SELL YOUR TOBACCO ON ABERDEEN FLOORS TPUTT? iL JL JLJC/ A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding VOL. 17, NO. 44. &AOUK SPRINGS LAKEVISW JAQKSOH SPRINOO PItlES yplNSBLUF^ PILOT TOBACCO GROWERS WELCOME TO ABERDEEN of the Sandhill of North Carolina Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina, Friday, September 24, 1937. 692,500 POUNDS, OF TOBACCO SOLD IN MOORE COUNTY Aberdeen and Carthage Ware houses Turn Nearly $180,000 Loose During First Week BANNER YEAR FORESEEN Child, 3, Sings Jesus Loves Me”; STATE BOARD TO FIVE CENTS Dies Hour Later in Auto Wreck Little Leon Apple Had Proudly Sung for Grandmother in Lake- view Before Accident in Star The Aberdeen tobacco market snap ped back sharply yesterday morning- after the slight attack of doldrums that followed the biggest opening day in Aberdeen history. All through the early part of the week offerings, while well above those of the last few years, were considerably off from what had been expected on the strength of the opening day volume; but yesterday morning there were over 100,000 pounds on the two ware house floors and it was thought that the day’s average of slightly over 28 cents per pound would give other markets something to shoot at for some time to come. At Covington’s Warehouse, the McNeill Farming Company of Laur- inburg sold 2,680 pounds at a price that averaged between 37 and 38 cents. T. B. Upchurch of Raeford had 5,500 pounds on the floor there and when his offering had been sold lie expressed himself as being high ly satisfied with the result. The highest price of the day went to Mr. Taylor and to the McNeill company, who both received 45 cents a pound for small quantities of their top grade. At the close of the most success ful opening week in the history of Moore county tobacco markets—a week that saw the markets at Aber deen and Carthage sell a combined total of approximately 692,500 pounds of tobacco on the four warehouse floors—farmers, buyers and ware housemen are predicting a return to “the good old days” after several comparatively lean intervening years. At Aberdeen official reports show that the Aberdeen Warehouse and | Covington’s Warehouse combined sold 362,440 pounds for a total of $86,655.06—an average pric.’ o:' 23.63 cents per pound. Unofficial es timates from Carthage indicate that the total sales there were slightly higher than at Aberdeen" and that there has been in the nighborhood of 370,000 pounds pass over the floors of the McConnell and the New Sandhills warehouse. The total dollar volume of this poundage is estimat ed at around $93,000.00, showing an average of approximately 24.50 cents per pound. While sales in Aberdeen have drop- (Please turn to page eight) Dr. Vardell Bethesda’s Home Coming Speaker President-Emeritus of Flor;i Macdonald College To Preach in Aberdeen October 3d On Sunday, October 2rd, the an nual Home Coming at Old Bethes- da will be observed. Invitations are being sent out over the country to former members and descendants of former members, and to the friends of Old Bethesda, to return to the Old Church to spend the day together for old times’ sake. The Rev. Charles G. Vardell, D. D., President-Emeritus and founder of Flora MacDonald College, Hed Springs, will deliver the sermon at the morning hour of worship at 11:00 o’clock. The committee feels that the presence of Dr. Vardell will en rich the interest of this day. He is widely known and greatly beloved throughout the Carolinas. Many of the alumnae of Flora MacDonald Col lege in this section of the state will doubtless be present to hear Dr. Var- dell’s home coming message. At the suggestion of many of the older members of Bethesda, a com munion service will follow the morn ing sermon. The public is cordially invited to be present. Dinner will be spread in the grove at 1:00 o’clock. Those who come are requested to bring a basket dinner that all may be provided for. In the afternoon an old-time aong service will feature the program. By BESSIE CAMERON SMITH Proudly, little Leon Apple, not quite three, sang “Jesus Loves Me, this I know,” for his grandmothei’ Sunday afternoon just to show her that he had learned to sing, then climbed onto the front seat of the automobile along with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Apply, to return to their home in Greensboro after a pleasant week-end in Lake- view with Mrs. Apple's mother, Mrs. John