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NEWS-WEEKLY
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A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 13, NO. 18.
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MANUKY
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PILOT
FIRST IN NEWS,
CIRCULATION &
ADVERTISING
of the Sandhill Terru
Aberdeen and Gcuthern Pines, North Carolina, Friday, Mar>:h 31, 1933.
North Carolina
FIVE CENTS
HOSPITAL GIVEN
$6,584 BY DUKE
ENDOWMENT FUND
Sum Represents Number of Pa
tient Day^ of Charity Service
During Year 1932
144 INSTITUTIONS BEN'ZFIT
The Moore County Hospital at Pine-
hurst was allotted $6,584 by the trus
tees of the Duke Endowment when
they met Tuesday in New York. A
total of $843,397.67 was appropriated
to 144 institutions, of which $696,-
048 goes to 98 hospitals and $147,-
349.67 to 46 orphanages. Tha tria.stees
considered applications for assistance
from 148 institutions in the two Car-
olinas.
Other hospitals in this section were
allotted sums as follows- Hamlet Hos
pital at Hamlet, $6,043; Highsmith
Hospital at Fayetteville, $10,042; Lee
County Hospital at Sanford, $2,284;
Pittman Hospital at Fayetteville, $5,-
506.
The $6,584 allotted the Moore
County Hospital represents 6,.584 pa
tient days of charity service. In his
Recent annual report covering the
year ending December 31, 1932,. Ed
win T. McKeithen, business manager
of the local institution said;
“During the year 785 in-patients
were discharged. The number of days
of hospital occupancy was 10,307,
making an average stay of a little
more than 13.2 days as compared with
11.4 days of the year 1931. It is in
teresting to note that the period of
hospitalization for full pay patients
was eight and four-fifths days while
#or free patients the nutnber of days
was seventeen and one-fifth, which is
accounted for by the fact that char
ity patients usually come to the hos
pital in a much poorer physical con
dition than those who are able to
better care for themselves.
“There were 6,584 patient days of
charity s>jrvice which is 63 1-2 percent
of the whole. Similar service for
1931 w»s 62 2-3 percent and for
1930 59 percent.
‘‘The professional staff continues to
maintain its high quality of service.
Special attention is called to the very
low rgte of .027 percent for institu
tional deaths as compared with .045
for 1931 and .0378 for 1930. Full ap
proval by the American College of
Surgeons was awarded again for this
year.
“It is felt that the physical condi
tion of the building, equipment and
grounds has been well maintained. No
major repairs were necessary. Minor
repairs and replacements were made
and some repainting was done.
“The operation of the Hospital was
conducted at a cost of 70 cents for
each patient day less than for the
preceding year.”
ABERDEEN BALL DIAMOND
PUT IN A-1 CONDITION
Men have been busy all week un
der the supervising eye of Buck Tarl-
ton improving the Aberdeen baseball
field, and the diamond and parking
spaces around the playing field are
now in A-1 shape and B.lt ready for
the opening gun of the Moore County
League season. The Aberdeen team
put on e cracking minstrel show a
week ago and netted more than $60
toward expenses of fixing up the field.
Interest is expected to be even great
er here this year than last in the
games of the county league, with
Aberdeen endeavoring to retain the
championship it won in the play-off
with Vass last season.
KIWANIS CLUB SEEKSi JARS
TO AID NEEDY HOUSEWIVES
''' The Agricultural Committee of the
Kiwanis Club of Aberdeen is sending
out a call for jars for preserves, to
be distributed by the club to persons
in the cor.nty unable to purchase
them. Those having jars they are not
using are requested to leave them
with Leon Seymour at the Coca Cola
plant in Aberdeen, Duncan Matthews
at his law office in Southern Pines
or Willard Dunlop at the office of
C. W. Picquet in the Carolina Theatre
Building, Pinchurst, or at the Pine-
harst Dairy.
Retains North-South Title
MAUREEN ORCUTT AND RICHARD TUFTS
Miss Orcutt last week won the annual Women’s North &
South golf tournament at the Pinehurst Country Club, defeating
Miss Bernice Wall in the finals, 5 and 4. John Hemmer, Pilot pho
tographer, snapped the above when Richard Tufts of Pinehurst
presented the trophy symbolizing the championship. It was the
third time Maureen had won the coveted North & South title.
Looks Like Sales Tax
Senate Votes $16,000,000 for
State Supported 8-Months
Public School Term
By a standing vote of 23 to 17,
the State Senate late Wednesday
night put into the appropriations
measure an amendment, signed by
27 Senators, calling for an appro
priation of $16,000,000 for a uni
form State-supported public school
term of eight-months, and elimina
tion of local levies, including the
15 cents ad valorem tax on land for
support of the present extended
term. Several of the signers were
not present for the vote.
