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NEWS-WEEKLY
of the Sandhill Terri torjT
^ Carolina
VOL. 19, NO. 37.
Southern Pines and Aherdeen. North i,H>
Friday. Au>;ust 11, 19.?9.
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FIVE CBNTjj
THREE NAMED TO
APPRAISE TENANT
LOANS AND FARMS
Farm Loan Advisor
Poole, Dunlap and McLeod To
Act As Moore County Advis
ory Committee
E. G. ODOM SUPERVISOR
Three Moore county farmers have
been named by the Farm Security
Admintstrati<»n, U. S. Department of
Agriculture, to help County Supervis
or Edward G. Odom of Carthage car
ry out the tenant purchase program.
J. Hawley Poole, West Elnd; Dan
iel A. Dunlap, Route 1, Hemp, N. C. 1
and William Martin McLeod, Route
3, Carthage^ well known farmers,
were chosen members of the County
FSA Advisory Committee. The an
nouncement was made early this
week by Vance E, Swift, FSA State
Director, Raleigh, who said he had
just received the official wire from
Regional Director, Howard H. Gor
don, Raleigh.
Advisory groups now have ’jeen
named in counties in which loans will
be made this year to tenant farmers
for the purchase and improveiiiont of j
farms. These include counties desig- j
iiated last year as well as new coun^
ties recently added to the list
ASK STATE TO PUT \ Armistice Declared in War
SCHOOL BUS ROADSi ^Moore County Fair
fIV A 1 rniVniTIAIVI ^artha^e i.effion Post With-
111 tUillilllUlX draws—but Has Plans For
Commissioners Want Blind Cur-
' ves and Danger Points Along
j Routes Eliminated
OTHER TRANSACTIONS
Another Year
The moot question of Who’s to
Stage This Year's Agricultural Fair
in Moore County appears to have
been settled. As for 1940, that’s
another question.
The Board of County Commission
ers recently granted the application
J. Hawley l’o«le
When the 67 school buses which
, will be used to transport Moore coun-
ify children to and from the insU- Joseph G. Henson post of ihe
; tutions of learning begin to roll this Legion, the Carthage post,
' fall, they will find the routes over operate the 1939 fair,
i v.-hich they travel in the very bes» ® ®
■ondition that it will be possible for Herbert F. Seawell, Jr.
i the county commissioners to have
them. If the recommendations of this so-called County Fair for
body are carried to completion. | years.
At the meeting held Monday, the'
JUDGE SINK TO
HEAR 52 CASES
HERE NEXT WEEK
Board voted to most urgently recom- ■ • , i n.u o n
I 6 Legion or with Seawell
This started a nice little war in ,
the county seat, folk.3 taking sides
*1. t i-i. r,. ’ with the Legion or
'?ublt w u J Highway and ^^^, gut its all straighten-1
,Pubhc Works Commission immediate- this year_by the Le-'
I y put in shape all school bus routes, retiring from the picture'
' piirv blind I _temporarily_-as per the following
dangerous statement to The Pilot; I
1 fills and bridges. The Board asked
Peter Astra Winner
Pinehurst Trained Trotter
Takes Rich Hamblstonian
at Goshen, Wednesday
further that all temporary roads not
I on the system on which school buses
Murder Charge,:'^*'® routed by the state vSchool Com-
'I'hree Manslaughter in i mission be made safe for travel.
Criminal Court * ^ it was ordered '•hat the State
Highway Commission be asked to
Editor, The Pilot:
It has been and now is the ambi
tion of the members of the Joseph
G. Henson Post No. 12 cf the Amer
ican Legion, of Carthage, to operate
an agricultui’al fair for Moore coun
ty, not for any selfish motive or any
profit to themselvesj, either indivi
dually or as a post, but for thi^ laud-
ible purpose of advertising the pro
ducts of Moore county and for the
Peter Asira, a Pinehurst train
ed trotter and the 2-5 favorite,
won the rich Hambletonian at
Goshen, N. Y., Wednesday after
noon, his share of the purse being
$21,342.35. Peter is owned by a
70-year-old country doctor, L. M.
Guilinger, who paid $3,250 for
the colt two years ago but has
since been offered $37,500. Dr.
H. M. Parshall who winters in
Pinehurst with n large string of
trotters, trained Wednesday’s win
ner and also drove him to victory.
