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VOL. 16, NO. 17.
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NEWS-WEEKLY
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Southern Pines and Aber’deenT North'CaroUna, Friday, March 20. 1936.
of the Sandhill Territor>'^ Carolina
FIVE CENTS
$64,969 LOW BID
ON NEW WING FOR
COUNTY HOSPITAL
Bids Exceed Estimates But Di
rectors Decide to Proceed With
Construction
TO CONTINUE FUND DRIVE
Although bids opened last week on
construction of the propojed new
wing for the Mocre County Hospital
were some $10,000 in excess of es
timates, the institution's fxecutive
committee early this week decided to
proceed with the project on assur
ances of support from the County and
from several individuals, and in the
expectations of additional contribu
tions from the public. The bids open
ed Saturday at a joint session of hos
pital authorities and the Board of
County Commissioners.
The low' bid on the building con
struction was $46,700, by W. L. Jew
ell of Sanford; on heating, $8,339, by
the Albemarle Plumbing and Heating
Co.; on plumbing. $7,045, by the
same company, and on electrical
work,, $2,885, by the Thompson Elec
tric Company of Raleigh, a total of
$64,969.
One director of the hospital stated
this week that it would be necessary
to continue the campaign for finan
cial assistance to complete and furn
ish the new wing, but that sufficient
money was in sight to meet the re
quirements of the Public Works Ad
ministration, which has authorized a
grant of $25,629.
It is expected that contracts will
be let within the next two weeks.
The plans for the new addition
which will be of three floors extend
ing north from the main building,
were drawn by Architect Charles C.
Hartman of Greensboro, and have been
approved by the PWA. They provide
for 26 additional beds and other much
needed space for equipment, service
rooms, etc. The seccnd and third
floors will be entirely devoted to pa
tients, the fiist floor utilized for
equipment, isolation quarters and oth
er nec'ssary hospital adjuncts.
The need for additional space at the
Moore County institution has been
felt for a long time. The hospital has
not only been operating at capacity,
but many prospective patients have
been of necessity refused admission.
There has been a waiting list cf post-
ponable cases. No emergency cases,
of course, are ever denied admission,
but on many occasions it has been
necessary to remcve convalescents to
temporary beds to care for these
emergencies.
Golf Stars Enter
Women’s Mid-South
Misses Hemphill, Glutting, Verry
and Lawson To Play in
Southern Pines
Miss Katherine Hemphill of Colum
bia, S. C., who recently defeated Mrs.
Glenna Collett Vare in the big tourna
ment at Belleair, Florida; Miss Char
lotte Glutting of South Orange, N. J.,
New Jersey State champion; Miss Es
telle Lawson of Chapel Hill, only
Southerner tver to win the Women’s
North & South at Pinehurst, and
Miss Deborah Verry of Worcester,
Mass., 1933 Mid-South champion,
head the list of stars entered to date
in the »Sth annual Women's Mid-i
South championship to be held at the
Southern Pines Country Club on Ap
ril 1st and 2nd. The tcurnament is
a 36-hole medal, 18 holes to be play
ed each day.
E. C. Stevens, chairman of the tour
nament committee, announced yes
terday that nearly 50 entries had
been received to date, with many
more expected. There is, he said, a
possibility that the sensational Mil
waukee youngster, Patty Berg, who
won consistently in Florida this win
ter, will be here.
Entries are coming in fcr the first
annual 18-hole best ball open tour
nament to be held at the Southern
Pines Country Club on Monday. Mar.
23. Many of the country’s leading
professionals will compete, and to
day’s entries included the Japanese
pair, Toda and Ch
Chole Jones Dies, Ex - Slave and
Character in ‘‘Contrary Mary”
Servant for C. T. Patch for 35'
Years Recalled the Battle '
of Averysboro
In th: death of Chole Jones on
Monday morning Southern Pines loses ,
one of the very few remaining ex
slaves, a real and picturesque South
ern "Mammy" seldom seen nowadays.
