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38 Pages
Southern Pines, North Carolina Wednesday, March 14, 1973
38 Pages
Price 10 Cents
Airlines Set
First Flights
In Early April
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Pinehurst Airlines will move
into its office at the Southern
Pines Airport on Thursday and
hopes to be in operation on
regular schedule in early April.
L.C. Burwell III met Tuesday
with the Existing Industries
Committee of the Sandhills Area
Chamber of Commerce and
reported on the airlines progress
with getting approval from the
Federal Aviation Agency to
operate here.
He said that training with the
two DC-3 planes which will be
used here will be completed
today.
Tbe FAA will require 50 hours
of proving runs before a license
will be granted, Burwell said,
and he hopes to tegin those runs
to Charlotte and Raleigh with an
FAA observer witbin the next
two weeks.
April 1 is the target date for the
first scheduled flight.
There will be two flights daily
to and from Charlotte and one
flight daily to and from Raleigh-
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Trio Facing
Marijuana
Charges
Three Carthage youths have
been charged with marijuana
possession, after the search of a
car in which they were riding.
Sheriff C.G. Wimberley said
they were Leland F. Frye, 16;
Michael Cook, 21, and Neill C.
Childress, 17. They were
arrested at Carthage Sunday
around 1 a.m.
The three will be tried on
misdemeanor charges March 29
in Carthage District Court.
The Sheriff said pipes and pot
were found on the youths.
In another case, David Foster
Hopton, 21, of Vass, was arrested
March 7 on felony charges of
breaking and entering and a
misdemeanor charge of larceny
following a break-in at the
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Sandhills May Get
$771,000 From Bills
Before Legislature
WHERE ROBBINS STARTED — Here is the old mill where the Kennedv Gun
Shop operated making guns for the War of 1812. From it Robbins got its
early name, “Mechanics Hill,” according to Mayor John L. Frye. More Robbins
pictures on Page 3-D, by Glenn M. Sides.
Urban Youth Funds Available
For Summer Recreation Work
Moore YDC Plans Visit
To Legislature April 9
The recently revived ^and
newly re-chartered Moore
County Young Democratic Club
met Thursday evening at. the
Southern Pines Municipal
Building, with about 25 members
and prospective members
Weather
The high temperature for the
week of 80 degrees was recorded
Monday afternoon at the
Pinehurst-Southern Pines
Weather Bureau. The lowest
reading of the week, 47 degrees,
occurred Thursday.
Min.
50
47
55
51
50
50
50
51
on Monday
totaled 1.02 inches and .15 of an
inch was recorded Thursday.
March. 7
Max.
67
Mar. 8
68
Mar. 9
64
Mar. 10
63
Mar. 11
71
Mar. 12
71
Mar. 12
80
Mar. 13
75
Precipitation
present.
With Tommy Phillips of
Carthage, president, leading the
meeting, they approvad^^Sns for
club sponsorhip of a visit Monday
night, April 9, to the General
Assembly and local legislators at
Raleigh, with cars leaving about
6 p.m. from both the courthouse
at Carthage and the Municipal
Building in Southern Pines.
Anyone interested may join in
whether a member of the club or
not, coming to one of the two
meeting-places in order to share
rides to Raleigh and back for the
evening session. Those planning IV/fof* 0^
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With drainage problems still
paramount, as they have been at
all recent Town Council
meetings, the Southern Pines
council Tuesday night found
relief in also considering
recreation.
Don Boyette, town recreation
director, told the council of a new
opportunity offered in the North
Carolina Special Urban Youth
Program, in which the town
could help many of its young
boys while itself receiving help
in recreation.
Administered through the
State 4-H Association, with
contracts handled through the
Extension Service, the project
would provide up to $2,900 for the
10-week summer activity
program, for boys eight to 12
years of age, who lack male
leadership in their homes.
The funds would pay for a
qualified director at $1,000, plus
$95 each for young assistants who
would seek out such boys in the
community and draw them into
participation.
