Friday, November 2, 1934.
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THE PILOT, Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina
Page Fiv«
Frank Shields Signs
For Career in Movies
Home Coming at “Old Union” All Next Week-
Women Relied Upon
To Get Out the Vote
NV). 1 S. Tennis IMayers, A
Sandhills Favorite. To
Star for M-G-M
Frank X. Shields, America’s No. 1
tennis player and a favorite in the
Sandhills where he has performed an
nually for some time in the North
and South tournament at Pinehurst,
signed a seven-year movie contract
with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on Tues
day of this week and will report to
Hollywood on November 15th. The As
sociated Press report says:
Bill Grady, assistant to the vice
president of M-G-M, signed the ten-
^ nis star late Tuesday afternoon, cul
minating negotiations begun at Forest
Hills during the 1933 national siri-
gles championship.
Shields took screen and sound tests
several weeks ago and they "turned
out great,” Grady said.
"In the case of Shields we’re buy
ing a personality,” Grady said, "and
. moulding it to suit our convenience.
“In my opinion Shields Is the best
prospect that has come along .n
years and we certainly hope to make
a star of him.
“His contract does not call for his
playing tennis in the pictures, so his
amateur standing will not be im
paired.”
OLD UNION PL.ANS HOlVIlfi
COMING ALL NEXT WEEK
(Continued from page 1)
ordination as a minister of the Gos
pel, a fact which gives added inter
est to the day. Special music will be
furnished by the churches of the
group, greetings from churches serv
ed by the pastor in former years will
be read, and at 3 o’clock, Mr. Law
rence will preach.
On Monday evening at 7:30, Tues
day morning at 11 and again that
evening at 7:30 the Rev. Charles H.
Rowan of Paw Creek will preach.
Mr. Rowan is a son of Union, havmg
been reared only a short distance
from the church. The Rev. M. D.
McNeill of Cameron will preach at 11
o’clock Wednesday morning and the
Rev. W. S." Golden of Carthage at
7:30 Wednesday evening. The Rev.
J. T. Barham of Buffalo church will
bring the message at 11 o’clock Thurs
day morning, and at the evenmg
hour the Rev. Angus R. McQueen ot
Dunn will speak. The Rev. R. G.
Matheson of Jackson Springs will
preach at 11 o’clock Friday morning,
and In the evening the Rev. Mr. Mc
Queen will be heard again. At 11
o’clock Saturday, Dr. McQueen will
bring his final message.
The week of feasting will come to
a climax on Sunday afternoon, No
vember 11th. John R. McQueen of
Lakeview will teach the lesson In
Sunday School at 2 o’clock, and at
3:00, the Rev. M. D. McNeill will
bring the closing message.
A season of great blessing is be
ing looked forward to, and the public
Is most cordially Inylted to join with
these home-comcrs and share in the
Spiritual feasting.
Sandhills Peach and Dewberry
Growers Discuss ^^New DeaP’
MRS. FROST A. SNOW DIES
AT HER HOME IN C.AMERON
Mrs. Mary A. Snow, who has been
ill for over a year passed away last
Friday at her home In Cameron. Mrs.
Snow, who was 70 years of age, was
the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Preston Reid of Surry County, but
has resided In Moore for many years.
Mrs. Snow possessed admirable traits
of character, quiet, dignified and
abounding In good works; never too
busy to minister to others. Althoug'h
for months she was a great sutlerer,
yet she was “resigned, submissive,
meek,” and her deep faith unshak
en.
Surviving to mourn her loss are
her husband. Frost A. Snow, cf Cam
eron; three daughters, Mv.^. Jra
Jones of Lenoir. Mrs. Roy Suggs ot
Old Dock, and Miss Mattie Snow of
Morganton; one son, J. K. Snow of
Cameron; one sister, Mrs. O. B. Flin-
chum of Carthage and ten grand
children. Funeral services were con
ducted Saturday afternoon from the
Cameron Baptist Chu;’ch, of which
Mrs. Snow was a faithful member,
by her pastor, the Rev. Frank Hare
of Jonesboro. Pallbearers were D. W.
