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VOL. 11, no. 49.
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Aberdeen and Southern Pines, Northi Carolina, Friday, November 6, 1931.
FIVE CENTS
GOVERNOR CALLS
ON CITIZENRY TO
AID RED CROSS
Workers of Moore County Pre
pare for 150th Anniversary
Roll Call Next Week
County Tax Sale Brings up More
Talk of Financial Situation Here
WORLD-WIDE NEED GREAT
Red Cross workers of Moore
. -unty, mindful of the fact that this
year is the 150th Anniversary of th?^
American Red Cross and that nevei’
before in history has there been such
a world-wide demand for its service
to humanity, are planning to oomb the
t'ounty during the period of the an
nual Roll Call, whiah starts next
Wednesday, November 11th and runs
through .November 26th—Armistice
Day to Thanksgiving.
Final plans for the Roll Call were
made at a meeting of the Moore
County chapter held Wednesday at
Carthage when the county chairman,
Mrs. J. H. Suttenfield, laid the pro-
f;iam before the workers and urged
them to do their utmost to increase
the roll of members from this county
this year. North Carolina seeks 96,-
575 members for 1932 as against 39,-
350 this year.
Governor 0. Max Gardner is.sUed a
“Red Cross Roll Call” prioclamation
this week urging support by the citi
zens of the state in this worthy cause.
He says:
“The Red Cross, the corporate Good
Samaritan which for fifty years ha?
been binding up the wounds of war,
is preparing to muster in its army
for peace.
“Under this international flag of
humanity all .of us are to answer its
roii cr.ll. During these fifty years its
ministry to the maimed wiped out all
the frontiers with its charities. Long
before it took the form of a ^reat
organization Victor Hugo looked over
the battlefields of the world and said
of these war workers, ‘You have arm
ed humanity, and you have served lib
erty.’
Points Great Need
'‘The Red Cross today undertakes
the most difficult tasks of peace. In
the United States seven millions of
our citizens—more than have enlisted
in all the wars of .our country in one
hundred and fifty years—are without
employment and therefore without the
har.'ce to be redeemed by their work.
Another five million are but partial
ly engaged and therefore are easy
prey to all the diseases which come
from inadequate housing and feeding.
In our own state 200,000 are idle
through no sin of their own, and al
most a like number have only spor
adic employment which hardly makes
the bread that they need. ,
‘The Red Cross has chosen the per
iod between November 11th and 26th
for its roll call. During that fort
night it cclls upon the citizenship of
North Carolina to enlist itself in this
vast philahthnopy, with half a cen
tury of scientific direction and man-
Ji.eement to its credit. There is in all
■»f our stripped fortunes yet an abun
dance of food and clothes. Providence
ha^ distributed sun and rain and
t'‘>ps have been bountiful. It will be
ar everlasting reproach to our coun-
tiy if through lack of feeding one
' i izen falls prey to disease, it will' be
a rrime if one child cries vainly for
bread.
“NOW, THEREFORE, I, O. MAX
Gardner, Governor of North Car
olina do proclaim November 11th—
26th as Roll Call, and call upon our
people to ^ve without stint to the
Hed Cross, which is our league of love
in action.”
highland PINES INN
TO OPEN ON NOV. 20TH
Burgling Record
Seventeen Men Serving Time
as Result of Robberies of
Cameron Store
Delinquent Taxpayers Hope for
Better Conditions Before Fore
closure Period Comes Around
By Bion H. Butler
The long list of tax sales at Car
thage on Monday has furnished theme
T.'a. Hendrix, Cameron store-1 discussion. Different con-
keeper, claims a record. His store has , different
HOUSECONTROLBY
DEMOCRATS PUTS
SOUTH IN SADDLE
Relief Bodies Organize
For
Thirty Committee Chairman
ships Would Go Below Mason
& Dixon Line
N. C. WOULD FARE WELL
been burglarized so many times dur
ing the past two years that at present
seventeen men are serving time on
the roads for the offences. It has been
entered four times in the last few
months.
