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jlOORE COUNTY’S leading news weekly THE A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding VOL. NO. 43, ^^rARTHAoe Alakev/iew mahusy soAthcrm PILOT SELL YOUR TOBACCO ON THE ABERDEEN MARKET of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina Aberdeen, North Carolina Friday, September 25, 1931. fort BRAGG GUNS, band to feature OPENING OF FAIR Gov. Gardner and State Com mander of American Legion Invited to Speak at CARTHAGE OCT. 13-17 “All indications point to a bigger and better Moore County Fair for 19ol.” ^^tated Manager 0. B. Welch when interviewed by The Pilot this Aveek. Five days and nights, October 13tb to nth inclusive, will be devoted to the entertainment and amusement of those so fortunate as to be able to attend the Carthage exposition. The opening day, Tuesday, October 13th, will be American Legion Day. Artillery firing by a battery of guns from Fort Bragg and a 'concert by the Fort Bragg Band will feature the opening. A free barbecue will be serv ed to ex-servicemen of the county and Governor 0, Max Gardner and Henry Bourne, of Tarboro, commander of the North Carolina branche of the American Legion, have been invited to address the assembly. Wednesday has been set aside as “school day” when free admission will be granted the school children of the county. Interesting school exhibits and free attractions will await the children. Thursday, the 15th, will be “Home Coming Day.” An interesting pro gram is being prepared for the na tive sons and daughters who are ex pected to be present on this, the big day of the fair, to renew old times. Friday has been designated as “Live at Home Day” when experts will be present to discuss the Govern or’s agricultural program. The colored folks will hold sway Saturday, the closing day of the fair. There will be many midway attrac tions and free acts, and the speeches and music will be broadcast to all parts of the grounds. Truly this fair gives promise of being bigger and better than ever before. Capt. A. T. Lewis Dies at Home in Carthagre Prominent Citizen, Former Treasurer of Tyson & Jones Buggy Co., Passes Away <?• FIVE CENTS The Season’s On Wake Forest Professor Scores Hole in One on Pinehurst Golf Course It sounds like the winter season again when we heard of holes in one at Pinehurst. Dr. Roy C. Car penter, professor of Wake Forest School of Medicine, entered the golf hall of fame in scoring an ace there last Monday. In a twosome with W. M. Griswold of Clifton Springs, N. Y., he did his stuff on the 189-yard 18th hole of the No. 1 course. TO RE-ORGANIZE BOY SCOUT TROOP IN SOUTHERN PINES SLAVE BOY WHO ROSE TO PREACH GOSPEL HONORED Fiftieth Anniversary of Dr. Mc Cain’s Ministry in A. M. E. Zion Church Celebrated Much To Be Said on Both Sides Tobacco Growers Express Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction at Opening of Aberdeen Market, but Agree Prices Here as Good as or Better Than on Other Markets •»o THE STORY OF HIS LIFE Move Launched at Meeting of Chamber of Commerce Meets With Hearty Approval SALARIED SCOUT MASTER A move to reorganize the Boy Scout troop of this section was launch ed at the meeting of directors of the Southern Pines Chamber of Commerce, held Tuesday at the Country Club, by George Moore, and received hearty indorsement. The result was the I Buchan, Mayor D. G. Stutts and for An impressive gathering was that in Trinity Chapel, A. M. E. Zion Chuch in West Southern Pines on Wednesday night to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dr. T. B. McCain, pas. tor of the church, as minister in the A. M. E. Zion crurch. The celebra tion was arranged by the ministers and laymen of the W. C. N. C. Con ference, and large numbers of whites as well as those of his ovm race came to pay honor to the patriarchal pas tor. The welcoming address was by the Rev. Cooper, the address of the even ing by Dr. C. W. Carver, P. E. of Wadesboro district, whose subject was, “The Life, and Labors of Dr. McCain.” Bishop George C. Clements made a few stirring remarks, as did Dr. W. H. Howard, master of cere monies. Dr. Lawrence acted as toast master, with Dr. W. W. Blair as chairman of the committee of arrange ments