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VOL.—44 No. 4
TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1963
TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES
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Dr. McMillan On
Education Board;
Pollock Resisjns
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Meeting in regular session Tues
day night at town hall, the town
council accepted the resignation
of R. F. Hoke Pollock from the
local board of education and ap
pointed Dr. R. M. McMillan,
physician who has practiced here
for nearly 17 years, to fill the
vacancy. The term of service ex
pires in June, 1964.
Mr. Pollock had been on the
board since September, appointed
to fill the vacancy left by the
resignation of J. E. Sandlin who
moved to Lumberton.
A letter of resignation from Mr.
Pollock, attorney with the firm.
Pollock and Fullenwid'er, stated
that since the board of education
“has given some consideration to
the acquisition of certain lands
owned by a client of the firm of
which I am a member, it is only
proper that I should not partici
pate in any action taken by the
board relating to such land ac
quisition, without the mutual con
sent of all parties. To avoid any
conflict of interest, I offer my
resignation ...”
The council directed that Mrs.
Mildred McDonald, clerk to the
council, write Mr. Pollock ex
pressing its appreciation for his
services.
The full council was present at
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Evening Courses
Start At Center
Registration for the winter
quarter has been going on at the
Lee County Industrial Education,
Center, Sanford, and an an
nouncement was made by the
Center that openings for a few
more students remained this
week in evening courses in car
pentry blue print reading, ma
chine shop math and machine
shop theory and practice.
TTie carpentry blueprint read
ing class began Wednesday. The
machine shop math course will
start January 6; and the machine
shop theory and practice course
was slated to begin Tuesday of
this week, all set at 7 p. m.
Inquiries about these and oth
er courses should he made to the
Center.
DOG WARNING
Town Manager F. F. Rainey
told the council Tuesday night
that there have been numerous
complaints about dogs running at
large, which is forbidden by a
town ordinance. The manager
said he is requesting the police
department to enforce the local
ordinance strictly.
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 5 56 25
December 6 52 30
December 7 54 27
December 8 62 41
December 9 46 27
December 10 53 21
December 11 49 29
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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS— Among golf
ers trying out the spectacular and highly praised
new Country Club of North Carolina course
near here, as it opened for play last week,
were Gov. Endicott Peabody of Massachusetts,
shown teeing off, and North Carolina’s Gov.
Terry Sanford, at extreme right of group in
background. Others in the group, left to right,
are: Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Richards of Raleigh
who were hosts to the governors at their Pine-
wild Farm near Pinehurst; Mrs. Peabody;
Richard A. Urquhart of Raleigh, club president;
and Buck Adams, pro for the new club.
(Humphrey photo)
New Tax Lister To
Serve Town; Ten
Others Appointed
For the first time in several
years, a new tax lister will be
listing the real and personal
property of Southern Pines res
idents, in the county-wide proce
dure that takes place during Jan
uary.
Mrs. Leland Daniels, Jr., was
approved last week by the county
commissioners as lister for th.s
McNeill Township property with
in the Town of Southern Pines
only, succeeding Mrs. Irene Mul-
linix of Vass who was not avail
able for the upcoming work. Mrs.
Daniels, wife of a local building
contractor, is a Southern Pines
resident.
Mrs. Don J. Blue of Route 3,
Carthage, will continue as the
lister for McNeill Township prop
erty outside the Southern Pines
town limits.
These two and nine other town
ship listers named by the com
missioners will attend a training
session in Carthage, given by
Mrs. Estelle Wicker, county ac
countant and tax supervisor. The
training session is given annual
ly.
Other township tax listers ap
pointed by the commissioners:
Sandhill (includes Aberdeen
and Pinebluff)—Mrs. Julia Lath-
an; Mineral Springs (includes
Pinehurst)—^Mrs. D. A. Patterson;
Carthage, Mrs. J. M. Lane; Little
River—D. Leon Keith; Green
wood, Mrs. Jesse Maples; Bensa-
lem, Mrs. Fiiller Monroe; Shef
field—^Mrs. Exie Bowman; Ritter
—^Mrs. Inez Poe; Deep River,
James Campbell.
SQUAD NEEDS BOAT
Unit 4 of the Moore County
Rescue Squad, with headquarters
at Aberdeen, needs a three-or-
four-man boat and a place to
house its ambulance and station
wagon, reports Clayton Dunn,
unit captain.
