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n # # s * fi# A mm VOLUME 25. NO 34 KEEP FAITH \lybu}/mg\ WAR BONDS ********* *^* * * LOT Those Boys Need mmmm Southern Pines, North Carolina Friday, July 20, 1945. TEN CENTS Counjty Peach Crop Is a Near Failure Because of Damage From Worms Many Growers Are Forced To Destroy Entire Yield Moore County’s peach crop, the main agricultural interest of this section, is almost a total failure. Statements by individual orch ard owners and the Peach Grow ers’ Association confirm the tale of loss in practically every part of the Sandhills section. Whole car loads of peaches have been con demned by the government in spectors and Reaches sent north have been dumped into the riv er. ’ The loss is attributed entirely to the damage caused by the curcul- io fly. Peaches in practically every orchard are wormy, the condition running as high, in some orchards, as seventy-five or eighty percent of the crop. In many cases growers have ceased ship ment. One of the largest orchards in the Eagle Springs section, com prising some four hundred acres, when etxamined a few days ago was found to have no peaches un affected. West End growers report similar conditions, a leading grower of that section reporting seventy-percent loss in his or chard, while in an adjoining or chard the crop is not even being picked. Orchards below Sanitor- ium show slightly less damage, from forty to fifty percent being of moderately good quality. One of the few orchards reporting a good crop is that of Richard Lov ering near Jackson Springs. Reasons given for the failure are varied and it is probable that it is the result of several factors. In many orchards, due to the scarcity of labor last year, the drops were not picked up allowing the worms to breed in the fallen peaches. There is also a possibil ity,'now being investigated by the government, that the spray used wqs of inferior quality. Some growers, however, point to the weather conditions of the past spring which with the early warm spell, followed by four weeks of unusual cold, made ideal condi tions for the development of the curculio fly- They say that during the present damp cold spell flies are still attacking the ripe peaches and that one fly will sting as many as a thousand peaches. What fruit is passing inspec tion is bringing a top price of $4.00 to $4.50 a bushel. Condem ned peaches may not be sold out side the state, but the rule does not affect within-state sales which run from $1.00 to $2.00 a bushel, (Continued on Page 4) THAT'S THE STUFF! The following lelter was re ceived by The Pilot Editor, who urges that all who favor this important legislation wrife to the S^enator from North Carolina, assuring him of their fervent support. Dear Editor:— Thank you for your letter of July 13th in regard to the Bretton Woods Legislation. I am supporting this legisla tion. With all good wishes. Yours truly. J. W. Bailey Patriot Picquet Says, “Pass, Free!” To 392 Bondbuyers Charles Picquet, owner of the Carolina Theatres in Pinehurst and Southern Pines, reports that he has honored 392 free passes to the movies these last few weeks. When the Mighty Seventh War Bond Drive started Picquet an nounced that he would give a free pass to tl^ movies to every bond buyer during the drive. The 392 passes which Picquet reports would amount to $43,680.00 ma turity value in bonds. The chairman of the drive, E. C. Stevens, adds to this splendid re port the short but telling com ment which will be echoed by everybody; “Pretty swell I’’ • ■" Packed Red Cross Car Runs Off Road With Little Hurt Board Considers Town Affairs, Adds To Police Force Johnson Suggests Refuse Collection Could Be Improved Eureka Lad Is Thought To Have Spotted Fever Lee McCaskill, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. McCaskill of the Eureka Community near Carthage, is quite ill at the Moore County Hospital and he is thought to be suffering from Rocky Moun tain spotted fever, although at the time Dr. Willcox, county health officer, discussed the case with a PILOT representative Tuesday, a report on the case had not been received- The lad became ill last week. Dr. Willcox asked that parents be warned to look their children over from head to toe if they go into the woods, as the fever is transmitted by the bite of a wood tick. There has been one fatality in the county this summer which was attributed to spotted fever. Nine people had a narrow es cape from serious injury Tues day morning when the Red Cross Motor Corps car went out of con trol on the Pinehurst-Carthage highway about a quarter of a mile beyond the Moore County Hospi tal and left the road by way of a slight embankment. Mrs. Dyer, Home Service secretary, was us ing the car to transport eight col ored people from Addor to an eye clinic in Carthage