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MOORE COUNTY’S
LEADING
NEWS-WEEKLY
THE
A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 18, NO. 42.
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Southern Fines and Aberdeen, North Carolina. Friday, September 16, 1938.
RECORD OPENING
DAY ON ABERDEEN
TOBACCO MARKET
Total Sales of 239,000 Pounds,
Bijf^est V'olume in History,
Hroujfht 21.82 AveraRe
FARMERS WELL PLEASED
To Celebrate 148th Birthday on Sunday
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FIVE CENTS
Abeideen broke all known records
on Tuesday, the opening day of its
annual tobacco market, when 238,901
pounds of bright leaf were sold on
the floors of the two warehouses-
This was the largest opening day
volume within the memory of those
connected with the tobacco business
hereabouts, and nearly double last
year’s opening day figure.
Nor was thia the whole story-
More than 350,000 pounds of tobac
co was brought into the Aberdeen
market for the opening, so much
go that more than 100,000 pounds had
to be held over for the Wednesday
sales.
Few tickets were turned. The far
mers seemed satisfied with the
prices the buyers of all the leading
cigarette manufacturing companiea
offered for their product. The first
day’s official average was 21.82 cents
a pound, about in line with sales
throughout the tobacco belts which
have already opened.
Over $50,000 Paid
The Aberdeen Warehouse, which
“Tom” Smith of Lumberton and
Gene Maynard of Aberdeen are oper-
ating, had the first sale Tuesday and
sold 104,654 pounds, turning over to
farmers $22,103.97. The larger Car
ter Warehouse, being operated by
R Falk Carter, formerly of Carth
age, sold 134,250 pounds which gave
the growers $30,116-69 to spend. Nei*
ther warehouse could sell &U the
leaf that came In for sale, but- the
floors were cleared by Wednesday af
ternoon. Some 175,000 pounds were
sold Wednesday, the price holding up.
Prices for top grades at the open
ing ran as high as 37 cents, but as a
rule good tobacco was not bringing
as high a comparative price as the
medium grades.
Total sales for the first three days
(through Thursday) were 453,682
pounds-
Hundreds from all over this sec
tion attended the opening and Aber
deen business houses report a brisk
trade.
Carthage had bife first day, with
the farmers appearing satisfied with
their returns- Sanford sold 2-10,568 [
pounds Tuesday, at an average of!
21.75.
Southerii'*"?^ ''es Budget For
Fiscal YeaiS $73,459.98,
Calling for $2.80 Tax Rate
OLD BETHESDA CHURCH AND CHURCHYARD
On Sunday, September 18th, Old Bethesda Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen will celebrate
her 148th Home Coming.
The Rev. Frank S. Blue, pastor of the North Vanguard Presbyterian Church of Raleigh,
will be the guest minister for the occat5ion. The services will be held at 11:00 o’clock Sunday
morning.
On this day each year, all the living former members, their descendants and friends of the
Old Church return for a brief quiet pause in and around Old Bethesda which is more and more
becoming a shrine. Because it is the resting place of Ambassador Walter Hines Page and other
prominent citizens, thousands make a pilgrimage each year to the cemetery.
Dinner will be spread in the grove at noon.
Bcains in the Sky
■Maneuvers Be.n'in at Fort
Hrasff With Searchlijihts
and Gunfire
Tho.-3e great boams of light
you’ve been seeing in the sky at
night originate at Fort Bragg. The
maneuvers there started on Mon
day. Here's the schedule for the
next week.
Sept- 12-15—Three-inch gun fire
day and night- Live ammunition.
Sept- 16-20—Machine gun firing-
Live ammunition- Searchlight
drill and target practice-
Sept. 21—Postponed firing. Live
ammunition.
Sept. 22—Machine gun firing.
Live Ammunition.
Sept. 23—Postponed firing.
Live ammunition-
Sept- 23-28—Searchlight drUl.
The air maneuvers, in which the
Knollwood Airport here will play
a part, do not begin until Octo
ber 3.
Fifteen-Cent Increase Due To
Net'es.si(y of Retiring $31,-
000 in Bonds in 1939
GENERAL FI ND PARED
PUBUC ASKED FOR
IDEAS TO RESTORE
PROSPERITY TOU.S.
