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) MOORE COUNTTS LEADING NEWSWEEKLY ■VEJIEd J. EM/ A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding VOL. 29. NO. 12. Aberdeen U/dc. . PILOT FIRST IN NEWS, CIRCULATION & ADVERTISING of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina Southern Pines, North Canrfina, Friday. February 21, 1941. FIVE CENTS 21 YOUTHS FROM COUNTY ORDERED TO REPORT FEB. 25 I^ft Board Issues Call Mails Out 95 More Questionnaires and EIGHT VOLUNTEERS TO GO This is Horse Show Day in Southern Pines Twenty-one more young men of Moore county will be inducted Into the military service of the United States under the Selective Service Act this month. They have been called to re port to the Moore County Draft Board at Carthage at 9:45 o’clock the morning of Tuesday, February 25th, whence they will go to Fort Bragg for induction. In the group are eight registrants who have volunteered, that they may start their year of training at this tlm'e. The volunteers include Joseph An gus Matthews and Harry Wellington Chatfleld of Southern Pines, Lee Howie, Jr., of Pinebluff, Donnie Lee Sanders of Eagle Springs, Char les Scott Russell of Aberdeen, Gil bert Clark of Jackson Springs, Odell Cleveland Cagle of Carthage! and Frank F. Mclnnis, transferred to Moore county from Gastonia. The other inductees are Frank Sellar GiUi,s. Quinton Roosevelt, Batchelor, Alex Lean Monroe and, Woodrow Wilson McDonald of Aber.' deen, William Daniel McGill of Vass, Walter Sherman Harris. Luke l^za- i-us Marlon, Jr. and Paul Iverson Ca<i- dell of Carthage, James Richard Vickery of West End, Ruby White Kelly of Eagle Springs, William Carey Turnley of Cameron, W'alter Willian’.son of Steeds and Garvin Me- Neill of Hemp. Questionnaires for 9.'> The 6751h milit.'iry service question naire was maik'd to Moore county youths by the Draft Borrd on Febru ary ISlh. Nlntty-five of the form.^ were sent out to draftees throughout the county, and the following in the Aberdeen-Pinehurst - Southern Pines sector were among the recipients; Aboiaeen — Cicero Davis, Henry Claude Yow, Willie Higgins, Leroy Watkins, Carl Lee Pariah, Gaston Holmes, Lewis Carolyn Stubbs. Pinehurst—Howard Tolbert John Akers Oglesby, Sandy Clark Gordon, Charlie Pleasants Talbert, Herbert Walter Gould, James Ransom. Southern Pines — Charles Vestes Johnson, Wiliam Carl McDonald, Jamea Shanklin. Len Frank Cole, Claude Blue, Wilbur Pearson Whit lock. Lakeview—Atlas Bums Eastwood. Manley—Melvin Dowdy, Ray Mor ris Bobbitt. Addor—Leroy Clybom. Pinebluff—John Frank Brown. Voss—Hughie EUvls Black, Clyde Pace McMillan. James Leonard Hart, Walter Johnson, James Franklin Causey, Murphy Buie. 2nd Annual Horse Show Attracts Leading Stables From North and South 22 ENTRIES FOR BIG BRUSH RACE HERE MARCH 15 James Boyd, Guest Star on Radio Program, Discusses Civil War Order of Events Fifteen Classes on Projfram for Annua! Southern Pines Horse Show Croatan Steeplechase Attracts Horses From LeadinEr Stables in America PARKING SPACES GOING Jonathan Daniels To Speak Here March 4 Author of “A Southerner Dis covers the South” To Address Civic Club and Guests An announcement that should be of interest to a great many persons in the Sandhills was made this week by Misa Florence Campbell, presi dent of the Southern Pines Civic Club. For some time Miss Campbell has been endeavoring to have Jona than Daniels, editor of the Raleigh News & Observer and author of “A Southerner Discovers the South” and "A Southerner Discovers New Eng land,” to the Sandhills for an ad dress. Word came from Mr. Daniels this week that he would be able to speak before the Civic Club and its guests on Tuesday evening, March 4 th. The meeting will be thrown open to the public that aU so desiring may hear the not*d author and editor that night. Miss Calhpbell said. Mr. Daniels has not announced his sub ject. Twenty-two horses from the lead ing stable.s in America have been en- trrod in the Croatan Steeplecha.so sccond race on the caiil of the sev enth annual meeting of the Sandhills Stcpplechjisc and Racing A.ssociation to be held on Saturday, Murclt l.")th on the llarbcr F^atate course, midway between Pinehurst and .Southorn I’i.nrs. Till' entries closid on Febni- ;ary l.'ith for this two-mile event for non.winners over brush. 