o 4 S' KEEP EAiTH ^ \n0us*^l \hj/buymg\ WAR BONDS VOLUME 24. NO. 46. Southern Pines. North Carolina Friday. October 13. 1944. Possibilities of Camp Mackall As Manufacturing Center Set Forth Seawell Sees Real Op portuniiy for Post- War Business There Looking forward to the time when it is assumed that Camp Mackall will no longer be need ed as a military camp, Herbert F. Seawell, Jr., at the request of a progressive citizen whose name he does hot divulge, has written THE PILOT telling of the advan tages the camp has to offer as a manufacturing site. We quote. “This Camp is located at the junction points of Moore-Hoke- Scotland and Richmond counties and has dn^’ of the finest sites in the whole South for a manufac turing plant. There is an abund ant water supply of the finest Sandhill water to be found any where. Millions of gallons could be supplied every day. Running through high sandy land creates a natural filter. This site is located on high, well-drained sandhill ridges and is ideal for homes or plant buildings. “The Seaboafd Railroad runs right by the place and sidetracts have already been constructed into the Camp area. Located close by is Highway No. 1, north to New York, south to Miami and other points. Roads and streets are already laid- out. A complete water works system is already complete at the site. “Adjoining this place is fine farming country in each county. Farmers could find ready mar ket for raw materials and could grow many things to supply most any kind of manufacturing.. Elec tric power could be generated or can be had close at hand. The cli- (Contiiued on Page 8) GUEST SPEAKER Press Proceedings Include Memorial to James Boyd Tribute to PILOT Pub lisher Is By Editor of Charlotte Observer The bulletin of proceedings of the 72nd annual session of the North Carolina Press Association, which was distributed this week, carries the following beautiful memorial tribute to James Boyd, publisher of THE PILOT at the time of his passing last February, written by Julian S. Miller, editor of the Charlotte Observer: JAMES BOyO 1888—1944 I “If ever a man deserved the ra ting of a gentleman and a scholar, he was James Boyd. “Born in Pennsylvania of North Carolina stock, he had been brought here as a child and had spent his years in the delightful atmosphere, geographically and culturally, of the Southern Pines section. He considered himself pe culiarly a North’ Carolinian and this state was happy to include him among her most honored and esteemed citizens. “He was one of America’s great novelists. Now already and in-, creasingly so in the years ahead he will be numbered within a small circle of North Carotin’s lit erary immortals, including such writers as O. Henry and Thomas Wolfe. “But he will also stand high among the literary greats of the nation. His Revolutionary histor ical novel ‘Drums’ will rank along- (Continued on Page 5) Back From Overseas Pfc. Alec Capieron, who was wounded overseas, call ed his family from New York City Wednesday morning to tell them he is back in the States and expects to be sent to a hospital near home very soon. Alec is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cameron of Southern Pines. REV. M. O. SOMMERS With the Rev. M. O. Sommers, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Raleigh as guest speak er, a series of special services will be held in Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church the week of October 15-22, beginning each ev ening at 8:00 o’clock except Satur day. The following sermon topics have been announced: “The Christian Home,” “Nothing But Leaves”, “Forgetting God’ “Christ alid the Lost”, “What Happens When a Man Meets God”, “Making a Mock - at Sin”, “The Abundant Life”, and “The World’s Sin Bearer.” Mr. Sdmmers and the pastor, the Rev. Thompson E. Davis, were in school together, so it is a very great pleasure to Mr. Davis to have his friend as a co-worker in the special services. Mrs. Cheatham Is On Advisory Group Committee Will Study Tuberculosis Program for Benefit of Negroes Mrs. T. A. Cheatham of Pine- hurst, a member of the North Carolina Tuberculosis Associa tion’s Board of Directors and for many years head of the tubercu losis work in. Moore County, is a member of a newly appointed State Advisory Committee on the tuberculosis program for Negroes. The committee was announced this week by Dr. David T. Smith of Duke University, president of the State association. It will study the present program in North Car olina for combating tuberculosis among Negroes and will make recommendations for further ex pansion of this program. Other members of the Advis ory Committee are Dr. P. P. Mc Cain, superintendent of North Carolina Sanatoria, chairrhah; Dr. M. B. Bethel, Cabarrus County Health officer; Dr. W. K. McDow ell, health officer for Halifax and Edgecombe Counties; Dr. James E. Shepherd, president of the N. C. College for Negroes in Dur ham; Dr. H. L. Trigg, president of Elizabeth City Teachers College for Negroes; Dr. W. J. Hughes, Negro public health officer for the State Board of Health; Dr. N. C. Newbold, director of the Divi sion of Negro Education of the State Department of Public In struction; and Prof. J. A. Carter, principal