FIBST m NEWS, CIRCULATION ft ADVERTISING *¥*XTX? 1 JrXJE!/ A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding VOL. 20, M). 2 9PRINO* 9PRINOS PIMSa ASHI-Sy PILOT MOORE COUNTY’S LEADING NEWS-WEEKLY Southern Pines and Aberdeen. North Carolina, Friday, December 8, 1939 UBRARYIMVITES PUBLIC TO HOUSE WARMING MONDAY New Building; To Be Formally Presented To the People of Southern Pines RECEPTION FROM 4 TO 7 The new Southern Pines Library will have its "house warming' next Monday, and residents of and visi tors to the Sandhills are invited to join in the informal dedication of this valued community asset. There will be open house for one and all, ex cept that due to lack of space, chil dren 16 and under are asked to post pone their visit to a later date. The new Library building, on West Broad street was opened in Septem ber, but its "warming'” was post poned until a number of persons de^)- ly interested in the institution had returned for the winter. At a recent meeting of the board, next Monday, December 11th was set as the date for the public reception. The doors will be open from 4:00 until 7:00 p. m., during which time the officers, trustees and librarian will welcome the guests and show them about. “This is their library and all the people are invited/ one trustee told The Pilot yesterday. “It is ouly be cause we fear the building would not hold all of us that we are limiting the invitation for Monday to grown ups, but we are planning a party exclusively for the younger people lated on.” There will be no fixed program for the "house warming” but the president of the board, the Rev. F. Craighill Brown, is expected to say a few words of welcome to the guests and to formally titf-n the building over to the people of South ern Pines. Refreshments will be serv ed dufing the hours of the recep tion. Exhibits Planned This will be the first of a number of events planned for the new li brary this winter. In addition to the childrens gathering, a party for members of the Library Association is scheduled for an early date. Also during the season a series of exhibi. tions will be^ held in the building, ex hibits of etchings, of autographs, of porcelain, of prints, possibly of per iod furniture, and other interesting collections. In addition to Mr. Brown, the fol lowing are the officers and members of the Board of Trustees of the Li brary Association; President, the RevT F. Cviighill Brown; let Vice-President, A- B- Yeomans; 2nd vice-president, Miss Ruth Burr Sanborn; 3rd vice-pres ident, Miss Birdilia Bair; secretary. Mrs. James B. Swett; treasurer, Mrs. J. K. Walker. Trustees, Miss Laura Kelsey, Mrs. E. Levis Prizer, Mrs. W. C. Mudgett, Philip J. Weaver, E. C. Stevens, Mrs. j. H. Towne, Almet Jenks, Mrs. James Boyd, W D Matthews, Mrs. J. B. Riddle, Mrs. N. !>. Hodgkins, Mrs. George Jenks. Occupation of Stevens Building Is Completed by Jack’s Grill Restaurant And E. C. Setvens Office Now Located In New Quarters * — YEOMANS IS ARCHITECT When O. R. Conrad threw wide the doors of his new restaurant this past| week, it signalized the complete' opening of the Steven Building, an! attractive new edifice on West Broad ^ Sleet, Southern Pines, on the site of the old Nick Rapatas building. ■ The new building which also houses the E. C. Stevens real estate office, i has an antique brick front, with a' slate gable roof. It is an authentic Williamsburg reproduction. Plans were drawn by Alfred B. Yeomans of Southern Pines. j Work was started on the building; last August and finished a little more than a month ago, when the Stevens' office opened. The Broad street front age is 35 feet^ the depth 65 feet. Mr. j Stevens office occupies a space 14' by 26 feet, while Jack’s Grill fronts 16 feet on Broad street and the bal ance of the building. Rotary Club Holds Amateur Show Tonight W. Duncan Matthews to Act As Thinly Disi^uised Major Bowfis In simulation of Major Bowes’ fa mous radio amateur program, the Southern Pines Rotary Club will bring a show of local talent to the stage of Southern Pines high school this evening, Friday at ^:00 o’clock in order to raise money for Christ mas for the needy of the community. With W. Duncan Matthews as a thinly disguised version of the pop ular Major, the show will be produc ed in almost exact replica of a radio program—the stage set as a broad casting station with genuine mic rophones, control roorns^ sound busi ness and so forth. Leading a cast of talented ama teurs will be little Miss Aris Mirz- nahoff of Southern Pines and Wash ington^ D. C., who has been auditioned to do several novelty dance numbers of Rusfilan origin. Eight-year-old Jack Stancil, a guitar and mandolin virtuso, is also billed on the program. Other listed features are comprised of Buster and Elmer Doyle's guitar and vocal ensemble, the three Hurley Boys and Lloya Wooley, Jr., in a guitar and accordian arrangement oldfashioned country fiddling by that oldtime exemplar of the art. Arch Yarboro, a vocal duet by the Misses Bertha and Emily Fowler, and sev eral out-of-town semi-professionals. E. H. Lorenson will act as Ptation announcer, while James Simons will make-believe in the control engi neer’s cubbyhole. This show is the first of a possible annual affair spon