrs.
Wester was alleged to have run
into a counple of automobiles.
Police also learned that there
was a capias out for her from
Moore County Recorder’s Court
in Carthage. She spent Tuesday
night in the local jail and the
next day was transferred to the
county jail at Carthage and is
expected to face trial in the
court there Monday on the drunk-
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CORRECTION
The Long Meadow Ad on page
23 should read Regular 89c %
Gallon Ice Cream 69c.
Piedmont Airlines Starts Service With
Flights Oct. 1; Others Due October 27
WICKER ON TV
Tom Wicker, Hamlet native,
former iSandhills resident and
now a member of the New York
Times Washington staff, will ap
pear on Channel 4 television.
Chapel Hill, in a series of pro
grams starting Monday, October
7, at 7:30 p.m., followed by ap
pearances at 11:15 p.m., Tuesday,
October 8; and at 5:30 p.m., Sun
day, October 13.
Piedmont Airlines has started
a new season of service at Sou
thern Pines-Pinehurst - Aberdeen
with the opening of its station at
the airport Tuesday.
The “winter pattern” flights for
the coming months will feature
two round-trips a day for South
ern Pines passengers. One round-
trip, consisting of Flights 105 and
100 to Louisville and return, be
gan operation October 1.
Flight 105-originates in Wilm
ington at 3:55 p.m., stops in
Fayetteville, and arrives in Sou
thern Pines at 4:55 p.m., depart
ing at 5 p.m,, then goes on to
Charlotte, Asheville, Bristol-
Kingsport-Johnson City, Lexing-
ton-Frankfort, and terminates in
Louisville at 8:45 p.m. A conven
ient connection may be made at
Bristol-Kingsport-Johnson City
for Cincinnati.
Flight 100 originates in Louis
ville at 10:25 a.m., stops in Lon-
don-Corbin, Bristol - Kingsport -
Johnson City, Asheville, and
Charlotte, arrives in Southern
Pines at 2:05 p.m., then proceeds
to Fayetteville, and terminates in
Wilmington at 3:07 p.m.
Piedmont’s other roundtrip will
start operation with the introduc
tion of the airline’s new schedule
October 27. It features Flights
808 and 803 to Washington, D. C.
and back.
Flight 808 will leave Charlotte
at 7 a.m., arrive in Southern
Pines at 7:35 a.m., departing there
at 7:40 a.m., proceed to stops at
Fayetteville, ICinston, Elizabeth
City, and Norfolk, and arrive in
Washington at 11:05 a.m.
Flight 803 will leave Washing
ton at 5:15 p.m. stop in New Bern
and Fayetteville, arrive in South
ern Pines at 8:17, and terminate
in Charlotte at 8:58 p.m.
All times are Eastern Standard.
N. C. Surgeons
Open Convention
With Dr. William F. Hollister
of Midland Road, president, pre
siding, the annual meeting of the
North Carolina Surgical Associa-1
tion convened today at the Mid j
Pines Club, to extend into Sun
day.
Attending are about 100 sur
geons from over the state, with
their wives. The convention is
now being held annually at Mid
Pines.
A full program of speakers,
professional discussions and rec
reation .events has been scheduled
for the four-day meeting.
Dr. Hollister, the current pres
ident of the group, is associated
with the Pinehurst Surgical Clin
ic at Pinehurst.
Pleasants Renamed As
Chairman Of Committee
Jam.es M. Pleasants of South
ern Pines, a member of the Moore
County board of commissioners,
has been reappointed to his third
one-year term as chairman of the
Secondary Roads Committee of
the North Carolina Association of
County Commissioners.
The Association is a state-wide
group with membership from
most of the counties of the state.
Mr. Pleasants is a past president
of the Association.
When Moore County voters go
to the polls on November 5 they
will be asked to vote for or
against three “propositions,” ac
cording to sample ballots pre
pared and released for public in
formation purposes this week.
Proposition No. 1 is the bond
order authorizing $3 million in
bonds to finance school plant
construction or remodeling and
land and equipment acquisition in
the Moore County, Southern
Pines and Pinehurst School ad
ministrative units.
