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NEWS-WEEKLY
of the Sandhill Territo *^4*^ >^Torth Carolina
Southern Pines and Aberdeen. North Carolina. Friday. August 25, 1939.
SENTENCED TWICE
ON MANSLAUGHTER
CHARGE, IS FREED
Ollie Bean Case Finally Settled!
After Three Years in the
Courts
SHOT NEIGHBOR IN 1935
A verdict of not guilty of man
slaughter, after hia having been
found guilty and given long prison
sentences in each of two former
trials of the case, brought joy to
tne heart of Ollie Bean when the
jury brought in its decision at 9:00
o’clock last Friday night in Super
ior Court at Carthage.
Bean’s case^ arising from the fa
tal shooting of Andrew Comer, a
neighbor, in the yard of Bean’s
home at 7:00 o’clock on the even
ing of December 31, 1935, was of
widespread interest for a while, but
it had appeared on the calendar so
many times that readers passed it
over, hardly recalling the circum
stances.
The shooting was investigated by
D. Carl Fry, county coronnr at that
time^ and his findings were that
Bean and Comer had had some
trouble about six weeks prior to
the tragedy, and that Bean had told |
Comer to stay away from his home;
that on December 31 Comer re
turned to the home of Bean and
told the latter that he could not
run him off again; that Bean fin-
His Longest Ride
London, England Taxi Driv
er Is Brought to America
by W. C- Fownes
The Associated Press carried the
following story from London, Eng
land^ under date of August 16:
A London taxi driver sailed on
the Queen Mary today for a two
weeks holiday in America, the
guest of W. C. Fownes, Pittsburgh
business man. Mr. Fownes is a
Sandhills winter resident.
Fownes hired the taxi driver, E.
Barnes, in London for a tour of
Southern Elngland.
“My family and I found that
the taximan was a fine fellow and
interested as I am in antiques,”
the American explained. “I asked
him to come to America with me
and we are delighted to have him.’’
THIEVES ENTER
POSTOFFICES AT
CAMERON, VASS
Get $25.00 in Cameron But
Find Only Small Change
in Vass Office
Baby Deer Flies From Mexico
To Make Home in Pinebluff
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FIVE CENTS
SMASHED KEAK WIINDUWS
Two postoffice robberies were
staged within three nights last week
' in Moore county. On Thursday night
thieves gained entrance to the Cam
eron postoffice by way of a rear
window and made away with from
.?20 to $25. $16.25 of which belong
ed to Mrs. Padgett, a postoffice em
ployee. Rolls of pennies amounting
to several dollars wcie included in
the amount taken.
1 At Vass Saturday night, the rob-,
I bers first sought to enter through!
! a basement window^ but finding that
' they could not get in the postoffice
I that way, they placed a board from
ARASJ. WILLIAMS,
PINEHURST,DIESIN
■' . i ground to the rear door which
Rn^TOlV HOSPITAI ' several feet above the ground lev-
llvfOl. gj^ climbed up. They bioke a
] piece of glass sufficiently large to al-
of low them to reach in nad unlock the
Dr. and Mrs. Kemp Return i
With Pet After Wading Thru :
International Red Tape '
Score up a First for Moore coun-1
ty. In fact it may be two firsts.
Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm B. Kemp!
of Pinebluff arrived by airplane from j
Mexico City, Mexico last week-end'
with—guess what ? A deer.
As far as The Pilot has been able
to ascertain, this is the first airplane
flight ever made by a deer. It may
also be the first time a live deer has
been transported from Mexico into
the United States.
The animal is no bigger than a
pint of cider. Dr. and Mrs. Kenip saw
it in Mexico, and fell immediately in
love with it. They decided to bring
it back to Pinebluff where Dr. Kemp
is head of the Sanatorium, as a
School Days
They Start Again in Southern
Pines on Wednesday,
September 0
Southern Pines School, grade
and high school, will open for the
fall term on Wednesday, Septem
ber 6th, Superintendent Philip J.
