A sad
sequel to last week’s happy
story about Donald, the duck, is
told on Page 6, this section.
LOT
Varied
types of high schools for lower
Moore County are suggested by
a teacher. Details, Page 5.
VOL.—46 NO. 41
TWENTY-SIX PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1966
TWENTY-SIX PAGES
PRICE; 10 CENTS
MRS. BABYLON GIVEN LEAVE
Director Of Library
Will Go To Vietnam
I
Mrs. Eugenia R. Babylon of
Southern Pines, director of the
Sandhills Regional Library,
has received a grant from the
US Department of State, Bu
reau of Educational and Cul
tural Affairs, for a three
months tour of duty in South
Mayor Appoints
Harold Tate To
Housing Group
Harold L, Tate, president of
Tate’s Hardware & Electric
Co. here, has been appointed
by Mayor Norris L. Hodgkins,
Jr., to the five member South
ern Pines Housing Authority,
filling a vacancy caused by the
recent resignation of William
T. Huntley, Jr. The term of
office runs to May 1, 1967.
A graduate of Southern
Pines High School, Mr. Tate
has spent most of his life here
and has been in the local hard
ware business for the past 25
years.
His wife, Mrs. Lois Tate, is
active in the business, and
their daughter, Nancy, is start
ing her sophomore year at the
University of North Carolina
in Greensboro this month.
Mr. Tate is commander of
Sandhills Post 134, American
Legion, and a member of the
United Church of Christ.
E. Earl Hubbard is chair
man of the Southern Pines
Housing Authority whose
members serve without salary
(Continued on Page o)
Herefords Break
Through Fence,
One Still Loose
Eleven registered Hereford
heifers valued at $21,000,
broke through a fence at W. O.
Moss’s The Paddock, off Beth-
esda Road, during the night of
Sunday, August 21.
The loss was discovered
early the next morning.
By Saturday 10 of them
were located, most of them on
the Fort Bragg reservation,
with the help of rangers and
military personnel.
One is still missing, accord
ing to Mr. Moss who asks that
anyone seeing the animal noti
fy him.
He also thanked all persons
who helped round up the oth
ers. Mr. Moss said he wants to
make it clear that the ani
mals were not set loose. They
broke through a fence at night
when no attendants were near,
by.
Vietnam.
Sam H. Poole of Southern
Pines, Regional Library board
chairman, said that the board
has voted to give Mrs. Baby
lon a five-months leave of ab
sence. She will leave Washing
ton, D. C. for Vietnam bn Sep
tember 19, the announcement
said.
The grant is under the
Agency for International De
velopment (A.I.D.) and in
cludes the study of libraries
in South Vietnam. Mrs. Baby
lon will be stationed most of
the time at Dalat, which is lo
cated in the mountains north
of Saigon. While there she will
teach elementary library
science at the University of
D^lat which has a library of
15,000 volumes.
By action of the regional
(Continued on Page 5)
Civil Term Of
Court To Open
The regular two-weeks’ civil
term of Moore Superior Court
will start next week, with pro
ceedings opening Tuesday,
since Monday is Labor Day.
Special Judge Walter E. Brock
of Wadesboro will preside.
Seven uncontested divorces
and one requiring a jury, plus
motions in eight pending cases,
one default and inquiry action
and pre-trial conferences are
expected to take up most of
the first day .
Two cases have been calen
dared for trial, however, on
that day, with four listed for
Wednesday and four more for
Thursday.
MOORE TOBACCO
MARTS TO OPEN
Moore County's two
Middle Belt tobacco mar
kets, at Aberdeen and
Carthage, will open their
1966 .auction season Sep
tember 8.
The date was set by di
rectors of the Middle Plue-
Cured Tobacco Belt, Sat
urday.
Under new marketing
regulations this, year, bas
kets will be limited to a
maximum of 200 pounds
instead of 300, and untied
leaf be sold for the
first 12 marketing days.
