MOORE COUNTY’S
LEADING NEWS
WEEKLY
T'XX'C
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A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 13, NO. 2.
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imiNG VOl’K TOBACCO
TO THE AHERDEEN
MARKET
of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Aberdeen and Southern IMnes. North Carolina, Friday Dec mher i), 1932.
No Family in Need of Actual
Necessities of Life is Aim
of Emergency Relief Body
Or»anization Set Up Through
out County to Investigate and
Aid Deserving Citizens
WORK FOR ABL'E-BODIED
To the end that no family in Moore
county be in actual need of the nec
essities of life without the case be
ing investigated and progressive
steps taken to relieve the situation,
and with the aim in view that no per
son in real distress and anxious to
work shall lack opportunity to secure
relief through labor, an Emergency
Relief organization has been set up in
the county capable of handling Moore
County Relief for the winter. In the
interests of the people of the county
the obtaining of relief through prop
er channels shall eliminate any pau
perizing of the people whatsoever.
The needy are being taken care of
•^’henever practible through work, pay
ment for labor being made in food,
clothing, medicine and the actual ne-
Who Gets The Dole?
The I'nemployed or the Com
munity Asks Citizen Who
Sees Laxitv in Distribution
“In these days when so much is
being said about the dole in govern
ment flour, in gOYernment cloth, etc.,
and when a negro or unfortunate
white person is seen carrying away
any of it, remarks are often heard
such as these:
“ ‘He is able to work,’ or ‘He has
plenty and don’t deserve it,’ and so
on.”
It was a prominent citizen of the
community who was speaking to a
Pilot rei)resentative on Tuesday.
“But 1 wonder,” he remaiked, “if
various community, town and city
organizations receiving funds from
the State for the unemployed—and
are using these unemployed in re
pairing streets, sidewalks, cleaning
up their local cemeteries and what
not—I say, I wonder if they realize
dole from the
BURGLARS MAKE
RICH HAULS IN
SEVERAL TOWNS
R(tb Aberdeen Store, Pinehurst
Warehouses and Steal Pen
der Company’s Safe
LOCAL THIEVES CAUGHT
FIVE CENT8
No Need of New Forestry Bureau ^
in U. S., Opinion of Leonard Tufts "
*
Sees No Shortage of Lumber
But Large Decrea.se in Price
and C/onsumption
l)y Leonard Tufts
Recently we received a communica
tion from the Conservation Depart-
iinnt saying that at the last Congress
a bill was passed asking for full in- i
Aberdeen, Cameron, Pinebluff and ioimation on the condition of the for-
Pinehurst have been visited by thieves stressing early exhaustion of our
during the past ten days, the most! supplies, reforestation and the desir-
laring of the exploits being the whole- ability of a Federal and State ‘ hook-
sale looting of the Standard Store in ; ^ take up the work.
Aberdeen, the breaking of the safe ini Conservation Department asks-
us what wo think about it and sug
gests that this may lead to very
considerable changes in the financ-
inr,' nf fore.«t protective W’ovk.
Presumably it is useless to say a
whjd a.u'ainst this proposed bui’eau
as people will want it with the I
To Open Meeting
the Pinehurst Warehouses and the
theft of the safe in the new Pender
store in Pinehurst.
The Standard Store in the heart
of Aberdeen was broken into last
Thursday night and robbed of about
$1,000 woi'th of merchandise consist-
wo men’s
in.; of women’s dresses, coats and idea that we will be getting something
men’s wearing apparel. The glass of nothing, but to me of all things
the front door had leen cut by
cessities of life. In families where
there is no one able to work, direct ^ they are receiving
relief is given and plans made State,
through local committees to alleviate *.xhe unemployed are giving value
the situation. In some cases in which ' received when they work a day for
a family is in dire need it is neces- 7q or 80 cents, but what are the com-
sary to first render assistance and giving? How many are even
then provide work. In order to touch supplementing State aid? My conten-
all the needy families, the county has jjQjj money received from
been divided into districts with a lo- the State by the different fbmmit-
cal relief organization at the head of tees should be spent on State projects
eacTi dstrict. ' and where this money is matched by
The machinery for carrying on re- local contributions—and I doubt that
glass cutter in a semi-circle and the
glass then smashed in, until the lock
ciiul.l be undone from inside.