when some thing apparently went wrong with the steering gear. The car was not badly damaged. .Although Mrs. Dyer came out with a cut knee, she remained with her charges until they had been looked over at the hospital. An elderly man was kept for ob servation, but the others were able to return to their homes. SO NEAR ... EYE CLINIC IS HELD The Board of Commissioners of Southern Pines met Friday night at the City Clerk’s office, the full board, with the exception of Chan Page being present. A citizen attending the meet ing was R. C. Johnson, who urg ed certain improvements in the collecting of town refuse. While disclaming any wish to criticize, he said he felt too much was be ing scattered on the streets or left behind when the truck made its rounds and suggested that more care should be observed. The Commissioners agreed with him and promised to look into the matter. A letter from C. E. Hayble to the board was read and its con tents discussed. The mayor re ported to Hayble, who was pres ent, that the troops in question had left camp and that the pro vost marshal was assigning one more M P to night duty in town. He felt, he said entirely confi dent that there would be no more trouble. ' Highlight of the evening was the appointment of an extra man to the town’s police-force, to be on duty at night. A motion was made by E. C. Stevens, seconded by Charles Patch and passed, that Ray McDonald be engaged as full time police officer. McDon ald is the son of Arch McDonald whose farm is on the old Bethes- da Road. He is thirty-one, recent ly discharged from the Navy, and has had several years’ experience as a policernan before the war. The awning ordinance was dis cussed, and it was urged that it be enforced where awning sup ports were dangerously low. A letter was read from several of those residing near the school along Ridge Street, agreeing to the proposed closing of the street between Massachusetts and Penn sylvania Avenues. The Board vo ted that a foot path be kept open across the school property, and that the closing of the street it self be scheduled for September 1st, to allow time for ample con sideration. The Zoning Committee urged that, due to the complexities of the problem presented in outlin ing the limits of the business sec tion of West Southern Pines, all the members of the board shoulcf join in the survey which they are making. The meeting was adjourned at 9:45. Sponsored jointly by the Moore County Health Department and the Welfare Department, working through the Commission for the Blind, an eye clinic was held at the court house Tuesday and Wed- up'''’’--- Dr. Paul Barnes of Charlotte, assisted by Mrs. Kay Johnson of the State Commis sion. Approximately seventy in digent persons of the county were examined. MY BABY NEEDS ... Airplane Stamp No. 4 in War Ration Book, No. 3 will become valid as a shoe stamp on August 1st. And, with a happy disre gard of reality, the OPA adds that Nos. 1, 2 and 3 are valid now and will be indefinitely. Bu|t My Baby done got these 1, 2 and 3, Mr. OPA, sir . . . long, long ago. As the trooptrain rounded She (Curve above town the Sergeant from overseas got out on the platform. Maybe they'd slow down; maybe they'd stop; maybe he'd see somebody; maybe it would be the Right Somebody. The train tooted to cross 'Vermont Avenue; tooted again to cross Connecticut; slowed up, slower and slower; another toot for New Hamp shire, Pennsylvania;, New York .... and slopped. And there it was right in front of him: his own home. He hung out of the window, he start ed to get off. "Heyl" yelled the conduct or, "Going right on, get back up there!" He got. Was nobody going to come out?. Of course it was early but why the . . . ! After all here was the wandering boy home from the wars, right in front of his Own home and NOBODY .... "All aboard!" yelled the brakeman in his ear, "Are you on?" with a grin. - "Yes." the soldier replied with dignity, "I am on", and climbed resignedly back into the army again. For one more day (But just ONE more day!) Hugh^Cameron Hurt Hugh W. Cameron, son of D. D. Cameron of Niagara and a nephew of the Misses Mary, Gus- sie, and Rebecca Cameron was in jured in an explosion at the ship yards in Jacksonville, Fla,. last week. He was taken to a hospital in Jacksonville, where his condition is reported to be improving. WELCOMED HOME Special Services Will Be Held At Manly Next Week The Rev. Harry L. Bowlby, D. D., of New York City, general secretary of the Lord’s Day Al liance of the United States and formerly for nine years pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Altoona, Pa-, has been engaged to conduct a special series of ser vices in Manly Presbyterian Church. Beginning Sunday, July 22, services will be held each ev ening through July 29, the music starting at 8:00 o’clock and