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L •*« k\ KEEP FAITH i XfybuymgX WAR BONDS fJuQ'toV--, Uiql^fdl Ucrr^ Glendon ■nqreand Cofthaqc ^ ^^MleSpqs. Cameron p)l , , Wa^^nd LatevKj/’Vass t Perbe fiblui^ x®" LOT Those Boys Need VOLUME 25 NO. 52 Southern Pines, North Carolina Friday. November 23, 1945. TEN CENTS Victory Loan Chairmen Urge That Citizens Buy Bonds Without Delay Moore County and Southern Pines Are Still Far From Goal “It is later than you think, folks,” say those Victory Loan chairrnen, pointing to the fhct that we are more than half-way through the period allotted, for the last war bond drive, but that sales are way below the half-way mark on the big thermometers. It is human to slacken off, they say; we were almost super-human in the efforts made during the war; we’re bound to have a re lapse. Yet the Victory Loan workers knotv that we can’t af ford to slacken up- That is why they have volunteered once more lor this last drive. Overall figures reported to County Chairman E. C. Ste^'^ens show Moore County on Novem ber 19th up to only $89,779.50 on its drive for $446,000, with $55,950 of its “E” bond quota of $238,000. December 8th is the date set lor the close of the drive, but Moore County, a county which has made a glorious record in each of the previous drives, will have to become aroused or this record will be broken. At the rate of progress made in the past week the drive would have to continue through December, January and into February for the quota to be reached. In Southern Pines the picture is a bit more favorhble- Paul Jer- nigan, local chairman, announced “E” bond sales through Tuesday at $26,962.50, or 43 percent of the ‘‘E” quota; overall, $34,762.50, or 28 per cent. This is the first drive in which “E” sales have exceeded the overall in percent age, which indicates that very few of the larger buyers are pur chasing. There is still hope of the quota here being reached if the big buyers will step up their purchases and the little buyers keep on keeping on. Many places are ahead of Moore County and Southern Pines; some are nearly up to their quotas. Chairmen and workers join to issue a call to one and all to buy bonds, stop inflation, continue to help our wounded, our servicemen overseas, by in vesting in government bonds of the Last Victory Loam Drive- The Worrieh’s Comrriittee, of which Mrs. Phil Weaver is local chairman, is busy with plans to enlist the youngest citizens as well as the older ones in this army for peace. They are urg ing every parent or friend of a baby to buy a bond for the child to help make its future secure. “Please, folks,” say the chair men, “buy now and help qjs make this last war loan drive success ful.” CAN WE TAKE IT? The evening of Thanksgiv ing Day will find most Sand- hillers in a state of nervous prostration — or worse. Talk about an embarrassment of riches . . . ! At 2:30, right on top of that turkey-bird dinner. WITH draniberry - sauce-creamed- onions - mashed - potatoes- squash - beans-rolls-nuts-oli- vies-celery—^right on top of all that, the people of the Sandhills are going to go, as fast as their shortness of breath will let them, out to the athletic field, there to witness, ladies and gentlemen, THE GREATEST EVENT OF THE SEASON, when South ern Pines will play their rival for the North Carolina six- man football title. AND, the minute the last whistle blows, these same pfeoplei, by nov^, weTl bet, considerably shorter of breath, will surge out of the stands and on to the Country Club grounds, hoping they are in time to catch a glimpse of the end of a palomino's tail, whisking out of the ring, in the first gymkhana of the winter. What happens by the time that is over, we leave to the ever lurij imagination of our readers. As for us, we've just real ized that mince pie and pump kin will be included in that menu. Lawd, Lawd! Major John Lang Urges Continued Peace Effort Major John A. Lang of Car thage, in a forceful address be fore members of the Vass Lions Club Monday night, urged that citizens go all-out in their peace efforts just as they had done in supporting the war, declaring that, although the actual fighting had ceased, their loyalty was just as much needed now as ever. In discussing strikes he (spoke of the feeling that service men re turning from overseas had when they landed and found that be cause of a strike they were un able to contact their families im mediately by telephone. W. P. Parker had Ted Klingen- schmidt and John McDermott, recently discharged servicemen, as his guests, and Arthur L. Read of East Bridgewater, Mass-, and Wayland Thomas were guests of W. E. Gladstone. New Textile Plant To Operate In Vass Early Next Year Welcome news is that a new manufacturing plant will begin operating in Vass early in 1946 in the large brick building opposite Hotel Charmella- Sale of the building to A. M. Cameron, man ager of the Vass Cotton Mill, and associates is announced by R. P. Beasley, former owner, and Mr- Beasley is preparing to be ready for