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MOORE COUNTY’S
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A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 13, NO. 23.
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Aberdeen and Southern Pines. North Carolina, Friday, May 5, 1933
of the Sandhill Territory of North V'lina
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ABERDEEN WINS,
LOSES IN FIRST
LEAGUE GAMES
Defeats Vass-Lakeview in Open
er but is Shut Out by
Southern Pines
BIG CROWDS AT GAMES
A Real Son of the American Revolution
NO UPSETS MARK Plan For New Bank To Tai.^
Aberdeen defeated its old rival,
Vass-Lakeview, to open the season in
the Moore County Baseball League,
but its glory over this victory did not
last long, for it went down in sting-
ing defeat before its arch-rival,
Southern Pines, on Wednesday after
noon to the tune of 3 to 0. It was one
of the fastest games ever played on
the Southern Pines diamond, and wit
nessed by a large crowd.
It was pretty much a pitchers’ bat
tle. Aberdeen couldn’t hit Ketchum’s
slow ball, and Maurer for Aberdeen
struck out ten of the Southern Piners.
The nearest A'bei'deen came to scoring
was when Russell drove what appear
ed to be a home run to right field, the
bal nestling under an automcbile.
Solomon, however, scrambled under
the car in time to relay the ball home
and catch Russell at the plate. South
ern Pines scored in the first when
Vann drove Harris home with a clean
hit. A bunt brought in the other two
runs, Webster scoring froni second
and Harris all the way from first
w’hen Weatherspoon laid down a
pretty one which Aberdeen threw
around the diamond too late to catch
either baserunner. The teams played
good baseball.
A big crowd from all over the
county saw the opening game of the
season on Monday at Southern Pines
when Aberdeen defeated Vass-Lake
view 6 to 2. Thomas and Yow were
the opposing pitchei's, Thomas allow
ing Aberdeen but five (hits, wihiie
Vass hit Yow safely five times. Aber
deen was presented with the trophy
for winning last year’s championship,
and the 1933 was on.
The batting order of the battle be
tween Aberdeen and Southern Pines
on Wednesday was as follows;
Aberdeen—Ferree, ss; Foley, If;
Upchurch, 2b; Russell, cf; Dumeer,
c; Martin, lb; Huntley, rf; Bobbitt,
3b; Maurer, p.
Southern Pines—Webster, ss; Har
ris, 2b; Weatherspoon, If; Vann, 3b;
McMillan, c; Solomon, rf; Walker, rf;
Patterson, lb; Millar, cf; Ketchum, p.
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Over Page Trust Company
SMALL VOTE CAST is Submitted To Depositors
Siulz Again Mayor of Southern
Pines, H. A. Page, Sr., New
Manager of Aberdeen
OTHER OFFICIALS CHOSEN
John McLecd, as rhotographed for The Pilot hy Hemmer
Father of Moore County Man Was
Born Before America’s Freedom
ACTIVE WEEK IN
REALTY MARKET
Beckwith Adds To Knollwood
Property; Mrs. Towne Buys
Dr. Herr House
John A. McLeod, Jr-, Robust and
at Work on His Farm in
Eureka Section
Before leaving for his summer
home at Boston H. H. Beckwith, of
Knollwood secured from H. B. Emery
two additional lots at Knollwood. Of
these No. 215 a<^j?ins his fine prop
erty on Crest road extending toward
Serpentine drive and taking the big
piece of the block. The other is 409A,
across Crest road from his house. Mr.
Beckwith has made extensive devel
opment in the Homewood cottage dur
ing the winter, enlarging the build
ings and extending and embellishing
the gardens until he has created one
of the most interesting spots in cen
tral North Carolina. In days to come
this reproduction of the old home of
the Byrds of Virginia more than a
century ago will be as famous as its
original. Further development of the
new property along with some more
work on the house and gardens will be
carried on during the summer. The
attitude of Mr. Beckwith in this in
creasing of his Knollwood holdings is
in line with the work that Judge Way
has been carrying on in getting his
property on the other side of the
Midland road in condition for further
development.
John L. Given has Reinecke &
Company engaged in some additions
to his Pinehurst home, which are to
include enlargement of some uf the
rooms and additional small buildings
for garage and servants’ quarters.
