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A veteran
editor and writer finds living
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photo: Page 1, Section 2.
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Changes
are taking place in several na
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VOL.—46 NO. 28
THIRTY-FOUR PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 25. 1966
THIRTY-FOUR PAGES
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Graduation Events Set
At Six County Schools
A total of 364 boys and girls
will, if all goes well, receive
their diplomas in- graduation
exercises at six Moore County
high schools during the com
ing week.
These include, in the two
consolidated high schools, 106
at Union Pines and 95 at North
Moore; also, Aberdeen, 48;
Berkley, 20; Pinckney, 59, and'
West End, 36.
For North Moore, it is the
first commencement of the
school. For Pinckney, it will bc
the last, as the school is bein
consolidated with others next
fall.
Other commencement event -
—Awards Day, Class Night and
others according to school tra
dition—are being held at vai -
ious times at the separah
schools, and friends- of the
schools are advised to check
local schedules in order to at
tend. The public is invited to
all the commencement events,
the principals have announced
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SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED
West Side Finals Opening With
Awards Program Thursday Night
Commencement events at
West Southern Pines High
School have been announced
by Principal H. L. Wilson,
starting with the annual
awards program to take place
in the school gym, at 8pm
The baccalaureate sermon
Many Awards To
Be Presented At
Sports Banquet
will be preached Sunday, May
29, at 4 pm in Weaver Audi
torium at East Southern Pines
School, by the Rev. E. S.
Hardge, Jr., pastor of Trinity
A.M.E. Zion Church of West
Southern Pines.
Speaker at the graduation
ceremonies will be Dr. Wil
liam S. Howell, professor of
Sociology at North Carolina
College, Durham, also in
Weaver Auditorium, at 8 pm,
Thursday, June 2.
A photo of the graduating
class and other details will ap
pear in next week’s Pilot.
Award to members of East The Rev. Mr. Hardge was
Southern Pines High School’s ! educated m the public schools
football, basketball, baseball, j
track, golf and tennis teams University, New Jersey
at the school's 1 State Teachers College, the
will be made
All Sports Banquet to be held
Friday at Sanders’ Whispering
Pines Restaurant on No. 1
highway, north. The buffet
dinner preceding the program
will begin at 7 pm.
The Blue Knights Club, an
organization of adults interest
ed in the school’s athletic pro
gram is sponsor of the event.
Attending will be the ath
letes, many of their parents,
members of’ groups sponsoring
various awards, coaches,
school officials and others.
Tickets are available from
many of the students or can
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Highfalls Post
Office Is Saved
The postmaster general in
Washington has reached a de
cision to retain the present in
dependent status of the High-
falls post office, J. Elvin Jack-
son, Moore County Democrat
ic chairman, said this week.
This means that the office
will continue to offer the same
services that it has in the past
and not be eliminated under
a consolidation move, he said.
The Post Office Department
had proposed to do away with
the Hishfalls Office in Janu
ary, 1965. However, the peo
ple of Highfalls and other in
terested people in Moore Coun
ty became aroused and through
an effort on their part and the
part of Senators Ervin and
Jordan, the favorable decision
was reached.
Jackson said the news came
to him Friday by telegram
from the two senators.
University of Connecticut and
North Carolina College at
Durham.
He is a veteran of World
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School Chorus To
Present Concert
The East Southern Pines
Junior High School Chorus,
with 82 members, will present
its annual spring concert on
Thursday, May 26 at 8 pm, in
Weaver Auditorium, under
the direction of Mrs. Billigene
A. Garner.
The program is composed of
folk songs from various coun
tries, including a North Caro
lina mountain song and a
Dixieland band. Other features
of the program will include
guitarists and soloists.
The public is invited. ,
m
END OF ROAD—Presentation of this
handsome silver service climaxed the Elks
golf tournament. Left to right—Bill Gantt,
tournament manager. Three-time winner
Larry Dempsey of Greensboro; Tom Con
nolly, exalted ruler of the sponsoring Elks
Lodge 1692; Harold Cuff, tournament di
rector (along with Pete Mitchell); and Bob
Strouse, tournament chairman. Final ver
dict of sponsors and players this year was:
“It was a great event!”
