Index
Books, 2-B; Church Calendar, ^B;
Classified Ads, 10-15-C; Editorials, 1-B;
Entertainment, 4-5-C; Obituaries, 7-A;
Pinehurst News, 1-3-C; Social News,
2-6-A; Sports 8-9-A.
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Southern Pines, North Carolina Wednesday, April 13, 1977
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School Bill
Set To Die
A controversy has developed
over a bill to change the d?ite for
the election of Moore County
Board of Education members,
and it appeared this week that
0 the bill will be allowed to die in a
legislative committee.
The measure was introduced in
the General Assembly by Rep. T.
Qyde Auman at the requek of
the Moore County Board of
Elections, and Auman said this
week, “It was my understanding
it had been cleared with the
school board.’’
Apparently, however, it had
^ not been, because at a meeting
last week the members of the
Board of Education offered
strong objections to the bill.
Supt. of Schools R. E. Lee had
called Auman the day of the
school board meeting and
Auman said, “That was the first
I knew anybody was upset about
it.’’
The bill was sent to the Local
Government Committee No. 2
and Auman said he would simply
let it remain in committee unless
there is a strong expression of
sentiment for it.
According to Rep. Auman,
Chairman C. Coolidge Thompson
of the Board of Elections had
proposed last year that the
election of school board mem-
bers be changed to the general
’* election in November from the
present date of the party
primaries. All other officials are
elected in November, and it was
the opinion of Thompson and
other members of the Board of
Elections that a greater number
of voters would participate in the
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^ Child Abuse Prevention
Discussed At Meet Here
BY CRAIG LAMB
Prevention of child abuse and
neglect was identified as the top
priority of the Moore County
Committee on Child Abuse and
Neglect at an organizational
meeting held at the Sheraton Inn
in Southern Pines on Friday.
Hall of Fame
Donald Ross, designer of the
famed Pinehurst No. 2 golf
course, was elected Tuesday to
the World Golf Hall of Fame in
the distinguished service
category.
Joining Ross in that category
was golf writer Herb Graffis, and
Bobby Locke, four times British
Open champion, was the only
golfer elected.
John Ball, Jr., was elected to
the hall from the pre-modern
category. All will be inducted
here Aug. 23 prior to the opening
of the Colgate-Hall of Fame
'’1 Classic.
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EGG HUNT— The expanse is wide but the hopes are
high as these two youngsters start out on an Easter
Egg Hunt held Sunday afternoon at the Campbell
House under the sponsorship of the Southern Pines
Parks and Recreation Dept., and the Kiwanis Club of
the Sandhills.—(Photo by Glenn M. Sides).
H.Brogden
Is Selected
$15 Million
In Schools
New Budget
The Moore County Board of
Education last week took an
exploratory journey through
their projected budget for
1977-78, which added up to a total
of $15,194,588 in federal, state,
county and food service funds.
The chart for their exploration
was a “work copy” of the new
budget, which showed the
county’s proposed share to be
$3,575,365-larger by $459,638 in
new expenses, over and above
the county’s share for the current
year.
Supt. Robert E. Lee called it a
“standstill budget,” which most
of the local increase due to salary
raises, set at an approximate 8
percent, and unavoidable hikes
in operating expenses.
He said since the county has to
follow the lead of the State in
raising teachers’ salaries, and
the General Assembly has talked
in terms of from about 6 to about
10 percent, the 8 percent figure
had been arbitrarily selected for
use in the tentative budget.
The local share, constituting 25
percent of the total budget,
includes $2,823,743 in current
expense and $751,622 in capital
outlay funds, covering the
county’s final year’s
participation -frt-Hthe $5-riiiHion
school building program, which
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STONEYBROOK SATURDAY — The 30th annual Mickey Walsh where 30,000 people are expected to
running of the Stoneybrook Races will overshadow converge this weekend for one of the State’s major
everything else in the Sandhills on Saturday. This is an sports and social events,
aerial view of the track at the Stoneybrook Farm of
Record Crowd Expected Saturday
At 30th Stoneybrook Races Here
Bids Over
Court Fund
Available
Bids on the Courts Facility
Building, opened Thursday af
ternoon before the Moore County
commissioners, produced a low-
bid total of $l,795,302.34-a sum
which deductibles and some
other variations could bring it
down by less than $25,000.
However, since the items on
which bids were submitted were
far from covering everything
needed for the completed
building, it appeared the final
total could well be around the $2
million architects had previously
estimated for a “turnkey job.”
But it all seemed academic
Thursday, as the commissioners
had only $650,000 on reserve
toward the letting of contracts-
and, as Architect E.J. Austin
advised his clients, the bids were
good only for 30 days.
After the meeting held in the
Carthage School auditorium, so
as to accommodate the crowd of
contractors and their
representatives coming from
many parts of the state, the
commissioners went into special
session in order to discuss their
options.
Said C^hairman-Administrator
W.S. Taylor afterward, “They
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The Southern Pines Town
Council chose a woman to fill its
vacancy, left by a woman; met
its new town development
director; considered varied
matters in a series of public
hearings, and set more public
hearings for its next regular
meeting.
