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CIRCULATION &
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A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding
VOL. 19, NO. 31.
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PILOT
MOORE COUNfrrS
LEADING
NEWS-WEEKLY
of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina. Friday, June 30, 1939. A.
PfflUPJ. WEAVER
SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS HERE
Star Duke Athlete, Nephew of
Chief Justice Stacy, To
Succeed Webster
TAUGHT HERE 4 YEARS AGO
Speaks Here Fourth
Philip J. Weaver, former member
of the faculty of Southern Pines High
School, was unanimously elected Sup
erintendent of Schools in Southern
Pines at a meeting of the School
Board held Monday afternoon. Mr.
Weaver will succeed Frank W. Web
ster, who recently resigned to accept
the position of managing director
of the North Carolina Tuberculosis
Association.
"Phil” Weaver will be welcomed
back to Southern Pines by parents
and children alike. A man of char
acter and of high attainments in both
curricular and extra-curricular ac
tivities, he should prove a worthy
successor to Mr. Webster. Though
but 26 years of age—^Mr. Webster was
27 when he came here—Mr. Weaver
has had a wealth of training and ex
perience in school work, both In the
teaching and administrative branches.
He was graduated with an AB de
gree from Duke University In 1934,
and received his MA from the Uni
versity of North Carolina in 1937.
He served under Mr. Webster here
for several terms, leaving four years
ago to teach In the Darlington School,
a private Institution, in Rome, Ga.
Of Prominent Family
He comes of distinguished for
bears, his father being the Rev. C. C.
Weaver, pastor of the First Metho_
dlst Chxu'ch In Charlotte, and former
president of Emery and Henry Col
lege In Virginia. He Is the nephew of
Chief Justice Walter Stacy of the
North Carolina Supreme Court, and
of Horace Stacy of Lumberton, pres
ident of the State School Board As
sociation. Another uncle, who died
several years ago, was dean of the
University of North Carolina.
At Duke Weaver was »■ star ath
lete, and In his senior year was cap
tain of the baseball team. He was
recently Invited back to Duke as as
sistant co3ch of various athletic
teams, Including baseball. During the
regime here of Mr. Webster the Sou.
there Pines Schools have built up a
statewide reputation In several ex
tra-curricular activities, principally
music and dramatics, and Mr, Wea
ver Is expected to continue to stress
these pursuits. It is probable that
more stress may be laid upon ath
letics than formerly, due to the new
superintendent’s Interest in sports
and their function in the building
of young men and women.
The Southern Pines School Board
weighed carefully the applications of
20 educators before selecting Mr.
Weaver for the post here. He was
highly recommended by leading school
authorities In the state, and by oth
ers who have come in contact with
him In one way or another. Mr. Wea
ver Is expected to arrive here within
the next two weeks to start the
groundwork for the fall term.
WIlVD DESTROYS SEED HOUSE
AT VASS COTTON MIIXS
CARTHAGE PLANS
BIG DOINGS ON
FOURTH OF JULY
FIVE CENTS
Twenty-Five Years \ t Week
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Lieut. Gov. W. P. Horton Prin
cipal Speaker; Burlington
School Band To Play
STUNTS AND SOFTBALL
LJEUT. GOV. W. P. HORTON
Who will address gathering at
Carthage on July Fo\irth
RED CROSS PAYS
HIGH HONOR TO
MOORE CHAPTER
Wins Certificate of Achievement
For Success of 22d Roll Call
Last Fall
“FINE PUBLIC SUPPORt”
Lieutenant Governor W. P. Horton i
of Plttsboro will be the principal ;
speaker at the big doings planned i
for the Fourth at Carthage. The Jun- '
ior Chamber of Commerce has been
busy with preparations for the occa- '
slon for some time, and has every- (
thing in readiness for what is expect- j
ed to be a big; day at Moore county’s
capital.
Among feature events on the pro
gram^ in addition to Mr. Horton’s
talk, will be music furnished by the
Burlington High Schol band, a State
championship organization /Jof 75
pieces; ^n old fashioned square dance
early in the evening, followind by
a round dance: stunts such as a wa
termelon fight, greasy pole contest. |
greased pig chasing and other com- j
edy events; a beauty contest and j
swimming meet, running races, a pa-1
rade and during the afternoon a I
softball game on the high school dia- j
mond, \
People of the county are invited i
to make a day of It at Carthage next i
Tuesday, and thousands are expect-1
ed. 1
PAGE MEMORIAL
TO CELEBRATE ITS
25TH ANNIVERSARY
New Edifice, Gift of Page Fam
ily, Was Dedicated on
July 5, 1914
Page Memorial Methodist Church in Aberdeen
Moore county chapter, American
Red Cross, has been signally honor
ed by the national body for Its work
In connection with the 22d Roll Call
last Novemoer. Irt a letter to the
Rev. R. G. Matheson cf Jackson
Springs, vice-chairman of the Moora
county chapter, Richard F. Allen,
manager of the EJastern Area, wrote;
"An Honor Certificate for dlstin.
guished achievement in the 22d Roll
Call has been awarded your chapter.
