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.Southern I’ines, North Carolina, Friday, April 3, 1942,
RED CROSS CLASS
IN NIRSE’S AIDE
TO FINISH FRIDAY
First Group of Ten Moore
County Women to Complete
SO Hours of Instruction
Ten young women of Moore County
this week will complete 80 hours of
Intensive trainijiff at Maore County
hospital and will become the coun
ty’s first members of the Red Cross
A’olunteer Nurse's Aide Corps.
As membeis of the Nurse's Aide
Corps, these women are pledged to
contribute each year a minimum of
SOUTHERN PINES
USED AS SETTING
IN PICTURE STORY
Nationarlly Circulated Mapa-
zine Section (Jives Spread
to Mid South Fashions
A (loubie-pape spread showing
scenes from Southern Pines and fea.
t.urinp resort styles for 1912 appear-
eo in the Sunday Magazine Supple
ment "Parade," published by PM,
New York paper published by Mar,
shall Fields.
The pictures were taken a few
weeks ago in Southern Pines when
BAKKY .McKINI-KY
Parry McKinley and his orchestra
150 hours of service in caring: for|^vill present the musie at the Annual
the nations sick, in order to help ■ /I'iremen’s Ball to he held at Scottie's Parade's photographer. W. Rugene
make up for the lack of trained, I’avern next Wednesday evening, Smith, with two professional mod.
nurses. . ^prii S, .scheduled to last from 10 Barbara Mosely and Robert Clif-
The nation is at war. Red Cross until 2 a. ni. This annual affair, fmd. who po.sed for the pictures.
nurses are being called daily for duty .sponsored by the Southern Pines
A)tho>igh two local people, Mrs
with our armed forces both at home' Volunteer Kire Department is usu. ^porge London nn.l ,Tohnny S( hoon-
and abroad. The lack of sufficient ally an all-out good time not only assisted in arranging the pie.
trained nurses is creating in every! tor the firemen but for nil of their appear in the il-
community the problem of \mder. friends. The orchestr.i obtained for' | article
staffed hospitals and over-wcrked' >he occasion this year is led by a series of pict\ires is intro,
nurses. A widespread epidemic of well-known radio singer, who has hy a par.igraph saying:
•/hi, as in the last world war. an been heard on such programs as the "Women'.'S hats are going to be both
air raid, or flood disaster might Ford Sunday evening ho\ir. Any fire-
cause a desperate situation. j nan will gladly sell a ticket—or you
About six weeks ago, the Nurse’s ‘‘ them at the door.
Aide committee of the Moore County
Fwed Cross selected 10 young women J. HAWLEY POOLE
FIVE CENTS
Will IJaby Follow Mrs. Berke’s Care
who had agreed to undertake the 35 ^
hcurs of class instniction imder a
qualified nurse and 4.5 hours of sup
ervised hospital practice in order to!
hecome members of the Red Cross
Nurse's Aide Corps.
attractive and sensible this Spring
according J'’ reports from VVinter re
ports like Southern Pines, North
Carolina. In the picture of Jane
Otoode taken on the golf course, she
wears a 1942 version of the cloohc.
FOR HOUSE AGAIN
West End Farmer Peach Grow
er Makes Formal Announce-
Since then, these women, forming Candidacy
two classf-s of five members each,
have been meeting at the Moore | County politics took on more def-
Tounty Hospital and, imder the sup. ,nite shape this week, so far as state
'•rvislon of Miss Helen Jacobs, have offices are concerned, when J. Haw’-
i'een learning the rudiments of effi
rient and trained nursing.
’\Temhers of First Class
ley Poole. West Knd farmer and
peach grower, announced that he
would again seek the seat in the
lower house of the General .\ssembly.
One class is composed of Mrs. Roy j which he occupied in 1937 and 1941.
So far. there are only two candi-
(iates in the field for this office, the
Nee<l 100.000 Aides
<';rinncll. Mrs. Stuart Wood, Mrs.
Henry Dorn. Miss Eleanor Barron.
•^nd Mis."; Reva Marie Tonnele, all of announcemejit of Haywood H. Fry
Southern Pines: the other consists ,,t Carthage for this seat having
of Miss Effie Bailey, Carthage; Miss' .narted the political ball rolling last
Phyllis Lovering, .Jackson Springs, month.
