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A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 20, NO. 22.
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FIRST IN NEWS,
ClRCl'LATION &
ADVERTISING
of the Sandhill Terri tor;,, ^ North Carolina
Southern Pines. North Carolina, Friday, May 2nd. 1!>41.
Plnehurst \
Noore County to Play Part DEFENSE SAVINGS
In Largest Army Maneuvers |
Ever Held In United States;
BONDS, STAMPS,
GO ON SALE HERE
Area Between Forts BraKK and
Jackson To Be Used in
October, November
On State Board
Scores Visit Postoffice On First
Day of Offerinjfs by
Government
100,000 TROOPS IN FIELD
SIMILAR TO “BABY BONDS”
Moore county will play a part in i
the largest field nianeuvers ever held
in the United States, with 400,000
troops actively participating. Morej
than 5,000 square miles between Fort'
Bragg and Fort Jackson, S. C., will '
be used for the maneuvers, to be held
during October and Novenibcr, ac- |
cording to announcement by General
Hugh A. nrum, commanding the I
First Army.
The announcement was made Tues
day following a conference held by
General Drum and other high rank
ing Army officers with Governor
Broughton in which satisfactory ar
rangements were made for securing
use of the land in the North Carolina
counties. A similar conference, meet
ing with similar results, was held
earlier with Governor Burnet May-
bank of South Carolina, where eight
counties are included in the desig
nated area.
Governor Brioughton Immediately
issued one of the very few procla-
tion of his administration, deslgnat-
^ ing Col. .Vjhn W. Harrel.TOU, dean of
' the State College unit of the Great
er University of North Carolina, aa
maneuver director for the State and
calling upon all citizens to cooperate.
Acquisition of permission to use
the necessary land is to be complet
ed by June 15, and Col. Harrelson
will innnedlately act up a council in
each of the eight N(4rth Carolina
counties, working with State College
Extension Service agents and AAA
committees in making his selections
N'eed TrespaHN Rights
Trespass rights are to be secured
on most of the open land in Union,
Anson, Stanly, Montgomery, Moore,
Hoke, Richmond, Scotland and Cum
berland counties. In addition, the
army will lease small areas to be
used for two months as bases. There
will be no permanent acquisttlon of
any land and there will be no build
ings erected as men engaged in the
rr.jinuuvers will live In tents.
Two opposing forces will engage
in mock battle, one from Fort Bragg
and the other from Fort Jackson.
Soldiers engaged will be drawn from
the entire Eastcn\ soaboard and
other nearby states. Two mechanized
divisions, one on each side, will be
engaged and the Army air force will
play an important part in the mane
uvers, and It is expected that the
KnollwooU Airport here will be
headquarters for one or more squad
rons.
Two entire armored divisions will
be tested thoroughly over the sandy
terrain, which encompasses the Pee-
dee and Wateree rivers. General
Drum said the two principal streams
in the area were a major factor in
choosing the site.
Bulk of the troops to engage in
the maenuvers will be from the east
ern seaboarxJ, from Maine to Georgia,
with additional men from Alabama,
Tennessee and other states.
Largest previous maneuvers in
volved 95,000 troops and were held
last year in northern New York un
der command of General Drum.
The General said plans had not
been completed, but indicated the op
erations would be held under “actual
war conditions,” and snid that was
‘ why the vast area was chosen.”
It has been officially announced
by the War Department that the
Sandhills Resettlement Area of 65,-
000 acres in Richmond and Scol1aii.d
aunties has been acquired for the
maneuvers.
The resettlement project is only
25 miles from Fort Bragg and is on
the main line of the Seaboard Airline
railway and U. S. Highway No. 1.
The Army has not required owner
ship of the land, says the War De
partment. The title is now held by
the State Agricultural Department's
Soil Conservation Division. Other
sources report that the Army Is con
sidering taking over the land, how
ever.
rk;h.\rd
TUFTS
of
by
Richard S. Tufts, president
Pinehurst, Inc., was appointed
Governor Broughton last Saturday
as a member of the board of the
State Department of Conservation
and Development. Tufts, with Irving
Hall of Raleigh and Oscar Breece of
Fayetteville, r«present the Com
merce and Industry division of the
board. R. Bruce Etheridge of Kan-
teo was reappointed director of the
department which he has seiTfed for
the past eight years.
The United States Defense Savings
Bonds and Postal Savings Stamps
were placed on sale in postoffices in
the Sandhills at the opening of bus
iness yesterday as part of the na
tional effort to make America Im
pregnable.
Postmaster P. Frank Buchan of
Southern Pines announced that on
the opening day of the sale, scores
bought their first stamps and took
home the albums irv which to keep
them until they have acquired enough
to exchange them for bonds. The
first purchaser’ was Attorney W.
