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Uiqh^l rRoHrii*! Candor Glondon laor / r X I iqrcond ^arwaqc / 1. ^^cttjteSpqs. Cameron 0)1 t j. '•fe^tnd l.ak«vi^*Vasi * f ^ll«rbe VOL. 47 — No. 51 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1968 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES PRICE: 10 CENTS m TN VIETNAM INTERVIEW OVER — Joseph W. Lemieux, employ ment interviewer, wishes Mrs. Jeanette Holder of Vass, an applicant, good luck after interviewing her in the office of the Job Mobile during its weekly stop at the Southern Pines Municipal Center last Thursday from 10 am to noon. (Pilot photo) Job Mobile Fills Employer, Worker Needs; Stops Told When employment inter-' applicant he finds out what viewer Joseph W. Lemieux of kind of job he or she can do. Sanford comes to town to work | But he also finds out how with job applicants he can | far from home they can — or make his interviews in the Job Mobile’s portable office or in the town hall. In Southern Pines, a desk is provided for him in the Muni cipal Center courtroom for his weekly visit every Thursday, from 10 am to noon. Lemieux is with the San ford office of the North Car olina Employment Security Commission. The Job Mobile, will—travel to a job each day; what, if anything they are allergic to; whether they can get a ride to their job and back every day; whether they prefer 1 1 day work or night work; and V-^PaSll 1 UeSaaV other information thaf, will help him place the applicant in the spot that is right for the job-seeker and a particular employer. The Job Mobile with Lem- a motor vehicle with a van- i ieux in the driver’s seat, went Sgt. Williams, | Former Residen! Here, Is Killed Sgt. Robert Alton Williams, 24, of Sanford, Route 1, for merly of Southern Pines and lephew of Mrs. L. F. Garvin af Southern Pines and Mrs. A. M. Michael of Carthage, /as reported killed in action ’ast Friday night in Vietnam. An Army spokesman at Fort Dix, N. J., notified Sgt. Wil- iams’s family Saturday of his leath. The Army report said he was shot in an ambush by Viet Cong guerrillas while he was on a reconnaissance mis- ; sion near Saigon. Sgt. Williams | was serving with the 17th Cavalry Division of the 199th Infantry Brigade at the time. He had been sent to Vietnam , the same month after volun teering for duty there. Sgt. Williams’s mother, Mrs. Irene Williams of Sanford, Route 1, said Sgt. Williams could have remained on duty (Continued on Page 2) Civic Leaders Back Moore Co, Clean-up Slated November 8 One Dies, One Hurt In Road type body, represents a joint project of the Sandhills (5om- munity Action Program and the ESC. Lemieux travels the county, hunting for employers who need people., and unemployed people the employers need. When he interviews a job to work in Moore County the week of October 15. Besides the Southern Pines stop, the Moore County sche dule is; Monday — at Cameron, 9:15 . to 9:35 am; at Vass 10-11 am; Juries, at Aberdeen 1:30 to 2:'30 pm; i Coroner (Continued on Page 2) A 23-year-old Negro soldier stationed at Fort Bragg was killed Tuesday night when his car hit a traffic island at the junction of Saunders Boule vard Road and Bethesda Road southeast of Southern Pines. His passenger Myrtle Mon roe, 15, of 502 Hardin St., Southern Pines, was taken to Moore Memorial hospital with a broken pelvis and other in- HONORED BY HUSOM — These men and women were among the seven people who have received the first Distinguished Service Awards of the year-old Humane Society of Moore County. Left to right. State Rep. T. Clyde Auman of West End,’ Miss Michaelle Ann Graham of Pinebluff, Miss Beth Turner of Southern J’ines, Mrs. James How of Pinehurst and State Sen. Voit Gilmore of Southern Pines. The others Currie Asks Conference On School Financing The Moore County board of and adopted by the board, that education, in regular session at all three boards be asked to Carthage Tuesday night, was designate two members, to in receipt of a letter from John meet together in a small group M. Currie, chairman of county to work out something speci- commissioners, asking that the fic to present to the full corn- two boards meet some time mission and, if approved, to within the next few weeks to the people, see what long-range financi- j Financial needs, .not only of al plans might be in view for the Pinecrest school but others the schools. The financial impasse pre venting the opening of Pine- crest school in 1968, as plan ned, was causing concern to both the commissioners and taxpayers. Chairman Currie wrote, expressing the hope that “you can come up with some workable suggestions and plans.” The letter, read by Jere Mc- Keithen, chairman of the ed ucation board, noted that “it will take some hard study and effort on the part of the ca