6- 1. FIRST IN NEWS, CIRCULATION & ADVERTISING THE A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding VOL. 19, NO. 43. ^V^arthaoe I^PAINCS XJWi VASS LAKEWIEW &NO MAHkEY SOOTMBRn PIMCS PINEBLUFF .M00H3': COl XTY’S LEADING NEWS-WEEKLY of the Sandhill Territory North Carolina ‘♦/Z, SouUiern l’inei^and Aberdeen,North Carolina. Friday, September 22, 1939. SEN. BAILEY ASKS PRESIDENT TO AID TOBACCO FARMERS Kiwanis 1940 Leader Chief Executive Urged To In fluence Return of Rritish HuRyers To Market SUG(iESTS U. S. LOANS Relief for the tobacco farmer, through influencing the return of British buying or^ that failing, through federal loans, is urged upon President Roosevelt in a letter ad dressed to him on Wednesday of this week by United States Senator Jo- siah \V. Bailey of North Carolina. Senator Bailey wrote the President as follows: “Dear Mr. President: "I am sure ^ou know that I hesi-1 tat(! to mention to you the situation ■ here in North Carolina with respect ^ to our tobacco crop at this mmoent ■ when matters of the gravest concern' are demanding so much of your at-1 tention. But after conference with i Governor Hoey, we have agreed that ^ the situation demands that we pre-' sent it to you. j “Our tobacco farmers, having made | a great crop, in the midst of the sell-1 ing season have met with the sud den withdrawal of the British buyers from our market. Those buyers take, as a rule^ about thirty-fivc percent of our crop of bright tobacco. In con sequence of tjiis withdrawal and the rapid decline in prices, our sales warehouses have been closed. The to bacco is on the hands of the far mers. They cannot hold it long, but if they sell it, they will sell it at a great loss. It is a question whether a considerable portion could be sold at all. 250,000 aFmillew .\ffected "Another consequence of the with drawal of the British buyers has been the dismissal of from fifteen to twen ty thousand people from their occu-| pations in connection with the .sale of this tobacco and the preparation of it for export and for the manu-' facturers. This refers largely to v’hat| is known as the stemming of tobacco! which provide."? seasonal employment for a great number of people who otherwise would have no oppoi tunity to earn a livelihood. Already our WPA Administrator has called upon, the National Administration for more assistance on this account. i “As you know, the production of tobacco is the principal occupation of North Carolina farmers and the drop in price and the closing of th.? Warehouses affects^ I should say,j about two hundred and fifty thous-j and families. The situation presents the prospect of a real calamity. | ‘It has occurred to me that we should at once ascertain the specific cause of the withdrawal of the Brit ish buyers and should find out wheth er the withdrawal is likely to last many weeks or longer. The with- (Please turn to page four) LEGION POST HERE TO SPONSOR FIRST ! AID EDUCATION 'l'«enfy-Hour Course Arranjjed by American Red Cross Open to Public New Library Invites New Members FIVE CENTS CLASSES START SEl’T. 28 JOHN .-VI. lIOW.MiTH Mr. Howarth, engineer with the Carolina Power and Light Company, was last week elected president of the SandhilK C.iwanis Club for the year 10-10. He^ with J. Talbot John son and Harry H. Pethick, will serve as delegates from the Sandhills club to the Carolinas district convention of Kiwanis International which meets in Raleigh next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. ROTARY A.VITAL I GOOD WILL FORCE AMONG NATIONS The Sandhill Post_ Ameiican le gion will sponsor a First Aid cour.1 ■ ... -i ' ir ks ■■ // FORMED HERfc m RETAn. MILK DELIVERIES Marvin A. Ray Forms Retailing Oryani/ation F'or Products of Three Dairies COOI‘ERAT!VE SAVING Three of Southern Pines' largest dairies closed negotiations thi.s week with Marvin A. Ray of Southern Pines for the retail distribution of their milk, cream and other dairy products beginning October 1st. Un- dor the agreement. Mr. Ray, through the Sandhill Cooperative Dairy which he has organized, will become the tolc retaij agent for the products of Snipe’s Niagara Dairy, Richard ' Sugg's Osco Farms, and the Royalton i Pines Daii y^ owned and operated by I W. \V. Olive. : The plan has been successfully op- Thrown