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A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of
Moore County and the Sandhill Territory
VOL. 20. NO. 49.
Section One
Southern Pines. North Carolina, Friday, November H, 1941.
Pilot Installs New High Speed Job Press
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ARMY CONDUCTS Radio Si
ARMISTICE DAY '
SERVICES HERE
Set Up
To Broadcast Maneuvers
Difficult to Say Whether South
ern Pines Entertains Army |
or Vice Versa
209TH PARADES ON STREETS
Governor Here
With considerable pride and care this week, Charles Ciillingford pulled the lever which started The Pi
lot's newly installed Miehle V-36 Vertical job press turning out printed work. While Dan S. Ray turned out type
from the linot;?pe machine, the new Miehle was rolling off fine-looking letterheads at the rate of about 3,600 an
hour. The Miehle press is considered the fastest and best press for job work on the market. With the installation
of this new press, The Pilot has taken another large stride in modernizing its plant to take care of printing
needs of Moore Co.unty.
Fighter Plane Crashes Here;
Three Killed In Truck Wreck
Plane Pilot in Moore Hospital;
Army Truck Hits Negro’s
Car Near Pinebluff
It
A Grumman Navy fighter, attached
to the Knollwood Army sub-air base
crashed late Tuesday afternoon when
nosed over at Knollwood airport,
after overshooting the field.
The pilot, reported to be Technical
Sergeant J. J. Palko, was taken to
Moore County Hospital where he was
#aid to he suffering a concussion.
According to reports, the Grum
man was one of 18 fighters which
were out Tuesday on a problem, and
returned short of gas so that circling
the field was impossible.
At Moore County Hospital, Palko’s
condition was reported as not serious.
IIIREE KILLED WHEN CAB
COLLIDES WITH TRUCK
Three Negroes were killed, anoth
er seriously Injured, and an Army
lieutenant badly hurt when a 1936
Chevrolet, in which the Negroes
were riding, pulled out in front of an
Army truck in Pinebluff last Sun
day morning.
The dead, all occupants of the au
tomobile, are Woodrow Alexander,
driver, George Albert Shaw, and
Bvalina White, all of Pinehurst. Two
were killed instantly and Shaw died
shortly alter being taken to the hos
pital. A second girl. Ora Lee Hooker,
is in serious condition.
Lt. Leo J. McLamey, stationed at
Hoffman, was only occupant of the
Army truck and, after receiving first
aid, was taken to an Army hospital.
Patrolman W. L. McKenzie said
Coroner R. G. Frye, Jr., investigated
and no inquest was deemed neces-
sary.
Patrolman McKenzie said the Chev
rolet apparently pulled out of New
England avenue in Pinebluff onto U.
S. Highway No. 1 directly in front of
the half-ton army truck. So violent
was the collision that it required an
acetylene torch to cut the automo
bile to remove one of the dead pas
sengers.
Special Edition
The Pilot this week prpnent«
.ts annual Sandhills Resort Edi
tion.
Three sections, of eight pages
each, making a total or 24 pages,
romprlse this week’s l*llot. Be
sides going to our regular suh-
.scrlbers, hundreds of extra cop
ies have been printed and will
In' sent to a sele<’ted list of peo
ple all over the country.
WTille they last, extra copies
will also be on sale at The Pl-
l»t office, on West Pennsylvania
avenue, for five cents cach. The
Pilot will wrap and mall copies
to any place In the country for
10 cents each.
William Ag^new Dies
in Moore Hospital
Funeral Sewices for “Bill” Ag-
new to Be Conducted Fri
day at 11 o’clock
JENKS TO HEAD
LOCAL CHAPTER
I “Fight for Freedom” Committee
I Gets Started Here;
Purpose Stated
Thanksgriving Is Set
for Thursday, Nov. 20
Officially, Thanksgiving this year
will be observed next Thursday, No
vember 20.
Governor Broughton has designated
that date, in conformity with Presi
dent Roosevelt’s declaration for
another early Thanksgiving.
The Citizens Bank and Trust Com
pany and the local post office will be
among the institutions In Southern
Pines closing next Thursday. Certain
of the retail stores also are plannlngr
to observe a holiday on that date.
