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A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 19, NO. 47.
Aberdeen
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< 1 9 1940
PILOT
MOORE COUNTY’S
LEADLNG
NEWS-WEEKLY
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of the Sandhill Territory of Norti.%/^%^Mina
Southern Pines, North Carolina, Friday, October 18, 1940.
Pinehurst
_C * -VE CENTS
1 KILLED, 3 HURT IN
GUN FIGHT OVER
TOBACCO CROPS
Carl E. Upchurch Victim
Wholesale Shoot ing on
Farm Near Vass
of
TWO UNDER ARREST
Three Strikes and Out!
Moore County Finally Gets An Examining; Physician For Its
Draft Board After Governor Appoints Two in Vain.
It’s Dr, Howen of Aberdeen
Carl E. TTpchurch, 54, was fatally
Injured and three others were i
wounded in a gun battle which oc_!
turrod early Monday night on the'
cutskirts of Vass on the farm of
Miss Claudia Thomas, of which Up_
church, her sister's husband, was
Miperintendent.
The wounded are Norris Upchurch ,
fon of the dead man, pinshot in the j
abdomen, but expected to recover, ^
Nathan M. Minton, sharecropper on
Ihe farm, grimshot in the bark from
his waist to his heels; the latter’s 18-
year.old daughter, Miss Trula Min.
ton, wounded in the head and arm,
but not thought to be seriously hurt. I
The elder Upchurch, gunshot in
the chest, died on the way to the
Moore County Hospital where the
son is being treated. The Mintons
were carried to the Lee County Hos
pital. Mr. Minton was given a blood
transfusion Tuesday and on Wed.
nesday was said to have a 50.50
chance to recover. He was so weak
that the shot had not been removed
at that time, it w’as said.
For several weeks reports of un
pleasantness growing out of the di.
vision or marketing of the tobacco ^
crop have been current and rumors j
of Minton’s tobacco having been;
locked up have ben heard. He is said
to have called in the government loan
man Ic help strnigbtan things owt on'
n’-'rn tha*< one occasion. I
Cfi-.nicting stories are told as lo
the happenings of Monday night.
Seven members of the Minton family
drove to the Thomns.TTpchurch prem
ises aftor having learned that t'p.
rlitirrb wris v/'^i'iung at tob.'icco, re-
pnrtcdVv for Mr. Minton to (ell him
not t'- (i:-of nny hi;- (Min
ton's) iiavt. The Mintons venovtrd
tiiat ift'-i- tl; ■ flder Mii’ton left the
cir, he w!. find upon and InincUod
tn lh.‘- proinid. thnt he pfot i:p find
r.in nnd v ^ 'irnin it, thi.s time he.
ing u’' iMi- tii rise.
The TTp tiun-li ver.sioii is to be
-P'r- I' flint l:< I'liny)
Dr. h. , r ' . *1
A\ F h\ Rnleijyli
Pr. mil’. ' Plri''•nr < Denli.><
fT;> ! I! i'i rnil'ny Health
For Some Time
They've finally settled upon an examining physician for the Moore
County Draft Board.
Upon recommendation of H. Lee Thomas, county superintendent
of schools; John Wilicox, county clerk, and John A. Frye, chairman of
the County Elections board, Governor Hoey first appointed Dr. C. T.
Orier of Carthage.
Well, it seems that the rest of the county thought there were too
many from Carthage named to handle the draft, what with Clyde
Shaw a member of the board anc< M. G. Boyette the app?als '.igent, in
addition to Dr. Grier as physician. So objections were registered with
tlie Governor, and he appointed r»-. Grier Stutz of Southern Pines.
Then it developed that a physician who is within the diaft age—
who must himself register under the Selective Service Act - is ineligible
to serve as examining physician to the board. Dr. Stutz has passed 21.
and he hasn’t yet reached 36
What to do, what to do!
The authoi ities finally decido'J to do what slioiild have been done in
the beginning, what other countie.® did; that is, to have the physiciciis
of the county get together and recommend one of their group for the
task.