and the Rev. A. Ellison, acting as secretary. Talks were made by P. Frank An interesting gathering of farm ers arrived at the warehouses in Aberdeen on Tuesday morning to sell their crop or to look over the situa tion. A wide variety of opinions were offered as the sales progressed, some ’ favorable, some caustically unfavor able, and with many angles of view. J. E. Heflin, of the Lakeview section, thinks the market is doing right well as compared with other sections. A South Carolina visitor, who was lis tening to the conversation of a little group suggested that “cheap” was the word. Arthur Lowder found many to agree with him when he said he be lieved he could buy leaf for less money than he could raise it. “Good time to quit raising tobacco,” said H. A. Green. “No use to plant any more for half a dozen years un til the surplus is used up, and the buyers reach the point where they will pay more for it. My idea is to let tobacco go until it brings a price if it takes ten years. That stuff,” point ing to some inferior quality with a tag on it marked 2c., “ought to be hauled back to the farm and kept there until spring in a compost heap and then used to make beans and po tatoes and tomatoes and things of that kind and it would bring more money than here.” A neighbor ventured that “the law ought to forbid anything selling that would not bring at least four cents.'* Considerable sentiment was heard as to what the law ought to do. Jo Pry or said he had come over to see what the market would do, but he was go ing back home to make his molasses, and wait until more inducements would be offered. Arthur Lowder says he has about 200 turkeys at home, and if necessary he can sell his tur keys and make even on what his to bacco lacks of coming out. J. \V. Thompson thought the prices were uneven, but the stuff that is selling is uneven, although he has been on a number of markets here and there this fall, and thinks Aberdeen is as good as any of them. He will have some tobacco up here later on. J. R. Bennett, a newcomer in the Ellerbe section from Stokes, is not much pleased with the prices, but J. S. Dunn, another Stokes county man, who is one of about 75 families that ord Sales Open Tobacco Season Here More Leaf on Local Warehouse Floors Than Ever Before on Opening Day (Please turn to Page 8) passing of a motion authorizing the employment of a paid scout master, and request for reinstatement of the HIWANIANS HEAR TALK BY MORTON ON INTELLIGENCE mer Mayor S. B. Richardson of Southern Pines. During the evening a gift of $110 was made Dr. McCain charter surrendered by the troop some i by the Central North Carolina Confer- time ago, and the building up here of j ence, and at the close of the services a strong Boy Scout organization. refreshments were served in the base-1 County’s Population Divided Up George Moore, Frank Buchan and I ment of the church. I in Clarifications from Gen- LOCAL SPORTSMEN ORGANIZE RIFLF AND PISTOL CLUB AVERAGE OVER 11 CENTS Ralph Chandler were named by Pres ident S. B. Richardson of the Cham ber of Commerce as a committee to bring about the reorganization, partic ularly the securing of a scout mas- Born in 1853 Rev. Thomas Benton McCain, who is now by virtue of his years getting into the patriarchal class, is before , -, . , all things else a man of heart, and ter who will be able to give sufficient | ^een greatly time to the work to insure a success-1 fu! troop. The Sandhills had a very ; Asheboro, Randolph efficient troop a few years ago when j December 28, 1853, son of Max Backer of Southern Pines gave j jf^Cain. Of pre- much of his time gratis to the work generations he has no knowl- iuses to Dumbbells New Sport for Sandhills Launch ed To Encourage Proper Use of Firearms aOOKER TALKS TELEPHONE TO AFFILIATE WITH N. R. A. of developing the young manhood of the town through Boy Scout ideals. Unfortunately, Mr. Backer found the work was taking more of his time edge beyond his grandmother, Lucy Worth who was a cook in the family of her master, John Anson Worth. His father William McCain was fore- What classification do you come A new sport for the Sandhills was under? The population of the United launched last Friday evening when a States