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POSTOFFFICE PLAIN
TO BE SENT HERE
FOR SUGGESTIONS
Ready After January 1st, Super
vising Architect Writes
Postmaster Buchan
EMBURY SITBMITS SKETCH
Word has been received by Post
master Frank Buchan from Ihe Sup
ervising Architect of the Treasury
Department in Waahinglon lhat plittis
for the new Southern Pines Postoffice
would be forwarded here “after Jan
uary 1st” for the citizens to look
over and propose changes before the
contracts are let.
It was also learned here during the
past week that Aymar Embury, noted
architect who drew the plans for
many of the leading buildings here,
had submitted a sketch to. the Super
vising Architect of a structure which
he believes would fit into the local
picture- Mr. Embury is one of a board
of five consulting architects appoint
ed some time ago by President Roose
velt to oversee projects under the
federal building program, and will, it
is presumed, have much to say about
the exterior design of the Southern
Pines building. The interior lay-out is
specified by the Postoffice Depart
ment to meet its requirements.
Mr. Embury was the architect of
the Citizens Bank & Trust Company
Building, of the Mudgett Building, of
the Southern Pines Country Club, of
the Highland Pines Inn, of the Mid-
Pines Club, of several of our fine
residences, including that of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry M. Vale on Weymouth
Heights-
The fact that Southern Pines was
to have a new postoffice was called
to the attention of Mr- Embury by a
prominent resident of the Sandhills
last week, and he replied that he
would submit a sketch to the Super
vising Architect of a buildTh^ which
would conform to the style of archi
tecture here.
The sketch has been received by
Postmaster Frank Bwchan. It carries
out the desire of local citizens in that
it follows the general archiectural
scheme and lines of our more attrac
tive downtown buildings, and that
it is simple and not gaudy.
It is not definitely known here
whether Mr. Embury’s sketch will be
utilized by the Treasury Department.
In any event, the plana will be here
for public inspection after the turn
of the year-
Bnuthern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina, Friday, December 11, 1936.
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Aymar Embury Suggestion For New Southern Pines Postoffice
POST OPFiCE.
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CoK Seeks Government
Fur 3 For Nurses’ Home
For Ploore County Hospital
“Yer Toes Git Blue”
Welfare Off.icer Issues Christ
mas IMea for Shoeless
Youngsters in County
Music To Play Important Part
In Southern Pines This Winter
Registeress of Deeds
Miss McCaskill, First W'oman
Ever Elected to County Of
fice Assumes Duties
Director Smith of Local StK-iety
in Great Demand By Inter
ested Special Groups
On Wednesday a few specially in
terested members of the Southern
Pines Music Society gathered to dis-
With a woman administering the cuss the work ol the society during
oath. Moore county’s first woman of- the past year and make plans for the
ficer, Miss Bess McCaskill, of Car-1 future. This society, which was
thage, Register of Deeds, was induct- | founded several years ago, has for its
rOAWARDKIWANIS
BUILDER’S CUP AT
MEETING TONIGHT
"What you say, Mister? You’ll give
a dollar for .shoes? Now ain’t that
swell! Us kids don’t mind a little
cold, but it pinchcs when its like this
if yer ain’t got .shoes, and yer toes
gits pretty blue.”
And there are scores of small toes
in Moore county that are “pretty
blue” right now and shoes should be
provided immediately. This is not
just "another request,” but an “ur
gent need.”
Mrs. Lessie Brown, welfare chair
man, urges that cash donations be
Public Works Administration
Will Be Asked For Grant
Toward $35,000 Building
NEW WING DELAYED
The Board of County Commission-
eis on Monday, in regular session,
passed resolutions authorizing the
chairman of the Board ti> file applica
tion through the Fedei'al Emergency
Administration of Public Works for a
grant to aid in financing the con
struction of a nurses’ home for the
Moore County Hospital.
While only meager information is
available, it is understood that those
at the head of the enterprise hope
that a building which will be in keep
ing with the set-up at the hospital
can be erected, the cost to run in the
neighborhood of $30,000 or $35,000.
sent to her at Carthage at once so The PWA will be asked for a grant
that these children may have shoes
before Christmas. One dollar will
purchase a pair of shoes and Mrs.