This was the second Hambletonian
win for the Doctor, having driven
Lord Jim in 1934. Cherrj’ Hanover
of Hanover Farms, also trained in
Pinehurst, came in third in the I
first heat. I
Fifty-two cases are on the docket over and maintain the road
_|for the criminal term of Superior ^'^®ding from Drowning Creek to the
Court convening in Carthage next ;Samarcand Manor
The County committees were chos-1 ®^®"day, wlt^ Judge H. Hoyle Sink I ^ -
en by the Secretary of Agriculture presiding. Among them will be the' iy one hklf mile r I
c„ the .d.ice of the Stat. f.™ ad-llH., of a,,ph f.r mu^.r i Id d.n“ , a J.l tho.. engaged in
vinory committee from *>«“>; and tbr„ manslaughter cases involv-11* maintained to the Moore county' h”Jl'e»Mn3c
by County FSA Supervisors an.1 Farm i line i highest sense of com-
Agents. These local committees will! ” ® and; i tnunlty pride that the members of
study applications for loi^ns, choose I'^«f^‘tchell. I Aid for Boy I this post agitated the spon«joriag of
tenants who have the cha’-acter andj 'liiere are a number of embezale-! amount of $68.50 was ordered a worthwhile agricultural fair that
ability to pay for a farm, and ap
praise the farms successful appli
cants want to buy. Tenants are
placing their applications for loans
with County supervisors who will as
sist successful applicants in building
or repairing their houses and in lay*
ing out their farm plans.
Congress has appropriated $40,000,-
OOO for tenant purchase for this fis
cal year. Of this amount the Sec
retary of Agriculture last week aJ-
lotted $2,102,533 to North Carolina.
This will enable about 443 industrious
farm tenants to buy and improve
farms in this state.
Who Can Get Loans?
United States citizens who arp
fa m tenants (not owners), share
croppers, farm laborers, or others
who obtain or recently have obtained I
most of their income from farming
are eligible for loans. ^
Preference will be given to mar
ried persons or persons with depend
ent famUies; to persons able to make
a down payment; or to persons who
own livestock and equipment neces-
»a y to carry on farming operations.
No loans will be made to persons
who c«x» '■ -n an adequate loan for
the purcJisie of a farm from other
sourcM at reasonable terms.
The Farm Security Administration,
through its County Rehabilitation
Supervisors, will make the loans. If
you live in a selected county, obtain
an application blank from the County
Rehabilitation Supervisor. Fill it out
carefully and return it to him, eith
er personally or by mail. It is ad
visable to call at his office and talk
the matter over v»rith him or his as
sistant.
Loans are made for a 40-year per
iod at three percent interest. The
regular annual payments will be 4.3
percent of the sum borrowed.
ment cases, numerous assaults, one
charging Mack Upchurch, Willard
Upchurch, Joe Upchurch, Clinton
Williams and Ralph Williams with as
sault with a deadly weapon with In
tent to kill; another involving Ho
ward Williams, Howard Davis and
Clyde ‘Buck” McKenzie on a
It was ordered that lots Nos. 5 and
„u . as shown on a map of the south-
charge; one charging Tony Taylor* * ine souin
ivitv. ^ addition to the town of Carth-
with resisting and assaulting an of- u... > j
valued at $200 and the coun-
ficer on the streets cf Carthacer two ^ .
charges against Earl L. Edwards and a^^coun an e ordered to list said
Edna Elizabeth fJdw.rd., on. tor “■? 'ft'
' inclusive, in the name of Leveda
paid to the treasurer of the State of! would efficiently and creditably ad
North Carolina for the support of; vertise to the public generally in the
Winthrop McLauchlin on account of state at large the diversified products
his training. Winthrop is a colored' produced, grown and manufactured
boy who lost a leg at a mill and un- j in Moore county,
der the rehabilitation program he is in the past for several years agri
receiving training as a barber. , cultural fairs upon this high plane
forgery ari one for fraudlent burn
ing of a dwelling house.
Youthful J. P. Morgan of the
Hemp section will face the court on
the charge of stealing the choice
lumber that his grandfather was sav
ing to build himself a coffin, with
which J. P. made himself a boat, and
for stealing a bicycle to transport
him to and from the river where he
moored the craft.
Several will face Judge Sink on
reckless driving charges, several on
liquor charges.
Phillips and that taxes be collected.
Also, that the tax supervisor list
were sponsored and operated by the
members of the American Legion post
of Carthage. Fairs that reflected
credit not only upon the post which
sponsored it and the members of the
post who unselfishly gave their ser
vices in making such a fair possible
and such an outstanding success. It
was the purpose of the Legion to con
67 acres In Carthage township in tne! duct a fair of the same high type, and
name of J. C, Black Estate and one that would reflect credit upon
compute taxes for the years 1935 i the county.
JACK’S GRILL. TO MOVE TO
NEW LOCATION OCTOBER 1
LOCAL GIRL HAS EXTOBIT
IN ART STUDENTS LEAGUE
Ednah Bethea of Southern Pines,
•who has been studying this summer
at the Art Students’ League In New
York has had an exhibit hung in the
Final Student Concours. This exhibit
will be held in the League Gallery
through August 18th.
