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FIRST IN NEWS, CIRCULATION & ADVERTISING THE ■■■ aik ■■■ A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding VOL. 21. NX), 5 ftAOL.K 6PAIN69 bLAKEViSW MANtAY - yplNBBLUFI' PILOT MOORF, COUNTY'S LEADING NEWS-WEEKLY of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina Southern Pines and Aberdeen.North Carolina, Friday, December 29, 1939 TICKETS ON SALE FORCOIINTYWIDE BANQUET ON 12TH Chamber rf ron> To En tertain «t Tho CnrHim.— W. D. Siler Speaker RECORD CROWD EXI'ECTEP Ticket” went on sale yeiterdny for the third annua] banquet of Cham, bora of Commerce of Moore county to be held In the main dinln.'? room of The Carolina in Pinehurst on Fri day evening, January 12th. Close to 300 attended this enjoyable affair last January, and with more expect ed this year citizeng of the county, all of whom are Invited, are advis ed to get their tickets early. They are on sale at drug stores and news, stands and from the secretaries of the Senior and Junior Chambers of Aberdeen, Carthage, Pinehurst, Sou thern Pines and Vaps. Tickets are $1.10 each. An exceptionally entertaining pro. gram has been arranged for the third annual dinner of the group^ with one of the best after-dinner speakers in the state, Walter D. Siler, to fea ture the toast list. Mr. Siler is known about the state as “a sccond Will Rogers,” which means a talk of common horse sense interspersed with keen, dry humor. Jerry Mack and his orchestra will provide music during dinner, and other musical numbeifs are bt'iffg arranged. Char les W. Picquet is in charge of the program. This banquet provides the one oc. casion during the year when the residents of the entire county get together for a neighborly evening full of good fellowship. It has grown in popularity each year since its in ception, and a capacity crowd is anticipated on the 12th. Dr. Frank S. Hickman Speaks Here Sunday —w At Church of Wide Fellowship Sunday Nisfht. Dec. 30 At 8:00 O’clock Dr. Frank S. Hickman, Dean of the Duke University Cathedral.Chap- el, will speak at the Church of Wide Fellowship Sunday night at 8:00 p, m. Dr. Hickman is well-known over the state and south as one of the best pulpit orators of the day; and the Church is proud and glad to present him again to the people of the Sandhills. The church is very for tunate in securing his services and is anjfious that everyone know of his coming that they may avail them selves of the excellent opportunity to hear him. Besides being ‘Prcacher to the University' at Duke, Dr. Hickman is the Homilectics Department Head in the School of Religion of Duke University. His especial interest in training voung ministers in the ac. tual work of preaching itself is to raise the intellectual value and con tent of sermons without loss of fer vor. The success that his students are achieving the country over is excellent proof of the soundness of his methods. Dr. Hickman is further interested in the field of Physcholo- gy of Religion, and one of his books is used as a text book in most of the colleges and universities which now offer this course Dr Kirkman’s message Sunday night wil well sound the note that Is proper for Christians as we enter the New Year with all of its per plexities. WTVr. D. HACKNEY W'EDS MISS THEO A. TAINTOR IN OH.LON William D. Hackney. Jr., of Sou thern Pines, and Miss Theo A. Tain- tor of Swans Island, Me._ were mar. ried Christmas Day in Dillon, S C. by the Rev. Eldward King Garrison The b«bdt man was Andy Andrews and bridesmaid was Mias Bertha Ses- son. Mr. Hackney for the past sev eral years has been connected with the Modem Market hero. For Lieut.-Governor CAHAIN MILLER TO JUDGE HORSE W. ERSKINE SMITH The President Pro Tem of the SJ II Events List«d For Annual Affair at Race Track Show Grounds LLOYD TATfi: IN CHARGE With the formal acceptaJice by Captain Miller of Fort Bragg to judge the classes, plans have been completed for the annual Pinehurst Horse Show, which will get under way this afternoon at one o’clock at the race track show grounds. Cap tain Miller is a well-known figure in the Sandhills, having judged many events here before. Lloyd Tate, in charge of the event, New Yorker On Way Flarida OF POLICE Goe& Berserk l it SoulUern Pines DEAD 4T " " OOOR OF OFFICE FIVE CRN1» Elmer Tilton, 4t, Apparently Stricken ’Vitli >lem«l Disorot'r D:es Suddenly North Carolina Senate, prominent announced yesterday that one of the Albemarle attorney, has announced largest crowds ever to watch the his candidacy for the State’s second yearly event is expected to attend highest office. Mr. Smith is a j the show, the only one in this sec. brother-in-law of Edwin T. McKeith- tion of the country at which no char- en, Jr. of Aberdeen and New York | ges are made, either for entering City. Mr. jSmith has represented his the classes or for admission, district in the Senate since 1927. His | A feature which is expected to father, R. L. Smith wa.s also Pres.! attract much attention is the re- ident Pro Tem of the Senate 40 years agb. MARY S. ROSSER WEDS IN SANFORD EPISCOPAL CHURCH Former Resident of Aberdeen Bride of R W. Howard.—Lida Duke Blue Maid of Honor In a ceremony of solemnity and beauty. Miss Mary Shaw Rosser of .“Hanford, formerly of Aberdeen, be came the bride of Richard Wilson Howard of Atlanta, Ga., !i»st Satur day evening in St. Thomas Episco pal Churcn, Sanford. Officiating at the service was the Hight Rev. Ed. win A. Penick. D. D.