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^OOM ■ Moore couNxrs ! LEADING ) iVEWS-WEEKLY THE A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding VOL. 15, NO. 29. LAKEVieW PILOT FIRST IN JVEWS, CIRCULATION & ADVERTISING of the Sandhill Te* P1M6S - yPlNEBUJflf Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North^Carolina, Friday, June, 15, 1934. orth Carolina BOYEHE TO AGAIN i LEAD DEMOCRATS OF MOORE COUNTY Reelected Chairman at Enthu siastic Convention Held Mon day in Carthage ROOSEVELT ENDORSED ’Ihe Moore Oninty Democratic con- vention which was held in the court House at Carthflpe on Monday I'.tier- n on was one of the b“si attended pi'd most eailrufr'astic conventions h^)d in the in a lonp, lime. »c- c.'.rding to M. w. Boyett?, counly chairman, an:1 ns?. marked oy a spirit, of harmony and c.ptimism. Interesting speeches with tt^forencc to party affairs were made by a number of the leading men and women of the party, among whom wore Mvp. W. T. Huntley of Aberdeen; P. F. Buchan, postmaster of Southern Pines; J. Vance Rowe, Democ-atic nominee tor judge of the Recorder's Court; G. C. Seymour, chai'nifin of the precinct committee in Aberdeen; R. E. Denny, attorney of PinehurHt; W. P. Saunders, manager of I he Pinehurst Silk Mills at Hemp; W. J. Harrington, Register of Deeds; McI. Pleasants of Carthage, chairman of the Young People’s Democratic Club of Moore county; Randolph Grimm, chairman of the Young Pco- pie's Democratic Club of Pinehurst; N. J. Muse, chairman of the Board of Elections of Moore county: A. Montesanti and Hiram Westbrook of Southern Pines. Upon motion of S. R. Hoyle, ittcr- ney of Carthage, it was ordered that all Democrats of the county wfio w'ould attend the State convention Cc'oking School Tura to Second Section of To day’s Pilot For Details of Next Week’s Program The Pilot is sponsoring a Cook ing School at the Civic Club on Thursday and Friday of next week, June 21 and 22, to which the house wives of Moore county are cordial ly invited. All details of the School are giv en in our Cooking School Suppl- ment this week. Your attention is called to the second section of The Pilot. WILEY RESIDENCE BURGLARIZED BY JEWELRY THIEF Leaps From Second Story Win dow With Haul When Sur prised by Mrs. VVilej VALUABLE GEMS TAKEN FIVE CENTS Nine Counties Visible From New Tower Here CCC To Erect 85-Foot Forest Fire Observation Station ore High Ground Near Mount Hope Cemetery.—IMans Call For Attractive Layout When Mrs. Verdi’ Wiley arrived at her home on Massachusetts avenue at 6 o'clock Wednesday afternoon she heard a noise upstairs in the house. She called but receiving no answer signalled to Mrs. Paul T. Barnum, ! next door, to come over. While Mrs. Barnum and Mrs. Wiley were decid- | I ing what best to do a man jumped * nA A nr\ rpri a ® second story window and made , j[£^^||l^his escape before the police had time ; j to respond to the telephone call from ; I Miss Katherine Wiley, who arrived j almost simultaneously with the < ! thief's leap to the ground. I I Investigation revealed jthat the i marauder, believed to be a colored ' ' man, had escaped with most of Mrs. ' > \V’llt!y's jewelry, among the loss being : I several family heirlooms. A number | SEVEN CARS PILE UP IN WRECK OF L. T. Penney of Raleigh, (’on- ductor In.iured When Ca boose Leaves Rails TRAFFIC HALTED ALL DAY The breaking of a wheel on one of In a short time one will be able to see nine counties from South ern Pines. Announcement was made this week that plans had been completed for the erection of a steel tower, 85 feet in height, on Mount Hope Cemetery Hill, as a lookout station for forest fires in this section. The Pilot carried a story last week of a similar tower now under con struction between Aberdeen and Laurinburg. The property on which the loca! tower is to be erected was donated for the purpose by Paul T. Barnum, Southern Pines realtor and former mayor. It is on a high point of land on the old Southern Pines-Pinehurst road, adjacent to the cemetery and some hundred feet above Southern Pines proper, so that the top of the tower will be close to 900 feet above sea level. At the ba.se of the tower living quarters and a garage will be built for the tower watchman. The proposed plan.s call for an at