William Carol Agnew, well-known
Sandhills figure, died Wednesday
morning in Moore County Hospital at
the age of 40 years. His illness was
brief. He spent the summer in Lake
Placid, N. Y., and imu been back in
Pinehurst for only a few days when
he was taken ill Saturdr.y night.
Funeral services will be conducted
Friday morning at 11 o’clock In the
Catholic Church of Pinehurst, and in
terment will be in Mount Hope Cem
etery in Southern Ftaes.
Mr. Apiiew was sissociated with*Uie
Pinehurst Country Club at the time
of his death, having been in the Sand
hills /or 15 or 20 years. He was for-
roierly connected with a brokerage
house in Pinehurst. He was a nativs
of Hot Springs, Va.
Surviving are his widow, the for
mer Nellie McLeod Rountree of Car
thage: and William C. Agnew, III, an
.’1-year old son by a former mar
riage.
Moore Teachers Are
Attending Ct>uvention
Many Moore County teachers will
attend the 19th annual convention of
the North Central District Teachers
Association In Durham Friday.
The convention theme will be
"Teaching to Perpetuate Our Ameri
can Form of Democracy.”
J. W. Harbison, Jr., of Pinehurst
is secretarj’ of the association and a
number from this section will have
I parts on the program.
A local “Fight for Freedom" chap
ter was launched here Tuesday night
vith Almet Jenks as chairman, A
Bynum Patterson, vice-chairman; and
IE. C. Stevens, secretary-treasurer.
! Twenty seven people attended the
I first meeting and joined with the or-
! ganization, pledging to do "every-
] thing in my power toward the end
of defeating Hitler.”
Considerable discussion centered
around the question of a formal de
claration of war on Germany at this
time and as to the situation with re
spect to strikes in defense industries.
Julian T. Bishop, State organizing
chairman of Fight for Freedom, led
off the discussions, and talks were
made by Struthers Burt, Mrs. Ernest
L. Ives, Frank W. McCluer, W. A.
Leland McKelthen, Harlow Pearson,
Mrs. Reid Healy, E. C. Stevens and
Beach Cooke, of Cooperstown, N. Y.,
former Sandhills resident who, with
Mrs. Cook, was passing through on his
way to Cuba.
Others attending the meeting and
joining the organization were Mrs.
Alice Burt Hunt, Mrs. C. N. Rudel,
Mrs. Struthers Burt, Miss Mary Yeo
mans, Miss Margaret Bishop, Mrs. Le
land McKeithen, Mrs. Eugene Ste
vens, Mrs. Malcolm D. Kemp, Miss
Gussie Cameron, Miss Ruth Burr
Sanborn, Mrs. Frank McCluer, Mrs.
Almet Jenks, and John Willcox of
Carthage, couuty Fight for Freedom
chaij n.
Statement of Purpose
The reading of the statement of
purpose by Almet Jenks, who acted
a* chairman prior to his permanent
election to that post, opened the
meeting. This statement follows, in
part:
'The American people have recog
nized that the war abroad Involves
our destiny and . . . that an Axis vic
tory would be a threat to our nation
and to all the principles of life In
which we believe. We have abandoned
neutrality and determined to help
bring about a defeat of the Axis by
making ourselves Into an arsenal and
a larder for the forces of dempc-
racy . . .
“The time has come to assure our
full burden. As the blockade tightens
around Great Britain, the Importance
of our part must grow.
“Hitler cannot allow our goods to
get to Britain and her Allies; if he
does—he will be beaten. We cannot
allow our goods to be sunk in the
Atlantic; If we do we shall be beaten.
The problem is simple, and the an
swer is a willingness to do whatever
is necessary to Insure a Hitler defeat.
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It's difficult to say whether South
ern Pines is entertaining the Army or
the Army is entertaining; Southern
Finos.
A week ago, the 26th Yankee divis
ion gave a band concert on Broad
.Street for soldiers and civilians. Sun
day, Captain Francis Sutherland nnd
his band of the 207th Coast Artillery
played to a nearly full house at
Southern Pines High Scho<5l.
On Armistice Day Southern Pines
had its most impressive ,ob.servance
of that holiday, thanks to the sol
diers, officers and band of the 209th
which paraded through town, and then
took part in a memorial salute in'
front of the library, sounding taps |
and a rifle salute.
