MOORE COUNTY’S
LEADING
NEWS-WEEKLY
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A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 15, NO. 26.
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PILOT
FIRST IN NEWS,
CIRCULATION &
ADVERTISING
of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North (’arolina. Friday, May. 25, 1934.
“OPPONENTS OF
SALES TAX OFFER
NO SUBSTITUTE”
“Shall We Let It Keep Schools
Open or Put Tax Back on
I^and,” Asks Cameron
SEES NO ALTERNATIVE
County and State Mourn Loss of
Justice William Jackson Adams
FIVE CENTS
Members of North Carolina Su
preme Court Since 1921
Dies in Baltimore
In reply to a request in last week’s
Pilot for the views of candidates for
the Legislature on public schools and
the s;;les tax, Representative A. B.
Cameron replied this week at some
length, excerpts from which are
printed below;
“When the last vLegislature met it
was confrontea with a deficit of
something more than S10,000,000.
Practically every member was pledg
ed to cooperate in removing the fif
teen cents advalorem tax for schools,
a general lightening of the burden of
tax on real property, and to provide
for a balanced budget. The treasury
was empty, the State’s credit was
prostrate, and the usual sources of
revenue were practically exhausted.
“Economy was the slogan, com.
mitteee were appointed to investigate
the different departments to deter
mine what reductions could be made,
both as to number of employees and
salaries, without impairing the es
sential service. A committee was ap-
pointed to work out a plan of reor
ganization, whereby the non-essen
tials would be eliminated, and consol
idations made w'herever practicable.
"No one wanted a sales tax, but
when it became evident that we
should have to resort to some form of
sales tax, in order to carry on the
work of the State, care for the af-
flicted, and provide for even a six
months school, we reluctantly accept
ed the inevitable and finally agreed
upon a geiieral sales tax after ex
cepting a few items of common nec
essity.
“I supported the conference com
mittee’s report on appropriations be
cause I believed that the committee
had tried honestly and fairly to work
out the adjustments with an eye sin
gle to the good of the departments,
the institutions, the state, and the
people, and that further contentions
and delay could sei”ve no good pur
pose.
"I voted for the .sales tax provision,
not because I wanted a sales tax, but
because I thought it offered the surest
means of balancing the budget with
out returning the repudiated adva-
lorem tax on real estate.”
Saved Local Srhooln
“The Education Bill as presented
was not at all satisfactory to me nor
to a number of other members, but
by amendments some of the most ob
jectionable features were changed and
improvements made. Some of those
for which I think I am justly entit
led to some credit were: Removing
the ban against married women teach
ers, suspending the requirement for
attending summer school during this
biennium of low salaries and provid-
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Community and state were shock
ed on Monday of this week to learn
of the death in Johns Hopkins Hospi,
tal at Baltimore of Associate Justice
William Jackson Adams of Carthage,
member of the North Carolina Su
preme Court since 1921. Death came
as a result of a heart attack. He had
been in the hospital since May 9th.
Moora county mourns the loss of one
of its most distinguished citizens,
North Carolina of one of its ablest
jurists.
Judge Adams was born in Rich
mond county on January 27, I860,
and was 74 years old. He was a son
of the Rev S. D, and Mary Jackson
Adams.
Judge Adams was graduated from
the University of North Carolina with
the degree of bachelor of arts in 3S81
and was honored with the degree of
doctor of laws by his alma mater
in 1921.
Starting practice of law in 18S3,
Judge Adams settled in Carthage ‘
and had made his home there since.'
He commuted back and forth be-'
tween Carthage and Raleigh for court
sessions.
The jurist married Miss Florence
Wall of Rockingham and of this i>n. i
ion one son, William, was born. i
Justice Adams' public service in-'
eluded membefthip in the North Car
olina House of Representatives in
1893 and in the State Senate in 1895.
29 SENIORS GET
S. P. HIGH SCHOOL
DIPLOMAS JUNE 4
One of Large.st Classes in His
tory of School to Be Grad
uated This Year
SEVEN HONOR STUDENTS
Baseball ScheduV^^^^ELL ATTACK
“CW BOARD
Sandhills League Opens Sea
son I'nofficially May 30,
Officiallv on June 6
Wednesday May 30th, North (West
End, Vass-Lakeview) against South,
(Southern Pines. Aberdeen-Plnehurst)
at Southern Pines.
