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VOL.—46 NO. 35
TWENTY PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1966
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Shooting Ruled
Homicide; Henry
Garner Is Held
I Ellis Albert Garner, 39, of
Robbins, was found dead Tues
day afternoon with a rifle
wound in his forehead, clad week they will discontinue
only in undershorts, lying in ambulance service after Oc
the front yard of a cabin in ^;Qi3er 31.
the woods near Manly, a half
5 Of 6 County Funeral Homes Plan To
End Ambulance Service After Oct, 31
Five of the six funeral homes
in Moore County announced
mile north of the Southern
Pines town limits.
Henry Douglas Garner, 41,
W. Harry Fullenwider,
Southern Pines attorney repre
senting the group, said the an
nouncement was made first to
Southern Pines Pony Team Leads League
The Southern Pines Pony League base
ball team, boasting an 8-1 record, leads the
county league with four more games to
play this season.
Fourteen of the team’s 15 players are
pictured above.
Back row, left to right, Ronnie McNeill,
Steve Blue, Lynn Clippard, Alan Smith,
Jimmy Hardie, Scott Newton, Bob Smith
and Coach Bill Scott.
Front row, same order, are Harold Mc
Neill, Joe Robinson, David Blake, Larry
Martin, Larry Solomon, Robin Smith and
Jerry Simpson. Not pictured is Guy Shei-
pers.
Tuesday, the team defeated West South
ern Pines 7-5. The two teams will meet
again Thursday at Memorial Field at 3 pm.
ON PENNSYLVANIA AVE.
New Business Section
Development Starting
Construction has begun on
the first building in a pro
posed new complex of offices
and shops to be located be
tween Bennett St. and Page
St., on the south side of W.
Pennsylvania Ave.
Lt. Col. Frank M. Smith,
treasurer of Pines Associates,
Inc., said that this new cor
poration has purchased or has
OPENING SOON
Liddells Plan
Restaurant On
No. 1 Highway
Ye Olde Steak House, a new
restaurant being brought to
Southern Pines (U.S. 1 South)
by Mr. and Mrs. Mark Liddell,
“will open by the middle of
August, at least,” Mr. Liddell
said.
Embarking on a new enter
prise, the Liddells plan to open
the steak house in their build
ing between Southern Pines
and Aberdeen on No. 1 high
way.
Specializing in charcoal
broiling, they will be able to
seat 40-60 and serve two sizes
of T-bones, strip sirloins and
rib eyes.
Breakfast will be served
from 5:30 until 9:30 am, and
dinner from 6 pm until every
one is served. Cecil Hutchin
son, former chef at the South
ern Pines Elks Club, will be
chef and manager.
Mark and Betty Liddell plan
to keep their real estate offices
in the same building until the
space is needed for expansion
of the restaurant, at which
time a new building will be
constructed on the same piece
of land.
“With three and a half
acres, we have plenty of park
ing space and room for ex
pansion,” Mr. Liddell said.
Further details will be an
nounced.
under contract to purchase the
bulk of the Pennsylvania Ave.
frontage in this block except
the Small (“Household Store”)
lot and building at the corner
of Bennett. The corporation
also has considerable property
within the block, providing a
69-foot frontage on Bennett,
south of the Small property,
and a frontage on Page.
Other officers of the new
corporation are Lee Kosten of
Southern Pines and Harbpr
Springs, Mich., president;
Richard Cook of Huntsville,
Ala., who is a brother-in-law
of Mr. Kosten, vice president;
and Vance A. Derby, secretary.
The structure on which work
has begun will have a street
level floor on Pennsylvania—
to be used by Cononel Smith’s
Pines Realty, Insurance and
Development Co. offices and
by Southern Pines Opticians—
and eventually a lower level
with entrance from the center
of the block. Other buildings
to be constructed along the
Pennsylvania frontage will
follow this same double level
plan. Colonel Smith said, with
parking areas also provided in
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BLOODMOBILE
HERE THURSDAY
Donations of blood mak
ing possible the Red Cross
program serving both hos;-
pitals in Moore County
will be received at St.