0>\ik»i-s must name their horses on or before March St!i. I Kntries were received from the [following, Hccorjing to Riclinid Wal- I lach, raring secretary of the local as- ' pociation: I F. Ambrose Clark, Old Westbury, |L. I., three; George H. Bostwlck, Ai- ! ken, S. C. John Hay Whitney Man- : hasset. L. I., and Mrs. F. Ambrose I Clark, two each; Richard K. Mellon, I Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mrs. Esther DuPont I Weir, Wilmington, Del.; Rokeby Sta- |bles (Paul Mellon), Pittsburgh; Al- jvln Untermyer, New York; Mont- i pelier Stables, (Mrs. Marion DuPont I Scott). Montpelier, Va.; Fay Ingalls, Hot Springs, Va.; Pietro Crespl, Charlotte N. C.; H. D. Clark, Cam. den, S. C.; Louis E. Stoddard, Jr., Aiken, S. C.; Kenneth B. Schley, Peapack N. J.; A. A. Baldwin, Whlte- polnt, Va.; G. Cecil Tuke, Hot Springs, Va.; W. B. Ruthrauff, New York each entering one horse. Entries for the other events on the five-card program here close on March 5th, and with the purses up ped to $3,600 this year, a record number of starters are expected. The first race on the card Is a one and one half mile hurdle event for three- year olds and upward; third race, the Sandhill Challenge Cup, on which Paul Mellon has two legs, Mrs. Eva S. Spillman, whose Postman Home won last year, one leg—three miles over the timber course; fourth race, Yadkin Steeplechase, two miles over brush for four-year olds and upwards, and fifth race, one mile on the flat for the Randolph Memorial Cup, put up last year by Mrs. P. S. P. Ran. dolph of Pinehurst and New York In memory of her last husband. It was announced at the office of the Steeplechase association In Dr. T I. Neal's veterinary hospital, be- I side the race course, yesterday that the demand for parking spaces In India To N. C. Paul Peiton, Jr., Merchant •Marine, Makes Kee Line For Home State Paul P. Pclton, Jr., couldn't have hit closer to home than he did last week when his ship put in at Wll. ■mington, N. C., the first port of (all aftor leaving India. The young Eout’ipin Pinc.s man, son of Attor ney and Mrs. Peiton, wont to In dia Inst .September as n member of the American Merihanl Marine. Mr. nni Mr.’?. Pclton and their d.nightrr Isabel niotoreil ovor to Wilmington last Friilay to wol- (•nnio tlio tiavc lcr. Hi; wa.s un:ible to return to «<rjthorn Pines with them, his ship .''oing on the Savan nah and from there to Ne-.v Or- !onn.'^ Paul expects to be inductid into military service next month for his yoar's training. 3rd Concert in Librafy Series on Monday Night Talented Members of U. N. C. Faculty To Present Program of Varied Music Next week, Monday February 24th, the third concert sponsored by the Southern Pines Library Association v.'ill take place. The artists are Wil liam Klenz and Wilton Mason. Both of these musicians come to South ern Pines from the faculty of the Un iversity at Chapel Hill and both are of unquestioned authority In his field. Mr, Klenz is considered to be one of the best of the younger cellist. He was chosen by Stokowski from a large group of applicants to go with ^he National Youth Orchestra on the South American tour. This organiza tion, made up of talented young mu sicians from all over the country, toured South America under the guidance of Mr. Stokowski who said that he considered them a remarkable fine group of players. Mr. Mason Is a graduate of Julliard School in New York which with the Curtis Insti tute In Philadelphia ranks as the loading American conservatories of music. These two artists will present a pi-ogram of varied music, both mod. ern and classical. The first group. Local Author Appears With Edi-j tor of Atlantic Monthly on ' W. .1. Z. liroadcast James Boyd, probably Southern 1 Pines' most versatile citizen, tried his hand—wo .should say his voice—atj something new this week, and provod j as adept as he has at writing novels, hunting foxos, and singing "Casey' Jones," and considerably more so than at the sport of tennis. j The author of "Drums," “Marching On" and other historical novels went; on the nir of NP,C's Bhio Network at; 10:30 1 ui'siiny night from WJZ in New York, as guest star of tlie Ed- A-anLs Weok.s hour, aii,i lie auFl Mr. A’v'i ks, who i.s editor of the Atlantii- uiii.h!;,’, dj.st'u.'