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VOL. 15, NO. 27.
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Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina, Friday, June 1, 1934
SALES TAX ONLY
ANSWER TO STATE
REVENUE PROBLEM
Opponents Have No Substitute
to Offer, Says Senator
Paul Grady
ADDRESSES KIWANIS
State Senator Paul D. Grady of
Smithfield, who has served four
terms in the Senate and four in the
lower house of the General Assembly,
made a stirring speech to members of
the Kiwanis Club on Wednesday in
the Civic Club, Southern Pines, in
support of the sales tax. After review
ing what the legislators found when
they arrived in Raleigh for the ses
sion which enacted the sales tax, the
deplorable conditions of the treas
ury, the impaired credit of the state
and the needs of saving the educa
tional system of North Carolina, he
said;
“There was nothing else we could
do.’’
And he told a story about the two
men who were chased by a bull in a
field. They couldn’t make the fence
before being overtaken, so one climb-
the only tree, the other jumped into
a hole. The bull tore madly across the
hole and the man in it jumped out
as soon as he had passed. The bull
immediately turned and charged
again. Down into the hole went the
man, but out again as soon as the
bull had gone by again.
' "Don’t keep jumping out," yelled
the man in the tree. “It brings the
bull back every time.”
When rescued the treed member
of the pair asked his brother why
he hadn’t stayed down in the hole.
“There was a bear in there," he
said.
"We were in that position at Ral
eigh,” said Senator Grady.
Interc!*jt in Government
The Senator expressed the belief
that the sales tax, participated in by
all, has made all governmentally con
scious, the poor man who never
thought before about his government
because he contributed nothing to
ward it, as well as the rich ipan.
“Government meant nothing to them
before,” he said, “but now they are
helping pay for it and they want to
know where their money is going. I
think this has been one ^f the fin
est things about the enactment of the
sales tax.”
He said that undoubtedly there
would be improvements made in the
sales tax law at the coming session,
that it would be made to produce
more revenue by the patching up of
loopholes. He freely predicted the
continuance of the tax. “Where will
we go if we abolish it?" he asked.
'“We will drive industry out of North
Carolina if we tax it any further. We
will drive our home owners out if we
tax real estate any further. The
weakness of the opponents of the
sales tax is that they have nothing to
offer in place of it. And we all know
we niust protect our homes and our
schools.”
Senator Grady was introduced by
Willard Dunlop of Pinehurst, chair
man of the Kiwanis Program commit
tee.
riRST IN NEWflw
CIRCULATION &
ADVERTISING
of the Sandhill
orth Carolina
FIVE CENTS
1934 Graduating Class of SDuthern Pines High School
ni|
Many Close Battles Feature
Primary Races of Democrats
and Republicans Tomorrow
Primary Contests
Competinff Candidates to be
Voted On in Tomorrow’s
Election
DEMOCR.VTIC PRIMARY
In the photograph, taken by Eddy are: Back row—John Notaigiacomo, John Hewitt, Henson Maples,
j George Mcore, Jr., Thomas Atkinson, Edmund Austin, Ralph L. Chandler, Jr., William Cox and J. H. Hassell;
j Second Row—Earl Powell, William Wilson, Theresa Montesanti, Frances Swearingen, Raymond Yorke, Susan
I Swett, Lois Cameron, Helena Kelly, Robert Gifford, Katie Ward and Alvin Bentley; Front Row- Mary Pethick,
: Charles Carlisle, Alice Abel,v Edmund Austin, Madeline Chatfield, Paul Blue, Mary Weatherly and Edith Poate.
; Members of the Graduating Class who were not present when the photograph was taken are Katherine Buchan
and Sarah Stewart.
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29 Seniors to Be Given Their
Diplomas at Exercises on
Monday Night
SEAWELL BRANDS
HEMP DEAL AS
“DIRTY POLITICS”
Purpose Not to Create Sanitary
District but Jobs. He
Says in Statement
WOULD COST $100,000
Lexie Smith Dairy
at Pinehurst Burns
One Bull Destroyed but Cows
and Mules Saved.—Loss
Placed at $8,000
TRe large dairy barn of Lexie E.
Smith on the outskirts of Pinehurst
vras destroyed by fire last Saturday
afternoon. The fire was discovered
too late for the Pinehurst department,
which responded promptly w'hen call
ed, to save the barn, which was a to
tal loss. The estimate of damage is
placed at $8,000, partially covered by
insurance.