At Pinehurst the renting of cottages
for the balance of the season contin-
By John A. Leland
John McLeod, Jr., lives in the Eu
reka section of Moore county, and is
79 years of age. He has seen this
country pass through three major
conflicts, which is in itself rather un
usual. But the unique, the remarkable,
the almost unbelievable distinction
which John McLeod, Jr. possesses, is
that his father was born before the'
American Revolution! '
John McLeod, Sr., was born in
Scotland about 1770. The “about” is
authentic, since it is on his tomb
stone. Soon after his birth lie was j
brought to this country by his par
ents, who settled on what is still |
known as the McLeod place, near:
Aberdeen. The house which John Sr.
built when he was a young man, con
structing it out of sturdy beams and
timber held tightly together by wood
en pegs instead of nails, is occupied
today by his grandson, John D. Mc
Leod.
During the early years of this
country’s struggle for independence 1
John McLeod, Sr., was just a little |
fellow. But be that as it may, towards
the close of that war he was big!
enough and old enough to come so!
near losing his life in it that it I
couldn’t have been very comfortable I
for him. j
Naturally, the McLeods were Tories, |
having but lately come from Scotland, I
and having a stronger feeling of fil-j
;al affection for old England than for
this country of new towns and old
wildernesses to which they had come.
So, in 1781, when Thomas Wade, Col
onel of the Minute Men of Salisbury
District, was roaming over the state
fighting red-coats and Tories, John
McLeod, Sr., was an eleven year old
Tory.
Colonel Wade’s Mistake
Colonel Wade, vei-y much the dash
ing patriot of his day, and riding high
on the wave of patriotism that was
sweeping! the country, usually had
things his own way in North Caro
lina. But in one instance he failed to
consider what effect a certain act of
his might have upon the Scotchmen of
Mooro county, and that failure land
ed him in the middle of a big surprise.
On one oT his expedicions Colonel
Wade very foolishly allowed r.cme I'f
hih men to steal some cloth from a
young Tory lady named Marren Mc
Daniel. They drew sabers and slashed
it from the loom, and carried it away
with them.
No fiery crossa? flamed fron* the
hills to tall the Clans together. No
pibrochs were played on bulging bag
pipes to stir the blood of the men
from Scotia. But swiftly and silent
ly the word was passed, farmhouse to
farmhouse, and at the end of the next
day the Tories were ready. Wade and
his men were encamped at Piney Bot
tom, near Southern Pines. Between
A Little Patch
Busy Week for Commission
er, W'^hat with New Daught
er and Re-election
Charles S. Patch of Southern
Pines was not nearly so interested
in his re-election to the Board of
Commissioners when nominated at
the town caucus last week as ive
was in another important forth
coming event.. Both events, how
ever, transpired most satisfactor
ily. A daughter, Hazel Eleanor
Patch, was born to Mrs. Commis
sioner on Sunday night, and Mr.
Commissioner was re-elected on
Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Commis
sioner and Hazel Eleanor are all
doing well.
ASK CAMERON TO
STATE VIEWS ON
FINANCE PROGRAM
The Sentinels Want Expression
from Representative on Ap
propriation and Tax Bills
CONSIDER QUESTIONN»AIRE
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The Sentinels announce that they
have asked Moore County’s represen
tative in the General Assembly, An
gus B. Cameron, to write, for the ben
efit of his constituents, his views on
the appropriation bill and the tax bill
passed in the current session. In stat
ing the reasons for making this re
quest of Mr. Cameron, Edgar Ewing,
secretary of The Sentinels, sard;
“It has been a long time since a
North Carolina budget has aroused
so much feeling as the one for the
next biennial. The Legislature has
been deluged with petitions, letters,
telegrams and delegations. Editors
have Used almost endless col
umns in airing their views on the
questions involved. The questions of
taxes is so vital that the voters are
entitled to know the reasons that
actuate their representatives in op
posing or supporting the appropria
tion for public use of a sum of mon
ey that amounts to a very substan
tial part of the total income of the
peoplfe of the state.
“It is timely to have honest and
frank discussions of the state’s princi
ple activities. The question of the
public schools has not been handled in
a way to go to the i*oots of the prob
lem. Great timidity has been'shown by
almost everyone who h^ felt called
upon to speak on this sifcject. It is
not improbable that The SeYitinels will
send a questionnaire to tH%^voters of
Moore county with a view t(^finding
out what is the prevailing belief as
Lack of interest, undoubtedly due
to the fact that tliere were no con
tests, featured Tuesday’s election in
the various towns of Moore county.
But a small percentage of the reB:is-
tereii vote was polled. Caucus camli-
ciates wei'e elected in every instance.
