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A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 15, NO. 16.
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FIRST IN NEWS,
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ADVERTISING
of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Southern iMnes and Aberdeen, North Carolina, Friday, March 16, 1934.
FIVE CENTS
U.LSPENCETORUNi
FOR STATE SENATE
IN JUNE PRIMARY
What Do You Know About Your County?
Where Was Fasansville?—Was a Woman Ever County Treas
urer?—How Long Did Anderson Lawhon Serve as
Sheriff?—Where Was the Old Scotch Graveyard?
Former Member of Assembly
Announces For Upper House
on Demands of Friends
NOT IN JUDGESHIP RACE
U. L. Spence of Carthage, leader
of the Moore county bar, this week
tesponds to the call of a number of
persons who have asked him to be
3 candidate for the legislature. He
<loes not fall in with the suggestion
that he aspired to the lower house,
but .says he will consider the sen
ate. He said to The Pilot: "A great
number of the people throughout the
county have asked me to become a
candidate for the State Senate, and
I have decided to do so, subject to
the decision of the Democratic pri
mary. This means, of course, that 1
will not be a candidate this year for
ludge of the Superior Court.
Mr. Spence makes the reference
to the judgeship becau.se his name
has been mentioned in connection with
the vacancy in that place to be filled
at the coming fall election. While
the first call for Spence for the
legislature was for the place he fill
ed two years ago the later appeals
to him were that he consider the
Senate rather than the lower house
and this evidently has been more to
his notion, as that is what he speo'-
ties in his intention to enter the
field. This also meets with popular
approval.
Moore, county is in a Senatorial
district of four counties that elects
I wo members. These membei-s are
iota' “d among the counties, this
year being Moore county’.s turn for
one of the two senators. Thus it ap
pears that the candidate from this
county is elected if he gets the nom
ination, for the county is a definitely
Democratic district.
Not 11 CHuididate in '83
Mr. Spence occupies a peculiar po-
.^ition. Two years ago he was urged
to be a candidate for reelection to
the legislature, but after long delib-
t'ration he finally declined because
as he said he had already served one
term and that to leave his law of
fice for another period of several
months in the busiest part of the
business year entailed a sacrifice he
could ill afford to make. This year
the situation is not much different
but he hesitated about a second re-
lusal, and after considering the mat
ters over several weeks he consent
ed to .submit his name to the people,
with some reservations. One is that
as a drafted man he does not feel
that he must make a too arduous
campaign, but that he is rather sub
mitting his case to those who have
been active in encouraging him to
be a candidate. An active lawyer, like
an active doctor, can not always com
mand his time. He must be at the
.service of his clients when their af
fairs demand, and he has little choice
in this direction. Mr. Spence indi
cates that he will do what he can in
the campaign, but that it will be for
the general success of the ticket rath
er than to further his own election.
The Koad .Ahead
As to his policies and attitudes
he says things are moving so swift
ly in so many directions that what
may be the course to follow a year
from now when the legislature is in
.session will depend very largely on
what transpires in the state and na
tion between now and then, and that
as he never tries a case in court un-
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•r. T. UILLKH.VV WKDS
MISS MOOKE IN
J. T. Dillehay, son of Mrs. .1. T.
Dillehay of Southern Pines, and Miss
Margaret Mebane Moore of Graham
were married Wednesday of this week
in the Presbyterian Church in Gra
ham. Harold Dillehay acted as best
man for his brother and Miss Louise
Moore, a sister of the bride, as maid
of honor. After the ceremony the
young couple left on a motor tour
through the southern states and on
their return will make their home In
Shelby. Mr. Dillehay is a graduate of
the University of North Carolina and
his bride of N, C. C. W.
I An interesting feature of the meet-
' ings of the Jr. O. U. A. M. of Car-
I thage is the “Question and Answer”
I period which w’as instituted som?!
I time ago and which has proved so in-
I teresting that it sometimes ‘‘causes
I us to stay too long,” as one member
I expresses it.