A suspicious coujtle was seen walk
ing the streets Thursday night in
front of this store gazing into its at-
t)active windows. This is the third
time the Standard Store has sustain
ed robberies of merchandise in large
amounts in as many years.
Caught With the (Joods
the idea of establi.shing a bureau for
the protecting of our forests as an
economic movement is most absurd.
For years the state and' federal for-
s Meeting
to'k vuss New
Road Project
Citizens of Aberdeen and South
ern Pines To Meet in S. P.
high School Tonight
CLUB ENDANGERED
DR. (;e()R(;e c. herr
President of Southein Pines Cl.aniber
estry deiiartments have been telling Commerce, which, v\ith Aberdeen
the people what a terrible lumber
shortage we are faring and when this
was started S.") years ago there may
have been some reason for fearing it,
hut since then the world, and especial
ly the United States, has properly
turned from lumber to steel, cement,
Chamber,
meeting.
sponsoring big mass
TEA TO
MOVIE &
LAUOT SENTINEL
A mass meeting of citizens of
Abeideen and Southern Pines has been
called for tonight, P'riday, at 7:30
(.’clock in the auditorium of the
Sdutheiii Pines High School building
to ascertain the sentiment in the two
towns regai'ding the construction of a
new highway from Southern Pines to
Abeideen. All interested persons are
invited.
The decision to have such a gath-
ei'ing comes as the result of a meet
ing hel l last Saturday afternoon be
tween representatives of the Southern
l ines Chamber of Commerce and di
rectors of the Southern Pines Coun
try Club, at which lime the latter
outlined the damages which would ac
crue to the Country Club’s golf course
.-hould the road be built across its
pi’operty as f.roposed by the State
Highway Commission. The Country
Club officials stated that this damage
would be irreparable and the contin
uance of the club as a Southern Pines
institution gravely in doubt.
Directors of the Chamber of Com-
lief work consists of a head office at
250 Invitations to Women of
the Sandhills
many places match it—the local
I Dees went after the pair and brought
them to the county jail at Carthage,,
then continued their investigation into
into shape to meet the Emergency Re
lief needs for the winter is due in no
small measure to the organizing abili
ties of Mr. Thomas. The Assistant Di
rector of Relief for the county is Wil
liam V. Carter, Jr., of Aberdeen, who
serves as office force and case work
er.
Local Committees
One hundred and fifty-four citizens
of Moore county are giving their time
in the interests of the needy. The fine
display of public spirit evidenced by
the willingness of our citizens to help
with relief work is a boost for our
county’s pride. Full cooperation at
any and all times with the citizens
W'ho are serving on local committees
through-out the seventeen districts
will greatly facilitate the handling of
' kept in a Sanford hotel disclosed a
varied stock of ladies’ wearing ap-
Carthage and seventeen districts scat- money should be spent on local pro
tered through-out the county. At the jects. It is bad enough for certain in
head is H. Lee Thomas, Superintend- dividuals and families to be receiving
ent of Public Instruction and Direc- ,|oies. but when whole communities, , , . .
tor of Relief. The swift success with towns and cities are accepting doles 1 ^ to Sanford,
which the county has-been whipped from the State, in the form of repair-' a room which the woman
ed sidewalks, new streets, tlean ceme
teries, cleaner vacant lots, etc., it is
just too bad.
“I don’t know as we can blame the
communities, for they are given these
funds without any conditions as to
how they are to be spent and do not
have to report to the State anything
about the projects this money is be
ing spent on. Why under Heaven,
with this great opportunity of plant
ing and beautifying our State high-
way.s with this State money, doesn’t
the State grasp it and insist on this
money being .spent this way. Plant a
young tree and it will continue to
grow and add beauty to our highways
—a paying investment.
“Think this over. As most of the
communities are now using these
local relief problems and enhance the ,^^o is the recipient of the dole-
chances of succe.ssfully coping with The unemployed or the community?” '•eeovered by the officers is new goods.
