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% MOORE COUNTY’S LEADING NEWS WEEKLY TWR Jn JBh JL A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding VOL. 11, NO. 13. ALAKEView PILOT FIRST IN NEWS AND ADVERTISING of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina Aberdeen, North Carolina Friday, February 27; 1931 COUNTY FINANCES TO BECONTROLLED BY STATE BOARD Hoore Must Submit to Raleigh Dictation Because of Bad Conditions Elsewhere Legislature Now Missing On All Six Cylinders—Agree Only On Pay Checks Former Governor Smith and Byrd Come to Inspire Raleigh Sc ions, and Carl Goerch Hopes They Will Inspire Them to Adjourn and Go Home BILL ASSURED PASSAGE By Carl Goerch If you haven’t been up to Raleigh during the last week or so, you ought to take the trip and give the legis lature a look-in. The boys have at last got warmed up, and they’re now missing on all six cylinders. The only thing on which they’ve been able to agree thus far is that it’s O. K. for them to take Moore county, the finances of which jkie in good shape, must suffer with •ther financially healthy counties of the state because of the exceptionally ^ad condition of certain counties, for | their pay checks. Ihe Local Government Finance bill is | Each day’s session is opened with practically assured of final passage i prayer. The preachers in Raleigh first Raleigh, and in the end all we get is promised land-tax relief. Most of the bills pertaining to what the sheriff of Forsyth county shall have for lunch, the kind of flowers to be planted in front of the Buncombe county jail, the bestowal of a new name upon the goat belonging to the treasurer of Onslow county and the providing of a fund to buy two cans of paint for fixing up the steps of the Martin county court house, have been disposed of and the legislature is now the General Assembly. tried to cope with the situation but i beginning to turn its attention to some THAD PAGE NAMED CHIEF SECRETARY BY SEN, BAILEY Son of Former Congressman Robert N. Page of Aberdeen To Go to Walsihington FIVE CENTS KNOWS THE ROPES THERE Thad Page of Aberdeen was this week named by United States Senator- elect Josiah W. Bailey, of Raleigh, to head his secretarial force during his six-year term in the Senate, which starts next Wednesday, March 4th. To assist Mr. Page Mr. Bailey named Palmer E. Bailey, Raleigh, Herbert G. This bill, which virtually places all | found it to be too much for them. | of the State-wide bills. It looks as { Gulley, Raleigh, anl Leroy Sams, ♦ontrol of county and municipal fi nances under one state commission, ^ssed its second reading Tuesday, jiid as it bears a favorabe report of ihe Senate as a committee of the ifhole, there is little doubt of its be- #oming law within a few days. One of the most far-reaching bills »ffore the assembly, the finance meas ure would not allow any county, city ©r other political subdivision to issue k>nds or notes without approval of the commission. The present sinking fund and county government advisory commissions would be abolished and Since then, preachers have been com-! though the highway bill and the meas- ing from all parts of the State, but lure for sonsolidating the State’s edu- the legislature seems to be prayer- proof. One of these days somebody is going to open the day’s session with a gun, instead of with prayer, and then things may begin to happen. Business conditions throughout North Carolina have improved a great deal during the last two months. Up until the time that the legislature met, everybody could talk and think of nothing except hard times. Since then, however, attention has been fo cused almost exclusively on the Gen- A new commission, with broader pow- : eral Assembly. As a result, business eis than either, would be set up. ' has been moving along much more No bonds or notes except those zo ; briskly, run less than six months could be | And still there are some folks who sold in the counties, all long term se- jdo not believg that the legislature does furities being sold in Raleigh. Provis- | good, ion is included that all public funds, [ Fewer Divorces llr sinking funds or other purposes, ■ Statistics also show that there are •lust be properly safe-guarded while | fewer divorces during the legislative ©n deposit in banks, and the measure ! period than at any other time. The »lso specifically forbids issuance of ! average man and wife are so busily k>nds for current