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MOORE COUNTY’S
LEADING
MEWS-WEEKLY
VOL. 20, NO. 42.
FIRST IN NEWS,
CIRCULATION,
& ADVERTISING
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A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of
Moore County and the Sai. ^ 11 Territory
Southern Pines, North Carolina, Fiiday, September 19, 1941.
FIVE CENTS
Towns Name Committees
To Plan Accommodations
For Soldiers In Sandhills
Tro<*p IVIovements Under Way in
This Area, as First Phase
of Maneuvers liegin
TOWN MEETINGS ARE HELD
With the Army in their midsi,
Moore County towns almost frantical
ly romplcted this week prepp rations
for the taking care of “on leave"
soldiers from “No Man’s Land" dur
ing the two months of maneuvers
in this battleground of 16 North and
South Carolina counties.
With the assistanfp of USO and
Federal Security Agency officials
from Washington and from the Car
olina Maneuver Headquarters in Mon
roe, towns appointed committees to
care for civilian problems to ho con
fronted.
Pwlget Warns of Problems
Ma'«t concl.se and complete warn
ing of what may be expected and of
liow to prepare for the unexpected
was offered by Major Paul Padget
of Fort Bragg Tuesday night, when
he nddressed a town meeting in the
Southern Pinos High School Auditor
ium, and outlined four major prob
lems to be confronted.
Physical accommodations for sol
diers and officers on leave; sanitary
protection, adequate civilian supplies,
■nd control of prostitution were list
ed as the four major considerations
by Major Padget.
Meanwhile, Southern Pines began
to gainer Its resources to meet an
expected overflow of soldiers from
the active maneuver area.
Towm officials met with A W. Gar
nett of the Federal Security Agency
and with Nathaniel Mason of the Unit
cd Service Organizations to make
final preparations for maneuvers.
Under a special committee of town
commissioners composed of Mayor
Dimcan Matthews, L. V. O'Callaglian,
Hugh Botterley ana E. C. Stevens,
additional committees wnll function-
Kinds of comm,ittees and chairmen
are:
Necessary comforts, to provide
showers, drinking water, toilets, beds,
etc., Commissioner O'Callaghan.
Community facilities, to provide
placcs to lounge, equipped with sta
tionery, ink, pens, tables, magazines,
etc., Mrs. B, Levis Prizer.
Inventory committee — to make
brief inventory of resources in and
near towns to be used for recrea
tional purposes. Town Clerk Howard
Burns.
Home and Church hospitality com
mittee—provide invitations to homes,
special church services, picnics, so
cials, etc., all church pastors arc be
ing asked to serve for this work.
Publicity and information—to pro
vide bulletin of events, information
Centers, etc.—Clerk Bums.
Commercial Recreation—informing
shopkeepers to keep abundant sup
plies of commodities in demand by
soldiers, Paul Butler.
Athletic Events_to provide as
many such events for soldiers as pos
sible, Dante Montesantl.
Social EJvents, such as dances, con
certs, etc., Mrs. Clarence Edson, Mrs
O. L. Broom ,and Mrs. Paul Butler,
In Pinehurst, Aberdeen and Pine-
bluff similar activities were under
way.
A large number of Pinehurst citi
zens attended a meeting in the Com
munity Church to make plans for ac
commodating the influx of soldiers.
I. C. Sledge was general chairman
of tht meeting and W. A. Leland Mc-
Kelthen, secretary. The following
committee chairmen were named, to
select other miembers of their com
mittees for handling their particular
problem;
Finance Committee, L. L- Biddle II;
necessary comforts committee, Gor
don M. Cameron; Inventory and in
formation, James W. Tufta; home and
church hospitality, the Uev. A. J.
McKelway; publicity committee,
Francis T. Keating; commcrcia' rec
reation, A. P. Thompson, athleti:
events, Cheater I. WIllianM. and so-
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Singer
stranger. Singing at Episcopal
Church, Revealed As
Professional
Softly, it began, and then in
creased in volume untM the whole
Episcopal congregation was en
thralled last Sunday, as a stranger,
in the choir rendered the "Lord's
Prayer, in rich, resonant tones of
a professional.
The stranger was John Elliott
Macmillan who will bo heard this
fall on Eddie Cantor’s radio pro
gram, under the name Jchn El
liott, his stage name. lilr. and
Mrs. Macmillian have been staying
at Resthaven Apartments, but de
parted Thursday for New York,
where Mr. Macmillian was called
on business. He is rehearsing now
for the fall show.
