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FIRST IN NEWS, CIRCULATION & ADVERTISING T'xjru A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding &ACL.C SPAiNCd VASS '/lAK E\JtEW JAC^90H 3P«9lhOS SOOTMCRN PlHCS A^HUSy MKICHTS A6K(^0CE>« I ^piNEBUjpp PILOT MOOKE COUNTY’S LEADING NEWS-WEEKLY of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina VOL. 19, NO, 20, Southern Pines and Aberdeen,North Carolina, Friday, April 12, FIVE CENTS G. H. MAURICE TO SERVE HOSPITAL | FOR THIRD TERM, On Europu’s Last Crossing East- bound, Mauretania’s West.—In ^ I^tndon Hlackoul Re-clectfcd I’resident at Annual; ,,, Here for hia first time since he was iMectins; Other Officers, . . r, * ^ ’ I niarcHinoti in Europe at the start of Directors t nosen j present war, Alvin Morrell Bent. ley, 3(1. Senior at the University of Slichigan, is visiting' his mother, Mrs. „ , I Carleton Wicker at her home on George H. Maurice of Eagle,,,,. , , ,, I Kiclge street. Morrell had the unique Ppnngs was elected president of the; . , , „iv, ,,i I cxpc! lence of making the eastbound Moore Coinity Hospital for his third , ,, ^: •’ ^ croHHing of the Atlantic on the la.st successive term at the annual meet- ^ , . . , ,, / Gorman liner to carry pas.'^enger.s, i Ing of the board of directors held at. ,, , and of returning on the la.“!t west, the hospital on Tuesd.iy night. All , ‘ .1 pas.sage of the Unti.sh sliip Maure-1 officers vi'ere re-elerted, and all di-L . . , , i „ ,!,i ,,r, I tani.T. which ha.s since been tied up Marooned in Europe at Outbreak BRYDEN iNAMED Of War, Bentley Here on Visit DEPUTY Political A* Active year reported Busy Career Ends >aign Warms As Gubernaii;^', ' Aspirants Name County'Ji-ieutenants rectors with two exceptions. Reports of officers and meniher.s of the man aging and medical staffs showed the in.stitution to be in excellent condi tion. Simeon B. Chapin was le.elected honoiary president, Mrs. James H. Andrews of Southern Pines and G. C. Seymour of Aberdeen vice-presidents, in Xow York haibor until its dash for Australia some ten days ago. The young alumnus of Southern Pines High School was two days out on the German liner Ruropa when the crisi.s came in Kurop • Though sche- diile<I for stops at Ciierbourg and Southampton, the ship altered its course to the north of Scotland and x.-w w.. ’ICOlirSO in trie iiurm Paul Dana of Pinehurst secretary-1 landed at liremerhaven A. /^..l T> I . . . , A L r..ll treasurer .and Col. George P. Hawes, Jr., Pinehuret, a.ssistant treasurer. The dii'ectorate is com.posed of L. L. Biddle, II, Paul Dana, Col. Hawes AN(il S Ji. t’.V.MKUON ANGUS B. CAMERON, 1 , EX-COUNTY SCHOOL H. Frederick Lcsh, Mrs. A. J. Mc-;R(.ntley was faced with the immed-, HEAD, DIES AT 68' after a blacked-out run at full speed down the Norwegian coast, followed for a time by a British crui.ser. Xo sooner landed in Germany,' Keyway, S. Donald Sherrerd, Hie hard Tufts and John F. Taylor of Pine hurst, Mr. Taylor suceeding Verner Z. Reed, Jr.; Mr.s. Andrew Jack.son H. Boyd, James Royd, Struthei's Burt, Nelson C. Hyde, D. G. Stutz, Kenneth B. Trousdell and Eugene C. iate problem of getting out of the country. Acquaintance.s of Ihe bo.it trip over aided him as far as Copen hagen where he was able to catch a plane for London, arr./ing there just as war was declared. He wa.s in London’s fiiiit hlack-out, there Stevens of Southern Pines, Mr. Ste-! for the first air raid alarm and for vens succeeding Mrs. John L. Given | the evacuation of children and elder, of Pinehurst; John Currie, High- ly citizens. The gas mask issued him falls; John B'iddner, Pinebluff; Mrs. in London is here with him as a sou- Prominont Citizen and Former State Legislator Was Hi Several Weeks Fort UrauK Commandant Given Second Hijjhest Position in r S. Forces 1 DISTINtJriSHED UECOHD The second