MOORE COUNTY’S
LEADING NEWS-
WEEKLY
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A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 12, NO. 38.
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Aberdeen and Southern Pines, North Carolina, Friday August 19, 1932,
* FIVE CENTS
WILL MAKE 1ST
FARM TOUR OF
COUNTY TUESDAY
Trip Has Been Arranged to Cov
er Varied Types of Farm
Enterprises
LEAVE CARTHAGE AT 8 A M
Ten Years for Kidnaping Attempt
Thi' first farm tour ever held in
the county will be conducted next
Tuesday, August 23rd. On this tour
different types of farming: will be
seen. The plan now is to leave from
the Courthouse at Carthajje at about
8:00 o'clock.
The first stop at 8:45 will be at the
farm of Frank Maness near High
Falls, where the tourists will look
over the lespedeza fields and the ef
fects on the crop from the turning
under of lespedeza peas, etc., for soil
improvement work.
The second stop at 9:30 will bo at
the farm of Geo. Purvis. Mr. Purvis
is conducting a good-sized poultry
plant which should bo of interest to
a great many people.
The third stop at 10:15 a. ni. will |
be at the farm of W. C. Garner |
where a crop rotation is being car
ried on under supervision of E. C.
Blair, Extension Agronomist. Hctre
will again be seen lesped*;za, alfal
fa End terracing work being carried
on at this farm.
The fourth stop at 11:10 will be
at the farm of D. A. Dunlap on Bear
Creek. He is also conducting a crop
rotation, with clover, alfalfa and
beans.
After leaving Mr. Dunlap’s farm
the company will come back to Car
thage and get lunch around 12
o’colck.
The first stop after dinner 1:15
will be at the PineKurst Farm on Lit
tle River, being conducted by T. G.
Ragsdall, where the cattle and hogs
being raised at this f will be
looked over.
At 2 o’clock the tour will arrive
at the farm of Walter McCaskill,
Here will be seen the results of grow-i
ing corn after vetch. This should be
of much intere.st to all the group^as
a soil building program should be
something of interest to everyone at
fhis time. Mr. McCaskill has made a
gor'd succcs.i of this work.
At 2:45 the group will arrive at
the farm of Neil T. Blue where again
it will see the results of growing corn
after vetch. Both Mr. Blue and Mr.
McCaskill have made good with this
and, what they have done. Others
can do it by devoting a little atten
tion to this work.
At 3:00 the party will arrive at
the farm of Marvin Davis to see the
livestock work he is carrying on and
the building of permanent pastures at
this place. This is something else
that should be of interest to any
group of farmers.
Effort has been put forth to ar
range this trip so that it will be of
interest to as many people a.s possi
ble. E. H. Garrison, Jr., County
Agent, says: “If it is impossible for
you to make all the trip, then please
try to take in as much of it as you
possibly can. If you can not do this
then please try to meet us .it some
of the places indicated on the pro
gram.”
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10 YEAR PRISON
SENTENCE GIVEN
DEANS & LUCAS
Roseland Youths Who Threiten-
ed Verner Z. Reed Offer
No Defense
r.ARGE CROWD AT TRIAL
Boosts Field Day
The above picture of Joe Lucas and Howard Deans was taken soon
after their capture by Deputy Sheriff Fuller Currie, center. They wove sen
tenced to 10 years in State’s Prison by Judge Oglesby
SENTIMENT HERE i
IS NOT IN FAVOR I
OF B. E. F. CAMP
Proposed Establishment of Camp
Near Niagara Is Advised
Afiainst by Citizens
TO LOCATE ELSEWHERE
VASS-LAKEVIEW SCHOOL
AVILL OI'EN SEPT. 6
The Vass-Lakeview Public Schools
will open on September 6 at 9 a. m.,
and parents are requested to enter
their children at the beginning of
school. The teachers are as follows:
Elementary: first grade. Miss Jes
sie Mae Sugg, Ellerbe; second. Miss
Bessie Cameron, Vass. first and sec
ond, Miss Ruth McNeill, Vass; third.
Miss Beulah McLean, Raeford; fourth.
Miss Lois Buchanan, Broadway; fifth
Miss Exie Beasley, Apex; fourth and
fifth. Miss Elizabeth Wood, Newton;
sixth, Miss Lena Mae Palmer, San
ford; seventh, Miss Neolia McCrum-
men, We.st End.
