Index
Bouks, 2-B: Carthage News, 1-3-D;
Church News, 3-B; Classified Ads, 5-
15-D; Editorials, 1-B; Entertainment,
4-8-C; Obituaries, 14-A; Pinehurst
News, 1-3-C; Sandhills Scene, 2-9-A;
Sports, 9-12-C.
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VOL. 61, NO. 31
64 PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA 28387 WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1981
64 PAGES
PRICE 15 CENTS
II
Message
Budget
Thursday
How many millions will the
1981-82 county budget requests
total when the tabulating ends?
County Administrator Larry
Moubry said Monday that he and
Finance Officer Kai Nelson are
still adding up the revenues and
searching for new sources of
revenue before the Moore County
Board of Commissioners begins
its in-depth work sessions on the
new budget.
No new sources of revenue
have been found, although a gold
mine under the courthouse would
be a welcome change.
Moubry will present his budget
message Thur^ay at a special 4
p.m. meeting of the commis
sioners. The meeting will be
devoted entirely to the budget
message, and it is not expected
that action will be taken on any of
the budget requests.
Along with his message,
Moubry will present budget re
quests from the remaining
departments, agencies, and of
fices usually funded by the coun
ty. He will also present his
recommendations for each agen
cy, except the public schools and
Sandhills Community College.
As for the $5.9 million proposal
presented by the school board,
Moubry said he will “probably
show what it would cost to grant
the entire request and what it
would cost not to grant it. ” Other
wise he does not plan to make a
recommendation.
The school budget is the largest
single budget funded by the coun
ty.
Moubry said he will describe
Moore Has Good Record
With Court Case Loads
Moore County had one of the
highest rates of caseload disposi
tion in superior criminal court
last year in North Carolina.
The 1979-80 annual report of the
Administrative Office of the
Courts shows that 1,050 criminal
cases were disposed of in
superior court here. That figure
includes 676 felonies and 374
misdemeanors, the latter of
fenses appealed from district
court.
The report shows that Moore
County Superior Criminal Court
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disposed of 91.2 percent of the
felony cases and 92.8 percent of
the misdemeanors. The average
for the 20th Judicial District was
85.6 percent for felonies and 87
percent for misdemeanors, while
the average for the state was
lower: 77 percent for felonies and
78.6 percent for misdemeanors.
In addition to Moore, the 20th
District is composed of Anson,
Richmond, Stanly and Union
counties.
The aiuiual report reveals that
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the overall financial picture on
the 1980-81 budget. County
finances have been in a critical
state for about three months as
costs have exceeded appropria
tions and in some areas expected
revenues have fallen short of pro
jections. County officials are con-
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Robbery
Arrests
Are Made
Two Southern Pines teens were
arrested last Wednesday in
connection with an armed rob
bery at the Sheraton Inn and an
attempted armed robbery at
Fairview Motel earlier in May.
Johnny Lee Lyles, 17, of 959
Richards St., and Reginald
Anthony Morrison, 19, of 506
Shaw Avenue, were charged with
two counts each of armed rob
bery with a dangerous weapon
and were placed in jail pending a
$10,000 bond.
Southern Pines Police Det.
Gerald G^oway said Tuesday
that Lyles had been released on
bond, but that Morrison is still in
the county jail in Carthage.
The two men have been
charged with the robbery of a
man and his wife in their room at
the Sheraton Inn. Police reported
that the man heard a knock at the
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Lee Sees
More Cuts
In Budget
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SHAW HOUSE MAGNOLIAS — A
magnolia tree which shadows the Shaw
is now in full blossom. The oldest house in
Southern Pines, the Shaw House is owned by
huge
House
the Moore County Historical Association, which
operates a benefit tearoom there during the
winter months.—(Photo by Glenn M. Sides).
School Lunches May Go To $1.25
'.4.
INJURED IN ACCIDENT - Sgt. Marshall
Thompson of the Aberdeen Police Dept, attends
Kenneth Alyin Phinney, 22, of 725 N. Ridge St.,
who was injured and taken to Moore Memorial
Hospital by ambulance after being struck in the
side by a car driven by Margaret Weaver
Evans, 62, of 280 W. Connecticut Ave.—(Photo
by Glenn M. Sides)
Students may pay as much as
$1.25 for lunch next year,
because of an expected 44 per
cent cut in federal funds to the
school food service program,
Gail Smith, Moore County
Schools Food Service Director,
said Monday night.
Mrs. Smith told the Board of
Education that the expected cut
would mean a loss of $400,000 in
revenue to Moore County
Schools, meaning that paying
students will have to make up the
difference in lunch costs.
Elementary students now pay
65 cents for lunch, while high
school students pay 70 cents.
Mrs. Smith explained that all
the figures were part of a
“guessing game” school officials
are having to play, not knowing
what the cuts will be, but said
that the estimated cost for
lunches was based on having the
same number of free lunches
next year, which averages about
4,125 students eating lunch each
day.
