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VOL. 22, NO. 35.
Southern Pines, North Carolina. Friday, July 31. 1942.
FIVE CENTS
Now He Tells Dad Alwut War and Fighting
Local Navy Man TelU
of Battle* of Coral Sea,
Midway. Marvhall Islands
A (ish’s eye impression of tlie big
battles o£ the Pacific during this
World War is not the most nerve-
restmg experience in the world, de
cided Electrician’s Mate, 2nd Class,
John D. IStephenson, of Southern
Pines, who has been through the
battles of the Coral Sea, the Marshall
Islands, and Midway.
Twenty-four-year old Stephenson
arrived last Friday in Southern Pines
for a brief visit with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John H .Stephenson. He
is leaving July 30 for the West Coast
where he will report again for war
duty aboard one of the U. S. heavy
cruisers.
Action Below Deck
In a battle on the sea, few of the
cruiser's crew are on deck to sec the
actual fighting. Young Stephenson’s
job. for instance, keeps him below
deck, checking on wiring and elec
trical connections — without which
guns wouldn’t fire and that would
be just too bad! Of course, most of
this checking and repair work is done’
before the fight begins. Like with
the g[round crew of the Air Forces,
much of the success of the fighting
depends upon the technicians and a
fighting ship
Dr. Monroe’s Plan i
for Hospitalization
Related in Harpers i
j Magazine Article Tells
! Proposal to Use Hotels
in Event of Emergency
A scheme proposed by Dr. Clem- j
j ent Monroe, of Moore County Hosisi-'
I lul, for the use of hotel roori;is, 8S
I ho.spital quarters in the event of
I war emergencies in this country '
icame in for national recognition this
I week in the August issue of “Harpers
I Magazine," just off the pros';.
An article by Charlotte Muret !
I called “Hotels into Hospitals" is the,
j story of how Dr. Monroe devised a|
] plan .to care for casualties without
! demoralizing the countryside. The
: author, an American, studied in
France where she married Maurice
; Electrician's Mate John D Steph- i Muret, editor of the “Journal des
enson (left) tells his dad, John H.| Debats,” but she is now living in
Stephenson, himself a veteran of the j the United States. She gathered ma-
last war, and his mother, Mr.s.
Stephenson, about some of the bat
tles out on the Pacific. (Eddy).
Local Folks Attend
Fort Bragg Meeting
Mrs. James Boyd Speaks
as Member of National
Red Cross Committee
terial for the article while visiting
Mr. and Mrs. George Maurice at Ea
gle Springs recently. While her mo
ther was a patient at Moore County
I Hospital, Mrs. Muret became ac-
1 quainted with Dr. Monroe and dis
cussed this plan.
I Although the article refers to the
! plan as if it were already in opera-
' tion, it actually ha.s not boon put into
, effect in this county. The author also
I slightly over-estimated the popula-
: tion of Moore County towns, but
^ nieeting of the Red Cross Camp j this does not effect the soundness of
and Hospital Service committee at | the idea.
Fort Bragg Tuesday was attended by 1 Excerpt* from Article
delegates of 14 chapters of the Cen- Part of the article from Harpers
tral Carolina area, including a rep- j jg as follows;
resentative group from Moore ; “preparation for the care of the in-
County. I jured in case of air attacks is one of
This branch of Red Cross service i chief needs in civilian defense
takes charge of furnishing camps and j today. There are few places where
post hospitals and company day i existing hospitals can handle the cas-
looms with added conveniences not j that may occur.
supplied by the Army, such as
books, games, radios, awnings, elec
tric fans, furniture for sun porches
and other conveniences. It also pro
vides visitors for the sick soldiers
who attend to their wants, write let-
LOCAL BOY KILLED
Word was received in Pine-
bluff this week of the death of
Foster Simpson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Simpson of Pine-
bluff, in a torpedoing off the At
lantic Coast. Only meagre in
formation was available but it
was understood that the ship on
which young Simpson was on
duly was torpedoed on June 28. ;
I
Kiwanis Pays Honor j
to U. S. Navy Men !
e>
Four Middies Guests of |
Club; Fred Weaver Talks |
Briefly on South America
Several homecomers from distant
parts were honored by the Sand-
hill.s Kiwanis Club meeting Wednes
day at the Southern Pines Country ;
Club, with Electrician’s Mate John D.
