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Index Books, 2-B; Church calendar, 3-B; Classified Ads, 12-15-A; Editorials, 1-B; Entertainment, 6-A; Obituaries, 5-A; Social News, 2-4-A; Sports, 7-8-A. to ^n«blu roi ^11 LOT Weather irdem. Warm and humid weather with variable cloudiness and a SO pereent chanee of rain is forecast through tomorrow. Highs in the 80s are ex- peeted. The low temperature this week was 60 Sunday night and the high was 84, recorded on Saturday and Tuesday. Vol. 54-No. 41 40 Pages Southern Pines, North Carolina Wednesday, August 14, 1974 40 Pages Price 10 Cents Resignation :What They Say On Thursday night all over Moore County people sat in front J of television sets, in public and private places, and watched an historic event-the resignation of the President of the United States. Richard M. Nixon was bowing out as President because of the accumulated Watergate scan dals and announcing that he would be succeeded by Vice President Gerald Ford in the ^ White House. The next morning The Pilot sent Reporter Connie Dennis and Photographer Glenn M. Sides to the streets to ask people they saw, “What do you think of the President’s Resignation?” Nearly everyone had something to say, but some would not give their names. Those who did had this comment: Clyde Council of Southern Pines, retired: “The mood of the American people was on the sympathetic side after the President made his speech.” L. H. McNeil of Southern Pines, owner of McNeil’s Gulf Station: “If he’s guilty, he should be tried the same as everyone else.” Sammy Hill of Southern Pines, % owner of Hill’s Department Store: “His resignation is the best thing that coidd ever happen to the country. Ford will be a V \ / n Rounds Jones Baker McNeill Olah good man.” Harry F. Jones, manager of Southern Pines Housing Authority: “I think Nixon made a very good move. He should have done it earlier. Now the country can think about something other than Watergate.” Glen Rounds, writer and artist: “The resignation was not a minute too soon. About Ford? You never know. He is definitely a good politician.” Hilda Gerald, Pinecone Trailer Court: “I think it is okay so long as they don’t do anything else. Enough has been done.” David Lovin of Aberdeen, assistant manager at Winn- Dixie: “Nixon’s resignation was for the best, but it gave me a funny feeling. If the Congress will stand behind him. Ford will do a good job.” Diane McDonald of Jackson Springs, student at Pinecrest High School: “I really hadn’t thought much about it.” Barbara Frederick of Penn sylvania, housewife: “I was happy.” Jerry Olah of Southern Pines, social studies teacher at Pinecrest: “I think it was a cop- out. I’d much rather have seen him impeached.” Donald Carter of Clinton, UPS truckdriver: “I hated to see it happen to him and to his family. (Continued on Page 16-A) Ford Coming? Pinehurst is still hoping to have President Gerald Ford as its speaker at the dedication of the World Golf Hall of Fame on Sept. 11. The then Vice President had accepted an invitation to make the address, but on Monday it was announced that all North Carolina speaking engagements made by Ford at that time had been cancelled. John Derr, executive director of the Hall of Fame, said that they have received no such notice at Pinehurst. Contacts are being made to see if he will still come to Pinehurst, even though the other engagements, which were political speaking events, are cancelled. / I HISTORIC MOMENT — They sat quietly and listened as President Nixon gave his farewell address of resignation, the first time in American history a President has resigned. This scene in a downtown Southern Pines amusement center was duplicated in other public places and in homes throughout the country.—(Photo by Glenn M. Sides). Governor Visits, Gets Earfull ^ On Duncraig and Other Matters Project Approved Town Answers Duncraig Suit; Hearing Is Slated on Sept. 5 BY CONNIE DENNIS Governor Jim Holshouser came to Moore County on Thursday and heard a variety of problems expressed by area citizens. Arriving promptly at the scheduled 8 a.m. at Ideal Market in Pinebluff, Gov. Holshouser stepped from his limousine looking wide awake and pre pared for his day-long “Peo ple’s Tour” of Moore and Randolph Counties. The smile on his face was broad and his hand firm as he reached to shake the welcoming hands of area citi zens. No less important to him were the handshakes of small child ren, who were standing nearby, wide-eyed and mystified. The Governor tried to break down some of the children’s bash- fulness by asking them, “Ready for school to start? It’s not loing, you know,” which brought bubbling grins to surface. Butch Gallagher, the Gover nor’s “People’s Man” or Om budsman, was always beside Holshouser talking into a tran sistor-like mechanism, which was later discovered to be a tape recorder. Into the recorder, he (Continued on Page 16-A) Final approval has been given to Moore County’s application for federal funds to construct a regional sewage disposal system for the southern end of the county. Chairman W.S. Taylor of the board of commissioners on Tuesday received notice from the office of Rep. Earl Ruth that the Environmental Protection Agency has approved a federal grant of $629,595 for the project for this fiscal year. The State Department of Natural and Economic Resources has also notified the county that a work number has been assigned to the project which calls for the construction of a large sewage disposal plant on Drowning Creek south of Pinebluff. Chairman Taylor said that engineering work will begin immediately in the Southern