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Vol. 55-No. 49
42 Pages
Southern Pines, North Carolina Wednesday, October 8, 1975
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OPEN HOUSE — Firemen of Southern Pines held an Open House on Sunday
during observance of National Fire Prevention Week and in the above picture
Fireman Doug Stephenson gives a demonstration on fire-fighting.
Many Last Minute Candidates
File For Municipal Elections
Things were lively Friday
' morning at the Moore County
Board of Eiections office at
Carthage, where candidates for
commissioner seats from five
towns beat the noon deadline to
enter their local races.
Just one of the six towns with
books still open failed to produce
some llth-hour filers. This was
Aberdeen, where the list re
mained as it had been earlier in
the week, with Mayor J.M.
Taylor opposed for relection by
newcomer Larry Boles, and an
11-man race all set to go for the
five board seats.
The candidates include four
incumbents, William June Bay-
liff, Hugh M. Styers, Cliff Blue,
Jr., and Lloyd Harris, and seven
newcomers, William Marts, Lee
Cole, Floyd Fritz, Ray Tyndall,
Robert Veasey, James 0. Single-
ton, Jr., and Cecil Hutchinson.
All the other towns except
Samarkand Hearing
Set Here On Monday
A public hearing on Samar
kand Manor, the training school
j near Eagle Springs, will be held
in Southern Pines at the town hall
on Monday, Oct. 13, beginning at
7 p.m.
Conducting the hearing will be
the Commission of Youth Serv
ices and attending will be
members of the commission and
Director of Youth Services David
Jordan.
The hearing will follow a
^ meeting of the commission at the
school at 2 p.m. on Monday.
There will also be tours of
Samarkand Manor and Morrison
School at Hoffman.
Purpose of the hearing is to
determine how to bring about
improvements in the school, and
to make it more responsive to the
needs of young people assigned
there and to serve the public as a
whole.
The commission will hear
grievances from anyone, in
cluding students and staff mem
bers at Samarkand Manor,
former students at the school, or
anyone who has suggestions for
improvements. Commission
members said they were espec
ially interested in hearing how
the school affects the commun
ity, and they hope the public in
general will attend the hearing.
The hearing is one of several
which Secretary David Flaherty
of the Department of Human
Resources has scheduled at
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Southern Pines and Vass, where
books closed in September,
produced anywhere from one to
five llth-hour entrants into local
races.
In Robbins, where Mayor John
L. Frye is unopposed for re-
election, Friday filers for the
board were incumbent Hender
son Britt and challengers Mrs.
Lou Lewis and John C. Hancock
who joined a record field of nine.
Already in the lists were in
cumbents Henry Williams,
Tracy Brown and J.W. Cranford
and challengers Bill Thrail-
kill, H.S. Anderson, Jr., and Billy
Edwin Brown.
Pinebluff wound up with eight
candidates for commissioner
seats-incumbent Wesley E. Mc-
Murray and newcomers Virginia
R. Grimm and C.E. “Gene”
Owen, who filed Friday, and in
cumbent H.B. Russell and
challengers E.E. Brafford, a
former commissioner and
mayor, Gary E. Bowersox, John
S. Williams and Vernon M.
Geisler.
Pinebluff Mayor Seth Cole was
opposed by John Carpenter, an
incumbent commissioner who
filed for the mayor’s seat, but
this week Cole said he would not
seek reelection and has resigned.
In Carthage, three newcom-
ers-Mrs. Bill Mackey, Buck
Cook and Ed Jernigan-joined in
cumbent Sidney B. “Brack”
Johnson in a last-minute filing
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Republicans Reelect Thomas;
Platform Adopted At Meeting
James R. Thomas of Southern
Pines was reelected chairman
for the next two years of the
Moore County Republican Ex
ecutive Committee at the party’s
county convention held at the
'■ courthouse in Carthage on
Saturday.
