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VOL.—44 No. 43
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1964
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES
PRICE: 10 CENTS
WOMAN. 70 KILLED
Coroner Rules
Highway Death
‘Unavoidable’
The Labor Day holiday week
end saw one traffic fatality in
Moore County, that of Mrs.
Mamie Ethel Spivey, 70, of near
Robbins.
Mrs. Spivey, who with her
husband, Eli Spivey, operated a
small general store on NC 27, two
miles west of Robbins Cross
roads, was instantly killed when
she started across the highway
from the store to their home on
the other side. Waiting for a
westbound car to go by, Mrs.
Spivey, carrying a bag of gro
ceries, stepped into the path of
an eastbound automobile.
Moore County Coroner W. K.
Carpenter found the accident un
avoidable and exonerated the
driver of the car. Garland Garriss
of Troy, prominent attorney and
State Senator for the past sev
eral terms. Garriss was alone in
his car.
The woman’s body was thrown
about 20 feet. Garriss stopped im
mediately to render aid but she
was found to be dead. State
Highway Patrolman Gerald Cain,
investigating, said he found no
evidence of law violation on the
driver’s part. Her husband also
said she had poor eyesight, and
that she stepped directly out in
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ENTRANCE— Here is a view of the Penick
Home for the aging, from the entrance drive
way, E. Rhode Island Ave. extension. The end
of one of the residential wings is at left and
the main entrance at right, with roof of a
second residential wing visible in right back
ground, beyond the entrance structure. The
town’s water tanks appear in the distance and
the tall pine is typical of large trees on the
site. (Pilot photo)
GOVERNOR TO SPEAK AT SATURDAY EVENT
Home For Aging Will Be Dedicated
New Hardware Co.
Sets Opening On
Monday, Sept. 14
The Sandhills newest hard
ware store, the Mid Town Hard
ware Co., will have its grand
opening next Monday, Septem
ber 14, according to an announce
ment this week by its owner, W.
Glenn Caviness.
The Hardware is located mid
way between Southern Pines and
Aberdeen on US Highway 1 in a
new concrete block building just
north of the 15-501 turnoff. Store
hours are from 7 am to 9 pm.
Caviness, a life-long resident
of Aberdeen, has urged everyone
visiting his new store to register
for “some very nice door prizes”
which will be given away during
the grand opening next week.
Among the items to be market
ed in the new store are: small
electrical appliances, camping
equipment, pet supplies, fishing
and hunting equipment, power
tools, garden tools, paints and
sports equipment.
Plumbing and electrical sup
plies will be sold in addition to
the regular line of hardware
items.
Governor Terry Sanford will
deliver the primary address at
the dedication of the Bishop Ed
win A. Penick Memorial Home
here on Saturday, at 3 p.m., H.
T. Cosby of Charlotte, president
of the Episcopal Home for the
Aging, has announced.
Plans call for an outdoor cere
mony, on the lawn in front of
the large structure at the east
end of Rhode Island Ave.
The Rt. Rev. Richard H. Baker
of Raleigh, bishop of the Episco-
Delicaiessen Service
Opened In Pinehursl
Opening of a delicatessen de
partment and plans to operate a
catering service were announced
today by C. L. Worsham, Jr.,
owner of Worsham’s Grocery in
Pinehurst.
Located in the former “general
pal Diocese of North Carolina,
will conduct the service of dedi
cation, Cosby said. The Rt. Rev.
Thomas A. Fraser of Raleigh,
bishop coadjutor, will offer the
invocation. Norman A. Cocke of
Charlotte will introduce Gover
nor Sanford.
Kemp Battle of Rocky Mount
will deliver the memorial tribute
to Bishop Penick, late bishop of
the diocese, who first advanced
the idea of building the home.
Special recognition will be
given to Mrs. James Boyd of
Southern Pines, donor of the 14-
acre site, Louis H. Asbury, A.I.A.,
of Charlotte, architect; W. L.
