NEGRO SCHOOL AT
SOUTHERN PINES
(Continued from page one)
own government, its own officials, its
churches, stores, schools, and it is
wholly peopled by negroes. It is a
creditable community, its churches
compare well with similar structures
elsewhere, and its inhabitants are or
derly and industrious, and they show
by their continued building and the
prosperous air about their homes
that they are taking care of them
selves and their families. North Car
olina has white towns of equal popu
lation that are not far if any in ad
vance of the negro town of West
Southern Pines.
The new school house over there is
a standing evidence of the interest
the white folks show in the education
of the colored children, for it is plain
to any one that the big end of the
provision made for educating the ne
gro children must fall to the white
tax-payers. But both whites and ne
groes have been industrious and in
earnest in affording means for the
schooling of colored children, and the
new building tells of their seriousness
of purpose. The building is worth
driving by to see it. It is on the top
of the hill near the old road that runs
from Southern Pines to Carthage, and
Moore county can feel a pride in it
as well as in the other county school
buildings.
DR. W. BIDDLE GILMAN
KILLED BY TRAIN
(Continued from page 1)
J. Mrs. Fry was Miss Anna Ayer,
daughter of the late head of the Ayer
Advertising business.
He was twice married, his first wife
dying in Florida some years ago. He
was married to his present wife in
1909 and has lived in Lakeview since,
having retired from the practice of
medicine many years ago.
Dr. Gilman was a Mason for over
fifty years, being a life member of
Snyder Lodge in Philadelphia.
The remains were taken to Phila
delphia where they will be carried to
the old family cemetery at Woods-
town, N. J., for interment.
Mrs. L. M. Seward accompanied
Mrs. Gilman to Washington where
they were met by Mr. and Mrs. Fry,
who took charge of the funeral ar
rangements.
With the exception of his niece. Dr.
Gilman was the last member of an old
and very prominent family.
The ladies of Lakview sent one of
the most exquisite wreaths fashioned
out of the magnolia leaves Dr. Gil
man loved so much. No community
could have shown more attention or
kindly spirit than Lakeview did to
its good friend. Dr. Williard Biddle
Gilman.
COUNTY HEALTH AND
WELFARE ASSOCIATION
(Continued from page 1)
schools had been weighed and were re
ceiving hot lunchs, the hot lunches be
ing sponsored by the Parent-Teach-
ers Association.
Miss Lucile Eifort, welfare officer,
made a very interesting report. She
indicated that she would likely save
her salary and perhaps more in the
administration of the poor fund. A
family in Southern Pines was reported
to be in need of some milk, and the
Association agreed to furnish one
quart of milk daily for this family.
Mrs. Annie Gaston, supervisor of
rural colored schools in Moore county,
sold $89.10 worth of Christmas Seals
through the negroes of the county,
which is very commendable. She re
ports the organization of six nutrition
classes, and that the children are tak
ing considerable interest in it.
The following is a corrected report
of the seal sale, with two or three
stations not yet heard from:
Aberdeen, Mrs. J. R. Page,
Chairman $ 50.00
Cameron, Mrs. Lula Muse,
Chairman 9.58
Carthage, Mrs. H. F. Seawell,
Chairman 57.72
Eagle Springs, Mrs. N. J. Car
ter, Chairman 8.50
Glendon, Mrs. W. T. Stockton,
Chairman 7.00
Hallison, Mrs. Tracy Parks
Chairman 1.00
Jackson Springs, Mrs. Victoria
McKenzie, Chairman 15.00
Lakeview, Mrs. J. R. McQueen,
Chairman 25.00
THE PILOT
Manly, Miss Mary Phillips,
Chairman 2.01
Niagara, Mrs. D. B. Tew, Chair
man 3.75
Pinehurst, Mrs. Herman A. Camp
bell, Chairman 126.46
Putnam, Mrs. Jim Warren, Chair
man 3.00
Southern Pines, Mrs. J. W.
Dickie, Chairman 229.30
Spies, Mrs. J. Fulton Monroe,
Chairman 1.30
Vass, Mrs. Guy Simpson, Chair
man 5.15
West End, Miss Lucile Eifort,
Chairman 18.10
Total - - $562.87
25 percent, paid State Ass^n $140.72
Balance
$422.15
The association will hold its next
monthly meeting the first Wednesday
in March as the guest of Mrs. A. L.
O’Briant and Mrs. Lula Muse at Cam
eron.
No further business appearing, on
motion the association adjourned.
HEMP MILLS SHIP
TO SOUTH AMERICA
(Continued from page 1)
quality is sold at more than three
times that figure. The artificial siik
industry in this country is destined to
be an enormous one, and the mill at
Hemp has entered a new f:eld that is
almost an exclusive one in the South,
and which finds the product in great
demand. The new mill is not making
many promises of what it will do, but
it was built big enough to permit the
installation of more looms just as
quickly as those now in operation have
worked into shape, and the employes
have become familiar with new and
and much more delicate line of work
than has been customary in the South.