HIGHLAND PINKS
TO OPEN OCT. V
FLYNN MANAGER
Jasper Hussey Rides A Winner
Court Holds Operating Company
to Continue Management
Under Lease Terms
SEASON STARTING EARLY
y.-
Highland Pines Inn announced thi.s
week its opening October 1, about a
month earlier this season than usual,
under management ot W’illiam E.
Flynn snd the Highland Pinos Inn.
(Inc., operating company.
This announcement followed a Su
perior court order issued in Carthafe
earlier this week that the operating
company should continue as lessee of
the resort hotel, de.»pite efforts o^ the When his mule was proclaimed the Champion Mule at the
owning company the Highland Park Livestock Show. Ja.-?per Hussey, route 2 Hemp, leaped upon
Hotel Company,'to cancel the pres-1 triumphantly ai’ound tho judging ring,
ent lease i Judges showed no hesitation m selecting this sleek, powerful
The order was issued by .ludge j.; animal as the best single mule, any age.
Will Pless, Jr., after the owning' i
company had sued tor cancellation of Southern Pines and Aberdeen
its lease with the operating company. I _ f • * •
alleging that lease terms had not, Jft Play^’Ofl I Of ChampiOllSltip
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SCHOOL SEEKING
FEDERAL MONEY
FOR NEW PLA.NT
Application Made for $25,000
Irom PWA, Recau.se (»f Army
Children Enrollment
PLANS BEING COMPLETED
YDC MACHINERY
RUNS SMOOTHLY
New Slate of Officers Goes in
Without Opposition; Dis
pute Over Endorsements
Softball Teams Engaged in Se
ries to Determine Season’s
Top Ranking
'oeen fulfilled. The Highland Pines
Inn, Inc., in its answers, declared ic
had more than fulfilled its obliga
tions. The court still has not ruled on
the cancellation of the lease.
Court action resulted from a change southern Pines and Aberdeen soft
in control of the Highland Park Ho- ^ „ , . . ^
. , _ .. ball clubs were in a fight to the fIn
tel Company this summer, when new;
officers and board of directors were, Sandhills League Cham-
elected. The owning company at-} P'onship. as The Pilot went to press
tempted to have the court appoint a this w-eek, with Aberdeen having a
lecelver to operate the Hotel until [one-go me advantage, after snatching
such a time as the determination of
the lease status could be made.
Judge Pless denied this application.
The well-oiled machinery of the
Moore County Young Democratic
aub turned out Clifton Blue of Aber- operating company , , „ , , „
to post with the court surety the second half of the softball season
to the amount of $10,000, with pro-|'ast Friday when Waller Harper’s
vision that lease of the Highland single in the last half of the last in-
an S-7 victory from the locals Wed
nesday.
Southern Pines went to the top for
deen as the Club’s new president for
this year, and jammed only once dur
ing the meeting when a squabble
arose over the question of “to endorse
or not to endorse” candidates for
certain State offices.
Without opposition candidates for
♦he YDC offices were elected follow
ing nomination. Miss Jean Swett of
Cameron and Douglas David of Pine-
bluff were re- elected to the offices
of vice-president, while Mrs. Richard
Hassell of Southern Pines went in as
secretary. Calvin Simmons of Glen-
don was elected treasurer.
Large “Off-Vear” Crowd
P'or an "off-year," a large crowd
of Young Democrats, with a few of
the older party members scattered
about, took part in the elections last
week in Moore County Court House.
Question of endorsement of candi
dates for offices in the State organi
zation was raised when Billy Clegg of
Carthage offered a motion, which in
cluded endorsement of Ralph Monger,
Jr., of Sanford as secretary and of
Ralph Gardner of Shelby for re-elec
tion as president.
Only Monger Endorseil
As opposition arose to this move
ment, the meeting became involved
In parliamentary procedures, involv
ing motions to table, substitute mo
tions, amendments to motions and
points of order. Finally, Eddie Burns
of Carthage offered a motion that
v/as carried, and left the meeting on
record as endorsing Monger and none
else.
Praise for the Democratic party,
and "Inspiration” for the Young
Democrats was offered by impromptu
speakers including "Senator” E. M.
McLean of Aberdeen, J. Hawley Poole
of West End, M G. Boyette of Car
thage, and H. Lee Thomas, Moore’s
superintendent of schools.
A number of the club members in
dicated that they would be in attend
ance at the State YDC meeting in
Winston-Salem this week-end, and
the new president was designated to
head the delegation.
