MOORE COUNTY’S
LEADING
NEWS-WEEKLY
THE
A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 20, NO. 4.
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FIRST IN NEWS,
CIRCl LATION &
ADVERTISING
of the Sandhill Terru." &,!?-xNorth Carolina
Aberdeen
Southern Fines, North Carolina, Friday, December 27, 1940.
Pinehurst
LOCAL ‘UNION NOW’ Says Santa Claus, Let’s All Go D. AL BLUE DIES,
FIVE CENTS
BRANCH TO BRING
STREIT ON FEB. 13
Mrs. Georpe H. Maurice Heads
Orsanizati(»n For World Con
gress of Democracies
NEXT FORl’M JAN. 3
I
COUNTY SHERIFF
FROM 1910 TO ’22
Prominent Citizen and Farmer.
Hurl in Auto Accidenl. V'ic-
tim of Pneumonia
!U)RX NEAR IMON CHI RCH
Sheriff 12 Years
Mrs. Goorge H, Mauricc of Eagle i
Spiinps hoads the newly organized
branch of "TTnion Now" in the Sand
hills. The branch plans a local mem
bership campaign for this inter- de
mocracy federal union, the nucleus
for the world union proposed and ad
vocated some time ago by Clarence
Streit and now active thixloughout th«-
United States.
As the first step in tis campaign,
the local group will bring Mr. Streit
here to speak on the Pinehurst For
um program on February 13th. Mr
Streit, author of “Union Now,” will
give America’s answer to Hitler’s
•'Mein Kampf, the answer of estab
lishing a union along the line of the
American Union. The Streit Fian pro
poses, as a nucleus, the Joining hands
of 15 foundei'-democracies that can
most easily and quickly be enlisted:
the United States, Canada, the United
Kingdom, France, Ireland, Switzer
land, Belgium, the Netherlands, Nor
way, Sweden, Denmark, Finland.
Australia, New Zealand and the Un
ion of South Africa. This would have
2S0-million people. 60 to 95 percent
of practically every essential war ma-
teiial. No other nation or possible
froup of nations would risk attack
ing it. once its defense forces were
united.
The con'Viiiltee or organiziition of |
the sandhills branch included Mrs. |
Malcolm. Kemp of Pinebhiff, Mrs. j
Mrs. Frank W. McCluer, Mt .'^. Craig-1
hill Brown, Mrs. Krnest L. Ives and
Mrs. Alice Burt Hunt 'if Southern
Pines, and others, "with Mr.'i. Mauiice,
the chairman.
The next Pinehurst Forum will
liresent "Iniformntic'n Please" with
local talent an.swering—or endeavor-j
Jng to answer—qiicition.s sent to a
Forum committee for culling and |
presentation to the "experts.”
Draft Reffistrants Can
Volunteer, Says Board
Opportunity Offered To Get
Their “Year of Military Ser
vice Behind Them”
Officials of the Moore County Draft
Board are calling the attention of
registrants under the draft to the fact
that they are eligible to enlist vol
untarily for their year of military
service at any time, and point out
that a large number in the county
have already taken advantage of the
opportunity to "get their year of
training behind them,” as Frank
ShamBurger, a member of the coun
ty board, expressed it to The Pilot.
Mr. Shamburger stated that the
next exodus of men from the county
■would be on January 15th when 16
are to leave for camps, and he said
that these would all be volunteers.
"Throughout the state men already
registered under the dra/t a.'i> vol-
imteering. They want to serve now
rather than await their turn. We
want all the registrants toi know that
they can volunteer at any time, put
ting themselves ahead of other
'draftees’ and assuring them of their
year’s training much more quickly
than those who w'ait for their number
to be called."
The luitinicly dfath of D. AI. Blue.
I' Sheiiff" to old and young, cime as
In distint t shock to every one in
. Moore county as the news of hi.s pass-
I've got ' ing in the Moore County Hospital
i.,0 CHRISTMAS IS
A MERRY ONE IN
New (;ift lUirei'u Provides Cheer
For .’{.‘’ll Individuals.—Deror-
atin« .\ward-; Announced
I*. O. liKKAKS KhlOKl)
■\L BLUK
It was a Alcity Chri.stmay for
.Southern Pine.';.
