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NEWSWEEKLY
of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
VOL, 16, NO. 18.
Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina. Friday, March 27, 1936.
FIVE CENTS
WALTER J. BLUE
OFPIONEER FAMILY
HERE DIES AT 56
Was Charter Member of Volun
teer Fire Company, its Chief
from 1918 to 1924
BURIED AT OLD UNION
Confined to the house for scarcely
twenty-four hours. Walter Jasper
Blue, one of the most widely known
residents of Southern Pines, succumb
ed to a fatal attack of pneumonia at
5:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon,
March 21st.
Descended from the family of Blues
settled on Little River in the vicinity
of the present Lakeview for a cen
tury and a half. Mr. Blue was the
son of Duncan A. Blue and Sarah
(Wicker) glue, born in the family
home west of Chandler’s Pond on
January 5th, 1880. Duncan Blue and
family moved to Southern Pines in
1897, and here W'alter Blue has re
sided ever since. Becoming a charter
member of the Volunteer Fire Com
pany upon its organization in 1899,
he was made Assistant Chief under
Capt. A. M. Clarke, then Chief in
1918, serving to 1924 when pressure
of business compelled him to take his
former position in the company.
Engaged in a trucking and delivery
service for many years, Mr. Blue was
noted for his courteous, methodical
and unassuming manner which gain
ed him wide friendship not only with
the residents of Southern Pines, but
with many of the seasonal guests, and
to all these friends and acquaintances
of long standing the news of his sud
den passing came as a distinct shock.
Prom this multitude of friends heart
felt sympathy is extended to his sur
viving relatives.
Funeral services attended bj' a
large number of relations and friends
were held in his late home on East
Broad street at 11 o’clock Tuesday
morning, conducted by the Rev. M. D.
McNeill, of Cameron, assisted by the
Rev. E. L. Barber of Aberdeen. They
also conducted services in Union
Church, and at the grave in the fam
ily plot, in the Union churchyard west
of Vass. A quartet, Mrs. Ralph Mills.
Miss Katherine Buchan. D. D. S.
Cameron and S. R. Richardson sang
at the home and church, and Mrs.
Cameron, Mr. Richardson, Albert
Adams, and Frank Buchan at the
grave.
Pallbearers were C. J. Simons, Bar
rett Sr., Barrett Harris. Jr., Robert
McQueen and Lee Crouch. Members
of the Southern Pines Volunteer Fire
Company acted as hooprary bearers.
Surviving Mr. Blue is a brother,
Carson A. Blue of Wilson; four sis
ters, Mrs. Carolinus McQueen of Bell-
port, N. Y., Mrs. E. J. Cooper of
Shelby, Mrs. C. J. Simons and Miss
Lula Blue of Southern Pines. Attend
ing the services from out of town
were Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Cooper, Mrs.
Caroline McQueen, Mr. and Mrs. Alex
ander Main of Bellport, N. Y., Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Crouch of I^rfolk, Va.,
Mrs. John Crocker of Newark, N. J.,
Robert McQueen of New York City,
and Mr. and Mrs. Carson A. Blue.
Wins His Bet
Yale Student Spends Night
Here on Bicycle Ride of
800 Miles
A tired looking individual check
ed in at the Belvedere Hotel in
Southern Pines the other night,
asked if he could leave his bicycle
out in front. Proprietor Frank
Welch said he could, asked him
where he’d ridden from.
“New Haven, Conn.,” the young
man replied.
William Singler Manning, Yale
sophomore, had wagered some of
his classmates that he could ride
his bicycle from New Haven to
Columbia, S. C., 800 miles away,
in six days. He anived at Colum
bia six hours ahead of time.
