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N.C.'s No. 1 Need GOOD HEALTH VOLUME 28 NO. 2 16 PAGES THIS WEEK Southern Pines. N. C., Friday, December 6? 1946. Testimonial Dinner For Football . Team Held Here Wednesday Night Renewed Interest In Scout Program Evident At Rally HUNTING BEGINS Thirty hunters attended the drag hunt beginning at Mile-Away farm Thanks- giving morning. Following this formal op- ening, fox hunts are schedul- ed every Tuesday and Thursday morning with drag hunts on Saturdays. First Team Players Recognized; Coaches Receive Surprise Trip CHILLY FIRE At 8:25 o'clock Tuesday morning. December 3. with the thermometer down to 18 degrees, the Southern Pines firemen received their first alarm in over two months when they were call- ed to the Churchill house, on Page street near New Hampshire Avenue, to ex- tinguish a chimney fire. No damage was done. Burney Calls For Support Of Parents In Recruiting Boys A membership increase of 50 per cent, four new Boy Scout troops in the county, and eight new cub packs for boys between nine and 12 were cited by A. L. Barney as the 1947 goals for Moore County Boy Scouts, at an enthusiastic rally held at the community center here Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. Mr. Burney, organization and extension chairman of the Moore County chapter of Boy Scouts, pointed out that in the past two months there had already been a 16 per cent increase in county scouts, with two new troops and two cub packs organized. "But this is only a start," he reminded. He stressed the importance of father-son companionship in the guidance of a boy. "The question fathers should ask themselves is, 'How long does it take to raise a boy, and what is his value?' " Renewed interest in the Sou- thern Pines scouting program was evident at the rally, attended by around 30 scouts, between the agesof 10 and 15 and 45 parents and friends. The same enthusiasm, that has attended Southern Pines football games through the past season was in evidence at the testimon- ial dinner the local Elks lodge gave in the team's honor at the Country Club here Wednesday night. The same people that sat cheer- ing from the stands as the local "Six stacked up victory upon vict- ory, convened in the Country club dining room to recognize the team, their managers and cheer- leaders, as a group and indivi- dually, for the fine spirit and sportsmanship they have shown. Following the dinner, Dr. G. G. Herr, one of the team's most ard- ent suppoiters, presented gold footballs from himself and his daughter, Seigar, to star and letter men including: Robert Har- rington, Ted York, Fred Arnette, Robert Straka,' Robert McLeod, Alton Blue, Clyde Smith, Eugene Maples, Joe Bennett, Tommy Grey, Billy Baker, Jim McCall, Gary Mattocks, T. K. Campbell, and manager Bill Warner. Coach A. C. Dawson gave stars to Harrington, York, Arnette, Straka and McLeod, all of whom Ex-Sailor Badly Burned In Blaze Which Razes Home Firecrackers Are Off Limits When Used In Towns James Larrimore, Cameron High School Student, Is Victim Lined with cuts and severely burned from his waist up in a fire which destroyed his home and its contents early Thanks- giving Day, James Larrimore, young white ex-serviceman who lives out from Cameron, is now expected to survive although it was thought that there was little if any chance when he was ad- mitted to Lee County Hospital in Sanford Thursday morning. Details of the fire are lacking, but the Hoke County sheriff, who made investigation, said that the general opinion was that Larrimore lay down smoking a cigarette and fell asleep, then jumped-through a window to es- cape from the burning building. Many residents of Moore Coun- ty are about to develop "fire- crackeritis" as a result of the use of "explosives, and officers are stressing the fact that in towns and at places of public gatherings are "off limits" for their use. No firecrackers are sold in Sou- thern Pines, where a license fee of SSOO is required, and there is a city ordinance prohibiting their use except by a permit from the police department, violation of which is a misdemeanor punish- able by a fine of not -less than $5 and reaching considerably higher .in the discretion