(Humphrey photo)
SOUTHERN PINES LODGE TEAM WINS
Dempsey Takes 3rd Elks Title
Sponsoring Southern Pines
Elks Lodge 1692 officials are
thinking of renaming their Na
tional Elks Amateur the “Lar
ry Dempsey Invitational.”
Everytime they invite the big
pharmaceutical salesman golf
er from Greensboro, he wins.
His latest, last week, made
it an unprecedented third in
Appraising his wife by tele- lEddy at 145.
phone that night, Dempsey j Eddy’s opening 72 at South-
received a pep talk. Learning ern Pines included the first ace
first-prize was a silver tea
service, Mrs. Dempsey put out
the word: “We don’t have one,
so win!”
He scored 71 the second day
over the tight Mid Pines lay
out and, with Woodward soar-
On rounds 'of 74- I ing to 80, Dempsey found him-
succession.
71-77-222, nine over par, he
was three shots ahead of A. E.
Fletcher of Roanoke, Va. Play
was over Southern Pines CC
and Mid Pines Club layouts,
for 54 holes.
The fifth annual national
event drew 344 players from
17 states—a record for the
tourney—and, with trophies
going to the first five finish
ers in 21 flights, plus seven
pieces of silver for team and
lodge events, ■one third of the
field lugged home trophies.
Dempsey was three shots off
the 71 pace set by Bill Wood
ward of Robbins, opening day.
self in -a tie for the lead with
hometown favorite John (Tip)
of his career 'on the 175-yard
14th hole. He used a seven
iron. But Tip did 44-37-81 in
the finale, while Dempsey
plugged away for a 77 and
victory.
The Southern Pines lodge
won team honors with Eddy,
226, Woodward, 227; Ed
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County, Senate Races Mark
Democratic Voting Saturday
Moore County Dem'oerats
will vote in their biennial pro
mary Saturday as members
of a brand-new congressional
district, a brand-new sena
torial district and with their
own county newly reappor
tioned.
There are races in all ot
them, but with no guberna
torial contest, and local races
generating little heat, the vote
is expected to be light.
Two years ag'o, with Moore’s
own Cliff Blue running, the
lieutenant governor race drew
the county’s top vote of 5,829,
with 5,815 for governor. This
year, 'observers say they will
be surprised if more than 5,000
come out.
The regular polling places
GOES TO ROADS 4 MONTHS. TOO
Young Man Apprehended In Bold
Robbery Cases Will Face Trial
A young man who admitted
to a busy day of bold day
light housebreakings and rob
beries in Sandhills resort
towns told Judge J. Vance
Rowe, Monday, in Moore Re
corder’s Court, at Carthage.
DRIVER TRAINING TO
START I DAY LATER
The first summer driver
Raining course for East South
ern Pines High School stu
dents will begin Tuesday, June
7, n'ct Monday, June 6, as pre
viously announced. The
change was noted this week by
David Page, school faculty
member who is one of the in
structors.
STANLEY WHITLEY
JANET FULLENWIDER
TOP HONOR GRADS—Stanley Whitley, valedictorian,
and Janet Fullenwider, salutatorian, are the top honor
graduates, on the basis of their academic records, in the
Class of 1966 at East Southern Pines High School. Com
mencement events will begin at the school Sunday, when
Father John J. Harper of Southern Pines will preach tb
baccalaurate sermon. Awards day will take place at 10
am Monday and graduation exercises on Friday, June 3,
at 8:15 pm, all in Weaver Auditorium. A photo of the grad
uating class and other details will appear in next week’s
Pilot.
AT MEETING SPONSORED BY Y.D.C.
Primary Candidates Speak Minds
Three candidates out of five
running for the two State
Senate seats in the 19th dis
trict, plus several, opposed and
unopposed, for county office
spoke their minds Saturday
night at a “Meet the Candi
dates” event in the courthouse
at Carthage, sponsored by the
Moore County Young Demo
crats Club.
