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OVER THE TOP FOR VICTORY with UNITED STATES WAN BONDS'STAMPS GlenJon J&mqjwnot Coi^aqz is CamcroiT pf)! *■ takwio/'Vass- / mrbz tar- t mai^E EVEKTf PAY DAY WAR B©ND DAY STOP SPENDING —SAV£ DOUAM VOLUME 23, NO. 3 Most Local Stores 1 PlanLongWeek-End Over Yule Holidays Merchants Offering Pub lic Full Line of Presents Despite Restrictions, Merchants of the Sandhills this week were facing their second war time Christmas with their stocks fairly full of selections, but not as large a variety of Christmas novel ties as during peacetime. As season’s shopping went into the final week, most merchants wer,e planning even ing hours for convenience of shop pers not able to do their picking and buying during regular store hours. With Christmas falling on a Fri day this year, many of the stores in Southern Pines and other Moore County towns had definitely planned to shut up shop for a three-day week-end, starting Friday, Christ mas Day, remaining closed Satur day and Sunday, re-opening, of course, on Monday. Some of the stores, it was under stood, might close on Friday and re open Saturday, but most of the groc ery stores had agreed to remain shut over the entire week-end. Good Stocks on Hand Although war shortages had af fected certain items, most merchants up and down the business streets seemed to be featuring the “practi cal gift” angle, and displayed com plete lines of personal effects to be featured for Christmas gifts. Churches and other organizations are planning special Christmas pro grams during the week, and the Red Cross Canteen has announced a Christmas party for soldiers at the Civic Club for Christmas Eve. The Junior Chamber of Commerce decided to add to the Christmas spir it by arranging colored lighting for at least some of the trees up and down Broad street. These trees will be lighted during most of Christmas Week, and probably over New Year’s Day: Kiwanis President Entertains Officers First Meeting of Directors Held; Club Meets Friday for Ladies' Night Leaving School Southern Pines, North Carolina. Friday, December 18. 1942 Dad, With Two Sons Already in Service, Joining Coast Guard FIVE CENTS Here Are Three of the Four Arnette Boys in Service DAVID W. GAMBLE David Gamble Takes Position With USES Teacher Resigns Effective January 1 to Go with Employ ment Service in Charlotte President-Elect Howard F. Burns of the Sandhills Kiwanis Club en tertained new officers and directors of the Club at dinner at the Southern Pines Country Club Tuesday night following which the board had the first business session. Tentative committee appointments were approved by the directors and Carl G. Thompson, Jr., was re-elect ed secretary of the Club and L. W, Miner elected assistant to the treas- lUTBr Tlie Kiwanis Club did not have its rr^ular meeting this week, because it ill celebrate the Twentieth An niversary of its founding at an Alum ni and Ladies Night dinner in the Carolina Hotel Friday, December 18 at 7:30 p. m. A well-known philos opher-humorist, Billy Beard, of At lanta, will be speaker, and the Ki wanis Builder’s Cup will be present ed. David W. Gamble, instructor in French and social science at the Southern Pines High School for the past five years, has tendered his res ignation as of January 1, to accept a position as senior interviewer with the U. S. 'Employment Service in Charlotte. Follofving graduation at the Uni versity of North Carolina, where he was an honor student and under graduate instructor in French, Mr. Gamble became a member of the faculty here in 1937. Since then, he has served as adult leader of the Hi-Y club and this year was elected faculty adviser to the student coun cil. He is secretary of the Moore County Chapter of University Alum ni and is president of the North Carolina Association of French Teachers. He was recently nominat ed a deacon in the First Baptist Church, where he has been teacher of the Men’s Bible Class and Intermed iate Boys’ Class. Mrs. Gamble, who is employed at Dorn’s store in Southern Pines, and small daughter, Alice, will remain in Southern Pines for the present. John H. Stephenson, Deputy U. S. Marshall, to Report December 29. A Southern Pines father this week was notified that he could join with two of his sons, in serving with the U. S. armed forces in this war, and for the second time in his lifetime, John H. Stephenson will take up arms for his country. The deputy Federal marshall this week was notified that he had been accepted in the U. S. Coast