n. FIRST IN' NEWS, CIRCULATION & ADVERTISING VOL. 16, NO. 6. CARTHAOe ^PRINCS \JlWS VA8S lakevi£w HANLBY JACX^iOH BPPlhOd SOUTHERN pin£S ASHL6V MaiCHTS PIMSBLUPP PILOT , ^V.KC. ■^'^rtOUNA ROOM MOORE ( 01 NTY’S LEADING NEWS-WEEKLY A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina, F'riday, .lanuary SHIELDS CAMERON TO HARRINGTON Secretary of Southern IMnes Chamber of Commerce New Register of Deeds TERM EXPIRES DEC. 7 Honorary Members D. D. Shields Cameron of South- 1 ern Pines, secretary of the Chamber I of Con\morce and treasurer of the U. | S. Highway Nc. 1 Association, was , this week appointed t'ounty Regiater of Deeds by the Board of County CommissionevH. Tlw appointment rims j tlu'ough the unexpiictl term of Will | J. Harrington, wh > passed away on' Christmas liay. Ho will therefore serve until the first Monday in Ue- cenibcr, or until a successor is elected and qualified- Shields t'ameron is widely known throughout the county .and has been prominent in Democratic circles f< r many years. He was a candidate for the State Senate from this district in l»2cS. He has been in the real e.s- tate and insurance business in South ern I’ines for a number of years, and has long been secretary of the Com merce body. He was recently elected treasure!’ of the No. 1 association, in which h ha held various offices since its organization. Mr. Came on has already assui,.ed office and has spent a busy week acquainting himself wi.a the dutie.i of the worl; at Cartilage. His new position will require his spending much of his time at the c„urthouoe. There weie said to be a number of candidates lor the position made vacant by the sad and sudden death ot Mr. Harrington, and that there will be no dearth of seekers of the nomi nation in the Democratic primary in June is a safe prediction. 1 •M. McDONAI.n M. G. NII HOLS Kiwanis Club Elects 1 6 Honorary Members Dixie to Open as Movie House Monday LUt includes Tufts, Chapin, Burt Way, Nichols and Aberdeen Theatre, Completely Renovated, W ill Present New Programs Daily HORSEPOPULATION OF SANDHILLS AT ALL-TIME “TOP” Steeplechasers, Hunters, Run ners and Trotters Here in Great Numbers LAIN(i BRINGS 18 DOWN With the arrival this week of Noel Laing. prominent amateur steeple- : chase rider, with 18 horses for train ing here this winter, the horse popu- ' lation of the Sandhills is believed to ! be the greatest in the history of ! the comnumity. Last year was the previ us “top” bu* it is o'stimated thoi'e a!o more hoiSC.T in Pinehurst nnd Southern Pines this winter than last. ' Laing's hoises iiu’hule those of a I numbi'i' of owners, among them Mrs. ^Maiion duPont S mci'ville of Tlon*.- ! pelicr, Virginia, and Mrs. Verner Z. ileod, ji’,. of Newpoit and Pinehurst, j as well as a few of Mr. Laing's own I racing string. The hoiscs ho has in tiaining here won numerous races in hunt meetings in the north dur- ; ing the season which clcscd in No- I vembcr. and will now be pointed for ! the op ning of the 193C season which starts with the meeting of the Sand hills Steeplechase and Racing Asso ciation here on March 14. Assisting Laing in their training here is an- i ether well known rider, “Dick" Wal- I I''"’', 'vho ro Chariot"— victory ir. the SanJhills Cup timber event a: tf'.' inauguial meeting here last Mnrch. Pinehurst has more than its us- u 1 numbei’ of horses this season, ai.iong them H. Stacy Smith’s trot- t( s, in training for the coming year’s Giand Circuit races, and a stable of trotters ow’ned by Mrs. F. B. Vi’ilm' of the Sandhill Territol/^^>^^orth Carolina FIVE CENTS Old ^‘Aunt Amy, - Former Slave, | U. S. 4. ACQUIRES Now Rests Beside Gov. Williams JJJLg JQ FAMOUS * PLANTATION HERE Wildwood Stillness of “The Horseshoe” Broken for Einal Rites for (lentle Old Soul H.v .Mrs. .S. K. .Smith | Within the "Horseshoe" formed by a curve in the couise cf Deep Rivei' j in upper Moore county is ai\ old burying ground made fanu)us by the fact that within its wildwood stillne.'