Friday, July 27, 1934. THE PILOT. Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina Page Five Liquor Figures Largely in Cases Before Recorder's Court ‘Easy Money”. Gets Quintet of Pinehurst Negroes Into Toils of the Law Willie Robeson, Charlie Harris, Sherman McBryde, Johnnie Bland and Esther Mae Harris, colored of the Pinehurst section, are in trouble, and it all came about through their try ing to get some easy money. According to the story, Robeson found a check in front of the post- office in Pinehurst. drawn on the Bank of Pinehurst by Frank Maples in favor of Robert Gouger in the amount of $7.96. He talked the mat ter over with some of his friends and they decided to try to get it cashed. Bland first endorsed it with Grouger’s name, but he reconsidered and eras ed the writing. McBryde then wrote Gouger’s name on it and they tried to trade the check in at Smith's store. Failing in this, they hatched up another scheme which worked. One of the four worked at the A. & P. store and sometimes went to the bank for change for the manager. So they got Eula Mae Harris to affix the name of T. J. Shaw, manager of the store, and the check was presented to the bank with a request for change of certain denominations. The money was then divided among the four men, McBryde and Bland getting $1.50 each and Robeson and Harris $2.49 each. The five were bound to Superior court by Vice-Recorder Hoyle on Monday, the men under bond of $200 each and the woman, $100. John McCall, and Anna Robeson, colored of Southern Pines, were cJiarged with manufacturing home brew. McCall paid a fine of $50 and the costs. It was established that Anna worked in a restaurant and was not connected with the manufacturing except that McCall was using her home for his work. Reece Pickier, Frank Tyner and Richard David, charged with an as sault on Elizabeth Martin of Pine- bluff and with unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, were found not guilty of the first charge and guilty of the second. Pickier was fined $25 and half the costs and the other boys $10 and one-fourth the costs each. The boys were charged in the war rant with assaulting, beating and wounding Elizabeth Marlin, throwing her into a ditch in Pinebluff and leav ing her in an unconscious condition, but evidence tended to show that the girl was drunk on liquor given her by the defendants. She is said to have admitted on the stand that she was mad with Pickier and jealous. George Waddell, colored, charged with abandonment and non-support of his eight children, had prayer tor judgment continued upon payment of the costs and he has agreed to take the children to Durham and provide for them. He is said to have been working and drawing wages from the welfare department there for four days per week at 30 1-2 cents per hour for the support of his family, but failed to use it in that way. For as.saulting John R. Kelly with a brick. Hurley DeGraffenreid. col ored of near Carthage, was given tour months in jail to work on the roads. A pistol, a hoe and dewberry stakes figured in an affray which took place at a Negro ball game in Vass a tew days ago, and Clarence and Cleveland King were in court to an.swer to pub lic drunkenness and affray charges. The case was continued as there are others who played a prominent part in the fight and officers will prob ably call in more offenders. Ci^mcil McKeithen, colored of Vass, was fined $5 and the costs for being drunk and getting a brick-bat after James Williams, who was given ten day on a public dnmkenness charge, this to be suspended upon payment of $5 and the costs. Marvin Quick, colored of Southern Pines, chaiged with beating his wife, was given a 30-day sentence sus pended upon payment of the costs. Leo Fisher was given eight months and Lindsay Murphy four months on the roads for violating the prohibition law. They gave notice of appeal and bond was fixed at $200 each. Marshall Allen, colored of Carth age, was given his choice of sixty days in jail or the payment of a $50 fine and the costs or a charge of driving an automobile while intoxi cated. He was deprived of his right to drive a car for 90 days. Big: Job Ahead Seaweli Says Next Assembly Must Make Substantial Readjustments SOl’THEBN PINES LIBRARY BEING BECATALOGUED The Southern Pines Library thru the generosity of Mrs. James Boyd, is making a