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MOORB COUNTY’S LEADING NEWS-WEEKLY THE A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding YOL. 17, NO. 13. ^ ^wCARTHAOB eAaL.B SPftlNCS aukKeuiew MANLEY JACXSOM 8PRIHOS yPINEBUlFI« Cf1l7, PILOT FIRST IN Nii;wa» CIRCULATION & ADVERTISING of the Sandhill Territ0ry*0i North Carolina Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina, February 26, 1937. FIVE CESK COUNTY FINANCES IN FINE SHAPE, AUDITOR REPORTS John C. Muse Pays Tribute U) Commissioners at Kiwanis Meeting ' HIGH RANK IN STATE Citizens and tax payers of Mooro county need have no qualms about their county finances, John C. Muse, county auditor, told members of the Kiwanis Club at their weekly meeting Wednesday in the Pinehurst Com munity church. In fact, they have just cause for pride. Stating that Moore nas a debt of Jess than two per cent of its assessed valuation, Mr. Muse told the Kiwan- lans their county ranked 11th among the 100 counties of the state in ratio of debt to valuation and that as a re sult its bonds are in good demand on a 3 1-4 per cent basis. He told how the county had weathered the storm of depression by being prepared. It was one of the few counties In this section of North Carolina which did not find itself in default on its bonds after the crisis, due to sound finan cial policies and proper bookkeeping methods. For all of which he paid trir bute to the Board of County Commis- sioners. “You have been extremely fortu- nat for a numlicr of years in the se lection Of your board,” he said, Mr. Muse went into the history of Moore county finances from the early days when Pinehurst property was carried at a valuation of only $2.72 an acre and the total valuation of real estate in the county was only 4 and one-half millions. Today's valua tion is $20,-268,000. The rate today is also much lower than in the early days, and the county’s bonded in debtedness is being steadily reduced. It stood on June 30 last, at $556,425 Need Help? Income Tax Expert Will Be at Southern Pines Positoffice All Day Monday A representative of the Income Tax division of the U. S. Treas ury Department will be at the Southern Pines postoffice all day on Monday, March 1st, to assist those desiring information or aid in making out their annual re turns. ALTERNATE ROUTE! S^rufhcrs Burt Nominated For THRU BUSINESS * Trustee of Princeton University SECTION SOUGHT Plan For New Approach at North End of Southern Pines Discussed by Chamber VOTE STEEPLECHASE AID *— Southern Pines Author One of Six Named To Be Chosen by Alumni Body in June 10-YEAR OLD BOY DIES AFTER FALL OFF HIS BICYCLE Manly, through the medium of an un- Funeral Services Held Yester- i ^erpass where the Seaboard railroad Struthers Burt, author and winter resident of Southern Pines, is one of six Princeton university graduates nominated tJhis week to represent the adumni body on the University At an enthusiastic meeting of the I board of trustees. One of the six Southern Pines Chamber of Com-1 be chosen a trustee-at-large for Princeton Nominee merce held Tuesday noon in the Highland Pines Inn, directors dis cussed the advisability of reviving the project to construct an alternate No. 1 route through the business section of town. The plan as pre- a four-year term by a vote of the alumni body in June. Mr. Burt, a member of the class of 1904 and an instructor in English at Princeton from 1906 until 1908 was nominated by an alui'ini com- viously proposed was to connect I mittee at the annual mid-winter West Broad street with#k)ute 1 near j meeting of the National Alumni as- day in Aberdeen for Victim of Accident Friday CLASSMATES BEARERS I transects the route. There is already j an optional entrance to town at the I southern city limis. j Robert L. Hart and others spoke I in favor of the proposal, stating that Ten-year old Charle? Bunyan Creel j we were not making the most of our died at his home in Aberdeen Tues- | sole industry -the tourist trade by day night, the result of a fall from permitting motorists to paa.s through his bicycle. Internal hemorrhages < town without even having an oppor- followed the accident which occurred I tunity to patronize its stores. ‘‘If we last Friday. “Charlie” was the son of Charles Creel of Aberdeen and Mrs. Zula Creel of Boston, Mass., and was in the fifth grade of Aberdeen school. Funeral services were held at the ■page Memorial Church yesterday af ternoon at 3:00 o’clock, with the children of his grade taking charge. The little girls acted as flower bearers and the boys as pallbears. The class furnished the music. The help the merchants, we help every one,” said Mr. Hart. The matter was referred to the Public Affairs com mittee. Mr. Hart and C. W. Picquct, pres ident of the Kiwanis Club, wre ap- sociation in Nassau hall on Monday. | As <> iiovelist, essayist and poet, he { har gained a wide reputation and has been made a member of the American Institute of Arts and Let