# € O o < c- Buy War Bonds TODAY- for Future Needs* VOLUME 24. NO. 35. Southern Pines, North Carolina. Friday, July 28, 1944. TEN CENTS Army Reports Three Planes With 15 Airmen Missing off N. Carolina Coast Three Men from Southern Pines in Crews; Hope of Finding Them Abandoned Three C-47’ transport planes and 15 men comprising their crews Mon day were officially reported miss ing off the North Carolina coast by the commanding officer of Pope Field, Fort Bragg Army Air Base. Three of the missing men were from Southern Pines; Capt. Robert J. Miskell; wife, Mrs. Jayne E. Mis- kell; Lt. William E. Beckhelm, wife, Mrs. lola M. Beckhelm; Second Lt. Oakes M. Colwell, wife, Mrs. Phyllis A. Colwell. The planes were on an over-water training flight Friday night when heard from last. Continual and ex tensive search for the men and planes was conducted by Army, Na vy and Coast Guard installations, but was terminated Monday night, the announcement said, with exhaus tion of all hope of finding them. Tax Allotments Are Decided By Board Counties Will Share in Taxes on Intangibles; Moore's Part, $18,258.56 The State Board of Assessments has announced that $1,460,724.28 in 1943-44 intangible tax collections will be distributed to the 100 coun ties of North Carolina under provis ions of a statute which provides for the allotment to counties of 75 per cent of the total net intangible tax collections. Total gross collections during 1943-44 were $2,028,783.72, from which four pier cent—$81,151.35— was retained by the State for admin istrative costs. Of the $1,947,632.37 net collections, $486,908.09 also went to the State’s General Fund. The intangible tax is levied on money on deposit, money on hand, accounts receivable, evidences of debt, shares of stock, beneficial in terests, and deposits with insurance companies. The Board of Assessments an nounced the distribution to counties, and the amounts to be received by Moore and neighboring counties are as follows: Moore, $18,258.56; Cum berland, $16,331.63; Harnett, $9- 495.65; Hoke, $2,762.91; Lee, $6,- 245-85; Montgomery, $3,766.70; Rich mond, $9,570.62. THE VILLAGE iNN WILL REOPEN FRIDAY. AUGUST 4 The Village Inn, destroyed by fire on January 29, 1943, has been re built and refurnished and the propri etor, George H. Buttry, announces that it wiU open on Friday, August 4th. The new building, which is lo cated on the original site on U. S. Highway 1 just south of Southern Pines, has a seating capacity of 100 in washed-air conditioned rooms where patrons may dine or dance in comfort. "MARVIN WAS THERE" “Marvin Was There on D Day” a thrilling story by Cecil Carnes which appeared in last week’s Saturday Evening Post, presents a graphic account of the invasion as seen through the eyes of Marvin Korne- gay, 17, youngest sailor aboard the battleship Texas. Of especial local interest is the fact that the hero of the story, a Mount Olive boy, is the cousin of Miss Dorothy Kornegay and Mrs. Alton Scott of Southern Pines. REPORTED MISSING The family of Lf. Lewis An derson Page. Jr., has just been notified by the War Department that he is missing in action in the European theater since Ju ly 19, Lt. Page is the eldest son of Col. Lewis A. Page, now in In dia, and Mrs. Page, who is at present in Arizona. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Page, Sr., of Eagle Springs, and a nephew of C. N. Page of Sou thern Pines and J. W. Page of Charlotte. MISSING IN ACTION Lt. Paul P. McCain. Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. Paul P. McCain of Sanatorium, has been report ed missing in action since July 12. Lt. McCain, navigator on an Eighth AAF Flying Fortress, has been in active service in the European theater since early April. He was recently awarded a second Oak Leaf Cluster in ad dition to the Air Medal. Druggists Do Well in War Bond Drive Mrs. J. T. Overton Leads Group in Sale of Bonds Chairman Byrd Discloses The Sandhill Drug Company of Southern Pines, with bond sales of $12,950.00, led all drug stores in Moore County in the Fifth War Loan drive, according to the final report of Dr. Clement Byrd, county chair man of the druggists’ organization. Credit for selling this entire amount goes to Mrs. J. T. Overton of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Associa tion, who assisted her husband, in this way. Other sales reported by the county chairman were as follows: Allen Drug Sundry Company, Carthage, $3,400; Southern Pines Pharmacy, $2,200; Carolina Pharmacy, Pine- hurst, $1,500; Broad Street Phar macy, Southern Pines, $825; O’Brien Pharmacy, Pinehurst, $500; Smith’s Drug Store, West End, $350; Total, $21,725.0a The North Carolina Pharmaceu tical Association gave all-out sup port to the drive, the main object ive of the druggists being the pur chase of giant ambulance planes to aid the American forces. This is the first time that Moore County