MEETS ACCREDITATION STANDARDS
West Side High School Granted Full
Membership In Southern Association
The Southern Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools,
meeting in Memphis, Tenn., on
December 3, approved the West
Southern Pines High School for
full membership in the Associa
tion. This attainment of member
ship certifies that all standards
established by the Association
have been met by the school.
H. L. Wilson, principal of the
school, who made the announce
ment today, attended the meet
ing in Memphis and, along with
other officials of schools receiv
ed into membership, was person
ally recognized. The December 3
meeting marked the first time
that Negro schools have been ac
cepted on a full “membership”
rather than an “approved” basis.
This achievement is the cul
mination of two years of inten
sive effort on the part of teach
ers, students and parents to up
grade every facet of the school’s
program. A “self-evaluation” was
conducted during a two-year
period and this evaluation was
reviewed by a visiting committee
of qualified specialists. On the
basis of the report of the visiting
committee, the North Carolina
Committee of the Commission on
Secondary Schools unanimously
decided to invite the school to ap
ply for membership in the Asso
ciation. Upon receipt of the ap
plication made by the school, this
committee recommended to the
Central Reviewing Committee of
the Commission that the school
be accredited by the Southern
Association.
This not only signifies that the
West Southern Pines High
School meets the standards of the
Southern Association but that the
staff, superintendent, school
board, and the community desire
to afford the students of the
school the best educational op
portunities available, Mr. Wilson
said.
Yule Parties
For Children
Slated Here
Annual Christmas parties for
children of this area were an
nounced this week by the South
ern Pines Elks Lodge and the
John Boyd Post, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, with Santa Claus
on hand and refreshments for aU
the youngstars.
First of the events will take
place Saturday, December 14, ir,
the school gymnasium at West
Southern Pines, from 2 to 5 p. m.,
sponsored by the Elks.
Following, the next day, Sun
day, December 15, will be the
Elks’ party at the Southern Pines
Country Club, set for the same
afternoon hours.
Walter Harper, chairman for
the two events, said 1,000 children
are expected for both parties. All
children in the fourth grade and
younger are invited.
Ernest Klabbatz is chairman
for the annual party given by the
John Boyd Post, Veterans of For
eign Wars, at the post home on
N. W. Broad St. It is scheduled
for Sunday, December 22, from
2 to 5 p. m.
Jaycee Turkey Shoot
Set Again Saturday
Target shooting, with turkeys
as prizes, will be sponsored by
the Jaycees Saturday, 2 p. m.
to 10 p. m., near Highway 15-501,
across from Still Oldsmobile and
Pontiac Co., repeating an event
held Saturday of last week.
Proceeds will go to the Jaycees’
civic projects.
‘Flim-Flam’ Couple
Extract $176 From
2 Residents Here
Two Southern Pines residents
were “flim-flam” victims Friday
and Saturday—one to the tune of
$95 and another $81—Police Chief
Earl S. Seawell reported this
week.
Their deceivers were identified
as a man and a woman using a
red car with Texas license plate
VP6930 but, by the time police
were notified, the couple had
disappeared.
In each case, ChieP- Seawell
said, the couple went to the door
of a residence, representing them-<
selves as magazine salesmen, the
woman telling a pitiful story to
the effect that she was to have
a heart operation and that, if
she earned sufficient “points” by
sales, she could win a $1,000 prize
that would enable her to take
care of her children while she
was in the hospital.
Failing to sell any subscrip
tions—the chief said he was in
formed by the victims—the wom-
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Builder’s Cup To
Be Presented At
Kiwanis Program
The 1963 winner of the Sand
hills Builders Cup, given annual
ly to a Moore County resident
who has shown devotion to the
upbuilding of the area, will be
announced at the annual Ladies
Night program of the Kiwanis
Club Friday night.
The meeting, which marks the
end of the year for the club, will
be held at the Meeting Hall at
Mid Pines Club. Members and
their wives and guests, along
with a long list of distinguished
visitors, will be present for the
program, always the highlight of
the club year.
Last year’s cup winner was
William P. Saunders, State Sen
ator, former head of the Depart
ment of Conservation and De
velopment, and a retired textile
official.
The identity of the recipient
this year—if there is to be one—
is a closely guarded secret. Se
lection is made by a committee
from nominations made by any
one in the Sandhills.
A. L. Folley, chairman of the
Friday program, announced that
presentation of checks would be
made to Moore Memorial Hospi
tal, the Waccamaw Boys Home,
and the Sandhills Kiwanis Edu
cational Fund, all annual pro
jects of the club. The program
begins at 7 p.m. and will feature
a dinner, musical entertainment,
and awarding of door prizes.