Chui'ches opened wide their door.s
lor special services commemorative
; of the birth of the Lord and Master.
! Civic organizations banded togeth-
! er to see that the poor and needy
were remembered with food and gifts.
To the Disney Festival Show
'Twas three niKht.s after ('hristmas and all throujfh the
house
Not a creature was silent, not even a mouse;
From all over the Sandhills each Walt Disney fan
Was packed in his .seat, like sardines in a can.
They laiiphter and they laughed till the roof and each wall
Of the (’arolina Theatre was reacl.v to fall
With the laughter that rocked all tho.se peoi)le inside
As they watched (Irumpy flown and saw Dopey glide;
As f’.ashful let off a mosi terrible sneeze
And Happy blew soaj) huhhles off on the breeze.
They sighed when Snow White sang her song by the well
And shook when the wickod witch muttered her .spell.
Ti'.ey groaned when the Big Had Wolf shouted,
»
em. I early Saturday morning became
And squealed when the bee stung poor Ferd on his hind- i known.
quarters. j Proceeding from liis farm ne^r Ku-
They laughed and they stamped and they roared and theyjieka to Jackson Springs Tuesday | Photo taken when he was Sheriff ofijjQffjg, business houses were fitting'
racked I evening Mr. Blue was apparently j Moore County.
When the three little pigs danced and Donald Duck quacked.'forced off the road near Eastwood by|
They rocked and they rolled and they fell on the floor,
They cheered and they clapped and they shouted for more,
Till all of a sudden way up in the sky
An echoing clatter was heard from on high,
And out of the clouds with his reindeer a-trot
Came Santa Claus sleigh which Santa Claus .sot.
His red suit was sooty, his face was all black.
His sleigh was quite empty and so was his pack
But he grinned to the crowd and his little round belly
Still shook when he laughed like three bowls of jelly.
In front of the movie he pulled up his sleigh
And he stood up and shouted for Mr. Picquet.
They shook hands like old friends (as they probably are,
For the friendships of both of them stretch near and far,)
And Santa .said; “Charlie, whaf.s going on here?”
And Ciarlie said: “^anta, come on in and hear.
It’s the kind of a .<?how that I think you’d like be.st.”
Said Snnta, “I’ll do it, for I need a rest.
T was on rny way home.Jired out from my trip.
I’d just lold my reindeer. ‘Home, boys, let her rip!’
When I heard such a roar, such a shout, such a cheer
That I said to myself. ‘What’s going on here?’
T thought Christmas day was the end of the fun
Rut here your good times seeni.s just only l)cgun.
I never could bear to pass up a good party.
Hi, Prancer!” he cried. “Como up. Dancor, my hearty!
Come Dunder, Come all! T>;rt‘k to earth we will go
And lake a front seat at the Walt Disney Show.”
WELCOMES ARMY
AT TEA AND DANCE -
lly bedecked.
I
^ This year, for the first in some
I time, there was an organized coop-
lerative effort to insure a visit from
j Santa Claus to the homes of all the
i less fortunate of the community. As
a result of the magnificent work of
he recently organized Christmas
Bureau, 339 individuals residing
v^-ithin the Southern Pines School Dis-
a passing car, his coupe being nearly; OMI VI pfVTF'O
demolished following the impact 1 fltjlVll rlilCiO
against a tree. Suffering with ser-j
ious injuries including a fractured
skull and broken jaw Mr. Blue was
rot found for four hours foiTTiwing
the time of the accident, and from
this exposure pneumonia developed
from which he did not rally.
Born in the old homestead near
Union Church, May 6th, 1879, the
son of Malcolm J. Blue and Flora
Ann Currie Blue, Daniel Alphonso
Blue served as Sheriff of Moore | ident in Southern Pines and Pine-, ^vithout
county from 1910 jntil 1922, and in hurst were officially welcomed to the •
the early twenties was noted as one 1 community last Saturday afternoon
of the foirmost tobacco growers of at
the Sandhill territory. Among his' Pine.s Club, given by the Southern
many activities were included the Pine.s Chamber of Commerce. More
care of the home farm, lumbering,, than 200 were pre.sent. the niilitaiy
and at one time the publication of n.ixing with the residents in a de-
the old Carthage "Blade." In recent lightfii! "get acquainted" atnio.s[>here.
