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"KEEP FAITH \mfhus^\ \bj/buying\ ^ WAR BONDS VOLUME 24. NO. 47. Southern Pines, North Carolina Friday. October 20. 1944. ********* *.o* * * Those Boys Need mmBmu TEN CENTS » # © OF ABERDEEN IS FIRST TO , RAISE WAR FUND QUOTA; PINEHURST CLOSE SECOND * Fine Opportunity For Women Is Now Offered By WAC KILLED IN ACTION WINS AIH MEDAL Honorably Discharged Southern Pines and Carthage Have Reach ed Two-Thirds Mark Aberdeen, with a quota of $1,- 500 i« the Community War Fund, was the first town in the county to go over the top, according to an announcement this week by Countv Chairman W. P. Saunders’ of Robbins. This was reported to Mr. Saunders on Monday, just a week after the official opening of the drive. Henry McCoy Blue is the Aberdeen chairman, and at the latest report his town had gone twenty per cent above the quota. Pinehurst, captained by Donald Sherrerd, reported the situation in hand there on Tuesday and when Chairman Saunders visited THE PILOT office Wednesday he said that Pinehurst had gone sixty per cent above its quota. Mr. Saunders reported splendid progress from the county as a whole. Carthage was two-thirds of the way on its $1,500 quota, under the leadership of Sheriff C. J. McDonald. Jimmie Hobbs of Southern Pines announced Wednesday that $2,000 of this town’s $3,000 quota had been raised. The general drive will end here Saturday night of this week, but committee workers wiU call on some who have not contributed next week and dona tions will be accepted to the end of the month. Mr. Hobbs will greatly appreciate it if those who have not contributed will do so voluntarily without waiting for a personal call. Lt. John Barry Is Reported Killed Fighter Pilot's Wife and 3-Weeks-Old Baby Reside at Pinehurst Lt. John Barry, pilot of a fight er plane, was killed in action on September 9, according to a tele gram from the Navy Department received by his wife, the former Miss Olive Hennessee.^ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam A. Hennes- see of Dogwood Cottage, Pine hurst. Lt. Barry, a native of Charles ton, S. C., had been in the Pacific for many months. Lt. Commander A. J. McKelway, naval chaplain and former pastor of the Com munity Church in Pinehurst, brought Mrs. Barry news from her husband when he visited there re cently. The two were on the same aircraft carrier. A new requisition for members of the Women’s Army Corps to be assigned, upon enlistment, to work at the Army Redistribution Centers at Asheville, North Caro lina, and Miami, Florida, has been received by the recruiting office in this district. There is a partic ular need in the following occupa- [ tional fields: clerical workers, typists, stenographers, statistical and financial clerks, teletypwriter and tabulating machine operators, and drivers of light automotive equipment. At a redistribution center a soldier, who has seen overseas duty, is checked physically and mentally and reclassified. During his stay at these stations all of his records are brought up-to-date and his Army training and ex perience is reviewed so that his reassignment may be based on his total military experience. A very large staff of trained workers is necessary to effectually carry out this program. The Women’s Army Corps has been asked to furnish this personnel. Any woman who enlists in the Army Corps before October 31st may choose to serve at either of these stations. “This is an unusual opportun ity for women of this section,” states Capt. MARION BRODNAX of the Army Recruiting Office. “The best hotels have been turned over to the Army at these centers in Asheville and Miami and all of the recreational facilities of these famous resorts are available sole ly for the use of the personnel of these stations. The work done by a redistribution center will be of long duration and it is contem plated that assignment to such a station will be of equal length.” Complete information concern ing assignment to these stations may be had by calling at the Sou- hern Pines Post Office. ws CHAIRMAN Fireman’s Ball Is Big Success The Fireman’s Ball, held Tues day night at the Southern Pines Country Club, with Woody Hayes and his orchestra of Raleigh pro viding the music, attracted an at tendance of two hundred from throughout the Sandhills and was declared a distinct success, both from the entertainment angle and the financial side. Members of the committee in charge of this twelfth annual af fair were Ed Davis, P. V. Hatch, L. V. O’Callaghan and Dante Montesanti. S|SGT. A. B. SALLY, JR. Staff Sergeant A. B. Sally, Jr., 23-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Sally of