ters. His published works linclude “The Interpreter’s House,” "Diary of a Dude Wrangler,” “The Delect able Mountains,” “Entering the Is landers,” and “Escape from Amer ica.” At Princeton, he was prominent in undergrate literary circles, and be came a close friend of. the late Dr. Henry Van Dyke. He was named by Dr. Van Dyke as one of the literary executors of his estate. After grad uation from Princeton, Mr. Burt con- NEW STABLES AT RACECOURSEFOR STEEPLECHASERS for the appointmen of a resident of this section on the proposed new State Highway Commission. Dr. G. G. Herr reported fcJ^ the Planting committee, making the rec- Rev. E. M. Hall officiated, assisted ! f,,.,,, ,,,ap pointed a committee of two to work | tinned his studies at Merton college, Oxford, and at the University of Munich. by the Rev. E. L. Barber and the Rev. E. M. Harris Active bearers Drama and Comedy by Pine-Maskers March 3 ! ing be done under tlij t,upe> vjiion of Southern Pinet ftchoiil Actors To Present To One-Act Plavs Wednesday the Chamber of Coniniovce or Town were John Fiddner, Chris Shamburg-1 uniformity. The er. Junior Dees, L B. Monroe, Jr.. I Billy Bullard and Clayton Erasing-1 highway entrances ton. They laid their young friend at | discussed. ] The Pine-Maskers of Southern (since reduced) and the sinking fund j re^ in Old Bethesda. , ^ i The Chamber passed a resolution ' Pines High School will present a pro- at that time had a balance of $82,569. | Besides his parents, is sun^ved 1 appreciation for what the Sand- gram of one-act play? at the School The Kiwanis Club inducted one new j bythree sisters, Letha Creel of Keza , steenlechase and Racinir Asso- member Wednesday. Attorney Leland I Falls, Maine, Betty Elizabeth of Bos-! Construction Under Way To Pro vide Stalls for 20 Horses For Meeting March 13 SEASON OPENS AT CAMDEN Construction of two new stables at the Barber Estate course of the Sand hills Steeplechase & Racing Associa tion was started on Monday of this week, to provide stabling for horses coming here for the race meeting. Each stable will have ten box stalls. They are located near the paddock, on property loaned the association by Jackson H. Boyd. J. D. Arey of Southern Pines is in charge of the erection of the building. Prospects for a big entry list in all five events on the card for the as sociation’s third annual meet are bright, according to Richard WaUach, racing secretary. Mr. Wallach saw many leading owners of hunt race horses during the Washington Birth day racos at Camden last Monday and reports that most of them plan to send horses here for the 13th. A large and representative crowd from the Sandhills witnessed the op ening of the 1937 hunt racing sea son in America Monday afternoon on the historic and picturesque Springdale course at Camden, S. C., and saw seven fine races, featured A. J. CLOW BRINGS ACTION I Fugitive in the two and one-halr mile ^Vaah- STRUTHERS BURT AUTO ACCIDENTS LEADTOFHJNGOF $15,000 IN SUITS Dr, Raylmond Brings Counter suit Against Buckminsters for Collision in December McKeithen of Pinohurst. J. Talbot Johnson of Aberdeen, in introducing him to the club, paid him high tri bute. The club passed a resolution offered by J. Vance Rowe of Aberdeen, en dorsing U. L. Spence of Carthage for membership on the State Highway Commission when and if the commis sion is revanjped as expected. It is understood that Moore county will be headquarters for one of the new divisions in the redistricting of the state and Mr. Spence has been prom inently mentioned as the commission er in charge of this division. Should Anson county be included in this district, however, it is quite likely that James Hardjson, a present member of the commission will be reappointed. ton, and Eudora of Aberdeen. ciation is accomplishing for the com munity, and pledged its cooperation. auditorium on Wednesday evening, March 3, at 9:15. The drama, “Two The Rev. Dr. C. Rexford Raymond, pastor of the Church of Wi(!f> Fellow ship in Southern Pines, ha.s fiunl suit against Harold C. Buckministor ami Elizabeth Buckniini.ster, his wile, as a result cf an automobile collision in Southern Pines early in December. He asks relief in the ariiount of $6,000 for injury ^o his person and $1,000 for damages to his car. ington Birthday timber event. It was a glorious day for the sport, ...J. the large crowd, made up mostly r" sportsmen and sportswomen from Ai'.ien, Camden, Pinehurst and South. c;n Pines, saw some thrilling finish- to and no casualties. Mrs. Randolph Scot'.,’3 Macroome lost its rider at the firct fence in the maiden brush race^ but without resultant Injury, and her fine Night Retreat pulled up lame after the other brush event. Mr. Raymond sets forth that he Otherwise the day was marked by was driving at a cautious vate of perfect performances and no trou- Crooks and A Lady, shows how Mis. i cjpged; that Mrs. Buckminster, driv- ble. The incomparable and tireless Horse Show Ball To Novelty Gymkhana Is Feature Pinehurst Show planned Here Today .'