Out of (Jermany, Italy, Recause of Its Power, Says District Governor URGES PEACE MOVEMENT Over 4,000 Enroll in County’s WhHe Schools First W^eek Figures Released by Superintendent Show Good Start First week enrollment figures for the fall term in Moore county white schools have been released by the county superintendent and these in dicate that the various schools in the county have had a very successful beginning. They are as follows; Aberdeen—high, 167^ elementary 310; "Veiss-Lakeview, high 93, elemen tary 325, Hemp, high 217, elemen tary 588; Cameron, high 111, elemen tary 349; West End, high 170, ele mentary, 260; Carthage, high 171; elementary 441; Farm Life, high, 65, elementary 165; High Falls high, 100, elemtary 236; Eagle Springs, elemen tary, 128; Needham's Grove, elemen tary 29; Dover, elementary, 29; Moody, elementary, 101; Acorn Ridge, elementary, 70; Melton, ele mentary 78. Total, high 1,084, ele mentary, 3,107. Pinehurst and Southern Pines fig ures are not included as these are special nine-month fcvhools. A. V. Gibson District Governor of the 188th Rotai-y International Dis trict, was present at Finday’.>? Rotary luncheon, and made one of the best talks Veai’d by Rotarians hei’e in a long time. Governor Gibson said that in a world torn by war, wearied through internal strife of its peoples and economic stresses incapable of self adjustment, that America was the one hope of the civilizcd people. Rotary International occupies an unique place he stated. Because it is truly international in scope with over ,")000 clubs in the Americas, Can ada and 70 foreign countries. Rotary can’ be, and is a force r-epresenting unselfishness, a will for service to prevent suffering, to allay misunder standings, and to promote interna tional peace and good will among all. It is significant to note among other things the dismemberment of Rotary clubs in Germany and Italy, Mr. Gibson said. And why? Hitler gave tlhe answer, so did Mussolini— that Rotary was subversive to the better interests of the State—that as a world-wide movement fraterniz ing and closely related to the forms of government of the democracies, that it could not be permitted to exist in their countries. In concluding, he urged that a peace movement engendered in the hundreds of Rotary clubs in this coun try could ^read rapidly throughout the worid, and mi^ht even yet pre vent the spread of the war that if not stopped might well end in blotting out civilization. Fellowship Forum To Present Play Sunday “Joash” Will F'eature Vesper Service in Assembly Room of Church ‘ At a spcial vesper .sei-vice, to be held Sunday evening at 7:30 by the Fellowship Forum in the as.sembly I’oom of the Church of Wide Fellow ship, a play will be pr?.«entod: ‘■Joash." by Lillian George. The cast is as follows: Jehoiada. High Priest-Milford Grantham; Zechariah_ his son, also a Priest—Dwight Hoskin.s; Attendant (>n the King—Will Wiggs?, Jr.; Joash, King of Judah—Lloyd Woolley; A Widow—Lois Hall; First Child— Buddy Viall; Second Child—Ruth Guin; Reader of the Prologue— Blanche Sherman; Director^—Algene Hoskins. The time of the play is 810 B. C.. and the scene is in the Holy Place in Solomon's Temple. Since it was the first concern of Joash, upon his ascension to the throne, to set the Temple in order and restore its beau ty, it is peculiarly fitting that the collection from this sei-vice should be the For-um’s gift to the redecoration of the Sunday School room. Algene Hoskins is the leader for this meet ing. The public is cordially invited. Southern I-ines ha.s a popul.TUon of approximately 3,000 .souls. It has one of Lire finest 'ibr-ury buildings and libraries in the .