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Southern Pines, North Carolina, Friday, February 27, 1942.
FIVE CE.NTS
Two People Lose Lives
In Aberdeen Hotel Fire;
Building Is Destroyed
Horse Show Here Friday Bringing Fine Horses
lack Meador, Manager, and I
Mrs. lien Eby, Guest, Killed;
Mr. Eby Critical i
EARLY MORNING BLAZE
At least two lives were lost and
^several severe injuries sustained in
an early Wednesday morning fire in
Aberdeen which O'^spletely gutted the i
recently remodeled Sandhill Hotel.
Jack Meador, for many years man
ager of the hotel, formerly the Aber
deen. was overcome by fumes and
names in an endeavor to see that all
parents at Powell Funeral Home
Mrs. Ben Eby of Harrisburg, Pa.,
was trapped on the third floor, west
end of the Hotel and was I'umed to
neath. Her body was identifi'?d by her
parentsh at Powell Funeral Home
early Thursday morning. Her hus-
I'and, Mr. Eby, was in serious con-
I'ition in Moore County Hospital, suf.
I'ering from burn.s and injuries sus
tained when he leaped from the third
floor of the burning building.
The firi> alarm wms turned in by
Meador at about 2:20 a. ni. Wednesday
morning, after hotel employees repoi't-
cilly fought tho fire for a abort time.)
Kire f’hief C. L. Brasingtoii said that,
the blaze apparently .started in 11
.second-floor linen closet and had!
•■■pread widely brfoie the Aberdeen |
lorco was called. Southern Pine.s ar»l
Pinehurst fire departments responded
to an urgent call and were on the!
^'cene in about 20 minutes, despite dif
ficulties of the heavy snow which had
^allen during the day i
Hotel Fille<l '
The hotel was filled to capacity, ac
cording to reports, and Chief Bras-
iMgton praised the effort.s of Will
(Grip) Moore. Negro bellhop, who
rushed about the building, awakening
1 he occupants, clearing out their bag.
gage and assisting in every way, un-
‘il he nearly dropped from exhaustion
and burns. He was treated at Mooie
■'ounty Hospital but not confined.
Because occupants scattered about
the town, some even driving to other
towns after their sleep was disturbed,
a complete check on all occupants
was being made with difficulty; but
n search of the burned ruin.s revealed
no more bodies, and it is believed that
al! escaped death except Meador ajid
Mrs. Eby,
Death of Meador
Meador had plenty of chance to
rave himself: but stuck to his job
of clearing out the occupants. His
body was found near the top of the
i^tairs, on the second floor, where he
had apparently been overcome by th-’
fumes and had collapsed. Falling,
burning timbers covered the body.
Funeral services for Meador were
lield Thursday afternoon at the
Aberdeen Pre.sbvterlan Church, with
the Ri'v, E. L. Barber, officiating. He
'.vas 53 years old and his widow sur
vives, as well as several brothers and
sisters. Interment was to be in For
est LauTi Cemetery, Greensboro.
Fimeral senfices for Mrs. Eby will
V<e conducted in York. Pa., where the
body is being sent.
Other Destruetlon
The fire was fought until daybi-eak
before it was brought under a sem
blance of control. Besides destroy-
insr the hotel, several business estab*
lishment.s on the ground floor wer«
damaged. These are E. L. McBride’s
Shoe Store Lewis Harrington's Bar
ber Shop, E. L. Byrd's Gate Citv In
surance company office, and Betty
Wiseman's Curnlina Bf-auty Shop,
v. hich had much new equipment.
Also confined to the hospital for
tieatmerit ' was Flovd Cochran of
Charlf)tte. whose condition was re
ported a.s satisfactory.
The hotel was recently purcha.'!-
i‘(l bv Kalk Carter, Reidsville and
Aberdeen tobacconist, and completely
r> modeleil and renamed. According to
.'.berdeen officials, no insurance was
being carried on the place,
Mrs. .Vendor who assisted her hus-
>and in the management, escaped
Herious injury, a.s did their friends
1 ir. and Mrs. E. M. Medlin, who were
■staying at the hotel.
