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Vol. 56, Number 45
44 Pages
Southern Pines, North Carolina Wednesday, September 8, 1976
44 Pagra
Price 10 Cents
World Open Start Set;
Big Crowd Is Expected
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NEW COURTHOUSE — This is the way the new
Moore County courthouse will look when completed.
This is an architectural drawing of the design by
Architect E.J. Austin of Southern Pines. The new
court facility will be let for bids in mid November and
completion date is expected by the middle of 1978.
Officials Like Courthouse Design;
November Bid Letting Is Expected
Moore County Commissioners'
responded with excitement as
near-complete plans for the new
Courthouse and a rendering of
the exterior of the building was
presented by E.J. Austin
Associates, architects for the
proposed $1.5-1.8 million
structure.
Contracts are expected to be
let in mid-November, with
completion of the facility around
the middle of 1978.
The approximate 30,000 total
square feet of building will house
Superior, District and Civil
courtrooms and support areas
along with the Clerk of Court and
Magistrate offices.
The building site is at the
location of the old Carthage
Hotel, which was demolished two
years ago, and the Exxon Service
Fire Calls
On Local
Numbers
The fire departments in Moore
County have spoken out against
the article in last week’s papers,
advising the citizens to caU the
emergency telephone number
947-2911 in case of any
emergency, fire, police or
rescue.
At the present time, there is a
lack of the necessary equipment
in the Sheriff’s Office radio
control center to alert the fire
departments if a call comes to
the center, the Moore County
Fire Marshal said.
The fire departments urged all
citizens to continue to call their
local fire telephone numbers to
reach the fire department if they
have a fire.
If a call comes in at the
Sheriff’s Office on the
emergency communications
number, the dispatcher will have
to get all of the necessary in
formation as to who has the fire,
where and what type of fire, in
turn call, on the telephone, the
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Station on the circle, which was
acquired by the County two years
ago. All the land has been
acquired except for a small strip
which “will not hold us back,”
according to W.S. Taylor,
chairman of the commissioners.
The plans caU for a two story
structure with two large cour
trooms of identical shape and
size on the second floor. These
two rooms wUl house the District
and Superior Courts, or as E.J.
Austin pointed out, both rooms
could be used simultaneously as
District Courts “if the need
Annexation Opponents
Say Town Is To Blame
The town and not the citizens
opposing annexation are to
blame for the problems which
have developed.
That is the contention in a
statement issued Tuesday by
James Van (^amp, attorney for
the objectors.
The statement also contends
that its counter proposal of a
“January 1,1977 annexation date
and agreement to dismiss the
suit” was reasonable.
The statement in fuU from Van
(3amp and the group identified as
“Concerned Citizens Against
Annexation” was as foUows;
“On Tuesday, September 1,
1976 Mayor E.J. Austin issued a
pubUc statement concerning the
annexation case. The Mayor’s
statement creates several
inaccurate impressions that the
Petitioners beUeve should be
cleared up.
“The first error in the Mayor’s
statement is his insistence that
any imposition caused by the
termination of services is the
fault of the Petitioners’ appeal
and that they should be bl^ed
for any inconvenience that
should result. This is not true.
When the Petitioners first con
tested annexation and appealed
to the Superior Court they were
exercising their rights under the
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arose.
Support areas on this level are
to include judges chambers, jury
and conference rooms, lawyers
area and library, lawman’s area
(a waiting area for officers who
need to appear in court). District
Attorney room, a room for thje
(Dlerk of Court, the Grand Jury
Room and a Security area for
prisoners awaiting trial.
There will be a “sophisticated
sound system” on this level,
Austin added, which will not only
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The Fourth Annual World Open
Championship gets under way at
Pinehurst No. 2 course tomorrow
(Thursday) with good weather
and a large crowd forecast.
There’s $200,000 in prize money
at stake for the field of IK
players, with $40,000 going to the
winner in Sunday’s finals.
Director of Golf at Pinehurst
Lou Miller, who is also director
of the World Open, is predicting a
crowd of 25,000 or more on
Sunday provided there are top
names still contending for the
championship and the weather is
good.
Jack Nicklaus is the defending
champion, and the World Open
has attracted all of the top money
winners in the 1976 pro ranks.
Nicklaus comes here on the heels
of capturing the World Series of
Golf last week.
There was a good turnout
yesterday (Tuesday) for the
Celebrity Pro-Am, held for the
benefit of the World Golf Hall of
Fame, with Hubert Green
capturing the $7,000 prize for the
pro with the top score. He came
in with a 66.
The winning team in the Pro-
Am Tournament was headed by
Buck Adams, pro at the Country
Club of North Carolina. Playing
with him were Malcolm McLean,
president of Diamondhead
Corporation, owners of the
Pinehurst resort; Richard
Urquhart, president of the
Country Club of North Carolina;
A. Mellen and J. Glenn. They
turned in a 55 score.
