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FIRST IN NEWS,
CIRCULATION &
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of the Sandhill Territory of.North Carolina
Southern Pines and Aberdeen. North Carolina, Friday, January 2«, 1934.
FIVE CENTS
GANGSTER PLAY
LITTLE THEATRE’S
OFFERING TONIGHT
Judge or Legislator?
‘W'histling in the Dark” First
Production of Season by
Local Talent
HARVEY CRIPPS DIRECTOR
Tonight is the opening night for the
first production of the season of
the Sandhills Little Theatre. At 8:30
o’clock the curtain in the High
School Auditorium will go up on the
first scene of “Whistling in the
Dark,” a New York gangster play
replete with thrills and comedy.
Dick Wilson is the hero and he
demonstrates convincingly that a
good little man is sometimes better
than a dozen big bad men. The good
HOLMES KILLED AS
FREIGHT STRIKES
CAR IN ABERDEEN
Jacques Busbee to Inaugurate HEMMER SITE IS
Forum of the Arts Programs CHOSEN FOR NEW
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North Carolina Artist and Writ- ^
er Speaks at Mid-Pines '
Club on F'eb. 1st i
Dangerous R. R. Crossing Claims
Life of Young Vina Vista
Resident
DRIVER OF CAR LEAPS
r.MON L. SI*EX('K
Whether former Assemblyman
Benny Holmes. 24 years old and
-a resident-of the Vina Vista sectioil
of Pinehurst, was killed almost in
stantly la.st Saturday when an au-
I tomobile in which he was riding wa.s
struck by a Seaboard Air Line
freight train at the dangerous South
I street crossing in Aberdeen. Bascom
' Farmer, owner of the car, who at the
wheel, escaped injury by leaping
from his seat before the locomotive
struck.
The automobile is said to have
stalled on the tracks in the path of
an approaching freight. Farmer saw
the probability of the car being hit
and made a jump to safety, but it
Actor Gargis
Real Police Chief To Appear
In Gangster Play of
Little Theatre
A realistic touch to the Sand
hills Little Theatre play, “Whis
tling in the Dark." to be presented
tonight, occurs near the end of the
performance when the police of
ficer comes on the stage to arrest
the gang. Police Chief Gargis of
Southern Pines has kindly con
sented to lake the part of the of
ficer in the play.
looks and talent of Miss Betty Os-1 l, Spence of Carthage will announce
borne add considerably to the ap- his candidacy for Judge of the Su-
peal of the play. And the remaind-1 perior Court or for Member of As-
er of the cast consists Of the pick | ^embly from Moore county, or fcr
of the Sandhills. | neither, is one of tlie political qucs-
The services of Miss Cecil McLean j tions of the day in the county. Mr. is reported that young Holmes made
of Hollywood. California, have been^ Spence, who served valiantly in the no move 4o save himself. It may be
^secured for the important make-up legislature three years ago, would that he was not conscious of the
work. Miss McLean is a niece of; have strong backing for either post, danger until too late. Farmer was
John and Francis Ford, w'ell-known but he is not saying anything about' some distance from the automobile
movie directors, and is spending some his plang at this early dale. J by the time of the impact,
lime in Southern Pines as the guest | Attorney Robert E. Denny of Died at Hospital
Allen. She Pinehursl last Saturday announced | Holmes was not killed instantly
his candidacy for the State Senate but died upon his arrival at the
from this district.
of Mr. and Mrs. W. F
has had several years’ experience in
the make-up department of the
Max Factor Co. and is an expert in
that line.
Harvey Cripps has done a splen
did job as director of the play, es
pecially since he has had to jump
into the breach to fill a part that
was left vacant at virtually the last
moment.
Tickets for this production may
be secured at the Broad Street
Pharmacy and Sandhills Book Shop
in Southern Pines and at the Caro
lina Pharmacy and Carolina Hotel
in Pinehurst.
