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VOL. 9. NO. 47.
, M'GLACHUN
DIES AT HOME
IN PINEBLUFF
Was Prominent Resident of
Community and One of Old
est Masons in this Section
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MANLEY
PINE
FIRST IN 1
NEWS AND
ADVERTISING
of the Sandhill Territory o
Carolina
Aberdeen, North Carolina
Friday, October 25, 1929.
FIVE CENTS
“THE ARK” OPENS AT SOUTHERN PINES
VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR
Digfhton McGlachlin, almost 85
years of age, and one of the oldest
citizens of this county, died at his
home in Pinebluff on Wednesday
nig’ht.
McGlachlin was born November
6th. 1884 at Settlement near Low-
ville, X. Y. He went west as a young
man, whence he enlisted for service
in the Civil War, after which he re
turned to New York state, and in
18-^5 moved to the Territory of South-
D?kcta. residing in Aberd'^en, South
Dakota, of which city he was Mayor
for two terms. He also served on the
Governor’s Staff of that state for four
years.
Mr. McGlachlin was perhaps the
Idest Mason in this part of the coun
try. joining the Masonic Order of the
Turin Lodge No. 184 on February
23rd, 1867. He became a charter mem-
■>ei of the Port Lyden Lodge No. 669
until December 9th, 1887, when he
was dimmitted to Aberdeen, South
Dakota Lodge in February, 1888, re
taining membership therein until his
death.
Mr. McGlachlin moved to Aberdeen,
Xorth Carolina, and later to Pine
bluff, and there played a prominent
part in the civic life of that town
as long as he lived. He was a man
possessing many lovable traits of
character, and among his many
friends, both the old and young, he
a power for good, and will be
greatly missed.
Surviving him are Mrs. McGlach
lin; one son, Roy E. McGlachlin of
Minneapolis, Minn., and one daughter,
Mrs. A. C. McDonald of Ashland, Wis,
Interment at Old Bethesda Cemetery
ne ar Aberdeen. The date and hour of
the funeral had no‘t been fixed at
time of going to press.
Carolinta Opens ai
Pinehurst on Monday
BLACK ELECTED
COMMANDER OF
SANDHILL POST
American Legion Elects Local
Officers at Enthusiastic
Annual Meeting
New Private School of Mrs. M. A. Hayes
“The Ark,” t.ue private school un
der the direction of Mrs. Millicent A.
Hayes, opened on Monday in its new
home, the remodeled barn on the
Grover property on the extension of
Indiana avenue, Southern Pines. The
schoolhouse, itself most attractive, is
picturesquely located among tall
trees on acreage purchased several
months ago. The remodeling of ^hc
old Grover barn into a school build
ing was done by Alfred Yeomans,
Southern Pines architect, and the re
sult is an ideal institution for the
forty to fifty students which Mrs.
Hayes has gathered about her for the
opening term.
“The Ark” takes both boarding and
day pupils. A number of the students
live in the building, where attractiv;i
rooms are available for some twelve
in addition to the resident faculty.
Bright and airy schoolrooms occupy
the first two floors, together with the
i living and dining rooms and office.
The third floor is devott-d to bed
rooms. There are also workrooms for
the children on the ground floor,
i where they are taught the use of tools
I and the art of handcraft. A spacious
playground is being developed out-
I sid? the building, and a tennis court
is among the developments in pros
pect.
The school is looked upon as a dis
tinct advantage to Southern Pines ar.d
the Sandhills in general, many par
ents now spending so mu:h of the
year in this section being afforded a:i
opportunity to have their children” in
boarding school” and yet nearby.
D. A. R. DISTRICT
MEETING HELD IN
SOUTHERN PINES
Helen Finally Downed
Miss Waring Puts Two Out of
Men’s Golf Tourney Before
Succumbing
State Organization and Many
Sections Represented at
Interesting Session
MRS. WHITAKER SPEAKS
Tennis Players and D. A. R.
Delegates to Be First Guests
of Season
The Carolina Hotel operas Monday
at Pinehurst, heralding the start of
another winter season in the Sand
hills. There is every indication that
rne winter will be another record-
breaker, as each successive season has
proved to be in the past. Reservations
at the Carolina, even this early, are
away above normal; other Pinehurst
and Southern Pines hotels report
splendid bookings; winter homes and
coiages are becoming scarce, with
mar,y of those rented already occu
pied.
The first large event for the Caro
lina is the gathering next Friday and
Saturday of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, representatives
of ten states and Cuba, comprising
the Southern division of the D. A. R.,
"pendins^ the two days in session there.
Prominent speakers are to address
them, including Governor 0. Max
Gardner of North Carolina.
