Two First Ladies
The state is host to Mrs. Richard Nixon, and
Pinehurst was Monday night to Mrs. Dwight
D. Eisenhower, who called it a “fairyland”.
LOT
ft Was Hot
Temperatures rose to 89 degrees
Saturday, and 90 degrees Sunday, the
official weather bureau at Sandhills
Research Center reports.
Vol. 5^No. 24
NCNBOpen
On Monday
North Carolina National Bank
plans to open its first office in
O Moore County in Pinehurst on
Monday, ^rQ 24.
Dean A. Rich, vice president
and city executive in ^arge of
the office, said that operations
will begin with a staff of five.
Rich, who was formerly
manager of NCNB’s Trust
Department in High Point, will
be assisted by M. Robert (Bob)
Stevens, commercial loan and
« marketing officer. Stevens was
formerly manager of the bank’s
busy Park Road office in
Charlotte.
^pointed customer services
representative is Melba W.
Wilson, a native of Pinehurst who
has been with Pindhurst Inc.
here since 1952, most recently as
receptionist. She is a graduate of
Pinehiu-st High School and
« Hardbarger Business College in
Raleigh. Her husband, WlUiam
J. ViTdson, is with Pinehurst fiic.
^pointed tellers in the new
office are Becky Toney, a native
of Candor and formerly a
medical transcriber at Moore
County Memorial Hospital, and
Patty Green, an Ell^ native
formerly employed by the
^ University of North Carolina in
Chapel IM and by the Depart-
men of Social Services in
Raleigh. Mrs. Green is married
to Z. K*yan (keen IH, a reporter
with The Pilot.
NCNB will begin its operations
here in locations approved by the
U. S. Comptroller of the
Currency in mid-March. Rich’s
office and a conference room will
^ be located in space formerly
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BULLETIN-GEN. ROBERT B.
HILL OF HILL ROAD DIED AT
HIS HOME SHORTLY AFTER
NOON TODAY AFTER
RETURNING FROM A
FISHING TRIP.
Near Quota
^ Henry G. Harper, President of
the Moore County Unit of the
American Cancer Society, says
that “through the dedicated
efforts of the Area Chairman and
the volunteers in the Moore
County Cancer Crusade-and the
news stories in our four Moore
County newspapers in keeping
the public informed of the need
H and progress in the Crusade,
Moore County is short only a
very small amount in its 1972
quota.”
Niagara, under area chairman
Mrs. Hilda Parker crossed the
quota line last week.
With about two weeks to go in
the ^ril Crusade, the shortages
to quota in Moore County areas
are as follows: Aberdeen |414;
Cameron $30; Carthage $65;
Eagle Springs $54; Lakeview
$85; Lobelia $10; Southern Pines
$280; Vass $225; West End $54;
and West Southern Pines $73.
32 PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1972
32 PAGES
Here Thursday at 3
hI?“ Most Spectacular”
25th Stoneybrook
Draws Huge Crowd
Venus Over Moon
(Emerson Humphrey Photo)
That Was Venus You Saw,
And Not Apollo 16 Sunday VntPrX
Presidential Democratic
Candidate Terry Sanford will
visit Town & Country Shopping
Center on U. S. One at 3 pm.
Thursday.
During his i^irlwind tour of
the state, Sanford will ^)end
thirty minutes in front of the
center greeting well-wishers and
making brief remarks. Then he
will go to the courthouse in
Carthage at 3:45 p.m. to visit
other voters, accompanied by
Sam Poole. He is trying to cover
the Sandhills in this visit. The
public is invited to come greet
Democrats
Have Most
BY MARJORIE RAGAN
That brilliant spot you saw
above the moon Sunday night
was not Apollo 16. It was Venus,
at its bri^test.
Venus is the most brilliant
planet in the solar system, and
Sunday night it was at Minus 4,
■I
according to Tony Jenzano,
Director of the Morehead
Planetarium in a telephone in
terview with The Pilot.
The faintest star visible is
rated Plus 6, he said.
Venus, after being seen just
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PAT—Pat Taylor, one of the Democratic candidates
for governor, appeared in Moore County Friday on a
handshaking tour. He started at breakfast at the
Howard Johnson at 9 a.m., went on to the Southern
Pines Post Office, then to Winn-Dixie in the Town and
Country shopping center, where he is shown talking to
a voter, and wound up at the Aberdeen Town Hall.
