I JUL 8 1938 MOORE COUNTY’S LEADING NEWS-WEEKLY THE A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding SPRINGS PILOT FIRST IN NEWS, CIRCULATION & ADVERTISING VOL: .18, NO. 30. McKEITHEN WINS OVER BURNS FOR SOLICITOR’S POST of the Sandhil'** '"ritory of North Carolina Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina. Friday, July 8th, 1938. FIVE CENTO Victor Polls Heavy Vote Pinehurst, Aberdeen and Southern Pines In WINS BY 215 MAJORITY In a surprisingly close contest In the second Democratic Primary for the office of Prosecuting Attorney ■of the Moore County Recorder’s Court, held last Saturday, W. A. Leland McKelthen of Pinehurst and Aberdeen emerged the winner over E. J. Bums of Carthage by the nar row margin of 1713 to 1498, a major ity of but 215 votes. The vote repre sented complete returns from all of the county’s 17 precincts. The closeness of the contest came as a surprise to both McKelthen and Bums supporters alike fhasmuch as the McKelthen vote In the first pri mary, held on June 4th with three men running for the nomination, was so near a majority of the to tal vote that Burns, the second high candidate, was for some time unde cided as to whether to call for a second prima’T'- The vote on that occasion waa; McKelthen, 1735; Bums, 1103; Scott, 878; McKelthen missing a majority by only 246 votes. In last Saturday’s primary Mc- Keithen piled up substantml major ities in Aberdeen, Pinehurst and Southern Pines, where the total count was 873 for McKeithen against 229 for Bums. Bums received the majority of his support from E^ast Carthage, West Carthage and Hemp, in which precincts he received 680 votes against 325 for McKeithen. In the remainder of the precincts Mc Keithen received slight majorities In Pinebluff, Cameron, West EInd, Spies and Spencerville. Burns carried Vass, Hlghfalls. Deep River, Ritters and Bensalem by slight majorities. Inasmuch as the Democratic nom ination in Moore county is consid ered tantamount to election, Mc Kelthen will, in all probability, suc ceed to the post now held by M. G. Boyette of Carthage, whose Demo cratic candidacy for the State Senate is uncontested. Solicitor Nominee W. A- LJELAND McKEITHEN Successful Candidate for th^ Nom ination for Prosecuting Attorney of the Moore County Recorder’s Court in the Second Primary Held Last Saturday. STATES EFFECT ON TAX RATE IF CITY BUYS CIVIC CENTER E. C. Stevens Clarifies Much Duscussed Question As Date of Election Nears FAVORS PURCHASE OF SITE $29,250 OF PWA FUNDS GRANTED HOSPITAL HERE| Government Gift To Comprise 45 Percent of Cost of Proposed I New Nurse’s Home 1 SITE ALREADY ACQUIRED Maida Shaw Marries M. C. Brown at Vass Ceremony Performed Last Fri day at Home of Bride’s Sister, Mrs. Ben H. Wood The regional office of the Public Works Administration at Atlanta, , . u rr 1,00'has had to Improve itself through its director, H. T. Cole, has . o announced a grant of $29,250.00 to the Moore County Hospital, to as sist that institution in the construc tion of a Nurses’ Home- It has been decided to accept the grant, and plans for the new build ing are being drawn. Under the terms of the Federal offer the Nurses Home and its furaL-jhings may not cost more than $65,000 00. Of this max- imum sum, $29,250.00, or 45 percent, will be a government gift; and $37,- 750.00, or 55 percent, must be rais ed from other sources. If a satisfac tory home can be built for less mon ey, the ratio of PWA assistance to the total cost will remain at 45 per cent. With registrations mounting hour ly for the speclEil election to be held on July 19th to decide the question of the proposed purchase of the property adjoining the Postoffice for a site for a civic center, there is con. siderable discussion of the matter o» street, particularly with reference to the estimated cost of the project in terms of a possible Increase in the local tax rate. Since the matter first became the subject of discussion, it has been the policy of The Pilot to open Its columns to a full discussion of the factors involved in the pro posed purchase of the property and in keeping with this policy we repro duce below a letter