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LAKEVIEW
MANUCY
ABERDCfM
^PINEBLUPP
PILOT
FIRST IN " I
NEWS AND 5
ADVERTISING
of the Sandhill Territo;ry of North Carolina
Aberdeen, North Carolina
Friday, June 13, 1930.
GNS POINT TO
BEST PEACH CROP
SINCE BOOM DAYS
::rowers Not Saying Much But
Optimism Reigns in the
Sandhills
INE DEWBERRY CROP
A argre peach crop here, with good
: i on the trees, a good demand
the north and indications of a
^ ea.ly reduced crop in Georgia, point
one of the best peach seasons since
^r.c '>oom days of the early twenties.
; ■ nothing happens to alter the sit-
^'ition between now and the big mar-
eting season, there will be more
•ney loosed in the Sandhills this
:mmer than for many a long day,
t .t growers say. Add to the prospec-
t ve returns from a good peach crop
; e money now passing into the hands
iocal dewberry growers and there
every indication of “the good old
‘ ’
I
The peach growers are not saying
ueh. They have been disappointed
s many times during the past few
sc-asons that they say they won’t
count their chickens this year until
last one is hatched. But they are
fiankly optimistic. Only ;a curculio
ipidemic or a tremendous windstorm
i'tands between them and success now,
they feel. And they are and have been
taking every conceivable precaution
against the bug which wiped out so
many profits last year and caused
tne abandonment of many a. local
crchard.
Shipments are going forth daily
from the Candor section, with some
Aberdeen and vicinity fruit already
headed for the north. Prices to date
have been most encouraging.
In the meantime, dewberry ga*ow-
ei’s throughout the section are cash-
Ir.g in on one of the best crops they
Lave ever had, with heavy shipments
:rom C^ameron and Vass at high
prices. The rain “saved the bacon”
ior these farmers. Some fifty cars
>:ave been shipped from Cameron, five
01 six miles from Vass, and this does
not tell the whole story, as truckloads
ci the fruit have been making daily
pilgrimages to northern markets. The
terries are netting $5.50 a crate from
int north, with sales on sidings and
a* trucks running around $4.50 cash.
The Tobacco Crop
Rains have helped the tobacco crop
materially in this section, and the
: jtlook for this time of the year is
feood. The acreage in the eastern part
! I the state is affected some by ad
verse conditions, which rather indi
cates a crop not bigger than last year,
arid with the stocks carried over the
foUessers predict a stock next fall not
uch different from that last fall
nen the market opened. The demand
' cigarettes continues to increase.
' r:ile it is too early to make relia-
' ^ guesses on prices those who
bold enough to take a chance say
ty do not expect much difference
way or the other from prices of
year ago.
The B. B. Saunders interests are
usual paying attention to making
' e crop, and preparing this far
' f'ead to market it in their establish-
^ efficient manner. Edwards, Lewis
Williams, who operated the Ware-
ujie last season, are reported to
practically closed' for another
eai’s lease here, insuring an active
competitive market locally.
Keports from cotton over the state
' d the country are that the crop has
' ’ffered from weather conditions,
r'Ld while it is early yet in some sec-
ons, in others the effects appear to
-'dicate a damage to the crop that
'ill offset any acreage gain that may
£ve been planted.
ESSE W. PAGE, JR, BUYS
JACK LATTING RESIDENCE
Mr. and Mrs^, Jesse Page Jr. of
southern Pines have purchased from
estate of the late Jack Latting
-he residence and 14 acres of land
J.bout two miles south of Pinehurst
the Linden Road where Mr. Lat-
15 g made his home. Mr. and Mrs.
^age plan to take possession within
days, and to make some .extensive
repairs to the house. They are at
i resent residing on Connecticut ave
nue in Southern Pimes.
Honorary Degree Conferred Upon
James Boyd by Wake Forest
Doctor of Literature
JAMES BOYD
John L. Pottle Dies
Suddenly in North
Proprietor of Hollywood Hotel
in Southern Pines Victim
of Heart Attack
John Lang Pottle, for thirty-two
years a winter resident of the Sand
hills and proprietor at various times
of some of its leading hotels, died
.suddenly at Jefferson Highlands, N.
H., yesterday. 'Death was due to a
heart attack. He was over 70 years
of age.
Mr. Pottle was the active head of
the Hollywood Hotel in Southern
Pines up to four years ago, when 1^
relinquishe'd" r^n^to " hi§ son,
Frank L. Pottle. He came to Pine
hurst in the late nineties when that
village was in its infancy, and op
erated the Magnolia Inn there. In
1912 Mr. Pottle moved to Southern
Pines and operated the Southern
Pines Hotel, going over to the Holly
wood in the 1915-1916 season. He has
maintained a residence there each
winter, and has shared with his son
the responsibilities of management.
