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SOUTHERN PINES ANNUAL RESORT NUMBER tpxjhd Ji Ji J. aS ^ A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding VOL. 0, NO. 52. ~ ^WCARTHAOE ^PftlNOS \JIWI waar LAKEVICW MANl-aV JACKSOH SPRINOS sotrmeRN PlIiES ASHL«y ^ A6KAOCE>4 ^PlNEBLUPP PILO SOI THERN FINES ANNUAL RESORT NUMBER of the Sandhill TerriNorth Carolina 4^. Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina, Friday, November 23, 1931. WILLARD DUNLOP NAMED PRESIDENT OF RIWANIS CLUB Pinehurst Man Elected at An nual Meeting Held at Montesanti’s PICQUET VICE-PRESIDENT Willard L. Dunlop of Pinehurst was last night elected president of the Kiwanls Club for 1935, at the an nual meeting held as the opening event of Montesanti’s Veaice Spa- ghetti Gardens on the old Pinehurst- Southern Pines road. The occasion was one of the most enjoyable Ki- wanis gatherings in some time, many former members of the club, the membership of which embraces Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen and Carthage, joining .with the ac tive members for the annual get-to gether. Mr. Dunlop succeeds Dr. E. M. Medlin of Aberdeen as president. Elected vice-president was Charles W. Picquet of Knollwood, and treas urer, A. P. Thompson of Pinehurst. The following were chosen as direc tors for next year; Howard Burns, James Schwartz and L. V. O'Cal- laghan of Southern Pines, O. Leon Seymour of Aberdeen, and the Kev. A. J. McKelway and L. E. Pender ot Pinehurst. Committee chairmen made itheir annual reports for the year's activi ties, followed by an inspirational ad dress by the Rev. Dr. T. A. Cheat ham of Pinehurst. The new Montesanti emporium out did itself to provide for the Kiwan- ians as the opening gun of the sea son at what promises to be one of the popular dining places of the Sandhills this winter. As an added feature Mrs. Montesanti sang two solos, and r. Frank Buchan gave his interpretation of a negro sermon, much to the delight of the audience. The new president of the club is manager of the Pinehurst Dairy. He has been active in club affairs tor many years, serving as vice presi dent two years ago and as a dele gate to national and state conven tions at various times. High School Students in Two Plays Tuesday Pine Maskers Will Present “The Rector” and “The F'irst Dress Suit” Next Week On Tuesday night, November 27, at 8:30 o’clock In the High School Auditorium The Pine Maskers” ot the Southern Pines High School will present two one-act plays. These plays, “The First Dress-Suit” and “'The Rector,” are both entertaining comedies and ones which offer the young actors an excellent opportun ity to display the "comic spirit.” The action of “The Rector” takes place in a village parish of the early 1900's when pompadours and wasp waists were fashion’s latest decree. In “The First Dress-Sult” the story concerns itself with a wedding, the loss of the groom’s dress-suit, and an effort to borrow the bride’s “kid" brother’s which had been purchased in honor of the occasion. The following will take the parts in the plays: In “The Rector,” Sybl Rumley, Isa bel Pelton, Herman Grover, Ruth Richardson, Ruth Atkins, Eleanor Harloe and Eylvla Pethic. In “The First Dress-Suit,” Jane Kelly, J. W. Blue, Pauline Poe and Bill Winter. These plays are being sponsored by the Junior Class in an effort to help raise money for the annual Junior- Senior Dance. Moore County Hospital Celebrates Anniversary Main Entrance to the .Moore County Hospital at Pinehurst', Which is Celebrating its Fifth Birthday on Sunday. Your Red Cross Dollar the Most Stalwart Enemy of Disaster Strut her.s Burt Says 3Ioore County Should F'ar Exceed Its Quota of 800 .Members FIVE UNDER ARREST AS , RESULT OF BURGtu\RIES A series of burglaries in Southern Pines, Knollwood and Pinehurst re cently resulted on Wednesday In the arrest of Clarence Wlllls, colored, followed yesterday by the arrest of George Hill, 17, also colored, by Chief of Police OJargls and Officer Newton of Southern Pines. Also in custody are Clarence Wilson, Bish op McLean and George Thomas, all colored, on a charge of receiving stolen property. By Slruth»T.