McNeill, J. D. McLean, Roscoe Reid,
Milton Thomas, Jimmy Rogers and
C. C. Jones. Interment was in the
Cameron cemetery, the grave being
covered with many beautiful floral
designs, mute expressions of ihe love
and esteem of her many lelatlves
and friends.
MRS. RUGGLES' FATHER
DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
John W. Plummer, 68 years old,
prominent Wilmington business man
and mayor of the town of Carolina
Beach passed away on Tuesday af
ter a lingering illness.
He was bom in Plummersvllle, the
son of the late John W. and Susan
Virginia Plummer, and went to Wil
mington when he was 14 years old.
He. is survived by his wife, two
daughters, Mrs. John B. Ruggles,
Southern Pines; Miss Helen Plum
mer. Wilmington; one son, Robert
Cronly Plummer of Wilmington, and
three sisters, Mrs. Beno Schwartz, ot
New York; Mrs. M. G. Burr, of Rich
mond and Mrs. D. W. Townsend ot
Fayetteville.
Meeting at Aberdeen May Lead
to Marketing Agreements
Approved by AAA
The New Deal, enrlcher i f the to
bacco farmer and consoler of the
great agrarian populace, renovaler ot
barns that sagged and outbuildings
that shook has inspired the peach
and dewberry grower of the Sand
hills, says the Sanford Herald.
Already in Lee county an organiza
tion has been perfected to cooperate
with seven counties of the section,
and the complete cooperaiive Is pro
gressing rapidly. Judge T. J. McPher
son, who raises dewberries, heads the
group in Sanford.
Last week the judge and T. F. Mat
thews, also County Agent E. O. Mc
Mahan, represented Lee county at a
meeting, fairly representative of both
growing and marketing industries of
the eight counties, held at Aberdeen.
Agricultural Adjustment Administra
tion officials from Washington and
Raleigh were on hand to explain the
workings of their department regard
ing the proposal.
The officials, however, made it
plain in the beginning that they
could only give Information and an
swer inquiries; that they were not
permitted to initiate any movement
of any sort affecting the production,
sale or distribution of these commo
dities, or the organization of a group
of growers or shippers.
For Marketing Regulation
The organization of the Sandhills
growers, while carried no further
than skeleton stage, looks to order
ly marketing of both peaches and
dewberries, and will endeavor to
sponsor marketing agreements to be
approved by the Department of Agri
culture, by which distribution to dif
ferent markets would be regulated,
eliminating congestion of selling cen
ters.
The chief complaint of the dew
berry growers at present concerns
tho; rising price of crates, last year’s
cost being an advance of nearly 100
per cent over that of the previous
season; and sharp advance in the
price of fertilizer ha.s caused con
cern to peach men. Manufacturers of
both commodities, in answer to grow
ers’ objections, passed the buck on to
the codes regulating lumber and
guano industries, claiming they could
not alter the situation or price list.
Ho'tvever, the fruit growers learn
ed at the Aberdeen meeting that
their case would, by certain prece
dence, receive the attention of Wash
ington officials.
It is thought by growers of this
section that discussions will even
tually lead to fruit marketing agree
ments and practices, also the forma
tion of committees and an organiza
tion which will aid the producers
to realize much greater returns from
their products.
Judge McPherson represents Lee
county on the executive committee of
the embryonic Sandhills organization.
Stunt Night
Southern Pines High School
Pupils Ready for Tonight’s
Entertainment
After several weeks of stren
uous preparation, the Southern
Pines School feels sure that its
Stunt Night, which is tonight, will
be worth seeing. Each grade will
give a short stunt lasting about
six minutes, with the performers
ranging from the little tots in the
first grade to the dignified sen
iors. All those who have attended
previous stunt nights will know
what a tr^ai i.i in store for them,
and they will mt be disappointed.
This performance is thought to be
as good as any given before, if
not better.
The price of admission is fifteen
cents for children and twenty-five
for adults. Tickets will be on sale
at the school house, but those in
terested In attending are request
ed to buy from the ticket sellers.