The amendment, dumped into the
Senatorial lap as it neared comple
tion of the appropriations bill,
paves the way for a sales tax for
school support.
Bill Passed Limitingr
Salaries in County
Maximum Figures Plaqes on
Judge, Solicitor and Sheriff
in Cameron Measure
The General Assembly at Raleigh
hap ratified the bill introduced oy
Representative A. B. Cameron of this
county limiting salaries of certain
county officials. The new act provides
for the following:
For Recorder’s Court Judge—Not
less than $1,000 nor more than $2,-
000.
For Solicitor—Not less than $800
nor more than $1,500.
For Sheriff—Not less than $2,500
nor more than $3,600, in addition to
all fees, costs and other allowances
fixed by statute.
The Boai'd of Cosnty Commission
ers is empowered to establish the sal
aries in accordance with the above
limits, and in the ease of the judge
of Recorder's court, may, in the
event the court shall exercise civil
jurisdiction, increase the outside lim
it of $2,000.
COUNTY SAVING MONEY ON
TERM OF SUPERIOR COURT
If “A penny saved is a penny earn
ed,” as we have so often heard, Moore
county is earning money in a hurry
this week, for in the term of Superior
Court which began on Monday, with
Judge G. V. Cowper presiding, there
is neither jury nor court stenograph
er, which means a saving of several
hundred dollars for the county. All of
the cases, most of which are of long
standing, are on the motion docket.
NORTH CAROLINA BANKERS
POSTPONE CONVENTION HERE
The 37th annual convention of the
North Carolina Bankers association,
scheduled to be held at Pinehurst Ap
ril 20, 21, has been postponed, accord
ing to an announcement by Paul P.
Brown, secretary of the association.
New dates, probably in Jvnt or Jnly,
will be selected later.
KIRKWOOD BREAKS
RECORD TO WIN
NORTH & SOUTH
Philadelphia Golfer Plays 72
Holes in 277 to Take $1,200
Prize Money
FERREE TOPS LOCAL STARS
With a record breaking score of
277 for seventy-two holes, Joe Kirk
wood, Philadelphia trickshot artist,
won the thirty-first annual North and
South golf fh*mpionship over the
No. 2 course Wednesday, breaking
MacDonald Smith’s mark of 281 which
has stood since 1925.
Kirkwood added rounds of 70 and
72 to his 08 and 67 Tuesday, beating
Harry Cooper of Chicago, who took
second by five strokes. Kirkwood's
victory, his first since winning the
Southeastern at Augusta last year,
was achieved only after a tremendous
scare to the largest gallery that ev
er witnessed a North and South
tournament. He started his fourth
round badly and took a 40 out but re
covered, coming in in 32. First prize
was $1,200.
Purvis Ferree of Aberdeen took 303
for the 72 holes, Ellis Maples of Pine
hurst 305, Emmet French of South
ern Pines withdrew after 54 holes.
STATE SENATE PASSES BILL
FOR BEER IN NORTH CAROLINA
The State Senate, by a vote of 34
to 14, passed the bill on second read
ing to allow the sale of 3.2 per cent
beer in North Carolina at its session
last night. The bill must pass another
Senate reading before it goes to the
House. A petition favoring beer for
North Carolina was passed about in
Southern Pines early in the week and
many signatures affixed to it.
BURGLAR ENTERS HOME OF
WILL A. BLUE; GETS 40 CENTS
Will A. Blue of Aberdeen awoke to
find a man prowling about his bed
room on Wednesday night. The man
ran at signs of life in the room, tak
ing Mr. Blue’s trousers with him.
These were found on the back porch
minus the 40 cents the pockets had
contained.
BION H. BUTLER TALKS TO
KIWANIS ABOUT THE BIBLE
Bion H. Butler, editor of The Pi
lot, addressed the Kiwanis Club at its
weekly meeting on Wednesday, with
“The Bible” as his subject.
GEN. McCLOSKY HERE
General Manus McClosky, command
ing officer of Fort Bragg, was among
the interested spectators at the
Pinehurst Horse Show yesterday,
third.
J. F. STEVENS HERE '
John F. Stevens, noted engineer, is
a guest at the home of his son, E. C.
Stevens, in Southern Pines,
WOMEN RIDERS .
FEATURE ANNUAL
HORSE SHOW HERE
Miss Hall of Camden and Miss
Adams of Sedgefield Among
Blue Ribbon Winners
FORT BRAGG DOES WELL
Under perfect weather conditions
the two-day horse show of the Pinu-
hurst Jockey Club got under way yes
terday with women equestrians tak
ing off a majority of the prizes.
Miss Aldeen Hall of Camden, S. C.,
and Miss Patricia Hyde of Southern
Pines, were among the victors. Miss
Hall rode Roy Donovan, a seven year
old brown gelding of sixteen hands,
to victory in the open jumping class,
beating Lieutenant Charles Cavelli,
of Fort Bragg, who was astride Nig
ger, an aged black gelding.
