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MOORE COUNTY’S
LEADING NEWS
WEEKLY
THE
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A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 11, NO. 47.
AUSKEViEW
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SOUTHERN
PILOT
SELL YOUR
TOBACCO ON THE
ABERDEEN MARKET
of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Aberdeen, North Carolina
Friday, October 23, 1931.
KIWAMS HERE
FOR CONVENTION
OF 2 CAROLINAS
Governors Gardner and Black
wood Speakers at Annual
Banquet at Carolina Hotel
County Commissioners to Consider
Unemployment at Next Meeting
Kiwanis Speaker
To Discuss Advisability of Ad
ministering Needed Relief
I As Pubiio Measure
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BOXING BOUTS FEATURE
The 11th annual convention of the
jirolinas Kiwanis district opened
Wednesday at the Carolina Hotel,
Pinehurst, with the Kiwanis Club of
Aberdeen as host. More than 200 del
egates, members and guests, includ
ing- many wives of members had reg
istered up t,9 noon yesterday, and
many more were expected befo?e
nightfall when the annual banquet,
with the governors of North and South
Carolin,a as hohor ^--uests, was
scheduled.
Wednesday afternoon was given
over to the annual district g|Olf tour
nament, and that evening a large num
ber enjoyed the Get-Together party
and dance in the ballroom of the Car
olina. A colored orchestra from Ea
gles Springs neighborhfOjOd, with a
retinue of 50 colored folks “for in
spiration,” furnished the music and |
entertainment. Frank Buchan gave his
negro sermon, and a good time was
had by all.
Yesterday, Thursday, morning was
given over to meetings of various
groups and committees, and the an
nual luncheon followed with Russell
S. Perkinson of Petersburg, Va., in
ternational trustee, and Franklin S.
Kean, ,of the international field ser
vice department, as the speakers. Mr.
Perkinson stressed the year’s aims
of Kiwanis under five headings: 1,
GOV. O. MAX GARDNER
GOOD PRICES HOLD
UP ON ABERDEEN
TOBACCO MARKET
Warehouses Report Another
Good Week with High Aver
ages and Good Volume
TOP SALE YESTERDAY $29.
Chairman Wilbur Currie, of the
Board of County Commissioners of
Moore, attended the gathering called
in Raleigh last week by Governor
Gardner t,o discuss plans for relief
of the needy during the winter. At the
regular meeting of the board on Mon
day, November 2, Mr. Currie expects
to place before the board the sub
ject with such recommendations as
he may have, and it is the expecta
tion that the November meeting will
be one of unusual importance, for
this question is approached by differ
ent individuals from different an
gles.
It has been suggested that the
county take up the matter as a pub
lic measure, provide a county offi
cer to investigate and administer the
work, appropriate county funds, and
prepare to pay out m,oney and to ex
tend relief from county resources in
a general way. This idea will be op
posed by others who will advocate a
local relief organization with private
contributions f,or relief, and if the talk
that is heard h6re and there over tbe
county is focused on the meeting of
the commissioners it looks as if the
question of taxes and the distribution
of tax m,oney collected from many
who will claim relief for themselves,
v/ill be a phase of the discussion. No
body seems able to forecast the out
come of the several tax sales that are
scheduled between now and the per-
% A
FIVE CENTS
Chief of Poi..'
^asley
Shot and ^ Negro
He Was Trying to Befriend
Everett McLean Commits Suicide in Cell at Dur
ham After Causing Death of Policeman
and Own Sister
B. H. BEASLEY
ASK FEDERAL AID
FUNDS BE SPENT
IN MOORE COUNTY
Southern Pines Wants Fair
Share of $2,500,000 Coming
from U. S. Applied Here
WANT U. S. 1 ALL-CONCRETE
McLEAN’S WIFE IN HOSPITAL
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A martyr to public duty, Benjamin Harvey Beasley is dead.
