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FIRST IN N«EWS,
CIRCULATION &
ADVERTISING
of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Southern Pines and Al^deen, North Carolina, Friday, February 15, 1935.
FIVE CENTS
MARCH 16 DATE
SET FOR MEET ON
NEW RACE COURSE
Steeplechase Events Will Be In
augurated by New Sandhills
Association
GOOD ENTRY ANTICIPATED
Saturday, March 16, has been de
finitely set as the date for the first
hunt race meeting on the new
steeplechase course of the Sandhills
Steeplechase & Racing Association on
the Midland Road. This meet, the
first of its kind in this section, will
precede the races at Aiken by one
week, the Carolina Cup event at
Camden by two weeks.
The course is rapidly rounding in
to condition under the supervision of
Noel Laing, prominent steeplechase
rider and trainer, and P. S. P. Ran
dolph, jr., racing secretary of the
Sandhills association. Laing and
Randolph marked out the location for
the jumps this week, and work of
building them is already under w*.j.
There will be two courses, a timber
course on the outside at distance of
close to one mile and one-quarter,
and a brush course inside of that.
There will be two brush races and
one or more timber races on the card
here the 16th of next month.
The prospects are bright for a
good entry. Numerous timber and
bruslf horses are in training here this
winter, and also in Aiken and Cam
den. Inquiries are also being re
ceived from northern owners about
the meeting. Timber horses entered
in the Carolina Cup race at Camden
are expected to race here as well as
Camden, as there is no timber event
on the Aiken card the intervening
week. Mrs. Verner Z. Reed, jr., has
offered a silver trophy for the win
ner of the main timber event.
Hunter Trials
Almet Jenks, president of the Sand
hills association, has appointed com
mittees to arrange for the judges,
prizes, policing, entertainment of
visitors and all necessary adjuncts of
a race meeting and no stone is being
left unturned to assure the success |
of the opening meet here. It is prob-1
able that in addition to the racing
events on the new course, hunter
trials will be held in the morning
over a typical hunting course laid
out inside the steeplechase course.
Southern Pines and Pinehurst are
anticipating an immense crowd for
the day of the meeting. Some 25,-
000 presons witness the Carolina
Cup meeting at Camden each year.
No charge is to be made for the
event here, other than for the choice
parking spaces on the Pinehurst
side of the course, which is a natural
grandstand from which those in au
tomobiles can see every jump on the
course. After spaces are provided
for members of and subscribers to
the Sandhills Steeplechase & Racing
Association the balance of these
parking spaces will be sold to the
public.
A large number from Pinehurst and
Southern Pines plan to witness the
hunter trials and races at Camden,
S. C. on Thursday and Friday of
next week. Among those competing in
the steeplechase events will be Noel
Laing of Southern Pines, and It is
probable that horses of Carleton H.
Palmer of New York, wintering here,
will be among the starters.
Rev. Craighitl Brown Made Head
of New Local Relief Organization
DEPUTY REVENUE COLLECTOR
TO BE IN ABERDEEN MARCH 8
For the convenience of those who
are required by law to file Federal
Income Tax Returns, a Deputy Col
lector of Internal Revenue will be at
Aberdeen on March 8, 1935 to assist
tfixpayers in preparing their returns.
No charge will be made for this ser
vice. The matter of filing your In
come Tax Returns should be given
immediate attention, in order to
avoid penalty and interest.
If your net income is $1,000 or over
or your gross income is $5,000 or
over and you are single (or if mar
ried and not living with husband or
wife), you are required to file a re
turn. If you are married and living
with husband or wife and your net
income is $2,500 or over or your
gross income in $5,000 or over, you
are required to file a return.
Fifteen Civic Bodies Represent
ed at Meeting to Plan Aid
For Needy Families
The Rev. F. Craighill Brown was
elected president of the Southern
Pines Relief Organization at a meet
ing of citizens and representatives of
local church, civic and fraternal bod
ies held on Monday night at the home
of Mrs. C. H. Durgln on Connecti
cut avenue. A permanent organiza
tion was set up and plana made to
take care of those needy families in
the section which do not come under
federal control.
Twenty persons representing 15
churches, lodges, clubs and individuals
attended the meeting, the keynote of
which was helpfulness and as an
earnest intention to be of service to
those who are imfortunate.
John C. Barrnn was elected vice-
president, George W. Case treasurer.
A permanent executive committee
will be appointed by Mr. Brown and
an administrator named as soon as
possible.
In the meantime an appeal is made
that those who can will adopt spe
cific cases or volunteers will come
forward pledging a fixed amount
weekly or monthly over a definite
period.
