Friday, December 18, lUSl
THE PILOT, Aberdeen and Southern Pines, North Carolina
Page Five
Dan C. Lemons, Early
Settler Here, Passes
Former Superitendenl of Boyd
Properties in Southern Pines
Dies After Lons Illness
206 Children Benefit from Dental i Southern Pines Curb
Clinic Sponsored by Mrs. Keating Quarters |
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Dan C. Lemons died Friday af
ternoon at his home on the Bethesda
Road, Southern Pines, after an ill
ness of more than a year.
Mr. Lemons was born and reared
in the upper part of the county, com
ing to Pinehurst in the early days
of the settk*ment there and later to
Southern Pines. He married Miss
Laura Freeman, and together they
made a home east of Southern Pines
where Mr. Lemons, from soon after
James Boyd came this way has been
the superintendent of the Boyd prop
erties until his failing health com
pelled him to give i.p active work.
In the long years during which he
has helped to develop the Weymouth
Heights properties he has established
an unusual record of kindly fellowship
toward his neighbors, of limitless j
faithfulness to his employers and of |
good citizenship.
If ever a better neighbor lived than
Dan Lemons he was a good one, for
Mr. Lemons could be depended on
wKen anybody was in trouble. He
lent a hand in the rearing of the
children of some of his kinsmen, hav
ing none of his own. He opened his
hand to people here and there, and
nt times he allowed his sympathy to
go farther in helpinpr others than was
justifiable. He became a factor in i
his community, strai}?hteninff out dis
agreements, bringing- peace to the
neighborhood, holding an occasional
moot-court to dispose of some petiy
thing that he thought should be de
termined by the disputants without
resorting to the statutes and their'
force. He doctored the horses and.
cows. He left a load of wood where i
it would be of use, and found shelter
for those who needed it. He was in '
some respects eccentric, but when his |
final record is read and judgment |
passed his account by no means will i
be “in the red.”
As a worker he was the soul of in
tegrity. His ideas of accomplishng his
tasks were rigid, and his definitions j
precise. He did what he had laid out I
for him, and worked to a straight j
line. Sometimes he was thought ex-1
acting in his orders to his hands, but i
he asked of them just what he de-1
n.anded of himself in his relation to
their common employer. If his plans
at any time developed a crooked line
it was through no intent, but from ■
error in judgment. He lived his allot-1
ted tWree score and ten and goes down
ill the valley leaving a name that
many of us might envy.
Funeral services were held at the
Lemons home on Bethesda Road Sat
urday afternoon and were largely at
tended. The Rev. M._D. McNeill of
Cameron officiated, Mr. Lemons hav
ing been a member of the Manly Pres
byterian Church, of which Mr. Mc
Neill is pa.stor. Interment was in
Old Bethesda Cemetery.
Candition of Teeth of Aberdeen
Pupils Not Up to Standard,
Dr. Pigford Reportis
Financed iiy Mrs. Francis T. Keat
ing of Pinehurst, two hundred and
six Aberdeen school children have re
ceived dental treatment from Dr.
Guy S. Pigf,ord of the State Depart
ment of Health during the past three
weeks. All the pupils of the schools
have been examined during this clinic'
which Mrs. Keating’s generosity made
possible, and those requiring treat
ment have been attended to.
The real benefit derived from this
clinic can never be told. Every child,
teacher and patron feels very grate
ful for this work,” Superintendent of
Schools N. E. Wright said yesterday.
Dr. Pigford’s report upon his visit
in Aberdeen goes further than just
the work accomplished, and reveals
that there is room for improvement
in sanitary conditions in the schools
as well as in the dental condition of
the pupils. The report states that
that the general sanitary conditions
in the schools is “fair.” The general
sanitary conditions of drinking foun
tains, Dr. Pigford reports as “bad.”
He also states that he found the
mouths of Aberdeen school children
“not up to general standard of the
c,ounty.”
The report shows 226 pupils ex
amined, 2(X) treated. Thirty-six were
referred to a local dentist for fur
ther treatment. He made 2-11 fillings,
319 nitrate treatments, extracted lil
teeth, cleaned the teeth of 204 pu
pils which, with two miscellaneous
t’.-eatments maiie a total of 857 oper
ations. He found but 20 children who
needed nothing done to their teeth.
He reports m children as “unman
ageable.”