Ed Batton of Smithfield, Ki
wanis Carolines District Gover
nor, will be an honored guest.
DRAMA GROUP MEETING
Members of Theatre-in-the-
Pines, Sandhills community thea
tre group, are meeting tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock, in the
Southern Pines Country Club, to
plan future activity. All interest
ed persons are invited.
OUTDOOR YULE
MUSIC PLANNED
A new and different holi
day season event ifor the com
munity is planned for Thurs
day, December 19, when the
East Southern Pines High
School Glee Club and Band,
directed by William Mc
Adams, will give a short con
cert of carols and Christmas
music, in the open air near
the large, lighted tree at the
corner of Pennsylvania Ave.
and N. W. Broad St.
Mr. McAdams, who directs
both groups, said he expects
to start the concert about
5:30 p. m.,>to continue for not
more than a half hour.
Driver Course For
Youths 16-18 Set
December 30 & 31
The second in a series of driver
education courses for youths 16
through 18 years of age will be
given December 30 and 31 at the
National Guard Armory here, it
was announced this week by
Worth McDonald of Carthage,
driver education representative
of the State Department of Motor
Vehicles.
The course—running four
hours each day, from 8:30 a. m.
to 12:30 p. m.—is set on the late
December dates so that it can be
available to school and college
students home for the holidays,
McDonald said. The course is
open to both boys and girls.
He reminded young people that
under a new law, traffic safety
education is mandatory for all
persons 16 through 18 before they
■can obtain driver’s license. 'The
courses at the armory are being
given for those young people who
have not taken or will not take
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Christmas Cheer To Be
Provided For Needy By
VFW’;Funds Are Asked
Launching its annual Christ
mas Cheer campaign this week,
John Boyd Post, Veterans of For
eign Wars, asked for contribu
tions of clothing toys and cash
with which to purchase food
items for the dozens of baskets
that will be distributed on Christ
mas Eve to needy families in the
area.
Hubert Cameron heads the
THAT BIG 'IF'
SCHOOL HOUDAYS
A reminder that Christmas hol
idays for students in the Seuth-
ern Pines school system begin at
the close of school Friday, De
cember 20, and end with reopen
ing of the schools Thursday, Jan
uary 2, 1964, was issued this week
by Supt. J. W. Jenkins.
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COLLEGE TRUSTEES— Pictured as they
gathered last week for their first meeting, to
elect officers and plan their work, are the 12
members of the board of trustees of the newly
authorized Moore County Community College
to be built with bond issue funds. Seated, left
to right: N. L. Hodgkins, Southern Pines,
treasurer; J. C. Robbins, Aberdeen, secretary;
H. Clifton Blue, Aberdeen, chairman; Dr. W.
E. Alexander, Robbins, vice chairman; Tom
Hunter, Rockingham; and Paul Dickson, Jr.,
Raeford. Standing, same order: John F. Taylor,
Pinehurst; Dr. Charles Highsmith, Troy; L. L.
Marion, Carthage; Robert S. Ewing, Southern
Pines Dr. A. A. Vanore, Robbins; and J. E.
Causey, Lakeview. Eleven of the 12 trustees
went to Wilmington Sunday to inspect the
facilities of Wilmington College, to help them
with their planning. This week, they were ex
pected to start interviewing applicants for col
lege president.
(Humphrey photo)
Dreary^ Lonely
Homes Cheered
There’s always a big “IF” in
the Christmas Cheer program.
The “if” stands at the head of
a sentence that reads, “If people
feel that Christmas is something
to share with everybody. . .”
Looking back on the good re
sponse to the VFW’s Christmas
Cheer program in past years,
there is little doubt that,’ once
again, many a dreary, lonely
home will be cheered by food,
toys or clothing taken to it by
post members on Christmas Eve.
And who gets the cheer bas
kets and other gifts? Here are a
few actual persons, according to
information from files of the
County Welfare Department:
SAD LITTLE GROUP
Family Number 1 is a sad little
group of four: a mother and three
little girls, from one to eight.
They are not only mighty poor
ly off, but they are very sad too.
The father is in prison. The home
is a lonely dreary place and the
future looks black. A bit of
Christmas, with its promise that
somebody is thinking, somebody
wants to help, will do a lot to
raise this mother’s spirits—not to
mention make those little girls
happy.
OLD LADY ALONE
In startling contrast is the case
of an old, old lady, living alone.