highest position in the r.ation’s armed forces was awarded . la.st v\eek to Brig. Gen. William, I’rydi'n, commandant of Ki)rt Bragg. I Serretnry of War Hnrry H. Wood- j ring announced that Oneral Bryden ; has boon designati'd to become Dep. , Illy Chief of .Staff of the fnited I States Army, effective .Jure 1. He, wi!l succee<l F.risr, Gen. Lorcnza Gas. ' ; Fer. who will i etire for age on May i ni, isMO. I Secretary Woodring's designation | |of the Fort Bragg conjnandanti brought immediate enthusiastic re-1 sponse fiom Army circles in Wash-1 ington whore General Bryden was | termed one of the most popular and espneted officen^ among all ranks! in the entire Army, and was partic- ' ularly pleasing to his many friends' in the Sandhills. As deputy chief of staff. General I Bryden will become the admini.stra- live supervi.sor of the General Staff section in Washington, and in the iibsence of Gen. George C. Mar.shall, he will act as the Army’s Chief of Promoted by Army I Carlton MacDonald To Aid Uroutfhton; Hart. McCrimmon j and Avery (iravely Aides BliKi. (iKN. WIU.IAM lillVDKN E. C. Keating Knollwood; Mr. Maur ice, Kagle Springs; Wilbur H.Currie, rle Clyde B. Shaw and U. L. Spence of Carthage; M. C. McDonald of West End; Leighton B. McKeithen Camer on; J. D. McLe.m^ G, C. Seymour and Frank Shamburger, Aberdeen; A. S. Newcomb, Lakeview; and W. P. Saun ders, Hemp. venir of hia journey. Rack c.« Mauretania Bentley spent nearly two weeks *n London endeavoring to book pas sage for America, and finally sue- ceeded in getting aboard the new Cunard-White Star liner Mauretania. The Mauretania was armed with one f.ix.inch gun aft and anti-aircraft Increase In PiitientK ' guns amid.ships, and .sailed with a The report of Business Manager warning from American Ambassa- Edwin T. McKeithe.i revoaled an I dor Joseph P. Kennedy that convoyed increase in number of patients treat ed in the hospital during 1939, the total being 2,013 as against 1,834 the previous year. Three hundred and or armed vessels were .subject to at tack without notice, which didn't make for steady nerves among the pa.s.sengers. However, they felt bet- twenty.nine major operations and 500 I ter whQn Joseph Kennedy, son of the minor operations were performed, { amba.ssador, came aboaid as a fellow (Plrane hirn to page eight) Canada Well Prepared For War, Rotary Hears fewer than in 1938. Baby arrivals to talcd 138, an increase of 17 over the previous year. Charity patient days totaled 7,050, for which the hospital will receive the sum of $7.0.')0 from the Duke En-1 , i-, c dow7iient. The out-patient department ■ ^ Tells *** showed an increase in activity during i Preparations. Especiallj ror the year with 3,198 patients asi Service in the Air against 2,405 the previous year, ' Gen. Bivden, who has been Fort Bragg's comnianding officer since The directors voiced appreciation for the splendid work of President Maurice the officers, the staff and * the Hospital Auxiliary during the past year. The completion and occu pancy of the new Nurses’ Home was the outstanding accomplishment of the year. Trottingr Matinee To Benefit Free Clinic Famed Horses on Exhibition at Pinehurst Race Track On Saturday The leading trotters and pacers that have been wintering all winter at the Pinehurst race track will be on exhibition tomoiTow, Saturday af ternoon, the occasion being the an nual matinee race meeting for the benefit of the Pinehurst Clinic. With four races on the card, spectators will have an opportunity to see some of the country’s top harness horses In action, as well as to look them over on parade before the g^rand- stand and parking spaces. Peter Astra will be there, winner of the 1939 Hambletonian. Snow White, reputed to be the only all- white thoroughbred harness horse In the world, will be shown, as will Gen. tieman