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Index
Books, 2-B; Church Calendar, 3-B;
Classified Ads, 11-15-C; Editorial, 1-B;
Entertainment, 4-50; Obituaries, 7-A;
Pinehurst News, 1-3-C; Social News,
2-6-A; Sports, 1-2-D.
Vol. 56, Number 52
54 Pages
Southern Pines, North Carolina Wednesday, October 27, 1976
54 Pages
Price 10 Cents
Heavy Vote Forecast
In Tuesday’s Election
Zoning Law Is In Question
In Civil Action Of Court
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Moore County voters will go to
the polls Tuesday, Nov. 2, to
help elect a President, Governor,
Congressman, and other state
and local officials.
Election officials have
predicted a heavy turnout of
voters here.
Chairman C. Coolidge
Thompson of the Moore County
Board of Elections said Monday
that he expected 70 percent of the
21,003 eligible voters to cast their
ballots.
Thompson' said that Moore
County usually has a higher
percentage of voters than the
state and nation. In 1972, the last
presidential election, there was a
71 percent voter turnout, he said.
In the country as a whole,
however, there have been
predictions of a low vote, and
similar predictions have been
heard in North Carolina. Against
such predicitons, however, is the
fact that a record number of new
voters were added to state
registration lists—more than
118,000-Jn the weeks between the
primary and the Oct. 4 deadline
for registering. In Moore County
777 new voters were added to the
lists.
Polls will open at the 21 Moore
County precinct voting places at
6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.
Today (Wednesday) at 6 p.m.
is the deadline for casting an
absentee ballot at the Moore
County Board of Elections.
Applications for such ballots will
also be accepted up to that time.
They must be returned by Nov. 1.
Chairman Thompson said that
an unprecedented number of
persons have either come by to
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Testimony ended late Tuesday
afternoon in Moore Superior
Court in a civil hearing in the
Midland Road zoning case, with
the entire revised version of the
county’s zoning ordinance
looking shaky.
The case involved Leaverne
Maness, defendant (along with
the commissioners) in the suit
brought last February by a group
of Midland Road residents,
seeking to prove invalid the
ordinance and amendments
affecting Maness.
The hearing was held on
Maness’ appeal from a court
order of last April, continuing a
restraining order preventing his
using the advantage of the
commissioners action. The
restrainer was kept in force and
Midland Protesters Lose
Again In Rezone Battle
Midland Road residents,
meeting again last Wednesday
with the Moore County Planning
Board, lost their fight to get the
board to reverse its recom
mendation favoring the rezoning
as requested by Pinehxu-st, Inc.
The group, many of them
organized as the Moore County
Citizens for Better Zoning, filled
the small meeting room in the
courthouse to overflowing as
they had at the public hearing
October 4, when the county
commissioners kicked the
“touchy issue’’ back to the
planning board for re-considera
tion; also at the special meeting
of the planning board October 13,
which had ended inconclusively,
but with another meeting
Blue Farm Grafts Fair
Is ‘Visit To The Past’
BY CRAIG LAMB
Amid the steady background
thunder of water pump and
gristmill machines and the
regular clang of the blacksmith’s
hammer, the crowds wandered
leisurely over the grounds of the
historic Malcolm Blue House
during the “visit to the past” arts
and crafts fair last Friday and
Saturday.
And a visit to the past it was,
with children of all ages running
from one exhibit to the next,
awed by things they had never
seen before, and adults—
especially the older adults-
smiling at pieces of their past
come to life again.
Area school children were
taken out to the fair on Friday,
with a total of 800 seeing the site
that day. Friday night offered old
time blue-grass music and
clogging.
During the day there were
banjos, guitars, and dulcimers
providing a background at
mosphere for weavers, wood-
carvers, potters, rug hookers,
artists of all types demonstrating
their craft, with a pride of work
manship that was perhaps more
common in the past that these
people represented.
The house, which has been
restored to its original 19th
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proposed to be set up with
Pinehurst, Inc., officials, in the
hopes of a compromise.
Present at last week’s meeting
were not only Jerry Slade,
president of Pinehurst, Inc., with
Ray Atkins, of his engineering
office, but William Bru and Jack
Furman, president and
vice-president, respectively, of
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West End
School
Rites Set
A dedication program for the
new West End Elementary
School will be held at the school
gymnasium on Sunday, October
31, at 3 p.m.
Dr. David McLean, Professor
of Anthropology and Ar
chaeology at St. Andrews
College, will be the guest
speaker. Dr. McLean is a
graduate of the West End High
School.
Rep. T. Clyde Auman, N.C.
House of Representatives, will
introduce the guest speaker.
Mrs. John L. Frye, Chairnuui of
the Moore County Board of
Education, will lead the Service
of Dedication. Floyd T. Cole,
member of the Moore (^unty
Board of Commissioners, will
make remarks.
Special guests will be
recognized by R.E. Lee
Superintendent of Schools, and
Robert F. CSu’iscoe, Chairman of
the West End Advisory Ck)uncil.
