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iXitc » CAl'iOLiNA 1/ MAKE EVE^Y \X?'5&Ss t-. v;ar L\; ^ fiOND DAY rryp srnDiNC—SAvi dollars Glendon Cameron p] t^ind Lal«vm«’Va55 Jackson OVER THE TOP \ FOR VICTORY with UNITED STATES WAR " Cnwns.STA^?S VOL. 22, NO. 24. Southern Pines, North Carolina, f ridny, M iv 1?, F4;:. FIVE CENTS ' . ( Gasoline Rationing Starting; Ad\is(»rs lo Assisi ' W«‘(liu‘s<ia\ (',[usings Schools Finish Registration, i'CEi^'-ranis Issuance of Purchase CardsI Over 300 Per Day Seek "Meal Tickets'' to Buy Auto Fuel Until July I’hiisf liulc "iiumI lii'kt't" iMids i •••mch wi'fr (listriliutcd to at till' scliools throuf’linul tiu' ■ 'Unt\ tills wock In-coiiH' I'fli'ctivo if), and. lidiii nnw on. |>iol):ilily only iiiotofists who will tlrivo ;i filling station an(t shout. ‘'Fil! up will t'l' thosi' pi ivili'Hoil hold- ■ ■- ot • X" I ard.s—unlimited Uasolini' ■ -.1 ■ waiH'i'. ! Thu ration cards lur j;asoiin( w ill , to last I'ach usi-r thvouuh the ■ f-nd ot .)uin'. iiiul most tolks got ‘'A" ; ,irds whu'h will allow tlu'in. under t;u- pn'srnt plan, 21 fialluns for the -Nt six wvoks. ■ Anain. as with tlio sutjai ration- proijrain, thi- scliool teachers and M-nool lacilities were utili/.eci to lieln ■- .n.'UnH'r: api>l.\' for .iiid j;et their c, .sohne rationing card--. In Southern {".ni's ahout IliHl motorist', a Tiay '.-i. taken Call o1 from Tue>day 1;.:ciough 'I'iiUrsday .and less than imi , d'i\' applied at the Wi'St Snutl;e:n ■. V. ■ Si hiHjI. May Use at One Filling L’nde; tiie prest nt aiuiniiv, p'n u am, e.ic.h unit on th. card i.isued ;it:tles the auto owner to three gal- . -ns ol uasolini’ Tlu' n tjulation.< per- i:.it him tu purchase as much as iio ants at one time: but whi'n his i ard ns out of units he ma\- run out ■ ga.-. Appeals for more gasoline than al- ,\ed on tlu' on.mnal card ai'(> pi'i- ■: itted by the regular county ration- .!iu tioai'd. whic'h meets in Carth.ig'' Thursday afte'noon^/ IhiWevi--. iv- . .luse of the added hurdi^ns pl.icod •Tpi'ii this boaid, it was uiiiii’rslood tnat no indiviilual interviews would allowed, hut that all appliialions ■f ouht he coiisidered. Also, those who did not rogistor <nd rt’i'i’ive sugar rationing ca'.ds ' innot now get thi'm fron'. the schools, but must apply t: the ra- • loning board in Carthage. J. L Mc- '.iraw is chairman of the board, and '.hor members aro George H. Maur- i 'c of KagU' Springs and R. F. Tarl- • 'n of Sc)Uthorn Pines. 5,001 Sugar Cards During the sugar rationing pro- u;am last week. tlu> school faculties in Southern Pines and West Southern Pinos regiKtorod a total of 5,001 ap plicants, according to P. J Weaver, superintondont. He, said that *?ach school teacher in the system assisted in the registration and issuance of ration cards for sugar and gasoline. The effi'cts of gasoline rationing ;n this Sandhills section were shown this week by a considerable exodu:^ of folks, heading for the spots Uiey plan to spend the summer, and g.-t- ting out of here before the strict ra tioning became effective. EXPLAINS COMMAND GOES OFF PREACHING; BUSINESS IS ROBBED W'hen W. M. Allen, Negro proprie tor of a caddy house and lunchroom at the Southern Pines golf course, went off on a ‘'preaching" the other day, he left Ed Larkins, another Ne gro, in charge When he came back from his “preaching,” Larkins, the money and much of the stock was gone. Chief Ed Newton trailed Lar kins to Laurinburg, but there found that he had left the State and head ed toward Georgia. About S20 in cash was stolen, according to the Chief. GFNERAL WALTER H. WFAVEH W (irai !V!Ls (llii!) of Trainiiiii Fon t s I Ground Crow Work Important lo Aerial Warfare, Genpral Tells Members of Kiwanib Confi'UiK: <'fiiimlial fl\ing iiI'Ws in tlie gii'Und loices whuh keep tIu' l)lane< in shape \lor tnp-nntch I'lymg Is one of the most important factors in thir '.'