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Ladies defending champion Jane Booth
scored a hole-in-one Tuesday in the
tournament at Pinehurst. Story on
tourney Page 4-C.
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Vol. 53-No. 25
36 Pages
Southern Pines, North Carolina Wednesday, April 25, 1973
36 Pages
Price 10 Cents
Boy Killed
In Cycle
Accident
Joey Lynn Ring, 15, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Billy Ring of Carthage,
Route 3, was fatally injured
Saturday afternoon when the
motorcycle he was riding
skidded on a dirt road near Vass,
and hit a car which had stopped
to avoid the collision.
State Trooper Jim Alexander
said Howard Medlin, 55, of
Carthage, Route 3, driver of the
car, saw the motorcycle coming
toward him on the inside of a
curve and “did everything
possible” to prevent the crash,
pulling off on the right-hand
shoulder and stoppng entirely.
But young Ring, losing control of
his vehicle, went into a 37 foot
skid and hit the Medlin car
head-on. Carried to Moore
Memorial Hospital by the Vass
rescue squad, he died in surgery
shortly afterward.
Coroner A. B. Parker said the
death was due to massive chest
injuries and loss of blood.
The accident-Moore County’s
12th highway fatality for 1973-
occurred at 4:45 on RUR 1827,
which loops off the Union Church
road two and a half miles west of
Vass. The site was near the
homes of both the Ring and
Medlin families, who are related.
Alexander said the boy wore a
helmet but had no permit, nor
was he old enough to have one, to
drive a motorcycle on the public
roads, and his vehicle was
unlicensed and had no liability
insurance as required under the
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Ruth Coming
Rep. Earl Ruth of the Eighth
Congressional District will te in
Southern Pines from 10 to 11:30
a.m. at the City Hall of Friday,
April 27.
He has invited anyone with a
problem with the Federal
Government to come out and
meet with him.
He has been on a tour of the
district during Congress’ Easter
Recess April 19-27.
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HISTORIC HOUSE — This old structure was given, along with some six acres, to
the Moore Historical Society about eight years ago by the Davis family. A marker
at the Pinehurst-Robbins road leading beside it reads: “Home of James Bryant
Built 1820. The log house (seen at the right) was the home of James McLendon,
Built 1760. His mill stood on the Creek nearby.’’ One of the interesting features of
the house is a lovely carved stairway. The Society’s Board of Directors will
consider this and other Projects at a meeting this afternoon. (Photo by Glenn M.
Sides).
Open House, Other Ceremonies
Planned Here for Postal Week
A week-long Open House and
special ceremonies on Monday
will highlight an observance of
“Postal Service Week” in
Southern Pines from April 29 to
May 5.
Postmaster Robert E. Peele
said that the celebration will
dramatize the important roles
performed by Postal people as
they move the mails.
As part of the observance,
Monday wiU be marked by “first-
day-of-issue” ceremoni^or ten
unusual new eight cent U.S.
postage stamps honoring Postal
employes.
Mayor Earl Hubbard and other
local officials have been invited
to opening ceremonies beginning
at 8:45 a.m. to receive the first
souvenir envelopes with ten
Postal People stamps attached.
Postmaster Peele noted that all
postal customers visiting the
Southern Pines Post Office on
April 30, will be given free
souvenir envelopes, and will
have the opportunity to purchase
First Day Covers, featuring the
ten S-cent stamps, for 80 cents
face value.
Another feature to first day
plays, will be the presence of
Miss Southern Pines, Marian
Hunt Invited To Speak
At Rally by Democrats
Lt. Gov. Jim Hunt has been
invited to speak to a Democratic
Rally at Whispering Pines
Restaurant May 18, Moore
County Democratic Chairman
Mrs. Carolyn Blue says.
All counties in the state have
beeen asked to schedule
reorginizational meetings during
May by the State Democratic
Executive Committee.
Injuries, Damages Reported
In 13 Moore Auto Accidents
In addition to the fatal accident
Saturday afternoon, highway
patrol officers have investigated
13 accidents in the county since
Thursday, April 12.
The most recent occurred
Sunday afternoon at four on NC
705 a mile and a half south of
Robbins. T. F. Derr, the in
vestigating officer, said a car
driven by James Michael Rowell
of Biscoe was going north when
another car in front of him
stopped in the road. Rowell’s car
skidded, ran off the right side of
the road into a ditch and over
turned.