Statistical information
received from Talmadge S.
Baker, Moore County Extension
chairman, was that, in Southern
Pines, 19.4 households with boys
of the appropriate ages are run
by women, and that 75 to 80 per
cent of these boys are black.
The proposed activity
program, which would start June
1, offering sports and games,
arts and crafts, adapted to the
younger boys, would fit in well
with the overall summer
program now being planned for
all the community’s boys and
girls, Boyette said.
He was accompanied by Jack
Barron, chairman of the Town
Recreation Advisory Board,
which was recommending the
move, and the council, also
approving, authorized Boyette to
see Baker and work out the
contract.
Mayor E. Earl Hubbard
presided over the meeting, at
whch the full council was
present, with Attorney W.
I,amont Brown arriving late
because of a conflict.
$10,000 for Streets
Mrs. Mildred McDonald,
assistant town manager, told the
council that the street paving and
re-surfacing program had been
held up by last month’s snow and
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Horse Show
For HUSOM
Largest Amount Raised
By Moore United Fimd
Index
Editorials, 1-B
Entertainment,!- 5-D
Obits, 7-A
Pinehurst, 1-2-3-C
Social News, 2-3-4-A
Robbins Pictures, 3-D
Sports, 1-2-D
Want Ads, 8-9-10-11-C
The annual Horse Show for the
benefit of the Humane Society of
Moore County, Inc. will be held
Sunday, March 25, officials of the
society announced this week.
Through the courtesy of Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Firestone,
the show will be held at their
Landmark Farm just off Youngs
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Five Hurt in Accidents Here
Five persons, including a
seven-year-old boy who darted in
front of a car, were injured in
traffic accidents investigated by
the Southern Pines Police this
week.
The boy, Melvin Earl Fields of
475 NE Broad St., was hurt when
he ran into the side of a car
driven by Katherine Elizabeth
Blue of 555 NE Broad St. The
accident occurred Monday af
ternoon at 6:20 p.m. at the in
tersection of NE Broad St. and
Maine Ave.
Patrolman Harold Hunley,
who investigated it, said Fields
was playing in the street and ran
in front of the car without
looking. He was taken to Moore
Memorial for treatment.
No charges were filed, and
there was no damage to the Blue
car.
Forty minutes earlier.
Patrolman William McNeill
investigated a two car collision
at the intersection of Midland
and Pee Dee Roads. He reported
a car driven by Willie Colon
Baker Jr. of Carthage, Route 2,
was going south on Pee Dee and
failed to stop at the intersection.
The Baker car ran into the
front of a car driven by Margaret
Susan Nanopoulos of 565 N. May
St. The Nanopoulos car was
going east on Midland Rd. at the
time of the accident.
Baker was charged with
failure to yield right of way, and
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A total of over $96,000 has been
raised by the United Fund of
Moore County as a result of its
1972 campaign, as announced by
1972 President Mrs. Ida Baker
Scott this week.
This is the largest amount the
Fund has ever raised in Moore
County.
In making her announcement,
Mrs. Scott said, “The heartfelt
thanks of the Fund officers and
New Charter
By Aberdeen
Lawrence Johnson, Town
attorney, reported to the Town
Board of Aberdeen Monday night
on information on a new charter
for the Town, and annexation.
Since further planning is
proposed, no action was taken.
Town Clerk Curtis Mclnnis
reported.
Murray Fudge, Mrs. E.L.
Harris and Mrs. Mary Hampton
asked that a larger water line be
placed along Harris Street to
correct the problem of rusty
water, and to add a fire hydrant.
directors goes to the hundreds of
workers who were responsible
for reaching out to all parts of the
county, and to the citizens of the
county who support the Fund’s
participating agencies with their
conbributions.”
