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Over the world, the poor are increas ing much faster than the rich. It’s an ominous outlook. Page 2, Section 2. tGItnclon Jandor /. ^qrcand Larwaqa / ^^oqleopqs. Cameron fPi Loiavi^'Vass f Plerbe LOT Some of the events in which Tar Heels can take part, at the N. C. State Fair, are listed, Page 7, Section pin VOL. 47 — NO. 46 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES SOUTHERN PINES, N. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1967 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES PRICE: 10 CENTS the county would have a share. The plan was subject to the UNDER TENTATIVE PLAN 4 Banks Would Share Deposits Of Moore Co. The Moore County commis- i approval of the Moore County sioners, in special session I board of education, funds of Monday afternoon; tentatively I which would be the major approved a plan for dividing ones distributed, and of repre- up county funds so that each sentatives of the banks, who of the four banks operating in | will be asked to meet with the county would have a commissioners next Monday. Their agreement would resolve a problem which has beset the county off and on during the past few years. The plan, presented by Mrs. Estelle Wicker, county ac countant, and H. A. Brogden, of the office of John C. Muse, county auditor, calls for a di vision of the general school funds between the First Union National Bank (which has them all now) and the South ern National Bank, both with offices at Southern Pines. Current expense funds, amounting to around $700,000 a year, would be deposited with one bank, and capital outlay and all debt service funds, totalling around $600,- 000 a year, also all ESEA (fed eral) funds, would go to the other. Back tax payments and ac cumulated airport funds, (Continued on Page 2) i 4 MOORE nmc Shooting Near Robbins Kills 17-Year-OId Boy David Hubert Hommes, 17, of Enumclaw, Wash., was shot to death last Wednesday night at the store and service station operated by Mr. and Mrs. Claude Williams on NC 27, four miles west of Robbins. Glenn Carson Williams, 22, of Eagle. Springs, Route 1, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Williams, was arrested and charged with murder in the slaying, Moore County Coroner W. K. Car penter Sr., of Pinebluff report ed. The coroner said he ordered the younger Williams held for action of the grand jury in the November term of Moore Superior Court, and the de fendant was released Thurs day from the county jail after posting the $5,000 bail set by Carpenter. Carpenter said Glenn Wil- (Continued on Page 2) COUNTY S^^A0*2 fi Opening Of Pinecrest High May Be Delayed Until 1969 #1 AT see HERE New Nurse Aide Course Slated Sandhills Community Col lege is accepting applications for a new course in Nurse Aide and Orderly Training, to begin soon. It will include daily morning classes on the campus with clinical training in the area’s hospitals five days a week, Monday through Friday. The course has no tuition fee and the only expense to students will be the cost of the textbook, approximately $3. Kevin Rogan, who is a reg istered nurse, will be the in structor. The class will be lim ited to 25 students. Men and women interested in enrolling should immediately ■ contact the Department of Technical- Vocational Education at Sand hills College. Blue Ponders Senate Race H. Clifton Blue of Aberdeen told The Pilot this morning j that he hopes to decide “with out undue delay” whether he will be a candidate for public '1 HAPPY VASS GROUP — Shown here with rescue squad members are trophies won by the unit last weekend at Asheville and also (the big one in center) for A. B. Parker (hand on trophy) who was reelec ted president of the N. C. Association of Rescue Squads. In the group are several members who participated in team compe tition at the state convention. From left, kneeling, Jackie Danley, John David Mc Rae (who played the “victim” in the first aid contest), Walter Patnode; second row. Max R. Edwards, unit captain, also captain of the competing teams; the Rev. Dan Nor man, State chaplain; Elmer Cummings, Sanford Cummings, Parker, A. G. Edwards, Sr. (State’s oldest active member); and back row, Duncan C. Blue, Claytie Kiser and Felton Causey. (V. Nicholson photo) IN STATEWIDE COMPETITION SATURDAY Rescue Unit W ins 2 Trophies Vass Unit No. 2 of the ! commander of the N. C. Asso- ' pointed Monday night, he will ; Moore County Rescue Squad ■ elation of Rescue Squads at continue to serve through has runner-up trophies they the association’s convention in Parker’s second term Competition Asheville last weekend. I other reappointments, Par- Saturdav Throi^h his appointment, the ker said, will include Dr Saturday. Two State officials are ac tive members of the unit. Rev. Dan K. Norman, Presby terian pastor and unit chap A. B. Parker was reelected I lain, is State chaplain. Reap- office in the 1968 Democratic ' lu serve nrimarv ' runner-up