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VOL. 22, NO. 32. Soulhern Pines, Norlh Carolina, Friday, July 10, 1942. Library Kstal)lislies iMemorial for Rulli Sanlxjrn, Aniiajenks Trustees Vote for Fund; Library To Be Open Evenings for Soldiers Momoi'ials to Mis> Aniui Jcnks aiicl to Miss KuUi Bun- Siinboia. hotii, during tlii ir lifetime. Irustfi's of tho Southern Pines Library, were ap- pr'^vcd by tlie Library Trustees at thoir monthly meetinf' Tuesday. Miss Jenks. who dii-d here this spring, was one ot the founding members ol the Library Association, and Miss Sanborn, who died after a long illness last week, was an active trustee unli^ the time of her death. The trustees approved a plan which will make possible a perma nent memorial in thi- form of special book collections and purchases to the Library shelves. The proposal in cludes the establishment of a Me morial Fund, to administer the spec ial funds Although detail.-; are not complel- f.d. it was indicated that there would be special shelves established in memory of the deceased and that from the Memorial Fund appropriate books would Ih' purchased and addi'd to the collection. The presi nt John Hen y Memoi iai Fund, for the purchase of children's books, was. until now, the only such fund for the library. The trustees also decided to keep tlu- Library building open from 7 until 10 p. ni. evenmgs. for soldiers both at Knollwood Field and from other outfits. First open evening will be this Saturday. July 11. and mem bers of the board of trustees will be in charge of the Library at this time. Others besides soldiers will be wel come. but no regular checking out of books will be permitted. This IS in line with the effort of the Library Association to make the Library buildings and facilities more genei-ally available, especially among newcomers here with the Army. Special rates are being extended to enlisted men. and officers and their families may join the Library at the usual rates. Although not a public library, in the free circulation sense of the word, the Southern Pines Li brary is open for public use, upon payment of a small membership fee and special weekly fees for books. The Trustees authorized purchase of two books, “The Unvanquished," by Howard Fost, a novel of General Washington, and a biography of Paul Revere by Esther Forbes. ON FURLOUGH HERE in Ajjed ^lan Siic(*unil)s lo Airidenl IliirJs; ilil-Kiin Driver I Ichl sr (M\S\II.IN(; VKSSF.LS VWOV :A \ I'KR SI FIVE CENT^ Baker Vielim 1!; IK: 111IIV )n»\vniiiji Siiiiihn in S>\an Pond ll<*re CORP. HERRMANN GROVER uAersKMi Id tlie ui '.'iirgo- ibilit;. el tin plan ranyiii^; schiMineis mav li. the .in- v. lm.-i "11 iin K'aiii',' uin l.l ei-til .sulimarilie .‘^iiiUiliM.--''lion,!.’ Ihe .'aiiilig \'e.-'.--el w.is am herfd Idi soM'" All.inlic shi|)piiij4 lanes and fapi 'in lu'ie at Mtiieliead Cit\, wii.Ri'il wiiii Alan inue.-'-Tayldi' ot Si)Ullie’ n Pin. .■ C.iijt.iin liinrs Taylor in the woi k lor with lus I'lienvJ. Hay Kaiiflnian. ire- the War Sliipnig Adniini.stratii.r. (|iient vi.sildi here, will lie tiue ciin Then survey i evealed. annnig nth sulerable rrodit lor adx'.mi'ing this er thing.';, that theri' are sulflcient ■C'henii'. . ' woiicieii .'ihipyaicis in North t'aiolina 'Pile idea is that noiseles.-, small, .ilone to construct at lea.st ship'> sailing cralt. any single oiU‘ uf >vliith smiuitaneuusly. Swan, for many years resident of w<iuki hardly be a prize for ; .sub- Wtiili' the IJ. S. Maritime C'omrnis- Pinebluff. resulted this week in for-^ niai ine. eould earry 500 to l.OO'l tons sion appari'ntly has ilisri'garded thelalKiut one mile out of Southern mal charges of inanslaugnte'.- being eaeh ol' piecioiis cargo from Central |)o.ssibility of sailing ve.ssols as cargo-| I’ines. oecurred late Sunday aft'T- prel'erretl against W. J. Ham of ..nd South Anu'i ican countrie.i in : carriers, a Rockefeller foundatioi'. is : noon when Henry Exelle Raker, Crieensboro. previously aci-used I'l .^uch niimbeis that the anioun! of i atlinipting to put the plan into el ^brother of W. L. Baker of Baker's hit-and-run driving in connec*u.n freight would soon be trenier.dous. f>'ct. ! Food Store, wi'nt into the water and While the individual ship's cai\;;o hast wi'ek's "Time" magazine I to come out alive. Edward Swan. 82. Pine- bluff. Dies After 62 Days in Hospital Tlu death at Moore County Hos pital last week <it F.dward Miner Youth. 