Friday, February 13, 1931.
THE WLOT, a Paper With Character, Aberdeen. North CaroHnu
A
New Low Mark for Typhoid Deaths
In North Carolina Set in 1930
Constant Decline in Death Rate
Tribute to Work of Health
Department
The provisional figures tabulated by
the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the
State Board of Health for 1930 show
that only 141 deaths were reported
from typhoid fever iix 1930. This is
the fewest number of deaths occurring
from that dread disease in one year
in the history of the oldest living per
son in the State.
The present generation, those peo
ple at least over 50 years of age, re
member with horror the period of
about 30 or 40 years ago, and. longer,
when typhoid fever was a veritable
scourge in every country neighbor
hood and town and city in the whole
State every summer and fall. Un
counted thousands of people, most
them in the prime of life or young
adulthood, were sacrificed to this di
sease in the days before the institu
tion of the bookkeeping of human rec
ords in the Bureau of Vital Statis
tics at Raleigh.
The reduction in this disease did
not just happen. About twenty-five
years ago the reduction of typhoid
fever was adopted as one of the prin
cipal objectives of the few part-
time State Board of Health under Dr.
Lewis, and th practicing physicians of
North Carolina. The objective has
been kept constantly in front of the
people of the State ever since.
The result, as recorded in definite
figures, makes a better speech and
much finer reading than anything
any writer can say in describing what
has been done. Therefore it is sug
gested that everyone read the follow
ing figures showing year by year how
successful the battle has 'been.
Only one notation is made in the
record, and that is that the year 1917
is the only year in which there was a
material recrudescence of the disease.
The simple explanation for this oc
currence is the fact that the great
excess in deaths that year occurred
at the interment camp for German
prisoners of war at Hot Springs,
North Carolina. The responsibility
rested solely upon the U. 3. Grovern-
ment, and the State of N. C., and
none of its units of public health gov
ernment had anything to do with the
efforts at prevention or the treat
ment of cases occurring.
In conclusion, while this is a proud
record, 141 deaths were just that
many too many in 1930. The effort at
eradication should not be abated in
the least until this figure reaches
zero.
Following are the figures:
Year Deaths
1914 . -839
1915 744
1916 . 700
1917 726
1918 - —- 549
1919 - - 427
1920 - — - ....322
1921 - 307
1922 - 299
1923 - - 267
1924 270
1925 277
1926 - -270
1927 226
1928 .184
1929 -164
1930 141
NIAGARA
Mrs. A. C. Wood who underwent an
operation at Moore County Hospital
recently has now returned to her
home at this place much improved in
health.
Our community was saddened the
past week when George R. McDer
mott and wife, Harriet E. McDermott
both passed away in one day. They
had both lived here for about twenty
years and both held the high esteem
of every one that was fortunate to
know them. Mr. McDermott came here
from Long Island, N. Y., while Mrs.
McDermott came from Con i cticut,
she being his second wife, only mar
ried about two years ago. They were
both deeply interested in church woik
and were always found at the Sunday
morning service unless, sickness { re
vailed.
Mr. McDermott had been in fail
ing health for the past three or four
months but Mrs. McDermott was in
her usual health until about three
days before passing away. They will
be greatly missed in the community.
Mr. McDermott was laid to rest in
the cemetery at Raleigh beside his
first wife, while Mrs. McDermott was
laid to rest in Mount Hope cemetery
at Southern Pines, she having been
married twice before in her younger*
life. They both lived a bit more than
their three score and ten years.
Miss L. M. Warren and Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Kilson now of Finebluff,
but who lived next door to Mr. and
Mrs. McDermott in our village for a
number of years attended the funer
al here Sunday afternoon.
Court flonse News
Real Estate Transfers
The following transfers of real es
tate have been recorded in the office
of the Register of Deeds of Moore
county:
W. R. Maples and wife, Lucy Ann
Maples, to Webster Knight, II, land
in Sandhills township.
