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fOVHTHETOP FOR VICTORY UNfTED STATES WAR BONDS-STAMPS VOLUME 28. NO. 15. 'Teen-Age Men Part of Induction Group Going to Fort Bragg Last Registrants Called by County Draft Board in List of 110 Men One hundred and 10 Moore County men, among them a large number of youths in the 18-19 year- old age bracket who recently regis- tered under the Selective Service Act, were called this week by the local board to report to Fort Bragg for final physical examination, and, if passed, for induction into the Army. Among those from Southern Pines called are youths who have just fin- ished Southern Pines High School Last spring. Several of them are sons of well-known merchants or busi- ness men and one, S. T. Wallis, IV, is 3on of Col. and Mrs. Wallis, who make their home here, although Col. Wallis is serving elsewhere. Those called were: Southern Pines; Harry Leonard Klabbatz (v), Floyd Daniel Hoyt, Wilson Goins, Clyde Eugene Morri- son, Albert Edwin Lovejoy, Joseph William Harriss, Severn Teakle Wal- lis IV, Walter Emmettte Blue, Jr., William Edward Bushby, Claude Gerald Dutton, Jasper Lee Swear- ingen, Jr., Robert Blaine Kellis, Ern- est Hamilton Klabbatz (tr). Pinehurst: Lewis Pascall Johnson (v), James Blaine Talbert (v), Dal- ton Lee McDonald (v), Raymond Carroll, Daniel Curtis Short, Jr., Billy Gordon McKenzie, Roderick Franklin Shaw, Worthy Lee Mor- gan (tr). Hemp: William Lewis Maness (v), Joseph Elwood Cox, Van Cephus Furr, Arnold Glenn Maness, James Madison Hunsucker, Gilbert Cecil Monroe, Williams McNeill, Ralph Bowles, Willard Ozell Brown, James Joseph Page, William Donald Stutts, Donald Barrymore Morphis, route 1: Johnie Nathen Williams (v), Curtis Farrell Brewer; route 2: Mel- vin Eugene Moore, Fletcher Ritter, William Branson Hussey, Leaton Coolidge Garner. (Continued on Page Five) Merchants to Hear Price Regulations OPA Officials to Conduct Meeting in Pinehurst March 23 to Aid Storekeepers A merchants' educational meeting will be held in the auditorium of the Pinehurst High School, Tuesday, March 23, at 8 p. m. All retail deal- ers and storekeepers of Moore County are invited. Staff members of the Price Divis- ion of the State OPA from Raleigh will explain pricing regulations in the various fields and will answer questions. Groups will be formed for the discussion of special problems. Pinehurst was chosen as the place of the meeting because of its location, and use of cars to attend is permitted under OPA regulations. Meetings of this sort are being held in all parts of the State, to fur- ther an understanding of price con- trol. The War Price and Ration Board at Carthage urged every mer- chant in the County to attend. Dana S. Courtney, 87, Succumbs to Illness Funeral Services for Retired Manufacturer Held at Chico- pee. Mass. Seasonal Resident Dana S. Courtney, 87, a retired manufacturer of Chicopee, Mass., and a seasonal resident of Southern Pines for many years, died in Moore County Hospital on February 28, following a week's illness. Mr. Courtney was a charter mem- ber of the Chicopee Kiwanis, also a member of Chicopee Lodge of Ma- sons, a Shriner and a Knight Tem- plar and was noted for his many charities. In former years he was a member of the Southern Pines Country Club and of the Men's Club. Funeral services were held in Chicopee on Thursday, and Inter- ment was in Hillcrest Park Mauso- leum. T H E^||®^JP^T Southern Pines. North Carolina, Friday, March 12, 1943 Enemy Won't Give Air Raid Schedule ?s But Here's One for Practice March 18 \u25a0 \u25a0 - * Response to Last Black- out So Poor Complete Program Given for Next Well, it seems that the first test blackout under the new regulations was so bad that a new one has been scheduled for Thursday, March 18, throughout this section, and a com- plete schedule of the time set for each signal and what that signal means has been released. Of course, the only catch is that if there is a real Air Raid, the civil- ians who have to do the blacking out won't have a convenient schedule to go by. But, according to the official an- nouncement, "because of the wide tnisunderstanding of signals" be- fore, the exact schedule is being an- nounced in advance to help every- one become familiar with the sys- tem. No Lights on Sirens John M. Howarth, commander, Citizens Defense Corps, gave these warnings: "The public audible alarm (sirens) ALWAYS MEANS DANGER and no signal given by the sirens ever means light up again. "The All Clear signal will never be given by sounding sirens. It will always be given by turning on street lights and by announcement over the radio. Radio all-clears for this section will be given only on CHAR- LOTTE radios, as Southern Pines is in the Charlotte district. "A safe rule for householders is TURN OUT or OBSCURE all lights when the first siren signal sounds. Keep lights out regardless of fur- ther siren signals. Turn them on again only when street lights are turned on or when you hear the all clear announced by a Charlotte radio station." Blackout Begins at 8:50 P. M. The blackout schedule for Thurs- day, March 18, is as follows: 8:50 p. m. BLUE signal. This is sounded by sirens in a steady two- minute tone. It means enemy planes are approaching and all lights ex- cept those specifically exempted must be extinguished. Traffic contin- ues with lights dimmed. Pedestrians keep moving to destination or shel- ter. Workers remain on jobs. De- fense Corps members take their posts. 