tractive layout, one of the features of which will be a flight of stau's leading to the top of the tower instead of the usual ladder, thus making the view from the summit available to residents and winter visitors desirous of viewing the landscape. It will be possible, according to District Forester W. A. Peterson and County Forester Alex Fields, who selected the site, to see the follow ing counties from the tower’s height: Moore, Richmond, Montgomery, Lee, Chatham, Hoke, Harnett, Cumberland and Scotland. In other words, nine percent of the counties of North Carolina. The work is to be done by the Civilian Conservation Corps and the material furnished by the Slate Forestry Department. Construction is expected to start in the near future. With the new fire lanes throughout the section almost completed and the tower soon to be a reality forest fire loss In the community should be reduced to a minimum. rtlNCHUMNOTTO GO THROUGH WITH SECOND PRIMARY Though Filing Before Time Limit Expired He Will Not Contest Currie Nomination PARTY HARMONY REIGNS the cars of a con.struction train piled • of valuable gems, including diamonds, up the seven cars behind it into a I were taken. Chief of Police Gargis mass of wreckage on the Seaboard j rvished to Raleigh yesterday to watch main line track just south of the lake I pawn.shops for articles which the at Lakeview at 8 o'clock Wednesday i man might attempt to pawn there, morning and halted all traffic on tnis | and the police departments through- division of the road until nightfall, out the state were asked to keep L. T. Penny of Raleigh, conductor, was bruised and badly shaken up ! when the caboose in which he was rld- I ing hurtled from the track. His flag- i man was slightly Injured. I The accident tore up the track for I a distance of a quarter of a mile as . „ , , , , V. J 1 Ithe car with the broken wheel bumped m Raleigh on June Zlrlhould be del- [along the ties. The cars following were thrown from the rails, many hurled into the ditch alongside the roadbed, many turning over. The car on which the wheel broke was loaded with watch for the jewelry and the man. No one was found to give a descrip- $100 SUBSCRIBED TO MAKE MERRY HERE ON FOURTH tion of the thief however, so the only Something Doing I* rom Noon to Jitute Commission Secretary Midnight on C. of C. IVogram TWO BASEBALL GAMES OUTLINES ECONOMIES egates from the county, A resolution endorsing the Scite and National administration was in- t rod viced by J. Vance Rowe and pass- The wreck prevented the arrival in Southern Pines of the regular morn ing train from New York. Friends waiting at the station for expected ed by the convention. , . .j i. n- . » .'heavy bridge-buildmg equipment. M. G. Boyette was again elected i ° chairman of the Democratic Execu tive Committee and Miss Bess Mc- Caskill*was reelected secretary. Mrs. W’. T. Huntley of Aberdeen was thtf convention’s choice for vice-chairman. The list of executive members, elect ed by their respective pricincts for the ensuing two years, was as fol lows: G. C. Seymour, Aberdeen; Dr.! G. G. Herr, Southern Pines; W. D.. Smith, Vass; W. M. Fields, Deep Riv er; P. H. McDonald, East Carthage; D. D. McCrimmon, Hemp; L. T. Gra ham, West End; H. P’. Kelly, Pine hurst; W. D. Shannon, Pinebluff; N. I, Flnnlson, High Falls; L. B. Rit ter, McConnell; W. J. Baldwin, Spies; E. J. Burns, Carthage. Members from Spencerville, Green wood, Bensalem and Eureka have not been certified to the county chairman. Mr. Boyette expressed his appre ciation to the members of the various committees for the loyal and coop erative service rendered heretofore, and pleaded with the incoming com mittee members for their interest, co operation and enthusiastic support. hope of apprehending him Is in the act of attempting to dispose of his loot. Mrs. Barnum heard the doorbell o the Wiley residence ringing for some time before the burglary but thought e’^^^ut.ve secretary it probably the prank of children and ! toward the big Fourth of of the State School Commission, told as she was busy at the time she did ^ July celebration planned for Southern members of the Kiwanis Club not Investigate. The burglar un- i pines next montn. Dr. G. G. Herr, Aberdeen at their meeting In the | announced they would not