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VOL. 20, NO. 45. Southern Pines, North Carolina, Friday, October 10, 1941.
Moore County and til.''* "'^ill Territory
FIVE CENTS
ARMY TRUCK HITS
PASSENGER AUTO
NEAR PINEHURST
Two Civilians and Two Soldiers
Narrowly Escape Serious
Injury in Wreck
TRUCKS HITS AND RUNS
Two civilians and two soldiers nar
rowly escaped being: “maneuver war”
casualties Wednesday night when the
car in which they were riding was
aide-swipod by a hit-and-run army
truck near the Chalfonte Club outside
of Pinchurst.
The passenger car wa» thrown
across the highway, into a telephone
pole, overturned several times and
ended up in a field, a complete wreck,
while the Army truck was reported
to have kept on without stopping.
The four occupants received treat
ment for only minor injuries. Civi
lians were Harvey Brunner of Camer
on, driver, and James Griffin and sol-
d.ers were Howard Hartman of Utica,
N. Y., and Harry Brush of Syracuse,
N. Y., both with the 44th Division
encamped near Carthage.
At Moore County Hospital they
were treated for cuts and bruises,
and only Brush was kept over nifjht
because of an injured shoulder
Highway patrolmen are on the
lookout for‘the Army truck which
would show signs of the collision, but
to date no trace had been found of
the truck Involved.
Accident Near Manly
Another accident near Manly sent
a local Negro named Harrington to the
hospital with a badly smashed arm
while his car was dragged in from
the highway after it bad smashed an
eiSht-iiu^ tree.
This accident occurred when Har
rington’s Chevrolet sideswiped
Ford being driven by J. F. Lewis of
near Pinehurst, who sustained no
serious injury. A passenger with Har
rington was thrown thcrough the
windshield, but ran from the scene
Receipts Soar
Soldiers Do Big Business with
Post Office; Third Quar
ter Receipts High
Army mjaneuvers aren’t com
pletely responsible for the 22.6 per
cent increase in post office col
lections during the third quarter
of this year over the same period
■in 1940.
Postmaster P. Frank Buchan re
ported this week that during the
months of July, August and Sep
tember, post office receipts totaled
$5,177:16 compared with $4,220.57
for the same three months last
year.
Septtmber receipts were also far
above last September, with Jl,-
754.06 taken in last month over
$1,346.87 in September 1940, an
Increase of $407.19 or 30.2 perccnt.
October, however, is going to see
tops hit, according to Buchan.
During the first seven days of Oc
tober, receipts exceeded those for
over a half a month last year, he
said. Over $2,700 in money orders
was taken in one day, after pay day
in the arn^.
LARGE RED CROSS
MEETING TO BE
HELD WEDNESDAY
Central Carolina Chapters
Meet in Pinehurst to Pre
pare for Roll Call
to
MOORE CHAPTER IS HOST
FATHER McADAMS
YADKIN WINNER
Presentaljon of Trophy Made at
Annual Dinner; “Buck”
Blue is Runner-up
MISS CURRENT IS
COUNCIL SPEAKER
State Home Demonstration
Agent Meets with Moore’s
Executive Board
HJxecutive hoard members of Moore
County Council of Home Demonstra
tion Clubs at a luncheon meeting Mon
day heard talks by Miss Ruth Cur
rent, State home demonstration
agent, and Mrs. Esther G. Willis, dis
trict agent.
Speaking on "Food for Freedom,”
Miss Current stressed year-round
gardens, an adequate supply of dairy
and poultry products, better prepara
tion of foods to conserve food val
ue, food conservation, including can
ning, drying of fruits and vegetables.
She emphasized the necessity of phy
sical and mental fitness during this
period and requested the Club lead
ers to assume responsibility for
teaching necessity of proper nutrition
to others.
Mrs. Willis, pointing out changes
which have come into homes the last
few years, said that sudden adjust
ments would have to be made in the
future. She urged leaders to be pre
pared to meet these changes.
Mrs. J. M. Guthrie of Cameron,
council president, presented goals for
the clubs during the coming year. Her
suggestions Included study of par
liamentary law, knowing the State,
safe driving, health bulletins for each
hnme, encouraging tenants to grow
fo ^ supplies, use of libraries and in-
t< jut contests.
,thrr leaders presenting goals for
,lr projects were Mrs. Robert Hen
derson, membership; Mrs. W. K. Car
penter, loan fimd; Mrs. W. D. Sellars
and Mrs. Theo Berg, home beautifi
cation; Mrs. Z. V. Blue, food conser
vation; Mrs. W. P. Allen, dairy; Mrs.
A. C. Bailey, gardens; Mrs. Dalton
Wicker, foods; M!rs. CmI Gulled^e,
clothing; Mrs. R. D. Comer, citizen
ship; Mrs. Redger Thomas and Mrs.
