MOORE COUNTY’S
LEADING NEWS
WEEKLY
THE
A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 10. ,N0. 7.
LAKEV/lCW
MANUttY
SPRIhOS
PILOT
FIRST l^
NEWS AND
advertising
of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Aberdeen, North Carolina
Friday, January 17, 1930.
FIVE CENTS
SANDHILLS SHOULD
BE REPRESENTED
ON COUNTY BOARD
says M. C. McDonald in An
nouncing Retirement as One
of Commissioners
Frank Buchan Drops 100-Lb. Keg
of Paint on Foot—rand Other News
Boys Are Returning from the Philippines and Milk is Seven
Cents a Quart—But We’re Back in the Files of
the 1899 Free Press
LOCAL AIRPORT
POPULAR AS A
STOPOVER POINT
PRAISES COLLEAGUES
In a letter to The Pilot this week,
Moses C. McDonald, of West End,
County Commissioner, withdraws his
name as a candidate for reelection to
the Board. Mr. McDonald has been an
efficient and painstaking servant of
the county for three years, and there
will be a general feeying of reg:ret at
his withdrawal from the field of local I
positions. I
Mr. McDonald’s letter reads as fol- 1
lows: !
Edito". The Pilot:
I take this opportunity to an
nounce that I will not be a candi
date for reelection for county
commissioner. I wish to express
my appreciation fo rthe loyal sup
port for the three terms and the
fine spirit of cooperation of my
friends.
I would be derelict if I neglect
ed to say I have and am serving
with amiable gentlemen who are
guarding the welfare of the cit
izens of Moore County diligently.
I am making this announcement
so the public may have time to
choose my successor.
I believe the Sandhill section
should have full representation.
M. C. MCDONALD.
West End, N. C.,
January 11th, 1930.
Dune McCrimmon, manager of the
Little River Stores and a fountain of
inforn" tion concerning the country in
the Little River region, has given The
Pilot some old papers from the home
of Squire Angus McNeill, one of the
older inhabitants of the territory out
in the present Sweetheart lake neigh
borhood. Square McNeill died some
years ago at an advanced age, but
he was one of the best-known neigh
bors of thirty years ago and more.
He was a great reader, and saved
many of his papers and books. He
w*as likewise a church worker of
prominence, helping the rural
churches and Sunday schools over a
wide territory. He was a man highly
esteemed.
Some of the papers include copies
of the Free Press printed in Southern
Pines by E. O. Oslin. One which is
dated October, 1899, telling that
George and Willis Young will deliver
milk in Southern Pines every morn
ing at seven cents a quart, or 25 cents
a gallo'n. The editor says anyone
wanting to buy a good sewing ma
chine cheap, a good musical instru
ment of any kind, a good Winchester
repeating shot gun, or to subscribe for
a good daily or weekly newspaper,
will do well to see the editor. The
Cosmopolitan Literary club teils that
the next meeting at the Knights of
Pythias hall will be devoted to a de
bate on the resolution that the world
is growing better. They ought to see
it now.
G. B. Grout and wife returned from
a pleasant visit to Washington, They
have been doing that every fall since
for thirty years or more.
The gun club had received .^9 in
dues from the members, spent $3.80
and had a balance of $5.20 in the
treasury. An assessment of 25 cents
was laid on each member to meet
some bills that were ordered.
Clark J. Brown was selling Rose-
land lots.
Hayes was selling pipes and to
bacco and other literature and thrings
to read and Patch & Williams were
selling things then as now. Also R. M.
Coach was warning folkts against de
stroying the shrubbery.
The boys were getting back from
the Philippines, and Henry Junse was
among the arrivals from there at
Southern Pines.
John Powell went to Boston f<bout
this time for a summer visit. Henry
was left to see about the furniture
store. A party at the Tilgh»iian house
was a social event.
In June, 1900, the first through
Seaboard train from Richmond to
Tiimpa interested the community.
Scientific men from all over the
country came down to study the to
tal eclipse of the sun, and had per-
'<'ot in their observation. Tne-weather
was just right.
Frank Buchan dropped i 100-pound
kog of paint on his foot while at
work for the Seaboard at Portsniouili.
Many Have Recently Made
Knoll wood a Visit on Way
North and South
HOPKINS AGAIN IN AIR
The Knollwood Airport is becoming
a Sunday attraction to visitors, but
all aside from the interest displayed
by prospective flyers, the field is be
coming widely known and as Lieute
nant James H. Doolittle of the U. S.
Army Air Corps remarked ^‘the
smooth grass runways are admirable.”
