MOORE COUNTY’S
LEADING
NEWS-WEEKLY
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A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 15A, NO. 8.
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CIRCl LATION &
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of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina, FYiday January IH, 19.35.
FIVE CENTS
SALES TAX AGAIN
IS “INEVITABLE,”
SAYSEHRINGHAllS
Governor Would Add to Revenue
by Eliminating? Some of
Present Exemptions
INCREASE FOR TEACHERS
You Can See Eight Counties
From New 80-Foot Tower Here
Glass Enclosed House Atop
Steel Shaft Near Mt. Hope
Cemetery Attracts Visitors
Governor Ehringhaus and his Ad
visory Budget Commission on Tues
day recommended to the General As
sembly :
1. That it reenact the three per
cent general sales taxx but eliminate
the present tax exemption on cheap,
staple foods.
2. That it increase the salaries of
teachers and other State employes
by 15 per cent (which would amount
to a restoration of less thnn 10 per
cent of the salaries of 1929 in the
majority of cases).
3. That it leave franchise taxes
on foreign and domestic corporations,
public utilities and other business at
the present level; that it reenact the
present income and inheritance tax
schedules.
4. That it continue to divert $1,-
000,000 a year of highway revenue 1
to the general fund but not go be
yond that figure.
5. That it increase highway main- j
tenance and construction expendi-;
lures by more than $6,000,000 of
State money a year, as compared to
an increase of 5?,500,000 on the
schools and their teachers.
The recommendation came in the
form of the budget report and bud
get revenue and appropriations bills,
drawn by the Governor, the Budget
Bureau and the Advisory Budget
Commission, and the Governor’s mes
sage read to the two branches at
their meetings Tuesday.
Inevitable Sales Tax
“The elimination of the sales tax
feature of the bill would cut out of
general fund revenues nearly 30 per
cent of the total,” the Governor
stated in his message. I have no hes
itation in saying that reenactment of
the sales tax is inevitable, and I
know of no other dependable field of
taxation open to the State in which,
under existing constitutional or pru
dential limitations, such a large sum
can be provided.”
The Governor said he and his ad
visors in their recommendations had
recognized “a continued existence of
the same emergency which faced us
two years ago, even though there has
been an improvement in conditions
and there is a general feeling that we
are headed steadily toward recovery.”
By Charles Mucauley
Elicting intere.sied inquiry and
comment stands a slender, silvery
steel shaft crowning the summit of
the high and sand ridge just west of
Mount Hope Cemetery. Erected by
the members of the Civilian Conserva
tion Corps encamped at Jackson
Springs, on a plot donated by former
Mayor Paul T. Barnum of Southern
Pines, this 80-foot tower is one of
a number of lookout stations designed
to aid in the work of forest fire
protection.
From the glass enclosed house sur
mounting the steel framework visi
tors may let their vision range north,
east, west and south over a wide ex
panse of the pine-clad hill tops of i
Mooie county and the adjacent bor- i
bers of Montgomery, Richmond, Scot-1
land, Hoke, Cumberland, Harnett and j
Lee, with Pinehurst and Abt rdeen in j
the foreground, and Carthagt, on tis j
ridge. Ten miles below Drowning j
Creek, on the Laurinburg road is a |
similar structure, and to the west- |
ward above the old Maniee orchard
in Richmond county still another, all
to be linked with a telephone service.
Under the supervision of Alex Fields,
district fire warden, B. H. VVeather-
spoon is to be in charge of the lo
cal tower as soon as the house now
under coni,l.rnction is completed.
The tower was located through the
efforts of District Forester W. A.
Peterson and County Forester Alex
Fields, the steel coming from the U.
S. Government other material from
the N. C. State Forestry Commis
sion, and the work, including the new
road leading to the tower, by C. C.
Republican Wins
Edwards’ Prediction About
Democrat Stutz, Made Two
Years Ago, Comes True
The Seaboard depot in Southern
Pines is something of a house di
vided against itself.
