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VOLUME 28. NO. 48
Moore County Makes
Fine Showing in
the War Fund Drive
Exceeds Its Quota
By More Than $2,000;
Donations Continue
Moore County, with a quota of $9,-
997 in the United War Fund drive,
already has $12,581 in hand and
money continues to trickle in, ac
cording to a statement by Chairman
W. P. Saunders of Hrmp Thursday
afternoon.
"It was a wonderful drive!" said
Mr. Saunders in speaking of the fine
showing made by the various towns.
Some communities were doubtful
of the success of the drive at the
beginning, but with splendid leader
ship throughout the county and the
usual fine cooperation of the people,
Moore has again made a record of
which it can be proud.
In Southern Pines employees of
the post office and Penders gave 100
per cent; the Carolina Power and
Light Company, Macks of Sanford,
the A & P and Pender stores sent
donations to be credited to their lo
cal firms and 275 individuals made
donations ranging from one cent to
S2OO, Treasurer Eugene C. Stevens
reports.
Camp Mackall contributed $2,-
718.13, 40 per cent of which is cred
ited to Moore County.
The quotas and the amounts re
ported at this writing by the var
ious towns follow: Southern Pines—
s3,ooo, $3,174.56; Aberdeen—sl,soo,
$1,100; Pinehurst SI,OOO, $2,200;
Carthage—sl,soo, $1,700; Hemp—sl,-
500, $1,550; Vass and Lakeview—
s4oo, $475; Cameron—s4oo. over
$300; High Falls—s4oo, $415; West
End— S6OO, $435. Hallison raised 100;
Glendon, $51.25; Eagle Springs, $125,
and we do not have figures for the
remaining communities.
Hospital Auxiliary
Names Committee
At the first autumn meeting of
the Moore County Hospital Auxili
ary, held on Wednesday at the
Nurses' home, a nominating commit
tee was appointed to suggest officers
for the year 1944. Mrs. Edwin S.
Blodgett of Pinehurst, heads this
committee; she will be assisted by
Mrs. Emmett French of Southern
Pines, and Mrs. J. B. Edwards of
Aberdeen. Elections will be held at
the December meeting and the new
officers will assume their duties in
January.
Mrs. H. A. Page, Jr., of Aberdeen,
chairman of the Auxiliary, presided
at Wednesday's session. Reports
stressed the heavy demands now
being made on the facilities of the
hospital, and the need of community
cooperation in these troubled times.
MOTHER OF FOUR SONS
IN US SERVICE PASSES
Mrs. Fannie Dalrymple Arnette,
63, died Sunday at her home in the
Eureka section on Carthage Route 3,
following a stroke of paralysis. Fun
eral services were held Tuesday af
ternoon at 1 o'clock at the Morris
Chapel Methodist Church, conduct
ed by the Rev. W. S. Golden, pastor
of Carthage Presbyterian Church.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Surviving are her husband, Neal
Henry Arnette; four sons, Benjamin,
US Army in Sicily; William, station
ed with the Navy in California,
James, stationed with the US Army
in Texas, and Richard, with the US
Army in Raleigh; and three daugh
ters, Mrs. Inez Beane, Durham. Mrs.
Bertha Hughes, Kinston, Mrs. Ethel
Jones, Fayetteville; one sister, one
brother, and eight grandchildren.
5.139 RATION BOOKS
The 19 white and 18 colored teach
ers in the local schools last week
rendered the patriotic service of is
suing 5,139 War Ration Books, 3,412
of which were to white people. Tues
day was the biggest day, with a to
tal of 1,700.
Supt. Weaver says that due to the
fact that less information was ask
ed for, the task was much easier
this time than in previous registra
tions.
T H
CHAIRMAN
W. P. SAUNDERS
New Pulp wood Drive
Begins November 11
Armislice Day Ushers In
Campaign to Cut a Cord for
Every Local Boy in Service
"Cut-a-Cord of Pulpwood for
Every Local Boy in Service."
