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1S42 OVER THE TOP FOR VICTORY H| with UNITED STATES WAR BONDS-STAMPS make EVEitY PAY DAY bond day STOP SHHBINC—SAVI DOLLARS Southern Pines, North Carolina, Friday, December 25, 1942. FIVE CENTS SEAMAN JOHN BOYD CAPT. JACKSON H. BOYD The Navy Department this week notified Captain and Mrs. Jack- son H Boyd of Southern Pines that their son, Seaman Second Class, John Boyd U. S. Navy had been “wounded in action.” No details were avail able Young Boyd reported for duty with the Navy April 9 of this year. His father, a veteran of the last World War, was commissioned Captain in the Marine Corps the first week in September of this yean Captain Boyd has just been transferred to New River Marine Base and Mrs. Boyd, with younger son, Alex, left this week for Wilmington, where they will be able to spend the holidays with Capt. Boyd. Local Man Convicted of Assault Charges Steve Darby Gets Nine Months in Two Cases Be fore County Recorder Apparently skilled in the use of both heavy and fancy weapons, Steve Darby of Southern Pines pleaded nolo contendere m Record er’s Court Monday to charges of as saulting officer Irvin Morrison with an oak stick and hitting James yan in the face with a glass salt | shaker. He was also charged with breaking out of a Southern Pines jail cell, damaging same to the amont of $10. He was given six mionths in the oak stick-jail breaking case, to run concurrently with an old sentence, and three months in the salt shaker case to begin at the expiration of the other. Norman Chevis, Southern Pines Negro, found guilty of the larceny of whiskey from ABC store No. 1, was given four months, suspended upon payment of costs and condition of two-year good behavior. , , , In a second case, Chevis pleaded guilty of speeding and careless, reckless driving. In this, he drew two months,' suspended upon pay ment of a fine of $25 and costs and on condition that he not violate the traffic laws of the state during the next two years. RATION BOARD The offices of Ihe Moore Coun ty War Price and Ration Board in Carthage will be closed Thurs day, Friday and Saturday, De cember 24, 25 and 26, and will reopen Monday. December 28, it was announced late this week by Board officials. Other Cases Bob Harris, Pinehurst Negro, was given 60 days on the roads for pub lic drunkenness and using profane language. Marie Wade, Pinehurst Negro, bound to Superior Court un der bond of $250 on a charge of lar ceny of jewelry and other effects from Mellie Lomax; Elmer Fairly Vest of West End, fined $50 and the costs for drunken, careless and reck less driving and given a three months suspended sentence and his license suspended lor a year; Roy Lockwood, Negro of Southern Pines, guilty of non-support, given three months on the roads,, suspended upon payment of costs and upon condition that he pay $5 per week to support his family; guilty of as saulting Hilden Caviness with a knife, John McNeill, Pinehurst Ne- gro, was givan four months on the roads, but because of his previous good reputation, his sentence was suspended provided he pay a fine of $50 and costs; A capias returnable next Monday was ordered issued * against Roosevelt McQueen for fail ure to comply with a judgment of the Court. School Bus Routes Will be Re-Vamped County Superintendent Calls Meeting of Heads to Plan New Schedule A re-routing of school bus routes in Moore County to conform with orders of the Office of Defense Transportation, will be put into ef fect with the opening of schools al ter Christmas holidays, and will mean that all children who reside within two miles of the school build ing must walk and that busses must be loaded when they reach the two- mile! zone. H. Lee Thomas, county school superintendent, has called a meet ing of all principals, under him for Thursday, December 31, at 10 a. m. in order to re-plan the transportation routings in this county. In the past, the State has required that children living within one and one-half, miles of the school to walk to school and provides that the bus shall come within one mile of where the children live. The ODT ruling makes the latter provision one-mile and a half. Mr. Thomas said only exceptions were children who becauseof physi cal disability might not be able to walk the required distance, in which case the families should get medical certificates confirming this, and those who might be forced to walk to