High School—History, mathematics
and coach, A. M. Calhoun, Laurin-
burg; English, Miss Christine Price,
'Ellerbe; Agriculture; C. R. Am
mons, Elizabethtown; French and
science, John McCrummen, Principal;
Music, Miss Martha McKaj% Buie’s
Creek.
Following an announcement in the
state press Thursday morning that
200 acres of land in Moore county had
been donated as a camp for the B.
E. F. of North Carolina, the donor,
J. H. Stevenson, World war veteran,
had a conference with Mayor Dorsey
Stutz and town commissioner L. V.
O’Callaghan of Southern Pines. In
the course of the conference it devel
oped that there was a decided senti
ment in the community against the
establishment of the camp here, and
it wks learned that many of the lead
ing citizens of the section had advised
against it. Before the conference was
over Mr. Stevenson said that if the
Sandhills did not want the camp here
he would not press the matter, and
would look for a location elsewhere.
T. F. Carey of Atlanta, general com
mander of the B. E. F., was expected
to arrive later in the day to further
discuss the situation.
The Charlotte Observer in its
Thursday morning issue carried the
following story, which is quoted in
part:
‘‘At a meeting yesterday in the of
fice of Attorney C. B. Woltzz at the
Law Building, trustees and other of
ficers v’’ere appointed, and plans
were formulated for a rally on the
camp grounds Sunday, August 28, in
which the commanders and staff of
the various veterans’ organizations
over the state will be invited to at
tend.
Mr. Woltz said he v.’as drawing up
a charter i>f the new’ forcc for filing
with the .secretary of state. It was
explained that the certificate of in
corporation would not conflict with
the state laws.
“The donation of the land follow,
ed the segregation of the bonus army
THIS MATTER OF
TAX REDUCTION
HAS MANY SIDES
Pilot Correspondent Makes
Search of Collector’s Records to
Get Interesting Information
30.5 HAVE PAID SINCE JUNE
The question of making things eas
ier for the over-burdened tax payer is
a many-sided one as perhaps all who
have given the matter serious study
hav3 already realized. Recently, in its
report published in the papers of the
county, the executive ronimittee of
tlie newly organizzed Moore County
Taxpayers’ League stated that a study
of the county tax situation had
brought out that postponement of the
tax sale from June to October is cost
ing the county !?450 extra in salary to
the tax collector, whereas if done as
provided in the machinery act the
county would be saved this amount.
In a discussion of the matter, the
suggestion has been made to The Pi
lot that advertising lands of the de
linquent tax payers the first of June
would impose an added burden on
many of the citizens as there are
numerous farmers who are unable to
pay before the returns from their
dewberries, peaches, tobacco and other
farm crops come in, however much
they want to pay promptly. If the ad-
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CHILD RECEIVES SLIGHT
INJURY IN AUTO COLLISION
Shortly after eleven o’cluck Tues
day morning a car driven by Louise
Chatfield and occupied by her and
several girl friends collided with the
car of M. W. Swearingen, as he was
leaving the Southern Pines depot with
the mail from train No. 4. Both cars
were somewhat damaged and Dana
Ujley, the seven-year-old daughter of
Roger Utley of Pinehurst, was slight
ly injui’ed and was taken to the of
fice of Dr. Walter McLeod for treat
ment.
“Just let the word go out that
if you start any kidnapping business
down here in North Carolina, the pen
itentiary is right here in Raleigh,”
■'^aid Judge John M. Oglesby as he
discussed the matter briefly just
prior to pronouncing the sentence of
“not less than ten years nor more
than fifteen years in the penitentiary,
to wear .stripes” on Joe Lucas and
Howard Deans, two young white men
charged with entering into a con
spiracy to extort from Verner Z.
Keed, wealthy Pinehurst resident, the
sum of 155,000 under threat that if
Keed diil not deposit the said sum in
a i)ackage at Deep River Church at
9 |). m. on June 3, they would use
high explosives on the property of
Air. Reed and kidnap and harm his
children. The Judge expressed sym-
rathy for the young men, but held to
the <»pinion that the way to stop crime
is to punish the criminals.
The court room and gallery were
filled with people who leaned for
ward in an effovt to hear every word
spoken in this case which has at
tracted unusual interest, coming as it
did so soon after the kidnapping of
the Lindbergh baby, but although per
fect quiet reigned in the room, only
those nearest the bar were able to
hear the defendants as they replied
to the Judge’s questions. Toward the
end of the case Lucas sat with his
hands over his face.
