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VOL. 13 NO. 43
Aberdeen and Southern Pines, North Carolina, Friday, September 22, 1933
FIVE CENTS
One Child Killed, state Fair Boosters of Raleigh to SANDHILLS PARTY PinehuFst and
One Maimed by
Crazed Negroes
Visit Sandhills Towns Wednesday SUFFERS NARROW
ESCAPE IN STORM
‘’rn Pines
Crack State College I^nd Heads
Chamber of Commerce Dele
gation Due Here at 11 A. M.
National Champion
Car Dashes From Road into
Group of Youngsters Await
ing Their School Bus
ALLRED FAMILY BEREAVED
Southern Pines and Aberdeen will
be visited by three bus loads of State
Fair boosters next Wednesday, Sep
tember 27, whon brief stops will be
made to tell of the State Fair this
I year. Stops will also be made at
Drunken negroes killed Cameron and Vass before arrival
mother’s daughter, maimed another’s, j
on the outskirts of Aberdeen last Fri-1 boosters, including the crack
day morning. A careening car, guid-| College band, will arrive here'
ed by a woman not even sitting in thei around 11 o’clock on a two-day trip
driver s seat, shot off the highway j ^ large crowd is expected to wel-
into a gioup of children awaiting the
bus to take them to Aberdeen school.
One little girl dead, one lying in the
hospital with two legs broken, a
fractured skull, was the result.
Berlene Allred, seven years old,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claik All-
red who live on the Raeford road
about two miles out of Aberdeen, was
instantly killed, her neck and both
arms broken.
Doris Allred, nine, cousin of Ber-
lese and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Allred, who live near the
come the Raleigh visitors. The boos
ters will stop at Southern Pines for a
short stay, will later stop at Aberdeen
and will visit Pinebluff at 11;50, Hoff
man at 12:10 and Marston at 12:20.
The boosters will stop at Rockingham
at 12:45 for lunch.
It will be the 10th annual State j
Fair Special under the auspices of
the Chamber of Commerce of Raleigh.
The civic organization has sponsored
the boo.siting trip because it takes
great pride in the State Fair on ac
count of the wonderful opportunities
Clark Allreds, is in the Moore County | ^jyen the people of North Carolina to
Hospital with both legs broken and a display the agritultural resources,
slight .skull fracture. She is expected, livestock and manufactured products,
to recover. J\ state Fair this year is under
Two older brothers of Berlene, who j management, with Norman
stood beside them and unai rowly j y. Chambliss of Rocky Mount as
missed death, suffered severely from
shock.
Pour Held in Jail
In jail at Carthage are four ne-
^oes, Annie Bethea, Lacy Chapman,
IT
Active in PreparaXX^s Opening
ol llie Winter Seasol.^ <? >;roaclies
H. A. Page. Jr. Houseboat Lash
ed from M»K>rings on New
River in Hurricane
GROUNDS ON SHOAL
GEORGE T. DUNLAP, JR.
Georg-e T. Dunlap, Jr., fair-haired
boywonder of golfdom who learned
most of the tricks of the game on the
manager and secretary. He is associ
ated with George Hamid, well known
New York showman, and W. H. Joy
ner, of Garysburg.
These men have already mapped
Samuel Joy and Lonnie Thompson, all j ^ut an extensive new program which ! Bermuda gr&ss and sand greens of
of the Ashley Hejghts section. Two j new faces and shows on a pinehurst, is the new national ama-
of the men were the front seat of, bigger and better midway, with the I teur golf champion of these United
the car, with the Bethea woman be-, “World of Mirth” shows holding States. Georgie, not long out of his
tw^n them. She was guiding the car, j f^rth. The grandstand attractions teens and topping the scales around
with Chapman behind the wheel featured by Ernie Young's
operate the gears and brake. Joy was j wijiter Garden Revue and a large
in front, Chanman on the rear seat, number of vaudeville specialties.
