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A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 20. NO. 24.
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Southern Pines, North Carolina, r dav. !\l«v l<i. l‘>41.
fiRAND JURY GETS
CURRIE ASSAULT
CASE ON MONDAY
Land Use Permission For Huge
Army Maneuvers Is Sought Here
Alleged Attack on Mrs. Blyth To
Be Heard as Superior
Court Convenes
JUDGE NETTI.ES PRESIDING
The criminal assaull case against
Davia Currie of Pinehurst will come
before the Grand Jury at Carthage
next Monday upon the opening of the
criminal term of Superior Court, with
Judge Zeb V. Nettles presiding. Cur-
iie IS accused of assaulting Mrs. Ruby
A. Blyth of Southern Pines follow
ing an evening in a dance hall on
the outskirts of town. Arrested with
him as aiding and abetting in the
crime was a Mohawk Indian, Jack
Clench, whose case will also be con
sidered by the Grand Jury.
Mrs. Blyth, allegedly brutally at
tacked in woods along the old Pine-
hurst-Southern Pines road the night
of April 19th, has been in the Moore
County Hospital much of the time
<<ince as a result of her injuries. Cur
rie miet her at the dance hall, offered
to drive her home but instead, it is
alleged, drove out the road toward
Pinehurst, accompanied by the In
dian. Mrs. Blyth stubbornly resisted
tie attack. A number of Southern
Pines witnesses have been summoned
to appear before the Grand Jury Mon
day, among them Mrs. A. Montesanti
and Miss Theresa Montesanti, who
passed by the scene of the assault
and reported it to the police, the ar-
B. E. Beasley, CarthaKe School
Head, Named Civilian Director
For Moore County
B. E. Beasley, principal of Carthage
School, this week was appointed by
Governor Broughton civilian director
for Moore county for the Army ma
neuvers to take place here this Kail.
Captain John R. Galbraith of Fort
Bragg was named as the Army offi
cer to assist in-obtHining the consent
cf landowners for the troops to make
use of their propeity. The maneu
vers, greatest in the history of the
Army, will cover an area extending
irom Fort Bragg to Fort Jackson,
S. C.
Larjidowners of this section are
urged to cooperate with Mr. Beas
ley, and he will appoint a number of
key men throughout the county to
assist him in obtaining their con.
•sent. He explained to The Pilot this
week that battalion repair squads
\vould follow the maneuvers to re
pair all damage to property tliat is
of a repairable nature. If crops are'
destroyed, he said, they will be paid(
for by the government at a fair
price. An officer will remain here
for some time after the maneavers
to adjust claims. It is contemplat
ed that lands where exressi\e dam
age might be done by troops passing
over them will be posted as off lim
its and not used in the maneuvers.
The deadline for the consent of all
landowners is June 15th, Mr. Beas
ley said. Signatures for the use of
land will be accepted at Ttio Pilot
jffi'^e or letters of consent may be
rests of Currie and Clench resulting.
On the trial docket for Monday, sent to B. E. Beasley at C.irt’iage
among others, is the ’postponed
James Homer case resulting from the
automoUU accident in which th« Mi
lam brothers lost their lives aeveral
years ago, and the Preston Blue and
Wade Mitchell manslaughter case the
outcome of a fatal automobile acci
dent near Hemp some time ago.
Davis Currie is also on the trial
docket for Tuesday on an assault
charge. Court will run through
Thursday.
Files Suit for $15,000
For Death of Husband
There will be no maneuvers in cities
and villages. Soldiers will not be al
lowed to. ^ieat in any way hom«a,
barns, outbuildings, and orchards
and gardens will not be bothered
This rule will be strictly enforced.
It is also of particular interest that
blank ammunition alone will be used.
Directors were named for the var-
.'ous counties upon the recnmmenOa-
tion of the county farm agents, chair
men of boards of county commission,
crs and commanders of ,\ merican Le
gion posts.
400,000 Trofl|>s Knga|(e«l
Some 125,000 military machines and
Widow of Jesse Bracy Claims 400,000 men will be used in the m^n-
Neffligence on Part of
Telephone Co.