Weaver anryiunced this week. The
entire faculty will report the day
befoi'e and everything will be in
readiness for the opening.
PIERSON
ACQUIRES JACK’S
GRILL BUILDING
Will Lease Ground Floor for
Business Purposes, Turn Sec
ond Floor into Apartments
KtMUDbl.lJNti ()v\rs SHOP
Prominent Manufacturer
Utica, New York Succumbs
Following Brain Operation
TIN WHISTLES MEMBER
Aras J. Williams, 69, of Utica, N.
Y., and Pinehurst. died on Wednes-
in a Bos-
" ^ . day afternoon August lb,
ally got him to leave, but around!
7 ;00 o’clock he came back and
slipped up to the well in front of
the home and asked Bean to come
out, leveling a double-barrell shot
gun toward the door as Bean came
out. Bean fired a .32 pistol bullet
through Comers’ head.
Just what the trouble between
the two men was was hot establish
ed, but it was rumored in their
community that the two were part
ners in the liquor busiuoss and that
Bean had made a sale and had not
settled with Comer for his part.
Bean Called Sheriff
After the shooting. Bean ’phoned
for the sheriff and the county doc
tor, but on account of a deep snow,
they were unable at once to reach
Bean’s home just inside the Mocye
County line in Sheffield township,
A doctor from Asheboro was called,
but it wes clearly evident ,that the
unconscious man lying beneath the
well shelter was past aid. He died
a short time later^ lying under quilts
that had been brought out from his
slayer's home to protect him from
the cold.
Then followed summons after
summons to appear in court. Charg
ed with murder in the first degree,
Bean in Recorder’s Court on Jan
uary 13, 1936 was bound to Super
ior Court under bond of $6,000. At
the January term which convened
a few days later, the case was con-
tinued. In May of the same year,
a verdict of guilty of manslaught
er was returned and Bean was sen
tenced to serve from 12 to 15 years
in State’s Prison. He appealed to
the Supreme Court and was grant
ed a new trial.
In January 1937 and again in
May of the same year, the case was
found continued, but at the August
term. Bean was again found guil
ty of manslaughter and given from
10 to 20 years in State’s Prison.
The case wag heard, and had been
given to the jury at 7:30 Wednes
day evening. The Jury deliberated
from then until 4:00 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon before reaching their
verdict, which waa doomed t» be
set aside.
In some way, it leaked out that
the officer in charge of th# jury had
left the group to make arrange
ments for lunch. Some one from
the courtroom went to the door to
Inquire If they had reached a ver
dict, and told some of the mem
bers, In substance, that they ought
to agree on a verdict If possible;
that not to agree would be expen
sive to the county.
This was brought to the, atten.
tion of the Court by counsel for
the defense and the verdict wan set
aside. However, > the Court found
(Please turn to page six)
fined for two weeks, following an
operation for a brain tumor,
Mr, Wiliams was born in Utica
July 15, 1870, a son of the late Irvin
A, Williams. The founder of the fam
ily in this country was Thomas Wil
liams who came to the United States
from England and located at Weth
ersfield, Conn., in 1648.
Mr. Williams was educated in the
public schools and graduated from
Utica Free Academy in 1888. He
then went to the Sheffield Scientific
School of Yale University, taking
the course In mechanical engineer
ing, and was graduated in 1891.
After engaging in the manufac
turing business in Utica for , many
years Mr. Williams went abroad
ip 1918 as a volun^eci worker for
the American 'Red Cross. He was
stationed at Le Mans, France,
where at one time there were more
than 200,000 troops. He was dis
trict manager and also acted as
1 assistant seal director, of whom
there were but five In France.
He had the rank of captain and
his service, which ended in 1919,
was outstanding. On returning to
Utica he continued his work with
Utica Chapter, American Red
Cross. He organized and until 1924
was chairman of the committee on
disaster preparedness.
During his long business career,
Mr. Williams was active in many
business enterprises from which he
had withdrawn In recent years. He
wds among the organizers of the
Avalon Knitting Company, of which
he was an officer for a dozen years.
