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NEWS-WEEKLY
of the Sandhil^''»*^V;^ory of North Carolina
Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina, Friday, July 14, 1939.
FIVE CENT>
SANDHILLS TEAM
BEATS FORTBRAGG
AND ROCKINGHAM
Repaid With Interest
Dr. Cheatham Receives Mon
ey Stolen From His Home
in 1932
Take Sunday (Jame From 83d
Field Artillery 10-2, \Vin
From Cubs 3-2
ARMY HERE NEXT WEEK
Chalk up two more victories for
the Sandhills Baseball Club. The boys
defeated the 83d Field Artillery team
at Fort Bragg last Sunday afternoon
12 to 2 in a game featured by the
pitching of J. H. McNeill^ who kept
the artillerymen scoreless until his
cohorts had the game on ice. A large
number motored over from the Sand
hills for the game. The soldiers will
play a return game here next Thurs
day afternoon, the 20th.
On Wednesday, on the Southern
Pines diamond, the Sandhills threw
off the jinx which has followed them
in their previous games with the
CoEn Cubs of Rockingham, and
crashed through in an exciting bat
tle, 3 to 2. Another McNeill, Otis,
pitched a good game for the locals,
allowing bitt seven scattered hits,
three of which however, were for
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extra bases, all by Goodwin. Goodwin,
Cub infielder, cracked out a homer,
triple and double in his four trips
to the plate.
Sandhills scored twice in the sec
ond on Arthur Pate’s single, an er
ror and a sacrifice hit, and again in
the fourth on Turnely’s single, Buster
Buffkin’s double and Captain New
ton’s single. They got a man around
to third in the eighth, but failed to
score him. The locals were held to
six hits by Pitcher Jenkins, but
these were enough^ with some good
work on the bases, to cash in the
three runs needed for victory. Frank
ie Buchan got two of the six.
McNeill struck out six men, and
Jenkins eight. The pitchers had good
control, each passing but one man.
Playing for Sandhills were S. Mc
Neill at third, Buchan at second, A.
McNeill catching, B. Tumely at short,
Pate at first and left field, Buffkin
in centerfield, Clyde Dunn in right,
Newton at first after the third inning,
B. Wilson in left at the start of the
game, and O.McNeill pitching.
SandhiUs plays the Co-En (Cub
another game tomorrow. Saturday at
Rocknigham. is dickering for a
game with some other team here
next Wednesday, and meets the Field
Artillery team Thursday. ..
The Sandhills club has now won
six games and lost five this season.
The boys have broken even in two
games with Hemp, won two and lost
one to W’est End, broken even with
Ellerbe, won one and lost two to
Rockingham, and defeated the Field
Artillery.
After church one Sunday in 1932
Dr. T. A. Cheatham, rector of the
Village Chapel in Pinehurst, took
home the collection from the morn
ing service, counted it, locked it in
a drawer in his desk for safekeep
ing until the bank opened on Mon
day.
He and Mrs. Cheatham left to
pay some calls that afternoon. The
next morning Dr. Cheatham went
to the desk, found the drawer had
been opened, and $10.00 of the mon
ey taken.
Last week he received a note
from California. In it was a letter
and money order for $12.00. The let
ter stated that tiie sender was pass
ing Dr. Cheatham’s house at the
time he put the money in the desk,
seven years ago; that he was strand
ed in Pinehurst, needed $10.00 to
get to his home, and that when he
saw Dr. and Mrs. Cheatham leave
the house he entered^ used a wire to
open the drawer, "borrowed” the
,$10.00. He was paying it back with
interest.
SANDHILLIANS TO
! PAY VISIT TO NEW
U. S. DESTROYER
1 Anderson, Named for Late Ad
miral, In Port at Wilming
ton Over W’eek-End
Toastmaster For Authors’ Dinner Here
STATE ASREt) TO
APPROVE $25,000
IN SCHOOL BONDS
County Commission to Borrow
Money for Building
Program Here
PI N E H11RS r-A1 RPOR’I' RO A1)
STKl'IIIKKS BI KT
Mr. Burt, prominent Southern Pines writer, has been named to act as
tf>astmaster at the North Carolina Authors' Dinner to be given here during
• ^' the annual convention of the North Carolina Library Association October
2()th to 28th. This dinner on the 27th will be one of the highlights of the
meeting, anil is expected to bring together all the leading writers of th«
state.
Schools in County
To Open September 11
County Allotted 17 Teachers, a
Gain of Three Over Pre
vious Year
Monday, September 11, has been
set as the opening date fdr Moore
county schools, according to infor
mation given out by County Super
intendent H. Lee Thomas.