The exhibits are selected by the
class instructor as the outstanding
work done during the summer ses
sion. This exhibition is fr^^e to the
public. It will bf open daily from
9:30 a. m. to ‘*:30 p. m. with the
exception of Saturday and Sunday.
Jack’s Grill will be moved from
its present site to the Stevens Build
ing^ next to the Broad Street Phar
macy, the. first of October, O. R.
Conrad, its proprietor told The Pilot
this week.
through 1939.
Also, 27 acres In addition to 36
acres of land in Sheffield township,
E. B, Manests Estate, at a value of
$224 and compute taxes for the
years 1935 throu?,h 1939. These are
tracts which were not listed for taxa
tion. All members of the Board were
present at the meeting,
Aberdeen To Vote On
Two New Bond Issues
Needs Fire Truck, Street and
Water Repairs—$2,500 For
Community House
New Fire Alarm
Blaze in Pinehurst Home Dis
covered When Short-Circuit
Starts Buzzer Buzzing
The Hugh Carters have discov
ered they have an automatic fire
alarm in their cottage in Pine
hurst. At least it was automatic
last Saturday morning, and saved
the house from more serious dam
age, possibly from burning down.
Mr, and Mrs. Carter had not
yet arisen. The maid was busy
housecleaning. Suddenly the buz
zer started to buzz, and kept on
buzzing. It sent the maid scurry
ing about |to see who wanted
what. •
That’s how she discovered the
fire. It had been started by a shprt
circuit, and the short circuit had
started the buzzer. As it turned
out, the damage was not great.
Mrj. Carter is the daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. T. A. Cheatham.
Citizens of Aberdeen will vote on
September 5th on the question of is
suing bonds in the amount of $15,.
000 for a new community hous^, new
fire truck, repairs and extensions to
the water system, a:nd the repair
ing, improvement and widening of
several streets. The ballots will per
mit of a separate vote on $2,500 for
the community house, and $12,500 for
the other items. A special registra
tion is necessary for the bond elec
tion.
Aberdeen’s present bonded indebt
edness ig approximately $49,000.
LOCAL. HORSEMEN JUDGING
IN NORTHERN HORSE SHOWS
PETHICK TELLS OF
JAP COURAGE LN
TALK TO ROTARY
Fearlessness and Power of Im
itation Has Made Them
World Power
GEORGESAUNDERS
INSTANTLY KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Son of Mrs. H. B- Fowler of Sou
thern Pines VicUm of Crash
Near Cameron
EARL RITCHIE INJURED
George Saunders, son of Mrs.
Harold B. Fowler of Southern Pines,
was killed and Lourln Earl Ritchie,
also of Southern Pines, was injured
when a car driven by Saunders left
U. S. Highway No. 1 a few miles
north of Cameron early Sunday
morning and struck a tree. Saund
ers' death was instantaneous. Rit
chie^ whose home is in the Pinedene
section, was carried ti the Lee
County Hospital where his injuries
were found not to be serious.
Ritchie told Patrolman Paul Mi-
chaux, who investigated the acci
dent, that he was asleep on the
back seat of the car and knew noth
ing until the impact came. He and
Saunders, caretaker for Mrs. Cath
erine Bailey at her home on Massa
chusetts avenue, had been to San
ford and were on their way back
home. Tire marks indicated that
brakes were applied to all four
wheels at a speed of approximately
75 miles per hour when the car
ran off the road on the right side.
The tree, a large pine, was uproot
ed by the impact and tossed against
another tree.
Neck Broken
Saunders’ neck was broken and
he sustained other injuries. Ritchie
received head Injuries, bruises and
lacerations. The car was a Hudson
sedan, owned by Mrs. Bailey.
Coroner J. Foster of Lee coun
ty stated that he did not deem an
Ask Creditable Fair
The members of this American Le
gion post have not sought to take
any unfair advantage of those who
have been conducting the so-called
agricultural fairs for the past few
years or of any living person. The
sole purpose in securing the passage
of the Public Local Act empowering
the Board of County Commissioners
of Moore county to pass rules and
regulations governing the operation
and conduct <-f agricultural fairs in
Moore county was f<r the purpose of
securing to the people of the county
(PUase tuign to .page five)
Edward King's Mother
Dies on Long Island
Widow of Philanthropist of
Newport, R. I., Was Daught
er of Baronet
The Japanese as a race and a peo
ple are Courageous and fearless.
Loss of face is the only thing that
the Japanese fear, Harry H. Pethick
told the Rotary Club at Friday’s
luncheon. "You only have to recall' lnque«t necessary,
the story of the thr«?c human bombs Saunders was bom in Boston,
to believe that they are disdainful of i Mass., 31 years ago, the son of
death,’ he continuea. “If you re-1 George Saunders and Helen Du-
member three Japane.-'e volunteers I guette Saunders, the present Mrs.
wrapped their bodies m dynamite, j bowler. He had lived here several
lighted the fuses and rushed into I years. Besides his mother he is sur-
barbed wire entanglements before i vived by his step-father, four half
Shanghai, to clear apath for their brothers and sista-” of Southern
comrades. And if you've ever seen a j Pines.
