I MOORE COUNTY'S LEADING NEWS-WEEKLY A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding VOL. 18, NO. 35. ^«^ARTH<UI«t &AOUK SPft<MC8 /tAKeview WKsr E.NO PINCBLUB^ PILOT FIRST IN NEWS, CIRCULATION & ADVEKTISING t^uthern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina. Friday, August 12, 1938. of the Sandhill Territory of N^rth Carolina CARRAWAYCASE ON CALENDAR FOR TRIAL NEXT WEEK Svendsen and Caron Will Face Fight for Lives at Second Trial on Murder Charge EACH ACCUSES OTHER The case of State versus Robert Svendsen and Jean Baptiste Caron, in which the defendants are charg ed with the murder of J. E. Carra- Way, operator of the Connecticut Camp in lower Moore county, will again be the center of interest when court convenes for a criminal term August 15, with Judge Bivens pfe- jsiding. There was widespread interest in the trial at the May term, which end ed with the withdrawal of a juror and the granting of a new trial af ter the jurors failed to reach a ver- <}ict. The case is scheduled for trial on August 17. Carraway’s beaten, stabbed and "badly decomposed body was found one year ago yesterday, August 11th, lying about 50 feet Tjack io the woods off the Mid'find road approximately a mile north of Southern Pines, at the culmination of a three day search that started when he disappeared from Connecticut camp five days previous to the discovery of his body. For months thereafter Sheriff Mc Donald and Deputies Grimm, Slack and Dunlop traced hundreds of clues, both here and throughout New Eng land, including one false tip from New York that resulted in the deten tion there of two men so closely re sembling the two suspects that offi cers were amazed that the men held in New York could posstbly be other than the men wanted here- Finally, however, Svendsen was apprehended in Canada, where he had gone to visit his father, and was brought back to Carthage- With his aid, and with him as their guide, Moore county officers retraced the route that Svendsen and his com panion had followed through Ne%v England prior to coming here and eventually Jc.in Baptiste Caron was identified as to name and later taken piiaoner, also in 0?nada, where he had fled. Both youths hava admitted par ticipation in the robbery of the f/on-. necticut Camp proprietor, but both have steadfastly maiQtained that the other was the actual perpetrator of the slaying. In the previous trial Svendsen took the witness stand and repeated that story. Caron did not testify. In the first trial the jury was pret ty evenly divided between a first- degree and a wcond-degree verdict for Caron. The first ballot taken was (Please turn to page four) County Tax Rate Tentatively Set To Remain at 89 Cents for 1938 FIVE CENTS Fii%t In Two Months Brush Fire Near “Goodwill’ House Calls Out Southern Pines Apparatus For the first time in two months, the fire alarm in South, em Pines sounded shortly after 7:00 o’clock Saturday evening and a string of cars, stretching out for a mile, followed the apparatus in the vicinity of the ruins of th^ old “Goodwill” house (burned last December) where a fire, some what discouraged by the after noon showers, was lazily creeping through the grass and brush near the dwelling now under construc tion for Hugh Sicard, Kept from spreading by the members of the ’ire company and many volunteers, the flames were checked at least * 1 half mile from the new house ind older farm buildings. Much Needed Capital Outlay On Schools Makes Reduction In Rate Impossible N. W. CRAIN DIES IC. B. Deane Cerit> By AT HOME HERE AT ! State Board of Eu ctions AGE OF 80 YEARS OTHER EXPENSES DOWN The tax rate for, Moore county was tentatively set to remain at 89 cents cn the $100 valuation by the mem bers of the Board of County Com- missionefs at a meeting held early this week. The rate is the same as Pioneer Southern Pines Settler W'as Oldest Member of S. P. Fire Department MANY attend”FUNERAL With the death of Nacy Wellons Crain in his home on May street, SoutheiTi Pines, early last Friday morning, one more of the few re maining survivors of the early days that of last year and represents a' of our town passed into rest, reduction of 29 cents below the all- Born near Pittsboro, in Chatham EXPECT TO OPEN COUNTY SCHOOLS SEPTEMBER 15TH time high of $1.18 in 1927, and an in crease of 29 cents over the low years of 1933 and 1934. The budget esti mate was based on a property val uation in Moore county of $20,000,- 000. On last April 26th, speaking for the Board of County Commissioners, of which he is chairman, Wilbur H. Currie stated that, in all probability, the county would be able to reduce the tax rate by at least ten cents for the 1938-1939 fiscal year, as a result of the $40,000 cash payment made to it by the Moore county ABC | Boaid and representing the net cash' county, 