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Soulhern Pines, North Carolina Friday. December 1. 1944.
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Growth of Moore
County Hospital
Is Outstanding
766 In>Patients Ad
mitted 15 Years Ago;
Last Year, 2,673
Rounds Out Fifteen Years’ Service
On Saturday, November 25, the
Moore County Hospital rounded
out 15 years of service to the
people of this section. Opened
November 25, 1929, with 33 beds
and 6 bassinets, the hospital today
has 85 beds and 16 bassinets, and
is operated close to capacity most
of the time.
In-patients cared for since 1929
total 23,155. In the first full year
of work there were 766 in
patients; in 1943 there were 2,-
673. The figure for 1944 will be
even larger.
New-born babies are not in
cluded in the above summaries.
In 1930 there were 38 babies; in
1943 there were 364. During the
15 years 2,156 babies have been
bom in the hospital.
In 1936-1937 the original build
ing was supplemented by the con
struction of the new wing, which
raised the bed-capacity to 65. In
1942 the present figure of 85 beds
was reached, by rearranging fa
cilities and by adding two large
rooms.
On April 15, 1939, the hospital
opened its attractive home for
nurses. The building has a living
room, memorial library, playroom,
kitchen, and small dining room.
There are 40 single bedrooms, all
of which are in use.
The hospital plant represents
an investment of approximately
$440,000.00. Of this amount about
70 per cent was donated by gen
erous friends. The Duke Endow
ment has made substantial con
tributions to building costs, and
gives $1.00 per day toward the
care of indigent patients. Further
help for such patients is receiv
ed through a Moore Coimty ap
propriation. !
Outstanding among bequests re
ceived is the gift of $50,000.00
under the wiir of the late Walter
L. Milliken, a winter resident of
Pinehurst, who died in 1942. Mr.
Milliken, during his lifetime, was
one of the hospital’s most gener
ous individual benefactors.
It is impossible to name all the
hundreds of people who have
helped to make the Moore County
Hospital a successful and indis
pensable institution. One" of the
most heartening aspects of the
record is the loyalty and support
of residents and visitors alike.
The first officers of the hospi
tal were S. B. Chapin, president;
Leonard Tufts and Jackson H.
Boyd, vice-presidents; Paul Dana,
treasurer; and Arthur S. New
comb, secretary. '
The original directors included,
in addition to the above, D. A.
McLauchlin, G. C. Seymour, Paul
T. Barnum, Wilbur H. Currie,
John D. Chapman, Harry M. Vale,
Struthers Burt, U. L. Spence, H.
F. Seawell, Robert N. Page, and
George H. Maurice. Other direc
tors were soon added, but num
bers of people have given gener
ously of money and effort through
the years without accepting any
official position.
The Moore County Hospital
Auxiliary was organized in 1931,
under the leadership of several
public-spirited women, and has
proved itself one of the most ef
fective groups of its type in the
South. Aside from many other
forms of service, the Auxiliary
has spent nearly $50,000.00 for the
benefit of the hospital.
Dr. Clement R. Monroe has
headed the resident professional
staff since the hpspital was open
ed, and is now assisted by Dr.
Michael T. Pishko. Miss EUen
Bruton, present superintendent
of nurses, was a general duty
nurse in 1929.
Edwin T. McKeithen has been
administrator since 1931. Physi
cians resident in the county and
serving on the active staff are
Dr. M. W. Marr, Dr. J. P. Bowen,
Dr. Malcolm D. Kemp, Dr. William
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Moore County Hospital -^Photo by Emerson Humphrey
Boy Scout Court
of Honor Will Be
Held at Pinehurst
The December Court of Honor
for the Moore County Boy Scouts
will be held at the Community
Church in Pinehurst on Tuesday,
December 12, at 7:30 p. m. This
is a county-wide affair at which
the Boy Scouts of the county
receive recognition for ad
vancement made during the
imorith. All Scouts, parents of
Scouts, and friends of Scouting
are urged to attend. An interest
ing program will be provided.
These Courts of Honor are held
the second Tuesday of each month
at a place designated by the Ad
vancement Committee, of which
Paul Butler of Southern Pines is
chairman.
GreatDemandHere
f or W omenW orker s
Never before in the history of
the Sandhills has there been so
much work available for women
at such attractive rates of pay.