Jewell, Jr., of Sanford, general
contractor; Walter N. Hobbs of
Charlotte, chairman of the build
ing committee; and Mrs. J. Wil
son Cuningham of Winston -
Salem and A. W. Fanjoy of States
ville, members of the decorating
committee.
John D. London of Charlotte,
will represent St. Peter’s Hospital
Foundation which gave an initial
gift of $50,000 to the home and
is now equipping its infirmary.
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Mac-
Dougall of Southern Pines are
administrators of the home which
began receiving guests this spring.
They had 17 years of experience
in operating a sanitarium in
BernardsviUe, N. J., before com
ing to Southern Pines in 1961.
Mrs. MacDougall is a registered
nurse.
The Rev. Martin Caldwell, rec-
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Leaf Sells Well
As Markets Open
In Moore County
Selling began today on the
Aberdeen and Carthage tobacco
markets and although prices were
not quite up to expectations of
the farmers, warehousemen were
generally pleased with the prices
considering last week’s drop on
the Border and Eastern markets.
Last year 10,676,624 pounds of
tobacco were sold on the Aber
deen market for an average of
$57.05 per hundred pounds. Ac
cording to Planters Warehouse
owner, Fentress Phillips, today’s
tobacco prices were better than
any belt market, opening at
slightly over $50 per hundred
pounds.
Phillips reported this after
noon just before presstime that
the average price per hundred
pounds for the first half of the
day’s sales at Planters Ware
house ran at $53.95. This price is
between $10 and $12 above that of
the Border and Eastern North
and South Carolina tobacco mar
kets, and $7 to $8 above the
opening day of sales at Planter’s
last year according to Phillips.
Warehousemen, buyers and
growers gathered this morning at
three Aberdeen Warehouses-
Planter’s, New Aberdeen and
Hardee’s—as well as the Victory
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County Commissioners
Approve Full Million
In Bonds For College
The Moore County commis
sioners, by adoption of a resolu
tion Tuesday, agreed to issue $1
million worth of county bonds ap
proved by the voters last Novem
ber, to be supplemented by $500,-
000 in State funds, for construc
tion of the Sandhills Community
College.
For the total amount of $1,500,-
TO MEET SUNDAY
HEADS JONAS GROUP
Dr. William F. Hollister of
Midland Road has been appointed
chairman of a “Physicians for
Jonas” committee in the 8th Con
gressional District, supporting
Republican Congressman Charles
R. Jonas of Lincolnton for reelec
tion. Details and a photo on page
8.
SAMUEL H. POOLE
Poole Enters Law
Practice With
Vance Derby Here
_ Samuel H. Poole, a native of
store building,” the grocery and County, this week entered
meat market was bought by Mr.
Worsham a year ago from J. D.
Hobbs.
Farther details appear in a
news item on page 9 and an ad
vertisement elsewhere in today’s
Pilot.
the practice of law with Vance
A. Derby.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Hawley Poole of West End, he
is a graduate of West End High
School, the University of North
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SPONSORED BY MENTAL HEALTH GROUP
Many To Attend Dinner Next Week
With Mrs. Rockefeller As Speaker
More than 125 reservations had
been received early this week
from people over the state who
plan to attend the Moore County
Mental Health Association dinner
Tuesday night at the Whispering
Pines Dobbs House Restaurant.
Mrs. Winthrop Rockefeller,
who will be the principal speak
er, is national chairman of the
New Year’s Eve Balls, proceeds
from which are devoted to
scholarships for young persons
interested in careers in the men
tal health field.
The dinner at 7:30 p. m. will be
preceded by a 6:30 reception for
Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller, who
will fly from their ranch in Ar
kansas earlier in the day to Ra
leigh, where they will be honored
at a noon coffee hour and a 1 pm
luncheon at the Sir Walter Hotel,
Mrs. Donald R. Scott of South
ern Pines, state chairman of the
Special Events Committee for the
North Carolina Mental Health As
sociation, will preside at a meet
ing prior to these social events
in Raleigh, when Mrs. Rockefel
ler will assist women in planning
the Wake County Mental Health
Association’s New Year’s Eve
Ball.
