|Your RED CROSS
must carry on
Your RED CROSS
must carry on
VOL. 26. NO. 21
Southern Pines. North Carolina. Friday. April 19. 1946
TEN CENTS
Huge Crowds Throng Pinehurst Track
To Enjoy Sunday’s Show and Races
Fine Weather, Fine
Horses, Fine Riding
Bring Thrills To All
By E. O. Hippus
The first time things have
really seemed like the old pre
war days, was at the Pinehurst
track on Sunday when a record
crowd turned out to enjoy the
Sandhills sunshine and the Sand
hills Horse Show. Though golf
is perhaps what we are most fa
mous for, it takes horses to bring
out the people: From far and
wide they came Sunday, filling
the grandstand arid lining the
track and the inner ring, to the
point where the ring-committee
had to ask them once, politH^' to
please make a little room for the
horses. They came to see excite
ment and bet on who’d win and
who’d fall off, and drink cokes
and generally have a good time.
And .some really knew horses and
carpe to see them.
All were satisfied. There were
a few outstanding entries in the
visiting strings, there was some
really perfect riding by a young
lady named Elizabeth Perry of
Berryville, Va., some near falls
to shiver the backbone and a
good many rattling good per
formances to bring roars of ap
proval.
First excitement came in the
Green Hunter class when visit
ing Canadian Vernon Caudy of
Mount Vernon Ranch, Quebec,
pulled off as neat a recovery as
we have seen in many moons.
When his “Red Ransome” hit the
gate-fence behind and scrambled
through, the jar threw the rider
into the air. Somehow he kept
his equilibrium and came down
standing, took a few quick run-
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QUERY
If John Lang wants to go
to Washington for the seven
months of the late represen
tative Burgin's term, might it
not be a good idea?
The courtesy of electing
Mrs. Burgin to fill her late
husband's term has been sug
gested and it would be a
very nice gesture of respect
to a fine lady. But it would
be merely a gesture, and our
country is in a state yrhere
far more is needed’, in our
capitol. than gestures. Now.
if ever, we need active, prac
tical leadership.
John Lang may have the
capability for it, or he may
not, but wouldn't this be a
very good way to find out?
And wouldn't it be a splen
did thing for our county to
send a Moore veteran to
Washington?
Mosquito Control
Subject of Dawson
Talk to Kiwanis
Cancer Drive Head
Is Sure That Many
Will Want To Give
Amateur Photogs
Form Camera Club
A need is about to be filled in
the Sandhills.
A Camera Club has been form
ed. f
A meeting of a group of cam
era enthusiasts Tuesday night at
the home of Lt- Col. and Mrs.
Donald Madigan saw an example
of organizational efficiency and
singleness of purpose that point
unquestionably toward a strong
and interesting Camera Club.
Primarily discussed was the
bu.§iness of initial organization,
usually dull as dish water, but
which proved far otherwise in
the able hands of Colonel Madi
gan. It was clicked off in record
time, leaving ample leeway for
what every camera fiend dotes
on—lens chatter, exposure com-
by Howard F. Burns
A. C. Dawson, addressing the
Sandhills Kiwanis Club at its
weekly luncheon Wednesday, on
the .subject of ^‘Mosquito Con
trol” stated there are two dif
ferent kinds of mosquitoes. First
is what is known as the “malaria
carrier” and the other is known
as the “pest” mosquito.
Dawson pointed out that dur
ing the war the War Department
and the State Board of Health
had worked together to try to rid
this section of the malaria type
of mosquito and it was found
that, though there were few of
the malarial mo.squitoes here,
there were many of the pest type.
Dawson, who worked on this sort
of control project, informed the
club of several interesting facts:
that mosquitoes do not breed in
shrubbery but only collect there;
that the pest type breeds entirely
in spots where drainage is inad
equate, while the malarial mos
quito breeds in lakes where there
is running water. Overlooked, un
emptied receptacles such as bird
baths, tin cans, gutters are prime
breeding grounds for pest mos
quitoes.
Dawson recommended spray-
which Way? Summer Plan Of
The wheels of progress
turned fast during the last
fifty years. A man who has
given them an extra whirl is
A. D. Way of Carthage, now
working for Resort Airlines,
Inc.