Guard with the rating of a coxswain, and he will report for duty at Norfolk on December 29. He has been deputy marshall in this district for nine years and his lived here since 1930. He is hot without sea experience, having shipped out of Norfoik from 1908 to 1914. Of this time was with the American Lines on such ships as the St. Louis, St. Paul and Phila delphia. Two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Steph enson are already serving in the Armed fores and one of them, John D., in the U. S. Navy, has been in several of the large battles of the Pacific. Another son, Calvin N., 19, recently enlisted in the U. S. Ma rine Corps and is now in training at Parris Island, S. C. A third son, Ralph, 17, is in high school here. On Leave of Absence Given a leave of absence from his duties as deputy marshall, Stephen son enlisted in the Coast Guard, a greatly different service from that he performed during World War I. He served 18 months in France with the 301st Battalion, heavy tanks, taking part in the battles of Meuse, Argonne and the Somme. Since then, he has been active in the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. His brother, Theodore, was in l-t ii 1 NEW SOCIETY EDITOR ] RaymondJohiison,42 Dies Unexpectedly tL_ :,L.rincs for over 30 years and was killed at Midway Island about a year and a half ago. Another Father and Son Another father and one son com bination in the Armed forces from SGT JAMES ARNETTE. AAF WILLIAM ARNETTE. USN CORP. BEN ARNETTE. USA Mr and Mrs N H Arnette of Eureka community in Moore County have four boys now active y in e service orthS clntry fnd one boy, George, their eldest son, now dead, served in the World War and was gassed Chief Petty Officer William Arnette has been in the Navy eight years and was last stationed at Sa SeS oit CorpLl Ben Arnette ot the U. S. Arm, enlisted at Fort Brap tra.ned is now serving in England. Sgt. James Arnette is in the Air Corps and was last Arnette, whose picture is not here, has been in the service 10 years and is also serving m Texas. Fall at Work Fatal to Harold Maples, 27 Funeral Conducied Wednesday for Native of'Cameron; Was Working in Wilmington A fall from a scaffolding in a ship yard at Wilmington Monday night resulted in the death Wednesday morning at 2 a. m. in a Wilmington hospital, of William Harold Maples, 27-yeir-old welder and native of Moore County. Maples, son of Parker and Ollie McKenzie Maples, had been employ ed at the shipyards for some months. Mrs. Todd Baxter this week was named Society Editor ot THE PILOT to succeed MrS. Carl G. Thompson. Jr., who re signed to become manager ot the Brooks, Inc., store here. Mrs. Baxter has been connect ed with THE PILOT since early summer as oftice secretary and has assisted in handling the Southern Pines news and so ciety. She will continue to be in charge ot the ottice and will be glad to receive any items ot news mailed or brought in or telephoned to Number 7271. According to reports reaching here, he fell about 45 feet while on a scaf folding, and the resulting injuries brought death. ■ A native of Cameron, Maples was married to the former Miss Alberta Southern Pines is Jackson H. Boyd, Adams, daughter of Mrs. Alice captain in the U. S. Marine Corps, | Adams of Southern Pines, and she and his son, John Boyd, seaman in and a two-weeks old son survive. Who’sDreamingNow of White Christmas Snowfall of About Two Inches Drapes Trees arid Streets in White Cloak the U. S. Navy in the Pacific. THREE TIED FOR FIRST IN PUTTING CONTEST Miss Jane McMullen, Miss Carol Hotchkiss and Mrs. J. A. Du Puy were tied at the end of 18 holes with 36 in the Saturday putting con test for ladies, a regular weekly fea ture of the Pinehurst Country Club. GYMKHANA PUT OFF The Southern Pines Gymk hana, originally scheduled to be held at the Country Club Horse Show ring this Sunday, Decem ber 26; has been postponed to a later dale, it was decided tollow- ing the show. The melting ot the snow will leave the ground too damp lor the horse events, it was said. Lord Will Take Care of Annie Priest So She Sends Her Money to ‘‘The Boys” Mrs. McKenzie Dies at 68 in Pinehurst Funeral Services Held At Culdee Church for Widow of Late Hugh Mcenzie Mrs. Georgia Crutchfield McKen zie, widow of the late Hugh Mc Kenzie, died at her home near Pine hurst last Thursday, December 10. She was 58 years old. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Troy Mullis Sunday at 3 o’clock from Culdee Church and interment took place in the family plot near Juniper Lake. Surviving are three sons, Sgt. Warren C., of Keesler Field, Miss., T. Wellons of Baltimore, Md., and James W. McKenzie of Pinehurst. Pallbearers were all nephews o; the deceased. SOLDIERS' PARTY The Southern Pines Canteen Corps ot the American Red Cross will give a Christmas party tor soldiers in this section at the Civic Club building. Mrs. R. H. Plowden is in charge ot arrange ments for the party, which will include a Christmas program, re- fre hments. and a Christmas tree for the visiting soldiers. An in- vitalion has been extended the men at KnoUwood Field to at- iend. She has been coming to the Post Office the first of the month ever since the last war. Her name is An nie Priest, an old colored wonjan who lives down near the railroad between here and Aberdeen, and she gets a small pension on account of her son who was in the last war. A month ago when she had drawn her money she said she wished to speak to Mr. Buchan, the Postmas ter. “Mr. Buchan,” she said when got in Frank’s office, “I want to send this over yonder to them boys.” She laid a five dollar bill on Frank’s desk. “What boys?” Mr. Buchan asked. “Them boys that is fighting over yonder.” “Annie, can you afford it?” . “Yes, the Lord will take care of me.” “Well, here is what we’ll do,” Frank said. He got out a stamp and aid it on the table. “What’s that?” Annie said. “Thai’s a Government stamp. I vill give it to you and then when he war is over, you can get your ive dollars back and a little inter- 'st besides. Meanwhile it will be lelping the boys.” “Mr. Buchan, I don’t want it. I lay t down and lose it, I surely will, fou keep it.” “I am not allowed to keep it for ou, Annie,” Frank said, “but Mrs. .’hompson here will take it for you.” That was in November. This month Vnnie was back again and laid down er five dollars. “Annie,” Frank Buchan said, “do ou want to do this every month? Ian you afford it?” “Every month,” Annie said. “When ly boy was in. the last war over /onder, I prayed the Lord to send lim back to me, Well, he got the gas over there and whenever he come Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at Culdee Church with the Rev. Troy D. Mullis officiating. Interment was in a fam ily plot at the church. Other survivors are five sisters, Mrs. Albert Adams of Fayetteville, Mrs. Robert Hunt of Pinehurst, Mrs. Dennis Greene of Lenoir, Miss Edna Maples of Pinehurst and Miss Doro thy Maples of Statesville; three brothers, Elmer Maples of Burling ton, Buddy Maples of Statesville, and Alex Maples of Pinehurst. BROOKS, INC., OPENS IN PIERSON BUILDING Mary C. Thompson Manager ^ of New Ready-lo-Wear Shop Opening of a new woman’s ready- to-wear store on Monday, Decem ber 21, in the Pierson building, next to the bank, was announced this week by Mary C. Thompson, who will be manager of the store to be known as “Brooks, Inc.” The shop will 'feature a line of coats, suits, dresses, sweaters, blouses, and bags, Mrs. Thompson said. The store building, which for merly was occupied by Catherine Pierson, interior decorator, was be ing adapted this week for use by Brooks, Inc., and the formal opening was set for Monday. Mrs. Thompson has been connected with THE PI LOT for the past year and a half in the capacity of society editor and ad vertising solicitor. She resigned this week in order to take over the shop. PAINTINGSOFORCHIDS IN LIBRARY EXHIBIT Mrs. Chatfield's Arl Hung ^ in Local Gallery This Week An exhibit of 20 flower paintings by Mrs. H. G. Chatfield of Knoll- wood Field was hung in the gallery 'of the Southern Pines Library this week for public display. Most of the paintings are beautiful reproductions of orchids, in many vdrieties. Whoever was doing all the “Dreaming of a White Christmas” went to sleep a little too early, for the approximately two-inch snowfall of Wednesday, December 16, was about a week too soon to assure a White Christmas for the Sandhills. The soft but swirling snow began to fall shortly before one o’clock Wednesday and ceased at six o’clock, leaving trees and shrubbery cased in gleaming white that shone in spec tral radiance in the bright moon light at nine o’clock. Despite the warm sun which came out Thursday morning to start the snow thawing and running down the gutters, the soft white clung to the evergreen trees of the Sandhills throughout most of the day Thurs day, adding beauty to the scenery of the town and imbuing Christmas shoppers with the traditional “white Christmas” spirit. Weather experts declare that this was