. ,ir. .U'clared General Walter I! Wra\er. he:ul of tin .Xu b'niii Technical Training CniimKUid :il Knollwod. hefoic th.i Sandhills Ki w.'ius Cl'i'i Wediiesd.-iv General Weaver was no iiew.-om- er tu the \\a>'s of Kiwanis meetin.1'; ' for he was vice pre.^iiii nt of tne iIuntgonu'r\. Ala,. Kiwani.' Club. ! when lie was stationed at Maxwell Field. This was his first public ap pearance in this Section siiue the Command head(|uarters were estab lished at 'Hie PllU' Xeeilles. I The Technical Training Command is chargt'd witii tlu' "tremendous r«'- sponsibility" of preparing thousands upon thousands of men to be in i chargi' of ground operations of our j flying forces, tlie General said. The I head(]uarters of the command sta- ' tioned at Knollwood, is the planning and administrative unit in charge of : large schools all over the country j where these men arc being trained. j "Tend to Their Work" ! “When the War Department was streamlined." General W'eaver ex plained it was decided to move out of congested W'ashington to a sec tion which would be near W'ashing ton and yet allow the planning staff to “tend to their work and keep in good condition,” so necessary to this type of work. The .schools operated under the Cotnmand are for specialists in air planes, motors, radio, hydraulics, photography, for instructors, admin istrative ofhcers and inspectors said G(>neral Weaver. Combat flyers do not look after their own planes, and with aerial I warfare as important as in the pres- i ent war, it is of great necessity that the ground force be well-trained and have the complete confidence of the flyers. “No organization has more impor tant work than this,” he concluded. Accompanying the General was his aide-de-camp, Lt. Raymond C, Firestone. Among other visitors at the club meeting were Joe Steed, Mayor Duncan Matthews, and Carl G. Thompson, all of Southern Pines. Occupational Question naires Being Sent Reg istered Men < leeup it II iiKil (juesl idiururis. v.iiieh lia\e liei li Si iit out by the Se- It rti'f .Si'iA’ice Hoard in Wasli'iiv'ton III m.'iiiy III' the I egist 1 under the Seleelivc Ser'. ii'e Act. ha\e given So iiuich d:ffieiill\ tn liiuM' living till tin !ii Kilt th.it tl'K II has lii rii I <et U!i III Siiiilhern I’mes ,i s|'-vial: advisoi N liiiard tu assist legisli .ints | ,n 1 I ii 11 rlly Cliiii|4elin.; llie t'.vii !'ii^;i 1 Ini li: filled U ith i|Uest |i in<. j Mi'iiihers nl ihis Imai'd v.ill he i ..’.ail.ililc dail.v. Mond.iv tlii'uui’.h ^ Saturd.ix. frnin Hi a. in. until 1 i>, ni,. and finni ii ji. in. in n p. in . at tiie Si'iillie.n I’iiii-s Piiliii SlatiiMi to j lu'lp llio i '".111' I'lCei'.'r the lilankp ii'l i;a^'■ liilfiruil' in lilltir: them iMIl eulleellw ' 'I In : - i wil' In- kilnv.'ii .is : ■' .-I'f'ale iiK'inbi'i^ ,i!' U.e Moo’r ■' 'iii;t\ Il'Ulst I; 111'- \ii\i-iMV Ho.ird” . liu .;i le;.st t\\i. Ill them v. ill h. i>n d’lt’ diiiili,; till- s|ieeified tinus. .Si-r\ 111! till iMiaiii ait ,1. C. P<>sI|)oiumI: S(Tkin<! Opini(Mis ({f Merchants Ask Pilot to Ballot Readers on Summer Closing DH. OLlN T. yiNKLKY DR. B. G. CHILDS ('i anil 1 ni'eiiM lit e\e; ii.-.i-.. lur .SuLlt I'.i'.li I’liH'^ High Sehnol grad ual:iig I'la.'.' v.ill ^i-t uiulei wa' S'Jlida,\ e'.emnu. .May 'M. with the bae c-,.:.!.:. .,U- sel liiiili 111 111 dellV'Ti-d m the Chlireh et Wide Fell(iW:-liip by l)i, P>mkle\. head nt ti'e di pai'tment nf religion. Waki l nre>! Colli gi . Ur C!,i' I ‘>1 the i:i paitn.i lit nl i dui'atldii. Duke I’niversity. will delivei the Cl n.iiii luenu'iit addl e—- - t the linal exerci.