The port is now officially listed by
the Department of Commerce in their
bulletin number 673, and under the
care of Major Lloyd Yost and our
townsman George Colton will become
more and more important. Recent
visitors yia the air were Pilot E. A.
Rp^mond flying a “Standard” with
'"•ne pa'S'^n^er, New York to Camden;
Pilot F. M. Royal, of Hamlet with a
“Waco” biplane; Pilot C. F. Taylor,
in a “Gipsy Moth,” New York to
Miami; Pilot R. C. Vestal with a
“Curtis Robin,” also Florida bound;
Lieutenant Snowden with two
passengers in a “Travelair Cabin”
bound to the Miami races whence
Major Yost also voyaged in a “Waco.”
Pilot S. Hopkins, Jr., who was ground
ed for ten days by the Department of
Commerce for low flying over South
ern Pines is now a limited commer
cial pilot with a lA and 2C rating.
ern Pines Chamber of
^rce Holds Banquet
j®/-
JAMES BOYD APPEARS ON
TODAY’S EDITORIAL PATE
James Boyd appears on the Ed
itorial page today in the sixth of
The Pilot’s series of weekly col
umns by prominent authors re
siding in the Sandhills.
Brace yourself and read “Gall-
berries.”
Officials of the Telephone Com
pany, Seaboard Railroad, Pine
Needles Inn and others involved
are requested to sue Mr. Boyd di
rectly and not through The Pilot.
There’ll be another column next
ek if The Pilot is not deprived
further use of the mails.
—The Editor.
Three B’s Much in Evidence and
Officers Report Much Accom
plished in Past Year
DIRECTORS MEET TONIGHT
Dr. Bronson Speaks
to P. T. Association
Annual Churchman's Dinner at
Highland Pines Inn Huge Success
Music Students Are
Heard in Recital
Struthers Burt Asks
Early Action on New
S. P. Library Building
All Officers of Association Re
elected at Annual Meeting,
with Mr. Burt President
NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD
Association Will Serve Hot
Clinches at Grammar School
Building
Guessed He’d Wait
The January meeting of the Parent
Teachers association was held in the
auditorium of the Aberdeen grammar
school building on Wednesday after
noon at 3:00 o’clock. Considering the
very inclement weather there was a
lai’ge attendance of the patrons.
Following the opening song, “Amer
ica. the Beautiful,” minutes of last
meeting was read by Mrte. H. L.
Boggs, the secretary, which was fol
lowed by Mrs. Garland Farrel^ read
ing the treasurer’s report, and re
ports were given by the various com
mittees.
Starting this week hot lunches are
being served in the basement of the
grammar school building, and an av-
eracre of 75 to 100 hot lunches serv
ed each day. It was decided to have
soup for three days of the week and
cocoa the other two school days, with
sandwiches, fruit and cookies charging
10 cents per hot lunch servtd, and
the ladies were very good about vol
unteering to help out in many ways
during the time these lunches will be
served.
Supt. Wright made a good talk to
he association in regard to absences
and tardiness in the schools, asking
the help of the parents in trying to
cut this down, as well as helping the
pupils in their home work. He also
asked for more books to be given to
ihe Library of the school, stating that
n xt week will be Book Week,
Dr. Bronson of Southern Pines, who
too well known in this section to
'eed any introduction gave the as
sociation a splendid and helpful talk
n “The American Home and Mother,”
wa? thoroughly enjoyed by all pres
ent.
The third and eleventh grade won
^ree tickets to the movies by having
the largest percentages of mothers
present.
After this interesting meeting the
association was invited to the lunch
room where a delightful social hour
followed, and delicious cake, coffee
and pickles were served. The host
esses for the afternoon were Mes-
dames Fred Weaver, R. N. Page, J.
Vance Rowe, Claude Johnson, W. D.
Caviness and Miss Gladys Watson.
Creamer Feeds ^Em ana Hugh
Kahler, Kelly and Others
Entertain ’Em
Show Remarkable Progress and
Render Pleasing
Prfjgram
Radio vs Telephone and Radio
Won the Decision
When the new t3lephone system
was put in at Pinehurst a subscriber
living out the road a little distance
did not receive the service he had
anticipated. He came into the office
to ask that some one be sent to his
house to inquire into the trouble as
his line had not been able to hear a
thing sinc2 Friday. The man went
out, and looked around and while the
apparatus was apparently in the pink
of condition the blooming thing would
not taly. At last it was discovered
that a wire had been cut and a piece
taken out. Inquiry developed that a
new radio outfit had been installed
Friday, and search disclosed that the
lack of sufficient wire had resulted
in cutting out a piece of the telephone
wire to provide for the shortage.