Anthony's Catholic School
tomorrow (Thursday) tfrom
11 am to 4:30 pm.
Collecting today (Wed
nesday) in Carthage, a
bloodmobile from the Red
Cross center in Charlotte
will move to Southern
Pines tomorrow.
Town Manager F. F.
Rainey told the council
last night that he has of
fered all town employees
giving blood a day off,
with pay.
Col. John Dibb, program
chairman, said that blood
is urgently needed, as the
program started its new
year July 1 about 200 pints
sort of meeting its; prev
ious year's quota.
Entries Invited
Merchants Will
Have An Office
The Merchants Council ex
pects to set up a part-time
office in the former Informa
tion Center building on the
southeast corner of E. Pennsyl
vania Ave. and S. E. Broad
St., Dante Montesanti, chair
man of the group, said this
week.
The office will be attended
by volunteers from the coun
cil or other persons on certain
mornings, with an exact sche
dule to be announced. Infor
mation on the council’s pro
jects and activities and other
items of interest to the busi- An art show will be featured
ness community will be avail- : jn the recreation program at
PALSY RECEIPTS
After receiving additional
contributions to the United
Cerebral Palsy fund drive,
Mrs. Vivien McKenzie of Pine-
hurst, chairman, announces the
final total of collections for
Moore County as $2,602.14.
Tennis Tonrney
Adult and junior tennis
players from anywhere in
Moore County can enter the
Moore County Tennis Tourna
ment scheduled to begin Mon
day, July 25, it was announced
this week.
Players should register as
soon as possible with Dick
Kobleur at Patch’s Tog Shop
or Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr., at
the Citizens Bank and Trust
Company.
Trophies will be given in
men’s singles and doubles,
women’s singles only, mixed
doubles, and singles and dou
bles for boys under 16 years
of age, Kobleur said.
The only entry fee will be
a can of new tennis balls and
persons winning matches can
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who said Ellis Garner (no re- John M. Currie of Carthage,
lation) had been staying witn |
him in the cabin, but who de
nied knowledge of how he
was killed, was taken first to
the Southern Pines jail for
questioning and later removed
to the Moore County jail at
Carthage.
The body was taken to
Moore Memorial Hospital at
Pinehurst for autopsy, on ord
er of Coroner W. K. Carpen
ter, and a .22 bullet was ex
tracted from the brain. Car
penter ruled the death a homi
cide and ordered Douglas Gar
ner held without bond for
preliminary hearing in South
ern Pines Recorders Court, the
date not yet set. The charge
was left open pending full
investigation of the case.
Deputy Sheriff J. A. Law
rence, heading the investiga
tion, said a .22 rifle was found
in the cabin. There was no
other weapon found at the
scene.
Douglas Garner called
Southern Pines police from
Manly about 4:30 p.m., saying,
“I’m scared to death, I found
a dead man on my yard.”
Determining that the cabin, on
a woods road leading from the
Yadkin Road near Manly to
ward the Proctor-Silex plant,
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chairman of county commis
sioners; then by letter to the
mayors of Carthage, Southern
Pines, Aberdeen, Robbins,
Vass, Cameron, Pinebluff and
West End, also to Pinehurst,
Inc.
To Currie, they offered to
meet with the commissioners
at any time to advise with them
courses that might be pursued,
and to render any service
they can to see that the dis
continuance causes no undue
hardship to Moore citizens.
They addressed the mayors
and Pinehurst, Inc., as repre
sentatives of communities with
vital interest in the service.
Sustained Heat
Wave Felt Here
A heat wave of tidal pro
portions has engulfed the
Sandhills for the past two
weeks sending temperatures
soaring from a high of 93 last
Wednesday to 99 Monday.
Yesterday’s high was 95, the
In Mcwre County f ™ sl.uSy.’rte"S
Sunday was 92.
A sprinkle of rain this (Wed
nesday) morning gave pro
mise of some relief but tem
peratures rose steadily and
“more of the same” seemed
in prospect as The Pilot went
to press.