Mrs. Hope Marshall Brogden
of 885 North Saylor St., a
member of the faculty of
Sandhills Community College,
where she teaches political
science, was elected to fill the
vacancy left by the resignation of
Sara W. Hodgkins in January.
Mrs. Hodgkins, first woman to
be elected to the council,
resigned to become Secretary of
Cultural Resources in the
administration of Governor Jim
Hunt.
Mrs. Brogden’s name came up
late in the council’s regular
meeting when Mayor E.J.
Austin, presiding, opened the
floor for nominations. He didn’t
exactly ask for the nomination of
a woman, but recalled Mrs.
Hodgkins’ election to the council
by the highest popular vote in
November 1975, noting that it had
been an indication to him that
“the time was ripe for a woman
to serve” in this capacity.
Councilman Earl Hubbard
indicated that delay had been
caused by the fact that “it wasn’t
any easier finding a qualified
woman than to find a qualified
man,” someone who, in addition,
had the interest, would give the
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Increasing the number of
foster homes and available foster
parents in the County was close
behind as a second major ob
jective of the conunittee, after
hearing from several members
of the Moore County Social
Services Dept., area jAiysicians
and a representative of the State
Office for Children.
Karen Chester, of the Office for'^
Children, was on hand to
explain the purpose of the
statewide Child Abuse and
Neglect Public Awareness
Campaign (SCANPAC) which is
directing the efforts of C3iild
Abuse and Neglect groups on the
State, regional and local level, by
the use of public information
materials developed by a public
relations firm under contract
with the U.S. Department of
Health Education and Welfare.
North Carolina was chosen as
one of 20 sites across the country
to participate in this program,
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A record crowd and a record
number of entries are expected
Saturday for the 30th annual
Stoneybrook Races.
More than 30,010 people will
start early Saturday moving in to
Mickey Walsh’s Stoneybrook
Farm in Southern Pines for what
has become one of North
Carolina’s major sports and
social events.
There is a complete sellout of
Man Dies
After Hit
By Train
Nathaniel Lowell Gibson, 29, of
West End, died in a Fayetteville
Hospital Sunday morning from
injuries to his head and body
received when he tried to run to
beat a train to a crossing, Sgt.
M.T. Pirro of the Fayetteville
Police Department said
yesterday.
The investigating officer in the
accident, Sgt. Pirro, said ^lu-ee
young men with Gibson waited
for the Seaboard freight to pass
the crossing at Hay and Windsor
streets in FayetteviUe. They
were Barney Lee Cagle, of West
End; Arnold Freeman of Eagle
Springs and Robert Leviner of
West End.
The officer said they told him
they saw the train enter the
crossing, and that the warning
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Causes
Of Death
Identified
The Cardinal Health Agency
has identified the 10 leading
causes of death in Area V, which
includes Moore County, with
heart disease the biggest killer
and cancer second.
Cerelx'ovascular diseases is
third, and accidents, fourth.
Deaths per 100,000 in the 15-
county area were: heart disease,
338.11; cancer, 147.20;
cerebrovascular disease, 115.24;
accidents, (figures not given)
influenza - pneumonia, 25.04;
Diabetes, 19.87; homicide, 16.10;
suicide, 12.77; cirrhosis, 15.76
and arteriosclerosis, 15.58.
The counties in the survey are
Anson, Bladen, Brunswick,
Columbus, Cumberland, Har
nett, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore,
New Hanover, Pender, Rich
mond, Robeson, Sampson and
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parking spaces. Vice Chairman
Frank C. Brawley said Tuesday.
A total of $23,500 in prize
money will be awarded in the six
races, which will get under way
at 2 p.m.
“We have the best horses from
six states-North Carolina, South
Carolina, Virginia, Maryland,
Pennsylvania and Kentucky,”
Brawley said. He said it was also
a record number of entries in the
races, the top of which is the
$10,000 Pepsi Cola Sandhills
Area Chairmen Selected
For Cancer Fund Drive
The Moore County Cancer
Society Fund Raising Chairmen
were announced April 10 by the
American Cancer &ciety, which
said that $8500 toward the $76,000
goal has already been reached.
April is National Cancer Month
as proclaimed by President
Carter, members of Congress,
and Governor Hunt. They ask
you to “Fight cancer with a
check-up and a check.”
“Contact your area chairman
or send your contribution to The
American Cancer Society, Box
951, Southern Pines, N.C. 2^7,”
they say.
Area (Chairmen are as follows:
Aberdeen, Mrs. Lela Page,
Mrs. Bonnie Kirk. Quota, $1,500.
Cameron, Mrs. Wade Collins,
quota, $250.
Carthage, Marshall Sweat,
$1,200.
Eagle Springs, Mrs. (^rolyn
Blue, $300.
Glendon, Miss Ann Inman, Rt.
1, Carthage, $150.
High Falls, Mrs. Jack
(Evelyn) Upchurch, $100.
Hillcrest, Mrs. R. L. Frye, Rt.