Moore county’s teacher allotment is
three greater than that of last year
w'ith a total of 177, of which 123
will be white teachers. The gain will
be in the colored schools with two
going to Aberdeen and one to Car
thage.
The Hemp school (white) will have
an increase qf one teacher, .but Car
thage (white) will lose one. leaving
the total for white schools the same
as last year. An epidemic of influ
enza struck the Carthage school a
hard blow last year and the decrease
in average attendance was largely
due to that. Mr. Thomas stated.
At their meeting on July 3, which
was repo'.ted in part last week, the
County Commissioners ordered that
the chairman of the board file appli
cation with the Local Government
Commission for approval of a pro
posed bond issue of $25,000 for school
building purposes.
The proceeds of the $25,000 loan,
if approved by the Local Govern
ment Commission as expected, will
be used for a new building for Eu
reka and a new school in the nor
thern end of the county.
They also voted to recommend that
the State Highway and Public Works
Commission surface treat the road
leading from the airport to Pinehurst,
a distance of approximately thre*
miles, and take over and maintain
the follow'ing roads:
The road leading from Juniper
Lake on Highway 501 by the McKen
zie Mill and Andrew Williamson
store and connecting with Pirehurst-
West End road, a distance of about
three milqe.
Also, the road leading from the
Carthage-Jessup road at the George
Thomas place, leading in an easterly
tlirection and connecting with the
Plank Road near the Ira Little place,
a distance of about four miles. ^
The road leading from Highway *501
at a point near Cleve Cagle’s leading
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FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION
Many from the Sandhills section
plan to pay a visit to Wilmington
this week-end and inspect the U. S,
' Navy's newest and first stream-lined
I destroyer, the U. S. S. Anderson,
named in honor of the memory of
i the Cape Fear section’s most distin
guished son, the late Admii'al F'dwin
Alexander Andersrtn.
i The Anderson will reach Wil-
I mington tomorrow afternoon, Satur-
I day, and will remain in port \mtil
1 noon Tuesday, the 18th. It will i)c
j berthed at the Government wharf in
: front of W’ilmington’s beautiful
,$600,000 Custom House. Visiting hour:<
j will be: Sunday, July 16th, from 1:00
I p. m. to 5:00 p. m.; Monday. July
i 17th^ from 9:00 a. m. to 11:30 a. m.
i and from 1:00 p. m. to 5:00p.m.
I It is believed that the U. S. S. An
derson is the second ship of the Navy
named in memory of a North Caro
linian—the first being the “Bagley”
for Ensign Worth Bagley. It is fitting
that Admiral Anderson’s memory
should be so honored.
Admiral AnderSon was born
Wilmington, of distinguished ances
try, including General Lillington
(Battle of Moore's Creek, etc.). He
entered the Naval Academy in 1878;
graduated in 1882. (1) Was a Lieu
tenant on the U. S. S. Marblehead
j during the early part of the war with;
I Spain, 1898, and commanded the
i ship’s boats that cut the submarine
I cable off Cienfuegos, Cuba, in face
! of direct fire from the enemy on
! shore. He was promoted five num-
j bers in grade by act of Congress for
I “extra-ordinary heroism” on this oc-
j'casion. (2) Awarded the Congression
al' Medal of Honor for gallantry in
I action during landing operations at
I Vera Cruz, 1914, (3) Awarded Dis-
' tinguished Service Medal by act of
j Congress for World War service in j
Command of Patrol Squadrons 3 andi
j 1, Atlantic Fleet. He was Vice Ad-^
j mirai commanding U. S. Naval
I Fori es in European Waters, 1922-23.;
His last active duty was Commanded-1
' in-Chief of the Asiatic fleet with
rank of Admiral, 1923-24. He was
given special commendation by the
j President and the Japanese Govern-;
i ment for his masterful handling of,
relief to the victims oi the earth-.
quake in Japan, 1923. !
Outstanding Officer
Admiral Anderson was retired in i
1924 after 46 years of service as one j
of the outstanding naval officers and j
public servants in our historj'. Hej^yjj, Closed To Public After
I August 19 For Transfer
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CIVIC CLUBS HAVE
A REAL PURPOSE,
SAYS BROUGHTON
(jlubernatorial Candidate Tells
Kiwanians How They Can
Serve Community
LEAD IN RESPP:CT FOR LAW
Over 700 National Guardsmen
To Spend Sunday in Camp Here
There is justification for civic
clubs, such as Kiwanis, Rotary,
Lions, Civitans^ etc, in three partic
ular phases of activity alone, Attor
ney J. M. Broughton of Raleigh, a
leading candidate for the Democratic
I nomination for Governor of North
I Carolina, told members and guests
j of the Sandhills Kiwanis Club at
j Wednesday's meeting in the Crystal
I Lake Hotel, Lakeview.
