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MOORE COUNTY’S
LEADING NEWS
WEEKLY
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A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 12, NO. 41.
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FIRST IN NEWS,
tlRClLATION &
ADVERTISING
of the Sandhill Territory of4.^Torth Carolina
Aberdeen and Southern Pmes, North Carolina, Friday, Sepiember {), U)32.
FIVE CENTS
Board Votes
Postponement
ot Tax Sale
Property To Be Advertised in
November Instead of Now To
Let Farmers Market Crops
Auto Thieves Arrested After
Robbing Filling Station Here
I’air Captured at Cheraw May
He Hold-Up Men Wanted
in Massachusetts
SEEK LOAN OF $15,000^
The sale of real estate for taxes was
postponed from October to the first
Monday in December by the County
Commissioners as they sat in regular
session on Monday with all members
of the board present except C. G.
Shaw, who has been ill for several
months. Property will be advertised
in November instead of in Septem
ber as was formerly planned.
This action was taken by the board
to allow the farmers time to market
their crops and thus get money with
which to pay their taxes, and the tax
collector was ordered to keep a rec-
Around 11 o’clock Sat.urday morn-
a good-looking eight cylinder Pierce
Arrow automobile occupied by two
young men drov'e up to Doss’ filling
station a couple of miles north of
Vass on Federal Route 1, and one of
the men asked that twenty gallons of
gas be put in the tank. When the
eighteenth gallon had flowed in, the
car suddenly sped away, leaving the
astonished operator of the filling sta
tion with the automobile gas tank cap
in his hand where the pay for the
gas should have been.
Mr. Doss hastened to Vass to tel-
ephore Southern Pines officers to
stop the car, and luckily, he realized
a little later that they would prob
ably be farther along the route than
that afid sent the message to Cheiaw,
South Carolina. He also notified the
Moore County sheriff.
Upon receipt of the message, the
chief of police in Cheraw drove out
to the bridge across the Pee Dee and
ord and report to the board on the ^ distance up this wav, and
first Monday the number of taxpay- immediateelv he heard the car
ers taking advantage of this exten- •
sion of time. j enty-five miles an hour. He hurried
The chairman and cleik of t e bridge and blocked the
boaril were authorizzed to make ap
plication to the Local Governmeint
Commission at Raleigh to approve a
loan of .$15,000 in anticipation of 1932
ta.xes and other revenue and to exe
cute a note in the name of the county
due not later than July 31, 1933 for
said amount, and to borrow said sum
of $15,000 for the County General
fund.
A reduction of ten per cent was
ordered in the salaries of all elective
officers and deputy sheriffs fixed by
legislative act to be effective Septem
ber 1, 1932, this action being taken
under the authority of Chapter 429,
Public Laws 1931, Section 21. This
reduction is a total ten per cent re
duction and not an additional ten per
cent, to the reduction heretofore made
by the board.
Ask New Road
The board voted to I’ecommend to
the State Highway Commission the
building of a new road from the Ra
chael Field on the J. A. Cole estate
through the lands of said J. A. Cole
estate, J. L. Rice and J. M. Cole heirs,
connecting with the Cameron Jessup
road on the top of the hill near P.
A. Fisher’s place. It was also voted
to recommend that the State take
over and maintain the road leading
from State Highway 70 through
Jackson Hamlet and intersecting with
the Dairy road near Pinehurst.
It was ordered that one lot in Aber
deen listed in the name of J. Vance
Rowe, Agent be reduced in valuation
in the amount of .$1,300 on account of
the destruction of the house by fire
in January of this year. This is
known as the “Fouts Property.”
Mamie Maness, colored of Sheffield
township was relieved of a $15 val
uation on one acre of land improperly
listed.
The valuation on a tract in Mineral
Springs township listed in ihe name
of Curtis Wigg was raised from $2,000
to $4,000 for 1932 taxation to equal
ize values.
It was decided to recommend to the
State Commissioner of Revenue that
Will Spain, colored, of Southern Pines
be relieved of the State tax as a boot-
black.