Dead at the hand of a colored assassin fearful of taking his
punishment for a crime for which Beasley, Chief of Police of
Southern Pines, had arrested him.
Shot down in cold blood while supposedly on a mission of
mercy. Shot without a chance to de-*- —
fend himself, like his predecessor,! Pi^es Wednesday afternoon and taken
Chief Kelly. : to the Powell undertaking rooms. The
Beasley, popular head of the police j funeral, one <of the largest ever held
fiorce in Southern Pines, an officer in j in Southern Pines, was conducted by
whom the public had the utmost con- | the Rev. J. Fred Stimson at the Bap-
fidence, accompanied Everett McLean, I tist church yesterday afternoon at 3
28-year old negro; his ex-wife, the | o'clock. Burial will take place today
former Pearl Gilchrist; their small at Portsmouth, Va.
child; McLean’s sister Georgia, and
a friend, Junius Austin, to Boydton,
Virginia on Tuesday. In July McLean
and Pearl had quarreled, and McLean
had thrown her from^ a bridge fover
Mr. Beasley leaves a wife and one
daughter, Virginia, 16 years old. His
father, David B. Beasley ,of Clayton,
and a brother, James E. Beasley of
Norfolk, Virginia, were here for the
the Roanoke River near Boydton and i funeral. Three other brothers
left her for dead. She landed, how
ever, on a small shoal from which
she was rescued.
On Errand of Friendship
There is evidence that a reconcilia
tion between the pair had been ef
fected, and that the trip t(0 Boydton
was for the purpose of requesting a"
iod not \ong after the meeting. On
Another good week, is the report' day when the commissioners are
endeavoring to devise some plan to
care for the needy the tax sales will
be in progress on the front porch of
the couit h,ouse under the windov/ of
from the Aberdeen tobacco market.
Underprivileged child work; 2, Intel- j Averages well above markets else-
ligent, serviceable citizenship; 3, D®-j well ab|Ove the State aver-
velopment of a more mutual j age, established during the two pre- | the board. The failure of some 2,000
standing between the farmer and the
! vious weeks, held up, and both local} persons to be able to meet their tax
city man; 4, Vocational guidance, a
vital need of the age; 5, W^ork among i warehouses were optimistic over th«
boys and girls. He also outlined the
administratijOn policies of Kiwanis
International for the year.
Franklin Kean gave a stirring ad
dress as to the value of Kiwanis and
other service clubs in this time of na
tional stress, and told of the work
Kiwanis was doing to keep alive the
spark of service throuhjout the United
States and Canada. He complimented
the Kiwanis clubs of the two Caro-
linas for the splendid work which they
have been doing in various construc
tive lines during the past two years.
The president of the Kiwanis Club
of Aberdeen, Richard Tufts/ presid
ed at the luncheion, and the governor
of the Carolinas district, Tom Pruitt
of Hickory, introduced the speakers.
Following the luncheon the Ki-
wanians went to the Country Club to
witness a»n archery ex:hibition by
Russ M. Hoogerhyde of Kansas City,
national champion, and on to the race
track for a guard mount and military
band concert by troops from Fort
Bragg. This and tjie boxing bouts
which folljOA^^ed were open to the
public and a large crowd took ad
vantage of the big event and the per
fect weather to gather about the ring
side. The results of the three bouts,
put on by soldiers from Fort Bragg,
will be announced in The Pilot next
week.
'The annual banquet last evening
was addressed by Governor O. Max
Gardner of North Carolina, Govern
or I. C. Blackwood of South Caro
lina and General Manus McCloskey,
CfOmmanding officer at Fort Bragg.
Governor Tom Pruitt presided. The
annual ball followed at the Pinehurst
Country Club, and proved one of the
gayest occasions in the club^s his
tory.
ANNUAL HARVEST BALL
NEXT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
prospects for the balance of the
season. Farmers who brought in goiod
tobacco were well pleased at the re
sults of their sales.
