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KEEP FAITH \mthus^\ \bybi^0\ VVAR BONOS Uiqh rail! Hcmp^ ^ndoi' lorcand i-c ^oqlcSp Wia Jads^ Glendon imcron fttl i^'Vass * LOT * *1 w VOLUME 25, NO. 14 Southern Pines, North Carolina Friday, March 2, 1945. Local Club Joins in Commemorating Rotary’s Founding Hears Talk by Pit- i man and Inlernation-/ al Radio Broadcast / , / BY JUNE PHILLIPS ' W. G. (Bill) Pitman, Rocking ham attorney, was guest speajker at Friday’s regular Rotary luifch- eon at the Country Club. JThe local club’s meeting date happen ed to fall on the 23rd, which.' was the 40th anniversary of the found ing of Rotary International, so the group was participating j with thousands of others in conamem- orating Rotary’s anniversary. Mr. Pitman gave a history of the beginning of Rotary, tfee prin ciples underlying its beijng, and traced its development to jits pres ent status as a worldwide organ ization with over 5200 ^lubs em bracing 210,000 merntters, and, just prior to the outbre ak of the war, with clubs in 7 0 foreign countries. / As a part of the program,the club listened to an international broadcast celebrating) the anni versary. / E. C. Stevens, leical business man, brought the personal greet ings and good wi/shes of the Sandhills Kiwanis CSub. President Humphries introduc ed Tommy Grey, scm of Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell C. /Grey, as the club’s newest Junior Rotarian. Visiting Rotarielas were Earl Sprague of Bridgteport, Conn., Francis Ward of Fort Wayne, Ind., and, Milford Grantmam of Rock ingham. Frank Fitjfch of Hartford, Conn., was the gu^st of President Humphries. Information On ^ Rent Reeijlations aust elapse as a Jreen the time a |d and action can Deal law to evict |t, James L Tay- Df the Southern ital Area, stated Three months general rule rental house be started uni the present tel lor, Jr., directi Pines Defense-Ri today. The rent dire/ctor said that he felt it necessar^lp restate the con- ditioiis govenaM action of the existing ten^^L purchaser when a hous^^^B&ld in view of the increasing^^mber of such sales in recent months. “Not only must tthree months elapse from the date oK the sale,” Mr. Tyalor added, “but fto certifi cate authorizing the start''oxf evic tion action will be issued unUil at least 20 per cent of the total pfca.r- chase price has been paid. Thi^ certificate authorizes pursuit of eviction action in local courts three months from the date the petition requesting the certificate is filed and approved by my of fice.” There are exceptions to this, Mr. Taylor said. “One of them is when equivalent accommodations can be found into which the ten ant can move without due hard ship or loss. However, with the housing situation as tight as it is in Southern Pines, this excep tion won’t be put to use very often. “In general, I want tenants to know that they will have at least three months in which to find quarters if the place they now live in is sold.” DECORATED AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE BOMBER STATION, England- First Lieutenant William J. Wil son, 28, of Southern Pines, C., eo-pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress, has won a third Oak Leaf Clus ter to the Air Medal for “meri torious achievement” during Eighth Air Force bombing at tacks on German industrial tar gets and military strongpoints in the path of Allied armies on the Western front. Lt. Wilson is a member of the 34th Bomb. Group, a unit of the Third Air Division, the division cited by the President for its now historic England-Africa shut tle bombing of Messerschmidt plants at Regensburg, Germany. The co-pilot’s wife, Mrs. Adel ina J. Wilson, and his mother, Mrs. Helen Shea, live at the Park- view Hotel, Southern Pines. Be fore entering the AAF in Febru ary, 1943, the lieutenant was an inspector, employed by the Gener al Electric Company. He attended North Carolina State College. INDIGNANT Small Johnny Ormsby has recently learned to answer the telephone, much to his de- : light. The other day Johnny's mother heard him talking to someone on the phone but did not immediately go to see what was wanted. Final ly she became awcuie that her young son's voice had risen* in anger at the un-' known person on the other end of the line. She heard him say emphatically, "No! Dis is d'white house." He re peated himself with 'even more force. Mrs. Ormsby look the