Stephenson principal guest of hon- i
or. I
With several invited townspeople ]
as guests, the Club set the scene for i
presentation to young Stephenson by j
Mayor W. Duncan Matthews of a
framed picture of the Navy man with
his father and mother. Inscribed on
the picture was the following:
"With the help of such as you,
we will fight and conquer again and
again. W. D. Matthews, Mayor of
Southern Pines."
Also recognized as guests of the
club were Wilbur Scheipers of Sou-
there Pines, with the U. S. Navy in
Norfolk, and tv'o of his shipmates,
G. A. Scott of Phoenix, Ariz., and
W. Sachau of Iowa
Weaver Gives Talk
Home from his post with the
Coun^
Rate Reduced
From 53c per $100
Through Use of A.B.C. Funds
IN OUR SERVICE
Cut of Nearly One-Third
Gives Moore One of Low*
est Tax Rates in State
LT. L. D. WILLIAMS. JR.
From the standpoint of county fi-
1 nances, apponents of county-controll-
! ed liquor stores received a set-back
this week as the County Commission-
1 ers approved a budget estimate
j which provided for a tax rate reduc
tion of over one-third, from 85 cents
‘ per $100 to 58 cents per $100 for the
1942-43 fiscal year, attributing the
! reduction to the fact that “more of
j the revenue from the A.B.C. stores
I has been applied to reducing the tax
' rate.”
I Thus. Moore County will have one
of the lowest county tax rates in
North Carolina this year. The pro
posed 58-cent rate is more than 50
percent lower than the all-time high
rate of $1.18 in 1927.
Lawrence Drake Williams. Jr., 23,
erstwhile corporal, and son of Mr. Less Needed for Schools
and Mrs. L. D. Williams of South- j The budget estimate for the 1942-
ern Pines, has risen from the ranks i 43 year provides for no county funds
and is now wearing the gold bars of i for current expense- ond capital
a s«?cond lieutenant. Medical Admin- | outlay for the schools and for $37,-
istrative Corps. He received his com- 625 for school debt service. During
mission at Camp Barkeley, Texas,, last year, the county levied for $10,-
July 15, and was home this week for 141 for current expense and for $57,-
a brief furlough before reporting for 311 for debt service for schools,
duty in Bost<m. Mass. Young Wil- “Provision for the school build-
liams enlisted December 9, 1940, and ing program is not as large this year
State Department in Rio de Janeiro, ;
trained at Fort Bragg and Fort Jack-
Brazil, Fred Weaver, of Southern i
Pines and Aberdeen, was also among
■ son as a member of the 105th Medical
the recognized guests, and young
Weaver told the club of some of his
half hours.
Just Missed Pearl Harbor
Mate Stephenson enlisted in the
Navy in June, 1940, having gradu
ated from Southern Pines High
School in 1937 and worked in South
ern Pines, principally at the A. & P.
store, afterwards. Prior to the en
try of the United Stales into this
War. the home port for Stephenson
was Pearl Harbor, Hawaiian Islands.
experiences in the South American |
country where he was at the time ■
of Pearl Harbor and of the history-
making South American conference, ^
when the United States sought the i
united support of all of her Southern '
neighbors.
E. C. Stevens was in charge of the
program, but gave credit to Post
master Frank Buchan, a guest of the ;
club, for originating the idea of rec
ognizing Mate Stephenson, who has '
served in three major engagements |
of the Pacific. 1
In trying to think of some appro
priate gift for young Stephenson,
which he could take with him, it
was decided that a family group pic
ture would be the most satisfactory
and desirable gift.
