BUY NOW!
DEFENSE STAMPS
and IJONnS
VOL. 227NO. 3.
Glendon
Cameron
BUY NOW!
DEFENSE STAMPS
and BONDS
Southern Pines, North Carolina. Friday, December 19, 1941
"Five cEi^lS
Volunteers Requested
To Register For Work
In Civilian Defense
Committees for Protection ofi
Utilities and Health Estab
lished in Town I
PLANNING PREPAREDNESS
Southern Pines this week set itself
In readiness for all civilian defense
efforts it may be called upon to make.
Registration of volunteer civilian
defense workers got underway the
middle of the week, with registrations
being taken at the office of E. C.
Stevens in Southern Pines and at the
jchool house in West Southern Pines.
A local Defense Council took shape
n-ith Mayor W. Duncan Matthews as
chairman, John Howarth as coordina
tor and E. C. Stevens as director of
registration.
Others on the committee are L. V.
O'Callaghan, fire-fighting service;
Chief Eld. Newton, police service.s; Mrs.
L.ee Clarke, medical services; Ho
ward Burns, public works, streets,
■water and sewage; J. N. Steed, utili
ties. Almet Jenks, public relations
and education.
Tlirough Saturday, December 20,
registration of volunteer workers will
continue at Stevens’ office and the
West Southern Pines school from 10
m. until 9 p. m.
The Sandhills post of the American
Legion last week, pledged coopera
tion with the defense committo".
It is planned to establi<»h lirst aid
posts and auxiliary firemen and po
licemen in different sections of town,
ready to go into action if called upon.
First aid training and activity will
t>e placed under the Southern Pines
P.ed Cross branch.
Precautionary measures for protec-
Uon of all utilities are being taken.
•The Telephone company offices, which
formerly wye kept open to make two
toll booths available for the public
until 11 at night, will now be open
only during regfuiar office hours of
the telephone company, it was aa
nounced.
Mary Kelly Marries
Lieutenant Thornton
Daughter of Lt. Col. Alex Kelly
and Mrs. Kelly Weds in
Fort Devens
Miss Mary Elizabeth Kelly, dau-
grhter of Lieut. Col. Alex P. Kelly and
Mrs. Kelly, became the bride of Lieut.
Robert L. Thornton, son of Mr. and
Mr.'i. Lee E. Thornton of Akron, Ohio,
on Saturday, December 6th.
The bride’s father is a former Moore
County resident and her aunt, Mis.s
Margaret Kelly, is associated with
Pinohurst, Inc. She has many other
relatives and friends in Moore County.
The ceremony was performed at
high noon by Cliaplain Ralph Boyd at
the home of the bride at Ft. Devens,
Mass. The bride was given in mar
riage by her father. Lieut. John A.
Martin of Boling Field was best man.
Only the immediate families and a
few friends witnessed the ceremony.
Mrs. Thornton graduated from
Goucher College of Baltimore, Md.
She is a member of the Gamma Phi
Koch’s Carol Friday
“Proff” Koch will present his
famed reading of Oickenit’ “A
ChrlstnuM Carol” In the SouUiern
Plnea Ihigh school aaditorium this
Friday night, December 19, be
ginning at 8 o’clock.
The junior Ci\ic Club, sponsor
ing appearance of Dr. Frederick
H. Koch, said that a number of
seats would be available at the
(iQor, but requested that all arriv
als he made before the reading
begins. Admittance will be made
during Intermissions. Dr. Koch’s
reading of the carol ha.*i brought
him fame, not only In this State,
but throiigfiout the nation, and a
large Sandhills audience Is expect
ed to turn out to hear the read
ing this year.
CHECK OF *1,000
ADVANCES DRIVE
Mrs. Francis T. Keating Makes
Red Cross Donation for
American War Relief
Faced with a $10,000 county quota
for the * merican Red Cross, to be
u.s“d ir caring f-ir American war cas
ualties, Mrs. Alice Burt Hunt, county
chairman, said the drive to reach that
figure received great impetus this
week with a donation of $1,000 from
Mrs. Francis T. Keating of Pine-
hurst.
Questioned by The Pilot concern
ing this contribution, Mrs. Keating
said that she wanted it to go "to our
soldiers who may be dying or wound
ed in action for our country. I want
it all to go for active field Red Cross
service in f.he war zones.”
VERNON ALLAN
RECEIVES 1941
JAYCEE AWARD
Active Young Telephone Man
Honored by Civic Organiza
tion at Annual Banquet
FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE
Vernon Allan, associated with the
Central Carolina Telephone Company,
was Monday night awarded the An
nual Service Award of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce for "outstand
ing service to the club and town dur
ing the past year.”