pharmacists have carried on a special campaign of this kind, and Dl|. Bjyrd, who gave enthusiastic leadership, and the proprietors of every store named above, have ren dered a splendid service. Chap. P. B. Edelen Killed in Invasion He was formeirly Assist ant Pastor of St. Antho ny of Padua Church Here Chaplain Philip B. Edelen, former ly assistant pastor to the Rev. Thomas Williams and the Rev. Her bert A. Harkins of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Southern Pines, was killed in action in France on June 10, according to information received from the War Department by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Edelen of 119 Ashe Avenue, Raleigh, on July 23. Chaplain Edelen was ordained to the priesthood of the Catholic Church in May, 1940, by the Rt. Rev. Eugene McGuinness. After leaving Southern Pines he was appointed administrator in the church of Bless ed Sacrament in Burlington, and en tered the Army in 1943. The Edelen family of the Sacred Heart Catholic parish of Raleigh was chosen as the Honor Family because all of the five sons volunteered for military service. Three joined the Army and two, the Navy. A solemn !^ontificial Requiem Mass for Father Edelen was celebra ted in the Sacred Heart Cathedral by the Rt. Rev. McGuinness Wed nesday morning at 10:00 o’clock, and all pastors in his Diocese were re quested to have public prayers. NAMES COMMITTEES Appointment of eight committees to work with the North Carolina Planning Board in drafting post war activities in major fields has been announced recently by Gov. J. Mel ville Broughton.. Three Moore County men were placed on committees: John M. How- arth of Southern Pines, Industrial Planning; Richard S. Tufts of Pine hurst, Tourist and Travel Planning; Struthers Burt of Southern Pines, Art, Music and Literature- One Case .of Polio Develops in County Annie Lee Moore, 4, of Robbins Has Been Moved to Hospital at Hickory One case of polio developed in Moore County last week, the first in the present epidemic to occur in this county. The victim is Annie Lee Moore, four-and-one-half-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dolphus Moore of Robbins. The child became ill on Tuesday, complaining of severe headache, and later in the week the case was diag nosed as polio. Annie Lee was taken to the Moore County Hospital Fri day and, at the suggestion of Dr. J. W. Willcox, county health officer, was removed to an emergency hospi tal at Hickory which has been spec ially equipped to care for more than a hundred children, and made a cen ter of research, in the hope of gain ing information to aid in preventing future infantile paralysis epidemics. iDr. Willcox said that paralysis could be detected in one side of the child’s mouth and in one eye. Mrs. Moore and the other children have been isolated for a 21-day period. Since June 1 nearly 400 cases of polio have been reported to the State Board of Health from 47 of the State’s 100 counties. Catawba Coun ty with 64 cases leads, with Burke, Wilkes and Ashe following with 30 or more cases, each. The Moore County Board erf Hqalth, at the suggestion of the County Infantile Paralysis Chapter, banned children under sixteen years of age from attending public gather ings three weeks ago as a preventive measure. Called for Service The latest list of white inductees sent from Moore County to Fort Bragg includes the following; John Harrington Rosser (Navy), Wesley Russell Viall, Jr. (Navy), Charles Ar thur Scarboro, Robert Junius Snipes, Elmer Farly Vest, Arl Tex Dandy, John Melvin Bean, Willis Gerald Cal- cutt and Carlton Lee Cole, Jr.; also the following, who transferred from other counties: Westcott Clinton, Charles Patterson Holt, and Warren G- McCaskill. The following colored men were sent to Fort Jackson, S. C., for pre induction physical examination: Doctor Clayton Shamberger, F. Clar ence Stanback, Benjamin Franklin McDowell, Charles Franklin Mc Queen, Ray Brower, Jack Junior Brower, Fowle Smith and John Lou is Harrington. Leatherneck Washing Machine U. S. Marine Corps Photi Laundry problems on Pacific ontiiosts are not as difficnit as one might expect. An example of Leatherneck ingenuity is demonstrated above by Corp. Billy G. Alexander of Amarillo, Tex. The clothes are placed in the half-barrel, with soap and water, and the jr.: 'inger does the work. When an especially good job is desired, a fire 1 -lulit under the barrel. The power? Oh, yes, propulsion is supplied by a hand made windmill. Hodg es of Raleigh Is Kiwanis Speaker Member of State Insur ance Commission Discus ses Work of Department William P. Hodges of the State Insurance Commission, Raleigh, ad dressed the Sandhills Kiwanis Club at its luncheon Wednesday at the Holly Inn, Pinehurst, giving some interesting facts regarding the reg ulation of insurance companies op erating in North Carolina. Mr. Hodges, an