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VOLUME 24, NO. 20.
Buy War Bonds
TODAY-
For Future Needs*
Southern Pines, North Carolina. Friday, April 14, 1944.
TEN CENTS
P. J. Weaver Talks
to Kiwanis Club on
Post War Education
Must Te^ch Enemies the
Advantages of Democ
racy to Avoid Wars
BY HOWARD F. BURNS
Philip J. Weaver, superintendent
of the Southern Pines Schools, in an
address to the Sandhills Kiwanis
Club at its luncheon at the Commun
ity House in Aberdeen Wednesday
cautioned the Kiwanians that in the
nation’s post war planning'we must
not overlook the education of our
enemies, the Japs, the Germans, and
the Italians, in teaching them the
advantages of democracy if we want
to avoid future European wars.
He pointed out they must be
ftaught the philosophy of democ
racy instead of Naziism, Fascism and
the theory to make war. The ex
change of Japanese, German and It
alian students and teachers from
this country to the Axis countries
might be a means of teaching democ
racy. Another means might be the
■creation of an international agency
* to make- a study and to circulate
free books and literature.
Continuing, Mr. Weaver declared
that our trend in this country is too
much towards centralization. The
schools in North Carolina today are
controlled largely by the State with
headquarters in Raleigh. Under the
new bin now before Congress setting
up appropriations of $300,000,000.00
annually, the centralization may lean
toward Washington with the local
communities losing all contact with
their schools.
Mr. Weaver told his listeners that
$115.00 is considered the minimum
cost per year for the education of
a child, The-.National .average spent
is $60.00. The average in North Car
olina is $40.00.
Some of ^the states of the nation,
he said, have sufficient wealth to
provide their children with the best
of educational advantages while oth
er states are not so fortunate. It,
therefore, becomes necessary for the
states to have some federal aid, but
the control of the school should be
left with the local Authorities.
Mr. Weaver stated •the Army is
giving special training to men and
has proven that illiterates can be
boosted to about the fourth grade in
a matter of a few months of training.
He declared the schools will have to
go out more for vocational guidance,
physical education, improved build
ings to be used for full time educa
tion and more adult education.
The speaker was introduced by
Norris L. Hodgkins.
KILLED IN ACTION
Eairel M. Short, son of S. C.
Short of Route 3, Carthage, and
Pfc Fred L. Stutts, son of Mrs.
Ossie Stutts of Robbins, were
listed as killed in the Mediter
ranean area in a War Depart
ment release Tuesday.
Large Group Enters
Service This Week
Those Under 26 Who Have
Not Been Examined in Last
90 Days to Be Called Up
Nearly every town in the county
was represented in a group of thirty-
one men who left Carthage Tues
day morning for Fort Bragg to be
gin their service in the Army. Three
from Southern Pines were included,
Joe Stanley Garzik, John Barrett
Harris, Jr., and Ralph Edward Me
Kenzie.
Others in the list follow:
Aberdeen—Walter John Bowman,
Roy Burkit Clayton, R. 1.
Cameron—Mack Paris Trent, Man
uel Langster Holder, R. 1, James Bry
ant Spivey, R. 1.
Carthage—Arthur James Salmon,
R. 2, Jesse Ray Motsinger, R. 1, Sam
Edwards, R. 1, James Frank Star
ling, R. 3, Dewey Winfred Maness,
R. 1, Richard Robert Seward, R. 3,
Walter Irvin Fields, R. 1, Raymond
Barber, R. 3, Johnnie Henson Kim
ball, R. 3, Theo Roderick Sineath, R.
3, Jerry Ander Barber, R. 1.
Eagle Springs—Calvin Ray Sand-
IN THE ARMY
IN THE NAVY
Sunday Night Fire
Destroys WSP Home
Sick Boy, Alone When Fire
Is Discovered, Escapes
But Furnishings Are Lost
With all the family away at church
except a boy confined to the house
by illness, Henry Butner’s home, a
neat six-room frame dwelling at
Connecticut Avenue and Carlisle
Street, West Southern Pines, togeth
er with the furnishings and person
al effects of the family was destroy
ed by fire Sunday night.