Duncan Matthews, who told Mr.
Buchan he had heard on the radio
that mayors were supposed to pur
chase the first bonds or stamps in
each city, and "I am just anticipat
ing.”
Postmaster General Frank C. Wal
ker, in a letter to postmasters
throughout the country, said that the
help of local postmasters would be
“a real service to the country.” He
transmitted the thanks of Secretary
of the Treasury Morgenthau for the
help that local postmasters had al
ready given in the sale of United
States securities, and also Mr. Mor-
genthau's thanks in advance “for the
co-operation which he knows you will
give to this new effort.”
The new Defense Savings Bond Is
similar to the familiar "Baby Bond,
FIVE CENTS
Stevens, Builder of Panama Canal,
Hale and Hearty on 88th Birthday
Noted Engineer Celebrates An
niversary With Family Dinner
at Home in Southern Pines
S. P. COUNTRY CLUB
PROPERTY SOLD
TO MRS. NICHOLS
Rid in at Receivership Sale for
$6,000 by Corporation’s
Largrest Creditor
Attorney U. L. Spence of Carth
age.- representing Mrs. Mortimer G.
Nichol.s of Southern Pines, was the
sole bidder at the sale under receiv
ership of the Southern Pines Coun-
tiy Club, anc., property yesterday
morning at the courthouse In Carth
age. Sold in two parcels, under the
terms of the advertisement appear
ing In The Pilot during the past four
week.s, Mr. Spence bid $1,000 for
the first parcel, $5,000 for the sec
ond. The two cover the entire prop
erty of the bankrupt corporation, in
cluding the clubhouse, golf courses
and building sites. The sale was madej
by Howard F. Bums, receiver.
Born In West Gardiner, Maine on
April 25, 1853, John F. Stevens obsei’v-
ed his 88th birthday at his home on
Orchard Road, Southefn Pines last
Friday. Here to celebrate the occa
sion with him were his three sons
and their wives: Mr. and Mrs, Don
ald P'. Stevens of Baltimore, Md., Mr.
and Mrs. John F. Stevens. Jr., of
Boston, Mass., and Mr. and Mrs- Eu
gene C. Stevens of Southern Pines.
Mr. Stevens was in excellent health
and fine spirits for the birthday din
ner.
Mr. Stevens, prior to his greatest
achievement in the capacity of chief
engineer of the Panama Canal Com
mission at the time of its building,
was engineer successively for the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
and the Canadian Pacific, and then
was in charge of locating and build
ing the Duluth, South Shore and At
lantic which follows the south shore
of Lake SupeVlor from Duluth bo
Sault Ste. Marie. His services were
then enlisted by Janies J. Hill,
■'the empire builder of the northwest,”
to run Hill’s Great Northern Rail
way from Montana to the Pacific
Coast.
Honored In West
At that tim.j only tw'o feasible
routes across the Rockies had been
found. One was in the southern part
4 Score and 8
JOHN V. .STEVEN.S
MRS. GREARSON OF
HIGHLAND LODGE
DIES SUDDENLY
Proprietor of Popular Inn First
Came to Southern Pines
in 1917
iiV :/.G.Stutz
Vs. Matthews
For Mayor
No Withdrawals, No “Deals”
Sight, Just Fight to
the Finish
CAUCUS AT 8:00 P. M.
in
ac-
Her numerous friends and
of Montana, the other beyond ’ the'‘l^^intances of many years were pro-
Canadian border. Mr. Stevens found ^o«ndly shocked by the news of the
a middle route which permitted Hill's ®i*dden death of Mrs. Maud Harris
road to run directly west from Havre, Grearson In the Moore County Hospi-
Montana. This was Marias Pass, and o clock last Sunday morn-
of-which more than five btlHon dol- there a statue paying homage to ^health
lars worth have been bought by stevens was erected in 1925.;''“''
more than two and a half million
Americans since 1935.
A Defense Bond may be purchas
ed $18.75. In ten years, this
lK)nd will be worth $$25.00. This Is
an Increase of 33 1-3 per cent, equal
to an annual interest return of 2.0
Further west. In Washington, he proprietor of Highland Lodge.
located a pass which has been nam
ed in his honor. He was made chief
engineer of the Great Northern sys
tem In 1895 and general manager In
1902. In 1903 he went to the Chi-
Southern Pines, was not known to be
seriously 111 until her admission to
the hospital Thursday night.
Born at Bradford, Vt., in 1873, the
daughter of Henry E. Harris and V.