W’ith tl^e^ exception of a three and
one-half year old bull the livestock
was saved from the flames. Some 40
COW'S are kept by Mr. Smith which,
with his mules, were all rescued. All
grain^and feed went up in smoke.
Mr. Smith plans to rebuild at once
and expects to have his dairy again
t operation in time fcr th® next
winter season.
Herbert F. Seawell, Jr., in a state
ment to The Pilot this week, delves
furthei-'into the controversy over the
creation of a water district in Hemp
in replying to the statement of U.
D. McCrimmon of Hemp in last week’s
Pilot. Mr. Seawell says:
“Now that Mr. McCrimmon has
made reply to my article in regard
to the County Commissioners’ acts
creating or attempting to create a
water district in Hemp, we can go
further into the fact.s. I did not call
any names in my article but I no
tice that somehow or other the hit
dog has “hollered.”
“The entire matter was most dras
tically political from any standpoint,
j The Commissioners violated the law
because the law says two-thirds pe
tition of freeholders. (See Chapter
453 Acts of 1933.) The purpose was
not to create a sanitary district but
to create jobs at the expense of the
taxpayers. Mr. McCrimmon proves
this by naming the men appointed.
E. R. Brown is the registrar at Hemp.
J. C. Cummings, according to reports,
is no longer a minister. Mr. McSwain
is the political fixer at the Pinehurst
Silk Mills. He, through aid of other
officials, gives the command at the
mill how the employees shall vote,
(or lose their jobs.) Mr. Cummings’
activities are purely political. Mr.
Spence was employed by these parties
not any more in a legal capacity
than he was in a political capacity.
“Political "avor-
“Every move that has been made
showed politics of the dirtiest brand,
from the Attorney General’s office
on down. In fact the Attorney Gen
eral did not pass upon the matter.
On writing him for his authority he
refused to give it. At the last hear
ing before the board the opposing
property owners were not notified. A
large percent of the real estate In
side said proposed district Is already
advertised for sale for taxes. It will
take over a hundred thousands dollars
to put In the system and the total
Mliluatlon, excepting the Pinehurst
Silk Mill property. In the district Is
less than $300,000.00. A private com
pany Investigated the proposed wa
ter .system at Hemp and declared it
could not possibly pay for itself. Why
should the people- have their taxes
raised just to give a few politicians
access to public funds, especially
^fhen numbers of homes in the pro
posed district are already for sale for
non-payment of taxe^. Ahybody but
a blind fool can soe that the move
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Class Day exercises of the gradu
ating class of Southern Pines High
School opens tonight, Friday, at 8:30
o’clock in the school auditorium with
a program put on by the Seniors and
the High School Chorus, and will
close on Monday night with the pres
entation of diplomas to the 29 young
men and women who have successful
ly completed their scholastic work.
George Moore, Jr., wiff open the
program tonight with his President’s
address, and others on the program
will be Miss Susan Swett, Miss Edith
Poate, Miss Alice Abel, Morell Bent
ley, Thomas Carlisle, Miss Helena
Kelley, E. J. Austin and Superintend
ent Frank W. Webster.
The Rev. T. A. Cheatham of Pine
hurst will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon at the Church of Wide Fel
lowship on Sunday evening, the ser
vices opening at 8:15 o’clock with
the Rev. J. Fred Stlmson giving the
invocation, the Rev. F. Cralghill
Brown reading the Scripture and
Father W. J. Dllloo offering pray
er. The High School Chorus will sing
during the services.
At the graduating exercises on
Monday night the Rev. G. Ray Jor
dan of Winston-Salem will make the
commencement address, Jean Mclver
Lane will present the D. A. R. Medal
for excellence in American History
to Morell Bentley, and Dr. George G.
Herr, president of the School Board,
will present the diplomas, l^rederlck
Stanley Smith will lead the High
School Chorus in the singing of Alma
Mater to close the program.
$416,437.37 FOR
PAGE DEPOSITORS
NOW AVAILABLE
Miss Dorothy Stutz
Weds Garland Pierce
Popular Young Southern Pines
Couple Married Monday
in Richmond, Va.
Miss Dorothy Stutz. daughter of
Mayor and Mrs. Dorsey G. Stutz of
Southern Pines, was married Monday
at noon to Arthur Garland Pierce of
Leominster, Mass. The marriage took
place In Richmond, Va., the cere
mony being preformed by the Rev. T.
P. Thornton at Christ Episcopal
I Church. The bride wore an attractive
I beige ensemble wilh flowers and en-
|tered*on the arm of her father. MiP.
