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MOORE COUNTY’S
LEADING
NEWS-WEEKLY
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A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of
VOL. go, NO. 46.
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FIRST IN NEWS,
CIRCULATION,
& ADVERTISING
Moore County an!!l o/" ^andhill Territory
Southern Pines, North Carolina, Friday, October 17, 1911.
FIVE CENTS
FIRE CONSUMES
HALF OF BLOCK
IN COUNTY SEAT
Soldiers and Civilians Get Fire-
Fighting Practice on
Law Building Blaze
OLDEST PUBLIC BUILDING
A sweeping blaze, which raged for
throe hours Sunday before it was
brought under control by firemen
from four towns with the help of Un
cle Sam's soldiers, completely de
stroyed the two-story Law building in
Carthage and lent realism to the
mock battle being fought by the
Army in this area.
A soldier discovered and reported
the fire at the northwest side of the
stoplight corner about 6 o'clock Sun
day morning and many of; Uncle
Pam's uniformed men joined in the
fire-fighting with the volunteers from
Carthage, Southern Pines, Pinehurst
and Sanford, all of whose departments
responded to the emergency call.
Flpe Alarm Disrupted
Of undetermined origin, the fire
liad made such headway before it was
discovered that it disrupted the elec
tric power system so that Carthage’s
iire siren could not sound the alarm.
Although the telephone system also
was damaged by the blaze, the tele
phone operator was able to give a
ring to most of the local firemen, af
ter the fire was reported, and get
them down to the scene of the blaze.
Southern Pines’ department was
called about 7 o’clock, after the ex
tent of the inferno was realized, and
Chief L. V. O’Callaghan led a force
of one truck and five men to the
Fceno. Firemen Ted Kennedy, Elmer
Renegar, Stanley Dunn, Bill Bryant
and Frank Kaylor responded to the
early morning call.
Only Skeleton lieft
The fire completely gutted the
brick-walled building, leaving only
the skeleton bricks standing gaunt
and bare after the blaze was extin
guished. Two of the walls were pulled
down to prevent their collapaling
without warning.
The Law building carried around
?8,000 insurance, it was reported,
which is considered about half its
worth. Housed in the structure were
the Wallace Brothers grocery, Park
and Fry imdertaking establishment,
a barber shop, beauty parlor, law of
fices of S. R. Hoyle, county attor
ney, the Junior Order lodge and
the United Insurance Agency. It was
the oldest public building in Carth
age, having been erected in 1899.
An old building, constructed of
heart pine, one-fourth was owmed by
each T. C. Black of Jonesboro, the
D. A. McDonald Estate of Carthage,
the Carthage Methodist Church, and
one-fourth by Mrs. Louella Muse of
Carthage and the late Miss Ethel
Kelly of Jonesboro.
The entire stock of the stores and
other establishments was destroyed,
with only part insurance being car
ried.
At late as Monday night, there was
still smoldering and smoke at the
scene of the blaze. The sidewalks and
streets were roped off to protect pe
destrians and motorists from any pos
sible collapse of the walls not yet
pulled down.
Taste of Real Battle
In fighting a blaze within a town,
soldiers on maneuvers and civilians
got a taste, though perhaps a bitter
and unnecessary one, of some of the
emergencies in real wartime. Import
ance of firefighting in modem war
fare was brought sharply to civil and
military attention during the Fascist
revolt in Spain, e.specially during
bombardments of Loyalist Madrid.
This has been further emphasized
since the fascist aggression spread
over E:ngland. Since German bomb
ings began in England, resources of
English civilians and soldiers have
■been called upon to halt the spread
of blazes caused by incendiaries and
other bombs.
It is perhaps ironic that a town
bearing the ancient and honored name
of Carthage, whose namesake was the
scene of famous battles, should have
inadvertently become the guinea pig
for soldier and civilian fire-fighting in
this maneuver area. Although the
building ablaze was destroyed, ef
forts of civilian and soldier firemen
saved the r?st of the business block
of the county seat, despite the fact
tliat other buildings adjoin the de
stroyed building.