When Temple Bailey, the author,
was in Southern Pines in 1927 she had
several conversations and interviews
with Chole and one of the charac-
t:rs in her be.st-selling novel, "Con-
Ball Nets $2,808
Hospital Benefit at Pinehurst
Country Club Proves
Great Success
CHURCH ORGANIZED
BY PRESBYTERIANS
IN SOUTHERN PINES
Heads New Church
Larfje CongreRation at Civic
Club Hears Dr. McQueen,
Elects Eiders and Deacons
PETITION SIGNED BY 83
Organization of the new Southern
The recent Charity Ball at the i
Pinehurst Country Club, sponsored by 1
the Pinehurst Chapter, Wc:man's Au- I
xiliary of the Moore County Hospital, j Pines Presbyterian Church was com-
netted $2,808.53, it was announced j *. • ,, , . c
I pleted at a meetmg neld last Sunday
yesterday. Gr.ss receipts were $3,- I „
372,25, expenses $863,72. the report ot ' in the Civic Club, with all
trary Mary," is said to have been the i Mrs. F. A. Powdrell, treasurer, re- ' nienibers cf the commission of the
result of these talks.
I /eals.
Born near Lillington, the property of | Admission tickets
and
the great landholding family of Camp-
b 11. Chole was a well grown child
when the war broke out, and retained
a vivid memory of soldiers, both ' ment for the car
Southern and Northern, anJ of scat- i
tered fringes from the battle and re-i
treat at Averysboro. '
Coming early to the new towTi of i
Southern Pines Chole worked for R.
M. Couch, proprietor of the old Ozone!
Motel, and then for C. T. Patch, by I
> hom she wa.s empl yed for 35 years.!
Seated well to the front in the city
‘otalled $1,310.25. Tickets sold on the
Plymouth car brought in $2,362.00.
The expense item includes the pay-
STAKE CLASSES TO
FEATURE ANNU AL
HORSE SHOW HERE
! Fayetteville Presbytery appointed to
donations pa.ss upon the petition for a church
park all during the ‘‘Old Slave Days" Nine Hundred Dollars in Prizes
or the Spring Blossom festival, Chole 1
enjoyed herself to the full, being as !
proud of her appearance there as she |
was of her ability to serve delectable'
dishes.
Chole died in Midway, a small set
tlement located between here and
Aberdeen, but funeral services were
held at 2 o’clock Wednesday after-
n on in the Methodist church. West
Southern Pines, w'ith interment in
the cemetery there. She is survived
by two cousins. Russel and Mary
Gray.
12,000 Attend Races
at Midland Course
For ."saddle Horses, Hunters.
Junipers at Pinehurst
HOSPITAL TO BEN’EFIT
For two excellent reasons, Pine
hurst is looking forward to the best
‘lorse show in its history this year.
present. The Rev. Dr. A. R, Mc-
Qu.en was chairman, the other mem
bers being the Rev. E. L. Barber of
the Bethesda Presbyterian Church,
Aberdeen; the Rev. A. W. Dick El-
j dors McKaj’ McKinnon, J. Talbot
j Johnson, John McQueen and Dr. H.
j G. Bedinger. president of Flora Mac-
I donald College.
! After receiving the petitions tor
, the organization of the church, the
i commission entered the auditorium
I of the clubhouse where a large con
gregation had gathered. The Rev.
Mr. Barber presided at the services,
special music was rendered by Misses
Elizabeth McKeithen, Mary Currie.
Robbie Lou Stubbs and Helen Scog
gins, and Dr. McQueen preached the
sei mon.
After the sermon Dr. McQueen stat-
Governor in Crowd Witnessing
Event Featured by Indig;o’s
Win of Sandhills Cup
A cr.wd estimated between ten and
twelve thousand turned out Saturday
afternoon to see Indigo, a grey geld
ing owned by John M. Schiff of New
York, win the Sandhills Cup in tne
feature race of the second annual
meeting of the Sandhills Steeplechase
and Racing Association at the new
course on Midland Read. The course
was in perfect condition and near
perfect weather made the occasion
most enjoyable.