.sod 'The Norfii and, o : ;’ith." H(> v. a.i iriti'oduced by i Mr. Weeks as “one of the bi'st hlBtor- cal novelists this country has pro- luccd." •»ir. Boyd called the Civil \tar "a onfiict of niora'. ideas," statirig that 'he North was fighting for “freedoui or all under a strong goverhment, the South for local independence." t was his opinion that they both lost: the North its ideals for a gen eration, the South its art of living. He paid tribute to both sides for their bravery and generosity. Men of he same blood, both sides respected each other, and he cited Instances of he deeper feeling existing between he enemies in several fascinating inecdotes. Mr. Weeks asked Mr. Boyd to read a section from the closing hapter of his Civil War book, "Marching On,” which he did beau- Mfully. The editor of the Atlantic Monthly stated that the best novels of the Civil War had been written by South erners, and listed at the top “None ^hall Look Back,” “Gone With the Wind,” "As Bugles Blow No More,” and "Marching On.” On the other "land the best Civil War poetry has been done by Northerners, the out standing example being Stephen Vincent's Benet’s “John Brown’s 3ody.” This was Mr. Boyd’s first broad cast. His voice was excellent. There was no indication of the “mike fright” which overcomes so many ■studio Initiates. As Mr. Boyd is head ing a group of noted writers In a se ries of plays to combat antl-Amerl- '■nnlsm, soon to be started by NBC over a nationwide hookup, his ex. perience on Tuesday night w’lll stand The order of classes at today's Southern Pines Horse Show will be as follows: Morning Class No. 10, Children under 17, 9:30; Class No. 1, Green Hiyiters, 10:00; Class No. 11, Children un der 12. 10:20; Class No. 5, Light weight Hunters, 10:40; Class No. 12, Open Jumping, 11:00; Class No. 3, Working Hunters, 11:30. Buffet Luncheon at the Club House starting at 12:30. Dunes Club orchestra. $1.00 per person. Afternoon Class No. 6, Middle and Heavy weight Hunters. 2:00; Class No. 14, Handy Jumpers, 2:20; Class No. 4, Ladies’ Hunters, 2:40; Class 13, Jumper Sweepstake, 3:00; Class No. lA, Suitable to become Hunt- oi-s, 3:30; Cla.ss No. 2, Thorough bred t.vpe Hunters, 3:i50; Class No. 9, Hunter Hacks, 4:10; Class 8, Moore County Hound.s Champion ship Trophy, 4:30; Class No. 7. Hunt Teams., 5:00. Entries About Equally Divided From Above and Below Ma son Dixon Line AT COUNTRY CLUB TODAY SEES FORT BRAGG AS GREAT ASSET !ESAJ The North will vie with the South for the covet ;d trophies and ribbons 1 the second annual Southern Pines Horse Show today, Friday at the Southern Kneg Country Club, with close to 100 horses entered In the 15 classes on the morning and after- noon card. The entries are about ■qually divided above and below the Mason and Dixon line, with many of the country’s leading stables repre. scnted here. Prominent Southern exhibitors in clude Mrs. George Watts Hill of Durham, who will show some of the hunters which have won blue rib bons for her in the National Show in Madison Square Garden; Mrs. Fay Ingalls Mrs. G. Kenneth Ellis and Miss Kathleen Tuke of Hot Springs, Vir ginia; J. North Fletcher of Warren- ton, Virginia and Camden, S. C; Pietro Crespl of Charlotte; Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Mo.ss of Durham, who have entered six hunters from their Milc-Away Stables; E. G. Bagley of Kenbridge, Virginia; Ernest Mahler of Tryon; Miss Nancy Boyd, daught er of James Boyd, the author, of Sou. them Pines; W. J. Stratton's Ston,y- brook .Stables, Southern Pine^, and Moyd Tate's Pinehur.*>t Stables. t Fitted against these will be lead. ''g hunters and jumpers fv irn the ■'forth, entered by Kine.st T White of Syrac\i.=e. N. V,; Mr. and Mrs. Sid ney .Stevens Gilberfg G!endli\i Kta- hlfs. New Vorlc City; Mi,', and Mrs. T). W. Winkelman of Syracii.se, N. V . who have their stables here this , ■.'.inter: Hugh Sicard of New York cessful debut may easily lend to another chapter in his career of vei satallty. INTERNAL REVENUE MAN TO BE HERE FEBRUARY 25 played by Mr. Klenz, Includes “Ada , . , , , , „ . „ . , 1. I him in good stead. In fact, his suc- <^lo” by Bach, selections by Debussy, | , , . m.. . _j Couperin and Boccherini. Mr. Mason follows on the program with one of the le.ss familiar preludes of Rach maninoff, very beautiful In Its tonal the Membership Enclo.sure greatly ex- ' quality and masterful rhythm. In ceeded expectations and was well H’ls group, he Includes preludes of: nhead of the same date a year ago. ] Chopin and two selections by Span- por the convenience of those who ish composers. .♦are required by law to file Federal Music lovers in the Sandhills haveIncome Tax returns, a Deputy Col- been looking forward to this visit of the artists from Chapel Hill. The program is such as to suit all taste and the attendance is expected to be large. Inasmuch as the arrangements for seating have been improved for both the holders of Series tickets and those who wOl be paying the single admiusion of 91.00. Its .