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VOL. 26. NO. 12
Southern Pines. North Carolina. Friday. February 15. 1946
Home Team Takes
Group Title From
West End, 23-22
Locals Win Twice
From Pinehurst At
Homecoming Here
By Japk Bilyeu
On the neutral court in Aber
deen Thursday, February 7 th,
Coach A. C. Dawson’s basketeers
came from behind in the last few
seconds to down West End 23 22
in a clash for the Group 3 cham
pionship, within the Eastern Con
ference 4th District.
With West End’s pressing an
aggressive offense, and their de-
densive game much improved,
the Blue team trailed by a nar
rowing margin until the final 30
seconds of the game. From the
starting whistle the locals were
playing West End’s own brand
of ball, did not wait their oppo
nents out to play their own more
deliberate style. In first quarter
play Southern Pines lost posses
sion on several long passes, as the
Westerners forced the game; and
the half closed 14-12 for West
End. I
Through the third frame South
ern Pines went scoreless, while
their opponents racked up 6
points from the floor. Backboard
play by the home team stood out,
however, and in the fourth quar
ter set up the decisive score.
The final period coming up.
Southern Pines sank two succes
sive baskets to fix the score 18-
16, West End leading. Snow-bird-
ing under the net, Worsham, for
ward, accounted for one, while
Chan Page laid in 2 points from
near mid-court. Later, with the
score, ZZ-20 and two minutes to
pldy. Gene Maples—^ball handling
much improved — made good a
foul shot to cut West End’s lead
to 1 point. Fighting hotly for the
ball, the Westerners raced the
length of the floor where, how
ever, Curt Cole, forward, missed
his shot. Harrington, local cen
ter, snagged the ball from the
backboard and passed to a guard.
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WANTED
Local Veterans Together After Many Months WHAT AVCHAS DONE
: Wanted: More signs to stop
speeding motorists.
Highway 1. coming in from
the north is straight: it looks
to a driver like a country
road; he sees no reason to go
slow and he dloesnl'J-. Oars
bum into town along that
road; it's all you can do to
get across in safety. There is
ONE SMALL 'Ispeed Aimit
25 miles" sign between us
and Manly, and that's all.
It's not enough. There should
be at least two big signs com
ing into town; one saying:
"Slow Down" and another
"Traffic Light Ahead; Go
Slow."
At Connecticut Avenue ex
tension. starting down by
Mrs, Andrews' housev there
have been seven accidents of
army cars. There is NO Slow
Down Sign approaching that
dangerous corner.
How 'bout it. Mr. Highway
Department. Mr. Mayor,
Messrs Commissioners? Let's
have more signs and let's
have a policeman, occasional
ly out on Route 1.
Tuesday Court Of
Honor Feature Of
Scout Week Here
World Cooperation
Through Scouting
Is National Theme
How many can you pick out in the above photograph of the veterans’ reunion banquet? It was
held at the Country Club last week, and was gotten up by Louis Schiepers and other leading men
and women of Southern Pines. Each serviceman was given a billfold, in the name of his grateful and
proud fellow-citizens ... and as many “seconds” and “thirds” as he could hold. (Photo by Humphrey)
News of Returning
Servicemen Brings
Joy To Many
special recognition tnis year, it Kennedy and Mrs.
was stated, would be given to the L, _ picauet: Elmer Davis
1st Lt. Edward Maitland Grover,
of Southern Pines, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L; E. Grover, is one of 770
Army veterans returning to the
States aboard the U. S. S. SAR-
GEANT BAY, due to arrive in
San Pedro about February 7. The
SARGENT BAY is one' of the
smaller carriers which perform
ed the varied duties of convoy
escort, transport of equipment
and men, maintaining air cover
over the Fleet and support of in
vasion forces throughout the Pac
ific war.
The U. S. S. Riverside, attack
transport, is bringing home from
the Pacific James Tew, husband
of Mrs. Blanche Tew of Southern
Pines. Seaman Tew was due to
arrive in San Francisco on Feb
ruary 5th, along with 880 other
veterans on board. '
More good news for Southern
Pines folks was received last
week when word came that Wal
ter E. Blue, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Blue, had telephoned
his p^arents from Riverside, Calif
ornia, that he was on his way
home to get his discharge. Walter,
who enlisted in June, 1942, was
a member of the famous 11th Air
borne outfit, and was recently
promoted to the grade of techni
cal sergeant. Japan was his last
stopover.
