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••• KEEP FAITH \mthus“‘\ \fybi^g\ WAR BONDS ********* ^* * * Those Boys Need VOLUME 25. N. 26 TWELVE PAGES Southern Pines, North Carolina Friday, May 25, 1945 TWELVE PAGES TODAY TEN CENTS ‘J Citizens Bank Fortieth Anniversary Crowns Fine Service to Community Success of Import ant Sandhill Insti tution Is Phenomenal By Charles Macauley The Citizens Bank and Trust Company is celebrating its 40th anniversary as the financial insti tution of Southern Pines. Organized in May, 1905, the bank opened its doors for busi ness on the 22nd, in the old “Mu nicipal Building” then located on the site of the present Arcade Building. Never in their wildest dreams could its founders have envisaged their modest invest ment of $6,000 increasing to its present amazing figure in less than a half century. Charles B. Grout was elected president, Peter Beck, vice-pres ident, G. H. Kimball, cashier. The directors were C. T. Patch, C. D. Tarbell, C- B.' Grout and W. H. Junge. Of these officials and di rectors, C T. Patch—the moving spirit in the bank’s inception— is now the only survivor. In 1908 the bank moved into its own building located on the southwest corner of West Broad street and New Hampshire avenue. A year later H. O. Riggan became cash ier. In January 1922, President Grout, W. H- Junge and C. T. Patch retired, their holdings be ing secured by the Page interests, and.R. N. Page became president. In 1924, this orfanization show ed itself to be one of the most forward-looking in the commun ity. Confronted with the need for new quarters, they engaged one of the leading architects of the country, Aymar Embury, to de sign a new building. Mr. Embury, the architect of the Highland Pi^es Inn, the Mudgett.Building and several residences in the sec tion, realized the need for a build ing which would answer the calls (Continued on Page 4) The Ark School Closes With Party Informal Stunts Delight Enthusiastic Audience Of Parents and Friends Insurance Agents Elect Officers At Annual Meeting , Discuss Post-War Plans And Present Problems Six New Residences and Two Business Properties Included in Purchases ' Barnum Realty Co. Reports New Sales In Southern Pines The annual meeting of the Moore County Association of In surance Agents was held last Thursday, May 17th, at the Holly Inn in Pinehurst,'and the follow ing officers were elected for the coming year: John S. Ruggles, Southern Pines, president, Levi Packard, Pinebluff, vice-presi- dentf, E( Ck Stevens, Southel'n Pines, secretary-treasurer. , Following the election, the members took part in an informal discussion of post-war plans, con sidering better methods of busi ness procedure, and of coopera tion and plans for the expected future development of the sec tion. Interest and concern was expressed over the present situ ation regarding the Bank of Pine hurst, which rrlay. have arisen, it was felt, as a result of last sum- Continued on Page 4) Friday, May 18th, marked the closing of The Ark, the country day school of which Mrs. M- A. Hayes is the principal. Located out near the old Grover place on the Butler Ridge road, this school has long been one of the most at tractive assets of Southern Pines. This year the pupils held an in formal “stunt party” to celebrate school’s out!” It was on Friday morning at ten thirty and was at tended by most of the parents and by many friends. The second grade opened the perforrnance with a playlet rep resenting the arrival of spring. The caste: Anne Morris, Lisa Howe, Ursula Morrison, Page and Penelope Blackmore, Frances Pierson and Jane Stafford carried branches of artificial flov/ers made by themlselves in the school work shop, under the direc*^ ■ of Miss Mary Webb with extrao. ary skill. An acrostic followea- given by the fourth and fifth gra s, who acted the word: peace, oi scene for each letter. The secon„ letter, E. was particu larly effective as acted by the explorers, Coronado (Dwight Winkelman) and Drake’ (Marjorie McMahon.) A, wqs Alaska, with Anne Pierson the spirit of Alaska. Penelope Dana took the part of Columbus in the scene for C, while Lynn Sherrerd played E lizabeth. The finale, with all clasping hands around the globe, was most effective. The older children, Shirley Dana, Joan Emmet, Daphne Drake, Rene Razook and Harriet McMahon and the Kindergarten ers, Malcolm Kemp, David Gaf fney, Jackie Carter, Peter Winkel man and Mary Lynn Bower, and Gail Given, a merry crew, closed the program, offering the audience two extremes in enter tainment, intellectual or other wise. The former held a discus sion of etymology while the latter frankly went in for the gayer life and the hall resounded with singing and the pleasant uproar of stamtping feet, followed by hearty applause. The Ark will re-open next fall on October Third. Welcome