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VOL. 26. NO. 11
School Teams Face
Pinehurst Here In
Homecommg Clash i
Dance Sponsored '
For Alumni After
Contests Tonight
Southern Pines, North Carolin.'. Friday. February 8, 1946.
TEN CENTS
Vets Study Mechanics of Aircraft
An alumni reception and a
dance sponsored by the Junior
Class are to, be special induce
ments to old grads of the South
ern Pines High School to retiiin
for the traditional Homecommg
Night game with Pinehurst at the
gymnasium here tonight, Friday,
February 8th.
Before an expected capacity
crowd of alumni, students, and
town supporters, the Blue and
White basketeers will meet two
strong Pinehurst teams in what
promises to be one of the most
spectacular games of a long and
colorful series with the invaders.
In a hotly contested meeting of
the two squads earlier this sea
son, Pinehurst finished on the
long ends of both scores for the
doubleheader. Coach ■ Dawson’s
boys have since overpowered a
West End five which had down
ed Pinehurst by a close margin.
Results of past games in the
series with Pinehurst, however,
have shown that comparative
scores and the seasonal record
mean little once the two teams
are on the floor. In the spirit of
strong but friendly rivalry, both
squads invariably play above
themselves.
Taking their last shots at the
basket for Southern Pines this
season are seniors Chan Page, No.
35; Drennan Mann, No. 32; and
Davis Worsham, who wears the
numeral 30, all of whom will be
in action tonight.
Followers of the Blue and
White feel that the locals’ chief
task in their homecoming game
will be to stop two stellar Pine-
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DONT SHOOT, PAUL Servicemeii Paid
Tribute Here At
Banquet Tuesday
Humor. Songs, And
Good Food Feature
Evening's Program
At the Gymkhana on Sun
day. given for the benefit of
the polio drive, a special fea
ture will be the presentation
of a Jap 31 calibre rifle and
helmet to Mr. Paul Butler,
chairman of the Committee,
to hold up folks who haven't
yet given anything . . . no,
no, there seems to be some
thing wrong with that . . .
Our notes are mixed up but
we think the rifle and helmet
are to be auctionned off, pro
ceeds to go to the drive. They
are the property of, and pre
sumably were captured by.
Staff Sergeant Richard A.
Hunt of Louisville. Ky., who
kindly donated them to the
committee.
TUNING UP. Pictured above, while servicing one of Resort Air
line’s 21 passenger Douglas planes, are four of the five trainees, all
veterans, who are taking advantage-of the On the Job Training Pro
gram for aircraft mechanics, now offered by the line. Among the
trainees is Harrison J. Speer, of Carthage. (Photo by Humphrey)
Moore Insurance
Agents Arrange
State Convention
Ten members of the Moore
County Association of Insurance
Agents were present for a special-
Carthage Hotel
Is Purchased By
F. R. Womack
Made public this week was the
sale on .Monday, February 1st,
of the Carthage Hotel, the large.
ly called dinner meeting, at the | ^hj-ee-story brick structure on
Maples Dominates
Pro-Amateur Play
In Tourney Here
Birch and Carter
Announced Winners
In Sandpiper Golf
Playing through in beautiful
form in the amateur-pro golf
tournament held at the Southern
Pines Country Club on Monday,
February 4th, was Hinson Maples,
of Pinehurst, who shaved his
strokes to split for both first and
second place honors. Teamed with
C. F. Brown, Maples showed a 65
for low carding of the day, while
the combination of Maples and
Frank McCaskill, of Pinehurst,
posted a 68 to finish second.
From among a large field of
golfers—in which, generally, am
ateurs outshone professionals—
pro Roy Grinnell and Jack Car
ter, Southern Pines combination,
turned in a 69 to tie for third
place'with Sgt. Al. Besserlinck, U.
