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MOORE COUNTY’S
LEADING
NEWS-WEEKLV
THE
VOL. 30. NO. 16.
A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
Aberdeen
CARTHA06
SPfllHOS
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FIRST IN NEWS,
C IRCULATION &
ERTISING
of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Southern Pines, North Carolina, Friday, March 28, 1941.
Pinehurst
FIVE CENTS
W. P. A. TO LIST ALL
DESnUNG TO SERVE
IF NEEDED BY U. S.
Plans ReKistratinn for Voluntary
Community Worli Under Na
tional Defense Program
FLAMES SWEEP
WIDE TERRITORY
NEAR WEST END
New Pilot Building on Pennsylvania Avenue
Huildin^s in Path Extending
From Near Pinehurst Burn
ed.—Village Threatened
BY “SKILLS AN'l) ABILITIES” INTENTIONALLY KJNITED?
All those who have felt, as they,
have watched the boys in the selec
tive service age cheerfully lay aside
their tasl<s to respond to their coun-|
try's call, that they, too, would like
to be of use in case" of a national
emergency, but have thought that
there was no place in the defense
plan for persons unable to shoulder a
gun or pilot a ’plane, should begin
taking stock of their skills and abili-!
ties for there will be a place where
they can serve.
Registration for voluntary com-
munity seivice as a part of the Na
tional Defense Program will be car
ried on in Moore county late in A[iril.
This action is being taken at the sug
gestion of the county WPA Advisory
Board, arid all who are willing to
contribute their services if and when
they are needed will be asked to reg
ister, Principals anj teachers of the
schools in the various communities
will have charge of the registration.
As registrations carried on by cer
tain groups including the American
Legion and mcinbers of the nursing
profession have made available val
uable information as to the resources
from which the country could draw
if the need arose, so this registration
will give information in a broader
way as to those who are fitted for
■erving In various capacities in their
own communities. ,
The usual information in regard to
family and educational attainments
will be asked for, and in addition the
registration card will provide space
for listing “Skills and Abilities” as
follows:
CLERICAL: Bookkeeper, cashier,
file clerk, office clerk, office machin
ist, receptionist stenographer, typist,
other.
AGRICULTURAL: Animals can.
ning, crops, flowers, fruit, poultry,
vegetables other.
DOMESTIC, PERSONAL: Cook,
boarding house, hairdresser, home
maker, hostess, hotel, general house
work, laundress, manicurist practical
nurse, restaurant stewardess, •wait
ress, other.
INDUSTRIAL: Dressmaker, floor-
lady, laboratory technlcfan^ milliner,
skilled operator, unskilled operator,
other.
TRADE: Buyer insurance, real es
tate, saleswoman, shopper, store
manager, other.
TRANSPORT. COMMUNICA
TION: Bicycle, driver auto, driver
bus, driver truck, fly 'plane, mechan
ic motorcycle, signaling, switchboard,
telegraphy, other.
PROFESSIONAL: Actress, artist,
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.Tohn McCrininion and his fire
fighting forces had one of tJio worst
foit'Ht and gr.iss firos to contoml
with in sevoiai years ovor the past
week-end, a fire which gives every
tvidence of having boon intentional
ly started I’olico authorities are in
vestigating and are .said to have scv-
er.-il suspects under surveillance.
The fire burned over n wide ex
panse of land between the Verner Z.
Reed estate outside of Pinehurst and
West Kitd. Several buildings in the
path of the flames were destroyed.
The village of West End was threat
ened and called upon the Pinehurst
Fire Department for aid. The Manice
Orchard was also threatened but Mc-
Crimmon's forces were able to divert
it at this point. The property of J.
Hawley Poole, Moore county’s repre
sentative In the State Legislature and
one of the leading farmers in the
county, was partially burned over,
Mr. McCrimmon told The Pilot that
the evidence showed the'fire was set
in five different places He was forc
ed to call on the CCC camp at Hoff
man for aid in the fight. The fire
raged fr'^m #:00 o’clock Saturday
morning until about 2:00 o’clock on
Monday morning.