Pines, Aberdeen and Pinehurst areas. At the present time, County Planner Bob Helms said, the project is about one month behind schedule. This is expected to be made up in the coming months so that construction on the plant can begin on July 1, (Continued on Page 16-A) Council Given Report On Water Rate Study •■'V isT .. «'■' The Southern Pines town council, in regular meeting Tuesday night, received engineering studies, with cost analysis, on their water and sewer service, found them supportive of the budget and rate schedule which they had already adopted for 1974-75, and decided they would make no change. This will mean that, effective with the bills sent out September 1, rates will be increased by one- third for all users, except those qualifying for the industrial rate, of which at present there is only one. This is Proctor-Silex, which under the rate schedule developed by Town Manager Lew G. Brown to meet the budget of $420,000, will continue to pay its base rate of 45 cents per 1,000 gallons, but with the 50 percent sewer charge added which all other users have had to pay for the past several years. Tliis will bring the total for Proctor-Silex to 67 and a half cents per 1,000 gallons. At the June 26 budget hearing W. H. Fullenwider, as counsel for Proctor-Silex, protested the increase as exorbitant, discriminatory against his client and unjustified by the cost of the service rendered by the Town. (Continued on Page 16-A) *1 GOVERNOR GREETED — Young and old turned out to greet Governor Holshouser on his People’s Day tour of Moore County Thursday. This couple with children were the first to meet the Governor at White’s in Town and Country Shopping Center.—(Photo by Glenn M. Sides). Three Get Prison Terms In Samarkand Runaways THE PILOT LIGHT 'X FORD AND RUTH - The friendship of President Gerald Ford and Eighth District Congressman Earl Ruth goes back to their days together in the Navy pre-flight training program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They have kept up the friend ship over the years and Ford has been in the district to campaign on behalf of Ruth. In The Pilot files is a picture of Rep. Ford and Rep. Ruth, along with Floyd Cole, then Moore County Republican chairman, together at the Southern Pines-Pinehurst Airport. Ford has been back since. In fact, several months ago he addre^ed a dinner in Ruth’s honor at Pinehurst. It wasn’t a large crowd - about a hundred, according to reports. The then Vice President had also promised to come to Salisbury on September 13 to speak in behalf of Ruth, who is running for reelection against Bill Hefner, the Democratic candidate. Whether President Ford can keep that commitment now is not known. MORGAN - Robert Morgan is getting the big guns of the Senate into the State to speak in behalf of his candidacy for the U. S. Senate. Several nationally known Democratic senators have been or will be coming here for a series of fund-raising dinners. Senator Adlai Stevenson of Illinois will be in Fayetteville Thursday night to address about 500 Democrats from this area. Later in the month Senator Hubert Humphrey will be at Campbell College in Harnett County to speak at a Morgan dinner. PROMOTION — The $9,000 matching grant which the Sandhills Area Chamber of Commerce has received from the State is part of a $100,000 fund appropriated by the 1974 General Assembly to promote travel. A separate Travel Council has been formed in the Sandhills resort area and the State funds, (Continued on Page 16-A) Stevenson To Speak For Morgan An estimated crowd of 500 Democrats from seven North Carolina counties in this area are expected to attend a “Salute to Robert Morgan” dinner which will be held at Fayetteville Thursday night. U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson, III, Democrat-Illinois, will be the featured speaker at the dinner, which will start at 8 p.m. at the (Continued on Page 5-A) Roads Clean-Up A full-scale clean-up of roadsides in the area will be made by the State Highway Division prior to the Grand Week of Golf scheduled here the week of Sept. 9-15. Highway crews will not only pick up trash along US 15-501, Midland Road, the Circle, and Highway 22, but will mow the grass and cut all weeds in preparation for the heavy influx of visitors and golf fans. A Moore County girl, 19, and two Montgomery Coun^ youths drew 12-months sentences in Moore District Court last week for harboring runaways from Samarkand Manor, the State training school for girls near Eagle Springs. All were charged with aiding and abetting in escape, and the young males were additionally charged with assisting in the delinquency of a minor. Rosia Mae Little Ray, of Eagle Springs, pleaded guilty as charged, but gave notice of appeal from the one-year active sentence imposed by District Judge E.E. Crutchfield, specify ing that it be served in the Women’s Division of the State Correctional Facility at Raleigh. Dennis Lee Williams and Lonnie David McBryde, both of Candor, Rt. 1, who pleaded not guilty, also notified of appeal. Bond for each was set at $1,500, which was made by all three by early this week, when they were released for their appearance at the November term of Moore Superior Court. "The three, who are black, were (Continued on Page 5-A) BY MARJORIE RAGAN The Town of Southern Pines, its Council, and its building in spector through its attorneys “strenuously contend” that the U.S. District Court in Greensboro should dismiss the case against it brought by Mrs. Constance Matheson Baker, owner of the controversial Duncraig Manor, in an answer filed with the court. Mrs. Baker seeks to appeal