Through reapportronment,
the Senate race includes three
incumbents, at least one of
them destined to defeat.
Speakers here included two
incumbents. Senators Jennings
King of Scotland County and
Voit Gilm'ore of Moore, also
Jeff Allen of Montgomery. Un
able to attend were incum
bents Senator Joe Sink of
Davidson and John Covington
of Richmond.
Senator King, inviting ques
tions as to his stand on any
matter, and noting that he
would answer “in words of
one syllable so you will know
what I mean,” placed himself
squarely on record against a
vote for open bars “as I don’t
believe the people •of North
Carolina are ready for them.”
He said he would, however,
vote to have the present whis
key laws “clarified.”
A specific question was ask
ed of him by Chief Deputy
Sheriff H. H. Grimm: “If the
Sandhills area wanted a bill
to legalize the sale of whiskey
in private clubs, how would
you stand?” and King answer
ed, “I would vote only on the
statewide issue—I would not
vote for such a bill.” Grimm
later explained his question,
“This matter has plagued the
sheriff’s department for years
and I thought it would be well
to sound it out.”
King noted also he would
vote for a tax on tobacco as
a luxury tax rather than for
an additional food tax and
gave other specific stands and
his vote on past issues, ex
plaining, “I am running on my
record.” He said he voted
against the food tax in 1961
“as I didn’t think it was ne
cessary and events proved I
was right,” but voted for it
in the form of a sales tax in
1963 as “we couldn’t exist
from the land tax.” He said
he has also supported the
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Three Partners
Added To Firm
Of Arehiteets
Hayes-Howell & Associates,
Southern Pines architectural
firm, announced this week the
forming of a new partnership.
Members of the firm now are:
Thomas T. Hayes, Jr., and W.
Calvin Howell, the former
partners, and Edison J. Willis,
Jr., Richard T. Mitchell and
Richard B. Schnedl, the three
new partners who have been
associates for several years.
By this new partnership, the
firm notes, it will be able to
provide a more extensive ar
chitectural service to the en
tire state.
The firm of Hayes-Howell-
and Associates was formed by
the partnership 'of Mr. Hayes
and Mr. Howell in 1960, and
has become one of the leading
architectural firms in the
State. It has been honored on
numerous occasions by the
State and District chapters of
the American Institutes of Ar
chitects and most recently, by
the appointment of Mr. Hayes
as a “Fellow of the American
Institute of Architects.”
Mr. Willis, amative of Lum-
berton, is a 1956 graduate of
the School of Design, North
Carolina State University, and
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“I’m sorry. Your Honor, it
was a stupid thing to do.”
George Phillips Roberts, Jr,,
24, of Columbia, S. C., had
been arrested when he drove
up to his motel room in South
ern Pines Monday of last
week, with the trunk of his
car loaded with loot.
He admitted the miscellany
of household and personal
articles had come from homes
in Southern Pines, Pinehurst
and at the Country Club of
North Carolina residential
area, where he had jimmied
open doors in the home own
ers’ absence or simply walked
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County Board
Meets Twice On
Budget Matters
The Moore County commis
sioners, heading into the bud
get-making season, at special
meetings last Thursday and
Tuesday of this week held
various county departments
conferences with the heads of
on their budget needs for 1966-
67.
At last Thursday’s meeting,
held primarily lor a discus
sion of upcoming budget prob
lems with county school ■offi-
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Closings For
Monday Set
The Moore County court
house will be closed Monday,
along with federal offices, post
offices and banks, in obser
vance of the Memorial Day
holiday.
In Southern Pines, the town
offices will close except for
police and other essential ser
vices.
ABC stores in Southern
Pines and Pinehurst will be
closed.
The Pilot office will be
open as usual, Monday.
Mrs. Billie Hill, proprietor
of Hill’s Barber Shop here has
asked The Pilot to announce
that the shop will be closed
Monday, but will remain open
Wednesday, June 1, when it
would normally be closed.