9:00 p. m. RED signal. This means planes overhead. It is sounded by sirens in a quavering or intermittent tone. All lights must be blacked-out except authorized emergency lights. Traffic stops. All except Defense Corps members take shelter. 9:10 p. m. BLUE signal. This is sounded by sirens in a steady tone. Planes have passed but may return. Blackout continues same as under (Continued on Page Four) Rudel Reported Missing Lt. William E. Rudel. son of Mrs. C. M. Rudel of Montreal. Can., and Pinehurst, has been reported by the War Department as missing since February 14 in action in North Africa. Lt. Rudel. well-known in Sandhills circles, was inducted into the Army at Fort Bragg in August, 1941. and was trained at Camp Blanding and Fort Sill. Mrs. Rudel, his wife, is making her houie in New York City. His mother and a sis- ter. Mrs. Frederick H. Smith. IV. are at present at their Pinehurst home. Crippled Children to Benefit in Sale Easter Seal Campaign Being Sponsored by Welfare De- partment in Moore County An Easter Seal campaign, to help the N. C. League for Crippled Chil- dren in its hospitalization and reha- bilitation work, is being sponsored in Moore County by the Department of Public Welfare, beginning March 18 and lasting until Easter Sundky, April 25. Miss Pauline Covington, superin- tendent of public welfare in the county, said that there were about 9,500 crippled boys and girls in North Carolina and that only a small number of these car. be helped. "In addition to hospitalization and rehabilitation, it is necessary to se- cure braces, crutches, artificial limbs and similar things in order that these children may become independent and self-supporting. By buying as many Easter seals as possible, many more children in Moore County will be able to walk and stand on their own feet. One-half of the money received from these seals is left in Moore County and the other half goes to a state organization." Three public programs deal with crippled children, she said, the Children's division of the State De- partment of Health, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Depart- ment of Public Instruction, and the League for Crippled Children. Gymkhana Nets SSO J for Red Cross Fund Kennedy Stables Take Major Honors at Horse Event Here Last Sunday A nippy but sunny Sunday brought a good crowd to the South- Pines Gymkhana where they enjoy- ed the horse events to the extent of contributing $58.08 to the Southern Pines Red Cross War Fund drive in a voluntary contribution. Kenneth B. Trousdell, local chair- man of the War Fund drive, ac- knowledged with appreciation this contribution to the fund in a letter to Louis Scheipers, chairman of the Gymkhana committee. Astoria, five year old Irish hunter from the stables of Mrs. William J. Kennedy, with his trainer, Mickey Walsh up, led a string of ten hun- ters to capture the class for open hunters, the feature event Sunday. Hermit's Boy, a seven year chest- nut gelding entered by Mrs. Ken- nedy and brilliantly riddf.n by Miss Kathleen Walsh was second. Golden Hilda, a three-year- old colt owned and ridden by Carlisle Cameron fin- ished third. Tale Wins Jump It's Up, a seven-year-old bay mare owned by Lloyd Tate of Pine- hurst, with Lloyd Tate, Jr., in the saddle, cleared the bars at five and one-half feet to win over twelve hunters in the class for open jump- ers, after being called back for a jump off with Hermit's Boy, ridden by Miss Kathleen Walsh, winner of second place, and Astoria also en- tered by the Kenney Stables, and ridden by Mickey Walsh, Sr., won third place. Bachelor Dick, a seven-year-old chestnut gelding ridden by Miss Han- nah Walsh of Southern Pines, and owned by Mrs. William J. Kennedy, won first place in a field of nine in the class for bareback riders. Fine Fellow, an aged black gelding owned by Louis Scheipers of Lawrence, Mass., with his son, Donald Scheip- ers in the saddle was second. Her- mit's Boy, owned by Mrs. Kennedy, with Miss Kathleen Walsh up, fin- ished third. The team captained by Pvt. C. W. Davis of Fort Bragg won the potato race with a score of seven to four, over the team captained by Cpl. J. D. McKeown, also of Fort Bragg. Donald Scheipers of Southern Pines was awarded the blue rib- bon in the piggy back race, the sec- ond of the novelty events on the af- ternoon program. Mrs. William J. Kennedy was awarded the blue ribbon in the class for horse drawn vehicles. Mrs. Dwight W. Winkelman of Syracuse, N. Y., was second, with her husband, Dwight W. Winkelman as third. Major E. L. Carmichael of the Maxton Airbase judged the show. Mrs. Charles Rucker of Richmond, Virginia presented the ribbons and Buster C. Doyle, Southern Pines, was the announcer. SEVERAL MOORE OFFICERS TO ATTEND FBI CONFERENCE Several Moore County law enforce- ment officers, including Sheriff C. J. McDonald and Police Chief Ed New- ton of Southern Pines plan to attend the regularly quarterly police con- ference to be held at the Ray Ave- nue USO Club in Fayetteville March 18. The conference is sponsored by the Charlotte FBI office and Edward | Scheidt, special FBI agent, will be 'among speakers. Red Cross is Symbol of Hope and Mercy in War-Torn