MOORE COUNTY’S
LKADING
NKWS-WEEKLY
A mc/
A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 18, NO. IS.
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LAK EVIEW
MAHUEY
SOOTHCPN
ASHuey
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PILOT
1 IRST IN NEWS,
( IRCl LATION &
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of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Southern Pines and Ahordeen. North Canihn.. Friday, Otloher 28, 1938.
BURGIN CONGRESS
CANDIDATE AFTER
BITTER STRUGGLE
On Kxhibition in Southern P'nes on Saturday, November 5
Deane Withdraws When Board
of Arbitration Decides on
Lexington Man
SEE SAW BATTLE ENDS
It’s Burgin, and this time it’s fin
al.
C. B_ Deane of Rockingham, oppo
nent of W. O. Burgin of Lexington
for the Democratic nomination for
Representative ir! Congress from the
8th district, announced his withdraw
al after the arbitration board of
three attorneys decided early this
week that Burgin was the rightful
nominee “as a matter of law.”
Thus endeth the most spectacular
battle in the history of piimaries in
North Carolina, a fight which has
been w’aging since the second primary
in July and has seen each candidate
named the winner by various agercies
on several occasions. Burgin led in
the primary, Deane appealed, Burgin
appealed; the State Elections board
ruled; Judge W. C. Harris ruled; the
State Supreme Court had the issue
"before it twice, sent it back to Judge
Harris. And finally it took a board
of arbiratora, an extra-judicial body,
to reach a decision. For three weeks
the printing of the State ballots has
iDeen held up awaiting a candidate.
In nn unprecedented action Tues
day the arbitrators, Charles G. Rose
of Fayetteville, James G. Merrimon
of Asheville and H. Gardner Hudson
of Winston-Salem—all from outside
the district—named Burgin and ac
cording to stipulations signed by the
candidates last week, their decision
is final. So Mr. Deane withdrew, and
the battle is now between Burgin
and the Republican candidate. John
R. Jones of North Wilkesboro-
Mr. Deane, who led in the voting in
Moore county, has tendered Mr. Bur
gin his best wishes and may, it is
said, make a speech for his recent
opponent during the campaign.
FIVE CENT8
Southen.'^^^^nes Approves
Purchase S9,000 Site
For New *A ary Building
Civic Center Leader
Special Election Authorizing
Bond Issue (Carried by Margin
of 29 Votes
Artist's conception of the new 6,000-horsepower die c.nc locomotive, which will be exhibited at the
Seaboard station in Southern Pines Saturday, November 5 from 4:40 P. M- to 6:10 P, M. Said to be the largest
and mightiest in the world, three such locomotives with an overall length of 210 feet each are being put on the
Staboard Air Line tracks tlv’s winter, inaugurating the f.rst all-electric service from New York to the Southeast.
The exhibition train will also carry modern coaches, sleepinj^: and lounging cars.
LARGE CROWD AT
CARTHAGE HEARS
G.O. P. CANDIDATE
Rivals for Congress
Jaycees To Distribute
State Christmas Cards
Designs for Cards Selected By
Committee Appointed by
(Jovernor Hoey
The Southern Pines Junior Cham
ber of Commerce has arranged for
the distribution in this locality of the
official North Carolina Christmas
cards which went on .sale this week.
The sale of the cards is being done
by this youthful organization in co
operation with the State Department
of Conservaion and Development. The
designs for the cards were selected
by a committee named by Governor
Hoey and show six representative
sections of the state.
‘‘We have not entered into the
project for a profit,” Dallas L. Al
ford, Jr., president of the North Car
olina Junior Chamber of Commerce
slated, "and any profit which we
might make over our expenses will
be used for charitable purposes. Our
chief objective is to assist with the
general advertising of the state”
George London of the local Cham
ber is chairman of the committee in
charge of the sale here, but any mem
ber of the Junior body will be glad
to show samples and take orders.
PRESBYTERLVN SERVICES
IN CAROLINA THE/\TRE
On account of the lack of heating
facilities in the Civic Club, the Pres-
l3yterians are now worshiping in the
Carolina Theatre through the kind
ness and generosity of Charles W.