last ing for half an hour before Dr. Bowlby speaks. Since entering upon his work with the Alliance, which is an in terdenominational organization having as one of its objectives the promotion of the proper obser vance of the Lord’s Day,Dr. Bow lby has spoken from thousands of pulpits and platforms. He is the author of several treatises on the Sunday question. The Manly pastor, the Rev. Troy D, Mullis, and the church mem bership extend a cordial invita tion to all interested persons. On the closing day of the series July 29, Dr. Bowlby will bring two messages,, one at 11:00 a. m. and the other at 8:30 p. m. Sun day, July 22, he will preach at 11:00 a. m. at Culdee Church, which is having its homecoming on that day. SjSergeanf Carl G. Thompson Jr. Sergeant Carl Q. Thompson, Jr., who has spent the past two years in England, serving in a photographic unit of the 490th Bomber Group, part of the famous Eighth Air Force, returned to Southern Pines last week. He will have a thirty-day furlough be fore reporting back to the Greens boro Air Base. Sergeant Thomp son was the former editor of The Pilot. Gerald Thomas Hit In Carless Play At Aberdeen Lake Gerald Thomas, twelve-y^ear- old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thomas of Southern Pines, was injured at the Aberdeen Lake on Thursday, July 12, escaping serious harm by a narrow margin in an accident which might have proved fatal. Struck in the mouth by a bottle, he .was rushed to the hospitaL where he remained for five days before returning home. The bottle was thrown, by Bob Straka, who with three other Sou thern Pines boys: Allen Pope, Fred Hall,-Jr., and Ralph Klein- spehn, were rough-housing on the shore, throwing a beer bottle back and forth. Grabbing it from the others, Straka turned and threw it full-force toward the , water where it struck Gerald Thomas in the face. Bob Straka picked the younger boy up, carried him to the bath house and then called Claude Bobbitt who was nearby and who took Gerald in his truck to Dr. Medliri’s office, Straka accom panying them There it was found that three upper teeth and four lowers had been knocked out, and the boy was bleeding profusely and suf fering from serious shock. Dr. Medlin administered first aid and called Mrs. Thomas who came at once and took her son to the Moore County Hospital. Here Dr Pishko treated him further for shock and administered sulfa drugs. Gerald remained in the hospital for five days, returning home on Tuesday with orders to remain quiet for some time. Crash In Aberdeen Kills Soldier And Injures Companion Motorcycle With Four Aboard Fails To Negotiate Turn Bad weather, bad judgment and high spirits were responsible for an accident in Aberdeen Satur day night, which took the toll of a soldier’s life and badly injur ed one of his Companions. Leaving Scottie’s around mid night, in a heavy rainstorm, a party of four, two girls and two soldiers, boarded one motorcy cle and headed lor Aberdeen. Ap parently confused by the down pour, they missed the turn at the dead-end intersection of Highway I in Aberdeen and crashed into the barricade. Jim Reilly of Aberdeen saw the crash and called the night police man, W. G. Davis, who summon ed Powell’s ambulance from Sou thern Pines and notified Camp Mackall, while doing everything possible for the injured. The sol dier, Joseph P. Toth, who was driving the motorcycle, died on the way to the camp. One girl, Betty Lincoln, was seriously in jured and is at Moore County Hospital. The other soldier was not badly hurt, while the second girl escaped in the crowd and her identity is not known. Army authorities are in the pro cess of investigating the circum stances surrounding the accident which are, in certain respects, still confused, though as far as can be ascertained the above facts are correct. The soldier, whose mother, Mrs. Anna Tobin, lives in Gypsum, Ohio, was a paratrooper in the Airborne Center Training Detach ment at Camp Mackall. County Civilian Defense Praised The Moore County Council of the office of Civilian Defense has received the following certificate of appreciation; “The State of North Carolina awards this certificate for patri otic, loyal and unselfish service in Civilian Defense in World War H to the Moore County Council of the North Carolina Office of Civilian Defense, (signed) R. Gregg Cherry, Governor of North Carolina, R. L. McMillan, Direct or, N. C. Office of Civilian De fense.’’ This certificate, dated June 13th, has been framed and will be on display in the courthouse at Carthage. James W. Tufts was County Chairman. The leaders in the areas of the county were the Rev. W. L. Warfford for Carthage, Forest Lockey for Aberdeen, Dan McCrimmon and A. S. Johnson for Robbins, J. L. Deyoe for Pine- bluff, F. T. Keating and Col G. P. Hawes for Pinehurst, John How- arth for Southern Pines, M. C. McDonald for West End, L. B. McKeithen for Cameron. Citizens Croup of Southern Pines Meets to Start Civic Organization Sets Next Tuesday at 8 P. M. At The School AMAZING RECORD As we go to press Eugene C. Stevens, chairman of Moore County's Seventh War Loan Drive, reports that $L- 253,315.75 was raised in the county. This is 105% over the county quota of $611,000.00. The "E" Bond quota was $397,000.00 and the amount bought in Moore County was $397,291.75. Mr., Stevens says the total amouht raised is a qucuder of a million dollars more than was raised in any qf the other bond drives in Moore County. F. H. Brown Joins Mid-South Motors Firm In Aberdeen Ferrell H. Brown, formerly of Troy, has joined the Mid-South Motors, Inc., automobile firm in Aberdeen and has moved his fam ily to this town. Mr. Brown be fore coming to Aberdeen was as sociated with Harris motor com pany in Troy. He has purchased an interest in the Mid-South Motors and will serve as assistant manager, according to an an nouncement by O. Leon Seymour, senior partner of the firm. The Browns are occupying an apartment in the Kirk house on Poplar street. They have one 12- year-old son, Ferrell, Jr. Mr. Brown has been in Aberdeen for about 2 months but only moved his family there last week. The Law Nabs Escaped Con^ct, Gets Stolen Car at Conway, S. C. Junior Hughes, one of the three convicts who escaped from the State Prison Camp near Carthage by climbing over the fence late Sunday afternoon, July 8, was taken into custody at Conway, S. C., early this week, and the car of Dan Stewart of Vass, which was stolen from his yard Tuesday night, was found near Conway, where it had been abandoned after the gas gave out. Hughes, who had been sent up from Davidson County to serve an eight months sentence imposed for vagrancy and non support, was taken from Conway to the State Prison in Raleigh. Newcomb Reports On Chamber of Commerce Carolina Moon Brings Carolina’s Sergeant Thompson Back Home Again LEAVES FOR MICHIGAN Lt. (jg) Fred Weaver left Thurs day for Grosse He, Detroit, Mich., after visiting his mother, Mrs. Ada Weaver, in Southern Pines. “One Friday morning in Eng land, the next Friday morning in Southern Pines (And still rain ing, only don’t tell anybody I said that )’’ The former editor of the Pilot and present Sergeant of the 490th Bomber Group attached to the 8th Air Force sat back in the vis itor’s chair and grinned. “You brought it with you!” “Oh, of curse, that’s right. It never rains here, does it? You know I really thought over there that it never did rain at home and that it never did anything else in England. How I longed for a bit of Carolina sunshine!” Sgt. Carl Thompson (arrived back from overseas last week. Though his train going to Ft. jBtragg canje thrci(ugh Southern Pines on Friday he did not get here to stay until Monday. Then came the first carefree happy stroll up Broad Street, to which he had for so long looked for ward. With his sister Ruth in tow, he walked along, grinning, he said, like a Cheshire cat- (And Carl knows at first hand now just how Cheshire cats grin, or he should, having spent almost a year within grinning distance.) “Hey, Paul, how are you? Pop Hayes, how’s the book business holding up? Red, Vance, Gene, Jean. . . ” and two or three doz en more as they rushed up to shake hands and say how well he looked and how glad they were to see him. It was all just as won derful, he said, as he had thought it was going to be. And that was saying a great deal. “Did you see any towns in Eng land you liked as well as this one?” he was asked., “None that I liked as well, nat urally,” he said, “but just as nice towns. And the people were won derful to us. Americans could have anything in England. And did. To see the way those Eng lish people opened their, home to our boys was unbelievable.” “It makes us look rather small, doesn’t it, when we think of the fuss, some of us have made over the crowded conditions here and the few rough times the town has had with our soldiers. 'We wonder just how our people would have stood it if we had had oiur own boys and several million British, Poles, Russians, Norwegians and what else there were to take care of, too.” “That’s right. But if we had had to suffer as the British did we might have learned more tol- (Continued on Page 8) As the Time and Place At a meeting held at the Civic Club in Southern Pines, Tuesday night, a representative group of citizens of the' town gathered to discuss forming a new organiza tion for progressive citizenship. Present were: Morris Johnson, John Ruggles, Frank Buchan, Virgil Johnston, A. S. Newcomb, G. H. Buttry, Dr. E. W. Bush, L. V. O’Callaghan, Charles S. Patch, L. D. McDonald, D. G. Stutz, the Rev. Thompson E. Davis, and W. S. Bushby. Postmaster Buchan