80 years ago, the son of John Crain and Sarah Bl&nd Crain, Mr. Crain came to the then new town of Southern Pines in 1891. First em ployed in the vineyard and peach or chard then located on the site of the present Country Club, he soon branched out as a building contractor in the partnership of Crain and New ton, the firm erecting many houses in the village. Individually, Mr. Crain was employed on the famous Piney Woods Inn, the now forgotten Pine- shire, and his own home, which he built in 1900. Retiring from active employment profit of the stores in Soutliern Pines! ® years ago, he kept busy with Annotincement of Exact Date Witheld Pending; Completion of Work on Buildings PLAJ^ NEW BUS ROUTES List of Jurors Drawn _ To Hear Civil Cases Jarymen Named for Septemoer Term of Superior Court tn Moore Countj The following list of jurors has been drawn for the September term of Superior court fer the trial of civil cases: Carth(»ge township; C. C. WaBace, L. li SJmpson, Joc A. CJaddell, Wal- ter Williamson, S. V. Marsh, G. B. Snipes, Tom Harris, L*‘'A. Lawhom, Jr., Charlie Jenkins, J, B. Carlyle, I. N. aegg, Jr. Bensalem township; J- F. Monroe, A. P.' Brewer, W- C. Dow<3, Walter L. Sanders, D. L- Sneed, Joe Brady, Earl MartlA. Sheffield township: E. R. Fox, James W. Rlch*piison, W. F.'Bry»nt, O. C. Capps. Ritter township: Fred L. Shields. Deep HSver township: B. K. WUt. cox, W. E. Ritter. Greenwood township: J. A. Phil lips. McNeOl township: R. L* Tarlton, Elmer E. Davis, J. E. Cavineas, John M., Howard, T. N. Baker, C S. Patch, Dan Short. towiudiip: J. G. Campbell, LeRoy Harrington, M. G* BacloM* 15. Z. Lampley, T. M. Sharpe. Mineral Springs township: Char les DiUing. Jr^ y. L. WiUlams, Frank D. D. Alchardaon, W. F. Hoota, W. W. Hurley, R. F, C9»a«- wick, Pariu Cocteaa, S. H- Ooduva, Wi II. » ' ". , The opening date tor Moore coun ty schools has not been definitely set, but It will probably be near the middle of September. School authorities hope lo complete quite a bit' of work on some of the build ings before the opening for the fall term. The old school building in Carth age is being renovated and four class rooms tire being built. Work has been in progress there since May, and be ginning next week a second' crew of men will be added. The first shift will work from 7:00 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. and the second from 3:30 un til 11:00 p. m. Mr. Thomas, the county superintendent, thinks that this job can be completed easily by Septem ber 8th or 10th. At Cameron two rooms are to be finished up in the basement for use of the agriculture department. This work will be started within a few days with a view of completing it in time for the opening. During the coming school year, auditorfcims are to be erected at the Aberdeen white and the Acad- (Please turn to page three) PARKER FA»nL.Y ANNUAL REUNION HBLD AT VAS8 The annual Parker reunion was held Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Parker In Vass. Those at tending were W. A. Parker of Wades- boro; Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Parker and and Pinehurst for the previous year. This, however, was not possible due to the fact that several of the schools in the county were badly in need of repairs and renovation, and the commissioners found it necessary to provide approximately $50,000 for immediate capital outlay in this con- j nection in order that the necessary work may be done before the county the creation of cabinets of curly pine, a work in which he displayed skilled craftsmanship and artistic ability. Interested in the fire department, al most from its start, Mr. Crain has been an active member for nearly 40 years. Funeral services attended by many I relatives, members of the fire de- i partment, and old friends, were held , ., m his late home at 3:00 o clock Sun- schools open some time around th3, t ^ ^ ; day afternoon, the Rev. J. Fred Stim- midole of September. I . t, t r^v, u «»• son of the Baptist Church of Sojth. In addition to the increased amount | pi^es, and the Rev. C. I. Calcote necessary for capita, outlay on the | Presbyterian Church of Man- county schools, the budget estimates ’ jy officiating. Interment at Mount 8. slight increase in the county debt service and in the administration of tne county health department, but otherwise all items on the budget call for smaller proportionate levies than were made last year. Three Bound Over On Larceny Charge Judge Rowe Has Light Day In Recorder’s Court With Only Three Cases on Docket Charlie Wilson, Elzie Wilson and Charles Spivey, all of Richmond coun ty, were bound to Superior court under bond of $250 each on a charge of larceny of $107 from the person of John Smith of the Aberdeen sec tion. Spivey was found guilty of an assault on Smith and given a 30-day