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"THEY GIVE THEIR 1 «SS6YF4 LIVES-YOO LEND L YOUR MONEY" Bay an Additional Brad Now VOLUME 28. NO. 22. Barnum Confirms Consolidation of 3 Insurance Firms Pierce, Ruggles Unite With Barnum Agency; No Change in Policy Rumors of impending changes in insurance firms of Southern Pines have been rife for several weeks, but it was not until a few hours before going to press that facts supplanted rumors. Following an interview with Paul T. Barnum, THE PILOT is able to announce the consolidation of the Garland Pierce and John S. Ruggles insurance agencies with P. T. Bar num, Inc., without change of loca tion or policy of that long-establish- j ed agency. It is understood that both Mr. Pierce and Mr. Ruggles will as sist in the insurance office, there be- j ing no change in the real estate bus-1 iness of Barnum and Arey. Without going back into the gen esis of the agency, the oldest in the county, and almost coeval with the ; founding of Southern Pines it is suf ficient to state that the Paul Clarke j agency (1911) went to F. W. Van Camp in 1914; Van Camp, Newcomb and Mudgett in 1922; Page and Bar-! num„ with office in the new bank building, 1925; Paul T. Barnum 1927 Three years later Mr. Barnum,; taking over the former S. B. Rich ardson agency, incorporated with many of the merchants of Southern Pines as stockholders. Mr. Ruggles, who had been asso ciated with the Barnum office bought the Cameron agency in 1930, and this agency went in part to Mr. Pierce in 1934 when Mr. Ruggles be came Division Bureau Manager of the Farm Security Administration at Raleigh, a place which he has filled with great administrative ability and leaves with reluctance. Mr. Pierce, acting both for himself and Mr. Ruggles, has built up a success ful business. County Hoard Voles lo Invest in Bonds Sum of $55,000 Ordered Placed in Government Se curities; May Jury Lists The Moore County Commissioners, at a meeting held last week, ordered , that $55,000 of county funds be forthwith invested by the Bank of Pinehurst, county treasurer, in gov ernment securities, as follows: $30,- 000 in 7-8 per cent treasury certifi cates and $25,000 in U. S. savings bonds series "G". The Board also listed the follow ing to serve as jurors at a term of criminal court beginning May 17 and a term of civil court beginnig May 24 First Week H. M. Hill, Fred Flinchum, Jack Sullivan, Earl McDonald, Eulis H. Vest, R. H. Motsinger, E. W, Dowd, H. J. Myrick and Leßoy Lee, Car thage township; E. S. Bailey, H. Taft Williams, Glenn Crabtree and Wil lie C. Britt, Bensalem; C. A. Hus sey, T. L. Howard, Jonah Hussey, Coy S. Lewis and Thomas Ray, Shef field; Walter Caviness, A. C. Moore, C. F. Seawell and N. G. Purvis, Sr., Ritters; George Morgan, Greenwood; M B. Kellis, Clifford Garner, and J. W. Causey, McNeill; H. J. Blue, G. C. Allred and C. M. Shaver, San dhill; Lonnie Callcutt, Paul Dana, Gaston Simmons, R. S. Ratliff, W. A. Black, R. W. Clayton and F. Shel by Cullom, Mineral Springs. Second Week W. L. Barber, L. C. Wallace, Wil lis Davis, A. F. Boyte, Sr., J. D. Willcox, and P. W. Cockman, Car thage township; Lexie Freeman and Fletcher W. Ritter, Bensalem; Ellis Hussey, Sheffield; A. T. Maness, W. (Continued on Page 7) GLEE CLUB SINGS AT KIWANIS MEETING The Sandhills Kiwanis Club, at | its dinner meeting at the Southern Pines Country Club Wednesday, was delightfully entertained by the Southern Pines High School Glee Club The Glee Club, directed by Miss Ruby Trollinger, sang num bers especially appropriate to the Easter season. 1 IN OUR SERVICE CORP. CLAUDE N. BAKER Corp. Claude N. Baker, 21, of Lincoln Air Base, Lincoln, Neb., is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Baker of Carthage Route 3. He graduated from Sandhill Farm Lite School in 1937, and at the time of his induction in April 1942 was em ployed in the shipyards at Newport News, Va. Corp. Baker is in charge of the post office at Lincoln Air Base. He was married to Miss Pearl Bolden at the post chapel on Feb ruary 13, and he and his bride have recently visited his parents House Rent Freeze I' in Moore Becomes Effective May Ist March Level Expected to Lower Many Rates; Ren tal Office to Open Soon With all rents for dwelling units in Moore County frozen at the March 1, 1942 level at midnight tonight (Friday), some 30,900 persons will be affected in one way or another, Area Attorney-Director Franklin S. Clark of Fayetteville, said here this week. Clark indicated that rent control in the Southern Pines Defense Rental Area would bring sharp decreases in many rents. Rent paid on March 1, 1942 will be the "legal" rent