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7' ■ v JU1= iCiipem^ Hemp/ lJ<4s2'P, note lueiielM ■com toiOraqa j ~ t itedpqi Cameron f>ll i:»J r3v«»y«vas5**/ ifKMarro/ v>- X' Buy War Bonds TODAY- •For Future Needs- VOLUME 24. NO 37. Workers for Vit^l War Plants Will Be Recruited in State North Carolina's Quota for August Is SeJf ut 816 for Seven F^rms Seven big firms enga*^®*^ ducing equipment anc^ materials ■which are used up every armed forces on land, se^’ air, are coming to h*orth Carolina to recruit workers te" nian the plants which are on the nationial “Must” list, it is annour*®®*^ ^y J- S' Dorton, State W]"^C director. These firms, a^^ nationally known, are Kaiser, DuPpnt, Carbon & Car bide, Atlas Pov'"'^®'^- Consolidated Vultee (California). Terro Machine and Hanford Er^gineering, all of whose products ar® expendable and are being expende?'^ )n huge quanti ties daily, as the ak^ed forces storm and take beachhead's, strafe the ene my, sink their ship.® shoot down their airplanes, Df- Dorton points out. j “While we in Nc-'^th Carolina are struggling to keep pnr high priority plants in full operat^^n, these indus tries have a ,much^ higher priority rating and their products are more vital and more tinjei^y. ^rid they are being used up in si'^®h vast quanti ties each day that h is absolutely essential that we P®iP supply the workers to product them. “North Carolina’? quota for the month of August is 816 workers for these plants”, paid Dr. Dorton. NO NEW POLIO CASES Moore County has no new cases of polio—just the one which was reported three weeks ago.—but the total number in the Stale continues to rise. Nine teen cases -were reported to the Slate Board of Health on Wed nesday, bringing the total since June 1 to 494. Governor Broughton is back ing the Slate Board of Health by urging all local school au thorities to follow the recom mendation of the Board that op ening dates of all schools be postponed until September 18. Definite action in Moore County is being deferred un til nearer the previously sch eduled opening date, August 31. Southern Pines. North Carolina. Friday. August 11, 1944. Road Improvements stationed at Turner Field to Be Recommended By Comissioners Several Country Roads in Need of Repairs; Land Is Sold for Taxes Chaplain Sorenson Is Rotary Speaker Camp Mackall Chaplain Delights Rotarians With Human Interest Stories Practically all of Monday’s meet ing of the Moore County Commis sioners was taken up with a consid eration of roads and land sales for taxes. The Board voted , to recommend that the State Highway and Public Works Commission take over and maintain the following roads: One leading from the Peter Cavi- (Continued on Page 8) EMERGENCY ORDER A special emergency order for the making of several hundred infdht’s shirts has been received by Mrs. Thomas Lyons of West End, county Red Cross production chairman, and she is issuing a call for workers. The shirts are small and can be made easily, Mrs. Lyons stated. All Southern Pines women who will help with this emergency order are asked to contact local Red Cross Headquarters for material. TEN CENTS Superior Court for Criminal Cases to Open Next Monday Bus Driver Faces Man< slaughter Charge in Death of Two Soldiers Vass-Lakeview Buys Teacherage Now It Must Be Furnished led out, but our very rea- -- * nj oti.viv-c. sonable, wh^n coir^Pai^ed with the 'Much o^ his service time has been . j_, aci AM M A SOent at 1\/I a olr oil A 11 nf Vi ■! quotas of other stat®® and other re- r -—* ...o cx- gions. The Region fV quota is 5419 energy has been dedicated 41am a..m j. _i . rtlir -P/iiiM 4.'Ua to beCOrniTljy a crr\r»r-1 Q-nlQi-M for August, and op)y four of the twelve regions haV® lower quotas, including Region the Pacif ic Coast states. “We in this State "light as well make up our minds ■to accept the in evitable and to figik® to get along after sending to th^se vital plants the workers they ne?<l' This is only (Continued on' Page 8) Qiib House Work Is Ahead of Schedule Work on the South^^ Pines Coun try Club Building is'running ahead of schedule according to N. W. New som, superintendent pf the job for Reinecke and Dillehay, contractors. The construction wor¥^ is practically completed and ready for decorators to take over and apply the finishing touches. New side walls for -the main part of the building have replaced the old; the lockers are b^ing rearrang ed and replastered; a ^new boiler is being put in and coal will be used for heating; new gutters have been added, and a slate roof hus been laid. The building will be''completed in ■ time for the opening of'tilp winter season. ■ Antique Shop Moves Passersby who are accustomed to glancing with interest at the odd pieces of glassware displayed in the windows of Miss Allie McIntosh’s Antique Shop, located for a number of years in the Simonds building on Broad Street, near the Seaboard Sta tion, will now find her wares dis played in the Belvedere Hotel build ing. Miss McIntosh this week moved her stock to the store room on the