Lee Comer, recreation.
As steady as an ocean-going yacht
with a giant gyroscope, the Reverend
Ambrose McAdams of Southern Pines
steered into home port of tho Yad
kin Golf Club Championahip, steaming
past Halbert J. Blue of Aberdeen,
runner-up. Three of Father Mc
Adams' four rounds were below 70,
with a total net of 269.
Championship net scores were 72,
63, 69, and 65, while Blue's tallies
were 70, 70, 72, and 67 for a 279 to
tal. Dr. E. M. Medlln, Aberdeen's golf-
ing-dentist, the defending champion,
turned in a creditable score but lost
his putting touch. Doc Medlin is now
advocating bigger and better cavities
on putting greens. John F. Taylor of
Pinehurst took major prize for the
low net for 36 holes.
During the Yadkin auinmer golf
tourneys, a group of Army officers,
stationed at Fort Bragg and residing
in Southern Pines and Pinehurst, have
taken part in the weekly events, but
were unable to compete in the cham
pionship rounds because of maneu
vers.
Climaxing the summer program of
the Yadkin Club was the annual din
ner Tuesday evening at the Holly Inn
when Champion Father McAdams tind
other winners were given trophies.
S. B. Chapin was guest speaker and
Herbert F. Seawell Jr. of Carthage
acted as toastmaster and made pres
entations. Charlie Plcquet and Wil
lard L. Dunlop of Pinehurst led sing
ing of favorite songs. About 75 mem
bers, wives and invited guests were
present. Francis Keating, president of
Yadkin Club, was given a vote of
thanks fot ais efforts to make the
golfing season a pleasant and enjoy
able one.
Complete scores follow; Father Mc
Adams, 269, Halbert J. Blue 279, How
ard G. Phillips 284, G. L. W'allace 285,
R. D. McLeod 286, Purvis Ferree 287,
George W. Scott 287, Herbert F. Sea-
well, Jr., 289, Dr. E. M. Medlin 292,
Walter C. Coffin 294, Robert E. Har
low, C. J. McLeod 295, J. S. Edwards
297, the Rev. T. A. Cheatham 298,
John F. Taylor 301, D, G. Rldenhour
304, W. Meredith Herndon 304, O. C.
Adcox 304, Harry B. Emery 308,
Isham C. Sledge 309, Dr. John Sym
ington 312, W. A. liCland McKeithen
318, F. L. Dupont, Chester I. Wil
liams, J. Frank McCaaklll, J. Potter
Stockton, Willard L. Dunlop, F. Shel
by Cullom, J. Ellis Fields, Jr., R. Gart
Wallace, A. P. Thompson,' Rev. A. J,
McKelway, Wilbur H. Currie, Sydney
H. Lea, Capt. Orrln C. Krueger, Ma
jor C. L. Boyle, P. D. Farrell, G. S.
Garris, Herbert D. Vail, Major Julian
B. Lindsey, Richard S. Tufts, and
Capt J. S. Sauer, Incomplete cards.
Final arrangements for the Central
Carolina Red Cross meeting to be held
at the Holly Inn at Pinehurst next
Wednesday, October 15, were bein,
completed this week, with Mrs. James
Tufts Jr. in charge of the committee
on arrangements.
Moore County chapter is playing
host to the Red Cross organizations
in central North Carolina who are
preparing for their annual roll call,
and a number of leading Red Cros.s
officials will address the session.
The conference sessions are due to
begin at 10 o’clock Wednesday morn
ing and continue through the luncheon
at 1:30 into the afternoon. Tickets
for the luncheon will be 75 cents and
the* public is invited.
Committees working on preparing
for the meeting are as follows: Mrs.
Tufts, chairman; luncheon, Mrs. Alice
Burt Hunt, reservations, Mrs. H. F.
Kelly assisted by Mrs. S. D. Sher-
rerd and Mrs. W. Hyatt; publicity,
Mrs. Frank McCluer; decorat* ans,
Mrs, Tom, Baxter and Mrs. G. E.
Horne; programs, Mrs, McElroy; ex
hibits, Miss Ellen Maurice; welcome
committee: Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. T. B.
Lyons, Mrs. H. F. Seawell, Mrs. W.
Caviness, Miss Florence Campbell,
and Mrs. H. P. Kelly; registration^
Mrs. John Hinton, assisted by ushers
who are Miss Helen Waring, Mrs.
Mary Evelyn philllpa, Mrs. Julian
Lindsay, Mrs. George Cram, Mr<f.
M. D. Kemp, Mrs. Thomas Wood, Mrs.
George Scott, Mrs. Peter Cummings
and Miss Ellen Vale.
Burgin Set to Open
Moore County Fair
Congressman W. O. Burgin has ac
cepted an invitation to open the
Moore County Fair Monday night,
October 13, at the new 20-acre fair
grounds on the Carthage-Sanford
Highway, about a mile from the
county seat. Fair officials announced
this week.