The following were allowed money
for support; Will Hampton, colored,
of Carthage, $5 for two months begin-
nihg with September; Mrs. Leevis
Hancock, Steeds Route 1, $5 per
month for September, October and
November; Mrs. Lula Jane Jordan $5
per month until further notice.
way and in fifteen minutes from the
time he received the message ho had
his men. In just about an hour,
probably a fraction less, from the
time the gas was stolen in Moore
county, the men were in the hands of
the law in a town some eighty miles
away. They readily admitted getting
the gas without paying for it.
Car Stolen in New York
The Cheraw officer communicated
with the Moore county sheriff’s office
and Sheriff McDoralrd and Deputy
Sheriff Kelly hurried down to take
charge of the men. Further findings,
however, kept them from being turn
ed over to the county. It was suspect
ed that the car was a stolen one, so
investigations were made and it was
learned that the car had been stolen
a few days before from a suburb of
New York city. As transporting a
stolen automobile from one state to
another is a Federal offense, the men
are being held for the chief of police
in that place. In {he pocketbook of
one of the men was a clipping telling
that a man had been held up and rob
bed by two men at some place in
Massachusetts on Wednesday or
Thursday night of last week and the
officer.s were of the opinion that
these were the two who had robbed
the man (getting only $1.(55) and they
Most Valuable
1
BIG FIELD DAY
ATTRACTS 3,000
TO RACE TRACK
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HOUSE NEAR PINEHURST
TRACK BURNS TO GROUND
A house belonging to Pinehurst,
Inc., situated on the Aberdeen-Pine-
hurst highway opposite the side en
trance to the Pinehurst race track
burned to the ground yesterday morn
ing. It was the largest of the white
houses which border the road which
skirts the track, and was occupied by
Edward Jelly who operates a
boarding house for horsemen during
the winter racing season. The roof
was ignited from sparks from a chim
ney, and the house was well ablaze
before the Pinehurst Fire Department
could arrive at the scene.
Firemen concentrated their efforts
on saving the adjacent houses and
such furniture in the Jelly house as
could be 1‘emoved.
Excitins Hall Game, Won by
North County Stars, Tops
Off Program of Events
MONTESANTI WINS ClfP
CONSTANTINO MONTESANTI
Montesanti, all-around player of
the Southern Pines team of the Moore
County League, was voted the most \
valuable player to his team for the
season of 1932. The silver loving cup
was awarded him at the annual Field
Day at Pinehurst on Monday after
noon.
TAX LEAGUE BUSY
PREPARING FIGHT
FOR REDUCTION
New County Organization En
rolling Members for Action
Against Governmental Costs
STUDY SCHOOL EXPENSES
PRICES HIGH AT OPENING
OF NEW.BRIGHT BELT
Marketing of the New Bright Belt
tobacco crop began on Tuesday of this
week with prices far above initial of
ferings a year ago. W'ith the crop
estimated at only 60 per cent of that
of last season indications point to
prices holding up a big return for
those farmers who have not abandon
ed tobacco for other crops. Farmers
were particularly pleased with the
prices for lower grade leaf. Much of
this tobacco sold at double the price of
a year ago’s opening.
7TH DISTRICT DEMOCRATS
HERE TO PLAN CAMPAIGN
Congressman Walter Lambeth and
Chairman Stanley Winbourne of the
Democratic State Executive commit
tee addressed a meeting of Democrats
of the Seventh Congressional district,
which Mr. Lambeth represents, at
Carthage on Tuesday and discussed
plans for the fall campaign, state and
national. Delegates were present from
Anson, Davidson, Davis, Lee, Mont
gomery, Moore, Randolph, Richmond,
Scotland, Union, Wilkes and Yadkin
counties, and reported on conditions
politically in their bailiwicks. A gen
eral note of optimism prevailed at the
gathering, with no one expressing any
doubt that North Carolina would go
for Roosevelt and Garner in Novem
ber.