S. Army, and Roy Bronson.
Downfall of more than one golf
er of talent on the country club
course on Monday was the haz
ardous third hole, and adjacent
Continued on Page 4)
Holly Inn in Pinehurst on Tues
day, February 5th. Purpose of the
meeting. County President John
S. Ruggles stated, was to arrange
for the annual meeting of the
state-wide association at the Car
olina Hotel, 3rd through the 5th
of May.
Conferring with local agents
was Sherman G. Otsot, executive
secretary bf the state association.
Committees were appointed to ar
range for golf tournaments, and
for the reception of delegates;
and a committee of the wives of
agents here was chosen to pro
vide entertainment for delegates’
wives expected to attend.
Moore County agents attending
were: from Southern Pines, John
S. Ruggles, president; E. C. Stev
ens, secretary; and D. H. Turn
er. From Pinehurst, H. J. Menzel,
Col. George P. Hawes, Jr., H. G.
Phillips, and Harry B. Emery.
Theo Berg, Levi Packard, and
Major C V. Watson, junior part
ner of the United Insurance
Agency, were present from Aber
deen, Pinebluff, and Carthage
respectively.
Courthouse Square, which for
many years has been a principal
landmark in the county seat.
The new owner of the hotel is
Rudolph Womack, originally of
Carthage, who purchased it from
Mrs. P. K. Kennedy, widow of the
late P. K. Kennedy, of Carthage.
Under the new management of
Mr. and Mrs. Womack, the thirty-
nine room establishment is un
dergoing extensive rennovation
and redecoration.
Womack is the son of Mrs.
Beulah. Womack and the late
Fred Womack of Carthage, and
for a number of years was em
ployed in the Post Office Depart
ment in High Point. Mrs. Wom
ack, the former Miss Dorothy
Brown, is the daughter of Edgar
R. Brown of Robbins.
Built and operated before the
’twenties by the late Thomas B.
Tyson, the Carthage Hotel was
later managed in succession by
Lucius Tyson, and by Mrs. Ken
nedy and the late P. K. Kennedy,
who acquired it in 1928. Under
the supervision of the Kennedys,
QUICK ACTION
The high sweeping wind blow
ing on Wednesday kept old-tim
ers alerted for the inevitable
brush-fire that starts on such a
day.
Sure enough, around two fif
teen, the whistle blew, sending
the fire truck to the corner of
May street and Ohio avenue,
where the grass had caught from
a burning trash pile on the place
of C. P. McCuUough. Prompt ac
tion on the part of the depart
ment checked a fire which fan
ned by the high wind, had started
to spread alarmingly.
Horse Show Will
Benefit Polio
Fund Drive
Red Cross Allots
Quotas For Funds
Campaign iuMarch
John Ruggles Will '
Serve As Chairman
In Southern Pines
David S. Packard of Pinebluff
resigned as treasurer of the Moore
County Chapter of the Red Cross
at the monthly meeting of the
executive committee held Tues
day night at the headquarters in
Southern Pines.
A resolution was adopted ex
pressing the regret of the direc
tors in accepting Mr. Packard’s
resignation and thanking him for
his efficient and faithful service
since the fall of 1943, as treas
urer.
Garland McPherson of Sout|i-
ern Pines was appointed to serve
as treasurer.
Col. George P. Hawes, Jr., coun
ty chairman, presided and read a
letter from Donald Sherrerd,
president of Moore County Hospi
tal, suggesting that the hospital
would be thankful if the Red
Cross could spare one of the or
ganizations station wagons, for
use by the county hospital. Col.
Hawes explained that the chapter
has two station wagons, and could
now carry on its work with one.
It was voted to turn over one
of the wagons to the hospital.
An automobile will be brought
when the opportunity presents to
fill the vacancy in the chapter’s
garage. Mr. Sherrerd stated that
Moore County Polio Drive Is Over Top
Most Towns Report Goals Passed
hurst, Vass
SMOKY
the hospital authorities would as- ; .
sist in locating a suitable automo- y^sponsible for planning and mak-
More than seventy returned
veterans of Southern Pines
thronged the country club here
on Tuesday evening, February
5, for the highly successful wel
coming banquet which got un
derway at 7:00 p. m. Exemplify
ing the generous brand of enter
tainment provided, and in the
spirit of conviviality" which char
acterized the evening, was Tuck
er G. Humphries’ opening an
nouncement that, for once, un
limited “seconds” of turkey were
available to all.
