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Page Four THE PILOT, a Paper With Ch^firsLcier, Aberdeen, North Carolina Friday, October 30, 1931. Four Departments Fight Stubborn Fire in Carthage Business Section When Watt Meets Watts, What’s What? Speetacuiar Blaze Destroys Moore Hardware Building and $12,000 Stock OTHER BUILDINGS SEARED A spectacular fire, which Qonstant- ly threatened to spread to surround ing buildings, completely destroyed the stock and building of the Moore Hardware Co., in Carthage Sunday af ternoon. The blaze, which is report - ed to have originated in the rear of the first floor of the^ hardware store from an undetermined cause, was dis covered about four o’clock but had gained such headway, due to the in flammable nature of both the build ing and its contents, that all efforts to check it were futile. The Carthage fire department was assisted by the departments from Aberdeen, Southern Pines and Pinehurst in checking the spread of the flames, otherwise it is believed that the loss would have been much greater. ' The hardware business which,was owned by S. H. Miller carried a stock valued at $12,000 and the building was estimated worth $5,000. The insur ance carried on both totalled $11,000. The 5, 10 and 25c store of R. G. Wallace which had only been in op eration two weeks in an adjoining building, was damaged to the extent (of about $750 by smoke and water. The store and office building, own ed by H. F. Seawell, Sr., located across a side street from the hard- ward store, suffered considerable damage from the intense- heat, lihe first floor of this building is occupied by the A. & P. Stores, who had oily a slight loss and the Jones Depart ment Store, whose stock was consid erably damaged through removal from the store-room. The law library of H. F. Seawell, Jr., located on the sec*-, ond floor was damaged slightly and Dr. F. H. Underwood, whose dental offices were also on thiffv floor was loser to the extent of $2,500 with in surance ,of $1,500 by reason of break age in the removal of his X-ray and dental equipment to-gether with the damage caused by smoke and water. The plate glass in the swinging <^oors in the north entrance to the Court House and a majority of the window panes on that side (Of the building were cracked by the heat and the window and door frames blistered. The^other losses resulting from the fire were a blacksmith shop owned by S. H. Miller and operated by E. C. Fry to the rear of the hardware store, and a small warehouse nearby containing roofing belonging to Ben Hurwitz, both of which were totally destroyed. While he has made no definite plans as yet pending an adjustment and settlement from the fire insur ance companies, Mr. Miller states that he is contemplating rebuilding- and again .opening up a hardware store on the same site. Be Careful of Fire Long Drought Has Brought On Condition of More Than Ordinary Danger It is one of the dryest Fall seas ons on record and State authorities do well to warn of the danger of /fires in the woods, for the c,ondi- tion invites disaster wherever a fire gets started, observed the Charlotte Observer. So far, th6 mountain sections have escaped, but in the eastern sections, where rosin-soaked pines abound, fires are doing their work. The situation in Columbus county, as described in news reports, is distressing, schools being closed and the heavy pall of smoke interfering with traffic on the highways. It is more than ever a time for motorists and campers tp exercise caution. A lighted cig arette carelessly tossed from a car may start a blaze that would destroy acres of forest lands. A cimp fire left smouldepng is an abiding menace. A forest fire start ed now would rage unhampered until rain qonies, and by that time, one could scarcely vision the dam age that might be done. Parent Teacher Ass’n. Plans Work for Year Pinehurst Horseman Recalls Deal in Which He Swapped Pacer That Wouldn’t »top for Trotter That Wouldn’t Start W. H. Watt, the Grand Pajandrum | pacer that wouldn t stop, if he had to of the equine world at Pinehurst, has gained his station through a long life give her away. Watts at Buffalo showed up with the trotter and it was started back of contact with the horse. In his j Wayne to V/att, who pulled the blanket off of it and smiled with joy at the handsome creature. Nat urally he wanted to see it lift a foot, and he hooked it to^the sulky. The gelding was all thaPtkhe had hop ed. It could go down the road. But no matter how joyous the day, the night cometh. Watt had been living training he has seen some experience, but probably at novel an episode as any p^her that ever came his way was a horse trade in which neither party hafl ever seen or heard of the other horse. W. H. had secured, some forty years ago when he was a young chap BOB WILLIAMS, WELL KNOWN was re-elected district secretary aVd ABERDEEN NEGRO, IS DEAD treasurer. Lieutenant governors nam- . 