the bus before sunrise. If this should become too great a problem, Mr. Thomas, added, it may be neces sary to delay opening of schools un til later in the morning. The principals were instructed to request, those affected who “do not see their way clear to cooperate in this effort” to attend the meeting next Thursday at 2 p. m. in the courtroom. Father and Son in Service; Son Wounded |G. C. SeymOUr Given Honor by Kiwanians With Builder’s Cup Aberdeen Man Awarded Trophy for 1942; Past Presidents Recognized A last minute voiding of gasoline on “A” cards, and some sickness around in Moore County kept down the crowds for the Sandhills Kiwan- is Club’s twentieth anniversary cel ebration last Friday night, but there was no damper on enthusiasm and enjoyment for the dinner and en tertainment, which was highlighted j by the presentation of the Kiwanis' Builders Cup for 1942 to G. C. Sey mour of Aberdeen for his contribu tions to the upbuilding of Moore County. “Weren’t you proud of your hus band?” a friend asked Mrs. Seymour after the presentatioh had been made. “Yes,” she declared pleasantly, ‘but I’ve always been proud of him.” Usually, THE PILOT carries a pic ture of the winner of thii coveted award of the Kiwanis Club. But not Mr. Seymour’s. “We all have our peculiarities,” he said, “and I guess that’s mine. I just don’t have a picture and don’t want one taken.” But few people have to see a pic ture to recognize this Aberdeen man who heads the Aberdeen Coca-Cola Bottling works and has for years been active in this community. He has served as county commissioner and is at present president of the Moore County Hospital Board of Trustees. "A Bucking Mule, Too" A natice of Georgia, Mr. , Seymour came to Aberdeen about 30 years ago to establish the Coca-Cola Bot tling Works, the business which he has since headed. He came, it is said, with a “mule and cart and a wheel barrow” and built the business. “And it was a bucking mule, at that.” He has served many terms as May or of Aberdeen and on the Aberdeen town board of commissioners, and has been active in other community enterprises. It is not widely known that Mr. Seymour has in the past and continues to help many families in need, although virtually none of this is done through organized char ity. He is a member of the Page Me morial Methodist Church. Cash to Hospital Retiring President O. Leon Sey mour presided at the anniversary celebration combined with Alumni and Ladies Night dinner in the Car olina Hotel at Pinehurst. The Club’s annual contribution to the Moore County Hospital—a check for $365— was presented to E. T. McKeithen business manager of the institution. This money is earmarked for sup port of a hospital bed for underpriv ileged children. Funds are raised chiefly in two ways: through contri butions made to the Kiwanis Baby Page, run in THE PILOT, and from admission charges to the Carolina Orchid Growers greenhouses, be tween Southern Pines and Pinehurst. Judge W. A .Way turns all receipts over to the Club’s Hospital Bed fund. Another check in the amount of $10 was presented to Mrs. T. A. Cheat ham, chairman of the Moore County Tuberculosis Association, for that work. Principal speaker of the evening was Billy Beard, a humorist from At lanta who was introduced by J. Tal bot Johnson. Mr. Beard’s talk was chiefly entertainment and, with his cherubic expressions, he kept his audience in gales of laughter. Past Presidents Honored On this 20th anniversary of the Club, special tribute was paid to the past presidents, each of whom were named. Those present were address ed briefly by Major H. V. Carson of Knollwood Field, past president of the Montgomery, Ala., Kiwanis Club, who commended the leaders on their service in the past. Each one receiv ed a Kiwanis membership plaque, a present from President Seymour. Past presidents who were there in person to be honored were J. Talbot Johnson, Edwin T. McKeithen, Paul Dana,, Dr. E. M. Medlin, J. Fred Stimson, Charles W. Picquet, Ralph L. Chandler, J. Vance, Rowe and P. T. Kelsey. The Club’s past presi dents, who were named, are as fol lows, in the order of their service Christmas Baskets Being Distributed Bureau Committee Thanks Contributors; About 60 Sets of Food and Clothing Go Out About 60 or 70 baskets of cloth ing, toys and food will be distributed Thursday by the Christmas Bureau Committee of the Southern Pines Council of Social Agencies to deserv ing families