MOORE COUNTY’S
LEADING NEWS
WEEKLY
THE
A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 12, NO. 2L
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FIRST IN
NEWS AND
ADVERTISING
of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Aberdten and Southern
iNorlh ('arolina, April 22, 1932
FIVE CENTS
SIX SUGGESTED FORlDr. Henry Clay Risner Sees a Lesson SANDHILL LEGION iGubernatorial Candidates
COUNTY BOARD INi*®*" i^This Period of Depression pQST VOTES FOR Outline their Policies in
pf A PUl Kiwanis CJub Hears Inspiratian-
I IjxIvIj I al Talk by International
Lecturer
Olmsted, Shamburger, Gordon I
Cameron, J. R. Page, Henry Blue
and Col. Hawes Mentioned
MANY CONTESTS WAGING
Five names have been suggested
for county commissioner from the dis
trict composed of Sandhills and Min
eral Springs townships as the result
of the coupon which appeared in the
last two weeks in The Pilot. Under
the new law passed at the last ses
sion of the General Assembly, the five
commissioners who govern Moore
county are to be chosen henceforth
from subdivisions of the county,
though they will be voted upon by all.
In the district which comprises the
The Kiwanis Club of Aberdeen
heard a most inspirational talk by Dr.
Henry Clay Risner at its Wednesday
meeting in the Church of Wide Fel
lowship, Southern Pines. Dr. Risner
pleaded for a realization on the part
of his hearers of their own potential
ity. We are all bigger than mere
money, bigger than any depression,
too big to let times like the present
upset our stability, he said. He point
ed a lesson for all in the current per
iod, a lesson of sacrifice, of fellow
ship, of sweetness.
Dr. Risner is visiting his son, E. E.
Risner, in Southern Pines and spoke
last Sunday at the Baptist Church.
He is a man of striking personality
and of wide experience in all parts of
l)|{. HENRY CLAY RISNEU
BONUS PAYMENT
townships containing two of the lar
ger villages of the county, Pinehurst. world. He spent much time in
and Aberdeen, a new commissioner | Europe after the armistice!
must be chosen as the present repre- the sores resulting from that j
sentative, G. C. Seymour, of Aberdeen, ‘■‘'"fl'ct, and was the first American j
has announced that he will not stand '"terview Hindenburg following;
for renomifnation. | the war. He talked to the soldiers in i
Those suggested to succeed Mr. 1encampments, to the grief-
Seymour are, to date, as follows: j stricken in their home town meetings;
jiiided Hoover in relief work through
Russia and others parts of troubled
Europe. He recounted many of his ex
periences in his Kiwanis talk, told
many amusing incidents, many mirth-
These are familiar names not only "’“"y
in their own towns but throughout first-hand informa-
the county, and there seems to be a
fueling that any one of them would
ably represent the district. Both Frank
Shamburger and Henry Blue have so
far resisted all attempts to get them
PROFITABLE YEAR
FOR PEACHES IS
PREDICTION HERE
Local Veterans Reverse Action
of iMiirch Meeting and Desert
Mandate of Convention
HUT STAND HY STEVENS
Sandhill Post No. 134, Amciican
Legion, reversed its vote of March
and deserted the mandate of the an
nual Legion convention at Detroit at
its meeting held at the Civic Club,
Southern Pines Monday night by vot-
i ig for immediate cash payment of the
i!oldier bonus.
Two votes were taken, one by paid-
uj) members of the post resulting 17
to 10 for immediate payment, the
! ( iher by all members and veterans
present, whether in good standing or
not, resulting 40 to nine for immed
iate payinerc.
Spirited discussion preceded the
i alloting, among those leading in the
cebate being Dr. M. Poate, Col.
Cioorge P. Hawes, Robert Denny, C.
T. Waldie, R. L. Hart and Shields
R. A. Olmsted, Southern Pines.
Frank Shamburger, Aberdeen.
Henry Blue, Aberdeen.
Gordon Cameron, Pinehurst.
J. R. Page, Aberdeen.
tif>n. Dr. Risner was introduced to
the club by Dr. George Herr.