D. C. Lemons and wife to Webster
Knight, II, land in Sandhills town
ship.
J. G. Tomlinson and wife, Sallie A.
Tomlinson, to A. W. E. Capel, one
fourth interest (undivided) in three
tracts in Moore county.
Edward J. Barber and Oakley Wood
as executors of the last will and tes
tament of James. Barber, deceased, to
William H, Todd, land in Mineral
Springs township*
Moore Hardware Company to Har
vey Lee Miller: property in Carthage
township.
Harvey Lee Miller to S. H. Miller:
property in Carthage township.
Myron H. Richardson and Flora F.
Richardson, his wife, to the Southern
Pines Library Association: lots in
Southern Pines.
H. J. Betterly and wife, Katharine
S. Betterly, to Mary Loving: prop
erty in Southern Pines.
Eulala C. Fry and H. G. Fry to An
nie H. Jennings et al: property in
Carthage township.
H. F. Kelly and wife, Blanch*?
Kelly, to Dugald Black: pro.pei1;y in
Pinehurst.
J. T. Seawell to Herald Caddell and
Jessie C. Seawell: land in Putnam.
YOUNG LADIES WESLEY CLASS
HAS DELIGHTFUL MEETING
A most enthusiastic meeting of the
Young Ladies’ Wesley Class of the
Methodist Church was held at the
home of Mrs. A. L. Burney on Tue3-
day evening, with Mrs. Burney, Mrs.
C. L. Williams, Misses Carrawan, I^os-
ser and Wells acting as associate host-
I esses.
Mrs. G. D. Martin, the president,
presided over the business session,
following which Miss Emma C. Page
led the devotionals. The class voted to
co-operate fully in the plans on foot
for a Sunday School building and help
the committee working on this in
every way possible.
A series of games and contests,
carrying out the Valentine idea had
been planned and were entered into
with enthusiasm
INTERNAL REVEUNE MAN WILL
HELP WITH TAX RETURNS
The Pilot has been requested to
make the following announcement:
For the convenience of those who
are required by law to file Federal
Income Tax Returns, a Deputy Col
lector of Internal Revenue will be at
Southern Pines Postoffice on Febru
ary 21, 1931 to assist taxpayers in
preparing their returns. No charge
will be made for this service. The mat
ter of filing your Income Tax Return
should be given immediate attention,
in order to avoid penalty and inter
est.
Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Hurd of Pitts
burgh leave next week for a two
weeks’motor trip to Florida, returning
to Pinehurst for the rest of the seas
on.
Purest POOD at Lowest Prices
With complete assurance that the Foods bought
here are of first quality you'll get further appreciation
from the fact that the prices are rig^ht, too.
SANITARY CASH MARKET
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Jurors For March Term
At the meeting of the County Com
missioners held on Monday, jurors for
a two weeks* term of Civil court to
be held in March were drawn.
Those for the week beginning
March 23 are W. A. Jackson, C. A.
Cameron, N. R. Morgan, M. D. Mc-
Crimmon, Robert Ring, C. A. Rhodes,
R. C. Philips, H. G. Bosworth, M.
M. Creel, B. L. Henderson, Allen M.
Monroe, N. G. Purvis, D. M. Cook, J.
C. Morrison, D.D. Monroe, C. J.
Temple, T. L. Baughn, T. B. Graham,
Henry Britt, D. C. Cameron, T. J.
Coore, J. L. Elliott and D. W. Blake.
For the week beginning March 30:
W. P. Sew^ard, Earl Monroe, J. N.
Currie, J. A. Vick, S. E. Sloan, D. K.
Currie, J. R. Warren, Jno. K. Mc
Kenzie, E. W. Maness, M. A. Caus
ey, N. A. Britt, L. H. Davis, L. B.
