1 . MOORE COUNTY’S LEADING NEWS-WEEKLY THE A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding CARTMAOE SPRINGS VASS EView Wi3T E.NO OACXSOM SI>RIM09 AeEAoe.E>« PIMEBLUFP 0 MAMI-BV f j •OUTHERN Pines A^HUEV ME.yHT3 FIRST IN NEWS, CIRCULATION & ADVERTISING VOL. 19, NO. 7, of the Sandhill Terri Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina Friday, January 13, 1939^ of North Carolina FIVE CENTS DORSEY G. STUTZ REELECTED HEAD OF CITIZENS BANK C.P.&L. CUSTOMERS TO SAVE MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR George C. Moore and Kenneth i Newest Reduction in Rates Ef- Trousdell Named To Board of Directors DEPOSITS UP $93,000 Dorsey G. Stutz, mayor of South ern Pines, was re-elected president of the Citizens Bank & Trust Com pany at the annual meeting of stockholders held at the banking house on Tuesday. Two new members ■were elected to the Board of Direc tors, George C. Moore and Ken neth B. Trousdell, both of South ern Pines. ,The full board elected Is as fol lows: George C. Abraham, Paul T. Bamum, Robert L. Hart, Norris L. Hodgkins, George C. Moore, D. G. Stutz and Kenneth B. Trousdell. The bank’s statement a.s of De cember 31st, 1938, reflects its heal thiest condition in history. Depos its are up $93,000 over a year ago; total resources have increased ap proximately $100,000, and the insti tution has cash on hand of $100,000. fectiv'e Immediately; Small User To Benefit Most 17% COMMERCIAL CUT Mrs. Elisha Kent Kane Dies in Kushequa, Pa., Mother of Mrs. Butler and Mrs. Engstrom First Came to Sandhills About 1900 Mrs. Ellisha Kent Kane, mother of Mrs. Howard Butler and Mrs. Mil ton iEJngistrom of Soi-jthern Pin«fe, died at her home in Kushequa, Pa., on Monday night following an Illness of several weeks. Her daughters were with her at the end. Mrs. Kane and her husband, who pan'^^ed away in February, 1935, were early discoverers of Southern Pines, coming here at the turn of the century and making annual pil grimages since them. Their first trip was to purchase a railroad box car from the Aberdeen and Rock- fiah Railroad, and they were deeply impressed with the Sandhills. Mr. Kane was a prominent industralist of his section of Pennsylvania; the family one of the best known and most highly respected in the Kushe qua section of the state. Mr. Kane’s uncle. Dr. Elisha Kane, was a poFar explorer and at one time held the record of the farthest north pilgrim age. The name of Kane is not unfamil iar to people over the world. The Kane Basis is found in every geog raphy; the General Kane highway traverses the state of Pennsylvania; the city of Kane which the family established is a well known summer resort and its industries large and famous; one of tho United States naval vessels bears the name of Elisha Kane. Mr. Kane carried oiv a gigantic lumber operation in nor thern Pennsylvania in connectfon with oil and gas and railroad and brick and tile plants that manufac tured a special type of brick and tUes and pottery for home and for eign markets. His holdings in nor thern Pennsylvania included thous ands of acres of industrial lands, and farms. Mrs. Kane played an important part in the success of all of her hup- band’s successful ventures. Before her marriage she was Zella Hayes, of DuBois, Pa. Bom to the couple were five children, Mrs. Butler and Mrs. Engstrom, Evans O’Neill Kane of Kane, Pa., Assemblyman E. Kent Kane and Mrs. Edgar Johnson of Kushequa. Funeral services were held in Kushequa on Wednesday. The recent rate reduction announc ed by the Carolina Power and Light Company under which the Utilities Commission of North and South Car olina estimate customers of the util ity will save approximately $1,00,- 000 a year has been the occasion for widespread favorable comment in the territory served by the company, ac cording to L. V. Sutton, president. Mr. Sutton pointed out that an analysis of the reduction in rate.s shows small users of, electricity in its several forms will benefit more than will those who use considerable more kilawatt hours each month. For example, he said, there will be an average reduction in rates of 22 percent to more than half the com pany’s residential consumers, add ing the new rates were purposely de signed to benefit the greatest num ber of users to the greatest extent. Hence, customers using 50 kilowatt hours of electricity or less each mon th will benefit more than those who use in excess of this amount. So far as commercial customers are concerned l.he newest reduction in rates made by the company means they will benefit to the extent of an average reduction of 17 percent in rates, although some 84 percent of all commercial consumers of elec tricity will actually benefit to the extent of an average reduction of 22 percent. It was further pointed out by Mr. Sutton that under the new com mercial rates the average consumer may use from 25 to 30 percent more electricity each month without any increase in his present bill. The newest reduction in rates will be reflected on all bills rendered on and after February 3, 1939. President Sutton i»ald the con stant swing toward electrical living was the controlling factor in the newest rate reduction made by the company. Now, he said, electricity costs less than it ever did before for lighting, cooking, refrigeration, wa ter heating, and for all residential and commercial services. Since 1923, he added, the Carolina Power and Light Company has con stantly reduced its kilowatt hour cost. Fifteen years ago the average cost per kilowatt hour to residential customers was nine cents—in 1938 it dropped to an average of three and three-tenths cents. And for 1939, it is estimated the cost of this type of service to residential cusomers will be three cents per kilowatt hour on the average. Projects Voted By Chamber of Commerce To Support County-Wide Ban quet, Golf Tournament, Ro tary Club Convention Miss Laura Kelsey is Pine Dodger President Mrs. Shenk Secretary and Treas urer.