U'ednesday June 6th — Aberdeen-
Pinehurst at Southern Pines.
Friday, June 8th—Southern iPnes
at Vass,
Saturday. June 9th—West End at
XWJM? UNFAIR
So Says I). D. McCrimmon in
Explaininj? Creation of New
Sanitary District
STATE RULES IT LEGAL
n STICE W. I. ADAMS
PAGE DEPOSITORS
MEET TO SPEED UP
20 P. C. DIVIDEND
Twenty-nine seniors of the South-
i ern Pines High School will be award-
I ed their diplomas at 8:30 o'clock Mon
I day night, June 4th. when the grad- Aberdeen.
I uating exercises of the class of 1934 Wednesday, June 13th
take place in the school auditorium, view at Aberdeen.
^ The Rev. G. Ray Jordan, pastor of Friday, June
I the Centenary Methodist Church of Vass.
I Winston-Salem, will deliver the ad- Saturday, June 16th ■
I dress. Pines at Pinehurst.
I This, the second year of Superin- Wednesday, June 20th
I tendent Webster's incumbency, finds at Southern Pines.
I one of the largest classes ever grad- Friday, June 22nd—Aberdeen-Pine
! uated from the Southern Pines school, hurst at West End.
Electors and Representatives
Hold Private Session in Ho
tel Wilrik in Sanford
16 boys and 13 giils, a total of 13 Saturday, June 23rd — Vass-Lake
more than in 1933, and 14 more than view at Aberdeen,
in 1932. Those to receive diplomas on
Monday night are:
In a statement to The Pilot this
week on the creation of a Sanitary
District in the village of Hemp D.
D. McCrimmon. a candidate for
county commissioner in next week’s
Democratic Primary, replies to the
15th -We=t End at' made on the county commis
sion and citizens of Hemp by Herbert
F. Seawell. Jr., of Carthage in last
week’s Pilot. Mr. McCrimmon says:
“Although I am opposing one of the
county commissionei's in the coming
Democratic Primary. I feel that it Is
lx)th my duty and privilege to an
swer Mr. Seawell’s attack.
“The citizens of Hemp were trj-ing
to create a Sanitary District in or-
-Vass-Lake-
Southern
-West End
The Misses Alice Allethra Abel,
Katherine McAllen Buchan, Lois Es
telle Cameron, Madeline Kilgore Chat-
Wednesday June 27th—West End install a much needed water
■It Ahprdepn sewer system. They held a pub-
^ ., , „ . „ lie meeting and elected a committee
Friday, June 29th-Southern Pmes ^^^rry out their plans for formmg
at Vass. ^ this Sanitary District. This commit-
Saturday, June 30th—West End at i tee was composed of the Rev. C.
field, Helena Henly Kelly, Theresa Pinehurst
EXI»ECT PAYMENT SOON
Helen Montesanti, Mary Grace Pe-
thick, Edith Blackmore Poate, Sarah
Worthy Stewart, Frances LaHoma
Swearingen, Susan Swett, Katie Lee
Ward and Mary Alice Weatherly and
Edmund James Austin, Thomas Keith
Atkinson, Alvin Morell Bentley, IH,
Wednesday, July 4 th—West End
3. Vass-Lakeviek at Southern Pines,
Electors and representatives of the Blue, Charles Thomas Carlisle.
15.000 depositors who had money in
Ralph Leland Chandler, Jr., William
Ho a th R a H . branches of the Page Trust Edward Cox. Robert Gifford, J. How-
He was aUo a member of the Board company met at the Wilrik hotel in ; Hassell John Vernon Hewitt
of Internal Improvements from 1899 sanford last Fririav mnmintr fnr thP ' «asseii, jonn vernon mwui,
^ bantoia last tridaj morning for the ; jjenggn Eugene Maples, George Clif-
Something about re-1 f^rd Moore, Jr,, John Notargiacomo,,
1 ri f f h- h |covery of some of the depositors’^ garl Powell, William Joseph 1 Moore County Hospital To Ben-
judge m 1908 for a term which ex-1 fu„ds. U efit from Baseball Game
All-Stars vs. Hem^ on
Local Diamond Today
plred ia ,1910 and in 1910 he was re-
# Wilson and Raymond Edward Yorke,
to the I meeting was private, none , ^.^e exercises will be opened by the
elected to the judgeship. He resigned other than official representatives be-, processional and the invocation bv
during his second elective term to be- allowed admittanre No invocation by
„ mg allowed admittance. No represen-! Edith Poate: solo, “Where’er You
come a Supreme Cour^ justice by I Native of the Page company was on | ^vaik” bv Alice Abel- nresentation
appointment in September 1921 to fill! hand. | Walk by Alice Abel, presentation
the unexpired term of the late Jus- a result of the session, accord-
tice W. R. Allen. ; reliable but unofficial word,
depositors of the defunct Page com
pany may expect to receive a 20
be the first.
