VOL. 27. NO. 42
12 PAGES THIS WEEK
Southern Pines, N. C.. Friday, September 13, 1946
12 PAGES THIS WEEK
TEN CENTS
^ Grid Squad Swells
To Fifty Members
With New Arrivals
i/f
Grey And Scheipers
Among First Stringers
Scrimmages Slated
For Coming Week
“March Of Dimes”
Raises 15 Million
To Fight Polio
Total of $15,982,150
Reported by O'Connor
N. C. Heads All Southern
States; 10th In Nation
Local High School grid stock
nosed up a little Monday with
the reporting for practice of let
ter man Bobby Straka, along
with basketballers Tommy Grey,
and Donald “Duck” Scheipers.
All three should add up to addi
tional strength for the Blue and
^ White faced 'with a rugged eight
game schedule.
Last year, Straka ran well in
the games he was in, and at his
defensive position was a pile
driving tackier. Tommy Grey is
shifty, and in some practice ses
sions last fall gave promise of'
making an excellent passer.'
“Duck” Scheipers, just discharg
ed from the Navy, has returned
^ to school for his diploma, and
will bolster the team reserve,
strength, probably seeing consid
erable action.
Although the squad has not
scrimmaged yet, there has been
hard work and plenty of it. Last
week was mainly devoted to fun
damentals and toughening up ex
ercises with f ance, charging,
pass drills, and going down un-
” der punts getting the emphasis.
But with an eye on the opener
with Pittsboro High only two
weeks away, the coaches began
bearing down this week.
Monday, the 50 man squad was
divided up into eight teams, and
the teams Were given plays and
started right to work on them
with coaches Dawson and Weav-
er running through the play and
player assignments offensively
and defensively in slow motion.
Most of the plays were being run
from punt formation with teams
alternating from offensive drills
to defensive and vice versa.
The boys buckled dowp to their
assignments and this week’s
workouts have been spirited, with
all positions being fought over
in a battle royal. Both coaches
are closely watching their squad
for hidden talent, 'and in partic
ular are hunting for a blocking
back and a tail back. Several can
didates are battling for the nod
on these positions, but as y2t
Coach Dawson said every posi
tion on the team is open. Some
of them a little wider than open.
Next week’s Pilot will give a
jdetailed analysis of the team,
maybe even a prognosis as to
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An audit of the 1946 March of
Dimes shows $8,184,595.80 was
realized by the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis to
carry on its programs in re
search, education and emergency
epidemic aid, and $7,797,554.86
by chapters for care and treat
ment of patients, making a total
of $15,982,150.66, Basil O’Connor,
President of the National Foun
dation has announced.
North Carolina' with $412,-
089.56 leads all Southern states
and ranks tenth in the entire Na
tion.
“The American people,” Mr.
O’Connor declared, “may well
take satisfaction in the know
ledge that their generosity will
help save lives, alleviate pain
and bring hope to thousands,
mostly young children, who have
been or will be stricken by this
dread disease, which seldom
kills but frequently cripples for
life.
“The highest praise must also
be accorded to the 55,000 volun
teer workers who gave unstint-
ingly of their time and effort to
make the 1946 March of Dimes
such a huge success.
“The press, radio, stage and
screen industries, the sports
world, industry and labor groups,
who solidly backed the efforts of
the National Foundation can also
feel proud of the, added impetus
their assistance gave the March
of Dimes.”
Mr. O’Connor paid a special
tribute to the motion picture
theatre owners of the country not
only for the large amount of
money raised in the motion pic
ture theatres but also for the
valuable assistance given in all
those theatres in publicizing the
March of Dimes campaign.
“The fight against infantile
paralysis has been very close to
the hearts of the motion picture
theatre owners of this country
since it started,” Mr. O’Coimor
said. “It was the first large drive
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United Nations Site Selection Date
Now Changed From Sept. 23 To Oct. 23
The only news item there is to
report concerning the United Na
tions site selection is the fact
that the official selection date has
been set back one month, from
September 23 to October 23. This,
it is felt, indicates the present
Westchester site officially decid
ed upon may be rejected due to
the objections being raised in that
area over communities being
moved to clear the way for the
UN home.
