Friday, Aug^ust 9, 1R35.
THE PILOT, Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North CArotina
Page Ftv«
Diary Reveals Civil War Tales
of Butler and Olmsted Forbears
Namesakes of Young Friends
Here Were Friends in Arms
73 Years Ago
Cyrus Butler and Warren Olm-
sted are friends. They were young
boys In the Southern Pines school
only a few years ago. They are only
young men now. Cyrus is a chemist
making yarn for Eastman, Warren a
lawyer of Carthage. Cyrus Butler
and Warren Olmsted were also
friends 75 years ago. An old diary of
Civil War days tells of the'fir(it friend
ship. The book belonged to Lt. Col.
Butler and the yellowed pages re
late their movements while members
of Company K, of the 11th regiment
of the Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Famous old Virginia with its fer-
tile valleys and farming land didn’t
impress all alike, as a garden of
Eden. The cronicle as copied, was
not flattering. ‘‘We came down to
Whitehouse. Down the Rappahannock
to the Bay and then to the York
River, then up the Pamunkey River
to Whitehouse. This is a very poor
country, very little cleared land and
a great deal of swampy land and I
would not give two cents per acre for
land here aj9 far as I have seen this
part of Virginia. We expect a battle
before long.” Private Olmsted was
killed and Cyrus taken prisoner. In
the back of the diary in a memoran
dum, “Bill at Washington City
$28.80 by Warren Olmsted and Lt.
Butler.” Washington City was the
capital, and they were evidently sta
tioned nearby and had something
like a thirty dollar celebration.
From old Camp Tennally—“There
is a large balloon up and it is look
ing away off into Virginia to see
the enemy. It is about three or four
miles from us and looks as large as a
large stack of hay. It is let up and
Star Performer
Aberdeen Negro Plays Lead
Role in Three Caces in
Recorder’s Court
John Savannah, colored of Aber.
deen, was the star performer in
Recorder’s Court last Saturday,
playing the leading role in three
case.s.
For hitting Lee Gillis, colored,
with knucks, he was given a 30-
day road sentence. On a charge of
abducting Lee’s wife, probable
cause was found and he was bound
to Superior Court under bond of
$200. Savannah and the woman,
according to the evidence, had
gone to the railroad station, but
officeis, notified by the deserted
husband, got so close on the trail
that the couple fled, throwing
away or losing their tickets for a
northern point. A 60-day sentence
was imposed upon the man for
driving an automobile recklessly,
carelessly and at an excessive rate
of speed.
July Weather
Rain Deficiency For Year
Reaches 7.35 Inche.s With
Long Drought
Pinehurst Paragraphs
The gening day of the month came
in with rain, the first in 11 days, and |
I the 5th gave a precipatation of over
one and one-half inches, and when
it again showered ou the 15th, St. |
Swlthin’s own day, the weatherwise
talked a wet month. Their expecta
tions failed to materialize, however, '
the last two weeks of the month be
ing dry, showing a lo.ss of 2.21 inches
of moisture from the normal expecta
tion of 7.35 inches, and increasing the
year’s deficiency to 7.35 inches.
The night of the 15th was cloudy
! and amateur astronomers in the
j Sandhills were unable to obtain more
(than a glimpse or so of the eclipse.
Twelve days registered 90 or above,
100 on the 1st, with a low of 61 on
the 29th, the general average for the
month being .08 less than long time
normal, and 1.03 less than last July,
A comparison of the two months
I proves July, 1935 not so bad.
Long time Max Min. Aver,
average 90 67-8 78.9
1934 93.6 . 65.2 79.4
1935 88.1 * 68.1 78.1
I down by ropes from the ground and
; lowered by them. The man has a tel-
j escope with him to take observations
I of the villains at a great distance.
The balloon was up all afternoon and
the enemy tried to level their can
non at it, but when they were ready
to fire he would have them move It
1 with the ropes on the ground and
, they would have to range their guns
I again. They did not get a shot at
! him. Poor fellows, they had trouble
for nothing. General McClellan was
up in the balloon today, and I could
j see him way up in the clouds. The
balloon is seventy-five feet in diam-
' eter, and is a fine one indeed.”
