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c ih Lets All BackThe Attack VOLUME 24, NO. 11. ^ Have vou 1 BOUEHTYOUR ^BONDS Southern Pines, North Carolina Friday, February 11, 1944. TEN CENTS Post War Planning Board Wants Ideas for Averting Slump Prizes Are Offered for Best Suggestions; Contest Ends Feb. 29 The newly created Post War Plan ning Board, which was named by the Town Commissioners of Southern Pines, has held a meeting and is giving serious consideration to the future of the town and the changes that will certainly come after the boom which came with the activa tion of Camp Mackall is ended, hop ing by thoughtful planning to avert a slump. Through the Chamber of Com merce this Board is sponsoring a contest, open to any person any where, in which prizes of a $50 War Bond, a $25 War Bond, and $10 in War Savings Stamps will be given for the best ideas and views on post war planning for the community. The Board is especially interested in ideas for specialized industries that will bring more year-round fam ilies into the community and for suggestions as to public improve ments. The contest closes February 29th. Entries must be typed or legibly written on one side mf standard size, 8 1-2 by 11” stationery, and should be mailed to Post War Plan ning Editor, The Pilot, Sbuthern Pines, N. C. DOES IT AGAIN Little "Here, There and Ev erywhere" Richard Patch scored again on Sunday when he found an abandoned, taxi-cab in the clay pit on the old Southern Pines-Manly road. The cab, stol en from Rockingham, some eight days before its discovery in the clay pit had received publicity through radio broad cast. Richard reported his find to Chibf of Police Ed Newton and was the recipient of a small reward from the owners. Within the past few weeks he • had previously found an aban doned army truck and an over turned jeep. Boy Scout Week Is Observed in County Court of Honor and Church Services Mark Observance; > Mack Wicker an Eagle Scout Grey Ladies Complete Training, Receive Certificates and Veils Total Bond Quota Is Raised, But $20,000 More “EY Needed Chairman Stevens Is Confident That County Will Reach This Goal Red Cross War Fund Drive Opens March 1 “There is another job to be done for Red Cross in connection with the War Effort and it is perfectly natur al that we turn to the newspapers to whom much credit is due for the success of previous campaigns and again request their aid,” says O. Leon Seymour of Aberdeen, Amer ican Red Cross War Fund chairman, in a,letter to THE PILOT, continu ing; “The 1944 Red Cross War Fund Drive opens March 1st. Moore Coun ty’s quota is $39,000.00, larger than ever before in the history of our na tion, much more than twice as large. The reason? The need is more than twice as great. “Chairmen for the yarious towns and townships have been appointed and their names will be announced within the next few days. “An organization meeting of coun ty chairmen and workers will be held at Moore County Chapter Head quarters in Southern Pines, Thurs day, February 10th, at 7:30 p. m. Quotas for the various communities will be discussed and assigned at this meeting. Anyone interested in the work will be welcome to attend. “As we enter this campaign for funds to support this most noble cause, I have no doubt or fear of the outcome because it is my firm be lief that it has been truly said that the ‘American Red Cross is a most humane group of people banded to gether in an effort to render the greatest possible service to our own loved ones in this most inhumane War’. Our good people in Moore County will give cheerfully and in direct proportion to their knowledge of the need in this great and well organized movement to care for our boys and girls from the camps to the very front lines on the far-flung battlefields, of the world.” An outstanding feature of the ob servance of Boy Scout Week in Moore Colmty was a Court of Hon or of more than usual interest which was held in the Aberdeen High School Tuesday night, at which Mack Wicker was elevated to the rank of Eagle Scout, a new cere mony, the Order of the Arrow, was presented, and an inspiring talk by Lt. Jones of Camp Mackall was made. Lt- Jones, formerly a Scout executive in Florida, spoke on “What ^Scouting Has Meant to Boys in the ' Army.” Scouts from Raleigh assisted in the ceremony of the Order of the Arrow, which is a camping frater nity and new in Moore County. To be eligible for this order, a Scout must have spent six nights during the year under canvas, must have shown that he is capable of taking care of himself outdoors, and must be elected by the troop. Three boys were