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VOLUME 28. NO. 8.
Butler's Suggestion
Partly Responsible
for Hoffman Camp
Water Situation Solved
By Advice of Local En
gineer; Camp Activated
A suggestion by Howard N. Butler
of Southern Pines probably led to the
locating of the Army's newest camp
in the Hoffman Forest Area, a few
miles South of here.
Mr. Butler, son of the late Bion H.
Butler, former editor of THE PILOT,
knows the geology of the Sandhills
and surrounding region about as
well, if not better, as anyone.
According to a summary prepared
in Raleigh by M. J. Mundorf, assist
ant geologist of the U. S. Geological
3urvey, the Army, in considering the
Hoffman area for the camp, was fac
sd with the tedious and expensive
necessity of building a filter plant
for surface water, if it wanted to use
the cany>. This area is underlaid with
crystaline rocks which do not yield
watei in sufficient quantities for a
largo camp.
However, upon suggestion of Mr.
Butler, it was decided to attempt to
use the floodplain adjacent to a
stream as a natural filter. Tests re
vealed the floodplain was compos
ed of clean sand and gravel washed
in by floods. Shallow wells were
irilled through these layers of gravel
to a depth of 25 and 40 feet.
Water from the stream „oeps
through the sand and gravel, fills the
wells, and is then pumped into the
camp's pipes. Tests show it is pure
and that 3,000 gallons per minute
can be relied upon.
And so the Army decided it could
use this Hoffman area for its
Airborne Command camps.
HOFFMAN ARMY CAMP
HAS BEEN ACTIVATED
Col. Vernon G. Olsmith Is
Commanding Officer at Base
The United States Army Camp at
Hoffman, where construction has
been underway for only about two
months, was activated this month
with Col. Harry E. Willet as execu
tive officer. Although there is much
construction work still to be done at
the camp, Col. Olsmith and his staff
have already moved in.
The following staff assignments
have been made: Col. Harry C.
Snyder, director of supply; Col. Har
old E. Schlessinger, post engineer;
Col. William H. Smith, post surgeon;
Major William B. Houseal, director
of personnel and chief of civilian
personnel branch; Major Joseph
Weisenberg, director of administra
tion and chief of adjutant branch.
STOCKINGS WANTED
Old silk stockings are wanted!
Silk, nylon, silk and nylon, ray
on, and silk and rayon. There is
a box for them near the corner
door in the Patch Department
Store. When 100 pounds (and
this is a lot of stockings) have
accumulated they will be sent
to the General Salvage Section
of Conservation Division of the
WPB to aid in the making of
powder bags (gun powdtr—for
the Armed Forces). All storking*
must be laundered to be usa
ble.
County's Motor Corps Ready to Serve
Red Cross, Local Defense, or Disaster
Last year in Moore county there
was established a Motor Corps under
the American National Red Cross
Volunteer Services. In Southern
Pines 25 women took standard first
aid, advanced first aid, and a 15-hour
mechanics class with Frank Kaylor
to receive Red Cross Motor Corps
diplomas. In Pinehurst 15 women
were enrolled. A.ll of these women
volunteered their time and cars for
whatever services called upon by the
Red Cross.
After many delays, they are again
at work. The first responsibility of
the Motor Corps is to the chapter
services. It is organized to furnish
efficient transportation whenever
and wherever it is needed in Red
Cross work. Their jobs will Include
moving shipments of game and
Serving Overseas
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PVT. FRANK WALKER BUCHAN
Word has just been received by
Mr. and Mrs. P. Frank Buchan that
their son, Pvt. Frank Buchan, has
arrived safely overseas, where he is
serving with the U. S. Air Forces.
Young Buchan was inducted into the
Army at Fort Bragg, October 30,
1942, and received his training at
Langley Field, Va. A graduate of
Southern Pines High School, young
Buchan is married to the former
Miss Myra Scott of Southern Pines.
Previous to his entering the Army,
he worked in the shipyards at Wil
mington.
Armstrong Presides
Over January Term
True Bills Returned in
Three Murder Cases; Charge
Against Lacy Scot Dropped
With Judge Frank Armstrong pre
siding and with Solicitor Edward H.
Gibson, commissioned last month by
Gov. Broughton, representing the
State, the January term of criminal
court got under way in Carthage
Monday.
L. C. Allen pleaded guilty of care
less, reckless and drunken driving.
He was given 12 months in jail to
work on the roads, suspended upon
payment of a fine of SSO and the
costs and good behavior for 12
months. He is not to drive a motor
vehicle on the highways of the State
for a year.
Vester Woods, charged with as
sault with intent to commit rape,
pleaded guilty to simple assault on
Mrs. P. L. Patterson and was given
a 30-day sentence which was sus
pended upon payment of the costs.
