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MOORE COUNTY’S LEADING NEWS-WEEKLY THE A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding spniHOS SPRINO* PIKIEBLUPP PILOT URST IN NEWS, ^ CIRCULATION & ADVERTISING of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina VOL. 18, NO. 44. Southern Pines and Aberdeen. North Carolina. Friday, September 30, 1938. SANDHILLERSSAFE IN NEW ENGLAND HURRICANE AREA Verner Z. Reeds Suffer $100,- 000 Loss at Newport Home.— Almet Jenks Escape BOONES AT WESTHAMPTON Winter residents of the Sandhills escaped with their lives in the hurri cane which swept the New England and Long Island coasts a week ago, but reports have come in of thrilling moments and of considerable proper ty loss. The Newport, R. I. residence of Mr. and Mrs. Verner Z. Reed of Pine- hurst suffered damage estimated in despatches at $100,000. Mr. and Mrs. Reed are visiting friends in Newport pending reconstruction of their home, Terra Mare. "Water rolled through the main floor after the windows ■were broken by the hurricane. Mrs. Reed and servants escaped,” the re port said. Anxious friends here did not hear from Mr. and Mrs- Almet Jenks, at Leets Island, near Guilford, Conn., for a week after the storm. The Pi lot received a telegram on Tuesday saying: “Family ifrharmed. House and barn untouched but trees prac tically all down and place a general wreck. Boat beached way inland but apparently undamaged. Nearby build Ings destroyed.” Fifty of the 75 houses along the ahore near the Salnnnet Country Club, Little Compton, R. I., wh«re the Roy Grinnells and Donald Ross summer were totally destroyed. Hundreds of trees on the Leonard Tufts estate at Meredith, N. H., were l)lov^'n down. Mr. and Mra C. H. Durgin, en route to Southern Pines, were held up by the storm at Manchester, N. H. The hotel In which they spsnt the summer lost its roof. Mr. and Mrs. S. Clyde Wilson of Southern Pines were at Buowning’s Beach, R. I., but escaped despite gen eral destruction all about them. Mr. Boone Telephones Relatives and friends anxiously awcuted word from a large number in the stricken area. Mr. and Mrs. Emmett E. Boone of the Pine Needles Inn were tt Westhampton Beach, L. I., where scores w’ere drowned. Mr. Boone telephoned after the storm that they were safe, but their hotel suffered some dumage. Others in the section reported safe were: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Morell at Peacedale, R- I-: Robert Pottle, son of J. L. Pbttle of the Hollywood Hotel, Providence; Maitland Grover, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gro ver, Providence; Earl Crawford, vice- president of the Industrial Trust Company, Providence, son of Mrs. M. R. Carpenter, Southern Pines; Miss Elizabeth Macauley, daughter of Charles Macauley, Southampton, L- I.; Morris Eadie, son of Mrs. EJa- die, Southern Pines, Rumford, R. I-; Mrs. M. F. Tompkbis, Bellport, N. Y., and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Barr and their daughter, Mrs. S- M. Prior, Hartford, Conn. A hurricane is reported to have hit Charleston, S. C., yesterday, causing a number of casualties and heavy property damage. Books Open Southern Pines Residents Must Register Again To Vote on Library Site Registration books are now open for th* special election to be held in Southern Pines on October 24 to determine whether the Town shall acquire the site on West Broad street adjoining the pcstof. flee for a Library building, for which funds have been pledged by the PWA, the Library association and friends of the library. The election is to approve a $12,000 bond issue for the purpose. The Registrar, Hiram West brook, will- be at the Municipal Building tomorrow, Saturday, and on Saturday, October 8th and Oc tober 15th. No previous registra tion qualifies a voter. PINE NEEDLES INN FISHING PRESERVE Father Hannigan and -.