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% t D 2 D f- TODAY- For Future Needs" Nutrition Council Discusses Problems at County Meeting Group Adopts Program of Work and Appoints Several Committees ACOTPT^W^D I KILLED IN ACTION SUPPORTS PHARMACISTS' CAMPAIGN Miss Eleanor Enright, field consul tant of the Nutrition Programs Branch of the War Food Administra tion for nine southern states, was guest speaker at a meeting of the Moore County Nutrition Council held at Carthage on Wednesday of last week. The speaker declared that the whole nutrition effort must be through education, and stressed the need for better food preparation. Mrs. Stella R. Cusick of the same organization made suggestions of ways to reach every group of peo ple, and each person present was asked to present problems which needed to be considered.. From the suggestions, two programs were adopted, a school lunch workshop to be held in August, and a food production and conservation pro gram. Suggestions made by W. L. Dun lop, manager of the Pinehurst farms, ■were adopted as production goals. These incorporated an increase in livestock production, the improve ment of livestock already owned by the farmers, an increased consump tion of milk and milk products and a campaign to interest our people in livestock as an added source of in come, this to be coupled with edu cation in regard to raising crops to support whatever livestock they may put on their farms. The following committees were ap pointed: Food Production—Mr. McKinney ■of the Soil Conservation Committee; W. C. Caldwell, assistant county agent; Arch Kelly; Mrs. Marion Dosher, of the FSA; Miss Grey of the Ayrshire Association, and Mr. Dunlop of the Pinehurst Dairy. School Lunch Committee—Mrs. Beulah W'Omble, ■ home economics teacher; Mrs. E. S. Adams, PTA representative; H. Lee Thomas, county superintendent of schools; Dr. Wilcox, of the health department, and Miss Nympie Edgerton. Publicity—Mrs. S. R. Smith of THE PILOT. Recreation Committee-^Miss Pau line Covington, superintendent of welfare; Miss Frances Allen, Caro lina Power and Light home econo mist. Fourteen different agencies were represented at the meeting, which was sponsored by Miss Flora Mc Donald, home agent. • L. V. SUTTON Presentation of a National Secur ity Award to the Carolina Power and Light Company was made Thurs day afternoon, June 22, at Raleigh during an impressive ceremony fea tured by talks by Gov. J. Melville Broughton and others. The award was presented to the company by the United States Of fice of Civilian Defense for “mainte nance of a superior standard of pro tection and security of service”. The presentation address was by Major D. A. Herrin of the Fourth Service Command, Atlanta, Ga. The award was accepted by L. V. Sutton, presi dent of the Carolina Power and Light Company, who expressed ap preciation on behalf of officers and employees of the company. Mr. Sutton pointed out that 351 members of the firm have entered the armed forces and said, I’m sure that they will be pleased that we at home are carrying on our part.” Sgi. Douglas H. Gorman of Ihe lOlsl Paratroop* Infantry was killed in action in France on June llth, we learn as we go to press. His wife, the former Miss Vita Epps, received the news by telephone from Sgt. Gorman's mother, who lives at Knights- town, Ind. Mrs. Gorman and their baby daughter reside in Southern Pines. War in The Pacific Is Subject of Talk No Fourth of July Celebration Here CLOSING JULY 4TH TUESDAY, JULY 4th, in honor fit the Nation’s Birthday nearly all of the business establishments of Southern Pines will be closed. All who have been observing the Wed nesday half-holiday will open for , a full day on the 5th. P. T. Barnum, Inc., will close Monday and Tuesday as will the Shaw Paint and Wall paper Company. Those advertising their closing on another page of THE PILOT are: A: B. C. Stores, Atkinson’s, A & P, P. T. Barnum, Inc., Baker’s Food Store, Bill’s Shoe Shop, Bushby El ectrical Co., Carter’s Laundry, Caro lina Power and Light Co., Citizens Bank, Central Carolina Telephone Co., Dorn’s, franjean’s. Hardware and Electric Co., Mrs. Hayes Shop, Mack’s 5 & 10, Modern Market, Mel vin’s, Midland Dress Shop, McNeill Service Station, McNeill & Co., Mon- tesanti, A. S. Newcomb, Patch’s, Pender’s, E. C. Stevens, Southern Pines Warehouses, Shaw 'Paint and Wallpaper Co., Knowles Specialty Shop, Sinclair Service Station, Tots’ Toggery, Tog Shop, Valet. MISSIONARY WILL SPEAK Miss Venetia Cox, a returned mis sionary will speak at the 11 o’clock service at Emmanuel Church Sun day, July 2nd. Complaints were rife a while ago that the people of this country did not know there was a war going on. Soldiers