To be seen frequently during
the earlier minutes of the affair
were the sudden meetings, mutu
al recognitions, between men
only recently returned, a num
ber of whom were getting togeth
er for the first, time in several
years. Anecdotes recalled with
laughter from the past, present
occupations, new faces, a recent
golf tournament, these were con
versational topics current at the
banquet table. It was remarked
that comments on the war, for
the most part, were light and
passing.
Among assembled ex-soldiers,
sailors, and marines, lone repre
sentatives were on hand from
both the "WAC’s and the Army
Nurses Corps. Present, in uni
form, was Lt. Margaret Monte-
santi, who had arrived the pre-
eeeding V^ednesday after long
service in- the Pacific. Miss Mar
garet Bogle, not so long discharg
ed with rank of lieutenant in the
Womans Army Corps, once more
volunteered her Services, filling
in at the piano for singing later
in the evening.
Jovial Master of Ceremonies
was Tucker Humphries, who, af
ter a most hearty welcome to
those returning, on behalf of the
town of Southern Pines, found
wit and songs for' all present.
A handsome billfold was after
wards presented to each veteran
as a token of appreciation.
Louis Scheipers, Chairman of
the Equestrian Committee, was
introduced by the master of cere
monies as having been largely
Dog lovers, or shall we
just say everybody, will thrill
to the story of Smoky and
T. J. Donaldgon of Atlanta.
They were coming back
from a hunting trip and
Smoky, who is a big setter,
was in the back seat of the
car. Something happened and
the car plunged off a bridge
into a river. Donaldson re-’
membered nothing after that
until he came to in the cold
water and was conscious that
Smoky bad him by the collar
and was swimming toward
the river-bank. Too weak to
move, he lay still so as not
to hamper the dog's efforts
in the swift current. Smoky
got him to the bank, where
others who l\ad heard the
crash dragged them both to
safety.
It was found that, some
how, Smoky had pulled his
unconscious mc^ster out
through the window of the
car.
Donaldson is in a hospital
recovering from “shock and
Smoky is there, too. Oh, yes,
the hospital rules say; "No
dogs allowed" and they also
say "No guest trays will be
served." But a big quiet set
ter is lying beside the bed in
Donaldson's room, and on
the bed table are two trajys.
One of them has a great red
porterhouse steak on it.
Plnei
Double Quotas And
Keep Right On
Moore County towns are con
siderably exceeding their quotas
in the current polio drive, in a
spirit that warms the hearts of
the hard-working local commit
tees. These folks, many of whom
take a real beating in the thank
less task of raising funds for this
good cause or that, often wonder
“if people really care.” The evi
dence is pouring in that they
really do, as one after another
the towns of Moore County re
port quotas passed and left way
behind. To date, with many re
ports incomplete, the county
drive has gone over the top, far
in excess of its $3680 goal. H.
Clifton Blue is chairman for the
county.
Towns Report Success
Paul Butler, chairman for Sou
thern Pines stated that $1222.58
had been raised locally and that
he expected more to be contrib
uted before his final report was
made. Southern Pines’ quota was
$850. The Gymkhana to be held
for the benefit of the March of
Dimci’> Sunday, February 10th,
is expected to put Southern Pines’
contribution way over the top.
(Continued on Page 8)
Report Of Local
T. B. Committee
Shows Gains Made
Air Line Trains
Veterans On The
Job At Knollwood
All-Vet Classes Filled
For Pilot And Mechanic
Training At Resort Line
bile for the Red Cross.
