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»''J' fdjt-v- 4ji. 1,< ■•O'",I MOORK COUNTY’S LEADING NEWS-WEEKLY THE A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding PI LOT c FIRST IPI NlilWSl CIRCULATION & ADVERTISING of the Sandhill Territory of North ^ VS V VOL. 17. NO. 15. Bouthern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina, March 12, 1937. o ♦ / E CENTS Record Crowd Expected For Steeplechases Saturday MINISTERS VOTE TO KEEP SLOT MACfflNES OUT Pass Resolution Urging Repre sentative Poole “to Protect Us From Vicious Gambling Evil” Neck and Neck in First Race Meet Here OFFICERS ELECTED The Sandhills Ministerial Associa tion went on record against the slot machine menace at its meeting held in the Church of Wide Fellowship, Southern Pines, last Tuesday. In a resolution introduced by the Rev. W. C. Golden of Carthage, Representa tive J. Hawley Pojle of Moore county was called upon to wage war against the return of machines here. The resolution reads: “We. the Sandhills Ministerial As sociation, representing the pastors of the majority of the churches in Moore county, having heard that a local bill is before the Legislature exempt ing Moore county from protection against slot machines, which protec tion the State law now gives, would most respectfully and urgently urge our representative to withdraw said bill and, instead therefor, cooperate with those who are trying to protect us from this vicious gambling evil.” The association elected the follow ing officers for the coming year: President, Rev. R. G. Matheson; vice-president, Rev. F. Craighill Brown; secretary-treasurer, Rev. W. F. Keeler. The program committee for the coming year was named, as follows; Rev. C. Rexford Raymond, Rev. C. I. Calcote and Rev. J. Fred Stimson. CHAMBER FAVORS Five Events on Program REFERENDUM ON Pq^ Third Annual Races SCHOOL BUILDING Qf Sandhills Association Southern Pines Organization Endor.f^es Bill Ready For State Assembly Action * CIVIC CENTER DISCUSSED Real Estate Active in Southern Pines New Homes Near Completion.— John F. Stevens Buys Resi dence of Dr. Anita McGee Photograph shows the !ate Noel Laing, secretary of the Sandhills Stee plechase & Racing Association at the time of his death last fall, grouped with Lyman Wright and Carroll K. Bassett in a brush race at the inaug ural meeting of the local assoriation two years ago. Economic Aspect of New School To Be Considered, Says Buchan Not For People of Southern | Pines Aloiif- To Decide.— Hart Favors Referendum Heads Chamber With the submission of a bill to the State Legislature on Tuesday, to pro- ; vide for the calling of a special elec- i tion in the Southern Pines School District on the subpect of the school building expansion proposal, there is considerable discussion and open de bate on the matter among people in and around Southern Pines. A fine I presentation of the subject, written During the mid-winter season in | by Dr. E. Levis Prizer, appears on Southern Pines numerous rentals have been recorded, but the sales and building market has been quiet. With the near approach of Spring, how- ■ever, I’eal estate has become more active. R. F. Potts has just complet ed a handsome Cape Cod type dw’ell- ing on Vermont avenue, near May street, the house of frame construc tion. including basement, large liv- the editorial page of this issue. From others The Pilot has elicited the fol lowing statements: P. Frank Buchan, Southern Pines Postmaster—“This is a question that concerns more people than those- within the corporate limits of South ern Pines. This school here serves a special school district that encom* passes an area extending one-half ing room, kitchen, breakfast nook, j Aberdeen on the south, to and bed room on first floor, two the Fort Bragg line on the east. “bedrooms and bath on second story, ^vestward two-thirds of the way to Finished some time ago was the At- j pjnehurst and north beyond Niagara, kinson house, of similar type, 32 by I ^hat means that the town of 24 feet, located on West Broad street Southern Pines alone would not bear and Maine avenue. The Reinecke-Dillehay Company is completing a home for H. W. Dorn. Of bungalow type, frame construc tion, this dwelling 35 by 40 feet, lo cated on Indiana avenue and Ridge street, is a desirable addition to this fine neighborhood. The house includes basement, six rooms and bath with separate garage. For J. N. Steeds, this company has started work on a frame bungalow, 40 by 40 feet, on Ridge street near Maine avenue, the dwelling to contain above the base ment five rooms and bath, and at tached garage. Two reconstruction jobs are under way on Ridge street. D. Wade Ste- vick has bought the Webb house at the head of New York avenue, and Contractor Arey is remodeling the building to be ready for Mr. Stevick’s occupancy on April 1st. On the same street Mrs. E. A. Tracy is rebuilding ■her cottage located near the corner of Connecticut avenue. The Stevens agency has sold to John F. Stevens, of Baltimore, the liome of Dr. Anita McGee on Or chard road. Mr. Stevens vrtll take pos session about May 1st, and follow ing alterations to the house during the summer will occupy the property next Autumn. Two desirable lots have recently changed hands, and the new owners are contemplating building during the surtimer, and two other dwellings are reported sold. The Southern Pines Chamber of of Commerce went on record Tues day s approving