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VOL. 22, NO. 7.
FIVK CK.NTS
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January 1<5, 1912
ines. North Carolina
Oafs For Trophies Set
Mercury of Mercy Soars to Top;
To Speak Sunday
As Rewards For Winners I^ocal And County Quotas Reached
« w» m ^ Collections Through “Be \ our Own Solicitor Plan” Take
In A nnual Horse Event X'firNelliS'"o"
Third Annual Southern Pines
Horse Show to be Held Fri
day, February 27
PROCEEDS TO BE DONATED
Oata that horsoa can eat, not tro. i
phies to docorate mantels, were de
cided upon as rewards for winners I
in Southern Pines’ Third Annual |
Horse Show, to be held in the show 1
ring at the local Country Club Fri. |
day, February 27. i
In a meetinpr of the horse show'
committee at the city clerk’s office j
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Margaret j
Thome Smith was elected general
chairman for this year’s event, nn t!
other officials for the show were
selected. It was decided to donat<' |
net proceds to a national war relief |
organization. |
In a discussion of prizes for the I
winners in the various events of the I
ahow, the idea of awaniine: metal
trophies was di.scarded in favor of a
iuggestinn that somethini; useful—.1
“.wmething- the horse can enjoy”—be'
given this year. Bags of oats—a blan. |
ket—-or some such useful awanl will
be made to winners, along with ap.
propriate ribbons. It was left to Mrs. I
George W. Johnson to determine ^
exact awards in the various classes.;
Other Show Officials I
Herbert Cameron and Nick Crottyi
were selected by the committee as!
show managers, and Lloyd Tate of j
Pinehurst accepted the committee’s
invitation to act as ringmaster for
the occasion.
Other committee chairmen were:
Mrs. Johnson, tn)phies and awartis:
Miss Ellen Vale, program; Mrs. E. C.
Htevens, entertainment; Louis J.
Scheipers, parking arrangements I
and Howard F. Burns, re-elected sec
retary .treasurer.
Judges and other officials are to
be decided at a later meeting. At
Thursday's session, all were enthu-
diufltic about the prospects for this
year’s exhibits.
Growing Int<-rp**l
At each of the first two horse
-shows held in Southern Pines, nearly
100 of the finest blueblocds in this
section went before the judges to
compete for honors. Classes this year
will be just about as previously, aL
though definite determination of the
various entry classes is yet to bo
made. Hunters, jumpers, and chil.
(Iren’s classes will be included.
It was felt that the awarding of
something besides trophies was more
than a novelty: that it would coin,
cide with the efforts of local snorts'
programs to cooperate as fully as pos
sible in the furtherance of national
defense, while at the same time pro
viding healthy sport events for civil,
ian morale.
WALTER E. POE
DIES IN CHER AW
Woe on the 13th
Wop l>efell H. Burch, elderly
I’inohurst Negro, on hin 6,Srd
hlrlhfiay which arrived on f.in-
iiary 18. He was in the office of
kV. .\. Iceland McKelthen in I*ine-
huntt Tuesday alM>ut nc.on when
he Huffered a heart attack that
'endered him uncons«ious. Hush
'd to the Mooro County Hospital,
Ne was recovering slowly from
the fi'^t shiM'k when a fire alarm
<ioundr<d. The fire was at Bur«’h's
home and store In Taylortov.n
“n't »*oth were almost conipletely
ilestroyed by the flames. The ei.
lerly nuin, who is employed by
fohn Bn*ss IJoyd and is widely
Il'iwI In I’inehurst, is re|Hirted on
the way to rtvo\ery from his
ilckncsn.
Preliminaiy figures from sub-chair, led steadily climbing toward the top.
men through Moore Co\mty indicat. Saturday night. Southern Pines
ed that the quoia for It.s iihar.-' l:>‘ k<'d only $2r;0 (.1 making its quota
in the Red Cros.s War Relief Fund ‘'f Over Sunday and Monday
would be excec'dod by about $2,000. "-ntributions trickled in, and by Mon.