Moore's two markets are
among 10 Middle Belt
markets in the state.
Prices in other markets
already open have been
running higher than last
ye,ar, and indications are
for a continuation of this
trend when the Middle
Belt opens.
DURING CEREMONY — The summer commencement exercises on the college
term graduates of Sandhills Community campus. All are named in an accompanying
College are pictured in their caps and report. (Humphrey photo)
gowns during last Thursday’s outdoor
KEEP TRYING FOR SUCCESS, SPEAKER URGES
18 Receive Diplomas At Collei^e
A formal commencement
ceremony was held on the
brick-paved patio of the
Science and Technology Build
ing at Sandhills Community
College Friday afternoon.
An academic procession of
the graduates, members of the
college faculty and program
participants opened the event.
The Rev. J. E. Sponenburg,
pastor of Page Memorial
Methodist Church, Aberdeen,
gave the invocation and also
the benediction at the close of
the ceremony.
Dr. Raymond A. Stone, presi
dent of the college, introduced
H. Clifton Blue of Aberdeen,
chairman of the board of trus
tees, who welcomed members
of the graduating class, their
families and guests. In his re-,
marks, Mr. Blue compliment
ed the students on their
achievements and expressed
the hope that they and many
others would take advantage
of the educational opportuni
ties provided by the college.
Henry I. Rahn Jr., director
of Vocational-Technical Edu
cation at Sandhills, introduced
the graduation speaker, George
E. Paules, vice president, man
ufacturing, Gulistan Carpet
Division, J. P. Stevens & Com
pany.
In his address, Mr. Paules
said that success comes only
from genuine effort, with five
major requisites listed.
Enthusiasm for the job,
pride in the firm and fellow
workers, and a belief in the
i worth of one’s own position,
was the first requisite. The
others included conservatism
in manner, dress and habits;
sincere interest in helping
make the firm a success; rec
ognition that one must always
strive for improvement and
keep on learning; and recogni
tion of the responsibility each
person must have for God, the
community, the country, fam
ily and fellow man.
In summarizing the five
points, Mr. Paules noted that
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FATHER TO SON — Jeff Stewart, left, 1966 boys’
championship winner of the Pinehurst Junior Golfers,
receives his trophy and a plermanent plaque to hang in
the Pinehurst Country Club, from his father, Howard
Stewart, president of the Morco Summer Club which
donated the plaque. In background is A. Parker Hall,
director of the Junior Golfers program. A similar trophy
went to the girls’ champion, Cathy McPherson, and, donat
ed by the Women’s Summer Club, there is also a perman
ent plaque for listing champion girls over the years.
(Hemmer photo)
54 MEMBERS COMPLETE PROGRAM
Pinehurst Junior Golfers Honored
this year and numerous guests
participated in several of the
weekly sessions, announced
that some of the Class A play
ers who have shown exception
al promise will likely play in
the State Junior tournaments
next season.
In his remarks at the pre
sentation ceremony, which was
(Continued on page 5)
Tennis Finals
Matches Slated
N'orris L. Hodgkins, Jr., will
play Harry Watson for the
men’s singles championship in
the Moore County Tennis
Tournament, at 2 pm Sunday
at the Pinehurst Country Club.
Hodgkins beat Dempsey
Bailey 6-2, 6-2 in his semi
finals match.
In the doubles champion
ship, to be played Saturday
at the same place and hour,
Hodgkins and Watson . will
team against Bailey and Tim
Leonard.
CONGRATULATED — Miss Constance Callaway Mc
Manus of Southern Pines, the only graduate last week to
receive an Associate in Arts degree for completing the
academic course of Sandhills Community College, is con
gratulated by Dr. Raymond A. Stone, president. At left is
H. Clifton Blue, chairman of the board of trustees.
(Humphrey photo)
ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
New Academic Year Will Begin
Sandhills Community Col
lege will begin its second
academic year September 6
in the classrooms, study halls,
and laboratories of three new
buildings valued at two and a
half million dollars; with an
enrollment of more than 700
students from 32 counties in
North Carolina and from sev
eral adjoining states; and with
a staff and faculty of 60 full
time employees.
