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THE PILOT, Southern Pines, North Carolina
Friday, Jjjjie 16, 1944.
More Trucks Needed
to Move Peach Crop
Persons With Available
Trucks Are Urged to Con
tact Committee Member
After a Trip Tlirough Flak Alley
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At a meeting of the Sandhills
Peach Transportation Advisory Luiii-
mittee held at West End, it devi lop
ed that the growers expect cons idc'i -
able difficulty in getting tin ir
peaches to market this year, accoid-
ing to L. F. Manneschmidt, dKtiitl
manager of the ODT. Growers and
haulers of all sections of Montgom
ery, Moore and Richmond Counties
were present and all were rathei <ip-
prehensive about supplies of gaso
line, tires, trucks, and labor.
J. H. Poole of West End, C’haii-
man of the committee, is making a
special appeal to all who have avail
able trucks, any size, to communicate
with him or any member of this
committee, as soon as possible. These
trucks will be needed in the trans
portation of peaches from the or
chard to the packing house, from
the packihg house to the railroad
siding, and to market in the nearby
cities and towns. The committee es
timated that at least 75 additional
trucks were needed if the crop is to
be moved promptly and avoid waste.
This appeal is being made to those
owners of trucks who have idle
trucks or trucks not being utilized
to the fullest extent. The movement
of this peach crop is vital to our
country’s food supply at this time,
as fresh fruits are needed to sup
plement the supply.
These trucks will be needed from
July 1 to August 15. Owners should
contact any member of the commit
tee or George E. Fields, farm vehicle
specialist, of the local ODT office.
The members of this committee
and their addresses are:
V. W. Burkhead and Clyde W.
Dawkins, Candor; J. H. Poole and T.
C. Auman, West End; Lindsey T-
Dewitt, Ellerbe; R. M. Mclnnis,
Rockingham; Edwin Pate, Laurin-
burg; Claude Epting, Hamlet.
wife is Mrs. Exie M. Roberts of Rob-
bins.
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AWARDED AIR MEDAL
A second Oak Leaf Cluster to the
Air Medal has been awarded SlSgt.
James L. Graham of Pinehurst, waist
gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress,
for “meritorious achievement” op
bombing attacks on enemy Europe.
He is stationed in England-
Sergeant Graham, 25, veteran of
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• 16 combat missions, is the son of
Mrs. Martha Graham of Pinehurst.
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HOME FROM OVERSEAS
Capt. Donald Currie, Jr., accounts
of whose deeds of valor have thrilled
his friends in the Sandhills, is home
from overseas and with his wife has
been visiting his parents in Pine
hurst. Capt. Currie, who has been
decorated with the Distinguished
Flying Cross and the Air Medal, is
on 30-day leave.
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WE HAVE SPACE FOR STORAGE
OF WOOL GARMENTS
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IN NEW GUINEA
Mrs. R. L. Johnson of Southern
Pines has received word that her
husband. Major Johnson, has arrived
safely in New Guinea.
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VISITS HERE
Pfc. Alden G. Bower of Chandler,
Ariz., arrived during the week-end
to visit his wife, the former Miss
Eula Weatherspoon.
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Reading The Pilot
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“Oscar", famous paiachuting cum-
my, stands between T|5 Jimmy Cur-
cio, left, Florence, S. C., and TjSgt.
Harry Conard, Spartanburg, S. C.,
Camp Mackall paratroopers.^ Oscar
weighs 125 pounds and is' made of
steel and hemp rope. He is used for
testing parachutes about which
there is any question of their saf
ety- Dumped from a plane at most
any height, with parachute attached.
Oscai huitlc' to the ground beneath
his silken canopy, landing easily if
the parachute proves to the air wor
thy. If the parachute is defective
and splits, Oscar strikes with great
force, sometimes ramming his legs
two feet into the ground. But Oscar,
the steel and hemp man, can take
it, and even though his parachute
doesn’t work, he goes, up again and
again. Some Oscars have as much as
1,000 test jumps to their credit.