Teh Pilot looks for a big and highly
important new development in this di
rection over at Hemp for the mill has
entered a field that seems entirely
ready for its cultivation, as delicate
weaves and all manner of silk tex
tiles are coming into an amazing pop
ularity.
OUR RALEIGH LETTER
(R. E. Powell)
Raleigh, Feb. 12. ust as we start
to press with this letter the news
comes that the finance committee, or
its sub-committee rather, has definite
ly decided as a last resort to recom
mend to the legislature the adoption
of the sales-luxury-nuisance tax and,
in the language of the editor of the
Rhamkatte Roaster, the committee
has opened a veritable Pandora’s box
of taxation troubles.
The situation, as members of the
committee explain it, is this: In order
to provide fourteen millions in reven
ue for the next fiscal year, the legis
lature must either put on a sales tax,
cut sharply the appropriations which
have been recommended by the budget
commission for the institutions and
departments or, finally, return to the
ad valorem tax.
Although there is a vigorous oppo
sition against it, it is more likely the
sales tax will be adopted than it is
that the legislature will return to the
ad valorem tax. Governor McLean is
understood to be both against return
ing to an ad valorem tax and also the
imposition of a sales tax but he re
gards the return to an ad valorem tax
a violation of the party’s pledge and
he said in his inaugural that the state
must not resort to it.
Four Cents on Cigarettes
The tenative agreement is for a tax
of four cents on each package of
twenty cigarettes and two cents on
each pacage of ten. When this pro
posal comes to the committee on the
whole, which is the entire house mem
bership resolved into a committee to
consider the revenue bill, there will be
additional proposals, including one to
make the tax one and two cents on
cigarettes. Other items suggested in
clude:
A sales-luxury tax on soft drinks,
bottled and at the fountain.
A sales tax on cigars, smoking to
bacco, chewing tobacco and snuff. The
cigarette tax is regarded by many
members as a piece of rank discrim
ination against some men smokers and
not a few women smokers.
A tax of $1.00 per bale on all cot
ton ginned in the state. This tax, it
is estimated, will yield approximately
Friday, February ia 1,...
$1,000,000 per year. There is some di"
position to seriously press it.
In view of the administration not
of economy, there will be powerful ef
fort made to avoid levying either of
these taxes and this school of though^t
well represented in the house and
senate, will make a stab at furth
cutting the appropriations for the
schools, universities and state depart^
ments. Events of this week have stim'
ulated the purpose of some members
to make a vigorous fight for cutting
the appropriation to the University of
North Carolina, to State College and
the North Carolina College for Wo
men.
Darwinism is in Bad
Until the hearing on Mr. Poole’s bill
to prevent the teaching of “Darwin
ism,” or any hypotheses linking man
(Continued on page 6)
Friday,
This is the CROSLEY TRIRDYN 3R3
There has been a reduction in price
of the Crosley Trirdyn 3R3, of $15.00.
This brings it down from $100.00 to
$85.00, complete.
W. F. THOMPSON, Vass, N. C.
R. G. ROSSER, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Beasley Building, - VASS, N. C.
GET YOUR
PRESSING
Done With Our
Up-to-Date
SANITARY STEAM PRESSER
We have a modern Steam Presser in
our Pressing and Cleaning Depart
ment, and do the very best work, on
ladies’ as well as gentlemen’s clothes.
Vass Barber Shop
Beasley Building
VASS, N. C
THE UTTLE RIVER STORES
Vass, Southern Pines, Lakeview
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The mild weather of the last few days tells that spring is just around the corner. Before you know it sDrin?
rush will be here, and now is the time to get ready.
F'ertilizer and Cloth for Your Plant Beds
Tobacco Plant Bed Fertilizer is one thing that must go out now. Plant Bed Cloth is soon due and it is
wise to have it m the house when you want to use it. We have a big stock and at a close price.
Look over your plows, harrows, harness, and all that sort of thing, and have your supplies and repairs
ready. The little thing you lack may cost you a trip to town when you want to be making every minute count
fin|l?rtrem. wanted ^ ?Zput ?ou^
Garden Seeds, Onion Sets, etc., have arrived, and you should be getting them ready for the first dav vou
alUh;”sprinr^ ^ ^ of bdnfbehM
While you are waiting for the green things from the garden a few cans of vpo-pfoT,ina * -4. -n i.
dy for the table. Our Canned Goods are of the highest mality Ld crS mirtf w
buy for three stores, and get the lowest prices. quantity buying:. We
The Little River Stores
VASS, LAKEVIEW, SOUTHERN PINES,
North Carolina ’
The Strong Group of Stores of the Sandhills.
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