of Atkins Negro High School in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Cheatham’s appointment to the committee was brought about by the splendid work done by the Negroes throughout Moore County under her leadership, in collecting funds through the seal sales and in cooperating with the Moore County Tuberculosis As sociation. Selective Service Is Discussed at Kiwanis Luncheon Large Percentage of 4-F Men Is Alarming, Major Jonas Declares BY HOWARD F. BURNS Major Charles R. Jonas, Chief of thp Co-ordination Division of the State Division of Selective Service, in an address to the Sand hills Kiwanis Club at its weekly luncheon Wednesday at the Sou thern Pines Country Club, inform ed the club that out of the 650, 000 men in North Carolina be tween the ages of eighteen and thirty-nine eligible for draft, 200,- 000 were classified in 4-F. He de clared this is an alarming con dition. The speaker, after reviewing the history of voluntary service to the nation dating back to the days of George Washington, point ed out that this nation depended on civilian services, rather than a large standing army. He inform ed the club that when the British landed, on the shores of Chesa peake Bay 5,000 men voluntered their services over night. The na tion at that time depended large ly on state militia and in many cases the state militia would not go out of its own state to fight. Referring to the first compul- soSry 'miMftairy training bill, he stated a man who was able could hire a substitute to fight in his place and it was not until 1918, World War 1, that the original draft bill was enacted by Con gress. Under this system local boards are set up in each commun ity. The draftee has the right to appeal to an appeal board if he is not satisfied with the decision of the draft board. The final de cision is left to the President of the United States. Under this sys tem, he said, men connected with vital war industry and agriculture were subject to exemption, if the case so warranted. This is espec ially true of men that are of the age of thirty or above. Men twen ty-six and under were exempted only in very rare cases where they held key positions. In conclusion, he declared ap peal cases must be handled with in ten days from the time the draftee receives notice to report for examination. Forty thousand cases for appeals have been heard in this state since the start of the draft. The speaker »was introduced by A. L. Burney of Aberdeen, a mem ber of the Moore County Draft Board. IN "CLICK' Southern Pines came in for national publicity in the Nov ember issue of Click Magazine just off the press. The general scene is a two-page spread of the start of the hunt with Moore County hounds. In the fore ground is W. O. Moss, master of the hounds, and h^rs. Moss's whip. Another scene shows Harry Goldsmith laying the drag. The layout shows the hunt from start to finish, the last scene being at the kill. These pictures were made last spring by the staff of Click Magazine, who spent several days here working with the of ficials of the town. The town also canie in for statewide publicity in the week- ^ ly issue of the State Magazine of September 9. The front page cover shows the start of the hunt. Busy Sneak Thief Covers Territory' Registration of Voters Will begin Saturday, Oct. 14 Registration for the general el ection on November 7 will begin Saturday, October 14, and the books will remain open two weeks thereafter, John A. Fry, chair man of the Moore County Board of Elections announces. The reg istrar will be at the voting places on Oct. 14, 21* and 28 for regis tering qualified voters, and they may register on other days dur ing this period except Sunday at the home of their registrar or wherever he may be found, Mr. Fry states. To be eligible to vote a person must have been a resident of the state of North Carolina for a year and of the precinct for four months. The general election for Presi dent, other national, state and county officers will be held on Tuesday, November 7, with the polls opening at 6:30 a. m. and closing at 6:30 p. m. Mr. Fry urges that every per son who is able to do so qualify and vote. A busy sneak thief, apparently shod with the legendary seven- league boots, searched and plun dered several cars at widely sep arated points in Southern Pines Saturday .night. From the car of Mrs. S. Roth on Illinois Avenue he took a camera, three bags just purchased as Christmas gifts, and other ar ticles; from the car of Mrs. Ever ett Rawlins on Bennett Street, several pieces of costume jewel ry; articles from the car of Paul Van Camp, Indiana Avenue and Ridge Street, he scattered in the roadway. On Sunday morning, just as the family of C. S. Patch was en tering the church, little “Sissie” Patch found a piece of costume jewelry on the running board of the family car. This was identi fied by Mrs. Rawlins as her prop erty. It is assumed by the police, who have as a clue a print from one of the boots, that the Patch car was the last one searched and that the thief unknowingly drop ped this piece of loot. Golf Season Opens With Mixed Seotch Foursome Sunday Dutch Treat Supper at S. P. Clubhouse Will Follow Tourney The Pihedodgers and the Sand