MORE THAN $1,100
FOR FLOOD RELIEF
FUND RAISED HERE
Generous Response to Call of
Red Cross For Aid for Vic
tims in Stricken Areas
$1,500 SET AS LOCAL GOAL
On next Tuesday morning the bugle
ceived yesterday by the Moore Coun
ty Chapter from the President of the
American Red Cress. Admiral Cary
T. Grayson:
“Since original flood relief fund,
quotas assigned, number victims has
j been doubled. Latest reports our re
! lief directors now in field place total
number men. women and children
looking to Red Cress for immediate
emergency relief at three hundred
eighty-seven thou.sand with every
likelihood this figure will increase as
flood crests continue. To meet clear
and essential Retl Cross obligations
I to these suffering fellow-citizens new
' imperative we ask you make every
i pos.sible effort secure relief contribu-
j tions exceeding your original chapter
quota by at least fifty per cent. As
flood waters recede in seme areas we
must continue to feed, shelter, clothe
homeless refugees, also extend med
ical and nursing care in order to pre-
MANGRAM LEADS
AFTER 36 HOLES
IN NORTH & SOUTH
Scores Sen.salional Round of 68
r.n Pinehurst’s Championship
N’.). 2 Course
X sensational round of gclf in (58
on the championship No. 2 course at
Pinehurst put Ray Mangrum in the
lead in the 34th annual North and j vent epidemics. This will continue
South Open tournament there this' indefinite period until Red Cross can
week, with a total of 141 for his two ' aid in repairing damaged homes and
rounds. Play was interrupted yester
day by rain and the tournament will
come to a close this afternocn after
two additional 18-hole rounds.
victims can return to normal living.
Feel confident people your commun
ity will wish to increase contributions
j promptly and generously in order
The play starts this morning at: emergent human need be met.”
8:30 o’clock.
The standing of the leading pro-
The quota first assigned Moore
county was $550. Feeling this inade-
fessionals at the end of their first' quate as news of the severity of the
36 holes is as follows.
Ray Mangrum
141
Henry Picard
. 143
Gene Sarazen
145
Paul Runyan
146
E. J. Harrison
147
Felix Serafln
,. 147
Harry Cooper
147
Clarence Doser
147
Horton Smith
.. 147
Jimmy Thomson
147
Tony Manero
147
Victor Ghezzi
, ,. 148
Joe Turnesa
.. 148
Wlffy Cox
.. 148
Herman Barron
.. . 148
Harold Callaway
148
Ky Laffoon
' 149
Torchy Toda
149
Tommy Armour
149
Bobby Crulckshank
. .. 149
Jules Huot
. . 149
flood reached here, local officials set
as the goal for Aberdeen, Pinehurst
and Southern Pines alone the sum ot
$1,000.
Paul Dana of Pinehurst and Nelson
C. Hyde of Southern Pines, in charge
of collections here, announced yester
day they had crossed the $1,000
mark, in fact one check received for
$100 had boosted the total to a little
over $1,100.
In view of Admiral Grayson’s tele
gram, it is now the desire of the local
Red Cross to forward a check to flood
headquarters for $1,500. Additional
donations may be sent either to Mr.
Dana at Pinehurst or Mr. Hyde at
Southern Pines.
Noel Laingr to Ride
at Camden Saturday
Larg;e Crowd From Sandhills
Plan to See Carolina Cup
Steeplechase
Horse devotees in the Sandhills will
motor to Camden, S. C. tomorrow to
Record Entries for 19th Annual
Horse Show Here Next Week
Hujfle Will Blow For First of 60
Classes One Week From
This Morning
Heads Horse Show
Next Tuesday morning the bugle,
will blow foi- the first class in the
19th annual Pinehurst Horse ^how,
the first of 60 classes to be judged in
the picturesque show ring near the
race track. The show will cover two
days, with judging both mornings
and afternoons.
Despite the fact that they were
supposed to close a week ago, entries
are still pouring into the office of
the show secretary Charles W. Pic-
quet, for the hunter, jumper, saddle,
pony and other classes on the prog
ram. There is €very indication that
this year’s event will be a record
breaker for numbers and for qual
ity—of horses shown. They are com
ing from all parts of the state and
over the borders to vie with the pick
of the hundreds of mounts which
have been wintering in Pinehurst and
Southern Pines this winter.