•V FIVE CENTS Jailed By Hitler’s Govet\'^ '•t Guests To Have Use of 3,000 Acres Along Little River, Near Fort Bragg Reservation GOLF COURSE IMPROVED NEITHER BURGIN NOR DEANE MAY BE NOMINATED By A. S. Newcomb "A man may work from sun to sun, but woman’s work is never done.” This old saw is not as true as it . „ , ^ ^ j j j i gress m Budapest, Hungary. Catho- used to be when women made their , Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hogg of Pinehurst in Group Taken From Train in Austria Father Hannigan of West Southern Pines has ju.st returned from Italy, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Hungary. Palestme, Greece and 'Egypt. Father Hannigan, with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hogg of Pinehurst and a million other Catholic pilgrims, went to attend the q^harlstic Con- lic people from the four corners of the earth went to Budapest to join “We Build’ World Needs To Follow Ki- wanis Club Motto, Says Judge Vernon Cowper ARMY AIR FORCES ARRIVE SATURDAY FOR MANEUVERS 36th Pursuit Squadron of 18 Planes To Be Stationed at Knollvtrood Waters Again Muddled by Ous ter of Davidson Election Of ficials by State Board PICQUET LEASES CAROLINA THEATRE IN PINEHURST Charles W,. Picquet, manager of the Carolina Theatres in Pinehurst and Southern Pines, announced this week that he has leased the Pine- liurst theatre, individually for the coming season. “Being strictly ‘on our own’ we invite your patronage and cooperation In making it out standing for the high quality of Its offerings,” writes Mr. Picquet In a statement to the public. The Pinehurst theatre Is opening this Sunday night for a special pres entation of “Marie Antoinette” with Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, John Barrymore and other stars. Popular prices will prevail. DR. FAIRLEY TO PREACH Dr. W. M. Fairley of Raeford will begin a series of meeting at the Vass Presbyterian Church Monday ev ening, October 10 at 7:30 o’clock. So muddled is the situation Ki the Eighth Congressional district that it now appears probable neither C. B. Deane of Rockingham nor W. O. Burgin of Lexington will be the Dem. ocratic nominee In the November election. The latest developments are: The State Board of Elections on Wednesday ousted two Davidson county election board members and rejected a new certification of Dav idson returns. The board announced that it in tended to suspend Its rules and “pro ceed In a summary manner to deal with the situation now cdnfronting it." Rumor of an immediate caucus of the Eighth district Democratic Con gressional committee In a county seat other than the home towns of the two candidates. Opinion expressed by legal and po litical leaders that the situation la snarled as to make It unlikely eith er Burgin or Deane can be finally declared the nominee in time to get his name on the ticket for the No vember elections. ft.; Thrower’s Pharmacy Acquired by Merrill Sells Interest in Sandhill Drug Company To His Partner, 3. T. Overton own clothes, soap and candles and put up fruit and vegetables for the men^ i,. ^ > ^ j 1 with their brethem m declaring their tol**B to put down. But it is still' true and always will be that work at a Sandhills seasonal hotel is never done, notwithstanding the fact that it is closed several months each year. No sooner are beds dismantled, furniture covered and other equip ment stowed for summer, than a big crew of laborers and mechanics be gin the work of repair, renovation and improvement, to continue their la bors until the very day when the . i capital of Hungary, doors are again thrown open for | the reception of guests. Managements are always busy studying .conditions and formulat ing plans to make their premises more attractive, convenient and com fortable, and to provide more and better entertainment for their patrons. Take The Pine Needles for exam- pl<^. Achievements there this summer have been many and various. Prob ably the most Important was the acquirement of a 3,000-acre hunting and fishing preserve for the exclu-, _ , J I cut 4. j V, (. Father Hannigan along with Mon- aive use of guests. Situated between I faith in the Divinity of our Lord and i Savior, Jesus Christ, and in pro- I fesasing their staunch belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. Of all the nations only Germany was not represented at the Congress at Budapest. Hitler would not permit even a representative of the twenty-five million Catholics in Germany to go to Budapest to wor ship with the Catholic millions in the The world knows that Hitler is I trying to extinguish the light and force j of religion in Germany,” says Fath- i er Hannigan whose