Lows last Wednesday
through yesterday were 68, 71,
74, 68, 66, 69 and 69.
■-ifc. ■■
The 'College Residence' Constructed On Sandhills Campus
College President Moves Into New Home
Dr. Raymond A. Stone, pres
ident of the Sandhills Commu
nity College, with Mrs. Stone
and their two children, moved
last Wednesday into the new
“College Residence” on the
campus on the Pinehurst-Air-
port Road.
The Residence, built as part
of the college plant though on
separate contracts, was design
ed as a modern home for pri
vate living as well as a suit
able setting for official enter
taining.
With a $60,000 ceiling set by
the board of trustees on the
expenditure of county funds,
generous gifts of a few inter
ested citizens have added
thousands of dollars available
for extra touches of quality
and elegance. Interior decora
tion and furnishings in the
public part of the house, wall-
to-wall carpeting throughout
and a stereo and speaker sys
tem are among the donated
items.
Hayes-Howell & Associates,
architects of the college build
ings, also designed the presi
dent’s home, in line with the
modern trend of having the
college executive live on
campus and to supplement his
comparatively slim State-paid
salary. This is considered im
portant in attracting and keep
ing top personnel, said Board
Chairman H. Clifton Blue.
Architecture of the house
combines contemporary with
traditional design, in harmony
with the main college plant.
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Chicken Fry Tonight
Helps Little League
The Elks Club cookout area
will be the scene tonight (Wed
nesday) of the annual South
ern Pines Little League chick
en fry, starting at 5 pm.
The annual affair, always
well-attended, provides the
major financial support to the
Little League baseball pro
gram in Southern Pines.
Calendar For
School Noted
Parents, take heart! Only
49 tiring days till school starts!
The Southern Pines Board
of Educatiqn has adopted a
1966-67 calendar which will
have teachers reporting August
31, and the first of 180 full
days of school on September
1. School will be closed Sep
tember 5 for Labor Day.
Other important dates to
note are:
October — school closed one
day (to be announced) for
professional meetings.
November 24-25 — Thanks
giving holidays.
December 22 - January 1 —
Christmas holidays.
March 17-28 — Easter vaca
tion.
June 5-6 — Teachers’ evalu
ation days.
The schedule applies only
to the East and West side
schools of the Southern Pines
system.
Recreation Program
To Stage Art Show
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M
No Change Will
Be Made In Site
Of Housing Here
E. Earl Hubbard, chairman
of the Southern Pines Public
lUousing Authority, reported
Tuesday night to the town
council that the authority had
weighed fully all testimony
taken at a private hearing in
protest against a site, and
moved unanimously to proceed
as before.
He said, “We have recog
nized controversial features of
this program and regret that
some object to one of the two
sites we have selected, but we
realize we could not choose
any area to which some would
not object.
“We have selected sites af
fecting the fewest people pos
sible while trying to act in
the best interest of the entire
community. If we could find
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Financial Loss
Fullenwider said their de
cision, considered for several
years, was reached reluctantly
last week when they determin
ed they could no longer con
tinue operating the service at
a financial loss. While long
ago they managed to absorb
the losses, costs have now in
creased to the extent that they
are losing thousands of dollars
a year.
They said they were primar
ily in the funeral home busi
ness; that the ambulance ser
vice, started as a supplement,
had increased disportionately
in extent and costs, and they
felt they would serve the pub
lic better to restrict them
selves to their primary func
tion; also that, with many
funeral homes now giving up
this service, which is being
carried out in numerous other
ways, it should be placed un
der uniform regulation
throughout the State for the
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Council Adopts
Licensing For
Business Firms
At its regular meeting Tues
day night, the town council
adopted an ordinance that will
put into effect in Southern
Pines the State’s “Schedule
B” business licensing law.
The vote was unanimous by
all the members: Mayor Norris
L. Hodgkins, Jr., Mayor Pro
Tern Felton Capel and Council-
men Dr. R. J. Dougherty,
George Leonard, Jr., and L.
