•V Cfiiy.x m 11 u N. c f RViDEFENSE I'NITF.D HTATF.3 AVINOS RONDS iND.'mum COmcron v ol.. 22, NO. 19. Southern Pines, North Carolina. Friday, April 10, 1942. FIVE CENTS WALTER MILUKEN LEAVES HOSPITAL SUM OF $50,000 » During Lifetime, Pinehurst Res ident (Jave Generously to County Institution OTHER CHARITY BEQUESTS Here’s An Artist’s Conception of Southern Pines Army Day Activities | TRUSTEES ELECT MRS. SMITH AS Walter L. Milliken, who died March 1). 1942, at his winter residence in Pinehurst, has bequeathed (he sum of $50,000 to the Moore County Hospi tal, under terms of his will filed for probato In Barnstable County, Mass. This bequest, announced this week by hospital officials, is in addition to a total of S25.200 given, without public mention, to the hospital by Mr, Milliken during his lifetime. In addition to the $50,000 for the local institution, Mr. Milliken left 450,000 to the Cape Cod Hospital at Hyannis, Mass.. and $100,000 to the Art Association of Indianapolis. Ind. Rxcept for certain gifts to friends and employes, the rest of the estate was left to Mr. Milliken’s family and relatives. The New England Trust Company of Boston is named execu- tiir and trustee. Regular Contribufor 3ince 1929, Mr. Milliken had been a regular and generous contributor to the Moore Count.v Hospital, but with characteristic modesty, he desired tiat no public mention be made of these benefnction.s during his life, time. Paul Dana, hospital treasurer, revealflkl yesterday, however, that t;ie total of Mr. Milliken’s contribu tions amoimted to $25,200 at the time of his death. Mr. Milliken’s first gifts were small ones, but as he be came more familiar with the work of the hospital, he increased his help, and for the past few years his an nual donations have been the largest regularly received from any indiv idual. •T.Ift Wonderful Aid’’ G. C, Seymour of Aberdeen, pres ident of the hospital, when inforijied of the bequest, declared that it has ^ doublo significance. "The gift will be a wonderful aid," Mr. .Seymour said, "and this expres sion of confidence is highly valued by the directors, staff, management, and by all friends. By his generous assistance. Mr. Milliken had mani fested approval of the work which the hospital is doing. Now his bequest should encourage everyone to carry on faithfully the task of making our hospital an even more effective in stitution for the public welfare.” According to th terms of the will the bequest to the Moore County Hos pital is free of conditions or restric tions. Ancillary probate is to be made at Carthage at a later date. Xatlve of Boston Walter Lewis Milliken was bom March 25, 1865, in Boston. His legal residence was at Hyannis Port, Mas sachusetts, where he had made his liome for many years. Although nev. er active in business, he was a man whose judgment carried great weight with all who knew him. He first vis. lied Pinehurst in 1907, and had been in close touch with this section ever Fince. He was an enthusiastic golfer, snd had served as director and as president of the Tin Whistles. Mr. Milliken is survived by his sister, Mrs. Robert B. Parker, of Boston: by his son, Arthur Milliken, headmaster of the Westminster School, Simsbury, Connecticut; by two daughters, Mrs, Fisk Landers, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. George A. Mur phy, of New York City; and by nine grandchildren. Mr. Milliken’s funer al was held in Indianapolis on March Uth, 1942. Asfti w 1' / r V n < M f-' Vi W LIBRARIAN -Fills Place Left by Re.\ ^ ^n of Mrs. Louis . theipers Jr. NEW ROOKS ARE SELECTED The City Park was a busy place last Monday, when the 134th Medical Regiment, comnianiied by Col. Frances W. Moore, established a demonstration field hospital and showed a throng of adults and children a bout the work of a medical regiment. While all this v/as going on. Private Robert C. Frankenberg was sketching his conceptions of the various activ ities, and after the whole thing was over, drew this composite picture esp<*cially tor THK PILOT. The top sketch shows the members of the company throwing up the hospital tent.s in the city park, with the town hall in the background and the American flag flying in the light breeze. In the left hand corner, one of the squads of a medical company pusses before the stars-and-stripes decorated reviewing stand. Note the ever.present movie camera on the reviewing stand. The middle scene, right, was "Slso a typical sight on the park grounds the day the Regiment was here. And the bottom right hand sketch the artist caught the curiosity and interest of both adutis and children in the 1 ittle jeeps which bounced along the streets. (Picture of the Army Day parade appears on Page 5). County Politics Still Lukewarm ! AUDIENCE LIKES As Final Filing Date Approaches pjANQ CONCERT Young: Democrats Planning Ral ly for All Candidates at Car thage Next Friday Trustees of the Southern Pines Library Association meeting T\iesday elected Mrs. Thomas B. Smith as li brarian to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Mrs. Louia Scheipers, Jr. In electing Mrs. Smith, the trus tees followed the recommendation of a special committee to canvas can didates for the position. The com_ niittee said that Mrs. Smith's ex perience, educational background and travel qualified her for the place. Mi.ss Diehl Utley was elected as sub stitute librarian. New Boolis for I.ibrary Ten new book.s were authorized for purc hase to be added to the Library stacks. They are; Fiction, Sam Small Flys Again by Kric Knight, The Moon Is Down by John .Steinbeck (two copies, one for the special service departments Rospppftfully YourS. Annie, edited by Sylvia Brockway; Seven Tempest by Vaughn Williams, and Bride of Glorv by Bradda Field. They Tell No Tales by Manning Coles i.s the new mystery for the li brary and Short Biography of