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KEEP FAITH ^ \wifhus—\ \fybii^g\ 'war BONDS ********* jj^* * * Those BoysNeed^^ mmBomi VOLUME 25, NO. 11 Two Calls Send 58 * Men to Fort Bragg During This Week 39 White, 19 Negro Men Go For Prein duction Examination TEN CENTS Two groups of men were called to Fort Bragg for preinduction examination this week, 39 white on Friday, Feb. 9, and 17 colored on Wednesday. White men going were: Aberdeen: Homer Isadore Hag- ler, Francis Daniels Farrell. Cameron and Routes: James Frank Boaz, Davis Lilly Gaddy, Kermit Theodore Spivey, Luther Murdock McPherson, John Mal colm McDonald. Carthage and Routes: Marvin Brown, John Leighton Gilmore, Jesse Nunnery, Ernest Bryant Hair, Lonnie Herman Thomas, Robert Lee Ashburn, Milton Car- son Marley, Daniel Neal Carter. Eagle Springs Route 1: John Robert Kennedy. High Falls: Racy Hughes Man- ess, Odis Efling Hussey. Manly: Grady Lee Culler, Jr., William Arch McDonald. - Pinebluff: George Wellington McEachern, Walter Everett Thompson. Pinehurst: Charlie Lee Frye. Robbins and Routes: Willie Earl Woodard, ‘Tommie E. Johnson, Grady Spencer Freeman, Lewis (Continued on Page 5) W. C. Wicker of Aberdeen Dies of Heart Attack Dean of Sandhill Printers Was Active Church Worker, Also Executive of Boy Scout Work Sounds Note of Warning Isley Deplores the Loss of Leadership Resulting From War ‘‘Scouts of the World —Brothers Together This is the slogan around which the Boy Scouts of America rally this week, in celebration of the 35th Anniversary of their Grpat Movement. Even as they bend their eager young bodies to home front tasks that will help bring this war to an end,-so do they also look forward to the peace which will eii- able them to resume World Wide friendships with Boy Scouts of All of the United Nations. In this spirit, practiced at home as well as ’cross the seas, will be found the essence of the Brotherhood of Mankind, whicfh alone can mean permanent peace. Today in paying tribute to the Boy Scouts of Amer ica, we honor the finest in American Youth. Moore County’s Quota in Red Cross War Fund Drive Is $39,200, Which Is Only $200 More Than Last Year’s AGGRESSIVE FOX Lt. W. J. Wilson Is Awarded Second )ak Leaf Cluster BY HOWARD F. BURNS H, G. Isley, vice prersident of the Occoneechee Council of Boy Scouts, in an address to the Sand hills Kiwanis Club at its regular weekly luncheon Wednesday at the Southern Pines Country Club, sounded a note of warning to the Kiwanians and the Scout Leaders from Moore County that attend ed the meeting. “What are we doing in our Post War Planning for the young men of tomorrow?” he asked- He stated scouting has lost 50 per cent of its leadership since the war. He declared the leaders in the community, such as Kiwanians, must give their help in leadership, or else the nation will degenerate. Mr. Isley, general manager of the Carolina Power & Light Cdm- pany, informed the club that in some communities evening church services had been dis- continued because of lack of attendance, especially among younger people. The large number of 4F’s because of physi cal defects, is alarming, he de clared. He described Adolph Hit ler as the greatest vandal the world has ever known, but he realized what could be done in the training of youths in the building of the Nazi party. This war will cost the Ameri can people better than three hun dred billion dollars, while on the other hand we have spent mere thousands of dollars in scout training for our youiig men of to morrow, the speaker pointed out. Continuing, he stated we have , paid a tremendous price in the sacrifice of livbs with little as surance of an enduring peace. In conclusion he predicted there will be more broken homes after the war than at any time in the, history lof America. The speaker was introduced by Paul Butler. AW EIGHIH AIK FOKCiS BOMBER STATION, England- Second Lieutenant William J. Wilson, 28, of Southern iPnes, N. C., has been awarded a second Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal fbr “meritorious achievement” in aerial warfare. Lt.. Wilson is co pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress participating in Eighth Air Force bombing attacks on targets in Nazi Germany. He is a rriember of the 34th Bomb. Group, a unit of the Third Air Division, the division cited by the President for its now his toric England-Africa shuttle bombing of Messerschmidtt air craft plants at Regensburg, Ger