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Vol. 58, Number 52
Pages
Southern Pines, North Carolina 28387
Wednesday, October 25, 1978
60 Pages
PRICE 15 CENTS
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Mrs. LBJ To Come
In Weymouth Behalf
RIBBONS OF LIGHT — In the late afternoon
the sunlight makes US 1 near Mid Pines twin
stark ribbons of light and the surrounding
countryside is darkened by shadows. This
unusual camera study is by Staff Photographer
Glenn M. Sides.
SCAP Workers Knock On Doors;
$1 Million Budget Is Guarded
BY FLORENCE GILKESON
Knocking on doors, house to
^house, is of their business.
No, David Harvey is not
talking about traveling
salesmen. He means the regular
work day for employes of SCAP-
Sandhills Community Action
Program, Inc., of which he is
executive director. SCAP is an
agency with a million dollar-plus
budget covering services which
range all the way from child day
care to housing and job
opportunities.
What Harvey describes is
modest, very modest in
comparison with the huge budget
Many On Water Wagon
'♦As Moore Running Dry
and self-serving manipulations
revealed about a Los Angeles
agency on the CBS news
magazine “Sixty Minutes” a few
weeks ago. The television
program’s investigation
revealed that the Los Angeles
agency was employing people at
high salaries whose work was
not visible and was awarding
contracts to friends and business
acquaintances.
But Harvey says SCAP has
neither time nor inclination to
The nation’s former First
Lady, Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson,
will come to Southern Pines on
Jan. 12 to speak on behalf of the
preservation of Weymouth, the
home of novelist James Boyd and
Katharine Boyd.
Mrs. Johnson will be the
speaker at a fund^-aising lun-
dieon to be held at the Country
Club of North Carolina at 12:30
p.m. on Jan. 12.
Mrs. Ernest L. Ives said
Monday that she has received a
letter Ot acceptance from Mrs.
Johnson who expressed a keen
interest in preserving the Boyd
estate and its use as a center for
the arts and humanities.
During the presidency of
Lyndon B. Johnson, Mrs.
Johnson played the leading role
in a (x-ogram of beautification for
the city of Washington and in the
beautification of the nation’s
highways. On Capitol Hill the
Highway Beautification Act was
known as “the Ladybird Johnson
Bill.”
Mrs. Johnson has continued
her interest in preservation,
beautification and restoration
programs and Mrs. Ives
declared, “Weymouth is ai
natural for her efforts.”
People from the Sandhills area
Morehead
carry out such fanciful
activities. For one thing, there is
a board of directors composed of
representatives fnxn the four
member counties. A.G. Maske of
Richmond County is chairman,
Southern Pines Mayor Emanuel
Douglass is secretary-treasurer lV/^-rv| 1 Tl
of this board, which oversees the v l-rlliUlCCo
agigncy’supmtrofisr ■*‘
SCAP, serving the counties of
Anson, Montgomery, Moore and
Richmond, designated as Region
(Continued on Page 14-A)
Persistent dry weather is
causing ^ run on Moore County’s
water wagon service, which has
been called to prime more than
100 different wells since early
September. A few wells have
been primed more than once.
Hardey Barber, county
,,>maintenance supervisor, hauled
11 loads of water-400 gallons a
load-from Carthage to various
points across the county
yesterday. That was as many
calls as he could answer in one
day; when he reported to his
office yesterday morning, he
learned that 22 (^lls had already
been received.
Barber told The Pilot that
calls have been received all the
way from the airport to
Cameron, with most coming
from the area between Cameron
and West End. He estimates that
he drove 130 miles answering
(ContiBued on Page 16-A)
Telephone Firms Merger
To Be Completed Nov. 1
Competency Tests Slated
For 657 Here Next Week
Compentericy tests will be
admipistered to an estimated 657
Moore County high school
juniors Wednesday and
Thursday, Nov. 1-2.
Unlike the trial run made in
high schools across the state in
March, this testing will be the
4' Run Saturday
The Mini Marathon sponsored
by First Federal Savings and
Loan Association of Moore will
be held Saturday.
There will be runs of 13.1 miles,
five and one miles, and all races
will start and finish at the First
Federal office in Southern Pines.
There will be awards for
ivinners and t-shirts for all
'entrants.
real thing. As mandated by the
North Carolina General
Assembly in 1976, students must
pass the competency tests in
order to graduate, effective with
the 1980 graduating class.
For juniors at Pinecrest,
Union Pines and North Moore
high schools, the round of testing
in the areas of reading and
mathematics will occupy two full
days. The tests will be
administered again Nov. 7-9 to
those juniors who are unable to
take the tests next week.
Scheduled to take the tests
next week are 343 juniors at
Pinecrest, 177 at Union Pines,
and 137 at North Moore. The
figures were furnished by L.H.
Robinson, director of high school
(Continued on Page 16-A):
The merger of United
Telephone Company, with
headquarters here, with Carolina
Telephone and Telegraph
Company, headquartered in
Tarboro, will be conqileted on
Wednesday, Nov. 1.