Brown offers to use donations in com-
in the amount of 45 per cent of the
total amount.
The board ordered the county attor
ney, S. R. Hoyle, to proceed to insti-
munities from which they come, if re- suit against the liquidating agent
quested- Page Trust Company to estab-
Names of those contributing to the ush as a preferred claim the John-
iiioe fund will be published from
son County Home Christmas Fund.
Secrecy Maintained as To Citizen
To Be Honored Until
the Presentation
MEET AT PIN'E NEEDLES
ed into office on Monday morning
along with the other recently-elected
officials in a ceremony which attract
ed more than usual attention.
With the court room two-thirds fill
ed with interested ciizens. Attorney
W. D. Sabiston of Carthage called
the meeting to order to take part in |
main objective the encouragement
and support of music in the public
school, and also in the community
in general- Through it the school was
able to secure Frederick Stanley
Smith as choral director and part of
his salary is still paid by the society.
At the meeting on Wednesday Sup-
the. State-wide program which was i erintendent F. W. Webster described
featured by an addres by Governor-! the music in the school. He said that
elect Clyde R- Hoey, broadcast from ' Mr. Smith had of nece.ssity lost some
Charlotte.
I week to week unless it is asked that This fund of $500 was set aside by the
they be omitted. If not convenient to jate J. McN. Johnson of Aberdeen,
send donations to Mrs. Brown, tele- the interest to be used in providing
phone 23 at Carthage and reverse the a real turkey Christmas dinner with
call. She will call to see you. More all of tne fixings for the inmates of
coats and sweaters aie needed. county home from year to year.
.Ask For Time Extension
On account of the unavoidable de
lay in the completion of the new
wing of the Moore County Hospital
caused by inability of the contractor
to secure a sufficient number of
brick masons, tile, marble and terra-
zo mechanics, and the slow delivery
of structural steel, the board decided
to make application through the
' State Director of PWA for permis-
Picquet Again Elected
President of Theatre
Owners of Carolinas
The question of the liionTC'rit in the
Sandhills is: Who ha,s been selected
by the Kiwanis Club and other civic
organizations of Moore county to re^
ceive the award of the Kiwanis Build- ; .
er's Cup for distinguished and un- Orffanization Mav Come to Pine-
selfi.sh service to the community dur. ' h^rst for Silver Jubilee in
ing the past three years. The award December 1937
is to be made tonight, Friday, at the
annual Kiwanis Alumni meeting at The genial manager of the Carolina
the Pine Needles Clubhouse, and un- | Theatres of Pinehurst and Southern j sion to extend the time within which
that time, only directors of the ^ Pines was Tuesday re-elected Pies-! the project shall be completed to Feb-
til
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Hawley Poole Sworn In !
As State Legislator'
Governor Calls Special Session |
of Assembly To Act On
Social Security
Moore county’s new representative
in the General Assembly, J. Hawley
Poole of West End, will take the
oath of office sooner than he had ex
pected.
After months of continuous refus
al to call a special session of the
State legislature to consider the nec
essary legislation to give to North
Carolina the benefits of the Federal
Social Security Act, Governor Eh-
ringhaus issued a call last Saturday.
Mr- Poole, who won the Democratic
nomination from W. R. Clegg of Car
thage in last June’s primary and was
elected last month, has gone to Ral
eigh to be sworn in for the special
session. His first vote will be cast on
the compensation measure.
The action of the Governor came
as a surprise throughout the state.
He had given every appearance of
takihg no action, supposedly in the
"belief that Congress, when it convenes
in January, would extend the time
for compliance by the State with the
provisions of the Social Security Act.
How many days this General As
sembly will remain in. session is a
matter up to the body itself, but evi
dently the Governor, in calling the
legislators together immediately be
fore Christmas, has hopes of their
completing only the immediate task
before them and adjourning in time
for Christmas. The regular session of
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Mr. Sabiston then introduced the
officers, who stood facing the aud
ience and together took the constitu
tional oath. The oath of office was
taken separately by each officer, with
Miss Gilbert Cole, deputy clerk, ad
ministering the oath in the absence
of John Willcox, clerk of the court,
who was absent on account of illness.
