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MOORE COUNTY’S
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NEWS-WEEKLY
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A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 18, NO. 29.
PILOT
of the Sandhill Territory of N
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Southern Pines and Aberdeen. North Carolina. Friday, July 1st, 1938.
FIVE CENTS
Saturday Primary Settles Congress, Solicitor Nominees
SEES CIVIC CENTER
AS IMPROVEMENT
TOBUSIIMAREA
Will Tend To StabiHze Values;
Beautify Town, Says
Mayor Stutz
BUT SLIGHT TAX RAISE
In a statement to The Pilot Mayor
D. G. Stutz of Southern Pines this
week states his position in regard to
the acquisition by the town of the
property on West Broad street Im-
mediately adjoining the postoffice.
*‘I believe," says Mf. Stutz, "the
voters should become acquainted with
the following facts in considering the
purchase of the proposed Civic Cen-
ter.
Such a commercially desirable
property will not remain on the mar
ket long, it will have to be bought
now.
“In a town with an assessed val
uation of $2,500,000, the fourteen
hundred dollars needed each year to
finance the purchase can have very
little effect on the tax rate.
“With a slight expenditure for
cleaning up and placing benches, the
park will, on purchase, become im
mediately available as an attractive
and natural gathering pice for both
residents nd visitors.
Stabilize Values
"Taking it off the market will
tend to stabilize values in the busi
ness section. This section is at pres
ent ample for our needs and is be
ing steadily developed for an eye-
sore to a credit to the town. If one
side of the postoffice is thrown open
to commercial building, it will not
be long before the same thing occurs
on the other side. There will be a dis
location of values and a running to
seed in business blocks less fortunate
ly placed, to the detriment of the
town’s general appearance and the
hardship of some property owners.
“The peak of the town’s bonded
Indebtedness will reach its height in
1945. We have bonds maturing in
1938-39 in the amount of $31,000
and interest of $29,000. The retire
ment of bonds from now until 1945
will average about the same except
for the year 1945 which wUl be $53,-
000 in bonds; $20,000 of same are
term bonds for which sinking funds
are provided. The interest from now
unto 1945 will average about $25,-
000 per year, plus an average bond
retirement of $31,000, or a total of
$56,000.
A five cent increase in tax rate
will take care of the retirement of
bonds and interest for the proposed
civic center if the voters approve the
bond issue.
The Towh’s Future
“In general, it seems to me a good
time to ask ourselves what kind of
town we want to have. There are all
kinds of resorts, from Coney Island,
on one hand, to White Sulphur
Springy on the other. Some of our
people feel that we should go after
the over-night tourist business, oth-
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Park and Civic Center—or Stores Beside Postoffice?
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Burgin and Deane Camps
Optimistic on Eve of 2nd
Balloting For Congress
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Liquor Clean-Up
Six Rounded Up by Federal
and County Officers Near
Southern Pines
Deane Followers Claim 5,000 Ma
jority for Candidate.—Burns,
McKeithen Confident
POLLS OPEN ALL DAY
One of two things wi)l happen to the land aljoining the Post Office on the north, viz;
1. It will be split up into business lots and the erection of stores or other commercial build
ings will follow, or
2. It will be bought by the town, improved immediately as a park, and eventually as a
Civic Center.
The coming special election on July 19th will decide which of these two uses of the land the
people of Southern Pines consider to be in the best interests of the town. Make up your mind,
register either July 2nd or July 9th and vote on the 19th.
Alcoholic Tax Unit officers from
Charlotte, Moore county A. B. C. en
forcement officers and Moore coun
ty officers staged a general boot
legging clean-up this past week in
the vicinity of Southern Pines with
the net result that four men are in
jail at Carthage and two others are
being held on bond for trial on Sep
tember 6th in the Federal court at
Rockingham.
Last Friday afternoon Ray Me.
Bride, white, and Roy King, colored,
Were arrested at a still near the
Evergreen schoolhouse on the Moore-
Hoke county line with 50 gallons of
rye mash in their possession. Later
the officers apprehended Tommy
Cleggett, white, alleged owner of the
still. McBride and King are held in
jail and Gleggett is free on $500
bond.
On Friday evening the officers ar
rested L S. Jessup of Vass on a
charge of manufacturing, selling and
transporting liquor. This is Jessup’s
second offense and he posted $2,000
bond.
On Wednesday of this week Will
Goins and Barney McCrimmon, col
ored, were taken into custody for
manufacturing and selling liquor and
both men are in jail at Carthige be
cause of Inability to raise l>ond.
Officers say that this is only the
start of a concentrated drive to wipe
out boot-legging in Moore county.
BIG DAY AT VASS
ON FOURTH WHEN
WOODMEN GATHER
County Maternity Welfare Group
Completes 2nd Successful Year
U. S. Senator, Lieut.-Governor
and Varied Sports Feature
Program
LAWN PARTY SUPPER AT
MISS pnatsoNT’S residence
The Reliance Club, which is the
Business Women’s organization of'
the Church of Wide Fellowship, in
vites one and all to a supper party
to be given on Miss Catherine Pier
son’s lawn. Highland Road, Friday
evening, July 8, at 7:00 o’clock. Tick
ets at 50c for adults and 35c for
children will be on . sale at Miss
Pierson’s Shop in the Bank Building.