*i Burt In a short time now the American Red Cross will start its annual drive for membership, known as The Na tional Roll Call. Moore county’s quota is eight hundred raembcrs, auci this quota should not be hard to ob tain in a county of this ."ilze and pop ulation. But the quota is not enough. Moore county should far exceed this quota, and should be eager to make the attempt, and consider itself wise in so doing. To commend the Red Cross, to urge people to pay the small sum annually required to remain, or be come a member, seems almost un necessary; a redundancy; like urging a man to keep up his payments on his life insurance, or to see that the brakes on his car w'ork, or to go twice a year to his dentist. And yet, and quite reasonably, it Is usually | Imperative to remind a man when a; bill is due. j The Red Cross is both a preventa- i tlve and an evei: present doctor when j a crisis arises. It is a preventative I because it is always at work in a 1 score of different ways, alleviating poverty, starvation and disease, and so forbidding these spectres to raise their heads too high; and it is an ever present doctor In an emergency be cause, at once, and with trained forces and marshalled supplies and an emergency fund, it moves to any spot where sudden terror has enter ed, man made or natural. It moves to war, to flood, to drought, to fire, to tornado—to all catastrophes. And since life Is what It Is, who of us, even the most fortunate, is immune to such unlocked for horrors ? The Red Cross is the cheapest and best blanket insurance In the world. Where the Money Goes But what becomes of this small dol-1 lar expended In such a big way ? Un-1 like most dollars it has a curious' habit of doubling Itself, and, In any emergency, of tripling and quadrup ling itself. For example, at present the Federal Government meets dol- j lar for dollar every dollar raised In 1 the • Red Cross’s county-wide pro grammes, so If you become a mem ber, automatically there are two members; yourself and your govern mental alter ego. But there Is more to it than that. In an emergency the Red Cross pours out money in a way that would bankrupt a county, and even a state. During the floods in the southern part of this state in 1932, the Red Cross expended thirty- five thousand dollars, North Carolina seven thousand. Fifty cents out of each member ship goes to the National Headquar- ters in Washington to be used for country-wide necessities and emer- {Pleaae turn to page 8) Five Years Old .Mr.'ore County Hospital to Observe Anniversary on Sundiy, Nov. 25 The Moore County Hospital cel ebrates its fifth anniversary on November 25th. This institution,, given full af^roval by the Amerl-’ can College of Surgeons for the past four years, is located near Pinehui'st and serves the Sandhills section. Built by funds raised through popular subscription of residents and wintei visitors to the section and through the generos ity of the Duke Foundation, which also partially supports the insti tution. the hospital is completely equipped and fills a long felt need in the community. CARLTHOMPSONTO GO TO GENEVA AS U. N. C. DELEGATE Southern I*ines Youth W'ill Rep resent University at World Anti-War Conference ENTER COLLEGE PROTEST Carl Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Thompson of Southern Pines and an outstanding memoer ot the Senior class at the University ot North Carolina, has been elected to represent the university at the Anti- War Conference in Geneva. Switzer land, next month. Thompson was chosen by a group of leaders representing all the campus organization at Chapel Hill. Thi.« group was assembled at the instan'- of the Chapel Hill town committee ot the Anti-War Conferonce. At a recent meeting it was decided to raise expense money for the del- gate from individual contributions, campus organization assessments anu from contributions from merchants in the town. Already some of the fund which will make Carl’s trip to Switzerland possible has been sub scribed. At the conference in Geneva Thomp son will be one of the many dele gates representing educational insti tutions all over the world. He is a graduate of Southern Pines High School. Polo Victim •/» X FIVE CENTS C'APT. JOHN U. BLUE NEW COMPOSITION TOFEATUREORGAN RECITAL SUNDAY LUE DIES :0N, RILLED AT POLO, IS BURIED Death Deals Double Blow to One of Pioneer Families of Aberdeen “Uncle Charlie” McLean Dies in His 90th Year Townsend Club Plans County Org-anization Calls Meeting For Monday Niijht To F'urlher Discuss Retire ment Insurance Idea Much enthusiasm was shown at the meeting of the Moore County Townsend Club, the organization of which was announced in last week’s Pilot, held in the High School build ing in Southern Pines last Friday night, with more than 20 present to discuss ways and means of interest ing one and all In the “retirement insurance” plan, or, as it has b«en