Following the ribbon cutting an
open house will be held in all
departments of the school and
refreshments will be served in
the cafeteria. The public is in
vited to attend.
CORN SHUCKING — Nancy Hubbard of Fayetteville
and Paul O’Donnell of Aberdeen learn about corn
shucking at the Arts and Crafts Fair held at the Blue
Farm Friday and Saturday.—(Photo by Glenn M.
Sides).
effect pending final
determination of the case.
This was not reached Tuesday,
as Special Judge William T.
Graham of Winston-Salem,
presiding, advised the attorneys
they had ^e right to argue if they
wished, and if so, he would hear
their arguments at 9:30 a.m.
Thursday. They were to decide
sometime this (Wednesday)
morning.
Whether they argue or not,
they are to submit briefs on
issues no later than November
15, which the judge would study
later, along with the
considerable amount of
documentation he already has
for a decision to be made at an
undetermined future date.
The case, getting under way
about noon Tuesday, following
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Fall Back
“Spring forward-Fall back” is
the formula to follow for the
semi-annual Daylight Saving
Time change.
This Sunday, Oct. 31, at 2 a.m.
clocks will officially be turned
back to 1 a.m. to take away the
extra hour of daylight at the end
of the day. To prevent waking up
an hour early on Sunday, it is
wise to move clocks back
Saturday night.
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READY FOR HALLOWEEN — Patti and Melinda
Horne appear waiting for the “Great Pumpkin" to rise
as they sit among part of the harvest of their father’s
pumpkin crop near Hillcrest. Some of these pumpkins
will be made into jack-o-lanterns for Halloween
Sunday, and a lot of others will go into pumpkin
pies.—(Photo by Glenn M. Sides).
$1.7 Million New Surgical Clinic
Planned During Year At Pinehurst
Plans for the construction of a
new facility for the Pinehurst
Surgical Clinic, Inc., at an
estimated cost of $1,761,5(X) were
announced this week.
The new clinical facility will be
constructed across the street
from the present building and
will be adjacent to Moore
Memorial Hospital.
Ground-breaking for the new
building is tentatively planned in
Six Are Seeking Crown
As Miss Southern Pines
Six young ladies will compete
for the title of Miss Southern
Pines on Saturday evening,
November 6, at the Southern
Pines Middle School auditorium.
This year’s contestants-Kathy
Holly, Rose Halgrimson, Randy
Brock, Pat Roach, Roxanne
Yearby, and Cathy Dangerfield,-
will be judged on talent, swim
suit, and evening gown
presentation.
This year’s pageant will
feature a dream sequence based
on the theme and recent popular
tune “Dream Weaver.”
Margaret Leatherman, Miss
Southern Pines, who has made
numerous appearances
throughout the State
representing Southern Pines,
will be present for the November
6 event, along with Susie Proffitt,
Miss North Carolina.
Susan Lawrence, Miss North
Carolina 1975 and first runner-up
to Miss America, will be master
of ceremonies for the pageant.
Tickets may be purchased
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about two weeks, with
completion date for the project
scheduled for November, 1977.
Designed by Sam Snowden,
architect of Laurinburg, the new
facility will house 27 surgeons,
with possible expansion to 40 in
the future.
The design will be compatible
with the surroundings, a
spokesman said, but primarily is
being designed with the patient
in mind.
The site is on a tract of about
six acres adjoining the new road
leading to Moore Memorial
Hospital, which also is expanding
with new facilities.
Plans for the new facility have
been under consideration for
three years. The facility now in
use wffl be sold or leased, but will
continue to be medically
oriented, it was reported.
Pinehurst Surgical Clinic, Inc.,
filed notice of intent with the
State Department of Hiunan
Resources on Oct. 11, and will be
reviewed by the State Health
Planning and Development
Agency under provisions of the
Social Security Amendments of
1972.
The planning agencies.
in examining the proposal, will
seek to determine whether the
project is needed, if it can be
adequately staffed and operated,
whether it is economically
feasible within prevailing rate
structures, and if it proposes
specific costcontainment
features.
Copies of the proposal have
been referred to the Facility
Services Division of the North
Carolina Department of Human
Resources and to the Cardinal
Health Agency for review, as
required by federal law.
In its role as coordinator of
project reviews under Section
1122 of the Social Security Act,
the North Carolina Department
of Human Resources, through its
State Health Planning and
Development Agency, will
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Hyland Hills Club Here
Under New Management
\ RUDAT Report Stresses Auction
Moore County Background On Boyd
Objects
The Hyland Hills Country Club
here is under new management
and extensive renovations and
changes are under way.
Frank P. Beacham Jr., a
Raleigh building contractor, is
the new president.
He said he has three contracts
with Wachovia Bank and Trust
Company, the owners, and they
are to carry out a building
program of new homes and a
complete renovation, to manage
the facility, and with an option to
purchase.
In addition to reworking the
golf course, one of the newest in
&e Sandhills, Beacham said that
the construction of golf villas and
retreat type homes are planned.