LEGION OPENING
HUT TO SOLDIERS
D. Williams Inducted as Com
mander of Sandhills Post;
Wife Heads Auxiliary
Tines Inn, Inc., would continua un- ning brought in two runs against
der Its present terms until the court Pinehurst to clinch the game and soc-
niled on the application for cancella-, ond-half with a one run lead,
tion. I A"! the neighboring teams went into
The decision of Judge Pless was a five-game play-off for the .season
that "the defendants file lii this championship Monday night, Soiith-
court, within 12 days from this 15th )ern Pines waded into the Aberdeen
day of September, 1941, a justified players to take an 11-7 victory, but ■ Wilson and Dan McNeill,
•sun tv." oroviUed iVbordeen came back with a vsn- '’■'^^•comnianders; L. V. OCahaghan,
finance officer; the Rev. A. J. Mo-
Sandhills Legionnaires will hold
open house during week-ends of the
maneuver period, it was decided at a
meeting of the Sandhills American
i.eglon Post this week.
The Legion Hut will be available to
soldiers on maneuvers for resting,
reading, and writing letters. The main
room of the Hut will be re-arranged
and writing paper, newspapers and
magazines made available.
District Commander J. F. Sinclair
was present at the meeting and in
stalled new officers for the coming
year: L. D Williams, Commander;
bond, 'vith solvent .sun-ty." provided
"such rent as many accrue under gennce Tuesday to win 13 to three,
terms of the lease" is paid. | Wednesday’s game saw Southern
The bond is conditioned upon the | Pints take a four to two lead in the
court’s decision as to whether "said, first inning, and then drop behind
le''..%f was properly cancellcd or ny on^ run until the seventh, when members during the
whether it "is still in full force and Southern Pines was leading by one , highest for .some time,
effect.” ! tally. A last inning rally by Aberdeen Membership ^ committee comprises
Highland Park Hotel Company lists brought in two runs to win
Kelway, chaplain; and E. A. Andrews,
seigeant-at-arms.
•Report on membership showed that
vice-commander Tom Wilson, Haynes
Application for $25,000 in Federal
PW.V defense f'lnd.s was made this
week by the Southern Pines School
to supplement promised county funds
for building a new school plant here.
Although planned for several years,
and virtually assured over a year
ago, the new building will probably
not be started until next summer;
when not le.ss than $30,000 in county
funds will be available.
Because nearly 10 per cent of the
total school enrollment is comprised
of "Army children’ this season, the
Southern Pines School di.strict is eli-
iible for special Federal funds tc
supplement its expenses. About $150,-
000,000 in PWA funds have been al
located for erection of hospitals, wa
ter plants, schools and other public
essentials in defense areas. It is to
this fund that the Southern Pines
School has applied for its share.
The application of the local school
has the approval of Col. Elliot, Fort
Bragg commander, and of T. R. Owen
of Fayetteville, construction engineer
for PWA.
Dr. G. G. Herr, chairman of the
Southern Pines School Board, said
this week that architect’s plans for
the proposed structure are being
completed by William Diotrl'’k, Ral
eigh architect, who has planned many
modem school juildings in tic State.
Although County officials have as
sured the school district of at least
$50,000, the school board is attempt
ing to get additional funds in order
that all improvements necessary to
relieve the classroom congestion
which has been increasing yearly may
be made.
Site of the new building will ba
directly across Ridge Street from the
present school grounds. A'thougli
prospects now are that construction
will not begin until next suraraer,
there is some possibility that, if the
Federal funds are granted date of be
ginning construction may be pushed
ahead.
rHVnCH FOR SOLDIKRS
The Church of Wide Fellowship is
converting most of the Church’s base
ment into a "•ecreatlon and reading
center for soldiers during the maneu
vers. A reading and writing room will
be in the front, with a dressing room
and showers In the rear. ’Three show
ers will be available.
as directors and officers. Dr. Wil-i IC Aberdeen wins Thursday night; Campbell and Don Cur-
liam C. Mudgett, E. C. Stevens, N. L.'(The Pilot goes to press Thursday |
Hodgkins, D. G. Stutz, Garland A., afternoon) the season's over, with | Mooting' jointly with the Post was
Pierce, tind Dr. E. W. Bush. Named Aberdeen on top. If Southern Pines the Woman's Auxiliary, which induct-
with the Highland Pines Inn, Inc,
were D G. Stutz, Garland A. Pierce
and Jack Thompson, who is caretak
er of the Inn.
Hyde Takes Position
With Syracuse Paper
Former Editor and Publisher of
The Pilot Returns to Her-
ald-.Tournal Staff
wins, then Friday’s game will decide
the season. A double-header is sche
duled for Thursday at Pinehurst
when the Asheboro soft-ball club will
take on the Moore County All-stars,
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ed Mrs L. D. Williams as president
for the forthcoming year, but post
poned induction of other officers un
til next meeting. The Auxiliary join
ed with the Post in planning for en
tertainment of soldiers.