-es. Thur. ;I,i>' I'Vrniiig. .lulu 4. Hi t'l' iligii Scl'.i'iil AudiUii'ium. n riovil. .laii’.f- Craighill liiiiv.n. liarlmv I'earson. the Iiev. ,1. !-‘ied AUTHORITY A blackout ordinance giving wide authority to special civilian defense authorities during prac tice and actual blackouts was adopted Wednesday night by the Southern Pines Board of Commissioners, in regular meet ing. Among other provisions of the ordinance is that which au thorizes special police "to enter upon any premises within the Town of Southern Pines, using reasonable force, and extinguish- lights or lake other necessary ac tion lo make effective this ordi nance ..." The town board also heard a report concerning the opera tion of the Country Club during the season, showing that the gross receipts of approximately $9,800 were a little larger than last season's total, thus reducing the operating deficit to some ex tent. !'>an. .n, .lofk.-..in II,I Kr\ V Knii ,-t l„ h,-. . Jail'.;- Sehv.a'L. SUni.-"ii. Hany \’ale. C: M (!. Tii iitit*- -iiii. i’aul .Kiiii.uaii, and the Kev. \ ' ■'I't II 'I'.I \ li 11 Thi- ho.lid hi'gan i! .ervicrs thi.-' Week and '.s:ll cun'iniU' until no lon- uer neeilrd. The pniice ptalion IS lii- eat"(i on W, .\i u 1 lain!)sl',ire as i'-niK', next ti' the A 15. C stole. jiiiiiiis indli am Passrsat Vjreof 7‘? Was Known as "Judge”; Stores Close in Respect During Hour of Funeral l-'uneral ser\ ices wi're conducted Tue,-da\’ morning at 1 1 o'clock in the Baptist Church for Junius M. W’liid- hain. wellknov.-n Southern Pines man, who dk'd Sundiiy at Veteran's hospital in Fa\ette\'ill(\ aftei- a ,s('r- ious illness ol several Weeks, ik' was Tit years old. ()ut of ri'spect to the deceased, who has been active in business and community life of the Sandhills s i’lct' h(' came here in IdH, the merchants of the town closi'd their doors dui- ing the pi'riod of the funeral. For many years a justice of the peace here, Mr. Windham was kno\vn [ familiarly as "Judge" Windham. Ik- had been active in real estate circles I for a numlu'r of years and, until his recent illness, maintained an office : in the Hart Building where ho car ried on his business. He had served several terms as a director of the Southern Pines Cham- : ber of Commerce and was member I of the Southern Pines Camp, No. 24 of the United Spanish War 'V'cterans, I which is no longer active. The Rev. J. Fred Stiinson, pastor of the Baptist Church officiated at i the funeral services. Interment was in Mt. Hope cemetery. Pallbearers I were Frank Wilson, Eugene Wood- ; ward, Frank Buchan, W. Duncan I Matthews, Albert Bretsch and A. ’ Montesanti. Surviving arc his widow, Mrs. J. ^ M. Windham and one daughter. Mrs. I Li!e Clarke of Southern Pines: one j son. Lenox W'indham of Melrose. 1 Mass.; a brother, Sidney Windham of : Raleigh, and one sister. i5o\(S W Arh’('l(' io” I. S. 0. Pishlirilv Author Aids Nation-v/ide Campaign for 532,000,000 V.'ar Furd for Enlisted Men P.iire 1') Sjc h\ i>riiisii \lhirs;r\ * • Sir Norman Berkitt Will Place Wreath on Gra’-e of Late Ambassador 11 .!i!^ ,:gli’ ini; the 4 t; h .' Iin ial li'i-i > im; a ll.i Nojili C.-.ri'lina Bar ,\- sm itinii. eoiuelimL' 111 I'liU'liUist Flid.i .iftenii'ii at wiP he thi' I'll 'I ni ri:-'!; I'i a Wi’eatli -I tin.- gi'.i\«' 111 W.jili'i lliiii ^ PaL;i' In Bcthesda (.'i iiii tery by .Sir Nnrmari I’erkitt. in bi'h.'ilt Ilf ti.e crown nl Great Britain. Sh Nii:ni;.n i< a judgi- of ihr High Ciiiirl 111 Ju.'tiee of the King's Pjeneh in l.oiul.'ii and i.