Her age is 90; she has never mar
ried has no living relatives. Dur-
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I drive this year for the post, most
of whose members assist in some
way with the project.
He said that fund collections
Will be made on streets in the
business section by post members
on Saturday, December 14, and
again on Saturday, December 21.
The chairman stressed the im
portance of money contributions,
because this year most of the food
items for the baskets will be pur
chased by the posts. 'The former
custom of placing barrels in groc
ery stores for food contributions
has been discontinued, he said.
Purchase of food by the post as
sures a balanced variety of foods
in each basket.
Checks—made to the VFW
Christmas Cheer Fund—should
be sent to P. O. Box 226, it was
stated.
The VFW program is one of
manyj throughout the county,
that are coordinated with the
Moore County Public Welfare
Department, the post receiving
from the Department lists of fam
ilies whose need has been investi
gated and certified.
Coordination of giving through
the VIW post is asked, with oth
er individuals and groups send
ing food items, toys or clothing
to the post home on N. W. Broad
St. 'This will avoid duplications
of gifts and win assure that the
'contributions reach those families
who need them most, Mr. Cam
eron pointed out.
Tobacco Meeting
Set December 17
Moore County’s annual Tobac
co Meeting will be held in the
courthouse in Carthage 'Tuesday,
December 17 at 7:30 p. m., F. D.
Allen, county extension chair
man, has announced.
R. R. Bennett and Furney A.
Todd, tobacco specialists from
North Carolina State, will be
speakers for the meeting this
year. They will discuss tobacco
varieties, fertilization, irrigation,
diseases, soil fumigation and
sucker control.
Farmers will have an oppor
tunity to discuss with these spe
cialists any problems they have
at the end of the meeting in a
question and answer period, Mr.
Allen said.
“We must do the best possible
job with our 1964 tobacco crop to
overcome the 10% reduction in
acres. This is the time and place
to get information on how to ac
complish this,” noted the exten
sion chairman.
Exchange Teacher
From El Salvador
Due January 10
Mrs. Maria Zoila Henriquez de
Rauda, 23-year-old teacher from
El Salvador, will arrive in
Southern Pines January 10, to
teach here under an exchange
program administered by the U.
S. Office of Education, Supt. J.
W. Jenkins announced this week.
She will be assigned to the ele
mentary school, “for the piupose
of strengthening our total social
studies and foreign language pro
grams,” Mr. Jenkins said. “It is
hoped that her teaching experi
ence and her Spanish backgroimd
will create and stimulate student
interest throughout the total
school program,” he added.
The visiting teacher has taught
in primary, elementary and high
school grades in her native coun
try and speaks good English, the
superintendent said he had been
informed.
He noted that the Department
of Health, Education and Welfare
—^which includes the Office of
Education—recommends that ex
change teachers live in private
homes to give them direct ex
perience of American family life.
P. O. WINDOWS TO BE
KEPT OPEN SATURDAY
Postmaster Jim Causey said to
day that the parcel post and
stamp windows of the local post
office would be kept open until
4 p.m. Saturday, to facilitate
Christmas mailing. The windows
usually close at 12:30 p.m.
STREET NAME CHANGE SUGGESTED
Fund For Mentally 111, Business Area
Clock Proposed As Kennedy Memona!
Letters suggesting a fund for
Moore county residents in State
mental hospitals and a town
clock in the business section were
received this week by The Pilot,
in response to an editorial pub
lished last week, urging that
some sort of local memorial to
the late President John F. Ken
nedy be established here.
One of the letters also proposed
that Pennsylvania Avenue be re
named in honor of the assassina
ted President’s widow, Mrs. Jac
queline Kennedy.
The fund for the mentally ill—
with retarded children also to be
included in its scope—was pro
posed as an annual project to
bring cheer to those persons
“without voice or vote” at Christ
mas time each year, although it
was not stated that the assistance
would necessmily be limited to
the holiday season. The letter
suggesting this project, written
by David A. Drexel of Southern
Pines, points out that more than
100 Moore County residents are
in State mental hospitals or spe
cial schools for the mentally han
dicapped.
The letter suggesting the clock
and street name change came
from a Southern Pines resident
who asked that the writer’s name
be withheld.
Texts of the two letters follow:
To the Editor:
I feel certain that there will be
quite a response to the sugges
tion made in your last issue that
a memorial to our late President
be erected in Southern Pines.
John F. Kennedy was so directly
concerned with the interests of
the American People that many
forms of tribute will doubtless
be proposed.
Would it not be most appropri-
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