The executive committee of the
Moore County Tax League met in
session in Carthage Friday afternoon,
with a good representation from over
the county. Reports note that Sand
hills township has made the most
progress in getting an organization
undei way, Bensalem having already
organized before the general move
ment commenccd. Sandhills has about
forty members on its rolls, a nucleus
of a fund to carry on, and an enthu
siasm that presages positive interest
in the work. The upper townships are
getting into action, and report good
prospects. The peach sections have
been busy with the peach crop, but
are leady now to take to some aggres
sive work, with encouraging outlook.
Subscription blanks have been pre
pared and are now in the hands of the
chairmen of the various township
committees who are expected to cir
culate them for subscriptions and for
memberships, after which in the near
future a l>. ger general meeting will
be called at Carthage at which rep
resentations in considerable numbers
will hear reports of what is being ac-
complishe.d by the committee still at
work in studying the tax situation.
The sense of the reports at the
session last Friday was that very ma
terial reductions of taxes are possi
ble in the county, larger ones in the
state and still larger ones in the na
tion, and that they are not only possi
ble, but that they are imperative be
cause the people tie not able to pay.
The method of reduction of taxes in
the county was discussed, especially
the county employes, with much said
in favor of the county utilities, al
though the proposal of lower sala
ries had consideraye following.
Inquire Into School
But some things other than county
employe.^ were marked for investiga
tion. The signs point to an inquiry
into the schools, and many opinions
as to the costs of them are expected.
The cost of transportation is one, the
So great a success was the Base
ball Field Day at the Pinehurst Race
Track on Labor Day afternoon the
event is bound to become an annual
one in the Sandhills. Estimates vary
as to the number of ptople who
swarmed into the grounds for the
events, but by actual count made for
The Pilot there were 547 automobiles
there. Probably more than 3,000 per
sons were present.
The i)rogi-am was made up of all
manner of baseball events, topped off
by one of the most exciting ball games
of the season between the All-Star
team of the north end of the county
and the All-Stars uf the south end.
The teams were selected from a list
of four players from each of the
teams in the Moore County League,
designated by the team managers.
The North team comprised players
from Cameron, Carthage, Thomas-
towr: and Vass-Lakeview; the South
nine from Aberdeen, Pinehurst,
Southern Pines and West End. The
Northerners won 10 to 9 in a whirl
wind ninth inning finish, after trail
ing all the way.
Cup to Montesanti
During the ceremonies Constantine
Montesanti of Southern Pines was
presented wiih the trophy for the
player in the Moore County League
voted “the most valuable player to
his team” during the 1932 season.
The balloting for this had been secret,
by team managers and judges, and
covered playing ability, ability to cov
er more than one position in an
emeigency, brain work, temperament,
fortitutde to carry on no matter how
hard the going might be, ability to
spur fellow players on and to carry
them along in a clear desire to win,
gentlemanly conduct and clean hard
playing. “Monte” received his honor
gracrfully and with a beaming smile
and proceeded to live up to his repu
tation by hard hitting and fast field
ing in the game which followed the
presentation.
Second in the voting on the most
valuable player was Bill Jackson,
West End’s speedy center fielder.
Third was Manager C. L. Tyson of
the Va.ss-Lakeview team.
The ball game looked like a walk
awayway for the South team after
the first inning. Seven runs were pil
ed up this inning and it was not until
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Teachers Hear State
High School Inspector
A. B. Combs and Miss McDoug-
ald. State Elementary Supervis
or, Address County Meet
A. B. Combs, State High School In
spector, and Miss Juanita McDougald,
State Elementary Supervisor, repre-
sentinjr the Division of Instructional
Service of the State Department of
Education, were the principal speak
ers at the morning session of a county-
wide teachers’ meeting held in Car
thage on Friday of last week, a meet
ing which was pronounced by some
of the teachers as the best they had
attended. Dr. Symington of the Moore
County Health Department made a
helpful talk on the eye disease which
is at present so prevalent among the
children of the county.
During the afternoon a round ta
ble discussion was held.
Officers for the Moore County Unit
of the North Carolina Education As
sociation were elected as follows:
High School Group Chairman, J. P.
Kiser, Route 1, Vass; Secretary, H.
