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Aberdeen, North Carolina
Friday, July 24, 1931.
FIVE CENTS
KIRTLEY JONES,
AIR MAIL PILOT,
KILLED IN TEX AS
Foriiser Owner of Large Peach
Orchard at Eagle Springs
Dies in Line of Duty
left here 5 YEARS AGO
Kiitiey Jones was killed in an air
plane in Texas on Monday of
thii week.
Jones had a peach orchard at Ea
gle Springs during the boom days of
the peach business in the Sandhills.
When the bottom dropped out of the
basket five or six years ago, Jones
dropped out of the orchard business,
and few of his friends here knew what
had become of him since. It now de-
veiopes that he entered the Air Mail
jservice, having been an army pilot
iuring’ the World War.
V.'ord came this week of his death
*‘in line of duty” for the Postal ser
vice last Monday. Caught in a fox
over the plains of Texas, Jones’ mail
<hip went astray and cracked up when !
a forced landing in rough country i
wa? made necessary. Details of the !
accident have not been learned here. |
Kirtley Jones ran, owned and oper-
Pinebluff Inn Sold for Use as
Exclusive Club by New Yorkers
Northerners Acquire Property
Through Holding Company
Headed by Ralph Page
Sale was consummated this week of
the Pinebluff Inn at Pinebluff to the
newl yorganized Lumbee Corporation,
of which Ralph W. Page of Aberdeen
is president. The property was for
merly o-'^ed by the Pinehurst Realty
Corporation of Pinehurst. For the
past few seasons it has been operated
by Edward Salmon of Beloit, Wis.,
a nd has been the winter home of a
number of prominent northern people.
The Lumbee Corporation, it is un
derstood, is the holding company of
a number of prominent New Yorkers
interested in making of the inn an ex
clusive club for their use during the
winter months. It is their ultimate
aim to develop a golf course on the
land adjoining the inn, it is said, and
to feature the country clul idea. In
the meantime, it will be operated
more on the plan of the present Mid-
Pines Club. Some improvements are
to be made at once, it is stated, and
THE PINEBLUFF HOTEL
BLDG. AND LOAN
FUNDS FINANCE
23 NEW HOMES
Five Associations of Moore
County Have Combined Total
Resources of $356,774
513 SHAREHOLDERS HERE
ated one of the large peach orchards i
in the Eagle Springs section, and ^ Large Crowd Attends
While Building and Loan associa
tions in North Carolina have felt the
• 1. J.-L. Iof the economic depression*dur-
the building gotten in shape for the ! i ^
» , 1 , , , I. 1 ,1 i y®^^ or two, every one of
use of the club members by late fall qoc • 4.- i i
of this year ' associations have successful-
I ly weathered the storm so far and
all are in good working condition, O.
made a host of admiring friends in
the Sandhills during the few years
rhat he resided here. He was the like
able sort, young and friendly. He
came here from near Baltimore,
where he was a member of one of the
leading old Maryland families. He had
planned to make the Sandhills his
home, and while here married a
pretty Samarcand nurse. His sister
came down from Maryland and be
came the wife of June Page of Aber
deen. son of J. R. Page.
Symington Tells How
To Ride an Elephant
Recites Experience Practicing
Medicine in India Where Big
Boys Provide Transportation
“Old Union” Reunion
Clergy and Former M<^mbers of
Congregation Well Represent
ed at Home-Coming
Home-coming Day was observed at
“Old Union” Presbyterian Church on
Sunday, and a large crowd was pres
ent for the delightful program which financing 4,490 homes, vai-
had been . planned by the Sunday j $13,135,440.92, or an average
school, of which F. M. Dwight is sup ~ -.o tx ,
erintendent.
FEW CHANGES IN
COUNTY SCHOOLS
MADE BY STATE
Four Consolidated and One Re
duced from Two to One-
Teacher Status
205 TEACHERS ALLOTTED
Charlie Chosen
K. LaRoque, deputy Insurance Com
missioner, in charge of the Building
and Loan Division said in a recent
statement.