'The award was made at the Jay-
cees’ annual banquet at the Dunes
Club by Larry Miner, president of
the organization.
Jaycees and their invited giiests
celebrated the end of the year with
dining and dancing and a humorous
speech from W. E. Debnam, news
commentator with WPTF in Raleigh.
Paul Butler introduced the speak
er.
Since the organization of the Junior
Chamber, the Service awarJTTias been
an annual presentation, going first
to M. F. Grantham and last year to
Paul Butler. Besides being an active
Jaycee, Allan is secretary of the
Southern Pines Rotary Club.
KIWANIS PRAISES
SOLDIER CONDUCT
County-Wide Civic Club Com
mends “High and Good Con
duct’ ’of Men on Maneuvers
The public affairs committee of the
Sandhills Kiwanis Club this week
completed a resolution commending
the manner of conduct among soldiers
while on maneuvers in this section
and the reception of tha people In ilie
community to soldiers.
This resolution is the result of a
Mrs. KoM.lng, vvho Is confined to recent discussion at a Kiwanis Club
nieetmg during which several mem
bers expressed concern over what
they considered misleading statements
of Army chiefs concerning the vice
her bed with arthritis, told The Pi
lot that this was “the one way in
which I can help ...”
Mrs Hunt said other fine contribu
tions were coming in; but that a real | situation in this county. County Pro.s
r> •
Kiwanis Builder^s Cup For 194±
Awarded to George H. Maurice
THE PILOT DONS
NEW NAMEPLATE
BV LOCAL ARTIST
George H. Maurice of Eagle Springs, 1941 recipient of the Sand
hills Builders Cup, awarded by the Kiwanis Club of the Sandhills, Is shown
here in front of his home, with two of his pets—and with his favorite—John
Morris, his grandson, the son of Mrs. John Hammond of Connecticut.
Miss Ruth Doris Swett, Noted
for Pine Tree Etchings,
Does Pilot Drawing
ADAPTED TO MOORE
BERNARD LEAVIH
DIES IN VERMONT
Former Telephone Company
Owner Here Spent Most of
Life in Sandhills
drive to rai.se the allotted quota would
be launched shortly after the new
year.
"This drive will emphasize that the
new funds we are requesting are not
ecutor Leland McKeithen and Re
corder J. Vance Rowe, both Kiwa:i-
ians, each expressed his belief that
there was a minimum of organized
vice in this county during the miin
for England, not France, not Belgium euver period, although certain puo-
or China (but war relief for Amer-i'>shed reports seemed to indicate dif-
ica—for our own people, for the de-! ^t'rently.
fense of our own land,” Mrs. Hunt' T’I'p resolution of the committee is
said. Checks or money for the Red:®^ follows:
Cross should be sent directly to Mrs.' Whereas, it is theopinion of the
Hunt at this time. I I'uWic Affairs C/on^iittee of the
I Sandhills Kiwanis Club that during
rtf TTniin/lG i Military Maneuvers
I nuuiiua | around Moore County, the aien
Stated by Masters ' conducted themselves in a
highly praiseworthy manner, and llie
Hunts by the Moore County Hounds I of this County were most
will be continued through this season.! _"'**•** tbeir time and efforts
A statement from Jackson Boyd soldiers might find
James Bovd. joint masters of the enjoyable and
Moore County Houud.s, this ,veek S’""'
Stated* * .niittee tcoLs it appropriate that thf'*3o
‘ "The state of war in which we find
o'irsolves makes it advisable to give therefore resolved that the
the public a statement of policy in Committee of the
ngard to the Moore County Hound.s. ■ S’l^^ihills Kiwanis Club go on record
“It might sflTi at first glance that “ recognized, and expressing its ap-
Beta 'SororitV Lieut' Tho7nton"is "a «^ould be discontinued in the and good con-
DKia nororii>. inorncon is u..*- ^ t of the soUUers while m tins
g:raduate of the University of Akron.National Defense but a .. . coi'^ihI en'hu-
wherr- ho is a member of Lambda phi ‘'^’’efnl survev of our situation shows. . . . , f en^nu
wiipre nc i.'< a memoer oi L.amoaa Lni. • . sirstir and wholesome roceptlorj a’ld
Alpha Fraternity. | ^ treatment accorded the men in the
After a buffet luncheon the young .arge number of indiv
' service by the people of the County
Tuple departed on a honeymoon trip ' dependent on the hunt ,c. ,,
Bernard (Bemie) W. Leavitt, who
came to Southern Pines In 1888 at
the age of eight years and remained
here, active in community affairs, un
til 1931, died Monday at his home in
Bradford, Vt., his birthplace. He was
stricken last Friday with a Jieart
tack and funeral services were con
ducted Thursday.
