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VOL. 26 NO. 25. Southern Pines. N. C.. Friday. May 17. 1946. TEN CENTS Southern Pines Country Club Sold To W. W. Sherman Of West Hartford; New Owner Takes Over Club June 15 Sprinkler System And Reopening Of Holes Are Planned Made public yesterday was the sale of the Southern Pines Coun try Club to W. W. Sherman of West Hartford, Conn. Information as to the purchase price is not yet available, states City Clerk How ard Burns, but will be released when the final negotiations are completed. Sherman, a Yale graduate, is president of the Roger Sherman Transfer Company of West Hart ford, a trucking and rigging con cern, which did a tremendous business during the war. In 1928 Sherman built the Rock Ledge Country Club of West Hartford, of which Tommy Arm our, golfing great, is the present pro. He has operated the Rock Ledge club with conspicious suc cess, bringing it a fine patron age and the reputation of being exoellefttly run. Sherman plans to bring his own organization to Southern Pines, taking over the entire club and operating his own grill. Future plans for the Southern Pines Club include the installa tion of a sprinkler system, and the reopening of the holes which at present remain abandoned. It is understood that provisions have been made for the continu ance of the horse events at the club riding ring and show grounds, long an integral part of resort life during the sporting season here. The large amount of fine timber growing on the club property will be preserved, it was stated. The new owner will take pos session of the Southern Pines Club on June 15th and begin op- .erations as of that.date, so that there will be no cessation of op erations in the course of the transfer. Good Peach Year Is Predicted For Sandhill Orchards A Common Sight In Europe Today Roaring Twenties Were Big Days Of Peaches In Moore Although the peach growing industry reached its peak in the Sandhill section of North Caro lina more than two decades ago, and has greatly declined since, a banner peach year is being pre dicted for the Sandhills in ’46. There still are more than half a million peach trees in Moore County, 'and this section con-' tinues to ship thousands of bush els of peaches to eastern and northern markets each year. With the worms well under control through constant spray ing, the present local crop has grown nicely and has been kept relatively free of insect and dis ease attacks, E. H. Garrison, county agent for Moore, stated in Carthage this week. Pointing out that thig year’s local crop possibly would reach a level at 15 percent below production for ’45, the county agent gave 1400 carloads as a pre-season estimate of peaches to be shipped from Sandhills orchards this year. Among the larger Sandhills peach growers of the present day is Hawley Poole of West End, with orchards in both Hoke and Moore counties, for a total of some 800 acres. The Chapin or chard located near the Chalfonte has long been a sizeable produc er, as has that of Dr. P. J. Ches ter, a part pf What was formerly the old Marlboro Farms orchard. Austin E. Donaldson, of the Pine- hurst Peach Company, and Clyde (Continued on Page 8) Sandhills Join Nation in Race to Help Check Post-War Starvation PASSENGER TRAINS FOR LACK OF FOOD thousands of babies and millions of grown-ups are reported to be slowly starv ing to death in the devastated nations of Europe. To help alleviate the suffering abroad, the Sandhills joins the present nation-wide Emergency Food Drive. This Saturday a Boy Scout will knock at your door for a can of food to send overseas. Yours might be the can of food that will save the life of a starving person. • Local Club In 12-11 Win Over Star; Lose Wednesday To Siler City, 6-1 Troy Holds Early Edge In Sanclay Race For Pennant As the first official standing of teams in the Sanclay League was released earlier this week, a strong Troy aggregation show ed up in first place with an early season record of three victories in as many starts, and a 1,000 percentage. The standing in cludes only those games played on or before May 12. SANCLAY LEAGUE STANDING Team Troy Siler City Ramseur Robbins Southern Star Country Club Sold THE SALE OF the Southern Pines Country Club has just been an nounced. The buyer is Mr. W. W. Sherman of Hartford, Conn. Mr. Sherman also owns and operates the Rock Ledge Country Club where Tommy Armour is the golf pro. Pinehurst Sees Meet Of Cotton Industry Heads Hotel Puchased This Week In Vass Leaders of the South’s cotton textile industry began arriving at Pinehurst’s Carolina Hotel on Tuesday for the 50th annual