MOORE COUNTY’S
LEADING NEWS
WEEKLY
THE
A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 9, NO. 41.
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SELL YOUR
TOBACCO
IN ABERDEEN
of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Aberdeen, North Carolina
Friday, September 13, 1929.
FIVE CENTS
TO PROCEED WITH
RECAPITALIZATION
OF SEABOARD R. R.
More Than 84 Per Cent of Ad
justment Bonds Have
Been Deposited
Miss Annie Louise Manning Bride
of Dr. James Shepard Milliken
Many Residents of Sandhills Among Those in Wedding Party and
Guests at Beautiful and Impressive Service in
Christ Church, Raleigh
TO ISSUE MORE COMMON
With $21,146,000 representing more
than 84 per cent, of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway Company 5 per cent, ad
justment bonds deposited under the
road’s proposed recapitalization plan,
the company and the bondholders’
committee will proceed toward the
consummation of the plan, it was an
nounced this week by Robert L. Nutt,
Chairman of the railway company,
and Charles S. McCain, Chairman of
the bondholders’ committee.
Pending the completion of the nec
essary further preliminaries, the joint
statement added, the company and the
committee will continue to accept fur
ther deposits until September 30. After
that date the opportunity to deposit
will either be completely withdrawn
or, if continued, will be modified so
that the terms will be less favorable
than ordinarily outlined.
The company has applied to the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
approval of the plan, involving a debt
reduction of $17,500,000 through the
substitution of $12,500,000 first and
consolidated bonds for $25,000,000
principal amount of adjustment bonds
plus $5,000,000 accumulated unpaid
interest and the raising of at least
$7,500,000 through the sale of addi
tional common stock.
Plan Improvement
Of School Grounds
From the standpoint of interest to
residents of the Sandhills, the most
important social event of the season
was the wedding on Wednesday even
ing of Miss Annie Louise Manning,
Betty Schroeder of Southern Pines
and Mrs. Clyde White as dames of
honor, the Misses Jane Manning and
Sue Milliken as flower girls and Miss
Sarah Irvin of Reidsville as maid of
KILLED IN PLANE
CRASH ON WAY TO
GOLF TOURNEY
William Henry Beers Had Re
gretted Invitation to Pinehurst
Because of Proposed Trip
daughter of Judge and Mrs. James ; honor. Dr. Milliken’s best man was
|S Manning of Raleigh, and Dr. |Di*. James Dickie of Southern Pines,
j James Shepard Milliken of Southern , and the ushers and groomsmen were
I Pines. The ceremony, attended by a | Di** George Herr, Ed Ashe and Paul
I large number from this section, was ; Barnum of Southern Pines, Frank
j performed at 9 o’clock in Christ Epis- ' Shamburger of Aberdeen, Mebane
j copal Church, the Rev. Mjilton A. | Turner of Winston-Salem, Laurens
Barber, rector, officiating. i Wright of Wilmington, Sterling Man-
The wedding was both beautiful and ning of Raleigh and Frederick Cain
impressive. The bride entered with her of Canton, Miss. Master Dickie Man-
father, by whom -she was given in ning was ringbearer.
marriage. Her gown was of rich ivory
satin, bespeaking dignity and charm.
SEVEN DIE IN TRAGEDY
ration
Tobacco Price
Growers Talk CiS
Though Many Farmers Are Discouraged, Others Look for Better
Offers Later and Are Holding Crop for Old Bright
Belt Opening September 24th
Much discussion h|ps been heaird
over the unsatisfactory prices on the
eastern markets. Some seem to think
At Wilson
Estimated sales on the Wilson to
bacco market Monday were in tlie
Among those from the Sandhills
imi 1 T- 1* /. .. were present at the ceremony and
j Ihe lo’-g bodice of satm was joined 4.- u- i. i? n j u
L , . ^ . , „ . “ .reception which followed were, be-
i ^ sides those in the wedding party, Mrs.
len irely of ruffles, short in front and Dickie, Mrs. Frank Shamburg- ; ^^^t thing Mr. Higgins knew, Mr.