The winner finished a half length
ahead of Fugitive, owmed by Mrs.
George H. Bostwick of Westbury, L.
I., and rated as favorite. Charioteer,
owned by Anderson Fowler of Cam
den, S. C.. and winner of the feature
evrnt in the inaugural race here last
spring, finished third yesterday, while
Noel Laing’s Oliver C. was in fourth
place. The race was close with all
four horses bunched from start to
finish. The time was 5:49 4-5.
Aughrim Boy. owned by Mrs. J. E.
Ryan of Camden, with J. R. Ryan up,
came from behind to win the Croatan
Steeplechase, two miles ever brush,
in 3:34 4-5.
The first race on the card. The
Catawba, one and a half miles over
hurdles, was won by Chalice, ow'ned
by Mrs. Robert C. Winmill of New
York, J. Leonard up, over six ether
entries, in 2:45 1-5.
The fourth race. The Yadkin, two
miles over brush, weis won by Our
Friend, owned by Mrs. Verner Z.
Reed jr., and ridden by Noel Laing,
finishing five lengths ahead of Croon
ing Water, owned by Mrs. J. C.
Brady, jr.. of Far Hill, N. J., and rid
den by R. G. Wolfe The time was
4:34 3-5.
The fastest race on the afternoon
program was the fifth. The Midland,
seven furlongs on the flat, which was
won by Sable Muff, owned by Mrs.
Marion duPont Somerville and ridden
by Carroll K. Bassett, leading ama
teur rider for 1935. File Away, own
ed by Andersen Fowler, with J. H. V.
(Please tutn to pnge 4)
the 19th cf this annual evrnt. The j that the commission appointed by
first reason pertains to entrnes. a; the Presbytery was present to or-
nretty important part of any hjrse ganize a church here upon the re
show. For the first time in years, gen- j quggt of 83 persons. The majority of
?rous money prizes are being offered i the petitioner s were found to be
for the three principal classes of, present by a showing of hands. Dr.
hor.ses in the show, the thiee-gaited j ^j^Queen then declared the church
saddle type, the five-gaited horses, j organized and announced that the
and hunters. ; election of elders and deacons was in
The second reason pertains t.> pub-1 order,
lie response and attendance. The ^ Officers Elected
show, which runs for two full days | ^he congregation decided to elect
starting on Tuesday, March 31st, is ‘ three elders and thres deacons, and
for the benefit of the Moore County ■ the following were unanimously chos-
'^ospital. All net proceeds will go to-'
ward the support cf this indispensi-' Elders R. S. DuRant, Walter E.
ble institution. , gjue and T. E. Walker.
Sixty classes have been announced Deacons - Haynes Bi’itt, Ray New-
for the show by the secretary, Chas. ton and David McCallum.
W. Picquet. They include classes for’ The Rev. Mr. Dick charged the
trotters and pacers, saddle mounts, j fjpw officers and Elder McKinnon the
saddle ponies, hunters, jumpers, polo | congregation. Mr. Dick also brought
ponies, special classes for riders, and i a wo id of greeting from ihe Fayette-
artillery classes. They also include i ville Presbytery, and Elder John Mc-
three stake classes which are expect- j Queen recalled in a very interesting
ed to attract here the finest saddle I way the history of the Presbyterian
horses and hunter's in this section of I church in Moore county, pointing out
the South. Apurse of $250.00 is be-1 that when his father, the Rev. Mar-
ing offered for three-gaited horses, tin McQueen, was a pastor in the
a similar amount for the five-gaited | county, there were but two pastors
and $200.00 for hunters. Trophies will j and five churches. At present there
be presented in all other classes.
The premium lists have been sent
out and entries are already coming
in. Invitations for membership in the
Horse Show Association, with boxes
and parking privileges, and applica
tion blanks for reserved boxes and
parking have been mailed out, and
there is every evidence that these
will be quickly snapped up.
Leonard Tufts, president of the
are six pastors and 17 churches, with
the Southern Pines church the 18th.