I Biblical and historical questions are
j asked and each person asking a ques-
I tion is expected to be able to answer
! it in case no one else can do so. If,
I however, he is really seeking knowl-
I edge, he may ask anything he chooses
and append the words, “for informa-
> tion.” Many interesting facts have
been brought out and the plan has
served as a stimulus to members who
I had not given much thought to things
of this nature.
Questions pertaining to Moore
, county have brought out quite a bit
of interesting information that is
I really "news” to the younger genera
tions, while others have served the
purpose of making some realize that
they were not as well informed in re
gard to county affairs as they should
be. For instance, can you answer this
one right off the bat?" "How many
townships are there in Moore coun
ty?’ If that didn’t bother you, see if
you can do the rest; "Name them in
their proper order.” The answer is,
1 Carthage, 2—Bensalem, 3 Shef
fields, 4 Ritters, 5—Deep River, 6 —
Greenwood, 7 — McNeill, 8 Sand
hills, 9 Mineral Springs.
’rhe question ‘ Were the county
commissioners always elected by the
people?” brought out the informa
tion that they were formerly elected
by the justices of the peoce of Moore
county. N. J. Muse of Carthage says
that his father served for several
terms. For the first four he was elect
ed in the above way and the fifth
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NEW BRIDGE OVER
SEABOARD TRACKS
TO BE BUILT SOON
Slate Highway Commission Ap
proves Structure to Remove
Danger to Pedestrians
A
Spring Bloss^'tf ^fj^tival
Assured and >^<^,^r
Gala Week Go ^^/ward
May Be Here
I.ET CONTRACT MARCH 21
STATE HIGH SCHOOL HELEN WARING IS
DRAMATIC CONTEST VICTOR IN ANNUAL
HERE ON MARCH 22 MID-SOUTH GOLF
I’ine .Maskers of Southern Pines !\liss Charlotte (ilutting Runner-
To Present Tragedy, “The Game Up in Fine Tournamet at
of Chess” as Their Offering S. P. Country Club
ROCKINGHAM OPPONENT
On Thursday evening, March ‘22, at
8:1.5 o’clock in the High School Aud
itorium. the Pine Maskers of the
Southern Pines High School will pre
sent a one-act tragedy, "The Game
Goodman in competition with Fran-
of Chess,” by Kenneth Siwyer
ccifl Coppee’s ‘‘Violin-Maker of Cre
mona,” presented by the Dramatic
Chib of Rockingham High School.
This competition is held as a pre
liminary to the State Dramatic con
test. and the winners will go to Chap
el Hill in the early part of April
to compete with winning groups from
other .sections of the state for the
.State championship.
Interest among the student body
here is very keen over the forthcom
ing production, as it will be remem
bered that last year the local high
school players went through the
.'■emi-finals to be defeated at the
last by Lenoir. Their aspirations this
year are not only to emerge trium
phant from the preliminaries with
Rockingham, but to bring home the
State trophy from Chapel Hill.
Prices are 20 cents for children, 40
cents for adults, and 75 cents for re
served seats. It is hoped that the
community will show its interest in
this competition by a large attendance
on March 22.
Taking part in the cast for Sovith-
ein Pines will be Morrell Bentley,
Thomas Cailisle, Lawrence Williams
!ind K. J. Austin.
As an added attraction the Sand
hills String Ensemble will play and
the Glee Club will sing several num
bers.
I’IKEMEN’S B.M.L NEXT
WEEK AT COI NTKY CLUB
The annual Firemen's Ball, always
one of the enjoyable parties of the
winter season in the Sandhills, will
be held at the Southern Pines Country
Club next W’ednesday night, March
21st from 10 to 2 o’clock, with the
well known Jelly Leftwich and his
ox-chestra furnishing the music. The
ball is for the benefit of the Southern
I Pines Volunteer Fire Department and
the members are making plans for a
I gala evening and looking for a ca-
! pacity crowd. The script will be one
' dollar for the gentlemen.
