MOORE COUNTY'S
LEADING
NEWS-WEEKLY
THIS
A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 13, NO. 13
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SPRINCS
LAKEVIEW
JACK son
9PRIHOS
PINEBUiFF
PILOT
FIRST IN NEWS,
CIRCULATION &
ADVERTISING
of the Sandhill Territory of Not- ^arolina
Aberdeen and Scutnern Tines, North Carolina, Friday, Feb.uary 21, 1933.
FIVE CENTS
$50,000 for Operation,
$150,000 for Debt Service,
$165,000 for Education
Taxpayers’ League Reveals Fig
ures Showing Distribution of
Last Year’s Tax Money Here
PETITION IS PRESENTED
On Thursday a group of the found
ers and executives of the Moore Coun
ty Taxpayers Leapue met at the court-
Money is Needed
Relief Fund Chairman Sees
Continuance of Want and
Decreased State Aid
EWING IS HELD,
61TLER RELEASED
IN BANK ROBBERY
Fayetteville Suspect Let Go Af
ter Habeas Corpus Pro
ceeding
By Dr. E. I^vis Pfizer
True to form demands upon the
house in Carthage to seloct cleleRateg ^ funds of the Southern Pines commit-
to present the I-eague’s petition to tee on Unemployment and Relief
the General Assembly and to the have, since the first of the year, stead-
Board of County Commissioners. The ily and rapidly increased. For exam-
petition, which was circulated last | pjle work is now supplied to double
week for signatures, seeks a reduction the number of persons that were list-
in taxes and lenient treatment of de- ed in December and the demand for
linquent taxpayers who are unable
to pay.
In discussing the program of the
Taxpayers League Edgar Ewing, its
manager, said, “It is admittedly a dif
ficult problem to work out a system
whereby the man unable to pay his
taxes can be treated in a merciful
food, medicine and clothing have
grown correspondingly. Fortunately
this expansion, which is seasonal, was
anticipated and funds were husbanded
against the present need. Neverthe
less expenditures have increased un
til they are now more than double
the current allotment from State
' HEAVY BONT) FOR EWING
I
j J. P. Ewing, who was last week
j brought back from Detroit to face
charges of robbery of the Page Trust
I Company in Aberdeen with firearms
I and stealing and taking away $2,425
I from the bank, was bound to Superior
i Court under bond of $5,000 on Mon-
j day. Ewing was positively identified
I by two or more v'itnesses as the driver
I of the car in which the robbers were
j j'iding.
I
COUNTY ASKS FOR
POWER TO FIX
PAY OF OFFICERS
Rill Introduced at Raleigh Would
Let Commissioners Establish
Salary Rates
way without encouraging others to funds.
take advantage of the State’s lenity. This trend would afford no cause
The suggestion has been made that for worry if any cessation of the ex-
the county commissioners should be treme demand were in sight. But on
given discretionary powers to decide the contrary conditions threaten to
who are able and who are unable to continue through the spring very
pay their taxes. It may become nec- much as at present (except of course
essary to grant such powers although that the weather will be warmer,
such a delegation of authority would while the allotment of Ftate funds be-
place a tremendous burden on the com- ginning with next month will be sharp-
missioners. An argument advanced ly reduced.
against such a solution of the prob- j unemployment relief is a com-
lem is that to apply a set of rules to ^ niunity matter it seems only right
one group of people different from ^hat the community should be fully in-
that ,goverlng‘ another ^oup is conf j formed concerning every change in
trary to the fundamental principles of , local situation. Thus far State
law and good government. Yet we ajj combined with strict economy, has
find a precedent for the use of dis- rnade it possible for the committee to
crimination in our bankruptcy laws ^ do almost everything that has seemed
■which wipe the slate clean for an in- it advisable. But some time next
solvent debtor while the solvent debt- nionth it will be necessary to curtail
or is required to fullfill his obliga- i^ork to accord with our means.