Purses of $900 for the aaddk'*, hun
ter and jumper stakes have attract
ed some of the finest animals in the
south.
Hunter classes are to be shown
over the outside course of varied
jumps typical of this hunting coun
try, and bid fair to prove colorful
and thrilling. Jumpers will be shown
in the ring, as will all other types.
Judging from the demand for boxes
and parking spaces the spectator in
terest in next week’s affair is keener!
\
LEONAKI) TI FT.S
3-DAY FESTIVAL
APRIL 16.17,18
IN SOUTHERN PINES
Directors of Chamber of Com
merce Decide on Program
of Proven Felaturies
R. S. DuRANT CHAIRMAN
At a meeting of the Board of Di
rectors of the Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday it was definitely decided
to go ahead with the 3d Annual
Spring Blossom Festival, to be held
cn April 16th, 17th and Isln. R. S.
I DuRant, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, will act as general chair
man. The directors decided to make
the Festival a three-day affair, fea
turing the major part of last year’s
program.
The Festival will open on Thursday,
the 16th. with Old Slave Day. Frank
Buchan, chairman in charge, states
that he expects to make this even a
bigger day than a year ago and of
more interest to winter visiters. At
ITesident of Pinehurst Jockey t'luh ' ''e
held in the city park where the old
GARRISON CALLS
MASS METING OF
COUNTY FARMERS
slaves can talk with visitors. In the
afternoon there will be mass sing
ing of the old Negroes under the di
rection of the Rev. J. A. Williams, to
be followed by a Negro sermon by
one of the old darkies of ante-bellum
days. In addition there will be clog
and buck-and-wing dances and con-
tests of various kinds. In the even-
County Agent I.ssues Call For 1 ing thef“e will be an old fiddlers’ con-
Discussion of Contracts For J vention at the school auditorium, and
New Season j square dancing as well as other mua-
I ical features.
There will be a mass meeting of. Friday, the 17th, has been set aside
.. . mi. I. Moore county cotton and tobacco' as Musical Dav. Different schools ot
than in many years. The show this, | oliiuuis
yfar is for the benefit of the Moore! Carthage on the first day j the county will compete for prizes.
County Hospital, one reason for the I of April at 1:30 p. m. Court will be ^ girls from Flora Macdonald Col-
widespread support. The quality and : in session at the same time which t^ Highland Flmg. In
number of entries, the spirited com-1 prevents use of the Court Room but i School Dramatic
petltim promised In the stake events,! I , ' “ ° , ' , Room But club w.ll present . piay and musical
the fact that the show Is always one '° ® j progra. .. Prot. Frederick Stanley
Of the society events of the season, ! auditorium. The ; Smith will be in charge of the pro-
are other reasons prompting the show ! meeting, therefore, will be held in the ; gram for Friday,
officials to anticipate record crowds : building which is to the , Saturday, the 18th, the last day of
on both days | of the road entering Carthage ; the Festival, will be devoted entirely
, ... 1 ^ i from toward Pinehurst. to sports, under the direction of Chan
The mornmg classes will start at '
10:00 o’clock, the afternoon judging! are anxious that all who are ' chairman. The morning prog-
begins at 1:30, on both days.
Those desiring boxes or parking
spaces, or both, should get in touch
with Mr. Picquet promptly. He says
they aren’t going to last long.
interested in cotton or tobacco attend calls for a special Gymkhana,
Sacred Heart Chapel, Pinehurst,
Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary
*
Mass Celebrated by Very Rev. er gave a brief though poignant de-
Bliley, Prior of Belmont Abbey scription of his visit to a leper coi-
—Many Visiting Clergy ony in South America. He w'as ap-
I palled at the sight of such suffering
Laetare Sunday was the 15th anni- almost dumbfounded at behold-
'ersary of the dedication of the Sac- ] ing the spirit and joy amidst horror
red Heart Chapel at Pinehurst. The' that animated the souls and faces of
Rev. William J. Dillon, for 25 years' victims, the nursing sisters and the
pastor of the flock, arranged for a Why, father, have you
quiet though colorful commemora- ' •” ^he man of God, another
tion of the event, and the Ladies'! Damien, replied, “It is for God.”