Daily Starts Sunday
The SANDHILLS DAILY
NEWS, the first and the out-
standinsr daily in the Sand
hills resort area, will make
ita 1942 appearance Sunday,
March 1, chock full of lo
cal news events, latest M*'
bullettins^ and pictures of
local and general interest-
This paper will be publish
ed by The Pilot. Inc., in
addition to the weekiv is
sue of THE PILOT. It will
be prfmarily devoted to
sports and social activities
of the Sandhills and be
widelv distributed through
out the section. Althou);h
The Pilot considered not
publishinn; a daily this year,
al the sujruestion of (owns-
pooole. inefudinj*' some town
officials, it was decided
hrinjf out the SA.\D-
HILLS O.MLV NKWS.
airitin. bejrinninu Sunday.
Walfh for if!
LEADING STABLES
TO ENTER HORSES
IN SERIAL RACE
I Total of 21 Subscriptions for
Brush Race Announced;
Parking Spaces Goini?
SUBSCRIBERS LIST GIVEN
Fre.sh from Camden, S. C., Horse Show victories last wcek-en<;. Knlries Indicate Wide Interest
these horses owned by Mr. an<J Mis, William ,J. Kennedy, Southern I’incs, in Sh(»W Ayain this Year;
are among the many entries for the Southern Pines Hor.se Show to begin Special Kvents
at 10 o'clock this Friday morning. The horses .shown here are being schoolei
i at the local Horse Show ring by Mickey Walsh, trainer, and his two daught
(MS, Joan (in the center) and Kathleen (right, i The horses are Sir I>hn
Hermit's Boy and Little Hugh (left to right).
I tl’llt't'i l'\
Twenty-one subscriptions for the
Carolina Serial Stecplechasc, which
begins with the Crdatan Steeplechase,
sccond event at the eighth annual
meeting of the Sandhills Steeplechase
and Racing Association, had been re
ceived by the close of entries this
week.
This means that at least 21 horses
from leading stables will be entered
in the twr>-mile event for non.winners
over brush at the annual steeplechase
races, to be run here Saturday, March
21, over the Barber Estate course.
Meanwhile demand for re.ser^'ed
p.Trking spaces for the annual racing
event was increasing. Wallach said,
in releasing a list of subscribers who
have already made reservations for
the raee.s!,
f'ntiy forms for th<‘ Sandhills race«
vei-i' goinsr out this week to leadinir
-^tnhles expected to enter their be.st
li'uitiTs and iumpers in one or mon>
nl' thi' fivf bi'i races included at the
,■ iiuial nieetiiic
GiWs Outfitted by Shops
t HKISllAN PI.AN To Model In Style Show March 4
Wallace C. Speers of McCutch liridse Tea and Fashion Show.!
eon’s Addresses Club on Sponsored by Jr. CiWc Club.
After-War Plans To He Big Affair
Despite II drop in the nunitn r of Sfalile Suliseripfiiiii
.•ntries from la.st .year, the Third An- Kiitri.'S fnr the ('roatan .Steeple-
n lal Southern Pine.s Horse show will el'.i,';". v\-hich is one of three races of
;’Ct start.‘d al 11) o'clo( k Friday morn. t'K' f'arolina S.'ii.Tl Steenlerhase, the
ing with .1 full day's events sfheduled olhiT two heine nt C.imden an.l Aik.
at the Soiitl'fin iPines Country Club eii, ''cre as follows:
show rins- Mnntneliev Stables (Mr<. Marion
Post entries will l)e made in two n iPoin .'^rutt i. .Montpelier. Va., two:
children's classes and in the Hunt M's. F Ambrose (’lark, two: F. Am-
Teani class, but all the other 1.5 '' ^os" Clark, fmir: and P.rookmeade
I vents have a full list of entries, ea- Stable, two; one each, Rokebv Sta-
'm t" compete for the prizes and ' r>aiil .Mellon'. Pittsburgh;
lown I ays 9l5,0oO.OO ribbons. Richard K. Mellon Pittshurch; Mrs.