C. Watson Harris, Mrs. Grearson
, cago. Rock Island and Pacific as
per cent, impounded se'^‘-annual-j yjcg.president in charge of operation, ^'"an’e to Southern Pinns with her
*^*’®[and on July 1st, 1905 was picked to i Walter H. Grearson in
^ p Wallace as chief, hopes that the climate would
date of purchase, the bond may be
ledeemed for cash, in accordance
with a table of redemption values
printed on the face of the bond.
engineer of the Panama Canal. In
1907 he served ns chairman of the
Canal Commission until the canal
To spread investments widely placed in charge of the War De-
among all the people in America, a partment.
limit of $5,000 has been set on the
(Please turn to page eight)
Noted Hotel Manager
Coming to Pine Needles
John F. Sanderson Has Been
Connected With Many Lead
ing Hotels in U. S.
John F. Sanderson, who, during his
lifetime, has been associated In the
management of many of America's
best known hotels, will be the new
manager of the Pine Needles in Sou-
I them Pines, succeeding Emmett E.
The property is sold subject to become
lease held by the Town of Southemi management of The
Pines which extends until July 1st,
1942. It is anticipated that Mrs. Nich
ols, who was the largest creditor,
offer the clubhouse and golf
courses for further lease by the
town. With a purchase option. There
is also some talk that outside inter
ests are negotiating for purchase-
MISS JL'UA BURT TO
UTED NAVAL OFFICER
Mr, and Mrs. Struthers Burt yes
terday announced the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Julia Blecker
Burt of Southern Pines, to Elnsign
George Charles Atterberry of the U.
S. Naval Flying Corps- Mr. Atter
berry is the son of Mr. anj Mrs.
Char-les Atterberry of Kansas City,
Mo., and is a graduate of the aviation
school at Pensacola, Fla. He is sta
tioned at Panama, where the wed
ding is expected to take place dur
ing the Summer.
BANKS TO CM>SE MAY 10
The Citizens Bank & Trust Com
pany, Southern Pines, and the Bank
o>’ Plnehurst, with branches in Aber
deen and Carthage, will be closed all
day on Saturday, May 10th, Memor
ial Day in this state.
Inn at Buck Hill Falls, Pa. Mr. San
derson will assume his new duties in
the Fall.
Among hotel properties which Mr.
Sanderson has served as manager or
associate manager are the following:
The Waumbeck, Jefferson, N. H.,
Mount Washington, Bratton W’oods,
N. H.; Ritz Tower, Ritz Carlton, The
Barclay, The Madison, the Savoy
Plaza and Delmonico’s, In New York
City; The Homestead, Hot Springs.
Va., and the Bon Air in Augusta, Ga.
He was also at The Balsams in New
I Hampshire in 1900 where he was as
sociated with Harry W- Norris now
of The Carolina, Plnehurst.
Mr. Sanderson, who was interested
irw coming here by George T. Dunlap,
president and O. H. Stutts, treasurer
of the Rne Needles, la pxpected to
make the Inn here one of the best
known and most popular in the
South through his wide acquaintance-
.“hip gained through years of hotel
work.
Mr. Boone left this week to assume
his new position as associate mana
ger of the popular Buck Hill Falls
Inn in the Pocono Mountains. His
many friends, deeply sorry to see
him leave, are wishing him all suc
cess In his new position. {
Returning to railroad work, Mr,
Stevens then became vice-president
in charge of operation of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Rail,
load until 1909, then spent two years
as president of a group of Great
Northern subsidiaries in the Pacific
northwest.
When the United States joined in
the World War, President Wilson
commissioned Mr. Stevens as chair
man of a grv)up of experts to solve
rtussla’s transportation problems, and
he became chairman of the Allied
technical board which kept the
Trans-Siberian Railway running des
pite revolutions until 1922 when the
last of the Allied troops left Siberia.
Mr. Stevens retired from active
service several years ago and has
made his home here since.
W. C. Arkell President
of Beech-Nut Company
Former Southern Pines Resident
Succeeds Father on 50th
Anniversary of Founding
W. Clark Arkell, Sandhills prop
erty owner and for many years a
Winter resident of Southern Pines,
has beon elected president of the
$22,800,000 Beech-Nut Packing Com
pany, succeeding his father, Bartlett
Arkell. Mr. Arkell senior retired on
;he 50th anniversary i-i thv’ founding
of the company which he started with
capital of $10,000, ten employes and
hut one product, hickory-cured ham.
The company now lunks third in the
U. S. in the confectionery industry.
Mr. Arkell and his family owned
md occupied the residence at the cor
ner of Connecticut avenue and High
land Road, In the Weymouth Heights
section, for several years, selling to
Mrs. George W. Johnson two years
ago. He still owns a large tract of
and near Hoffman which is under
cultivation.
prove beneficial to Mr. Grearson
It’s Dorsey G. Stutz vs. W’. Dun
can Matthews for Mayor of South
ern Pines In tonight's caucus. No
withdrawals are in view, no "deals”
The Pilot has been able to ascertain.