con vention of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association which got underway on Wednesday with a full three-day program in the offering In a statement on Tuesday, Dr. W. P. Jacobs, association presi dent, remarked that the problems facing the industry were as troub lesome, if not more so, than they were during the war years. As this one more in the Spring’s long series of Sandhills conven tions opened on Wednesday, up wards of 750 association members W'^re registered the maximum attendance for which reserva tions were available. , At th(e first evening sesion, veteran spoksRman for Southern (Continued on Page 8) A real- estate transfer of inter est to the Sandhills section is the puchase of Hotel Charmella in Vass from Major Beailey of Dania, Fla., by Mr. and Mrs. John C. T. Young of Fayetteville. The Youngs expect to take possession around the first of June. The new owners plan to com pletely renovate the hotel, which is a 40-room brick building, and to add a number of improve ments. Since the death of Char lie Rose, manager of the hotel for a short period, his wife has run the place largely as an apartment house. The Youngs will continue to rent some apartments, it is understood,^ but will reserve as many rooms as needed for tran sients and will serve food. A native of Michigan, Mr. Young has been in 'the hotel business practically all of his life, starting in at the age of thirteen as an elevator boy. Before going to Fayetteville, where he served (Continued on Page 8) Pines Won 3 3 2 2 1 0 Lost 0 1 2 2 2 4 Pet 1000 750 500 500 333 000 SECOND ACE Fighting it out with Star last Saturday to avoid the cellar posi tion, the local club canie from behind with two,needed runs* in the ninth inning to nose out the invaders 12-11 for a first victory in three attempts. With the lead changing hands on four occasions, Saturday’s contest was a see saw affair through the final period, when “Ratch” Haines—playing in the hot spot for Southern Pines scampered across for the win ning tally. Having lost a 9-8 lead in the top half of the ninth, as Star sand wiched three thits with an error and a wild pitch for three runs, after pitcher Bus Thomas had re tired the first two batters, the home team came through on de termination and ability to hit in the clutch. Leading off, Thomas opened with a single to left, and McRae, Uatting for Harper, pop ped up to third for first out. Mur ick, Star, short stop, muffed a fly in short center, and Haines was on, Thomas scoring the tying run from third on a faulty throw to the infield. Haines, playing heads up baU, pounded leather for third, scoring from there to break up the game as Jenkins—opposing pitcher—threw wildly into left (Continued on Page 8) Playing over 'the Southern Pineis Country Club course on Saturay William Souler of Chatauqua. N. Y., scored the second hole in one for the season at the club, as he holed out for an ace on the 154 yard 7th. Souter's four some included club manager Billy Wilson, Bert Weather-' spooni, and Howatrd Biuns, all of Southern Pines. The season's fir^t hole in one for the local club was a feat of George Pottle on Thursday of the same weak. No. 6 irons were used by golfers Souler and Pottlp in shooting the aces. Assuming new duties as post commander at Fort Bragg last week was Brigadier General Pearson Menoher who, on Thurs- Girl Spftballers Divide Pair, Best West End 11 To 10 Local V. F. W. Post To Elect Officers Upwards of forty members of the new Southern Pines V. F. W. post No. 7318 will meet at the Southern Pines Community Cen ter at 8:00 p. m. on Friday, May 17, for the purpose of electing officers, jit wap announced on Tuesday ty John H. Stephenson of Southern Pines. The local post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, charter for which was received in April, is open also to mem bers from Pinehurst and Aber deen. Members from these com munities, it was pointed out, may transfer their membership in the event that V. F. W. posts are later organized in their own towns. With the score at 6—1 at the beginning of the 4th inning, Vass in the lead, the girl softballers of Southern Pines High were bested to the final tune of 7,-5 on Thurs day, May 9.Bunching their hits through the fifth and sixth, the local girls pushed across four add itional runs to one for their op ponents, but the final periods were fruitless for both aggreations. Coming back strong on Mon day, the Southern Pines “ten” took a hard-won victory from West End on the home grounds, as in the nineth inning pitcher Becky McCue blasted a home run to deep left field to clear the bases and