“Basically there will be no
chaises in service as far as the
public is concerned,” James
Thomas of the United office here
said Monday.
The merger affects the North
Carolina portion of United
Telephone Company of the
Carolinas.
Both United and Carolina are
members of the United
Tele{dione System whose parent
company, United Telecom
munications, Inc., is located in
Kansas City, Mo.
The merger was first an
nounced in May, 1977, and is
finally being consumated on Nov.
1.
Thomas said there will be
some changes in billing and
office hours, as well as in the new
telephone directory whidi is
expected to be delivered in two to
(Continued on Page 16-A)
Rev. Barber Dies Here;
Was Founder Of Church
The Rev. Ernest Lowry
Barber, founder and builder of
Brownson Memorial
Presbyterian C3iurch in Southern
Pines, died Friday in St. Joseph’s
Hosi^tal after several years of
poor health. He resided at 430
Country (3ub Drive, Southern
Pines.
Funeral services were held
Saturday at 2 p.m. at Brownson
Memorial by Dr. Harold Hyde
and graveside services followed
Sunday at the Mt. View
Cemetery in Seneca, S.C. by the
Rev. Marshall Etendy.
The Rev. Mr. Barber was bom
hi York S.C. on November 18 in
1892. He was a veteran of World
War I and was a graduate of
Presbyterian College in Clinton,
S.C. and Union Theological
Seminary in Atlanta, Ga.
He was the retired pastin' of
several Presb3rterian Oiurches,
includii^ Bethesda Presbyterian
Church in Aberdeen. He also was
the pastor of the Presbsderian
Church in Carrollton, Ga. and
Hull Memorial Church in
Savannah, Ga. He had been
executive secretary to two
Presbyteries, in Southwest
Georgia and in Granville County
in North Carolina.
While he served the
congregation at Bethesda
Presbyterian Church, Mr.
Barber conducted ve^r ser-
(Continned on Page 16-A)
To Speak
Nominees for this year’s
Morehead Scholarship have been
chosen and will speak at Thur
sday night’s dinner at the
Pinehurst Hotel.
The Morehead Scholarship is
[resented annually by the John
Motley Morehead Foundation for
undergraduate study at the
University of North Carolina at
(Chapel HUl and is based solely on
merit, rather than on financial
need.
Moore County’s seven
nominees are Pinecrest Hi^
School’s Chalk Broughton, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Howard C.
Broughton of Southern Pines,
and Mary Ann Morrison,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H.
Maxwell Morrison, Jr., also of
Southern Pines.
From Union Pines are Beth
Barringer, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Barringer of (Car
thage. North Moore is sending
(Continned on Page 16-A)
Justice III
(Charlie “Choo (Choo” Justice,
All-American football player at
(Carolina in the forties, is in
Moore Memorial Hospital in
Pin^urst in the Waldrip In
tensive Care Unit suffering from
chest pains.
He had been expected to serve
as Grand Marshall for the
American V^ton Cup Grand
National Stock Car Race that day
for the N.C. Motor l^>eedway in
Rockii^am.
Justice, of Greensboro where
he runs an insurance agency, had
“a heart problem” said his
physician. Dr. H. Vann Austin
this momi^, “but had not had
an infarction (hept attack).”
Dr. Austin said his patient was
ambulatory.
SENATE RACE-Political
observers in Raleigh have placed
jthe “too close to call” label on
*the U.S. Senate race between
incumbent Republican Jesse
Helms and John Ingram, the
Democratic nominee.
There are indications,
however, that Ingram has been
gaining strength, with the fact
ttat Helms has raised more than
|6 million for his campaign
reacting against the Republican.
Ingram has raised about
$200,(X)0 for his campaign, most
of it coming from the State
Democratic party.
A veteran legislator said the
vote would be close in Pitt
0)unty, and another legislator
from Salisbury said Ingram
would carry Rowan (bounty.
GREEN"Lt. Gov. Jimmy
Green was at Sandhills Com
munity College this (Wed
nesday) moming to address
students and facidty at a cour
tyard gathering.
Green’s talk centered around
state inograms in education at
the public school and community
college levels.
HEFNER-Richard dark and
Bobby Griffin, co-chairman for
the Hefner for (ingress cam
paign, charged this week that
Hefiier’s oi^nent. Republican
Roger Aus^, made a false
statement when he was quoted in
(Continued on Page 11-A)
Nature Preserve Use Growing
Intenretive use of Weymouth
Woods Sandhills Nature
Preserve increased by 75.6
percent during the 1977-78 year.
The North (Carolina State Park
Service has adopted the term
“intenn'etive use” to cover the
variety of educational op
portunities available in the park
system.
The increase stems largely
firom the number of school
children reached during the
year, according to L.M. (jood-
win, superintendent-naturalist at
Weymouth Woods. It also in
cludes senior citizens’ clubs,
scouts, garden clubs, church
groups, bird clubs, and
recreation groups.
