f^^*‘"KEEP FAITH \bybuyiffg\ BOUDS ^atox.-, , Hiqii Call! Glcndon ttarcand Cof^aqa ^ Cameron pj! , , Vife^&icl lciksvic>-’Vas5 r tllerbe |i3luiff''\ " LOT *♦*★★**** *;*,* * Those Boys Neei VOLUME 25 NO. 45 Southern Pines. North Carolina Friday. October. 5, 1945. TEN CENTS Gen. McAuliffe Assumes Command of Camp Mackall Airborne Center Bastogne Defender of '"Nuts to Surrender" j Fame Succeeds Dalby , Maj. Gen. Anthony C. McAu- ' liffe, defender - of Bastogne who ; made the world-famous reply cl “Nuts” to the German demand that he surrender the 101st Air borne Division, has assumed com mand of the Airborne Center at Camp Mackall, succeeding Brig. Gen. Josiah T. Dalbey, who has been given an undisclosed assign ment by the War Department. General McAuliffe joined the famous 101st Airborne as Divi sion Artillery Commander in U June 1942, and trained the divi- ^ sion at Fort Bragg where they ! spent most of their time before ! going to' England in September 1943. ' In, England the division was fur ther trained until June 1944, at which time General McAuliffe parachuted into Normandy at ap proximately D-5 hours. One of the first generals to land on the coast of Ff-ance during the invasion of d) Normandy, he was one of a small group of men who assaulted the town of Poupeville, Farnce, one of the beach defenses. For this action he was STwarded the Sil ver Star, and later his entire group received the Presidential Unit Citation. In July 1944, General McAu liffe returned to England with the 101st Division and on September 18, he had charge of the glider V echelon that went into the town of Zon, Holland. During the Cam paign in Holland he was awarded the DSO by the British Govern ment for taking command and de fending the town of Vechel. • Historic Defense The division left Holland and went to a rest area in Rheims un til December 12 when they were called upon to back up the line in the Ardennes breakthrough, w It was at Bastogne that General McAuliffe made with his troops a defense that will remain for ever on the pages of military his tory. In January 1945, he was given command of the 103rd Infantry Division with whom he served un til the cessation of hostilities in Europe. In July he wa^ given command of the 79th Infantry Di- vision, then training to go to the * Pacific, but was recalled from the 79th to command the Airborne center. A native of Washington, D. C., and a graduate of the United States Military Academy in 1918, General McAuliffe went to Field Artillery Basic School at Fort Knox, Ky., then cavalry school, general staff school, army war college, and war department gen- gk eral staff school. ® General McAuliffe will live on the post at Camp Mackall, and his wife will continue to reside in Washington for the present. They (Continued on Page 8) NEW COMMANDER m 7 tU MAJ. GEN. McAuliffe Man Fatally Hurt, Mule Killed, When Car Strikes Wagon Pete Johnson, Vass, Is Victim; James Williams Is Injured Sandy (Pe'te) Johnson, colored resident of Vass, who was in jured last Friday night when an automobile driven by Junior Blake, white, of Vass, crashed in to the rear of his unlighted wa gon a few yards south of Little River Bridge on Highway 1 at Lakeview, died Sunday afternoon at Moore County Hospital. Blake was uninjured, but James Williams, colored, who was rid ing with Johnson, suffered a bro ken bone in his foot and John son’s small daughter was slightly injured. The accident occurred around 11 o’clock Friday night. Both ve hicles were headed for Vass. Blake said that an approaching car blinded him and that he did not see the wagon, which was un lighted. The wagon was pushed for some distance along the edge of the highw/ay and finally landed on the side of the embankment, with the mule, which was killed, lying with his head partly in the flooded area near the river. The wagon was badly damaged, as was the front of Blake’s car. Johnson, who resided in Vass all of his life, was a number, one butcher and his services were al ways in great demand at “hog killing time.” Funeral services were planned for Wednesday af ternoon if absent members of the family could get home by that time. He is survived by his wife and several children. Kiwanans Hear Forceful Talk on United War Fund Chester A. Kerr of State Organization For Drive Speaks Declaring that “the roots of fu ture wars are in the empty bellies of the inhabitants of Europe to day,” Chester A. Kerr, executive secretary of the United War Fund in North Carolina, gave