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UN. C CAROUNA ROOM the news-weekly OF >100RE COUNTY THE PILOT c - FIRST IN NKWS AND AD ’{SING Is a Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of the Sandhill Territory of North VOLUME 9, NO. 16. FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1929 VASS, N. C. CORNERSTONE OF NEW MOORE CO. HOSPITAL LAID Simeon B. Chapin, Chairman of Board, Makes Dedicatory Address Before Large Crowd TELLS HOSPITAL STORY Promptly at ll o’clock Tuesday a long line of cars formed outside the new Moore County hospital anki di^s- char^ed pass^ng-ers who had comie to be present at the laying of the cor nerstone. The new roofing shining in the sunlight and the young trees and shrubs recently planted lifted the en terprise from th-e realm of dreams. After John Hemmer had taken pic tures of the group on the steps, Mr. Cheatham opened ihe ceremonies witn a reading from the scriptures and a short prayer for the success of the hospital. Simeon B. Chapin, Chair man of the Board of Trustees, re viewed the history of its founding in a short speech which we take pleas ure in printing: Mr. Chapin’s Speech About five years ago, when the new Church was being built in Pine- hurst, a certain person who had had sickness in ihe family said to me, “We need a new Hospital more than we need a new Church;” my answer was, “We need both.” About two years ago, a group of men met one evening to discuss the advisability of building a hospital. Tt was decided that the first thing to do was to have a survey made of ihis county, so an expert was engaged to come here and make an inspection of the territory. I have Mr. Henry C. Wright’s report here. Most of you have read it, and are aware that it deals in detail with the need for such an institution and the necessity of a hospital being built immediately here in Moore County. Another meetng was held at a noon hour at the Tom Morris Club, which was attend«d by Dr. W. S. Rankin and Dr. Davidson, of The Duke Foundation, together with several others who reside in Pinehurst and Southern Pines. Ji was there decid ed to proceed at once with the build ing of a hospital provided a minimum of $115,000,000 in cash and pledges | eould be obtained, and of that amount | $40,000.00 was subscribed at this j iiieeting. After strenuous efforts on the part of all the members of the Com mittee, the balance of . $115,000.00 was secured with the generous as sistance of The Duke Foundation, which subs'cribed $25,000.00 and ha^ indicated its purpose to make a fur ther donation of a like amount. Plans and specifications were pre pared by Samuel Hannaford & Sons CORNERSTONE OF NEW MOORE COUNTY HOSPITAL LAID Chief of Police Kelly of Southern Pines Shot and Killed As He Searches Car EDITORIAL Photograph taken at Dedication Ceremonies at Pinehurst Tuesday morning. In center of group are the Rev. Mr. Cheatham, w'ho offeree! prayer for the success of the institution, and Simeon B. Chapin, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, who made the dedicatory address. ABERDEEN HOTEL IS PURCHASED BY GREENSBORO MAN M. W. Sterne Buys Propertv and Plans Extensive Alter ations and Improvements NEW PILOT BUILDING UP (Please turn to Page 10) Best Horse Show in History is Assured Large Entry List and Added At traction of Five-Gaited Horses Spells Succes M. W. Sterne of Greensboro, a prominen. hotel man there, has pur chas'd the Aberdeen Hotel and plans extensive alfterations and impiVve- ments, it was announced early in the week. It is understood that the pres ent proprietor, Jake Pearson, will continue in charge. The Ab.rdeen Hotel property was owned by B. B. Saunders, prominen. tobacco man and J. F. Allred, of Aberdeen, C. C. Bennett, S. T. Ewins and D. C. Ewing of Candor. It is stated that the transaction in- volve'd an exchange of property and was not a cash consideration. The Aberdeen Hotel is prominently situaied in the center of the business section of Aberdeen and with the pro posed changes and alterations will. It is stated, make for a decided improe- ment in the heart of town. With the eer increasing business of the tobacco market and the steady growth of Aberdeen generally the prosp-^cts are bright for the new ownership. The new Pilot Building in the cen ter of town is practically completed, Contractor Weaver having the roof in i place and the ciment floor laid this • week. Partitions will be placed in po- SOUND PICTURES GIVE CHARLIE A HEADACHE Charlie Picquet says talking pic tures are a headache. Chai lie’s been having his trou bles. In the first place, ha couldn’t get the machine he wanted because the