for any dwelling unit in Moore County, ef fective May 1, he announced. Paul Michael, OPA personnel offi cer from Raleigh, Clark and other members of the staff were here this week making arrangements for the j opening of a rent office in Southern | Pines. A rent examiner and office j clerk will be named for the local of- j fice, but a large staff will not be' maintained as this office will be a sub-office to the one headed by Clark in Fayetteville and will be op erated under the Fayetteville set-up. Soon a date will be named on which all landlords—owners and renters of living quarters—must reg ister their properties with the Rent Control office. Special forms will be provided and landlords should ask for these as soon as they are avail able. Persons living away from the Southern Pines area must see that their properties are registered and they should see that their agents take care of this, Clark said. A location for the office was ex pected to be selected this week, Clark indicated, and announcement i of developments will be made , through THE PILOT. SURGICAL DRESSINGS Southern Pines, Aberdeen and Carthage Red Cross workrooms have finished their quotas of 10,- 800 surgical dressings, each, in the last three weeks, Mrs. E. V. Hughes, county surgical dressing chairman, announced late this week. Another quota of 60,000 2x2 dressings is be ing started. In the last few weeks wives of army men have outnumbered other workers, Mrs. Hughes stated, al though a few faithful local women have outstepped themselves in the work. The chairman urges that more of the women who are not es sentially employed volunteer for surgical dressing work. Monday has been designated Hoff man and Fort Bragg day; Tuesday, Knollwood Field day, and Saturday from 9:30 to 12:30, high school girls' work period. Southern Pines. North Carolina. Friday, April 30. 1943, PRETTY SMART Mr. Hugh Dave Mac Whirr from Possum Bottom dropped into THE PILOT office this week to renew his subscription to THE PILOT. He lowed how as he knew the paper was worth the new price and cheap at that, with other prices as high as they are. but he'd be jiggered if he was going to wait until after May 7 and pay the new price when he could get it now for $2. He went out jingling the change in his pocket and c!.">ckling over keeping us from getting it. Southern Pines Will Name Its Candidates at Caucus April SO Tarlton Declines to Run; Dante Montesanti Offers for Commissionership This evening, Friday, April 30, at j I eight o'clock, the Town Caucus for . Southern Pines will be held in the High School Auditorium to nomi- j nate candidates for the offices of j j Mayor and five commissioners to be elected at the Town election on j I Tuesday, May 4th. It is the duty of every properly j | registered citizen to attend and help j , in the selection of these important j j officers. It is the privilege of every I resident to attend and speak upon j any matter pertaining to the town.! As a rule the caucus in Southern j Pines is equivalent to an election j as the caucus vote selects the ticket j to be presented to the electorate the following Tuesday. Hence, it follows that while discussion is open only to the public, only the qualified vot ers of Southern Pines have the i gV,', to vole for candidates present ed to the caucus. A qualified voter is any person whose name is on the registration book of the Town of Southern Pines. This is the first caucus in two years as our officers are elected bi ennially. The present Board of Com missioners includes L. V. O'Callag han, 1927-1943; E. C. Stevens, 1935- 1943; H. J. Betterley, 1937-1943; R. F. Tarlton and M. F. Grantham, elected in 1941 with Mayor Duncan Matthews. All of these except Tarl ton are candidates for re-election. Seemingly the only additional hat in the ring is that of Dante Monte santi for Commissionership. If there are other aspiring candidates for of fice they have not been vocal dur ing the past few weeks. The surprise of the- week was Commissioner Tarlton's statement to THE PILOT that he would not be a candidate for reelection. Mr. Tarl ton has been an active member of the board, but he finds that his bus iness will keep him away from Southern Pines during much of the [ year. He expressed appreciation of the loyal support given him in the 1941 election and of the cooperation given during his term of office. It may be that other surprises may be sprung on the gathering Friday night. It has happened before. Cer ; tainly no such activity as preceded ! the caucus of 1941 has been appar- I ent the past iew weeks. Glee Club to Give Its Animal Concert Popular SPHS Organization Will Sing