The man was shown the situation,
and asked whether to recover the
telephone wire from the radio or let
the telephone suffer until a trip
be made into the office for another
bit of wire. “And,” the telephone
man said, as he reported the matter
to the office, “Jere said that he had
got along without the telephone since
Tri'^ay h; believed he would let the
wire stay in the radio and wait until
another piece for the telephone could
be brought out from the village.”
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER
LEGION’S HONOR GUEST
RECORDER’S COURT WILL
BE HELD TOMORROW
Col. George K. Freeman, Depart
ment Commander, and Jim Caldwell,
Department Adjutant, will be the
puests of honor at a banquet of Sand
hills Post No. 134, American Legion,
to be held Thursday evening, January
23d, at 7 o’clock at the Pinehurst
Country Club. The affair will be
strictly informal, in fact the invitat
ions state that anyone arriving in a
dinner jacket will be strung up by
the heels. There is to be no charge
for the dinner to the members of the
local post, which embraces Aberdeen,
Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Lakeview
and West End. An interesting and
entertaining program is being arran
ged by the committee in charge.
Recorder’s Court will be held on
Saturday of this week instead of on
be following Monday, due to the fact
bat the regular term of Superior
Court will convene on Monday.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The annual stockholders’ meeting
of the Aberdeen Building and Loan
Association will be held at the high
school Thursday evening, January 23,
at 7:30 o’clock. All stockholders are
urged to attend.
ALLEGED BOOTLEGGER
CAPTURED IN UPPER MOORE
That the best laid plans of men do
oft go astray can be vouched for by
Bud Goins, negro, of upper Moore
county. Bud had a supply of beer on
hand and he had made definite plans
in regard to what he expected to do
with it and to where he expected to
take it, but along came Deputy
Slack and Jailor Lambert, astray
went Bud’s plans, and to Carthage
went Bud and his heer.
Andy Creamer when a*^ked “Wha^
i> this Churchman’s Dinner”? replieJ
with refreshing candor, “Why it’s
the Churchman’s Dinner of course”.
So that’s exactlywhat it is, it hasn’t
any officers, not even president or
treasurer; it just growled, like Topsy,
but even Topsy had to have a paren
tage, and so Tom K"lly fathers it.
and Andy Creamer feeds it.
Starting with an idea of Tom’s
four years ago, it has grown and
Tuesday night saw just eighty mem
bers, some in good standing, and some
not so good, gathered in the dining
room of the Highland Pines Inn there
to partake of the hospitality of this
famous hostelry, talk, langh, sing,
and smoke with the witchery of the
soft music of the orchestra as an
undirtone.
Some came in glad rags, some i^
golf attire, and one and all just as
they chose—Editors, Publishers, Doc
tors, Lawyers, Pastors Bankers,
Realtors, Insurers, and a general run
of cosmopolitian citizens from all
over the United States. Following the
singing by all hands of a very clever
compilation *put together by the
genius of Tom Kelly, host Creamer,
who sat at the head of the long table
with Rev. A. J. Drew, Rev. T. A.
Cheatham, Hugh Kahler and M. G.
Nicholls, waved on the beginings of
a delectable dinner, and Mr. Giles,
accomr.anied by Mrs. Giles at the
p'ano sang in splendid manner “Danny
Boy” as an introductory to Tom who
sang “On the Road to Mandalay”
with “Tommy Atkins” as an encore
with uproarious applause from the
gathering, which then, led by Tom,
sang a unmber of good old time
melodies that the youngsters present
never even heard much less sang.
Mr. Kahler, our favorite Saturday
Evening Post author, was then intro
duced by Mr. Creamer, and besides
telling a few good stories was the
only speaker who acknowledged that
he knew that he was to make a few
remarks. Mr. Kahler was followed by
Mr. M. G. Nicholl’s who spoke briefly
and to the point, and with an inter
lude for more dinner. Rev. F. G.
Stimson, Father Vincent, Pastor Seri,
Mr. C. L. Hayes, Rev, A. J. Drew
and Rev. T. A. Cheatham addressed
the gathering. Mr. Creamer made a
hit as chairman, and as song leaders
Tom Kelly and George Moore were
omipresent.