Son of the late Eugene and Louise
Leavitt, he came with his family to
Southern Pines and attended school
in Mrs. Ada Rockwell’s old school-
house in 1891. For a short time around
1890, they lived near present Ash
ley Heights where Leavitt’s Lumber
Mill was operated. In 1900, father and
son bought the City Telephone com
pany from C. L. Hayes and I. L. Ham
lin and the Leavitts operated ths coln-
nany until 1928, when it was sold to
Central Carolina Telephone company.
During the period from February^
190.5 to January, 1912, B. W. Leavitt
.served as Southern Pines postmaster.
He was also a Master Mason and
Knieht Templar. He married Miss
Nellie Woods in Southern Pines ip
1914.
Three years after ■‘lling the tele-
■nhone concern, the Leavitts moved to
Bradford to operate a similar corn-
pany there.
■Survivinir are his widow and four
Eagle Spring.s Man Recognized
at Annual Ladies Night
and Alumni Banquet
To Captain George H. Maurice of
Eagle Springs Wednesday night went
the coveted Sandhllla Builders Cup,
awarded by the Sandhills Kiwanis
Club at its annual Ladles Night and
Alumni Banquet.
The award was made by Judge H.
F. Seawell of Carthage who cited
particularly Capt. Maurice’s activities
in connection with the Moore County
Hospital and the religious and edu
cational activities of the community.
Great applause from the large num
ber of Kiwanians, past Klwanlans,
and their friends, assembled in the
Carolina Hotel dining rom, greeted
the selection of the Builder's Cup
recipient. It was the high spot of a
In due keeping with a festive
Christmas season, The Pilot this week
dons a new banner heading and name
plate, especially designed for the pa
per by a local artist who has won
fame for her etchings of long-Ieafed
pines of the Carolinas and Florida.
Miss Ruth Doris Swett, Southern
Pines native and daughter of the late
Dr. William P. Swett. one of the
county’s pioneer builders, executed the
original drawing of the pine needles,
the compass and the map of Moore
County which will adorn the top of
The Pilot's front page from now on.
Seeking a banner heading suitable
to The Pilot’s position in the Sand
hills and Moore County, The Pilot
asked Miss Swett to design the name
plate and drawing which appears for
the first time .this week.
Recognized Artist
In selecting Miss Swett for this
task. The Pilot took into considera
tion her heritage of her father’s deep
interest and artistic feeling and vis
ion for this community's future. She
has made a specialty of etching trees
especially long-leafed pines, and one
of her pine prints wa.q chosen among
the One Hundred Best Prints by the
Society of American Etchers. Her
etchings also are in the permanent
collection of the Library of Congress
and in many private collections.
After attending St. Mary’s School
in Raleigh, Miss Swett traveled
abroad for two years and then went
to California where she studied art
in Los Angeles. She continued her
studies at the Art Students League
in New York City and studied etching
and w, orked in the studios of Margery
Ryerson, William C. McNulty and
Frank A. Nankwell. '
Recipient of Awards
highly entertaining evening, with theLpj?"j plates re
main speaker. Edmund Harding from j a.niAHoi ° Federation of
Washington, keeping a festive aud-1 ^ North Carolina
ience rocking for nearly 45 minutes I print was awarded the sil-
with his humorous presentation of' **’®'^'’ation of
"What’s in -iour Christmas Stock-: « member of
ing.” ‘he Southern States Art League,
Eleventh Re<'lpient I
Maurice is the 11th Moore County' Washington
man to receive the Kiwanis Builder’s 1 ° ‘‘‘‘t organiza-
Cup, since the first award wasu ^ past two years she
made in 1928 to yohn R. McQueen, i instructor in etching at Rol-
Succeeding pre.sentations were; 1929‘ f College Winter Park, Florida.
Leonard Tufts, 1930 Simeon B. Chap-V ™r works are at present
in, 1931 Bion H. Butler,, 1932 P.shown at Hayes Sandhill Book
Frank Buchan, 1936 Dr. H. E. Bow- staying with her brother,
man, 1937 Mrs. Thaddeus A. Cheat- ‘ Swett, and Mrs. Swett.
ham. 1938 Paul Dana, 1939 Dr. Clem- hopes that its readers will
ent R. Monroe, 1940 Charles W. Pic- ®^are its pride in its new, attractive
quet. 1 nameplate, executed by a Moore Coun-
Entertalnment and Songs native and symbolizing much for
The evening led off with music by tbe County is famous.