win her own game, crossing the plate for the final tally to set a 11 - 10 victory for Southern Pines. the invaders had chalked up a mighty 10-5 lead, but the local girls went to bat in the ninth with determination and hiting strengh to garner the 6 needed runs. Butler and Dana leading off, ac counted for base hits and advanc ed to 3rd and 2nd, as two success ive batsmen were thrown out at first. Weatherspoon’s single scor ed Butler. Safeties were garnered by Cameron and Caddell - the latter previously credited with a home run with no runners on. And Miss McCue then, in the role of slugging heroine, clouted one for the circuit to break up the game. General Menoher Is New Commander At ^ort Brjagg day. May 9, succeded Brigadier General Jonathan W. Anderson. General Anderson has received orders for an Kiverseas assign ment. In addition to his office as Post Commander, General Menoher will continue as commander of the Personnel Center, which he took over lat in 1945, having in creased the discharge capacity of its Separation Center to over one hundred per hour. l^orn at Fort Monroe, Virginia, the new commander is the son of Major General Charles T. Men oher, who commanded the cele brated 42nd “Rainbow” Infantry Division in World War 1. General Pearson Menoher graduated from West Point in 1915 as second lieutenant of cavalry, and dur ing World War 1 served through the Mexican Border campaign under General John J. Pershing Menoher saw service in World War H as Chief of Staff for the XV Corps, and was awarded the Distinguished Servic Medal for exceptional ability display'd in suepervising th planning and ex ecution of the Sarrebourg de fense, he seizure of Bitche, pene tration of the Seigfried Line, crossing of the Rhine and Main rivers, and the capture of Bam- (Continued on Page 8) CaplainLooram Thanked By Senator Clyde Hoey Tennis Tournament ^ The Southern Pines Tennis Committee will sponsor a tennis tournament beginning this May 25th. Registrations wiU be accepted at the Sandhill Sport Shop up until 6:00 p. m. on May 23rd. This tournament will consist of: Singles for men. . . singles for women . . . doubles for men. . . doubles for women... mixed dou bles. Captain Matthew J. Looram, who has been a familiar figure in the Sandhills during the last three years, on May 6th sent Senator Clyde R. Hoey a petition signed by some forty residents of South ern Pines, supporting the British Loan. This last Wednesday Cap tain Looram received from Sena tor Hoey the following letter: Dear Sir: I wish to thank you for the communication on May 6, 1946, in support of the British Loan, which was filed by you and a large number of citizens of Southern Pines. I will not write to all the sig ners but since your name appear ed first on the list, I will appre ciate it if you will transmit to the (^thers my thanks Sor sending this petition. It is in harmony with my position. I supported the British Loan all the way through and made a speech in suport of it on May 3. It was my priveledge to be the presiding oficer in the Senate throughout the whole day on last Friday when the British Loan was pased. With best wishes. I am yours very truly (signed) Clyde R. Hoey. Captain Looram was Aide to General Molitor of the 13th Air- bourne in France and is novir leaving the Army for a career in the State Department. The Seaboard Railway an- riounced early this week the restoration of passenger trains following modifica tion of an ODT order re stricting service because of the fuel shortage caused by the coal miner's strike. Restoration of The Palm- land, trains 191 and 192, be tween Jacksonville, Fla., and Miami, Fla., was scheduled with the first trip from Jack sonville on Tuesday and the first trip from Miami on Wednesday. Service <m trains 38 2ind 39 between Jacksonville and New Orleans was resumed on Monday. Trains 21 and 22— local passenger, mail, and ex press—between Hamlet and Rutherfordton, were slated to resume service on a daily basis on Wednesday. Trains 409 and 410 between Tampa. Fla., and South Boca Grawde, Fla., were scheduled for daily service beginning on Wednesday. Trains 507 and 508 between Venice, Fla., and Tampa, Fla., were restored yesterday. Trains 11 and 12 — local passenger, mail, and express —were to have been restored today between Haunlet and Atlanta, Ga. Local AVC Chapter Scouts, Women Join To Collect Food 100 Million Now Starving In European Countries Camera Club Show Novices Mysteries Of The Dark Room The Sandhills Camera Club held its third bi-monthly meet ing last Tuesday, again at Col onel Donald Madigan’s on Ridge street. Eighteen camera enthusiasts from