D. McDonald.
Schedule B annual license
fees will run from $10 to $25
for most local businesses, ac
cording to a schedule set up
by the State, based on the
type of business and popula
tion level of the community.
Fees run higher—some up
to $100—for firms from out
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able.
Letters will go out soon, the
chairman said, querying busi
ness people in Southern Pines,
Pinehurst and Aberdeen as to
their views on setting up a
Tri-City Chamber of Com
merce serving all three com
munities.
10 am Friday at the town
park, according to Janet
Howard, Appalachian State
student who is working with
the young people this year.
All ages of children are in
vited to bring their paintings,
sculptures, etc. and complete
for prizes.
2 MOORE GIRLS IN 'QUEEN' CONTEST
Peaches In Spotlight Thursday
The fifth annual North Car
olina Peach Festival will be
held Thursday at 8 p.m. at the
Ellerbe School auditorium in
Richmond County, with live
“peaches” on display as well
as plenty from the bounteous
orchards of the five-county
“peach triangle.”
Cathy Denny, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Allen Denny
of Carthage, Route 3, and
Susan Phillips, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T. Roy Phillips
of Carthage, will be Mnore
County’s entries in the con
test to select the 1966 “Peach
Queen.”
Pretty girls from Montgo
mery, Richmond, Hoke and
Anson counties and possibly
other places will also take
part. The winner will be
crowned by Billie Silva of
Durham, 1965 winner, and will
reign on festive occasions dur
ing the coming year.
A peach-pie baking contest
with junior and senior divis
ions for girls nine to 19 will
be a highlight for the third
successive year. Pies will be
baked and judged earlier, with
announcement of winners
made during the program.
The event is sponsored an
nually by the N. C. Peach
Growers Society, of which
Carl Gallimore of Ellerbe is
president, and the Sandhills
Area Development Associa
tion, of which Neill McFadyen
of Raeford is president. It
marks the midsummer ripen
ing of the freestone peaches,
which will be at their, peak
during the next two weeks.
Presidents of both sponsor
ing associations will extend
greetings at Thursday night’s
program, of which Mrs. D. P.
Callimore of Ellerbe will be
in charge. Jimmie Smith of
Station WAYN will be master
of ceremonies. Mrs. E. L. Key,
SADA community develop
ment chairman, will announce
the peach-pie contest winners.
While there will be plenty
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DURWARD P. GRADY
TO ASSISTANT CASHIERS
LEO F. WALSH, JiR,
Grady, Walsh Promoted By Bank
The promotion of Durward
P. Grady and Leo F. Walsh,
Jr. to positions of assistant
cashier was announced this
week by N. L. Hodgkins,
president of the Citizens Bank
& Trust Co. of Southern Pines
bank. The new officers were
elected at a meeting of the
bank’s board of directors on
Friday.
Mr. Grady joined the bank’s
staff in September, 1965, after
two years as special represen
tative for the Occidental Life
Insurance company and will
have duties in the Trust De
partment. He is a graduate of
Atlantic Christian College,
Wilson, and is active in church,
civic and community affairs,
having served as president of
the Men of Emmanuel, secre
tary of the Kiwanis Club and
assistant treasurer of the Sand
hills Music Association. He is
a director of the Southern
Pines Junior Chamber of Com
merce. Mr. Grady, his wife,
Elaine, and their daughter,
Elizabeth, live on Yadkin
Road.
Mr. Walsh joined the bank
in November, 1964, and will
have duties in the Installment
Loan Department. He is a
native of Concord, Miss., and
was formerly employed as
credit manager of the Sher
win-Williams Co. in Southern
Pines. Mr. Walsh is serving
as treasurer of the Southern
Pines Junior Chamber of Com
merce and is engaged in other
community activities, parti
cularly the Moore County
Book Program and the Red
Cross. He is a member of the
First Baptist Church of South
ern Pines and is a second-year
student in the Carolinas
School of Banking in Chapel
Hill. He, his wife Shirley, and
their two sons, Michael and
Kelly, live at 625 W. Maine
Ave.