conteat. doubtedly rang the bell to ascertain 'uairman of‘the Sports and Enter-' Aberdeen Community House Wednes-'“ believed that had the defeated ! Though filing for a second primary I before the time limit expired ReM L. |Fllnchum of Carthage, candidate for j the Democratic nomination as mem- ! ber of the Board of County Commis- ! sloners from the Carthage district, I has annoimced his decision not to i again compete, and as a result there I will be no second primary In Moore i county for any office, as exclusively j pr edicted in last week's Pilot, j S. H. Miller, second in the race for ' the Democratic nomination for the I State Senate, and A. B. Cameron, I second man for the State Legislature ; nomination, had previously announc- I ed their decisions not to call for a I primary. Mr. Flinchum alone filed I and it is understood that when he i realized the election would have to _ ' be held throughout the county solely iVf ART'TIV ^ against the present chalr- iTliillHn lr.Ll.J:'nUVY ;^an of the county Board, Wilbur H. Currie, he deemed It advisable to I withdraw his application. Mr. Currie defeM» i Mr. Flinchum by 206 votes, the third candidate, D. A. McDonald, ’■ polling 374 votes. There has been much .speculation in j the air for the past week pending Mr. Flinchum's decision. It was at first felt that if he called the second pri. mary Mr. Miller would again run against U. L. Spence, nominee for the State Senate, and Mr. Cameron against the winning candidate for the Legislature, W. R. Clegg. However, of i Mr. Miller and Mr. Cameron prompt- SCHOOLS SYSTEM MET EMERGENCY Makes Interesting Talk Be fore Kiwanis Club It anyone was home, then cut a hole I. . ^ ~ ' , , , , !candidate for Solicitor of the Judicial , , , : tainment Committee of the Chamber day of the fight two years ago. and ' r, r in the screen door and made an en- , j & j & , , district, R. Lane Brown, called for of Commerce announced yesterday, since, to maintain standard schools in another primary against his conquer- This is the first burglary reported I The program arranged so far will North Carolina on an appropriation ' er, R. S. Pruette of Wadesboro, there h«'re in some time. Mrs. Wiley had n() i keep people busy from noon through' of $16,000,000 w'here many more j would have been a different story in arrivals from the north drove to ! insurance to cover personal proper- the balance of the holiday. The baked j millions had been available in the i Moore county, all eligible contestants Vass upon learning of the accident i ty- bean dinner in Municipal Park, to be past. entering the race. But fortunately for and brought the passengers here by i — .staged by the All-States As.sociation Mr. Martin told of the trials and lOppc Rrio*llt Prn^nprf^ l under the leadership of its president, tribulations of those interested in Mr.' Penny's Injuries were not ser-I ^ C. Lewis, .starts the festivities. I .schools during the la.st session of the ious He is a brother of Mrs. Mattie AneSu T Or O^nCiniiiS ] Harry is going to do the beans him- Legislature, and how the s.'iles tax sell’, cooking them in a cobblestone had brought some semblance of f'r- stove built In the ground. There’ll be Oer out of the chaos. Thon be;jan the eral Conventions, One Sale Reported Dlllehay of Southern Pines. ^ This Is the second freight wreck Mut'h Real Estate Acti>ity, Se\- between Lakeview and Southei’n Pines within the past few years, a fruit express train heavily loaded with grapefruit, organges and other perishables piling up 13 cars In Nia gara in the spring of 1931, The prospects ahead of the Sand- hill.T are more promising than for a the county’s exchecquer and the fi nances of the various candidates, this did not happen. The result is that Mr. Spence is the Democratic nominee for the Senate, Mr. Clegg for the House and Mr. a charge of 15 cents for the lunch to c;'mpaign to keep the «j ’ho<>l3 going Currie for the County Commission, all cover expenses and any net proceeds on the funds at hand, a campaign of will go toward improvements at the v. l i'^h the School Commi.^sion h J is baseball field. thoroughly familiar as he is thcwine The afternoon program provides re.'