Mrs. Scott will also attend the
coffee and luncheon there, re
turning to Southern Pines with
Mrs. Rockefeller in time for an
executive committee meeting of
the State Association, to be held
in the Governor’s Suite at Whis
pering Pines Motel in the after
noon.
At Planning Meeting
A planning meeting of the Cen-
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Furniture Mart
Grand Opening
Starting Today
Mr. and Mrs. Hollie Sisk of
Southern Pines announced this
week the opening of a new furni
ture store located in the former
Colonial Furniture Co. building
on S. W. Broad Street. The new
business will be called the South
ern Pines Furniture Mart.
The grand opening began to
day (Thursday) and will continue
through Monday, September 14.
Times for the opening are from
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except for
today when the store will close
at 9 p.m.
While many of the lines carried
by Colonial Furniture Company
will be continued, the emphasis
will be on medium-priced furni
ture. All furniture will be sold' at
discount prices.
From time to time, showroom
samples from furniture markets
in High Point will be featured as
well as catalogue orders for spec
ial items.
During the past several weeks
the interior of the building has
undergone complete redecoration
in preparation for the grand open
ing. 'Two areas of the floor will
highlight selections of Early
American and Contemporary
furnishings.
French, Italian and traditional
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THE WEATHER
Maximum and minimum tem
peratures for each d'ay of the past
week were recorder as follows at
the U.S Weather Bureau obser
vation station at the W E E B
studios on Midland Road.
Max. M
September 3 82 6
September 4 85 S
September 5 90 f
September 6 83 £
September 7 83 £
September 8 81 £
September 9 85 (
FIRST PTA MEET
SET FOR MONDAY
New teachers will be intro
duced and a reception will be
held to introduce parents to
all teachers at the first meet
ing of the East Southern
Pines Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation, to be held at 8 pm
Monday in Weaver Auditori
um.
Mrs. J. S. Hiatt, Jr^ presi
dent, said that SupL J. W.
Jenkins will discuss the East
Southern Pines Schools' plans
for the 1964-65 year.
PTA membership costs 50
cents per person for the
school year.
Regional Meeting
Of Jaycees, Wives
Set For Weekend
The Southern Pines Junior
Chamber of Commerce will serve
as hosts this weekend for the an
nual Southcentral North Caro
lina regional meeting of the Jay
cees. A two-day program for an
expected 150 Jaycees and their
wives is planned to take place at
the Whispering Pines Motel and
Dobbs House Restaurant Satur
day and Sunday.
Durward Grady, local prepar
ations chairman, said this week
that members of the Southern
Pines club had been at work for
several weeks preparing for the
event, the first of its kind to be
held in Southern Pines. Joe Davis
of Rockingham, 10th district Jay-
cee vice-president, is in charge of
the overall arrangements for the
meeting.
The program will begin Satur
day afternoon with registration
and workshops for the Jaycees
and a fashion show for the wives
of the visiting representatives
from clubs throughout the South-
central area of North Carolina.
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Singers Asked
To Join Gronp
For ‘Messiah’
Organization of a community
chorus whose first project would
be a presentation of “The Mes
siah” during the 1964 Christmas
season, will be undertaken Sun
day afternnon at a meeting in
the Parish Hall of Emmanuel
Emmanuel Episcopal Church on
E. Massachusetts Ave.
’The meeting is set for 2:30 pm
and all interested persons are in
vited.
Men and women singers from
Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aber
deen, Carthage and the entire
Sandhills area are urged to take
part in the new project. Consid
erable interest has been express
ed, the announcement said.
Mrs. John McPhaul has been
active in preliminary organiza
tion. William McAdams will di
rect the proposed performance
and William Stokes will be the
organist.
000, the college trustees pledged
to build “a college you will be
proud of,” to serve a student body
estimated at some 600 from a six-
county area, and to meet a wide
range of community needs for col
lege parallel, technical, vocation
al, adult and other courses.