According to Dr. Raymond
A. Stone, college president,
evidence of remarkable prog
ress is shown by the Adminis
tration Building, the Student
Center, artd the Science and
Technology Building on the
180-acre wooded campus; by
the enrollment, double that of
a year ago; and by an enlarg
ed curriculum which includes
a two-year nurses’ education
Pinehurst Junior Golfers last
Wednesday wound up their
finest season to date with
championship play followed in
the late afternoon by trophy
presentations and refreshments
in the dining room of the
Pinehurst Country Club.
Director A. Parker Hall, not
ing that 54 members from the
Sandhills area were enrolled
Watson Is New
Assistant Pro
Roger Watson, 1966 gradu
ate of High Point College and
native of that city, has been
named assistant pro at the
Country Club of North Caro
lina, replacing Bill Zachary,
who left recently to continue
his education at Guilford Col
lege.
Watson and his wife, the
former Sandy Morris, of High
Point, live at 490 E. Indiana
Ave. The Watsons are Metho
dists.
Buck Adams is head pro at
CCNC.
program.
The first day of the fall
term, September 6, will be
devoted to student orientation.
Brochures have been prepar
ed giving data on the history
of the college, the courses of
fered in the curriculum, the
student activities including
clubs and athletic teams, and
other information on faculty,
facilities such as the book
store, library, classrooms, and
laboratories.
The orientation program
and student registration the
following day are under the
direction of S. G. Chappell,
dean of student affairs.
Regular classes will begin
Wednesday, September 8, ac
cording to Dr. Richard S. Ray,
dean of instruction.
The 700 students registering
next week do not include the
(Continued on Page 6)
Miss Smith To Head New Nurse
Training At Community College
NEAR PINEHURST
Glenn L Pope
Dies In Wreck;
Nephew Injured
Glenn Loxie Pope, 36, of
Pinehurst Ave., south of South
ern Pines, was killed and his
nephew John Wesley Pope of
Aberdeen, Route 1, was critic
ally injured in a one-car wreck
early Saturday, attributed by
the investigating officer to
high speed.
The car driven by Pope,
traveling on NC 5, at 1:45 am,
failed to stop at the dead-end
junction with NC 211 west of
Pinehurs c, continued across
the highway, knocked down
two highway signs on heavy
posts, jumped the ditch, plow
ed up a two-foot embankment
and continued Into the woods
for 35 feet.
State Trooper J. P. Trantham
said skidmarks showed for 90
feet on NC 5 near the junction,
past the stop sign and across
211, indicating the driver saw
the sign and applied brakes,
but too late.
Pinned beneath the steering
wheel, he was believed to have
been instantly killed. The
younger man, his right leg
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Mystery Surrounds
Death Of 3 Youths
Lying On Highway
'The Sandhills Community
College Associate Degree in
Nursing Program, which be
gins on the campus in Septem
ber, will be headed by Miss
Anita Smith of Fort Lauder
dale, Fla., according to Dr.
Raymond A. Stone, president.
In announcing her appoint
ment as chairman of nurses’
education. Dr. Stone said that
the college is assured of hav
ing one of the finest profes
sional education programs in
the state. Graduates of the
two-year course will be quali
fied to take the North Caro
lina license exams to become
registered nurses.
Miss Smith is a graduate of
the United Hospital School of
Nursing, Portchester, N. Y.,
and holds a bachelor of
science degree, a master’s de
gree in Public Health Nursing,
MISS ANITA SMITH
and a master’s degree in Edu
cation, all earned at Teachers
College 'Of Columbia Univer
sity, New York City. She also
has had graduate work for a
(Continued on Page 6)
Murder Charged
After Shooting
Early Saturday
Probable cause on a first-de
gree murder charge was found
Monday in Moore Recorder’s
Court at Carthage against Her
bert Blue, 42-year-old Negro
of Norfolk, Va., and Cameron,
in the pistol slaying of a Che-
raw, S. C., man at a night spot
near Cameron early Saturday.
