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VOL. 19, NO. 21.
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MOORE COUNTY’S
LEADING
NEWS-WEEKLY
of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina. Friday, April 21, 1939.
FIVE CENTS
COUNTRY STOP
TROHERS,PACERS
RACE SATURDAY
Pinehurst Track To Be Scene of
Annual Matinee For Health
Clinic Benefit
Many Honors Conferred on Scouts
At County Court of Awards Here
All Troops Represented at Meet
ing: Held in Southern Pines.
Five to Attend World’s Fair
No. 1 Rotarian
SOME COMEDY ON PROGRAM
Horae lovers will see some of Amer
ica’s fastest trotters and pacers rac
ing at the annual charity matinee
meeting to 'be held at the Pinehurst
race track tomorrow, Saturday af
ternoon, for the benefit of the Pine
hurst Health Clinic.
All the Hambletonian candidates
for the 1939 running of the harness
horse classic and all the two min
ute horses in training here will be
paraded as a feature of the program.
There will be four races, two ama
teur and two stable on the oval track.
Comedy stunts will Include a bull
race, and a colored orchestra will
provide snappy tunes with the tin
I>ans, musical jug^ fiddles, and wahs-
board which are played so skillfully
by members of the Pinehurst caddie
brigade.
Box seats, seating eight, are on
sale in Pinehurst. General admission
is fifty cents, including parking
space.
All the stables trainmg here will
participate in the racing meet in
cluding tlie H. M. Parshall of Ur-
bana, Ohio, B. C. Mayo of Tarboro,
N. 0., Hanover Shoe Farms of Han
over, Pa., Ben Whitehead, Homer D.
Biery of Butler^ Pa., Herman Tyson
of Doylestown, Pa., and R. H. John
ston of Charlotte. ,
D. G. Stutz Reappointed
Member of ABC Board
Succeeds Himself for Term of
Three Years.—Financial Mat
ters of Board Discussed
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Dorsey G. Stutz, of Southern Pines
was on Monday appointed a member
of the ABC Board to succeed him
self for a term of three years by the
County Commissioners, the Board of
Education and the Board of Health
when they met in joint recessed ses
sion.
The group voted to request the
ABC Board to remit financial state
ments at regular intervals as pre
pared for the ABC Board, also to
turn over to the Moore county ac
countant at certain intervals all
monies not actually needed in the
operation of the ABC Board.
It was also voted to recommend to
the ABC Board that all bonds be
continued as heretofore and not re
duced in any amount and that all em
ployees be properly bonded.
Mrs. Gordon Keith of
Aberdeen Passes at 34
Active in Church, Civic and So
cial Affairs, Her Loss Will
Be Deeply Felt
The largest Court of Awards ever
held in Moore county was the one
in the Southern Pines High School
auditorium last Friday evening.
Scouts representing all the troops in
the county were present. John M.
Howarth, chairman of the Moore
county Court of Honor presided.
William Raymond, Floyd Mulhol-
land, Leo O’Callaghan, William Maier
of Southern Pines and Max Wicker
of Aberdeen became Second Class
Scouts. Cephas Patch, James de-!
Berry, Norris Hodgkins, Eugene'
Clarke, Ernest Maier, Robert Dunn,,
William Rajnnond and Floyd Mull-:
holland of Southern Pines became
First Class Scouts. I
In the Field of Vocational Guid
ance in Scouting expressed by the |
Merit Badge system the following re- i
ceived Merit badges: John Berry, I
Norris Hodgkins, John Raymond, i
Robert Dunn, Joseph Price, Cephas
Patch, James deBerry, Allison Fields^
Newton Baker, George VanCamp, Eu
gene Cfarke, Dan S. Ray, Jr., Ern
est Maier, Lyle McDonald, Robert
Bailey, Leo O’Callaghan William Mai
er William Raymond, Floyd Mulhol-
land^ Joseph Price of Southern Pines
and Paul Finch and Forr^.it Lockey
of Aberdeen.
Six Scouts further qualified and re-
ceoived the Star badge, represent
ing work completed in any five Merit
badge fields: Robert Bailey, William
Bushby, John Raymond James de
Berry, Joseph Price and Lyle McDon
ald of Southern Pines.
Lifge badges, representing work in
ten Merit badge fields, were awarded
to Lyle McDonald, Jo^=ieph Price and
John Berry of- Southern Pines.
Vass Troop Honored
After the awards were made to the
individual Scouts the Attendance
award was given. This award is to
be the property of the winning troop
till the next Court of Honor, and it
is igiven on an attendance and mil
eage basis. Vass troop received the
award and this infant troop will be
the hosts of the next Court of Hon
or on the first Friday of May.