, falling long in back to form a court | Charlotte Er- | Beer’s name appeared among the pas-
train of tulle. The veil was of tulle, | g^j^^ ggrnum, Mr. and Mrs. j sengers of the missing Transconti-
Had William Henry Beers, editor of
the magazine, “Golf Illustrated, ac
cepted the invitation of his friend
Arthur S, Higgins of Pinehurst to
visit him here last week he would be
alive today.
Mr. Higgins had written Mr. Beers
and in reply the well known golf au
thority, who has frequently visited
Pinehurst, wrote him he was sorry he
couldn’t come down at this time, bu^
that he w^as headed for the national
amateur tournament in California.
an
I with a coronet of duchess lace caught I Joi'dan, Mr. and Mrs. George j ^ir Transport “City of _
, around the head by a single wreath ; James Milliken, Jr., and the ; which was lost for days
j of orange blossoms. Her slippers were ^ ^j^,g j Drew. I before discovery in the mountains of
of ivory satin with dainty seed pearl' 1 • i New Mexico with all on board kill-
buckles. A rope of pearls was the’ culmmation ! \ _Mexico, with all on board kill
(bride’s only ornament. She w'ore ivory
The wedding was
of a round of entertainments at which i huge monoplane had crashed
the bride was honored from the time I « mountain during a
kid gloves and carried an exquisite . ■ storm and had burned un
K . :her engagement to Dr. Milliken was i "P-
bouquet of lilies of the valley center-
made known during the summer seas- 1 tragedy was the first serious
’ VH*’' Tv, f b on. The bride is one“of the most promi- i ‘*>6 >^ecently establish-
, orchids, the bouquet bemg ;ed rail-airplane transcontinental serv-
showered with valley lilies and rib
bons. I , ,
^ ' and welfare work and an active mem-
The bride was met at the altar by
the bridegroom, attended by Dr.
is a leader in various fields of social
aboard the “City of San Francisco,”
the other victims of the accident be-
the prospect for a good market is not j neighborhod of a million and a quart-
promising over the state, while i er pounds with the better grades sell-
others incline to the belief that a low | ing at slightly increased prices over
quality of leaf is having its effect
in the newly opened markets. The
general expectation has been that the
average price should run around
twenty cents or better, and possibly
this will be realized, for the sales at
the present time are of low grade
stuff, and it is said that much short crease noted being in the
leaf and inferior quality has been grades,
made in the east this summer. Well-
posted tobacco men are hopeful, as
they say that bad weather has had
its influence on the crop that is now
last week’s figures. It was thought
that the average would be higher than
$12.34 per hundred pcmnds, the averw
age thus far this year here.
Lugs and poorer grades of offer
ings were sold at the same scale of
prices paid last week, the slight in
better
At Kinston
Eight hundred thousand pounds of
tobacco were estimated to be on the
market at Kinston Monday, bringing
coming in, and that as the early in- ithe season’s receipts to 3,000,000,
ferior pickings are disposed of the Grades appeared to be better and the
figures will advance to a more satis
factory stage. Common talk is to the
effect that tobacco of the Sandhills
has made better grade on the aver
age than the tobacco farther east.
price averaged slightly higher ac
cordingly. Last week’s average was
12 cents.
The projected co-operative mar
keting association for North Caro-
Somewhat better prices seemed toilina occasioned considerable interest
be the trend in the tobacco market of
the Carolinas <at the start of the
week. Many farmers are discouraged,
but many more are hopeful of better
on the market. Growers discussed it,
and some expressed favor for the un
dertaking. Numerous farmers said
that unless prices in the eastern belt
prices later on and are holding their improved materially they will be re
leaf for the old Bright Belt opening quired to withhold their tobacco from
j James Dickie, of Southern Pines, as
jbest man.
The Bridal Party
ing as follows: A. B. McGaffey,
wealthy lumberman of the accident
\\ealthy lumbreman of Albuquerque;
Sanford. He received his education at William Livermore, Boston shipping
Dr. Milliken is the son of the late
John Milliken and Mrs. Milliken of
the market.
