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Page Piur THE PILOT, Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina Friday, March 24, 1939. RECEIVERSHIP SUGGESTED FOR TOWN OF VASS Group of Citizens File Com plaint In Office of Clerk of Court at Carthajfe TO HE HEARD THIS TERM Several citizens of Vass in a com plaint filed in the office of the Moore county Clerk of Court, suggest that the town be placed in receivership because “the bonded in debtedness of the town cannot be paid and is not being properly paid." The complaint, filed by Dr. K. G. Rosser, W. C. McCraney, J. M. Ty son and A. K. Thompson through their attorneys, asks for a restrain ing order to prevent VV. D. Matthews, attorney for the town, from fore closing on their property for delin quent taxes. Tlie action is to be heard at the civil term of Moore Superior court beginning Monday, March 27. The plaintiffs, all of the Vass com munity, allege that foreclosure pro ceedings against their property are being handled under a “purported" judgment for taxes which was taken without knowledge of the taxpayers. Xo Service The plaintiffs, all but one of whom live outside, the town proper, say they have no police protection, no sidewalks, no street lights and no fire protection. It is contended that one of th“ plaintiffs does not have a water line by his property. The town tax money, the complaint alleges further, has been placed in the general fund instead of being applied on bonded indebtedness. The four men contend the tax collector is not under bond and that at least $5,000 of the town’s funds were lost in the closing of the Bank at Vass eight years ago through the town’s negligence in not requiring that the funds be bonded. Concluding, the plaintiffs charge that at the time the town of Vass was formed they, along with others, protested to the borrowing of mon ey without a vote of the people and suggest that the towTi be put in re ceivership. G. GUKKK Duke Coach Addresses Big- Brothers Banquet Eddie Cameron, l^ckfield Coach, Substitutes for Wallace Wade Dr. Greer To Sing- On Civic Club Program Renowned Interpreter of Folk ■Music To Be Heard On March 31 RECORD CROWD SEES STEEPLECH.VSE R.\CES (Continiied from page one) few appropriate words he handed the Sandhills Cup to Mr. Mellon, who had returned it only a week ago af ter holding it during the year, and presented the Noel Laing Memorial trophy, donated by Vemer Z. Reed, Jr., past president of the local as sociation, to the winning rider in this race, Sidney Watters. Following the feature brush race. Brig. Gen. Wil liam Bryden of Fort Bragg was call ed upon to present the handsome silver platter presented by Mrs. John R. Drexel, Jr. of Knollwood, to Geof frey Laing, who accepted for Capt. Johnson. All in all. the day was voted a The Southern Pines Civic club has put forth considerable effort and energy in bringing each week throughout the winter to their plat form hour a personage of note in the entertainment field. One of the oiit.standing events will take place next week, March 31, at 8:00 p. m. when Dr, and Mrs. I. G. Greer bring a noted collection of North Carolina Folk music to a Southern Pines aud ience. Dr. Greer, a native North Car olinian, is an authority on folk mus ic and has one the most complete collections ever assembled in the state. Born and reared in the rug ged mountain country, he acquired a natural acquaintance of folklore that enveloped his hilly country, and for over 20 years he has collected bal lads as a hobby. Dr. Greer will sing a number of these old songs, accom panied by Mrs. Greer o’l the dulci mer, one of the most ancient of mus ical instruments. The ballad singer, whether he hails from Merrie England or the Caro- linas, has a popular appeal for the , people as a whole. The ballad is an j interesting subject; a versified nar- rative and, generally in rude style, chronicles the neighborhood gossip whether of valorous exploit or trag ic affair. In the homely songs are mirrored records of the past, as a certain amount of emotional life in religious, patriotic and social condi tions reflect in