I'aul Dana, special county chairman night, only JTO.O were needed to
lor the drive, reported Pinehurst hadi K‘>al.
rai.sed a total of §5,732.6.3 in the, .Additional Contrit>ut<irs
special drive addition to the names given last
The mercury of mercy almost shot I >'“ve helped to
through the top of the Red Cro.s.s of mercy soaring
Thermometers m front of the South I 'of names indicates more
mn NEW BOOK
OUT NEXT MONDAY
I f-rn Pines post office and bank thisi
I week, as the $3,000 quota for thel
I town was reach<d an«t surpasseil.
With the “Be Your Own Solicitor"
' drivo brought to a successful end,
j Carl Thompson. (hairnrin of the lo-
I ciil effort, .said that any further con-
; tributions were still needed and
would be welcomed, but he expressed
.sati.«factitm v\ith the prompt manner
in which Southern IMnes fulfilled iUs
part in raising the $10,000 quota a.s.
signed to Moore County for the Na
tional Ked Cross War Relief Fund.
(.OCAL BLACKOUT
i SHOWS WEAKNESS
I OF R AID ALARMS
i Official.^ Seekinjf Melhod.s of
Reachint; Outlyinj^ Districtf;
j in Raid Warnings
DISTRICT TRIAI. TO BE NEXT
The Defense ('cuncll of South
ern Tines Is asking for contrlbii.
tions of old viu'uum cleaner mo.
tors so that more sirens can be
iruide for use in outl>ing dis.
tricts of the town during t>lack.
outs. .Anyone having these t« con.
tribute Is asked to telephone
B. Patterson, .\lr Itald Warden,
who will <’all for them.
Thirteenth V'olume by
Writer Deemed Best; Claude
Hayes Comments On It
Xpurt Taken Over Ueek.End
The thermometers took a spurt i ^Iiirriet Barnum, Mrs. Miller Gaffney,
last Friday, after The Pilot came out,^ AI.so AirN. Jane H. Towne, Mrs.
when the Hetl Cross War P.elief fund'Stevens, Miss Stella I. Hays,
[jumped ahead sever,il hundred dollars, I Thomas Barron. J. D. Arey, Sr.,
, , and through Saturday, in spite of i I^arron, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
lyOCal cold, the thermometers showed (Please turn to page 5)
Armu Using Patented Blackout
In Claude Hayes’ opmion, it just
"ain’t so" w'hat they say about "un. I
lucky 13.’’ Being issued by Scribners i
next Monday. January 19. is the 13th I ;— , . i • . i*
book by Struthers Burt. Southern I't. Col. Thee Perfected Light
than one contribution).
Mrs. Krnest L. Ives, Mrs. Mary W.
Harron, Mr.s. Littlefield, Mrs. Nettie
Ayres, Mr.''. .le.ssie L. Rogers, Citizens
Kank & Trust Co., Mrs. K. M. Lewis,
Miss Klinor Valentine, Mrs. C. L.
Ilayes. Mrs. I,. M. Shering, Miss Kate
:ml Kva Oraham (Vassi, Mrs. R. H.
Rollins, L. K. Pender. Almet Jenks.
Mrs. Charlotte Jenks, Geo. C, Moore,
Mrs. R. T. Tompkins, Mies Lillian G.
I’oberts. Mr. and Mrs. F,mmett
'•'rench, Mr, and Mrs. Francis Alba dc
!’osta, Jr., Miss Mary K. Blymer.,— .. ^ ^ ,
Jack's Grill, Mrs. Geo. C. Scott, Miss'address a gathering of pension-miftd-1 ^ ‘ but the made.
ed folks at the Baptist Church in' thP alarm system. Besides
Southern Hnos, Sunday afternoon. |
January IS, at 3 o’clock. His subject'
will be "War and Pensions,’’ relating
to the objective of the organization to
obtain a uniform Federal pension of
$30 per month to all over tiO. The
public is invited.
IV f0
Sponsored by the Southern Pines
General Welfare Center, whose chair,
man is D. H. Turner, Arthur L. John,
son, national executive secretary of
It was a genuinely dark blackout
in Southern Pines last Friday, con.
trnsting with the moonlit blackout
of the week before, but the presence
of lights in the town was deemed more
v’idespread than before.