McRae. Two miles from Star, an automo bile occupied by three allegedly in toxicated men dashed onto the high way from a side road, struck the Ap ples’ car, and threw Leon through the windshield to the pavement. He stirred only once after they reached him. Mr. Apple suffered a crushed knee and Mrs. Apple was badly cut about the face. They *were taken to an Asheboro Hospital for first aid, then carried to a hospital in Greensboro. Miss Leamon Crouse, Blainie Mc Rae and little Margie Apple, who were on the rear seat, escaped injury. Two of the occupants of the sec ond car were taken into custody and placed in jail in Troy, according to the report, while the other fled from the scene of the accident but later was located at a hospital. Funeral service for Leon was held in Greensboro Tuesday afternoon. Those from Moore county who attend ed were Mrs. John McRae, Mr. and Mrs. George McRae of Lakeview; Mrs. Colin McR^ie, Russell McRae and Miss Raynor Crouse of Vass; Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Keith of Cam eron, and Mr. and Mrs. Louise Need ham of Hemp. The child is survived by his par ents, one sister, and numerous other relatives. No Trace of Owners of Burned Car Found 54 Grandchildren Father'of Mrs. A. Montesanti Dies in North, Leaving 74 Direct Descendants Called to Boston by the death of her father, Salvatoit Gaultiere, who died Saturday night, Mrs. A. Montesanti, accompanied by her daughter, Theresa, left Southern Pines Sunday for the funeral ser vices held in Malden, Mass., on Tuesday. Her father, Born in Italy 82 years ago, was long a respected resident and citizen of the United States. He is survived by all his children, eleven daughters and one son, 54 grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren. REVIEW SANDHILL TELEPHONE RATES Southern Pines Board Refers Question of Decrease To Utilities Commission RATES FAIR SAYS DURANT 1938 Budget'' .dopted by Southern Pines Board of Commissioners; Rate Same SANDHILLS TO JOIN IN CELEBRATION OF AIR MAIL WEEK Letters in Special Cachets To Be Picked Up by Pilots at Knollwood Airport BUCHAN NAMES AIDES New Ford, Gutted By Fire, Was 40 Yards in Woods Off Aber- deen-Laurinburg Highway A “mystery" automobile, bullet-rid dled and completely gutted by fire, was found 40 yards in the woods off the Aberdeen-Laurinburg road about two miles south of Aberdeen early on Sunday morning. When found the car, a new 1937 Ford coach, was still hot and every thing inflammable on and in it was reduced to ashes. The motor was par- tilly melted from the terrific heat the fire had generated and the trunk cover, rear right fender and right hand door were punctured with a total of seven bullet holes. There was no clue as to the driver or any pos sible occupants. The only certainty was that there was no one in the car at the time the wreck and fire occurred. Highway Patrolman W. B. Kelly, who has been investigating the fire and wreck, told The Pilot that there has as yet been no definite informa tion received that would help to solve the mystery. The registration number, 241-075, was issued to G. C. Shaw of High Point, but inquiries re veal that he is unknown there and that his only connection with the town is a postoffice box rented in that name. Another report received by Patrolman Kelly has the car list ed as having been stolen in Hoffman (Please turn to page eight) PARKING AliRANGEMENTS ON EAST BROAD STREET CHANGED The parking system on East Broad street, between Pennsylvania and New Hampshire avenues, was changed this week. Parking is to be just the reverse of formerly, with straight parking along the west side of the street an'l head-in parking a- gainst the curbing on the east side. This will permit more cars to park in front of the numerous shops In this block. No parking is permitted directly in front pf ,the Carolina Theatre. Postmaster P. Frank Buchan of Southern Pines has appointed a com mittee headed by Mayor D. G. Stutz and consisting of Robert L. Hart. Howard Bums, Charles Macauley and Ben Bowden to work with a similar committee yet to be appointed from Pinehurst by Postmaster F. T. Cur rie to insure the success of North Carolina Air Mail Week, October 11 to 16. Plans are being made for the reception at the Knollwood Airport of the air mail planes which will stop here on October 12 to pick up letterj mailed here in specially prepared cachets. Postmasters of North