The whole project \viTl then take on
No Deside to Dispossess i more nearly the character of a pri-
“Chir county is fortunate in hav- charity and how much can be
ing a set of commissioners and offi- • vindertaken will depend largely upon
cers who are both humane and capa- ^hat, if any, additional funds the
ble. So far they have been able to community feels able to contribute,
avoid wholesale dispossessions of de-, Although warmer weather should
linquent taxpayers. Those to whom suffering from col.l, the local
I have talked feel that in calamitous
Fayetteville, Feb. 22—(yT*)—John
I Butler of Fayetteville, who has been
j held in jail in Moore County for 17
j f^ays in connection with the robbery
I of the Page Trust Company at Aber-
:deen, was discharged today under a
I habeas corpus proceeding when Judge
j W. A. Devin ruled that the evidence
I against him was insufficient to justi-
j fy Butler’s being detained for the
grand jury,
[ No w’itnesses were placed on the
j stand. Attorneys for Butler obtained
the habeas corpus writ from Judge
Devin last Friday and served it on
the Moore County authorities Satur-
(’ay.
A preliminary hearing was held in
Recorder’s Court at Carthage Monday
at which Butler was bound over to
Superior Court under $1,500 bond.
The order of the court today re
leased Butler fom the bank robbery
charge altogether unless the g-rand
jury of Moore county takes further
action.
Butler was arrested February 5,
two days after the hold-up when an
automobile was found in his yard, de
scribed as being similar to the car
used by the bank robbers and was
identified as having been stolen.
times like these it is profitless, in
human and a disgrace to the body
politic to dispossess a large number
of taxj)ayers because they are unable
to pay. It is my belief that the tax
payers because they are unable to
situation promises otherwise to re
main acute. Not only Is the scarcity
of clothing an unceasing source of
worry but many families are likely to
lack sufficient food. Consequently
there seems every reason for contin-
uring relief to the limit of our ability
pay. It is my belief that the taxpay- ^^^ contribute may
ers are going to have effective co-op- resulting bone-
ASK T.\X SALE VALIDATION
At the request of the Board of Com-
j missioners of Moore county four bills
' will be introduced in the General As-
j sembly at Raleigh this week, three of
I which are amendments asked for in
laws now on the statute books, and one
' valiJating sale of real estate for non-
I payment of 1931 taxes.
In one bill the commissioners ask
that they be authorized to fix the com-
; I ensation of the judge and solicitor of
; the County Recorder’s Court, the sher
iff of the county, the deputy sheriff
and the travel allowances for the
I sheriff’s office, including the trans
portation of prisoners from the
I county to the State penitentiary.
Another bill excepts Moore county
from the provisions of the law which
provides a $20 bonus for legal offi
cers of the county for the capture of
stills, a measure which, if passed, is
expected to save the county a consid
erable amount during the course of a
year.
Another bill excepts Jloore county
from the dog law which provides for
ompensation for injured parties when
dogs kill turkeys, chickens and such.
Because of abuses to this the county
commission proposes to make the
school fund recipient of these fines.
The sale cf real estate for the non
payment of 1931 taxes, >eld and con
ducted by the tax coliccior of the
county pursuant to an order of the
Board of County Commissioners on
Monday, Decembt>r 5th, 1932 is vali
dated in the fourth measure which
Representative A. B. Cameron is in
troducing at Raleigh.
Young Composer
NATHANIEl. BURT
Southeh. fines
Would Extend
Its City Limit
Commissioners Adopt Resolu
tion,To Annex Knollwood and
Country Club Land
NATHANIEL BURT
COMPOSITION TO
BE HEARD HERE
North Carolina Symphony Or
chestra Gives Concert in
Southern Pines March 4th
STRINGFIELD TO CONDUCT
Burt Pleads for Proper Use of
Federal Unemployipent Aid Fund
eration fro mthe county commission
ers in their efforts to secure a reduc
tion of taxes and to save the equities
in their properties.