Today will be devoted to the
World Golf Hall of Fame, with
the induction of five golf im-
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Areas May Get Services
From Town On Fee Basis
Sandhills College Serves
8,577 Total During Year
A total of 8,577 individuals
were enroUed in courses offered
by Sandhills Community College
in the summer, fall, winter and
spring quarters of 1975-1976,
according to figures compiled by
Dr. Fleet AUen, director of
research at the college.
The unduplicated headcount
includes 2,413 students in the
college credit programs and a
total of 6,164 students enrolled in
the courses offered by the
division of continuing education.
A breakdown of the overall
enrollment reveals that of the
2,413 students in the college
credit curriculum there were
1,223 males; 1,190 females; 1,930
of the number were white and 483
were non-white; and 1,140
students had either part-time
employment or full-time em
ployment while going to school.
Less than three percent, 65
students, were out-of-state
residents.
The 6,164 men and women who
benefited from the courses of
fered by the Division of Con
tinuing Education had an age
span of 18 to 80-the young and
the young at heart. Of this
number 1,321 were enrolled in
basic adult education classes,
elementary through high school.
Academic, or general interest
courses had an enrollment of
1,742 men and women, and 252
were enrolled in recreational
classes. Extension courses of
fered in several communities
resulted in 57 enrolled in
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Residents of the four areas
annexed June 30, now
“un-annexed” pending the
resolution of litigation, may, if
they wish, have town fire service
and trash and garbage collection
continued past the September 15
cutoff date, according to a plan
approved by the Southern Pines
Town Council Tuesday night.
On recommendation of the
administration, the council in
special session, decided to
continue fire service to those
asking for it for the period July 1,
1976, to June 30, 1977, at the rate
of 15 cents per $100 property
valuation, the same as the
assessment paid by residents of
The Pines rural fire district.
The period includes the 10
weeks since the annexation date,
during which they have had town
fire protection without paying.
They may also, through
arrangements made by the Town
with Liebers Sanitation, have
their trash and garbage
collection continued at the cost of
$7 per month, provided they let
the town office know by Monday,
September 13.
All tax payments made to the
Town by residents of the areas
since July 1 will be refunded in
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HOW
Dedication
Many local officials will be
included in dedication
ceremonies Friday at HOW
Enterprises, Ltd., a new textile
plant in Aberdeen, but Governor
James Holshouser, who was
expected to attend, will not
arrive until that evening to at
tend a dinner after the day of
dedication, says plant manager
Bernhard Schder.
The decision to locate a plant in
Aberdeen was made by the
German firm last October and
construction of the 60,(X)0 sq. ft.
building began in January of this
year. Partial production in
weaving, dying and finishing
started in June, and the plant is
scheduled to start full production
soon.
Dedication ceremonies Friday
begin at 11 a.m. at the plant.
THE
PILOT LIGHT
Steps Taken On Water System;
$10 Million Bond Vote Planned
The Moore County com
missioners in regular session
Tuesday studied charts of the
long-planned regional water
system, and unanimously passed
a motion setting the county on a
route leading toward a $10
million bond referendum,
probably next February, to
finance the system’s Phase 1.
Along the way, they said, they
would explore all possible
sources of funding for the
project, with the bond issue seen
as a “backup” in case no grant
money, or insufficient grant
money, is foimd, as appears to be
likely.
Though financing will probably
have to come out of the country’s
own pocket, Les Hall, consulting
engineer, informed them this
was quite likely the most op
portune time to develop a
regional system that they would
have in years; that for each
year’s delay, inflation would
push the cost up five percent, or
$500,000; and that, if they don’t
act now, they are apt to lose their
biggest customer. Southern
Pines, which would kill the
county project.
He said Southern Pines a
potential user of 2,000,000 gallons
a day faces a crucial decision, as
to how much longer it can wait,
with its outmoded filtration plant
and inadequate equipment, for
the regional system to be
developed; or whether it will
have to strike out on its own.
If it should be forced to build its
own new treatment plant. Hall
foresaw that, even if the county
comes along later with a regional
system. Southern Pines will
hardly be amendable to aban
doning a new plant in favor of it.
Hall said also that, if the
county doesn’t get on with it, it
faces proliferation of various
town systems branching out,
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VOTING — Both local and
state election officials are ex
pecting a much lower turnout of
voters in next Tuesday’s second
primary than on August 17 when
the first primary was held with a
disaK>ointingly low vote.
One candidate, however, based
his call for a runoff election on
the belief that the vote will be
greater. Coy C. Privette, who is
challenging David Flaherty for
the Republican nomination for
Governor, said that with
vacations over, schools back in
session and most of the crops
harvested there should be more
voters going to the polls.
The mid-August primary, held
for the first time in North
Carolina, was blamed by most
observers for the low voter
participation“38 percent for
Democrats and only 18 percent
for Republicans.
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CROWD PLEASERS— The diminutive Monty Towe with David Thompson as his
caddy drew the largest crowd of fans watching the Celebrity Pro-Am
Tournament on Tuesday. It was the kickoff for the Grand Week of Golf which will
culminate with the World Open Championship finals on Sunday. Towe and
Thompson were star teammates at N.C. State and now with the Denver
Nuggets.—(Photo by Emerson Humphrey).
