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%> Local young people are attending Boys’ State and Girls’ State — a notable citizenship training program. Story, photos, page 17. Tom Wicker’s full address to the graduating class of East Southern Pines High School appears in today’s Pilot. Page 9. VOL.—45 No. 32 TWENTY PAGES SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1965 TWENTY PAGES PRICE: 10 CENTS <41 DISCREPANCIES OF LANGUAGE NOTED School Bill Draws Speculation On Chance Of Agreement Without Voting There was considerable specu lation around the county this week on the permissive aspect of the school merger and tax elec tion bill ratified by the General Assembly three days before it adjourned last week. As amended, the bill states that an election “may be held” on whether the County, Southern Pines and Pinehurst school sys tems will be merged into a single county administrative unit and ‘Local Bills’ In AcePmllLr before the end of this year, If an election is held and if the In the 1965 session of the Gen eral Assembly, numerous so- called local bills, authorizing ac tions to be taken or legislation to take effect in Moore County alone, were introduced by State Sen. Voit Gilmore or Rep. Clyde Auman. Here is a brief summary of the bills ratified, aside from the coun tywide school consolidation and supplementary tax election bill, which is reported separately: —The town board of Carthage was authorized to call an election in that town, on petition of 15 per cent of the registered voters on whether the Moore County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board will set up and operate an ABC liquor sales store in Carth age. —Moore County’s exemption from certain existing zoning laws was ended, permitting zoning of areas of the county outside mu nicipalities and also permitting (Continued on Page 8) Pinebluff Church Gets New Pastor Only one pastoral change was made in Moore County Methodist churches at last week’s annual four - day meeting of the North Carolina Conference in Raleigh. The Rev. David M. Lewis, for merly at Lumberton, was assign ed to the Pinebluff Methodist Church, replacing the Rev. Julian W. Scott who goes to Faith Meth odist Church in Burlington. Other Methodist pastors over the county are continuing in their former charges. The departing Pinebluff pastor and his wife were given a silver service by members of the church at a party held in their honor Saturday night. They have two children. The new pastor and his wife, who have two sons, 14 and 12, were to move to Pinebluff today. also, as a separate issue on the baliot, on whether a special tax not exceeding 30 cents per $100 of property valuation, will be levied for school operating ex penses. The subject of speculation— and the hope expressed by many observers close to the school con solidation controversy—is that agreement on the merger might be reached by officials of the three school systems without hav ing a vote. If an election is held, it would be called by the county commis sioners and it would have to be merger is approved, the county commissioners would, under the bill, appoint a seven-member board of education for the new consolidated unit, to serve until a similar board would be elected in countywide, nonpartisan vot ing on the second Tuesday of April, 1967. The appointed board would have at least one member from each of the three existing boards of education in the county and, like its succeeding elected board, its members would be drawn one each from the five regular consti tuted voting districts of the coun ty, with two more chosen at large, from anywhere in the county. Meanwhile, the bill stipulates, the Southern Pines and' Pinehurst boards of education would con tinue to administer their school svstems until June 30, 1967. Confusions of Terms Persons reading the school bill this week were struck by a confusion or discrepancy of terms in the bill’s reference to the dis tricts from which the consolida ted school board’s members would be first appointed and then elected. The bill refers to these units as “school districts” or “areas,” whereas it was the intent of the framers of the bill that five of the seven members of the board of education fee appointed or elected from the five “voting dis tricts” each consisting of two townships—from which both the county commissioners and the county board of education, as now constituted, are elected. The bill was written in the State’s Attorney General’s office, in cooperation with the legisla tive staff of the Institute of Gov ernment. State Sen. Voit Gilmore said that the confusion in lan guage may have arisen after the bill’s writers were informed that the five districts were those from which the present board of edu cation is elected—and that they (Continued on Page 8) "W V- CAMPERS ARRIVE— A group of 17 Camp Easter boys and girls—some in