So, after all the excitement. Dr. J. P. Bo’.ven of Aberdeen ha.s been
designated. He’s not under 21, he’s over 36, and he doesn’t live in Car.
thage.
BRIG. GEN. DEVERS
NEW COMMANDING
OFFICER AT BR Af,G
369 Enroll Here, 3,418 in
Moore County Under First
Peacetime Draft in History
Recent Chief of Staff of Pana
ma Canal Zone Succeeds
Late Gen. Honevcutt
Resigns
Braga’s Big Cannon Boom As
Younj; Men Register For Pos
sible Military Ser\ice
Rooms For 5,000 Workers At
Ft. Bragg Sought By Authorities
*
Radius
Rooms Within 50-Mile
Wanted as Building Program
Is Threatened
Golf Chairman
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Fort Bragg is seeking inexpensive
rooming facilities in this section for
some 5,000 v’orkers employed on the
niai'nmoth construction program
there, and has appealed to Southern
Pines, Aberdeen and other towns
w’ithin a radius of 50 miles for aid.
Emergency assistance is sought to
l^revent the construction program ul.
ready started from bogging down.
Col. Lawrence L. Simpson, con-
sti'uction (nmrtermastcr, requested
the. State Kmployment Service to
I ompile a ma.'iter li.«t of all roon:s for
ii ;it within a .’"lO.n'.il'’ a'l' radius of
the Fort.
TIU’ lisL will )?!• UKi'd to nttrat t la.
■ .i fnii-! tlie'ii'.d.f, of the State to
: 'Ip coniplft; k.« for Ih.- 60.-
I r i i : .ildit'i s who are to i-
d tliis winter.
I>; ■-■id Stou-:-, HFS i.^sistant dii'ee.
' 8,i<'0 wi.iUers wi'i’e on th
(.v,.in(iwi:i' FaviUteville an,i
,.!1 iieaiby town.®. Othi r.<-. an> stayin','
■ :y, he V: . aus ■ of l umor.-^ of
. ■ ••inr.v ''I a iilcht just to .'ileep in a
I'll' it Fnyelti-villi-.
Aii'.ti;,-.' i-isiri'i'; !v. fnl^i'
". 'i.s tii.'t it cost ."lO cent") to .'•’leep on
.1 pplli-t.
■‘'t- v. .said anyi.ody witlvin r>0 mi! s
i>r Biiigir with ;i room tn rent -ihoiiM
• -ite v.-ii’- A. CJamthn-
■ i.anr; . r of t'v' V; !t'-'.-ille employ,
inent • t.'*\! , I!’- '•jii-.'i. d ler.-
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coul';
til !'ie nc\'.> ' ^-.nie tU;.t popuU'r
f' lrr. r r-. - •':-.t i>: Pim hui.-.t niight
imp- - i;- tu i!l!i. Death i.-nme at hi.^;
] i. e 207 T'oplar street at 0:15 o’clock
V.-dn -yflay morni:'-.
Dr. Pi'gram practiced dentistry in
r.a'.eigh ff r ‘21 years and came to
PinehurHt in 1032. He esta'.Wished a
suece.ssful prartice here and until
his health failed about a year ago,
played an active part in affairs of
the villa.ge. His friends were num
erous throughout the Sandhills. He
left here several months ago when
his conditon became acute, returnng
to his former home in Raleigh,
Dr. Pegram, son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Brown Pegram of Raleigh,
was born January 16, 1888'. He at.
tended puWic schools in Raleigh, State
College and studied dentistry at the
University of Miiryland. He is sur.
vived by his wife, Mrs. Maude Pe
gram, and one son, Louis J. Pegram,
Jr., of Baltimore.
Fimeral services were conducted
yesterday morning at 11:30 o’clock
at Mitchell Funeral Home by the
Rev. James McDowell of the Church
pf the Good Shepherd, and the Rev.
Dr. T. A. Cheatham of Pinehurst.
Burial followed In Oakwood Ceme.
tery.