convinc ing answers to the question, “Why Is a War Drive Needed?” when he spoke to the Sandhills Kiwanis Club at its regular meeting Wed nesday at the Southern Pines Country Club. North Carolina’s part in the current drive is three and a quarter million. The speaker mention ed the work of the USO. which, he said, will be needed un til the last man is back home. The budget of the USO is approved by both the Army and Navy, he said. He also brought out the point that this has been a shipping war, and mentioned the splendid work done by the United Seaman’s Ser vice, in furnishing living quarters for Merchant Marine personnel throughout the world. War Pris oners Aid, was discussed, as was Foreign Relief. A forceful point in the Foreign Relief discussion was that 640 out of every 1,000 babies in Greece die before reaching six months of age. The Club adopted a resolution to the effect that Kiwanis is most grateful for the valuable service that Warren T. White, executive assistant to the president of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, has rendered in placing North (Caro lina in the Seaboard’s advertising. The Kiwanis Club last week re sumed its regular schedule of holding meetimgs weekly. CITED G of C Officially Reorganized and Board Elected 12 Directors Are Chosen at Open Meeting Tuesday Southern Pines United W^r Fund Drive To Raise $3,000 Underway COMING HOME ...... JAMES GRAY DUGGINS Tech. Fifth Grade James G. Duggins of Southern Pines and Lakeview was recently awarded the Bronze Star Medal for dis tinguished action against Ger many between June, 1944, and March, 1945. The citation reads in part, “He displayed his ability and cour age in the Normandy campaign on June 6, 1944, the airborne as sault on Holland on September 17, and during the defense of .the key city of Bastogne, Belgium, from December 19-December 27, 1944. Throughout these campaigns Technician Duggins demonstra ted his devotion to duty and out standing service to his regi ment . . .” Son of Raymond B. Duggins (Continued on Page 8) Two Briggs Brothers Open Business in Vass N. W. Briggs, who for almost four years was manager of Mc- Keithen and Company’s store in Vass, and J. E. Briggs of Ports mouth, Va., tradihg under the name of Briggs Brothers, have reopened the store in Vass for merly operated by B. F. Griffin as the Victory Grocery and the •connecting garage, located at the intersection of Highway 1 and Union Church Road in Vass. N. W. Briggs, with twelve years’ experience in the grocery and meat business, is -in charge of the store and market, which carries a complete line of grocer ies and fresh meats. J. E. Briggs, who has been in the garage busi ness in Portsmouth, has supervi sion of the filling station-garage, handling Esso products and doing overhauling and general repair. Their opening ad appears in this issue. Scouts to Hold Court of Honor Chaplain Westbrook To Speak at Baptist Church Chaplain Westbrook of the First Army Command, Fort Bragg, will be guest speaker at the First Baptist Church, Southern Pines, at 11:00 o'clock Sunday morning. Chaplains from nearby camps have rendered inestimable service to churches in this area and they have been heard with great in terest. Deep appreciation of their services at home and abroad has been expressed. The pastor, the Rev. Sam B. Erwin, will bring the evening message at 8:00 o’clock. Comdr. Attebury Directs Plane to Shipwrecked Crew Husband of Julia Burt Helps Rescue Survivors Near Guam A Court of Honor, sponsored by. the Boy Scouts of Moore Coun ty" to inaugurate the fall year, will be held Monday, October 8, at 8 p. m. in Aberdeen in the building where Aberdeen’s Troop 68 regularly meets. Another Scouting event of spec ial interest to adult scouters is the adult training course to be held in Carthage October 9, 10 and 11. This will be a specializa tion course for Scoutmasters, As sistant Scoutmasters and Troop Committeemen, the object of the course being to help these adult leaders in training young Scouts. The course will run in four ses sions, the first at 7:45 p. m. in the Carthage Community Build ing; the second, an outdoor meet ing, at 3 p. m., October 10; the third at 7:30 p. m. on October 10; and the final on the evening of October 11. Final activity for the next month will be a dinner meeting of Moore County Scoutmasters at the Oak Point Inn near Carthage on Monday night, November 5. A round table discussion will take place at that time. The Southern