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VOLUME 25 NO 21.
Southern Pines. North Carolina Friday. April 20. 1945.
TEN CENTS
Drive For Funds
to Combat Cancer
Is Now Under Way
David Ginsburg Is
County Chairman;
Johnson Local Head
April has been designated “Can
cer Control Month” by an Act
of Congress and throughout the,
nation State and local branches
of the American Cancer Society
are conducting their first major
fund raising campaign.
Unless the present cancer rate
is checked, 17,000,000 Americans
now living are going to die of
cancer. Last year cancer killed
165,000 Americans—60 percent
more people than died of all con
tagious and infectious diseases
combined, including infantile
paralysis, tuberculosis, typhoid
fever, malaria, scarlet fever, and
others.
Heretofore women of the coun
try have been working through
the Women’s Field Army for the
control of cancer, but this year
the men are joining the forces
in a concentrated effort against
this common foe.
David Ginsberg of Carthage is
Moore County chairman, and a
number of local chairmen have
been named and quotas assigned,
but the organization is not com
plete.
Chairmen and quotas, as re
ported to this paper, are: Rob
bins, W. P. Saunders, $125; Car
thage, David Ginsburg, $125; Pine-
hurst, Mrs. I. T? Wyche, $125;
Southern Pines, Morris Johnson,
$200; Aberdeen, H. Clifton Blue,
$150; West End, J. F. Sinclair,
$75; Cameron, Mrs. J. M. Guthrie,
$50; Vass, C. P. McMillan, $50;
Pinebluff, Glendon, Eagle Springs
and Jackson Springs, $25, each.
Mrs. Siir ipson Dies
Wednesday Night
Funeral Will Be at
Brownson Memorial
Church Friday P. M.
Nation’s New President
Mrs. Lillian Haver Simpson, 63,
widow of Dr. Maxwell G. Simp
son who died last December 30,
passed away Wednesday night in
Miss Chase’s Convalescent Home,
where she had been since her
husband’s death.
Funeral services will be held
in Brownson Memorial Presby-
teriah Cnurch at 3:00 p. m. Fri
day, and the body will be sent to
the Moravian Cemetery at Staten
Island, N. Y.
Mrs. Simpson had been a win
ter resident of Southern Pines
for a nui '.ber of years and
through her participation in the
life of the community had won
many friends. She was the first
teacher of the Beginners’ Class
of Brownson Memorial Church
and was interested in every phase
of church work.
HARRY S. TRUMAN
Having earlier expressed his intention of carrying on the foreign
and domestic policies of the late Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Pres
ident Harry S. Truman, in an address to the armed forces of the
United States, qiioted the immortal words of Lincoln to indicate his
sentiments and to describe his hope for the future: “With malice
toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God
gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are
in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have
borne the battle, and for his wi^ow, and his orphans—^to do all
which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among our
selves, and with all nations.”
Chaplain Watts of
State Prison Is
Ro t ar y^p eaker
A very fine address by the Rev.
L. A. Watts, chaplain of the
North Carolina State Prison in
Raleigh, feautred Friday’s meet
ing of the Southern Pines Ro
tary Club, which was held at the
Country Club with President
Tucker G. Humphries presiding.
The Rev. Mr. Watts who formerly
held a pastorate in Carthage,
spoke on “Juvenile Delinquency.”
Alton Blue, Jr., was Junior Ro-
tarian for the week.
Philip Weaver and Louis Schei-
pers of Southern Pines were
guests of Mr. Humphries. Visit
ing Rotarians present were Homer
Robinson and Harold Small, of
Augusta, Me.; W. S. Stinchfield
of Skowhegan, Me., and Harold
Calloway of Mt. Pocoma, Pa.
GRADUATES
RABIES
A. J. Bobbitt who resides
on Route 1. 'ftiterdeen, had a
cat which was thought to be
affected with rabies a few
weeks ago. Its head was sent
to Ra],eigh and a positive re
port was received. About four
weeks later a calf on his farm
became ill and after growing
worse for several days died
last Saturday. Doctors who
studied its symptoms feel
that undoubtedly death re
sulted from rabies.
HOME FROM WAR
Jernigan, Wiggs
Open New Offiee
C. W. Picquet has leased the of
fice formerly occupied by A. S.
