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VOLUME 22, NO. 52
Seaboard Adjusting |
Facilities to Care
for Increased Load
Depot Being Remodeled
for Only Ticket Office;
Pinehurst to Have Place
h
Heavy wartime passenger, freight j (
• nd express traffic on the Seaboard ,
Airline Railroad facilities here has | j
brought about a separation of the 11
duties and housing of the ticket \ |
agent and the freight and express j (
agents and is resulting in a remodel- •
ing of the Seaboard station in South- j.
Crn Pines.
Also, the added burden on the i.
railroad has meant the stopping of j,
special trains and pullmans to Pine- j
hurst, so that Southern Pines station
has now become the loading and un- ;
loading station for all comers and ,
goers to the nearby resort. 11
Offices Changed
This change in the local offices of
the Seaboard, now being put into
effect, means that D .G. Stutz, Sea
board freight and express agent, has
moved his offices and quarters to the
brick freight building, and the pas
senger station will be converted en
tirely into a ticket office and baggage
office. Space will also be provided '
for a Pinehurst representative to be !
in the passenger office.
Not since last season have pull
mans and passengers been sent up
the Pinehurst sidings for direct con
nections and that practice, it was
said, is out for the duration. This
season, Pinehurst has been meeting
trains here to take Pinehurst pas- |
sengers.
New Staff Members
Besides a re-arrangement of fa
cilities, there have been several new
members added to the Seaboard staff j
here. A G. Edwards is now opera
tor-ticket agent and ticket clerks are |
Mrs. D. E. Bailey, Miss. Elizabeth j
Brown of Hamlet and H. A. Camp- ;
bell of Pinehurst. Operators are D.
E. Bailey, Charles Meyers and B. P..
Wells. When the remodeling is com-1
pleted, the telegraph room will be j
entirely separated from the ticket j
office and the ticket agents and
clerks will devote full time to this
taking care of passengers, while the j
operators will have to do only with I
their job of handling the dispatching
orders.
The old express office will be con- j
verted into two rooms, one for the i
paper work of the ticket agent and
the front part for the Pinehurst, Inc., i
agent in the station.
Local officials said that all traf
fic here has more than doubled since
the past year and that this expansion
will greatly facilitate the handling
of passengers, express and freight.
Women's War Bond
Drive Gets Started
Over $12,000 in Bonds and
Stamps Credited to Drive
During First Two Days
War Bonds amounting to $11,950
and War Stamps in the amount of
$67.20 had been sold in Southern
Pines during the first two days of
the special drive being made this
week in observance of "Women at
War Week."
The local committee, headed by
Mrs. Harlow Pearson, is operating a
booth in the Post Office every day
this week from 9 to 12 o'clock and
in the Bank from 9 to 2 p. m. for the
sale of bonds and stamps. This Sat
urday, November 28, the Girl Scouts
will work with the committee and
will have stamps for sale on the
streets all day.
All sales of bonds and stamps this
week, regardless of where they are
sold, will be credited to this commit
tee.
10-PRONG DEER
Caviness Cummings, 15-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Cummings of the Priest section
out from VasE and Lakeview,
last Saturday killed the biggest
deer heard about this season, a
10-prer.g buck that weighed over
200 pct-r.ds. This was a real
thrill, even fjr a youngster who
has killed many deer.
(PILOT
Samuel Cook Tells of Fight
Off Shore of North Africa
:j:.
Local Youth in Battle
of Casablanca; Was On
Convoy's Ist Battleship
A youth who was on the lead bat- j
tleship which fired the opening shot |
on Casablanca in the battle of North
Africa earlier this month was back
in his home town of Southern Pines
this week, thrilled with his first |
battle experience and wearing a dec- j
oration for expert gunnery which he
won in the 10-hour battle off the j
shores of North Africa.
