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Friday', August 24, 1934 THE PILOT, Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina Page Fiv» Mrs. Kate Ray Visits Scenes of Her Early Life in the Sandhils An^us Ray, Her Father, Owned 2,100 Acres of What Is Now Fort BragK Bion H. Butler An interested and interesting visi tor in the Sandhills the last week or two was Mrs. Kate Ray, of Baker, Florida, who has been looking over the scenes of her early days, for she is a native of the Piney Bottom val ley, now included in the area of Fort Bragg. Her father was Angus Ray, who, when she was a small girl was the owner of some 2,100 acres of land that joined the Buchan lands on James creek on the west and extend- ’ ed down below Piney Bottom and to ward Blue’s mountain and Sandy Grove. Angus Ray was a blacksmith, and wood worker, and with his skill I as an artisan he was a fanner and live stock man.His sheep and cattle j roamed the forest before the arrival of Sherman's army, which did no good to his possessions, for the army swept over much of his territory, pol ishings as they moved through. Mrs. Ray’s mother was the daught er of Peter Monroe, who was one of the pioneer settlers of the Manly re gion, their old house still standing a quarter of a mile or so from the railroad on the road that leads down the hill toward Mid Pines and Pine- hurst. Dr. John and Dr. Will Monroe of Sanford were sons of this fam ily. The Ray and the Monroe connec tions were large, but the old stock has pretty well scattered. The Piney Bottom Ray family was not closely connected with that other prominent family of Rays who lived near Be- thesda church, the home of Major Archibald Ray, near* the Southern Pines country club, being one of the ancient landmarks of the older days and of much historic interest. | Angus Ray’s ancestry came from Scotland, as did Peter Monroe’s peo-, pie, Jura ajid Skye being the places of their nativity. They came early in the history of this section, the Ray’s being early affiliates with old Long- street church, which was established in 1766 or earlier, and one of the first churches in the southern inter ior of the American colonies. Angus Ray was born on Nicholson creek, a few miles farther east than-the Piney ^ Bottom region to which he came la ter, a settlement of the Ray’s in that section being somewhat prominent, I the Polly Ray mountain standing out as one of the highest points of Cum berland county. Nearly a century ago Angus Ray began to gather up land on the Rockfish tributaries, one of the first incentives being to have a place whereon to hunt. Mrs, Ray says that at one time he had ninety deer skins on hand to take to Fayetteville I to pay on his lands and for other pur poses, and John Buchan who lived years a neighbor to the Rays says Angus Ray paid most of the pur chase price of his lands with deer he killed on his own holdings. When the war came Mr. Ray was a man above fifty years of age, and he was allotted the work of helping to provide the product of his shop to carry on the efforts of the men at the front or in the home defense. When Sherman swept through this section the Piney Bottom area of Tax Sale Restrained Judge Clement Signs Order T^smporarily Restraining County Commissioners An order was siijned last week by Judge Clement presiding over a term of Superior court in Car thage, temporarily restraining the county commissioners from pro ceeding with the sale of land of delinquent taxpayers the first Monday in September, as ordered by the board at the August meet ing. The restraining order suit was brought by George W. McNeill, D. A. McDonald, Jr., and K. W, Mc Leod and was directed against the commissioners and the tax collec tor. The postponing of the sale, it is thought, will make it possible for many of the farmers to market their crops of cotton and tobocco, thus enabling them to have the cash for paying their taxes. King Given 4 Months on Shooting Charge Pinehurst Paragraphs Ml. and Mrs. W. F. Holland have V a^s Negro Draws 18 Months ; Haverhill, Mass., where for A««ult on a F emale- , ^^ey were gue.sts for several weeks. Other Court News ^ Holland's sister, Mrs. Knight. Milton King, Pinehurst Negro who ; Mrs. Karl Johnson and her child- fatally shot “Son" McDonald in! ! son who have spent the summer in King s corn field from which “roast-1 ing ears” had been disappearing, was | company with the Hollands on the given four months on the roads. King return trip. tendered a plea of guilty of man-1 The Misses Eleanor and Jean Ses- slaughter, which plea was accepted | so*ris who have been spending some by the State. ! here with their uncle and aunt, Robert Scott, colored man who en- - and Mrs. P. T. Allen have return- tered the bed room of Misses Lydia , ed to their home in Clinton, and Annie McRae of Vass during the I Miss Elsie Sperber, superintendent night time, was found guilty of an nurses at the Moore County Hospi- as.sault on a female and given 18 tal is spending a month's vacation months on the roads. The fact that with friends and relatives in Balti more. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Cameron and the window through which Scott en tered was open and no force was used was responsible for the change from their two children, Bevins and Flora a charge of first degree burglary, j Willie Roberson, Charlie Harris, i Sherman McBryde, Johnnie Blemd state, and Esther Mae Harris were found Mrs Ellen Cameron, enjoyed a week-end motor trip in the mountains of the nearly four square miles was pretty thoroughly combed by the armies, for the land reached far enough to the south to catch the infantry and far enough north to be overrun by Kilpatrick’s cavalry which went out by way of Southern Pines and by Aberdeen to the battlefield at the Neill Blue place. But wars come and go, and in due time Angus Ray’s vast territory became a turpentine region and his two thousands acres of pine land helped to make of Manly an active shipping and trading point which drew traffic from all direc tions for miles. Then when the fine pine forest had completed its yield of turpentine Will Briton se up his big lumber mills ner he old Ry home place and for additional years there was the scene of great activity. The lumber gone Will Covington created a great cotton farm there and Exum & Crossland carried on for several years. In accordance with the old custom of cultivating land until its fertility dwindled and then allowing it to grow up in timber again some of the land on the Ray place was cultivated and abandoned and clear ed again and abandoned until one tract near the home place had been cleared of its third succes.sive crop of timber when the government bought the place as a part of Fort Bragg. Mrs. Ray is a fountain of infor mation as to the old days around this neighborhood, and where she finds some of the old timers still living she has been royally received. One of her old neighbors in Southern Pines is Mrs. Hugh Davy Cameron, who lived on James creek. The two have had a joyous review of the old days. # Mrs. Ray’s people are buried at Longstreet, as told in James McNeill Johnson’s "Coronach.” "Broad-shouldered Mull gave us the Rays, Monroes from Lorn, and Smiths from Sleat, McKellar’s from Dumbarton's broes, From Scapa Flow to Solway Mere Scotland’s thanes are buried here.” A. M. Oglesby Miss Ada guilty on a forgery charge. Harris; Reeves Oglesby, John Oglesby and was given six months and Roberson Norman Calcutt spent Sunday in five. McBryde and Bland were given ' Winston-Salem going up to meet and five months each, but capias is not bring home Miss Betsy Oglesby who to issue if they pay fines of $10 each had been visiting her sister, Mrs. and one-fifth the costs each by the Wingo in Roanoke, Virginia. January term. The girl was given five Miss Catherine Cole spent last week in Munroe and while there was the guest of Miss Willene Biggers. Miss Margaret Kelly has as her guests this week, her parents Mr. and Mrs. M. McL. Kelly of Carth- guests of Miss Margaret Kelly, Miss' Kelly and Mrs. A. P. Thompson. | havey,.Ht O. H. Stutts and E. C. Webb were hosts to the summer bridge club Fri- j day night and were assisted in en- j tertaining by Mrs. J. M. Hagood and i Mrs. Bill Deneen. j High scores were made by Mrs. i Alex Stewart and Frank McCaskill, | Mrs. Frank McCaskill and A. Burker | received low score prizes. L.