Soldiers, Townspeople Enjoy Concert
Battling such elements as roaring airplanes, tooting automobiles,
whistling, chugging trains and chattering children, the crack Band of the
207th Coast Artillery, anti-aircraft, captured the pleasure of Southern
Pines audience with its open-air concert in the Town Park last Sunday.
Under direction of Capt. Francis W. Sutherland, the band of the famous
Seventh (now 207th) presented a varied program of light classics with an
injection of approved "boogie-woogie" by the “Zombies" of the group.
Shown here is just a part of the crowd which encircled the musicians dur
ing the afternoon. Capt. Sutherland visits often at the Highland Pines ho
tel, where Mrs. Sutherland is staying during maneuvers.
Defendants In Lottery Case
Given Suspended Sentences
CIVIC CLUB OPEN
FOR SOLDIER USE
Hall to be Used for Dancing;
Plan to Have Supper and
Dance Saturday Night
At their first business meeting of
the season, members of the Southern
Pines Civic Club voted to throw open
their hall for use by soldiers and to
serve supper to the Army men this
Saturday from 5:30 to 7 o'clock at
■nwderate cost, with dancing to fol
low in the evening. Miss Florence
Campbell, president, was in charge
of the meeting.
The Civic Club hall was made avail
able for dancing and other recrea
tion on Wednesday, Friday, and Sat
urday nights. The first two nights wiil
be under the local Soldier Recreation
committee, and the Saturday night
open house w-ill be planned by a Civic
Club committee consisting of rMs. D.
D. Shields Cameron, Mrs. George B.
Schoolcraft, Miss Laura Kelsey and
Mrs. James Milliken.
The Girl Scout troop of the Civic
Club has begun its first aid study
every Wednesday afternoon in the
clubhouse, with Miss Eleanor Barron,
Mrs. John Howarth and Mrs. Roy
Grinnell in charge.
Following precedent of the last two
years, the members voted to open the
club for the Southern Pines Red Cross
to use five days each week for sew
ing and knitting headquarters.
The Club noted with regret the
loss of two members during the sum
mer, I'.rs. Maude Grearson, long ac
tive member, and Lewis Stoner, an
honorary life member.
Store in Carthage
Robbed Duringr Nigh<
LeRoy Lee’s Employees Fine
Safe Open and Cash Reg
isters Rifled
Restitution of $700 to Aberdeen
Fire Department Brings
Leniency Plea
When employees of LeRoy Lee’s
Stores in Carthage opened up for the
day's business Monday morning, they
found the safe open, cash registers
rifled and all of the cash missing. Mr.
Lee reports that between $700 and
$800 was taken.
How entrance to the store was gain
ed is not known and there appears to
be no clue as to the identity of the
thief. Everything in the store, which
carries thousands of articles from 5c
to $1.00, was in order and nothing was
missed from the stock of goods.
Officers are busy attempting to
solve the case.
MOVED TO OEOROIA.
Major and Mrs. Lloyd O. Yost have
moved from Maxwell Field, Montgorvi-
ery, Ala., to Valdosta, Ga., where Ma
jor Yost continues his air training
work for the U. 8. Army. He former
ly was mana&er of Knollwood Air
port.
Finis was written to one of the
dramas resulting from the Sandhills
Fair held in Aberdeen the last week
in September when three of four per
sons charged with framing a lottery
drawing were convicted in Recorder’s
Court Monday and given suspended
sentences ranging up to six months.
Leniency for Mrs. Nina Scott, D.
J. Roland and Catherine Robertson
(Mrs. Harvey Hanford) was recom
mended by private prosecutors for the
Aberdeen Fire Department because
the defendants had repaid $700 to be
refunded to purchasers of tickets for
the framed-up lottery.