Sunday at 8:00 P. M. at Wide Fellowship Church The annual concert of the Southern Pines High School Glee Club at the Church of Wide Fellowship will be presented Sunday, May 2, at 8 p. m. The program will be as follows; "God of Our Fathers," Warren; "Glory to God," Palestrina; "Give Ear Unto My Prayer," Arcadelt; "Alleluia, Alleluia," Arr. Nobel Cain; "The Lamb (From Songs of In nocence)," West; "Jesu, Word of God Incarnate," Mozart; "In Heavenly Love Abiding" Bach; "In Joseph's Lovely Garden," Traditional Span ish; "Chorale (Finlandia)," Sibelius; "They Led My Lord Away," Spir itual; "Four and Twenty Elders," Spirtual; "Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones," 17th Century; "O God, Our Help in Ages Past." Croft. The Glee Club is under the direc tion of Miss Ruby Trollinger, and Mrs. Norris Hodgkins is the accom panist. New Army Post Bears His Name m W Jr vfc I 1_ JOHN THOMAS MACKALL Above is a composite picture of the life of Pvt. John T. Mackall, )hio native, for whom Camp Mackall was named. Pvt. Mackall was one if the first of the American airborne soldiers to die in North Africa. His nother will attend the dedication Saturday. Week of May 9 Named for Special Drive for Funds for Maternal Welfare Work Moore County Makes Fine Progress in War Loan Drive 2 Reached Quota This Week and Figure Is Still Climbing Daily An early check-up the middle of the week indicated that Moore County had reached its quota of $287,100 in the $13,000,000,000 Sec ond War Loan drive, and County Chairman Ralph Chandler was wear ing a happy look. Now he is expect ing the figures to rise well beyond the quota, for Moore County has the reputation of going over the top in its undertakings. Mr. Chandler wishes to express his appreciation to the people of the Southern Pines community, to his advisory committee members throughout the county and to all who have so patriotically answered the call of their government in this drive. There is still time Tor those who have not made an investment in Government securities and future freedom to do so. A complete report of the drive in Moore County will be released as soon as possible. Many Local Stores Take Half Holidav Will Close Wednesday Afternoons Beginning Next Wednesday, May 5 Starting a month earlier than us ual the majority of the stores in Southern Pines will commence their Wednesday afternoon closing at 12 o'clock noon next Wednesday, May sth. These merchants ask their custo mers to cooperate by doing their shopping Wednesday morning. Signing the closing notice, to be found elsewhere in THE PILOT, are ABC Store, Atkinson Co., A&P store, Brooks, Bushby Electric Co., Bill's Shoe Shop, Carolina Power & Light Co., f ran jeans, Hardware and Electric Co., Hayes' Dress Shop, Modern Market, Masonic Temple Barber Shop, Melvin Brothers, Inc., Mack's 5-10 and 25c Store, Mcin tosh—Antiques, Patch Department Store, Pender's Market, Tot's Tog gery, The Valet and Welch Gift Shop. Dorn's is also closing on Wed nesday afternoons. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE There will be a meeting of the subscribers to the Southern Pines Chamber of Commerce at the Civ ic Club Tuesday, May 4th, at 3 p. m. All interested in this organiza tion are urged to attend. Public Is Asked to "Buy a Tag to Help Carry on Fine Program Started in County in 1936 May 9th is Mother's Day. That week has been set aside by the people of Moore County as a drive, to raise the money to carry on the , work of the Moore County Maternal j Welfare committee. The committee was organized in : 1937 to supplement this branch of | the County Health Department. Its; achievements have been startling, j Eight years ago Moore County's j rate of maternal mortality was one j of the highest in the world; sixteen) mothers died for every thousand | babies born; in 1935. the year before the start of this program, there were ! 448 babies born, and 8 mothers died.; In 1938 there weie 600 births in the I county and only five deaths; only | two of these mothers who died were j clinic patients and these attended j only 3 clinics. The year after the Maternal Wei-j fare Committee program was fully | developed, with the trained nurse- , midwife in charge, there were no ntaternal deaths in the county. This record is clear evidence of the value of the work to which the Maternal Welfare Committee is ask ing the public to contribute. The budget is not a large one but it is vitally important to the continuance of the work at its present high stan dard. Items of the budget include: part of the salary of the nurse-mid wife, fees to doctors and midwives when patients cannot pay, milk for