attorney before going in to his present work, disclosed that state regulation of insurance com panies was put into effect in Mass achusetts in 1850. , In North Carolina this commis sion has supervision over 550 insur ance companies operating in the State, in addition to 148 Building and Loan Associations, he stated. He mentioned the fact that the larg est Negro insurance company in the South is located at Burlington, all of its officers being Negroes; also that one casualty company has its home office in this State when there are only about ten such companies in the South. Mr. Hodges mentioned the several divisions of the Insurance Depart ment and discussed their functions; The Actuary Department, which ex amines all companies and studies de tails of their financial statements; the Statistics Department, the Li cense Department; the Administra tive and Collecting Department of Fireman Relief Funds; a department to investigate fictitious fires, re gardless of whether the building is (Continued on Page 5) Open Dates for Tobacco Marts Set Middle Belt Opens Sept. 11; Border Belt. Aug. 1; Selling Rules Adopted Mackall Lakes and Forests Expected to Be Sportsman’s Paradise after the War Two hundred and thirty extra special largemouth black bass from the Lake MoKinney Fish Hatchery on the Camp Mackall reservation were placed in Mosgiel Lake near Airborne Center Headquarters Fri day by R. B. Richard, superinten dent of the Fish Hatchery, an install- tion of the Interior Department. Fish ing on the lake, which is a small one, is prohibited, and the fish will be al lowed to multiply and grow. The 230 weighed 23 1-2 pounds, some measuring as much as eight inches in length. In recent months, upwards of 5,000 fish from the hatchery have been placed in Scotland, Mossgiel and Kenny-Cameron Lakes on the reser vation. Broadacres Lake is already overstocked with fish, according to a census taken by game officials, and needs no new stock at present. Ken- ney-Cameron Lake, which was heav ily stocked, was empied of its fish population last winter when it be came necessary to dynamite the dam for military reasons, but the fish in its waters escaped uninjured into nearby streams, where they are available for civilian fishermen. The lake dam has been rebuilt by Army Engineers, and just as soon as it fills with Tyater, it will again be heavily stocked, Mr. Richard said this week. Muddy Creek Lake, now used for training purposes, is not being stock ed because of injuries to fish which might result from training activities, but whenever the necessity for its use as a military training area no longer exists, it will be stocked with fish fj'om the Lake McKinney installation, Richard says. A survey of the lakes on the res ervation shows that by the system of cooperation now in force between the military authorities and the De partment of Fisheries, as represent ed by Mr. Richard, the fish popula tion is now as great, if not greater, than at any time before the Army took over the area as a military res ervation. While soldiers are allowed to fish the lakes, few do so because of the lack of time and the difficulty of securing tackle and bait. On the other hand, restocking is constantly being done, and the Army, through the activities of a special game com mission appointed by the Post Com mander, keeps the lakes fertilized so that ample fish food may grow, and rigidly enforces the North Carolina game laws. Under the present plan, whereby the Department of Interior and the military authorities cooperate to pre serve all fish and other wildlife and propagate still more, Richard and other observers believe the lakes and the forests of the reservation will be a sportsman’s paradise after the war, when the lands and lakes are returned to their former uses, and are thrown open to civilians. Governor Broughton Wednes day issued an executive order post poning for one week the opening dates for all tobacco markets in North Carolina, on account of the price ceiling situation. Georgia- Florida markets were due to have opened last Monday, but a holiday of at least five days was Ordered pending an appeal for price adjust ment. Ceilings announced last week were 39 cents for loose, ungraded tobacco and 43 1-2 cents for graded and tied leaf. The tobacco men main tain that nothing less than the ceil ings of 41 and 54 1-2 cents previous ly recommended by them is accept able. At the annual meeting of the To bacco Association of the United States held recently in Raleigh, open ing dates for 1944 tobacco markets in Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina and Virginia were set and certain regulations governing sales adopted. Opening dates set by the associa tion were as follows: Georgia-Flor- ida Belt, July 24; Border Belt-South Carolina Belt, August 1; Eastern Belt, August 21; Middle Belt, Sep tember 11; Old Belt, September *18; Dark