- consiiiered one of Ki'.'.aiids iiutstanding lawyers. In DMViiiy t: ibiile te the late P.agc. who w.'is Ambassadiir to Great Bri tain during tiie World War. .Sir Nor man will be acting as a lepresenta tive Ilf till Crown. Governor J. M, BiuUghton will accept the tribute in},^,,^^' t|)ci-,. havt alwav'S iieen soldiers I’liited i town. Soldiers Irom at le;ist Wednesday ein.^ii;.; ran inte some tiuulile this summei. and a." a re sult. atti': elosing tin fii t Wednes d,i.\ in May. tiU' retail clothing, groc- er\ .'iiid trade stoie.- ri'iraineil open last Wednesda\. and their represen- tative.- decided to put tl'.e matter H;.> to tli; peo|)le of the tou II. I!e|iii'senta1 ive.' of local orgaiuza- timis such as the Chaiuber o'' CoiTi- iiielee. Ci\ ie C'lul). and Merchant .A.;: siiciation- ■meetinu Monday after- nomi m the Tov.n Hall, requested TllF I’ll.OT to conduct a poll ot opinion through it.- columns. They speeilieti th.at the |)ol! should rti'''-’ li' laic matli'r: Do you favor Wi'd- iiesil iv alternoiin clo.-ings by all ti'i'e. in t.i\Mi oiiniiL'. >uminei -or do MHi not" It ha.' 1)1 i-n ll.i rii. .>1 ino.st ini'l eliailt.- Wllli l!u exei.'|ition o' dll-;, st'iii: In' srveral years to We(ii:i-^ii.'■ ,'II'' II'I. in holidays 111 t'li- sunm;t ; ti: till ;i I'lei k.- by I-.'I r:. till 1 ^ N I <ll . .''Ill ; ’ "wn.-t Stliil;' III -iinlllllg the h' ll'CjUi.t III nii-. d .Sci \ U-. ctinn. the li'i ■ r W’ltlen .I^rl I’m'11 t'll' I.'I 1 I- '.t. 1 ' Xn'i ■ .-\t Frank V. ^:’.i ■. ! ;ln (>i u .niz: ; inn's p' : - low'ri'' hii' I arlicii c■:!'1 iluited by ,l.,nii I ' i!..' r S. O. iiurniL' tlie N.52.ll!l'i. null war fund lampaign which 1 i - j Uan ''..iv ir. By JAMES BOYD We see lots of soldiers in the sn.'dl lin\n '.'.'lu 1 li\'e. Fist Cragg is on : Mile .'ide of U' till .\i: I' o'-t'i Teehiii- ■ cal Cn'nmaiid on tlie oil'.'.- ;,.id, ihir ; ing the nianeuN'ers last f.ill. tlier-' I were three hundred tllousaiul other j troops in the arc-a. For six m(>nths ■ liilIleuIt> di".e'op .V I I. I. ■ d\ to ell ise Pr-l W'ednesd.-'.v in Ma\. O'heis agri i'd lo dost' durin.g .hine. Juls' and Au^;usi. At tin leeet MU .Mnllll.iV tin H I.; ••. I n'.itIV' ('f I 111 A. vV P. Ciioei-iy i.oni|)an\ de cl.iU'il tl'.at his tn.! enuld net elo.-i- Wi'ihiesday alteinnnn:- without i.un- ■•eiit Ilf till {‘nii)loyei‘- ill said that ■A I'v- P. worki IS Wore on a li\f-d;.y- a-'Aeek schedule, under the [iiV'en;, policy, and that Wednesdav closings would mean tlieir tniogoiiig i l.aii- day. Others argued that tlu store could give Wednesda.v and aiuither haii- il i\'; hut this wei'k. wl'icn Wednes day rolled around, all stores weri’ i/pnn. .And so the merchants still '>\.int t(’ know — "What doos the public thmk'.’" Present hopes are that fh(' s’.ori.'s will begin closing the first behalf ef the Slate and llu States, '111! eeremonv will be S.it-| i.;,si of the Mississippi. W'cdiu'sday in .June—if all stor','es- uiiiay alternoon at .) o clock in Old i \\\. seen enough of them b>-. ijfeially those in compi iitioii, .. ,.i Belhesda Ceineter.\’. near Aberdeen. Inov'- tn know that thev ai'e tIU' einials i agrer to close. The merchants lia\'e asked e;.ch Johnson to Welcome | ;iu\ soldiers this countr.v has (iro- J. 1 albot .Johnson ol Al.)erdeeli will J jn the past, a^ good ;is tlie GRADUATING NURSES . TO BE ENTERTAINED The Moore County Hospital Auxil iary has sent out invitations for a party on Saturday evening. May 16, in honor of the nurses who are grad uating this week from the three- year training course jointly given by the North Carolina Sanatorium and j the Moore County Hospital. Mrs. Harry Hogg, of Pinehurst, heads