Monroe, W. L. Dunlop, R. E. Lamp,
A. C. Coc, G. A. Davis, George W.
Brewer, J. L. Cole, W. B. Matthews,
W. 0. Brady, W. N. McLauchlin, J. O.
McKenzie and Ben Wallace.
Court News
Judge A. M. Stack of Monroe is
presiding over a term of Superior
court for the trial of civil cases in
Carthage this week, and although
there are few if any cases of general
interest scheduled for trial, the court
square is lined with cars and the un
usual hubbub in the corridors indi
cates that the citizenry is taking ad
vantage of the opportunity of ex
changing news and views.
The first of the week was taken
up with divorce cases, and divorces
were granted in the following cases:
W. H. Hackney, plaintiff, vs. Willie
Mae Hackney, defendants; Eva A.
Crutchfield, plaintiff, vs. Luke Crutch
field, defendant.
In the case of L. M. Daniels and
others versus F. E. Steed and others,
a resale of land was ordered. The
land mentioned in the pleadings in
this cause were sold at the courthouse
door, A. B. Sally being the last and
highest bidder at the sum of $520, but
Ralph W. Page later raised the bid ten
per cent.
The case of J. M. Tyson and others
against the Town of Vass, a case that
had been on hand for some time, was
non suited.
In the case of H. L. Sprinkle trad
ing as Tire Exchange versus W. C.
Brown, it was ordered that the
plaintiff recover of the defendant and
J. M. Hunsucker, surety upon defend
ant’s replevy, the sum of $300; th’s
judgment to be discharged upon the
defendant and said surety’s paying
or causing to be paid to the plaintiff
the sum of $90.10 with interest.
MRS. TUCKERMAN OPENS
' SMART SHOP IN PINEHURST
Next Wednesday has been set :^s
the opening day for a new shop in
Pinehurst, when Mrs. John Tucker-
man of Boston will open a place for
the sale of sports costumes and even
ing clothes in the Market Square
building opposite the Holly Inn.
Mrs. Tuckerman is a well known
former resident of the Sandhills. Her
winter home here is out near the Lev
ering home. The family were old
settlers here
I
Honoring Miss Hazel Lewis of Mid
dlesex, who was her house guest
last week. Miss Ola Caudle of the
Moore County Hospital nursing staff
was hostess on Thursday evening at
a delightful dance at the home of her
friend, Mrs. K. P. Darby in Aberdeen.
Those enjoying Miss Caudle's hospi
tality were the Misses Hazel Lewis,
Elise Sperber, Daisy Moore, Miriam
Laird, Estelle Baughn, Ellen Bruton,
Mildred McPherson, Lelia Patterson,
Desma Brown, Vernon Jones, Jamie
Henly and Myrtrice Wicker, Dr. and
Mrs. Gloma Charles, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Utley, Dr. Clement Munroe, Dr.
Harper, Hugh Bradshaw, James Fa
gan, P. R. Weaver, Frank and Hu
bert McCaskill, Bradley Badwell, E.
K. Gregg, William Barber and Mc
Nair Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. Stutts were
hosts at dinner and bridge Thursday
evening, having as guests Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Johnson, Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. J. .A
Mills.
Mrs. E. G. Fitzgerald has issued in
vitations to a luncheon-bridge at the
Carolina Hotel Thursday.
The faculty of the Pinehurst school
and invited guests, enjoyed very mucn
a picnic supper at Leavitt’s Club
house on Wednesday evening. Follow
ing supper games were played. Mak
ing up the party were the Misses Dor
othy Jump, Lelia Miller, Clara Fas-
cue, Miriam McCollough, Elizabeth
Miller, Lula Loving, Odessa Amette,
Minnie Turnbull, Kate Matthews,
Idell McKenzie, Mrs. C. L. McLeod
and Mrs. Bertha Freeman. Messrs.
Ralph Wallace, Willis Whichard, Mel
vin McCaskill, Leonard Barrett, Fred
erick MacGuire, Poole, Warren, and
Hubert McCaskill.