1 ed were: Bob Williams, one of the best known 1 and niost popular colored citizens of Aberdeen, died two weeks ago. Bob leaves a host of friends. For years he ! had bieen a faithful employe of the; Fox Drug Company, now^ the Charles Drug Company, and before that time No. 1, N. L. Miller, Morganton. No. 2, W. T. Leeper, Belmont. No. 3,'L. C. Matton, High Point. No. 4, C. Pittman, Sanford. No. 5, J. C. Kittress, Henderson. No. 6, Owen H. Page, Rocky Mount. No. 7^ William' H. Montgomery* in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, a horse that m the seventh heaven, until heaven was a jewel as a pacer, but it had j began to have a tame asmosphere. A one _ slight lack. Its throttle would 1 big moving van came up the street, not work. Wh^'n he wanted to take [ and the Buffalo marvel pjega^i to that sidewheeler out on the road, he ! see things. It stopped by the side of Aberdeen-Pinebluff Organization Has Enthusiastic Meeting. New Chairman Named climbed in the buggy and told the hostler to open the barn door. Hang ing to the lines he let her go, and the mare sifted sand down the barn bridge, out onto the road and down the pike, her feet keeping time like a sixteen-cylinder engine. She was a sweet baby, but she had no low gear. Now a horse that has no terminal facilities until she sticks her nose in he was serving, as porter and general 1 Wilmington. handy man about the Aberdeen ^lo-1 No. 8, Marion Lewis, Charleston tel. I S. C. His friends, both white and colored, | No. 9, Richard Hull, Spartanburg turned out in large numbers for! S. C. Bob’s funeral, and among those who ! James W. Lynch, of Florence S spoke of his active life in the com- | C., was another speaker at the final munity, his kindliness and his faith- | session and praised Kiwanis ideals, fulness to trust and duty, were his j A resolution praising the conven- last employer, G. A. Charles, and ^ tion committee and thanking the State Senator Murdoch M. Johnson. I Sandhills Club for the handling of the Bob left a wife and two children to j convention program was adopted, mourn his departure. I ' I LOST—Little black and tan dop- GARRISON FINDS FAMILIES • | like an Airdale. Reward if !’ LIVING ON $3. A MONTH ; t„^ned to L. L. Biddle, II, Pinehursr. Hundreds of families in Moore county are keeping their grocery bill Rea4 “Man’s Own Country,” an ex cellent “western,” at Hayes. DR. A. T. ALLEN EXPLAINS NEW SCHOOL LAW HERE" (Continued from page one) probably would eventually follow, the operation and maintenance of schools by the State rather than by subdivis ions of the State. What particularly interested his hearers locally was his explanation of the fixed rate under the State budget f.or a standard school, providing the sanie\ educational oppdrtunity to “the child in the sand dunes in the east, in the mountain coves of the west as is given to the pur»il in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro for any other large center.” Where a c.ountv has cut down the level of schools since the passage of the new law, Dr. Allen stated, it was done by the county commission, not hy law, as there is nothing in the law to tie down a county to the State’s standard in that county desires to sup plement its educational facilities. Dr. Allen sees great hope of im proving school conditions gradually under the new law. He also explained, that although the last legislature did not appropriate quite enough money to provide the six months term throughout the state, it did the best it could under the circumstances, and the deficit, he said, would have to be taken care of somehow later on. POSTAL TELEGRAPH MOVES TO CHARLES DRUG CO. The Postal Telegraph Company’s hea:^quarters in Aberdeen have been moved from the Aberdeen Hotel Build ing to the Charles Drug Company, .and G. A. Charles will hereafter rep- resent the Postal here. A new auto matic sending and receiving set has l^een installed in the drug store. The members of the ' Aberdeen- Pinebluff Parent-Teachers Associatioi held the first meeting of the schiool year in the auditorium of the Aber deen High School last Wednesday af- temoon. The meeting was called to order by the new president, Mrs. E. L. Pleasants, and the secretary read the minutes of the Ip.st meeting (Ap ril) and called the roll, several new members being welcomed into the as sociation. Mrs. J. Talbot |Tohnson made a re port on the Summer Round-Up