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FIRST LV news, CIRCULATION & ADVERTISING THE A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding yOL. 16, NO. M ^ THAOE SPniNCS LAKKVIEW SPRIHOS PIMES - r'*'' * ^'N.n PILOT MOORE COUNTY’S LEADING NEWS-WEEKLY of the Sandhill Territor^v^ o' North Carolina Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina. .Friday, May 15, 1936 CLYDE HOEY HITS AT MCDONALD IN ABERDEEN TALK Says Opponent Has Never Lifted a Finger For the Demo cratic Party Honored by Dentists MABEL BEALE. 14, ' DIES, 2D VICTIM I OF BUS ACCIDENT FOR SALES TAX CHANGES Clyde R. Hoey. candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governo'r, spoke to a representative audience of men and women at Aberdeen High School auditorium Monday. Mr. Hoey hit at once at the tragic school bus accident at Carthage and said in part: "Only skilful and experienced driv ers should be entrusted with the lives of children. It may be necessary to increase the drivers’ pay in order to get more experienced men, but the main things is to get them and thus afford greater security.” Attacking in a mild but effective way the proposals of Dr. Ralph Mc Donald, the speaker reviewed the ac complishments of the Democratic party in North Carolina for the last 35 years, pointing out the improve ment in roads, schools, hospitals, in dustrial schools, health service, etc. Mr. Hoey said of Dr. McDonald: "He promises to repeal any tax to which anybody objects and to increase any expenditure anyone wants. He knows what he promises can’t be done. “I don't believe it will be possible to repeal the sales tax at this time un less we are willing to cripple the schools, deprive old people of the se curity they should have from the Fed eral and State government, and put the Stafte tax back on land. I am not willing to do any of those things, nor would I make a promise that couldn’t be kept to get the office of governor, or any other office.” Continuing to pick flaws in Dr. Mc Donald, Mr. Hoey said, “He’s the best friend the Republicans have. All Gil liam Grissom, the Republican nomi nee, will have to do is to take Ralph McDonald’s speech, change a few par agraphs and use it next fall. Although McDonald has lived in the state 12 years it was not until 1932 that he ever registered and voted. No Democratic Helper "It was only four years ago that he found out whether he was a Dem ocrat or a Republican. He has never lifted his hand for the party. The only candidacy in whicli he ever took in terest has been his own.” Mr. Hoey seems thoroughly in sym pathy with the Federal government's plans for social legislation, crop con trol and other far-reaching public measures, particularly as they affect ■North Carolina. “One thing we must not do is to {PUase fwrn to page 5) State Investijyatins Tragedy at Carthage and Verdict of Coroner’s Jurv State Dentists Gather at Pinehurst SYSTEM IS BLAMED I DK. K. M. MEDLIN of Aberdeen was elected vice-presi dent by acclamation at the State Den tal Convention held at Pinehurst the first thiee days of this week. NEW CANDIDATES ADD NAMES TO POLITICAL POT Edward J. Burns, Carthage At torney Out for Seat in Leg islature BOYETTE HAS OPPOSITION A second victim of the school bus tragedy at Caithage, 14-year-old Ma bel Beale, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Beale of near Carthage, died in the Moore County Hospital on Sun day. five days after the wreck. Earl Calloway, 10, died almost upon arriv al at the hospital after the accident which injured some 17 children on their way to school. The coroner’s jury, impaneled Tiy Coroner D. Carl Fry after the bus had left the highway, and struck a tree and turned over with its tragic results, exonerated 16-year-old Roy Calloway, substitute driver for his older brother, last Thursday after- |n"on, placing the blame rather upon a State system which permits school boys to drive school busses. The acci dent and the verdict of the coroner’s jury is now the subject of investiga tion by the State School Commission at Raleigh. Seven children have been idlled in sch'ol bus accidents since the State took over the transportation of pupils to and from schools, includ ing the two latest Moore county vic tims. 7>Q. O. i^LPOQD 2>R. Z. L. a T>f?. a S^£FPiEk.Ty Z)/3, <L. 