Last Friday night thieves again en
tered and robbed the store. They gain
ed entrance by battering down the
double front door, using a heavy iron
bar they found nearby. They carried
away dry goods of all kinds, sweat
ers, shirts, shoes, overalls, etc. The
loss was Around $100.
One colored man was arrested ie>
cently for burglarizing the Hendrix
philosophers, but much doubt re- Only death, or a happening of the
mains as to the final significance, j most unexpected nature, such as a
Several thousand tracts owned by two j resignation, can now prevent the or-
thousand persons were involved in the | ganization of the next House of Rep-
day’s work. 'Probably two or three resentatives by \he Democratic party.
per cent of the properties advertised
As a result of Tuesday’s special
had been redeemed by the owners oc- elections the party gained three mem
fore the lands came to sale. A some
what similar amount was cared fi'r
by the .owners at the sale or by others
who had an interest or claim against
the property.
The rest was bid in by the cou.aty.
Which is to say that the county as
sumed responsibility for the amount
of taxes due, charged up ten per cent
store. He told Sheriff McDonald that: according to law for the amount due
lUitil paid and the owner is absolved
for the period .of a year with that
penalty. At the end of the year he
owes the amount of the taxes and ten
per cent. The county may then begin
foreclosure proceedings for the de-'
linquent taxes and interest. Within
a period of four months more the
foreclosure must be set in pr,ogres 3
and the lands sold. There is no re
course from that. They are sold then
for whatever the propeity will brir.s?.
Observers at the sale re.a:ar ed the
he had reached the point where he
had to get food and clothes or go to
jail, and that he didn’t care which he
did as long as he got something to eat.
If he got away with the burglary,
good enough; if he didn’t, he was still
that much ahead.
AUSTIN TO FACE
CHARGE OF AIDING
McLEAN ESCAPE
bers of Congress, two from Democrat
ic districts—the 7th New York and
the 20th Ohio—and one from the rock-
ribbed Republican 8th district of
Michigan. Joseph W. Fordner, of tar
iff fame, was elected from this dis
trict in 1898 and it has remained sol
idly Republican since that time. Only
one year ago this district elected Bird
J. Vincent, Republican, by a majjority
of 20,053 votes .over his Democratic
opponent. With the addition of these
three new members the Democrats
now have a total membership of 217,
or one short of a clear majority.
The Republicans gained two mem
bers, both from normal Republican
cistricts, the 2nd Pennsylvania and
the 1st Ohio. This increases their
membership to 215. The Farmer-labor
member, Paul J. Kvale, completes the
loster. Two vacancies still exist, both
in districts normally Republican, only
vj^tmas Charity
1 to Every 7
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That is Ratio of Automobile
Ownership to Population
of Moore County
Guilford county, with 24,960 pas
senger cars and 2,720 has more
senger cars and 2,720 trucks has
more vehicles than any other coun
ty, according to a list of registra
tion cards i nthe files of the mo
tor vehicle bureau, L. S. Harris, di
rector, announces. IVIecklenbur^
trails Guilford and Forsyth county
is third.
The list, as of October 1st, shows
M^ore county with 3,365 pleasure
vehicles and 670 trucks, or one
motor vehicle - to each seven per-
.ons.
^lub and Committee on
^ jyment Vote To
' rry On Work
TO REDOUBLE EFFORTS
U. s. 1 ADVERTISING
CAUSES SPOUTED
DEBATE BY C OF G
Sum of $800 Asked of Southern
Pines and Chamber Hesitates
To Sponsor Campaign
FAVORS FEDERAL COURT
N^ffro Held Pending Recovery of
Pearl McLean, Shot When
Beasley Was Killed
situation as an extension of time by one of which w'ill be filled before Con-
the law to the delinquent taxpayer j gi ess convenes. Because of provisions
and the only comment on that phase ^ in the New Hampshire election law
of the matter was the high rat« of the vacancy in the 1st district of that
the interest at ten per cent. That was; state cannot be filled before January,
looked upon as compensated by. then932. Despite the fact that a Dem-
WIDOW AWARDED $260
possibility that within the next twelve
months conditions will be such in the
county that the debt with interest
, will be easier to pay than the face of
Junius Austm, West Southern Pines ^.u j. • 4. 4. , , . , -kt
1 • t I.J. IK/r present time. So , fidently expected that the 5th New
negro who accompanied Everette Me- '
ocrat, A. Harry Moore, was elected I
as Governor of New Jersey on Tues- j
day, thus indicating a heavy irend to- I
ward the Democratic party, it is con- i
Lean on the motor trip which enied
in the murder of Chief Police B. H.