crude faith events out of the past. Dr. Greer’s collection of ballads have not only attracted attention in the State but have brought nation wide notice. Dr. and Mrs. Gieer w'ere ioint artists in Constitution Hall last May when the Fifth National Folk Festival was celebrated in Washing ton. The Greer performance promises to be one of the interesting affairs ol the entire season. The admission price is 35 cents, and the presump tion is that a full house will turn out to hear the Greers in joint re cital. Eddie Cameron, backfield coach at Duke University, substituting for Wallace Wade, entertained at the Kiwanis Club’s iSig Brother banquet at the Southern Pines County Club Wednesday night. Preceding the showing of Duke- U. of S. C. Rose Bowl pictures. Coach Cameron made a brief address in which he stressed the importance of intense training to develop the bo«t athletes. He said there was a price to pay, but the top-notch foot ball player had the satisfaction of knowing he had done his job well, which was, in the end, more impor tant than breaking the headlines of the leading dailies. As an illustration he cited the big nioneymokers among the professional golfers recently in Pinehurst. He ■stated that in watching them Wed nesday, when they were not playing in the tournament, they were out on the practice field trying their shots rather than sitting around the locker room wasting their time talk ing about the game. The banquet was a huge success and wf.s enjoyed especially by the young Hi-Y boys. 1*\TTV BKKG'S 323 WINS l\IID-SOrTH TOURN.V.MENT great success, up to or better than the preceeding meetings of the asso- . Tlnlversitv Will ciation, all of which have en- liUKe U lUV joyed favorable weather. The course could not have been in better con dition. and the races were run off smoothly and without injury. Two jockeys were unseated in the timber race, but returned to the judges’ stand under their own power. The summaries: First Race, The Catawba, one and one-half mile over hurdles. Won by Masked Knight, owned and ridden by G. H. Bostwick; 2d, Aylward; 3d, Noction. Time, 2:56 3-5. Careless Knight also ran. Second Race, The Croatan Steeple chase, two miles over brush, maid ens and winriers of one race. Won by Montpelier’s Sailor’s Knot; 2d, Jolie Knight; 3d, King’s Parade. Time, 4:36 2-5. Pompeius and Surmain also ran. Third Race, The Sandhilla Chal lenge Cup, three miles over timber. Won by Rokeby Stables’ Faction Fighter; 2d, G. A. Laing's Bunree Boy; 3d, Little Mountain. Time, 7:03 3-5. Postman Home and Captain Bill lost riders. Fourth Race, The Yadkin Steeple chase, two and one-half miles over brush. Won by Seafarin Dan; 2d, Slievereigh; 3d, By the Sword; 4th, Torcheen. Time, 5:21, Fifth Race, The Midland, one mile and one-quarter on the flat. Won by Rokeby Stables’ Enterprise; 2d, P. S. P. Randolph’s Free; 3d, Beleaveme. Time, 2:22. Land of Rheims, Better Brook, Devil Dancer, Autumn freeze 2d, Lynx Eye and West Had den also ran. Celebrate Centennial Next Friday, Saturday and Sun day, March 31, April 1 and 2, Duke University will celebrate ita Centen nial, and in connection with the Woman’s College part in the cele bration. an interesting program has been arranged, according to Mrs. J. Talbot Johnson of Aberdeen. Speakers wil be Mary Emma Woolley, President Emerita of Mount Holyoke College; Sarah Wambaugh, authority on plebescites; Meta Glass, President of Sweet Briar College; Mar- iorie Hope Nicholson, Dean of Smith College; Marion Park Edwards, Pres ident of Bryn Mawr Collesge; Flor ence Ellingwood Allen, Judge of the United States Circuit Court of Ap peals. Sixth District, and Hanya Holm, chief instructor in the Wig- man Central Institute of the Dance. Mrs. Johnson will be glad to hear from anyone who may be considering attending the Mount Holyoke reun ion at the Celebration. S. P. FIRE DEPARTMENT .