North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. 22, NO. 21. Southern Pines. North Carolina. Friday, April 24, 1942. FIVE CENTS Registration of Sugar Users Begins Next Tuesday with Industrial Units \1iiJor Fisli(‘r l{rtiiriis Iroiii Pacilir Viar Front Families to Begin Signing Up On Monday, May 4; Schools to Issue Cards INFORMATION REQUESTED RoKistration of suKai’ iisiTs in County will lu'Rin ni*xt Tucs- ■ ay with the issii;)nci“ of rationing cards to industi lal users, such as stores, institutions, cafes, and sim ilar establishments. Household users will sign up for ti\eir sugar allotments the following V et'k Philip J. Weaver, superintendent ■1 Southern Pinos .schools, said that from 2 p, m, until 6 p. m. on Tues- aay and Wednesday. April 28 and 29, al both the white and Negro school auditoriums, industrial s'lgar users must register for their sugar rations, In order to qualify, he said, *.he establi.'^hments must furnish the •')llowinR information: (iross siiles of meats, fruits, groc- iie,s .nnd vegetables (depending upon the type of store) for the week ending April 25. The amount of sugar delivered .ind accept('d during the month of -November. 1!)4I, •And the- amount of sugar now wned bv the ostahlishment. Family Registration From .Moiidii\' through Tliursda>, ?'lay 4-7. at the schools, family u.sers •vill sign up for their ration cards f^acli nieinber of tho family over 18 . ears of age must appear in person "0 reg;ster. Wt'aver said The schools A'ill be open on these dates from 1 ’.5 m. until 9 p in.. he added. Each :amily unit mu.-^t declare the amount >f sugar :it present owned by it A meeting of schol authorffu's. ho wiil be responsible for the reg- ;>trati(»n of supar users and the is- >uance of ration cards, was being :ield in Carthage Friday to make fin al preparations for the largest war rationing job yet undertaken. The sugar r;itioiiing will he con ducted under the Moore County Ra tioning Board, already charged \Vith thi‘ lelease to the public of tires and Tubes and new automobiles Men from 45 to 6;> to .Register Monday Fourth Nation-wide Registration Extends Available Group from 20 to 65 Years The fourth nation-wide registra- •ion of man power since the passage of the Selective Service Act in 1940 ••vill be conducted throughout the country Monday. April 27. between 7 a m. ;ind 7 p. m and will include all men betw«'en the ages of 4.') and .-XftiT next Monday, then, there •A'ill be registered under the Act every nuile person between the ages of 20 and 6,‘>. to be on call by the United State government. In Moore County, the usual pre cinct voting places will be open for registration during the 12-hour per iod. aceordinR to C. B. Shaw, chair man of the Moore County drah board, exccpt that those usually re quired to register in the Spies pre cinct should Ro to Hemp nr Spencer- ville precinct. According to the presidential proclamation, every male should register if “on Feliruary Iti. 1942, ho has attained the forty-fifth anni versary of the day of his birtli and on April 27, 1942, has not attained the 65th anniversary of the day of his birth and has not heretofore been registered. The first natii'n-wide registration was hold on October 16. 1940. for men between 21 and 35; the second on .July 1, 1!*41. for those who had become 21 since October 16, and the third on February 16. 1942. for those bc-tween 20 and 21 and be tween 20 and 21 and between 35 ■Tnd 45 years of age. PINE NEEDLES NOW ARMY RESERVATION Officials Warn That Armed Guard Warnings Must Be Observed at Headquarters TIE 'EM UP The chairman of the local "Salvage for Victory" committee is practically at the point of begging. The Rev. F. Craighill Brown is saying "Please, please, those who are putting out papers and cartons for collection by the Red Cross Motor Corps—Please tie up the papers and flatten out the cartons and put it all out in front of the house." So far, the Salvage for Victory committee here has turned in about S.OOO pounds of scrap pa per. The collection station is at Swinnerton Stables, corner of Vermont and Broad, and salvage donaters are urged to bring their scrap to the station, rather than depend upon the motor collec tion. P^ugeiie (1. Stevens >avs. laint>o The former Pine Needles Inn is now a military reservation, as head quarters of the Air Force Technical Training Command, officers remind ed the public this week. The Command has asked that the "general public” be reminded of this fact and that “there is maintained an armed guard at all times, and visitors must give an adequate ex planation of their visit." “On sereval occasions recently, au tomobile drivers have disregarded the warnings of sentries to stop. This situation, of course, cannot continue. “It is, therefore, requested that residents of local communities enter ing the Army Reservation comply