Pines Chambei of Commerce was officially reoj- ganized Tuesday night when a group of 45 citizens met at the Country Club and elected a 12- man Board of Directors. The directors, nominated by a committee composed of J. T. Ov erton, Charlie Patch and John Ruggles and unanimously accept ed by the meeting, were chosen with the idea in mind of repre senting as many local businesses as possible. It was voted by the group to have all three of the nominating committee to serve on the Board. Overton and Ruggles accepted the nomination, but Patch declined. The Board of Directors in cludes: J. Tyler Overton, Sand hill Drug Co.; John Ruggles, Paul T. Barnum, Inc.; Dante Monte- santi, Montesanti Cleaners; Joe Montesanti, Broad Street Phar macy; R. C. DuBose, Carolina Power and Light Company; A. A. Howlett, Howlett’s Service Sta tion; George Thompson, Central Carolina Telephone Company; Morris Johnson, Johnson’s; Rob ert Reed, Belvedere Hotel; L. D. McDonald, A and P; Dr. W. C. Mudgett, physician; and Garland Pierce, manager of the Highland Pines Inn. Chan Page was chosen tempor ary chairman, and Will Wiggs, secretary. Due to the large gath ering, it was suggested that a nominating committee be appoint- eded to submit for consideration a tentative board of 12 members. Overton, Ruggles, and Patch were placed on the committee. Objective^ of the Chamber of Commerce were discussed while the nominating committee was conferring. Philip Weaver, local school superintendent, stressed (Continued on Page 8) vw^ '4 ±J JOHN D. SITTERSON Major John D. Sitterson, Jr., is expected to arrive this week-end from Germany to spend a few days with his -parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Sitterson, before going to Leavenworth, Kansas, for a 16-week course at Command School. Major Sitterson served as anti tank officer with the 78th Division Artillery throughout the invasion of Germany. After a 30-day leave in South ern Pines at the completion of his Command School course, he is scheduled to return to Germany to rejoin the 78th Division for occupational duty in Berlin. The account of the rescue of the crew of the Indianapolis off the shores of Guam, released by the Associated Press recently, carries local interest in that the air squadron that arrived to di rect the survivors to safety was commanded by Lieut. (Jomdr. George C. Attebury, husband of Julia Burt and son-in-law of Struthers Burt of Southern Pines. Commander Attebury has seen a great deal of action, both in the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters of war. His squadron has been cited for gallantry, and he himself holds many awards which, inter estingly enough, have been for rescue work. The news dispatch reads in part as follows: “A Black Cat pi lot who rescued 56 survivors from the torpedoed cruiser Indianapo lis had to make up his mind in a hurry when he saw the hundreds of exhausted men scattered over, the sea below him at midday, Au gust 2, and he did, landing his Catalina right then. “With even the high wings of (Continued on Page 8) Old Bethesda Celebrates ISSth Anniversary at Home-Coming COMMUNION Worldwide Communion Sunday will be observed at the Church of Wide Fellow ship Sunday, October 7, when all who confess the Christ ian faith are invited tb par ticipate in the service ^at 11 a. m. The Rev. Tucker G. Humphries, pastor, ha^ an nounced the sermon subject as “Tomorrow May Never Come.” , NEW FURNITURE PLANT NOW IN OPERATION Vass Industries, Inc., expects to begin shipping cedar wardrobes within about two weeks. Twenty workers are now employed at the new furniture plant, and Paul Odoih, superintendent, says that they have enough cedar bought to run the plant for about a year. Mr. Odom is advertising for male and female labor and many more workers will be employed within a short time. OLD HAND Brenda Gale Key. daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Key of Cameron, is an old hand at "putting in" tobacco. Although she is only six months old. she has been present while 25 barns of to bacco were made ready for curing. by Gertrude Walton It wasn’t an ideal day for a home coming ... the sky looked ready to weep any minute . . . but loyal Bethesdans, descendants of the early churchfathers who plant ed the roots of Presbyterianism in this section almost two centur ies ago, gathered Sunday to cel ebrate the 155th anniversary of Old Bethesda Church near Aber deen. There was no large foregather ing of clans, most of the people