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VOL. 49 — No. 41
FORTY-EIGHT PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N, C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1969
FORTY-EIGHT PAGES
Six Persons Die
From Injuries
In Auto Wrecks
Traffic accidents took the
lives of four persons, includ
ing two children, in Moore
County during the weekend.
This brings to 13 the num
ber of highway deaths in
Moore County this year. Two
of the fatal accidents were
in Aberdeen and 11 on rural
roads, according to State
Highway Patrolman P. S.
Clark.
And just over the line in
Richmond County, two Jack-
son Springs, Route 1, resi
dents were killed.
Dead are: Stephenie Cra
ter, nine, and Keith Crater,
six, of Winston-Salem; Ervin
Marl Jamerson, 18, of San
ford, Route 7; and Jackie
, McKenzie Barber, 17, of
West End, Rou.te 1.
The Jackson Springs resi
dents killed were Powell L.
Goins, 50, and Frank William
King, 43.
The two Crater children
•were killed instantly when a
car driven by ther mother,
Mrs. Donna Johnson of Win
ston-<Salem, was crushed un
der a 15-ton dump truck Sat
urday night at the intersec
tion of US 1 and US 15-501.
Aberdeen police said Mrs.
Johnson drove directly into
the path of the northbound
truck. She was taking the
children to Wrightsville
Beach.
The truck, loaded with
sand, completely overran the
front end of the car, parts of
■which were scattered all over
the intersection. The little
boy was thrown out, the lit
tie girl crushed under the
floorboard, and the mother
pinned in the driver’s seat.
The impact caused the
truck to tip over, throwing
its sand onto the highway,
then righting itself again.
The driver, Henry Bennett
McLaurin of Wadesboro told
police, “The car ■was right in
front of me.” He was only
slightly hurt.
Mrs. Johnson, mother of
the children, was treated for
cuts on her body and leg at
Moore Memorial Hospital
and released.
Coroner W. K. Carpenter of
Pinebluff, called it “one of
the worst (wrecks) I’ve ever
seen,” and says he will call
an inquest soon. He said
there is one eye-witness to
the crash, in addition to the
two drivers.
Ervin Marl Jamerson, driv
er of a car which crashed
down an embankment and
burned on Highway N.C. 27,
about 10 miles south of Rob-
b 'i n s, Saturday afternoon,
died of a fractured skull and
other injuries.
A passenger in his car, Ed
ward Cranford of Biscoe, re
ceived multiple injuries. He
■was first taken to Montgom
ery Hospital at Troy by the
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Student Housing
John D. Moore, director
of Situdenl personnel at
Sandhills Community Col
lege, has issued an urgent
request for information
concerning suitable rooms
and apartments in the area
for rent to Sandhills stu
dents this fain.
Persons who have rooms
or apartments available
are asked ,to fist them with
the ofilice of student per
sonnel, phone 692-6185 ex
tension 12 with informa
tion as to the location, size,
bathroom and other facili
ties provided. Also the
owner should state prefer
ence as to whether men or
women students are db-
sired.
The projected enroll
ment figure for (the term
beginning in September is
approximately a thousand
students. Many of them are
dependent upon securing
housing in nearby commu-
ties.
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CID Probing
Theft of Wire,
Church Break-In
Several cases of copper
wire being cut from poles |
were being investigated this
week by the Moore County
Criminal Investigation De
partment.
CID Director Herman
Grimm also said he had a
report that the Cool Springs
Church had been broken into
and a 30-place setting of sil
ver, plus a projector and two
record players were stolen.
Grimm said that copper
■wire had been stolen near
Glendon and near the Talc
Mine at Robbins. Apparently
it is being sold to junk deal
ers out of the county.
Among other cases being
investigated by the depart
ment was vandalism at the
Foxfire Country Club where
several of the golf greens
were torn up. Grimm said
they were also looking into
a house break-in in the Lake
Bay area where two rifles
and a record player were
stolen.
63 to Graduate
At Sandhills
Commencement
Sixty-three young me-n
and women will be awarded
Associate Degrees in Arts or
Applied Science, or diplo
mas for completion of one
year trade programs at the
Sandhills (Community Col
lege commencement Friday
evening, August 22, on the
college campus.
