Friday, June 30, 1933.
THE PILOT, Aberdeen and Southern Pines, North Carolina
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Horace H. Rackham of Pinehurst
Leaves Millions to Charity
Southern Pines Church and j station, primarily in Michigan and
Quaker Children’s Home,
McConnell, Beneficiaries
Two Moore county institutions, the
Christian Science Church of Southern
Pines and the Quaker Children’s Home
at McConnell, near High Falls, are
beneficiaries under the will of Ho
race H. Rackham of Detroit and
Pinehurst, who died on June 13th in
Detroit at the age of 73 years. Mr.
Rackham luft an estate valued at
close to $25,000,000.
The will places administration of
charities in control of a board of trus
tees, one member of which is the wid
ow, Mary A. Rackham. The princi
pal and income, the will specifies, is
to be expended for “such benevolent,
charitable, educational, scientific, re
ligious and public purposes as in the
judgment of the trustees will pro
mote the health, welfare, happiness,
education, training and development
of men, women and children, partic
ularly the sick, aged, young, erring,
poor, crippled helpless handicapped,
unfortunate an^} under-privileged, re
gardless of race, color, religious or
elsewhere in the world.”
The bequest, attorneys said, is the
largest single gift to charity in the
history of Michigan.
Under special gifts made in the will,
the University of Michigan regents
will receive $100,000 to be used as
loans or gifts to deserving students.
A score of other smaller bequests
were made, many in Detroit. Those from Clarkton where she attended the
ill for several days, is able to be out
again.
Miss Cornelia Philips had as her
guests over Sunday Mr. and Mrs. W,
P. Philips of P'airmont and Mr. and
Mrs. \V. C. Ferguson of Manly.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cookingham and
daughter Doris have returned to their
home in Elmer N. J., after spending
the past few months here.
R. T. Mills attended the Filter Plant
Operator’s School at State College,
Raleigh, the 28th and 29th.
Mrs. Hattie C. Johnson is expect
ed home the latter part of the week
outside Detroit rntluded $50,000 to the
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bos
ton, Mass.; $50,000 to the Imperial
council of the ancient order, Nobles
of the Myotic Shrine, Washington for
maintenance of Shriners’ hospitals for
crippled children; $10,000 Quaker
Children’s Home, McConnell, N. C.;
$10,000, Christian Science Church of
Southern Pines; $10,000, Milligan Col-
funeral of her father.
Major and Mrs. W. E. McCord will
leave next week for their home in
New York state. Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Bradin will occupy the McCord home
for the summer.
The young people of the Intermed
iate B. Y. P. U, will hold a lawn sup
per in the city park Saturday evening
beginning at 5:30. Delicious salads.
lege, Milligail Tenn. and $5,000 to sandwiches, cakes, ice cream and ice
Tuskegee Normal and Industriah In-1 cold drinks will be served. The pro
stitute, Tuskegee, Ala.
Mr. Rackham, at 45, borrowed $5,-
000 to invest in stock of the Ford
company and sixteen years later sold
out to the Fords for $12,500,000. He
never put more than the initial $5,-
000 into the company, and had drawn
more than $4,000,000 in dividends.
ceeds will go toward the expense of
sending delegates to the annoiad State
Conference at Ridgecrest next month.
Your patronage will be greatly ap
preciated.
Mr.s. Elizabeth Pettes, Mrs. George
White, Mrs. M. R. Carpenter and Miss
Cora Leggett motored to Raleigh
Tuesday.
Mrs. E. J. Rose and daughter Mary
after the l^ourth. Miss Jean Ross,
who has spent the winter here return
ing with them.
W. J. Jones, of Ridge Spring'?, S.
C., representing Cochran and Com
pany of New York in the Sandhills,
has leased the Goodwill house on Or
chard road for the summer and will
he joined by his family later in the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Knowles leave
Saturday for a motor trip to the
mountains including a stay in the
newly opened Pinnacle Inn at Banner
Elk.