Pinehurst, was kill ed in action in France on August 27th. He had previously been wounded in action'and awarded the Purple Heart. After attending the Pinehurst Schools, Presbyter ian Junior College at Maxton and '4taunton Military ^cademy in Virginia; this promising and pop ular young Pinehurst man joined the Army in September, 1943, and went overseas last March as a member of an infantry outfit. Books of 2 Local Writers on List for Mayflower Cup Twenty-eight works are includ ed in the preliminary list of vol umes eligible for this year’s May flower Society Cup competition it was announced Saturday by Dr. Christopher Crittenden, secretary of the State Literary and Histori cal Association. Two of this number are by Sou thern Pines writers: “Captain Millet’s Island,” by Katherine Newlin Burt, apd “War Echoes”, by Emily Allen Elfreth. “Down Home”, by Carl Goerch of Ra leigh and “The Hawthorne Tree”, by Paul Green of Chapel Hill are others in which local people are especially interested. The Mayflower Society Cup is awarded annually—through the State Literary and Historical So ciety of Miayflower Descendants in North Carolina—for the best or iginal work by a resident Tar Heel which is published during the 12 months ending August 31. The Board of Award this year SGT. JAMES L. HENSON For his participation in bomb ing attacks on targets in occupied Continental Europe, James Law rence Henson, engineer and waist junner of a B-24 Liberator Bomb er of the Eighth Air Force, has been awarded the Air Medal. He has also been promoted from cor- loral to sergeant. Sgt. Henson, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Henson of Carthage, graduated from Carthage High School in 1941 and attended Campbell College the following vear. He entered the service April 3. 1943, graduated in aerial en gineering at Keesler Field, Miss., ■ nd on February 8, 1944, received his guinner’s wings at Tyndall Field, Fla. He continued his train ing at Casper Field, Wyoming, un til he went overseas in June. Technican Fifth Class Harold Morrison, veteran of many months service overseas, has been honor ably discharged from the Army on account of his physical condition and arrived on Wednesday of last week at the home of his mother, Mrs. D. R. Morrison. He came from overseas for a month’s rest in July after having taken part in the African and Italian cam paigns. IJe was a member of the famous Company C of the 701st Tank Destroyer outfit, around whose actions the outstanding war book of the year, “Road to Tunis,” was written. Legion Auxiliary Initiates Members Installs Officers Joint Meeting of Le gion and Auxiliary Planned for December At an impressive ceremony last Friday night at the home of Mrs. L. V. O’Callaghan, two ladies were initiated into membership with the American Legion Auxiliary; Mrs. Vita E. Gorman and Mrs. Virgil Johnstoij. There was an unusually large attendance. The following officers were in stalled by Past-President Mrs. F. M. Dwight; Mrs. Dan R. McNeill, — ut; Mr-. Joe ''’i^ley, is composed of Dr. Hubert M. president; Ms. Haynes Britt PoteM of Wake Forest, president chaplain; Mrs. John a. McLauen Annual Meeting of County Red Cross On November lOth The Moore County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual meeting on Friday af ternoon, November 10, at 3:00 o’clock in the courthouse in Car thage. All members are urged to be present. A report of the Vital work car ried on by the Moore County Chapter of the Red Cross under war conditions will be given at this meeting. New officers are to be elected and new by-/aws are to. be submitted for approval. If you are interested in helping Red Cross to help our boys, at home and abroad BE PRESENT. Rem ember, this is YOUR Red Cross. Come and take an active part in your chapter’s work. E. H. Garrison, Jr., chairman OFFICIALS DENY THAT CAMP MACKALL IS TO CLOSE IN DECEMBER ■ —— ^ Kiwanis Speaker Rumor Said to Have Advocates Change ■*^“9 of Policy for USA Civilian Workers of the association; William T. Polk and Mrs. Nellie Rowe Jones, both of Greensboro; and Dr. A. R. Newsome and Dr. George R. Coffman, both of the University Ox North Carolina. ESTABLISHES BUSINESS C. H. Strickland, known to nearly all Southern Pines resi dents and seasonal (visitors as “John” the faithful employee of Hayes’ Sandhill Book Shop for the past nine' years, has opened a neighborhood grocery store on In diana Avenue east of Gaines Street in West Southern Pines. However, he will retain his posi tion with Hayes’. John’s friends wish him success in his business venture. of the larger communities and FBI Will Sponsor Conference Here for Law Officers Jujitsu and General Defensive Tactics to Be Demonstrated Nov. 2 Mrs. Burns and J. Schoonmaker Are Golf Winners Mrs. Howard Burns and John nie Schoonmaker were winners of the Scotch Foursome, with which the Pinedodgers'and Sand pipers, women’s and men’s golf ing organizations, opened the tournament season at the Sou thern Pines Country Club last Sunday afternoon. Runners-up were Mrs. Johnnie Schoonmaker and Carlton Kennedy. Following the tourney a buffet supper which was enjoyed by all was served at the clubfiouse by Mrs. Murphy. lin, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. P. E. Kennedy, historian; Mrs. L. L. Woolley, sergeanjt-at-arms. A joint meeting of the Legion and the .