Virginia Belt, December 11. Adopted unanimously iwere the following pirovisions con(t!ained in (Continued on Page 5) BETTER SHARE YOUR CAR County Chairman of 5th War Bond Drive Expresses Thanhs Eugene Stevens Praises Work Accomplished By Various Local Workers Eugene C. Stevens, who has so suc cessfully engineered War Loan Drives four and five in Moore Coun ty, this week graciously sent out letters of thanks which we are re printing. THE PILOT reprints its letter because of its appreciation of Mr. Stevens’ thoughtfulness; the others, because Mr. Jernigan, local chairman, and Mrs. Moore, local fihairman of the Women’s Division, wish to share them with all who helped to make the drive a success and to add their own personal thanks to that of Mr. Stevens for the won derful cooperation given on every hand. Similar letters were sent to chairmen throughout the county. But before we get to the letters THE PILOT would like to suggest that the county as a whole join in a rising vote of thanks to Mr. Stev ens for his very fine leadership. Undertakings as large as the Fifth War Loan do not just put themselves across.: It takes organization and the unselfish giving of a lot of time to accomplish what has been accom plished in Moore County and Mr. Stevens and his co-workers deserve much credit. The Chairman’s letters, aR of which were dated July 25, foUow: Mrs. George Moore, Chairman Local ration boards have been no- tied that supplementary B and C rations for homle-to^-work driving are not renewable on more than a 30-day i“probation^ry” basis after August 1 unless the car owner shows membership in a car-pool club, Theo dore S. Johnson, district OPA di rector said. The 30-day “probationary” ration, it was pointed out, is provided to enable motorists to form a car-shar ing pool in their neighborhood if none exists. Greater car-pool participation, Johnson said, is necessary to con serve the dwindling supply of usa ble automobiles. Cars are being scrapped at the rate of 4,000 a day and the result is further demands on the already overburdened public transportation systems. Greater sharing of cars is the only answer, he asserted. SMALLPOX IN COUNTY Needle scratches are appearing on an increasing number of upper arms in Moore County as a result of the development of four cases of small pox among "“Negro residents of the Carthage section. The Health De partment is going forward with its program oi vaccination. SLEDGE, SIMMONS WIN The Pilot, i <* ' • Southern Pines, N. C. j Dear Editor: Please accept my sincere thanks for all the nice publicity and co operation iyou have given us in connection with the 5th War Loan Drive. You have certainly been of great assistance in putting this matter before our people and in aiding the people who have actu ally sold the bonds. It is nice to know that any county chairman (Continued on Page 5) Lt. James Wicker f Reported Missing | First Lieutenant James R. Wick er of Pinehurst is missing" in action over Holland, his wife, Mrs. Nancy Richardson Wicker, has been noti fied by the Adjutant General. He was on his 27th raid. Lt. Wicker is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rassie Wicker of Pinehurst. He flew overseas on March 2nd, this year, and piloted a bomber in raids over Germany and took part in a triple shuttle bombing raid in which he landed in Russia. He was over targets in Berlin five times. The young officer is 23 years old and a graduate of Pinehurst high school in 1938. He attended State College at Raleigh, and after work ing for a year as a draftsman for the Navy department in Washington, joined up in October, 1942, at Camp Lee, Virginia. He transferred from the infantry to the air corps at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, and had his first training in the air force at Miami, Florida. He was classified as a pilot and com pleted his training at Maxwell Field, Alabama. Souther Field, Americus, Georgia, Chochran Field, Macon, Georgia, and at Blytheville, Arkan sas- He was commissioned on Nov ember 3rd, 1943. Home on leave, Lt. Wicker and Nancy Richardson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Richardson of Pine hurst, were married on November Idth. After a brief honeymoon, Lt. Wicker departed for Salt Lake City and was assigned to heavy bombard ment, and at Dalhart, Texas, became co-pilot of a B-17 bomber. I C. Sledge and Charlie Simmons were winners in the Yadkin golf tournament last week. This week the tournament will be mixed four somes, medal play. NOT TO BE OUTDONE Throughout July frequent showers and near cloudbursts have so soaked the woodlands and back yards that brush and trash fires have been markedly absent. Not to be outdone, hoW' ever, was the observer who no ted the smoke rising from the city dump last Thursday even ing and called out the firemen forthwith. •- 1

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