He left here only a few w^eeks ago
to spend the summer in New Hamp
shire.
Besides his son, he is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Charlotte Pottle, and
a daughter, Mrs. Irene Davis. There
are several grandchildren. Mr. Pottle
and his family have a host of friends
in the Sandhills to whom the report
tame as a great shock.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
AUTHORIZED BY BOARD
Tha Mayor and Board of Commis
sioners of Southern Fines in regular
session Wednesday nig/ht approved
the petitions of property o^Amers for
gravel and oil street surfacing on
New York avenue from Ridge to
Broad street, Connecticut avenue from
Ridge to Broad, Ashe street from In-
diania to Maine avenue, and one block
of Cross street.
The work has been given to the
contractors now busy with the resur
facing of Broad and other streets* A
petition is being circulated among the
property owners of Bennett street for
the surfacing of that street between
Pennsylvania and Conneptieut ave
nues. The Law and Ordinance )com-
mittee was requested to go into the
matter of employing a resident elec
trical inspector.
FIRE DESTROYS OLD
SCHOOL AT PINEHURST
Fire which broke out in the early
hours of Sunday morning completely
destroyed the old Pinehurst school
building in Pinehurst, leaving noth
ing standing: but two chimneys and
sections of the walls. The school had
not been used in about two years, and
some mystery attaches to the origin
of the blaze. The fire was discovered
around 3:30 o’clock Sunday morning,
and was too far advanced by the time
the department arrived to be^ saved.
The old school building was in the
vicinity of the Pinehurst Stables, and
not far distant from the residence of
Robert Shaw which suffered a fire
loss a week ago.
Author Made Doctor of Litera
ture, Governor Gardner Doc
tor of Laws
James Boyd of Southern Pines, au
thor of “Drums,” “Marching On’’ and
“Long Hunt,” was given an honorary
degree of Doctor of Literature by
Wake Forest College at Wake For
est, N. C. at thei Commencement ex
ercises held last week. The degree
v.’as conferred upon him by Francis
P. Gaines, president of Wake Forest,
who paid tribute to Mr. Boyd’s tal
ent and ability as a writer, to his
character asj a citizen of North Car
olina and to his record in the World
War.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd were present at
the exercises. They are leaving South
ern Pines next week to spend the
summer abroad.
Six honorary degrees in all were
conferred by Wake Forest at this
year’s Commencement, the others be
ing awarded as follows:
Doctjr of Laws: Gov. O. Max Gard
ner and President Francis P. Gaines;
Doctor of Divinity: Rev. James B.
Turner, pastor of the Hayes-Barton
Baptist Church of Raleigh, and Col
onel J. Emmett Yates, chaplain gen
eral of the U. S. Army; Doctor of
Science: Carl Murchison, professor of
l'*sychology, Clarke University.
JAS. McConnell
MONUMENT GOES
TO NEW HOSPITAL
Memorial', Gift of French Gov
ernment Will Be Movefl
From Eureka
FIVE CENTS
For U. s. Senator
I
WAS WORLD WAR HERO
ALBERT C. RUGGLES WINS
HIGH SCHOLASTIC HONORS
Albert C. Ruggles of Southern I
Pines was graduated from North
Carolina State College at Raleigh last
week at the head of his class. His
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Ruggles,
attended the Commencement exercises
and proudly witnessed the bestowing
of the highest honors on their son.
Through the entire four year course,
Albert Ruggles made better than a
grade of 94. This is the more remark
able, as during his sc^hool experience
he has had to contend with poor
health, which interrupted his work
n.aterially. He was graduated at the
head of the senior class with the
highest scholastic honors that could ;
be extended to him, and among the |
leaders in scholarship in the history
of the college. He goes from college
to the chemistry department of the
B'astman Kodak Company at Roches
ter, N. Y. Ruggles is a product of the
Southern Pines High School, which
under the supervision of W. F. Allen
has turned out many capable young
men and women.
A hero of the World War, one of
the first Americans to fly in combat
as a, member of the Lafayette Esca-
cirille which entered the war before
America did, is to be memorialized
on the grounds of the new Moore
County Hospital at Pinehurst. The
monument to James Rogers McCon
nell of Carthage, American ace, sent
to this country by the French govern
ment to honor his memory, is to be
placed there.
Judge Herbert F. Seawell of Car
thage, member of the United States
Board of Tax Appeals, has just re
turned from California where, in Los
Angeles, he \dsited Judge McConnell
father of the hero, a former Carth
aginian. Judge McConnell’s interests
are still very much centered about
Moore county. Judge Seawell said, and
he *was anxious about the monument
which had been erected at the James
McConnell Memorial hospital at Eu
reka. Since the hospital there has been^
abandoned he desires that the monu
ment be removed.