V/ork, showing 18 or 20 children examined by Dr. Symington, and four children op erated oji. at the M,oore County Hos pital, whose expenses had been kind ly borne by the Shriners’ Club. Prof. Wright stated that it had been decided by the School faculty that too many prizes were offered last year, and the faculty would meet at an early date and decide which prizes to eliminate, then the list would be given to Mrs. Bowman as chairman of the Medal committee. The president asked as many members as possible to attend the State convention of teachers to be held in Wilmington on November 3rd, 4th and 5th. Current magazines were asked to be contrib uted t,o the school to be used as ref erence work for the pupils, and the association also voted to sponsor a play to be put on by the W”ayside Inn organization November 24th, the pr,ocee(^s going to “shut-ins,” and th-3 percentage given to the P. T. A., to be used for the Athletic Club. Also a c rawing or art exhibit will be given in the school during November, which patrons are asked to attend. Prof. Wright thanked the association for its help and cooperation during the past year and asked that the members continue to render such aid during the coming school year. New chairmen for the coming year were appointed as follows: Mrs. W. A. Blue, chairman, Social committee; Mrs. J, T. Johnson, chairman, Pro gram committee; Mrs. H. E. Bowman, "hairman. Medal committee; Mrs. E. T. McKeithen, hcairman, Music com mittee, and Mrs. H. W. Doub, chair man of Grade Mothers. The Grade Mothers for this year will be: 1st grade, Mrs. H. W. Doub; 2nd grade, Mrs. Forrest Lockey; 3rd grade, Mrs. J.*T. J,ohnson; 4th grade, Mrs. H. E. Bowman; 5th grade, Mrs. Frank Shamljurger; 6th grade, Mrs. Melvin; 7th grade, Mrs. Elvj^ Capps: 8th grade, Mrs. W. T. Huntley and Mrs. W. L. Batchelor; pth grade, Mrs. Garland Farrell; 10th grade, Mrs. T. B. Wilder; 11th grade, Mrs. Wind- lam and Mrs. Macon; special grade, Mrs. Butner; Commercial grade, Mrs. J. V. Ferree. ^The second and eleventh grades won out in having the largest per centage of mothers present, and will be given the same chance of a free trip to the movies by the people now operating the Dixie Theatre as here tofore. Katharine Newlin Burt’s new book r.ow on sale at Hayes. “A Man’s Own Country,” mostly dominated by women, for sale at "T^ayes. ^ the trolley track, and as the Swede man says “all hale” could not get it to go again. It lacked a starter as the pacer had lacked a stopper. . , . ^ The blooming critter was coaxed; "‘thm $3 a month, acoording to E. back to the barn, and Watt rubbed his i Garrison, county farm demonstra- chin and thought. Watt didn’t get that j tor. Two circumstances have contnb- piercing left eye of his just for or- i “ted to this, one Gov. O. Max Gard- nament. He looked out over the An- {"er’s live-at-home campaign, and the thony Wayne monument, and ponder-' other pressure of the times. A sur- ed. Then it occurred to him to give ;.Prising number of implements used m the manger did not altogether suit j the new horse a mate. He brought j agriculture previously bought by f^ W. H,, so one day when he saw in a out his Buffalo wonder and put it, ^^*'s now are ^ paper an advertisement from W. H. i alongside another good actor, and un-romina^ria raise ere, ac Watts, same name only an extra s, | dertook to see if he could start some- | to r. arrison. offering for sale a trotter, W. H., | thing. To his surprise he found that j Fort Wayne, wrote to W. H. Watts, Buffalo, N. Y., saying he had a pac er that was a peach, but that he wanted a trotter. So W. H. wrote to W. H. to send the pacer to Buffalo and get his trotter. W. H. was game and he bundled the pacer into a car, I and hooked it onto the meat express ! that Armour shot through Fort j Wayne every night, and he telephoned ! W. H. at Buffalo that his horse would LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF ASSIGNEE’S SALE TURKEY HUNTING PROMISING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the undersigned. Jack McN. Johnson, will offer for sale to the highest bid der for-cash, at and in the Farrell Grftcery Company storeroom in the Towi of Aberdeen, MK)ore County, North- Carolina, on Tuesday, Novem ber 10, 1931, at eleven o’clock A. M., all and singular all of the stock, goods, wares and merchandise, and the furniture, paraphernalia and equipment in said storeroK)m and be- with a companion his new find never | thought of balking again. ^ • .l ^ j , , . Meanwhile W. H. at Fort Wayne! Turkey hunting, which every fall mg a part of and belonging to the rpppivpH n Ipftpr from W H at' ^ large number of northern "^siness heretofore con(^c^d