FOOTBALL
Soulhern Pines
vs.
Elise High
Robbins Athletic
Park
Wednesday 3:30 pm
VOL. 28 NO.
14 PAGES THIS WEEK
Southern Pines, N. Friday. October 3, 1947.
14 PAGES THIS WEEK
FOOTBALL
Southern Pines
Elise High
Robbins Athletic
Park
Wednesday 3:30 pm
TEN CENTS
Paul C. Butler Elected Chairman Of
District Scouting For Third Term
Regional Executive
Praises Work Of
Volunteer Leaders
Paul C. Butler of Southern
Pines was unanimously elected
for a third term as chairman of
the Moore County Boy Scout dis
trict at the annual meeting held
at the Carthage hotel in Carth
age last Friday night.
The entire slate recommended
by the nominating committee re
ceived the unanimous vote of the
district meeting, which was at
tended by representatives from
ell sections of the county.
Others elected were I. C.
Sledge of Pinehurst, vice chair
man, Atwood Whitman, Glendon,
commissioner; A. L. Burney, Sou
thern Pines, advancement-^ chair
man; George Dunlap, camping;
Rev. Lamar Jackson, Southern
Pines, leadership; Dr. R. M. Mc
Millan, health and safety; N. L.
Hodgkins, finance; N. W. Well
man, publicity; Lament Brown
of Pinebluff and W. D. Campbell
of Southern Pines, members at
large.
Dobson Speaks
Following the election of of
ficers, W. A. Dobson, of Atlanta
Ga-, regional scout executive
was presented as guest speaker,
to deliver an address of impres
sive sincerity on tUfe place of the
volunteer leader in the Boy Scout
program. “The spirit of volun-
teerism is the golden thread that
runs through the scout organiza
tion,” Dobson declared.
Without a high quality of lead
ership the Boy Scout program
would be feeble and ineffectual,
he said, instead of a vital and
powerful force for good among
the young boys of today.
Though only one out of four
boys in the country are Boy
Scouts, the proportion is much
higher among the boys who
step out in paths of distinction,
Dobson said. For illustration he
informed the group that seven
out of 11 All-American football
players were former Boy Scouts;
that practically never are Boy
Scouts found among the lads
brought to court as juvenile de
linquents or even as random
lawbreakers; and that in every
community the Boy Scout has
become known as a lad to be re
spected and trusted, and to be
watched for his promise as a fu
ture leader.
Chairmen Report
Reports were made by W. D.
Campbell, district commissioner,
who commented on increasing in
terest in scouters’ events and bet
ter attendance at scoutmasters’
council meetings; A. L. Burney,
extension, who said that a five-
year plan of growth and progress
growth noted in the Cub Scout
program; N. L. Hodgkins, finance
had been almost entirely com
pleted in two years, with especial
program; N. L. Hodkins, finance
chairman, who reported a $1,000
gift from W. D. Campbell for a
special use, and a balance of $1,-
521 in the bank at the close of
the district year.
Chairman Paul C. Butler pre
sided, and a welcome was,given
W. D. Sabiston, mayor of Carth
age.
Southern Pines
Postmaster Exam
Deadline Oct. 14
Open competitive examination
for the postmastership of Southern
Pines was announced by the
United States Civil Service corn-
mission this week, with the clos
ing of business, October 14, as the
deadline for the filing of applica
tions-
No special written examina
tion, with applicants required to
repolrt at a specific time and
place will be held, according to
the announcement.
Instead applicants will be rated
on their business or professional'
experience, education and other
qualifidaltions, as revealed in
their application papers.
In order to be eligible for the
examination, an applicant must
be a United States citizen; must
have actually resided within tne
delivery of this post office, or
within the town of Southern
Pines, for at least one year pre
ceding the deadline date; must
be in good physical condition,
and within certain age limits,
which may be waived in certain
cases of veteran preference.
“The commission is not inter
ested in the political, religious
or fraternal affiliations of any
applicant,” the announcement
said.
Names of the three qualified
applicants rating highest will be
submitted to the Postmaster Gen
eral for the choice of one, with
confirmation by the senate as the
final action.
Application Form 10 and In
struction Forms 2213 and 2223,
dontaining detailed information
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C OF C MEETING
The annual meeting of the
Southern Pines Chamber of
Commerce will be held at the
Community building at 8 p.
m. Tuesday, with election of
a new board of directors as
the principal project.
Only active members may
vote, though aU inte|rested
persons are asked to attend,
said President John S.
Buggies;
Fifteen new directors are
to be chosen from a slate com
posed of 15 new nominees and
the present board, as follows:
new nominees—W. L. Brown,
George C. Burns, W. S. Bujsh-
by. Jack F- Carter, John E.
