Spotlight
The Pilot Spotlight this week is on Mrs.
Vincent McKerrow of Whispering
Pines.
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Southern Pines, North Carolina Wednesday, February 23, 1977
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Doctors Help
Mental Unit
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The Sandhills Mental Health
Center is covering its five-county
area with temporary doctors for
out-patients this week, while
psychiatrists who have resigned
effective March 1 continue to
deal with in-patients. Area
Director David Culbreth said
Monday.
A new acting Clinical Director
will be appointed by him by the
date Dr. Theodore R. Clark’s
resignation of the position
becomes effective, he added.
Culbreth pointed out that all
four psychiatrists who have
resigned from the Center will
continue to be on the staff of
Moore Memorial Hospital and
may admit patients, and may
even treat them on a contractual
basis as in-patients.
All of the doctors, except one,
who are now working as tem
porary, part-time employes, are
psychiatrists, Culbreth said.
He named them as:
In the Moore-Hoke unit: Dr.
James Groce and Dr. Peter
Irigaray, both of Chapel Hill, and
Dr. Robert R. Begtrup of
Southern Pines, who is trying to
obtain help from Fort Bragg, as
head of Psychiatry at Womack in
Fayetteville.
For Montgomery County, a
part of the Moore-Hoke unit. Dr.
Ralph Beasley, a psychiatrist
from Albemarle.
For Richmond County, Dr.
Hugh Queen, a volunteer, of
Rockingham, Dr. Jack Fullilove
of Chapel Hill, who was here
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Youth Dies
In Auto
Accident
Moore County’s first highway
fatality of 1977 occurred north of
Robbins Tuesday about 10:10
p.m., when a car carrying four
young men went out of control,
overturned and threw them all
out, killing William Ronnie
Garner, 19, of Seagrove, Rt. 2.
Carried to Moore Memorial
Hospital by the Robbins Rescue
Squad were Randy Lee Cassidy,
19, of Robbins, and Calvin Ray
Smith, 21, of Eagle Springs, Rt. 1,
who were admitted with injuries
believed serious; also Terry Lee
Moore, 19, of Robbins, who was
treated and released.
State Trooper Ted Derr said it
was not possible to determine
immediately who was driving,
and investigation is continuing.
He said the 1972 Dodge two-
door sedan, owned by Cassidy,
traveling on Road 1003, less than
a mile from the Needham Grove
Church intersection, was out of
control for 654 feet, going along
the shoulder and over a ditch,
then into a field where it over
turned several tiems.
Within a few minutes another
car, carrying several other
young men of the area, had
arrived on the scene. Marvin
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DAY OF GOLDEN SUNLIGHT — On the day after a
surprise snowstorm which touched the Sandhills there
was Spring-like weather on Saturday and the dance of
the sun was golden across this quiet Moore County
lake where Derrick and Randi Mofield tried their hand
at fishing.—(Photo by Glenn M. Sides).
Flu Shots Are Revived In Moore;
Virus Affects School Enrollment
Stoneybrook Purse Up
For Running April 16
The Stoneybrook Races office,
in the rear of the Campbell
House, officially opened this
week to take reservations for the
1977 races scheduled for
Saturday, April 16.
There will again be six races
this year, with the purse in
creased by $1,000 for a total of
$23,500. As last year, the feature
race will be the Pepsi-Cola
$10,000 Sandhills Cup
steeplechase.
The Stoneybrook Ball will be
held the previous night, April 15,
in the new section of the
Pinehurst Country Club. The
cocktail party after the races will
be held at the old Pinehurst
Country C3ub.
The mailing list invitations, to
those with standing reservations,
will go out on March 1, according
to Frank Brawley, and anyone
else wishing a reservation can
either come by the office or call,
692-8000. He advised reservations
to be made early, because there
is a sell-out each year.
Approximately 30,000 people
are expected for the 29th
Stoneybrook Races, and Brawley
announced that some 35
Pinkerton security guards will be
hired this year to assist the State,
County and local police forces in
parking and crowd control. Tags
will also be distributed this year,
which must be worn at the track,
to prevent those without reser
vations or tickets from getting
inside.
The Moore County Healt#
Dept, has announced the
resumption of the bivalent flu
vaccine this week in the wake of
a flu-like illness which has hit
most parts of the county.
The bivalent vaccine, which is
Republican
Convention
Set Mar. 12
George W. Little, Chairman of
the Moore County Republican
Party, has called for the 1977
Moore County Republican
Convention to be held on
Saturday, March 12, at 2 p,m. at
the Courthouse in (iarthage.
