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NEWS-WEEKLY
of the Sandhill Territory of Noi Jh Carolina
Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina, Friday, August 27, 1937.
FIVE CENTS
BUILDING ACTIVITY
NOW AT PEAK IN
SOUTHERN PINES
New Construction, Remodeling
and Expansion Feature
Work In Progress
TOWN CLEANS UP
The near approach of Labor Day,
and the return from shore and moun
tain of many of the cottage contin
gent, finds the wielders of saw, ham
mer, paint brush, and rake busy from
morn till night. Much of their activi
ty, necessarily, centering on BroaJ
street.
Seaboard employees have cleared
Llitlr light of way, including the im
provement of many crossings, and
are now busy replastering and paint
ing the depot, where C. J. Simons Is
installing a new and much needed
lighting system.
The new Rand building that is re
placing the older Powell structure, is
well advanced; the exterior complet
ed except for the plate windows, and
the electricians are placing the main
cables. G. W. Buttry has a car load of
modern fittings ready for his new
grocery, and the Melvins are prepar
ing their new equipment. Adjoining
the new building the Dorns, since en
larging their quarters, now have a
store 36 by 72 feet in which they are
installing the very latest in shelving
and counters.
The entire front and corner of the
Page garage has been demolished,
and this week construction will begin
on one of the very latest type filling
station. On the same block, the for
mer Burgess stores, now the Daniels
buildings, have been leased, the one
formerly occupied by the curb market
for a new grocery and market, and
the adjoining one to R. W. Tate and
Son who will operate a hardware and
house-fumishing business under the
name of the Hardware and Electric
company.
The Sandhill Drug Company Is
practically doubling its former space
with an addition, and is planning to
clear its display room for the pur
pose of replacing the present flooring
with the latest type of the Armstrong
company flooring, which, with the
additional space, will give them the
room for their expanding business.
Colin Osborn, planning the improve
ment of the Motor Service Co. build
ing, has carried out part of the work;
the front showing to a decided ad
vantage, and Montesanti’s have so
transformed their establishment on
Pennsylvania avenue by the removal
of the old porches, remodelling and
painting the exterior that It bears no
resemblance to its former state.
New Platform
Seaboard Air Line Extends
Its Facilities for Handling
Passengers Here
In accordance with the agree
ment they made with the Board of
Commissioners and the Chambe*’
of Commerce of Southern Pines
last winter, the Seaboard Airline
is lengthening and lighting their
loading platform in preparation
for the heavy seasonal traffc that
Is anticipated this winter.
The platform has been graded to
a point about 50 yards south of
Pennsylvania avenue, over-hiang-
ing foliage has been cut back from
the platform and additional lights
have been placed at several points
along the platform so that pas
sengers can alight from and board
even the longest train at any
point along the new platform
without inconvenience.
COUNTY FUNDS
AVAILABLE FOR
. 35 NEEDY BLIND
STATE SHOWS BIG
HIGHWAY DEATH
GAIN THIS YEAR
Southern Pines Schctol Ready
For Opening on September 8th
Upward Trend For 1937 Reached
97 in July, Against 76 Same
Month of 1936
26 PEDESTRIANS KILLED
Twenty-Seven Cases Listed For
Aid. Program Includes Re
habilitation Work
EIGHT VACANCIES REMAIN
Grand Jury Reports A
Clean Slate In County
Management and Records of In
stitutions Well Handled;
Minor Repairs Needed
The members of the Grand Jury,
in their report to Judge F. A. Arm
strong last week, gave the various in
stitutions of the county a clean slate
30 far as management was concerned,
but reported that numerous minor
repairs were needed.
At the county home they found onn
out building which they described as
a “fire trap," because of the bad con-
dition of the roof. It was very impor
tant, they reported, to keep this
building for unruly patients.
More air for Captain Jackson’s
Bleeping quarters, was the only im
provement suggested for the prison
camp.
The jail was found to be well kept,
but the cells were in need of renov
ating and repainting.
The records in the offices of the
court house were reported to be we’l
kept and in good condition. Minor re-
pairs, such as painting the window* in
iiome of the rooms, screening a win
dow and repairing ceilings, were
found to be needed.
It was found that several Justices
of the Peace were delinquent in their
reports and that a number of execu
tors, administrators and guardians
had failed to comply with the law in
regard to their reports.
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Sufficient funds have been appro
priated to take care of thirty-five
needy blind people in Moore county,
and there are still eight vacancies re
maining, according to information
given out this week by the county
welfare office. Any needy blind per
son who has not made application
should get In touch with Mrs. Lessie
Brown or some member of the wel
fare staff.
Aid for the blind is administered
through the State Commission for
the Blind, which Is headed by Dr.
Roma S. Cheek. Mrs. W. D. Keeler
of West End is supervisor for this
district.