new up to date and com plete catalogue of the books in the library. Through the PWA the li brary is being thoroughly cleaned, the fireplace removed and new shelv ing installed. This work is very nec- •Bsary to give the patrons of the li brary a better chance uf knowing just what book-s are ob band. {Continued from page 1) be careful that educational facilities in the state are not impaired. This is of more vital importance than all other matters of government. A free people, to be free, must be a think ing people, and to be truly progres sive must be an educated people. A free school is a necessity in a free government, but the educational sys tem of the State should not be a political spoils system and should not be a part of a political party patron age. We should see that all money collected for school purposes is spent on the schools and to pay teachers reasonable and proper compensation and not spent on politicians. In re adjustment of our tax problems let us above all things, keep our education al system out of politics. No man can safely represent the people of this county in the Legislature who has anything in his mind in regard to our educational system other than the welfare of the teacher and the pupil. “In readjustment of our tax sys- tem we need to reduce the cost of election. The election laws of this state are unfair to the minority and their administration by the majority is often inexcusable and indefensible. Every political party conducting a primary for the nomination of can didates ought to pay for its primary. “We, of course, are too sorely burdened with taxes now to permit any construction of new highways in the immediate future but in read justment our present roads should be kept up and in proper repair and our tax money used to pay our road bonds and these fuiida shouil net ce divert ed to other sources. Too Many Bur<‘au<4 “In our effort to set our hou.st; in order it D.’ould be remerrl>ered that numer.ius and unuece«.si\ry bu reaus. boards and commissions have been set up ma'niy for the beu*-tit of politicians ai-l their lieutenants. The taxpayer iia.s more governiTient than he can us'» and certainly more tnan he can pay ;or. There is no jjicper le gal place for a paid (>»• proiesFional lobbyist in or about the Legislature and to tolerate lobbyists is to endan ger justice. The right of the people to petition their representative should never be denied but most paid lob- byist.s represent some unnecessary board or bureau oi certain group wanting special privilege. Forty-five per cent of the voters and taxpayers in thiS'State have no voice in admin istrative affairs and should be allow, ed minority representation. Not to allow this is bad business, poor eco nomics and a moral wrong. “As far as pos.iible government agencies should be taken out of bus iness and should cease intermeddling with industry and thus in part save the people an enormous cost in gov ernment. Business in this state is afraid to rai.se its head because of our tax situation. Of sixty-seven in dustries that moved South last year only four came to North Carolina. As far as climate and locality are concerned w’e should have had prac tically all of them. Outsiders, gener ally, know our status better than those of our own State. They know we have been funding an unbalanced budget and increasing taxes by leaps and bounds; they hesitate to estab lish themselves in a debt ridden and overtaxed county or municipality. More Bond Issu(*s I>angerou.s “We have been indulging in a most pernicious practice of letting deficits occur on the strength of issuing more bonds and funding the matter. This practice cannot be tolerated further. Officialism has crept into the gov ernment in this state and has every taxpayer by the throat. It is choking the life out of industry of every sort, including nearly every phase of occu pation. To relieve this situation is no easy task. The time has come to pay off and we can’t pay; we must, there fore, readjust. In a situation of this kind there is no time for partisan po- litical activity. Let politicians and narrow minded partisans retire from the field so we can see our way out of the wilderness. Local affairs must be put back into the hands of local people and they must assume their responsibilities, and especially the younger genera tion. In assuming these responsibili