The State Board of Equilization
has made its allottment of teachers to
schools of Moore county, and nearly
all schools will be operated with the
same number of teachers as hereto
fore, according to information giv
en out by County Superintendent H;
Lee Thomas. However, four schools
were consolidated and one teacher
taken away from another.
*|'The County Board of Education
had not anticipated the consolidation
of the Plank Road one-teacher school
near Carthage, but,” said Mr. Thomas,
“the State Board proceeded on its own
initiative to send that school into
Carthage next year. Likewise, Jack
son Springs two-teacher school was
consolidated by the State Board with
the West End school.
“It has been apparent from a read
ing of the new school law for some
time that the Roseland and Ingram
Branch one-teacher schools would be
consolidated with Aberdeen and Pine
hurst, respectively. The Glendon two-
teacher school has been reduced to
a one-teacher school by the State
Board. Further than this there will
At the end of business last year
these associations had assets of $92,- be no changes in the rural schools of
192,373.69 and had total sliares out- the county. The State Board did not
standing at that time of 1,869,291, a
report issued a short time ago shows.
These associations had aided during
I Sunday School was held at 10.00
' o’clock, and beginning at 11:15 a song
j service was led by J. M. Tyson. The
morning sermon was then delivered by
the Rev. R. A. McLeod, a son of Old
Union who is now president of the
Presbyterian Junior Colege at Max-
ton.
At the noon hour, a picnic dinner
was spread in the grove, and the din
ner and the time spent in mingling
with friends of other days proved one
of the high lights of the day.
The Rev. Charles A. Lawrence,
^vhich the county health officer, Dr. J. pastor of the church, presided over
Symington, gave members of the Ki- | the afternoon session. He presented
F. M. Dwight, who extended a wel
come in behalf of the Sunday School.
The Rev. Mr. McLeod brought greet
ings from the educational field, and
short talks were made by the Rev.
“Elephants is elephants,” but there
are good ones and <bad ones and big
unes and little ones, and when you
have to use one for transportation it
ife advisable to do your choosing care
fully. So we gather from the talk
^anis Club at their weekly meeting,
Jield at the new Methodist Church
Sunday School building in Aberdeen
^Vednesday.
“Practicing Medicine from the Back
of an elephant,” was the topic assign- ! Mack McDonald of Columbia, S. C.,
ed -o Dr, Symington. How many peo
ple in the Sandhills know that Dr.
Symington spent years of his life
doing just this thing we do not know,
^ut the Kiwanians now know he did,
and how he did it. He told them how
^0 get aboard one of the bigv brutes,
intelligent they are, how they
^iuided and controlled, and how
^0 dismount—in the event that you
^laven’L involuntarily dismounted en
I’oute. Elephants are necessary for
transportation in certain parts of In-
^ia, where Dr. Symington spent sev
eral years in the practice of his pro-
fes.sion. This is due to the heavy rains
^wellini': the rivers and making every
othei means of getting about out of
the question.
The talk was one of the most in-
‘-ere>iing heard by the local club in
*^^ny a day, and thanks are due to
the doctor and to Hiram West-
-hairman of the Program com-
for the treat.
Rev. N. A. Culbertson, a retired min
ister from Mecklenburg Presbytery
who is living in the Union section.
Rev. W. S. Golden of Carthage, J. R.
McQueen of Lakeview, and the Rev.
M. D. McNeill, of Cameron. Music by
the community young people’s choir
of Vass added much to the service.
HARRISON STUTTS WINS
1ST GOLF TOURNAMENT
cost of $2,952.48. It is interesting to
note that the average home financ
ed cost about $162 more in 1930 than
it did in 1929.
White members numbered 83,303
and colored members 12,612. Loans
made in the year amounted to $23,-
077,548.64, loans retired totaled $27,-
043,591.76, stock retired $27,594,729,-
24, while profits paid on matured and
withdrawn stock was $3,295,250.36;
on running shares and full paid stock
the profits were $1,342,206.56 and the
interest paid on borrowed money,
$227,682.17.
