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Friday, December 26, 1930.
CHRISTMAS CLUB
CONTEST WON BY
1E.E.MEBBILL
The Pilot Presents Ford Sedan
For Victory ki Subscription
Campaign
MRS. F. L. DUPONT SECOND
The Pilot’s Christmas Cub Cam-
paien wound up in a 'blaze of glory
Monday afternoon with Mrs. Earl E.
Merrill of Southern Pines winning the
Ford Tudor Sedan, offered by' the
newspaper for the person receiving
the most votes in its circulation con
test. Mrs. Merrill had a total of 2,370,-
800 votes, nosing out Mrs. F. L. Du
pont of Pinehurst, who led during a
part of the campaign by 253,200 votes.
During the last week of the cam
paign the ballots were deposited in
a sealed box in the Page Trust Com
pany in Aberdeen so that none of the
contestants knew her position in the
jtanding until the judges opened the
box at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon.
The judges were G. C. Seymour, for
mer mayor of Aberdeen, M. C. Mc
Donald, West End, former county
commissioner, and Assemblyman Un
ion L. Spence of Carthage. Due to ab
sence from town Mr. Sipence was un
able to officiate as a judge, Messrs.
SejTTiour and McDonald tallying the
final votes and checking the figures
kept at The Pilot office during the
contest.
Votes were credited to contestants
ia proportion to the number of paid-
in-advance subscriptions to The Pi
lot turned in by them. New subscrip
tions counted more than renewals,
one year subscriptio>ns more than six
months’ subscriptions, and so on. The
^ race was a merry one, with the win
ners always in doubt. Mrs. Merrill,
Mrs. Dupont and Mrs. N. M. McKeith-
en of Aberdeen were closely bunched
until the final week. Mrs. Merrill
and Mrs, Dupont both deposited a
large number of new subscriptions in
the ballot box the final week, and it
was well into the afternoon on Mon-1
day before the judges knew which |
was about to become the proud pos-1
sessor of a shiny new Ford sedan. j
The Prize Winners
Mrs. Dupont won $200 in cash as
second prize. She hurried to the tele
phone and called up her husband, who
conducts the hook store in Pinehurst,
afid said: “Hello, Frank, I’ve got $200.
Shall I come home?” Frank appar
ently thought that was a good idea,
as Mrs. Dupont hurried from the of-
tice. The third prize was a Majestic
Radio, purchased from the Freeman
Furniture Company in Aberdeen. This
was won by Mrs. McKeithen. The oth
er prizes in the order named were:
Mrs. Annie Laura Weaver, Aber
deen, diamond ring.
Miss Elizabeth Keith, Vass, $50 in
cash.
Mrs. S. R. Ransdell, Pinehurst,
i^^t watch.
:ss Hazel Frye, Carthage, $25. in
ca?’"
Miss Alline Thomas, Cameron, ce
dar chest.
Mrs. Ethel S. Howie, Pinebluff, six
ttionih’s pass to the Carolina Theatre,
donated by Charles W. Picquet.
Thi Ford Tudor Sedan, purchased
fiom the H. A. Page, Jr., garage in
Aberdeen, was presented to Mrs.
^’lerrill immediately after the an
nouncement of the awards. All prizes
were presented that afternoon to the
contestants, and they were a happy
lot. Ihey had worked hard for seven
^’eeks, had earned their rewards, and
there was a prize for each and every
there was a prize for ech and every
Contestant.
The Pilot considers the campaign a
splendid success. Its purpose was to
increase the circulation of the paper
^0 that it may better serve the com-
^^iiity. Before the campaign the cir
culation of The Pilot was approxi-
inately 1,200 copies per v/eek. It now
boasts of over 2,000, and offers to its
advertisers complete coverage of
The Kiwanis Kris Kringle Headquarters
t® than a thousand needy persons of the Sandhills
X®" theiT Chnstmas cheer, thanks to the charity and generosity of hundreds of citizens. In
collection of clothing for the poor is P. Frank Buchan, chairman of the
Kiwanis Christmas Daddies Committee, which collected and distributed clothing and food to up
wards of three hundred families.
COMMISSIONERS TO
CONSIDER SALARY
CUTS jN COUNTY
Hearing to be Held at Court
House in Carthage To Discuss
Possible Revision
Carthage Post, American Legion,
Votes to Continue County Fair
FEAR REDUCED REVENUE
Moor
tion
e county, for The Pilot circula-
is community circulation. Only
uring the summer months when the
wmter residents are away does this
^^wspaper leave the section in any
great proportion. Then The Pilot fol-
its roving clientele to the far
comers of the globe.