H. Vestal, Carthage.
Grammar Grade Group: Chairman,
Howard Taft Williams, Eagle Springs
Route 1; Secretary, Miss Clara Fos-
cue, Pinehurst.
Primary Group: Chairman, Miss
Blanche Monroe, West End; secre
tary, Miss Mary Currie, Carthage.
Principal E. S. Temple of Cameron
School has been elected president of
the Moore County Teachers Associa
tion.
'V',.
Aberdeen Take^"'
ree
Straight Games Win
Moore Co. League Pennant
The Final Game
Hard Hittinji and Fast Fielding
of New Champions To«j
Mueh for Vass-Lakeview
Aberdeen:
Players
Ab
R
II
Po
A
E
Ferree, ss,
4
0
0
2
3
0
Folley, If
1
1
0
0
1
W. Maurer, c . ..
1
1
5
2
0
Rusf-ell, cf
.'■)
2
2
3
0
0
Martin, 1 b ....
1
2
3
12
0
0
Huntley, rf
5
2
2
1
0
1
Bobbitt, 3b ....
‘1
0
2'
2
3
1
Tarlton, 2b ....
4
0
0
2
4
0
D. Maurer, p
4
0
0
0
3
0
—
—
—
—
—
Totals .
40
8
11
27
15
3
V'ass:
Players
Ab
R
H
Po
A
E
D. Wilson, c ....
4
1
2
3
1
0
E. Keith, 3b ....
5
2
3
1
5
0
Ty.?on, 2b
3
0
1
4
4
2
Matthews, ss ....
4
0
1
0
7
1
Thomas, p
4
0
0
0
3
0
Dyer, If
3
0
0
0
0
0
Fun-, lb
3
0
0
10
0
0
H. Keith, rf
3
0
1
0
(J
0
Callahan, rf
1
0
0
0
0
0
C. W ilson, cf
4
0
0
3
0
0
—
—
—
—
—
Total
34
3
8
27
20
3
SCORES: 10-9, 10-5, 8-3
Just befoi’e the I'un sank in the west
last evening Landon Tyson hit a
baseball between first and second base,
B.ick Tai-lton grabbed it, threw it to
Geoige Martin, and Moore county’s
Little World Sei'ies was over. Aber
deen had won the pennant for 1932.
Aberdeen won the play-off series in
three .straight games. Outhitting and
outfielding the Vass-Lakeview team,
which stood at a tie with the new
champion’s when the regular season
ended last week, Aberdeen earned her
victories. Despite an unfortunate acci
dent which kei)t the .star Vass first
baseman. Bi'ewer, out of the series,
there will be no one to question the
superiority of the winners.
To Aberdeen’s veteran manager,
George Martin, goes much of the cred
it for the championship. He not only
guided his men well, but proved an
example in field and at bat, playing
erroiless ball and hitting with the
lest of them. And it was George’s
“will to win” which kep: his co
horts from discouragement in the
first game on Tuesday when Vass
led 9 to 3 up to the .«eventh inning.
Aberdeen won out in the ninth, 10 to
9.
Aberdeen took the second game at
\a<s, 10 to 5, the third and final
game yesterday at Southern Pines, 8
to 3.
The season was a great success.
Interest was maintained throughout
and the contests provided entertain
ment and excitement for thousands
throughout the county during the
quiet summer months. There is gen
eral regret that the pennant quest is
over, and unanimous hope that next
summer will see eight teams again
in the field seeking the 1933 cham
pionship, ,
Final Game
Aberdeen batted first yesterday and
started as if she meant business. Fer-
ree was hit by Pitcher Thomas to get
a life. Folley singled and Bill Maur
er, who had hit four times safely the
day before, stepped into one for two
Three days of perfect Sandhill | ba/'es scoring Folley. Leonard Russell
weather, quite as usual, was granted |load, scoring Maurer,
X XI o I ''■> nimself on George Mar-
the players and quests of the Sea- j <!ing-le
board Golfers Association gathered in | vass almost tied the game up in its
Southern Pines for their 6th annual' half of the first. Dave Wilson drew
tournament played over the links of , a base on balls from Don Maurer, who
the Country Club on Saturday, Sun-1 was in the box for Aberdeen and
Score by innings:
Aberdee..n 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0—8
Vass-Lakeview 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0—3
Summary; Two base hits, W. Maur
er, Martin 2, Huntley, Tyson, Mat
thews. Three base hits, Russell, Bob
bitt, E. Keith. Stolen bases, I). Wil
son, 2, Tyson, F'urr. Struck out, by
I). iMaurer, 3; by Thomas, 1. Um
pires: At plate, Herbert McKeithen,
Raeford; at 1st base, Randolph
Grimm, Pinehurst; at 3rd base, A. B.
