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Weather Sunny skies and warm weather lie ahead for the SandhUls. Temperatures are expected to be in the 80s Thursday, with a low tonight in the mid-50s. No rain is seen in the immediate future. LOT Index Books, Z-B; Church calendar, 3-B; Classified Ads, 12-15-C; Editorials, 1-B; Entertainment, 4-5-C; Obituaries, 11-A; Pinehurst News, 1-3-C; Social News, 2-7-A; Sports, 12-13-A. Vol. 56, Number 18 64 Pages Southern Pines, North Carolina Wednesday, March 3, 1976 64 Pages Price 10 Cents T Tf. Court Facility Is Delayed; Costs Are Found Too High BIKE RIDER HURT — Southern Pines Rescue workers John Grant and Ricky Hall are shown tending 14-year-old Thomas Alexander Hampton following an automobile-bicycle accident on a U.S. 1 access road here on Thursday afternoon. No violation was indicated for the driver of the automobile, Eric Terry, 475 Hodgin Street (standing, foreground). Thomas was treated for minor injuries and released from Moore Memorial Hospital.—(Photo by Glenn M. Sides). Four Facing Marijuana Charges; Pot Found Growing In Windows The Moore County com missioners in regular meeting Monday set public hearings for three more fire service districts, established a Moore County Womens Council and sent a coi^ proposal for the new Courts Facility Building back to the architectural cutting room. They had told architect E. J. Austin last week they would take the weekend to consider his estimate of nearly $2 million for a “turnkey job” on the new building, and—despite delays which have drawn the fire of judges, lawyers and grand juries over a period of years-decided to hold back a bit longer in hopes of effecting greater economy. Austin’s estimate, on which he had put one month of detailed study, but said at this stage necessarily had to be “ap proximate,” totalled $1,867,795, of which $1,564,295 was for the actual building. The rest- $303,500-covered, on the com missioners’ request such items as landscaping, paving of parking areas, with curb and gutter, furnishings and fees. The building, designed as a three-story structure of some 30,000 square feet, with partially developed basement, to be built of pre-cast textured concrete on the old Carthage Hotel site, with frontage on the “couriiiouse square,” would contain two full- sized courtrooms, smaller hearing rooms, judges’ cham bers and other accessory rooms; offices for the clerk of court and staff, with ample vault space; lawyers’ conference rooms and offices for the magistrates and probation-parole officers; and, (Continued On Page 16-A) Bob Helms Departs County The Moore County Commis sioners met Monday without Bob Helms, county administrator, who had worked for the county for five years less one month, and, said CSiairman W.S. Taylor, “I don’t know how we’re going to get along without him.” Helms, who came to Moore as\ county planner April 1,1971, left last weekend to report Monday to another group of conunissioners, at Albemarle, and start on his new job as Stanly County manager. On Thursday, Helms’ last day of work in Moore, he took part in a special meeting of county commissioners, which was filled with developments of projects he had been nursing along. The (Continued on Page 8-A) NC Only State Without Industry Revenue Bonds Four persons-a mother and her son and a young married couple-have been arrested in Southern Pines on marijuana charges. • Mrs. Hazel Patch Kobleur, 40, and her son, Michael D. Kobleur, 20, of 445 North Bennett St., were arrested Monday morning and charged with the growing of marijuana. Both are scheduled for hearing on the felony charge in district court on March \i. The other arre^ followed a raid by the Moore County Sheriff Department Friday morning. Charged with felonious Pair Held On Charges Of Setting Man Afire ^ A third macabre incident to take place in the vicinity of the cemetery of the Carthage Presbyterian Church during a seven day period in which 58 stones were overturned and one of the town’s oldest landmarks destroyed by fire has been made public with the arrest Monday night of two Carthage youth, charged with assault with intent to kill by setting fire to a 69-year- old Carthage resident. Randy Cook and Johnny Goines, both Carthage residents. possession of marijuana with intent to distribute were Bobby Jasper Berry, 27, and his wife, Wanda Vest Berry, 22. Sheriff C. G. Wimberly said several ounces of marijuana were found in the raid on their home at 335 North Leak Street. Mr. and Mrs. Berry are being held under $1,000 bond each for appearance in district court on March 25. Southern Pines police ac companied the sheriff’s officers on the raid of the Berry home. Discovery of the marijuana growing at the Kobleur home came after Southern Pines firemen were called to put out a fire from a faulty furnace. Firemen carried several items (Continued On Page 16-A) BYBILLNOBUTT The key determination to be made by Tar Heel voters March 23 in the question of tax-free revenue bonds to aid industry is not the i^Uosophical merits of such a system, but the fact that North Carolina is being hurt financially by the lack of them, says State ^p. Ben Tison, D- Mecklenburg. “We are the only state in the country without some form of revenue bond aid....And the proposal here is a most con servative one on the scale of aid provided by the other 49 states,” Tison believes. Himself an industrial development