expenses. ■ engaged in cussing out their represen- Financial condition of many of the i tatives up in the legislature that they cational institutions would pass with out any difficulty. Governor Gardner is fighting mighty hard for his other measures, but there no telling how they will come out. Should Visit Jail I got a letter this week from one of the prisoners at the State peniten tiary. He thanked me for what I had to say in a previous article about ex isting conditions at the prison and urged me to continue making refer ences to them. Personally, I don’t be lieve there is any special need for any great publicity about the prison. Practically all of our citizens are ac- Winston-Salem. Thad Page is a son of former Con gressman Robert N. Page of Aber deen, and served as secretary to his father during the latter’s years of service in the House of Representa tives. He is thoroly familiar with con ditions on Capitol Hill, “knows the ropes” of Congressional procedure and conduct, the short cuts to getting things accomplished through the maze of red tape wound ’round departmental activities in Washington, and should prove an ideal boss secretary for ths new Senator. The appointment comes in the na ture of a reward as well as because of Thad’s past experience, for the Famed Jackson and O’Brinc Endurance Record h at Knollwood Sunda> The famous St. Louis Robin, holder of the world’s endurance flight record of 647 hours, will pay a visit to the Knollwood Airport next Sunday and Monday. It will be flown here by its noted aviators, Dale Jackson and Forest O’Brine, who last August completed a re fueling grind in the air, lacking only 31 1-2 minutes of 'being aloft 72 days. The fliers will be greeted upon arrival by officials of the local airport, and will be shown around the Sandhills during their two-day stay. Lloyd Yost, in charge of the Knollwood field, will be on hand to welcome the famous fliers, having just returned from a trip west with a new plane. The public is invited to inspect the record-holding plane Sunday and Monday. CONSIDER PLAN TO INCREASE SIZE OF COUm BOARD Informal Discussion Heard As To Advisability of Five Instead of Three Commissioners PROMPTED BY ROAD BILL 4-ounties of the state is said to be such as to make passage of the measure l^ractically mandatory, so that the liealthier counties must suffer with liose for whom the medicine is intend- haven’t other. srot time to cuss out each quainted with the inadequate prison j young Aberdeenian fought tooth and facilities of North Carolina. They I nail for his new boss during the figiit really are a disgrace. If you don’t be- jwith Senator Simmons in the primary, lieve it, pay a visit to the institution i He acted as a field agent for Mr the next time you’re in Raleigh. Bailey. George Ross Pou will be glad to | Palmer Bailey, another secretarial show you though. It’s the most delap- appointee, is no relation to the Sen- idated, antiquated structure that | ator-elect, but has acted as his per- you’ve ever seen. And when you be- sonal secretary for the past five gin to take into consideration the! years. Mr. Gulley was deputy under various camps that are located PAPER MAKERS TO TEST SANDY SOH. FOR PUI.P SUPPLY Experimental Planting of Slash Pine May Lead to News- Priiit Industry FAST GROWING SPECIES Executives of pulp and paper mills aroused over the rapid depletion of timber resources in the North with Ettendant increase in the cast of pulp- On the assumption that the Govern or’s road program, by which the Stat& takes over operation of the county roads throughout North Carolina and under the terms of which county high way commissions are done away with, will become law, much talk has 'been heard throughout this section dur ing the past week on the question of the advisability of increasing the Board of County Commissioners from three members to five. Proponents of the proposition claim that the pres ent board has all it can do, and that with the problems of the roads thrust upon it through the elimination of the county highway board, it will need assistance. One of those in favor of increasing the board, himself a former county commissioner, told The Pilot this week that he could see no disadvan tages to increasing the size of the i board, and that with the added duty 1 of recommending road extensions and I improvements to the State commis- { sion, necessary if the Governor’s I road bill becomes law, as is