I Maior competition will be in the Esther Dul'ont Weir. Wilmington,
An appeal to laymen to use the dy-} Plans for the Bridge.Tea and Fash-
namic of Christianity in all of their Show to be held March 4 at the
lives and to spread the understand,
ing of Christian living by friendly, in-
formal meetings was made by WaL
lace C. Speers, executive vice-presi-
dcnt of the McCutcheon’s in New
'i'ork, at the Kiwanis Club meeting
at the Holly Inn in Pinehurst Wed
nesday.
The speaker is the son-in.law of P.
T. Kelsey of Southern Pines and has
traveled widely in Europe and other
parts of the world.
"Two basic neceMities underly tho
building of a decent world of the fu
ture," the speaker said. ‘‘The first
is that the allies win the war in its
physical and total war sense, b’.
cause otherwise there will be no
chance for life based on reason, de
cency and the fundamental freedoms
for which our ancestors gave their
lives . . .
"Our second necessity is to study
immediately the responsibilities and
citities we must assume so that . . .
we can provide the kind of world
Southern Pines Country Club, under
the sponsorship of the Jr. Civic Club,
. have been going along merrily this
week. Advance sales and reservations
for the bridge.tea have been excellent,
with local hotels predicting a large
attendance of visitors at the event.
It is expected that many people not
wishing to play bridge will go to
the Club at 5 o'clock for tea and to
sec the showing of Spring style/i by
l.ical models for Pinehurst "and Smith-
em Pines Shops.
Al! shops have not completed final
plans yet and the following is a ten.
tative list of models and the shops for
which they will show:
Southern Pines: Franjeans’, Mrs.
George London, Miss Eleanor Bar
ron, Miss Julianna Webster, Miss
Alice Eddy and Miss Peggy Palmer.
Tot's Toggery: Pete Butler, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Butler; Joan
Howarth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Howarth; Garland Frank Pierce,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Garland Pierce;
Penelope Anne Fiiller, daughter of
The Town of Souiin-ni I’lnes
this week ]>aid out a tot.al of
.SI5,0S3.3,S for principal and in.
terest on town lionds, according
to Howanl K Bums, town clerk,
l.jirgeNt im.ynient was a tax
anticipation not« dated July I,
1941, of $7,000, and an addition
al SS.S.SS for eight months Inter
est at two pen'Cnt. Next In
amount was the senil-anniial in
terest on $180,000 six percent
public Improvement lionds of 1924
amounting to $5,400. Other paj-
n^ents were $3,000 on principal
of four percent water and sewer
bonds of 1934 and $540 in pay.
ment of semi-annual Interest nn
thei>e bonds.
ALUMNI OF I.N.C
TO MEET TUESDAY
Dul’o'lt
,'^100 jumper sweepstake, for the de- f’*'l,; Mrs. Osdcn Phinps, H.v-Du Sta-
fi'nst' bond offered by the Moore Bostwiik. Oeoreo H. Bost.
C('unty Hounds, and for the Rloise '•'ick, Mrs. C,. H. Bostwick. Aiken;
Kverest Memorial Challenge cup. to be "rs. Louis F Stoddard, ,lr., Aiken;
presented In the Ladies' Hunters W. S Kirby, and Harry LcMon-
clnss. Trophies in the children's tague.
classes are being given by Mr. and Among subscribers .so far arc. from
Mrs. W. O. Moss, and in the other Southern Pines: Mrs. Reid Healy, Hoi.
competitions, prizes—such as oats- l.v.vood Hotel, Mr. and Mrs, Emmett
t )r the hor.ses are offered in addition fronch. Mrs. John R, Drexel, Jr,,
to ribbon.s for placing, ' Mrs. Magruder Dent. Mrs. William
Entries for the show have come '’«mphell. Mr.s. Harriet Bamum, Mis.s
from the Dr. C. L. Havwood stables Bair, Mr. and Mrs, Struthers
1.1 Tryon, Lombardy Farms, Mile- James Boyd, Mr.
Away Stables, R. Z. Cates. Mrs.'R. Jackson H. Boydl, Mrs, M.
Daniel, J. North Fletcher. Mrs. Ralph^'>fhols, Mr, and Mrs. Harry M.