Last April 12 Gurney P. Hood,
State Commissioner of Banks, an
nounced that the Page company was
seeking a $600,000 loan from the Re-1
construction Finance Corporation and •
that seemed an excellent chance of
it being allowed. It now seems that
the loan matter is about complete
and that the payment will be arrang-
Miss Betty Osborne
Weds Geoffrey Laing
Young Southern Pines Couple
United in Episcopal Church
at So. Norwalk. Conn.
A romance started during the win
ter season in Southern E*ines culmi
nated on Tuesday of this week in the
marriage in South Norw'alk, Conn,,
of Miss Betty Osborne, daughter of
Mrs. Elizabeth Osborne, and Geof
frey Laing, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam A. Laing of Southern Pines and
Amissville, Va.
Miss Osborne, who resided with her
family on Indiana avenue this winter,
was a prominent member of the
Sandhills Little Theatre and played
leading parts in several of its pro
ductions. Mr. Laing assisted his fath
er in the management of the Laing
Riding Stables and through his horse
manship is well known throughout
the section. He is a brother of Noel
Laing, prominent steeplechase rider.
The parents of the bride and groom
were present at the ceremony in
South Norwalk, the rector of the
Episcopal church there officiating.
The young couple are expected to
make their home here next winter.
Twice Justice jVdams was elected
to the highest court for the Demo
cratic nomination to succeed himself
in this fall's election.
Governor Pays Tribute
Governor Ehringhaus gave out the
following tribute to Judge Adams:
“A good man, a devoted citizen, a
diligent, learned and righteous judge
has pa.ssed on and in the moment of
his passing the entire state mourns
his loss,
“He has wrought for himself an
enduring rhonument through the
character and plentitude of his pub-1
lie servi.'e in the records of the courts |
and legislature but in so doing he has ’ 41
not precluded also for himself a place iVlTS. ACuOrn DlCS at
in the hearts and affections of all with
whom he came in contact.
“I grieve not only as an official
and citizen of the state, but as a
friend for one whom I delighted to
call my friend and who long has
held a high place in my esteem and af
fection.”
Chief Justice Stacy, speaking for
the Supreme Court, issued the fol
lowing statement:
"In the death of Associate Justice
W. J. Adama a great loss has come
to the Supreme Court and to the
people of the state whom he served
0/ speaker, Rev. G. Ray Jordan, who
will address the graduates. Sarah
Stewart will render a piano solo,
“Hopak," followed by the presenta-' mission price of 25c per person, with
tion of the D. A. R. medal for excel- 1 children free, will be charged. The
per cent dividend within a short time, jjence in American History. Dr. George ' Proceeds of the game will oe
Should the payment be made, it will q „err chairman of the
Her Home in Pinebluff
\\'ido\v of Dr. John Warren
Achorn, Noted Authority on
Birds, Passed A wav Mondav
Mrs. Harriet P. S. Achorn, widow
of Dr. John Warren Achorn. died at
her winter home in Pinebluff on Mon
day evening following an acute at
tack of indigestion. Mrs. Achorn was
one of the most highly respected citi
zens of the Sandhills section, a wo
man of refinement and education and
one beloved of all. With Dr. -A.chorn
30 long and well. None can appreciate j juring his lifetime and since his
its depth more keenly than his asso- ^ ,jeath several years ago she had liv-
ciates upon the bench. He was dili-1 gj each winter in Pinebluff and tak-
gent, thorough and painstaking; in gjj an active part in the life of the
short, a student of the first rank.
His opinions abound in sound learn
ing and literary excellence. They will
stand as his monument. The law of
the state has been enriched by his
labors, and it will feel the effects of
his going. In the hearts of those who
knew him best, his immortality will
abide. Truly, a great public serv’ant
has fallen.”