pipers, women’s and men’s golf ing organizations of the Southern Pines Country Club, will pry the lid off the 1944-’45 tournament season by holding a mixed Scotch Foursome on Sunday, October 15. Instead of announcing the pair ings in advance as has been the custom formerly, players will be assigned partners at the club house Sunday. All members are urged to be present and to bring guests. Play will begin at 2:00 p. m. and a Dutch treat buffet supper will be served at the clubhouse follow ing the tournament. Fireman’s Ball to Be Gala Event of the Fall Season Music Will Be Fur nished by Woody Hayes' Orchestra The Annual Fireman’s Ball for the benefit of the Southern Pines Fhe Department, will be held Tuesday night, October 17, at the Southern Pines Country Club be ginning at 9:00 o’clock, and it bids fair to be the outstandiiig event of the early fall season. Owing to wartiiAe conditions and the absence of many of the regular members of the Company who are now in the servic^e of their country, the firemen for the past several years have not held their Annual Ball, which had long been a feallure marking the open ing of the season in Southern Pines. With the services of many younger volunteers the Company has been remarkably efficient both in keeping down fire losses in town and in responding to out side alarms and they are celebra ting with their 12th Annual Ball. Music for the gala occasion will be supplied by the well known and popular musical group. Woody Hayes and his Orchestra. The ad vance sale of tickets indicates that the affair will rival the big balls of pre-war days. Horses From Local Stables Compete in Robeson Show United War Fund Drive Is Off To A Good Start PASSES JOSEPH G, DeBERRY Joseph G. DeBerry Succumbs at His Home Monday Local Civic Leader Had Been Ill Since Middle of September Joseph G. DeBerry, 46, promi nent civic and athletic leader, died at his home here Monday morning following an illness of nearly a month. He was stricken September 15 while in Dillon, S. C., where he was buying tobacco on the Dillon More than 100 horses have been market, and after a few days in a entered for the second annual I hospital there was brought to his Robeson Horse Show, to be held home, where he seemed to be mak- Are You Registered? Registration books for the Southern Pines precinct will be open Saturday. Oct. 14. 21 and 28. at the Municipal Building. Hours will be from 9: a. m. to 5:00 p. m. on the first two days, and from 9:00 to 6:00 p. m. on Satur day the 28th. All persons reg istered in 1940 and 1942 are aulomatically on the books, says Hiram Westbrook, reg istrar. PASS DENTISTRY EXAM / REPORTED DEAD Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harden of Pinebluff have received news of the death of their son. Pvt. Joe Rarden. Jr., in France on September 9. DAMAGE SLIGHT At 8:40 o’clock Monday night the Southern Pines Fire Depart ment was called to .the home of John Short on the old Southern Pines-Manly road at Manly, where sparks on the roof were quickly extinguished with but trifling damage. Colin P. Osbof’ne, Jr., of Sou thern Pines and William T. Burns of Aberdeen ■yvere two of thirty- one persons who successfully stood examination for the prac tice of dentistry in the State, it was announced this week by Dr. W. Jackson, of the Board of Ex aminers. T^e jexamiination .was held in Raleigh in September. at Lumberton, October 13 and 14, according to W. J. Dillon, mana ger of the show. There will be six divisions and the time sche dule calls for shows at 2 o’clock each afternoon and at 8 o’clock at night. Cash prizes total $2,000, with trophies and ribbons. Entries already announced in clude horses from Fowler’s Grand View Farms, Winston-Salem; Car- olane Farms, Norfolk, Va.; Idle Time Stables, Kinston; Rainbow Farms, Charlotte; Mile-o-Way Stables, Southern Pines, with en tries by Julius Johnston, Sam Craver and Shine Ogen, of Char lotte; Jim Rogers, of Raleigh; Louis Bowles and A. B. Fanjoy, of Statesville; Dorothy Hines, Winston- Salem, and Billy Sut ton and Robert Morrison, of Wil mington. The show will be held at the Robeson County fair grounds, and the benefit proceeds will go to the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of Robeson County. Moore County Boys Are Prize Winners at Jr. Cattle Show Kenny Bristow of the Pinehurst 4-H Club and Eugene Grey of the Eureka 4-H Club are the proud possessors of 1st prize money and blue ribbons which they won at the Eastern Carolina Junior Cat tle show at Raleigh on October 4, announces W. G. Caldwell, as sistant county agent. “We are proud of the prizes these boys won as this is the first cattle show that the Moore Coun ty 4-H Club boys have competed in”, says Mr. Caldwell. In order for a boy or girl to en ter a calf at this show it is re quired that the calf be registered in the boy’s name. The boys say they are looking forward to going to the show next year and that anyone who plans to try to beat them will have to go to work and keep at it. “We are planning to take not leess than ten to the show next year, and I am making arrange ments so that any boy or girl who wants to get a pure bred calf can do so provided they make proper arrangements for caring for