MOORE COUNTY’S LEADING NEWS WEEKLY A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding VOL. 12, NO. 18. '■N^thaoe^^ aAOL.e SPAINCS VASS * LAKEyiSW MAN1.6V SOUTHKPN WB.3T e.NO Pines ASHLEV MCICHTS AeKROC.E>l ^PINEBLUFF Ki; JiVl PILOT FIRST IN NEWS AND ADVERTISING of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina Aberdeen and Southern Pin?s, North (Carolina, April 1, 1932. o — Q'.o. FIVE CENTS DUKE FOUNDATION ALLOTS $6,091 TO COUNTY HOSPITAL Total of $681,230 Distributed in the Two Carolinas at Trustees’ Meeting MOURN DEATH OF COX Eng-agement Is Announced The Moore County Hospital was al lotted $C),091 by trustees of the Duke Endowment at their meeting held in Charlotte on Tuesday of this week •when $681,230.60 was distributed to 137 hospitals and orphanages in the two Carioliiias. A total of $5,779,608 has been contributed to these two classes of institutions since the en dowment was founded in 1H24. Allocation of §537,208 to 'J2 hospi tals and $144,022.60 to orphan homes and child-placiny agencies of the Car olinas was made. Applications for as sistance were considered from 141 in stitutions. The 92 hospitals reported 537,208 free days of care of patients in 1931, ■which was 54 per cent of the 999,19() days of care of all patients treated. The orphanages reported 1,959,360 days of care of orphans and half or phans during the year, which was 88.6 per cent of the t,otal days of care. Tribute Paid Cox The board authorized that a reso lution of respect be prepared to be sent to the family of J. Elwood Cox, High Point banker and financier and member «f the endowment board who died early Tuesday morning. A tel egram was also sent the family by the trustees and a handsome floral tribute was sent to High Point. Mem bers of the board attended the funeral. The death of Mr. Cox was the sec ond to take a member from the board’s ranks since it was created in 1924. The other was James B. Duke, who found ed the endowment which has given many millions to Duke university and other educational institutions in addi tion to the nearly $6,000,000 that has been given to hospitals and orphan ages. Under the rules of the foundation, the board will elect a successor for Mr. Cox. It is thought the new trus tee will be chosen at the next meeting of the board, which will probably be on April 26. Other institutions of this vicinity were allotted sums as follows: Ham let Hospital, $4,308; Highsmith Hos pital, Fayetteville, $7,774; Lee County Hospital, Sanford, $584, and Pittman Hospital, Fayetteville, $1,462. PLAN FIRE LANES THRO’ SANDHILLS TO PREVENT FIRES Warden Alex Field.s Would Min imize Danger of F'uture Conflagrations TO ASK AID OF PUBLIC MISS LUCILE MUDGETT Engagement of Lucille Mudgett and Henry Dingley, Jr. Announced Ever since the attempt began to pi event ^<)rest fires in the Sandhills the older settlers have argueii that ' the way to bring safety from fire damage is to burn the grass at those ' times when it can be done with saf- (ty and thus get rid of the inflam- niable and dangenyos ma*<'rial. It looks now as if the old ideas will pre- vi»il, and that in the future grass will ndl be allowed to accumulate. Alex Fields, fire warden, who had i’ strenu.ous siege during the week of fire just psvssed through, says a movement is working to lay out fire lanes throughout the wire-grass re gion of the county, cut the territory into blocks that can be controlled, and then at proper times burn put limes of fire two or three hundred I'cet wide, and have such control over the whole region that another fire like that recently evjierienced will be impossible. W. A. Peterson, the dis trict warden, is in accord with Mr. Fields, and they expect to have a 1 Ian shortly that can be submitted to , the pepple for an or^ianized effort along this line. j In a general way the country wculd be studied as to where roads can be used, with a sj:ace ,on the side : considerable distance back from the roai' on which fire could be put out Civil WarVei^>^ G A. >IcRae, One of Coun^% xALEIGH, ADVICE rew Survivors of ( onfed- ^ erate Army, Dies One of the few surviving Con federate veterans of the Civil War in this county died last Thursday, March 24th. He was G. A. McRae, who passed away at the home of his niece, Mrs. J. L. Knight, with whom he had resided in the Gar bage section for the past 15 years. Mr. McRae was in his 90th year and had been in declining health for the past few years. Several ne phews and nieces survive. Funeral services were conducted at Euph- ronia I’resbyterian Church, where he was a faithful member for many years. McLEAN WOULD RE^IOVE SCHOOL TAXES ON LAND Candidate for I “gislature Calls for Revaluation of Property and Salary Reductions KEEP SPENCE AT 'lALEIGH, ADVIC OF H. A. PAGE,SR. “We Need, and the State Needs the Uest .Mooie County Can Send to Legislature” A. P. CAMERON MAY RUN Hy Hion H. Hutler The political pot is warming under the rays of the spring sun, and prom ises action