Ex-First Lady pMurder
Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower,
an unannounced visitor to
Pinehurst Monday, described the
town as a “fairyland”.
She was on her way home from
Augusta, and stopped in to see
the Lt. General Leonard D.
Heatons, old friends, in the house
formerly owned by the late Gen.
George Marshall.
Mrs. Eisenhower stayed
overnight in the Carolina Hotel,
in the suite she has previously
occiq>ied, and entertained the
Heatons there at dinner, wearing
her usual conservative black
with pearl necklace.
Maurer Says Hall of Fame
Expected Cost $2,000,000
Bill Maurer, president of
Diamondhead (i)rp., owner of
Pinehurst, Inc., made a
presentation to directors of a
proposed World Hall of Fame at
Pinehurst at an annual meeting
of the Golf Writers Association of
America in Augusta, Ga.
He said that the Ifall of Fame
could cost as much as $2,000,000
when completed.
The Association agreed to be
the nominating committee and
form one-third of the board of
trustees for the World Golf Hall
of Fame.
Keye Kessler, golf editor of the
Columbus (Ohio) Citizen-
Journal, was reelected president
of the Writers and Dick Taylor of
Golf World in Southern Pines,
secretary.
THE
PILOT LIGHT
POLLS—Look for a lot of
political polls to he leaked to the
press in the coming weeks before
the May 6 primary, and each one
1^. will be designed to favor who
ever paid for it.
All of the major candidates in
both parties are relying heavily
on polls, but each one is getting
V different results.
Die one thing that stands out in
the polls, both on the state and
national levels, is the high
percentage of “undecided”
voters. Many observers think
that there are still a lot of un
decided voters, especially in the
races for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, and
unexpected issues rising between
now and May 6 could well be a
deciding factor.
STONEYBROOK—The 25th
running of the Stoneybrook
Races here Saturday attracted
the usual number of cam
paigning politicoes. Among the
most active was Hargrove
(Skipper) Bowles, who took up a
position near the main gate and
did a lot of hand-shaking.
Bowles’ Stoneylx*ook visit had
been advertised in advance, but
he had to do some fast traveling
to get here after appearances at
the Azalea Festival in
Vfilmington.
Workers for Jim Hunt were
also busy and Hunt posters were
prominently displayed along all
roadways.
Among others seen busily
shaking hands and soliciting
votes were Rep. Carl Smith of
Chapel Hill, a candidate for the
State Senate, J. C. Robbins of
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Cases Are Set
Four murder cases are on the
trial docket of next week’s
regular criminal term at Car
thage, with another on the
warrant docket for grand jury
action. Superior Court Judge :
Robert A. Collier, Jr., of |
Statesville will preside.
While the total of 63 cases
listed for trial is the lowest in
some time, the 66 up for bills
practically guarantee another
overloaded term, without hope of
catching up.
However, it was learned this
week that District Solicitor
Carroll M. Lowder has suc
ceeded in getting a special term
set for the week of May 29.
Special Judge Harvey Blount of
Greenville has been assigned to
make his first official visit here
at that time.
Next week’s calendar exem
plifies the mounting incidence of
narcotics cases, with 26 youthful
defendants listed on felony
charges-13 indicted at previous
terms, 13 for grand jury action at
this term.
Defendants in murder cases
hopefully to be tried at this or the
upcoming special term are Rev.
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Count Down ?
Whatever the crowd estimate
you hear, and it may range
anywhere from 18,000 to 22,000,
the 25th running of the
Stoneybrook Race Meet was
certainly much bigger than it has
ever been before, as everyone
who was there will agree. (And
there is actually no way to be
sure how many people come to
the races, unless some one would
like to Qy over in a helicopter and
count heads.)
But there afe some things that
can be counted. One of them is
the number of programs sold,
and this year the girls from
Vardell Hall sold a record
number, over 1,500. They get a
percentage of the sales, of
course, and this will be applied to
a building fund for a gymnasium
at the girls’ school in Red
l^rings.
Of the 17,484 registered voters
in the County, there are 11,367
Democrats, 5,432 RepuUicans,
553 Independent, 5 American
Party, and “Other”, 127.
These figiu-es are released by
the Moore County Board of
Elections.
Precincts with the largest
number of Democrats were
North Southern Pines, 1,060,
West Carthage, 1,023, and
Pinehurst, 1,007.