Republican Party Wants Pro
gram Which Does Not Inter
fere with Personal Rights
SEEKS “THE RIGHT WAY”
High School Enrollment of 170
Tops Last Yearns Figure By 15
] 50 Banquet and Dance
As Guests of Lions Club
Charter of New Organization in
Aberdeen Presented To Pres
ident Barber
Some 150 members and friends
' from this section of North Carolina
gathered in the Aberdeen Warehouse
last Friday evening for the Charter
Celebration of the newly organized
Lions Club. Speeches and the char
ter presentation followed a sump-
tioua banquet served by the young
ladies of Aberdeen, and danoing fol
lowing the speeches, and a good time
vras had by all.
District Governor C. A. Lano of
Sanford presented the charter to the
Aberdeen club, and it was accepted
hy the Rev. Ernest L, Barber, pres
ident. Others on the toast list were
G. C. Dorsett, president of the San
ford Lions club; Mayor Frank Sham-
burger of Aberdeen, V/. L. Batche
lor, Immediate Past District Gov
ernor Mack Jemigan and another
former district governor, V. Ash-
baugh. There were Lions present
from Durham, Raleigh, Sanford,
Rockingham and other nearby towns.
Don Ellington’s orchestra from
Raleigh furnished the music for the
dancing.
Members of the new Aberdeen
club are the following: Mr. Barber,
W. L. Batchelor, H. Clifton Blue, Dr.
J. P. Bowen, T. N. Clark, L. J. Daw
kins, J. B. Edwards, C. G. Farrell,
F. D. Farrell, C. L. Guion, C. J. John
son, K. V. Matthews, A. C. McDonald,
-J. D. McLean, Melvin, N>
PfeaHLD^ and J. C RobUUw. t
An appeal to the people of Moore
county for suggestions to lead the
country out of chaos and back into
order is made by Mrs. Herbert F.
Seawell, Jr., North Carolina Young
Republican National Committeewo-
man, in a thoughtful letter to The
Pilot. “The Republican party is not
nskitig for your votes. It’s asking for
yuur ideas and your sincere convic-
tion.s of what is best for the entiroi
country," she says- Her communica
tion reads:
During the last five years of un
certainty and searching of hearts, the
American people le-examined their
beliefs and and prejudices, their
ways of doing business and of farm
ing, and learned a great deal about
the causes of poverty, disease and
ignorance. There can only be one re
sult. That is, a keener appreciation
;-jy every citizen and every business
man of an obligation to society and
the nation as a whole. We have be-
gim to learn that there is a unity of
purpo.xc and a unity of welfare tliat
binds together country man and city
man, rich man and poor man, white
man end black man int® one destir.y.
So there has crystalized a new and
invigorating purpose. It is to creati>
a resurgence of industrial activity
upon the foundation of this idea of
socal service; to take preventative
measures against the recurrenc3 of
the greaU depression; to corre^jt
abuses disclosed in business and fi
nance which in fact, hampered in
dustry and worked against the com
mon welfare; to strengthen the safe
guard of the rights of labor; to find
a rational way to put agriculture in
a more equitable relation to indus
try; to spread income and buying
power throughout the population, and
to do all these without in any way
interfering with the personal rights
and dignity of the individuaV The
bill of rights comes first and all the
program lies within its framework.
General Beliefs
Ih spite of the names we call each
other, it is an undoubted fact that
nine Americaiis out of ten believe in
all these purposes. This includes
Democrats — Jeffersonian and New
Deal—Republicans, Liberals and Con
servatives, Socialists and Sirmers. We
will newer all agree how these things
—or any of them—should be done.
(Phatt l|im to po4/9 ^M)
Fire Prevention
Help Firemen Locate Haz
ards in Your Homes, For
Your Own Safety
Members of the Southern Pines
Fire Department are going to in
spect dwellings throughout the
city next week, and urge property
owners to have their basement
accessible to them. This is an
annual inspection required by law.
They will report to the owneiB
on fire hazards discovered and
make suggestions for decreasing
danger. The public is asked to co
operate in all possible ways, for
their own good. Fires increase in
surance rates. To say nothing of
endangering lives.
Two Courses Offered, College
Preparatory and Commercial.