the bill introduc ed at Raleigh this week legalizing a special election in the Southern Pines School district on the question ' of a bond issue for a new public ' school building. The bill was in- I troduced by Assemblyman J. Hawley ' Poole of this district, and will permit such a special election upon the pe- ! tition of ten per cent of the voters I of the district. It was brought out by Dr. G. G. Herr at the meeting of the direc tors held Tuesday in Jack’s Grill that at present the law contains no provision for the calling of a special election in the school district, and the purpi se of the Poole bill is to remedy this situation. In the event of the pasage of the bill it is prob able that a petition will be circulat ed throughout the district, to be followed by the referendum to de termine the wishes •cf the residents i of the district on the school build ing expansion proposal. ' 1 B. C. Stevens reported at the meet- 1 ing that upwards of $125 had been sub-scribed by merchants and hotel men of Stuihern Pines toward the new stables erected during the past two weeks at the Sandhills Steeple chase course on the Midland Road, In addition to these subscriptions the Town of Si.uthern Pines and the Chamber of Commerce have each con tributed $50 to the stable fund. The question of acquisition of the pi'-perty adjoining the postoffice site To Give Reading R. K. Mellon’s Escape 3rd Favor ed in Feature Three-Mile Event Over Timber NEARLY FIFTY ENTRIES JUDGE R. W. WINSTON Judge Winston, w'ho is too well known in Southern Pines to need any introduction is to be the speker at the Civic Club next Friday afternoon, March _19th at 3:00 o'clock, speak ing under the club's auspices. The prominent Durham attorney is going to read from his new book, "It's a Far Cry," just published by Henry Holt & Co., of New York. This is an autobiography, with Durham as the principal locale. In a note received brom the Judge by By Howard F. Bums With four of the best horses in America entered in the feature race, three miles over timber, at the Sand hill meet at the Barber Estate course, mid-way between Pinehurst and Southern Pines, tomorrow. Sat urday, Escape 3rd, the big bay gel9- ing owned by Richard K. Mellon of Pittsburgh, based on his perform ance at Camden on Washington’s Birthday, is considered the favorite in the meet. Charioteer, brown gelding, owned by Richard Wallach, Southern Pines, and winner of the Sandhills Cup in 1935, and Career, another bay geld ing entered by Mrs. Simon T. Patter- j son, Pittsburgh, will be strong con- I tenders, as well as Mrs. G. H. (Pete) Bostwick's Fugitive which ran sec ond in the meet here last year. With close to fifty entries for the five races, the officials of the Sand hills Steeplechase and Racing Asso ciation announced yesterday that from demands made for parking space the crowd will exceed the 15,- 000 that turned out for the last race. Large numbers trom all sec tions of the state and from Aiken and Camden, S. C., as well as northern i points are expected. Governor Clyde R. Hoey of Ral eigh is expected to attend and award Miss Florence Campbell, president of ,, „ „ ^ .. . .r. , T the Sandhills Cup to the winning horse the Civic Club, this week, Judge „ ’ “ in the timber race. The Noel Laing Winston says: “Let’s get the thinkers together that day. I read to a full house in Columbia, S. C., last evening and WALTER B. GRAHAM the burden of the Increased taxation, but it also means that the people in that special school district would have to bear a share of such an ex pense and it seems to me that, before they can be in a position to render an' opinion on the subject, they should visit the Southern Pines school and see for themselves the conditions there. "We are not going to be here for ever and it is an tixlom of the civiliz ed world todi\y that we try to leave things for coming generations in a better condition than we found them. But we can’t go ahead without con sideration for the economic aspect of the proposition. “Let the interested property owners of the special school district study the proposition first hand. That is the solution here." Robert L. Hart, President of the Chamber of Commerce—“Personally, I am In favor of the best school fa cilities we can possibly give our'chil dren. However, this is a matter of such importance that to attempt to come to any conclusion on the mat ter, shrt of a vote of the people in town caucus, would be entirely out of order.” C. Maxwell Grey—The subject hits very close to home with me. Because of poor lighting conditions that are a result of over-crowded conditions— there are four rooms that are lighted (Please turn to page 5) VASS ORGANIZES CHAMBER; STARTS MOVE FOR BANK for a civic center was again inform- with entire satisfaction. I may say that my readings are droll and popu lar. but also philosophical and stim ulating.” Everyone is invited to hear Judge Winston next Friday afternoon, Sedalia President and Busmess Men Want Bank of Pinehurst to Open Branch in Village A group of Vass business men met in the tcwn hall on Monday evening and organized a chamber of com merce in order that they might more effectively promote the interests of the town and community. The follcwing officers were elect ed: President, W. B Graham; Vice- President, R. P. Beasley: Secretary- Treasurer, H. Cliftou Blue; Board of Directors: W. D. Smith, N. Vick Keith, George W. Koustenis, H. A. Borst. Sr, and