It was an old Model T Ford. In the 'pjjg premium list shows that $10,-
car was a half gallon jug, half full of qqO in prizes will be distributed to
corn liquor. . farmers of North Carolina for the
A corner’s jury composed of G. A. kest of their exhibits.
Charles, E. W. Kinaw, M. M. Creel, > But, these are just a few of the
I. A. Thompson, J. A. Monroe and j thi^ps that the Raleigh boosters will
Tom Walker returned the following j about on their two-day bus trip
verdict after the tragedy; Thatijj^ acquainting the people with the
Berlene Allred came to her death as coming State Fair,
a result of being hit by an automobile >
SWEETHEART HERE, CAUGHT
operated at an excessive speed and in WORTHAM, WHO SHOT
a careless and reckless manner by the
following persons, to *vit: Annie
Bethea, Lacy Chapman, Samuel Joy
and Lonnie Thompson.”
\ Negroes Run to Cover
After hitting the children the car
dashed on until it collided with a
Sought by the police of the two
Carolina’s for nearly tvto months Cal
Wortham of West Southern Pines
was brought to bay by Deputy Sheriff
J McCormack in Raeford Wednesday
telephone pole with sufficient in^P^ct i and is now incarcerated in
to break the pole in two. The negi’oesj county jail at Carthage charged
jumped from the wreckage of th©j ^.i^j, assault with attempt to murder,
machine, and the three men made for | Shortly before 1 o’clock on the
nearby woods, effecting a temporary, niorning of July 23rd Wortham,
escape. The woman was caught by | nieeting his sweetheart Della Mur-
passersby. A man hunt followed and | chinson coming from church with
the men were caught befoie the day, Gailbraith, opened fire with his
was out. They had scattered and were j^pivg guage shotgun, mowing down
apprehended in different sections. | Galbraith with two charges of shot in
Joy was caught in the Broad Street, contents
Pharmacy in Southern Pines by clever j ^ ^
amateur detective work on the part
of Shields Cameron. Cameron had bounty Hospital, she finally re-
been in the posse seeking the men covered
Friday morning and during his quest
had interviewed Joy’s father at Pine-
bluff. While in the drug store here
that aftersoon a negro entered asking
for some adhesive tape for a cut on
the forehead. Shields was impressed
at the man'a resemblance to Joy’s
father,, and asked him his name. He
gave a fictitious one. Shields asked
him if his name wasn’t Joy and the
man winced.
“Cover him with your gun,” Shields
called to Albert Bretch, who was be
hind the counter. Bretch grabbed
something that resembled a gun and
pointed it in Joy’s direction. A tele
phone call for the police was put
through and Joy placed under arrest.
130 pounds, defeated the veteran Max
Marston, former champion, in the
final round at Kenwood, Ohio last
Saturday. He won 6 up, five to play,
shooting a record-breaking 68 in the
first 18 holes to lead seven up at the
noon hour. Marston essayed a come
back in the final 18 but it was not
good enough to off.set the big lead.
George was graduated two years
ago from Princeton, is now learning
the bond business in Wall Street. He
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. George T.
Dunlap, his father a member of the
book publishing firm of Grosset &
Dunlap. The family resides a large
part of the year in their Pinehurst
home.
SEEK U. S. FUNDS
FOR 7.000 FEET
OF WATER MAINS
A Sandhills party week-ending
near the New River inlet had a nar- j
row escape in the hurricane which
swept the Carolina coast the latter
l)art of last week leaving 15 dead,
many missing, hundreds homeless and
a ])roperty loss of millions in its
wake. In the group were Mrs. Henry
A. Page, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Henry A.
Page, Jr., Henry A. Page, 3rd and
Miss Kitty Page of Aberdeen, Miss
Patricia Hyde and Maitland Grover
of Southern Pines.
The party left the Sandhills
Thursday morning to spend several
(lays on the Page houseboat at New
River Inlet. The storm struck with
out much warning late Friday after
noon and before those on the boat
reaized what had happened the craft
was lashM from its moorings and
started sweeping out toward open sea.