A lover of the out of doors, Mr.
Williams for years had a summer
home on Big Moose Lake in the
Adlrondacks and a winter homa in
Pinehurst. He was a member of
the Tin Whistles here and numer
ous clubs in Utica and New York
City. He had long been a member
of Grace Church and waa one of its
vestrymen.
Mr. Williams married Miss Eu
genie Bernard of Rochester, N. Y..
who Is living. They have a daugh
ter Mrs, Edward Norris, Jr.
BOOKS REMOVED TO NEW
SOUTHERN PINES L,IBR.\RY
Books were removed from the Mu
nicipal Building on East Broad
street. Southern Pines to the new
Southern ‘Pines Library building on
West Broad street on Tuesday, and
Miss Katharine Martin, librarian, is
hard at work arranging them in the
new shelves preparatory t» the for
mal opening of the recently complet-
ed building next month. Meanwhile,
the library is temporarily closed f*r
the circulation o^ bdoks.
door.
Once m.side, ihe s.i'".: presen* od no
problem as the lo'^V had been blown
by former visitois. A tin money box
and a paper-wrapped package within
the safe' looked promising, so the
thieves carried them into the rear
hall for examination. The parcel
Contained an international money or
der book and the tin box held one-
fifty-cent piece and some pennies.
The cash drawer yielded only a bit
of change. The robbers tool: Ihe sil.
ver, which amounted to around • a
dollar, but left the pennies.
Deputy Sheriff Grimm expre.ss-?d
the opinion that both robberies were
committed by the same persons as
the methods were almost identical.
Screw-drlver marks on the windows
at both places tal’ied, he said.
Kiwanis Hospital Bed
Fund Gets $200 Gift
Judge William A. Way Sends
Club Proceeds of Admission
Fees to Orchid Greenhouses
ABERDEEN PLANS
FOR OPENING OF
TOBACCO MARKET
[ Sale of the building which for
many years has housed Jack’s Grill,
I on West Broad street. Southern Pines,
I to Mi.ss Catherine Pierson, interior
decorator, was announced this week.
Miss Pierson will take possession
upon completion of the new Stevens
Building, into which O. R. Conrad,
; proprietor, will move Jack's Grill.
' It is understood that Miss Pierson
plans to lease the ground floor of
her newly acquired property for bus-
I iness purposes^ and that she will
remodel the second floor into apart-
; ments.
I Announcement of the pale to Miss
Little did they realize at the time j
the amount of governmental red tape
involved in their plan. They had to
cope with health authorities and W'ill Formulate Program at the quietus i>n "umors
customs officials and go through dip- Meeting of Citizens and To- ■ town for sfveral weeks
bacco Men Tonight property had b^en acquired
! by outside interests v/hic.i might
and Roosevelt before getting their NEW'^ BRKIHT BELT OPENS objectionable. The sale vas
prize across the border. I ; made through the offices of P. T.
But its safe in the Kemp home in Aberdeen is busily engaged in Barnum, Inc. ,realtors, with the law
Pinebluff, and follows the family preparations for the opening of the Johnson and McCluer, Abcr-
around the house like a puppy.
Dr. and Mrs. Kemp spent several
lomatio channels which led almost to
the desks of Pre.sidents Cardenas
weeks in Mexico where they visited
historic scenes and spent many days
sallfishing, catching several weigh
ing in excess of 100 pounds.
Grand Jury Calls For
Safe Transportation
Recommends Careful Inspection
and Maintenance of School
Buses in County
, i. deen, representing the former own-
tobacco market here week after next. ’
, . ; ers of the bulldmg.
A meetmg of citizens and tobacco | .
I Mi.ss Pierson is remodeling her m-
men v.n.i be held tonight to launch a ^^rtor decorating shop in the Ba ■uum
campaign to get millions of pounds; Building, adjoining the Citizen? Hir.k
to the floors of the two local ware-1 and Trust Company, adding a bay
houses during the season. Aberdeen
anticipates a record season, with
this section having not only more
leaf than in rrtany years but also
the highest quality tobacco seen here
in some time.
