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PILOT
EDITION
of the Sandhill of North Carolina
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Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina, June 4, 1937
‘JUNEBUGS’ LOSE
TO RALEIGH 7-3,
FIRST SET-B ACK
Six Hundred See Sandhills Le
gion Youngsters Overcome by
Boys from Capital
PLAY AT TROY TODAY
By BEN BOWDEN
The Sandhills Junior American Le
gion baseball team went down to
defeat at the hands of the Raleigh
Junior Legionnaires by a score of 7
to 3 Wednesday afternoon at the
Southern Pines ball park before some
600 fans, suffering its first reverse of
the pre-campaign training season.
Last Friday afternoon the "June-
bugs” took a 9 to 6 decision over
Troy when Howard Auman held the
visitors scoreless for six innings while
his team-mates were piling up five
runs. Auman let down in the seven
th, eighth and ninth and Troy man
ufactured their six runs in those in
nings but in the meantime the “June-
bugs” had gone on a seventh inning
batting spree that produced four
more runs and Troy never did get
within dangerous striking distance.
Frank Buchan led the assault on the
Troy pitcher with two hits and the
“Junebugs" icollected a total of sev
en timely bingles.
On Wednesday, however, it was an
entirely different story. Raleigh
went right to work on Buss Thomas
and scored three runs in the first
inning on two hits, an error, a pass
ed ball and a sacrifice fly.
Thompson, leading off for Raleigh,
beat out an infield hit to deep short.
Holt was safe on Richardson’s wild
throw to first base. Murray singled
to right field and whea the throw in
was wild Thomson and Holt both
scored. Murray stole second, went to
third on Heatla’s out, shortstop to
first, and scored on Pitcher Horton’s
sacrifice fly.
The "Junebugs” got two runs back
in their half of the first. Buchan
singled for the first of his four hits
for the day. Bob Richardson was safe
when the pitcher attempted to cover
the bag on a dribble down the first
base line and dropped the throw, ad
vancing Buchan to second. Both
Buchan and Richardson advanced on
a wild pitch and both scored a mo
ment later on White’s line single into
left center.
Not Enough Hits
From then on the “Junebugs”
were baffled by Pitcher Horton’s left
handed deliveries and, except for
Buchan’s singles in the third, sev
enth and niath and Arthur Pate's
base knock to center in the ninth that
scored Buchan with the "Junebug’s”
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Dedication Speaker
DIPLOMAS GIVEN
25 SENIORS AT
S. P. HIGH SCHOOL
Kev. Donald Stewart Makes Stir-
ring Address at Final Com
mencement Exercises
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MISS POWELL HONOR PUPIL
MRS. PETEK LVNC’H
Mrs. Lynch, the former MMdred
That eventful day looked forward
to for four long years came to 25
students of Southern Pines High
School yesterday. As their names
were called they marched to the ros
trum of the school’s auditorium and
were presented with their coveted di
plomas. Another Senior Class had
been graduated.
The final ceremonies of Commence
ment week were held last evening,
featured by a stirring address to the
graduates by the Rev. Donald Stew-
Harrington of Aberdeen, writer of, art, pastor of the Presbyterian
CHAIRMAN CURRIE Dewberry ison Opens
SEES COUNTY ON j With Prospects Bright Tor
CASH BASIS SOON, Best Crop in Five Years
At Present Rate Will Reduce
Bonded Debt to $221,000 bv
1945, He Says
LAUDS WORK OF WOMEN*
short stories and for some time a
member of the editorial staff of
American Magazine, will have a
prominent part in the dedication of
the new Alumnae House at the Wo
man's College of the University of
North Carolina, in Greensboro, to-
Church at Chapel Hill. Mr. Stewart,
a graduate of many educational in
stitutions both in this country and
abroad, spoke feelingly of the re
sponsibilities of the young citizens ia
an age besought with trials and trib
ulations. and outlined to them the
morrow. Mis. Lynch wrote the ded- j paths they should follow to take their
icatory ritual. She started her liter-1 proper place in the world.
ary career as a reporter for the
Moore County News at Carthage.
COUNTRY CLUB
OFFERS TO LEASE
AT $2,500 A YEAR
Board of Commissioners Ap
point Committee To Consider
Rental of Course and Club
Over Age Limit
Curtis Wall, Star Catcher of
»andli!ills “Junebugs,” In
eligible for Team
At a special meeting of the South
ern Pines Board of Commissioners
held on Monday, May 31, the South
ern Pines Country Club, represent
ed by President Hugh J. Betterley,
offered to lease the Country Club
property and buildings to the Town |
of Southern Pines for a two-year
period at $2,500 a year, the town then
to operate the club, retain all reve
nue and keep up the golf course and
buildings out of the revenues. Tha
club would pay taxes and insurance,
amounting to close to the $2,500 it
received.