many. Lt. Wilson is the son of Mrs. Helen Shea, Parkview Hotel, Sou- therp Pines. His wife, Mrs. Adel ina J. y/ilson, lives at the same ad dress. Before entering the Army Air Forces in February, .1943, the lieutenant was employed as an inspector by the General Electric Company, Lynn, Mass. He attend ed Southern Pines High School and North Carolina State Col lege. February 8 to 14 Will Be Observed as Boy Scout Wee] Moore County Scouts i Will Hold Court of Honor at Aberdeen February 8 to 14 will be observ ed all over the United States as Boy Scout Week. This week marks the thirty-fifth anniver sary of Scouting in America, and Scouts everywhere will be cele brating the occasion with fitting ceremonies such as'father and son banquets, parent forums, special church services, special programs in civic clubs, and courts of hon or. In Moore County a number of such occasions are planned by the various troops. The only county wide celebration of Scout Week will be the court of honor, which will be held in the school building in Aberdeen on February 12 at 7:30 p. m. The public is cordially invited to attend this function, at which Scouts from all over the county will gather. Dr. Elbert K. Fretwell, chief scout executive of the Boy Scouts (Continued on Page 5) Cpl. Daniel L. Boyd Is Decorated for Saving Lives of Five Comrades Tax Listing Time Is Blended One Ian Moore tL'ax listing itme, which was [heduled to l/ve ended January , was extended to March 1 by e Moore County Board of Com missioners at the regular month ly meeting held Monday, and Mrs. Don J. Blue, list taker for McNeill township, announcees that she will be in Southern Pines Febru ary 8 and 9 to list property. The Board voted to recommend that the State Highway and Pub lic Works Commission take over and maintain several short stretches of road in the upper part of the county. The chairman was authorized to deed to J. H. Smith one lot in High Falls listed in the name of Mrs. Lizzie F. Smith for a con sideration of $35 including deed and 1944 taxes. It was ordered that the cannery equipment at the County Home be transferred to the cannery building at the Cameron school; that a beer license be issued to Chester I Williams, and that Jesse Claud Fry be allowed to move his bter license from Mid land Service Station' to the un derpass. William Cleveland Wicker, 60,- dean of Sandhill printers and a consecrated church worker, died suddenly at his home in Aber deen at 11:00 o’clock Thursday night, February 1, of a heart at tack. Born near Sanford, Mr. Wicker came to Moore County to live over 50 years ago. He learned his trade in Pinehurst and became widely known as a printer, having the reputation of never putting out a job that was not of the highest quality. Mr. Wicker work'ed with the old Sandhill Citizen in Sou thern Pines, for a while as fore man, then as manager. He was associated with The Moore County News in Carthage, a printing com pany in Raleigh, and with the Cole Printing Company in Sanford before establishing his own print shop in Southern Pines, which he operated for about three years. He moved to Aberdeen in 1927 and for many years up until his death operated under the name, Dixie Printing Company. Mr. Wicker’s other special in terest in addition to his printing was church work. A member of the Baptist Church in Aberdeen, he had served as clerk and trustee and at the time of 'his passing was a member of the Board of Dea cons. He spent much time in help ing in the work of country re ligious organizations, and was largely instrumental in the build ing of Beulah Hill and Thagard , ^.iiCanttniieck on Page 5) HospitaWSuxiliary Reviews l,^ifcWork \ Local Boy Faces Gun Fire to Rescue Men Whose Boat Capsizes For saving the lives of five of his comrades in the face of with ering gun fire, Cpl. Daniel L. Boyd of Southern Pines has been awarded the Silver Star with the following citation: Corporal Daniel L. Boyd. 34677486, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, for gal lantry in action near > Frknce on 13th, December. 