Doiacy G. btutz was returned as
mayor of Southern Pines. Mr. Stutz
has served as member of the Board of
Commissioners and as mayor for 14
years and embarks upon another two
year term with tlie full approval of
tiie voters. Four commissioners were
re-elected in Southern Pines, L. V.
O’Callaghan, Charles S. Patch, Alfred
B. Yeomans and George W. Case,
Frank Welch, Jr., was elected to suo-
ceeJ E. C. Stevens, who was not a
candidate for re-election. Welch poll
ed 102 votes against 23 for Dr. L.
M. Daniels.
Henry A. Page, Sr., was elected
mayor of Aberdeen to succeed Henry
McCoy Blue, the present incumbent.
Mr. Blue was named on the new
Board of Commissioners, the other
members of which will be J. D. Mc
Lean and Frank Shamburger, re
elected; J. Vance Rowe and Hardin A.
Gunter. Blue and Gunter succeed H.
W. Dou’o, Dr. Alex McLeod and John
Sloan. Less than ICO voters cast their
ballots in the Aberdeen election.
Pinebluff adopted its new charter
which established the village as a
bird sanctuary, the only one in the
country as far as is known here, and
also fixes the water rates over which
there has been so much controversy
in the past. The voters selected a new
mayor, J, W. Pickier, who steps into
the shoes of A. G. Wallace ( and re
elected its present Board of Commis
sioners, J. D. Adcox, Cecil Fatrell
and M. W. Miller.
Carthage re-elected J. E. Muse as
mayor and chose the following Board
of Commissioners; C. F. Barnes, J. A.
Lang, D. H. Parks, H. G. Poole and
C. B. Shaw.
Vass took more interest in its elec
tions than other towns of the county,
125 of the 135 registered voters turn
ing out. H. A. Borst was re-elected
mayor, receiving 89 of the votes cast.
A. M. Cameron, L. H. Furr and W. D.
McCraney were elected to the Board
of Commissioners.
Some excitement was caused at the
caucus held in Southern Pines last
Friday night when the ticket for
Tuesday’s election was selected. Dr.
L. M. Daniels presented a resolution
condemning the caucus method of
naming candidates. “It is noi truly
repiP.sentative; it deprives more than
half of our citizenry of their voting
privilege. Voting privileges are often
abused by non-citizens;s; It allows an
organized minority to control our town
elections," said the resolution, and
called upon Moore county’s represen
tative in the General Assembly to
have the act under which a cucus op
erates repealed. The motion, after a
brief discussion, was tabled.
At this caucus Mayor Stutz an
swered numerous questions regard
ing bond issues and gave a brief
statement of receipts and disburse
ments from the general fund as of
March 31, 1933. He gave the revenue
of this fund as $42,333.20, and dis
bursements: Fire Department, $3,-
100; Police, $3,070; Streets, $9,037;
publicity, $2,416; administrative ex
pense, $2,746; deficit on June 30, 1932,
$3,490.
A standing vote of confidence was
given the mayor and board.
Reelected Mayor
Would Be Under Absolute Con
trol and Direction of Recon
struction Finance Corp.
MEETING HERE TONIGHT
DORSEY G. STUTZ
A new banking institution under the
absolute control and direction of the
FcdcM-al Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration will take over the closed Page
Trust Company in the near future if
i plans row being Avorked out by offi
cials and depositors of the latter in-
I stitution materialize as expected.
Meetings of Page Trust Company
I depositors were held in Raleigh and
j Carthage the forepart of this week,
! and a meeting of depositors of the
j Aberdeen branch has been called for
I 8 o’clock toni -fht, Friday, in the Com
munity House in Aberdeen. At the
I session in Carthage on Tuesday a
I motion was made ^nd carried recom
mending that depositors in each town
where there is a branch of the Page
I Trust form a local organization and
I appoint one or two representatives to
Who Has Served as Mayor or Member the general meeting to be held in the
of the Board of Commissioners of ^ ballroom of the Carolina Hotel, Ral-
Southern Pines for 14 Years. i eigh, next Tuesday morning at 10
{o’clock. At this meeting the interests
of depositors and the plan for organ
izing a new bank will be discussed,
and local representatives will report
back to their local organizations.
