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MOORE COUNTY’S LEADING NEWS WEEKLY THE A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding VOL. 10. NO. 34. ^ ^fc^:ARTHAOE ALAKEVIEW HANurtr SOUTMtRN PINEBUJPF PILOT FIRST IN NEWS AND ADVERTISING Aberdeen, North Carolina of the Sandhill Territc \ .4s^orth Carolina Friday, July 25, 1930. FIVE CENTS WILSON COMPANY PLANS TO HOUSE 10 0 EMPLOYES »"emporary Building at Carthage to Meet Woblem Until Homes Are Provided TO BUILD MESS HALL of of The immediate construction emporary quarters to take care " ‘.m 75 to 100 employes of the Wilson urniture Manufacturing Company, ; \v operating in the old plant of the ;: on & Jones Buggy Company in a-thage, is the probable solution of ;] e housing problem arising over the tf i ing up of the plant in the Moore " iinty capital, it was stated there 'W. dnesday. . uperintendent Wilson of the Wil- plant at Carthage said that the me arrangements would have to be ,;.de at once for housing and feeding workmen, and that'he had recom- ied to President Wilson of the -rniture concern that a temporary ■ucture of approximately 75 or pos- : y 100 small rooms, with a mess hall nearby, be built. Mr. Whitaker ^aim? that with such an arrangement * - employes of the furniture plant an be fed at approximately $4.50 ] rv week each. The quarters will be constructed of the cheapest possible material, as it is believed that as soon as the Car thage people find out that small houses are needed and will be cocupied by the employes and their families, there will be sufficient numbers built to take care of the demand from time to time. It is also possible that out- of-town people will purchase lots and construct small houses on them for rent to the employes. In a conversation with Colin G. pencer, Mr. \Miilaker stated that he did not expect people in Carthage to put up houses for rent until they .ere assured of the permanence of the furniture plant’s operation and .he demand for such houses. Mr. : pencer assured him that the com munity and outsiders would respond to a demand for houses just as soon a- they found the need for them was f a permanent nature. The plant, which went into opera tion recently, m reported as busy, w'th bright prospects for the future. .ABERDEEN BOY SCOUTS OFF FOR ANNUAL HIKE ’Squire Jesse, Patriarch of Carthage, Lifelong Resident of County, Dead Nine Aberdeen Boy Scouts, accom panied by the Rev. E. L. Barber and V illiam Carter, Jr., left by bus for nimney Rock Tuesday for their an- ■ ual outing. Chimney Rock is only th> i t stop. From there they go on -•iontreat where they will make their e'l.'-ampment. They plan to return by way of Kings Mountain. Asked on ea\ ing how long they were going to ’ ^ K’one, the boys said, “As long as u- money holds out.” They were hop- - it would hold out for ten days. Those making the trip were Elb- ■ ;'e Park, Billy Bethune, Henry ‘wii- Johnson, Jesse Carter, -John dward Pleasants, Lawrence Cliff, ^ i y McKeithen, Richard Boggs, and ^’r^d Stevenson. Born in 1846, Jesse Fry Led In teresting Life of Service to His Community Many interesting lives have been spent within the bounds of Moore county, but few of greater interest than that of ’Squire Jesse Fry, who on Wednesday morAing of last week passed away at the Jiome of his son, Ed Fry, in Carthage, Jesse Fry was born on November 26, 1846 at what was known as Horse- pen Branch in Carthage township and his entire life, with the exception of about a year, was spent in the county of his birth. He was one of the nine teen children of Absalom and Clarissa ! Fry. His father was a schoolmaster of the old type, and as most school masters? of his day, was a strict dis ciplinarian. It was from this father that young Jesse received his school ing, and along with it some sound principles of honesty and application tc duty which greatly influenced his later life. As a youth of less than fifteen, he saw' the beginning of the War be tween the States, and endured the hardships which attended the years of struggle and for a time his home was saddened by the absence of sev eral of the older sons who were at the battle front. A Good Speller As a young man, Mr. Fry entered the teaching profession, and his work was characterized by thoroughness. He himself could spell every word in Webster’s Blue Back Spelling Book, and he required his pupils to