Tennis players will make the Caro-
Hna their headquarters the forepart
of next week, during their partici-
P?^^;oti in the annual Mid-South tour-
nam nt starting on the courts of the
^ ehurst Country Club on Monday.
^olf events also start next week, and
"aany reservations have been made by
^l^ose who spend much of the winter
on the Pinehurst courses.
The Carolina will represent many
new improvements to its clientele
upon their return, principal among
which are the enlargement of the din
ing rooms and the brokerage office.
HAVE RUBBISH READY
Citizens of Aberdeen have been call-
' ■ upon by the Mayor, Chamber of
Commerce, Parent-Teachers Associa
tion and Aberdeen Book Club to have
the trash and rubbish around their
homes and places of business ready
today, Friday, for wagons to be sent
throughout the city to collect and re
move same.
The Fourth District of the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution,
Southern Division, met in the Church
of Wide Fellowship in Southern Pines
last Friday with representatives of
many cities and towns in North Car
olina as well as officials of the State
organization present. Mrs. J. M. Dun
lap of Albemarle presided.
Answering to the roll call of chap
ters were the Anson chapter, Stanley;
Ansonville, Norwood; Alfred Moore,
Southern Pines; Craighead, Dunlap;
Wadesboro, and the Yadkin River
Patriots, Albemarle.
The address of the state regent,
Mrs. Charles R. Whitaker of South
ern Pines, and that of Mrs. Ralph
Van Landingham of Charlotte, a na
tional Vice-President General, were
the outstanding features of the day,
and with the various reports from the
rstate chairmen, furnished interestinf^
and instructive working material that
should bring enthusiasm and results
from the year’s work ahead of the or-
ganizaJtion.
A token of appreciation from the
home chapter to Mrs. Whitaker and
Mrs. Van Landingham, were the bas
kets of lovely flowers given them, the
presentatif'n being made by Mrs.
Charles Everest, Southern Pines,
whose duties for the day were those
of head page. She was assisted by
Emilie Richardson of Southern Pines
and Alice Ingram of Sanford, two
truly lovely daughters of the South,
as well as future daughters of the
American Revolution.
Between the two addresses of the
morning, a piano arrangement for
four hands, of Grieg’s Norwegian
Dance, was given by Mrs. Charles
Grey and Mrs. E. Ellsworth Giles of
Southern Pines.
Mrs. Van Landingham, as state
^chairman of Constitution Hall Finance
performed a double duty, and in her
financial report told many interesting
things about the wonderful new Con-
rstitution Hall in Washington, with
Entering the men’s golf tournament
at Pinehurst last week. Miss Helen
Waring, who won several important
events on the Pinehurst courses last
winter, fought her way successfully
to the finals of the fourth division be
fore succumbing to the artistry of
Jerry V. Healy of Aberdeen, who de
feated her 4 up and 3 to go on Wed
nesday.
Miss Waring qualified in the fourth
division with a 93, and then proceed-
e-^ to defeat at match play the Hon.
Robert N. Page ard Dr, H. E. Bow
man, both of Aberdeen. She defeated
the former Congressman 4 and 3, and
Dr. Bowman 2 and 1.
The golf tournament is under way
at Pinehurst Country Club, and the
first of the Tin Whistle Club events
will be held next Friday, a medal play
match, two classes. Many Tin
Whistle members are already here, the
clubhouse is opening up and activity
under way.
TENNIS TOURNEY OPENS
SEASON AT PINEHURST
DISCUSS CLUBHOUSE PLAN
Tom L. Black of Pinehurst was elect
ed commander of Sandhill Post No.
134, American Legion, at the annual
meeting of«the post held at the Civic
Club in Southern Pines last Friday
night. He succeeds Roy E. Pushee,
who was elected chairman of the ex
ecutive committee. Mr. Black was ad
jutant last year.
Other officers were elected and the
question of building or purchasing a
clubhouse for the post discussed. A
committee of which Roy Pushee is
chairman was appointed to go fur
ther into the question. Paul Dana and
I. C. Sledge of Pinehurst reported on
the national convention of the Amer
ican Legion, which they recently at
tended at Louisville, Kentucky, and F.
L. Dupont reported on his attendance
at the State convention. Announcement
V. as made that State Commander
George K. Freeman of Goldsboro
would pay a visit to Sandhill Post in
the near future.
It was also announced at the meet-
'ng that Paul Dara had been ap-
nointid chairman of the Trophies
committee of the State department.
Dues for the year were fixed at
‘^4.00, with an additional dollar for
those desiring to figure in the draw
ing for delegate to the national con
vention next year at Boston. Each
year a largs number of members of
the local post “chip in” a dollar in j
addition to the^r dues, to be used for |
'efraying expenses to the national ;
gathering, and che delegate is chos- j
en by lot.
