Friday, May 14. 1943.
News of Our Sandhills Service Men
SGT. ASHTON HERE
Tech. Sgt. G. G. Ashton of Camp
White, Oregon, is spending a few
days leave visiting friends in the
Sandhills. "Gerry," as he is Known to
many friends here, is a COOK at
the 80th General Hospital. He drop
ped in to renew his subscription to
THE PILOT and to pass the time of
day with friends.
CPL. CHARLES GREEN
Cpl. Charles Green, another soldi"!'
claimed by Southern Pines, who is
stationed at Camp White is here on
leave. Cpl. Green was employed at
Baker's prior to his induction last
September. He is attached to the
medical corps.
JAMES E. PATE PROMOTED
James E. Pate of the Air Den'.t
Training Station, Albuquerque, N.
M„ attached to the 481 st QM Pla
toon, ADG, has ben promoted to the
l ank of sergeant.
JACK THOMAS PROMOTED
Jack Thomas, recent private first
class, has been promoted to corporal.
Cpl. Thomas, who had been at Kees
ler Field, Miss., since his induction,
is now stationed in Detroit, Mich.
LT. BREWER HERE
A pleasant caller at THE PILOT
office Friday was Lt. Stacy Brew
er, Jr., who was spending a 10-day
furlough in Carthage with his par
ents. Lt. Brewer is stationed at
Tampa Air Base, Florida.
CPL. VENO ON FURLOUGH
Cpl. Albert Veno, stationed at
Neab Bay, Washington, is on fur
lough. visiting his father, Thomas
Veno, and other members of his
family at Pinehurst.
ABERDEEN NEWS
Bride-Elect Honored
Miss Marshal -Pago, bride-elect
was honored on Monday evening,
when Mrs. J. W. Bowman and Miss
Carol Bowman entertained at eight
tables of bridge at the Aberdeen
Community House. High score prize
was presented to Miss Dorothy Doub,
prize for second high going to Mrs.
Dan Farrell. At the conclusion of
the game Miss Page was given e
surprise lingerie shower, after which
the hostess served ice cream and
cake.
Book Club
The Walter Hines Page Book Club
held its first meeting of the new
club year on Thursday afternoon,
with Mrs. W. A. Freeman as hostess.
In the absence of the new pres
ident. Mrs. Huntley, the meeting was
presided over by the vice-president,
Mrs. E. L. Pleasants. After a short
business session, Mrs. Doub gave a
report of the State meeting of the
Federation of Women's Clubs, held
in High Point recently.
The program for the afternoon,
was the beginning of a study of
"Rivers and Their Relationship to
Civilization." An interesting paper
on the "Nile" was given by Mrs. R.
N. Page.
After a delightful social hour, the
meeting adjourned to meet two
weeks later.
Mrs. Sloan Is Hostess
Mrs. John Sloan was hostess to
the Aberdeen Home and Garden
Club at her home on Tuesday after
noon with a large number of mem
bers present. The meeting was called
to order by the president, Mrs. A.
L. Burney, and the regular routine
of business was carried on. There
was no program, but a delightful
social hour followed the business
session, at which time the hostess
served a delicious ice course.
Joint Hostesses
Mrs. E. P. Capps and Miss Lillian
Pleasants entertained at a tea at
COUNTRY DAY and BOARDING SCHOOL
For Girls and Boys
Organised Games Kindergarten Department
Mrs. Millicenl A. Hayes, Principal ;
Indiana Avenue Extension Soathern Ptoea
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( LT. HOWE IN ACTIVE DUTY
Lt. Robert Louis Howe has been
assigned to active duty with the
fighting Leathernecks. He was order
ed to lead U. S. Marines in battle af
ter successfully completing the rug
ged officers' training course at the
Marine Base at Quantico, Va.
. PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN
Lt. Pierce B. Irby, husband of tht
former Miss Marian Cameron of
Vass, has recently been promoted to
the rank of captain. Captain Irby is
) a company commander and is sta
i ;ioned in Tennessee.
PVT. MCDONALD IN TOWN
Pvt. H. P. McDonald of Fort
Meade, Md., spent from Thursday
until Tuesday here visiting his sis
t»r«s, Mrs. C. E. Lee and Mrs. J. A.
Blue. Pvt. McDonald called at THL
PILOT office.
CURRIE HERE
Tommie Currie, U.S.N, of Miami,
Florida, is on furlough visiting his
father, T .E. Currie, of Pinehurst.
LT. McMULLEN ON VISIT
Lt. Ray W. McMullen. who grad
uated from Parachute School, Fort
Benning, Ga., spent a few days last
i week in Pinehurst with his mother,
j Mrs. IsabeJle Cabot McMullen.
