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are migrants. We have them but
Europe does not. Why? See
Page 5, Section II.
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Page 1, Section III.
VOL. 49 — No. 42
TWENTY-SIX PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1969
:WENTY-SIX PAGES
Markets Open Tuesday
With 6@ed Quality,
Top Prices Expected
PRICE: 10 CENTS
Tobacco markets in Aber
deen and Carthage will open
September 2 at 9 a.m for four-
hour sales, with prices expect
ed to be up considerably
from last year.
A complete set of buyers
representing all major com
panies will be at each of the
Moore markets.
An “extra good quality”
crop of tobacco is expected to
reach the market, according
to Farm Demonstration
Agent Fleet Allen. Rains
have helped the tobacco rip
en fast.
Allen said one lot of tobac
co in this area has sold for $81
per hundred pounds on an
other belt. Prices on the
whole this year have aver
aged two cents a pound over
last year’s sales.
Earlier markets had stayed
open for five hours, but found
that they bought more tobac
co than they could handle,
Allen said. This was the sea
son for cutting the time to
four hours a day.
Bill Carter of the Farmer’s
Warehouse in Carthage, said
Labor Day
Labor Day on Monday
will find all town, county,
state and federal offices
closed, with most business
places also closed for the
end of the summer holi
day.
The Sandhills Chamber
of Commerqe also said
that manufacturing plants
in the area will -be shut
down for the day.
Labor Day is an official
holiday for the post office,
banks and other institu
tions. Most retail stores in
the county will be closed.
he expects the sales season
to last about six weeks.
He said this year’s tobacco
crop should average $73 to
$74 per hundred pounds, as
compared with a $64 to $65
gverage last year. He sail
that he was on the Georgia
markets recently and report
ed that a warehouseman of
54 years said he had never
seen tobacco sell as good as
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K I
Schools Expect 10,000
For Opening on Tuesday
In All of Moore County
Contract Issued
In Revaluation
Of All Property
The Moore County commis
sioners opened bids Thursday
afternoon on a countywide re-
valuatipn of property, and
awarded the contract to the
second low bidder for $107,-
000.
Associated Surveys Co. of
Greensboro got the job, which
will begin next month and
must be completed by Novem
ber 1, 1970. This will mean a
brand-new beginning on all
real property valuations ef
fective January 1, 1971.
The contract cost is $19,500
higher than the lowest of the
five bids received, $87,500
submitted by National Valua
tion Services Co. of Charlotte.
This company’s representa
tive told the board the low
bid was based on the use of
record cards from the last re
valuation, made in 1961-62
(effective January 1, 1963).
The building sketches would
be blanked out, he said, insur
ing a visit to each tax unit,
while permitting basic land
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Union Pines Expands
Study Center Program
Wrecked Truck Lodged in Tobacco Barn
Board Cuts Constable,
New Building Planned
The county commissioners
in special meeting Thursday
discharged a constable from
the county payroll, set Septem
ber 25 for the opening of bids
on their $300,000 Community
Services Building project,
and discussed the hiring of a
county planner to seek more
federal grants, among other
duties.
They terminated the pay
of Constable L. F. Wood of
Cameron, effective September
15, on the ground that they
are unable to provide proper
supervision of his office, trans
ferring his salary of $275 per
month, plus $75 travel expense.
to the budget of the sheriff’s
department.
Wood and Constable Oscar
Bailey of West End have been
continued as special officers of
the county under a 1969 spec
ial act, sought by the commis
sioners after new court reform
laws abolished practically.all.
constable powers, including the
collection of fees.
Complaining at the time that
they “didn’t want to be in
the law enforcement business,”
they nevertheless acted under
pressure from the two consta
bles’ respective communities,
and after Sheriff W. B. Kelly
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(Pilot Photo)
^B«y, 6, Killed,
Driver Injured
In Truck Wreck
Six-year-old John Ed Mc-
Dougal of Cameron, Rt. 2,
was struck and instantly
killed at 12:45 p.m. Thursday
when he ran into the path of
a van-type truck one-and-
one-half miles east of Cam
eron On N.C. 27. Driver of
the truck . was Bobby Allen
Benson, 28, of Newton, N.C.
Moore County Coroner W.
K. Carpenter rilled the death
of the boy, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert W. McDougal, as
accidental.
Benson, travelling west to
ward Cameron, swerved to
the right shoulder, in an at
tempt to avoid hitting the
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More than 800 students are,
expected to enroll Tuesday
at Union Pines High School,
where an Independent Study
Center has been set up
with programmed materials
for just about any subject a
student wishes.
The Center received a
grant of $8,000 last year from
the federal government. Stu
dents can proceed in it at
their own speed. In-depth
study is possible.
Begun on a small scale
three years ago, the Center is
under the direction of Mrs.
Peggy Cronham.
