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el j keep faith mgk i^us-i ' '^buymg\ WAR BONDS I LOT ********* is* * * Those Boys Need VOLUME 26, NO. 1 Soulhern Pines, North Carolina Friday, November 30, 1945. TEN CENTS Victory Drive Chairmen Appeal For All-Out Effort in Final Week Blue and White Championship Contenders Moore Now Stands Fourth Among Seven Counties in District ! MOORE COUNTY OPA Moore County, through Novem ber 27th, is credited' with over all sales of $166,860.75, or 37% of its quota, and with “E” sales of $80,231.25, or 34%, in the Vic tory Loan Drive, figures released Thursday by County Chairman E. C. Stevens, reveal. The seven counties in this dis trict are staging a race to see Everyone is happy that ra tioning is over, but there is one group of people that is happier than anyone else: this is the rationing board, who had not only to suffer rationing themselves but to dole it out to everyone else. There was probably no more thankless job during the whole war. To be forced to say "no" over and over again, to earn the scowls of your friends and which will reach its “E” quota first, and Moore stands fourth,, the hard wordi, unjust accusa- A - A T, , tions and endless criticism of # with Lee, Anson and Hoke in the order named, running ahead, and Montgomery, Richmond and Scotland trailing. Paul Jernigan, local chairman, reports lor Southern Pines over all sales of $73,962.50, or 59i% of the quota, with “E” sales reach ing $30,262.50, or 45%. To formulate plans for speed ing up the drive in Southern Pines, Mrs. Weaver, Mr. Jernigan | and Mr. Stevens met Tuesday af ternoon and decided to hold a house to house canvass, starting this Friday. Mrs. Weaver and her women workers will call at the homes, and will stress the buying of baby bonds. The men will solicit in the business sec tion. Those who have already agreed to help Mrs. Weaver in this work are Mrs. Emmett French, Mrs- i Norris Hodgkins, Mrs. Marshall , Palmer, Mrs. W. E. Kivett, Mrs- j William Baker, Mrs. Lawrence, Grover, and Mrs. W. J. Higgins, j If there are others who are will ing to assist in this important work, Mrs. Weaver requests that they see her at the Bank between 11:45 a. m. and 2:00 p. m. Friday, November 30. Mr. Jernigan will the public in general cannot have been pleasant. The Ration Board took it, day after day, maintained their calm and their fairness of mind, work ed long hours. Chairman Mau rice seldon missing a day at the office. All done because they were public-spirited men, doing their pari in the war: wishing, doubtless, that they could be serving overseas, their standing in the community, nevertheless, enabled them to do ■ this job as few younger men could have done it. To them and to their effi cient and loyal staff of work ers The Pilot extends con gratulations on a hard job well done. The thanks of ilie whole country are due them. House is Burnt to Ground In West Southern Pines The home of Bessie Webb, a frarpe building of eight rooms, located on Stephens street near head the following workers: Paul ^'ew York avenue. West Southern Butler, Jimmy Hobbs, Morris burned to the ground Johnson and Cliff Johnson. j shortly before o’clock Sunday “The people of Southern Pines i , have never let down our fight-I- „ f „ ' ®PP^i'®iitly originat ing men, nor do we intend to IfA let this happen in the nation’s i headway be- Victory Loan,” declares Mr. Jer- ; A®® brought to nigan. “In all previous War. f ® Southern Pines firemen by Bond Drives we have exceeded.7^° our quota by a very satisfactory ’ A® the call for aid in margin. Let us put our shoul- ders to the wheel and push over with 1.AC1 l^be lack of water, the nearest Lexington Orphanage Victor In Class C Six-Man Football Final SILVER LINING YOU PASS, COLONEL! with a bang this last drive—the Victory Loan,” he urges. The local chairman reminds the people of some salient facts: still unpaid is a part of the money cost of this war, due primarily to the unexpectedly early end ing; money is needed to bring home men who fought through to victory; to settle partially com pleted war material contracts, to prevent inflation, for hospitaliza tion of our wounded, and for guarding against any further ag gression. “Let’s finish the job before De cember 8th,” Mr. Jernigan ap peals. '4- Press to Sponsor Essay Contest A state-wide essay contest is being conducted by the North Carolina Press Association open to all High School students of any age or race. The contest is de signed