There is a contest between the
students with a dollar as a prize
to the person bringing in the most
money. The proceeds will go to
the Athletic Association, for buy
ing new equipment.
Have Proven as Successful as
Men in Canvassing
Their Precincls
Since women began to take an ac
tive Interest In politics, fony years
ago, there has been a continued and
wide-spread discussion of their intJu-
ence in political campaigns. Opinions
may differ, but there is no gainsaying
the fact that women have rendered a
splendid service to the nation in get
ting out the vote.
Perhaps because the franchise was
a new institution to them, it was be
yond the understanding of the women
that everybody did not take advan
tage of their right to vote. In the
West, the first result of the enfran
chisement of women was an increase
in the number of men voters. The
women expected them to do their
duty, and men are apt to live up to
the best that women expect ot them.
After the adoption of the Nine
teenth Amendment in 1920, the first
widespread movement on the part of
women was to get out the vote, and
they are still at the task. There are
approximately 73,000,000 persons ot
voting age in the United States and
less than 40,000,000 went to the polls
in 1932. The women are determined
to get out this "slacker” vote of near
ly 30 percent. They believe that, when
the issue is the defeat of the depres
sion, poverty and hunger, it is not
time for neutrals and fence-sitters.
They believe that, when casting a vote
is apt to be the most a citizen can
do, it is certainly the very least any
citizen should do.
Even before women were fully en
franchised, the Democratic National
Committee In 1918 added them to its
own number, urging states where
One-Two-Three
Three.some at Pinehurst Hole
Ou( 17th in Acf, Hirdie
and Par
Congressman Lambeth
Honored at Carthage
(iuesi at Dinnti < f Moore Coun
ty Democratic P^xecutive
Ccinnjillee
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Moore county entertained
at a dinner at the Carthage Hotel
la.st Friday evening honoring J. Wal
ter Lambeth. Congre.sarnan Irom the
8th district.
The vice-chairman of each pre-
cinct was present. M. G. Boyett^
chairman of th(# Democratic party
of Moore county presided. Mrs. A. P.
Thompson of Pinehurst. member of
the State Executive Board, Mrs. W.
G. Brown, of Carthage, vice-chair
man of the 8th Congre.ssional district
and Mrs. W. T. Huntley of Aberdeen,
vice-chairman of Moore county, made
favorable reports on their work.
First Three Holes of Famed NoJ
2 Course To Be Used in i Congressman Lambeth
Tournev Nov. 13-15 ^ delivered an address to the voters of
■ . • • ^ Moore county at the Hemp graded
When America's brigade of profe.-.-; This speech dealt with ‘Ideals
slonal golf stars arrives in Pinehurst Policies of the Roosevelt Admin-
to compete in the $1,900 Scotch four- ■ istration.”
somes match play tournament, start-1 Congressman Lambeth will enter-
the women vice-chairmen at a
grass greens on each ot the tirst three
Three North Carolin*ans, play
ing as a threesome in the Carolina
Golf Ahsoclation one-day tourna
ment at Pinehurst Sunday* com
pleted their 188-yard seventeenth
hol3 in one, two, and three strokes,
respectively. Par for the hole is
three.
Jess Owens, Hickory, made the
ace; Stan Northrup, Concord .the
birdie, and F'red Hyatt, <.'harlotte,
the par 3.
Pros To Inaugurate ,
New Grass Greens
No.
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dinner at his home in Thomasville on
holes of the championship
course.
This is a radical departure, tor! - - - — -
Pinehurst courses always have been SEEK TO IN'TF^KEST MOVIE
famed for their excellent and level i
sand greens. Work on the grass |
greens was started early this sum-1
mer by Frank Maples, greens keep-; North Carolina will have some mo-
Tu^day.