Carrie Bracey, of West Southern
Pines, adminixtratrix of the estate of
Jesse Bracy, has started suit in Moore
county Superior Court to recover of
the Central Carolina Telephone Com
pany $15,000 damages for the death
of her husband, who died April 5,
1941 following injuries which she al
leges were received through the neg
ligent acts of the defendant.
Bracy according to the allegations,
was injured when he and three other
colored men were attempting to un
load a roll of Underground cable
weighing 3,540 pounds from a railroad
in car Southern Pines to the truck
of F*rank Viall, and died two hours
later in the Moore County Hospital.
The plaintiff alleges that the dS"-
fendant was negligent in that he em
ployed someone without proper equip
ment for the work, failed to engage
a sufficient force for the hazardous
job and failed to place an experienced
foreman there to direct the work
ers.
puvers, the preparations for which gi-
gantc For instance, the clearing of
roads for night maneuvers; the pre
paring of roads and bridges for the
heavy army machines, and their re
pairs after it’s all over; the wiring of
the entire section for telephone ser-
\ice, a job which falls heavily upon
Ihe Central Carolina Telephone Com
pany here; the handling of the pub
lic to insure a minimum of discom
fort. especially at night when it will
be essential that the opposing armies
travel in complete darkness, guided
only by airplane spotters overhead.
Knollwood Airport will be one of the
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Auditorium Packed
For Music Festival
KICD CROSS HKADQUARTEBS
MOVE TO BANK BUIUlfNO
Headquarters for the Southern
Pines branch of the Red Cross were
moved this week to the former shop
of Miss Catherine Pierson in the Cit
izens Bank Building," where two
floors will be used, the first, floor for
knitting, the basemnet as a produc
tion room.
With the largest quota in history
to face, more workers are vitally
needed and women who can’t knit or
sew are urged to report at the i*ew
quarters today. Friday. Mrs. George
London has succeeded Mrs. Jane
Towne in charge of the knitting.
Pupils of Southern Pines Gram
mar Grades Please in
Song Recital
BANK CIA>SED Tl’l'^SUAY
The Citizens Bank & Trust Com
pany, Southern Pines, will be closed
all day next Tuesday. May
Mecklenburg Day.
20th.
The Southern Pines School auditor
ium was januned to capacity last
’Thursday night for the annual Music
Festival presented by the various
grades of the grammar school, aided
and abetted by the School Band and
Glee clubs. Each grade, from the first
to and including the seventh, sang a
group of songs, and to single out the
peiformance of any one group would
be fatal to this reviewer. They were
all good. The band, conducted by E!. N.
Stirewalt, showed how far it had
progressed in its brief career, play
ing five numbers well.
A trio comprising Georgianna Rog
ers, Dana Utley and Irene Olive, scor-
--d a hit with two numbers, while the
Spring Chorus of Miss Rogers, Carol
Thomas, Irene McCain, Irene Olive,
Norris Hodgkins, Lloyd and Philip
Woolley were equally effective in their
two numbers. The Glee Club, assist
ed by the Sixth grade, ,sang a group
of five songs which showed the ef
fectiveness of their tutelage by Miss
Selma Stegall, the school's musical
director. ,
Warning!
Ordinance Givinf? Right of
Way To Firemen To Be
Rijfidly Enforced
The public’s attention is again
called to the Town Ordinance gov
erning the fire department and
firemen having the right-of-way
over the streets to and from fires.
The matter has become so serious
that it has been called to the atten-
ion of the Town Board of Commis
sioners, who point out not only the
janger of cars driving too closely
to the equipment, but the delay of
fire trucks or the firemen result
ing in the loss of property. As a
result of complaints on the part of
the firemen of this danger and de
lay, the Mayor warns that this or
dinance, which carries with it a
$50.00 fine, is to be rigidly enforc
ed.
The co-operation of the public is
requested in an effort to help the
volunteer department, which is giv
ing its time as a service to the
citizens of the town.
EXPECT 100 HERE
FOR ANNUAL J. C.