Proposition No. 2 is the bond
order authorizing $1 million in
bonds to finance the cost of con
struction of a community college,
on land already owned by the
county, and the purchase and in
stallation of necessary equip
ment for the college.
Proposition No. 3 was add.ed to
the first two basic proposals by
the New York City bonding at
torneys and provides for “finan
cial support” (maintenance) of
the community college plant, a
legal obligation of the county,
along with its construction, if the
bond issue is approved. The prop
osition permits use of tax reve
nues for this purpose, as well as
non-tax revenues.
Uses of ad valorem (real estate)
tax monies are specified by stat
ute, and any us.a not so specified
must be by vote of the people.
Such a use would be the college
maintenance fund, estimated at
around $36,000 per year.
Since the county commissioners
plan to meet alt the bond issue
obligations out of the usual
schood appropriations, approval
of the, proposition would legal
ly enable them to adhere to
their plan. Specifically, Proposi
tion No. 3 permits a special tax
levy not to exceed four and a
half cents per $100 of property
valuation for the financial sup
port of the college.
The commissioners have sta
ted they plan no new tax levy.
Proposition No. 3 authorizes
one, but does not make one
mandatory.
Commissioner W. S. Taylor,
chairman of the long-range plan
ning committee for use of bond
funds, said that the four and a
half cents per $100 it authorizes
would be included in the usual
tax rate.
Public Warned About
Mackall Demolitions
Military demolitions will be
exploded at Camp Mackall Air
Field during the coming week.
Activity is scheduled for Octo
ber 4, 7:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. and
October 9, 5 a. m. to 12 p. m.
The public is advised not to en
ter within 500 yards of the area
surrounding the air field during
the times scheduled for demoli
tions.
'O-POSITIVE'
DONORS NEEDED
The Moore County Red
Cross Chapter office . this
morning made a special
emergency appeal for donors
of "O-Positive" blood, needed
at both Moore Memorial and
Si. Joseph's Hospitals, to be
given directly and at once at
either hospitaL not at la
bloodmobile visit.
The request is due to ex
ceptional demand on the
Charlotte blood center for
this type of blood, and tem
porary lack of that type at
the center, said the Rev. Mar
tin Caldwell, Red Cross chap
ter chairmaiu
Blood Collections
Monday, Tuesday
Crucial In Crisis
The first two of five crucial
blood collections that will deter
mine the fate of the American
Red Cross program serving both
this county’s hospitals will take
place Monday and Tuesday of
next week, October 7 and 8.
On Monday, a bloodmobile from
the Red Cross processing and
distribution center in Charlotte
will be in Vass from noon to 5:30
p.m.
On Tuesday, the bloodmobile
will be in Robbins, from 11 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
The collections will be at the
school gymnasium in each com
munity.
Two weeks ago, in a meeting of
civic, medical and local govern
ment and other.leaders from over
Moore County, J. R. Hauser,
county Red Cross blood program
chairman, said that if 588 pints
of blood are not donated in the
five remaining visits of the blood
mobile to Moore this year, the
program will be withdrawn.
Reason for this, he said, is that
in the year ending June 30, Moore
County donors gave 518 fewer
pints of blood than were used
by residents of Moore.
Red Cross officials this week
pointed out that residents from
any part of the county can give
blood at any of the collections
made periodically in seven Moore
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Dates Noted
The date for county-wide
voting on a $3 million bond issue
for public schools and a $1 mil
lion issue for construction of a
community college has been
changed from October 29 to
Tuesday, November 5, it was an
nounced this week by W. P.
Saunders of Southern Pines,
chairman of a steering commit
tee working on behalf of both
bond issues throughout the coun
ty.
The decision to change the date
resulted from a request of the
New York bonding attorneys
with whom county officials have
been working in setting up all
phases of the election. The attor
neys determined that publication
of the notice of election, a legal
formality, would require one
more week than had previously
been allowed.
Postponement of the election
day does not invalidate any of
the steps previously taken by
county officials in preparing for
the voting: the public hearing
before the county commissioners
and other actions.