“A reduction of taxes necessarily
involves a reduction of governmental
expenses. Any demand for reduced
expenses should be made with a clear
understanding of whei'e the taxpayers
fit will be commensurate with the sac
rifice.
EXHIBITION OF RELIGIOUS
ART TODAY AND SATURDAY
(Please turn to page 8)
Ransdall President
of Farm Life Alumni
This afternoon and tomorrow, Sat
urday, afternoon from 3:30 until 4:30
o’clock at the Church of Wide Fel
lowship Dr. H. Augustine Smith of
the faculty of Boston University is
exhibiting his collection of religious
art pictures without charge to the
public, and many people of the com
munity are expected to take advan-
Annual Banquet of Sandhill tage of this opportunity to view the
■ School Graduates Saturday masterpieces and hear them describ-
Was Great Success ^ od by Dr. Smith.
Dr. Smith will present a pageant.
The annual Sandhill Farm Life “The Gateway,’on Sunday evening at
School alumni banquet, given on last the same church in which 85 persons
success despite the inclement weath- are taking part. This religious pag-
Saturday evening, was an unqualified eant is presented the public in the
er. Eighty persons were present and series of Platform Hours of this
the program was carried out with church.
spirit and pep, making the evening
one of especial delight to all present. THISTLE CLUB HAS MIXED
Officers for the coming year were FOURSOME TOURNAMENT
elected. Roosevelt Hansdall of Pine-
hurst was chosen president, Miss the Thistle Club golf tournament
Mary Kelly, vice-president, and Miss ^ at the Southern Pines Country Club
on Wedne.sday afternoon Mrs. Em
mett French and Harry Vetterlein
won the low gross prize and Mrs.
Chester Burns and H. Heap the low
net. Net scores were as follows.
Mrs. Kenneth Trousdell and Hunter
Eckert, 81; Mrs. Eckert and Mr.
Trousdell, 78; Mrs. Bums and Mr.
Heap, 76; Miss Birdelia Bair and F.
P. Carter, 105; Mrs. French and Mr.
Vetterlein, 80; Mrs. A. N. Garrant
and James Brennan, 86; Mrs. W. C.
ly; Response, Vance Almond; To Lovett and John McClellan, 81, and
Woman’s Club, Miss Ola Cowing; Re-^ Mrs. H. A Page, Jr., and J. H. Val-
sponse, Mrs. Joe Blue, i entine, 81,
Bess McCaskill, secretary.
The following progra mwas given:
Devotional, the Rev. W. S. Golden;
W^elcome, Joe Blue; Response, C. L.
Tyson; Business; Roll call by classes.
Miss Ola Cowing acted as toastmis-
tres and the following toasts were
given: To the School, Martin Blue;
Response, J. P. Kiser; To Faculty,
Mrs. Z. V. Blue; Response, Miss Mary
A. Black; Reading, Mrs. H. Lee Thom
as; To Senior Class, Miss Mary Kel-
When a man seeking work comes
to our door and we want to help him
we give him something to do which
will be of some benefit to us. But we |
sit right by and let the Federal and ^
State unemployment relief funds be
spent on projects which benefit no-'
body. And yet these funds come out
of our own pockets just as much as
the money we would pay the fellow
at the back door asking for a job.
So Struthers Burt told members of
^he Kiwanis Club at their weekly
luncheon Wednesday in the Church of
Wide Fellowship, Southern Pines. In
a plea for prompt and vigorous action
in the matter Mr. Burt pointed out
the value of using the relief funds
which are coming to the communities
from the federal treasury for the im
provement of our highways. “This is
the one project in which one can find
no flaws,” he said. “It provides em
ployment without the necessity of put !
