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SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1966
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GIVEN TO TOWN — Hidden from E.
Connecticut Ave. by a screen of trees and
shrubs is the inviting entrance driveway
and colonial brick facade of the large resi
dence that has been presented to the Town
of Southern Pines, as announced in detail
last week, by Mr. and Mrs. William D.
Campbell of New York City, who occupied
the house from 1946 until about six years
ago. Cars at left, in a spacious parking area,
belong to members of the Town’s Resort
Advertising Committee who were meeting
at the house with representatives of local
resort interests when the photo was made
this week. The Campbell gift provides a
$10,000-per-year maintenance fund — for
house, other buildings and 14-acre grounds
—for five years. A committee headed by
Councilman George H. Leonard, Jr., is
planning various uses for the newly ac
quired property which is open to the public.
(Pilot photo)
Proposals For Better
Law Enforcing Made
Round-the-clock staffing of
radio and telephone in the
sheriff’s office, longer hours
for the “prowl car” with two
men in it instead of one and
assignment of Chief Deputy
H.‘ H. Grimm for fuIl-tTmS"
criminal investigation were set
as immediate objectives for
better law protection by the
county commissioners at a
special meeting held Tuesday
in Carthage.
While full implementation
of the program with employ
ment of at least two more full
time deputies, might have to
wait for the 1966-67 budget,
they made a start by author
izing Sheriff W. B. Kelly to
find at least one other person
to man the radio and telephone
“for additional hours” at
night.
They also said they thought
they could find the money to
supplement Grimm’s salary so
he would not have to take
time from criminal investiga
tion to serve civil papers, as
he does now.
“' They said they would study
their financial resources and
let the Sheriff know definit-
ly at their February meeting
just how much they could do
now, and how much would
have to wait for the budget
covering the fiscal year start
ing July 1.
Sheriff Kelly and Grimm
attended the meeting on the
commissioners’ invitation, and
(Continued on Page 6)
IN KENWOOD
Zoning Board
Rules Against
Trailer Park
The newly enlarged South
ern Pines Board of Zoning
Adjustment, having heard its
first appeal on a “perimeter
area” matter Friday, met again
Monday to study pertinent
law and to render its decision.
The appeal was denied.
By unanimous vote, the 10-
member board upheld the de
cision of building inspector
Jon Merkel in prohibiting
completion and operation of a
third trailer park in the Ken
wood residential area.
They found that, while the
law is not retroactive for a
business already in operation,
it justifies prohibiting such a
business in preliminary stages
(Continued on Page 6)
Hodge Co. Sets
Grand Opening
The recently established
Hodge Carpet Company store
at 672 S. W. Broad St., next
to Dante’s Restaurant, will
have its official 1966 Grand
Opening and Open House all
next week, it is announced by
James T. Anglin, manager of
the local outlet and secretary
and treasurer of the parent
corporation which has its head
quarters in Greensboro.
The public is invited to visit
the store, starting Monday,
to see displays and register for
prizes which include a nine by
12 carpet in the color of the
winner’s choice. Free coffee
will be served visitors.
The store is open daily from
10 am to 6 pm.
Mr. Anglin’s wife, is active
with him in the business.
Moving here from Clemmons,
near Winston-Salem, they are
living on Midland Road, be
tween Southern Pines and
Pinehurst, Hodge Carpet Co.
established at Greensboro in
1929, also has a store at Ashe-
boro.
Council Thanks
W. D. Campbells
For Giving Home
(Editorial, page 2)
A resolution by the town
council, made public this
week, formally expresses
thanks, “ori behglf of all the
the citizens in the Town of
Southern Pines and surround
ing communities,” to Mr. and
Mrs. William D. Campbell pf
New York City, for the Camp
bells’ gtfi of their 14-acre es
tate here to the Town, to be
used for public purposes.
Also recognized, with grati
tude, are numerous other civic
and community service activi
ties of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell
during their residence here in
former years. The resolution
is signed by Mayor Norris L.
Hodgkins, Jr., and Mrs. Mil
dred McDonald, town clerk.