ar riving just in time for the morn ing service at 11 a. m. Several early birds (early because they had forgotten to turn their clocks back an hour before they retired the night before) wandered aim lessly around the churchyard after trying each of the five doors to the old church and finding them all locked. Promptly at 11 the organ sound ed, and the service began. The little frame church was filled to capacity, overflowing into the galleries where the slaves sat al most a century ago. Without struggling too hard, one could al most see the congregation of many decades ago, for the church is essentially the, same now as it Two Cars Stolen During Last Week That motorists who leave their keys in their automobiles are running a great risk was demon strated twice in the Sandhills last week. D. E. Bailey, telegraph op erator in Southern Pines, drove his car to tlje station at 4:00 o’clock Wednesday afternoon and due to the fact that his switch key was bent and hard to remove, he left it in for fear it would break off in the lock. When he got ready to go home at midnight, his car, a Ford Tudor sedan, was no where in sight and no trace of it has been found since. Saturday afternoon Sam Ross, who lives on a Cameron route, left his car parked near Fields’ service station in Vass while he went to a nearby store, and dur ing his absence a soldier drove away in the Chevrolet, Ross hav ing failed to remove his key. The car was later located in Sanford, slightly damaged. Garland Pierce New Manager of Highland Pines Garland A. Pierce has been an nounced as manager of the High land Pines Inn, succeeding W. E. Flynn who recently resigned after holding that post for the past five years. The Inn, built in 1912, opened for its 33rd season on Monday, October 1, and Mr. Pierce reports the heaviest booking from civil ian resorters for many years. Extensive renovations, refurn ishings and redecorations have been planned and are now in progress. The new manager is at present in the army at the Fort Bragg Separation Center, but expects to regain his civilian status soon. He is president of Paul T. Barnum, Inc., and was associated with the Belvedere Hotel for 18 years be fore entering the service. Paul T. Barnum, SP Chairman, asks for Speedy Contributions • The Southern Pines United War Fund Drive to raise $3,000 got underway here Monday, October 1, when workers met in the office of Paul T. Barmlm, local chair man, to organize and complete plans for the conduct of the local drive. Those working in the current drive to whom contributions may be given are: Paul Jernigan, Jim my Hobbs, Paul Butler, Will Wiggs, E. C. Stevens, Harry M. Vale, Mrs. G. W. Moore, Mrs. J. S. Milliken, Mrs. N. L. Hodgkins, Mrs. Louis Scheipers Mrs. Lloyd Woolley, Mrs. Philip Weaver, M3rs. Roy Grinnell, Mrs. M. G. Nich ols, Mrs. Heizmann Mudgett, Mrs. E. C. Stevens, Miss Jane Moore and Miss Densie Trousdell. Immediate plans are to canvass the downtown section for contri butions. A booth has already been placed in the lobby of the Citi zens Bank and Trust Company where two women will be on duty during the hours the bank is open to accept money for the fund. Although the drive is schedul ed for a 30-day period. Chairman Barnum said he was hoping it would have a speedy send-off so Southern Pines can exceed her quota in the first several weeks. ‘We are suffering a handicap in this campaign for many of the people who made the last drive a success with their substantial contributions are now out of town. I am hoping that these will send their checks to some member of the War Fund committee. All checks should be made out to the United War Fund Drive, and of course, most people know the money contributed to this cause is deductable from their income tax.” Mr. Barnum pointed out that many people had asked what was the need of a United War Fund now that the war is over. “This is the last drive, but it is also (Continued on Page 8) LICENSED GUIDES was then.. The whitewashed wails and brown-painted woodwork, the large oil lamp hanging from the ceiling over the pulpit, the stiff- backed pews, the pot-bellied stove in the very center of the room, all suggest another era. The Rev. C. H. Storey, pastor of the Aberdeen Bethesda Church, presided over the morning ser vice, introducing the speaker. Dr. M. R. MacQueen, of Clinton, S. C., descendant of one of the early pastors at Bethesda. Dr. McQueen’s timely sermon emphasized the doors that now stand open for Christians to