MOORE COUNTYS
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Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina, Friday Au^:ust 16, 1935.
FIVE CENTS
Moore County Man Found
Guilty on Serious Charge
Mr. McLean Sentenced to Serve
Three Years; Appeals to
Supreme Court
OTHER COURT HOUSE NEWS
In a special term of superior court
held last week J. D. McLean, prom,
inent Moore county citizen and for
mer county tax collector, was found
guilty of embezzlement of funds of
the Central Carolina Oil Co., Inc.,
and sentenced to serve three years in
State’s Prison. Three cases against
the defendant were consolidated.
Upon being denied a new' trial, Mr.
McLean gave notice of appeal to the
supreme court and met the court’s
requirement of an appearance bond
in the sum of $3000 and costs bond
of $100.
The alleged embezzlement is said
to have taken place in 1931 when he
was entru.sted with funds of the com
pany in the amounts of $2,000, $1,-
717 and $1,000.
William Ralte, alias Norman Hart,
and Paul Healey, alias Paul Gold,
were convicted of larceny from the
person of Sammy Corpening, Kockv
ingham youth whom they had al
lowed to ride with them from near
Cary to the lower edge of Moore
county before drawing a pistol on
him and taking his traveling bag and
eighteen dollars. They were given
from five to seven years in State’s
Prison.
Oba Godwin, colored, and John Cole,
white, were found guilty of man-
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Abner F. Hicks Of
Vass Section Passes
Burial W'as Held in Johnson’s
Grove Cemetery Sunday
Afternoon
Abner F. Hicks, for many years
a resident of the Vass community,
passed away at his home on Lobelia
Road about 7:00 o'clock Saturday
evening. He had been in declining
health for some time, but was able
to walk around Saturday until a
few minutes before his passing.
The funeral service was held in
the Vuss Presbyterian church at
2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon with
a large gathering of relatives and
friends present. The Rev. C. A.
Lawrence, pastor, read comforting
passages from the Bible and spoke of
the faithfulness and loyalty of Mr.
Hicks to his church since uniting
with it eleven years ago.
Pall bearers were H. A. Borst,
Erastus Jessup, N. A. McMillan, C.
L. Tyson, Levi Jessup and W. N.
McLean. Burial was in Johnson's
Grove cemetery.
Mr. Hicks was a native of Chat
ham county, but came to Moore in
young manhood and was united in
marriage to Miss Maggie McDonald,
w'ho passed away many years ago.
He later married Miss Flora Ann
Yow of Cameron. He would have
been seventy.five years of age later
in this month, and plans for cele
brating the event had already been
discussed by members of the family.
The deceased is sui’vived by his
widow and their three sons, Eugene,
Ernest and Albert, all of the home,
and by the following children by the
first union: J. Leslie Hicks of Ra
leigh, Alton Hicks of Carthage,
Mrs. J. L. Godfry of the Jonesboro
section, and Mrs. Henry Fore of
White Hill community. One son,
Curtis, died iri camp during the
World War. Several grandchildren
and one great-grandchild survive,
also.
.FOSS HEIRS SEEK BOOKS
FROM VALUABLE SET
Before her death Mrs. Agnes Foss
of Southern Pines loaned two volumes
of her valuable set of “Southern Lit
erature’ ’to someone in Southern
Pines. The heirs are seeking infor
mation as to the whereabouts of the
books to complete the set, and have
asked The Pilot to assist them. It
will be appreciated if anyone know
ing of the missing volumes will so
report to The Pilot office.
Tobacco Markets
Open Sept. 17th
Buyers and Growers Are
Optimistic Re^ardin^r
Prices
Preparations are under way for
the opening of the tobacco mar
kets of the old belt on Thursday,
September 17th.
It is understood that the mar
kets at Aberdeen and Carthage
will both have a full corps of
buyers and an unuuaslly good
.season is expected.