The full text of the resolu
tion, which was prepared by
Town Attorney W. Lament
Brown, follows:
“THAT WHEREAS, Bea
trice Hawn Campbell and Wil
liam D. Campbell, affection
ately known to their many
friends as “Bea” and “Bill,”
came to live in Southern Pines
in 1946, and immediately won
the admiration and respect of
all with whom they met by
their great desire and interest
in not being just residents,
but good citizens as well; and
“WHEREAS, during the
few years they lived in this
community, they made valu
able contributions of their
time and resources toward
building for all citizens, young
and old, a better community
(Continued on Page 6)
Two Young Men
Killed As Car
Strikes Bridge
A 'one-car wreck of 11:10 pm
Friday in drizzling rain on
Midland Road at the US High
way 1 overpass claimed the
lives of two young Sandhills
men.
Instantly killed—as the car,
travelling from Pinehurst, vio
lently struck a bridge support
—was the driver, Ray William
Webster, 30. An employee of
the Hunt Plumbing & Heating
Co. here, Webster made his
home with a sister, Mrs. John
H. Ross, in Country Acres on
Aberdeen, Route 1.
Billy Jack Newman, 20, of
Pinehurst, passenger in the
1960 two-door Ford, died about
two hours later of multiple in
juries at Moore Memorial
Hospital. The two victims were
related by marriage.
Moore Coroner W. K. Car
penter of Pinebluff ruled the
deaths accidental, due to loss
of control caused by exces
sive speed on a curve. Local
police, investigating, estima
ted the car’s speed at 70 as it
hit the concrete column some
18 inches thick. Police Chief
Earl S. Seawell said the car
wrapped itself around the
column so forcibly it took
workers more than an hour to
get it free.
Webster’s driver’s permit
bore the Southern Pines ad
dress of 585 N. Bennett St.,
as he had lived for a while in
Southern Pines. He had also
stayed off and on at Pine
hurst during much of the time
since he moved from Stokes
County, about 14 years ago,
and had been often employed
during seasonal operation at
the Carolina Hotel. He was un
married.
Funeral services for Webster
(Continued on Page 6)
HONORED — Samuel C. Harrison, right, receives from
James R. Thomas, DSA Award program chairman, the
Distinguished Service Award plaque, given by the South
ern Pines Junior Chamber of Commerce. The ceremony
took place at the Jaycees’ DSA and “Bosses’ Night”
banquet, Tuesday.
FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Sam Harrison Wins Jaycee Award
Samuel C. Harrison, whose
promotion to cashier of the
Citizens Bank and Trust Com
pany of Southern Pines is an
nounced' in another news item
today, is the 1966 choice for
the Distinguished Service
Award of the Southern Pines
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Presentation of the award—
MRS. GETTYS GUILLE TO SPEAK
Historical Association To Have
Tam On Old Rowan Houses
Progi
A meeting of the Moore
County Historical Association
scheduled for 8 pm, Tuesday,
January 25, will be the first
gathering of an established
county-wide group at the for
mer William D. Campbell
house which has been given
to the Town of Southern Pines
to be used for suitable public
purposes.
The house is located off E.
Connecticut Ave;—the third
entrance on the right, east of
the Ridge St. intersection. His
torical Association officials
recalled this week that Mr.
and Mrs. Campbell, now res
idents of New York City, were
among the founders of the As
sociation, when they lived
here, and supported its resto
ration projects. Mr. Camp
bell, it is recalled, served as
a director.
Tuesday’s meeting will be
Mrs. Gettys Guille of Salis
bury, director of the Rowan
Museum there. She will show
slides of the museum, which is
the historic Maxwell-Clipm-
bers house, and also of the
“Old Stone House” built in
1766 and bought by the muse
um from the descendants of
Michael Braun who built the
house on the Old Pee Dee
Road, near Salisbury in Rowan
County.