Frederick Jackson of Jefferson,
! Maine, sister of the bride was ma.
tron of honor and was attired in a
j green ensemble with white accessor-
I les and wore a shoulder corsage ot
I Columbia roses., John M. Howarth ot
’ Southern Pines was best man,
j The bride is a popular member of
the younger set of Southern Pines.
Imi. Pierce is native of Massachu-
I setts and has been spending the win-
I ters here for the past few years. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilman H.
Pierce of Leominster. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Pierce left immediate
ly following the ceremony for a
Supt. of Banks Hood and Liqui
dating Agent Hinsdale Prom-
'ise Prompt Payment
FUND ENX)UGH FOR 20%
A loan of $360,000 to the Page
Trust Company has been approved
by the Reconstruction Finance Cor-
j poratlon which, with funds realized
I in liquidating the bank's affairs by
S. J. Hinsdale, the liquidating agent,
will soon be available for a 20 per
cent payment to depositors. It was
learned this week.
The following Is a synopsis of the
I situation as It appears from a re
port made this week by a committee
, of depositors after a conference with
: State Banking Superintendent Gurney
P. Hood at Raleigh:
Cash on hand May 8, 1934 $296,437.47
Amount of loan 350,000.00
Less following Items to be
deducted:
Preferred claims filed 120,000.00
Amount collected on paper
held by R. F. C. which must
be paid to them 85,000.00
Amount necessary for pay
ment of taxes (required
by R. F. C.) 10,000,00
Approximate amount nec
essary for payment of
taxes, repairs on prop
erty and other miscella
neous items (property of
subsidiary of Page Trust
Co.) 15,000.00
Leaving a balance of $416,437.47
Amount necessary to pay
20'i dividend $406,307.50
Balance 9,029.27
The amount of cash on hand or col
lected on notes makes no difference
as to the final result as this was col
lected on notes pledged to R. F. C.
and will have to be accounted for as
in cash of the $85,000.00 mentioned
above.
The report of the committee states
that both Mr. Hinsdale and Mr. Hood
promised that the dividend or pay
ment to depositors would be made
"just as soon as possible.”
BIO FOURTH OF Jl’LY FL.VNS
FOB SOl’THEBN PINES
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The Sports Committee of the
Southern Pines Chamber of Com
merce headed by Dr. George G. Herr,
Is arranging a program for tho
Fourth of July here, to include a
I firewiwks display followed by a dance.
! In Pboperating the newly organized
j All States Association is to have a
' baked bean luncheon at noon, ifter
' which the crowd will see the baseball
] game scheduled for here that after
noon between teams of the Sandhills
League. A f«ll day of fun Is promls-
t ed for this year’s Fourth in South-
’ ern Pines.
(One to be voted for in each instance)
For l^ublic I’tilities Commissioner
Stanley Winborne
E. C. Macon
For Judjfe, Superior Court
13th Judicial Dist.
F. Don Phillips'
A*. M. Stack
For .Solicitor
13th Judicial Dist.
J. C. Sedberry
R. Lane Brown
Rowland S. Pruett
For State Senator
S. H. Miller
U. L. Spence
S. R. Hoyle
For Member State House of
Representati\e*»
Angus B. Cameron
VV'. R. Clegg
Jesse D. Frink
N. L. Gibbon
For Judge Rworder'.s Court
J. Vance Rowe
George H. Humber
For Register of Deeds
J. E. Muse
Wiley Purvis
W. J. Harrington
For Sheriff
T. L. Blue
K. G. Deaton
C. J. McDonald
For Coroner
Lloyd T. Clark
D. Carl Fry
For County Commissioner
1st District
L. Reid Fllnchum
D. A. McDonald
Wilbur H. Currie
2d District
E. C. Matheson
D. D. McCrimmon
5th District
C. F. Leavitt
Gordon McG. Cameron
REPUBLICAN P.\RTY
Judgeship, Senate, Representa
tive Fights Lead in Inter
est on Eve of Elections
MANY SEEK RE-ELECTION
For Member State Hou.se of
Representatives
H. F. Seawell, Jr.
O. D. Wallace
For Sheriff
A. G. McDuffie
Z. M. Burns
For County Conunlssloner
Third District
E. H. Wlllcox
J. W. Gaines
Mrs. Mary R. McNeill
Dies at Home Here
Descendant of Leading Families
of Section Leaves Five
Children ^
A beloved descendant' of one of the
oldest and most respected families of
this section passed away at 5 o’clock
yesterday morning when Mrs. Mary
Ray McNeill succumbed to .a fight
against the Inevitable which lasted
for several months. Death came at
her home on South Page street end
ing a career of usefulness and dis
tinction In the community.