pable men and v/omen work ing out these problems, and it will not dissolve itself un less your board can come up with some real facts and fi gures that we can use.” The Pinecrest Advisory Council, which had requested a conference at the meeting, came with proposals which had been developed, and were pre sented, by Albert Tufts, who said “This is a sharing of ideas, not a solution, which will call for study and discussion and will need cooperation on the part of everyone.” The suggestion was made in the county, were to be stu- (Continued on Page 2) W. K. Carpenter ruled that the soldier, whose name was withheld pending notification of next of kin by the Army, died of head and body injuries resulting from an accident caused by high speed. State Trooper G. L. Cain said the car hit the traffic island at the dead-end junc tion on Siaunders Boulevard, a military convoy route, flip ped through the air and hit the opposite bank. It went up the bank, overturned several times and landed upside down, throwing both occupants out. The soldier was thrown some 50 feet. He was dead on ar rival at the hospital. (Continued on Page 2) PUBLIC INVITED ON SUNDAY Rescue Squad To Have Open House, Aberdeen The first “Open House” by Moore County Rescue Squad Unit Four will be held Sunday, November 5, at its new head quarters building in Aberdeen. Capt. E. L. (Sonny) Guion, head of the emergency volun teer rescue unit serving Aber deen, Southern Pines, Pine hurst, Pinebluff and surround ing areas, said that the public Mid-South Shows To Be Planned At Meet The Mid-South Horse Show Association will meet Monday at 4:30 pm in the gatehouse of Pineholme on Young’s Road. Everyone interested in the association’s schooling shows is invited to attend. The first show of the 1967- 68 season is scheduled for the first Sunday after Thanksgiv ing at Pinehurst. 2 Women Champions Shown In Action At Pinehurst is invited to the event to be held between 2 and 5 pm. “We want our friends to see what we have done with funds given by them last year,” Guion said, “to purchase equipment and construct a building to house it. Members of the Squad and of its Ad visory Committee will be on hand to answer questions and explain use of the equipment.” Chairman Judson C. Jones of the Advisory Committee said that some 6,000 letters, con taining invitations to the “Open House” and reporting on activities of Rescue Squad Unit Four, are being mailed to residents in the area it serves. Chairman Jones said that last year’s fund-raising drive enabled completion of the Squad’s building, purchase of much-needed rescue equip ment, and provided operating expenses for the year. Also, he stated,, funds were set aside to cover half the cost of a fully- equipped crash truck acquired (Continued on Page 2) VFW Fall Carnival At Shopping Center The Veterans of Foreign Wars Fall Festival is under way at the Town & Country Shopping Center on U.S. 1 be tween Southern Pines and Aberdeen. It opened Monday and will continue through Saturday, under the sponsorship of John Boyd Post 7318 of Southern Pines. A special matinee will be held for youngsters Saturday from 1 pm to 6 pm. All rides v/ill be reduced to 15 cents per head during that time. A bicycle donated by Macks Store in the shopping center will be given away to the win ner at 6 pm. Rides, shows and games are on the program for the festival. John Buchholz is command er of the sponsoring VFW post. IjDuke Glee Clubs . j To Sing At The Village Chapel Haydn’s “Missa in Tempore Belli” (Mass in Time of War), will be sung by the combined Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs of Duke University as the fin ale on their program Sunday, November 5, at the Village Chapel in Pinehurst. The hour-long concert be gins at 4 pm and is open to the public, without charge. This will be the second ap pearance at the Chapel of the 100-voice group, which is aug mented by 20 this year. Their director is Paul Young. Three works by J. S. Bach and three by the 16th Century composer, Orlando di Lasso, as (Continued on Page 2) honored were Mrs. Jean Debnam and Mrs. Francis W. Bellows, both of Southern Pines. The people above are shown holding the certificates of the DSA shortly after they were presented during the annual HUSOM meeting in the Campbell House estate Thursday. They are standing before an oil painting done by Miss Turner which Miss Turner gave for hanging with other art in the renovated Train House. (Pilot photo) Humane Society Honors Seven At Yearly Meet Seven people were given the first Distinguished Service Awards of the Humane Socie ty of Moore County last Thurs day night at the society’s first annual meeting. The session was held in the Train House on the Campbell House estate. In other business, eight peo ple were named to