Many jumped overboard when they
saw the boat adrift, but others re
mained with the ship and suffered
■several anxious minutes before the
boat grounded on a shoal about a*
mile from its starting point. There it
stuck fast, and with the ebbing tide
was soon out of reach of the raging
currents. 1
With a temporary lull in the storm
those who had jumped for it w°re
able to reach the boat again and the
entire party spent Friday night on
the stranded craft. Coast Guard men
aided in floating the boat again when
the storm had abated late Saturday, I
and Henry Page, Jr., reports the'
houseboat little the worse for its ex-:
citing experience. Slight bruises were j
all any members of the party had to
show for their near-tragedy.
New Bern Suffers
The storm was one of the worst to
whip the Carolina coast in some time.
Autumn Arrives
Sun Pa.sses Point Where Eclip
tic Crosses Celestial Equa
tor at Noon Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Saturday, ten minu
tes after the noon whistle blows at
Southern Pines the sun passes the
point where the ecliptic crosses the
celestial equator. This is the be
ginning of autumn. According to
the old alamanac signs the sun at
that point entei-s the constellation
of Libra among the stars, but the
fact is the sun is still in the con
stellation of Virgo, as the alama
nac is still running on the position
of the stars as computed away
back in the days of the Egyptian
and Arabian astronomers, which is
no longer up to date. Tonight, Fri
day, the moon and Venus are in
close conjunction soon after the
moon is visible as the sun goes
down. Owing to the angle of the
star from the sun and earth it is
very bright this week, with about
three-fourths of its surface illumi
nated. It is not often seen to better
advantage than now. It is found
above the sun in the southwest.
Carolina to Officially Open Nb-
vember 10th.—Many Cottage
Rentals Reported
PAGE DEPOSITORS
FAVOR NEW PLAN
TO REOPEN BANK
Will Be State Institution Only,
With Capital of .$150,000,
75,000 Surplus
NO MERGER INVOLVED
A new plan whereby the Page
Trust Company will reopen as a
The New Bern section suffered great institution independent of other
EXCITRSIONS ADVERTISED
With Septemlber more than half
gone plans for the forthcoming sea
son are being whipped into shape,
with all kinds or prognostications as
to what sort of a winter is in store
for the Sandhills. Real estate men
report a good demand for houses and
apartments, eaaal or better than the
eai’ly demand of a year ago, which
I would point toward at least as good
a winter as last from the standpoint
of seasonal visitors. Only time will
tell what is in store for the hotels,
but the general better feeling thiough-
out the north would seem to justify
optimism.
The Carolina at Pinehurst will open
officially November 10th, but present
indications are that it will have to be
ready unofficially from November 1st
on to take care of early arrivals.
Other Pinehurst hotels will open as
the occasion demands. No date has
been set for the opening of the High
land Pines Inn in Southern Pines.
There is considerable real estate
activity in both towns. L. L. Biddle,
2d, reports the leasing of the Village
Court building formerly occupied as
j an antique shop by Mrs. Paul Dana
j to Mrs. Carl Andrews, who will op-
I erate the “Village Court Grill” in this
attractive location. Miss Catherine
Pierson is decorating and furnishing
the building which is expected to be
ready for opening about November
1st. Another lease in the Village
Court Building is that of an office to
Mrs. Betty Davidson who will conduct
an Elizabeth Arden shop in Pinehurst
: this winter. Mrs. Davidson has had
successful experience in a similar shop
in Washington.
Changes in Fuller Building
Extensive alterations have just been
loss. The long bridge over the Neuse, completed in the Fuller Building at
River there, rebuilt two years ago at approved by a ’
a cost of $350,000, was partly wreck-[ representatives of its 14
business buildings ■ branches at a meeting held in Ra
leigh on Wedne.sday. Some 50 of
these representatives met with of- partition between the two stores,
ficials of the State Banking Depart- ®^so the stairw'ay which leads to
ment and the Page company to study the second floor. This now gives the
the new plan. A. & P. one of the best stores in this
Commissioner of Banks Hood said section for their busine.'-'s. Alterations
ed. Warehouses,
and residences were destroyed. More-
head City came in for its share of
damage. Ships at sea were sunk with
loss of life, a girl was drowned in
the wreckage of her fallen home.