The Repbulicans also ap
proved a Moore County platform,
which among other things calls
for the employment of a county
manager and the establishment
of a county-wide water and sewer
system.
Other officers elected were
Mrs. Dawn B. Leland of Whis-
nering Pines, vice chairman;
Mrs. Ann Thompson of Aber
deen, secretary; and Dr. Louis J.
Marchetti of Southern Pines,
treasurer.
The following were elected
from the floor to serve with the
Executive Committee: Mrs. Pat
Allen, Mac Ausbon, Floyd Cole,
James R. Thomas
Michael Godwin, Willie Hill,
Noah Key, Boyse Lambert,
Elbert Shiffler, C. Coolidge
Thompson and John Womack.
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Precinct committee chairmen
were also elected.
Thirty seven delegates to the
Eighth District convention in
Salisbury on Saturday, Oct. 11,
and to go to the State convention
in Raleigh on Nov. 14-15 were
also elected.
Speakers at the district con
vention on Saturday will be
Senator Jesse Helms and Senator
Robert Dole of Kansas, former
national Republican chairman.
President Gerald Ford will be
the principal speaker at the State
convention in Raleigh.
At last Saturday’s county
convention, which was convened
at 2 p.m., the delegates were
welcomed by the chairman.
Mrs. Leland gave the in
vocation and led the asembly in
the pledge to the flag.
Special guests were intro
duced; J.D. Dunham, finance
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BY VALERIE NICHOLSON
The Moore County Board of
Commissioners in regular
meeting Monday considered
buildings old and new-receiving
for the first time a time-table on
construction of the new Hall of
Justice; approving planning and
research into best future uses for
the existing courthouse, and
becoming “updated” on progress
of the county’s $5-million school
building program and six major
projects, one completed and in
use, five “in the works” and all
“on target.”
Architect E.J. Austin told the
board he could have rough
drawings ready by November 3,
their next regular meeting and,
cued by their reaction at that
time, could prepare a detailed
developmental design for their
December 1 meeting.
This, he said, would show “not
how the building would look but
how it would function,” and, if all
went well from that point on, the
final drawings could be ready by
May, with contracts then to be let
and the building, hopefully,
completed in the sununer of 1977.
Austin said he had met with a
committee of lawyers and had
conferred also with Charles
McLeod, clerk of court, and from
their proposals had wiimowed a
20-point list of important features
to be studied for possible in
corporation in the building,
subject to the commissioners’
approval.
He had provided them each
with a list and did not go into
detail on the proposals, other
than that some Of the lawyers
thought there should be three
Schools
Study Set
To Start
The Moore County Board of
Education has appointed a
Steering Conunittee to head up a
citizens’ study of the Area III
schools, it was announced last
week by R.E. Lee, Superin
tendent.
The purpose of the study is to
gather information about the
schools and make recommenda
tions to the Board about the
organizational patterns for the
Area III schools for the years to
come. That is-should tiie high
school have grades 10-12 or 9-12;
should the middle schools have
grades 5-9 or 4-8; should the
elementary schools have grades
K-4 or K-3; or is some other
grade division in the best interest
of our students, Lee explained.
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new courtrooms, rather than
two, in view of the expected need
around the year 2,000.
Austin estimated the probable
cost of the project at around $1
million, “or maybe a bit more,
but not much more than that,”
depending on different directions
the planning might take.
For example, he recom
mended a two-story building with
16,000 square feet per story,
rather than a three-story
building of 8,000 feet, or more,
per story, as “each story higher
it goes, the more complications
and duplications must be dealt
with.”
Courtrooms on separate floors
would mean duplication of a
number of accessory facilities
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New Mayor, Woman
Are Elected at Vass
The winds of change blew
strong in Tuesday’s municipal
election at Vass, where new
comer J.O. Richardson won an
upset victory over incumbent
Mayor D. Hugh McLean, 117 to
77.
