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TriE PILOT, a Paper With Character, Afeerdeen;jJOTtt_Cardina
Friday, October 23, 1931
No White Labor on the Job
At New Colored School Building
Colored Contractors Doing Good
Work'with Men of Own Race
Exclusively^
Court House News
Thsec Score and Ten—Plus
Southern Pines Boasts a Youthful, Healthy Colony of Octo-
and Nonagenarians, Headed by John Hayden,
95-Years Young
ing a day’s work.
_There will be three general ses
sions of the conference, one on Ppj
day afternoon, one Friday evening
and the third ,on Saturday morning
at 11:00 o’clock. In addition to general
The interest that has developed in
Southern Pines in connection with the
West S,outhern Pines situation has
also found expression at the colored
settlement at Pinehurst, where a col
ored contractor is building a big new
school house for colored students t^o
replace the one recently destroyed by
fire. The walls are up and the roof
is going on the building, everything
■done by colored lab^or. Not a white
man is seen about the grounds ex
cept an occasional visitor who comes
along to note the progress and the
skill with which everything is for
warded.
One of the first things seen by a
spectator is a signasking that you
“Do not talk to the workmen.” That
characterizes the whole program, and
the workmen do not talk to each other
very much. What is said by any one
is in line with the work, which is car
ried ,on by A. L. Boykin & Son of
Sanford, according to a sign on the
job, and an outsider who was also
looking on from the edge of the job,
said that the man on t,op of the wall
hustling roof timber to the top of
the structure was the son. He was not
interrupted to ask him any questions,
for he was too busy, and anyway the
whole story was theve plain euough
for anybody with eyes to see. Every
man on the job was moving, and it
is doubtful if any job in this section
has carried on^ith less lost motion,
less time f,or aimless talk, or less
time to turn around.
Labor saving devices are used
wherever possible. A crosscut saw
shapes a pile of joists at a time in
stead of, one man with a handsaw.
Shoving beams up on the top of the
walls is done by a group ,of men who
do team work, and repeat the one
motion time after time in a rhythm
that leaves no place for idle gesture.
That Boykin son grabs an end of the
big plank as it goes by him just like
the others do, and he says ‘‘up she
goes,” and she does, and the gang
reaches for another. Mr. Taylor*, at
the general office, who has supervis
ion of the work for the school board,
says the job is well done, that it is
coming rapidly, that it vdll be com
pleted probably safely within the
contract price, although the contrac
tors were decidedly low bidders, and
that the hands are doing good work,
the low bid probably being a safe
one as the abundance of satisfacto'T
help evidently has made the cost of
building lower than in the past.
Considerable comment is heard
concerning this job, for it is no doubt
the most ambitious that has been un
dertaken in this section by exclusively
colored labor, and the prediction is
ma "e that if it is carried through with
the efficiency that seems ,apparent
the new school house will be some
thing of a momumental evidence of
the colored folks are making in the
Sandhills.
The Recorder’s Court docket this
week was unusual, in that there xwas
not a single offender up f,or violating
the prohibition law, and all of th^ de
fendants were^coldred.
The heaviest sentence meted out
was fiifceen months on the roads to
Graftt Crutchfield, found guilty ,of an
assault on Clyde Blue with a shot gun
with intent to kill.
Albert Douglas, for the larceny of
some clothing from the room of anoth
er man, was given twelve m,onths on
the roads.
Albert White was up for malicious
injury to the Southern Pmes jail. He
was found guilty and sentenced to
serve six months on the roads. Ac
cording to the warrant. White broke
a stove in the jail and threw part (Of
it through the windows of the jail,
breaking out the glass and damaging
the jail to the amount of around $25.
James Currie was fined $50 and the
costs for carrying a concealed weapion
and it was ordered that the pist,ol be
impounded. Notice of appeal to the
Superior court was given and $200
bond was required.
Herbert Harrington, charged with
assault with a deadly weapon with
intent to kill, pleaded guilty to the
assault but not guilty to the intent
\o kill. He was charged with shooting
Delphia Reeves with a shot gun, in
flicting permanent injury. This case
was left open.