Picquet-
The Presbyterian Church was or
ganized in the Civic Club about two
years ago from a Mission that was
about a year old. The sojourn of the
Presbyterians in the Civic Club was
a pleasant one, and the members are
grateful for the use of the building.
I»K. MEDLIN KEXrUNS
Dr. E. M, Medlin of Aberdeen is
returning tomorrow from St. Louis,
Mo., where for the past week he has
been attending the 80th annual con
vention of the American Denial As
sociation.
John R. ,lones. Nominee for Con-
gres.s, and State Chairman
Jake Newell Speak
John R. Jones of North Wilkes
boro, Republican candidate for Rep
resentative in Congress from the 8th
district, opened his Moore county
campaign last Friday night before a
large crowd in the courthouse, at
Carthage, and was accorded an en
thusiastic reception.
The meeting was presided over by
Ihe county chairman, H. F. Seawell,
Jr. At the beginning of the meeting
one of the orphan children adopted
by Mr. Jones did a little song and
dance number. Mr. Jones has adopted
in his life time about 75 children.
At the present time he has eleven.
Mr. Jones never has had any chil
dren of his own but has taken a
’:reat interest in unfortunate chiltl-
ren who are left homeless and he has
given a great many of them the kind
of opportunity in life they could nev
er have had without his generosity.
Mr. Jones was introduced by Chair
man Seawell and spoke at some
length on the proposition of being an
American patriot, and what it means
to be an American patriot at times
when certain groups and organiza
tions are attempting to destroy the
American system of free enterprise
both as to individuals and as to in
dustry. Mr. Jones’ speech w'as inter
spersed with a great many humorous
as well as instructive remarks.
State ('hairaian Sfieaks
The next speech of the evening
was by the State chairman from
Charlotte, Jake F. Newell, who was
introduced by E. L. Gavin, former
U. S. District Attorney from San
ford. Mr. Newell’s speech dealt most
ly with the antics of the New Deal,
and his plea was for both Democrats
and Republicans to unite, abolish
party lines and defeat "the runaway
government of the New Deal which
J. M. BROUGHTON,
RALEIGH SPEAKS
HERE WEDNESDAY
START BlIILDINt; SOON
Attorney Prominently Mention
ed For Governorship To Ad
dress Democratic Rally
W. O. BIJKOIN
Democrat
J. M. Broughton of Raleigh, one'
of the leading lawyers of the state
and prominently mentioned as the >
next Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor, will address a Democratic rally
.\LKUEI) B. Y EOMANS
Mr. Yeomans led the campaign
for the purchase by Southern
Pines of the ipropei'ty adjoining
the postoffice as a site for a npw
library building, approval of which
was voted on Monday.
PINEHURST AND
SOUTHERN PINES
HOTELS OPENED
in the Gramntar School building in Carolina Headquarters of Yarn
Aberdeen next Wednesday night, the. Association with 350 Here
From Two States
h
meeting opening at 8:00 o’clock. This!
win be the major Democratic meeting
in the Sandhills section during the When the big hotels open, the sea-
:;ampaign and a capacity crowd is.gon in the Sandhills is on
expected.
A majority of the voters register,
ed for the special election in Southern
Pine.-', held on Monday, approved the
purchase of the Harrington proper
ly on West Broad street, between the
Mudgett Buildmg and the United
States postoffice, for a site for a
Library building for which the gov-
'.■ninient has authorized a grant of
$11,250. The property is to cost $9,-
OGO, for which bonds will be issued
within the next week.
The vote was as follows: For, 209;
Against, 49. Only 258 of the 358 reg
istered voted, but as a majority of
the registration was necessary for
approval of the bond issue, the elec-
lion carried by only 29 votes.
The Public Works A'^ministration
desires the library buildmg, for
which plans have been submitted by
Aymar Embury, architect of the post-
office and othei' local buildings, to
be started by November 22. If the
Town of Southern Pines is unable to
approve plans and specificatiions and
award the contract by that time,
hovvevei', it is undei-gtood that an
extension will be granted.