Beasley of Southern Pines, the death
by accident of McLean’s sister, the
injury of McLean’s wife and- Mc
Lean’s suicide, is still being held in
there were those who figured that the ; Jersey district ^^ill elect a Republi-
taxpayers had borrowed from the can to succeed the late Congressman
county to tide them over the year,' Ackei man. This election will be heL
prior to the convening of Congress i
and the successful candidate will par- i
ticipate in the organization of the ^
with merely a little increase in inter
est rates.
See Silver Lining
. „ .1 • ... This situation was rather different i House, thereby probably increasing
jail pending further mvestigatiou into ^as been | the Republican strength to 216' mem-
his part in the fatal journey. He will ^
when large numbers of people fear-
Eight hundred dollars is Southern
Pines’ share of the advertising budget
adopted by the U. S. Highway No. 1
Aspociation at its last meeting, and
^he question of where this money is
to come from was the subject of a
spirited c^ebate at the meeting of di
rectors of the Chambei of Commerce,
held at the Highland Lodge in South
ern Pines last Tuesday noion. The di
rectors wete'' the guests of Mrs.
Grearson and enjoyed a bounteous re
past before delving into their by
weekly business session.
Dr. L. B. McBrayer, who is the
new president of the Highway No. 1
Association, reported that the Board
,'»f Town Commissioners of Southern
Pines had promised a small appropi la-‘ ^
Plans for Christmas charity work
in the Sandhills were launched by va
rious organizations during the past
week, and every effort will be made
this year to carry on the efficient
campaign of cheer and relief so suc
cessfully started at this time a year
ago.
* Both the Kiwanis Club and the
Southern Pines General Committee on
Unemployment and Relief voted at
meetings held this week to ^‘carry on.”
With the realization that funds and
donations will be more difficult to se
cure and that there will undoubtedly
be more families in need to provide
for, efforts of all charity (organiza
tions in the Sandhills will be re
doubled, that no one may be over
looked during the Yuletide season.
The Kiwanis Club at its meeting
Wednesday in the Methodist Sunday
School building, Aberdeen, voted to
appoint a new committee to have
charge of the Christmas work, and
President Richard Tufts will announce
the personnel of this committee at
next week’s meeting. Frank Buchan
and his committee of last year were
given a rousing vote of appreciation
for their spleifdid work.
The Southern Pines Committee met
at the Country Club on Monday even
ing on call of the general chairman,
M. G. Nichols. The committee, which
has seventeen members, one repre
senting each of the churches, clubs,
lodges and civic organizations, includ
ing the Town board, together with
sub-committee chairmen and many of
the co-workers and leading citizens,
were present to discuss needed rel'ef
for the v/inter and to decide whether
the work should be cairied on this
winter.
Vote To Carry On
Reports were presented showing the
work done since the last meeting held
in April, and a small amount of cash
in the bank w’as reported, the bal
ance remaining from contribution® or
face trial in a Di'rham court as soon
as Pearl Gileh.ist McLean recovers outcome of the tax situation.
from the wounds inflicted at the time
McLean shot up the automobile pariy.
The reduced taxes for the current
vear have also had a w’holesome in-
Austin faces a charge of being an , fiuence and a sentiment seems to be
accessory after the murder of Beas- current that taxation today is not so
ley, in that he aided Everett AIcLean ^lack a cloud as it was about thi^
in his attempt to escape. The tiial has i^st year when the elections wer^i
been set for November 27th. Pearl approaching.
McLean is now in the Lincoln Hospi
tal at Durham.