James Tufts and the Rev. J. Fred
Stimson told the members of the
plans for the club's annual Ladies
to^llow the use of the'ir names, but i Nipht, to be held Tuesday evening
both have large followings who say i April 26th, at the Pinehurst
they will not take no for an answer. | Country Club. Much mystery sur-
Mr. Shamburger pleads pressure of | tbo program for the evening,
business as an excuse for not answer-! being put on by the bache-
ing the call. Henry Blue is mayor of the club, but the committee
Aberdeen ani f.ays he has all he can
do between raihoading and mayoring.
R. A. Olmsted lives in that part
of Weymouth Heights, Southern
Pines which is in Sandhills township,
and his name was advanced by a num
ber of prominent citizens this week
as being an ideal man for the com-
missionership if he would consider it.
They cite his broad experience in
business and law, in development work
in the county since becoming a resi
dent here, and add that the fact that
he would be in a position to give a
large share of his time to the job
would prove a great asset. Mr. 01m-
stead has made his home here for
a number of years, coming to the
Sandhills from Coudersport, Pa., his
native town.
It is not known whether Gordon
Cameron or “Chris” Page is in a re
ceptive mood. Both are thoroughly
familiar with county conditions, both
exi)erienced men in agriculture, and
the public would, it is felt, have the
utmost confidence in either.
To Rename Others
Sandhills Crrp in Splendid Shape I was that
While North Georgia Has
Suffered Heavily
REVIVING OLD ORCHARDS
Peach prophets say the outlook for
I’, profitable crop of peaches is bet-
tei- at the pi’esent than since the
hectic evolutions that brought the in
dustry to its knees. The »nen who have
orchards now have weathered the fi
nancial storm that brought many of
them to grief, and ^he cost of operat
ing this spring will be lower than
since the industry gained its import
ance years ago.
Many practical things Tiave ' een
learned about growing and market
ing peaches. The crop is now believed
wherein only those who held paid-
j up membership cards were permitted
I to vote. But both the official and un-
] official polls were fol-^varded after
the meeting to Legion headquarter.s
to become a part of the vote of the
1C,400 posts throughout the country.
Monday’s meeting was in the nature
of a Victory celebration of the suc
cessful 1932 drive for increased Le
gion membership, but all posts had
been requested to ballot on the bonus
question at the meetings.
The following resolution proposed
by J. V’ance Kowe was adopted at the
session:
“Resolved that Sardhill P^'st No.
134 takes a stand as resenting the ac
tion of a Texas post in proposing the
impeachment of Commander Henry
L. Stevens.” The general concensus
of opinion of the veterans present was
Statements to The Pilot
Allen J. Maxwell and R. T. Fountain Define
Reasons For Asking Support for Highest
Office in State
The Pilot mailed to the three (andidates for governor who are ask
ing the vote of the people at *he Democratic primary a letter asking
a statement of not over 500 words as to why thei candidates asked the
people to vote for them. Allen J. Maxwell and R. T. Fountain’s state
ments have 'been received, and J. C B. F^hringhaus writes that his will
be furnished at the earliest opportunity.
Maxwell Says—
I am endeavoring to present a def
inite program of practical issues that
lit the extraordinary conditions that
are imposing exceptional hardships
on our iHJople. Government and pub
lic service exist for the peaople, and
not the people for government and
public service. Of course government,
and its public services, are essential
to the welfare and happiness of the
people, but unless administered in
full understanding of and sympathy
with the people who sustain it, it may
easily become oppressive in the bur
dens imposed to sustain it.
Fountain Says—
Agriculture is the basic industry of
the country and there can be no per
manent rehabilitation until the condi
tions of the farmer are improved,
which qan only be brought about by
lowering his tax burden and giving
him a reasonable return for his prod
ucts. The prosperity of the cities and
the industrial plants of this country
cannot be revived until agriculture is
first revived. As a candidate for
Governor I am in favor of and will
urge with all the power I command:
1. That the Constitutional six
months school term shall be supported
tc be wholly out of the danger of
frost. A fair number of blossoms | t^^at Commander SU>vens ^as only do-
have set fruit and the trees are in | liuty in accoidance with
the mandate of the Detroit conven
tion when he announced some days
ago that the Legion as a body was
cpposed to immediate ,.ayment of ad-
promises “the most entertaining of-
fair in the club’s history,” a big or
der.
