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VOL. 22, I\(). 10. Southern Pines, Morth Curulinst, Priday, Pehruary (>. 1942. Schooling Show Friday Will Present Preview Of Annual Horse Show l.OCAF, fHAPTER “Victory Garden” Drive BeySt FIVK CK.N'ls IN POLIO FIGHT As I'art of Food Saving t SEA WELL CASE I Families in County I’lRod (o Plant Vulritious Fi»ods as Part <»f Defense Plan Preparations Progress for Third Annual Show Event at Country Club Ring j TAKES (iYMKHANA PLACE sppcial schooling? show in prepar.' ition for the Southrrn Pines Third -Vnnual Horse Show will be conduct, rd Friday afternoon, Febniary 6 at the Country Club ring: under the di rection of Nick Crotty, who will be one' of the show managers for the full I t'vent to be held Friday, February 27. This will be held instead of the rep;-! ular gymkhana. 1 At a meeting of the Horse Show planning committee Thursday after noon, prize for the open jumping class was boosted to $100, rather than th:>^ sweepstake originally planned. Additional feature."; approved for the horse event this year will be a, pony ring, some distance from the; actual show ring, where young child-' ren can ride during the afternoon. -Mso, for benefit of the Red Croa.'< .? Shetland pony, named “Miss Uo.l C'l'os.'?” will be sold by ticket, the hold, er of the lucky number to win th'' pony. It was (leeidefi to featuie a haV’’ tack jumping event for Negro stn We hoys, with no entry fee tuit with ( i.«h prize,') for the winners. Mrs. Margaret Thorne.Pmitli. gen- •’Ml ch'iirmnn, presiiied ;it Thur.-i- • lay's meeting in the offii e of thi- tnwn clerk. The proeeed.-i from tli' Horse Show this year uil! be don.ited to the local Red Cross, ,T.nd indica. t'ons are that this year’.'i .show will t riua! if not surpass previou.s .'shows in attendance, entries and enti'rtain- ;iient. The informal schooling show at the Country Club hor.se show ring, th.s I'Viday afternoon will feature hiu’.ters ;iud jumpers and special events. The IMU'po.se of the show i.s to give son\e f f the horses which will be enu red 'n the regular horse show an oppof. 'unity to become familiar with the Khow ring. 15 Days of Grace Commissioners Extend Listing Time to Feb. 15: Then Double Taxation F’roperty owners who failed to li.st their property for taxation during January were granted 15 days of grace by the Moore Coun ty Commissioners in session Mon day. There will be no extension of time beyond Febniary 1,'), set as the deadline. The Commissioners .said tho.se who fail to list by ^'cb^uary 1,") will be charged with double taxa tion for failure to list or for late listing, as providc'd by law. The list t.ikers in various Moore Countv comnuuiities arc given el.sewher'- in The Pilot. Tnless your property i.s listed with them by the fif teenth of this month it's double taxation for you. SCHOOLS ASSIST SEAL CAMPAIGN White Schools in County Con tribute $630.3fi to Tubercu losis Fight in Moore ' I Schools of Moore County contribut. e(i well to the annual seal sale of the | county tuberculosis association, ac-1 cording to Mrs. T. A. Cheatham, cotm-' ty chairman, in a report on returns from the white schools this week. A total of $630,36 was turned into the county fimd from white schools throughout the coimty. Mrs, Cheat, ham pointed out that in some in- ^tances, local seal sale committees carried on their work almost entire, ly through the schools and in other places, the schools took only a small part in the whole campaip^n. I Individual school contnbutions were reported as follows; Aberdeen S.'iO.l?), Cameron $16.2.5. Carthage $63.47. F,a-' pie Springs $25.00, Kureka $23.41,1 Hemp $88.36, High Falls $18.25, Pine- burst $206.62, Samarcand $26.61. Sou thern Pines $26, Vasa.Lakeview 542.17, and We.st Knd $44. Schools which reached or exceeded their quota were given a 10 per cent V.onus from the amount raised for special health work in the schools, Mrs. Cheatham said, and were given certificates of their work. Negro f.chools, previously reported, turned in $53.3.47 to the seal sale campaign. ARMY DRAFTS 31 DURING .lANI’ARY Thi oo from Soul horn 1‘incs In cluded in Two Draft Calls in Last Month Tlir i (■ So'.ithi r'n I’incs boy.-; Wi'r i .imonu' th'' ,Tt M"-re Cniinlv youth.-i| will) Well' iniluctiHl into the arniV' M'.'-onrrli th'' .''I'li’ctive .Service systi'iii .liiiiuary. Th'' lor;il w«'j-e .liinies Kdward Pate Lei' .Mc'xander Simpson and Kobcrt Kieil Arey. Two di-aft orders •."•rre issued diirintr the past nuinth,| one takin'j in 1"> youths ;\nd the other ^,•^!^inl'. 18. -\ largi' number of pros pective selectees were sent by the 'ountv draft b<iard to Fort Bragg •or thoroirffH phvsierti examinations, pending the possibilitv of their bein';: '•ailed in a later draft Following are tho,se who were in. oiicted durins .Ia.niiai y; Malcolm McXeill McDonald, route (.\arthage; Max Gardner Lineberry.j route 1 Cameron: Ournie Floyd Mar-; tin, route 2 Carthage; Stacy Brewer,' .Tr.. Hemp: Johnnie Roy Cockman, route 1 Carthage: Charles Evans \^'illiams, route 1 West Knd: .Top Jud- son Richard.son, route 1 West Knd; Herman Bran.son Maness, route 1 Cai'. tnage. Dock Dortice Thomas. Abei'- deen: Carl Oldham, Glendon; Spencer I eon Caddell, route 3 Carthage: Char, lie Carrol Comer, route 1 Steeds; Clifford Rugene \^an Boskirck, Pine- nluff: Kdward Lester Rritt, route 1 Star; Oddice Wesley Crabtree, route 1 Carthage; Also, Clyde McKenzie, Hemp:i James Franklin Gulledge. Vass; Clyde I Grover VVallace, Hemp: Robert Han. cock Cri.ssman, route 2 Vass; Rob ert Adam Calloway, Carthago; Hu bert Lee Brewer, route 1 Carthage: Tim Jimmy Kat.son, Carthage: Rob. ert Blue William.son, route 3 Carth age; George Howard Fleld.s. Carth age; Graham Maxton Hare, Hemp; Rufus Taft Hussey, Hemp; James Marshall William.son, Pinehurst; and (lilbert William Parrish, Carthage. Mrs. L. H. Rlue Dies Tn Eureka Community Unexpeclerf Death Is Shwk (o Friendf? in Section; Sennoes Field at TiOcal Church | Mrs. L. H. Blue of Kureka com- munitv died unexnectedlv early last Thursday morning and .sendees were conducted at the Kureka Church by the Rev. W. S. Golden, pastor. Her death came as a great shock to the people in the community. Al. though she had not been recently in robust health, she had been attend ing to her household duties as usual. Beforo her marriage. Mrs. Blue was Mi.ss Novla Shprt of the Doub’s Chapel community. \ faithful meiri- ber of her church, she was a devoted mother and had many friends througho\it the .section. Acting as pallbearers at the fun eral were six of her nephews and six nieces were bearers of l)eautiful flowers. The services were attejided by a large number of friends and rel. ativps from Carthage, Southern Pines, Culdee and ’ Doub’s Chapel communities. i Surviving Mrs. BUie are her hus band, L. H. Blue, and the following children; Preston and Homer of Washington, D. 0.; Blennie Mae of E. C. T, C., Greenville: and Hulon, sen ior at State CJollege. Junior Club to Give Defense Stamp Dance Civic Ortranization to Sponsor Valentine Affair in Terms of National Defense With all eyes and efforts turned toward thy National Defense program,; Southern Pines' Junior Civic Club is| ).itching in to do its bit by sponsoring i a Natonal Defen.sc Valentine Dance, j February 14, where everything willi be charged in terms of dofen.se* ^•‘amps. 1 ■Rather than try to raise fundsi for regular club activities, the Board* (if the Junior Club decided to confine' it.