The national government has put it
up squarely to each community to
provide relief to those who are unem
ployed and need relief.
Mr. Brown appointed a publicity
committee, with Dr. George G. Herr
as chairman, Miss Birdelia Bair and
James Schwartz, to look after this
end of the relief work. This commit
tee asks particular and special consid
eration of this needy case this week:
Case No. 4—A woman who has giv
en years and years of her life to pub
lic service, now totally disabled, an
Invalid with no means of support.
Has spent all of her meagre savings
during the past three years on medi
cines and medical care. Now depend
ent upon elderly aunt who works a
little each day doing hard work.
Seven dollars a week will, provide
just the necessities in this case, a
most appealing one. Contributions
should be sent to George W. Case,
treasurer.
Gymkhana Attracts
Record Entries of Year
Bernalfo on Irish Kelp Features
High Jumping Event.—
Other Winners
The greatest number of horses and
riders of the season turned out for
the gymkhana held last Friday after
noon in the Southern Pines Horse
Show ring, and a fine program was
put on. Joe Bernalfo, riding Irish
Kelp, an entry from the Thomdale
Stables of Mrs. Landon K. Thorne
and Mrs. Lawrence B. Smith, took
the feature event, a high jumping
contest, topping t\je bars at over five
feet.
In the open jumping event, the
winner was Allure, owned by Ernest
I. White of Syracuse, N. Y., and rid
den by John Vlossopulos.
The pair jumping event was won
by entries from Thomdale Stables—
Foxfire, ridden by Joe Bernalfo, and
Peanuts ridden by Mrs. W. O. Moss
of Durham.
Tar Baby, owned by Miss Eliza
beth Sutherland of Chicago and rid
den by Louis Scheipers of Lawrence,
Mass., took the amateur jumping con
test.
Mrs. Calvin Farnsworth of Wor-
chester, Mass., took first prize in
the musical stalls and second honors
went to W. L. Haywood, also of Wor-
chester, Mass.
LITTLE KELLY GIRL, BURNED
CHRISTMAS WEEK, BETTER
Banquet Speaker
A. A. F. SEAWELL
.\ttorney General of North Carolina
KIWANIS HEARS
DRY LAWS HURT
STATE RESORTS
Those in Other States Receiving
Better Patronage, Says
James Tufts
James W. Tufts, in a talk Wednes
day before the Klwanis Club at the
Mid-Pines Club, said that unless li
quor was legalized in North Carolina
it was likely to seriously affect the
resorts of the state. He pointed out
that the class of tourists who are
wintering at the Sandhills resorts are
law-abiding citizens coming from
wet states and they resent the fact
that In North Carolina it is neces
sary to deal with the bootlegger. It
was his opinion that the Hill bill, if
passed, calling for state owned stor
es, would not only meet the require
ments but would undoubtedly do
much to correct the evil that exists
throughout the state.
He pointed out that through a
recent survey made by H. W. Norris
and Ed Fitzgerald the tourist busi
ness at Charleston was ahead of a
year ago while at Camden and Aiken
the business seemed to be about the
same as last season, and that cen
tral and the west coast of Florida
was running well ahead of the prev
ious year.
Miss Scott to Lecture
Here Over Week-End
Will Speak in Baptist Churches
in Aberdeen and Southern
Pines and in Schools
Bert Kelly, the small daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Mallle Kelly, of Vass
route 1, who sustained serious burns
a few days before Christmas when
her clothing caught from an open fire,
was removed to her home from the
Moore County Hospital last week. The
little girl is still in bed and will be
for some time. The burns on her back
are said to be healing nicely, but she
still suffers much discomfort from
those on the front of her body wliicn
were so severe that skin-grafting was
necessary.
This Sunday evening at 7 ;30 at the
Baptist Church In Southern Pines,
there will be a lecture by Miss Grace
Leigh Scott, who Is touring the Unit
ed States as a special lecturer to
students and young people. Miss
Scott will be in the Sandhills over the
week-end. At 3 o’clock Sunday after
noon she will speak at a temperance
rally in the Aberdeen Baptist Church.
Miss Scott’s work has been especially
among colleges, universities and high
schools. During the World War she
was an entertainer In France where
she saw the need for a higher con
ception of social relationships, and
felt the call to her present work. Since
that time she has devoted herself to
helping young people meet and solve
some of the important problems of
life. She has been In great demand as
a speaker to students, and it will be
a great privilege for the young peo
ple in the Sandhills to be able to
hear her. Older people will also be
welcome at these meetings.
She will speak on Monday at South
ern Pines High School and at the
West Southern Pines school.