The two visiting seamen with
regiment. He’s a graduate of South
ern Pines High School, where he re
ceived the American Legion Medal
I for citizenship.
“A plan has been worked out in
Moore County, North Carolina
which will prepare the region to
meet any emergency at a minimum
expense. The plan proposes to use
local hotels to create temporary
ters and in general try to relieve casualty hospitals in each town in
their loneliness. county. There are seven towns
The meeting at Bragg was devoted ^ population
lo planning the extension of the wor two thousand five hundred
The worst of the Pacific battles i at that Post and the raising of mon- apiece, and each town has at
which Stephenson’s cruiser has been | ey for the purpose among the various hotel. Moore County is
through, he believes, was the battle chapters. inland, but an important air
of the Marshall Islands His cruiser | Local Representatives | i,ase is near by and Camp Bragg is
was right m the thick of the battle Among the speakers at the meet-io^iy forty miles away. It was es-
—under fire—for about three and a | ing were Mrs. James Boyd of South-1 spatial to provide for the distribu-
ern Pines, member of the National | of injured people about the
Committee of the Red Cross for | county to places where they could
Camp and Hospital Service, of which jbt. cared for. This would prevent i _ ,. n i u u j,,
Mrs. Archibald MacLeish is chair-[jams and breakdowns at the f^^ '
man. In addition to Mrs. Boyd, the ; regular hospitals,
following represented the Moore'
County Chapter at the meeting: Mrs.
L. L. Biddle. Pinehurst, Mrs. Lee j
Clarke, Southern Pines and Mrs.
1 Paul Miller of Pinehurst.
I In her talk, Mrs. Boyd stressed the
On that fateful day ot December value of this type of work, even
7, 1941, his cruiser happened to be though it might seem “not very im-
about eight hours out of port. Im- portant ”
mediately after the attack by the -it is essential, for the well-being
Japanese began, word of fighting ^ ^f our soldiers as free Americans and [ The capacity of Moore Couniy Hos-
was radioed to the ship. f„r their greater efficiency as a
“We just didn't bt-lieve it," Steph-1 fighting force that . . . individual in-
enson said, “but of course we head- | itiative be maintained and made
ed right into port, but got there af-1 stronger. We of the Red Cross have
ter it was all over." ; a definite responsibility here. We
The battle of Marshall Islands fol- j must consider every possible way in
lowed shortly after this. which we can help to make the lei-
Canteen Class Ends
With 19 Graduates
Members Receive Certificates
as Members of Red
Cross Canteen Corps
Another step forward in prepara
tion for civilian defense in Moore
County was taken this week when
19 Southern Pines women were
awarded certificates in Red Cross
Canteen Feeding, and are now pre
pared to feed large groups of pef>-
ple on short notice, should the emer
gency arise.
Unprepared for Emergency
“The idea originated with Dr.
(Continued to Page 4)
HOSPITAL CAPACITY
INCREASED 15 BEDS
Re-Arrangement of Facilities
Allows for More Patients
The 20-hour Canteen course fol-
ing the December 7 attack, but de- ] lowed a 20-hour course in nutrition,
dined to disxuss their experiences^ ,ho.se who have complet-
{ Among other guests at the club; ^ ^ ^
I meeting were M. F. Grantham. Clif- i
ton Blue of Aberdeen, Alex Fields, j
Hugh Betterley, Chan Page, John H :
as it has been in the past," reported
Everett, Zane and Muse of Sanford,
accounting firm for the county, thus
making available the revenue from
the A.B.C. stores, which “has been
used in taking care of additional
county expenses resulting from the
' welfare program and the construc-
I tion of school buildings and addi-
' tions."
