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VOLUME 24. NO. 21
Soulhern Pines, North Carolina Friday, April 21. 1944.
TEN CENTS
Restraining Order
Halts Operations at
Local Bus Station
Place Is Closed As Re
sult of Complaints of
People Living Nearby
The Southern Pines Bus Station
problem, which has been under dis
cussion for several months, came to
a head Wednesday night when the
station was closed by a restraining
order issued by Judge GWyn. Buses
arriving Thursday morning were in
formed that no tickets could be sold
there.
Three complaints had been filed
by residents, living adjacent, one by
Mary B. Hall in connection with
which the restraining order was is
sued, one by Fpy P. Swindell and a
third by Mrs. Alma Marks, Gene
vieve and Durward Marks. In
each complaint it is asked that the
nuisance be removed and that the
plaintiffs be allowed damages in the
amount of $10,000. Defendants in the
cases are the Queen City Coach
Company, the Greensboro-Fayette-
ville Bus Line, Inc., I. F. Chandler,
owner of the property, and L. H. Mc
Neill, to whom he leased it.
The complaints set forth that the
small room in the service station,
corner of Vermont Avenue and West
Broad, which was converted into a
bus station last April is not adequate
for one-tenth of the people who have
to go there and that the two rest
rooms are so wholly insufficient that
an intolerable situation results.
Also, they State that crowds con
gregate around the station and the
noises and cursings make it impossi
ble for the plaintiffs to sleep at
times.
A hearing on the order is set for
May 1 at Laur'inburg.
Just what the Bus Company plans
to do in the meantime cannot be
learned as we go to press.
RE; SCRAP PAPER
CLOSE MATCHES MARK
SANDPIPERS PLAYOFF
The playoff between the eight win
ners of the Sandpipers’ winter tour
naments got underway at the Sou
thern Pines Country Club on Sunday,
April 16.
In the closest match of the day
Arthur Atherton defeated Carlton
Kennedy 1 up. This was a nip and
tuck battle all the way with Ather
ton having a little better finishing
punch.
Another close contest was that be
tween Dan Farrell and Col. Ducat
McEntree. McEntree lost his magic
touch in the last stages of the game
and bowed out of the competition
with a 2 and one defeat.
Bert Weatherspoon was at the top
of his game and, as a result, snowed
P. V. Hatch under by the score of
7 up and 5 to go.
In the other match of this round,
Howard Burns had a comparatively
easy time in disposing of Elmer Dav
is by a 4 and 3 count.
Next Sunday’s semi-final round
will find Atherton pitted against
Weatherspoon and Farrell against
Burns.
• The single fireproof garage
facing the alley between the
Sandhill Drug Store and
Hayes' Sandhills Book Shop
will be available the first
of May as a storage place for
scrap paper, Paul Butler an
nounces. There will be one pick
up around the first of May, the
exact date to be announced la
ter, and after that the public will
please deposit their offerings at
the garage from time to time.
Major F. M. Dwight
Is Public Relations
Head at Fort Bragg
Descendant of "Swamp
Fox" Has Been With
War Department
Major Francis M. Dwight of Sou
thern Pines, former post improve
ment officer at Fort Bragg before
he was called to duties with the War
Department in Washington, has been
appointed public relations officer of
Fort Bragg, succeeding Lt. Gerald J.
Ford, who has been assigned to the
Morale Services Branch, it was an
nounced by Brigadier General John
T. Kennedy, Commanding General
of Fort Bragg.
Before returning to Fort Bragg to
assume his new duties Major Dwight
served for 17 months with the Mili
tary Intelligence branch of the War
Department.
A graduate of Clemson Collegej
Major Dwight held a commission at
the end of World War I. From Re
serve he was called to active duty
on April 18 of 1941. From May 12,
1941, to April 6, 1942, he served
with the Fourth Corps Area Rents
and Claims Board and was with the
First Army on maneuvers in 1941.
Major Dwight went to Fort Bragg
in April of 1942 and sdrved as Post
Improvement Officer until October
22 of that year, when he was called
to duty in Washington. Being call
ed to duty as a captain, he was pro
moted to major in April of 1943.
Major Dwight is a native of South
Carolina. He is named after and is
a descendant of one of South Caro
lina’s famous military leaders—
General Francis Marion, known as
the “Swamp Fox.” Major Dwight is
named Francis Marion Dwight, after
his illustrious predecessor.
Major Dwight has a home near
Southern Pines. His wife was for a
number of years a member of the
local school faculty.
Kiwanis Club Goes
to Camp Mackall
ROTARY SPEAKER j PRECINCT MEETINGS
Precinct meetings will be held
throughout Moore County on
Saturday, April 22, at 2:00 p. m.
for the election of precinct com
mittees composed of a chairman,
a vice chairman and three mem
bers.