Two days after the burglary veneer and card board. To be sure,
Sam Bolton and Thelma Stillwell were ^*"'d boai'd and veneer are wood but
captured near Manchester, Bolton today they use a sheet from an eighth
wearing a hat and the woman a coat ® quarter of an inch thick of these r» i> ■ i » , , ,
and dress which were the property niaterials where they formerly used «eod. Jr., Issues merce held a special session Tuesday
of the store. Sheriff Charles J. Me- lumber from a half to an inch thick.
Donald, Deputy Sheriff David Knight 'T" the decrease
and Aberdeen Police Officer A. F. the lumber used per person I find i
from the U. S. Department of Agri- LOLNTRY CLl B RLCLPIION
culture that the per capita consump-1
tion of lumber in this country has' P'^^'
been steadily de.reasing since 1904 ‘''^‘^wport, has issued ap-
and is now the same as in 1859. This P>’<>^'™ately 2.^0 invitations to promi
nent women throughout the Sandhills
to attend a reception tomorrow,
df'creasc is naturally reflected in the
prices, for lumber has steadilv fallen
parel. Ed McKay, a porter at the ho- 11)20, with the excep-
tel, had five men’s hats and a lady’s ti<>n of the three “prosperity years,
coat and dress. He is the only Ne
gro, according to the officers, caught
with any of the goods taken from the
Aberdeen store. All of the robbers
were white, according to Bolton’s
story.
Search by Harnett county officers
was rewarded by the following “finds”
in various parts of the county: Ladies’
coats, dresses, hats; a man’ sheep«kin
coat and several men’s hats. The car
in which Bolton and the woman were — -
traveling when caught by the offi- One Killed. Three
and is now the lowest since 1911. Many
people don’t seem to appreciate how-
fast lumber grows. It is not uncom
mon for a lumber man, especially in
the south, to cut the same land twice,
and sometimes three times, uiring his
life. Fi'om the above does it not seem
reasonable to suppose that nature
without artificial help is reforesting
Saturday atternoon of The Sentinels,
an organization which she is helping
to found to fi<rht the influence of tb*?
noon at Jack’s Grill to hear the re
port of its committee on the session
with the Country Club directors, and
voted to accept the report and spon-
.“or, in conjunction with the Aberdeen
Chamber of Commerce, the mass
meeting tonight. The committee com
prised the following Southern Pines
?hamber directors: Frank Buchan, Dr.
G. G. Herr, E. W. R< ineke, J. M.
Windham and Alec Mac.Pherson.
Tonight's meeting will be an open
one for free discussion by all citizens
(Please turn to page 4)
lobby in government. This gathering, of the advantages and disadvantages
which will take place at the Carolina of the proposed new highway. It is
Iheatre, Pinehurst, will be the first of expected that Dr. George Herr, pres-
an organization that its leaders hope ident of the Southern Pines Chamber
will become nationwide in scope. oi Commerce, will call the meeting to
An im':ressive list of sponsors has c.i er an.l ask lor nominations for a
be':-n secured for the event. They are vhairman. .Among those expected co
rs. Leonard Tufts, of Pinehurst; discuss the highway plan are Robert
Mrs. Robert Page of .Aberdeen, Mrs. X. Page of Aberdeen, M. G. Nichols
George ^Maurice, of Eagle Springs, and Dr. L. B. .McBrayer of Southern
Mrs. Herbert F. Seawell, of Carthage, Pines, ana other proponents and op-
i>nd Miss Alice May Holmes of South- ; tjnents of the road.
cers contained some articles of ladies’
wearing apparel, a lot of cooking
utensils used' for camping purposes.
ern Pi-cs.
To help
which the
\berdeen Girl Blinded bv Glar- there 'vill
Injurei on His^hway
the coming winter. The 154 workers
make up the actual number of persons
on the various committees.