Defense Council officials said, how.
the General Welfare Federation, will' they did not believe it w'as
Lamp Invented by Local Officer
Pines author, ajid advance notices
deem "Along These Streets" as the
best of the lot.
The streets are in Philadelphia,
and the young man who walks along
them was more interested in mon.
Filter, Possibly to be Used
bv Civilians
Fort Bragg—(Special to The Pilot) |
—Granted a patent on the first black.,
, ... I cut lamp approved by the War De.;
Philadelphia until ‘ii partment. a Fort Bragg officer has’
will decreed he must spend a certain! ^^e Secretary of War complete!
amount of time in the City, in order
to come into his inheritance.
What Hayefl Thinkn
Claude Hayes is one of the few
around here who have yet road the
book. Here’s what he had to say
about it and the main character, Fe.
lix.
"I believe you will like Felix. He
is 80 unworldly, so seemingly imprac.
tical, yet acquires that wisdom, the
control of the production and sale of i
the invention for militarj’ and othei |
government use.
The officer. Lieut. Col. Walter C.;
Thee of Southern Pinos, now com-'
manding officer of the Quartermaster
motor maintenance district, developed
the light filter ifter six months' re-1
search in the engineering division of,
the Holabird Quartermaster Depot,
lack of which prevents the happiness,Baltimore, in 1937.
which all pursue and so f<;w achieve. 1 Nov' in production in five plants,'
•The streets are in Philadelphia, I the lamp currently is being used on.
but the scene is almost country-wide. | military vehicles only, but the Office^
No muck-raking book this. It covers of Civilian Defense may consider its
mean streets and fine ones, charac. j adaptability for civilian machines,
ters that border on beastliness and; According to its inventor, the de.
Early Settler Here Built Old
ItaptiHt Church; Three Dau
ghters Live Here
Waltei E. Poe, an early Southern
’'■nes settler and builder, who con.
siructed the old Baptist Church on
Connecticut avenue and Page street,
died at his home in Cheraw, S. C.,
last Saturday night at the age of 87.
Mr. Poe was the father of three
Southern Pines residents. Mrs. Mol.
lie Burgess. Mrs. Lutie Thomas, and
Mrs. Alex Fields, also of Mrs. Car
rie Bilyeu. formerly of Southern
Pines, all of whom survive. Mr. Poe
visited Mrs. Burgess here before
Christmas.
Born in Chatham County, Mrs. Poe
came to Southern Pines in 1891
with many others who came from that
county to Southern Pines. Including
the late M. N. Sugg and T. S. Burgess.
He lived here about 10 years and
then moved to Cheraw whore he has
since made hia home.
Among survivors are a son, Eugene
Poe of Columbia, Mrs. Pearl Womack
Poe. his second wife and two sons.
George Poe of Clieraw and Dwight
Poe of Atlanta. "Funeral services were
conducted Sunday afternoon at Che-
raw Baptist Church.
Amateur-Pro Tourney
To Be Held Tuesday
others that are the finest type of
American.
"Above all else, the book has that
(Please turn to page 5)
Bank Stockholders
p]lect New Directors
Stockholders in the Citizer.s Bank - , ,
f-nd Trust Company of Southern; greater than twelve degrees ^)ve
Pinos learned at their annual meeting’ horizontal axis of the lamp. How_
Tuesdav that deposits in the bank i‘'''cr, as a safety precaution sufficient
''.’ere $126,000 over last year and!**Kht is visible througl^the slats to
were at the highest point in the his-
fnrv of the bank, with a total ot
;R89,777.ft7 on hand at the close or
19^1 business.
V. L. Hodgkins was re.elected pres,
ident of the bank and the following
were named directors: Paul T. Bar.
num. N. L. Hodgkins. George C
Moore. FVank Welch. John C. Bar
ron, John M. Howarth, Kenneth B.
Trousdell and Howard F. Bums. The
latter four are newcomers to the di
rectorate since last year.
