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# KEEP FAITH ^ \wiffius^^\ Xh^ buying] WAR BONDS LOT ********* * * Those Boys Need VOLUME 25, NO. 35 Southern Pines, North Carolina Friday. July 27, 1945. TEN CENTS Peaches Improving Recent Returns Show Bigger Sales Fruit Sold Direct To Trucks Brings Better Prices Bronze Star: A Tribute To Bravery It is welcome news to all inter ested in the welfare of this sec tion that peach prospects are bet ter. Truckers have been buying up a great deal of the crop at the or chards. Fully ripened fruit, ideal for canning and preserving, is be ing bought and while the great quantity generally shipped north is much reduced, the outlook is far brighter than seemed likely last week. For some reason, which ap pears to be unexplainable, the quality of the fruit has improved. There are fewer worms and the size and appearance is better. Once more, as so many times past, nature seems to be coming to the rescue, if rather belatedly, of the Sandhills. Last week’s Pilot article, out lining the current peach situation contained a misstatement in res pect to the Lovering orchard at Jackson Springs. The editor in cludes the correction in this week’s news story in order to in sure wide notice. Correction The Pilot wishes to- retract the statement published in the issue of July 20 to wit: “One of the few orchards re porting a good crop is that of Richard Lovering near Jackson Springs.” Mr. Lovering writes: “In the first place I have just about 600 peach trees left out of my old or chard . . . hardly enough to call an orchard, and in the second place I had worms a plenty. For tunately. however, with so small a nqmber of trees to care for we were able to do the necessary work properly with the help of families who live on the farm. I was therefore able to ship a high percentage of the fruit.” We are glad to correct any false iinpressions our article may have made in the minds of our readers. '■ ' r I ^ ^'1 is-;’-:... ; » < ' ■r Local Delegation Attends Hearing On Super-Highway Mrs. Lena R. McFarland of Southern Pines, is shown receiving from Colonel L. R. Hathaway, commanding officer of Camp Mackall, the Bronze Star medal, awarded posthumously to her son, Cpl. Tryan C. McFarland, Jr., for distinguished service and heroic achievement against the enemy. The presentation was made Monday afternoon at the post chapel at Camp Mackall. —(Photo by, Signal Corps) General Says Local Help Needed if Vets Are to Benefit from G. 1. Bill of Rights Large Gathering Hears Seiger Herr Saves Life of Drowning Girl at Lakeview 9-Year-old Daughter Of Doctor G. G. Hei;r Rescues Her Friend SHE HEARD! C. Adjutant General at Ki- wanis Meeting in Pinehurst Mayor L. V. O’Callaghan, P. F. Buchan and Howard F. Burns, made up a Southern Pines dele gation appearing before the State Highway Commission at a public hearing Wednesday at the State Capitol, in reference to the pro posed Super Highway System, slated to bd one of the principal Post War projects sponsored by the Federal Government. J. C. Pittman, Sanford attorney, and W. E. Horner, also of Sanford, were the speakers for the towns along U. S. Highway I, namely Sanford, Southern Pines, Pine hurst, Aberdeen and Rockingham. Mr. Pittman pointed out that the proposed highway would cost $200,000. per mile and one-half of the cost would be borne by the State of North Carolina, the re maining half to be paid by the Federal Government. Continuing his argument, he stated that the Interregional Highway Commis sion, appointed by the President of the United States, in its three year study of the proposed high way system recommended follow ing U. S. Highway I through the State of North Carolina. He fur ther stressed that the State was badly in need of more secondary roads, or farm-to-market roads, and felt that funds could be better spent on them than in' running the proposed highway over a much longer distance in order to pass near some of the larger cities of the West Piedmont sections. The argument was further de veloped, by the Sanford editor, who presented in book form the Federal Interregional Highway plan showing maps of the Federal (Continued on Page 8) Brigadier General J. Van B. Metts, Adjutant General of North Carolina and State Director of Selective Service spokfe ibefore the Sandhill Kiwanis club at its weekly luncheon held Wednes day at the Holly Inn in Pinehurst, to a gathering of some sixty mem bers of the club and about thirty visitors including many army of ficers. General Metts, told the group of the opportunities offered the re turning servicemen by the G. I. Bill of Rights, and pointed out that local and state agencies worked hand-in-hand with the Federal government for the as sistance of the returning veterans. About 65 per cent of the counties of North Carolina have organ ized local agencies to serve the discharged servicemen, he ex plained. ‘If the veteran is going to be aided or taken care of, it is going to be at the local level,” General Metts said, emphasizing that it would take local cooperation to carry through the plan. “Without the aid of the people, our return ing veterans will not get that which they should have,” he con tinued. The speaker was introduced by John Ruggles of Southern Fines, program chairman. In the ab sence of A. L- Burney, club pres- (Continued on Page 8) McDonald starts WORK ON FORCE Southern Pines’ new policeman started work on Monday, July 23. It is confidently expected that the new man Ray McDonald, native of this section, will