As everyone knows. Mayor Stutz,
Seaboard agent, is a dyed in the
wool Democrat. Allie Edwards,
ticket agent, is just as rabid a
Republican. The two have it hot
and heavy.
Yesterday was Allie’s inning.
Two years ago, Edwards said to
Stutz; “If Roosevelt is elected
you’ll be back in the freight office
within two years.” The Mayor
gave him the ha-ha.
Yesterday Stutz was back in the
freight office. Temporarily with
out a freight agent, the prominent
Democrat was handling the job
himself.
U.L SPENCE HEADS
ROADS COMMITTEE
OF STATE SENATE
Moore Senator Named Chairman
of One of “Big Four” Bodies
His First Term
CLEGG’S ASSIGNMENTS
Roads Chairman
i
LET CONGRESS DO
IT, SAYS JOHNSON
IN KIWANIS TALK
Cleveland Attorney W'ould Give
Legislative Branch More
Governing Power
TOO MANY FINGERS IN PIE
SANDHILLS RESIDENTS GI ESTS
AT WHITE HOUSE MONDAY
The Misses Schwarberg and Mrs.
P. Pelton of Southern Pines, and
Mrs. J. Talbot Johnson of Aberdeen
are leaving tomorrow for Wa.shing-
ton to attend a luncheon at the
White House on Monday, given by
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt for mem
bers of the Chautauqua, New York
Women’s Club, of which the Sand-
hlls residents are summer members.
On the same day Mrs. Grace M.
Poole, president of the General Fed
eration of Women’s Clubs of Ameri
ca, will give a tea for the club at
federation headquarters.
ROBERT MONTGOMERY ENDS
LONG SERVICE WITH BANK
Robert Montgomery, who has serv
ed as teller in the Citizens Bank &
Trust Co., of Southern Pines since
1925, has resigned his position here
to become secretary and treasurer of
the Fairfield Dairy Products, Inc., of
Wilson. He will terminate his long
and efficient career with the local in
stitution the last of this month. Mr.
Montgomery will be sorely missed
in the Sandhills where he has played
an important part in numerous ac
tivities.
COURTNEY HUNTLEY NAMED
PAGE IN STATE SENATE
By Howard Burns .
H.jmer S. Johnson of Cleveland,
Ohio, widely known attorney, in an
address Wednesday before the Kiwan-
C. Company 3412, N. C. P. 51. A fea-1 ^ ^ »
^ Club at Pinehurst in reference to
ture of this new type construction is ... , .. , . ,
. . I constitutional questions which are
the arrangement of the stairs in ; Congress should be
short flights with wide treads, and ^
hand rails making the ascent much
easier than the old type. individual states .should regu
late local affairs. He points out that
there are one hundred and forty-sev
en various political divisions trying to
work out the problems of today. He
said that due to the wide score of
commerce and the tremendous growth
of industry during recent years, it
WRS very difficult under the pre.sent
A « II TZi constitution for the Supreme Court
Another full card of racing is ^
to decide on the various problems
they are faced with at the present.
He further said that sixteen amend
ments were made to the Federal Con
stitution before its adoption. It was
a marvelou.s document, concise and
More Races Tomorrow
on Pinehurst Track
VIan.agement Announces Ladies’
Days, a Ladies’ Race and Mule
Events for Farmers
scheduled for tomorrow afternoon on
the Pinehurst track. The race meet
ings are becoming more and more
popular as the public gets to know
the horses and the jockeys winter
ing here. Tomorrow will again be , , ^ .. , ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Ladies’ Day, in fact the management
there is nothing in the constitution
giving the Supreme Court power to
decide on an act of Congress, al
though it has been doing so.
In his closing remarks Mr. John
son referred to John Marshall, Su
preme Court Justice, as one of the
biggest men the South or North had
ever produced.
Membership Campaign
As an inducement to bring the old
members back into the fold, the club
adopted the recommendations of the
Membership and Clasa'fication com
mittee to waive the initiation fee for
a period of thirty days, insofar as
BANK OF PINEHURST ADDS the old members were concerned. The
RICHARDSON TO BOARD fee for new members was reduced to
ten dollars.