Newcomb in the Theatre Building
to Paul Jernigan and William L.
Wiggs who will occupy it jointly
as insurance agents.' Mr. Jerni
gan represents the Occidental
Life Insurance Company of Ra
leigh, N- C., and The Hospital
Care Association of Durham, and
Mr. Wiggs is and has long been
local agent of the Durham Life
Insurance Company of Raleigh,
N. C.
These gentlemen are both well
and favorably known in local in
surance circles and their new of
fice will be of great convenience
to both them and their clients.
WHITTINGTONS BUY HOME
The Stevens Agency announces
the sale by John Ormsby of the
old Hamlin house, corner of
Maine Avenue and Bennett
Street, to Mr. and Mrs. James B.
Whittington of Southern Pines,
who plan to improve the prop
erty before occupying it. Several
other sales are pending.
NOT RUNNING
Mayor W. Dunccin Mat
thews informed THE PILOT
Thursday morning that he is
not a candidate for reelection
to this office, which he has
held for the past four years.
Currie Discusses
Legislative Acts
At'Kiwauis Club
Tribute Is Paid to
President Roosevelt
By W. D. Sabiston
BY HOWARD F. BURNS
Wilbur H. Currie, member of
the House of Representatives
from Moore County, in an address
to the Sandhills Kiwanis Club
Wednesday at the Southern Pines
Country Club, gave a brief re
sume of some of the more im
portant bills which came before
the recently adjourned General
Assembly.
He pointed out that one of the
most important problems the
General Assembly had to face
was what to do with the State
surplus, and'to provide appropria
tions for increased State expenses.
He declared the first step taken
was the authorization of payment
of the General Fund debt in the
amount of $51,000,000, and the
setting up of a post war fund in
the amount of $20,000,000, of
which $5,000,000 was earmarked
to be used for the young men
and women returning from the
armed services. The Medical Care
Bill he termed as very important,
declaring there is a big need of
doctors and hospitals in this State.
Although the appropriation is
small, it will mean more hospi
tals.
The State appropriation for
the next biennium is the largest
in its history, with an appropria
tion of $131,000,000 plus $80,000-
000 for highways, he said, an in
crease of twenty and one-half
millions over that of the pre
ceding biennium. The increase
will go largely to charitable and
correctional institutions, includ
ing such important work as re
pairs to hospitals. The school-ap
propriation of $89,000,000 is an in
crease of $10,000,000 over that of
the past biennium, and $35,000,-
000 more than that of 1939-41.
Higher salaries of teachers and
higher education account for a
large part of this increase. Mr.
Currie thinks these appropria
tions must be curtailed when
normal times return.
He declared we have a definite
responsibility in helping to fit
our young men and women into
the economic life in the State
upon their return from the fight
ing fronts, and that the Legisla-
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2ND. LT. JOSEPH W. HARRISS
Joseph W. Harriss was gradu
ated from Advanced Bombardier
School, Big Spring Army Air
Field, Big Spring, Texas, on
Thursday, April 5, with the rank
of second lieutenant in the Army
Air Forces. Lt. Harriss, brother
of Barrett Harriss of Southern
Pines, is a graduate of the local
high school.
CHRISTIAN JEW SPEAKS
Dr. E. S. Davidson, a Christian
Jew who spoke in the Baptist
Church here last Sunday night
on the subject, “The Jewish Prob
lem and Its Only Solution,” was
heard with interest by a large con
gregation. Dr. Davidson dealt
with his subject in an illumina
ting way and his hearers left with
a clearer understanding of the
Jewish attitude. A generous of
fering for Jewish missions was
given.
PFC. RALPH GACOMA
Pfc. Ralph Gacoma arrived in
Southern Pines Saturday to spend
a 45-day furlough at home alter
serving’ overseas since 1942. He
was wounded last October and
was awarded the Purple Heart,
but he is now feeling fine, and is
happy to be back in Southern
Pines.
Pfc. Gacoma has seen action in
Africa, Sicily, France^ and Bel
gium, where he was surrounded
by Germans for ten days at
Christmas time. He took part in
the D-Day invasion of Normandy.
He brought back with him a Ger
man flag which he captured.