The lone occupant escaped, but the
fire, which orignated from a defect
ive chimney, gained great headway
before an alarm was transmitted to
the Southern Pines Fire Department.
To protect nearby homes and to ex
tinguish incipient brush fires hearly
1000 feet of hose was put into use
by the firemen.
RE: SCRAP PAPER
The paper shortage continues crit
ical and many patriotic citizens are
saving their waste paper, but are
puzzled as to how to dispose of it.
Paul Butler states that the commit
tee has been meeting difficulty in
obtaining storage facilities on ac
count of fire insurance, but that plans
are underway for the erection of a
small building in which to house it.
He hopes to be able to make defin
ite announcement next weqk as to
the waste paper center. In the mean
time, paper savers are asked to con
tinue their good work.
Lakeview—Charlie Alton Ritter.
Pinehurst—Lewis S. Short, How
ard C. Hobson, Walter Carson Mor
gan.
Robbins—^Frank Hoover Trotter,
June Efflin Kennedy, R. 1, Ray
Cranford Hussey, R. 2.
Steeds—Lacy Otto Greene, R. 1.
Vass—George Calvin Crabtree,
Alvin Laubscher, Jr.
West End—Aster Franklin Wil
liams, R. 1. I
March ^Oih Inductees
On March 30 the following were
inducted into the Navy at Raleigh
the draft Board announced Tuesday:
Southern pines—Mark Lane
Whitesell.
Aberdeen—Allen Jackson Smith,
Kenneth Riley, Kenneth Marvin
Garner, R. 1.
Biscoe—James McDonald Monroe.
Carthage—Neill Archie McLeod.
Eagle Springs—Alton McMillen
Lewis, R. 1, Atlas Floyd Lewis.
Jackson Springs—Eugene Frank
lin Meinnis, R. 1, Harold Lloyd
Clarke, R. 1.
Robbins—Hilet Calvin Moore.
Star—Coy Lee Freeman, R. 1.
Vass—Walter Robert"* Doby.
West End—Archie Lee Furr, Leon
ard Graham Whitesell, R. 1.
Woodrow Wilson Conrad was in
ducted into the Navy on February
19th.
A!C LEO V. O'CALLAGHAN
Aviation Cadet Leo V. O’Callag-1
han, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. L. V. |
O’Callaghan, is shown in this picture i
at Lodwick Aviation Military Acad
emy, Avon Park, Fla., where he is i
stationed for his primary flight train
ing in the United States Army Air
Forces. The school, 61st USAAF
Training Detachment under Army
Air Forces Eastern Flying Training
Command, Maxwell Field, Ala., is
popularly known as “The Country
Club of the Air”, due to the fact that
a former large resort hotel taken
over for the purpose now houses the
Army staff and cadets.
Cadet O’Callaghan was graduated
from Southern Pines High School in
1942, and worked in his father’s
business as a plumber’s helper until
his induction in the Air Forces. He
underwent training with the C. T. D.
at the University of Tennessee prior
to his transfer to the Lodwick school.
Three Are Injured
In Car-Jeep
Club Service Group
Has Rotary Program
A 1941 Pontiac Sedan and an Ar
my jeep collided in Southern Pines
at 2:30 Saturday afternoon, result
ing in a broken leg for Mrs. E. D.
Carstarphen and contusions and lac
erations for two Camp Mackall sol
diers, Pvt. Rosen, driver of the jeep,
and Lt. R. H. Pratt. Both parties
are said to have claimed having the
green light.
Mr. Carstarphen, a deputy com
missioner, North Carolina Depart
ment of Revenue,^ and his wife were
proceeding south on May Street
(Highway 1) and the soldiers were
going west on Connecticut Avenue
at the time of the accident. Mrs. Car
starphen was carried to the Moore
County Hospital, where she is at
present.