specialist with North Carolina National Bank in Charlotte, Tison was chief sponsor of the rewritten bond measure endorsed by the General Assembly for listing on the ballot March 23. A Con stitutional change is involved. Voters defeated the measure in 1974, and a previous step in the same direction by the General Assemldy without a statewide vote was held unconstitutional. “But the point now is that we are getting bypassed by a lot of good companies which are looking for locations, or seeking to expand. “I’m not talking about some jackleg, fly-by-night sweat shop operations either, but good, substantial firms.” “Honestly, we are 50th in the nation in manufacturing wages (Continued On Page 16-A) were arrested Monday night on a warrant issued after George Maness finally confirmed the rampant rumor that the two boys had accosted him and set fire to his clothes on February 17. Maness told the police he saw the boys drinking beer in the cemetery when he started down the path on the adjacent lot, not 200 feet away. The boys saw him and attacked him, one holding him while the other held a lighted ^ ^ ^ paper sack, setting fire to his Q • O /O (Continued On Page 16-A) 45th Hunter Trials Set Here Saturday Morning Jobless Rate Down Forum Sessions Slated On American Experiment “Reassessment of the American Experiment,” a series of three Bicentennial Forums, will begin March 9 in Moore County. The serjes, which is being held on a statewide basis, is spon sored by the North Carolina Library Association and the Dr. Ernest Marshall North Carolina Humanities Committee. Local sponsors are the Sandhill Regional library System and the Moore County Bicentennial Commission. The public is invited to these free programs on March 9,16, and 23, 2:00 — 4:00 p.m., at the Moore County Library in Carthage. The opening session will discuss “The Idea of America,” examining the philosophy and vision of the founders of the American republic. Speaker will be Dr. Ernest Marshall of East Carolina University, after which the audience and a local panel will join the discussion. The discussion section of the program is designed to be similar to an old-fashioned town meeting, with everyone ex pressing opinions on the subject of discussion. Dr. Marshall has been teaching in the Department of Philosophy at East Carolina University since 1964. He received the B. S. degree from (Continued On Page 16-A) Unemployment reported by the Moore County Employment Security Conunission reached 5.5 percent as of February 20, Counselor Earl Roberson of the District office said. Although this is a little above the 4.8 reported the week before, it is still far below the national average and is seen as another indication of an accelerated economy. In January, unem ployment here reached a high of 7.9. As an aid to job-seekers, the Sanford ESC office, which is the district office for Moore, an nounced that this week, job applicants must make ap pointments before taking state (Continued On Page 16-A) Heart Fund A Heart Fund Benefit cocktail party will be held on Sunday, March 14 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Pine Needles Country Club. The benefit is being planned by Warren Bell, Mrs. Sam Poole, and Mrs. E. Wilson Staub. Tickets may be obtained for $25 per couple by calling Mrs. Poole at 692-7462. Joe Monroe is county chair man for the Heart Fund. The 45th Annual Hunter Trials, one of the highlights of Hie hunt season in Southern Pines and throughout the eastern United States, will begin at 10 o’clock on Saturday morning, continuing throughout the day at the Trial Course at Scotts Corners on Youngs Road. About ten hunts will be represented with participants coming from throughout the THE PILOT LIGHT REGISTRATION — A last minute flurry of registration of new voters added 732 to the Moore County voting lists, with Republicans almost matching Democrats. Among the new voters are 362 Democrats, 320 Republicans, 31 independents and 19 who listed themselves as “No Party.” The February registrations up to the closing of voting books on the 23rd brought toe Moore County total to 19,689 voters who are eligible to vote in toe March 23 balloting. Independents and “No Party” registrants cannot vote in toe primary for president, but can vote for toe constitution al amendments and bond issue. Chairman C. Coolidge Thompson of toe Moore County Board of Elections said toe total registration is broken down as follows: Democrats, 12,240; Republicans, 6,579; Independent, 615; American Party, 3; No SUN BATHERS — It was almost like summer on Sunday and Cindy McDonald and Christina Thomas took advantage of the warm sunshine to start early on a tan at a Moore lake.