Through Colin G. Spencer, one of
the trustees of the Moore County
Hospital, the matter was taken up
with the board of directors of the
new institution and authority has
been granted for the monument to
be moved from Eureka and placed
upon the hospital grounds at Pine
hurst.
^ NSON, HUMBER,
Harrington win
COUNTY CONTESTS
Bailey Sweeps County in Demo
cratic Primary Vote for U.
S. Senator
JOHNSON THANKS VOTERS
JOSIAH W. BAILEY
Democratic Primary
Vote in Moore County
United States Senator
Simmons
Carthage* East 75
Carthage, West .... 101
Bensalem 42
Spencerville 0
Spies 4
Ritters 12
Prosperity 5
Deep River 40
Greenwood 70
Eureka 59
Vass 50
Southern Pines 136
Aberdeen 132
Pinebluff 43
West End 51
Pinehurst 53
Hemp ; 4
Bailey
124
211
- 59
37
10
41
63
44
81
35
109
181
189
54
101
118
81
J*OTTS TO BUILD HOUSE
FOR DR. GEORGE G. HERR
877
State Senator
1538
FRANK GRAHAM ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY
Prof. Frank Graham of the faculty
of the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill was this week elevat
ed to the presidency to succeed Dr.
Harry W. Chase, resigned to accept
the presidency of the University of
Illinois. Prof Graham is a native of
Fayetteville, where he was born in
1887, moving to Charlotte when a
year old. The new president is a first
cousin of the late • Edward Kidder
Graham, former president of the un
iversity, and a man of brilliant rec
ord in the educational and literary
world.
SEABOARD ASKS TO ISSUE
BONDS FOR EQUIPMENT
The Seaboard Air Line Railway ap
plied to the Interstate Commerce
Commission on June 6, for authority
to issue and sell $3,510,000 of 5 per
cent first-lien equipment trust gold
certificates; to issue, sell or deliver
$1,081,000 of 5 1-2 per cent second-
lien equipment trust gold certificates
and $86,000 of 5 per ceilt second-lien
equipment trust gold certificates.
The certificates will be used to par
tially pay for eight decapod freight
locomotives and 2,000 box cars.
MRS. L. S. JOHNSON SUFFERS
BROKEN SHOULDER IN FALL
Mrs. L. S. Johnson of
Pines suffered a broken
when she fell at her home
resday morning. Although
in years, she is reporte,d as
comfortable as could be
Her daughter, Mrs. Talbot
of Aberdeen, is with her.
Southern
shoulder
on Wed-
advanced
being as
expected.
Johnson,
R. F. Potts is preparing to build
for Dr. George Herr ^ house on the
Morganton road in Southern Pines,
on the site adjoining the Donald Her-
zing house at the entrance to the
Country Club. Dr. Herr is pretty well
known in the Sandhills, and liked as
a cordial good citizen. His new home-
making endeavor will be hailed with
^satisfaction. Mr. Potts is not so well
acquainted in this section, although
he is going to be, for he is another
valuable scout, and an asset of con
sequence. rfe has not been a builder
of houses very long, but he has saw
ed wood in other fields which has
given him experience in general. For
twenty years he has been a publisher
in N3w York, his chief production be
ing “The Baseball Magazine,” which
has been the authority in its field. He
luas also been publishing books for
many years, and his contact with the
world of sports is hardly surpassed
by anybody. Building a new house for
Dr. Herr on the edge of the Country
Club comes under the head of legiti
mate sports.
SOUTHERN PINES LIBRARY
CIRCULATION KEEPS UP
McLa’chl’n Jo’ns’n
C’mer’n
Carthage, East .
. 78
52
67
Carthage, West
91
126
97
Bensalem
.37
41
21
Spencerville*
.. 0
31
V 6
Spies
- 0
13
1
Ritters
.. 19 ^
22
13
Prosperity
. 34
12
10
Deep River
.. 27
35
24
Greenwood
.. 88
28
41
Euieka
. 37
34
22
Vass
.138
8
17
Southern Pines
. 57
75
187
Aberdeen
69
232
21
Pinebluff
- 23
60
14
West End
. 35
94
25
Pinehurst
. 72
43
60
Kemp
6
75
3
•
811
980
629
Recorder
Six hundred and forty-two people
visited the Southern Pines Library
during May, according to the report of
the librarian made at the monthly
meeting of the Board of Trustees on
Monday night. The book circulation
was 894, with 108 juvenile books is
sued. The treasurer reported 19 pa^
tron members of the library. The li
brary’s slogan is “a membership in
every house in Southern Pines.”
The new books for June were an-
ruounced as follows: Scarab Murder
Case, by S. S. VanDine; Shepherd of
Guadaloupe, by Zane Gray; The Sel-
bys, by Anne Q^een; Female of the
Species, by Sappa, and Apples Be
Ripe, by Llewellyn Powys, in the
fiction cl-ass; Great Sea Stories, by
IL M. Tomlinson Bryon, by Andrew
Maurois, and The Adams Family by
John Trulow Adams, for travel and
biography, and My Life with Animals,
by George F. Morse, for juveniles.