?imms-Vane, an invalid, is able ng at a dangerous rate, did not seek Harry Kirkover was abln to wear Show Dates March 30 and 31 with Hospital Benefit Dance Ftrsi NiKiit Plans for the annual Pinehurst; Horse Show were discussed at a [ Strictly in keeping with the spirit meeting held in the office of Secre- ; of the occasion—for what is a gymk- through her trained intelligence and | avoid hitting his car until she his contagious smile throughout the spiritual poise, to play two young j within twenty-six feet of him at , afternoon, crooks against each other so that | applied her brakes i Seen at the races from the Sand- Loose Horse” Polo to Feature; not only fail to steal her jewels j re-i hills were the following: Program; Hunter Trials Over 3-4 Mile Route tary Charles W. Picquet in Pinehurst last Saturday morning. The show this year will be on March 30th and 31st, hana but “horseplay on horseback,” J. Fred 'Stimson chairman of the Southern Pines Gymkhana commlt- To Plan Dedication Ceremonies at Airport Celebration of Completion of Work at Knollwood Expect ed Early in April With the work of grading, enlarg- ] ing and improvement of the facili- with the usual number of classes for j tee, has devised a new and ingenious all types of horses. Prominent i program of events to beguile the judges have been invited to judge ] spectators at the Southern Pines rid- the hunters, jumpers,, saddle classes, ' ing ring, today, Friday, trotters, runners and polo ponies. | Several weeks ago the modiflec* The show will be for the benefit i Olympic course of jumps W’as in- of the Moore County Hospital, and | augurated at the Southern Pines an added feature this year will also j j-jng and those who were fortunate benefit the hospital, a Horse Show | enough to be on hand to see many Ball to be held on Tuesday night, i ^^e horses in this section try the 30th at the Pinehurst Country j tjjeij. first wingless jumps remember Club. I the thrills and spills that dominated U I the occasion. southern r'mes mgn i This week the feature event will In Tourney Today I be Hunter trials over a new 3-4 1 mile course in the fields adjacent ties at Knollwood airport within a i |ViU Meet Elise Five in County to the ring^. Entries to the hunter month of completion, and with reg ular through airplane passenger ser vice to and from cities throughc the county already inaugurated, a committee especially appointed by ^ the Southern Pines Chamber of Com merce, and consisting of Herbert Cameron, Preston T. Kelsey, Ralph Chandler and Frank Buchan, will meet today with Howard Burns, City Clerk of Southern Pines and Richard S. Tufts of Pinehurst, County Air port Commissionmembers, to com plete the final plans for appropriate dedication ceremonies at the airport sometime around April 1st. These plans have been under dis cussion for several weeks a ui letters have been sertt to the Aeronautical Division of the Department of Com merce and to public officials through out the state inviting their paricipa- tion. Efforts are also being made to secure the participation of the mil itary from Fort Bragg and all of the ingredients of a gala air show and celebration arc under considertion. Events; Pinehurst Faces West End trials will be closed to all but “green' hunters—that means horses that have never won first, second or third Boys and girls basket ball teams over the barriers in show ring—and there will be classes for the best hunter; the best pair of hunters and of nine Moore County high schools opened play yesterday in the an nual county tournament. Games will i the best team of hunters. The en- be played in Carthage High gym. j tries will be judged on perfo»-mance Starting times for the preliminaries j only, are 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 o’clock. | Inside the ring over thj modified Schools represented are Carthage, | Olympic course, all of the jumping Cameron, Elise, High Falls, Farm | events will likewise be limited to Life, Vass-Lakeview, Southern Pines, j “green”entries. This time the deslg- Pinehurt and West End. | nation refers to horses who have Pairings in the first round of the never before jumped in a show ring girls’ division: Southern Pines vs. High Falls; Cameron vs. Elise; Pine- hiust vs. ’High Falls or Farm Life; Vass-Lakeview vs. Carthage; West End vs. Farm Life. Construction will be advertised for the new Southern Pines postoffice on April 1st, according to word receiv ed this week by Postmaster Frank Buchan from Congressman Walter Lambeth. and when these unschooled horses go at the wingless jumps almost anything can, and probably will hap pen. There will be a new and different program of games to provide the customary amount of comedy relief for the affair and, if time pernlit.s, the most thrilling of all gymkhana events "loose horse" polo— will af ford the piece de resistance of the day. but are taken in the net of their own