The Carthage Weaving Com
pany is advertising for seventy
white women to operate power
sewing machines in the Carthage
plant beginning January 1st and
the work is" on one hundred per
cent war contracts. Mr. Sharpe,
head of the business, states that
some of his power machine oper
ators who have worked only a
month are now earning as high as
seventy cents an hour. Housing
facilities are available, he says.
This company employs around 300
women in other lines of work.
At Aberdeen Mr. Kleinsphen,
manager of the Aberdeen Hosiery
Mills, is calling for a limited num
ber of girls and discharged war
veterans to learn to operate hos
iery machines. Knitter-learners,
he says, average $30 weekly, with
salary increasing as proficiency is
gained.
The Central Carolina Telephone
Company wishes to employ as
long distance telephone operators
some young women who are per
manent residents, offering ac
cepted applicants permanent pos
itions with advancement assured
those who qualify.
WANT A BOAT?
WOUNDED IN ACTION
Sgt. Robert A. Hawk, of a
parachute infantry outfit, was
seriously wounded in action in
Holland on November 4, accord
ing to a message received on
Wednesday of last week by his
wife, the former Gface Klab-
batz. He has been overseas
since January. Mrs. Hawk is
living here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Klabbatz,
and is employed as secretary
to Philip J. Weaver, superin
tendent of The local schools.
Sgt. Hawk's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Z. G. Hawk, live in Tam
pa, Fla.
American Legion
and Auxiliary
Help Santa Claus
They Urge Civilians
to Purchase GUIs
for Hospital Patients
PARATROOPER DIES
IN ROUTINE JUMP
Pvt. Herbert E. Eccleton, 19,
son of Herbert Eccleton of New
Boston, Mich., was killed in a
routine parachute jump on Nov
ember 28 near Camp Mackall, the
Public Relations Office has an
nounced. A board of officers has
been appointed to investigate the
accident.
The Office of Price Administra
tion has established a retail ceil
ing price of $75 each for surplus
M-1 plywood assault boats which
the U. S. Maritime Commission
proposes to sell for civilian use.
A ceiling of $52.50 each was
established for sales to dealers
lor resale.
OPA explained the boats have
not been used before but are no
longer needed for the war effort.
Each weighs about 165 pounds and
is about 13 feet, 6 inches long and
about 4 feet, 4 inches wide.
NEW SUPERINTENDENT
HOLDS CONFERENCE
The first quarterly conference
of the new year for the Aberdeenr
Vass-Roseland group of Metho
dist Churches was held Tuesday
night at Page Memorial Church,
Aberdeen, with the new district
superintendent, the Rev. W. L.
Clegg of Fayetteville, presiding.
After a devotional service con
ducted by Mr. Ciegg the business
meeting was held. H. W. Doub of
Aberdeen and Mrs. H. A. Borst
of Vass were elected delegates to
the district conference which con
venes at Laurinburg next spring.
The Sandhills Post No. 134 of
the American Legion and its Aux
iliary Unit are working in co
operation with Eddie Cantor and
his “Time to Smile” radio pro
gram, in seeing to it that every
man and woman confined in a ser
vice hospital in the United States
will receive a gift box at Christ
mas time.
By means of the radio and local
publicity, all civilians are urged
to purchase gifts suitable for pre
sentation to hospital patients,
pack or have them packed at the
store where they are purchased,
make a list of the enclosed gifts
and attach or print on the box
covering, and turn them over to
the local American Legion Post
or Auxiliary Unit for presenta
tion by the Legionnaires and Aux
iliary members at Christmas.
It is very important that each
package have a list of contents
on the outside. Among items list
ed as undesirable are candy, food,
liquor and civilian clothing.
Post Commander Chester I
Williams and Auxiliary President
Mrs. Dan McNeill urge that your
immediate purchase of a gift box
be made and turned over to the
American Legion as your contri
bution to a great Christmas party
for 500,000 Yanks Who Gave. All
the gift boxes must be received
by the local Legion by DECEM
BER 10 in order that delivery be
made to the various hospitals for
presentation. Won’t you help
make this Christmas happy for
the hospitalized service men and
women?
H friends prefer to make cash
donations the Committee will
use these to purchase gifts and
make up the boxes.
Southern Pines donors should
leave their gifts at L. V. O’Cal-
laghan’s store.