Chinese broadsword, and know how | Funeral services were held at
the Chinese can use them, you'll real- < 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon in
ize that it requires courage to face ' the Powell Funeral Home here, the
them in hand to hand fighting as' Rev. J. Fred Stimson officiating,
the Jap soldiers do daily." ' Burial followed in Mount Hope
Mr. Pethick was introduced by! Harris Cashion,
Garland Pierce, who was in charge ; Frank Viall, Tom Vann, Stanley Tob-
of the program. Mr. Pierce said that'^". Charles Boney and Charles Mor-
due to the speaker s long residence'as pallbearers,
in the Orient, and the added taf^t that: ’
tre recent happenings in the Far Claims Mouth Cut By
East were of keen interest, he
thought Mr. Pethick's subject to be
fitting and appropriate.
Great Imitators
Among other things, Mr. Pethick
told of the habits, customs and man
nerisms of the Japanese. He describ
ed their devotion to their country
and emperor, and their religious
fanaticism. Their religion teaches
them that their greatest reward and
highest glory to be attained is to
die on the field of battle. Japans’
rise to the status of a world power
(Please turn fo page four)
B. A Tompkins of New York and
Southern Pines is judging hunters
and jumpers in the annuftl horse
show at Lake Placid-, N. Y., this
week. Mrs. Ralph Trix of Pinehurst
ik^d I^ke Placid is chairman of the.
Committee on Entries of ttie show.
Homer Gray of Poughkeepsie, N.
Y. and Southern Pines is judging
huners and jumpers in he, annual
North Shore Horse Show at' Storty
Brook, L. I.
Mrs. George Gordon King, 13 Elast
Eightieth Street, New York aty,
widow of George Gordon King, and
the mother of Edward King of Pine
hurst, died last Thursday at her sum
mer home in Binghampton. L. I.
Mrs. King was the forrrier Annie
Mackenzie Ctoats, daughter of Sir
James Coats, Bart., of Auchendrane,
Ayrshire, Scotland. Mr, KiPp, who
was a descendant of Peter Siujresant
and a large property owner in New
port, R. died in 1922. Before that,
they were id«;niified for many y^rs
with the summer colony at Newport-
In 1912 he gave the city of Newport
the block which is the site of the
Newport Public Library, He was iden
tified with many philanthropiest
Surviving in addition to Edward
King of Pinehurst are two daughters
Mrs. Alejcfinder Nelldow and Mrs. Ian
H.. P. McEwen. iKJth of New York
City.
Glass, Sues Bottling Co.
G. L. Wilkes Asks $6,000 Dam
ages, Alleging Broken Par
ticles in Drink
No Excuse, Kids
If You Don’t Learn, It’s Not
Fault of Teachers in
Moore County
If Moore county youngsters fall
to make rapid progress in school
this year, it will not be because of
a lack of training on the part
of the teachers, for a very high
evel, one of which the county
may be proud, has been attained.
A total of 195 teachers has
been employed for the county, and
of this number, 191 are graduates
of standard four-year, colleges and
hold Class A certificates. County
Superintendent H. Lee Thomas re-
V€»led this week. Of the eight dis
trict principals, six hold Master
bf Arts degrees from leading uni
versities of the country.
Every colored teacher who will
teach in the coanty holds a Class
A certificate.
I Alleging that there was glass or
I other cutting substance In a bottle
! of R-C Cola which he purchased in
i May at a retail place in Hemp, G. L.
Wlikes has started suit against the
Nehi Bottling Company of Albemarle
for $11.60 actual damages and $6,-
000 compensatory damages. W. H.
Clegg is his attorney.
Wilkes sets forth in his complaint,
which was filed Saturday, that when
he had taken a few swallows of the
drink he realized that his mouth was
being cut by some “fine cuttlni;
hard substance.” He examined the
remfiining contents of the bottle and
found ground glass or broken parti
cles of glass or other cutting sub
stance in the bottle.
Wilkes went at once to a doctor
to have his mouth treated where the
lining had Y)een lacerated, ho states,
and wais causing excruciating pain and
great mental anxiety as he wa.^
afraid that he had swallowed some
of the glass which would enter hl»
stomach.
He lost two days work and had
to procure medical aid, and was wor
ried harassed and tormented for
♦
many days by the thought that h<j
. had injured himself internally, the
! complaint sets forth.
\ ASS POSTMASTER
Bertie L. Matthews was confirme.1
by the United States Senate last
Wiek as postmaster :it Vaas.