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Tin Whistles
Club members gathered Friday
at Pinehurst to mark their
golfing club’s 60th anniversary.
Photo, page 21.
VOL.—44 No. 18
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1964
TRAIL RIDE WINNERS— Mrs. Walter B. Fletcher of Char
lottesville, Va., right, who placed first in the Senior Division of
the annual Sandhills Trail Rides held here Saturday, and Bar
bara Wadsworth, center. Junior winner, receive their trophies
from Mayor W. Morris Johnson, as Mrs. W. O. Moss, representing
the sponsoring Moore County Hounds, looks on. Both divisions
rode a 20-mile marked course, despite rainy weather. Others plac
ing in the Senior Division were; Mrs. Winthrop Pyemont, Fram
ingham Centre, Mass., second; Miss Mary Stevenson of California,
third; and J. T. Overton of Southern Pines, fourth. Awards were
made at a supper in Pineholme on Youngs Road. Judges were
Harry Huberth of Bedford, N. Y.; Richard D. Webb of Southern
Pines, joint master of the Moore County Hounds; Miss Betty
Dumaine of Pinehurst; and Dr. C. C. McLean of Midland Road.
Timer was Miss Wiffi Smith. See another photo and details of
the Junior Division on page 8. (Humphrey photo)
Peaches Not Hurt
By Light Freeze;
Blossoms At Peak
A light freeze of Wednesday
night and early Thursday morn
ing did no perceptible damage to
Sandhills area peach blossoms,
which are expected to be at their
peak of springtime beauty this
weekend, according to word from
the “peach country.” Official low
temperature for the night, as re
corded by the U. S. Weather Bu
reau station at Radio Station
WEEB on Midland Road, was 29
degrees.
There may have been some
spotty damage but it was not im
mediately apparent and, one
grower said, “would just mean
less culling later.”
Of course if the temperatures
stay low, or go much lower, it
could be a different story. He re
called a recent year when an
April 16 freeze proved fatal to the
entire crop.
A prolonged spell of unseason
able warmth this month has
brought the blossoms near their
peak several days earlier than
usual, and some cold, he said, is
good as it will hold back a portion
of the crop.
The West End- Eagle Springs
area in Moore County and the
Candor area in Montgomery are
good places to go to see peach or
chards in bloom.
‘Brigadoon’ Will
Be Presented On
Friday, Saturday
The musical fantasy “Briga-
doon,” Broadway success of a few
seasons ago, will be presented Fri
day and Saturday evenings at
Weaver Auditorium with a cast
composed of the East Southern
Pines school glee club, plus tal
ented men and women of this
community. Curtain time is 8:15.
The glee club members will
dance, act and sing as a chorus
for the musical, which employs
this device for background color
and plot movement as well as
general gaiety and tunefulness.
The musical play, by Lerner
and Loewe, of “My Fair Lady”
fame, tells the story of a Scottish
village which, under a magic
spell, reappears from the mists
of the past for just one day every
100 years. A modern American
young man who strays within its
borders falls in love with a lass
he meets therein.
During its one-day-a-century
existence the village, Brigadoon,
is a lively place, filled with
townfolk busy about their af
fairs, but not too busy to extend
a welcome to a stranger. But say
ing goodbye to Brigadoon is a far
harder thing.
Carolyn McGoogan, a gradue.le
of Flora Macdonald College who
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Antiques Show To Qro/ Polio Vaccins Will Be Given Residents
Bring Hundreds
Or County At 8 Locations Sunday Afternoon
Here Next Week
Hundreds of antique items,
from furniture to jewelry, wiU be
shown Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of next week in the sev
enth annual Antiques Fair of the
Moore County Historical Associa
tion.
The Fair has become one of the
leading events of its kind on the
eastern seaboard, a showcase for
leading dealers of a dozen states.
Visitors are expected to throng
the National Guard Armory dur
ing the three days of the Fair, be
tween the hours of . 10 a. m. to 9 p.
m. Proceeds of the event are used
by the Historical Association for
its restoration and other projects.
Silver, china, crystal and many
other items will be shown.
Mrs. Ernest L. Ives is general
chairman again this year with
Mrs. Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr., as
treasurer and Mrs. F. F. Rainey
as executive director.