<j work to something that will help, further defense efforts. Admi.ssion to the dance will be paid in defense! .stamps and all refreshments will bei .sr.ld for defense stamps. A local or.' chestra, composed of Mr. and Mrs, I Todd Baxter and Buster Doyle, will contribute the mu.sic for the occasion, and local merchants are doing their I part by contributing other neces-1 .«aries. Leon Seymour Heads OrKaniza- tion t(» Cimihat Infantile Paralysis in County FUND DRIVE CONTIM ING A Moore County chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Inc., was organized and granted an official charter at a meet ing in the Nur.ses Home of Moore County Hospital Tuesday evening, O. Loon Seymour of Aberdeen was elected chairman of the local chap. ter; K. A. West of Hemp was named treasurer and Mrs. Norris L. Hodg. kins of Southern Pines, secretary. The local chapter will have the re- sponsibilitv of a.ssisfitig victims of in fantile oaralysis to rereive treatment r.iul will administer the Iot;i] share of ftunis collected by the C(unrnittee ')U the Presid'nt's Birthdiiv, which is tiow raising funds for the infantil - j':iral.vsis fight. One-half of thi' money r aised by the loi';ii groups will remain in the coun- I,'’ to bi> used bv the chapter Just oi'. g:!niz( il in carrying on its work. oil'.'I- nieml’ers of tlle ov£;.'iniz:lt ioo- .'I iD!iiniit'i'e we’e W, H. I'lrrne e'" I'lirtha'.Te. Dr. I'lement MotU'oe oi’ rir.eliiiisl. II. Thomas o*' (':ifth- :'.'e, 1 >!', I!. I'r iki- of C.ir'h'ii;! , trie lliv. \. .1. Mel\ -l'.\av of T’in,'_ liu-.'t 1.. Mi'Keilhea of ('’aiMon'”. d Kllen lifiit.ii of Pinehurst. The IimmI etiM iili'r- will siijiply v..'-. tons :iids to needv infiintile iiMT-aly:;'s vietiriis and ren<li"' a-^.'-lstaiu e in i o»' *'Mi(ii'nuc!' t" the infli<‘ted as Well a< the ineiliial pr'fi',s,'iion iind health ,'1’fn'ers. i;. <:. F:tni‘ll Ilf .Ahcflei'1 i.'; coiin- t\ eliairm.-ui of the fund dr’ive by the p.irah’.sis fouiiflation, and, althoiieh '10 entertainment has been held for fiind-raising. early reports on the driv.' indicati' that a fairly large sum will bo raised. LOCAI, LIBRARY BUYS NEW BOOKS Trustees .\l.so Authorize Pur chase «)f Stoker to Keep Li brary Furnace (Joing Trustees of the Southern Pines la. lirai'.v Association, meeting at the la- orary Tue.sday afternoon, approved purcha.se of a stoker for the Library’s furnace and of several new books for the reading shelves. New volumes to be purchased this rionth are as follows: fiction, "Mrs, Appleyai'd’s Year” by Louise Andrews Kent, “Pied Piper" by Nevil Shuto, "Dragon Seed" by Pearl Buck, “Air Ministry: Room 28" by Gilbert Fran, kau, ".Attack on the Desert" by Mi chael Home: non-fiction, "Mission to M0.SC0W" by Joseph K. Davies, "Re turn to the Future" by Sigrid Tln- ■sot, "From the Land of the Silent People" by Robert St. John; mys. tery an^ crime, "Maigret Sits It Out" by Georges Sinienon, "Payment Do. ferred," by C. S. Forrester: children’s, "Peter Chiirchmouse” by Margot Austin. A. B. Yeomans presided and other trustees present were Miss Mary Yeomans, Miss Birdilia Bair, Almet Jenks, Philip J. Weaver, Miss Laura Kcl.sey, Mrs. N. L. Hodgkins, Mrs. J K. WiUker. the Rev. F. Craig, hill Brown, Mrs. Frank McCluer, Jr. Mrs. .lames B. Swett. John