A widespread, interested membership
is vital to the maintenance of the
local, national and international
work of the Red Cross. I wish to
congratulate your chapter upon mi-
listlng this fine public support.
"Please express our sincere appre
ciation to the Roll Call chairman and
to the officers and members who are
helping to make your chapter one
of the strong links in the chain of
Red Cross chapters throughout the
country.”
Interviewed by The Pilot this week
Mr. Matheson said;
"While I personally deserve no
praise for the good work of our
Moore county chapter I do want the
chapter to have due credit. May I
offer my congratulations and my
gratitude to the 'Roll Call chairman
and the officers and members of
the Moore county chapter.”
Heavy wind which accompanied a
rain storm Tuesday afternoon com
pletely wrecked the seed house at
the Vasa Cotton Mills plant in Vass
and badly damaged the roof of the
cotton warehouse.
The seed house wag blown to
pieces and scattered on the street,
blocking traffic. Charlie Brewer and
Coy Hinsley had left the building
only a few minutes earlier and had
a load of waste ready to carry there,
but were detained at a nearby build
ing by the downpour. Alex Smith
was standing in the door of the
warehouse, but was ininrpd
The seed house was across the
street from the site of the cotton
gin, which was destroyed by fire
some time ago.
It is estimated that rains this
week have meant thousands of dol
lars to fruit, tobacco and vegetable
growers in the Sandhills section.
Many From Moore At
State Lesrion Meeting
John H. Stephenson, Southern
Pines Elected Alternate to
National Convention
John H. Stephenson of Southern
Pines, Deputy United States marshal,
was elected an alternate delegate to
the national convention of the Amer
ican Legion to be held in Chicago in
September at the 21st annual con
vention of the North Carolina Amer
ican Legion at its convention in Ral
eigh this week. Upwards of 2.000
Legionnaires and auxiliary members
attended the sessions^ among them a
large delegation from Moore county
posts.
Junius H. Rose of Greenville was
elected department commander, and
High Point selected as the 1940 con
vention. city.
Among those from the Sandhills
and Carthage posts at the conven
tion virere Mr. Stephenson, Paul Dana
of Pinehurst, D. C. Phillips, Shields
Cameron, F. M. Dwight and L. V.
O’Callaghan of Southern Pines, J. F.
Sinclair and Bob Donaldson of West
End, J. C. Clark of Jackson Springs,
H. Lee Thomas, S. R. Hoyle. B. C.
Wallace and Holt kcNeill of Carth
age.
Two-Day Holiday
Banks in County To Be Closed
All Day Monday and
Tuesday Next Week
Next Monday, July 3d, as well
as the traditional Fourth, will be
observed as a holiday by Moore
county banks, by proclamation of
Governor Hoey. The Citizens Bank
& Trust Company of Southern
Pines, and the Bank of Pinehurst,
with its branches in Aberdeen and
Carthage, will be closed all day
Monday and Tuesday.
Mining Pyrophyllite i
Outlined to Kiwanis!
Robert McClellan of Standard
Mineral Co. Speaker at
Club’s Meeting
HEMP REVENGES
RECENT DEFEAT
BY LOCAI. TEAM
Robert S. McClellan of the Stand
ard Mineral Company at Hemp took
the members of the Sandhills Ki
wanis Club under ground, figurative
ly speaking, on Wednesday, and show
ed them how pyrophyllite^ more fa
miliarly known as talc, is mined and
turned into powered state for mer
cantile usage. Mr. McClellan, a mem
ber of the club, is manager of the
plant which has made Moore county
a factor in the talc industry.
Of particular Interest to the Ki-
wanians was the variety of uses to
which the product found near Hemp
is put to, as outlined by the speka-
er. Principal among these is in the
rubber industry, in the manufacture
of storage batteries, in the tile and
paint fields. The product of the
Standard Mineral mines is not used,
as many believe, for talcum powder.
Most talc for this purpose is import
ed from abroad, principally from
France, Mr. McClellan stated .
He reviewed the 20-year history of
the local mines^ said there appeared
to be at least 35 years more of life
In the mines, at present production
rates; that his concern employed 60
men. He told of overcoming the dust
hazard which used to be a danger
ous factor in mining the pyrophyllite,
saying that after years of W'ork and
the expenditure of $40,000 this haz
ard had been reduced to a n*inimum
and the company now was fully ap
proved by the State Board of Health.