Paul Waddill, secretary of the Fair
Association, said that for the opening
night, there would be no admission
charged at the gate for^the public.
Tuesday will be school children’s
day, Waddill said, and all white school
children will be admitted free. The
same courtesy is being extended Ne
gro school children on Wednesday. In
both cases, the free admi.ssion lasts
until 5 o’clock in the afternoon.
The County Fair is scheduled to
run through Saturday, October 18, al
though Waddill said it might con
tinue Sunday, October 19, if Army of
ficials requested this for soldiers.
The Chrystal Exposition Shows are
making a return appcarance for the
county fair, being the same outfit
which presided over the fairways last
year. Booths exhibiting local farm
and craft products are being prepared
and several displays of minerals min
ed locally are planned. Among othei
features will be the demonstration of
cloth-making, spun and woven on a
home-made spinning wheel and hand-
loom which are still used by some
residents of the county.
Husseys Help “Tommy” Celebrate
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ARMY BAND WILL
PRESENT CONCERT
IN PARK SUNDAY
Mu.sical Outfit from Famous
207th Regiment to Present
Public Program
OTHER SOLDIER ACTIVITIES
Up in what Is now Sheffields Township, Moore County, several gen
erations ago, there settled an Englishman named Goodwin Hussey, who scheduled an open-air concert in tha
Full force of the First Army’s blitz
krieg struck this section during the
past week as maneuvering soldiers
swarmed the countryside and towns,
playing at war during the day and
seeking diversion in the evenings.
Special accommodations for enter
taining soldiers were put to task;
but, with few exceptions, the com
munities valiantly called up all re
sources to handle the crowds.
Crack Band to Play
One of the Army’s crack bands has
rt’ent first to Virginia, and then into North Carolina. Today, his descendants
ire numerous in upper Moore Coimty and among them are tho.se shown
here. These are same of the folks who gathered at the home of Tommy
Hussey, third from the left, outside of Hemp last Sunday to help him cele
brate his 71st birthday, which occurred October 3. On “Tommy’s" left is his
older brother, John, and the others are all children of John Hussey. They
are, left to right, Lewis, Alvin, Jasper and Charlie Hussey. Seated is his
daughter, Mrs. Etta Williamson of Leamon.
Farmers Elect AAA Committees
County Meeting Set For Oct. 29
TAXICABS WARNED
TO GET PERMITS
County Health Officer Sets Defi
nite Deadline on October 10
for Special License
New Committees for Handling
Federal Farm Program to
Take Over November 1
i
Farmers throughout Moore Coun
ty this week elected community com
mitteemen to assist in the administra
tion of Federal farm programs and
named delegates for county election
meeting scheduled in Carthage for
A crack-down on taxis operating in! October 29.
Moore County without special per-1 For those communities which have
mit was threatened this week by Dr. j reported, following are
B. M. Drake, county health officer,
whose job of looking after health and
sanitation during maneuvers in
names of
eludes control of taxi cabs which
might be carrying on “extra legal ac
tivities.”
All taxis operating in the county
v/lll be given until October 10 to ob
tain a special permit from the health
department. Dr. Drake declared, and
failure to have this permit vvill lead
to prosecution.
Only three permits have been is
sued under a special ordinance pased
by the board of health requiring all
taxis to be especially licensed for op
eration.
“This ordinance is not designed to
injure legitimate operators,” Dr.
Drake said, “but is aimed at those
who are engaging in illegtil traffic.’
No arrests have been made yet un
der this ordinance, the health officer
said, but the number of taxicabs op
erating in the county is reported
"rapidly increasing.” While the ma
jority of these are thought to be
running “perfectly legitimate busi
ness,” some are reported to be acting
in violation of the laws controlling
prostitution.
Taxi permits which are issued will
be revoked "on suspicion” of engag
ing in any way in the aiding of
prostitution. Dr. Drake said.
Southern Pines Park Sunday after
noon from 3 until 5 o’clock. The band,
from the 207th Regriment, G. A. A.,
comprises miwicians from such not
able music schools as Julliard School
ijnd former members of big name or
chestras.
The 207th Coast Artillery (anti
aircraft) regiment is the descendant
ot the famous Seventh Regiment of
New York which during the World
War became the 107th and now has
been made the 207th.
Captain Francis W. Sutherland,
bandmaster, announced the following
to be played Sunday:
Religioso March, Chambers; Over
ture to 1812 Tschaikowski; The Deb
utante, Clarke, a coronet solo by Sg;t.