Richardson, a native of the
area, who recently returned to
open a successful business, the
Town and Country Fish House, at
Vass, was making his first bid for
elective office.
McLean has served on the town
board for nearly 20 years,
incluaing seven terms as mayor,
and has had no opposition that
anyone can remember.
A large and lively field of 10
competed for the the five
commissioner seats, and the first
woman member was elected to
the board.
Jo Ann Hipp ran third in the
voting, defeating one incumbent
commissioner and also her own
husband.
It all happened in a town where
frequently, in the past, only the
incumbents, and maybe one or
two others, would file for office.
This was the case in the 1973
election, when only 41 votes were
cast. What fanned the new
interest in local politics, drawing
the record-sized field and prece
dent-shattering vote, was not
immediately clear.
There were no particular
campaign issues, but some said a
spirit of “It’s time for a change”
was abroad in the community.
Four incumbent commission
ers were returned to office, with
votes as follows: Joseph Frye,
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FAIR OPENING — Monday was a busy day at the
Moore County Fairgrounds as everything was being
set up for the opening. Only part of this ferris wheel
was ready when Photographer Glenn Sides visited the
fairgrounds. The Fair will last all week.
Man Is Shot After
High Speed Chase
Contracts Awarded Here
For New ABC Facilities
Contracts were awarded this
week for the construction of a
new ABC store and warehouse on
North East Broad Stret in
Southern Pines.
Construction is to be started
immediately, with completion
date set for March of 1976.
Total cost of the 9,000 square
Cole Quits
Pinebluff
Mayor Post
Seth Ck)le announced this week
that he has resigned as mayor of
Pinebluff and will not seek
reelection.
He said his resignation
followed a visit to him by John
Carpenter on Sept. 27.
In announcing his resignation.
Mayor Cole issued the following
statement:
“I have remained a gentleman
for nearly two stormy years and
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THE
PILOT LIGHT
REPUBLICANS - North
Carolina Republicans are ex
pecting their biggest turnout of
record at the State party con
vention in Raleigh on Nov. 14-15.
The reason being the appearance
of President Gerald Ford for a
party speech on Nov. 14.
Moore County, for example,
has been allotted 37 delegates
and alternates for the con
vention, and County Chairman
James Thomas expects all 74 to
attend.
In addition to the presidential
appearance and speech-making
the convention will also see a
whole flock of gubernatorial
candidates jockeying for
position. These include most of
the members of Governor
Holshouser’s Cabinet--
Secretaries James Harrington,
David Flaherty, David Jones,
Howard Coble and Jacob
Alexander. Others who have
their eyes on lesser state offices
will also be there feeling out
party support.
TOBACCO VETO-Both
Republicans and Democrats
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foot building will be $170,177,
which Architect E.J. Austin said
was about $20,000 below
estimates.
Bids were opened last Thur
sday and the Moore County
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board met on Monday and
awarded contracts as follows:
General contract to Van
Thomas Contractor of Siler City
for $138,266; plumbing to J.J.
Barnes Co., of Fayetteville,
$7,982; heating and air con
ditioning to Cooper Oil Company
of Sanford, $11,700; electric^
contract, to Commericial
Electrical Company of
Rockingham, $12,299.
Austin, who is the architect for
the building, said that it would be
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Library Facts
John Creasey (1908 - 1973) ,
who is credited with having the
most published novels of any
author, received over 700
rejection slips before his first
book was accepted for
oublication. Between 1931 and
1973 this British novelist wrote,
under his own name and 13
aliases, 564 books totaling more
than 40,000,000 words. Creasey
also has the distinction of being
the only British member of the
Western Writers of America. -
Facts from Southern Pines
Public Library.
Multiple charges have been
placed against three men in
volved in a Saturday night speed
chase on U.S. 1, beginning at
Vass and ending across the Lee
County line.
One man, accidentally shot in a
scuffle resisting arrest, is hos
pitalized at Womack Army
Hospital at Ft. Bragg.