He is being held without
bond in Moore County Jail at
Carthage for grand jury action
in November .
Blue was arrested several
hours after the shooting at his
mother’s home in Cameron.
Victim of the slaying was Eddie
Cossom, also a Negro, 35, who
had been employed for the
past several summers as a to
bacco worker on the farm of
Kirk Bennett on Cameron,
Route 1.
Scene of an argument which
ended fatally was a place
known as Mace’s Snack Shop,
in a farmhouse one and a half
miles east of Cameron. The
time was 2:30 a.m.
Constable L. F. Wood of
Cameron testified that Allen
Mace, proprietor of the Snack
Shop, came to his home about
3:15 a.m. to tell him a man had
been shot at his place. At the
Snack Shop, Wood said, he
found Cossom lying d'ead. on
the floor, shot in the neck and
the heart.
Subsequent investigation by
Wood, Chief Deputy Sheriff
H. H. Grimm and Coroner W.
(Continued on Page 6)
One of the most shocking
incidents of Moore County
highway history was a triple
fatality of early Tuesday,
when three young men lying
on NC 705, four miles north
of Robbins, were run over and
killed by a southbound car.
One was hit twice, as his
body was tossed forward by
the first car into the path of a
second, which swerved but
Patrol Warns
Motorists Of
Traffic Peril
The North Carolina High
way Patrol will be out in full
force, in Moore County and
throughout the state, during
the Labor Day holiday week
end, officials noted yesterday.
'The weekend, officialy be
ginning at 6 pm Friday and
ending at midnight Monday,
will find 75% of the patrol on
primary and interstate high
ways. Officials urged motorists
to use extra caution in the long
weekend’s expected heavy tra-
ij'i *.
Radar and other electric
speed detecting devices will
be employed, and particular
attention will be directed to
ward high speed, and drinking
driveri.
More than 1,000 accidents
occurred during the 1965 Labor
Day weekend in N. C., and
30 persons were killed, one on
U.S. 1 in Moore County.
All eight of the county’s pa
trolmen will be on duty to
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LIONS TO HOLD
SP BROOM SALE
The Southern Pines
Lions will hold a broom
sale throughout the town
the night of Tuesday, Sep
tember 6.
Members of the club,
wearing Lions caps, will
call on local homes. The
brooms are made by the
Industries of the Blind.
[ Funds from the cam
paign will be used by the
club for different projects
in this area, among them,
aiding the blind.
Booster Dinner
Set September 7
The' Blue Knights Boosters
Club will sponsor a fried chic
ken dinner at Southern Pines
Country Club and Elks Club
cookout area Wednesday, Sep
tember 7, 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
The public is invited to at
tend and support the entire
•athletic program of East
Southern Pines High School,
which will benefit from the
proceeds.
Blue Knights enthusiasts
will have an opportunity to
see their team in action in the
blue-white intrasquad game
here this Friday night at Me
mortal Field'. The first regular
season game will be played
against Rohanen High of Rock
ingham at Memorial Field Fri
day night, September 9.
Reduction In Natural
Gas Rates Announced
Lower rates on natural gas
for all residential and com
mercial users, effective Sep
tember 1, have been announc
ed by Volney H. Kyle, presi
dent of North Carolina Nat
ural Gas Corporation.
The company, with head
quarters in Fayetteville,
serves this area.
“Lower gas costs at the
source” was cited by Kyle
as reason for the rate reduc
tion. He estimated savings to
customers at $170,000 annual
ly.
could not avoid the impact.