DAIRY TRUCK IN
COLLISION TUESDAY
Many local people were won
dering Tuesday why the usual
supply of milk was not available.
Facts of the case are said to be
that Coble’s milk truck that
serves Southern Pines, coming out
of Lexington at 5:00 o’clock that
morning, dodged a truck parked
in the middle of the highway and
collided head-on with another
truck. Each of the two drivers on
the milk truck suffered a broken
leg. Service to the Sandhills was
resumed Wednesday.
Rules Governing
Ont-Patients Are
Given By Hospital
Citizens Are Asked to
Cooperate By Observ
ing New Regulations'
The Directors of the Moore
County Hospital have found it
necessary to establish certain reg
ulations for the handling of out
patients during these abnormal
times, in order that out-patient
care may not disrupt other hos
pital service.
As provided several years ago,
out-patients are to come to the
hospital, except in emergencies,
pnly after being referred for
treatment by a private physician.
The new regulations, effective
December 1, 1944, provide that
out-patients, other than emergen
cy cages, wili be seen oply be
tween 1:00 p. m. and 5:00 p. m.
on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednes
days, Thursdays, and Fridays.
There will be no out-patient hours
on Saturdays and Sundays.
Out patients will not be seen
before 1:00 p.im., and out-patients
arriving at the hospital after 5:00
p. m. cannot be seen.
Emergency cases will, of course,
be treated at any hour.
Like most institutions of its
type, the Moore County Hospital
is carrying a heavy war-time load
of work, under severe limitations
of personnel. Citizens are asked
to cooperate whole-heartedly in
observance of the above regula
tions,, so that the hospital may be
helped in fulfilling all its obliga
tions to the community.
HOME PRACTICALLY
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Finding the kitchen of her
frame dwelling on fire shortly be
fore six o’clock Sunday morning,
Sarah McGill borrowed a car
and drove to Fire Department
Headquarters to turn in the
alarm.
Owing to the delay the house,
located on Leak Street south of
Pennsylvania Avenue, was well
ablaze when the firemen reached
the scene and they were able
to save only a room and part of
the front of the building. The
house was insured through the
Stevens Agency.
One hundred feet of small hose
dropped near the hydrant at Penn
sylvania Avenue and Leak Street
could not be found after the fire
and the Fire Department would
greatly appreciate any informa
tion concerning this needed equip
ment.
Baptist Men's Class
Holds Dinner Meeting
The Men’s Bible Class of the
Baptist Church met Wednesday
night in the basement of the
church for a dinner to which the
ladies were invited. There were
forty-three present. Dr. L. S.
Gaines, pastor of the First Bap
tist Church of Fayetteville, was
the speaker. His subject was
“Chumps or Chanips” and his
text was “More than Conquerors”.
In his talk Dr. Gaines said, “Some
sink into the morass of deceit and
pessimism while others find in
the circumstances a fresh victory.
They press on, more than con
querors through Christ who loved
them.”
The dinner was prepared by the
ladies of the church with Mrs. A.
E. Murphy in charge.
Kiwanians Hear
of Aid Provided
for Service Men
Visitors Speak and
Picquet Announces
Ladies' Night Plans
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BY HOWARD F. BURNS
Capt. H. A. Harvey of Post
Headquarters, Fort Bragg, and
Charles' J. Montgomery, contact
officer Veterans Administration
of Fayetteville, addressed the
Sandhills Kiwanis Club Wednes
day at the Southern Pines Coun
try Club on the “Rights and Ben
efits of the Armed Forces and
their Families”.
Capt. Harvey, the first speaker
on the program, explained that
the government was doing every
thing within its power in offer
ing the very best protection for
the men in the armed services and
their families in setting up the
necessary allotments for ' the
wives and cbildren.
'Two hundred officers and 9,000
workers are employed by the gov
ernment and it is costing the gov
ernment $18,000,000 a day, he
pointed out. Plans are being made
for mustering-out pay at the ter
mination of their service, he de
clared!. Allotments for missing
men reported by the War Depart
ment as lost in action are contin
ued for a period of twelve
months, and can be continued for
an additional twelve months when
approved by the Secretary of War,
he explained.
Mr. Montgomery, in his talk to
the club, disclosed that 8,071 vet
erans had received treatment
since the establishment of the vet
erans hospital at Fayetteville on
November 15, 1940. He went into
detail in regard to pensions for
disabled veterans, showing there
is very little red tape in getting
them through.