the HUSOM board of directors. The audience also was told the ground has been laid for preliminary talks between HUSOM representatives and county health director Dr. A. G. Siege on the possibility of a contract on a proposal by HUSOM to assume administra tion of the county’s animal- control program. The society’s first D’istin- guished Service Awards for outstanding service to the or ganization went to State Sen. Voit Gilmore of Southern Pines, State Rep. T. Clyde Auman of West End, Mrs. Jean Debnam, Mrs. Francis W. Bel lows and Miss Beth Turner, all of Southern Pines, Mrs. James How of Pinehurst and Miss Michaelle Ann Graham of Pinebluff. Named directors for terms expiring September 30, 1970, were Mrs. John D. Mangum of Pinebluff; Floyd Ray, Mrs. Q. Plans are being made by Moore County community leaders, still enthusiastic over the success of a beautification effort last May, to hold anoth er county-wide “Operation Clean-Up” on Saturday, No vember 18. North Carolina Governor Dan K. Moore has written the mem bers of “Operation Clean-Up” Committee that “I congrat ulate you for your civic pride in deciding to ‘clean up’ Moore County on Saturday, Novem ber 18. I wish you great suc- Mrs, Paffard Wins Senior N&S Title Mrs. Frederic C. Paffard Jr. of Sewickley, Pa., is 1967 North and South Senior Wo men’s champion. She won the title in the 10th annual tournament at Pinehurst by finishing Friday with a total 242. The field’s low handicapper, Mrs. Paffard had an 80 in the opening round Tuesday on the Number One course, shot a 76 on Thursday to pull ahead (Continued on Page 2) Mrs. Whitaker Takes ‘Annie Oakley^ Event At Gun Club A lady marksman on her , to her 94 of 100 in Saturday’s first visit to Pinehurst became I singles competition. The com- 1967 Annie Oakley Champion petition for the Annie Oakley after last Sunday’s shooting was over in tue finals of the annual trap-shooting event at the Pinehurst Gun Club. She is Mrs. Katherine Whit aker of Atlanta, Ga. She was awarded the title with a com bined score of 191 of a possible 200 targets broken in Satur day’s and Sunday’s matches. Her Sunday handicap score title is for women shooters only. High Over-all honors were won by Dr. G. D. Williams, an Army surgeon from Fort Bragg, just back from 17 months’ service in Vietnam. He scored 650 of a possible 700 in the three days of shooting through Sunday. He is a member of the Pine- was 97 of 100. This was added ,, ® ) hurst Gun Club and was com ^ „ jpeting in his first registered Pnolos by Hall j (Continued on Page 2) Karol’s Kards, New Shop, Open Now open at 110 W. Pennsy lvania Ave. is a new Southern Pines business, Karol’s Kards, to specialize in a wide variety of greeting cards but also handling party goods, bar accessories and gifts. A gift wrapping service and a 24- hour imprinting service, for cards or party items, are featured. Mrs. Lynn Thompson, owner and operator, said that a grand opening will be held in about two weeks. A resident of the Sandhills for the past two years, Mrs. Thompson was until rece,ntly on the advertising staff of The Pilot. She came here from Raeford and had previously worked in advertising for “The Paraglide,” a newspaper ser ving Fort Bragg. Underwood To Address Dinner Of Area Chamber Cecil H. Underwood will be the principal speaker at the 1967 annual meeting of the Southern Pines Area Chamber of Commerce, November 28. This announcement was made Tuesday by Tom Con nolly and Earl Hubbard, co- chairmen for the event. The dinner meeting, the first annual affair of its kind for the newly organized area chamber, will be held at Car olina Hotel in Pinehurst, start ing at 7:30 pm. A reception at the hotel will precede it, start ing at 6:15 pm. Underwood is a vice presi dent for Governmental and Civic Affairs for Monsanto Co. in Washington, D. C. Born in Joseph’s Mills, W. Va. in 1922, Underwood received an A.B. degree in political science from Salem (W. Va.) College (1943) and an A.M. degree in political science in 1952 from West Virginia Uni versity. In 1946 Underwood was ad ministrative assistant to the president of Marietta (Ohio) (Continued on Page 2) cess in this important under taking.” The nation’s First Lady, Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, has been invited to visit the area in support of the Clean-Up operation. In a letter from the White House last May, she said of the first project that “fine, attractive surroundings are a positive influence on our lives, both spiritually and ma terially. Communities like yours can be improved through your efforts, and,I am thrilled to learn of the wonderful work you are doing.” Plans for the event also in clude inviting “Miss North Carolina,” Sarah Elizabeth Stedman of Asheboro, to parti cipate. Mayors of Moore County towns