He has also scheduled Precinct
meetings for Monday, March 7,
at 7 p.m. at their regular polling
places, except for the Eureka
precinct which will meet on
Tuesday, March 8 at 8 p.m. at the
Whispering Pines Village Hall.
The business will consist of
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designed for those 65 years of .age
and older, and the chronically Ul,
contains innoculation for both the
A-Victoria and A-New Jersey or
“swine” flus.
Dr. A.G. Siege, Moore County
Health Director, said some cases
of the A-Victoria have recently
cropped up, therefore the
vaccine has been released for in
noculation. A new consent form
accompanies the vaccine,
removing responsibility for the
Guillaine-Barre syndrome which
stopped vaccination of the A-New
Jersey vaccine late last year.
The vaccine was said to increase
the chances of contracting the
paralizing syndrome. As yet the
monovalent vaccine, which
contains only the A-New Jersey,
has not been restored to active
Downtown Study
A team from the School of
Design of North Carolina State
University will be in Southern
Pines on Friday and Saturday of
this week to begin work on a
downtown planning study.
The study was approved at a
recent Town Council meeting
and endorsed by the downtown
retail organization.
Ewing Named Director
Of Hospital Foimdgtion
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Walsh, Peggy Bell Are Inducted
Into NC’s Sports Hall Of Fame
BY CRAIG LAMB
Five outstanding sports figures
of North Carolina were honored
Thursday night by induction into
the North Carolina Sports HaD of
Fame. Among the five honorees
were Southern Pines residents
Peggy Kirk Bell and Mickey
Walsh.
Over 600 people crowded into
the banquet room of the new
Radisson Plaza Hotel in
Charlotte, to see the induction of
the four men and one woman. At
least 50 of those were Sandhills
residents.
Each honoree was introduced
by a close friend and fellow
athlete, followed by a short film
capsulizing their career through
newspaper clippings and
photographs of them in action.^
CBS Sports commentator
Brent Musburger was Master of
Ceremonies at the induction
banquet, filling in for co-worker
Phylis George who had been
scheduled to be at the ceremony,
but could not attend. Preceeding
the commentaries on the 1977
inductees, Musburger
recognized former inductees and
special guests present at the
dinner.
Fiery Patty Berg introduced
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Robert S. Ewing of Southern
Pines will direct the activities of
the new Moore Memorial
Hospital Foundation, In
corporated, with fund-raising set
as the first priority of the non
profit organization.
All^ A. McDonald of West
End, president of the recently
formed foundation, officially
recognized Ewing as executive
director at the foundation’s first
business meeting at the hospital
on February 14. McDonald also
recognized the foundation of
ficers and trustees before tur
ning the meeting over to director
Ewing.
Officers of the new non-profit
foundation in addition to
President Allan McDonald are:
First Vice-president Jack Taylor
of Aberdeen, Second Vice-
president Richard E. Behrman
Robert S. Ewing
use.
The bivalent vaccine will also
be given to those in special
situations, such as hospital
workers. Dr. Siege said.
He reported knowledge of only
one school which had closed
down recently due to the number
of flu cases reported. Big Oak
Christian Academy, near Biscoe,
closed three or four days last
week when 80 of the 248 students
were sent home with flu symp-
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Democrats
Must Meet
On May 5
The Moore County Democrats
who held precinct meetings
earlier this month will have to
meet again on May 5, according
to Chairman Ed Causey of the
County Democratic Executive
Committee.
Causey said he was informed
by State Democratic head
quarters that Chairman Betty
McCain had ruled that in order to
conform meetings would have to
be re-scheduled.
The six or more precincts
which did meet and elect officers
will be able to simply meet and
ratify the earlier action.
Secretary Wanda Hunt is sending
"out notices to precinct chairmen.
Chairman Causey said the
Moore County executive
committee held a luncheon
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Committees
For Water
Appointed
Key members of the Water
Referendum Steering Committee
met Tuesday morning to discuss
the campaign for “Clean Water”
in Moore County.
Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr.,
Chairman of the Water
Referendum Steering Commit
tee, announced the acceptance of
several key committee positions
including the following:
Vice Chairman of the com
mittee: Harris Blake, who will
have overall involvement with
the committee’s work program.
Legal Counsel: Joe Monroe,
who will act as legal advisor for
the committee.
People Coordinators: Ed
Causey and George Little, who
will be responsible for the
coordination of the political
parties.
Speakers Bureau: Felton
Capei, Voit Gilmore, and Earl
Hubbard, who will be responsible
for speakers and presentations.
Advertising and Public
Relations: Sam Rag^ and Cliff
Blue, Sr., who will be responsible
for news releases and
advertising.
Logistics: Bill Saunders, who
will be responsible for the
coordination of workers and
material.