The county convention will be
held Saturday, April 291h, at 2
p. m. in the Courthouse.
I Relatives of Moore
County Family Die
I as Tornado Victims
Bodies of Mrs. Will
Campbell and Son Are
Brought to Pinehurst
Col. Carlos Romulo, Martila pub-'
lisher who was with Gen. Douglas
MacArthur on Bataan and is now ad
visor to President Manuel Quezon of
the Philippine government, will be
the featured speaker at the 188th
- , Two victims of Sunday’s tornado
District Rotary conference at Pine- killed 38, injured more than
hurst May 4-5. William H. Chambers 300, and demolished approximately
of Salisbury IS governor of the 188th m 50 Hornes along a 100-mile strip in
otary district. I northeast Georgia and western South
Arrangements for the two-day Carolina were brought to McDon-
meeting, which will be streamlined aid’s Chapel near Pinehurst for bur-
with the assembly of newly-elected ial this week.
club presidents and secretaries oc-j Accompanied by a brother, the on-
cupying the opening day, have been jy member of the family who escap-
completed. Cleveland Thayer of.gd injury, the body of 8-year-old
Asheboro is program chairman. A | william Edward Campbell was
full program of Rotary, civilian de- brought from Greenwood; S. C., and
fense and post-war planning topics
will be crowded into the conference
with a limited round of golf and en
tertainment for the ladies in the af
ternoon preceding the conference
banquet.
Attendance equal to or larger than
last year’s 600 is expected.
Joseph N. Steed Is
Member TownJBoard
To Fill Out Unexpired
Term of M. F. Grantham
Who Is at Rockingham
At a special meeting of the Sou
thern Pines Board of Commissioners
held in the City Clerk’s office Fri
day, April 14th, Joseph N. Steed
was, elected to fill the unexpired
terrn of M. F. Grantham, who had
one more year to serve. Mr. Gran
tham has transferred to Rockingham.
Mr. Steed, a well known and pop
ular resident of Southern Pines for
nine years, came here from Macon,
Ga., as Division Distribution En
gineer for the Carolina Power and
Light Company, with supervision of
ten counties. He is a graduate of
Georgia Tech, treasurer and a trustee
of the Church of Wide Fellowship.
With his wife and two children, Joey
and Suzanne, he resides on Ridge
Street.
CHtJRCH AT SANFORD
CALLS MAJOR CARSON
At a meeting following the reg
ular Sunday morning worship ser
vices, the congregation of the San
ford Presbyterian church voted un-
anamiously to extend a call to Major
H. V. Carson of Fort Logan, Colora
do, as pastor of the church. He has
been in army relief work for two
years and is soon to be retired from
service.
Major Carson, who was stationed
at Knollwood for some time, and his
family have many friends in the
Sandhills.
Of outstanding interest to mem
bers of the Sandhills Kiwanis Club
was their Wednesday meeting this
week, when they were guests of
General Chapman and the 13th Air
borne Command at Camp Mackall.
After lunch, which was served on
the Post, the Kiwanians were car
ried to a field where a problem was
being worked out and there they wit
nessed a jump. Next on the tour
was the airport, where they were
shown the gliders. Another point of
especial interest was the packing
shed, where a demonstration was
given by two paratroopers, showing
how to wear the chutes, how to pack
Snd dry them.
BETA CLUB
ANNUAL MEETING OF
BAPTIST WOMEN 26th
The annual meeting of the Wo
man’s Missionary Union of the San
dy Creek Association will be held
next Wednesday, April 26th, at the
Aberdeen Baptist Church. There will
be two services, the first beginning
at 10:00 a. m. and the second at 2:00
p. m. Lunch will be served at 1:00
o’clock.
Friday at. assembly program, Har
ry Lee Brown talked on the national
program of the Beta Club, 'stressing
the cardinal principles of character
leadership, and scholarship. Lewis
Hodgkins told about the activities
of the local chapter this year. Among
these wer^ sponsoring of various
drives—T. B. seal, March of Dimes,
Stamps for Crippled Children, and
Red Cross.
At the close of the program, the
new members were tapped for next
year. These must have at least an
“S” average on work, participate in
outside activities, and have quali
ties of leadership. Those selected
were: Audrey West Brown. John
Hughes, Robert McLeod, Pauline
Nichols, Jean Olive, Ann Perkinson
and Jean Schaefeh ' i
TIRE INSPECTIONS
Compulsory periodic tire inspec
tions for passenger cars will not be
required after April 20, Theodore S.
Johnson, district director of the Of
fice of Price Administration at Ra
leigh has announced.