The prize contest announced last
week has attracted a great deal of
attention.. The question; What has
tooth-paste to do with
play ? has been asked
The Forum of the Arts will open
its series for the season on next
Thursday evening, February 1st at
8:30 at Mid - Pi les Club. The
guest of the evening will be Jacques
Busbee, artist, writer and connois
seur, who will give an intimate talk,
“To Understand North Carolina You
Must Know .’’ The dashers will
I be filled in by Mr. Busbee.
Mr. Busbee, who was born in Ral
eigh, is the descendant of George
Durant, the first white setvi(ir in
North Carolina. He knows with keen
in.sight the racial and historic roots
of every prejudice and peculiai-ity,
i as well as every commendable trait
! which characterizes the true North
Carolinian.
A world citizen, having lived for
years in Paris and New York as an
art student and painter, he will
bring to his subject perspective as
well as intimate sympathetic delin
eation of the foibles of his people.
Sarcasm, wit, fearless frankness,
combined with a deep sincere love of
^erything that is North Carolina pQURTH HELD NOT GUILTY
because it is his own will character-
Building Will Be EJrected Near
Department Store and
Carolina Theatre
30 MEN START
WORK ON SEWER
EXTENSION HERE
Moore County Hospital, to which he
was rushed in a passing automobile.
Holmes attended the Aberdeen
Schools. He had been variously em
ployed about Pinehurst for several
years since his schooldays, working
in peach orchards and in other agri
cultural pursuits. He leaves a wid
ow.
The South street crossing in Aber-
C. A. Maze Fortmiin of CWA ^ deen has long been regarded as a
F^orce on West Southern
Pines Project
BURT SEES MRS. O’BERRY
most dangerous one, and • efforts
have been made of late with State
Highway and Seaboard officials to
have an overhead bridge built over
' ; the tracks for automobile and pedes-
More than 30 men went to work , trian traffic. It is a, much used road,
a eans-ster' under the CWA banner feeding motor traffic to both the
again and way^ for the Raeford-Fayetteville and Laurinburg
<^en-inch sewer Ime m West Southern i hiehwavs There have been qeveral
again. The answer to this query will ^ . nignways. mere nave oeen several
^ J . . . ^ Pines, a recently approved project serious Rroidi»nt<»
be shown to those who see the play.; „ t ■ , ^ serious acciaents
, ^ i which means no financial outlay to
Winners in the contest will be an-1
the Town of Southern Pines. It is ex-
nounced in the Sandhills Daily News. I „ ,
^ ! clusively an employment preposition
I under federal funds
Another Essay Contest C. A. Maze is foreman in charge of
by Aberdeen H. & L. ' work, and early in the week had
at this crossing.
KIW.XNIS CLUB OBSERVES
IT’S 19TH ANNIVERSAKV
The Kiwanis Club celebrated the
19th anniversary of the founding of
his forc3 of mem by clearing the Kiwanis in Detroit in 1915 at its
weekly meeting held in the South
ern Pines Civic Club Wednesday
noon. Richard S. Tufts told some
thing about the important part play
ed by the organization, both nation-
Seven Prizes to be Awarded Pu- ' ‘■‘Rht of way for the sewerage line
pils of Grades from Fourth ^hich when completed will provide
Thru High School i adequate facilities for West Southern
The Aberdeen'Building & Loan fo'' ‘he improvement
Association is again sponsoring an rawn by Paul M. VanCamp,
Essay contest in the schools of Aber-' Much work is involv- . ally and locally, and the Rev. E. L.
deen for which seven prizes are to undertaking and Mr. Maze : Barber of Aberdeen made an inspir-
be awarded. The subjects chosen for! expected to have his men employed ; ational _talk to the members.
the essays, as well as rules and , During his talk Mr. Tufts asked
prizes, are given below; Authorization for the water main Lome of the members what they were
Fourth and Fifth Grades—Sub- sewer system expansion in South- doing in January, 1915. Some of the
ject: “Get the Thrift Habit Through proper, involving a federal responses follow:
the Building & Loan.” Length of $42,000. is ex- j ^ Picquet
Essay, Fourth Grade, 200' to 250 trees.”
words; Fifth Grade, 300 to 350 ^"^ 'vill mein the employment of Montesanti ■
words. Prizes. $2.50 for the best pa- ‘
per from each grade. i done in
Fifth and Sixth Grades-subject: Weymouth Heights section where
"Systematic Saving Through the '«“PP*y
Building & Loan.’’ Length of Essay, | adequate fire protec-
-150 to 500 words. Prizes, $2.50 for' ^^"y hydrants will be in-
the best paper from each grade.