Shooter Out on Bond
Meanwhile, Lacy Scott, husband of
Mrs. Scott, was released from jail on
fl,000 bond and bound over to Super
ior Court on a charge of assault with
intent to kill. Scott is charged with
firing a shotgun load into the stomach
of Jimmy (Tarzani White, one of the
showmen at the fair, after an argu
ment with several of the men. Pend
ing outcome of White’s condition, con
sidered dangerously critical for a
time, Scott was held without bond.
Conviction of the three lottery de
fendants followed evidence to the ef
fect that they, with the help of one
Jack F^ircell, now fighting extradition
in Florida, framed up drawings for
grand prizes" on the last evening of
the Fair. Principal state witness was
McBryde Albright of Kernersville who
was to be one of the car-winners in
the trumped up drawing. Catherine
Robert.<jon had already been awarded
the prize as "Queen of the Sandhills’’
despite the fact that she claimed to
have come from Fayetteville and ac
tually came from Burlington.
Auto Wreck Crar.k.s Case
The frame-up might have succeed
ed, officers said, except for an auto
mobile accident which prevented Al
bright, who was driving to the Fair
vath Audrey Scott, daughter of
Scotts, from being on the scene to
receive his prize. Later, a confession
by Albright started a full investiga
tion of the drawing, and warrants
were issued for the fair promoters and
Jack Purcell, who had come from
Florida to handle the “awards."
The Sandhills Fair began to explode
Saturday evening, September 27,
about six o’clock when Scott became
involved in an argument with several
of the Monarch Shows’ assistants.
Shortly after the fracas, Scott was
caught by ABC Officer J. A. Law
rence after he had fired a shotgun
load into White. About five hours la
ter, the awards started, and the seed
of prostitution. Eulaatein’s case was
when two “outsiders" won major
prizes. InvesHgation exposed the de
tails and led to arrest of the prin
cipals.
Chief Clayton Brasingfton of the
Aberdeen Fire Department said that
the $700 collected from the defend
ants would be used to reimburse pur
chasers of lottery tickets.
RED CROSS PLANS
FOR BIGGEST ROLL
CALL IN HISTORY
Central Carolina Chapters Meet
in Pinehurst to Discus;? An
nual Drive
CARRYING HEAVIER LOAD
Battle of Moore County
Leaves Devastation—
But Ws All On Paper
Commissioned
Representatives of Red Cro.;s
groups in 47 North Carolina conntii.,s
gathered at the Holly Inn in Pine
hurst Wednesday to plan with nation
al representatives for the 25th .^n-
nual Roll Call which will begin over
Lhe entire nation on November 11.
Recognizing the importance of
keeping Red Cross training and work
going steadily, speakers emphasized
the fact that the Roll Call will last
only 10 days this year, in order to in
terrupt the regular program for as
short a time as possible.
At present, the Red Cross ip fhe
only civilian organization functioniig
at sprvce bases, speakers said, ex
pressing the hope that the 5,000 Red
Cross nurses now serving with the
army and navy will soon be incrca.sed
to 10,000. The representative from
the Charlotte Air Base cmphasi;;ed
the importance of close cooperation
between local chapters and represen
tatives at service bases in order to fa
cilitate the work being done.
Speaking of coordination between
the Red Cross and (Civilian Defense
Councils, both national and local, Kv-
erett Dix, assistant manager of the lx. J.VMFS L. WILM.AMSON, JR.
eastern area, said the organization After completing weeks of training
lias a groat task to perform in train- ^t the Army Officers Training School
ing volunteer workers to do first aid, Fortress Monroe, Va., James L.
nursing and many other phases cf ci-1-\Yjnianison Jr., of Southern Pines,
vilian defense work. At the present has just been commissioned as Sec-
“Tactical” Bombings Destroy
Court Hou.se, Library, Other
Buildings
WAR RAGES ON' STREETS
time, he said, there is a place m the
defense effort for every gradijate
nurse in the country, either with
armed forces or as trainers for vol
unteers.