the Auxiliary committee in charge of arrangements. Through the cooperation of Maj. R. H. Betts, of the public relations office at Fort Bragg, a group of soldiers from the post will be guests, and will help with the music and entertainment. One f<;ature will be a half-hour of spirituals sung by a chorus of Negro people who have been patients in the hospital and who are eager to show their appreciation. The party will be given at the Nurses' Home, Pinehurst. and will begin at nine o'clock. QUEER EGG IN MOORE COUNTY A queer egg produced in Moor’. County was the subject of a car toon drawing by Carl Spencer in “Odd Facts in Carolina.” The egg had a yolk in one end and the white in the other, and was submitted by Mrs. J. H. Barnette of Jackson Springs. deli\'ei' the ai.Klress of welcome to the \'isiting attorneys, after the meeting is called to order l-'riday afternoon. Dtlli'l'S on the loc.d reception com mittee are W, I). Mattiiews of South ern Pines and W, A. Leland Mc- Keithen of Pinehurst. Following the P’rida.v afternoon program. Dr. Raphael Lemkin of Warsaw. Poland ,will head the Fri day evening program with an ad dress on "Law and Lawyers in the European Subjugated countries.” Sir Norman will address the an nual banquet at H o'clock Saturday night, and will be intrf)duced by Jo sephus Daniels of Raleigh, former Ambassador to Mexico. One of the features of the program wiil be a visit by the lawyers to the Orchid Gardens of Judge W. A. Way. Willis Smith of Raleigh is presi dent of the As.sociation. PINE CREST MANOR COTTAGES MADE HOUSING COMMUNITY The cottages and building at Pine Crest Manor, just South of Southern Pines, are being converted into apartments and family cottages to be offered for rent, according to plans of Virgil Johnston. H. H. Ham ilton and F. E. McMillan, who have acquired the property. They plan ex tensive alterations to the large cen tral building, so that it can be used as a lobby, dining room, and recrea tion center, around which the indiv idual cottages will be centered. Some of the old cottages are being remov ed so that the grounds can be land scaped and fixed into tennis courts and for other games. The proprietors plan to appeal chiefly to Army fam men wh',,1 marched with Grant and Stonewall Jackson or manned thi- lighting tops with John I’aul JoiU's. Tlu'y are bigger than any troops we havi' ever had. taller, hiavier. The (Quartermaster Corps had to revi.se Its pri'cious standard li.st of si?es. Tlu-y are healthier, better educated. Their discipline is incredibly good and their manners the same. Our town has inlhabitants and dur ing October when the maneuvers wi'ie on. the A. B C. store sold S38.- 000 worth of liquor, mostly to sold iers. without an arrest fi>r drunken ness. Old Timers in the army say there has nevi'r been such material in our history, friendly, polite but independent, easy to handle, self- reliant, quick to learn. But this is not news. The country knows it; they cun see it in the faces of our men. Only, in a small town where there are many soldiers, you realize it sooner and more deeply You realize something else. too. (Continued on Page 8) (!hiilriii«'ii of II. S. (). Drive Named Johnson Again Heads Fund Collection for Moore County; Fun{d) Raising Parly at Dunes A new U. S. O. drive began in Moore County this week with J. Tal bot Johnson of Aberdeen again head ing the campaign to raise a quota of $1,800 to contribute toward the na tional goal of S.12,000,000 war fund. re.ider of THE PILOT lo till out Ihe coupon at the bottom of the page and either mail or bring this to THK PILC^T office, thi' Town Clerk's Oi- fi e. or to any of