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VOL. 26. NO. 16
Southern Pines. North Carolina.
Friday. March 15. 1946.
TEN CENTS
Southern Pines Boys Named County
Champs Following Tourney Finals
Blue Team Bests
Pinehurst 29-23
In Title Cdntest
by Jack Bilyeu
Forcing their own cool and de
liberate ganie through four hotly
contested quarters, Coach Daw
son’s basketeers of Southern
Pines clinched the Moore County
Championship by downing Pine
hurst 29 to 23 in the tournament
finals played at Robbins on Fri
day, March 8th. High scorer for
the home team in taking the title
clash was forward Gene Maples
wit 11 points, while Drennan
Mann, guard standout, turned in
a bank up performance, both on
the floor and under the basket.
, Twice, when the locals were in
need of points to maintain a pre
carious lead, Mann broke
straightway down court, eluding
all defense to sink his shots
square with the backboard.
Southern Pines drew first
blood as Page sank a foul shot
after several minutes of indeci
sive play. Corbett and Whit
Thomas racked up three in suc
cession giving Pinehurst the lead
until Maples came through with
a basket. Grey and Mann feeding
the ball. Later with the Red team
again in the lead, Harrington, lo
cal center, played smartly off
the back board to give Southern
Pines a 5-4 margin.
With the score at 15-10 Sou
thern Pines, live minutes to go
in the half, Veno, Currie, and
Thomas broke from hitherto ef
fective guarding to garner a goal
apiece.- The half ended 16-15,
Pinehurst.
Coming a second time from be
hind, the locals , rode on Wor
sham’s foul shot and baskets by
Grey and Mann for a lead in the
third, totaling 7 pbints lor the
period and holding their oppo
nents to 2. Wild shooting by P.ne-
hurst in the final quarter, and the
aggressive floor play of Southern
Pines guards, kept the ball with
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LIBELOUS
Hey. Carl!
How come you to tell that
story in your "State" mag
azine about the traveller who
thought Southern lupines was
in South Carolina? Don't
you know publicity like that
is liable to mean the down
fall of our mid-south ... or
shall we say: of THE mid-
s^uth resort? South Carolina!
My goodness me, what a
libel!
Group Meets To
Consider Purchase
Of Old Shaw Home
Restoration of Early
Scottish Homestead
May Be Attempted
Some thirty people met at the
Southern Pines Library Thurs
day night to discuss a new pro-,
ject for this section: the purchase,
and restoration of the old Dun
can Shaw house, located at the
southern end of town. The group,
numbering people from the three
towns of Southern Pines, Aber
deen and Pinehurst assembled at
the invitation, of Mrs. Ernest
Ives, who is, more than anyone
else, responsible for the interest
ing suggestion.
The meeting was called to or
der by the temporary chairman,
Leland MCKeitheh, who asked
Mrs. Ives to describe her pain
She told of her interest in the
history of the old Scots families
of this region and described how
she and Mrs. James Boyd had
often wondered about the Shaw
house and if there were not some
way ih which it could be preserv
ed as one of the few remaining
old homes of this section. She
said that a few weeks ago, en-
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Chemicals Explode As Laundry Fire Rages
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Silhoiuetted against the night, illuminated by f ames and exploding chemicals, is the blackened
shell of Carter’s Laundry, gutted by fire on Thursday night, March 7th. (Photo by Humphrey)
Title Holders In Action
Fast Competition
In Hunter Classes
AtSundayShowing
Record Gathering
Lines Riding Ring
For Gymkhana Here
by Howard F. Burns
Thirtyrfive hundred spectators
surrounded the picturesque hunt
ing course here last Sunday af
ternoon to see “Clifton’s Glory”,
owned by Miss Nancy Johnson,
Englewood, N. J., with William
McCullough up, lead a string of
sixteen hunters to capture first
place in the class for light and
middle weight hunters, the fea
ture event in the spring horse-
show and equestrian gymkhana
held at the Southern Pines Coun
try Club.
“Clifton Ferry”, brilliantly rid
den by Miss Roberta Frye, Wash
ington, was judged a close sec
ond. “Star Dust,” a dark brown
mare owned and ridden by Miss
Jean Overton of Southern Pine's
caii'e in for third place.