\NSWERS FALSE AL-^RM 'The Southern Pines Fire Depart ment turned out this morning about 11:00 o’clock to answer what had been reported as a fire at Scotty’s Tavern on U. S. Route No. 1, just south of the Southern Pines lim its; but inquiries at Scotty’s and a diligent search of the adolning neigh- bodhood failed to reveal any traces of a fire. (Confimted from page one) el Hill, 154-76—230. Mrs. Leo Walper, Washington, D. C. 168-86—254. Mis, Thomas Rudel, New York. 171-86—257. Mrs. W’illiam Hamilton. Philadel phia, 176-82—258. Miss Alliene Hoover, Thomasville, N. C., 171-87—258. Mrs- Karl ScheidK. Norristow-n, Pa., 171-89—260. Jean Kyer. Ann Arbor, Mich., 172-89—261. Deboi-ah Vcrry, Worcester, Mass., 178-84—262. Helen W'aring, Pinehurst, 177-87 —264. Eleanor Barron. Southern Pines, 172-92—264. Mrs. H. L. Frackelton. Pougli- keepsie, N. Y.. 183-83—266. Jdanne Cline, Bloomington, 111.. 194-85—269. Betty Abernathy, Pittsburgh, 178- 93—271. Mrs. A. F. Duckett. Durham, 174- 98—272. Mrs. Theodore E. Wiederseim, Philadelphia, 180-93—273- Mrs. H. W. Rivas. Pinehurst, 180- 94—274. Mrs. J. P. Meador, Aberdeen 175-100—275. Mrs. J. H. Epper«on, Durham, 183-94—277. Mrs. A, G. Hupfel, New York. 189-90—279. Miss Grace Balch. Hartford. Conn., 186-93—279. MiS3 Augusta McCagg, Newport, R. I., 187-95—282. Mrs. Millard F. Tompkins, Jr.. Scarsdale. N. Y., 190-98—288. Mrs. William B. Miller, Greenwich. Conn.. 191-97—288. Katherine Bishop, Branford. Conn.. 198-93—291. Mrs. John M. Lentz, Fort Bragg, N. C., 196-99—295. Mrs. Roy Grinnell, Little Comp ton. R. I.. 199-96—295. Mrs. H. F. Seawell, Jr.. Carthage, 200-95—295. Mrs. W. B. McCullough, Philadel- phia, 199-102—301. Mrs. John E. Love, Chicago, 206- 95—301. Mrs. Elmer Harrington, Bethlehem, N. H., 205-100—305. Mrs. Richard Norton, Philadel phia, 203-102—305. Miss Laura Kelsey, Southern Pines. 204-104—308. Mrs. G. Howard Bright. Prince ton, N. J., 209-100—309. Mrs. Joseph K. Love, Johntown, Pa., 204-107—311. Mrs. Dorothy E. Harper, New- burg, N. Y., 209-105—314. Mrs. Frank M. Niering, berg, N. Y., 221-102—323. Mrs. Frank G. Darte, Wilkes Barre, Pa., 226-110—336. 25 ARE ROTARY GUES’TS Racelights New- Twenty-fiv© Rotarians from nine states, including Nebraska, were guests of the Rotary Club of South- °rn Pines at its regular weekly meet ing held last Friday noon at the Southern Pines Country Club. Cloud Smith of the University of Nebraska, entertained the club and its guests with an excellent talk. The meeting today, Friday, will be held at the Country Club as usual, and the speakers wUl be Raymond Kraemer and Howard Walters, both of Garden City, Long Island. By C-Jirl G. Thompson It wasn’t Elmer’s fault if his folks couldn’t find him at the Stee- plechase meet. Elmer appeared old enough to take care of himself but he certainly must have been afraid of crowds. All afternoon he stood in one spot and constantly called at the top of his voice, “Here’s El mer) Here’s Elmerl’’ And Artie too kept calling in his high pitched nasal voice, “Here’s Artie, Here’s Artie I’’ Davey, Jack, Jerry, and Marty vied with Elmer and Artie, and a dozen others standing in a row, shouting to all and sundry to take note of the fact that they were there. Phobia of some sort, no doubt. They were considerate though of those who came to see the races because on the instant that riders and their mounts were led to the track, they forgot their individual plaints and shouted in chorus: “Ther goin' tada post. Thcr goin’ tada post now!" A check of automobile license plates revealed that people from Canada and from 25 of our 48 states came to witness the races. Every state of the Atlantic seaboard was represented and a great many cars bore plates from the mid-west states. One dusky occupant of a car bear ing- a Florida license plate was heard to remark, as her eyes scan- red the inner rail ahead of the on coming hunters, “Ah doan’ see no rabbut.’’ Aberdeen Town Caucus Nominates Candidates Mayor Shamburjfer Refu.ses To Stand For Re-Nomination at Lively Session Gals and boys decked out in their new Spring clothes came in shiny cars and parked them against the rail, on the hillsides, in Blake’s parking lot. along the double road asi far as the eye could see, and even simack dab in the middle of Erne.st Morell's nursery. Five consecutive annual race dates with pei’fect weather for the Sand hills greatest crowd-di-awing event of the year is something to be thank ful for, even boast about. John Hemmer, Pinehurst’s ace photographer, called for help a few days prior to the race meet. He got it. Six top-notch photographers from New York answered his call, in addi tion to all those representing N. C. state papers and those who came from Richmond and W'ashington. Writers' flocked to the meet from all points of the compass. They came from as far North as Boston. South- from as far orth as Boston. South ern writeis came from Georgia and South Carolina and rubbed elbows and compared notes with representa tives from our state papers. H, R. Pickens, Jr.. of the NEWS PRESS’ Sportographs. had “what it takes” on the nose in the second race. Imagine his surprise when he discovered that his missus had tied him with that Sailor’s Knot. Dick Metz, brown as a berry, gracefully acknowledged the greet ings of his well-wishers who. regard less of the race in progress, insist ed that he hear them out. It is one thing to be a great golfer but it goes double when that ability is com bined with a pleasing, likable per sonality. Football fans take note: With very few’ exceptions liquor at the races was conspicuous by its absence among the thousands of spectators, in spite of the fact that a legal sup ply was available at either end of the double road. BRUSH FIRES CAJLL OUT S. PINES FIRE FIGHTERS The Southern Pines fire company responded to two appeals for assist ance outside of the tow'n limits on Monday. A brush and woods fire near the residence of Laurie Williams at Niagaia, at 1:30 o'clock p. m., and another at Knollwood. at 7:00 p. m. called for the services of the booster truck and crew. FOR SALE Thoroughbred Cocker Spaniel Puppies. ‘Skyline” No. 1 Highway 4 Miles North Mrs. Coleman In the Aberdeen Town Caucus, held Monday evening at the High School there—a meeting w'hich had been ex pected to run pretty much true to foiTn, and concerning which the ad vance information had it that the whole thing was pretty much cut and dried in advancefireworks broke loose in the form of determined oppo sition on the part of Dr. A. H, Mc Leod to the caucus picking a com plete ticket of but one candidate for each of the town's elective offices, for future confirmation, only, byt the voters on election day. The situa tion was further complicfited by the refu.''al of present Mayor F, D, Sham- burger to stand for renomination to the office in which he is serving !u^ first term. When the smoke had cleared away, the McLeod forces emerged victor ious by a count of 21-13 and the following candidates were named: Mor Mayor: A. L. Burney and J. D. McLean. For Town Commissioners: H. A. Gunter, W. H. McNeill, Earl Free man. Dr. A. H, McLeod, Dr, E. M. Medlin. M. S. Weaver, Stuart Weaver, Clayton Brasington, R. S. Gywnn, H, Clifton Blue, Forrest Lockey, O Leon Seymour, J. B. Edwards and J. M. Taylor. The election will be held on the first Tuesday in May. L(K'AL REf'OUDS FIGURE IN F.\NT.\STIC SWINDLE (Contivncd from pagp one) sister's alleged “estate," fully be lieving that her story was genuine, and that he had induced other victims to invest. Some victims had borrowed on their life insurance and mortgaged their homes to pour more money into what promised to be such a paying investment, it was testified. The “investors” believed they were pay ing for legal steps necessary to re cover the estate after government confiscation. The plot had been so well planned that letters purporting to be from Pinehurst had conveyed the informa tion to the brother that Mr. Oren- dorff was ill and finally that he had passed away. A mass of damaging evidence was presented the first day of the trial and on the second morning both de fendants entered pleas of guilty, thus cutting short a proceeding which Miss McCaskill said would have last ed a week, perhaps, if all of the array of witnesses had been called. She was not called to testify. Miss McCaskill had an interesting trip, with some excitement mixed with it. She reached Danville in the midst of a flood which was washing houses away in the river