(Continued on Page 8)
Tuesday Crash Is
Seventh Accident
On Andrews Corner
Mrs. J. H. Andrews returned
from a trip to Augusta, last week
who operated it successfully for | to hear a familiar tale from her
more than six years, the hotel did 'household and to see a sadly fa-
a flourishing business. Since that' miliar sight. For the seventh, or
time, about 1934, the building maybe the eighth time. . . she
ing possible the banquet. Funds
for it were raised by the Eques
trian Committee, further repre
sented by Mickey 'Walsh and A. C.
Alexander, at the Southern Pines
Gymkhana of December 30th.
Cited also for valuable assis
tance in arranging for the enter
tainment was Morris Johnsor^
while the presence of Town Com
missioners C. N. Page, J. N. Steed,
and Pat Patterson spoke for a
grateful community.
has beeh on lease until purchased
by the present owner.
NEW FIRM
Robert Henderson, late ser
geant USA, formerly with C. J.
Simons electrical business, has
started in for himself as a radio
repair and conditioning man.
What is expected to be one of
the most important sporting
events of the season will be the
Horse Show taking place on the
Country Club grounds at South
ern Pines this Sunday.
Starting at two thirty, the af
ternoon program features a series
of events, both sporting and amus
ing. Thpre will be the usual class
es in horsemanship: beginners’
jumping and riding, the hunter
classes and the knock-down-and
out contest for show jumpers. In
terspersed will be gymkhana
events: a potato race, a ribbon
race, and, doubtless, others to en
tertain the young folks.
Attending either as contestants
or spectators, will be many of
the sections, leading horsemen, as
well as visitors from other himt-
ing communities. Several of our
annual guests from Poughkeep
sie, including the master of the
Rombout Hunt, Homer Gray, is
expected to be present.
Proceeds of the show will go to
the Polio Fund.
Local Fire Department
Holds Annual Election
The Southern Pines Fire De
partment, at its, annual election
of officers, reelected L. V. O’Cal
laghan as chief, L. S. Rowell as
sistant chief. Bryan Poe was el
ected truck captain in place of
Frank Kaylor who has held the
position for the past six years
and wanted to act only in his cap
acities as truck driver, secretary
and treasurer of the company.
The Sanford firemen invited
all those who participated in
fighting the disastrous fire of De
cember 22nd, to partake of a sup
per in their headquarters Wed
nesday night. The local men who
responded to the call for assis
tance were Chief L. V. O’Callag
han, Frank Kaylor, Clyde Dunn,
P. "V. Hatch, Roy Britt and
George Little.
Several were hoping to attend
the dinner and looked forward to
meeting the force of Sanford un
der more genial circumstances.
has begun to lose track . . a
car has crashed into her fence
on the turn of the road and the
occupants have come hurtling
down almost into her courtyard.
The white fence, was erected on
the corner last year, after there
had been a series of accidents and
several people killed. It was hoped
that this would act as a protec
tion, at least, to the fine pines
that grow thickly along the edge
of the Andrews property, and pos
sibly also to the occupants of
speeding cars. But there seems to
be little change. This last wreck,
which took place Tuesday, Feb.
5th, at 4 p. m. broke through the
fence and knocked down two fair
sized trees, bringing to a count of
twelves, the number of pines de
molished in this 'Way.
There was no actual witness to
the accident, but it appeared to be
a matter of turning too wide. One
car was an ambulance from Ft.
Bragg, fortunately empty except
for the driver and another soldier_
and the other was a sedan. The'
ambulance swung wide, hit the
bank on the right and turned
over, crashing through the fence
(Continued bn Page 8)
Southern Pines has reason to
be proud of its tuberculosis com
mittee. In the time since it has
been operating the number .of
cases of the dread disease has de
creased steadily. Starting with
some fifteen, eight or ten years
ago, there was, this year, only
one active case reported for the
town and taken to the Sanator
ium.