To some of us, mayhap all, who
were present at this unique gathering,
the fourth since the idea was born in
Tom’s brain, the spirit of the gather
ing found its mark. It was not all in
response to Tom’s popularity, nor all
to the feast afforded by Mr. Creamer,
The semi-annual piano recital giv
en by Mrs. Claud Hafer’s pupils on
Saturday afternoon at the Emmanuel
Episcopal Church, was attended oy a
large and appreciative audience. That
the program was attractive and en-
joyecl by those present was evidenc-d
by the hearty applause given the
youngsters who were right on th?ir
toes from the start.
Several pupils were unable to be
present on Saturday, but thos° who
were gave a very creditable perform
ance and show decided Improvement
since being heard at the last an
nual recital in May. The program last
ed only an hour but the smothnes^
with which it moved along indicated
the care and though given to each in
dividual selection.
Among Helen Thompson’s closing
numbers was the unusually attractive
Chariot Race by Schytte which was
done in a brilliant style meriting the
congratulations that she and Mrs.
Hafer received. By request, the Tango
by the Spanish composer, Alberib was
repeated most charmingly by her.
Mrs. Hafer then announced the
pleasant surprises in store for the
audience: Miss Margaret Bishon,
violinist, accompanied by Miss Mary
Yeomans, at the piano, had consent
ed to play a number. This was the
Andantino by Martin-Kreisler, so ex
quisitely played that the aduience
fairly insisted on an encore. If Was
delightful and everyone is looking
foiward to hearing Miss Bishop and
Miss Yeomans with other artists at
the Civic Club on January 21st, at
8:30 p. m. in a concert to be given
for the benefit of the library. Tickets
for this affair may be had at Eugene
Stevens’ office or from members of
the library association.
Following is a list of the pupils who
played on Saturday: Edward Prizer,
Sue Ann Milliken, Jane Grant Mann,
Jane Winifred and Helena Kelley,
Lillian Halliwell, Pauline Poe^ Caro-
lien Lewis, Ellenore Eddy, Ruth and
Helen Thompson, Elizabeth Lynch,
Ruth Cameron, Lorain Mcr^iiels,
Rosalind Stroud, Katharine Howe and
Katharine Buchan, J. J. Stroud and
Rudolph McCall.
PLAN SCHOOL CENSUS
OF MOORE COUNTY
Officers of the Southern Pines Li
brary were reelected for another
year at the annual meeting of the
Library Association held in South
ern Pines Monday night. Struthers
Burt is President, Mrs. James Boyd
1st Vice-President, A. B. Yeomans
2d Vice-President, E. C. Stevens, 3d
Vice-President, Mrs. J. K. Walker
Treasurer and Howard Burns Secre
tary. Two new members were added
to the Board of Trustees, M. G.
Nichols and Mrs. James Swett, and
M«. Hf>i'ry Vale was elected to sut-
c?°d her husband on the board.
Mrs. Park Fisher, Librarian, report
ed tVat the book ciculation for the
year was 10,481 copies, and that 8,136
was the attendance at the librarv,
1 I
nearh^ ‘^.000 more ’"eop’e visiting the
institution for reading and reference
work than during 1928.
Walker, treasurer, reported a
balance on hand of $208.20, and in
the b’ilding fu?.d a total of $1,979,69.
In his acceptance of the presidency
Struthers Burt emphasized the need
of earlv action on the erection of a
new building for the library to meet
the growing demands made on the!
institution by the people of the Sand
hills.
Burrell G. White Is
Now Winter Resident
Leases Cottage in Knollwood
From Barber Estate for
The Season
The Sandhills are especially fortu- j
rats this season in adding another i
well known Pinehurst cevotee to ;
the'r cottage colony. Burrell G. White j
of New York, and Los Angeles, |
California, has rented the Buffalo j
cottare on the Barber estate at)
Knollwood ‘for the remainder of +he |
season. Mr. White has been coming
to Pinehurst for a great nuniber of
years, as a guest, for the most, at
the Carolina. Every Christmas an-
Easter Burrell White, Jr., a student
at Yale, and Arnold White, at the
Asheville School for Boys, have
joined their father to pass the holi
days here and they are both popular
members of the younger set. Mr.
White’s many friends will be glad to
know that he has chosen Knollwood
to be his home for the next few
months.
FORMER RESIDENT OF WEST
END KILLED NEAR NEW BERN
(Please turn to Page 8)
According to information received
from the office of H. Lee Thomas,
county superintendent of schools,
Moore county schools are preparing
to take a census of the children of
the county who will enter school dur
ing 1930-1931 for the first time, in
preparation for a pre-school clinic. It
will be to the advantage of every
parent to cooperate with the school
authorities in this matter, as every
defect? remedied before the opening of
school wfll mean that the child will
have a better start on his climb up
the Hill of Knowledge.