Samuel George Cook. 18-year-old j
son of Mrs. Earl Spurgin of South j
ern Pines, said the greatest exper
ience of his life was when, after
manning his post for 10 hours
straight of battle, he opened the door j
of his gun, looked up and "saw Old
Glory still flying at the top of the j
ship. It had a hole in it, but it was i
flying—and we had won!" J
Glorv Enough for All
First Class Seaman Cook is a point- ;
er for one of the anti-aircraft guns
on the huge battleship which led the
way for the convoy of over 800 ships
which steamed across the Atlantic
this month to make history in North
, Africa. He was at his station at four i
HIT AND RUN
Walter Wood, young son of
Mrs. Stuart Wood was knocked
from his .bicycle last Friday
night about 8:15 by a hit and
run driver. The accident took
place on Ashe Street between
Vermont Ave. and Maine Ave.
Walter was bruised but no bones
were broken. Only witnesses to
the accident were two other chil
| dren who could not give any ac
curate description of the car. No
trace of the car or driver has
been found.
i
Former Fort Bragg
Officer is Praised
Col. W. H. WiUbur Performs
Important Task in North
African Offensive
Receiving high official praise for
i his part in the United States' "sec
ond front in North Africa is Colonel
i William H. Wilbur, formerly in com
! mand of the 60th Infantry Regi
-1 ment at Fort Bragg, who was a fre
| quent visitor in Southern Pines dur
! ing the period he was stationed at
j Bragg.
A Washington paper reported: "Al
| lied Headquarters in North Africa,
| Nov. 14—Man of the hour is Col.
j William Wilbur who landed with the
i first assault forces, took a jeep at
j Fedala and motored all the way to
I Casablanca through the lines with
a message to General Michelier."
j Another dispatch said: "General Pat
| ton returning from command of the
j operations on the North African
coast, in speaking of assistance he
j had received, praised Col. W. H. Wil
-1 j bur, who penetrated a hostile line at
; night, inquiring his way through 14
j hostile territories and delivered an
1, important message, unassisted, in
Casablanca before dawn."
t Col. Wilbur's mother, Madame
Wilbur, is staying at the Belvedere
r j Hotel again this season, having spent
j j the winter here two years ago, while
f j her son was still at Fort Bragg.
\! JOHN B. MUSE DIES;
FUNERAL ON FRIDAY
11 Funeral services for John B. Muse,
2 64, who has made his home in South
ern Pines for 10 years, will be con
s ducted Friday afternoon, November
b 27, at the Cameron Presbyterian
- Church, with the Rev. Mr. Moore of
Cameron and the Rev. Daniel Lane
- of Aberdeen, officiating. Burial will
be in the family cemetery at Cam
eron.
Mr. Muse died Sunday at Moore
County Hospital after a brief illness.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Edna
Rotzie Muse of Southern Pines, and
the following children: Mrs. L. B.
King of Goldsboro, Mrs. Eugene Sof
hee of Sanaiiis. Calif., Mrs. Creed
Nance of Asheboro, Misses Msr a d: -
et and Elsie ?lusc of Southern s .r.ei,
ini Y..;z Lu...l Muse of Culdoburo,
Southern Pines, North Carolina, Friday, November 27, 1942
IN AFRICAN FIGHT
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! POINTER SAMUEL G. COOK
J shown when he was in "boot"
training at Newport, R. I.
minutes after seven, the morning of
November 8, when the first shot was
fired from his ship, opening the of
fensive of the United States against
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j Christmas Baskets
To Be Distributed
Bureau Seeking Contributions
to Provide Gifts for
Families this Season
Needy families in Southern Pines
j will again be rente.nberpd at Christ-',
I mas this year. The Christmas Bu
[•poii ■, r.'.ft of the Council of
j Social Agencies, which has operated
| here for the past two years, is al
, ready making plans for preparing
j baskets of foodstuns. clothing and
toys for the children.
Miss Laura Kelsey, chairman of the
Christmas Bureau, has announced
that the public schools will again
have a "White Christmas" which
means that every child will contrib
ute one gitt of some kind of food, to
be used in the Christmas baskets.
Local grocery stores will also have
barrels conveniently placed so that
shoppers may bay an extra can ol
food and leave it.