Grow’crs are optimistic. The
prices being received on the
border markets have* been very
cncuuraging, far ahead of previous
years, and as good or even better
prices are anticipated here for the
quality of leaf produced in this
section.
2 HEMP MEN DIE
BY CONTACT WITH
HOT WIRES TUES.
Survey of Interesting and Old
Newspapers of Early Days
Silk Mill and Talc Mine Em
ployees Meet Horrifying
Deaths
ONE KILLED BY 110 VOLTS
Eddie Burns, Pinehurst Silk Mills I
True Southern
Hospitality
Local Travelers, Enroute to
Europe, “Rate’’ With
Seaboard Officials
[News That Would be Sensation
al Today Was Given Little
Mention
SANDHILLS GETS
FIRST ALLOTMENT
OF W P A FUNDS
Department of AKricuIture Gets
$50,427 P'or Removal of
250,000 Peach Trees
By Helen K. Butler
New.spapers are great institutions.
: They have been since their first ap.
pearance many years ago. Some of ’^ijeRDEEN HEADQUARTERS
j the old timers are interesting pub.
' lications and entertaining reading. | ' The first allotment of WPA funds
employee, and Sam Gardner, who had smoothest m their early days when they were for North Carolina, a grant of $50,-
just been employed by the Standard;- -conditioned trains now, but it gmall sheets, more in the form of 427 to the Department of AEricul-
Mineral Company, met death by j , letters they only boasted single ^ ture for the removal of 250,000 aban.
electrocution on Tuesday, their j | events. Previous to that, news from .doned and diseased peach trees in the
deaths horrifying the Hemp commun- . ospitality. Last riday morn- battlefields or other important an-'sandhills, has been announced,
ity where both plants are located. |Miss Aleatha Hilton and Miss nouncements that would be headlines Although applications totaling over
now, were posted in some public $.'5,000,000 in local and federal funds
I pl3-ce where they could be read for, have been forwarded to Washington
noon o Europe. C. H. Gaddis, as- , a small coin. If we paid for our head- by the State office of the Works Pro-
sis ant pa.ssenger agent of the Sea-^ lines today at that rate it would take greas Administration, none of the
Burns, a man in hia early twentT^,
was endeavoring to connect a mo
tor with a line carrying 500 volts of
Estelle McKenzie of Pinehurst ar
rived at Norfolk, to sail that after- ’
electricity without having thrown the L .. u i f h- ' ’ °
switch when he was instantly killed i, ^ ^ men meet the a months salary for news, if theiprojects yet has been approved.
acco/ uing to the report reaching the j rutomobu? all^Xv Vte^, The allotment to the Department
y in his automobile all day, later ^j,ave long been a factor in American of Agriculture came
county seat. Burns came to Hemp a
year or two ago from Tennessee and
through the
tlnving them the ten miles to the , lifg, gome of our first little sheets ‘ pgcjgral Bureau of Entonioloffv which
about four months ago was married ' England about the \,.iu conduct similar work in 11’south-
UPWARD TREND IN
TOBACCO PRICES
ON BORDER BELT
derL now it the Se^^LS les suppressed | eastern states, announced Commis-
services were held in Hemp yester-' , . ” beaboaid by a Mas.sachusetts governor beca/ise gjoncr of Agriculture William A. Gra.
I that often, or does one just have to ^ they contained “reflections of a very 'ham.
’ I high nature.” W’ouldn’t his saintly „ . * , ^
The pair from Pinehurst have the old hair curl if he could look over »^^dquarters for the orchard re-
to a Miss Cockman there. Funeral
day.
Sam Garner entered the talc mine
to begin work on Tuesday, going in
on the three o’clock shift. About five
Explanations for Hi{?her Re
turns Differ as Markets
Open 2nd Week
Tobacco prices continue to show
an upward tendency throughout the
markets of the Border Belt on the
basis of reports from representative
centers.