The Week in Aberdeen
Mrs. Brietz Lockey of Trenton, N.
J. spent several days in Aberdeen last
week visiting her brother, Forrest
Lockey.
Mrs. Ella Jefferson and nephew,
Dawson Jefferson, of Farmville were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Wind
ham last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Griffith John and
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Rogers of Ben-
netisvllle, S. C., were guests of the
Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Harris last Sun
day.
Mrs. Zadie Leach has been ill for
the past week.
Mrs. Stewart Weaver is spending a
part of her vacation visiting her
mother at Orangeburg, S. C.
Will Carter, Sr., has been ill at his
home this week.
Mrs. John Lee Bizzell of Norlina
h£is been the guest of Mrs. Wimber
ly Bowman for the past week.
Mark Davis and Fred Weaver went
to Camp Bragg last Monday to en
ter the Citizens Military Training
Camp for the month of August.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker Knight and
children of Linden, N. J., are guests
of Mr. and Mrs. David Knight.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Smith of Kin
ston were recent guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Smith.
Howard Russell, Norfleet Pleas
ants, Bob Farrell, Haney Harris and
Purvis Ferree went to Washington,
D. C., for the week-end and saw the
Senators play the Yankees.
Mi.ss Irma Herring of Clinton, vis
ited Mrs, S. L. Windham last week.
Mrs. Joe Weaver and children of
Durham were week-end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Maynard.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph I. Chandler of
Greensboro visited Mrs. Chandler’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wimber
ly last Sunday.
Mrs. D. F. Jones of Tarboro was a
recent guest of Mrs. Haney Harris,
Jones Macon, Jr., has been trans
ferred from Camp Bragg to Army
Aviation School at Kelly Field, near
San Antonio, Texas.
Mrs. Jess Thompson and children
of Kannapolis are visiting Mrs. J. K.
Melvin.
Mrs. Malcolm Pleasants and
daughter. Miss Anne, Mrs. Francis
Pleasants and son, Francis, Jr., and
Mrs. Murdoch Johnson are spending
a week at Myrtle Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Melvin and chil.
dren and Mrs. Emma Tatum are
spending this week at Carolina
Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Boney and
children, Leslie, Jr., and Sue of Wil
mington are guests of Mrs. L. M.
Hall.
Misses Edith Howie, Mabel Be.
thune and Louise Wicker spent last
Tuesday in Raeford visiting Miss
Mary Blue.
Francis and Richard Harris are
spending this week In Norwood vis
iting friends.
Miss Mary Johnson has been ill for
the past week.
Miss Margaret Pleasants of Atlan
ta, Ga., Is visiting her cousin. Miss
Helen Clark Capps.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Keith, Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Huntley, Jr, Miss Ed.
na Maurer, Miss Janette Leach, Miss
Dolly Youngblood, Max Folley, Jr.,
Dr. Bowen, Jim McKeithen, Mrs.
I '
Margaret Jones, and Neill McKeith
en are spending next week at Paw.
' ley’s Island, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker Knight, ac.
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Knight of Hamlet, attended the Neill
Knight clan reunion at Centre Grove
: Christian Church near Jonesboro last
Thursday.
The Rev. L. M. Hall left the first
of the week for Camp Bragg where
he will act as chaplain of the Citi-
! zens Military Training Camp for the
I next two v;eeks.
I Henry and A^ex Cockman of Pitts-
boro were guests of J. Talbot John
son this week.
Mrs, R. E. Cook and children, who
have been recent guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Smith, have returned to
their home In Miami, Fla.
Mrs, Ram R. Swaringen and her
twin children, Sam Jr. and Sue, of
Oxford are visiting Miss Swaringen’s
parents, Capt. and Mrs. E. L. Pleas
ants.
Honoring her sister, Mrs. Robert E.