trophies they | the association’s convention in Parker’s second term The longtime member of the N. C. House of Represen- ' tatives, who served as Speak- ■ er during the 1963 session— his last in Raleigh—took note of an editorial in last week’s Pilot, urging him to run for State Senator from the 19th District, next year. He made this statement for The Pilot today: “I appreciate the many sug gestions of friends that I offer for public office in 1968. “The office of State Senator is an important position, af fording many opportunities for public service. “I plan to give the matter serious consideration and hope to arrive at a decision without undue delay.” Blue was defeated by Lt. Gov. Bob Scott for the Demo cratic lieutenant governor nomination in 1964. The 19th District elects two State Senators. The possibility that the opening of Pinecrest High School may have to be post poned one year—^from 1968 to 1969 was faced Tuesday night by the Moore County Board of Education, with the choice of making the decision now or waiting until later when it probably would be forced upon them. The board decided to study the situation and reach a de cision at a called meeting next Tuesday night. All members of the board attended the meeting, with Jere McKeithen of Aberdeen, board chairman, presiding. Supt. Robert E. Lee said if 'NOBODY'S MONEY GOT BURNED’ Firemen Squelch Blaze Ill Bank Basement Boom Horticulture Course Slated By Clarendon A two-year apprentice course in Horticulture is scheduled to begin this fall at Clarendon Gardens near Pinehurst, Fran cis W. tHowe, owner and man ager of Clarendon, announced this week. He said it will be the first such course to be given in the United States. The school will offer a max imum number of hours in practical field work, with a small amount of time allotted to classroom lectures and stud ies, Mr. Howe said, and is (Continued on Page 2) i^. A Pope AFB Host To Youngsters Next Saturday Moore County sixth-graders will be among the North Car olina youngsters who will be guests of Pope Air Force Base Saturday for the base’s an nual Kids Day program. The Sandhills Kawanis Club is sponsoring the county’s part in the program. William P. Saunders, Jr., chairman of the Sandhills club’s committee for Kids’ Day, said this week that pricipals of the schools have assumed the responsibility for assembling the students who want to attend the program and will arrange for tran.'S'^or- tation with adult supervision for the round trip. The program will start at 10 am and offer: —Displays of different types of aircraft. —Assault landings and take offs by Lockheed C-130E jet transports. —Fire - fighting demonstra tions. —Military parachute jumps and skydiving demonstrations by the Golden Knights, the members of the official U. S. Parachute Team based a I ni-arby Fort Bragg. — “Jumps” for the visiting youngsters from a much lower vei'^ion of the paratroopers’ .14-ioot training tower; free movies. --Three concerts by the (Continued on Page 2) Charles Phillips of Southern Pines as State medical adviser and James Van Camp , of Car thage as legal adviser. Also, Vass Captain Max R. Edwards is one of two state directors representing a seven-county area. All attended the convention, with squad members formed into teams for the contests which were the Saturday high light—^first aid and rescue. In (Continued on Page 2) A fire attributed to spon^ taneous combustion destroyed some janitorial supplies, dam aged some wiring and scorched some overhead joists in the basement of the Southern Na tional Bank building on South West Broad Street about 8:30 pm Monday. William E. Samuels Jr., a Southern National vice presi dent and the manager of the Southern Pines branch, credit ed the alertness of police and the work of Southern Pines volunteer and professional fire men with holding the damages to relatively small proportions. He said the fire was con fined by the firemen to the basement’s 100 - square-foot janitorial supply room. He said City Patrolman Donald Talbert was checking the doors of the bank during his regular patrol last night when he saw smoke inside the builaing. Talbert notifie'd Po lice Sgt. C. A. Wilson, on duty at the police station, and Wilson notified the Fire De partment . Fulltime Fireman Johnny Albert and six volunteers went .to the bank with the depart ment’s utility pickup truck and a pumper. Samuels, who had been notified at home, un locked a door of the bank to admit them. The firemen extinguished the blaze, which had develop ed into low flames, using 25 to 30 gallons of water from a fire hose and contents of three extinguishers but continued working at the scene until shortly before 11 pm, when they became satisfied no furth er danger existed. A large crowd attracted by the sight of the firemen and (Continued on Page 2) FLIGHTS LISTED V H:. SOUTHERN PINES VICTORY—South ern Pines Blue Knights run for the dress ing room moments after Friday night’s game