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NEWS-WEEKLY
of the Sandnii*^ ^ritory of North Carolina
VOL. 19, NO. 24.
Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina. Friday. May 12, 1939.
FIVE CENTS
MANICE TRUSTEES
SUE ROBIN HOOD
FARMS FOR LAND
Claim Purchasers of Property
for Projected School Have
Not Abided by Contract
2,200 ACRES INVOLVED
The project of an agricultural
school for underprivileged young far
mers of the state, utilizing the Man-
Ice Farm a few miles Out of Pine-
hurst, appears to have failed of reali
zation, despite its admirable inten
tions.
Dorothy J. Manice and James M.
Kerr as trustees of the will of Ed
ward A. Manice, deceased, have this
week filed a complaint in Moore
County Superior Court against Rob
in Hood Farms, Inc., and Elliott S.
Poole, in which they ask that a de
cree be made in favor of the plain
tiffs decreeing that the agreements
copied in the complaint as Exhibits
A and B be declared null and void.
The plaintiffs allege that they en
tered into agreement with the Robin
Hood Farms^ Inc., for the sale of the
Manice Orchard property, consisting
of approximately 2,200 acres situate
near Jackson Springs, together with
the buildings thereon, for which the
Robin Hood Farms, Inc., was to pay
$40,000, in several payments to be
made at stated times; that notwith
standing the fact that the defendant
corporation hag failed to comply with
the terms of the agreement, it is still
in possession of the property al
though possession thereof has been
demanded.
Yadkin Golf Club
Plans Active Summer
Meeting To Decide Tournament
Days To Be Held W'^ednesday
at Pinehurst
Twenty-Nine Win Diplomas
From Aberdeen High School
Many Prizes Awarded at Com
mencement Exercises Held
on Monday NiKht
Re-Elected
DRAMATIC CLUB
TO “CARRY ON”
DURING SUMMER
The Yadkin Golf Club, summer
counterpart of the famous Tin Whis
tles, is planning an active season of
golf at Pinehurst this summer. A
drive is under way by the tournament
committee to stimulate interest in the
various compettiions, and summer
residents of neighboring towns are
invited to join.
A meeting will be held at the
Pinehurst Golf Shop next Wednesday
at 5:00 o’clock in the afternoon. All
members and those Interested are
urged to attend this session at which
several questions regarding tlie com
ing toumamfents will be discuiwed.
An important point to be brought up
is the question of whether Wednesday
or Saturday afternoons would be the
more suitable day for the summer
toumejra.
The club dues are $2.50 for the
summer season. Everyone in the
Sandhills conununlty |s urged to
join up.
kiwaxis elects delegates
TO international meeting
A record number of 29 students
received diplomas at the Commence
ment exercises of the graduating
class of Aberdeen High school, held
before a crowd that overflowed the
Page Memorial Church on Monday
night. Those receiving diplomas were
the Misse.s Helen Batchelor, Jeanne
Batchelor, Carol Bowman, Kathryn
Brasington, Mary Margaret Bumey,
Letha Creel, Louise Cole, Evelyn Ellis
Lanie Ruth Gunter, Christine Honey
cutt, Opal Mays, Mabel Moss, Hilda
McFarland, Edna Earle Ricks, Kath
leen ‘Rhyne, MJldred Smith, Eu'a
Thompson^ Cora Wallace, and Hen
ry Addor, Frank Creel, Junior Dees.
Harry Howie, Courtney Huntley,
James Little, Alton Lowder W. H.
McNeill, Jr., Robert Page, III., Lar
ry Ponder and Bill Smith.
Twenty-four prizes and aw’ards
were presented at the Commence
ment exercises: seven went to stu
dents in the Elementary School, while
17 went to High School students.
A prize of $2.50 to the boy in the
Primary grades making the most
progress during the year^ given by
the Standard Store, went to Eugene
Wright of the Second grade.
A prize of $2.50 to the girl in the
Primary grades making the most
progress during the year, given by
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Maynard, to Re
becca Edge.
A prize of $2.50 to the girl in the
Grammar grades making the most
progress during the year, given by
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Burney, to
Myrtle Alice Shamburger, 6th grade
and Ruth Hearn, 5th grade.
A prize to the boy making the
most improvement in writing in the
Seventh grade, given ty Miss Va
nessa McLean, to Belton Jernigan.
A prize to the girl making the
most improvement in writing in the
Seventh grade, given by Miss Va
nessa McLean, to Margaret Starnes.
A prize of $2.50 to the girl mak
ing the most improvement in music,
given by the Sandhill Citizen (H.