Kitchen & Lockleen of Rennert sold
1,030 pounds on the -floor .of the
Sandhill Warehouse yesterday at an
average price of $29.10; W. A. Rosey
of Pinehurst reported a sale of 564
pounds at an average of $24.87, and
Hardister & Sinclair sold 664 pounds
at the Sandhill W’^arehjouse at a $25.85
average.
The Aberdeen Warehouse also re
ported some good sales, among them
those of Walker, Hickman & Co., of
Pineview at an average of $21.81;
Ed Byrd of Cumberland county,
$18.73; Hjom & Roberson of Cedar
Creek, ^18.30; Lintz & Talbreth of Ce
dar Creek, $16.24; Jessup & Carter,
Cedar Creek, $26.28, and Jessup &
Murray of Cedar Creek, $23.10.
Sam Lacks Hurt in
Automobile Upset
Veteran Doorman at Carolina
Suffers Broken leg On Way
South Prom Lenox
North Carolina will receive approx
imately two and one-half Million dol
lars of Federal Aid highway funds in | dismissal of the charge of attempt-
the near fi:.ture, and a move was murder whieh stood against Me
launched at the meeting of directors of
the Southern Pines Chamber of Com-
sur-
vive, William, Alex and John. A. R.
Hollins, a brother-in-law, also attend
ed the services.
Out of respect to the deceased,
SiOuthern Pines stores closed during
the funeral services.
On Force About 4 Years
Benjamin Harvey Beasley was 53
years old. He came to Southern Pines
from Norfolk about four years ago
Lean, and his release from the $5,000 , • i ,
1 u- u 1. ^ -1 i serve as night patrolman under
oail under which he was temporarily ' ^
^ „ 1 - J /rr« ^ 1.1 I Chief ,of Police Joseph Kelly. Chief
merce on Tuesday to see if a portion ; ^^eleased. To Strengthen the petition u ^ u j
. , . ■ . i 4- r> 4-u •4.- Tv/r i was shot m cold blood at noon
of this aiTi,ount cannot ce applied to_L^® Boyaton authjOrities, the Me
paving in Moore county. Certain di-
of March 20th, 1929 at the comer of
Massachusetts avenue and May street,
Southern Pines, while on duty safe-
There’s no sign of depression in
the interest manifest in the forthcom
ing Harvest Ball, according to Jerry
Healy and Charlie Picquet, who are
in charge of arrangements. The re
sponse tfO the invitations sent out re
cently has been **up to par” and a
large number of tickets have already
been sold to the invited guests. The
ball will be held, as usual, at ^ the
Pinehurst Country Club, next Friday
night, October 30th, with a Hallo
we’en setting and music from Jelly
Leftwich’s Duke XTniversity orchestra.
Sam Lacks, veteran dotorman at the
Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst, suffered
serious injury in an automobile acci
dent which occurred as he was driv
ing into Henderson on his return here
from Lenox, Mass., the latter past of
last week.
In swerving his car to av,oid being
hit by a reckless driver, it overturn
ed, causing a broken leg and a very
painful injury to one shoulder. He
was rushed to a Henderson hospital
where he received treatment until
Wednesday of this week when he was
removed to the Moore Qounty Hospi
tal.
Sam has the sympathy of many
friends here and elsewhere, who are
wishing for him a complete and speedy
recovery.
KIWANIANS CHARTER PLANE
AND FLY TO PINEHURST
payments will be handing over the
commissioners in their session. Th.^
relief downstairs will be as much
sought as the relief upstairs where
the plans for the immediately needy
are under discussion,
Th,ose most familiar with the situa
tion ov^r the county say the need for
help this winter will be greater th?.n
Jast year. But different reports come
to The Pilot office. One that is most
encouraging is that food crops were
never more abundant in the c,ounty
than this year. Also comes the story
that is believable, that here and there
in the corn fields and in the pea
fields^.visitors are dropping in at night
to help to harvest the crops. As one
farmer remarked, “I am not kicking
any about this, as I have expected to
contribute as much as I can, and if a
man in pressing need happens tjo come
along and help himself without both
ering me I don’t know as much harm
is done.”