The rules for administering aid re
quire that Form B-A-2 shall be fill
ed out in duplicate for each applicant
by a certified ophthalmologist show
ing that the applicant has central vis
ual acuity of 20-200 or less in the
better eye without correcting glasses.
Those whose vision is not poor
enough to make them eligible for sup
port from this fund may still have
something even better in store for
them, for in cases where the doctor
thinks that the defect can be Improv-
ed, the government will provide treat
ment.
The program for the blind includes
rehabilitation work, and anyone wish
ing to learn to read Braille, or to
have instruction in leather work or
several other trades, can be taught in
their own homes.
There is nothing for any needy
blind person to lose by making appli
cation to Mrs. Brown, and there may
be much to gain, so it would be well
to Investigate this program.
THEATER OWNERS CONVENE
HERE ON DECEMBER 6 AND 1
State highway deaths, showing an
upward trend all the spring and sum
mer, reached 97 for July, last, against
76 for July, 1936, and brought the
seven month’s total to 558, an in
crease of 44 over the previous year,
according to Tom Bost, Raleigh cor-
respondant for the Greensboro Daily
News.
Thus passed all hope of a year’."!
reduction, says Bost, since the fall
months are great killers with the i
money crop harvests which are ex
pressed in more automobiles. So far
as the figures go it does not appear
that drinking is back of this highway
slaughter.
The easy accounting for It is that
there are many more machines on
the roads. The present high Is h
mountain above any previous year.
There are more than 600,000 licensed
machines. North Carolina has a
bloody record on the basis of gasoline
gallonage. For the amount of fuel
consumed the state has been leading
the world in killings.
The most tragic aspect of these
killings is the mortality of the pedes
trians. There were 26 of these killed
in July. It would appear that every
such death could be avoided. There
were 35 deaths in non-collision acci
dents. This makes 61, nearly two
thirds of the dead, who died by one
automobile, iTOt by two or more.
There were 23 death.^s from collisions.
This is supposed to be the deadliest
of all the accidents, but figures show
differently and without comparison
it appears that the driving may be
somewhat improved.
There have been more murderous
months than July, but no July with
so much slaughter. The heaviest kill
ers are always in the fall. The light
est are always in the winter witn
plenty of Ice, snow and mud with
which to upset the cars. The differ
ence is that with ever present danger
on the highways the driving is more^
cautious. The very bad winter months
of 1936 kept the killings down by
keeping automobiles tied up In ga
rages. All heavy killings have follow
ed heavy use of cars.
Proportionately, the rate probably
isn’t increased. There doubtless have
been more deaths calculated on the
basis of the 10,000 gallons of gasoline
used. That is the North Carolina
yardstick. But there apparently is no
way of bringing down the death rate
even with the doubled state highway
patrol and the much better policing
of the roads. It is observed that the
state’s taking over all county roads
has greatly Increased gasoline con
sumption, improved the roads and
therefore made them much more dan-
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Mistrial Ordered In
Case of Ollie Bean
NEW CLOSING HOURS
\Ve<lnesday of this week ended
the afternoon closing of the ma
jority of our business establish
ments, Hereafter the Citizens
Bunk and the Post Office will re
main open on Wednesday after
noons and close on Saturday af
ternoons.
PEACHES TO PLAY
AT DUNN-ERWIN
WEDNESD AY NIGHT
I Local Junior Legion Team Will
Help Dedicate New Flood
Lights There
Next Wednesday night, September
1st, the Sandhills Junior Legion base
ball team will travel to Erwin to
play the Dunn-Ei’win Junior Legion
team in a game that w’ill both Inaug-
uiate night baseball and dedicate the
newly flood-lighted baseball park
there. And thereby hangs a tale.
Twice, during the recent Junior Le
gion campaign, the Peaches and
Dunn-Erwin met in district games
and, although the opposition won
both times, the games were close and
afforded some of the best baseball
seen at either park.
Consequently, when plans were be
ing made for the game to dedicate
the flood lights at the Erwin park,
and the Dunn-Erwin Junior Legion
team was selected from among the
various teams there to represent Er
win, the Peaches were suggested as
the most likely team to afford the
stlffest opposition. But beifore the
matter was settled, a vote was tak
en from among the Dunn-Erwin team
and they were unanimous in saying
that, on the basis of their past friend
ly sports relations, they would rath
er play the Peaches than any other
team in North Carolina.
As a result. Dr. Hooper, manager
of the Dunn-Erwin team, called Post
master Frank Buchan yesterday
morning and arrangements were
completed for the game; and we
can’t help feeling that, even though
the local club didn’t cut much of a
figure in the league this past year,
the fact that they established such a
sporting reputation for themselves
In worth more to them than as
though they had gone on to win the
championship In the Little World’s
Series.