Cline, Henry Graves, L. T.
Kail, W. B. (Chick) Holliday,
E. Nolley Jackson, A. Ray
McDonald C. W. Picquet,
George Pottle, S- B. Richard
son, R. L. Sugg, Katherine
Wiley; present directors—
Lewis C. Burwell. H. N.
Cameron, L. T. Clark, Reu
ben C- DuBose, Jean C. Ed-
son, Erma Fisher, A. A. How-
Istt, 'D. D. McDonald,, Joe
Montesanti, Jr., Garland Mc
Pherson, J. T- Overton, R.
F. Hoke Pollock, A. C. Reed,
John S. Buggies, Philip J.
Weaver.
Partnership And
Other Business
Changes Recorded
Blue and White
Scores Fabulous
Win Over Elon
Alert Play Keeps
Southern Pines On
Unbeaten List
McDonald Injured
As Car Overturns
N. N. McDonald, of Aberdeen,
sustained painful injuries in an
accident on Highway 1 Monday
mornipg, when his car went out
of control about a half mile this
side of Lakeview, ran up a steep
embankment at the side of the
road and fell back down, turn
ing over and pinning him be
neath.
Highway patrolmen, working
fast, for fear of fire—which for
tunately did not eventuate— se
cured a wrecker from Southern
Pines at once. The car was lifted
from the unconscious man and
he was taken by ambulance to
Moore County hospital.
His injuries were found not to
be serious, and he was discharged
late the following day.
The cause of the accident was
believed to lie in the steering
mechanism of the car. The car
was considerably damaged, prin
cipally on the right side.
McDonald is construction su
perintendent of the county work
crews building the new Vass
school. He was headed south
when the accident occurred.
Homecoming At Old Bethesda Draws
Large Crowd To Hear Noted Speakers
A large crowd of members and
,farmer members, as well as
friends of ather churches and
piths, visited Old Bethesda Pres-
Dyterian church Sunday, for
speial services and events mark
ing the annual Homecoming day
of the historic church.
The pews of the old wooden
building, no longer used except
for special occasions, were filled
for the morning sermon delivered
by Dr. Walter L. Lingle,, presi
dent emeritus of Davidson col
lege, eminent scholar and his
torian.
On the text, “All things are of
God,” from Second Corinthians,
Dr- Lingle based a sermon envi
sioning predestination as “God’s
eternal plan.”
Rev- C. W. Worth, pastor of
the Aberdeen tihurch which is
the present home of the Bethesda
congregation, presided over the
service. Rev. J. Oi Long of the
.^terdeeh lyrethpdist church pro
nounced a benediction.
Picnic Dinner
Following the service a long
table placed beneath the trees on
the church grounds was laden
with good things to eat brought
in many bounteous picnic bask
ets- Col. Frank M. Thompson ask
ed a blessing over the meal.
J. Talbot Johnson, Homecom
ing Day committee chairman, pre
sided over the program held dur
ing the afternoon, at which Dr.
Henry G. Bedinger, president of
Flora Macdonald college at Red,
Springs, spoke in the absence of
Dr. Charles G. Vjtrdell, president
emeritus, who was unable to at
tend.
Dr. Bedinger praised the famil
ies who had played a part in the
history of Bethesda and the com
munity, notably the Pages, He
gave especial praise to the late;
Walter Hines Page and Mrs.;
Flora Shaw Page.
. (Continued on Page 5) .,,;
A change in management of
the Broad Street Drug store, one
of Southern Pines’ oldest busi
nesses. was announced this week,
as L- T. Talton and Joe Monte
santi, Jr., completed a , transac
tion by which they purchased the
interest of the third partner, C.
V. McMillan.
The drug store was started in
1904 in the building now occu
pied by Welch’s Gift shop in the
Belvedere hotel. It was operated
by various partners and was
bought about 1905 by Robert E
Wiley. Wiley operated it until his
death in 1922.
A Mr. Moore from Wilmington
bought it from Mayor Wiley’s
heirs, operated it for a few
months, then sold it to Robert L.
Hart. Soon after taking over the
proprietorship Hart built a new
home for the drug store, the one
it has occupied since, directly
across the street from the old,
on the northwest corner of Broad
and Pennsylvania. The move was
made in 1926. A succession
of partnerships operated the
store from then on.
In 1925 Albert Bretsch, regis
tered pharmacist, came to Sou
thern Pines from Raleigh and be
came a partner in the enterprise
with Cliff Johnson inl941. He
later sold his interest to Johnson
but remained as pharmacist.