master every word before proceeding farther. In those days, free school terms were very short, but these were supple mented by subscription schools, and the teachers drew the munificent sal aries of from‘twenty to twenty-five dollars per month for their services. Later, he became a justice of the peace and served in this capacity for nearly half a century. Mr. Fry was a man of much native ability, very in telligent, unusually energetic, and the soul of honesty. He could not toler ate dishonesty‘and if he owed a penny, could not rest until it was paid. Pos sessing these qualities, it was only natural that he should take the per formance of the duties of his office seriously and that he should win the confidence of those with whom his business-brought him in contact. He wrote many deeds and mortgages and presided over a multitudinous number of court cases coming under his jur isdiction, and that his decisions were wise is indicated by the fact that his In His 84th Year 250 ATTEND BLUE FAMILY REUNION NEAR OLD HOME Descendants of Duncan Campbell Blue Hold Picnic at Lakevew CAME HERE BEFORE 1770 ’SQUIRE JESSE FRY D. R. Coker to Address Farmers at Carthage Agricultural Authority Secured by Kiwanis Club for Big Meet ing August 13. As has been heretofore noted in the papers, the Agricultural Committee of the Kiwanis Club has been most fortunate in securing David R. Coker, of ' llfirtsville, S. C., to address the farmers of Moore and adjoining counties at Carthage on Wednesday pfternoon, August 13. Mr. Coker is perhans the greatest authority in the SoUxh on improved farming methods. As almost everyone knows, he maintains and operates sev eral large experiment farms around Hartsville and in other sections of South Carolina. His work in seed cul ture, in combatting the boolw'eevil, end generally all along the line in improving farm conditions has been of incalcuable benefit to the farmers throughout the South. He is an im pressive speaker and always brings a message worthwhile. It is indeed fortunate that the farmers are to have this opportunity of hering Mr. Coker and no doubt a large number of them will take advantage of it. The speaking will be held in the Court Room at Carthage. Remember that the date is August 13, and the hour is 1:45 p. m. A good many years ago there was born in Scotland a boy to v/hom the name Duncan Blue was giv en. In his young manhood he was united in marriage to a Scottish las sie called Margaret Campbell and to- ; gether they decided to cast their lot in far away America, the land of free dom and promise, and thereby hangs the story of a most delightful family reunion which was held in Lakeview on last Sunday. The exact date of the comnig of the Blues and of their settling at what is now Lakeview is not known, but that it was previous to the year 1770 is well established, as records show that fifty acres of land was granted to Duncan Blue in that year by King George III. To this couple were born six children, three daughters, -^Polly, Kattie and Effie, and three sons, John, Patrick and Duncan Campbell, the last named being born in this country in 1780. The annual reunion of the descend ants of Duncan Campbell Blue was held in the picturesque old ][?ine grove near the Blue homestead, with approx imately two hundred and fifty present to participate in the happy exchange of greetings and reminiscences, and a bounteous picnic dinner was served, ^hose present to enjoy this delightful occasion included: Among Those Present A. C. Blue, Lakeview; Mrs. G. H. McCallum and family, Cameron; Mr. and Mrs. Archie Blue and Huge Army Ordnt.ace Truck Crashes Through Bridge Over James Creek, Southern Pines Eig-ht Tons of Government Equipment Almost Disappear in Sand and Mire of Stream’s Bed as Old Bridge Gives Away RESCUE CREW LOST IN RESERVATION Ration Truck Also Slides off Road and 34th Ordnance Outfit is Marooned Over Night on Outskirts of Southern Pines, Sleeping in Woods Through Heavy Rain. With an eight-ton United States Army equipment repair truck firmly stuck in the mucky bottom of James Creek, a ration truck, loaded with kitchen equipment, well imbedded in another stream nearby, and the crew of a tractor, sent from Fort Bragg to rescue the marooned equipment, lost in the wilds of the government’s largest artillery reservation, the 34th Ord nance Company, enroute to Morrison’s Bridge