the new owners to take pos session the- first of January. Al though details of the new bus iness have not been divulged, it is understood that textiles will be manufactured, and that opera tions will begin in February. The building, which is 70 by 100 feet in size, was erected in 1928 and was first used by John Beasley, now of Mt- Airy, as a Ford Sales place. Recently R. P. Beasley has been operating a store in one section, and using another as a fertilizer storage warehouse. In reporting the sale, Mr- Beas ley states that he is glad to co operate in anything that is for the growth of the town, for, he says, “I have been over a good part of the country and I like this section best of all.”While he is retiring from the mercantile business, Mr. Beasley is not giving up his farm ing and fertilizer interests. WINSLOW H. COOK Mrs. Luella Smiley has re ceived the news of the death of her brother Winslow H. Cook in Portland, Me. bn November 14th. Mr. Cook, the son of George and Luella Cooper Cook, was born in South Paris, Me., Sep tember 4, 1870. During the years 1922-23, We was a resident of Southern Pines, owning a home, number 9 East Maine avenue. Active in the membership of the Baptist congregation, he was in charge of the music during his residence here. Other survivors are his widow, four children, twelve grandchil dren and two great grandchil dren. JOHN THE GREEK A well-known character in Aberdeen life died last week. His name was unknown, his history unknown, yet his death brought a stab of sorrow to many hearts. “Strange,” one Aberdeen man put it, “how a man can live in your midst for so long, so well known and yet so unknown. John the Greek, or John the hot- dog man, as he was called, filled a very real place in the town’s life; he will be missed.” John’s friend, Nick Rapatos of Southern Pines, went to see him Friday. The door was locked and there was no response to his knock. He telephoned frorn Mar tin’s Garage for a policeman. To gether they broke open the door of John’s room to find that he had slept away into death dur ing the night. To his brother in Wilmington went the sad news, and, later, John’s body for burial there. John had a name, of course. It was Macris, a good and re spected name in his country, Greece. But there are times when names are unnecessary, when the name, given by affec tion, becomes more important than the actual patronym. John was called: “The Greek.” There could be no prouder, finer name than that. Democratic Rally Hears Speeches Of Political Leaders Gathering Welcomes Servicemen, Applauds Lang, McKeithen, Blue FOOTBALL PRE-SALE The Young Democrats rnet at the Southern Pines Country Club Tuesday night in a banquet rally in honor of returning servicemen. Chairman of the occasion was Clifton Blue of Aberdeen, editor and publisher of the Sandhill Cit izen, who ably executed his job of handling the entertainment and serious business of the evening. Among those who spoke to the large gathering of some hundred and forty people were: C. N. Page of Southern Pines, M. G. Boyette, attorney, of Carthage and chairman of - the county demo cratic committee. Captain Leland McKeithen of Aberdeen, W. E. Horner, publisher of the Sanford Herald, Major John Lang, of Car thage, recently returned from Italy, P. F. Buchan of Southern Pines and others prominent in the political life of the county and state. High point of the night was the introduction of the servicemen present, who were warmly wel comed by the gathering, each speaker, in turn, expressing the gratitude and pride of the peo ple of the entire sectioii in their past deeds and safe return. The keynote of the occasion was struck in the speeches of Laijg and McKeithen. These two lead ers in democratic circles, still in uniform, stressed the challenge presented to all the youth of the country by the stirring times in which they lived. They urged the need for imaginatiop and vigor ous thinking, for a courageous at tack upon the problems of the day. They spoke of the need of infusing new life into the demo cratic party so that the record of the past might be not only main tained but improved upon. Major Lang, in particular, stressed the need for tolerance and a broad viewpoint which should not be confined to narrow party lines, but should ernbrace the good of all the people. The evening closed with the singing of the national anthem. The Athletic Council of Southern Pines High School wishes to explain to hold ers of season tickets and passes that their tickets were issued to cover the expenses of only the exact number of games originally scheduled for the regular season, and therefore are not valid for extra post-season games. In a statement Tuesday, Coach Weaver explained that to day's championship game between Southern Pines and Lexington Orphanage is be ing arranged and sponsored by the North Carolina Asso ciation of High Schools, and that this organization will not honor the passes and season tickets issued for the regular season. Tickets for today's game are on