The Board of Commissioners re
viewed the proposition and appoint
ed a committee consisting of L. V.
O’Callaghan, Charles S. Patch and
Eugene C. Stevens to investigate the
matter and work out a proposition
that would be acceptible to both par
ties. The committee will report back
to the board as soon as it completes
its study.
Leading honor students of the Sen
ior Class were announced at the ex
ercises. Miss Mildred Powell led the
class, with J. D. Sitterson a close
second. Sitterson was awarded the
I -\merican Legion Citizenship medal,
i annually given the student showing
I the greatest aptitude for and inter-
I est in civic affairs.
For the first time in the history of
the local school, the Commencemeni
exercises this year were dedicated
to Ralph L. Chandler, who recently
retired as secretary of the School
Board after long and diligent service.
Dr. Herr Presents Diplomat
The program started with the in-
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Chamber Endorses Plan
For New Ball Park
If nothing unforseen happens to
upset the present rate of reduction of
its bonded debt, Moore county will
soon be out from under its high in
terest rates and on a cash basis, Wil-
burH .Currie, chairman of the Board
of County Commissioners, told mem
bers of the Kiwanis Club of Aberdeen
at their weekly meeting held on
Wednesday at the Southern Pines
Country Club.
The county, he said, had retired ap
proximately $200,000 of bonds since
1930. It will, at the present rate, re
duce its debt $320,000 more by 1945,
leaving it owing but $221,000 at that
time. That will be a ratio of but one
percent on the present valuation. We
have not borrowejj any money nor is
sued any bonds since 1930, he said,
but stated it may be necessary to is
sue some bonds for necessary new
schools during the next year or two.
However, these bonds can be hand- \
led in the county’s sinking fund. I
Mr. Currie gave a most cheerful I
accounting of county finances to the
Kiwanians, telling them Moore ranks]
among the ten best counties of North
Carolina in respect to its condition. It
has $90,000 in banks and holds $53,-
000 in interest-bearing bonds at the
present time.
Tribute to Women
The chairman paid high tribute to
the women of the county for their
part in county affairs. He spoke par
ticularly of the value of the Moore
County Hospital Auxiliary, “without
whose efforts and help the hospital
would have a hard time existing,” of
the County Tuberculosis Association:
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THE MARKETS
AT C.AMERON
Market Operators—J. M. Guthrie,
Leighton McKeithen, D. L.
Wells, of Cameron.
Auctioneer—A. W. Farlow, Myrtle
Beach, S. C.
Buyers — Messrs. Guthrie, Mc
Keithen and Wells.
■VT VASS
Market Operators — Chadbourn
Marketing Co., C. Lacy Tate,
Manager.
Auctioneer—C. D. Taylor, Robin-
sonville.
Buyers—J. V. Hendrick, Freder
icks, Del., A. L. Marvel, Sea-
ford, Del., R. W. Emerson,
Wyoming, Del., B. W. Peal, E.
W. Miller and W. E. Bailey,
all of Chadbourn.
At a late hour Wednesday after
noon word was received from the
Bureau of Vital Statistics at Ral
eigh to the effect that Curtis Wall,
the brilliant young catcher who
has been such a bulwark, both on
offense and defense, to the Sand
hills Junior American Legion
baseball team, will be unable to
compete with the “Junebugs” in
the forthcoming campaign.
In the absence of accurate rec
ords of the date of Wall’s birth at
Cameron, his home town, he has
been practicing with the “June
bugs” awaiting information from
Raleigh that would set both him
self and the Legion authorities
straight on the subject. It was
only a question of a few days one
way or the other as to whether he
would be eligible and when the in
formation arrived yesterday it re
vealed that wall is just over the
age limit of 17 years set for Jun
ior Legion players.
The “Junebugs” will miss Wall,
but there is a good man available
to fill his shoes in the person of
Junior Dees and he will catch bis
first full game at Troy today.
Tennis Court Lig-hts
If $100 is Raised
s. p. Board of Commissioners
Submit Counter Proposition
To New Club
At a special meeting of the South
ern Pines Board of Commissioners
in collaboration with officials of the
Carolina Power and Light Company
and with Dr. L. M. Daniels, president
of the Tennis Club, the commission
ers voted to install flood lights for
both tennis courts on Pennsylvania
Avenue with the provision that the
Tennis Club raisa $100.00 towards
their installation. This was asked as
evidence of their interest and good
faith. The Tennis Club has person
ally pledged themselves for over
$50.00 and would greatly appreciate
any contributions from other tennis
enthusiasts of from parents whose
children might play. While it fs ad
mitted night lighting is an innova
tion,it has proven very successful
where tried. In fact, it nearly doubles
the capacity of the courts. It gives
players a chance to play who could
not possibly do so during the day
on account of summer heat or an
all-day job.