'T^RITX/EN Pictured above are five officers and the piesident-elect of the North Car- Tiacy Beale, father of young Mary, sccUty which opened its gave cut a statement in Carthage this g2nd annual meeting in Pinehurst week that none of his other children ^jonday morning, the sessions contin- would be permitted to ride in the ^.j^g through Wednesday. As the final hour for filing notice of candidacy approached last Satur day, much fuel was added to the po litical pot in Moore county and the quiet simmer of a few days ago is rapidly changing to a rolling boil which bids fair to lose none of its heat until the democratic primary Is over in June. busses until capable, adult drivers are employed, and this appears to be the sentiment of large numbers of par ents throughout the county and state. Funetal services for Mabel Beale Wire held Monday afternoon at Cool Springs Methodist Church near Glen- don. i While hope for the lecovery of the ' I othei' injured children is held, it is ! reported that two, Mary Louise In- ' , man and Annie Ruth Wallace, are quite seriously injured. ! The tragedy has created a wave of; Reading from top row, left to right, they are Dr. Frank Alford, of Char- a <:JoNe.<3 lotte, secretary-trea.surer; Dr. Z. L. Kdwards, of W’ashington, president; Dr. Neal Sheffield, of Greensbcro, Ex ecutive Committee; Dr. D. L. Pridgen, of Fayetteville, piesident-elect; Dr. C. M. Parks, Executive Committee, and Di. Paul Jones, of Farmville, Execu tive Committee. Washington Art Critic Sings High Praise of Ruth Doris Swett Her Etchings Selected for Ex hibition in New York and Cali fornia as W'ell as Smithsonian One of the candidates to file recent- i ly is Edward J. Burns. Carthage at- j-esentment against the policy of the torney, whose announcement appears state School Commission in having in this issue and whose entrance into j schoolboys drive the busses, and par- > the race for the legislature causes this | ents along the route of the wrecked event to be a three-sided affair. Mr. . iQath to send their children to Burns, a Duke graduate, completed ; g^hool in this way. Some are said to his law couise in 1929 and for the , jjg remaining out of school, while oth- past six years has been practicing in j gj.g being carried to and from his home town where he is prominent; g^hool by their parents, in civic affairs, having served as town ; jijgcussing the tragedy. County attorney, member of the school board , superintendent H. Lee Thomas made and chairman of the precinct com-i ^he following statement; "I am deeply ' High praise for a resident of South- i ern Pines, Miss Ruth Doris Swett, is found in an article in the Washington ; Star by its art critic, Miss Lelia anent the present exhibit of her work in the Smithsonian Build ing in Washington. "Lovers of art and print collectors will find much to enjoy and admire in the joint exhibition of dry points, mezzotints, aquatints and etchings by Swett and Alexandro Arthur C. Everest, 77, Dies After Long Illness Father of Charles C. Everest, Dies at His Home in Winsdor, Conn. Arthur C. Everest, father of Char les P. Everest cf Southern Pines died at his home in Winsdor, Conn., Sun day, May 10th after an extended ill ness. Mr. Everest was 77 years at age. Burial services were held Tues day in Willimaritic, Conn., with Ma sonic rites. Mr. Everest is survived by one son, Charles P. Everest, who is now in Boston, Mass., and four daughters, Mrs. Florence Everest Tracy and Mrs. Homer R Turner of Windsor; Mrs J Frank Haywood, Wellesley, Mass.. and Mrs. W, A. Johnson, Bloomington, 111. mittee of West Carthage. He is a son of the Jate Senator R. L. Bums who introduced the bill in the general as sembly creating the present highway commission, and is a brother of grieved by the death and suffering and until May 20 under the auspices of the Division of Graphic Arts of , „ , , J, I the United States National Museum,” No. 1 near Parkwood Tuesday mom- L, .. . ! c .. . *.0. • . ... the article says, a ing. School officials here in the coun- I ty have been doing everything they 1 ‘‘Miss Swett, who lives at Southern Howard, city clerk of Southern ^ pould under the State’s very strict IN. C., but hsis traveled and laws, rules and regulations to make I worked in all the South Atlantic school transportation safe for thei3‘«‘«®- etching only five or children of the county. We certainly years ago, in which time she has hope nothing of this kind will ever i rapid advance toward proficien- happen again and shall in the future ; ^y- Society of American ' Etchers' most recent annual exhibi tion her print "The Florida Pine” was S. p. GIRLS TO MEET WILMINGTON SATURDAY The Southern Pines net lassies will seek revenge on the girls from Wil mington when they meet Saturday morning on the local school courts. According to Mr. Hunter, locali ten nis coach, Wilmington has some of the best talent in the state and