Way started his career in
the old Tyson-Jones buggy
factory in Carthage, one of
Moore County's oldest and
most flourishing concerns.
Then buggies gave Way to
horseless carriages, in a big
Way, so to speak. In other
words. Way moved on into
the automobile trade. La
test whirl of the wheel is
upward, and the Carthage
buggy builder finds himself
working on the intricacies of
a C47 for the Burwell bro
thers at Knollwood Field.
And so, in pretty rapid ot-
der Way moved from Byway
to Highway to Skyway.
What next. . . Atomic Way?
Who says things move slow
ly. “Waiy down' south"?
Social Agencies
Gets Under Way
Campaign Is Launched
To Raise Funds For
Recreation Program
Music and Prayer Will
The following letter was re
ceived yesterday by Frank Buch- ihg along the banks of streams
ment, developing short and long
cuts, printing do’s and dont’s.
Madigan was unanimously
elected Temporary Chairman.
Also elected was a committee to
formulate the Club’s constitu
tional by-laws, headed by Fred
Chappel, aided by Capt. Bill and
Mrs. Bobby Hale. A Program and
Budget Committee was appointed
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an, chairman of the “Fight Can
cer” drive. The chairman feels
that it tells better than anything
he could say what the drive is
about.
Addressed to the chairman, it
starts with the words;
My dear friend:
I enclose my bit, trusting it
may be a little help to those with
cancer or those to come. As you
know I lost my dear one with
this dread disease, also my mo
ther and sister, two cousins, a
brother-in-law and two of the
people who had been in my store
for many years. I have myself
been operated,- on for the same
trouble.
May God in His great mercy
and goodness show us the way to
overcome the dread disease.
Your frienfl,
The contribution, enclosed in
the letter, went to take its place
beside those of others who have
already responded to the plea for
funds. The list includes: Herbert
Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Scheipers, Mable W. Lewis, J. B.
Gifford, Wilbur J. Sanborn, A.
B. Yeomans, L. E. Grover, Mrs.
James Boyd, A. Mbntesanti, Ola
Thompson, Ernest Ives, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Sage, Alfred Grover.
A contribution of very gener
ous proportions came from E. E.
Boone of Knollwood. Other
amounts have been pledged, and
the chairman feels that the drive
though just started, is going well.
“But better publish that let
ter,” chairman Buchan said, “that
is something that might have
been written by many people to
many others. There is hardly a
one of us but has some friend in
like sorrow and suffering. I
think many will want to help in
this cause.”
with a No. 2 Fuel Oil, of which
25 gallons should be sufficient to
cover one acre. In, conclusion,
the speaker stated that the State
Board of Health is using DDT
for spraying homes and places
of business, when malarial mos
quitoes are found. The insecti
cide is good for ninety days and
harmless to the contents of a
house. .It will also destroy flies
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Resurfacing Job
To Ziegler - Cline
Interest and enthusiasm were
shown for Southern Pines’ recre
ational program, now being plan
ned for the summer months, as
seventeen members of the Coun
cil of Social Agencies met at the
Country Club Tuesday evening
under the leadership of Morris
Johnson, to draft a campaign to
raise a minimum of $1,500.00 to
carry out the program. To be
launched immediately, the drive
will be completed, it is hoped, by
May Ijst. Contribution cheques
should be drawn to the Southern
Pines Council of Social Agencies
and mailed to June Phillips,
chairman.
The urgent need for summer
Mark Easter Worship
Solemn Good Friday
Service And Sunrise
Gathering Planned
LAST TO FILE
The above photograph shows
Charles McLeod, latest candidate
recreational facilities for young ■ to offer for the lower House. Mc-
Surprise Inspection
Gives P. O. Top Rating
As five postal inspectors de
scended unannounced on Monday
for a routine check into every
administrative and operational
phase of the Southern Pines Post
Office, Postmaster P. Frank
Buchan and his regular staff of
six employees came through with
flying colors to receive a rating
of “Excellent.” The three points
upon which ratings are based
are service, finance, and coopera
tion between employees.
The present post office staff
consists of Mrs. Ola Thompson,
assistant manager; regular clerks
L. E. Grover, A. C. Grover, and
D. A. Hoskins; and substitute
clerks Edith Henderson, L. T.
