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«) 4) €> 4- KEEP FAITH ^ i»»)W*y—: WAR BONDS ********* *a* * * LOT Those Boys Need? Southern Pines, North Carolina Friday, June 22, 1945. TEN CENTS Sgt. Robert Henderson Is Back Again After Service In South Pacific Shows Photos Of Tour Of Duty With U. S. Signal Corps BACK FROM PACIFIC staff Sergeant Robert Hender son of the Signal Corps is in town after many months away. Bob Henderson, who is the lov-' ed nephew of Mrs. Jayme, has been in the service for what he calls “a right long time.” Enlist ing right at the start in the Signal Corps, he spent the first thirteen months at a camp near Washing ton, D. C. From there he was transferred to Florida for furth er training in radar, and from there to Pendleton Field, Oregon. Joining up with the Air Corps, the unit moved on to Great Falls, Montana, and from thence to Camp Stone, California, the jump ing off place. The next name on Bob’s travelogue is Camp Doo- man, Australia. Bob’s serviec has been exclu sively in the Pacific area. From Australia, to New Guinea, to Netherland East Indies, to Leyte in the Philippines, an island-hop ping progress with many long and hard pauses in between. Bob shows his interesting pic tures of it all with little com ment. The visitor is left to make his own deductions from the photos of close-packed jungle- • covered hills, thatched huts on stilts in the water, natives with tom-toms and necklaces and bushy hair and not much else standing solemn and severe in a serni-circle before a G. I. and his 50Mm. There is an unforgettable shot of a little reed-sided chapel the boys built themselves, airy, deli cately beautiful; the reredos be hind the altar is a white silk par achute against which the little black wooden cross stands, a sim- plii»» statement of fact and faith. The first picture of the beach at Leyte shows a sign post with four teen names on it: Reno, Tulsa, Wichita, New York, Hartford, Richmond and so on: each has the distance on jit and seven thousand and some miles is the least. “The boys that got there first put their towns on it,” Bob said, adding wistfully, “I guess there wouldn’t have been room for any more.” In February, Bob had an at- I tack of dqngue fever. He was put in hospital and, a few months la ter, shipped out for the States. He landed in San Francisco on M,ay 16, spent a few days there and then was sent on east to Moore General Hospital in Swannanoa, near Asheville. He is now home on furlough to stay till he is well enough to go back on limited ser vice. “I haven’t quite enough points to get out,” he said. “Only sev enty; because we didn’t rate any combat stars. We were close to action, of course, a good part of the time. But one thing that sav ed us was the way the Japs fell for our fake air-strips. We had two all fixed up a few miles from ours: there were fake hangers on them, and dummy planes. And they sure took a pasting: the Japs would come over time and again and bomb those fields. They only came our way once. That was when they tried to take those other air-strips with paratroops. They dropped three men on our field, then, to cut the phone wires. They didn’t last long. And the main lot, two or three hundred, dropped on the other fields and ‘took’ them. And all they found was dummy planes and such. We (Continued on Page 8) Important Meeting On Aberdeen Bank Question Is Held Gurney Hood# Citi zens and Directors Discuss Problem SGT. ROBERT HENDERSON July Fourth Will Be Celebrated By People at Carthage Program Features Horse Show, Bond Auction and Dance “Carthage is planning a big time on the Fourth of July. With half of the enemy beaten, Moore County people feel they have a right to celebrate this year. And with a long hard fight still ahead, they know it is a good idea to get together on the day that stands for all that is fine and brave in America’s history, to feel the strength that comes from a great past and from the friendliness of folks at home.” These words were spoken by a leading citizen of the county, as he went cn to desciibe the cele bration that is planned. The Junior Chamber of Com merce is sponsoring the program of entertainment, for the fifth consecutive year. The morning will be given over to the children and young folks. There will be races, contests of various sorts, watermelon fights, a prize for the fastest pie-eater. 