James E. Steere, the Scout Execu
tive of this Council, addressed the
gathering and gave a modem version
of the Biblical soary of David and
Goliath. Father Williams spoke con-
ceminfe Scout Publicity and express
ed gratitude for the cooperation of
the several county newspapers in
publishing Scout news.
An announcement concerning the
World’s pair caused much interest.
Five boys from the county are to be
selected to go as Scouts to the vv oricl’5
Fair in New York. The five oldest
troops, Pinehurst^ Aberdeen, Southern
Pines Troops 3 and 4, and Carthage
may each select one boy to represent
its troop.
COUNTY NETS *527
FROM FINES FOR
SLOT MACfflNES
Nineteen Business Men Taxed
$25 and Costs For Illegal
Operation Here
MACHINES RETURNED
PAUL P HARRIS
ROTARY FOUNDER
HONOR GUEST AT
Slot machines were of paramount
interest in Recorder’s Court Monday
when 19 business men of the county
were tried for operating or allowing
illegal slot machines to be operated
in their places of business, and the
little “onie-armed bandits’’ caused
$07980 to be “handed over” in fines
and costs, $527 of which goes to the
county.
The sentence in 17 of the cases
was ‘30 days on the roads, suspend
ed upon payment of a fine of $25
and the costs and upon condition
that the defendant legally dispose of
the slot machine within 48 hours
from midnight tonight. The Sheriff is
instructed to return to the defend
ant the slot machine mtact to be
disposed of as hereinbefore provid
ed.”
Passes at 93
MARCEL FOLLEY,
OLDEST CITIZEN
OF COUNTY, DIES
Pioneer in Grape Industry Here
Was Born in Switzerland in
January, 1846
CALLED ABERDEEN HOME
MARCEL FOLLEY
In the other two cases, the Judg-
CONFERENCE HERE : ment was the same except that the
Paul P. Harris of Chicago Con
ceived Idea for Organization
and Started It
fine was not required inasmuch as
these defendants had put the ma
chines in while under the impres
sion that the County Commissioners
had decided to license them and had
had them only about lo hours when
they were seized by officers.
Contents Not ('ontisc^ted
There was an interesting discus
sion as to the proper disposition of
the contents of the machines, some
one calling attention to an old rul
ing which provided that the officers
get one-half and the remainder be
used for the relief of the poor. How
ever, some entering into the discus
sion, officers included, did not deem
it quite proper for the officers^ with
out warning to the operators, to seize
the machines and then profit from
their contents. After carefully con
sidering all angles, Judge Rowe ruled
that the machines be returned intact.
Marcel Folley^ believed to be the
oldest citizen of Moore county, a pio
neer in the grape industry here, died
in Siler City on Monday evening at
8:00 o’clock at the home of his dau
ghter, Mrs. L. L. Wrenn, with whom
he had resided for the past eleven
years. Mr. Folley had been in ill
health for several weeks. He was 93
years old last January.
Funeral services were held in
Aberdeen, where he lived for many
years, on Wednesday afternoon at
4:00 o’clock from the home of his
son, Max H. Folley, the Rev. Aubert
Smith, of Siler City and the Rev. E.
L. Barber, pastor of Bethesda Pres-
byteriar Church officiating. Inter
ment followed in Old Bethesda cem
etery.
The pallbearers were Dr. A. H.
McLeod, J. Talbot Johnson^ T. D.
McLean, A. C. McDonald and Char
les Porter of Aberdeen, and V. M.
In the two years in which the Com-1 Dorsett, Edward Woody and Edward
mittee on Negro Welfare has been, Jordon of Siler City,
functioning in West Southern Pines, | Surviving are two sons, Max H.
no less than 1,600 persons have re- i Folley of Aberdeen and Otto H. Folley
FUNDS NEEDED TO
CONTINUE NEGRO I
WELFARE WORK
Southern Pines Committee Has
Administered 9,000 Treat
ments in 22 Weeks
HUNTLJEY REAPPOINTED
COUNTY TAX COIXECTOR
Funeral services were held at 2:00
o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the
Aberdeen Presbyterian Church for
Mrs. Gordon Keith of Aberdeen, who
died Monday afternoon at her home
on Page Hill. Mrs. Keith, 34, was
the wife of the present golf cham
pion of the Southern Pines Country
Club. She had been ill for some
tune.
Mrs. Keith’s passing was a dis
tinct shock to Abei^een and to a
wide circle of friends throughout the
entire Sandhills. She was a young
woman of culture and refinement, and
had taken an active part in church,
civic and social affairs here. Her loss
will be deeply felt
Surviving, besides her husbai):d, are
two children, Gordon, Jr., and Nancy;
her mother, Mrs. Mary B. Young
blood of Columbia, S. C.; a sister,
Miss Sarah Youngblood, and a broth
er, Thomas Youngblood, both of Co
lumbia.
