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\ FIRST IN NEWS, CIRCULATION & ADVERTISING TPZJFT J. XU Hi A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding 'N^artmao* ^ aA01.K 9PAIN69 * ^UN/iRooA PILOT MOORE COUNTY’S LEADING NEWS-WEEKLY of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina VOL. 19, NO. 46 Aberdeen Southern Pines, North Cartdina, Friday, October 11, 1940. Pinehurst g' o REGISTRATION FOR ELECTION NOV. 5TH STARTS SATURDAY Lists Will be Open Next Three Saturdays For Those Not on New Books REGULATIONS EXPLAINED Rumanian Ace Tells Pilot How He Won International Trophy Capt- Papana Recounts Stunts That Brought Cup to “The Grey Fox” Conspicuously displayed in "The Grey Fox," formerly the Villag:* Court Grill, in Pinehurst, Is a largpe trophy which provokes immediate comment from all who enter. A Pilot Tomorrow. Saturday, i. the first asked Captain Alex t.f three official registration days for Bumanian ace and the general electi<», on Tuesday, No-!renowned stunt flier, of what vember 5th I emblematic, and heard ' this interesting story about the inter. Registration books ,^ill be open «n; championships held the Municipal Building on East Broad Havana, Cuba: street, Southern Pines—9nd in all; { registration headquarters throughout ' the county-all day on this Satur-j^ day and the following two Satur-I ""s days. For the convenience of the pub- ' «*■ lie, Hiram Westbrook, Southern Pines i ^ registrar, will also list names at his I from Florida where they had had a •‘.ffice, The Trade Store, on West ■ ' spell. ^ Pennsylvania avenue, on week-daya ’ ‘‘Anywfyj’, when T started to lose al- until October 26th, for the Southern ^*tude over the Morro Castl<> T could Pines precinct only. ■ the hot air hit me in the face.! “This is a new registration of vot-j^''‘P Miami hPd been very frs, but it was definitely ascertain-jalthough one plane, ed this week that those voters who *’^‘^®use of motor trouble, landed in registered for the May primaries this 1 stream. ' year will not be required to rereg.' reception in Havana was jhter. Thpir names will be trans- j ff^andiose. as usual. Whatever people' ferred from the registration books ■ Cubans like the Amer. ^ opened in May to the book to be used j I*'®*’®' know that Uncle Sam is for the Presidential, State and county j friend they have got balloting next month. All others I "The airport was filled with thous- , must register at this time to become | thousands of people who | eligible to cast their ballots on No- i come to watch all the American vember 5th. Those desiring to state glide in. And, by the way, a i Hallowe’en Rotary Club Plans Big Street Party For Children “From Six to 60” Hallowe’en will be fittingly ob served in Southern Pin?s, under the au«;jices of the Southern Pines Rotary Club and in cooperation with the merchants. The Rota.'ians staged a most successful affair last year, and plan to make this one even better. There’ll be a street parade, stunts, games and music for singing and dancing— all in the block of West Broad street between Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. “It's for children fiom six to sixty." the Rotarians .‘sny, and urge everyone to come on Thursday night, October 31st. B^:AHTY. HEALTH FEATURE TRENDS HERE IN DECADE FIVE CENTS Moore County K* ng Men 21-35, Required Enroll For Draft Next Wednesday Rev. F. C. Brown Cites Out standing: Achievements, Col. Hawes Potential ROAD TO BRAGG NEEDED “Drafted” Heiivy Penalties For Failure To List Name Under Selectvie Service Law COUNTY ORDERS DEIJNQUENT TAX LIST ADVERTISING Board of Commissioners Sets Weeks in November.—Gets $10,000 ABC Monev The increasing consciousness and i concern of the people of the Sand-1 hills about the appearance of their ( section, resulting in added beautifi-j j cation, and the increasing interest | in public health have been the out- j standing "trends” here in the past’ I ten years, in the opinion of the 'Rev., K Cr iighili Brown of Southern | Pines. ; The inrrea.sed and increa.«ing of-' licer personnel at Fort Bragg, with ' its potentialities for the Sandhill.'!,: is the present outstanding "trend” I for the future, in the opinion of Col. George P. Hawes, of Pineshurst. ! I Mr. Brown and Col. Hawes were called upon to discuss past and future I trends at Wednesday’s meeting of the Sandhills Kiwanis Club, held in I he new Aberdeen Community House. Mr. Brown cited these public health moves as evidence of a feature ac complishment: The establishment of ■ three veneral disease clinics in the county—there were none ten years j«go; the vigorous campaign against j tuberculosis waged by the County ^ Committee, with excel Rumanian plane too, because 1 hap. pened to be from Rumania "Upside Down” "For two days I was unable to ffet to the field. God morning cocktails, i Uinch«on cocktails. 