W. M. Diggs pleSded not guilty to
an assault with deadly weapon
charge, and the case was continued
to next Monday for the State. The
warrant charges Diggs with assault
ing his wife with a knife or a razor,
making a wound about five inches
\ong in her side which required sev
en stitches.
New American Legion
Officers Are Installed
Pleasants of Raleigh, Willie Pleas
ants of Clover, S. C., Vernon Pleas
ants of Rowland and Mrs. Glennie
Muse and Reid Pleasants of Carthage
were guests in the home of Miss I-il-
lian Pleasants last Sunday while at
tending the H,ome-Coming at Bethes- | meetings there will be more than a
da. I dozen departmental meetings for
Ikrs. G. G. Martin has returned primary teachers, grammar grade
from Spartanburg, S. C., where she teachers, teachers of various high
has been visi<-ing friends and rela-! school subjects, high school princi-
tives for some time. ‘ pals, city superintendents and county
Jack Taylor of the Aberdeen Sul- superintendents.
H. Lee Th,omas is chairman of the
county superintendents department
Met J,ohn Hayden on the street in ‘ better than some younger folks who
Southern Pines last week. Just back are heavier geared in the locomotive
"from the Path Valley country up in | department.
Southei^ Pennsylv^inia. fNinety-five Ran across W. F. Junge with a bun-
next May, but he and his wife were die of mail under his arm, traveling
walking up street as sprightly as on his own p,ower that has stood him, , , , . ^ ^ .
young things not over twenty. See' about as long as the other fellows !
them on the street most any day, and | mentioned. Lives in that octogenarian relatives,
always on foot. No automobile neces- j quarter of town. Down from Couders-
sary for them to get down town, or to port, Pennsylvania with the first
the postoffice, or to church. Still think draft, when P. R. Stebbins, Peter
well of the feet and legs Jehovah en- ' Beck and that delegation moved
dowed them with, and they get about | south. Another m^ with girls to
on their own wheels. Talking of Path ; boast about. Gathered up Riggan for
Valley in Pennsylvania that’s where | son-in-law, which was a good job.
Herbert Cameron and Frank Buchan Good son-in-law, good daughter, and! Belmont, spent Sunday at
got their wives. Path Valley must be i while Ri^an is njot eighty yet he 1 visiting Marvin Rhyne, who
a mighty good c,ountry. At least the can come down on his own feet. These | University,
two girls here that represent it in- old timers don’t spend much money 1 Alton McLean is visiting her
dicate as much. , | for gas. But they get there. j parents in Qolumbia, S. C., this week.
Saw another old chap coming smil- ! S. A. Richardson, who lives on Ben-; ^
ing around the corner at Thrower’s nett street, has a birthday in a few i DISTRICT CONFERENCE
drug store. On foot. Eighty years old | weeks, when he gets in the eighty TO BE HELD IN DURHAM
but still walks out to his farm a qou- i class, and at the Baptist church Sam -
pie of miles on the Young road. Hugh | Richardson said his aunt was to sing The north central district c,onfer- | ~—-
Davy Cameron. Got a bunch of fine , alto .along with the rest ,of the con- ' ence of the North Carolina Education SHRINE CLUB APPEALS TO
girls, too. Motherly wife at home who gregation In the singing service and Association will be held in Durham PUBLIC FOR SPECTACLES
makes a real home f,or Hugh Davy and she can remember back as far as | on Friday and Saturday, November —
the four girls. Charlie Grout lives out. Sam’s father can. There comes up the | 6 and 7. This district is composed of j The Sandhill Shrine Club will hold
that way. See him nearly every morn- question again of girls. S. A. Rich-! the counties of Chatham, Durham, an eye clinic for school children of the
Mrs. Ralph Leach was called to and he has announced a program of
Durham last week on account of the | unusual interest for his department
illness of her daughter, Mrs. Neil | On Friday afternoon at 3:30 Attor-
Graham. j ney-General Dennis G. Brummitt will
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rhyne, Misses ; speak on the 1931 school law. John
Mae and Kathleen Rhyne with their' W. Hinsdale will have as his subject
guest and aunt, Mrs. Ella J. Hoff- i “Taxation for the Suppiort of the
State System of Public Schools.”
