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Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina, Friday, March 13, 1396. FIVE CENTS
LANDON CHOICE OF
REPUBLICANS FOR
G.O.P.NOMINATION
County Convention Elects Dele,
^ates Instructed for Kansas
Governor For President
STATE MEETING MARCH 24
The Republican County convention,
held In the court house in Carthage at
2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
State convention, was called to order
by H. F. Seawell, Jr., chairman of
the Moore County Republican Execu
tive Committee, with W. Clement
Barrett acting as secretary .
The following delegates and alter
nates were selected to attend the
State ccnvention to be held in the
Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh at
10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning.
March 24th and also the meeting of
the Congressional committee at San
ford at 2 o’clock Monday March 23rd.
C. H. Gordon, R. H. Htynolds, John
McCrlmmon, R. G. Wallace, Grady
McDuffie, B. C. Wallace, Cleveland
Cagle, H. F. S. Cagle, Colin G. Spen
cer, Robert Sheffield, C. Y. Lewis,
Charles Hussey, Charles Macauley
and H. A. Lewis. Alternates: F H
Wallace, O. P Wallace, John ?T.
Fields, H. G. Phillips, Frank Dudgeon,
Mrs. C. G. Spencer, Mrs. H. F. Seaw-
€ll, Jr., Mrs. H. F. Seawell, Sr. Mrs.
E. A. Tracey and Miss Johnsie Red
ding.
On motion of R. G. Wallace, sec
onded by Charles Macauley the dele-
DURANT ELECTED
1936 CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE HEAD [
115,000 Expected at Race Meeting
America’s “Top” Amateur Rider
General Manager of Telephone!
Company Succeeds Betterley
in Southern Pines
FESTIVAL PLANNED
R. S. DuRant, vice president and
general manager of the Central Car
olina Telephone Company, was unan
imously elected president of the
Southern Pines Chamber of Com
merce at the meeting of the new
b'ard of directors held on Tuesday at
Jack’s Grill. Mr. DuRant succeeds
Hugh J. Betterley, who served
through 1935.
D. D. Shields Cameron, for
many years secretary and treasurer |
of the oi'ganization, was elected vice-
ptesident, and Mr. Betterley secre
tary and treasurer. Both Mr. Bstter-
ley and Mr. Cameron were accorded a
vote of appreciati n for the services
they rendered during the past year.
Di'. L. B. McBrayer was re-elected na
tional councilor.
Three newly elected directors, chos
en at the recent annual meeting at
the Pine Needles Inn, were introduc-
vd at Tuesday’s meeting. Chan Page
of the Page Motor Company, Earl A.
Merrill of the Sandhill Drug Com
pany, and Walter Blue, of D. Pen
der Stores. A former director and one
time president of the Chamber of
Commerce, Harry E. Lewis, was wel
comed back to the board.
At the gathering the Rev. J. Fred
Many of Country’s Leading
Horses to Compete Over
Brush and Timber Here
CARROLL K. BASSETT
First in number of wins in hunt race meetings for the past several
years. Bassett will be here Saturday fr >m Camden, S. C. to ride in most
of the events on the card of the Sand lills Steeplechase & Racing Associa
tion.
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill, Married in
1886, Celebrate Golden Wedding
gates to the convention were instruct-1 stimson reported on the prospects tor
ed to announce the name of Govern
or Alfred M. Landon of Kahsas as
the choice of the County convention
for the Republican presidential nom
ination, and recommended Colin G.
Spencer of Carthage for the State
Executive Committee.
N. J. Muse, Chairman
of Election Board, Dies
Prominent Resident of Carth-
ap:e, 73 Years Old. is Victim
of Pneumonia
Funeral services were held oa
Wednesday at 3:30 o’clock from the
Carthage Baptist Church for N. J.
Muse, 73, of Carthage, with the Rev.
T. Sloan Guy officiating. Interment
was made in Cross Hill cemetery.
Mr. Muse died In Burrus Memorial
Hospital in High Point on Monday
night after an Illness of pneumonia.
He had spent most of his life In Car
thage where he was a member of
the Baptist Church and the Junior
Order. He had served for several
years as a magistrate and has been
prominent in political life In Moore
county for several years, he was
chairman of the County Board of
Elections and a member of the Car
thage School Board.