Index
Editorials, 1-B; Books, ^B;
Pinehurst news, 1-5-C; Social
News, ^5-A; Classified 8-11-C;
Obituaries, 7-A; Sports 8-9-A;
Entertainment, 10-A.
Damage to the car was
estimated at $1500 and Rowell
was charged with driving
without a valid license.
Saturday at 9 a.m., trooper T.
S. Qark investigated another
accident near Robbins, this one
six miles east on rural road 1477.
He reported a car driven by
Robert Cummings Morphus of
Robbins, Route 1, was driving
east when a car driven by Cora
Laverne Garner of Robbins
backed into the side of him.
Cora Garner was charged with
unsafe movement and total
damage was estimated at $550.
There were no injuries in the
mishap.
Friday evening at 8:30, W. S.
Speas investigated a single car
accident 5.2 miles west of Vass
on rural road 1827, and found four
persons injured. He said a car
driven by William David Kimball
THE
PILOT LIGHT
of Vass was coming out of a
curve on the dirt road when it
skidded, struck a bank and
overturned.
The names of the injured were
not available and damage to the
car was estimated at $750. No
charges were filed.
Trooper T. P. Derr wound up
investigating two different ac
cidents in the same location
earlier Friday evening on NC 27
six miles west of Carthage. The
first wreck, at 7:50 involved cars
driven by Doris Garner Ritter of
Carthage, Route 1, and Moody
Taft Strickland of Rockwell.
Derr said the Ritter car was
making a left turn into a
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DST Sunday
When you go to bed Saturday
night don’t forget to set your
clocks and watches ahead by one
hour.
Daylight Savings Time goes
into effect at 2 a.m. Sunday.
The hour you lose this time will
be picked up when you set your
clock back an hour next October.
Go-Ahead Is Sought
On Disposal System
Powell, to be “Miss Zip Code” for
the day. She will assist in opening
ceremonies and will be present to
assist customers in receiving
their envelopes, and guide them
in other activities planned.
As part of Postal Week
celebrations, the additional
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The County Executive com
mittee will meet April 30 to make
full plans for the rally.
This is part of the Democratic
Party plan in North Carolina in
setting up machinery to get their
Party back in the winners
column, according to
Democratic State Chairman
James R. Sugg.
Sugg announced that he had
mailed a memorandum to county
Democratic chairmen urging
them to hold a rally during the
month of May, calling it “Party
Organizational Rally Month.”
“Some counties in the state have
good organizations now,” Sugg
said, “But many others have
never felt the need for any real
grass roots organization. But
with the opposition Party oc
cupying the State House and one
of the U.S. Senate seats, we must
organize from the precincts up
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Young GOP Meet
The Moore County Young
Republicans Club will meet
Thursday at 8 p.m. at the County
Library in Carthage.
Organizational phases and the
drafting of a constitution and by
laws will be discussed. County
Commissioners Floyd Cole and
Robert Ewing will be the
speakers.
Temporary officers now
serving are Wayne Adams of
Carthage, chairman; Sara
Ausbon of Southern Pines, vice
chairman; Betsy Cole of West
End, secretary-treasurer.
All Young Republicans and
other interested young persons of
Moore County are invited to the
meeting.
Pink Palace
Pair Faces
Pot Charge
A raid Friday night by the
Moore County sheriff’s depart
ment on the Pink Palace, a night
spot off NC 15-501 on the outskirts
of Carthage, resulted in the
arrest on felony drug charges of
the proprietors, a black man and
woman with highly unusual
names.
The man, aged 35, gave his
name as Jamil Yah Yaa Danyl
Aziz Malik Ismail, while the
woman, 27, gave hers as
Shukurah Bent Rashid, ac
cording to Sheriff C. G. Wim
berly.
Bond was set for each in the
sum of $4,000 on charges of
felonious possession of
marijuana (in excess of five
grams) with intent to distribute.
By Tuesday, the man was out on
bond, the woman still in jail,
pending preliminary hearing set
for May 10 in Moore District
Court at Carthage.
Council Meet
The Pee Dee Council will hold
its annual meeting at the Holiday
Inn in Southern Pines tonight at
7:.30 o’clock.
Secretary William Bondurant
of the State Department of Ad
ministration will be the principal
speaker.
New officers for the Council
will be elected and installed. All
local officials in Region H are
invited to attend, and about 75
persons are expected.