sale at Broad Street, Sandhill, and Southern Pines pharmacies, and at Johnson's Grocery. The admission price is 60c for adults and 30c for students. Blaze Threatens School In West Southern Pines Fierce Fire Promptly Checked Does Little Damage To Structure First Gymkhana At ^inehurst Sunday Under New Judge Pinehurst will stage its first gymkhana of the season at the riding ring of the Carolina hotel on Sunday afternoon next (Nov. 25) at 2:00 p. m. In charge of the event will be David W. Roberts, noted New' England horse 'show judge, who arrived this week to assume di rection of all equestrian activi ties for Pinehurst, Inc., for the season. Mr. Roberts is a senior judge of the American Horse Show Association, Inc., and is connected with a number of other well-known eastern organi zations interested in horseman ship. He is chairman of the an nual New England Horsemen’s Banquet; president and secretary of the Hartford (Conn.) Horse Show Association; pr4sident, the Saratoga Agricultural Society Horse Show and Races at Balls- ton Spa, N. Y.; manager, the Sagamore-Lake George (N. Y.) Horse Show Association mana ger, New Haven (Conn.) Arena Horse Show and of the Rens- salaer County (N. Y.) Agricul tural and Horticultural Society Show and Races. He is also the author of a column “Hacking Around the East” in the National Horseman Magazine. Riding, one of the major attractions of the resort, will undoubtedly become more than popular under his highly expert guidance and di rection. Just twelve hours after their battle to save the Fitanides home and shop,, early last Thursday morning, the Southern Pines fire men engaged in a desperate, and fortunately successful, effort to save the West Southern Pines school, where a fire broke out at five o’clock that afternoon. Some children who had stayed playing basketball after hours spread the alarm as smoke rolled up to fill two basement elsesrooms in the two story brick main building. Promptness of arrival and effi ciency of operation on the part of the Southern Pines fire de partment, checked a conflagra tion threatening the entire struc ture and relati-:f«^ly small dam age was incurred. Within a few minutes after re ceipt of the alarm trucks, pump ing equipment, and men had ar rived at the scene. Efforts of the firemen, in combatting the flames were at first complicated through difficulty in finding the point of origin of the fire. Acrid and impenetrable smoke had com pletely filled the boiler room and basement of the school, and was billowing into the auditorium di rectly above, sending the fire men time and again gasping into the open air for relief for, their throats and eyes. With visibility impaired, firemen first made their way into the boiler room thinking the stored coal was the seat of the fire. When it was found that flames had not pene trated that far, an entrance was effected through a window into the basement proper. It was from here that Chief L. V. O’Callaghan and members of the fire fighting unit directed streams of water against a door burning out at the upper end of the base ment. Here, in an unexcavated portion of the cellar, directly be- (Continued on Page 8) SOLICITOUS REENLISTMENT Lyle D. McDonald, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. McDonald of Southern Pines, has reenlisted in the Navy for two more years. Lyle recently received his fifth promotion since he joined up five years ago, being now a Chief Pharmacist’s Mate. INJURED IN FALL Mrs. H. A. Collins .sustained a broken ankle in a fall at her home, formerly the Almet Jenks place, Tuesday and is now a pa tient in Moore County Hospital. A well-known citizen Of Southern Pines was called to the telephone over and over again one day last week, tak ing part, each lithe in a curi ously similar conversation, going something like this: Citizen: Hello? Voice: What! Say, who is this? Citizen: This is So-and-So. Voice: It is! Gracious good ness! Well! How are you? Citizen: Never better: how are you? And who are you, by the way? Voice: Oh, never mind that! I just called to see if^ you were ... uh ... all right, you know. Citizen: Well I am. thank you. Voice, weakly: Well, that's good. Goodbye. Rumor has it that rumor had it Niat some fatality had hit the good citizen, and that's why all the telephon ing. And now he's wondering if they called to condole; or maybe to gloat. Horrid thought! Bond Issue Urged For Improvements In Southern Pines Sireets, Sewage Plant, New Incinerator Being Considered By Town Appearing in another section of The Pilot is a notice of a spec ial election to be held Tuesday, December 18th, 1945, for the pur pose of issuing $150,000.00 in Public Improvement Bonds of the town of Southern Pines. The bond issue will be divided into three parts: first, $70,000.00 for the purpose of enlarging the sewage disposal plant and enlarg ing the present sewage outfall line: second, $50,000.00 for street improvements; third, $30,000.00 for the purpose of building a ftiodern incinerator in order to get rid of the