for encampment, spent a wet and sleepless Wednesday night in the woods surrounding the old Buchan field, just outside the city limits of Southern Pines. The huge repair truck went through the bridge over James Creek, just be yond the Buchan field," and settled in the soft sand and mire. At about the same time the kitchen equipment truck slid off the road into a branch of the creek ^not fifty yards behind the repair truck. There were some forty olive drab artillery trucks of the 34th Ordnance Company in the proces sion. They had passed through Aber deen during the forenoon, coming from Fort Bragg by way of Fayetteville and Raeford. They went out Connec ticut avenue, Southern Pines, with a view to camping at a point in the reservation out the old Southern Pines family, Raeford road, but finding unsatisfac- Cameron; Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Cam-; (ory conditions upon arrival there, cron and D. A. Cameron, Hamlet; Captain J. W. Orcutt, regular army Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Day, Pinehurst; | officer in charge, ordered a return to A?r. and Mrs. W. C. Byrd, Albemarle; Southern Pines, with Morrison’s I Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Smith, Lakeview; Bridge as the destination for encamp- , Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Cameron, Morris- rnent for the night. I town; Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Autrey, Goes Through Bridge j\arina; Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Guen, I It w^as while the long line of heavy Southern Pines; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh artillery trucks were making their of the excitement was that with the company were 12 Reserve Corps offi cers, attached for training, and, as Captain Orcutt said, “getting plenty of it.” Large numbers of residents of Southern Pines drove out the old Rae ford Road yesterday to see the dis abled war machines, and the sight was worth seeing. Despite the signing of the new Peace Treaty in Washington but a couple of days before, it look ed as if War had come to the Sand hills. Reach Peak in Peach Shipments This Week Over 500 Cars Cleared Through Aberdeen To Date.—Demand and Quality Good At last Wednesday’s meeting of the record is remarkably free from re-1 Kiwanis Club Allison Honeycutt, gov- verses in the Superior Court. ! ernor of the Carolinas district of Ki- ' wanis International, talked to the D. Keith and Miss Kate Keith, Cam eron; Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Blue and family, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Blue and--to sink in the soft sand at first, and “The Marrying ^Squire” But it is as the “Marrying Squire” that ’Squire Jesse is known best. He has united in marriage well up to wards five hundred couples, 432, to be cxact, and he officiated with much members of the Aberdeen club on the benefits of Kiwanis clubs to a com munity, particularly along agricultur al lines, and he complimented the lo cal organization on the splendid work it had done along several lines of dignity. His knots bound together, . . . . ht tt , ‘ ,, . ,, ir Tj? ' CIVIC improvement. Mr. Honeycutt people from the various walks of life, j . j ^ and his fees, likewise, were of various II f T MISINFORMED ABOUT SHOOTING NEAR CAMERON n a news item in The Pilot last week, mention was made of thefts of watermelons from Ira Thomas’s patch ear Cameron, resulting in the shoot- of Will Cameron by Mr. Thomas’ 'her, Milton Thomas. It develops ’i^at The Pilot was misinformed in Je matter, that Ira Thomas does not ' ■ a watermelon patch and that it ' not known who did the shooting, 'he Pilot regrets publication of its -Oi respondent’s misinformation and ■’pologizes to the Messrs. Thomas. —The Editor. 