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T'IRST IN NEWS, CIRCULATION & ADVERTISING THE A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding VOL. 17, NO. 38-39 ^SwCARTHAOB "(f eACUK SPRIH09 LAKEVICW JAOtSOH SPRIMOS yplMEBWUF^ PILOT MOORE COUNTY’S LEADING NEWS-WEEKLY of tht Territory of North Carolina Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina, Friday August 20, WALL, EDMONDS GIVEN FIVE YEARS IN PENITENTIARY JudRo Armstrong Provides That Time May Be Served at Training School WOOTEN GETS 8 TO 15 Postmaster Buchan Greets His Chief FIVE CENTS Entering a plea of “nolo conten dere”—a virtual plea of guilty— through their attorney, Herbert F. Seawell, Jr., Curtis Wall and Fred Edmonds, Cameron youths who, with George Wooten, held up and robbed Hayden Horne, Fayetteville beer truck driver at Cameron on August 2nd, threw themselves upon the mercy of the Court in Superior Court at Car thage Wednesday and were sentenc ed to from five to ten years in State’s Prison, with the proviso that they may serve the time at the East ern Carolina Training School at Rocky Mount, if there is room for them at that institution. This alter native was read into the sentence in view of the extreme youth of tho boys and Judge F. A. Armstrong’s un willingness to commit Wall and Ed monds to the State Penitentiary if it could be avoided. Wooten, the third member of tho group that participated in the hold up, plead guilty and wes sentenced to from eight to fifteen years in State’s Prison. In his testimony Wooten tried to take all of the blame for the escapade and to ab solve Wall and Edmonds on the grounds that he, Wooten, had pre vailed upon them against their will to engage in the robbery, but Judgj Armstrong disregarded that portion of the testimony and gave Wall and Edmonds the minimum sentence un der the statute. Wooten, who ha.i been released from the penitentiary only about two months before tho robbery, after serving A ten-year sentence for killing a negro taxi driver in 1927, was given the max imum sentence. At noon yesterday the jury waa still out considering the case of Ollie Bean, of near Carthage who, follow ing his conviction a year ago last winter for the killing of Andrew Co mer, was grantea a new trial by the Supreme Court of North Carolina. The jury had been out since the case was concluded Wednesday afternoon and it was the concensus around the Court House that it would be declared a mistrial. h FARLEY AND AIDES raway Murder Case STOP OVER HERE * Remains At StandstiU TUESDAY MORNING Postmaster Buchan and Cham ber of Commerce Are Hosts MAY DEDICATE NEW P. 0. RE-LANDSCAPING WORK IN PROGRESS AT PINE NEEDLES COUNTY WELFARE HEAD RECEIVES LIST OF DUTIES To Have Wider Drive Ways, Adequate Parking Space and Seeded Lawns NEW WING NEXT YEAR Duties of Position Cover Wide Range Affecting Practically All Residents of County Mrs. Christian Cameron, Age 84, Passes at Home Hundreds of Friends and Rela tives Attend Last Rites for “Aunt Kishie” Mrs. Christine Cameron, known far and wide as "Aunt Kishie,” pass ed away early Sunday morning, the dey following her 84th birthday an niversary, at the homestead on Jones boro Route 3 where her sixty year.s of married life had been spent. The funeral service, which was at tended by several hundred relative.* fuad friends, was conducted at 3^30 Monday afternoon at Morris’ Chapel by the pastor, the Rev. Ray S. Cody, of Broadway, assisted by the Rev, M. M. Walters of Mamers. Mrs. Cameron was one of the ten children of the late Angus B. Cam eron and Margaret Monroe Cameron and a sister of the late Norman, An gus and William John Cameron, who were amongr the jearly settlers of the Vass community. She was the last surviving member of her fath er’s family. Her husband, Daniel S- Cameron, passed away several years ago. Mrs. Cameron was a devoted mem ber of the Methodist church, and was highly esteemed by a host of friends who were drawn to her by her fine traits of character and her cheery dispositton. She Is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Nancy C. Mclver of Boone Trail and Mrs. Wiley Cox of Mamera, and one son, Angus B. Cameron, who Is a member of the Harnett Board of CommlssloMn. A targ* number of relatlvM from Vaw attended the funeral Postmaster-General James A. Far ley stopped over in Southern Pines Tuesday morning, enroute to the an nual convention of North and South I Carolina postmasters that was held I in Fayetteville on Monday and Tues- j day, and where Mr. Farley delivered I the principal address of the conven- I tion at a luncheon on Tuesday after- ! noon. I Alighting from the south-bound I train at 7.18 Tuesday morning, the ' Postmaster-General was met at the I station by Southern Pines Postmaster ! Frank