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m ' KtcP Tki I ifi ' IW i/S' \by buying i JWAR BORDS * * * « * ■* n Those Boys Need VOLUME 25. NO. 50 Southern Pines, North Carolina Friday, November 9. 1945. TEN CENTS War Bond Rally At High School To Feature Army Nurse Speaker Laurinburg - Maxton Band Will Play and Film Will Be Shown The Southern Pines Victory- Loan Committee will hold a War Bond Rally at the High School on Friday, November 9th, at 12:30, to get the filial drive off to a flying start. The meeting will feature, as the speaker of the day, Capt. Itaska Simmons, an army nurse who has seen arduous ser vice overseas, also, the 664th Army Air Force Band from Lau- rinburg-Maxton Army Air Base in a lively concert with novel ties, film. Admission for adults will be by the purchase at the door of a bond, with which a free ticket will be given, and children will be admitted upon purchase of a war stamp. One of a group of combat nurses, selected as speakers for this drive, Capt. Simmons join ed the Army Nurse Corps in Feb ruary 1941 at Camp Bowie, Tex., and shipped overseas with the .16th Field Hospital in February 1943. She served in Egypt and Iran. “The magnificient but little publicized job our men did in this theater” recalls Capt. Sim mons, “working in heat of 150 degrees to get munitions and sup plies to the eastern front is an epic of the war. “Many of our men and women have contracted tropical diseases, and have sustained injuries, the effects of which will remain with (Continued on Page 8) State Liberals Joiu To Attack South’s Problems Organize Carolina Group Of Conference For Human Welfare PROMOTED L. E. Pender Dies In Greenville, N. C. Notice was received in the Sandhills Wednesday, November 7th, of the sudden death that morning of Leon E. Pender, well- known and well-beloved resident of Moore County. Pete Pender, as he was always called, had been ill for some time at the Moore County Hospi tal. Recovering, apparently, and again in better health he return ed to the home of his sister, Mrs. Andrew J. Moore, in Greenville, where he was when he died. Death came instantaneously, as he was entering the breakfast room. Funeral services were held in Greenville, at half past two, Thursday afternoon. Pete Pender was born in Tar- boro, N. C. He attended Trinity College where he and Henry Page, JrJ first became close friends. Con tinuing at Columbia, where he took post-graduate work in engi neering, he entered the army at the outbreak of World War I. It was upon his return from over seas that he first came to Moore County as engineering consultant and superintendent of construc tion for Pinehurst, Inc. Six or seven years ago Mr. Pender left Pinehurst to work at the Carolina Orchid Growers, under Judge W. A. Way, where he remained until recently. He owned a farm on the old Mlorganton Road where he lived with his cockers, and every Sun day he had dinner with his friends, Henry and Gertrude Page, in Aberdeen. He was a keen fisherman and a lover of na ture and knew a great deal about the native birds and beasts. Chil dren and animals loved him and felt that he was their friend. Gentle, always very quiet, yet possessing a fine sense of humor, he leaves many friends who will miss his steady, quiet sympathy. LT. MARGARET BOGLE First WAC From Southern Pines Is Safe Home Again BY MARY BAXTER Lieutenant Margaret Bogle, who posseses the distinction of being the first Southern Pines girl to become a WAC, an nounces that it now is “Miss Bogle” or will be at the end of her accumulated leave when she expects to receive her discharge from the Army. And, she adds, it is pleasant to be back in skirts after months of G. I. trousers. For the benefit of those who didn’t know Margaret before she left Southern Pines to become a member of what then was the newly organized Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, she is the tall, slim girl with dark hair and mil itary stride, at Hayes Book Shop. When asked for highlights of her Army experiences, she men tioned arriving at Des Moines, lowa^ on a Saturday evening, craving lots of bed, only to find ner outfit assigned to quarters consisting mostly of bare floors and walls. She, and other candi dates for officer’s training, had to unpack stored away furniture, and set up their own beds. She remembers particularly, a bitter cold night