Clifton Blue) to Doris Gamer and
Mildred Garner.
High School prizes of $2.50 to
the student in the Tenth grade mak
ing the highest average in Mathe
matics over three years, given by Mr.
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Priscilla Scofield Buys
Building in Pinehurst
Former Bank and Insurance
Company Office Structure Ac
quired by Interior Decorator
Roy F. Grinnell and JLouis Scheip-
<“rs were elected delegates and Leo
C. Fuller alternate to represent the
Sandhills Kiwania Club at the Ki-
wanis International f.onvention to
l3e held June 18-22 in Boston, Mass.
The election took place at Wednes
day’s weekly club meeting, held in
the Pinehurst Community Church.
The speaker at Wednesday’s meet
ing was Miss Julia D. Mann, a resi
dent of Southern Pines during the
past winter, who gave the members
an interesting picture of conditions
in India where she has spent the
past four years in medical work.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
here THURSDAY, JUNE 1ST
Seniors of the Southern Pines High
School graduating class sent out in
vitations this week for their Com
mencement exercises in the High
School auditorium on 'Thursday even
Ing, June 1st, at 8:00 o’clock.
A more detailed schedule of Com
mencement exercises here will be
published in next weeTi’s Pilot.
Three Arts Group Members, Af
ter Successful Winter Seas
on Plan Presentations
INVITE ALL INTERESTED
DR. GEORGE G. HERR
Dr. George G. Herr, chairman of
the Southern Pines School Board, was
re-elected to the Executive Commit
tee of the North Cai’Olina State
School Board Association at a meet
ing of the organization held last week
in Chapel Hill. This will be Dr.
Herr’s third term on the commit
tee.
Attending the meeting, from
Moore county, were County Superin
tendent H. Lee Thomas of Carthage,
County Chairman John W. Graham
of Aberdeen, Superintendent Frank
W. Webster of Southern Pines, Super
intendent J. W. Harbison of Pine
hurst, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Cole
and Mrs. Herman Campbell of
Pinehurst, and Dr. Herr of South
ern Pines.
Jay-Cee Head
DEWBERRY MEN
ORGANIZED FOR
SALES PROMOTION
Committee Headed by C. H. Tea
gue To Set Up Headquar
ters in Hamlet
A highly important real estate
transaction was made in Pinehurst
this week with the purchase of the
red brick building located between
the General Office Building and the
Bank of Pinehurst by Priscilla Sco
field, interior decorator. The building,
formerly occupied by the Bank of
Pinehurst before the banking institu
tion moved to its larger quarters
next door, and later by the Mid-
South Insurance Company, was own
ed by Pinehurst Garage, Inc. The
sale was made through L. L. Biddle.
Several decorative alterations will
be made on the building before it is
opened as one of the most attrac
tive shops of Ptoehurst next Septem
ber. Changes will include the con
struction of two bay windoWs on the
bank side of the building. A number
of the trees around the building will
be removed to provide more light for
the interior^ which is to be remodel
led. A new, office and workshop will
also be another part of the altera
tion plans, and a new fire-place will
enhance the Indoor scene.
Mrs. Scofield has been doing In
terior decorating in Pinehurst for
twelve years. For the past two years
her establishment has been located in
the Village Court Building. She is
known for her work In the < homes
of the Sandhill cottage colony mem
bers and is also noted for work out
side of Pinehurst, especially in New
York and in other parts of North
Carolina.
Faced with increasing competition
and a poor price outlook for the
coming season^ between 50 and 75
dewberry growers met in Cameron
last Friday and formed a grow'er’s
organization designed to increase the
sale of berries and in general pro
mote the welfare of the industry.
As directing group for the organi
zation, called the Carolinas Dewber
ry Growers' Association, a commit
tee composed of representatives from
principal berry producing points in
North Carolina was elected and pro
vision made for a secretary.
C. H. Teague of Hamlet, prob
ably the largest dewberry grower in
this section, was named chairman of
the committee. Other members are;
J. D. Jerome, Stedman; Mr. Vinson,
Autryville; W. P. Seward, Vass, and
L. D. McKeithen, Cameron.
Although the organization was not
formally chartered, all members have
agreed and new members are expect-
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MRS. CATHARINE BAILEY
BUYS MERRILL COTTAGE
Having conchided a most success
ful season^with tne Three Arts Group,
and believing that the Sandhills will
continue to support a Little Theatre
Group^ year in and year out, those
few persons who have comprised the
necleus of the casts of the Three
Arts Group's presentations during
the past season have come to the
decision that a year ’round enterprise
of a similar character is not only a
much to be desired supplement to
the cultural and social life of this
area, but al.so is a medium through
which the latent dramatic talents, so
often evidenced by the younger set
hereabouts, can be brought to light.