Moore county, the reports shows,
has five associations, one each at
Carthage, Pinehurst, Vass, Aberdeen
and Southern Pines, with combined
resources of $356,774 and with 9,171
shares in force at the end of the
year. These associations during the
year financed the erection of 23 homes
having a total valuation of $108,400.
At the end of the year they had 513
shareholders.
Mrs. Struthers Burt’s
Father Killed by Auto
Thomas S. Newlin, 84 Years Old,
Fatally Injured in Bryn
Mawr, Pa.
consolidate any colored schools,” con
tinued Mr. Thomas.
The County Board of Education dis
claims any responsibility whatever
for the consolidation of any schools
that has taken place this year or for
any that may occur in the future. The
new school law has placed this au
thority in the hands of the State
Board of Equilization, thereby reliev
ing the County Board of this duty.
CHARLES W. PICQUET
Sandhills Movie Mogul Again
Heads Theatre Owners Asso
ciation of Carolinas
The North and South Carolina
Theatre Owners Association adjourn
ed their summer convention at Wil
mington Tuesday after re-electing
Charles W. Picquet, of Pinehurst,
president.
Other officers elected were: W. H.
Hendrix, of Greensboro, first vice
president; P. A. Soppile, of Charles
ton, S. C., second vice president and
Walter Griffith, of Charlotte, secre
tary.
Dr. Medlin To Erect
New Office Building^
Lets Contract For One-Story
Brick and Tile Structure on
Poplar Street
Voile Protest
on Valuations
in Township
Residents of Sandhills See No
Reason for Ten Per Cent Boost
in Appraisal
TO BESIEGE COMMISSION
Aberdeen is enjoying a mild build
ing boom.
Alton McLean has started work on
an attractive new residence on Pop-
Any individual or group of indivi- . lar street, to be ready early this fall,
duals living in communities where Yesterday the contract was let by Dr.
schools have been consolidated who de- ' Medlin for a new building on the
Thomas S. Newlin, father of Kath
erine Newlin Burt (Mrs. Struthers
Harrison Stutts stepped out of his | Burt) of Southern Pines, was killed
office at the Pinehurst Warehouses iby an automobile while walking across
^ AI LEGION MEN OFF
FOR STATE CONVENTION
Post Commander L. V. O’Callaghan,
rt E. Denny, Max H. Backer and
1 Dana are leaving Sunday for
head City to attend the annual
convention of the American Le-
The convention opens Sunday
and runs through Tuesday.
AT THE MOVIES
I’sday, Friday, Saturday, July
23, 24, 25—“Forbidden Adventure,”
^i’om Sinclair Lewis’ story, “Let’s
King.”
^^"’^onday, Tuesday, Wednesday, July
28, 29—“The Great Lover,” with
^doiphe Menjou.
one day last week, walked across the
Norfolk Southern railroad tracks, got
his golf clubs out of his locker at
the country club and teed off. His
score at the end of 18 holes w*as
good enough to win him the first
weekly tournament of the newly or
ganized Summer Golf Club, and tro
phy No. 1 was awarded him.
TUESDAY PROTEST DAY AT
CARTHAGE COURT HOUSE
Tuesday is Protest Day at Carthage.
The tax commissioners of the county
will hear those desiring to ascertain
why their lands have been appraised
at this or that figure, and the popu-
the street in Bryn Mawr, Pa., on July
3d, according to information just re
ceived here. Mr. Newlin was 84 years
of age, a retired business man and
menber of a prominent Philadelphia
family.
The car, driven by Yetter Schoch,
twenty-four, Wendover road, Rose-
mont, son of Layton M. Schoch, a
Philadelphia attorney tossed Mr. New
lin approximately thirty feet.
Mr. Newlin, according to r>olice,
had deposited* a letter in a mail box
at the spot, and had stepped back
into the street. Police said the spot
is poorly lighted. ,
The accident occurred near the Co
lonial Inn, where Mr. Newlin made
his home. He was picked up by Schoch
lation of the county capital is expect
ed to be swelled by citizens of every | and G. N. Fisher, Jr., and William H.
township in Moore that day.