First, they can serve a real pur-
( pose in showing by example, by
I preachment and by encouragement a
I respect for the law. With the total
^ prison population of the country
greatei' than the combined student
bodies of the University of North
Carolina, Duke, Vv^ake Forest Dav-
idson and State College, the need for
guidance to youth and others in re
spect for law is self-evident, he said.
He referred to the breaking down of
this respect in men of high position,
citing recent scandals in the judic
iary and in political life.
Second, he called upon members of
civic clubs to take a more active
part in affairs of government, in
the constructive development of their
communities. No one has a right to
complain who does nothing about it,
he said of politics. “The leading Pres
idential candidates for next year are
men who have taken a firm stand
against crime and made a contribu-
Build Own Home
Pinehurst Boy Scouts Ac
quire Land at Juniper Lake
For Scout Cabin
Pinehurst Boy Scjuts are go
ing to have a counvry home of
their own. They have acquired an
acre of land ovtrlookint' Juniper
Lake, on the road toward Carth
age, and are busy clearing it in
preparation for the cabin they
plan to erect with tlieir own
hands. The boys will use their
new home for camping, swimming
and hiking headquarters.
113th Field Artillerv of State toward cleaning up unwhole-
Militia to Pay Visit—Band
Concert in Park
some conditions in their communi
ties.”
Build Better Youth
Third, a response to community
needs is essential. We cannot in»-
prove things by relief, charity or the
TO BUn.D SHOWROOM
Cecil Robinson has started con
struction of a showroom for Nash
automobiles, for which he is local
agent. The building will be 34 by
65 fet, of hollow tile and stucco, and
is expected to be ready in a few
weeks.
MISS HELEN KOHLER TO
WED JAMES W. TUFTS
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kohler of
Glen Cove. Long Island, N. Y., last
week announced the engagement of
their daughter^ Miss Helen Kohler,
to James W. Tufts of Pinehurst, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Tufts. Miss
Kohler, a cousin of Mrs. Richard
Tufts, has been a winter .resident of
Pinehurst for many years and is
well know'n throughout the Sand
hills. Mr. Tufts is an executive of
Pinehurst, Inc. No date has been set
for the w'edding.
LIBRARY TO OPEN
IN NEW BUILDING
SEPTEMBER 5TH
of Books
riNEHURST BEATS ASHEBORO i
died at Wilmington, September 23
1933, and now sleeps in Arlington
Cemetery. Valhalla of the country's
heroic dead. ! Southern Pines Library w’ill
Sui-viving Admiral Anderson are, move to its new location the latter
hi.‘3 widow, Mrs. Mertie Loraine An-1 part of August, it was announced
(Please turn to page eight) 'this week. This arrangement is made
j so that there will be ample time
MCCASKILL WINS, .\ND | time allowed for the process of mov
ing, for the furniture to come, and
for the placing of books. The library
will open. officially September 5th,
the day after Labor Day.
From Monday, July 23rd to Sat
urday. August 19th, the library will*
be on a summer schedule. It will be
open from 9:00 to 1:00 every day
except Sunday, and from 7:30 to 9:00
on Wednesday nights.
The library will be closed to the
WATER>IELONS MOVING
FROM RAEFORD SECTION
Watermelon shipments from the
Raeford section began early this week
and will continue until the crop has
been sold. Cantaloupes are being
packed also, and many loads have
started north. Since the recent rains
the farmers report big improvement
in their crops, and say the drought
a^d mopping have almost banished
the boll weevil.
Frank McCaskill of Pinehurst won
the regular weekly tournament of
the Yadkin Oolf Club for the week
ending July 8th The tournament was
at match play, individual vs. par at
one-half handicaps^ and Frank came
the closest to holding Old Man Par,
j being three down.
I I,ast Saturday the Pinehurst Coun
try Club played the Asheboro Club j pviblic from 1:00 o’clock on August
, a team match at Pinehurst. w'ith ; 19th to September 5th at 9:00 o’clock
I eleven foursomes competing. Pine-1 a. m. for the purpose of moving,
j hurst ivon, 22 1-2 to 10 1-2, the All books must be returned on\he
Nassau system of scoring being used, j closing date. The entire book stock
I three points to each fourball match, j must be on hand at the time of
moving, so that the librarian may
know how much shelf space _will be
needed.