On Saturday, November 7 at 9:30
a. m. Dr. A. T. Allen will address the
county superintendents on some
phase of public school work in the
State, and Dr. Clyde R. Miller, direc
tor ,of Public Relations of Columbia
University of New York will speak
on “The Schools and the Public.”
ing about the same hour, padding the
hoof as the printers say, on his way
down to the post office. Past eighty,
but his running gears go,od as gum.
ardson has a girl some folks call j Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Harnett,; county in the near future, and provide
Mary, of if they are younger they i J,ohnston, Lee, Moore, Nash, North- i from its charity fund glasses for
call her Miss Mary. Some others call I ampton. Orange, Person Richmond, i those found in need of them. Secre-
her Saint Mary, f,or she has endear- ' Vance, Wake, Warren and Wayne. The | tary Gloma A. Charles, Aberdeen re-
No automobile except as somebody ed herself to the town and the peo- ■ membership in this district will ex- i quests th,ose residents of the section
who likes to talk to him picks him i pie where she lives. They came from ; ceed 2,500 teachers, and more* than
up and takes him back home. Niagara Maine long enough ago to be natives ^ 1,000 are expected to be in attend-
county in New York, Grout comes here. S. A. Richardson shares with I ance at the sessions. Moore county _____ _
from, years ag,o, however, and long Bion Butler the distinction of possess-1 teachers will be well represented at' every four frames they receive gratis
enough to have been here over forty ing the finest billy-goat whiskers in I this conference as it will be possible
years ago to help start the orchards Moore county. Mr. Richardson knows for them to attend Friday afternojOn
and vineyards. And talking about or- what to do with his feet, although he and Saturday morning without miss-
chards and vineyards, H. P. Bilyeu, is not as aggressive a worker as . —
eighty-two, was drifting around the some. In the past he came home one
who have spectacles frames for
which they have iio further use to
send them to him, stating that for
they are enabled to take care of one
more child with glasses. Addres the
spectacles to Mr. Charles, Aberdeen.
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town last week on his way to Raleigh day and told the family he had quit>g
to the State Fair. Bilyeu began plant- work,- and that he wasn’t going to §
ing here in the sand in the late eigh- work any more, and was g(Oing to re-
ties. He doesn’t have feet as big as tire. He hasn’t hunted up a job since ♦♦
some of us, but he navigates on them he came south. jH
O’Callaghan Takes Over Reins
of Sandhill Post at Enthu
siastic Meeting
Aberdeen Social Events
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M: s. Vice Pres,
of Federation District
Larg^ely Attended Meeting of
Women’s Club Members Held
at Hamlet Thursday
A largely attended meeting of the
Ninth District of the North Carolina
Federation of Women’s Clubs was
held ir the Presbyterian church in
Hamlet on Thursday of last week
pith tho Hamlet Woman’s Club as
h.ostess.
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. T. B. Upchurch of Raeford, dis-
tri.‘t president, and Mrs. J. M, Hob-
good, president of the State Federa
tion was the principal speaker. Mrs.
G. E. Marshall of Mt. Airy, chairman
of districts, and Miss Freda Heller
of the State Librai'y Commission were
present and made short talks.
A nxost cordial address of wel
come was given by Mrs. T, G. Mon
roe, president of t;Jie Hamlet club and
Irlrs. J. Talbot Johnson of Aberdeen
very graciously responded. Several
choruses by the Hamlet Music Club
and an organ recital added much to
the days’ program.
The biennial election of officers was
held, and Mrs. Monroe of Hamlet was
elected president of the district,
with Mrs. R. N. Page of Aberdeen
as vice-president. Interesting reports
which showed that the clubs had ac
complished much during the past year
were given. Nearly every club in the
six counties c,omprising the ninth dis
trict v/ere represented, with a num
ber present from Aberdeen, Vass and
Raeford.
During the noon hour, a most de
licious luncheon was served.
Mrs. Whital.er extended an invita
tion for the district to meet in South
ern Pines next vear.