Buchan, representatives of the I Chamber of Commerce, headed by I Pre.sident Robert L. Hart, and a gath- I ing of about 300 people from South- , ^ ^ ^ . „ . . ^ , 1 ern Pines and the surrounding area Left to right: Smith W. Purdum, Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General; ^ j ^ ^ ^ ^ who got up before breakfast and Postmaster-General James A. Farley; Paul Younts. Charlotte Postmaster L , ^ ^ i i . . ... ^ . I turned out to do honor to the organ- and President of the North Carolina Postmaster’s Association; Frank I . , . „ , „ ^ , ; izing genius of the Democratic par- Buchan, Southern Pines Postmastei. k „ i _4.u : ty. With Mr. Farley were t ourth i Assistant Postmaster-General Smith W. Purdum; Ambrose O’Connell, ex ecutive assistant to Mr. Farley, an! Paul Younts, Charlotte postmaster and President of the North Carolina Postmaster’s Association. From the station the party went to the Belvedere Hotel, where the Chamber of Commerce entertained at breakfast for Mr. Farley's party and some 15 or 20 North Carolina postmasters and newspaper men who were accompanying them to Fayette ville. Chamber of Commerce Presi dent Hart made a brief address of welcome at the breakfast and ex pressed the wish that the Postmas- ter-General might personally attend the dedication of our new postoffice building when it is completed next February. Mr. Farley replied that he would make every effort to do so. Following breakfast. Postmaster Buchan introduced local and coun ty officials to the Postmaster-Gene ral, who then granted a short inter view to newspaper men before the party drove past the new post-office site enroute to Fort Bragg and Fay etteville. At the press conference Mr. Far ley was asked to comment on the “Bailey For President” movement and, speaking of the North Carolina Senator, he said: ‘‘I have always liked Joe Bailey personally and re gardless of what he does politically, he will always be a warm personal friend. “He has just as much right to be a candidate in 1940 as anyone else. That’s what makes America great.” Somewhat later, speaking of the the influence of the conservative press on the 1940 presidential cam paign, Mr. Farley said: "The influence of conservative newspapers will have nothing what soever to do with the Democratic nominee in 1940.” Notes and Comments on Farley’s Visit State and County Officers Have Traced Down Every Clue Without Avail Some time ago, in a speech he made in the Middle West, Mr. Farley erroneously referred to Sir W'^alter Raleigh’s first settle ment as having been in Virginia, and in defending that remark he stated Tuesday that that state ment can be found in old histories of Virginia. When it was pointed out to him that the State boun daries of North Carolina and Virginia have changed consider ably since Raleigh’s settlement and that it was originally in Vir ginia, Mr. Farley remarked that he had been let in for a lot of good-natured newspaper kidding on the subject and he finished by saying: “Since that time I have relig iously laid off history.” STANDS READY TO AID Not content with the improvements made to the golf course at Pine Needles by the installation of grass greens and the re-designing of sev eral of the holes, the management of the Knollwood resort hotel is mak-1 ing extensive alterations on the prop erty immediately surrounding the hotel itself. For a long time one of the major i inconveniences at Pine Needles has been the lack of parking space for automobiles, and the drive-ways and portions of the law'n have been press ed into service for the purpose with the result that much of the natural beauty of the hotel’s surroundings has been sacrificed. At the present time, however, steps are being taken to correct that condition and when the work is completed it will be a revelation to those who remember the site as it was at the close of last season. "liT the first place, all of the drive ways have been widened to the ex tent of two Lo three times their for mer width and most of the closely bunched pines that formerly border ed the drives have been removed. The scrub oaks that grew in profusion In front of the hotel have likewise been removed and the whole area has been plowed ajid planted so that by fall there will be wide expanses of beautiful green lawn all around the hotel. Between the hotel and the club-house a plot has been set a- side to provide ample parking space and beside the hotel, directly overlooking the second green, a ter race has been built ,beyond the park ing railing from which one can have a complete and unobstructed view of one of the most beautiful vistas In the Sandhills. Formerly, lines of parked cars took up all of the space and it was virtually Impossible to see beyond them. Aside from the