C. Barron, Mns. V\'. E. McCord, the Rev. Voigt O. Taylor and Carl G. Thomp,son, Jr. District Officers Meet With Kiwanis (Jovernor Sounders Savs Clubs Can Heljy to Huild Lines of Home Defense A "Victory Garden ' di ive. to en courage growing of luitiitious foods j as a part of the health and c(mserva- ' tion progr am in civilian defen.se, was j lii I chod. in Moore County this week. | i At a meeting Monday in C'arthagel I community house, repre.sentatives ofj farm agencies, teachers from county | schools and other citizens made plans | to carry the "victor.y garden" i^ro.; .grant into each community in thoi county. ^ Purpose of the Victorv Gard<'ii | drive, as outlined by County Agent: K. H, Garri.son, Ji'., his assi.stant Mr. | Caldwt'll and Miss F'lora McDonald,' home donionsti'ation agent, is to as-' sist all families with garden facilities j to grow a part of theii' own foods. Pointing; out that a recent physi.j cal examination of school children re vealed considerHhlo malnutrition and} undernouiishment, Miss .MiDinaM emphasized the la'ed f(U' planting the Victoi'v Ganlens with nutritious veg etables. Voiatiorial at>,rieultiir-:ii teachers 'nd home oeoiiomirs toaciiers hav,' I'oeii n‘=''e.i t'> eoo' erale in setting un the X'ictorv Garde;i.> and in proper -'election o!' seeil td b" plantod. I.irriis \i,ill:(l>le ,'^peakiii'.: for H’.e Karrn Seciir’ilv \'.'mirii.sl!Mti u, Hei-m:tii M i.v- ■ y. th" I’ormi r Miss -Xi.ne Wil«o:i. iionio .-■.'le'A'i.; r- for l','>\, said th,i: !hi:i Ki'il' ial fa’ni fin.'iri'inu organi':. - lion wis pri ivire'i to make ioar's 1< c'nldr-eu or' adults to ho usi'.i in fi. '■..■■.nciiTv \’i tiM'v < lavd'-e.s. .'<he oiithn- ■ ■! "onie of tile pi'o ’ 'dure for’ obtain. '11" th"S.' I wr:..; and .“^aid fur ther in- ‘■ 'rmatioii co'tld be obtained from the office in Carlhagi'. In pr-'senting the program, it w;. •■'ointed nut that the demands of the ".■ar upon tlv food .suntilies 'f lire na tion called for re doubling lire effort-! of the "Food for Freedom" drive which has been imderway for .some time. Planting of .vear.round gardens. Of Time and War In iir<ordiini'e with (lie recent •\ct of CongreNH and the proela- niation of (iovemor Kroiight^in, the Sandhills, with the n^st of the State and nation, with leave sun time and go on da.vlight sav ing time, iM'glnning .Momla.v, Kel>. ruary 9. Rei'ause this tinit change is nationwide, aulhori/.ed l>.y Con gress,, it is ex|»eet«><l Wiat all of ficial times will Im> changeil to conform with the national effort. The change of one hour will <«•- cur during t'he night of Kehru- ary 8 and J), when all cim'ks in the nation should Im- set forward one hour. TIuirsda.v I). <J. Stut/., Seaboard agent, received word that all trains would go on daylight sa\. ing lime, at the scheduled hour of 'i a. lu. .^londay, Fehruarv !l. This will mean that arrivals uill he a|i|iro\lniately <Hie hour late on that day; hut Ihert'after. the present Mhedules »(ill be fol- loueil on daylight tlna'. I>espife siinte idijectitins from ratron>-, tin' local Seho<d Board this ueeU also decided t'liit the schools, hi'(;inning Monday, Would go on da\light time, with no i-hanges in the tinio of ses sions. ,‘iged, li''i ,i:ise Ilf ai; anti, • l at d .^lii-rtago in c.inniiic facilitie.