'There will be a military band froth Ft. Bragg, se cured through the courtesy of Col. Landon C. Rosser, executive of ficer of the post and well-known in Moore county. In the afternoon there will be a horse show, judged by Sidney Allen of Greensboro, well-known in equestrian circles. Twelve events are featured on the pro gram, including classes for sad dle hacks and hunters. The show will start at three o’clock. At the intermission an auction of war bonds will be held and the presentation of an army command car. At some time during the day a moment of solemnity will mark the proceedings as the Junior Chamber of Commerce pauses in reverent honor to their fallen com rades, two of their niunber lost in this war* and the other war dead of Moore county. The close of the day will find the festivities centering at the High School where Jimmy Ful ler’s orchestra will play for a dance- At a meeting called by some of the signers of the recent petition to the State Banking Commission, leaders in the movement for a change of banking facilities in Aberdeen met with the State Commissioner of Banks, Mr. Gur ney P. Hood. A delegation from Aberdeen had offered to go to Ra leigh on this mission, but Mr. Hood, stating his great interest in the matter, expressed a desire to come to Aberdeen himself, there to meet with all concerned. Among those meeting with Mr. Hood in the U. S. O. Building, on Wednesday afternoon ' of this week, were: Leon Seymour, J. Talbot Johnson, J. D. Arey, J. D. Hobbs, J. B. Edwards, Aubrey Smith, T. S. Melvin, H. Clifton Blue, E. O. Freeman, Dr. A. H. McLeod, D. P. Troutman. While leading members of those who signed the petition, these men were not delegated to act, the purpose of the meeting with Mr. Hood being for discussion and the formulation of plans. The meeting was long and de tailed, with Mr. Hood promising the help and full cooperation of the State authorities in helping the people of Aberdeen to secure the best answer to their problem. He pledged his word that the sit uation would be improved, offer ing several means of accomplish ing that end. The directors of the Bank of Pinehurst, who had previously ex pressed a desire to meet with the signers of the petition, were ap proached, toward the close of the meeting, to see if they would care to join in the discussion. In reply to a telephone call to the presi dent, Richard Tufts, three mem bers of the bank’s board of di rectors, Messers Tufts, Taylor, and Burney, went to Aberdeen. The outcome of their presence was a definite pledge from them that if the Bank of Pinehurst continued its Aberdeen branch they would be open to all suggestions for its improvement. Mr. Tufts repeated the reply that the Directors had sent in answer to the Aberdeen petitioners: that the Bank of Pine hurst refused to withdraw its branch from Aberdeen, believ ing its presence there in the best interests both of the bank and the community. Mr- Tufts emphasiz ed that the Directors realized the justice in the complaints against the conduct of the bank and pledged improvement. The meeting adjourned after making plans for a mass meeting to be held in Aberdeen Monday night, June 25. At this meeting, the signers of the petition are ex- (Continued on Page 8) CORRECTION Three Principals Of Schools Resign Three principals of Moore County Schools have resigned, ac cording to information given out by County Superintendent H. Lee Thomas Tuesday. M. A. McLeod principal at Cam eron for the past year, sent in his resignation Monday, to accept the principalship of the Sanford High School and the St. Clair El ementary School in Sanford. T. Roy Phillips, of the West- more School, is to be principal of the Candor Consolidated School District, which has nineteen teachers. Miss Alberta Monroe, who has successf'dly headed the Vass- Lakeview Schools for the past two years, has resigned, but has not annotmced her plans for the coming year. Gen. Wyche Goes To Head 8tli Corps Genreal Ira T. Wyche, who spent several weeks visiting his family in Pinehurst, has return ed to Germany. General Wyche, who led the 79th Infantry Divi sion in its great advance across France, has been put in command of the 8th Army Corps, Army of Occupation. At the time of his transfer the 8th Corps was in the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia. Lt. Col. Goodale Lt. Col. Douglas T. Goodale, who was killed in a plane crash on June 10th, was a former resi dent of Southern Pines. Col. Goodale, Director of Supply and Maintenance at Pope Field, was en route to the christening of his grandson when the accident oc curred. A sudden violent wind storm has been given as the prob able cause of the crash- The PILOT of June 8, car ried a mislatemenf of colos sal proportions. In listing the hours of Volunteer Nurse's Aides of the two winter class es. the record was taken from June 1 to 8th. and all the hours previous to that were left out. Following is a corrected list of names and hours from; date of graduation to the present, as obtained from the- record of the Volunteer Spec ial Services chairman. Class of Feb.27: Mrs. Flos sie Blake, 32; Mrs. Adelaide Gaffney. 