1944. "During the crossing of the —River near- Hearing his chickens mak ing a noise a few nights ago, Woodrow Holt, of Cameron Route 1, went out to see what was disturbing them. A rooster under the house was "yelling bloody murder." The moon was shining and Mr. Holt picked up some article and threw it under the house to frighten whatever was af ter the rooster. When he did, out came a fox that turned on him. Mr. Holt grabbed an axe that was nearby and began swinging it. but the fox kept coming nearer. Finally, just as he had backed into a close place, the man hit the animal a lick which stunned it and he then cut its head off. The fox, evidently was rabid. A number of persons in the county are' reported to have been bitten by rabid dogs, and health authorities are urging citizens to have their dogs vaccinated without de lay and to keep them confin ed at night for their protec tion against other dogs and foxes. Carthage Seniors Publish Paper Col. Hawes Is Made Permanent Chairman at Pinehurst Meeting Figures on the 1944 work ^^he Moore County Hospital Auxiliary' were discussed at 'the regular meeting of the organization held on Wednesday. Mrs. Charles E. Crowell, Jr., of Southern Pines, directed the sup ply committee, which made pur chases for the Hospital totaling $941.81. Furnishings and equipment were provided . through a com mittee headed by Mrs. Clara Pushee, of Pinehurst, at a cost of $351.25. Social service work, including follow-up aid for discharged pa tients and assistance in special circumstances, was supervised by Mrs. Paul Dana, of Pinehurst, at a cost of $419.49. The Auxiliary provided flowers for J;he wards, helped with recreation projects (Continued on Page 5) The first edition of “The Green and White,” a newsy four-page paper published by the Senior Class of Carthage High School made its appearance this week and the new publication is a cred it to the school. The staff is composed of the following: George Willcox, Jr., editor; Jane Lewis, business man ager; Mary Katsos, circulation manager; T. M. Frye, advertising manager; reporters, Wilma Jane i^arks, Margaret Ann Felton, Matherine Cox, Francis Ann ClWg, Betty Baker and Virgil Mc%rthur. Th^ paper, which the class hopes ISk publish monthly for the remainder the school year, is printed by The Pilot, Inc. COL. G. P. HAWES SPEAK^O^CLUB Col. George P. Hawes, j:;.;''was a guest speaker Tuesday even ing when the Vass Lions Club held a dinner meeting at Farm Life School. Col. Hawes, who was introduced by Lion President W. E. Gladstone, spoke on Red Cross work. Other guests present were Thad Blue, Sheriff C. J. McDon ald and T. H. Lingerfelt. BY ROBERT E. HARLOW Red Cross Publicity Chm. The task of organizing Moore . County for the 1945 Red Cross War fund drive was given im petus Monday when workers gath ered at The Pinehurst Country Club and prepared to tackle an other large quota. Last year Moore County went well over the top in drive for $39,000. During the month of March this year, the county quota will be $39,200. The heroic work fhe Red Cross is doing in the war was discussed by combat soldiers and a field worker of the overseas service following the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors, and a dinner attended by officers, di rectors, chairmen of various town war fund drive committees and guests. At the Board of Directors meet ing, Col. George Percy Hawes, Jr., of Pinehurst.^ was made perman ent county chairman. Since fall Col. Hawes has served as tempor ary chairmans. J. B. Edwards of Aberdeen, county war fund chairman, an nounced the chairmen and quotas for twelve of the fifteen commun ity committees, as follows: Aberdeen, J. M. Taylor, quota $3,200. ' ■ Cameron, M. A. McLeod, $600. Carthage, W. D. Sabiston, $3,000. Eagle Springs, Mrs. C. C. Under>^ wood and Mrs. R. C. McLean, $300. Eureka, Miss Anna Mae Cad- ■dell, $250. High Falls, John Currie, $300. Jackson Springs, Mrs. H. C. Carter, $300. Knollwood, Dr. D. B. Nettleton, $1,600. Pinehurst, Harry W. Norris, $14,000. Robbins, W. P. Saunders, $3,000. Samarcand, Joseph D. Parker, $300. West End, Arch Johnson, $900. Chairmen and quotas for Sou thern Pines, Vass-Lakeview and Pinebluff will be announced witl in a few days. David S. Packard, county tre urer, reported for the threV months ending January 30th. Th< rp.ore important items: R'Jweipts: Junior Red Cross -1 ON RADIO HOUR PROGRAM J. L. Kraft, nationally known business man, will be the speaker on the Baptist Radio hour Sunday morning at 8:30 o’clock. His topic will be “In Business With God.” This interesting weekly program may be heard over \^TF, Ra leigh. Corporal Boyd was in charge of an assault boat operating in a sector which was sub jected to ihtense machine gun fire from enemy emplace ments located only 150 yards from the river. When he saw a nearby boat capsize