THREE SENTENCED
FOR TRAGIC DEATH
OF ALLRED GIRL
Negroes Get From Two and One-
HaJf to Five Years on
Manslaughter Charge
ize this unique talk. If you are an
“outlander” and want to know the
“down homer’’ you won’t miss it.
If you are a ‘down homer’’ and want
to glimpse yourself as you really are,
you equally won’t miss it.
Three Ashley Heights negroes,
Annie Bethea, Lacy Chapman and
Samuel Joy, who in an old Model T
Ford shot off the highway into a
group of children awaiting the Aber
deen school bus on the morning Af
Mr. Busbee is an authority on the last September 15th, killing seven-
year-old Berlene Allred and serious
ly injuring her cousin, Doris Allred,
aged 9, entered a plea of guilty of
manslaughter in Superior Court in
WORK TO START SOON
The new $50,500 Pinehurst post-
office building will be erected on the
j site of the present residence of John
G. Hemmer on Cherokee Road, ad-
I joining the property of the Pinehurst
! Department Store building and oppo-
I site the Carolina Theatre, it was an-
' nounced from Washington this week.
: The property w’as offered to the gov-
j ernment by Pinehurst, Inc.. for the
I sum of $10,000.
; No word was received as the prob-
' able date for the beginning of actual
construction of the building, but now
; that the matter of its location is set-
I tied, it is probable that there will be
j little delay, as the present policy of
! the administration is to get public,
I works and buildings uilder way as
promptly as possible.
It is assumed that local labor will
be used so far as possible, and this
should mean that the load on the var
ious relief agencies should be lessen
ed to some exteilt.
Albion to Feature
N. C. State Concert
birds and wild flowers of the state.
His hobby as a boy was his father's
garden and conservatory where he
grew rare orchids. His lily pools
’vere famous fc-r beauty and variety! Carthage on Tuesday andiWere aen-
of aquatic plants. ^ tenced by Judge Hoyle Sing before
As he grew older it was natural a crowded court room. The Court di-
IMnehiirst Resident and Miss
Mauney on Program in
Washington Jan. 31
lliat his interest should turn to the
history of his estate. His library con
tained the third best collection of
Carolinianna in existence. He also
owned many rare first editions.
Started Jugtown Pottery
In 1907 he was sent to Roanoke
Island by the North Carolina His
torical Society to paint the settings
along the North Carolina coast for
the Jamestow’n Exposition. When he
became interested in the Jugtown
reeled a verdict of not guilty as to
Johnnie Thompson who was on the
rear seat of the car.
The Bethea woman, who guided the
careening car while seated between
the two men, was given not less than
thirty months nor more than five
years in State’s Prison. Chapman, who
sat in the driver’s seat and operated
the gears, received a thirty months
jail sentence to work on the roads,
and Samuel Joy, owner of the car
who, according to Annie’s testimony,
Community he gave up his career j
as a painter and sold his valuable
pulled on the gas w'ith the result that
the car began jumping was given
three years in jail to work on the
Mr. Busbee has collected the bal- ! roads
library to finance the establishing
of the Jugtown Pottery.
High School—Subject; “How I
Could Benefit Myself Through Mem
bership in the Aberdeen Building &
Loan Association.” Length of Essay,
750 to 1000 words. First prize, $7.50;
Second prize, $5.00; Third prize,
$2.50,
-“Pruning peach
— “Commuting be
tween Southern Pines and Pine
hurst.”
Rev. J. F. Stimson—“Freshman,
Wake Forest College.”
L. E. Pender—"Helping John Mc-
stalled, and the sewerage system en- I Queen finish the Carolina annex.”
larged and improved. i w. A. Dunlop—“In the 8th grade."
