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/ MOORE COUNTY’S LEADING NEWS-WEEKLY nr XX ID JL JrxJtS A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding VOL. 18. NO. le THAOE SPAINC8 SPRINOS PItiCS incorrect date Correct Date f a 'A PILOT FIRST IN NEWS, CIRCULATION & ADVERTISING of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina. Friday, February !, 1*^38. NEW AUTO CLUB LAUNCHED WITH 500 MEMBERS County Organization Affiliated With State Body To Have Office in Southern Pines W. H. EVANS MANAGER A permanent office of the Moore Coun' Automobile Club, an affiliate of the North Carolina Automobile Association, was opened yesterday in Southern Pines. The office is located In the Carolina Theatre Building and. in addition to Mr. Evans, the staff will be comprised of Mrs. Evans, of fice manager, and S. B. Richardson, field representative. Mr. Evans has been associated with the North Carolina Automobile As sociation for a number of years and the establishment of the local office iere is in accordance with the policy adopted some time ago by the a.sso- ciation to organize its members throughout the state into county clubs with branch offices in each organized county. Mr. Evans and Mr. Richardson have been canvassing the county for the past several months and recently se cured the 500th charter member for the local club. With that number signed up the local office is being es tablished and additional member ships, of course, will be solicited. The Southern Pines office will maintain complete road and touring Information service, a local informa tion bureau, and will make reserva tions for members for anything, any where at any time; all of this in ad dition to the regular club services specified in the membership con tract. In addition to the services render ed to members, Mr. EJvans wishes to call especial attention to the local information service that will be maintained at the office, and also to the fact that reservations will be made for all theatres in the area for anyone who wishes to call the office and avail himself of the ser vice. Annual Hospital Ball to Be Held In Pinehurst Tuesday, March 29th Mrs. Deaton and Baby Hurt in Auto Collision Wife of Aberdeen Police Officer in Crash of Bus and Truck Near Raeford Mrs. Eston Deaton of Aberdeen and her baby daughter, Ann, were injured Monday afternoon when a large empty truck and trailer collid ed head-on with a Fayettevllle- Greensboro bus on a concrete bridge five miles east of Raeford. Five oth er bus passengers were hurt. Mrs. Deaton and her daughter were taken to Pittman’s Hospital for tiealment. Mrs. Deaton is the wife of Aberdeen’s police chief. Mrs. John D. Graham of Raeford suffered several broken ribs, a sprain ed ankle and facial lacerations. She was treated by Dr. R. A. Matthes- on and carried to her home. Four other passengers on the bus suffered lacerations and bruises. They were Misses Nan Carolina Nor- wlne and Elizabeth Davis, students of Woman’s College, Greensboro; Fay Howard, Springfield, Ohio, man, and Thurmand McLeod, Fort Bragg sol dier. They received first aid at Rae ford and were able to proceed with other passengers on a new bus which completed the trip to Greensboro. Walter Hildebrand was driver of the truck, held In jail In Raeford, and Sheriff D. H. Hodglns stated that he will be charged with careless and reckless driving. C. M. Sasser of Greensboro, driver on the bus, and his passengers stat ed that Hildebrand attempted to pass a car shortly before reaching the bridge, when his trailer began skidding. Sasser brought the bus practically to a standstill on the bridge. His driving was praised by the bus passengcis, who stated that Sascer probably avoided a much worse wreck. The collision was of such force that a spare tire and an oil can from the truck were thrown through the bus windshield. The bus was damaged to the extent of S500. Women’s Auxiliary CalLs On Men to Assist in Staging This Year’s Charity Event At the monthly meeting of the Moore County Hospital Auxiliary on Wednesday it was announced that the annual Hospital Ball will be staged on Tuesday evening, March 