Precincts registering the most
Republicans were Westmoore,
688, Robbins, 562, and Bensalem,
515. By far the largest number of
Lidependents-90-are registered
in Robbins.
The American Party has two
registered in Ifigh Falls, two in
Pinedene, and one in West End.
Moore Gets
$52,510.75
From 1% Tax
Moore County received
$52,510.75 fi-om its local 1 per cent
sales and use tax coUections
during March, G. A. Jones, Jr.,
State Revenue reports.
Total such collections for the
state amounted to $4,786,334.98,
he said. Nearby Richmond
Cbunty had $50,644.05, Hoke,
$11,590.48 and Montgomery,
$17,764.29.
Mrs. Nixon
Mrs. Richard Nixon is in New
Bern today fo- the dedication of
the John Wright Stanley House
and a visit to Tryon Palace.
Lt. Gov. Pat Taylor will speak
tonight at the Ramada Inn, and a
I candlelight reception in the
j Stanley House will follow.
Among those present for the
ceremony is Sam Ragan, N. C.
Secretary of Art, History and
(Mture of Southern Pines, who
describes the house on Page 7-A.
the former governor and present
head of Duke University.
Following trips to Alabama,
Oregon, Idaho, Texas,
Oklahoma, Virginia and
Washington, D. C., Sanford said,
“I have been very encouraged
not only by the si^port buil(fing
everyday in North Carolina, but
the fine receptions I have
received from friends throughout
the nation...! am really looking
forward to the next weeks of
intensive campaigning in North
Carolina.”
Time Out Is
Now Topless
The topless craze has come to
Southern Pines, or at least to
Harry Gorczyca’s Time Out
Tavern.
Gorczyca said he hired the
topless waitress several weeks
ago to pep iqi business and “its
doubled since then.” He
estimates fi-om 106-200 people
come in each evening since toe
waitress went on toe payroll.
“It’s impossible to compete
with everyone else unless you
can offer something they can’t.”
he said. “They said toe town
would never support a topless
place, but so far toe response has
been great. We have a lot of
couples and even a few groups of
stag girls come in,” he said.
Gorczyca said toe only trbulde
he has had so far was in finding
the waitress, since some of toe
available girls weren’t too sure
how many tips they would
receive in Southern Pines.
He finally found a waitress
from Fayetteville and she is
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Ingram Here
state Representative John
Randolito Ingram, vtoo is a
candidate for Insurance Com
missioner of North Carolina will
be in Southern Pines, and Moore
County today, to talk with
political leaders and meet toe
voters.
Representative Ingram, toe
first Democrat elected to toe
General Assembly from toe 27to
House District, was toe author of
House Bill 736 ratifying toe
Twenty-Sixth Amendment giving
18 year olds toe right to vote.
The focal point of Represen
tative Ingram’s successful
campaign in 1970 was in toe field
of Automobile Liability In
surance in which he maintained
that Automobile liatolity In
surance was too high and
discriminatory. He has renewed
this fight in his present efforts to
be elected to the state post of
Insurance Commissioner.
HONORED—The Moore County Historical Society
paid tribute to Ernest L. Ives Friday by planting a tree
in his memory at Paint Hill Farm. Society President
Earl Hubbard finishes the planting of the sweet gum
as Mrs. Ives and John McPhaul, vice president of the
society, exchange remarks. -
THE WINNER!—Amarind jumps a hurdle with Dauncy just behind, to win the
feature race of Stoneybrook, The Sandhills Cup, with Jerry Fishback up.
SKIPPER—On hand for the races was gubernatorial candidate Hargrove
(Skipper) Bowles, seen left with a supporter and right. Dr. C. C. McLean, of
Southern Pines, a Stoneybrook official. At 7:10 p.m., he was at the Courthouse in
Carthage for a “Bowles-for-Governor Mini-rally."
Rainey Calls Bond Vote
Vital to Southern Pines
BY BRYAN GREEN
Southern Pines will benefit
substantially if toe proposed
“Qean Water” bond issue is
passed on May 6, according to
Oty Manager Bud Rainey.
“The town will soon have to
build a new sewage plant and this
makes toe bond issue of life or
death importance to us,” he said.
Plant cost is estimated at $1.5
million of which the state and
federal governments would
siq)ply 75-80 percent if toe voters
approve toe bond issue . If toe
bonds fail, grants would stq)ply
only 25-30 percent of the totid
cost, leaving toe town to pay toe
remaining 70-75 percent.