100; Mrs. Selma A. Greenbaum, 4; Mrs. Mary H- Johnson, 159 1-2; Mrs. Barbara McLaren, none; Mrs. Barbara C. Riley, 58 1-2; Mrs. Jessica L. Stevens, 16; Mrs. Marjorie Young, 4; Miss Barbara Young, 200. Class of April 3: Mrs. Bet sey Allport, 53 1-2; Mrs. Joanne W. Barrett. 46; Mrs. Martha Page Blackmore, 50; Miss Helen Cole, 47 1-2; Mrs. Mary Burney, 32; Miss Cath erine C. Hennessee, 33; Mrs. Helen H. Johnson, 54; Mrs. Pauline Lewis, 1?; Mrs. Emily Quinto, none; Miss Eliz abeth A. Smith, 23; Mrs. Edith L. Peternick, 129. The orignal error was en tirely our fault. No one, not the Hospital, Miss Bair, the chairman, or the Red Cross, is in any way to blame. Salaams to you. Aides, and apologies. Repeat Performance (not on request) If the storm that struck the Sandhills Monday seemed like a bad dream, there was a reason. Just three hundred and sixty-four days ago its big brother hit Southern Pines, bringing similar wind and rain. But Brother packed a mightier wallop in a load of rattling hail that broke win dows and shrubbery last year and caused great dam age to the peaches in the vi cinity. Both storms showed their silver linings in a wel come drop in temperature, causing streets to steam and householders to stand happi ly outside their doors, sniff ing the cool air. Town Committee Gives Plans For Incinerator Plant More Streets, Fire Protection, Sewage Disposal Are Urged The full report of the meeting of the Town Board held last week lists six important improvements suggested by the Post-War Plan ning Board, to be considered by the Town Commissioners within the next two years. First, was an incinerator of proper design and capacity to be constructed as soon as material is available. It is suggested that the incinerator plant grounds be planted and made as attractive as possible. The construction of a Town garage of sufficient size to house all of the Town’s street equipment was recommended. Second, the resurfacing of all hard surface streets in order to save the cracking and breaking- up of the base material which would mean considerable addi tional expense to the tax payers. Third, the enlargement of the present sewerage disposal plant, originally built for a town of about 2,500 inhabitants. Fourth, the building of a new sewerage outfall line of proper size to replace the old line of eight inch size which now js ov erloaded. Fifth, the opening of at least two additional streets running North and South in West South ern Pines and the opening of Connecticut Avenue through West Southern Pines. Sixth, the extension of six- inch water mains to cover sec tions of Town not having fire pro tection. The sections to be extend ed include Gaines Street in West Southern Pines, a distance of ap proximately 2,000 feet. This will give fire protection to at least three to four blocks East and West from Gaines Street, the main stredt running North and South in West Southern Pines. The ex- tention of approximately 2,400 feet on Young’s Road. The exten- tion of approximately 3,000 feet on Indiana Avenue from East Broad Street to Morganton Road (Continued on Page 8) Sgt. H. P. Edmonds Wins Air Medal With Oak Cluster Decoralion Pinned On by Mother at His Eureka Home Southern Pines, Robhins, Pinebluff Lead County Towns in War Bond Sale IN GUN CREW staff Sgt. Hassell P. Edmonds, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Ed monds, of Eureka was presented the Air Medal and an Oak Leaf cluster in an informal ceremony at his home this week. The presentation was made by an officer from Pope Field of the First Troop Carrier Command who read the citation accompany ing the awards. The sergeant’s mother pinned the medal and cluster on his breast as his father looked on. Staff Sgt. Edmonds was a tail gunner on a B-24 Lib erator bomber of the Eighth U. S- Air Force based in England, when his plane was shot down over France. Hit at an altitude of 23,000 feet and realizing he had no oxygen, the sergeant bailed out for a free fall of 13,000 feet be fore pulling the ripcord of his par achute. As he neared the ground, ^ German small arms fire was di rected at him, one bullet hitting him in the leg and breaking it. He landed in a field, and a short time later was found by Nazi Storm Troopers. He was taken to a hospital where his leg was set and later was sent to a prison camp. In the violent fighting be fore V-E day, the sergeant man-' aged to make his way to British lines. Sgt. Edmonds returned to the States in mid-May, and is spend ing his furlough with his mother and father, near Eureka. Others Trail As Drive Draws To An End In Final Week Rev. F. C. Brown Is Guest Speaker At Christ Church HARRY PERKINS “Buddy” Perkins is the son of M'rs. William H. Bailey