The defendants submitted and the
case did not go to the jury. Mr. Reed
and Officer Currie were the only wit
nesses placed on the stand. They told
of the letter received by Mr. Reed,
of the plan worked out for trapping
the conspirators, of Mr. Reed’s driv
ing by the appointed place and de
positing a dummy box containing
several marked bills, of the nabbing
of Lucas when he appeared a few
minutes later and of his implicating
Deans, who was arrested shortly
thereafter. Mr. Reed stated that in
fifteen minutes after he had received
the letter threatening his children, he
had them on their way to another
State.
The defendants were not called to
the witness stand, but were question
ed by the Judge as they sat directly
in front of him. It was brought out
that Lucas, who is said to be of low
mentality and can neither read nor
write, had asked Deans to write the
letter for him, for which service
Deans was to receive $500 of the
money. Lucas claimed that in mak
ing his plans he did not think of the
anxiety the letter would cause the
parents of the threatened children,
and said that he did not intend to
carry out the threats. The father of
(HAS. \N. l*IC(iUET
PEACH SEASON
FALLS SHORT OF
EARLY PROMISE
Orchardists Are Thought to
Have Come Through in Fair
Shape, However
SPORTS LOVERS
ARE PROMISED
NOVELPROGRAM
Preparations Going Forward for
Ba.seball Field Day at Pine
hurst Race track
KEEN COMF»ETITION
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Baseball Will Occupy Center of
Sports Stage Here Next Week
Vass-Lakeview Half a Game
Ahead of Aberdeen with Four
Games to Play
With the last of the peach crop roll-
iog toward the northern markets the
teams of the Moore County League
will have a fUll schedule next week
in an effort to work in as many of
the postponed games as possible.
Southern Pines has but one game yet
to play in order to complete its sche
dule, a postponed game with Aber
deen. This game will probably be play
ed some time next week and may have
a decided bearing on the pennant
chances of Aberdeen. Aberdeen and
Vass-Lakeview, the league leaders,
have four games each to play with
Vass-Lakeview a half a game in the
lead at present, due to the defeat of
Aberdeen by the tailenders Wednes
day. Interest next week will center in
those games which affect the stand
ings of the leaders. Considering Wed
nesday’s game as fluke, thei>e is lit
tle choice between the teams, yet
some of the teams in the lower brack
ets may upset either of vhe leaders.
STANDINGS
W
L
Pc
Vass
....15
5
.750
Aberdeen
.15
6
.700
So. Pines
. .11
J2
.477
Pinehurst
H
10
•44*
West End
.... 7
10
.411
Camei’on .
.... 7
10
.411
Thomastpwn.. fi
10
.357
Carthage
7
12
.368
Vass Noses Out Aberdeen
In a close and exciting ball game
at Vass Saturday, Vass-Lakeview
nosed out Aberdeen 11-10. Vass-Lake
view was leading all the way until
the eighth, when Aberdeen scored five
runs to put them in the lead 10-8.
However, Martin, who had been
pitching fine ball for Aberdeen after
relieving D. Maurer in the third,
weakened, and Vass scored two runs
in the last of the eighth. Aberdeen
failed to break the tie in the first
THE SEASON REVIEWED
The Sandhills peach .reason is
practically closed, the larger pack-
huo.‘-es having finishetl shipping about
the middle of the week, and the last
daily peach report having been issued
Tuesday morning. While the season
did not hold up to its early season
promise, the observers are inclined to
believe that the orchardists have
come through the season in fair
shape. Some of the growers, particu
larly those specializing in early va
rieties, have made a better than av
erage profit. While prices broke con
siderably on the main crop of Belles
and Elbertas, yet there are few, if
any, growers, who have suffered loss
According to a preliminary review
of the season from the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture prices of North
Carolina peaches on the New York
market have ranged from a high of
$3.7c for Hileys on July 25 to a
low of 7.^c for Elbertas on August
11-13. Prices at North Carolina ship
ping points varied from a high of
$2.50 for Hileys to a low of 90 for
Elbertas on August 12 and 13. Culls
have sold well, however, throughout
the season, and one observer says that
he has never seen the product so en
tirely cleaned up day by day as thi<
year. Waiting trucks rather than
waiting peaches have been the rule
throughout the entire season.