The number of individuals who are
giving of their time and money
trhough private contributions are
countless. Many have given who pre
fer that no mention be made of the
giving. It is evident that the county’s
forces of citizens must needs bend
1933 Auto Plates Go
The officers stayed out all night i
trying to round up the gang after they ;
got a tip that Bolton and the woman
ing Lights Hits Lnlighted
Mule-drawn Vehicle
Blinde<i by the lights of an ap-
On Sale Here Dec. 15 were seen in Lillington early in the pi’oaching car while returning to Ab-
evening. erdeen after her day’s work in South-
Carolina ^lotor Club Establishes Bolton and the Stillwell woman were t“'n Pines, Miss Sarah Weaver, of
Branch Office in Aberdeen held for Superior Court when ar- Aberdeen, failed to see a mule-drawn
for County Distribution ' raigned in Recorder's Court in Car- vehicle in front of her and struck it
' thage. The hotel porter, colored, was with her car, killing one negro and
demonstrate the fortes
Sentinels hope to combat
be a special showing of
“Washington Merry-Go-Round at 2:30
o'clock after which Mrs. Reed will
receive those attending at a tea at
the Pinehurst Country Club.
Mrs. Reed and others will address
the gathering, explaining the puriiose
and the duties of The Sentinels. Reg
ular meetings of the group will be
hekl during the season.
Moore County Officials
Are Publicly Installed
Judge \V. .1. Adams of Supreme
(’cur) .Vdministers Oath at
Impressive Ceremony
License tags for your automobile charged with receiving stolen property j seriously injuring two others,
every effort if we are to meet the ^or next year will be sold at the H. and released under ?500 bond. The' The ac..ident happened about fi:.‘?0
demands of winter. All are urged to Page, Jr. Motor Company in .Aber- 'other two are in jail, charged with (Tuesday ni^ht on U. S. Highway No. 1,
Good Fellows Club To
Plan Work for Winter
committees
in deen by W. L. Batchelor, the Carolina breaking and entering and larceny.
The Pinehurst Robberies
aid the local relief
every way possible. Motor Club announced this week. The
Following is the Moore County Wei- ‘^lub is opening a temporary branch
fare Board: Mrs. J. R. Page, Aber- office here for Moore county, hand-
deen; L. B. McKeithen, Cameron and I'lg the new plates and cards for all
0. T. Parks, Hallison. i privately owned and operated cars
The revised and official list of lo-: and trucks,
cal relief committees for the seven-' Batchelor attended a meeting
teen districts follows: of officials of the Motor Club, State
Aberdeen—M. H. Folley, Chairman,
Charity Committee; H. W. Doub, D. I.
McKeithen, G. C. Seymour and J.
Talbot Johnson; E, L. Barber, Chair
man, Charity Committee; F. D. Sham-
burger, Chairman, Firfaiice Commit
tee; G. A. Charles, Chairman, Pur
chasing and Distribution, and G. C.
Seymourj_ Chairman, Employment.
Cameron—Mrs. J. M. Guthrie,
Chairman; Miss Lucile Loving, Dr.
H. 0. Averitte, Miss Minnie Muse, L.
B. McKeithen.
Carthage—0. B. Welch, Chairman;
Ed Muse, Wilbur Currie, C. F. Barnes
and Houston Parks.
Eagle Springs—J. W. Page, Mrs. J.
W. Page and Mrs. George Maurice.
Eureka—Mrs. W. McC. Blue, Chair
man; W. McC. Blue and J. P. Kiser.
Glendon—C. R. Scotten, Chairman;
(Please turn to page 8)
The Pinehurst police department,
as well as representatives of the Mid-
South Insurance -Agency, are investi
gating two major store breaks which
just a few rods above Charley’s Place
between Southern Pines and Aber
deen. A local man, who was just a-
head of Miss Weaver on the highway,
stated that he passed the wagon just
before the accident and that it was
were committed sometime between 3 carrying no rear light. The wagon
p. m. Sunday and 8:00 a. m. Monday
Please turn to page 5)
MRS. E. M. BAXTER, FORMER
RESIDENT, DIES IN WEST
officials and the Highway Patrol last
week, at which time plans were dis
cussed for the efficient handling of
the work of distributing the plates.