Ihe Ne\/ Bright Belt tobacco mar
kets opened on Tuesday of this woek
with a price level somewhat disap
pointing to gi’owers throughout eajt-
Careful inspection of all school
buses and special emphasis on prop
er maintenance throughout the com
ing year were recommended by the' ern North Carolina. The general av-
Grand Jury in its report last week, j erage lacked from $1 to $2 of nieet-
•Publlc schools will open in the j ing the $18 a hundredweight level
The Sandhills Kiwanis Cluh, at its
meeting on Wednesday adopted a
resloution of thanks arwi appreciation
to Judge William A. Way and the
Carolina Orchid Growers, Inc., for
the receipt of a check for $200 to
ward the club’s hospital bed fund.
‘Judge Way has made it a practice
for several years to charge admission
to the orchid greenhouses during the
winter season, and of turning the
proceeds over to the Kiwanis organ
ization, of which he was long a
member.
The Kiwanlans support a bed in
the children’s ward of the Moore
County Hospital, toward which
the annual check from Judge Way Is
applied.
The Carolina Orchid Growers, Inc.
was recently awarded a gold medal
for a second display of its ocrhlds at
the New York World’s Fair. It had
previously won a similar award.
CLAIMS SHE DIDN’T GET
• MUCH FOR LOT SHE GAVE
Florence M. Deacon, a citizen of
Great Britain now residing in South
ern Pines, has started suit in Moore
county Superior Court seeking to
have declared null and void a deed
of gift conveying a tract of land,
approximately 18 3-4 acres in Car
thage, to a kinswoman, Ethel M.
Rose.
The pli|/intiff resided alone in
SoutheiTi Pines, having no kinspeople
in America. In 1932. according to the
complaint. Miss Rose also of England,
visited her and the plaintiff decided
that she would like for her to remain
with her and care for her the rest of
her life. Upon Miss Rose’s promise to
do this, the plaintiff had the deed to
the land made.
Soon thereafter, the plaintiff al
leges, the defendant went back to
EJngland to visit for a short time
and has since refused to return.
near future. In view of the fact that
such a large number of school chil
dren are transported^ and realizing
the damage to the public at large
and particularly to the children riding
on school buses, we recommend the
proper authorities be requested to
see that all school buses are careful
ly inspected as to their safety and'
further that all school buses are In
good and safe running condition be
fore they are put into service and
that special emphasis be placed on
the proper maintenance throughout
the coming, year,” the body reported.
^afing on county property was
also brought up, the report stating:
‘‘Considerable complaint has been
made to this jury about loafing on
Courthouse grounds and property af
ter the building is closed in the evts-
ning and on Sundays and holidays.
This situation l.s resulting In the
abuse of the grounds and shrubbery
and affects the appearance of the
property In general. We recommend
that the Sheriff’s Office and Town
Officers cooperate in an attempt to
stop this seemingly unnecessary abuse
of town property.’
The prison camp was reported to
be in good condition, clean and or
derly. Buildings and equipment at
the county home and jail were found
In good repair, except for a few
minor things. It was recommended
that a feed storage shed at the
county home barn be rebuilt and that
outside windov/ frames at the jail be
painted.
All justices of the peace had filed
reports, the grand jury found, ex
cept one, A. D. McLean of Aberdeen.
Twenty-one administrators, executors
anticipated. A record breaking vol
ume of the bright leaf flowe l to tho
14 markets comprising the belt.
window on the arcade side to pro
vide light which will be lost by the
erection of the new Stevens bl">ck.
Contractor J. D. Arey completed
the excavation work for the Stevens
Building this week and will start at
once on Its construction^ plans of
which were announced in last week’s
Pilot. It is expected to have the build
ing completed for October occupancy
by Mr. Stevens and Jack’s Grill.
