MOORE COUNTY’S
LEADING
NliWS-WEEKLY
S|B
A Paper Dsvoted to the Upbuilding of
VOL. 20, NO. 41.
FIRST IN NEWS, ’
CIRCULATION,
& ADVERTISING
Moore County and thf^,.'"'ndhill Territory
Southern Pines. North Carolina, Frida.v, September 12, 1941.
FIVE CENTS
New Hand at Old Covered Wagon
J*’our Sandhills Kiwanis delegates
returned from the Carolinas District
Convention in Myrtle Beach, S. C.,
this week, jubilant over their success-
fi'l conipaign to bring the 1942 con
vention to Pinehurst.
Sandhills representatives at the
I :jyifcj|||j|i|iiL^ b(ach meeting were President I. C
* Sledge of Pinehurst, J. Talbot John-
Governor and Mrs. J. M. Broughton tasted the flavor of Aberdeen. Charles Picquct of
the olden days, while at Hemp Livestock Show, by taking a i-^''''thern Pines and Pinehurst, and
little ride in the old covered wagon, brought to the affair by Rufus jH^nry Dorn of Southern Pines.
Hussey, route 2 Hemp. This vehicle has seen its days of service | Novenii>er
as a means of transportation of farm families to town and as a, convention uiii
dwelling place wliile the families were going to and from their
destinations. A trip to Pinehurst and vicinity for the Hussey
family used to take three days, and this wagon served as their
overnight shelter.
LOCAL KIWANIANS
WILL ENTERTAIN
1942 CONVENTION
Plans for Civilian Defense
To Be Discussed Tuesday
Carolinas District Meeting at
Myrtle Beach Votes for
Pinehurst for ’42
MET HERE 10 YEARS AGO
Funeral Friday
Clifton Blue Seeking To Head
Moore Young Democratic Club
Opposition May Develop, How-(nij| Tp^li Ml?17TlMr
ever; Large Moore Group At- ItiLL lllNll
SET FOR FRIDAY
Moore County Young Democrats
turned out in good num.ber8 at the
Eighth Congressional District Rally
in Sanford last Friday night, and held
an Informal caucus to prepare for
the Moore County Rally Thursday
night, September 11, in Carthage.
Clifton Blue of Aberdeen, editor of
The Sandhill Citizei*, was given top
chances for getting the county YDC
presidency at Thursday's meeting,
when delegates were to be elected to
the State Convention.
Burgin Warns of War
’resbyterian Auxiliaries to Have
Group Conference in Pine
hurst, Sept. 19
SEEK AIRPLANE SPOTTERS
Civilian defense nipasures, in prep
aration for the October-Nov<?mber
Army maneuver?, advanced along
several fronts here last week, aa an
old-fashioned town meeting was call
ed for next Tuesday night at 7:30
o'clock in the High School Auditor
ium.
The Southern Pines Hoard of Com-
mi.'isioners devoted a large part of
their monthly session Wednesday
I ight to making preparations for the
town’s responsibilities during tho
maneuver period.
An active committee composed of
Commissioners H. J. Betterly, K. C.
Stevens, and L. V. O'Callaghan was
appointed by Mayor Uuncan Alattnews
to shoulder as much of the town's re-
spon.sibilities in the maneuvers as
possible and to delegate others to as-
.'••st in making adequate sanitary and
other preparations.
Howarth To Preside
Meanwhile, under the initiative of
the local Junior Chamber of Com-
accepted Middle Belt Markets Open Withorganization got
Highest Averages; New Buy- movement to call at town
pra Fnfpr Auctinnx Imeetmgs to addressed by Major
V. <= . V, , . . ... era l<.nier AUCllons Tadgett of Fort Bragg Medical unit,
he Sandhills club first played host
bring approx
imately 500 delegates from Kiwanis
ciub.s throughout the two Carolinas
to the Sandhills section next fall, the
convention date being tentatively set
lor the first week in November.
Asheville was the only other city
reeking the convention, but the Sand
hills delegation defeated the moun
tain city’s delegates’ efforts to get
the vote. Delegate Johnson of Aber
deen extended the invitation to th«
convention delegates who
w:’th a standing vote.
It was 10 years ago this fall that
Town Meeting Called; Commis
sioners Prepare to Meet
Maneuver Problems
FATIIKK W. J. DILLOX
FARMERS PLEASED
WITH LEAF SALES
♦
North Carolina (O. Max Gardner) and
the Governor of South Carolina (I. C.
