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The Weather
Warmer weather and sunny skies are
predicted for weekend. Visitors to the
Southern Pines House and Garden
Show beginning at 10:30 today were
greeted by a cool 47 degrees and a
beaming sun, which is expected to
warm up the area later today.
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Index
Bible Lesson, 3-B; Books, 2-B;
Classified Ads, 7-8-9-10-11-C; Editorials,
l-B; Entertainment, 6-A; Obituaries,
9-A; Pinehurst News, 1-2-C; Social
News, 2-3-4-5-A; and Sports, 10-11-A.
Vol. 54-No. 23
40 Pages
Southern Pines, North Carolina Wednesday, April 10, 1974
40 Pages
Price 10 Cents
Stoneybrook Is Saturday;
63 Horses To Be Running
EASTER JOY — Taylor, Sally and Mimi Hyde, daughters of the Rev. and Mrs.
Hal Hyde, sing hymns of happiness at Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church,
under direction of Mrs. Robert Ewing. Choirs through the county will join them
Sunday as churches observe the Resurrection.—(Photo by Glenn M. Sides).
Easter Services Planned
By Churches of Sandhills
Christians throughout Moore
County are observing the most
sacred of their religious festivals
this week, as Easter Sunday
approaches to hail the risen
Christ.
Easter sunrise services will be
held in Southern Pines at Our
Savior Lutheran Church.
On Maundy Thursday,
commemorating the Last Sup
per, there will be a number of
services in various churches.
At Emmanuel Episcopal
Jobless Rate Below 2.4%
Is Reported For Moore
Unemployment in Moore
County, alinost always low, is
now less than 2.4 per cent,
estimates Alton Cockrell,
supervisor of the Carthage office
of the Employment Security
Commission.
This compares with a national
rate of over five per cent.
Cockrell gives several reasons
for the full employment here:
mobile home building, cut back
because of the energy shortage,
is back full speed, including
Taylor Mobile Homes in
Southern Pines; the tourist
season is in full swing; and
construction in the area is
booming. ^
At the height of the energy
emergency, unemployment was
estimated here at 2.6 per cent.
Commercial electricians, who
work in various cities and states,
are among those filing now for
unemployment insurance,
Cockrell said.
Carthage Board Takes
Steps Toward Zoning
First steps toward adopting a
land use and zoning plan for the
town of Carthage were taken at
the monthly meeting of the Town
Council Tuesday night.
A comprehensive land use plan
was presented to the Council by
its planning board with the
request that it be studied and
suggestions made as to possible
modifications. Opinions of quali
fied persons outside the Council
also will be sought.
The presentation included a
map showing present land use in
Carthage and a second map
depicting proposed zoning. Car
thage has no zoning regulations
at present.
The proposed zoning program
will be discussed further at the
May 14 Council meeting.
The Council also heard a
request from representatives of
the Carthage Recreation Associ
ation for financial assistance for
its proposed recreation program.
Needed are funds for such
purposes as busing players to
various contests, buying base
ball, basketball and other equip-
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Witchweed on 29 Farms
Found in Moore County
Witchweed has been found on
29 farms in Moore County,
Thomas Colson, assistant
agriculture extension agent,
reported Tuesday. ,
The dreaded parasite has been
found in areas widely scattered
pretty well covering the county,
Colson said.
A control program by the N. C.
Department of Agriculture is
making witchweed less of a
problem. The department works
in cooperation with the Ex
tension service.
The plant gets its name from
its sudden appearance in com
and other pasture crops.
Congress appropriated a million
dollars for its control in North
and South Carolina.
Treatment now is mostly
conservative, Colson says, wito
such methods as constant watch
by plant control agents of the
Agriculture Department and
rotation of crops.
“We’ve kicked it down pretty
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Church in Southern Pines, there
will be three Holy Communion
Services: at 9:30 a.m. at the
Penick Home, at 10 a.m. for the
Altar Guild, and at 5:30 p.m. for
Acolytes and Lay-Readers.
In celebration of Holy Week
services at Our Savior Lutheran
Church will include a Maundy
service Thursday at 7:30 p.m. on
the general theme “What a
Man,” with scripture from Luke
23 :46-47. Special choir music will
include “All in an April
Evening.”
At Brownson Memorial, a
Communion Service will be held
at 7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Thursday.
A traditional candelight Com
munion Service will be held at
the Church of Wide Fellowship
Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
In Aberdeen, Page Memorial
Methodist wiU hold Communion
at 7:30 p.m.