Headquarters Supervisor:
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of Whispering Pines,
Mary Katavolos of
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Secretary
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HALL OF FAME — Four of the five 1977 inductees into the North Carolina Sports
Hall of Fame are shown at the Charlotte banquet. Left to right, are, Mickey Walsh
of Southern Pines, Peggy Kirk Bell of Southern Pines, George Barclay of Linville
and Tommy Byrne of Wake Forest.—(Photo by Hugh Morton).
ERVIN—Superior Court Judge
Sam Ervin III is talking with
people in various parts of the
State and will be making up his
mind in the next few weeks
whether to become a candidate
for the Democratic nomination
for U.S. Senate in 1978.
If Judge Ervin decides to run
he will resign from the judge’s
office he now holds.
Judge Ervin thinks that in view
of the judicial office he holds an
early decision bn his candidacy is
advisable.
PRIMARY—Rep. T. Clyde
Auman has introduced a bill in
the General Assembly to change
the party primary elections back
to May.
His bill is similar to others
introduced in the Legislature for
the May primary except Auman
proposes a votog day on the
second Friday in the month.
In Auman’s view more people
are at home on Friday than any
other day of the week-farmers,
workers, businessmen, traveling
salesmen, students, teachers,
etc.
Other bills are proposing either
Saturday or Tues^y as the
voting days.
Rep. Auman’s bill did not
mention the presidential
preference primary, but he is
inclined to favor a separate date
for that. As of now the
presidential primary is
scheduled in March.
Whatever day is chosen for the
primary voting it is certain that
the primaries will not be held in
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BY VALERIE NICHOLSON
The Moore County
commissioners in special
meeting Tuesday afternoon
re-adopted the revised version of
their county zoning ordinance,
thus correcting an error of two
years ago.
■Diey had followed incorrect
procedure in adopting the
book-length law February 13,
1975. A superior court judge last
November ruled the ordinance,
as it then stood, null and void.
While Tuesday’s meeting was
held specially to get them out of
the zoning limbo in which the
judge’s ruling had thrust them,
and get started on solving some
of the problems it had caused,
they took time for a couple of
other positive actions.
They agreed with a group of
hunters and farmers that the
trapping of animals had gotten
“out of hand” in the county, and
pledged to get to work right away
on getting a local law passed to
mitigate the situation.
They also acted to rent an IBM
“word-processor” for a
six-months trial period, and if
they found it performed with the
efficiency they hoped, planned to
buy it in the new budget year.
The procedural error they had
made in connection with the
zoning ordinance had been
adopting it without holding a
public hearing, as they know now
has to be done whenever that law
is amended. This time, they had
held the public hearing January
18, after due advertising, but had
not taken action at that time.
And action was important,
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Holly Inn Will Become
$5 Million Condominium
The conversion of the Holly Inn
property in Pinehurst into a $5
million condominium complex
was announced at a meeting of
the Pinehurst Village Council on
Monday.
The Holly Inn, which opened
before the turn of the 20th
century, is the oldest hotel in
Moore County. It has been closed
the past year while plans were
being made by Pinehurst, Inc.,
for the future.
Following the Council meeting
Monday afternoon, Jerry Slade,
president of Pinehurst, Inc.,
introduced E.J. Austin, architect
and “Mayor of Southern Pines,”
and together the two placed
artists’ renderings and
blueprints of the proposed plan
for the Holly Inn on easels for the
Council and visitors at the
meeting to see.
The front of the Holly and the
property also adjacent to the
Pine Crest Inn and presently
used by them for parking will be
included in the new plans-and
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Large Crowd Expected
For Himter Trials Here
A large crowd and a record
number of entries are expected
for the 30th annual Hunter Trials
here on Saturday, March 5.
Entries are now being received
for the colorful event, which will
get under way with Junior
classes at 10 a.m. at Scott’s
Comer on Youngs Road.
There were 126 entries last
year, and Page Shamburger said
that even more are expected this
year, with hunt teams already
entered from up and down the
Eastern seaboard.
Parking spaces are available,
and there will also be food
available at the Scott’s Corner
site.
At last year’s Hunter Trials a
couple of streakers on horseback
startled the crowd. “We can’t
guarantee it will happen again,”
Miss Shamburger said, “but it
might.”
For further information
persons may call Mrs. W.O. Moss
at 692-3347 or Miss Shamburger
at 692-8362.
“FIREFIGHTERS” — Now with a feminine addition of four. Southern Pines
Firemen have changed their name to Firefighters. This trio is Carol Smith,
Lorraine Pugh, and Judy Rorie. A fourth one is Mary McCall. They are expected
to be just as efficient as other members of the squad.—(Photo by Glenn M.
Sides)