as the days gr,ow longer. To insure against lack of interest in the campaign as it progresses Henry A, Page, Sr., tosses a little shot in the furse by saying to The Pilot, “You can say for me that Moore county has one man who should be selected f|Or the convng session of the legislature, and you know as well as I do who he is—U. L. Spence of Carthage. He is a man of exper ience gained at a time when legis lative action was of a type to give a man of intelligence some knowl edge of legislative policies and of state need and of c.ontact with men who are handling state problems. He is a man of sense and character, and sr recognized all over the state as well as in Moore county. “This is no time,” continued Mr. Pi'ge, “to play any bcal lavoiitism. In a statement given The Pil/jt yes-'‘•* and the state needs, the best ANNOUNCES PLATFORM terday, T. D. McLean of Aberdeen, candidate for the State Legislature, declares fo rthe removal of all taxes on land for support of the constitu tional six months school term, calls for a revaluation ,of real estate on the brsis nf current values, and favors Moore county can send to Raleigh, and Spence is the only man half way suited for the job. He is recognized by the state as a man of breadth of understanding; he is given a prestige in the house by the other members and carries weight in anything he stands for there. He is one of the Please turn to page 5) At one of the prettiest social func tions held in the Sandhills in a long time, a tea dance on Monday after noon at the Mid-Pines Country Club Dr. and Mrs. William Chase Mudgett gressman from the State of M>'.lne,' and author of the Dingley Tariff COUnty HoRrd during the McKinley administration.' He is a former student at Taft School and graduated from Storm School, the reduction of salaries of public of at suitable time, and make a lane that'the removal of some of' “^^stamlinK men of the state, not ; them. Mr. McLean’s statement fol- given to politics to fog his lows: j mind and hinder an honest and in- “I hereby announce that I am a' course, and he nas brains candidate for a place in the Lower *^*iough to see into the things that , House of the next Genera! Assembly Ol Elections Named 'of Xorth Carolina, subject to the ac- tion of the Democratic Primary. of Southern Pines announced the en- after which he became interested in gagement of their daughter. Miss aviation and n,')w holds a pilot’s li- Lucille Heizmann Mudgett, to IlerTy ccnse. McKenney Dingley, Jr., son of Mrs. More than 150 were invited to the Henry McKenney Dingley of Auburn, | crty at Mid-Pines, included being; Me., and Pinehurst, and the late .Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Tompkins, New Henry McKenney Dingley, pr.ominent York; Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Boyd; textile manufacturer. .Mrs. John J. McCook, New York; Mr. Miss -Mudgett is a graduate of Dana and Mrs. Jiimes Boyd; Mr. and Mrs. confront the state and the counties in this unusual period. In the critical I year that is ahead of North Caro- N.*J. ^luse :ind Shields (’ameron “A similar announcement W"as made legislature the Named Democratic Member.", : for me several weeks ago by the far-j brains that we can dig up, H. C. Wallace Republican mers and voters ^f Eureka School; Spence will there if we in- I Community after I had consented to ' ^ serious period, and no Moore county’s new board of elec-joli'er for the place. The people usual-1 afford to j)lay politics now, tions, named last Srturday by the : ly desire to know of a legislative can- State Board of Elections on recom-' didi'te something about how he stands Rayiriond Johnson, Jr.> Four Years Old, Dies 111 But Few Days with Whooping Caugh When Complications Caused Death At an early hour on Sunday morn ing Raymond Johnson, Jr., four-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Johnson, passed away at the M,oore County Hospital following a severe case of whooping cough and compli cations. His illness did not appear to be serious until Firday night and his almflst sudden death was a tragic shock to the family and friends. A child possessed of unusual beauty in every sense of the word, he was held dear in the hearts of all who knew him. Surviving are the stricken parents, the gi’andparents, Mr. and>Mrs, W. H. Coffey, and Mrs. Johnson, and one little sister, Elsie Jean. Funeral ser vices were held from the Community Church ^n Monday morning, conduct ed by the Rev. W. M. McLeod and the Rev. J. Fred Slimson, with inter ment in Mt. Hope Cemetery. The flor al tributes were of unusual beauty and expressed in an impressive man ner the sorrow and sympathy of friends. Four uncles of the little fel low acted as pall bearers. Many out-of-town relatives and friends were here for the funeral. APRIL MEETING OF D. A. R. IN CARTHAGE ON TUESDAY niendation of State Chairman O. M. jor. public iiuesti.ms effecting their .Mull, of the Democrats, and State interests, therefore, 1 