years Mr. Blue has been a resident ol In the receiving line were Major
More Than 200, Including Ma- christ-
jor General Devers. Fort Rragg ; sixty-two baskets of food
land toys and $60.00 worth of cloth-
I ing were purchased and distributed
; by the Bureau, and no known needy
C. 0. at Mid-Pines Club
Army officers and their wives res-
The Christmas Bureau was con-
a colorful tea-dance at the Mid- ■ «‘ved by Miss Laura Kelsey and was
from
In the
Southern Pines. Intensely interested, General J. L. Devens. commanding
In the genealogy of the numerous' f fficer at Fort Bragg, and Mis. Dcv-
members of the clan of Blues, long ers. Brigadier General and Mrs. Wil-
tmie settlers in the Sandhills, he I'^ni C. Crane, Col. and Mrs, Frank
Mrs. J. N. Mills Dies |
After Linfferinje: Illness
liosidenl of Southern Pines
Since lOOt, She Was .Vctive
in Civic .Affairs
We Have a Rival
Southern Pines No Longer a
One Newspaper Town Since
“Hot Spot” Started
New Yorkers To Play
Pinehurst Polo Four
I.ong Acre Farm Team Here
Sunday for What Is Expected
■ To Be 'Thriner
The Long Acre Farm Polo team of
New York will arrive here today for
fi match with the Pinehurst Polo
team Sunday afternoon. The Long
Acre line-up will Include four seas
oned players who will furnish plenty
cf action to make it the most thrill
ing match of *he season to flate.
Farly on Friday morning last Mrs.
Margaret Potts Mills, 73, long a res
ident of Southern Pines and active
factor in its progre.<!s, died in her
home on West Broad street follow
ing a continued illness endured with
hopeful fortitude.
Coming from Hopedale, Ohio to
Southern (Pines with her husband,
James Neill Mills, in 1904, Mrs. Mills
.soon became interested in the civic
affairs and the social life of the
town. A charter member of the Civ
ic Club, organized In 1907, and la
ter one of the building committee
whose unceasing efforts bore fruit in
the erection of the clubhouse in 1925,
her activities also extended to the
Liadies' Aid Society of the Congrega
tional church for many years. Fol
lowing the death of Mr. Mills eight
years ago and due to her gradually
falling health Mrs. Mills gave up her
active participation in these affairs.
The R<!V. E. L. Barber, pastor of
the Brownson Memorial Cfiurch, of
ficiated at the funeral services held In
the Sandhills Funeral Chapel on Ben
nett street at 3:00 o’clock Sunday
afternoon. A service spoken amid
beautiful floral offerings and attend
ed by scores for the last rites to a
friend of many years, was followed
by interment at Mt. Hope beside the
grave of her husband.
Mrs. Mills is survived by her dau
ghter, Mrs. Margaret Mills Cameron,
and a sister, Mrs. C. L. Stewart of
Claysvllle, Pa.
The honorary pallbearers were C.
T. Patch, C. P. Everest, C. G. Thomp
son, George C. Moore, D. G. Stutz,
E. J. Woodward, E. C. Stevens, R. L.
Chandler, Frank Welch, Dr. J. S.
Milliken, George Proctor and Clif
ton Johnson.
OVERt rS ttAVE SON
Mr. and Mid. Robert Overby of
Roseland announce the arrivp.! of a
fcon, Robert Cecil, Jr. on DeccmNr
25th at the Moore County Hospital.
Mrs. Overby was the former Miss
Marybelle McDor^ld.
The Pilot has a rival. Volume 1,
Number 1 of a now Southern Pines
new.spaper was publi.shed here on De-
cenibei 9lh. It is called “Hot Spot,"
and the first issue comprises two
pagp.s—that is. one printed on both
side.s three and one-half inches by
seven and one-half.
Perhaps it would be
has devoted mucfT time to family re- C. Mahin, Col. and Mrs. Geoige P.
' Hawes, Major D. L. Harrison, Jlr.