Plans For Relief
Probably more talk is going to be
heard about the relief schemes than
about anything else in this section in
the next few weeks. Many proposi
tions are certain to be made, some
tolerably wise, some wholly impos
sible, some comprehensive and some
to restricted to be of much use. The
methods followed last winter when
the various communities found some
employment for a considerable num
ber .of persons, and the outright gifts
i-eans had apparently asked Chief
rectors maintain that this county has ' Beasley to accompany them. It was
be:-n discriminate'! against in State I Beasley .vvho had aiTested McLean on 1
highway improvement, and they want I the charge. J at that point. He had intercepted a
to know why. The Virginia authorities refused, ^ violation.
The section of U. S. Highway No. | their plea. McLean was told he must | suspicious look-
1 th.ough Moore c,ounty is said to be the punishment for his crime, articles, and was questioning the
the poorest stretch of that Maine to : and he case was to come up later this ,
Florida road over its entire n-.i!eage., week. The party, with Chief Beasley j ^ietz, a Virginian wanted or.
About a year ago a contract was let: driving the McLean car, started back | charges, was arrested later
for rebuilding the stretch between | home.
Aberdeen anl Rockingham, ,or at least
a part of that stretch, but the con
tract was later cancelled. This load is
for the murder, tried, convicted at
His opportunity to avoid paying the i o j ^ j 4. on
/f. I Carthage and sentenced to 20 years
price ot his attempt on the life of his • ^ > • tt j j j.
, „ Ti, X ,, , , 1State s prison. He had served but
wife gone, McLean, maddened at the
a few months on the prison farm at
now in anything but first class con-j thought of the jail term before him, escaped, and he
dition, and is said to be rapidly de- i apparently decided to take matters
teriorating. There are other stretches : into his own hands. As the car ap-
of Federal Aid roads in the county
badly in need of attention, and with
proached Durham, the negro whipped
out a gun and fipm the back seat of
$2,500,000 c,oming to the State, which the car fired several shots at the be-
Twelve members of the Kinston Ki
wanis Club arrived at the Knollwood
Airport yesterday by airplane to at
tend the annual conventifon of the
Carolinas district, Kiwanis clubs.
They had chartered a/Iarge plane to
bring them to Pinehurst.
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Tufts 1st, Pruitt Last
in Kiwanis Tourney
President of Local Club and Gov
ernor of Carolinas District
“Only*’ 50 Strokes Apart
The president of the Kiwanis Club
of Aberdeen was first and the govern
or of the Caiplinas district of Ki
wanis clubs last in the golf tourna
ment held Wednesday in connection
with the annual convention of the
Carolinas district. Richard Tufts of
Pinehurst won the tournament with
a gross 74, while Tfom Pruitt, of
Hickory, took about 50 strokes more
to negotiate the championship No. 2
course at Pinehurst.
The Aberdeen club won the team
match, with the following represent
ing the club: Tufts, Herbert Vail, Dr.
E. M. Medlin and A. P. Thompson.
mu.^t be matched by an equal amount
from the State highway funds, it is
felt here that Moore county should
have its fair share of improvement.
That N. C. Route 50, which is U. S.
1, should be completely paved across
the state is conceded, as this route
carries a maj,or part of north-south
winter travel and is, or should be, an
important State adjunct.
To See Jeffress.
Mayor D. G. Stutz, Dr. William C.
Mudgett and Nelson C. Hyde were
named a committee to wait on State
Highway Chairman E. B. Jeffress at
Raleigh at an early date with the pur
pose in view of finding out if there is
any reason why Moiore county should
not have some attention in the next
letting of highway contracts, and if
there is any reason why U. S. No. 1
should not be completed as « concrete
highway North Car,olina.