ELECTRICIAN 31c NED BUSHBY
Ned Bushby, eletcrician 3lc, is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Bushby
of Southern Pines. He was gradua
ted from Southern Pines High School
with the class of 1940 and enlisted
in the United States Navy at Ra
leigh in January, 1943. He is now
a member of the crew of the U. S. S.
Quincy.
Local Meu Are Tops
iu March lusurauce
PRE-SCHOOL CLINIC
A pre-school clinic for all chil
dren who expect to enter school
next year (those who will be
six by October 1st) will be held
at thei Primary School at 1:00
p. m. Tuesday, April 18th, by
the County Health Department,
Supt. Philip J. Weaver an
nounces. Those expecting to en
roll in September must be vac
cinated against smallpox and
diphtheria.
Board of Educatiou
Names Committee
Board of Election
Appoints Officials
John A- Fry Is Chairman of
Board and John Buggies of
Southern Pines, Secretary
At a meeting of the County Board
of Education held last week, the fol
lowing school committeemen were
appointed for three-year terms:
Aberdeen—D. P. Troutman.
Cameron—J. E. Snow.
Carthage—Earl McDonald and
Mrs. H. F. Seawell, Sr.
Robbins—W. S. Evans.
Highfalls—Frank Howard and R.
H. Upchurch.
Pinehurst—Mrs. H. A. Campbell
and F. S. Cullom.
Farm Life—Murd Kelly.
Vass-Lakeview—Redga Thomas
and C. L. Tyson.
West End—W. A. Johnson and
Mrs. M. C. McDonald.
Westmoore—D. A. Dunlap.
CAMPAIGN MANAGER
At Friday’s Rotary luncheon at
the Highland Pines Inn, the program
was given over to the Club Service
Committee. Various angles of club
service were discussed together with
aims and objectives. A brief history
of Rotary was given and it was
brought out that the concept of the
original membership of the first Ro
tary Club that Rotarians should be
come proficient in thoughtfulness
and helpfulness to each other is still
good today.
June Phillips, chairman of the
Club Service Committee, welcomed
Dan S. Ray as a member.
Visiting Rotarians were, Fred
Howland, Titusville, Pa.; N. M. Wells,
Fillmore, N. Y.; R. C. Towne, Law
sing, Mich.; Lewis Whipple, Natick,
Mass.; Elmer Fischer, C. Hebbleth-
waite. Red Creek, N. Y.; M. J. Mul-
ter, C9operstown, N. Y.; and Earl
Sprague, Bridgeport, Conn.
WANT A JOB?
D. D. McCrimmon, Robbins
druggist, has been appointed
Moore County manager for Greg
Cherry of Gastonia, candidate
for Governor. The local Cherry-
for-Governor campaign manager
is a man of influence throughout
the county, having served as a
member of the Board of Com
missioners and being at present
acting chairman of the County
Board of Education.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
It was announced from Raleigh
Tuesday that Eugene Stevens and
J. D. Hobbs, local representatives
of the Occidental Life Insurance
Company, were among the top men
of the country in production for the
month of March.
In- making announcement of the
honor men of the company for the
month; W. H. Trentman, executive
v.ice^^esident, stated: “The Occiden
tal Dife Insurance -Company wishes
to- express its appreciation to the
people of Southern Pines for making
it possible for Messrs. Stevens and
Hobb^ to have achieved such a rec
ord during the past month. It speaks
well for any community to be so
represented among cities of larger
size throughout the United States.”
Mr. Hobbs has been connected
with the Occidental for the past four
years and Mr. Stevens has been with
the company for three months.
FOR LOWER HOUSE
We noticed this sign in Gene
Hayble's Sandwich Shop win
dow: "Wanted; Girl to taste pies
and wait on a few tables." It
sounds almost as enticing as the
proverbial "job in a pie factory.'