This is the slogan and goal of a
new national drive announced this
week by Walter M. Dear, chairman
of the Newspaper Pulpwood Com
mittee, as a climax to the Viictory
Pulpwood Campaign which this
newspaper has been supporting.
The new drive begins on Armistice
Day, next Thursday, and runs until
December 11 when the Newspaper
Pulpwood Committee hopes to see
the threatened 2,500,000-cord pulp
wood shortage for 1943 averted.
This community has around 350
boys in the Army, Navy, Marines, or
Coast Guard. That means our goal of
extra cords of pulpwood to be cut
between November 11 and December
11 is approximately 350 cords.
POST-WAR PLANNING
Ministers from Rockingham, Ham
letr Aberdeen, Southern Pines, Pine
hurst and Pinebluff attended the
three-day seminar conducted at
Camp Mackall, home of the Airborne
Command, under the management
of Post Chaplain Wallace G. Soren
son.
Chief among the topics discussed j
were post-war problems and means
of developing even greater cooper
ation between Camp Mackall au
thorities and leaders of surrounding
towns. Out of the series of discus
sions, conducted by George Heaton
of Myers Park Baptist Church.,
Charlotte, and Dr. Everett S. Smith,
nationally known Christian church
leader from Miami, Florida, emerged
the information that many industrial
leaders are already working out a
plan whereby veterans upon their
return to civil life may be placed
in jobs for which they will be then
best suited, rather than being arbi
trarily absorbed in the jobs they
held when going into service. Such
a plan, those attending the seminar
believed, would be especially ben
eficial, inasmuch as many soldiers
will return with special training in
lines about which they knew nothing
upon entering the service.
RATION BOOK FOUR
"All persons who failed to ob
tain War Ration Book Four may
obtain same at the War Price*
and Rationing Board, Carthage,
on and after Monday, November
Bth," says George H. Maurice,
chairman.
Book Four may also be ob
tained at the City Clerk's office
in Southern Pines between 10 a.
m. and 12 noon on Monday.
Wednesday and Friday, the Bth,
10th, and 12th of November.
Also, after 5 p. m. Monday
through Friday the 12th, at the
residence of J. C. Barron, May
Street and New York Avenue.
"In Aberdeen, Book Four may
be obtained at Mid-South Mot
ors between 10 a. m. and 12 noon
on Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day, the Bth, 10th and 12th. "Be
sure to bring Book Three with
you," say* Mr. Maurice.
Southern Pines. North Carolina • Friday, November 5, 1943
Mackall PX Officer
Is Kivvanis Speaker
Tells of Rapid Growth of
Post Exchange Sales; Club to
Elect Officers Nov. 17
By Howard F. Burns
Capt. D. Y. Bvck, Post Exchange
officer at Camo Mcckall, informed
the Kiwanis Club at its weekly lun
cheon Wednesday at the Holly Inn
in Pinehurst that despite the fact
the Post Exchange started from
scratch in early January, it is now
operating twenty stores and doing
business at the rate of $5,000,000.00
per year.
The speaker gave a brief history
of Mackall in the early days of Jan
uary 1943, when he was sent there
to open the Post Exchange.
"I did not even have a chair or
desk," he said. "In fact, the Post Ex
change books were set up in my
room."
Giving a few statistics of the ten
month-old Exchange, Capt. Byck
said it JS now selling 50,000 cases of
Coca Cola per month; 50,000 gallons
of ice cream: 540,000 bottles of beer;
12,000 boxes of writing paper; all of
the pillow tops that it is able to buy;
700,000 packages of cigarettes, and
8,000 bars of chocolate. He further
stated that the twenty stores have
to limit the sale of chocolate bars
and cigars to two per person, and of
chewing gum to one package per
person in order for the stock to make
■ the round. Profits from sales go to
ward buying athletic equipment for
! the soldiers.
Pete Pender, of the program com
! mittee, presented Morris L. Hodg
kins, president of the Citizens Bank
! and Trust Company, who introduc
ed the speaker.