company making it merged with some other company. In the sec ond, when the machine he did or der came, after numerous delays, it had the wTong attachments and Charlie had to get some in a hurry from Charlotte. These came but were defective. Charlie and his gang made them work, but “The Singing Fool” didn’t always sing when he should. And besides, two of the Jolson records were def^c- tive- Everything just wpnt flooey, the usually genial manager of the Carolina Theatres say. Evsn the acoustics of the Southern Pines house were found to be bad for sound photos. Now the silver lining is begin ning to show on the cloud. The needed parts are arriving, wires and velvet drapes are being put in place to remedy the acoustics, an ! next week is expected to prove that sound pictures aren’t so bad after all. TO USE FILM IN FIGHT AGAINST OUTDOOR ADVS. Chamber of Commerce of So. Pines Purchases Reel to Be Shown Throughout State TO WAGE WAR ON TRASH THE LESSON OF A TRAGEDY, Several .things are brouglht I forcefully to mind by tihe mur der of J. C. Kelly, chief of the Southern Pines police force. The sacrifice of any man would be I a high price to pay for the con clusions that are to be drawn frotm this affair, but Chief Kelly was an exceptional man and a highly efficient and earn est officer. But he was a victim of that universal indifference to law that is mianifest in every quarter of the Union and which gives the United States the earned reputation of being th« most lawless civilized cototry on the globe. The assailant was driving too fast at a point on the street where the officer was watching traffic to safeguard the chil dren at the school. When the I chief attempted to examine the car the driver pulled a gun, and commenced firing. Driving reck- j lessly was the first offense. Car- ijying a gun was the second. Mur- j der was the Hhird. It is true, al- ! though a pitiful fact, that few j people regard fast driving as of I consequence, or that carrying a I gun signifies anything. And un- , til it is brought home directly, I murder is dismissed these days as an incident. It is said that tools in the car indicated any- ’ thing but a savory occupation on II he part of the assailant. j Chief Kelly has been a fearless ■ agent of the law, but he has not the backing he deserved Motorist, Halted for Speeding, Fires Four Shots at Officer Which I«ater Prove Fatal.— Assailant Commandeers Hun ter Eckert to Drive Him to Pinehurst Where He Steals Another Car and Disappears. NOW HIDING IN WOODS Chief of Police Joseph C. Kelly of Southern Pines was shot andl killed shortly after 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the corner of May street and East Massachusetts avenue in Southern Pines. Chief Kelly died at Highsmith Hospital in Fayetteville shortly after 2:00 o’clock yesterday morning, the result of bullets piercing the walls of the stomach causing internal hem orrhages. His wife and son were with him at the bedside. Chief Kelly’s assailant was located passing through Monroe, N. C., just before sundown, and was pursued by a sheriff’s posse from t>at town. He abandoned the car st^’ Pinehurst and took into the v.-'- yhere he was reported as pui^ ' * ,* a large posse, including four automobile loads from Southern Pines headed by Mayor Barnum and Commissioner Frank Buchan. The Southern Pines Board of Com missioners offered a reward of $250 Wednesday and additional rewards will likely be made by the county and state. A car being driven south on Route 50 was halted by the Chief for spe?d- ing. Kelly grew suspicious of the driver and starred a search of the I car when the driver, a young man of j dark complexion, about five feet, 10 j inches in height and with a two-day ■ riowth of beard, pulled a gun and ; The Chamber of Commerce dir?ctors of Southern Pines at their Tuesday meeting again took up the matter of Jiad ' advertising billboards and signs alon-c when placed in the responsible ' j streets and highways, and Struvh is he occupied. He gave him- ' {js a sacrifice wfhere he had too much to risk and too little in the way of public opinion to aid h.m in law enforcement, or in sav ing himself. It is not a ne;?lige;it legislature that has until this spring refused highway police to make the public roads safe, that has wroug^nt this officer’s death. It is public sentiment, . , . , , „ , which is indifferent to law, and! house. Dr. Mudgett , public sentiment, which has '"’^king him as comfortable as possi- f^lm two nights in each of the two ' failed to demand of the legisla ture a sufficient state police to control highway traffic and hig^hway lawlessness. In no other. r(i to the home of civilized country would this thing be possible. A faithful of- Furt, who has been the prime movet- ' m th3 Chamber’s efforts to eliminate j unsightly signs from local laidscane ! aiuiounced the arriv:l of a film pr?'