A new Grey Lady Course is
being planned, to start within
a few weeks. Arrny wives and
local women wanting to take
this course, particularly those
who will be available for ser
vice during the summer months,
are asked to report to Mrs. G. H.
Whittall of Southern Pines,
chairman, or Mrs. E. H. Horn of
Pinehurst, vice chairman.
Army wives who have trained
as Grey Ladies in military hos
pitals other than Camp Mackall
and are now living in the Sand
hills are asked to report, also.
Their services are needed.
MERRICHAWICK OPEN TO
PUBLIC
The grounds of Merrichwick, the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mer
rill of Weymouth Heights, will be
open to the public from 3:00 to 6:00
p. m. on Friday, Saturday and Sun
day, April 14, 15 and 16.
Grateful For New Library
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A member of the faculty of the
West Southern Pines School gave
THE PILOT the following state
ment for publication:
“We are deeply grateful to the
Southern Pines Library Association
and persons who made it possible
for the official opening of the West
Southern Pines Public Library on
Thursday, March 16, 1944, with one
hundred and fifty (150) books and
umerous magazines.
“The Literary Program was spon
sored by Mrs. P. R. Brown and mer
ited favorable comment from 11.
“All residents, visitors and friends
of West Southern Pines are invited
and urged to secure their member
ship cards and find wholesome read
ing in the Classics, Reference books.
Novels and Modern Fiction.
“We are grateful to any who may
make contributions of books, maga
zines and any other helpful sugges
tions. Through your help and sup
port we hope to reach our goal of
a complete and efficient library for
our people, visitors and friends.”
The recently appointed Moore
County Board of Election held an
organization meeting in the Court
house and elected John A. Fry chair
man and John S. Ruggles, secretary.
The Board appointed registrars
and judges lor each of the seventeen
voting precincts for the ensuing two
years, a Democrat as registrar, and
one Democrat and one Republican as
judges.
The officials named for the forth
coming elections beginning with the
Democratic Primary on Saturday,
May 27, are:
EAST CARTHAGE: Stacy Brewer,
Mrs. C. T. Grier, J. M. Fields. ’
WEST CARTHAGE: S. C. Riddle
T. L. Baughn, Frank Boyte.
BENSALEM: Mrs. Fuller Monroe,
Ebbie Kelly, D. E, Cole.
SPIES: Mrs. A. L. Monroe, A. O.
Baldwin, W. T. Brown.
SPENCERVILLE: Dan Dunlap,
A. L. Kennedy, W, C. Garner.
ROBBINS: W. F. Bryant, E. G.
MeSwain, E. T. Dennis.
RITTERS: B. F. Howard, Borden
Ritter, T. J. Reynolds.
HIGH FALLS: Artie Martindale,
Frank Brady, J. B. Powers.
DEEP RIVER: George Willcqx, W.
A. Tyson, Floyd Willcox.
GREENWOOD: Pharoah Bullock,
Luther McPherson, R. R. Thomas.
VASS: Ben Wood, W. D. Smith,
Alton Cameron.
SOUTHERN PINES: Hiram West
brook, Mrs. Bruce Lewis, S. B. Rich
ardson.
EUREKA: Mrs. D..J. Blue, W. M.
McLeod, Mrs. John Primm.
ABERDEEN: E. D. McLean, H. A.
Gunter, J. P. Melvin.
PINEBLUFF: John S. O’Quinn,
Mrs. W. K. Carpenter, A. G. Wallace.
PINEHURST: B. U. Richardson,
Ellis Fields, Henry B. Frye.
WEST END: Clyde Auman, M. L.
Morris, Clarence Gordon.
WILBUR H. CURRIE
With the final filing date, Saturday,
April 15, only one democratic candi
date has filed for office in Moore
County as we go to press Thursday
afternoon.