\>1BETH*S SECRETARY ENTERTAINED BY KIWAMS | The Kiwanis Club had the pleas- j ure of entertaining Miss Sarah Pratt, j secretary to Congressman Walter C. i Lambeth, at their regular luncheon meeting on Wednesday. With the re turn of the vacationists attendance at the meetings is expected to pick up ; and the club is looking forward to a | very active season. PILOT IVL\N ON JOB IN EARLY DAYS OF OIL NIAGARA John Smith of Carbonton spent Simday with relatives in these parts. Mrs. Burgess of Harnett County >ipent the week-end at the hone of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Dutton. Master Edward Gullege of Comer, on spent the past week with Little Gerald Dutton of this place. N. P. Ray, who holds a position at Virginia Beach, spent Monday with his family here. A number of our people spent the week-end on an outing at Myrtle Beach, S. C. SOUTHERN PINES Baptist Church Corner Conn. Ave. and Page St. 11:00 a. m.- Sermon by the pas- lor, J Fred Stimson. Subject; “The Marvel of Our Body.” months. Roberson found a check which was written by Frank Maples in favor of Robert Gouger and the men obtained cash for the same by forged endorsement and diTided the money. The girl, at their request, j age and her two aunts, Mrs. Martin wrote a name on the check, but she i Wilc(>x and Mrs. Palmer of Carbon- did not receive any of the money, i Roy Oaten, colored, was given twelve months for breaking and enter- j ing the home of Albert Williams, col- ! ored. and stealing a pistol therefrom. ton. Mrs. Ethel Journey has returned to her home here after an absence of ' two months. While away she visited her daughters Mrs. E. C. Cunning- James V/orthy, colored, for assault- ham, Mrs. Wert Sanders and other i ing another colored man with a knife, | relatives in Tennessee. 'was given twelve months on the roads. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley V>all are I Prayer for judgment was continued spending the week in the western I for two years in the case of Johnnie part of the state. Sanders and Carl and Alton Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Terry of States- j white, charged with mi.sconduct, upon ville have been guests the past week I condition that they pay the costs and of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Dunlop. $25 for the benefit of Vergil Deaton. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Thomas. Lindo Tyson, colored, was given who have lived in Pinedale the past three months for an ussault on a fe- two years, moved into Pinehurst last male. week and have taken the bungalow Roy Callaghan, white, was given formerly occupied by W. P. Morton, six months for violating the prohibi- Mrs. Raymond Johnson was host- tion law. ess at bridge and tea Thursday af- Will Lutterlough gave notice of' ternoon, honoring Mrs. Joe Terry of appeal from the eight months sen- Statesville, house guest of Mrs. W. tence imposed upon him for violating L. Dunlop. Guests included Mrs. Ter- i the prohibition law. ly. Mrs. W. L. Dunlop, Mrs. F. C. I R. J. Peterson, colored, found guil- Pinkerton, Mrs Gordon Cameron, 1 ty of an assault with a deadly wea- Mrs A. P. Thompson, Mrs. T. R. Cole, ! pon and reckless driving, was given Mrs. Thomas L. Black, i three months suspended for two years Mrs. Terry was again honored Sat- ! upon good behavior. urday afternoon when Mrs. A. P. Sam McDonald, colored, charged Thompson entertained at bridge at with an assault with a deadly weapon her home. Guests were Mrs. Terry, as a result of an affray which took Mrs. Dunlop, Mrs. Charles W. Pic- I place at a ball game at Vass was quet. Mr.s. I. C. Sledge, Mrs. F. C. found not guilty. Pinkerton, Mrs. T. R. Cole and Mrs. Joe Lassiter, colored, was given six T L. Black. {Continued from page I) j meet them with a welcome that' would let the world know that here is j one place they appreciate genuis I of the highest order of production, i Every man who steps on the gas' can thank God fjr that old oil coun-] try bun-h that put the go in the gas buggy and made it a possibility. LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE months for violating the prohibition law. He gave notice of appeal. The Piiot is read by some 10,000 Mrs. Sledge won high score prize and Mrs. Terry was presented a guest prize. On Tuesday afternoon. Mis. I. C. persons each week. Regular advertis- Sledge entertained at a tea at her ing would drive your message home home for Mr. and Mrs. M. McL. Kelly, 'to these prospects. , Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Wilcox, house NORTH C.AROLINA, | MOORE COUNTY ' I Notice is hereby given that under and by virtue