The new bombings in North Vietnam have a profound effect on the United Nations, James Boyd reports. Page 3. LOT A native of Southern Pines has attained prominence in the Connecticut city where he now lives. Page 1, Section 3. VOL.—46 NO. 34 EIGHTEEN PAGES SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1966 EIGHTEEN PAGES PRICE: 10 CENItS Housing Group Studies Complaints About Site The Southern Pines Housing Authority has taken under ad visement protests made at a hearing last Thursday night on one of its tentative housing sites, but has taken no action, pending a study of a tran script of the hearing and a visit here within a few days by a representative of the fed- FULL COMPLIANCE Medicare Start No Problem To Area Hospitals The start of Medicare Fri day brought little change in either Moore Memorial or St. Joseph’s Hospitals. Only five patients eritered under the program at the Pine- hurst hospital, and only one was admitted at Southern Pines, although there were eight already in the hospital who qualified for the benefits. Both local hospitals were authorized to start Medicare Friday, complying fully with Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Moore Memorial Administra tor Duncan L. McGoogan said he expected no great influx of elderly patients. “We have few if any more people over 65 today than we did yesterday. “I don’t expect any over crowding here,” he said, “es pecially since July is our next- t’o-lightest month of the year.” He urged Medicare patients to bring their “Health Insur ance” identification card. “This (Continued on Page 6) eral Department of Housing and Urban Development, from the Atlanta, Ga., regional of fice, for consultation. The Authority’s regular monthly meeting date is Mon day of next week and the five- member group expects to “give full consideration to all pertinent factors relating to site locations” at that time, said’ Garland A. Pierce, the Authority’s executive direc tor. The Atlanta representa tive is expected to make his visit before the meeting, to consult with the Authority on site problems. At a special meeting that followed last week’s hearing, the Authority declined to ac cept Pierce’s resignation which he had tendered June 22, to be come effective July 15. Action on the resignation was tabled to the Authority’s August meeting and Pierce said he had agreed to continue in the post into August. In his letter of resignation. Pierce said he felt that “fur ther personal endeavors on my part will not result in the early fruition of an acceptible low- rent housing program.” At the special meeting last week, the Authority decided to reexamine the present pro posed site locations for the housing, to determine whether any change or modification of the plans for the sites would be desirable. Pierce told The Pilot this week. The East Southern Pines site on which protests were made last week—by petitions and by a large delegation ap pearing at the Thursday night (Continued on Page 6) IN LITTLE RIVER TOWNSHIP Housewife, 33, Sends 3 Children Out Of Room, Then Kills Herself A 33-year-'old housewife, Mrs. Harriet Beatrice Gilmore, took her life with a 16-gauge shotgun about 9 p.m. Sunday at her home on Cameron, Route 1, in Little River Town ship, aeording to Moore Coun ty Coroner W. K. Carpenter. Debra Jane Gilmore, aged UNDERGROUND WIRES COMING? Public pressure and low ering of costs are keys to putting wires of utility companies underground— and the future is likely to bring changes. The third in a series of Pilot .articles on overhead wires), trees and related problems ap pears on Page 1, Section 3. nine, told Carpenter her mother sent her and her two little sisters from her bed room, telling them to “go into the living-room, sit down and be quiet.” The little girl hold ing six-months-old Mary Anna, and Harriet Lee, two and a half, obeyed. A few minutes later they heard the shotgun blast and Debra Jane put the baby down and ran into the bedroom, where she found her mother dying, the coroner was told. The little girl then ran a quarter of a mile to a neigh bors’ house to telephone for help. The Vass Rescue Unit ambulance took Mrs. Gilmore to Moore Memorial Hospital, where she died soon after ad- (Continued on Page 6) “OUTSTANDING” FLOAT—Taking the trophy for the “outstanding” float in the parade of the Aberdeen July Fourth Cele bration was this big ship replica, manned by a “crew” of pretty girls and entered by the Aberdeen Merchants Association. Named' the “best” float in the parade was the entry of Carolina Power & Light Co. And the 1913 apparatus displayed by the Pinehurst Fire Department was judged the “most unusual.” (V. Nicholson photo) Second Annual July Fourth Celebration Crowds Enjoy Aberdeen Events Fun and frolic, hot dogs and hamburgers, sunshine and speeches, pretty girls and parachutes, flags and floats in patriotic colors—they all add ed up to a great big Second Annual July Fourth Celebra tion at Aberdeen. Crowds lined the sidewalks for the morning parade and played in the park all after noon, while cars choked the streets and filled all parking spaces. One officer aiding with traf fic estimated the noontime crowd at more than 5,000, with more coming all the time—and (Continued on Page 6) PATRIOTIC THEMES Scott, Lang Speak During Celebration Lt. Gov. Robert W. Scott told a holiday crowd at Aber deen Monday that it was “the rebels and the squares who discovered, put together, fought for and saved this country.” And John A. Lang, Jr., of Washington, D. C., ad ministrative assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, noted that it is the “free-load- ers” who want to enjoy the benefits of freedum while de clining to pay the cost who give the greatest aid and com fort to Hanoi and Peking. Scott and Lang were noon- (Continued on Page 6) Budget Exceeds $2 Million^ Tax Rate Upped By 20 Cents The Moore County commis sioners, in their regular meet ing Tuesday, adopted a tenta tive budget for 1966-67 which for the first time pushed past the $2 million mark and neces sitated a 20-cent increase in the tax rate. They had determined at a special session last Thursday that, hack away at the budget as they might, they could no longer hold the line on the $1.05 tax rate in effect for the