FM. EXPECTED TO
INSPECT FT. BRAGfi
POST ON MONDAY
100-MILE RIDE
APRIL 8,9,10 TO
HAVE 50 ENTRIES
(treat Interest in First Event of
Its Kind To Re Held
in South
‘‘Tom” Kelley Injured
When Cars Collide
67 Entires For Races
at Camden Saturday
Many From Sandhills To See
Carolina Cup Event.—Winner
Here Is Favorite
From 40 to 50 entries are expected
in the 100-mlle ride, first event of its
kind in the Soutn, to be put on in
Southern Pines on April 8th, 9th and
lOth, The courses have been laid out
over huntnig country through the
Sandhills section, and the contest
ants will ride 40 miles over one
course on the first day, 40 miles over
With 67 entries, including many of
the top-flight steeplechasers of Amer- , u- .*u
j I ^ *1, f^roicfh an I another on the second, fmishmg with
ica and EJngland the twelfth an- , .... ,•
, ^ 1- will r„n ‘20 miles over a third lay-out the fm-
nual Carohna Cup races will be run , •' ^
_ , , , . all day. Prizes of $200 have been
over the famous Springdale course m , J ^ u , n,
j c ^ ^ Oof,...Ho,, posted, apportioned between the first
Camden, S. C.. tomorrow, Saturday i * '
’ . j f four horses, and there will be a sil-
afteinoon. A large crowd from the , ,
^ troliiar) of IItt nn nndi-
,, , . , u„ 1 fTv.a ver tray valued at $50 as an addi
Sandhills plans to be on hand. The | •' ..
Carolina Cup, three-mile timber test
Rushed To Hospdtal Followingr
Accident at Indiana Ave. and
Country Club Drive
Thomas A. Kelly of Indiana ave
nue, Southern Pines, was seriously
injured in an automobile accident
near his home last Monday evening.
A car driven by his daughter Hazel
.in'fl with Mrs. Kelley also a passen
ger, was struck by a car driven by
James R. Monroe with Steve Darby
a p&ssenger, at the comer of Indiana
avenue and tJountry Club Drive about
6:45 oclock.
Mr. Kelley was taken in Clark’s
ambulance to the Mooi^ County Hos
pital where he failed to regain con
sciousness until 4:00 o’clock the next
morning. Monroe and Darby were
carried to the hospital in the Powell
ambulance and given first aid, their
injuries proving of a minor nature.
Though they had very narrow
escapes, Mrs. Kelley and Hazel Wisre
uninjured. Mr. Kelley suffered from
head cuts and abrasions. His condi*
tion is reported as satisfactory.
and feature event on the afternoon
card of six races, will sec nine tim
ber toppers go to the post.
Favorites in this great race will be
William G. Jones’ Killmalock, Mrs.
Laurens M. Hamilton's Longitude,
and Rustic Romance and Memory
Lane 2nd, a pair of fine jumpers
which will be flying the silks of Paul
Mellon’s Rokeby Stables. Killmalock
gets first choice in the butting by rea
son of his win in the Sandhills Chal
lenge Cup on Maix:h 15th in which he
crossed the tape some four or five
lengths in front of Memory Lane, 2nd.
Theother Rokeby entry. Rustic Ro
mance. went into this particular race
a favorite, but tossed his rider only
three Jumps fron\ the finish, just as
he was beginning to make his bid.
Music Mountain, another Hamilton
entry, placed fourth in the Challenge
cop and will go Into the cup race
carrying top weight of 157 pounds.
Killmalock will carry 155, giving up
six pounds to Longitude and Memory
Lane, 2nd. which will both go In at
149. Rustic Romane will carry 152.
seven pounds less than he was asked
to take at Southern Pines, while the
favored Killmalock Is picking up ten
pounds.
Horses will go to the post for the
first race promptly at 2 p. m.
HARRISBURG POLO FOUR
TO PLAY HERE SUNDAY
The Harrisburg Polo Club of Har
risburg, Pa., will play Pinehurst Sun
day afternoon on No. 3 field. This is
Harrisburg’s first appearance in the
South.
The Keystone State four will line,
up with Max Hemp at 1; Glenn Smith
at 2; Lester Welzel at 3, and Roy
Eshelman at defense.
Pinehurst will go into the fray
with, Eklgar Taylor, B. R. Brown, A.
H. Eller Jr., and Stanley Taylor,
tional aw'ard for the winner.
"The afternoon before the ride the
horses will be gone over by a vet
erinarian and judged as to fitness.
Each will be required to carry a min
imum weight of 170 pounds. Seven
hours are to be allowed for the 40
miles of the first two days, three
ane one-half for the final 20 miles.
Hoises are judged fiSch night upon
tbelr return to stable, for fitness,
weight, etc.
A number of entries have already
been received. Army officers at Fort
Bragg are interests in the event and
several horses from the post are ex
pected. Fred Wilmshurst of Rumson,
N. J., will be one of the judges, and
two other prominent horsemen have
been invited to join him.