—Club Enjoying a Successful Season Miss Laura Kelsey has been elect ed president of the Pine Dodgers, women’s golfing organization at thte Southern Pines Country Club, and Mr.en Here” ‘T am not worried about dicta torship. Our people won’t submit to it. But liberty must be religiously safeguarded. ‘It can happen here*.” "I hope the Democrats keep in, but they’ve got to get back to good sense.” These were some of the salient points of a stirring address made before the Sandhills KiwanLs Club Tuesday by Governor A. B. Chand ler of Kentucky at the Pine Needles. After telling a few amusing stories, the Governor became serious, recit- Former Chairman of Senate Ex-' record of his three-year ten Rev. F. Craighill Brown UNIVERSITY OF N.C. ALUMNI IN COUNTY' TO HAVE REUNION penditures. Latter of Bouse Committee on Printing Committee assignments for mem bers of Senate and House in the i State Legislature were announced during the past week, and Moore county’s representatives drew a large nimiber of excellent committees, and each a chairmanship. Moore county’s State Senator, Moses G. Boyette, of Carthage, was placed on ten committees and desig nated chairman of the Committee on Senate Elxpenditures by Lieutenant Governor W. P. Horton on Friday. Mr. Boyette is serving his first term in the Senate, after acting as prose cuting attorney of the County Re corder's Court for more than a doz en years. Boyette was named to the follow ing committees in addition to that of which he is chairman: Education, | L. V. O’Callaghan Again Chief Engrossed Bills, Insurance, Judiciary j of Department.—Rowell and No. 2, Military Affairs, Mining. Pub- j Adams Exchange Places lie Records, Public Utilities and ure of office as the chief executive of his state, then delved into para mount national issues on which he differed with the Democratic lead er of the United States Senate, Al- ben W. Barkley, in their recent cam paign for the Senate from the blue grass state. “I lost, but I polled 40,000 more votes than ever won the nomination before. Business men, the substan tial citizens were with me, but the WPA wasn’t.” The Governor told how his state was not only living within its in come, but had underspent its annual budget for the past three years by a (Please turn to page four) Volunteer Firemen of Southern Pines Elect Johnson Toastmaster Printing. W. R. Clegg of Carthage, member of the lower house, was named chairman of the Committee on Print ing, and assigned to these commit tees: Insurance, Appropriations, Ju diciary No. 1, Agriculture, Unem ployment Compensation, Manufac ture and Labor, Educational Dis tricts, Justices of the Peace, Conser- The Moore County alumni of the, Development, Roads and Adams, who now becomes assistant volumes as gifts, and some 20 books were purchased for Children’s Book Week, bringing the increase for the year well over 200. | University of North Carolina are Courts and Judicial Districts. Miss Bair, chairman of the Mem- p,inning an informal reunion at the bership committee, reported that Needles Inn, Southern Pmes, memberships are coming in very Wednesday night, January 18th Twenty-one meml>ers of the Sou thern Pines Volunteer Fire Company gathered in Ed’s cafe last Friday evening for their annual meeting and election of officers. Following the balloting they enjoyed a chicken sup per as guests of the proprietor, E. S. Starnes. L. V. O'Callgahan was reelected Chief. Assistants Chief L. S. Rowell swapped offices with A. L. chief with Rowell as captain. Frank Kaylor, truck captain and Clyde Dunn, secretary-treasurer were re well, and explained some of the com mittee’s plans for making the mem- beriship of the library more wide- .spread in Southern Pines. C'ampalgn For Building A. B. Yeomans, reporting for the Building committee, stated that the members of the committee and the librarian are now ready to receive subscriptions toward the erection of the new libary building. He urged at 7:30. At a committee meeting la.st week at which Dr. R. L. Felton I at 2:30 is the bridge-tea at the Civic Club for the of Cai'thage acted as chairman, plans ^ere made for one hujideed to at- i treasury, each tend, including the wives and sweet-: Winter hearts of the alumni. I visitors and cottagers are corflially ^ ^ , I invited to i<^in in this party, either J. Talbot Johnson, Aberdeen attor- , ^ , nionp o- with a foursome. There will ney, will act as toastmaster. Short talk.'i will be made by the dean of the University alumni of the coun- BKm(JE-TEA, IS PROGRAM OF CIVIC CLl'B TOD.VY 1 ®^®*^ted. At the close of the meeting I the company presented “Ed” with a deep sea reel in token of their appre ciation of his interest in the depart- be tea and prizes, and a SF>ecial door prize to be drawn for. Sixteen ta- Jes are reported, and reservations that all concerned try to make the; ^ may be made with Mrs. Harry Gage, list of subscriptions representative! a e enaor . . ..pence Gould at the Hollywood Hotel, of the town as a whole, which is in! Carthage; W. P. Saunders of evidence of tiv^-mindedness. Mr. Thaddeus A. Cheatham of Pinehur.°t. a id Charles Kline, one (Pleate turn to page four) tvrn to page four) or just come. Next week on Friday in the Civ- (Please turn to page four) ment. TAX EXPERTS COMING TO AID INCOME TAX 1*AYERS The attention of income tax payers' is called to the fact that repre.'en- tatives of the U. S. Treasury De partment will be in Southern Pines to assist them with their returns on February 20, and in Pinehurst on February 21, in each case in tht postoffice building.