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u A Who’s listening? Hardly anybody, con cludes Vermont Royster, native Tar Heel now Wall Street Jour nal editor. Page 2, Section 2. ^ndof iGlcnolon iaq« Vlfed Ulcrbc iqlcbpqs Cameron p) ■Vass LOT PinAluf Siiminer wild flowers are blooming now in the Sandhills. “The Amateur Naturalist” tells about some of them. Page 3, Section 2. VOL. 48 — No. 33 THIRTY PAGES SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1968 THIRTY PAGES PRICE: 10 CENTS MEN RETURN FROM GEORGIA National Guard Unit Rates High At Camp I Returning to Southern Pinrs on Sunday from their two weeks of annual field training —conducted this 'year at Fort Stewart, Ga. — the men of the National Guard unit head quartered here were praised this week by their command er, Capt. Fred McKenzie. The unit is Company C, 2nd Battalion, 252nd Armor of the North Carolina National Self-Inflicted Gun Shot Fatal To Dr. Starnes Dr. Boyd R. Starnes, a chiro practor, was found dead in his apartment here about 9 am to day (Wednesday), by a maid. Death was caused by a shot gun wound, according to Coro ner W. K. Carpenter, who ruled it a suicide. Carpenter said the death probably occurred about 9 pm Tuesday and that Dr. Starnes had apparently shot himself in the head while sitting in a chair in his bedroom. He was fully clothed. No note was found. A private funeral service will be conducted, it was an nounced this afternoon by the Powell Funeral Home. Dr. Starnes and his wife, Mrs. Pat Starnes, who con ducts a local dancing studio, had recently separated. He had left their home and was living in an apartment behind his of fice in the Manor Building on E. New Hampshire Ave. A native of Granite Falls, he came here in the 1930’s to make his home wifH ah’'uhcTe, (Continued on Page 2) FRIDAY NIGHT Music Group Sets Meeting The annual meeting and election of officers and direct ors of the Sandhills Music As sociation for the 1968-1969 sea son will be held on Friday, June 28, at 8 pm at Weymouth, the home of Mrs. James Boyd. Also to be approved by vote of the membership at this meeting are the final By-Laws for the association, prepared this spring by the Board of Di rectors. Copies of the By-Laws will be on file for review at the Campbell House and at the office of Howard C. Broughton, attorney, prior to the meeting. There will be a musical pro gram after the business sess ion, said Richard T. Mitchell, president, who announced the meeting. Guard’s 30th Division. The ('p- tire battalion, a tank unit, went to Fort St.wart, imdci command of Lt. Col. Paul Dickson of Raeford. Othei b.il- talion units are located at Lumberton, Laurinburg, Red Springs, St. Pauls and Sanloul | Captain McKenzie said he was very well pleased with the performance of the local com pany which includes men from throughout Moore County. “Their morale was high and they performed in an outstand ing manner,” he said. Confirming the commander’s statement was the “Superior” rating accorded the entire bat talion by a Regular Army evaluation team, while at the encampment. Captain McKenzie said he is also proud of Company C’s “High Excellent” rating in a performance test of Company C, separately, under the Army Training Test Program. This, he explained^ is a periodic performance test to determine combat readiness, conducted under simulated combat conditions, continuous ly for three days. The’ encampment was “one of the most rigorous programs We have had in some time,” Captain McKenzie said. Heavy rains early in the en campment and a heat wave later that week added to the (Continued on Page 2) KILLED IN WAR Rites Will Be Held Thursday For Sgt. Lutz A funeral mass for Sgt. Donald Thomas Lutz, 32, of Southern Pines, who was fatal ly wounded in the Vietnam war June 13, will be conduct ed at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church here at 2 pm Thurs day, followed by burial with military honors in Woodlawn Cemetery, West Southern Pines. A wake service will be held at Horton’s Mortuary in West Southern Pines this (Wednes day) evening at 8 o’clock. Officiating at the mass will be Father John J. Harper, pastor of the church here, and Father Joseph Howze of St. Anthony’s Church, Asheville, formerly pastor at Our Lady of Victory Church in West Southern Pines, before that church’s merger with St. An thony’s Parish, several years ago. Sgt. Lutz was the husband of Mrs. Dorothy Headen Lutz and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lutz, all of Southern Pines. An obituary appeared in last week’s Pilot. i-l - M- ..W , WRECK SCENE — One bystander ex plains to another what happened at the scene of a collision that killed two drivers on a rural road near Carthage, Saturday afternoon. The Danley