knowledge is I first hand knowledge; that the whole I ruthless machinery of Germany is 1 set to devitalize religion and make j of it a pliant Instrument in the hands iof the State.” Imprisoned in Austria Father Hannigan with eleven oth er pilgrims had the honor of being imprisoned by Hitler’s government- Judge Vernon Cowper, presiding over trial term of Superior Court in Carthage this week, used the Ki- wanis motto, “We Build,” as his text in a timely and interesting talk before the Sandhills Kiwanis Club Wednesday noon in the library of the Courthouse at Carthage- “Have true builders ever had such a challenge as today,” he said after reviewing the advance of civilization. “There are those who would tear to pieces the civilization we have wrought. War has never settled an DAY AND NIGHT FLIGHTS Everything is in readindfis for the big doings next week at the Knoll- wood Airport, Lieut. A. C. Goodwin and a detachment of Field Artillery men from Fort Bragg wound up their labors preparatory to the arrival of the 36th Pursuit Squadron, Acpected tomorrow, Saturday, with 18 planes for the maneuvers scheduled for this section over the next two weeks. Pursuit and attack planes will be I stationed at the local field. The Head quarters Squadron, 8th Purtault the condition which now threaten to! lead to another, and so it will be ad Earl E. Merrill this week sold his intertst In the Sandhill Drug Com- pany to his partner, J. T- Overton, and purchased the long established Thrower Pharmacy at the corner of West Broad street and New Hamp- ohirp avenue. Southern Pines. Mr. Me’ rill takes Immediate possession and will open on Monday morning under the name of Merrill’s Phar macy, Inc. Mr. Overton will be sole proprietor of the Sandhill Drug store, also on West Broad street. Mr. Merrill Is a native of South ern Pines, a graduate of the local high school and of the University of North Carolina, class of 1930. Fol lowing his graduation he entered the employ of the Walgreen Pharmacy at Portsmouth, Va., where he re mained for four years. He then be came affiliated with the late H. E, Little River and the easterly boun dary of Fort Bragg, Bine miles, 15 minutes ride, from the hotel, 'this tract has long been famous for its abundant supply of game, and the meanderings of Little River consti tute a three-mile waterfront. The adjoining Fort Bragg reservation of 143,000 acres, where no hunting is allowed, serves as an enormous sanc tuary upon which wild game, espec ially deer, propagate in large num bers, and in fall and winter these creatures wander at large over adja cent territory. Pea fields have beSen grown on the Pine Needles tract to provide food ft'r quail, and the ar»*a will be patrolled by Charlie Garner, Keeper of the Preserve. Prepare for Opening Beside the customary repainting and readying up of the hotel itself, marked improvements In outbuild ings, grounds and golf course will soon be finished, ready for the for- (Please turn to page eight) State Kings Daughters Meet Here Wednesday Will Make Highland Pines Inn Headquarters for 48th Annual Convention The N. C. branch of the Interna tional Order of the King’s Daught ers will hold the 48th annual con vention in S«uthern Pines October 5-6, inclusive, with headquarters at the Highland Pines Inn- The sessions of the convention will convene In the Church of Wide FeJlowship- The board of directors will meet Wednesday morning at 10:30 o’clock and the convention proper virill get under way at 2:00 o’clock In the af ternoon. Mrs. Hortense F. Moye, N. C, branch president, will preside over the entire conveatlon. Thrower at the drug store of which' On Wednesday evening at 6:30 he now becomes owmer. He is vice-j the Sliver Cross circle of Rocklng- presldent of the Southern Pines ham will be hosts to the entire state Chamber of Commerce. ! assembled In convention at a dinner. The Sandhill Drug Company was Mrs. Peyton Hartley, president of formed by Merrill and Overton four) the S. C. Branch, will be guest years ago during which time It has j speaker at this time. Mrs. Hartley operated successfully. Both partners comes as convention guest and will signor Euleau of Elmhurst, Long Is land, N. Y.; Monsignor Valentino of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Monsignor