the three d.u;' stores—who are not involved 'n the controver.sy. Do you tavor Wednesda.v after noon closings or not? Cast that bal lot at the bottom of the page! Jiiycoes roiiriiaiiuMit Po Bojiiii Saliinlay R. F. Tarlton In Charge . of Arrangements for Fourth Annual Golf Championship P'or the fourth year in succes sion. Jaycees from all parts of the State will be entertained at the An nual Jaycee Golf Tournament in Southern Pines Sunday. May 17, by the local Junior Chamber of Com merce. Around 75 players from Jaycee or ganizations are expected to be after the crown of Buster Moffitt of High Point, who took the low gross last year on No. 1 course with one under par. The tournament is a 36-hole medal play, and arrangements have been made to allow 18 holes to be played Saturday. Besides awards to low' gross, low net and runners-up, there will be presented a Club Tro phy for the best four-man toam gross score. For the wives and gii! friends of the Jaycees, there will be a putting contest. After the play is completed, a buffet supper will be served at the country club. Many of the entrants Johnson said that every effort ilies who want congeniality and yet I would be made to go over the top I are expected to arrive Saturday for privacy. | i^i- the county in a drive of one | early play on the course. I IV^I *”7 1^ i i iweek. R. F. Tarlton is chairman of the 111 i.111 PjX'Sc'IIcIIOI* cIIkI Pinehurst, the committee head- tournament committee: Paul Butler ' ed by L. L. Biddle. 11. with the aid 1 of refreshments: and Vernon Allan Art' Ba|)ti/<Ml liilo I he Wavs of a ( 'aiioo A group of Carthage business and i the former State senator was honest professional men wore enjoying an enough to admit: "This beats riding outing at Julian Bishop's camp on i Deep River. The schedule called for j candidate had time to an afternoon of fishing then the , cooking for simper «f the f>sh | ^ that didn t get away. Nothing was ' said about a senatorial ducking. _ , ». j Several members of the party. The three swam to shore, obtained were fishing from boats in water, clothing at the camp, a divei around ten or twelve feet dep. Ac J companied by George Willcox, Jr., i ended happily, with no one suf- Wilbur Currie and M. G. Boyette fer*ng any ill effects from the acci- were in Mr. Bishop's canoe, Mr. Boy- dent. ette being exceptionally well fixed It might be added that this im- in a comfortable rocking chair in the promptu act was the hit of the pro-1 West Southern Pines, P. R. Brown; little craft gram for all other members of the and Berkeley and Broadway in Though an enthusiastic horseman, ‘ party. I Aberdeen, J. H. Floyd. of the PinehUi'st Motor Corps, is ■ and Tom Millar of publicity, sponsoring a U. S. O. night at the Dunes Club, this Friday evening, with the $1.00 admission all slated for the national funds. The Dunes floor show and orchestra will he on hand for entertainment at the Club for the U. S. O. benefit. Chairmen in other localities are: Aberdeen. O. Leon Seymour; South ern Pines, Julian T. Bishop and E. C. Stevens; Carthage, W. H. Currie; Hemp, W. P. Saunders; Vass, R. P. Beasley; Cameron, Mrs. J. E. Snow: West End, Byron Richardson; Pine- bluff, Mrs. Harvey Harris. In Taylor town, Mrs. Edna Taylor is chairman, BALLOT Please Check one Square and mail or take ballot to The Pilot Office, The Town Clerk’s Office or to any local drug store. j I I Favor Closing of A'll Retail Stores on Wednesday Af ternoons During Summer Months. I do not favor the closing of any retail stores on Wed nesday afternoons during the summer months. Name: (Your signature, though not nec essary, would be appreciated.) □