sored by the Rotary Club to raise funds for its yearly Christmas bas kets. Watch That Fire! Hunters, Fishermen, Smokers Caused 30 Percent of For est Fires Last Year TAX LISTING HERE MOVED FORWARD TO JANUARY 1ST of the Sandhill Terri torjr* ^V^rth Carolina W XX FIVE CENTS With the hunting season now in full sway, and fire conditions bad in the forests, hunters can help great ly to prevent forest fires if they will exercise care and caution while in the woods, it is pointed out bj As sistant State Forester W. G. McCor. mick, in charge of forest fire con trol for the Qepartntjent of-Conser vation and Development. Approximately 30 per ccnt of all the forest fires last year were caused by hunters, fishermen and smokers, McCormick pointed out. The loss from forest fires in North Carolina last year was approximately $470,- 000. "Nothing will help us keep down the number of forest fires in North Car olina as much as the 'ooperation of the hunters and fishermen,” McCor mick said. There is not a hunter in North Carolina who would deliberate ly start a forest fire or who does not know the damage fires do to game as well as to trees. But many fail to realize that carelessness in throwing away cigarettes, cigars, matches or even pipe ashes may start large forest fires and frequent ly do. Improperly extinguished camp fires also cause many forest fires. "If the hunters will just try to be more careful in di.scarding cig- arettos, cigars and mRtff^iU and il- ways make sure th^t all sparks have been extinguished before they are thrown away, they can prevent scores of fires and the burning of hundreds of acres of forest lands. I feel sure the hunters will cooper ate with us along these lines." Change Made By Last Legisla- ture Goes In Effect.—Pay ment Date Unchanged LIST TAKERS APPOINTED The following list taker.? for Moore county were named Monday when the County Commissioners met in regular session: S. C. Riddle, Car thage township; B. Deaton Bensa- lem; C. C. Williams, Sheffield; L. B. Ritter, Ritter; George Wilcox. Deep 'River; J. W. Cameron, Green wood; Mrs. D. J. Blue, McNeill; J. T. Harrington, Sandhill; C. F. Leavitt, Mineral Springs. Miss Maida Jenkins was appointed tax supervisor. Attention is called to the change of time for listing, which will begin January 1st instead of April 1st as heretofore. This change was mad | by the 1939 Legislature. This will not affect the date of payment. Tax, es will become due the first of Oc tober and the County Commissioners will sit as a Board of Equalization and Review.' in June as has been the custom. The change in time of listing brings North Carolina's time in line with that of adjoining states and will be an improvement in a num ber of ways, it is thought. Merchants will have their first-of-the-year in ventory figures at hand and farmers will not be in the midst of their spring-planting as they are in April. Editor Carl G >erc» ,* Former Governor Ehringhaus Honor Guests at Kiwanis Reunion A Guest of Honor / J C. B. EHRINGHAUS Seaboard Starts New Speed Service Dec. 15 Orange Blossom Specials for Both Florida Coasts To Be Diesel-Equipped CIVIC CLUB MEETING TODAY; DANCE TONIGHT There wil be a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Civic Club of Southern Pines at the club house at ten oclock this morning, but no program will be held, due to the ac tivities of all other clubs. The regular Friday night dance at the Civic Club will be held tonight. Music will be furnished by a four- piece orchestra. Next Friday afternoon, December 15 at three o'clock, Miss Florence Swan will talk on India- with cos tumes and curios of the country. J.AY t^.E ANNUAI. MEETING POSTPONED TO DECEMBER IS Women’s Auxiliary Elects Mrs. McKelway Succeeds Mrs. Dana As Chair man; Assumes Office N^t Meeting The Women's Auxiliary of| the Moore County Hospital held its monthly meeting Wednesday, Decem ber 6. The following officers were elected to assume office at the next meeting in January. Mrs. A. J. Mc Kelway, as Chairman, will succeed Mrs. Paul Dana who will act on the board in an advisory capacity; Mrs. Buf-t Hunt^ who as 1st Vice Chair man will succeed Mrs. J. H. Andrews; Mrs. Frank McCluer, Jr., succeeding Mrs. Edward Keating as 2nd Vice- Chairman; The new treasurer will be Mrs. M. G. Nichols, succeeding Mrs. S. Donald Sherrerd. Mrs. Paul C. Butler was reelected as secretary ABERDEEN TOBACCO SALES HIT 4,800,000 POUNDS Due to the ilness of Jay-Cee Pres ident Grantham, the annual meeting' of the Junior Chamber scheduled for Wednesday night, December 6 has been moved ahead one week, to Wednesday, December 13. The pro gram will be unchanged, except for the date. I Producers' tobacco sales on the j Aberdeen market to date have gonej over 4,800,000 pounds, it has been announced. Including "resales" more than 5,000,000 pounds have been sold during the season. The Aberdeen market will close for the season next Friday, December 15. Paul C. Butler Named New Head of Jay-Cees Paul C. Butler, vice-president and state director this year, was elected president of the Southern Pines Ju nior Chamber of Commerce at the election held in connection with the regular meeting of the Jay-Cees on Monday night. Mr. Butler succeeds M. F. Grantham, who has