K. Trix, W. J. Stratton’s Stonybrook Towne, Mrs. M. F.
stables, Pinehurst Livery Stables, Mr. Tompkins, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph K.
and Mrs. William J. Kennedy. Donald '^'"*- Margaret Thorne Smith,
Scheiper.s, Miss Kathleen Walsh, Stevens, Mr. and
Thomas and Alexander, Rock Spring Mrs. H. S. Pearson, Mrs, John L. Mc-
t'arm, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bryant, Dr. VV. C. Mudgett, Mr. and
and Lyndon Farms, F’reston T, Kelsey, Mr. and Mr.s.
The program will start off with ''‘l*'am J. Kennedy. Mr. and Mrs,
the green hunter class at 10 o'clock. i Jenks, Mr, and Mrs. George J.
everybody wants. This study must be ^ Thompson Fuller; Jane
n.ade now, ’ he contmued. He then]„,‘“' Lr vr..,
uL affoi-o Towne Carey, granddaughter of Mrs.
outlined his study of the affairs of
Europe and presented the conclusion
that the use by mankind of the force
ot Christianity was the only w’ay for
the future.
The job of using Christianity as a
force in everyday life is up to lay.
men, he asserted, and suggested that
small groups, beginning in houses of
individuals, could spread Christian
living to all parts of the earth.
Carey,
Jane Towne; Pauline Nichols, dau
ghter of Mrs. M. G. Nichols; Eliza
beth Kennedy, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Kennedy; Patch’s Depart
ment Store: Mrs. Harold McAllister
and Mrs. Clara A. Scott; Mrs, Hayes'
Shop: Mrs. Alice Burt Hunt. Miss
Catherine Prizer, Miss Bet.sy Barnum,
Miss Birdilia Bair and Miss Emily
Dell Hayes;
Pinehurst: Madame et La Jeune Fille,
In conclusion he presented what j^jgg jjuitp Blue, Mrs. Clara Pushee,
• might be called a world charter and Lippincott and Mrs. Bar-
that is: We therefore now highly re- ‘ ’ -
solve to .set free the unconquerable
power that is in the individual '“‘(j Helen Thompson
through the gift of God and join it - ■ "
to the dynamic faith of all other
Christian men to provide an over-
bara Kemp; Piircello's; Mr.s. Clara Pu-
sbee. Colony Shop: Miss Marv Evelyn
Fuller. Romanes and Paterson: Mrs.
George Schoolcraft and Penelope
Anne Fuller; Razook'.s and Anglow;
rriDle-h(>ader Prne-r-im PInnnprI ff'ilowed by horses suitable to become J*'*’***'' Mr. and Mrs. Walter T. Ives.
hunters, lightweight hunters, open Mrs. Alan Innes-Taylor.
jumping, and working hunters, any Mrs. Julian Bishop, and Hugh
for Annual Get-Together at
Pine Needles Club
weight, in the morning.. Following
Sicard;
Tuesday, March 3, at 7:30 p. m.
Captain W. S. Popham, command
ing officer of the Naval R. O. T. C.
unit at II. N. C., will tell of the con.
trlbution of the University to na.
tional defense, and Dr. Charles E.
Rush of the University faculty will
sp^'ak, and Coach Ray Wolf will showl
.limcheon at the Country Club hou.so. From Pinehurst, Mrs, N. S. Hurd,
A triple-header program for Car- afternoon program will start at and Mrs. W, C. Fownes, Jr., Mr.
ohn.i alumni in Moore County has 2 o’clock with middle and heavy- J Ehrhart. Lieut,
been planned for the annual get-to- veight hunters, handy jumpers. James F, Donovan, .Mr, and Mrs, C, T.
gether at the Pino Needles Club House ladies’ hunters, jumper sweep.stake, and Mrs, S, D, Camden,
thoroughbred type hunters, beginning Mrs, F, R, Razook, Robert
riders to 17 years of age. hunter White. Mr. and Mrs. Richard S.
bp.ck.i, fhildien riders under 12, ‘Mr. and Mrs. James W. Tuft.s,
Moore County Hounds championship I^‘'f>nard Tufts, Lieut. Raymond
troph.v. hunt teams, and finally, a Swain, Jr., Mrs. Anna M. Riidel, Mar.
bareback jumping event with Negro J- Q’'*glcy. Fred H. Pouch. Capt.
iriders. Mrs. V. S. Mulford, Jr,, Mrs.