I Budget for $379,890
j Although the total budget require
ments are nearly the same as last
[year, $379,890 for 1942-43 compared
with $380,762 for last year, the es-
, timated revenue available from
sources other than tax levy is plac
ed at $271,549 for the coming year
as against $227,435 for last year. This
leaves the amount of $108,341 re
quired to balance the budget for
1942-43 compared with $153,327
needed last year. Allowing for un
collectible taxes and costs of collec-
' tion—$16,248 this year against $22,-
994 last—this leaves a total of $124,-
589 for the tax levy of the coming
year compared with $176,321 for last
! year.
Although there was no estimate
ed the 40-hours to manage and di- : of property valuation, because this
rect canteens, if necessary. is a re-valuation year, the tax rate
The Canteen cour.se was taught by (Continued to Page 5)
Stephenson, father of young Navy j
man, and E. J, Woodward. J
Negro Nurse's Ai<k‘
In the famous Coral Sea battle, the
cruiser was under fire for about 18
minutes.
“We were actually in the battle
zone for about three days, but those
18 minutes seemed like two years,"
the slmi, short Navy man said.
“When you're below deok and can’t
see what’s going on—but can hear
and feel it—time goes mighty slow- i
ly.”
Familr of Fighters
Young Stephenson isn’t the first
member of his family to join the
Armed forces. His father. Deputy W.
S Marshall John H. Stephenson was
with the 301st Battalion, heavy
tanks, during the first World War
and servtd in France 18 months,
taking part in the battles of Meuse
Arconne and the Somme. He is a
member of the American Legion and
has served as district commander of
the Legion and also of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars.
His brother, uncle of young John,
Theodore Stephenson, was a mas
ter gunnery sergeaat in the Marines
for over 30 years and had been cited
(Continued te Page 5)
sure hours—and very few they are
—of these boys as pleasant as possi
ble,”
Not only do they need the material
.(Cnvtinued to Page 4)
D. B. OLDHAM DIES
FOLLOWING STROKES
Father of Mrs. D. P.
Morrison Passes
Class is Orgaiiize<l
Group of About Six Will
Begin Training at Hos
pital on August 10
pital was increased this week from ■
65 to 80 beds, through a re-arringe-
ment of facilities. Negro patients will
now be accommodated on the
ground floor of the new wing, in-1
stead ot in the original building. The , work in the Red Cross Nurse's Aides
new section for Negroes will have 17 ' Corps is scheduled to be started at
beds as against the 10 previously Moore County Hospital on August
available. 10. This is the first class of its kind
Mrs. Michael Varhol, experienced !
dietician, and included practical
demonstrations of mass planning,
buying and cooking, as well as lec- |
tures and discussion groups. |
Hear of Real Canteens
At the Iasi regular meeting of the |
class, Mrs, Roger Herbert Plowden, |
who has had actual canteen exper- !
ience in England during both the '
Blues Maintaining
Lead of Two Points
Final Match of Current
Series to be Played
Next Sunday Score, 28-26
David Brooks Oldhom, 67, passed
away at the Moore County Hospital
on Thursday, July 20, following a
fourth stroke of paralysis.
Funeral services were held at Car-
bonrton at 4:00 p. m. Friday with
the Rev. Leonard L. Mann of Car
thage in charge.
Mr. Oldham is survived by his
widow, the former Miss Lucy Hicks
of the Gulf section; seven daughters,
Mrs. Eugene Patterson, Mrs. Ernest
Patterson, Mrs. Johnnie McIntosh.
Mrs. Wilbur Kennedy, Mrs. Charles
Scarboro and Mrs. Clyde Campbell,
all of the Vass section, and Mrs. D.
P. Morrison of Southern Pines, and
a number of grandchildren.
Heretofore the ground floor of the j in this section of the State, as far as
new wing was used chiefly for stor-1 available information reveals. At
age and miscellaneous purposes. It! Southport, N. G., Negro nurse's aides
has been re-painted throughout, but | have rendered valuable service car-
no structural changes were neces-; ing for victims of tanker torpedeo-
sary. ings.