Herbert V’ail, Howard Burns and I.
C. Sledge have been named as a '
committee to arrange a Kiwanis Club. . .
tournament in the near future. I ‘=«"‘>‘t.on of vigor to brmg the
I fruit to marketable shape. Some of
u i the orchards that had been set aside
Ueorge Mcuonald, O/, |as done for are being groomed for
Dies Suddenly Here the summer. Pruning has not been ex-
: pensive. Fertilizers are cheaper.
Stroke of Paralysis Fatal To material is less costly and
Frrmer Resident of Candor, jmpre is known about the use of sprays
Lived Here Two Years than ever before. Some of the wise old
I peach men say that with the hard
George McDonald, G7 years old, | >ut'k in North Georgia the general
died in Aberdeen early Supday morn-1 crop will be less than in the big years
ing, following a stroke of paralysis ! the pnst, while in North Carolina
1 • . 1 ^ O *. ■ tVi« ■1,-inai.o «-!ii Ko with tViP toned to an eloquent and interesting
sustained last Saturday afternoon tne acieage will be less, witn me | _ _ _ „ .
about 3 o’clock. This was Mr. McDon-i«>n«t‘‘luont better outlook. A small
The piincipal ix>ints in my progiam i j)y State from sources of reve-
ir.ay be i)resented in brief sentences other than real estate and ad va-
as follows: j taxes. Land must be relieved of
Readjust downward of cost of gov- ^ this heavy and unequal burden in
Cl nment—Federal, State and local. I comparison with other property.
Revalue iiroperty for taxation. 2. The present values of real es-
Remove the 15-cent State tax on tate as listed on the tax books are
pioperty for^ schools. indefinite and I shall urge immediate-
Against the short ballot. ly upQ^ the convening of the General
Advocate local self-government that Assembly that a law be passed re-
piotects the rights of the people. quiring an immediate revaluation. I
Would make bank deposits secure. u,.gej this during the last session of
Maintain a constructive and econo
mical program of public education.
Recommend that the State rent to
pu; ils school textbooks at cost.
Economic conditions have changed
and government must change with
them.
I am endeavoring to present as the
major issue the necessity for a com
prehensive readjustment of cost of
the Legislature and am still in favor
of an immediate revaluation, though
the matter was deferred upon the rec
ommendation of the Governor during
the last session of the Legislature.
•S. I am in favor of land being re
lieved of the bur.Jen of the support of
I he loads and believe that those whO'
use the roads should bear the burden
of the support thi’ough gasoline and
justed compensation certificates.
Inconsistent Votes
In other words, Sandhill post on, . , ,
Monday night voted approval of Com-1
mander Stevens in upholding the man
date of the national convention and at
the same time went on record itself
to desert that mandate.
•After the bonus voto the post lis-
ald’s third stroke.
Although he had been in feeble
heal'th he was able to be up and
Sunday morning seemed unusually
well. He came down town to the bar
ber shop and visited several stores.
Oj; his way home he stopped at the
, home of his cousin, Mrs. Cleveland
So far no opposition seems to haye,
crop is predicted from other peach-
growing states.
Up the Candor way the orchards
are looking good. Old orchards have
been dropping out, with not many new
trees going in, which is bringing some
of the old warriors of the industry to
the notion that an orchard now is a
good thing to ITftve. That is why some
, - , . , . . . « ctiiu iL juM iitj waft r*-' v ^ . 1 r’ T o* ^,1:^ ' posuiff soiiit’ i.iiri)! laiiL umnLiuiiai - | and D
developed m other districts of Je sinkingjof the old orchards that have still C. J.
county to the renomination of the ,.nPonsrim,sness fmm! sufficient vitality are being put in bnng in the progiam of the coast-to-^ 1.