PRODUCERS IN NO. CAROLINA
er, and they will be available for tion picture studios if the Commercial
„ _ . P'^y first time when the pro- ^ Secretaries Association of the state
women then had the vote to perfect, fessional tournament starts. j ^ ^ Denmark, presi-
their party organlzatio;is on a 50-50 In past years, grass never hasi ^ u j
basis -a committeewoman for every , stood up under the heavy play that; body, announced this
comrr.itteeman. It soon became evi- the Pinehurst courses receive, but, week that plans for a campaign to In
dent that women were as successful' it is believed that the type of grass 1 duce some of the producers to locate
as men in canvassing their precincts used this time will be able to with-1 the state will be discussed at a
and prevailing upon indifferent per-1 stand the heavy usage. If the present! association to be held
sons to register and to vote. In many grass greens prove successful this . d , • v, ^ . v,
sections, the precinct commiteewo-! winter, similar greens will be con- j Raleigh October 3lst.
man has become the main reliance of' structed on all four courses of the| “Louis Moore of Wilmington has
the party for the routine of registra-; Pinehurst Country Club. been In touch with motion picture pro-
tlon and getting out the vote on Since grass greens will make the Queers in efforts to interest them in
election day. ^ holes easier for holing long iron, Carolina.” said Mr. Denmark,
„ , , shots, Donald J. Ross, noted goJf „ , ^ ^
TO NOMIN.\TE KIW.VNIS i architect, has constructed numerous i from the response he has had we
OFF'ICERS FOK NEXT VE.VR rolls and contours to guard the | believe united action may produce
I greens, and the professionals will have! results.
Paul Dana of Pinehurst, Frank 1 easy time of it in the coming two-j . , .
Shamburger of Aberdeen and Howard ! foursomes tournament. BO.\RD PASSES RESOLUTION
Burns of Southern Pines were named i present the grass greens are ukath hitmritr.
to the Nominating committee of the . closed, but there are alternate sand
greens available for play. '
The following resolutions were un-
BIG IMPROVEMENT IN ST.ATE ! animously adopted by the Board of
IN ST.APLE LENGTH OF COriON I Couni.y Commissioners at a recent
j meeting:
The cotton grade and staple re-1
mighty God in his infinite wisdom to
Klwariis Club on Wednesday by Pres
ident E. M. Medlln, and will report
on slates for 1935 officers the week
prior to the annual election on No
vember 21st.
The club’s weekly meeting: was held
at the Pinehurst Community Church ports for states In the Southeast Is-
and was featured by reports of the sued in Atlanta this week show Im-!
annual Carolinas district convention provement over last year In both i translate from his earthly sphere to
, held recently at Asheville. Howard grade and staple length for ginnings
Burns and J. G. Thompson, the dele- in Georgia, North Carolina and South
gates, made the reports. Two mem- Carolina. The reports for Georgia and
bers, away during the summer for South' Carolina indicate a not-
months, were welcomed back on able improvement in staple length county from its establishment until
Wednesday, Leo. C. Fuller, who has over la,st year. The report for North' his death. Therefore be it
not missed a Klwanls meeting in some I Carolina is outstanding in that a I “Resolved ; 1. That the county has
his Heavenly Home George H. Hum
ber, who had filled the office of
Judge of Recorder’s Court of Moore
Alexander Grosset, 66,
Dies of Heart Attack
Head of Noted Publishing House
Was Frequent Visitor in
Pinehurst
. lost an upright and efficient officer.
TWO MOORE COUNTY BOYS
AT APPALACHI.\ COLLEGE
Pinehurst was shocked to learn
on Sunday of the sudden death of
Alexander Grosset, head of the pub
lishing house of Grosset & Dunlap,
Inc., at his home in Greenwich, Conn.,
last Saturday. Mr. Grosset,' who was
64 years of age, had been a frequent
visitor in Pinehurst where his part
ner, George T. Dunlap, maintains a
winter home.
Mr. Grosset’s death resulted from a
sudden heart attack. He had been at
his New York office the day before,
apparently In good health. The com
pany which he headed is considered
the leading reprint publishing house
in the country. It seldom published
original manuscripts, but recently
made an exception in th&'case of Bion
H. Butler's "Old Bethesda,” because
of the interest in this community of
both Mr. Grosset and Mr. Dunlap.