Hall, and Woodrow McDonald.
Custodial employees, who during
their entire service have main
tained a rating of 99 per cent or
better are Willie Horner, fire-
man-laborer, and Willie Streeter,
colored, who is charman.
BANK TO CLOSE
Th Citizens Bank, Southern
Fines, will be closed on Eas'.er
Monday, April 22nd, it was an
nounced officially this week.
C. Kennedy Files
For Clerk’s Office
Juvenile Delinquent Steals The
Pants Of Man Who Befriended Him
Carlton Kennedy, present
Cashier of Citizens Bank & Trust
Co., has filed for the office of
Clerk of the Superior Court, op
posing John Wilcox, now in office
and running again.
Kennedy, son of the late Pow
ell K. Kennedy, was born and
raised in Moore County, as was
his father before him. His wife
is the former Mary Pegram of
Carthage and they have two chil
dren. He is considered well qual
ified for the job, having had
wide experience in banking, fin
ance, trusts, and estates. He was
former Cashier of the Bank of
Pinehurst, and has worked ten
years with the Chase National
Bank in New York. In addition,
Mr. Kennedy is a Mason, an Elk,
and Trustee of the Congregation
al Church of Southern Pines.
A scene was enaced last week
in the Southern Pines Po
lice Station that has become
far too familiar throughout
America today—another juvenile
delinquent was up before a Chief
of Police. This one was William
Darrell Albert, Jr., of Pittsburg.
Several times before had this
fifteen year old hitch-hiker been
picked up, mostly in big cities.
Once for participating in that
city-gang pastime of throwing
rocks through the windows of
vacant buildings. Another time
for safe breaking, and when
caught confessed to breaking and
entering a delicatessen two
months previous—^not because of
hunger, but just to steal. He ad
mits that he is now still on pa
role.
This time, William Albert, alias
“Willy Hunt,” sank to a new low.
The influence of his city gangs
took full form. He stole all that
he could cram into two pillow
cases from,; Philip Wilder, a man
who befriended him by giving
him a bed, paying for his meals,
even offering him a fine chance
of a good job-
Monday, April 8th, Wilder, an
automobile salesman from Mass
achusetts, pulled up alongside
“Willy Hunt” thumbing a ride on
Highway No. 1 and told him to
“hop in”.
Wilder carried Hunt-Albert to
Raleigh to a car auction, bought
him meals, and then suggested
that Albert return to Lakeview
with him, as he could probably
land him a job. This Albert
agreed to, accepting all that was
offered with the same dead-pan
coldness he showed answering
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The approximately $40,000 re
surfacing job that the streets of
Southern Pines are to get this
summer has been let to Ziegler-
Cline, a Fayetteville construction
company, Howard Burns has an
nounced.
Although there were three
jobs to let by contract last Thurs
day at the City Clerk’s office, the
street resurfacing was the only
one awarded. Neither the Dispos
al Plant nop»- the Incinerator
Building were let. The reason be
ing that only one bid was made
on the Disposal Plant, “and that
one was out of question,” stated
City Clerk Bums. While the In
cinerator contract did get a rea
sonable bid, it was for the chim
ney alone and so had to be post
poned with the Disposal Plant.
It is expected that the new
bids will be let on May first. It
had been previously set for May
second, but Portsmouth, Va. is
letting contracts that day and it
was felt wise to move our date
up one day. Myrtle Beach let
contracts on the same day with
Southern Pines last Thursday
and results were not exactly sat
isfactory.
The resurfacing that the streets
of Southern Pines are to enjoy
this coming summer will be the
first since the War, and two new
streets are to be opened. One is
Connecticut Ave. in West South
ern Pines, from about Page St.
on up Gains St. The other is
to be Mechanic St., from Penn
sylvania to Wisconsin.
These new ones are to be dirt
streets, with their paving a thing
of the rather distant future.