therein had received a letter irom w. n. at & ^ , by C. L. Williams and C. E. Swarin- Buffalo asking how to get the side- hunters here, promises to be good co-partner^ trading as Farrell wheeler out of the bam under con- | this season, according to reports from Grocery Company. trol and control her on the road, and ' owners of tracts sheltei*ing wild game. The furniture, fixtures and equip- W H. at I^ort Wayne wrote back to ■ The unusually dry weather of the past ment, and the stock will be offered ' two months has resulted in fewer separately, and thereafter all will be deaths among young birds. | together, and the bid or bids ^ ' netting the largest amount will be ac- ~ I cepted. TWO GOVERNORS ADDRESS Any prospective .purchasers may W. H. at Buffalo saying that for in formation as to how to start a dog- goned trotter that wouldn’t start he I be at the yard in the morning and to would tell how to stop a sidewheeler I have the trotter ready to go into the that wouldn’t come down the . barn j car to come back. The hostler who bridge in low Watt at Fort Wayne j went along with the pacer was in- never heard again from Watts at Buf- I structed to deliver her to Watts and falo. And as the trotter never bother- i bring back the trotter and ask no ed with balking again as long as a i address by Russell S. Perkinson, ' questions, for Watts says he wanted companion was with him, Watt at ;a trotter, and he didn’t want that|^ort Wayne didn’t care. F^ix\eln\irst F^atr’agrkpHs After summering at Lake Chatau- field is making preparations f,or the KIWANIS CONVENTION inspect the fixtures, furniture and merchandise at any time upon appli- (Continued from Page 1) to the undersigned and the store-room will be open at ten o clock ^on the morning of the sale for inspec tion by prospective purchasers, of Petersbburg, Va., international PLACE OF SALE: Storeroom ,of trustee and a guest ,of the convention. Farrell Grocery Company, Aberdeen, The address featured the final ses- North Carolina. qua. New York, Mrs. Annie Black burn returned to Pinehurst this week early date. and is opening her cottage, The Ma- Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Hyatt, of ! pie for the winter season. I Rangley, Maine, ‘returned this week Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McNab have and are in their home here for the returned from Harbor Beach, Mich., winter season. where they spent their summer, and Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Rackham re- are at the Pinecrest Inn. turned this week from their summer Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Carver left home in Detroit and have opened their this week for their home in Highland residence on Barrett Road. Park, 111., after spending two weeks Dr. T. B. Henderson of Williams- here in Mrs. F. H. North’s cottage. { burg, Virginia is a guest this week t f Mr. and Mrs. George W. Statzell | his brother. Dr. L. V. Henderson op of Drexel Hill, Pa.^ are back and ^ Midland Road. have opened their home for the win-1 A Hallowe’en party will be given ter. '■ j this Fiiday evening in the Little Com- Mrs. Tiue P. Cheney and two chil- munity House for the Junior-Senior dred, arrived Monday from Vidalia, Christian Endeavorers. Among those Georgia where they visited for sever- i directing the entertainment will be al days in the home of Mrs. Cheney’s Mis. Hulon Cole, Miss Ruth Journey , parents, Dr. and Mrs. Meadows. and W. P. Morton. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Wilson have Under the capable leadership of returned from Yoik Harbor, Maine, Mrs. T. A. Cheatham a group of en- I where they spent the summer months, thusiastic women met Wednesday af- j J. M. Hagood motored to Danville,' ternoon in the sewing room of the i Virginia on Sunday, taking his sister- High School, where they put in sev- : in-law, Mrs. Blanche Westcott and; eral hours of very effective work . two children for a visit with Mrs. ; sewing in prepaiation for the Clirist- I Westcott’s husband who has been a : mas tree given each year at the school I patient in a sanitarium there for sev- ’ by Mr. and Mrs. Cheatham. This .<^how j eral years. They found his condition of early preparedness forestalls even so serious that Mrs. Westcott g,nd the the time-worn slogan, “Do your Christmas shopping early.” DATE OF SALE: Tuesday, Noveni- ! ber 10, 1931. The new district governor has serv-' HOUR OF SALE: Eleven o’clock ed two terms as president of the' A. M. ^ . Darlington Kiwanis club and has also j• opening of The Chalfonte hotel at a,i | been a district lieutenant-gf.vernor. Johnson & Johnson, AtSys. Robert H. McDonald, of Columbia, October 29, 1931. 