Elder J. Talbot Johnson expressed
his pleasure in the organization of
the church and predicted a future of
increasing usefulness. Dr. Marcus A.
i Brownson presented in a spiritual
manner the reasons for the organiza
tion and pictured its future in glow
ing terms. Dr. E. E. Gillespie, super-
. , intendent of the Synod’s Home Mis-
Pinehurst Jockey Club which puts on, ... „ ., „.
, , ^ . sions, stated that Southern Pines
the annual show’, has invited several
outstanding judges of national re-
Dute here to judge the various classes
this year. The Executive Committee
assisting Mr. Tufts and Secretary
Picquet comprises N. S. Hurd, chair-
had presented the largest number of
petitioners which he could recall in
the General Assiembly of the South
ern Presbyterian church.
Mr. Barber announced a meeting of
„ , ^ ^ „ I the session for next Sunday, March
man; C":l. G. P. Hawes, Nelson C. 4. u u
22, to receive new members by pro-
Hyde, Noel Laing, C. W. Middleton , . , , fu
. ^ ^ ^ , I fession of faith,
and C. B. Farnsworth.
Hunters are to be shown on an out
side course over regulation hunting
fences; jumpers will be shown in the
ring, as, of course, will all classes
ither than for hunters. Fort Bragg is
expected to send over its 7|5 mm.
•?uns for an exhibition, and there will
be a military gymkhana and a mule
battery contest staged by batteries
'rom the big artillery reservation.
Entries for the show close with
Mr. Picquet tomorrow, March 18. but
oost entries will be accepted up to
March 23. There will be classes both
morning and afternoon on both March
31 and April 1, starting respectively,
at 10:00 o’clock and 1:30 o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Prizer of
West Orange, N. J., will be the honor
Tuests at dinner and the theatre on
Saturday night of Dr. and Mrs. E.
Levis Prizer.
FLORA MAt'DOXALD CLUB
TO SING HERE SlINDAY
The Madrigal Club of Flora Mac
donald College is presenting a pro-
g:ani of music at the Community
Hour of the Church of Wide Fellow
ship in Southern Pines on Sunday
night at 7:45 o’clock. There will be
no admission charge, but an offer
ing taken for the college’s Student
Aid Fund. The concert program will
be found on Page Tw’O.
SIIA EK TEA MONDAV
The Woman’s Society of the
'""•rch of Wide Fellowship will give
a silver tea at the home of Mrs. E.
Levis Prizer on Massachusrtts ave
nue on Monday afternoon from 4:00
*0 6:00 o’clock.
i
RED CROSS ISSUES
CALL FOR AID FOR
FLOOD VICTIMS
138,000 F'amilies Homeless in
! Stricken Pennsylvania and
' Other States
Ql OTA HERE IS .$550
UEV. F>. L. BAKBER
A Presbyterian church evolves from
the mission he started less than two
years ago in the Southern Pines Civic
Club.
GOVERNOR, FARM
LEADERS PLAN TO
REDUCE TOB ACCO
Contract To Call for Limitinj;^
Crop to 70 Percent of
Base Acreage
STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN
Forty-Six North Carolina farm
leaders met with Governor Ehring-
haus Tuesday to lay plans to reduce
the 1936 flue-cured tobacco crop in
the state.
Appeal for financial aid from M'>ore
county for relief of the thousands of
I flood victims in Pennsylvania and
other northern states was received
here yesterday by Robert E. Denny
of Pinehurst. chairman of the Moore
County Chapter, American Red Cross.
The appeal came in the form of a
telegram from Admiral Cary T, Gray
son, president of the American Red
i Cross, which r ad:
"Reports received late tonight
indicate 38,000 families in elev
en states driven from their homes
in flooded areas. This number
expected to increase. These peo
ple all looking to Red Cross for
immediate relief, including shel
ter, food, clothing, medical care.
Minimum relief funds of $3,000,-
000 necessary to provide care for
the flood victims for indefinite
period until they can return lo
their homes. Please take immed
iate action to raise your quota of
$550 in behalf of these disaster
stricken families. Feel confident
people of your community will
wish to give promptly and gen
erously. Remittances should be
forwarded to headquarters as
promptly as possible."