Miss Hyde scored on Norah, a chest
nut mare, in the ladies’ hunter class
of four jumps, beating out the Thorn-
dale stable’s b. g. Irish Harp. Miss
Marian Lyon on Lady Durham took
third.
Miss Elizabeth Adams of Sedge
field scored in the combination class,
first event of the afternoon, on Moun
tain Star and repeated later on the
same horse in the ladies’ saddle horse
class.
The combination class proved one
of the most interesting events of the
day. First shown in harness. Moun
tain Star proved equally as good un
der the saddle, beating out Miss Hall’s
Clearview Cavalier. A. H. Handley’s
King Redvine was third.
The class for handy hunters was
marked by several minor spills, but
there were no injuries. A. C. Alexand
er won this event, one of the most dif
ficult on the varied card, astride Dark
Star, a black gelding. Wilbur Os
borne’s gr. g.. Blue Moon, took second.
The oval presented a colorful pic
ture with uniformed officers from
nearby Fort Bragg on hand to support
the army entries. The tents which the
soldiers pitched to pass several nights
here, made a colorful background for
the heavily wooded outside course.
The military did well, too, earning
much applause for the way in which
they handled their four-line escort
wagons, a class won by the team of
Battery D. 16th Field Artillery.
The firbt championship of the show
went to W. V. Slocock’s polo pony.
Merry Heart, a chestnut mare. Ver-
ner Z. Reed’s Rolls Royce was re
serve.
The trotters of William Hodson
and Harry Brusie scored heavily, Hod-
son’s Calumet Desmond, taking the
blues for trotters in harness and for
two and three-year old trotters.
Zombro Hanover, the largest money
winning pacer on the Grand Circut
last year, won the blue in the class
for pacers in harness.
Miss Patricia Royce was judged the
best girl rider, while she and Ted
Gervais scored as the best pair of
ridlers. They are -children of Fort
Bragg officers.
The show continues today with the
feature classes the hunt teams and
the pairs of hunters. The judges will
also award the championship r ons
to the best hunter, best saddle horse,
best five-gaited horse and best jump
er. Mrs. Lucy Pomeroy Deans of Cam
den, S. C., Warner Baltazzi of Aiken,
S. C. and William Baker of Provi
dence, R. 1., are the judges.
REGISTRAR’S BOOKS OPEN
SATURDAY IN ABERDEEN
The registration books in Aberdeen
will be open for the next' four Satur
days at the office of J. Vance Rowe.
Miss Leta McBride is registrar, A
mayor and board of town commission
ers will 'be elected on May 2d by the
duly registered voters. Henry A.
Page, Sr., is the caucus nominee for
mayor to succeed Henry McC. Blue,
present incumbent.
SERVICES AT PAGE MEMORIAL
CHURCH ON SUNDAY NIGHT
Preaching services will be held at
The Page Memorial Church Sunday
night at 7:30 o’clock. Mr. Ball will
preach at the mentioned hour and in
vitation is extended the public to at
tend.
Belated Pension
Widow, Married to Confeder
ate Veteran in 1906, Asks
Income from State
A bill to be entitled an act to
place Mrs. Margaret Vick of Moore
county on the pension roll was in
troduced in the General assembly
this week by Representative A. B.
Cameron of Carthage, as follows:
“That Mrs. Margaret Vick, age
fifty-eight, of Moore County, Cam
eron, North Carolina, widow of
Absalom Vick who was a member
of the Confederate Army, Company
“C,” Regiment No. 35, North Car
olina State Troops, married March
8lh, 1906, is hereby placed on the
Confederate Pension Roll to receive
pension granted widows in the
fourth class.
Sec. 2. That this act shall be in
full force and effect from and af
ter its ratification.
Southern Pines Wins
Eastern Championship
Dramatic Club Awarded First at
Chapel Hill for “The Flat
tering Word”
The Southern Pines High School
Dramatic Club was awarded the East
ern North Carolina championship at
Chapel Hill Wednesday night after
presentation of its play, "The Flat
tering Word,” by George Kelly. The
youthful local artists defeated Hugh
Morson High School and Broughton
School of Raleigh and the George L.
Con High School of Wilson in the
finals, and now meets the Western
North Carolina champion, as yet un
decided, in the finals for the State
championship.
Morrtil Bentley, Allen Thumian,
Helena Kelley, Ruth Richardson and
Ruth Adkins made up the cast of
the play presented by the local insti
tution.