Mrs. Donald Sherrerd and Mrs. C. C., That th,. contest for the House
Kennedy, Pinehurst; and Mrs. I^ee soat may become three or oven four-
Page of Aberdeen. • j.jded is a possibility yet; but not as
With the graduation of these 10 on likely a one since Mr. Poole's an-
this coming Friday, the 'Red Cross nouncement,
will be ready to start another class w. D. Sabiston, Jr., Carthage at.
of women who wish to enter the Red, torney, has been wanting to run for
Cross Volunteer Nurse’s Aide Corps, the House and almost committed
, himself in an informal "causus” held
I around about the courthouse earlier
"Thf Air.erican Red Cross, in col-; this week but has indicated to friends
Jaboration with the Office of Civil-' that Mr. Poole's announcement may
ian Defense, has issued a nation-wide *^hange his attitude.
appeal for 100,000 Nurse's Aides,” ex-! running on my past record
, . , , 'as Moore County's representative in
plained Mrs. James Boyd, chairman ,, ^
the House.’ Mr. Poole said. “I be-
of the Nurse's Aide committee. “We, ^hat the voters in the county
vant w’omen who will volunteer their; ure aware of that record and hope
services and work in local hospitals | that they will indicate their approval
and health agencies as assistants to i>v returning me to the Hoii.se this
?rraduate nurses. \ ■'•ear.’’
"The duties of Nurse's Aides con-' His 1937 term in the legislature
sist of bathing and feeding patients, was his first public elective office,
making beds, taking pulses and tem. r^pd he has since been a member of
peratures. assisting with the records., state Board of Agriculture and the
and attending to hundreds of details, p.oard of Trustees of the Greater
Which saves the valuable time of doc. T^niversity of North Carolina,
tors and nurses.’’ ' xn announcing for re-election. Mr.
“We need a large volunteer Nurse’s Poole said “I am aware and do real-
Aide Corps in Moore County right, ize that the State at this time can-
now,” Mrs. Boyd said. | not afford to spend a penny for any-
“It is our hope to follow this grad-' ‘^^t is not absolutely neces.
uating class of 10 with another. To i however,
save transportation, this class has ^ favor the false economy of
been divided into two groups, five in; s'ashing budgets for essential State
the morning and five in the after- \ functions." j
noon, chosen largrely from two local-; Poole’s Record
ities. Possibly this system can be con- j Referring to his record, Mr. Poole
tinued with classes of five or six, particularly mentioned his support
from Aberdeen, Carthage, and other! legislation to increase school
county towns. j teacher salaries and his sponsorship
"If filled, the next classes will start ■ of the law reducing to one-half the
c-aww' "5
AUTO RATIONING
V ''OT AS STRICT
' AS MOST THINK
It frames her neck with a softly roll,
cd brim that tapers to the nape of
her neck. At lunch on the terrace,
Jane displayed another stunning i
number—an off.the.face bumber I
brim sailor, with a draw-string shir
ring on the edge of the trim.’
Illustrating the article are eight
pictures taken on the local scene. One
interior scene was taken in a room
at the Highland Pines Inn. A tennis
court shot, showing "Frank’’ leaping
a not toward "Jane," was from the j
Pine Needles' courts. {
One of the prettiest pictures is of |
the two >-,io<lels starting out on the ^
Mul i’ines golf course, with the Mid
Pines ciub forming the background.
A terrace shot was also at the' Mid
Pines.
Clothes for the horseman and
horsewoman are pictured in a scene
taken at Stonybrook stables, and a
'•roquet court scene is from The Pine
Needles, as well as an afternoon
lounge scene in the Green Room of
the Pine Needles.
An after-dinner scene on the moon,
lit terrace was taken before the tall,
massive pillars of the Highland Pines
Inn.
None of the hotels are mentioned
*iy name, however, in the article. Only
the town of Southern Pines is men
tioned. The magazine has a wide cir
culation as a Sunday supplement for
many metropolitan dailies through,
out the nation.
Chairman of County Rationing
Hoard Says Too f"ew Apply
For Permits to Huy Cars
;McGRAW EXPLAINS RIFLES
Purchase of new automobiles isn’t
Hs restricted as most pwople have
lieen led to believe.
J. L. McGraw, chairman of the
Mooi'e County Rationing Board, re
turning Tuesday from an Atlanta,
Ga., conference concerning rationing,
said that the “interpretation of ra_
' tioning rules is so liberal that new
cards can now be purchased by any-
'•ne engaged in essential work nec-
I essary to the succes.sful prosecution
<'f the war."
According to Mr. McGraw, pur-
(base of new 1942 models will be
allowed to:
Employes of mills engaged in de
fense work and those engaged in the
lumber business where output goes
for army construction.