A possible downward revision of
salaries with possible abandonment
of some county offices will be dis
cussed at a hearing to be held be-
the Bo>ard of County Commission
ers at the Court House in Carthage
at 2 o’clock next Tuesday afternoon.
Not much is being broadcast about
the hearing, but it is known that
some representative citizens of the
county have been asked to be present
and state their views at that time.
The story goes that the commission
ers fear the ,1930 county revenue
will not be sufficient to meet all de
mands on. the treasury in the shape
of current expenses, salaries, bond
interest, school expense, highway
maintenance, etc., due to the expect
ed decrease in appraisals of county
real estate. This means increased
taxes or decreased exipen.ses, and
the new Board of Commissioners is
desirous of ascertaining whether the
county salary list can be pruned
without serious curtailment of neces
sary county administrative activities.
That is the purpose of next Tuesday's
hearing.
Where to Begin?
Just where the Board would be
gin on the pruning is not known.
There are those who believe that
there are one or two needless jobs in
th county, but these are not jobs
which carry high salaries, and their
entire abandonment would have little
effect on the tax rate. It is estimated
by some familiar with county govern
ment that salary reductions which
have at times been considered, plus
abandonment of certain offices which
also have been suggested, would not
bring about a reduction of more than
two cents in the present tax rate.
Before the last election there was a
hue and cry in several part sof the
county for salary reductions and cur
tailment of county offices, but in
most instances this talk was based on
the belief that the saving would mean
considerable cut in taxes. Investiga
tions proved the contrary, and there
has been little talk along the line
since these people have looked more
closely into the matter.
A list of the salaries paid the va
rious employees of the county, com
piled by the auditor’s peratment
at the request of the couny com
missioners, show salaries ranging
from $25 to $291.66 monthly are be
ing paid the various officers. Sheriff
C. J. McDonald draws the biggest
monthly check, but he is required
to pay his own expenses.
Two officers, the clerk of the court
and the register of deeds are on a fee
basis and from their fees pay the
salary of-their deiputies.
Monthly Salaries
The monthly salaries of the officer^s
in the different departments, as
shown by the auditor’s list, are:
Highway fund—Fred S. Under-
CHARLES J, MCDONALD
Concert and Ball
in Southern Pines
on Night of Dec. 30
Violin Soloist and Monologuist
on Program Sponsored by
Library
BALL AT COUNTRY CLUB
(Please tum to Page 8)
Next Tuesday evening, December
■ 30th bids fair to be a gala night in
the Sandhills, with the concert sche
duled for 8:15 o’clock at the Civic
Club, Southern Pines, sponsored by
the Southern Pines Library, followed
by the annual ball of the American
Legion at theSouthern Pines Country
Club, the invitations for which read,
“from 10 to 3 o’clock.”
Miss Florence Haenle, violin solo
ist, and Frances Leedom Hess, mono
loguist, are the featured stars on the
.program of the library’s concert. Both
come to Southern Pines with reputa
tions of having pleased large aud
iences in various parts of the coun
try. Miss Haenle has played with
leading orchestras in New York and
Philadelphia, and is reputed to be one
of the most promising young violin
ists of the day. Miss Hess is a well
known monolugiiist with a reportorj
of amusing recitations in which she
plays numerous parts and enacts dif
ficult roles. The tickets for the con
cert are for sale at one dollar each,
the proceeds to be used by the li
brary in its work and toward the
purchase of a site for its proposed
new building.
Shields Cameron is chairman of the
Legion ball committee, and has en
gaged Wardlaw's orchestra from the
University of North Carolina for the
occasion. Jack Wardlaw is famous for
his dance music, and the Sandhill
post of the American Legion famous
for its annual dances, so this occa
sion promises to be one of the high
lights of the Christmas holidays in
the Sandhills. Tickets for the ball are
three dollars per couple, and are on
sale by patronesses and members of
the Legion and its womaji’s auxiliary.
They imay also he purchased ^at the
Pines, or at the door the night of the
ball.
Charles J. McDonald Reelected
! President.—Ask Prompt U.
S. Veteran Aid
The payment at this time of adjust
ed compensation certificates issued to
I World War soldiers after the war, in
stead of in 1945 as called for by the
certificates, is urged by the Joseph
G. Henson Post, American Legion, of
Carthage, and Congressman Hinton
James of this Congressional district
has been asked to lend his support to
measures in the House of Representa
tives toward this end.