At Farmville
Though tobacco farmers are facing
the lowest prices in many years and
Parent-Teacher Ass’n. Spurred
to Action by Talk of State
Educator Here
The Aberdeen Parent-Teachers As
sociation held the first meeting of
the school year Wednesday afternoon
in the auditorium of the High School,
with an unusually large number of
old members present. The present
roll was increased by about 25 new
members.
The meeting wa sopened by singing
The meeting was opened by singing
call and minutes read by the secre
tary, Mrs. H^ L. Boggs.
The special feature of the after
noon’s meeting was a splendid address
by John J. Blair, who represents the
North Carolina Department of Edu
cation, with headquarters in Raleigh.
His subject was ‘^School House Plant
ings in North Carolina,” and this as
sociation was enrolled in a contest
put on by his department offering a
prize for the school grounds which
show the most improvement in the
line of grass planting and the addi
tion of flowers and shrubbery dur
ing the comJng school year.
Mr. Wright, Aberdeen’s new Sup
erintendent also made the association
a very fine talk, asking the help and
cooperation of the members in this
year’s school work.
It was voted that the association
n?ake an expenditure of $45.00 toward
the interior painting a|nd cleaning
up of the inside of the Grammar
School.
Reports from the various commit
tees were then taken up, and as
James Smith, manager of the Dixie
Theatre, was kind enough to offer
the same free movie treat to the
Rrades represented at the meetings
by the largest percentage of mothers
present, this roll call was made, and
it was found that the second grade
in the Grammar School and the tenth
^ade in the High School were rep
resented by the most mothers pres
ent.
After the regular meeting the hos
tesses, Mrs. Batchelor, Mrs. W. A.
Blue, Mrs. Wimberly Bowman, Mrs.
C. L. Williams and several of the
teachers served delicious ice cream
and cakes to the members and a de
lightful social hour followed.
Daughter Born
Mr. and Mrs. George Moger of
Raleigh announce the birth of a
daughter. Before her marriage Mrs.
Moger was well known in Aberdeen
as Miss Eugenia Brantley.
jthe University of North Carolina and
In the bridal party were Miss Anna , is now a leading physician in South-
Ball Thomas, Miss Landrum Norris, jern Pines where he and Mrs. Milli- Glendale' Cal • J
Miss Marga^'et Raney and Mis? kon will be at home after O c
‘1 )iJot vvi thL iiionopidiie, ui
Sarah Brooks, as brijjesmaids; Mrs.'1.
Mrs. John B. Cameron, Lifelong
Resident of Moore County, Dies
Highly Esteemed Woman Passes
Away at Age of 76 After
Brief Illness
September 24th, it is said. Talk of a
new cooperative marketing associa
tion is rife about the state and this
may have a tendency to make the
big buyers “loosen up” their purse , there is considerable dissatisfaction
strings some. with the general situation, there was
Local rJeople intere^ed in, the a better feeling prevailing at Farm-
Aberdeen tobacco market believe the ' ville with the better grades of prim-
sM p^.int to a record sale o^ ing*^ an(? tips on the upward <T?nd.
bright leaf here, some going so far Sales amounted to 37,000 pounds,
as to predict double the sales of a Robersonville
year ago, which amounted to approxi- Last week’s sales of tobacco on the
mately 4,500,000 pounds. Robersonville market were 475,260
Early werk reports throughout the pounds, netting $61,156.07, an average
itr^egula^ flighrto^ LorVn-^ markets now open show of $12.91 per hundred. This market is
the trend: expecting to sell over 500,000 pounds
Mrs. Mary Cameron, one of the
most highly esteemed women of this
community, passed away at her home
four miles from Vass on Thursday af
ternoon of last week, after an extreme
illness of only a few days. Mrs. Cam- ^
eron had been unable to walk for
several years, but her general health
was good until a short time ago, when '
she began to decline rapidly. j
Mrs. Cameron was born seventy-
six years ago in Moore county, and ,
spent her entire life in this commun- i
I ity. She was the daughter of Thomas ;
' Matthews and Jennie Worthy Mat- |
thews, both members of prominent
families. In young womanhood she
was united in marriage to John B.