Mr. Muse is survived by his wife,
who prior to h,’r marriage was Miss
Lou Caddell; three s"ns, L. F. Muse,
of New York; R. O. Muse of States
ville, R. P. Muse of Carthage: four
daughters; Miss Gilbert Muse of High
Point, Mrs. C. C. Carter of Winston-
Salem; Miss Montle Muse of States
ville, and Mrs. Charles McCollum of
Miami, Fla.; two brothers, P. D. Muse
of Richmond, Vi., and C. C. Muse
of Galax. Va., and two sisters, Miss
Bertha Muse of Galax, Va., and Mrs.
Ruby Fields of Carthage.
DR. H. SHELTON SMITH
COMMUNITY HOUR SPEAKER
the introduction of the sport of ski
ing on pine needles to the Sandhills, |
stating that it was believed to be
practical for this section and that his
committee would endeavor to select a
propir site for experiments.
The newly elected president was In
structed to appoint at once a com
mittee to prepare plans for the April
Spring Blossom Festival which this
Inspect Project
Prominent Citizens and Edi
tors Hear Dr. Gray of Wash
ington at Hoffman
The Resettlement Administration’s
60,000-acre Sandhills land use project
was described as "a demonstration
of tremendous value to the whole
year will be limited to three days in-, state of North Carolina” in an add
ress by Dr. L. C. Gray of Washing
ton. assistant administrator, before a
gathering of newspaper editors and
leading citizens at an official inspec
tion of the project at Hoffman Tues
day.
The party was amazed at what had
been accomplished here.
Members of the project personnel
Action for $19,000 Against citi_ j and officials from the regional Reset-
zens Bank & Trust Company | tlement office in Raleigh entertained
Heard by Judge Hayes i the visiting group with a barbecue
• luncheon at noon, which was followed
stead of the entire week, featuring!
“Old Slave Day,” the Carolina-Duke
baseball game, and a day devoted to
music.
Bernstein Stock Suit
Tried at Rockingham
Dr. H. Shelton Smith, Professor of
Religious Education in Duke Univer
sity, speaks at The Church of Wide
Fellowship on Sunday at the Com
munity Hour at 7:45 p. m. His sub
ject is, "God or Caesar?" A contral
to solo will be sung by Miss Florence
Campbell. The worship service wili be
conducted by the pastor, Dr. C. Rex-
ford Raymond.
Dr. Shelton Smith was the first
president of the North CiroHna
Council of Churches and Is wjll and
favorably known as an exponent of
social religion. The public Is Invited
As usual at the Community Hour ser
vices, there is no admission and an
offering is taken for expenses.
An action brought by the Hudson
County National Bank of New Jer-
.sey against the Citizens Bank and
Trust Company of Southern Pines In
the matter of stock In the local bank
held as collateral for the late J. E.
Bernstein by the New Jersey Institu
tion was tried before United States
District Judge Emerson Hayes in
Rockingham last week and the fore-
by a short assembly. F. W. Eatman,
project manager, presided and as
sociate Regional Director James L.
Troy Introduced Dr. Gray, the prin
cipal speaker. Dr. Gray is widely
known as one of the nation’s greatest
land authorities.
‘‘The problems with which this pro
ject Is concerned are your problems
and the benefits to be derived will be
part of this week. The action Involves j ^Iso,” he told the gathering.
$19,000 which the Jersey bank alleges , i.yyrjtjjout your support, this work will
was lost through being unable to i
vote the Bernstein stock at the meet
ing of stockholders of the Southern
With your support.
Pines institution when recapitaliza
tion was decided upon.
Among those testifying at the trial
were Mrs. E. A. Tracy, Mayor D. G.
Stutz, C. T. Patch, Robert L. Hart,
Frank Welch, M. G. Nichols and
Ralph Chandler. Attorney U. L.
Spence of Carthage represented the
local bank. Judge Hayes has the mat
ter under advisement, with a decision
not expected for several weeks.
Ail Children and Grandchildren
Present for Anniversary of
“Young Couple’’ Here
On March 6th, 1886 In Sheffield,
Vermont a wedding ceremony united
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Merrill. The
Merrill home on New York avenue in
Southern Pines was the scene on Fri
day of last week of the golden wed
ding anniversary of “the young cou
ple.” The day was also the birthday
of Mrs. Merrill.
Among those enjoying the family
reunion which mai’ked observance of
the 50th anniversary was the widow
of the Rev. I. P. Chase, Mrs. Merrill’s
father who performed the ceremony
in ’86. And another pleasing and un
usual feature was the presence of all
four children of the Merrills, and all
their children. The children are Mrs.
Neva Paine of Miami, Florida; Mrs.
Jaunita McBryde of Raleigh, here
with her husband; Mrs. Bessie Vann,
whose husband and four children were
present from Badin, and Earle Merrill
of Southern Pines who, with Mrs
Merrill and their two children, com
pleted the immedlat family present.