- •'aied by the national association against billboard advertisin?-. Ar- rangem nts have been made with 'Charles Picque , manager of th? Ca - i olina theatres at Southern Pinas and ! Pinehurst for the showing of this bullet entered his left side, piercing the stomach. Three other sho.s were fired by the man as he backed away, all of which struck the officer. The Chief staggered but managed o g.t to his car reaiby, which he drove as far as Dr. William C. Mud- gett’s residence a block away, where he fell to the ground endeavoring to leach the doctor. He suffered great loss of blood, and Vas too weak to be Campaign Nets Funds For Commerce Body j theatres. ' Mr. Bur aho stated that thiough the cooperaticn of the Federation oC I Women’s Clubs throughout Nortn I Carolina, the film, after showing herv, i will be put on the screen in all cities and towns of the sta.e having mo- ’ tion theatres. North Carolina, Mr. I’uit said, is taking the lead among ! states in eliminating the kind of ad- ! vertising so objectionable to lovers of ! scenic beauty. This film, by ;.he way. (Please Turn to Page Ten.) According to present indications, *he twelfth annual Pinehurst Horse Show, scheduled for the 2nd and 3rd of April, will be the most successful ever held in the Sandhills. Entries ar3 pouring in for the many classes, and Charles Picquet, who is in chargc of arrangements, reports that each event will be closely contested. The show is fortunate in having se cured many entries from owners o2 five-gaited horses, and two classes have been scheduled. In previous years, it has been difficult to enie” enough in this event to make any showing whatsoever, and the added classification should be somewhat in "he nature of a feature. The addition a plantation class for special en tries of gaited horses should also prove to be an attraction of note. The commanding officers of Fort Bragg have assured the committee 'Hat the pick of the camp will be at ’^he disposal of the show for the two ^l^ys. Their feature will be the six- horse teams drawing regulation light field artillery guns with regulation harness, equipment and personnel. This number has been one of the out standing hits for the past few years, and its inclusion in this season’s pro -am is certain to* please those who i Secretary Howard Burns of the jSoutharn Pines Chamber of Commsrce sition for the offices, stock rooms, I’tported at the directors meeting on i ^|jj appear in all the state theatres I composing and press room during the ' Tuesday the receipt during the week j bearing the words, ‘‘Under the Aus- . coming week, and the machinery anil | of a number of large contributions | pices of the Chamber of Commercj equipment of The Pilot will be moved | Chamber’s work for 1929, to Aberde n from Vass as soon as Noted Women Golfers To Play in So. Pines Glenna Collett, National Cham pion Heads List for Tourney Next Friday & Saturday the publication of the Sandhills Sports and announced that the organization Daily, Pinehurst's morning paper, is | "<> <*ebts and a satisfactory bai- discontinued for the season next i ance on hand. In view of the amount month. ior‘ work planned for accomplishment of Southa-n Pines.” The film was procured by Mr. Burt and has be^-n purchased outright by the Chamber 01 Commerce. A suggestion was made at the meet- Glenna Collett, national champion, heads the list of golf stars who are to compete in the Women’s Mid- South championships at the Southern ! hotel, however, he w’Cnt to the Pine- Pines Country Club next Friday and j hurst Garage where he helped ble on the lawn in front. Seizes Eckert Car. Meanwhile, .he assailant had rush- Hunter Eckert, shouting that a man had been shot and he wanted to take Mr. Eckert’s car to get a physician. Mr. Eckert said he would take him, and both jumped in the car. The man asked Mr. Ecker. to drive him to the Carolina Hotel at Pine hurst where his physician was stop ping and he would bring him back. Mr. Eckert knew nothing of the shoot ing other than what the man told him, and proceeded in a hurry to the Carolina. There the man go; out and asked Eckert to wait while he got the physician. Instead of going into the ing that prizes be offered by the | Saturday, March 28th and 29wh. The himself to an automobile belonging to .1. McN. JOHNSON ILL IN CHARLOTTE HOSPITAL during the year, however, he stated | Chamber for the best