desire to say Hall School and a f,ormer student of Struthers Burt; Mr. and Mrs. Aug- t'hairman Duncan ,of the Republicans.' that I favor the r.'moval from land all Rrndolph-Macon College and theustine Healy; .Mr. and Mrs. Almet ^'»'‘hage, and D. taxes for the constitutional six months Southern School of Creative- Arts. Jcnks, New York; Mr. and Mrs. W. *>• Shield Cameron, Sojpthern Pines, school teriti. She made her debut in Raleigh last l.aing, .Middleburg, Va.; Miss Harriet I’tMnocrr.ts, and B. C. Wallace, Car- “I am firm in my conviction that fall. Ogden, Bar Harbor, Me.; Mr. and Mrs. Republican. | real estate should be re-%-alued and Mr. Dingley, a native of Maine, is the grandson of the late Nelson Ding ley, Jr., former govern,or and Cf>n- M. G. Nichols, New Y,ork; Mr. and (Please turn to page 8) Local Horses Well in the Ribbons in Annual Pinehurst Horse Show The State beard, recently reappoint-| rtduced from its present high valua- ed by Governor Gardner, includes ■ t !.w ring of the Pinehurst; won this, and she and her'brother, B. lets for the DcMiocr^ts will be white .lockey Club. Among the leading win- Tompkins, Jr., took the best pair and for the Republicans will be | tax hooks should be made to tell the ners of blue and red ribbons and of riders class. Verner Z. Reed, 3d., link. The form of ballots was left to tiuth. This it appears was done by favor I'educing salaries of most of cur public .officials and the removal of some of them, for I think that we have too many public employees paid from the hard earned money of the people. “During Governor Bickett’s ad ministration he commanded that the (Please Turn to Page 5 ' Chairman Biggs and Attorney Gen- eial Brummitt. (Please turn to page 8) The April meeting of the Daughters of American Revolution will be held in Carthage next Tuesday, April 5th at the home of Mrs. Wilbur Currie, at 2:30. All visiting Daughters are cordially invited tfl attend. Southern Pines Rider Wins In Camden Steeplechase Katharine Newlin Burt Today’s Library Reader Poth Noted Authore'^s and Ber nice Kenyon, Famed Poetess. On the Program championships were Corbett Alexan- j der of I’inehurst, the Thorndale Sta- I bles of Southern Pines and Millbrook, N. Y., Burrell G. White of Knollwood, -Miss Patricia Hyde of Southern Pines, W. V. Slociock of Pinehurst, and Mrs. T P. Grosvenor, Southern Pines. The largest crowd in the 15 years history of the show ’"ned the ring and j filled the boxes and parking spaces 1 both Tuesday and Wednesday. Good j weather aided in making the scene i one of splendior. The United States Army with a big entry gave it a niili- ; tary air, and the Fort Bragg horses j were well up among the big ribbon j winners. A considerable sum was real- | ized for the Moore County Hospital i at the lunch and soft drinks booths, j Little Jeff, owned by Mrs. Landon j K. Thorne and Mrs. Lawrence B. 1 Smith of Millbrook, N. Y., was ad- j judged the champion hunter; C. W. j Middleton of Greenwich, Conn., took ■ the three-gaited saddle horse cham-1 pionship with High Society, R. H. | Johnston of Charlotte the five-gait- ed championship with Whitehall Chief. W. H. Dickerson’s Truant was ad judged champion trotter. Mr. Dicker- Noel Laing on Mrs. T. H. Somei-ville’s French horse, T reus, leading Peacock in the Springdale Steeplechase at son is from Goshen, N. Y. Mr, Slo-! Camden, S. C., last Saturday. Laing won the event and aUo the Carolina Cup race in which he rode Mrs. Somer cock's He Goes was given the polo | villa’s Troublemaker. Both horses wintered in Southern Pines where young Laing schooled them for the events, pony championship. ; He is one ,of the whips of the .Moore County Hounds. The Authors’ Readings, sponsored by the Southern Pines Library Asso ciation, continue to be very popular. Last Friday afternoon Walter Gilky- son, author of several books and short stories, consented to take the hour in place of his wife, Bernice Kenyon, who was unable to read. He was introduc ed by Struthers Burt in a manner which won the interest of his aud ience at the .start. Mr. Gilkyson gave up the profession of law to become an author and the short story he res d was based upon a case with which he was familiar. The atmosphere and character porti'ayal, together with the ustained interest, W|On appreciative applause. Today, Friday, April 1st, at 4:30 o’cliock, Katharine Newlin Burt, well known author of “A Man’s Own Coun try,” “The Branding Iron,” “Cock’s F'eather” and many short stories and serials will share her works with you. During the same hour, Bernice Ken yon has promised to read selections fnom her poems. This cannot fail to be a delightful hour to all who enjoy reading. On Thursday, April 7th, in the Civ ic Club, at the same hour, James Boyd author of “Drums,” “Marching On,” and “Long Hunt” will read. His work needs no recommendation, it has spoken for itself to all readers. The public is cordially invited, and the admission is but fifty cents.