The Rev, Ernest L. Barber^ pas
tor of the Presbyterian Church, of-
ficfated at the funeral. Burial follow
ed in the K^th plot in Old Bethesda
•Cemetery.
400 Inspect JNurses’
Home on Opening Day
New Building, After Public Re
ception, Turned Over To Hos
pital Aides
W. T. Huntley, who has for the
past several years gone quietly but
efficiently about the business of col
lecting taxes in Moore county^ was
on Monday reelected tax collector by
the Commissioners at a salary of
J125 per month and a travel allow
ance of $25. He was Instructed to
l>e ready to make settlement with
the county on May 1, 1939.
WEBSTER RE-ELECTED
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
Frank W. Webster, superintendent
of Southern Pines schools for the
past eight years, was re-elected to
that position at a specisd meeting
of the Southern Pines School Board
on Wednesday night. The additional
term is for two years.
Paul P Harris of Chicago, who
will be guest of honor at the second
annual conference of the 118th Dis
trict^ Rotary International, to be
held at the Carolina Hotel in Pine
hurst May 4th and 5th, has had a
distinguished career as a Rotarian.
It was he who founded the interna
tional organizatiio, in 1905, and how
this came about is an interesting
story.
I.n 1896 he opened a law office in
Chicago. He had neither friends nor
relatives in that city. He had much
time for reflection and pondered
much on conditions of life and bus
iness in a large city. In 1905, as a
result of his studies and reflections,
he had formulated a definite philos
ophy of business relations. Calling to
gether three of his friends, each of
whom was engaged in a different
line of business, he expounded his
theory to them.
This group was the nucleus of the
first Rotary club in the world, the
Rotary Club of Chicago. Through the
work of Paul Harris and other mem
bers of the Chicago club, similar
clubs began to be organized in a
number of other cities.
After a few years the necessaity
for some organization to bind these
different clubs together became ap
parent. Thereupon Paul Harris, Ches-
ley Perry^ and others organized the
National Association Association of
Rotary Clubs in America^ in 1910.
When clubs were formed in Canada
and Great Britain, making the move
ment international in scope, the
name was changed, in 1912, to The
International Association of Rotary
Clubs. In 1922 the name was changed
to Rotary International.
Paul Harris was the first Presi
dent of the National Association and
the First President of the Interna
tional Association of Rotary Clubs
and is President-Emeritus of Rotary
International. He has traveled ex
tensively and has visited many coun
tries throughout the world in which
there are Rotary clubs.
While here he will be the guest of | members of the South-
the Southern Pines Rotary Club, hostj^,^ S^^i^r Chamber of Com-
to the conference In Pinehurst. invitation of
I the Junior Chamber of Commerce at
ceived blood tests and some 9,000 free
treatments for ve.icreai disease have
been given, F Craig hill Brown,
chairman and treisui’er of the com
mittee reported this week. In a let
ter sent out this woek, appealing
of Sumter, S. C. two daughters, Mrs.
.'ohn H. Levy of Atlantic City, N. J.,
and Mrs. L. L. Wrenn of Siler City;
nine grandchildren, Mrs. Paul C.
Butler of Pinehurst, Max P. Folley
of Hemp^ Alvin Folley of Chicago,
More than 400 persons were duly
impressed with the Nurses* Home
of the Moore County Hospital when
they inspected the newly completed
building l^st Saturlay afternoon
Furniture and hangings were in
place, and the building was open
from top to bottom.
The Hospital Auxiliary had charge
of the program. Refreshments were
served, and a group of young ladies
from the various towns in the coim-
ty acted as guides. Ihe rooms were
bright with flowers, the gifts of
friends of the institution.
After the reception most of the
nurses moved into the new building,
and by Monday all were in residence
there.
THREE ARTS GROUP PLAYERS
TO PRESENT PLAY AGAIN
Because of many requests received
to repeat their performance of “The
Late Christopher Bean," the Three
Arts Group haa decided to present
the play again on May 2d, in South
em Pines, for the benefit of health
clinics.
Boyette Reports On
Legislature’s Record
state Senator Commends Ac
tion on Health, Elections. Edu
cation, at C. of C. Joint Meet
for financial supi ort for continuance m., Jean Folley and Misses Made-
of the work, f.ie Committee said, in line and Marcella Folley of Aberdeen;
part: Halbert and Louis Folley of Sumter,
"In the 22 months of its e.xistence’ S. C.. and William M. Wrenn of Si-
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the clinic has done, we believe, a j ler City.
very useful work in dealing with Bom In Switzerland
the large amount of syphilis among; Mr. Folley was born in Villarepos,
the colored people of this section of | Switzerland, on January 10, 1846, a
the county. This has been made possi- ■ .^n of the late Benoit and Mary Foi
ble by the cooperation of the County ley, who lived in the Frieburg can-
and State health departments and of | ton. He attended school at the Poly-
the community. Dr. Symington, the. technic Institute of Frieburg and
County Health Officer, and his faith
ful staff have worked untiringly in
the clinic week after week. The
State Board of Health has given val
uable advice and, since December last,
has provided supplies of free drugs.
was graduated from the university
of Zurich. As a young man he was
married to Miss Mary Boehlen in
Berne, Switzerland.