5:00 o'clock, drinks and suppers with champagne. | I do not think it would have been very ■wise to try any of my upside' down flying, and to be frank I had the feeling all day long that some-1 thing was upside down, but I could not make out exactly if it was me or the outside world. "The third day, I said to myself, now it is time for me to get to work. So I told everybody that I was bad ly sick, and this way I could run away from all the parties. Somehow Public Invited to Building on you have to make a sacrifice if you Ihelr party affiliation when register ing now will be listed In the party books at the same time. No registtation previous to last May has any bearing on the coming election. You must have registered In May or you must register between now and the 26th of this month to ■vote for President, Governor and other officials next month. Registration books will be open on Saturdays from 7:00 a. m. until sun down, on other days during business hours. • Curb Market Opens in New Home Saturday Tuberculosis At the regular monthly meeting of J results; the organization and the Board of Commissioners of successful carrying out of pre-natal Moore county held Monday with all "'”’'*‘ which has resulted in making members present. It was ordered that county one of the outstanding W. T. Huntley, tax colluctor, adver- counties of the country— it has gone tise’ for sale all real estate for which, the top of the list in per capita taxpayers are due delinquent taxes 'r.atemity deaths to| the bottom; for the year 1939 for four weeks the splendid work among the blind, during the month of November and the moving here of a colored sell said real estate on tho first' physician which has provevd of Monday in December, 1940. i great value to his race. The Board accepted $10,000 from' 1" the growth of the ABC Board and passed it to the!^°*^^ great possibilities for county accoimtant for proper distri- growth of the Sandhills section, I'R.XNK I>. SHAMBITKGKB In his U. S. Army uniform during his sen’ice in the World War. The former Mayor of Aberdeen has now been "drafted” to serve on the Moore County Draft Board. KIWANIANS OF CAROLINAS MAY MEET HERE IN M2 Sandhills Delegates To Conven tion at Winston Salem Ex tended Invitation West Penn. Ave. Next To Trade Store The Curb Market operated by Sandhills farm women under the leadership of Miss Flora McDonald, home agent of Moore county, is In viUng the public to its formal open ing in its new home on West Penn sylvania avenue in Southern Pines during this time he tries to want to get somewhere. “And so I practiced all kinds of impossible things like inverted spins, outside loops, hesitation rolls, etc. “And then the big day came. But first I must explain how a champlon- fhip for acrobatic flying is organized. Every pilot has ten to twelve min tomorrow, Saturday. October 12. The j many figures as he can and market will be open from 8:00 a. accurate as he can. The Judges on until 1:00 p. m., and there will be special values offered in celebration of the event. the airport watch and give points for the number of figures, for the dif ficulty of the maneuver, and for the The Curb Market has been operat- accuracy of execution. The contest in ed in Southern Pines for a number j lasted three days and the of years and while the organiMtlon ^ ggj. every day were added. | lias the reputation of being a "good most after the | renter" so far as prompt payment is jg the winner. provided an improved road leading wine and forthcoming. He stated that the many officers and their families who have moved to Aberdeen, Pinehurst and Southern Pines are so pleased with the com- Munity they are already selecting it in their minds as the place to live in when the officers reach retire ment age. In addition, they are fine publicity agents, passing the word along to friends throughout the coun try about the Sandhills, its climate and advantages. He believes that with a potential personnel of some ,50.000 at Fort Bragg, more and | more officers will select the Sand hills as their place of residence if there is a good connecting highwuy for their use. President John Howarth of the Ki- wanis Club appointed the following committee to vminate officers for 1941, the election to be held early concerned, yet It has been forced to move from place to place as owners of the buildings occupied had oppor tunity to rent full-time at higher prices than the Market organization could afford to pay ior using the building only a part of the time. So the moving into a building erected by J. D. Arey of Southern Pines espec- “When my turn came I stepped very confidently into my cockpit be-1 cause I knew that my plane wasj more maneuverable than the others j and of course that would help me a let. "So I