I Buildings Have Been Painted
and Redecorated; New Addi
tions to Faculty
The Southern Pines Schools will
open for the Fall term on Wednesday
morning, September 8th. Classes will
begin at the usual time, 8:15 o’clock,
and both the elementary and high
school pupils will begin work on this
date. The first and second grade pu-
I pils will find class rooms as assigned
last term, in the former Baptist
i Church building, and the third and
! fourth grades will be In the home
I economics building on the school
; grounds.
[ During the Inactive summer
; months Chairman G. G. Herr and the
: School Board have supervised many
I necessary improvements, including
i the painting and redecorating of the
I interior of the main school building
thus adding to the light surface of
the former rather dingy class rooms.
The high standing of the school,
under the administration of Super
intendent Frank W. Webster, led to
many flattering offers to members
of the faculty at the close of the
term and caused some changes in
the high school staff. The grade as
signments remain as they were last
year; Mrs. Jessie W. Dwight, 1st
grade; Miss Emilie May Wilson, 1st
and 2nd grades. Miss Abble Suther
land, 3rd grade. Miss Alice Powers.
4th grade. Miss Jessie Fitzgerald, 3rd
and 4th grades, Miss Mary Buckner,
5th grade. Miss Selmfi Stegall, 5th
grade, and Miss Ann P. Huntington,
6th grade.
Returning members of the high
school faculty are Mrs. Sarah L. Ellis,
English: Miss Pauline Miller, Eng
lish; Mrs. Ruth W. Warner, Commer
cial; Miss Aline Todd, Mathematics
and Physical Education; Miss Jes
sie Mecum, Latin and Mathematics;
and N. M. Hunter, Science and Mathe
matics.
Miss Lucile Palmer, of Emporia,
Va., a graduate of William and Mary
College of Williamsburg, Va., has
been selected to fill the new posi
tion of full time librarian. Replacing
R. B. Freeman, will be D. W. Gam
ble, of Waxhaw, S. C., a graduate of
the University of North Carolina. Mr.
Gamble will have the French and So
cial Science classes. In place of J. S.
Bumgartner the Board has selected
Charles M. Yeager as Director of
Physical Education. He is a graduate
of the University of Maryland and
of Davidson College, and is now tak
ing a summer course at Duke Univer
sity for his Master’s Degree.
FUNERAL RITES
HELD TESDAY
TOBACCO IVIARKETS IN
BRIGHT BELT OPEN
At a meeting of the Board of Di
rectors of the Theater Owners Asso
ciation of North and South Carolina,
held in Charlotte on Monday, it was
voted to hold that organization’s Sil
ver Jubilee convention at the Carolina
Hotel, In Pinehurst, on December 6th
and 7th.
Charles W. Picquet, owner of the
Carolina Theaters in Southern Pines
and Pinehurst, is the preddent of the
association—the oldest organization
of theater owners in America—and
it was largely through his efforts that
the decision was made to hold the
convention here. The Association was
founded in Novembsr of 1912 and Mr.
Picquet has been its presid'*nt con
tinuously since he was first elected
in 1921.
In addition to the association thea
ter owners, President Picquet antici
pates that there will also be a gen
erous sprinkling of New York and
Hollywood theatrical luminaries in at
tendance to celebrate the gala oc*
ca'fion.
Court Officer’s Economical In
tentions Go Amiss. To Get
New Trial
Proof that the officer appointed to
attend the jury had left his post, and
that the court officer had spoken
words that were out of order to the
jury, resulted in a new trail for Ol-
lie Bean, of upper Moore county,
twice convicted of the slaying of An
drew Comer, in Superior Court last
week. However, the court found no
Improper conduct on the part of the
officers as the irregularities were not
held to be intentional or wilful.
All of the evidence had been heard
and the jurors had retired to the
jury room to consider the case. Af
ter a lengthy period there, it is said.
F. R. Womack, jury attendant, left
the Court House to make arrange
ments for lunch and people were pass
ing and repassing near the Jury room
John A. Fry, court officer, at the
sxig^festlon of the court, went to the
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Cheered by good prices on the ear
lier belts, eastern North Carolina
growers are now hauling millions of
pounds of tobacco to marke,t and the
towns in the new bright belt are In a
festive mood for the opening of the
auction season there.
Former Resident
of Sandhills Dies
Nicholas F. Wilson, Charter
Member of Country Club,
Passes Away in New York
In failing health for a number of
years Nicholas F, Wilson, formerly i
well known resident of Southern
gust 15th. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson came
to Southern Pines in 1902, and soon
became active iu the social life of the
Pines, died in New York City, Au-
became active in the social life of the
town and among the golfing fratern
ity, Mr. Wilson as a charter mem
ber, and one time president of the
Soi’^.hern Pines Country Club.
Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., August
29th, 1872, Mr. Wilson was a former
cadet of the U. S. Naval Academy,
and at the time of his death, a 32nd
degree Mason, and a Knight Templar.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Emilie Allen Wilson, two sons, Nich
olas F. Wilson, of Lios Angeles, Calif.,
and Richard Howe Wilson , of New
York, and a daughter. Miss Emilie
Mae Wilson, of Southern Pines.
PINEHURST WINTER
RESIDENT DIES
Former Carthage Youth Killed
While on Highway Patrol
Duty in Asheville Sunday
SERVICES AT CARTHAGE
Funeral services for Patrolman
George Penn, former Carthage youth,
and for the past two years a mem
ber of th“ State Highway Patrol, who
was killed early last Sunday night in
the performance of duty, were held
at the First Presbyterian Church In
Carthage on Tuesday afternoon anl
hundreds of friends and relatives
from Moore county attended the se.r-
vices, among them an honor guard of
50 state patrolmen, who turned out
to do honor at the final rites for
their former comrade.
Young Penn, who was 23 years old,
had spent two years at the University
of North Carolina and had been two
years In the employe of the Prltch-
ard-Lloyd Drug Company at Chapel
Hill before he joined the Highway
Patrol in 1935, and for the past two
years he had been assigned to Troop
“C", with headquarters at Asheville,
where he lived with his mother, Mrs.
Margaret Graves Penn, and his
younger sister, Margaret Penn.
Penn's death occurred early Sun
day evening when, after ordering the
occupants of a car to stop at a weigh
ing station near Asheville at which
he was on duty, he chased them in
to a dead-end road where the two
occupants turned on him before he
had a chance to alight from his pa
trol car, shot him three times and,
after beating him severely, ran over
him with their car. He was found
unconscious by fellow officers an4
taken to the Blltmore Hospital m
Asheville, where he was pronounced
dead upon arrival. Penn was the
second patrolman to be killed at a
weighing station this year. Patrol
man I. T. Moore met the same fate
at a station near Goldsboro eaVly
this spring.
At the time of his death he was
within a few days of ending his two
year’s service with the Highway Pa
trol in order to enter the employe of
the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
pany, at Atlanta.
Expressing belief, early in the weew,
that Penn’s slayers were escaped con
victs, Sheriff Laurence E. Brown of
Buncombe county, has been pursuing
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Work Starts On
New Post Office
E. F. Partridge, a winter resident
of Pinehurst for the past 20 years,
died at his home in Belgrade Lakes,
Maine, on Thursday morning, Au
gust 19.
He suffered a heart attack about
three weeks ago and since that time
had been gravely 111. He was 64
years old.
He Is survived by his wife and
three daughters, Mrs. Harold Kelly
of Pinehurst, Mrs. Everett Gibson
and Mrs. Gladys Costello, and one
son, Earl P. Partridge of Maine, and
several grandchildren,
MOORE TAX S.4LE POSTPONED
The tax sale in Moore county has
been postponed to the first Monday
In November and lands of delinquent
taxpayers for 1936 will be advertised
In October.
Postponement of the sale, which
was originally scheduled for the first
Monday in September, will enable
many of the farmers to market their
tobacco and cotton and thus procure
funds to meet their obligations.
HOLD YOUTH IN KNIFING
Roy Soloman is in the Moore Coun
ty Hospital, said to be in a critical
condition, and Libby Fry is in the
county jail charged with assaulting
S(doman with a deadly weapon witn
intent to kill, as a result of a drunken
brawl which took place near Pine
hurst Saturday night. Soloman’s in
juries were inflicted with a large
knife. The direct cause of the assault
has not been learned.
Will Be Ready For Occupancy
Some Time In June Says
Postmaster Buchan
With the arrival In Southern Pinea
on Monday morning of Charles J.
Medland, representative of the firm
of James I. Barnes & Co., actual
construction of the new Southern
Pines Post Office building finally got
under way.
On that morning a large crew of
laborers was put to work on the sit?
clearing away the debris and shrub
bery inside the building area lines
and on Tuesday morning Mr. Med
land predicted that the excavation
work would be completed by this
coming Monday and that the basic
foundation work would commence at
that time.
Mr. Medland further stated that
he did not believe that the month’s
delay in the starting of the project
would have any effect on Its comple
tion within the specified time limit.
The delay, he stated, was due to the
Inability of the Post Offcle Depart
ment to furnish full scale plans for
the building until this time, but that
inasmuch as these contracts contain
ed a time allowance for unavoidable
delays, there was but little chance
that the building would noL be coin-
pleted by February 11th.
After the actual construction work
is completed the surrounding grounds
will be landscaped and the build
ing will be decorated and furnished,
and Postmaster Frank Buchan pre
dicts that it will be some time la
June before it ia ready for occupancy.'