to focus the interest of the present generation on the im portance of newspapers in a mod ern community, and the four newspapers of the county. The Moore County News, The Pine- hurst Outlook, The Pilot, and the Sandhill Citizen are cooperating with the State association by of fering supplementary county prizes. The topic chosen as subject of the essays is: “Newspapers Serv ing the Community.” First prize in the State contest is a $100.00 Victory bond, with a $50.00 bond for second place- In Moore Coun- yt, the above named newspapers are offering three cash prizes as follows: First prize $10.00; second prize $5.00; third prize $2.50. All essays should be legibly written, preferably typewritten, and not more than 1,500 words, about six typewritten pages, in length. Essays should be submitted to either of the newspapers in the county notlatef'than December 15, 1945. The prize-winning es say in Moore county, to be se lected by a board of judges in this county, will then be submitted to the state committee which will make its decision as quickly as (Continued on Page 8) hydrant being some ■.1,500 feet frorn the fire, and were unable to save the house which they found to be all ablaze upon their arrival. William G. Butler of the West Southern Pires jhool staff and his wife had returned to the house just a few moments be fore the fire iwas discovered. Mrs. Webb, who was at the home of Kenneth Trousdell, her em ployer, carried partial insurance on the house and furniture with the Barnum Agency. With the complete destrudtion of the house, none of the furnishings or personal effects of the owner or tenants were saved. Ernest Morell Speaks at Raleigh Institute On Tuesday night, November 20th, at the Woman’s Club in Raleigh, Ernest Morell of South ern Pines and Providence, R. I., landscape architect and owner of the Hollytree Nurseries, present ed an illustrated lecture on “North Carolina Gardens.” The meeting was sponsored by the Southern Good Housekeeping In stitute and the American Home and Art departments of the Woman’s Club- Mr. Morell showed colored slides of gardens in and around Pinehurst and Southern Pines and a few slides of northern gar dens. His lecture was informal, and he invited his hearers to ask questions about the pictures as they were being shown. The speaker used gardens of which he could say, “I designed the gardens, planted the gardens, and took pictures of the gardens.” THANKSGIVING DAY SERVICE The Christian Science Society in Southern Pines held a Thanks giving service as usual on Thanks giving Day at eleven o’clock, con ducted by First Reader Miss Car rie Connely. The Thanksgiving Proclama tion by the President of the Unit ed States was made a part of the service. The Golden Text was from I Thessalonians 5: 16-18. “Rejoice evermore- Pray without ceasing.' In every thing give thanks.” Capt. Ben Bradin Is Home Again Colonel Stuart Wood, who returned to ihis country a month ago and has been recup erating at Moore General from his ordeal as a prisoner of war of the Japs, came to Southern Pines last week. He is now undergoing anoth er ordeal, not so tough, we hope, as all the devoted friends his wife and boys have made during these four years of their stay here, Come to look him over. "We've heard so much about you," they say. And he kindly replies: "I’ve heard a lot about you, too." And then both sides eye each other. The verdict on this side is that he is just as nice and friendly and charming as they expected. (And that, may we assure the coloneL is saying a great, great deal!) The fact is, he has scored a knock-out. All Southern Pines welcomes him and hopes that he likes us, too. SOUTHERN PINES GRIDDERS. Kneeling, left to right: Wiliam Sledge, back; Bob Straka, back; Johnny Prizer, back; Drennan Mann, back; Alton Blue, back; Fred Arnette, back; Robert McLeod,’ back; Harry Raymond, end. Standing, left to right Coach A. C. Dawson; George Hodgkins, Manager; Davis Worsham, back; Bobby Harrington, center; Chan Page, pnd; Ted York, end; David Cameron, cen ter; Robert McCormac, center; Frank Harrington, end; Robert McClellan, Assistant Manager; Coach Phillip Weaver. (Photo by Humphrey) Church Conference In West Southern Pines Draws Many Bishop Presides Over Five Day Session of Pastors and Delegates West Southern Pines is the scene this week of the sixty-sev enth session of the Central North Carolina (Conference of the Afri can Methodist Episcopal Church. Centering about the big brick church on