“If this report is the value it should
be to us, it must happen at least
once a year,” said Mr. Wright. “So
we are hoping that some means may
be found that this clinic may become
an annual event in the schools here, as
well as in the county at large. We
feel that proper care of the teeth will
reduce the number of ‘repeaters.’ We
wish to convey t,o Mrs. Keating the
appreciation of the community for
this most worth-while service her
generosity has rendered.”
CARTHAGE HONORS MEMORY
OF MRS. ROY J. HART
Unlucky Luckies
Mrs. Williamson’s Visions of
Ten New Cars Fade When
She Calls New York
Mrs. J. Pryor Williamson of
Pinehurst had vi.sions of great
wealth in this time of depression
the other cay. She had been told
that if you found a package of
Lucky Strikes with the number
stamped on the back you
would be presented with one of the
new Chevrolet cars by the Ameri
can Tobacco Company. Mrs. Wil
liamson bought a carton of Luckies
the other day, ten packages, and
every one of them had the “50” on
the back.
Jubilant, Mrs. Williamson called
up the Chevrolet agency in Ral
eigh. Yes, she was told, it was
true. But they didn’t know just
what she had to do to enter her
claim to fortune. So she decided to
:all the American Tobacco Com
pany in New York.
Then came the blow. They’d nev
er heard of any such offer, they
said. “Nothing to it.”
•Market Held Indoors for First
Time nnd Does a Kushiny
Business
(Contmued from page 1)
Five Divorces Granted
by Superior Court Here
Judge Finley Also Hears At
tempt To Set Aside Will of J.
A. McDonald, Pinehurst
Board of Agriculture
Launches County Work
Bnfhusiastic Meeting of New
Group Headed by Wilcox is
Held at Carthage
A term of Superior Court for the
trial of civil cases convened in Car
thage last Monday morning with
Judge T. B. Finley of North Wilkes-
boro presiding. Sixty-four cases,
many of them of long standing, were
listed on the court calendar, with
around twenty additional matters ,on
the motion docket.
Divorce cases were the order of the
day on Monday and five plaintiffs
were successful in having the mar
riage bonds dissolved. The parties
were as follows: George Thomas vs.
Ida L. Thomas; Andrew^ M. Fry vs-
Ossie Forbes Fry; Alice G. Beck vs.
J. Herbert Beck; Ossie E. McMan-
us> vs. Dr. Charles E. McManus, and
Gftorge Knight vs. Carrie Knight.
The greater part of Tuesday was
taken up with a hearing in regard to
the will of the late John Allen Mc
Donald. Mr. McDonald, who resided
near Pinehurst, passed away at the
age of 79 years, leaving a will be
queathing all of his property to a
friend, Jesse B. McKenzie, and leav
ing nothing to his brothers and sis
ters. The property includes somo
forty acres of land located near Pine
hurst and valued at $500 an acre, and
around $3,000 in cash, according to
the testimony brought out in court.
The brothers and sisters, who were at
tempting to have_ the will set aside.
Were representd by Attorneys H. F.
Seawell, Jr., of Carthage and Fred
W. Bynum of Rockingham, and U. L.
Spence of Carthage appeared for Mr.
McKenzie.
The plaintiffs argued that Mr. Mc
Donald, at the time the document was
written, was not capable of disposing
of his property.
Children’s games and puzzles. Sand
hills Book Shop.
her choice of work, and in that choice
she showed her love for children,
preferring to guide the very young
of mind in their sturdy struggles to
become articulate in the life of the
world rather than to expound the in
tricacies of subjects; and she found
her realm of service in the primary
departments of the graded school. For
ten years she guided little minds in
the second grade of our own graded
srhools; and some this morning, who
are now advanced to other grades in
their courses but who are yet of this
school, remember the sweet patience
lind efficient help she gave to them.
She resigned her work here and was 1
married to Mr. Roy Hart, and
though she moved to the eastern part
of the state that she might establish
there her own home, she was ever
claimed for her influence as a purt
of the teaching force of our commun
ity-
“Modest, gentle, considerate, friend
ly; always ready to sing and serve;
contending not for applause but con
tented that her bravest efforts should
show their results in the life of oth
ers; ciuietly influential, without bab
ble, but with an abiding loyalty to
whatsoever things are true and just
and lovely and of good report: these
were characteristic of the life of Au
gusta McKeithen Hart. In honoring
her memory the Book Reviewers
commend the best in human charac
ter.