In 1945 the partnership of
Montesanti, Talton and McMil
lan was formed. This added to
the store staff another registered
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Showing a complete form re
versal from last week’s point-
'after-'touchdowm mdrgjn over
Currie High (played at Greens
boro, score 13-12) Southern Pines
High rode behind sparkling line
play to a 35 to 0 win over Elon
College High here Wednesday
afternoon.
This line play spelled the dif
ference between the two teams,
as time after time with the
Christians in scoring territory,
the hard charging Blue and
White forward wall, paced by
Baker and Bennett, smothered
the Elon passing attack and
ground game.
Although trailing 27 to 0 at
half time, Elon had made a good
game of it, driving to the Blue
and White nine-yard line, and
again to the 11 in the second
quarter. But with its first goal to
go, the Christians failed at the
Tine and, trying to pass, they
were rushed hard and Southern
Pines took the ball on their 21-
On the Blue and White 11
again, an Elon flanker was in
tercepted by Gene Maples, left
end, who galloped the distance
for a Southern Pines touchdown.
Pass Intercepted
Elon threatened twice in the
second half, going to the Blue
and White’s 19 and 30, but were
held again on their own 30 after
blocking Sledge’s punt. Hodgkins
then stopped a drive by inter
cepting Fogleman’s long pass.
Southern Pines’ first touch
down started from their 22, with
Mattocks and Andy Page team
ing up for a (first down to the
38. Mattocks then,, fading far
hack, pitched a perfect strike to
Jim McCall, who took the ball
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Autumn Resort Season Is
At Hand; Hotels To Open
With the weather growing rac-1 ber 20. A number of r eservations
ily autumnal—cool nights, and'are on hand, it was reported.
days bathed in sunshine like
golden wine—this resort town is
taking on a pleasant air of antic
ipation.
The sowing of winter rye, the
laying of new pine needle walks
and arives, clearing up of wood
lands and the painting and re
decoration of houses all over
town, presage the presentation of
Southern Pines’ prettiest face to
the winter residents who will
soon be arriving, and the hun
dreds of golfers and other guests
expected during the fall and win
der season.
The Mid Pines club will open
October 22, it was announced
this week. Mr. and Mrs; Frank
Cosgrove, managers, are already
in residence, with Roy Grinnell
on hand to take charge of the
shop, and the full staff is on
hand. Painting and renovation
are going, on throughout the
building, and the golf course has
been freshly planted in Italian
rye. A good number of reserva
tions for the opening and all
through the winter are on hand
it was reported.
The Pine Needles club will
open about November 15, '‘and
renovation and planting are go
ing on out there, too. Emmett
Boone, manager, is expected in a
week or two, with the staff as
sembling shortly thereafter.
The Park View, which has
been open all summer except for
the dining room will open the
dining room on or about Novem-
from year-to-year guests and
new visitors also, and redecora
tion has been under way for
-ome time-
Phones do not answer yet at
the Hollywood but painters have
been busy this summer, both in
side and outside, and Manager
Pottle is expected shortly, it is
understood.
The opening of the Highland
Pines Inn November 1, with ex-,
'tensive preparations therefor,
has been previously announced
AT PINEHURST
Pinehurst begins its 53rd year
today (Friday) when the Holly
Inn, the resort’s original hotel,
opens its doors.
While the Holly will have the
field to itself it will not be for
long, as the other hotels will be
opening before the month ends.
The Manor hotel, under new
ownership, will open October 20,
under the resident managership
of Rudolph W. Schrader, who
operates the Mount Everitt Inn
and the Egremont Tavern in
South Egremont in the Berk-
shires in Massachusetts. The
great Carolina hotel is due to
open October 25,f and the popu
lar Berkshire hotel November 1.
The other Pinehurst hostelry,
the Pine Cr.est, is expected to be
gin operations about the same
time-
During the summer a number
of improvements and changes
have been made. The main lob-
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Old Coal Mine
To Be Reopened
In Sandhill Area
Raleigh Corp.
Starts Clearing
For Operation
Accident Victims
Buried Friday At
County Churches
Firelane Plowing
Set For October
By County Crew
Changes Noted On
Newspaper Stafffj:^
Some changes have been taking
place in the local newspaper
world, and The Pilot has new
names and faces to present to
its friends-
Bert Premo, of the advertising
staff, left this week to resume
partnership in the Premo and
King Printing company, located
at Mt. Gilead before the war
but now to be situated at Troy-
The business has been in Suspen
sion for about six years, since
both partners, Premo and Ernest
King, of Troy, entered the arm
ed forces.