received from Town Commissioner E. C. Stevens setting forth his views and stating some pertinent facts concerning the cost of acquiring the property. Mr. Stevens writes: “Not only as a taxpayer of the town, but also as a Commissioner, I have been asked just how I stand in the matter of the proposed pur chase of the Broad street property next to the Postoffice, which mat ter is to be voted upon on July 19th. I am one hundred percent in favor of it. I believe it is about the most outstanding opportunity the town since I ' have been in Southern Pines. Wc here have only one main attraction outside of the climate, the proxim ity to the large cities, golf, tennis, riding, good schools, churches, and other things that go to make up a wonderful residential town, and that is the beauty and cleanliness of our homes, streets, parks, trees and shrubbery. The one thing that is out standing in the minds of the tour- 1st, whether he is in a hotel, board ing house, cottage or tourist camp, (Please turn to page jotur) Eighth District Vote Figures on the Eighth district vote in the second Democratic primary race for Congress between W. 0. Burgin of Lexington and C. B. Deane of Rockingham as com puted Wednesday evening by the Associated Press were as follows: County Deane Burgin Anson . 2,274 1,274 Davidson . 962 6,938 Davie 386 889 Hoke 571 334 Lee 1,445 1,139 Montgomery (u) .... 1,005 738 Moore 2,094 1,110 Richmond 5,440 1,681 Scotland 1,198 670 Union ... 2,557 2,427 Wilkes 835 1,541 Yadkin 500 600 TOTAL . 19,267 19,341 u) Denotes unofficial. t\ EightiC* istrict Congress Race Unsettled As Candidates File Protests No Decision Yet Deane Charges Fraud In Mont- Sromery; Protests Results In Union, Davidson and W’ilkes ESTIMATED CROWD OF 5,000 GREETS WOODMEN AT VASS Parade, Speeches, Athletic i Events and Dances Keep Throngs Entertained TAX CAPACITY OF TOWN Approve New Building For School at Eureka Some months ago the hospital ac- Qommissioners Agree to start quired additional land looking toward Work on New Nurses’ Home this project, the added acreage being Within Eight Weeks In a simple, but lovely private cer emony Friday evening. Miss Maida Shaw of Carthage and Murdoch C. Brown of Sanford were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs. Ben H. Wood, at Vass. The ceremony was performed by the bride’s pastor, the Rev. C. I. Calcote, of VasB, In the presence of a few near relatives- The vows were sppkM in the living room befor* an Improvised altar banked with leaf^ ^ine and fermi, over which candles shed a soft glow. The bride w penaes, will save the huspUal each year a sum equivalent to the Income from a sizeable endowment. MRS. HENRY KELLY DIES twenty steel-bodied busses to replace as many old.model rigs, and lights cn all busses to be used in the com ing school session were high lights of the recommendations of the Moore County Board of Education as it sat ir. its June meeting with J. W. Gra ham, F. W. VonCanon, W- E. Kelly and Dr. J. F. Davis in attendance. A delegation of citizens from the Farm Life school district at EJureka Went before the board to request that a modem brick building be erected immediately, and after some dis- cussion it was recommended that an order passed by the Board on Jan uary 15, 1934 recommending at that time the erection of a 10.room build ing with auditoriiuu should stand, and that thU building should be erectcd Just as soon as the financial condi tion of the county permits. Reports to the effect that the Board of Education had been consid ering the consolidation of the Farm Ufe school were said to be without foundation, and the County Superin tendent was instructed to advise the school board and other interested citizens of the district to this ef fect. It was ordered that the County Superintendent, in compliance with Mrs. Henry Kelly, aged 80 years, died in her home at Altoona, Pa., on Thursday, June 16th, according to word received by The Pilot. Mr. and Mr,^ Kelly wer« winter residents ofj‘he Grand Jury report made at the Southern Une, from 1902, untU his'May term, request that the State dfcath In 1932, and Mrs. Kelly has viwited manv frlendb here during the past few years R.