-- ^\h'c]l wotdd rilake it ilifl'ic ilt to )irc. ••'i-rve bo’i!e-j;ri/Vvn foo.is bv cnnniiig ■’’lie pla'ili'ig of a ye:ir-r .riiid gard,'. would help r elieve ;i I'aniily’"' f'i !' s'tiial ion. Ml- Gar'i’isoii otfi s-d i.iie prc. aiitioa Testimony of (Jovernment Wit ness Tends t<> Explode One of the Indictments LOCAL CASES INVOIA'EI) Government pro.secutora in the Rockingham trial of Herbert F. Sea- well. Jr.. Carthage attorney, on charges of embezzlement and false reports while a Federal receiver, j seemed this week to be rushing to u I conclrision their evidence on at least four complete indictments. Oni> witness, W. Clem Barrett of Carthage, offen^d by the special pros- I ecu tor, Irving L. i^angbein, appear. I ed to have given testimony unexpect- j cd by the Government, as it tore apart one of the indictments. I Barretts testinion.v concerned a [charge against Seawell of embezzling ; 'about ,‘SIO" whili' .serving as referee for .S. Newcomb of Soiithern Pines, I ri bankruptcy in liKiS. The govern, nient .sought to .show that from the 1 .‘Uini f)f about .isiOO impounded by ! .seawoll, til'' r'ofereo failed to account ' for almost ,S'.iO. .\ewconib testified fh t lie had receive! no I'cfuiids front ' the SlOO and b.ad left whatever bal- iTtic" K ni.-iiue,! ;is a m,liter between . I■.ar'i'i-tt. his ,itlorney, and Seawell. t’-tified I’l.'it lie was paid ' .iliout ,S7tl for his lcL;al .-icrvices and \--e''.Ml! >i-;a'ii"d the remaining $3^'. Ti.slMiiony indi',ited that Senwell's lee \v.i-; not 'iht of jirii)mrtion. Another- i-id'Clnieut irivolvi'd a ‘ ( ii,-i!-ge by tile (|i'Ver niiier't that Seaw- 11 h.ui embezzled approxi:n;itoly $7.") ti',al '.'-.IS s-ig,gi'st"d by a r,ieni'>. r oflwiiilc s.-r-viiig as r-ofer-ec for William the grouo. Me said that ther e '-liou'I, rati-iielor- of Aberdeen, v.lio appoar-ed i-e no " aste in >;ardens and that onlv llio.«.' fair,iiies which li.id yood i.iiri a'ul would give constant attention ana! (-are to the .garden sh iiild undert.'ike t . (riant them. An anticipated seed shortage was .-il.so'di.scii.s.sed, and th ■ war-ning issued that seed should not I/O wasted. Places Named For Registration Of Men 20 to 45 On February 16 Plans Set for Third Repistralion in Mo<)re County Under Se lective Service Act Registration of every Moore County man whc became 20 years old on or 1 ‘‘ore December 31. 1941, and of e (1 y man who has not r'eached his . th birthday on or- before February i:>. will take place at voting places in the county on Monda.y, February I*), it was announced by the Moon* County Draft Board this week, I The call for new registration of men from 20 to 4,'i, who have not pre- viou.sly registered under the Selec. tU’c .Service Act was issued this weoK i;-r a proclamation from the Pi’esident of the United States. This will be the third registration day for the ua. tion. It was emphasized that those who have already regi.ster-ed in one of the two previous I'egistrations will not bi> required to take part in this one. However, a large number of men not previouslv affected uniler tho previous age limitations will be re. ((uired to r-egister imder the law ex tending the age limit to 4,^ at on<' . end and reducing it to 20 at the other. There are no exemptions to registration. Kxcept that men in Kast Carthage will register at the Draft B<jard of. tice in the courthouse, all pro.spcctive registrants will report to their pre- BOAKD TO SEEK PAVING OF ROAD County Petitions Highway Coni-| mis.sion to Hard Surface Vass-Carthage Hisbway Welcome news to the Va.ss-Laki- view and P'lrreka sections of the coun ty is that the county commissioners nioetijig Monday, voted to petition the State Highway and Public Works Commission to hard surface the road leading from Carthage to Vass, this iieing a highway upon which there is much traffic, James Tufts, chairman of the Mt)ore County Defense Council, was