MOORE COUNTY’S LEADING NEWS-WEEKLY THE A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding VOL. 15A, NO. 19. Jr >^A«THAOE aAOue SPniNCS VASS LAKEVIEW W»ST K.NO MAHUSY JACKSOH SPniNOS •OUTHCRH PINCS ASHUSV MKICHTS PINEBLUFF PILOT * FIRST IN NV.WS, CIRCI LATION & ADVERTISING of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina Southern Pines and Aberdeen, Nbrth Carolina, Friday, April 5, 1935. FIVE CENW Spring Blossom Festival Opens in Southern Pines on Tuesday PRESBYTERIANS IN SOUTHERN PINES DISCUSS CHURCH Spring Blossom Time in Southern Pines Those interested in Organization Here to Hold Vesper Service Sunday Afternoon REV. BARBErT PREACHER The organization of a Presbyterian Church in Southern Pines, informally discussed here for some time, is ap proaching the stage of a decided pos sibility, according to some of those persons interested. The largest muni cipality in the county, Southern Pines has no Presbyterian church, though there are a large number of Presby terian residents here. The plan is to be seriously consid ered and discussed at meetings to be held in the near future, according to report. This coming Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock at the Civic Club a Ves per service is to be conducted tor persons of the Presbyterian faith and others who may be interested. The Rev. Ernest L. Barber, pastor of the Bethesda Presbyterian Church in Aberdeen, will preach the sermon. This service has been arranged in response to a demand on the part of a group of Presbyterians of Southern Pines who are leaders in the move ment are invited to be present Sun day afternoon. - Von Canons Hurt When Auto Turns Turtle West End Couple Victim of Ac cident Resulting from Tire Blow-Out While rounding a curve on the Jackson Springs road near West End at an early hour Monday morning a tire blew out on the car of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Von Canon of West End, turning the car over five times with resultant injuries to the occupants. Though Mr. Von Canon was thrown clear and escaped with cuts and bruises, Mrs. Von Canon was pinned in the wreckage and released only when her husband broke a window in the car to reach her. She suffer ed severe cuts on the hand and body and is in the Moore County Hospital where she is reported as not serious ly hurt. The car was completely de molished. The wreck was first discovered by Ervin Sutphin and E. P. Hinson, who rushed Mrs. Von Canon to the hospi tal. According to Mr. Von Canon, a tire blew out when they were round ing a curve at a fairly high rate of speed, turning the car over. Mrs. Mcintosh Dies at Her Home Here i' I « Full Program Arranged for Gala Event Here Next Week Queen Contest Miss Katherine W'iley Leads Field in Voting For First Lady of 1935 Festival Miss Katherine W'iley of South ern Pines leads the field in the contest for Queen of the 1935 Spring Blossom Festival, wtih a total of 2,035 votes up to yester day afternoon. The standing: Katherine Wiley 2035 fiuby Hodges 1125 Mary Welch 1100 Blanche Sherman 1015 Flora Lee Brady 1005 Sara DuRant 1005 Anne Cameron 1005 Mary Hall 1000 Helen Hartgrove . .... 1000 Lida Duke Blue 1000 Virginia Hensley 1000 Votes are one cent each and should be cast at Festival head quarters in the Curb Market Build ing in Southern Pines. Parade of Floats To Open Fes tivities in Afternoon; Cos tume Dance at N'ight BAND CONCERTS DAILY Dogwoods in Bloom Along One of Picturesque Drives Through Weymouth Heights. STATE DRAMATIC CHAMPIONSHff TO SOUTHERN PINES Daughter of the Late Rev. W. H. H. Lawhorn of Carlhage Was Born in County in 1866 Mrs. Elizabeth Lawhorn McIntosh, widow of S. R. McIntosh, died in her home on May street in Southern Pines last Sunday morning, March 31st. Born near Caithage on March 2nd, 1866, the daughter of the Rev. W. H. H. Lawhorn and Anna (Bostick) Lawhorn, the deceased is survived by three sons, M. P. McIntosh of Rock ingham, L. H. McIntosh of Wades- boro, and A. L. McIntosh of Houston, Texas, and six daughters, Mrs. D. B. Perry, Durham; Mrs. A. L. Hum phrey, Warsaw; Mrs. M. F. Haywood, Greenville, S. C.; Mrs. C. R. McNair, Rockingham and the Misses Allie and Julia McIntosh of Southern Pines; also by thirty-one grandchil dren and four great-grand children. She also leaves two brothers, H. H. Lawhorn of Carthage and P. D. Law- hom of League, Texas, and a sister, Mrs. R. E. Andrews