Obituaries
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We are pleased to acknowledge
subscriptions, as follows:
Southern Pines—A. H. Eakins,
Miss M. Emley, Miss Joyce Bailey,
Mrs. J. R. Reedy, C. H. Carpenter,
Mrs. M. White.
In State—Mrs- C. J. Temple, Vass;
Roy Grinnell, Linville; S|Sgt. Martin
C. Ferguson, Camp Butner; J. Walter
Lambeth, Jr., Thomasville.
Out of State—Cpl. Raymond Cam
eron, care P. M. New York, N. Y.;
Mrs. Robert L. Waddell, Alexandria,
Va.; Miss G- H. Fisher, Saranac
Lake, N. Y.; Mrs. Eloise H. Tracy,
Wyalusing, Pa.; W. E. Flynn, Char
levoix, Mich.; Mrs. J. L. McKinney,
La Grangeville, N. Y-; Mrs. A. E.
Murphy, Myrtle Beach, S. C.; S|Sgt.
Stewart Neill, care P. M., San Fran
cisco, Calif.; War Activities Commit
tee, Pulpwood Consuming Industries,
New York, N. Y.
JAMES F. SIMMONS
James F- Simmons, 50, died at his
home, Carthage, Route 2, Friday af
ternoon at 1 o’clock.
He was born in Surry County, the
son of the late Benjamin and Mary
Qook Simmons, and was engaged in
farming.
Funeral services were held at 2
o’clock, Sunday afternoon at Lamb’s
Grove Baptist Church, conducted by
the Rev. Mr. Denny and the Rev.
Mr. Mann. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Pernie Tilly; 10 children. Pvt. James
Simmons, Jr., U. S. Army, of Camp
Campbell, Ky., Mallie, Charlie, Vera,
Kathleen, Irene, Billy, Betty, Joe
and Jane Simmons, all of Route 2,
Carthage; two brothers, Roy Sim
mons of Cameron, and Willie Sim
mons of Carthage, Route 2, and six
sisters, Mrs. Charlie Quinn and Mrs.
Wilfred Hiatt of Mount Airy, Mrs.
Charlie King, Mrs. Mack Roberts
and Mrs. Bernie Watson, all of Cam
eron, Route 2, and Mrs. G. B. Cole
of Carthage.
To Our Patrons
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We wish to express omx sincere thanks to
any and all who have patronized our business
during the past 22 years, whether for a month
or the entire period.
It has been a pleasure to serve you, and
any success which the business attained was
due in large measufre to the loyalty of our
customers.
WE THANK YOU”!
WEEK-END VISITOR
S|Sgt. Julian Smith of Camp Pick
ett, Va., spent the week-end with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs- J. W. Smith,
on Route 2, Vass.
TEN-DAY LEAVE
Morris E. Tucker, a|s, of Camp
Peary, Va., is spending a 10-day
leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs-
R. E. Tucker, at Vass.
large citizen army of today the nec
essary fortitude to combat a vicious
enemy, to destroy him and what he
stands for. This is the type of man
that will bring home victory and
peace to our people.
“I congratulate you , on having
such a line man for your husband.”
Old-fashioned Southern
FRIED CHICKEN
dinners, with French fried po
tatoes, vegetables, salad, hot bis
cuits and butter, ice tea or coffee,
and home-made pie or ice cream.
$1.50 Plate
Army people are especially
welcomed.
Also North Carolina country ham
and steak dinners.-
Royalton Pines Dairy
W. W. Olive
Southern Pines, N. C.
OAK POINT
FARM INN
Four miles West of Carthage on
Highway No. 27
Phone 109-r-5 Carthage
LONG RANGE HIT
Sgt. Lawrence J. Ryder, Fifth
Army infantry mortarman, recently
hit a German position in Italy at
such great range he had to break
down the aiming stake to clear a
path for the projectile, says a news
release from Italy.