is divided up in ratios of in- group of local sportsmen gathered in telligence, Prof. W. P. Morton of the the office of Lorenson & Lorenson in Pinehurst schools told Kiwanis Club Southern Pines and proceeded to or- members at their Wednesday meeting. • ganize the Sandhills Rifle & Pistol Something like one-quarter of one Club. The by-laws state the purposes percent are geniuses, six and one-half of the club to be as follows: percent super intelligent, 13 per- “The object of this organization cent highly intelligent, 30 percent just | shall be the encouragement of organ- plain intelligent, 30 percent just un-' ized rifle and pistol shooting ani ^ng Capt. A. T. Lewis, prominent and' highly respected citizen of Carthage, died at his residence there on Tues day morning after an illness of sev eral weeks. He was 51 years of age. Captain Lewis is survived by his wife, who before her marriage to him on April 7th, 1914, was Miss Nellie Harrington, a daughter of Maj. and Mrs. Thos. Harrington of Carthage; one daughter, little Miss Jane Lewis; three brothers, B. C. Lewis and J. G. Lewis of Gloucester Point, Va., and C. B. Lewis of Norfolk, Va., and one sister, Mrs. I. S. Powell of Norfolk, Va., and a nephew, W. L. Lewis of Gloucester Point, Va., all of whom Were at his bedside when death came. Capt. Lewis was the son of Wil liam Coleman and Eudora Alice Tem- pleman Lewis, of Gloucester Point, Va., who both preceded him to the g:rave. The deceased held many responsi ble places while in this section, being long identified with the accounting department of Tyson & Jones Buggy Company, serving for a number of years as treasurer. The funeral was held from the residence Wednesday at 2 p. m., con ducted by his pastor, the Rev. J. H. Buffalo, of the Carthage ivlethodist Church, of which Captain Lev,ris was a faithful member. The burial was in charge of the local lodge of the Ma sonic Order, the deceased having serv ed as Worshipful Master of this lodge a number of years ago, and of which he was a faithful and devoted mem ber. than he could afford to give to it, and I n,a,tPr', farm In her elev- ! P®’'- residents he was forced to resign. An attempt! °^^^^"Xn7re^ ^e had I T '"'t was made to keep the troop alive by | hlTZ olortunities I three-quarters of one percent ward a better knowledge on the part bringing in a paid scout master from [ morons and about one-quarter of one 1 of such citizens of the safe handling outside, but the boys wanted their | .. . ^ y percent imbeciles, or idiots. u u „ u u ii Max or nobody, and they ceased to j f»r be-! Prof. Morton says he has found that, as improved markmanship. It shad keep up interest. The Boy Scouts i tween. Young McCain put in his time own their own j labor on farms and in saw- home, free and clear, in Southern father died in his youth Pines. They purchased a clubhouse on | ^^e to and proper care of firearms, as well ! Prof. Morton says he has found that, were few, poor and far f^^her object and purpose to to the above accepted figures, and ex- | forward the development of those a rise of ground near the Fire house in 1919, and the title remains vested in trustees for their use. With this incentive to reorganization, plus the hope that Mr. Backer may be induced to return to the fold, there is every hope of a splendid troop for South ern Pines and vicinity. A “cub” troop of smaller boys may also be organized, and there is some talk of a girl scout movement being launched in town. “PETE” PENDER HONORED BY GOVERNOR GARDNER L. E. Pender of Pinehurst^ better known as “Pete,” has been named by Governor Gardner as one of the dele gates from North Carolina to the an nual convention of the Atlantic Deep er Waterways Association, to be held at Boston, Mass., October 5th to 9th. A large number of prominent North Carolinians will attend the meeting, among others appointed delegates by the governor being Senators Morrison and Bailey, former Governor McLean, Wade Harris of the Charlotte Ob served and Senator Rivers Johnson. PLAN GROUP CONFERENCE AT JACKSON SPRINGS whom he could look for assistance in getting forward. Arriving at young manhood and seeing the conditions of his race he determined to qualify him self to do good work in