World Slruthers Burt Reviews History of Founding by Swiss Citizen, Dunant IV BY STRUTHERS BURT Tennyson in his poem, In Memor- iam, has this line, "the mighty hopes that make us men," and in the Gesta Romanorum, 1375, an unknown phil- osopher writes, "If hope were not, heart would break." It is a long time from 1375; five hundred and sixty eight years, and in those years rivers of blood have run, and again and again the human race, in weary repetition, has indeed been left with little but its eyes to weep with. Cruelty, treachery, lust, rapine, fire, famine, torture have again and again swept this small world. Think of all the men, and the women, and the children, who in that time have died unnecessarily and because of their fellow men. Think of that long and dreadful pro- cession. In the old army a division was 32,000 men. In 1918 I saw an American Division, back from France, march up the principal street of New York. Only 32,000 men, but it took them all day to march from Washington Square to Central Park, and so ever since then I have had some measuring stick of what statistics of death and suffer- ing mean. A hundred thousand men and women die of starvation; a hun- t dred thousand men are killed and wounded. Three of the old Divisions, and four thousand human beings over. I 1 It would take the ghosts three days to march those short New York blocks. And now once again the Eour Horsemen ride in more terrible form than ever before. No wonder that [ sometimes even the most courageous ask themselves if the human race ever learns anything; if there is any hope. Yes, there is lots of hope, and so all good things are worth fighting for, and dying for, and living for, and going without for. The Four Horsemen ride, but now along with them rides, and more swiftly, and on a better horse, mercy as well. And some day the Four Horsemen will cease to ride, and Mercy will ride alone. I suppose every one knows the history of the RED CROSS and in a general way what it is, and what it does. But it is worth repeating, for in that history lies one example, of many, to make secure man's hope and fortitude. The RED CROSS be- gan with the battle of Solferino in 1859 and with a Swiss citizen, Henri Dunant. Solferino was fought on June 24th near Lake Garda in nor- thern Italy between the armies of Franz Joseph of Austria and Na- poleon 111 of France, and of the 310,- 000 men involved, 39,000 were killed (Continued on Page Eight) ERNEST SIBLEY. JR. IS 2nd LIEUTENANT Miami Beach, Fla.?(Special)? Corporal Ernest Sibley, Jr., having successfully completed his three months course at the Air Forces Of- ficer Candidate School here, -has re- ceived his commission as 2nd lieu- tenant in the Air Forces. His duties will be to direct vital administrative and supply operations of the ground forces, thus relieving trained pilots for full flying duty. As a civilian, Lt. Sibley lived at Knollwood, and his father, Ernest Sibley, now makes his home there. COMMISSIONERS SIT AS BOARD OF REVIEW The Moore County commissioners will sit as a Board of Equalization and Review on March 15, 16 and 17 at 10 a. m. in the court house. Tax- payers who wish to discuss the val- uation of any property with them will please see the board according to the fol'owing schedule: Those from Mineral Springs, Greenwood and Bensalem townships on Monday, March 15; those from Sheffield, Deep River, Ritter and Carthage townships on Tuesday March 16; those from Sandhill and McNeill townships on Wednesday, March 17. IN OUR SERVICE n /* ? /> - ' " -ym 2nd LT. ROBERT LOUIS HOVJ Robert Louis Howe, 29, of South- ern Pines, has just been commis- sioned a second lieutenant in the U. S. Marine Corps and will undergo the final phases of the rugged offi- cers' training course at Quantico, Va., before being assigned to active duty. The Marine officer, who at- tended Cornell and Rollins Colleges, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Howe of Chicago. Lt. Howe's wife is the former Miss Juliet Vale, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Vale of Lob- lolly, Southern Pines. Tufts Again Winner of Tin Whistle Play Pinehurst President Nets Total of 234 for 54 Holes to Win Annual Championship Richard S. Tufts, president of i Pinehurst, Inc., won the annual championship of the Tin Whistles Club for the second time, when he scored a fine 73 Wednesday on No. 3 course to gain a four-stroke ad- vantage over his nearest competitor, James T. Hunter, who had a 77. Tufts had rounds of 77 on No. 1 and 84 on No. 2 to go with his 73 ! for a total .of 234 for the 54 holes of play. Hunter had a 76 on No. 1 and 85 on No. 2 to give him a total of 238 and runner-up spot. Chester I. Williams, only other competitor to finish three rounds faded in the second round Tuesday, taking an 86 on No. 3. He had gross 76 on No. 1 and 84 on No. 2 for a total of 246. Eric D. Thomson, fourth man in championship, picked up on the Bth hole of No. 2 Wednesday be- cause of a lost ball. At the start of the finals, he was one stroke behind Williams and two behind Tufts and Hunter. Funeral Rites Held for Elizabeth Smith Niagara Resident for 20 Years Passes After Period of Poo/ Health; Native of Maine Funeral services for Miss Eliza- beth Rogers Smith, 83, who died in her home at Niagara Monday, were held in the J. N. Powell Funeral Home