21. Was Brother of W. L. Baker; Funeral Held Near Broadway The second drowning ('{ tlis year at S\\ an Pond, little lake bi vwoeil Midland Hoad and the Manl,\ road with till' elder man's injuries, Mr. Swan was o2 years old wl.en he dii’d. Thursday afternoon. Julv li Coroner R. G. Fry of Carthage de might be small, the full effect would I eonimenti'd on tln' .scheme, which is be as an army of ants graduallx ac- ' being carried out alri’ad;.. as follows; 'dared thi- death v.'as duo to “acciden tal drowning. " The youth would have been 21 vears old Jul16. H(' had been in the hospital since Ap- euimilates its store of food, c’ich ant' "The agi' of sail caMe back to the On 10-day furlough to his home ’ il when he was struck liy an carrying a little at a time, but slow-, Caribbean last week as the U. S. here is Alfred Ht'rrmann Cirover, son automobiU' while he was walking l.v adding his bit to the w'.iole. jwith RFC cash, set out to build a along If. S. Higluva'. No. 1 near Captain Itines Taylor ha." jurt com- thousand new wooden schooners in Aberde.'ii. ' pleted his part ol a sura'y of wood- ;lu litlle shipyards of the West In- Funeial services wore conducted shipyards, available ere'.'. ^ aivi dies, \ ene.'ui-la, Cnl(ini\)ia and Cen- Sunday evening at 7 o’clock ,it the , "’iisters, sailing routes, and shit'oirig t.-.d .America. Fhsi ctintraet for six Pincbluif Chapel, willi the Ue\ T. ' possibililies along the west and east- ;jUO-to ,')(IO-lon vessels has been let to Che-.tham of Pinehurst conduct- ' ' n si'aboarii to determine tin l'ea^;- of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C. Cirover. who was recently promoted to Cor poral in the Army Air Force. Fourth Station Complement. Herbert Smart Airport. Macon. Cia. Corp. Grovir has been in service since last Octo ber 1. and is returning to dut\' ne.xt W’edne.sdav. W. J. Mc.Niili l*a«.s(‘s lr<im llfiiii Alliick Manager of Pinecrest Inn Dies Suddenly al Harbor Beach, Mich.: Here 40 Years ing the ser\ ices. Burial was in Pine- bluff cemetery. Mr. Swan was a ii:.ti\i' of Shei burne. N. V.. and was for many years engaged in the sale ol el, ■ trical and agricultural equipment. He had lived in Pinebluff f(>r the ;vi,^t 10 year.; with his wife, who survives ■Mso surviving are one dauL'htei. Miss l.ucy Swan, and two soi,'. Verni' .Swan of Utica. N. and Hugh Swan t>f Los Angeles. Cal Found Driver Soon According to officials, shortlv af- (ContiiuH'd to Page ■'i' Couillv Ajjclill < )\(M- ifir in I . S. (>. SoiillK^ni L<'a<ls W'. J. (.liinmy) McNab. operator of the McNab Hotels, including the Pinecrest Inn at Pinehurst. died of a heart attack Monday evening at his Harbor Beach. Mich., home. Fun- ter the accident occurred the last leral was conducted Thursday after- day of April, Bain was found in hi.; noon at NortI Conway, N. H.. his car. parked on U. S. One in Aber- early home. ideen. considerably under the influ- Details of the death and funeral ence of alcohol. Charges of drunken services wei'c not received in this and hit-and-run driving were pro- section until late this week, although : ferred and, at a hearing on July 1, Mr. McNab was one of the early com- probable cause was found and he ers to Pinehurst. having been there ' was bound over to Superior Court about 40 years, ! for trial. Since 1923, he has been manager The next day the victim of the of the Pinecrest Inn in Pinehurst and accident died. active in community affairs. A na- The warrant was then changed to tive of Scotland, from near Dornoch, i include manslaughter, and it was home of Donald Ross. Mr. McNab: learned that Bain waived hearing came to the Sandhills many years Und was released on $1,500 bond to ago with M. F. Turner, one of the i i>wait trial in August Superior court. | early hotel operators in Southern I Among other injuries sustained by ' Pines. He served for a time as clerk at the Pinehurst Country Club and la ter was manager of the Pinehurst Department Store until about 1923 when he