KVA STATTER LOW NVH'
Miss Helen Waring of Pinehurst
carried off the honors after two days
of play in the Sixth Annual Mid-South
(lolf Tournament for W'omen on the
Nf). 1 course of the Southern Pines
Country Club on Tuesday and Wed
nesday of this week. The, tournament
was one of the best from the stand
point of entries, competition and pub
lic interest held here in .several years.
Miss W’aving added an 82 on Wed
nesday to her 83 of the day before
' to take IS."), the low gross for the
?i6 holes. Miss Charlotte Glut
ting of East Orange, N. J., semi
finalist in the W'omen’s National
' champion.ship carded a 169 and Miss
.lane Douglas of Beverley Hils, Calif.,
was thiid low gross with 170 for the
thirty-six holes. A number of the
players that had low score.s the first
tlay had difficulty the second day.
Miss Elva Statler of New York
won the low net prize for the S6
holes with a score of 157. Low net
prize for the first day’s round went
to Mrs. Millard F. Tompkins, jr., of
I New York, who had 79; and low net
for the second roimd was won by
Mrs. John Friday with 76.
Scores:
Helen Waring, Pinehurst, 82-41-42-
83 165.
1 Miss Charlotte Glutting, East
Orange, N. J. 85-43-41-84—169.
I Jane Douglas, Beverley Hills, Calif.
85-43-42-8.5 -170.
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J. H. Tilghman, Ix)ng
Tax Collector Here, Dies
' P'ormer Southern Pines Official
Resigned Two Years Ago
Due to 111 Health
POPPV DAY COMING
Wednesday, March 28th is Poppy
Day. Buy a poppy and help the dis
abled veterans. Members of the
American Legion Auxiliary will be
selling poppies all day on this date
both in Southern Pines and Pine-
huvst.
Frank B. Kellogg, Secretary of
State in the Coolldge cabinet, is va
cationing In Pinehurst.
J. Hardy Tilghman former tax col
lector of the Town of Southern
Pines, died at his home here Monday
from a heart attack. Mr. Tilghman
who was ir his sixty-seventh year
was born in Sharpsburg, Pa., and
spent a large part of his in Baltimore.
He came to Southern Pines thirty-
six years ago and held the position
here as tax collector up until two
years ago when he was forced to re
sign on account of poor health.
He is survived by his wife Mrs.
Margaret A. H. Tilghman and two
sons, John Tilghman of Southern
Pines and Robert Tilghman of Chap
el Hill; one sister, Jessie M. Tilgh
man of Warren, Va., and one brother,
George Tilghman of Aspinwall, Pa.
Funeral services will Masonic rites
were held in his late home at 3 oclock
Tuesday afternoon, with Interment
in Mt. Hope cemetery following. A
song service was also given by S.
B. and Frank Richardson. J. B. Gif
ford and Shields Cemieron.
The State Highway Commission ap
proved during the past week the con
st luction of a new bridge across
the Seaboard railroad tracks at the
southern end of Southern Pines, a
project for which the Southern Pines
Chamber of Commerce has been us
ing its influence for some time. The
present bridge is regarded as ex
tremely dangerous to pedestrian trat.
fic, no lane for pedestrians being
provided despite the fact that this is
the only crossing to the east side of
town for some distance in that vicin
ity. Children use the bridge in go
ing to and from school and there have
been a number of narrow escapes
from tragic accidents as motor cars
whiz by them.
In a telephone conver.sation with
Frank Buchai- during the week High
way Commissioner James Hardison
stated that the contract for this
bridge would be 1st next Wednesday,
March 21st and that work would
(loubtle.ss begin at an early date there
after. '
No word has been received from
Kaleigh as to progress on the pro
posed underpass or bridge at the
northein end of town by which tour
ists would have an optional route
through Southern Pines, choosing be
tween the residential section via May
street or the business section via
Broad street.