with any instructions requests of the sentries. It is also recommended that visits be limited to that of a business nature and that mere “sight-seeinfi" through the Post be eliminated,” the official statement declared. Local Man Declines Republican Nomination, Made Last Week Without His Knowledge THF, PILOT last week Ix'canie the cri'ator of a ‘'man-l)ites-dog" story. Instead of an office-seeker (7^ an nouncing his c;md)d;icy to the press, the press announced tlie nomination to the man I The only hitch to the story is that thi' man was not and is not a can didate, a nomin('e or an office seek er. Victim of this unintentional "man- set'ks-office" stoiy was Kugen' CV Stevens of Southern Pines who w.u nominated by the Mot>re County Re publican convention to run for th“ Slate House of Representatives but who knew nothing of his nomination until h<‘ read about it in THK PI LOT. The \\'hole story is long and in volved. Mr. Stevens’ reaction is all that is necessary. Mr, Stevens is not accepting the Republican nomi- , nation and here are his words, in , full g(Kxi humor, to the editor of The Pilot: "Dear C'arl; "Imagine my surprise when I op ened ;.iy Pilot last Friday in the Post Office to be confronted with three photos, one an old picture of me, under the heading "Three Moore County Office Seekers,” and your doubtless correct statement that 'Eugene C. Stevens was nominated by the County Republican Conven tion to run against the Democratic nominee' for the State House of Rep resentatives. "I say ‘surprise' because this was : the first I had heard of the matter. ' No one asked my permission to use . my name nor did anyone evi.'n inti- ' mate the possibility of my name be ing placed, in nomination for any ! office. Let me state positively that I ' am not a candidate for any office . and must decline any such nomina- i tion. I appreciate very much, how- 1 ever, the kindly thoughts of those who put me up for the nomination, j Your label (or libel!) ‘Office Seeker’ ! is, therefore, entirely erroneous. I j am not seeking any office whatso ever. 1 can assure you, Carl, that if, I ever do seek an elective office, ; I will not keep that fact from my ! friends and the voters in general, I but will adv'ise you, the Press and everyone in Moore County. “One last remark. Thanks for the use of that photo of me! As I g(;t older, pauncher in the mid-section, wrinkled in the face, and the ever- thinning hair rushes back on the head like the outgoing tide, it ^s a great morale-builder to think that once upon a time long ago I looked as young and handsome as that! ‘'Cordially yours, (Signed) “Eugene C. Stevens.” New Nurse's Aide Class Begins Hospital Training Six Southern Pines Women En rolled in Course; Graduates Already at Work The Pilot Installs New Mergentlialer Linotype Machine Last of Type-Setting Equipment Before Freezing Order De livered to Plant Here IMPROVEMENT TO PLANT Several of Major William. P. f'isher’s old friends w»‘re at the Knollwood Airport last we('k when "BiU’’ landi'd ther<> in a B 18 bomber f('i a In u i Msil in his honv- tovn, •iftor' six mcnihs in the hottest areas of American fighting in the Pacific. A Bynum (Pat) Patterson is shaking Major Fisher'.', hand while Mrs. Pat terson smiles her greeting. Betwi'en them is Postmaster Frank Buchan and at right is Town Commissioner Eugene C. Stevens. Major Fisher, the first American Army olfii-i>r to return from th(- Pacific war sc('ne. con ferred with the President and War officials in W.ishington concerning the battle, and is now stationed iit (Photo bv Kinder' MacDill Field, Tampa, Fla. Contests Develop for Four Offices l.oo.si*. I)ri(‘:ili,sl in Snndliills I'alk l>v with \iixi<‘tv I Candidates for Sheriff, State House, and Two Commission ers Seats to Fight It Out A new class of candidates for tho Red Cross Nurse's Aides Corps be gan training at the Moore County Hospital Tuesday, under the super vision of Mrs, Helen .Ji^'ob,;, Enrolled in this series of classes are Mrs. Raymond Tompkins, Mr.'. Charles Patch, Mrs. N. L. Hodg'<ms, Mrs. M. S. Fridinger, Mrs. Richard Hassell, and Mrs. E. J. Austin of Southern Pines; ^rs, John F. An thony. Mrs. Raymond Fireston, Mrs. J. R. Culleton, and Mrs. H. C. Her- shey of Pinehurst, and Miss Lida Duke Blue o£ Aberdeen. Of the first graduated class of Nurse’s Aidess Miss Eleanor Barron. Mrs. Roy Grinnell, Mrs. Henry Dorn and Miss Rev’a Marie Tonneie are working at the hospital. Others are planning to assist at the hospital soon, and the remainder are on call to help when Nurses’ vacations be gin in the summer. When the Democratic primary vot ing day rolls around May 30. Moore C\)unty Democrats will have to se lect the candidates of their choice for only four of the offices to be fill- I'd in the county this year. The filing closed last Saturday foi participation in the primary with