NEWSBOYS TO GIVE CONCERT
Plans for entertainment of the Re
porter-Star Newsboys Band of Or
lando, Florida at Southern. Pines Au
gust 3d are progressing. A concert
will be given by the 50-piece band
that evening.
MacLaren, who also lives at the inn,
and removed to Bryn Mawr Hospital.
The victim was a son of the late
Thomas Shipley Newlin. He lived alone
at the inn.
He is survived by four children, Wil
liam B. Newlin, East Orange: John E.,
New York city; Mrs. Struthers Burt,
Southern Pines and Mrs. Reginald
Roberts, New Canaan, Conn.
sire to present their case may do so
by applying to the State Board of
Equilization for a hearing through
the county superintendent of schools.
Any persons desiring a hearing should
file their request with Mr. Thomas at
the earliest possible date.
Allottment of Teachers
The State Board of Equilization
has allotted to Moore county for the
year 1931-32 a total of 205 teachers,
40 of these being high school teach
ers and 165 elementary teachers.
Thirty of the high school teachers will
teach in the white schools and 99 of
the 165 elementary teachers.
The allotment as to schools follows,
Heckart property on Poplar street, U.
S. Highway No. 1 through Aberdeen,
to be used by him exclusively for his
dental offices.
The Medlin building is to be 21 by
40 feet, of brick and tile construction,
one-story high, and is to be in readi
ness by October 15th. The plans were
drawn by A. B. Yeomans, Southern
Pines architect, with the inside ar
rangements specified by the Ritter
Dental Manufacturing Company of
Rochester, N, Y. It is to be a model
dental office with all modern equip
ment. J: W, Pickier of Pinebluff has
the building contract and ground will
be broken next Monday. Dr. Medlin
highway from Mrs.
the building.
J. . Heckart for
NEILL STUART, 80, DIES
AT HOME NEAR VASS
‘ H. S.” standing for high school and j purchased a 45-foot frontage on the
“E.” for elementary:
White—^West Philadelphia, jE. 1;
East Philadelphia, E. 1; Rock Hill, E.
1; Eagle Springs, E. 4; Glendon, E.
1; Caemron, H. S. 3, E. 7; Eureka, H.
S. 3, E. 5; West End, H. S. 4, E. 6; i
Pinehurst, H. S. 4, E. 8; Putnam, E. !
1; High Falls, E 5; Dover, E. 2; Mt. ■
Zion, E. 1; Moody, E. 2; Cedar Hill, j
E. 2; Acorn Ridge, E. 2; Hemp E. 9;
Needham’s Grove, E. 2; Melton, E.
2; Bower’s Chapel, E. 1.
Special Charter Districts—White—
Aberdeen, H. S. 4, E. 10; Carthage,
H. S. 5, E. 11; Southern Pines, H. S.
4, E. 8; Vass-Lakeview, H. S. 3, E.
7.
Pinehurst colored school has been
allotted 3 high school teachers and 7
elementary, and elementary teachers
have been allotted other rural colored
schools as follows.
Zion Grove, 1; Eagle Springs. 3;
Union Grove, 1; Mt. Zion, 2; Wayside,
1; Shady Grove, 2; Ingram Branch,
1; Pierce’s Chapel, 1; Haw Branch, 1;
Bethlehem, 1; Cameron, 4; Vass, 2;
Midway, 1; Pee Dee, 1; Vineland, 1;
Jackson Springs, 1; Eastwood, 2;
Prosperity, 1; Putnam, 1; Bellview, 2;
Deep Creek, 1; New Zion, 1; Long
Leaf, 1; Bear Creek, 1.
Colored special charter districts:
Aberdeen, E. 9; Carthage, H. S. 4,
E. 6; Southern Pines, H. S. 3, E. 10.
Peach growers are reporting a
tremendous crop, fine fruit but to
date low prices. “We have so many
peaches I think we’ll have to tell the
world about them over the radio,”
said M. C. McDonald.