The committee asks that tickets bo
reserved in advance so that ample
provision can be made for all. They
say there will be an added attrac
tion in the way of some entertain
ment during the evening and the
menu will be delicious.
The proceeds will go toward the
redecoration of the Li. Me. Partor at
the Church. Any one ur ir r trans
portation may call Mrs. Peinif k, 5042,
before Thursday noon. li. tlie ev(>nt
of rain, the supper Will he d the
following evening at the samo place
July Fourth bids fair to be a red
letter day in the history of Vass and
Woodcraft in the Sandhills. Indica
tions point to a tremendous throng
attending the celebration to be stag,
ed in the little village of some 700
population by the various Woodmen
of the World camps in the Sandhills.
To start the program Monday
morning, a Woodmen parade will take
place through the town, led by a
band, at 9:00 a. m.
At 9:45 the float parade will take
place. Fifty dollars will be awarded
the most beautiful float or decorat
ed car in this parade. Judges for
this event will be chosen from the
visiting Celebrities.
At 10:30 the speaking will take
place with U. S. Senator Robert R.
Reynolds delivering the principad ad
dress. Other speakers on the pro
gram will include Lieut.-Governor W.
P. Horton, State W. O. W. Manager
T. E. Newton, Charles D- Hines of
Greensboro, and James EL McAbee
of Kinston, one of the state’s fore
most orators, who will act as master
of ceremonies.
At 12:00 luncheon will be held at
the hotel for the speakers, visiting
celebrities and newspapermen at
tending. Others may secure lunches
at the various stands throughout the
town.
Afternoon Program
The first event on the program in
the afternoon will be the watermel
on batt’e which will take place in
front Cu. the Stutta-Taylor and Me-
Dermott .<itores at 1:00 p. m.
Next on the program will be the
foot races at 1:30. Thi .^’Ui lie two
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"The query, ‘Am I My Sister’s |
Keeper,’ is being answered in the
affirmative by an ever increasing
number of Moore county women who
are showing their interest in im-
proving conditions under which the
larger number of our mothers bear
their children by giving of their time
in active service through the local
Maternity Clinic Committees,’’ says
the report of Mrs. Wilbur H. Currie
of Carthage, chairman of the Coun-
ty Committee in maternal welfare.
"It is due to the loyalty and initia
tive of these women coupled with
the dependable and efficient services
of the Public Health staff and the
excellent co-operation of all our
county doctors, that the Moore Coun.
ty Maternal Welfare Committee was
able to make such a report of pro
gress os that ^appearing in The
Pilot for May 8, in the editorial
captioned ‘Mother’s Day.’ It is with
the jpurpose |of ‘giving honor to
whom honor is due’ that Mrs. James
Boyd of Southern Pines, vice chair
man, and I as chairman of this com
mittee, wish here to bring to the
attention of the people of Moore coun
ty the names of those who have
sei-ved so unselfishly in our fight
for better babies and healthier moth
ers. The following, we know, have
served well; that there are yet oth.
ers of whose activities we have not
been informed, we are certain. We
commend and thank them all.
"The local chairmen of the first
six Clinic committees, upon whom
fell the burden of starting the clin
ics under the direction of Miss Mar
garet McQueen, the maternity nurse,
who began our work two years ago
were as follows: Mrs. Edwin Mc
Keithen, Aberdeen, where the largest
clinic was at first held before being
taken to the Moore County Hospital
in May of last year. She was sup
ported by Mrs. James Swett In Sou.
them Pines, Mrs. Walter MacNellie
in Pinebluff and Mrs. A. P. Thomp
son in Pinehurst. In Cameron, Mrs.
George McDermott was the first
chairman; in Carthage, Mrs. Alonzo
Blue, who is still actively leading
the local committee; in Hemp, Mrs.
W. P. Saunders; in West End, Mrs. M.
C. McDonald, who likewise is still
serving as chairman, supported in
Eagle Springs by Mrs. Jesse Page.
In Vass, Mrs. E. B, Keith began the
work. As chairman of Clinic Prog
ress on the County committee, Mrs.
Waiter MacNeille rendered a very
real service in directing the activi
ties of the local chairmen in begin
ning their work through a series of
letters covering a period of over
three months. However, her exam,
pie to them as local chairman at
Pinebluff has been an even greater
source of inspiration. The thrilling
account of her committee’s accom
plishments was published in The Pi
lot lP.st February under the title
“Humanitarianism in Pinebluff.”
While her reports of gifts and arti
cles valued the first year from Au-
gust 7, 1936 to May 31, 1937, at
$196,40 and the second year, from
May 31, 1937 to May 1, 1938, at
$310.35, show an initiative and gen
ius for direction nothing short of
miraculous. Their bassinets, baby
garments and mother’s supplies are
distributed by the nurses all over
the county. While there have been no
patients from Pinebluff, the moth
ers and children of Addor have re
ceived special care from the Pine-
bluff committee.