returning on leave were shocked at the indifference on the home front. To those who pointed out in refutation of this the remark able record of production piled up by this country the cynic could ask: “how much of this was done for the country—how much for the money in it? If everybody who was work ing had been drawing only a sol dier’s pay, would the result have been the same?” We believe the result'would have been the same, depending on one important condition: if the people at home could have been awakened to the need, could have seen clearly in their minds and felt in their hearts their men marching into bat tle, their flyers taking off for Tokyo. Seen them go, seen them fall, and then seen the others stepping stead fastly forward into their places to fall in their turn and again to be replaced. If the people, seeing that, could have then looked on those long rows of wl^ite crosses in the cemeteries of France, the crosses of the last war, and the crosses of wars before that all over the world; if our people could have seen all that they would have felt that any sacrifices they could make were little compar ed to the Hell their boys were en during. Perhaps then they would have worked as hard and produced as much. But that condition is an important one. it is not being met. Here, in Sou thern Pines, and in many towns of the county and the state, it is not being met. We have thousands of soldiers among us; their wives and mo thers are living in our midst. We have made a great deal of money out of them. Many of us have tried to make them feel at home and ap preciated, but many have not. Grumbling and criticism is loud and long. We are too apt, here as else- (Continued on Page 5) Li. Col. R. F. Stoddard Is Kiwanis Speaker and Capt. Currie Is a Guest Lt. Colonel R. E. Stoddard was the guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club luncheon Wednesday at the Holly Inn in Pinehurst. The Colonel made a very inter esting address on the war in the Pa cific. He told how poorly we were prepared for the war with Japan in 1941, and related many experiences that took him from Hawaii to the Philippines and to Australia. He stated the Jap Zero was one of the fastest fighter planes he had seen, but was poorly armored, being built for speed and movability rather than for protection to the pilot. He fur ther stated that Japan has lost most of its old pilots, and things are go ing well in the Pacific now. The speaker was introduced by Judge J. Vance Rowe- Among the guests present was Captain Don Currie of Pinehurst, who has been piloting a B-17 over Germany. Governor J. Melville Broughton lends his personal support to the North Carblina Pharmacists’ Fifth War Loan Drive by purchasing a bond from Robert I. Cromley of the Raleigh Pharmacy for Victory Com mittee. Pharmacists, drug stores, and members of the drug industry in ev ery county of North Carolina have pledged their support to the cam paign. They have set as their goal the sale of “E” bonds equal to the purchase price of five giant ambu lance planes. PRODUCED RESULTS REOPENS SATURDAY The Sandwich Shop, which has been closed for a week for repairs, will reopen Saturday. The Reverend Tucker ’G. Hum phries, pastor of the Church of Wide Fellowship, knowing how much mail means to our boys in the service, has put the name and address of a local boy on the church program each week and asked the people to write to the boy whether they knew him or not. Mr. Humphries learned that his idea produced results in at least one instance when he received a letter from Seaman 2|c Paul M. Fowler the other day. In the letter Mr. Hum phries was told that a young soldier and his wife were in church the Sun day Paul’s name appeared on the program. They liked the service and the soldier sent the program ta his mother out in Wisconsin. The sol dier’s young sister saw Paul’s name on it and the explanation of its ap pearance and wrote to him. Dr. Clement Byrd of Southern Pines Pharmacy, county chairman, has been active in lining up the druggists throughout Moore County, and the drive is being entered into with enthusiasm. One drug store in the county was unofficially reported as having exceeded its goal as early as Tuesday morning of this week. Dr. Byrd tells THE PILOT that he has not received reports from all of the pharmacists, but that the spec ial drive is “ going very well”. Get Ready For The Final Push in 5th War Bond Campaign Drive Is Lagging, Bni Couniy Is Expected io Come Through As Usual THE FOURTH OF JULY This is our Independence Day issue of THE PILOT. In recognition of the anniver sary of our proud entrance into the family of nations, we print in our editorial columns an ar ticle written by a fine