Pennsylvania Avenue, the conference is expected to draw an attendance of several hundred pople. Leading the session will be the Rt. Rev. W. W. Matthews, A.M., D.D., Presiding Bishop of the Fifth Episcopal District, of Wash ington, D. C., and former Bishop to Africa. Assisting Bishop M'at- thews are Rev. J. W. Marsh, Pre siding Elder Sanford District, Rev. W. W. Long, Presiding El der Durham District, Dr. W. S- Dacons, Presiding Elder Laurin- burg District, Rev. J. R. Funder burk of Southern Pines, Presid ing Elder Fayetteville District, Rev. T. J. Young, Presiding El der Raleigh District, and Rev. G. F. Madkins, of Southern Pines, entertaining pastor. The conference itself is said to be the second largest confer ence of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the South, and as this year marks the ses- quicentennial of the founding of the church, special interest is felt in this meeting, and the hope is to add substantially to the sum (Continued on Page 8) Sabiston Is New Kiwanis President W. D. Sabiston, Jr., solicitor of the Moore. County Recorder’s Court, without opposition was ej- Trick Palominos Feature Season’s First Horse Event Renown, Sir William Capture Firsts For Hunters and Jumpers Despite chill winds sweeping the Southern Pines Country Club Thursday, participants and on lookers thronged the hors'e show ring and outside hunting course here in the afternoon for the first equestrian Gymkhana of the season. A feature of the day was the open class for lightweight and middleweight hunters in which a large gathering saw Renown— seven year old bay gelding own ed by Mrs. Dwight W. Wingle- man of Southern Pines and Syra cuse, and ridden by W. O. Moss- lead a field of twenty jumpers on the outside course to first place. On the bay’s heels to take second honors was Henry’s Dream, a bay lightweight owned and ridden by Mrs. James Mackling of Southern Pines, the former Peggy Ewing. Finishing in third was the gelding Gold Star, another chestnut, own ed and ridden by Lt. M. J. Loor- am. Equaling this event in interest was that in which Sir William, a Dear Readers: The Pilot addresses to you today a special message of greeting. It is our Silver An niversary. This week we en ter our twenty-sixth year of publication. As we look back over the years, we think of you sub scribers, advertisers, general readers, who have given us your support and encour agement, with sincere grati tude. Thank you for sticking by us as you have, through the thick and thin times, when the silver lining was not always visible. You have helped us to "turn the dark clouds inside out," With gratitude and all good wishes. The Pilot Staff: Katharine Boyd Dan and Dixie Rav Bessie Cameron Smith Charles Maoauley Mary Baxter Nathan Adams Murphy Brewer Jack Bilveu Westerners' Speed, Weight Boost Score To Final 38 to 6 by Jack Bilyeu A record crowd of almost two thousand saw the Blue and White of Southern Pines go down to the tune of 38 to 6 before a fast and powerful Lexington club here Thanksgiving Day in a well- contested struggle for the state class C six-man grid title. Scor ing in each period, capitalizing on weight and precision blocking, the visitors featured a ground of fensive built around Johnson, fly-wieight scat back, and hard- driving Rudder and Covington. To supplement the running at tack the visitors unveiled a dark- horse passing combination of Rudder to Newcomb, speedy cen ter, number 10, who time and again shook loose to receive the ball in flat territory. Winning the toss the western ers elected to receive, Arnette kicking for Southern Pines. Tak ing th ball on his own 15, Rudder returned to the 30 where, held for three downs, Lexington attempt ed to kick. Breaking through in one of the best defensive exhi bitions of the game Chan Page blocked the punt and the ball was recovered for Southern Pines. Taking a short pass over center, Davis Worsham, stellar tail back, drove to the 23 to start one of the locals’ closest threats of the game. In two consecutive tries off tackle Worsham gained to the 15 and then to the 12 yard line. The opening meet of the Moore ! Southern Pines lost ground on a County Hounds took place Thurs- j holding penalty, however, and day at three o’clock at the Mile- ! after one play Lexington was in Away Stables of the master and '■ possession of the ball on their secretary, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. | own 20. A long pass from Cov- Moss. ington to Ashemore, end, ad- The