I Herbert Cameron and Dennis f<ank K. May, Julius Mathews, Miss
I'lcture.s of the Carolina-Duke game of Grotty are sharing work as show man., Morrison. Mr. and Mrs. Fred-
. Pger.s, while Homer B. Gray, M,F.H„ Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
The Rev. T. A. Cheatham of Pine-|^,j poughkeep.sie, N. Y., and Mrs. Pwing, Mr. and Mrs. Verner Z. Reeil.
hurst, president ()f the Moore County q H.imilton of Warrenton, V'a , ' Lady Cheylesmore,
Caiolina alumni, declared it will be indges. Other officials an Al.so. W, a. Blue and Mr. and Mrs.
an enjoyable get-together for Caro-^(.j,j.y Hndgers of Detroit, Micii , I’age of Aberdeen; Mr. and
hna men and their ladies, with sing- j r.gp-'aster: J. Fred Stini.son. pn^il'i^k; Mrs. George W’atts Hill of Durham,
ing and good cheer and he urged a Tate announcer: .Mis. Hairy Craven of Charlottesville, Va.-
good attendani'o from among th>' and Mrs. Dennis C'rottv, g.it'e I’ietro Oespi of Charlotte C ,C, Con’
nearly 200 alumni in the count.v. cifrk.n; Ijouis Scheipers, fpiirl’.ing Greensboro, Mr. and Mrs. K
~ ;'^aces: Mrs. E. C. Stevens. ei:ti-rtain- Anibro.se Clark, Thoniasville, Ga.
Farm Chanffes Should
Be Filed By March 15
V.nustiail .Anne fUIIOr; rUl/iUiMV ' Tiyf XT 1>. v. ..nv v VI T ■ V.I...
Whelming: force impossible to with-ji^^ye not yet announced Ihelr iVlrS. rjuSOn l\OW i/WllS menl; Mrs. Almot Jenks, prt^crmi: Jiinc F. Bassett. Monkton. Md ;
stand for the creation and preserva- ITiill iri ^^''Iph K. Tiix. trophic:) an.l Ernest L. WoodwanI and Miss Wil-
tion of a peaceful, postwar world of, ^ Thompson will act as Ma.-<-' F Ull IllHrrcal III oIlOp. judges ranis and Mrs. M.irg.'''r^t l>''Imine Kirby, Camden, S, C.; Mrs.
fairness and decency for all Ceremonies, announcing the, . Mrs. Jean C. Fd.son this week jvjf-,Thorne Smith, general chairman, Scott, Montpeliei
kind,” '
The speaker was introduced by
E, Horne, Among guests were Rich.i^^.j,j ;,pf,rt _ _ ... ,
ard Tufts, Shelby Cullom, M. P. Wil-j.j.^^^ Shoo. Butler have owned jointly since its children and during the luirse .show, a I-'la.; Mrs. Fay Ingalls. Hot Spring
son, C. D. Griffin, G A. Rose, all ot ^ of r'arolina Gardens is three yeiirs ago. Mrs, Riitler dr.-iwing: will he conducted to deter- Va.: and Mr. and Mrs. F. S. von-
Pinehurst. and J. L. Rose of ^«'"’ton. ‘ Club. Mrs. Todd Ba.';. vjn r<mtirtue to assist Mrs. Kdson in mine the winner of the pony, Miss Staile. Aiken, S, C.
la, , Iter, will furnish the music. . the sh\in during; the .sea.son. Red Cro.ss. ^
I —... Nurses .Vide C’ourse
County Scouts Set ,c ounty Teachers Meet Sndwfall Thts Week Reminiscent
niodels as they appear in street, .sportsI,,J,3^,,of Mrs. Fnnct's F. H,>.sides the regular hor.s*' show ''a.; Mr.s. Seborn Perry, High Point,
I .'■fternoon anil evening co.stumes. He 3,,^]^,. j„ (hp .,,|,op known as "fran- t vent.s, there will be run ne-jr th<- C.onlon .Memicls.sohn. Millbrook, .N',
''*’-Kvill show a sports outfit for the; .j,.a„',s,” which Mrs. Ed.son and Mrs. regular show ring a pony rid’ f..r V.: Stuyvesant Lero.v, Palm Beacn,
All requests for combination and di
vision of farms must be filed with
the county agent in Carthage before
liij (vuuiiiy s^riou/ruu I fn»
March 17 For i)rivc| In Carthase Thursda, ffgavy Blanket in March. 1927
Gets Started Here
Ten Sandhills women began thi.s
■ eek their Niir.ses Aide Training
An address by H. Arnold Perri Coui'.se. being given at Moore Countv
on the subject, "A Suggested Twelve Thi- day “finds us snowed in with'night, however, a bright Caroliivt Hospital, They are Mrs. Lee Pag.'.