James Wilson submitted to charges
of stealing two automobiles. In one
case he was given from 24 to 36
months on the roads and in the sec
ond, a 3 to 5-year prison sentence,
the second sentence not to go into ef
fect upon condition of good behavior
for two years after service of the
first.
Frank WrigKt submitted to a
charge of breaking and entering a
business house at West End.
True bills were returned by the
grand jury in the three murder
cases: Earl Phillips, charged with the
murder of Joe Carlyle; Gladys Min
ter McKinnon and Henry Kendrick
for the murder of Frank Merritt at
Aberdeen; A. C. Vester Oats and
Willie Ivey for the murder of Ernest
King of Southern Pines.
An assault case against Lacy Scot
, was nol prossed.
bolts of cloth to branch sewing
rooms and surgical dressing rooms,
and driving home service workers to
the homes of soldiers throughout the
county. In the past two weeks, the
group has done all these things and
had one ambulance case.
Other Work
Aside from Chapter activities, the
Motor Corps will render disaster
services, service to the armed forces,
and civilian defense assistance. To
join the later work, the women who
have not already done so, take the
course of lectures given on chemi
cal warfare by the local civilian de
fense council. These lectures are due
to begin again in February.
Members of the Motor Corps wear
uniforms if they will, but a cap, an
1 (C&ntintuxt on Paff* Fh>*)
Southern Pines, North Carolina, Friday, January 22, 1943,
Ration Board Cautions Fuel Oil Users
to Conserve; Supply Situation Critical
Clarification on Pleasure Driving Ban Made
By Moore County Group; Cooperation of Local
Police Sought in Enforcing Proper Use of Cars
Fuel oil consumers were cautioned
this week by the Moore County Ra
tion Board to use "every precaution
to conserve fuel" as the "supply sit
uation is steadily growing worse."
The Ration Board members this
week studied the ban on pleasure
driving and continued their prepar
ation to institute the system of point
rationing for foods, to be set up in
February.
In regard to pleasure driving, the
Board said "it now appears that
driving home to lunch does not con
stitute a violation, per se. As the
whole purpose of these regulations
is to conserve gasoline, patriotic cit
izens will use their own judgment as
to how necessary this driving is.
The local police officials in every
community have been asked to re
port any obvious misuse of the
car."
Frenchmen in North Africa Welcomed
American Troops, \ oung Irwin Writes
j Mrs. Murd Buchan,
Moore Native, Dies.
Interment for Kinston
Resident Held at Lakeview;
Had Been 111 Two Months
Mrs. Murd Blue Buchan, 65, na
tive of Lakeview, died at Kinston
Tuesday night, and services were to
be held Thursday morning at 10
o'clock at the First Presbyterian
Church in Kinston with burial at
Lakeview cemetery at 3 p. m. The
Rev. Thomas H. Hamilton, pastor
will officiate.
Mrs. Buchan was a native of Lake
view but she and her husband had
lived in Kinston for the past 25
years and had been ill two months.
Mr. Buchan, brother of Southern
Pines Postmaster Frank Buchan, is
manager of the Copeland Livestock
Company.
Surviving besides her husband are
a brother, W. E. Blue of Raeford,
four half-brothers, J. S. Blue of
Rocky Mount, Carl Blue of Virginia;
W. L. Blue of Fort Bragg, and D. C.
Blue of Lakeview; three half-sis
ters, Mrs. George Sharp and Mrs.
Will Richardson, both of Greens
boro, and Mrs. A. C. Cox of Lake
view.
THE MISSES GROVER
ARE CHANGING JOBS
Miss Elizabeth Grover has resign
ed her position as office secretary
of the Moore County A. B. C. Board
to accept work with a Federal
Agency in Washington, D. C., and
plans to leave here January 29 to
assume her new duties. Miss Sarah
Swett, Southern Pines girl who has
been working in Raleigh, will go
with Miss Grover to take a similar
position.
Miss Lucile Grover, who has been
office secretary for the Town of
Southern Pines, will fill the vacancy
at the A.B.C. Board office, and Miss
Blanche Sherman, who has worked
with Miss Grover for the town, will
assume her duties in the Town
Clerk's office.
PREACHING MISSION
TO BEGIN FEBRUARY 1
Series of Services Slated
At Episcopal Church
The Rev. J. Q. Beckwith, Jr., rec
tor of St. Timothy's Church at Wil
son, will begin a week's preaching
mission at Emmanuel Episcopal
Church Monday, February 1 as a
part of a series being conducted in
the Episcopal Church throughout the
Diocese of North Carolina.
Each day during the week, there
will be a celebration of Holy Com
munion at 9 a. m., a Bible class at
10, and a preaching service at 8 p. m.
The Rev. Craighill Brown, rector of
the local church, is chairman of the
committee which has arranged for
missions in practically every one of
the 120 churches in the diocese.