drag, laid over adjacent' Orphanage team to country, provided a variety" of Southern Pines 35. Johnson’s Moore County Hounds Hold Opening Meet and he will assume the duties of his office the first day of Jan-I uary. Dr. J. I. Neal of Pinehurst is the new vice-president, and John M. Howarth of Southern Pines was reelected treasurer. The new Board of Directors is composed of C. J. McDonald, Car thage; M. C. McDonald, Jr., West End; J. T. Overton and E. C. Stevens, Southern Pines; Charles W. Picquet and I. C. Sledge, Pinehurst; and G. C. Sey mour, Aberdeen. While the ballots were being counted, Mrs. Lawrence B. Creath of Pinehurst played sev eral marimba solos. A happy family in Southern Pines is that of Ben Bradin, who welcomed their captain tiome Monday from Germany. Leaving Berlin on October fif teenth, Captain Bradin travelled home in a Liberty ship, “that went sideways most of the way” in the four storms they passed through, and took fifteen days to make the trip. He has been granted a thirty-day leave and is hoping that it will be increas ed to a forty-five. In Berlin, his engineer outfit, the 1669th Eng. Util. Det., had charge of keeping the utilities of the American garrison in order. He was living fairly comfortably in a private home used as offi cers’ quarters, while the men .’"1.. were housed in a former chemi- ® market cal laboratory. German civilians worked undert he Americans, do cilely, but often with a German stubbornness about doing things their own way. Captain Bradin spoke of Berlin as a strange city. The combination command there caused all sorts of unexpected situations |o arise, with language difficulties to complicate things, not to mention contradictory na tional characteristics. But one of the most curious things were the people and the city itself. The Germans were remarkably well-dressed and well-turned out, always, far more so than other Europeans, but they were living in the ruins of the city. It gave you quite a start, he said, to see (Continued on Page 8) ected president of the Sandhill big bay hunter owned by Mick Kiwanis Club at its weekly meet- ; ey Walsh of Southern Pines, his ®)® Wednesday of last week,! owner up, bested a string of twenty-five jumpers to bring home first place in the Open Jiuni^ers Class. Outstanding in this event was Miss Hannah Walsh, daughter of Mickey Walsh, who rode brilliantly into second place atop Chance and, after a jump off of six of the leading jumpers, brought Dark Mystery in for third place as well. The two latter horses were also en tries of Mickey Walsh, of Stoney- brook Stables. Colorful opening note of the show was the presentation of a troupe of Palomino trick horses, cafe au lait-hued with silvery manes, from the Paddock Palo minos Ranch, Southern Pines. Prima donna of the performing horses was the western Palomino Maron Girl, in her repertoire of tricks, followed with an exhibi tion of several five-gaited horses by Harold and James Collins of Southern Pines. The Children’s Horsemanship class as usual drew a large num ber of entries, so much so that many, horsemen among thet on lookers commented on the impos sibility of judging fairly such a number of contestants of various ages. The opinion was expressed that to divide the class accord ing to age would be fairer to the younger children and greatly as sist the judges. The winner of this class was Miss Virginia Franks of the Notre Dame School, Southern Pines. Second place was taken by Miss Ann Pearson, and third by Miss Ann Harden, both of Southern Pines. Seventy-five horses altogether, hunters, jumpers. Palominos, and gaited animals, were judged by Mrs. Daryl Parshall, the former Margaret Thorne Smith of Mill- brook and Southern Pines. In his usual expert and amusing style, Lloyd Tate, of Blowing Rock and Pinehurst, announced the events. Ribbons awarded the winners (Continued on Page 8) going and jumping, an interest ing test for the field, several of whom were newcomers to the Sandhills. The following letter, giving the schedule for the season, has been sent to subscribers and friends of the hunt: “You are invited to hunt with the Moore County Hounds for the season 1945-1946. “The opening meet will be Thursday, November 29, at 3:00 p. m. Thereafter Hounds will meet Tuesday and Thursday mornings and Drag Hounds will meet Saturday afternoons at 3:00 o’clock. For information tele phone the Kennels 5182. “In case of doubtful weather call the Kennels an hour before time set for meet. pass to