The incident occurred while
Highway Patrolman W.S. Speas
was conducting a speed check on
U.S. 1 about 9:40 p.m. When a car
driven by Bobby Barnes God
frey, 36, of Rt. 6, Sanford, was
clocked exceeding the speed
limit, Speas chased the car at
speeds up to 105 miles per hour
before it stopped three miles
across the Lee County line,
according to investigating Patrol
Officer H.O. Jarman of Sanford.
Sgt. Jarman said Speas was
charging Godfrey with driving
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Junked Autos Project
Is Moving Slow Here
The campaign to remove
abandoned automobiles is not
moving as fast as officials of the
Town of Southern Pines had
hoped.
It’s a free service and Town
Manager Lew Brown said that
the response from property
owners has not been as “good as
we had hoped.”
Thus far only six persons have
responded to the notice given
some weeks ago that the clean-up
program was available.
Brown said that an effort is
going to be made this month,
however, and he is still hopeful to
get most of the old junked cars
out of the town.
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Inspection Of Houses
Gets Fix-Up Response
As of this week 87 houses have
been inspected under the pro
gram for community improve
ment in the Town of Southern
Pines.
Town Manager Lew Brown
said that 41 meetings have been
held with home owners, and of
this number 37 have agreed to
fix up their houses voluntarily
and to bring them up to stand
ards.
“This is a remarkable per
centage,” Brown said, “far
greater than anywhere else we
have heard about.”
Town officials will be working
with these home owners and
following up to see that the
promised repairs are made.
Southern Pines embarked upon
the program several weeks ago
following an intensive study and
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Capitol Restoration Yielding Surprises
BYBILLNOBLITT
Restoration experts laboring
over the Capitol of North
Carolina feel as much like
detectives as anything these
days.
^ The object is to carefuUy un-
* cover layers of grime and ad
ditions to strip the Capitol back
to its original condition.
Surprises abound.
Public bathrooms on the
second floor were build probably
in the late 1920s. They are
suspended between the first and
third floors by wooden beams,
and what appears to be a tiny
cloakroom near the east en
trance door is in reality a soaring
three-storied entryway.
Ripping out the floor and
ceiling of the bathrooms, work
men uncovered remnants of an
archway, and an ornate plaster
frieze. Molds are being made of
the remaining pieces of the frieze
and will be sent to Philadelphia
where reproductions will be
I made and the frieze replaced.
Fred Senter, supervisor on the
reconstruction job, is determined
to have the Capitol emerge as
nearly like the original as
possible.
A team of building experts
from Williamsburg recently
aided by stripping paint from
walls throughout the building-
painstakingly, layer by layer, to
discover the original colors.
Architect William W. Dodge,
III, is on the scene daily-along
with representatives from the
state Division of Archives and
History-to make sure nothing is
destroyed, and anylhing of
historical value uncovered by
workmen is saved.
The fireplaces are a prime
example.
Sam Foster of Marble Con
tractors, Inc., a family-operated
business, was busy on a recent
day helping his father, brother,
and sister tear through walls to
uncover the fireplaces
throughout the building. Grand
marble mantels grace the
numerous fireplaces, and those
are being carefully restored to
original condition.
Breaking through one which
had been plastered over, the
crew got excited about the find:
an ornate grate, and a tong and
poker set had been bricked iq>
inside.
“Save that, and sift through
the grate for anything you can
find-nails, notes, anything,”
Dodge suggested.
Carefully, Foster has chipped
away at firebricks, another layer
of handmade bricks, and finally
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CLARENDON GARDENS — A North Carolina beauty spot, Clarendon Gardens
at Pinehurst, is listed on the October National Geographic “Close-Up USA” map.
Clarendon Gardens, owned and operated by Francis W. Howe, is noted for its
many flowers and variety of trees, such as azaleas and holly.—(Photo by Glenn
M. Sides).