Edward VIII Abdicates
Throne of England
Chooses Mrs. Simpson, Forme?
Guest Here, Over Retention
of His Crown
The abdication of King Edward VIII
from the throne of England was an
nounced yesterday morning following
a session of Parliament. Forced to
choose between Mrs. Wallis Warfield
club know who is to be the recipient ! ident of the North and South Caro-
of his finest voices from the Lyric | several years it was the cus- lina Theatre Owners' Association to
Club when such members as Bertha > Kiwanis Club To present serve for his 14th consecutive year.
Fowler, Ruth Richardson, Mary Jane
Woodward. Mary Elizabeth Gillis,
Eleanor Harloe. Virginia Stevick were
gi-aduated- The Glee Club was also
deprived of these voices as well as of
tlinse of the boys in the graduating
class of last year which added so
much to the mixed choruses. The new
clubs, formed this year, promise to
be of excellent quality but they have
been slow to start, the boys especial
ly have been slow to join. As the
ranks of the Glee Club are filled dur
ing the next few years by the young
er children its performance should
be even better, as these children will
hove been trained since they entered
school. When one considers that with
practically untrained material Mr.
Smith’s clubs have been able to win
the State prize for this size school
for the last three years the future
a very
a Builder's Cup annually- This prac
tice was discontinued during the de
pression, but revived this year, and
various civic organizations of towns
in the county were asked to submit
nominations. These were weighed and
\ considered by the board of directors
1 of the club, and their vote determined
I the one to be honored.
Five .Vwards Made
In the past, John R- McQueen, Bion
H- Butler, Leonard Tufts. Simeon B.
Chapin and Frank Buchan have re
ceived the award. The presentation of
the sixth cup will be made tonight
by the Rev. J. Fred Stimson of South
ern Pines, lieutenant governor of Ki
wanis Intft’national in tTiis division.
Mr. Stimson is also president of the
local club.
bright promise indeed.
Women’s Chorus
Aside from this main project, the
Music Society is pleased to sponsor
a new women’s chorus which was
Simpson, of Baltimore, Md., and the school music holds
retention of the crown, the monarch
put heart before kingship. He will be
succeeded by his brother, the Duke
of York.
Mrs. Simpson, when she was Mrs.
E. Winfield Spencer, Jr., wife of a
lieutenant in the United States Navy,
was the guest in Southern Pines of a
prominent local society woman and
attended a number of social func
tions here She is at present the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Rogers in
their villa at Cannes, France. Mr. and
Mrs. Rogers have also visited in Sou
thern Pines The abdicated monarch
is expected to join her In Cannes at
once.
The annual convention of the organ
ization, in Charlotte, brought the
largest atte'hdance from the two
states since the pre-depression days.
The other good news from the gath
ering was the very probable choice
of Pinehurst for next year’s con
vention, which will be the Silver Jub
ilee for which extravagant plans are
already in the making. The associa
tion will be 25 years old in 1937 and
plans to celebrate the occasion fit
tingly. It is because of Mr. Picquet’s
long service as its executive head that
the organization proposes to come
here at that time.
Mr. Piquet was re-elected despite
strenuous efforts to retire as presi-
ruary 1, 1937,
The following orders were passed:
Thn, $10 each for board and care be
paid' to J. A. Price for the upkeep of
four Maples children until further or
der of the Board; that the J. D. Por.
ter billiard parlor be granted license
to operate a pool room; that Sarah
Ann Fields be admitted to the coun
ty home; that Isaac Sheffields be al
lowed $4 per month until further ol
der of the board; that beer license
be issued to Mrs- John P. Mulcahy,
Mineral Springs township; that M.
E. Stutts, Glendon, be allowed $5 per
month.
It was ordered that the board rec
ommend to the State Highway Com
mission that the State take over and
mainain the following road: Starting
on the Old Blank Road at Buffalo
dent- Chosen 1st vice-president was
Harry Buchanan of Hendersonville, ■ qjj jq Highway, a distance of
2d vice-president, Albert Sotille,; about two mi es.
