MOORE COUNTY’S leading news weekly THE A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding VOL. 11, NO. 37. VILLAGE COURT TO add wing for N. Y. brokerage firm Gammack & Company To Move Office From Southern Pines To Pinehurst >iarket square active When the Village Court building was ann^ounced at Pinehurst the pro jectors stated specifically that only a first unit was to be erected at the time and that later a further exten sion would broaden the plan. Two extensions are now under way, which will work out the original design on extremely attractive lines. T|0 the left of the entry of the present structure Keil Cameron has the framework up for a novel establishment, Mrs. Dana’s Antique Shop, which will be an in stitution in itself. The building is de- rached from the main structure, with the extension of the arcade as its main front, but with an approach from the space which separates the two buildings, and more or less of small park area about both of the buildings. At the right of the arcade will be more open space, and also a contact with the other wing which is i^ow under construction by the Jewell- Riddle Company. This building will be occupied by the brokerage firm of Gammack & Company, New York. The Antique Shop will have an in teresting restaurant in a part of the building, with antique features char acterizing it that it may fit in with the rest of the scheme, and a gallery above the lower flexor, also to be oc cupied by the antique influences, making an interesting retreat for the women as well as a utility in the way of shopping opportunities and dining. This will be in keeping with the basic idea conceived when the original build ing was planned. Brokerage Office Gammack & Company will |on. He also stat ed that the Duke University orches tra had been engaged to play for the dance and the annual banquet. Prom inent speakers have been invited to the banquet to be announced at a la ter date. AT THE MOVIES A meeting of the Board of Qounty Commissioners was held on Thursday, the most f>f the time being given over to the hearing of complaints as to property valuations. A tentative hud- gte was considered, and although def inite figures can not be given out yet. Chairman Wilbur Currie is |of the opinion that the new tax rate for the county will be around seventy cents, a reduction of approximately thirty- three and one third per cent as com pared to last year’s rate. A considerable delegation from Sandhills township was in Carthage Wednesday attending the hearing of the commissioners on valuations in the township. The assurance of the commissioners was that the appeals would be given consideration. A rath er definite sentiment seemed to pre sent itself in the view that valua- ti,ons on some of the property own ed by residents of the winter colo nies tended to run to a figure too high. It was argued that as much leniency as possible should be shown the new comers as they are taking up a fair burden of the c,osts of government in the county. Another source of complaint came from some of the folks who thought too much of the old values of dilapi dated buildings was considered. Struc tures tl^t were once serviceable, barns, packhouses, etc^., are said by some owners to be held too high. Various protests of one kind or another were laid before the commis sioners, and assurance was given that the matter will be looked into. No complaints were heard of anything being too low. Total May Be Lower It was impossible to obtain posi tive figures on very much, as the tax board was busy with visitors and had not yet counted up the total of Sandhills township valuations. But as nearly as rough estimates could be secured the tentative figures indi cate that the final values of Sandhills property will show that the original assessmefnt of the three assessor# will be lower than the total assess ment at the last four-year per iod, rather than more, as was report ed. It is also announced by the grape vine telegraph that the revision made by the committee compiosed of the three township assessors and the men who with them revised the original assessments will not differ very greatly from the original assessments. Some increases of values, some de creases, s^ome shifting of location from Sandhills into other townships, and some duplications of assesment through the repetition of the work that was begun early in the year, then discontinued t,o await the ac tion of the legislature, then taken up later, all entered into the situation. But as the reports from the assess ors were taken to the board at Car thage before they could all be straightened out in Aberdeen this du plication was not caught up with at the time, although it was quickly un covered as the work progressed. It will take a little further time before the entire list of sheets is tabulated, and then the reports will be announc ed. Miss Maida Jenkins and E. C. Matheson left Tuesday for Asheville to attend a meeting of county com missioners and accountants. BROTHER OF COMMISSIONER SEYMOUR DIES SUDDENLY Thurs., Fri., Sat., Aug. 13, 14, 15— “The Secret Call,” with Peggy Shan non and Richard Arlen. Mon., Tues., Wed., Aug., 17, 18, 19— Ruth Chatterton in “The Magnificent Lie.” J. S. Seym,our, brother of County Commissioner G. C. Seymour, C. W. Seymour and 0. L. Seymour, all of Aberdeen, died suddenly at his home in Bowman, Georgia Monday night, Augrust 3d after a heart attack. He was 41 yearg of age. Surviving, be sides his brothers here, are his wife and five children and fine sister, Mrs. Sanford Mpon of Bowman. The mem bers of the family residing in Aber deen attended the funeral held in the Georgia town last week.