signs pointing toward further development of Southern Pines as a residential center are the recent sales of property re- plorted by the Barnum Realty Company. In town, the Mary Powell Black house on the corner of Ashe Street and Massachusetts Avenue has been sold to J. F. Carter, proprietor of Carter’s Laundry. This house is now being occupied by H. I. Cranfell, of the Laundry. On the corner of Indiana Ave nue and Ridge Street, the Frank Schmelzer house has been sold to W. C. Collins, manager of Col lins Department Store in Aber deen. The new owner expects to take possession on 'June First. W. E. Kivette, district agent for the Gulf Refining Company, has bought the W. H .Minor house at 53 Ashe Street. Mr. Kivette has been occupying this house since November, 1940, when he first came here to live. A business item interesting to many is' the recent purchase by A. H. Bogart of the north wing of the Bank Building. This wing was owned by Mrs. 'Vance R. Ditt- man, the former Catherine Pier son, and housed the decorating shop which was for long such an asset to the Sandhills. Mr. Bogart, who has a s/ore in Greensboro besides the “^two in Southern Pines, the Military Stores and the recently opened Judy Shop, has no plans for using his new pur chase, and all present tenants are expected to remain. Out in the country. Dr. Mud- gett’s property, adjoining the Ar thur Merrill place on Ridge View (Continued on Page 5) BLUE STAR BRIGADE Under the leadership of Rep. Rankin, a congressional committee has been carrying on an investigation of the Veterans Administra]|iani. Shocking conditions of neg lect have been discovered. P. M.'s repoirter, the well- known journalist, Albert Deutsch, for refusing in his testimony to reveal the names of his informants, has been cited by Rankin for contempt. It appears that Rankin is more concerned with convicting Deutsch than with remedy ing the treatment of our wounded- Max Lerner, writing of the case says: "The issue goes beyond the technical ques tion of whether Albert Deutsch stands in contempt of Congress. It goes to the crucial human question of whether Congress will be subjected to the contempt of every returning soldier." THE PILOT adds: Not only Congress, but we the people who elected the Congress. It is up to us to see that our rep resentatives carry out our wishes, and surely our first wish is for the best treatment in the world for our wound ed boys. If we do not give it to them, contempt will be too good a word for what we should deserve. Coleman Declares Arab Problems Menace Peace Former War Writer Gives Fine Talk on Situation In East Bank of Pinehurst Governing Board Challenges Cullom Directors Elect Currie, Burney vice-presidents For Coming Year The struggle for control of the Bank of Pinehurst continues. ' On Tuesday, the board of di rectors met and elected two new vice presidents, Wilbur Currie of Carthage and A. L. Burney of Sciuthern Pines and Aberdeen. Following the election, a discus sion was held revolving about the recent actions of F. Shelby Cullom in endeavoring to pur chase a majority of shares of the common stock of the bank. Mr. Cullom was not present. President Tufts reviewed the situation and after some discus sion it was decided that a letter should be written to the stock- .holders, offering to buy all stock at $14.50 per share, the same price as that set by Mr. Cullonu The directors’ offer, however, is to be clear-cut, with no reservations or conditions attached. Several stock-holders in Pinehurst, who are cooperating with the board of directors, concurred in the plan. Meanwhile it was learned that Mr. Cullom had written another letter, this time to the holders of preferred stock, offering to puy- chase their shares at $20.00 a share. It is not known what has re sulted from the first letter or how many have accepted the offer Continued on Page 4) C-47 Transport Plane Crashes in Take-Off at Knollwood Field, Wednesday Afternoon, Killing 4 Local and County GOOD WORK Commencement at Vass-Lakeview to Begin This Friday The Rev. J. W. Page and Col. Trexler Will Be the Speakers DAVID W. GAMBLE GETS PROMOTION David W. Gamble, formerly a member of the local high school jjacullty for several years, has been promoted to supervisor of personnel ;'«’"’ng for the United States Em; ent Service, Dr. . J. S. Dorto ite Manpower di rector, has announced. Eentering the Charlotte office of the U. S. Employment Commis sion as interviewer in January 1943, Mi:^ Gamble was promoted to supermsing interviewer in Feb ruary 1944. Later he was made occupational analyst and trans ferred to the State administrative office in Raleigh- Mr. Gamble is a graduate of the University of North Carolina. DEWBERRY PRICES FIRM The movement of dewberries from North Carolina has increas ed this week, according to the State