29th, at the Pinehurst ^ountry Club. As an Innovation this year, the auxiliary has enlisted the aid of a Men’s committee which will help In the planning and management of the affair. Proceeds will go, as hereto fore, to the Aulxlllary, and will be used by that organization for the benefit of the hospital. For several seasons the Hospital Ball has been an outstanding event, successful In every way. This year great things are expected of the as sisting benedicts, who promise to make a lot of brilliant suggestions but insist that the women continue to do most of the real work. Mrs. Heman Gifford of Millbrook, N. Y., and Pinehurst will be chair man of the ball for the auxiliary, and will call on members as needed to assist her. The Men’s committee is not yet complete, but so far includes James Boyd, R. L. Hart and Nelson C. Hyde, of Southern Pines; W. A. Ice land McKeithen and Frank Sham- burger of Aberdeen; E. C. Keating of Knollwood; Paul Dana, George T. Dunlap, Jr., Wllliard L. Dunlop, Heman Gifford, N. S. Hurd, S. Don ald Sherrei-d and Richard S. Tufts of Pinehurst, and Wilbur H. Currie, of Carthage. Charles W. Plcquet, dean of Carolina Impresarios, has con sented to advise and inspire the group. The ball comes on the first day of the Horse Show, and many exhibitors and devotees will attend, including visiting officers from Fort Bragg. Activities everywhere in the Sand hills will be in full swing on the date set, insuring a large and col orful party. , Mrs. Paul Dana, president of the auxiliary, presided at Wednesday's meeting, which was held at the hos pital with a large attendance. Mrs. Preston T. Kelsey of the Equipment committee reported the purchase of a surgical cart of latest design. It was voted to re-furnish completely the entrsince lobby of the hospital, at a cost of approximately $135.00, and the use the old furniture, after renovation, elsewhere in the building. The Membership committee stress ed the fact that every woman in the county, resident or visitor, is Invit ed to join the Auxiliary and help in its work. Mrs. Dana read a letter from Dr. W. S. Rankin, of the Duke Endow ment complimenting, the organiza tion upon its splendid record for 1937. Church Gets $4,327 Carthage Methodists Benefi ciaries in Will of the I^ate J. Fulton Cole The Carthage Methodist Epis copal Church has recently come into direct control of a consider able sum of money and real es tate from the .1. Fulton Cole estate of which it is the sole beneficiary under the terms of his will. E. J. Burns, local attorney, and admin istrator for the estate has filed a final account as administrator, and turned over to the trustees of the church the sum of $4,- 327.74. Aside from this the church receives valuable real estate, build ings and dwelling houses and con siderable timbered land in the county. Under the terms of the will, the bequest to the church must ba used to erect or to pay |part of the expenses of erecting a good brick building, or church building of some other substantial material, for worship of said church organ ization. FIVE CENTS OIL DEALERS OF COUNTY TO FIGHT FUND DIVERGENCE Organize to Keep Gasoline Tax Money in State Exclusively For Highway Purposes CHAN PAGE CHAIRMAN ^ront and Center! Three Seriously Hurt in Automobile Crash Collision Near Pinebluff Sends White Man and Two Colored Men to Hospital Three men, one white and two col ored, are In the Moore County Hos pital suffering from severe injuries received In an automobile collision about one mile south of Pinebluff on U. S. Highway No. 1 early Wed nesday afternoon. The injured are: John S. Langdon, white, of Albany, N. Y. Sam Quick ad Cecil Depew, colored, of Bennettsville, S. C. Langdon was southbound for Flor ida, Quick and Depew going north en route to Washington, D. C., when in some unaccountable manner the two cars came together. All were rushed to the hospital where they were found to be suffering from frac tures and deep lacerations. Their cars were almost completely demol ished. MRS. MCGR.4W TO READ J. HAROLD PAGET, PINEBLUFF, DIES; C. P. &L ENGINEER Operating Manager of Com pany Was Stricken En Route Home