wheel chairs, some on crutches, some wearing braces—ar rived in this bus Sunday from Mecklenburg, Gaston and Union Counties. They are pictured with the camp’s counselors (right and in back- iWi ground) who welcomed them. There are 31 handicapped children now at the camp, coming also from Fayetteville, Wilmington, Creedmoor, Durham and Greensboro, as well as one from Moore County. ■A', f .'it 4 SUPPER TIME — As the end of the “supper line” of campers vanishes into the front door of the big new lodge building at Camp Easter in the Pines, some of the adults connected with the program observe, outside. From left. Dr. Jose Infante, camp director; Lou Manning, di rector of waterfront activities and athletics; Mrs. Carmen Infante, who is assisting her hus band, and Bert Hawley, executive director of the N. C. Society of Crippled Childten and Adults, Chapel Hill. (V. Nicholson photo) Camp Easter Opens *65 Season College Moving Ahead Adult Education Funds Received; Classes To Start Funds for basic adult educa tion in excess of $20,222 have been received by Sandhills Com munity College. Appropriations came from the Economic Oppor tunity. Act of 1964. The money will be used to pro vide basic adult education classes in Moore, Montgomery, Rich mond, Scotland', and Hoke Coun ties. The classes will bring in struction in reading, everyday arithmetic, and written language to adults with less than eighth grade education. Work on organizing the classes and training teachers for them began in December when receipt of funds because apparent. A few (Continued on Page 8) ROOMS NEEDED Sandhills Community Col lege has received a number of inquiries from incoming students about rooms and small apartments. Most of these students plan to occupy Monday through Friday, go ing home on weekends. Although the college will not provide dormitories, it has undertaken to Inform stud ents about available housing in private homes and public accommodations. Anyonie having a room or an apart ment for rent may place it on the college's available list by calling 695-1471. , Part-Time Jobs Available For Certain Students Sandhills Community College has received $24,000 to help fi nance a work-study program for students. Dr. Raymond A. Stone, president, announced today. The fund came from the Economic Opportunity Act to help students who need financial aid to attend college. This grant, which provides money to pay students for part- time jobs on campus, will make it possible for a qualified student to earn his own way. To qualify for the work-study program, a student must esta blish financial need. Need is based upon family income. Under the work-study program, a student may work up to 15 hours a week at a job on campus. Typical jobs which might be per formed are those of secretary, library assistant or landscape aide. During summer vacation a quali fied student may work up to 40 hours a week. Students who plan (Continued on Page 8) The summer’s first camping period opened Sunday at Camp Easter in the Pines and this week 31 handicappped youngsters are enjoying a new and interesting experience as the facility just north of Southern Pines begins its second season. This is the first of three camp ing periods scheduled for the camp’s second season. Enroll ment had reached the full ca pacity of 34 but several children for one reason or another couldn’t attend. The present group will remain till July 1 and the second will come in July 4 The 31 are finding camp life much enhanced by the addition of the new lodge, used as dining hall, recreation center and gen, erql gathering place. Built af redwood with deep-eaved white shingle roof, it has a wide fire place as an interior focal point. Activities were well under way early in the week and all the boys and girls had made them selves at home. To the casual ob server, their friendships seemed as warm, their familiarity with the place as comfortable as if Camp Easter were really their home. Some of the campers are in wheelchairs, some walk with YOUTH CHARGED SEN. McLEAN SPEAKS State Sen. Hector MacLean of Lumberton, president of the Southern National Bank of North Carolina which has a branch office here, was guest speaker at Friday’s luncheon meeting of the Southern Pines Rotary Club at the Country Club. He reviewed legislation and issues in the 1965 General ) Assembly. Hearing Slated In Shoaling Of West Side Girl A hearing will be held in next Wednesday’s regular session of Southern Pines Recorder’s court for James Wesley Graham, 18, of 424 S. Gaines St., who is charged with assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill, in the shooting of Bobbyette Thread- gill, 16, also of West Southern Pines. Police Chief Earl S. Seawell said that the Threadgill girl was shot in the left chest, the night of Sunday, June 13, near the in tersection of W. New Hampshire Ave and Hale St. She was treat ed