On Good Friday, a Community
Service will be held at Em
manuel Episcopal church for an
hour, with the Rev. Martin
Caldwell, rector, bringing the
message.
Catholics will celebrate
Maundy Thursday with a 6 p.m.
Mass and Good ^iday services
at 6 p.m. at St. Anthonys in
Southern Pines. The latter
service will include readings,
Veneration of the Cross, and
Communion. On Holy Saturday,
there will be a Vigil Service and a
Mass of Resurrection, beginning
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Spelling Champ
Nelson McCaskill of West End,"
an eighth grader at Pinehurst
Middle School, is the new Moore
County spelling champion.
He won the title on Tuesday
when Marsha Ransdell, an
eighth grader at Aberdeen
Middle School, missed on the
word “misdemeanor,” which he
correctly spelled.
The winner received the first
prize of $20 and the runner-iq)
second prize of $10. Both were
presented certificates.
The spelling contest was held
at the Moore County schools
administrative offices in Car
thage, with Mrs. Voit Gilmore as
the caller. Last year’s winner
was Kelley Stone of Southern
Pines, who was unable to com
pete because of illness. Her
sister, Mary, represented
Southern Pines.
Holiday
Closings
Scheduled
Moore County and Southern
Pines municipal offices will be
closed on Easter Monday, as will
banks and savings and loan
associations.
The Pilot will be closed in
observance of the holiday on
Monday.
Easter Monday, of course, is a
legal holiday in North Carolina —
the only state, plus the Virgin
Islands, in which it is observed as
such. Tuesday will also be ob
served as a legal holiday, in lieu
of the Memorial Day of former
years. Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of next week will be
days of annual vacation leave for
the teachers — and with the
teachers on leave, it’s naturally a
holiday for the boys and girls.
Easter weekend, and the one
after that, stretch out the holiday
to a full nine days, before classes
resume at their usual time,
Monday, April 22.
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Funds Received
Moore (bounty received $99,274
in Revenue sharing funds
Tuesday, Mrs. Estelle T. Wicker,
County Tax Supervisor, reported
today.
This was among more than $39
million received by state and
local governments in North
Carolina in revenue sharing
allocations.
The Town of Southern Pines
received $43,732 as its quarterly
share of the allotment, according
to Town Clerk Mrs. Mildred
McDonald.
Aberdeen
Approves
Rezoning
A change in the zoning of
property owned by Ernest D.
Ransdell and U.T. Hight, Jr., on
U.S. Highway 15-501 south of
Aberdeen from residential to
business was approved by the
Aberdeen Board Monday night.
The action was taken on the
basis of a legal opinion of
Lawrence McN. Johnson, town
attorney, and he was instructed
to draw up an amendment to the
zoning map to show this change.
Johnson also notified the Board
that a third property, owned by
Fentress Phillips, failed to
qualify for lack of 75 percent
approval by the Board. The
Board then ordered that Leonard
Russell, zoning enforcement
officer, contact Phillips and ask
that he comply with the town’s
zoning ordinance. If Phillips fails
to do so, legal action is to be
taken.
The Board also took action that
hopefully will enable the
Aberdeen police department -
with a big assist from the federal
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Council Hires Firm for Study
Of Parking, Traffic in Town
The Southern Pines Town
Council Tuesday night approved
employment of a professional
firm to conduct a traffic, parking
and safety engineering study of
the downtown business section
at a cost of $7,800.
The three-months study, to be
made by Wilbur Smith and
Associates, Inc., of Winston-Sal
em, will include complete studies
and analyses of conditions within
a 10-block area of the Central
Business District, east and west
from Ashe to Bennett St., and
north and south from Vermont to
Massachusetts, with recommen
dations to help the town solve its
mounting problems of today and
the years ahead.
The proposal of the Winston-
Salem firm was presented by
Lew G. Brown, town manager,
who was familiar with their work
from his previous employment in
Durham. Their references
showed they had worked with
many North Carolina cities, and
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BEFORE THE RACES— This is a scene of the Stoneybrook race track this week
as it was being readied for the big races on Saturday. Shown trying out the track
are Carolina Cup winner Breaking Dawn, ridden by Phoebe Walsh, and another
top contender. Bold ’n Brassy, ridden by Joan Walsh Hogan. These horses from
the Mickey Walsh Stone'ybrook stables will be entered in Saturday’s
races.—(Photo by Glenn M. Sides).
