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THE PILOT, a Paper With Character, Aberdeen, North'Carolina
Friday, January 9, 1931.
Aberdeen Social Events
William Blue Host
Honoring his cousins, Misses Mar
garet and Elizabeth Blue of Fayette
ville, William Blue entertained at a
dinner party last Friday night at his
home in Aberdeen. Following the
dinner his guests were taken to the
Club Skyline for dancing. Those en
joying this delightful party were
Misses Margaret and Elizabeth Blue,
Lillian Johnson and Elsie Chandler
of Southern Pines, Miss Skelplin of
Wilmington and Rhody and Sid Hen
derson of Pinehurst, and Billie Hunt
ley, Ralph Leach, Jack Johnson of
Aberdeen, Sig Hurd of Pinehurst and
Bill Fisher of Southern Pines.
resume their
University at
school
Chapel
Book Club
Mrs. E. L. Barber was a delightful
hostess to the Aberdeen Book Club
last Thursday afternoon at her home
on Page Hill.
No special business w’as transacted,
but much discussion as to the Com
munity House, which this club, to
gether with other Aberdeen clubs are
hoping to build during the coming
year.
The subject for the afternoon was
“India and Indo-China,” and several
interesting papers were read as fol
lows: ‘The Native” by Mrs. Robert
Stewart; “The Jungles and their In
habitants, Birds, Beasts and Rep
tiles” by Mrs, D. I. McKeithen, and
“Indo-China” by Mrs. H. W. Doub.
At the close of the meeting the
hostess served refreshments. Guests
for this meeting were Mrs. Murdoch
McLeod and Mrs. Footman from Pine
hurst, Miss Jane Frances Raegin of
Carrolton, Ga., Mrs. Suttenfield of
Pinebluff and Miss Hazel Cobb
Fayetteville.
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Stay-A-While Club
The Stay-A-While Sewing Club was
delightfully entertained on Tuesday
afternoon of this week at the home of
Mrs. John Duncan McLean on Main
street in Aberdeen. This being the
first meeting of the year the newly
elected officers had charge, and plans
were outlined for the year’s work.
Mrs. C. E. Pleasants, Jr., read an
interesting article on Jane Adams,
and Mrs. Forrest Lockey one of Ed
gar Guest's beautiful poems.
Entertained at Pinebluff
The Ladies Aid Society of the Aber
deen Baptist Church were entertained
by the wife of their pastor, Mrs. C.
L. Jackson at her home in Pinebluff
on Tuesday afternoon of this week.
This was a Jubilee meeting to cele
brate the paying off of the indebted
ness of the church pews, to whicn
these ladies had so generously given
of their time and money. The newly
elected officers for the year are Mrs.
W. W. Norris, prsident; Mrs. J. A.
Lineberry^ vice-president; Mrs. Her
man Spooner, treasurer, and Mrs.
Clara B. Lewis, secretary, to the three
retiring officers, dainty gifts were
presented as a token of appreciation
by the members for the good work
they had rendered this society, accom
panied by appropriate speeches by
Mr. Jackson. To Mrs. B. D. Wilson,
in behalf of the society, Mrs. Lewis
presented a beautiful cushion, read
ing an original poem, which was
much enjoyed. During the delightful
social hour following the meeting the
hostess, assisted "by Mrs. Miller, Mrs.
Hutchins and Mrs. Allison, served a
most delicious buffet supper.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Holt of Aber
deen announce the arrival of! a
daughter on Sunday, January 4th,
1931.
Mrs. D. M. Jordan and her daught
er, Miss Mary Frances Jordan, are
spending some time in New York city,
visiting their brother, Walter Jor
dan, who holds a position there.
Miss Kate McDuffie of Columbus,
Ga., was an Aberdeen visitor last
week^ the guest of Miss Mary John
son.
Senator Murdoch M. Johnson left
the first of this week for Raleigh
where he will spend most of his time
in the Legislature for the next two
months.
Mrs. Elvyn Capps and children, and
Miss Lillian Pleasants motored up to
Raleigh last Friday and sipent the
day with Herman Pleasants and fam
ily.
Miss Hazel Cobb of Fayetteville
was the week-end guest of her cous
in, Mrs. John W. Graham.
Miss Miriam Johnson is returning
this week to resume her studies at the
Roberts-Beach School for Girls at
Catonsville, Md.
Richard Boggs left last week for
Englewood, N. J., where he will
spend the rest of the winter attending
school.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Cameron and fam
ily, who unfortunately lost their homa
by fire last Thursday afternoon, are
moving into the Herring bungalow in
Lakeside Heights.
John Blue, Clyde Boyles and Rob
ert Farrell, Jr., returned the last of
the week to
work at the
Hill, N. C.
Miss Margaret Pleasants of Ral
eigh was the guest of her aunts, Mrs.
Elvyn Capps and Miss Lillian Pleas
ants last w,eek.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Keith are
moving their family from the Keith
residence on Page Hill to rooms over
Flinchum’s Store, formerly occupied
as offices by Dr. F. O. Bell.
Ralph Caldwell, Jr., has returned
to the State College in Raleigh where
he will resume his studies in the Sen
ior Class.
Ed. Sloan spent last Sunday in
Batesburg, S. C., visiting friends and
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones Macon and
children spent last Sunday in Fay
etteville, where Mrs. Macon’s father
is ill at a hospital.
Mrs. Mack Fairley and little son.
Mack, Jr., of Columbia, S. C., are
spending some time in Aberdeen as
the guests of Mrs. Fairley’s mother,
Mrs. H. H. Bradshaw.