dubbed, “old age pensions.” Another meeting, which business men and women, young as well as old, are urged to attend, has been called for next Monday night at Straka Hall on East Broad street, when a general discussion of the plan Is to be Indulged In. The charter mem bers of the organization particular ly want anyone to attend who thinks the plan, that of a $200 a month pen sion for persons over 60, imanced by a national sales tax. Is not a work able one. They want both sides of the question. No one has stepped for. ward here as yet to advance any con crete objections to the proposition. The organization here, of which J. M. Windham, is president, has en larged Its scope since its first meet ing, and decided to take in the whole county. Branches will be organized In other towns. Miss Alice May Holmes, the secretary, states that she will be glad to send literature on the Townsend Plan to any Interested parties who address her at Southern Pines. i Last But One Survivor of His I Company in the Civil W'ai Charles C. McLean, known through out Moore county as "Uncle Char lie,” died in his home in Carthage early yesterday morning after an iU- j ness extending over the past two or three years. He was 89 years old, and the last but on survivor in his com pany in the Confederate Army dur ing the Civil .War. Through part of his service he was orderly to Col. Zeb B. Vance, who later became gov ernor of North Carolina. “Uncle Charlie” was one of the ear-1 liest building contractors in this sec tion, and constructed many tine homes in various parts of the state, including the residence of former Governor Angu.s McLean in Lumber- ton. He was active until the creep ing years began to tell upon his con stitution after he had passed 85, and the last few years have been spent quietly in his home in Carthage w'here he resided with his daughter. Miss Maggie McLean. He also leaves two sons, C. C. McL'jan of Norfolk, Va., and Frank McLean of Shreveport, La. Funeral services will be held at ^ o’clock this afternoon in the Pres byterian Church at Carthage. HEHKERT C.4MERON HEADS NEW MEN’S BROTHERHOOD Plans were perfected on Wednesday night at a meeting at the Congrega tional Church for the organization of a Men’s Brotherhood. The following officers were elected: President, Her bert Cameron: 1st Vice-President, R. S. Durant: 2d Vice-President, W’ade Stevlck; Secretary, Charles P. Ever est, and Treasurer, Maxwell Grey. fI BANKS CLOSED THUR.SD.4Y The Citizens Bank & Trust Com pany in Southern Pines and the Bank of Pinehurst, with Its branches' in Aberdeen and Carthage, will be clos ed all day next Thursday, Thanks giving Day. Early Noon Siren Blows and All Quit W'*rk—Except the Fire Department Ten minutes before noon Fri day. Everybody Impatient for noon whistle so as to knock off and call it a morning. Siren toots, out come many watches, but another toot, out come cars, fire engines and general populace, all heading for Massachusetts avenue where a very smoky grass fire in the vacant lot adjoining the residence of R. F. Durant is promptly ex tinguished by many volunteers most of whom resume avocations just in time to hear genuine noon signal. Frederick Sfinley Smith Dedi cates Hi« Paean Exultant to Dr. and Mrs. Cheatham A new organ composition, written by Frederick Stanley Smith ot Southern Pines and dedicated to the Rev. T. A. Cheatham and Mrs. Cheat ham of Pinehiu'st will feature the or gan recital Sunda.v night at 8 o’clock at the Village Chapel in Pinehurst, the first of a series of monthly recit als during the winter season. Mr. Smith is musical director of the Em manuel Episcopal Church in South ern Pines and supervisor cf music in the Southern Pines schools. A splendid program has been ar ranged for fue opening concert, as follows: Preludio, from C. Minor Sonata, Gullmant. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desir ing, Bach. Aria, from 10th Concerto, Handel. Romance Sans Paroles, Bon net, by Mr. Smith. “O Rejoice, Ye Christians,” Bach. “Alleluia,” Kopolyoff. Quartette. Paean Exultant, published by Theo, | Presser Co., dedicated to Rev. and i Mrs. Cheatham. Introspection, pub-! lished by G. Schlrmer. Spring Morn, published by White-Smith. Finale; from 1st Sonata, published by G. i Schirmer, by Mr. Smith. j “Now Let Every Tongue Adore Three,” Bach. "Sun of My Soul,” Vienna. “Come Unto Me, Ye Weary,” Frederick Stanley Smith. This an them was sung by the Westminster Choir under the direction of Dr. John Finley Williamson during the season of 1932 