the world. His progress may be told in a few words. He had secured a knowledge % of books of the most primary sort and he became a student at Bennett College, Greensboro. The hardness of the struggle may be judged from the fact that it was in 1884, when he was thirty years of age, before he could graduate. Meantime he had been converted, felt the call to preach, and entered the ministry of the A. M. E. Zion Church. The extent of his ministerial labors may be judged by the circuits and stations which he has served, em bracing Poplar Springs, Troy, Laur- inburg, Lillington, Pittsboro, San- (Please turn to Page 8) new QUARTERS FOR P^CE TRUST NEAR COMPLETION The plastering and painting of the interior of the Wilkins-Ricks building, Stesle street, Sanford, which is un dergoing extensive alterations and has been leased by the Page Trust Com pany, is nearly finished. The Group Conference for district number six of Fayetteville Presbyter- ial will be held in the Presbyterian Church, Jackson Springs on Tuesdaj% September 29, beginning at 10:30. The Jackson Springs Auxiliary will serve luncheon. Some very fine speakers have been secured for the program and all auxiliaries in the group are urged by the chairman, Mrs. Alex Stewart, to send a large representa tion. GENERAL BOWLEY WEDS; ON WAY TO HAWAII plained how he had just given an in- characteristics of honesty, good fel- telligence test in school in order to | lowship, self-discipline, team play ana split in two the large entering class I self-reliance which are the es.^er lial.s of seventy pupils. : sportsmanship and the founaa. TT TT 1 X 1 4- ^ tion of true patriotism.” S. V. Hooker, telephone tycoon of: j 4. ^ „ , _. ’ , J. 4.x, Vi ^ Plans were made to affiliate the Southern Pines, also spoke to the ivi- , , , -.li. xi. xt x- i ^-1 local club with the National Rifle As- wanians Wednesday, telling them 01 . . sociation, a nation-wide organization, incorporated in 1871. Tie National Association, while a civilian organiza tion, is looked upon with much favor by the War Department and other branches of the United States Govern- XX. 1 cnn + 1 V, V. -I ment. Contrary to the general opin- are more than 1,500 telephones in I . ^ j. • j • 4. i „ , 1. 4. in ion, mterest in rifle and pistol shoot- Southern Pines, Pinehurst and Car- the extent and ramifications of the telephone industry in a most interest ing manner. Less than 50 years old, the industry now has over 60,000 tel ephone systems in the United States, nearly 19,000,000 telephones. Thers thage, the three towns in which Mr. Hooker’s company operates. He told of some of the trials and tribulations ing is holding the attention of more sportsmen than ever before. Exclud ing municipal golf courses there are more civilian rifle clubs in this coun- of operation, of some of the modern | improvements. Those Boxing Bouts Col. George P. Hawes reported that 26 soldiers at Fort Bragg were in are more rifle and pistol shooters firing every week under the banners of the National Rifle Association - „ than have ever before in the history training for the honor of representing ; participated in the Fort in the boxing bouts to be held in connection with tho conven tion of the Carolinas district of Ki wanis International at Pinehurst Oc tober 21, 22 and 23. There are to be any program of organized r’fle or handgun shooting activities. Officers Elected The following officers were elected News of the marriage a month ago of Major General A. J. Bowley, for mer commanding officer at Fort Bragg and well known in the Sand hills, leaked out at Portland, Oregon this week. General and Mrs. Bowley are on their way to Hawaii where the general assumes command of the Hawaiian division of the United States Army. Interviewed by reporters at Portland, Mrs. Bowley, the former Miss Vir-’ ginia Ball of Baltimore, Md., queried: “Who told you we were married?” She then informed the press that she had become the wife of the army of ficer early this month. three bouts staged in a ring built in | at the organization meeting: presi- front of the Pinehurst Track grand- dent, E. H. Lorenson; vice-president,,; stand, so that of the 26 in training | B. M. Bradin; treasurer, Duncan | only six will