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'Friday, December 11, 1942.
PINEHURST:
Service Recreation
Room Now Is Open
Place in. Theatre Building
Available to Soldiers;
Church Seeks to Lift Debt
The room in the Theatre Building,
formerly occupied by Purcello’s
Shop, has been fitted up as a rec
reation room where service men can
rest an(^ get a snack to eat and a
cup of coffee. This attractive room in
the center of town was secured and
THE PILOT. Southern Pines, North Carolina
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furnished through the efforts of S.
B. Chapin and the Red Cross Cari-
teen Committee of which Mrs. Le
roy Gates is chairman.
To Retire Debt.
At a recent meeting of the Board
; Directors of the Community
, hurch a commit"
, ,fs. True Cheney,
ee composed oi
Mrs. Thomas L.
Black, Ellis Fields, and 'W. L. Dun
lop was appointed to secure contrib
utions for the speedy retirement of
the church debt in order that the
church may be dedicated at an ear
ly date. This fall the amount of the
,debt was $771. In November the wo
men of the church sponsored a ben
efit supper, which cleared $106; last
Saturday the women held a food
FOR CHRISTMAS
_ CHOICE
jale and made $32, and $12 was turn
ed in' from, a Fun Party held in the
summer; this past week the above
committee has collected $225 in con
tributions, which reduces the debt to
)3o6 to date.
Select Moore County Birds
or a
Capon, Chicken, Duck, Squab, Ham
Exotic Fruits and Vegetables
Cranberry Sauce, Fresh Cranberries,
Jellies, Mincemeat, Olives, Pickles, Cakes,
Spices.
A Wide Selection of Candies
Puddings, Fig, Plum and Date. Fruit
Cakes. Grapes, Preserves, Raisins, Fancy
Crackers.
Everything in Nuts.
Complete assortment of Frozen Fruits and
Vegetables.
The Modern Market
Telephone 6062 Prompt Deliver'y
Change Managers
Ralph W. Sutton, for the past ten
"ears manager of the A. & P. store in
Pinehurst resigned this week to be
come a partner with Karl Johnsbn in
the owner-manager operation of the
Fairview Restaurant in Sanford
Mr. Sutton with Mrs. SiUtton anrh
their two children Betsy and Bobby,
are moving to Sanford, their former
home. ,
An unusual coincidence is the re
turning of Roland Stubbs to take
over the local store, who Mr. Sutton
succeeded. Mr. Stubbs and family,
have been living ' in Wilmington
where he managed the Super A. &
P. Store, and will occupy the Sut
ton Cottage when it is vacated.
Mrs. Herbert L. Hawley of Faj'-
etteville is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. P. K. Allen.
Dr. M. W. Marr is practicing again
after having had flu.
Mrs. E. J. Parker has returned to
her home in Hendersonville after
spending a month with her grand
son, M. P. Wilson.
Mrs. William C. Kuhn of Morris-
ville, Pa., is the guest of her daught
er, Mrs. Roscoe L. Prince and Rev.
Prince at the Manse^,
Mr. and Mrs. Chester M. Williams
have gone to Palm Beach, Florida
to spend the winter at their home
‘‘Bermuda House.”
Kivett-McDonald
Mr. and Mrs. Cary McDonald an
nounce the marriage of their daught
er, Hazel Caroline, to Carl M. Kiv-
ett, Jr., of Carthage on November
22. Mr. Kivett left this week for Fort
Bragg to be inducted into the army.
Miss Kay Johnson entertained
Tuesday evening with a miscellan
eous shower for Mrs. Carl Kivett,
Jr., recent bride. Guests were Misses
Betty Dunlop, Edna Frye, Phyllis
Hensley, Pat and Louise Shaw, Eve
lyn Halliday, “Skeeter” Davis, Ger
aldine McKenzie, Virginia Smith, Lu
cille Hensley, Tiny and Merivel
MacDonald, Gloria Veno, Ellen Gay
Smith, Helen Ruth Cole, Elsie Thom
as, Patricia Ray, Irene Kindall, and
Mrs. Rowland Norton.