car at left was struck head-on by the Collier car (right) while the Collier vehicle was skidding sideways, out of control, in the Danley car’s lane. The car at left was headed in the opposite direction from the way it came to rest here. (David Barnes photo) ON THURSDAY. JULY 4, HOLIDAY Scott To Speak, All-day Aberdeen Festivities Set Lt. Gov. Robert W. Scott, the Democratic nominee for gov ernor, has accepted an invita tion to speak at the Fourth An nual July Fourth Celebration in Aberdeen, according to an announcement by H. Clifton Blue, general chairman. July 4, a holiday throughout this area, falls on Thursday of next week. Blue said this week that Rep. James C. Gardner, Re publican gubernatorial nomi nee, who was also invited to speak at the celebration, has informed the committee that he will be unable to be pre sent because of a conflicting engagement. Leading off the events of the day will be a military band from Shaw Air Force Base ? i South Carolina followed by a parade with dozens of entries. Sky-divers (expert para- chutusts) are to make drops throughout the day in the Aberdeen Lake area where most of the celebration’s day time events will take place. Drops are scheduled for 11:45 am and 1:55, 4, 6 and 7:30 pm. The speaking will take place at 12 noon after the parade ’s over and fly-over salutes per formed by military planes at 11:45 am. Bringing greetings from the nation’? capital will Defendant Appeals Road Sentence For 100-Plus Speed During Chase startling details of a high speed-chase through Pinehurst, the Murdochsvllle community and West End, resulting in a six-car pile-up in the rain, close to midnight of Sunday, May 26, were revealed in tes timony against an Eagle Springs man Monday in Moore County Recorders Court at Carthage. The defendant, Robert Lee Mabe, 32, pleaded not guilty to charges of speeding in ex cess of 100 miles per hour, careless and reckless driving, failing to stop at officer’s sig nal and failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident, on one warrant, and leaving the scene of an accident, on another. The cases were consolidated for trial and Mabe was con victed on all counts. State’s witnesses were Police Chief G. L. Wright, Night Of ficer Joe Barber and Night Watchman Cecil Frye, all of the Pinehurst police depart ment, State Trooper Jerry Tomberlin and Constable Os car Bailey of West End. Barber and Frye said that, in the Pinehurst police car, they picked up the car later identified through its license plate as Mabe’s as it speeded through the resort vil lage, and pursued it at speeds ranging from 80 to 110 miles per hour. The chase took them along the Murdochsville road, left on NC 73 to West End, where it sped through a red light, then right on NC 211 to ward Eagle Springs. Two miles beyond West End, they said, Mabe’s car attempt ed to pass a car ahead, couldn’t because of approaching traffic and hit the car ahead in the rear. The police car smashed into the rear of Mabe’s, swung around and hit two approach ing cars, then one of them in turn was struck by a third car (Continued on Page 2) WSP Civic Club Elects Officei's After receiving resignations from both its president and vice president, the West Southern Pines Civic Club has elected Emory Little president and H. L. Kearns, vice presi dent. The former* president, James R. Small, is now working with the Sandhills Community Ac tion Program; and the former vice president, Walter Mat thews, has moved away. The Civic Club will hold its next meeting on Wednesday night, July 3. All citizens are invited to attend this and other regular meetings on the first Wednesday night of each month. be John A. Lang, Jr., Moore County native and Adminis • trative Assistant to the US Secretary of the Air Force Beginning at 2 pm there will be a series of special events in cluding sack races, three-leg ged race, climbing the greasy pole, weight lifting contest, pony rides, wate” barrel fights between f:re departments and water contests. There will be several coun try style bands on hand to provide music, according to Brady Jones and Bill Benson of the Music Committee. There will also be rock ’n roll music and dancing. The first revue of the beauty pageant contestants will be held at 2:30 pm jn Shamburger Park. At 3:30 pm, county and district candidates for public office will be introduced and given an opportunity to speak. The beauty pageant, will be held at 8 pm in the high school auditorium with fireworks fol lowing at 9:30, ever the lake, A street dance will start at 10 pm with a drawing for a radio record player taking place at 10:30 pm. Location for the street dance is Main St., between the public library and the SCL railroad. The dance is slated to last until