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MOORE COUNTY’S LEADING NEWS- WEEKLY THE A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding VOL. 12, NO. 30. EACue SPRINGS WB.3T LAK EViEW HANLEV JACKSOH SPRlfiOS SOUTH6RN Pm&9 ASHL.6V M&IGHTS PIMCBLUPF ^^<ounan u ^1)1 PILOT FIRST IN NEWS AND ADVERTISING of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina Aberdeen and Southern Pines, North Carolina, Friday, June 24, 1932. FIVE CENTS BENSALEMFOLK MAKING STUDY OF TAX* SITUATION To Meet Again Saturday, June 25, to Study Information from Carthage ARE AFTER ACTUAL FACTS Farm Situation Disappointing to Farmers in Many Respects Lack of Money for Taxes and Debt Liquidation Is Source of Worry The Bensalem folks are going af ter the tax situation of the county in active manner, and say they mean to brinf? to public attention the plight in which the county finds itself. Last Saturday a meeting of the citizens of the neighborhood reported that certain inquiries had been made in the court house in Carthage which gave much information concern ing the sources of taxation, the uses of the county money, and the costs of various things for which the money goes. Discussion and inquiry by those present led to ihe apj)oint- ment of another meeting for Satur- It is useless to deny the fact that in many respects the farm situation is disappointing to the farmers this sum mer. The dewberry market, which had a hopeful cast at the opening, has encountered too much wet weather, which has had the effect of softenlngf the berries, and affecting the quali ty and interfering with picking. This had something to do with the lower ed prices, but apparently the general financial condition of the countrj- has also had an influence. While a large sum of money in the final total will come from the dewberry crop, espec ially affording some employment for labor, the farmer has not realized a great return. Many berries have been canned and many have been sold in the community for home use, and day afternoon, June 25j at 'which have gone to ma’ket, bv.t the more information is expected, and at which a more concrete p< licy of action will be presented. The report received from C’arthage was somewhat detailed in its form, but not comprehensive enough to give a basis for the action ihe Bensalem folks are undertaking. The principal outlay of county money appears to be in payment of bonds and bond debt, a predicament that cannot be disposed of by protest. But the Ben- .<alem folks are looking ciitically into the current expenses of the county, and nioi’e critically into demands for «ny further increase in appropriations in any direction for any purpo.se. G. C. Seymour, one of tlie county com missioners, was at the meeting and pave infsrniatioti that vas helpful Let’s Go Fishin’ County Commissioners Repeal Order Requiring License In Countv After July 1, 1932, residents of Moore county will not be lequired to buy county fishing' license to fish in the streams of Moore, ac- bordlnjr to action taken by the com missioners on .Monday of thi.'* week. They voted to repeal the order of February .S, 1930 which lequired the purchase of county fishing li cense, and ordered thut a certified copy of this order be filled with the State Department, of Conseiva- tion and Development. It is rumored, but The Pilot was unable to verify the report, that the new order resulted from agita tion started by a number of white people who got “up in the air” when they heard that an old col ored woman of the Aberdeen sec tion, fishing without license, caught an eel and was required to pay a heavy fine. SCHOOL BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR Joint Meeting Works Out Plan for State and County Sup port of Elise Academy CUT HAULING COSTS a\erage price has been low. One of the active men at the V'ass ‘ market estimated that about a thous and dollars a day is coming to that | market iii cash, and several times as j much more to Cameron. As this is | positive* payments on delivery at the' f f U4U A \|Fl market and not doubt as to what will ■ iai iL/ come from fruit consigned it means; probably .