The graduates represent 27
communities in Moore and
a'djhining counties.
H. Clifton Blue, chairman
of the Board of Trustees, will
extend a welcome to the
friends and families at the
program which will open
with an invocation by the
Rev. Joe R. Babb, minister
of the Cameron Baptist
Church. Dr. Raymond A.
Stone, president of Sandhills,
will introduce the com
mencement speaker. Con
gressman Earl Ruth, and will
confer degrees upon the can
didates, who will be present
ed by Dr. James J. Alten-
dorf, dean of instruction.
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Clothing Appeal
The Southern Pines Jun
ior Woman's Club is spon
soring a project to fill the
clothing closets at the
Southern Pines, elementary
and middle schools next
year.
The clothing in these
closets is to be used by
needy children attending
these schools. The ages cif
children who will be using
them range fromi four 'to
14 years of age.
Clothes, shoes, undergar
ments — all sorts of wearing
apparel—are badly needed.
Anyone who wishes to
donate is asked to call 692-
8263, 692-2071 or Mrs- L-i
M. Goodwin at 692-2535.
New Pinecresi High School io Open Sept. 2
(Photo by Emerson Humphrey)
Pinecrest Edition
A 24-page magazine section devoted exclusively
to the new and unique Pinecrest High School is
included in today’s edition of The Pilot.
The newspaper staff has been working the past
few weeks gathering the material to tell the story
of the school which Governor Bob Scott call “a
bold new venture in public education” which holds
promise for “all in North Carolina.”
The Governor’s letter, as well as statements and
congratulations from Superintendent of Public
Instruction Craig Phillips and other leaders in the
State and county, will be found in this special
“Pinecrest Edition.” There are many stories and
feature articles, as well as a variety cf pictures,
which will be of interest to parents, children and
all citizens of Moore County.
The Pilot had the cooperation of Pinecrest and
Mcore County school officials, and is greatly in
debted to Cy Lynn, director of oublic information
at Pinecrest, in telling the story of the school,
which opens on Sept. 2.
It is, indeed, the “School of Tomorrow for Edu
cation Today.”
Extra copies of the “Pinecrest Edition” are
available at The Pilot office.
Four-Lane to Raleigh
Is Aim of Bill Joyce
Bill Joyce of Sanford, new'
member of the State High
way Commission in this dis
trict, hopes to have. U. S.
Highway No. 1 dual lane “all
the way to Raleigh” within
the next four years.
He sees East - west High
way 421 from Sanford to
Greensboro as a “death trap”
and hopes to see it improved.
His third big project will
be straightening out 15-501
from Sanford to Chapel Hill.
The new commissioner says
he hopes to get with the
folks in each of the counties
in his baliwick—Moore, Har
nett, Chatham and Lee'—^and
see exactly what they want.
He cautions, however, that
all projects are dependent on
funds available.
The Sanford tobacconist,
recently appointed to the
commission by Governor Bob
Scott, says he has already
talked to a number of per
sons in Moore, County. They
included Rep. Clyde Auman
of West End, Cliff Blue of
Aberdeen, Sid Taylor of
Aberdeen, and John Frye of
Robbins,
He has had some corre
spond e n c e. Commissioner
Joyce said, about a Carthage
by-pass, but has made no
plans until he hears the
wishes of more persons.
Joyce thinks Highway No.
1 from Southern Pines to
Sanford is in “real good
shape.”
“I’ll try to do what you
folk want 'done,” he told The
Pilot in an interview, saying
he would be alert to the
wishes of everyone.
His office is in the “set
tling down stage” right now,
Joyce said. He expe'ets meet
ings with many of the per
sons in his area soon.
Intangibles Tax
^hows Increase
In Moore County
Moore County and all of
its municipalities got a heal
thy increase in intangible tax
receipts this week.
Mrs. Estelle Wicker, coun
ty auditor, reported that on
Monday the county received
a check from the State' in the
amount of $270,112.79, an in
crease of $51,731.14 over the
$218,381.65 received last year.