Ameri- can. whose birthday. July 2nd. brought to our land a spirit ever striving, ever fighting to fur ther the things for which our country stands: freedom, dem ocracy. the brotherhood of man. Bear Killed In Carthage A little black bear, curious, per haps, as to what the county seat looked like, strolled into Carthage one night last week and was near the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fulton Stutts when residents discovered him. Someone called the night police man and he and a group of men got John Kelly’s dogs and trailed the bear, which circled back to the point where he was first seen. There the little wanderer was shot. His weight was estimated at around 100 pounds. Some of the men dressed and cut him up, and those who wanted bear steak got it. Nobody seems to know where the little fellow came from, but he was probably somebody’s pet. Carthage Will Have Celebration on 4th Memorial Service, Fort Bragg Band, Parade and. Horse Show Are Features Exciting Things Are Taking Place in the Southern Pines School Auditorium NO POLIO IN COUNTY No polio cases have been reported in Moore County, but there is one in the neighboring county of Lee. Nellie Thomas, 2, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Thomas of Sanford, is said to be suffering from the disease. A visitor going into the Southern Pines School auditorium these days feels almost as if he were entering the Big Tent. Only here, though there are no bands or elephants, there are more than three rings to catch the attention. In every direc tion there is something exciting go ing on. In one corner a seesaw is Pumping wildly, two small pink and blue fig ures swinging up and down, skirts and legs and pigtails flying. In another a budding artist bends seriously over his creation, wielding a fat yellow-bedaubed paint brush. Around him stand respectful admifr ers of whom one, a too enthusiastic kibitzer, is repulsed with an accur ate flourish of the brush, and emer ges yellow and slightly pained. There is a platform where acro bats leap onto a mat or onto each other. In the center of the room are two circles of chairs. Here the “animals” really get down to business. The chairs are empty now, for it is re cess. The children have had their “fruit juice and cooky party” and are now relaxing, if the word can be applied to anything so energ'tt- ic. They climb up the platform and jump off, they swarm outdoors and rush back with clover blossoms a nd pretty leaves for “teacher”; tliey toot, they whistle, they play ta^ or they just jhmp up and down in one place. They are having a wonderful time. This stirring scene is the result of a big idea which came to School Principal Philip Weaver, and was passed on by him and taken up en thusiastically by three live wires on his teaching staff. “Why don’t you start a summer kindergarten?” he said to Miss Hines and Miss Bess and Miss Kate McIn tyre- “Where?” they said. “In the school auditorium,” he said. They thought a moment: “Would it cost much to rent it?” “Not a penny,” he said. “It is a public building and we would con sider such an enterprise a public service. Go ahead.” So ahead they went, and a long way ahead. Before the project was fairly uncler way, thirty-seven chiL dren were enrolled. “School” open ed two weeks ago with thirty-two, and the average attendance has been thirty. In age the children range from three and a half to six. Miss Hines has the littlest. Miss Bess McIntyre the four-to-fives, and Miss Kate McIntyre takes the biggest ones. She is the School’s first grade teacher and her little class is being given the first six weeks of first grade work. These children, who have been working for only two weeks, have already learned mesf of their letters and they can sing eight songs; with appropriate ges tures. The clapping, nodding, and stamping comes when it is supposed to and, what is more, it stops when (Continued on Page 5) Carthage will hold its fourth an nual celebration this year under the sponsorship of the Carthage Junior Chamber of Commerce and Joseph C. Henson Post No. 12, American Legion. Memorial services will be held at 11 a. m. in the Court House. Fun and entertainment for the day will in clude a large parade and a crack military band from Fort Bragg. A new feature will be a horse show at the Carthage High School play grounds at 4:00 p. m. Valuable prizes are to be awarded in the numerous classes of horses, mules, ponies and colts and those planning to place en tries are urged to have their ani mals on the grounds that morning for registration and classification. Persons of Moore and surrounding counties are invited to take part. So far as THE PILOT has heard, the Carthage celebration is the