PVT. POTTLE A VISITOR
Pvt. George W. Pottle, recently of
(Sedalia Air Base. Warrenshurg, Mo.,
| but now taking special training with
| a troop carrier squadron at Max-
I ton Air Base, was in Southern Pines
j during the week-end. Pvt. Pottle i;:
| a radio operator on troop carrier
I command planes. He is a brother of
Ensign John F. Pottle, who recently
joined the naval air forces.
| their home on Wednesday afternoon,
| honoring their sister-in-law, Mrs.
| Herman Pleasants of Atlanta, Ga.
Those attending included Mesdames
Edwin McKeithen, Zadie Leach, Le
roy Harrington, Forrest Lockey,
Worsley, E. L. Pleasants, Martin
Sugg, Gunter and Valentine.
Personals
Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Bowman nnd
Dr. J. P. Bowen attended the med
ical convention in Raleigh Tuesday.
Miss Margaret Miller of the school
of nursing at Duke Hospital spent
Sunday in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith, of New
River, were week-end guests of Mrs.
J. E. Sloan
Misses Kathleen Rhyne and Mary
Margaret Burney returned to Wo
man's College, Greensboro, Sunday
after spending ihe week-end at their
home here.
Mrs. H. A. Page, Sr., has entered
Moore County Hospital for treat
ment.
Russell Batchelor and Forrest
Lockey, students at University of
North Carolina, spent Sunday at
their homes here.
Mrs. Leon Lawhorn, 01 nueiiia,
Ga., and Mrs. Banks, of Midway,
Ala., are guests of Mrs. Norfleet
Pleasants.
Miss Medrette Burns, of Golds
boro, is spending this week with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Burns.
Rev. and Mrs. Lane and Mrs. F.
A. Cummings attended the Metho
dist district meeting in Hamlet last
Tuesday.
Mrs. Rosser Jones, of Newport
News, Va., was a recent visitor in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. V.
Miller.
Mrs. Murdoch Johnson and chil
dren of Camden, S. C., are visiting
Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Arch Thompson.
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JACKSON SPRINGS
Pfc. Carlton Thomas of Camp
Hale, Colo., will return to his camp
on Thursday after a week's l.iave
with his wife and relatives here
Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Smith and chil
dren of Fayetteville. Mr. jnd Mis.
J. B. Bornette of West End, it:d
Mrs. Jennie B. Teiter of Candor
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Bornette.
Edward Blake of Southern Pines
spent Sunday at home.
The Rev. C. M. Gibbs, executive
secretary of Fayetteville Presbytery,
was a guest at the Manse Sunday af
ternoon and held the evening ser
vice in the Presbyterian church here.
Pfc. Eugene Fields returned last
Friday to Camp Barkley, Texas af
ter a few days leave with his mo
ther, Mrs. C. B. Garrett.
Miss Nancy Roy Currie from
WCUNC, Greensboro, spent the
week-end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Currie.
Pfc. Charles Lomox is home from
Camp Breckenbridge, Ky., for a few
days with Mr. and Mrs. Elsie Lomox.
Sunday visitors of Mrs. Ada Mark
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ham and Mrs. D. Al Blue were Sgt. |
Paul Blue of Camp Lee, Va.. Mr. and j
Mrs. John P. Gibson and children of ]
Laurel Hill, Va., Mr. and Mrs. June :
Blue of Southern Pines, Mrr Edgar {
Falls, of Gastonia, Mr. and Mrs. j
Murdoch Markham and son Henry |
and Miss Vysta Markham of Fay- j
etteville, Pvt. Albert Stu')bs of
Greensboro air base, Mr. a;id Mrs.'
Earl Skeen and sons. Billy ind Mc-1
Duffie of Biscoe, Mr. and I.lrs. Har-1
ris Fletcher and son of South Car-!
olina spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Stubbs.
Visitors with M-s. Mary P. Mc-|
Leod on Sunday were Mr. arid Mrs.
Paul MeLeod and son of Cabarrus.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton MeLeod and son
of Salisbury, Miss Lois MeLeod of
Aberdeen. Pfc. Homer MeLeod of
Camp Mackall, Hoffman, N. C., and
J. M. McAskill.
Misses Maxine Cole. Melba Dunn
and Lucille Blue have accepted work
out at Samarcand for the summer.,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morris and
children. of Kings Mountain are
spending a week with Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. Carter.
Mrs. Helen Lee and daughters,
Juanita and Betty spent Sunday with
| Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Culp of Albe
marle visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Finch Thomas Sunday.
Joe Thomas and son, Gerald, vis-
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ited with Mr. ar,d Mrs. 7. C. Thom
as Sunday afternoon.
M. J. V. Autry of Aulryvillo is
spending a while with his daughters,
Mrs. O. S. Richardson i n! Mrs. W.
E. GrshETT.