device. The cast producing this grip ping drama is: Mrs. Simms-Vane, Dorothy Doub; Lucille, Catherine Hil- derman; Miller, James Spring, Mrs. Simms - Vane’s companion, Edith Blake; Officers, Joe O’Callaghan and Harry Adams. The comedy. “Poor Aubrey," by George Kelly, is the Pine-Maskers’ entry in the State Dramatic tourna ment. Poor Aubrey is a hilorious do mestic comedy that tells of the thwarted efforts of the pompous Au brey to present an appearance of self-importance and prosperity to his wife’s guest. Poor Aubrey, the show- off, will be played by Tom Hard wick; Amy, the long-suffering' wife, by Winifred Kelly; the visitor, by Catherine Hilderman, and the garru lous, ever-present mother-in-law by Peggie Graves. Two members of the “Poor Au brey” cast, Winifred Kelley and Tom Hardwick were also members of Southern Pines’s winning play of last year’s tournament. The Pine-Maskers will compete with Wilmington, Fayetteville and Lumberton, March 12 for district maining distance. Mrs. Buckminister had previously filed suit against Dr. Raymond to recover $5,000 for personal injury, and $500 for damage to her oar. She charged that the defendant negli gently, carelessly and recklessly, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C Stevens^ Mr. and Mrs_ Jakson H. Boyd, Ernest L, White, the Misses Ann and Oirol Hotchkiss, Miss Joyce Smith, Leland McKeithen, Mrs. W. C. Arkell, Misa Arkell, Mr. and Mrs. Harry O’Hara, Miss Phyllis Lovering, Mrs. Richard without keeping a proper lookout and i Tufts, Mrs. George Vail, Mrs. Her- without observing the rules of the | bert Vail, Miss Helen Kohler, Miss road in wanton disregard for others ' Jean Willetts, Nelson C. Hyde, Mr. upon the avenue darted out on the | and Mrs. Geoffrey Laing, William A. cross street known as Bennett i Laing. Richard Wallach, James li, J. street and directly into and against | Townsend^ P. S. P. Randolph, Jr.; the front end of her automobile. j Dion Kerr, Mrs. Lawrence B. Smith, In a suit filed Saturday in Moore I Mrs, John R. Drexel, Edgar Ewing, county Superior Court. A. J. Clow | Miss Ida Kerr, V. B. Johnson, Cllf- of Pinehurst is asking damages | ton Cameron, Will J, Stratton^ Mrs. against O. T. Park and O. T. Park, Donald Herring, Homer Grey, Mr. Jr., in the sum of $3,000 of which $2,- , and Mrs. W. O. Moss, Miss Caroline 800 is for personal injuries and $200 ' Page, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. McMahon. for damages to his automobile. Mr. Clow complains that on De cember 26 at the Village Green street and North Carolina Highway 2 in- tersection, his car was struck as it was almost across the highway and knocked about 75 feet by a car driven by O. l'. Parks, Jr., who was i “Bill riding with two others on the front seat with him. Mr. Clow alleges that Pari: was under the influence of li- F. B. Wilmhurst and William F. Ba ker. On ‘^Wyoming” When Big Gun Exploded Bethune of Aberdeen and Holland Shaw of Pinehurst Escape Injury honor.s. District winners will contcst, , ^ j. . j - - , r ■ ^uor and that the car contained at at Chapel Hill on March 26 for State „ honors. MRS. L.\MB, RESroENT HERE IVLANY YE.VRS, DIES least one bottle of liquor. He w'as knocked unconscious, he states, and as a result of the alleged negligent acts of the defendaM, has suffered from serious internal injury and Mrs. Cynthia E. Lamb, aged 76 dizziness and nervousness so that his years, died in he/ heme on Ashe ability as an engraver has been ser- street Thursday noon. Bom in Jef- iou.sly impaired, ferson. Me.. April 17th, 1861. the daughter of W. J. Witham and Emily .\BEKDEEN TOWN CAUCrs Jane Ames Witham, she married Jos eph Lamb July 29th. 1900. They came from Binghamton, N. Y.. to JImly in 1912. and to Southern Pincn in 1918. Long a member of the Daptirt church, funeral services nonclucted by the pastor, the Rev, J. Fred Gtir.iron, will be held in the church at 3:00 o’clock tomorrow,- Saturday after noon, Burial will be in Portland, Me. Two Moore county young men were aboard the U. S. S. “Wyoming,” oldest battleship in the Navy, when a five-inch gun exploded last Thurs day afternoon, killing six and injur ing eleven. “Bill” Bethune of Aberdeen, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Bethune, is a .sailor on the Wyoming, and Holland Shaw of Pinehurst is a member of a Marir.e Corps detachment serving on SET FOR MARCH 22D board the vessel. Neither was injur- I ed, but two other young men from The Board of Commissioners of ' North Carolina were among those Aberdeen has set Monday, March 22 ns the date for the town caucus to name candidates for the offices of Mayor and Commissionerr. The cau cus will be held in the High School hurt. The explosion occurred during pe- cret maneuvers of the fleet at Stui Clements Island, 60 miles off San Pe dro, Cal. Twenty Marines were building at 8:00 o’clccl: that even-1 t’-ouped about the gun when it ex- ing. p’.oded.
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