New officers of the Sandhills Post,
American Legion, were installed at
an enthusiastic meeting of the past
held Tuesday night at the Civic Club
in S,outhern Pines. Paul Dana, North
Carolina Department Vice-Command
er, acted as installation officer in the
enforced absence of Bill Luck of Ham
let, District Commander, who was
scheduled to do the installing.
New officers of Sandhills post who
took the oath of office at the meeting
weie:
Commander L. V. O’Callaghan, 1st
vice commander, Col. G. P. Hawes;
2(1 vice commander, Robert B. Donald
son; adjutant, F. M. Dwight; finance
officer, C. T. Waldie; sergeant-at-
arms, J. C. Clark; chaplain, the Rev.
■J. Fred Stimson; publicity officer.
Nelson C. Hyde; historian, Struthers
Buit; service officers, Max Backer,
rank Shamburger and Robert Denny.
Denny, Backer, O’Callaghan and
Dana reported on the State conven
tion held at Moreheac^ City in July,
and the latter read a report of the
p.ost’s finances showing some $900 in
its general fund, building fund and
veteians’ welfare fund.
Henry John of London, England,
representing the English |Bpeaking
Union of Great Britain, gave an in
teresting talk on the aim of that or
ganization to foster a closer relation
ship between English speaking na-
t’,ons. He told of the complement in
England of the American Legion, the
British Legion, organized by World
^\ar veterans after the late war and
now numbering close to 200,000 mem
bers. The American Legion recently
announced its millionth member.
Strut! ers Burt was welcomed bafck
from his summer in the west and
made a few brief remarks.
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PINEHURST THEATRE
OPENS NOVEMBER 2ND.
Reception for Teachers Mrs. J. R. Page and Mrs. J. H. l\
H,onoring the faculty of both the Suttenfield are attending Synod at,
Aberdeen High School and the graded Wilmington this week,
school, the members of the Book Club Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Wrenn of Siler ' «
entertained at a delightful reception | City, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Folley of Sum- H
at the Community House last Friday ter, S. C., were Sunday guests in the ' H
afternoon. The otherwise attractive, home of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Folley i U
living ro,om w^as made more so by the and attendants at the Bethesda home- H
artistic fall decorations, and the coming.
cailying out of a color scheme of Worth Thomas, w^ho has spent the g
browm and gold. past six n^onths in Oregon and other ^ It
An enjoyable musical program had western states, returned home last §
been arranged, and a delightful hour week for a visit with his mother, Mrs.
W’as spent, during which Mrs. K. P. Margaret Thomas. ’ ~
Darby gave a vocal s,olo, with Mrs. Mrs. D. L McKeithen spent the II
E. L. Pleasants accompanying her at past week-end at York, S. C., visiting \\
the piano, followed by a piano duet her mother, Mrs. Janette Heradon. ' II
by Mis. Pleasants and Mrs. E. T. On her return home she was accom- jj
McKeithen, the program ending with panied by her mother for a visit. - H
musical readings by Miss Turnbull of Christine Allred, Annie Belle ft
me uist. Thompson and Edna Maurer were H
An en.ioyable social hour followed shopping visitors in Favetteville last |j
the reception during which delicious Saturdav t ♦♦
refreshments were served. i u a i j **
Among tne club w’omen of Aberdeen
_ attending the District Women’s Fed- H
Budge Club Farty
■ ^ I' \ j Mrs. H. E. Bowman, :S
no.cess to her Bridge Club last Fn- ^ ^ ^ , g
-ay night when she entertained at her W. Doub, Mrs. E l'H
home on poplar .street with two ta- pjeasants, Mrs. E. T. McKeithen and j>
bles of bridge. At the conclusion of, q | *:
the game, High score prize was i ‘ jj;, Fred Blue leturned from Fay-' I
awarded to Miss Edythe Wyche, etteville last Monday where she took ^ H
while second prize was presented t,o ^er small s,on, Fred Blue, Jr., for! 51
Mrs. Neill McKeithen. ^4. » tt . , 1
.treatment at Dr. Pittman’s Hospital, p
Miss Pearle Lawhon of Carthage' ^
guest of her brother, Curtis
that given by Mr. and Mrs. J. Talbot | Sunday.