Highlight of National Boy
Scout week in Southern Pines,
marking the 36th anniversary of
the scout movement in America,
was the Court of Honor held at
the high school here at 7:30 p.
m. on Tuesday, February 12. With
five Moore County troops repre
sented, more than twenty-five
scouts, and four scoutmasters, as
sembled for the court.
Bruce M. Boyers, assistant field
executive of the Occoneechee
council, presented awards and
spoke upon the various-phases of
scouting. Two of the higher or
ders which a scout may attain.
Life scout and Star scout, were
awarded to Richard Patch and
Tommy Avery respectively. Both
are of Southern Pines troop no.
73. 'Scout Patch, a cadet at Oak
Ridge Military School, was not
present. His award was received
for him by Walter F. Harper,
Southern Pines scoutmaster.
Following these presentations
eight scouts recived a total of
thirteen merit badges and other
awards.
Special recognition this year, it
Golfers Meet For
Scoteh Foursome
Play Next Sunday
The annual St. Valentine’s
Scotch foursome play for mem
bers of the Sandpiper and Pine-
dodger golf associations of Sou
thern Pines has been scheduled
for the country club course on
Sunday, February 17, club mana
ger Billy Wilson announced this
week. Twenty pairings have been
drawn for the selected drives
play by foursomes of the men and
women golfers. A buffet supper
for the two organizations will be
served at the club Sunday even
ing.
The pairing announced are as
follows: Dick Sugg and Mrs. La-
vinia Cherry; P. V. Hatch and
Mrs. Elmer Harrington; Arthur
Atherton and Mrs. J. T. Hobbs;
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wilson; Mr.
and Mrs. Dante Montesanti; Bill
Moore and Mrs. Fraser Knight;
Mack Alspaugh and Mrs. J. B.
Edwards; Russ Birch and Mrs.
Morris Johnson; Jackson Boyd
and Mrs. Howard Burns; Howard
Burns and Mrs. Roy Grirmell.
Bynum Patterson and Mrs. W.
C. McFarland; Walter Ives and
Mrs. Marshall Barney; J. C. Bar
ron and Mrs. Russ Birch; Will
Wigg and Mjss Birdilia Bair; Roy
Grinnell and Miss Laura Kelsey;
H. A. Matthews and Mrs. R. L.
IN CONGRESS
North Carolina Congress
men are hewing to the con
servative line. They all voted
for the strike curb (Case)
bill, and both senators Bailey
and Hoey voted against in
voking cloture to stop the fil
ibuster.
Of the latter Bailey said;
"It was regrettable but neces
sary."
Do North Carolinians wish
their representatives to deny
the democratic processes of
government whenever they
happen to’ thi&k it ‘'Neces
sary"?
Old Scott House,
Thompson Home,
Sold To Seymour
Recreation Plans
Studied By Social
Agencies Council
1. Devoted itself to in
terests of World War II vet
erans on the principal: what s
good for the country is good
for the veteran.
2. Reorganization pf Veter
ans' Administration under
Bradley.
3. Recommended drastic
amendments liberalizing and
making more workable the
G. I. Bill of Rights.
4. Set up Veterans' Serv
ice Centers to avoid run
around from agency to agen
cy.
5. Taken strong stand and
effective action on major is
sues of the wlorldl; and the
community.
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AVC was the only new vet
erans' organization invited by
the state department to send
a representative to the San
Francisco Conference.
Local AVCs Urge
Congress Speed
New Housing Plan
Chapter Sees Need
For Well-Designed
Low Cost Homes Here
TEN CENTS
$12,000 Worth 0£
Jewelry Stolen In.
Pinehurst Friday..