Miss Lois Barkley, who spent the
Christmas Holidays with her par
ents at Statesville, returned to her
home in Aberdeen this week.
Miss Lou Martin Miller, after
spending her Christmas vacation with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Mil
ler, returned to Charlotte the first
of this week to resume her school
work at Queen’s College.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Farree, wno
spent Christmas with Mr. Farree’s
parents in Aberdeen ,returned to their
home in Baltimore on New Year’s
Day.
C. E. Pleasants, Sr., has been quite
sick with influenza, and confined to
his home on Bethesda street.
Miss Bertie Goodwyn, who has been
visiting friends and relatives in Vir
ginia for the past ten days, return
ed to Aberdeen this week.
Miss Jane Frances Raegin of Car
rolton, Ga., was the guest in the home
of the Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Barber
last week.
Mrs. G. C. Seymour returned to
Aberdeen this week after sj>ending
Christmas with her mother at Bethel.
Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Ipock of
New Bern were week-end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Vance Rowe at their
home in Lakeside Heights.
Jesse Wimberly, who has beeen
spending some time in Charlotte un
dergoing hospital treatment, has re
turned to his home in Aberdeen.
W. E. Freeman of Fayetteville was
in Aberdeen on Tuesday of this week
looking after the interests of the
Freeman Furniture Store.
Friends of W. B. Lentz regret to
learn of a serious accident occurring
to him while on duty as Highway Pa
trol Officer near Burlington, where he
was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Mr. Lentz was stationed in Aberdeen
some time ago, and has many friends
here.
Mr. and Mrs. L. I. Bass and Dwight
Troutman, who have been in Asheville
for some time in connection with the
tobacco markets there, returned to
Aberdeen this week.
Mrs. A. K. Pennington returned to
her home in Aberdeen this week af
ter spending some time in Columbia,
S. C., where she underwent an opera
tion at a hospital there.
Scott Russell returned to his school
work last week at The Farm Life
School near Asheville.
Misses Margaret and Frances Pleas
ants, after spending Christmas at
home with their parents, have return
ed to their school in Greensboro.
Mrs. William Taylor of Goldsboro
is the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. D. McLean.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Suters announce
the arrival of a son, Everett, Jr., Jan
uary 5th at Wesley Memorial Hospi
tal, Atlanta. Mrs. Suters was former
ly Miss Bessie Martin of Aberdeen.
Mrs. Rushin and son, Forrest of
Hamlet spent Sunday in Aberdeen
visiting friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Marks spent Sun
day in Rockingham.
Roy Butler returned to his college
in South Carolina Monday night.
Mr. Allan of Lumberton, formerly
a resident of Aberdeen was a visitor
in Aberdeen Sunday.
Claude Leavitt To Blame For Unemployment
Miller’s Invention. Prompts Lettes* To The Pjilot Regardji^g
Growing Evils of Machine Age and All
That Sort of Thing
Claude Leavitt, the honest miller ‘‘While this is the machine age
of Black’s Mills, is making^ a hit. I the writer who wishes to remain in-
The mail Monday brought this let- ! cognito, feels that just such device
ter from a modest man who is eith
er bashful or afraid of Claudie.
“Another modest man and I were
over at Mr. Leavitt’s grist mill to
day, and I noted something that I
think should be called to your atten
tion. You will no doubt recall that
the floor in front of the meal box is
somewhat lower than the level of
as those are responsible for the wave
of unemployment sweeping our na
tion today, and that unless some
force is set in motion to counter-act
such insidious machinations, our
country is well on the road to the
demnition bow-wows.^’
Soon after the letter arrived a
countryman dropped in to ^ay that he
mill-house floor proper; making it i had been over to see Leavitt’s mill
impossible for the miller to stand at
the meal-box and at the same time
see the grist in the hopper.
“Now up on one of the wind-beams
or joists of the mill house Mr. Leav
itt has lashed a ipiece of a mirror
about ten inches square, at such an
angle that the miller (who of course
is Mr. Leavitt himself) can watch the ;
grist from his position at the busi-1 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vetterlein re-
ness end of the mill, making it un- I turned to their home in Niagara Sun-
necessary to trip up and down the | day after spending the holiday season
two steps to the other floor level. * in Atlantic City.
operate, and that he regards it is
a wonderful mill ,and a mighty smart
miller, mighty smart. For when 1
got my meal that he had ground there
was as much meal on the miller as
in my sack. Mighty lively mill and
mighty smart miller.
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Comparative Statement of
Page Trust Company
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, DECEMBER 31, 1929 AND 1930
(As Condensed from Report to N. C. Corporation Commission)
DECEMBER 31, 1929
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $2,841,088.62
76,551.00
Other Stocks and Bonds
Banking- Houses, Furniture and
55,087.32
U. S. Gov’t. & N. C- State Bonds-$ 55,909.13
Listed Securities _... 80,000.00
Cash in Vault and in Banks . .. 559,262.14
DECEMBER 31, 1930
$3,482,566.04
73,042.00
103,629.12
695,176.27
$3,667,898.21
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock ^ 250,000.00
- - - - 100,000.00
Undivided Profits and Reserves 46,937.81
Bills Payable None
Deposits $3,270,960.40
$3,667,898.21
$ 255,565.32
190,000.00
1,172,906.89
1,618,472.21
$5,277,709.37
$ 400,000.00
125,000.00
56,631-89
None
4,696,077.48
$5,277,709.37
Page Trust Company
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