Because of the added burden of
work resulting from defense efforts,
the Red Cross roll call goal has been
set at 18,000,000 this fall, twice that of
last year, and a quota of $11,000,000,
or $7,000,000 more than last year, it
was explained by A. E. Chamberlain,
special roll call field representative.
Junior Bed Cross
The importance of the Jr. Red Cross
was stressed by C. Leo Wilhelm. Gen
eral Field Representative of Eastern
North Carolina. It was pointed out
that one of Hitler's greatest assets to
day is the powerful Youth Movement
in Germany, a force which will last
long after Hitler, the man, is gone.
Training in youth makes for national
strength and plans are being made
for a tremendous Jr. Red Cross en
rollment.
More than 160 people attended the
luncheon meeting and participated in
the discussion groups which were
making plans for all phases cf the
Red Cross activity. H. D. Browninj,
chairman of first aid for the Coium-
bus County chapter, presided over
morning and luncheon meetings and
E. H. Foley of Cumberland County
chapter spoke on the "Red Cross To
day." At the luncheon meeting uni
forms designed for volunteer workers
were displayed and the tables were
centered with American flags and
other decorations in patriotic colors.
Madame Adel Serpe, French singer,
and Mrs. N. L. Hodgkins, accompanist,
presented several musical numbers.
Rabbi William Greenburg, of Char
lotte, asked the invocation and the
Rev. Charles A. McGirt of Salisbury
said the benediction.
National and State representatives
were present at the meeting and Miss
Florine Thomason, the Nursing Field
Representative in North Carolina and
Mrs. Graham Dougherty, a meinber
of the National Volunteer Service
Committee, spoke briefly.
A round-table discusson on Roll
Call planning was held in the after
noon with A. E. Chamberlain acting
as discussion leader,
Mrs. James Tufts of Pinehurst was
chairman of the committee arranging
for Wednesday’s meeting, and she
was assisted by Mrs. Alice Burt
Hunt, Moore County Chairman, Miss
Florence Campbell, Southern Pines
Chairman, Mrs. H. P. Kelly, Pini-
hurst Chairman and various commit
tees.
ond Lieutenant in the United States
Army. Only a graded few enlisted
men are given an opportunity each
year to earn their commissions in the
U. S. Army. Last reports from Lt.
Willamson, who was first assigned to
Fort Bragg, are that he is now sta
tioned in Charleston, S. C.
COUNTY YDC SETS
ORGANiaNG GOAL
Gathering of Officers and Mem
bers Hear Governor’s Sec
retary Praise Plan
CLASS ELECTS OFFICEIIS
The sophomore class of Vass-Lake-
view high school has elected the fol
lowing officers: president, Roy Stutts;
ce-president, Harrison Stutts; sec-
•ctary-treasurer, Janet Rosser.
Although prepared to hear the in
side on how goes the defense effort
in Washington from their Congress
man, W. O. Burgin, a few member.-j
of Moore's Young Democratic Club
welcomed Monday night Thomas
Banks, secretary to Governor Brou
ghton, at an informal meeting in Car
thage.
Due to show up for the opening of
Moore County Fair, Congressman
Burgin at the last minute was de
tained in Washington because of Con
gressional committee w^ork and could
not appear either for the YDC dinner
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Nine County Dairies
Get on* Approved List
Health Department Gives Rating
of 90 Percent and Over to
Milk Companies
Nine Moore County dairies were
placed on the approved list of Stats-
Board of Health following special in
spection of the plants by two field
inspectors, it was learned this week
from R. T. Mills, local milk Inspec
tor.
Special ratings of dairies were
made in the Army maneuver area,
and those being graded at 90 percent
or more were placed on the approved
list.
Following are approved dairies,
their managers and location; Pine
hurst dairies, pasteurized, W. L.
Dunlop, Pinehurst; Hoyalton Pines
dairy, pasteurized, W. W. Olive
Southern Pines; Lakeview Dairy, J, E.