$25,000 or $30,000 weekly to the growers of the fruit, which may be looked on as largely a payment to labor, although the farmer has some thing above labor, cost of his crop. The money coming from the dew-1 Discovery Made in Georgia berries is being felt in the commun-j Opens Vast Field in South for ity. I Commercial Development When the peach money is available the belief is that the financial strin-i GREAT I’OSSIHILITIES LOBLOLLY PINES PRODUCE PAPER Ort' of the greatest um:vt-rci; The county school budget for 1932- 33, which will be submitted to the .Moore County Commissioners for I their approval on the first Monday I in Jul.v, will contain a total of $25,- j 500.00 to be raised by county prop- j erty taxes, as compared to .$30,500.00 , for last year. The tax rate required to { raise the next year’s requirements I will be less than last year, the amount I of the reduction being entirely within 1 the discretion of the County Commis- I sioners. If the Commis.tioners should j feel that tax collections next year i will be good, the levy for schools in \ 1932-33 will probably be reduced 2c I on the hundred, while on the other j hand if the Board should see indica- I tions of poor collections, the reduction j in rate may be less. The rate for the ' State school fund last year was 16c i and that for the county 12c on the hundred. The total rate next year I should be 2Gc or 27c. j The Board of Education met at the courthouse in C’arthage on Monday I at 2:30 o’clock in joint session with ! the Count.v Commissioners for the j)urpose of discussing the county school budget for 1932 33. The com missioners made a number of valuable | suggestions as to certain items that should or shoufd not be included in the school budget. The school board readil;. consented to all suggestions of the tax levying body. The boards workid together rapidly and in per fect h-irmony. The kevnote of the A. FACTS ABOUT EDUC. COMMISSIONERS year is nearly a month shorter than the average for the nation as a whole. 2. In North Caiolina 10 out of every 100 persons 10 years of age anil over are illiterate, whereas this average for the nation is -1.3. 3. In North Caiolina <>4.4 per cent of the children of school age (ages 5-20, Inclusive) attend school, whereas the perceniaae for the na tion is fio.y. 4. In this state 25.5 per cent of the population is urban, whereas for the United States 56.2 per cent of the total population is urban. 5. Approximately 29 per cent of the population of North Carolina is colored, whereas onl.y 10 percent of the natitm’s population is color- ored. 6. North Carolina has a very small foi'eign-boin population, whereas the average for the na tion is 11 per cent. 7. North Carolina has a high birth rate, 24.7 per 1,000 popula tion; the United States average birth rate is 18.9 per 1,000. S. In North Carolina there are 1.5 persons to every child between the ages of 5 to 17, inclusive, whereas for the nation as a whole the I'atio is 2.31 to one.—State School Facts. q ’’NE SALARIES jNTY WORKERS Cut Effects Suvinff of Around S2,()00 a Year in Taxes it will be continued in Bensalem un til results are secui-ed that will be de cisive. Mi'. Seymour was asked many ques tions, some of which he could answer off-hand and some he ha<! to refer to the records at Carthage. He was cor- gency in the .Sandhills will be ma-1 and Jesse Page, McI. Kennedy, Rich-* amelio'ated. Ones w ho &i e.j ard McLean and others took a hand conditions say that money i l ortunities ever opened in the ^>outh i ^as wise econom.v. in the discussion of the things of- i easier now than it has been, and ' —the discovery that white paper can Tlie joint meetinjj worked out a fered. The sentiment is lor a persist-, ^l’<^"'hig inclination to grow better; be made from virtually all its pine plaii which, if accepted by the State ent agitation of the subjects pertain- generally. With the si)ccific influence I forests—was announced at Savannah, ' Equalization and the I’res-ij,.j. vjchools, but the Berk- ing to county finances, and it is said ^he money that is expected to tia., this week. fytery, will enable both grammar \ ii.y-.\bei(lecn colored school gets an the movement is awakening interest ia ! Irom the peach crop prediclions hite paper chemical pulp, made schools at Hemp to operate > t^.acher other sections of the county, and that made that we are out of the ex- \ for the first time from long leaf and eight months next year. The plan will business course will be drop- ■ ■ ■ - ■ • treme low water of !he depression,; loblolly pines, which make up 80 per ,.c.qi,ire the Elise Academy to become | ,,^.,1 g,, ^ regular part of the curricu- althousrh the ^uessMs that recovery is j cent of the South’s pine forests, was « ,,i,nic high school u-uler the fom-' ‘^ffje Butler, who to be slow. One observer went so