Mrs. Guille was one of the
organizers of the Rowan Mu
seum and was its first presi
dent, 1953-56. She became vol
unteer director of the museumi
in 1957 and still serves in that
capacity. In 1958, she received
the Cannon Cup from the NC
Society for the preserva
tion of Antiquities and is a di-
Jeiikins Hopeful
Anti-Poverty Bid
Will Be Accepted
J. W. Jenkins, superinten
dent of Southern Pines
schools, took time out this
week to describe, from a local
standpoint, the make-up and
activities of the newly organ
ized anti-poverty program.
The operation of the new
program here will follow the
same lines as in the Moore
County system and all over
the nation, with the objective:
to improve the education of
the children of underprivileg
ed families with an income of
less than $2,000 a year.
Mr. Jenkins said that the
first steps taken involved a
careful survey of all students
to determine those eligible
for this program. In the two
Southern Pines schools the
number was between 340 and
350. Among the group it has
been found that help was
sorely needed both as to edu
cation and physical condition,
the latter definitely included
in the program because of the
(Continued on Page 6)
Last Collection
Of Paper Slated
The third and final scrap
paper collection by the local
Jaycees in the Southern Pines
area will be conducted Sunday
afternoon, January 23, starting
at 1:30, Hal Reaves, project
chairman, has announced.
Persons wanting to donate
are asked to place newspapers
or other paper materials at
the curb-side, preferably tied
in bundles. The collection area
is roughly within the town
limits, but will extend to
Bethesd'a Road on the east.
Proceeds of the sale will be
used by the Jaycees for vari
ous civic service projects.
Guest speaker for next j rector of that Society.
NEW TOWN DOG TAGS
MUST BE OBTAINED
Dogs of any age owned by
residents within the town
limits must display a new
town license tag for 1966,
Police Chief Earl S. Seawell
reminded the public this week.
Tags can be obtained at the
police station in the munici
pal building. The fee is a
license, not a tax, he explain
ed, and' the town tag must be
worn in addition to the county
tag, obtained when property
is listed for taxes, and the
rabies vaccination tag.
Promoted To
Bank Cashier
Samuel C. Harrison has been
elected to the position of
cashier at The Citizens Bank
& Trust Company of Southern
Pines, it was announced this
week by N. L. Hodgkins, presi
dent. Mr. Harrison succeeds
C. H. Bowman who recently
retired from the bank.
Mr. Harrison came to the
bank here in 1962 and has had
previous banking experience
with the Bank of Chapel Hill
and First & Merchants Nation
al Bank of Richmond, Va.
He was advanced from the
position of assistant vice presi
dent, in the promotion an-
(Continued on Page 6)
Decision Awaited
In School Merger
Suit At Carthage
Presentation of both sides in
the Southern Pines-Pinehurst
taxpayer suit on school system
merger in Moore superior court
was made Monday as the Jan
uary civil term opened, with
Judge Robert M, Gambill of
North Wilkesboro presiding.
The trial, set peremptorily
as first on this term’s calendar,
when Judge Allen H. Gwyn
found no time to hear it at the
SECOND BREAK-IN
which goes to a young man
of the community, 21 through
35 years of age—was made at
the Jaycees annual DSA and
‘Bosses’ Night” banquet, Tues
day at Doug Kelly’s Holiday
Inn Restaurant.
The award recognizes both
community service and per
sonal achievement in the win
ner’s profession. Never reveal
ed until the time of presenta
tion, it goes to a nominee
chosen by a committee of old
er men in the community.
Though it need not go to a
Jaycee, Harrison is a member
and director of the local club.
Bobby L. Montague, presi
dent of the Jaycees, presided.
In addition to recognition of
the bosses, the Jaycees heard
a visiting speaker. Major Al
bert Girard, foreign liaison of-
(Continued on Page 6)
Midland Road
Garment Theft
Tops $10,000
Thieves returned last week
end to Louise Garnier’s Coun
try Club Fashions and made
off with more than $10,000
worth of expensive and fash
ionable clothing, practically
all new spring stock.