Besides his widow, the former Fran
ces Sparks of Philadelphia, Mr. Gros
set is survived by a son, Donald
Grosset of Gcarsdale; three daught
ers, Alexandra, Janet and Barbara
Grosset, all of Greenwich; and an
other brother, James, of Arlington,
N. J.
The funeral service was held pri
vately at the Grosset home at 3:15
p. m. on Monday.
six years, atte;idlng at one of the
northern clubs during the .summer,
and Richard Davidson.
ROBBINS WILD .AMM.AL
CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN
Carolina ginnings show 56 percent
Thirty-two trucks laden with par- this designation this season against ^ Board*^ a codv sent to the bereav-
aphernalia. animals, clowns and what-i 39 percent last year; North Caro- ^
not arrived in Southern Pines around ^6 percent this year compared ed family and a copy given to the
9 o’clock yesterday morning and in ' with 25 percent for one inch and Ion- j press for publication.
no time at all a tented city arose un- ! *^®t year.
der the banner of “The Famous Hob-'
VETER.ANS OF FOREIGN WARS
ORGANIZE AT J.\CKSON SPGS.
bins Wild Animal Circus” on the
baseball field at the south end of
town. Those who did not see the ar
rival were aware It was circus daj’
by noon, for two bands, a white and
a colored one, appeared on the aow.i-
town streets and gave impromplu
concerts for the benefit of all.
most pronounced improvement
staple length is shown. .. ,, ^
About 20 percent of the ginnings in! community a beloved fnend, and
Georgia this season to date is one! the county, state and nation a pa-
inch and longer compared with lojtrictlc, loyal and outstanding citizen,
percent to date last season; South! <-2.' That a copy of these resolu
tions be spread upon the minutes of
TWO PINEHURST CONCERNS
MO\'E TO NEW L(K;ATI0NS
The Veterans of Foreign Wars last
week installed a new post of their
organization, one at Jackson Springs.
Some 200 veterans and friends were
. ...... . , present at the installation ceremonies
The circus carried 124 people, ele- heard Department Commander
phants, lions, the usual acrobats and ^ ^ Hamilton of Charlotte explain
trapeze artists, clowns and every- , purposes of the V. F. W. Some
thing that delights the small boy and 75 signed up for membership In the
girl and performed m its three rmp and elected Whit C. Purvis as
yesterday afternoon and last night commander. Purvis is a senior fore-
before g^od sized audiences. , ^^n of Company 2412, Civilian Con-
| servation Corps. Harrison Clowe has Gardner Building, from which both
MOSS^^ SHOW VT ( RFEN^ | been named post quartermaster. concerns moved, vacant for the pres-
Changes In location were announc
ed yesterday by the Mid-South In
surance Agency of Pinehurst and the
Pinehurst Building & Loan Associa
tion.
The Mid-South concern, with Col.
G. P. Hawes and Arthur S. New
comb. are moving into the Carolina
Theatre Building. The P. B. &L., ot
which Herbert D. Vail Is the man
ager, Is moving into the Pinehurst
Bank Building.
These removals leave the Mason &
J. M. McARTHUR PASSES
Funeral services for John F. Mc-
REAL ESTATE TR.4NSFERS
W. O. Moss of Southern Pines and |
Durham won several ribbons in the j
Sedgefleld Horse Show at Greens-; . ^
boro on Tuesday and Wednesday of > Friday 1 Dewitt Lewis and wit^ Elizabeth
this week. His Lady Durham took a held Sunday after-1 H. Lewis, to Mrs i<. R. Humphreys:
blue in the class for road hacks, with | his home. The Rev. E. C. j property m Southern Pines.
his Grey Mist third. He rode Grey I ?“^ham, pastor of the Carthage J. H. Smith to Mrs Eugenia C.