when required to* participate in a parade staged for visiting brass hats, and the hours needed' later in which to thaw out after long waiting for the official party to arrive. Skipping with little comment over her stay later at San An tonia, Texas, and her overseas training at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, she spoke briefly of her trip to the South Pacific on a blacked-out ship where even cig arette smoking on deck at night was strictly prohibited. After two weeks of daily drill and improvised recreation, and nights of suspense, Margaret saw New Caledonia in reality instead of in an atlas. Five days later she embarked again for an unknown destina tion, the trip highlighted by a New Year dinner served on ! board ship, and which featured a menu that would have done credit to a Park Avenue hotel. While serving for eight months (as Adnfinistrative A^ssistant in the Far East Air Service Com- (Continued on Page 5) North Carolina joined the Sou thern Conference for Human Wel- jfare at an organizational meeting held in Raleigh on Saturday, This association of people., from all parts of the South, working to improve social, economic and ed ucational conditions formed a North Carolina Committee of Imore than 100 members, repre- j sentative of many different in terests in the state. I The meeting was addressed by ‘President Frank Graham and the ] Rev. Lee C. Sheppard, Baptist clergyman of Raleigh, who was I elected chairman, with Senator Lawrence H. Wallace and Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown as vice-chairmen and Miss AUce Price of Greensboro, executive secretary. Chosen as members of an.advisory committee were: Miss Gertrude Weil, of Goldsboro, C. A. Salisbury and H. J. Lisk of Winston-Salem, Dr. Robert Daniel, of Raleigh, and President Graham. I In a stirring address to the del- |egates. Dr. Graham pointed out I the position of high spiritual ] leadership which the south had ; held in the history of our country as contrasted with its present po- I litical leadership by the most re actionary group in Congress. He I urged cooperation of diversified groups, of management and labor, for full employment, of agricul ture and industry for a more bal anced state economy, of racial groups, and of scientific and reli gious groups. As two specific rec ommendations he presented: “Federal, aid to the state for pub lic schools and state aid to local ities for hospitals and medical care.” Committees were appointed to survey the various fields of en deavor and take appropriate ac tion. Attending the meeting from Moore County were Mrs. L. T. Avery, Mrs. James Boyd, A. B. Yeomans, and Philip Weaver, all of Southern Pines. Mrs. Boyd, a member of the Health Committee, in speaking to the gathering, reminded them of j the fact that North Carolina stood I forty-eighth among the states, re- jgarding young men rejected for I physical reasons by the selective service boards, and said this one fact gave a clear idea of the scope of the work to be undertaken. Carl Thompson, of Southern Pines, was appointed chairman of the Veterans’ Committee. Felix Leslie Johnson of Aberdeen Promoted To Rank Of Rear Admiral Brother of J. T. Johnson Receives Honor As Climax Of Distinguished Career Elected To Office In Law Meeting Attending the annual meeting of the 13th Judicial District Bar As sociation in Rockingham, Friday afternoon, was P. P. Pelton of j Southern Pines. At the election of officers for the coming year, Pel- I ton who has held the office of sec retary, was reelected and M. G. I Boyette of Carthage was elected I president. W. D. Sabiston, of’Car- I thage, was reelected a member of :the executive committee. I The 13th Judicial District in- I eludes the counties of Moore, Richmond, Union, Scotland and Stanly. Sam Scales To Conduct Youth Rallies Sunday Sam B. Scales of the Pocket Testament League, New York, a veteran of the famous 2nd Ar mored Division, wiU be with the young people of First Baptist Church over the weekend in the interest of the National Youth Movement, which is purely non- denominational. He will conduct two rallies at the Baptist Church Sunday, Nov. 11, one at 3 o’clock for children and another at 7:30 p. m. for everyone, young and old. Other veterans will assist in the service and music. Mr. Scales trained here in the maneuvers of 1941-42 and he