Pfc. Gacoma, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Notargiacomo, left his
native Italy at the age of ten
years and *with his parents came
to Southern T’ines a number of
years ago. In 1941 he received
his citizenship papers at Greens
boro and obtained permission to
shorten his name.
ATTEND FUNERAL
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Davis, Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Davis and Miss
Ethel Davis, of Carthage Route
3, attended 'the funeral of their
uncle, John W. Kiker,, nedr
Wadesboro Saturday.
Great World Leader
Aj ... 1.
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
Shocked and saddened at the death of President Franklin
Delano Roosevelt on April 12, Sandhills residents joined sorrowing
fellow citizens throughout the nation in doing tribute to their great
leader. Flags were lowered to half staff. Business houses were closed
during the funeral hour Saturday. Solemn-faced groups sat quietly
around radios to listen to memorial broadcasts, while others made
their way to churches for meditation aqd prayer. Saturday after
noon a service was held at the Church of Wide Fellowship here.
In Carthage a union service was conducted at the Baptist Church
during the funeral hour. At Emmanuel Church Sunday a memorial
message was spoken fcy the pastor, and in other churches special
prayers were offered.
ERNIE PYLE KILLED
News of the death "of War
Correspondent Ernie Pyle,
who was killed in battle at
9:15 p. m. Tuesday Eastern
War Time, was heard here
with deep regret Wednesday.
Pyle several times narrowly
escaped death while report-
.ing the European war, but
was instantly killed by an
ambushed Japanese machine-
gunner on le Jima, a 10-mile
square island west of Okin
awa.
ACCEPTS CALL
Legion Auxiliary
Expects Large Sale
Poppies will be worn in Sou
thern Pines Saturday, April 21st,
to honor America’s soldiers killed
in action in two World Wars. The
little red flowers will pay tribute
to those men who have died for
their country in the present war
and to those who fell 27 years ago
in France and Belgium among the
swaying poppies. The money that
is received for the flowers will be
used to aid the afflicted veterans ^
of. both wars and their families.
Preparations lor the observance
of Poppy Day have been made by
the Sandhills Unit of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary here under
the leadership of Mrs. Dan Mc
Neill, unit president, and Mrs.
Hassell, unit poppy chairman.
Volunteer workers from the Aux
iliary will be on the streets of
Southern Pines all through the
day offering the veteran made
poppies for sale.
This year it is expected that
more Arhericans than ever before
will wish to wear the poppies as
a salute to the dead soldiers and
their berea-ved farhilies, and as a
financial aid to the living but dis
abled soldiers and their needy
families.
F. Shelby Cullom
Joins Staff of
Fayetteville Bank
F. Shelby Cullom, vice presi
dent and cashier of the Bank of
Pinehurst, has accepted a position
with the Branch Banking and
Trust Company in Fayetteville,
directors of the Pinehurst bank
have announced. For the pres
ent Mr. Cullom will continue in
his Pinehurst position, spending
two days a week there, and there
will be no change in the person
nel or organization of the bank.
Under Mr. Cullom’s direction
the bank has grown from, an in
stitution with $1,250,OOO'.OO re
sources to one with $4,500,000.00.
Mr. Cullom, his* wife and son
will /continue to make their home
in Pinehurst.
ON SUBMARINE
30 White Men of
County Called for
Induction April 27
Sixteen Negroes to
Qo to Ft. Bragg for
Examination Today
Thirty white men from Moore
County have received their call to
report at Fort Bragg next Friday,
April 27, for induction, one of
whom, Samuel Frank Maples, is
from Southern Pines. Sixteen
colored men will go to Fort Bragg
today, Friday, for preinduction
examinations. The complete lists
follow:
April 27, 'White—
Aberdeen—Archie Ray McDon
ald.
Cameron — Jesse Raymond
Wood.
Carthage and routes—Claude
Albert Campbell, Posey Eugene
Wall, Joseph Mark Bibey Albert
Eugene Seawell, Charles Willis
Mashburn, Riphard Martin Bau-
ghn.
Eagle Springs Route 1—James
Marvin Jackson, Ralph Onzy San
ders.
Gastonia — Robert Hansen
Beck.
Highfalls—Odis Efling Hussey,
Joseph Edison Kermedy.
