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Friday, November 23, 1945. THE PILOT, Southern Pines, North Carolina Page Ihret O Handwoven Anglow Tweeds SAME PREWAR QUALITY OF 100% VIRGIN WOOL Hats BY THE YARD OR CUSTOM TAILORING by OUR REGULAR STAFF Bags Accessories PLANT AND SALES ROOM MIDLAND ROAD Halfway between Pinehurst and Southern Pines Telephones: Southern Pines 5812—Pinehurst 4832 NOT THE CHEAPEST, THE BEST! MONTESANTI Cleaners Dyers Penn. Ave. Telephone 5541 Southern Pines The story of a Prisoner of War By James Boyd, Jr. I QM 21c U. S. C. G. I THE JEFFERSON INN I Centrally located on a quiet side street I A MODERN INN OF 32 ROOMS, 20 BATHS I ALL ROOMS HAVE STEAM HEAT AND H RUNNING WATER « J. F. CARTER. Owner J. R. GIFFORD. Manager iom Penn j ’ ^ i “w ' il4h ^ $|.85 Fifth *3 °° Blended Whiskey, 8$ prOoT, 65ft grein neutral ajt hs GOOOiEaHAM & WORTS LIMITED r’EC''t>A, l'.LINOIS (Continued from the Nov. 16th issue of The Pilot. The story to date: The writer finds that one of the men his ship, the Dickman, is bring ing home is an' Englishman who was captured by the Japs at Singpore, to which he had been taken, four years before, by the same ship which is now carrying him to safety. This install ment of Mills’ story starts just after the surrender of the Singapore garrison.) In November of this same year. Mills was moved to Thailand, along with thousands of others. Here started the most fantastic and horror-ridden months of his captivity. The Japs had de cided to put their prisoners to work building what the Allies termed the “impossible railroad” running between Bankok and Mulmein (Burma). The railroad ran through dense jungle filled with insects, thick underbrush, and a terrible, wet heat. The Japs saved some time by following the twisting banks of a slow, muddy river. This river was the only bright spot in Mills’ life. Here he was al lowed to bathe and relax for a few minutes from the ceaseless, back-breaking work. Soon after his arrival, the tropical Monsoons started in earnest. There was mud and ooze everywhere. He lived in crude shelters made of bamboo and woven leaves with mud floors. Nothing was ever dr:^. Either one sweated pro fusely or it rained. Mills still had his original clothing of shorts, socks, and boots. These did not stand up well in their new sur roundings, and it was not long before he was living like a sav age. After his boots went, he spent many agonizing weeks walking on bruised, bleeding feet until they became hard and tough. But the worst hardship was the food. This consisted of a li|ttle bowl of rice, two or three times a day, with a small por tion of soup which was nothing but colored water. Once in a long while, trucks would strug gle up from the coast bringing fresh vegetables and meat. But this supply would be consumed in a matter of days. Even so. Mills maintained that, had things just stayed in this state, life would not have been unbearable. It was three months later that the terror struck. Four men in one of the camps^ died suddenly. They did not die from beating or malnutrition, but from an old ajnd terrible disease ' They vomited blood, doubled up in pain, their skins turning a dark purple or black, dying in agony a few hours later. Across the camp swept the word: cholera! Men looked at each other in dread, wondering who would be struck down next. A few thought of escape, but the wilds of the jungle and the death sen tence, if caught, were enough to discourage them. In the wake of this disease came others—dysen tery, beri-beri, malaria, and the fungi disease-gotten from a tiny scratch, causing a huge ulcer that often necessitated amputa tion. The Japs did nothing. What medical care there was was given by British doctors. These men did all they could under impossible conditions, many being sick themselves. For the thousands that died, more were brought in to take their places. In one camp of two thousand men that Mills was in, over sixteen hundred died. But his immunity could not hold out forever, especially now in his weakened condition. Finally he was stricken with beri-beri, dysentery, and many times with a touch of malaria. jWhat saved him was his fine ' physique, developed from a boy hood crave for sports, j Near the end of the work on ' the railroad. Mills thinks he must have gone out of his mind, as he can remember little except that men were shrivelling up and dying like flies all around him. jin November, 1943, the ghastly j work was finished, a project that ihad cost over twenty-six thou sand lives and many more in i broken spirits. Still Mills was kept deep in the jungle at the half-way point on the railroad between Bankok and Mulmein. I Then in June, Mills learned he was leaving. Down to the coast he went, riding on the same rails that had killed so many of his friends. The men were dirty, unshaven, and naked. Mills did not notice the drastic change in his appear- j ance. His bare feet were hard and scaly and his skin, stretched .tightly over his sharp bones, was ^ black and leathery from long I exposure to sun, wind, and rain. iHe was . a walking skeleton .weighing 118 pounds of his original 150 pounds. Even more fantastic, he was an inch and a half shorter. This was what J twenty-seven months of captivity under the heel of the Jap had done. NOTICE OF EXECUTRIX Having qualified as Executrix ' of the estate of Hugh J. Betterley, ! deceased, this is to notify all per- ;sons having claims against the estate of the deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at Sou- their Pines, N. C., on or before the 7th day of November, 1946, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted . to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 7th day of November, 1945. KATHARINE S. BETTERLEY. EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF HUGH J. BETTERLEY, DE ; CEASED. N9-D14. NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION 'NORTH CAROLINA MOORE COUNTY IN THE SUPERIOR COURT SALLIE COLE GRAHAM, Plaintiff vs. •RICHARD GRAHAM, Defendant \ r'-v,'; '-'.t %|% The defendant, Richard Gra ham, will take notice that an ac tion entitled as the above has been commenced in the Superior Court of Moore County, North Carolina, for the purpose of se curing a divorce on the grounds of two years separation; that the defendant will further take no tice that he is required to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Superior' Court at the Court House in Carthage, North Caro lina, within twenty days after the list day of December, 1945, and answer or demur to the complaint , in. this action, or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the re- ilief demanded in said complaint. This 29th day of October, 1945. JOHN WILLCOX, Clerk of Superior Court of Moore County. N9-30 Stonybrook Stables NOW OF*EN NOTICE OF RE-SALE OF LAND BY COMMISSIONERS Under the Ownership - Management of MICKEY WALSH Expert Riding Instruction — Special Attention to Children For Information Call 6502 STONYBROOK STABLES Pursuant to an Order of Re- Sale signed by Hon. John^Will- cox, Clerk of the Superior Court on November 5th. 1945, the un dersigned Commissioner will on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26th. 1945, at 12 o’clock NOON at the Court House door of Moore County, in the Town of Carthage, North Carolina, offer for sale and sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described lands: That certain parcel or lot of land in the Town of Southern Pines, Moore County, North Car olina, and BEGINNING at the east comer of Block K&8, as shown on a map entitled “A Map of Southern Pines, Moore County, North Carolina,” duly filed in the office of the Register of Deeds of said County, and running thence with the line of Saylor Street S. 53 degrees 15 min. W 100 feet to the common comer of Lots Nos 6 and 7 in said Block; thence with the dividing line of said lots N. 36 degrees 45 min. W. 52 feel to a corner; thence N. 53 degrees 15 min. E. 100 feet to New Hamp shire Avenue; thence with New Hampshire Avenue S. 36 degrees 45 min. E. 52 feet to the point of beginning, being a portion of Lots Nos. 7 and 8 in Block K&8. This sale is had under the au thority of a judgement of fore closure made by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Moore County in the case of TOWN OF SOUTH ERN PINES vs ARCHIE McMIL- LAN, Widower, and PEARLINA DOUGLAS, Widow, and the said lands were sold on Monday, Oc tober 29th. 1945, at 12 o’clock NOON at the Court House door in Carthage, under an order made by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Moore County, at which sale PARKER H. CHALMERS became the last and highest bidder for the above described lands, at the price of $682.50, and that there after and within the time allowed by law for raising said bid, Leta McBride, filed an up set bid ot, $717.50 on the aforesaid lands, and that the Clerk of the Super ior Court has ordered the imder- signed Commissioner to re-sell the said lands, and that accordingly the said Commissioner will on the date and at the place set forth above, sell the above described lands, and that the bidding will start at the up set bid of $717.50, and a deposit of 25 per cent will be required of the successful bid der. GARLAND McPHERSON CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Southern Pines, N. C. Telephone 5891 Hart Building SHE PROMISED TO Love, Honor and Obey —but the marriage contract didn’t stipulate that she would have to cook the family’s meals E'VERY NIGHT— and of course you don’t 'WANT her to. So we suggest an occasional DINNER AT THE VHIAGE INN to break the monotony of household duties and to pro vide an evening of fun for the whole family Luxury Dishes Not Found On Other Menus, Including Dated this 8th. day of Noveni- ber 1945. J. VANCE ROWE, COMMISSIONER. Nov 16, 23 Sea Foods — Steaks — Chicken Special Thanksgiving Dinner 5:30 to 9:30 Telephone 6161 J. N. Powell, Inc. Funeral Home 24 hour Ambulance Service J. E. Tesh Manager Southern Pines November 22nd NO COVER CHARGE DANCING Village Inn 5:30 to 8:30 P. M. Dinner Hours After 8:30 P. M. Cover Cha’-"® f^LOO Per Couple COUPLES ONLY U. S. Highway South Southern Pines CLOSED MONDAYS For Reservations Telephone 6632 or 8122 1 ooking for a Job? Try ! Pulp & Paper I I Aiii^ricG’s 6th Largest Industry I JOBS IN THE WOODS I I I I a I cl TRUCKERS-HELPERS LOADERS JOBS IN THE MILLS BEATER ROOM WORKERS MECHANICS LOADERS & HANDLERS I YARD WORKERS I _ And many other opportunities for skilled and un- I skilled workers in an industry with no reconversion I i A problem and a great peacetime future. Apply U, S. Employment Service CuttUU 044t — Mail it to a serviceman, war worker or anybody who is looking for a steady job at good wages. VICTORY PULPWOOD COMMITTEE iQ!DB3 C. B. GALE J. W. ATKINSON W. E. BLUE BUSTER DOYLE SOUTHERN PINES. N. C. DON’T WASTE PRECIOUS TIME ir * CUT TOP QUALITY WOOD
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