^uxiliary is being plan ned for shortly before Christmas, and Mrs. E. M. Poate has invited the members to meet at her home at this time. Further announce ment will follow. Featuring a fast-moving dem onstration of jujitsu and defen sive tactics in general, a series of conferences for law enforcement officers sponsored by the FBI will be held in North and South Caro lina during October and Novem ber, with the final conference at the Southern Pines Country Club at 2:00 p. m. on Thursday, Nov ember 2, Edward Scheldt, special agent in charge of the Charlotte FBI office has announced. J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI, has designated Special Agent W. G. Kimbrough of the FBI of fice in Miami to participate in the (Continued on Page 4) BRISK FIRE A brisk fire in the pine needles and woodland section extending from Highland Road to the city line south of Pine Grove Road called for the services of the Sou thern Pines firemen at 1:00 o’clock Saturday. Their prompt response to the call confined the flames to a small area. OUT AFTER ILLNESS After being confined to his home for several weeks following a heart attack, J. W. Atkinson is now back at his place of business on Broad Street, looking fine af ter his enforced rest. IWGckey Walsh Buys Btonybrook Stables Mickey Walsh, trainer of horses lhat have carried off top honors in many races and won national recognition, has purchased the Sltonybrook Stables on Youngs Road and is now operating them. He has been in' Boston during the summer and raced in Providence, Boston, and Rockingham, N. H. Mr. Walsh has spent much time in the Sandhills and is known locally as an expert horseman. TRAINING COURSE The Moore- County Chapter is planning to conduct a Home Ser vice Corps Training course here in Southern Pines about the mid dle of November. All those inter ested in taking the course of in- •s^ructions are asked to obtain from the Local Red Cross Office on West Broad Street the neces sary applicatiion ,/blanks. Those blanks should be filled out, sign ed and returned to the Local Of fice. Lloyd L. Woolley, Home Service Chairman, Moore County Chapter A. R. C. Merchants’ Aides Are Out To Render Helpful Service Much has been said and written in this particular section anoui Nurses’ Aides and tne public i„ more or less familiar witn the splendid work tney are doing. There is another kind of volun teer aide who is out to render helpful service, but the duties of these workers are not so well known and in some instances their purpose is misunderstood.! Merchants’ Aides, these workers are called.. The Merchants’^Aides are really a part of the county Price Panel and their business is to help mer chants interpret the rulings in regard to price ceilings so that they may keep prices in line and prevent inflation—not to snoop around and get something to re port to the OPA to cause this body to descend wrathfully upon the merchants. The set-up in Moore County is after this fashion: The Price Panel consists of some six or seven vol unteer workers, one from each of the larger communitiese, and Mrs. C. F. Barnes of Carthage is the Price Panel clerk, the only paid member of the group. Under each Panel member is a group of volunteer Merchants’ Aides. E. C. Stevens is the Price Panel member of Southern Pines and his group of aides consists of Mrs. H. L. Brown, Miss Kate McIntyre, Miss Pauline Miller, Mrs. Philip Weaver and J. D. Hobbs. When any of these aides call on mer chants, they are glad to answer (Continued on Page 8) BY HOWARD F. BURNS William A. Wood, widely known engineer, in his second address to the Sandhills Kiwanis Club at the Country Club, Wednesday ad vocated for the post-war period a 'strong tw(q(-ocean Navy, Army, and Air Force, and a policy of America for America. Hfe pictured this country as now standing about 90 per cent of the debt in curred in the war, as well as supplying a large perdentage of the Armed Forces. He predicted our boys, wllen they return from Europe, will bring