Warning about the scarcity of fuel
oil, the Board cautioned that "there
is no guarantee that those holding
usable coupons will be able to ob
tain their quota."
Food Rationing
"During the month of February a
system of point rationing is to be
set up to cover all canned and pro
cessed fruits, vegetables, soups and
juices, and all frozen foods," said a
notice from the Board, signed by
George H. Maurice, chairman. "La
ter, this system will be extended to
cover meats. Every person purchas
ing these rationed books must have
War Ration Book 11. In order to
qualify for Book 11, everyone must
possess Book I, commonly known as
the sugar and coffee ration book.
The method of registering for Book
II will be fully explained later."
Corp. Wallace Irwin Records
Impressions of Natives; Says
Children Are Most Curious
A vivid picture of the welcome
which the Americans received from
the French in North Africa is sket
ched in the words of, two letters
written by Corp. Wallace Irwin, Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Irwin,
for many years winter residents of
Southern Pines, who are staying now
with Mr. and Mrs. Struthers Burt at
their home, "Hibernia."
Shortly after young Irwin landed
"somewhere in North Africa," he
wrote, "It was naturally a big sur
prise to find we were going to
(censored) North Africa, but a pleas
ant surprise in many ways, one of
which is that I get a chance to prac
tice my French. I've been doing some
interesting interpreting for other
members of the outfit, and have had
some conversation with the local
French. They are universally enthu
siastic about the American move,
and all say they had long looked to
us for liberation from the Germans,
who had fo- 2 years been milking the
colonies dry. They are extremely'
cordial and embarrassingly gener
ous despite their relative poverty. ;
As for the strategy of the African
move, and its success, we have so
far been pleasantly astonished . . ,
Unnatural Curiosity"
"The population here is composed
mostly of children between 4 and
14 years old, who thfong about us
whenever school isn't actually in ses
sion, and whose most acute ambition
is to be our slaves for as long as
possible. Their curiosity is unnatural,
even for children. I don't have to in
terpret for the non-French-speakers,
except in rare cases; a couple of
others know French and the kids
make themselves understood.
"There are Arabs here too. They
now beg in English but mostly we
emulate the French in ignoring
them.—
"—I was interrupted then by a
very garrulous lady and a train of
children. The lady delivered a dia
tribe against the Italians, very long,
1-3 understood by me. She has strong
opinions and an ability to hold the
floor indefinitely. Here she is again.
I ignore her. There she goes.
"Such is life, on a bright, warm
Sunday afternoon. It's almost impos
sible to write: "I'm surrounded with
children full of conversation. Appar
ently they have no more to say than
1.. . "
In a second letter, the young sol
dier tells of being made a corporal
and speaks of the pay, but adds, "not
that pay matters much; you can't
buy much over here anyway." He
goes on to discuss the then difficult
situation between the Fighting
French and the Darlan group and
says . . .
"Impreised" With American*
"The facts of war have outstripped
diplomacy, and all of France that
remains free even in name is fight
ing with us. I note that Darlan (the
inscrutable!) has made a pronounce
ment assuming for himself 'de jure'
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Armstrong InstrnctsJury
to Investigate Conditions
of Sa in a rca 11 d Ma nor Girls
HONOR ROLL
The Southern Pines Rotary
Club plans to revise its Roll of
Honor of men in the armed ser
vices of this country, which is
located on the Library lawn near
the post office. Anyone who
wishes to add names to this roll
may do so by getting in touch
with Don Jensen or Paul Van
Camp.
War Bonds Subject
of District Meeting
Women to Help Moore County
Meeting Quota of Over
$60,000 During January
A district meeting of members of
the Women's Division of the War
Savings Staff was held at the Civic
Club in Southern Pines Saturday
morning, January 16, with Mrs. P. P.
McCain, District Chairman presid
ing. Mrs. Nancy Robinson of Jack
son, Miss., director and advisor of 11
Southern states, and Mrs. Karl Bish
opric of Spray, N. C., State Direc
tor of the War Savings Staff, were
the guest speakers and made many
helpful suggestions on ways to pro
j mote the sale of War Bonds and
Stamps.
Representatives from Hoke, Scot
land and Moore counties learned that
North Carolina exceeded its sales
1 quota for Series E Bonds by 22 per
cent. Moore County has exceeded its
December quota of $49,950 by $16,-
206.25, selling $66,156.25 during this
period.
The film "The American Way" was
shown through the courtesy of the
Coca Cola Bottling Company of
Aberdeen.
Mrs. N. L. Hodgkins, County
Chairman, announced the resigna
tion of Miss Mary Page as Aber
deen Chairman and the appointment
of Mrs. O. Leon Seymour to fill this
position. Moore County's quota for
January is $60,439.50.