Newbern, Jan. 15 (UP)—North
Carolina, Craven and Pamlico County
authorities today searched for an
unidentified Negro who is believed to
have slain prohibition officer Louis
M. Davies, found mortally wounded
with a bullet over his heart after he
and A. D. Mosley, another agent,
raided a still twelve miles from here
and captured one Negro who later
escaped.
About a year ago Mr. Davies came
to New Bern as an assistant agent
and had made many business and
personal friends here. He was for
merly a Presbyterian deacon at West
End. Surviving him are a wife and
three young children. He was about
35 years old.
The annual meeting, entertainment
and feast of the Southern Pines
Chamber of Commerce w’as held last
Friday evening in the dining room of
the Southern Pines Hotel, where, as
usual, host Harrington placed before
the members and their friends a feast
that was thoroughly enjoyed. Beside
the election of directors for the year
1930, the entertainment promised by
the famous three B’s, Buchan, Burt
and Betterley, was furnished exactly
as guaranteed by their volunteers who
furnished enough amusement to carry
the more serious talks of the even
ing.
This entertainment committee func
tioned smoothly, and producing their
captives, and voluntary prisoners at
intervals during the dinner saved
quite some money for Harrington,
some folks laughing and forgetting
to eat, and others fearing hysterics
and neglecting the viands. Struthers
Burt was warmly encored for his
rendition of cowboy songs, as was
Frank Buchan for the impersonation
of a darky preacher. But applause was
almost continous and encores many
as act succeeded act, sometimes to
the music of the “washboard orches
tra” that Frank Buchan picked up
in Jimtown, and sometimes not. Wade
Stevick and Mrs. Miller were enjoyed
as clowns, as were Bob Montgomery
and Lloyd Wooley as black face
comedians. Arthur Newcomb told one
of his mimitable stories, and Tom
Kelley, our favorite songster charm
ed the one hundred or more diners.
Following the dinner Dr. McBray-
er, Struthers Burt, Hugh Betterley
and Hiram Wcstbrook spoke of the
work of the Chamber and of matters
that could be taken up during 1930
and Mr. M. G. Nicholls and George L.
Stebbins gained warm commendation
for their terse and practical sugges
tions. The secretary-treasurer, Ho
ward Burns, in presenting the finan
cial statement for the year stated that
the Chamber was now out of debt,
had a balance in the bank, and no
everhead expense, that the member- •
ship had increased in a most satis
factory mannr, and that it was a
pleasure to report that over $750.00
worth of grass se:d had been sold at
cost to help beautify Southern Fines.
President McBrayer spoke of the
various activities of the Chamber dur
ing the past year, emphasizing the
expenditure of $1,000 in parkway
plantings, and the reduction of tel
ephone rates, effecting a saving of
S3,000 in toils and outlined several
matters that the Chamber could con
sider in their future meetings.
Following these reports cam: the
election of Directors for 1930 the
men selected being Dr. R. L. Hart,
Shields CaniEron, John Bloxham,
Struthers Burt, S. B. Richardson, M.
G. Nichols, John Powell, H. A. Ja:k-
man, D. H. Turner, Frank Harring
ton, George L. Stebbins, A. S. Rug-
gles, Charles M. Gray, Judge Way, H.
Westbrook, H. J. Bettirley, Nelson
Hyde, Dr. Mudgett, Roy Pushee,
George Moore, Ralph Chandler, Dr.
McBrayer, P. F. Buchan, J. M. Wind
ham, Dr. G. G. Herr and A. Healy,
and by th^se newly elected diiectors
the officers of the Chamber wi.l be
voted for this Friday evening.
That the Chamber of Commerce is
now on a sound financial footing, and
that the past year shows an increased
membership is most gratifying as
showing the interest in the record of
this representative body of our fel
low citizens working voluntarily for
the advancement of the town of their
choice, and there can be no question
of the sincerity of their aims, or of
the value of their efforts in behalf
of the public.
MASSACHUSETTS AUTOMOBILE
THISVES ARRESTED HERE
James Owens and Lewis Spina, two
boys wanted for the larceny of an
automobile from Arlin^on, Massa
chusetts, vfere arrested in Pinehurst
and lodged in the jail at Carthage on
Saturday. Officers in the Massachu
setts town were notified, and they ar
rived in Carthage on Monday and
took the boys back north with them.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. King announce
the birth of a son, John H. King,
Jr., on January 9, 1930. Mr. and Mrs.
King are well known in Aberdeen
and have just recently moved to High
Point.