‘‘Last year there were a number
of changes in the local committees.
In Southern Pines, Mrs. Hugh Bet-
terley became chairman; in Manley,
Mrs. Arthur McNeill was added to the
list of local chairman, bringing pa-
tienjs to the Pinehurst clinic of
which Mrs. A. P. Thompson became
clinic chairman. In Vass, Mrs. H. A.
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ABERDEENSTARTS
UONS CLUB WITH
BARBER AS HEAD
Second National Service Organ
ization Launched in Sandhills
This Summer
17 CHARTER MEMBERS
A third national service club came
to the Sandhills this week, the second
to locate a chapter here within the
pEist two months. Rotary Interna
tional formed a club in Southern
Pines during May. Kiwanls Interna
tional has had a club in Moore coun
ty since 1922. Now comes a Lions
Club to Aberdeen.
The club was auspiciously laun
ched at a banquet at the Aberdeen
Hotel on Tuesday evening, with J. B.
Natier, national organizer whose
writings appear each Sunday in the
Chicago Tribune, as the principal
speaker. The banquet was sponsored
by the Sanford Lions Club under the
direction of the district governor,
Charles A. Lane of Sanford.
Seventeen new members of the
Aberdeen club were present, as
well as a large delegation from San
ford. The Rev. E. L. Barber was
elected president, J. D. McLean, first
vice-president, C. L. Guion, second
vice-president; C. J. Johnson, third
vice-president, T. S. Melvin, secre
tary- Directors, Knox Matthews, A.
K. Pennington and A. C. McDonald;
tail twister, L. J. Dawkins, and lion
tamer, Dan Farrell. This club will
meet twice a month, each first and
third FYlday evening. The charter
night will be observed on the second
Friday night in August, at which
time lions from all parts of the state
will attend and another banquet will
be Served.
OFF FOR WEST POINT
J. D. Sitterson, Jr., of Southern
Pines left on Wednesday night to re
port at West Point as a cadet in the
United States Military Academy, to
which he was recently appointed by
Representative Walter Lambeth.
Polls will be open from sun-up to
sun-down tomorrow, Saturday,
throughout Moore county for the
second primary elections to deter,
mine the Democratic candidates for
Representative in Congress from the
8th Congressional district, and Pros
ecuting Attorney of the Recorder’s
Court in Moore county.
The candidates are:
FOR CONGRESS
William O. Burgin of Lexington.
C. B. Deane of Rockingham.
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
E. J. Bums of Oarthage
W. A. Leland McKeithen, Aberdeen
and Pinehurst.
Mr. Deane was high man of five
candidates in the primary on June
4th, with Mr. Burgin second. Deane
polled 13,268 votes, Burgin 12,721.
With 19,674 other ballots divided be
tween Roland Beasley of Monroe,
George R, Ross of Jackson Springs
and Giles Y. Newton of Gibson, Mr.
Burgin called for a second primary.
Mr. McKeithen led Bums in the
first primary by 632 votes, with the
third candidate, J. H. Scott of Car
thage trailing with 878 votes. Mr.
Bums called a second primary in
the belief that much of the Scott
strength gould go to him in a run
off election. McKeithen is confident,
however, of repeating his first pri-
mary victory.
'These are the only two contests to
be determined tomorrow. ’Those who
voted in the first primary should
make every possible effort to vote
in the second, that the will of the
electorate may determine the choice
for two important offices.
Both Optimistic
Both the Deane and Burgin camps
are optimistic. Both candidates have
been working hard. A report from
Rockingham says that close observ.
ers there freely predict ‘ Deane will
emerge with a majority of not less
than 5,000, despite the ‘‘tremendous
efforts' being put forth by the Bur.
gin cohorts.” Mr. Deane has just
returned from a trip through the
northern part of the district and is
well pleased with his reception.
Burgin’s campaign managers write
The Pilot that they are not discount
ing the Deane strength but feel that
their candidate will be selected, bas
ing their optimism on securing the
heavy Beasley vote throughout Un
ion county for Burgin.
The voting places are the same as
in the first primary. ’Those eligible
to vote in the first primary are eli
gible to vote tomorrow.
Around 50 of the political leaders
from all parts of Moore county met
In the Community House In Aberdeen
Thursday night in an Informal
Deane get-together.
Voluntary supporters testified to
the big majority Deane is to receive
in Moore county tomorrow in his race
for Congress. The feeling is that he
will carry every precinct, and at
least 70 percent of the total vote.
Mr. Deane was also present—ani
in expressing his appareciation for
the support giver him, he brought a
most encouraging report from tho
other eleven counties of the 8th Dm.
trict. That master prognosticator
from Rockingham, I. S. London, es
timates the district majority will bo
not less than 5,000. The general feol-
ing is that Deane will win—the s:.~!i
of the majority being the only ques
tion.
Frank Buchan of Southern Pint's
acted as chairman of the meetin".
and called on various ones for exprwj-
slfit Prank Shamburger, Mayo-
Ah I'd- a jtatod that he v s "lad to
have jr next Congreeanr .n’ ;it t>e
meet<-'g
No real auJvanpe notice of t!u
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