'LXEHURST STAR LOSES IN ARCHERY TOURNEY Robert Hoggerhyde of Cold Water, Mich., won the championship of the j^en’s division of the Midwestern Ar- chery Association, held at Peoria, 111., defeating the defending champion, * arl G. Thompson of Pinehurst. Hoggerhyde won both American -yle rounds, but was beaten at York 'yle. Robert Jackson, Geneva, Ohio, third. denominations. None, however, were very large, nor did he expect them to be. Once he performed a ceremony for some millionaires from a neigh boring resort and the happy bride groom handed the ’Squire a twenty aollar bill for his services. ’Squire Fry remarked that he would have to go to the bank to get the change, w’hereupon the newlywed told him to keep it. This was his largest fee. ’Squire Fry was very witty, and his friends tell an amusing incident which bears this out. An exceedingly ill- favored would-be bride and her equal ly uri-Adonis-like swain presented themselves before the ’Squire to take the vows of matrimony. He solemnly performed the ceremony, then said\: “You are now at the end of your troubles, but I don’t know at which end!” ’Squire Fry was twice married. His first wife was Miss Mary Ann Muse and to them was born one child, who died in infancy. He later married Miss Nanny Muse. To this union, eight children were born, two of whom, Ed 2nd D. Carl Fry, both of Carthage, survive. Had Host of Friends Since the death of his second wife several years ago, ’Squire Fry has made his home with his son, Ed. Both sons have done much to contribute to their father’s happiness. For a num- was accompanied here by his wife, and they were accorded a warm wel come by the Sandhills Kiwaniahs. Congressman William C. Hammer of this district will tell the local club about the recent session of Congress at next Wednesday’s meeting. ber of years they have entertained annually at a birthday dinner honor ing their father, and the guest list has been made up of his friends, doc tors, lawyers, preachers, bankers, men from the various walks of life some thirty or forty strong, who were pleas ed to do this venerable citizen honor. ’Squire Fry’s popularity was not CDr fined to any one class or party. He was a Democrat, but when he ran for office, practically everyone in his township, regardless of party affilia tion, voted for him. He had been a member of the Methodist Church for a number of years. Funeral services were conducted from the home on Thursday morning by the follawing ministers of Car thage: Rev. W. S. Golden, Rev. J. H. Buffaloe, Rev. J. E. Ayscue, and Rev. Frank Blue. Interinent was in Cress Hill cemetery. Among the number of beautiful floral offerings was a design sent by the lawyers of the town, who had been so closely associated with ’Squire Fry throughout the years. In addition to the sons, Rannie Muse, a twin sister of the deceased, sutvives. family, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rich ardson and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cox and family, Duncan Mclnnis and family, Lakeview; Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Buchan, Kinston; Mr. and Mrs. G, A. Sharpe, Greensboro; Mr. and Mrs. Clem Everett and family, Lake view; Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Blue and family, Vass; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Autrey and family, Cameron; Mr. and Mrs. H. C.' Bethea and family, St. Pauls; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Blue and family, Raeford; Mr. and Mrs. Garland Moon and family, Graham. Mrs. Flor^^^nce Gillis and daughter, Greensboro; ]\Irs. H. C. Trexler and way tt)ward Southern Pines that the hoodoo started to work. Trucks began several had to be helped out. Then the huge equipment truck, toward the end of the line, went through the James Creek Bridge, and left no doubt in the mind of engineer or layman that it intended to rest there for some time. There was nothing left of the bridge, and the truck locked for a time as if it might sink out of sight. The peak will be reached in peach shipments from the Sandhills peach belt this week, with Georgia Belles and Elbertas moving by train and truck in large quantities. The fruit continues to be of the finest quality shipped from here in a long time, and the demand is heavy. Prices are rang ing from $2.00 to $3.00 over the coun try, with sales at $2.25 and $2.50 pre dominant. Five hundred and six cars have cleared through Aberdeen to date, of which 276 have come from the Nor folk & Southern, 65 from the Aber deen & Rockfish, 150 from Marston and Hoffman and 15 from Southern Pines. Throughout the country ship ments were heavy the forepart of this w’eek, reports showing 600 cars ship ped Monday, 750 Tuesday and 800 Wednesday. State Patrol Report Pleases Kiwanis Club The report of Captain Charles D. Farmer of the State Highway Patrol, published in The Pilot last week, was a ‘'curce of gratification to the Ki- gotten under it to keep it from more CDmplete inundation. Then word