Highlights of the report of this
year’s committee show that the
receipts have been larger than
ever before standing at $1,538.00,
to date. The expenses were
$114.77. Over 400 citizens re
sponded to the letters that were
sent out, showing that the peo
ple approve of the new system
of sending an appeal through the
mails instead of a personal sol
icitation. The committee explains
that “to minimize expense, re
ceipts were not sent to those re
mitting cash, and those sending
cheques will recognize their en
dorsement as a receipt. The com
mittee is deeply grateful for the
(Continued on Page 4)
Ford To Biiick To Chevrolet
Brings Confusion In High Places
A triple play on Pennsylvania
avenue 'Wednesday night resulted
in as fine a tangle of cars as has
been seen in these parts in some
time I Also in considerable confu
sion in our local police-force re
cords.
It was one of those who-hit-
who and who - fell - out - of
-what affairs that come rolling
into our police office every now
and then. It seems that Duke Las
siter, colored, of Cameron was
driving his 1939 Ford converti
ble toward Southern Pines around
nine o’clock, carrying three pas
sengers of whose identity he ap
peared uncertain. They stop
ped and one fell out. Duke lept
to his assistance whereupon
the other two fell upon
him. There was a general
hurly - burly ending up in the
others jumping into the car and
driving off. Duke picked himself
up and gloomily truged into town
to report the theft of his car.
At ten fifteen a series of re
sounding crashes brought our
force on the rtm to Peimsylvania
avenue. A car, roaring up the
street, had crashed into a line
of cars parked in front of the Bel
vedere Hotel, hitting a Buick
and sending it crashing into its
neighbor, a Chevrolet. All were
inextricably clamped together.
"Various figures emerged from the
debris, while others came run
ning.
Our force went promptly into
action, hauled cars apart, hauled
figures in. The force of the law
laid its heavy and impressive
hand upon the scene. Quiet final
ly reigned.
Appeared, then, the plaintiff
Duke Lassiter, at the office door.
The Chief looked that what-next
look at him.
“Please, sir,” said Duke, “that
man you hauled into jail, he’s not
the one who stole my car. He the
one who fell out of it.”
The Chief is waiting now for
the men who own the Buick and
the Chevrolet to wake Up and
come do'wn to see their cars. The
what-next expression is still on
his face.
North Carolina’s first and only
veterans’ On the Job Training
Programs in flying and in aero
nautical mechanics, believes
Commander Clayton L. Burwell
of Resort Airlines, are now in
progress at the line’s headquar
ters at Knollwood field.
A total of nine discharged ser
vicemen are at present taking ad
vantage of this training offered
here under the government’s edu
cational and vocational programs,
four as potential flyers and five
as aircraft mechanics. In the lat
ter group is Harrison J. Speer,
of Carthage, lone Sandhills rep
resentative among the trainees.
The average time required for
completion of the projected
courses in flying. Commander
Burwell stated 'Wednesday, will
be approximately one year, while
the courses for mechanics will re
quire from one to two years, de
pendent upon the stage of pro
ficiency which the trainee plans
to meet. While only veterans are
eligible for training under the
program, trainees need not have
served specifically with air
corps units.
The aeronautical courses of
fered at-Resort, it was further ex
plained, are on the same basis as
government-subsidized On the
Job Training now available in
any other trade, craft, or profes
sion, competency of the line’s ex
perienced staff having first been
approved by the State Depart
ment of Education and by the
Veterans Administration.
It has been possible, in the be
ginning, to admit only a limited
number of trainees, Burwell ex
plained, though the office at
Knollwood has been swamped
with applications. Having found
it necessary to turn down a large
number of applicants, the line
hopes that the courses may be of
fered on a larger scale at some
time in the future.
TOO BAD
Paul Butler, chairman of the
Polio Drive, popped out of the
Moore County Hospital Tuesday
after his attack of flu, called up
the Pilot on Wednesday to report
that the drive was progressing
well, and then, apparently was
popped back in again by an anx
ious wife.
We don’t quite know why we
publicize such an affair. Certain
ly will discourage folks from call
ing up the paper.