Mjst of the stockholders were rep
resented at the meeting, either per.
vice also could be used for railroad
signals and beacon lamps, and to in.
dicate obstacles on land and sea, river
banks, dams, streets and entrances to
buildings and first aid shelters. j
The lamp consists principally of ai
uver—a series of horizontal slats! 1 OUng^ ndVC
Horses! Horses! .
First Southern Pines Gymk
hana of the Year to Fea
ture Novelty Events
Sandhills horses and their rid
ers will perform novelty and more
trying stunts at Southern Pines
first gymkhana of the new year,
in the gymkhana ring at Southern
Pines Country Club Friday after
noon at 3 o'clock.
Louis Scheipers, in charge of the
event, said there would be three
novelty events — a three-legged
race, a tug.o'.war, and a balloon
r.'ice, in addition to the jumping on
the outside course, open jumping
and a relay race.
Herbert Cameron will assist in
running off the events and Nick
Crowder, well-known trainer, will
probably act as announcer. As us
ual, there’s no charge for the gal
lery to witness the horsemanship
and horse play I
MAJOR FISHER
REPORTED SAFE
Letter from Former Southern
Pines Librarian Tells Re
cent News of Her Son
Most recent news from Major Wil.
liam Fisher, who was recently
awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross by the U. S. War Department,
reached Southern Pines this week in
a letter from his mother, Mrs. E. S.
Fisher to Miss Ruth Burr Sanborn.
Major Fisher is now in command
of a .squadron of Flying Fortresses in
the Philippines and last reports were
that he was "keepin' 'em flyin'."
Mrs. Fisher, former South“rn
Pines librarian, is now- connected with
Rod Cross headquarters in Winston.
Salem. She wrote of her son. "I am
mighty proud of him . . . He w'as
the firo siron, police cars toured
rart.s of the town. Knollwood had a
nin'^fshift signal that was declared
uns.itisfactory, One of the most pierc
ing alarms came from the home-made
siron made and installed by Cecil
Robinson in the Pinedene section. It
is this type of siren that may be
m.-ido locally to fill the need for bet
ter alarms.
Pinebluff Blacks Out
With most of Moore County now
incorporated in the Charlotte Air
Raid District, the lower end of the
county underwent a district.wide
blackout Wednesday night, in con.
junction with the Lumberton dis.
trict, of which it is a part.
Although the warning signal was
given later than expected in Pine-
bluff, due to an error in signals, when
the warning did come, the town went
into complete darkness, it was re
ported. This effort was made through
out the Section incorporated in the
Lumberton district.
John Howarth, defense coordinator,
said it was expected that Southern
Pinos would participate in a Char,
lotto district blackout .sometime dur.
ing this month and that no more Jo.
cal trials would be conducted until
that time. The district-wide black
outs are held under the instruction
^om the Army's Third Interceptor
Command, and are considered ex
louver—a
attached inside the headlight and
taillight lens—which prevents direct
light from being seen at an angle
permit persons on the ground to note
the vehicle from a distance of one
thousand feet, front or rear. Lieut.
Col. Thee estimates that 300,000 Army
vehicles now are equipped with his in
vention.
Born in San Francisco. Lieut. Col
Meeting in Aberdeen
Collection Taken Up for Red'
Cross; R^idio Commentator
Speaks to Club
the second in command of that en. vital precautions. The exact
tire flight (from Hawaii to the Phil-' ^ been set.
ippines) for which the Distinguished . local blackout, most
Flying medals were given, and has lights were those of a Texa.
been promoted since reaching the ™ filling station on Broad Street and
from the basement of the Southern
Pines School house. Both instances
wore attributed to lights which had
been left burning during tl e daytime
and had not been turned off. Offi.
cials finally entered the school and
had the lights there off before the all.
Philippines . . . His wife received a
cable on December 19th (their fifth
wedding anniversary) saying "Alive
and well—don’t worry" and still
another on Christmas day, saying
simply "OK.” We can only feel that
since we receive no bad news, there is
About 60 Moore County democrats,
mostly falling under the category of
"Young Democrats" gathered at
Aberdeen last Thursday night for a
Jackson Day djmier that really was ! "telling wh^rV'.'?!
just a ‘ patriotic rally to put their
Thee entered the Army as a second fi’rces behind the defense effort. |- jjai IVfv-na CSfAvonc
lieutenant in October, 1917, and has| Among other things the banquoc-1 iViyntt kiieveilb
none to send, and hope for the besti'^^^ sounded.