Tags will be on sale December 15th to j
January 15th at the Aberdeen branch. I Mrs. E. M. Baxter of Derbyline,
The office will be open from 9 a. m. | Vermont, for many years a resident
to 4:30 p. m. i of the Sandhills, died last week in
The 1933 plates will be the colors Los Ang«les, Cal., according to word
of the University of North Carolina,' received here this week,
dark blue background with white let-' Mrs. Baxter came to Pinehurst in
ters. The tags will carry one of three 1901 with her son Charles and daught-
small numbers this year, in addition Jeannette, her son accepting a po-
to the license number, indicating thejsition with the Page Railroad. Mrs.
class of car for which it was sold. ’ Baxter managed the Jackson Springs
This is done to eliminate the transfer' Hotel for a short time. She moved to
of plates from one ear to another. | Southern Pines about 1910 and built
Application cards will Ke mailed ' a home at the corner of May street
from Raleigh this w'eek and owners | and New Hampshire avenue. After a
should bring them to the branch of- i residence of some 12 years here she
fice with them. With these cards the j left for Seattle, W^ash., in 1922. Her
work is much simplified and the own- j son Charles died in Pinehurst some
ers can get their tags in a hurry. | twenty years ago.
.\nnual Meeting and Election of
Officers at Aberdeen Com
munity House Next Monday
The annual laeetinn; of the Good
Fallows Club of Aberdeen will be
held at the Community House next
Monday evening, December 12th at
7:30 o’clock. Ever5one that is inter
ested in the work that the Good Fel
lows are doing are invited to be pres-
negroes. The Rev. Harvey Evans solicitation of of ill-
.... — ness, the organizing of the local unit
of the Institute of Goverament was
was practically demolished and the
mule, with a broken back, was under
the car and had to be shot. There
were four occupants of the wagon,
all
was killed outri'^ht and Hosey
Cosey was seriously injured and his
condition is critical; Willie King, a ^
younger negro, was also seriously in- j
jured. He and Cosey were taken to
the Moore County Hospital, and a
negro boy, a son of Maurice Cosey, |
was treated at the office of Dr. J. W. j
Bowman in Aberdeen. HIGHLAND PINES PREPARES
Miss Weaver was apparently unin-^ ^ gEASON OPENING
jured but was suffering from shock |
and nervousnesst A large force of carpenters, pluin-
Bcfore an audience of some seventy-
li\e citizens of the county, Moore
county officials on Monday evening
took the oath of office, which was ad
ministered in his usual impressive way
by .Justice W. J. .Ai ams of the North
Carolina Supreme Court, who came
down from Raleigh for the ceremony
an I returned immediately after its
close.
The meeting was presided over by
U. L. Spence, who made an interest
ing talk on the Institute of Govern
ment, which endeavors*, to promote
public interest in governmental affairs
and to aid officeholders to better un
derstand their duties.
Due to the absence of Judge George
H. Humber, who was unable to at-
funds will be made, how'ever. The
main purpose of the meeting will be
to make plans for relief work dur
ing the winter months and to elect
now officers. M. H. Folley is the pi*es-
ent President of the club.
postponed.
OFFER PRIZES FOR BEST
OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS TREES
The Home and Garden Club will
again sponsor the Christmas Lighting
contest. Two prizes will be given, one
foe the pi'cttiest outside Christmas
tree and one for the prettiest outside
Christmas scene. One prize will be
donated by Bumey Hardware Com
pany and the other by Mack’s Five
The coroner arrived on the scene ! bers and painters are busy preparing
about 7:30 and decided to hold an in-'the Highland Pines Inn for the seas-
quest and mpaneled a jury. They I on’s opening on the 15th. Twenty-five
examined the evidence at the place of | guests are already booked for the and Ten Cent Store. The judging will
the accident that night, but postpon- | start of the inn’s twenty-first season take place on Christmas Eve.
ed the holding of an inquest until and every indication points to a pros- ‘ It is hoped that everyone who can
the condition of Miss Weaver would perous business for Southern Pines’ will enter this contest in order to help
permit of questioning her. | largest hotel. j beautify the town at Christmas time.