initiated into this Order. The Court of Honor, of which Paul Butler is chairman, adjourned to go to the home of “Sunny” Guion, who, despite the fact that he had been <;on- fined to the hospital and his home for several weeks with broken bones, had passed work for merit badges. These were awarded, and “Sunny” became a first class Scout. Special services for the Scouts will be held in some of the churches Sun day. Deputy Collector Will Aid Taxpayers TWO MORE DAYS Mrs. Don J. Blue, list taker for McNeill Township, will be in Southern Pines at the Mun icipal Building on February 16 and 17. These are the last days that she will be in Southern Pines to list property for 1944 taxes. PATRIOTIC SERVICE Southern Pines Girl Scouts, un der the supervision of Mrs. E. O. Hedge, Miss Barbara Betterly and Mrs. James Wray, rendered a patri otic service last Saturday morning by getting out and selling War Sav ings Stamps to the amount of $100.35. Janet Menzel sold a $100 War Bond. A deputy collector will be at the following places on the dates stated to assist taxpayers in filing- their 1943 Income Tax Returns: February 18, City Hall, Robbins; February 19, City Hall, Aberdeen; February 26, 27, Court House, Car thage; March 1, (morning only) Post Office, Pinehurst; March 2, Post Of fice, Pinehurst; March 3, 4, 13, 14, and 15, Post Office, Southern Pines. Internal Revenue employees will not be able to assist you effectively in the preparation of your 1943 In come Tax Return unless you have certain information at hand”, says P. F. Allen, deputy collector. You will need; 1. Form W-2 furnished you by your employer showing wages re ceived and tax withheld. 2. Form 1125 sent you by the Col lector of Internal Revenue with blank forms for 1943 showing tax reported and amount paid for 1942. 3. If you filed a Declaration of Estimate Tax during 1943, a copy of such declaration. Form 1040-ES, or the taxpayers Work sheet used in preparing it. 4. ALL members of. the armed forces and any other taxpayers who do not have item 2 above should (Continued on Page 5) FLYING A MUSTANG Shown above is a class of Grey Ladies which recently completed a course of training at the Station Hos pital, Camp Mackall. These women were given a course of from fifteen to twenty lectures by members of the military hospital staff, passed their tests and their probationary period at the hospital, and were awarded certificates and veils. To be a Grey Lady one must be a member of the Red Cross and be willing to serve a minimum of 60 hours a year. These women have been serving one 8-hour day each week. ^ Reading from left to right, front row: Mrs. James S. Rockefeller, Pinehurst; Mrs. J. M. Osteen, Rock ingham; Mrs. Herbert Smith, Ham let; Mrs. William E. Luck, Hamlet; Mrs. James H. Walker, Pinehurst; Mrs. C. B. Deane, Rockingham; Miss Hannah T. Rancke, Rocking ham; Mrs. Guy H. Whittall, South ern Pines; Mrs. G. Edward Horne, Pinehurst; Mrs. L.' H. Littlefield, Southern Pines; Mrs. Heizmann Mudgett, Southern Pines; Mrs. Ed win S. Blodgett, Pinehurst; Mrs. Eu gene C. Stevens, Southern Pines. Back row; Mrs. E. B. Harris, Ham let; Mrs. Leroy H. Gates, Pinehurst; Mrs- Archie McDougall, Hamlet; Mrs. Ruth C. McLeod, Rockingham; Mrs. Jamie Covington, Rockingham; Mrs. Walter S. Thomas, Rocking ham; Mrs. Joseph V. Phelps, Lake- view; Mrs. Willie M. Ellerbe, Rock ingham; Mrs. H. W. Norris, Pine hurst; Miss Nancy Johnson, South ern Pines; Mrs. George A. Both, Southern Pines. (Photo by Pierson.) Moore County More Than Trebles Quota Invasion of Poland Is Kiwanis Subject Assigned in Infantile Paralysis Drive Chairman Cliflon Blue's Incomplete Report Shows Receipts of $2,469.79 DO YOU KNOW HIM? The splendidly illustrated is sue of "Flying" for January has among ifs features an article on the $35,000 quarter-scale ma hogany model that blazed the design trail that led to the high- performing "Mustang" fighter planes. Lt. Preston F. Matthews, son of Mayor Matthews, is fly ing a Mustang, P-51 "some where." Moore County’s 1944 Fight-Infan tile Paralysis Campaign will reach the $2,500.00 mark according to a prediction of H. Clifton Blue, coun ty chairman. With Jackson Springs, West End and some of the colored schools yet to report, a total of $2, 469.70 has been reported to the county chairman. This includes $893.68 raised through the theatres of the county and $93.86 reported by the colored people to date. Following are ^ the amounts al ready reported from the various communities in the county, the amount following the chairman’s name being the amount raised and the amount in parentheses, the quo ta: Aberdeen, R. C. Fields, $463.06 ($250). Robbins, Mfss Katherine Wick er, $342.33 ($250). Southern Pines, Paul C. Butler, $781.07 ($250). Pinehurst, J. W. Harbison, $219.86 ($125). Carthage, Edward J. Burns, $229.12 ($100). Vass-Lakeview, M. M. Chappell and Miss Pauline Bfce, $220.70 ($60). Hig}i Falls, W. D. Wilson, $48.37 ($60). Cameron, Miss Jean Kelly, $21.45 ($40). Pinebluff, Oscar Wurzbacher, $27.60 ($50). Eagle Springs and Samarcand, Mrs. C. C. Underwood, $50 ($25). Westmore School, Prof. T. Roy Phillips, $26.75 ($20). Farm Life, Prof. T. H. Lingerfelt, $21.36 ($15) Jackson Springs, Rev. R. R. Ram sey, not reported ($20). West End, Prof. J. F. Sinclair, not reported ($60) TOTAL REPORTED $2,469.79. The quota set by the state com-, mittee for the county was $765.00. The' County Committee met and' raised this quota to $1340.00. Of the above $25.00 was contrib uted by the colored people of Aber deen under the chairmanship of Rev. F. F. Bryan; $30.76 by the West Sou thern Pines colored school under the direction of Prof. P. R. Brown, county colored chairman; $18.12 by the colored people of the Addor community under the leadership of Ada B. Jackson; and $20.00 by the colored people of Vass under the chairmanship of Moses Morrison. FINE SHOWING Theatres in Moore County made a fine showing in the Infantile Paraly sis March of Dimes drive. Audience collections at the Benner Theatres were as follows; William Penn Thea tre, Carthage, $118.80; 'Village Thea tre, Robbins, $67.33; Sunrise Thea tre, Southern Pines, $377.20. Total $563.33. Collections at the Carolina Theatre in Southern Pines were $109.32.- BOSUN BLANK The real “bosun” shown above is a well known Southern Pines man who is now in the United States Marine Corps. He was in business here before entering the service- The facial adornment is a two and one- half month’s growth, the envy of his ship mates. If you are'unable to identify him, please turn to page four. Surgical Dressing Quota Is Received A new quota of 4 by 4 surgical dressings, one of the most popular numbers made in the Southern Pines Workrooms, has just arrived. Mrs. J. T. Overton, chairnian of surgical dressings, and her supervisors have reported that many volunteers have been giving faithful response to this splendid service, but more will be needed for this new quota. The Surgical Dressings Work rooms are located on the second ffloor of |the Straka Building on Northeast Broad Street near the Carolina Power and Light Company. Volunteer workers, according to a report published this week, have made 1,000,:000,000 surgical dress ings for army medical depots throughout the world in the last two yeats. In addition, they have made smaller supplies for the Navy, 48,000,000 for civilian war relief abroad since 1939, and many for civ ilian hospitals in this country. With the need resulting from the approaching invasion of Europe pro duction has been boosted to 3,000,- 000 dressings a day. The 3,500- 000 volunteer Red Cross workers in production make 90 per cent for ar my needs. POSTPONED The gymkhana scheduled for last Sunday at the Southern Pines Coun try Club Horse Show grounds, has been postponed to February 20, the committee in charge has announced. By Howard F. Burns John K. Davis, Consul General of the United States to Warsaw, Po land, addressing the Sandhills Ki wanis Club at its weekly luncheon Wednesday at the Pinehurst Coun try Club, told of the many prob lems he and his staff were faced with at the time of the German in vasion of Poland. Mr. Davis stated that he had a staff of approximately seventy- five clerical workers to care for be tween 1,100 to 1,200 American ref ugees residing in Poland at the time of the war. He said there was con siderable unrest and uneasiness in Poland from January, 1939 to Sep tember 1st of that year and on sev eral occasions the diplomatic corps and Polish officials were expected to leave Warsaw momentarily. At the time of the invasion, Mr. Davis and his staff arid as many of the refugees as was possible to house, were moved into the basement of the American Embassy and to the quarters of a Polish nobleman. The speaker explained that it was neces sary to install studding to support the upper floor in order to' protect the refugees from falling masonry and concussions resulting from the German bombings of'the city.'He re ferred to the many problems that soon arose in providing food and other necessities in the early days of the fighting. Later, the Polish Commander-in-Chief, through neu tral sources, arranged a three hour truce with the Commander-in-Chief of the German Army at which time the refugees, including many