Families Receiving
News of Service Men
Former School Principal
Now in South Dakota; Some
Local Men Are Overseas
JOHN HOBSON TAKES
FIRST IN GIN RUMMY
Ray Griffin of the U. S. Navy has
has been transferred from Norfolk,
where he .had been on shore duty
since 1338, to Manteo. Mrs. Griffin
and baby son, “Butch,” who are vis
iting relatives in Carthage, called on
Ray’s mother, Mrs. G. 'W. Griffin,
Sunday. She was accompanied by
Mrs. Dewey Patterson and Carlotta
Maples of Carthage.
Pvt. A. M. Calhoun of Laurinburg,
a former principal of Vass-Lakeview
school, recently wrote to Mr. and
Mrs. IV. E. Gladstone. Pvt. Calhoun
is at Sioux Falls, S. D. He said that
he saw Joe McRae of Vass occa
sionally and that Joe was getting
along well. Pvt McRae is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ben McRae of Vass.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Frye heard
from their sonj Pvt. Bill Frye, last
week for the first time in about
three months. He was in Missouri.
Corporal Clarence Boyette of
Camp Crowder, Mo., has arrived to
visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
L. Boyette .
Sgt. Russell Thompson and Pvt.
Franklin Matthews of Fort Bragg
visited their home folk here over last
week-end.
Pvt. Heijry Klingenschmidt has
been sent from Fort Bragg to Camp
Lee, Va. Henry was inducted into
the army just one year after his
brother, Ted, who is now in Iceland,
entered. They are sons of Mr. and
Mrs. Will Klingenschmidt.
Corp. Warren Cox and Corp. Al
bert Graham bunked next to each
other for several months at Camp
Chaffee, Ark., before “Bert” was
! sent to Maryland to take a special
i mechanical course. They have recent
ly been reunited on desert maneu-
at school.
John O. Hobson of New York and
Pinehurst won the Gin Rummy tour-
vers in California.
Corp. Cox wrote his gr'ndmother,
Mrs. W. J. Cameron, about a trip
he had made to Hollywood, "where
he saw several screen notables.
Corp. Graham wrote his mother
about* the wonderful Thanksgiving
dinner served the boys in the des
ert.
Friends here have recently receiv
ed V-mail Christmas greetings from
Sgt. Ernest McNeill, a former Vass
boy, who is now a member of a
bomb squad in foreign service.
nament at the Carolina Hotel last
Friday night when he defeated Mrs.
J. S. Zelie, Jr., in the finals by the
score of 110 to 86. Hobson won $8
m War Stamps for his victory.
Mrs. J. S. Zelie, Jr., who finished
5econd ‘and received $4.
Mrs. John O. Hobson won the fin
als of the consolation flight by de
feating H. Ferguson of Greenwich,
Conn., and received $1.50 in War
Stamps. Among the 16 entries in this
tournament were the following: Mr.
and Mrs. J. O. Hobson, Mr. and Mrs.
Max Von Schlegell, Mrs. Leroy H.
Gates, Mrs. J. S. Zelie, Jr., and Miss
Sandra Zellie, Mr. and Mrs. H. Fer
guson, Mrs. Avery Lawrence, Mrs.
G. Edward Horne, Mrs. Robert Wal
lace of Spartanburg, S. C.
On Ever^ irront
. . . General Electric equipment is fighting with America’s land
army. From the rolling kitchen to the front line, electricity
works for victory
1. In the factory electricity
^stitches the seams of tank
armor, and on the battlefield it
controls the operation of these
spearheads of modern combat.
2. In induction center and
field hospital, the X ray helps
safeguard the health of our
fighting men, aiding in the diag
nosis and treatment of disease.