of South ern Pines. He has spent the last twenty-two months on duty in the Pacific, serving as the pointer of a 40 mm. anti-aircraft gun crew. His ship took part in the actions of Tarawa, Pelelieu, Sai pan, Tinian, Iwd Jima, and Oki nawa as well as several minor en gagements. After spending a thirty-day leave at home, he left last Tuesday to report for duty on the USS Maryland. Local Cauieramau Suaps Big Shot "Holy Ike!" says Pvt. Eppes, "This Hand Has Shook The General's!" Blue Stars Adoru Local Geueral The Rev. Craighill Brown was absent from his pulpit at Emman uel Church last Sunday and his place was taken by the rector of St. Mary’s School in Raleigh. The reason for Mr. Brown’s ab sence was an oft-repeated invi tation, finally accepted last week, from his friend, the Rev. Felix Kloman, to come up to Philadel phia and take the service in Christ Church, one of the oldest places of worship in the country. Founded in 1695 the present building was built in 1727- The members of the colonial congress met there for prayer after they had signed the Declaration ofTn- dependence, and' its eight-belled carillon rang in unison with the Liberty Bell on July 4th, 1776. Ringing through those early des perate days at times of crisis, it has continued to sound down through the years its call to ac tion or rejoicing. Commenting on Mr. Brown’s visit to Philadelphia, a member of his congregation said, “As Mr. Brown preached there and looked out over the multitude assem bled, he must have thought back to the time when among those in the pews in front of him would have been sitting: Franklin and Washington, Lafayettq. Adams, Jefferson, and many another of (Continued on Page 8) Kenneth Eppes blew into town Tuesday with a big smile on his face. Asked the cause of his hap piness, Eppes held out his right hand. “See that?” he said, “Shook hands with General Eisenhower yesterday!” Eppes was in Washington, stop ping over between trains to do' a little sight-seeing. He was taking photographs, too, as he is an en thusiastic cameraman. Noticing crowds headed toward the Capitol he inquired and found that Wash ington was turning out to wel come General Ike, home from the wars. “I’d got a lot of shots of build ings and things and I thought: might as well go along and maybe I could get one of the General.” Along he went and found him self escorted, as a service man, to a vantage point on the front steps of the Capitol. There, armed with flags and decorated with welcom ing buttons and sweltering in the heat, they waited. Eppes claims he was the first to see the cars as they rounded the corner and swung into the driveway. Eisen hower’s stopped a way off and the other side of the reviewing stand. Epps groaned: he could see noth ing. Then he saw some press pli,o- (Continued on Page 8) ■ With the Mighty Seventh ap proaching its last week, Moore County has jumped forward in overall quota and promises to go over the top. This week’s report shows 85 percent raised. The fig ure, $516,657.00, being actually almost a week late, it is probable that the quota has already been reached. Like many other places, howev er, E bonds are lagging far be hind. $206,440.00 is the county figure, making only 52 percent of the E bond quota raised. Southern Pines is over the quo ta in overall figures with $259,- 453.75 raised. Short only $7,500.00 on its E bond quota, with $103,- 895.05 worth of these bonds bought, the ^own should easily go over the top here as well. If so. Southern Pines will have sub scribed to over a quarter of a million dollars worth of fighting power in the battle against Japan. Robbins figures are not avail able but the chairman reports the town well ahead and the quota in plain sight. There is every ex pectation that it has already been passed. Pinebluff is the only town to an nounce completion of both overall and E bond quotas, most of Pine- bluff’s sale being in the latter group. Final figure is $3,393.25. Pinehurst announces a sale of $118,000.00 which is $22,000.00 short of the quota mark, with E bonds at $36,000.00. Thursday’s report for Aberdeen lists total sales of $31,900.00 on a quota of $85,540. As we swing into the final stage of this big war bond drive,” said Chairman Stevens, “We can look forward with a clearer vision even than in the past, to what our money, through these bonds, is going to do. We know what it helped do to Germany and we know it can do the same to Japan. Buying bonds will bring closer the happy day to which we all look forward when those guns can be turned back into plough-shares and our boys back into the kids we know and love. It will be a happier reunion for us, then, if we can look back to these war years and know that wa played our full part, as much