Poles, were moved through the German lines into Konigsberg, East Prussia. The Consul General told of the Prussian Army Officer’s setting up a staff on the German line includ ing interpreters and photographers to record identities. He described how handsome Prussian officers would come to the aid of a woman with children and a lot of baggage and would hold a child in his arms and salute while his picture was taken. This, Mr. Davis declared, was for the purpose of letting outside nations know how considerate the German Army was to unfortunate victims. He explained how the railroads were taken over by the armed forces and how the highways Were clog ged with refugees attempting to es cape to Roumania and other neutral countries. He said large numbers of refugees were removed by Polish trucks and his own automobile was kept busy in this service. In conclusion, Mr. Davis stated that the calmness of the refugees was surprising during such a crisis. He spid the Nationals were bold and took much risk in wanting to see German bombers attack bridges and other military objects not realizing the great danger from shell fire and shrapnel. The speaker was introduced by John Ruggles of the program com mittee. The latest official check on Moore County’s standing in the Fourth 'War Bond Drive shows that the over-all quota has been exceeded, according to information given out by Coun ty Chairman E. C. Stevens, Thurs day noon, but the “E” bond quota is still about $20,000 short. The last of-, ficial figures are $572,000, while the quota is $532,000. “Everything is going swell,” said Chairman Stevens. “Practically ev ery community has exceeded its quota, and those that have not yet reached the goals are expected to do so.” Moore County purchased $50,000 worth of bonds, which will be pro-, rated among the various towns, and purchases by large companies doing business in this territory have also helped to swell the county’s figures. The Chairman is pleased with the splendid response from every sec tion, and is confident that the “E” bond quota will be cleared up by the closing date next week. It is hoped that a detailed report will be available in time for next week’s issue, and in the meantime, buy another “E” bond. Philip Weaver Is Rotary Club Speaker Phil Weaver, superintendent of the Southern Pines Schools, was the speaker at Friday’s Rotary luncheon at the Highland Pines Inn. Mr. Weaver said he just wanted to talk a little while about boys I’.nd girls, but particularly (about the juvenile delinquency wave that has beset the country. “In talking about juvenile delinquency,” Mr. Weaver said, “I do so because I love boys and girls, and because I know them, I know their side too.” He pointed out that juvenile delin quency had reached such propor tions that state appointed commis sions were studying it, and that the California legislature actually intro duced legislation in an effort to cope with iij. Mr. Weaver said he felt such an approach was wrong. It lacked'a clear grasp of the problem, that of understanding the mind of our youth. “If we face facts realistically,” he said, “we must know that an alarming number of our youths ol high school age gamble, they drink; they frequent night clubs, they hunt out the sex appeal movie, they in dulge in sex practices among them selves, and they have disrespect for law. “I do not condone this conduct, neither am I, offering excuses for youth, but if this be construed as in their defen^, it is also a chal lenge to you. “Let’s be honest about this. Per haps they do gamble with pennies and nickels and dimes. But if you don’t play a hole of golf unless there’s a dollar on the hole, or play a bridge game unless it’s at a pen ny a point, whose delinquency is that? “Who teaches them to drink? Where do they get it? Is your draw ing room used for cocktail parties? You might ponder that for a mom ent. Who runs the theatres, boys and girls? And the actors and act resses who portray roles in such manner as to give youth a sex thrill, are they boys and girls? “When our youth frequent night spots have we thought of providing any recreation facilities for them? Is our respect for the law such that (Continued on Page 8) SPECIAL MEETING Dr. Harold D. Meyer, executive secretary and coordinator of the North Carolina Recreation Commit tee appointed by Gov. Broughton, will speak at an open meeting of the Southern Pines Council of Social Agencies to be held in the High School Auditorium Friday evening, Feb. 11, at 8 o’clock. All citizens in terested in the welfare of the town are urged to attend.
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