at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, by the Rev. Tucker Humphries, pas- tor of the Church of Wide Fellow- ship. Interment was at Mt. Hope cemetery. Miss Smith, a native of Maine, had been a resident of Niagara for more than twenty years. During former years she had been Matron of the Friends School of Providence, R. 1., and of a similar institution in Port- land, Me., and was in feeble health for the past few years. She was at- tended by the members of the Wom- en's Society of the Church of Wide Fellowship. QUANTITY FOOD USERS URGED TO REGISTER All institutional and industrial users of processed foods who have not yet registered with the War Ra- tioning Board at Carthage should immediately da so, warned George H. Maurice, board chairman, this week. "This is absolutely essential, as every institution using canned, froz- en, processed and dried foods must obtain its basic quota of points for the months of March and April be- fore they can purchase any of the ra- tioned foods. Forms are being mailed to all institutional users and the in- formation contained therein must be on file with the board before point certificates can be issued." Large Crowd Views 4 E' Award Ceremony for Jones Company Part of Group Learns How Big Paratroopers Look Coming to Ground Part of the crowd estimated at 5,- 000 which attended the formal pres- entation of the Army-Navy Produc- tion Award to the J. A. Jones Con- struction Company at Camp Mac- kali Monday and saw the parachute exhibition jump found out just how large and heavy paratroopers' boots are! It happened when four officers made a jump from a transport, just following the presentation. Too much had been allowed for wind drift and the parachuters. instead of landing in the open field, scattered holes in the watching crowd to make their landing right near the speak- ers' stand. Nobody hurt, but there were plenty of screams and thrills. The parachute jumping, first of four officers, then a mass jump by 1 18 men, followed the presentation of | the "E" Flag to the Jones com- ; pany by Major General D. McCoach, | who praised highly the work of the company, its subcontractors and its ! employees. Beginning of Work Robert M, Hanes, president, Wa- chovia Bank and Trust Co., acted as master of ceremonies for the occa- sion, which marked the first "E" award to a construction company in the southeast. J. A. Jones, president | of the prime contracting company on S the Hoffman job, accepted the award ! with a few simple statements to the ' effect that the pennant was not the end, but the beginning of the effort of the company and its workers to strive for greater production. Capt. A. T. Clay, commandant, Duke ROTC, USN., Durham, made j the presentation of the "E" pins to John D. Pellett, project manager for the job, and to F. L. Bell, repre- senting the employees, and to H. L. Kiser, representing the sub-contrac- tors on the job. A number of Army and Navy not- ables were present for the Award and Governor J. Melville Broughton | spoke in praise of the North Caro- lina company and workers of the state who had earned the high hon- jor from the fighting forces of the ] nation. j The 506 th Parachute infantry pass- ,cd in review before the speakers' | stand following the presentation, j and later the two parachute jumps j were made. I The award of the Army-Navy "E" pennant was earned by the construe tion company for its efficient and quick completion of Camp Mackall, airborne base, at Hoffman. W. F. Bowman Earns Commission in Army Fort Monmouth, N. J.?(Special) Second Lieutenant William F. Bow- man has just been graduated from the Officer Candidate Department, Eastern Signal Corps School, Fort Monmouth, N. J., and was commis- sioned a second lieutenant in the Army of the United States on March 6. He is now assigned for duty with the Signal Corps. Lieut. Bowman, a resident of Aberdeen, is the son of Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Bowman of Aberdeen. Before reporting for active duty, Lt. Bowman is spending a few days with his parents. SUGG AND WOOLLEY JOTN SCHOOL STAFF R. L. Sugg has accepted a place on the Southern Pines High School teaching staff as physics instructor to replace A. K. Darby, Jr., who re- cently joined the staff of State Col- lege physics department in Raleigh. Lloyd Woolley, Jr., will be in charge of the band at the school, replacing Mr. Darby in his additional duty as school band director. Mr. Darby join- ed the local faculty in fall of 1941. POT OF GREASE BURNS The Southern Pines Fire Depart- ment responded at 8:40 a. m. Thurs- day to a call from Pope's Restaurant where a pot of grease had become ignited, causing considerable smoke. Fire was extinguished without dam- age. MAKE EVERY PAY DAY §5 WAR BOND DAY STOP SPINDINO SAVI DOUAtS FIVE CENTS
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fOVHTHETOPFOR VICTORYUNfTED STATES WARBONDS-STAMPSVOLUME 28. NO. 15.
'Teen-Age Men Partof Induction GroupGoing to Fort Bragg
Last Registrants Calledby County Draft Boardin List of 110 Men
One hundred and 10 MooreCounty men, among them a largenumber of youths in the 18-19 year-old age bracket who recently regis-tered under the Selective ServiceAct, were called this week by thelocal board to report to Fort Braggfor final physical examination, and,if passed, for induction into theArmy.