prove a welcome addition to town force, both in the way of extra man power and experience. Aberdeen Gives Bank Of Pinehurst Seven Month Trial Loan Committee To Be Appointed Now, Citizens Group To Continue TOWN STREETS TAKE ON ORIENTAL HUE The Citizens’ Committee of Aberdeen which has been investi gating the banking situation with the idea of improving Aberdeen’s facilities, has decided to give the Bank of Pinehurst a period of seven months in which to carry out the recommendations made to the directors by the committee. This will bring the date to that of the annual stockholders’ meet ing in January, the first occa sion when the directors would be able to take up several of the points in question, ^lotably that of changing the name of the bank. It is expected, meanwhile, that the directors will proceed immed iately to put into effect such of the Aberdeen committee’s re quests as do not require a stock holders’ meeting for approval. These would include appointment of the loan office in Aberdeen and the Aberdeen loan commit tee; also whatever plans are de cided on for improving the quar ters of the Aberdeen branch. The Aberdeen Committee, of which E. O. Freeman is chairman, will remain in existence to repre sent the people and accept or re ject w;hatever is the outcome of the seven months trial- “Is two weeks too late to put news -in the paper?” said a voice over the telephone. “Depends on the news. What is it?” ‘It’s one little girl saving an other little girl from drowning.” Two weeks or two years wouldn’t be too late for, news like that. Start talking . . .” It appeared that Dr. G. G. Herr, of Southern Pines, took his nine- yiear-old daughter, Seiger, and two friends. Peaches' (really Mary Johns) Cameron and Louise John son, up to Lakeview to swim two weeks ago. He found the lake de serted except for a fisherman by the pier. Louise who could not swim had an inner tube with which she was enjoying herself close to shore. The doctor had al so offered a tube to Peaches, but had been assured that she could get along without it. However he cautioned her to stay in within her depth. For Seiger he had no fear, as she is an expert swimmer. After a while he suddenly no ticed the fisherman drop his rod and run out to the end of the pier. He roused up and went to see what was happening. It turned out that Seiger had started to swim out into the lake and Peaches had tried to follow. Seiger looked back to find that her friend had disappeared. She turned back, saw her come up again and start down again, and just about then she grabbed her. The child, filled with water and terrified, clutched her rescuer with both hands and pulled, her down, forcing Seiger to let go in order to escape ^er grasp. But she stuck to it and caught hold of her again, and, herself half full of water, managed to half tow, half-push her friend into shallower water. Cornmenting on the incident, Seiger’s father said that his dau ghter had never taken life-saving lessons, but that, in school, under Miss McIntyre, she had learned the first things you must do. She had apparently kept her head and done therri, with great courage and unusual steadiness for one so young. Adding to her difficulties was the fact that she was about thirty pounds lighter than the (Continued on Page 8) Soliloquy Creating considerable excite ment wherever they appeared were a group of oriental-appear ing persons seen on the streets of Southern Pines on Sunday after noon. Clad in turkish fezes, the men, with their black beards, looked like Indian potentates, while the wpman was majestic in turban and flowing robes. Upon inquiry it developed that the group were representatives of the Mohammedan religion, call ing themselves Moorish Ameri cans. The headquarters of their organization is the Moorish Holy Temple of Science in Philadel phia, and these delegates have come to West Southern Pines “to teach” in the words of the leader, “our people who they are and those things necessary to make them better ■citizens.” The leader further stresses the point that they teach racial pride, saying that they are descended from the inhabitants of Africa, the Moab ites, who inhabited the north western and south western shores of Africa. They are holding informal meetings in West Southern Pines. Diner In Vass Is Leased By Fields Robah Fields of Aberdeen has leased from Vick Keith his ser vice station and diner in Vess on highway 1 and is operating it under the “Fields Service Com pany” trade name. Mr. Fields for the past several years has been with the Mid-South Motors in Aberdeen where he has made many friends. The Fields family plan to move to Vass as soon as they can find a suitable house there. Your attention is called to the Fields advertisement else where in this issue. C P. AND L MEETING Operating employees of the Central Division of the Carolina Power and Light Co. held an all day meeting on Monday, July 23rd, at the Park View Hotel, in Southern Pines. At the meeting a discussion of the different phases of the oper ation of the company was held under the direction of M. T. Dun lap of Raleigh. For the second lime since, 1943, Bessie Cameron Smith, managing editor of The Pi lot, last week missed press day. And the other lime was because she Was having mumps, which hardly counts. But now she's doing it again and the situation is growing serious. It seems to us that this is a clear dereliction from duly. (Is that the right word? Some body go and ask Bessie. . . . oh no, of course, we forgot: she's not here. Well then, iind the dictionary instead. What? I'm sitting on it? Well, well, so I am. What was that cmck Mr. Mac got oft last week? 