assumed the chairmanship and explained the purpose of the meeting. He said that Morris Johnson had been re sponsible for getting the meeting together, with the idea that the town needed an organization to take the place of the old Senior and Junior Chambers of Com merce which performed so many useful purposes for the town in times past and acted as a nucleus of all interests combining for the common good. A. S. Newcomb elaborated on the chairman’s thought, describ ing the work of the past and how the set-up of the Senior Chamber,, of which he was the last sec retary, had been carried on. He jrepoijted continued interest bn the part of many and substantial dues contributed. A motion was passed thanking Newcomb for his efforts. The chairman then threw the meeting open, calling upon one after another of those present for his opinion. There was general unanimity. Mayor O’Callaghan expressed himself as being cer tain the town board would wel come the forming of the organi zation contemplated. He recalled that he had suggested something of the sort soon after his election. He promised 100 percent cooper ation personally and as mayor. Former Mayor Stutz said: “The old Chamber of Commerce was a good thing for the town and I feel that a period lies ahead when, without such an organization, the town would be at a great disad vantage. I feel that a strong Chamber of Commerce or other organization of the same type would benefit us all.” Ci, S\ Patch urged that the group take definite action in plan ning for a citizens’ meeting as soon as possible, and that they have a set-up ready Lo present. He felt that stress should be laid on the definite needs of the town, one of which, he said, was a cred- (Continued on Pag-e 8) At the meeting of citizens, held Tuesday night to plan a commun ity organization for Southern Pines, discussion centered around the Chambers of Commerce, Sen ior and Junior. Morris Johnson explained that the Junior Cham ber had been given up when there were no longer any “juniors” in town, and A. S. Newcomb, secre tary of the Senior Chamber, des cribed the moves which had been made to keep that group alive. Asked by the Pilot to submit an informal account for publica tion Newcomb complied with the following short report. In April, 1942, Mr. C. N. Page, then president, asked me to as sume the secretaryship of this chamber of commerce, explaining that on account of the turmoil and 4xtra work for everybody re sulting from the country’s war preparation; neither he nor Mr. Betterley, the secretary, had time to devote to outside matters, so the organization was about to die and leave behind a stench in the form of some $150 in unpaid debts. After consulting Mr. Betterley, Mr. Burt, Dr. Herr, Mr. Stevens and others who had long been ac tive in chamber of commerce af fairs, and believing that any place, especially a resort, that doesn’t maintain a chamber of commerce or similar organization (Continued on Page 8) Mrs. Decia Welch Dies Suddenly Of Heart Attack ON LIBRARY BOARD Stuart Evans of Robbins was appointed by the County Com missioners, meeting in recessed session last Monday, as a member of the Moore County Library Board to fill out the unexpired term of T. Roy Phillips. Mr. Phil lips, former principal of the 'West more School, is leaving the county t o become principal of the Candor Consolidated School District. Mrs. Decia J. 'Weloh, prominent business woman of Southern Pines, died at her home on May Street at 4:30 Saturday afternoon following a heart attack. The daughter of Mrs. Sarah Ella Brooks of Raleigh and the late 'William T. Brooks, Mrs. Welch was born in Wake County July 20, 1883, and came to South ern Pines eighteen years ago. She was a recent purchaser of the long established Hayes Dress Shop and for many years had been' an assistant to Mrs. Hayes. Funeral services were held in the Brownson Memorial Presby terian Church of Southern Pines at four o’clock Monday afternoon the Rev. Thompson E. Davis and the Rev. J. O. Long of the Page Memorial Church of Aberdeen of ficiating. The church was dec orated with flowers sent by her i.many friends. Pallbearers were L. D. McDonald, W. E. Blue, J. T. Overton, C. L. Worsham, C. R. Mills, and P. F. Buchan. Honor ary Pallbearers were C. L. Hayes, Charles S. Patch, and P. T. Bar- num. Mrs. Welch is survived by her mother, Mrs. Sarah Ella Brooks of Raleigh, and five daughters: Mrs. Zack Duncan of Reno, Nevada; Mrs. George Goldstein of Pitts burgh, Pa.; Mrs. H. H. Elder of Siler City, N. C.; Mrs. Richard Royal of Hendersonville, N. C. and Mrs. Jeannette Gillett of Sou thern Pines. Also living are four sisters, four brothers, and twelve grandchildren. Mrs. Welch was active in the community and leaves many friends who mourn deeply her passing.
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