^ponsible for the expendituri of long time. H. B. Emery, who Is , for two fast baseball games, with the money. He told of various ec^r- soon to leave for the North, , four teams of the Moore County Lea- omies in operation put Into effect, reports more leases for the com- ■ gue competing in the double header, the equalization of the teaching load ing season than for years at this | First Vass w'lll meet West End, this through redistrlcting of schools, etc., time of the year, and more inquiries j contest followed by one of those and of the reduction of onearly oiie pending at the present. The prospect , scraps between Aberdeen and South-1 million dollars in transportation for conventions Is also better. The | ern Pines. I co^ts. North Carolina Medical Association j The fireworks display for which l;i connection wi*h *he srl'.iiol.^ has picked a date for May of next i most of the money being raised by; t an.'.riortation s>s*em in North C-ir- spring for its next gathering, and the | popular subscription is for, starts at >lini I»Ir. Martin made some int<!! =!3t The Lakeview Entertainers, with I Association of University and Col- 8 o’clock In the evening at the ball, inf' statements. T Lakeview Minstrel Show^ for Ball Team Robert T. Woodruff, Jr., Direct ing Cast For Old Time En tertainment on June 27 on the Democratic ticket. And har mony reigns. E. C. Stev ens With Roosevelt at Groton Reports President In Fine Health and Wearing His Usual Beaming Smile E. C. Stevens returned this week from attending his class reunion at Groton School, Groton. Mass. Among Mrs. Almet Jenks, Sr. Dies in Greenwich, Conn Widow of Judge of Appellate Di vision of New York is Vic tim of Heart Attack begin with he i other distinguished guests there to Southern Pines j lege Business officers of the eastern | field. Then when this is over there s.aii' it was the Inrfiest transportation j shake hands with old classmates and old time 1 states has selected the early part of | will be a dance at the Country Club, ’ syff-:ii in the *xild, carrv’ng 2*0,-1 P®-y homage to Dr. Peabody, the I the assistance of quartet, will present an Minstrel Show a* the Vass-Lakeview i December for their meeting, with oth- School Auditorium on the night of | er dates under discussion, i June 27. The proceeds are to go for Mr. Emery has sold to Daniel O. the benefit of the Vass-Lakeview | Pierce, of New York, the W. B, Cal- baseball club. The production is now j kin? house on the Midland raad on in rehearsal under the direction of | the edge of Pinehurst, near the Doa- Robert T. Woodruff, Jr. I altl Ross house, one of the nice homes The show was compiled from stand-1 of that section and some other sales with Jelly Leftwlch and his orches- 000 persons a distance of 115,000 school's headmaster for many years, tra, or some other well known outfit ’ miles dally. Another point brought J President Franklin D. Roosevelt. if Jelly can’t come, providing the mus ic. And Charles Picquet plans to post pone the start of his movie that night to around 9 o'clock for those wishing to fit a picture in between the fire works and the dance. And we almost forgot to mention that there will be a prominent speak- Mrs. Almet F. Jenk.s, mother of Almet Jenks of Southern Pines, died , ard minstrel material and a varied j are in process of negotiation in var- suddenly in Kent House, Belle Hav-1 selection of songs ranging from the i ius sections, with the prospect of a en. Conn., on Friday morning last of, good old timers down to the present j fair a|:tivity in the summer with a ' er, the Hon. U. L. Spence of Carth- a heart attack. She was 65 years old. j day tunes. The entire manuscript was I good outlook in the fall. Consider-' Mrs. Jenks was the widow of ■ the i selected because it was readily adapt-i able building seems now to be in late Judge Almet Jenks, presiding | able to the needs of an amateur cast I sight in the near future. judge of the Appellate Division, 2d i without losing any appreciable j Department, of New York State from j amount of the humorous possibili- 1911 until his retirement In 1921. He ; ties. died in 1924. After spending some | The curtain will rise promptly at time this winter in Southern Pines 8:30 o’clock on what Mr. Woodruff Mrs. Jenks left here early in May promises will be an hour and a half for Greenwich'T where she had spent ^ of good clean