May 00 15, MOORE COUNTY’S LEADING NEWS-WEEKLY THE A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding aAOLB dPAINCS MAHUKY JACKSON apRIHO» SOUTMeRH pinss yplMEBLUFP FIRST IN NEWS, CIRCULATION ft ADVERTISING of the Sandhill Terth v of North Carolina VOL. 18, NO. 24. Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina. Friday, May 27, 1988. FIVE CENTS CANDIDATES REACH HOME STRETCH ON POLITICAL TRACK You Hear All Kinds of Predic tions For Congress and Other Ofhces PRIMARIES WEEK OFF Mrs. Gregory Here To Launch , GOVERNOR HOEY TO Robin Hood Farm Movement GRADUATION TALK TO SENIORS Daughter of Late Senator Ov erman Outlines Plans For Vocational Project Women’s Chairman They’re coming down the home stretch in the political campaign. With the primaries but a week off, the boys arc shaking hands as fast as they can get around the county, and the cigar bills are mounting. The main questions you hear on the street corners—and it depends upon the speakers what answers you hear —are these; Will Frank Hancock give “Bob” Reynolds any kind of a run for the Democratic Senatorial nomination? Moore county looks safe for Sena tor “Bob” but you never can tell- Anyway, the genial Ashevillite isn’t •worrying. He even cancelled some speaking engagements this week to stay in Washington. Who will be in the second pri mary for the Democratic nomination for Representative in Congress to succeed Walter Lambeth? You hear all kinds of talk- Some say Deane and Burgin; some say Burgin and Beasley; a few think George Ross ■will make the grade; a few predict Deane and Beasley. And still others say Newton is a “dark horse” and •will surprise. It’s anybody’s guess. Wiseacres among the politics think Moore county will be pretty well split up between Ross, Beasley and Deane. Deane seems strong in the lower end of the county. Rosa has ■been hurt by folks who say he isn’t really a resident of Moore county any more, that he lives in Raleigh. But George has never abandoned Jackson Springs as his voting resi dence, and has always called it home. Will any of the three candidates for ‘Mose” Boyette's job as county solicitor “get in” on the first pri mary? We’ve heard it predicted that Leland McKeithen may, but Broth ers Burns and Scott of Carthage laugh at the assertion. It’s a pretty fight anyway, the prettiest in the county. Will the Democratic voters return Judge Vance Rowe to the Recorder’s Court? You hear all over that Sam Hoyle, who has presided over this court himself, going great guns and may upset the dope. There's no ^oubt the Aberdeenian will get a heavy vote in this end of the coun ty, and he's been assured support in all sections. But so has Carthage Sam. Another pretty racv Will the Board of County Com missioners remain “as it?” There’s only one contest, that between Com missioner Gordon Cameron and W. H. McNeill of Aberdeen. At this writing it looks like Gordon, who’s been on the board for some time and through a periotl when the coun ty has made splendid progress. His friends say they can see no reason wliy the electorate should throw him out, even though he has a good man running against him. Will the next Coroner be a Fry, a Frye or a Hill. The candidates are the present incumbent, D. Carl Frye; R. G. Frye, Jr. and M. A. Hill. The Fry without the “e” appears to be in the lead. Anyone who can answer these questions can make some money be tween now and Saturday, June 4th VACATION BIBLE SC^HOOL AT PINEHURST OPENS MONDAY The annual Vacation Bible School i3f the Pinehurst Community Church will begin its two weeks session Mon day morning. May 30- ChUdren be tween the ages of 4 and 15 yoars in clusive are eligible to attend. They will be divided into four departments. Beginners, Primaries, Juniors «nd Intermediates. These departments will be in charge of three or four teachers each. The daily sessions will be three hours- Parents of children in and around Pinehurst are cordial ly invited and urgdd to enroll their children promptly on the first day of the gchool. The school will be under the supervision of Mrs. W L. Cun ningham who will gladly furnish Information. Mrs. Edwin Clarke Gregory, of Sali.sbury, a daughter of the late distinguished United States Senator from North Carolina, Lee S. Over man, is a guest at the Highland Pines Inn, Southern Pines. Mrs. Gregory is here in the interest of a project dear to her heart, the launching of the Robin Hood farm movement at the Manice farm, a few miles from Pinehurst. Appointed last week by the State Executive committee of the Robin Hood Farms as chairman of the Wo man’s Committee assist in rais ing funds, Mrs. Gregory came to Southern