nuisance of the town dump. The Commissioners point to the overloaded condition of the pres ent sewerage, built when the town was much smaller, as an urgent reason for the needed improve ment. They report that many complaints are received by the board on this subject. The plan calls for improvements which should make the plant adequate for many years to come, allowing for the growth of the community. Besides enlarging the plant the sewerage improvement bonds will pay for the installation of a lar ger outfall line, taking the place of the present line, now smaller than some of the main lines which feed into it. It also has to handle considerable seepage of surface water. The $50,000.00 Street Improve ment bonds referred to above are for the purpose of re-surfacing all the paved streets of the town. The present streets have become dry and brittle causing the sur face to crack up into numerous holes. This will protect an origi nal investment of many thousand dollars. The street improvement pro gram will also include the open ing of Connecticut avenue into West Southern Pines giving re lief to many residents along the Avenue who are unable to get to their homes. Two additional sorely needed cross streets in West Squthem Pines will be opened, viz: Stephens Street and Mechanic Street. This area is very thickly populated and is al most impossible to reach with an automobile. The incinerator bonds referred to will build a modern incinera tor and do away with the nuis ance and unsightly rubbish pile. The plans for this incinerator will include the cleaning and plant ing of the grounds and when completed it will resemble a modern power plant, turning an unsightly dump and rubbish lot into something that will be an asset to the town. The mayor and commissioners, who represdht all sections of town, are all very much in favor that these improvements be done soon to insure conditions making possible the safe and sanitary growth of the town. They all feel these improvements are not only necessary but urgent. The mayor and board of com missioners request the citizens of the town to lend their aid in sup porting the issuance of these bonds to take advantage of the present low interest rates. This bond issue is not expected to in crease the tax rate. It is the hope of the board to let contracts for these improvements early next summer in order to get the pro jects completed during the sum mer months. Blue and White, So Far Undefeated, Faces Decisive Test Thanksgiving Day At Southern Pines Ball Park GET THE DOCTOR! Temperature sub - normal! Patient's sick. That's the verdict |||On the big thermometer in front of the bank in Southern Pines. Yet by all the signs the pa tient looks fine and dandy. Gay folks strutting up and down Broad Street, soldiers and sailors, Itoo, all berib- boned; .windows full of dresses, hats, overcoats, ap ples, oranges, cakes, real estate men, flowers, fountain pens, Irma'n Kitty, Mirs. Welch, Jean's red head shin ing, Gene's glasses gleaming, CP&Lers being so hearty. Doc Will in his white coat, Massa Claude hurrying some where, elbows akimbo; all so busy, all so cheery . . . yet . . . the patient's sick. What's the matter? Ther mometer busted? Afraid that's not it. More likely folks' good sense and warm hearts gone hay-wire for the moment. Better not let the moment last too long or some boy in hospital will suffer, some body will stay away from his family one minute lonoer than he needs, or Demon In flation will creep in and take a crack at us and our chil dren. Let's take that themome- ter and give it another shake: There's nothing wrong with this town; let's get that Vic tory Loan mercury going up! Locals Meet Strong Lexington Squad For State Grid Laurels Dean of Technical School Addresses Contractors Here SGT. L. E. WALTERS HOME Sgt. L. E. Walters, whose wife, the former Leone Currie, lives in Southern Pines, returned Nov ember 11th from twenty-seven months overseas with the 101st Airborne Division. He wears the Bronze Eiltai;, Presidejintial Unit Citation with oak leaf cluster, a Belgian decoration, and the Inva sion Arrowhead and four battle- stars on his E.T.O.I ribbon. He also received a certificate of mer it for outstanding service as mes sage center chief. He is now at Ft. Dtevens, Mass.