Cova- I leskie, also of Wilkes-Barre; the Rev, Father Larkin of Detroit, Mich.; Mr and Mrs. Martin Moylan with tfieir daughter of Elmhurst, and the Misses Jardine of Kinston. N. Y., were tak en from the Venlce-Vlenna train as prisoners. Father Hannigan and his party were joyously on their way to Vienna. Their passports had be€>n stamped for Austria. They had every right to believe that tfie official stamp of the Austrian Government on their passports would be honored. Between the date when the Austrian Consul in New York had stamped these passports and the date of the arrival of Father Hannigan’s group in Austria, Hitler had stolen Aus- j trla—just as ^e is now trying to do j with the very beautiful country of , Czechoslovakia,—so there was no Austria: and as this group had no passports for Germany, they were thrown off the train. They were re moved f^am the Venice-Vienna train under guard and detained under guard in a little "stone tavern” just beyond the Italian border. It was high up in the Austrian Alps. The name of the town was Amoldsteln. Sleep Out of Question Father Hannigan tells how Incon venienced were the ladies of the party- The accon.modations were de cidedly rural- The nights were cold, and sleep wsis out of the question be cause of the crowded conditions and lack of bed clothes. Add to this dis comfort the utter ignorance of the language. But for Father Hannigan’s knowledge of German the situation would have been desperate. He acted as interpreter, and wrangled food and drink for his companions. The German government made ab solutely no effort to remedy this In human treatment. The group of dis tinguished American citizens was taken from the train and left strand ed by the i-ailroad track very much, as Father Hannigan says, as sacks of (Please turn to page eight) TOB.\CCO MONEY BOOMS MARRIAGE M.\BKET HERE enjoy a wide acquaintance through out the section. ROWE, HART AND STEVENS TO REPRESENT KIWANIS Judge J. Vance Rowe, Robert L- Hart and Eugene C. Stevens have been elected delegates from the Sand hills Kiwanis Club to the Caroiinas district convention to be held next month at Spartanburg, S. C. Alter nates are A. L. Burney, Shelby Cullom and Frank Webster. be present at all meetings to lend aid and take part In the discussions when necessary. Miss Easdale Shaw, Rockingham, Is general convestion chairman, and Mrs- Claude Gore, Rockingham, is chairman of the credential commit tee. This convention seems to point to one of the very best of the entire 48 conventions of the North Carolina b -anch, and all King’s Daughters aid friends are cordially invited to at > end. Tobacco money has stimulated bus iness not only in the stores, but in the marriage license office, as well, as is shown by the past week’s “sales”: R. B. Priest, Carthag'^ and Verna Cowing, Williamston; rfyrdl# Maness and iWilma Lambert, both of Hemp; D. E. Cole, B*5>coe Route ^ and Beulah McKfnzie, West lind Route 1; Edgar Kiser aua Ruth Whitaker, both of Carthage Route 3; Melvin Eugene Moore and Sarah Jeanett Gamer, both of Hemp Route 2, ft tice It, all would be well. infinitum.” If the world could but • Pursuit Squadron and adopt the Kiwanis slogan and prac-j^*'® 27th Pursuit Squadron will be stationed at Pope Field, Fort Bragg, and the 33d Pursuit Squadron at Maxton Field, near Raeford. All are from Langley Field, Va-, under com mand of Lieut. Col. William E. Kep- ner, who will make his headquarters at Fort Bragg. Civilians have been named at var ious points throughout the Warning Net Area, bounded by Woodleigh, Wilson, Raleigh, Siler City, Rixking- ham, Lumberton and Wilm.ington, all inclusive, to report by telephone to various observation posts when planes $10,000 CAMPAIGN FOR BOY’S SCHOOL SITE IS LAUNCHED C<pnmittees Named, Quotas As signed ip All Towns in Coun ty.