Avenue of DogAvood.s
A new project was launched this
week when Struthers Burt went to I
Raleigh to interview Mrs. O’Berry, 1
State Relief Administrator, on the'
proposal to authorize the planting of
RIDGE STREET HOUSE IS
BADLY DAMAGED BY FIRE
Shortly after 11 o’clock Saturday
1 morning the Southern Pines Fire De-
Rules- Each paper submitted must i trees along U. S. , 11 j * fu u f
V. 1. . m,. ^ I Highway No 1 throueh its entire Icalled to the house at
be pupil’s own work. Three best pa- ^ mrougn us enure 1
pers from each grade are to be turn- i ^*»e j No. 112 South Ridge street near the
ed over to the committee. Seven best' county line to the Lee j corner of the Morganton Road, owned
papers from High School are to be I M*". Burt expressed the I by Mrs. Esther McDaniels and occu
turned over to the committee. Des
ignate papers by numbers cuid not
by name. Papers mus^ be i.i coi.imit-
tee’s hands by March 15th.
A. L. ADAMS HURT IN
COLLISION OF ALTOS
Albert L. Adams was seriously in- j Montclair, N. J., have leased the M
jured Wednesday morning when the 1H. Turner residence on Weymouth
car he was driving collided with a ! Heights for the balance of the sea-
opinion on his return that Mrs. j pied this season by Mr. and Mr.«. John
I Ervin and Mrs. Ervin’s mother, of
(Please turn to page 5) | Poughkeepsie, N. Y. The fire, origi-
I nating from a spark in the shingles
LEASE TURNER RE>$IDENCE j of the roof had made great headway
FOR BALANCE OF SEASON | before an alarm telephoned in by Mrs.
I Ida Grover from the Country Club
Mr. and Mrs. Preston T. Kelsey of j reached the firemen. Upon their ar
rival they found the roof in a blaze
station wagon driven by Mrs. J. H.
Andrews’ chauffeur, at 10 o’clock "at
the corner of Ridge street and Con
necticut avenue. Mr, Adams was
taken to the Moore County Hospital
with a badly wrenched knee.
son. The lease was negotiated
through the Barnum and Stevens
agencies. The Kelseys are taking
immediate possession and Mr. anji
Mrs. Turner will move into a suite
in the Highland Pines Inn.
and were oontpelled to uste two
streams from the chemical apparatus,
and two from the powerful pumper to
subdue the fire. The upper part of
the houiie, a frame building erected
in 1912, was badly damaged. The
hoi'.je and furniture were covered bjfc:
insurance.
lads of Moore county, many of which
have never been published. He is the
only artist in the state listed in
“Who’s Who.” He lectured for the
Boston Arts and Crafts in 1933 and
has been chosen as speaker for the
Duke Homestead Memorial in Ap
ril. There will undoubtedly be great
i According to the evidence brought
out. Joy bought the Ford on the day
I before the fatal -accident, paying
i $12.50 for it. He and his wife ju,..,p9:
i $12.50 for it. He and his two male
I companions, after staying out all
I night drove by Annie’s home early
Friday morning and picked her up.
interest in his inauguration of the . 4 .. .. -
, ® I At the suggestion of the owner ot
North Carolina Stale Concert is
to be given in Constitution Hall,
Washingtor., D. C., next Wednesdaj'
evening, with tw'o artists well known
to the Sandhills featuring the pro
gram, Edouard Albion, baritone, and
Miss Elizabeth Marshall Mauney, so
prano. Many prominent North Car
olinians plan to attend, and among
the sponsors are the following:
Governor Ehringhaus, Mrs. T. T.
Amos, Mrs. J. W. Cannon. Mrs. Ju
lius Cone, Mrs. Frank P. Graham,
Mrs. J. L. Graham, Mrs. James A.
Hartness, John Sprunt Hill, J. Wal
ter Lambeth. Mrs. J. E. Latham,
Mrs. B. Frank Mebane, Mrs. Camer
on Morrison, Mrs. J. E. Mills, Mrs.