Jim, a favorite for the 1940 Hambletonian. Weli known drivers will take part in the matinee, among them Mrs. Lawrence B. Smith of Mlllbrook, N. Y., and "Doc" Parshall, Peter As tra’s trainer and driver. “The most important project under way in Canada in connection with the war has to do with the Air Ser vice,” S. M. McMichael of Toronto told the Southern Pines Rotary Club last Friday. Mr McMichael. is a Rotar. ian in his home town. "Plans have been made for the training of thous ands of pilots, niiechanics, gunners and ground men in Canada for the air service over seas. We already have twelve air ports and training centers in operation in connection with this project and this number will gradually be increased to 60 or ”0. Not only will the enlisted men in Canada’s Air Force retceive their training in Canada, but the men of England and other British Dominions enlisting in the air service section, will be brought to Canada for train ing. Already the first contingent of 500 trained Canadian flyers has been transported to the other aide for ac tive service either in defense or at the front.” Mr. McMichael said Canada was never better prepared to engage In war. "There never was a time In the history of the country when the peo ple had piled up so much Idle money. There never was a time when money is as cheap as it is this year. Canada in recent years has had more un- employment than could be absorbed in industry, farming and other gain- ful pursuits. For that reason there is a con^derable surplus of manpower, a much g^reater surplus than in 1914." The country is also well prepared physically, he said, with plentiful wheat and metals. Funeral .services were held Tuo.s- ^^aff. day afternoon in the Carthago Pie.s. byterian Church for Angus B. Cam eron. forniei- County Superintendent '» Hartford, Conn., of School.s and State Legislator and graduate of West Point in the long a prominent citizen of Moore ^■''PP<’intment county, who died on Sunday morn- ing in Moore County Hospital. Cameron was 68 years of age. He * * had been serii.usly ill for several I j a.s director of field gunnery and as A‘son of the late William pitt, School and Catheiine Blue Cameron he was''^^ Aitillery at Fort a native of this county. He t’aught In,^*"- Oklahoma. For this service he public schools of the state for manyawarded the distingui.shed ser- years, and In 1919 became Superin-|medal, tendent of the Moore county board Capt.iin During War system, sei-ving for ten years. He^ Bryden's military career represented the county one term inl”«« advancement, the Genera! Assembly at Raleigh. He! the outbreak of the World was an elder In the Carthage Pre.sby-had ri.sen to thto rank of terian Church, a Mason and a ber of the Junior Order, and was for'’" had advanced to the tem- •several years a member of the Ki-!P"'«'y of brigadier general. At wanis Club *^he war he reverted to \t,-. Cameron is survived by his ’ wife, the former Miss Lynda Barnes advanced to rank a.s lieuten- of Elm City; .a si.ster, Mrs. Flora turn to page ei^t) Wadsworth: a brother, Neil B. Cam.; eron of Carthage Route 2, and .sev- Mrs. Belle Pleasants eral nieces and nephews. The Rev j HonOred by Presbytery W. s. Golden conducted the funeral ^ services with Ma.sonic rites, and bur-',, j » t h. i. . , . „ J . ^ T,.