phone'Yrom Johnny to hear the laughing voice of a man who wanted to know if he was talking to Chan dler's Greeinhouse. Johnny was indignant that any one would ask if his attractive white home was a green house. - . < Bishop Reports On Proposed Military Training Program Slrulhers Burt to Serve on National Committee, He Says North Carolina has gone farther with organization plans in con nection with the proposed post war compulsory military train ing lirogram for young men than any other state that he knows of, said Lt. Julian T. Bishop, a member of the national commit tee, who spent a part of this week here. Col. Lee A. Folger of Char lotte, a veteran of World Wars I and 11, is State chairman and he is doing a good job, according to Lt. Bishop. Other Charlotte men on the State committee in clude Major Stuart W. Cramer, West Point graduate who is pres ident of Cramerton Mills; G. W. Roberts, president of the Caro lina .Motor Co.; Mayor H. H. Baxter, Ben Douglas, former mayor, and John H. Moorehead, manufacturer. Winston-Salem will be represented by. Ralph Haynes; Durham, by former Lt. Gov. Long; and Raleigh, by Col. Harrelson, he said. It is planned to form local or- gamzations at Greensboro, High Point and Wilmington. Struthers Burt of Southern Pines has agreed to serve on the national committee, Lt. Bishop reported, and B. B. Grossett, pres ident of Chadwick Hoskins Co., Charlotte, has also been named to the national committee. According to a Gallup poll con ducted recently a majority of the (American people are in favor of t^he proposed training. In answer tot the question, “After this war is (over, do you think every able- botiied young man should be re quired to take military training for\ one year?” the replies from a cjross-section of the adult popu- latilpn were: Yes, 69 percent; No, 22 ptercent; Undecided, 9 percent. National Headquarters are lo cated i at 9 Pine Street, New York City, ^here Lt. Bishop will be the greater part of the time for the next t'wo months. IN THE NAVY SEAMAN J. A. McRAE Seaman 2|c John Albert Mc Rae, 18 better known to his friends as “Buddie,” entered the U. S. Navy last sumrti§r and be gan his training at Bainbridge, Md., August 23. From there he was transferred to Hutchinson, Kan., wher^ he is now stationed. “Buddie” attended Vass-Lake- view school, completing his eleven years without having a a single absence or tardy chalked up against him. The youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. McRae of Vass, Seaman McRae graduated from high school in May, 1943. Gen. George C. Marshall, chief of staff of the United States Army, and Mrs. Mar shall were guests of Col. Du cat McEntee and officers of the 541st Parachute Infantry of Camp Mackall at a regi mental dinner dance at the Southern Pines Country Club Saturday night. This is be lieved to be the first public appearance of the general since the meeting of the big three at Yalta. Col. McEntee is the commanding officer of the 541st Parachute Infan try. NOTED GUESTS Couiity Basketball Tourney Matches at Pineburst Gym Finals Will Be Play ed Friday NigKt Be ginning al 8 and 9 VANDALS A Knollwood home owned by Francis H. Robinson and unoccupied at the time was entered by vandals who wrecked the place, but appar ently did not take anything. Sheriff C. J. McDonald, called in to investigate, said that nearly all of the furni ture had been turned over, and all of the window lights on the second floor, around 140, had been punched out. A number of light fixtures had been broken off at the ceiling, some dishes and mir rors broken, drapery pulled down, and in one room ashes had been dumped on the rug. No arrests have been made so far. GAS REGULATIONS Colonel Hathaway of Camp Mackall Is Club Speaker Says He Has Had No Orders to Substanti ate Closing Rumors BY HOWARD F. BURNS Colonel L. R. Hathaway, Post Commander, Camp Mackall, made a very interesting address to the Sandhills Kiwanis Club Wednes day at the Southern Pines Coun try Club. Col. Hathaway, who took over the command of this camp for the training of Airborne troops about a year ago, gave a brief history of the camp during this period. In speaking of the 11th, 13th, and 17 th Divisions which trained there, he said that the 11th was making a good showing | in the Pacific, the 17th was in France, and he didn’t know just where the 13th was at present, but that we would likely hear from it later. The