Incidentally, he said, his was the
only manufacturing plant in North
Carolina with a 100 percent record
of men trained in first aid meas
ures.
The meeting was held at the Meth
odist Sunday School building in
Aberdeen. Following Mr. McClellan
J. Talbot Johnson was called upon
Wins Baseball Game on South
ern Pines Diamond Wed
nesday, 5-2
TOBACCO CROP IN
SECTION ONE OF
BEST IN YEARS
Leaf Looks Fine Following Need
ed Rain.—Aberdeen’s
Prospects Bright
SHORT SALES WILL HELP
There are
FORMER PASTORS RETURN
On July 5th^ 1914—just a quarter
of a century ago— those of the Me
thodist faith in Aberdeen dedicated
their new edifice, the present Page
Memorial Methodist Church. Next
week they are celebrating the annlver.
sary with appropriate services on
each day throughout the week. A fea
ture of the program will be the ap
pearance in the pulpit of many of
the former pastors. Including the
Rev. W. H. Brown of Jackson
Springs, pastor at the time of the
dedication.
The Page Memorial church was
the gift of grateful children in menv
ory of their illustrious parents. Those
who conceived the idea and gave lib
erally to make possible the building
wei^e Amh^c.ii(,or Walter Hines
Page, Robert N. Page, Miss Fmma
Page, Henry A. Page, Miss Mary E.
Page. Junius R. Page, Mrs. T. B.
Wilder and Frank Page.
Started in Manley
bright prospects forlw inception in
one the best tobacco crops in a ^ ^ ission under the ministry of
long time in this section, now we’ve' — • • . unn ngham in 1884.
had some rain, a leading authority
on the subject of tobacco told The
Pilot yesterday. And things look very
bright also for the Aberdeen market,
he said, due to the plan for shortar
sales on warehouse floors this seas
on.
There is an argument on now be
tween the tobacco manufacturers
The Rev. Frank M. Shamburger
served from the summer of 1884 un
til conference in the fall, when the
Rev. M. A. Smith received the first
conference appointment and served
during 188.5 1886, 1887, and 1888. A
frame building was erected, but was
burned soon after being completed.
Another building was erected on the
same spot, and is now the Manley
and the farmers over the limiting of Presbyterian Church. The Rev H
the hours of sales to prevent market m. Jackson was the pastor for 1889
tie-ups. Some compromise will be j and Rev. L. M. Chaffin in 1890 189l’
made, either calling for six-hour ses-1 During 1890 a church and parsonage
The semi-pro Hemp Robins took days a week, or seven-1 were built at Aberdeen, and Mr.
hour sessions on four days, the to-1 Chaiiiu moved there,
bacco man said, but either arrange- j other appointments were Kev W
ment will work to the advantage of ' j. Crowson 1892, 1893. 1894. Rev J
the smaller markets. Also, the Aber-; h. Page 1895, 1896, 1897. Rev J E
revenge cn the Sandhills Baseball
Club Wednesday aiternoon for the de
feat administered them two weeks
ago in Hemp, capturing a game play
ed on the Southern Pines diamond,
5 to 2. The rival pitchers' Jimmy
McNeill for the Sandhills, and Board-
ors for Hemp, were stingy with hits,
and the latter struck out nine of the
home folks. Boarders allowed seven
hits, McNeill eight.
Sandhills scored first, sending Joe
Matthews around in the opening in
ning on a hit, sacrifice and error, but
Hemp came back to tie the score in
the second when Garrett, first up,
tripled and came home on a long
fly. Arthur Pate was left stranded
after reaching third with none out
in the third, after Hemp had broken
the tie in its half. Hemp scored t\^o
in the fourth aided by an error^ a
wild pitch, a stolen base and a base
on balls, and the Sandhills sent
Newton around for a run in the last
half of the fourth. Hemp’s final run
came In the fifth, the pitchers tight
ening up in the last four innings.
Arthur Pate, with three hits out
deen and Carthage markets will be
greatly aided if another proposal is
put through, that is, to open the
markets in this section simultaneous
ly with the opening of the Eastern
Carolina markets.
Both warehouses in Aberdeen will
be open this season, as usual, though
it is possible that one will be in dif
ferent hands than last year, he stat
ed. There has been considerable talk
in Aberdeen of late of a new. third
warehouse, but nothing has come of
the plan todate.
Moore County Crop
Survey Starts Soon
R F. Lowry, Cameron, in
Charge of Crew of 16 Men
Under AAA Prc^ram
The survey of Moore county crop
acreage for the purpose of detciTnin-
ine benefits and penalties under the 1 •„ . . — —-
iiig uciici.ia ^ H ...... 1 mg was begun, was present and took
Thompson 1898, 1899^ 1900, 1901. Rev.
G. E. Oglesby 1902, 1903, 1904; Mr.
Oglesby was killed in 1905 and hie
year was filled out by Kilgore. Rev.