for the wound at St. Joseph Hospital and remained as a pa tient. Her condition is now satis factory, though she was still in the hospital early this week. Held by police is a light .22 cal ibre pistol found in the bushes near the scene of the shooting. The bullet went entirely through the girl. Chief Seawell said. CAMP VISITORS ASI^D TO CHECK Visitors are welcome at Camp Easter in the Pines. Mrs. Mark Liddell, Jr., camp coordinator, saidi this week— but she asKed that all persons planning a visit check first with her or with Dr. Jose Infante, the camp director, as there are certain limes when visitors can be more easily received. The camp's telephone num ber is 695-5801 (it is listed in the directory) and Mrs. Liddell can also be reachedi at 695-0222. The road to Camp Easter, marked with a sign, leaves N. C. 22 (Southern Pines-Carthage road) at the Kenwood development, south of the junction with Pee Dee Road. Then another sign marks a left turn into the camp entrance road. Mrs. McCaskill Elected To Post Mrs. Audrey McCaskill of Car thage, Moore County register of deeds, was elected first vice- president of the North Carolina Register of Deeds Association at its annual convention held last week at the Vance Motor Hotel at Statesville. She was second vice-president last year. The four-day meeting was at tended by registers of deeds, their staff members and many of their husbands and wives. Clint McCaskill, husband of the Moore County register, accompanied her to the meeting. crutches or braces, and a couple of them use prosthetic devices for the feet nature denied them—which they blithely shed for romping in the lake. But, with the help of friendly coun selors, given when needed, these things are taken for granted and hold up nobody’s fun. In fact, said Lou Manning, athletic and waterfront director, so successfully did they take to various sports already offered that he planned to start some of the boys in a wrestling class. Swimming, paddling or play ing on the beach, handicrafts, games and sports adapted to their ages and abilities, meal times and rest times make the days pass quickly, “Evejwthing is going splendid ly,” said Dr. Jose Infante, di rector of the camp, with his wife. Carmen, as assistant. “Our staff members and counselors are all d'oing fine jobs and the children are wonderful.” A former lawyer and teacher of English in his na- (Continued on Page 8) STARTS HERE JULY 1 New Postal Service To Speed Mail Over State A new postal service, in which all North Carolina-bound mail deposited by 5 pm will be at its destination the next morning, will go into effect at the South ern Pines post office, as well as all others in the State, Thursday, July 1, Acting Postmaster Morris Johnson pointed out this week. The new system will be work ed through use of express trucks on regular runs, night and day, ERROR CORRECTED Garland Pierce (Not McPherson) In Housing Post Garland A. Pierce—not Gar land McPherson as reported in last week’s Pilot—was named ex ecutive director of the Southern Pines Housing Authority. The ap pointment came from the Au thority, meeting Monday of last week. The Pilot regrets the reporting error which resulted from a mis understanding. Members of the Housing Au thority, all appointed by Mayor Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr., are: John C. Parrish, chairman; the Rev. Martin Caldwell, E. Earl Hub bard, T. R. Goins and Lt. Col. Frank M. Smith. Mr. Pierce, a native of Mass achusetts who came to Southern Pines more than 35 years ago, has long been active in the busi ness and civic life of the com- munty. His experience includes (Continued on Page 8) 2 Towns Schedule Events On July 5 Independence Day celebrations have been scheduled Monday, July 5, in both Aberdeen and Carthage. Marking July 4, which falls on Sunday this year and so is being celebrated on the 5th, committees at Aberdeen are at work on an all-day program starting with a 10:30 a.m. parade, to be followed, at the Aberdeen Lake recreation area, with an adatess by John A. Lang, Jr., Carthage native who is administrative assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, in Washington, D. C. A beauty contest will be held at 8 p.m., following many games and contests during the after noon. A night street dance will conclude the program. At Carthage, a parade and horse show at the athletic field, sponsored by the Moore County Saddle Club, form the center of attraction. Anyone with a horse, pony, mule or any kind of ve hicle can enter the parade, it has been announced. between “Sectional Center Fa cilities” set up in 11 places in the State, fed by a network of Star Routes covering all of the small er post offices. Mail to be handled in this manner includes all first-class mail, most parcel post and daily and weekly newspapers. The familiar Greensboro-War- saw (and return) Highway Post Office, serving