and Donald Ross tok over the Pinecrest Inn. During the sum- | RAILROAD MAN HURT mer, he was manager of the Harbor the now deceased were a broken right hip and left shoulder and lac erations about the head. The official cause of his death, however, was giv- ; en as bronchial pneumonia. Beach, Mich., Club. WIDE FILM VARIETY TO BE OFFERED FRI. Captain Norris Obtains Num her of Current Pictures I A wide variety of films has been received by Captain Fred B. Norris of Knollwood field for his public showing of moving pictures at the rear of the post office this Friday, July 10. Capt. Norris gave a preview of these films at the Belvedere Ho tel Tuesday night to a group of friends and passersby who watched from the sidewalk. Among the films secured by Capt. Norris, who formerly was director of audio-visual education of the Tex as Department of Education are: History of Aviation, Hawaiian Is lands. Mexico. Star Spangled Ban ner, America Looks Ahead, 'Youth Takes to Wings, America’s Call to Arms, Japs Bomb U. S. A., Bali— Paridise Island, Ride ’em Cowboy!, King Ranch (a film made by Capt. Norris), as well as two aninated car toons. Some of these were shown by Capt. Norris at Aberdeen Lake Thursday evening to a picnic of the Stastical Control Unit personnel WANTED THE PILOT will walcom* cl««r, us«able picturM of local boys who ar« in th* Mrvic* of th* United Nation's Armed Forcttt. It is raquMtad that any- on* submitting pictures suppTy full available information con cerning the person in servica. Pictures of men in uniform are preferred. Information particu- lasly wanted includes: branch of sarric*. outfit altachad. when ha joined, and his present nnk. LITTLE LATE Twenty-seven years ago, the late H. E. Foss was mayor of Southern. Pines. His term was from 1915 lo 1918. This week, a letter addressed lo "H. E. Foss, Mayor, Town of Southern Pines, Moore County, North Carolina," was delivered to his daughter, Mrs. Ruth Foss Barkmer here. The letter, from Delle L. Burdick of Otto, N. Y„ was inquiring about some cou pons on Town bonds issued in 1915. These bonds, apparently mislaid, were due this year, and the only person the owner knew to whom lo address an inquiry was the signer of the bonds: "H. E. Foss." I IN SLIGHT ACCIDENT I H. J. Edge of Aberdeen, Signal Maintainer, Is Hit A broken leg, bruises and possible other minor injuries were sustained by H. J. Edge, Aberdeen, Seaboard signal maintainer, Wednesday night about 10 o’clock when a southbound freight struck the motor car on which Edge was riding, throwing the oar against the man. The acci dent occurred between 'Vass and Cameron. According to officials. Edge fail ed to get the motor car ofi the track in time, and. when the freight train struck, it was thrown against GAS RATIONS Distribution of coupon books for purchase of gasoline under the permanent rationing pro gram began Thursday at schools throughout the county. Owners of passenger cars and motorcycles will have an oppor tunity to receive the basic cou pon books from registrars in school houses Friday and Satur day July 10 and 11. At Soulhern Pines, registrations are being handled between the hours of 3 and 9 p. m. at the Soulhern Pines High School. No registrations are being made at the West South ern Pines school. Applicants must be prepared to furnish their State license reg istration cards and proof of pur chase of a Federal tax slicker. Truck owners may receive ap plications from the school site registrars, but these will have to be filled out and sent to Carth age before coupon books are re ceived. Applicants for gasoline above the amount specified for the basic books must also make special application to the County Rationing Board. These applica tions must be cleared between July 18 and July 22. During this period to July 22, no sugar purchase certificates will be issued, it was announced by J. L. McGraw, ration board chairman, so that full attention of .hr board can be given to the gasoline program. DR. BARRY. VISITOR HERE. DIES IN N. J. Dr. 