Among those from Southern Pinescalled are youths who have just fin-ished Southern Pines High SchoolLast spring. Several of them are sonsof well-known merchants or busi-ness men and one, S. T. Wallis, IV, is3on of Col. and Mrs. Wallis, whomake their home here, although Col.Wallis is serving elsewhere.
Those called were:Southern Pines; Harry Leonard
Klabbatz (v), Floyd Daniel Hoyt,Wilson Goins, Clyde Eugene Morri-son, Albert Edwin Lovejoy, JosephWilliam Harriss, Severn Teakle Wal-lis IV, Walter Emmettte Blue, Jr.,William Edward Bushby, ClaudeGerald Dutton, Jasper Lee Swear-ingen, Jr., Robert Blaine Kellis, Ern-est Hamilton Klabbatz (tr).
Pinehurst: Lewis Pascall Johnson(v), James Blaine Talbert (v), Dal-ton Lee McDonald (v), RaymondCarroll, Daniel Curtis Short, Jr.,Billy Gordon McKenzie, RoderickFranklin Shaw, Worthy Lee Mor-gan (tr).
Hemp: William Lewis Maness (v),Joseph Elwood Cox, Van CephusFurr, Arnold Glenn Maness, JamesMadison Hunsucker, Gilbert CecilMonroe, Williams McNeill,Ralph Bowles, Willard Ozell Brown,James Joseph Page, William DonaldStutts, Donald Barrymore Morphis,route 1: Johnie Nathen Williams (v),Curtis Farrell Brewer; route 2: Mel-vin Eugene Moore, Fletcher Ritter,William Branson Hussey, LeatonCoolidge Garner.
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Merchants to HearPrice Regulations
OPA Officials to ConductMeeting in Pinehurst March23 to Aid Storekeepers
A merchants' educational meetingwill be held in the auditorium of thePinehurst High School, Tuesday,March 23, at 8 p. m. All retail deal-ers and storekeepers of MooreCounty are invited.
Staff members of the Price Divis-ion of the State OPA from Raleighwill explain pricing regulations inthe various fields and will answerquestions. Groups will be formed forthe discussion of special problems.
Pinehurst was chosen as the placeof the meeting because of its location,and use ofcars to attend is permittedunder OPA regulations.
Meetings of this sort are beingheld in all parts of the State, to fur-ther an understanding of price con-trol. The War Price and RationBoard at Carthage urged every mer-chant in the County to attend.
Dana S. Courtney, 87,Succumbs to Illness
Funeral Services for RetiredManufacturer Held at Chico-pee. Mass. Seasonal ResidentDana S. Courtney, 87, a retired
manufacturer of Chicopee, Mass.,and a seasonal resident of SouthernPines for many years, died in MooreCounty Hospital on February 28,following a week's illness.
Mr. Courtney was a charter mem-ber of the Chicopee Kiwanis, also amember of Chicopee Lodge of Ma-sons, a Shriner and a Knight Tem-plar and was noted for his manycharities.
In former years he was a memberof the Southern Pines Country Cluband of the Men's Club.
Funeral services were held inChicopee on Thursday, and Inter-ment was in Hillcrest Park Mauso-leum.
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Enemy Won't Give AirRaid Schedule?s
But Here's One for Practice March 18\u25a0 \u25a0
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Response to Last Black-out So Poor CompleteProgram Given for Next
Well, it seems that the first testblackout under the new regulationswas so bad that a new one has beenscheduled for Thursday, March 18,throughout this section, and a com-plete schedule of the time set foreach signal and what that signalmeans has been released.
Of course, the only catch is that ifthere is a real Air Raid, the civil-ians who have to do the blacking outwon't have a convenient schedule togo by.
But, according to the official an-nouncement, "because of the widetnisunderstanding of signals" be-fore, the exact schedule is being an-nounced in advance to help every-one become familiar with the sys-tem.
No Lights on SirensJohn M. Howarth, commander,
Citizens Defense Corps, gave thesewarnings:
"The public audible alarm (sirens)ALWAYS MEANS DANGER and nosignal given by the sirens evermeans light up again.
"The All Clear signal will neverbe given by sounding sirens. It willalways be given by turning on streetlights and by announcement overthe radio. Radio all-clears for thissection will be given only on CHAR-LOTTE radios, as Southern Pines isin the Charlotte district.
"A safe rule for householders isTURN OUT or OBSCURE all lightswhen the first siren signal sounds.Keep lights out regardless of fur-ther siren signals. Turn them onagain only when street lights areturned on or when you hear the allclear announced by a Charlotte radiostation."
Blackout Begins at 8:50 P. M.The blackout schedule for Thurs-
day, March 18, is as follows:8:50 p. m. BLUE signal. This is
sounded by sirens in a steady two-minute tone. It means enemy planesare approaching and all lights ex-cept those specifically exemptedmust be extinguished. Traffic contin-ues with lights dimmed. Pedestrianskeep moving to destination or shel-ter. Workers remain on jobs. De-fense Corps members take theirposts.