went through all my figures, rolling up and down the field, mak-, ing power dives, spins, outside loops but ion. It was ordered that a beer license be issued to the fteid- Hurd-Biddle Company of Pinehurst. W. H. Currie. Trustee for Moore County, was authorized to make deeds for lands as follows; To Johnnie Morgan for 180 acres in McNeill township, listed in the name of J. A. Leslie Estate, for $540. To Don J. Blue for 100 acres in McNeill township known as Black land, listed in the name of J. A. Leslie Estate, upon payment of $300. To J. H. Suttohfield for tract No. 6 of the original Moore County Farms, Sandhill township, upon pay ment of $78.40 provided that tho county is purchaser at the tax fore, closure sale against J. P. Penn in whose name the lands are listed. To Worth Monroe for the 16 acres of J. H. Monroe Estate property in Bensalem township upon payment of,‘n November: P. T. Kelsey, Southern Pines, chairman; C. J. McDonald, Currie and: Carthage; C. W. Picquet, Pinehurst: of I Dr. E. M. Medlin, Aberdeen, and DRAFT BOARD MAMED Every young man in Moore county every young man in America be tween the ages of 21 and 35. must re port for registration under the Selec. tive Service law on Wedne.sday of next week, October 16th, between the hours of 7:00 a. m. and 9:00 p. m. I The Selective Service Act, famil iarly known as "the Draft.” fixes a penalty of $10,000 fine or five years imprisonment for failure to list your name with the Government at that j time. Hiram Westbrook, registrar for Pouthern Pines, announces that through the generosity of Miss Cath- ^erine Pierson, her building, the for mer Jack’s Grill building, will be the regi.stration office here. Polling places regularly used for elections will bo used for registration through out of the rest of the county, and i-ach prospective regilstrant miwt register in his own election district. All men who have reached their 21st birthday and who have not reached their 36th are required to rfE'i.ster, whether they are married, single, black or white, able-bodied or ttherwise. Exemptions from Army service under the law are made la ter. This is simply the recording of the names of all men within the age classification set by Congress. If a movement launched at Win. Goverr.or Hoey this week named ston-Salem this week by delegates to the following Draft Board for Moore the convention of the Carclinas Dis- rounty: Frank Shamburger of Aber- trict of Kiwanis International is sue- deen. Clyde Shaw of Carthage and cessful, the 1942 convention of the Marvin Ritter of Hemp. Dr. C. T. organization will be held in the orier of Carthage was named as ex- Sandhills, with either Southern amining physician, and M. G. Pines or Pinehurst as headquarters. Boyette of Carthage as appeals The host rlubs would be the Sand- agent. The appointments w’ere made hills club, Raeford, Fayetteville and following the recommendation of the Sanford. County Superintendent of Schools, H. The invitatifin to come to the Sand- Lee Thomas, the County Clerk, John hills section for the 1942 meeting was Willcox, and the Chairman of the extended Informally at the conven- County Board of Elections, John A. Frye. Members of the Draft Board will serve without pay. o Jay Cees To Give Bridgre Party For Boy Scouts $43.50. To A. H. McCall, J. E Charle Dllllngs, Sr., Trustee Jackson Springs Presbyterian church, | Nelson C. Hyde. Southern Pines, a quit-clrflm deed for No. 83 on map i ^ | of Jackson Springs upon payment of I Miss Elizabeth Rountree ! Bride in Washington ^ MRS. McCAIN ADDRESSES DEMOCRATIC BAIXV HERE lally for the purpose Is an occasion | what-not. 1 landed very satisfied of rejoicing for the women. Drop in to see them Saturday and offer a word of congratulation. PAN LEE SMITH, FORMER ABERDEEN RESIDENT, DIES Dan L«e Smith, formerly of Al>- rrdeen, died at his home In Albu querque. N. M., at the age of 35 years. Mr. Smith, who Is a brother of Mrs. C. L. Gulon of Aberdeen, was employed several years ago at the Carter Pharmacy In Aberdeen and was well known In the Sandhills. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 f’slock on Sunday afternoon In Che- xaw, S. C. In addition to his sister, Mr. Smith is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Smith of Washlnirton. D. C, and liy two brofhen, Tom «nd Twf Badth, aiso of Washington. (Please turn to page eight) Robert H. McNeill To Speak in Hemp Oct 28 Republican Candidate For Gov* emor Coming.