Mrs. J. P. Marley and Mrs. W.
Morris Johnson will be in charge
of canteen that will serve refresh
ments. They wiU have working
with them many volunteers from
Southern Pines, and there will
also be volunteers from Aberdeen,
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County Library To Be
Closed Fri., March 20
The Moore County Library will
be closed Friday, March 20, in or
der that the staff may attend a
one-day training workshop for the
personnel of the Sandhill Region
al Library, comprised of the
Montgomery, Moore and Rock-
ingham-Richmond County Libra
ries.
The workshop on Library Serv
ice for Adults, to be held in Rock-
ngham, will be directed by Miss
Frances Gish, library consultant
from the North Carolina State Li
brary and Miss Hollis C. Haney,
director of the Sandhill Regional
Library.
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VICTORY OVER POLIO— That’s the slogan
printed on these cartons of frozen Sabin oral
vaccine as they arrived here by air in prepara
tion for Sunday’s administration of the disease
preventative, on lumps of sugar, to thousands
of Moore County residents of all ages. Left to
right: E. G. Cook of Piedmont Airlines; Coun
ty Commissioner W. S. Taylor of Aberdeen,
representing the county’s official sponsorship
of the vaccine project; Dr. Efhijy Tqftg of Pine
hurst and Southern Pines,- president of the
Moore County Medical Society; and Robert S.
Ewing of Southern Pines, coordinatipg chair
man for the program. (Humphrey photo)
Completion Of Community College By
September, 1965, Forecast By Planner
CAUSEY RESIGNS
AS POSTMASTER
Acting Postmaster J. W.
Causey of Southern Pines has
submitted his resignation, he
said this week,
Causey who has served for
the past three years, said he
has nothing to announce now
as to his future pQans. Formal
acceptance of his resignation
will not take place until a
successor is appointed.
It is expected a recommen
dation for the post will be
made soon by the Moore
County Democratic Execu
tive Committee.
The Community College Board
of Trustees was told Friday, that
construction of the college could
be completed by September, 1965.
C. William Brubaker, nationally
known community college plan
ner who is a consultant with
Hayes-Howell and Associates to
develop the master plan for the
college, on the Pinehurst-Airport
road, stated that plans could be
drawn by mid-summer and con
tracts let to permit ample time
for construction to be completed
before the college is scheduled to
open.
Brubaker and T. T. Hayes ap
peared before a called meeting of
the trustees in the offices of the
college here, outlining a time
schedule for erection of buildings.
Board Chairman H. Clifton
Blue expressed pleasure at pro
gress being made and urged arch
itects, administrators and trustees
“to work diligently to provide a
college equal to the enthusiasm,
interest, and support of the peo
ple of this area.”
J. E. Causey, of Lakeview,
building committee chairman, re
ported that a soil survey of the
site would be completed this
month. He also stated that a con-
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PLANS 'OFFICES'
CLASS I-A BASKETBALL EVENTS
Pinehurst Boys Win District Tourney,
To Play In State Semi-Finals Friday
Pinehurst High School boys,
Moore County and District 4,
Class 1-A basketball champions,
won their first game in the State
Class 1-A Tournament at Durham
Wednesday night, defeating An
drews High of Cherokee County,
62-51.
The victory puts them in the
semi-finals, facing Red Oak at
7:15 p. m. Friday.
Whatever happens Friday night,
Pinehurst will play again Satur-
day night—in the finals if they
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.
March 12 70 37
March 13 70 35
March 14 58 38
March 15 66 38
March 16 63 32
March 17 71 37
March 18 67 44
win, or in a consolation contest
if they lose. The finals contest
is set for 9 p. m. Saturday. The
consolation game, to determine
third and fourth place in the State
Tournament, is slated for 7:30.
To reach the state tourney,
Pinehurst defeated Cumberland
Central 59-58, Tar Heel 65-53, and
Boone Trail 63-55, in the District
Tournament at Campbell College,
Buies Creek.
Boone Trail had eliminated
Aberdeen from the District Tour
nament with a 55-52 defeat in the
semi-finals.