LIQUOR PROBLEM,
HIGHWAY SAFETY,
MAJOR QUESTIONS
Says Attorney General Seawell
in Address at Chamber of
Commerce Banquet
REDISTRIBUTE TAX LOAD
Moore County and Towns
Must Act Quickly To Get
Share of New Federal Fund
Attorney General A. A. F. Seawell
in an address Tuesday night at the
annual meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce at the Mid-Pines Club
praised Gov. J. C. B. Ehringhaus in
taking office during one of the most
trying times the state has ever ex
perienced and building up the credit
of the state from a low ebb. The
attorney general pointed out that
there are two major questions in the
minds of the public today. The first
Is the liquor question. When first
mentioned in Raleigh he thought
there would be a lot of thunder be
fore the rain, but now that Senator
J. Sprunt Hill of Durham, a bone
dry, had sponsored a bill to legalize
the sale of whiskey through state
stores, he was not so sure as to
what the results might be. He fur
ther pointed out that the prohibition
laws of North Carolina are not now
enforced.
The second major question in the
minds of the public Is safety on the
highways of the state. He said that
what we need In North Carolina in
stead of crowding the statute books
with new laws is to enforce the ones
we now have.
In referring to the tax question of
the state, he said, the people of North
Carolina are great for what they are,
and not for what they have, and have
never made war on the rich. The
time has come, however, when there
should be a redistribution of the tax
burden.
Praises Sandhills
Mr. Seawell referred to the Sand
hills in the old days when it was a
great long leaf pine section and call
ed attention to the great waste due
to destruction by forest fires. He
praised the Chamber of Commerce
for the splendid work done In recent
years In the planting of shrubbery
along the parkways of the town.
The speaker was introduced by
Senator Union L. Spence of Carthage,
chairman of the finance committee
of the Senate.
S. B. Richardson, former president
of the organization, acted as toast
master, and the Rev. J. Fred Stem-
son acted in the place of Nelson
Hyde, president, who was unable to
attend because of illness. Dr. George
G. Herr was chairman of the Ban
quet Committee.
Brief responses were made by the
following when called upon by the
toastmaster: M. G. Boyette and John
Willcox of Carthage, Frank Buchan,
Mrs. A. Montesanti and George B.
Case.
The program opened with an In
vocation by the Rev. C. Rexford Ray
mond of the Church of Wide Fellow
ship, and was followed with general
singing under the leadership of
Charles W. Plcquet. The meeting
came to a close with a short business
session which included the reading of
the treasurer’s report by D. D.
Shields Cameron, secretary. Nom
inations were then read by Frank
Buchan for the new board that will
govern the organization during 1935.
A splendid musical program was ren
dered by the Southern Pines Musical
Society, and Lovejoy’s orchestra play
ed during the dinner hour.
FIREMEN’S BALL TUESDAY TO
ATTRACT RECORD CROWD
Asks Liquor Control
SEN. JOHN SPRUNT HILL
Believing that a system of State-
owned stores would better control the
liquor situation In North Carolina
than the present prohibitive law has
cared for It, State Senator Hill of
Durham has introduced a bill in the
General Assembly which is receiving
much favorable comment throughout
the state.
MOORE CO. EDUCO
CLUB URGES NEW
DEAL FOR SCHOOLS
TAG DAY POSTPONED
Tag Day in Southern Pines, which
was scheduled for this Saturday, has
been postponed until a later date.
The Southern Pines Firemen’s Ball
on Tuesday night, February 19th at
the Southern Pines Country Club
bids fair to be one of the most popu
lar affairs of the winter season, judg
ing from the advance sale of tickets
and the interest fnanlfested general
ly around the Sandhills. It is always
a good party the firemen put on, and
this year they have Fred Kibler and
his Casa Nova Orchestra to help keep
the fun going from around 10 o’clock
until the wee small hours. From all
reports, those who miss this dance
are going to miss a lot of fun. The
tickets are $1.00 per couple.
Adopts Seven-Point Program at
Banquet Meeting Held
in Carthage
The outstanding meeting of the
Moore County Educo Club for this
school year was held on Friday even
ing In the Carthage Hotel with State
Senator U. L. Spence, and Represen
tative W, R, Clegg, the County
Board of Education, the Board of
County Commissioners and local
school committeemen of the county
as special guests and with H. B.
Wheeler, District Chairman of the
Public Relations Committee on Emer
gency in Education and Superintend
ent of Schools in Lee county as the
principal speaker.