in mid-stream after receiving a burst of machine gun fire, he immediately paddled his boat to the scene and rescued five heavily clothed soldiers from drowning in the 'swift cur rent. After he had brought the men to the friendly shore, he started to assist- them to an aid station when one of the men collapsed as a result of' a wound he had suffered. Cor poral Boyd placed him in a sheltered position, adminis tered first aid, and then con tinued to the aid station with the other men. Fimling a shortage of medical person nel, he personally returned to the wounded man he had left behind, in the face of wither ing enemy fire, and. with the aid of a litter bearer, succeed ed in evacuating his comrade. Corporal Boyd's intrepid deeds and resourceful perfor mance in the face of heavy odds were responsible for sav ing the lives of five of his comrades and are in accord with the finest traditions of the United States Army. En tered military service from North Carolina." Cpl. Boyd, son of Mrs. James Boyd of Southern Pines and the late James Boyd," entered the (Continued on Page 8) Majoi McCi^e Takes Offic« at Makikall Sweet Chariot Swings Low to Carry “Sister” Jgertha Portervine Home Major Emer S. McCue, veter an of 26 honths i]n France and Germany with the 5'th Field Ar tillery, 1st Division, in World War 1, was this week made Director of Personnel of Camp ]\OTckall. He succeeds Lt. Col. Harry E. Willet, transferred to Camp IVtCain, Miss. Major McCue and his lamily are making their home ir Sou thern Pines. Since entering the in 1915, Major McCue has many of the principal the country, includini Okla., Ft. Bliss, Tex., Md., Camp Leach, Wai C., Ft. Benning, Ga thorpe, Ga., Camp Ta; McPherson, Ga., am Air Base, Atlanta. He was with the tion of Ft. McPhe: to coming to Cami he will be direi tary and civil. Major McC] made their six years, with the os The “sweet chariot” swung low in West Southern Pines Thurs day afternoon (Feb 1) and carried home “Sister” Bertha Smith Por tervine, the community’s oldest and one of its most respected and beloved residents. Estimated'to be from 104 to 107 years old, this good woman, known as the “Mother” of the Missionary Bap tist Church there, waited confi dently for her journey, with eager anticipation of what lay beyond. The story of her life as related many times to her children and as ipl(^by the daughter who loving- for her in her last days, ury-book material. She the fourteen children Rosa Smijh, slaves [ek Wil lie Cape lie. Wp- Williams and the younger chil dren. f When Sherman’s forces came through, they burned the Wil liams home, but not before the family silver and other valuables had been carefully and safely hidden. After this, the Smiths shared their cabin with Mrs. Wil liams and the childrep until the husband’s return, and Williams, in appreciation of his servant’s faithfulness, gave him a 300-acre farm complete with dwelling. The property to this day remains in the possession of descendants of Briggs and Rosa Smith, and the old kitchen is still in use. When the girl Bertha grew up and was married, she went by stagecoach over j the old Plank Road to Camerqn to make her home, later moving to West Sou thern Pines in 1900- Here “Sister” Portervine, as she was called by her fellow-laborers, took an active interest in the church, attending its^ services and helping in every way that she could, as long as she was able. She reared her chil dren in a religious atmosphere (Continued on Page 4) . (Cbhxinuty^ on Page 4),... Many Entries Are Expected for St. Valentine’s Show ! Six Events on Card for Next Gymkhana at SP Country Club Louis Scheipers, chairman of the Equestrian Committee, has announced that a St. Valentine’s horse show will be held at the horse show grounds at the Sou thern Pines Country Club, Sun day, February 11, at 2:30 p. m. The card lists six events, which run as follows: A class for open hunters to be run over the hunt ing course of panel fences and rail jumps, a class for open jump ers to be held in the inside ring, a class for pair jumpers, a class for amateur riders, a class for children’s horsemanship, and one novelty event, a potato race. Mrs. Alleen Stern of New York will present the ribbons. Plans are being made for a large entry of hunters from the various stables of Southern Pines and Pinehurst. HOLY COMMUNION AT EMMANUEL CHUR! There will be a celei the Holy Communion. u6l Church on SundJ o’clock. The Rector _ the service.