The subject was bsought up for
• discussion at a meeting^ of the Car
thage rost held last week at the Ho
tel Charmella in Vass, and a motion to
the above effect was unanimously
carried.
At the same meeting, it was voted
to hold the County Fair, sponsored
by this post, again next summer, and
the officers of the 1930 fair were re
elected for 1931, as follows: Presi
dent, C. J. McDonald; vicepresident,
E. H. Garrison, Jr., S. R. Hoyle and
H. Lee Thomas; secretary, L. W. Bar-
low; treasurer, R. G. Wallace. Burney
i Wallace presided at the meeting,
which followed a capon dinner. Five
new’ mem'bers of the post from Vass
! were present.
The County Fair officers plan to
attend a meeting in Raleigh January
: 18th and 19th at which time officers
I of other county fairs throughout the
state will be present to discuss plans.
A letter was read from the Ameri
can Legion Post at Oteen stating that
all soldiers in the hoime for disabled
i veterans there had lost their money
' in the crash of the banks in that
neighborhood, and appealing for any
support the local post might be in i
position to give.
MORE THAN 100 ATTEND
CLUB SKYLINE ,OPENING
More than 100 (persons attended the
formal opening of the Club Skyline in
the former residence of James B.
Swett some four miles north of South
ern Pines on Route 50 on Tuesday
night. A large number dined at the
new night club, remaining to dance,
while many others came for the danc
ing during the evening. John Blox-
ham and Frank Harrington proved
gracious hosts, and all present voted
the opening a big success and predict
ed a highly successful season for tho
club on the hilltop. A Pittsburgh or
chestra, engaged for the winter, fui'-
nished- the music.
NEW YEAR’S EVE BALL
PINEHURST COUNTRY CLUB
FIVE CENTS
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Old Man touted
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As Christiaas Spirit
Pervades the Sandhills
Thousands of Poor and Needy Cared for Througrh
Kiwanis Daddies and Other Charities
of County ' ,
SHOPS, POSTOFFICES BUSY
The anticipated struggle between
Old Man Gloom, who’s been talked
about so much of late, and Christmas
Cheer, who is making his annual visit
here, proved to be a dud. The old man
was knocked out in the first round,
and joy reigns supreme throughout
the Sandhills.
Stores have been denuded of their
Yuletide offerings, apparently with
absolute disregard of the reported
presence of Mr. Gloom. Shoipkeepers
report a normal Christmas trade. Un
cle Sam through his agents ,the local
postmaster, has been swaimped with
the usual rush of Christmas mail, go
ing an ucoming. Holiday decorations
appear everywhere, stores, homes,
churches gaily bedecked in holly and
mistletoe and like evidences of the
spirit of Christmas.
And outshining all throughout the
joyous Yuletide has been the thought
for others, the seeming unanimous
desire on the part of the people of
Moore county, resident and visitor, to
see that no man, woman or child in
the county is without food aind clothes
on Christmas Day. The response to
the various appeals of charitable or
ganizations in the county has been
greater than ever before, and if there
is a needy family overlooked during
the holidays it is because the (?ase
which has been carried on at the hos
pital at Pinehurst for the past four
months, and thanks are due to th^
dentists of Moore county who have
given alternately three hours each
Saturday of their time free of charge
to this work. This clinic will end with
the year 1930. A larger and more
extensive clinic will, however, com
mence on December 29, 1930 and con
tinue for three or four months in the
schools of Moore county. The State
d«ntist will conduct this clinic and
will be at the Public Health office on
the 29th inst., and probably commence
in one of the schools open on that day.
These clinics have been made possible
by a personal gift of $900.00 from
Mrs. Keating of Pinehurst and will
be duplicated by another gift of $900
from the State to the county ^toward
making possible this much _ needed
dental clinic and to which many of
the children in Moore county suffer
ing from bad teeth ar& eagerly look
ing forward. The main purpose of the
clinic, however, will be educationat, to
demonstrate the value of the care of
the teeth and of paying regular visits
to the offices of the dentists of th^
county.