The section in the original build- It is expected that there will bo
ing formerly used for colored peo-, about a half-dozen Negro women en-
ple is being renovated and re-decor- rolled for the training, according to
ated. It will be set aside for child- Mrs. James Boyd, county chairman |
ren's quarters, which will make the of the Nurse’s Aide Corps, commit-
Hospital more quiet, and will like- tec. She said that these who have
wise give children a section which made application seem enthusiastic
they may regard as their own. over the opportunity to do the work,
In charge of teaching the Negro
•!lass will be Mrs. Mary Pago Wild
er Johnston of Aberdeen, who re-
ceived training at the Walter Reid
Chapel Hill — (Special) — Betsy Hospital in Washington, and has
Jean Backer of Bennett street in done regular nursing duty at the
Southern Pines is one of the 570 | Moore County Hospital,
freshmen who has been accepted at' There are at present 22 members
the University of North Carolina for of the Nurse’s Aide corps in Moore
the fall term. Although the Naval County, all of whom have done some
Pre-Flight school is using some of work toward the required IM hours
the University’s facilities, there is per year, and some of whom have
still plenty of room at Carolina to ■ exce^ed the number of ltour« of
aceowmodate a normal enrolment, contributed work.
The third golf match ot the cur-
A class to train Negro women for ; pre.sent War and the last World War, i series of four at the Southern
talked to the class about some of her , Pines Country Club brought nine
experiences and made practical sug- j points to each team, leaving the
gostions concerning the work to be ! Blue.s with the two point margin
I earned in the second Sunday of play.
o, ,, , r Thi' score stands now at 28 to 26,
Before the class disbanded, Mrs. E. ^ ^ *
„ . u „ _ • * J favor of the Blues, with the tourna-
V Hughes, chairman, appointed per
manent committees which will con-
ment going into the final round of
tinue to function and make further I Sunday, August 2. with
plans for the class' activity. Each aPProjimately as ^fore.
member of the Carthfcn* Corps is re- j ^
quired to serve 18 hours each year in
order to ratain the Red Cross certifi-
than previously, and probably the
BETSY JEAN BACKER WILL
ENTER U. N .0. IN FALL
cate.
Those in Corps
Those receiving Canteen certifi
cates are: Mrs. J. H. Towne. Mrs. R.
L. Greene, Mrs. Carl Thompson, Jr„
Mrs. T .L. Tweedle, Mrs. Hermon E.
Smith. Mrs. Peter Cumming, Mrs.
Eugene Stevens, Mrs. L. H. Little-
fielfl. Mrs. Roger H. Plowden, Mrs.
Ruth Barkmer, Mrs. P. G. Blue, Mrs.
C. L. Dutton. Mbh. J. R. Healy, Miss
Ann Murphy, Miss Jane Gibbs, Mrs.
Leo Siegel, Mrs. M. A. Hayes, Mrs.
Osborne Palmer and Mrs. E ,V,
Hughes. Those who complete 10
hours of training, entitling them to a
Canteen Aide Certificate are: Mrs.
Guy Vhittall and Mrs. George C.
Moore.
few more competitors for the de
ciding day of play.
1 Following are last Sunday’s re-
I suits, with the Blue teams named
first: ,
I Gflrdon Keith and Dr. George May
2 1-2 vs. Clarence Edson and Dick
Sugg 1-2,
Joe de Berry and Bert Weather-
spoon 1-2 vs, Jimmy de Berry and
Jack Thomas 2 1-2.
Bill Moore and P. V. Hatch 1-2
I’s. Charlie Morrison and Dr. L. M.
Daniels. 2 1-2.
N. L. Hodgkins and Elmer Davis,
2 1-2 vs. A. B. Patterson and Ralph
Mills 1-2
L T. Hall and Carl Thom|«.son, Jr.
2 vs. E. C. Steven£ and J. D. Hobbs 1.
Dan-Jarrell 1 vs. Charlie Little 3.
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