A sister of Mr. Merrill, Mrs. C. D.
Folsom of Boston, Mass., was also
present.
The Rev. Dr. C. Rexford Raymond,
on behalf of those present, extended
congratulations to the “bride and
groom,” to which Mr. Merrill respond
ed. Tea was served, Mrs. Folsom and
Mrs. McBryde pouring, and “the
bride” cut and served the delicious
wedding cake made by Mrs. Yost and
decorated with the customary bride
and groom and wedding bell. A num
ber of close friends, secretly invited
by Mrs. Earle Merrill as a surprise,
were also present to wish the honor
ed guests many more years of happy
married life.
Race Meeting
Parking Instructions for
Those Attending Steeple
chases. First Race 3 P. M.
Holders of reserved parking
space tickets for the Clubhouse En
closure at tomorrow's race meet
ing should enter the grounds at
the west, or ^inehurst, end of the
course. The entrance is marked
“Clubhouse Enclosure.” They
should find the space correspond
ing in number to the number on
their tickets.
Those desiring $1.00 Parking
Spaces along the Midland Road
and at the east, or Southern Pines
end of the course, should enter one
of the entrances on the north side
of the road. As these spaces are
not reserved it will be well to ar
rive early.
There Is no Individual charge
for admission, just for parking.
First Race—3:00 P. M. One
and one-half miles over hurdles.
Second Race - Two miles over
brush for maidens and winners of
one race. Sweepstakes.
Third Race -Three njiles over
timber for The Sandhills Cup.
Fourtii Race—Two miles over
brush for four-year-olds and up
wards.
Fifth Race- Seven furlongs on
the flat.
Purses totaling $1,200.
Governor Expected to Present
Cup to Winner of Feature
Three Miles Event
FIRST RACE AT 3 P. M.
MR. AND MRS. W. T. HUNTLEY
INJURED IN AUTO WRECK
Moore county’s tax collector. W. T.
Huntley of Aberdeen, and Mrs. Hunt
ley were Injured In an automobile ac
cident near Charlotte on Wednesday,
Mrs. Huntley seriously. She Is report
ed to have suffered a broken leg,
broken shoulder and possible intern
al injuries. She was rushed to a Char
lotte hospital. Mr. Huntley was cut
on the head bui not seriously hurt.
Details of the a<,cldent were not
available here yesterday. Mrs. Hunt
ley is said to have been driving when
the accident happened.
I amount to little.
I It will continue a demonstration of
tremendous value to the whole state
of North Carolina.”
The federal government through
the Resettlement Administration is
buying up more than 9,000,000 acres
of land that will be converted to bet
ter uses, including forestry, recrea
tion, wildlife conservation and graz
ing, Dr. Gray said.
“We must recognize, however,” he
declared, "that the meat Important
effect of this new program will not
be measured by the amount of land
purchased, but by the amount of In
terest In land Improvement which |
the work generates. j
“North Carolina Is cne of those j
states with a rare combination of val-1 The Carity Ball given Tuesday
uable land resources, varying frpm night at the Pin;hurst Country Club
Goodly Sum ReaHzed
for Hospital at Ball
Exact Figure Not Yet Available;
Expenses Kept Down by Num
erous Donations
the coastal plain farms and forests
to the rugged beauty and rich re-
was a decided success bc'th finan
cially and socially. It was the larg-
Inspectors Give P. 0.
Here High Rating
West Southern IMnes Petitions
Department for Branch Office.
Mr. Buchan Announces
Postoffice Inspectors here this week
gave the Southern Pines office a clean
bill of health and spoke in high praise
of the force of employes upon fin
ishing their Investigation. Both A.
Duff, chief Inspector for this district,
and R. W. Hodgin, another inspector,
were well pleased with the service
rendered the public and the depart
ment.
“We are prcud of the fact ihat Dur
rating was higher at this inspection
than at any previous time since tak
ing charge of the office,” Postmaster
Buchan said yesterday. “This Is en
tirely due to the splendid cooperation
of the Civil Service force In Liie of
fice. The Inspectors will tell you, I
am sure, that Southern Pines has the
equal in efficiency, courtesy and abil
ity in its clerical force of any post-
office in this district.
“We have had some criticism of
closing Saturday noons,” Mr. Buchan
.said. “We have no choice In the mat
ter. All offices working Clvli Service
employes follow this system. The
smaller offices do not observe the
U-hour week.”