Plans for the annual District Six | eiackwood) both addres.<jed the dele-
Group Co.iftrence of Presbyterian | ^.^^ned against “defeat-
Church Woman’s Auxilial'y, to
to a Carolinas Convention al Pine- ^'^‘^dle Belt tobacco markets, | John Howarth, Southern Pines Ciy-
hurst. At that time, the Governor of ‘"eluding Carthage, Aberdeen and ''-an Defense chairman, is slated to
3anford, opened their season's sales
Tuesday, with averages higher than
they have been ui many years, but
V .th offerings continued
through the week.
fii'K .DILLON
DIES OF ILLNESS;
FUNERAL FRIDAY
Pioneer Catholic Priest to Be
Buried at Pinehurst Church,
His Last Charge
CAME TO SECTION IN 1911
WTiat the one Governor said to
vene in Pinehurst Community Church Ltj,er was kept a Kiwanis secret,
next Friday, September 19, were an
nounced this week by Mrs. Howard | Convention .\ Memory
N". Butler, chairman. Apparently the 1931 convention re-
Over 100 representatives from « highspot in the memory of
Presbyterian Auxiliaries in the coun-j** large majority at
Reminding Young Democrats of the 1 ty are expected to attend the full-day j Beach voted for the Sandhills
party policies were Congressman W. j conference, beginning at 9:30 a. m.Ashevil’e.
O. Burgin of Lexington, speaking for j Theme of this year's meeting id “My
the National administration and Its; Utmost for Christ."
foreign policy, while Nathan Yelton,: Program for the conference is as
new secretary of the State School j follows; Registration, 9’30 a. m.;
call to order, 10 a. m,, with worship
service by Mrs. M. C. McDonald of
West End, followed by roll call Re-
be in charge of the meeting.
At this Tuesday meeting, it is hop
ed that as much information concern-
light ' ii'S what to expect during the maneu-
|\ rs will be obtained and that the va-
George D. Carter and Sons, operat-I'"‘ous agencies and individuals plan
ing the McConnell Warehouse in Car- to make facilities available to
thage reported the highest opening 1 during the period will work
day average they had ever enjoyed, 1 out a plan to coordinate their activi-
vvith the official price reportel at
i
Spotters B«‘ing Sought
Another civilian angle to the man
euvers was being shaped up, as
ODmmission^ performed the usual lit
any of achievements by the Democrat
ic party in t^ie State.
“Many people question whether the
United States is drawing closer to
war,'’ Congressman Burgin asserted.
“But I say to you that this is not the
question. War is coming closer and
closer to us."
Advocating aid to Soviet Russia and
Britain, Congressman Burgin stated
that “some people think more of pol
itics than of the safety of our coun
try."
Dr. Ralph McDonald, erstwhile op
position leader to the “machine” but
now an important cog, was at the
rally to acknowledge introduction and
to saifr^ only that he was "standing
behind the administration’s foreign
and domestic policies.”
Wien the rally was thrown open,
only business raised was endorsement
of Sanford’s Ralph Monger, Jr., for
secretary and of Ijeonidas Hux of
Halifax for president of the State
organization. New\on Clegg, Jr., of
Carthage presided.
Moore County Delegation
The Moore County delegation was
headed by two-term President W. A.
LelanS McKeithen of Pinehurst, vice-
president Douglas David of Pinebluff
and secretary-treasurer Frank Mc-
Casklll of Pinehurst.
Others from Moore County »icluded
Hubert McCasMll. S. L. ■Kansdale,
Vorth Faircloth, W. I. (Shorty) Bar
ber. all of Pinehurst: Herman H.
Grlram, Myrtle McCaakill, Myrtle
Frye, Newton Cl igg. Billy CTegg, and
John Lang of Carthage; Clifton Blue
of Aberdeen: Shields Cameron. Mr.
and Mrs. Carlton McDonald, Barrett
Harris, Alton Matthews, George
Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Carl O.
Thompson, Jr., all of Southern Pines;
Atlas Eastwood and L. A. Westcott of
Lakevlew, Monroe Chappell of Vass,
Jack Phillips of Cameron and Roy
McSwaln of Hemp.
535.11.
Throughout the belt, $30 per hun-
kired pounds was the usual chant of- ^
The Pilot received a wire from the;,^yg^ ig^f, with buyers j George Wallace of Pinehurst worked
delegates Tuesday stating: “Kiwanis ,Imperial and Export entering the'tviward completion of organizations of
Convention 1942 comes to Pinehurst t(,e first time this seas-1 volunteer air plane "spotters" to be
C arolina Hotel. ! stationed at 16 strategic spots
J. Maryon Saunders of Chapel Hill, opening day, Aberdeen sold out I throughout the county,
executive secretary of the U. N. C. igq.ooO pounds at an aver-1 john Howarth, who is chief observ-
Alumni Association, was elected dis- around S30 and Carthage re-|er for Southern Pines, said that the
ports will then be made by secre-,lrict governor for the forthcoming 224.006 pounds of leaf auc- spotting area will be centerod at the
taries in charge of the following top- year and D. B. Teague, Sanford attor- average of aroundif.re tower, just off the old Pinehur-st-
ney. was named lieutenant governor ^35 Sanford, nearly 300,000 pounds Kuuthern Pines road. According to
irs: Mrs. A. A. McEachern of Fay
etteville, Assembly’s Home Missions;
Mrs. C. CSbbs of Erwin, treasurer’s
report; Mrs, Victor Tyler of Aberdeen,
White Cross; Mrs. J. W, McLauchlin
of Raeford, historian; Mrs. J. H. Sut-
tonfield of Pinebluff, literature; Mrs.