Department of Agriculture, and prices have remained firm at $8.88 per 24-quart crate on New York wholesale markets. Virtually all the offerings were from the Cameron, Vass, Clinton, and Ccot- land County areas. A recital by music pupils of Mrs. Reid Pleasants at 8:30 Fri day evening will open the com mencement season of Vass-Lake view High School, the complete program of which Miss Alberta Monroe,, principal, is announcing. The Rev. J. W. Page of Biscoe will deliver the baccalaureate sermon in the school auditorium at 11:00 a. m. Sunday, May 27. A solo by Mrs. Reid Pleasants and an anthem by the mixed chorus will be features of this service. The Class Day play, “The Pin cushion Doll,” will be given at 8:30 Wednesday evening, at which time the twenty-five seniors, rep resenting dolls, will entertain. The class mascots, Henry Alton Matthews and Sandra Oakley, will appear with the seniors. Graduation exercises will be held Thursday night at 8:30 with Col. Charles D. Trexler, post chap lain at Fort Bragg, making the commencement address. Col Trex ler, organizer and builder of The Church of the Good Shepherd in New York, saw action in some of the most violent battles of World War I, in addition to his service in the present war, and is a most interesting speaker. Special music and the presenta tion of awards and diplomas are included on this program. Mrs. W- E. Gladstone is class sponsor. “He Couldn’t Marry Five,” a three-act comedy directed by Mrs. C. P. McMillan, will be given (it 8:30 Friday night as the conclud ing program of the series. This is .a royalty play. Every new War Loan Drive brings a fresh crop of ide'as to encourage bond sellers and''buy ers. This year the Treasury De partment has hit on a particular ly good scheme in the organiza tion of the Blue Star Brigade. “Join the Blue Star Brigade and keep the Blue Star blue!” is the slogan on the lips of meml- bers of this patriotic group. En rollment in the brigade means a pledge to try to sell a minimum of ten W'ar Bonds to separate sub scribers during the Seventh War Loan. Accomplishment of this aim entitles the seller to wear the decorative insignia of the Blue Star Brigade. In the form of a service ribbon, the pin is a blue star on a white ground- Blue Star pins already decorate the blouses of several members of the Women’s Division of the .Moore County Committee in Sou thern Pines. Mrs. George Moore and Mrs. Overton, who both hold the rank of captain in the bri gade, signifying that they have made over twenty individual sales, wear the pin, as does also, Mrs. N. L. Hodgkins, Women’s Chairman for the County. Mrs. Hodgkins is a second lieutenant. Continued on Page 4) An address by Arch Coleman, Jr., former representative of the Saturday Evening Post in the East, and the presentation of a check in the amount of $340 from the Underprivileged Children Comimittee of the Kiwanis Club, for the Kiwanis baby bed at the Moore County Hospital featured Wednesday’s meeting ■ of the Sandhills Kiwanis Club, which was held at the Holly Inn, Pine hurst. We quote from Mr .Coleman’s address: ‘Most Americans regard the vague' territory known as the Middie East as a remote, rather legendary land of nomads and des ert, religions and sun, in which our people can not or should not have any particular interest. It is assumed tthat it is not our sphere of influence, perhaps rightly so, and that its remote location, its backward people, and its very tenuous contact with the western world segregate it from our lives and certainly from our thoughts. But I often wonder. “First of all, our opinions about the Middle East are based on' faul ty information. It is full of thriv ing cities and busy with agricul ture, and the roots of the world’s best wisdom and philosophies are there. Certainly the peoples of that area have an interest in us. They look upon America as a promise for the future, and hope that this great nation may be will- Continued on Page 4) Car Stealing Gets Alex Dowdy Where Escape Isn’t Easy Alex Dowdy, teen-age Carthage Negro who has been sentenced to Morrison Training School on various occasions and w;ho, ac cording to Sheriff McDonald, “es capes every time almost before ha gets there,” will probably find |\t somewhat more difficult to leave the State Prison, to which he was sentenced by Judge H. Hoyle Sink in Moore County Superior Court this week. Alex, who was charged with the larceny of a car belonging to R. C. Dalrymple, a truck of John Baker’s and a car which Julian Frye of West End had left parked in Carthage, entered a plea of guilty in each case. In the first, he was given from 18 months to ten years in State Prison, and prayer for judgement was contin ued in the o\her two cases. For robbing James'Clark of $40, Herman Clark was sentenced to from nine and one-half to ten years in State Prison. Joe D. Willcox, found guilty of assaulting James Katsos with a rock, had prayer for judgement Continued on Page 4) The Telephone Company did a super speed job in re pairing wires tom down by the crash at Knollwood Field on Wednesday. Linesmen were on the spot within min utes. Tearing down the tang led wires, they removed all debris and then laid a tem porary wire system along the edge of the road. Service was restored within an hour and a half. These days of short tempers and jangled nerves some of us are apt to fly off the han dle if we get the busy signal when we are calling Lon.