If you are interested you may make
your contributions to Dr. Daniels or
Mrs. Billie C. Milam. The lights will
not be erected until the specified sura
is raised.
Elects Joe DeBerry to Board of
Dir.ectors, Mrs. Edson as
Assistant Secretary
Directors of the Southern Pines
Chamber of Commerce discussed
numerous and varied activities at
theii meeting held Tuesday noon in
Jack’s Grill.
They talked about the project to
turn the Civic Club house into a com
munity reading and recreation room
for winter visitors next season, and
referred it back to a committee for
further plans. They heard a repori
from Chairman Frank Buchan of the
Public Affairs committee on plans to
end the promiscuous dumping of gar
bage in woods and fields around Sou
thern Pines. They endorsed a project
which is being discussed which may
lead to the building of a new base
ball park in town—or near town, with
the prospect of getting an Interna
tional League team here for Spring
training.
The Chamber elected Joe DeBerry,
local representative of the American
Tobacco Company and coach of the
Junior American Legion ball team
here, to the board of directors. Mrs.
Clarence Edson was elected assistant
secretary of the Chamber.
A resolution was passed in appre
ciation of Charlie Picquet’s keeping
the Carolina Theatre in Southern
Pines open during the summer
months despite the fact that it runs
at a loss. Another resolution was
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PE.-VCHES START TO MOVE
BY EXPRESS AND TRUCK
Mrs. Gordon Cameron
Dies; 111 Some Time
Played Important Part in Civic
and Charity Affairs in Pine-
hurst Community
413 ELIGIBLE FOR
SOCIAL SECURITY
AID IN MOORE CO.
Tentative Survey Made of Those
Entitled To Receive Ntew
Law Benefits
Markets in Cameron and Vass
Get Under Way with Early
Prices Favorable
RECENT RAINS HELP FRUIT
Peaches started to move in small
quantities from the Candor and West
End section of the county this week,
with some shipments by express and
some by trucks. Only the small May
flowers are marketable at this ear
ly season, but growers report they
have been pleased with the returns.
Prices on the New York market are
quoted at $9.00 a bushel, but if
sales were made there at this fig
ure It was probably for larger Geor
gia fruit, earlier on the market than
the Sandhills crop.
Pinehurst and the Sandhills com
munity was saddened last Thursday
by the death during the afternoon of
Mrs. Gordon McG. Cameron of Pine
hurst, wife of County Commissionet
Cameron. She had been ill for several
months. Mrs. Cameron has played
yuch an important part in civic and
charity affairs in Moore county and
has been so beloved of all who knew
her that her loss will be keenly felt.
The sympathy of the entire commun
ity goes out to her husband and
children.
Mrs. Cameron is survived by her
husband and two children, Bevins,
10, and Flora Ellen, 8; by her fath
er and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Bevins of Kingsport, Tenn.; the fol
lowing brothers and sisters. Miss
Ruby Nell Bevins. Mrs. Bolton. Em
ery, David, William and W. R. Bev
ins. Jr., of Kingsport, Mrs. D. G.
Root of Corbington, Ky., Mrs. Ste
phen Williams of EJast Radford, Va.,
and Eldward Bevins of Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. Cameron was a past president
of the Pinehurst Parent-Teachers As
sociation, and was an active member
of the Hospital Auxiliary, the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary and the Wo
men’s Auxiliary of the Community
Church.
Funeral services were held at the
Pinehurst Community Church on
Saturday afternoon, conducted by the
Rev. A. J. McKelway with the Rev.
Dr. T. A. Cheatham assisting. Burial
followed in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Southern Pines.
MISS MARCELLA FOLLEY
HONOR STUDENT AT PEACE
Estimates compiled by the North
Carolina Board of Charities and
Public Welfare indicate that approx
imately 413 residents of Moore Coun
ty will be eligible for aid under two
provisions of the State’s Social Se
curity program, which becomes ef
fective on July 1.
A tentative survey shows that in
Moore county 219 persons beyond
the age of 65 years, and 194 depend
ent children under 16 are entitled to
receive benefits enumerated in the
legislation adopted by the 1937 Gen
eral Assembly.
Persons desiring assistance must
apply to the County Board of Wel
fare at Carthage, where they will be
granted interviews and allowed to
file written applications if their cases
are considered worthy.