ties let us not be unmindful of our resources and advantages in this county. The upper end of Moore coun ty, Hemp, with its industry and stal wart good citizens, the Sandhills sec tion, with its growing resort enter prises, the Moore County Hospital, the peach and dewberry industries, prospects of mines and mining, mer chants throughout the country, and many other enterprises, too numerous to mention, must be treated fairly, squarely and impartially. “W'hen the people of this state are relieved of their staggering load and burden of taxation prosperity w'ill in truth and in fact be just around the oft-referred to corner, and it won't take it long to make the turn. Every worthy contribution to the better ment of human welfare had its foun dation established on sincere and honest character. W'e must rededicate i our.selves to the principles of hones ty and justice. There can be no com promise with the politician and ex- 1 ploiter. This is the time for action. In a .spirit of cooperation and not one ! of antagonism, with a sober mind and ^ a sincere heart, let us readjust our governmental affairs. Rededicating ourselves to these principles, we may look to a better and brighter day for I North Carolina and Moore county.” Cameron and Community The Woman’s Club sponsored a Cooking School,* conducted by Mrs. Vivian Bushong. Home Economist, with the Carolina Power & Light Co., in the school auditorium last week. A number of ladies were in at- I tendance, and all pronounced Mrs. Bushong “A No. 1” teacher. A basket of summer flowers adorned the range during the cooking of the meal, and were as fresh at the close as they were at the beginning. The school janitor was present at this demonstration, and after leaving the building re marked: I don’t think such things should be allowed, ’cause after see ing that pretty, cool, white kitchen, and all those grand conveniences, we poor men feel like our wives think if we were any account we could give them a kitchen like that, and oh| how grand it would be to sit down and eat in a cool, white place like that, instead of a hot, stuffy kitchen, how much better food would tastell” i The Sandy Creek Woman's Mission- ' ary Union met with the Cameron ' Baptist Church, July 11, some 150 j delegates and visitors being present. ! The morning program was presented i by adults, and the afternoon by the ' young people. An interesting letter from Miss Pearl Johnson of Shan- hai, China was read and greatly en joyed. Miss Johnson wa3 a valued member of the Cameron School facul ty for several years. The next meet ing of this union will be held the first week in April, 1935, with the .Sandy Branch Church, with the new president, Mrs. J. C. Canipe of Siler City, presiding. Mrs. M. J. McPhail of Sanford, ac companied by Mesdames Loula Muse j and Jewel Hemphill, Misses Margaref I McDougald and June Mclver Hem- ] phill, attended the twenty-third con- ' cert given by the North Carolina Symphony Orcbestra, conducted by Lamar Stringfield, at Chapel Hill, July 15. The Y. W. A. and W. M. S. of the Cameron Baptist Church, on Thurs day evening. August 2, at 8 o’clock, will entertain at a miscellaneous shower, at the home of Mrs. Laura Rogers, route 1, in honor of Miss Pearl Johnson of Shanghai, China. Although Miss Johnson will not be present in person, she will be in spir- (iL These organizations are planning to send a box to Miss Johnson in Au gust in order that same shall reach her for Christmas, and they cordial ly invite all of her friends of every denomination, who would like to place a little personal gift in this box to attend this shower. Funeral services for Miss Flora McLeod were held at Euphionia Pres byterian Church on Thursday of last week, conducted by her pastor, the Rev. Crinkley of Hemp, assisted by the Rev. J. T. Borham, pastor of Eu- phronia Church. Miss McLeod was the i last surviving member of the fani- I ily of the late Angres and Catherine I McLeod and wa.s in her sixty-eighth ' year. During the last few years ot 1 her life she was practically confined to her room. A large number of rel- I atives and friends were present at hei funeral, and the floral offering were many and beautiful. A terrific electrical storm, accom panied by strong wind and damaging hail visited our towTi and community I Monday morning about 8:30 oclock. A number of farmers had