C. T. Patch is also enjoying a
mountain tour to Black Mountain and
other resorts.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vetterlein spent
Tuesday in Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goodwill will
spend the summer months in Kure
Beach.
Miss Dorothy Pottle leaves on Sat-1
urday to join her parents in Jeffer
son Highlands, N. H.
Stores closed all day Tuesday, July
Fourth,, open all of Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. D. Causey, Gladys
and Edwin rinnsev '’i«i>ed in the Lo
belia section Sunday afte noon.
Mi.ss Maggie Le6 Stevenson spent
Saturday night wtih Misses Mildred
and Myrtle Priest.
GREAT REDUCTIONS
THIS WEEK
This is a Stock-Reducing Sale before
talcing inventory
SILK UNDERWEAR, GIRDLES and CORSELETTES,
values to $10.00, reduced to $1.98—$2.98—<$3.98
SILK UNDERWEAR
Vanity Fair and Van Raalte Bloomers, Step-Ins and
pants, choice 69c
Dotted Swiss Blouses, reduced 69c
Silk Blouses, values to $5.00, choice $1.98
COTTON PAJAMAS
Broadcloth and Prints, reg. $2.25, special $1.39
Printed Pajamas, reg. $1.00—$1.25, choice ....79c
Children’s Pajamas 25c, with 'hat 59c
BURNING DEWBERRY VINES
Children’s Cotton Dresses, .special 39c
Ladies Cotton Dresses, special 39c
Ladies Cotton Gowns, special 39c
Children’s Cotton Gowns, special 19c
fMi \kT 1 • O . 1 i Mrs. t;. J. Kose and aaugnter iviary I Farmers throughout this section are, .
£ _||0 VV 0CK iri vOUvlXCrrfc Jr inCSI”^ visitors in the | busy cutting down and burning their
home of Mrs. Maxwell Grey, another i dewberry vines, setting ready for new j |j
taughter. They plan to return home [growth for next year’s crop to start.; BtttXtttttttttttttUUtt
C. T. PATCH DEPT. STORE
Southern Pines
Miss Dorothy Thurman has return
ed to her home in Cheraw, S. C., af
ter visiting here for the past week
as guest of Mayor and Mrs. D. G.
Stutz.
faculty, arrived Thursday for the Al-'
len-Wheeler wedding. ' [
Miss Mary Richardson and niece,'
Miss Ruth Richardson left for Jef-'
ferson, Maine, on Tuesday. They were
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Miss Nancy Ray Currie of Jack-1 ^it'companied as far as Raleigh by S.
On Thursday night of last week a
most delightful farewell party was
son Springs is visiting here as guest j Richardson anJ daugihter. Miss ^riven at the home of W. P. Morton
of Miss Louise Blue. | Emlie Richardson. i Bernice Burton, who left
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Ruggles and ] Jimmie Miliiken, Edward Prizer and , this week for her home in Tennessee,
small son. Jack, left last week for
Carolina Beach, where they will
spend several weeks visiting Mrs.
Ruggles’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Plummer.
Major and Mrs. William McCord
expect to leave July 5th for their
summer home in Chautauqua, N. Y.
Harold Dillehay spent Friday at
Carolina Beach.
A. L. Adams and daughters. Misses
Eleanor ana Roberta Adams have I’e-
Buster Patch are spending ten days About forty guests were enteretin-
in camp at Vade Mecuni Springs, ed.
North Carolina. | p j Dupont entertained at
Dr. R. L. Hart attended the pharma- a bropkfast bridge at her home Wed-
ceutical convention in Raleigh the lat-' nesday morning.
ter part of last week. | Monday evening, Miss Irma Evans' first of the week.
Hinton Patterson left Monday for'was honoree at a dinner given by! Miss Ha Person of Fayetteville re-
Northeast Harbor, Maine, to spend the! Miss Virginia Hensley, the occasion | tuined to her home Tuesday after
W. E. (Shorty) Barber who went to j ||
his home there.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Stewart spent i;
Saturday in Raleigh. j jt
Mrs. Richard Tufts and children i||
left this week for a stay at their cot-'||
tage in Roaring Gap. j f|
Miss Verdun Shaw visited her | H
grandi«arents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. i ||
Spivey at their home in Ellerbe the!