| Distance or the Laundry when we want Struthers Burt. Our telehpone company, under staffed and over-worked, has actually done as fine a piece of war maintenance during these last years as any E-fly ing w<a» plant. Hexif's one time when the worst kicker is bound to agree and join in gratulations on a fine job. Rotary Club Hears School Leaders In Interesting Talks Young People Review School Activities Offer Suggestions Mrs. Burt Injured Breaks Arm in Fall That Hitler had a bee in his bonnet goes without say ing. It now appears that the -reverse is also true: if bees wear bonnets, a Bee has a Hitler in his. Last week an aggressor na tion swooped down on the peaceful swarm of bees oc cupying a hive on J. Bruce Cameron’s place ‘ in Manly, conquered the inhabitants, looted, pillaged and, ate up the contents of their hive. The conquered nation, num bering over fifteen hundred, was caught without warning, the attack taking place at the classic hour of dawn- In some devilish way the invaders put the B on local radar appli ances and their approach was unheralded. The Cameron Bees, honest Scots, unprepar ed for such nfurderous tactics did not have their air patrol up. The fighters were lined up on the ground. Suddenly the sky was filled with droning B 29s and destruction was up on them. The enemy dropped their bombs, theq'came in low and machined-gunned the popu lace, at the same time drop ping bees by parachute and glider. The Cameron Civilian Defense Organization, under the guidance of the Queen who refused to leaye her people, led in the defense of the hive. Fighting with broadsword and claymore and emitting wild highland cries, for a time they held off the attack of superior forces, but tb no avail. They fell to a bee before the invading hordes. . Mr. Cameron, contempla ting the wreckage, made up his mind. And with a Scot that is synonimous with acting. As THE PILOT goes tq press we are able to report that the United Bee Nations Associa tion has been organized. aND •WITH POWER TO ACT. Mrs- Struthers Burt has broken her arm and is at the Moore Coun ty Hospital for several days. Mrs. Burt, whose literary sig nature is Katharine Newlin Burt, joined Mrs. Ernest Ives on Wed- neseday for a trip into the b'',ck part of the county with Miss Flora McDonald of Carthage. Interested in the possibility of reviving the home crafts so much a part of country life hereabouts in the past, Mrs. Ives has made several ‘‘exploring” trips with Miss Mc Donald and others who are famil iar with the history of the county. This particular excursion was beyond Carthage to see a noted weaver of homespun. While on the way home. Miss McDonald stopped at several old houses of interest. At one, the porch floor was in bad repair and Mrs- Burt, stepping on a rotten board, fell through, wrenching her arm bad ly. Though in severe ^ain, Mrs. Burt, alter resting for a few min utes, insisted on continuing the trip. Stopping at Dr. Mudgett’s (Continued on Page 5) INJURED IN FALL by. June Phillips At Friday’s RotaryJamcheon at the USO club, Harry Lee Brown, program chairman, introduced a group of .students from the High School who made brief talks oh the activities of the various High School organizations. ; Jane McCain, incoming presi dent of the student council, out lined some of its objectives and accomplishments. The council. Miss McCain said was "a cooper ative organization acting as a medium between the faculty and students to express as nearly as possible the opinions and wishes of the students, and offer sugges tions for improverhents. The coun cil has live officers from the high school, five representatives elect ed from the high school by the grades, and a faculty advisor elected by the council. The ob jectives of the council are to raise standards of honor, to promote worthy activities, to establish and maintain cooperation in disciplin ary problems, to achieve higher scholastic standards, and to pro mote the general welfare of the school. Among other activities. Miss McCain said the council has spon sored a series of educational pro grams including a marionette show, scenes from famous plays, a movie on wildlife, a magician, and a demonstration on electric ity. At Christmas timie the coun cil