HundriMl.s at Funeral
St,
community. She was born
Louis. Mo., in 1862.
Dr. Achorn was a noted physician
and surgeon in the north but was
better known in this section as an au
thority on birds and bird life, of
which he made a thorough study dur
ing his later years. He was a co-au
thor with Milton P. Skinner of the au
thoritative book. “A Guide to the Win
ter Birds of North Carolina Sapd-
With sorrowing friends from many j hills." Mrs. .^chorn was an accom-
walks of life bowing their heads in pUshed musician, having studied in
Board, will then present the diplo
mas. After the singing of the school’s
alma mater by the High School chor
us, the Rev. J. Fred Stimson will
pronounce the benediction.
Baccalaureate June 3d
The Rev. T. A. Cheatham, of Pine
hurst will preach the baccalaureate
sermon to the seniors at the Church o
Wide Fellowship on Sunday evening,
June 3d, the services opening at 8:15
o’clock. The Rev, Mr, Stjmson will
give the invocation, the Rev. F.
Craighill Brown read the Scripture
and Father W. J. Dillon offer pray
er. Miss Katherine Buchan will rea
der a vacol solo, "Prayer," and the
High School chorus will sing
How a Rose Ever Blooming."
! Curftmings, E. R. Brown and E. C.
McSwain. This committee secured
Hon. U. L. Spence, admittedly one
of the most capable lawyers in this
(forenoonI. i state, as their legal adviser. All nec-
Wednesday. Julv 4th — Aberdeen-' essary papers were drawn and more
Pinehurst vs. Southern Pines at than 51 percent of the freeholders of
c V 1 district sierned a petition asking
Southern Pmes, (aft_ernoon). I Commissioners to form a
Saturday, July 7th — Southern Sanitary District. At the hearing be-
Pines at Vass. I fore the County Commissioners, the
- - I opposing parties admitted openly that
the petition was signed by more than
51 percent of the freeholders in the
district.
"Those oppc.iing the district em
ployed H. F. Seawell, Jr. They secur
ed a few affidavits from some of the
signers of the petition asking that
their names be taken off of the peti
tion. Mr. Seawell fails to state just
what the signers of these affidavits
were told in order to get them sign
ed. My understanding is that the facta
of the case were grossly misrepre
sented to these people in order to get
their signatures.
"However, the Attorney General of
North Carolina ruled that their names
could not be withdrawn from the pe
tition after it had been presented to
the County Commissioners. The only
legal thing the County Commission
ers could do was to pass upon the
It will be the second meetmg of the original petition as presf nted to them,
season between these two -clubs, a ' The Attorney General ruled that the
game having been played at Hemp ; citizens of Hemp had met all the le-
laat Friday, and is getting i tsreat requirements for the formation of
in Southern Pines
This afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, the
Sandhills All-Stars will tackle the
powerful Hemp Silk Mills ball team
in a feature contest to take place on
the Southern Pines diamond. An ad-
School Moore County Hos
pital.
deal of attention. A strong advance
sale of tickets is reported.
Hemp has a strong team, as usual,
and the All-Stars will have tc. st-*p
some to take their measure. Two ter
mer Moore County Leagua players
are on the squad. These ■a.t-i Pitche-
J. D. Shields and Catcher Charlie
Rose, both formerly with the Carth
age league team.
The All-Stars have a squad ’of 14
players and the}’ can pick a mighty
I strong line-up from these players, i
’ I Last Friday they lined up as follows: ;
Clara day exeicises will be held in
the school auditorium at 8:30 o’clock
Friday. June 1st. with the following
program: President's address by
George Moore, Jr.; song. "Go Down
Moses," by the High School chorus;
address, “Scholastic and Vocational,"
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Monty, c; Folley. If; Webster,
Grimm. 2b; Russell, cf: Web'j.
sanitary district. In justice to the
county commissioners, there was no
other course for them to take than
to form the Sanitary District.
Method> Held
"The truth is that under the l.iw
the State Board of Health must do
ciie whether the Sanitary District
should be formed and the County
Commissioners, under the law, sim
ply referred the petition to the State
B ard of Health to approve or di.sap-
prove the formation of the district.