^s rests the body of a distinguished statesman. Benjamin Williams, who served as a member . f the IMovin- ciul Congress, as a member of tlie Hfni.se of Commons, as a state sena tor. member of Congie.ss, and for fouf on -year terms as gcvernor of the State of North Carolina. He died in 181}, and beside his grave is that of his wife, who passed away three years later. In cne side of thi.s hi.- toric Inuying gnmnd li.' the remain;: cf ^l;’ves who in life played their pat; in the activities cf the early homes and in death wer-e allowed to rest near tht)se whom they had scved. T''oi' years it seemed that "Kinis’ had been written above the decayed panels of what was once the enclo- sur-e of this peaceful sjtot. for n. t within the rnemoiy of middle-ageil residents of the country-side had the earth been distributed by gr:ive-dig- ger's tools. But on Christn'as day an th.i- grave was made an ! within it was placed the body of 'An t" Amy Williams, ex-slave and get ^le oUl P"iii w>io after »i'"ety-two y ars fill- < I w ;h ‘,i heap o’ livin" had laid (' '..n hj" bt i leii, "down by the river : Me." Friends of bcth races, included Lucky Younjo:sters School Openinir In ('ounty Postp«mt‘d I'nlil .Monday on Account of Weather On account of the inclement weather the riiipening of the Mooie county schools, whic.h was scheduled for "iiin.-day ( f this we.k. h;is been postponed until next Monday, according to an an nouncement maile by County Sup erintendent H. Lee Thomas. The S uthern PiiifS School, only iiinc-monlh school in the county, ro-opeiu''l yesterday. SELECTS MAJOR PROJECTS FOR ’35 To Support Hcspital, Ilii>h\vay Safety Campaiinn. ind .Aid rnderprivileyid Children INTER-TOWN (OOPERATION Maintenance of a charity bed in the Children's ward of the Moore ('lounty Hospital, cooperation in the nation wide campaign for safety cn *the highway.^, thte development of bet ter acquaintanceship and cooperation b tween residents of the leading vil lages of the Sandhills and underpriv- McDonald Six rejid:nts of the Sandhills have I been elected as honorary members ot, a number of big tr ack runners. Lee George I the Kiwanis Club of Aberdeen for the ' Evans has several* race horses be Frank Shamburger and Martin of Abert^een, who recently ' ycp.r 1936, the list including two new'■ longing to Mrs. Th:mas Proctor in acquired The Dixie Theatre property! names. M. G. Nichols of Southern | training at the track, and Arthur in Aberdeen, announced this week the j Pines and Moses C. McDonald ol Hullcoat is training some dozen of lease of the theatre to J. E. Edwards I West Enil. The other four have been his own horses here, cf Dillon. S. C., and Mrs. J. B. Mc- ;honcred in a like manner in past j Lloyil M. Tate has a houseful, so Intyre of Raeford. operators cf the j years. Leonard Tufts and S. B. Chapin ! to speak, at the Pinehurst stables. Raeford Theatre. The new movie of Pinehur st and Struthers Burt and, horses which are kept in constant among whom was the kindly V\'. J Harrington who later in the day fin-1child w'ork were decided upon ished his stay in the Horseshoe, turn- Kiwanis Club of Aberdeen on ed a.vay from their Christmas festiv- me?ting yesterday in the High- iti2S to gather in this quiet spot for Pines Inn as the club's major hurstV Which ’are*' also wintering at rites, the last, in all prob- Projects for 1936. 'ability, which will ever be hEld there. To start the charity bed fund Ho- Thr;ughout the years the trees will ward Burns, treasurer of the recent murmer in the breezes and the birds, Kiwanis dance at the Southern flitting among the boughs, will sing Pines Country Club, announced that their songs, unmindful of which lies over $100 had been netted by the at- bcneath. distinguished statesman or fair, and it is probable that similar faithful slave. | dances will be held during the year. I To the club's Public Affairs commit- ! tee, cf which R. S. duRont of South- ^ J i 1 Pines is chairman, was referred ^ 0"GC| at V anCl0ri)llt the question of how Kiwanis can best serve in the highway safety cam- Former Southern Pines Resident paign. and this committee is also to Now History Profe.ssor at look into the matter of damage being the race track. W. V. Sloccck has several polo ponies in