These homes will be 1200 to 1400
square feet in size, two
bedrooms, and will sell for
around $35,000, he said. They will
be “low maintenance, high
efficiency homes,” he added, and
will not disturb the ecology. “We
will preserve the trees,” he
said.
Rye grass is being sowed on
the golf course this week, and an
improved irrigation system is
being installed. Also about
$30,000 worth of additional golf
equipment has been purchased,
Beacham said.
He plans to offer memberships
in the club locally within a short
time, and he promised that green
fees will remain the same the
year around.
“We want to improve the
amenities for local people as well
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One Number
Effective on Nov. 1, The Pilot
will have only one telephone
number-692-7271.
An additional telephone line
has been installed along with the
new system, so there should be
no delay in placing calls to any
and all departments of the
newspaper.
The new telephone directory:
will list only one number for all
departments-692-7271.
IS"" A Copy
Because of the continuing
increase in newsprint and aU
other printing supplies The Pilot
has found it necessary to
increase the price of single
copies of the newspaper from 10
to 15 cents, effective next week.
Sharing in the increase will be
the street salesmen and the
dealers at all Moore County
outlets.
The cost of paper, ink and
other materials used in
publishing the newspaper have
nearly doubled in the past six
years, but they have been
absorbed by The Wot. Notices of
further price increases have
been received, however, making
a raise in single copy charges to
our readers necessary.
Members of the RUDAT
(Regional Urban Design
Assistance Team) who came to
Moore County for a four-day
study earlier this month used
their studies of the background of
the county’s development in their
report and recommendations.
This week The Pilot continues
its presentation from the RUDAT
Report, this week an analysis of
the background by the team.
Here are the statements from
the Report:
“Rather than an isolated rural
resort and agricultural' area
Moore County is intimately
linked to its hinterland. Ot>
viOusly the watershed extends
beyond its political boundaries,
and transport systems link the
county with the surrounding
region.
“Given the physical proximity,
as well as easy access it is not
surprising that there are im
portant social and economic
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Linder, Joyner Picked
PILOT LIGHT
ELECTION - Leaders in both
the Republican and Democratic
parties in North Carolina are
working hard on plans this week
for a get-out-the-vote effort next
Tuesday.
Democrats are counting on a
heavy turnout to win, based on
the fact there are more
registered Democrats than
Republicans, and are discussing
various ways to get party
members to the polls. The
Republicans are spending a
large sum of money on a
statewide telephone bank system
to contact their party members
and urge them to vote.
In Moore County, the
Democrats will gather tomorrow
(Thursday) ni^t at CJiairman
Ed Causey’s cabin near
Lakeview to draw up plans for a
Democratic turnout. Party
precinct and county officials will
attend the gathering.
MORGAN - Last week Pilot
Light noted that “Questions have
been raised here on whether or
not Richard Morgan, the
Republican candidate for the
N.C. House of Representatives
would be allowed to serve should
he be elected.”
James R. Thomas, chairman
of the Moore County Republican
party, has replied to that
statement, as follows:
“These questions, apparently,
have been raised by some
Democrats as a last minute stop
gap measure-over the residency
question-to place doubt in the
public’s mind about the legality
of Mr. Morgan’s candidacy....
“The Moore County
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The Board of Directors of the
Sandhills College Foundation has
art objects and artifacts from the As Morehead Nominees
estate of the late Katherine Boyd
of Southern Pines.
• Mrs. Boyd, widely known
writer, editor and philanthropist,
willed the estate, “Weymouth,”
to the Foundation to benefit
Sandhills Community College. As
a charter member of the
Foundation, and a supporter of
the community college since its
inception, Mrs. Boyd wanted her
estate to be used for the best
interests of the school and the
community.
The furniture and artifacts are
from the main house which was
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Miss Loretta Kay Linder and
John Richard Joyner are the 1977
Moore County Morehead
Scholarship Nominees.
Miss Barbara Gail McLean
was named as an alternate.
These outstanding seniors
represent the best in character,
leadership, academic ability,
achievement, physical vigor,
motivation to excell and ability
to project among the 12
nominees, according to Henry L.
Graves, Chairman of the County
Selection Conunittee. The two
nominees and the alternate rank
m
number one academically
their high schools.
Miss Linder, a semi-finalist in
the National Merit Scholarship
qualifying competition, has
maintained an average of 98 at
Pinecrest High School. Her
college admission test scores
(SAT) rank in the top 2 percent in
the nation. She is a member of
the National Honor Society.
While maintaining this
academic record, she played the
No. 1 position on the Pinecrest
girls’ tennis team during her
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Sheriff Grant
Sheriff C.G. Wimberly said this
week that he has been notified
that Moore County will receive
$26,020 in a LEAA grant to
increase his department’s
manpower for pafroUing the
county.
Announcement of the grant
was made in Raleigh by Don
Nichols, administrator of the
Governor’s Law and Order
Committee, which is under the
Department of Natural and
Economic Resources.
The sheriff had complained
several weeks ago that the grant
application was being held up in
Raleigh.
Loretta Kay Linder
John Richard Joyner