Cook of Miami, Florida, Mrs. Jack
Smith entertained at bridge at the
Community House last Wednesday
evening. The color scheme of green
and white w'as carried out effective
ly in the decorations and refresh
ments. The high scorc prize was won
by Mrs. Rosser Jones, second high
by Mrs, Robert Farrell and consola
tion by Mrs. E. B. Maynard. Guest
prizes were given to Mrs. R. E, Cook
of Miami, Fla., Mrs. Dan McKeithen
of Winston-Salem, Mrs. Walter Chil-
dry of Sanford, Florida, Mrs, Barrett
of Jacksonville, Fla,, and Miss Ada
Belle Sessoms of Ahoskie.
Last Thursday afternoon, Mrs.
John Wimberly Bowman and Mrs.
Robert FarroU entertained for their
guest, Mrs. John Lee Bizzelle of
Norlina, at the Community House,
with seven tables of bridge. At the
close of the game Mrs. Bizzelle was
presented w'ith the guest prize, while
the high score went to Mrs. John
Sloan, second and third to Mrs, E, T.
McKeithen and Mrs. Barrett of
Southern Pines. Mrs. Malcolm Pleas
ants, Mrs. H. E. Bowman, and Mrs.
J. V. Ferree were tea guests. Those
playing from out of towTi were Mrs.
Breitz Lockey of Trenton, N. J., Mrs.
Walter Chlldrey of Sanford, Fla., and
Mrs. Colin Osborne, Mrs. Richard
Tarlton and Mrs. Barrett of South,
ern Pines.
Honoring Mrs. R. E. Cook of Mia-
mi, Fla., Mrs. Barrett of Jacksonville,
Fla., and Mrs. Walter Chlldry of
Sanford, Fla., Mrs. Sidney Windham
entertained at five tables of cards at
her home last Friday evening.'The
high score prize was won by Mrs.
George Martin and the honorees were
presented gifts.
IN SANFORD HOSPITAL
James Causey, son of Mr. and Mrs,
Brock Causey of Vass, underwent an
appendicitis operation in the Lee
County Hospital on Monday, and is
getting along nicely.
W. M, Blue of Vass, who has been
In the Sanford hospital since Tuesday
of last week suffering from pluerlsy,'
Is showing some Improvement. His
temperature was down to normal for
the first time Monday.
j
Mrs. Jones Macon entertained her
bridge club at her home last Friday
afternoon. Mrs. George Martin was
awarded high score prize. Special!
guests were Mrs. Brietz Lockey of
Trenton, N. J., and Mrs. Amilie
Johnson of Riverside, California. i
Mrs, T, R. Cole and children, Je.sse
and Mary Jane, have returned from
New 3ern, They were accompanied
home by Mrs. Cole’s sister, Mrs. R. L.
Daniels, and small daughter Virginia.
Mrs. Rassie Wicker and Mrs. Colon
McKenzie left Monday to spend a
week at Montreat.
Mi.ss Betsy Oglesby, while visiting
her sister in Roanoke, Va,, was taken
ill and underwent an operation for
appendicitis at the Roanoke Hospital
last Monday. She Is recovering sat
isfactorily.
Miss Ila Persons of Fayetteville is
the guest of Mrs. Robert Gouger.
Bearden Cunningham and Percy
Woodall of Raleigh were guests of
Mrs. A, M. Oglesby Thursday.
Mrs. Verland Smith has as her
guest her father, Henry Spivey of
Chicago.
Miss Aleatha Hilton and Miss Es
telle McKenzie left on Thursday night
for Norfolk, and from there will sail
for England and thence to other Eu
ropean countries. They will be away
two months.
Mrs. Hulon Cole and children, Hel
en and Richard, are leaving Friday
for Waynesville to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Thomas and
children have returned from Ham
let where they were guests of Mrs.
Thomas’ mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Tufts left
Tuesday morning for Meredith, N. H.
Dr. and Mrs, T. A. Cheatham have
returned from a short stay in Roar
ing Gap.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Montesanti enter
tained on Monday evening at their
home in honor of their daughter, Lo-
rina Montesanti, who was 19 years
old on that day.