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<'t)TVi’inniicau' l.ong Disl.incos
" dy ’v.' .\v th.it .noo v.-ni-k-
’ • ‘■,tnyin,<T in r.umljerto’i, I,",
il-.1 ^v.-.'iy and • cmn'inting to worii
■ (' I V,’ .Stiiv o .< ;uil. "Some fow
af tho highrr i'aid men, as wfll as
'r; L’r.s, are commuting from Ral.
oigh, CO miles away by road."
Tho .'O-niile radiu.s includes an area
of 7,&j0.odd square miles and bun.
dreds of town.s. At one point tho cir
cle dips ov<«into South Carolina, in.
(hiding Clio and McCall. Starting at
(Ptfdsr turn in prtgr <rn)
KLKCTUIC t rUKENT OFF FOR
O.Nl'; HOI K Sl’ND.VA' AI’TKKNOO.V
i)i:. 1.. >1. rAN I i.s
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To allow for necessary maintenance
'.he Carolina Power & Light Company
has announced that there will be a
temporary interruption of electric
?eivice between the hours of 3:00 p.
m. and 4:00 p. m. Sunday, October
20th, in the section of Southern Pines
lying east of the Seaboard Airline
Railway and North of New York
avenue, and in the Pine Ne»dles vi.
cinity.
According to R. L. Chandler, dis.
trict manager, the short interruption
of service will occur in order that
necessary maintenance be done and
1n this case, as usual, the interruption
will be of as short duration as possi.
bi..'! and at an hour that will cause
minimum inconvenience to customers.
>ir'} v. Enil>r:ic-
;»’T 1, Ciiiinlio'^, Roiifherii
Pint'-: Next Wook
Oro 'ivrrlrod -in 1 twiMity.fivo d''n-
of Iht' Third Disti-i. t ,=!n.
'■■'-ty if t!ip '-■t.-’lf' v.iM Vf' of
'iilht-Tn PinoR r.i'xt M '.nd.iy .’ri^
for fheir an’i’n! ccmvrntion
Tlio iriphlnnd Pin'”; t,,,-, „-ji]
'■''■i.v'^ntinn Inndqii'irto;-?;. .-rd '••atvv-
tho meeting will be a golf tour,
n.unont .“Starting Mond; v morning,
tho annual banquet at tho Southern
r nes Cojintry Chib ATond iy evening,
a gcn('ra! clinic condufl >d by Dr.
' Uupkor. noted Chicago spfciali.=!t.
Dr. F. XT. Medlin of Abe- deen, for.
nier president of the Third Di.strict
Society, i.^ general chainiian o'" ar.
r<ngements for the convention, and
Dr L. M. Daniels of Soiith''rn Pines
is in charge of the golf tournament.
Dr. W. 'R. McKaughan of ITigh Point
i^i president of the society, and Dr.
A. \V. Craver of Greensboro secretary
f nd treasurer.
At the opening session at 2:00
o’clock Monday afternoon at the
Highland Pines, the Rev. F. Craighill
Brown will give the invocation and
Eugene C. Stevens, members of the
Southerq Pines Board of Commission
ers. will welcome the visitors.
At Monday night’s banquet J. Tal.
bot Jvihnson of Aberdeen will act as
toastmaster, and the principal speak,
er will be Sherwood Brockwell of
Raleigh, State Fire Marshal. Charles
W. Picquet will lead the singing, and
Miss Gibbs of Pinehurst will pre
sent the Highland Fling.
The Third District embraces 17
counties In this part of the state
BRILLIANT ARMY CAREER
Rrigadier General Jacob L. Dovers
has been named commander of Fort
P>rngg, to succeed the late Brigadier
Crnrral Francis K. Honeycutt, killed
in a rpcent airplane accident only one
week after as.suming command hero.
TTntil r»?c('ntly, Gen. Dcvers was
Chief of Staff in th? Panama Canal
Zone. Ho is 53 year.s of ago, a Penn.
:;' lvanian by birth.
The oider.s naming General DwtTs
and shifting a long list of top.rank.
in.g officers place in operation the
Army's recently-announced policy of
separating the corps area commands
from field commaniJs, leaving the
latter to handle the active work of
training draftees. National Guards,
men and recruits.