A new resource teacher,
Harold Sadler, will work
with students having learning
problems at the Center. Sad
dler will also counsel these
students, help them find jobs,
and correlate Cente.r materi
als with those in the school
library.
A child care course will be
offered as a senior girl elec
tive, according to Union
Pines Principal William Wal-
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Language Learning Lab
Is New at North Moore
A learning lab is part of
a new and more comprehen
sive program in the language
arts that will be ready in
North Moore High School
when it opens September 2.
Principal C. E. Hackney
says he hopes accelerated
students as well as those
with reading problems will
take part in the new facility.
An expected enrollment of
650 students will be about 50
more than attended the Area
II school last year. North
Moore serves students in the
Robbins, West Moore, and
Highfalls areas.
A new assistant principal
will assume he,r duties this
year. She is Mrs. Iris Biurns,
a member of the school fac
ulty, who will spend part of
each teaching day in her new
position.
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Zoning Order Issued on Motel
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER — Rep. Earl Ruth is
shown making the commencement address at Sandhills
Community College. Seated is Dr. James J. Altendorf,
dean of instruction. (Photo by Emerson Humphrey).
Ruth Gives Success Formula
In Sandhills Finals Address
Congressman Earl B. Ruth,
speaking at the formal com
mencement ceremony at Sand
hills Community College Fri
day evening, told members of
the graduating class the pre
cepts for success in careers and
for the fullfillment of their
own life.
Scheduling time to make the
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 .20
.... 89
,76
August 21
83i
f»3
August 22
74
54
August 23
84
64
August 24
35
55
August 25
88
57
August 26i
91
59
No measurable rainfall
was
recorded from August 20-26.
most of every minute, main
taining a sense of humor, esta
blishing a bank account to save
earnings and having a home
church for inspiration and
solace were important, the
Congressman said. Also he said
“have one true friend with
whom to share joy and grief,
have a hobby which provides
pleasure and relaxation” and
advised them to now establish
a “trade mark” of character,
to be honest, polite, punctual,
pleasant and always “love
your fellow man.” Tolerance,
understanding and hard work
are essential to success as an
individual.
Dr. Ruth, for 30 years an
educator in North Carolina and
assigned to the Committee on
Education and Labor in Con
gress, was introduced by Dr.
Ra3/mond A. Stone, president
of Sandhills, at the ceremony
which opened with invocation
by the Rev. Joe R. Babb of
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ty, Tufts said.
His board will meet in Sep
tember with members of the
North Carolina Community
Planning Division to draw up
further plans for county zon
ing. The"se plans will be sub-
Southern National Will Op en
New Office on Tuesday
Cnn 4-1^ 1 T-w _ 1 n ~
By MARJOiHIE RAGAN
“A request for variance”
from county zoning by Lea-
verne Maness, owner of a
motel already in operation
on Midland Road, has been
denied by the County Zoning
Board of Adjustments.
A letter informing Maness
of the decision by the board
was mailed him' during the
week, according to Ed Willis
of Southern Pines, chairman
of the board.
Willis said Bob Page of
Aberdeen, member of the
board, abstained from voting
in the matter because his law
firm is representing Maness.
Other members of the
board are Mrs. W. B. Davis
of Southern Pines, Dr. James
Currie of Southern Pines, and
Jim Atkins of Carthage Road.
Willis said Maness could
appeal the board’s decision to
Superior Court if he wished
to do so.
The Motel is located in an ,S'"fn
area zoned residential and d-October. The.
agricultural by the Moore
County Planning Boardj
which is headed by Leonard
Tufts of Pinehurst.
It was the first area zoned
by the Board, formed in 1966
with Tufts at the head by
the County Commissioners.
It includes the Sandhills
Community College Area and
the airport in the area east
of Highway 15. Exempted
was the area of Pinedale, al
ready a subdivision. Other
parts of the area must have
at least 40,000 square feet to
the lot.
Further sub-division regu
lations are the next project
of the zoning board. Tufts
said this week. Such matters
as width of streets need to
be regulated for the proper
orderly growth of the coun-
mitted to the County Com
missioners for action.
The Board is already coop
erating in a water supply
feasibility study for the coun
ty. Tufts believes that a
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Southern National Bank of
Southern Pines will open its
new branch office on High
way 1 South at the Town
and Country Shopping Cen
ter next Tuesday, Sept. 2.
E. Earl Hubbard, city ex
ecutive officer, said that
Gerald F. Jacksbn will be
manager of the branch op
eration. Jackson is now Hub
bard’s assistant at the main
offices at 200 S. W. Broad
Street.
Hubbard said that formal
To Mark Cars
The Southern Pines Po
lice Department will begin
m .rking tires on all cars
parked in the business dis
trict on Tuesday morning,
Sep't. 2, Police Chief Earl
Seawel'l saidi today. During
the summer months, down
town parking laws are not
as rigidly enforced.