trng out money for supplies; it does
not comi>ete with business; it provides
lasting and ever increasing benefit to j
the state.” |
Mr. Burt’s subject was “Procrasti
nation,” and he blamed organizations'
such as the Kiwanis Club for procras
tinating in matters they undertake for
accomplishment. “Too much organiza
tion for the amount of action result
ing,’ he said. Organizations of the
kind should get back of a matter ai j
important as the distribution of mil
lions of dollars throughout the state
and see that the money is properly
spent. He said he kne%v of only a few
communities which are using the
Federal A'd funds for the lasting ben
efit of their communities and the
state, mentioning Southern Pines,
Pinehurst, Vass, Lakeview and Greens
boro among them.” Others,” he said,
“are just having their unemployed dig
holes and fill them up again. For
years we have hoped the day would
come when we would have time and
money for civic and public improve
ments in our communities. Now that.
time is here and finds us without a ^
plan. Highway planting it the one:
plan which meets all requirements,
no cost for materials, no future up
keep, no competition, and yet the
State refuses to do more than to list
it as one of scores of approved pro
jects for the use of the funds, most
of the other proje;ts being more holes
in the ground. One cannot overesti
mate the value to North Carolina as
a resort state of planting our high
ways throughout the state.”
Mr. Burt closed with a plea for
concerted action on the part of Ki
wanis, Rotary and other clubs and
organizations to march upon Raleigh
with a demand for proper and bene
ficial use of the money coming to the
state from the federal treasury, “your
money and my money.”
County Basketball
Tourney Next Week
Boys and Girls Teams To Fight
for 1933 Championship on
Pinehurst Court
Sports lovers of this section are
looking forward to the annual Moore
County Basketball Tournament which
will run four days next week. The
tournament, beginning Tuesday, Feb
ruary 28th and running through Fri
day, March 3rd, will again be held in
the high school gymnasium at Pine
hurst.
This tournament is sponsored by
the Educo Club of Moore County and
is directed by tlie Athletic Committee
of the club. It has become the favor
ite of the many events sponsored by
the organization. The strong compe
tition and keen rivalry throughout the
county promises a more spirited and
active clash this year than ever be
fore.
Last Vear West End won in the
girls’ division by defeating Pinehurst
in the finals. This year the Pinehurst
girls are seeking revenge while seven
Please turn to page 5)
An orchestral composition by Na
thaniel Burt, youthful son of Mr. and
Mrs. Struthers Buct of Southern
Pines, will feature the concert to be
given by the North Carolina Sym
phony Orchestra in the Southern Pines
High School Auditorium on Saturday
night, March 4th at 8:15 o’clock.
The Southern Pines Mnsic Society
is sponsoring the concert and is there
by making it possible for the citizens
of this community to hear symphony
music of the first calibre.
Lamar Stringfield wiJl conduct the
orchestra, and will also be featured
in playing a solo of his own composi
tion. Mr. Stringfield is particularly
known for a composition of his which
won a Pulitzer prize in 1927.
There will be a limited number of
reserved seats on sale as the majority
of the resei-^'e seats will be taken by
the patronesses. Reserved seats will
be one dollar and general admission
will te fifty cents and tickets on sale
at the Broad Street Pharmacy only.
The program is as follows:
I. Marriage of Gigaro Overture—W.
A. Mozart (1756-1791).
II. Andante (from 5th Symphony)—
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827).
III. (a) On the Steppes of Central
Asia — Alexander Borodin (1834-
1837).
(b) Ballet Music (from “Rosa-
niunde”) — Franz Schubert (1707-
1828).
Intermission (ten minutes).
IV. (a) Prelude Aubade—Nathaniel
Hurt (1913-).
V'. (a) La Media Noche (“Hispania'’
suite)—Albert Stoessel (1894-).
(b) Cripple C»-eek (From the
Southern Mountains)—Lamar String-
field (1897-).
STORY TELLING HOUR
ABERDEEN, PINEHLUFF
The children of the Aberdeen and
Pinebluff graded schools are invited
to attend a story-telling hour tomor
row', Saturday morning from 10:30 till
11:30 at the Community House in
Aberdeen.
Mrs. Edouard Albion has consented
to appear in Mother Goose costume.