Louis LaMottc of Maxton, religious
education; Miss Eleanor Williams of
Fayetteville, Synods Educational In
stitutions.
Reports from the various church
Auxiliaries will be made as follows:
Bethesda, Mrs L. J. Dawkins;
Brownson Memorial, Mrs. D. E. Bail
ey: Community Church, Mrs T. P.
for this district.
Youngr Prizer Enlists
In Canadian Air Force
were cleared off the floors. | present plans, the day will be divided
Growers expressed pleasure at the:,pto eight three-hour shifts, with
prices being paid this season and most throe observers to each shift. From
Edward Prizer, son of Mrs. E. Lev
is Prizer and the late Dr. Prizer of
Southern Pines, received honorable!
dischaige from the U. S. Marines thij
week, at his request, in order that he .^^^g higher prices,
could enlist in the Royal Canadian
Air Force.
Young Prizer, who was a student
farmers declared, “ever>’body seems
pretty well satisfied.”
Hot weather scorchcd mucii of the
leaf in the fields, and offerings
throughout the belt were much light
er than usual; but the lack of heavy
offerings seemed offset by the pres
at the University of North Carolina,
Cheney; Culdee, Mrs. Walter I [completed his platoon leaders course
of training for Marines at Philadel
phia and was to report to a RCAF
training center in Canada, September
10.
Eureka, Mrs. Ida Blue; Jackson
Springs, Mrs. A. H. Mcfiall; Lake-
vicw, Mrs. R. G. Rosser; Manly, Miss
Mary Scott Newton; Vass, Mrs. M.
M, Chappell; West End, Miss Treva
Auman, Relationship of AiKiliary to
Church will be discussed by Mrs. Ar
thur McNeill.
Following adjournment for lunch,
Capt. Ralph E. McCaskill of Fort
Bragg will address the conference on
“Defense.” Other program for the
afternoon will be reports of Chris
tian Social Service, Mrs. L. L. Mc-
Googan, St, Pauls; on Montreat, Miss
Treva Auman of West End; Presby-
torial President’s message, Mrs. P.
p. McCain of Sanitorium; and Sab
bath observance by the Rev A. J.
McKelway.
Local Girl To Take
Part in Conference
Among student leaders taking part
in a pre-college conference at Wom
an’s College of the University of
North Carolina from September 10 to
13 will be Miss Catherine Hilderman
of Southern Pinea, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Hildennan.
PAINT OI.D BUILDING
9 a. m. uiitil 6 p, m., women spotters
are to be on duty, and men will take
over from 6 p. m. until 9 a. m. Miss
Eleanor Barron is in charge of or
ganizing the women, A meeting is
pet for Friday night at 7 ;30 o'clock at
the Country Club to complete prepar
ations for spotting in the Southern
Pines Area.
Cadwallader Benedict, chief observ
er for Pinebluff, said organization for
The Old Sandhill Citizen Building, j gpotting area was progressing,
next to the present Pilot office, hasj^yj^„^pp crews for all
undergone a “face-lifting” at the
hands of its present occupant, H. A.
Lewis, who gave the stone building
a complete new white paint job.
Farm Family Loses All in Fire;
Valuable Braille Books Burned
10 spotting areas in the county com
plete by next week.
Purpose of these ‘.•^potters” is to
lest out a prsyam for an air raid
alarms throughout the country. The
whole country has been laid off into
sections, in which there will be
“spotting” areas. During maneuvers,
it is the duty of the volunteer spotters
Precious volumes in Braille, includ- Digest lor many years, all in Braille, to report by telephone ail airplanes
Rihle comnrisine'several Braille books from the Con- hf'ard or Boen from the spotting area.