Tabor City said quality lead was
bringing “war-time prices,” not
equalled since 1919 Monday’s sales
agregated 101,637 pounds for $20,-
842.71, an average of better than
$26 per hundredw’eight.
On the Dillon market, observers
estimated the price was from $2 to
$3 above the average for last Thurs
day and Friday, the first two days
of the season.
There were differing explanations
for the apparent increase. Some com.
mentators expressed the opinion that
it was due to a better grade of to
bacco being offered, but in other
quarters the view was taken that the
boost was the result of a general in
crease by the purchasing companies.
Stronger prices were reported
from Kingstree, the unofficial esti
mate being y25 for 160,000 pounds.
A “sharp” advance on the White-
ville market was described in dis
patches. One warehouse reported
selling 160,000 pounds for an aver
age of $25.52.
W'ith sales of 170,000 pounds, the
Darlington market saw some tobacco
bringing as much as $62. The unof.
ficial average was placed at $23.19
which was described as "much better
than last week.” Farmers were re
ported as “enthusiastic.”
On the Mullins market, 600,000
pounds were sold, w'ith prices report
ed apparently stronger on all grades.
Observers said the average appearaj
higher than last week.
Lake City’s average price was re.
ported at between $21 and $22 with
about 500,000 pounds handled.
At Chadbourn, 110,000 pounds
were sold at a price range of $6 to
$45. Prices on low grades were said
to be weaker, hut growers were re
ported as making no complaints.
Prices at Lumberton, also, were
reported up, with an estimated 400,-
000 pounds sold.
Stronger prices were reported
from Fair Bluff, where about 100,v
000 pounds were offered.
! England . The most important part
of their baggage was two bicycles.
On landing they hope to travel
sunny days on their own power on
their wheels. When the Lord sends
rain, they will pack their small lug.
gage cases and bicycles on busses
and travel by motor. They plan to
journey over England and Scotland
and be away the remaining months of
summer.
among the collection. An old New
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Anson
Kiwanians Hear
Solicitor Roland S.
world ahead of them, and they hap-1 some of our big editions with their i '''i”
o’piopk h J”'" ‘ tTiend or ' sensational and startling pages!
o clock that afternoon, while working . t rr.u„! a i « b h s I lief labor will be used in all except ad-
V, ■ J t jStianger will enjoy a contact. The, A pile of newspapers recently: ... rr^
MO feet underground, he is said to , .... . •’^■visory positions. To continue over a
have rrvmo in nontor-f o i- 'P ^ boat , uneaithed have some real pioneers Ii. • j i
nave come in contact with a live wire i^ • i 12_months period, the work will cen-
nn If ^ . i would eventually land them m t-
carrying only 110 volts, but one foot
was in water to the ankle and the
other was on a T-rail and the com-
bination resulted in death.
Garner was around forty years of
age, was married and is survived by
his widow’ and four children. Funer
al services were held at Smyrna
church seven miles from Hemp on
Wednesday.
Garner’s death is only the second
accident which has occurred in the
mine since it began operations nearly
a score of years ago. Three men were
killed in a cave-in about the time of
the tragedy at Coal Glen.
Moore County Free i
Of Typhoid Fever
ter in Moore, Montgomery,
and Richmond counties.
Dr. Leiby in Charge
The tree removal work will be
done under the supervision of the en
tomology division of the State de-
Pruitt at Carthage ' pa^tment of which Dr. R. W. Leiby
I is chief. That division enforces all
regulations on destructive insects anH
Roland S. Pruitt of Wadesboro,
solicitor of the 13th judicial district diseases.
spoke to the Kiwanis Club on Wed-
Prevlous to their departure from ' nesday when it met in the basement
Pinehurst an occasional glimpse Court House in Carthage, . -
could be seen of the dauntless riders stressing the importance vf the ^
as they worked out on home ground ' communities working individually, orchard in
“The entomology division has
maintained close contact with the
peach-growing industry for the past
apd bridle paths. The last demon- collectively for the betterment
|stration of their skill showed them relief. The solicitor pointed
out that the Federal Relief Authori-
maneuvering right side up. May
they return intact.