Premo served more than four
years with the army air forces,
most of the time in England.
Mustered out in September, 1945,
he joined the Pilot staff in May,
1946.
He and his wife, the former
'Winefride Morley of Cornwall,
England, will continue to live at
the Gertrude apartments^ here.
Premo will be in charge of sales
for the ’Troy printing firm.
He is being succeeded on The
Pilot by Clyde G. Council, who
has lived in Southern Pines for.
a number of years, 14 of them as
a member^of the sales force of
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Funeral services were held last
Friday afternoon at two rural
churches for three young men of
Moore county, killed in an auto
mobile accident 'between Bob
bins and Carthage Wednesday af
ternoon.
Large crowds attended the ser
vices honoring the boys, two of
them veterans, whose car went
into % fatal skid on Highway 27
in a blinding downpour of rain.
Services for Paul Neulan Hus
sey, 18-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs- W. L. Hussey of Robbins,
Rt; 2, were held at 2 p- m. Fri
day at the . Smyrna Methodist
church, conducted by Rev. W. J.
Underwood, with burial follow
ing in the church cemetery.
Surviving, besides his parents,
are six sisters, Mrs. Robbie
Brower of Steeds, Rt. 1; Mrs-
Nora Kennedy and Mrs. Pauline
Garner of Robbins; Mrs- Radie
Lucas and Mrs. Flora Borders
of Greensboro and Mrs. Viola
Navy of Asheboro; three broth
ers, Fentress Hussey, of neat
Robbins, Graham Hussey of Rob
bins and Branson Hussey of
Steeds, Rt. 1.
A double funeral was held at
Needham’s Grove church at 3 p.
m., conducted by Rev- Mack
Welch, for the two other accident
victims, both of them veterans
of World War 2. Military honors
attended the burial in the church
graveyard.
Survivors of Garland Hussey,
20, are his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Hussey of Steeds, Rt. 1;
three sisters, Mrs. Robert Webb
of Franklinton, Betty and Shirley
of the home; four brothers, Arch
ie, Sherman. Jerry and Bobby of
the honae.
George Clinton Ward, 22, was
the third accident victim. He is
survived by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Artemus Ward of Steeds, Rt.
1; four sisters, Mrs. B. M. Robert
son and Mrs. Wilfred Brown of
Greensboro; Alice, a student at
High Point college,^ and Hazel
of Raleigh; four brothers, Cecil.
; (Continued on Page 5)
A new plow and tractor have
been received by the Moore
County fire control crew, capa
ble of better and faster work
than the old plow, and Forest
Fire Warddn Ernest W. Davis
said this week the crew wants
to plow as many firelanes as
possible for Moore County farm
ers and woodland owners dur
ing October.
Application should be made by
phone, visit or postcard to the
county fire control tbwer—phone
number 7043—or to Davis’ home
pnone 6021. The work will be
done in the order in which •re
quests are received, except that
When the plow and tractor are
in any given community the crew
will try to get at all. the work
ahead of it in that particular sec
tion. Thus it will be a help to get
applications in early. Warden
.Davis said.
The new plow, to be manned
by Assistant Warden W. G. Mc-
Crimmon and helpers, plow.s a
lane seven feet wide. The old
plow made only a four-foot lane-
The cost is $5 per mile.
Last year more tnan 500 miles
of firelanes were plowed in the
county and in numerous in
stances these were respcfnsible
for the saving of many acres of
timberland when fire broke out,
said Davis.
Last spring’s worst fire, which
ravaged 1,200 ^ acres between
Knollwood and^ Pinehurst, was
stopped at last only by the fire-
lane which Pinehurst, Inc., had
had plowed about the resqrt town,
he declared. Other fires around
West End and Aberdeen were
given credit for putting the brakes
on fires which had gone out of
control.
Warden Davis works with the
land owner in plotting the fire
lanes to provide maximum pro
tection at danger points. A
double land is sometimes recom
mended though in many cases
•the single lane will do.
The warden explained that af
ter October the fire season be
gins, and crews will be busy
wofking on fire suppression, with
the building of firelanes having
to take a subordinate place.
Deane Sponsors
Chappell For
Vass Postmaster
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS
Two birthdays are saluted by
The Pilot this week— that of the
Sandhills Funeral home, operated
by A. Bynum (Pat) Patterson,
this week celebrating the seventh
anniversary of its opening in
October, 1940; and the Sandhills
Drug company, celebrating its
13th. ^ --..-'..i ■ . ..
Monroe M. Ghappell has been
recommended by Congressman C.
B. Deane to fill the office of act
ing postmaster at Vass pending
selection of a permanent post
master by civil service examina
tion, it was learned here this
week.
