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FIRST IN NEWS AND ADVERTISING THE A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding VOL. 10, NO. 47. CONGRESS FIGHT WARMING UP AS ELECTION NEARS ambeth Invades Opponent’s Home County; Spencer Farces Optimistic S^S pSRTHAOE SPAINC9 ALAKEVieW MANUCY PILOT MOORE COUNTY’S LEADING NEWS WEEKLY of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina Aberdeen, -North Carolina Friday, Octobet 24, 1930. FIVE CENTS OT MUCH SPEECHMAKING The Seventh district Congressional j^bt, in which this county is partic- . iarly interested inasmuch as one of citizens is the candidate of the Re- . blican party, is warming up in the ■ me stretch. The headquarters at arthage and Thomasville, the latter he home of the Democratic long term candidate, J. Walter Lambeth, rve beehives of industry, and Colin Spencer and his dual opponents, Lam- V and Hinton James, of Laurin- burg, candidate for the short term, re running from hither to yon in their quest for support. Mr. Lambeth invaded the bailiwick 1 his opponent this \^eek, spending Wednesday in the county, at South ern Pines and Aberdeen. He met large numbers of the faithful and some of the fence-sitte^s >and shook hand^ £>nd made friends generally. He prom ised to return next week for more time in this vicinity. Both Lambeth and James attended'the football game at Rockingham last Friday between Aberdeen and Rockingham high schools and were kept busy there shaking hands. The campaign on both sides is pretty much a get-acquainted one rather than a speech-making one, none of the candidates delivering him self much of soap-box oratory. Optimism reigns on both sides in this Congressional light. H. F. Seaw- ell, Jr., of Carthage, Republican chairman of the Seventh district, thinks Mr. Spencer’s chances are very favorable and bases his optimism on the fact that Herbert Hoover received one-fourth of his 60,000 majority in North Carolina from the Seventh dis trict when a citizen of this district, H. F. Seawell of Carthage, was the Re publican candidate for Governor. With another Carthage man, Colin G. Spea- cer, now the Republican candidate for Representative in Congress, the party solons feel confident of victory next month. H. F. Sea'.vell, Jr., says Mr. Spen cer is leaving no stone unturned in getting out the full Republican vote and says he has encouraging reports from all over the district. The cam paign, he says, is being conducted on the highest possible plane, and he has urged campaign workers to counte- rance no mediocre or underhand meth ods in appealing to the voters of the district. Mr. Spencer has made an extensive campaign in the rural districts of the several counties of the Seventh dis trict and has met with cordial recep tions everywhere, Mr. Seawell re ports. Much of his campafgn fire is directed toward the need of a Con gress to back up Mr. Hoover in every respect. So far, he says, Mr. Hoover has been greatly handicapped be cause of the attitude of a few insur gent Republicans and the Raskob and (Please turn to page 4) ^ORAL GABLES ORCHESTRA FOR THE HARVEST BALL The early sale of tickets for the iinnual Harvest Ball indicates the largest and most successful dance in the history of thi3 yearly event. It is to be held at the Pinehurst Coun try Club on Hallowe’en night, October 31st, and the net proceeds are for the benefit of the Moore County Hospital. Paul Graham and his Coral Gables Country Club Orchestra, secured by the ball committee at great expense, will furnish the music. LAING HORSES lARRjlVE FOR SOUTHERN PINES SEASON The LaVng Stables at Southera Pines have opened for the winter in temporary <*hargre of Mrs. L. B. Cherry, Jr. Six horses arrived from Virginia and are being cared for at the stables on Weymouth Heights by Jerry Hedden. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Laingr plan to come down before Christmas fox the balance of tbe season. The fox and drag hunting wil start early in Decem'ber. Three Townships Carry Principal Burden of Taxation in the County Mineral Springs, McNeills and Handbills Assessed at Two- Thirds of Total Valuation WHERE THE MONEY GOF^ By Bion H. Butler In prowling around among the books in the tax collector’s office some things are disclosed that as my old friend Henry Collins used to say, calls up more talk. In looking into the matter of paying taxes it appears that most of us do not know very dearly who pays the taxes, or what taxes are paid for, or much of any thing about our whole tax business. I find that three townships of the county carry the chief portion of the county burden. The foremost is Min eral Springs which is assessed at a total valuation of property of $6,430,- 334. McNeills follows with an assess ment of $5,739,557. Then comes Sand hills with $4,036,302, and Carthage with $2,764,395. Next comes Bensa- lem with $1,490,269; Greenwood, $1,134,627; Sheffields, $1,105,685; Rit ters, $797,689, and Deep River, $618,- 329. The latter five townships togeth er are assessed at $5,146,599, which is half a million less than McNeills alone, and