The Rev. Voigt O. Taylor, assisted Mis. James Boyd, Struthcrs
l)y the Hev. C. M. Coyles, pastor of and Miss Julia Biii t. M.'iyor and
l^nion Church, officiated at fae fun- G, Stutz, Mi-, and Mis. Chan
.ral service.^ held in the Churc;. of N- I’age, Mrs. William r. Mudgett
Wide Fellowship at 2:00 o’clock Sun- Jackson H. Boyd. The Dunes
day afU'inoon. a .service attended by Club Orche.stra played for the danc-
. ■ incr T'ho thn <»' offoit are gratefully acknowledged
a multitude of fiiontis pacUuif? the The committee in chai^o or the , ^
edifice to capacity. Interment was happy affair comprised Charles \V.
in the family plot at Union Church. ! ^‘fquet, Howard F. Burns, ,Iohn J.
Surviving Mr. Blue is his widow, f'ltZRerald. Hugh J. Betteiloy and
Mrs. Berta Bryant Blue; a daughter,! C. Hyde.
Mrs J. M. Hoble of Suffolk. Va.:| 1
ci'i^nosied of I'eprc.sentatives
every church and civic body in Sou
thern Pines. Miss Kelsey was elect
ed president at the organization
meeting and K. H. Loren.son named
tieasurer. Generous cash contribu
tions were received from 15 indivi
duals and from the West Southern
Pines School, the Christian Science
Jtociety. Reliance Club, Junior Civio
Club. St. Anne's Guild of the Epis
copal Churrh. and the Rotary Club.
Ii addition. lf> families were provided
for directly by individuals and organ
isations. Gifts of toys and cl othing
wei e made to the bureau by scores
of individuals, and contributions of
food, clothing, gift.- of matei'ial, time
three sons, D. A. Blue, Jr., of South-; Interest SllOWtt
ern Pines, Gilbert Blue of Durham, . T ju rOtlPPrts
and Paul Blue of Green-sboro. The | **• IjIIJrdr}' ^^Onterls
pallbearers were all nephews of Mr. “ '
Sheriff c. J. McDonald, Frank j‘^^a.son Tickets for Series of Ar-
ous thing to do as a welcome to our; McDonald. Harold tistic Presentations Now
competitor to review the first is-1 John on Sale Here
Club, Including Broom Polo
and Open Hunters
McCoy Blue. r-i. . * . *
The winter concerts to be sponsor-
J , ed by the Southern Pines Library are
GyniKnana Xuesday in jnttracting keen'interest the county.
Southern Pines Ringi These programs will be held in the
j library at 8:30 p. m. on .Tanuary 6,
Six Events on Car^ at Country January 27, February 24 and March
29. A sejison ticket costs only $3.50,
a reserved seat ticket $5.00, and
__ $1.00 tickets to the single perform-
An equestrian gymkhana will iish- ^nces may be purcha.sed at the !i-
er out the old year in Southern jjrary on the day of the conceit.
Pines and the committee in charge mu .
, „ I The first of the series will be the
plans a full afternoon’s sport at the;
X ^ u V Raleigh String Quartet on January
Country Club ring for the horse de-1 „ ^
, , Z. This quartet hai nerformed over
votees of the community. Six events,
the radio and Is well-known for its
are on the card, and all the leading| ^
. recitals in Richmond Baltimore and
stables in the Sandhills are expected ,
'elsewhere,
to have entries. Hugh Sicard and|
Lucille Turner, blues singer
sue. The leading story is headed:
Magician Visit School. The article
leads: "Magic, Magic was the mys
terious feeling that Jled through the
minds of the public that witnessed
the spectakler show at school Thurs
day. Many magic tricks presented;
cne of which was the hypnotic per
formance which' was a great thnll.”
■Under a heading on the other page,
"Popeye Speaks.” illustrated witn a
picture of Popeye himself, we find:
“Folk; this week I am announcing
our staff. Editdr—Joe Kimball;
co-editors, Joe Riley Kimbell, Lewis
Pate and Charles Swarlngen; Mana
ger, Billy McNeill; Reporter—D. R.
McNeill.”
Then comes the editorial. It reads; wilmshurst have been asked to I Turner, blues singer, fa-
“Next week’s paper will have morelgjryg ^s judges. The first class willrendition of negro spir-
news and will cost one penny. Pi «-jbe called at 2:30 o’clock. I‘duals' will be heard on January 27.
vieu’ paper free.”