\YMOND KI»VA7JIS SPEVKER School Commission cooperate with the county Board in placing lights on all busses to be used in the comir;? se.sslon, also that all new busses ay- signed to Moore county to repln p he i 20 old ones be Chevrolets with steel Dr. C. nuXj orU Rayn. ond was the, bodles- prii.cip 1 peiiker at t^,.' meet g* of| Those slated for replacement are thi Sandhill Klwanis Cu >mu utyjlOS at High Falls; No. 10 at Hemp; Church. His subject viis “A .. ita Nos. 11, 40 and 43 at Vasa-Lakeview; and Americanism.” (PUmte Itim to pa^ •ifhtj BY BESSIE CAMERON SRDTH A crowd estimated at 5,000 per sons gathered in Vass Monday for the Fourth of July celebration .'■i.aged by the Vass, Southern Pines, Ra^ord and West End camps of Woodmen of the World, and those who had been inclined to "humph” at mention of 5.000 people being attracted to a small town with no bathing or swim ming facilities for am Independence Day celebration began to sit up and take notice. After a Sunday of rain, Monday dawned clear and beautiful and ear ly in the morning cars began to pour into town. By 9:00 o’clock half the people on the streets were visi tors. At 10:00 o’clock, the program got under way. Led by the blue-uniform ed Fayetteville High School Band, woodmen from the various camps paraded through town, their line of march leading up the town’s main business street. The next event was the parade of floats. Pine Camp at West End carried off the prize, $50 in cash. The speaking, which was schedul- ed to be held at the school grounds, was held from the reviewing stand on Main street and sound equipment made the addresses audible to the entire crowd. James E. McAbee, as sistant State manager of the W. O. W., from Kinston, was master of ceremonies and H. Clifton Blue of the Vass camp served as armouncer. “America” was played by the band, after which W. B. Graham of Vass spoke the Invocation- Mayor H. A. Borst welcomed the visitors and David B. Glllis, council comman der of the Southern Pin^a camp, re> sponded. In the absence of Charies D. Hines, W. Duncar Matthews of Southam Pin.» pinchhlt and did a good job of presenting Lieutenant-Governor W. P. Horton, who made an excellent patriotic address devoid of any polltl. cal touch. The speaker paid tributa to the work of the State’s beloved educational governor, Charles B- Ay. cock, and to that of the present lead er who also is greatly Interested In the education of the youth of the State, and looked ahead to the day when training m vocational agricul ture can be made available for every rura} child In North Carolina. State Manager T. E- Newtra spoke briefly on woodcraft and introduced Judge Barrington T. Hill, State Head CounscUor, of Wadesboro, who took Senator Robert R. Reynolds’ place im ^hp prograpi, the Senator having wired tuac it vould be impossible for hi.n to fill the engagement here. In the afternoon, the center of activities ahl’tecl to the sch‘>ol grounds, where various athletic stunts furnished thrilling entertain ment for th«: crowd. (Pletm t«m to t^) W. O. BUKGIN C. B. DEANE BURGIN ASKS RECOUNT Opposing candidates for the Demo cratic nomination for Congressman, held last Saturday and the result of which will not become officially j known until charges of irregularity, | filed by Deane, have been heard by j the State Board of Ejections at its meeting on July 12th. County Board Accepts $29,250 of PWA Funds County Board of Education Gives Okay To Proposed Project With complete official returns cer tified by the county election boards of all counties in the Eighth dis trict except Montgomery, W. O. Bur- gin of Lexington last night held a 74 lead over C. B. Deane of Rockingham as the result of the balloting in the second Democratic primary for Con- gress from the district, held last Saturday The vote, with all returns official except from Montgomery county, stood: Burgin, 19,341; Deane, 19,- 267. Returns were canvassed by the Wilkes county board of elections on Wednesday with the result that the official count showed one less vote for Burgin than in the original un- official count. Previously, the official count in Hoke