Tombstone epitaphs, ancient and
modern, reveal humor, pathos and
Nelson C. Hyde, former editor and philosophy, but Sandhill Kiwan-
publisher of The Pilot, has accefitod humorous ones
a position on the editorial staff of,,^^^ ^ c. Hal', of Woman’s
the Syracuse. N. Y., Herald-Joumal, University of North Carolina,
one of the largest newspapers in up-^^,jj^,g collecting famous "last
state New York with a daily circula-:
tion in excess of 115,000. Mr. Hyde| p,.Qf Hall’s search for the odd and
was associated with the same Paper; graveyard epitaphs has
before coming to Southern Pines, j ^ ^nd
writing a dally feature column. | sciences, he told Kiwanians Wednes-
Mr and Mrs. Hyde and their son ^^y including InvesUgaUon of such
Timmy will make their home at 1650
James street, Syracuse- Mrs. Hyde Is
the former Martha Pleasants of Al>er-
deen.
Tombstone Epitaph Collector
^Slays^ Kiwanians With Quotes
Mrs. Gilman Pierce
Dies In Leominster
Mrs. Gilman Pierce mother of Gar-
“The more l.e got, the less he spent.
•‘The more he got, the more ho
craved;
“If he’s gone to heaven, we’ll all be
saved.’’
To the lawyers. Prof. Hall suggest
ed this one:
‘‘Here he lies a.<i he always did.”
From one doctor’s tombstone. Prof.
Hall said he got this simple, brief
legend: ‘‘The operation was success
ful.”
None brought better response from
things as colonial furniture, school the club members than
and church customs, practice of medi
cine, and funeral ceremonies of co
lonial America.
Selecting a few from his collection
of over 2,000, Prof. Hall, also a Kl-j
‘Here lies my wife and 1, back to
back.
When the last trump the air shall fill,
If she gets up. I’ll lie still.”
To demonstrate some of the play
wanian, aimed them at some of the ^ on words, punning and poetry exhlb-
professlons represented. For Instance,
Dr, E. M. Medlln of Aberdeen chuck-
land Pierce and sister of Mrs. Frank ^ led over this one:
Welch died September 13 at her, "Stranger, approach this spot with
home in Leominster Mass., after long
illness.
Garland Pierce left Sunday
plane and Mrs. Welch departed by
gravity;
Ited on tombstones. Prof. Hall offer
ed:
"Here lies the body of Solomon Pease
Under the daisies and the trees.
Pease not here, only the pod;
r"Dentist Brown is filling his last oav-. Pease shelled out and gone to God.”
by I ity.” I And, capping hia offerings, this one
And for any bankers around, the came forth:
train Sunday night to attend fun- collector recalled this from a bank-
eral services which were held Wed-, er’s tombstone:
ncsday in Leominster. ; "Here lies old Twenty per cent.
"Here lies the father of twenty-nine-
He would have had more but he didn’t
have time.”
New Officers Elected
For Fellowship Forum
The Fellowship Forum of the
Church Church of Wide F-llowshlp at
its regular business meeting Tuesday,
elected officers for the ensuing year.
Robert Henderson was elected pres
ident, and other officers are as fol
lows: Rebecca Causey, vice-president:
Sybil Epps, secretary; Blanche Sher
man, treasurer; Mary Alice Tate, pro
gram chairman; Herbert Cutter, so
cial chairman; Iris Tate, cheer chair
man; Lloyd Woolley, .=ocial service,
R. W. Tate, music chairman, Louise
Wiggs, missionary chsirn.an, and
Veta Epps, publicity chairman.
SHAMBURGER IMPROVED
Frank D. Shaniburger of ./Lberdeen,
who has been seriously ill, was re
ported greatly Improved Thursday.
Mr. Shamburger suffered a heart at
tack September 3 and has been ki
crl ,ical condition pt his home.
The Pilot’s Log
Last week, W. T. Ives lost Us
key cAse, r.ontaining about Mx val
uable keys. He inserted h large
ty|)e want adv. In The Pilot. liess
than an hour after The Pilot had
gone to press, Mr. Ives’ key case
wan returned. The finder of the
keys had purchased a Pilot from
one oi the street Halesnien and
spotted the “Lost” adv. Immediate
ly-
The Pilot’s Classified .\dvertis©-
nients arn an effective and inex-
p^sive form of selling, baying,
Hwapping, finding and returning
lost articJes, and of general pub
lic notices.