Southern Pines, Pinehurst and Ft. Bragg attended. Prints were submitted for constructive criticism as to composition, with Mrs. Madigan doing the criticiz ing, and Tom Johnstqji holding the blackboard, wiping same clean when necessary. Dr. Kemp later congratulated Johnston on his efficient maneuvering of the cloth, Fred Chappel and Walter Harper concurring. A very interesting discussion was launched by Colonel Madi gan on first, the developing of the film, and secondly, on the developing of .the paper. The fundamentals were explained in language suited for the absolute novice . . . which was just as well, since one charming mem ber wanted to know whether the paper in which the film wrapped was the “paper” that was developed for the contact print. As the Colonel pointed out: “H anybody thinks this Camera Club is for experts only . . .no! It is for those interested in the camera. No matter how little they know, if they have the interest, (Continued on Page 8) It was decided at ■ Monday night’s meeting of Moore Coun ty’s Chapter of the American Vet erans Committee that the time had come where only action, and swift action at that, could help the Sandhills catch up in the Na tion’s present drive to send food to the starving millions in this war-torn, war-weak world. While there has been consider able feeling and talk, there have been too few actually joining those others who have put their weight behind the drive, felt the local AVC Chapter. Committee Nominated To that purpose a committee was nominated that was to go out and organize a door-to-door collection of canned food to be sent to those who, without Amer ica’s help, will slowly starve to , death. This committee consisted of: Raymond E. York, Chairman, aided by: Jere McKeithen, Tom my Atkinson, Lennox Forsythe, Ray Bucklund, and Tom Johns ton. Although it was undisputed that what our Sandhills area can do will only be a drop in the huge famine bucket, still with thousands of other similar com munities doing likewise, a very definite and appreciable help wiU be given those who need help right now. Collection Saturday The collection will begin this Saturday in Southern Pines and Aberdeen, and the following Sat urday in Pinehurst. The Boy Scouts of America, as they have so often done before, generously donated their services, and will collect the food cans from 9 to 12 Saturday. Tom Ajtkinson contacted the Rev. Thompson Davis of the Brownson Memorial Presbyter ian Church in Southern Pines, who put him in touch with the Ladies Auxiliaries, headed by Mrs. Alma Brown and supported by Mrs. Joe Thomas, Mrs. Doro thy Avery, Mrs. Harold Collins, and Mrs. T. A. Jones. These lad ies were in complete accord with the drive and will furnish the (Continued on Page 8) Miss Floyd and "Jessie" Her Seeing Eye Dog Dispell Some Misbeliefs League of Women Voters Meets Today at "Center" ' All women interested in organ izing a League of Women Voters are invited to attend a nfieeting today in the Director’s Room in the Civic Club Building, now known as the Community Cen ter Building. The meeting will be held at 3:30 p. m. (today, Fri day, May 17th). The purpose of the meeting will be one of ex planation and discussion, politi cal, but non-partisan. TT PAYS.. Bessie Chandler Clarke, of Chandler's Greenhouses, re ports the receipt of an order for a corsage from a woman in Maryland wHo saw the Greenhouse ad in THE PI LOT. It is no easy matter to be the w^as owner of a “Seeing Eye Dog”. Not easy to be blind, not easy to get one of these highly intelli gent animals if you are blind. In the first place. Seeing Eye Dogs cannot be bought and given to a blind person as a gift. When asked just how one goes about getting a Seeing Eye Dog, Miss Nettie Ruth Floyd, seen last week on the streets of Southern Pines, answered simply and clearly “We earn them.” To earn “Jessie”, Miss Floyd had to prove that she could earn her own living. Her first step was to attend the Braille School for Blind in Raleigh. In North Carolina there hap pens to be a law for which most blind people are very thankful. The law is: Blind people can not beg on the streets. One reason the blind are glad of this law is because it is a great help in educating the public into realiz ing that the blind can get along on their own just as anyone else. Another reason, it clearly shows that the blind are not to be con sidered as objects of charity. Two people in Southern Pines through mistaken kindness, made that mistake, and Miss Floyd “worked up a storm” telling about it later. She said she (Continued on Page 8)
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