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YOUR COY payroll savings to your family limit VOLUME 28, NO. 45 Lnited War Fund Drive in Moore County, Headed by W. P. Saunders, Starts Oct. 17 County Is Asked to Give 59,997 for the USO and Various Relief Agencies Moore County's United War Fund Drive, under the leadership of Chair man W. P. Saunders of Hemp, will be held October 17th through Octob er 31st and the county quota is $9- 997.00 Instead of acting individually to secure funds, thus having a multi plicity of drives, the U. S. 0., Un ited Seaman's Service, War Prison ers Aid, the Greek, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Czecho-Slovak, Yugo-Slav and other relief agencies have band ed together in this single drive for funds with which to meet the in numerable calls that come to them. With six million men in prison camps to be ministered to, thirty million refugees, hundreds of mil lions under the enemy yoke, and five million of our own fighting men and women servod every month by the U. S. 0., funds are necessary. The comforts and relief provided give a new grip on life to men weary of war and its horrors. Chairman Saunders announces the following chairmen; Addor, Mrs. Clyde Keith Addor; Aberdeen, Dan Farrell; Southern Pines, Harry M. Vale; Pinehurst, Mrs. Leroy Gates; Carthage, Sheriff C. J. McDonald; Eagle Springs, C. C. Underwood; West End, W. A. Johnson; Taylor town, Mrs. Annie P. Foster; West Southern Pines, P. R. Brown; Ber kley, J. F. Floyd; Broadway, Gracie McCormick; Hemp, D. D. McCrim mon; High Falls, John Currie; Car bonton, Will Tyson; Spies, Fulton Monroe; Glendon, Dick Dowd; Hal lison, O. T. Parks; Cameron, Leigh tqn McKeithen; Eastwood, Mrs. An nie P. Foster; Vass, R. P. Beasley. Several Real Estate Sales Are Reported Sanford Men Buy Arcade and Mack's Store Build ings; Three Homes Sold The purchase by A. H. Mclver of Sanford from Frank Welch of the Arcade Building and the building occupied by Mack's 5 and 10 c Store, a sale confirmed early this week, is one of the most important transfers of business property made in South ern Pines in several years. Retaining the building in which his store is located, Mr. Mclver, in turn, has sold the Arcade to A. A. James and son, Dr. A. A. James, both of Sanford. It is understood that the purchase is for investment. Mr. Welch erected the building oc cupied by Mack's for Mr. Mclver in 1939. Three transactions involving dwellings have been reported. Gar land Pierce has sold his home on Highway 1 at Pinedene to the for mer owner, J. D. Arey. For Mrs. Walter Spaeth, E. C. Stevens has sold the handsome residence on Ashe Street to O. R. Conrad, proprietor of Jack's Grill, and the Presbyterian Church has purchased the Mrs. Win nie J. Dodge house as a home for its pastors. WAR LOAN DRIVE Reports of sales continue to come in from every authorized War Bond selling agency in the county, so totals of the Third War Loan Drive cannot be given this week. E. C. Stevens, county chairman, reports. He considers from $680,000 to $685,000 a con servative estimate of sales to Thursday morning, and predicts that sales through Saturday, the final day of the drive, will go above $700,000. Moore County's quota was $611,000. EXPECTED It is always well to keep an ear open for the fire alarm dur ing "Fire Prevention Week". Quite as usual, it sounded at 4:45 o'clock Friday afternoon. And, quite as usual, for a grass and brush fire originating in the swamp west of the old Piney Woods site. No damage but smoky work. THE^I^^^PILOT NEW PASTOR Jet M REV. THOMPSON E. DAVIS Members of the congregation of Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church are preparing to welcome as their new minister the Rev Thompson E. Davis, Th. M., who for the past five years has been pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Cal houn, Ga. The minister with his family, is expected to arrive in Southern Pines in time to conduct the morning ser vice on Sunday, Nov. 7th. He will be the first full time pastor of the Church. , Since the Rev. E. L. Barber left this field in December, 1942, the con gregation has had the services of supply pastors in the handsome ed ifice located at May Street and In- Diana Avenue. The church trustees have this week announced the purchase of the Dodge house at 80 South Ashe Street for use as a manse, and the Davis family will reside there. RENT CONTROL OFFICE OPEN MONDAYS, ONLY In order to give more prompt and efficient service to landlords who have filed petitions