Town Manager Bud Rainey
of Southern Pines said that
the town received $41,406
this year as compared with
$34,841 — or an increase of
$6,565—last year,
Aberdeen’s intangible tax
receipts were up, although
not as much — $9,800.43 this
year as compared with $9,-
391,59 in 1958.
The State collects the in
tangible taxes and refunds
them to county and munici
pal governments.
Carthage’s receipts were
up slightly to $10,562.22, ov
er the $9,121.35 of the last
fiscal year.
Robbins Town Clerk Mrs.
J. V. Turbeville said the re
cent receipts of $8,220.78
were “about $500 ahead of
last year.”
Over $62 Million
In Retail Sales
Shown in Moore
Gross retail sales in Moore
County for the fiscal year
ending on June 30 amounted
to $62,705,448.
This shows a healthy in
crease of $5,473,258 over to
tal retail sales of $57,232,190
in the 1967-68 fiscal year.
The figures are contained
in an analysis of sales and
use tax gross collections for
each county in North Caro
lina by the State Department
of Revenue.
Commissioner Ivey L.
Clayton reported gross sales
and use tax collections from
Moore County for 1968-69 as
$1,466,741.72.
A breakdown of retail
sales by various business
J. B. TEAL
THE
PILOT LIGHT
A
DEATH CAR — This picture shows the
car in which two children, Stephanie and
Keith Crater were killed, shortly after
the crash between the car and a truck
in Aberdeen Saturday. The dumptruck
and Rescue Squad No. 4 ambulance are
in the background.
BELK — The appointment
yesterday of Irwin (Ike) Belk
as Democratic national com
mitteeman was a well de
served recognition of the
Charlotte department store
executive for his service to
the party and Governor Scott
in last year’s campaign.
Belk, a former State sena
tor who also has ambitions
for statewide office, was a
hard worker for Scott in both
the primary and general elec
tion. He had thought about
running for the office of
lieutenant governor himself,
but passed it up to work for
Scott. It’s likely that he will
be a candidate for that office
at a later date.
VICE CHAIRMAN — Moore
County is still without a
vice chairman of the county
Democratic Executive Com
mittee.
When Sara Hodgkins
moved away she was hon-,
ored at a dinner in Aber
deen, but Chairman H. Clif
ton Blue ruled at the time
that a quorum of precinct
chairmen was not present.
So the election of her succes
sor was postponed. Thus far,
however, no meeting has
been called for that purpose.
Leading candidate to suc
ceed Mrs. Hodgkins as coun
ty vice chairman is Carolyn
Blue of West End.
REAPPORTIONMENt —
A big reason why the Re
publican Party will be going
all out to capture the Gen
eral Assembly in the 1970
elections will be the desire
to have' a controlling voice
in legislative, reapportion
ment in 1971, following the
census next year.
Meetings are being held
across the State by Republi
cans now to strengthen the
party organization for the
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Morgan Details
Watchdog Role
For His Office
Attorney General Robert
Morgan, speaking on the
“watchdog” role of his office
for the public, told members
of the Southern Pines Rotary
Club at their meeting at the
Holiday Inn on Friday of the
work of various departments
of the office.
Special emphasis was giv
en to juvenile delinquency
and narcotics.
■Morgan pointed out that 49
per cent of the crime in 'the
State is committed by the 13
to 18 age group, and he said
that parents and the public
are greatly under-estimating
the extent of narcotics in the
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Teal Succeeds
Kirby at Phone
Company Here
John W. Kirby, vice presi
dent and general manager of
United Telephone, Company
of the Carolinas Inc. and
Greenwood-United Telephone
Co. with offices in Southern
Pines, is being transferred to
Bristol, Tenn.
In addition to his present
duties, Kirby will be a vice-
president of United Inter-
Mountain Telephone Co.,
with headquarters in Bristol.
Jennings B. Teal, general
commercial manager of Caro
lina Telephone Co., a United
Telephone System company
with headquarters in Tar-
boro, will succeed him in
Southern Pines.
Teal and his wife, Vicki
and three sons will come to
Southern Pines September 2.
Kirby will go to Bristol some-
tirne in September.