The news followed announce
ment of the resignation of Mrs.
Bertis L. Matthews. Mrs. Mat
thews, who was commissioned
postmaster April 1, 1920, has re
signed, effective after October 31,
on account of poor health.
She received the appointment
following the death of her hus
band, Dr. Herbert Matthews, who
sacrificed his life in serving in
fluenza sufferers during the 1917
epidemic, leaving her with a
small son.
She has held the office con
tinuously^ for the past 27 and a
half years except for 20 months
during ^ Republican administra
tion, when C. L. Tyson was ap
pointed postmaster. During that
time Mrs. Matthews worked as
his assistant and was commis
sioned again at the end of his
term.
She has served faithfully, fore
going vacations to which she was
entitled, and during her service
has seen the Vass post office ad
vance from fourth to third class,
then drop back and climb again
An enterprise that" may mean
a broad new industrial develop
ment for this section began re
cently when the newly formed
Raleigh Mining corporation be
gan the reopening of the Deep
River coal field, which lies in
Lee and Chathaib counties and
the northern part of Moore Coun
ty.
Old equipment at the entrance
near Cumnock was torn out, to
make way for new, and plans
are being made by widen the 28-
foot-square hole to 80 square feet
in preparation for mining oper-
.etions.
John S. Marshall, of Pennsyl
vania, vice president and trea
surer of the new corporation, will
remain at Cumnock as resident
manager until, he said this week,
“the Carolina slope is producing
a quota of at least 1,400 tons a
day.”
The 1,000-foot sloping tunnel
will be completely restored, he
said.
Bullet is Assoeiale
Howard N. Butler of Southern
Pines is Marshall’s working
associate and secretary of the
mining company, which is an
offshoot of the Walter A. Bledsoe
company of Terre Haute, Ind.,
one of the nation’s largest mine
operators.
Butler this week was quoted
as saying that the coal has been
found to be satisfactory for both
domestic and commercial use,
and could be converted by coke
plants into coal tar from which
other products may be manufact
ured.
Former Operations
The present equipment of the
mine remains from former Un
successful attempts on the part
of Carolina Coal Mining Com
pany, which sank the hole in
1921; and Coal Products Inc;
which moved here in 1941 leav
ing in 1944. Both miners blamed
their failure bri lack of luck and
mnoey.
However, Bledsoe ahid (Com
pany, fourth largest coal produc
ing firm in the U. S., has been
lucky with every mining venture
up to date and reportedly has the
funds.
The Carolina slope tunnel is
located about one and a half
miles from the older historical
Cumnock shaft of the Deep River
field, more than 400 feet deep.
Now flooded, this shaft was dug
prior to the Civil War by slave
labor but never was able to ope
rate profitably.
to third class, which rating it has
at present. •
It carries a salary of $2,500 a
ye^ar, with an allowance of a little
more than $1,700 for clerical
Work.
Chappell, a farmer and cloth
ing salesman, has long been ac
tive in Vass civic and political
affairs.
Plans Under Way To Assist VA Team
To Choose Mackall Site For Hospital
Discussion of two impending i that a meeting is planned of re-
events occupied the attention of
the Chamber of Commerce board
of directors almost exclusively, at
their semi-monthly meeting held
at the Community building Tues
day night.
One was the annual meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce
membership, to be held next
Tuesday at 8 p. m. at the Com
munity buildiqg (not at the Sou
thern Pines school as was adver
tised last week).
New directors are to be elected
and other business attended to.
The other imminent event for
which the diiiecjtqrs laid theiV
best plans was the visit, expected
early next week, of the site sur
vey committee of the Veterans’
Administration, to inspect the
Camp Mackall area for its suit
ability as a site for a great new
Veterans’ hospital.
Lloyd Clark, rn^mber of a spec
ial committee, reported to the
group in the absence of H. N;
Cameron; committee chairman.
presentatives of the Chambers of
Commerces of all Sandhills towns
promoting the project; that a map
and descriptive matter are being
drawn up according to the re
quest of the Veterans’ Adminis
tration.
Authorization was given for an
enlargement of an aerial map of
the Camp Mackall area, also re
quested in a letter from J. E.
Harris, chief of the requirements
division, VA real estate service,
which Secretary Herrmann Gro
ver read m the board of directors.
Harris also wrote: “While the
number of acres described is to
a considerable extent dependent
on the location and the nature
of the terrain, it is expected that
in all probability between 250
and 300 acres will be required
The site should be readily ac
cessible to the city and sufficient
ly rolling to afford satisfactory
drainage. It should be located
near a medical center, or in or
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