with the Rent Control Office, it has been decided to keep the office open all day on Mondays instead of from 8:15 to 11 a. m. daily, it was announced today by Carl G. Thompson, examiner-in spector in charge of the Southern Pines office. This will enable people who are unable to call at the rent office in the mornings to get whatever in formation they desire in the after- noon. "It will also enable me to make field inspections more prompt ly," Mr. Thompson said. The office will not be open with the exception of on Mondays. Civilian Ministers Invited to Seminar Sandhills Pastors to be Luncheon Guests of Post Commander and Chaplain Ministers from Southern Pines and surrounding towns have been invited to attend a seminar Monday morn ing at 10:00 o'clock at the Post Chap el at Camp Mackall and to be the luncheon guests of Col. Vernon G. Olsmith, Post commander, and Chaplain Wallace G. Forenson, Post chaplain. The discussion Monday will be led by Dr. Everett S. Smith of Miami, Fla., a nationally known religious leader, lecturer and author. Dr. George Heaton, pastor of Myers Park Baptist Church of Charlotte, will be on the program. Dr. Smith and Dr. Heaton will also conduct a preaching mission at Camp Mackall for the soldiers and will hold services from Sunday through Wednesday at the Post Chapel and Chapel No. 2. JEEP OVERTURNS An army truck, trailer and jeep proceeding westward on Connecti cut Avenue were brought to a sud den stop on Thursday afternoon of last week by a car crossing Ridge Street. The jeep overturned and two soldiers were injured. Southern Pines, North Carolina. Friday, October 15, 1943 Capt. Jackson Boyd Tells Kiwanians of Dogs in War Service Credits Them With Sav ! ing Many Lives; Ladies' Night Plans Announced Capt. Jackson H. Boyd of the Ma rine Corps Reserve at Camp Le ieune. New River, was speaker at the Sandhills Kiwanis Club meeting at the Country Club Wednesday, giv ing a most interesting and thrilling address on the part dogs are playing in the war. Dogs fiVst came into use with ;ho armed forces in the early Roman days, Capt. Boyd told the Club. They are divided into two classes, the guard or attack dog and the combat dog. The first are trained to guard ammunition dumps and air fields and the latter are messenger dogs and will search ravines for missing men. They are also used as scout dogs and are alert to any human be ing. The trainer becomes aware of the enemy's presence by the dog's pointing or pricking its ears, the speaker explained. These war dogs will also tree snip ers hidden in the tops of trees and are responsible for saving many lives, Capt. Boyd disclosed. Without them the marines might stumble into fox holes or machine gun nests. The dogs are secured by the Washington Headquarters, and should be at least a year old and weigh 50 pounds or more. Both males and females are used in the work, the majority being German Shepherds and Doberman Pinchots, Capt. Boyd stated. They are taken into a reception center and put through several weeks of strenuous training. The speaker was introduced by Dr. J. I. Neal. Dr. E. M. Medlin, chairman of the Ladies' Night committee, announc ed Friday evening, December 3, as the time for the Ladies' Night meet ing, and the Carolina Hotel, Pine hurst, as the place. SPLENDID RECORD The Aberdeen Hosiery Mill made a splendid record in the recent Third War Loan Drive. The 40 employees bought bonds in the amount of sl,- 500. Meat Cookery Expert from Chicago Will Give Demonstration at Carthage Oct. 20 Public Invited to Attend Meeting Sponsored by Moore Home Demonstration Clubs "Pointers on Stretching the Meat Points" is the subject of a meat cook ery demonstration for homemakers, nutrition leaders and students, to be given at 3:00 p. m. October 20th, at the Courthouse in Carthage. The cookery program is to be given by a nationally recognized expert on the subject, Miss Ruth Chambers, of the National Live Stock and Meat Board, Chicago, who is brought here by the Home Demonstration Clubs of Moore County as a contribution to the Na tional Nutrition and Food Conser vation programs. The demonstration, which will be open to the public, will feature meat extender recipes and how to cook low-point meat cuts. Miss Chambers says of it: "I shall give practical help in showing Moore County homemakers how to make the most of the meat they buy. 1 shall prepare several dishes which are not only good in themselves, but will be used as ex amples in showing how to apply the correct cookery method to