of Mt. Gilead. Funeral services were held in the Baptist Church at Rockingham «it 10 o’clock on Monday, the Rev. Bruce Benton and the Rev. J. Fred Stimaon, officiating. Apple blossv'Tis are in full bloom at the orchards of M. C. McDonald in West End and are worth a visit. Pine Maskers Capture Title for Second Consecutive Year in Cimtest at Chapel Hill The Pine Maskers of the Southern Pines High School w'on for the sec ond consecutive year the State dra matic championship of city schools in the recent dramatic festival held in Chapel Hill. Several weeks ago this group com peted with the two high schools from Raleigh and the Chapel Hill High School to determine the school that would represent this section of the state in the finals. The Pine Maskers came out victorious in this contest and as a cansequence represented Central North Carolina in a final grouping with the Curry High School, the training school of North Carolina College for Women in Greensboro, the Albemarle High School and the high school from Wilson. The vic tory in this contest gave the local Thespians the State plaque again. The play given by the Southern Pines group was "Figureheads” by Louise Saunders. In the cast were Eleanor Harloe, William Winter, Ruth Richardson, Sylvia Pethick, Herman Grover, Lawrence Williams and Har old Fowler. Isabel Pelton was the manager of properties and wardrobe. The play was produced under the able direction of Miss Sara Falkener, who also guided the Pine Jlaskers to the State championship last year. In the last three years the local school has entered this contest, it has reached the finals each time, los ing to Lenoir two years ago and win ning over Lenoir last yean YEGGS. ATTEIVIPT SAFE ROBBEKY IN V.ASS GARAGE Would-be thieves w’ho entered the , Keith Motor Company’s place of bus- I iness in Vass by breaking the glass in j the door one night last week, knock ed the combination from the safe and I hammered the lock from the door, I but failed to get the door open. Mon- ! ey seemed to be the only thing the visitors wanted as they did not take any of the automobile accessories in the building. HOSPITAL MEETING TUESDAY The annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Moore Coimty Hospi tal will be held on Tuesday evening, April 9th, at 7:30 p. m., at the hos pital. Directors will meet at the hos pital for dinner at 7:30 o'clock. Tag Day For Library Southern Pines Institu^icr. Makes Public Drive For Funds Saturday The Southern Pines Library is having a Tag Day tomorrow, Sat urday, making its one and only public appeal for funds this year. Residents and visitors are urged to make as liberal contributions as possible to the young people sell ing the tags, toward the support of a fine institution, a distinct lo cal asset. LOCAL SPORTSMEN FORM GAME AND SHOOTING Books Open in Aberdeen For Election on May 7 Town to Choose Mayor and Board of Commissioners.— Miss McBryde Registrar Tomorrow, Saturday, is the first day for registration for the coming mun icipal election in Aberdeen. Miss Leta McBryde has been appointed regis trar, and the books will be open in the office of J. Vance Rowe in the Page Building on the following dates: April 6, 13, 20 and 27. Saturday, May 4 will be Challenge Day. Aberdeen is electing a mayor and board of commissioners on the first Tuesday in May. The present mayor, Henry McCoy Blue, is the sole nom inee as mayor, and the following sev en are candidates for the five com- missionerships: F. D. Shamburge^;, J. D. McLean, H. A. Gunter, J. M. Tay lor, C. L. Guion, J. K. Melvin and W. H. McNeill. John G. Sloan and J. T. Harring ton have been appointed to serve as poll holders, and J. E. Blue as alter nate. The voting on May 7th, will be in the Aberdeen Hotel building. SIXTY-FIVE COMPETE IN WOMEN’S GOLI' TOURNEY Julian Bishop, P. S. P. Randolph, Jr., and Alex Fields to Devel op Sport in Sandhills I I The Carolina Game and Shooting ; Association, Inc., has been formed by Julian Bishop, P. S. P. Randolph, Jr., and Alec Fields, prominent Sandhills sportsmen, for the purpose of rais ing game, managing and directing shooting preserves, the leasing and selling of shooting property in North and South Carolina, the training and selling of bird dogs, shooting equip ment, etc. The purpose of this association is to assist the land owner in develop ing the surrounding country into quail and