Mr. and Mrs. Folley came to the
United States in the 70’s and settled
Some members of our community j Aberdeen, where Mr. FoUey be
have given generously of their time
and energies and others of their mon
ey to keep the clinic going.
"So generous was the response to
this Committee’s appeal for funds in
November 1937 that until now no
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further appeal for financial assist
ance has been necessary. But if the
work is to continue this Committee
gan the cultivation of grape vine
yards and peaches. He was a pioneer
in the fruit-marketing industry of
the Sandhills section. They lived in
Aberdeen throughout their married
life, until Mrs. Folley’s death eleven
years ago^ and Mr. Folley always re
tained his Moore county citizenship.
nLra':1.rZr.nd^tu;Vick Keith Heads Vass
health authorities. We therefore solic-1 Chamber 01 ContmerCe
it your aid in carrying on this vital
work. Any amount, no matter how | Organization Discusses Plans
small, will be welcome and useful. | For Civic Progress at En-
Please send your contributions to the | thusiastic Meeting
Rev. F. Craighill Brown, Chairman.” |
I -A^t an outstanding meeting in the
Rradford McLean To ' evening, new offi- >
Kraaiora for the Vass chamber of Com-
Wed Miss Jeitress merce were elected and a numb’r of
, . —~ . . ! new members added. Vick Keith was
Aherdeenian’s Engagement to i elected president; h. a. Borst Sr.,
Daughter of Greensboro | vice-president; Herman B. Meisel-
Publisher AnnounC6d ! secictary-treasurer.
The president named W. B. Gra
ham, W. D. McGill, F. L. Taylor, C.
L. Tyson and M. M. Chappell as di-
EDWARD D. DUNLAP DIBS,
DEVELOPED SWEETHEART LAKE
Edward Durbin Dunlap, aged 69
years, died in the Moore County Hos
pital on Tuesday, following an ill
ness of several weeks duration.
Bom in Indianapolis, Ind., in 1870,
thw son of Simon Dunlap, Mr. Dunlap
came to Southern Pines in 1915, and
shortly afterward purchased several
hundred acres of pinelands a few
miles east of Southern Pines, and
there developed Sweetheart Lake.
Funeral services were held in the
Powell Funeral Home at 10:30
(.’clock on Wednesday morning, the
Rev. J, Fred Stlmson officiating
a the regular dinner meeting of the
Jay-Cees held at the Southem Pines
Country Club on Monday night. This
was the first of what both organiza
tions hope will be a series of joint
meetings of the two bodies.
Stale Senator M. G. Boyette of
Carthage was the speaker of the
evening, being presented by C. N.
Page, senior chamber president. Mr,
Boyette spoke briefly on the high-
liRhts of the past session of the Leg
islature, commending particularly the
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Bedford Jef-
fress of Greensboro have announced
the engagement of their daughter,
Mary Louise, to A. Bradford McLean |
of Greensboro, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tl\addeus D. McLean of Aberdeen.
The marriage will take place In the
early fall.
Miss Jeffress is the second daugh
ter of the president of the Greens
boro News Copipany and former
chairman of the State Highway Com
mission. She attended Woman’s Col
lege of the University of North Car-
ftlina and for three years^ until two
weeks ago, lived in Raleigh. Mr.
McLean is a graduate of Davidson
College and has headquarters in
Greensboro in his connection with the
rectors.
Since the meeting last week the
secretary has enlisted nearly half a
hundred new members and a num
ber of progressive movements for
the town are under consideration.
One of the aims which will prob
ably revive early attention is the
erection of a community house.
Meetings will be held, each second
and fourth Wednesday evening.
HlOfif SCHOOL GLEE CLUB
TO SING SUNDAY NIGHT
’The Southem Pines High School
Shelby Mutual Plate Glass and Cas- i Glee Club will sing on Sunday night
ualty Company. ! ^t 8:00 o’clock at the Church of
Misa Jeffress and Mr. McLean plan Wide Fellowship, and the public is
action of the governing body on^ to be married In Greensboro in a pri- j cordially invited to hear this well-
vate service at Holy Trinity Episco-, trained and popular group under the
pal ^urch where the bride-elect’s oit'ection of its efficient leader, Mias
parents were married. 1 all.
health laws, election reforms, and in
creased appropriations for vocation
al training in our schooLs.