Election of club officers for the
ensuing year will be held at the
luncheon on Wednesday, November
17th. A. L. Burney of Aberdeen and
Charles J. McDonald, Sherriff of
Moore County head the ticket for
president. George Moore of Southern
Pines and John F. Taylor of Pine
hurst will run for vice president, and
Larry Miner for reelection as treas
urei. The ticket lists sixteen can
didates, of which seven will serve
on the board of directors.
Keen interest is expected to be
shown in this election.
NEGRO DIVISION HEAD
NAMES CHAIRMEN
The Rev.. J. R. Funderburk, chair
man of the Negro Division of the
Moore County War Bond Committee,
has named co-chairmen in the var
ious schools and towns who are to
sell bonds every month.
Names of the chairmen together
with the amount each sold in the
Third War Loan drive follow:
Schools—Haw Branch, Mrs. Ollie S.
Harrington, SSO; Long Leaf, Mrs J.
Barrett, SSO: Bellview, Elizabeth
Blalock, SSO; Academy Heights
(Pinehurst), S. E. Cureton, $75: East
wood, Mrs. Edna B. Taylor, SSO;
Berkely, (Aberdeen), J. H. Floyd, $75
Cameron, G. L. Turner, $75; W. Sou
thern Pines, P. R. Brown, SSO; Mt.
Zion, T. C. Jackson, SIOO.
Towns —Pinehurst, Mrs. Gladys
Caldwell, $75, Rev. S. L. Brown, $25.
Jackson-Hamlet —Rev. E. B. Nel
oms, $25; G. H. Dawkins, SSO; Mrs.
Annie R. Rose, SSO; Rev. Z. D. Mc-
Rae, $25; Mrs. Annie R. Rivers, $100;
Nathan Foster, $225.
Southern Pines —Charles Boggan,
$100; T. R. Goins, SSO; J. W. Bethea,
$25; C. H. Strickland, $125; John
Lyt'ch, $75; D. E. Wilson, $25; Rev
E. B. Lipsey, $75; Mrs. Loretta Hines,
$75.
Carthage—Mrs. Dayte Blue, $225.
Aberdeen—Mrs. George M. Lash
ley, $125; W. H. Byrd, Sr., SSO.
Vass—Sam McCall, $25.
Glendon—Robert L. Foushee, $25.
Total, $2,150.
Plane Crash Kills 14
Fourteen officers and enlisted
men were killed and four injur
ed as the result of the crash of a
transport plane at Camp Mack
all last Friday, according to in
formation released by the public
relation* office. One North Car
olinian was killed, Capt. Joseph
C. Utter of Jackson Spring*,
whose wife, Mrs. Cornelia C. Ut
ter, reside* there.
KILLED IN ACTION
LT. MARSHALL C. McOMBER
Hiishaii! of Local
Girl a War Casualty
Lt. Marshall C. McOmber, who was
married to Miss Frances Council of J
Southern Pines last February 28, was
killed in action in the Sicilian inva- j
sion on July 10, according to infor
mation received by Mrs. McOmber j
Saturday night.
Lt. McOmber was born March 12,
1913 at Cardston. Alberta, Canada,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. McOm
ber who now live in Power, Mont. Af
ter graduation from high school he
attended the University of Idaho,
and enlisted in the Army in June,
1939. After serving in San Antonio,
Texas, and Fort Benning, Ga., he
was transferred to Fort Bragg, where
he served with the 504 th Parachute
Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division. He
was promoted to first lieutenant last
November, and went overseas in Ap
ril of this year.
In addition to his wife, who has
recently returned from a visit to his
relatives in Montana, Lt. McOmber is
survived by his parents and several
brothers and sisters.
GRAY LADY CORPS
The Gray Lady Corps is an en
tirely R3W service of the Moore
County Chapter of the Red Cross.
Its formation has been requested by
the Red Cross unit at Camp Mack
all. The course will take about two
weeks starting November 15th. The
corps then should form an impor
tant adjunct to the regular program
of the hospital by attempting to fill
the need of hospitalized servicemen
for recreation and altru
istic service."