SHRINERS PLAN
BENEFIT SUPPER
Members of the Moore
Counly Shrine Club have
set Fridiay, June 17 as date
for a fish fry supper they
plan to stage at Memorial
Field, to benefit the na
tionally operated Sdiirine
program tor aid to crip
pled children and burn
victims at special hospitals
maintained by the fr,a-
ternal group
This will be the club's
first big effort to raise
funds for this famed cause
and members are asking
everybody to mark the
date and plan to attend.
They promised a fine
flounder dinner. Further
details will be announced.
The nearest Shrine Hos
pital, serving this area, is
in South Carolina.
Memorial Rites
To Be Held At
Cemetery Here
The American Legion and
Auxiliary, the 'Veterans of
Foreign Wars and Auxiliary,
the National Guard and other
veterans will unite for a ves
per memorial service Sunday,
May 29, at 5 pm at Mt. Hope^
Cemetery. All veterans of ser
vice in the armed forces are
. urged to take part. The pub
lic is invited.
The organizations plan the
ceremonial decoration of vet
erans’ graves, with coopera-
will be open in all 19 precincts
from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm.
For sheriff, incumbent Wen
dell B. Kelly of Carthage, a
law enforcement man all his
life, is challenged by Paul
Hunsucker, a salesman and
newcomer to politics.
Commissioner Races
Commissioner races will
take place in two districts. In
district 2, formerly composed
of Bensalem and Sheffield
townships, now Bensalem and
Mineral Springs, one-term in
cumbent W. Lynn Martin of
Eagle Springs is opposed by J.
Frank McCaskill of Pinehurst.
In District 4 J. M. Pleasants
of Southern Pines, commis
sioner since 1948, has two chal
lengers, one of them the first
woman to offer for such a post
in Moore. She is Mrs. Artheal-
ia M. Hollister, wife of Dr. W.
F. Hollister, 'of Midland Road.
The other is Dr. Russell J.
Tate, veterinarian who has
served two terms on the Vass
town board.
District 4 was composed of
McNeill and Greenwood town
ships when Pleasants was first
elected to office and later of
McNeill and Little River, after
Little River left Hoke county
to join Moore. Reapportion
ment this spring put Little
River in District 1, leaving Mc
Neill, Moore’s m'ost populous
township, in a district to itself.
While voting for commis
sioners is countywide, the can
didate highest in his district
is the winner.
Stale Senate
In the 19th senatorial dis
trict, each of the five counties
has its own man out and Voit
Gilmore of Southern Pines is
Moore’s. This is perhaps the
hottest of the races to be voted
on Saturday, as the candidates
include three incumbents, at
least one of whom must bow.
Political reporters have, at va-
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Other local barber shops will i units,
remain open Monday. Boy Scout troops will fur-
The State Highway Patrol' nish a Guard of Honor for the
warns of increased traffic dan- ' graves and Girl Scouts will
gers on congested highways decorate each grave with pop-
during the Monday holiday pies where a flag has been
and notes that 16 persons were placed in honor of a veteran,
killed on North Carolina The Veterans of Foreign
highways May 30 of last year Wars will again place the Av-
—compared to nine road enue of Flags, as instituted
deaths in 1964. ! (Continued on Page 6)
15 AND YOUNGER
Try-Outs Slated
For Pony League
Try-outs for Pony League
baseball players will be held at
9 am Saturday at Memorial
Field, announces Bill Scott,
town summer recreation direc
tor who will also coach the
Pony League team.
Eligible to try out are boys
13 and 14 years old. A boy
must not have reached his 15th
birthday by August 1.
The local team will play in
a six-team county league, with
the regular season starting
June 7. Games will be played
on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Plans Told For
Tennis League;
Play ers Invited
Teams from Sanford, Fay
etteville and Southern Pines
will form the Sandhills Divis
ion of the newly organized
East Caroina Boys Tennis
League, with the first match to
be played against Fayetteville
here Wednesday afternoon.