the offices of sheriff, of Representative to the State General Assembly, and of two county commissioners’ seats the only ones being sought by more than one candidate. The last day brought out two more candidates for the commission- ership for McNeill and Greenwood townships, being vacated by Frank Cameron of Cameron In the race now are Thad Blue of Eureka .sec tion, F. L. Taylor of Vass, and .1. O. Blue of Lakeview. Major Batllefronts The major political battlefronts. however, will be the contests be tween Sheriff Charles .1, McDonald, incumbent, and Herman H Grimm for the office of sheriff of Moore County, and bi'tween J, Hawley Poole of West End, incumbent, and Haywood H. Fry of Carthage for the .seat in the State Hou.se of rep resentatives. L. Reid Flinchum and Clyde B. •Shaw, both of Carthage, furnish the fourth contest in seeking the seat on the Board of County Commission- er.s, being vacated by Wilbur H. Cur rie, who is unopposed in his quest for the place of State Senatoi-. YDC Reviews Candidates ■On the eve of the closing of filing, a large assembly of Young Demo crats and their guests cnnvded the Carthage Hotel Friday night to take a look at all the candidates anrl to hear what they each had (o s; y about himself or against his oppe- nent. There was little of the latti r, however, as each one claimed ne was running for the office, an.I not against anyone. The rally gave indulgence to a number of speakers, although >>a:'n was closely checked as to time New ton Clegg and Leland McKeiltiea set the YDC meeting going and ihe president. H. Clifton Blue of Aber deen, took over to steer the rest o( the panorama of candidates. List of Speakers Little Joanne Chappell’s perform ance probably outshone the whole evening’s program with her recita tion and solo singing of “!..od Ble.-is America.” The roster of speake s and “introduced guests” included: “Senator" Ed McLean of Cartbaue, Ralph M(mger of Sanford, Suue YDC secretary: Monroe Chappell o! Please turn to page 8 Seymour Re-elected * Hospital President Same Officers Retained by Board of Directors at Annual Meeting Thursday Directors of the Moore County Hospital Thursday evening re-elect- ed G. (’’. Seymour of Aberd('en to serve as president of the institution during the coming year, and puc back into office all tho.se wh ) have served during the past year. Leo J. Ehrhart of Pinehurst was ; named to succeed Nelson C. Hyrfi-. former PILOT editor, as director ^ of the hospital. Other officers nam-; ed Thursday were S. B. Chap'.n of; Pinehurst. honorary president (Jeorge J. Maurice of Eagle Springs' and Mrs. James H. Andrews of .Southern Pines. vice-presidents; , Paul Dana, secretary-treasurer; and ! Col. George P Hawes, Jr., assistant treasurer. S. Donald Sherrerd waj: (‘lected a third vice-president. The directors heard reports from Busine.ss Manager Edwin T. M^- Keithen, Dr. W. C. Mudgett ;md Dr. ■ Clement R. Monroe, and Paul Dana, i Directors for the coming year are: Forrest Lockey. G. C. Seymour, and Frank Shamburger. Aberdeen; John | Currie. Wilbur B. Currie. Clyde B. ; Shaw and I. Spence, Carth ige; L. L. Biddle II. Paul Dana, Leo J ! Ehrhardt. Col. Hawes. H. F. Lesh. ^ Verner Z. Reed. S. D. Sherrerd, John ’ F. Taylor, and Richard S. Tufts, > Pinehurst; Mrs. James H. Andrews, | Jackson H. Boyd, James Boyd, Struthers Burt, Mrs. Alice Buri Hunt, W. D. Matthews. A. S Nnw- comb. Mrs. M, G. Nichols, and Ken I neth B. Trousdell, Southern Pines: ■ John Fiddner, Pincbluff; Gem-gi- H Maurice, Eagle Springs; M Mc Donald, West End: Leighton B. M,-- Keithen, Cameron; and W' f- Saun ders. Hemp. Helen Kelly in Finals In Amateur Tennis Play In the annual North and South amateur tennis tournaments at Pine hurst this week, Helen Kelley of Southern Pines was routing all com ers to advance to the fimls in the tournament, matched against Mrs. Harris Hasterson of Rochester, N V. Miss Kelley iidvanced to the fin e's by a clear-cut defeat over Miss Beatrice Elfreth of Southern Pines Thursday afternoon, winning 6-1, 6-0. Mrs. Wallace Irwin Deplores Talk Such as She Heard While Here This Winter (Editor's Note: The following communication was received this week from Mrs. Wallace Ir win, known in her own right as Laetitia McDonald, who with Mr. Irwin spent four months in Southern Pines this winter. THE PILOT considers it to the public weal that such situations as Mrs. Irwin describes be brought out fully into the light of public scrutiny). By LAETITIA McDONALD Going north this spring there was a new tinge to the regret of leaving, air and sun that has brought us new life, but for its charming people and pleasant ways, Tho tinge was anx iety that all was not well in tho Sandhills. Not honest nor bold enough to pursue the hazardous way of treas on. subversion wriggles and postures, often gracefully, in pleasant place.;, distorting truth, belittling effort, smirching ideals, sowing mistrust, at its loveliest, a spot we had come to cherish not only lor the healing spreading unbased or ill bast'd re ports Here are the small arms with which amorality has always sniped at the towi'ring aims of righteous ness. It is gravely shocking that men or women born or elevated to adv mt age should fail in any degree the country that has bless<ki them well, .'