GOLF TOURNEY
NEW MAYOR AND
BOARD SWORN IN.
RE-ELECT BURNS
0'Calla{y:han Appointed Mayor
Pro-Tem, Mrs. Tiljgrhman
Tax Collector
of the Sandhill North Carolina
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FIVE CENTS
CLOSE ONE GOLF COURSE
Championship of State Organ
ization To Be Settled at
S. P. Country Club
Jay-Cee* from all over the state will
invade the Southern Pines Country
Club this week-end for the playing
of their third annual golf tourna
ment for the championship of the
North Carolina Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
More than 50 golfers have already
notified tournament chairman “Buck”
Tarlton of their entries and a total
field of more than 100 is probable if
the weather is good.
This event, starting from scratch
two year's ago, has grown nearly as
fast as the Junior Chamber of Com
merce movement. The idea originated
in the brain of ex-Jay-Cee President
Roy Grinnell, who .swears that is is
only a coincidence that he is golf pro
fessional at the Southern Pines club,
over which course the event has been
staged cach year of its existence, with
the Southern Pines Jay-Cees acting as
host club.
Attiactive trophies will be award
ed the winning golfers of this 36-hole
event in both low gross and low net
classes. A team plaque for the best
four scores (g^oss) from any one
club will also be presented. On the
lighter side a prize for the winner
(?) of high gross and trophies for
the putting contest for wives and
"dates” of Jay-Cees present are on
hand.
A buffet supper will follow com
pletion of play on Sunday after
noon, at which time the trophies will
be awarded by J. D. Arey, Jr.
Southern Pine.s’ new Mayor and
Board of Commissioners went to
work this week, following the special
meeting of last Thursday when they
were sworn in, W. Duncan Matthews
as Mayor, L. V. O’Callaghan, E. C.
Stevens, H. J. Betterley, R. K. Tarl
ton and M. F. Grantham as commis
sioners. Howard F. Burns was re
elected town clerk and treasurer, po
sitions he has held continuously since
October, 1925.
Mr. O'Callaghan has been appoint
ed Mayor pro tem to act during any
absence of Mayor MatThews.
At the first regular meeting held
at the Town Office Wednesday even
ing the hours of the Tax Collector
A ere changed to include from 9:00
a. m. to 11:00 a. m. in the morning
and from 1:00 p. m. to 4:00 p. m. in
the afternoon. It was pointed out
that the change of hours would be
of more convenience to the citizens
of the Town. Mrs. J. H. Tilghman
wag reappointed Tax Collector for
the ensuing term -of the new board.
T’le board ordered that the 18-
hole, No. 1 course at the Southern
Pines Country Club be kept open un
til June 1st and that the nine-hole
course be kept open after that date
for the Summer play in order that
the big course might be put in con
dition for next season’s play.
SL Anthony's Catholic Church
was ordered relieved of taxes of
$30.12 on certain lots due to the
fact that this property is used en
tirely as a playground for activities
in connection with the church.
The commissioners designated the
fecond Wednesday of each month as
their regular meeting night, at
which time they will be glad for any
of the citizens of the Town, who
may care to do so, to attend these
meetings.
200 Scouts Take Part
in Camporee at Sanford
Moore County Well Represented
With Pinehurst Panthers
High Scorers
BOTARV, 1,000 STRONG
AT PINIMUBST NEXT WEEK
Twenty-nine patrols and two Sen
ior Scout units participated in the re
cent Lee County Camporee held May
9, 10 and 11th in Sanford, N. C. More
than 200 Scouts fi'om Orange, Chat
ham, Harniett, Moore, Franklin and
Lee counties spent three days camp
ing in the wooded area near the Muni
cipal Playground. Neill A. Cole,
Camporee Chief, stated that lie was
well pleased with the turnout and
thought this the best Camporee ever
held in the county. Leo County Scout
officials as well as business men aided
in making the event a success. Among
Mayor Pro Tem
rWELFTH GRADE
ADDED TO COURSE
IN SCHOOL HERE
Effective This Fall, Superintend
ent Weaver Announces, But
Optional for Present
GRADIILATION PROGRAM
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A twelfth grade will be added to
the curriculum of Southern Pines
High School this Fall, Superintendent
of Schools Philip J. Weaver announc
ed yesterday. The decision was ar.
rived at at a meeting of the South-
i em Pines School Board.