Most of these groups are fi'om
Moore County, but Goodwin
reports that many peojde travel
longer distances, con^ firinn
Fayetteville, Hi^ Point and
Greensboro. These are usually
conservation groups, such as the
Sierra Club, and university
classes, whose interest requires
a higher level of interpretation.
With the addition of Thomas
Howard, ranger^iaturalist, to
the staff last November, the
preserve has beoi able to extend
its interpretive service, Goodwin
eiqdain^.
Of the 11,837 persons who were
documented as visitors last year,
the naturalists had a ^ect
contact with 5,874.
Overall attendance of 11,837
represents an increase of 18.8
percent over the previous year
and is more than half the
maximum, or optimum, use of
the facility, Goodwin revealed.
The 7,072 persons who visited the
museum represent a 10 percent
increase over the in'evious year.
At Weymouth the emphaks is
placed on preservation and
education rather than on
recreational activities. The
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and throughout North C^arolina
will be invited to the $50 per
person luncheon, which is being
held to raise the remainder of the
funds necessary to purchase the
Boyd Estate from the Sandhills
College Foundation.
An extension of six months was
recently granted by the Foun
dation on the option to buy to the
(Continued on Page 16-A)
Fund Here
At 40%
Of Goal
A total of $50,000 toward the
goal of $125,000 was reported at a
United Fund luncheon held
Monday at the Sheraton Motor
Inn.
The report luncheon followed
the Fund Kickoff which was held
on October 16, the preceding
Monday, at the Sheraton. Both
meetings were weU attended
with representatives from the
business community, area
schools, hospitals, and various
other agencies present.
John Jackson, this year’s
Campaign Chairman, opened the
meeting by recognizing
campaign division leaders and
calling on each for a brief report.
Jean Capel, from the Public
Employes Division, reported
contributions of $1,750, with the
buHt of the money -coming from
St. Joseph Hospital. Other large
contributions were also reported
from the Penick Home and
Sandhills (Community College.
Ron Kirby, who is heading the
Industrial Division, called upon
representatives present at the
luncheon from area businesses to
(Continued on Page 16-A>
K Mart Opening
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will
be held to formally open the new
55,552 square feet K Mart
discount department store on US
15-501 between Southern Pines
and Aberdeen Thursday at 9 a.m.
Local officials and top
executives of the K Mart
Corporation will be present for
the event.
More than 70 Sandhills
residents are being employed at
the new store.
HALLOWEEN — This black cat has taken an
early Halloween vigil atop a Roseland chimney.
Halloween is next Tuesday and this cat is on the
lookout for ghosts and goblins and wandering
spirits.—(Photo by Glenn M. Sides).
Mayor Invited
To White House
Mayor Emanuel Douglass of
Southern Pines has been invited
by President Jinuny Carter to a
White House briefing today
(Wednesday).
The invitation reached Mayor
Douglass at Asheville where he
was attending the annual
meeting of the North C!arolina
League of Municipalities with
other members of the Southern
Pines Town Ck)uncil and town
officials
He left Asheville Tuesday
moming to drive to Washuigton
for the White House meeting.
The invitation from the
President said that Mayor
Douglass was being invited to
attend a briefing by “senior
advisors” which was to be
followed by lunch at the White
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Gain An Hour
Dayli^t Saving Time ends
Sunday when everyone regains
that hour lost in ^rU.
People who want to be on time
for Sunday school or golf dates
are advised to turn their
timepieces back one hour,
perhaps at bedtime Saturday
night. For example, if bedtime is
usually at 11 o’dock, simply
change clocks to 10. (Jthenn^
you’ll show up an hour early for
everything.
Brownson To Dedicate Hall
Brownson Memorial
Presbyterian Church will hold a
week-long celebration and
dedication of its new fellowship
hall beginning Monday, October
30.
(^irnax of the $525,000 hew
addition dedication will come the
following Sunday, November 5 at
the moming Worship Service and
a Mozart program of Vespers in
the evening. Dr. Kenneth Orr,
President of the Presbyterian
School of Christian Education in
Richmond, Va. will be guest
minister at the Nov. 5, 11 a.m.
service.
There will be hosts and
hostesses on hand each afternoon
during the week from 1 to 3
o’clock each afternoon to guide
visitors through the new
building. Dr. Harold E. Hyde,
pastor, has invited all members
of the community to take part in
the services.
A Hymn Sing in the new
fellowship hall, led by Dr.
Armond Kitto and Katiierine
Ewing, will be held Wednesday,
Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. The
congregation will sing hymns old
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DEDICATION SET — A weekend celebration will be held by Brownson
Memorial Presbyterian Church to commemorate the completion of the
new fellowship hall. The entire congregation will gather Sunday,
November 5 at Worship and Vesper Services dedicating the new
building.—(Photo by Dr. W. Harrell Johnson).