0-30-N6. NEW SERVICE FOR OUR PATRONS i The Charles Drug Company, through arrangements with the Postal Telegraph Company, now offers complete tel egraph and cable service to all parts of the world. The latest modern sending and receiving equipment has been mstalled in this store, and service will be maintain-^ ed from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. daily; Sundays and holidays, 9 a. m. to 10 a. m. and 5 p. m. to 6. p. m. G. A. CHARLES, Manager. Aberdeen, N. C. n tt H *4 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ FEATURED IN THE NOVEMBER 1 VOGUE i children have not returned, j Mrs. Wesley R. Viall has entered the I Moore Co’^inty Hospital for treatment, j E. B. Keith and sons, Billy and E. i B.,Jr., and Mrs. Keith’s mother, Mrs. I Laura J. Beam motored to Statesville Lon Sunday and were guests of Mr. , and Mrs. C. E. Beam for the day. } Mrs. Laura Beam stayed for an indef- ! inite visit. j Mr. and Mrs. Archie Farmer have announced the birth of a son, Robert Archie on October 7. Mr. and Mrs. John McGranahan of Durham were recent vi.sitors in the home of A. J. <^Fry. On Friday of last week Mrs. Betty Glass had the 'misfortune to fall, slip ping on the pine needles near her h.orAe, and suffered a dislocated shoulder. She is reported as recover ing nicely. Dr. F. C. Pinkerton returned Tues day from a week’s stay in Richmond j and Charlottsville, Virginia. His mother, Mrs. Mary Pinkerton of Char lottsville, returned with him and will visit in his home for s.ome time. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Byrd and lit tle daughter, Mary Lou, of Albemarle and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Keith of Vass were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Keith on Sunday. S. B. Chapin has returned from New York where he spent th€ summer. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Satterfield and sons arrived in Pine]first Monday from Cape May, N. J. Mr. Satter- tt U The chocolate wedding, given by Mrs. Colin McKenzie’s department of the Community Church school on Wed nesday evening of last week was an outstanding success, as was shown by j I* -the enthusiastic applause of the un-: usually large crowd throughout the | ♦; performance. Much credit is due the i H children and those who directed the-1 jj play, for the highly creditable presen tation. The Sunshine Class of the Com munity Church school, with their teacher, Mrs. Jennie Hensley, served a plate supper at the church last Fri day evening. A very gratifying sum | v^s realized which they propose to j use toward the' purchase of a piano ' for their department. | Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Dunlop were! gracious hosts at a beautifully ap- , pointed birthday dinner in their home Tuesday evening, honoring their son, Willard Dunlop and little grand- -daughter, Carol Graves, whose birth days fall on the same date. Their guests included Mr. and Mrs. W.* L. Dunlop and three children; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Graves, Mr. and Mrs. James Quale and son, Donald Quale. R. H. Dunham and a party of friends arrived this week to spend ten days in Mr. Dunham’s Currituck cot tage. His guests include S. D. Town send, Charles A. Owens and iFrank G. Tallman of Wilmington, Del., and Floyd Lankford of Baltimore. //i // // Rough Silks cries Paris Ondule Crepe says LTLCX You remember those rich, rough- surfaced silks we all wore a few years back, that looked so pretty, but just would nof wear out! Well, Paris, like the rest of us, has gone practical this year, gnd has re vived them. This two-piece frock Undule Crepe, strikes nice notes in its elbow-full sleeves, its square steel buttons, Its bi-color scarf...And the light blouse, the dark skirt mark it chic both for the big game pnd at that tea after! Green with black,coral with black, beige with wine, Jungle green^with Balsam, Spanish tile /ith brown . . . . *29.50 C T. PATCH DEPT. STORE SOUTHERN PINES, N. C. tt S I :: Friday, i / IS The Octc Methodist Wednesday Mrs. H. A. tional exerc held, presi( Mrs. Bors and plans mission sti A deligh during whi tests were ed a salad Tillman E. J. Til performer but a real wier as we of his Iocs cious cant which he g his achieve field. ’Tis potatoes th; pounds, an around a h bad for a Horse, A horse the flames destroyed H. Arnett out from had gone 1v wards the passerby pastor anc the scene, ^d the dwe but Were struction tents of tl Uniqu( Unique to be he ian church the plans ( Sunday s< that every age may h Cat wl at Child’s , ^chismf Present au Sunday wi J’eadv Who cited ^*11 to te Was s the doubt!
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