The following general comment on
the North Carolina season is taken
from the Federal-State Marketing
Service report for August 17:
Before the opening of the 1932
North Carolina peach season, pros
pects were excellent but, as the sea
son advanced, there were certain fac
tors effecting the marketing of the
crop that resulted in returns far be
low pre-season expectations. The op
timistic viewpoint for the 1932 sea
son was due primarily to the very
light crop in Georgia and also in
Tennessee, Illinois and .Arkansas.
Dry weather during the latter part of
the season cut Georgia’s production
from early estimates of around 3,-
000 to 4,000 cars to an actual roll
of slightly more than 2,000 cars.
There was an appreciable amount
of the North Carolina crop sold on
pre-season contracts ranging mostly
from $1.50 to $2.00 per bushel.
Throughout the Hiley movement, the
f. 0. b. prices substantiated the con
tract prices but shipinonts from Geor
gia, 5<orth Carolina and South Car
olina were very light during this per
iod. For example: During the week
ending July 23rd, only 77 cars were
shipped from North Carolina, 157
from Georgia and 12 fr^i South-fihr-
olina. The movement continued light
the following week (ending July 30th)
and the total shipments from the
above mentioned three states was only
404 cars. Soon after the start of
Belles, however, f. o. b prices drop
ped from $2.50 per bushel on U. S.
No. 1 stock 2 inch minimum to $2.00.
Georgia reached her peak movement
August 2nd and California shipped as
Airangements for the Moore Coun
ty Baseball League Field Day to be
held at the Pinehurst Race Track
Labor F)ay, Monday, September 5th,
beginning at 1:00 p. m., are going
on apace and a novel and interesting
program is assured.
Members of the baseball teams are
now putting in extra time practic
ing for the events and there is no
doubt about keen, competitive events,
preceeding the big baseball game be
tween iiicked players from North
Moore County, consisting of Thomas-
town, Carthage, Vass-Lakeview and
Cameron and from South Moore
County consisting of West End, Pine
hurst, Aberdeen and Southern Pines.
An added event in the competitive
program is a Catcher’s Throw from
Home Plate to a given point at Sec
ond Base.
A special trophy will also be giv
en t( the individual making the most
points in all these events.
A recapitulation of the program is
herewith given for the day's sports.
Event 1. Fungoe hitting, (Long
distance hitting).
Event 2. Base running. (Time tak
en for the fastest “home-run”)
Event 3. Long distance throwing.
(From field to home plate).
Event 4. Going to first base on
a h;mt.
Event 5. Pitching control.
E\ ent (). Team relay base running.
Event 7. Catcher’s Throw from
Home Plate to second base.
Event 8. Presentation of Cup and
Pennant to winner in the 'Moore
County League.
pjvent 9. Baseball game.
The program will start promptly at
1.00 p. m. and the very small admis
sion price of 10c will be charged with
all proceeds going to the Moore
County Hospital Charity Fund.
700 Unemployed
Register for Work
I’robably Not Over 200 Will Get
Work on Highway Construe*-
tion Jobs
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Around seven hundred men have
registered in Moore county as appli
cants for work in the highway con
struction program soon to be under
taken in this State under provisions
of the Emergency Relief Act, accord
ing to H. Lee Thomas, who is in
charge of the registration in Moore
county.
Ex-service men with dependents
will be given preference v^’hen work
is assigned, with others w'ith families
coming in ahead of those with no de
pendents. It is not expected that
more than 200 of the 700 I’egistered
in this county will be given employ
ment.
There is a petition on file with the
State Highway Department to have
Hig’.iway 74 between Carthage and
Sanford hard surfaced; one petition
ing the department to tar the road
f'Om Lassiter’s Store by wa^v of
Hemp to Seagrove, and a third for
putting in a bridge and straighten
ing' Highway 901 at High Falls.
It is hoped that these three peti
tions will be granted, and all of this
work completed, but there is no as
surance that any rtf it will be done,
according to Mr. Thomas.
MISS ELIZABETH DUTTON DIES
AT SOUTHERN PINES HOME
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Miss Elizabeth Dutton, who has
been in feeble health, suffered a fall
1q her home at 21 north Page street,
Southern Pines, on Monday and pass
ed away Wednesday morning. Miss
Dutton was 59 years of age, and with
her sister, Miss Anno M. Dutton,
come here from their birthplace,
Washington, D. C., in 1912. Her sis
ter survive her. Funeral services were
held in the homo Thursday morning
at 10 o’clock. Pastor Stimson offi
ciating. Interment in Mt. Hope cem
etery followed.