“Newsweek” reported that
three locations in the Westchester
area have refused to be moved.
"We Stand Tops"
It has also been reported by
Ccdin Spencer, chairman of the
Moore County Committee invit
ing UN to make the Sandhills
their permanent home, that “if
a rural area is selected, we stand
tops. This has been verified bs’'
prominent figures in the admin
istration. But we have the metro
politan areas to buck.”
"Salisbury Post"
Spencer Murphy of the Salis
bury Post has shown particular
interest in getting all the news
papers of the State to back
Moore County in its drive to have
the United Nations select its per
manent home here.
99 Counties
Colin Spencer feels that the
other 99 counties of North Caro
lina “will get behind Moore
County and give their full sup
port in getting the United Nations
here.”
"Going Right Along"
Although it is not felt that the
time is right yet to make the
drive statewide to invite the
United Nations to Moore County,
Colin Spencer feels that that
time will arrive. “We’re going
right along with our brief,” said
Spencer, “getting it ready to pre
sent at the proper time.”
Radio Station And
Ballot Discussed
At C of C Meeting
Local Softballers
Take Pinehurst
For Doubleheader
‘The Rose Maiden’,
Contata By Cowen,
Under Rehearsal
Election of New Board
To Be Held October 1
"Strong Man" Smith
Hurls Both Victories
GI Democrats
Elect MG Officers
The Chamber of Commerce
held its regular “second Tuesday”
monthly meeting at the Com
munity Center on September 10.
Two matters of widespread in
terest were brought up. First, a i
nominating committee presented
the proposed ballot for the Board
of Directors for the Chamber of
Commerce for the coming year.
Second, Jack Younts, of Greens
boro and for the past several
years with American Overseas
Airways in New York City, was
present at the meeting to get
the reaction of the community in
regards to the possible construc
tion of a radio station in this
John Ruggles, presiding in the
absence of President Ruben Du
bose, said: “the reaction of the
community so far has been very
favorable.” The Annual Meet
ing of the Chamber of Commerce
will be held in the Southern
Pines High School, at which time
the ballots will be cast for the
new Board of Directors. All those
interested are urged to attend.
And it is pointed out that the
Ballot may be added to by nom-
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Only One Game From
Sandhill Championship
Blood Plasma For
All Who Need It
Says Col G. Hawes
RIFLE TEAM
On Friday September 6th the
* GI Democrats held their second
meeting in the Southern Pines
High School.
The main purpose of this meet
ing was the completion of the
County organization of the GI
Dem'ocrats to tie in with the
State organization.
Permanent officers for Moore
County were elected as follows:
cf County Chairman — Jere Mc-
Keithen, Aberdeen; Vice-Chair
man, W. A. Johnson, West End;
Secretary & Treasurer — J. B.
McLeod, Carthage.
The precinct chairmen elected
were: Carthage, Ed Comer; Vass,
George McDermott; Southern
Pines, Harry Chatfield; Pine-
hurst, James Monroe; with the
remaining precincts still to be
? filled.
It was announced at the meet
ing that all county organizations
throughout the state should be
organized and functioning by the
end of September, and that the
8th District GI Democrats’ Con
vention will be held in Lexing-
* ton, N. C. the first week in Oct-
tober.
The principles of “what the
^ Moore County GI Democrats
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A General Field representative
of the American Red Cross, on a
recent visit to the local head
quarters here, stated that blood
plasma is available in sufficient
quantities to supply any civilians
whenever it is needed for any
cause whatever.
This announcement was made
by Col. George P. Hawes, Jr.,
Chairman of the Moore County
Chapter, at the monthly meet
ing of the Executive ommittee
held Tuesday night at Southern
Pines, to correct an original in
terpretation of information from
National headquarters that blood
plasma was available only in
case of a general disaster. Any
such plasma given must be with
out charge for the product itself
regradless of the financial status
of the patient.
Treasurer Garland McPherson
submitted a financial report for
the period ending August 31st,
1946, which was approved.
Upon request of National Di
rector of Public Information Ser
vice a supply of Red Cross ma
terial to be used for library ref
erence and classroom instruction
was made available to the" R. C.
Lawson Institute of Southern
Pines.