George Tosti and his orchestra. ‘
Gets Honor Mention
children, Eugene, now a telephonei over from the Dunes Club PictllTe l)V Kinrfpi*
company manager in Bradford; occasion, and songs led by the
W. Leavitt Jr., Mrs. Paul Nye, the
former Nellie Louise Leavitt, and
Dorothy Leavitt.
Southern Pines Man
Enlists in Marines
tr' New York City. They will be at
home after December 15th at West-
over Field. Ma.ss., where IJeut. Thorn
ton is attached to the 1st Reconnais-
ance Squadron.
First War Casualty
Reported From Vass
Fir.st reported Moore County cas-
■aalty in the present World War came
this week with a telegram to Dan
and Anna Belle Frye. fCegroes of
route 1 Vass, saying that their son,
Keill Frye was "lost in action.”
Frye was in the Navy and has been
in service for about a year, An old
er brother has been in the Navy for
several years. Details were not given,
but it was understood that the youth
had been in the Philippines.
Gymkhana Saturday
Southern Pines’ second Gymk
hana of the season wUI be run
off Saturda.v afternoon at the
Country C’hib rounte, begiiuilng at
3 o’clock.
LouI.h Scheipers, in charge of
the Gymkhana, annoiince<l the
following events: Amateur jump
ing, open jumping and huntera
on the outside course. Three nov
elty events will also be featured,
an 6gg race, a wheelbarrow race
and a potato race. A large num
ber of entries 1« expected, he
said.
, • J u ,,1. -A (Sii^ncd) Public Affair.s Committf'.’,
for a hving and who arc not required Sandhills Kiwanis Club; G. C. Sev-
for defense at the moment Since m chairman, C. J. McDonald. E.
addition the hunt provides for a num- gteveiis, Dr. J. I. Neal, W. A. Le
ber of soldiers and officers sport of McKeithen.
R kind which the Army it.self con-
siders valuable experience the Moore McKKNyilE OIE.S
Kiwanis -scngmaster—Charlie Picquet.
Mi.s.s Leah Price, music teacher at
Carthage .school, from Brick Hill Falls,: p;_. r. ir c. «
Pa., rendered a Christmas .selection, " . R;iled
accompanied by Mrs. Carl G. Thomp- HlRn; F notographers Name
son of Southern Pines. Following the Humphrey.s Vice- President
banquet there was (lancing in the '
.ballroom. Mrs. J. T. Overton won a A photograph by C. A. Kinder lo-
Raleigh—Fir.st man to enlist in the j niimhor” award. cal photographer, won honorable riien-
Marine Corps from Southern Pines i C. Sledge of Pin<!hurst, retirin:r'tmn at an exhibit of the“Carolina3
(luring the present War period wasM’''''^^ "f the Kiwanis Club, presided News Photographers Association at
Durward I-. Epps, son of Mr. and Mrs. occasion, and introriucefi Dis- the Highland Pines Inn Sunday
H. L. Epps, it was announced by the Kiwanis Governor ,T. Murion Kinder’s picture “Newlv Wpr?«i in
(Spiko) Saunders of Chapel Hill, pre.s- the Clouds.” was ii.sed by The Pi
ent for the occasion. in its N'ovomber 14 (resort ediH-,n^
There's no way to write up the issue, and is of a recently marriBH
main sp,^aker'.s talk. Suffice it to say ; couple, standing before a p^d on the
his remarks, cleverly interwoven with Pine Needip® irnif mo
County Hounds have decided, unless
other developments occur, to continue
its program for the rest of the sea
son.
fSigned) James Boyd and Jackson
Bovd. .Joint Ma.sters.
Library Music Series
To Begin January 5th
The Southern Pines Library Asso
ciation this week announced Its Li
brary concert series for the season,
to begin January 5 with the presen
tation of W’illiam Klenz, cellist.
The concerts are to be presented
Monday nights at the Library during
the season.
Scheduled at this time are the fol
lowing artists: January 5, Mr. Klenz;
January 26, l»Ir. and Mrs. Allan Sly,
piano and violin; February 16, Sher
man Smith, bass-baritone; March 16,
Sylvia Kahn Berke, piano. The con
cert of April 6 is to be announced la
ter.