served in this capacity for the jpast year. Mr. Grantham was re-elected to the Board of Directors of the club and was then elected Treasurer for the coming term. Other officers elected were Emmett Golden, first Vice-President, B. C. Doyle, second Vice-President, and T. A. Millar Secretary. N^w members of the Board of Dfrtctora are Walter Murray and Paul Da.vl«, Jr. The new officers will t)e presented to the club at the annual meeting of th*» nrganizatl jn, to be held at the Pine Ts'ef‘».”e.o on December 13. They ..i! take offi'’e on January 1. Mid Pines Will Open For 19th Season Today Beginning their 14th yr.ar of ser vice from New York to both coasts and central Florida, the Orange Blos- son Specials of the Seaboard Railway, leave New York December 15 for their maiden trip of 1939. For the first tlmci t!**- V/yei C<>asl section which serves the west coast of Flor ida and the Mid-South, has tlie Die- sel-elec'^'ic power. The giant diesels were first placed on the East coast section last December I,*). New running times of 26 )iours, 16 minutes from New York to Mia mi and 31 hours, five minutes from Boston to Miami are announced for the East Coast Orange Blossom Special. This crack train is an all- sleeping car limited with tightlock couplers, rubber draft gear and dia phragm suspension for improvement j of riding qualities and elimination of noise. There are to be 16 cars on ^ this train, including a club-recrea tion, two dining. 12 sleeping car ser-j vice is provided between Boston and Miami tri-weekly December 16 to 30th inclusive, with daily service go ing into effect January 1. Thiough ^ service between New York and Miami is to be had daily starting December 15. I Al.so an all-electric train, the West J Coast Orange Blossom Special, will j make the Boston-New York St. Pe tersburg run one hour and 30 minu tes faster than last seasonf The run- ning time from New York to this west coast Florida vacation center is 25 hours and 30 minutes. All of the cars of this sleeping car and coach train are equipped like the twin train, the East Coast Orange Blossom Special. Through sleeping car service will be given between Boston New York, Sarasota, Venice, South Boca Grande. The Boston ser vice first is to be had tri-weekly December 16th to the 30th, daily ef fective January 1. The Seaboard now has three great all electric train:! out of New York for the south, the pioneer streamlin er, the new dally Sliver Meteor and the East and the West Coast Orange Blosom Specials. It is the only rall- load serving Florida and the mid south wiCh such equipment. Annual Banquet To Be Held I Next Tuesday Nigt at the Mid-Pines award BUILDERS’S CUP Carl Goerch, editor of The State Jnagazine, will be the principal speaker next Tuesday night on the occasion of the annual Ladies Night of the Sandhills Kiwanis Club. The banquet will be held in the Mid Pines Club, starting at seven o’clock. In addition to Elditor Goerch, for mer governor J. c. B. Ehringhaus will be a guest of honor and respond to a toast. During the evening the Kiwanis Builder's Cup, awarded annually to some resident of Moore County ad- judgea to have performed some out standing service to the community, will be presented. The utmost secrecy as to the recipient is maintained by the committee of judges up to the time of the presentation speech, and there is wide speculation as to this year's honoree. This award, in the past, has been made to the follow ing: John R. McQueen^ Leonard Tufts, S. B. Chapin, Bion H. Butler, P. Frank Buchan, Dr. H. E. BowTnan and Paul Dana During dinner on Tuesday night music for dancing will be furnished by the Dunes Club orchestra Goerch Popular S|>eaker Mr. Goerch Is one of the best- known and most popular after-dinner speakers in North Carolina, and vdll talk in lighter vein to the Kiwanians, alumni and their ladies. His subject has not been announced but doesn’t matter. F’ormer Governoi Ehringhaus Is another "top” as a speaker, so that the upwards of 150 expected at the dinner have a rare evening In store for them. The Sandhills Kiwanis Club was founded as the Kiwanis Club of Aber deen in 1922 and its annual reunion banquet has come to be one of the highlights of the winter season in the Sandhills. All former members, with their ladies, are invited, in ad dition to the active membership. Kowe Is President The present president of the club, which embraces the entire county In membership and service, is J. Vance Rowe of Aberdeen. Herbert F. Seaw- ell. Sr., of Carthage, is vice-president^ R. F. Tarlton, treasurer, ’’nd Nelson C. Hyde, secretary. At its recent annual meeting, John Howarth of Southern Pines was elected president for 1940. with Pres ton T. Kel.sey vice-president and Mr. Tarlton again trea.surer. The Mid Pinea Club under thi man-1 agement of John Fitzgerald will open for ilneteenGi winter season | today with a conference of the Nat- j ional Policy committee of Washington, | D. C. The opening will mark Mr. I Fitzgo) aid's fourteenth consecutive j season at the managerial desk. The program tentatively is sched uled to begin at 8 p. m. with a gen eral discussion of the South’s place in the nation, und^'the chairman ship of Judge Blanton, P'ortBon. Saturday's progvtinii '