—(Photo by Glenn M. Sides). Democrats Will Meet Saturday; I More Precinct Officers Named eastern United States. Judges for the events will be Gene Cunningham and William Bermingham, MFH. Food mil be available at toe concessions with all proceeds benefiting. St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. Following toe Himter Trials toe Hunt Ball will be held at toe Country Club of North Carolina. The Democrats of Moore County will gather at the courthouse in Carthage on Saturday, March 6 at 1:00 p.m. for toe 1976 County Convention. Chairman J. Ed Causey has issued toe call for toe convention. The purpose of toe convention is toe election of toe officers of toe County Executive Committee and members of various district committees and toe election of delegates and alternates to represent Moore County at toe Eighth Congressional District Convention and the North Carolina State Convention. “Moore County is allotted 21 delegates and 21 alternates to toe District Convention and toe same number to the State Convention,” Causey said. “Each person attending the County Convention has been elected at precinct meetings held on February 12 at toe polling place in each precinct in toe county. These people will elect toe delegates to represent Moore County at Concord on May 8 at the Eighth District Congressional Convention and at Raleigh on June 12 at toe State Convention.” Each precinct has been allocated votes ^t toe County Convention based upon the number of votes cast for toe Peach Blooms One of toe prettiest sights in toe Sandhills-peach orchards in bloom-can now be seen. Sally Auman, toe West End correspondent for The Pilot, reported this week that toe peaches are in bloom throughout the Moore and Montgomery county areas. It’s worth driving to see. Democratic nominee for Governor in the last gubernatorial election. In order to bc a delegate to toe County Convention each person was required to sign a statement as to his or her preference among the aspirants for toe Democratic Presidential nomination. Delegates to the National Convention in July will be chosen according to toe vote in toe March 23 Presidential Primary and any candidate must receive at least 5 percent of toe total vote cast in order to be considered for toe allocation of a delegate. , All of toe precinct officers have come in except for Ritters, but no (Continued On Page 16-A) Town Takes First Step Toward Bond Issue Vote The Southern Pines Town Council in special meeting Wednesday night took toe first steps toward holding a proposed bond issue, which would encompass long-range needs of toe growing community, as well as some immediate objectives. Looking toward an application to the Local Government Commission for approval of a referendum, and subsequent issuance of bonds, toe council, after high favorable discussion, adopted a resolution embodying toe goals. TWs was necessary before any further action could be taken other than the publication of a “Letter of Intent,” for which they set toe date of March 10. In consideration of toe goals described, and toe means chosen to achieve toem-seen as not only highly desirable, but eminently feasible-toe meeting was one of toe most momentous in toe town’s history, both for toe future of toe community as a (Continued On Page 16-A) Sheriff Appoints Ritter To New Office Position Sgt. James Ritter, a veteran member of the Southern Pines Police Department, has resigned to join the Moore County Sheriff’s Department as lieutenant in charge of the En forcement Division. Ritter began his new assign ment on Monday. Sheriff C. G. Wimberly said toe reorganization of his depart ment, now under way, was made possible by toe recent grant of additional funds from the Moore County commissioners. In announcing the employment of Lt. Ritter, Sheriff Wimberly also announced the promotion of Deputies Jerry Wilson and James Biggers to detectives. “Ritter comes well qualified to fill the job as line Lieutenant,” Wimberly said. “He was raised in the county, has served well in toe Southern Pines department (Continued On Page 16-A) Party, 252. Registration by race is 17,013 white, 2,662 black, and 14 other. HUNT—Lt. Gov. Jim Hunt, who is numing hard but still h' not formally announced as a candidate for Governor, has been meeting with campaign leaders in a series of regional meetings. Last week a meeting was held in Asheville and Hunt was presented with $98,000 raised for his campaign in 12 mountain counties. This past weekend another meeting was held in Wilson, and attending from Moore County were Sara Hodgkins, who is heading up his campaign here, and Bob and Wanda Hunt, who are co-chairmen of toe “Friends of Jim Himt” organization in toe county. LEE — Howard Lee, former mayor of Chapel Hill, formally announced this (Wednesday) (Continued On Page 16-A) Secretary Richardson To Speak At Cancer Fund-Raising Dinner Elliot Richardson, Secretary of Commerce and toe only man who ever held four Cabinet positions, will be toe featured speaker at a cancer fund-raising dinner here next month. Miss Betty Dumaine, general chairman, announced today that Richardson would appear at toe benefit dinner to be held at toe Country Club of North Carolina on Saturday, April 3. The dinner, which will be preceded by a reception, is being sponsored by toe Moore County Chapter of the American Cancer Society in cooperation with toe Comprehensive Cancer Center at toe Duke University Medical Center. Dr. William W. Shingleton, director of the Duke facility, also will speak at toe event which is expected to draw a capacity crowd of some 400 persons. The reception is scheduled for 7 p.m., to be followed by the dinner at 8 p.m. Richardson was nominated as Secretary of Commerce by President Ford on November 3, 1975 while serving as Am bassador to Great Britain, a post he had held since February 20 of that same year. He was con firmed by the Senate on December 11 and took the oath of office on February 2. Prior to this, Richardson served in former President Nixon’s Cabinet as Secretary of (Continued On Page 16-A) Elliot Richardson
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