Col Hawes announced the ap
pointment of Jerry V. Healy,
Southern Pines, as Publicity Di
rector for the Moore County
Chapter.
The town Rifle Team will
have its firsl shoot ihis Wed
nesday afternoon at 2:30 p.
m. Anyone interested in be
coming a member, or wishing
to«fire a .few rounds, will
meet at the Community Cen
ter at this time. At the pres
ent time there is a shortage
of rifles so bring your own
if you have one. This con
dition will soon be rectified
when ^he 'Riifle Tajam be
comes affiliated with the Na
tional Rifle Association and
then the arsenal at Fort
Bragg will be at their dis
port.
So the hills about will once
again resound with the fa
miliar crys of "Fire At Will"
"Maggie's Drawers" and so
I'll "Cease Firing" right here
and :iow.
The local AVC Softball Team
advanced to within one game of
being the Softball Champions of
the Sandhill League for 1946. On
Wednesday, Sept. 4th, playing at
Pinehurst the AVC Club toppled
Pinehurst in both ends of a
doubleheader. The scores were
8 to 6, and 5 to 2. Frank Smith
pulled the “strong man” act by
hurling both wins for the locals
while outlasting both of Pine-
hurst’s star pitchers, Wallace and
Kivett.
By virtue of their double win
the AVC’s have taken a 2 to 1
lead in games. Week before last
the Pinehurst Club defeated Sou
thern Pines team 13 to 5. The lo
cal AVC Team however has a
leg on the fourth game which
was called because- of darkness
with one inning remaining to be
played. The locals lead in this
game 10 to 8 which will be com
pleted upon arrangements.
The box scores of the double-
header of Sept. 4 th for Sou.
Pines:
Isl game Ab.
Blue, Walter, 2b 4
Smith, Frank, p 2
Neely, Frank, lb 2
Chatfield, H If 4
Cuff, Hal, c 4
Pate, Arthur 3b 4
Patch, Buster ss 4
Garzik, Joe cf 3
Viall, Buddy, rf 2
TOTALS RUNS HITS ERRORS
Social Agencies Sponsored
Charles Picquet, Directing
R.
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
H.
1
1
1
2
3
1
1 .
1
0
Sou. Pines 8 11 3
Pinehurst 6 11 2
2nd game Ab. R. H. E.
Blue, Walter, 2b 3 0 1 0
Smith, Frank, p 3 0 1 0
Neely, Frank lb. 2 0,. 0 0
Chatfield, H. If 3 l' 2 0
Cuff, Hal, c 3 2 0
Pate, Arthur, 3b 3 1 2 1
Patch, Buster, ss 2 1 1 0
Garzik, Joe, cf 3 0 0 0
Viall, Buddy, rf 1 1 0 0
TOTALS RUNS HITS ERRORS
Sou. Pines 5 9 1
Pinehurst 2 7 1
The Southern Pines Council of
Social Agencies is sponsoring a
production of “The Rose Maiden”
a oontata by Frederick Cowen.
This musical production is be
ing sponsored for the purpose of
raising funds for the purchase of
athletic equipment for the
schools of Southern Pines and for
next summer’s recreation pro
gram.
The contata is under the direc
tion of Charles W. Picquet and
the first rehearsal was held Tues
day night, September third. A
very enthusiastic response greet
ed the first rehearsal and it is
■expected that this response will
grow with each succeeding re
hearsal. Some seventy singing
enthusiastists attended the first
meeting at the Civic Club.
Everyone who is interested and
can sing is urged to sign up for
the rehearsals of the contata. Re
hearsals will be held every Tues
day at the Civic Club in South
ern Pines, 8 p. m.
Tenors and basses are espec
ially invited !to show up and
take part.
The production will be given in
the Southern Pines High School
auditorium, scheduled for the
week before Thanksgiving.
BPOE Cooperates
In Recruiting
According to information re
ceived from Captain L. R. Robin
son, the Army Recruiting Offi
cer in Rockingham the BPOE of
Southern Pines are cooperating
to their fullest extent in the cur
rent Recruiting drive.
Mr. John E. Cline Exalted Ru
ler of the Elks club here in Sou
thern Pines has promised the
club’s fullest support and has ap
pointed the following recruiting
committee of five hien: Major E.