9:00 p. m. RED signal. This meansplanes overhead. It is sounded bysirens in a quavering or intermittenttone. All lights must be blacked-outexcept authorized emergency lights.Traffic stops. All except DefenseCorps members take shelter.
9:10 p. m. BLUE signal. This issounded by sirens in a steady tone.Planes have passed but may return.Blackout continues same as under
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Rudel Reported MissingLt. William E. Rudel. son of
Mrs. C. M. Rudel of Montreal.Can., and Pinehurst, has beenreported by the War Departmentas missing since February 14 inaction in North Africa. Lt. Rudel.well-known in Sandhills circles,was inducted into the Army atFort Bragg in August, 1941. andwas trained at Camp Blandingand Fort Sill. Mrs. Rudel, hiswife, is making her houie in NewYork City. His mother and a sis-ter. Mrs. Frederick H. Smith. IV.are at present at their Pinehursthome.
Crippled Childrento Benefit in Sale
Easter Seal Campaign BeingSponsored by Welfare De-partment in Moore CountyAn Easter Seal campaign, to help
the N. C. League for Crippled Chil-dren in its hospitalization and reha-bilitation work, is being sponsoredin Moore County by the Departmentof Public Welfare, beginning March18 and lasting until Easter Sundky,April 25.
Miss Pauline Covington, superin-tendent of public welfare in thecounty, said that there were about9,500 crippled boys and girls inNorth Carolina and that only a smallnumber of these car. be helped.
"In addition to hospitalization andrehabilitation, it is necessary to se-cure braces, crutches, artificial limbsand similar things in order that thesechildren may become independentand self-supporting. By buying asmany Easter seals as possible, manymore children in Moore County willbe able to walk and stand on theirown feet. One-half of the moneyreceived from these seals is left inMoore County and the other halfgoes to a state organization."
Three public programs deal withcrippled children, she said, theChildren's division of the State De-partment of Health, the Division ofVocational Rehabilitation, Depart-ment of Public Instruction, and theLeague for Crippled Children.
Gymkhana Nets SSOJfor Red Cross Fund
Kennedy Stables TakeMajor Honors at HorseEvent Here Last SundayA nippy but sunny Sunday
brought a good crowd to the South-Pines Gymkhana where they enjoy-ed the horse events to the extent ofcontributing $58.08 to the SouthernPines Red Cross War Fund drive ina voluntary contribution.
Kenneth B. Trousdell, local chair-man of the War Fund drive, ac-knowledged with appreciation thiscontribution to the fund in a letterto Louis Scheipers, chairman of theGymkhana committee.
Astoria, five year old Irish hunterfrom the stables of Mrs. William J.Kennedy, with his trainer, MickeyWalsh up, led a string of ten hun-ters to capture the class for openhunters, the feature event Sunday.Hermit's Boy, a seven year chest-nut gelding entered by Mrs. Ken-nedy and brilliantly riddf.n by MissKathleen Walsh was second. GoldenHilda, a three-year- old colt ownedand ridden by Carlisle Cameron fin-ished third.
Tale Wins JumpIt's Up, a seven-year-old bay
mare owned by Lloyd Tate of Pine-hurst, with Lloyd Tate, Jr., in thesaddle, cleared the bars at five andone-half feet to win over twelvehunters in the class for open jump-ers, after being called back for ajump off with Hermit's Boy, riddenby Miss Kathleen Walsh, winner ofsecond place, and Astoria also en-tered by the Kenney Stables, andridden by Mickey Walsh, Sr., wonthird place.
Bachelor Dick, a seven-year-oldchestnut gelding ridden by Miss Han-nah Walsh of Southern Pines, andowned by Mrs. William J. Kennedy,won first place in a field of nine inthe class for bareback riders. FineFellow, an aged black gelding ownedby Louis Scheipers of Lawrence,Mass., with his son, Donald Scheip-ers in the saddle was second. Her-mit's Boy, owned by Mrs. Kennedy,with Miss Kathleen Walsh up, fin-ished third.
The team captained by Pvt. C. W.Davis of Fort Bragg won the potatorace with a score of seven to four,over the team captained by Cpl. J.D. McKeown, also of Fort Bragg.
Donald Scheipers of SouthernPines was awarded the blue rib-bon in the piggy back race, the sec-ond of the novelty events on the af-ternoon program.
Mrs. William J. Kennedy wasawarded the blue ribbon in the classfor horse drawn vehicles. Mrs.Dwight W. Winkelman of Syracuse,N. Y., was second, with her husband,Dwight W. Winkelman as third.
Major E. L. Carmichael of theMaxton Airbase judged the show.Mrs. Charles Rucker of Richmond,Virginia presented the ribbons andBuster C. Doyle, Southern Pines, wasthe announcer.