There will be no admission charge,
but each child is asked to bring a can
of soup, soup mixture, tomatoes or a
silver offering in appreciation of this
pleasure given to them by the Social
Service Committee of the Aberdeen
Branch of the Moore County Hospi
tal. The proceeds go to the Hot-
Lunch fund of these schools, Mrs. H.
E. Bowman announces.
ADDS $1,250,000 VALUE
If action taken by the Board of
Commissioners of Southern Pines on
Tuesday evening is approved by the
State Legislature, the corporate lim
its of the city will be grtatly extend
ed and something like $1,250,000 in
property valuation added to the as
sessment rolls. The extension takes in
Knollwood and much of the Southern
Pines Country Club property.
The Mayor and Board of Commis
sioners met in special meeting Tues
day evening to hear the report of the
committee, A. B. Yeomans, E. C.
Stevens and L. V. O’Callaghan on the
resolution to extend the corporate
limits of the Tow'n of Southern Pines.
The resolution was adopted by the
board and passed on to the city attor
ney, E. M. Poate, for engrossment
and presentation to the State Legis
lature.
This resolution in effect extends
the present boundaries to take in all
the property west of Bethesda Road
from the junction of this road and
Connecticut avenue to the junction at
the Country Club Road south of the
Robinson house, thence in a line west
ward so as to include all the dwell
ings now within the Country Cli’h
property except the clubhouse. The
new- line then across the Seaboard
Railroad following the line of Bell
avenue to the cemetery so as to in
clude about nine-tenths of the Pine-
('ene property, again following the line
of the old Pee Dee Road to the junc
tion of the old Carthage road, thence
south alon? this road to include the
Pine Needles Tnn and the Mid-Pines
Club to the present line at the bridge
over McDeed’s Creek. The city thus
takes in all the Knollwood dwellings.
This resolution, if enacted, is expected
to add $1,250,000 in valuation to the
Town of Southern Pines.
Mrs. Roberts, Long
a Resident Here, Dies
B(!rn in Enuland She Cime to
Sruthern Pines from Boston
in 1900
GEORGE ADDOR INJURED
Henry Addor and his sister, Miss
Jean, were called to Boston, Mass., on
Thursday of this week on account of
the serious injuries sustained by their
brother, George Addor, in an automo-
luile accident.
Mrs. Eleanor Amelia Roberts, wife
of Allen U. Roberts, died suddenly in
her home at No. 39 North .s+reet.
Southern Pines, on Saturday, Febru
ary 17th, a victim o.' angina pectori.s.
Ml'S. Roberts was born in Kelsale,
England, on January 20th, 1867 and
I with her husband came to Southern
I Pines from Boston, Mass., in 19C0. She
j was a daughter of John and Mary
i Warne and came to this country from
I Rngland when a young woman, the
family maiving their home in Bos
ton. She and Mr. Roberts w’ere mar
ried in June, 1896.
Surviving besides her husband are
three daughters, the Misses Lillian
and Althea Roberts of Southern Pines
and Mrs. Rufus D. Cates of Raleigh;
also five .sisters, Mrs. Tom Eley, Mrs.
Herbert West, Mrs. Laura West, Mrs.
Beatrice Poyntz, all of London, Eng
land; Mrs. Eliza Parker of Ipswich,
England, and Mrs. Ralph Trimmer of
Toronto, Canada. Two brothers,
Llewellyn W’arne and Marcus Wame,
both living in England, also survive.
Mrs. Roberts leaves a wide circle of
friends in this section to mourn her
loss.
A brief funeral service for the fam
ily was held in the home on Monday
afternoon followed by a song service
in the Baptist Church at 3:30 o’clock,
the Rev. J. Fred Stimson, pastor, of
ficiating and the following taking part
in the service: Mrs. Ralph Mills, Miss
Maidie Lee Wade, S. B. Richardson
and J. B. Gifford. The pallbearers
were Harold Fowler, William Moore,
H. 0. Riggan and Yates Poe. Burial
was in Mount Hope Cemetery.