likely, j five men could handle the affairs of : the county much better than three, i The additional overhead attached to i salaries for two more commissioners I would never be felt, he said, for the ! commissioners do not receive enough 1 salary to say so anyway. I The discussion so far has only been ! of an informal nature, but it is under- I stood that the county’s representa- wood, are turning their attention to j in ! Mr. Bailey during: the eight years | as their po- i . • different sections of the State, you i the latter served as United I tential future supply. Experimental * ^ General Assembly are to But really, we ought not to com-* can’t help but agree with those mem-| Collector of Internal Revenue. Mr. | gives strong indications that an I approached for their views on the “ - - .1- I afjvisability of increasing- the com mission, with the introduction cf a bill to accomplish that end as the plain. Providence has seen fit to be- j bers of the legislature who are anx- | Sams is a son of former State Sen- | excellent grade of newsprint paper stow certain trials and tribulations i ious to bring about an improvement ' ator A. F. Sams. j manufactured from slash pine, •d. Many leg-islators who disapproved i upon different peoples at different | of those conditions. ' Mr. Page’s duties and salary beg n ; ^ prolific and lapid growing ^ Ihe bill from the standpoint of their ! times. ‘V/ay back yonder there was | I believe the proposal to improve j on March 4th, although it will not be | indigenous to the south, and | •wn counties voted for it because of the flood. Then came the seven pla- i things out at the prison is one of the j necessary for him to spend much time | experiments are now being made to ike state-wide condition, it is stated, gues that infested the Egyptians. Lat- j biggest things the legislature could | in Washington until the first of next | yg^ertain whether this tree will flour- tenator M. M. Johnson, of Aberdeen, er on, there were various periods of ; undertake. And it would be wise econ-1 December unless Congress is called j sandy soil, was listed Wednesday as among those captivity which the Jews had to un-j omy, too. {into special session before that time. ; neighboring states who voted for the measure, despite dergo. And so it has been, down | Former Governor Smith and former pressure brought to bear from his throughout the ages. Each nation has | Governor Byrd are going to address i Loc^l Chaillb6r ►wn nountv to kill it. Mr. Johnson savs had some sDecial chastisement in • i the legislature next week. The idea 'S _ _ _ . . #wn county to kill it. Mr. Johnson says lie seriousness of conditions elsewhere •Teishadowed local objections. had some special chastisement flicted upon it. Ours is the legislature. The Children of Israel spent forty years in the Wilderness, and in the Community House To ^o the Promised Land. Be Readv in 2 Weeks The Legislature spends sixty days in the legislature next week. The idea to inspire the various members of the assembly and give them lofti^i' i ideals and ambitions. Let’s hope that the visit of tho^e j two distinguished men will inspire i them to adjourn and go home. of Commerce Orig’inal of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana have become much enthus ed over the prospect of quick mone- *^ary returns from the planting of slash pine and many areas in the above mentioned states are being planted with this dual purpose tree. The argument has also been put for ward that at present the lower ^ id of the county, which is by a large percentage the most populous section, at present without direct repi q- is sentation on the county board, the present three commissioners all com ing from the upper half. Thete are those who feel that with conditions so different in on? half of the coimiy than they are in the other, due to the Situated To Become Enjoy Privileges U. s. C. Of C. Official Calls it Re freshing To Find Smoke- , u . 11 stacks Not the Objective 'gince the eminent chemist. Dr. Charles ^ the lower en.l .shoirld be represented, and that the present would be a good time to increase the board and provide the necessary ii.'- tiibution of representation. It is pos- Kerty, has announced that this fast L. P. Dickie, Southeastern manager ! 