sentence, suspended upon payment of a fine of $10. According to the evidence, mem bers of the group had been drinking and John Smith had taken charge of Jack Smith’s money, which he had received for tobacco, fearing that Jack would lose it. Between Connec ticut Camp and Pinebluff, the five, who were riding together, stopped and got into a fight, in the course of which Smith was relieved of the family, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Pate and daughter and Mrs Sallie White and money, according to the story told family, all of Rockingham; Mr. and Hope cemetery. * Mr. Crain is sur vived by his widow, Mrs. Fannie Crain; two daughtergi Mrs. Duncan Cameron of Lobelia and Mrs. Stanley r"nn of Southern Pines and two sons, William Crain of Sou thern Pines and Henry Crain of Portsmouth, Va. Surviving, also, ?»•.. 13 grandchildren and one great- grand child. Mrs. C. D. Parker of Cordova; Mr. and Mra Winfred Parker of Laurel to officers. Beulah Frazier, colored, of East wood, was found guilty of malicious Hill; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Parker and | property after she had son of Raleigh; Mrs. Carrie Williford |ind mother, Mrs. Weaver, of Car thage; ‘‘Dad’’ Guy and Messrs. Odell and Boggs, all of Kannapolis; WUlie Marie and Mr. Jones of Rockingham; Mr. and Mrs, A. B. Parker and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Parker, B. M. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Parker and family, Herman Parker, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Evans and son, Robert, Mra Wilson and daughter, Miss Ber- Ue Wilson, Curtis Bettlnl, Ted and Henry Kllngenschmldt, all of Vass; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gaddy and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Douglas, Of Cameron; June McCaskill of Eureka; Louis Williford of Carthage and Miss Ernestine John, son of Cameron. TAYVOBTOWN STORE BUHNS A fire of un^mown origin early Thursday morning destroyed the Smith and Ritter general stom in Taylortown, negro settlement near Pinehurst. The store and content* were a total loM amounting to ap* proximately $4,0®® was p«fftlaU7 oovsred by in«uxfOce. done quite a lot of tearing up In her home. She was at first thought to be Insane, but the court’s ju4gment was that she serve 60 days In jail, this to be suspended upon condition that she be of good behavior and not drink any wine or other Intoxicating drink during the next twelve months, her husband to pay half of the costs for her during the next three weeks. In the case of Lozia Murchison, charged with assault with a deadly weapon, the State took a nol pros with leave. COUNTY TO SELL LANDS OF DELINQUENT 1987 TAXlfAYERS At an adjourned meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, held August 3, It was ordered that the county Tax Collector seir the lands of all taxpayers delinquent for the year of 1937 on the first Monday in September at 12:00 o’clock, noon, «f- ter due advertisement in a county newspaper lor four successive wedui durlnf the month of August , Attention, Please Postmaster Buchan Issues Warning To BoX Holders Who Forget Keys In a statement made early this week, Southern Pines Postmaster P. Frank Buchan issued a warn ing to postoffice box holders to the effect that, in the future, it will be impossible for the clerks at the post office to give out mail to patrons who have forgotten their keys. “In changing from the use of combination boxes which were used at the old quarters, to the key boxes which we now have,” Mr. Buchan said, "it was to be expetfted that patron^ would at times forget their keys, and in order to assist them we began to hand them their mail. It now seems, however, to have become the custom of many to expect us to continue this service. That is Impossible So, effective immedi ately, unless a patron can show a good reason why they do not have their key with them, we shall be compelled to refuse to give them their maU through the win- dow. “Box holijers nce4, not send for their mail by messenger u:ile3s they give them their keys,” Mr. Buchan added. DB. B. E. SMTTII TO ADDRESS ROTABLANS’ LUNCHEON TODAY Declared Winner m c. B. DEANE May Appeal W. O. BLRUIN Pinehurst Schools To Open on September 6 Principal W. J. Harbison An nounces Opening Date and W38-39 Faculty Dr. B. E. Smith, staff member at Pinebluff Sanatorium, will be the guest speaker at the Rotary Qub of Southern Pines’ regular weekly lun cheon meeting today, Friday, at 12:15 at Jack’s Grill. Dr. Smith, who was formerly staff physician at the U. S. Federal penitentiary at ChlUi- cothe, CMiio, will outline the Federal penitentiary system of caring for and rehabUiUtinf the various cla»- ihcstlons of criminals confined in rederkl InsUtutoafe. N'amed 8th District Congrtfesion* al Nominee When Board