"Zebrala,” owned by the Ston-
eybrook Stables, with Miss
Shiela Walsh of Southern Pines
in'), captured the blue ribbon over
twelve entries in- the class for
maiden jumpers, which provided
a special thrill for spectators.
“Blackjack” owned by L. Tate,
Jhneuhrst, with his' young son,
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PAPER!
If you see Boy Scouts run
ning around town on Satur
day and hear them shouting;
"Paper!" it doesn't mean the
Pilot has a new set of news
boys. It means that old
, paper-collector, Paul But
ler, and his eager helpers
are on the job again in the
scrap paper drive.
Saturday is collection day.
Tie u^ your papers in bun
dles and, if it is not raining,
put them out on the curb.
The collectors will come by
sometune during the morn
ing and carry it all off.
Dr. R. M. McMillan
Assumes Practice
Of Dr. Mudgett
Grey, No.' 36, Southern Pines guard, sinks one from a scramble
of opposing players in the second period, upping the' score 15-11 for
the Blue and White. Mann and Harrington, No.’s 47 and 39, appear
with backs to the camera. (Photo by Humphrey)
HELP YOURSELF!
Housewives intent on Monday
marketing registered dism.ay as
they confronted the sign ;n Pen
der’s window announcing that
the store would be closed until
March 21st. However, patience
will receive its reward; the mar
ket will reopen with a complete
“self service” installation, a con
venience rarely found in towns of
the size of Southern Pines.
FIREMEN'S BALL
The Firemen of Pinehurst are
reviving their annual dance this
year. The Department announces
that the party will take place in
the Pinehurst High School Gym
nasium. on Thursday night,
March, 21st, from nine to one.
There will be a thirteen-piece or
chestra led by Johnny Leonard;
admission will be $2.00 a couple.
frish Gymkhana At
Pinehurst Sunday,
Si. Patrick’s Day
'I'tie riding ring at the Carolina
IT. ul will gp Irish as the Pine-
I hurst St. Patrick’s Day gym-
Ikhana, slated for Sunday, March
17lh emphasizes the wearing of
I the green.
j Leading off the afternoon’s
entertainment will be a pet show
with prizes for the most unusual!
and appealing pets. Any creature
that lives may be entered, from
a pet pussy to an elephant. All
pi t.s should be brought into the
I ring by their exhibitsrs at 2:30
promptly.
Following the pbt show, there
will be a Costume Class with
prizes for the most artistic and
humorous turnouts. Entrants will
parade the ring to the accompan
iment of Irish music. Any cos
tume goes and, though not obli
gatory, green should be the domi
nant note. Entrants may tide
horses, mules, or donkeys, or in
any of the collection of oldtime
horse-drawn vehicles owned by
the Pinehurst Livery Stables.
The equipages, or horses, will
be lent to anyone wishing to en
ter. Arrangements for mounts or
carriages, which include the
carryall, buggy, victoria, and
similar old-style vehicles, should
be made with David W. Roberts,
Equestrian Director, at the sta
bles, or by ca,’.ling 5341.
Of great interest to Southern
Pines and the Sandhills in gen
eral is the announcement, made
this week by Dr. W. C. Mudgett,
of the arrival in town of iJr. Rob
ert M. McMillan. Dr. McMillan,
who is a son of the late Dr. John
M. McMillan of Candor, will take
on Dr. Mudgett’s practice while
the latter is away and will as
sist at the Kloore County Hospi
tal.
The new doctor is well-quali
fied. He graduated from the Uni
versity of North Carolina ih 1934,
and received his M. D. degree
from John Hopkins four years
later. Serving his internship at
the Geisinger Hospital of Dan
ville, Pa., he completed his medi
cal residency there and served
in the same capacity for a year
at Massachusetts General in Bos
ton. From there he went to the
Mayo Clinic, where he was
awarded a fellowship in medicine
in 1942. He has a deploma from
•the American Board of Internal
Miedioine.
Inducted into the army as a
1st lieutenant, he served as As
sistant Chief of Medical Service
with the 10th Station Hospital in
Ireland and England, He return
ed to Ft. Bragg for three months
last fall as Chief Medical Exam
iner of the Induction Center. He
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Dr. Stutz Opens Office
Old patients and his many
friends will be delighted to hear
that Dr. Greer Stutz is back
home, out of uniform, and in the
medical groove once more. He
announces, this week, that he
will open his office in the Manor
Building, on East New Hamp
shire avenue on Monday, March
18th.