The speaker was introduced by
Judge L. T. Avery.
Charles Picquet, chairman of
the Ladies’ Night Committee, an
nounced the following plans: R. E.
Brown will be the guest speaker
at the annual Ladies’ Night ban
quet at the Mid Pines Club Tues
day evening, December 5th; the
Southern Pines High School Glee
Club has arranged a very fine
musical program and Mrs. L. B.
Creath will play the marimba. Ar
rangements are being made for
upward of one hundred and fifty
to attend the dinner.
In the absence of the president,
Howard F. Burns, past president,
presided.
Sam Marlowe and
His Orchestra
Now at Scot tie’s
Direct from an engagement at
the Village'Barn, New York, Sam
Marlowe and his celebrated or
chestra featuring Sir Hagen, pian
ist, on Boogie Woogie on the St.
Louis Blues, are playing nightly
at Scottie’s popular tavern just
south of Southern Pines.
Mr. Marlowe worked with Bunny
Burigan’s Band and had contin
ued success with Sam Donahue,
who is now in the Navy. More re
cently he took over the Band of
Arty Shaw, who also was in the
Navy.
Mr. Marlowe and his musicians
are looking forward to entertain
ing many lovers of orchestra mu
sic during their engagement at
Scottie’s.
10.000 NURSES MUST BE
RECRUITED IMMEDIATELY
Of interest to American fam
ilies everywhere is the fact that
the Army must recruit 10,000
nurses immediately in order to
care for wounded and sick sol
diers, both at home and overseas.
In addition, 1,000 nurses are need
ed by the Veterans Administra
tion for its services. The Navy
will need 500 nurses a month for
several months. Nurses who en
ter the service are commission
ed and will enjoy all rights ex
tended to the armed forces under
the G..I. Bill of Rights.
TEACHERAGE CONTOACT
Starling New Year
THE PILOT is this week
beginning a new year, its
twenty-fifth, and on this
occasion it wishes to express
to friends in the Sandhills
and in the many distant
States to which it goes each
week heartiest appreciation of
their loyal support.
Sunrise Theatre
in Southern Pines
Changes Hands
New Schedule of Con
tinuous Shows Will
Be Effective Sunday
W. P. Benner this week an
nounces the sale of his Sunrise
Theatre in Southern Pines to the
Everette Enterprise, Inc., of Char
lotte, operators of around forty
other theatres.
Beginning Sunday, December
3, shows will run continuously
according to the following sche
dule: Daily from 3:00 p. m. to
11:00 p. m.; Saturdays from 11:00
a. m. to 11:00 p. m.; Sundays from
2:00 p. m. to 11:00 p. m. It is un
derstood that the same employees
who were with Mr. Benner will
continue with the new owners,
and the theatre will still be
known as the Sunrise. Mr. Ben
ner, who owns and operates movie
houses in Carthage and Robbins,
purchased the Gibbon building
on Broad Street opposite the rail
road station in the spring of 1941,
and after repairing and renova
ting it, opened the Sunrise Thea
tre with a seating capacity of
825 in September of the same
year. The business was an instant
success and Mr. Benner, in report
ing the sale, expressed apprecia
tion of the generous support given
him by the people of Southern
Pines and other Sandhills towns.
Negro Teachers of
Piedmont District
Meet Here Dec. 2
Several Prominent
Speakers on Program
at West S. P. School
Second Week Sales
in War Loan Drive
Slower Than First
Citizens Are Urged
to Enlist Dollars
in the Fight NOW
Figures on the Sixth War Loan
drive, which opened on Monday
iast week, have been received
by county Chairman Eugene C.
Stevens from only three. towns,
but these indicate that the county
is off to a good start.
To Wednesday morning South
ern Pines had reported approxi
mately $63,000 on an overall quota
of $154,560; Aberdeen, 30,000 on
a quota of $77,280, and Pinehurst,
$35,000 on a quota of $110,000.
In Southern Pines first week
sales were excellent, but this
week they have slowed up, prob
ably due to the fact that it is near
the end of the month. It is hoped
that as another pay day comes
there will be another big rush of
buying.
A. B. Yeomans, chairman for
Southern Pines, has issued the
following appeal:
“The Sixth National War Loan
Drive for fourteen billion dollars
started last week. Southern Pines’
quota is $154,560.00 overall and
$82,600.00 “E” bonds. With the
greatly intensified fighting in
western Europe war production
must be greater than ever before.