will offer stiff opposition. Lee and Lewis will occupy the number one and two spots for the visitors, while Wren and Barnum will fumish the opposition. Tentative line-up for Southern Pines is Wrenn, Bamum, Harloe, Ward, M. Spaeth .Grover, Kelley, and Blue. Pines. J. Hawley Poole, another candidate for the seat, announced last week that he was running on a platform of ■‘Plain - Common - Horse - Sense. Mr. Poole is an influential peach grower of West End. The third of the trio is W. R. Clegg of Carthage, who was the successful contestant in the pre ceding election and whose achieve ments while in Raleigh are already well-known to the people of the coun- (Please turn to Page 8) Colored Hobo Victim Stutts Not In Race Pinehurst Warehouses Head Declines Offer of Repub lican Party In the issue of May 1, O. H. Stutts of Pinehurst was listed as running for County Commissioner on the Republican ticket. It seems that Mr. Stutts’ friends put his name on the ticket without his tn wledge and he offers the follow ing explanation: "Most candidates, when running for public offices say that they have been urged by their friends to run but in this particular case none of my friends urged me; they simply put me on the ticket with out my knowledge. While I appre ciate their thoughtfulness I am not interested in running for any public office.” selected as one o the "hundred best” to be ehibited at the Grand Central i Galleries and later go on circuit; As Boat Capsizes another of her Florida etchings was I chosen by the California Print Mak- Taylor Chemical Plant Destroyed by Fire Aberdeen Concern Completely Wiped Out In Early Even ing Fire Fire completely destroyed the ex pensive plant of the Taylor Chemical ty. This race promises to be an inter- Was Fishing with Local Man in ^rs for inclusion in their international esting one. Town Water Works Early There are also three Democratic! Yesterday ccntestants for the office of solicitor, > M. G. Boyette, the incumbent, who is A tranB*<;ni. negro, Richard Brown j groups. Without restricting herself eight o’clock in the lower plant of Columbia. S. C., was drowned and | any one kind of tree, Miss Swett has | entire two buildings were en- shrw at Los Angeles. Here she dis plays 25 dry points, the majority of Aberdeen Tuesday night, which are of trees, singly or in; fire, origin unknown, started at present assistant State manager of Hoey’s campaign as well as chairman Paul T. Barnum of Southern Pines ; undoubtedly specialized in transcrib- of the Democratic Executive Commit- | narrowly escaped when the boat | ing the long-needle pine of the South tee of Moore county; Henry Seawell, j from which they were fishing capsiz-j and has done it beautifully. Carthage attorney and son of Herbert; ed in a deep section of the lake of: “Strength and Softness” F. Seawell, Sr. ,of Carthage and | the Southern Pines Water Depart-1 “There is s mething very grace- Washingtcn, and Carlton McDonald ment early Thursday morning. I ful about these typically Southern of Jackson Springs whose father was After unsuccessfully trying to help | trees, with a well-known physician. the man, Barnum with considerable | trunks and veloped in flames within a short time. Seven fire companies assisted the Aberdeen fire department in their ef forts to keep the sweeping flames and expl ding chemicals from the tanks of the Gulf Refining Company, a their tail straight | scant 100 feet from the blazing in- magnificently tassled | ^erno. from becoming a conflagra- Interesting developments have oc' difficulty made his way to shcre but j heads. But they are not easy to drawj*^*®*' would have menaccd the curred in the race for county commis- the negro hobo, whom he had picked : or to etch, for they combine both town. sioner from each of the districts, | up at the station to row the boat, with opposition ahead for each mem--' had disappeared. ber of the present board. In Carthage townships, Wilbur Currie, present chairman of the board who has been at the helm through several situa tions of outstanding difficulty during his tenure of office and who has shewn wisdom and good judgment In meeting them, will be opposed by Reid Flinchiim, Carthage merchant, ‘Please turn to page 4) After getting ashore Barnum im- strength and softness; their long. The Chemical company, a frame “leaves” are like needles, but against the sky they appear as soft as vel- mediately reported the accident to ' vet to the touch. It is just this combi- structure 200 by 60 feet, was located adjacent to the Seaboard tracks, south cf the tobacco warehouses. As the officials o