Just a fight to the finish, and may
the best man win.
Mr. Stutz has held the office of
Mayor since 1929. He Is the repre
sentative here of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway and of the Railway Ex
press, and is one of the three mem
bers of the Moore County Alcoholic
Control Board. He is an Episcopal
ian,
Mr Matthews is a practicing at
torney, a former Mayor of Vass and
former Principal of the Vass-Lake-
view School. He is a member of
the Rotary Club, and a Congrega-
tionalist.
t
Chan N. Page, former president
of the Chamber of Commerce, has
been added to those mentioned for
the Board of Commissioners, and
other suggestions of names not pre
viously mentioned which may be pre
sented at the caucus include Herbert
Camerion and Carl G. Thompson. The
names of four of the present board
are expected to be presented, L. V.
O'Callaghan, Charles S. Patch. Eu
gene C. Stevens and Hugh J. Bet-
terley, and The Pilot has already
announced the candidacies of Rich
ard F. Tarlton and Dante Monte-
santi. Robert L. Hart, a present
commissioner, is not a candidate.
The five highest in tonight's ballot
ing will comprise the caucus ticket
for next Tuesday's election-
Close Fight Expected
Both sides agree that the balloting
for Mayor should be very close. May
or Stutz is running on his r?cor(j og
Buying the then small Highland ycsi** o( sei-vice. Mr. Mat-'
Lodge in 1918, Mrs. Grearson grad-1 candidate of a large
ually rebuilt and added to the prop- i "'^o feel that it is time for
erty and with the annex on May' ^ change, that new blood should be
street, built in 1922, the Lodge be- ti^Light to the office, as well as to
came known for its select clientele board of commissioners,
patronizing the house from season to j Only duly registered voters may
season. i cast ballots at the caucus tonight
Mjs, Grear.son was a member of l^md at Tuesday's election. Thf-re are
the Baptist church of Southern Pines, i 535 names on the town’s register,
and for many years a leading mem- | Mrs, J. H. Tilghman, registrar, said
ber of the choir of that congrega-1 yesterday. A number of eliglbles
Lion. Active in civic affairs she was ' failed to register last Saturday, the
long a director of the Civic Club and;final day, some in the belief that
a member of the D. A. R.
A prayer service was given by her
pastor, the Rev. J. Fred Stimson, in
the Powell Funeral Home at 4:30
o’clock Sunday afternoon. The body,
accompanied by her brother, W'.
Frank Harris, was taken to her Sum
mer home in Windsor, Vt., where
funeral services were held Tuesday.:
Mrs. Grearson is also survived by
another brother. Henry B. Harris,
and a sister, Mrs. D. F. Davis, both
of Windsor, Vt.
School Music Festival , j.- everything goes well and all
Next Thursday Night I Seniors pass their final tests, Moore
— I county high schools will g'l aduate
Three Hundred StudenU^ of 222 boys and girls this year, exclu-
the registration last Fall fpr the na
tional election was sufficient. Those
will be unable to vote.
The meeting will be called to order
in the High School auditorium at 8.00
o’clock
High Schools in County
To Graduate About 270
Many Holding Exercises Today
—Aberdeen To Present 36
Diplomas May 26
Southern Pines on Program
Free to Public
The ninth annual Music Festival
will be givtn In the Southern Pines
High School Auditorium next Thurs
day evening, May 8. at 8:15. Pupils
from each elementary grade, boys'
slve of Southern Pines and Plnehurst.
The number to be graduated by each
of the high schools is as follows;
Aberdeen, 36; Cameron, 24; Car
thage, 26; Farm Life, 13; Hemp, 44;
High/falls, 188; Vass-Lakevie\v, 22;
W"est End, 35; Westmoore, 4.
Highfalls held its graduation ex
glee club, girls' glee club, mixed i rrcises at 8:00 oclock April 29th.
chorus, girls' trio, double quartet, and|Other graduation dates are;
band will participate. Approximate-! Vass-Lakevlew, May 2; West-
!y 300 students will sing on the pro-jmoore. May 2; Calrthage, May 2;
gram which includes a great variety, West End, May 6; Cameron, May 7;
of songs. Everyone is cordially in
vited to attend the performance.
There will be no admission fee.
A group of Chilean journalists on
tour In this country will arrive ia
Southern Pines tonight from Atlan
ta, Ga., spend the night here, look
over Fort Bragg tomorrow and leave
late tomorrow' night for the north.
Farm Life, May 99; Elise, May 13;
Aberden, May 26. All of these pro
grams will begin at 8:00 p. m. ex
cept the one at Eaise, which will be
at 10;30 a. m.
Plnehurst and biiuthern Pines High
Schools, separate units from the
county system, should add close to 50
more, making the grand total in the
county over 270.