of the judge. However, Chief Ed Newton re- ports that boys are purchasing these explosives elsewhere and bringing them back here to shoot. Officers in an endeavor to put a stop to this, have caught a number of first-offenders and cautioned them and, according to Chief Newton, these boys have cooperated. But all have not yet been rounded up. (Continued on Page 8) Roland Bowers, troop bugler, opened the rally with a call to colors, followed by a prayer by the Rev. Tucker G. Humphries. Col. Donald Madigan, local scoutmaster, was in charge and reviewed the situation now fac- ing the local scouts. "Scouting was one of the first organizations to suffer when our attention was directed away from civilian activities to the war," Colonel Madigan said. "To- day the Occoneechee Council is ready with a finer program than ever. All that is needed now are (Continued from Page 5) Leaders In Seal Drive Announced The fire was discovered about s'oo a. m. by children of Andrew Garner, who saw the reflection on their window and called then- father. It was known that Larri- more planned to attend a ball game the night before, and his mother, Mrs. Sarah A. Larri- more, in order not to be alone, had gone to the nearby home of her brother to spend the night. Neighbors who arrived first at the scene feared that Larrimore had perished in the flames. Community chairmen for the 40th annual Christmas seal drive, that got underway here last Mon- day, have been announced by Mrs. Anna F. Cheatham, Moore County chairman, who has di- rected the county campaign for the past 17 years. Only a few of the letters containing seals which were mailed to local residents Monday. November 25. have been heard from. Chairman Patterson and Treasurer Kelsey reported yesterday "It's just as we feared. Peo- ple are pigeon-holing them with all good intentions, but . we want those dollars now." In Carthage when the situa- tion began to reach the nuisance stage, the City Fathers gave pub- licity to the fine hanging over the heads of any who might be convicted, and for the past few days not many crackers have been heard. Sheriff C. J. McDonald has re- complaints from West End, which is not an incorporated town, hence does not have town officers to whom complaints can be made. Vass commissioners have also been hearing a number of compl- aints, and residents are hoping that the situation will soon clear up. Later, a trail of blood was found and fears of foul play arose, to be somewhat allayed when blood-stained window glass was discovered. The trail circled for three-quarters of a mile or more and led back to the premises, where Larrimore was found. Ho is quoted as saying that he jump- ed out the window, but he was un- able to give an account of the hap- penings, and on Friday, when he was visited by the Hoke County sheriff, was still in such critical condition that the attending phy- sician did not think it wise for him to be questioned. The Larrimore home, which wasl ocated in Hoke County near where Moore, Harnett and Hoke join, was completely destroyed together with all of its contents except a few articles which were on a back porch. Stoneybrook Entry Takes Blue Ribbon A horse from Stoneybrook stables here and ridden by Stonyebrook's Mickey Walsh came through in a jump-off to take the blue ribbon in the chief event of the first gymkhana of the Pinehurst season in the riding ring of the Carolina hotel on Thanksgiving day. The horse, "It's Up", that made the big time recently by compet- ing in the International Horse show in New York's Madison Square garden, won the open jumping with a perfect perfor- mance over the bars from Mrs. W. O. Moss of Mile-Away farm, Southern Pines, who rode Flag Dola. Mr. Patterson said. The chairmen are: Aberdeen Mrs. Kitty Page Blackmore; Cameron, W. C. Stephenson; Car- thage, Charles J. McDonald; Eu- reka, Miss Mary Black; Eagle Springs, Mrs. Fletcher Bost; Glendon, Mrs. W. A. Parson. Robbins, Arnold Swindell and W. J. Dunlap; High Falls, Miss Lucy Reynolds; Jackson Springs, Mrs. Lola Carter; Mount Holly club, Mrs. T. J. Seawell; Pine- bluff, Mrs. Earl Lampley; Pine- hurst, Mrs. Robert J. Horr; Sam- arcand Manor, Mis Ruth Ruch- (Continued on Page 8) As one citizen expressed