fun. Hiram Mclnnis her summers for a number of years. i will take the part of the Interlocutor, Her winters were divided between | James Lee Blue will be Jolly; Joseph New York City and Southern Pines. Matthew's, Sam; James Ballard, Kolly; In addition to her son Almet Jenks,; Coker Blue, Ham and Alton Mat- Mr. Stevens, upon his return here, spoke in glowing praise of the Pres ident and the timely talk he made at the dinner given in Dr. Peabody’s \<> HOMK LOCATED FOIt FOl NDLINCi AT HOSPIT.VL out was the large decre.ase in cas' ualties the past year despite the re duced costs. Tribute to Teacher** In connection with the len.:?:then- honor. He reports the President ap ing of the school year. Mr. Martin ^ pearlng to be In excellent health and stated that 170,000 children were row ; "'earing his usual winning smile. One in school eights months whf> were I Roosevelt's sons was in the formerly in but six month.^, despite ' graduating class. Among others at age. Democratic nominee for the decreased appropriations. Of teachers | the gathering was B. A. Tompkins State Senate, at the baked bean din- he admitted they were underpaid, but: of New York and Southern Pines, nei'. And we are reliably informed said that as against some other I president of the Bankers Trust that "Amos ’n' Andy,” impersonated states, “they are paid regularly wliat by—well, we promised not to tell— they are scheduled to be paid, and will be on hand, and mebbe Madame in cash.” He paid the teachers and Queen too. Don't leave town the Fourth. You'll regret it if you do. well known writer who resides here, Mrs. Jenks leaves one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Tissot of New York. Funeral services were held Monday noon in Brooklyn, the former risidence of the family. Mr. and Mrs. Jenks left here for Greenwich Friday night upon receipt of news of Mr. Jenks’ mother’s death. thews, Sham. Miss Ebony Sue will be played by Mrs. James Ballard, Ylze by Miss Marjorie Coore, Ma'y Jane by Mrs. Evelyn Gibson and Lulubelle by Miss Edna Earl Richardson. The cast will be supported by a quartet. Willard Dunlop, Bill Montgomery, Dr. R. F.. Shepard and Shields Cam eron. and a chorus. The boy foundling taken from Southern Pines to the Moore County Hospital two weeks ago remains un claimed at that ln.-3titution. Hospital TO Ol’EN GOLF COl'KSE officials report the young man in i FOK SE.VBO.VUU OFFICIALS excellent health with a goo' lusty j cry, and state they believe they have a Efforts are being made to arrange ^ teaching force. Of 23,000 teachers in fine youth If someone in the county I for the use of the Southern Pines the state'but 3,000 are men, and many superintendents high tribute for their part in keeping the schools of North Carolina going,” for they are the ones who hav'e made the big sacrifices.” He said they must be paid more in the future, but how no one knows. He also said we reed more men in our S Company, whose son is a student at Groton. Mr. Stevens played first base In a ball game between alumni from the New York and the Boston contingents present. “I struck out a few times but wasn't so bad at holding on to the ball.” he said. L.’s GENERAL MANAGER GI EST OF SOITHERN PINES Is desirous of adopting a son. If they do not find a home for him here It will be necessary for them to send him to a foundling home In another part of the state. He was found on a door- .step In Southern Pines, well dressed, and carried to the hospital by Chief of Police Gargis. Country Club golf course for the aB. a pupil goes through his entire course j E. C. Bagwell, general manager of nual Invasion of Southern Pines by without ever coming in contact with ^ j the Seaboard Air Line Railway, has officials of the Seaboard railroad. It male Instructor. ] been a guest of Southern Pines dur- is hoped that one course can be op- Mr. Martin was introduced by H. ing the past few days, stopping at ened up for the week-end the rail- Lee Thomaf, superintendent of Moore the Park View. His private car haa county schools. County Attorney S. been parked here during his visit. He R. Hoyle had charge of the program was accompanied by H. E. Pleasants, at the meeting, division passenger agent, of Raleigh. readers spend here, though the club has officially closed for the sum mer.