Record Building Is Seen
For First Quarter Here
Building permits issued in
Southern Pines during the first
three months of 1974 totaled
$1,208,000, which is believed to be
an all-time record for the first
quarter of any year, Arthur
Tener, building inspector, an
nounced this week.
The past quarter’s total com
pares with $538,000 in permits
issued in the first three months of
1973.
The current figure does not
include the new North Carolina
National Bank building under
construction at the comer of May
Street and Morgapton Road,
since that site is outside the
Southern Pines town boundary.
However, its total cost will be in
excess of $250,000.
Nor does it include the First
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Rape Case
Is Probed
By Police
The SBI and Sheriff’s officers
are helping Aberdeen police
investigate a rape reported by
Mrs. Virginia KimbreU, middle-
aged Aberdeen widow of the
Forest Hills section.
The assault took place April 4
at Mrs. Kimbrell’s home, and she
received medical attention.
Officers said the victim had
been out for the evening, came in
and went to bed. She could
identify the attacker only as a
black male.
They said that the man gained
entry through a window and that
a phone had been jerked from the
wall.
Investigation is continuing.
building to be erected at South
West Broad Street and Indiana
Avenue, because the $230,000
permit for its construction was
issued on April 1, Tener
explained.
Major projects for which
building permits were issued
during January, February and
March this year include Holiday
Town Apartments, $400,000; Hol
iday Town Subdivision, 12 res
idences, $180,000; Fred HaU, Jr.,
eight apartments on S. May St.,
$100,000; Penick Home, addition
al units, $130,000; and Sheraton
Motor Inn, for repairs following
its February 27 fire, $40,000.
The balance of permits was for
residences, additions, alterations
and repairs, Tener said.
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Hearings on New Budget
Slated by Board in May
The Moore County board of
commissioners will be holding
budget hearings in May, working
toward the adoption of a new
budget before July 1.
At last week’s meeting of the
commissioners it was voted to
hold a hearing on the proposed
Moore County Thoroughfare plan
for the future on April 25. At this
hearing road projects in the
years ahead are to be outlined.
On the same day, in the af
ternoon, the board will convene
and sit as the Board of
Equalization and Review, at
which appeals in regard to tax
assessments will be heard.
In other business last week the
commissioners:
-Authorized Sheriff C. G.
Wimberly to order a washer and
dryer for the new jail, some
$3,200 worth of furnishings he
and the architect had decided
would be heeded, also coveralls
and padded shoes to be worn by
the inmates.
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Mrs. Davis is Appointed
To NCf State Arts Council
THE
PILOT LIGHT
Mrs. William P. Davis of
Southern Pines has been ap
pointed by Governor James E.
Holshouser Jr., to the North
Carolina Arts Council.
She was one of seven new
members named to the Council.
One member, Francis Speight of
Greenville, was reappointed.
Another Southern Pines
resident, Tom Hayes, is now a
member of the Council and a
former member and vice
chairman is Mrs. Norris
Hodgkins Jr.
Thad Stem Jr., of Oxford is
chairman of the Council.
The other new members ap
pointed by Governor Holshouser
are Mrs. Germaine C. Culbert
son, Winston-Salem; William
Allen Fones, Greensboro; Mrs.
C. Wallace Jackson, Fayet
teville; Ronald J. Knouse,
Lenoir; Reuben Teesatuskie,
Cherokee; and Mrs. Tommie M.
Young, Durham.
The council is an agency of the
Department of Cultural
Resources headed by Grace J.
Rohrer as secretary.
The council works with the
secretary in the development of a
program aimed at greater
participation in the arts by die
citizens of the state. A father
goal of the Arts Council program
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Saturday is Stoneybrook time.
What promises to be the
biggest crowd ever-even larger
than last year’s 25,000 spec-
tators-is expected to be in
Southern Pines for the 27th an
nual Stoneytrook Steeplechase
Races.
The races also promise to be
the most exciting ever, with an
entry of 63 horses representing!
the top steeplechasers in the.
country.
Stoneybrook has come to be
recognized among the top four
major sports events in North
Carolina-ranking with the
Atlantic Coast Conference
basketball finals, the Greater
Greensboro Open golf tour
nament, and the Carolina 500
auto races.
But it’s more than a sports
event-it’s a No. 1 social event,
drawing people for the races and
the socializing from all over
North Carolina and from all up
and down the Eastern Seaboard.
Preqeding the races Friday
will be a Steeplechase Ball at tte
Country Club of North C^olina.