Accordingly several members of
the group have taken the initiative in
the formation of a summer, amateur
theatrical group to be known as the
Sandhills Dramatic Club, the pur
pose of which will be to uphold th#
stajndard of dramrftic excellence
shown by the parent group in its
three productions this .season, and to
offer an opportunity to the youth of
the Sandhills to benefit accordingly
in the realm of dramatic art.
Under the direction of Jackson
Lee^ the Three Arts Group, during
this past year, made for itself a rep
utation that can be challenged by
few', if any similar groups.
J. B. Priestly’s “I^aburnum Grove”
was the Group’s first offering; “Night
Must Fall” was the intended sec
ond presentation, but casting difficul
ties made necessary the cancellation
of that production, and finally, after
due deliberation and utmost consid
eration, the Group decided upon Sid
ney Howard’s “The Late Christopher
Bean,” one of the outstanding com
edy successes of the New York thea
tre season of 1932-33.
Honors at Chapel Hill
Far more than entertaining the
Sandhills w'ith its dramatic presenta
tions, the Three Arts Group, evidenc
ing the confidence inherent in an
organization so youthful, took a one-
act play (Job’s Kinfolks) to the Caro
lina Playmaker's annual Dramatic
Festival at Chapel Hill and, after a
hairline decision by the judges, took
second among all the Little Theatre
Groups in the South.
The Sandhills Dramatic Club
plans to produce several during the
summer months. The idea behind it,
however, is such that it invites in
quiries from anyone and everyone in
terested in dramatics in any way,
shape or form.
There will undoubtedly be youth
ful characters to be cast in most of
the plays scheduled and the club
trusts that the children and their par
ents will address any and all inquir
ies to Beverly Walter, Southern
Pines, if interest in such a program
is siroused.
Upon receipt of sufficient Inquiries,
a generad meeting will be called to
discuss the matter in the near future.
M. F. GR.\NTHAM
aiSE GRADUATES
HEAR PRIVILEGES
OF U. S. CITIZENSHIP
Attorney Willis Smith of Ral
eigh Compares Opportunities
Here With Those Abroad
FIRST J. C. GOLF
TOURNAME.NT IN
U. S. BIG SUCCESS
Southern Pines Host at Inaug*
ural Event of Junior Cham
bers of Commerce
35 AWARDED DIPLOMAS
In a well-delivered and inspiring
address before the 1939 graduation
class of Elise Academy at Hemp on
Tuesday morning^ Willis Smith of
Raleigh made the assertion that the
Continued interest in Solthem Pines
as a home location is evidenced in
real estate circles by the recent pur
chase of the Merrill cottage on Mas
sachusetts avenue at Weymouth
Road, by Mrs. Catharine A. Bailey
of Porter, Maine.
Mrs. Bailey and her husband, the
late W. C. Bailey, were for many
years winter residents of Southern
Pines and their many friends will
welcome her back as a permanent
resident.
Mr. and Mrs. Percival Marks of
Ridgefield^ Conn., have stopped over
to visit Mrs. Bailey en route from
a winter in California. Mrs. Marks
is charmed with her sister’s choice
of home location in the Mid-South
and plans to spend much time with
her here in the future.
S. P. HIGH SCHOOL ENDS
BALL SEASON VICTORIOUSLY
The Southern Pines High School
baseball team wound up a success
ful season yesterday by defeating
the strong Carthage High team 10
to 5 in a game featured by the hit
ting of Newton and the pitching of
Morrison, both of Southern Pines.
Newton had three hits in five times
at bat, and Morrison kept the Carth-
agenian safeties sufficie ttly scatter
ed to prevent danger.
During the past week Southern
Pines also detjated Laurinburg,
thereby getting revenge for a pre
vious licking, taking a 6-5 decision.
Starnes pitched for the locals, and
Dunn led in the hitting with three
ou tof five. During the season the
Mid-South resorters accounted for
eleven wins against only three de
feats.
TAYLOR, RALEIGH, WINNER
Wyatt Taylor crack golfer of the
Raleigh Junior Chamber of Com
merce, came from behind on the last
nine holes to nose out Hermann
Grover of Southern Pines by two
strokes and win the first Annual
North Carolina Jay-Cee tournament
held at the Southern Pines Country
Club this past week-end. Taylor post
ed an 82-77-159, shooting a par 36 on
hi? final nine, to edge out Grover,
who had 80-81-161.