Under the new organizational set.
up. Fort Bragg’s Ninth Division, to.
gether with the 8th and 30th Divis
ions at Fort Jackson, S. C., consti.
tute the First Corps Area in the
First Army Corps headquarters will
bp at Columbia, S. C., with Major
■General Walter C. Short, command,
ing: while First Army headquarters
will remain at Governor’s Island with
I.ieutenant General Hugh A. Drum
commanding.
In Command at Panama
Since July, General Devers has
been jn command of the crack Wash.
'"Sitoit provisional brigade in Wash
ington, D. C. He vvrnt there after
ca’npleting a year’s tour of dutv a.<?
I'hirf of Staff of tho Pii;iania Canal
;ii'itment. whore ho diroetc(i the
•’ at cn’’.ctinotion efforts to jirotect
li- .'.'in.'sl from attack an.i .^.-ibotago.
l'’iior this nniont with tbi'
■ r--. ' lip i vv’ :' ha,I b.‘C!i a?-'.
^iiai‘ ! . ill', the fi l l artillory.
A li- !-. i.f Vn:; . V;,.. lio WaS
ri.,;,- W. I P.niu Military
.ii':' V in J{. r i ii. ,'d to
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■ ■ nn i li:''-’ti'f in inathonintjr.s, r.
■i.t hi' hi’ii fi'i- I'.iur yo,-’s br.fr,iv
' ::ig .s.-!-.! to I:;nviiii. I’pdn his iv.
' '.n, h- r'”v i' ■ I’M ii'-;ln'.>r and
• :i.st:':lt dil’ cl.ir t!v' 'i.ool of
fir fii'li! ' i!' iv at F.‘ r .'^i!'.,
'‘!:!a.. ,.:'d ii- ^T■ly, IfiO. wa.s madi'
of’’,, ,-r <u i’U' Fir?t
■'I'-Id Aitiliery.
A/lor biii'T S'i vii',' K.;;vopi> h<^
;iin ri-;ii-;;^ d to W'l-; i Poini .''.s an
:■ Iruct'.r in t’i,-d : rlili 'vy. It,> al.‘!n
(iidii'd ;'i. Uu' Anw War ColU';;o
ii Ift.'J.T ''nrUj lii> .s.v.v
’■ !v ;;t I’’ :'l l:’'yK', Xu'.., and Fort
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MISS KATHARINK MARTIN
Katharine !V4artin To Be Suc
ceeded as Librarian Here
by Eleanor Grover
Miss Martin, Librarian of the
STATE TOTAL '/z MILLION
To the accompaniment of the di.s.
taiit roar of Foi’t Bragg’s big guns,
TiOit voung men of Southern Pines be.
tween tlip ages of 21 and 36 register,
eti thoir names under the first peace,
time military service drnft in the
history of the United States on Wod.
no.sday. There appeared to be noth.
ing ominous to them in the sound of
the cannon; with few exceptions the
iMiys stopped gingerly up to the little
tables presided over by volunteer reg.
istrars, gave their names and answ’er.
«d the necesary questions as if they
were willing to do their part in the
preservation of American’s way of
Jiving, come what may.
In the county as a whole, 3,418
young men enrolled on Wednesday,
In the State, the total reached to ap.
proximately 500,000. The estimated
total for the United States was 16,.
000,000.
Hiram Westbrook, in chsrge of reg.
istration in Southern Pines, .'(tated
that the enrollment here showed 51
percent colored, 49 percent white. The
Southern Pines Library for the pa:,t registration headquarters, in the
two years, has tendered her rrsigna- Catherine Pierson building on W.s
tion to accept a position as assistant
librarian with the Enoch Pratt Li
brary in Baltimore. Md. She will b<>
Fuct'^eded here bv Mis.s Kleanor Oro.
Broad street generou';ly donated for
the day teemod with activity from
7:00 o’clock Wednesday morning,
when the doors opened, until the
ver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Law.
re-.cc Grover oj Southern Pines
The local librai-y h.'is made definiti-
•-■t lidos under tho lihrarian.ship of
Mi'^s Martin, .'■.nd her resignation was
.ncioptod with uoop rogrot hy the
ll’hiuu- iinii In piiff/' icn)
m A’iT’
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istration wa.^s enr'y Ip the rlay. The
draft was conducted in efficient and
I'lderly fashion. Mr. Westbrook ivas
'^.'si.^tod by the following who do.