Pennsylvania side of the building Chaplain Wallace G. Sorenson, post chaplain of Camp Mackall, de lighted members of the Southern Pines Rotary Club with his stories of human interest, as he spoke at their weekly luncheon last Friday. The speaker’s theme was “The Chaplains Task” and he outlined the work of the chaplaincy of the ser vices, saying that their efforts were to make first a good soldier, second ly, a good citizen, and thirdly, a good man. Chaplain Sorenson left his pastor- ‘We in this State arP "ot being sing- ^^e in New Jersey some two years —— — ago to enter his country’s service. fpent at Camp Mackall. All of his ef- to becoming a good chaplain and through that office to make good soldiers, good citizens and good men out of those under him. The Cap tain shared with the Rotary Club many of his daily experiences, drama of human life. Some of these exper- iencs provoked tears, others brought laughter but at the end of Chaplain Sorenson’s talk every man present was more conscious of Uncle Sam’s great effort to mould real men and build good citizens out of the fight ing men of today and were glad for their boys who serve in the ser vices that there is such an office as the chaplaincy. The luncheon meeting, which is held each Friday at the U. S. O. Club in Southern Pines, was presided over by the Club president, the Rev. Tucker G- Humphries, and Roy Glacer from the Rockingham Club was a visiting Rotarian. JOIN PAPER DRIVE Waste paper, which in peacetime is so plentiful that it becomes a household nuisance, today is a vital war material necessary in the man ufacture of essential military equip ment. The demand is so great that normal trade channels are unable to supply enough waste paper to keep mills running Mil time and to en able them to meet alt overseas and home front war requirements. There is an abundance of waste pa per in the homes and places of busi- j^ess. A patriotic service that people o£ Southern Pines can render is to cafry every pound of this paper availat))® to the local depository . . . the garage just back of The Sand hills Drug Store and Hayes’ Book Shop • • • which may be reached by going down the alley between the two buildings named. The door is unloct^®d and deposits' may be made at any time. To relieve the teacher housing problem which for the past two years has been a very real problem for the ^ Vass-Lakeview School Board, several citizens of the school district have put up $3,000 for the purchase of the dwelling next to the Vass Methodist Church for use as teacherage. This house, erected around twenty years ago by Paul Joyner, has been owned by the Cam eron Estate for several years and oc cupied by Ben H. Wood and family. Now the Board is faced with the problem of furnishing the teacher age. Hopeful of getting help from the County, they have been before the County Board of Education and last Monday met with the Board of Coun ty Commissioners without results, they say, so they are issuing a “help wanted” call to patrons of the school. With the scheduled opening date drawing near the opening hinges on arrangements for a place for the teachers to live; the building is provided, but is of no use without furniture. This will be put up to the jjatrons who respond to the School Board's call to meet in the school auditorium at 8:30 next Mon day night, at which time it is hoped that they will again rally to the cause and make the money avail able for this worthwhile project. Memorial Service Is Held Here Sunday for Pfc. Leon Whittington A memorial service was held at the. First Baptist Church at 3:00 o’clock Sunday afternoon for Pfc. Leon N. Whittington, who was kill ed in action in France on June 20. Chaplain Robert B. Herndon, reg imental chaplain of the 88th Glider Infantry Regiment of Camp Mack all, conducted the service and Cpl. Fred Palmer sang a solo. Twelve men from the 88th Glider Infantry 13th Airborne Division, formed a guard of honor. Pfc. Whittignton, the younger son of Mr. and Mrs- James Whittington of Southern Pines, was inducted into the service August 24, 1943. Before going overseas he was stationed at Camp Phillips, Kansas. He attended the local high school and before en tering the service was employed by Carter’s Laundry. Surviving .'are his parents, one sister, and a brother, James, who is now recovering in a base hospital in England from a wound. NEW VILLAGE INN HAS A|C WILLIAM T. JOHNSTON A|C William T. Johnston youngest 'of the three sons of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil C. Johnston of Southern Pines to enter the service, was called to Fort Bragg from the enlisted re serves on Jan. 13, 1944 to enter active duty and is now stationed at Turner Field, Albany, Ga- Prior to that he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School, Richmond, Va., where he was president of the student body. His oldest brother, Lt. Virgil C. Johnston, pilot of a Thunderbolt, is reported as lost in action during a dive bombing mission over Vannes, France, since June 10. The other