the ruling of the Town that Duncraig Manor, used for the treatment for emotionally disturbed children, is in violation of town zoning laws “individually and on behalf of individuals residing at Duncraig Manor” on Connecticut Avenue. Republican Candidates Will Visit The two major Republican candidates in the November election will be in Moore County next Wednesday. They are William Stevens of Lenoir, candidate for the U.S. Senate, and James Carson, candidate for Attorney General. Carson will be in Southern Pines on Thursday of this week, meeting with Republican leaders of the county at the Sheraton Inn at 12:15 p.m. Mac Ausbon is making the local arrangements for the meeting. Carson will leave here for another meeting in Candor at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. A reception to which Moore County citizens are invited to meet the candidates will be held in the Terrace Room of the Whispering Pines Country Club (Continued on Page 16-A) A hearing in the case has been officially set for Thursday, September 5. The plaintiff is seeking a jury trial. Attorneys said holding of the hearing will not preclude earlier action by the town and that several options include pursuing a course in the state courts, possibly next week. “What we have here is a violation of a proper zoning or dinance and nothing else,” one said. He noted that Mrs. Baker was living at Duncraig Manor when the zoning ordinance was adopted in 1966 and “We had countless hearings before we (Continued on Page 16-A) Tobacco Hits $1 Pound On Market at Carthage Tobacco prices moved up to around $1 per pound on the Carthage market Tuesday, with a top price of $1.10 a pound reported. At Aberdeen on Monday the average was around $95 per hundred. Growers were pleased to see higher prices, and ware housemen on the Moore markets were predicting averages of up to $1.12 per pound if prices continue the upward trend. Carthage markets will have sales again on Thursday. At Aberdeen sales will be held next week on Tuesday and Thursday. At Farmers Warehouse in Carthage Tuesday there were 175,274 pounds sold for $175,260.90, or an average of $99.99 per hundred. McConnell’s Warehouse reported sales of 62,722 pounds for $62,689.88 or an average of $99.49 per hundred. Victory Warehouse reported (Continued on Page 16-A) Moore Teachers Report For Opening on Sept. 3 Teachers in the Moore County Schools reported for work today but classes will not begin until all schools open on Tuesday, Sept. 3. This week Moore County Superintendent R.E. Lee urged parents of school-age children who have moved to Moore County since school closed June 6 to contact the school principal as soon as possible so that all students can be pre-registered before school reopens. Superintendent Lee said, “This way parents will avoid the rush which always surrounds school opening, and also prevent un necessary absences.” He also urged those parents who have children returning to public school to pre-register also. “Especially important is the pre registration of high school students,” Lee said, “so that students have ample time to select courses to be taken this fall.” (Continued on Page 16-A) In Jail With Mae West: Hemmer Street Paving Contract Is Awarded at Aberdeen Work for street paving and improvements in Aberdeen was awarded to Riley Paving Company at the Monday night meeting of the Aberdeen Board of Cpnunissioners. Being the low bidder in the amount of $4,994, Riley Paving won over Lee Paving Company, who put in a bid of $5,145. The board voted to reopen that portion of Thomas Avenue in the Broadway section that leads into Forest Hills at the city limits, the same having been closed by action of the board at its July 8 meeting. Town license plates will be purchased from J. F. W. Dorman Company at 43 cents each and received by February 14, 1975. The board’s decision came after discussion of purchasing tags from the N.C. Correctional Enterprises for 18 cents and (Continued on Page 5-A) BY SUSAN UZZLE “I’d go through the same thing all over again,” reflected retired Pinehurst, Inc. photographer John Hemmer in a recent interview. Blind, with his 82nd birthday coming up August 29, Hemmer enjoys reminiscing about a career which led to the top of his profession and brought him renown as possibly the most famous golf photographer in the world. Hemmer’s cunning enabled him to break into the business in his teens. “When I was a boy, I was working on the streets of New York (he was bom in Brooklyn) making deliveries for a paper house. I had to push a cart of supplies and walk in the gutter with the horses. Then I saw an ad in the paper asking for somebody wanting to learn photography. It said to apply in writing. I wasn’t a high school graduate and couldn’t write well; so I went for an interview and got the job. “I was an errand boy in the office of the photographic illus tration firm of Edwin Levick in New York and was there until 1925. I picked up everything I knew about photography right there.” By 1910, Hemmer was acknow ledged as a pro, and in 1913 he shot his first major golf event: Francis Ouimet taking the National Open at Brookline. Sent To Siberia His employment with Levick was interrupted by two years of voluntary service in the U.S. Army during World War I. Most of that time, he was a Signal Corps photographer in Siberia. After the armistice, he returned to his job with Levick. (Continued on Page 16-A) t JOHN G. HEMMER — This portrait of Johnny Hemmer won first place in the N.C. Professional Photographers contest for Doris Nance of Lumber- ton.
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