—Hamlin at Carthage Tuesday Daughter of Mrs. J. B. Rountree of Southern Pines To Live in Honolulu Robert H. McNeill of Statesville, Republican candidate for Governor of North Carolina, will address a mass meeting in the Graded School building In Hemp at 8:00 o’clock on Monday evening, October 28th, It was announced yesterday. A big turnout Is expected to hear Mr. McNeill. Lewis P. Hamlin, prominent citi- sen of Brevard, will be the speaker at a Republican meeting next Tues day afternoon at 2:00 o’clock in the coortheMM at Cartkaf*. Mrs. P. P. McCain, vice chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee, addressed a gathering In the Civic Club In Southern Pines last Monday night and answered many of the argximents the Republicans are^ advancing in the'interest of Wendell; Willkle. She called for a "Third Term Day” on November 5th in answer to Winkle’s "No Third Term Day ” call ed for October 23d. YOUNG BEPUBUCANS TO MEEl THURSDAY. OCT. 17 Young Republicans oi Moore county are meeting next Thursday night, October 17th at 8:00 o'clock In the courthouse in Carthage to plan their campaign from then until elec tion day. Committeemen from tka various districts of the county will make tkeir reports. News was received here yesterday of the marriage in Washington, D. C., on Tuesday morning of Miss Ell*at<etb Rountree of Washington and j Soutt-em Pines, and George Kellerman | of Honolulu. Miss Rountree is the, daughter of Mrs. James B. Roimtree, r>t Southern Pines end Washington,! and Mr. Kellerman vice-president of the Bishop Trust Company in Hono lulu. Miss Rountree left here for Washington about three weeks ago and was making her home there at the Wardman Park hotel. She is an attorney and was for some time con. nected with the legal staff of the United States Treasury Department Mr. and Mrs. Kellerman left by plane for Colorado Immediately after the ceremony, and will proceed from there to San Francisco, whence they wiU sail on October 25th for Honolulu. tion held on Monday and Tuesday in Winston-Salem, attended by some 400 delegates, members and ladies. The 19-11 convention was awarded to Myr tle Beach, this being South Carolina’s turn to entertain the 77 clubs in the two states. Though Myrt’e Beach has no Kiwanis club, Darlington and oth- First of Season at Civic Club er neighboring towns without con-: in Southern Pines N',;xt vention facilities grouped together to Thursday Night hold It there. i “ _ - ^ . IT111 o r. „.o= ^irst of the soasons public Ray Furr of Rock Hill, S. C., was ^ ^ ^ « ... parties will be held on Thurs- elected Governor of the Carollnas ^ ^ ^ -iistrict at Tuesdays sossto. Mr Furr is a professor of English in j , ,, ™ 'isual all proceeds from this event Wlnthrop College. Elected lieutenant . ^ j ^ , vi-v I., go to the Jay-Cee sponsored Hoy governor for the division which In- -kt .to rr« i » ^ „ , , .r,.,. Scout Troop No. 73. Tickets are now eludes the an > s, ' ..j^ ou sale by all members of the Jun- etteville, Lumberton Sanforf Smith- ^ fieM and S<?lm>j clubs was Orin Tut-, tie of Selma ' Scout Troop No. 73 was organized D^gatL from the Sandhills at-;by the Jay-Cees in the early Spring tending the convention were John N. of 1938 and by June of that year was Howarth and Nelson C. Hyde of going strong. Since that time this Southern Pines and O. I^on Seymour troop has been supported almost en- of Aberdeen. i Junior Chamber. Sev- "’This convention would bring from!eral times each year public bridge SOO to 500 people here for two or parties are held to help the sponsors three days and would be a fine thing maintain the Scout .treasui'y- Since for the community as well as for the it.s organization, the Jey-Cees have host clubs,” Mr. Howarth. president paid maintenance costs of the troop, 1 provided the members with complete of the Sandhills club, said. I uniforms, and furnished other items ANDERSON PAGE TO WED I of Scout equipment, such as tents, MISS LOUISE LEWIS flags, camping equipment, etc. j The Jay-Cee bridge parties are al- Mr. and Mrs. Shippen Lewis of w^s popular, and the sponsors an- Chestnut Hill, Pa., this week an-jounce that the one to be held next nounced the engagement of their, Thursday night will be, if possible, daughter, Miss Louise, to Anderson ijetter than ever. Page, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph] W. Page of Chestnut Hill, formerly WILLIAM S. OOURSfeV, JR. of Pinehurst. and a grandson of the TO WED MISS GAINEY late Ambassador, Walter Hines Page. Miss Lewis attended Smith College Mr. and Mrs. James Lorraine Galn- cnd Bryn Mawr. Mr. Page whs grad- i>y announce the engagement of their uated from Harvard with the Class j daughter, Rose Gwendolyn, to Wll- of 1937, and from the University of | Ham Shirley Coursey. Jr. The wedding Pennsylvania Law School, Class of is to take place in the late fall. Mr. 1940. He Is now In the office of the Coursey is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Solicitor General of the United W. S. Cfeursey of Fayetteville. The States Francis Biddle, in Washing- Courseyi lived In Southern Pines a ton. few years nga.
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