Unknown Robber
Evades Wily Chingfoo
And Local Police
Boy Scout World Friendship
Fund, to be used in the reestab
lishment of scouting associations
in countries devastated by war,
while cooperation between pa
rents and scout leaders was ad
vanced as an additional aim of
Scout week throughout the na
tion. Announced as the new
chief executive for the Occonee
chee council was Roy Lyles, a re
cent graduate of Wake Forest
Charles Picquet; Elmer Davis
and Mrs. Betty Scott Huber; Dr.
Greer Stutz and Miss Catherine
Wiley; Dr. L. M. Daniels and
Miss Erma Fisher; Jack Carter
and Mrs. V. P. Clark,
Tenor To Sing
In Southern Pines
Eivin Bjornstad, lyric dramatic
College, and himself an Eagle tenor of Oslo, Norway, will be
scout. Immediately following presented to the public at the
Boyers’ address to the assembled First Baptist Church Friday of
scouts was an open discussion of this week at 7:30 P. M. Mr.
awards, requirements, and, scout- Bjornstad who is passing through
DON JENSEN ILL
Don Jensen, of the Valet Dry
Cleaning establishment, who has
been in poor health recently, suf
fered a slight stroke Tuesday
morning and was taken to the
hospital. It is thought that the
sudden shock of finding himself
almost in the path of an automo
bile caused the attack. His condi
tion is improving. .
ing in general.
Scoutmasters present at the
Court of Honor were the Rev.
T. D. Mullis, Troop No. 86 of
Manly; W. E. Gladstone, Troop
No. 76 of Vass;, Walter F. Harper,
Troop No. 73 of Southern Pines;
and A. F. Farmer, Troop No. 98
of West End.
Merit badges and Civic Duty
awards were presented as fol
lows From the Manly troop, El
mer Andrews, 100 hours of Civic
Duty and merit badges for Path
finding and Personal Health; Eu
gene Sessoms, merit badges for
Pathfinding and Personal Health;
Henson Williams, 25 hours Civic
Duty. From Southern Pines, Carl
ton Kennedy, 50 hours Civic
Duty; Tommy Avery, 50 hours
Civic Duty; Richard Patch, 100
hours Civic Duty. From Troop
No. 68 of Aberdeen, Arthur
Rowe, merit badge for Personal
Health. ^
to Florida on Friday has consent
ed to appear in a Sacred Concert
at the invitation of the pastor, S.
J. Erwin.
A few who heard the famous
singer at Carthage last week, re
port that Southern Pines is in
order for a rare musical treat.
Music lovers are urged to take ad
vantage of this opportunity to
hear one who has won much ac
claimed in Europe as well as in
America, and whom critics have
even compared with Caruso.
The Music Committee of the
church, in extending an invita
tion to one and all, suggests early
arrival at the concert in order
to be sure of a good seat. A free
will offering will be taken for the
singer.
The second important sale of
Broad street property occurring
within a few months is that made
by the E. C. Stevens agency, of
the Scott-Thompson residence, lo
cated on the southwest corner
of West Broad street and New
York avenue, to O. Leon Seymour
of Aberdeen. This is Mr. Sey
mour’s second purchase of Broad
street realty, and, as with the
Pope property, he informs The
Pilot that he has not yet fully
matured his plans for the build
ing as it will be some time be
fore the actual transfer takes
place.
Built in 1896 by E. M. Grover,
father of Lawrence and Alfred,
it was noted then, and for a
number of years, as the finest
residence in Southern Pines. Fol
lowing the death of Mr. Grover,
while serving as Mayor in 1897,
the house was pictured in the
town booklet of 1900 as the resi
dence of his widow, Mrs. C. J.
Grover, who, two years later sold
to A. A. Heizmann, the house be
coming the winter home of the
family for several years. It passed
to E. E. Patridge, the noted rifle
■expert, who sold to Royal R.
Scott in 1922 who made it his
home until his death in 1933. Of
late years it has been the home
of Mrs. Scott and her daughter,
Mrs. Carl G Thompson, Sr.