The program, which was arranged
by Frank W. Webster of Southern
Pines, local chairman of the Public
Relations committee, and his commit
tee, was given to familiarize the peo
ple of the county with the school con
ditions and to let them know why
the schools are not of a higher stand
ard than they are today.
Mr. Wheeler explained in detail
State Superintendent Erwin’s educa
tional program, which estimates the
school needs for 1935-1936 at $22,-
000,000. This figure represents a 31.7
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DR. RAYMOND, DR. SCUDDER
ON MISSIONARY PROGRAMS
Dr. C. Rexford Raymond will ad
dress the Missionary Society of the
Church of Wide Fellowship at the
meeting on February 21st, talking
about the personality and achieve
ments of Kagawa. Mrs. T. N. Owen
will give an account of one of the
leper hospitals in Japan. Plans for
going to Elon College on March 4,
will be discussed at the meeting.
The business session at 2:30 will be
followed by the program. Both towns
people and visitors will be welcome.
The following week will bring a
red letter day. Dr. Ida Scudder, now
on furlough from India, and taking
part in the programs of the Florida
Chain of Missions, will come to
Southern Pines and on the evening of
March 1 will speak in the Church of
Wide Fellowship. She has a wonder
ful story to tell of South India, of
the appalling need for women physi
cians, of the beginnings of the Wo
men’s Medical College at Vellore, and
of the Imperative opportunities sur
rounding It. Those who have heard
Dr. Scudder cannot forget her at
tractive personality and her gifts as
a speaker.
State Planning Board Has Al
ready Received Applications
For 175 Projects
$100,000,000 AVAILABLE
What are Moore county and its va
rious subdivisions doing toward get
ting their fair share of the estimated
$100,000,000 of federal funds to be
spent In North Carolina in the Roose
velt drive toward recovery
A list of over 175 proposed muni
cipal and county projects that would
require more than $11,000,000 to com
plete had been received In Raleigh
by the State Planning Board by Wed
nesday of this week. The board Is con
sidering these projects under the new
federal work relief program, for
warding the approved ones on to
Washington.
Moore county cannot afford to de
lay if it would receive its fair share
of funds to relieve unemployment and
distress. Capus M. W'aynlck, chairman
of the planning board as well as of
the State Highway & Public Works
Commission, urges municipalities and
counties to file their proposals for
projects at once with Dr. H. G.
Baity, State PWA Engineer, at
Chapel Hill.
The planning boards’s next regu
lar meeting will be held in Raleigh
February 26 to whip all of the state’s
projects in line, so that they may be
filed in Washington by March 1 £U3
required. Waynick indicated another
meeting might be held before that
time.
Want Worthwhile Projects
Dr. Baity is pressing for the state
to turn in a worthwhile list of pro
jects that would require from $200,-
000,000 to $250,000,000. He said he
had been informed Virginia had plan
ned to submit projects calling for
$500,000,000 to complete.
Waynick said that the state is en
titled to around $100,000,000 of the
more than $4,000,000,000 that has
been proposed for the national pro
gram.
The chairman said the board had
not been informed as to plans for
carrying out the program, whether
the funds will be direct grants or on
the loan and grant ba.sis as was the
former public works administration
plan.
A large number of state projects
suggested include: Rural electrifica-
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Many Gifts of Books
Made to S. P. Library
Judge and Mrs. Way Donate 87
Volumes and Others Add
to Shelves
The Southern Pines Library has re
ceived during the past week a dona
tion of 87 volumes from Judge and
Mrs. William A. Way. They are
mostly fiction, but the following four
volumes are non-fiction: “England,”
by Dean Inge; "Prejudices,” by H.
L. Mencken; “Grass,” by Marion
Cooper and “Essays and Literary
Studies,” by Stephen Leacock.
Miss Mary Arkell has donated ten
Juvenile volumes.
Mrs. Maguire has donated a volume
about the Oxford group, entitled "I
Was A Pagan,” by V. C. Kitchen.
The Library Association wishes to
extend Its thanks to the donors of
these books and hopes that other peo
ple interested in the library will feel
free to make other donations.
Pearl Buck’s latest volume of her
recent Chinese trilogy ‘A House Di
vided,” has recently been added to
the Library, as well as “Green Light,”
by Lloyd Douglas.
Residents and visitors to Southern
Pines, are cordially invited to use the
I library, and to become members of
^ the association. A word of explana-
I tlon may always be had from Mrs.
Fisher, the librarian.
HAUPTMANN GUILTY
Bruno Richard Hauptmann was
found guilty of murder In the first de
gree by the jury in the Lindbergh
baby case on Wednesday night and
sentenced to the electric chair.