. . . His wife and children came back . f second test alarm lasted a few
to her home in Pennsylvania when longer than the first, because
he went to the Philippines and he')^*' niore difficulty in get-
said he was glad to know his family . around than during the week
was safe in the hills of Pennsylvania.^ oi’fore, when moonlight assisted sight.
He did not have to worry about them cloudle.ss night, the dim-
whon Hawaii was attacked . . . Hunt ijl, headlights of the official automo.
(younger .son of Mrs. Fisher) is still ^ ® provided scarcely enough light
at Fort Jackson but expects to bo ^ <^''iving. In fact, so dark
sent somewhere else bv Febniarv that the usual situation of the
- ■ ‘ ! automobile bumping into pedestrians
I was reversed when one person, run.
ning along in the streets, ran smack
; into a parked automobile. No damage
.served overseas in coast artillery and! ers donated a total of $25.03 for the j Ig {bitten bv 3, Oat reported,
quartermaster units. Ho w'as graduat.! American Red Cross, in response to | ^ '
ed from the Massachusetts Institute | a plea delivered by P. Frank Buchan | Too great a fondness for any dog or
of Technology, receiving his bache-1 in the form of a humorous sermon. 1 resulted Wednesday in a severe
lor’s degrees in 1924. and his master’s; w. E. Debnam of Raleigh, radio [cat bite on the left hand af attrac-1
degree in 1925. He came to Ft. Bragg' news announcer, was principal speak-j tive Myna Stevens, six-year.old |
scnally or by proxy, and heard the j last May when the motor maintenance | er of the evening and reviewed the, daughter of Captain and Mrs. Ell Ste.
Presidejit’s report of activities for — ■ ' - ■ *
the past year. A dividend of $4.00 per
share was declared at the end of the
vear, one dollar higher than the p»st
vear, and reserves are up $5,000.
Hodgkins reported that the bank
had concluded one of the most sue.
cossful years in its history.
BOARD PASSING
ON TIRE SALES
The next Sandhills amatenr-nrofes.
sional toumament is sebednled for
the Southern Plnea Countrv Chib.
Tuesday, January 20, iind"’-
of Roy Grlnnpll. profeaalonnl. win.
nera in the
held on The Pine N*»edl<*» miirsn.
Karl Andrews and Purvi<»
net score of M ndih Ch"otp«- T
liams and Mvron Barrett at ii“'’o"d
with 67, and a for
«8, scored bv F C. Robertson and
Bert Nlcolte. and Eric and
Myron Barrett.
Farmers Responding
district shops were organized here. 1 progress of the current World Warjvens. residents of The Gertrude.
Lt. Col. Thee, Mrs. Thee and chil.i and predicted ultimate, but a hard j Little Myna was trying to induce a' Four CprIifK.- u.,
dren are making their home in South. I fought victory for the Anti-Axis I large, stray cat to play with her; D> Ita
ern Pines^while Lt. Col. THee is sta.j powers. Other speakers included John; when’ the animal turned and bit heri iioningr Uroup; Secretary to
A. Lang. State NYA Administrator, | band, necessitating attention from a
and M. G. Bovette of Carthage. H., doctor. For safety’s sake, the cat
Clifton Blue. YDC president, was in I was caught and taken to be exam,
charge of the session. ined.
tioned at Fort Bragg.
Fire Destroys Home; |
Others Not Serious
To Scrap Metal Call Thr^e Alarms Given nurlnff Past
Week; Two in West South
ern Pines Houses
He Was Going to Remain A Year;
Now He Observes His 45th Here
Help Applicants
Southern Pines completely destroy
ed the house and its furnishings.
remain here more than a year. | many prosperous entenvrises, elimina.