The Southern Pines Copncil of
Social Agencies met at the
Schoolhouse Wednesday night to
hear the report of past work and
discuss plans for the future. Pre
siding was Chairman Morris
Johnson, with Mrs. J. H. Towne,
executive secretary. Present were
Miss Birdilia Bair, representing
the T. B. Association, Harry Lee
Brown, former recreational chair
man, ’Walter F. Harper, Boy
Scouts, J. W. Moore, West South
ern Pines School, James Boyd,
Jr., American Veterans Commit
tee, Mrs. James Swett, Episcopal
Women’s Auxiliary, Miss Cather
ine Wiley, St. Anne’s Guild, the
Rev. T. E. Davis, Presbyterian
Church. Morris Johnson, chair
man, represented the Chamber
of Commerce and Rotary Club.
After a brief report of the work
at Christmas, the committee took
up matters of policy. Mrs. Towne
posed several questions of im
port, of which the first was: Is
this council vital to the commun-
itay? Lack of support and inter
est was noted, particularly the
indifference of parents. It was
felt, however, that this might be
due to the pressure of the past
years and should be discounted at
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Miss Bruton Returns
To Moore County
CHISWELL BACK
Alfred G. Chiswell is another
serviceman whose return is add
ing to the general satisfaction.
LOCAL AVC MEETING
A meeting of the Southern
Pines branch of the Moore Coun
ty chapter of the American Vet
erans Committee will take place
at the home of the temporary
chairman, James Boyd, Jr., on
Friday night, February 15th, at 8
P. M. The committee stre^es
that this is to be a business and
organizational meeting to which
all discharged veterans of World
War II, from Southern Pines, are
invited. The meeting will be held
at the present headquarters at
at “Wemouth,” at the northern
end of Vermont Avenue. Chair
man Boyd says: “Come straight
up the avenue throught the white
gates, and take the right hand
fork.”
“Ellen Bruton’s coming back!”
the welcome news ran through
the Moore County Hospital and
the community, bringing much
satisfaction.
Miss Bruton, who came to the
institution when it opened in
1929, has served as superinten-1
dent of nurses for several years
and is thoroughly familiar with
the organization. Her presence
should do much to restore the
even tempo of the hospital, dis
turbed by the pressure of war
conditions and many recent
changes. She will replace Mrs.
Marie Stribling who has resigned.
Another addition is that of Dr.
A. F. Thompson, son of the late
Dr. Thompson of Troy. Dr.
Thompson, who recently returned
with the rank of Major from ser
vice with the Fourteenth Evacu
ation Hospital in Burma, will act
as assistant surgeon at Moore
County until he reports for duty
April 1st at the Presbyterian Hos
pital, New York.
Moore County’s new chapter of
the American Veterans Commit
tee today wired North Carolina’s
congressmen, urging them to give
full support to the recent Wilson
W. Wyatt national program for
building 2,700,000 new low-cost
homes in ’46 and ’47.
This bold program has the
“complete and unqualified sup
port” of the Truman administra
tion, as evidenced by a statement
of President Truman which said
in part: “All agencies of the Gov
ernment are directed to use every
resource at their command to ful
fill this program.”
It is estimated that the con
struction of these low-cost homes
will entail a national outlay for
materials alone of over five bil
lion dollars, and employ one and
one-half million new construction
workers.
The size of this program may
be grasped by the fact that it pro
poses building five times the
number of homes in ’46 as were
built in ’45, and over six times as
many in ’47.
Most of the new houses plan
ned will be built to sell for not
more than $6,000 and to rent for
$50 a month or less. There will al
so be allowances for dwellings
costing up to $10,000. Less than
one-tenth the total number will
be of temporary types, with the
rest conventional type homes or
prefabricated units.
James Boyd, Jr., temporary
chairman of Moore County’s
American Veteran Committee
states: “this program will be
backed by AVC chapters through
out the United States, as its rep
resents a definite step in one of
the key planks of our national
platform—full employment for
all Americans. This building pro
gram also typifies,” Boyd ad
ded, “the fundamental belief of
AVC: what’s good for the coun
try and the majority of its citi
zens—that’s what is good for us
veterans.”