However, said Mr. Saunders,
the change of date does move by
one week the registration dates
to October 12, 19 and 26, the last
thre.e Saturdays, instead of the
first three, of this month. Books
will be open on those dates with
the precinct registrars at the
usual polling places. Challenge
Day will be November 2. On elec
tion day, polls will be open from
6:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m.
This is not a new registration,
Mr. Saunders reminded, but an
opportunity for those not already
on the general books to register,
in order to vote. Location of pre
cinct registration places over the
county will be published.
Revised copies of the brochure.
An Emergency Exists in Moore
County Schools,” which is being
used by district steering commit
tees in disseminating bond issue
information, are being published,
with the new dates, by the county
board of education, and will be
distributed at the county steer
ing committee meeting next
Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. in the Car
thage school library.
License Examiner
To Attend School
William C. Poe of Southern
Pines, driver’s license examiner
for this area, will be attending
the annual training school for ex
aminers in Chapel Hill, Monday
through Thursday of next week.
This means that he will not be
able to meet his regular schedule
in Aberdeen Monday and Tues
day and in Southern Pines Wed
nesday and Thursday.
Mr. Poe will return to duty on
Friday, when he will be at the
Pinehurst fire station as usual.
Record Number Of Harness Horses To
Be In Winter Training At Pinehurst
More harness horses than at
any time in the history of Pine
hurst are expected to be in train
ing there during the 1963-64 sea
son, William C. Sledge of Pine
hurst, Inc., said this week.
Pinehurst has three training
tracks—the mRe, the half-mile
which are clay surface, and the
518 of a mile track, which,
due to its sand construction, can
be used even in inclement weath
er. The half-mile track has been
resurfaced with clay from the
nearby 10th hole of number one
golf course.
Noting other changes and im
provements at the Pinehurst cen
ter for training totters and pac
ers, Sledge said" that a new 12
stall bam has been built to re
place the bam which burned last
January and that a 15-stall veter
inary clinic is under construction.
The clinic is a private venture,
intended primarily for horses at
the track, he said, and will be
headed by Dr. John Peters of
Cortland, N. Y. Dr, Peters, a
graduate of Cornell Veterinary
College, specializes iii standard
bred horses. The clinic will be
completely equipped with a dmg
room, an operating room and
other facilities.
'The entrance to the track has
been moved further.jdown N.C. 5
(Pinehurst - Aberdeen road) both
to get off the curve and provide
better visibility, Sledge reported.
The peak training season runs
from December 7 - April 1. The
two-year-olds come in early Octo
ber to be broken to harness and
carts. The older horses come in
from mid-November to mid-De
cember, with the bulk of the
horses leaving for the Northern
tracks in mid-May.
Comparing the Pinehurst track
with Florida training locations,
Sledge said, “North Carolina is
preferred, to. Florida because
there’s less change in the weather
in going North, therefore less
respiratory troubles. With the
five eighths mile sand jogging
track, very, seldom do they lose
a day’s training. This, in addition
to the new veterinary clniic,
which is expected to be a strong
drawing card, favor Pinehurst as
a training ground over tracks with
larger stables.”
All-Digit ’Phone
Numbering Slated
For Three Towns
The United Telephone Com
pany of the Carolinas, Inc., an
nounced plans today for the
changeover to seven (all) digit
numbering of all telephone num
bers in Southern Pines, Carthage
and Robbins. This change will be
effective with the issuance of the
new directory which is tentative
ly scheduled for delivery March
1, 1964.
The telephone company started
this conversion on a gradual basis
several years ago and many tele
phones in these exchanges al
ready carry a seven digit number.
Pinehurst, Vass and Pinebluff
which are included in the same
directory are already using this
numbering plan. Industry plans
call for “All Number Calling,”
nation-wide, by 1970.
At the same time this conver
sion takes place, many Southern
Pines numbers will be changed
completely. The Telephone Com
pany is now in the process of
making these number assign
ments and it is estimated that
they will be available to custom
ers in approximately three
weeks.
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 WEEB
studios on Midland Road.
Max Min
September 26 82 74
September 27 82 80
September 28 74 63
September 29 75 71
September 30 73 66
October 1 71 68
October 2 74 69