The Aberdeen Christian Endeavo!
Society is entertaining the Pinehurst
C. E. at a banquet this evening in
the Presbyterian church in Aberdeen.
The Rev. and Mrs. Murdoch Mc
Leod returned Sunday from Florence,
S, C., where on Saturday evening
Mr. McLeod performed the wedding
ceremony for Dr. Julian Price and
Miss Clara Haynsworth of Florence.
Dr. Price is a son of Dr. and Mrs.
P. Frank Price of Nanking, China,
who were visitors in Pinehurst three
years ago, and a cousin of Mrs. Mc
Leod’s, in whose home he lived while
receiving his education in this coun
try.
J. M. Beudon is back after spend
ing a week in Newark, N. J.
Mrs. M. E. Brantley of Statesville,
was a week-end guest in the home
of her niece, Mrs. W. L. Dunlap.
Miss Kate Matthews, member of the
High School faculty, was called to
Raleigh Sunday on account of the
death of her uncle. Dr. Livingston
Johnson.
Miss Fay Neal of Cleveland, Ohio,
who has spent much time here this
winter, left Monday for Columbia, S.
C., for an indefinite stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Griffith of
Charlotte were guests Monday night
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Picquet.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Thompson, who
have been quite ill of influenza are
somewhat improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker Taylor, Jr., ot
Wilmington were in Pinehurst for the
day Wednesday.
Miss Clara Fascue was a Fayette
ville visitor on Saturday.
Miss Lelia Miller and Miss Odessa
Amette o fthe Teacher’s Club spent
the week-end in Miss Miller’s home
in Hartville, S. C.
After a visit of several days he»*e
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alec
Innes, Roderick Innes returned on
Sunday to his studies at Oak Ridge
Military Institute.
Mrs. James Quale, Miss Ricker, and
Mrs. E. H. Batson, were guests on
Thursday of Mrs. Nicholas Gibbon in
Lakeview.
Mr. Case of Asheville spent several
days in Pinehurst recently, the guest
of J. C. Alexander.
Mrs. S. R. Jellison, Mrs. E. G. Fitz-
gerald and niece, little Eva Fitzger
ald spent Saturday in Charlotte.
Miss Miriam McCollough had as
her guests at the Teachers* Club her
mother and sister of Hamlet.
Mrs. R. E. Wicker and Miss Lula
Loving were shopping in Sanford Sat
urday.
A. B. Sally, Jr., celebrated his sixth
birthday on last Saturday with a
party in the afternoon at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Sally. Fourteen little friends were
his guests. Outdoor games were play
ed during the afternoon. Dainty re
freshments of punch, ice cream and
cakes were served by the young host’s
mother.
Mrs. Angus Mason is ill at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. H. E. Conant.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman’s Auxiliary of the Community
church will be held in the Ladies’
Parlor Tuesday evening, February 17,
at 8:00 o’clock.
Next Sunday morning the Ladies
Tri-U. class of the Community Church
School will meet with the Brother
hood Class for the Bible lesson, fol
lowing the business meeting in each
group.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy W. Arnold ar
rived Monday iand have opened their
cabin.
The Rev. P. D. Miller of Atlanta,
Ga., who is Educational Secretary of
Home Missions in the Southern Pres
byterian Church, will be the speaker
at the eight o’clock service in the
Community Church next Sunday even
ing. The Rev. W. M. McLeod will be
back in his pulpit at the 11 o’clock
service Sunday moming.
There was a small fire here Sat
urday when the roof of the JacK
Hurd house caught from a spark
I from the furnace. The house whicn
j is unoccupied, was being painted and
j the workmen had fired the furnace,
j The damage was slight, except from
water.
J. C. Burkeholder, Sr., of Pinehurst
is in Toronto, Canada, visiting His son,
J. C. Burkholder, Jr., who is a noted
inventor.
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