\l^ractions Will Be Broad I cas* Throuirhoiit Country * Bv Visiting Officers I and Mrs, William J. Kon- I Tho Sandhills can make its prox- Boston, Mas.s., wUh four en- I imity to Fort Bragg a tremendous hunter aaid jumper i a.s.sot, in the opinion of Col. Law. Magruder Dent of j ronco L. Simpson, construction offi- (■'•’•^•'■’’■'’Ich, Conn., Miss Marie Mc- i cer at the post, who addressed the ^'^'1^“''' ®f New York, Louis Scheip- Sandhills Klwanis Club on Wednes- Lawrence, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. iay. With 1,958 officers there now A- Dunn of Syx^cu.se, N. Y., and and 1,000 more due by June, South- rn Pines, Aberdeen and Pinehurst are logical residential communities for large numbers of these, and log ical shopping centers. And their spreading of the news of the attrac tions of the Sandhills throughout the entire country has untold possibili ties for our future, the colonel says. Speaking of the direct benefit “you can’t turn loose $4,000,000 a month In the neighborhood without a goodly share of ti reaching you in one form or another,” he said. “But you should meet us half way by mak ing the Sandhills section more ac- ce.'i.sible. We need a good paved high way between the post and Southern Pines,” he said. The Sandhills Klwan is Club has been working on this for some time and hopes for success in the near future. Col. Simpson spoke in high pialse of thl.s community and of Its pros, nects for the future, and believes the spreading of the gospel of the indhllls through the many Armyj -ifficers and their families who will become acquainted with It In the next few years will help the cause along. Of particular interest to his listeners w'as his statement that Fort Bragg was being built as a perma-! nent Army base, that he looked for from 25,000 to 35,000 men and of fers here for many years to come. Ho gave interesting statistics of the costs of building the post Into the , ' '' third largest city In North Carolina. The number of these spaces, along the finish line, is limited, and there Is every prospect that this year the demand will exceed the supply, ac cording to Mr, Wallach. Thirteen tables were in play at the regular weekly bridge party spon sored by The Thistle Oub, held at the Southern Pines Country Club last Saturday. lector of Internal Revenue will be at the Southern Pines pos(offlce on Feb. ruary 25th to assist taxpayers in preparing their returns. No charge will be made for this service. The matter of filing income tax returns should be given immediate attention. In order to avoid penalty and inter est. Horse .Show Luncheon Miss Deborah Rood of Wilmington, Del., and Jack Prestage of Water, town, Conn., will do the judging. The first class will be called at 9:30 Fri day morning, and the afternoon ses. session, which will follow a Horse Show luncheon at the Country Club, is scheduled for 2:00 o’clock. The program includes classes for children in horsemanship, for green hunters, lightweight hunters, work ing hunters, middle and heavyweight hunters, ladies' hunters, horses suit able to become hunters thoroughbred type hunters, hunter hacks and hunt teams, with a trophy presented by I James and Jackson Boyd, joint mas ters of the Moore County Hounds, for the championship; also classes for open jumpers, handy jumpers and a jumper sweepstakes. The hunter classes will be run over the pictures que course outside the show ring. Parking spaces have been in great demand for the show, and there is every indication that the event will be one of the highlights of the win ter season here. The committee In charge, of which Nelson C. Hyde is chairman, compjises Howard F, Bums, secretary, Mrs. Eugene C. Stevens. Mrs. Almet Jenki, Mrs. I George W. Johnston, Miss Ellen Vale, Miss Susan Fuller, Willllam J. J. Fred Stlmson, Louis Cecil Tuke, Ernest I. White and Ralph K. Trix. SECX)ND BENEFIT BRIDGE j BV 4AYCEES TUESDAY NIGHT i YOU CAN GET AND SEND MAIL I ON W.-ISHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY Tho second benefit bridge of the | season under the auspircs of tht: With the exception of the money Southern Pines Junior Chamber of ( order and postal sairings windows, the Commerce will be held next Tuesday 1 Southern Pines postoffice will remain night at the Dvic CMub, beginning open tomorrow, Saturday, Washing- promptly at 8:00 o’clock. All pro ceeds of this party go to the Jay- Cee-sponsored Boy Scout Troop No. 73. ton’s Birthday, until 12:00 noon. You '.vill be able to receive your mall as usual, send it out as usual, Postmaa- ter Buchan announces.