carried on a clothes drive lor Continued on Page 4) Fire Depls. Called to Extinguish Fire Tragedy struck swiftly ai Knoll wood Airport yesterday, snuffing out the lives of four U. S. airmen. A C47 transport plane, on a practice flight, landed at the field. As far as can be learned, no trouble had been expreienced thus far and the plane appeared to be functioning normally. When ready to resume flight the trans port nosed out into the north west runway and started up the field. Ahead stretched the long runway, clearly defined; the wind was negligible. As the plane’s wheels started to lilt observers saw it veer sharply off the line of flight. Still far too low for safety, it swung to the left, heading to ward the side of the field beyond the barracks buildings. As it reached the Carthage .road, it was still less than fifty feet off the ground. With a ripping sound the plane struck the main telephone lines along the road. One wing hooked intp the wires, bringing wires and’pole crashing. It dove on into the woods shearing off several trees, and finally, nosing over, struck the gro'und with a jshatteriing thud^ The fire-truck and field ambu lances of Knollwood reached the spot within seconds, but there was little they could do. Of the four men in the plane three were dead. The fourth, still breathing, was placed in the ambulance but died soon after reaching the Moore County Hospital. Names of the dead airmen were 1st Lt. Robert L. Hughes, D^ni^!!^'’ Col., 2nd. Lt. William E.»iiw|(ttit Essexville, Mich., Sgt. Richard F.‘ Whann, Manoa, Penna., Cpl. Jack A. Trussell, Ranson, W. Va. The (Continued on Page 4) County Doing Well In War Loan Drive, Reports Chairman Pinebluff Ahead In E Bond Sale; Quota Is Almost Filled John McLeod, 91, prominent resident of the Eureka section, sustained a brbke'n hip when he slipped and fell near his barn a day last week. He is in the Moore County Hospital and is reported to be getting along as well as could be expected. Local Men’s Club Is Reorganized A reorganization meeting of the Southern Pines Men’s Club, which had been inactive since our coun try entered the war, was held on May 21, and officers were elected. Dr. G. G. Herr ■ and Eugene Woodard were reelected as presi dent and secretary, respectively; Chan Page was elected as vice president, and John S. Ruggles, treasurer. Trustees elected were Paul Jernigan, A. S. Newcomb and Walter Ives. Ed Starnes, Charles Gray and Morris Johnson were naiAed on the finance committee, and Paul Jernigan, Eugene Stevens and Sam Richardson comprise the membership committee. The Men’s Club was organized about twenty years ago by Mr. Mills and it took over the roque courts of the Roque Club, which had been organized some ten years earlier and which at that time was inactive. Extending the hospitality of its club house and the use of its courts to visitors fronii the North, the Men’s Club has played an important part in the entertainment of seasonal vis itors as well as meaning much to the members- County Chairman Eugene C- Stevens reports excellent progress in Moore County’s Mighty 7th War Loan Drive. Latest county figures' available are $130,374.25 forgeneral sales, with $82,301.25 of this representing Series E. Over all total of sales in South ern Pines is $98,725.00 which in cludes $50,062.50 for series E. The chairman pointed out that thO Southern Pines figures actually overAemiphasize'' the town’s part in the drive. The county figures experience a week’s lag ih their transit through Richmond where each town’s returns are compiled into the entire county’s amount. The local committee, compiling Southern Pines totals from day to day, is able to give an up-to- the-rninute picture of the bond sale situation. For the benefit of those interested, these figures are posted in the window of Chair man Stevens’ 'office, daily. The local sales have reached, to date, fifty percent in the E series and sixty percent of the over-all quo ta. It is worthy of note that one branch of the county has almost bought its quota of series E bonds. This is Pinebluff whose chairman, Mrs. Edwards, reported $1931.25 sold in a quota of $1985.00. SWINGING BLADE CUTS BABY'S EYE Running up behind his mother who was cutting weeds with a swinging blade, Carey Thomas, 2- -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thomas of Asheboro, sus tained a serious eye injury last week. Apparently the corner of the blade struck the child, as he was not cut except in one eye. He was rushed to a hospital in Greensboro. Melvin 'Thomlas of Camferon, Henry’s grandfather, and mem bers of the family went to the home’ to learn more about the ac cident Saturday and were told that the child had lost the sight of the injured eye, but it was hoped that the eyeball could be saved.
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