D. N. Caviness 1906. 1907, 1908, 1909;
Rev. W. W. Peele 1910, 1911. In the
summer of 1911 Mr. Peele was elect
ed Headmaster of Trinity Park
School and Rev. Mr. Ferguson filled
out the year. Rev. C. L. Reid 1911,
1912. Rev W. H. Brown, 1913, 1914.
F. S. Love 1915^ 1916. G. M. Daniel
1917 J H Hall 1918. C. B. Culbreth
1919, 1920. E. H. Whorter 1921.
1922, 1923, 1924. W. V. McRae 1925,
1926, 1927. G. B. Starling 1928, 1929.
W. C. Ball 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933.
L. M. Hall 1934, 1935, 1936.’ S. J.
Starnes 1937—
The present church bulldmg was
dedicated July 5, 1914, during the
pastorate of the Rev. W. H. Brown.
The sermon was preached by Bishop
John C. Kilgo and the Rev. C. L.
Reid who was pastor when the bulld-
of four times at bat, led the hitting | Agricultural Adjustment Administra-1 dedicato
for the Sandhills, while the big guns
for the Robins were Garrett and Rey
nolds, the former tripling twice. The
line-up for the two teams was as
I follows:
Hemp—Winbrow, cf; Turbevills,
If; Robert, lb; Garrett, rf; Olen, c;
Hartsell, ss; Reynolds, 2b; Inscoe,
3b; and Boardors, p.
Sandhills—Matthews cf; L. Mc-
for a report of the State Bar Asso-
—• meeting at Wrightsville
elation meeting at
Beach, at which he was elected vice
president of the organization.
NO TR.4CE OF ROBBERS
OF BANK IN ABERDEEN
“There is nothing new in the
Aberdeen bank robbery case,” Sheriff
Charles J. McDonald told The Pilot
this week, adding: “unless the fed
eral men have something.” The
Aberdeen branch of the Bank of
Pijiehurst was entered by a man and
woman who held up Cashier Francis
Pleasants on June 12th and escaped
with close to 13,000 tn bills.
If; Dunn, 2b; A. Pate, rf, and J. Mc
Neill, p.
Score by innings:
Hemp Oil 210 00 0—5
Sandhills 100 100 00 0—2
■file Sandhills lost a game to Rock
ingham last Thursday afternoon, 4
and 3.
P. O. CLOSES AT 10:ft0 ON 4TH
The Southern Pines pontoffice will
be open until 10:00 a. ra. only on
the Fourth of July. The same sche
dule applies to other fA)stoffices In
the county.
tion program, which has been held
up during the past week due to lack
of aeilal maps and by delay in certi
fication of workers by the depart-
service.
The Week’s Pi’ogram
The program for Anniverisary week
opens on Sunday evening at 8:00
o’clock, with the Rev. W. C. Ball of
Goldsboro delivering the sermon. Oth
er former pastors will officiate dur-
_ . ., ^ ^ the week as follows: Monday
Garrison aaid he expected to ob- lu ^
^ . ”»ght, the Rev. C. B. Culbreth of
tam the additional maps and receive m j • „
New Bern; Tuesday night the Rev.
notice of certificatieii of workers ,
, . McRae of Fayetteville; Wed-
during the early portion of the week' . .. - „
. ^ ^ . nesday night, the Hev. W. H. Browu;
and that the survey would begin im- , ■ a. ^
^ Thursday night, the Rev F. S. Love
mediately afterwards. He said it
ment of agriculture, will probably
gin next wek. according to County
Agent E. H. Garrison.
would start in almost all parts of
the county at the same time. It v(rtll
employ about 15 men and will re
quire a minimuMi of six weeks for
completion. R. F. Lowry of Camaron
will be in charge. j
of Wilmington; Friday night, the
Rev. E. H. McWhorter, Raleigh; Sat
urday night, the Rev. F. M. Sham
burger of Oxford, and on Sunday
morning, July 9th at 11:00
Bishop W. W. Peele.
The Rev'. S. J. Pi.aiT.es, the present
pastor annno-fd the program. H.
W. Doub is chairman of the Board
The Vass Cotton Mills, after a: of Stewards, which comprises H. A.
curtailed schedule for the past few Gunter, J. G. Farrell, A. K. Pen-
RESUME8 FITLL SCHEDULE
weeks, has resumed full time oper-
nington, T. S. Melvin. B. B. Satter-
ation, with two full shifts and a, white, Forrest Lockey, C. L. Guion,
skeleton third j Shift. The mill is F. A. Cummings, H. M. Kirk H. L.
averaging 25.000 pounds of cotton Brown, A. L. Burney, T. C. WbWtt
per week. fPlea$t twn page four)