However, it will be a great boon
to those people whose homes are
in that vicinity, who now either
walk or ride wagon tracks. Soon
they’ll skim over nice new clay
highways, gay reminders of the
Sandhills of the twenties—except
when they’d develop that nut-
and bolt destroying “washboard”
effect, such as the road from
Aberdeen to Pinehurst used to
have. And which you can too
easily find today just by leav
ing the paved highways “for a
short piece.”
people of all ages was empha
sized by A. C. Dawson, of the
high school faculty, whom the
council has engaged as director.
The need is a growing one
through-out the county, Dawson
Stated, pointing out th/at civic
groups in both Aberdeen and
Pinehurst are working along sim
ilar lines. Character building, de
velopment of leadership, and the
curbing of juvenile delinquency
were given as primary objectives
of the plan.
The Chamber of Commerce
has made the Civic Club avail
able to the director as summer
head(iuarters, while the ’Teen
age Club will assist in supervis
ing activities for younger child
ren. Speaking for the School
Board Superintendent Philip J.
Weaver volunteered the use of
the auditorium for basketball,
while the Church of Wide Fel
lowship has offered their recre
ation room.
The hope was expressed that
the Town Commissioners will al
low the park to be used as a play
ground, with facilities for volley
ball and badminton as well as for
tennis. Baseball, softball, swim
ming, picnics, handicrafts, and
dances as often as the boys and
girls want them, are among ac
tivities which the summer pro
gram will include.
However, money is needed for
softballs, nets, bats, and numer
ous other items of game and ath
letic equipment. All donations of
equipment will be welcomed, arid
should be left at the Sport Shop.
It was moved and carried that
any money remaining at the end
of the summer shall go into the
treasury of the Southern Pines
High School Athletic Association,
to be used in. the purchase of
football, basketball and other
equipment next fall.
Leod is the son of Mrs. Curtis
McLeod of Carthage, grandson of
Mrs. Belle Pleasants of Aberdeen.
Historical Group
Receives Charter
Plans Elections
Wallace Irwins Buy Here
Spurning Summerville
Theater Will Open
In West End Apr. 25
Plans are going ahead for op
ening of the West End The'it:’e
on April 25, Manager Fred B.
Monroe lias announced this week,
as the new movie house unlocks
the turnstiles with a top grade
first night program on Thursday
evening.
Two evening showings are
planned six nights a week, with
a matinee on tap each Saturday
afternoon, says Monroe, in speak
ing of the entertainment to be
offered in the future. With open
ing of the theater. West End cit
izens will find screen entertain
ment available in their own com
munity for the- first time in a
number of years.
One of the best pieces of news
to come to Southern Pines in
some time is the announcement
that the Wallace Irwins have
bought a house and are now full
fledged residents. The house in
question is the one formerly
owned by the Innes-Taylors, on
Fairview Drive, next to Miss
Bair, and Mrs. Irwin says they
are perfectly delighted with it.
“You know how reports of sales
usually say: extensive altera
tions planned?” she said, “well,
we aren’t going to alter a thing.
The house is perfect! Now if we
can just get a cook. . .”
Mr. Irwin mentioned that "we
have a cook.”
“Oh?” queried his wife,
when?”
“Since always.” -he replied
firmly. “You, my dear, are one
of the best cooks in existence. I
might even say, the best. Who
could ask for more?”
“Well, I could; that’s who!” re
plied hjis indigqiant spouse, no
wit placated by the compliment.
When the Pilot reporter mov
ed on they were still arguing the
point.
Final act in the drama of in
corporation of the Moore County
Historical Association took place
Tuesday night when the charter
bearing the seal of North Caro
lina, was returned to the thirty-
some members gathered in the
Southern Pines Library from the
office of the Secretary of State.
Following receipt of the char
ter, Chairman Leland McKeith-
en appointed a nominating com
mittee to draw up a slate of can
didates for the offices of direc
tors and officials, to be presented
at the next meeting, when elec
tions will be held. The finance
chairman, J. Talbot Johnson, an
nounced that approximately two
thousand dollars had been receiv
ed in cash or pledges and said
that his committee was ready to
start their drive to raise the rest.
The balance of the evening in
cluded discussion of the Shaw
House project. Mrs. Newton des
cribed what she recalled of the
original plan of the house and
gardens. John McQueen reported
that he had a man who used an
old-time hand throw in making
shingles and could supply cypress
shingles which would be just like
the originals. This led to discus
sion of old-time fences and other
points of interest. Rassie Wicker
then was called on to tell about
his search for information on the
early settlers and made a fas
cinating talk to which Farnk
Buchan and Talbot Johnson con
tributed stories and recollections.