Officers of the Bank of Pinehurst j a special committee, appointed at
were all re-elected for another year j a recent meeting, weis instructed to
at the annual meeting held at the ^ write Senator U. L. Spence and Rep-
announced yesterday that until fur
ther notice the ladies will be admit
ted free to all the meetings, both on
Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Plans are in the air for a ladies’
race next Tuesday afternoon, and al
ready a number of prominent riders
of the Sandhills have expressed their
desire to compete. Another innova
tion soon to begin will be races for
mules owned and ridden by farmers
of Moore county for weekly purses to
be donated by P. S. P. Randolph, Jr.
The first of these events is scheduled
for two weeks from tomorrow.
U. L. Spence of Carthage, State |
Senator from Moore county, was nam- i
ed chairman of the important com-1
mittee on Public Roads by Lieut. Gov-
ernor A. H. Graham. This is one of |
the so-called “big four” committees i
of the Senate and comes as a dis
tinct honor to Moore’s representa
tive in the Senate as this is his first
term in th^t body. He was, however,
chairman of the important Finance
committee when in the House two j
terms ago.
In addition to heading the Roads
committee, Mr. Spence was named to ^
membership on the following: Sena-;
torial Districts, Corporations. Tius-,
tees of University, Public Health,'
Pensions and Soldiers’ Home and |
Manufacturing. Labor and Commerce.!
Chairmen nanned for the other “big
four” committees were Finance, i
Harriss Newman of New Hanover; j
Appropriations, Lee L. Gravely of |
Nash; Education, Lloyd L. Griffin of
Showan.
W. R. Clegg of Carthage, Moore’s i
representative in the House, was on
Tuesday assigned to the following
committees:
Judiciary No. 2, Public Welfare,
Counties, Cities and Towns, Courts
and Judicial Districts, Enrolled Bills
and Printing. As this is Mr. Clegg’s
first experience in the Legislative, he
was not assigned the chairmanship
of any committee.
U. L. SPENCE
P.O. RECEIPTS IN
SOUTHERN PINES
GAIN DURING 1934
Courtney Huntley, 13-year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Huntley of
Aberdeen, was last week appointed
one of the pages in the State Senate
at Raleigh for this session of that
body, and ■v(fith hii; jnother went to
the capital on Monday to begin hid
"legislative career.”
banking house on Tuesday of this
week. B. U. Richardson, cashier, was
added to the Board of Directors. The
officers and directors are as follows:
Richard S. Tufts, chairman of the
board; F. W. VonCanon, president;
Paul Dana, vice president; B U. Rich
ardson, cashier; Mary Ritter, assist
ant cashier; Dwight Scotten, mana
ger, Carthage office; Francis Pleas
ants, manager Aberdeen office; direc
tors, Paul Dana, William C. Fownes,
Jr., I. C. Sledge, G. C. Seymour, Rich
ard S. Tufts, Wesley R. Viall, F.
VonCanon and B. U. Richardson.
resentative W. R. Clegg to insist on
e. driver’s license law for North Car
olina.
Dr. E. M. Medlin, former president
of the club, extended honors to Leo
C. Fuller for his record of not miss
ing a meeting of the club for a per
iod of six years. Larry Seaman of
Pinehurst was introduced as a new
member of the club by Herbie Vail.
A. A. P. Seawell of Sanford, who
has been serving as A.«>sistant Attor
ney General of North Carolina, was
appointed Attorney General on Wed.
nesday of this week by Governor Eh
ringhaus, to succeed his late super
ior, Dennis G. Brummitt, who died
last week.
ABERDEEN B.4PTISTS VOTE
TO CALL NORWOOD PASTOR
A call has been extended by the
congregation of the Aberdeen Baptist
Church to the Rev. E. M. Harri.*? of
Norwood. Mr. Harris preached here
last Sunday and was enthusiastically
received by the congregation. He is
to preach again on Sunday, January
27th, at which time he is expected to
announce his decision with regard to
remaining in Aberdeen.