Father Gallagher then referred to the
this meeting and hear the whole
story,” .says E. H. Garrison, Jr.
county agent. “With the
amount of time that we have left
now, it will be impossible for us to
' stop and go over this work with
Sacred Concert Sunday i individually and I certainly
in Pinphiir«4t Thiirrh
in rinenurssi ^^nurtii ,.j
_ _ I contracts will be ready to be signed.
Organ Selections, String and Vo-, as soon as we get this informa-
cal (Juartets on Program | tion it win be put out in the form of
For Evening personal notice to each grower or
■ will be carried in all the county pa-' Rev. C. I. C!alcotp T*0
There will be a sacred concert at ' _ v.. a. AU
; pers.
the Pinehurst Community Church, [
r / “If it Is so that we can do this,
one block west of the intersection ot
the contracts will be carried to the
featuring some of the best saddle
horses and jumpers wintering here
small season. . Plans are being made
for tennis matches to be held between
college teams on the municipal courts.
In the afternoon the feature event is
expected to be the baseball game be
tween Duke University and Davidson
College. Saturday evening the pro
gram will come to a close with the
annual Festival Dance to be held at
the Southern Pines Country Club.
Become Pastor Here
the Southern Pines and Carthage
highways, Sunday evening, March 29
at 8:00 o’clock.
The program will Include organ se-
dlfferent parts of the county as they
were when the original contracts was
signed. With no more information
than we have now it is almcst impos-
Sanctuary Society and the Choir as
sisted him wholeheartedly. The mass
was celebrated by the Very Rev.
Nicholas Bllley, O. S. B., J. C. D.,
Prior of Belmont Abbey. The Rev.
Francis Underwood, Belmont Abbey’s
organist and choir-master, conducted
the musical program. The Rev. Am
brose Gallagher, O. S. B., pastor of
St. Peter’s Church, Charlotte, was the
preacher. Assisting in the sanctuary,
were Right Rev. Msgr. M. W. Barry.' Particular or all those who
Chapel, “a Gothic poem written in
meters of stone," he called it, as a
unit in a chaplet of artistic beauty
that old earth wears on her brow to
symbolize her appreciation of Catho
licism. He gracefully described the
faith and devotion of Father Dillon,
the pastcr-builder. And he concluded
with a pean of praise for all who
further the work of the Spouse of
LL.D., of Hartford. Conn., the Rev.
Raphael Arthur, O. S. B. of Belmont,
witness the running of The Carolina and the pastor.
Cup race on the picturesque Spring
dale course. With six events on the
card and a big entry list which in
cludes the leading horses in training
in the south today, some exciting
races are anticipated.
In the Carolina Cup, feature event
on the program, will be all the horses
which ran in the Sandhills Cup race
here two weeks ago. Indigo, the win
ner; Fugitive, Charioteer and Oliver
C., the latter two from the training
stables of Noel Laing in Southern
Pines. Laing is expected to ride Oli
ver C. He will ride also in the brush
races.
The races start at 2:00 o’clock.
The Gothic chapel was beautiiul.
served God in building and continu
ing this House of God and Gate of
Heaven.