'W. F. Barry, Sr., famous don- , tist ,Tnd surgeon of Morris Plains, |Al- N. J., and a frequent golfing visitor i (Continued to Page 5) m the Sandhills, died July 5. at Talbot Johnson of Aberdeen, Chairman, Gives Credit to Group of Local Workers Moore County's second drivu to collect funds for the United Service Organizations came to an official clo.se. although there are still col lections being made, this week with the news that the county had again exceeded its quota and with high praise from Chairman J. Talbot Johnson of Aberdeen for the excel lent work done by worker.s in the various communities. I Mr. Johnson, appointed chairman : by Governor Broughton ana given a I quota of $1,800. with the tacit under- I standing that this could be reduced j to SI,700. reported a total of $2,- 1136.17 turned in by this week. ! Calling his organization in the I county "the most unselfish and un- j tiring group of workers with w'hich II have ever been associated, Mr. I Johnson outlined their achieve- i ments: j Cites Work of Chairmen “Julian Bishop of Southern Pines, 'with a goal of $450,” he said, “led j the list by raising $561. W. P. Saun- I ders of Hemp followed next with a I quota of $325 by raising $401.83. Mrs. J. E. Snow of Cameron contacted nearly three hundred people, prompted by the desire that all of her community should share in the cause. Wilbur Currie followed the same procedure in Carthage. R. F. Beasley, assisted by Mrs. S. R. Smith, staged a fish fry in 'Vass. and L. L. Biddle, 11, with the assistance of the Red Cross Motor Corps and cooper ation of the Dunes Club, gave a [ dance, the full were given to the cause. Mrs. Har Funeral services for tl.i' youth wi'i'e conducted at Holly Springs Church, in Harnett County, near I’.rondway. his home. Tuesday after noon at 4 o’clock. He lived 'A’ith his paii'iits. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Baker, aiul fiiquentl\- came to Southern Pine.: till.: winter to help out in tho P., ker's Food Stfire. Ace(]rd'ng to investigatin'; officers, voun.u liiker went out to Swan Pond \\'iMi Mr. and Mrs. A P. Allen .ind tiu'ii (laughter. Margaiet Allen. He I'loined with the .Miens while m Southi rn Pines. Mr. Allen had gone inti I the w.-.ter and about (i o'clock. Ml Baker jumped into the ater ;md failed to come to the surf;.ce. Those on the scene attempted to rescue him. and also sent a passing motorist into town for help. Not un til about 7:35 p. m. did a rescue party of local firemen bring the body out of the pond. Artificial respiration was administered by Frank Kaylor and Preston Morrison, but without avail. The drowned man was brother ot W. L. Baker and Landis Baker, both of Baker’s food store, and the neph ew of Tom Baker, in charge of Ba ker's meat department. Besides his parents, other brothers and sisters of the home place survive. Chief Ed Newton, investigating the drowning, said that this was re ported to be the fifth death in that pond in recent years and the second for this year. Earlier this spring, on Monday. May 11, Titus Richards, 18- j year-old Negro youth, who worked at the Southern Pines Country Club, ] went in swimming in the pond and ! was drow'ned. Howarth Again Asks For Plane Spotters Four Women and Four to Six Men Needed to Man Air Plane Observing Post the New Jersey State Hospital of a heart attack. Dr. Barry, wfth Dr. William McLaughlin of Bridgeport. Edge. The train brought the injured I Conn., have been coming to this man to Southern Pines, where he | section for about 20 years, often vis- was picked up and taken to Moore | iting two or three times a season. County Hospital for treatment. Post Office Atlvaiices into Next Grade As Receipts for Fiscal Year Hit High An increase of over 21 percent in receipts at the Southern Pines post office for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, over the previous fiscal year was reported this ^week, indi cating a considerable increase in year-round business and residential activity, A total of $33,450.07 worth of nor mal post office sales were recorded for the 12 months from July 1, 1941, to July 1, 1942, with each quarter’s report showing gains over the cor responding quarter the previous year, Postmaster Frank Buchan re ported. The final quarter of the fiscal year showed a 19.87 percent gain over the 1941 final quarter. This year during the months of April, May and