Radio Coverage
Joel Stutts of Southern Pines
did a live play-by-play radio
broadcast of the Pinehurst-An-
drews game from Durham, over
Station WWGP-FM of Sanford.
Roland Hopper of the station’s
staff did the “color” part of the
broadcast.
It is expected that they will
team again to cover Pinehurst’s
games on both Friday and Satur
day nights. The Friday broadcast
will start at 7 p. m.
KIMBALL WATSON
HARRY H. PETHICK
Watson To Head County Cancer Drive;
Pethick Elected President Of Chapter
The appointment of Kimball
Watson of Southern Pines to lead
the American Cancer Society’s
1964 Crusade in Moore County
was announced Tuesday evening
at the annual dinner meeting of
the county chapter, held at the
Carthage Hotel.
Harry H. Pethick, also of South
ern Pines, was elected president
of the Society, taking the place of
Cecil Beith who served in that
capacity for the past two years.
Dr. Charles A. S. Phillips will
again serve as 1st vice-president
and medical adviser; Jack Morgan
of Pinehurst and Vass, treasurer;
and Mrs. Carolyn Watson, secre
tary.
Mr. Pethick, in naming the new
chairman, said that “under the
vigorous leadership of Mr. Wat
son we hope to have our most
successful educational and fund
raising Crusade ever.” The goal
for Moore County this year is
$5,000 and the Crusade begins
April 1.
In accepting the Crusade post,
the chairman called on everyone
“to do his part in the fight against
cancer.” He noted that the disease
will eventually strike some 48,-
000,000 Americans now living, ac
cording to present rates. “All of
us,” he said, “either directly or in
directly are destined to be touch
ed by the suffering caused by
cancer. 'Therefore all of us must
unite against the disease.” He de
fined “best conditions” as getting
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Rep. Jonas Hits
Spending, Urges
Policy Changes
Rep. Charles R. Jonas of Lhi-
colnton plans to set up “office
hours” around the district, inclu
ding all Moore County commu
nities, if time permits later this
year, he told an audience of some
350 persons who braved pouring
rain to greet him at a dinner here
Saturday night.
The Eighth District Republican
Congressman said that when first
elected, he started “taking the of
fice to the people” and found it
mutually beneficial.
Setting up his “office” in town
halls, fire stations, country stores
or anywhere people congregated,
he would invite the people to
icome and talk things over with
him or just get acquainted. He
told of many who came “just be
cause they hadn’t seen a Con
gressman before and wanted to
see what one looked like.”
Since the re-districting, and the
election which made him repre
sentative of the new Eighth rath
er than the old Tenth, there just
hasn’t been time, he said. “In 1962,
we didn’t get to leave Congress
till October, with hardly time to
dp any campaigning, then last
fall, with its multitudes of prob
lems, we didn’t get off until
Christmas Eve. So there’s been
little opportunity for me to get
out and see you.
“I don’t know what the coming
year will hold but if possible I
will set up office hours at Carth
age, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Rob
bins, Southern Pines, West End
and other communities in Moore
County, and invite each of you to
come out and get better acquaint
ed.
“We will discuss your problems
if you have any, and if you
haven’t, I have some I’d like
to get your help on,” he said.
The speech in the Weaver Au
ditorium followed a dutch dinner
in the school cafeteria, sponsored
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JOHN R. INGRAM
ASHEBORO LAWYER
SCHOOL VACATION
Spring vacation for students in
the Southern Pines District
schools will begin at close of class
es Tuesday, March 24. They will
retiun to school Tuesday, March
31.
Ingram To Make
Race For Seat
In State Senate
John R. Ingram of Asheboro,
has announced his candidacy for
the State Senate representing the
counties of Harnett, Hoke, Lee,
Moore and Randolph.
Ingram is a native of Randolph
County and a lifelong Democrat.
His father, the late Henry L. In
gram, was twice State Senator
representing the counties of Har
nett, Hoke, Moore, and Randolph
during the 1930’s and was North
Carolina Department Command
er of the American Legion when
he died in 1943.
Ingram was graduated from the
public schools of Asheboro as an
honor graduate and attended the
University of North Carolina,
graduating from the School of
Business as first in his class.