Applicants for all phases of as
sistance must show that they do not
have sufficient income or other re
sources to provide a reasonable sub
sistence “compatible with decency
and health.”
Those applying for Old Age As
sistance must show that they are
more than 65 years of age; that they
are not financially able to care for
themselves properly; that they are
citizens of the United States; that
they have lived in North Carolina
for five of the last nine years; that
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Sandhills Firemen To
Attend Sanford Meet
Dewberries are on the market, the
fruit in the production of which
Moore county leads the world. The
markets in Vass and Cameron open
ed the forepart of this week, and
pickers and packers, auctioneers and
buyers are busy starting the luscious
berries on their way to northern ta
bles.
Prospects for the dewberry crop in
the Vass-Cameron area this year are
better than they have been for the
past five years, according to Leigh
ton McKeithen, one of the owners
and operators of the Cameron Dew
berry Auction Co., Inc.
Although the dewberry acreage in
the Cameron area is about 10 per cent
less than during the 1936 season and
the Vass acreage is estimated to be
about the same as last year, the vine
growth is better and the fruit yield
much heavier.
The lack of rain during the past
few weeks has resulted m a smaller
berry in the early packs and prices
offered to the farmer the first of this
w'eek at the auction platforms were
more or less of a gamble on the part
of the warehouse owners.
Although the Cameron market did
not open until Wednesday morning,
Leighton McKeithen was buying a
few crates of the tetter grades at a
little over 10 cents a quart on Tues
day morning and hazarded the opin
ion that, under present conditions, the
bigger berries would bring the farm
ers from 10 to 12 cents a quart. Smal
ler and less uniform berries would
bring about 8 1-2 to 9 cents a quart.
At Vass, where the market opened
Tuesday noon, C. L. Tate informed
The Pilot that there really was no
definite market in New York at the
time and that it would be several
days before any line could be obtain
ed on the price there. On Tuesday,
in an attempt to figure futures on
Thursday’s market in New York,
farmers were getting from 9.4 cents
to 10.4 cents per quart on the auc
tion platform in Vass.
Recent Kuln Helped Crop
The rain that fell Wednesday af
ternoon and evening was a welcome
sight to the dewberry farmers and
was just what was needed to swell
and color the berries and within a
few' days, when the larger, more lus
trous berries start coming in, the
price should rise two or three cents
a quart.
In the meanwhile, however, it is
thought that the pric.^s quoted at the
auction openings the early part of
the week will be subject to but little
variation.
Dewberries in the Vasa-Cameron
area at one time brought as high as
$12.00 per crate for fancy grades, but
that was in the days when dewberries
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Miss Marcella Folley, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Folley of Aber
deen, was the top honor student of
the graduating class at Peace Col
lege in Raleigh this year. Miss Fol
ley and Miss Dee Batchelor of Aber
deen were members of the class
which was graduated on Tuesday
night of this week.
Enter Team in Watier Race; Se
lect Maybelle Ward for Queen
of Convention
The City of Sanford is preparing
a real welcome for members of the
fire companies from Rockingham
Red Springs, Maxton, Fayetteville,
Raeford, St. Pu'Hs, Hamlet, Carth
age, Pinehurst, Aberdeen and South
ern Pines attending the annual meet
of the Sandhill Firemen’s Association
in that city on Wednesday and Thurs
day, June 9th and 10th.
The water race team of the local
company, Tom Vann, captain, Ed
Davis, John Cameron. Harold Fowler,
Harold Maples, Oscar Michaels,
Harry Cashion and J. D. Gregory
have been drilling for several weeks,
and are expected to make a good
showing. Chief L. V. O’Callaghan,
Assistant Chief L. S. Rowell and
Captain Albert Adams will also at
tend the convention.
Miss Maybelle Ward, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Ward, was select
ed by members of the company as
their candidate in the contest for
Queen of the Convention.
Quick Police Work
Car stolen Here Saturday, Re
covered Sunday in Charlotte,
Trio in Court Monday
That the arm of the law reaches
far and reaches surely and swiftly
was demonstrated in the county
this week.
Saturday evening about 6:00
o’clock, Frank Dudgeon of Pine
hurst parked his car near the Car
olina Hotel in Pinehurst. When he
returned to the spot some threo
hours later, the car was gone.
Sunday morning a message wa.-
received stating that the car bar:
been located In Charlotte.
Monday, in Recorder’s court in
Carthage, Howard Sheffield, Al
bert Willard and Donald McDon
ald. white, of Pinehurst, wer-'
bound to Superior Court unde
bonds of $250 each on a charge of
larceny. The car had been damag
ed to some extent.