Under the comfnand of Col. Ken
neth C Townson, the 209th, with
most batteries present, marched into
Southern Pines from the ball park,
lined up in front of the library and
post office for 11 o’clock services.
The outfit then passed in review
before its commanding officer and lo
cal officials and hosts, including May
or W. Dimcan Matthews, Mr. and
Mrs. Almet Jenks, Postmaster Frank i
Buchan, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Scheip-
ers, and Town Clerk Howard Burns.
Streets were lined with school chil
dren and adults while the batteries of
the 209th marched up and down Broad
street, following the Armistice Ser
vice.
Streets were lined again about a
half hour after the parade when the
nearly 1,200 men in the 209th were
given two hours’ leave and flocked
into town, swarming stores and eat’
ing places.
Indicative of the rush was the un
usual scene of Albert (Doc) Bretsch,
pulling out his keys and locking the
front door of Broad Street Pharmacy
—no more room!
Southern Pines has been entertain
ing about 3,000 soldiers a week,
mostly on week-ends, at its soldier
centers and private homes. Dances
suppers, and other public and private
entertainments have been given for
the Army men.
SHERIFF DENIES
SOLDIER’S DE ATH
McDonald Upholds Deputy T.
Slack in Blackjacking^ Inci
dent at Hemp
Sheriff C. J. McDonald this week
officially debunked tales which have
been in circulation growing out of the
blackjacking of a soldier at Hemp a
few days ago by Deputy Sheriff T.
N. Slack.
The Sheriff emphatically denied re
ports of the soldier’s death and the
officer's arrest by Federal officials,
and all related tales.
Sherifrg Version
There was a soldier blackjacked,
true, but here's the Sherifrs account
of it:
An intoxicated soldier was arrested
in Hemp by two local policemen. The
soldier’s brother, hearing of the in
cident, took the matter up with the
policemen and got so rough that they
decided to arrest him also. He re
sisted, and Deputy Slack, who ap-l
peared upon the scene, attempted to
assist the officers in making the ar
rest. He struck the soldier one blow
with the blackjack after the police
man’s fist had failed to subdue him.
After the other soldier became sober,
both were leleased from jail.
A military officer told county offi
cers that the matter was a closed in
cident so far as they were concern
ed and said that they had no griev
ance against any of the Moore Coun
ty officers in connection w^ith it.
That’s the Sheriff’s answer to the
rumors, among which was one to the
effect that Deputy Slack, while be
ing transported by plane In Federal
custody to Atlanta, brought about the
crash of the airplane.
The soldier did not die; Deputy
Slack was not arrested, and the sol
dier, after his release, acknowledged
he had been wrong.
N'utional and Columbia Net
works to Operate Here;
Also Local Stations
When Governor Everett Saltonstall
of Massachusetts visited the Sand
hills last week, calling upon mem
bers of the 26th Yankee Division
from Fort Devens, Mass., there was
quite a to-do to find the Governor
and get his picture. Here he is, “shot”
by The Pilot’s photographer while
visiting some soldiers stationed near
Southern Pines,
RED CROSS DRIVE
STILL UNDERWAY
County Chairman Wants “Every
Person a Member”; High
Quota in Sight
Although no definite returns on the
Red Cross Annual Roll Call have
been reported, George London, county
chairman, said Thursday that reports
from workers were encouraging and
indicated that the high quota of 2,
400 set for Moore County was in
sight.
"We're depending largely upon two
plans to swell out membership ranks,"
London said. “We have some excellent
workers covering rural sections which
have not previously been canvassed.
And we’re emphasizing that each per
son Sn a family should be a member.
A man and his wife should both join
the Red Cross—not just one of them."
Business firms were g:iving 100 per
cent membership in such numbers
that the county chairman had to wire
national headquarters for 75 addition
al “100 percent" signs for the mer
chants’ windows.
Meanwhile, Carl G. Thompson, lo
cal insurance man, had taken over
the roll call chairmanship for South
ern Fines and reported the drive here
progressing favorably. Paul C. But
ler, original chairman, resigned be
cause of business conflicts.