2-i.owing pine will furnish wood pulp of the United States Chamber of i paper equal in every way to that Commerce and the director of very slow growing The remodeling of the old Neill Me- : Editor, The Pilot: Keithen house in Aberdeen into a Community House is progressing rap idly and the work is expected to be finished within the next two weeks. In the meanwhile, the organization of Beautiful Town, Says Correspondent Southern Pines chamber of com-, ^^en greater ■ j merce were the guests of Frank Pot- i interest is being shown in its produc- j deepest kind of business wisdom. The I tie at a dinner meeting at the Holly- i ^^g ^ future source of w’ood pulp (Please turn to page *1) The Sandhills, that is to say, tho i wisest business men have known for ''^^od Hotel in Southern Pines Wed j news print paper. J nesday night. Mr. Dickie listened to towns of Aberdeen, Pmehurst and some time now that decency and Southern Pines, have common inter- . beauty are the big'gest assets any a resume of the accomplishments of | the local civic organization, after! Superior To Longleaf The slash pine has been found su- Annual Shrine Ball at Pinehiirst Tonight ests. They have become practically j community can possess, particularly | which he told the directors how re- j PeHor to longleaf pine for the pur- j (Children of Countv Benefit from ^e Aberdeen Community House As- jthe same community, and as time goes | a community in a tourist section; par-1 freshing it was to visit a Chamber of i Poses of naval stores production and Proceeds of Dance at •ociation, of which G. C. Seymour is on this will become increasingly so. i ticularly a community that lies on a j Commerce which didn’t have smoke-1 largely ta ing t e p ace o e Country Club piesident and Mrs. Dan I. McKeithen Already today, and definitely, what | great trunk highway. People judge ' stacks for its chief purpose in life. longleaf in the states mentioned. It also furnishes a very good grade of •chairman of the Ways and Means , benefits one of these towns benefits ! a town on its appearance. If they like ! ^‘Smokestacks, the acquiring of fac-' lurnibnes a veiy guuu giduc ^ annual Shrine Ball, one of the Committee, is rounding into its most , the others. They could not work al-| that appearance they are inclined to i tories and business, is the aim and j ^ ^ i ity, ur- enjoyable as well as one ot the active stage. j together separately or live altogeth-| linger there; frequently they stop , ambition almost everywhere you go. j of t e ^eatest sources | most worthy chaiitable affairs heid Every man and woman in Aberdeen er separately even if they so wanted. { there; often, they decide to live there. . It is a pleasure to find here as your j P^^P Papei manu actuie ^ ^ yeais jannually in the Sandhills, comes off at k this week to be invited to becom- : They form a triangle of affiliated ac- . Aberdeen has perhaps the finest I principal objective the beautification 1 come, when the spruce forests of i Pinehurst Country Club this even- a member of the association. Women ^ tivities. The golf courses of Pinehurst ’> natural surroundings and situation i of your community, the improvement | ^he North have been depleted to such 'nor under the auspices of the Sandhill •n Mrs. McKeithen’s committee are | benefit, and are benefited by the peo-! of any of the three towns of the Sand-. of your living conditions and environ-| extent as to ma'e t eir pio i a- proceeds of this ?oing to canvas the town and extend Pines; the stores and gas stations, and j hills. The rolling country in which it ments, and not just the thought of in- ® operation no onger possi e. ’(^^11 are used by the club to provide •ordial invitations to all. The mem- i other business houses of Aberdeen, i lies presents untold possibilities for j creasing population,” he said. He con- ^rship fee is to be voluntary, those | benefit, and are benefited b ythe peo- ?r^ving in proportion to what they feel pie who play golf at Pinehurst and they can afford and in proportion to Southern Pines, and so on indefinitely. ^ ho use they niay m^ke of the new The chain is endless. Every dollar clubhouse. Aberdeen is filling a lons^ ^ spent in this part of the Sandhills in ■ and the first steps toward such at- ■ lelt want in acquiring a Community ; one way or another helps every citi- ' tractiveness lie in the comparatively : future homes and future recreation al centers. But Aberdeen must first begin to make itself attractive to the eye of the visitor and the motorist, slash pine grows much faster than gratulated the organization on its ac- longleaf, trees