The last session of the General As-
jsembly authorized the addition of
twelfth grades starting with the
school year 1942-43, but the board
here is stealing a year’s march on this
' program in order to get the grade
I well established by that time. It will
'be done wtihout additional teachors
or increased cost, Mr. Weaver said,
through the shifting about of certain
teachers. The course in the new grade
will consist of Advanced Mathemat
ics, Advanced English, Physics, and
' Problems in American Democracy.
The present Seventh grade of the
local school will be the first class to
receive grade diplomas upon gnidua-
tion, but the course will be optional
All angles of '’Union Now,’ -the |graduating prior to that
conception of Clarence Streit for certificates for the extra
federation of democracies strong ^ill be given such
enough to insure peace throughout
“UNION NOW” TO
BE DISCUSSED AT
MEETING TONIGHT
Prominent Local Citizens To Ex
plain Streit Plan at
Civic Club
the world, will be discussed tonig’ht,
Friday, at an open meeting in the
classes. This year’s Seniors may, for
example, return next Fall for anoth
er school year, adding a course com-
Southern Pines Civic Club, sponsor- Parable with Freshman courses in
pd by the local chapter of Federal colleges.
Union, Inc. The meeting, to which the employment age seems to
one and all are invited, with no ad- ^ pretty settled at 18, ’ Mr. Weaver
mission charge, is scheduled to start
at 7:30 o'clock.
Prominent amonjp the speakers on
the program are James Boyd, au
thor, just returned from New York j
where he served for several weeks
as director of the series of patriotic
Radio broadcasts produced by "The
Free Company;” Capt. Alan Innes-
Taylor, former Canadian flier and
with .\dmiral Byrd on two expedi
tions to the South Pole; A. C. Daw
son, of the High School faculty; Mrs.
Ernest Ives, who spent several years
in Ireland where hei- husband was
U. S. Consul in Belfast; Mrs. Mal
colm Kemp of Pinebluff, and Al
fred B. Yeomans of Southern Pines,
The Rev. F. Craighill Brown, presi
dent of the local chapter, will pre
side.
Largest Peach Crop
Since ’31 in Prospect
Production of 81 Percent More
Than Last Year Indicated
For North Carolina
The largest peach crop since 1931
is now in prospect for North Caro
lina. Based on conditions as of May jjj.
said, “this Added school year will
take up the gap for those students
now graduating at 17, as so many
do, and will further equip them eith
er for their business careers, or
I greatly aid them if they are going to
enter college.''
It is understood that the Pinehurst
School is considering similar action
to that taken here. Aberdeen already
has twelve grades.
Graduation Exercises
Graduation exercises of the Senior
class of the Southern Pines High
School begin Sunday evening, June
1st. At this time Dr. Cntii.lvs C. Weav
er , district superintendent of the
Winston-Salem Methodist churches,
will deliver the commencement ser
mon at the Church of Wide Fellow
ship. Dr. Weaver, a graduate of Trin
ity College in Durham, and for ten
years the president of Emory-Henry
College in Virginia, has delivered
many commencement sermons
throughout the state, but this will be
the first time Southern Pines High
School has had the opportunity of
hearing him.
On the evening of June 3rd, Dr.
Kenneth Joseph Foreman, head of the
department of Bible and Philosophy
Pinehurst will be taken over by
Rotarians next Thursday and Friday,
.he occasion being the fourth annual
conference of the 188th Rotary Dis
trict. One thousand Rotarians and
Rdtary-Anns are expected. E3d K. Wil
lis, district governor, will preside,
and heading the Hst of speakers will
be Oscar Andrade of Ecuador, vice-
president of Rotary International,
and Dr. John L. Davis of New York,
famed humorist, philosopher and ora
tor. Forty-three clubs of the district
which includes Southern Pines will be
represented here.