it, "Aside from the danger to them- selves, young people who feel that they are mature enough to handle demolition crackers should feel too grown-up to do such childish things as throwing them where they could be a menace or annoying sick and nervous people with the noise." Larrimore served around two and one-half years with the U. S. Navy and since his discharge several months ago was enrolled in the high school at Cameron. The gymkhana opened with a Pet show, which drew a large entry of dogs of all sorts and a couple of pets of the odd variety ?a tame skunk and a raccoon. The skunk, exhibited by Lynn Sherrard, took first place with Jill Buffum's beautiful collie dog coming in second. The raccoon, (Continued on Page 8) McDonald-Page Moior Company Opens Here Announcement of the opening of the McDonald-Page Motor company, owned and operated by Ray McDonald and Chan Page, was made this week. Located on the site of the old Southern Pines garage, the first in town, it has been remodeled and showrooms have been built to display new Plymouths and DeSotos for which Mr. McDon- ald and Mr. Page will be local agents. Cleaning, washing and general repairs are offered to keep old cars conditioned until new ones become more avail- able. Mrs. Nichols Chairman Of Hospital Auxiliary Mrs, M. G .Nichols of Southern Pines, was re-elected Chairman of the Moore County Hospital auxiliary for 1947, at a meeting held Wednesday in the Nurses' home. Also re-elected were Mrs. Paul Dana of Pinehurst, first vice-chairman, Mrs. H. E. Bow- man of Aberdeen, second vice- chairman, and Mrs. F. Craighill Brown of Southern Pines, secre- tary. Mrs. J. B. Edwards of Ab- erdeen succeeds Mrs. Everett Allen as Treasurer. DON'T FORGET! Because the first Wednesday in January falls on New Year's day, the annual meeting of the organization will be held on the second Wednesday, January 8. Don't forget to attend the 50th wadding anniversary of Hi. and Mr*. C L. Hayes at the book store at 11:00 o'clock Saturday morning. They'll bo looking for you. TH^S^^^PILOT 16 PAGES THIS WEEK County Officials Sworn In Office Monday Morning Clerk Of Court Administers Oath At County Courthouse Moore county's recently-elect- ed officials in major county posts were installed at the courthouse in Carthage Monday at 10 a. m. when Clerk of Court John Will- cox administered the oath. The successful candidates in the November general election ordinarily take office on Decem- ber 1, which date occurred on Sunday this year and was thus postponed. W. H. Jackson, Jr., of Robbins, couijty commissioner; Hugh P. Kelly of tarthage, county coro- ner; and W. M. McLauchlin of near Carthage, county surveyor, were the only new officers in the group of 12 who were sworn in. Others taking the oath of of- fice were: county commissioners, Gordon Cameron, Pinehurst, John M. Currie, Carthage, T. L. Blue, Vass, and L. R. Reynolds; sheriff, C. J. McDonald, Carth- age; Register of Deeds, Bessie McCaskill, Carthage; judge of Recorder's court, Vance Rowe, Southern Pines; county solicitor, Leland McKeithen, Pinehurst. M. G. Boyette of Carthage, so- licitor of the district court, will subscribe to the oath before the first of the year when his term begins. Wilbur Currie of Carth- age and Clifton Blue of Aber- deen, representatives to tlu; state legislature from this area, will not be sworn in until the Gen- eral asembly convenes. Renown Is Leader In SP Horsesliow POSTPONED The gymkhana scheduled for Sunday. December 8. at Southern Pines has been postponed, according to an announcement made Thurs- day by Louis Scheipers. Chairmna ot the Gymkhana Committee. The new dale will be announced later. Renown, seven-year old bay gelding owned and ridden by Dwight W. Winkelman, Syracuse, N. Y., led a string of 20 hunters over a stiff course of rail jumps and panel fences to capture the open hunters class Thursday af- ternoon in the Thanksgiving horseshow before 1200 people who surrounded the scenic hunt- ing course at the Southern Pines Country club. Stonewall, a bay gelding owned by Anne Cannon Reynolds, West Palm Beach, Fla., with Billy Tate up, was second in the class. Bally Bunty, owned and ridden by Mrs. Fred Wilmhurst, of Rumson, N. J., was third. Mickey