While at the University, he was a
member of the Phi Beta Kappa
Scholastic Fraternity, Beta Gam
ma Sigma Scholastic Business Ad
ministration Fraternity, Phi Eta
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Pinehurst Lions Set
Sale; Gifts Welcome
The Pinehurst Lions Club will
hold its annual rummage sale
Friday and Saturday, March 27
and 28, at the Little Club, next
to the Fire House in Pinehurst.
'Those having clothes or house
hold articles to donate are asked
to contact any member of the
committee,'''wKich is composed of:
Harris Blake, Ed Swaringen,
Tom McKeii^je, Joe Wiseman
and J. W. "Biinch” Sheffield.
HARNESS RACING
Trotting .races are scheduled
for the Pinehurst Race Track, to
start at 2:30 p. m. Sunday under
auspices of the Pinehurst Driving
and Training Club. (Further de
tails in a news item on page 18
and an advertisement elsewhere
in today’s Pilot).
Moore County’s program to
stamp out polio gets underway
Sunday, March 22, with the first
of a series of three “feedings” of
the new Sabin oral vaccine. Sub
sequent clinic days will be Sun
days, April 19 and May 17.
Eight polio clinics will be man
ned Sunday by volunteers in the
school cafeterias at Aberdeen,
Carthage, Robbins, Pinehurst,
Southern Pines, Vass-Lakeview,
West End and Eagle Springs, be
tween 2 and 5 p. m. Physicians
say that every person from six
weeks of age on up should take
the vaccine, whether or not they
have received other types of im
munization such as the Salk vac
cine.
The vaccine is an odorless,
tasteless liquid, three drops of
which are placed on a sugar cube
to be eaten. For the very young,
it will be dropped directly into
the mouth by the physicians in
charge of each clinic.
Three successive monthly ad
ministrations will be necessary to
immunize against the three
known polio viruses. The vaccine
is also effective against polio “car
riers”—those persons who them
selves may not get the disease but
can transmit it to others.
Sponsored by the Moore County
Medical iSqciety of which Dr.
Emily Tufts of Pinehurst is presi
dent, and endorsed and under
written by the Moore County
Board of Commissioners, the pro
gram. is designed to achieve 100
per cent participation by Moore
County residents.
The program is expensive, but
all that will be asked is a 25 cent
contribution for each dose, to help
pay for the vaccine and other
expenses.
Doctors, purses, registered
pharmacists and others are all
donating their services.
Need Not Pay
However, it was emphasized by
Robert S. Ewing, of Southern
Pines, general chairman for the
program., persons who feel they
cannot pay even the 25 cents are
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Butler Urges All
Take Oral Vaccine;
Blood Unaffected
Paul Butler of Southern Pines,
who for many years has been
chairman of the Moore County
Chapter of the National Founda
tion (“March of Dimes”) which
has played an outstanding part in
the fight against polio, this week
urged everyone to take advan
tage of the opportunity for im
munization afforded by the coim-
ty’s oral vaccine clinics.
Mr Butler’s service with the
county chapter goes back to the
times when serious epidemics of
infantile paralysis scourged this
area more than a decade ago. The
Moore County chapter is still
helping to care for some of the
crippled victims of those epidem
ics, he noted, in stressing the im
portance of immunization.
Blood Not Affected
Another statement in connec
tion with the oral vaccine came
this week from Jack R. Hauser of
Southern Pines, chairman of the
Moore County Red Cross Blood
Program.
He quoted m.edical authority in
saying that taking the vaccine
will have no effect on a person’s
donating blood in the regular col
lections that are made over the
county to maintain the program
that furnishes blood without
charge to botn the county’s hospi
tals.
GROUP TO SUPPLY
TRANSPORTATION
Members of the Sandhills
REACT team, composed of civ
ilian band radio operators, have
volunteered to supply free trans
portation to Sunday’s oral polio
vaccine clinics.
Persons needing transportation
are asked to call these numbers
in communities over the county:
Southern Pines 692-2831
Pinehurst 294-8022
Aberdeen . 944-1125
Vass-Lakeview 245-7642
Carthage 947-2791
Robbins 948-2421
West End 673-4824
Eagle Springs 974-1129