Other officers chosen at Friday I
night’s erthusiastic meeting were: :
Vice comma.iders, Frank Shamburger
of Aberdeen and L. V. O’Callaghan
of Southern Pines; Adjutant, W. I.
Johnson of Pinehurst; Finance offi
cer, A. P. Thompson, Pinehurst;
S:rvice officer, R. L. Hart of South
ern Pines; Guardianship officers, R.
M. Lewis of Pinehurst and Dr. E. M.
Poate of Southern Pines; Sergeant at
Arms, Donald Currie, Pinehurst;;
Chaplain, the Rev. Murdoch McLeod,
Pinehurst; Historian, Nelson C.
Hyde, Southern Pines; Athletic offi- |
cer. Max G. Backer, Southern Piies;
Child Welfare officer. Miss Jennie
S. Addor, of Addor; Americanism of
ficer, I. C. Sledge, Pinehurst; Mem
bership officers, Vivian Tucker, West
End and H. L. Graves, Lakeview; Pub-
Southern Pines Accepts
Piney Woods Park Offer
Offer of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Millen, Jr., of
Land on West Side of City Voted Upon Fav
orably by Board of Town Commissioners
NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE
Southern Pines has accepted the
offer of M.r and Mrs. Edmund Mil
len, Jr., of Middletown, N.' Y., of
seven and one-half acres of the Piney
Woods estate for a public park.
The Board of Town Commissioners
voted to accept the offer at its meet
ing this week, ending a long contro
versy which arose over the question
of improving storm sewerage con
ditions in that section of Southern
Pines. Compromises have been affect
ed and an agreement amicably reach
ed whereby the city agrees to make
certain improvements for the proper
drainage of the site, without expense
to the donors of the land.
Piney Woods, where the Piney
Woods Hotel was once the center of
hotel and social life in Southern Pines,
is a beautiful stretch of woodland west
of the city, approached through New
York avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Millen,
owners of the extensive acreage in
that section, made an offer of the
property to the city in April of this
year, through the Chamber of Com
merce. A letter from C. P. Heywod,
acting for the Millens, which appear
ed in The Pilot of April 26th read
in part as follows:
Conditions Outlined
“Through the generosity and spirit
of cooperation of Mr. and Mrs. Mil
len, owners of Piney Woods estates,
I am authorized to offer the town a
piece of property as a public
park in perpetuity for white people
upon the following terms and condi
tions:: ”
These terms and conditions called
for the keeping in shape of certain
roads through the park, the widening
of New York avenue, the diversion of
water from storm sewers emptying
on the property.
The letter also said:
“The property in question is within
twelve minutes walk of three quarters
of the population who require a park.
Nature has done much to make this
particular spot the most logical and
economical of development of any
thing within miles. It is a natural bird
sanctuary, having dense foliage and
spring water, with some twenty va
rieties of birds.
“A suggestion for its development,
after the town has changed the course
of the surface sewerage water, is to
iig a ditch five feet wide which will
take care of the spring water and
I dry the banks. Over this ditch sev-
j eral rustic bridges may be thrown
and the banks sown with wild flower
seed broadcast. At a small expensa
this might be made a show place as
well as a community center for our
winter guests.”
j It is understood that the City of
I Southern Pines plans to make such
i improvements as are absolutely nec
essary for the proper drainage of the
land, and to improve the entrance
through New York avenue, but to
I'ave for a latejr date further expen
sive improvements which were orig-
linally sought by the Millens.
Local Popularity Contest Stirs
Ziegfeld and Novie Magnates
Cool Knights” at
Hig”h School Tonight
All in Readiness for Comedy
Produced by Parent-Teach
ers Ass’n. in Auditorium
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Rood Prices Prevail
on Aberdeen Market
The sixth annual Mid-South Tennis
Tournament will start Monday on the
: courts of the Pinehurst Country Club,
i with the final rounds being played on
Friday, November 1st. Many of the
leading players in the state will be
; here during the week to participate
i in the men’s singles, men’s doubles,
mixed doubles, and there will also be
a singles tournament for the ladies.
Silver trophies will be awarded to the
winners and runners-up in each event.
I Play in men’s singles will start at
i 10 o’clock Monday morning, in men’s
doubles and mixed doubles at 2:30
o’clock on Tuesday afternoon. The
women’s singles will be started or.
Wednesday. Entries may be made up
to Monday morning at 9 o’clock. The
entry fee is $3.00 for the tourna
ment.