Walsh's Hubba Hubba, a Southern Pines entry, with Mr. Walsh in the saddle, led a string of 16 jumpers after a jump off, to clear the bars at five and three-quarters feet, demonstrat- ing some of the most spectacular riding of any shown here this season. Say When, an entry from Stoneybrook stables, ridden by Miss Joan Walsh, finished sec- (Continued on Page 5) Local Planes Ai Air Show Sunday Several planes from the South- ern Pines area were included in the large number that centered the attention of the thousands of persons who were present Sun- day for the dedication of the fine new Rockingham-Hamlet air- port. Resort Airlines sent a Seabee for demonstration purposes with Frank Morrow and Walker Menne in charge. From Skyline, Harold Bach- man and Dr. George Heinitsh flew down in a new Cessna, which was on display along witn another of the same type which Gordon Brown piloted for the new owner, Austin Goolsby. Andy Green flew an Aeronca; C. N. Bradshaw and Virgil Clark attended in a Stearman biplane, land Button ©down and Bill Bachman went in a Taylorcraft. Basketball Season Is Now Underway By Jimmy daßerry ] N.C.'s J No. 1 Need | GOOD HEALTH j TEN CENTS Deep River Coal¥' ; n | Located Near Cumnock In Lee Cwnty May Open For Operation Within 60 Days Flattened Shot Is Grim Evidence Of Man's Close Call Reported Most Promising Mine In Entire State An Associated Press statement last week that the Walter Bled- soe and Company coal mine at Cumnock in Lee county is "sla- ted to begin operation within 60 days" was termed "too definite" and 'premature" by O. G. Gates, superintendent for the Bledsoe company, this week. Mr. Gates said that a repre- sentative of the Greenwood Min- ing company, Scranton, Pa., as- sociate of the Bledsoe interests which acquired the mine in Au- gust, had visited the mine last week. The representative said plans for preliminary work were pending and a decision to begin work there might be made with- in 60 days. A ' large scale" development of the Deep River coal field, lying in Lee and Chatham counties, northwest of Sanford, was fore- cast last August when the Bled- soe and Greenwood companies leased extensive areas or mining rights at the Deep River field. The Bledsoe company is describ- ed as one of the largest coal-pro- ducing organizations in the States. A buckshot which flattened in- to button shape when it struck Kenneth Womack's skull is evi- dence of the close call this young man of upper Hoke County had last Saturday in an accident which occurred while he was deer hunting with five other men on his father's place in the Lo- belia community. After having had the shot re- moved at Lee County Hospital in Sanford, Womack stopped in Vass on his way home Saturday afternoon and showed the leaden disk to inquiring friends. He em- phasized the fact that the shoot- ing was purely accidental. Ac- cording to his account, the six men were hunting when five deer passed between him and a man from Fort Bragg, who was about 150 yards away. Both Womack and the other man shot. Approaching, the Fort Bragg hunter called out: "Did you get him?" Womack replied:"You (Continued on Page 8) According to Mr. Gates, it will take several months to get the mine ready to produce coal on a paying basis. "We could mine coal today, but we could not mine it economically. You can't (Continued on Page 5) British Officer Kiwanis Speaker The newly activated Southern Pines Basketball Club dropped another heartbreaker Monday night, this time to Pinehurst. Pinehurst scored a field goal in the last fifteen seconds to take the game, 35-34, after a Southern Pinqs attempt to freeze the ball had been foiled. Big Art Pate scored twelve points for Sou- thern Pines, while Smiley Rain- ey flipped in a like number for Pinehurst. Rear Admiral John G. Dundas. C.8.E., Chief of Staff in the Med- iterranean, British navy ,in an address to the Sandhills Kiwanis Club, at the Southern Pines Coun- try Club, Wednesday, paid tri- bute to American gunnery in the shooting down of enemy aircraft in the North Sea and to the fine spirit of co-operation of the All- ied Navies. He related his experience in the evacuation of Dunkirk and told of removing 250,000 British and French troops. He