kept up garages that the campaign for funds should | gasoline stations in the Sandhills, be carried on wiih renewed vigor, as and the subject of trash removal in Southern Pines was discussed at some J. McN. Johnson ot AhetAe^ is j" of^LeipT^fdwT I length and a committee appoin.ed to ,the hospital in Charlotte, --f and ! g.eatb m ’ recuperating from too much activity j ^ Board votea $zuu lor lurLnei } ! in the office and outside. He writes pl^^^ting at the north end of Broad, I that he is making fair headway, but street, extending from the business i YADKIN TEA ROOM PROPERTY I that he wants to get back home where i section lo Broad street’s intersection he can see green grass instead of | with the double road to Pinehurst. ! brick walls. Mr. Johnson is one of that i work will be under way direct- type of men who want the safety valve i Chaiiman trank Buchan of the i set for high pressure, and he does not' PJ^inting committee announced. tournament will be a 36-hole medal play event. Other notables who have sent in their entries include the sensational youngster, Helen Hicks of Hemp- Mrs. L. L. Leonard, of St. Louis, a cieam colored Buick wi.h green top and wire wheels bearing license No. 78135, Mass. Later in the afternoon a car answ- Miss Collett in the St. Augustine _ tournament; Virginia Van Wie of SOLD TO J. B. ROUNTREE ^ Chicago, who won the Florida evenc, , defeating Miss Hicks in the finals; i Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Rountree of | Louise Fordyce of Youngstown, Ohio, stead, L. I., who recently defeated 0yij|g this description w*as reported as like to slow down, so it becomes nec essary once in a while to take a day off. (Please turn to Page 4) TWO MORE BOOK TALKS The interesting book talks of Dr. Paul B. Jenkins of Williams Bay, Wis., held under the auspices of the Southern Pines Library, are continu ing until April 4th. Dr. Jenkins will talk at the Civic Club both March 28th and April 4th, at 4 o’clock. Those who have heard his lectures have pro nounced them highly interesting and educational. The public is invited to attend. Struthers Burt thanked the press on behalf of the directors for their co operation in the activities sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. KIWANIS AND LEGION TO GIVE DANCE JOINTLY Winston-Salem, who have been re siding in Weymouth Heights in Southern Pines this winter, have de- cidfed to make their home in the Sandhills and as the first step in that direction have ^bought the old Van runner-up in several important tour- naments of late and former state | beeV^PP^d }>y champion of Ohio; Mrs. 0. S. Hill, who won the Women’s North & South at Pinehurst last year, defeat ing both Miss Collett and Miss Van Lindley place, now better known as Wie; Miss Bernice Wall, medalist in The Kiwanis Club of Aberdeen and Sandhill Post, American Legion, will give a dance jointly, to be held at the Pinehurst Country Club Friday evening, April 5th. The net proceeds are to be divided between the Kiwanis Cliib’s educatio<nal fundi aird the le gion’s fund for the disabled soldiers at Oten. the Yadkin Tea Room, and its ad joining property on the Midland Road. This news will no doubt be re ceived with great pleasure for though here for a comparatively short time, the Rountrees have made many friends in the Snadhills. The property, which covers some 20 acres, was acquired from Carl Buchan. Mr. Rountree plans io move the house back from the road and re model it for a permanent home. two recent Florida tournaments; Miss Marion Turpie, outstanding player of the south, former holder of the Louis iana state title, and Miss Edith Quier, less known but reported to be a dangerous contender. Mrs. E. Ellsworth Giles is chairman of the committee in charge of the tournament and is arranging for the entertainment of the visitors while here. A large tea-dance will he given at the club next Thursd'ay afternoon. passing through Candor and Mon roe. Own Car Abandoned. The alleged bootlegger’s own car was deserted at the spot where it had was a Chevrolet, bearing license No. l3 293, South Carolina. The car was taken to Beck’s Garage under police surveillance. In it were found sev eral other license plates, a large bunch of hotel keys, papers of va rious descriptions and a letter ad dressed to J. L. Boso, Box 1719, Win ston-Salem, from Mrs. E. W. Boso, Summerville, W. Va., the letter be ing signed “Mother.” This was dated January 30th. Chief Kelly was in a precarious con dition, with .four bullet holes in his body and weak from loss of blood. (Please turn to Page Four)
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