in this section. Miss Laura Kelsey, chairman of the Christmas Bureau, thanked con tributors to the baskets for their cooperation and said that any fur ther contributions would be used on a year-round project. The baskets were packed at the Straka building on East Broad street and are being delivered by town trucks and drivers. The Christmas Bureau has been assisted in the packing and distribution by Mrs. James B. Swett, Morris Johnson, the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the 'Woman’s Club, P. R. Brown, and ad ditional. contributions have come from The Ark School and the South ern Pines School’s “White Christ mas” party. CLOSINGS Christmas week-end will pro vide a three-day vacation for most stores and institutions in Southern Pines, with business closing Thursday night to re open next Monday morning, De cember 28. THE PILOT offices will be closed these three days and re-open Monday. The local post office, however, will be closed all day Christmas, but will provide delivery on specials and perishables and will dispatch mail. No window will be open Christmas day, but the package window will remain open until at least 10:30 p. m. Thursday evening, Christmas Eve. The post office will follow regular schedule on Saturday. The bank will remain closed Friday and Saturday. Pinehurst Youth On Phil Baker’s Show Wilbur Currie. U. S. Navy, Misses Out on Famous "Take It or Leave It" CHRISTMAS CAROLS All young people in Southern Pines interested in singing Christmas Carols this Christmas Eve are invited to meet at the post office at 8:30 p. m. Thurs day night. This group singing is being sponsored by the United Christian Youth o f Southern Pines and will be under the lead ership of Norris Hodgkins, Jr. Hiram Mclnnis Dies in Hunting Accident Young Lakeview Man Was Well-Known Throughout This Section: Hurt Skull in Fall John Hiram Mclnnis of Lakeview, popular 34-year-old Sandhills hunter and ball player, died last Saturday morning in Anson County Sanator ium from injuries received from a fall, while hunting in that county. Mclnnis, who was among the out standing ball players in the Moore County league of several years ago and who was well known by both na tives and northerners as an excellent hunting and fishing guide, was re ported to have fallen while climb ing a fence, striking his head on a stone, resulting in a fractured skull. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Lakeview Presbyterian Church with the Rev. T. D. Mullis officiating. In terment was in a family plot at Lakeview. Surviving are his wife, the for mer Miss Patricia Strout of Waltham. Mass., to whom he was married about Opening contestant on Phil Ba ker’s “Take It or Leave It” radio show last Sunday night was Wilbur , -- Currie, U. S. Navy, son of Mr. and tfk'evYew !wo'’brothers, Mrs. Donald Currie of Pinehurst MOTORCYCLE THROWS RIDER; SLIGHT HURTS An Army motorcycle threw its rid er, Sergeant Kitchen of the ranger force on Fort Bragg reservation, about 9 o’clock Monday night, in front of the Southern Pines post of fice, resulting in cuts about the sol dier’s face and legs but no serious in juries were reported. A number of people on the streets gathered at the ' scene to assist the sergeant, whose cut and bleeding face indicated hurts more serious than actually were. He was taken to Moore County hospital for treatment and is now recovering at the ranger station on the reserva tion. Another soldier, riding with him, was not injured. Funeral Conducted for Carson Palmer Pinebluff Man Passes; Came Here from Michigan 39 Years Ago io Make Home Carson Sherman Palmer, 55, of Pinebluff, died last Friday night at Moore County Hospital, and funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at the Pinebluff Methodist Church. The Rev. W. A. Parsons officiated at the funeral and interment follow- in the Pinebluff cemetery. Mr. Palmer came to Pinebluff about 39 years ago from Michigan and has made his home here since. Survivors include his widow, one daughter, Mrs. Herbert Van Bos- kirck; a son, Edwin, both of Pine bluff, and an adopted daughter, Mrs. Clarence Jordon of High Point. MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED A marriage license has been issued to Pvt. Henry Everett Bradford and Cleecy Renegar Brown, both of Southern Pines. JAYCEES PUT LIGHTS ON CHRISTMAS TREES Colorful Christmas tree lights lent cheer to West Broad street this week, after the Junior