declared in all of his naval experience he had never before seen so many diff- erent kinds of ships as were put into use in the evacuation. He explained that these troops were landed at Dover with no guns, equipment or food. This immed- iately placed a serious problem before the Army Chief of Staff to get these men' re-armed to fight again. Admiral Dundas spoke briefly of the splendid cooperation of the American fleet in 1942 in con- (Continued on Page 8) The number of spectators was disappointingly small, possibly due to a lack of publicity. The next home game will be played in the High School gym Monday night at 8 p. m. against Rob- bins, after a trip to Seagrove Sat- urday night. The merchants of Southern Pines have contributed a large sum for uniforms which will be duly recognized. To them we wish to express our appreciation. Locals Lose To Lexington, 12-6, In Close Match For Championship by June Phillips Southern Pipes for the East and Lexington Orphanage for the West battled it out here Thanksgiving for the State Six- Man Football championship in an action packed game that kept an overflow throng in suspense for four quarters and the issue in doubt until the final whistle. Both teams had come up to this game undefeated, both boasting powerful offensives, but with the Lexington boys slightly favored due to injuries to four regular starters on the Blue and White. a slashing tackle caused Tay- lor to fumble. After a punt ex- change Lexington again was driving hard toward paydirt when they recovered a Blue and WMite fumble tbn the 17, but again they were halted on the 5. Backs to Wall In the second quarter Southern Pines had their backs to the wall as the result of a pass intercep- tion by Newcomb and were run back to the locals' five-yard line. Again the Blue and White held and took over on the 10, when Harrington broke through to throw Taylor for a nine-yard loss on the fourth down. Early in the third quarter Sou- thern Pines scored when Har- rington blocked Taylor's kick and,recovering the loose ball, raced over for the touchdown, but the try for points was block- ed. Lexington came right back (Continued on Page 5) The two teams fought each other to a standstill in the first half, although in the first quarter Lexington twice was in the Sou- thern Pines five-yard line but couldn't push the ball over as the Blue and White forwards threw up a rugged defense that Covington, the visitors' pounding fullback, couldn't penetrate, and Gay Christmas Foreseen For Tot-Age Youngsters In Galaxy Of Toys If the toys in local stores are to be taken as an example, San- ta's pack is going to be a noisy one this year, clanging and jang- ling with metal playthings, the likes of which have not been seen since before the war. when substitutes resulted in makeshift articles. The Sports shop still has a number of toys, although most of the ones left are along the ed- ucational line. There are wood- burning sets, microscopic sets and musical instruments such as banjos and xylophones. The trend of the times is re- flected in many items such as the well-known black toy revol- ver, so dear to the hearts of cow- boy - and - Indian - age young- sters. The latest model encases batteries, bulb, film and lens, and at the squeeze of a trigger, throw pictures on the wall or ce'ling of a darkened room. The films cover such subjects as at- omic power, United States presi- dents and "Robinson Crusoe." The five - and-ten has a good supply of toys, specializing in the miniature house furnishings and aluminum kitchen utensils. Four- (Continued on Page 8) Although indications are that mommas and poppas are doing their shopping early this year, many counters are still full of shiny metal trucks, cars, guns, airplanes, fire engines, wagons and games. Brown's Auto Suply company has the largest offering at this time. Pistols galore, both cap and automatic variety, tricycles, skates and wagons occupy one half the store, making it look like Santa's re-loading station. This is the first time since 1941 that steel has appeared in children's toys. Quality of the goods as well as quantity has made merchants and shopper happier than in preceding yean
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