Seek Contributions
At a meeting ot the Christmas Bu
reau, composed of Miss Kelsey,
Ernest Loren: on, P. R. Brown and
Mrs. J. B. Swett, Monday afternoon,
it was decided that contributions of
food, clothing or toys should be tak
, en to either the West Southern Pines
. School, The Pilot on W. Pa. Ave. or
> the home of Mrs. J. B. Swett on New
: Hampshire Avenue. All contributions
> of money should be sent to Mrs. Ho
i ward Butler, Treasurer of the Coun
' cil of Social Agencies, and should be
. narked to show that they are to be
» used for Christmas baskets.
i Each family is thoroughly investi
? gated before a basket is given and
- anyone in Southern Pines who would
t like to take a family to help is ask
-1 ed to contact Mrs. J. B. Swett at
i telephone 8323. All baskets are de
i livered by the Bureau rather than
ay the individuals donating the bas
; kets. The average cost of the baskets
; is between $2.50 and $3.00.
t Mrs. Swett has asked that anyone
? who knows of a needy family which
should be helped by the Bureau
please let her know.
Organizations of any kind which
r olan to do Christmas work are urged
• I to work through the Christmas Bu
, j reau so there will be no duplication
. j of help and so that all needy families
J may be served.
a 3LUE TO ENTER ARMY;
f NEW POWELL HEAD
e i *
111 _ James Worthington of Whiteville
-1 has assumed management of J. N.
f Powell Funeral Home, to replace D.
e I Al. Blue, Jr., who recently resigned
». |to enter the U. S. Army. Mr. Blue
a | will assist Mr. Worthington for a few
d weeks before reporting for duty.
1. !>lr. Worthington has been associat
ed with the Mears Funeral Home al
d Whiteville for a number of years and
• with his wife and two children, is
s, now making his home in Southerr
a. Pines.
Highland Pines Inn
Not Leased for Use \
for Living Quarters 
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Stutz Says Reports
of Hotel as Dormintory
Entirely in Error
I
-• The Highland Pines Inn leased for |
a 100-unit for women war work
ers? lt just is not so- declar- j
ed D. G. Stutz. president of the High (
land Pines Inn operating company.;
which runs the hotel under lease.
It's true, Mr. Stutz said, that a j
representative of the Federal Hous- \
ing Authority had inspected the ho- !
tel with the possibility of leasing in
mind, but no lease was signed and
"no lease will be signed," declared j
Mr. Stutz.
An announcement was made dur
ing the week in State dailies that
the Highland Pines Inn had been
leased by the FI'HA for a 100-unit
dormitory for war workers. Mr.
Stutz said he believed that the con
fusion may have resulted from the
fact that there had been authority
given ether to lease a suitable place
for the dormitory or to build such j
:i housing unit.
It was believed that, unless some
other hotel were leased for the pur
pose, building would start soon in
; this neighborhood on a building,
j which would be used to house wo- j
men workers in this section, especial
ly employes at Knollwod Field.
"The Highland Pines Inn has book
ings for several months and will not
:be 'eased for any such purpose as
this." Mr. Stutz said.
I Seal Drive to Begin
in County Saturday
House to House Canvass
Planned in Southerr Pines
for Tuberculosis Funds
Although the Tuberculosis Asso
ciation Christmas Seal Sale cam
paign continues right up to the last;
; minute before Christmas, the main •
efforts of the organizations in South-;
. ern Pines and Pinehurst will be put,
into the drive this Saturday. Novetn- j
| ber 28 when the towns will be can- j
I vassed and every person asked to'
! purchase seals to help the fight!
' against tuberculosis.
! A. B. Patterson, Southern Pines
chairman, said that the directors of
the sale in Southern Pines this year
; were Mrs. George C. Moore, P. T.
Kelsey, Miss Birdi!ia Bair and Mrs.
I Ralph K. Trix. It is planned to cover i
j the town Saturday, but anyone who |
; does not have an opportunity to buy !
at their homes, may do so at the I
I post office, where a table for the 1
i»ale of seals will be set up.
When the county association met
| at the home of Mrs. T. A. Cheat
; ham, county chairman, at Pinehurst:
last Friday, Frank Webster, execu- i
I tive secretary of the State Associa-1
tion. •—>oke to the gathering and urg- 1
| ed the members to keep up the high J
| rating of Moore County. He praised !