In dollars and cents this means
a difference for the town of ap
proximately $300,000 with the
bonds or $1,125,000 without them.
Southern Pfoes and Moore
County leaders have joined
numerous others across toe state
in supporting toe “Clean Water”
bond issue. The $150 million issue
is designed to help local
governments obtain adequate
public facilities for sewage
disposal and water supply
systems aiiich many could not
afford otherwise. One of toe
major results of the bonds would
be to qualify local governments
for additional federal grants
available only if state funds are
also supplied.
In sewage projects this would
boost toe federal share from 33 to
55 percent of toe total with state
funds adding another 25 percent.
The feder^ government will
presently pay 50 percent of water
project costs and toe state would
add another 25 percent to this.
If approved the bonds wotdd
become part of toe gener^
obligations of toe state and be
repaid fi'om General Revenue
funds. Over toe years it has been
North Carolina’s experience that
general revenue growth has been
sufficient to provide repayment
general obligation bonds adth no
tax increase.
Many local officials across toe
state are predicting that in
creased revenue generated as a
result of la-ojects possible under
toe clean water bonds would
more than repay toe cost of toe
issue.
This may well be toe case in
Southern Pines, according to
Paul VanCamp, the town’s
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Jurors Drawn
For May Term
The following names of Moore
County citizens were drawn for
jury duty for a one-week civil
term of toe District Court, to be
held at Carthage starting I^y 1:
Mrs. Doris Cagle Allx-ight,
Robbins Route 2; ^eb lancer
Atkins, Southern Pines; Mrs.
Jefferson David Baker, Vass
Route 2; Mrs. Annie Marie
Boggs, Vass; Paul Ray Branson,
Jac^n Springs Route 1; Otis
Qero Brower, Robbins Route 1;
Ozie M. a-own, Aberdeen Route
1; Gertrude Louise Burhanna,
Whispering Pines; Jimmy K.
Bums, Robbins Route 2; Hubert
Lin wood Qement, Southern
Pines; Vdlliam Baiscom Cole,
West Ekid Route 1; Rita Leach
Crowley, Aberdeen; Stella
Dunlap, Robbins Route 2; R.
Michael Dunne, Pinehurst;
James William Elliott, Jr.,
Carthage Route 2; Adam C.
Garner, Pinehurst; Joe John
Garner, Carthage Route 1.
Lucille Goodridge, Southern
Pines; Bess S. Gunter, Aber
deen; Ethel L. Hahle, Southern
Pines; Janice Etoelene Ham-
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BY VALERIE NICHOLSON
Jerry Fishback, leading
steeplechase rider of toe year,
booted Forsyth Stables’,
Amarind to a five4engto victory
Saturday in toe Sandhills Cig),
before a cheering, shouting
crowd estimated at more than
22,000.
It had been Dauncy all toe
way, without serious contention,
till the final turn, ahen Amarind
exploded forward, leaving
Dauncy far behind and flashing
jet-propelled past toe judges’
stand. In third place in toe field
of six, two lengths behind
Dauncy, came Somaten,
probably toe favorite.
The twoHiiile steeplechase
with $6,000 purse, feature race of
the Silver Anniversary
Stoneybrook race meeting, was
toe first win for Amarind, a big
six-year-old chestnut gelding,
and one of three “firsts” of toe
day for toe slim dark jockey
from Camden.
Last year toe Stoneybrook was
Fishback’s day, as he rode in five
out of six races, scoring four
firsts and a second. Saturday
was almost as good, as again he
rode five times, winning three
firsts, a third and a fourth. Ifis
winning mounts, in addition to
Amarind, were El Martirio in the
fifth and Mr. L. Damar in toe
sixth.
Time of toe Sandhills cig) was
3:55, slightly slower than last
year’s 3.52.2, but overall time is
less important in steeplechasing
than skilful jumps, and these ^
were straight out of a pic-*
turebook.
There were no spills or any
other untoward incident to mar
toe pleasure of this, toe taggest,
best and most sp^acular of
Stoneybrook meetings, which
drew an unprecedented crowd to
picnic, party, promenade and
politic-occasionally pausing in
these pursuits to watch and (toeo*
toe horses-on a lx‘illiant summer
day atoidi had somehow got
misplaced in mid-si»'ing.
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