Ashemore, lateral to Cov ington, set the visitors up on the 10-yard stripe and Newcomb then took Rudder’s short pass to cross for the initial tally. Sex ton, end, converted and the score stood 8 to 0. Later in the quarter, three consecutive passes from Rudder to Newcomb netted a total of 30 •yards and placed Lexington on the Southern Pines 20. The Blue and White held and after an in complete pass on the fourth down the ball went over. The locals’ only scoring march began after three minutes of the second quar ter when Bobby Harrington, cen ter, a defensive standout, crashed through to stop ■ a lateral, re covering near mid-field for Southern Pines. Climaxing this feat Harrington “While there is no fixed sub- broke into the clear to take scription, contributions toward Worsham’s pass on the 13-yard the hunt fund will be greatly ap preciated. ' “The permission to cross the line and crossed for the score standing up. Arnette’s attempted conversion was wide. On the fol- country so generously extended! Lexing- by the landowners applies only ■ ® own 23 to the hunt. Individuals have no behind right to lark over farmers’ lands, v: u rr ockmg, ran back the If during hunting, gates, barways the mn«f J*®!®®®.,®^ or fences are opened, please see BEN PALMER OPENS MEAT MARKET IN PINEHURST Ben Palmer of Pinehurst has opened a meat market in the Wellesley Building in Pinehurst, and on Tuesday afternoon when a Pilot representative called in he was almost too busy cutting off tempting-looking steaks to be interviewed. Mr. Palmer is an old hand at the business, hav ing worked as manager of the meat department in Dorn’s at Pinehurst for five years. Assist- is June McCaskill, who returned a few weeks ago from a long period of service overseas. Mr. Palmer is also an ex-serviceman. that they are closed. “This is a bad country for for est fires. You cannot be too care ful about matches and cigar ettes. “W. O. MOSS, M. F. H. “VIRGINIA MOSS, Sec.” INDUCTION CALLS TEN Ten names appeared in the in duction call this week, calling ten Moore County citizens to Fort Bragg. From Southern Pines were; Jesse Leslie Bass, Jr. and Rodrick Dew Edmisten; from Robbins, R-2: Clarence Ed ward Hussey and Johnnie Fletch er Hussey, and from Robbins, Homer Franklin English; from Star, Doyle Junior Davis; from Steeds, Willie Howard Comer; from Jackson Springs, Waylon Gordon Blake; from Pinehurst, Jack Andrew Ledbetter; from Cameron, Odell Wall. the most sensational plays of the game. The half ended 14 to 6 and in the latter periods the speed of attack, weight, and superior re serve strength told upon the home club. Runs by Covington and Johnson accounted for a tally in the third with the conversion good. Lexington’s final touch down was racked up in the fourth on a long pass and Covington’s two off tackle smashes to close the game 38 to 6. week the eleventh anniversary of ioouthern'^Ph^Pi^^^rff^T^S?® the opening of his pharmacy on number 12 a trinla orsham. West Broad Street, The Sandhills i A Greater who Drug Store. Jueily famous as C ;Sd1„y“S?arrSr“o" the field. Worsham’s long and 11th Anniversary J. T. Overton celebrates this outstanding business enterprise, the store is also the gathering place of most of the town’s nota bles, who will join in congratu lating the proprietor on his suc cess. A LEMON The Pilot’s Lemon of the week goes to the 45 corpora tions, 34 individuals and the trade association which has been indicted by the Depart ment of Justice “for conspir ing to fix unreasonable and non-competitive prices” on the artificial limbs that our wound ed need. The government appears more than sure of the case and it is sincerely hoped that the trial will be speedy and the punishment as adequate as any could be for such a disgrace- ul act. accurate punts were a feature of the holiday game. Defensively the locals were led by Chan Page and Bobby Harrington, end and center respectively. On several occasions tJ^'e safety-slot tackl ing of Johnny Prizer, Worsham’s understudy, brought down Lex ington ball carriers well on the way to scoring. Despite the final score of the championship con test, congratulations are in order to Coaches Weaver and Dawson and their charges for their Thursday’s performance, and for sportsmanship and fighting spirit throughout the entire season. W. D. MATTHEWS IMPROVES W. Duncan Matthews, Who be came quite ill on Thanksgiving Day and entered Moore County Hospital that evening, is getting along well, according to latest re ports.