LONNIE M. SEWARD
DIES AT LAKEVIEW
Funeral Services Held
Monday for Farmer of Section
Lonnie M. Seward, 60, died at his
home in Lakeview last Saturday,
January 16, following a short ill
ness. He was a prominent farmer
of the community.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by
the Rev. T. D. Mullis in the Lake
view Presbyterian Church and in
terment was in the Lakeview cem
etery.
Surviving are his widow, four
brothers, W. P. and E. W. Seward of
Carthage, Oscar Seward of Lewiston,
Me., and J. A. Seward of Lumberton,
Miss.; and two sisters, Miss Bertha
Seward and Mrs. W. J. Mcßae of
Lakeview.
JAX SPRINGS MAN
DIES OF AUTO HURTS
K. W. McCaskill Succumbs
fo Injuries Following Accident
K. W. McCaskill, 74, of Jackson
Springs succumbed Monday at the
Moore County Hospital to injuries
received on Thursday of last week
when the automobile driven by his
adopted son, John Henry McCaskill,
collided with a truck load of Negro
men near his home.
The funeral service was held at
Jackson Springs Tuesday afternoon.
Surviving are the adopted son,
who received bad cuts in the acci
dent; three children, Miss Mary Mc-
Caskill and Dan McCaskill of the
home and Leonard McCaskill of
Florence, S. C.
HEALTH OFFICE MOVES
The county health department
moved last we;k fr.,m the second
floor of the court house to its larger
quarters on the third floor. Th« WPA
offices, formerly on the third floor,
are now at the old health department
stand. The welfare office will remain
as at present on the second floor.
ymS& MAKE EVERY
PAY DAY
WAR
jlf. BGfrD DAY
STOP SPIN DING SAV[ I Oil ASS
FIVE CENTS
Presiding Judge Says
Charges Have Been Made
Throughout State
A sweeping investigation of con
! ditions existing at the State Home
and Industrial School for Women,
! generally known as Samarcand
i Manor, was authorized by Judge
| Frank M. Armstrong in his charge
j to the Grand Jury Monday at the op
ening of the January term for the
j trial of criminal cases in Moore
County, the invesitgation being ask
ed for on the strength of widespread
i criticism which Judge Armstrong
said that he had heard.
"While presiding over the courts
throughout the State," Judge Arm
strong told the body, "I have receiv
ed information and have personal
ly observed circumstances which
lead me to the conclusion that there
should be an investigation made by
the Grand Jury of the conditions ex
isting at the State Home and In
dustrial School for Women, Samar
cand Manor, near Eagle Springs or
Samarcand, hereinafter referred to
as Samarcand.
G. C. Seymour of Aberdeen is
chairman of the Grand Jury for this
session, and reported after receiving
the judge's charge, that a committee
composed of himself, as chairman,
James W. Tufts of Pinehurst and L.
E. Pender of Southern Pines, had
been selected to investigate Samar
cand, in accordance with the judge's
instructions.
The Grand jury reported county
institutions in good condition and in
good operation, except for a number
of building repairs recommended for
the court house. Certain conditions
were pointed out by the Grand Jury
as fire hazards in the courthouse and
immediate action was recommended.
No Definite Knowledge
"It should be distinctly understood
that by these instructions there is no
intention to intimate that there have
been any violations of the law at the
State institution, nor is it intended to
imply that those in charge are not
competent to carry on the work they
are engaged in, because the Court
has no definite knowledge and this
can only be determined by a careful
investigation and examination of
that institution.
"There may not be a word of truth
in the matters and conditions which
I have been told exist at the insti
tution and it is difficult to deter
mine what weight should be given
to such information.
Of Vital Importance
"The matter of the reclamation
and regeneration of women and girls
who have faltered or fallen is a mat
ter of vital importance to the whole
of the State's citizenship and to so
ciety as a whole.
"I have lived almost within the
shadow of Samarcand ever since it
was built and it has always been sort
of a place of mystery to me. I know
no more about the institution now
than I did twenty years ago. I am
inclined to believe that very little
is known about the institution by
the people and the courts o! the
State, and I feel that this condition
should not exist, especially by those
of us whose duty it is to sentence a
woman or girl to that institution. It
is not the policy of the State to
sentence a woman or girl to an in
stitution and not know or care what
becomes of her. Once the gates are
closed behind her she has very little
opportunity to speak for herself and
there are few to speak for her. Some
institutions for the care of juvenile
delinquents and faltering or fallen
women and girls are doing a won
derful work and have a broad so
cial outlook and are so conducted
that the women and girls in their
care are being trained toward the
development of a proper outlook
upon society and thus upon release
take their proper and useful place in
society. While we are engaged In a
global terrible war—fighting for our
survival and our very existence—
the prosecution of which should be
pi -»ced first in the effort? of every
man, woman and child in the coun
try, nevertheless, the rehabilitation
and socialization of our faltering and
falling women, next to the winning
of the war and the peace, is uncjues
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