“Speech, thiough comforting, is,
however, inadequate when we would
express sorrow or pay tribute; and
realizing how ephemeral words are
the Sook Reviewers desired to com
memorate the lite of one of its char
ter members, the first to be taken
from its ranks, in a more concrete
way. We could find no means more
fitting, we thought, than a gift to
bear her name and be placed in the
class room where she thught and
one that would be of benefit from
year to year to the pupils of the sec
ond grade here. We, therefore, select
ed this hook stand, and these volumes.
The stand was made in Carthage from
Moore county walnut wood, and the
bronze marker, bearing the words:
‘In memory of Augusta McKeithen
Hart by Book Reviewers 1931,’ was
hammered and engraved at a silver
smith’s shop in Pinehurst. The books
comprise titles suited to the children
of the seciond grade, to grant their
reading range a greater variety than
they have been able to enjoy in
past. And we hope, too, that our gift
The second meeting this fall of the
coiJnty’s newly reorganized board of
Agriculture was held in Carthage
Friday noon with Chairman John Will-
cox presiding. The attendance was ex
cellent, with twenty out of the twen
ty-four members present.
C. A. Sheffield, Assistant Director
from State Ciollege and originally a
Moore county boy, was the principal
speaker and made an excellent ad
dress. The information which he gave
on the economic situation as it applied
tc the nation and the state was very
interesting. He discussed at length
the cotton and tobacco situations and
touched on livestock and poultry. Un
fortunately, time did not permit his
going into these latter subjects at
length.
Th'', Board of Agriculture has been
foundeJ to help in solving county
and community problems 'as they
come up. Good representative men
have been selected from the various
sections and s.ome good work is ex-
Happy faces and a spirit of good
cheer pervaded the curb market at
Southern Pines last Saturday as the
sellers greeted old friends as well as
a number of new customers in clean,
comfortable quarters, for the first
time uncrowded. The market is at
present located in the former Atkin
son furniture store.
Much improvement was shown in
the manner of displaying and pack
aging products and the largest va- |
riety shown since the opening of the
market a year ago was on sale. |
Delectable home-made candies,!
cookies, cakes, pies, doughnuts, rolls, |
breads of all kim's, canned fruits and
vegetables, jams, jellies and preserves,'
niilk, cream, butter cottage cheese,'
t-ggs, dressed chickens, rabbits, h,ome
made sausage, flowers both cut and'
potted and many other desirable pro- j
ducts were there. Holly and mistletoe
lent a festive air to the scene and
add to the holiday spirit prevalent.!
The market is open from 8 until'
12:30 each Saturday and if you havel
not met your rural neighbors go and '
get acquainted. '
At the close of the market last Sat
urday P. F. Buchan and A. B. Yeo-!
mans presented plans for a building to
be located near the old out-do,or stand,
and everyone left with a feeling of;
gratitude to Southern Pines people!
I who are so helpful in time of need j
I and looking forward with interest to |
j going into new quarters the first of
the year.
E. H. Garrison gave helpful in-
istruction on grading and packing
eggs and potatoes. Don’t miss the'
I sale, Saturday, December 19th as the
I best products yet shown will be on
I I'.and.
GREfilTING CARDS
More fashionable than ever, this year,
to obst-rve the holiday season by send
ing your friends greeting cards. We are
well supplied with cards this year, but
you should get yours today before they
are all picked over.
Here you will find worthwhile
Christmas Gifts at prices extremely low
Hollingworth and Russell McPhail Candies
Toileti Articles, Cigars and Cigarettes.
Fountain Pen Sets
BRYAN DRUG CO.
Aberdeen, North Carolina
HOSPITAL BENEFIT DANCE
AT S. P. COUNTRY CLUB
At the Southern Pines Country Club
on Tuesday night, December 29th a I
cance will be given for the benefit of
the Ladies Auxiliary of the Moore
ounty Hospital. Mrs. William F. Al
len, president of the l^adies’ Auxil
iary, hopes that several hundred tick-1
ets will be sold for this worthy ob- ■
ject. The Ladies Auxiliary does untold '
good in assisting needy people in ob-!
taining medical and surgical care and j
providing hospital assistance.
CHRISTMAS SALE
Now On
THE STORE OF USEFUL GIFTS
Open Evening^s 7 to 9 o’clock after
December 18th
WILLIAMS-BELR COMPANY
Sanford, N. C.