Miss Lavoria Sally left on Satur
day for Marshville where she Is
teaching school.
Mr. and Mrs, Claude Woodell and
daughter Katheleen of Columbia,
Ga,, and guests of Mr. and Mrs, A.
B. Sally.
I, C. Sledge went to Myrtle Beach
Wednesday and will be away over the
week-end,
Mr, and Mrs. Charles Fields spent
Monday and Tuesday in Fayetteville
attending the American Legion con
vention.
On Friday evening Mrs. I. C. Sledge
and Mrs. Alex Stewart were hostesses
to the Summer Bridge Club at the
Community Club hou.se. After the
game delicious refreshments were
served and prizes awarded Mrs. J.
M, Hagood, Mrs, R, L. Daniels, Frank
DuPont and Harrison Stutts,
The Woman’s Auxiliary of the
Pinehurst Community Church held
its August meeting on Tuesday af
ternoon on the porch of the Country
Club. A picnic supper preceeded the
short business session, after which
the Presbyterian president, Jklrs,
Charles Ross of Lillington, spoke
most interestingly of the auxiliary
work and the Training School at
Montreat.
About 35 members were present.
Two Arrested After
Alleged Hold-Up
New York Men Charged With
Thefl of Money, Watch
and Suitcase
KE.AL ESTATE TK.VNSFF^RS
North Carolina Joint Stock Land
Bank of Durham to R, J. Lorenson
and wife. Tenants by Entireties,
property in Sandhills township.
C. O. Davis, Executor under the
will of S. G. Garner, to L, R, Rey
nolds and wife, property in Shef
fields township,
Harry Glaser and wife to Amos G.
Howland and Carrie L. Howland,
property in Southern Pines.
H. F. Garner to J. L. Garner and
wife, property in Sheffield township.
MARRI.\GE LICENSE
License to marry has been issued
from the office of the Register of
Deeds of Moore county to Earl Mon-
roe Douglas and Edna Mae Davis,
both of Cumberland, Md.
Buy your cut flowers Saturday
morning at the Curb Market in South
ern Pines.
A warrant has been Issued in
Moore county against William Rappe,
24, and Paul H, Healy, 21, of New
York City, who allegedly held up and
ntbbed Sammy Corpening, ,20yoar-
uld Rockingham man, whom they had
befriended by allowing him to ride,
Corpening was relieved of $18, his
watch and his traveling bag after a
gun had been poked in his ribs as the
party reached the lower limits of
Moore county, near Drowning Creek.
Corpening, who was forced to walk
into the woods until the men could
make their escape, returned to the
highway as .soon as the men sped
away, got to a telephone and called
his father in Rockingham, describing
the car—which bore signs of a Wash
ington “U-Drivelt” garage.
The father looked out the window
while he was talking and saw a car
tallying with the description, but it
was gone before he could get an of
ficer. He notified Rockingham pollc*
and officers in Cheraw were contact
ed. The Pee Dee River bridge was
blocked from the Cheraw side and
Rockingham officers gave pursuit
with the result that the car was over
hauled in the middle of the bridg®^
the two men taken into custody, and
Corpening’s pos.sesslons recovered.
The case against the young men,
which is scheduled for trial in Re
corder's Court on Saturday, will ia.
all probability be tried in Superior
Court next week.
Young Corpening had been visiting
his aunt In Raleigh and decided to
make his way to Rockingham by th*
hitch-hike method in order to reack
there at an earlier hour than h«
could by bus or train after he learn
ed that an orchestra engagement la
which he expected to take part Sat
urday night had been canceled.
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There are no extremes of Climate in the Carolinas.
Thousands who became Carolina-Conscious through
annual vacations in the Carolinas now make two or more
visits each year to take advantage of both winter and
summer play periods.
Winter or Summer the Carolinas offer a variety of
wholesome recreation and sport that can he dupKcated in
few cmnmunities in the World.
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