their to bacco literally torn to shreds, their corn, sweet-potatoes and other crops beaten to pieces. This is a severe blow to these hard-working men. Lightning struck a porch swing-seat at H. P. McPherson’s, setting it on fire, which was quickly extinguished. A large, valuable oak tree was up rooted in the back yard of Mrs. Janie Muse’s home. Milton Thomas and children and Mrs. R. C. Thomas attended the Har mon Reunion in Durham last Sunday. The Book Club will hold its July meeting at the home of Miss Rachael Gilchrist on route 1, next Tuesday evening, July 31, at 8 o’clock. An in teresting program has been arranged and all members urged to be present. Mrs. Henry McNeill (nee Miss Fan nie Muse) with her daughter-inlaw, Mrs. Berryman McNeill, and two lit tle grand-daughters, Jean and Mar garet of Florida, Ala., were guests Sunday and Monday of Mesdames Jan ie and Loula Muse. Mrs. McNeill was a resident of Cameron for a number of years, moving later to Alabama. Misses Nancy and Jean Fergunon, young daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ferguson o£ Chicago, after visiting friends in Na.shville, Tenn., and Charlotte, arrived last week and are visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. McPherson. Prof. and Mrs. R. F. Lowry, who are attending summer school at Chapel Hill, were guests Saturday of Mesdames Loula Muse and Jewell Hemphill Mr. Lowry attended an edu cational meeting in Carthage. Mrs. L. B. McKeithen after an ex tended visit to the World’s Fair re turned home last Thursday. Mrs. G. M. Thomas and daughters, ; Misses Elizabeth and Mildren and I Miss Mary Emma Thomas attended i the funeral of Miss Flora McLeod I (aunt of Mrs. Thomas) at Euphronia last Thursday. Ruby Thomasson of route 1. spent Sunday in Durham, guest of her grandmother. Mrs. McNeely of Asheville is visit ing Miss Lillian Cole. Mrs. M. J. McPhail of Sanford was week-end guest of Mesdames Jewel Hemphill and Loula Muse. I Miss Margaret McLeod, after vis- I iting her sister, Mrs. G. M. Thomas, j returned to her home in Carbonton ] Thursday. I Mrs. Janie Muse and Miss Jacksie I Muse were shopping in Raleigh Fri- |day. The Week in Aberdeen PINEBLUFF Miss Ella Backus left Saturday for Virginia Beach where she will spend the remainder of the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Foust and Ver non and Carroll Foust of Greensboro spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Suttenfield. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McRorie spent | the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Lanipley Mrs. Coly Deens is .spending a cou ple of weeks with her sister, Mrs. El more Smith. Mrs. Allison Staples of Bradenton, P'la., spent a few days last w'eek with Mrs. Herbert Pagett. Misses Anna Margaret Phylis ancf Bet.sy Staples of Bradenton, Fia,, spent a few days last week with Vir. ginia and Helen Little. Mrs. R. A. Smith is confined tc her home on account of illness. V'irginia Butner has gone to Elkm for a week. M. F. Butner spent Monday and Tue.sday in Elkin and Winslon-Salem. Jim Gailey went to Waterville Sat urday where he will work for the Carolina Ptnver and Light Company. Dorothy Wallace of Rocky Mount is spending her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mi-s. A, G. Wallace. Mrs. Joe Reardon and Mrs. Howard Troutman .‘-•pent Tuesday al For. Bragg. Honoring her sister, Mrs. Robert Cook of Miami, Fla., Mrs. Jack Smith gave an enjoyable bridge party at her home last Tuesday afternoon. Four tables were in play. The high 3Core prize was won by Mrs. Walter Chil- dry and Mrs. Smith presented her sis ter with the guest prize. Those playing were Mrs. Coll and Mrs. Adams of Pinehurst; Mrs. Rob ert Cook of Miami, Fla., Mrs. Walter Childry of Sanford, Fla., Miss Ada Belle Sessoms of Ahoskie, and Mrs. Knox Matthews, Mrs. Fred Flinchum,j Mrs. E. B. Maynard. Mrs. Robert' Gwyn, Mrs. Forrest Lockey, Mrs. Gordon Keith, Mrs. C. P. Dsborne, Mrs. Sidney Windham, Mrs. B. G. Pe terson, Mrs Alton D McLean and Miss Edna Maurer. i Mrs. C. J. Johnson and her sister, Mrs. W’. A. Jenkins of Albemarle, are spending this week at Wrights- ville Beach. Mi.ss Marjorie Cliff, who holds a position in Charleston, S. C., is spend ing her vacation in tow'n visiting her parents. Misses Mary Blue of Norfolk, and Hazel Hatsell of Swansboro, spent a few days in town this p^st week vis iting Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blue. Mr. and Mrs. Thad Page of Wash ington, D. C., are visiting Mrs Rob ert N. Page. C. C. Bethune has accepted a posi tion with the Penderlea Homestead Development near Willard. Mr. and Mrs. T. D. McLean spent Friday in High Point last week visiting their daughter, Mrs. George Campbell, who has been ill. Mrs. Robert Farrell is improving following an appendicitis operation at the Moore County Hospital last week. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Spooner of Clinton spent a few days here last week as guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bryant. Mr. Spooner was formerly a Western Union operator here. Alwin Folley returned last week from a stay at a R. O. T. C. Camp at Fort McClellan, Ala. Mrs. H. C. Taylor of Louisburg was a recent guest of her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Caldwell, Jr. Mrs. W. T. Huntley left Wednesday to represent this district in a South ern Slates Confeieuce to be held at Penderlea Homesteads, Inc., near Wil mington. She wa.s accompanied as far as Burgaw by Mrs. Dan Allred and children, who will visit relatives there. Miss Harriet Angier of Durham has been the guest of her cousin. Miss Lida Duke Blue for the past two weeks. Mr, and Mr.s. Marvin Rhyne ot .A.sheville are sjiending theii' vacation visiting his parents. Ihe children of Mrs. Merritt Sugg ai-e spending some time with their grandmother. Mrs. K. L. Plea.sants, vvhile Uieir mother undergoes an op- eratii.n at an Elkin haspi^al. Mrs. Robert C '<'k. who has been ihe puc‘;t of Mr. and Mrs. Jack P'-!iiith !>>ft for New Bern this week to visit relatives. Miss Katie Lee .Shear of Candor :s visiting her aunts. .Mi-s. Kila Juat and Miss Bessie Bethune. Miss Jane Holcombe of Kavette- viile i.s a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Talbot Johnson this week. W’. W. Maurer was carried to Moore County hospital for treatment last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dickson ul Greensboro were recent guests of Mr, and Mrs. Fred Flinchum. William Blue returned this week from Virginia Beach where he spent his vacation. Mrs. Minnie Mason of Badin spent the past week-end as the guest of her sister. Mrs. G. A. Charles. Mrs. I. A. Thompson, Mrs Malcomb Pleasants and daughter, Anne, and Misses Annie Belle Thompson and Edna Maurer spent several days at Myrtle Beach last week Will Hurley of Hope Mills and Ed Hurley of Fayetteville spent last Sunday visiting their parents here. Jerre McKeithen. while visiting his grandmother, Mrs. W. A, Leland in Charleston, S. C., has been ill in a hospital in that city for several days. Mrs. J. P. Lewis and family of Lumberton have been recent guests of Mr and Mrs. J. L. Rhyne. Out-of-town guests for the Chan- dlerWimberly wedding were Mr. and Mrs, Gordon O’Briant of Durham and Miss Vii-ginia Gfis^rn of Columbia, S. C. Miss Mae and Kathleen Rhyne re turned home last week after a visit to relatives in the western part of the state. Honoring their teacher, Mrs. E. A. Boggs, the ladies of the Methodist Sunday School class gave her a sur prise miscellaneous shower -'at the church Monday night. After spending the past six months in Aberdeen, Mrs. Boggs is leaving soon for her home in Ohio. Mrs. A. K. Pennington entertained at bridge last Friday night at her home, honoring her sister, Mrs. Nooe ot Columbia, S, C. Mrs. B. G. Peterson was hostess to a number of friends r.t a bridge luncheon at her home last Friday honoring Mrs. Rf>bert Cook of Miami and Mrs. S. E. Bairett of Jackson ville, Florida. Miss Ruth McFarland has entered Tucker-Carson Sanatorium in Ral eigh for a torr^il operation. SOl'THERN PINES AND \«ERDEEN WIN FROM V.\SS (Continued from page 1) to George Martin in left field to end the game. Both teams were minus the serv ices of their regulars and Vass had to borrow Bill WMl.son, of the South- ein Pines team, to play first ba.se for them. Bill made two hits and played nice baseball in the field. Last Friday afternoon West End again exercised their jinx over Aber deen as Charley Ritter got the bet ter of Pleasants by 3 to 2. Outfield errors helped West End in their scor ing. Each pitcher allowed ten hits, but Aberdeen could do nothing to Ritter in the clutches. Aberdeen scored its runs in the seventh frame, while West End tallied