Low Cost Homes Best Bet for
Families and Tourists Alike
Boyd in talking to real estate
authorities said: “It is believed
in real estate quarters here that
these low-cost homes will prove
an especial boon to Southern
Pines nad Pinehurst. Aside from
relieving the present very acute
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One of the most spectacular
robberies ever pulled off in this
section took place in Pinehurst
Friday night, February 8th, when
a thief broke into the Magoon
Cottage, rented by Mrs. Frances
C. Henderson, and stole twelve
thousand dollars worth of jewel-
ry.
Hero of the event was Ching
foo, Chinese corgie, belonging to
Mrs. Henderson, who did his best
to apprehend the culprit.
Entering their house at 8:25,
Mrs. Henderson and Chingfoo
went upstairs. The dog immed
iately sensed that something was
wrong; he made for the sun-
porch door. Suddenly a voice
sang out: “Stop or I’ll Shoot!”
Undaunted, the wily Chinese lept
for the door, only to have it slam
med in his face. The thief jump
ed from the porch, sixteen feet,
to the ground, and ran, carrying
with him the Henderson jewel-
case containing $12,000 in jewels.
Investigators swarmed onto the
scene, but if they have found out
anything they are keeping it
dark,, and themselves incommun
icado, as far as the press is con
cerned, in line with the usual
policy of concealment.
Mrs. Henderson, former tech
nician at Moore County, is now
in the employ of Dr, F. L. Owens.
Newark Pro First
In, Pine Needles
Golf Play Monday
Pinehurst Country Club
Scene of Amateur-Pro
Tourney Monday, Feb. 18
Dwight Talks to Kiwanis
SNACK SHOP SOLD
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Spurgin who
have operated the Carolina Res
taurant and Snack Shop on East
Broad street for the past years
have sold the business to L. M.
Daniels, Jr. Following extensive
repairs and alterations the res
taurant will reopen under new
management. /
Major F. M. Dwight, a member
of the Information & Educational
Branch of the army, addressing
the Sandhills Kiwanis Club at its
regular weekly luncheon Wed
nesday gave a most interesting
description of his duties and trav
els while stationed on Okinawa.
His group was responsible for the
publication of a number of news
papers and magazines, and for
radio information of news.
Low card for the day at the
amateur-professional tournament
played over the Pine Needles
course on Monday, February 11,
was turned in by Marty Wallach,
Newark, N. J., pro and his ama
teur partner, R. B. Newhouse, of
New York, as the winning com
bination netted a score of six
below par to take first honors,
33-33-66.
From among the field of more
than 50 golfers on hand, Wallach
came back with a second partner,
Martin Steinthal, New York, to
tie up for second place with Earl
Estridge, Badin pro, and Otis
Crisco, who chalked up a 33-34-
67. Best ball for the Wallach-
Steinthal teaming was 34-33-61.
At 35-33-68, Marshal Creighton,
Greensboro pro, and William Co-
zart split for third place with Wil
liam Souter, Chataqua, N. Y., and
Jack Carter, Southern Pines, who
shot 34-34-68.
The fourth of the Sandhills se
ries of amateur-professional tour
naments, following the metropol
itan arrangement of play, will be
held on Monday, February 18, at
the Piinehurst Country Club, Eric
Nelson of the club anflounced this
week.
Low scores by teams for the
Pine Needles competition were as
follows:
Roy Bronsdon, Mid—Pines pro
of Newten Center, Mass., and
amateur A1 Besserlinck, 34-35-69.
Roy Grinnell, Southern Pines
Country Club pro, and E. H.
Thomas, 33-37-70. Harol<f_ Callo
way, Pinehurst Country Club pro,
and amateur Dick Hunter, 36-35-
71. Myron Barrett, Pinehurst
Country Club pro, and Jackson
Boyd, Southern Pines, 37-34-71.
Fred Baroni, Pinehurst Country
Club pro, and Tom Black, 38-34-
72. Jimmy Nicolls, Pinehurst
Country Club pro, and Edward
Kenney, 32-40-72. Johnny Capel-
lo, Pine Needles pro, and George
T. Dunlap, 38-35-73. Henson Ma
ples, Pinehurst Country Club pro,
and C. B. Hawley, 35-38-73.
BANK WILL CLOSE
The Citizens Bank and Trust
Company will be closed Friday,
February 22, for Washington’s
birthday.