Pines on Monday and es tablished temporary headquarters at the Inn. Her background and exper ience ideally fit her for the task of interesting the people of North Carolina in an estimable undertak ing, that of providing vocational training for deserving Tar Heel boys and girls above high school age and without financial means for further education. Practical training and ex perience in farming operations will be provided these youths. Mrs- Gregory is president of the Salisbury Woman’s Club and chair man of the Colonial Dames Society of Rowan county. She is also North Carolina director for the Robert S. Lee Memorial Foundation. She has held important offices with the Dau ghters of the American Revolution, including State Regent, Vice-Presi dent of the National Society and Vice-Chairman of the National De fense Committee for the South. Decorated by Wilson President Wilson decorated Mrs. Gregoi-y with the World War Service Medal for Red Cross service. Presi dent Coolidge conferred upon her the Cross of Honor Medti’. President Coolidge, Chief Justice Taft and Chief Justice Hughes sent her on the American Flag good-will tour of the world. Mrs. Gregory has served as trus tee for the TTniversity of North Car olina. Daughter of the late Senator Overman, she is a granddaughter of the late State Chief Justice Augus- tus Summerfield Merrimon. Her son, Lee Overman Gregory, was recently appointed State Assistant Attorney General. Her husband, Edwin Clarice Gregory, served in the State Senate in 1937, and was nominated with out opposition for the 1939 Senate. “I know of no other person in the state so well qualified to act as chair man of the Women’s Committee for Robin Hood Farms. Mrs. Gregory realizes deeply the need for helping deserving Tar Heel boys and girls to become self-supporting, respectable North Carolina citizens,” said Secre tary of State Thad Eure, in com menting on the appointment. The Farm Movement In an intezview this week, Mrs. Gregory told The Pilot something about the aims of the Robin Hood Farm movement. It is propose^l, she said, to furnish w’ithout charge a school where boys of 16 to 20 years may learn practical farming, dairy, ing, animal husbandry, carpentry, honey making, poultry raising, truck gardening, soils selection, pig rais ing, mushroom culture, care of farm machinery, use of fertilizers, com mercial canning and rotation of crops- Girls, to be admitted later, may learn to cook, sew, make butter, can food and do general hou-sekeep- ing in a practical way. There will be no expense whatever to the students to be very carefully selected for this thorough training. FXjod, clothing, housing, tools and a small amount of spending money will be furnished to each student. It is believed the commercial sale of farm products they raise while learning, ultimately will cover ac tual living expenses and thus make the school largely self-supporting. It is proposed to start at some time before fall, when the premises are ready, with about 50 boys. As the projects develop»s, it is planned to eventually have 500 boys and g^ls on the farm when the necessary fa cilities are provided. “I feel sure that every earnest, (Pleate tum to page four) Commencement Exercises of Southern Pines Sth«M)l Begin on Sunday Evening 2() IN GRADUATING CLASS ]\IRS. EDWIN GKEGOKY SPECIAL ELECTION ON CIVIC CENTER SET FOR JULY 19 Registration Books To Be Open on Four Saturdays Preceding Day for Balloting DECIDE ON BOND ISSUE The special election in Southern Pines, to decide the question of pur chase of the Harrington property, adjoining the new postoffice on West Broad street, has been set for Tuesday, July 19, with books op^n for a special registration on the four .Saturdays preceding the election. An advertisement calling for this reg istration and election appear^ in another column of this issue of The Pilot. The advertisement says, in part: “A special election will be held on Tuesday, July 19, 1938 for the pur pose of authorizing the issuance and sale of $9,000.00 in Town of South ern Pines bonds for the purpose of purchasing x x x the balance of the Harrington property on West Broad street, adjoining the new United States Postoffice Building and the voters will vote 'For Bond Issue’ or 'Against Bond Issue,’ and if a ma jority of the qualified voters shall vote ‘For Bond Issue,’ the said bonds totalling .?9.000.00 will be issued and nold and the money used for the pur chase of the aforesaid lot of land. If a majority of the qualified voters shall vote ‘Against Bond Issue,’ the said bonds will not be issued and the Town will not purchase the said lots of land.” Commencement