Mrs. McNeill was born April 18th,
1871, the daughter of Archibald Ray
and Harriet Bethune Ray. She mar
ried William A. McNeill on October
9th, 1895 and survived her husband
some 15 years. To them were bom
the following surviving children:
Howard, Harold and Miss Lessie Mc
Neill of Southern Pines; Mrs. A. C.
Fields of Avon Park, Fla., and Mr.s.
A. F. Swift of Winter Haven, Fla.
Eight grandchildren survive, aad one
brother, A. A. Ray of Southern Pines.
Mrs. ^cNelll was a devoted nioth-
er, a woman of high character and
those attributes whi|h make for. lov
ing friendships through life. Many
will mourn her going. She was e,
member of the Bethesda Presbyter.
Ian Church, and the funeral aei-vlces
will be held in Old Bethesda this,
Friday, afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.
Duly registered voters will go to
the polls tomorrow to cast their bal
lots for Democratic or Republican
candidates In the Primary elections.
There are the usual number of con
tests in the Democratic ranks, and
for the first time in some years the
i Republicans face contests in three
cases, for member of the State
House of Representatives, for Sheriff
and for County Commissioner In the
third district. Deep River and Shef
field townships.
Polling places throughout the coun
ty will be open all day tomorrow un
til sundown. Results should be known
■ at headquarters in Carthage before
I midnight.
! The interest this year centers
i around these Democratic battles: the
i efforts of Solicitor F. Don Phillips of
' Rockingham to replace Judge A. M.
; Stack on the Superior Court bench
; in the 13th Judicial district; the
^ State Senatorship from this county,
between S. H. Miller, U. L. Spence
and S. R. Hoyle; the four-cornered
fight for the nomination for member
of the State House of Represental
tives, the contests being the present
incumbent, A. B. Cameron of Car
thage, W. R. Clegg of Carthage,
Jesse D. Frink of Aberdeen and
Nicholas L. Gibbon of Lakevlew; the
challenge of Mayor J. Vance Rowe
of Aberdeen for Judge George H.
Humber’s se'kt In Recorder’s Court,
and the three-cornered contest In
which L. Reid Fllnchum and D. A.
McDonald are seeking to oust Wil
bur H. Currie, chairman of the
Inard of County Commissioners, from
the commission.
Many Seek Re-Eieotion
There are other squabbles, but the
above are the warm ones, the ones
the results of which appear to be
somewhat In doubt. In the case of
all except the State Senatorship
fight. It Is a battle between the pres
ent Incumbent and a new aspirant
for honors. This Is also true In the
other offices for which more than
one candidate has filed. J. E. Muse
and Wiley Purvis are out for Will
J. Harrington’s scalp as Register of
Deeds; Sheriff Charles J. McDonald
has T. L. Blue and K. G. Deaton
seeking his gold badge; Lloyd T.
Clark of Southern Pines would sup.
plant Coroner D. Carl Fry, and for
the County Commission, D. D. Mc
Crimmon wants E. C. Matheson’s
place In the second district and
Claude Leavitt would like to repre
sent the fifth district In place of Gor-
Cameron of Pinehurst.
In the Republican ranks, Herbert
F. Seawell, Jr., and O. D. Wallace,
both of Carthage, are fighting for
the nomination for the State House
of Representatives. For Sheriff, A. G.
McDuffie is pitted against Z. M.
Burns, and in the Third District there
is a contest between E. H. Willcox
and J. W. Gaines for the County Com
mission.
Here are the offices for which
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Opening Clash
The Old Rivals, Aberdeen and
Southern Pines, to Start
I^eague Season
The first game of the Sandhills
Baseball League season brings to
gether U»e 1933 champion South
ern Pines team and the Aberdeen
outfit, last year’s runners-up. This
will take place on the Southerti
Pines diamond on' Wednesday af
ternoon at 4 o’clock. A last-mln-
ute change in the league person
nel eliminates the Pinehurst team
and brings Aberdeen into the cir
cuit, instead of the combined Plne-
hurst-Aberdeen club as wjis pre,
viously ajinounced. And, as usual,
a Southern Pines-Aberdeen clash is
a “natural.”