The Shriners are doing splendid
work and are giving this year -a do
nation of $2,OOO.OQ for tonsil and
has not been brought to the attention adenoid clinics and for the correction
of any of the kindly people who have of defective vision among- the indi-
been spending their time inyestigatinu: gent white children of Moore county,
appeals. G. A. Charles of Aberdeen is sec
retary of the Shriner’s Club and is
, deeiply interested as are all the Shrin-
The Kiwanis Christmas Daddies , ers in this work. Up to date $800.00
committee, a county-wide charity, is has been spent on urgent and needy
taking care of more than 1,000 per- cases and $1,200.00 more will be giv-
sons during the holidays, sending en for this purpose this season before
clothing and food to more than 300 their financial year closes. The secrc>-
families. This committee was the rs- tary of the Shriners has been supplied
cipient of great quantities of cloth- with a list of those suffering with en*
ing and food at its headquarters in ' larged tonsils, adenoids, and defec--
Southern Pines. Nearly $2,000 was re-' tive vision. The eye cases, unless a
ceived in cash contributions, this specialist can be brought to Moori^
money being used in the purchase of county, will probably be taken to Fay*
food su>ppli9s, shoes and children’s etteville for treatment, and the ton-
clothes. P. Frank Buchan was chair- sil and adenoid cases will be-treated at
man of this committee, the other the Moore County Hospital or by one
members being the Rev. T. A. Cheat- of the local doctors,
ham of Pinehurst, the Rev. Murdoch Much credit is due Dr. J. Syming-
McLeod of Pinehurst, the Rev. J. i ton, the county’s public health offi-
Fred Stimson of Southern Pines ,th.? eer, for the tireless work he has bee.'i
Rev. E. L. Barber of Aberdeen, John doing in investigating and reporting
Bloxham of Knollwood, Willard Dun- needy cases in all parts of the county,
lop of Pinehurst and M. M. Johnson and for his cooperation with all chari-
of Aberdeen. Among the cointributois ties of the county in their relief work,
of substantial checks were Pinehurst, —
Inc., Gammack & Co., of New York
and Southern Pines, Creamer & Tur
ner, managers of the Highland Pines
Inn, M. G. Nichols of Southern Pines,
Williaan H. Todd of Pinehurst, and
scores of others.
Thousands of children are cared for
annually at Christmas time through
the charity and kindness of the Rev.
and Mrs. Cheatham of Pinehurst, and
many a little stocking was filled on
this Christmas day which might have
been empty but for their generosity
and self-sacrifice.
Daddies Feed Thousand
FRANK M. TOBIN DIES
AFTER WEEK’S ILLNESS
I Pinehurst Country Club will be tne
i scene of a New Year’s Eve ball
• next Wednesday nighty with more than
! the usual number of guests expected
for the occasion. Large numbers of
college and school hoys and girls are
iiere for the holidays and plan to at*
tend the celebration, as well as the
guests of the Carolina and other ho
tels and the members of the cottage
colony. A cotillion event will be staged
at the midnight hour to welcome in
the New Year.
Other Charitable Work
Many of the churches throughout
the county have looked out for the less
fortunate in their midst. The Presby
terian Sunday school of Carthage, of
which Wilbur Currie is superinten
dent, is making a special collection
next Sunday morning. The Christian
Church of Glendon of which the Hev.
M. Cummings is pastor has also ap
pointed a committee of four to cart?
for the needy. The Women’s Mission
ary Society of Beulah Hill section is
offering gererous contributions, also
the Methodist Church of Carthage,
and there are many individuals giv
ing their personal services. Some
ladies who do not like sewing and
who never sew for themselves are
sewing these days for those who need
clothing.
Among the largSr contributions for
the care of children is a contribution
of $500.00 by Mrs. Francis T. Keat
ing and friends of the Pinehurst
branch of the Health and Welfare As
sociation toward a dental clinic
Fiank M. Tobin, well known resi
dent of Southern Pines where he had
resided for the past 18 years, died
in a hospital in Fayetteville last Fri
day a few hours after his admission.
Mr. Tobin was rushed there from
Southern Pines suffering from pneu
monia. He had been ill about a week.
Mr. Tobin was well knowil in the
community, having operated a baj#-
gage express business in Southern
Pines for many years. He came here
from Boston. He was twice married,
and leaves a widow, Mrs. Margaret
Tobin, and two children, Frank Jr. and
Anna, also a stepson, Stanly..,
The Rev. Mr. Seri officiated at the
funeral services in the Church of
Wide Fellowship last Sunday after
noon. Many friends followed Mr. To
bin’s body to its last resting place in
Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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SPECIAL SBRVICES AT PAGE
MEMORIAL CHURCH SUNDAY
The Rev. Harry Smith, presiding
elder of Rockingham district of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, will
preach at the Page Memorial Church
on Sunday morning, at which time be
will hold the first quarterly conference
for the year. At night the pastor, the
Rev. W. C. Ball, will speak on
“Choosing a Creed for the New Year.”
There will be special music for this
service and all are invited to attend.