Wilbur H. Currie of Carthage,
whose friends have for some time
been trying to influence him to run
for the State House of , Represent
atives, finally reached a decision and
filed with the County Board of El
ection Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Cur
rie is thoroughly familiar with the
county’s needs through nearly twelve
years service as chairman of the
Board of Commissioners and two
years as State Senator.
Manly Calls Firemen
3 Times in 3 Hours
MEDICAL SOCIETY TO
MEET AT PINEHURST
The 91st Annual session of the
Medical Society of the State of
North Carolina will be held at Pine
hurst May 1-3, inclusive, and will
be marked by a program of out
standing interest.
Reminiscent of the hectic first
week of April of last year, the Sou
thern Pines firemen answered three
calls for assistance from Manly with
in three hours Saturday afternoon.
The first call, coming shortly after
2 o’clock, was for a brush and woods '
fire originating near Manly Springs
which, driven by a brisk wind, swept
down to the Yadkin Road and was
halted near the ruins of the old '
Schirmer house by the firemen.
At 4:25 o’clock embers from this
fire crossed the old Yadkin Road
menacing the Sinclair oil tanks and
the firemen again responded. At 5:45
o’clock flying brands sent fires rac
ing toward the Phillips house and
men' again turned out with the ap
paratus, working until seven o’clock
to avert the danger. Sparks from
these fires burned out patches of
brush and grass until the flames
reached Niagara, where back-firing
was employed to save dwellings.
Home Demonstration Clubs of District
Nine Will Meet at Carthage April 18
Mrs. W. C. Pou, southern director
of the National Home Demonstration
Council, and Mrs. J. H. L. Miller,
State president of the North Caro
lina Federation of Home Demonstra
tion Clubs, will be the speakers at
a meeting of the Ninth District to
be held in the Community House at
Carthage on April 18th at 10:30 a.
m. Mrs. Pou and Mrs. Miller will dis
cuss “Woman’s Part in Winning the
War and Making a Lasting Peace.”
Registration will begin at 10:00 a.
m.
Miss Flora McDonald has announc
ed the following program: Song,
America; Invocation; Welcome, Mrs.
Z. V. Blue; Response, Mrs. Ralph
Covington of Richmond County;
Greetings, Moore County Commis
sioners and District Chairman Fed
eration of Women’s Clubs; Minutes,
Mrs. J. M. Guthrie, secretary; Spec
ial M^usic, Mrs. Laverne Womack;
War Bonds, Mrs. P. P. McCain;''Ap-
pointrnent of Committees; Song,
Faith of Our Fathers; Addresses,
Mrs. Pou and Mrs. Miller; Others on
Program, Mrs. W. H. Brooks, Lee
County; Mrs. Hampton Burkhead,
Montgomery County; Mrs. Z. V.
Blue, Moore County; Mrs. A. H. Mc
Call, Richmond County; Mrs. Ester
G. Willis southwestern district agent
of State College; “What Have You
Done Today My Friend,” Mrs. W. K.
Carpenter; Song, Onward Christian
Soldiers; Collect; Adjournment.
The concluding feature will be a
picnic lunch.
SKY VISITOR
Swooping low over Southern
Pines in a big B-24 Liberator
twice within a week, Lt. Jimmy
Swett thrilled his family and
friends with his expert handling
of the huge plane. A week ago
Thursday Jimmy telegraphed
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
B. Swett, that he would be over
Southern Pines on a cross-coun
try flight some time that day so
he was eagerly watched for.
About six o'clock the sky was
filled with the unusual sound of
the four-motored bomber and
Jimmy circled his home and the
town several times.
On Wednesday afternoon of
this week at about the same time
he was here again and flashed a
bright signal light to show his
family that he was well and
happy and enjoying his little air
show fully as much as the spec
tators.
Southern Pines is proud of Lt.
Jimmy, pilot of this big sky ship
which carries a crew of ten men.
Lt. Swett is stationed at Lang
ley Field. Va., and was home for
just a few hours Easter Sunday.