Mrs. McCook, Mother of
Mrs. Jackson Boyd, Dies
i Heiirt Attack Fatal to Widow of
Lawyer Who Declined Post
in McKinley Cabinet
Mrs. Janetta Alexander McCook,
mother of Mrs. Jackson H. Boyd and
I Mrs. McCook Morgan of Southern
J, Pines, died on Monday at Palm Beach,
Fla., where she had been living at
, the home of her brother, the Rev. Dr.
I Maitland Alexander, of Pittsburgh.
Mrs. McCook. who was eighty years
old, suffered a heart attack. Private
services were held yesterday after-
; noon at Princeton, N, J., where bur-
I ial took place.
Mrs. McCook, whose home in New'
j York formerly was at 10 West Fifty-
I fourth Street, had been living in Flor
ida in recent years. She was the
j daughter of the late Henry M. Alex
ander and Susan Mary Brown Alex
ander and the widow of Col. John J.
j McCook, New York lawyer. Her
! father, founder and senior member
I of the law firm of Alexander &
Green, was the son of Dr. Archibald
Alexander, member of the first fac-
ulty of Princeton Theological Semi
nary. Mrs. McCook’s maternal grand
father, Dr. Matthew Brown, was
, president of Jefferson College in
Pennsylvania. Mrs. McCook’s father,
: her husband, and her brother, Charles
A. Alexander, lawyer and national ad
visor of the Democratic party, who
died in 1927, all had been trustees of
F'rinceton University.
Colonel and Mrs. McCook were mar-
lied in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
' Church in New York, where Mrs. Mc-
Cuok was long interested in charita- I
ble activities. Colonel McCook, who
1 died in 1911, was a member of a fam-
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ROBERT R. UEVNOLDS
I
United States Senator Robert R. |
Reynolds of North Carolina hopes to
be a guest of Southern Pines during
the Spring Blossom Festival in Ap- ^
lil. In a letter to Frank Buchan ^r. j
Reynolds states that he will be here
if the condition of Mrs. Reynolds, who
is ill in Wa.shington, permits. Senator
Reynolds will speak on one of the
flays of the gala week if he is here.
$42,000 LOAN TO
SOUTHERN PINES
APPROVED BY PWA
Wa.shington Takes Favorable Ac
tion on Water Main and
Sewerage System Project
SIIKINE CLl B DANCE UILl.
BENEFIT CRIPPLED ( HILDREN
The Shrine Club dance that is to l>e
given tonight, Friday, promises to t>e
one of the largest social events of
the spring season. The Pinehurst
Coimtry Club is the place of the
festivity and Waldo La Mott and
his orchestra will furnish the dance
music. The orchestra is well-known
in the south.
Proceeds for this acnual affair are
to be added to the Club’s fund for
crippled children. Tickets may be
I secured from Donald J. Ross In Pine
hurst, D. G. Stutz in Southern Pines
and G. A. Charles, Aberdeen.
NO MORE APPLICATIONS
The Federal Public VV'orks Admin
istration at Washington has approv
ed the loan of $42,000 to the Town
of Southern Pines for extension of
water mains, a new reservoir tank
and enlargement and improvement
of the sewerage system.
The North Carolina division of the
Public Works Administration, which
has wound up the business of receiv
ing applications for federal loans,
has issued through the office of Dr.
Herman G. Baity, state engineer, a
complete summary report of its ac- j
tivities.
The report, made public by Stan
ley Wright, examining engineer, re
vealed that the North Carolina board
of which Frank Page, formerly of
•\berdeen, was chairman, with May
or George W. Coan, of Winston-Sa-.
lem, and John M. DeVane, of F'ay- ^
etteville, as the other members, has '
received applications for loans to- ^
taling $21,418,897.