Educed lunches could cost as
much as 60 cents based on the
same estimates of food costs and
expected revenue, Mrs. Smith
said. There are approximately
1,050 students receiving reduced
lunches every day.
Some of the county middle
schools have gone to a self-
service type of serving line at
lunch, Mrs. Smith said, which
has saved both money and food
waste. At Elise, Southern Pines
Middle and Aberdeen Middle
Carthage
Awaiting
Payment
Carthage Mayor W.M. Carter
Jr. said this week that there has
been no official notice from the
county that it will pay the re
mainder of $3,500 for garbage
pickup around the county
buildings from Jan. 1 to June 30.
Carter says, “All I know is
what I’ve heard where Mr.
Moubry has been quoted as hav
ing said the county would make
the payment.
“As far as we’re concerned
nothing has changed since the ac
tion by the town board last
week,” Carter said.
Al that regular meeting of the
town, board members voted
unanimously to institute court ac
tion against the county unless the
money is paid.
Dr. Charles Phillips chairman
of the Moore County Board of
Commissioners told The Pilot
Monday that the issue will be
discussed at the county commis
sioners’ meeting on June 1.
He also said that the issue has
never been before the commis
sioners.
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Schools, lunch employes have
experimented with a buffet-type
serving line, in which students
only take what they want.
The result is that fewer em
ployes are required on the ser
ving line, there is less food waste
and students still are offered the
“Type A” lunch which federal
law requires.
Mrs. Smith said food waste at
Elise School has been reduced to
about two number 10 cans per
day, compared to a fourth of a 30-
gallon garbage can wasted with
the regular serving system.
Another alternative to high
lunch prices would be to offer
children “smaller unit com
ponents,” meaning offer at a
lower price a sandwich and piece
of fruit, or other similar
packages.
Superintendent R.E. Lee said
it was “shocking news that we
might have to double lunch
prices next year. We want to
serve the most inexpensive meal
we can serve, and still offer
nutritious meals, but we’re
charged with not spending more
than we take in.”
The budget cuts would mean
that the usual supplement
covering the cost of paying
students’ lunches would be
eliminated, thus the reason for
the increased price.
“If we charge more, it’s going
to cut down on participation,”
Lee said. “I question how many
will eat at that price.”
School Board Sued
Parents of a young boy killed
after leaving a sdiool bus last
fall are suing the school board
and the state for $50,000 in a
surprise action reported by Lee
Monday night.
Randy Shaver, 10, died in
Moore Memorial Hospital in
November following the ac-
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BY LIZ HUSKEY
The Moore County schools
budget will probably be cut
significantly. Superintendent
R.E. Lee said Friday, but he said
he was going to leave it to the
county commissioners and the
Aberdeen
To Keep
Tax Rate
If the Aberdeen Town Board of
Commissioners adopts the $1
million budget tentatively ap
proved Monday night, the
municipality will retain its pre
sent 75-cent tax rate for another
year.
The board did give approval to
increases in the water and sewer
rates, to go into effect July 1.
At the special meeting Monday
night the board voted to hold the
legally required budget public
hearing on June 29 at 7:30 p.m. in
town hall. In the meantime copies
of the proposed budget will be
avaUable for inspection in town
haU.
State law requires a 30-day in
spection period prior to the of
ficial adoption of the budget.
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Register Of Deeds Asks
Funds For Old Records
Mrs. Dana Dies At 78;
Fimeral Held On Monday
Mrs. Louise Popham Dana, 78,
of 148 Longleaf Road, Southern
Pines, died suddenly at her home
on Wednesday, May 20. She
and her late husband, Paul Dana,
were residents of Pinehurst until
his death in 1962. They both
for many years were very active
in the civic and cultural life of the
community.
Mrs. Dana served as Secretary
of the Board of Directors of
Moore Memorial Hdspital as
successor to her husband from
1962 to 1980, at which time
she was designated an honorary
member of the Board. In
addition, she was a founder and
former President of the Moore
Memorial Hospital Woman’s
Auxiliary.
During World War II she
organized and served as
Chairman of the Moore County
Red Cross Volunteer Services. At
the time of her death she was a
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Mrs. Paul Dana
THE
PILOT LIGHT
REDISTRICTING-- Neither
Republicans nor Democrats here
are pleased with the latest
proposal in regard to reshaping
the Eighth Congressional
District.
Last week in Raleigh a
legislative committee was given
a proposal which would place
Iredell County b the Eighth and
move Anson and Union to the
Ninth District.
Democrat Bill Hefner now
holds the Eighth District seat in
Congress and Republican James
Martin represents the Ninth.
Iredell in the Ninth has a heavy
Republican vote, while Anson
and Union are heavily
Democratic.
As it now stands the Eighth is
close to the perfect number in
population. It does border on
other districts which are out of
line, however.