SEVERAL MOORE OFFICERSTO ATTEND FBI CONFERENCE
Several Moore County law enforce-ment officers, including Sheriff C. J.McDonald and Police Chief Ed New-ton of Southern Pines plan to attendthe regularly quarterly police con-ference to be held at the Ray Ave-nue USO Club in Fayetteville March18. The conference is sponsored bythe Charlotte FBI office and Edward
| Scheidt, special FBI agent, will be'among speakers.
Red Cross is Symbolof Hope and Mercyin War-Torn World
Slruthers Burt ReviewsHistory of Founding bySwiss Citizen, Dunant
IVBY STRUTHERS BURT
Tennyson in his poem, In Memor-iam, has this line, "the mighty hopesthat make us men," and in the GestaRomanorum, 1375, an unknown phil-osopher writes, "If hope were not,heart would break."
It is a long time from 1375; fivehundred and sixty eight years, andin those years rivers of blood haverun, and again and again the humanrace, in weary repetition, has indeedbeen left with little but its eyes toweep with. Cruelty, treachery, lust,rapine, fire, famine, torture haveagain and again swept this smallworld. Think of all the men, and thewomen, and the children, who inthat time have died unnecessarilyand because of their fellow men.Think of that long and dreadful pro-cession. In the old army a divisionwas 32,000 men. In 1918 I saw anAmerican Division, back fromFrance, march up the principalstreet of New York. Only 32,000men, but it took them all day tomarch from Washington Square toCentral Park, and so ever since thenI have had some measuring stick ofwhat statistics of death and suffer-ing mean. A hundred thousand menand women die of starvation; a hun-
t dred thousand men are killed andwounded. Three of the old Divisions,and four thousand human beingsover. I 1
It would take the ghosts threedays to march those short NewYork blocks.
And now once again the EourHorsemen ride in more terrible formthan ever before. No wonder that
[ sometimes even the most courageousask themselves if the human raceever learns anything; if there is anyhope.
Yes, there is lots of hope, and soall good things are worth fightingfor, and dying for, and living for,and going without for. The FourHorsemen ride, but now along withthem rides, and more swiftly, andon a better horse, mercy as well.And some day the Four Horsemenwill cease to ride, and Mercy willride alone.
I suppose every one knows thehistory of the RED CROSS and ina general way what it is, and what itdoes. But it is worth repeating, forin that history lies one example, ofmany, to make secure man's hopeand fortitude. The RED CROSS be-gan with the battle of Solferino in1859 and with a Swiss citizen, Henri
Dunant. Solferino was fought onJune 24th near Lake Garda in nor-thern Italy between the armies ofFranz Joseph of Austria and Na-poleon 111 of France, and of the 310,-000 men involved, 39,000 were killed
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ERNEST SIBLEY. JR.IS 2nd LIEUTENANT
Miami Beach, Fla.?(Special)?Corporal Ernest Sibley, Jr., havingsuccessfully completed his threemonths course at the Air Forces Of-ficer Candidate School here, -has re-ceived his commission as 2nd lieu-tenant in the Air Forces. His dutieswill be to direct vital administrativeand supply operations of the groundforces, thus relieving trained pilotsfor full flying duty. As a civilian,Lt. Sibley lived at Knollwood, andhis father, Ernest Sibley, now makeshis home there.
COMMISSIONERS SITAS BOARD OF REVIEW
The Moore County commissionerswill sit as a Board of Equalizationand Review on March 15, 16 and 17at 10 a. m. in the court house. Tax-payers who wish to discuss the val-uation of any property with themwill please see the board accordingto the fol'owing schedule: Thosefrom Mineral Springs, Greenwoodand Bensalem townships on Monday,March 15; those from Sheffield, DeepRiver, Ritter and Carthage townshipson Tuesday March 16; those fromSandhill and McNeill townships onWednesday, March 17.
INOUR SERVICEn /* ? /> - ' " -ym
2nd LT. ROBERT LOUIS HOVJRobert Louis Howe, 29, of South-
ern Pines, has just been commis-sioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps and will undergothe final phases of the rugged offi-cers' training course at Quantico,Va., before being assigned to activeduty. The Marine officer, who at-tended Cornell and Rollins Colleges,is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Howeof Chicago. Lt. Howe's wife is theformer Miss Juliet Vale, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Harry M. Vale of Lob-lolly, Southern Pines.
Tufts Again Winnerof Tin Whistle Play
Pinehurst President NetsTotal of 234 for 54 Holesto Win Annual Championship
Richard S. Tufts, president of
i Pinehurst, Inc., won the annualchampionship of the Tin WhistlesClub for the second time, when hescored a fine 73 Wednesday on No.3 course to gain a four-stroke ad-vantage over his nearest competitor,James T. Hunter, who had a 77.
Tufts had rounds of 77 on No. 1and 84 on No. 2 to go with his 73
! for a total .of 234 for the 54 holes ofplay. Hunter had a 76 on No. 1 and85 on No. 2 to give him a total of238 and runner-up spot.