Plans Set For
Concert Series
Of New Season
Plans for the coming year’s
Sandhills Music Association
Concert Series give every sign
of leading to a successful sea
son.
At a meeting of the direc
torsand committee chairmen,
held at Weymouth Thursday
night, with the new president,
Sam Harrison, in the chair,
the list of engagements for the
coming year was read by
chairman of the Program Com
mittee Richard Mitchell. Mr.
Mitchell pointed out that there
would be five concerts this
year instead of four as in last
year’s series.
With one or two of the
engagements tentative as to
dates, the series opens with
the North Carolina University
Glee Club on October 27. The
next concert will be Novem
ber 15 to introduce pianist
Helene Eniewlaska. This young
artist comes with a glittering
reputation. Hungarian by
birth, she has had much of
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NO BENT COINS!
The Pilot again cautions per
sons buying papers from the
vending machine outside the
■office to examine dimes be
fore using them in the ma
chine. One slightly bent dime
will jam the machine and
make it impossible for any
purchaser to get a paper from
that time on, although the
machine will continue to take
the coins. No coin recovery
method is provided.
Paules Appointed To
Good Neighbor Group
The appointment of George
E. Paules to fill a vacancy on
the Southern Pines Good
Neighbor Council was an
nounced Tuesday night at the
town council meeting by
Mayor Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr.
The new member, a resident
of Southern Pines, is vice
president, manufacturing, Gul-
istan Carpet Division of J. P.
Stevens & Co., with offices at
Aberdeen.
The Rev. John Peek, vice
chairman ■of the Good Neigh
bor Council, told the town
council Tuesday night that the
group has agreed to work on
the matter of opening Sand
hills golf courses to Negroes,
a move requested recently by
before the town council.
BUT PRODUCTS' VALUE INCREASES
Census Report Says County Lost
441 Farms In 5 Years, 1959-64
A total of 1,493 farms was. production. The data are need-
counted in Moore County dur- ed to make decisions affecting
Mary Lena Faulk 'In
The Money' Al Open
Mary Lena Faulk, local pro
golfer and co-owner of the
Mary Lena Faulk Shop on
Pennsylvania Ave., finished
“in the money” in the USGA
Women’s Open played over
Hazeltine National Golf Course
near Minneapolis, Minn., com
pleted July 3.
The well-known local golf
er took $290, with 85-77-79-
77—318. Winner of the tourna
ment was Sandra Supzich who
bagged $4,000 with a 75-74-76-
72—297, her first major win.
ing the 1964 Census of Agri
culture, the U.S. Department
of Commerce’s Bureau of the
Census reports.
In the last previous Census
of Agriculture (1959), the to
tal counted in this county was
1,934 farms—indicating a loss
of 441 farms in five years.
The report also shows that
the average farm size in the
county was 114.7 acres and
that the average value of the
county’s farms (land and
buildings) in 1964 was $22,815.
Other important county sta
tistics in the report are:
1. Value of all farm products
sold by farms in the county in
1964, $16,276,878; in 1959,
$10,978,156.
2. Value of all crops sold by
county farms in 1964, $6,170,-
158; in 1959, $4,273,638.
3. Value of all livestock and
livestock products sold by
county farms in 1964, $10,094,-
073; in 1959, $6,704,518.
A Census of Agriculture is
taken every five years in years
ending in “4” and “9” to gather
information on the nation’s
agricultural resources and
many segments of the U.S.
economy. The 1964 farm cen
sus was the 18 th in a series that
began in 1840.
The report for Moore Coun
ty contains over 500 facts about
the county’s agriculture and
the people living on farms.
Single copies are available
for 10 cents from the Bureau
of the Census, Washington,
D.C. 20233 or from any field
office of the Department of
Commerce, located in major
cities.
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.
July
6
93
68
July
7
95
71
July
8
95
74
July
9
95
63
July
10
92
66
July
11
99
69
July
12
95
69