Neill Stuart, one of upper Hoke
county’s oldest residents, passed away
at his home six miles out from Vass
on Monday afternoon after an extend
ed illness. He was in his eightieth
year. Funeral services were held at
Cypress church, of which the deceas
ed had for many years been a faith
ful member, at four o’clock Tuesday,
conducted by the pastor, the Rev. C,
A. Lawrence, assisted by the Rev. M.
D. McNeill of Cameron.
In Mr. Stuart’s going, the commun
ity loses one of its most highly re
spected and best loved men. His beau
tiful Christian character and his pa
tience in suffering were an inspira
tion. Mr. Stuart had been a grreat suf
ferer for the last twelve years. Sev
eral times he had been in hospitals
for operations and treatment, but he
bore it all bravely and was ever ready
with a witty saying.
Surviving are the widow, who be
fore her marriage was Miss Sarah
Morrison; two sons, H. S. and W. H.
Stuart of St. Pauls; three daughters,
Mrs. J. P- Blue and Mrs. Alex McFad-
yen of Vass route 2 and Mrs. Camer
on Johnson of Cameron route; one
sister. Miss Mag Stuart who resides in
the home of the deceased, and one
brother, William Stuart of Johnson-
ville. A son, J. D. Stuart of Cadwell,
Ga., passed away a few years ago.
Sandhills township is voicing a pro
test about the tax assessments for the
present year. Cards have been com
ing from the commission at Carthage,
some indicating lower valuations in
the township, some higher. But per
haps the most pronounced complaint
is that Sandhills valuations as a to
tal seem to have been increased while
it is reported, although from unoffi
cial authorities, that the other town
ships, or at least some of them, have
fared better. A few of them, like
Sandhills, face increases. In The Pilot
last week the Statement was made af
ter a talk with the authorities at Car
thage that Sandhills seemed to be
up about ten per cent, McNeill slight
ly advanced, Mineral Springs a lit
tle increased and Sheffields also in
the advanced class, with the other
townships decreased by small mar
gins.
This expected advance in values in
Sandhills aroused a protest from a
number of directions. Also came
another complaint, saying that in
many cases values have been raised as
compared with prior assessments. So
many unfavorable comments floated
into The Pilot office that the local
assessors were sought. Mr. McKeith-
en and Mr. Pickier were found' and
put “on the spot.” They said that they
had undertaken to make a fair assess
ment of property, going throughout
the township to every piece of ground
in it as completely as they knew how,
investigating every tract of land, and
attempting to put a proportionate val
ue on every thing they encountered,
with just one idea in mind— to assess
each individual piece of property in
a fair ratio to every other one,
keeping an equilization of values all
the time uppermost. No reference was
made to previous valuations, Mr. Mc-
Keithen said, because they wanted to
arrive at values from a survey and
comparison of the property themsel
ves without previous influences, and
after that had been done the values
of four years ago were consulted. The
assessors said they had lowered some
figures and raised some, and thought
that the steps taken would meet the
approval of the people who will look
into the various properties passed
upon.
May Be Equalized •
When asked about the higher valu
ations in Sandhills as compared with
the other townships Mr. McKeithen
said that two things had been in the
mind of the assessors from the start.
One was to get equalized values of
everything in Sandhills, so the town
ship would be as fairly as possible as
sessed with the utmost comparison of
all values with regard to each other.
Then the second factor was reached,
which was to have the Sandhills val
ues compared with the other town
ships, and if, as is said, Sandhills
should be found to be placcd on a
higher basis, a flat rate of ten per
cent would be marked from every
piece of property in Sandhills, main
taining the equalized rate of each
piece to all the others, but lowering
all of them to meet the common basis
of the other townships.
Unfortunately, before the compari
son with other townships could be
made Mr. Cameron, of the county tax
board, came down and called for the
reports, and Mr. McKeithen says the
ten per cent reduction will be insist
ed on if the unofficial report shows
that the other townships have taken
a lower basis for their assessments
than the Sandhills township has. This
reported higher rate for Sandhills
than for the othe rtownships seems to
be the biggest cause of complaint. H.
A. Page, Jr., said, “I have not look
ed at my cards to see if my holds are
higher or lower this year than be
fore, but I am opposed to higher rat-
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