Colonel declared there had been all kinds , of rumors in re gard to the closing of Camp Mack- all, but that, so far, he had re ceived no orders to substantiate any of this talk. Around 70,000 acres are included in the camp, which has over 60 miles of paved roads. He classed the water plant, and the airport, which has a one- mile runway as permanent parts of the camp. When questioned about Ger- (Continued on Page 8) The annual Moore County Basketball Tournament sponsored by the Educo Club opened in Pinehurst Monday with five games. In the girls’ matches Rob bins defeated Vass-Lakeview by a score of 31 to 26, and Aberdeen eliminated High Falls 28 to 16. Vass-Lakeview boys won their first round by defeating Carthage 39 to 26; Cameron put Farm Life out of the running by a score of 21 to 14, and Pinehurst walked over High Falls 53 to 19. Tuesday Pinehurst eliminated Carthage girls by the close score of 32 to 30, and Cameron, in an exciting game, edged a one-point victory over Robbins, the score being 26 to 25. The most thrilling game was between West End and Cameron boys, when it was nec essary to play thred minutes ov- ertirne to break a tie. West End won 46 to 44. The same night Aberdeen defeated Robbins 38 to 24, Wednesday the West End girls played their-first game, in which they piled ,up a 40 to 16 score against Aberdeen. Westmore lost to Southern Pines girls by a 36 to 21 score. Southern Pines boys clashed with Vass-Lakeview, win ning 38 to 17, and West End de feated Aberdeen 29 to 28. Thursday night at 7 p. m. the Cameron and Southern Pines girls’ teams played, and at 8 o’clock. West End and Pinehurst. Pinehurst and Southern Pines boys clashed at 9:00. The winners of the two girls games will play at 8 p. m. Friday and West End boys will play the winning team, of the Pinehurst- Southern Pines game at' 9:00. Philip Weaver and A. C. Daw son of Southern Pines and Oscar Keller of Aberdeen are referees. Large and enthusiastic crowds are attending. Red Cross War Fuiw March 1; Moore County Quotl $39,200; Local Quota PROMOTED Edwards Is Coi Chairman; Grinnel Heads Local Force! 1' !; CAPT. JAMES SWETT James Swett, Jr., has recently been promoted from first lieutenl ant to captain in the Army Air Corps. Captain Swett is the pi lot of a B-24 Liberator bomber in the Fourteenth Air Force in China. Captain Swett has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and several oak leaf clus ters to the Air Medal, which he received some time ago. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Swett of Southern Pines. AN HOUR OF FELLOWSHIP On Wednesday evening, March 7, at 6:30 a covered dish supper will be held in the assembly rpom of the Church of Wide Fellow ship. Every one is asked to bring a covered dish. Rolls, butter and coffee will be served by Group One of the Woman’s Society. The public is cordially invited to come for an hour of fellowship. Gasoline coupons issued on Special Applications and not used for the purpose issued, should be returned to the O. P. A. Office. It is unlawful to use them for other /purposes. Farmers please note that they are required to establish the need for mileage requested by showing the purpose for which travel is required. Item 10, on reverse side of Form R-535 (Application for Supplemental Gasoline Ration) must be completely filled out in order to expedite the issuance. A gasoline distributor is for bidden to refuse gasoline to any customer, if he has any for sale. He may limit the amount to any person to one or more coupons. He must not force the purchase of lubricating oil on a customer by making sale of gasoline depen dent upon the sale of oil. Wair Department Adopts New Rotation ” Affecting Military Returnees SP Students Buy One Liaison Plane Four Ambulances All Dogs Are Quarantined Against Rabies By Order of County Doctor With J. B. Edwards of deen as county chairrhan ancj all sections of the county! organized for action, the Cross War Fund drive in Moore County is asked $39,200 for the great hunid ian work of the organizatiij under way this week. Confronted with responsil of unprecedented propo with the war in its crucial 1 and with staggering tasks in the post war period, the Cross is counting on the to rally to the appeal. What the Red Cross j for the men and wome vice is too well knowij recounting hierei To work going requires 1| of money and these] money must come fron ,ple back home. Our bra