Four Contests In Runoff
In Moore Voting Tuesday
— Howard Lee was disappomtea
that the black vote was not
higher in the first prim^, and a
concentrated effort is being
made to increase the number in
the runoff.
In Moore County, for example,
less than a third of the register^
black voters went to the polls in
the first primary.
This past week it was revealed
that Jinuny Green has been the
biggest spender in the campaign
thus far, with more than a
quarter of a million dollars spent
in the first primary. Lee,
however, had far more con-
tributors-several thousand who
gave small donations. Green had
received thousands from doc
tors.
Both Green and Lee were
concentrating their campaigns in
the urban areas of the Piedmont
last week.
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Four state contests are on the
ballots for Moore County voters
in next Tuesday’s (Sept. 14)
second primary election.
There are no local contests in
the run off election, and election
officials expect an even smaller
vote than in the first primary on
August 17.
On the Republican ballot are
David T. Flaherty and Coy C.
Privette for the nomination for
Governor. In the first primary
Flaherty polled 1,695 votes in
Moore to 309 for Privette.
Enrollment
Of Schools
Over 1975
Moore County schools had a
smooth opening last week with
the enrollment figures of the first
day totaling 191 more than last
year. However, said C.E.
Powers, associate superin
tendent, enrollment was ex
pected to be higher once the
holiday was over.
In comparing the totals (9,315
this year, 9,124 last). Powers
noted that schools opened this
year on Tuesday, August 31, and
were two and a haU days un
derway before the Labor Day
holiday intervened. School
authorities felt many families
“just let the summer continue”
until it was over.
The next milestone date.
Powers reminded, will come at
the end of the first 10 days of
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Three offices are being con
tested on the Democratic ballot.
James C. (Jimmy) Green is
o(^sing Howard Lee for the
nomination for Lieutenant
Governor.
Jessie Rae Scott is being op
posed by John Brooks for
Commissioner of Labor, and
Henry Bridges, the incumbent, is
opposed by Lillian Woo for State
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Sheriff Denovmces Report
On Baseless Jail Charge
State press reports of an
alleged rape at the Moore County
jail were denounced on Monday
by Sheriff C. G. Wimberly, who
said an SBI investigation into a
charge of misconduct by a jailer
did not substantiate the charges.
The sheriff said the report,
published in several papers over
the weekend, was entirely
inaccurate and misleading.
The charge had allegedly been
made by a 16-year-old black girl.
held as a runaway, against Roy
B. Moore, 59, a white jailer vriio
was on night duty the first of last
week.
The only thing correct about
the story, Wimberly said, was
that he had asked the SBI to
assist in investigating a com
plaint of misconduct-not-rape-
which had been brought against
Moore, and would make a
statement Monday, when it was
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Samarkand Manor Plays
Host To The Commimity
Samarkand Manor played host
to the community on Saturday,
with some 250 to 300 persons
coming to call during the af
ternoon.
Visitors were taken on a tour of
the campus of the State training
school and were entertained with
a bluegrass band and an outdoor
barbecue at the lakeside.
A skydiving team from Fort
Bragg gave a demonstration in
mid-afternoon and visitors were
urged to make use of the
swimming pool and other
recreational facilities.
Many of the visitors were from
the nearby Eagle Springs and
Candor communities, where
complaints had originated about
runaways some months ago.
Director Fred King of
Samarkand Manor said,
however, on Saturday there have
been no runaways from the
school in 40 days.
In a brief address before the
barbecue, hot dogs and ham
burgers were served from a
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He Served Five Presidents;
Says Truman One Of Greatest
BY PALMER mix
John Champion of Southern
Pines has been on intimate terms
with some of the most powerful
people in America-as a Secret
Service agent he served
Presidents Roosevelt, Truman,
Eisenhower, Kennedy, and
Johnson.
Yet, as Campion pointed out,
the intimacy was restricted. “In
our training we were told that as
agents we were unwanted and
uninvited guests in the White
House,” he recalled, “We were
put there by an act of Congress,
and although we were tolerated
and accepted, we had to main
tain our distance.”
Campion, an attractive man
with steel-gray hair, piercing
blue eyes and a commanding
presence, came to Southern
Pines two years ago, after he and
his wife retired.
He was born in Providence,
Rhode Island in 1909. He
graduated from Rhode Island
State University with a degree in
Police Administration and joined
the Rhode Island State Police
force to work with federal agents
on the east coast “Neutrality
Patrol” prior to World War H.
Campion knew about the Ger
man subs which had been sighted
near New London, R.L, and in
anticipation of an on-coming war
with ^e Germans he applied to
the Secret Service Agency and
was accepted in 1942. After six
months as a field investigator, he
was sent to work on the WMte
House detail.
Campion had acted in plays in
high school and was therefore not
nervous in the presence of the
famous and important people he
worked with. He felt he earned
their respect in every case, and
he “accepted their cour
teousness,” but he never ex
ceeded a certain limit of in-
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