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invite^ you
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newest shoe^
styles now
on display
at our stores
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and Widths
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TUNE IN — ENNA lETTICK MELODIES
every Sunday evenin'^ over WJZ and
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Party at Mossgiel Cabin
A paity of unusual interest was
Johnson last Friday evening at their
log cabin at Mossgiel, near Blue’s
Bridge on Drowning Creek, when they
entertained in honor of the Aberdeen
School teachers, with a number of
other invited guests.
Stunts, contests and dancing were
the order of the evening, and every
one had a most enjoyable time, at
the close of which delicious refresh-
.nents were served.
C. T. PATCH DEPT. STORI
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C.
The Carolina Theatre at Pinehurst
onens its winter season on Monday,
November 2nd., matinee and night,
with the special production, “The Cu
ban Love . Song,” with Lawrence Tib-
bett, to be followed ,on Wednesday,
Nov. 4th, with Kay Francis and Lil-
an Tashman in “Girls About Town,”
and Ruth Chatterton in “Once A
Lady” on Friday November 6th.
On Wednesday, November 11th,
(Armistice Day) matinee and night, a
re-issue of the most famous of all
war plays, “All Quiet On The West-
'^rn Front” will be the attraction. This
rsroduction is beirfg brought back as
a special production for the occasion
and will be shown in the leading trea-
ires on that day throughout the Unit-
'"d States. Popular prices will pre-
ail.
Personals
Miss Lillian Brown is at the pres
ent' in New York city, where she is
buying up fall and winter go,ods for
the_Ladies Style Shop.
E. E. Brantley is spending soHie-
time visiting his daughter, Mrs.
George Moger, at Gloucester, Va., and
attending the Sesqui-Centennial Cele
bration at Yorktown, Va.
Among those from Aberdeen at
tending the Georgia-Carolina f,ootball
Tame at Chapel Hill last Saturday
w'ere Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Lockey,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shamburger,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Blue, Dr. H. E.
Bowman and son, Billy and Misses
Janette Leach and Alyce King.
Miss Hailie Freeman, who is a stu
dent at the North Carolina College for
Women in Greensboro, spent^he past
Don^t be fooled by
^^cheap^^ house paint
It costs less per gallon—but more per job and much
more per year. For a beautiftd job—a long wear
ing job-—a very inexpensive job—use
Attending the Home-Coming at Be- | «
th^sda last Sunday from Candor j ttntttttutttttttr
w^ere Mrs. J. M. Singleton and daught-'
er. Miss Edith, and Mrs. Katie B. 8 8
Shear and daughter. Miss Kait Lee. ||
Shear and daughter. Miss Katie Lee. H
the position of office nurse and as- ^
sistant to Dr. E. M. Medlin. H
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Mrs. Robert Goodwin and daughter, §
Miss Kathlee of Raleigh, were guests H
of Mrs. H. A. Keith and Miss Good- H
win over the week-end. jS
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bryan attended ||
the funeral of Mrs. Bryan’s sister-in- S
law, Mrs. Thomas Smith at Henderson H
last MfOnaay. 'i H
Mis. Gordon Keith and children are ^
visiting relatives at Columbia, S. C., H
this week. j ^
Mrs. M. S. Weaver spe^t the past. S
week-end at Maxton, visiting Mrs L 'H
J. Lea. ' H
Carl Buchan, Jr., Ralph Buchan §
and John Buchan of Raleigh attend-' tt
ed the Home Coming at Bethesda last | §
Sunday. i S
Mrs. Robert Gwyn, who was on the ' §
sick list last week, is much improved. : S
Mr."and Mrs. A. L. Burney, Mrs. • ♦♦
Charles B. Thomas and Mrs. E. J. i H
Maqon were shopping visitors in. Fay-1
etteville last Friday. j n
Get our new low prices before
buying. A big stock to
select from.
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Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Ellis of Sa- j H
week-fend at h,ome visiting her par- j vannah, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. John Ellis ' II
nts, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Freeman. , of High Point and Mrs. Herman ' ^
BURNEY HARDWARE CO.
Aberdeen, Phone 30 • North Carolina
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