LOCAL BELLS-Rep. James
Craven has introduced a bill in
the current session of the
Legislature to increase the
membership on the Moore
County ABC Board from three to
five.
There have been few local bills
introduced at this session, but
one of them calling for a revision
in the Southern Pines charter,
introduced in the Sei .te, has
been ratified.
ARTS AWARDS-Moore
County received one of the
smallest allocations in the state
when the N.C. Arts (buncil
recently awarded ^15,130 in
grants.
Moore got a total of $400-$200
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Requests from the register of
deeds and Sandhills (Dommunity
Action Program were presented
Friday morning when a hearing
on federal revenue sharing funds
was held in the old courtroom in
Carthage.
Moore County officials expect
to receive $602,280 in revenue
sharing for the 1981-62 fiscal
year.
(bounty Administrator Larry
Moubry and Finance Officer Kai
Nelson conducted the hearing for
the Moore County Board of Com
missioners.
Register of Deeds Grier
Gilmore repeated a request for
approximately $78,000 to extend
data processing to the old index
and to re-create old deed books.
At an earlier meeting Mrs.
Gilmore said she was not in
cluding these needs in her
regular budget request for 1981-82
but would ask for funds from
revenue sharing.
Data processing has been pro-
Council
For Roads
Planned
Governor Jim Hunt has signed
an executive order creating a
County Transportation Efficien
cy (Council in Moore County and
each of North Carolina’s 100
counties.
Under the executive order, the
councils “will examine the work
program, policies, methods and
operations of each Department of
Transportation county
maintenance unit” and “make
recommendations to the Gover
nor and the Board of Transporta
tion on improving efficiency and
productivity in those units.”
Each council will have five to
10 members appointed by the
Governor, as well as an ex-officio
member of the Board of
Transportation serving with
them.
In announcing his order
establishing the councils last
week. Governor Hunt said, “this
will give citizens someone to go to
when they have complaints about
a maintenance crew wasting
time, or not doing a thorough job,
or whatever it may be.”
He added, “I would particular-
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vided for the index since 1978. She
wants to add the index for the
years 1974-77, which would pro
vide data processing coverage
for the latest and most significant
period of growth in the county.
Mrs. Gilmore explained that
data processing would simplify
the work of attorneys and the
public in general, everyone using
the index. She noted that
everything must be indexed, ac- C
cording to grantor and grantee,
and everything must be grouped
people to decide which areas to
cut.
Even operating at the same
level as last year, with no new
programs added, is going to re
quire an increase of at least 10
percent, Lee said.
The cost of utilities, school roof
repairs and teachers salaries
have all been increased in the
proposed budget presented to the
commissioners last Monday. All
these increases would be
required to maintain the school
program as is. “It won’t take the
same dollars to stand still,” Lee
said.
A 44 percent budget increase
has been requested.
Also proposed in the schools’
budget are salaries for seven new
health and physical education
teachers, two cultural arts posi
tions and four media assistants,
the latter of which are required
for evaluation by the Southern
Association of Colleges and
Schools.
The board has also recom
mended that $31,000 be ap
propriated to begin gradually
replacing the revenue generated
by required student fees, which
bring in an average of $93,000 per
year, so that in three years
students will not be required to
pay fees.
Lee said he expects that the
conunissioners will reject this
and the new physical education
and media assistant positions,
but said he does not think they
are unreasonable requests.
“A lot of times I put things in
the budget that if I were levying
the taxes, I wouldn’t include,” he
said. “But I want the people and
the board of commissioners to
decide what they want. I want
them to be the ones responsible
for saying no.”
He said he had promised the
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Fire Tax
together. Data processing makes
the index easier to follow but does
not necessarily lessen the work
load of her staff.
Re-creation of the old deed
books would be an act of
historical preservation, since
some of these books will soon be
100 years old. The oldest dates to
1889. The registrar said the
threads in these volumes are
breaking, causing damage to the
books and making it difficult to
preserve and to Use them.
If the deed books can be
repaired in this fashion, they
would be re-created in half-size
books, making them easier to
handle and fitting better into the
available shelving.
Pat Brown, .equal opportunity
officer for SCAP, asked for
assistance in developing com-
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Are Aired
Problems with tax collection
for Moore County’s 13 fire service
districts were explained last
week to the county board of com
missioners.
Complaints about the collection
and use of this tax money were
aired as questions were asked
about such things as non
payment by some citizens and the
investment of the money which is
collected.
County Administrator Larry
Moubry pointed out that the coun
ty does not charge a fee for col
lecting these taxes but does keep
interest collected on funds in
vested prior to payment directly
to departments.
“It’s quite a problem to collect
the money, and we feel we
deserve to keep any interest col-
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AVENUE OF FLAGS — The colors mark
Memorial Day as the VFW and Auxiliary
present a program at Mount Hope Cemetery.