Mrs. Scott announced earlier
that administrative costs for the
1972 campaign, budgeted at
$3,000, were actually less than
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Considered
Town Board
Commissioner Green was
authorized to investigate the cost
of the matter.
Mayor J.M. Taylor,,
presiding, read minutes of the
Planning Board, which
requested the zoning niap of the
town be updated. Commissioner
Bayliff moved that $75 be con
tributed to the Sandhills Area
Chamber of Commerce to help
in the expense of a new map
being proposed by the Com
munity Planning Division of
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ANOTHER CRASH—Pee Dee and Midland Roads Intersection had another wreck
this week. Here Monday is a collision between a car driven by Willie Colon Baker,
Jr. of Carthage, Rt. 2 and one driven by Margaret Susan Nanopoulos of Southern
Pines. Note the woman at the left putting her hand to her head and the man to the
right making the same gesture. Residents nearby say they feel the same way
about the number of crashes at the crossroads. (Photo by Glenn M. Sides)
LPGISLATURE—With the
General Assembly going into
annual sessions and legislators
not feeling the urgency to act
upon several major issues
several bills now before the
Legislature will probably be put
off until 1974.
Speaker of the House Jim
Ramsey thinks the no-fault
automobile liability insurance
bill as well as the ma.ssive
criminal justice procedures
measure will be among them.
The Legislature may also
decide to place several major
questions before the people in a
fall referendum. Among these is
the matter of capital punish
ment.
Speaker Ramsey says
unequivocally that there will be
annual budgets rather than
biennial budgets with legislative
review, as had been requested by
Governor Holshouser.
Ramsey also thinks that there
will be some reaction in the
Legislature to the letter from
Republican State Chairman
Rouse to county GOP leaders in
regard to appointment of
Republicans to State jobs. “The
Democrats don’t object to the
Governor appointing his own
people to policy-making
positions,” Ramsey said, “But if
he gets down to the level of
career State employes there will
be a reaction from the
Legislators.”
LEONARD—Unless there’s an
unexpected change in plans the
Samuel Leonard Training School
at nearby McCain will be phased
out of operation by July 1.
Students there will be moved to
Morrison School at Hoffman and
Samarkand at Eagle Springs.
The State Board of Youth
Development voted to close down
the Leonard School some weeks
ago, and the population of the
school has been scaled down
since before Christmas. Em
ployes of the school, many of
whom live in the Southern Pines
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Sandhills Community College
stands to gain $771,000 in its total
budget under two bills now
before the General Assembly.
The largest portion would be
$605,000 for building purposes in
a bill introduced by Senator Mills
and Rep. Messer calling for $35.8
million in capital improvements
for the State’s community
college system.
The other amount is contained
in a bill introduced by Senator
Lane Brown of Stanly County
calling for suplementary ap
propriations of $15 million for
operating and equipment ex
penses. Sandhills’ share under
the Brown bill would be an ad
ditional $54,000 for equipment
and an additional $112,000 for
operating expenses.
President Raymond Stone said
this week that unless the sup
plementary funds are approved
Sandhills stands to lose at least
four teaching positions under
teacher allotments received last
week.
Both Rep. Clyde Auman and
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Dr. Lowry
Announces
Retirement
Dr. Charles W. Lowry,
featured speaker on the subject
of “Moral Philosophy at the
Crossroads” chose the occasion
of his appearance before fellow
club members at the regular
luncheon meeting of the Southern
Pines Rotary Club Friday at the
Holiday Inn, to announce that as
of March 31 he is retiring as
minister of the Village Chapel at
Pinehurst. He has served the
Chapel since 1966.
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Man Freed
On Charges
Of Murder
No probable cause was found
Thursday in preliminary hearing
in Moore District Court against
James Ellis Luther, 64, charged
with murder in the death
February 17 of Samuel Baxter
McKenzie, 58, at Carthage.
Luther, who had been held
without bond in Moore County
Jail pending the hearing, was
ordered released when an
autopsy report showed the death
to have resulted from natural
causes, rather than from a blow
administered by Luther during
an argument.