past three years. The final figure of $2,018, 910, based on the new rate of $1.25, also reflects a boost in net property valuation to $98,- 500,000—up $500,000 from last EAGLE SPRINGS TO BE LEFT OUT Commissioners Hear Full Plans For Toll-Free Telephone Service The Moore County commiS' sioners Tuesday heard with pleasure a progress report on Extended Area Service, which will go into effect in Moore at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, October 30. Their pleasure was dampen ed somewhat by learning that Eagle Springs will be left out. This made Commissioner W. L. Martin, a resident of that community, particularly un happy, and he and his col leagues queried closely the reasons why. Robert C. Bishop of the United Telephone Co. of the Carolinas explained that the toll-free service is being set up by exchanges, rather than communities, through coopera tion of and at considerable ex pense by United and four other telephone companies WINS CROWN—Gail Gschwind, center above, won her title and crown Monday night in the pageant climaxing Aterdeen’s July Fourth celebration. The daughter of Mr. ano Mrs. T. C. Gschwind, she is a rising sophomore at St. Mary’s Junior College. At left is Judy Bailey of Vass, first runner-up, and right, Jean Harrington of Aberdeen, second runner-up. (V. Nicholson photo) PRETTY GIRLS, POLITICS MIX WELL Gail Gschwind Is ‘Miss Aberdeen’; Cooley, Gardner Speak To Crowd Pretty girls and politics are an unbeatable combination for interest and excitement, and that’s what was served up to a festive crowd of 1,000 in the Aberdeen school auditorium M'onday night. The beauty pageant climax ing Aberdeen’s July Fourth celebration had been driven indoors by a sudden shower. I With Walter DeLong, pageant I chairman, as emcee, 15 Sand- j hills girls paraded in evening I gowns on the stage. I While the judges delibera ted, General Chairman H. Clifton Blue—who had said earlier, “Politics and govern ment are an integral part of this day”—took the helm to present, first, David Drexel, Moore County Republican chairman, then J. Elvin Jack- son, Moore County Demo cratic chairman. Candidates Introduced Each introduced his party’s candidate for Fourth District Congressman — both of them arriving from 'other July Fourth events about the State. Each spoke briefly and warm ly in appreciation of the local celebration and the principles behind it. Jim Gardner of Rockv Mount, presented by Drexel as “your next Congressman.” (Continued on Page 6) Collections Of Blood Scheduled Carthage, Here A bloodmobile from the Red Cross center in Charlotte will visit Carthage and Southern Pines on July 13 and 14. The Rescue Squad Building will be the site in Carthage ion July 13, from 12 to 5:30 pm. In Southern Pines, the mobile unit will be stationed at St. Anthony’s Catholic School from 11 am to 4:30 pm on July 14. The Charlotte Red Cross center supplies Moore Memor ial Hospital in Pinehurst and St. Joseph’s Hospital in South ern Pines with blood of all types free of charge. Col. John Dibb of Southern Pines, Btood Program chair man, said the county is 200 pints short of its goal for the year. This means the two hos pitals used 200 more pints than have been donated. A recent statement by the chairman on the aims and problems of the blood program included: “In past years it (the pro gram) has fallen short in blood collections as compared with the blood used in our Moore County hospitals. This means that we have been re- (Continued on Page 6) operating in Moore. West End and Eagle Springs, six miles apart, are both serv ed by Central Telephone Co.’s exchange at Candor. While Central is cooperating to the (Continued on Page 6) year. A 16-page version of the es timated budget, showing de partmental expenses and rev enue sources, has been filed for public inspection in the Register of Deeds’ office as required by law, with final adoption to be made after 20 days 'or by July 28. A detailed summary of the budget esti mate appears elsewhere in to day’s Pilot. It shows increased estima ted expenditures in nearly ail departments, with no one of them pinpointed as the actual cause of the total rise. Greater needs and increased demand for services by an increasing population are responsible, it was noted. Schools: More Than Half Schools account as usual for (Continued on Page 6) Supreme Court Says School Vote Valid The North Carolina Supreme Court today (Wed nesday) handed down an opinion affirming the judg ment of Judge Robert W. Gambill in Moore County Superior Court last January and confirming the con stitutionality of the General Assembly’s act under which voters last year approved consolidation of the county’s three school systems. The high court over-ruled all objections and ex ceptions of the plaintiffs—J. D. Hobbs of Southern Pmes and Dr. J. C. Grier, Jr., of Pinehurst who had filed a “taxpayers’ suit”. The lengthy opinion was written by Justice 1. Beverly Lake, with all other justices concurring. The ruling means that consolidation of the Moore County, Southern Pines and Pinehurst school sys tems can proceed without legal hindrance. A site nas been accjuired and plans are pending for a consoli dated high school to serve the former Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen and West End school districts, off Highway 15-^01-211, between Southern Pines and the Pinehurst traffic circle. . A consolidated board of education has been apl pointed and is already serving, as authorized undef the act. BUSINESS TAX HEARING SLATED ^ The Town Council will meet in regular session Tuesday, July 12, at 8 pm in the town hall, at which time a public he,aring will be held on the adoption of an ordinance establishing uniform business license taxation for business opee- rating within the munici pal limits. The tax would bring about $5,000 in addition,al revenue to the town each year and most businesses would be affected. Also on the docket is a public hearing on a Be- thesda RoadI tract zoning change — to "Residential- Agricultural" (which per mits keeping horses) in the mile-wide perimeter "outside" area. TOBACCO FIELD DAY Moore County tobacco grow ers who want to attend the an nual Tobacco Field Day at the Clayton Research Station are asked' by F. D. Allen, coun