ended leaving the Knights a 14-7 winner over Siler City. Center, Knight Tackle Charles Buchholz joyfully bearhugs Head Coach John Williams over the vic tory. At right with clip board is Assistant Coach G. N. Satterwhite. (Emerson Humphrey photo) Midget Football Meeting Is Set Blue Knights Down Siler City The East Southern Pines Blue Knights helped track star Tommy Richardson capitalize on his record-breaking speed to fashion a 14-7 Central Tar heel Conference victory Fri day night at Memorial Field over Jordan-Matthews High School’s gridders of Siler City. Richardson, a senior honor student in his first season of football, took the opening kickoff on the Knights’ six- yard line and ran it all the way back for the game’s first touchdown. It was the first scoring per formance of his career, but in his previous three games he had turned in increasingly im,- proved punting performancees and other defensive work. His fellow Knights also shook him loose late in the final period for the game-win ning touchdown, a nine-yard end run, after Siler City had knotted the count in the se.cond period. Fullback Bill Little scored both the points after the touch downs with placement kicks. The first meeting for South ern Pines boys interested in playing in the Pop Warner Midget Football League this season is scheduled for Octo ber 4 at Memorial Field, start ing at 4 pm. Fred Teeter, president of the Southern Pines league, issued the announcement this week. Richardson and Tailback Lee sec^uUv^snn . ^ secutive season of Pop Warner West were voted the Offensive League play for Southern Players of the Week and Wing- back Gene Sessoms was narhed Pines boys. The league is for sub-teen-age boys. Defensive Player of the Week' tjie league of fer their performances in the, want to issue uniforms' Friday night game week of October 10 and Sessoms made 12 unassisted' pSg"^" I ^^id that adults ss stance. | interested in working with the West gained a total of 49 . league should telephone him yards — and most of the I at 692-1164. Knights eight first downs — i The league is sponsored by in carrying the ball on 16, Southern Pines area organiza- (Continued on Page 3) *tions and individuals. CHARLES WEATHERSPOON Weatherspoon On Advertising Staff Of Pilot Charles H. Weatherspoon has joined The Pilot’s advertis ing staff, working as a display advertising salesman through out this area. He replaces Mrs. Lynn Thompson who has left The Pilot and is preparing to open a greeting card shop at 110 W. Pennsylvania Ave. Mr. Weatherspoon, a 1958 graduate of Southern Pines High School and a lifelong res ident of the community, has for nearly eight years been employed by The Pilot in the paper’s mechanical depart ment. His wife is the former Mary Ann Sullivan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sullivan of Southern Pines. They are the parents of twins, Michael and Christine, two years old, and (Continued on Page 2) NO SCHOOL FRIDAY Public schools throughout Moore County will be closed Friday so that teachers and administrators can attend the Central District convention of the North Carolina Education Association, to be held at China Grove in Rowan Coun ty. Some 2,000 persons are ex pected to attend. Martin Named Coordinator Of SCAP In Moore W. Lynn Martin of Eagle Springs has been appointed as Moore County coordinator for the Sandhills Community Ac tion Program. He will succeed Thomas Caddell whose resig nation was announced last week. Mr. Martin, a native of Moore County, is a merchant in Eagle Springs. He served two years as county commis sioner 1964-66, and was for merly employed with the post office as rural mail carrier. He has been active in the Boy Scouts as an adult leader. He is a member of his area’s school adv.sory committee and of the Moore County Incustrial Com mittee. He has served on bank committees and is active in civic clubs and church work. “I am extremely happy that Mr. Martin has become associ ated with SCAP and foresee many ways in which his ex perience will benefit our efforts,” said Frank M. Kivett of Carthage, executive direc tor of SCAP. The Sandhills Community Action Program administers the federal “anti-poverty” pro;- gram in Moore and three other counties of this area. Piedmont Air Service Will Resume Oct, 1 Piedmont Airlines has an nounced the resumption of its seasonal service to the South ern Pines-Pinehurst-Aberdeen area effective with the com pany’s October 1 schedule change. The schedule was announc ed by Piedmont Aviation’s headquarters office in Win ston-Salem, with service to be gin Sunday at the Pinehurst- Southern Pines Airport on Highway 22 (Carthage road), north of Southern Pines. Flight 400 offers morning service from Louisville and London-Corbin. Ky., Bristol- Kingsport - Johnson City, Tenn., and Hickory and Char lotte. Departing Pinehurst- Southern Pines at 1:41 pm, the flight continues to Fayette ville and Wilmington where it terminates at 2:40 pm. Return service