After the mass. Father Dillon en-
, tertained the visiting clergy at a din-
Candles, rose colored vestments, mar- . ..
ble altars, green carpet, oaken furni
ture, golden daffodils, wove them
selves into a tapestry of impressive
beauty. The music—simple hymns,
known to everyone, sung themselves
into every human heart present. And Gilliam Grissom, former United
the sermon—Father Gallagher, noted States Collector of Internal Reve
as a pulpit orator and a radio speak- nue in North Carolina, was nominat-
er, was at his best. He seemed to ed for Governor of the state by the
GRISSOM CANDIDATE OF
REPUBLICANS FOR GOVERNOR
realize the interest his hearers had in
the chapel and with but a brief in
troduction he made contact with this
interest and made it throbbingly
Republican party at the State Con
vention held this week In Raleigh.
Herbert F. Seawell, jr., of Car
thage, a leading Republican in Moore
alive. The tonic note of his discourse county, was nominated for State In-
was “Rejoice.” The Reverend speak-1 surance Commissioner.
Issued Call to Vass, Lakeview,
Manly and Union Churches;
To Reside in Vass
The Rev. C. I. Calcote of near Rich
mond. Va., has accepted the call of
a special pulpit committee from the
Ing to Raleigh this week to get all : Lakeviey, Manly and Union
the details in reprd to the contracts j p^^^i^y^^^ian churches to become the
pastor of this group of churches, and
lections, and numbers by the string
quartette and vocal mixed quartette, j
The vocal quartette will sing both
accompanied and acapella.
Professor Frederick Stanley Smith ^ procedure to follow In getting
will be at the organ. The members of i these lined ud for Lhis vear I under- ! .. _
. . .. I year, x uiiuei j,j arrive in Vass about the first of
the string quartette are Miss Margar- | stand that these are being printed at An_;i hi<s
et Bishop, first violin; Mrs. Sylvia | the present time but this is all the j Calcote visited th*s com-
‘“imunltyatewwecksagroandmade.
Yeomans, viola; A. B. Yeomans, cello.' them now i
I iiuw. I impression on the many Presby-
j A "Please remember the date and|terians who assembled at the Vasa,
^d Mrs. A- V- • place of the county meetings and try, union and Manly churches to hear
Mrs. A. J. McKeiway. | personal no-; him. He has a wife and two small
In the arrangement of this concert i tices are being mailed to all those children and they will reside in the
h£is been undertaken the task of in- j ^^-ho have cotton and tobacco con- [ manse here.
eluding in the program numbers ^ tracts. If all those who get these'
which will appeal to music lovers will pass the word around, it will help
whose preferences vary widely. The us a lot and save time later on in
quartette will sing chorals harmoniz- getting set up and started."
ed by J. S. Bach and compositions by
TREADWAY SPEAKER
Heaton I. Treadway, manager of
the Highland Pines Inn, “talked shop”
to the Kiwanis Club at its luncheon
meeting in the Pinehurst Community
I Church Wednesday noon, telling them
In addition to the check for $25.00 something of the inside of the ho-
Mlchael Haydn. But they will also THISTLE CLUB BENEFIT FOR
sing some of the m6st greatly loved | FLOOD VICTIMS .\PRIL SD
hymns of the church and a group of
spirituals. For those who take par- j
ticular delight in the finest music ^ donated by the Thistle Club of South-, tel business.
rendered w’lth ,synipathy and skill ^ ern Pines to the Red Cross for flood qymKHA^A THIS AFTERNOON
upon the instruments there is a spec- j relief, this organization is sponsoring ■
ial treat In. those numbers played by a card party at the Southern Pines | One of the regular bi-weekly gym-
the string quartette and upon the Country Club next Friday night, Ap- khanas In Southern Pines will be held
beautifully toned organ of the Com
munity Church.
This concert will be the evening
ril 3d at 8:30 o’clock to raise addi- this afternoon, Friday, in the Horse
tional funds. Club members are hope- Show ring, with more than the usual
ful that there will be a large attend- number of feature events scheduled,
worship during which an offering \ ance. The charge will be one dollar The pick of the hunters in the sec-
will be received for the church. The per person, which will include prizes tion will compete in the jumping
public is cordially invited to come, for winners and refreshments for ail. events.