' | Mrs. Cheatham and other members
of the organization for their work j
' j which ranked Moore County first in j
| per capita collections for the tubercu-'
' | losis work, with 8.1 cents per capita, j
i'
, j Financial report of the organiza- ]
tion showed the following: On hand j
■October 23, 1941, $209.02: received
II during the year: seal sale $2,517.94.'
; County commissioners $1,950, con-!
1 ! tributions $235, refunds from pa-1
5 1 tients $45, making a total of $4.-
] 956.96 for the year. Paid out: N. C
j Sanatorium $2,497.90, miik $737.58
j medicine and supplies $276.70, trans
' portation of patients $80.85, inciden
tals, screening, telephone, postage,
etc., $120.42, medical care $53.50, cod
; liver oil $31.70, bonus checks, 10 per
• cent of seal sale paid back to school
• for special health work $120.81, to
• N. C. Tuberculosis Association, 25
? percent of seal sale $629.24, making
" total paid out of $4,548.70, leaving
a balance on hand of $408.26.
t Dr. Drake also reported at the
I, meeting that 363 were examined at
s clinics and only one active case was
n found, and that case is now being
treated at the State Sanatorium.
Ma rr ted M »n » 2eluded
in Largest ("ouiilv (iroup
Sen! For Army liidiielioii
MAKES HOLE-IN-ONE
GOLFER-BANKER HODGKINS |
. . Ke didn't have to putt
—l ~~~~ - Tl^ _
Harts Win lourney;
llod?kins Makes Ace
Baik?? A~b : °ves Height
of Golfers' Ambitions in
Scotch Foursome Play
1 C:\)irin and Mrs. A S Hart won
j the Scotch foursome tournament at
the Southern I"Country Club
j last Sunday, in a field of 12 pairings
I with 90-20, net 70; but N. L. Hodg
i kins, who was playing with Miss
! Erma Fisher, didn't care who won
the tournament —1 came in with r.
i hole-in-one.
The local b n'-c president, who
wields a left-handed set of golf clubs,
j probably little suspected, as he ap
| proached the 14th tee on No. 1 course
I that he was about to achieve the
height of anv golfer's ambition. In
' fact, from all reports, he was quite
discouraged about the possibility of
| even making it across the water haz
j ai d which was between him and the
1 hole, 163 yards away. This fear was
borne out by the chewed-up ball he
i was using. The little pill, bearing a
i long deep cut across it, shot up the
| hill toward the 14th and dropped in
I the hole. His partner, Miss Fisher,
j Miss Katherine Wiley and Joe de
j Berry were witnesses to the feat.
; I Placing second in the tournament
| were Miss Eleanor Barron and Bert
i! Weatherspoon with 81-7 net 74. and
| third Mrs. C. E. Crowell and Arthur
| W. Athcrton with 97-21 net 76.
j The rest of the field was as fol
lows: Miss Barbara Betterley and
IE. E. Davis 102-25 net 77: Mrs. Roy
Grinnell and J. C. Barron 98-14 net
' j 84; Mrs. W. C. Reardon and A. B.
j Patterson 101-15 net 86: Mrs. Elmer
j Harrington and Roy Grinnell 85-5
! net 80; Miss Katherine Wiley and
Joe de Berry 105-22 net 83: Miss
j Fisher and Mr. Hodgkins 104-26 net
j 78; Miss Birdilia Bair and Dan Far
! rell 103-21 net E2; Mr. and Mrs.
j Morris Johnson 108-27 net 81; Miss
| Laura Kelsey and Gordon Keith
j 92-13-79.
After the p'.ay the Sandpipers were
. hosts to the Pine Dodgers at a fried
■hicken supper.
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BENTON RESIGNS
Arthur ivl. Benton, who for the
e past several months was assistant
it farm supervisor in Moore County
is has gone to Jacksonville to accept
g the position of county farm super
visor.