babies, sewing supplies, layettes, and bassinets, equipment for the clinics and the midwives' training course educational pamphlets. Before an organization makes pub lic appeal it should be able to show (Continued on Page 7) Mrs. Sarah J. Blue Passes at 88 Years Funeral Will Be Held at Union Church Near Carthage at 3:00 o'Clock Friday Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Jane Blue, 88, widow of the late John A. Blue, who died of a heart j attack at her home near Carthage, I will be held Friday at 3 p. m. at | Union Church. I Mrs. Blue is a member of a fam jily long prominent in the life of j Moore County, and she was greatly beloved in her community. Surviving are three sons, County Commissioner Thad L. Blue, D. J. Blue and John M. Blue, all of near Carthage; five daughters, Mrs. J. D, Mclnnis of West End, Mrs. Claudia J. Blue, Mrs. W. M. McLeod and Mrs. John W. Blue, all of Carthage, and Mrs. Margaret Thomas of Dur ham; one sister, Mrs. M. E. Pope, of Durham; one brother, T. D. Mc- Lean, of Aberdeen; 18 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. B BACK UP ■ UR BOY ftwm Buy an Additional FIVE CENTS Camp Mackall To Be Dedicated Saturday at Formal Ceremony Interesting Program of Events Will Be Open to Public; Begins at 2 P. M. Formal dedication of Camp Mac kall, will be held Saturday, May 1, I at 2 p. m., according to an announce ment by Post Commander Vemon G. Olsmith. The dedication will be attended by many distinguished military and civilian leaders and the public is invited to attend the impressive ceremony which has ! been planned. Maj. General E. Gerry Chapman, commanding general of the Air borne command, who has his head quarters at Camp Mackall, will de liver the dedication address. Colonel Olsmith will bring the address of welcome. Special ceremonies will include unveiling of a plaque by parachute troops guard of honor; response by Mrs. Alda Mackall New ton; review of airborne troops; a parachute jump demonstration by ' the 506 th parachute infantry, and an air evacuation demonstration by the first troops carrier command. I army air forces. Construction on Camp Mackall. which is located on U. S. highway No. 1 between Hoffman and Aber deen, was first begun on November 8, 1942, the site for building having been selected in August of the same i year. The work was finished in rec i ord time, the first contingent of troops moving in on January 5, 1943. Workers Honored For thte record-breaking work ac complished, the construction contrac tor and 6,000 employees were award ed the army-navy "E" pennant. Camp Mackall is the present head quarters of Maj. Gen. E. G. Chap man, commanding general of the airborne command. General Chap man moved his headquarters here from Ft. Bragg April 5. Visitors to the post for the cere monies are requested to enter at gate No. 1, which is to be marked from highway No. 1. After the dedi cation ceremony, the public will be permitted to take a conducted tour 1 of the camp. All private automobiles I are requested to clear the camp by I 6 p. m. | The camp is named for Pvt. John •T. Mackall, who was one of the ; first American airborne soldiers to I give his life in battle. , Ohio Native Mackall, who was the son of Mrs. (Continued on Page 10) OPA GIVES RULINGS ON SUMMER TRAVEL 'The OPA has sent out the fol lowing rulings as to the issuance of special gasoline rationings for sum mer travel," announces Chairman Maurice of the Moore County Ra tioning Board. TRAVEL TO SUMMER HOMES: | Travel to a summer home, even | though it is maintained for a large I part of the year, is not a bona fide change of residence and is not eligi | ble for special rations. Travel to summer homes is not occupational unless the applicant has an established occupation at his des tination; even in that event he must I use alternative adequate transpor ; tation, which is usually available. , Travel to obtain a change in cli | mate is not eligible for a special ration, even though prescribed by a physician. When persons from other areas apply for rations to return home, af ter having been granted rations by their home Boards for the above im proper purpose, they should be de nied. SCHOOL TEACHERS RETURN ING HOME FOR SUMMER: This is not travel in connection with a bona i fide change of residence, and is therefore not eligible for a special ration. Nor may such travel be al io ved as part of an occupational ra th n." TOWN ELECTION The election of officer* fo; the Town of Southern Pine* will take place Tuesday, May 4 at the Municipal building. The polls Ml! open at 6:30 a. m. and close at 6:30 p. m.
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