of a power of sale con tained in a certain mortgage deed ex ecuted by Carl H. Davis of York ! County, Maine, to J. V. Healy of Moore County, North Carolina, which mortgage deed is dated March 23, 1926, and recorded in the Office of I the Register ot Deeds for Moore I County in Book 43, Page 376. to which reterence' is hereby made, the debt ' secured by said mortgage deed be ing past due and unpaid, and the powers of sale contained therein hav ing become operative, the undersign ed will offer for sale and sell to the highest biddei, for cash, at the Courthouse door of Moore County, at Carthage, N. C., at the hour of noon on the 18th day of September, 1934. the following real esstate lying and being in Sandhill Township, Moore County, North Carolina, described and defined as follows, to-wit; Those five lots or land shown as Lots No. 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 on a map made for A. Gunther by H. M. Lillie. C, E., and recorded in the of fice of the Register of Deeds of Moore County in Deed Book 64, at Page 60it, which map is hereby referred to for specific descriptions; said map being entitled, “A Map of Sunnyside Ad dition to Southern Pines." J. V. HEALY. Mortgagee. MAKY E. RICHARDSON, As signee, Southern Piner. N. C. This 18th day of August, 1934. A24S14. C'hriHtian Science A service is held every Sunday morning at 11 o'clock in the church in East New Hampshire avenue. The subject for the Lesson-Sermon for next Sunday, August 26th, will be "Mind.” All are cordially invited to attend the service. PINEHURST Commimlty Obarch The Rev. A. J. McKelway, pacrtor* During August the morning services of the Community Church of Pine- hurst will be held one hour earlier than the usual time. Sunday School will be at nine oclock and the preach ing service at ten o’clock. The Rev. J. F. Stimson, pastor of the Baptist Church of Southern Pines will preach at the ten o’clock serv ice the first three Sundays of Au gust. Further notice will be publish ed as to the fourth Sunday. ABERDEEN Bethpsda Presbyterian ('hurch During the absence of the Rev. El L. Barber, the Men-of-the-Church will conduct the services Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Page Memorial, M. IE. Walter C. Ball, Minister First Sunday—Preacnmg 7:45 pt m. Second Sunday—Preaching 11 a. m. Third Sunday—Preaching: 7:45 p. m. Fourth Sunday—Preaching 11 *, m. and 7:45 p. m. Sunday School every Sunday at 10:00 o’clock. Mrs. Claude Hafer Private and Class Lessons on Piano studio in McHra.ver Building Southern Pines Now Is The Time You .should anticipate your fall and winter print ing needs. There is nothing to be gained by putting off the ordering of the necessary printing supplies for the coming season. On the other hand there are several good reasons why the matter should be attended to now. Prices wll probably be no lower—the indication is that an increase is more probable, therefore it is possible that printing ordered now will cost less. We are not so busy now and can give your orders closer supervision and can assure you a much better quality of work than if you wait until your work has to be put through on a rush order. The coming season promises to be one of the best the Sandhills has ever known—people are coming this way—and it is not too early to get ready for them. A few well prepared and carefully distributed pieces of advertising matter ought to be gotten in the mails im mediately if you expect the people coming this way to know anything about your place. Call 7271 and we will be glad to help you plan your printing so as to best serve the purposes you hav'e in mind. TMEPILCT.Inc. Pilot Advertising Pays. Pinehurst Garage Co. Pinehurst, N. C. Phone 7271 Southern Pines tutmmxtnttixmwnmtmatxtts NON-SKID MILEAGE You're too modest!'' Motorists who got the first G-3’s put out— months before the public announcement—say, “You’re too modest!” Many of them report 50% to 100% more non-skid mileage. Why, then, do we insist on only 43%? Well, 42% is a definite test-car-proved figure. Very likely it is low for normal use—because the tests which established the 43% average were gruelling: cars speeding up to 50, jamming on brakes, mile after mile, day and night. Very likely most motorists will get more than 43% more non-skid mileage. 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