Many of the applications now
pending may be approved by Wash
ington as funds become available as
the result of reallocations or in case
Congre.ss approgriates additional.
funds for the PWA. ■
A total of 183 applications were re.
ceived at the State engineer’s office
involving 3oO projects and 143 lo-,
cation centers. The projects were
divided into the following types; land
drainage, $246,234; municipal build
ing. lighting, airports, special fea
tures, $2,542,137: community build
ings, armorie.s. hospitals, $2,293,894; ^
water works and sewer .systems $6.-'
076,262; .schools and allied b\iildings,
$5,557,471; ri>ads, street paving and
bridges, $4,702,189.
DH. McBR.WEK NOW SOLE
OWNER OF GREY Bl'U.DING
Dr. L. B. McBrayer has purchased
from Charles Bingham the latter’s in-
terest in the McBrayer. or Grey
Building in Southern Pines, recently
] destroyed by fire, and becomes the
.sole owner of this Broad street prop-,
i 5rty. Dr. McBrayer plans to rebuild
^ the block this spring from plans
i drawn to suit prospective tenants, a
. number of whom have already leased
i space. I
Duke and State Ba.sebalJ Teams
To Play Here Tuesday Af
ternoon, April 10th
STATE LEGION (OMINtJ
Program {'alls For Feature Eventn
From Crowning of Queen on Mon
day Night to Grand Fentival BaUI
Friday Night.—Old Sla\-e Ihiy to
Bring 0\er Fifty Here for Pro
gram.
W^th the assurance of widespread
support on the part of the residents
of Southern Pines the Chamber of
Commerce decided this week to pro
ceed with plans for the Spring Blos
som Festival the w'eek of April 9th,
and set in motion the machinery nec
essary to make the event one of the
most outstanding in point of interest
and entertainment in the history of
the cojnmunity.
Here are some of the features oa
the tentative program outlined at
the meeting of Chamber directors on
Tuesday at Jack’s Grill:
Baseball game Tuesday after
noon, April lOth between the
teams of Duke University and
State College at Raleigh.
Old Slave Day Wednesday,
bringing to Southern Pines .some
fifty .survivors of the days of
slavery in the South.
New England Day ^Tuesday,
with baked bean lunch and
speeches.
Rose Maid Festival Choru.s, di
rected by Charles W. Picquet, on
W’edncsday night. ■
Sports Day, with a gymkhana
featuring horse events, an ex
hibition tennis match by leading
U. S. players and possibly a
ba.seball game with local talent.
Thursday.
American Legion convention
Fi'iday with military program
and features. Festival ball P'ri-
day evening.
The week will start off Monday
night with the crowning of a Festi
val Qtu'en, to be chosen by vote of
the people prior to the festival. The
queen will lead the grand march to
be held as the opening event of a
street dance and carnival in the bus
iness .section of town that night.
In addition to features mentioned
above negotiations are under way for
other events on the program, among
them a concert by the High School
Glee Clubs, a play by the Sandhills
Little Theatre, a golf tournament and
possibly a competition among boys’
drum corps from various parts of
the state.
('omniittees at Work
S. B. Richardson and Shields Cam
eron are in charge of the program
and arrangements for Festival Week
and are being aided by directors of
the Chamber of Commerce and oth
ers in working up the various fea
ture days. Ashley Jackman heads the
committee on New' England Day and
the following special committee was
appointed this week to have charge
of Old Slave Day: Frank Buchan,
chairman; Bion H. Butler, James
Boyd, Howard Burns and W. H. Mc
Neill. The committee already has the
names of more than fifty in Moore
county who lived under slavery and
more names are being added each
day. Some most interesting charac
ters have been unearthed who Will
be here to tell their stories on their
day in court.
Sandhill Post of the American Le
gion will be in charge of Military
Day on Friday and plans to have
General McClosky, commanding of
ficer of Fort Bragg, here with bis
military escort and the Artillery
Post Band. The district convention
of the North Carolina Division,
American Legion, meets here that
day simultaneously with the festi
val, and the two programs will be
combined except for the necessary
business meetings of the legion mem
bers.
I.iarge Sum RaiHeid
A large sum has been raised for
various activities of the Chanfoer
of Commerce during the past week
and the finance committee is still
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