All necessary public officials.
Mrs. Sylvia Kahn Berko, who w ill present a piano concert at the iR policemen, firemen, high-
Southern Pines Library Monday evening at 8:30, shares hci- affection for(''‘'y employes, mail carriers, licen.
a baby grand with her own baby. Mrs. Berke, who has appeared in public jitneys, taxfs, engineers and
and private piano recitals in numerous towns in North Carolina, has ap. ^''chnicians.
peared in the Carnegie Chamber hall in New York. Her program Monday: ^^armers, without trucks, to haul
evening will include selections from Bach. Beethoven. Debussy. Brahms,' Produce and feed to and from their
de Falla, and Dohnanyi.
(Photo by Kinder) |
SALVAGE CENTER SET UP;
MOTOR CORPS, SCOUTS TO AID
McKelway Reporting
For Navy Dufy Today
The ’Rev. A. J. McKelway, who
nas been pastor of the Community
Church in Pinehurst since 1934,
left this week to report to Navy in
Norfolk as a Chaplain.
Mr. McKelway’s resignation from
l\is pastorate in Pinehurst, which he
has held since 1934, was announced
the middle of March, and he has
aince passed all requirements for
Navy duty as a Chaplain.
Army Day I*arade
In e<-lehration of .Army Da.v,
Monday, .April 6, the Sandhills
I*ost of the Anieriran l<eglon is
sponsoring a jKira<le and exhibit
of moileni Army e<|iiipnient in
Southern Pint's.
.Xeeording to L. fl. Williams,
post commander, one cf the in
fantry’s iMinds. several pieces of
light and heavy artUlerj-. a field
Ult<’hen and other mo<lem army
equipment will be brought hert*
from F’ort Bragg to participate.
The parade will begin at 11
a. m. Monday morning and will
be nuule up of .\rmy imlts.
.'Vmerlean legionnaires, Ketl
('roKK units, <iivlUan auxiliary
pollee anil fireman. Boy and (iirl
Scouts. There will l>e a re\1ew-
Ing .stand on Broad street. The
.Army equipment will be on dis
play during the day at the Ball
I’ark at the south end of town.
Grosset and Dunlap
Paired in Golf Match
The famous names of Grosset and
Dunlap were united on the golf
course Monday when Donald Gros
set of Greenwich, Conn.. and George
T. Dtmlap Jr.. of Pinehurst, sons of
the founders of the well known pub
lishing firm .teamed together in a
golf match against K. S, Nickeson
and W. P. Pease of Plainfield. N. J.
BANK CLOSEvS MOND.AY
In obsedvance of Easter Mon
day, the (Htizens Bank and
Trust Company will be closed
all day, Monday, April 6, offi.
elals of the bank announced
this week.
larms.
‘The intent of rationing regula-
^ lions is to see that there is an or
derly release of all automobiles now
i in the hands of dealers," Mr. Mc-
j Graw said. At the Atlanta meeting.
1 Cyrus McCormick, grand.son of the
System of Collecting Scrap Nleed-1 inventor of the reaper, representing
cd for National Defense An- the office of Price Administration,
nounced by Brown 'said that it was “false that It is
~ ' unpatriotic to buv a new car ’
Any old rags? Any old papers? Any, ' .v a new car.
old metal? The Southern Pines Sal-' . McGraw, not a
vage for Victory committee wants application has been filed with
them! " CJounty Rationing Board
An'organized system of collection' Purchase of a 1942 automobile
of scrap and salvage for use in na- quota for March, April and
tional defense was completed here announced,
yesterday and goes into operation Vou are eligible for a new au-
Uiis week. (omobile. have no hesitancy in mak-
The Rev. F. Craighill Brown, in '’’P your desires known to your
charge of the committee, said yes- he added. “He will be glad
terday that Swinnerton stables, at assist you in presenting your
the corner of East Broad and Ver.'*'^*”' Board, which will in
mont had been designated as collec-j S'ive every consideration pos_
tion headquarters for scrap paper release to the eligible people
and metal and that those wishing to ^ 'luota.
contribute their scrap should deliver ‘‘UTiile the Board, in considering
it to that center. | applications for tires, is endeavoring
"Proceeds from the sale of the fo withhold certificates from all but
scrap will be used to help defray ex-1 the most clearly eligible applicants,
penses of the local Defense Council more liberal policy can be expected
and to assist the Red Cross and the | ”nder the car rationing program",
Boy Scouts in their work.” Mr. Brown he added,
.■said. "The committee cannot act as ,
purchasing agent for those w'ho wish .
to sell their scrap and receive the '--rOSSin^J’ Slg'nals
Now In Operation
about April 12. Application should l>e
made to me in writing or by telephone
as soon as possible. If there are some
who could not take this trsdning
now but could join a class starting
in May or June, I should like to hear
from them now,” Mrs. Boyd added.