Principal Leaves
Minor Paul Wilson went to Fort
Bragg this week to report for duty
and will enter Officer’s Training
School. For the past four years he
has been principal of the Grammar
School and ' has done invaluable
work with the Boy Scouts as Scout
Master. Mrs. Gordon M. Cameron
has taken over Mr. Wilson’s duties
PTA Open House
The Parent-Teacher Association
will meet and the annual “open
house” will be observed at the school
Tuesday evening at eight o’clock.
The second grade with the teacher.
Miss Lillian Moore, will give a short
Christmas program in the auditor
ium, after which all classrpoms with
exhibits of work will be on display.
3. Far from the usual power
sources, mobile power plants
supply electricity for 800,000,000
candlepower searchlights by
which a newspaper can be read
12 miles away.
4. Blitz war requires swift
communications! On the soldier’s
back, in field and sky, radio
co-ordinates the striking force
of American army planes, guns,
and tanks.
Mrs. Eric Nelson tVas called to her
home in Shelby Friday on account
of the illness of her mother, Mrs.
B. J. Palmer, Sr. Mrs. Palmer pass
ed away early Tuesday morning hav
ing had double pneumonia.
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General Electric believes that its first duty as a
good citizen is to be a good soldier.
General Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y. _, 969-21-211
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Only 11 More
Days to Christmas
Now Is the Time to
Shop for Christmas
Many or our most desir
able selections are limit
ed and cannot bfe replac
ed.
Let Patch’s take care of your gift problems for you
WE HAVE THE PRACTICAL GIFTS FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY, FROM INFANTS UP.
Lounging Robes
Gowns and
Ensembles
Very Dainty or
Very Practical
Barbizon Slips and
Gowns
Vanity Fair
Underthings
Opening Evenings
Dec. 22,23,24
VAL-A - PARS
We have Just Three left
$17.50
One Steamer Wardrobe Trunk
$20.00
Canvas Hand Trunks—Keratol Lockers
Daniel Green Slippers $2.50 up
SATIN, KID or FELT
Daniel Green Slippers need no
introduction and if you have
ever worn them once you are
always a customer.
Nice wearable styles in good shades. The
Quilted Satin Padded Sole is still the
Favorite.
We have other Novelties you will like.
Also a few Children's Fuzzy Slippers.
A Glove Wardrobe
Her Favorite Slip-Ons
Wear Right — Kislav
English Hand Knit String Gloves
We still have good sizes in the wanted
styles and shades whether it is Kid or
Fabric
You will like our Gay Mittens in
Red and Green
STUFFED ANIMALS '
of the Better Kind
We have just a few more Raggedy Ann
and Andys in the regular size and Big
Brother and Sister
Time to start the Raggedy Ann Stories
while our stock is complete.
—Also—
Other Unusual Games and Books, Bodks
that are really different.
Sewing Sets, Tracer Sets, Moulding Clay
and Many Other Interesting Things.
Still have some very nice Dolls. Don't for
get the Lazy Monkey in pastel colors
and brown.
Silk Puffs
Beautiful do"wn-filled silk puffs, solid colors
or two tone,
$23.50
A Satin Covered Down-Filled Puff makes
an ideal gift — we have several left in
lovely Shades—
$23.50
This is all we'll have.
Percale Sheets and Castes—Bates
Bed Spreads in Smart Colorings
Linen Towels — Bath Mats —
Numdah Rugs in various sizes.
We still have some of those nice Percale
Sheets and Pillow Cases.
Bath Towel Sets—Shag Rugs—
Woven Mountain Rugs—Num
dahs—Mountain Bags in Under
arm Style or Knitting Bags.
All kinds of Gift Items made in
the Mountains of North
Carolina.
Colorful Cones in Baskets or
Bags for Mailing.
Nashua’s Famous
Purrey Blaukets
^$5.95
SLEEP IN COMFORT
Enjoy the comfort of these famous New
England-made blankets. Gorgeous colors.
Matching wide rayon satin binding
Treated to prevent moth damage
C. T. PATCH DEPARTMENT STORE