To Cost .\bout $I8,(K)0
The building will cost in the neigh,
borhood of $18,000. a sum which the
Library Association has in sight
through the federal grant, from its
own treasury and from gifts by
friends of the library. The Embury
plans call for a onestory building to
include a reading room approximate
ly 25 feet wide by 54 feet in length,
with a fireplace at either end and
open bookshelves along the walls.
A wing 30 feet by 35 feet at the
The Carolina opened yesterday; the , lear will provide a stack room, li-
JOHN 11. JONE.S
Kepuhlicaii
night.
2 Large Corporations
Aid Boys’ School Fund | Hg,,
5ee Proposed Institution As An | For Public Inspection
Asset to Sandhils, Says
F. M. Osborne
An effort is also being made to ^^nor and the Berkshire, al.so at ; brarian’s work room and circulation
have \V. O. Burgin, Democratic can- pinehur.st, ai'e open; the Pine Needles i desk opening on the reading room, a
didate foi Congress, also address the jnn will I’eceive its fii’st guests No- I lavatory, storage closets, etc.
meeting. Mr. Burgin told County yernber 4th, and the Highland Pines The total capacity of the shelving
Chairman M. G. Boyette yestetday: is being put in readiness for an and stacks ai? planned would be 15,-
that he hoped to be in Moore county opening. The Belvedere in Sou- | OOO to 16,000 volumes. The library at
next week and would, if he could so them Pines, enlarged, beautified and ' prpsenjt has about 11,000 volumes.
newly equipped during the summer ; Construction will be of brick back-
at a cost of some $20,000, has re- j ed by hollow tile, with a slate roof,
mained open, as has the Park V'iew. ! and oak floor.s. In figuring, a gener.
The Carolina Yarn Association, j us amount hag been included for fur-
composed of more than 350 members i nishing. the idea being to provide a
from various North and Sauth Car- j reading room domestic rather than
olina communities, opened its annual j institutional in character, sugge.-ting
recreational get-together in Pine- ; the living room in a private resi-
candidates on the Democratic county I hui-gt yesterday, launching the Caro- ^ dence.
ticket will be present- Una’s season. During their stay the \
Next Tuesday night pi'ominent p-,embers are devoting their time to j p Hwio-lif Tntaf "
leaders of the party in the state.| golfing, riding, skeet and trap shoot-; *
headed by State Chairman Gregg jng tennis and the other diversions As LcfflOn Commandei'
Cherry, will address a Democratic; available in Pinehurst. j
mass meeting in Sanford. Mr. j ^ number of other conventions are I Succeeds Shields Cameron and
Broughton is also speaking at a rallyi g^heduled for the Carolina during' Pledges Year of Service to
in Rockingham tomorrow, Saturday! next two months- The North Car- > Sandhills Veterans
arrange his schedule, appear with
Mr, Broughton at Aberdeen.
Mr. Broughton is an able speaker
and will give his views of the issues
of the day as they affect government
in North Carolina. J. Vance Rowe,
judge of the county Recorder’s Court,
will preside at the meeting, and all
olina Cotton Manufacturers Associa-1
lion will hold its annual meeting be-
During the past week two large
coi-porations doing business in the
area have subscribed to the $20,000
fund now being raised in Moore
is destroying personal liberty, pri- county and the Sandhills section to
vate business and American princi- j purchase a site for the projected pre-
ples of live and let live.” He pointed | paratory school for boys to be built
out that prosperity is not based
upon the proposition of scarcity, say- pi^ehurst on the Midland Road,
ing that farmers should be paid a
bonus for over-production instead of
Commenting on this Francis M.
Osborne, executive .secretary of the
Board of Trustees, said: “Following
the very general personal interest of
those who are contributing generous
ly to this cause in Moore county and
adjoining counties these two gifts
The first meeting of the season of | have additional significance. In the
a bonus for non-production-
HOSPITAL AITXIUARY TO
MEET NEXT VVEDNESD.4Y
Newly elected officers were in-
ginning next Thursday and ending [ stalled by Sandhills Post No. 134 of
Saturday, with 250 members in at- ! Southern Pines at a regular meeting
tendance. On the day the cotton man-1 last Thursday night. Commander D.