'Somebody's going to end up by hatching out that diction ary one of these days!' Well, it wont be him ... or it it he . . . Bessie? Bessie! Oh heck, forgot again. Anyway, there is one person who is no sitter, dictionary or otherwise. In fact, we see very little of that scoun. . . gentlenan around here: 'out and at 'em' Come again, gone again, hit 'em again!' are his molloes and he certainly lives up to them.) But about that derelic&on of Bessie's. She went to Opan- cock, Va. for a week. And we are getting to the point when we are considering pulting up a sign over the door: Cl«sed for Repairs', or something, till she gels back. Might at hast Save us the humiliation of tee- . ing the expression on peoile's • faces when they hear she'snot here. They just say: 'Oh' and turn around and go away. And that may be one reson why we're sitting on the iic- lionary. A person in such a fix just has to have sometMn^ to elevate the mind. (We repat: 'mind', and no more cracks, please.) If the prime requisites for a public speaker are self-pos session and a desire to be heard—and sometimes we think they must be^—it is likely that Sunday night saw the debut of a future orator. At that time thirty or more two, three, four, and five- year-olds took part in the Commencement exercises of the Presbyterian Vacation Bible School. Lined up with them was young Johnny Ormsby, while his mother, slightly nervous over what the evening might have in store, sat as far back as she could. Ready to cut and run, we suspect. Her fears were unneces sary. With a calm and criti cal eye, her son stood, watch ing the others, listening ju diciously to their delivery. When his turn came he step ped forth majestically and, in clarion tones, spoke his piece. At the end he peered intently over the congregation. Then he took a deep breath and called cheerfully: "Could you hear me. Mama?" Two Soldiers Pick Conspicuous Spot For Altercation Hayble Advised To Close Temporarily At Twelve O'clock New Chamber of Commerce Is Voted At Meeting In Southern Pines Big Gathering Welcomes Plan Ready To Go Ahead With Ruggles as Chair man Of Committee IN PATTON'S ARMY Ex-Mayor D. (I}. Stutz’ front yard was the scene of consider able excitement late Saturday night, when two soldiers chose to use it as their evening boxing ring. The two in question as near as could be learned, had started the evening at Scottie’s and came from there to Hayble’s Sandwich Shop. When it was suggested that the outdoors offered more space for their midnight exercises, they strolled up the hill to the corner of Ashe St. and New Hampshire Ave and flew to it. It was not long before telephone calls began to come into the police station. Ex-Mayor Stutz and Mrs. Law rence Grover, from opposite van tage pbints, being the first to call. Response was immediate and police and M. P.s, soon brought a measure of order. The ambu lance from Mackall was summon ed to take the contestants home and recent reports are that neith er is much the worse for wear. This recent interruption to the peaceful night, has brought con siderable complaint from the folks around, 'The town authori ties have advised Hayble, the owner of the Sandwich Shop, being the only place open in town after midnight, which is the focal (Continued on Pag-e 8) Legion Head Talks to Rotary Club At Friday’s Rotary luncheon at the U. S. O. Club, Lloyd T. Clark, program chairman, introduced L. Van Fossen, Commander of the Sandhills Post of the American Legion. Mr. Van Fossen gave a very interesting talk on what the Legion is doing and urged all veterans of World War II to take an active part in Legion affairs. “All night trains are met by a representative of the local Legion Post to aid and direct soldiers and their wives,” stated Mr. Van Fossen, “and if they need trans portation or a place to spend the night we see that they get it.” In cdnclusion Mr. Van Fossen asked the Rotary Club to get to gether with other civic .bodies in town for the promotion of a band st^nd in the park in order that Sunday afternoon concerts could be held- Flight Officer Stephen Osborne was a guest of his father, Colin Osborne and Bob Gray of Sanford was , a visiting Rotarian. NURSE'S AIDES UNIFORMS Mrs. Stuart Wood has asked The Pilot to make the following announcement: The Nurse’s Aides uniforms have been here for some time and she would like those who ordered them to contact her personally, or by telephone num ber 8834. 'Those who owe bills are asked to pay as soon as possible. Mrs. Wood is now carrying, per sonally, several outstanding ac counts. LT. COL. ALWIN FOLLEY Home after two years service with the famous Third Army of General Patton, Lt. Col.. Alwin L. Folley is spending a thirty-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Folley of Aberdeen. Col. Folley entered the service in March, 1941, and went overseas last October, serving for twelve months on the staff of the 87th Division. He saw action all through the European campaign, receiving his lieutenant colonel’s commission on the field. Besides his battle stars. Colonel Folley was awarded the Bronze Star for exceptionally meritorious service. He reports at Ft. Banning at the end of his leave. Aberdeen Lions Club Investigates Cold Storage Unit The Aberdeen Lions Club, busi ness men’s organization of Aber deen, which is interested in the progress of this section, held a meeting