be chosen to appear Buie; secretary, R. J. Lorenson; exe- here. Talbot Johnson, chairman of the Convention committee, announced that the convention program would be broadcast from Charlotte, on October 5th or 6th. In the absence of both President Richard Tufts and Vice (Please turn to page 8) AT YATES-THAGARD CHURCH The Rev. 0. A. Kellar vnll fill his regular appointment at Yates-Thag- President Dan McKeithen, fonnerard Church next Sunday morning. President Murdoch Johnson presided j S^^tember 27, at 11 o clock, t t e at the meeting Wednesday. ‘ close of the preaching hour the orm- hance of the Lord's Supper will be ob- Along with the other nine tobacco markets of the Middle Belt, Aberdeen opened its 1931 season on Tuesday morning with more leaf on the floors of the two local warehouses than ever before in history. Approximately 150,000 pounds found its way to the Sandhills Warehouses, and 56,580 pounds were sold by Edwards, Lewis & Williams at the Aberdeen Ware house. The average was slightly'over 11 cents, ranking well up with other Middle Belt markets on opening day. Good tobacco was scarce on Tues day, and many lots of inferior leaf selling for one and two cents a pound ruined any chance for a high average price to start off the season. This is not looked upon as a bad omen, however, as a year ago Aber deen led the belt the first month with the result that farmers began pouring their cheaper tobacco in here later to run the season average down below that of some of the other markets. Many feel that this year farmers will realize that the poor quality tobacco is not going to bring any kind of a price, and as the season progresses will briAg to the local floors their better stuff. The good grades com manded good prices all this week. Farmers with good tobacco were well pleased with the prices paid therA here; the disgruntled growers were the ones whose leaf was not popular with the buyers. Same Story Elsewhere Many of those whose tickets show ed one, two and five cents for poor looking leaf turned down the offer- ^ ings and betook themselves else where, but reports coming from other markets in the belt indicate that the same thing is going on all around, and that eventually the growers will appreciate the fact that good prices will be paid only for good tobacco, no matter where they make their offer ings. Several growers were here this week who had been on other earlier opened markets and stated that Aber deen prices were up to or better than elsewhere. Several farmers expressed complete satisfaction with their treat ment here. Although Tuesday was a big day, starting the season-* off with a bang, little tobacco came in Wednesday and yesterday, but that which was sold was of a superior quality and brought better prices. The days after the op ening are always small days from the standpoint of quality, and local warehousemen expressed themselves as well pleased with the results to date. Next week is expcted to pro duce a brisk business. Opening-day brought a large num ber of people to town, and merchants report a good business. A number of local shops are offering attractive bargains during the tobacco season, and visitors are taking advantage of the opportunity. Buyers of the big companies, here for the season, were entertained at a banquet at the Aberdeen Commun ity House last night, at which time spccchos were made by prominent lo cal citizens, and an impromptu musi cal program put on by some of the local talent along that line. Other parties, including some for the grow ers. are planned during the season. The markets which opened simulta- reously with Aberdeen on Tuesday were Carthage, where a good sale was reported, Henderson, Durham, Oxford. Sanford, Fuquay Springs, Warrerton, Louisburg and Roxboro. The pri^e average ran pretty true to form throughout the belt, somewhere betvrc jn ten and 12 cents. The Oxford Orphanage will give a concert at the High School next Tues day night. served. The new Sunday School offi cers for the coming year will be in stalled preceding the sermon. -LEAVES FOR CULLOWHEE Miss Flora Morrison of Eagle Springs left Monday for Western Carolina Teacher's College, Cullow- hee, where she will be instructor of I)enmanship.