county cut Deane’s majority there from 273 to 237. In Montgomery county the board of elec tions refused on Tuesday to certify returns pending a hearing set for tonight, Friday, at which time char, ges of fraud, filed by Deane, will be aired. This morning a hearing will be held in Rockingham to consi ’ ir Burgin’s recjuest for a recount of the Richmond county vote. Although official returns from 11 of the 12 counties in the district have made but a slight difference in the standings of the two candidates, notes of dissatisfaction have been prevalent throughout th» week to date. In addition to Deane’s charges regarding Montgomery county and Burgin's request for a recount in Richmond, Deane requested vote re counts in Davidson, Burgin’s home county; Union and Lexington. The Davidson board dismissed the Deane petition. Union county impounded the ballot boxes in a number of pre- cincts and took the matter under ad visement- Lexington county followed the same procedure. Wednesday evening Deane added formal protests in Wilkes county to the protests already made in Union, Davidson and Montgomery and the Wilkes board, after certifying the returns, passed the charges along to (Please turn to page eight) At its regular meeting Monday, the Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution accepting the offer of the United States govern ment to aid in financing the con struction of a nurses’ home for Moore County Hospital, including the nee- essary equipment, by making a grant to the county in the amount of 45 percent of the cost of the project upon completion, as determined by the Federal Elmergency Adminlstra. tion of Public Works, but not to cxceed the sum of $29,250. By acceptance of this offer, the county agrees to begin work on the project as early as possible. In no event later than eight week* from the date of this offer, and to com plete the project within five months of the commencement of construc- Hon. Representing the hospital at the meeting were Business Manager Ed. win T. McKeithen, O. H. Maurice and Paul Dana. The Board voted to recommend tha',. the State take over and mala* tain two roads, as follows: Starting at Dunk McNeUl’s and going by Zion Grove church to A. K. Comer's place in Sheffield township, a distance of about one mile. This stretch is used as a school bus route. Also, beginning at a point on the River Hoad at Black Rock and leading in an easterly direction by Bud Cole’s tn a point on the Carthage-Jessup road, a di- l >nce of approximately two and one-hflf nil<-9. I' was <-180 ordered that a beer license bf issupd to Theo Barrow of Lnkeview and *hat Mamie McNeill be allowed f25 for braco.» Commissioners present at the meeting were Chairman WUbur H- Currie, D. D. McCrlmmon, T. F. Cam eron and Gordon Cameron. John L. Rice, 72, Commits Suicide Prominent White Hill Citizen Takes Own Life With .22 Calibre Rifle John L. Rice, 72, pnMninent citixen of the White Hill section and one of the most highly esteemed men of his community, committed suicide early Tuesday morning by firing a bullet from a .22 rifle into his head. Apparently, death was iostantaneoua Mra Rice, who is an invalid, saw her husband pass by her yrtaOaw alMut 6:30, but thought that he was on his way to the pasture to adlk the cow. Half an hour later, be faUad to respond when his daughter«ia.law summoned him to breakfast and Us son started in search of him. The hodj was found about 150 yards from the house, the rifle lying beside it A note bore this message: ‘1 can't live any longer. May the Lord Ueas all for whom it i^ my duty to pray." Coroner D. Cart I'ry was summon ed, but he deemed an Inquest un* necessary. Mr. Rice had been In ill health for some time and it was recalled that at the first primary la.it mon th he was sonervoui* that he i.i, uim. Mr- Rice was fi-om Me>.klenburg county, but had beer a reaii'tjnt of Moore county for man” years, lie engaged in far mi is: cattle rsls- Ing, and vas consic’.erti a iuc-:eB'»ful and proF’jei 'iis iran- He is Bi vi'. ed by Iil* 'vic'w, ^hree children, several hr itheiw and othor aives. Ko informatior. was available aa to tt.nckal arrange;:aents. \ i