as a civil ian ever can, on the Home Front. We want our Moore County boys to come back to their folks at home, full of confidence in us and in themselves, and hope for the future. We want them to feel that we have never for one moment let them down. So it is good news for all of us that Moore County is doing its shape to back the last greatest attack.” Southern Pines residents, lis tening to Station W. B. I. G. last Thursday afternoon were pleas antly surprised to hear the name of a fellow citizen mentioned on the broadcast of Mrs. Karl Bishop ric, State chairman of the Wo men’s Division of the War /Fin ance Committee. Mrs. Bishop ric was describing the success of the organization known as the Blue Star Brigade in which Mrs. Overton holds the proud rank of Major General. To attain this rank the candi date must have sold war bonds to a minimum of sixty people. Mrs. Overton has also been sell ing as a representative of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Druggists’ War Bond Com- ;nittee. Treading hard upon Mrs. Over ton’s patriotic heels is Mrs. O. E. Hedges who received her gener al’s commission a few days later. Mrs. George Moore is a captain and Mrs. Dante Montesanti a 1st lieutenant while Mesdames Knight, Joisted, Mil- liken and Forsythe are all 2nd lieutenants. Lt. Milliken is the chairman of the Blue Star Brigade’s organization, while Capt. Moore heads Southern Pines’ Women’s Committee. FIVE STAR FLAG Among Moore County men who contribute so much to the war effort are the five Auman brothers, the sons of Mrs. Claude Auman and the late Mr. Auman of West End. The family is represented in 'the Navy by Glenn Au man, first class petty officer, who is attached to the athletic training department at Camp Bradford in Norfolk, 'Virginia. First Lt. Lloyd Auman, heading the list of Army brothers, commands a flight group at Spence Field, Georgia. Sgt. Earl Auman, radioman-gunner on a Fly ing Fortress, is in England 'With the Eighth Air Force. Cpl. Howard C. Auman serves with an Air Service Group somewhere in the Pacific and Cpl. Raymond C. Auman. with an engineer uniL is sta tioned in the Philippines- All this adds up to an ex ceptionally fine record of winch Moore County may well be proud. THE PILOT salutes that Five Star Mother and the wives at home. Notre Dame Wins Penmanship Award In National Contest The Elementary Department of Notre Dame Academy recently distinguished itself by winning first place in a nation-wide pen manship contest. Pupils from the First to the Eighth Grade partic ipated—at least fifty percent of the pupils of each class had to submit specimens of their pen manship. The pupils showed great enthusiasm and no effort was spared in their attempt to win the coveted trophy. Great, was their joy when the announcement came from the Board of Examiners that Notre Dame Academy, Southern Pines, had won first place in the con test. Incidentally the second place was won by another school in the South, a fact which evoked com mendation from the Board of Ex aminers for the increased inter est in better penmanship shown by the Southern States. Each pupil who participated in the contest received a beautiful certificate duly signed and sealed while the Academy received a fine trophy which will be not only an ornament to the school but also a constant reminder to the pupils of earnest effort cro'wn- ed by success. Consultant Making Hospital Survey A visitor at THE PILOT office this wpek was Oliver C. Pratt who comes to the Sandhills from his native town of Salem, Mass., to survey the health facilities of the hospital and the county and con sult with the directors of the for mer about the proposed expansion of the seirvice and plant. ’The chief administrative officer of the Salem Hospital and widely known as an advisor upon hospi tal matters, Mr. Pratt looks at the hospital situation from a broad and wise viewpoint. A hos pital, he feels, should be the lead er in all health matters, education al as well as active in the sur rounding community, playing a part in public health programs which must always tie in closely with any institution serving the public. As the Moore County Hos pital grows in size and scope of work, several needs stand out as most pressing: notably, a train ing school, a complete maternity unit, clinic rooms. These and other matters will be brought up for discussion at a meeting to be held at the Nurses’ Home" on Fri day evening, June 22. During his stay in the County Mr. Pratt will make an effort to talk with as many people as pos sible regarding particular needs at our institution. He will be glad to receive suggestions from the general public, and may be reach ed either through the Hospital, or at the Holly Inn, Pinehurst.