4, Carthage, $300. ‘
Jackson Springs, Mrs. W. M.
Thompson, $250.
Lakeview-Highland, Mrs. Ruth
Matthews, $200.
Lobelia-Little River, Mrs.
Malcolm N. Blue, Box 78, Vass,
$250.
Niagara-Skyline, Mrs.
Haywood Bobbitt, $150.
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Zoning Meet
There will be a public in
formation session on Thursday,
April 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the
Pinecrest High School cafeteria,
relating to the proposed zoning
of Pinehurst, Foxfire, Country
Club of North Carolina,
Roseland, Murdocksville,
Taylortown and the surrounding
'Utilities.
The Moore County Planning
Board would like to receive
suggestions and answer any
questions from residents of the
area who wiU be included in this
proposal.
Persons who desire further
information concerning this
meeting, may call the Moore
County Zoning Administrator’s
office.
The public is encouraged to
attend.
Steeplechase Cup race.
The Stoneybrook crowds have
grown larger year by year,
coming from ^1 over North
Carolina and the Eastern
seaboard, and preparations for
this year’s event began months
ago by the Stoneybrook Hunt
Racing Association.
The races are run for the
benefit of St. Joseph-in-the-Pines
Hospital.
Preceding Saturday’s big day
will be the hospital benefit
Stoneybrook Steeplechase
Dinner Dance at the Pinehurst
Country (Tub, at which the
Highlanders of (Tiarlotte will
play.
Two of Saturday’s races will be
run as memorials to two
Southern Pines men-W.O.
(Pappy) Moss and James
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People Here Rally To Aid
Of Kentucky Flood Area
BY PRISCILLA LOOMIS
The call came from Dr. Julia
Mason, a former resident of
Harlan, Kentucky who had been
in the practice of medicine there.
She requested the aid of Mrs.
Donald Scott in spear-heading a
group to lend a helping hand to
hundreds of towns-people of
Harlan who have been left
homeless by the recent torrential
floods which left a path of
disaster through several
mid-southern states. Without
food or shelter, the citizens are
presently being housed in a local
school which mercifully was left
standing.
Mrs. Scott’s first call was to
Mrs. EarlToUaksen, who offered
to contact area churches. The
(Tiurch Women United of Moore
County are rallying to this
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Beer-Wine Vote
A beer-wine referendum for
the Town of Cameron is
authorized in a bill introduced in
the Legislature Monday night by
Rep. T. (Tyde Auman.
Auman said the bill was
requested by the Cameron town
commissioners. Under the
measure the registered voters of
the town would vote to determine
if off-premises sales of beer and
wine will be permitted.
Family Climbs Out Uninjured
From Plane Crash At Foxfire
Three members of a famUy
from North Myrtle Beach, S.C.,
miraculously escaped injury
Monday afternoon when their
single engine plane crashed
during takeoff at the Foxfire air
strip.
Sheriff C. G. Wimberly said the
crash which left the plane a
complete wreckage occurred
about 2:30 p.m.
Robert Lane Smith, the pilot.
and his wife, (Tara, were taking
their daughter, Judy Moore,
from Myrtle Beach to the
daughter’s home in Greensboro.
The pilot was e3qi>eriencing
some difficulty with the plane
and made an emergency landing
at Foxfire, which maintains a
landing strip for visitors. After
checking the plane over the three
boarded and started to take off.
An apparent power failure
caused the plane to crash.
The pilot skillfully
maneuvered the Piper 180 plane
between pine trees at the end of
the runway, shearing off the
wings but leaving the motor and
cockpit intact.
The wreckage, however, was
scattered over a wide area.
By the time onlookers had
rushed to the scene the two
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THE
PILOT LIGHT
FELMET — Joe Felmet, a
former newspaperman and
school teacher, was in Southern
Pines on Friday campaigning for
the Democratic nomination for
the U.S. Senate.
The 55-year-old Asheville
native and University of North
Carolina at Cliapel Hill graduate
visited stores in the downtown
area and passed out literature on
his candidacy on the streets.
He said he has challenged
opponents in the race not to
accept contributions greater
than $100 and not to use
billboards to advertise their
candidacies.
Felmet, wdio lost to Stei^en
Neal in the race for Congress in
the 5th District in 1974, also
points to his involvement in the
civil rights movement as far
back as 1947 when he was
arrested for engaging in a
“Freedom Ride” sponsored by
the (T)ngress of Racial Equality.
He is a former copy editor with
the Winston-Salem Journal and
Sentinel and a teacher in High
Point.
SMITH — Senator McNeill
Smith of Greensboro is sending
out letters to friends around the
state saying, “I intend to run for
the United l^ates Senate.”
In his letter, he says: “North
Carolina and the United States
need another voice and spirit in
national affairs more
representative of our state and
all its people, more open and
creative about solutions of
complex problems facing the
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NO INJURIES — Miraculously there were no injuries when this single engine
Piper 180 airplane crashed on takeoff at the Foxfire air strip Monday afternoon.
There were three persons aboard.—(Photo by Glenn M. Sides).