Mr. Denny immediately issued a
call for aid fr m the citizens and
winter residents of Moore county.
Contributions from Pinehurst should
be sent to Paul H. Dana, Red Cross
Govern r Ehiinghaus outlined the treasurer; from Aberdeen and South-
purpose of the gathering, to discuss ern Pines to Nelson C, Hyde. The Pi-
ways and means to control production lot.
and presented a tentativet voluntary
contr-act to be signed by growers to
limit their crops to 70 per cent cf
the base acreage determined by the
AAA.
At th? time The Pilot went to press
floods were still raging in Pennsyl
vania. New York. Massachusetts,
Vermont. New Hampshire, Maine,
Maryland and other states, with a
Dean I. O. Schaub of N. C. State reported loss of life of more than 40
College outlined plans for a state- ' persons, property damage running
wide campaign next week by county ' into the multiple millions.
agents in behalf of the new federal .
soil conservation program County! . vVill
agents will meet here Tuesday to ;
study the plan and starting Thursday j In Southern Pines
seven teams will tour the state to
explain it to farmers.
Nationally Famous Sinierer and
[ Musician to Give Varied
Programs of Songs
The proposal. Dean Schaub said,
will be to pay around five cents a
pound, or from $35 to $40 an acre, as
rental for land changed from to- j
. J 4 1 ■ „ . ' Homer Rodeheaver, famous Gospel
bacco production to soil improvement .
p g I singer, will sing in Southern Pines
I next Tuesday night. March 24, at The
Complete cooperation of the exten-j Church of Wide Fellowship, at 7:45
Sion service in the effort to control, p ^
the acr eage was assured by the dean, I magnetic personality and has
j sung himself into the hearts of mil-
] lions of people. He has had notable
I success in capturing the melodies of
! the Negro Spirituals and in giving
j them adequate interpretation with his
I melodious voice. He is also a famous
1 trombone artist and is happih- re-
The Glee Club consists of over forty : „,embered by our overseas boys whom
members this year and out of these :
LOCAL GLEE CLLB TO GIVE
RECITAL HERE MARCH m
The Southern Pines School Glee
Club will present a recital at the
scho.l auditorium March 26th at 8:15.
a Lyric Club has been formed. Three
of the outstanding selections to be
sung in the recital are: “In Joseph’s
Lovely Garden,” "Old Black Joe,”
and ‘‘In Heavenly Love Abiding,”
The string ensemble of the South
ern Pines Music Society will join with
the club in the recital, with numbers
from Bach and Handel, and the Jun
ior High School Chorus will make its
first appearance on this occasion.
The admission for this recital will be
25 cents for adults and 15 cents for
children. The public is invited to at
tend.
with his trombone and his song^ at
the outbreak of the World War.
Following his successful career as
.song leader with the late Evangelist
i Billy Sunday and later with Dr. E.
j W. Biederwolf. as one of the at cists
of the National Broadcasting Co., he
has presented many concerts over
that network and thus has charmed
more than seventy million people. He
has appeared repeatedly in this area
and always is greeted with multi
tudes. No admission fee is charged at
the door, trusting entirely to the of-
' fering to defray expenses. Doors will
On April third the entire Glee Club Qpgn at seven o'clock. Come early
will journey to Durham to partici- to fnsui’e getting a seat. Last year
pate in the district elimination con- was necessary to place the over-
test. If successful in Durham, it will, adjoining ro'ms. In some
^o to reensboro on April 23 for the , y^ars even the large church edifice
finals in the North Carolina High ^ ^-ag unable to contain the crowds and
Sch ol Music contest. j many stood outside near the w'indows
Again on May 17th the club will to listen to his melodious interpreta-
go to Greensb ro on April 23 for the tion of the Gospel message. He comes
organ recital given by Frederick here this spring after a successful
Stanley Smith in the Chapel of Duke tour through Florida and Southern
University. j California.