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summer months.
Mrs. Rufus Cates is expected today
from Raleigh to spend the Fourth with
her sisters, the Misses Althea and
turned to their home here after a \ Lillian Roberts
with i-elatives
the
short visit
north.
E. W. Pavenstedt left by motor last
week for New Haven, Conn., where he
has entered the Yale Law School. He
was accompanied as far as Annapolis,
Md., by Dr. Ford Brown, who has
beeil visiting the Pavenstedts here.
Mrs. Pavenstedt and Mrs. Brown are
remaining down for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Pavenstedt will make
their home in New Haven during the
next year,
Mrs. Augustine Healy, well on the
road to recovery from the broken col
larbone suffered in an automobile ac
cident here recently, left on Saturday
for New York. With Mr. Healy she
■will sail next week for England for
a month’s sojourn abroad. Mr. and
Mrs. W'alter Gilkyson are occupying
Firleigh Farm, the Healy residence
here, for the present
Reports from H. O. Riggan, who is
in Memorial Hospital, New York City,
for treatment, are very favorable. He
hopes to return home in about ten j tertained Miss Will
days. j e
being Miss Evans’ birthday. Guests
included Miss Irma Evans, Miss Doi'-
othy Ehrhai'dt, Miss Margaret Mor
ton, Miss Gertrude Kelly, Miss Lorena
Montesanti, Francis Wicker and Rob
ert Shaw.
Mrs. A. M. Oglesby was hostess at
dinner Thursday night when she en-
Frances Jour-
M:.. £241.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Reynolds have | el Hai'dison, Miss Gladys Bryson and
closed the Jefferson Inn. and left for Miss .Avalon Armstrong,
the north accompanied by Miss Har
vey.
Mrs. F. Craighill Brown and Mrs.
Millicetit Hayes left Wednesday
morning to spend the month of July
in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.
Michael Lavery who has been the
guest of his sister, Mrs. Joseph Buck
ley for the past two weeks returned
the latter part of the week to his
home in Manchester, N. H.
Miss Helen Hargrove and Mrs. Jos
eph Buckley spent Tuesday m Char
lotte.
Mr. and Mrs. Clem Wrenn and son
a visit here in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Gouger.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Swaringen have
as their guests, Mrs. E. T. Turnley
and sons, Harold and Edward of Kin
ston. Mrs. Turaley is a sister of Mr.
Swaringen.
John Aldridge of Durham spent
Sunday in Pinehurst, the guest of Miss
Mrs. N. C. Spivey and young
daughters, Myrna and Sara and her
son, Currie, of Guilford College visit
ed Mrs. Bob Shaw and family a day
this week.
Mrs. B. M. Cole of Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida is here for a visit in the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Mrs. J. M. Hagood and Mrs. Blanche
Wescott were joint hostesses to the
Community Bridge Club and other
guests on Wednesday night at The
Little Community House.
The July meeting of the Woman’s
Auxiliary of the Community Church j Gouger.
was moved up from July 4th to this | Mr.s. Charles W. Picquet and Mrs.
Tuesday night in order not to -have | Willard Dunlop were Greensboro vis-
tiic meeting fall on a birthday. This itors on Tuesday.
and daughter, Clem, Jr., and Nancy,
Mr. and MrsV Allan Thurman and j and Hunt Fisher are camping at Lake
their family, who spent the winter in j James near Asheville this week.
Southern Pines, have returned to their I
home in Raleigh. ] sister Mrs. L. H. Cherry, Jr., in High
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Van' Zile Hyde Point this week,
of Baltimore are guests of Mr. and; Miss Jeannette Welch has returned
Mrs. Nelson C. Hyde at The Paddock, i fiom a visit with her sister in Siler
Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Vale gave j City,
a farewell tea last Friday afternoon^ Miss Catherine Pierson has return-
for Mrs. .■\ugustine Healy, and on Sat- jCd from a two weeks trip to George-
urday afternoon Mrs. Healy asked a I town, S. C.
few friends to Firleigh Farm to say B. C. Webster and M. T. Solomon
charge made it possible to have Mrs.