and a group of buddies conducted ser vices in this community, where they were well received. Li. McCain Given Posthumous ^Award In an impressive ceremony at Pope Field last Saturday, the commanding officer of the base. Col. Younger A. Pitts, made two posthumous awards of which one was the presentation of an air medal with two oak leaf clusters to the family of Lt. Paul P. Mc Cain, Jr., of Sanatorium, who met his death in the ETO. Family members who attended the ceremony included the par ents, Dr. and Mrs. Paul P. Mc Cain, Sr., a brother, H. A. l|c John L. McCain, and the lieutenant’s sisters, Jane Todd McCain, Irene McCain, and Mrs. N. H. McCol lum; Lt. Col. and Mrs. R. A. Mc- Brayer, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Mfc- Brayer, uncles and aunts. Cpl. George Thornton, USAAF, whose brother, the co-pilot of the plane, was also killed, was present. By Bob Harlow, Editor Pinehurst Outlook Moore County was puffed-up a bit this week when word came that Felix Leslie Johnson, who once played with toy boats on j Aberdeen Lake, had been made ian Admiral of the United States I Navy. The appointment was con firmed by The Senate on Mon- jday, giving Aberdeen and Moore I its first Naval officer of such high rank. Felix , graduated from Aber deen High School in 1912, attend ed Graham School for Boys at Warrenton and the University of North Carolina for one year. He had a fervent passion for the Navy and was a very happy young man when the late Hon. Robert N. Page, Congressman from his district, obtained for him an appointment to Annapolis. Imagine his disappointment when, after passing the mental examinations, he was turned down in the physical test. But there was some hope his condition could be righted, and Congressman Page had the ap pointment held over for six months. Meantime young John son went to Kansas to work in the wheat fields, sleeping out of doors in haystacks and taking exercises that would build up his health. His efforts were success ful and he graduated at the Na val Academy in 1919. The young Naval officer saw service at the end of world war one on the USS Deleware. Later he was in China on the Gunboat Penguin in the Yangtze river. He was an instructor at Anna polis for two years in naviga tion. He was then ordered back to China and this mission was interrupted by a very pleasant sojourn in Spain. An American millionaire, who had entered his yacht in an International com (Continued on Page 5) HAVE YOU LOOKED? Have you looked in that attic, cellar or storeroom for toys to turn over to the Boy Scouts to be repaired for Christmas distri bution? Their request of two weeks ago has not brought much response and the boys are eager to get started, so they ask again that you please leave all discard ed toys you can find around your premises at the Fire Station in Southern Pines. Even if they are badly broken, parts may be sal vaged for use in repairing similar toys. Carter Building Addition To Plant ARMISTICE DAY The Rev. Thompson E. Davis extends an invitation to The American Legion and auxiliary of Southern Pines, Aberdeen, Carthage and Robbins to attend Armistice Day Service at the Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church, May and Indiana avenue. Route No. 1, Southern Pines, on Sunday, November 11th, 8":00 p. m. Sermon will be by Chaplain A. H. Achterihann and music un der the direction of Sandhill Post No. 134, American Legion Auxil iary. All service men, veterans and the public are cordially in vited to attend. COURT OF HONOR Boy Scouts of Mioore County will hold their Court of Honor in ' the Pinehurst Commimity Church at 8:00 p. m. Tuesday, November 13. All troops in the I county will be represented. OUR SOLDIERS .There are ^ill lots of sol diers in town. This time they are not going to war, they are coming home. Let's make them feel at home. Let's show our grati tude for what they've done and our pride for what they've been. How? One way would be to con tinue the work that the U. S. O. is having to give up. The Cheunber of Commerce can take it on if the volun teer staff will stand by and others will help. But they want to know how we feel about it. Let's let these men know that we want that work for our soldiers to go on. And let's be glad, loo, that we have an organisation which sees a deed like this and is ready to jump in and help. Following