In making public the end of the
inspection program, Johnson declar
ed that “this dpes not mean that the
tire picture has become any brighter.
It simply means that the inspection
program has fulfilled its primary
objective—to make motorists con
scious of the extreme r.eed for tire
conservation and tire care.”
Motorists must continue to have
an inspection made of passenger
tires they wish to replace. Elimina
tion of periodic inspections for autos
does not affect the truck tires in
spection program. Passenger car
owners must not destroy the in
spection record because it must be
presented before a tire can be re
placed at any time.
DOG VACCINATION
Elsewhere in this issue appear the
dates when Dr. J. I. Neal will be in
the various communities to vaccin
ate dogs against rabies, and it is very
important that all dog owners coop-
the funeral service was held Tues
day afternoon.
The mother, Mrs. Will Campbell,
later succumbed and her funeral was
held Thursday afternoon.
The husband and father is criti
cally injured and a son was less ser
iously hurt.
The Rev. R. L. Prince of Pine
hurst conducted the child’s funeral
and assisted the Greenwood, S. C.,
pastor with the service for Mrs.
Campbell.
' Mr. and Mrs. Campbell got up to
close doors and disconnect the radio
and just as the storm struck they
met. They were found together af
ter the house had been wrecked.
The son who was uninjured was
spending the night away from home.
Mrs. McDonald has many relatives
in the Pinehurst section, among
them being two sisters, Mrs. Lonnie
Wicker and Mrs. Kennedy.
Ayrshire Auction at
Pinehurst April 24
The Carolina-Virginia Ayrshire
Breeders’ Association is holding its
annual auction of purebred Ayr-
shires at the Dairy Grounds at Pine
hurst this coming Monday—April
24th.
C. T. Conklin, secretary of the
national Ayrshire Association, will
talk at 11 on “What is a Good Cow?”
Whatever the breed, his talk will jae
of very practical value. Those who
do not bring a lunch can buy it‘on
the grounds from the ladies of the
Community Church. Sale starts at 2
with' Prof. R. H. Ruffner as aution-
eer. Everyone is invited to come
early, hear the talk, get acquainted
and look the stock over.
Particular attention is called to
the fact that the official ratings of
the Ayrshire breed accept the U. S.
Department of Agriculture figur
ing. That reduces performance to its
LOWEST terms, requiring that a
cow be given credit for only twice
a day milking for 305 days, regard
less of what was actually produced.
This U. S. standard is generally rec
ognized as the most practical sche
dule for continuing production of
milk at a profit. If a cow has been
milked more frequently or for a long
er period, the U. S. D. A. has a
table—worked out after many thous
ands of experiments, which reduces
production to this 2 x 305 day level.
With this production ONLY is the
cow credited. Thus, if a cow produc-
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IN THE SERVICES Moore CouHty WUl
Have No Contest in
Shown above are Sgt. George W.
Pottle (left) and Ensign John F. Pot
tle (right), sons of the late Frank
B. Pottle, and Mrs. Harriet B. Pot
tle, owner of the Hollywood Hotel,
Southern Pines. Both are graduates
of Southern Pines High School.
Sgt. Pottle, after graduation from
Mercersburg Academy, attended Cor
nell University before becoming a
member of the U. S. Air Force. He
was awarded the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross last December for action
in the Southwest Pacific area from
August 1 to August 31, 1943.
He is now a member of the 57th
Troop Carrier Squadron and has been
awarded the Air Combat Mission
Medal, with the following citation:
“For meritorious achievement
while participating in sustained op
erational flight missions in the
Southwest Pacific Area during
which hostile contact was probable
and expected. These operations con
sisted of dropping supplies and
transporting troops to advanced po
sitions. These flights involved fly
ing at low altitudes over mountain
ous terrain under adverse weather
conditions in an inarmed transport
airplane and often necessitated land
ing within a 'few miles of enemy
bases.”
Sgt. Pottle, who has completed
more than 50 missions, has recently
been on a short furlough in Austra
lia.
at Quonset Point. He is now in Wash-
One of the most interesting men
in this section of the State is Dun
can R. Mclver of Route 2, Jones
boro, who will observe his 84th
birthday next Thursday, April 27th.
A school teacher in his younger
days, Mr. Mclver relates many amus
ing incidents connected with his
work and is able to recall the min
utest details of happenings which
occurred 60 or more years ago. How
ever, he is just as interested in pres
ent day affairs and keeps right up
with current events.
Nothing pleases him more than to
get cards or letters from friends or
descendants of friends of former
days. Last year on his birthday he
received greetings from people in
eight states.
WAC SCHEDULE CHANGES
Sgt. Gladys Relyea will be at
Rockingham Post Office (or WAC
partner will be) every Monday and
erate in this measure which is for Tuesday. Interested women from
the safety of every person and ani
mal in the county.