brother, Sgt- Robert G. Johnston, is stationed at Florence Army Air Base, S. C. News From Colonel Wood Is Received Monday was a happy day for Mrs. Stuart Wood and sons, Stuart, Jr., and Walter, for it brought them the first news they had received from Col. Wood since last August, with the exception of a radio message at Christmas. Each received a letter, and a fourth letter came for Col. Wood’s mother, who is at Elizabeth City. Col. Wood is at Taiwan. He has been a prisoner of the Japanese since May, 1942. The letters were dated September 3, November 24, and Dec. 29, 1943. In the letter of the most recent date Col. Wood described the Christ mas of the prisoners. He said that they had, a big Christmas, with carols on Christmas eve, a very fine church service Christmas morning, a good.show in the afternoon and two volley ball games. He played the camp officers’ team, which defeated the enlisted men’s team. He said that he was well and happy, and that he played volley ball about twice a week. Mrs. Smith's Red Tower Outdistances Favorite to Win $5,000 Test Stake Artillery Battalion of WJiich Leonard Morrison Is Member Wat Busy on D-Day Red Tower, only horse ip a field of nine colts not entered in this Week’s $40,000 Hamletonian at Gosh en, N. Y., won the $5,000 Grand Cir cuit Hambletonian test stake, defeat ing Yankee Maid, winter book fav orite, on Wednesday of last week, says an Old Orcfiard Beach, Me- AP release. The red chestnut colt by Spencer, owned by Mrs. Thorne Smith of Morganton Road, Southern Pines, and Millbrook, N. Y., and driven by Eddie Havens, romped home in the first and second heats, and placed second to Yankee Maid in the final clocked Kiwanis Club Hears Two Guest Speakers Roberts Speaks on OPA and Lt. Smith Tells of Missions O'ver Germany R. B. Roberts, district food ration ing officer of Raleigh, was the prin cipal speaker at the Kiwanis lunch eon held Wednesday at the Pinehurst Community House. He was followed on the program by Lt. Bill Smith of Aberdeen, a bombardier in the Eighth Air Force, who has made 37 missions over Ger many. Lt. Smith told the Kiwanians that Berlin, prior to the war, was one of the most beautiful cities in the world, but now, one of the most bombed citids in Europe. He told of the many hazardous trips he had made over Berlin, Munich, Frank furt, Schweinfurt, Hamburg, Kiel and Augsburg, which were climaxed by the D-I^y bombing in Normandy. Mr. Roberts explained the service of the O. P. A. district office in Ra leigh, which serves 54 counties in the State. The Army is now taking 45 per cent of all meat slaughtered in Federal slaughtering houses, he stated. Rationing points will again be placed on pork Sunday and the speaker cited many instances where there had been hoarding of hams, which, he said, has had much to do with bringing about the rationing of pork. He declared the O. P. A. had made many mistakes, but that if there had not been rationing soon after the war the supply of many commodities would now be exhaust ed and prices sky-rocketed. In referring to the sugar situation, he stated the O. P. A. had been ac cused of rationing sugar when the warehouses at Wilmington were packed with this commodity. He de clared this was absolutely untrue; that the stock in Wilmington is now at its lowest ebb since the war. The O. P. A. figures an annual consump tion of 100 pounds of sugar per year per person, he explained, but he carefully pointed out that this does not mean the. ordinary family will be given coupons on this basis, be cause of the fact that sugar is ob tained in various forms, such as in cakes, candies, etc. In conclusion, he stated the cost was $1.33 per person in this county to operate the O. P. A- and its vari ous branches. It would cost four times this figure if the volunteers were paid for their services, he es timated, and would be impossible to (Continued on Page 5) The August term of Moore County Superior Court opens in Carthage next Monday, August 14, with Judge F. Donald Phillips presiding. Listed on the docket are 34 cases covering a wide number of charges, including one murder count and two man slaughter cases- Sarah Pratt of West Southern Pines is charged with fatally shooting her husband, Eddie “Pete” Pratt, driver of a town truck, with a .22 rifle last December. The case of outstanding interest is that of F. A. Broome of Charlotte, . charged with manslaughter as a re sult of the collision of the Queen City bus which he was driving and • an^automibile operated by David J. (Continued on Page 5) Funeral Services for Mrs. McAdams Are Held ai St. Anthony's Friday Funeral services for Mrs. Angela McAdams were held at ten o’clock last Friday morning at St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church, the Rev. Father H- A. Harkins officiating. Bur ial was in Mount Hope Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dr. W. C. Mud- gett, Alfred Grover, A. Montesanti, L. V. O’Callaghan, C. L. Hayes and C. T. Patch. Mrs. McAdams, 78, died in her home at Riverdale, Md., on Wednes day, August 2nd. Following the death of her first husband, W, E- Giles, in 1906, she continued as man ager of their hotel, the Southern Pines, until her marriage to the late D. F. McAdams in 1908. Resuming the mana.gement in 1913 they greatly enlarged the hotel and increased its patronage until 1924 when it was sold to the Harringtons- Mr. Mc Adams died in 1927. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Rose Wilcox, Meriden, Conn.; two dau ghters, Mrs. Carson A. Blue, Wash ington, D. C.; and Mrs.'Joseph A. Graney, Charlotte, N. C-; one son, Emerson W. Giles, Washington, D. C.; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. New Press THE PILOT comes to you this ■week off a newly instal led Miehle high speed, two- revolufion press which C. C. Lee. representative of Dodson Printers and Supply Company of Atlanta, G-a„ finished in stalling at 3:30 Thur sday after noon. The Miehle, which takes over the work of the Babcock that had been in use since THE PI LOT was founded in 1920, is capable of turning out high class job work, also. Post Office Department Gives Rules for Mailing Christmas Gifts Overseas The following interesting account of D-Day activities of the artillery battalion of the 82nd Division of which Pvt. Leonard A. Morrison of Southern Pines is a member has been received from Division Head quarters in Normany: “Glider-borne elements of an ar tillery battalion of the 82nd Division landed in the heart of Cotentin Pen insula along with the first para troops. From that time, whether as fighting infantry or manning their howitzerfftkey gave the closest pos sible supHfrt to the division forces. “When Re airborne division com pleted its i'*®ct3cular mission, noth ing but pw?® t)^® artillery was heard. ThelE*'^®’^® gone in swept by flak anJ^all arms fire, landing in the tiny, J^ge-lined fields of Nor mandy that^ade successful land ings extremljt difficult, and spring ing immediat^ff action had help ed beat dowRIocal attacks before ContilS^ on Page 6) SUCCESSFUL OPENTNO Tower was clocked in Kjx yyj-jgNAlNVg 2:04 3-4 and 2:03 while winning and The New Village Inn, operated by Mr. and Mrs- G. H. Buttry, had a successful' opening Friday night when 90 guests visited the rebuilt and refurnished inn, where couples may dine and dance in attractive surroundings. News travels fast, especially about good food, and on Simday, the sec ond day after the opening, more than 200 persons were fed, the manage ment discloses. The New Village Inn, which is lo cated on the site of the ViUage Inn which was badly damaged by fire a year ago last January, is commodious and washed-air conditioned. Couples, only, are admitted. in 2:05 while following Yankee Maid, the bay filly by Volomite. Yankee Maid, owned by E. L. Der by of Wichita, Kansas, and reined by Henry Thomas, broke in the first heat and was outraced in the stretch drive in the second. Eddie Havens trains Mrs. Smith’s horses in Pinehurst each winter at his own stables. BEAUTY SHOP REOPENS After vacationing since July 6, the Agnes Dorothy Beauty Shop will again be ready to serve the public beginning Monday, August 14th, Mrs. Helen Johnson announces. “Save strong string and box mater ial and start to plan shopping.” Post master General Frank C. Walker ad vises Americans in announcing the rules for mailing of Christmas gifts for Army and Navy personnel over seas. This year the Christmas mailing period for both Army and Navy ov erseas forces is the same—Septem ber 15 to October 15. After October 15 no gift parcel may be mailed to a soldier without the presentation of a written request from him. The great demands upon shipping and the need for giving preference to arms, munitions, medicine and food is the prime reason for the early mailing date. Moreover, gift parcels must travel great distances to reach Army and Navy personnel who are located at remote points, and fre quently the transfer of large numbers to stress this fact: More care must be taken in ■wrapping and packing parcels securely and addressing them clearly and correctly. “It is not a pleasant thing to vis it a postal concentr^liiii center and see the numbers of Christmas par cels which will never reach service- hnen and servicewomen. Post office personnel have orders to do every thing they can to effect delivery of such gifts, because we know how im- to new stations necessitates forward ing of the package and additional time is required. “The response that our people made last year during the overseas mailing period demonstrated that they will cooperate in any measure designed for the welfare of our arm ed forces personnel”, Mr. Walker said. “It is not easy to concentrate on Christmas gifts in the midgt of warm weather here at home but our people recognized the need, and be cause they want the men and women Kvho are absent from their homes to know that they are not forgotten at Christmas they took pains to as sure prompt delivery of Christmas gifts. “I kjU|||^iM|||||||||people ■will ob do
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