*WUXTRY, WUXTRY’
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The first extra edition of a news
paper ever published in Aberdeen was
! that run hurriedly off The Pilot press
j Wednesday urging cooperation by the
: citizens in the “Clean-Up Week” pro-
I gram. Copies of the paper v/ere dis-
jtributed throughout the city.
Tobacco Sales Run Over 100,000
Pounds Daily at Above
20 Cents Average
Approximately one hundred thous
and more pounds of tobacco were sold
at good prices on Aberdeen’s mar
ket yesterday, continuing the best
week since the opening a month ago.
Prices ranging from 25 cents to 50
cents have been paid for good leaf
the last few days, and the average
has been close to 21 cents. One hun
dred and ten thousand pounds were
sold on Wednesday.
Much good tobacco is coming to
both the Aberdeen Warehouse and the
Saunders Warehouse, and each day is
pulling up the season average which
got off to a bad start with poor leaf
and bad weather. Farmers are high
ly encouraged in this section, and are
bringing in much tobacco which has
formerly gone to other markets.
The conditions are better through
out the state. Rocky Mount reports
big sales at prices well over 20
cents, and reports from Kinston,
Reidsville and other markets are sim
ilar. Rocky Mount reports sales for
the season to date as nearly 25,000,-
000 pounds. Aberdeen is well on the
road to break its record of last year,
when more than 4,000,000 pounds
passed from seller to buyer here.
Principals and chorus, trained to the
pitch of perfection, are ready and
awaiting the rise of the curtain on
tonight’s big production, the comedy
“Cool Knights,” bring produced at the
High School Auditorium by Parent-
Teachers Association of Aberdeen.
The story of the play deals with
life on the campus of Ozark Univer
sity. The girls, previously known as
the “Diamond Quintette,” for an or
ganization known as the “Man Hater’s
League” because of the rumor that
Iheir leading football player has
thorwn away the biggest game of the
year. The boys, in order to conteract
this move, form the “Royal Order of
Cool Knights.” They start out on their
vacations in different directions, but
circumstances bring them to the same
place. A series of interesting events
ensure which will both entertain and
delight the large audience which is
expected to witness the comedy.
The leads are well filled by Miss
Martha Pleasants and Hughes Brad
shaw, and the supporting cast in
cludes the best thespian talen in
Aberdeen. The story is carried out by
the numerous and beautifully costum
ed chorus girls, and the play bids fair
to be “the hit of the season.”
An interesting feature of the play
is a class reunion by ladies of the
“old school” showing the contrast be
tween the ideas of yesterday and to
day.
“Cool Knights” is being directed by
Miss Gladys A. Price of the Triangle
Producing Company of Greensboro,
who has been here for ten days putting
the cast through its traces.
RETURN TO SOUTHERN PINES
High School Girls Candidates
for Queen of Sandhills—
at Cent a Vote
Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Vale of
Southern Pines have returned to
their home, “Loblolly,” on Weymouth
Heights to spend the winter months
after a summer spent on Cape Cod,
Mass.
It has been rumored around town
that Florenz Ziezfeld and other thea
tre magnates, not to mention Para
mount Movie Production Company
and other big movie producers, are
watching with keen interest the out
come of the local popularity contest
among students of the Aberdeen High
school, terminating next Thursday
evening, October 31st, at the big
Hallowe’en Frolic at- the grammar
j School building.
I The following popular young ladies
I of Aberdeen have been chosen by their
I resorctive school mates to represent
i their classes in this contest:
Eleventh Gra-e—Miss Mar aret
Pleasants and Miss Frances Plias-
ants.
Tenth Grade—Miss Miriam John
son and Miss Marie Addcox.
Ninth Graie—Miss Maud Starling
and Miss Cecelia Fiddner.
Eighth Grade—Miss Mary Thomas.
The contest is be’.ng held under the
auspices of the Grade Mothers of the
Abirdeen Parent-Teachers Association
and will give everybody in Aberdeen,
Pinebluff, Addor and the surrounding '
territory an o;portunity to vote for
I his or her choice. Of course it will
pcost you a penny a vote but these
pennies are to be used to puichase
needed equipment for the Grammar
I School so you are urged to drop into
either the Fox Drug Store or the
Brvan Drug Company (or preferably
both), turn over all your spare pen
nies to the clerk and record your vote.
This is not a political election and
all may vote as many times as they
please, at a cent a vote.
Plenty of Excitment
All of the school children are look
ing forward eagerly to the Hallo
we’en Frolic to be staged at the Gram
mar School building Hallowe’en even
ing, October 31st. There, too, your
pennies will purchase for you more
good things to eat and more genuine
pleasure than they have ever before
secured for you. There will be booths
galore, a genuine witch will foretell
for you the coming prices of tobacco
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