Re- verses EJirlier Results BURGIN MAY AP1>EAL C. B- Deane of Roekijigham Tues day was desi€:nat^ as the Democrat. Ic party's nominee for the U. S. House of Representatives from the Eighth congressional dfstrtet. The State Board of Elections, in cn order almost unprecedented, re versed earlier results which had giv en W. O. Burgin of Lexington an unofficial lead of approximately 100 votes over Deane in the run-off pri- jnary of July 2. The revised returns gave Deane a 23-vote majority. Former Governor J. C. B. Ehring- haus, counsel for Burgin, immediate ly lodged protests of the board’s find ings in Richmond and Union coun ties. He said, however, that he did not know whether Burgin would ap. peal to the courts- Burgin is believe(J by his close as sociates to be personally opposed to taking the fight any further, but his associates say he is being sub jected to tremendous pressure in Davidson, and other counties in the district, to take his case into the courts and some observers believed he might yield to the pressure. The board instructed its secretary, Raymond C. Maxwell, to withhold the filing of formal cert.flcates of nomination until 10:00 o’clock this morning (Friday), tp give Burgin an opportunity t6 take *.c.ourt action. The certified returns, by counties. The Pinehurst PHblic Schools, ele mentary school and high school, will open for the fall term on September 6th, according to an announcement made by Principal J. W. Harbison early this week. The faculties of the schools will be as follo^\s: Mrs. Iva May Cunningham,/'first i leged ^regularities at the polls. The grade; Miss Dorothy Ehrhardt, pri mary special; Miss Edna Gentry, for the district. follow: Deane Burgin Anson _ „ . 3,274 1,274 Davidscfn ... 956 6,776 Davie 386 889 Hoke .. fsVi 334 Lee ... ...1,445 1,139 Montgomery 978 724 Moore _...2,094 1,110 Richmond 5,358 1,604 Scotland -...1,198 670 Union . 2,587 2,438 Wilkes 835 i,5:i Yadkin 500 600 Total 19,182 19,159 The board iilso released “ findings of fact” in its investigation of al- third grade; Miss Margaret Mqgre, second grade; Miss Elma May, four th grade; Miss Sidney McMillan, fifth grade; Mrs. Edna Best Wicker, sixth grade; Miss Ruth Lilly, seventh grade. And W. L. Cunnins^iam, history and math; Miss Mildred Petway, Eng. llsh and history; Miss Arnold Bess Tillman, French and Engjish; Ban ner Miller, science and mathematics; Miss Eloise Summerford, commercial subjects. Mrs. Dorothy Shaw, home economics. rwo IN AUTO ACCIDENTS ARE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Julian Leslie is In the Moore Coun ty Hospital suffering from Injuries sustained one night last week when the automobile in which he was a passenger ran into a large sand- plle on the highway between Vass and Southern Pines, where road repair work is In progress. The car turned over, and Leslie’s right arm, which was extended through the window, was broken in two places between the elbow and shoulder. The shoukl- er was dislocated and there was a severe laceration near the elbow whtch caused a heavy loss of blood. Another patient In the Moore Coun ty Hospital, who probably would have ^ escaped unhurt when his au tomobile was slde-swiped by one driven by a colored man, had he not been riding with his arm out the window, is W. M. MUUcan, a luperin- tendent of the talc mine at Olendon. Mr. MUllcan’s arm is badly crushed and brokMi. findings w#re complete except for Richmond county. Chairman Lucas explained that he had not had time to dictate the Richmond findings. At the same time, he explained that returns, as finally certified by the Siate board, all had been certi fied \^thin the last few iays by county 'boards of elections. Although the board did not dis close' the exact number of ballots voided or dec^red legal in each county, a comparison of returns cer tified Tuesday with early returns Certified by couhty boards showed that Deane pieced up most of his votes in Davidson cOunty. ’The comparlison”'. indicated that Deane’s mijoritjr wak iq^sj^ by 14 votes in Kkl^nond^ lH ^4 ^C^a^d- son, and 19 in Uhio^, purgi&^s nja- jority was increased 25 in Montgom ery. In all other qounUes in the dis trict, returns wete not changed. Eunice Martha Cribson and W. P. Morton Word was received by The Pilot yesterday of the marriage on ’Tues. day, August 9th, in Charlotte, of .Mls^ Eiinlce Mastha GibsOn to Wal ter 'l*lckney Morton of Pineliurst Mf- Morton is the j^ormer jninclpal of the Pinehurst Public Schools and Mrs- Morton was a member of the faculty there for the psuit four years-• Mr. and Mrs. Morton are honey mooning In the mountains of western Carolina and, upon their return, w 1 lea^e for Pulaski, Tenn., where Mr. Morton has acce]^ted the ^3itIoil <if princilMd of the Putasld l^lbIl3 Sd|bobk

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