Local Library to Open
Two Morning-s a Week
E. C. Stevens Reelected Presi
dent at Annual Meeting; Need
of Support Emphasized
Until further notice the Southern
Pines Library will be open on Wed
nesday.and Saturday mornings from
10 to 12 o’clock, in addition to the ' the receipts some in January, April,
regular dally hours of from 2 to 5 July and October,
in tlie afternoons. The decision to
keep the library open these extra
hours was made by the tru.stees at
their meeting on Monday afternoon
because of an increasing demand for
morning hours. How long it will be
possible to maintain this service de
pends upon the response to an ap
peal for memberships soon to be
made.
For that matter the continued op
eration of the library at all depends
upon that response. There have been
repeated statements in these columns
of the financial difficulties of the li
brary and warnings that it.T contin
ued operation was jeopardized by
lack of financial support. The trus
tees are not pessimistic but from the
report of the Finance Committee pre
sented at the annual meeting Monday
they are forced to realize, however
unwillingly, that the library has
reached a definite crisis. The sur
plus that for four years has served
to make up current deficits is now
wiped out. From now on income must
equal outgo or the library will close.
The seriousness of the situation be
comes apparent when it is seen that
if the 1935 income is no larger than
the 1934 it will be po.^.sible to oper
ate the library for only about seven
months.
In addition to hearing the disturb
ing report of the Finance Commit
tee, the annual meeting of the Li
brary Association elected officer.? for
the year 1935. Those elected were:
President E. C. Stevens; 1st Vice-
President, Struthera Burt; 2nd Vice-
President, Mi'^s Mary Schwarberg;
3rd Vice-President, Dr. Ernest Poate;
Secretary, George P. Hardison; Treas
urer, Mrs. Walker. Several trustees
were reelected and one new member
was elected to the board, Dr. E. Levis
Prizer.
LR. REYNOLDS MAY
NOT ACCEPT POST
OF TAX COLLECTOR
! So Much Objection to Ousting of
, Huntley Causes Commission
er to Think Twice
LOTS OF POLITICAL GOSSIP
L. R. Reynolds, elected Moore
County Tax Collector at a meeting of
the Board of County Commissioners,
of which he is a member, last week,
is undecided as to whether he will ac
cept the new job. In a conversation
with The Pilot yesterday Mr. Reynolds
said he de.iired to discuss the matter
with friends in various parts of the
county before making up his mind.
The pa.ssing up of the recent col
lector, W. T. Huntley of Aberdeen,
for another term has started so much
discussion throughout the county that
Mr. Reynolds apparently is hesitant
about accepting. Mr. Huntley’s gener
al popularity and the fact, generally
conceded, that he has done an excep-
I tionally good job in the collection of
Gross Figures Show Increase of ' since his incumbency of the of-
$2,223 in Report of Post- j fice, made the election of another to
master Buchan | the post one of the biggest surprises
I in county politics in many a long day.
BIG MONEY ORDER SALES The Pilot is in receipt of numerous
I letters and complaints on the ‘oust-
: ing” of Mr. Huntley, from all sec
tions of the county,
i The fact that the newly elected col
lector is himself a member of the
! County Commission which elected
, him is also cause for embarrassment
I on the part of Mr. Reynolds. Mr.
I Reynolds has been looked upon as a
I valuable member of the board;
i whether or not he wanted the col-
lectorship instead of remaining on
the board The Pilot ia not in position
to state. None of those objecting to
the casting aside of Mr. Huntley has
anything to say against Commission
er Reynolds; the gossip is all along
the line of the reasons for the move.
Chairman Currie of the County Com
mission has been away from Carth
age much of the lime during the
past week and The Pilot has been un
able to learn from him what these
reasons are. The public generally is,
unacquainted with any just cause for
making a change in the important,
and trying, post of collector at this
time. There is lots of talk, but all we
have leM-ned is favorable to the re-
Gross receipts of the Southern
Pines postoffice increased $2,223.54 in
1934 over 1933, Postmaster P. Frank
Buchan reported this week. Inciden
tally, during the week Buchan’s
nomination as postmaster here was
sent to the U. S. Senate for confir
mation, and favorable action is ex
pected any day.