It had taken two meetings with
the trustees and the college presi
dent, Dr. Raymond A. Stone, also
a public hearing on the subject
to convince the commissioners
that it would' be in the public
interest to build a $1,500,000 faci
lity rather than the $1 million one
initially planned.
In last year’s promotional cam
paign leading up to the bond vote,
advocates of the bond issue, en
dorsed by the commissioners, had
told the people that if the $500,-
000 in State funds—tentatively
pledged—came through, the coun
ty bond issue could be diminished
in that amount. However, two
months ago, the trustees said a
new survey, and wider knowledge
of the comprehensive community
program, indicated that the faci
lity would need to be one-third
larger than had been planned and
the full $1 million would be need
ed for building purposes. To this
would be added the $500,000
which is now assured from the
State.
In their agreement, the com
missioners emphasized that there
would be no further construction
funds from them. They are com
mitted also to supplementary
funds for maintenance and other
costs, up to a maximum of 4V2
cents per $100 of the county’s
total property valuation annually.
After that, the State takes over
to furnish and equip the college,
and to pay full operational costs.
At Tuesday’s meeting H. Clif
ton Blue, chairman, and Robert
S. Ewing, for the board of trus
tees, with Dr. Stone, pledged
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DOUBLES TOURNAMENT
A doubles tennis tourna
ment, composed of 11 teams of
men and eight of women, got un
der way last week under auspices
of the Sandhill Tennis Associa
tion. Matches are being played
off at Pinehurst and Southern
Pines at the convenience of the
participants, said Dick Kobleur,
STA president.
TO BE HONORED— The
Rev. John Dawson Stone, who
came here in July as pastor
of the First Baptist Church,
and Mrs. Stone will be
honored with a reception in
the Fellowship Hall of the
church from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday. The Rev. and Mrs.
Stone, with their three chil
dren — daughters Kelley, 4,
and Mary 3, and son John
Douglas, two months old—
are living in Manly.
Homconiing At
Bethesda Set
The annual homecoming at
Old Bethesda Church near Aber
deen, will be held this year on
Sunday, September 27, with the
service beginning at 11:15 am.
Dr. Samuel S. Wiley of Dur
ham, executive secretary of the
N. C. Presbyterian Church, will
deliver the homecoming message.
Dinner will be served on the
grounds at the noon hour follow
ing the morning service. The
usual afternoon program will not
be held this year.
Elder J. Talbot Johnson, chair
man of the homecoming commit
tee, has announced the following
committee chairmen: Mrs Belle
Caviness, church building; J. K.
Bridgers, church grounds; Gor
don Keith, cemetery ground;
John McCrummen, welcoming; V,
U. Grose and Boy Scouts, park
ing; Jere McKeithen, music; Lin-
wood Moon, refreshments; H.
Clifton Blue, publicity.
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Local Schools Open With Becord Attendance
A record-breaking enrollment of 1,837 students was recorded
in local schools Tuesday, the first full day of the new school
year, reports Supt. J. W. Jenkins. In the scenes above, from
last Friday’s half-day orientation session at East Southern
Pines elementary school, Mrs. John Williams, at left, helps her
second grade students get used to their new classroom. The
other photos show youngsters in their spick-and-span first-day
outfits leaving the school, obviously impressed with the im
portance of what’s going on. More photos from opening day are
on page 22. Attendance figures for Tuesday showed the following
numbers of students in local schools: East Southern Pines—^high
school, 348; elementary, 8()0. West Southern Pines—high school,
157; elementary 532. This adds up to 1,148 in East Southern
Pines and 689 in West Southern Pines, for a grand total of
1,837. East side high school enrollment had risen to 355 by
Wednesday and more students are expected, said Mr. Jenkins,
returning from seasonal work in Northern states. Last year’s
total number of students for the opening half-day session was
1,685, but this had jumped to 1,794 by the third full day of
school. An exact comparison with this year’s figures, therefore,
is not possible today. (Pilot photos)