Carthage, South ern Pines and Aberdeen in Moore county, will be discontinued, and in its place there will be two Star Routes, one from Raeford to McCain to Aberdeen to Southern Pines, the other from Southern Pines to Olivia, in Harnett Coun ty, stopping at Lakeview, Vass, Carthage, Cameron and Lemon Springs, both routes rurming north in the morning, returning at night. The Sectional Center Facility for this area will be Fayetteville, into which all mail from post of fices within a radius 'of about 50 miles will be funneled, to be sped on its way, most of it through the State Central Fa cility at Greensboro. Also By Train Mail will also be dispatched by train as usual from offices with mail closing hours later than 5 pm. But most individuals and business offices are expected to adjust their schedules to the 5 pm closing hour and gain the advantage of the new high-speed service. Acting Postmaster Johnson and other post office personnel of this area met at Fayetteville about three weeks ago to learn ot the new service and how to adapt their schedules to get the mail out fast and 'on its way. Increas ed use of the zip code was stress ed as it is' expected that, once the new system is set up all over the country, everything will go by zip code. The new service went into ef fect in South Carolina Tuesday, leading off the nation. On Thurs day, July 1, North Carolina and other states of the southeastern region will follow suit, along with some in other parts of the country. As the acceleration pro gram takes over everywhere, (Continued on Page 8) Youths To Wash Cars# Clean Yards Saturday Members of the Senior High Fellowship of Brownson Memori al Presbyterian Church will wash cars and clean up yards, Satur day, June 26, from 9 am to 5 pm Proceeds will go toward recrea tion equipment for the church’s Youth Center. Persons interest' ed in these services are asked to call 692-6252 or 692-2913. Lt. Gov. Robert Scott To Speak At Democratic Rally Here Sat., July 3 Lt. Governor Robert Scott wilL Mrs. Henry Graves, Jack Mc- be the featured speaker at a Phaul and Russell Powell. They Democratic Party watermelon rally at the Southern Pines Country Club outdoor pavilion, Saturday afternoon, July 3, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Free watermelon and July Fourth oratory is promised by the Pinedene (Southern Pines) Precinct Democratic organiza tion, sponsor of the event. Chil dren are particularly invited to come with their parents and to compete for prizes in a water melon seed spitting contest. Lt. Governor Scott will be in troduced by State Senator Voit Gilmore. Chairman of the Pinedene Democratic Committee is Wood- row McDonald, wh'o announced the event. Other committee mem bers are Mrs. Stanley Austin, comprise the arrangements com' mittee. McDonald stated, “We think the July Fourth weekend is a good, patriotic time to have a party and to show that we are proud to be Americans. We in vite everyone, no matter what their political beliefs, to come and meet their public officials and enjoy free watermelon. “Come early,” McDonald warned, “because we don’t want anyone to miss the watermelon.” He said the pprogram would end by 5:30 p.m. Lt. Governor Scott will come to Southern Pines from his farm at Haw River and will be accom panied by his wife, Jessie Rae. Last week he ended his first term as presiding officer of the North Carolina State Senate. Recreation Programs Draw Much Interest The town recreation programs in East and West Southern Pines are drawing record numbers of children and young people, it was reported this week. A wide range of activities is going on daily, Monday through Friday, with Ben Utley in charge on the East Side and Joe Wynn on the West Side. A bowling program started in East Southern Pines Wednesday morning drew a heavy response, Utley said. A special feature for youngsters this week will be re duced price admission to a Dis ney film at the Sunrise Theatre, at 3 p.m. Friday. Schedules for both East and West Side regular events appear on page 5 of today’s Pilot. 750 Expected At 4-H District Meet Tuesday About 750 young people are ex pected at Union Pines School, Tuesday, June 29, for the South eastern District 4-H Demonstra tion Day, Mrs. Betty Morgan, as sistant feome economics agent for Moore County, said this week. There will fee both morning and afternoon sessions, with more than 25 demonstrations on agri cultural topics and techniques taking place in the morning. D. A. Cockman, outstanding 4-H Club member from Moore Coun ty and District president, will preside at the afternoon program in the school auditorium, when District 4-H winners will be rec ognized. 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. June 17 75 57 June 18 77 51 June 19 80 52 June 20 85 56 June 21 88 61 June 22 88 63 June 23 90 65
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