Due to transportation difficulties
from the four towns in the county
to Camp Mackall the Red Cross will
allow an active member of the Motor
or Canteen Corps to enroll in the
Gray Lady course and work as such
on completion. She will receive per
sonal credit in hours worked in only
one of the corps but will at the same
time be amply rewarded herself by
the service she gives in the other,
says, Mrs. G. H. Whittall, Chairman.
Everyone who has received a Gray
Lady form is requested to fill it out
and return it by November 10 to
Mrs. Whittall.
WANT TO HELP?
Hearing by radio a touching ap
peal for used warm clothing and
blankets to relieve the suffering of
children and older persons of Greece
stripped of their possessions by the
Germans, a local woman has volun
teered to see that donations get to
the collection center in Raleigh. Any
one having clothing which they wish
to give to this cause is asked to leave
it at THE PILOT office not later
than Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 13.
FIRST AID COURSE
Plans are underway for beginning
a Red Cross First Aid course in Sou
thern Pines within a few weeks, and
those wishing to enroll are asked
to notify the Red Cross office in the
Bank Building.
IN HARPERS
A poem written by James Boyd,
Southern Pines author, appears in
the November issue of Harpers Mag
azine.
Oscar I). Michael, Local Taxi Operator,
Is Fatally Stabbed Tuesday Morning;
Assailant Thought to be Negro Soldier
EXHIBITION MATCH
Byron Nelson and "Jug" Mc-
Spaden. the two foremost golfers
of the United States today, will
give an exhibition match at the
Pinehurst Country Club Satur
day. November 6, at 2:00 p. m.
A collection will be taken for the
beneiit of the Pinehurst Soldiers
Lounge and Pinehurst Civilian
Defense.
Expenses of the tour of these
well-known professionals is be
ing borne by the Crawford Mc-
Gregor and Canby Company of
Dayton, Ohio.
ASSUMES DUTIES
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REV. THOMPSON E. DAVIS
The Rev. Thompson E. Davis, with
his family, arrived this week to as
sume his duties as full time pastor of
Brownson Memorial Presbyterian
Church. He will conduct his first
service in this capacity at 11 o'clock
Sunday morning.
The new minister and his family
came to Southern Pines from Cal
houn, Ga., where he was pastor for
five years. They are occupying the
house at 80 South Ashe street, which
was recently purchased by the
church for use as a manse.
Pinehurst Druggist
Dies of Pneumonia
J. I. O'Brien, Native of
Lowell. Mass.. Had Resid
ed in Sandhills 34 Years
J. I. O'Brien, 62, for around 34
years a prominent resident of Pine
hurst, died of pneumonia at 3:00 p.
m. Sunday in the Moore County Hos
pital following an illness of a little
more than a week.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Sacred Heart Church, Pine
hurst, by his brother, Father Dennis
O'Brien, assisted by Father John A.
Brown of Pinehurst and Father H.
A. Harkins of Southern Pines at
10:00 a. m. Wednesday and burial
was in Mount Hope Cemetery, South
ern Pines.
Pall bearers were George Veno,
Ed Veno, True Cheney, Bijl Dun
lop, Emerson Humphrey, A. P.
Thompson, Rassie Wicker and Clar
ence Edson, all of Pinehurst, and
Sgt. Jerry Ashton, now stationed at
New Orleans, La.
Mr. O'Brien had successfully oper
ated O'Brien's Pharmacy during the
greater part of his residence in Pine
hurst and was one of the town's best
liked men. A native of Lowell, Mass.,
he was married to Miss Florence
Roy of Chelsea, Mass., who
Other survivors include a brother,
Father Dennis O'Brien of Newton,
Mass., and two sisters, Miss Angela
O'Brien of Lowell, Mass., and Sister
Stanslaus O'Brien of Massachusetts.