Dr. C.H. Steffee, medical
examiner, said the autopsy
showed McKenzie, a longtime
employe of the Moore County
News, to have died of a severe
coronary condition, and that no
relationship had been found
between the death, due to car-
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LEARNING YOUNG—These kindergartners at the
Episcopal Day School in Southern Pines are picking
up trash in the Emmanuel Church yard as part of the
Earth Patrol project of “My Weekly Reader.” The
young environmentalists are, left to right: Kelly
Hopkins, Michelle Ferguson, Kim Cameron, and
Glenn Wallace. (Photo by Bryan Green)
Silver Star Will Begin
Two Regular Stops Here
The Silver Star will be making
two regular stops daily in
Southern Pines beginning April
29, according to information
received from Amtrak last week
by J.S. Younts, chairman of the
Transportation Committee of the
Sandhills Area Chamber of
Commerce.
“At present tbe Silver Star has
regular stops only at Raleigh and
Hamlet. For many years the
Silver Star has been the finest
train on the line. This change will
give the Sandhills a real boost in
transportation,” Younts says.
The Star’s present schedule
calls for the southbound train to
leave Washington at 2:25 p.m.
and arrive in Southern Pines
about 9 p.m. The northbound Star
leaves Southern Pines around
8:15 a.m. and gets into
Washington at 3:35 p.m. There
will probably be a time change
on April 29.
Southern Pines was cut off as a
stop when Amtrak first began
operation. Last December
Southern Pines was made a
conditional stop, that is, stops
would be made only if there were
five or more passengers leaving
or arriving.
Younts says, “We felt that a
conditional stop was at least a
step in the right direction, but we
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Average Class Age is 82
In Unique Coiuse of SCC
BY NANCY DUCKETT
Eighty-two years old may not
be the average age of students in
a conventional classroom, but
this happens to be the case in
classes held for a very special
group in Southern Pines.
The students, both women and
men, are residents of Penick
Home, an Episcopal residence
for the aged. Classes at the Home
are administered by Sandhills
Community College under the
direction of D.L. Furches,
chairman of the college’s
Department of Adult Education.
When you have a room full of
senior citizens, the classes can’t
be conducted in the same style
you would follow in high school or
even college. The classes must
be informal with no routine. For
example in the Penick Home
classes, if a student decides to
leave the room in the middle of a
session to “retire” for the
evening, he or she doesn’t
receive demerits or a zero for the
day, it’s just part of the plan.
And the comments you may
hear during a class session are
saturated with a unique flavor,
unlike the ones you would hear in
a typical college classroom.
During one class, which hap-
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It s the Wearing of the Green
For Saint Haunted by Voices
BY GLADYS PARIS
On March 17th, millions of
people in many parts of the world
will be paying their respects in
thought or deed to that renowned
benefactor of Ireland and saint of
the Roman Catholic Church.
They will be wearing green,
carrying a shamrock, viewing a
parade in his honor, or otherwise
celebrating the day according to
how he might have them to.
These references are made to
Saint Patrick, of course.
Not a great deal is actually
known about the life of Saint
Patrick. Through two small
works done by him, entitled
“Confessio” and the “Epistola,”
we have perhaps the only
reliable information concerning
his life. From them we learn that
he was born around 385, and that
when he was 16 years of age,
some Irish Raiders stole him
from England, took him back to
Ireland, and sold him as a slave.
During the next 6 years, as he
tended his master’s sheep high
on the mountains, he became
much aware of a religious
awakening, within himself, and
soon ran away. He boarded a
ship he thought would take him
back to his homeland, but in
stead, landed him in Gaul,
Eastern Europe, where he
studied under St. Germanus for
14 years in becoming a monk.
Meanwhile, he was haunted by
the “voices of the Irish,” and felt
compelled to go back to Ireland.
It is believed that he met with
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