from Raleigh J. Harold Paget, 49, engineering and operating manager of the Caro lina Power and Light Company, died in Lee County Hospital in Sanford Wednesday night after a five days’ illness. Mr. Paget was enroute from his office in Raleigh to his home in Pinebluff when taken 111 last Thurs day, which necessitated his stopping at the hospital where he underwent an operation Friday. A native of Dorchester, Mass., Mr. Paget was a graduate of the Massa chusetts Institute of Technology and was widely recognized as an efficient engineer. After his graduation he was associated with the General Electric company at Lynn, Mass., and followed his profession in Vancouver, British Columbia, with the Mexican Power company in Mexico City, Mex ico, and with the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. In California. In 1925 Mr. Paget accepted a po sition with the Carolina Power and Light Company. He was a member of the Masonic order. Mr. Paget is survived by his wife who was formerly M’ss .Marga •- et Little of Pinebluff and thi?»“ sis ters Mrs. H. W. Shugg of Needha.ni, Mass., Miss Frances Paget of Bos ton, Mass., and Mrs. William H. Wright of Wellesley Hills, Mass. Funeral services will be held on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock in the Village Chapel in Pinehurst, with the Rev. Thaddeus A. Cheat ham officiating, assisted by the Rev. F. CraighUl Brown of Southern Pines. Kiwanis Hears Talk on “What of 1938” Dr. Cheatham Reads Address Made by Armour and Com- panj" President in Chicago At the Civic Club next Friday af ternoon at 3:00 o’clock Mrs. Thomas McGraw of Aberdeen will give a number of readings, among them "God and My Father,” by Clarence Day. Chan N. Page of the Page Motor Company, Southern Pines, is the newly elected chairman of the Moore County Oil Dealers. Vice-chairmen are Hugh W. Jackson, Carthage; L. L. Marion, Carthage, and W. H. Mc Neill, Aberdeen. On the Legislative committee are Herbert Cameron, Southern Pines and L. R. McDonald, Carthage. A. M. Cameron of Vass and Ralph Leach of Aberdeen are mem bers of the Local Affairs committee, and F. D. Shamburger, Aberdeen; C. E. Barnes, Carthage; Virgil Clark, Southern Pines, and E. M. Ritter, Hemp constitute the Public Relations committee. One of the principal aims of the organization is the prevention of di version of automotive tax Income to purposes unrelated to highways. "It is unjust to the motorist taxpayers Decause It means spending for some thing else the tax money they have paid for roads,” as one official puts it. “It is dangerous because it means neglect of roads, with resulting in crease in accidents, deaths and in juries.” County organizations of oil dealers are being formed throughout the va rious counties of the state. Recent census figures reveal that more than 12,000 North Carolinians “live on oil” in the sense that they maKe their daily bread b% employment in the peti'oleum industry. This group, if or ganized throughout the state, should be a powerful influence toward prop er automobile legislation. Schools Do Fine Job in Seal Sale Campaig-n Eighteen of 20 Schools Report Greater Receipts For Tuber culosis Work Than Year Ago The schools throughout the coun ty responded 100 per cent to the County Tuberculosis Seal Sale. The colored teachers acting as chairmen from their section, assisted by Pine hurst maids and caddies, raised over $250—against $145 last year. Eigh teen of 20 schools turned in as much or more than last year. This fine achievement Is worthy of mention, and at a teachers meeting In Carth age on last Saturday, when the re port was turned in by Mrs. Thad deus A. Cheatham, County Seal Sale chairman, the schools were duly praised for their fine co-operation. A full report of the County Seal Sale will be made next week. The white schools received 10 per cent for $25 or over, to be used for special health work in schools. The colored schools received 10 per cent for raising their quota of $15.00 or over, and that also is to be used for health work. The report of schools follows: Aberdeen, $83.52; Carthage, $61.00; Eagle Springs, $25.00; Hemp, $25.00; Pinehurst, $82.01, iiouthern