The State Board sent a representa
tive to hear the matter after publish
ing a notice of the time and place
for this purpose; and the hearing was
ss: I in Hemp and Mr. Seawell appeared
lb; witl- uis clients and opposed it before
Dr. Herr Named New
Code Chairman Here
Succeeds Temporary Chairman
Burt -After Meeting of Com
mittee in Southern Pines
Dr. George (*;. Herr was made chair
man of the NRA Code Committee for
Southern Pines at a meeting of com
mittee members and interested parties
held last Monday afternoon in the
Town Hall. Struthers Burt, tempor
ary chairman by appointment of Gen.
Hugh S. Johnson, presided. Dr. Herr
will take immediate steps to form a
permanent local organization for the ,
grief^ fun^l services were held in 1 Leipslc. Germany and in the New | proper functioning of the National
England Conservatory of Music la Recovery Act here and arrange for'FKANK TAVLOR, M.N'EHI RST.
Boston. I the distribution of the new Blue Ba- ! L.\UNI>RY M.\N.\tiKK, DIES
At the funeral services held at her | gie to those eligible to display it. }
i Hunter, rf; Henson. 3b; and Mvrick, 1 *^^‘3 representative. Later, the State
p. Joe Matthews relieved Russel! in' passed resolutions
J ^ approving the Sanitary District and
center and Ferree replaced Henson at establishing the same and the County
third during the game. ;Commissioners had nothing to do with
Last Friday’s contest resulted in a ' that. Upon receipt of the resolutions
decisive win for Hemp the final score ' the State Board, the County
being 8 to 2, but erro'rs were mainly j h
® ’ . •’ ! sanitary board of three, as it was
responsible for the one-sided score, i their duty to do. Before acting upon
The earned-run score was about 3 tj | the petition, the State Board of
1. Myrick hurled a nice game for the ' Health itself asked the Attorney
losers, while the All-Stars could do ; of the State if the methods
fu J I « r c- 11 I pursued were legal, and the Attorney
httle with the delivery of L. bewell said they were legal. Mr.
for Hemo. The slender southpaw gave | Seawell says they were not. I am
up only six hits and one walk, but er. | no lawyer and don’t know'. Mr. Seaw-
rors at crucial moments nullified this | (Plecnte turn to page 5)
good showing. Four hits, one a triple ! —
by Hunter, were all that the locals I M.VLC'OLM GBEER STUTZ TO
could muster. ' INTERNE IN NEW YORK CITY
Today’s game, however, with the j
All-Stars on familiar soil and with ! Malcolm Greer Stutz, son of May-
one game together under their belts, j or and Mrs. Stutz of Southern Pines,
should be a different story. A large j will be graduated from the Medical
crowd i.s expected to turn out to. seej College of Virginia in Richmond in
Moore county’s best players ia ac
tion.
Carthage Tuesday morning at 11:00
o’clock.
Governor Ehringhaus, Chief Jus
tice W'. P. Stacy and Associate Jus
tice Heriot Clarkson, George W'. Con
nor and W. J. Brodgen of the State
Supreme Court, and other high offi
cials of the state acted as honorarj’
pallbearers. The active pallbearers
were nephews of the late jurist, W.
A. Stuart and R. B. Bryan of Car-
(Please turn to page 5)
late home here on Wednesday after,
noon several musical numbers were
played by a string orchestra of
Sandhills residents with whom Mrs.
Achom had frequently played. The
Rev. Elmer Willis Seri, former pas
tor of the Church of Wide Fellow
ship, officiated. The body was sent
to Auburn, Maine, for burial.
Dr. Herr ttated yesterday that
those who do not understand just
how to secure the new Code Blue
Eagle should fill out the postal card
sent them from Washington. (If lost
apply to the Post Master for anoth
er.) Name the code that applies to
your principal business, and mail
promptly
Frank G. Taylor, for many years
manager of the Pinehurst Laundry,
died at his home in the north last
week following a protracted illness.
Mr. Taylor was exceptionally effi
cient in his business and possessed
the sterling qualities of character
that won the confidence and esteem
of all who knew him.
June, and after a short vacation will
become an interne in the Polyclinic
Hospital in New York City.
POTTS TO BUILJ) RESIDENCE
ON WEYTVIOUTII HKIGHTS
Following the purchase from the
Boyd' estate of a plot with a front
age of 175 feet on the south side of
Indiana avenue and running back to
Morgantom Road, opposite Weymouth
Road, R. F. Potts has under con
struction a frame dwelling, 43 by 32
feet, to contain eight rooms.
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