Thirty-five days’ supply of am
munition is being used in ten
days. Gains made by our troops
are costing 500 tanks and 900
trucks per month. In the Philip
pines MacArthur’s troops are
shooting more artillery ammun
ition this month than in the past
sixteen months combined. New
contracts are being let by the
Army alone at a weekely rate of
$550,000,000.
“Facts like these speak for ,
themselves; make their own ap
peal to the nation’s will for a
speedy victory. We can and must
make our quota. The need is im
perative. The time for action is
NOW.”
The Piedmont District of the
North Caroljpa Negro Teachers
Association will convene at the
West Southern Pines High School,
Southern Pines, Saturday, Dec
ember 2 at 9 a. m., with the pres
ident, S. E. Duncan, principal of
Washington High School, Reids-
ville, presiding. Eighteen counties
comprise the district.
Guest speakers for the occasion
will be Dr. Clyde A. Milner, pres
ident of Guilford College, and Dr.
Robert P. Daniel, president of
Shaw University, Raleigh. J. A.
Tarpley, supervisor of Negro
Schools of Greensboro, and presi
dent of the North Carolina Negro
Teachers Association, and W. L.
Green, evecutive secretary of the
body, will be present at the meet
ing.
CAN YOU HELP?
During a fire in Southern
Pines early Sunday morning
a small hose 100 feet in length,
part of the equipment of the
booster fire truck, was drop
ped near the hydrant at Penn
sylvania Avenue and Leak
Street. After the fire when
firemen sought to pick up the
hose, it had disappeared. It
will be greatly appreciated if
the finder will return this hose
or if any one having informa
tion concerning it will notify
the Southern Pines Fire De
partment. This valuable and
difficult to replace equipment
might be the means of saving
YOUR home.
MOORE SHARES IN BOND
PURCHASE OF ESSO CO.
A second Jonesboro teacherage
contract has been awarded in Sou
thern Pines. J. Bruce Cameron
has the weather stripping con
tract, and, as was announced last
week, Bqshby will do the electri
cal work on the $1600 building.
J. N. Briigeman, field super
visor, with headquarters in Fay
etteville, announced today that
Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey had purchased war bonds
in the amount of $500,000.00 in
North Carolina in connection with
l^he Sixth War Loan Drive. In line
with the Company’s policy alloca
ting this purchase among the 100
counties of North Carolina in pro
portion to each county’s quota,
Moore County has been alloted
$2,250.90.
HD Qub Meetings
Unique and Varied
Says Home Agent
She Finds Great Ar
tists in the Rural
Homes of the County
BY FLORA Mcn,ONALD
Home Demonstration Agent
The Home Demonstration Club
meetings are as unique as the sun
and as varied as Moore Coimty
weather. At the Cameron club
meeting last week, the recrea
tional feature was the showing
of colored slides by C. R. Hall of
Sanford. The slides were of spec
imens of peonies and gladioli and
gorgeous scenes of azaleas, dog
wood and fall fohage of the coun
tryside. Mr. Hall discussed the
cultivation cf the flowers as the
;lides were shown.
Mr.s. An^us Ferguson surprised
the Stanton Hill Club with ex
hibits of beautiful tied and dyed
{draperies made (from fertilizer
sacks, at the meeting on Monday.
No professional artist could have
done a more perfect piece of col
oring and designing than was
'hown by Mrsi Ferguson. A soft
blue-green pair of curtains and
the cornice board were shown for
a bed room. The living room
pieces were dyed a deep rose and
included not only the draperies
but the covering for an easy
chair.
The rural arts and crafts have
long been ignored and underes
timated. This is the people’s art;
it has nothing to do with queer-
isms or elaborate theories. It is
born of utility. Art here means
doing well something that needs
to be done, said M. L. Wilson,
when he was Under Secretary of
the Department of Agriculture.
“In addition to immediate econ
omic values, the practice of the
crafts fosters moral and social
values. It fosters habits of
thoroughness and painstaking
workmanship. It develops taste
and a love for things well done
and thoughtfully. It enriches life
by increasing the perception of
the beauties that can be engraved
into the objects of everyday life ”
No greater artists could be
found than those in our Moore
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