HOSIERY MIIX OKOWS
Three new machines are to be added
to the hosiery mill at Aberdeen,
greatly increasing its capacity and
providing further employment here,
BIG DIRIGIBLE HKRK
A huge Army dirigible, south
bound, passed over Southern Pines
around 9:00 o'clock Wednesday
night
out of the towif Scout officials visit-
ing the area were M. P. Wilson of
Pinehuist, T. A. Williams, P. B. Ede-
len, and Vernon Allen of Southern
Pines; W. El Gladstone of Vass and
C. M. Voyles of Cameron.
At the Camporee, Panther Troop
No. 7 of Pinehurst led the Moore
county troops with 655 points, close
ly followed by Eagle Troop 7 with
646. Panther No. 73 of Southern
Pines scored 611 points. Eagle Troop
74 of Hemp 544 points. Blazing Ar
row 73 of Southern Pines 482 points.
Flaming Arrow No. 76 of Vass 482,
Cat No. 95 of Cameron 451, and Mo
hican No. 63 of Southern Pines 432.
I ai Davidson College, will give the
Isi. total production is indicated at j commencement address to the grad-
2.430,000 bushels, or 81 percent class. Dr. Foreman was grad-
more than last year and 27 percent | „ated from Princeton University and
above the ten-year (1930-39) received his D. D. at Washington and
Trees are carrying a heavy ^ Lee University and his Ph. D. at
Yale.
TEN FROM COUNTY OFF
FOR FORT BRAGG MAY 23
Called to the colors this week from
Moore county's Selective Service lists
were the following:
James Arthur Covington and Lacy
Fairley, Aljerdeen; Buddy Worthey,
Joel Montt)e, Calvin Charles Clev«-
land, James McDonald and Vemle
Oten Harrington, Pinehurst; Clyde
Lee Tucker, Vass; Claude Frank
'lowTdy, Carthage Route 2, and Les
ter HutPe Ritter, Hemp.
set of peaches and the May drop
is expected to be light because of
favorable weather condifTons after
the fruit was set. Considerable
thinning will b<» required in most
orchards to bring the fruit to prop
er maturity.
Good prospects are reported in all
the ten Southern peach states. In
South Carolina, the 1941 crop is in
dicated at 54 per cent mor e than last
year; in Georgia, 38 percent more,
and in Arkansas a 45 percent in
crease is exf)ected. Total production
for the ten states is indicated at 22,-
031.000 bushels compared with 13.-
856.000 bushels harvested last year
and 14,293,000 bushels for the ten-
year (1930-39) average
Lifelong Resident of
Southern Pines Passes
John H. Scarboro Dies Suddenly.
—Funeral Services Here Last
Saturday Afternoon
Funeral services conducted by the
Rev. J. Fred Stimson, pastor of the
Baptist Church of Southern Pines,
were held at the Powell Funeral
Chapel at 2:00 o’clock last Saturday
afternoon for John H- Scarboro, who
died suddenly in his home east of
Southern Pines at 7:20 o'clock last
production. Thursday night.
The 1941 prospective crop, if real- ' Mr. Scarboro, the sen of J. T. Scar-
ized, will be the largest since 1931. i boro and Harriet Scarboro, was born
in Hoke county Octol)er 13. 1873, but
CIVIC CLl^B TO SPONSOR i lentil about a year ago had been al-
EVENING bridge P.\RTIES nwst a lifelong res ident of Southern
■— ' Pinos.
The Southern Pines Civic CTub will He is survived by his wife, Jane
ftart a series of evening bridge par-! Wicker Scarboro; a daughter, Mrs.
ties next Friday night. May 23d at Annabelle Patterson, and two sisters,
8:00 o’clock at the clubhouse. The] Mrs. Charles Evans of Southern
charge will be 50 cents a person. Pines and Mrs. Frank Lanier of Car-
which will be reduced later if these jthage. Interment wa'^ in the family
pt^rties prove sufficiently popular. Iplot Bethesda Cemetery.
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