This is the same shop on
Midland Road, between Pine
hurst and Southern Pines,
which was broken into the
night of October 21. Frighten
ed off by a neighbor coming
unexpectedly through the
driveway, the intruders at
that time abandoned $15,000
worth of stolen garments
packed in bags behind the
shop.
This time, they got away
with the loot. Chief Deputy
Sheriff H. H. Grimm of the
Moore County sheriff’s depart
ment declined to state they
were the same thieves but ad::,.,
imtted, “It certainly looks like
it.”
They tried the same patio
entrance used before, but
found the door too tightly
locked. They damaged the lock
badly, abandoned it when
one more turn would have
opened it and broke into a
side window instead. They
made their exit by springing
loose a chain holding the patio
gate.
They also broke open an in-
(Continued on Page 6)
November criminal term, was
made on documentation only
lasting about four hours.
Few of the arguments were
heard, and none of the speech
es, which sparked the hearing
at Wadesboro last September,
when the plaintiffs, J. D. Hobbs
of Southern Pines and Dr. J.
C. Grier, Jr., of Pinehurst,
sought injunction against pro
cedures leading up to the Oc
tober 2 countywide vote on
merger of the Moore County,
Southern Pines and' Pinehurst
chooL systems and a county
widesupplementary school tax.
However, Judge Gambill
asked' numerous questions and
made comments as the presen
tations were made, then taking
the petition and documentary
exhibits for study before ren
dering a verdict Thursday.
Plaintiffs, naming the Moore
County commissioners and
board of elections as defend
ants, also State’s Attorney
General T. Wade Bruton, in
their suit, challenged validity
PALSY DONATIONS
Contributions to the current
Moore County campaign for
United Cerebral Palsy
amounted to $857.32 by Wed
nesday, Mrs. Vivien McKen
zie of Pinehurst, treasurer, re
ports. Persons who have re
ceived appeals or others wish
ing to give are asked to get
their donations in soon.
iiil
30 Taking Trade Course
Among about 30 boys tak
ing a carpentiy course that
was begun this school year at
East Southern Pines High
School are the three shown
here (left to right): Doug Mor
rison, Eddie Davis and Mike
Morrison, in the shop at the
school .
Tools and equipment for the
course have been bought and
partially installed under the
direction of the instructor,
John Mallow;, reports Supt.
J. W. Jenkins who noted that,
a grant of $2,000 was made to
the school, under the Voca
tional Act of 1963, for pur
chase of equipment.
The tools and equipment
are comparable to those used
in the building industry, Mr.
Jenkins said, and are recom
mended by the Trades and In
dustrial Department of the N.
C. Department of Public In
struction.
. Purpose of the carpentry
course is to provide training
in basic skills through shop
experiences, it was stated.
(John Short photo)
Police Changes
Noted By Chief;
Two Jobs Open
Several personnel changes
in the Southern Pines police
department were announced
this week by Chief Earl S.
Seawell.
The changes leave the de
partment two patrolmen short,
he said, and he is accepting
applications for the jobs—one
of which is expected to go to
a Negro applicant if a qualifi
ed man applies.
At the police station in the
municipal building, Clyde G.
Council has replaced C. L.
Worsham as desk clerk on' the
4 pm to midnight shift, after
Mr. Worsham resigned for
health reasons.
Patrolmen who have rcsign-
(Continued On Page 6)
Action Assured
For Spectators
At Hunter Pace
Sponsored by the Moore
County Hounds, the annual
Hunter Pace Day will take
place Saturday, starting at 2
pm at Buchan Field, behind
Bulletin
In a judgment delivered
in chambers at the court
house in Carthage late this
(Thursday) morning. Judge
Gambill denied the peti
tion of plaintiffs, uphold
ing the validity and consti
tutionality of the legisla
tion authorizing the school
merger and tax election.
Plaintiffs indicated an
appeal from the judgment
would be made to the
North Carolina Supreme
Court—a reaction that had
bpen expected if the
judge's decision went
against them.