The question of new signs at the
entrances to Southern Pines from the
friending officer of the law. He then
turned the gun on his wife, firing one
shot at her.
McLean’s Sister Killed
The car careened from the road,
helpless without a driver, and turned
over. Georgia McLean, sister of the
craved negro, was killed in the ac
cident. Pearl Gilchrist feigned death.
Everett took one look at her, picked
up the child and with Junius Austin,
hurried from the scene.
* Their torn clothes and bloody faces
cast suspicion upon the pair when
they reached more thickly populated
territory, and an officer approached
them. He captured Austin, but Mc
Lean got away. McLean hired a tax
icab, started for Raleigh. At Raleigh
he caught a bus fpr Norfolk. He was
arrested at Tarboro by local author
ities who had been notified to watch
for him.
Returned to Durham in handcuffs,
McLean was lodged in a cell in the
north and south was further discussed | Durham county jail. Safely behind the
at Tuesday’s meeting, but no further
action taken. It is understood that a
committee of business men is n,ow so
liciting the business firms of the town
for funds necessary to erect signs
about 10 feet by 50 feet at the city
limits, to do away with the possibility
of motorists driving through the town
without knowing they are in it, a
complaint registered by some of the
business and hotel men two weeks
ago when the matter first came up.
Mayor Stutz announced at the meet
ing that the city administration pro
posed to paint signs across the high
way similar to those in Aberdeen
which he believed would serve the
purpose xiesired by those sponsoring
the big new signboards. These will
show motorists when they reach the
city limits, warn them to slow down
for the public school, and show by
arrows the way to the business sec
tion.
bars, the officers left him. Screams
from other prisoners s^oon warned
them that something out of the or
dinary was happening, and on rush
ing to the cell tier they found McLean
hanging by the neck, dead. He had
used his belt, attached to a cell bar,
for his noose.
Wife in Hospital
Beasley’s mission of kindness was
over. The Chief was dead, the man he
had attempted to befriend was dead,
the man’s sister was dead. Pearl Gil
christ, who had escaped death at her
former husband’s hands by the nar
rowest of margins once before, was in
a Durham hospital with a bullet in
her shoulder. The baby had been de-
^serted in McLean’s dash for liberty.
The friend, Junius Austin, was be
hind the bars, held as witness or ac-
C|omplice.
The i)ody of Chief of Police Beas
ley was brought back to Southern
is still at large. Chief Beasley had
played an important part in his cap
ture before the Carthage trial. After
Kelly’s death'he was made Chief of
Police, and had pipved a fearless and
efficient officer.
Southern Pines has suffered a great
loss, its citizens a sincere friend and
protector.
Pinehurst Season On,
Tennis Stars Coming
Annual Mid - South Tourney
Starts Monday with Good En
try—Carolina Opens
With the opening of the Carolina
hotel on Monday, and the first round
of the eighth annual Mid-South Ten
nis T/)umament the same day, the
winter seas,on gets under way at
Pinehurst next week. With the ex
ception of Sam Lacks, veteran Caro
lina doorman and general utility man,
everything is ready. Sam broke his
leg in an automobile accident on his
way down from the north.
Herbert Vail, once a tennis star
himself and still able to swing a wick
ed racket, repiorts a good entry list
for the Mid-South. Most of the South’s
tennis talent will be here, and there
is a sprinkling of local talent among
the entry. Men’s singles, women’s sin
gles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles
will be played, for sterling trophies.
The first golf tournament of the
winter season comes the following
week, the 27th annual Autumn Tour
nament.
Shops are opening up in Pinehurst’s
downtown section, Charlie Picquet’s
Carolina theatre opens Monday, No
vember 2d, and everything’s set for a
gala winter.
RETURNS FROM TEXAS
Dr. Walter G. McLeod and his wife,
Dr. Vida C. McLeod, have returned
to Southern Pines after spending the
summer in Texas.