A. M. Cameron. Meet ings will be held monthly. The first big objective cf the or ganization is to procure banking fa cilities in the town, which has been without a bank since the closing of the Bank of Vass in 1931. At a pre-organization meeting held last week, a committee was appoint ed to secure guarantors who would assume responsibility up to the amount of $25 each to take care of any deficit in operating expenses that might exist at the end cf the first year of the proposed bank’s existence, and on Monday night the reports made by W. D. Smith, R. B. Beasley and H. C. Blue showed that the com- Please turn to page 8) ally discussed at the gathering, as was the possibility of improved Sea board railroad service for Southern Pines. George Clark, edit r of the Hotel and Travel News of New Eng land and secretary of the Boston Hotel Owners Association, was a guest at the lunche n and spoke briefly. Attending the meeting were H. G. McElroy, J. M. Windham, P. T. Kel sey, Harry A. Lewis, Frank Buchan, John J. Fitzgerald, Emmet E. Boone, Robert L. Hart, Dante Mon-| tesanti, S. B. Richardson, W. G. Mc- Avoy, Alfred Yeomans, Hugh Bet- terley, Nelscn C. Hyde, Earl E. Mer rill, Eudice Mills and Pope Inman. MRS. SPILMAN SPE.\KER .\T KIWANIS MEETING The workings of the new Unem ployment Compensation Insurance program in North Carolina was ex plained to members of the Kiwanis Club and their guests at the weekly luncheon meeting Wedne.'fday in th Club Chalfonte at Pinehurst by a member of the State Commission. Mrs. J. B. Spilman. Mrs. Spilman cleared up for her hearers many points of the new law, making a most interesting talk on the subject. In addition to Mrs. Spllman’s ad dress the club was entertained by Miss Peggy LeBaron of the Club Chalfonte, who delightfully sang two solos, and by Bernie Brenner’s Or chestra. which played several selec tions during the luncheon. Karl An drews, proprietor of the Chalfonte, besides donating the services of Miss LeBaron and his orchestra, gave the entire proceeds of the luncheon to the Kiwanis Club’s fund for under-priv ileged children. FOR BOY SCX)UT WORK A campaign to raise funds for fi nancing Boy Scout work in the Sand hills will open on Monday. N. L. Hodgkins is in charge of the cam paign in Southern Pines, Clayton Brasington in Aberdeen and T. R. Cole or J. F. Taylor in Pinehurst. Memorial trophy will be presented to the winning rider. Among other not ables expected to attend is former Governor J, C, B. Ehringhaus, who made the award at the previous meets. The course has been completely resodded with Bermuda turf durin^ the past year, is fast, and in tip-top shape. An additional timber jump has been placed near the judges’ stand ' and the races this season are expoct- Sinffers Here Tuesday' exciting in loci; I history. Hurdle Race First The first race on the card is the Catawba, one and a half miles over hurdle for three-year olds and up. The entries include: Bonnie Banks, owned by Paul Mellon, Pittsbutgh; Hillwood. owned by Lewis E, Stod dard, Jr., New York; Red Idol, own- Talk By P-ilmer Institute Head and Negro Spirituals at Epis copal Church In Emmanuel Episcopal Church, on Tuesday afternoon, March 16th, at 3:00 o’clock, there will be a meeting on Negro Education, to which every one interested is most cordially in vited. This meeting has been arranged by the Women’s Auxiliary of the church as a part of the study course on In ter-Racial relations. Women’s Auxil iaries of the Episcopal Church throughout the world are studying this vital subject. The principal speaker at the meet ing Tuesday afternoon will be Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, president of Palmer Institute at Sedalia. Dr. Brown, who is a negro alumna of Wellesley College, will bring with her a fine group of singers from Palmer (Pl?ase turn to page 8) ed by Deed’s Stables. Peapack, N. J.; Herroro, owned by Mrs. Carroll K. Bassett, Camden; Little Cottage. 2nd. owned by Mrs, Marion T. Gibson. Mt. Kisco, N. Y.; Pimento, 2nd, owned (Please ttirn to page 5) BRIDO&TEA TO BENEFIT PINEBLDFF PUBLIC L1BB.\RY On Wednesday, March 17th there will be a party for the benefit of the Pinebluff Library at the home of Mrs. A, N, Jannaris in Pinebluff. The games, contract or any game yo'fl' wish, will begin at 2:30 and tea will be at 4:30. All those who do not care to play cards are specially invited to come for the tea. The informality of these teas is a feature of these par ties and it is hoped that all who can not attend the games will come. If possible to reserve your table in ad- \ vance please telephone Mr,"). A. N. i Jannaris or Mrs. Harold Paget. The charge for cards is thirty-five cents per person, with a silver offering for the tea. Race Meeting Parking Instructions for Those Attending Event. First Race 3 P. M. Holders of reserved parking tickets for the Clubhouse En closure at tomorrow’s race meet ing should enter the grounds at the west, or Pinehurst, end of the course. The entrance is marked “Clubhouse Enclosure.” Thej- 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 the entrance on the north side of the road. As these spaces are not r- served it will be well to arrive early. No parking will be permit ted on the Midland Road, which will be patrolled by State Police. There is no individual charge for admission, just for parking. First Race—3:00 P. M. Purses total $1,700.
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