It is regarded that three rabid
foxes that had bitten three cows
were taken a few days ago in the
Camp Mackall section, and dogs
have killed many chickens in Moore
County recently.
Southern Pines, Pinehurst and vic
inity can be interviewed there. If
this is not convenient, they should
write to WAC Recruiting Office, Lib
erty Life Building, Charlotte, and a
recruiter will call on them at a time
and place of their choosing, Monday
afternoon or Tuesday.
DUNCAN R. McIVER
WILL BE 84 THURSDAY
Democratic Primary
Only Change Will Be
Two New Members on
Board of Education
There will be no contest for any
county office in Moore County in
the May 27th Democratic primary
as there is only one candidate for
each office. After filing for county
solicitor, E. J. Burns and W. D. Sab-
iston on Monday withdrew their
names as they did not want to run
against Lt. Leland McKeithen, pres
ent solicitor who is on leave to serve
with the armed forces, neither did
they wish to cause the county need
less expense.
All of the present county commis-
sioner^ filed for reelection as did
the court officials. Wilbur H. Cur
rie is unopposed for the House of
Representatives.
While there will be no contest for
the five places on the Board of Ed
ucation, there will be some changes
as J. F. Taylor of Pinehurst and J.
W. Graham of Aberdeen are not
seeking reelection.
The last Legislature established
districts from which the Board of
Education members are to be elect
ed corresponding to the districts rep
resented by the County Commission
ers. Prior to that there was noth
ing to prohibit having all members
of the Board from one section of the
county.
Those who filed for this Board
■and their districts are as follows:
Carthage, H. G. Poole; Greenwood-
McNeill, L. B. McKeithen of Camer.-
on; Ritters-Deep River, George Pur
vis of Highfalls; Sheffield-Bensalem,
D. D. McCrimmon of Robbins; Min
eral Springs-'Sandhill, Dan Farrell
of Aberdeen. Poole and Purvis are
the new candidates.
WACS Are Needed to
Help Speed Victory
The critical need for more wo
men in the Women’s Army Corps
Ensign John F. Pottle enlisted in cannot be over emphasized. There
the Navy in April, 1943, and trained is a constant demand from all posts,
camps, and stations for more WACs.
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mgton state. He attended Brown Replacements must be made for a
University, worked in New York' large number of men leaving the
five years and was employed as an United States, and, as more troops
accountant in St. Lucia for two are shifted overseas, there is also
an increase in the need for more
women to handle the necessary ad
ministrative functions of various
headquarters overseas. The only ef
ficient and satisfactory solution to
this new problem is a continued in
crease in WAC enlistments. There
does exist a definite shortage of wo
man power in the services. This de
mand can be met by those women
in non-essential work, servicemen’s
wives, and young women reaching
twenty years of age.
The Government is offering to
American women every advantage
possible. The privilege of selecting
job, station and branch assignment
is open to all eligible women, plus
pay equivalent to that earned in civ-
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TWO TERMS OF COURT
SCHEDULED FOR MAY
WSP School io Hold Pre-
School, Clinic Tuesday
All parents and guardians having
children who will enter school for
the first time this fall are asked to
bring them to the West Southern
Pines High School, Tuesday morn
ing, April 25. This clinic is held for
the purpose of giving the child a
thorough examination so that cor
rections in ill health may be made
before school opens next fall. There
fore we are urging each patron to
give this matter sincere thought , and
attention and cooperate with the
County Health and school agencies
in this pre-school clinic.
—J. Warren Baldwin, Principal
West Southern Pines High School
A crop of about 2,800,000 sacks of
onions is expected this year, compar
ed with 1,708,000 sacks in 1943.
Two terms of Superior Court are
scheduled for May, one for the trial
of criminal cases to begin on the
22nd and another for the trial of
civil cases to begin the 29th. The
County Commissioners meeting in
recessed session last Friday, drew
the following for jury service:
May 22nd Term (by townships)
Carthage: W. G. Benner, Francis
McLeod, Joe Henderson, Martin
Hannon, B. C. Wallace, S. T. Fields.
Bensalem: D. E. Cole, S. C. Fry.
Sheffield: Duck McNeill, L. S.
Cummings, Walker D. Maness.
Ritter: Daniel Thompson, T. J.
Phillips, L. B. Ritter.
McNeill: C. L. Garper, Worth Blue,
C. H. Crabtree, Dante Montesanti.
Sandhill: E. E. Garner, Francis
Pleasants.
Mineral Springs: R. Malcolm Cole,'
Roy Kelly, Harry J. Menzel, David
Vest.
May 29th Term
Carthage: W. V. Williams, Willis
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