Many small communities were al-
Pinehurst. The two stores which are
occupied by the Great Atlantic & Pa
cific Tea Co., have been thrown into
one large store, by the removal of
most wholly desolate, lacking ft>od and Wednesday that a 20 per cent divi- were made under the supervision of
shelter. Bad sanitary conditions over depositors in the Page com- Raymond Johnson of Pinehurst.
a wide area threatened disea.se. contemplated. The plan of The Waring house on Linden Road,
storation of roads and communica-;
tion sysU'ms was only beginning:.
Relief agencies were working un
ceasingly to alleviate di.stress. Medi-1 ^ank all cash on
. cal detachments were dispatched intothe assets
Southern Pines Plans Additional: the stricken areas with anti-typhoid, ^o the new bank, and all pro-
Fire Protection if Loan Can and other vaccines while the State ^tock assess-
Be Arranged | and Red Cross rushed trucks and ^ prior to the consummation of
I boats of food. Mrs. Thomas O'Berry, i
ing bank will distribute to its unse- len, formerly of Pinebluff, is being
I cured and partially secured depositors prepared for the occupancy of the Mc-
“OH, PROFESSOR” PLEASES BIG
AUDIENCE AT ABERDEEN
W. L. Batchelor of Aberdeen was in
his usual rare form when the comedy,
“Oh Professor,” was presented at the
Aberdeen High School'auditorium last
night for the benefit of the Aberdeen
Baseball Club. He kept the crowded
house in uproars throughout the per
formance. An able supporting cast
aided in making the entertainment a
brilliant success. The^ play will be
given again tonight, Friday, and those
who missed it the opening night will
do well to be on hand.
C. C. MAN DROWNED IN
LAKE AT JACKSON SPRINGS
The body of Claude T. Herman, 33
years old, of Taylorsville, this state,
was found floating in the Jackson
Springs lake Wednesday noon. Her
man, a member of Company 2412 of
the Civilian Conservation Corps, had
been missing since Sunday night.
When last seen he was near the swamp
end of the lake where he is believed to
have met his death. He was the son of
Mr. J. D. Herman of Taylorsville, to
whom the body was sent Wednesday
by Lloyd Clark of Southern Pines.
Funeral services were held yesterday.
OXFORD ORPHANS COMING
The Oxford Orphanage Singing
Class will give a concert in the Aber
deen High School auditorium next
Monday night, September 23th at 8
o'clock under the auspices of Rninan
Eagle Lodge, F. & A. M. All are cor
dially invited.
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY MEITTING
The Moore County Hospital Auxil
iary will meet on next Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. H. A. Page, Jr.,
at 3:30 o’clock.
The city administration of South-i State Director of Relief, said Federal
ern Pines has plans under way for! funds would be used to augment the
the installation of some 7,000 feet of i work of other relief agencies,
six-inch water mains, to be laid in I Meanwhile, the tropical disturbance
Connecticut avenue from Ridge street! which devasted 100 square miles in
to Highland Road, and in Highland | the northeast section of this state
road to Olfield Road; in Ashe street! blew itself outT in minor storms
from Maine to Delaware avenue, and I around Nova Scotia after raking the
in the latter from Maine avenue to I entire Eastern Seaboard.
Ridge street. Also in Indiana avenue
from Ridge street to Weymouth
Road, and a short stretch in Morgan-
ton Road. An extension from Connec
ticut avenue and Highland Road will
be carried to the Andrews property at
private expense.
~ Supplementing the water mains
will be 12 or more new hydrants to
be placed in the most exposed situa
tions, and this additional fire protec
tion will undoubtedly procure lower
insurance rates in the area covered.