June, a total of $8,302.68 post office sales were reported, compared with $6,926.12 during the same three months of 1941, an increase of $1,- 376,56. The increase for the year was $5,- 862,11. As a result of attaining to tal receipts of $33,450,07 for the year, the local post office advances one grade in post office rating, or into the $2,900 class. This amount of sales made possible the turning over to the Federal post office department a surplus of $13,- 634.08, after paying most local costs, such as. salaries, special delivery fees, messengers, drayage, utilities and the like. Comparison of receipts during the quarters for this past fiscal year com pared with the previous years are as follows: first quarter, September, 1941—$4,220.57; 1942—$5,117.16; sec ond quarter, December, 1941—$8,- 292,14; 1942—$11,794,01; third quar ter, March, 1941—$8,159,13; 1942— $8,176.22: fourth quarter, June; l!Ml —$6,926.12; 1942—$8,302.68. He was often a guest of Mr. and There is an urgent need for at least four women and from four to p7oceeds”of° which i volunteer airplane ob- ! servers or “spotters” to be prepared to man the post at the fire tower '.iust outside of Southern Pines, John M, Howarth, chief observer, said that this vital part of civilian defen.se needed the assistance of volunteers who would be willing to I do three-hour duty upon call. Now volunteers for the job include Mrs. Clyde Council, Mrs, J, C Barron and Mrs. James Milliken. However, additional men are need- YOUNG PATCH TO BE YOUNGEST IN CLASS Aviation Cadet to Complete Flight Training at Age of 19 Hendricks Field, Sebring. Fla.— Mrs. Harry Hogg “in Pinehurst and j ^Special)-T^^^^ more women are desired for the Dr. G. G ,Herr of Southern Pinos, Combat Crew School takes pleasure ^ As well as being an international I in announcing that Aviation Cadet . ^ recognized authority on oral sur- Charles S. Patch. Jr., 19. of Southern gery. Dr. Barry was an ardent golf- i P'^es, N, C„ who at the present time er, and in 1936 won the New Jersey >s leceiving pilot training at this fly- senior golf championship. FAILS TO HALT Two shots from Policeman Irving Morrison's gun failed to stop a window-breaker early Sunday morning who smashed the show pane at Warr*n> Jew elry shop here, attempting to make off with several watches on display. Only trophy retain ed by the thief was a Hamilton watch valued at $35. The police man spotted the window-tmath- er shortly after 5 a. m. Sunday morning, shouted a "halt." and when the man ran down a near by alley, fired two shots after him. These also failed to halt him, but made him drop tome of hit loot, which wat recovered. Police have as yet not located is not manned regularly, but the ob servers are expected to be on call, ing school, will this week complete , HOW available for duty, his preliminary flight training here ‘he three above nam- ; as the youngest member of his class ^ irdilia Bair, Mrs, H. also having one of the most out- .. Liippincott, standing records, London, Mrs, R, F. . Tarlton, J, A, Phillips, C. G, Thomp- Fromhere.hewillc-ontmueontoa ^ ^ basic flying school and advancc^ fly- H. Edson, C, J, Simons, J. D. Hobbs, V. P. Clark, P. J. Weaver, ing schol. after which he will be . commissioned and receive the covet- ' ed silver wings of the Army Air Forces, acco"ding to an announce- , ment made •here by Major Stephen L, Morgan, commanding officer. Cadet Patch, son of Mr, and Mrs, Harold M, Fowler, G, T, McElderry, Paul C, Butler and George London. SPECIAL WORK CARDS Mrs. Lessie Brown disclosed this C, S. Patch, graduated from the week that around 75 boys and girls ! Southern Pines High School in 1940 from 14 to 18 years of age have and attended the University of North been issued part-time or vacation Carolina until his enlistment in the work cards in order that they may Air Corps last July at Fort Bragg, take the places of young men who He was subsequently assigned to have been called into the service. A Craig Field, Ala., and, prior to his large number of these young people flight training was a Link Trainer j are working in the Pinehurst Cloth instructor. Mill at Hemp, Mrs. Brown said.
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