Phillip Price of the North China Mis
sion and a guest this week of the Rev.
and Mrs. Mui-doch McLeod make a
talk to the Auxiliary. Mrs, Price has
a charming ease of manner and her
talks so informing that her hearers
are brought very close to the Chi-
Miss Maureen Sugg is visiting her nese mode of living, their needs and
Eggs and Purina Feed
High Priced Eggs Ar? Coming!
The day of cheap eggs is almost over. Conditions defi
nitely indicate eggs will be much higher this fall.
Take the best care of your hens and pullets—worm and
vaccinate them, Purina feed is madp by scientists to
keep hens well, strong and give largest po.ssible egg
production.
We carry a complete stock of this feed.
McNEILL & CO.
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C.
Profitable (eeda for livestock and poul
try. They lower your cost of production
and make you more profits.
purika
CHOWS
goodbye.
Mrs. Helen Y. Thomas of Washing
ton, D. C., is occupying the home on
Ashe street which she recently pur
chased from Mrs. Nancy. Atwood.
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Nichols spent
last week-end at Ashtsville,
spentSunday in Raleigh.
Mrs. L. B. W'heeler and daughters
problems, and the problems of the
workers we send to them, especially
the doctors and nurses in the hospi
tals. Mrs. Price spoke specifically of
this phase of the work as she and
Dr. Price are affiliated with a large
hospital in North Carolina. A social
hour followed the meeting during
which circle Number One served re
freshments.
Due to the increasing popularity of
Alice, Dorace and Nilda motored to j Juniper Lake, the picnic sponsored by
Charlotte Monday. the Women’s Bible Class has again
Mrs. Vinson L. Johnson with her .been postponed. When told <^hey were
small daughter Nancy has returned j “dated up” for three weeks as far as
I from New York where she attended I their capacity permitted, the local
Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Vale are
leaving this week-end to spend the
Fourth of July at Roaring Gap.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Ewing are
spending the Fourth at Myrtle Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Vale have re
turned from a visit to Warrenton,
Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Stevens
have returned after spending several
days irt Richnr.ond, Va.
Mrs. J, S. Miliiken and small
daughter are visiting Judge and Mrs.
J./S, Manning in Raleigh,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Lewis left
this w'eek for Bethlehem, N, H., to
spend the summer months.
Mrs. William Stuart Reyburn, who
has 'been the house guest of Mrs.
Augustine Healy at Firleigh Farms
for some time has returne/i to her
home in Washington.
Mrs. Carl Thompson and Mrs
Harry Vetterlein went to Raleigh
Tuesday to see Mrs. J. S. Miliiken
who is visiting her parents there.
Mrs. R. P. Potts and Mrs. Shields
Cameron motored to Blowing Rock
the latter part of last week.
Miss Ruth Davenport of Sanford,
former member of the local school
the wedding of a cousin. They stopped | class decided to wait until the rush
at Lexington, Ky., on the way home to ■ abated.
visit Mv. Johnson’s family.
The Sandy Creek Association of the
B. Y. P, U. will hold its ani’ual con
ference at the First Baptist Church
Sunday afternoon and evening. Several
hundred young people fmm the sur
rounding communities are expected to
be present. A most interesting pro
gram has been arranged and the pub
lic is cordially invited,
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde G. Council, ac
companied by Mrs. R. T. Mills, spent
the week-end with Mrs, Council’s
father at St, Pauls,
A. L. Adams and daughters Elean
or and Alberta retu. ned Saturday
from a two weeks motor trip to New
Hampshire, leaving Mrs, Adams and
small son with relatives for several
weeks.