Tuesday opening- is being
timed with the opening of
the tobacco markets.
Southern National Bank
will occupy some 1,800
square feet . of the 4,200
square foot' building. The re
mainder of the building will
be ■ occupied by First Securi
ties Corporation, which plans
to move at a later date from
its present offices at 135 W.
New Hampshire Avenue.
The space, Hubbard s,aid,
will accommodate six tellers
and two officers for a' full
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THE
PILOT LIGHT
TEACHERS — The North
Carolina Education Association
has investigated Stanly County
schools following complaints
by member teachers and
found:
1— The county is not using
its full resources available for
education.
2— Education has been a low
county priority.
3— Teacher morale is low
due to these conditions.
It’s a finding that probably
could be duplicated in a ma
jority of North Carolina coun
ties, and is so vague as to
mean almost nothing.
At any rate, the NCEA de
cided that the teachers ought
to solve their own problems
on the local level. Later the
State organization could order
sanctions against Stanly Coun
ty schools. Such sanctions
mean that teachers elsewhere
would be warned not to accept
employment in the county be
cause “undesirable conditions
exist.”
PHILLIPS — Dr. Craig
Phillips, State Superintend
ent of Public Instruction, will
be a special guest on the Sam
Ragan Reports television pro
gram over Channel 11, WTVD,
next Sundav, Aug. 31.
Among other things, he talks
about the innovations and new
school techniques being intro
duced at Pinecrest High
School, and how the school
will be watched by the rest of
the State in the coming year.
BLUE—Aberdeen Publish
er Cliff Blue, once an oppon
ent but later a staunch ally
of Bob Scott, got the ap
pointment he, wanted from
the Governor — membership
on the State Board of Higher
Education.
Blue had been offered at
least • one other high State
position, but turned it down.
He and Scott were oppos
ing candidates for lieutenant
governor in 1964, but in the
1968 campaign for governor
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Blue Named to Board
On Higher Education
H. Clifton Blue of Aber
deen, former Speaker of the
House in the General As
sembly, has been appointed
to the State Board of Higher
Education by Governor Scott.
Blue and other appointees
were sworn into office in Ra
leigh last Friday.
Others appointed by the
Governor to the reorganized
and enlarged board were
John L. (Jack) Stickley of
Charlotte, an unsuccessful
candidate for the Republican
nomination for Governor in
1968, Addison Hewlett of
Wilmington, also a former
Speaker of the House, and
John A. Pritchett of Wind
sor, who is now serving on
the board.
Blue, who was named to a
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All Mcore County schools
will open on Tuesday, Sept.
2, with an enrollment of
10,000 expected.
Tuesday will be Pupil Or
ientation Day, with only a
half day schedule. Pupils will
get acquainted with their
new teachers and classrooms,
get their textbooks and first
lesson assignments.
Cafeterias will not be open
for the first day, but will be
open for the first full day of
school on Wednesday.
Lunch prices will be 35
cents for all elementary stu
dents and 40 cents for high
school students. Students will
be fed by ve. ding machines
at Pinecrest High School.
Superintendent ojf Schools
Robert E. Lee said that the
opening on Sept. 2 follows a
policy adopted by the Moore
County Board of Education to
open schools each year on
Sept. 1. However, if the first
falls on a weekend or a holi
day, as it does this year, the
next day is the official open-
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Press Conference
Representatives from
newspapers. radio and
television stations from
throughout the State are
expected for a special
press ^conference at Pine
crest High School Thurs
day.
Dr. Jerome Melton, as
sistant State superintend
ent of public instruction,
will open the conference
at 10 a.m., and members
of the school's admini
strative team will speak
briefly and answer ques
tions about the new and
unique school.
This will be followed by
a tour of the three-build
ing complex, a luncheon
at the school, and a pre
sentation by the athletic
department on the school's
athletic program, begin
ning at 1 p.m.
Cy Lynn, director of in
formation, said the press
conference was scheduled
because of the high inter
est expressed in Pinecrest
by the press around the
State.
Buses Ready for School Childern
By GEORGE HEARN
Moore Cau.nty’s 112 public
school buses, dormant for the
vacation months, will roll out
of storage Septe.mber 2 to
transport most of the coun-
tyi? 10,000 school children to
their respective schools.
New this year will be a
dual bus system which will
carry high school students in
Area III (Pinecrest) separate
ly from those in the elemen
tary and middle schools.
The express high school
buses will have student driv
ers while adult drivers will
operate the routes going to
the lower grade schools.
Gene Riddle, Associate Su
perintendent in charge of
transportation, said the dual
system will enable, the ele- i
mentary schools to operate
independently of the high
schools.
“Heretofore,” he, said, “the
elementary school day was
directly dependent on the
high school day because, we
only had student drivers.
With the adult drivers, a
time factor is saved and this
allows the younger children
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mi
View of Moore County's Fleet of School Buses
(Pilot Photo)