any cut of meat. "The low-point meats are some times unfamiliar to the homemaker. If she understands how to prepare them appetizingly, she can have meat in her meals every day, just as | she always has." Printed recipes for Miss Cham bers' dishes will be given to those attending. Miss Chambers will speak to the Sandhills Kiwanis Club at its meet ing next Wednesday. Volunteers to take charge of the erection of a scrap bin in Southern Pines are wanted. Step up, Gentle men! iimp and Hospital Committee Renders Outstanding Service Quarterly Report Lists Donations to Camp Mac kali Valued at Sio94 The Moore County Chapter of the j Camp and Hospital Council Service j recently completed its quarterly re-' port, according to Paul Dana, chair- I man, and lists items valuing $1094.00 j as having been delivered to Camp j Mackall during the months of July, August, and September. Forty tables were built by J. D. Arey of Southern Pines, under the supervision of Leon Seymour of Aberdeen, member of its committee. These included 20 card tables, 16 li brary tables, and 4 ping pong ta bles. A Philco radio was contributed by the Aberdeen committee. The outstanding donation in the quarter just ended was that of 100 pairs of curtains for the maternity and other wards at the Camp Mac kail Hospital and for the Library and the other rooms in the Red Cross Building. These curtains were the gift of a much interested and gener ous friend of the camp and the chap ter. A particular project of interest to the committee during the past quar ter was the furnishing ot the Ma ternity Ward of the Hospital at Camp Mackall. Twenty-four bassi net mattresses were bought for this ward, with 116 bedside bags, 5 lay ettes complete with 30 garments in Jach, and 20 pillows for fracture cases, all made by the women work ing in the Pinehurst Production of fice, under the leadership of Mrs. J. D. Hathaway, Pinehurst, and Mrs. T. C. Lyons, West End, production chairman for the coutny. The county committee in charge of collecting needed equipment for the ward and day rooms of the camps in this vicinity is headed by Mr. Dana, and includes as branch chairmen, Mrs. Leroy Gates, Pinehurst; Mrs. Heizmann Mudgett, Southern Pines; Mrs. J. B. Edwards and Leon Sey mour, Aberdeen; Mrs. H. F. Seawell, Jr., Carthage; Mrs. J. V. Turbeville, Hemp; Mrs. Malcolm B. Kemp, Pine hurst; Miss Blanche Monroe, West End; and Mrs. Robert E. Harlow, Pinehurst, publicity director. Meai Cookery Expert MISS RUTH CHAMBERS PUT IN MAIL BOX II you find a lost War Ration Book, just drop it in the nearest mailbox. The postoffice will do the rest. Efforts will be made to deliver the book to the person whose name appears on the book (and that's another reason why every one should fill in his name and address in spaces provided). A five-cent "postage due" charge will be made. If the owner is not found the postoffice will deliver the book to the nearest rationing board. This arrangement for handling lost War Ration Books was an nounced yesterday by Theodore S. Johnson, Raleigh OPA dis trict director. ar Ration Book 4>> iie Distributed Through the Schools of Moore County From Monday. Oct. 23, Through Oct. 29 MARINE AIR CORPS CPL. WILLIAM P. MOORE i Cpl. William P. Moore, son of Mr. {and Mrs. William A. Moore of Ashe j street, Southern Pines, is a gunner I in the Marine Air Corps. He was re |cruited from Raleigh last April 15 and sent immediately to San Diego, | Calif., where he received eight j weeks' basic training, also schooling | as a gunner. As a private first class : he was transferred to Headquarters | Squadron M.8.D.A.G.-43, Marine Air j Station, El Centre, Calif., where he attained his present rating. Prior to his induction Cpl. Moore was man- I ager of the meat department at Pen der's. FAMILY REUNION Col. William Fisher, recently ad vanced from Lt. Col. at Smoky Hill Air Base, Selina, Kan., and Capt. W. Hunt Fisher, who has just com pleted a special course at Fort Bel voir, Va., arrived Saturday to be the guests of their mother, Mrs. Elinor Fisher, for the week-end. The arriv al of Mrs. Hunt Fisher from Rock Hill, S. C., and Mrs. Elaine Cook from Rutherford College on that same day completed the family group. Col. Fisher left Monday morning for Tampa, Fla., reporting Tuesday in Miami. Mrs. Hunt Fisher, accompanied by Capt. Fisher and sis ter, Mrs. Elaine Cook, returned to Rock Hill Monday. BOOKS AND RADIOS NEEDED AT MACKALL An urgent appeal has come from Camp Mackall for books for the Hos pital Library there. They now