men are doing the figll the suffering; our part i vide the funds that willl Red Cross at their side. 1 The workers who arl ing funds are generousl| of their time and 1 predate the cooperati public. ' " Roy Grinnell is th^ Pines chairman and quota is $12,000. Under (a new rotation policy adopted b'y the War Department, military rejturnees to the United States will not be sent back for overseas duty, unless they request it in writing, until they have had a tour of duty in this country. Major General Frederick E. Uhl, Commanding General, Fourth Service Comn»and, Atlanta, an nounced. General Uhl stated that the change in the War Department’s plan as outlined i^ Circular No. 8 1945 series, said: * “Except when military neces sity demands or v/hen specifically directed by the War Department, individuals who have been re turned to the United States under the provision of this section wiU not be ordered to overseas com mands again, unless they so re quest in writing, until they have performed duty in the United States. 'Every effort will be made to assign ^uch persoimel to over head, fixsd installations, or units schedul^ to remain longest in the Un^ed States. Military per sonnel required for assignment to overseas service will be sel ected 'vithin the major command concerned with the following pri orities: “Those who have had no over seas service since December 7, 1941. “Those who have had overseas service since December 7, 1941, and have had six months or more residence in t]m United States subsequent to meir return from overseas service. “All others: except that an in dividual Tjvho has had overseas service since December 7, 1941, and has had less than six months residence in the United States subsequent to his return from such overseas service will not be made available for overseas as signment without the express ap proval of the commanding general of the major command concern ed.” COMPLETES BOOT TRAINING Way Ion B. Richardson, seaman 2|c, recently completed his boot training at Bainbridge, Md., and spent a 10-day leave at Jackson Springs with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Richardson. Southern Pines students who staged a victory parade on the day following Pearl Harbor Day in celebration of their successful war bond and stamp drive during the fall now have the satisfaction of knowing that their efforts re sulted ' in the purchase of four field ambulances and one liason plane and that each piece of equipment has in it a delcomania bearing the name of the Southern Pines School. The plane cost $3- 000 and the ambulances $1,950, each. Total sales were $10,841.75. The schools of Moore County reported fall sales as $27,9^5.60 and as a school group sponsored and had named for them an SNJ N. A. Navy Scout Training Plane costing ' $25,000. Pinehurst schools purchased five field am bulances and Carthage elemen tary purchased three. North Carolina schools rank fifth among the states in war bond and stamp sales for the fall term ending Dec. 23. WINS MEDAL A NINTH AIR FORCE FIGHTER-BOMBER BASE FRANCE—Staff Sergeant Ernest Humble, 31 S Bennett St., South ern Pines, N. C., has been pre sented the Bronze Star Medal by Brigadier General O. P. Weyland, commanding general of the 19th Tactical Air Command, for meri torious service as the crew chief of a P-47 Thunderbolt. Despite difficult conditions as his squadron progressed from base to base through France and Belgium, Sgt. Humble maintain ed the Thunderbolt in his charge so well that it completed 100 suc cessive attacks against the enemy’s ground forces and never once had to be turned back be cause of mechanical trouble. A leading ground crewman in the “Preying Angles” fighter squadron S|;t. Humble has been maintaining a Thunderbolt in the snow and extreme cold at this advanced air base in France. The presence and spread of rabies infection in this county has caused Dr. Willcox to declare a quarantine against rabies effec tive Feb. 28 until further notice. Attention is called to an adver tisement on page 6 regarding the quarantine. Dr. Willcox warns against al lowing children to play with dogs now as there may be danger as much as ten days before the Scouts Will Hold Court of Honor at Carthage Mar. 12 The March Boy Scout Court of Honor for Moore County will be held at the courthouse in Car thage on Monday night, March 12, at 7:30 p. m. These monthly Courts of Honor have been at