Dr. Stutz enlisted in the Navy
in 1941 and spent most of his
war service in the Pacific Thea
tre. While in the Navy he also
•served at the naval hospital in
Memphis and Philadelphia. Prior
to his work in the service, Dr.
Stutz, who is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. D. G. Stutz, practiced for
five years in Southern Pines.
Basketeers Play
State Finals In
Aberdeen Tonight
Win Over Morehead
In Cl. C Semi-finals
Brings Locals To Top
^ by Jack Bilyeu
A scintillating brand of back-
board play, coupled with accu
racy from the floor and on free
shots, gave Southern Pines bas
keteers the nod over Morehead
City at Chapel ^Hill Tuesday
night, as the home boys, cham
pionship bound, tallied 29 points
to 20 for the easterners. Now
Class C Eastern Conference title-
holders, the Blue and White are
slated to meet Kernersville at
Aberdeen tonight, Friday 15th, at
8 o’clock, for the State champion-
At mid-quarter, first period of
the contest on neutral court at
Chapel Hill, after both teams had
threatened without scoring in
fast and rugged competition for
control of the ball, Guthrie, op
posing forward, shook loose for
2 points from the floor. As Har
rington, a scoring threat all ev
ening, sank one from the side
court, the period closed at 2 up.
In the second the locals lead
on baskets by Harrington «nd
Worsfeem—the latter hooking one
into the net from over the shoul
der—until crip shots by Nelson
and Guthrie, with Baldree’s
field goal, gave Morehead the
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Little Theatre Group
Holds Meeting Here
The Little Theater Group,
which is being organized in Sou
thern Pineh, held their initial
meeting Tuesday night, March
12th in the High School recep
tion room. The following officers
were elected: Mrs. E. J. Austin,
president, Mrs. Mack Alspaugh,
secretary and treasurer, and Mrs.
Mabel McDonald, Publicity
Chairman.
The next meeting will be held
March 26th, at 7:30 p. m. in the
High School reception room, at
which time a play will be select
ed. (This organization is open to
the public and anyone interested
is invited to become a member.)
Carter’s Laundry Burns In Worst
Fire Of Year, New Extension
Damaged, Much Equipment Lost
Linen Loss Leaves
Hotels and Hospital
Seriously Handicapped
REMEMBER
.... the meeting to be
held next Thursday night.
March 21st at the Southern
Pines Library at eight
o'clock, to talk over the pur
chase and restoration of the
Old Shaw House, (described
in an adjoining column.)
Among those who will
probably speak is Mrs. R. L.
McMillan of Raleigh. Mts.
McMillan, as former head of
the North Carolina Garden
Clubs, has had considerable
experience with this sort of
undertaking. She has made a
study of old gardens of the
state and has supervised the
restoration of several old
houses.
This is a Moore County
home^ and its restoration
should be a Moore County
project. It is hoped that many
from all over the county will
attend.
African Big Game
Film Will Benefit
Red Cross Drive
NOT "BY REQUEST"
The big game of Equatorial Af
rica will come to the aid of the
current Red Cross Fund Drive
at the Carolina Theater, Pine
hurst, on Monday, March 18th.
The Pinehurst Committee, head
ed by W. A. Leland McKeithen,
will sponsor presentation of a
colored motion picture record of
a journey across the Dark Conti
nent along the equator from the
Indian Ocean to the Atlantic.
Center of interest will be the
great East African big game
country and its lions, rhinos and
other species of wild animals.
The movie will be present 3d by
Captain George F. Shearwood,
who will accompany it with a
talk on the country, and the
scenes as they unfold. Entitled
“Leaving Them There Alive,” the
movie was made a year before
the recent war began, in the
course of a cross-continental trip
arranged by Captain Shearwood.
Lions of the Serengetti Plains
are shown in their everyday
lives, in utter disregard for the
camera, sometimes yawning in,
close-ups, cubs playing with their
mothers, full-grown lions actu
ally doing circus tricks for their
dinner, and other unstaged and
completely natural pictures of
zebra, giraffe, impala, and ante
lopes. Climax of the film is per
haps the only picture ever made
of two rhinos fighting to the
death.