Pines $35.00. Aberdeen Berkley School, $15.05; Carthage Pinckney High School, $31.82; Eastwood School, $31.75; Academy Heights School, $40.00; Southern Pines, $30.00, and Jackson Hamlet, $18.00. A speech on the subject, “What of 1938,” delivered before the Chicago Association of Commerce on January 5th by Robei-t H. Cabell, president of Armour & Company, was read to the Sandhills Kiwanis Club Wednes day by Dr. T. A. Cheatham of Pine hurst. In its treatment of conditions existing in the country today It was so clear and sane a presentation that the club’s Program committee ar ranged with Dr. Cheatham to offer It to the club, and it was roundly applauded. The meeting was held in the Presbytyerian Church Sunday School in Aberdeen, wtih 42 mem bers attending. The speech is printed In full on Page 2 of this issue of The Pilot J. S. ROCKEFELLEK TO BUILD HOME NEAR SOtlTHERN PINES nnaires Ordered Out to % homage To Past Com- ^ 'rs of Sandhill Post u ^ s of Sandhills Post will honoi . past Commanders of the post at their regular meeting next Thursday night, February 10th, in the Legion Hut on Maine avenue. Southern Pines. Commanders who have led the lo cal Legion post sinc<' its organiza tion in 1922 are Col. W. W. Cowgill of Boston, Mass., Nelson A. Court way of Sacramento, Cal. Paul Dana of Pinehurst, Max G. Backer and Hugh J. Betterley of Southern Pines, Roy B. Poushee of Boston, Thomas A. Black and Rassie E. Wicker of Pinehurst, and J. F. Sinclair of West End. The present Commander is Shields Cameron, Southern Pines. Invitations have been issued to State Commander H. C. Blackwell and State Adjutant Jim Caldwell to attend this meeting. The program itself willb e in charge of the Past Commanders with Past Commamder Rassie E. Wicker as chairman. All veterans are invited to attend this meeting and make It a worth while greeting to the past officers and Sate officials. J. Stillman Rockefeller of Green wich, Conn., has awarded a contract to Reinecke & Dillehay, 'contractors of Southern Pines, for the erection of a winter residence on his farm 15 rniles east of Southern Pines. The house will be a copy of a North Car-,^ olina country house, and construc tion work is to begin at once. Mr. Rockefeller is the son of the late William G. Rockefeller and Mrs. Reckefeller, and a nepfiew of the late Percy A. Rockefeller, who spent much time at his estate at Overhills, Tiear here, during his lifetime. J. S. Rocke feller was graduated from Yale in 1924. His wife was the former Nan cy Ctu^'egie. E. J. BURNS TOSSES HAT IN RING FOR COUNTY SOLICITOR Carthage Attorney Announces For Position To Be Relinquish ed by Boyette TO ASK U. S. TO BUILD VETERANS HOSPITAL HERE Southern Pines Chamber of Commerce Wants $1,500,000 Institution in Sandhills SAYS CONDITIONS IDEAL Edvard J. Bums, Carthage attor ney, this week announced h*s can didacy for the office of Solicitor of the Recorder's Court in the June Democratic Primary. This announce ment places two candidates officially in the field, Leland McKeithen of Aberdeen having announced two weeks ago. There are rumors of several other aspirants for the Demo cratic nomination for the position now held by M. G. Boyette of Carth age, who is entering the race for the Democratic nomination for State Senator. Mr. Burns, who is a brother of City Clerk Howard Burns of South ern Pines, has practiced law since the fall of 1929, with an office at the county seat. In 1935 and ’36 he served as town attornej' and he has been a member of the Carthage School Board for several terms. He Is secretary of the board at present. Outside of his practice Mr. Bums op- (Please turn to page eight) Fine Art Exhibit by Three Arts Group Here Over 100 Items by 35 Exhibi tors on Display at Southern Pines Civic Club Large numbers have enjoyed throughout the past week the first annual art exhibit of the recently organized Three Arts Group at the Civic Club, Southern Pines. The e:<hibit, which constitutes the work of 35 persons and numbers more than 100 items, will continue through this afternoon, Friday, and is open to the public. The list of exhibitors include: Louise Birt Baynes, Frederick Stan ley Smith, Nina Hill, Bingham Bal lou, Mrs. M. W. Marr, Ruth Doris Swett, Herman Atkins MacNeill, Alice F. Tllden, Nellie Young San born, D. J. Ammott, Carol Brooks MacNeil, Lucille Mudgett Dlngley, Ruth Mason, Betty Lee, Frances Par sons, Ethel B. Fowler, Effle Ellen Butler, Louise M. Hayes, Mrs. J. B. Riddle, Mary Yeomans, Maree As- kam, Emllle May Wilson, John Gra ham, Mrs. Will Blue, Clifton Blue. Jack Lee. Work by a group of stu dents at the local school, includes exhibits by Marjorie Jellison, Kath erine Pris:er, Clarence Dickerson. Rob ert Bailey, Louise Crain and Mary Katherine Crain. Directors of the Southern Pines Chamber of Commerce voted unan imously on Tuesday to invite the United States Government to lo cate its proposed new Veterans Hos pital for eastern North Carolina in the vicinity of Southern Pines. A special committee is to be appointed from the board to work out ways and means of influencing the gov ernment to build its $1,500,000 in stitution here. Dr. W. E. Overcash of Pine Crest Manor told the board at its meet ing at the Highland Pines Inn what it would mean to this section to have the hospital here. He estimated that a 300-bed general hospital would mean a minimum staff of 20 doc tors, a total operating staff of close to 300; that the annual payroll would total in the neighborhood of $210,000; that the cost of groceries, a goodly proportion of which would be purchased locally would be over $100,000, and that other operating costs would total close to $600,00 a year. Dr. Overcash said that gov ernment hospitals of today are the most modern institutions money can buy, and that he believes such an in stitution would prove a distinct as set to this community. Others, including S. B. Richard son, J. M. Windham, Ralph Chand ler, Carl Thompson and W. T. Evans, spoke in favor of the proposed ef fort to bring the hospital here, tell ing of the experience of other com munities with similar institutions. All spoke of the ideal conditions here for the hospital. IlOKpital is AK.HiirtMi A Washington despatch under a February 1st date line says: A 300-bed veterans’ hospital for Eastern North Carolina was assured definitely today when General Frank T. Hines, Veterans Administrator, in formed Fiepresentative Robert L. Doughton, dean of the Tar Heel del egation, who has acted for all oHuse members in the matter, and Senator Josiah W. Bailey that President Roosevelt formally has approved the allocation of $1,500,000 for the pur pose. General Hines said that the hospi tal board of the Veterans’ Adminis tration will begin at once the study of sites, which will mean that a tug of war beween Eastern Uorth Caro lina towns also will begin at once. The money for the hospital Is con- (Plcase turn to page eight) To Seek More Traffic Over Highway No. 15 Delegation From Sandhills to Attend Meeting This After noon in Durham GYMKH.\NA TODAY There will be a gymkhana this p.? temoon at the Southern Pines .?how rin?, with a fu’i Drograno. A delegation from the Sandhills will attend a hearing in Durham this afternoon, Friday. In the Inter est of increasing tourist tiavel over Route 15. The meeting is to be ad dressed by J. Sprunt Hill of Dur ham. Lieut. Governor Horton of Pittsboro and others. Frank Buchan called the matter to the attention of Chamber of Com merce directors here on Tuesday, stating that Route 15-A interests were waging a strenuous campaign of diverting traffic at Creedmore to 15-A which goes to Raleigh and Fay etteville, taking people off Route It which comes through Durham, Chap el Hill and Sanford to Carthags, Pinehurst and Aberdeen. It Is understood that an advertis ing campaign is to be started calling the attention of tourists to the at tractions of Durham and Duke Uni versity, Chapel HUl and U. N. C., and the Sandhills resort towns, in an effort to keep them ou the route which leads in this direction. The Durham meeting Is called for 2:30 at the Washington-Duke Hotel, and the local delegation is meeting at the Broad Street Pharmacy at 12:30, to motor to Durham.
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