Southern Pines officers are now in-
A Tie Vote Possible
In the event that Paul J. Kvale, the
Farmer-Labor member, should vote
with the Republicans it would result
in a tie, 217 votes each. To those who
profess to know, however, it is in
conceivable that Kvale will align him
self with the Republicans in the or-
Another development is in connec
tion with tile taxes for the present
year. The books have not yet been
vestigating the case with view of delivered for the tax collector vfor
charging Austin with conspiracy in
connection with the murder. They
1931 taxes and it may be a month or
m,ore befoie the statements for 1931
((Please turn to page 4)
Legion To Celebrate
Armistice on Sunday
tion toward the advertising of the
Maine to Florida highway, and asked
that the Chamber sponsor a ^campaign
amon:; hotels and business men of the
town to raise the balance. P. Frank
Buchan opposed the prop.osition on the
ground that the Chamber of Com
merce w’as more or less sworn to a
policy of non-advertising. Mr. Buchan
maintained that the town should ap
propriate all the fund, should handle
all advertising ,of the town from its
advertising budget.
After considerable discussion it was
voted to appoint a committee to go be-
unemployment office last spiing.
After a full and interesting discus
sion ' of the present and probable la
bor situation this winter it was voted
to continue the general committee so
that such help as can be given shall
be done as intelligently and efficien':-
ly as possible. The meeting was ad
journed for two weeks to enable tne
committee to prepare plans for the
winter’s work, secure the sub-com
mittee memberships and complete the
organization of the general commit
tee.
The Southern Pines body \Vill, as
hope to produce evidence that will Issued. The delay arises from
prove that Austin and Everett were several causes. One was the interrup-
working together in planning the of- ^ion of fixing valuations during the
fair. Austin is held without privilege summer, and also the fixing of the
of bond. rate. These delays were brought by
The money, $206.05, which wa.3 tak- the introduction of the new laws made
en from the pocket .of Chief Beasley ' by the last legislature. This was fur-
Special Services for Veterans of i
All Wars To Be Conducted j
by Chaplain Stimson
fore the town board and request an in- year, look primarily after unem-
Sandhill Post No. 134 of the Amer
ican Legion will celebrate the Armis
tice anniversary on Sunday instead of
by McLean after he had shot the man, ther affected by the postponement of j ^^xt Wednesday, Armistice Day. The
was ordered by the court to be given
to the widow of the murdered chief.
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Julia Algene Edson Bride in Pretty
Southern Pines Church Wedding
”’ord has been received from An-
(Jj'ew I. Creamer, of Creamer & Tur-
^Gr, proprietors of the Highland Pines
Inn, Southern Pines, that he would ar-
''ivf in the Sandhills next week to
pi pare for the opening ,of the big
Weymouth Heights inn on November
2-=h.
has also been announced that the
Hollywood Hotel in Southern Pines
would open on the 20th.
> /
The casino at Dunlap Lake, fornier-
Sweetheart Lake, burned doVrjQ
^Jist Wednesday night.
The Church of Wide Fellowship in
Southern Pines was the scene on Wed
nesday evening of one of the prettiest
weddings held in that stately edifice |
in many a day when Miss Julia Al-;
gene Edson, daughter of Mrs. Clar
ence H. Eds,on, became the bride of
Dwight Amherst Hoskins, son.of Mrs.
Laura Hoskins. Both bride and groom
are popular residents of Southern* I
Pines, and their relatives, friends and j
ijeighbors filled the church to over- ^
flowing for the nuptials. j
The bride was beautifully gowned,
in white satin covered with a lace j
jacket with sleeves c.oming to a point, j
She wore a crystal necklace, gift of
the groom, and carried white roses
and lilies of the valley. The maid of
honor was Miss Evelyn Edson, sist4r ]
of the bride, who wore white silk net j
over blue satin and carried pink rosefi. j
The bridesmaids were charmingly j
gowned in satin of various hues. Mi&s j
Doris Eddy wore pink and carried
roses to match. Miss Dorothy Stutz
wore yellow satin, with yellow roses,
Mrs. Clarence Edson beige satin,
carrying Hoover roses, and Mrs. Al
bert Ruggles wore blue and carried
a bouquet of pink roses. David Hos
kins was his brother’s best man, while
the ushers were Alden Bowers, Gar-
lamd Pierce, Richard Sugg and Wal
lace Case.