At the Raleigh and Carthage meet
ings Ralph W. Page explained the
plans for the organization of a bank
under the Reconstruction Finance Cor-
A.F.POPHAM,LONG
WINTER RESIDENT
HEREPASSESAWAY
World War Veteran Had Played, He explained that the pro-
Promihent Part in Upbuilding
of Community
DIED AT NORTHERN HOME
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REV. BI^CK OF RED SPRINGS
WILt PlkteACH HERE SUNDAY
St
JRev. J. B. Black, D. D., pastor of
the Presbyterian Church at Red
Springs will preach Sunday morning
at'^the Presbyterian Church of Aber
deen. Rev. E. L. Barber will deliver
the Inspirational Sermon for the Flora
Macdonald College this week-end, and
will fill Dr. Black’s pulpit Sunday
morning.
posal involved no consolidation and no
merger but was simply an absolute
ly new bank set-up with Reconstruc
tion Finance money under Reconstinc-
tion Finance control, management and
policy. The proposed plan for the new
institution is as follows;
1. Capitalization of the New Bank
The Common Stock shall be $800,-
000 and shall be divided into 80,000
sha:es of 8 par value of ?10 each, to
be sold at $15 per share. Page Trust
A. Fleming Popham, prominent win
ter resident of the Sandhills for some
twelve years, died at his home in Lee,
Massachusetts on Monday of this
week after an illness of about ten
days. He had left Pinehurst but a
short time before, after occupying
“Column Lodge,” near the Carolina | Company will purchase 20,000 shares
Hotel, all winter. He was 67 years old. of said stock. The Reconstruction Fi-
Mr. Popham has played a promi
nent part in the upbuilding of two
Sandhills villages during his dozen or
so years here. He first came to Pine-
bluff where he made his home for a
nance Corporation will be asked to
subscribe to and pay $10 per share
for 80,000 shares of 6 percent Cum
ulative Preferred Stock.
Therefore, the initial capital and
number of seasons and whei'e he has paid-in surplus of the new bank will
long maintained kennels for his fine
hunting dogs. During the past few
years he has interested himself in the
development of the estate of J. B.
Lloyd on Linden Road, Pinehurst, act
ing in a supervisory capacity during
the construction of Mr. Lloyd’s resi
dence and the landscaping and terrac
ing of the extensive acreage which
surrounds it. Mr. Popham was not
without experience in this, as for
several years he managed a lar*g«
ranch in Alberta, Canada for members
of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Com
pany of New York.
World W'ar Veteran
He was a veteran of the World War,
having served actively in France with
the 308th Infantry, 77th Division, and
was gassed while at the front. His
grandfather before him was a ma
jor with General Steuben in the thick
of the American Revolution, and la
ter became president of the national
organization of Revolutionary heroes,
the Order of the Cincinnati.
Mr. Popham has always had a keen
interest in sports, especially in hunt
ing dogs and horses. His dogs have
won many blue ribbons in prominent
shows. He was a keen fisherman, and
an expert with both rod and g'un.
Besides his widow, w’ho is well
known throughout the Sandhill for
her interest and activity in the Moore
County Hospital Auxiliary and the
Sandhills Woman’s Exchange, he
leaves a sister, Mrs. F. H. Gunning,
of Pinehurst, and three children, two
daughters and a son.
Services were held at St. James
Church in Scarsdale, a former home,
on W'ednesday afternoon, with inter
ment following in the Scarsdale Cem
etery,
Mr. Popham leaves a host of ad
miring friends in this vicinity. His
loss to the community will he keenly
felt.
be $2,000,000.
2. Cash Made Available for Deposi
tors in Page Trust Company.
The new bank will agree to pur
chase with cash the best assets of
Page Trust Company-in the amount
of $300,000, but no assets shall be so
purchased by the new bank, except
such as are acceptable to an Apprais
al Committee of the new bank and
consist of:
1. United States Bands or other
^United States obligations.
2. State of North Carolina bonds
or notes.
3. Notes fully secured by United
States or North Carolina bonds or
notes.
4. Sound notes eligible for redis
count with the Federal Reserve Bank.
5. 'Notes fully secured by market
able collateral.
3. New Bank Protected by Substi
tution Agreement and by Se
curity.
Page Trust Company would enter
into an agreement with the new bank
by the terms of which it would^ upon
demand of the new bank at any time
over a period of six months, exchange
for any asset which it had sold to
the new bank either cash (if avail
able) or any unpledged asset which
the Page Trust Company retains. In
the case of exchange of bonds or
Notes of the United States or the
State of North Carolina, such ex
change shall be on the basis of the
then market value.
Furtheirmore, the certificates of
common stock in the new bank shall
be by the Commissioner of Banks, as
Trustee, as security against any loss
which the new bank may sustain over
a period of eighteen months on any
asset, except bonds or notes oi the
United States or the State of North
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