S. L. Stromburg^ of the Greens
boro club, was the winner of low net,
where a Southern Pines golfer was
again just nosed out, Emmett Golden
being a close runner-up in this de
partment.
The attendance plaque was captur
ed by the Raleigh delegation, while
Raleigh placed still another member
in the winner’s circle as Wisner
Chamblee^ newly-elected president of
the North Carolina Junior Chamber
of Commerce, and a member of the
Capital City club, found himself the
winner of low net for the first round.
Jack Berry of Greensboro was low
for the second round.
Banquet Sunday Night
A rather small field was on hand
for the inaugural tournament, but a
large crowd, including quite a few
non-golfing members of other clubs
throughout the state, was present
for the banquet on Sunday night,
which followed the final round of the
golf. E. C. Stevens, chairman of the
golf tournament committee for the
young men and women finishing! senior Chamber of Commerce of
school today should go out into life, southern Pines, presented the tro-
and do all they can to live up to
the traditions that have made this
country the greatest nation in the
world.
Speaking on "American Citizen
ship,” Mr. Smith admonished the 35
Seniors that the privilege of being an
American citizen is the greatest priv
ilege that any person in the world
can have. Being an American citi
zen, the Raleigh attorney stated, af
fords every person freedom and lib
erty and an equal opportunity to go
out into the world and follow the
dictates of his conJcienne and carve
his own destiny.
Introduced /by Senator M. G. Boy
ette, Mr. Smith compared the oppor
tunity offered the young people grad
uating from the schools in free
America with that of the young boys
and girls in Germany, Italy, Japan
and other dictator nations where the
people have not individual freedom
and liberty.
“Land of liberty”
Comparing the educational advan
tages of the young people today and
those of the past^ Mr. Smith ex
plained that the great progress in
educating the youth of the country
today v/as such as to insure the con
tinued advantages in this nation of
freedom, liberty and free expression
of opinion by every one, regardless of
his or her station in life. “In this
country, Mr. Smith said, "we can
say what we want to about any pub
lic affair or matter because we are
American citizens and enjoy the
privilege of a free people."
The Raleigh attorney gave high
praise to Elise Academy for the
’ great work It has been doing for the
past 35 years in education of the
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phies to the winners. John Marshall,
demon sports scribe of the Raleigh
Times, accepted the attendance tro
phy for the Raleigh club. M. F.
Grantham, president of the host
Southern Pines club presided. Brief
talks were made by the winners and
also by President Chamblee and Sec-
retary-Treasufer Eddie Hough of the
state organization.
All of the entrants in the tourney
were loud in their praise of the
town, the course, and the local club
for their iniative in inaugurating this
the first Jay-Cee golf tournament In
the country, and for the way Chair
man Roy Grinnell and his aides han
dled the event, and it is certain
that a much larger group of entrants
will be on hand for next year’s re
newal of this tournament.
Banks in State Sound,
Assets Up $36,000,000
Bankers Hear Good Reports,
Elect Officers at Meeting
in Pinehurst
Wedne.sday Closing:
All But Two Southern Pines
Merchants Agree To Mid-
Week Holiday
All but two of the merchants of
Southern Pines, exclusive of drug
gists^ signed as agreement this
week for the closing of their stpres
at 1:00 o’clock on Wednesday af
ternoons from May 17th until Au
gust 30th.
The North Carolina Bankers Asso
ciation held its 43d annual meeting in
Pinehurst this week, heard talks by
prominent men in financial circles,
elected officers, and played golf.
W. H. Woolard of Greenville was
moved up from first vice-president to
the presidency, according to custom,
Ben R. Roberts of Durham advanced
to first vice-president, R. C. Lew-
ellyn of Mt. Airy to second vice-pres
ident, and R. P. Holding of Smtth-
field elelJed (third vice-president.
Gordon C. Hunter of Roxboro was
reelected treasurer.
The healthy condition of banks in
the state drew praise from Robert H.
Hanes, president of the Wachovia
Bank and Trust Company of Win
ston-Salem, who become? president
of the American Bankers Associa
tion in September, and from R. L.
pope of Thomasville, retiring prert-
dent of the State association. Bank
assets in the state Increased by over
$36,000,000 during 1938, Mr. Pope re
ported, predicting further increase
during 1939. Hanes patted the backs
of his fellow members with: “If
banks have been sound during the
past six years, it is largely because
good management has made them so.’'