< awaiting) dis charge, when he will return to Southern Pines. Four hundred delegates heard Dean John H. Lampe of State College at the Pine Needles Inn Monday address the* fifth annual ■convention of the Carolina branch, Associated General Con tractors of America, and warn of an imminent shortage of engi neers in the face of accelerated building during the next few years. Predicting a marked in crease in the volume of construc tion in the near future, to ap- p,roxjim£<te $7^300,090,000 during the coming year alone. Dean Lampe urged contractors to take advantage of the laboratory fa cilities and short specialized courses in civil engineering of- ferred at State College. The test ing station of the institute is al so available to engineers of the state, he pointed out, for the working out of their various I technical problems. At the opening of the general session of the convention at 9:30 Monday, Miayor L. V. O’Call- |aghan addressed the large body j of speakers and delegates in wel come to Southern Pines. Business 'transacted at the session Monday I included a report from Ben H. j Martin of Easley, S. C., president Association, the appointing of committees, drawing of an at- j tendance prize, and special an nouncements. In the evening there was a reception and danc ing at the Pine Needles Club for members of the Association and their wives. Delegates inter viewed lauded the choice of the Pine Needles Inn and of Southern Pines as the seat bf the conven tion, mentioning local atmos phere, excellent hotel appoint-' ments, and golfing and other re creational facilities as being par ticularly conducive to relaxation and to the rounding out of a suc cessful business session. Ajnong local contractors attending the convention was D. W. Winkle- man, of D. W. Winkleman Co., Southern Pines, an active mem ber and a director of the associa tion. by Jack BUyeu With game time scheduled for 2:30 at the local baseball park, the Blue and White gridmen of Southern Pines will take the field tomorrow against a strong Lexington Orphanage team in a Thanksgiving day contest for the state class C football champion ship. Having rolled up a seas on’s record of 183 points scored against 6 for all opponents. Sou thern Pines remained throughout the regular schedule unbeaten, a fine record. Only Bethesda High School, in the clash for the Eastern six-man title, succeeded in reaching local pay dirt. Coaches Weaver and Dawson have been grooming their boys against variants of the short-punt formation anticipated, and re port the squad in good trim. However, Coach Calhoun of Lex ington brings to Southern Pines a heavy and experienced squad of twenty-two westerners with an enviable record behind them. The orphanage aggregation ploughed under Curry High School of Greensboro with ease, taking the Western title by a wide margin. In addition to a strong running attack, the invad ers have gained repeatedly and consistently through the air. Though the visiting club remains something of a dark horse, pig skin enthusiasts expect to witness the locals in a test against the strongest competition thus far en- counered. As they and their team mates vie for state honors this Thurs day afternoon, three seniors will be playing their last game for Southern Pines. Among these is first string tail back Davis Wor sham, 136 pound stellar back of the triple threat variety, wl)o will be wearing jersey number 12. From his quarterback slot Drenj nan Man, a key man in th^ partment of strategy all will be calling his final field general. Chan Page 21, who has proven rjf and a constant threaj] sive end, a tower of, defensive center, also | final performance. Inclusive of an entl dent body en mass| crowd of home club I, anticipated for the al victory and state lal Blue and White are n3 ed. The spirit, team! sportsmanship, howevi amplified throughout by both coaches and pl^ tried and proven. MRS. MARTHA C. CHUl DISCHARGED. James Spring, Lt. j.g. U.S.N.R., son of Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Spring, is out of the Navy and has re turned home, after five years in the service of his country E. T. M'KEITHEN BETTER Friends of Edwin McKeithen are rejoicing in the, news of his improvement from the illness which struck him so suddenly last week. The beloved mana ger of the Moore County Hospi tal, now receiving treatment ttrere, is making steady progress in recovery, according to mem bers of his family. Funeral services for Martha C. Churchill, wid(^^ Byron L. Churchill, who di^ at her residence at 12 South Page Street here Sunday night, were conducted in the J. N. Powell Funeral Home at 2:00 p. m. Wed nesday by the Rev. J. Fred Stim- son. Burial was in Mount Hope cemetery. Mrs. Churchill was born in South Shaftsburg, Vt., June* 14, 1874, the daughter of Erastus arid Harriet Bentley Blakeley. She had resided in Southern Piries for the past thirteen years. Sur viving are two sons, Edward B. Hamblett of Bath, Me., and Fran cis R. Hamblett of Hartford, Conn., and a sister, Mrs. A. F. Bump of Arlington, Vt. SOLDIER-COME HOME Home after two years of good service in the Coast Guard is a big black Belgian Shepherd, one of the few dogs to enter the ser vice from Moore County.. He serv ed at Camp Belvoir and with the radio supply troops at Newport. His owners, Mrs. James Prim and Miss Sue (ihatfield, say he is as glad to be home as they are to have him. They are carefully fol lowing all the directions on how to treat the returned soldier, and thus far he is responding nicely. CLOSING SALE. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Bogart, owners of the recently establish ed Judy Shop, in Southern Pines, have announced a closing sale that will start shortly, after which the store will be perma nently closed.