tracting increasingly large crowds of parents, and adults who are in terested in seeing that present- day boys have an opportunity to grow up into strong, upright American citizens. “Your presence at the Court of Honor 'assures the Scouts of your community that you are backing them in their efforts to live up right and useful lives in the com munity, and in supporting the Scout law,” says Bruce M. Boyers field scout executive, of San ford. The Scout troops from Sou thern Pines, Aberdeen, Pinehurst, Carthage, Manly, Vass and Rob bins will participate in the Court of Honor ceremonies. Everyone is welcome. dog shows symptoms of rabies. Several more mad dogs have been killed within the past week. The health officer says that there is no record of the recovery of any person who developed rabies. Four or five hundred more dogs have been vaccinated in the county so far this year than were vaccinated last year, and Dr. Willcox is deeply appreciative of the cooperation given. He urges that it be made 100 per cent. SandpipcFS Adopt Constitution and Appoint Governors At the regular monthly meeting of the Sandpipers Club, men’s golfing organization, held at the Southern Pines Country Club last night (the 28th), the club adopted a new constitution and by-laws as read by J. C. Barron. Following the adoption of the constitution and by-laws, a board of five governors was elected. They are as follows: J. C. Bar ron, Roy Grinnell, Arthur Ather ton, Richard L. Sugg and A By num Patterson. The club is planning a full program of tournaments and so cial events for the spring months. Prizes consisting of war savings stamps and golf balls were award ed the winners of the Mid-Win ter Tournaments. The championship in the Mid- Winter Tournament will get un der way Sunday (the 4th). The pairings are as follows: Howard Burns vs. Arthur Atherton, Ben Whistler vs. Gordon Keith, G. M. Alspaugh vs. W. E. Holm. ful boul Seal Sale to H< Crippled Chile Is On This ^onl The annual Easter Seal benefit crippled children held from March 1 to April _ the chairman. Miss Pauline ington, superintendent ofl Moore County welfare d* ment, is asking all public si and civic organizations to with her in doubling last quota of $200. Half of all remain in Moore County to crippled children. “The Easter seals you last year have been hard at “In our county there are children crippled by dent or infection—the: adults, including veterans' armed forces (there will bi whose handicaps confine t their homes. These neighbo our concern AND YOURS. “When YOU buy Easter you help them. You bring thrill and social experie camp to the handicapped and service to parents ”* with a spastic child. Yoi many ' crippled individu tional counseling, bedsi' ing, crafts materials, hi duction outlets, wheell glasses, dental care, spee rection, artificial limbs, am respondence lessons. “Please buy seals now coming year—to help othe: pies who want our help, seals.bought—more cripplej ed—as simple as that, and portant. The hard, untacklei lems are our job. The shows what has and can be “You are our partner in cause—your contributio: our work equals their The crippled people of yo munity will thank you.”| HOME FROM PA^ Progress Reports Are Interesting Feature of Annual FSA Meeting By Mrs. Marion S. Doeher Associate FSA Supervisor Thirty-five wives and husbands representing the 29 white fami lies on the Moore County Farm Ownership Program met at the Carthage Community House last week to review their 1944 prog ress reports, and to discuss plans for' farm and home operations during 1945. Fifty-two persons at tended. Using the farm and home rec ord books kept by each family, county charts were made by the county FSA personnel, Claude C. Lingerfelt, supervisor; Mrs. Mar ion S. Dosher, associate supervis or, and Miss Helen Dunlap, clerk- typist. One chart gave a'ge income per (Contim: Musician 21c Lloyd” Woolley, Jr„ back from months' service in ' the ific, is spending two wej with his parents, Mr. Mrs, L. L. Woolley of Mar He is wearing three campail ribbons and four Bronl Stars, and has a citation meritorious service in resOTe of wounded shipma while in combat under enem^^ fire. j Lloyd, Jr., reached home in^ time last week to see "The Fighting LadY" which showing at the Carolina T tre, and it was of esp interest to him as many o scenes were shot on tier to which, and;
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