his stables at the race track, and a number of pri vate hacks and hunters are stabling there, among them Mrs. John R. Drexel'a fine mount. “Big Track" Horses Newcomers this year also include I (4 house will open on Monday, with two nightly programs, starting at 7:15 and at 9:15 except cn Saturdays when the program will be contimrous from 3:00 p. m. to 11 p m.. The program changes daily. The Dixie Theatre has been com pletely renovated in pr.paration fov the ()pening. A new marquee has been constructed in front of the Vniilding: Judge William A. Way of Southern I use by the guests at the various ho tels both for hacking about the num erous bridle paths around Pinehurst Pines Presiilent J. Fred Stimson. who took over the reitrs of club leadership last werk. has ann irnced the fol lowing committee chairmen for the various activities of the organizzation this year:' Agricidture, Jar?ies W, Tufts; Membership and Classification. Frank and for the occasional f. x hunts, gymkhanas, anti riding parties en- gitreered by Mr. Tate arril othetT. At the Thomas & Alexander stahKs on the Midland Road are 28 horses, mostly hunters, about a dozen of which arc privately owned and here for the us? of their owners during Iho entire building has l)ecn painted ; ^ Shamburger; Public Affairs, R. S.! inside arrtl out; the acoustic proper- fnterclub R.lations. Willaril j,**'*' ties have been perfected, and entire- Dunlop: LTnder privileged C’hildren. ] There are 33 hunters stabling at ly new s und and projection equip- j xaylor; V>,cational Guidance, J.;The Paddock in Southern Pines, ment installed. Kvery effort is to be ^j Howarth; Attendance an PIUMiKA.M AN.NOl NC'KI) I’OK flVK' C’U li’S ,MKKTIN(J teur performances staged by local tal.nt. 75 ALVMM ATTKNU r. II. S. ANM AI- UANective purchasers i and The unioir service of Southern Pines churches will be held on Sun day night in the Southern Pines Bap tist Church at 7 ;15 c’clock, with the Rev. Dr. C. Rexford Raymond preaching the sermon. Stables at 2l!illbrook. New Ytirk, the t I pr porty of Mrs. Landon K. Thorne and Mrs. Lawrence B. Smith; five hunters belonging to Ernest I. Whrte, ;)r(miincnt horseman from Syracu.so, N. Y., arrd five th? property of Tom M. Girdler. president of the Republic .‘iLocl Corporation, vvhO’ is spending sonre time in Southern Pines this wirrtor. B. A. Tompkins, vice presi dent of the Bankers Trust Company of New York, also has several hunt ers at The Paddock. W. O. Moss and Willian; A. Laing are again operating their stables in Southern Pinrs and have a largo n\mi- ber of horses here for hacking and hunting, and frequently seen in the gymkhana events at both Pinehurst and Southern F’inos. There are also two new stables in Southern F’ines this season. Will J. Stratton having brought down a number of hunters from Princeton, N. J., and Graham of the Edgewood F''arms in Carthage, Illinois, who has a string of five- galted saddle horses at the Soirthern Pines Stables on Pennsylvania Ave nue. In addition to these more or less public stables ther-e are numerous horses privately stabled in both towns among them Mr. and Mrs. V’erner Z. {Please turn to page 6) Word has bron received here cf the marriage of Dr. James W. Silver, former resident of Southern F’ines and a son of Mrs. F'lizabeth J,. Silver, to Miss Margaret Thomps n of Mont gomery, Alabama, on Tuesday of this truck. v.'ock. A. J. McKelway t Id the Dr. Silver, always "Jim" to his members of work b ing done nuiny friends h.ro. is head of the '‘'‘long poor families in the Pinehurst History and Political Sciencc depart- neighborhood and urged the club to | with J. S. ITttor at the surveyor's rn- rnerit at Southwestern College in Win- :icr developing the plantation, and in quest of broader fielils the Gates boj-s s Id the property and F^ranklin wont to the Chase National Bank where he is now a vice-president. Henry A. Pago. Jr., and a group of associates acquired the property and subsequently sold it to the Sal vation Army. In turn it became the property cf Dr. J. Rush Shull of Char- {PlcaKe turn to page 5) I*INEHl UST BOV SCOUTS TO UK