about a change Continuing, the speaker inform ed the club he had visited thirty foreign countries during the past ufteen years and stated the policy in this country has been to lift the vvorld at the Expense of our own country and it is not appreciated by the European Nations. He cited Finland as the^ only European country that made any attempt to pay its dejpt to the United States after World War I, and intimated that we are again wasting our resources on the European Coun tries that are hardly worth fight ing for. In reference to Russia, he de clared it is a nation in which you can speak the truth, and you can count on them never to violate a contract. , He informed his hearers that 75 per cent of the work in Russia is done by women, and if you want anything done you can count on the women to do it. Referring to their courts, he stated stealing carries with it the death penalty, while killing on the other hand would carry the punishment of about eight years. The speaker in the forepart of his address paid high tribute to John F. Stevens, noted engineer and father of E. C. Stevens of Sou thern Pines, who built the Pana ma Canal, and his connection in the building of the Trans-Siberi- ; Icailway in Russia. The speaker was introduced by Mr. Stevens. A denial that any plans are niade for the closing of Camp Mqckall was made today by Col onel Hathaway, Post (jjommand- er, on authority of a wire direct from Major General Frederick E. Uhl, Commanding General Fourth Service Command, Atlanta, with concurrence from official sources at Washington. The wire from General Uhl was result of inquiry made by Colon el Hathaway after rumors had been circulated and in some in stances published that the camp would be closed in December. The published rumors caused some unrest among the hundreds of civilian employes now work ing at the camp. The official state ment'from the Fourth Service Command emphasized the fact that the rumor is unfounded and Lnat the civilian employees, there fore, have no reason to contem plate quitting their jobs or at tempting to locate elsewhere.. On' the contrary, the telegram states, all employees should remain at their present posts as a patriotic duty until notified of any change in their status. IN CONCERT Big Democratic Rally Planned for Aberdeen Oct. 27 Lamberl Will Speak, Tobacco Tags Will Give Free Program Moore County Democrats are planning a good old-fashioned Democratic Rally to be 'held in the high school auditorium in Aberdeen on Friday ni^ht, Octo ber 27, at 8:00 o’clock, according to an announcement by H. Clifton Blue. Former Congressman J. Walter Lambert of Thomasville will de liver the political address of the evening. Special entertainment for the occasion will be furnish ed absolutely free by the Tobacco Tags, popular WPTF radio per formers, who will present their program of musical entertain ment. This, Democratic Rally is be ing sjionsored by Democrats of Moore County with those in the lower end of the county active in making arrangements for the occasion. The program will get under way promptly at 8:00 with the Tobacco Tags having the first part on the program. The public is' cordially invited to attend. Egon Petri, master pianist, who will be presented at Flora Mac donald College on Monday even ing, October 23, at 8:15, in a spec ial concert, dedicated to the foun dation of the “Linda Vardell Mu sic Scholarship,” honoring the Dean Emeritus of the Conserva tory of Music. Mr. Petri ranks internationally as an artist of exceptional merit, and music lovers throughout the Carolinas will welcome him back to Flora Macdonald, where he made, his initial appearance in the south about seven years ago. ATTEND ANNUAL MEETING Arthur S. Newcomb and John S. Ruggles were delegates to the Carolinas District Kiwanis Inter national annual meeting at Green ville, S. C., on October 11-12. ARMY APPEAL As a result of publicity given by North Carolina newspapers and radio stations, much vital army equipment left behind during re cent Airborne maneuvers has been recovered, but there is still a considerable quantity that has not been accounted for. Camp Mackall officials again this week issued an appeal for the return of all such equipment that is found anywhere in the territory, stating that it is vital and in some cases cannot easily be replaced. Persons finding it should notify Airborne Center Headquarters at Camp Mackall either by coUact telephone call or mail, or turn it over to the neareest gasoline station or general store, where it will be picked up by trucks from the camp. By helping in this, patriotic citizens can assist in the conservation of scarce and much needed items.