allow, ed an expense account up to $2S per month for carrying on the work of the council. Complaint having been madi' as to the way in which the Underpass Ser vice Station, a beer dispensing place r ear V'ass has been operated, it was decided to notify R, L. Poindexter that a hearing will be held before the commissioners at 2:00 p. m. Mon day, Feb. 16, upon the question of Revenue Man to Aid Income Tax Payers A repre.sentative of the Office of Internal Revenue from Greensboro vnll be in the Sandhills this month to assist taxpayers in filing their In. come tax returns, A representative' will be in Southerr. Pines at the post office on February 18, 20 and 21 and at the Pinehurst post office February 18. Income tax returns are due March 15, Kiwanis can be an instrument.alityj. (, tool, to build up strong lines of home defense, declared J. Maryon Saunders of Chapel Hill, Carolinas District governor, wheji he met with the S.-indhills club in Aberdeen Com- rinriity House Wedne.sday. He added that the 1942 convention to b*> held in Pinehurst the latter part of October should become a "patriotic rally’’ where local clubs can report on their contributions to the war effort. Di.strict Secretary Herbert Hennig of Darlington, S. C.. and Maurice Hill of Chapel Hill, chairman of the "On to Pinehurst" district commit tee, also met with the Club Wednes. day. Following the regular meet ing, the convention committee spent a good bit of the afternoon making preliminary plans with the district officers for the 1942 convention. The woman’s auxiliary of the com munity hou.se served the luncheon and planned to turn receipts over to the FoJiool hrnch room program in Aber. deen. Other guests of the club were M. F. Grantham. Frank Wilson of Dunn, and Lt. Alwin Folley. the revocation of his beer license, at cinct voting places for registration | which time he r-nay present his wit- luider- the Selective Service Act. nesses. Following are those designated by, ^tta J. Dunn of Stoeds was allow- the comity board to be in charge of,,.,| per month for support, and the registration in various voting .i^.^^oo valuation on property of Kath- places: nrine A. Keith, 33 acres Aberdeen J. G. Farrell, Cameron— P. F. Lowi^’, Kast Carthage- Mrs. Paulino C. Baxley, West Carthage— S. C. Riddle, Deep 'River—George VV, Willcox, Kureka—Mrs. D. J. Blue, Hemp W. F. Bryant, High Falls— ,\l'-is Martindale. Wnebluff J. Vance Adams; Pinehurst—H. F. Kelly, Rit- tei.H—L. B. ’Hitter, Southern Pines-- rliram VV'estbrook, Spencerville — D, /V. Dunlap, Spies—W. J. Baldwin, Va.s.s. -Ben H. Wood, West F^nd—W. \. Johnson, and Bensalem—C. C. Un derwood. in Green. wofKl township, and the .same amount '.•!i Mrs. Walter Baker’s Estate. 33 acres, was deducted on account o( timber having beeji removed. Father Harkins Takes Over Duties in Parish Major P. J. Mitchell To Speak to Legfion M.a.ior P. J. Mitchell of Catlette, Va., commanding officer of the 67th quartermaster regiment stationed at ' Fort Bragg, will address members of ' Sandhills Post, American Legion, at I their meeting next Monday night. Distinet Commander Sinclair will I i.lso be present to give a brief re.sume ; of the Department meeting in Golds- , boro last week. Members and other ! ex_scrvlce men are Invited to attend the meeting at the Legion Hut on Maine avenue. I Members of the Legion Ladies Aux- I iliary will also meet Monday night ' at 8 o’clock with Mrs. L, V, O’Callagr- han. Father Scholly Transferred from Ladv of Victory Church; New A.ssistant There The Rev. Herbert A. Harkins from St. Kdwards <;^urch in