midnight. Collision Takes 2 Lives; Speed Believed Cause A collision of two cars on a rural paved road near Carth age late Saturday afternoon, which cost the lives of both drivers, was attributed by the investigating patrolman to high speed. Larry Wayne Collier, 18, of Carthage, driving a 1964 Chevelle, was going an estima ted 90 to 100 miles per hour when, rounding a curve, his car went into a sideways skid in his left hand lane and crashed into a 1959 Ford driv en by J. Lloyd Danley, 52, of Carthage, Route 3, Trooper W. M. Gay reported. Seriously Injured in the wreck was Wilbur Lee Davis, 17, of Carthage, only passen ger in the eastbound Chevelle. Danley, westbound, was trav eling alone, at an estimated 50 miles per hour. Scene of the accident was RPR No. 1833, a short distance off the Vass- Carthage Road. Moore County Coroner W. K. Carpenter also laid the blame on Collier’s high speed, with possible other factors (Continued on Page 2) ESC INTERVIEW SCHEDULE NOTED Job Mobile Vacation Scheduled The Job Mobile will not house in Carthage. operate in Moore County, Fri day, June 28 through Friday, July 12. The normal schedule will be resumed on Monday, July 15. The Job Mobile! is a travel ing employment office operat ed jointly by the Employment Security Commission and the Sandhills Community Action Program, of Carthage. A placement interviewer from tha S'anford office will be available at the following locations during times indicat ed for taking applications of applicants who wish to apply for work: —Tuesdays, July 2 and 9 from 10 am to 12 noon, in the basement office at the court- —Tuesdays, July 2 and 9 from 1:30 pm to 3 pm, at the town hall in Robbins. Thursday, July 11, from 10 to 12 noon, in the courtroom of thq Municipal Building in Southern Pines. Thursday, July 11, from 1:15 pm to 3 pm, in the fire station at Pinehurst. Thursday, July 4 is a legal holiday and no unemployment insurance claims service will be provided. Individuals who normally file for unemploy ment claims in Southern Pines and Pinehurst on Thursdays should file for two weeks on Thursday, July 11, at their de signated times and places, an ESC announcement said. Special School Taxes Are Set; Amounts Listed The Moore County commis sioners. in their budget-mak ing and tax setting session Monday of last week, set spe cial school taxes in four dis tricts at the same rates as be fore—35 cents for Southern Pines, 30 cents for Aberdeen and 25 cents for Pinehurst and West End. Supt. Robert E. Lee told them these amounts would bring in more than $207,000 for the four districts, which com prise Area III. The seven dis tricts of Areas I and II, which have no such special taxes, will receive nothing from this income source. The schools this spring had asked for adoption by the com missioners of a countywide uniform special school tax of 35 cents per $100 valuation for teacher pay supplements and program enrichment, but the commissioners turned it down. Thursday night, the Moore County board of education, in special session, approved bud gets submitted by the four school advisory councils for the spending of their special taxes. This had been postpon ed as long as there seemed a chance for the countywide tax to be enacted. Total for the four districts was estimated at $207,535 for the fiscal year 1968-69, up from a $187,861 total in 1967- 68. Because of property value changes. Southern Pines, Pine hurst and Aberdeen gained while West End lost slightly. Totals the special taxes are expected to bring in, by dis tricts, are: Southern Pines — $102,100 ($95,696 last year). Aberdeen—$60,000 ($50,791 last year). Pinehurst — $29,880 ($25,714 last year). West End — $15,555 ($15,660 last year). Approval Given To Moore Co. Budget Of $2.6 Million The Moore County estimated budget for 1968-69, totalling a record $2,641,675, was comple ted last week in summary form and placed on public in spection for 20 days in the reg ister of deeds’ office. The county commissioners at their special meeting of Monday, June 17, made no for mal motion encompassing the whole budget while the press was present, so the tentative adoption was not reported in last week’s Pilot. However, Mrs. Estelle Wicker, county accountant, said that in adopt ing the new tax rate of $1.40, the commissioners in effect made tentative adoption of the budget, including expenditures already approved. The total was arrived at later and a de tailed budget is in process of preparation. Several budget matters were Increase In School Funds To Be Asked Members of the Moore County board of education will meet with the county commis sioners Thursday in an effort to get them to increase the schools’ budget allocations for 1968-69. The board, in regular meet ing Tuesday