\nd yet. ;tt large gatherings two fortunately placed women bearing old esteemed American names have openly expressed cynical lack of faith in .\merican capacity for suc cess in the saddest, most heroic and least evitable enterprise in all America's life history. One said, prefacing future plans: "If we don't lose that war this year ..." The other said: “I knew we were lickcd before we started.” If is possible that neither realized that discouragement of effort is ex cellent servici' to the enemy. Possi bly. too. each forgot for the mo ment that the wholesome facing of the fact that we can lose this war unless W’e strain every nerve, every ability, strength and courage to win is a very different thing from fos tering the idea that we may lose by including that dim possibility in personal plans. Enough schemes for individual salvage could block any concert of will to win; spoken in public by'mouths that should be homes of courage and faith, such de featism is no mere exercise of the right of free speech but a subver sive utterance giving aid and com- (Plea$« turn to pagt eight J This week saw the installation in the shop of The Pilot, Inc., of a brand new Model 8 Mergenthaler Linotype machine, equipped with five faces of modern type. The purchase of this new type-set ting m;,rhir.'' is the 'latest move by the local printing and publishing plant to offei' the finest and most modem facilities of its kind in the section Last Noveinbi r. The Pilot. Inc., in stalled a V-36 Miehle Vertical high speed job press better to serve its printing customers. The new Mergenthaler Linotype machine with its now type faces will .iff'ord a considerable improve ment in the appearance of THF' PILOT weekly and in booklet and p.iniphlet printing by tin; plant. Unfortunately, the time nec essary for the erection and ad justment oi the new linotype machine was responsible for a one-day delay this week in the appearance of THE PILOT, which did not come out until Friday afternoon, instead of Thursday evening and Friday morning. The publishers request the indulgence of THE PILOT readers on this occasion. The Pilot's new machine w ill be the last of the type-setting machines to be delivei'ed to any establishment anywhere in the country for S'jme time. Just after its delivery here, the Government froze the sale of new or used linotype machines. The company's erector said that The Pi lot’s machine was the last sent out I of the factory. I The new Mergenthaler is equipped , with the most modern and approved n<"vspaper and book type, designed ! for easy reading. In the machine ! are: Eight Point Excelsior Type ^ with Memphis Bold Ten Point Excelsior Type ' with Memphis Bold P'ourtoen Point Excelsior Type, with Memphis Bold Poiiil Bo< loiii rv|M* aii<l Twentv-f(»ur Point Bodoni Tvpe With this range of modern typo faces, Th(> F^ilot is beter equipped not only to present its editorial matter in an approved, new type face and its headlines in a more mod ern fashion; but is able to offer its advertisers a wider range of display type for their advertisements. R. P. Beasley Entertains Sandhillians at Dinner Not a Political Meeting, but Plenty of Candidates for Office Present R. P. Beasley of Va.ss was host '.o 20 Sandhills friends at a chicken and barbecue dinner at his rock cab in. Carolina Inn midway between Vass and Southern Pines. Wednes day evening. The host spoke words of welcome and J. Talbot Johnson of Aber deen gave the invocation. W. D. Sab- iston. Jr., led the group in singing America. After-dinner talks were made by a number of the men, and P. 'Frank Buchan of Southern Pines gave in teresting information in regard to the new air base set-Uj, at Knoll wood. Guests present for the occasion were Sheriff C. J. McDonald, John Willcox, Wilbur H. Currie, W. D. Sabiston. Jr.. and M. G. Boyette, of Carthage; J. Talbot .Tohnson, Leon Seymour and H. Clifton Blue, of Aberdeen; A. M. Cameron and S. R. Smith, of 'Vass; Thaddeus L. Blue of Carthage Route 3, P. Frank Buchan of Southern Pines, T .Frank Camer on of Cameron Route 1, Robert Har low of Pinehurst G, L Allen of Wil mington, W. P. Parker of Henderson, and the following ladies who actel as hostesses: Mrs. A. M. Cameron, Mrs. S. R. Smith and Miss Mary Beasley, of 'Vass. and Mrs. R. E. Beasley of Vass Route 2. Miss Marian McMillan of Vass and Miss Rebecca Beasley and Franklin Beasley of Vass Route 2 assisted the regular staff in serving.