Carolina are entering enthusiastically into the plans for celebration of North Caro lina Air Mail Week, according to Postmaster Paul R. Younts of Char lotte, who has been named chairman of the Air Mail Week committee. The observance of Air Mail Week, which has for its purpose making North Carolina air mail conscious and to impress upon business men the great value of the use of air mail, is being sponsored by the North Car olina Association of Postmasters, with the full cooperation of Eastern Air Lines and the Postoffice depart ment. President Wythe Peyton of Ashe ville appointed Major Younts gener- (Please turn to page eight) 101 Fatal Automobile Accidents in August Raises To 659 the Number Kill ed on Nbrth Carolina High ways This Year Automobiles killed 101 persons in North Carolina last Month to set a new record for August and exceed the fatalities total for any other month this year. dents which injured 776 persons, the monthly report of the Motor Vehicle bureau shows. The total sent to 658 the number killed on highways this year. Only 601 had been fatally injur ed in car wrecks through August last year. Sunday was the deadliest day v;ith 24 fatalities. Between 7 and 8 o’clock in the evening was the most fatal hour with nine automobile accidents. Thirty-nine of the dead were pedes trians. Twenty-six persons were kill ed in collisions with other automo biles, two with trains, four with fix ed objects and three with bicycles. Drunken driving was blamed for four deaths and hit-and-run driving for 12. Two drunken pedestrians, 11 children playing in the streets, and 16 persons walking on the highways were killed. Seven fatalities occurred in cities and 77 in rural sections. ! At a meeting of the Board of Town I Commissioners of Southern Pines, I held Wednesday night at the office I of the City Clerk and attended by Robert E. Denny and the Rev. T. A. Cheatham as representatives Of the I Pinehurst Chamber of Commerce, the City Clerk was instructed to commun icate with Town Attorney U. L. Spence for the purpose of drawing up plans to take the matter of South ern Pines telephone rates before the Public Utilities Commission in Ral eigh for a rate hearing. At the request of local telephone subscribers, the Board of Commis sioners had long been considering the I matter of local telephone rates and I a few weeks ago a special meeting ! of the Board of Commissioners was i called to confer with R. S. Durant, 1 manager of the Central Carolina Tel ephone Company. At that time Mr. Durant made it quite clear to the Board that the telephone company, i felt the rates in effect here were just and reasonable and that no reduc tion was in order. Mr. Durant read to the Board a statement covering receipts and dis bursements of the telephone com pany’s office in Southern Pines and also a statement showing the invest ment the telephone company has in this town. He pointed out that, in re sponse to a petition by the Town Board, the company had installed a new and better telephone system in Southern Pines a few years ago and that the maintenance of that system was a factor in the present schedule of rates. Mr. Durant also stated that the telephone company had always tried to cooperate with the people of South ern Pines in every way. This policy, he pointed out, calls for quite an ad ditional capital investment here and, due to the fact that business drops off considerably during the summer months when a large percentage of the population goes north and due to the type of telephone system in use here, which called for a large lay out of funds, it is utterly impossible to decrease telephone rates in South ern Pines unless we wish to have the all year round rates reduced and the winter resident’s rates increased to make up for the resulting loss of revenue. This plan, Mr. Durant be lieved, would do more harm than good and would tend to antagonize the winter residents. The question was raised as to why the rates could not be reduced in an ticipation of an increase in business (Please turn to page four) His Crop Stolen L. B. McKeithen Finds Tobac co on Fairmont Market, For Sale By Missing Tenant Last week a tenant on one of L. B. McKeithen’s farms near Cam eron moved away without his knowledge, carrying off all of his possessions as well as the entire tobacco crop, thus leaving Mr. Mc- Keithen “in the hole.” However. Mr. McKeithen got busy, and was soon on his