PMAKE EVERY
; PAY BAY
5 WAR
800 DAY
STOP SPENDING SAVi DOLLARS
FIVE CENTS
Board Ordering 129 io
Report to Camp; Several
from Southern Pines
The Moore County Selective Ser
vice Board dipped into the county's
supply of married men for the first
time this week to send a record num
ber of draftees to Fort Bragg for fin
al examination, prior to induction
into the U. S. Army.
The Board called upon 129 men, of
whom 32 were given as married, ap
parently at the time of their regis
tration, to report to Army camp for
induction. Among them are several
well-known Sandhills men. In the
listing, "(m)" signified married, as
indicated by the Draft Board.
From Southern Pines are Lawton
Leo Hatch (m), David Crockett
Prillaman, William Edward Cox. Jr.,
Theodore John Bigelow, Kenneth
Ashley Medlin, William Curtin Mor
rison, Clark Hosack Daugherty, Aid
en Grant Bower (m), James Franklin
McNeill. Stanley Carlton Tobin, and
William Reefus Morrison.
Pinehurst: Karl A. Andrews (m),
Floyd Fuller Currie (m), Minor Paul
Wilson, John Rutledge Short, Curtis
Montague Fry (m), Roderick Bell
i Bristow, Charles Kilburne Warner,
j Richard Merlin Bucklin.
| Aberdeen: William David Clark
j (m), Carl Lee Parrish (m), William
i Alexander Blue, Jr.. John Alex T.Tc-
Donald, Arthur Marlowe, Thomas
Jefferson Tarlton. Darald Daniel
j Kirk; route 1: James Alexander
I Styers, Adam Reid Cook (m); route
2: Richard Clarke Fiddner (m).
I Vass: James Leonard Hart (m),
' Henrv Alton Per ", Leon Abner
I Crutchfield, (m), Clarence Gordon
Hart, Cola C. Mcintosh.
I Fincbluff: Edwin Carson Palmer,
Winfred Valentine Smith. Clayton
White Brooks (m): West End: Albert
' Glenn McDuffie, Paul Calloway Ad
cock, Jessie Hardin Epperson,
j George Washington Ray. Jr.,; route
I 1: Neil Black, Julian Frye, Earl Clin
ton Thomas.
Hemp: Lacy Albert Brown( m),
Cebern Colon Cassady (m), Harry
Bryan Lewis, Jr., (m), Elliott New
man Slack (m), Robert Alton Moore
(m), Soloman Hall, William Ray
Bean, Floyd Cockman, Winfred
Moore. Ernest Melvin Lambert, Ar
thur Carlton Rouse (m), Moffatt
Avery Greene (m), James Harden Al
len, Robert Alfred Chase, William
Edward Williams: Route 1: Coy Holt
McNeill, Jr., (m), Gleason Kennedy,
"William Harding Hussey, Clinton
(Continued on Page Eight)
BROTHER OF YEOMANS
DIES IN CALIFORNIA
Edward Yeomans Had Visited
in Sandhills Many Times
A. B. Yeomans and Miss Mary
Yeomans received word this week of
the death of their brother, Edward,
last Sunday at his home in Ojai, Cal.
Edward Yeomans was for many
years in the manufacturing business
in Chicago, 111., and has long been
interested in and a leader in pro
gressive education methods. He was
the founder of the Ojai Valley
School.
He was the author of several
I books, among them being "A Presby
terian Household," "Men. Steam, and
the Driven Wheel," "Shackled
Youth" and "The Sun's Family."
; Mr. Yeomans has visited several
times in Southern Pines and was
■ very fond of this section of the coun
) try.
t In addition to his brother and sis
? ter living here, survivors are his
t wife and two sons, Edward, Jr., of
- Carroltown, Ga., and Dr. Andrew
Yeomans, of U. S. Army, a brother,
s Charles of Chicago and a sister, Mrs.
i Francis King of South Hartford, N
Y.
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i CARTHAGE YOUTH EARNS
COMMISSION WITH ARMY
James Braswell Muse, Jr., son of *
Mr. and Mrs. Muse of Carthage, has
e just been commissioned a second
it , lientenant in the Army Infantry
/. I School at Fort Benning. Ga. He is a
»tl graduate of Carthage High School
r-1 and attended State College. He was
inducted into the Army May 18. ?