C. E. Neisler, Julian Price. Jeffer
son Penn, Mrs. Will Reynolds, H.
Smith Richardson, Mrs. Clay Wil
liams and Mrs. M. J. Wren.
North Carolina is the first state
to unite with the capital In a musi
cal presentation. A number from the
Sandhills plan to accompany Mr.
and Mrs. Albion, who are making
their home In Pinehurst. to Washing
ton for the concert.
NO WORD FROM GOVERNOR
ON C. OF C. -\DDRESS HERE
Frrum Series next Thursday even
ing.
Single tickets are available for
the car, the wheel was turned over to
the W’oman. who said that she was
learning to drive, and they contin-
Datih Into Group
Without warning, on a comparative
ly straight stretch of road, the car
swerved off the hard surface right
into the group of children, thence a
short disttance further where it
struck a light pole with sufficient
force to break It In two Little Ber-
Ihls opening event. The.se may be. along the Raeford-Aberdeen
credited toward the season tickets highway,
if desired. Tickets are on sale at
Hayes Book Shop, Southern Pines,
at the Meditterranean Shop and
Carolina Hotel In Pinehurst.
The next Forum meeting on Feb
ruary 8th will present Major George
Oakley Totten, Jr. of Washington,
D. C., who will talk on Maya Art
and Architecture, illustrated with
lantern slides. On February 1st, Mrs. I “P
Homer H. Johnson will pre.slde in I legs.broken and her
the absence of Mrs. Edouard Al- ^ fractured.
bion, who Is In Washington to at-1 three men fled from the scene
tend the North Carolina State con- accident but were arrested la-
cert which presents Mr. Albion as ‘^^y-
the principal artist. ‘^'"y ®»<=ape and was taken to
I jail shortly after by an Aberdeen of-
I fleer. A half gallon jar more than
LOCAL BIRD CLUB MEE’TS | ^alf full of liquor was In the rear
EACH TUESDA\ MORNING j qj tjje car, and according to officers
i 2ach one of the four had been drtnk-
ing.
Up to the time of going to press
no word had been received from Gov
ernor Ehringhaus as to whether or
not he would be able to address the
annual banquet of the Southern Pines
Chamber of Commerce, scheduled to
fbe held early next month. Frank
Buchan of the banquet committee
telephoned the capitol yesterday and
learned that the Governor was out
of town. “We will undoubtedly hear
from him on his return to Raleigh,”
Mr. Buchan said.
Meanwhile the committee has been
unable to set a definite date for the
event, as the Governor has been ask
ed to set an evening convenient ta
him.
As the Southern Pines Bird Club
exists primarily to arouse and en
courage the care and study of wild
bird life, visitors are welcomed to
their meetings whether the newcom
ers know little or nothing of the
subject. Experience has proven It
has also real social values for all
nature lovers. Every Tuesday morn
ing at 9:30 a gathering leaves the
New England House for an hour or
so in the nearby woods, returning for
a general discussion and business
meeting.
OLD PINEHURST RESIDENCE
IS DESTROYED BY FIBE
Johnnie Thomp.son was placed un
der $500 bond on a charge of possess
ing and traiisporling liquor and he
will be tried in Recorder’s Court next
Monday. There was evidence tend-1
Ing to show that Thompson had been |
seen waving the jar of liquor and that i
he had given or offered some to a
colored boy whom he had met up
with earlier in the morning. |
Solicitor Phillips attempted to show 1
(Please turn to Page 8)
The Sycamore, one of the oldest
cottages in Pinehurst was almost to
tally destroyed by fire on Wednesday
about noon. The blaze which suppos
edly started from a defective flue
had gained considerable headway and
clouds of smoke were rising from the
roof before it was discovered. Mrs.
Cunningham and her sister, Miss
Brooks were occupying the house for
the season. Practically all of their
personal effects were saved and
much of the furniture. The house
which was owned by I. C. Sledge and
John F. Taylor was partially cover
’d by Insurance. Due to ideal con
ditions the homes In close proximity
were not damaged in any way.