Cameron, and they lived happily to
gether until they were separated by
death a little more than three months
ago. She was a faithful member of
the Vass Methodist Church, and liv
ed a life that was an inspiration to
those around her. Having always been
actively engaged in performing the
many duties connected with the man
agement of a household, it was doubt
less hard for her to spend her latter
years confined to her chair, but she
was always cheerful and uncomplain
ing, and bore her affliction with for-
jtitude. Her days were brightened by
the tender affection bestowed upon
her by the son and the daughter-in-
law in the home, and by the other
members of the family who visited her
frequently.
The funeral service was held in
the Vass Methodist Church on Fri
day afternoon, in the presence of a
large number of friends and relatives.
The pastor, the Rev. G. B. Starling,
was assisted by the Rev. M. D. Mc
Neill, who spoke in the highest terms
of the deceased. Burial was in John
son’s Grove cemetery, and the mound
was covered with beautiful floral of
ferings.
Mrs. Cameron is survived by one
son, T. Frank Cameron, who resides
at the home place; three daughters,
Mrs. Bertie L. Matthews and Mrs. G.
W. Brooks of Vass and Miss Jennie
Cameron of Rockingham; two broth
ers, Carlton Matthews, of Lemon
GRASS SEED AT COST
FOR ABERDEEN PLANTING
The Aberdeen Chamber of Com
merce has ordered a quantity of
Italian rye grass seed for distri
bution at cost to citizens desiring
to improve the grounds around
their homes. G. A. Charles of the
Fox Drug Company has kindly con
sented to handle the distribution of
the seed from his store, and it will
be available there after the first of
next week. It is hoped by the of
ficers of the Chamber of Commerce
that a large number will aid the
city beautification program by pur
chasing the seed and planting it
this fall. '
man; M. M. Campbell, paper sales
man of Cincinnati; Mrs. Corina Ray-
B. Stone,
Clovis, N.
M.; Edwin A. Dietel, co-pilot, of Tex
as, and C. F. Canfield, courier, of New
York.
Hit Mountain Peak
The plane had left Albuquerque, N.
M. on
geles and entered a storm area after
covering about 50 miles. Forced off | Greenville this week,
the course, the plane apparently fail- There was about 600,000 pounds of At Rocky Mount
ed to clear a mountain peak and^t^e bright leaf sold on the Green- While no official figures were avail-
crashed. It was lost for nearly a
.week before being sighted by search-
I ing planes the latter part of last
ville tobacco market Monday, but the able, tobacco men stated that prices
price situation remains unchanged, stiffened perceptibly on the Rocky
which is the most unsatisfactory for Mount market at the week’s opening,
week] W'hen rescue parties reached ^any a season. With the medium or Estimates placed the total offer-
the scene of the tragedy the bodies , grades the price does not com- ings for Mon Jay at approximately
of the passengers and crew were 'P^^® those of last season. The 600,000 pounds, while the average
Springs, and John Matthews, of Day
tona, Tenn.; one half-brother, Frank
Thompson of Lufkin, Texas; one
half-sister, Miss Minerva Thompson
of Cameron. There are three grand
children surviving. Miss Jessie
Brooks of Wilson, Miss Eloise Brooks
and Franklin Matthews of Vass.
Fine and Suspended
Sentence for Lentz
found burned beyond identification.
Mr. Beers was widely known as a
golfing authority, writer and edi
tor.
Mrs. Henry Sliver Dies
at Age of 22 Years
Popular Young Woman of South
ern Pines Had Been 111
Throughout Summer
growers are not only dissatisfied but price was estimated to approximate
discouraged as well, as the prices be- 15 cents a pound, or about two cents
ing paid them at the present makes a pound higher than for any day since
the situation serious with many, mak- the market opened,
ing it impossible to meet their obliga- The influx of tobacco indicated
tions. heavy sales during the week.
Former Aberdeen Postal Clerk
Pleaded Guilty to Rifling
U. S. Mails
A. D. Lentz, Aberdeen postoffice
clerk arrested several weeks ago on
charges of rifling the mails, pleaded
guilty to the charge when the case
came up for trial Wednesday at Rock
ingham and was sentenced to pay a
fine of $400 and serve three years in
the Federal prison at Atlanta. The
imprisonment sentence, however, was
suspended during good behavior and
upon payment of the fine.