have a Librarian on duty and facilities for about 5000 books. Radios are also much needed for the Hospital and Day Rooms. Any donations of books, maga zines or radios may be left in the following locations throughout the County: Aberdeen, Mid-South Mot ors office; Carthage, Mrs. H. F. Sea well, Jr.; Hemp, Robbins Cloth Mills; attention Mrs. J. V. Turbeville: Pine hurst, Soldiers' Lounge in the Thea tre Building; Southern Pines, Red Cross Office, rear of Bank Building. SCHOOLS TO BEGIN REGULAR SCHEDULES Moore County schools which have been operating on a short schedule in order to permit the students to assist with the harvesting of crops will begin their regular program next Monday, October 18. The day's work will begin at 9:00 a. m. and end at 3:45 or 4:00, depending upon the length of recess periods. This was deciced when school principals met last Friday afternoon in Car thage. Supt. H. Lee Thomas handed to the principals instructions from the State Board of Education on the maintenance of school plants includ ing heating and plumbing equip ment. RESTRICTED In compliance with a ruling of the Office of Defense Transportation,, Baker's, Dorn's Knowles and the Modern Market will make deliver ies only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays effective from this date. Payroll Savings v\ on a Family Basis Make 10 per cent 1 v Just a Starting TEN CENTS Exact Hours Will Be Announced Later; Be Sure to Take Book 3 War Ration Book Four will be dis tributed at the local schools through out Moore County commencing Mon day, October 25th, and continuing through October 29th. The exact hours will be announced at a later date, and in many of the schools, the registration may be completed in three days. War Ration Book Four has been designed to last two years and is expected to go into use early in Nov ember and will eventually replace Books One, T wo and Three. All ap plicants for Book Four must present Book Three when application is made and anyone registering for a whole family must bring Book Three for each member of the family. It is important that everyone ob tain Book Four at the school houses during the distribution period. Af ter October 29th, all late applications will be handled through the Moore County War Price and Rationing Board. At the Southern Pines school, reg istration hours will be from 3:00 to 9:00 p. m. Supt. Weaver plans to complete the work in four days, Oct. 25-28. Mrs. \S. E. Flynn of Southern Pines and Charlevoix Passes Had Been 111 for Some Time; Funeral Was Held in Charlevoix Friday j Mrs. William E. Flynn, the former i Miss Mary Elizabeth Powers, died in Charlevoix, Mich., Tuesday night fol lowing a long illness. News of her passing brought deep sorrow to many friends in Southern Pines and Pine hurst, where she was well known. Funeral services were held in the Santa Maria Roman Catholic Church, Charlevoix, at 9 a. m. Friday. Mrs. Flynn, who was born in West Rutland, Vt., became a resident of Pinehurst in girlhood. Following the erection of the Highland Pines Inn she came to Southern Pines wtih the late A. I. Creamer. She was mar ried to Mr. Flynn April 29, 1923, and has made her winter home in Southern Pines and her summer home at Charlevoix, where she was executive housekeeper of the Beach Hotel. With her warmth of friend liness and charm of personality Mrs. Flynn contributed much to the suc cess of her husband's hotel business and made scores of friends who re gard her passing as a personal loss. WELL TRAINED As a feature of the Fire Pre vention Weelc observance direct ed by John Ruggles for Paul T. Barnum, Inc., Firemen Frank Kaylor, Oscar Michael, P. V. Hatch and Rookie William Short with the department's light truck visited the Southern Pines school at 10 o'clock Friday morn ing, and at the call for a fire drill the building was emptied in 55 seconds. After explaining the use of the truck to the pupils, the crew went to the West Southern Pines schol for a similar demonstra tion. where the drill call cleared the building in 35 seconds. Taking the unanticipated alarm with celerity of movement and lack of confusion, the teach ing staff and student body of both schools are to be commend ed for the notably efficient con duct of the maneuver. MOTOR CORPS CLASS BEGINS OCTOBER 25 A Motor Corps class will start at 10:00 a. m. Monday, October 25, and pll who wish to take the course are invited to enroll at the Red Cross office in the Bank Building, South ern Pines, before that time, Mrs. Lee i Clarke announces.