The meeting broke up with
many expressions of enthusiasm
over the delightful evening and
the promise it gave of good
things to come.
The six churches of Southern
Pines are, as is customary at Eas
ter-time, turning to music and
meditation in their celebration of
the Feast of the Resurrection.
Easter lilies and Easter songs will
lend solemnity and beauty to all
services.
The First Baptist Church will
hold its regular morning service,
with special music under the di
rection of Carol Thomas, wirh
Mrs. C. R. Mills at the organ.
Sunday evening at eight o’clock
the young people will be in
charge of an Easter program, in
which a quartet from Ft. Bragg
will sing. Carol Thomas, Mrs. T.
K. Gunter, and Jean Olive are
the soloists of the young people’s
choir! Lloyd Woolley, Jr., will
give two organ solos.
At Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, where Lloyd Woolley is
the regular organist, and the
choir is now under the direction
of Miss Hattie Mae Barber, the
Easter morning services will be
at eight and eleven, the choir
augmented by the English tenor
Gamadge. This church will also
hold the traditional services on
Good Friday, the only church in
Southern Pines which has a ser
vice on that day. These services,
though continuous, will be in
three parts, with three sep.eratf:
addresses; at 12:00; 1:00 and 2 00.
A sunrise service will open the
Church of Wide Fellowship’s Eas
ter celebration, held at seven
o’clock with the Rev. Francis
Drake of Pinehurst as the guesi
preacher. At 9:30 the children
will present an Easter program at
their Sunday School, and at
eleven the regular morning ser
vice will be held. Mrs. McDonald
is organist and choir director.
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
will feature special Easter an
thems in the “Mass of Angels” to
be sung by the choir of fourteen
members under the direction of
Mrs. R. F. Thomas, with Mrs.
Malcolm Grover at the organ.
High Mass will be sung at elev
en o’clock, and there will be an
offertory solo, “Surrexit Christ-
us,” by Rossini, sung by Mrs.
Thomas. The benediction and re
cessional, “Christ Is Risen,” will
be sung by the choir.
At the Brownson Memorial
Presbyterian Church, the usual
morning service will be held.
Several Easter anthems will be
sung by the choir and the old fa-
maliar Easter hymns, in which
all may take part, are to be part
of the service.
The Christian Science Church,
where the music is under the di
rection of Mrs. Picquet and Mrs.
E. W. Barton, will center around
the lesson of the Atonement. Mrs.
Picquet will sing the aria: “In
My House Are Many Mansions.”
Of special note in the list of
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Rumors Of Country Club Sale
Boil Down To: Negotiations Pending
"since
Rumors within rurtiors whirl
ing up and down Broad Street
led the Pilot reporter to the Mun
icipal Building, where the sign
outside says: “Information Fur
nished.” Being in search of just
that commodity it seemed a good
place to go. Particularly as the
information concerned doings of
the town.
“There are rumors. . .”
Our town clerk smiled a re
signed smile. “We know,” he ad
mitted.
“Well. . .?”
“Well. . .” a big sigh that might
even have been a groan.
“Everybody’s talking. You
might just as well tell it.”
“Trouble is,” he came back,
“there’s nothing to tell right now.
That is, nothing very definite one
way or the other. It’s this way:
The Town of Southern Pines
owns the Country Club and Golf
Course. . .”
“We’d heard of that.”
“Yes. Well, maybe it never was
such a good idea for the town to
own it, but at the time it was
the only thing to do. During the
last year we have had several
people thinking of buying it, and
just recently a definite inquiry
was made. The prospective buyer
is a man of good standing in his
community who has operated a
high-class country club for many
years. He understands the busi
ness, and would come here pre
pared to run the club for the
convenience of the townspeople
and visitors in the same spirit of
hospitality and good sport with
which the present management
and staff is handling things. The
town has made him a set price
on the property and negotiations
are now peiiding. All necisc’ary
reservations on the up-keep and
use of the courses, and the pres
ervation of the timber and other
features of value to the town
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