turkey shooting preserves by planting and protecting such ] properties and ilie desiioymg of the vermin and such other enemies of game birds that do so much to pre vent the normal increase of game. The association plans to give help to him to raise a crop which is one of the land owner and direct and help his most valuable assets and for which he is probably receiving no revenue at the present time. The as sociation invites land owTiers to list their property with the association that they may be of help in the plant ing and raising of the crop of quail and turkeys. Much acreage is already signed up. Legion Auxiliary Head To Attend Festival Department President and Staff Accept Invitation.—Poster Awards Announced Mrs. Shurnaway, Department Pres ident of the American Legion Auxil iary, has accepted for herself and staff the invitation to be present at the district meeting of the Ameri can Legion and Auxiliary to be held on Military Day of the Spring Blos som Festival. The local unit plans to serve luncheon in the Civic Club at 12:30 p. m. to the visiting Legion naires and Auxiiiares. They are also to have a float in the parade. All members are urged to be on hand to welcome the State Officers. Sandhill Unit 134, American Le gion Auxiliary thanks the public for its generous support of the poppy Fale. The posters advertising this sale were made by school children. Prizes were offered for the best posters and the winner of the grand prize is Anna Walker of Southern Pines. Prizes also were given to Lemuel Buckingham of West End and Helen Fields of Pinehurst. Others whose posters were used were Densie Trousdell, Louise Crain and Jannita Hall of Southern Pines. The judges were Paul Dana of Pinehurst and Hugh Betterley of Southern Pines. LOCAL TEACHERS HONOBKO AT ST.\TE CONVENTION Sixty-five women golfers teed off yesterday in the annual Mid-South tournament of the Southern Pineri Club. At the end of the first 18 holes i of medal play Miss Charlotte Glut- i ting of New Jersey led the field with I an 81. Play continues through today, the low medal for 36 holes winning the championship. Miss Helen Waring of Pinehurst won last year. PINEHURST HORSE SHOW ATTR.\CTS L.\RGE CROWDS Plnehurst’s 18th annual Horse Show, held on Tuesday and Wednes day, was a great success, both from the standpoint of entries and of crowds watching the classes on both days. Two members of the Southern Pines School faculty were honored recently during the state teacher’s convention held in Winston-Salem. Miss Sara Falkener, sixth grade teacher and director of high school dramatic, was selected as the president of the Dra matic division of the North Carolina Education Association. Frederick Stanley Smith, director of music in the school, was chosen as the presi dent of the Music division of the same organization. B. Y. P. U. TO HOLD SERVICE SUND.\Y IN B.VPTIST CHURCH The Senior B. Y. P. U. will have charge of the evening service at the Southern Pines Baptist Church this Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The public is cordially invited to attend this service, which will be a new un dertaking for this Young People’s or ganization here. The B. Y. P. U. will endeavor to show the public how its work is carried on. MRS. C.4TLIN, LONG WINTER RESIDENT HERE, PASSES Mrs. Theresa A. Catlin, a winter resident of Southern Pines for the past 40 years, died in the home of her sister, Mrs. Emerson Hayes early yesterday morning. Funeral services were held in her li*te home at 5 o’clock in the afternoon, the Rev. J. Fred Stimson officiating and Miss Ethel Jones rendering a song serv ice. The body went north for inter ment at Torrington, Conn. Mrs. Cat lin, nee Calhoun, was born in Litch field county, Conn., 80 years ago and I is survived by two sisters. Miss Hel- ; en Calhoun and Mrs. Emerson Hayes, I and one brother, Seth Calhoun. I :miss emilie richardson I TO WED JOHN A. LEL.\ND The eng£igement of Miss Emilie IL. Richardson, daughter of S. B. Richardson of Southern Pines, and jjohn A. Leland of Charleston, S. C., I was announced last Saturday at a j tea given by Miss Mary Richardson. I Miss Richardson has been a member i of the faculty of Southern Pines High i School until recently. Mr. Leland is , an attorney, formerly of Johnson I City, Tenn., and is a brother of Mrs. 1 Edwin T. McKeithen of Aberden. Attorney General Homer S. Cum- I TTi1n