= tate. The Library As.'Ociafion has a total member.shi pof 2-15. Because this seems out of line, the association is launching a cam paign next Monday to enroll more niemlxrs, which should not be difficult lo ated in many cities. It calls for the in view o*’ the new and attractive home, with its cheery reading r-oom, its delivery in cans of milk and cream comfortable furniture its homey fireplace?, its wide offering of books^fiom the three cooperating dairies to and magazines. It would seem as i*" twice as many r’esidents of the com- the Royalton Pines Dairy, where it munity would deair-e to avail themselves of the facilities of sitch an in- will be bottled by Mr. Ray for deliv- stitution. er'v to customers throughout the im- Tiie tru?tees of the library have formed themselves into a commit. ^ f^fdiate vicinity of Souther’n Pines, tee to invite one and all to “join up.” They will meet Monday morning at plans to operate the pas- the library and start the campaign, with Miss Birdilia Bair- as chairman t^i'rizing plant at the Royalton Pines of the committee. Dairy for those desiring pasteurized The library offers four classifications of membership. Patron member-- ships are $2ii.00 a year-, Contributing .$10.00, Sustaining $5.00 and Annual “At pr-esent,’’ Mr. flay .said yes. memberships, $1.00. These member-ship fees provide the sole support of terday, “all three dairies are operat- the institution, which means the purchase of books and the upkeep of the >ng delivei-y trucks and covenng building. much of the same ground each day. Incidentally, have you paid a visit to the new building? If not, you : Ei^ch dairy has its collections to should for it must be seen to be appreciated. There is notliing like it in ■ make. This cooperative arrangement the part of North Carolina. And its advantages s-hould be the pride and ''■ill permit the dairymen to devote pleasure of all citizens of Southern Pines. ! their entire time to their herds and - ~- ' dairy barns, will eliminate the du- 4 1., • IT" 1 1 1 plicating of routes, will put collec- Allimni, Hlffh School hand instead of thr-ee. Plan Pinehurst Dane ^ and should effect a considerable sav- ^ ing all aroimd. Up to now- local dairy. Dosjwood in Bloom Leading; T<> Prediction We Are To Have No Winter in Sandhills Jame.s Schwartz of Souiher-n Pines is of the opinion that we are to have no Winter in the Sand hills but will jump right from Fall into Spring. To pr-ove his conten tion he broirght into The Pilot of fice yesterday a spring of dog\vood in full bloom, with leaves shar-ply tinted with r-ed. It'.«> usually early April befor-e one finds a blossom ing dogwood here. It was found neat- Manley. FIVE DIVORCES GRANTED HERE; ONE NON-SUITED On the opening day of Superior Court this week, divorces were grant ed in the following cases, all of which were based on two years’ separa tion: T. H. Carter versus Louise W. Carter; Ruth Brafford Keller versus Glen Keller: Dallas J. Green versus Evelyn Kennedy Green; Carl Parrish versus Emma Mae Parrish; Marie Stone versus R. L. Stone. Mrs. Stone was awarded custody of their child. R. L. Stone, Jr. In the case of Ruth Hunsucker Sheffield versus John Lacy Sheffield, a judgment of non-suit was render ed, it appearing that the defendant accepted service of th* summons and compla’rt, and that such service is contrary to law In a divorce action. .\BEHDEENIANS PETITION CONGRESS ON NEUTR.XLITY M. H. Folley of Aberdeen spent the past week procuring signatures to a petition to North Carolina Sen ators and -Repreiientatives in Congress for a revision of the Neutrality Act along lines suggested and recom mended by President JRoosevedt. Many names were affixed to the doc uments which went to Washington for the opening of Congress. Many letters and telegrams from all sections of the county have also been sent to Washington during the past week, both for and against the President’s plan. Two Sales, One Lease Announced by Stevens Clifton Johnson and Charles Rlock Purchase Property, G. Evans eases Home JUDGE A. A. F. SEA WELL TO ADDRESS DISTKKT BAR Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Johnson have purchased the home of the late Dan. iel Hepburn, through the agency of Eugene C. Stevens. This property is located on West New York avenue and consists of a two-story brick dwelling and garage with a nice yard. After making some changes and do ing some decorating, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson will move into the new house about October 1st. Mr. and Mrs. George C. Ev^ns of Great Falls Montana, have leased the Wilson ’ property on Orchard Road for the season and will occupy it at once. Mr. Evans now retired from active business, was formerly connected with the Anaconda Cop per Company. This rental was also made through Stevens Agency. Charles Block has purchased the 'To He Held in (Jyninasium Next Fridav; Proceeds F^or j these items to add pasteurizing to Basket ball Suits their schedirles. This wil] become an important part of the new scheme.” The Pinehur-st Alumni Association Mr. Ray placed an order this week in conjunction with the Pinehur-st ‘^Pl very truck, and will High Schf)o! is sponsoring its firsst contacts with customers J . next week so that all who desire annual square and round dance in the' , pasteurized milk may be sure of re. ^ig 1 school gymnasium, F riday night, ■ ceiving this service promptly. 