Total receipts of the Southern
Pines office in 1933 were $18,181.86;
in 1934 they jumped to $20,405.40.
The figures by months are interest
ing. They rhow, for 1934, the follow
ing: January, $2,075.83; February,
$1,868.72; March, $2,144.'^9; April,
$2,143.84; May, $1,408.25; June, $1,-
206.13; July, $1,210.84; August
$997.10; September, $989.64; October,
$1,749.52; November, $1,587.61; De
cember, $3,181.01.
Box rentals, due quarter'y, swell
Few people appreciate the extent
of the postoffice money order busi
ness transacted at the local postof
fice. A.sked about this, Mr. Buchan
said the total per month sent out of; tention of Mr. Huntley ia his job and
Southern Pines runs between $8,000 i of Mr. Reynolds as a member of
and $15,000. Taking $10,000 as a the County Commission,
conservative average, this means that!
$120,000 of local funds are -sent away | NominatlOn aS
from here annually, the large pro- i
portion of which is for goods order- [
ed from mail order houses.
Postmaster Confirmed
Army Plane in Near
Tragedy in Pinebluff
One of Four Bombers, Lost Over
Sandhills, Collides With
Electric Wires
Senate Acts Favorably and Sena
tor Bailey Wires His
Congratulations
SENATOR REYNOLDS UNABLE
TO ADDRESS CH.4MBER
Word has been received from Sen
ator Robert R. Reynolds that he will
be unable to address the annual ban
quet of the Southern Pine,*' Chamber
of Commerce the last of this month
due to pressure of Senatorial duties.
The United States Senate on Wed
nesday confirmed the nomination of
P. Frank Buchan as postmaster of
Southern Pines. Mr. Buchan was in
formed of the confirmation in the
Pinebluff was the scene of a near following telegram received yester-
tragedy on Monday when an Army; froni Senator Josiah W. Bailey:
bombing plane, one of four which “Am happy to inform you that the
lost their way enroute to Fort Bragg I Senate today confirmed your nomi-
from Florida, collided with electric: nation as postmaster ,at Southern
wires in making a landing near the Pines. Congratulations.”
heart of town. Fortunately for the j Buchan has been serving un
pilot and mechanic in the plane the) ^ temporary recess appointment
wires snapped and the plane was able j pending the Senafo’a action on his
to safely negotiate a landing. j appo'ntment by the President.
The planes were from a California I '
Army base and had been to FloridaCROWD EXPECTED AT
on a ’round the ITnited States flight, j G\MKHANA THIS .\FTERNOON
They were caught here with r. low i '
ceiling and unable to locate the air- f Another equestrian gymkhana, just
port at Fort Bragg, all four landing
at Pinebluff where the officers spent ^P^^tators as its predecessors, is on
an hour ascertaining their route to afternoon in the
the artillery post. Southern Pmes horse show ring. The
committee has some new stunts up
its sleeve for this fourth gymkhana,
and more than the usual number of
riders and lookers-on are expected at
the ring at 2:30 o’clo^’j:.
MISS MARY' LOUISE SP.\RKS
BRIDE OF GEORGE H. C.\RROLL
Mrs. Franklin Vincent Dennison of
Southern Pines announces the mar
riage of her daughter, Mary Louise
Sparks, to George Henry Carroll, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Car
roll of Hyattsville, Maryland, on
Thursday, January 17. The ceremony
WdS performed at the home of the
bride, the Rev. C. Rexford Raymond,
pastor of the Church of Wide Fel
lowship, officiating. The young cou
ple left Immediately for Washington,
D. C., where they will make their
home.
SPRING BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
DANCE NEXT FRID.\Y NIGHT
A subscription dance for the ben
efit of the Southern Pines Spring
Blossom Festival Fund is being given
next Friday night, January 25th, at
the Southern Pines Country Club.
The Bostonians are going to play, # Jd
the announcements carry a "guaranty
of a good time for all.” The script Is
to be $1.50 a couple.