Mr. Buchan announced that West
Southern Pines has petitioned for a
branch office, and the Postoffice De
partment has already advertised tor
applications for postmaster. This
will net In any way reduce the rating
if the Southern Pines office, Mr.
3uchan said; it may even increase
he rating. The sub-station, when es-
abllshed, will be entirely under the
lupervlsion of the postmaster here.
sources of the mountains. None of i est dance of the season and was at-
this land is bad land—even though
some of it has b en wastefully used
in the past. But it must be utilized
for a purpose that nature will per
mit. The objective of our land pro
gram In North Carcllna Is to help
you people make the most of the eco
nomic and social values Inherent to
your land resources. This project
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tended by more than 300 guests.
Th- dance, under the auspices of
the Pinehurst Chapter of the Wom
an’s Auxiliary of the Moore County
Hospital, will add a handsome sum
to this year’s hospital fund. The ex
act figure will be announced later, as
soon as all reports are In.
Much expense was saved by the nu-
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With nearly 40 horses entered,
among them some of the leading tim
ber and brush horses in America, and
with 15,000 persons expected, the sec
ond annual hunt race meeting of the
Sandhills Steeplechase & Racing Asso
ciation of Pinehurst and Southern
Pines, at the Midland course tomor-
i row. Saturday, premises to be a day
: of (lays in the Sandhills. Everything
in connection with the preparations
I for the big event was reported yes-
i terday by officials of the association
as completed, with the timber, brush
and flat courses in tiptop condition.
Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus is
expected here from Raleigh to pre
sent the Sandhills Cup to the winner
of the feature event on the program,
the three-mile race over timber, won
last year by Charioteer, entered by
Mrs. Jackson H. Bcyd of Southern
Pines. Charioteer will run In defence
of his title, this year under the colors
of Anderson Fowler of Camden, S.
C., who purchased the fleet-footed
brown gelding several months ago.
Noel Lalng has had the horse In train
ing here all winter and he is report
ed in fine condition. *
This race will also see John M.
Schlff’s Indigo, winner of three of
the biggest timber races in the north
I last year, in the running, along with
. the winner of the Washington Blrth-
; day Plate at Camden last month, Mrs.
I G. H. Bostwlck’s Fugitive, who many
j pick as the favorite; Mrs. Marlon du-
; Pont Sobervllle’s Oliver C, which
' Laing will ride, and Carleton Palmer’s
I Ghost Dancer, which gave Fugitive
' a run for the money at Camden Feb-
I ruary 22d.
I
Thirteen entries have been receiv
ed for the Maiden Brush race, sec
ond on the card, two- miles over
brush for horses which have not woa
more than one race.
The first race will be a novelty
here, one and one-half miles over
hurdles, with eight entries from some
of the leading stables In the coun
try, including the Mellons of Pitts
burgh. Fourth event on the card Is
the two-mlle brush race for four-
year olds and up for a purse of $300
and plate, with seven horses entered
including Mrs. Verner Z. Reed’s Our
Friend, winner of many big brush
races in the north ,and Mrs. Somer
ville’s Night Retreat, which Carroll
Bassett will ride.
Fifth and last race is seven fur
longs on the flat, with eight entries,
among them Mrs. Somerville’s Sable
Muff and Paul Mellon’s Sea Chief.
The first race is scheduled for 3.00
o’clock. With the dollar parking
spaces not reserved but on the “first
come, first served” basis, the public
is advised to "get there early.” There
is no general admission '•barge.
DR. CHARLES E. BREWER
AT BAPTIST CHURCH SUND.AY
Dr. Charles E. Brewer, president
jf Meredith College will preach at
the Baptist Church Sunday morning.
\ chorus from the Meredith Glee
Club will provide the music. Dr. Brew-
er and the Glee Club are well known
hroughout this state, and the public
is cordially Invited to this service.
HOMER JOHNSON SPEAKS
AT B.\PTIST MEN’S CLUB
The fortnightly meeting of the
Men’s Club held Tuesday evening in
the Southern Pines Baptist church
was the usual entertaining and friend
ly function.
The principle speaker of the even
ing, Homer Johnson, attorney of
Cleveland, Ohio, from his wide ex
perience and knowledge, spoke not
too optimistically about the United
States and its position in world af
fairs.
It Is his belief, and reasonably
enough, that we cannot disregard the
situation In Europe. As to just what
we In this country can do about it,
Mr. Johnson seems to be as vague as
anyone else.
That we are not as insular and
moved from world affairs as w«
v'ould like to think seemed the es
sential point of Mr. Johnson’s talk.