—Dramatics Featured
NEW BOYS SCHOOL
ENDORSED BY VOTE
OF S. P. CHAMBER
The Southern Pines Board of Com-
mi.ssioners this week released for
publication the town budget for the
fiscal year starting July l3t, 1938
and ending June 30, 1939- It calls
tor a total revenue from taxes of
$73,459.98, a tax rate of $2.80. Last
year's tax rate was $2.65. The rate
i.s based on an assessed real estate
valuation of $2,598,821.00.
Expenses for the fiscal year are
estimated as follows:
General Fund, w'hich in
cludes maintenance of
streets, sewers, lights, fire
and police departments,
, and administrative ex-
penses - $39,273-96
Serial Bond Fund—Inter-
I est and principal 29,366-02
Municipal Parks 1,220.00
Maintenance & Planting,
Mt. Hope Cemetery 500.00
Improvements, Southern
Pines Country Club 2,600.00
Fertilizer and Maintenance,
Knollwood Airport 500.00
Directors See It As Distinct
Value to Sandhills and
a State Need
DR. OSBORNE SPEAKER
I Total $73,459.98
From the period beginning
1 July 1st, 1938 and ending
June 30, 1939 the t»wn
will retire in bonds $31,000.00
- It will pay interest on its
debt of $527,000 as of J^ly
1, 1938 29,326.25
Kiwanis Club Puts on
“News Reel” Program
Hears Reports From Members
on Various Phases of Activ
ity in the Sandhills
Wednesday was “News Reel Day’’;
at the Sandhills Kiwanis Club's week,
ly meeting, held in the Presbyterian
Sunday School room in Aberdeen.
There being no “feature film,” or
regularly scheduled speaker for the
c"ay, the presiding officer called for
news reports on rious subjects per
tinent to the community at this
time, with the following result:
Paul Dana told of the progress be
ing made on the construction of the
new Nurses Home at the Moore
County Hospital.
Talbot Johnson reported on Aber
deen’s new full fashioned hosiery
plant, and introduced the president
of the Crystal Hosiery Company of
New Yorl^, William H Milier, to
the club.
The Hbv. J. Fred Stimson told of
progress being made on the cam
paign to build a new boys’ prepara
tory school in the Sandhills.
E. W. Reinecke reported on resi-
c’ence building prospects throughout
the section.
Charles W. Picquet talked or\ the
foreign situation.
Robert L. Hart, president of the
Southern Pines Chamber of Com
merce, told of tha gift of $11,250
from the PWA for a new library
building in his town-
Judge J. Vance Rowe and Dr. T.
A. C^eaUnun talked about the to-
(Fluut turn to paxit
With an enrollment of 464 pupils,
four more than the first monta of
last year, the Southern Pines Schools
opened for the Fall term promptly
at 8:15 o’clock last Wednesday morn
ing. The elementary enrollment to
talled 294 pupils as against 305 last
opening; the high school 170 pupils j
as against 155. Superintendf'nt F. W.
Webster expects the addition of at
least 20 more pupils to the enroll
ment for the Fall term. First week
enrollment for the high school shows
a gain of 15 pupils over last open
ing, and a gain of 26 over 1936.
The high school curriculum for
this year carries, as for the past
few year's, two distinct curricula,
namely, the college preparatory and
the commercial course. The follow
ing subjects are offered in the col
lege preparatory: four years of Eng
lish, two years of Latin, two years of
French, three years of Mathematics,
three years of Social Science, lour
years of Natural Science. The com
mercial course offers: two years of
Shorthand, thr-ee years of Typewrit
ing, one year of General Business
Practice, one year of Bookkeeping
end oce year of Business English.