. . rapidly into unconsciousness from 1 ■“'^tticient vitality are being put
present county commissioners, G. C. 1 never roused, death coming I for the crop production that
Shaw from the upper end, ilbur G o’clock Sunday morn- i expected of them.
H. Currie from Carthage, Frank Cam- * |
sted has made his home here for ^ consecrated | CrOWd Out tO
ern Pines section and Evander Mathe- i ^-hristian gentleman of the Baptist
son from the Eagle Spnngs section., inspiration to all who
It IS thought probable that these four A.berdeen
will continue to serve on the board. |
Another name which has been infor-'
government an.i public service. We, fra/ichise taxes. I have heretofore
n.ultiplied this cost four times in ten worked and hel.rpd to bring about aid
years when we thought we were rich, of the county roads from gasoline
and now have the disabrtHjable but taxes and the relief of land from this
lU'cessary task of a substantial read- burden.
1. The health of our people and
Is, increasing and confiscatory taxa- their education, I consider are of first
tion, or abandonment of necessary importance and I shall urge the prop-
public services. ' er support of our schools and health
I am not only proposing this course department as they are of primary
for the State government and its in- importance and if it is necessary to
stitutions and agencies, but I am in- cu'tail expenses I believe the unneces-
address by* H. c! Renegar of Sanford i similar course should sary should be eliminated first. While
in which he briefly sketched the be- i followed by local governments, to ' j believe in the sti ictest economy in
pinnings of the legion and the objec-1“substantial relief from j.,„vernment, yet I believe in efficiency
tives to be reached in its program, i‘axes on property, and by but from my experience and observa-
Following this speech the meeting was i tl’e Fwleral government to prevent ^ tion, we are being governed by too
adjourned and mess call sounded. imposition of heavy and burden- any commissions, boards and bu-
During refreshments Mr. Stout of]-'*""’'^ ^ | reaus, whose duties are over-lapping
Sanford was called upon for an im- 1 ^ that a frugal gov-' and in instances some boards are
ipromptu speech ami responded in |'^> should be none the less ser-| without necessary duties. 1 am in
I lighter vein. Throuyh the courtesy of |to its people, and I am pro-! favor of abolishing all unnecessary
nstalled to |I’Osing some important additional ser-1boards and bureaus and combining the
are now being perform-
mally suggested to fill the vacancy
caused by Mr. Seymour’s withdraw-
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BILLY HUNTLEY, ABERDEEN,
HURT IN BASEBALL GAME
An accident to Billy Huntley, pop
ular young Aberdeenian, marred the
baseball game between Southern Pines
and Aberdeen Tuesday afternoon on
the Southern Pines diamond. In try
ing to slide to second base Huntley’s
face came into violent contact with
“Peewee” Bowers’ knee, knocking
Huntley unconscious. After first aid
treatment by Dr. E. M. Poate, he was
taken to the Moore County Hospital
where an X-ray revealed that the
left cheekbone was fractured. Al
though the accident was painful it is
not expected that there w’ill be any
serious results. Huntley was able to
return to his home in Aberdeen yes
terday.
Aberdeen won the game, 18 to 4.
from his old home near Candor.
The funeral services were conduct
ed at his old home church, Macedonia
near Candor, on Monday afternoon at
3 o’clock. I
Besides his widow, he leaves stir- j
Hear “Bob” Reynolds
Candidate for United States Sen
ator Stales His Case in
Carthage Speech
coast hook-up sponsored by national j d't'otial cost or taxes. | e(i by some of these boards with
headquarters, but through no fault of For illustration, our public schools j ether departments which will great-
his Old Man'Static and the adjusted I can be made much more efficient by j ly reduce the cost of our State gov-
compensation arguments prevented i a State rental system of school books, j trnment without impairing its effi-
this feature of the evening. j putting their use in reach of all pu-
The Carthage post at its meeting I pils, and at the same time providing
Monday night voted 36 to 0 for im
mediate payment of the bonus.