Friday night to investi gate the idea of a cold storage freezing unit for the Sandhills. The meeting was held at the Coffee Shop and was attended by many of the leading citizens, in cluding representatives from the Southern Pines Rotary Club in the persons of Virgil Clark, president, Dan S. Ray and Harry Lee Brown, directors. The gathering was addressed by J. L. Madlin, specialist of the Bonitz Insulation Company of Greensboro, who described the type of plant which he would sug gest as being most suited to this community. He recommended its capacity be from 250 to 300 lock- ersj 16x24x36 inches in size, which would rent for from $12.00 to $15.00 a year. The cost of such a plant would be about $26,000.00 Madlin said that storage plants of this type had been uniformly successful, showing from nine to eighteen percent profit and in many cases having to be enlarged to accomodate more families. The advantages of freezing units, Mad lin said, was that they eliminated one season butchering and allow ed meat to be kept the proper time before being eaten. It was to the latter fact, he said, that the western meat owed its su perior flavor and quality over local, newly butchered meat. In the case of the former, about thir ty days elapse between the butch ering of the meat and the time it reaches the consumer. The plants contain everything need ed to process meat: a place where the body heat is eliminated, an aging room, a processing room, where pork, for instance, is cut into desired sizes and wrapped in airtight packages, and a quick freezing room. A charge of 3c per pound is made for processing the meat. Besides caring for meats, the freezing plant will take care of all surplus vegetables and fruit, eliminating the work and expense of canning. At a meeting held at the School- house, Tuesday night, about nine ty citizens of Southern Pines voted to organize a Chamber of Commerce for the town. The meeting was opened by Mayor O’Callaghan, who, after stating the purpose of the gather ing, assured the audience of the interest of the Town Board in their project, and vouched for their cooperation as well as his own. The appointment of a tempor ary chairman followed, the Rev. Thompson Davis winning the el ection from Postmaster P. F. Buchan. Will Wiggs was elected temporary secretary. The main question on the agenda was then taken 'up: whether the meeting favored the organization of a Chamber of Commerce, and E. C. Stevens, saying he was of the opinion that the old Chamber of Commerce had been of great benefit to the town, offered a motion that a new chamber be established. Af ter a slight discussion in which Paul Butler urged that nothing be done to block the possibility of returning young men forming a Junior Chamber, the motion was carried. It ha^ been suggested on the agenda that a nominating com mittee be appointed to select names for a board of directors, but on this proposition being ad vanced, John Howarth gave it as his opinion that the actual form ing of the organization would have, to be completed, and members signed up, before directors could be elected. This proving to be the general opinion, it was agreed that the original committee, with the addition of five members ap pointed by the chair, be author ized to complete the organization and sign up members. The chair man appointed: L. D. McDonald, J. T. Overton, Mrs. George C. Burns, L. Van Fossen, and Dr. L. M. Daniels as additional mem bers to the original organizational committee consisting of John Ruggles, Morris Johnson, C. S. Patch, Virgil Johnston, and G. H. Buttry. Following a short discussion in which several former Chamber of Commerce members, Claude Hayes, P. F. Buchan, C. N. Page, former president, and A. S. New comb, secretary, took part, the meeting was adjourned. The general impression gained was that Southern Pines citizens were overwhelmingly in favor of some such move. Those leaving the hall voiced unstinted praise of John Ruggles and Morris John son, who were felt to be largely responsible for the idea and in strumental, with the other mem bers of the committee, in bring ing such a large audience togeth er at the meeting, one of the best attended the town has seen in some time. BATTLE RECORD BRINGS MAJOR HOME TOTS' TOGGERY REOPENS Tots’ Toggery will reopen on Wed nesday, August 1, following their closing for the month of July. They are showing back to school clothes. Major James H. Quello has re turned to Southern Pines, after 31 months overseas, serving with the Ninth Infantry Division in Tunisia, The Seventh Army in Italy, the 45th Infantry Division of the 7th Army in France and Germany. As an Infantry officer he took part in the action which checked the Siegfried Line and stormed the Rhine crossing north of Worms. He commanded the 1st battalion of the 180th Infantry in the fighting for. Nuremberg to Munich and made an assault crossing of the Danube. He had previously landed in Southern France on “D-Day”. Major Quello has seven major campaign stars. The Infantry Combat Badge, The Bronze Star, and the Croix De Guerre with palm. With 149 points accumulated. Major Quello expects to receive a discharge from the Army. He will return to Detroit, Mich., where he will be employed by the Blue Network and WXYZ as a promotion manager. Mrs- Quello has been a resident of Southern Pines since early 1941. They have two children, Jimmy, 7, and Dickie, 2 1|2, who for the first time became ac quainted with his father.
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