Only last week, Kirby had
been named a member of the
Southern Pines Board of Di
rectors of First Union Na
tional Bank. He says he will
resign from the board.
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groups shov/ed the following:
Food at $21,580,620, with a
tax yield of $605,165.03, was
the highest sales category.
Second highest was auto
motive at $9,907,867 in sales,
and a tax yield of $138,496.16.
Other groups were as fol
lows:
Retail sales with only 1 per
cent sales tax, $1,274,729;
auto and planes with IV2 per
cent tax, $5,066,186; apparel,
$2,017,281; furniture, $3,736,-
677; general merchandise, $8,-
628,113; building materials,
$1,842,947; unclassified $9,-
318,789.
The department reported
$63,322.18 collected in the 1
to 3 per cent use tax, and
$901 in licenses from Moore.
Mecklenburg County leads
in retail sales with $1,345,-
017,019 for the fiscal year.
Camden County is at the bot
tom with $2,900,651. Guilford
showed $927,370,932 in retail
sales, and Wake had $687,-
637,429. Other counties were:
Hoke County, $15,442,658;
Harnett, $74,251,290; Mont
gomery, $31,446,624; Rich
mond, $65,822,681; Randolph,
$113,600,607; Lee, $73,353,960;
Scotland, $44,972,220.
Humane Society
Sets Coohout
4s Fund Event
The Moore County Hu
mane. Society will hold its
annual chicken fry cookout
Wednesday, August 27„ at
Southern! Pines Athletic
Field.
Both take-out and table
service will be available, ac
cording to L. D. McDonald,
general chairman. Dinners
will be served from 4 to 8
p.m. at $1.50 per plate.
Net proceeds from the
cookout will be used in fur^
therance of the work of the
Humane Society, which main
tains an animal shelter a't
Vass under veterinary super
vision.
No public funds are re'-
ceived by the society,. Mc
Donald pointed out, its work
being entirely supported
from dues, contributions, and
fund raising events such as
the chicken fry cookout.
The society has received at
the shelter nearly 2,000 dogs,
cats and other animals, many
good homes under adoption
of which have been placed in
contracts.
The society also carries
out a program to reduce wild
dog packs throughout the
county, and all cases of cruel
ty reported are carefu.lly in
vestigated.
The Humane Society also
works toward passa.ge of
state and federal legislation
designed to protect animals.
Kiwanians to Fight Drug Abuse
BY MARJORIE RAGAN
A major fight against drug
abuse will begin in the Sand
hills, October 1, when 10 com
mittee chairmen of the Sand
hills Kiwanis Club form a
coordinating committee in a
national program, “Operation
Drug Alert.”
“We will tie in with the na
tional program 100 percent,”
says J. C. Robbins of Aber
deen, incoming president of
Sandhills Kiwanis.
“We hope the entire com-
munitv will become involved
in this program of education
and concern,” Robbins said.
The program’s objectives
are: To educate as many peo
ple as possible to the nature
and consequences of the use
and abuse of drugs, with
special emphasis on pre-risk
students in elementary and
junior high schools ... to in
hibit, reduce, or eliminate
drug abuse within the com
munity; and to safeguard the
community against any further
incidence of the problems.
Kiwanis committees taking
part in the program are public
relations, programs and music,
boys and girls work. Circle K
clubs. Key clubs, vocational
guidance, agriculture and con
servation, international rela
tions, public and business af
fairs, and support of churches
in their spiritual aims.
Sponsored youth presidents
and all other club officers and
members Who can be of special
value in carrying out drug
education will take part in
the program.
The coordinating group will
assume the major responsibili
ty for the shape and scope of
the club program.
Incoming President Robbins
said the nation’s program for
“Operation Drug Alert” was
mapped out at the recent con
vention of Kiwanis in Miami,
which he attended along with
other local delegates.
“Confusion, concern and
alarm over the increasingly
widespread acceptance of
drugs by the young has
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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.
August 13 81 66
August 14 86 '67
August 15 84 72
August 16 91 73
August 17 90 75
August 18 91 72
August 19 92 74
Rainfall— .85 inch, August
13-19.