The former leads to college en
trance while the later does not en
able a student to enter college-
In addition to the above two new
subjects are being offered to Juniors
and Seniors this year; a course in
Dramatics and a course in Vo
cational Guidance. The Dramat
ics cour-se will deal \rith the
improvement of diction, public
speaking, quality and tone control
of the voice and the appreciation and
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The Southern Pines Chamber of
Commerce, meeting for the first
time since last May, heartily endors
ed the movement to establish a boys’
Total bonds and interest .$60,326.25
In addition to the amount .^et aside
in the budget from taxes the follow-
praparatory school in the Sandhills applied toward the re-
at a well attended gathering in Jack s, tirement of bonds and the payment
Grill Tuesday noon. Present at thelgf interest on the funded debt:
session were: | Special Street Assessments $ 1,019-10
President R- L- Hart, Howard • Appropriation from Water
Burns, C- W- Picquet, A- S. New-1 Department 23,090 54
comb, Lloyd Clark, Henry W. Dorn,: Rent from ABC store, after
the Rev. J. Fred Stimson, Dr. W. E- deduction for lighting, etc- 1,150.00
Overcash, Harry Lewis, Earl G | Amount to be withdrawn
Merrill, H. J- Bet^erley, M- F- Gran-j from Sinking Fund set up
tham, N. C Hyde, Walter Blue, Her-
bert Cameron, Norris Johnson, Mr.
Ormsby, J. D- Arey, Chan Page, O
O. Harwell. L- D- McDonald and Dr-
Francis Osborne-
during past years 5,700.59
Total $30,960.23
The principal reason for the slight
Dr.'Osborne outlined the plans for increase in the tax rate is that where
as during the past fiscal year the
town had to retire $24,000 in bonds,
this year it has $31,000 to provide for
this purpose^ a jump of $7,000. The
peak in bond retirement will be
reached in 1945, when there will be
the new school, stressing its need
in North Carolina which now has no
institution of this type. From 500
to 600 boys leave North Carolina an
nually for such schools in other
states, he said, and he gave figures
showing that in the five boys’ sec-1 $53,000 due. The average per year
ondary schools in Virginia the en-! is $32,000. A sinking fund is estab-
rollment had increased 400 during' lished to aid in meting payments
the last three years. years.
Sandhills Selected The town operated withim its bud-
He told of the ideal site selected'^^t during the past fiscal year, and
here on The Midland Farms midway ‘he Board of Commissioners has cut
between Pinehurst and Southern! General Fund appropriations this
Card Party To Raise
Funds For Boy Scouts
'Junior Chamber of Commerce
Is Sponsoring Event at Civic
Club Next Friday
Continuing their drive for funds
to complete the Boy Scout project
I already under way, the Junior Cham-
I ber of Commerce is sponsoring a
* card party to be held at th& Civic
Club on Friday night, September 23rd.
I Tickets for this event will be sold
I at 25 cents per person and the pro
ceeds will go to the Jay-Cee spon
sored Troop No. 4, Boy Scouts.
Bridge will be, of course, the pre
dominant feature, but anyone can
* m^e up their own table and play
hum ic pag$ tiffht)
Fines, after the organization com-
mittee had scoured the state, and re-
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Murdoch Johnson In
Senate Election Fiffht
Must Face Another Primary
Despite Withdrawal of Sec
ond Man in First
Former North Carolina State Sen
ator Murdoch M. Johnson, formerly
of Aberdeen, who is now a candidate
for the State Senate in South Car
olina, is having his troubles. He was
high man in the first primary, though
without a majority. However, the
second high, G. O. Welch announced
his withdrawal wo it looked like Mr.
Johnson was nominated. *
Now comeB the news that S. Fr
Brasington, State Senator for the
past four years who had announced
his candidacy in July only to wlth-
drpiw because of ill health, rearmoun-
ces, and the Kershaw county Demo
cratic committee has called another
primary for September 20th.
Sounds Uke the Deane-Burgin
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year about $2,000, paring expenses
down to the lowest ebb it considers
practicable-
Mayor D- G- Stutz states that the
I proposed bond issue for a library and
civic center site has in no way af
fected the tax rate, that such pur
chase, with payments spread over a
long period of time, should have no
appreciable effect on the tax rate
due to the fact that the town is no v
saving in interest on bonds paid off,
most of which are at six percent,
sufficient to offset the $12,000 issue
to be voted on next month. Bonds
sold by the town today are on a
three to four percent basis as against
the six per cent which Southern
Pines has been paying on old is
sues.
HOSPITAL DIRECTORS TO
MfEET THIS AFTERNO»lN
The regular quarterly meeting of
the board of directors of Moore Coun
ty Hospital, lac., has been called tor
this, Friday, afternoon, at 4:00 p.
ra. at the hoi^ital. The directors will
inspect work on the new Nur«oa'
Homes now under construction, a&
we»n w tnuisact routine' bufiinf>«s