Train Stops
To Resume
On Sunday
Sunday, April 29, at 8:51 p.m. is
the scheduled beginning of
Amtrak service to Southern
' Pines with the departure of the
Silver Star streamliner for
Miami.
Its scheduled arrival at
Jacksonville is 4:40 a.m. and
Miami at 12:55 p.m. the next day.
Northbound service begins
Monday, April 30, with departure
of the strearhliner at 8:45 a.m.,
with arrival at Raleigh at 10:10
a.m., Richmond at 1:45 p.m,
Washington at 4:15 p.m. and New
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NEW DEVELOPMENT—Peter Tufts (right) and
Fred Lawrence of Sanford announced a new golfing
development to be called the Tuftstown Country Club.
Located near West End, it will be across the road
from Lawrence’s Seven Lakes development and
members of each will share the recreational facilities
of both.
Tuftstown Club Planned;
New Golf Course Slated
Peter Tufts announced
yesterday that he and developers
Fred Lawrence and Allan Shaw
of Sanford will build an 18-hole
golf course with adjoining
residential lots near West End
and across rural road 1239 from
Lawrence’s Seven Lakes
recreational complex.
Tufts said the new develop
ment will be called Tuftstown
Country Club and wUl have from
400-600 lots for permanent
residents, complementing the 958
vacation and retirement lots in
Seven Lakes.
Although two separate
projects, Lawrence said lot-
holders in each will share the
recreational facilities of both.
Construction is expected to
start on the course around June
1, Tufts said, if enough of the 275
available units of partnership
have been sold. Tuftstown is to be
a limited partnership he said,
with the purchase price of each
unit credited toward the price of
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A recommendation for a new
regional wastewater system for
the southern half of Moore
County-capable of taking on
other parts of the county also,
should they desire it-met with an
excellent reception Thursday
night at a meeting called by the
county commissioners.
An audience of about 50 town
and county officials, planning
officials and representatives of
industrial and residential
developments, meeting at the
courthouse, heard Charles L.
Baker, vice-president of the
Charlotte architectural and
engineering firm of Henningson,
Durham and Richardson sum
marize a report which had been
nearly a year in the making.
Many questions were asked
and answered, and comments
mainly ran to urgings such as
“Let’s get on with the job.”
The firm’s feasibility report,
combined with other data
gathered by the county water
and sewer committee from many
sources, was presented in
summary form as it was a for
midable volume, just off the
press that day-8% by 11 inches,
and about one inch Mck.
Lee Williams, vice-chairman
of county commissioners,
presided for Chairman W. S.
Taylor, who was absent because
of a death in his family. Present
were Commissioners Arthur
Purvis, Robert S. Ewing and
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Musicale
A musicale wUl be presented at
the Southern Pines Library
Thursday, April 26, with music
by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert
and others.
The Library says that it is
“proud that some of the finest
talent in the area has contributed
its services to this program.”
Vocalists include Elaine .Sills
and Page Shaw; Dorothy Scott
will play the clarinet; and Bob
Bosworth will accompany Page
Shaw.
Mystery Surrounds Death Here
Lack of Notice Delays Probe
Laboratory analysis from the
office of the State Medical
Examiner at Chapel Hill may
establish a cause of death of a
young Fayetteville man here last
Wednesday night, but it will
probably be a week or 10 days
before it is received, according to
Coroner A.B. Parker.
Darrell Wayne Akers, 21, who
Traffic Change Request
Spurred by Train Wreck
Mayor E. Earl Hubbard says
that the State Highway Depart
ment engineers have been
contacted in regard to changes in
traffic flow on Broad Street so
that motorists crossing the
Seaboard Coast Line tracks will
have the right of way in both
directions.
Mayor Hubbard said in reply
to a letter from James Boyd
following the accident in which
DEMOCRATS-The poU and
conclusions of a downhill trend
for Democrats by Pollster
Walter DeVries drew some quick
reaction from State party
leaders.
DeVries, a midwestern
Republican, was a poll taker and
adviser to Hargrove (Skipper)
Bowles in his losing campaign
for Governor last year. Two
weeks after the election in
November DeVries conducted a
poll, which Democrats later
refused to pay for-and it’s still
not clear if anyone at
Democratic headquarters
commissioned him to do it.
The poll results and DeVries’
opinions were published in the
Oiarlotte Observer and forecast
a declining Democratic party in
the future.