The Vacation Reading Club came
Teams _ of the Pinehurst and Sou- to a close yesterday. The Reading
them Pines Country Clubs played a Club, party will be at 4:00 o’clock
I golf match Wednesday afternoon at on Friday, July 21at. All members
Pinehurst, eight foursomes compet- ^ and their mothers are urged to at-
ing and Pinehurst winning by a to- tend. The scrapbooks and projects
I tal of 13 1-2 to 10 12 points. Her-
iPINEHl'RST GOIJTCRS WIN
i OVER SOUTHERN PINES
mann Grover of Southern Pines was
low scorer with a 37-36-73.
will be on display and the prizes
awarded. Miss Katherine Martin li-
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brarian, announces. \
Sixty-three officers and 682 en
listed men of the 113th Field Artil
lery, North Carolina National Guard
will camp in the shadow of Southern dole, Mr. Broughton said. This coun-
Pines on Sunday, and that evening try can easily be disintegrated by
in Municipal Park here, the regimen- \ the dole system—it will rob us of
tal band will give a concert. our self-reliance. We must start with
Word was received during the youth, lift young men up, build a
week from Col. Godfrey Cheshire,: better type of citizen, not wait until
commanding officer, that the regi-1 they are on the dole. We must build
ment would make Southern Pines a ■ Personalities. And this can only be
stop-over on its move through this by personal contacts, personal
section of the state in connection with , efforts. You can't solve the Youth
annual maneuvers, and arrangements i problem or the Relief problem by
were made by Postmaster Frank writing checks. You can’t do it by
Buchan and othei-s for the guards- Proxy, or by the absentee ballot,
men to encamp opposite “The Sky- You've got to do your part, and do
line,’’ the former Swett estate on i personally.
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U. S. Highway No. 1 north of Man- ■ Mr. Broughton told ,some very
ley. The regiment is due to arrive ' amusing stories and had the Kiwan-
there at 9:00 o’clock Sunday morning, j ians and their guests, many of whom
and will leave at daybreak on Mon- 1 were from other civic organizations
day. There will be eleven batteries, in the county, in an uproar through
and a medical detachment, as well as, much of his speech. He was present-
the band. | ed to the club by J. Vance Rowe,
The regiment is made up fo mem- president of the Kiwanis club. The
bers of the National Guard of the
state from the following cities: Dunn,
Smithfield, Youngsville. Wake For
est, Washington. Greenville, Kin
ston, Louisburg, Sanford, Monroe,
Lenoir and New Bern. The headquar
ters are in Raleigh.
The band concert will be at 8:00
o'clock Sunday evening, a band of
30 pieces playing in the park in
Southern Pines, with the public in
vited. It is also expected that Col.
Cheshire will make a brief talk at
that time.
LEGIO MAKTS PLANS FOR
. AGFilCULTURAL FAIR
members enjoyed a fine meal
“Ted” Barrow’s attractive inn.
at
Name Committee To
Select Headmaster
Prominent Citizens To Consider
Man To Head Boys’ Pre
paratory School
The Executive Committee of the
Board of Trustees of the North Car
olina Preparatory School for Boys.
Inc., meeting at the office of the pro
jected school, on Midland Road, ap
pointed a committee of trustees and
others to select a headmaster.
A meeting of the Joseph G. Henson The following were selected to
Post No. 12, American Legion, was serve: T. Ashley Haywood, Rocking-
held last evening in the Moore Coun-1 ham_ chairman of the board; Dr. Paul
ty Garage. Carthage, for the purpose! P- McCain. State Sanatorium; Dr.
of organizing, planning and complet- i Frank C. Smith, Char’otte; O. A.
ing all matters pertaining to the Le- Kirkman. High Point; A. H. (Sandy)
gion-sponsored Moore County Agri-1 Graham, Hillsboro; and L. Lee Grave-
cultural Fair. \ ly. Rocky Mount. Two additional
Many people throughout the coun- i members are to be selected from the
ty have urged the Legion that it! faculty of Duke University of North
sponsor to put on a real agricultural; Carolina.
fair this year. j Frances M. Osborne, executive sec-
; retary of the board, made a report
TAX .\NTICIP.-\TION NOTES ^ o’ the satisfactory program of the
——- financial campaign now being con-
The Local Governmrnt Commission ciucted to raise the first $Tfbo.OOO,-
is advertising for sale an Issue of : 000 of a $600,000.00 building and en-
to begin con-
$7,000 tax anticipation notes for the
Town of Southern Pines.
dowment fund in order
possible.