exercises of the Southern Pines High School will be gin with ■ the baccalaureate ser mon this Sunday evening. May 29, at the Church of Wide Fellow ship at 8:15 o’clock. The graduation exercises will be held at the High School auditorium at 8:15 p. m. Wednesday, June 1st. The Class Day exercises will be held in the audi torium at 11:00 o'clock on the morn ing of Wednesday, June 3rd. The Rev. J. Fred Stimson, pastor of the Baptist Church of Southern Pines, will preach the baccalaureate sermon; Governor Clyde R. Hoey will give the commencement address. The personnel of the Senior class is Petria Ernestine Bailey, Gertrude Rogalin Baker, Edith B. Blake, Frank Walker Buchan, Eleanor Blanche Cameron, Herbert Alexan der Cameron, Mary Louise Cameron, Alfred G. Chiswell, Peggy W^inboume Graves. Lucy Clara Hall, Catherine Elizabeth Hilderman, John Boyd Jones, Evelyn Louise Kellia, Robert West Kolb, Ollie Christine Maples, Jessie Rebecca McDonald, James Shepard Milliken, Jr., Colin Porter Osborne, Jr., Edgar A. Parker, Char les A. Speas Phillips, Edward Levis (Please tm-n to page sex.\TKS SOI OUT FOR ( SOFTB.ALL LEAGUE TE.VM Softball, which has taken a firm footing throughout the country, is in the offing in the Sandhills. There is considerable talk of a league here this summer, with teams in Aber deen, Pinehurst, Southern Pines and possibly other towns participating. Pinehurst already has a team. Those in Southedn Pines interest ed in the game are requested to give their names to Charlie Parker or Lew Fields at the Masonic Tem ple Barber Shop prior to Wednes day of next week,, after which can didates will try out for positions on the local team at the baseball park Secretary of State Thad Eure and John A. Park, publisher of the Ral eigh Times, will speak at the meet ing of the Southern Pines Rotary Club at Jack’s Grill this noon on the Iwbin Hood Farm movement near Pinehurst. ble in front of the new Southern Pines postoffice at 10:30 a. m. Le gion caps are to be provided for those not having them- The organi zations will then parade to the church where they will be met by the Auxiliary and Boy Scout repre- .sentatives. The Squadron of Sons of the Legion now being formed, will march in the parade. The Rev. Voight O. Taylor will preach the memorial sermon. jin the afternoon Legion and Aux iliary committees will decorate the graves of the veterans in the various cemeteries of the Sandhills, under the leadership of the following: Southern Pines, Mr; and Mrs. L. V. O’Callaghan and Mr. and Mrs, Hugh Betterley; Bethesda, Mrs. Rob ert SN. Page, Sr. Mr. and Mr.s. Dan R. McNeill and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Creel; Lakeview, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Woolley; Vass, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Dwight; Union, J. M. Davis; Cameron, • Mrs. J. Mitchell Guthrie; West End and Bensalem. J. Hawley Poole, J. F. Sinclair and Mrs Donald Elfort. The Decoration committees In most cases plan to visit the cemeteries on Saturday and see that the g^ave* of veterans are clear of weeds and grass. They will probably call upon other Legion and Auxiliaiy members for help in this clean-up. If you have flowers or evergreens that can be used in decorating the graves please give them to members of the com. mltte or tak« them to the cemetery nearest you on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock- Baker, State President of the Ladies' An.xi'^ii-y. The delegates will register at the Baptist Church between 12:00 and 1:00, immediately following the ded ication of the new postoffice, and will be served lunch by the ladies of the church, which will be convention headquartei-s. Before the business session all afternoon there will be a brief program during which ITrs. R. T. Mills will sing a solo and Miss Katherine Buchan and W. P. Whit- lock a duet. Mrs. Ola W. Thomp son is chairman of the Program committee. After the invocation by the Rev. E. L. Barber, the Rev. J. Fred Stimson will welcome the dele gates and Preston T. Kelsey will tell the visitors something about South ern Pines and its history. On account of the convention, the postoffice will close for business at n :0C '•’clock tomorrow morning, but the stamp and general windw's will be opened from 4:00 to 6:00 In the afternoon, Postmaster Buchan an nounces. The ladies of the Civic Club are keeping open house for members of the Postal Clerks’ Woman’s Auxil iary during the day. B.4NKS CliOSE MONDAY Banka in Moore county will be closed all day on Monday, Decora^ tion Day, The Southern Pinea post- office will open its st^unp and general delivery window until 10:0# a. m.