Mist to a third ribbon in the bareback Methodist Church, officiated. Inter- Woody property in Ritters township,
jumning class, took second in the Hill Ceme- G. W. Williams to Beecher Wil-
class for hunt teams, won the open I , , . . _ | Property in Bensalem town-
hun.er class with Lady Durham, and I deceased is survived by his,s ijp. *100
topped off the record of this mare by '^‘^ow, Jesse McArthur, one daught- T. B^ Hogan to J. B. Brewer and
taking the chaimplonship for hunt- Mrs. Currie Horne ot Carthage; Cola Brewer, property m Moore
ers and jumpers and the grand cham- ^hree sons, H. L. and ColmMcArthur county. , ^ ^ „
ninriHhin fnr iiimninp- ' Carthage and C. N. McArthur ot 1 N. A. Hanon to C. T. Hanon. prop-
Hlgh Point
pionship for jumping,
Little Miss Betty Sugg, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Merrit Sugg, tor.
merly of Southern Pines, rode in the
show.
SENTENCED AND FINED FOR
D.4M.\GING McHUOH’S CAR
The student body at Appalachia
this fall comes from a more largely
distributed area than ever before and !
also In larger numbers. Thirteen |
states and one foreign country are
represented. On the campus are to be ;
found young men and young women |
from almost every community In
North Carolina. Sixty out-of-state
students gives a cosmopolitan touch. I
Moore county is represented; by'
E. B. McFadiJ‘,n of Cameron and
Lindsey Cagle of Carthage.
Pilot Advertising Pays.
Woodrow Hayden was found guilty
in Recorder’s Court at Carthage ot
driving a car while intoxicated and
was given 30 days on the roads, to be
suspended upon payment of a $50 fine
and the damages to the car of J. J.
McHugh of Southern Pines, with
which he collided. Clyde Miller, his
companion, was found not guilty,
Hayden and Miller are white men
who were enroute from Vlrgln'a to
Red Springs at the time of the acci
dent. (
Authentic, as well as dramatic is
Judge Winston’s “Life of Lee,",on
sale at Hayes.’
25 ENROLL F<)K Nl’RSERY
SCHOOL .AT CAMERON
A nflrsery school for Cameron has
been approved and 25 of the neces
sary 30 children have been enrolled.
The school will open as soon as the
other five children can be rounded
up. Miss Rachel Gilchrist is to be
the head teacher. Miss Kate Har
rington the registered nurse, Mrs.
Gladys Warren the assistant teacher
and there will be a helper. Children
from two to five years of age from
relief families are eligible to attend.
Members of the faculty of Farm
Life School at Eureka, Va.ss Route 1,
will present a three-act play, "Mam
my’s Little Wild Rose,” this evening,
Friday, at 8 o’clock. A delightful
evening is in store for all who attend.
The proceeds will be used for the
school.
DR. McCAIN SPEAKER
Dr. P. P. McCain of the State San
atorium, president of the North Car
olina Medical Society, was the prin
cipal speaker at a meeting of the
Seventh District Medical Society held
Tuesday at Llncolnton. Dr. L. JB.
McBrayer of Southern Pines attend
ed the meeting.
GR.VSS FOR COl'RT HOUSE
i
The court house grounds at Car
thage are being spaded preparatory
to seeding with winter grass.
erty in Carthage township.
O. W. Wallace and wife, B. C. Wal
lace and wife and L. C. Wallace and
wife to Robert Lee Comer and wife,
property in Carthage township.
M.\RRIAGE LICENSES
Marriage licenses have been Issued
from the office of the Register ot
Deeds of Moore county to the fol
lowing; Harvey Overby and Peart
Whitaker, both of Vass route 1; Wil
liam Schuttler of West Point, N. Y,
and Minnie June Frye of Carthage.
Douglas Gregory hands us this
clipping from “Poor Pa” in the Char
lotte Observer:
“Ma was undecided about return-
County ballots had to be printed all
ov^r again after they had been .sent
out to the various precincts. The in’ the tablecloth the laundry sent
name of Rowland S. Pruette, ot j us by mistake, but when she saw the
Wadesboro, Democratic candidate for hole in It her conscience told her to
Solicitor, was inadvertently left oft go ahead an’ return it.”
the first batch. !
"The Life of Lee,’’ by Judge Robert
I A. Winston, now on pale at Hayes’
' Saadhills Book Store.
Visit the Curb Market In Southern
Pines Saturday morning.