In rendering his judg
ment, Judge Gambill went
over several controversial
points, expressing some
concern on a section deal
ing with . possible school
site, condemnation, but said
that if this matter ever
came up, the power of in
junction would offer a
legal remedy.
of the countywide vote and
subsequent procedures on the
grounds the special act au
thorizing them passed in
the closing (Jays of the 1965
General Assembly, was uncon
stitutional. Though the merg
er of the Southern Pines and
Pinehurst units with the
Moore County school system
received a favorable vote (the
Mile-Away Farm, off old No. ■ companion issue, a countywide
Firemen Fleet
Rapatas Chief,
Other Officers
Southern Pines volunteer
firemen, meeting Thursday
night of last week, elected Pete
Rapatas as chief for the com
ing year. He succeeds Joe
Garzik.
Named assistant chief, suc
ceeding Harold Fowler, was
Fred McKenzie. Tony Parker
was chosen as secretary and'
treasurer.
Ed Parker is the new com
pany captain who was elected
and Jack Cornell the new
truck captain.
Three trustees were elected
to terms as indicated: W. F.
Chatfield, three years; Hubert
Cameron, two years; and M.
O. Johnson, one year.
Bryan Poe was reappointed
as trustee for the Relief Fund.
The public is asked to take
notice that it is against the
law to follow the fire truck
closely; and householders were
advised to check their flues
and keep fireplace screens in
place, now that cold weather is
causing added use of these
facilities.
1 highway, north.
With many entries in and
more expected, the event will
see riders going out in teams
of two, at three-minute inter
vals, to try to cover a marked
course of eight to 10 miles in
an optimum “hunting pace”
time previously set. .The win
ner will be the horse and
rider coming closest to the
ideal time.
Senior and junior riders will
take part, in some cases team
ed together. There is no separ
ate junior event.
Parking space is available
for spectators on the hillside
overlooking the field. It’s ex
pected that by the time the
last of the teams go out, the
first ones will be coming in,
assuring action throughout the
afternoon.
Entry blanks will go out
Saturday for the second eques
trian event of 1966, sponsored
by the Moore County Hounds
—the Hunter Trials, set for
February 19. Eligible are qual
ified hunters who have finish
ed a minimum of six hunts
during the current season.
Hazlehurst Is New
Wildlife Club Head
New officers for 1966, elect
ed by the Moore County Wild
life Club in a dinner meeting
at Howard Johnson’s Restaur
ant, are: .Charles M. Hazle
hurst, president; and A. J.
Claxton, vice president. Mrs.
Cornelia Vanri, secretary, and
Mrs. Estelle Wicker, treasurer,
were reelected to those offices.
Election of directors, naming
of committee chairmen, recog
nition of service rendered by
project and committee chair
men, and .other business will
be reported next week, crowd
ed out for lack of space in | January
today’s Pilot.
school tax supplement was de
feated) and a new seven-mem
ber county board of education
has been appointed and is at
work as provided under the
act, coimser for plaintiffs have
declared the matter will be
carried to the Supreme Court
if necessary.
Making the presentation for
the plaintiffs were Willis
Srnith, Jr., and Henry Mitchell
of the Raleigh firm of Smith,
Anderson, Leach & Dorsett,
and R. F. Hoke Pollock of the
Southern Pines firm of Pollock
& Fullenwider. Acting for the
defense were M. G. Boyette,
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Ministers Conduct
Radio Devotionals
The Moore County Ministers
Association is conducting a
daily morning devotional pro
gram over WEEB radio, Mon
day through Friday of each
week, from 10. to 10:15 a.m.
The live program is carried as
a public service.
The Rev. Paul Boone, pastor
of Carthage Methodist Church,
is the new president of the
Moore County Association, suc
ceeding the Rev. A. L. Thomp
son, pastor of the Southern
Pines Methodist Church.
THE WEATHER
Maximum and minimum
temperatures for each day of
the past week were recorded
as follows at the U. S. Weather
Bureau observation station, at
WEEB, on Midland Road.
Max.
Min.
January
13
52
26
January
14
48
37
January
15
40
32
January
16
43
3P
January
17
44
17
January
18
44
22
January
19 ....
42
25