Captain Shearwood, wno con
tributes the show for the benefit
of the drive, has lived many years
in central Africa, where he has
commanded native troops and
once ruled one of the most prim-
ative tribes in the interior. He is
acknowledged to be the outstand
ing authority in this country on
travel in Africa. .
The show will be presented at
8:30 p. m. at the Carolina Thea
ter, March 18th. The committee
in charge of the program is com.-
posed of Charles A. Warren,
chairman, Mrs. Chester I. Wil
liams, Robert E. Harlow, Fran
cis T. Keating, Charles W. Pic-
quet, who has donated the use
of his theater, and Mrs. George
F. Shearwood.
March 8, 1939. “A grass fire ig
nited the stables of the Webster
Knight property located near the
Paddock. Firemen save part of
building.”
March 9, 1946, a repeat per
formance again caught the sta
bles. This tiifae the firemen were
notified in time and their prompt
arrival saved the building with
but slight damage though the fire
in the grass and brush covered
quite an area. Once again, Mr.
Knight’s prized vehicles remini
scent lof early coaching days were
preserved.
SWEET SINGING
Several who heard the Duke
Glee Club concert at Duke last
week report that it was a truly
delightful musical experience.
The program was the same as
that to be given in Southern
Pines at the Schoplhouse on
March 23rd. Tickets for this con
cert, (reserved seats; $1.50, ad
mission: $1.00) are being sold in
advance by Mrs. Hodgkins, (tel.
5042,) and Mrs. Tucker Humph
ries, (tel: 8089) ■and can be secur-
‘ed by telephone.
The most disastrous fire in the
busines district of Southern
Pines for many years raged with
fierce intensity for more than an
hour Thursday night, leaving in
ruins the plant of Carter’s Laun
dry, despite the best efforts of
the fire departments of Aber
deen, Pinehurst and Southern
Pines. Fighting the flames with
seven powerful streams of water,
the fire teams were able to elim
inate hazards to surrounding
property from wind driven
sparks, and worked on until
early Friday morning to subdue
smouldering fires in the ruined
structure.
As in the destructive fire in
the Southern Pines Warehouses,
just a week previous, the older
building of the plant was' well
ablaze when the glow was noted
by policeman Irvin Morrison and
Jack Tesh from the police sta
tion two blocks away. Firemen
on the scene following the alarm
found the front and east, side
with its many windows a mass of
flames already spreading to the
new and as yet unoccupied build
ing. The origin of the fire is un
known. Superintendent H. I.
Cranfill, following the cessation
of work at ten o’clock, had gone
through the entire building clos
ing windows and locking doors,
leaving everything in apparent
good order a scant 25 minutes
before the alarm sounded at
10:40 p. m.
The laundry was the largest
pommercial plant in Southern
Pines, employing 35 employees.
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Mrs. J. M. Guthrie
Seeks House Seat
Mrs. J. M. Guthrie, well known
in Moore, Harnett, and Hoke
counties for her long and out
standing services on many
boards, seeks the honor of being
the first lady to be sent from
Moore county to the lower legis
lature.
Declared Mrs. Guthrie: “After
having talked with a number of
friends and community leaders, I
have decided to announce my
candidacy for the House of Rep
resentatives, subject to the ac
tion of the Democratic primary
of May 25th, 1946.
“Various counties have sent
women to the General Assembly
in the past and their services
have been commendable and
pleasing to their counties.
“Should I be accorded the high
honor of representing Moore
county as her first woman legis
lator, I shall do all within my
power to render a good account
ing to both my county and state.”
In 1944 Mrs. Guthrie served as
a member of the Moore County
AAA, and a few years past was
awarded the Collier’s Award for
the “best rural correspondent in
North Carolina.”
Among other services, from
Yeomanette in 'World War I to
active “Gray Lady” at Ft. Bragg
in this war, Mrs. Guthrie has
been an officer of the Democrat
ic Executive Committee of Moore
county*; Sjeciretary of the Pre
cinct Committee; member of the
County Library Board; and vice-
president of Moore County Farm
Bureau.
With this enviable record be
hind her, Mrs. Guthrie stands
well qualified to be chosen “first
lady legislator” from Moore
county.
QUICK WORK
Good news for laundry custo
mers is the fact that Carter’s
Laundry has been able to secure
the Judy Shop op Pennsylvania
avenue for the receival and de
livery of laundry, until further
notice.