Two of the flower girls, Mary and
Helen Gray, wore pink crepe and lit
tle "Virginia Mae Hoskins, the third
flower girl, white ruffled organdie.
They carried baskets of rose petals.
Mrs. Celeste H. Edson, mother of the
bride, wore a gown of black lace and
a shoulder bouquet of v/hite roses,
while the groom’s mother, Mrs. Hos
kins, wore black lace and velvet, with
a shoulder bouquet of roses.
The ushers led the bridal proces-
<Please turn to pasre 5)
Rev. J. ^red Stimson, chaplain of the
local^post, will hold a' special Armis
tice service for the Legion, its aux
iliary and veterans of all wars at the
Baptist Church in Southern Pines/at
11 o’clock this coming Sunday morn
ing.
Legionnaires and veteians of all
wars have been asked to assemble in
front of the Dodge garage on Con
necticut avenue at 10:30 o’clock for
the parade with colors to the church
at 10:45. The parade will form as
follows: The colors ahd guard, veter
ans of the Civil War, veterans of the
Spanish-American and Philippine
wars, the Legion auxiliary, Legion
naires and veterans of the World
War.
In a letter sent out this week by
Commarder L. V. O’Callaghan and
Adjutant F. W. Dwight of Sandhill
post, they say: “We approach again
the day that marks the end of the
World War—Armistice Day. The .cel
ebration of the anniversary of the
termination of this war to end wars
is usually marked by religious serv
ices, as well as in more joyous merri
ment. In keeping with this idea, Chap
lain Stimson has arranged to hold
Armistice Day services.”
creased amount for the use of the
iiighway association’s a'lvertising
pnogram, and to app^ve the sponsor
ing of a fund-rai?ing campaign for
the balance.
Favor Federal Court
The matter of v;hether or not South
ern Pines wants to make an effort to
have a Federal Court in connectio.i
with its projected new postoffice
ployment, and make every effort to
provide work for needy persons able
to work. It is probable that the Ki-
w’anis Club will concentrate its atten
tion on families in distress, seeing
that they are provided for at Christ
mas time and, donations permitting,
for a longer period.
In addition to the above, various
organizations in the towns of the
building was also discussed at Tues- | Sandhills are beginning their Christ-
day’s session. Dr. McBrayer, chair-' mas work. Dr. Cheatham at Pinehurst
man of a committee appointed to look | plans to carry on the splendid Christ-
into the advisability of such a court "las work by which he has brought
for the town, reported that his com
mittee was in disagreement and ask
ed to be relieved. The committee’s
resignation was accepted, and the di.
rectors as a whole voted favorably »n
the question, calling upon President
S. B. Richardson to appoint a new
committee to go to work in an effort
cheer to hundreds of families in the
Pinehurst neighborhood during the
past few years. The Goo.i Fellow.*?
Club of Aberdeen and the Sandhill
Brotherhood of Pinehurst are
expected to cooperate with the Ki
wanis Club in their Christmas work,
and civic and church organizations at
to bring a Federal Court to Southern j Carthage will carry on the work of
Pines. Because of congestion in Fed- | that section of the county either di-
eral Court work in the county’ at this rectly or through the Kiwanis Club.
time, there is believed to be a possi-
bility of the establishment of a court j HOUSE-BREAKING SUSPECT
here. j ARRESTED IN SOUTHERN PINES
—— I The Southern Pines police have in
custody a young negro they believe to
be responsible for the numerous petty
burglaries of Southern Pines houses
during the summer months. They ap
prehended Walter Rambert, 17 years
old, attempting to enter a vacant
house and arrested him. He is the
colored boy who stole a large quantity
of golf balls from a delivery truck
here last winter.
ARMISTICE DAY PROGRAM
AT ABERDEEN HIGH SCHOOL
There will be an Armistice Day
program given at the Aberdeen High
School on Wednesday morning, Nov
ember nth at 11:00 o’clock. A pag
eant entitled “The Cost of Liberty,”
will be presented by the Juniors and
Seniors. The public is invited.
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