NO DEFECTIVE BALLOTS
The Australian ballot was a suc
cess in Aberdeen, not a single vote
being thrown out as defective. Very
few defective ballots were found
throughout the county.
Humber McDonald
Carthage, East 116 85
Carthage, West 194 122
Bensalem 45 58
Spencerville 31 6
Spies 5 9
Ritters 30 25
Prosperity 43 28
Deep River 53 30
Greenwood 102 53
Eureka 67 22
Vass 113 50
Southern Pines 196 107
Aberdeen 253 60
Pinebluff 43 50
West End 66 90
Pinehurst 128 45
Hemp 64 18
1547 858
Register of Deeds
Harrington Kelly
Carthage, East 177 25
Carthage, West .... 275 36
Bensalem 66 33
Spe^ncerville 35 1
Spies 10 4
Ritters 54 1
Prosperity 67 5
Deep River 80 7
Greenwood 85 78
Eureka 77 16
Vass 142 19
Southern Pines 258 40
Aberdeen ^73 ,33
Pinebluff 59 33
West End 119 33
Pinehurst 131 34
Hemp 81 2
1989 400
Murdoch M. Johnson of Aberdeen
carried the county in the three-cor
nered fight for the State Senatorship
from the Fifth Senatorial district,
winning over his opponents, Dan A.
McLauchlin of Vass and Shields Cam
eron of Southern i^ines by the fol
lowing totals: Johnson, 980, McLauch
lin, 811, and Cameron 629.
The figures do not give Mr. John
son a majority vote and Mr. Mc
Lauchlin has the privilege of calling
for a second primary, but it is not
believed that this will be demanded
as The Pilot is informed that Mr,
McLauchli^ stated before the pri
mary he would not call for la renew
al, of the battle if he did not receive
a plurality in the primary. Mr. Mc-
Lau(^hlin, however, would not state
yesterday whether or not there would
be a second primary.
Judge Humber Wins
In the other contested battles in
the Democratic primary. Judge
George H. Humber of Carthage was
victorious over his opponent for
judge of the Recorder’s Court by a
vote of i547 to 858 for D. A. McDon
ald of Carthage. W. J. Harrington of
Carthage defeated J. Clyde Kelly of
Cameron 1989 to 400 for Register of
Deeds.
Josiah W. Bailey of Raleigh carried
Moore county against Fumifold M.
Simmons for the nomination for
United States Senator, the vote be
ing 1538 for Bailey to 877 for Sim
mons. Mr. Bailey’s margin over Sen
ator Simmons in the state was close
to 70,000 votes.
Congressmian (George M. Pritchard
of Asheville was nominated in the
Republican primary for the United
States Senatorsihip, s(nd will oppose
Mr. Bailey in the November election.
Mr. Pritchard won a ‘four-cornered
fight from George E. Butler of Clin
ton, Irvin Tucker of Whiteville and
the Rev. H. Grady Dorsett of Wake
Forest.
In the State Senatorsihip fight here
Murdoch Johnson carried the follow-
ign townships: West Carthage, Ben
salem, Spencerville, Spies, Ritters,
Deep River, Aberdeen, Pinebluff,
West End and Hemp, Mr. McLauch
lin polled the most votes in Pros
perity, Greenwood, Eureka, Vass and
Pinehurst. Mr. Cameron carried
Southern Pines. The official vote is
printed in another column.
Thanks Supporters
In a statement given to The Pilot,
Mr. Johnson expresses his apprecia
tion to the voters of Moore county in
the following terms:
Editor, The Pilot:
Since it is not possible for me to
see and thank personally each of
those who so kindly supported me in
last Saturday’s primary, I take this
means to express my keen apprecia
tion for the very fine vote I received
throughout the county, and which
placed me at the head of the ticket
for State Senator. I shall ever hold
in grateful memory the generous sup
port accorded me, as well as the many
courtesies and kindnesses extended to
me during the campaign. If I am
elected I shall accept this expression
of confidence as a challenge to give
the best there is in me in the service
of the people.
—MURDOCH M. JOHNSON.
FISHING SEASON OPENS
FOR BASS AND PERCH
You can go fishing now for large
and small-mouth bass, breams, perch
and crappies, or chinquapin perch.
After 50 days of rest poles and rods
and reels came out Tuesday, the ban
being on during the breeding season
which started April 20th.
The first bass of any size caught
around here was being proudly dis
played by Chief of Police Beasley of
Southern Pines Wednesday. He caught
it at Thagiards and it was a beauty.
Prospective anglers are cautioned
against fishing without a Ijcense out
side their own county.
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