trail and, with the help of J. E. Snow, found the tobacco on the floor of a warehouse in Fairmont. Fortunately it was not sold and Mr, McKeithen reached Fairmont in time to prevent the tenant from selling the tobacco and absconding with the money. Tax Remains at $2.65 per $100. of Valuation; Revenue Esti mated at $68,812 Sheriff Confident of Arrests in Murder Case McDonald Forwards Warrants in Carraway Slaying To Po lice of New York City Sheriff C. J. McDonald, who has been quietly putting forth every ef fort to locate the slayers of J. E. Car- raway, Connecticut Camp operator, who -was found brutally murdered near the Southern Pines-Pinehurst road a few weeks ago, returned Sun day evening from New York city where he had been for the greater part of the week following up a clue which officers firmly believe is the correct one. Sheriff McDonald feels confident that he knows who Carraway’s slay ers are, and has this week forward ed warrants for their arrest to New York officers. Three detectives are working on the case and the Moore county sheriff is hopeful of getting the wanted parties for identification. McDonald was deeply impressed by the police organization of the metro polis. “They have a real police force,” he said, "and if the men can be found, I think that they will find them.” The New York officers are working (Please turn te page eight) NORTH CAROLINA TEACHERS VOTED 10 PERCENT RAISE Salaries Scale Increased From $87.50 Minimum, $112.50 Max imum, to $96 and $123.75 THOMAS TO GET $2,532 Legalized by a bill passed in the last North Carolina General Assem bly, the salaries of all teachers, prin cipals and superintendents of State schools were on Monday of this 1 VALUATION: $2,573,117 I The Board of Town Commisslon- j ers of the Town of Southern Pines, i at its meeting Wednesday night, j adopted the town budget for the I period beginning July 1, 1937 and ending June 30, 1938. ; The gross estimated income, on a j valuation of $2,573,117 and including , poll taxes and dog taxes, will be $68,812.60, based on a rate of $2.65 per $100.00—the same rate that has prevailed for the past three years. The lestimated expense of the town for the period is as follows-: Administrative $ 4,400.00 Fire Department 7,516.03 Police Dep’t. 4,714.96 Repairing and Painting Country Club 1,000.00 Maintenance of Streets, Sewers, Lighting and Planting Parkways 17,059.66 Misc. (including Resort Ad vertising, Printing: ,Ex penses, Maintenance of Billboards and Legal Ex penses 7,031.42 Maintenance of Parks and Buildings 1,710.50 Maintenance Mt. Hope Cem etery 630.00 Deficit Fire House Build ing 1,067.94 Debt Service 23 682.09 $68,812.60 To Operate Countrj’ Club Following the adoption of the bud- , , get, the Board of Commissioners ap- week mcreased ten percent by the I . .... . •' pointed a committee consisting State School Commission For teachers with Class A certifi cates the salary scale was formerly $87.50 to $112.50 depending upon the amount of experience they had had. Under the \rew schedule the scale will start at $96,00 with $123,75 as the top salary. The new bill will mean that county superintendents of schools will re ceive salaries totaling $254,889. H. Lee Thomas, superintendent of schools for Moore county will re ceive $2,532. In Southern Pines and Pinehurst the rate of pay will be slightly high er than the scale established by the state because, in addition to the basic state salary, the local school board pay their teachers additional com pensation to cover the nine months term in these two towns. Schedule of Salaries Following is the maximum salary scale set by the Commission, with the prevailing scale given first and last year’s salary in the same di vision given in parentheses: Class A certificates: No experience. $96 ($87.50), one year $99.50 ($90.50), two years $103 ($94), three years $106.50 ($97), four years $110 ($100), five years $113.50 ($103), six years $116.50 ($106), seven years $120 ($109.50), eight years $123.75 ($112,- 50). Class B certificates: No experience $82 ($75), one year $85.50 ($78), two years $89 ($81), three years, $92.50 ($84.50), four years $96 ($87.50), five years $99.50 ($90.50), six years $103 ($94). Class C certificates: no experience; $75.50 ($69), one year $79 ($72), two years $82.50 ($75), three years $85.50 ($78), four years $89 (|81). CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIRECTORS MEET TUESD