Jobn Grayson Nichols
Passes in Washington
Former Page Trust Company
Executive Dies Suddenly;
in Capital Since 1931
Washington, D. C.- -JoKi Grayson
Nichols, formerly executive vice-
president of the Page Trust Company
TO BE ON NEWS ROUND-UPS
As the war of the Carolinas headed
it'to its final and largest stage. South
ern I’lnes became temporary head
quarters for the First Army’s radio
section of public relations, with two
national chains and several local sta
tions establishing field studios in the
Southern Pines Country Club.
Until the first of December, if all
goes well, the regular network news
round-ups will include a period broad
cast from "somewhere in the Carolina
maneuver area,” which will mean
Southern Pines.
Two networks of National Broad
casting Company, the Columbia
Broadcasting System, WPTF in Ral
eigh, WBT in Charlotte, WSM in
Nashville, Tenn.; WLVV’ in Cincinnati.
Ohio; WIS in Columbia, S. and
perhaps others have established field
studios in the Country Club building
for regular and special broadcasts of
the maneuvers.
R«“IK>rt from Southern Pines
Radio commentators assigned to
the maneuvers will daily go into the
field of battle to gather their infor
mation and, at times, make record
ings of actual battle, and then re
turn to the Country Club to broad
cast their accounts throughout the
country.
According to the present schedule,
maneuver accounts will be broadcast
from Southern Pines over NBC blui
network on Mondays and Fridays
from 4 to 4;13 p. m.; over NBC red
network on Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 7:10 to 7:30 p. m.; over CBS
Mondays and Fridays from 4;30 to
4:45 p. m., and on Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 6:45 to 7:00 p. m.
WPTF, besides carrsring regularly
scheduled NBC red network broad
casts, has a special period each even
ing at 6.15 o’clock. Schedules for oth
er stations are indefinite.
S|»eclal Broadcasts
Special broadcasts on the chains
are at present scheduled as follows;
CBS November 16, 23, and 30, 2 to
2:30 o’clock on the "Spirit of ’41”
hour; Blue network, November 16, 23,
and 30, 7 to 7:30 p. m.
Besides the broadcasters, the First
Army radio section, in charge of Ma
jor John Holman of Signal Corps,
formerly manager of KDKA in Pitts
burgh, will operate from the Coun
try Club.
With the broadcasting outfits are
Maynard Stitt for NBC, William Slo
cum for CBS, Wtesley Wallace for
WPTF, Bill Parker for WIBT, Char
les Carmichael for WLW, and Harry
Stone for WSM.
Staff of the Army radio section in
cludes Capt. N. M. Jacobs, Lt. Ran
kin Roberts, Corp. Robert Button,
formerly assistant program manager,
Blue NBC network; Pvt. William
Dawson, radio script writer; and Pri
vate Robert Keasbey, formerly with
NBC. Also connected with the sec
tion is Major M. B. Shoiter, tactical
officer, who will assist radio com
mentators In interpreting Army move
ments.
Although It is planned for the ra
dio broadcasts to continue from the
Country Club throughout the man
euvers, under terms of the “battle,”
this outfit will be subject to capture
as an attachment of the First Army,
so its continued existence In South
ern Pines depends largely upon the
First Army's defense of this section.
Glee Club to Present
Concert for Soldiers
The Southern Pines High Sckool
Glee Club, directed by Miss Selma
in Aberdeen, died suddenly at his Stegall, will present a concert for
home here Monday night.
Mr. Nichols had been here since
1932 and was assistant to the chair
man of the Federal Deposit Insur
ance Corporation at the time of his
death.
A native of Marion, he was a grad
uate of the University and served in
the naval air service during the last
War. For a number of years he lived
in the Sandhills and was connected
with the old Page Trust Company un-
til its failure.
Surviving is his 15-year-old son,
John Grayson, Jr.
the entertainment of the soldiers,
Sunday, November 16, at 3:00 p. m.
in the High School Auditorium.
The townspeople are cordially In-
\1ted, but as the seating space of the
auditorium is limited, preference will
be given the soldiers.
Groups of songs will be presented
by the mixed chorus, boys’ glee club,
girls’ glee club, double quartet, and
girls' trio. Another feature of the
program will be accordion solos play*
ed by Lloyd Woolley, Jr.
There Is no admission charge and
all soldiers are welcome.