Since the founding of a KlwaUTs charleston, S. C., and re-elected sec- '
Club in Aberdeen early in December,
1922, there have been 225 residents of
the county affiliated with the organ
ization here- The active membership
today exceeds forty. Tonight’s dinner
is the annual meeting of both the ac-
formed last spring and has already tive and past members, and a large
I W. H. Currie was reelected chair-
retary and treasurer was Mrs. Wal- of the board and D. D. McCrim-
ter Griffith of Charlotte. The asso
ciation went on record as strenuously j
opposing the “double feature” pro- j
grams now current in many theatres,
throughout the country though not
in vogue in this section. More than
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
PAVING NEAR COMPL.ETION
The road program in Southern
Pines is nearing completion, Howard
Bums, City Clerk, announced yester
day that the paving of Pennsylvania
avenue from Bennett street to the
city line in West Souhern Pines was
completed except for work along the
gutters, and would be entirely finish
ed within a few days.
The first regular gymkahana of the
season in Southern Pines Is scheduled
for next Friday, December 18th.
had several meetings this fall. This
organization is singing mostly for the
fun of it and the members are hav
ing great fun. But they are work
ing hard, too, and if they become suf
ficiently expert they plan to give a
concert in the spring.
It is encouraging to the society,
and must be of interest to everyone,
to find that Mr. Smith’s field of ac
tivity is broadening. He has been ask
ed by the ladies of the Curb Mar
ket group to form a choral society
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MISS MARGARET C. ADAMS
TO WED IN EARLY SPRING
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Adams an
nounce the engagement of their
dfiughter, Margaret Carpnen, to
James Frank Loudermilk of Norman.
The wedding will take pla^e in early
spring. Miss Adams was a graduate
of the Southern Pines High School
and also of the Anson Sanatoriuri for
Nursing at Wadesboro.
gathering is looked for at the new , eoo persons atended the annual ban-
Pine Needles clubhouse. This is the
one meeting of the year also to
which women are invited. An inter
esting program has been arranged
for the entertainment of the guests,
with James Boyd, the author, as the
principal speaker- There will be oth
er features, and also music and danc
ing.
CHRISTMAS S.4LE HELD
The annual Christmas Sale of the
Church of Wide Fellowship was held | license plates.
quet, at which Ed Cuyendall, presi
dent of the National Theatre Own
ers jAssociation was the principal
speaker.
mon was made vice-chairman.
“BILL” HUNTLEY JOINS
B.ANK OF CHAPEL HILL
.\UTO LICENSE PLATE
APPLICATIONS M.AILED
Thirty-five emergency employes of
the state Motor Vehicle Bureau, se
lected from a list of 450 applicants,
have begun preparation for the annu
al 15-day rush for new automobile
William T. Huntley, Jr., formerly
of Aberdeen, has resigned his position
with the Income Tax division of the
Treasury Department, located at
Greensboro, and become affiliated
with the Bank of Chapel Hill. W. J.
Bost. formerly of Concord, has suc
ceeded him in the division. Mr Hunt
ley is a son of Moore county’s tax
collector, W T. Huntley and Mrs.
Huntley, of Aberdeen.
on Wednesday and despite the incle
ment weather proved most success
ful- A large crowd attended the lun
cheon at noon and more came for the
afternoon tea. Sales were reported as
ahead of previous years.
FIRE IN THEATRE
Fire did slight damage in the mo
tion picture theatre in Carthage last
Friday night.
Tags for all motor vehicles will
will be placed on sale in Raleigh and
at 49 branch offices next Thursday,
December 15, the date fixed by sta
tute. No extension of time beyond
January 1 for license purchases will
be allowed Director R. R. McLaugh
lin of the Motor Vehicle Bureau has
announced.
The last batch of application cards
for some 400,000 private automobile
licenses were mailed this week.
GENERAL McCLOSKY IS HONOR
GUEST AT WILMINGTON
Brigadier General Manus McClos-
key, commanding officer at Fort
Bragg, world’s largf;«it artillery post,
who has been orden d co another sta
tion on March 1st, was honored at a
banquet In Wilmington on Tuesday.
General McCloskey will be succeeded
here by Brigadier General T. E. Mer
rill.
General McCloskey will be amon^
the honor guests at the annual ban
quet of the Chamber of Commerce
here next month.