landscaping chang es, the management Is providing a new play yard and miniature putting course for the children. This will oc cupy the space to the left of the big putting course and will be hedged and screened in such a manner that the children can play in the are* without Interfering with the adults who wish to enjoy the terrace and the putting course. All of this work will be completed within the next few weeks and will be read by the time the first guesta arrive. In addlUon, O. Harrison Stutts, speaking for George T. Dun lap, Sr., president of the hotel corp- (Plwf hum to pao» fivt) The full time Superintendent of Welfare is the most recent addition to Moore county’s staff, and while Mrs. Lessie Brown has been on the job long enough to be well-known to the majority of the people of the county by I’eason of the excellent ser vice which she has rendered, we are giving herewith a list of the regular duties which she is supposed to per form. If a problem which is in he.* line of work should arise In any part of the county, Mrs, Brown may be notified at Carthage and she will do her best to find a solution. Her power.s and duties follow: General Duties From “State Laws Relating to Public Welfare Work,” C. S. 5017. Powers and duties of county super intendent. 'The county superintendent of pub lic welfare shall be chief school at tendance officer of the county, and shall have other duties and powers as follows: To have, under control of th® county commissioners, the care and supervision of the poor, and to ad minister the poor funds. To act as agent of the State board in relation to any work to be done by the State board within the coun ty- Under the direction of the State board, to look after and keep up with the condition of persons dis charged from hospitals for the In sane and from other State institu tions. To have oversight of prisoners l>i the county on parole from peniten tiaries, reformatories, and all parole prisoners In the county. To have oversight of dependent and deliquent children, and especially those on parole or probation. To promote wholesome recreation In the county and to enforce such laws as regelate commercldl amuse ment. Under the direction of the State board, to have oversight over de pendent children placed In che coun ty by the State board. To assist the State board In find ing emploment for the unemployed. To Investigate into the cause of distress, luider the direction of the State board, and to make such oth er Investigations In the Interest ot social welfare as the State board may direct Child Labor Prom Chapter 317, Section 10— Public Laws of 1937. Duti#« of the (Plw* turn to pagt fim) What is so rare as a day in June? That's easy. A whole car load of Vermont Democrats. Shields Cameron turned up at Mr. Farley’s reception with his entire family. They were all reared in Vermont and they are all Democrats! When the Post master-General was informed of the fact, it tickled his risibilities for the first of the morning’s many laughs. And it isn't every town that can have Mr. Farley do >i little free advertising for it. But Ab erdeen made the grade on Tues day morning. E^nroute to Fort Bragg and Fayeteville, the Postmaster- General stopped for a few mo ments In Aberdeen to pay his respects to Postmistress Maur er and while his car was park ed in front of the Post Office there, representatives of the Ab erdeen Tobacco Market asked his permission to attach one of their new bumper signs advertis ing the market opening on Sep tember 16th. Mr. Farley grac- ciously consented and the sign stayed on the car all through the trip to Fayetteville. For all we know, it’s still there. POST OFFICE TO BE COMPLETED BY FEBRUARY 11 In an exclusive interview granted yesterday. Sheriff C. J. McDonald, ; of Moore County, informed The Pi- ' lot that in spite of various rumors to ; the contrary there had been no defl. nite progress made in the apprehen- i Sion of the two men suspected of the brutal murder and robbery of J. E. Carraway, proprietor of the Connec ticut Road Camp located on U. S. Highway No. 1, between Pineblulf and Hoffman, and whose stabbed and beaten body was found early last Tuesday morning in the woods just off the Midland Road about one mile north of Southern Pines. Since that time several clues have developed and Sheriff McDonald and his deputies have devoted nearly all of their time since last Wednesday to the case, but as yet nothing tan gible has developed. Deputy H. H. Grimm left Carthage on Monday and worked on various angles of the case from Raleigh north to Richmond, and went from there to the Federal Bu reau of Investigation headquarters in Washington carrying all of the arti cles that were picked up at the scene of the crime and at the Connecticut Camp