are expected to pro claim November 18 as “Opera tion Clean-Up” Day. A contest to produce a sym bol for Moore County “Opera tion Clean-Up,” which is ex pected to become a regular event through the setting up of a permanent county-wide organization of civic club and other representatives, is ex pected to be held in Moore County Schools. The best drawing of such a symbol will bring the student-arfist a $25 sayings bond as a prize. The winner may be selected by (Continued on Page 2) 'Buddy Poppy' Sale Sei For Saturday The annual “buddy poppy” sale of the Auxiliary of John Boyd Post, Veterans of For eign Wars, will be conducted in Southern Pines Saturday. Mrs. Amelia Crain and Mrs. Harry Chatfield are co-chair men. The artificial poppies are made by disabled veterans of military service and benefits of the sale go to aid these veterans. SUBURBAN COMMERCIAL AREA PROPOSED Zoning Change Discussions To Be Resumed At Next Council Meet The town council Monday night continued until Novem ber 14 its public hearing on a proposed amendment to the C. A. McLaughlin abstained from voting. Councilman L. D. McDonald was unable to at tend the meeting, a special ses- a new Suburban Commercial district south of town. The action was taken after ivno. P™P®i"ty owners in the area A. Shaw McKean and Micajah | would be affected told the Wyatt of Pinehurst, Eugene i councilmen that they had not Watts, Mrs. Colin M. Smith and had time to discuss the pro- George H. Leonard Jr. of i blems involved for them and Southern Pines, and Miss Page I prepare for the public hear- Shamburger of Aberdeen., ing. Wyatt, Watts and Mrs. Smith | Councilman Felton J. Capel are the new members elected | said 90 per cent of the proper- to the 24-member board. ty owners involved were at the Sen. Gilmore and Rep. Au-' meeting. He seconded Dr. R. ■nan were honored for their j J. Dougherty’s motion to con- (CSntinued on Page 2) tinue the hearing. Councilman 3AMUELS TO TAKE CLAYTON POST Hubbard Elected SNB Executive E. Earl Hubbard today * (Wednesday) became vice president and city executive (or Southern National Bank in Southern Pines, succeeding W. E. Samuels, Jr., who has been named city executive for a Southern National office the bank expects to open in Clay ton. The appointments were an nounced today by Hector Me- *■ Lean of Lumberton, president mmm. of the Southern National Bank of North Carolina. Jt To take the top SNB post here, Mr. Hubbard resigned as vice president and director of the Southern Pines offices of First Union National Bank of North Carolina. He had been an officer of First Union and of its predecessor. The Citizens Bank and Trust Company of Southern Pines, for the past 12 years. The Southern National Bank announcement said that Mr. Samuels will remain active in the Southern Pines office through the end of this year and then will devote most of his time to the Clayton office. The facility there has not yet been fully established, pend- zoning ordinance establishing sion for the hearing. November 14 is the date of the council’s regular meeting for the month. It will start at 8 pm and will be held in the Municipal Center courtroom. E. EARL . HUBBARD ing approval by the federal Comptroller of the Currency. Mr. Samuels’s wife, Pat, and their three children are plan ning to move to Clayton after the end of the school year, in June, 1968, the announcement said. A native of Stedman, Mr. (Continued on Page 2) the place and hour for the council’s regular sessions. Approximately 20 people, most of them property owners of the area involved, were in the audience for the hearing. The area is along U. S. 1 and 15-501, from the southern boundary of Howard Johnson’s Motor Lodge and Restaurant on US 1 to — and including— the Jones Skating Rink pro perty on the west side of U. S. 15-501 to a depth of 500 feet; and the area from the point of intersection of U. S. 15-501 and U. S. 1 to — and including — the Simpson’s nursery property on the east side of U. S. 15-501 to a depth of 300 feet. The area lies in other zoning districts, mostly Highway Commercial, at present. After the other council mem bers voted approval of the motion to continue the hear ing, Councilman McLaughlin said he could not understand why the council couldn’t act at that session on a long-stand ing request for a change in zoning in that area. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Levy have re- (Continued on Page 2) THE WEATHER Maximum and minimum '^^emperatures for each day of the past week were recorded as follows at the US Weather Bureau observation station, at WEEB, on Midland Road. Max. Mim. October 25 72 56 October 26 67 55 October 27 72 38 October 28 60 43 October 29 Not available October 30 67 30 October 31 60 40
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