Radio Movin’ Day
Mast Station-s To Come in At
New Locations.—Expect
lietter Reception
A major irnprovemcnt in broad
casting begins everywhere in the
United States tomorrow', March
20. At that time most stations will
come in at new locations on your
radio set.
This shift is called Reallocation,
The governments of the United
States, Canada, Mexico, Cuba,
and Haiti have been planning it for
over three years. It will bring bet
ter reception of programs and
eliminate interference from sta
tions broadcasting outside the
United States.
If your set has push button tun
ing have the push buttons reset by
your serviceman. Use manual tun-
nig until he comes.
President To Stop Off On Way
(o \\ a.shinjrton from Fishing
Trip, Is Report
ri'INKHARV NOT KNOWN
President Roo.sevelt is expci ti‘d to
v'sit Fort Hr.igg and in.«poct the en-
hiigod military post next Monday,
fif'ioi-dinp to woni from Fay< tteville,
and if the time of his arrival is given
ndvanio puhlicfty, a large delegation
from the Sandhills 'vill motor over
to catch a glimpse ot the Chief Exe
cutive. He plans to stop off on his
way back to Washington from his
fishing trip in the Oulf of Mexico,
What time he will arrive, what his
plans are, and how long he will re
main was not known at Fayetteville
when The Pilot went to press. In ad
dition to htS '^isit to the huge Army
i encampment, Fayetteville is hoping
■ to be able to arrange for the Presi-
I dent to make a brief talk there elth-
' er upon his arrival or when he de-
I parts,
i Secret Service men are in Fayette-
■ viile now looking ovf» the scene and
I preparing for Mr. Roosevelt’s arrival.
! There is a pSssibility that Mrs.
i Roosevelt will meet him at Fort
Bragg and return w!th him to Wash-
ITS FIFTH HOME -
100 Hear of Fine Work
In Maternal Welfare
Near High Falls
: Dr. Oren Moore of Charlotte is
; Speaker at Impressive
' Annual Meeting
PILOT TO MOVE
TO NEW BUILDING,
PINE MASKERS TO
PRESENT PRIZE
WINNING COMEDY
Orpheus Club Four
Sing Here on Saturday
Last of Southern Pines Library’s
Concert Series Presents
Philadelphians
The Southern Pines Library holds
the last of its series of concerts to
morrow, Saturday night. The artists
are the quartet from the Orpheus
Club, amateur male cfioiois of Phila
delphia, Pa. It is expected that the
concert will be in lighter vein than
the others of the series. The program
comprises Sea Chouteys, Spirituals,
Folk Songs among them the lovely
18th century English, “Shall X Wast
ing in Despair.”
Though, the artists are not profes
sional singers their voice are fine and
are well trained; their execution has
been highly praised. They are top-
ranking amateurs, singing for the
love of It and bringing to th^lr songs
a freshness and exuberance not often
attained on the professional concert
stage. The concert commences at
8:30 p. m. Admission SJ.OO to those
who do not hole? i&ries tickets.
Southern Pines To See Play
Which Qualified Local School
For State Finals
The Pine Maskers, under the direc
tion of Mrs. A, L. Ellis, will present
‘‘The Happy Journey,’ a one-act com
edy by Thornton Wilder next Mon
day evening at 8:15 in Southern Pines
High School auditorium. The play is
the state tournament entry with
which the local d;amatlcs group won
the district tournament at Flora
Macdonald College, Red Springs in
last week’s competition with Albe
marle, Laurinburg and Fayetteville.
Winning this dirtrict tournament en
titles the Pine Maskers to compete in
the State finals at Chapel Hill on
Tuesday, April 1st.
“The Happy Journey” Is Mr, Wild
er at his best. The scene Is the typi
cal American family In preparation
for an automobile trip, the much en
joyed journey, and the highly antic
ipated arrival. The dialogue is clever
and heart warming. It is expected
that the cast will repeat the fast
moving, sparkling performance they
gave in Red Spilngs.
The personnel of the play is as
follows; The stage manager, Kellogg
Stebbins; Ma Kirby, Peggy Pierce;
j Arthur. Joe' Swett; Caroline, Mary
jGrey; Pa (Elmer) Kirby, James Ross;
Beulah, Alice Eddy.