Miss Vivian Montgomery returned
to her home ini Wilmington Monday
after being the guest of Mr. and Mrs,
A. S. Ruggles the past week,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walker and
children Tom and Anna left by mo
tor Tuesday for their summer home
in Sandy Lake. Pennsylvania.
Mrs. A, S. Ruggles, who has been
The Sandhill Brotherhoid ele 'ed of
ficers for the ensuing six months at
its business meeting Sunday morn
ing, John F, Taylor was elected pres
ident to succeed Arthur Mills, Dr. F.
C. Pinkerton, vice president and as
sistant treasurer, Ed Swaringen sec-
retary-treasurer to succeed I. C.
Sledge and the Rev. W. Murdoch Mc
Leod, teacher.
Mrs. Frank McManus of Beverly,
Mass., joined her husband here on Sat
urday for a stay of several weeks.
Miss Bernice Burton left Monday
morning, returning to her home in
I Springfield, Tenn. Miss Burton has
lived in Pinehurst for a number of
years, coming here as instructor in the
commercial department of the high
school and later holding a position
with the Archers Company. She has
made many friends while here. Ac
companying her on the trip were Miss
Ethel Hardison and Miss Gladys Bry
son who have b»^n guests in the Mor
ton home for the past week, and were
returning to Tennessee,
Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Price of China
are guests this week of their cousins,,
Mr. and Mrs. W^ M. McLeod at the |
Manse.
The Rev. and Mrs. T. A. Cheatham,
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Carter and little
Betsy Carter, and Dr. Myron W. Marr
have returned from a w'eek’s fishing
at Beaufort.
Miss Bernice Burton, Miss Ethel
Hardison, Miss Gladys Bryson, Miss
Mary Avalon Armstrong and Ivey
Sally spent the past week-end at Car
olina Beach.
Mrs. Ellis Fields and Mrs. Charles
Fields have received news (Tf the crit
ical illness of their father at his home
in White Plains, New York.
Miss Marjorie Cole returned Sun
day afttr a week’s visit with h‘’r sis
ter in Lancaster, S. C.
Mrs. Alma Taylor has gone to
Greenwood, S. C. for an indefinite
stay with her daughter, Mrs. Allan
Watson.
On Wednesday Mrs. Elwin McLeod,
Mrs. Frank McManus, Mrs. I. C.
Sledge, Mrs. A. P. Thompson and Mrs.
Alex Stewart enjoyed a motor trip to
the Hemp Mills and the pottery.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Simpkins vis
ited their daughter. Miss Virginia
Simpkins at the University Summer
School at Chapel Hill Saturday,
Albert Oglesby is here for a visit
with his mother, Mrs. A. M. Ogles
by,
Miss Margaret Kelly left Saturday
to spend a two weeks vacation with
her parents, Mrs. and Mrs. M. McL.
Kelly at their home near Carthage.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Calloway left
Sunday for Sky Top, Penn. Mrs. Cal
loway and her sister-in-law, Miss
Christine Calloway plan to spend the
remainder of the summer in England.
The Misses Mildred and Jean Grier,
sisters of Mrs. Calloway are spend
ing the summer in Pinehurst with
Mrs, Albert Currie.
On Wednesday night Mr. and Mrs.
Willard Dunlop entertained for din
ner Mr, and Mrs, Frank McManus,
Mr. and Mrs, Elwin McLeod, George
Miss Benna Kirk spent Sunday in Eastman and Frederick W, Ganby, all
Four Oaks. She was accompanied by of Boston.
HOT WEATHER
TAKES A LOT OUT OF AN
AUTOMOBILE
Your Car should be looked over more of
ten.
It should be kept well oiled, well greased.
It’s easy to burn out bearings if you’re not
careful.
We Have Skilled Mechanics. Let Them See
if Your Car Needs Attention. An Ounce
of Prevention is a Good Deal Cheaper than
a Pound of Trouble on the Road.
And We Carry the Highest Grade Gulf
Motor Oils that won’t let your bearings
burn out——and That Good Gulf Gasoline,
Gulf No-Nox, etc. Drop in.
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East Broad Street
Southern Pines