night, studied the budget cuts they said put them in several dilemmas. A $129,829 cut in the re quested current-expense bud get would mean (1), neglect of maintenance, (2) firing (Continued on Page 2) left in suspension when the all-day special meeting last week ended, to be wrapped up at another meeting to be held Thursday of this week. Changes within the individual budgets may still be made dur ing the 20-day inspection peri od. The budget, up nearly $300,- 000 from last year’s total of $2,355,985, is based on a prop erty valuation of $110 million (fair market value with 60 per cent assessment ration) as compared with last year’s $100 million. Part of the increase in amount of the budget is due to the tax rate increase of 15 cents, from the $1.25 rate of the past two years. School expenses are the largest single budgetary item —$838,905 for current expense, $325,000 fer capital outlay (new construction and major alterations;, and $256,400 for debt service (payment of prin cipal and interest on school bonds). Summaries of some of the departmental budgets are on the front page of Section 3 of today’s Pilot. The commissioners comple ted their action on the new budget earlier this year than in most recent years. They have until July 28, under the law, to act on its final adoption but, in any case, the budget must receive preliminary ap proval and be placed on public inspection no later than 20 days prior to July 28. This is the action that was taken last week. CHAIRMAN EXPRESSES THANKS Restaurant Here Has New Owners Remodeled and redecorated, the J. & J. Rrstaurant, former ly Joe’s Grill on N. W. Broad St. next to the Sunrise Thea tre, is open under new owner ship and management. The' business was purchased from Mr .and Mrs. Joe Hatch by Mrs.y John A. Albert and Mrs. James A. Whitley who are active in its management. The transaction did not in clude the building which is leased to the business by a Sanford resident. In the remodeling, all booths were upholstered, a new tile floor was installed and the interior was painted through out. The exterior is also being repainted and a new sign was going up today. Operating hours will be 7 am to midnight, Monday through Thursday, and 7 am to 2 am,, Friday and Satur day. Further details are in an advertisement in today’s Pilot. Blood Program Near Year’s Goal; Collections Slated July 10 & 11 By COL. JOHN DIBB Chairman, Moore County Red Cross Blood Program This is meant to give all citizens of Moore County an up-to-date report of THEIR Red Cross Blood Program. As of June 30, the end of our fiscal year, we shall be ap proximately 50 pints short of providing all blood used by Moore County people in our two hospitals. Although this is our best effort in several years, it is not yet quite good enough, and again brings up the possi bility of losing the program. Altogether, 1,317 pints were collected and approximately 1,350 pints will be used, not quite the balance we need. We extend our sincere thanks to those who did a fine job and at the same time make a plea to those who did not support us to come for ward and do so. Industry in the county car ried the big load. Mr. Aver age Businessman and individ uals fell short. Our congratulations go to FIRST OF A SERIES OF COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM REPORTS *SCAP’ Helps People Use Available Resources BY JULIA McMillan It seems often that bills are passed, laws are made and rulings are enacted in Wash ington without much effect at “the grass roots” level. One Act of Congress, the Economic Opportunities Act' of 1964, has had and is having its effect right here'. EOA brought about the Community Action Program, which in turn grew into such programs as Head Start, Adult Basic Ed ucation, Neighborhood Youth Council and many other programs and activities from which low income people over the nation are benefiting. All this sounds like a wor thy and needed activity, but what do all these things really mean for North Carolinians or for Moore County residents? Well, it means in most gen eral terms that low income people are being helped to “mobilize all available resourc- This is the first of a series of reports on the Sand hills Community Action Program (SCAP) by Miss Julia McMillan of Southern Pines, a UNC-Chapel Hill student who is a summer assistant in The Pi lot's editorial and business departments. Operating in Moore, Hoke, Lee and Montgomery Counties, SCAP has its headquarters in Carthage, with Frank Kivett of Carthage as executive director. The co ordinator for the Moore County Community Action Program is W. Lynn Martin of Eagle Springs. es for combined attack against poverty,” according to official CAP jargon. But the officials are quick to point out that this