This week, that man, C. T. Patch, tion of many older ones, the expansion
Drive among farmers for scrap'
and other W'aste material, such i j
•<p mp-s. paper and old tires, valuable of three fire alarms during the In January, 1897, a man came to | Mr. Patch ventured the thought
to national defense, got off to a good' . resulted in con-1 a"'* surveyed the community of; he would not remain here more than
otort this w^ek with the collection I siderable loss. A fire Sunday at the i ‘‘'"s tl’an 300 resident ^pulation and | a year. He reconsidered and in the
-.Kont 70 000 nounds at West End. Miram Throadgill in West ' voiced the opinion that he would not | ensuing 45 years has seen the rise of
■»»ondBv and Tuesday and of around
•to ♦no'i at Cameron Wednesday.
^ K. Garrison. Jr., said most of
*>^0 formers werp selling their scrao
to the lunk dealers: but that
were pome contributions to a
olio get aside to benefit the Red
Cross.
f,f pcmn will be In Aber-
Jo—^ Tn»iiiar<r 19 and 20 and In South-
-- T>inpq nt r^ii^ndlers Coal Yard,
?1 rtnA *>2, to purchase that
tc- In, Most of the
no fij. eoi>n<!ted has come from
'^ountv fnrms; but the deal.
—v,n r>rf>nflred to buy the scrap
• nnv irmims. Almmit anything:
—metal and bottles will
he ptirchased.
Firemen said that the alarm was celebrates the 45th year of his mer
cantile career in Southern Pines in a
building scarcely a hundred feet from
w'here he first set up business.
Had the original store building of his
venture survived. It would now be
pointed out as a landmark, but few of
the business buildings of 1897 now
r. main. Certainly there are none of
tKe rather sprawling architectural
design of the Tarbell building, then
’orated on the present site of the
Sandhill Drug Co., and the A. & P.
store, which housed the somewhat Im.
mature’ stock of the firm of Tarbell
BJid Taplin, dealers ki general mer.
chandise—moatly groceries.
turned in too late, and that the house
was collansing when the fire equip,
ment arrived st the scene. It was
understood no onv> was at the house
when the fire sti i’te<]. and that a
nelehbor tetenhonW' in the alarm af.
tor the blaze had made great head,
way.
An alarm at 8:30 Saturday night
brotight firemen to Charlie Newkirk’s
house In West Southern Pines where
an Inside fire was extinfnilshed with
out much damage. Another alarm at
12-50 Tuesday afternoon was for a
grass fire at 40 Rhode Island ave
nue which was quickly put out
01 the town limits, the growth of pop.
Illation to over 3,000 by the 1940
census, and its increasing fame as a
nationally known winter resort.
Need of modem nuar*ers compelled
the erection of the bri-’’- buildin'j. now
the ma'n store, in 1900 and 1927 saw
♦>ie additl"n of t*ie at^rictive comer
store adjoining whicVi ■''•'o houses the
To<r Shon of his son Charles Patch.
Throughout his ■" here, Mr
Patch hss done his m t in town de
velotiment havin'* aa town
eommissioner. chalrr»''’») of the School
Board, chairman of t^'" sinking fund
commission, and as d'*-«ctor of the
Citizens Bank and Trust Company,
The Moore County Tire Rationing
Board began its duties last week
with the issuing of certificates to four
Moore County citizens, giving them
permission to purchase needed tires
and t'jbes.
Thi Board will be in session each
Thursday, begimiing at two o'clock in
the basement of the court house to
pass upon applications for tires and
tubes. Meanwhile, Miss Eliza Green
has been assigned as secretary to the
Tire Rationing Board to assist appli.
cants in filing apnlication for needed
tire equipment. She will keep office
hours from 9 a. m. until noon and
from 1 to 5 p. m. each day in the of
fice of the board.
Those to whom certificates were
"ranted last week are as follows:
George Henry Parrish of Carthage,
one truck tire and one tube; Dr. Rob.
-■rt Lee Felton of Carthage, one au.
tomobiie tire and tube; Arthur R*l-
''i"'h Williams of BTagle Springs, one
truck tire; and John Harrison Old.
’’am of Carthage, two truck tires and
*wo tut>es.
Members of the board are J. ti. Mc_
of Carthage, chairman; R. F.
"iriton of Southern nnes and Oeort*
Maurice ot Eagle fringe.