Caviness, Lakeview; Lawrence dairy,
B. S. Lawrence, Seagrove; Leslie
Dairy, F. ~W. Taylor, Vass; Niagara
dairy, Mrs. Mary Snip^, Niagara;
Silver Springs dairy, E. J. Austin,
Pinebluff; Osco Farm, R. L. Sugg,
Southern Pines; Sunny Brook dairy,
T. S. Kanoy, route 3 Carthage.,
Mills said that Little River Dairy,
J. W. Garrison, Carthage, was graded
at "C" a'.id was not on the approved
list.
IN THEORY—
Every important building in Mooro
County lay in smoldering ruins Tues
day night after the valiant Blue
Army had repulsed the invading Red
Army with artillery fire and infan
try charges which destroyed the
County Court House, the Southern
Pines library and post office. Knoll*,
wood Airport, and nearly every ho
tel in the section.
IN F.ACT—
Towns and countryside were liter
ally in a midst of a realistic war dem
onstration as machine guns, speeding;
thundering tanks and trucks, and in
fantry outfits ru.shed through the
Sandhills, capturing towns and strate
gic outposts.
The maneuver of the 26th and 44th
division.^, under Major General Trues-
dell. Sixth Corps Commander, was ona
of the first of simulated war activi
ties really to hit this section.
Street fighting in Southern Pines
came late in the day Tuesday after
the Blues had driven across the
Sandhills country from, Cartilage,
through the countryside to Vass and
Pinehurst, where great devastation,
theoretically, took place.
The court house in Carthage was
‘bombed’ early in the day, and as the
Blues advanced the Vass-Lakeview
school building was ‘boml>ed.’ Objec
tives in Southern Pines and Pine
hurst were also targets of artillery
fire as the Blues continued their con
quering march over the Sandhills.
Actually, this maneuver was only a
tactical effort on the part of two di
visions, with the Red Army, for the
most part, simulated. The type of
maneuver demonstrated ’Tuesday is
not won or lost by opposing forces,
according to the Army tactical sec
tion. The action on the Sandhills front
was in reality merely a “problem"
maneuver. After the day's problem
had carried out, the Sixth Corps
troops moved southward to Camden
and Rockingham, and the troop mdv^
ment continued throughout the night.
Beginning around November 1, ac
cording to certain advices, the tacti
cal problems will give way to an ac
tual combat problem. Involving all
troops in this area. When this man
euver begins, it will be the first time
that such an unplanned, free-for-all
battle has been waged between man
euvering forces. Previously, most
maneuvers have been concerned with
such problems aa were carried out in
the Sandhills earlier this week.
Activities Disrupted
Despite the “play" elenient in the
Army maneuver, the rolling of trucks
and movements of men were enough
to disrupt for the day many normal
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Singrer’s Name Means
Something" to Piequet
So Theatre Manager Gets John
Elliott to Sing in His
Church Choir
Whe» Charlie Piequet learned there
was a singer stopping in Southern
Pines by name of John Elliott, under
contract to Metro Goldwyr; Mayer, he
pricked up his ears and imm<^i*tely
looked him up to discover whether it
could be the same John Elliott whom
he had met and heard at the National
Theatre Owners’ Convention in Phil
adelphia a few years ago.
In Southern Pines, it's always a
small world, as far as meeting peo
ple you know, and John Elliott Mac
millan (who drops the Macmillan for
stage, radio and screen purposes)
who with Mrs. Macmillan, is staying
at Resthaven, turned out to be the
young man of his past acquaintance.
As a result, John Elliott will appear
as guest soloist Sunday at the Church
of Wide Fellowship where Charlie
Piequet is musical director.
After hearing him in Philadelphia,
the local theatre manager booked sev
eral pictures in which the singer ap
peared. The Macmillans have been
staying in Southern Pines for several
weeks, although John Elliott makes
frequent trips to New York for re
hearsal in a new radio show.