SlSgt. Ryder, who has visited here
several times, is the husband of the
former Miss Marie Hall of Pinebluff.
Mrs. Ryder and the two little sons,
Butchie and Bobby, are making their
home here with Mrs. Ryder’s sister,
Mrs. Harold Tate, while he is away-
Mrs. Ryder recently received the
following letter from her husband’s
commanding officer;
“It is a gratifying pleasure for me
PAUL LAUBSCHER WOUNDED
Mrs. Frank Jeffreys of Vass re
ceived a telegram from the War De
partment last Friday stating that her
son, S|Sgt. Paul Laubscher, had
been seriously wounded in action in
Italy on May 24.
Letters from her son arrived Sat
urday and Sunday, greatly relieving
her anxiety. Paul asked that she tell
his friends that he was still alive,
but “not kicking very high.” He had
been wounded in the legs and the
stitches were still in, but he said that
he hoped to be on crutches soon. He
has been awarded the Purple Heart.
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VISITS PARENTS
Sgt. Charlie L. Garner, accompan
ied by his wife, arrived Friday
from Camp Polk, La., to spend a
furlough with his parents, Mr- and
to be able to write you about your j Mrs. G. W. Garner, of Southern
husband, SjSgt. Lawrence J. Ryder, I Pines. On Sunday a family reunion
who is a member of Company “B
Seventh Infantry Regiment, now on
the Anzio Beachhead.
“I consider him one of the out
standing members of my organiza
tion and his performance is one of
which you may well be proud. It is
this type of man that gives our
was held in his honor at the Garner
home with four children and eleven
grandchildren present. Dinner was
served picnic style on the lawn. A
number of friends joined the group
in the afternoon.
Sunrise Theatre
SOUTHERN PINES. N. C.
Shows Nightly at 7:30 and 9:15 P. M.
Matinee Saturday and Sunday at 3:00
Sunday, June 18
Martha Scott and Adolphe Menjou in
"HI DIDDLE DIDDLE"
Monday and Tuesday, June 19, 20
James Cagney and Grace George in
"JOHNNY COME LATELY",
Wednesday, June 21
Robert Armstrong and Faye Wray in
"KING KONG"
Thursday and Friday, June 22, 23
Margaret Sullivan and Ann Sothern in
"CRY HAVOC"
" Saturday, June 24
Don Red Barry in
« "CANYON CITY"
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HONORED
Philip Van Treuren, aviation chief
machinist mate, USNR, has received
letter of commendation from the
chief of naval personnel for out
standing service and cfcvotion to duty
during the hazardous I'mission on
board a Navy air transport plane in
February, 1944.
Mr. Van Treuren and his wife, the
former Miss Elizabeth Chatfield,
were once residents of Southern
Pines. Mrs. Van Treuren now resides
in Asheville.
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MIS SISTY-SISTM MISSfOM
iThere he goes again — out to pour more
'destruction on the 'Axis — once more to
face the death of enemy fighters and flak!
He won’t heshate to go out on his fifty-
sixth or his hundred and fifty-
sixth mission. He knows he
might not come back, but he
keeps on going — giving more
and more until the Hitler and
Zm
Tojo crews are ready to “call it quits.”
This is only your fifth mission — and i
mission which is mighty easy in compari
son with the ones he makes every week.
Stay in the fight by welcoming
the Victory Volunteers—at least
double your Bond purchases and
thenkeepon. Yourbuyingmeans
“bombs away” for the Axis!
WAR lOAN
PURPLE HEART
Pvt. James R. Monroe, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. O. Monroe of Manly,
who was wounded in action in the
Mediterranean Area, has been
awarded the Purple Heart. He has
recovered and is back on duty.
KILLED IN ACTION
A recent War Department list of
soldiers killed in action in the Med
iterranean Area includes the name ooni
of 1st Sgt. Harry T. Roberts, whose PhOne 9oUi
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