S. McCue—Committee Chief, Mr.
John Stevenson, Captain Otto
Mees, Dr. Robert McMillan, Mr.
Joe Garzik.
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Bad Brakes Kill One, Send Two
To Moore County Hospital As
Car Strikes Mule-Drawn Wagon
NO POWER
Electricity will be off in
Southern Pines and Pine
hurst and surrounding rui^al
territory on Sunday, Septem
ber 15. for a four hour period
—2 p. m. to 6 p. m., accord
ing to an announcement by R.
L. Chandler, division mana
ger for Carolina Power 8c
Light Company.
Chandler explained that
service Interruption is neces
sary to make permanent re
pairs of damages resulting
from the recent tornado
which wrecked the Com
pany's switching rack at the
West End Substation 'and
downed eight towers of the
Blewett-Capiei Fear 110,000-
volt tower line. ^
At the time of the tornado
temporary repairs were made
by C P 8c L crews to permit
immediate restoration of
service to the stricken area.
Scout Honor Court
Held At West End
36 Honors Awarded
Father and Two Sons
Hurled From Wagon,
Dowdy's Brakes Fail
Accident Near Vass
Underpass On Highway
J. D. Arey, Sr., Fresh From Resort Airlines "Skycruise,"
Tells How "We Had The Best Of Everything All The Way'
J. D. Arey, Sr. was the first
permanent resident of the Sand
hills to take the “Skycruise” that
Resort Airlines has been running
this past summer from New York
eompletely around the United
States.
If all passengers express their
satisfaction with every detail as
ably as J. D. Arey has done. Re
sort Airlines will find little need
to advertise. Word of mouth will
do it for them.
“We had the best of all, the
best of everything all along the
way,” said J. D. Arey. “I can’t
stress enough the courtesy and
politeness shown by Resort Air
lines. They were extremely con
siderate. In fact, if you didn’t
want to think for yourself you
didn’t have to.”
There were fourteen on the
Skycruise—^from Alabama, Dela
ware, Florida, Maryland, New
York and North Carolina.
About the pilots, Arey said to
Lewis Burwell: “You may have
as good pilots as Dixie and Walk
er in'your organization, but you
don’t have any better.”
One point brought forth dis
satisfaction from J. D. Arey, and
no lounge at the Resort Airlines
Field at Knollwood. '“Having seen
that was the fact that there is
other fields, and many of them
mucjh smaller than ours, they all
had attractive lounges for pas
sengers. As soon as I have cleared
up some of my personal business
am going to see the County
Commissioners and everyone
concerned to see if the County
can’t put on a drive to have a
lounge built at Resort Airlines’
Knollwood field. It would mean
a lot to this section.”
The Grand Canyon, Redwood
forest^, and Yellowstone made
the greatest hits with J. D. Arey.
“Hollywood and the fan dancers
never appealed to me like those
places’’, he said.
Ended J. D. Arey: “Of all the
places I saw, I enjoyed seeing
them, but I’d rather live right
here in the Sandhills.”
The Boy Scout Court of Honor
held at West End on September
9th was attended by a large num
ber of Scouts and parents. The
Court was oppened by Mr. I. C.
Sledge, Advancement Chairman
for Moore County. Troop 98 of
West End presented the colors
and led in the Oath of Allegiance
to the flag. Rev. W. R. Gosnell of
West End pronounced the invo
cation. The following Awards
presented to Moore County
Scouts:
Billy Cox, Troop 98—Second
Class; Allan Watson—Troop 7—
First Class; Harold Williams—
Troop 74 First Class; Elbert Wil
liams—Troop 74—^First Class;
James Bray—^Troop 74 — First
Class; Robert A. Farmer —Troop
98— ^First Class; James McCrack
en—Troop 98—^First Class; John
H. Hinson—Troop 98 — First
Class; Tommie Oldham —^Troop
99 — First Class; Jack W. Purvis
—Troop 99—First Class; Jackie
Lee Mashburn—Troop 99—First
Class; William Seawell—^Troop 99
—First Class; Vernon Purvis—
Troop 99 — First Class.
Richard A. Dowd, Jr.—. Troop
99— Star; John R. Mashburn—
Troop 99—Star; Bobby Hill—
Troop 99—Star; Jerome G. Davis
—Troop 99—Star.