’roject of Junior Chamber of ufacturers conclude their meeting i D. Shields Cameron handed over the
Commerce in Southern Pines I representatives of the North ! gavel to the newly elected command-
is Completed i Carolina Federation of Business and • fv, F. M. Dwight.
Professional Women’s Clubs will hold | In bidding his official au revoir.
The work on the Boy Scout Hall, | their annual conclave. The Attorney! Commander Cameron pointed to a
one of the summer projects of the I General of the United States, Homer | ft-v of the Legions achievements
Southern Pines Junior Chamber of] S. Cummings and over 30 guests,
Commerce, has now been completed, all prominent in political and indus-
and the sponsors invite the inspec-| trial affairs, will gather for their
tion of any parents or friends of the annual golfing reunion from Novem-
Scou‘s, and any others interested, of ber 9 to 13.
the renovated building. | The Pittsburgh College Alumni.
'Ii'iing the past year- Among other
things, he mentioned the cf'’ebr*ition
and dedication of Knollwood Airport
which was started and sponsored by
the Legion. Through the aid of the
Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis
the Moore County Hospital Auxiliary
will be held next Wednesday morn
ing. November 2d at 10:30 o’clock
in the Nurses’ classroom at the hos
pital, Mr?». Paul Dana, president, an
nounced this week. Plans for the
winter will be made and it is earnest
ly requested that members, and oth-
frst place such corporations usually
do not donate money until there is
strong evidence of popular approv
al of the cause making the appeal. In
the second p'.ice such corporations
can best afford to donate to proposi
tions which will have some influence
Work included rebuilding the front' composed of 36 members, will meet I club and other civic organizations,
steps, repairing the porch, and a* in Pinehurst November 24 and 25 for
new paint job inside and out. A part
of the proceeds of the benefit bridge
the Southern football classic, the
Duke-Pitt contest. Other scheduled
party, held by the Jay-Cees to raise conventions include the South Eastern
money for this project, was used in
completing this work. The balance
was turned over to the Scout troop
itself to be used for the purchase of
much-needed Scout equipment.
ELECTRIC CrRRENT OFF
MONDAY AND TFESDAY
Next Monday and Tuesday, weath-
in building up the area in which they 1 er permitting, electric current will be
ers Interested, from all sections of ^operate. We are sincerely appreciative I ahut off from 2:30 to 4:30 o’clock in
the county be present. j of cci.Iial interest of the local I that section of Southern Pines east
Paul Dana, treasurer of the hospi-1 reprr .jntulives of these companies of Ashe .■^treet and north of Pennsyl-
tal, will epeak at the meoting. telling who have presented the school at ^ vania avenue, for necessary improve-
the women of the progress being | htadquartiris in such a way as to se- ments by the Carolina Power & Light
made on the ne’v iNur-ses' Home. l ure generous -rtion.” Company.
Underwriters Association (130), No
vember 25 to 30, and 75 officers and
(PImuh turn to page four)
Ht’NTERS GET lO-PRONG,
200 POUND DEER HERE
A ten-prong deer weighing 200
pounds was brought down near Sou
thern Pines last Saturday morning
by a party of hunters comprising H.
L. Li.sh, F. N. Williams and Vance
Harrington of Albemarle and E. B,
McCrimmon of Vass. A picture of the
buck and the hunters appeared in
Wednesday morning’s Raleigh News
and Observer.
with the excellent cooperation of
General McCloskey of Fort Brag^g in
supplying troops and airplanes, th s
occasion was made one of the giea -
est affairs of its kind in the str'to.
Another highlight, con'inued Co t-
mander Cameron, was the spon.«»o--
.-hip of the Legion Junior Basefca’l
team. The aim and purpose of t' o
Legion ball team is to tra;n yc'Tcr
boys to be I'eal sportsmen, and t")
play the game of life e'^ua’ly as
After wishing God's blessings.
outgoing commander aal;? h? finr<^ .
ly appreciated the hon^r of se-v "T
the post, and that it had beer a ;' ’i
experience to have servi 1
Commander Dwight g£-Ve an e >
oellent "pep” talk, in which he p’'"'"!-
ised his very best to the activitif^s of
(Pleate turn to poye fight/