Several Democratic leaders
are taking the DeVries poll to
the car of Hilton Walker was
struck by a train on April 13 that
the proposals advanced by Boyd
were toe same as those ex
pressed by him and others in toe
past.
“Our problem lies,” he said,
“in toe fact that on toe west side
of Broad Street the North
Carolina Highway Department
controls in that it represents
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reportedly had been staying in a
trailer at Manly, was brought to
Moore Memorial Hospital by a
person or persons unlmown, and
was pronounced dead on arrival.
An autopsy performed toe next
day resulted in no conclusive
findings as to toe cause of death,
and items were sent by toe local
medical examiner to Chapel Hill
for analysis.
Because of an oversight, no
notice was given to toe coroner,
sheriff or police, and con
sequently no investigation got
under way at toe time. The
coroner said this week little
could now be done until a cause
of death is known.
He said he had been unable to
find out at the hospital who had
brought the body of young Akers
there, and apparently no record
had been made.
The body was sent to Jernigan-
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Bloodmobile
The American Red Cross
Bloodmobile will be at the
Sandhills Community College on
Friday, April 27th, from 12:00
noon until 5:00 p.m.
Blood is urgently needed in this
area. Please give while you can.
Someday YOU may need some.
heart and are trying to do
something about party
organization. Some others claim
that DeVries has gone astray in
his analysis. Among them is Roy
Parker Jr., now associate editor
of toe Fayetteville Observer but
who was high up in toe Bowles
campaign last year. In a letter to
toe Charlotte Observer, Parker
says he has no quarrel with toe
raw material DeVries reported,
but he sees flaws in his opinions.
Parker cites some historical
background to point out toe
pollster’s errors in conclusions.
At any rate, the party
leadership is concerned enough
to pt plans under way for a
series of rallies in May. What
they hope is that Democratic
candidates in toe future will
work together instead of going
off in all directions as they did in
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Campaign Spending Action Asked
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BY BRYAN HAISLIP
Campaign spending, as Mark
Twain remarked about the
weather, is a subject that in
spires more conversation than
action.
Everybody talked about it last
year after the most expensive
political races in North Carolina
history. Many citizens looked to
the 1973 General Assembly to
meet toe issue and try to place
some kind of ceiling on what a
candidate can spend to run for
public office.
Gov. Jim Holshouser and Lt.
Gov. Jim Hunt, toe first a
Republican and toe second a
Democrat, talked about it as an
essential step to keep open ac
cess to toe ballot for candidates
of moderate means.
Legislators talked, too, but as
the mid-May target date for
recess approaches toe possibility
that they will do anything grows
dim.
Dismayed by that prospect,
Hugh Morton last week un
dertook to prod toe lawmakers.
He wrote letters to all members
of the legislature, renewing a
plea for enactment of limits on
campaign spending in statewide
races.
Morton, a Wilmington and
Linville businessman, sunk
$100,000 in an abortive bid for toe
Democratic nomination for
governor last year. Early in toe
session, he asked chairmen of
House and Senate committees
for a chance to testify on toe need
for campaign spending limits.
The opportunity never
materialized.
Inaction A Disgrace
“Recently I heard that nothing
is likely to be done at this session.
I hope this report is not so,
because it will be to toe disgrace
of both Democrats and
Republicans if we do not rally
together to accomplish
something,” he said.
What Morton heard about toe
outlook seems accurate enough,
agreed Rep. Gerald Arnold of
Harnett. It’s doubtful, he said,
that anything will be done to
impose limits on campaign
spending at this session.
Everybody wants to do
something, but nobody knows
how to do it,” Rep. Arnold said.
Arnold, who said Morton had
talked to him on toe subject,
expressed doubts that a practical
and fair way can be found to set
limits.
“Personally, I’m afraid it can’t
be done. I’d rather have nothing
than a fake,” he added.
Many legislators, both those
who favor spending limits and
those who do rt)t, share Arnold’s
view on the difficulty in arriving
at ceilings which can be policed
and enforced.
Accounting Alternative
The alternative to ceilings is
strict accounting for con
tributions and expenditures, said
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DOGWOOD MEMORIAL—Building Inspector Arthur
Tener and Mildred McDonald, interim town manager,
stand beside a pink dogwood planted on the Municipal
Building grounds as a memorial to the late Southern
Pines Manager F.F. (Bud) Rainey.