jconsidierable delay awaiting delivery of material, J. D. Arey has commenced construc tion of an additional building, for J. F. Carter, proprietor of Car ter’s Laundry, designed to dou ble the size of the present plant and to provide space for the new cleaning plant and office. The new structure, of brick and tile, one story in height, will have a frontage of 70 feet on New York avenue, extending back from the street line 55 fet. The present building will be carried out to this line to conform with the new frontage, increasing the laundry’s capacity twenty-five per cent. Plans for the new building show the office to be 70 by 18 feet and the cleaning plant 70 by 37 feet. "The buildings are expected to be finished by late December and in complete operation some time in February. This new addition to Mr. Car ter’s business comprises a com plete installation of the latest model machinery for the opera tion of the new synthetic non- inflammable method of cleaning, and includes the use of new so lutions by Dupont for effective cleaning, shortening the time of operation and the wear on cloth ing. Industrial units in Southern Pines are few and Mr. Carter’s, now employing thirty operatives, can well be called extensive. The new plant, the first of its type ■in this area, will call for addi tions to the personnel. Legion Auxiliary Meets The American Legion Auxil iary met at the home of Mrs. George Burns on Tuesday night with a large attendance. One new member, Mrs. John A. Ferguson, was initiated, making a total paid-up membership for 1946 of 63. Mrs. L. A. DesPland gave the report on the Area Conference at Pittsboro. Mrs. Rassie E. Wicker was announced as being the first “Go-Getter” in the Auxiliary to procure 10 or more 1946 member ships. The Legion and Auxiliary will again participate in the Ed die Cantor “Gifts for the Yanks Who Gave” program. Southern Pines Team Beats Bethesda To Win Eastern Championship Came Prizer, Harrington Worsham, Mann Star In Gridiron Battle FOREI F^ootljall crowds out golf is a new headline for the Sandhills, but that's the way it is this week.. The home town boys are making the news ahead of the golf ing visitors, no matter how distinguished. And one of them is certain ly distinguishing himself. Lt. Cary Middlecoff, amateur golfer of MjempliTis Tennes see, is leading those stalwart pros, Ben Hogan andl Denny Shute, as this paper goes to press. Ahead by one shot in Wednesday s scoring, his first nine hole round was a 33 tllis morning, promising at least a thrilling finish, if not a win in the North ahd South Open Tournament which closes Thursday af ternoon. It looks like Amateur Day in Sandhills sport. Farmers Meet To Hear Address On ortant Bill Imp< Seventyfive Moore County men interested in agriculture attend ed a meeting of the Moore County Farm Bureau in the courtroom in Carthage Monday night and heard R. Flake Shaw of Guilford County, secretary of the State Farm Bureau, speak on the Pace Bill. This bill, if it becomes a law, will automatically bring the parity price on next year’s tobac co up to around 41.6 cents; other wise, it is said that the price probably will drop to around 31 cents. It would also assure 28 or 29 cents for cotton. Farmers were urged to ask their congressmen to support the bill. Clyde Auman presided over the meeting. Mr. Shaw stated that the Farm Bureau membership had doubled since last year, with approximate ly 35,000 members in this State, which is working toward a goal of 50,000. He stressed the fact that Farm Bureau representa tives have been called in by the President on all matters pertain ing to agriculture, and urged that those interested in the future of agriculture line up with the or ganization. ' by Frank Buchan, Jr. Southern Pines High School, displaying a brilliant brand of football, outclassed Bethesda High, 46 to 6, to win the East ern Class C Championship, Wed nesday afternoon, on the South ern Pines Field. The entire squad saw service in the six-man game, each, member giving a perform ance which thrilled the huge ci'owd assembled there. Southern Pinjes received the opening kick-off with Worsham returning to the 30-yard line- After three consecutive 1st downs, a pass was intercepted by Rudd of Bethesda who was down ed in his tracks. Bethesda could not gain and Rudd,* attempting to kick, was smothered by a