A stand for a change in the prohi
bition laws is a stand for more pro
hibition than we have now, accord
ing to Robert R. Reynolds, of Ashe-
viving him four children, Mrs. W. F., ^ ^
Roy! '''^1^^’ candidate for the seat of Cam-
Mc-'
Caddell of Wilmington, Mrs.
Leary of Edenton, Miss Nolie
Donald, technician of Marlboro coun
ty hospital, Bennettsville, S. C., and
Charlie McDonald of Jackson Springs:
two half brothers and a half sister,
Zeb Fry and Jarvis B’ry and Mr».
Emma Arnett of Carthage, and two
grand-childrein, W. F. Caddell, Jr.,
and Mildred Anne McniDonald.
FASHION SHOW NETS OVER
$100 FOR COUNTY HOSPITAL
The fashion show and tea given by
Madame et La Jeune Fille and the Lit-
tlecote Antique Shop jointly in the
Village Court, Pinehurst on Tuesday
afternoon was a great success, netting
over $100 for the Moore County Hos
pital.
eron R. Morrison in the United States
Senate fi’om North Carolina. The elo
quent attorney from the western end
of the state addressed a large and
enthusiastic meeting at Carthage last
Saturday and told his hearers why
he favored doing away with the pres
ent liquor control system. He is for
control by government rather than
by bootleggers, he said. He told his
audience there were something like
40 places of the salon type in this
state to-day to one that existed be
fore the Volstead act, that jails were
more crowded with liquor law viola
tors today than thty ever were be
fore prohibition, that the law had
fostered a disrespect for all law, and
that the only remedy is government
control.
NOTED DENTAL SURGEON TO
SHOW FII.M OF GI’EKATIONS
.1 large saving to parents. In the city
of Durham, where a local rental sys-
ciency.
5. Government has become too
much centralized in our state and na
tion and the control of the govern-
tem has been in effect for years, ac- ment is sought to be removed frojii the
The Moore County Dental Society
will hold a meeting at the Pinehurst
Theatre tomorrow, Saturday evening
at eight o’clock. The guest and
speaker of the evening will be Dr.
W'alter Barry of Newark, New Jersey,
a Fellow of the American College of
Surgery and an international author
ity on surgery of the face and jaws.
Dr. Barry wil? present moving pic
tures of various difficult operations
which he has performed and give a
descriptive talk of the same. Through
Dr. Daniels and Dr. Herr the Moore
County Dental Society issues an in
vitation to dentists in surrounding
counties and throughout the state to
attend this meeting.
John N. Powell, postmaster of
Southern Pines, continues n a criti
cal condition at his home on Bennett
street. Mr. Powell has been ill for
several months, and is not gaining
curate records show that the rental
charges have averaged, over a period
of years, 19.3 per cent of the purchase
cost of books and supplies furnished.
As an example of waste that should
be eliminated, I say that wo should
find some kind of useful employment
for ei&hteen hundred idle prisoners
in State’s prison that would relieve
taxpayers of this heavy tax. I be
lieve it can be done without put* ing
them in competition with free labor,
and without hiring them out to con
tractors.
I would conserve, rather than de
stroy the large plant of the central
prison. A small fraction of the cost
of a new plant would buy materials
which could be used by prison labor to
make it fire-proof, comfortable and
sanitary.
While I offer a definite program of
constructive service to the people, I
give my solemn pledge that I have no
understanding o(r obligation, direcjt
or indirect, express or implied, that
i>« not made openly to all the people.
people through what is called the
short ballot, which denies the average
citizen the right to vote for his of
ficers who serve him and only have
a Governor elected in North Carolina
and he appoint all other officers. This
is too much power to be exercised by
any one officer or individual and is
nothing but a dictatorship, which I
am absolutely opposed to. I am op
posed to the short ballot in any form,
f.nd have always 'been.
6. The cost of government must be
leduced and land and ad valorem
taxes be substantially lowered and in
order to do this we must have a
shift in the tax burden and all classes
bo required to carry their just pro
portion. The most expensive govern
ment known to history is a govern
ment by bureaus, boards and com
missions and the State of North Car
olina is overloaded ■with too many
boards, bureau and commissions,
which must be abolished and if elect-
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