from Wilming ton is provided with Flight 405 which departs at 3:35 pm. Fol lowing one stop in Fayette ville the flight arrives at (Continued on Page 2) Pinecrest is to open in Sep tember, 1968, as planned, that electronic equipment needed for the school will have to be ordered within the next two weeks, also that personnel to use it will have to be employ ed. There is not enough money on hand to buy the equip ment, he said. It is anticipated that shared federal funds will go a long way toward securing the equipment, but this cannot be approved until next spring or later, following anticipated ap proval after a survey being made under Title HI. It would be next fall or later before the materials could be instal led, it was explained. The postponement was pro posed by J. R. Brendell, as sistant superintendent, who is making the survey under a $25,000 federal grant, and who will be the principal of Pine crest High School. Figures he developed on the past, present and future costs indicated it would take a min imum of $421,255, for build ing details, furnishings and equipment, in addition to what has been spent or contracted for, to open the school proper ly. He presented numerous other reasons for a delay, in cluding the holding of student orientation programs and a thorough study of elementary facilities and how they can best be used. The time element in con struction also entered the pic ture. While the contractor for the initial three buildings is ahead of schedule, and has un- (Continued on Page 2) SERVING ALL DAY Cook-Out Event Set Saturday From 11 am to 9 pm on Saturday of this week, Septem ber '30, the Southern Pines Jaycees will serve meals for $1 each, rain or shine, at Me morial Field, corner of S. Ben nett St. and Morganton Road. Purpose of the 10-hour, “cook-out” is to raise money for installation of Christmas lights in the business se.ction. Take-out orders can be plact ed by calling 692-7000 on Saturday, so that orders can be prepared before they’re picked up, avoiding waits and delays. JOINT COLLEGE. COMMUNITY PROJECT Try-Outs Set Friday For Roles In First Playmakers’ Production Tryouts for roles in “The Importance of Being Ernest,” the Oscar Wilde comedy which will be the first dra matic production of the Sand hills Playmakers, are sched uled for Friday, September 29, at 7 pm in the Student Lounge on the campus of Sandhills Community College. According to William E. Watson, director of the Sand hills Playmakers and chair man of the English and Fine Arts Department at the col- TO STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Harrison Elected By Young Bankers Samuel C. Harrison, cashier, First Union National Bank of North Carolina, Southern Pines, has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Young Bankers Division of the North Carolina Bankers Asso ciation, representing Group VH. At the annual convention of the Young Bankers at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, Mr. Harrison was chosen 10 represent the banks in the south-central region of North Carolina for a term of two years. For organization and administration, the state is divided into 12 regions or groups with a representative from each serving on the Executive Committee. The primary purpose of the Young Bankers Division is to train young men in the res ponsibilities of leadership and to keep them informed about the techniques and technolog ies of banking. For several years the -Divis ion has sponsored educational SAM C. HARRISON programs in high schools throughout the state, to train students in banking and fi nance. This project was start ed when Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr., of Southern Pines, now city executive of First Union National Bank’s local offices, was president of the group. lege, persons interested in all phases of play production are urged to attend the auditions Friday evening. Besides actors there is a need for men and women interested in stage set tings, makeup, costume de sign, lighting, business man agement and other aspects of this “little theater” project which welcomes participation by all interested persons in this area. “The Importance of Being Ernest” is the first play sched uled for the 1967-1968 season of drama productions to be presented by The Playmakers. A brochure giving information on the plays, dates of audi tions and performances, and tickets, is available by phoning Or writing Sandhills Commu nity College. The performance of the Os car Wilde comedy in Novem ber will be followed by the presentation of three one-act plays in February, and the production of the 1965 Pulit zer Prize play, “The Subject Was Roses,” in May. Mr. Watson said that plans call for an original one-act (Continued on Page 2) 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. Sept. 20 86 65 Sept. 21 86 66 Sept. 22 81 68 Sept. 23 80 68 Sept. 24 78 59 Sept. 25 77 48 Sept. 26 79 43
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