host of Southern Pines tacklers. With Arnette leading the way, the Locals took over and, from there, scored their first touch down in two plays. Worsham went through center for five yards and, on the next play, threw a long pass which Mann took in the end zone for the first score. Worsham then passed to Page for the extra point, mak ing it 7-0. The local team kicked off and after Bethesda failed to gain, Rudd again attempted to punt, but this time Harrington, who was a tower of strength in the Southern Pines line all afternoon, blocked'the kick and fell on the ball on Bethesda’s five yard line. On a reverse, Harrington picked up three yards, and Worsham circled right end for the second touchdown. A pass from Wor sham to Harrington was good for the conversion and the score stood 14-0 at the end of the first Quarter. After receiving the kickoff Gutherie fumbled and Southern Pines recovered on Bethesda’s 35 yard line. Picking up a first down, Straka fumbled, and the ball was recovered by Bethesda. After a series of plays, the locals took over on the thirty yard line. A pass, Mann to Page, was good for twenty and a Tst down. After (Continued on Page 5) Findlay Speaks On Game Protection John Findlay, head of the Game and Inland Fisheries branch of the Department of Conservation of the state, in an address to the Sandhills Kiwanis Club at its regular luncheon Wednesday at the Southern Pines Country Club, on the subject: “How Wild Life Is Managed in North Carolina”, told the club -that his department is devoting much of its time to education and research in the pro tection of the game of the state. Mr. Findlay, a pleasing speak er of wide experience in the pro tection of wild game, informed the club that the department was | spending annually $350,000.00 in! making North Carolina one of the ' leading states for wild game, and asked the Kiwanians to cooperate with the County wardens in re porting violation of the game laws, pointing out that the Sand hills is widely known for its ex cellent hunting. The speaker was introduced by Paul Butler of the Program Com mittee. J. Talbot Johnson, a member of the Ladies Night Committee, reported that Hamilton Holt, President of Kiwanis Interna tional, would be the principal speaker at the annual banquet to be held Wednesday night Novem ber 28th. He said the place of meeting would be announced at a later date. Community Center Opened By C of C The Chamber of Commerce op ened the Conrununity Center at the Civic Club on Wednesday. Of fice hours are from two to six and during that time the build ing will be open to the public. Soldiers, veterans, teen-agers, winter guests and residents are urged to make use of it. The building will be available for civic activities at other hours, upon written request to the Chamber of Commerce. All the facilities formerly provided by the U. S. O. are still available. To visitors of the town, the. Chamber of Commerce is issuing an invitation which reads: “You are invited as a guest of Southern Pines, to visit our Chamber of Commerce Community Center, corner of Ashe Street and Penn sylvania Avenue. Lounge and game facilities for your pleasure and recreation. No charge or fees.” Red Cross Annual Meeting Is Today LIST YOUR ROOMS Word comes from Fort Bragg that there is an acute shortage in this area of housing facilities for families of military personnel. In an effort to relieve the situation the Southern Pines Chamber of Commerce is requesting all who have rooms available to call its office, telephone 8932, between 2:00 and 6:00 p. m., and the in formation will be passed along to military sources. The Moore County Chapter of the Red Cross will hold its an nual meeting on Friday after noon, November 9th, at four-thir ty, in the auditorium of the Sou thern Pines High School. Reports on the past year’s work will be read, and the following names of candidates for office presented by the nominating committee: For chairman. Col. George Percy Hawes, Jr.;- for vice-chairman, L. T. Avery; for secretary, Miss Nancy Proctor; for treasurer, David Packard. The nominating committee was headed by Mrs. M. G. Nichols of Southern Pines. The by-laws of the chapter provide that addition al nominations may be made from the floor. CLOSING The Citizens Bank & Trust Co., will be cllosed Monday, Novem ber 12, in celebration of Armis tice Day.