Quartette. Hallelujah Chorus—Handel, by Mr. Smith. I I Benediction — Protheroe — Quar- j tette. I BUILT COMMUNITY HOUSE Tragedy dealt a double blow to one of the pioneer families of Aber deen this week. Just a few hours after funeral rites haa beeu held for her son. Captain John W. Blue fn which he w’as ac corded full military honors, Mrs. Mar garet Munroe Blue, 79, passed away at her home in Raleigh without the sad knowledge that the popular young Army officer had been fatally injur ed during a polo game at Fort Ben- nlng, Ga., Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Blue was the widow of Mal colm James Blue, who built what is now the Community House in Aber deen, the oldest dwelling standing in the village. They lived for a number of years here, and Mrs. Blue’s sister- in-law, Mrs. Charles E. Pleasants, still resides In Aberdeen. Mrs. Blue had enjoyed excellent health until two weeks ago, when she suffered a heart attack, and her condition had grown steadily worse since. On Sunday, when word of her son’s death was received, she was barely consciras, and members of the family wi^lmeld the news from her for fear of fatal consequences. Mrs. Blue suffered a severe relapse Mon day evening, and on Tuesday, when the service for Captain Blue was held at the home at 2 o’clock, she was unconscious. Death followed by a few hours, she passing away at 6 o’clock. The funeral of the mother wai held from the home at 2 p. m. yester day. Killed in Polo Game The body of Captain Blue reached Raleigh early Tuesday morning from Fort Benning, near Columbus. Ga., where he succumbed to the In jury he sustained on Sunday after noon during a polo match. The horse of Captain Blue collided with the mount of a fellow officer, and he was thrown to the ground, suffer, ing a skull fracture from which he died shortly afterward in the post hospital. The body was accompanied to Raleigh by his immediate com. manding officer, Major Kramer Thom as. The service at the home was brief because of the serious illness of Cap tain Blue’s mother, £tnd was conduct ed by the Rev. H. K. Davenport, as sisted by the Rev. Frank S. Blue of Burlington, a cousin, and the Rev. (Please turn to page 4) Trousdell Adds To Weymouth Property COTTON MANUF.VCTURKRS OPEN CONVENTION HERE The North Carolina Cotton Man ufacturers Association opened its twenty-eighth annual convention here yesterday. A banquet last even ing, addressed by Dr. John L. Davis, New York humorist, followed an afternoon of closed committee meet- ings and golf. A. M. Fairley ot Laurinburg, N. C., president of the association, was toastmaster. Today the business session of the convention will be held. Officers and committees will make their re ports, officers will be elected, and resolutions passed. Following ad journment, the annual meeting of the board of directors will be held. S.4LE OF ASSETS OF BANK OF V.\SS STARTS THIS MORNING Sale of assets of the Bank of Vass will start this morning at 10 o’clock at the banking house in Vass and continue from day to day until sold by the liquidating fi.gent. Each and every item among the assets will be sold separately, it has been announced. Acquires Additional Acreage Ad joining His Residence on Indiana Avenue NOTICE The Pilot wll be published on Wed nesday next week due to the Thanks giving holiday. Correspondents and advertisers are asked to have tfieir cop^ in one day earlier thau usUal. An important real estate deal in volving the sale of three acres of Weymouth Heights land was report ed consumed this week by E. C. Ste vens local realtor. The purchaser is Kenneth Trousdell, who acquired the Welch residence on Indiana avenue a year ago and has greatly improved the property for a winter home. Mr. Trousdell has now added to his holdings by purchase of the acreage directly behind his present property from the Weymouth Estate, which Mr. Stevens represents. The new own er Intends to extend the planting and beautification of the land, giving him an expansive garden vista from the terrace of his home. Mr. Stevens also reports the ren tal of the Mrs. Clara Pushee house on Highland Road to Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Schmldlapp of New York City. Mr. Schmidlapp, who fs a v»e president of the Chase National Bank, and Mrs. SchuiiUlapp had this house last winter and plan to return around Christmas time to spend sev eral months. Miss Katherine Lewi.s of Chicago has leased through the Stevens agen cy the residence of Mrs. J. H. Towne on Morganton Road, and has taken possession.