v> THURSDAY. JUNE 21. 1956 THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina Page SEVEN The word “magnet” is derivtd from Magnesium, the name of the city—^modern Manisa, in Turkey —where in 500 B. C., the magnet ic properties of lodestone were first observed. Many small North Carolina packers are training buyers to buy on grade in anticipation of the time when hog quality im proves enough to permit buying on grade. With The Armed Forces Pvt. WQliam Donald Stratton. son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Stratton of Southern Pines, grad uated June 9 from the Army Hel- [NT£R CONTEST! First Prize: ^10,000 cash! Over 1,000 Bectrkai AppUmre Praes! Don't delay! Get your Entry Blank Today. Nothing to buy — it's fun — it's easy! And you'll discover how Full HOUSEPOWER through modern wiring helps you live better. Electrically. If you use electricity in your home and live in the U. S., you can enter. 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Stuart, Route 1, Cameron, recent ly completed a 16-day series of field training tests with the 10th Infantry Division in Germany. The annual tests included squad, platoon and company com bat tactics and methods of indiv idual survival under simulated combat conditions. Stuart, a gunner in Company M of the division’s 87th Regi ment, entered the Army in Jan uary, 1955, and received basic training at Fort Riley, Kan. He arrived in Europe last September. Stuart attended Cameron High School. Army Specialist Third Class Joseph W. Smith, son of Mrs. J. A. Smith, Southern Pines, re cently completed four weeks of field training exercises in South ern Gremany. Held jointly by units of the 11th Airborne Division and 10th Special Forces Group Airborne, the exercises opened with a para chute jump and emphasized night movements. Specialist Smith, a senior scout observer in 3rd Battalion Head quarters Company of the divi sion’s 188th Infantry Regiment, entered the Army in July, 1954, and received basic training at Fort Jackson, S. C. He arrived overseas last March. Smith is a 1954 graduate of Southern Pines High School. Miss Lu^ Howard Dies Following Extended Illness Miss Lula Howard died last Thursday at her home on Route 1, Robbins after an extended ill ness. She was a native of Moore County, the daughter of the late Jim and Hattie Councilman How ard. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:30 p. m. at the Prosperity Friends Church with the Rev. Lenard Von Cannon of ficiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are three sisters and two brothers. Mosaic is the oldest known to bacco disease. Services For Mrs. Rosa Patterson Held Last Friday Mrs. Rosa Patterson, 81, of near Vass died last Thursday morning in Saint Joseph Hospital. She was the widow of J. M. Patterson. She is survived by five daugh ters, Mrs. Mary Key of Route 3, Hillsboro; Mrs. Pearl Key of Car thage, Route 2, Mrs. Lucy Park er and Mrs. Ollie Sellers, both of Carthage, Route 3, and Mrs. Bes sie Allen of Vass; seven sons, Oral Patterson of Virginia Beach, Va., Brady of Petersburg, Va., Floyd of Cameron, Route 2, Lacy of Sanford, Gilford of Cameron, Route 1, Leonard of Carthage, Route 2 and Dock Patterson of Sanford; two sisters, Mrs. J. C .Stanley of Manly and Mrs. Lucy Mosley of Surry County; sever^ grandchildren and great-grand children. Funeral services were held Fri day afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Lamm’s Grove Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. A major activity of the Lower Coastal Plain Research Station At Greenville is the testing of tobac co breeding lines. Delicious Home Cooked Meals Friendly atmosphere. Open til 8 p.m. Ample parking space. Groups invited. Call 2032. DIXIE INN. Vass. SOUTHERN PINES WAREHOUSES, Inc. 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