Season tickets are being sold at the
library or by the Concert commit
tee, comprising Mrs. James Boyd,
chairman; Mrs. J. K. Waller, Alfred
Yeomans, Philip Weaver, Mrs. Al
met Jenks, Mrs. A. Burt Hunt, Miss
IN EUREKA COmiM'TY
Eureka Community was .saddened
this week by the sudden death of Bur
ton McKenzie early Thursday morn
ing. While he had not been in robust
health recently, he had worked as us
ual at the furniture plant in West
End Wednesday, and was stricken af
ter returning home. Surviving are his
wife and two small children.
U. S. Marine Corps recruiting office
here.
Young Epps must have what it
takes to become a part of the "Leath-
ernecka'' for he was turned down a
few days previous to Ms enlistment
for bcing_underweight. It wasn’t long
before he returned to the Recruiting
office here with sufficient amount of
weight, plus some extra for good
measure.
Private Epps is being stationed at
Marine Barracks, Parris Island, S. C.,
for training. The Marine Cfjrps now
has unlimited openings for young men
between the ages of 17 and 30. accord
ing to Sgt. liobert Dorsen of the re
cruiting division.
Publisher, Getting Wreck Story,
Gets Involved with ^^Trouble Car^^
u-, • V . , . T>fiP Needles golf course
hilarious stories, kept everyone prac-' Fi’-st swniri i. t , ^
tically rolling in their chairs. J. Tal-; son of Monroe
bot Johnson of Aberdeen introduced Jer yq TT <3 a >• Preview—Hit-
him ^ second to C. W.
R.i ipient of Award I In^ t he Run”^ nf
George H. Maurice was born in Os- • Riorted now
sining. N. Y„ March 18, J872, and B,rrinp-er officers were “Bugs”
graduated from Lehigh University,, ” Rocky Mount, presi-
Pa„ in 1893 as a civil engineer. Dur- L:",. ^ of Pine-
ing the last World War he served as I^uke San-
Captain of the home guard in Moore : i-, ®®'^*'Ptary-treamrer.
County. 1 Matthews. Pat Can-
He came to North Carolina in 1912 ! ' York Daily News photog-
and located at Eagle Springs where i Howard Bums were
he has made his home and operated a 1 those speaking at the banquet,
peach orchard since. His record of' “ J'®® res were Fred Cohii
public service includes many years as P. WPA' aire^*„or of Informa-
t'on. S. R. Jeliison and Carl G. Thomp.
son, Jr., both of Southern Pines.
The Pilot’s publisher went out to
■‘cover” an Army truck wreck this
week, had his own automobile damaged
by a second Army truck and finally
got straightened out by the com
manding officer.
When an Army truck of the 41st
Engineers, filled with Negro soldiers,
crashed through the fence in front of
Mrs. J. H. Andrews’ home on Con
necticut avenue extension, James
41st Engineers come whipping around
a curve to smash into his own passen
ger automobile. This truck was emp
ty except for the driver, who, when
asked to pull over to the side of the
road, stepped on the gas and sped
out of sight.
In a moment, a third Army car
rolled into view. In this car was Col.
•lohn Wood, commanding officer of
the 41st. He stopped to straighten out
all matters. He also promised repri-
Boyd, who lives nearby, went over to
see about the wreck, found no one in- i mand for the driver who left the
jured except some trees and shrubs, scene of the accident. He won’t be
While Boyd was talking with the! hard to identtfv. for his triKk carried
Blrdilla Bair, and Miss I.<aura Kel-1 men In the accident, he glanced up in I a sign on the front with" the prophetic
sey. time to see another Army truck of the I legend; “Trouble Carl”
a member of the Moore County high
wa.y commission, activity with the N.
C. Historical Society, and being sec
retary of the N. C. Branch of Civil
Engineers, a position he now holds.
He has been a director of the Pine-
hurst Religious As.soclation and was
for a number of years vice-president
of the association and chairman of
its building committee during the con
struction of the Village Chapel In
Plnehurst.
Devoted to HoHpital
His outstanding work in the coun
ty has been In connection with the
Moore County Hospital. He was on
the original board of directors, elect
ed In April, 1928, and on the build
ing committee during the hcjfpltal
construction, after which ha was ap-
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Publish Tuesday
The Pilot will be printed Tues
day, December 2S, next week. It
will carrj- Hie usual date, Friday
I>ecember 26. but wiU come out
three days ahead of time.
This Ik being done so that those
who contribute each week to the
publication and printing of The
PHot will have a holiday on
('hristmas Eve and Christman
Day. AH notices, advertising and
any other matter for next week’tt
paper sSiouId be In The PUot of-
lioe Taesday morning at tiM» lat
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