only one planned for Moore County on Independence Day. The Fifth War Loan drive is lag ging somewhat for the past few days and the people of the county are go ing to have to put their shoulders to the wheel if Moore’s quota of $675,000 is to be met. Ho\yever, Eu gene C. Stevens, county chairman, expresses confidence that Mocre County will not fail in this impor tant assignment. With ten days remaining before the end of the drive, Moore county has raised only approximately $425,- 000. Southern Pines has sold around $135,000. Robbins is nearing its goal; Carthage has raised around 60 per cent and Pinehurst, aipproximately 65 per cent. Reports from smaller towns have not been received. The Central Carolina Telephone Company and Colonial Stores have allocated parts of their purchases to Moore County, as did the Carolina Power and Light Company. Mr. Stevens urges that those who found it impossible to purchase bonds earlier in the drive on ac count, of not getting their salary checks until the end of the month buy to the liiiit just as soon as they receive their pay. " An (encouraging fea,ture of the drive is the effort being put forth by the pharmacists of the county. Home Demonstration Clubs are standing back of the Women’s Divi sion with gratifying results. With everyone cooperating, much can be accomplished in ten days, so • . . “Back the Attack—BUY MORE THAN BEFORE.” HEARTY response: In response to the suggestion that donations to the Red Cross be made on Invasion Day to make up the Town’s deficit of $1,120 in the re cent Red Cross War Fund drive, $1,146 has been turned in, bringing Southern Pines $26 above its quota of $12,000. District Meetings For Tax Officials WOUNDED IN ACTION Two Pinehurst boys, Edwin Black and Charles Black, radio operators on the same ship, were wounded recently in the Euro pean theater of operations, ac cording to news reaching their relatives. No details were given. Edwin is the son of Mrs. Flen- nie Black, and Charles' parents are Mr. and Mrs. Alex Black. HENRY SEAWELL, JR. Friends of the Seawell faniily throughout the county were sadden ed by news of the death on June 17th of Henry Seawell, Jr., affectionately known as “Junebug”. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Seawell of Putnam and a grandson of Judge and Mrs. Herberj; F. Seawell of Car thage. Although he was only five years old, the lad had won for him self many friends. Funeral services were held at Friendship Church. A series of eighteen district meet ings for town and county tax col lectors and attorneys is now being held throughout the State, under the auspices of the Institute of Gov ernment of the University of North Carolina. Albert Coates, Director of the In stitute, has pointed out that these meetings should be of (particular interest to town and county tax col lectors, attorneys, accountants, may ors, managers, chairmen of boards of county commissioners, and other members of town and county govern ing boards. The district meetings are being conducted by Peyton B. Abbot, As sistant Director of the Institute of Government, who has just completed two guidebooks: “The Foreclosure of City and County Property Taxes and Special Assessments in North Carolna”, already distributed, and “Guidebook for Tax Collectors in Cities and Counties of North Caro lina , which is in process of print ing. Their purpose is to,discuss matters of interest to county and city tax collectors, attorneys and finance of ficers in the field of local taxation and possible improvements in the tax laws. The meetings started at Chapel Hill on June 19 and will end at Bry son City on July 17. They are de signed to cover the entire state so that no interested party will have far to travel. The meeting for Anson, Montgom ery, Moore, Richmond and Scotland Counties will be held at the Court House in Rockingham at 3 o’clock Monday, July 3, 1944. PILOT FORCE TAKES HOLIDAY In conformity with the general policy of holiday closing in Southern Pines, the shop and office of THE PILOT will be closed this week on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, Jung 30th, July 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. Open for business again on Wednesday, July 5th. FIRST ANNIVERSARY the Tomorrow, July 1st, marks first anniversary of The Carolina Restaurant, operated by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Spurgin on East Broad Street. Attractive surroundings, good food and courteous service as sured the success of the business from the beginning and though at times the scarcity of help has been a problem, the Spurgins have been able to maintain a high degree of efficiency. r •'1 ' 1 ■I \f
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