The Pine Maskers will be assisted
In the program by Miss Selma Ste
gall's Glee Club and the High School
band under the direction of Edward
S'tirewalt The Glee Club will offer
ri ‘nr turn iMigr ftvt)
Will Occupy Structure Erected
By J. I). Arey on W'est Penn
sylvania Avenue
“The old ark’s a moverin'l"
The Pilot lifts anchor this week
and with a hard to starb’d sails west
on Penn.sylvania avenue to its new
anchorage, the building recently com
pleted by J. D. Arey and occupied
for the past few months by the Curb
Market.
This week's issue is the last to be
produced in the building on East
Broad street. We'll miss the old
place, but the owners have other
plans for it. If we don't drop the lino
type machine or the big press as we j
cross the railroad tracks this after- !
noon or tomorrow, w’e'll turn out
next week's edition from our hand- j
some new plant, come sec us. j
The new Pilot Building will be our |
fifth home, our third in Southern ;
Pines. We started out in a building '
erected for us by the late A. Camer- j
on in Vass. A dozen years ago we [
moved to a new building In Aber-1
deen erected by Gichner and John- j
son and now occupied by Keith’s Dry
Cleaners. When we first came to
Southern Pines we spent a couple of
months in the Jteffner home of the
Sandhill Citizen, right next' door to
where we are now “a moverin'.” T'uen
we went Into the building we’re just
leaving.
The new biillding is Ideal for a
newspaper and job printing plant.
We’ll be a little while getting set
tled, but when we do, watch our
smoke I
Duke Allots $5,936 to
Moore County Hospital
Endowment Trustees Appro
priate $1,023,346 for Hospitals
and Orphanages
Trustees of the Duke Endowment,
at their meeting Tuesday in New
York, appropriated $1,023,346 for 122
hospitals anj 42 orphans homes In the
Carollnas on the basis of their char
ity work in 1940. Of this amount,
$896,439 went to hospitals, $126,907
to orphanages.
Moore County Hospital was allot-
ed $5,936, representing one dollar per
day for charity patients during the
past year.
The Southern Pines Library realiz
ed in the neighborhood of $100 from
the third twjnual Southern Pines Hun
ter Trials, held last Saturday after
noon on the Scott Farm on Youngs
Road. The affair was a great suc
cess from all standpoints, and the
new course won the approval of con
testants and spectators alike.
I In the attractive stone-walled room
of the Carfnage Community House
' there assembled on Tue.sday after-
; noon nearly 100 people to attend the
annual meeting of the Moore County
Maternal Welfare Committee.
' The meeting opened with a prayer
I delivered by Dr. T. A. Cheatham of
j the Pinehurst Village Chapel and
j then preceeded to the address of Mrs.
! Wilbur H. Currie of Carthage, chair
man of the Moore County Maternal
j Welfare Committee. Mrs. Currie wel-
I corned the audience as' the largest
I ever to attend the yearly meeting, and
commended especially to their atten
tion the excellent work done for the
organization by the committee chair
man. These lead^i-s in maternal wel
fare work head the committees of the
nine prenatal clinics established in
tile county. They are the mainstajrs
of the work and to their support and
cooperation the committees owes the
greatest appreciation. Mrs. Currie
asked the committee chairman to
stand while they were introduced to
the audience. Those present were
Mrs A. P. Thompson of Pinehurst,
Mrs. Maurice of Eagle Springs, Mrs.
Frank W. McCluer of Southern Pines,
Mrs. Davis ot W)est End, Mrs. Mc-
Kelthen of Cameron. Miss Candace
Street of Glendon, Mrs. M. M. Chap
pell of Vass, Mrs. W. P. Schumaker,
Mrs. Ben Owen of Steeds.
Further reports included that of
the treasurer, Mrs. Talbot Johnson;
of the chairman of Adult Education,
Mrs J. L. McGraw; of the chairman
of the Bassinet committee, Mrs. Alec
Blue. Then followed the most inter
esting report of the day; that of Mrs.
Edith Baines Harris, nurse-midwife
in charge of maternal welfare work
in the county. The figures In this re
port while remarkable In ‘hemselves
give the barest idea of .he work
w'hlch lies behind them. Besides or-
gaifizing the nine clinics In the coun
ty Mrs. Harris travels from one end
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HIGH SCHOOL G1.£E CLUB
SINGS IN STATE FESTIV AL
The Southern Pines High School
Glee Club is singing In the State Fes
tival at rmrham today, offering Its
mixed chorus, a tri.o and several solos.
The festival is sponsored by Duke
University and will be held in the
Woman’s College.
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