.Many Vaccinations Reported at Fnd Leads In
Clinics; Other Places on I
Schedule Later !
ties were not in position to know
local conditions and from this stand
point alone funds had wasted at the
During the last two months two
cases of typhoid fever were reported
in the colored community, Midwiy
Aberdeen. These two cases have made
a complete recovery and there have
expense of the tax payers of this
Baseball League country.
It was the opinion of the solicitor
Manv IWt that the sooner the wild expenditure!"^''®^ ‘^ey breed insects and diseases
.Man> (lames Ha\e Been l ost- which migrate and are carried to
the Sandhill section,” stated Commls.
sioner Graham.
“Demands have been made of the
Department of Agriculture frequent
ly by our most successful peach grow
ers that the abandoned and poorly
cared for and isolated trees be re
moved. They become a menace to the
sprayed and cultivated orchards be_
poned Due to Boys Work
ing in Peaches
of funds was curtailed the sooner
conditions would improve.
I
Since the standing of the teams H.VN'D\, PIXEHI RST
was last published, many of the WINTER VISITOK, C!ES
been no deaths from typhoid fever 1 games have been postponed, due to , ^ ^ jjj ^ „
during the last month or any other I the fact that the Aberdeen and West Henry Hunter Smith Handy, 76, | up.
month of the year. Moore County is
migrs
heaUhly trees.
"The department has a law which
permits the condemnation of neglect
ed fruit trees,” said the commission
er, “and approximately a quarter mil-
at present free of typhoid fever.
“During the month of July 1,881
persons completed the immunization
against typhoid, which means that
5,643 injections against typhoid
were given to accomplish this and
more than this number were given
to those who are taking prophylatic
treatment and have not yet had time
to complete the treatment. We feel
that it is safe to predict that there
will be no typhoid fever epidemic in
Moore County this year,” says Dr.
Symington.
Improved sanitation is greatly
needed in certain communtiies and
individual houses throughout the
county, and it is hoped that more
will be done in this line for the pre
vention of diseases in the future
than has been done in the past.
The clinics on schedule at pres
ent are being held at Putnam, Mc-
WeSt t«, I
End players have been busy working prominent in the chemical dye in.
in peaches. Last week Aberdeen was ^ustry and active in civic affairs in ; MlSS AllCe VoB CanOn
able to put a team in the field Syracuse, N. Y., died last Friday in j gHde of RpV Cottoil
Wednesday, on which day they play- Syracuse after a long illness. Mr.
ed Pinehurst a double header, while ^^^dy spent many winters in Pine-
West End was resumed play on hurst, staying ; t the Carolina Ho-
Saturday, the 10th, and they too ^el.
played a double header with South,
em Pines.
A short resume of the games play-
He went to Syracuse in 1901 as
assistant to the vice-president of the
Salvay Process Company, and served
ed since a report was last made, is *^ter as president of the Semet.Sol-
I as follows
I Wednesday, July 24th at South
ern Pines, Pinehurst defeated South
ern Pines 3 to 1. This game was
Ceremony Performed In Fay
etteville By Dr. D. E.
Earnhardt
A wedding of special interest to
many friends in the Sandhills was
that of Miss Alice Worthy Von
Canon and the Rev. Worth B. Cot
ton, which was solemnized Monday,
August 12 at Fayetteville in the pres
ence of members of the two families
vay Company and vice-president of
the Allied Chemical and Dye Corpor
ation.
A native of Philadelphia. Mr. Han-
actually scheduled for July 31st, but ^ ^he late Edward intimate friends Dr D E
was advanced to fill in a blank date. Smith Handy, merchant who was one . presiding efder '
Wednesday, July 31st, at Pine- ‘he founders of two of th. cjtys : ^‘^er
hGrst, Southern Pines defeated Pine- financial institutions, the Gi.
hurst 11 to 6. This was a play off National bank and the Phila-
of the tie game played on June 8th. ^elphia Trust Company.