that might have carried the finger-prints of the suspected men. The trip, however, proved fruitless, for the rain that had fallen between the time of the murder, on Friday, and the discovery of the body five days later, had removed all recogniz able prints from the articles. One of the best clues obtained, and one that * County officers felt sure would prove productive, waa the ap prehension In Greensboro last week of a man answering the description of the larger of the two murder sus pects. who purchased a motorcycle there a week ago Monday. One of the suspects had mentioned that they were going to pick up a motorcycle in Raleigh and that coincidence, plus the similarity in the appearance of the two men, caused His arrest. When it was further found that the arrest ed man had a brother-in-law in A\- N. Y., who answered the de scription of the second of the two suspects, officers were sure that they had their men, but later developments proved that the man arrested in Greensboro had been in Albany rlghi up to the day following the crime and was wanted there for a robbery com mitted there that day. He was turn ed over to the Albany police. There was also a rumor that there had been a woman seen with the two (Please turn to page five) Contractor Was Notified on July Pinehurst Schools 22 to Proceed With Work 210 DAY TIME LIMIT New Seed Law to Be Explained at Carthajre A series of meetings for the pur- post of explaining the new North Car olina State Seed Law and emphasiz ing the value of using seed of known origin will be sponsored by the State Department of Agriculture beginning August 23 and continuing until Sep tember 11. Speakers will be D. S. Coltrane, As sistant to Commissioner W. Kerr Scott: J. W. Woodside, chief of the Department of Agriculture’s seed lab- ratory division and A. D. Stuart, field inspector for the North Carolina Seed Improvement Association. “All seed dealers and all fanners who raise seed for sale will find these meetings Invaluable insofar as they are' designed to Inform the grower and dealer of the changes in the law and to better acquaint the farmers with the free services offer* 1 farm ers looklHg toward the prevention of poor quality need dumping In North Carolina,” Woodside said. The meeting for Moore County will be held at Carthage Monday night, Augtut 23, at 7:30 p. m. Postmaster-General Farley’s vUsit to Southern Pines on Tuesday was the occasion for tbe clearing up o‘ the matter of the building of the new post officft here. Ever since Jie contract was a- warded nearly two months ago, it has been exepected that work on the new building would start at almost any time, but delay has followed de lay and finally Postmaster Buciia'3 Jook the occasion Tuesday to inquire as to when the actual work would begin. As a result of his inquiry. Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General Smith W. Purdum wired his Washington office for particulars and received information that the contractor was notified on July 22nd to proceed with the work and that he acknowledged receipt of the notification on June 24th. According to the terms of the contract the work must be complet ed within 210 days of the acknow ledgment. Contractor’s (reprcsentatlvels have been In Southern Pines twice within the past few weeks but the Inability to secure specified matrlals has forc ed the postponement of the work up to date. As a result of the informa tion received Tuesday, however, it Is a definite fact that the building will be completed not later than Feb ruary lltti. Open September 1 Renovation and Repair W'orli on Building to Be Completed Before Opening Date The Pinehurst Public Schools will open at nine o’clock Wednesday morning September 1. On Tuesday luorning, August 31st, there will be a meeting of the faculty. A complete renovation of the grammar school building Is under way. The walls of the classrooms aro being plastered and other repairs, re placements and painting are being done. The high school building is re ceiving a coat of paint on the outside with minor repairs on the inside. Both the Eastwood and Taylortown School buildings are also being paint ed. Patrons and children will be in terested to know that this work wlK he completed before school opens as the urgent need of these repairs has been felt for some time. AUGUST COMBOSSIONERS MEE’HNG CANCEIXED Due to the vacation absence from town of Mayor D. O. Stutz and Citv Commissioners E. C. SteVens and H J. Betterley, the August meeting oC the Southern Pines Board of City Commissioners, scheduled to have been been held on Wednesday evening, was cancelled. A quorum could I’lot be raised. The next Commissioners meeting will be held on September 15th.
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