was sent to headquarters at Fort Bragg to sand a tractor and crew to aid in daughter, Somerset, Ky.; Mr. and j pulling it out. Mrs. R. H. Wynne and daughter, Gib-1 The hoodoo continued to work. Not sonville; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Blue, j cnly had the ration truck gone into Rocky Mount; Miss Jessie Ferguson, the muck irretrievably in the mean- Greensboro; Mr. and Mrs. Mac Cam- v.hile, but the tractor failed to ap- eron and family, Cameron; Mac Par sons and Miss Sallie McDonald, Lake view; J. A. Keith, Vass; Mr. and Mrs. 0. D. Causey, Mr. and Mrs.. W. J. Cole and family, Mr. and Mrs. T, J. Coore and family, Lakeview; D. K. Blue, Raeford; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McFayden and family, Vass; John Baker, Miss Maggie Blue, Miss Mat tie Blue, Dan J. Blue and John C. Blue, Cameron. Among the visitors present were Mrs. Charles Garth- wright, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Moon and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Swearingen. 5,000 VIEW AUSTIN CAR Five thousand persons visited the showroom of the Austin Automobile Company in Charlotte at the opening on Wednesday of this week,.and Jesse W. Page Jr., of Aberdeen, president of the company,"reports the sale of ten cars. The showroom is at East Trade and Caldwell streets. EASTERN §TAR PICNIC Members of Magnolia chapter, Or der of the Eastern Star, enjoyed a picnic supper under the pines beside Mrs. Beck’s May street residence Wednesday evening, nearly sixty be ing present. w^£ i!i C’ub of Aberdeen, which was Officers and men had considerable of the original sponsors of a State difficulty in digging out beneath the | police force for highway control. In truck so that some leverage might be | better to members; of the club this week, Secretary Herbert D. Vail re ports for the Automobile Legislation committee as follows: “A few years ago our club had its usual good foresight into the future r.nd saw the necessity of control for motorists on the highways. The club appointed a committee headed by R. N. Page to work towards obtaining a Highway Patrol. This committee found work to do and they did that work well. “U, L, Spence, when a member of the 1929 State Leg-islature, has told UF of the work which he and others pccomplished during that term of leg islature. Members of our Committee on Auto Legislature appeared for hearings before a committee which drafted the present Bill. The Bill which passed was but a compromise, a tryout. The idea of having a State force patrol the highways had not en tered the minds of the majority, they had not become educated to the nec essity of it. “Our part in getting this small report submitted by Captain Charles D. Farmer, printed in The Pilot last week, showed clearly the great amount of good this force accomplished in one year and proves the need for in creasing the force. There is even greater need for our Committee to continue its good work.” pear, and after the hours rolled by a detail was sent to look for it. It was found out in the reservation with two of its cylinders out of commission, but there was no sign of the crew. Every effort to locate the men fail ed, arid it is not known whether they are lost in the wilds of the huge res ervation, or whether they succeeded in making some nearby farmhouse for the night. In any event, their whereabouts w’ere unknown at time of going to press. Sleep in Woods The Ordnance men spent the night along the roadside, those who couldn’t crowd into the already well loaded trucks sleeping in the woods near the Buchan field despite the heavy dowm- pour of rain. Yesterday morning or ders were sent to the Fort for anoth er tractor. Captain Orcutt stated that it would be necssary to use a ten-ton tractor to haul out the heavy equip ment truck. This truck is fully equip ped with machinery for overhauling guns, rifles, pistols, etc. It is the heaviest piece of rolling equipment i;sed in the Ordnance department. It is a four-wheel drive truck. How long it would be before the company could extricate its mired equipment, Captain Orcutt could not state yesterday. One of the side lights Southern Pines golfers defeated Pinehurst 13-0 in a low foursome played Wednesday afternoon on the Southern Pines course. Bill Woodward starring for Southern Pines with a ^Pinehurst 13-0 in a low ball foursome vis Ferree’s 77.