does not in any way entail a handout. Community Action itself comes under the duties of the Director of Community Ser vice, one of three directors under the Executive Director of CAP. Basically, his duty is to gather together low income people in a poverty “pocket,” to organize them so that their needs may be determined. Practically, this means that people who have sometimes never even had the experience of electing a president of a club will experience some kind of organization for the first time. Natural leaders are de termined; needs and desires are also made known. “Almost invariably the need is expressed for a recreation program,” says Bill Phillips, director of Community Service for the Sandhills Community Action Program (SCAP). Other needs may be voiced. In one community, Phillips said, the women got together and began an upholstering class. A sew ing class was formed, and an abandoned school was found to be used for th'^ purpose. Resourcas To Mobilize In “mobilizing all available resources,” part of the work is to make known to the peo ple the resources that are available. Among these re sources are the County Health Department, the Wel fare Department, the Board of Education, all of which supply the county with various ser vices. In many areas high school vocational and technical teachers are available for night classes for adults- in agricul ture, skills, etc. There is the Agricultural Extension Service, -the Soil Conservation Service, the Far mers Home Administration, and many private resources that are not completely effec tive simply because the peo ple who need them most don’t (Continued on Sec. 4 on Pg. 6) plants here in the county, in cluding Gulistan Carpet, und er the direction of George Paules and his executive staff, Mr. Oakos, Mr. Woodcock, Mr. McCaskill and others, for county-wide promotion and assistance. This plant alone provided almost one-third of our blood needs. We must also recognize the fine support of Proctor-Silex Quality Mills of Carthage, Carthage Fabrics, Pinebluff Products, Fletcher Southern and Smithson, Inc. Sandhills (Community Col lege and other organizations (Continued on Page 2) Council To Act On By-Pass Zone Change Request There will be a special meet ing of the Southern Pines Town Council this (Wednes day) evening at 8 for the fol lowing purposes: —Discussion of water im provements with town engi neers. —Consideration to a recom mendation from the Planning Board to rezone property on the US 1 Bypass and Morgan- ton Rd., owned by Karl An drews, from Residential Single Family to Suburban Commer cial. —Consideration of a request from Reuben Dixon for an ice cream vending license. —Consideration of Dr. Richard Ray’s resignation from the Planning Board. Creath Carolina Bank President; Morgan Heads Activity In Moore At a meeting of the board of , main office in Sanford and directors of the Carolina Bank in Sanford last week, L. Boyd Creath of Pinehurst was elect ed president and chief execu tive officer of the bank, to succeed Winfred Shaw of San ford who died June 5. With the Carolina Bank since August, 1943, Creath had been chairman of the board of directors since the merger of the Carolina Bank, which had previously operated only in Moore County, and the Central Bank & Trust Company of Sanford, last year. Forrest Stevens of Broad way was named Chairman of the Board to succeed Creath. Mike Harper of Sanford was named executive vice presi dent and chief operations offi cer. Ralph Hunter of Broadway was elected a director and sen ior vice president in charge of operations in Lee County. Jack Morgan of Vass was elected senior vice president in charge of operations in Moore County. Creath will work out of the Morgan will work out of the Pinehurst office. Sanford is the main office of the bank which has offices in Aberdeen, Broadway, Carth age, Pinehurst, Sanford, West (Continued on Page 2) HOME OPEN HOUSE Moore United Fund Officers Attend Meet Moore County United Fund officials were among more than 30 people from 12 com munities at a campaign lead ers’ institute held in Greens boro last Friday. They were President John Corbett of Southern Pines and Vice-President Walter Wood cock of Pinebluff. Members of the Carolinas United staff led discussions on the latest in campaign tech niques and procedures. Open house will be held from 2 to 5 pm Sunday at a new “Gold Medallion” home in the Skyline Manor Proper ties development, off No. 1 highway, north of Southern Pines. Details are on Pages 2 and 3, Section 2, of today’s | June 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. June 19 87 62 June 20 88 62 June 21 89 65 June 22 90 65 June 23 93 65 24 91 70 Pilot. I June 25 93
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