the calf,” Mr. Caldwell states. ing satisfactory progress until the end came unexpectedly at 10:30 Monday. Death was attributed to cerebral thombosis. Mr. DeBerry had been connected with the American Tobacco Com pany for the past twepty-two years. Born at Mt. Gilead, the son of William G. and Martha Gaddy DeBerry, Mr. DeBerry came to Southern Pines nihe years ago to make his home and from the first took an active interest in the life of the town. He was a charter member of the Rotary Club and had served as a member of the Board of Directors, vice presi dent, and president 1943-44. He served also as cliairman of the en tertainment committee for the 188th Rotary District. His inter est extended to numerdus boys’ activities. For about .three years beginning in 1923 Mr. DeBerry pitched for the St. Louis Browns and was with the Louisville (Ky.) Club in the American Association from 1925 to 1934. He pitched one of the World Series games in the Little American League. Since coming to Southern Pines he had become an ardent golfer and was runner-up in the Sand pipers Club championship at the' local country club in 1942 and again in the spring of 1944. Funeral services were held at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, of whkh he was a member, at 2:00 p. m. Wednesday with the rector, the Rev. F. Craighill Brown, of ficiating, and with a large gath ering of friends in attendance. Burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Members of the Rotary Club were honorary pall bearers and the following served as active bearers: The Rev. Tucker G. Humphries, Roy Grinnell, Richard Sugg, Morris Johnson, Philip Weaver, A. C. Dawson, J. A. Phil lips and Tyler Overton. Mr. DeBerry is survived by his widow; one son. Aviation Cadet (Continued on Page 8) Local Chairman Hobbs Urges Every Citizen to Make Contribution The United War Fund drive got under way on schedule time Mon day and if the response in South ern Pines is a true indication of what is taking place throughout the county, the outlook is decid edly encouraging. Local Chairman Jimmy Hobbs reported Wednesday that approx imately twenty per cent of the town’s quota of $3,000 had been raised, which is a fine beginning, but he wants it clearly under stood that, to use the chairman’s own words, “we definitely need your contribution.” A new method is being used in this drive. Instead of assigning each worker a section of town to canvass, each one has been given a certain quota to raise during the first period of the drive. Later, the list of contributors will be check ed and the huose to house can vass will include only those who have been missed. If anyone who contributed should' happen to be approached by another worker, he is asked to take it good natur- edly. ■\yearing the lapel emblem will help the workers to avoid this. Members of the Women’s Com mittee are at their desk in the Citizens Bank during all banking hours to receive donations. By next week it is hoped that reports from all sections of the county will be available. Ernie Pyle says: “A lot of our soldiers overseas are functioning as one-man relief agencies. The sight of hungry Ital ian children; always gets them. “At any army chow line near a village or close to farms you see a few solemn and patient children (Continued on Page 5) RED CROSS ELECTION The annual meeting for the el ection of officers for the Southern Pines Branch Moore County Red Cross will be held in the High School Library on Wednesday, October 25, at 3:00 p. m. and all are requested to attend. Mrs. Heizmann Mudgett Chairman Alfred Moore Chapter D. A. R. Holds Meeting Interesting reports and a lively discussion of plans for the coming year marked the meeting of the Alfred Moore Chapter of the D. A. R., which was held Saturday afternoon in the parlor of the Church of Wide Fellowship with Mrs. Joel Layton of Lillington, Chapter Regent, in charge and with thirty members in atten dance. Mrs. Talbot Johnson of Aber deen presented the work of Cross- nore School; Mrs. P. P. McCain of Sanatorium made an appeal for money for libraries, and Mrs. Wade Stevick of Southern Pines gave the firiancial report. Campaigning for funds for li braries for soldiers in government hospitals is to be one of the main projects of Chapters all over the country. An interesting feature of the meeting was a musical program given by a girls’ choir from Car thage under the direction of Mrs. Womack. A refreshment hour was enjoyed following the business meeting. The next meeting will be held in Carthage in December. QUICK EYES Lewis Haynes, who was re cently inducted into the Army, was passing through Southern Pines, his old home, on a troop train Friday night, September 29, about 8:30 o'clock. He cran ed his neck out of the train window hoping to catch a glimse of a familiar face when a voice hailed him, "Hello Lew is". It was Francis Shea, whose quick eyes had picked Le'wis out of the train load of "G. I.'s" Lewis made the most of the op portunity to send messages to his friends here that he passed through on his way south. Since then his aunt. Miss Louise Haynes, has been informed of his arrival al Camp Blanding, Florida.

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