valley sec tion, and w'hile there, took the ty phoid vaccine after learning that the river had backed into the city’s wa ter supply system and vaccination was being urged as a precautionary mea sure. She returned to Carthage on Thursday of last week. ‘‘GR.4ND ILLUSION” TO BE PRESENTED ON IVtVRCII 25 (Continued from vage one) from the Fiench for its direction, the Jury Cup at the Venice Biennal Ex- po,9ition of Cinematography as “The World’s Most Artistic Film of the Year,” the endorsements of notables of stage and screen. The Moore County Maternal Wel fare Committee is bringing the pic ture to the Sandhills for the single performance, the entire proceeds of which will go to the county pro ject. Tickets may be obtained at the Franjean Shop, Southern Pines or through Madame et la Jeune Fille, Pinehurst. WTLUNG WORKERS TO MEET The Junior Willing Workers of the Baptist Church will meet at the home of Mr.‘>. Earl Merrill on Ashe street Monday night at eight o’clock. Robinson Appointed ' Nash Representative To Handle Complete Line of 22 Models For Entire Sur rounding Area Appointment of Robinson’s Service Station, Highway No. 1, near South- ern Pine.s, as dealers for Nash Mo tors Division of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation was announced this week by Cecil Robinson, head of the firm. The company, he said, will handle the complete line of Nash cars which consists of 2'2 models in four series —the Nash LaFayctte De Luxe, the Nash Ambas.sador SLx and the Nash Amba.sador Kight. The new 1939 Nash cars, he de- ilared, are receiving a tremendous reception in all parts of the coun try, with many areas reporting sales double tho.se of a year ago. , Completely restyled from stem to stein by George VV. Walker, noted mdustnal designed, working in col laboration with Nash engineers, the new cars are of pure aerodynamic de sign featuring radiator and “cat walk” grilles of shining chromium and with headlights sunk into the ma.ssive front fenders. Many new features are to be found in the 1939 models, accord ing to Mr. Robinson. One of the foremost of these is the “W’eather Rye" conditioned air system for win ter driving. This is an advancement of the car comfort system pioneered in lO-IS by Nash, and it makes car conditioning automatic all winter long. Another important advance ig the s'iiper-powered engine of the Nash LaFayette, or low-priced, series of cars. It is designed as the most ■simple gasoline engine yet designed, with many parts less than conven tional automobile power plants. The new engine design is 5o much more efficient and trouble free that it makes 99 horse power possible for a low-priced car,” said Mr. Robin son! “Despite this increase in power, operating economy will be 10 per cent better than last year.” The .simplified type of motor is also used in the Nash medium-priced cars —the Ambassador Six and the Am- bas.'iador Eight—but these sixes and eights are twin ignition, valve-in- head motors, as they were last year. The six has 105 and the eight 115 hoi’.sepower. Still another outstanding feature of the new Nash cars, according to M2’. Robinson, is car sound-proofing, on which Nash and Kelvinator en gineers have been working the last two years. Advance in the use of Nash-Kelvinator’s “Sand Mortex,” or gound-proofing compound, makes the Nash a much quiter car than ever before, he pointed out. “Engineers,” he continued, “ex plain that in ‘Sand Mortex’ grains of sand are suspended in a semi-rig- id compound and block sound waves by “dancing in front of them as they attempt to penetrate the protected surface.” Mr. Robinshon declared that these are but a few of the advanced fea tures to be found in the 1939 series of Nash cars. OCTAGON ■ PKG. GRANULATED SOAP WH£N YOU BUY ZCAKEsOCTAGON REG. •F TOILET SOAP'***'“ 1st PALMOLIVE, 2 for 15c SUPER SUDS, Reg. 2 for ...19c Concentrated Super Suos, Reg. 2 for 19c., Large ....23c Giant OCTAGON Soap, 4 for 19c Octagon Toilet Soap, 4 for ...,19c SMITH’S CASH STORE Vass, N. C. COST ME \ SINGLC-EDGB BLADES ForGi^M and Ever-Ready Razors
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