mg a complete Bible, compris g Washington, D. I These reports will be relayed from
about 30 volumes in this blind mans^ Raleigh to various Army air fields,
reading language, as well as all other ^ ^„d a new stove, i instructions for obsenrers on
personal belongings of the John Rich- The Braille volumes and records were | reporting are bein^istribute . oore
I Pntintv in th^ anH “Pnllv **
erdson family were destroyed lastjEari Richardson’s, a son who Is ® L- Jg,
Saturday night when a fire, start- graduate of the State School for thej
ing around midnight, completely dc- ; Blind in Raleigh. A daughter. Era
stroyed the Richardson Home on Mae, is at present attending this
route 1 E^agle Springs, near Hemp, school. Also lost w«re glasses be-
Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, three of longing to Mrs. Richa»dson and Earl
their children and a relative, all of' liichardson, botfi of whom depend
whom were asleep In the house at ^ largely upon them for any sight,
the time the fire was discovered, nar- In their plight, the Richardsons
rowly escaped serious injury, as | were assisted by neighbors and friends
Father W. J. Dillon, pioneer Catho
lic priest in this section of North
Carolina, will be laid to rest Friday
vioming beside the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Pinehurst, his last
charge. He died Saturday at St. Fran
cis Hospital in Pittsburgh!, Pa,, after
long illness. He was 66 years old.
Bishop Eugene J. McGuiness of
Haleigh will give the final absolution
nt funeral services to be conducted in
the Pinehurst Church Friday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Solemn high requiem
niass will bp in charge of the Rev.
Gerald Dillon, O, P., a nephew, with
the Rev. Edward V. Clancy, O. P., of
St. Monica's in Raleigh as Deacon
and Frater Dillon, O. P.. of the Dom
inican House of Studies in Washing-
‘on as sub-deacon. The Rt. Rev. Ar
thur R. Freeman, vicar general of
the diocese, from Kinston, will be
preacher.
Built In This Section
The fifth oldest priest in the Dio
cese of Raleigh, Father Dillon is
credited with having established the
C.Ttholic Church in many towns of
this section. Under his charge, the
I.aurinburg Church j\as built, the rec
ti ry in Fayetteville enlarged, the
Southern Pines Rectory and Church
enlarged, and the rectory. Church and
Priest Rest House in Pinehurst was
built.
At the time of his death, Father
Dillon was Diocesan consultor. Be
fore coming to North Carolina, he
studied at St. John’s College in Brook
lyn, and then attended Belmont Abbey
Seminary at Belmont, N. C,. from
1006 to 1910, After being ordained
priest on June 6, 1910, he was first
rent to the Wilmington missions,
where he remained about six months
before being made pastor in Fayette-
\ille.
Pastor Here Many Years
For 14 years he was pa.stor of St.
Anthony's Church in Southern Pines
and, since 1923, had been .serving the
Pinehurst Catholic Church, which
was a mission until October 7, 1935,
vhen Father Dillon was made pastor
there, and Father Thomas Williams
f'ucceeded him as pastor of the lo
cal Church.
Widely known and admired
throughout this section of North
Carolina Father Dillon will be given
the respect of the community Friday,
when most businesses in Southern
Pines and Pinehurst will close their
doors during the funeral hour. For
many years. Father Dillon was the
only priest from Cheraw, S. C., to Ral
eigh, and from Fayetteville to Char
lotte, Today, there are churches and
school in Fayetteville, church in
Hamlet, Laurinburg, Albemarle, Pine
bluff, Sanford. Southern Pines, and
Pinehurst, directly or indirectly due
to his work.
Surviving are two nephews, the
Rev, Gerald Dillon, O, P., president
of Provincetown College, Rhode Is
land, and Frater Dillon, O. P., of
Washington; and one sister.
Active palll)earers are to be A.
Montesanti, L. V. O’Callaghan, Bar
rett Harris, Joe Montesanti, Jerry
Ashton and Dr. G. G. Herr.
walls were collapsing when they es-!who provided lodging, clothing and
caped from the inferno, clad only in other necessities to tide them over
sleeping garments. the emergency. Mr. Richardson la a
Among valued belonging were the farmer, and there are six Richardson
Braille Bible, copies of The Readers children.
Mrs. Creel Resijrns
From The Pilot Staff
Rest and Be<*reation
Churches, civic organizations, and
other groups during this week began
to make provisions for placcs where
soldiers, on leave from maneuvers,
could rest, read and write.
Town officials grappled with two
major problems: adequate sewerage
facilities and water supply, and co
ordination of traffic control and law
enforcement. Attention was also giv
en to making pub’s buildings avail
able for soldiers as recreation halls.
'The Pilot r*gfretfully announces
this week the resignation of Mrs. Vir
ginia Creel of Pinebluff who for two
years has served in those many and
varied capacities incumbent upon one
»ho goes to make up the staff of a
weekly newspaper and print shop.
Mrs- Creel resigned in order to
occept a position with Mid-Sou<h Mo
lars in Aberdeen.
Beginning Monday, September 15,
Mrs. Mary C. Thompson will assume
those duties formerly performed by
Mrs. Creel, including the handUkg of
Southern Pines personal and social
news.