more than a million less TOWNSHIP ASSESSMENTS Mineral Springs ... $ 6,430,334 McNeills 5,739,557 Sandhills 4,03i6,302 Carthage 2,764,395 Bensalem 1,490,269 Greenwood 1,134,627 Sheffields 1,105,685 Ritters 797,689 Deep River 618,329 County Total $24,117,187 SEEK AIR MAIL SERVICE DURING WINTER MONTHS RICHARD TUFTS NEW PRESIDENT OFKIWANISCLUB Rules Suspended to Permit Un animous Vote in Advance of Annual Election Three-Fold for Future SandhL^ ^ Growth Outlined by Richard Tufts LONG CLUB’S SECRETARY Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Fay etteville and Wilmington May Join in Petition COMMITTEE APPOINTED Despite the fact that the annual election of officers of the Kiwanis Club of Aberdeen is not slated to take place until Wednesday, Decem ber 3d, Richard Tufts was unani mously chosen president of the club for 1931 at the weekly meeting held Wednesday in Pinehurst. Immediately after announcement of the date of the annual meeting was made Frank Buchan of Southt^^rn Pines arose and moved the suspension of the rules and the unanimous endorsement of Mr. Tufts as the next president. Not only was there no dissenting vote, but there was such loud acclaim at the club’s spontaneous action that Mr. Tufts was forced to graciously accept the tender of office on the spot. Richard Tufts was for years the valued and efficient secretary of the club, and its guiding spirit. Due to pressure of business he felt it incum bent upon him two years ago to re linquish the office, and ever since then efforts have been made to in duce him to become president. This fall the rumor got around that he Concerted action by the Chambers cf Commerce of Southern Pines, Fay- ^ ^ etteville and Wilmington, aided by than Mineral Springs alone. It will, pinehurst. Incorporated, is being or- be seen that Mineral Springs and Me- j Neins amount in valuation to Wtle: g^^^„^boro to Wilming- more than half of the total of the interested towns. If „ county, and that Mineral Springs, formulating materialize, might serve next year, and that was McNeills and Sandhills account for : ^ jQint committee of the four towns enough for the members. However, over two-thirds of the total valua-; ^^j|| ^ Washington to the action taken in advance of the an- tions of the county, which means that Postoffice Department rual election scheduled for six weeks these three townships take care of of twice as much in taxation as the February and March, other six townships of the county. sufficient mail Some Big Assessments Pinehurst, Incorporated, alone, is | Uncle Sam in sending his mail planes assessed at a higher figure than the proposed course, with stops either of the five smaller townships, Knollwood Airport, serving Pine- and more than as much as Deep River j^^j-st and Southern Pines; Pope Field and Ritters combined, the total of, at Fort Bragg, serving Fayetteville, Pinehurst, Incorporated being $1,- ; and the air station at Wilmington. 563,766, and this does not off came as a surprise both to Mr. Tufts and to many of the members, and was all the more pleasing on that during the winter months to warrant account. In his embarrassed acceptance of the unanimous nomination Mr. Tufts urged that as a matter of principle the club should nominate at least two candidates, but this suggestion was New Kiwanis Head Elimination of Rivalry, Fair Treatment of VisitoriS, Devel opment of Estates. HOPES FOR GOOD SEASON RICHARD TUFTS JESSE HUNSUCKER, CARTHAGE, MLLED IN AUTO COLLISION Dies Shortly After Accident in Which Monroe Hospital Nurse Dies Instantly COUPE, TRUCK COLLIDED Jesse Hunsucker, 37, son of J. W. Hunsucker of Carthage, land Miss greeted only with laughter, though Mattie Davis, 21, of Chesterfield, S. include ! Qregjigboro jg on the regular rnail ^tate that he had killed, when the coupe i^^^ j to our climate, facilities, natural re- Although depression in the north, especially in New York, is worse than is generally realized here, and al though business in summer resorts this past summer was far from good, t*inehurst hotel reservations are practically normal and cottages well taken for the winter season, Richprd Tufts told members of the Kiwanis Club at their weekly luncheon in the Pinehurst Community Church on Wed nesday. “There is a general feeling that the bottom of the depression has been reached,” he said. To the collapse of +he stock market after the wild days of speculation, and the shrinkage of exports due to troubles in South America, Russia, China and India he laid the blame for the widespread de pression, which, he said, was not near ly as serious here as elsewhere in the country. The rapidity of recovery will be slow, but if we sit tight and watch cur step this season, we will be in a position to capitalize on the return to normalcy. Three Essentials In this connection, Mr. Tufts cited three important things to which this section must pay particular attention if it is to go forward and prosper: 1. We must' look upon the Sand hills as one big resort, without com petition among its component parts. ‘‘Pinehurst is growing. Southern Pines