William Brooks; Operatic master
pieces by Safranck; Xylophone solo
by Roy Fulmer; selections by the
“Zombis" of the band; Evolution of
Dixie by Lake; vocal solo by William
Baird, "On the Riad to Mandalay,”
Speaks; humoresque, “Pop Goes the
Weasel” by Guion; and “The Stars
those elected, given in the following
order: chairman, vice-chairman-, com
mittee member, first alternate, sec
ond alternate, county delegate and
delegate alternate:
concert will conclude with the play
ing of the National anthem, “The
Star Spangle dBanner.’’
This concert will be for the cnter-
Bensalem township: Lynn Martin, ■ tainm^nt of the public as well as the
E. V. PEBKINSON IMPROVED
Friends of E. V. Perklnson will be
glad to leam that his condition Is
much improved although he is still
not able to receive visitors.
Town Extends Business Section:
School Class Attends Session
The City Fathers in regular session
Wednesday night played host to the
class of government of the Southern
Pines High School.
Mayor Duncan Matthews explain
ed the function# of the town govern
ment from the date of Incorporation
by a special act of the North Carolina
General Assembly down to penalizing
the commissioners for failure to at
tend regular meetings.
Miss Georgianne ’Thompson, head of
the class, fired a number of Inter
esting questions at the Mayor and
town officials. The Class was brought
before the commissioners by Profes
sor A. C. Dawson.
The Town Board adopted a resolu
tion extending the present business
area along West Broad street to in
clude the entire block of L & 4 be
tween Pennsylvania avenue and New
York avenue and the entire frontage
of block M & 4 from New York ave
nue to Massachusetts avenue and for
one half of the block on New York
avenue and on Massachusetts avenue
as recommended by the Board of Ad
justment. The remainder of the meet
ing was devoted to routine business.
Allen Monroe, J. D. Mclnnis, W. Me
Blue, Walter McKenzie, K. W. Leach,
R. C. McLean.
Sandhills township: W. E. Brown,
W. A, Rosey, W. T. Kirk, J. B.
O’Quinn, Arthur Lowder, D. P. Blue
and H. M. Kirk.
Carthage—Deep River community:
W. N. McLauchlin, T. L. Baughn, R.
W. Flinchum, D. R. Guin, John M.
Fields, McLauchlin and Guin.
Green'wood township; A. B. Atkins,
E. T. Hardy, R. Thomas, R. D. Com
er, R. Marion, Atkins and Hardy.
McNeill Township: Herman Mat
thews, J. M. Blue, M. B. Kelly, H. P.
Davis, Charles Gschwind, Thad Blue
and Davis.
Mineral Springs township: J P.
Richardson, Clyde Auman, John
Thompson, David Wilson, Dan Pat
terson, M. P. Clark and Patterson.
Although official reports from
Sheffields and Ritters townships hadi
not been made, the following were
given as unofficial for this commun
ity: W. C. Nall, W. H. Maness, Char
lie Allen, Clarence Wilson and O. T.
Maness.
Committeemen will take office No
vember 1 to serve for one year.
soldiers expected to be seeking di
version here over the week-end.
All Fartlitk>s Talked
Besides the regular soldier reading
and lounge centers established by
churches and other community or
ganizations, almost every establish
ment has "put out” to take care of
the demands.
Two dances, one last Friday for
privates and one Wednesday for offi-
1 cers, were given in Southern Pines in
the Straka building, with Mrs. Clar
ence Edson, Mrs. Otis Broom and
Mrs. Paul Butler in charge. Regular
Wednesday and Friday dances are
scheduled for the coming week.
To make the dances successful, co
operation was enlisted at all sides.
George Straka, owner of the build
ing, provided the necessary facilitiea
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County Red Cross
to Get New Office
Although Moore County Red Cross
Chapter has lined up a new home, the
headquarters for the next two weeks
will be in the same place they have
been—under the Catherine Pierson
shop, Mrs. Alice Burt Hunt, chairman,
said.
As soon as some renovating is
completed, the County Red Cross
headquarters will move into the up
stairs ot tlie building which houses
the Southern Pines police department
end the A. B. C. store.
’The present headquarters are open
Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a. m.
until noon, Mrs. Hunt added, and any
one seeking to help work on county
material may call at those times.
Louise Blue Tapped
Into Honor Society,
Miss Louise Blue, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Blue of Southern Pines^
was one of the seven Queens College,
Charlotte, students who were tapped
Wednesday into membership of Alpha
Kappa Gamma, national honorary
leadership fraternity.
Miss Blue served as president of
her sophomore class, treasurer of
the Student Christian Association,
memiber of Valkyrie, honorary coun
cil, vice-president of the Athletic as
sociation, member of the dean’s list
and of the Alpha Gamma Delta na
tional panhellenic social sorority.
Local Men Hunt Bears
and Get 300-Pounder
When bear hunting season opened,
Howard McNeill and George Colton
headed down to Little Alligator Riv
er, near South Carolina to try theit
luck.
Last Thursday, luck turned up. Me.
Neill shot a 300-pounder—good-sized
for any man's bear.