Tots’ Toggery Moves
Into Welch Arcade
Building Remodeled into Attrac
tive Shop for Display of
Clothing for Youth
Awakened by Dog to
Discover Death of Wife j Work of remodeling the sout*i
1 store of the Welch Arcade Building
News of Passing of Mrs- D. JJ. 'on West Broad street, Southern Pines
Smith, West End, Spread for occupancy by Tot's Toggery was
by Family Pet completed during the past week, with
the result one of the most attractive
Early last Wednesday morning the ; shops in the Sandhills. The Misses
pet dog in the home of Mr. and i Katherine Wiley and Erma Fisher,
Mrs. D. B. Smith in West End sens- j proprietors of Tot’s Toggery, plan
ed that something had happened to | their opening in the new home next
Mrs. Smith. He dashed into her hus- ' Friday, September 1st. They will
band’s room and tried to awaken him,! move their stock from the formei*
eventually succeeding. He led Mr. j location on West Pennsylvania ave-
Smith Into his wife’s room where
he found that she had passed away
during the night. All day Wednes
day the dog would not leave the
bedside, nor would he let anyone ap
proach.
Mrs. Smith was 58 years of age
and with her husband had made her
home In West End for the past 18
years, coming from Kentucky. Fun
eral services were held in the Pres-
nue the forepart of next week.
The new showioom is finished In
S(,pia and mav^.on, a c :nhi;.ati(m cf
colors providing both light and
ccauty. The showroom is well pro-
viJ'. d v>ith shelving tor the di.-,play of
toggery for youngsters of school age
and young ladies through their
’teens. The shop has a large display
window on Broad street. Shelves, with
lattice iwork above, seperate the
byterlan Church at West End on; showroom from the workshop and
— - -■ - . . • ' dressing rooms in the rear of the
building.
Other construction work here dur
ing the past week included the re
modeling of the former Simonds gro-
Thursday afternoon, after which the
body was taken by train to Grayson.
Kentucky for interment.
Besidoe her husband Mrs. Smith
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is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Mol
ly Messer of Hitchens, Ky., Mrs. Lil- j eery building on W'est Broad street
lie Bowling of San Diego, Cal., and i for Miss Allie McIntosh, whose an-
Mlss Jennie Everman of West End. j tique shop was previously located in
! the Carolina Theatre building. The
MOORE 28TH IN STATE IN | Patch Department store has been
M-ANUFArXITRED PRODUCTS | torn up during the past week while
j a new floor was being laid. When
Moore county, with 28 industrial j completed Mr. Patch plans the re-
and guardians had not filed their an-j plants, ’•anked 28th in the state in j arrangement of his showrooms, with
nual reports, as required by law. I value of manufactured products' In ^ a change of location of the offices.
I. C. Sledge of Pinehurst was fore-1 1937, a survey made by S. H. Hobbs, j Cecil Robinson has practically com-
man of the Grand Jury, ' North CaroUna News Let-1 pieted his new showroom for the dls-
j ter, reveals .This county had 1,3391 play of Nash cars, located beside his
MISS B.VILEY SINGS FOR , wage earners in Industry, paid out j fining station on the south edge of
KIW.4NIS CLUB MEMBERS j $904,992 In wages, handled $5,047,377 i Southern Pines.
I of raw materials which when putj The Marenne Beauty Snof, which
through the processes of manufacture j occupied a store in the B-lvedeve Ho-
had an added value of $2,139,027. | tel building last year, Is remodeling
Guilford led the state as a manu-1 ghop preparatory to opening soon
facturing county. Lee county, with 28 after Labor Day. ’Thlg *op will be
Miss Emeetine Bailey sang a
number of pleasing selections at reg
ular meeting of the Sandhills Ki
wanis Club held Wednesday noon in
the Southern Pines Baptist Church.
Her mother accompanied her on the
piano.
industrial plants, ranked 42d In the
state, and Hoke, with but six plants,
ranked 58tli.
under the management of Mias Blake
Clontz, who Is installing all new
equipment.