Leslie W. Hewett, Scoutmaster
of Troop 99—Eagle.
The following Merit Badges
were awarded:
Harold Williams—Troop 74
—^Personal Health, Pathfinding.
Forestry.
Elbert Williams—Troop 74—
Corn Farming, Hog and Pork Pro
duction, Animal Industry, For
estry, Farm Layout, Machinery,
Public Health, Wood Carving,
Pathfinding, Personal Health,
Art, Pioneering, Cooking, Safe
ty.
James Bray—Troop 74—Per
sonal Health, Pathfinding, Ani
mal Industry, Forestry, Cooking,
Art, Safety, Pioneering.
James McCracken—Troop 98—
Home Repairs.
Jackie Lee Mashburn—Troop
99—rAnimal Industry, Safety,
First Aid.
Jack W. Purvis—^Troop 99—
First Aid, Safety, Personal
Health, Public Health.
Tommie Oldham—Troop 99—
Cooking, Pathfinding, Masonry,
Public Health, Personal Health,
Leatherwork.
Gilbert Purvis—^Troop 99—
Animal Industry, Gardening,
Safety.
Allan Watson—^Troop 74—
Personal Health, Public Health,
Safety, Home Repair, Carpentry,
Canoeing, Swimming.
Billy Joe Maness—^Troop 99—
Animal Industry.
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Highway No. 1 brought sud
den tragedy to a father and two
sons last Tuesday about four in
the afternoon. One son was kill
ed, the father suffered four bro-
ken ribs, the other son possible
concussion.
Bud Finch, colored of Route 2,
Vass, was riding on his two-mule
drawn wagon with his two sons,
Bobby R. and Thermon.
Ahead of them was the under
pass, behind them a curve in the
highway around which came a
green two-door Chevrolet, license
number 453-462. The driver of
the Chewy, Jessy Dowdy, also
colored, had no license, but
worse he had no brakes.
Peering through thick lensed
glasses Jessy saw the wagon
ahead of him. He also saw an
other car coming in the opposite
direction, blocking his chance to
swing around the wagon. There
was not enough room to pass the
wagon on the grass to the right.
Said Jesse: “I hit the brakes
and nothing happened. I hit them
again. . . ” but by that time
Jesse had plowed into the rear
of the wagon.
The driver of the approaching
car, Bert Premo, said: “It looked
to me like this fellow had time
enough to stop after seeing the
wagon, and me coming toward
him. The first inkling I had that
he didn’t have control of his car
was when he began swerving to
one side and the other to avoid
the wagon^”
Jesse Dowdy’s Chevrolet threw
the three riders clear of the wa
gon, his car carromed across the
road and brought up against the
metal band of the retaining fence.
“He did not appear to be driv
ing at an excessive speed,” said
Premo, “it was just that he
couldn’t stop.”
Bobby R. Finch died shortly
after at the Moore County Hospi
tal of “bad lacerations of the
throat”. The father. Bud, and the
younger brother Thermon, are
still hospitalized with broken
ribs, fractures, and possible con
cussion.
Again, an unlicensed driver
and a faulty automobile brought
death and destruction to innocent
people. Another fatality chalked
up to the staggering total of high
way accidents that will take forty
thousand lives in nineteen forty-
six.
“Community First”
Stressed By AVC
At Regular Meet
The American Veterans Com
mittee, holding its first fall meet
ing, last Monday evening heard
a very inspiring talk by W. A.
Leland McKeithen. The veterans
of World War II “wanting a
medium of expression” McKeith
en stated have over two hun
dred organizations. “If we in A V
C are going to live as a veteran
organization we’ve _got to serve.
We’ve got to contribute some
thing to this community. We
have done very well so far work
ing on the food drive, cooperat
ing with others on the steel fence,
and the soft ball team. It is this
kind of aggressive thinking that
will make us win” were points
that McKeithen drove home to
the members.
Chairman William L. White
gave a summary of what the Na
tional Planning Committee of the
AVC has done on the Veteran
Housing, Wagner-Ellinder- Taft
Bill, “GI” Bill, OPA and the
Terminal Leave Bill all measures
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