fthe water department who started proceedings for the re covery of the body at once. It was f'und at 11:15 a. m. in eight feet of water by Albeit L. Adams. A coroner’s jury at Southern Pines returned a verdict of accidental death by drowning. nation cf strength and lightness that the blaze reached the store of sulphur, this young etcher gets in her plates—• especially in her prints showing sin- explodin g containers hurtling their contents high in the air above the gle branches and plumed twigs. She flames made a spectacle of vivid herself has a lightness in her touch; she seems to have done her work not merely with enthusiasm but love, (Please turn to page 8) beauty, fraught with appalling dan ger to the fire fighters. Sulphur fumes, so wide-.spreading that the {Please tum to page 5) FIVE CENTS Ch> lER GIVES BOARD’S REASONS FOR POSITION Defends Purchase of Church F’roperty on Grounds of Expe diency and Economy TEACHERS IMPORTANT In answering the various objections parents have brought up against the purchase of the Baptist Church for use for temporary quarters for the elementary grades R. L. Chandler of the schroi board states the position and reasons of the School Board con vincingly. The principle objections, as was explained in The Pilot last week, came from parents who objected to sending their children to a frame building, to sending them across the railroad tracks, and from people who feel the purchase of the church prop erty to be a waste of money. How ever, overcrowding is a situation that must be met at once if only by the best temporary methods devisable. Mr Chandler herewith gives his reas ons in support of his proposal: "To the patrons and taxpayers of the Southern Pines School District: "You have probably read with iO' terest the article in last wee^’« Pilot regarding the school situation in the district and the piopoaed plans to temporarily iTllfve the situation. The position taken by the commit tee was that this is not the time to put forth efforts to increase the debt of the district by the issuing of bonds <even though that might be accom plished by an election at this time). “Having insufficient space to take cate of next year’s enrollment it was up to the committee to in some way Lake care of the situation, with a very small expenditure of funds. The pur chase of the Baptist Church at a nom inal price, remodeling to suit our pur-' pose, was the one method the com mittee felt might be done to overcome the difficulty, and would relieve the situation for possibly four years. At the end of four or five years we be lieve economic conditions would per mit the committee to go ahead with a permanent plan. It appeared to be good sound business judgment to take the steps we proposed to take, j "It possibly has not occurred to many of us that there are many bar riers to overcome in doing other than what we proposed to do. It is very doubtful that a school district under the present laws can issue bonds but if it is possible the procedure is rather cumbersome, expensive and ex ceedingly slow, ecept by act of the legislature. The procedure is about as follows, which may not be in exact order of procedure. “1. Employment of an attorney; 2. Adoption of proper resolutions by the School Committee: 3. Approval by the L/ocal Government Commission; 4. Ap proval by the County’Board of Com missioners; 5. Registration for spec ial election within the school district requiring books to be open for regis tration approximately one month; 6. Challenge Day; 7. Election; 8. Certifi cation of results of election to the County Beard of Commissioners and adoption of proper resolutions by them; 9. Final approval by Local Gov ernment Commission; 10. Approval of procedure by a recognized Bond at torney before bonds are readily mar ketable; 11. Advertising of sale of Bonds, etc. “Numerous resolutions must be adopted by several governmental units and other procedure is neces sary to issue bonds, except when is sued by act of the legislature. "It does not appear that this would be a wise procedure at this time. A bond issue would necessarily increase taxes within the District and how much would depend entirely upon the size of the issue. "From looking over the "Honor Roll” in last week’s Pilot I fear many of us are not in position to pay more taxes at this time. "I realize that the committee as a committee and the indiviual members thereof have been severely criticized by a very few people and while their criticism of the conmiittee and mem bers was harsh and offered no alter native, I assume they acted in good (Please tum to page 6)