All these plans are contingent upon
the procurement of a loan from the
Federal Emergency Administration
of Public Works, which if favorably
considered will do much to relieve the
local unemployment situation.
DONATIONS SOUGHT FOR
CHURCH THRIFT SHOP
The Woman’s Auxiliary of Em-
manual Episcopal Church of South
ern Pines will open a Thrift Shop
October 15th. Donations of clothes,
shoes, dishes, books and furniture
will be accepted. Mrs. Swett or Mrs.
Barron will call for articles if
notified.
Except in this section where the
hurricane first struck land the dam
age was not extensive.
TOBACCO MARKETT EXPECTED
TO OPEN HERE OCTOBER 2D
Mullen family in the very near fu
ture. In the meanwhile, Mrs. H. G.
Waring is adding to and ureatly im
proving the bungalow across Linden
Road from her former I’esidence and
with her family will occupy this at-
capital stock in the new bank. To pro- tractive house this winter.
Mrs. Helen Barnes Von Schrenk has
leased “Casa Blanca” in Pinehurst
for the winter, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Buske have taken “Little House,” Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Stockton will occupy
“Morganton,” Mrs. James Given has
the Oaks cottage, Mr. and Mrs. L. M.
Tate the Dundee cottage and J. W.
The new bank will have capital Bowker has leased an apartment in
stock of 5150,000 and a surplus of tjjg Clover Leaf, to mention only a
$75,000. The stock will be all com- ^ early Pinehurst rentals.
vide an additional amount for distri
bution to the depositors, the existing
bank will borrow’ from the Recon
struction Finance Corporation and
pledge its assets as security for the
amount borrowed.”
Capital to Be $150,000
The Aberdeen tobacco market is
now expected to open on Monday,
October 2d, though the date has not
been definitely settled.
The campaign for the reduction of
acreage planted to flue cured tobacco
closed Wednesday nighl and is repot-
ed by Dean 1. C. Schaub of State Col
lege to have been a great success.
He stated that approximately 90 per
cent of the acreage grown to this type
of leaf is under contract for restric
tion next season.
$21,000 FOR COUNTY FOR
OPERATION OF SCHOOLS
I mon, 15,000 shares with a par value
of $10 per share, and is to be sold
at $15 per share, thus building up the
surplus of $75,000.
The existing bank will purchase so
Southern Pines Activity
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Sawyer
and their two children have taken pos
session of the attractive Webster
Moore county is allotted $21,044.25
by the State School Commission for
this year for all purposes exclusive 1 it went on a restricted basis was ap-
of teachers’ salaries, it was announc
ed at Raleigh on Wednesday. The
Southern Pines charter district was
$2,410.00.
much of the capital stock as is not Knight residence, ‘ The Corral,” on Be-
purchased by other parties. ^he Paddock, in
The Page Trust Company has been Southern Pines and will be there for
operating on a restricted bftsis since ^owne and her
March 3 of this year and has been have arrived to take possession
in the hands of a liquidating agent t^^^ir new home on Morganton
for some time, the gent being appoint- purchased last spring from Dr.
ed for the purpose of levying a 100 Herr. All Southern Pines real
per cent stock assessment against es'^^te men report a brisk ' corres-
stockholders. At that time the en- pondence regarding winter homes
trance of the Page company into the here, with a number of important
plan for reorganization of a State- deals already closed but not ready for
wide bank composed of the Page, the announcement. One or two sales are
North Carolina Bank and Trust Com- also reported pending. Our new shop is
pny and the Independence Trust of opening in the heart of Southern Pines
Charlotte was contemplated. The de- next week, and other vacaat stores are
posit liability of the institution when being negotiated for.
While the winter outlook depends
proximately $2,800,000. much cn the conditions of the finan*
The plan approved Wednesday was cial and industrial world, some factors
subnrltted as a substitute for the
other proposal. (Please turn to Page 5)