The Pilot extends a
come to the new Southern Pin®® j'or jumpers, a ride r\iid lead jumping' Ma.son, cellist and pianist re-, Electric Shop.
newspaper. itlass, a V. C. race, a class for open I spectively will be pre.sented. Mr. | Special commendation was given
I hunters over the outside course, and ^l*'"* has toured with Stokowski, ty the judges to the splendid decora-
MID-SEASON HORSE SHOW broom polo game in which riders I Mr. Mason is a graduate of the tlon exhibited by the employes of the
IN PINEHURST RING TOD.\'4’ Pinehurst will he pitted against JuiHard School of Music. j Southern Pines postoffice, not an en-
! Southern Pines. | As the final concert of the .season., try in the contest. "They are to be
Thirteen classes are on the pro- public is invited to enjoy this the Orpheus Club Male Quartet, fam-' commended for their contribution to-
gram for this afternoon’s mid-sea.son of sea.son’s regular series of i ed amateur group, will be presented ward the Christmas decorating activ-
Horse Show in Pinehurst, an event gymkhana events in Southern Pines,
which Is expected to attract most of,
by the Bureau from the following;
A. & P., Dorn's, Blue and Worsham,
Penders, Baker's, Ed’s Cafe, Charles
\V. Pirquet, Prof. P. R. Brown| of
West Southern Pines School, Paul
Butler, Walter Murray, Ru.ssell Lor-
cnson; Miss Emily Busick, Mrs.
James Swett, Chief of Police Ed
Newton, Miss Alice Baxter, Patch's,
Melvin's, The Pilot, and the Civic
Club, where a busy group headed by
Miss Kelsey packed the baskets and
prepared them for delivery the day
before Christmas.
Decorating Awards
Judges from the Sanatorium Gar
den Club made the rounds of busi
ness houses and residences several
rights before Christmas in the an
nual prize competition for holiday dec
oration conducted by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce. They an
nounced their awards as follow?:
Residential: 1st prize, John M.
Howarth; 2d prize, Mrs. fe. A. Wilson;
honorable mention, Mrs. Katie Spaeth,
D. A. Hoskins, Louis Scheipers,
George B. Graff, R. L. Hart and C.
L. Austin.
Commercial: 1st prize, Mrs. Hayes
Dress Shop; 2d prize, the Franjean
Shop: honorable mention, Clark’s
Funeral Home, Chandler Greenhouses,
The program calls for an obstatlej The real treat of the season comes The Coffee Shop, Jack’s Grill, Paul
cordial w6l- j ^ace, a knock down and out event! February 24 when Mr. Klenz and T. Bariium and the C. J. Simons
the riders in the Sandhills. Lloyd Tate k.XYIjOR SI^CCEF.ns DUNN IN
is in charge and promises a full af- C'H.-VRGE .VT FIRE HOUSE brary and all who
temoon of sport at the race track | money's worth of
on Saturday. March 29. , ity,” the judges stated.
The .season and reserved seat tick-j Leading the activities of the
f*s are now on sale at the town li- churches was the rendition of the
wish for their * Chilstmas can^ta. “The Prince of
fine entertain- Peace," by the choir of the Church
Frank Kaylor has beer, named to rnent are urged to buy their tickets of Wide Fellow.ship, dir :ted by
Charles W. Picquet. In addition to
ring. Mrs. Lawrence B. Smith of |
Millbrook, N. Y., and Southern Pines j succeed Clyde Dunn in charge at the sopn.
will do the judging. No entry fee is' Southern Pines Fire house, accord-
charged for horses and riders, and ing to announcement by town offi
cials. Mr. Kaylor has been a member
of the local department for many
no admission charge for the specta
tor*. Everyone is invited to perform
or witness, from 2;00 p. m- on.
years.
u9
At the annual meeting of the med-
ital staff of the Moore County Hos
pital, Dr. William C. Mudgett of Sou
thern Pines was ^ected chairman.
tJie choral work, special parts were
sung by Mrs. L. D. McDonald, Miss
Ernestine Bailey, Miss Helena Kelley,
Dr. C. I* Gray, Mrs. Katherine
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