Padgett, Raeford.
134 GOLFERS IN
ANNUAL, TOURNEY
OF SEBBOARD RY.
Railroad Officials Enjoy Three
Days of Perfect Weather
at Southern Pines
PHILLIPS NEW PRESIDENT
day and Labor Day, .Apparently in
greater numbers than ever before, the
contestants expressed their gratifi
cation over the weather, the links and
the game.
Among the visitors and contestants
were registered all the principal of
ficers of the Seaboard Air Line, with
the private cars of E. C. Bagwell, E.
W. Smith, Jr., G. R. Carleton, C. W.
Parsons and C. R. Capps sidetracked
below the depot. One hundred and
ihirty-four of the membership and
their friends contested for the cups
and prizes, among winners being
J. G. Benett, of Hamlet, one up over
C. E. Gatlin for the President’s cup,
won last year by A. I). Williamson.
The Charles R. Capps cup was won
by W. H. Bunkley, of Norfolk, Char
les Gregory being the winner last
year. The Southern Pines Country
Club cup went to K. L. Cook, of Nor
folk and the Powell cup to W. D.
Simpson of Norfolk. W'. H. King be
ing the winner last season. The driv
ing contest was won by G. A. Houch,
of Columbus, Ohio, and the putting
contest by A. G. Lanier, of Ports-
mourth while the visitor’s cup was
then stole second. “Gene” Keith sin
gle 1, scoring Wilson. Tyson’s two bag
ger brought in Keith, and the Vass
manager almost scored on Thomas’
infield crack to Bobbitt, but the fast
Aberdeen third baseman whipped the
ball to the plate in time to shut off
the run.
Aberdeen scored in the third on
Martin’s double followed by a short
Texas leaguer over first by Bill Hunt-
ly. Vass put a man across the plate
in the fifth when E. Keith hit a ball
to the road which, but for ground
rules, would have been a homer. The
rule stopped him at third from where
he scored on Matthews’ fly to Hunt
ley.
Bobbitt Triples
Another Aberdeen run came in in
the sixth. Huntley got a life on a
bad throw to first by Matthews, who
' ut for this slip-up, played a beauti
ful game at shortstop. Bobbitt step
ped up and instead of sacrificing as
expected, lined out a three-bagger to
the load. Three runs crossed the plate
for the winners in the seventh, to end
the day’s scoring. With two out,
Manager Tyson let one go through
captured by Sheriff J. S. Braswell of 1 his legs, giving Russell a life. George
Rockingham. Aside from these princi
pal prizes winners and seconds in all
divisions received awards. As usual the
Park View was headquarters of the
association but the overflow also fill
ed the Belvedere and annex.
At the annual election of officers on
Labor Day, G. Z. Phillips, passenger
traffic manager, was elected presi
dent of the association, J. C. Wroton,
general superintendent of transporta
tion 1st vice-president, C. E. Bell,
superintendent of dining car service,
2d vice-president and R. T. FItheridge,
secretary and treasurer.
Martin cracked out his second double
of the game, .scoring Russell. Hunt
ley doubled after whiffing wildly at
a ccuple of questionable balls, Mar
tin scoring, and Bobbitt again hit
safely, sending in Huntley. Vass got
two men on in the seventh, but fast
infield woJk prevented scoring. Neith
er team threatened in the eighth and
ninth.
Bobbitt’s fielding, the battery work
of the Maurer brothers and George
Martin’s hitting featured the game
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