„ U „ -Presented Life Membership bv lal followed m Cross Hill Cemetery.: ' - . NOT A BRIGHT ONE FOR 1940 SEASON N. Y. Athletic Club in Polo Match Here Sunday Will Compete With Undefeated Pinehunrt Four on NoJ 2 Field District Auxiliary in Ses sion at Aberdeen In an impressive speech, Miss Louise Clanton of Charlotte, presi dent of the State Synodical, pre sented a life membership in the Wo men’s Auxiliary of the Presbytery to Mrs. Belle Pleasants of Aberdeen on Pinehurst Polo Club officials are; Wednesday morning’s program of busy making preparations for the! ^he 51st annual meeting of the Fay. big game of the season’s calendar the I P»’‘‘«bytery at Bethesda .... , .1 Church In Aberdeen. From the local contest between their team and theK . ... ... . standpoint, this homage paid to Mrs. her Athletic Club, which will be held in . . . , » i „ o ^,1. church since childhood, was the fea- Pinehurst Sunday afternoon. The No. . . .. n , ... . ture of the two-day session which 2 field Is being specially groomed soi . . , . » , ,, ^ I brought clo.se to 500 women here from that it Will be in the best playing'.. , ... ,, . . . . , “ithe seven counties in this district. condition for the exciting battle an- 41 ® Mrs, P. P. McCain of Sanatorium ticipated. Riding will be hard and ,, j ^ . presided over the meetings and prom- last, in view of the fact that Pine- , , 1, , , 1 Inent men and women spoke both hurst has won ten consecutive games, I Wedne.sday. Reports leaving the defeat mark on Aiken, auxiliaries through- Camden, Fort Bragg, Bl.nd Brook and^ .several other teams this season. | The attendance is expected to extremely heavy, and arrangements for auto parking around the field and seating in the grandstand Is being ar ranged so that a capacity crowd may be properly handled. The game will be witnessed by hundreds of sport fans coming from all parts of North and South Carolina, in addition to Sandhills society and a large New York contingent expected in support of thetr own city team. The game starts at .3:00 o’clock Sunday afternoon and the public is Invited. Spectator and parking tick, eta may be obtained at the gate. Stocks of FUie-Ciired On Hand .j.'? Percent l.aryer Than a Year Asjo The fluo-curcd tobacco picture for the coming sea.son Is not a bright one, the U, S. Department of Agricul ture reports. The picture is darkened by “an abnormally large prospective supply and reduced export outlets.” The department estimates flue- cured stocks as of July 1, 1910 as 1.4.50,000,000 poun f-i, an amount more than 53 percent larger than a year ago, and says that even If the United Kingdom had taken normal amounts of the 1939 production, stocks on July 1st would still have been about 35 percent above those of July, 1939. Burley stock, estimated at 7.56.000,000 pounds as of October 1, 1910, are about ten percent lar ger than of October. 1939. ‘‘The effects of lar'^e .storks of flue-cured and burley will he partly off.sot during the 1940-41 sea.son by a prospective reduction in acreage as a result of the adjustment program.” Cotton Blossom Singers To Entertain Sunday Will Give Spirituals and Planta tion Melodies at Wide Fellowship COMEDY “SNOWBOl’ND” .XT H. S. .VUDITORirM TOMGHT The Cotton Blossom Singers from PIncy Woods School In Mississippi, who have been scoring a hit in a series of performances throughout the Sandhills, will make their fare well local appearance on Sunday night in the Church of Wide Fellow, ship. Southern Pines. They will sing spirituals and plantation melodies and ;/ive some dialedt readings. Their tenor, Pnith McFarlln, possesses the greatest voice of any Negro tenor cn the concert stage, according to T. Austin Bell, director of voice of the Eastman School of Music at Rochester, N. Y. The Cotton Blossom Singers were at the Pinehurst Theatre last Sun day night, and previously gave per formances at the Pine Needles and the Mid-Pines Club. The concert here is at 8:00 o’clock. A three.act comedy, "Snowbound,” by Tomy Taggart, will be pres»nted by the Junior Willing Workers of the Southern Pines Baptist Church in the High School auditorium tonight, Friday, at 8:00 o’clock for the bene- llt of the church. The ca.st will be made up of local talent, and admis sion will be 35 cents for adults, 15 cents for children. The public is cor dially invited. YOrXG DKMOC'R.