BANKERS MEET TODAY TO
DISCUSS PLANS FOR OPENING
Near 1,000 representatives of clos
ed banks throughout the state met
with Superintendent of Banks Gurney
Hood in Raleigh on Tuesday to dis
cuss plans for the opening of these
institutions. Many plans were pre
sented and the meeting adjourned un
til today to permit Mr. Hood and the
bankers to give consideration to the
proposals. The Page Trust Company,
with officers in Carthage and Aber
deen, and the Bank of Pinehurst were
represented at the meeting. The Cit
izens Bank & Trust Company of
Southern Pines is open.
LLOYD YOST HURT AT
KNOLLWOOD AIRPORT
Lloyd 0. Yost, Knollwood airport
manager and skilled pilot, broke two
bones in his right arm on Monday
when spinning the propeller of a vis
iting plane at the flying field. He was
taken to the Moore County Hospital
where he remained for two days. He
is now about with his arm in a
plaster cast.
SOUTHERN PINES OPENS
BALL SEASON SATURDAY
The Southern Pines baseball team
will open its season tomorrow, Satur
day, with a gan^e on its home diamond
at 3:30 o’clock' with the team from
West End. A number of games are
being planned among teams of the
Moore County League preparatory to
the official start of the season early
in May.
The Southern Pines diamond has
been put in tip-top shape for the
coming season.
B. D. WILSON DROPS DEAD
AT AGE OF 75 YEARS
B. D. Wilson, 75 years of age and
for 35 years a resident of Aberdeen,
dropped dead in the garden at his
home here at an early hour this, Fri
day, morning. He is survived by his
widow. Funeral services will be held
at the Aberdeen Baptist Church to
morrow, Saturday, afternoon at 2:30
o’clock, with interment at Bethesda
Cemetery.
ilkUE APPEALS
TO ASSEMBLY TO
KILL SALES TAX
People Cannot Pay More for Es-
sentiaLs, Chairman Page
Writes Legislators
FEARS LESS CONSUMPTION
Declaring that a sales tax would
come out of the pockets of the far
mers, manufacturers and distributors
p.nd not out of the pockets of the con
sumers, the Moore County Taxpayers
League has addressed an appeal to
every member of both houses of the
General Assembly urging them to use
every effort to prevent the imposition
of any additional taxes. The letter,
dated March 27th and signed by
Jesse W. Page, Chairman of the cen
tral committee, was as follows;
“Despite the fact that I and the
taxpayers I seek to benefit are not
your constituents, I am addressing
this appeal to you.
“My reason for so doing is that I
hold that every State Legislator is
—in the highest conception of the
duties of his office—the representa
tive of all the people of his State.
Your acts and decisions have just as
much effect on the welfare of the
people of Moore county as do the
acts of the Representatives of our own
section.
“My appeal to you is that you
use thf power of. your office to re
duce—lit once—the expenses of gov-
ernriient of- our State in so drastic
a measure that there may be a sub
stantial cut in taxes. I make this ap
peal in face of the fact that strong
influences are at work to get the
General Assembly to impose addition
al new taxes.
“I am motivated in this appeal by
the belief that the present burden of
taxes has so seriously impaired our
economic structure that industry and
agriculture are operating at a loss.
I am convinced that additional taxes
will increase the losses.
“I do not propose to argue the fair
ness of a sales or a production tax,
but I am impelled to present for your
consideration what I believe will be
the effect of such a tax.
“I submit that the people have been
for several years—and are now—
sorely put to it to get enough money
to finance their barest needs— that
every dollar they can lay their hands
on is and has been spent for the
things on which it is now proposed
CO levy new taxes; that there is no
prospect of an early increase in the
total income of the people; that, for
these reasons, the imposition of a
sales or a production tax will simply
mean that the people will be able to
purchase less of the taxed articles
(practically everything) or that the
producers and distributors would real
ize less for their materials and their
labor than before the imposition of
the new taxes.
“To summarize: It is my belief that
the effects of a sales tax would be:
reduced consumption by the public;
reduced markets for the producers;
lower prices for materials and lower
wages for labor.
“Therefore, in the name of the peo
ple of my county and for the benefit
of all the people of North Carolina I
plead with you not to inciease this
destructive tax pressure but on the
contrary to use your every effort to
relieve it."
PINEHURST MINSTREL SHOW
TO BENEFIT BASEBALL TEAM
Do not overlook the Old Fashioned
Minstrel Show to be given in the
School Auditorium at Pinehurst on the
evening of April 6th, at 8:15 p. m.
Every effort has been made to pre
sent a worthwhile entertainment.
Charles Picquet is now busily engaged
in rehearsing the chorus of 21 voices,
and anyone who knows the work he
can do along this line will understand
the results that will be accomplished.
The songs that will be used with
one or ,wo exceptions are strictly old
timers, in fact so old that to many
they will be new.
There will be seven soloists, a
quartette, four end men songs, two
specialties and some dancing.
The entire proceeds will go to as
sist the Pinehurst baseball team.