Lentz was represented in court by
Herbert F. Seawell of Carthage and
Lane Brown of Albemarle. Mr. Brown
made a stirring appeal for the young
man after a large number of leading
citizens of Albemarle, Lentz* former
home, had testified to his past good
character and the high standing of his
family.
Mrs. Henry Silver, 22, died at her
home in Southern Pines early yes
terday after a lingering illness which
extended throughout the summer
months. Death was due to a heart
affliction believed to be the result of
an attack of influenza from which
Mrs. Silver suffered some time ago.
Her death, though not unexpected
since the gravity of her condition be
came apparent several weeks ago,
came as a great shock to the entire
Gillen Resigrns Post as
Boy Scout Executive
14,825,000 Bales is
U. S. Cotton Estimate
Has Faithfully Served Walter, Nearly Million Bales the Indi-
Hines Page Council for Two-
and-One-Half Years
J. H. Gillon, Jr., who for the past
two and one-half years has been Scout
cated Figure for North Car
olina. Gins Here Active
The cotton market is knocking at
the door hereabouts, with gins op-
executive of the Walter Hines Page | what is expected to be
Council, Boy Scouts of America, hasj^ ^ iooc nnn i, i
I A crop of 14,825,000 bales this
resigned to accept a position withjyear is announced by the department
Swift & Co., with headquarters at 1 of agriculture as indicated from the
Greensboro. Mr. Gillon’s loss to the | condition of the crop on September
local council will be severely felt, as which was 55.4 per cent of nor-
! yyiqI
he has been tireless in his efforts v/ith j
„ — - , o. The acreage in North Carolina ana
community, oi which she has ever; scou s o er een, ou ern, states left on September 1
been a popular member. j ^ section an as ^ fQj. harvest (in thousands of acres),
Mrs. Silver was Miss Ruth Welch I entire respect and cooperation ofi^j^^ condition in percentage of a nor-
before her marriage, one of the I executive officers of the counci, indicated production (in
beautiful and attractive daughters of j served ^j^Q^g^nds of 500-pound gross weight
Mrs. D. C. Welch of Southern Pines.
Slie leaves besides her mother and
husband, a small daughter four years
of age, and five sisters, Mrs. Daniels
of Sanford, Mrs. Ambrose Seate and
the Misses Clarine, Mary and Jean
nette Welch, all of Southern Pines,
The funeral will he held from the
home of Mrs. D. C. Welch on Connec
ticut avenue at 11 o’clock this, Fri
day, morning, the Rev. Myron Adams
officiating.
Paul Dana and I. C. Sledge, Pine
hurst; Sheriff Charles McDonald,
Carthage and Don Phillips of Rock
ingham will he the Sandhills repre
sentatives at the national convention
of the American legion to be held
later this month in Kansas City.
so faithfully.
CONTRACT FOR FURNISHING
NEW HOSPITAL IS LET
bales) follow:
State:
Contract has been let with the
Pinehurst Warehouses for the furn
ishings and equipment for the new
Moor^ County Hospital, except the
medical and surgical equipment, con
tract for which is being placed this
week by Dr. Munroe, the managing
physician. The Board of Directors met
last Monday and authorized the pur
chases. Final insi)ection of the new
building on the Carthage road was
made by the architect, and everjrthing
is now is readiness for the opening
upon the arrival of the furnishings
a^d equipment.
Con. Pro.
Acre- di- duc-
age. tion. tion.
North Carolina 1,873 .68 942
Virginia 88 .80 48
South Carolina 2,362 .63 1,014
Georgia 3,851 .59 1,193
Tennessee 1,105 .67 462
Alabama 3,751 .59 1,216
Cotton of the 1929 crop ginned
prior to September 1 was announced
by the census bureau as 1,570,030 run
ning bales, counting 36,894 round
bales as half bales.
The new DeForest Phonofilm, first
in the state, was given a successful
premiere at the Carolina Theatre in
Southern Pines last night.