High Point took charge of the St, Anthon.v’s Catholic Church parish this week, replacing Father T. A. Williams, transferred to Kinston. A native of New York ('ity. Father Harkins was ordained May 26, 1934, at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore. His mother. Mrs. Annie Harkins, will make her home with her son here. Another change in the Catholic priests here occurred this week when the Rev. Joseph Scholly was trans, ferred to Newton Grove, after serv ing as as.sistant to the ReV:-Ambrose McAdams, past’jr of th» Lady of Vic tory Church. Replacing Father Schol. ly is the Rev. Thomas Maher, a native of Brooklyn, N. Y., who assumed his new duties this week. 'i>ef"t-e .‘^.'awell in bankr'u|it' y in 1938. .\ third iridic-liiiont related to a fii^' coat tian.saetion. in which the Gov- ' 1 riment clariiii the dcA'iidant pur_ chased thi coat, coptirig ovor $100 in Grcenslioro. and money u-;is drawn I'rofi tho official rol'ereo bank account I as apart from his personal bank ac- 1 count, both of which wori' handled ! through the Car thage branch of the Pank of Pinehurst. I Langboin. tho pro.'(o(-iitor, announc 'd he planned to bring .seven indict ments Iw'foro tho court during this trial and that he held thrve other in. dictmi'Uts, di.sposition of which he has not decided. Indications woi-o tbal the Govern- inont would complete its evidence late 'ihursday or early Frid.iy A jury se. loctod in Richmond ( ouritv is hearing I the case. BLAZE DAM.4GES OLD HAYES HOUSE Fire and Water Cause .\bout $1. 000 Estimated Damage; None In.jured but Little Puppy •A fire that blazed fiercely last Tuesday aftemoon for nearly a quar ter of an hour brought damage esti mated at over- $1,000 to the Hayes' house on Southeast Broad Street be. ing occupied by the families of Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Grover and Mr. and Mrs, W. G. McAvoy. Both trucks of the Southern Pines Volunteer Fire Department respond ed to tho alarm, turned in shortly before ,'i o'clock, and soon four hoses were playing on the flames, which were mostly confined to the rear wing of the house. The fire apparently started ,in a woodshed at the very back of the house and .shot rapidly up a back stairway into the second and third ■stories of the stnictiire. .Mthougb the actual fire was confined to the south and east ends of the house, :n the upstairs part, ther-e was con. siderable water damage. The fire crept along the roof and broke out through the composition roofing, Al- t.hough firemen left about 8 o’clock, with the blaze nearly out, they re turned about 9:30 to put out one or two bursts of fire which had been smouldering. The only near casualty of the fire was a Spitz puppy belonging to the McAvoys, which was rescued from i smoke-filled room and resu.sitated by Dr. J. 1. Neal. Voluntei^r woiker.s cleared out most of the furnishings and personal be- loiiging.s of the families before fire .'r water could damage them. Both the Grover and the McAvoy families asked The Pilot to express their appreciation tn the volunteers who helped to save their personal be longings. "Not a thing wa.s damaged and everything of value was saved,” they said, adding that they wished they could thank each one individually. The house, one of the oldest in Southern Pines, was built about 1896 hy the late Kmeraon Hayes and was occupied by Mrs. Hayes until her death in 1936. It is now owned by \rthur N. Hayes of Chicago, her son. The fire sent clouds of black smoke billowing over the town and attracted a large aftemoon crowd, both to fight the fire and to watch It