Year Program for the North ('arolina two f?et‘of snow and no pro.spect of moon reflected brilliantly from a Knollwood; Mi.s.s Ph.vllis Lovering,
Public Schools," will be a feature of let up. This means water in the well.-’[snow.covered land.scape. ,T,qck,son .^Springs: Mis.s Essie Bailey.
March i.5^ e” H.' Garrison Jr,, farm the county, seeking a goal of $1,200. !ihe countywide teachers meeting i.i md wc hope a good crop .year." The Wedna-sday morning sun began (••irthage; Mrs Roy Grinnell, Miss
a'Tcnt warned owners this week. This drive is to help finance the work | the Carthage Grammar School and. That wasn't written Tuesday or early to melt the thick .snowfall and Marie Tonnele, Miss Eleanor Barron,
The Moore County Scout council
has set Tue.sday, March 17, as the date
ot the 1942 Boy Scout finance drive in
This means that if a producer in
tends to sell part of his farm, an appli
cation must be filed so that the al
lotments may be divided accordingly.
Cfarrison said. If a producer intends
to combine one farm with another, an
application must be filed so that al.
lotment.«i ma.v be combined. All pro
ducers were urged by Garrison to
Comply with the date .set becmise after
such time farms in the county must
of .scouting in the county and will gojitorium at 8 p. m. Thursday, March Wednesday this week but refers to by evening, large sections of the Mi-.s, Henry Dorn, and Mrs, Stuart
to maintain present troops and ex. 5. with L. J. Dawkins presiding. March 2, 1927, the ".year of the big e;trth were clear. No freezing temper- Wood of Southern Pnes; Mrs, C, C.
tend the work to other parts of the* The program will consist of pray- .'now" in the Sandhills. i tiire Wednesday night allowed the Kennedy and Mrs. Donald Sherrerd
county. jcr;. mu.sic, directed by Miss Leah' Nearly a foot of snow was record- .'now to continue to melt so by Thurs. of Pinehurst.
At the pre.sent time there are throe Price, Carthage Public school music <d offiri«ll.y in this section Tue.sday day only extremely .shad,v spots and At the first meeting of the group
teacher; address by Mr. Perry; an. night, after the heavy fall which piled-iip snow mounds remained to Monday. Mrs. Janies Boyd congratu-
nouncemcnt^ by the county superin- blanketed all of North Carolina. In t^how. for the downfall. l;.‘,^d the members on their spirit
tendent, and election of state offi-.the Sandhills, sleet followed rain >n Visiting golfers only mis.sed one in volunteering for this necessary
troops in Southern Pines, one in each
rmehurst, Pinebluff, Hemp, Vass and
Cameron. Being organized are other
troops in Aberdeen and High Falls,
a Negro troop in Pinehurst, cub packs
at Southern Pines and Hemp, and
be opercted as they are at present,)another pack is planned for Plne-
under AAA regulations. hurst.
ccrs. The teachers will vote on a pres- the early afternoon and then the day.. Thur.sday. they were playing work and fof preparing now for what
ident, vice president and constitution-^ sleet tunied into small snowflakes' again. And the Third Anniial Hor.«e may come. Mias Ellen Br^iton, sup.
al amendments. j which gradually became larger as the' Show was. ready to be run off Fi I-, erintendent of nurses;—also spoke.
Miss Ellen Ro.vall Jones is county afternoon grew into evening. day. [Mrs. Helen Jacobs of Southern Pines
secretary. ‘ And still the snow fell. By mid-1 But it was a pretty hefty Saow. is in charge.