Dr. George G. Herr, Shields Camer-1 tUJl
on and Jerry Healy are in charge of |
the dance and they have arranged for
excellent dance music by a popular'
pected to result. Plans now are 10!°'’^^®**^*^' price of the tickets is!
have at least one meeting each month ' P®*’ person and it is expected
and at these meetings some matter of 1 dance will be a popular one
as the date is just between Christmas j.
and the New Year and the Southern;
Pines Country Club is an ideal place I
to hold the jiarty. i j
importance to the agricultural situ
ation will be taken up.
The next meeting will come some
time in January. At this meeting it
is planned to have some li,vestock
man from State College take up the
situation as pertains to livestock
work. It is impossible at this time to
anr.oun'’'^ the exact date as the sche-
i;ule there has not been worked out
yet.
LAKEVIEW
CHRISTMAS CHEER SERVICE
AT BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY
Sunday evening at the Baptist
hurch the pastor’s theme will be, 1
“Cliristiiias Clieer for the Needy.” At
this service, and foi- se\er:4i Sunday
evening services, one half of the col
lection will be given to the Relief and
{ Unemployment associations, unless
Mrs. Mary E. Downie of Chicago specified by the contribu-]
has arrived in Lakeview for the win-! :
ter and is again the guest of Mrs. 'pjjg evening worship is opened with
Arthur Newc,omb. j ty,g singing of a number of old and
Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Gibbon went to 1 familiar hymns, all of which are re-
Charlotte Monday. Little Nina Gib-1 quested by the congregation. The
bon, w'ho has been their guest fori number of requests increases each
several weeks returned with them. evening. Last Sunday eight hymns
Mrs. Henry Graves and Mrs. VV'orth ^ were used. You are invited to bring
Miller spent Saturday in Chapel Hill your favorite hymn and help sing it.
with Miss Nellie Graves.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Holland and lit
tle Henry Holland were recent vlsi-
t( rs at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Percy L. Gardner. Sandhills residents are enjoying
Miss Lucy Ballard of Lillington is, exhibits now on in Southern
spending the week with her sister, pinpg, those of Mrs. Nellie Young
Mrs. Duncan Morrison. , Sanborn and Miss Lena .Ailice Tuttle.
Holiday
Food
Suggestions
No where in the Sandhills will you
find a better selection of high
grade standard brand goods than
we have.
The finest Vegetables the market
affords and Fresh Meats of the
very highest quality.
re-
All at prices which
fleet present market con
ditions.
LOCAI. ARTISTS EXHIBIT
IN SOUTHERN PINES
SANITARY CASH MARKET
ABERDEEN
Miss Jennie McCrimmon and heri
Mrs. Sanborn is showing her paint-
.
br,other Dune made a trip to Raleigh [ jj,gg landscapes, flowers and por-
Tue^ay. ( traits in ,oil, water color and pastel
Miss Johnsie Cameron and Leon-j No. 8 North May street,
ard Gill of Rockingham were Sunday, Tuttle’s exhibition of portraits
visitors of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Smith.
Miss Angie Newcomb, who spent
the summer in Saco, Maine arrived
a few days ago to the delight of her
many friends.
Miss Margaret Williams of Utica,
New York arrived Tuesday for an ex
tended visit with her mother, Mrs.
Alfred H, Williams and family.
and local sketches in oil opened last
Saturday in the Y'eonian’s Studio on
East Pennsylvania avenue to contin
ue through this Sunday. The hours
are 10 a. m. to 4:30 p. 111.
CARTHAGE
will be ever useful and that we shall
be able from year to year to add to
the number of volumes and replace
some with new titles as they are
brought out by the press.
“As president of the Bowk Review
ers for 1931 and on behalf of the
club I am privileged to present this
gift to the school, to be placed in
the second grade class room, in mem
ory of our friend whose legacy of
character abides with us as a bene
diction.”
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kirkman en
tertained a few friends at dinner
Frieiay, honoring Mr. and Mrs. J.
Vassie Wilson, Jr., a recent bride and
gro^)m. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. J.
Vassie Wilson of High Point, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Vassie Wilson, Jr., Mrs. Vic
tor King of Sanford. Misses Johnsie
Redding and Sarah Purdie, Mr. Bowls
and Edward Burns. Contract was en
joyed during the evening. Miss John
sie Redding receiving high score prize
am>ong the ladies and Edward Burns
for the men. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
were presented with a beautiful clock.
Christmas
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