cre ate good will, not in just their own neighborhood but through out the world. He condemned ego- centricism as detrimental to any kind of unity, “for it causes people to be so concerned with their own welfare, they are un able to help others.” It was 12:30 when the congre gation gathered around the long tables in the grove where picnic lunches were spread, as has been the custom ever since home-com ings were instituted at Bethesda. Here were the Bethunes, the Blues and the Buchans, the Clamp- (Coritinued on Page 8) C P & L Sales Manager Speaks to Lions Club M. H. Hicks, commercial sales manager for the Carolina Power and Light Company, was princi pal speaker when the Vass Lions Club met Tuesday evening at Fields’ Diner for its regular din ner meeting. Mr. Hicks, who was introduced by June Phillips of Southern Pines, made an illuminating talk on “The Science of Seeing,” using charts to illustrate the lecture. The meeting was presided over by C. L. Tyson, president. Leon Keith, recently returned from overseas, was the guest of N. M. McKeithan. J. H. Bunn, principal of the Vass-Lakeview School, was enrolled. Licensed guides for the Moore County hunting season have been announced by State Division of Game and Inland Fisheries. They are: Charles Caldwell, Vander Roberson and O. E. Wil liams of Southern Pines; E. B. McCrimmon, Route 2, Vass; and Donald H, Bowers, Southern Pines. Lieut. Bill Wilson Is Home On Leave First Lieut. William J. Wilson is in Southern Pines on accrued leave while waiting on his dis charge papers from the Army Air Force, in which he has been serv ing for the past three years. It was exactly three years ago this month that Lieutenant Wil son enlisted in the service in Ra leigh. Following the usual train ing at primary and secondary schools, he received his commis sion and in July, 1944, went to England, and later was stationed in France and Belgium. Since his return to the States, Lieutenant Wilson has been stationed most of the time in West Pahn Beach, Fla. in the air transport com mand, largely in Central America. He is the son of Mrs. Ellen Shea, who is living at the Parkview Hotel. Sandhills Funeral Home Has Fifth Anniversary On the occasion of its fifth an niversary THE PILOT extends congratulations and best wishes to the Sandhills Funeral Home in Southern Pines, operated by A. Bynum (“Pat”) Patterson. This funeral home, which has enjoyed rapid growth, is a member of the National Funeral Directors Assoc iation. STUART WOOD HONORED Stuart Wood, Jr., son of Col. and Mrs. Stuart Wood of Southern Pines, has been elected senior representative to the student council at Fishburne Military School, according to a release from Waynesboro, Va. GARDEN HEY-DEY The seasons ... in Southern Pines at least . . . are topsy turvy this year as evidence of Spring in September pops out everywhere. Apple trees are blossoming, honeysuckle is sprouting, and even magnolias are giving forth blossoms as Nature seems to be enjoying an Indian Summer hey-day. H. B. Fowler brought an apple blossom, as sweet as any springtime bloom, into the Pilot office this week. He also had a rose which he had picked from a bush in his yard. Then Mirs. B. J. Si-i monds. newly-arrived army wife, reportedi blossoms run ning rampart far out of sea son, all of which goes to show that even Nature isn't infal- lU>le as far as getting time mixed up is concerned. Stevens Agency Announces Sales The Stevens Real Estate and Insurance Agency announces the sale of 20 acres of land on Young’s Road for Mrs. J. Reid Healy, own er of Firleigh Farm, to P. Frank Buchan. This is a cleared tract on the north side of the road adjoining land owned by Mrs. H. C. Thrower and is a part of the allotment once owned by Mrs. H. A. Page, Jr., and known as Ed- gemoore Heights. Mr. Buchan has not yet perfected plans for the development of this tract. The same agency has also re cently sold to Ed Starnes the 2- story dwelling on Illinois Avenue formrely owned by George Van Camp. Mr. Starnes buys for in vestment and has leased the prem ises to 1. A. Woodell who is oc cupying the dwelling with his family. TADLOCK'S OFFICE IS CLOSED FOR TWO WEEKS The office of J. H. Tadlock, dep uty collector of internal revenue for Moore and Hoke Counties, lo cated in the basement of thO S(NS*. them Pines Post Office, will be closed this week and next as Mr. Tadlock is away. Beginning Oc tober 17 his office will be open only on Wednesday afternoons from 1:30 to 5:30 o’clock.