Jackson Springs Route 1—How
ard Bert Clayton, Everette Earl
Moore, Jr.
Pinebluff — Eutice Haywood
Mills, Walter Beketee Salmon.
Pinehurst — Franklin Doris
Frye.
Robbins and Routes—Clarence
Roland Moore, Fred Norman Gar
ner, Carson Lennie Maness, Cur
tis Welch, Raymond Norman
Webb, Charlie Penn Phillips, Rob
ert Edgar Cockman, Dempsey
Russell Hussey.
Southern Pines—Samuel Frank-
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POPPY DAY APR. 21
REV. SAMUEL J. ERWIN
The congregation of the First
Baptist Church of Southern Pines
last Thursday night extended a
call to the Rev. Samuel J. Erwin
for the coming year, which he
accepted.
The Rev. Mr: Erwin has served
this church for the past six
months, and during that time
much progress has been made.
Twenty-eight members haye
been added to the’church roll, a
men’s class has been organized
and is doing splendid work, the
Woman’s Missionary Society has
been created and now has two
circles. Additional baptismal
equipment including an electric
heater has been installed at a
cost of $200, and a nursery for
the care of small children of mo
thers desiring to attend services
has been added.
Boston Physician
Addresses County
Medical Society
Dr. Lahey, Adviser
to Navy, Tells of
Medical Advances
Dr. Frank H. Lahey, former
president of the American Medi
cal Association and head of the
Lahey Clinic in Boston, address
ed the members of the Moore
County Medical Society and their
guests at a meeting held on Mon
day evening in the Nurses’ Home
of the Moore County Hospital.
Dr. Lahey spoke on new aspects
of medicine and surgery which
are being developed in the care
of our armed forces overseas. As
advisor to the Navy in the plan
ning and installation of hospitals
preliminary to offensive opera
tions such as Iwo Jima and Okin
awa, Dr. Lahey has recently con-
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Captain Gorham
Wins Decoration
9TH AND 4TH WIN
CEPHAS T. PATCH, TM 3[C
Cephas T. Patch, 2nd, 'i'M 3|c,
the only native Southern Pines
boy in submarine service, arriv
ed Saturday for a visit with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles S.
Patch, and his grandfather, C. T.
Patch. He will be here until May
21.
Volunteering for submarine
service in August 1943, Cephas
left at once to begin his training.
He is now attached to the USS
Sinback and in his months of
duty has been all over the Pacif
ic.
BKVA
POPPY
For their outstanding 'work
in the United National Cloth
ing Collection, the ninth and
fourth grades of the Southern
Pines Schools will be guests
of the local Rotary Club at
a mo-vie party this evening
(Friday). The ninth grade av
eraged 20.3 pounds of cloth
ing per pupil and the fourth,
14.4.
PURCHASE HOME
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Smith have
recently purchased from Mrs.
Gladys V. Millen “Green Gate”
cottage on Illinois Avenue, and
Mr.' and Mrs. Walter F. Harper
have bought “Norbury Cottage”
on Kensington Road, formerly
owned by Mrs. Millen. The new
owners have already taken pos
session.
Captain Fordyce Gorham has
recently been awarded the Bronze
Medal, his wife, the former Pris
cilla Coleman has been informed.
Capt. Gorham received the fol
lowing citation:
“For heroic conduct in action
on 17 September 1944, one-half
mile northwest of Grave, Holland,
Captain Gorham S-2, 504 Para
chute Infantry, dropped by para
chute in the vicinity of GVER-
ASSELT. He proceeded immed
iately toward the regimental ob
jective at Grave bridge to effect
an early reconnaissance of this
key crossing. He passed through
isolated enemy groups, and came
under intense small arms and
.20mm fire as he approached the
bridge and entered upon it. When
he had completed reconnaissance
of the bridge itself and the loca
tion of nearby gun positions, he
withdrew to pass on the informa
tion to the main body of troops.
This prompt and courageous ac
tion by Captain Gorham was in
strumental in effecting immediate
seizure of a most^ important ob
jective before the enemy could
destroy it. Its possession permit
ted British armor to cross the
Maas River without delay.”
Mrs. Gorham returned to her
home in New York last week af
ter visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Arch Coleman, at Skyline,
Southern Pines.