3(ntimbcr 29th, beginning at 9:00 Marvin Ray came here from Fay- ,1 clock. ; ptteville sevei’al years ago and has For several year-s those two or- ^^^^n identified with the grocery bus- ganizations have been planning some' Southern Pines, and for the entertainment for the beginninE of ^^’’^^ , sham's Modern Market on East Broad ter-m. ^Ihis vear moppv ■ i tt -i .. ■ ytdi moi.ey street He will terminate his connec- is needed for the purchasing of uni- tion there tomorrow preparatory to launching the Sandhill Cooperative Dairy on its career on October 1st. forms for both boys' and girls' bas ketball teams. Music for the square dance will be furnished by one of the best square dance bands in Moore county. For round dancing, arrangements have been made for the use of the latest hit records transmitted by remote control through a public address sys tem. This will bring out the full tone of the music which is consridered by many as being superior to a regular orchestra. More “Silver Meteors,” More Diesels for SAL Fingerprints Identify Robber of Postoffices Bonnie Earl .lackson of Jones boro Arrested for .Tobs in Vass, Carthage, Cameron Seaboard’s New Equipment To Provide Daily N .Y. to Flor- ida Streamliner Seaboard Railway has announced the purchase of two additional ‘Sil ver Meteors”—streamhned, stainless- steel, seven-car, reserved seat coach trains, and nine 2,000 horsepower diesel-electric locomotives. The new streamliner-s will be placed in opera- Herbert F. Sewell, Jr., of Car thage, president of the 13th District Bar Association, has announced that Judge A. A. F.’ Seawell of the Su preme Court has accepted the Bar's invitation to speak at the District meeting to be held at Crystal Lake Hotel this Saturday, September 23. beginning at 4:00 o’clock. All mem bers of the Bar are expected. Home Owners Loan Corporation | tion about December 1st, and provide property at the corner of Broad dally “Silver Meteor’ service between Street and Indiana avenue from the' New York and Miami, and every same agency, which firm is the lo-! third day between New York and St cal representative of that corpora- { Petersburg. tion. Mr. Block bought this property for investment purposes and will ren ovate the buildings for rental. DR. NEAL BITILDING Dr. J. I. Neal of Southern Pines has started construction of his new home on the Midland Ro;id adjacent to his veterimary hospital. The diesel-electric locomotives will power the new ‘‘Silver Meteors ” be tween Washlngto*; p.nd lorida destl. nations and the west coast “Orange Blossom Special'’ between Washing ton and St. Petersburg. The Pennsyl vania Railroad electric locomotives are used on these trains between New York and Washington. Information has been received in the Sheriff's office in Carthage from the Bureau of Investigation in Ral eigh that fingerprints found In the Carthage postoffice following the re- cent robbery have been positively Identified as those of Bonnie Earl Jackson, of Jonesboro This finding Is believed to have solved the identity of the person who entered several other places in Moore county Including the postoffices at Cameron and Vass, Fishers Service Station and others. Jackson was arrested by Sanford officers a few nights ago in the Sea board depot, which he is alleged to have broken and entered. Earlier In the night the Atlantic Coast Line depot had also been entered. Deputy Sheriff Herman Grimm stated Tuesday that there was suf. ficient evidence t oconvict Jackson of entering Fisher's service station nnd the Standard Oil place in Car* thage. He said that if It was agi'ee- able with Lee county officers, Jack son would be turned over to Federal authorities for trial. A postoffice ir- spectator was in charge early L‘»l« week making an Investigation.