Dead were Pfc. Larry Eu
gene Sanders, 18, and Charles
Leroy Carter, 20, both of Rob
bins, and Clinton Eugene Cox,
15, of Asheboro.
Sanders had just returned
from a tour of duty in Ger
many, and was due to report
back Tuesday to his post at
Fort Eustis, Va., for shipment
to Vietnam.
State Trooper Tommy S.
Clark said Sanders and Carter
were apparently instantly kill
ed, in the 1:25 am accident,
with Cox dying unconscious a
short time later.
Too Late To Avoid
Mrs. Rebecca Brenda Mc
Neill, 25, of Star, Route 1,
told Clark she saw the boys on
the highway too late to avoid
striking them. Her right front
wheel passed over them all,
and Carter’s body was thrown
29 feet farther on. Daniel Lon
nie Cheek, 18, of Carthage,
Route 1, following Mrs. Mc
Neill, said he saw the body
rolling and tried to avoid hit
ting it but could not.
Both drivers had been re
turning from their work 'on
the night shift at the B. B.
Walker Shoe Co. at Asheboro,
and were carrying a number
of feltow employees to their
homes, Mrs. McNeill with a
load of six and Cheek of eight.
They said they saw no
movernent as of living bodies
before striking the youths.
However, the patrolman said
there were no marks 'on the
bodies other than those which
would have been caused by
the two cars. Bits of flesh and
clothing under the cars, with
no signs of impact above the
bumpers, confirmed that the
boys had been lying down
when hit.
Moore County Coroner W.
K. Carpenter ruled the deaths
due to unavoidable accident,
and said no inquest would be
held. He interviewed all the
witnesses—14 people in the
two cars—and said all their
stories were the same.
Playing ''Chicken''?
As to whether the youths
had dropped asleep, or were
playing a grisly game of
“chicken,” officers could only
guess. Trooper Clark said the
latter was a “distinct possibili
ty” and Trooper J. F. Trant
ham, assisting in the investi
gation, also inclined to this
view.
“Chicken” is a game in
which youths challenge each
other and each tries to remain
motionless in the face of dan
ger longer than the others, or
until the last possible second.
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DR. C. C. DAUGHTRIDGE
Dr. Daughtridge
Joins Dr. Hiatt,
Dr. Wallace Soon
Dr. Clay C. Daughtridge, Jr.,
formerly with Womack Army
Hospital, Fort Bragg, on
Thursday will join Dr. J. S.
Hiatt, Jr., and Dr. D. K. Wal
lace in the practice of internal
medicine. The physicians have
their offices in the Pinehurst
Medical Center.
He will reside with his wife
Frances, son, Clay III, and
daughter, Karen, in the for
mer McGowan home on N.
May Street in Southern Pines.
A native of Rocky Mount,
he attended high school there
and received his BS degree
from Wake Forest College. He
is a 1959 graduate of Bowman
Gray School of Medicine.
His internship was in Wil
liam Beaumont General Hos
pital, El Paso, Texas, 1959-60,
(Continued on page 5)
Bells Ring For
Area Students
Students in the Southern
Pines Schools registered today
for the fall term, while county
schools open tomorrow and the
Pinehurst students report for
a half-day session Friday.
Both the city systems will be
closed for the Labor Day holi
day September 5; students in
the county system will receive
an extra holiday, with schools
closed September 5-6.
Detailed information on the
opening of schools appeared in
last week’s Pilot.
General Holiday To
Be Observed Monday
Town and county offices will
be closed for the Labor Day
holiday Monday, as will the
ABC stores and most business
es.
The post office will be on
holiday schedule, and The
Pilot will not open Monday.
THE WEATHER
Maximum and minimunt
temperatures for each day ot
the past week were recorded
as follows at the US Weather
Bureau observation station, at
WEEB, on Midland Road.
Max. Min.
August 24 93 63
August 25 84 63
August 26 76 61
August 27 86 56
August 28 85 59
August 29 89 62
August 30 86 59