Chester I. Williams, only othercompetitor to finish three roundsfaded in the second round Tuesday,taking an 86 on No. 3. He had gross76 on No. 1 and 84 on No. 2 for atotal of 246. Eric D. Thomson, fourthman in championship, picked up onthe Bth hole of No. 2 Wednesday be-cause of a lost ball. At the start ofthe finals, he was one stroke behindWilliams and two behind Tufts andHunter.
Funeral Rites Heldfor Elizabeth Smith
Niagara Resident for 20 YearsPasses After Period of Poo/Health; Native of Maine
Funeral services for Miss Eliza-beth Rogers Smith, 83, who died inher home at Niagara Monday, wereheld in the J. N. Powell FuneralHome at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon,by the Rev. Tucker Humphries, pas-tor of the Church of Wide Fellow-ship. Interment was at Mt. Hopecemetery.
Miss Smith, a native of Maine, hadbeen a resident of Niagara for morethan twenty years. During formeryears she had been Matron of theFriends School of Providence, R. 1.,and of a similar institution in Port-land, Me., and was in feeble healthfor the past few years. She was at-tended by the members of the Wom-en's Society of the Church of WideFellowship.
QUANTITYFOOD USERSURGED TO REGISTER
All institutional and industrialusers of processed foods who havenot yet registered with the War Ra-tioning Board at Carthage shouldimmediately da so, warned GeorgeH. Maurice, board chairman, thisweek.
"This is absolutely essential, asevery institution using canned, froz-
en, processed and dried foods mustobtain its basic quota of points forthe months of March and April be-
fore they can purchase any of the ra-tioned foods. Forms are being mailedto all institutional users and the in-formation contained therein must beon file with the board before pointcertificates can be issued."
Large Crowd Views4E' Award Ceremonyfor Jones Company
Part of Group LearnsHow Big ParatroopersLook Coming to Ground
Part of the crowd estimated at 5,-000 which attended the formal pres-entation of the Army-Navy Produc-tion Award to the J. A. Jones Con-struction Company at Camp Mac-kali Monday and saw the parachuteexhibition jump found out just howlarge and heavy paratroopers' bootsare!
It happened when four officersmade a jump from a transport, justfollowing the presentation. Toomuch had been allowed for winddrift and the parachuters. instead oflanding in the open field, scatteredholes in the watching crowd to maketheir landing right near the speak-ers' stand. Nobody hurt, but therewere plenty of screams and thrills.
The parachute jumping, first offour officers, then a mass jump by
1 18 men, followed the presentation of| the "E" Flag to the Jones com-; pany by Major General D. McCoach,| who praised highly the work of thecompany, its subcontractors and its
! employees.
Beginning of WorkRobert M, Hanes, president, Wa-
chovia Bank and Trust Co., acted asmaster of ceremonies for the occa-sion, which marked the first "E"award to a construction company inthe southeast. J. A. Jones, president
| of the prime contracting company onS the Hoffman job, accepted the award! with a few simple statements to the' effect that the pennant was not theend, but the beginning of the effortof the company and its workers tostrive for greater production.
Capt. A. T. Clay, commandant,Duke ROTC, USN., Durham, made
j the presentation of the "E" pins toJohn D. Pellett, project managerfor the job, and to F. L. Bell, repre-senting the employees, and to H. L.Kiser, representing the sub-contrac-tors on the job.
A number of Army and Navy not-ables were present for the Awardand Governor J. Melville Broughton
| spoke in praise of the North Caro-lina company and workers of thestate who had earned the high hon-jor from the fighting forces of the
]nation.j The 506 th Parachute infantry pass-
,cd in review before the speakers'| stand following the presentation,
jand later the two parachute jumpsjwere made.
I The award of the Army-Navy "E"pennant was earned by the construetion company for its efficient andquick completion of Camp Mackall,airborne base, at Hoffman.
W. F. Bowman EarnsCommission in Army
Fort Monmouth, N. J.?(Special)Second Lieutenant William F. Bow-man has just been graduated fromthe Officer Candidate Department,Eastern Signal Corps School, FortMonmouth, N. J., and was commis-sioned a second lieutenant in theArmy of the United States on March6. He is now assigned for duty withthe Signal Corps. Lieut. Bowman, aresident of Aberdeen, is the son ofDr. and Mrs. H. E. Bowman ofAberdeen.
Before reporting for active duty,Lt. Bowman is spending a few dayswith his parents.
SUGG AND WOOLLEYJOTN SCHOOL STAFF
R. L. Sugg has accepted a placeon the Southern Pines High Schoolteaching staff as physics instructorto replace A. K. Darby, Jr., who re-cently joined the staff of State Col-lege physics department in Raleigh.Lloyd Woolley, Jr., will be in chargeof the band at the school, replacingMr. Darby in his additional duty asschool band director. Mr. Darby join-ed the local faculty in fall of 1941.
POT OF GREASE BURNSThe Southern Pines Fire Depart-
ment responded at 8:40 a. m. Thurs-day to a call from Pope's Restaurantwhere a pot of grease had becomeignited, causing considerable smoke.Fire was extinguished without dam-age.
MAKE EVERYPAY DAY
§5 WARBOND DAY
STOP SPINDINO SAVI DOUAtS
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