is growing and will continue to grow. I hope it will,” he said. “I believe Southern Pines will become the cen ter of the resort section without ques tion.” 2. We must not leave everything another hundred thousand or more in route from New York south. The pro which Pinehurst is interested, as in posed route would be a branch run, the Warehouses, the Garage, etc., (,„e plane a day bringing air mail which are incorporated separately, early into the Sandhills, and picking The assessment on the Seaboard Air | ^p outgoing air mail at night. Should Line Railroad is $1,154,534, whic^Ji ex- the service be approved at Wash- ceeds the total of either of the four ington, air mail leaving here at night smaller townships, and the Norfolk- would be in New York early the next Southern is assessed at $1,419,159, rnorning, and vice versa, which not only exceeds the four smal-' The matter is now up with the ler townships, but is almost as much | Chambers of Commerce at Fayette- as the fifth of them. This road ex- j ville and Wilmington. The Southern ceeds in value both Deep River and Pines Chamber of Commerce at the Kitteis combined. Pinehurst and the Tuesday meeting of its board of di- two roads exceed together the value rectors appointed a committee compos- of Bensalem, Sheffields, Ritters and ed of Dr. W. C. Mudgett, Dr. George Deep Rive»- combined. \ G. Herr, John Powell and Nelson C The Western Union Telegraph Com- Hyde to work out plans jointly with always wanted to becomc a candidate '^'hich they were riding collided late j sources, accessibility, etc. They may for president and would be glad to | ^Jo^day with a truck diiven by Sami bring people here, but it is the treat- rassey. colored, on Route 25 between i^^ent they get when they are here Maxhaw and Mineral Springs. Miss i ^.hich biings them back or makes per- Davis was killed instantly, and Hun-1 nianent residents of them. We must sucker died within a few hours after j service to them, sell our- the accident. His body was removed selves, make them feel part of .tha- to Carthage Tuesday and the funeral | i^lace. bed there at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday] 3. The development of large and afternoon. 1 permanent estates here has progressed Miss Davis was a nurse at the same | frvorably and is going lots further. volunteer for the pleasure of being defeated by Richard. A nominating committee was ap pointed for the purpose of arranging the slates for vice-president, trustee and directors of the club for next year, to be voted upon at the De cember meeting. Nominations close November 20th. pany is assessed at $60,903, the Bell Telephone $46,387, Central Carolina Telephone $23,000, the Page Trust the other towns loking toward secur ing the service. There is said to be no possibility of service unless all the Company with an excess of $68,800, towns desire it, making the special the Citizens Bank $32,000, the Bank run from Greensboro worth while. (Please turn to page 4) (Please turn to page 4> Miss Mary Dell Hayes Pretty Bride in Southern Pines Church Wedding Miss Mary Dell Hayes, attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude L* Hayes of Southern Pines, became the bride of William Elliott Matchett, son of William F. Matchett of Pierceton, Indiana at one of the prettiest wed dings ever held in the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Southern Pines last Sunday afternoon at 2 o^clock. Every seat in the church was filled wht^n Miss Helen Thompson, at the organ, struck the first notes of Lohengrin's wedding march. The bride, who was giv^n away by her father, was most attractively at” tired in a blue velvet dress trimmed with rose point lace, blue hat and tan hose with shoes to match. She carried a beautiful bouquet of orchids and roses. The maid of honor, Miss Grace Gorman, wore a rose beige lace dress with hat to match, and the brides maids were attractive in gowns of burnt orange. Miss Katherine Wiley and. Miss Emilie Richardson, of Southern Pines, and Miss Nan Mat chett, of Pierceton, a sister of the ^room, acted as bridesmaids, with lit tle Misses Emily Dell Hayes and Mary Ellen Sadler as flower girls. the best man, and the ushers were Robert Hayes, brother of the bride, Frank Harrington, Andrew Rountree, Harold Dillehay, Grier Stutz and Paul T. Barnum. To Live in Indianapolis The grom, Mr. Matchett, is an in surance man in Indianapolis where, after November 1st, the young couple will reside in the Spink Arms Hotel. They left by motor Sunday evening for Asheville after a reception held in the Hayes Home, some 75 guests being present. From Asheville they will proceed by train to their new home. , Among the out-of-town guests at the wedding were Mrs. Charles Sad ler, Washington, D. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Winston, G^*eenVille; Mrs. John Gorman, of Salisbury, Grier Stutz, Harold Dillehay and Warren Olmstead of C^iapel Hill,i Leonard Hallowell and Andrew Rountree, Richmond; Miss Margaret Gorham, Harold McKeithen and James Roun tree, Winston-Salem; Miss Ethel Day and Miss Marg'aret Olmstead, Mere dith College, Raleigh, Miss Emilie Richardson, N. C. C. W., Greens- Norman Winslow of Greenville was, boro and others. Tennis .Players, Steel Men Open Carolina Hotel in Readiness for Conven tion of Leadens in Construc tion Industry Next Week >iospital at Monroe in which Hun- sucker was employed. He went there from Carthage about five years ago. The young man was well known The Carolina opens at Pinehurst on Monday. Manager Edward Fitzgerald has everything in shape for the first gi:^ests, and there are many reserva tions for opening week. A number of the tennis players entered in the an nual Mid-South Tournament v/ill be at the Carolina all week, and on Tues day some 200 leaders in the steel construction industry arrive for the eighth annual converftion of the Amer ican Institute of Steel Construction. This convention will be in session un til November lst>. The plans for the opening week also include a 100-targ^t handicap at trap shooting grounds, the first of the weekly shoots at the rifle range and a woman’s putting contest at the golf course. James A. Ferrell, president of the United States Steel Corporation, and E. W. Beatty, president of the Ca nadian Pacific Railway Company, will be guests of honor at the steel con vention, as will E. P. Thomas, vice- president of the United States Steel Corporation. Dr. Frank Parker, professor of fi nance at the Wharton School of Fi nance and Commerce,.of the Univer sity of Pennsylvania, will speak dur ing the convention on business condi tions at present and a round-table dis cussion will follow. This is expected to be a high spot of the convention. It is expected that Ross H. Mc- Master of Montreal, president of the Steel Corporation of Canada, and Otto Von Halem of Berlin, director of a German steel syndicate, will also attend the ^annual meeting. It is one of the biggest things that could happen for the future welfare and prosperity of the section. W^ must treat these people fairly. They throughout the Sandhills, and pop- are a benefit to the community in more ular with a wide circle of friends. Be- v^ays than appear on the surface. They sides his father, he is survived by two brothers and two sisters, Sylves ter Hunsucker of Rock Hill, S. C.; Ellis Hunsucker of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. J. W. Crutchfield and Mrs. T. L. Maness, both of Carthage. Miss Davis was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Robert Davis of Ches terfield and had been a student nurse in the Monroe hospital for two years. HALF MILLION POUNDS OF TOBACCO SOLD THIS WEEK Half a million pounds of tobacco was sold on the floors of Aberdeen’s two warehouses the first four days of this week, at an average of 17 3-4 cents a pound. Monday and Tuesday were both big days, with a falling off somewhat on Wednesday and Thurs day. Much of the tobacco in this week has come from distant points and a great deal low grade leaf ap peared on the floors, the average price suffering in comparison with other weeks locally. The Saunders > Ware house had more tobacco in Monday than could be handled on the floor that day. Prices throughout the state have been maintained at a fairly higrh level during the week, averaging around 17 to 19 cents. ELBERTA HOTEL LEASED TO FLORIDA HOTEL MAN Mr. and Mts. Frank Wrenn of Hen dersonville, formerly operators of a winter hotel in Ocala, Florida, have leased the Elberta Hotel in Southern Pines from Dr. L. M. Daniels. Shields Cameron negotiated the lease. The building is to be remodeled, the work commencing November 1st. become employers of labor, they patronize our farms and shops and ga rages, and they add immeasurably to cur resources. J Mr. Tufts was the principal speak er at the Wednesday meeting. Before his talk on business conditions and their possible local effect, Murdoch M. Johnson and Paul Dana spoke in the series of talks being given by past presidents on the value of Ki- v/anis to them, and Frank Buchan talked on the importance of closer re lationships between individual mem bers of the club, the importance of selecting new members and of prompt ly educating newly elected members in the aims and purposes of the club. The club welcomed back the Rev. T. A. Cheatham, James Tufts ami Paul Dana after their long summer vacations. County Superintendent of Schools H. Lee Thomas was named to talk along lines of Kiwanis educa tion at next week’s meeting. The club accepted an invitation to hold one of its near future meetings at Pinebluff, and also named a “Christmas Daddy” committee. TO ORGANIZE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION IN SANDHILLS A movement for a Merchants Asso ciation in the Sandhills was launched at a dinner meeting held at the Pres byterian Church in 'Aberdeen last evening. A large number of the mer chants of this section were in attend ance and Willard L. Dowell, execu tive secretary of the North Carolina Merchants Association was' the prin cipal speaker. A full report of the meeting will appear in next week’s Pilot.
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