\TS PLAN HAMBl'RC.ER FRY THIIKSD.VY The Young Democrats of Southern Pines have set next Thursday, April 18th for a hamburger fry at 6:30 p. m. at Lewis’ Camp off the old Pine hurst road bj' way of the fire tower. A good representative of local and out of town young democrats are ex. pected and the general public will be welcomed. ^ IU K(il.\ APPK.ARS SAFK There's much ado about politic.^ .Ti'nuncl the rounty. A gubornatorlai campaign wh'ch has been in the dold rums, from the standpoint cf public interc-st, i.s gradually working up to " point where the folk.s will soon know there's a primary coming along next month and an election in Noveni. , ber. There are more candidate.s f(ji- (Jovernor titan ever before in State j iiiirtory, and that may be the reason , people haven't been paying mucii at tention. They've been too confused; just couldn't Keep track of ail tlio u.sjiirants. Now that the various candidates liave selected managers or "full time field workers" or wliatever they may call them, hei'o in Moore county tlii! campaign has been brought a little closer to .home. This week the J, M. Broughton headquarters announced that A. Carlton MacDcmald of South- i rn Pines has obtained a leave of i b.sence from his job as deputy com missioner of the Unemployment Com peiisation Commission to act as field worker for the Raleigh attorney throughout the state. Mr. McDonald, formerly of West Knd, is a Presbyterian, a Mason and a member of the Sandhills Kiwanis Club. C'aiupuign Lieutenants Last week tlie A. J. M.ixwell iiead- quftiteis named former Sheriff H. G. Frye of Carthage Maxwell manager tor the county, and previously Stale Senator and Democratic County Chairman M. G. Boyette was pat In charge of the Horton campaign here. A. Lee Gravely of Rocky Mount has Dan McCrimmon of Hemp, L. T. (Judge) Avery of Aberdeen and Kob- ert Lee Hart of Southern Pines looking after his Interests. Candi date Tom Cooper, mayor of Wilming ton, Is touring the stale with a .':ound truck and hoping to pull a "Bob' Reynolds through personal contact with the electorate. Can didate Paul Grady hasn't a.s yet opened his State headquarters in Raleigh. It is too early to size up the senti. ment in AToore, but you hear more talk about Gravely and Broughton than the others. Mr. Gravely made a profound Impression on his recent vis it here. His talk before the Kiwanis Club established him as a sound bus. iness man who W'ould apply business principles in SUte affairs. He Is com ing back for an address at Hemp soon. Mr. Broughton Is strong in Moore, and Cooper has a following. Surprisingly, because he is well known through his years of service as head of the State Revenue depart ment, Mr. Maxwell Is not talked about as nuuch as the thriee named above. Horton, with County Chair man Boyette backing him, will doubt less develop strength as the campaign progresses and be among the leaders on Primary Day. The CongreNR Fight Congressman W. O. Burgin is con sidered well In the lead in the five- cornered fight for his seat in the House of Representatives from this district. The entrance of "Bob” Steele, 3d. of Rockingham into the campaign Is believed to have lessened the chances of C. B. Deane, also of Roc k. ington, for a repetition of the dead heat race of two years ago between Deane and Burgin. D. C. Phillips oi: Southern Pines, candidate from Moore county, says his vote will be the surprise of the campalgrn, but neither he nor Giles Y. Newton of Gibson are regarded as likely to hurt Mr. Burgin much, and Steele will be as much hurt by Deane as Deane by Steele. Mr. Burgin has been 111 throughout the campaign thus far, but Is recuperating and Is expected to make a tour of his district soon. The only stimulating race on the county ticket is for Representative (Please turn to Page Four)
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