far; prepared for exhibition to a meeting pi^te control of the Stale and county j (ic-i)artment last year, has as to say that the trouble now is not ! of the Georgia Forestr.v Association | school boaids. All operating expenses' offere I the oppoituni'y of ’con- the .shortage of money, but the short-, at Rome,' , ^vill be borne by the State, county department as an extra. It age of security that v’ll be accepted Th“ discover.v, a closely guarded se-. and local school district without the foi' u loan, ancl uddcd that money is ; ci‘t?t until now, was niacie within the j ii^nposition of niorc proporty taxps. dially received by the gathering, and ‘ plentiful enough if the right security ! pa«t month at Georgia’s experimental ■ Under the plan the State will not only the variouf. inquisitors And speakers it can be found. j paper mill here. The mill is supported. operate both schools for the consti- The first peaches are coming in, | by grants from the State Legislature I tutional six months term, but will and all sign.s indicate excellent fruit >U(I operated by the research divis-! contribute apiv’oxjmately $5,000.00 and plenty of it. Prices are reported i ion of the Georgia Department of j annually for the support of the ex in preliminary trades of .$1.75 up to j Forestry and Geological Development.! tonded term. This will place standard above S2 bushel basket packs at the; The new method of making paper I elementary and high school ad- tiack. But nobody feels confident of, was announced by the 'director of re-1 vantages within reach of all the chil- pre'liminary suggestions as indicative | i*oarch, Dr. Charles H. Herty of Newid,.en of the northern section of the of what pi'ices will be when the ac-1 York, former president of the Ameri- tual tug of battle comes in the sale; can Chemical Society. The process is of the fruit in the Northern markets, i a develoj)ment of his discovery two The opening of the Georgia market' yoai’s ago, that contrary to a fifty- 1 IVf r*T\ pitfipil is awaited with much interest, both to | year-old belief of both scientists and ! *■ * , 4 verify the repoits of the small crop paper experts, white paper and news! JVl3.rri0S 3.1 vOIICOrCl expected down there and also to see; print can be made frovii slash pine, j what the priie is to be from that crop. | But there are only ao-nit 10,000,000; Former Aberdeen Ho.v Will Wed ONLY FOI R ESCAPE The County Commissioners, at an adjourned meeting held on Monday I and attended by ail members of the* I Board except G. C. Shaw, again took I from the hook the old pruning shears I which they had hung up after the I pruning season last June, and after I careful and conscientious considera- 1 tion of the salaries over which they have jurisdiction, proceeded to whack off a bit here and a bit there as they in their judgment thought wise in view' of the existing economic condi tions until the.v had effected a saving of around $2,600, or, to be exact, $2,585.48 according to their figures, a saving which will be g eatly appre ciated by the burdened taxpayers of the county. The salaries of only four I workers on the list escaped the knife. I The salary of the homo demonstra- i tor was reduced from $1000 to $800, which is $400 less than she received in 1930-31; the farm demonstrator’s sal ary was reduced from..$1,500 to $1,- , 200 which is $600 les.s than he was paid by the county in T.t30-31 when ho recei\ed $1,800; th_* health offi cer has been reduced from $2,100 in 1931-32 to .$1,776 for 1932-33; in 1930- 31 he was paid $2,500 b.v the county; the county nurse’s salai'y, which has ijeen $(i.'0 from the county for the past two years, was left unchanged. ' The salaries of these four workers are The Aberdeen schools will open for supplemented by the State, the above the fall term on September 12. Re- figures being the amounts paid by the jjair work on the high Aberdeen Schools To Open Sept. 12 R. C. Zimmerman, Superintend ent. Announces Completion of Facultv showed evidence of a dr^dre to get at the bottom of matters connected with the county’s operation. In line with the action of the meeting is the report of the meeting of the county commi.s- sioners this week. .At the Bensalem gathering the services of the county official*; was right ful.y discussed, and one tiling that resulted was a better idea of what .some of the county employes are doing, special empha sis being laid on the good work of Garrison at the County home, where the crops are caring