the first December snowstorm in this section since December 16, 1930, exactly a dozen years ago. Al though this week’s snow was damp and clung to trees, wires and foliage, no real damage was reported. Heart Attack Fatal to Popular Sandhills Con tractor; In Wilmington Funeral services for W. Raymond Johnson, 42, of Pinehurst and Lake- view were held at four o’clock Tues day from the Pinehurst Community Church with the pastor, the Rev. Roscoe L. Prince and the Rev. J. Fred Stimson officiating. The Masonic Lodge No. 484 of Southern Pines, of which Mr. John son was a past master, conducted services at the graveside in Mount Hope Cemetery in Southern Pines. Mr. Johnson died unexpectedly Sunday afternoon, December 13, of a heart attack in Wilmington where he was engaged in government con struction work. For many years he was manager and owner of the Pinehurst Jobbing Company. He was a member of the Pinehurst Fire Department and the firemen attended the services in a body. Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Elsie Coffey of States ville, and two daughters, Jean and Peggy, of Lakeview. Also his moth er and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Chaney of Halifax, Va., two sis ters; Mrs. W. T. Huntley, Jr., of Chapel Hill, and Mrs. A. P. Turn- myre of Mt. Airy; three brothers, Cliff Johnson of Southern Pines, Herman Johnson of Auburn, Ala., and Henry V. Johnson of the U. S. Army. He was a native of South Boston, Va., and came to the Sandhills 20 years ago, and was one of the most popular citizens of the community. He was on the board of directors of the Pinehurst Community Church and had served several terms as president of the Sandhills Brother hood. Cheatham, Ruggles Win Tin Whistles Six Pairs Tie for Second Place; Play-Off Sends Prize to Thomson. Williams JOHN SCOTT NEWTON ENLISTS IN U. S. NAVY John Scott Newton, son of Police —- .- Ai Chief and Mrs. C. Ed Newton of urday with a net 71. Six pairs tied Southern Pines, has enlisted in the for second plaice with net 7Ts and on The Rev. T. A. Cheatham and Dr. J. A. Ruggles won tm medal play, better ball of pair torfeament of the Tin Whistles in Pinehurst last Sat- Navy and is now in training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station near Chicago (where the weather, young Newton wrote his parents, now is about 10 below zero.) Prior to his enlistment, young Newton was manager of Macks’ ten cent store in Raeford. He is the second of the Newton boys to join the armed ser vices. J. Ed Newton was first to be inducted into the Navy at the re cruiting station in Raleigh last De cember 8, right after Pearl Harbor. SPECIAL XMAS MUSIC AT LOCAL CHURCH ANNIE PRIEST Her boy came back to die Special music at the midnight r.rpnin« in manv varieties i service on Christmas Eve at Emman- Mrs. Chatfield, whose artistry ex-|uel Episcopal ^f tends to clothing and fine fabrics in three old fmk carols. The Cmo her association with Anglow Tweeds, the Russian Children, S g handwoven fabric plant between ! here and Pinehurst, did m6st of her back, he died. But the Lord was orchid paintings from models pro good to me. Let him come back. Let vided by Jnd^ W. A. Way s Caro- me see him again.” She held her lina Orchid Growers greenhouses, five dollars out to Frank. “So send Those now on exhibit are a few of this to them boys over yonder.” the many she has executed. Noel” (French) and “Shepherds Christmas Song” (Austrian). In addi tion to the Offertory Anthem, Gou nod’s “Nazareth” and “Jesu Bam bino”—Yon, and “List the Cherubic Host"—Gaul. Soloists are Mrs. Har low Pearson and Phillip Woolley. the play-off Tuesday, Eric D. Thom son and Chester •!. Williams won the second prize of $25 war bond. Other pairs tied for second were Howard Kenworthy and S. A. Strickland, J. T. Hunter and Donald Parson, E. C. Keating and W. T. Mc Cullough, C. E. Crowell, Jr., and Dr. E. M. Medlin, Robinson Cook and R. S. Tufts. Tufts and Cook, Hunter and Par son tied again in the play-off for third prize of $10 in war stamps with net 75’s and each pair received a split of the prize. SECOND HOLE-IN-ONE D. E. Root of New Rochelle, N. Y.. frequent visitor in the Sandhills, sank his brassie lee shot on the 176-yard, par 3 18th hole of No. 1 Pinehurst course last week to make the second hole-in-one of his lifetime. He made an Ace many years ago in Atlanta. Ga. His tee shot this week landed just short of the green, took a forward bounce and trickled info the hole.
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