"I believe this is the most use
ful thing women can do to help their
country,’* said Dr. Clement Monroe,
resident surgeon of Moore Ooimty
Hospital. *T will do anjrthlng to for.
ward this work.”
license fee on farm trucks and the
exemption from ad valorem taxation
of farm products held by the grower.
Born near Jackson Springs. Mv.
Poole attended State College, grad
uating in 1917 when he entered the
Army and served as a first lieutenant
during the last War. He Is a mem
ber of the Sandhills Legion Post. Al
so, he is a member of the Carolina
Peach Growers Council and State
chairman of the Peach Marketing
Program.
GYMKHANA SATURDAY HAS
SPECIAL EVENT FOR OFFICERST
The Southern Pijies Country Club
Gymkhana and horse show ring will
come back into use Saturday with the
six-event spring Gymkhana, beginning
ut 3 o'clock.
Special event—which will go on all
through the afternoon—will be the
photographing of children on a pony.
The gymkhana committee has arrang
ed with Mr.s. W. O. Moss to have a
pon3Thear the gymkhana ring and a
photographer at hand to take pic
tures of children riding the pony. As
a trained horseman will be In charge,
it won’t matter whether the child
can ride, is old enough to ride—or
what. He or she can still have his
picture made, either by the photogra.
pher at hand or by any candid camera
friends.
In addition to the regular gymk
hana events will be a class limited to
Army officers. The officers' event
will take place both on the inside
show ring and the outside hunt
course.
money themselves.”
To Make Collections
The Red Cross Motor Corps, head
ed by Mrs. Almet Jenks, chairman,
and Miss Harriet Barnum, vice-chair
man. will assist in the salvage col
lection by conducting an organized
‘■pick.up’' each Friday afternoon, as.
sisted by the Bny Scouts.
The Motor Corps will patrol the
streets of Southern Pines and Boy
Scouts will pick up the salvage which
must be placed in a conspicuous
place. This will not be a "canvas’’
but merely a pick-up service. It was
The new warning signals at the
New Hampshire Avenue crossing of
the Seaboard went into action yes
terday for the first time. These sig-
jials, installed after long months of
negotiation between the town fath.
ers and officials of the railroad, are
intended to relieve the railroad cross
ing danger in Southern Pines.
The New Hampshire Avenue sig
nals make this crossing and that at
Vermont Avenue safe for the rior-
iiially observant motorist and pedes.
emphasized by Mr. Brown, however, i installation of this one ad-
that the Motor Corps and Boy Scouts warmng signal, however,
would pick up only useable scrap and'Connecticut. New
that this must be put Into such shape
to make collection easy.
The salvage for American war in.
dustry includes the following:
Waste paper: old newspapers,
wrapping paper, cardboard cartons
and boxes, paper bags, magazines, ad
vertising material;
Old rags; cast off clothing, draper
ies. pillows, sheets, towels, flour and
sugar bags, carpets and burlap b^s
in good condition;
York, and Massachusetts Avenue
crossings unprotected, and all persons
attempting to cross at these points
should be doubly careful to look for
trains in both directions.
Pinehurst Short-Cut
Temporarily Closed
The short-cut to Pinehurst by way
of the extension of Pennsylvania ave
nue through West Southern Pines
Scrap metal: everything made of, is temporarily closed while the road
There will be a class for light and! metal except tin cans. is undergoing repairs and "smooth-
middle weight hunters for heavy, j Old rubber; discarded auto tlrea: ing out.” This should be good news to
weight hunters, an open Jumping and tul>es, rubbers, overshoes, old oil users of this road, who have re-
event, a potato novelty race and a i bath or sink mats. etc.
water relay race.
As usual for the gymkhanas at the
Country Club ring, there will be no
charge for admission. Louis Scheip-
ers and Herbert Cameron are In
charge of the plans.
The Salvage for Victory commit
tee emphasized that the program
does not want anything that is still
peatedly complained about the bumps
at the foot of the hill. Several minor
accidents of the past year or two
have been laid to the roughness of
being used or which might have to this roadway. It is expected that the
be replaced. road will be re-opened in several
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