‘■'d their services,
n. s. Pii'!nr’l, J.':hn IToivarth. M.
Ci^mthani. Kmrnett Golden, K. H.
I i-C'-^on, J. V. H. • !', T -ri ’' lllar.
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Early This Year
Funevnl ."orvico.^ for .Inhn William
Winger, fil, were h'^'ld at 3:00
I •lock ye.sterday aft 'inoon in tho
’■’oweJl Funeral Chapel, the Tlev. J.
Fred Stinison officiating. Pall'nearers
nt the ser\’ices were Scott Newton,
S. B. Richardson, F. O. Howard,
Charles RIock, Captain William Rein-
' or and Mavor D. G. Stutz. Interment
at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Mr. Wenger was born at Closter.
N. J., February 18. 1879, the son
of Charles Wontrer and had been a
re;‘ldont of Southern Pines for the
pnst 18 years. He died in his home on
Indiana f>venue early Monday mom-
ing, following a long illness, having
never fully recovered from the of.
fects of an attack of pneumonia suf.
<■1 red earlier in th? year.
Ho is survived by his widow, Anna
Flizaheth Wenger; two sisters, Miss
.'Adeline Wenger of Devereaux
Schools, Pa., and Mrs. W'alter York
of Hasbrouck Heights, N, J.; a half
' brother, Charles Wenger of Florida,
and a step-mother, Mrs. Charles Wen.
ger.
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'.i;ny for the piirpo.'^", and r;iipi'ri:i-
*cndod tho work of tho rorp.T . luring
t!'<‘ Spanish War. She va.s the only
woman cvor to hold this rank in tiie
■V rniy.
A native of Washington, .she was
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■’ive Others Tn.j'.irv'd '.V>cn
and Truck Crash Near
Carlhaue Snnd
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Fivin Cagle, 26 years old. of Hemp,
v.'.iK instantly killed and five others
tho daughter of Hear A'inii'al Simon injured in an aiitomobil.'.tnick col-
. N’owxonib and Mrs. Caroline Hassler li-ion about six miles frorr. Carth.
' Newcomb. KducatOit in tho private .Tge on the Raleigh.Charlotte high-
' c^’hools of Washington and schools way last Sunday. Tho injured w’ere
: in Kurope. she received her M. D. de. R. A. aJid Polly Hussey an i W'ade
-’roe from Columbian Ci'llege, now Garner, all of Hemp, who were in the
i George Washington University, and truck which Cagle was driving, and
I later took n post.graduate course at, Arthur Kennedy and J. \V. Brown.
! (Please turn tn pnije four) both of Bennett, who were in the
i car. None was seriously hurt.
IT LOOKS I.IKF .V BIO Funeral services were held Tues.
II.\I.Ii(>\VK’F,N' IX TOW'S day afternoon at the Christian Union
I Church, Hemo for young Cagle. Sur.
Plans are well along toward com. viving are three sisters, Mrs. Elvin
pletion for the big Hr.llowe’en Street Connellison of Asheboro, Misses Wil-
’ narty in Southern Pines on the 31st. mer and Fdna Cagle of Thoma.sville;
i Potary Club is staging the af. three brothers, Roy Cagle of Hemp,
! )fir, and promises music, dancing, J. B. Cagle of Thomasvill- and Frank
' rames. stunts pnd what-not for “chil. r'-'^'ie of Wyoming,
idren from six to sixtv.’ Last year's Kennedys statement was that he
: gathering was a yreat success, and had slopped his car to let a hitch-
! this year's program, the- Rotarians hiker out, then started to drivQ
^ .nay is even better. Scene; West Broad across the road, after looking care,
street bet"’“en New Hamprtnire and fully for approaching cars. Before he
Pennsylvania avenues — All evening could get across the road, the truck
long.
1 struck hl8 car.