Saturday August 3rd, Southern
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His widow was the former Caro
line Templeman Craighill of Lynch
burg, Va. Burial was at Lynchburg.
.VNNOUNCE .\RRIV.\L OF A SON
Connell, Reeves Chapel and Glendon
on Mondays. West Southern Pines i MR. .\ND MRS. ALTON MpLHVN
on Tuesdays. Midway Aberdeen,
Radford’s Store, Roseland on Wed
nesdays. Addor and Pinebluff on
Thursdays. Clayroad Farm, Niagara
of the
Fayetteville district of the Me the-
dist Church, officiated.
The bride wore a triple sheer crepe
ensemble and accessories of navy
blue.
Mrs. Cotton is the talented daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Von Canon.
F.\BRIC.ATING PL.\NT SUSPENDS graduated from W3st End
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.ABERDEEN P, O. REMAINS
IN PRESENT QU.\RTERS
and Cresthill on Fridays. Carthage
on Saturdays and other days of the
week.
Other places which have applied
for clinics will be placed on sche
dule £is soon as there is a vacancy.
The postoffice at Aberdeen will
continue at its present site in leased
quarters for another five.year period.
The Postoffice Department has ac
cepted the proposal of Gichner and
Johnson, Inc., to again lease the pres
ent quarters, located on the west side
of Sycamore street. The lease includes
the present equipment, safe, heat,
parcel post and postal savings furn
iture. when needed.
LOC.\L, MEN PASS ST.ATE
INSUR.\NCE TESTS
Seventy-two applicants for licenses
to sell insurance in North Carolina
passed the tests and were licensed
by the State Insurance Department
during the latter half of July, Com
missioner Dan C. Doney reports. H.
Thomas A. Purdy of Aberdeen were
A. Lewis of SouthCiu Pines and
among those liceiised.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton D. McLean
of Aberdeen are receiving congratu-
OPER.XTIONS IN .ABERDEEN
' The fabricating plant in Aberdeen
which has been in operation for the
lations on the birth of a“son at the several months building CCC
Moore County Hospital, Sunday, ‘^s doors last Thurs-
August nth. Alton Dudley, Jr.. ‘^ay, the lease for the Big Warehouse
tops the scales at eight pounds, one building not being renewed, due to
ounce, and both he and his mother ^he opening in September of the
Aberdeen Tobacco market. The
company expects to move its equip
ment to Virginia within a few days.
are doing splendidly.
MRS. PIERCE lMPRO\ ED
The condition of Mrs. Garland
Pierce, who has been seriously ill in
the Mnore County Hospital for the
SABISTON’S ANNOUNCE BIRTH
OF A SON IN WILMINGTON
high school and afterw'ard attended
the Womans College of the Uni.
versity of North Carolina where she
specialized in music.
Mr. Cotton is the son of Mrs. S.
A. Cotton and the late Rev. Cotton
of Sanford. He is a graduate of the
Theological Department of Duke and
is now pastor of the West End
Methodist Church.
Immediately following the cere
mony, the Rev. and Mrs. Cotton left
for a tour ol the western part of
the state after which they will be at
home in West End.
Mr. and Mrs. W^. D. Sabiston. Jr.,
past ten days, is much improved of Carthage announce the birth of
County Superintendent Returns
H. Lee Thomas, County Superin-
according to latest reports. Mrs. a son, William III, at the James tendent of Schools, returned Satur.
Pierce, before her marriage w'as Miss Walker Hospital in Wilmington, day from Boone where he spent two
Dorothy Stutz, daughter of Mayor July 31st. Mr. Sabiston is associated , weeks as Instructor in the summer
and Mrs. Dorsey G. Stutz of South- with the law' office of U. L. Spence school at Appalachian (Teachers’
ern Pines. of Carthage. ^ College.