for the institu tion, and on the home demonstration work and the health ^crvice. On the whole the <Hscussions were not one sided. But they are to go on, and some of the enthusiasts for reform say they will keep busy until the county is on a more rigid basis of tax- reduction, and whefri they get the county straightened up they will tack le the state and then the nation. Please turn to page 5) Typhoid Increase Worrits Officials Vaccination Clinics for This County Announced by Dr. Symington f.ast j'car the la.vout was 13,586 | acres of slash pine in the South, chief-1 cars from Georgia, 2,564 from North | ly in Georgia, Florida and along a Carolina, 1,364 from Tennessee, Geor-j nari'ow strip of the Gul'’ Coast, gia marketing chiefly in July and the! Long leaf and loblolly, the new Miss IMillicent Virginia Ward Tonight hool building county, i. under way and it is expected toi ^''31-32 the nome nave the buii.iing in good, shape bv the , ‘if‘»'«n-^trator received from the Mate, time school opens. There has been „o icompded by , . ,1 . r 1 -f , t .countv officials, $1200 as agamst $1,- ‘ hange m the number of white teach-! * „ „ , , V 236 in 1930-31; the farm demonstra tor received $1,614 as against $2,- (!23.80 the jirevious year. It is to be remembere<l that from their salaries these workers have to pay all their tiaveling expense which amounts to a big sum as they go throughout the county. The health officer received from the State for the year 1931-32 $1- ,117.48 as against $2,500 in 1930-31 and the county nurse $600 for each year. It will be noticed that as the count.v cuts the salaries of these workers, the Stati- also reduces its al- lot;iient foi' the work. The county accountant’s salary is to remain at $1,6"0, the same as last .veal’s. In 1930-31 she drew $1,800. The tax collector is to receive the same amounts as he was paid in 1931- 32 which is $1,800. H’s salary was $3,000 in 1930-31. The auditor’s sal ary was cut from $1,200 to $1,000, and the warden at the county home who in 1930-31 was paid $1,800 and in 1931-32 was paid $1,200 will for the year 1932-33 receive $960. reduction which is expected to save around $1,000 to the county was is hoped that she may decide to do this and that many will take advan tage of it, particularly tl.ose who have , finished their high schcol work and ■ dc'sire the i-pciial training. j The school management is encour-; aiied with the outlook and believes that a good school year is in pros pect. The facult.v has been comjileted and is announced as follows: High School—K, C. Zimmerman, sui.erintendent; L. M. Midgett, Eliz abeth City, English and coach; Miss Lucy Glenn Gill, Raleigh, History and Latin; Miss Nancy Heddingfield, Science; Miss Cliffe Williams, Math' ematics and French. Elementary School—Miss Monte Kimel, Winston-Salem, sixth and sev enth grades; Miss Kathleen Venters, i jailer’s allowance He i.s Jacksonville, sixth grade; Mrs G. A. Charles, fifth grade; Miss Mary Me-1 (Please turn to page 5) One of the mo.'=t brilliant and meau- other two states mostly in August. I white paper pines, cover 100,000,000 tiful weddings of the summer season^ Arkansas and Illinois together last acres, not only constituting the bulk will take place tonight (Friday) when! ^^^'theh, fourth grade; Miss Elvie | year marketed about 10,000 cars, but i of southern forests, but also being'Miss Millicent Virginia Ward of Con-! ^ Black Creek, third NeW' ReVenUC mo.stly in the west where Carolina scattered through the States of Vir-1 cord becomes the wife of Julian Har-Ruth \\ ooten, second grade; Miss, ^ ^ peaches find small outlet. Some Geor-I ginia. North Carolina, Georgia, Flor-j old McKeithen of Aberdeen and Win- H^i'a Gilbert, first grade; Miss Nina gia stuff aisp splits the western mar-1 ida, Mississippi, .Alabama, Louisiana, ket with Arkansas and ^I'inois, beat-1 Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Tex- ing both of them to market, so a a* and Oklahoma. An alarming increase in typhoid fev er, diphtheria and intestinal diseases of yoting children during the past year and especially in the past four months is causing deep concern to the,State Board of Health and has caused Dr. J. M. Parrott, State health j grain is one of the salvations of the small Georgia crop, divided as it us ually is, is less competitive with North Carolina which comes later. Cotton does not look good. The weath er has not been encouraging, and re duced fertilizer applications are in