in favorable localities complishments. i leachmg a size of nme inches breast of what had in nine years. As trees of th;s size would be suitable for pulpwood Struthers Burt told (Please turn to page ten) the wonderful opportunity for making early thinnings at a profit cannot be overestimated. W^hile specimens of slash pine are treatment for worthy children of this section suffering from defective ev(- sight, throats and other similar tron- ■'les. In charge of tonight’s ball are John J, Fitzgerald and Donald J. Ross of Pinehurst. Officers of the Shrine Club are John J. Fitzgerald, president; D. G. Stntz, vice-president; G. A. House, and those behind the movement ; zen of the Sandhills. Therefore, every inexpensive ones of cleaning up, j FINANCE COMPANY TO I part of the Sandhills must be equal planting and parking. AID FARMERS ORGANIZED to every other part, or the visitor will In this issue appear excerpts i i,. • i. x j • 4. j cvc .y 1 > . 1 . mi 1 • I m 1 i. ^ XI • X- 4. lima it IS uot found in pure stands and TnVinson I. W Rredheck R T. Chan- ' draw a discrimination between them, from an article in The Raleign ! To aid farmers of this section to, • 4. u r i m ii ' > Jonnson, u. \y. creaoecK, n. u. i^nan ; perhaps in many ways unjust but ^ Times by Susan Iden on one of these ; avail themselves of the benefits of ® ! director^, I none the less damaging, financially problems of cleaning up. The time i the government’s farm relief program j and otherwise, to the section discrim- when the question of the necessity for j through federal loans, the Moore Herbert D. Vail, secretary of the j inated against. i or good sense of most highway adver- j County Agricultural Credit Corpora- (Please turn to page ten) VAIL AND SHAMBURGER ARE KIWANIS DELEGATES ^•lub, and Frank D. Shamburger, past | It has long been the mtention of the tising could be argued pro or con is found in some parts of North Caro- 1 ovaries, secretary-treasurer; M, M. with which it is found. While it has following second vice-presi- been proven that slash pine does ex- jj q Emery of Pinehurst, J. ceptionally well on low flat land and q Leigh of Hamlet, L. M. Gunn of president, will represent the Kiwanis Club of Aberdeen at the annual con vention of Kiwanis International to be held this spring at Miami, Florida. The alternates chosen at the club’s towns of Pinehurst and Southern about past. The cons have won. Decent tion of Pinehurst has been organized 1 along branches it has not been proven and was incorporated at Raleigh d<ir- I whether it will do well on the sand- Sanford and J. B. Thomas of Raeford. Treatment was provided last year Pines to make of themselves commun- approaches to a town, decent roads i ing the past week. The charter reads: ities so clean, so planted, and 80 leading to it, have been shown pretty charming that no one can see them conclusively to be just as necessary without being struck by their beauty ' as cleanliness and planting once you weekly meeting Wednesday were Rich- | and the civic pride they exhibit, get to the town. The traveling public ard Tufts and Howard F. Bums. President Richard Tufts announced the appointment of James McNab as chairman of the committee in charge • - this year’s Kiwanis dance. These towns have already gone far has long ago been educated beyond toward the accomplishment of their admiring a road just because the road object. Nor are their intentions by bed is good. Nowadays it is taken for any means purely unselfish or purely aesthetic; they are founded on the , (Please turn to Page 4) “To assist in financing persons gaged in agriculture and the raising of live stock. hill areas, which form the natural | cases, 63 tonsil and ade- habitat of longleaf in so many sec- : cases, three orthopedic cases and tions of North Carolina. On the other double cleft palate case, hand proof is lacking that it will not; annual Shrine Ball is always a The authorized capital stock of the i conditions.: j^e Sandhills new corporation is $100,000, with $200 subscribed stock. The inc rpor- ating directors are Z. V. Blue of Car thage, I. C. Sledge, O. H. Stutts and Haynes Britt, all of Pinehurst. Experimental Planting i and the Pinehurst Country Club w ill In order to see just how well the ! present a gala scene when the clans slash pines will do in the natural hat'- 1 gather tonight. The public is invited, I and tickets will be on sale at the (Blease turn to paj^e 4) i door.