June 8, according to Dick Ko-
bleur, president of the Sand
hills Tennis Association.
Other matches will follow
on successive Wednesdays at
2 pm for six weeks, as follows:
June 15, Sanford at Fayette
ville; 22, Southern Pines at
Sanford; 29, Southern Pines at
Fayetteville; July 6, Fayette
ville at Sanford, and 13, San
ford at Southern Pines.
A central Division compris
ing the Raleigh area, and
Coastal Division comprising
the Rocky Mount area, will be
playing at the same time, with
winners to meet the winning
Sandhills team in a playoff
later in the summer. A trophy
for the League winner has
been donated by John Allen
Farfour of Goldsboro, long
time leader in the sponsoring
East Carolina Tennis Associ
ation.
ECTA has long sponsored
summer matches among adult
teams, and the new Boys
League—which incidentally, is
open also to girls who play on
the boys’ level—will be oper
ated along the same lines.
Players must be no older than
16 by next December 31.
In most of the participating
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Mrs. BeU’s Golf
Book Published
“A Woman’s Way to Better
Golf,” by Peggy Kirk Bell, na
tionally known woman’s golf
professional who has made her
home in Southern Pines for
many years, is being published
this week by E. P. Dutton &
Co., Inc., of New York City.
Mrs. Bell and her husband,
Warren Bell, own and operate
Pine Needles Lodges and
Country Club here. They and
their three children live near
the club.
Written in collaboration with
Jerry Claussen and with a
foreword by Patty Berg, the
book explains all aspects of
golf and golfing skills, with
special appeal to women in its
style and approach to the sub
ject. There are many photo
graphic illustrations.
A party to celebrate publi
cation of the book will be held
at the Country Bookshop here,
Friday, June 3, from 3 to 5 pm,
with Mrs. Bell present to auto
graph conies and meet the pub
lic. All friends and interested
persons, golfers and non-golf
ers, are invited.
PRESENTATION—George E. Paules, center, represent
ing the J. P. Stevens Foundation, hands a scholarship fund
check to Dr. Raymond A. Stone, left, president of Sand
hills Community College. At right is H. Clifton Blue,
chairman of the college board of trustees.
BY STEVENS FOUNDATION
Sandhills College Gets
Fund For Scholarships
Sandhills Community Col
lege has received a gift 'of $5,-
000 to be used for student
scholarships, according to Dr.
Raymond A. Stone, president.
Donor of the fund is the J. P.
Stevens Foundation of New
York City. The presentation
was made to Dr. Stone by
George E. Paules, vice presi
dent, manufacturing Gulis-
tan Carpet Division of J. P.
Stevens & Co., Inc., Aberdeen.
In presenting the check to
the college, following a lunch
eon at the Country Club of
North Carolina on Friday, Mr.
Paules said the scholarship
fund was “in keeping with
Stevens’s desire to help de
serving boys and girls wh'o
otherwise would not be able to
go to college to continue their
educatron, and at the same
time promote the educational
facilities in areas where Ste
vens plants are located.”
Sandhills College, which
opened its d'oors to students
last fall, is the second to bene
fit from the Stevens scholar
ship program, Mr. Paules ex
plained. For some years, the
firm has given financial aid to
worthy students of Georgia
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Year’s Weather
In Area Studied
A study of year-around
weather in the Sandhills,
based on records extending
back to more than half a cen
tury and other sources has
been published by the Gov
ernment.
Authors of the study are
Charles B. Carney and Albert
V. Hardy, of the U. S. Weather
Bureau Station at the Raleigh-
Durham Airport.
A detailed description of the
study, with reprinting of large
portions of it, appears on Page
2, Section 2 of today’s Pi
lot
THE WEATHER
Maximum and minimum
temperatures for each day of
the past week were recorded
as follows at the US Weather
Bureau observation station, at
WEEB, on Midland Road.
Max. Min.
May 18 81 60
May 19 87 67
May 20 86 62
May 21 86 65
May 22 82 63
May 23 76 58
May 24 70 58