evidence. The acreage is less and the crop will be smaller. Tobacco is less in acreage, and not looking well. Corn is not what it might be. The grain crops harvested are not turning out as well as last year, yet the small officer, to issue a warning to the people and an appeal to local gov ernment agencies to help combat the diseases. Giving figures to show the huge in crease, Dr. Parrott calls on county and municipal officials to take vig orous action and supply more funds, else there will be a continued and very serious increase in typhoid, diphtrer- Please turn to page 6) county for many people are going to be provided with flour and feed. Gar dens are in excellent shape, and there the farmer is winning this summer. All signs indicate that he will have ample subsistence, but the spectre that haunts him is taxes, and debt is a ghastly presence in front of those who see interest and mortgages con fronting them. Otherwise the farmer in spite of low prices would be in pretty safe positioi^ So the discovery ]>romises the United States its own domestic source for vast supplies of white paper. Two varieties of southern pine re main untested for white paper man ufacture. Both will be tried out in the Savannah plant. Dr. Herty said no reason is known for anticipating fail, ure with them. They are the Virginia pine, which grows in Virginia and to some extent in North Carolina and the higher elevations of Georgia, and short leaf or “Old Field’ pine, which is widely distributed through those parts of the South having red soil. SHOOTS HIMSELF IN ARM Tommy Morris, stepson of Harry Green, gunning on the home farm near Littleton, N. H., Monday, had the misfortune to shoot himself in the hand and arm and is now in the Lit tleton hospital. Tommy was promot ed to the Senior class of the Southern Pines High School last month. ston-Selem. The ceremony will take place soon after sunset in Central Methodist Church, Concord, with the pastor, Rev. H. G. .Allon, officiating. The musical program for the even ing will be provided by Idiss Margaret Hartsell, organist; Miss Dorothy Thompson, pianist, and Miss Mary B. W’illiams, vocal soloist. The groomsmen are John Leonard Brown, Jr., and William B. Ward, Jr., of Concord; Judge Roy L. Deal and William McCorkla, Jr., of Winston- Salem; Neil A. McKeithen of Lum- berton, and Dr. John McL. Adams of Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. D. L. Little, sister of the groom will be dame of honor; and Miss Mary Gwyn Hickerson of Le noir will be maid of honor. Little Miss Jean DeHart of Durham will be flow’- er girl and Dan I. McKeithen, Jr., of Aberdeen will carry the ring. The bride will be given in marriage by her father, W. B. Wa:d and the groom will be attended by his broth er, D. I. McKeithen of Aberdeen as best man. Hunter, siecial, and J.'iss Margai'et j Gibson, Laurel Hill, fir.M. and second grades at Pinebluff. Music in the Aberdeen schools will be taught by Mrs. D. I. McKeithen, who announces her rater as follows: $4.00 per month for full time, 8 les sons; $2.50 for half time, 4 lessons. DEDICATION SERVICE AT YATES-THAGARD SUNDAY Act Now in Effect Increased Postal Rate. However, Not Operative Until July 6th An all day service at Yates-Thag- ard Church will be observed on next Sunday, June 26th, to which services the community is invited. Preaching service will be at 11 o'clock in the morning, with dinner followiiig serv ed on the grounds. In the afternoon a dedication service will be held at which time the sermon will be deliver ed by the Rev. J .E. Ascue, professor of Bible at Campbell College and first pastor of the church. A special musi cal program by three quartettes will be a feature of the afternoon service. It is hoped that all friends of this church will be present. The “Revenue Act of 1932” became a law on June 6, 1932, at 5 p. m. Ex cept as otherwise provided the act took effect upon that date. The effective dates of the various revenue producing provisions of the bill are as follows: Income tax act—January 1, 1932. Additional estate taxes—June 6, 1932, after 5 p. m. Gift taxes—June 6, 1932, after 5 p. m. Manufacturers’ excise taxes—June 21, 1932. Miscellaneous taxes—June 21, 1932. Tax on use of boats—July 1, 1932. Increased postal rates on mail mat ter of the first class—July 6, 1932. Increased postal rates on advertis ing portion of any publication enter ed as second class matter subject to zone rates of postage under existiniT law—July 1, 1932.