Chamber of Com merce had hung lights on four trees along the railroad parkway. Al though the Christmas Lighting pro ject of the club was somewhat cur tailed this year, the Jaycees used their existing facilities to decorate four trees. LEON SEYMOUR HEADS BIRTHDAY COMMITTEE O, Leon Seymour of Aberdeen was this week appointed Moore County Chairman of the President’s Birth day Committee, which raises funds for the fight against infantile para lysis. Mr. Seymour said that com munity chairmen and committees would be announced soon, so that the methods of raising funds for this work could be planned. but young Currie missed out on the cash. As the “Take It or Leave It” ques tion show opened, the Emcee, Phil Baker, asked the first contestant his name. “Wilbur Currie.” “Where are you stationed?” “Right here in New York.” “Your home?” “North Carolina,” Currie said. ‘Pinehurst, North Carolina.” “Oh,” Baker said. “That’s the re sort, isn’t it?” Currie selected the set of ques tions on “People in the War” but was retired before he reached the win ning $64 question. 4ward Winner Wrote in Southern Pines Dr. John A. Rice. Recipient of Harper's Prize. Lived Here in 1939-1940 Mclnnis of Lakeview; two brothers, Herbert of Cameron and Howard of Lakeview; and four sisters, Mrs? Don ald Jones of Johnstown, Pa.; Mrs. Dock Lane of Cameron; Mrs. Clem Everett and Mrs. H. A. Matthews, both of Lakeview. His mother was the late Mrs. Evelyn McDonald Mc lnnis. Active pall bearers were Bill Jackson, Atlas Eastwood, John Hun ter, Clyde Causey, Edwin Causey and Winfred Causey. Honorary pall bearers included James A. Feeley, W. D. Matthews, Everett Hinson, George Thompson, John Ferguson, Larry Miner, Richard Tarlton, and Leon Blue. In charge of flowers were Mrs. Ed, McKenzie, Mrs. Marian Blue, Mrs. Flora Ballard, Mrs. George McRae and the Misses Paul ine Blue and Nadine Everette. FOURSOME WINS 6-UP ON PAR IN TOURNEY Blodgett. Boutwell. Clifton and Robertson Are Winners Dr. Willitam C. Mudgett, Robert N. Page (deceased), Paul Dana, Mur doch Johnson, Frank D. Shamburger, Richard S. Tufts, Nelson C. Hyde, Herbert N. Vail, Medlin, Willard L. Dunlop, Stimson, Picquet; Chandler, Rowe, John M. Howarth, Kelsey, I. C. Sledge. E. MAITLAND GROVER NOW 2nd LIEUTENANT E. Maitland Grover, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Grover of Southern Pines, has just been commissioned a second lieutenant in the U. S. Army, ser^dng in chemical warfare divis ion. He received his training at Edge- wood Arsenal, Md., and arrived in Following the excellent dinner Southern Pines this week to spend served the Club members and their a few days with his parents l^fore guests, dancing was enjoyed in The rej^rting for further duty at Camp Pine Room. .. —. Seibert, Ala Dr. John Andrew Rice, recently announced as co-winner of the Har per’s. 125th Anniversary Award for his book, “I Came Out of the Eight eenth Century,” did much of his writing for this prize-winning vol ume while living in Southern Pines during the season of 1939-40. Dr. Rice, former rector of Black Mountain College in the western part of the State, stayed at 12 North Ridge street, in the cottage owned by Miss Alice Holmes, and kept busy at his writing. He met several of the local folks, however, at one or two functions, and spoke at the February 7, 1940, meeting of the Sandhills Ki wanis Club. His book is an autobiography, be ginning with his early life in South Carolina, and dealing with his ex periences as an educator, his break with Rollins College, Florida, and his establishment of Black Mountain College. E. S. Blodgett, R. H. Boutwell, II, Chalmers Clifton and F. C. Robert son won the best ball of all four partners against par tournament of the Tin Whistles last Saturday when they finished 6 up net on old man par. Howard Kenworthy, R. S. Tufts, C. I. Williams and J. P. Williamson finished iii second place with a score of 5 up. There were twenty-eight entries in this tournament which is always popular with the Tin Whistlers. Others entries were; C. B. S. Marr, Dr. E. M. Medlin, E. D. Thomson and W. H. B. Ward, 4 up; H. A. Lovett, W. O. Smith, P. W. Thomson and B L. Tyrrell, 2 up; C. E. Crowell, Jr., R. S. Farr, E. C. Keating and K. B. Trousdell, even; A. C. Aborn, F. X. Anglim, N. S. Hurd, M. von Schle- gell, one down; T. A. Cheatharq, H. B. Emery, H. W. Harris and A, T. Safford, one down.
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