—StiQtson Chairman A committee for representatives of “enemy” planes wUl the Chamber of Commerce of South-1 em Pines, Kiwanis, Rotary, Lions and ^^rons from the field nearest the observation post reporting. There will be both day and night flying. The week of October 10th will see the other organizations of Moore coun ty that have endorsed and are spon soring the donation of a site on ^ ^ ^ Midland Road for the North caro-’ ^ airoraft lights will cast beams into lian Preparatory School for Boys, met Tuesday morning at Jack’s Grill to agree on quotas and assign names tor a financial canvass in this county. The committee to canvass the comriunity is as follows: General chairman, J. Fred Stlmson; Southern Pines Chamber of Commerce, R. L. Hart; Sandhills Kiwanis Club, G. C- Seymour, Aberdeen, P. T. Kelsey, Southern Pines, Judge Hi. F. Seaw- ell, Carthage, Charles W. Picquet, the sky in search of "enemy” planes, and will aid pursuit planes in locat ing them. Hying Schedule Here’s the schedule, fPom Fort Bt-agg: Preliminary Phase—October 3, 4, 6 aind 7 from 7:00 a. m. l|t> 11.00 a. m. and from 6:00 p. m. to 10:90 p. m.; October 5, 7:00 a. m. to 11:00 a. m. Prfticipal Phase—October 10, 12 Pinehursc and M. C. McDonald, West „nd 13 frwm 4:00 a m. to 8:00 a. m. End; Rotary Club, L. T. Clark, Sou thern Pines; Lions Club, E. L. Barbef, Aberdeen; Southern Pines Junior Chamber of Commerce, J. D. Arey. Dr. Pfancis M. Osborne, executive secretary of the Board of Trustees, was present and reported that in five adjoining counties of the Sand hills committees had been appointed and were ready to follow the leader ship df Moore county In subscrip tions to the donation of the select ed site- The committee assembled ac- and from 6:00 p. nf. to 10:00 p. m.; October 11, 14 and 15, from 7:00 a. m. to 11:00 a. m. and from 6:00 p. m. to 10:00 p. m. The warning net, during which civilians will ra|>ort, will not operate during the Preliminary phase; only during the second week, or Princi pal phase. Civilian ships will be banned from in this area from October 2 to 23d. The public may view the maneu- * , .. ^ . . I vers from any of the fields, but cepted the resp>onsibility of raismg u u ^ „ ^ I should not expect to see all or even $10,000 and assigned the quotas as follows: Southern Pines, $3,000; Plns^urst, $3,000; Aberdeen, $1,000; Carthage, 8 large part of the attacking or de fending formations as the air missions will be flown at varying heights un- , „„„ , der varying wather conditions and $1,000; H^p, $1,000; West End and Vase, $1,000. ' It was reported that a number of subscriptions had been made before the meeting and others were made by those present. The caavase is now off to a good start. Ark School Opens Tenth Year Tuesday hour perods, officers state. [RICHARD ALLRED DIES OF PNEUMONIA. AGED SEVEN Richard Allred, the seven-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan I. Allred, died in Moore County Hospital last Friday morning of pneumonia after only a few days illness. He was in Ad(fe Alexis Kerenoff, Noted ^cond ^ade m school, and a Instructor in Dancing, To Faculty.—Boasts 162 Alumni The Ark School, Southern Pines, is opening for Its 10th year next Tues day, with a splendid enrollment of pupils and Its faculty complete. This private school, a distinct asset to the Sandhills since Its opening under Mrs. MUllcent A. Hayes in 1929, has the proud record of sending forth 162 pupils to higher schools of learning during that period. Among prominent schools to which The Ark has sent its alumni are Milton Acfidemv. the Millbrook School, Oldfield’s in Marjiand, Snlp- 1e>, Ethel Walker, The Hill, Madeira, Asheville and Chatham Hall, to men- tion only a few. The Ark has kinder garten, sub-primary and grades from the first through the eighth, and makes much of extra-curriculum ac- (Plea»e h*m U» pa^e five) favorite with everyone who knew him. The entire community sympa thizes deeply with his parents In their great loss. Besides his parents he leaves a brother, Dan Allred, Jr. Funeral services were held from his home In Aberdeen Saturday after noon, conducted by the Rev. E. M. Harris, pastor of the Baptist Church, with interment in Bethesda ceme tery. Out of town relatives attending the services were his great-grand mother, Mrs. J. M. Deaton of Troy; an aunt, Mrs. J. H. Burnett of Bur- gaw; William Huntley, Jr-, and wife, of Cb,?nel Hill; Charlton Huntl«y of Presbyterian College, Clinton, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Wllmer McDonald of Raeford; .S. T. Ewing, D. C. Ewing, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Ewing and Wil liam Ewing of Candor; Mrs. McDuf fie Clark of Candor, and Will Ewing of Biscoe.