It’s the richest of the Dixie
Circuit in purse money, with
$21,000 being offered this year.
Entries in the featured San
dhills Cup, having its 34th run
ning Saturday, include winners
of three of the four feature races
held so far this spring on the
Dixie Circuit, which includes
Atlanta, Aiken, Camden, Tryon,
Stoneybrook and Tanglewood.
Metello, last year’s winner of
the San^ills Cup, won the
Atlanta Cup this year and is
leading contender for the Dude
Circuit Purse given by the six
races to the top horse on the
Circuit. Metello is owned by
Milton Ritzenberg and trained by
Burley Cocks.
The big winner at Aiken,
Wustenchef, will also be running
in the Sandhills Cup. Wustenchef
is owned by Augustin Stables and
trained by Jonathan Sheppard.
The owner of Stoneybrook
Farm, M.G. Walsh trains, and
Mrs. Walsh owns, the winner of
the Carolina Cup at Camden,
Breaking Dawn.
Another strong entry in the
Sandhills Cup is Juac Hollow,
1973 winner of the feature races
at both Atlanta and Aiken and
second at Atlanta this year
behind Metello. Juac Hollow is
owned by G.H. Bostwick and
trained by Jack Weipert.
The Chopper, winner of the
Right Tag at Atlanta, is owned by
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Poole Case
First degree burglary is no
longer a capital crime under a
new law passed by the
Legislature last week, but the
law doesn’t apply to a Moore
County man now on Death Row.
Samuel Poole of upper Moore
was convicted of first degree
burglary last August 17 and
sentenced by Judge Maurice
Braswell to die in the gas
chamber. His case is on appeal to
the State Supreme Court.
This week the office of
Governor Holshouser announced
that the Governor will have a
statement later this week on any
plans for executive clemency for
those on Death Row now, but who
would not have been there if the
new law had been in effect when
they were convicted. The Gover
nor, of course, may decide to
wait until the Supreme Court
rules in the Poole case.
Brown said they had done good
work in Durham, which has the
most extensive parking system
in the state.
A reconunendation of a local
committee of business people, in
a report made at the March
council meeting, had been that a
professional study be made, and
the council has asked the
manager to follow through. After
discussion of the proposal.
Mayor E. Earl Hubbard and
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LEGISLATURE — This
morning there was talk around
the State House in Raleigh of
legislative adjournment today,
but Rep. T. Clyde Auman said it
looked to him that the General
Assembly would adjourn late
Thursday afternoon.
Both House and Senate had
long calendars for floor action
today, and although a lot of bills
will die in committee he believed
there would be enough clean-up
action to carry over until
tomorrow.
There had been talk the session
might extend into next week but
when a new tax bill introduced in
the Senate last week was post
poned in a Senate conunittee on
Tuesday the adjournment
movement took on an ac
celerated pace.
PRESS BILL — The North
Carolina press had a vital in
terest in the “right-to^-eply” bill
but it had some strong support
from several Senators who also
saw it as unnecessary and un
workable.
The bill was defeated Tuesday
in the Senate after lengthy
debate by a 24 to 19 vote, despite
the fact that 30 senators had
signed the bill when it was in
troduced by Senator Phil Godwin
a few weeks ago.
Among those who spoke out
strongly against it were Senators
Bill Staton of Sanford, C.B.
Deane Jr., of Rockingham,
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No Decline in Welfare Rolls;
Food Stamps Are On Increase
Despite President Nixon’s
report to Congress last week that
there has been a decline
nationwide in persons on welfare
rolls the Moore County Social
Services Department said there
has been “no noticeable decline”
in this county.
There has been a big increase
in food stamp recipients in
Moore, however, primarily
because of the “find and feed”
work of volunteers.
Comparative figures on
welfare recipients are difficult to
determine, one reason being that
as of Jan. 1 of this year two
major categories-Old Age
Assistance and Aid to the
Disabled-were taken over by
the Social Security department.
There continue to be people
who the Moore department says
are ineligible for Social Security
payments for various reasons,
such as never having been on
Social Security payrolls or
inability to verify birth dates.
In December there were 809
persons in Moore receiving
payments for Aid to Families
with Dependent Children. This
continues to be a federal-state-
county responsibility. The
number receiving Old Age
Assistance dropped from 209 to
67 when Social Security assumed
that responsibility. Aid to the
blind dropped from 45 to 15 in
Moore, and aid to the disabled
dropped from 301 to 25.
Whether the President’s report
was simply a reflection of a
switch from one federal agency
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