CULDEE INGATHERING
The annual ingathering at Culdee
Church will be held Saturday, Nov
ember 13, beginning at 2:00 o'clock
and the event is expected to attract
a large gathering. There will be a
sale of cakes, candies, canned goods
and farm produce for the benefit
of the church, after which a chicken
supper will bring the day to a sat
isfying close.
Put Your —jp
Payroll Savings
on a Family Basis
Make 10 per cent \
J last a Starting
TEN CENTS
Popular Member of Fire
Company Found Dying
in Wesi Southern Pines
Friendly Oscar D. Michael, a man
without a known enemy, died sup
posedly at the hands of a negro as
sassin, clad in an Army uniform,
at two o'clock Tuesday morning, vic
tim of a murderous attack so deadly
in its effect as to leave just time for
the fated man to gasp: "Call an ambu
lance and police, I'm stabbed to
death," before he expired from the
effect of fifteen wounds.
Yates Poe, standing by the police
station, saw a negro accost Michael
at the corner of New Hampshire Ave
nue and Broad Street, heard a price
quoted for transportation to West
Southern Pines, and saw the car pass
the station. Within ten minutes the
station received a call from James
Bethea, a respected citizen of that
section, who having heard a call ran
out just in time to see Michael fall
near his hedge and hear his appeal
for aid. He called for the Powell am
bulance which driven by James
Worthington raced to the scene and
then to the Moore County Hospital
but the unfortunate man was pro
nounced dead upon arrival. Cash in
the amount of 554 had not been tak
en from his pocket.
Chief Newton's calls were immed
iately transmitted to all nearby
towns and Army posts with the re
sult that Michael's car was found in
the yard of the colored school at
Sanford by James Coleman, a mem
ber of the State Highway Patrol, a
few hours after its abandonment by
the murderer. Chief Newton, Police
man Irvin Morrison and Sheriff C. J.
McDonald were met there by mem
bers of the State Bureau of Investi
gation, who found a number of fin
gerprints on the car.
Immediate cooperation was afford
ed by Chief of Police Paul Watson
of Sanford and officers at Army
posts, who put in operation a rigid
search of all returning soldiers. At
this writing no further progress has
been reported by the authorities, al
though every effort is being made
to apprehend the murderer.
A resident of the Sandhills for
twenty years, Michael has lived in
Southern Pines for at least twelve
years. When called into the Army in
November 1942, he sold his business,
the Southern Pines Garage, and
when rejected for everweight, re
turned and resumed a taxi service
wherein he was acclaimed by patrons
for his careful and courteous atten
tion to their comfort. A member of
the Southern Pines Fire Company
for the past ten years, he had been
company captain for some time prior
to his death. He was also a member
of the J.0.U.A.M., and of Southern
Pines Lodge 484, A.F.&A.M. and a
leading member of the Men's Bible
class of the Brownson Memorial
Presbyterian Church.
Born at Lexington, N. C., in 1897,
the son of M. S. Michael, he is sur
vived by his father, a step-mother,
four brothers, E. D. of Southern
Pines, C. A. of Southmont, N. C., C.
L. of High Point and J. A. of Car
thage; a half brother, Herman of
High Point; three sisters, Mrs. Beu
lah Wafford of High Point, Mrs. El
sie Von Cannon of Chattanoga, Tenn.,
jand Mrs. G. W. Seratt of South
mont, and a half sister, Miss Bes
sie Michael of Lexington.
Funeral services were conducted
by the Rev. Tucker G. Humphries in
the Brownson Memorial Presbyter
ian Church at 11 o'clock Thursday
morning before a congregation
which included members of the fam
ily, friends, acquaintances, represen
tatives of the City, Police Depart
ment, a body of his comrades of the
Fire Department and ihe Masonic
Lodge. The flower crowned casket
was borne from the church between
the lines of his comrade firemen and
Masons.
ARMY. NAVY TEST NOV. 9
Candidates for the Army Special
ized Training Program and the Navy
College Program V-12 are reminded
I that tests will be held at 9 a. m.
Tuesday, November 9, at the local
high school.