Lou Gehrig by Graham is especially for younger readers. Northern Nurse by Elliot Merrick. The Japanese Enemy b.v Hugh Byas, and Cross Creek by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings were selected as new books fi>r f.rneral reading. SCRAP SALVAGE STILL GOES ON Contributors of Paper and Met al I rRfd to Hrin.o: Bundles to Sivinnorlon’s Stables Hundreds of pounds of paper and scrap metai have already been turned m at the Salvage for Victory com mittee collection point at Swinner. ton’s Stables here: but the scrap contributions f^r national defense sre still requested. The Rev. F. Craighill Brown, chairman of the salvage committee, has requested that everyone who pos sibly can bring their paper or scrap r.iaterial to Swinnerton Stables, the paper to be deposited in the stable, and the heavier scrap in the adjacent i vacant lot. Civilian Defense Units March Altho.rgT; the Red Cross Motor with Armv Troops in Cele- bration’Here Mondav tmue the.r Friday aftemon street ■ i collections, it is desired that this col- Southern Pines celebrated Army ^*'ction service be used only in cases Grass Fire Stopped Before Real Damage A grass fire, which was fortunate ly stopped in time to be anything worse, wag brought tinder control by the Southern Pines Volunteer Fire Department, responding to an alarm at 4:35 p. m. Monday at the comer of West Broad street and Illinois avenue. Although there was no dam age done by the fire before it was put out, the blaze did threaten the Chandler ice and coal plant and the Pure Oil storage tanka in that area. W'ith the final filing date only a week from Saturday, Moore County politics has still to be stirred up; but the Young Democrats organization in tlie country is meeting next Fri day, April 17, hoping to find by then something to get excited about. Meanwhile, this week Clyde B. Shaw, mayor of Carthage and chair man of the Moore County Draft Board, announced his candidacy for county commlsioner’ from District one, a seat which is being relinquish, ed by Wilbur H. Currie, who is seek ing the higher seat of the State senate. Mr. Shaw may find some opposi tion for this District commissioner- ship from Reid Flinchum, Carthage merchant, but this had not mater ialized late this week. Rae<' for House So far, the political situation has remained comparatively calm and th(» only contest definitely in the making is for the State li'ouse of rep resentatives, being sought by J. Haw. lejj Poole, of West Bid, Incumbent, Please turn to page S Republicans Meeting The Jloore county Uepuiiliciin ron\ention has been called to meet at the Court House in Car thage Tuesday evening, Ai^il 14, at 8 p. ni. for the purpose of nominating candidates fnr county offices. The call for the convention went out this week from H. F. ^jemvell, Jr., chairma t, and Cleni- iMit Barrett, sec.retar.v, of the rounty IlenuliUean organi/.ation. The convention will c-lect a new chairman ana .iltend to other business, ('hairnian Seawell said. Program by Mrs. Berke Consid ered FittinK Conclusion to Sea-son’s Series I A brilliant and much.enjoyed piano performance by Mrs. Sylvia Kahn Berke brought to a fitting con clusion Monday evening this season’s ' outstanding series of concerts, spon- > sored by the Southern Pines Library Association. Undisturbed by a series of three tooting and rumbling trains which pas.sed by during the early part of her program. Mrs. Berke rendered a group of selectiojis which seemed ad- ‘ mirably suited for piano solo, offer- , I ing as they did a wide range of tech- j nique, tone, quality and tempo. ; j ■ The three Chopin .selections were | I flawlessly rendered and the artist ‘ seemed to add quality to their beauty. Chopin's Impromptu A.fiat and Noc- j The regular April meeting of Sand. t\irne B-Major were excellent enough hills Po.st American Legion will be hut the Ballade F-major seemed byi held at the Hut on Maine Ave., next far to be the best of the group. ^ Monday night, April 13th at 8 o’clock. Unusual Strength An interesting program has been ar- i Mrs. Berke executed each selection ranged which includes the showing i with an amazing amount of strength, of moving pictures of the National Her fingers often flew lightly over Convention at Milwaukee. The aux- j the keyboard with an almost fantas- iliary will also meet at the Legion tic speed, but during the crescendos Day last Monday, and large crowds lined the streets to watch the parade of a new type of Army—not just men in khaki uniform, but civilians who are engaged in civilian wartime ac tivities. The 134th Medical Regiment came where it is impossible for the con tributor to bring the scrap to the salvage center. It was again emphasized that no tin cans and no bottle.s are of any u?e. Loose scrap paper should be stuffed into paper bags or cartons. Newspapers and magazines should Local Legion Post Meets Monday Nijarht over from Fort Bragg, set up one unit of a hospital station in the City ' s^P«'-ated and tied together. Emp. Park, and, with its drum and bugle xmttened out corp. lowing the parade, Col. Moore deliv- KeCl LTOSS W OrK KOOm Hut at 8 p. m. (Please turn to page 5) ered a brief talk concerning the ac tivities of a Medical regiment. For those who Tjifanted actually to I nee what a Medical Regiment’c func- i tions are, there was a demonstra. lion field hospital spread out on the city park grounds. The admission tent, with its pharmacy and dental office, the ward tents, the surgical tent, with all its full equipment, the (Pltatt turn to pafft 9igkt) Tho Reid Cross work room, in the second floor of the Straka Building, will be open every morning beginning Monday, Ap ril 18, Mrs. Lee aarke, local branrh chaJmuui, announced this week. The work room will not be open daring afternoons antU far ther notice, she said. Workers are needed to use the materials on ' hand. V