^ of Raleigh, the Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina, and the Rev. F. Craighill Brown of Southern Pines .rector of the church At the strains of the “Bndal Chorus” from Lohengrin, the ushers W. J. Brinn of Sanford, Luther F. Watkins of Greensboro, Linus M. Parker, Jr., of Raleigh^ and Dave Mosler of Greenville, entered the church. These were followd by the groomsmn, Roy P. Rosser, Jr., of Buffalo, N. Y. brother, Jr., of Buf falo N. Y., brother of the bride; P?dwin A. Dalrymple of Jonesboro, Edward H. Seawell of Raleigh, and Edward Huffman of Shelbyville, Tenn. The brides-maids. Miss Betty Ros ser, siste*’ of the bride; Miss Jeanne Hudness of Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. Linus >.T. Parker, jr., of F aleigh, sis. ter of the bridegroom, and Miss Louise Henderson of Washington, D. C., cousin of the bride, proceeded singly down the aisle. Miss Blue Maid of Honor Miss Lida Duke Blue of Aberdeen 19 maid of honor, preceded the bride. The bride was escorted and giv- “n in marriage by her father, Roy Rosser. The bridegroom, attended by his brother W. Robert Howard of Sanford, met the bride at the •hancel rail. Immediately after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Rosser entertained at “Momingside,” their country home, 'n honor of the bride and 'bride groom. Receiving the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Rosser, the bride and ind bridegroom, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Howard, parents of the bridegroom, members of the wedding party and out of town guests About 150 guestg '•ailed during the evening The bride was educated at the “Hanford High School and at St. Mary’s School and Junior college, ■'^aielgh. She is the daughter of the 'ate Susie Shaw Rosser, formerly of Shawboro and Roy P. Rosser, for merly of Aberdeen. Since her early '•outh she has reslden in Sanford making her deuct in 1935. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. (Please turn to page six) cently added polo class^ which was placed on the program because of the revived interest in the sport locally. Hunter classes, always popular in the Sandhills, will be held over the outside course, reconditioned during the past week. The course in. eludes Aiken fence, pole jump, post, and-rail, snake fence, board fence and coop jump. The revised list of classes to be shown 1.9; in the order of their show ing; Horsemanship—children 12 years or under; horsemanship—children Ifl and under; lie:htweight hunter.^ la dies horsemanship: polo; hack horses used on local bridle pathaj children jumpers 16 and under; pair of riders; working hunters; middleweight and heavjaveight hunters; open jumping. Since the show is an entirely post-entry affair, no definite estl. mate can be made of the number of entries for the 11 events, but indi cations point to the fact that a large number of Sandhills horses will parade before the judges stand in all classes. Beautiful, Unique Citizen Thanks Postmaster and Staff for Decorations and for Service Among Christmas presents receiv ed by Postmaster Frank Buchan and his staff was one which pleas-ed them as much if not more than their more material gifts, a letter from a prom, inent citisen which read as follows: "I send this little tribute because I feel it expresses the thanks of Southern Pines inhabitants for your beautiful and unique electrical illum ination at our new Postoffice Build ing. What^ with Nature supplying the pines, green lawn, that lone berry laden holly tree for foreground— your flood lighting effect would do justice to a technicolor director. “This holiday decoration with the equally pleasing Library display makes an ensemble to cheer, and thrill our civic pride. V/hat a spec tacle from the Seaboard car win. dows—an advertisement to winter travelers as hard to surpa<:s as the erand town in which we )iv(»i “For rendering us fully week-day ■service last Saturday and Sunday, we are mindful and appreciative of the sacrifice made by your efficient staff.” Signed: R. F. P. AWARDING OF PRIZES POSTPONED BY CHAMBER 'rhe Pinehurst Chamber of Com merce wishes to announce that the awards for Christmas decorations will not be made until after January first and also that a special prize will be given for the best decora tions anunged by the junior boys and girls. With this extension of time it ’s hoped that many new competitors will arnounce their entries to the commitl?e, consisting of H. B. Eme ry, Rev. T. A. Cheatham and Rev. A. J. McKelway. A t ip \>hich was to lave been a hsppy \vinttT’.3 \acat on orded .ibrupt- iy for Elmer li. Tiltoii, 44, of Holcor b, N. Y., whan he suddenly went fc 3rsork at the corner of Massa. chuset ^ a»eni;e and May street in Southern Pines early Monday after noon. JTe was overpowerer’ and taken to the local jail and later removed I to Carthage jail. According to w. J Morrow, of' East Bloomfield N. Y., who was rid-1 ing with Tilton in the reconditioned' school bus in which they had left ■ New York last Friday for a winter’.s ' .stay in Florida, Tilton’s actions on ! this trip was the first tin.o, in the 35 years they have been friends, tha*' he »ver appeared anything but nor mal. According to Morrow. Tilton pul. led ov"r to the curb to nsk direc- Mon.s into the center of town. He fitopner two young men and sudden- 'V whi-oped out his traveler’s check book and in between asking his wav be<»fin endcrslner checks. Morrow, seeing that bis friend was nrr, him- «ielf. and wanting to get Tilton out on the way aerain, pantomined to the vouner men to say the right direc. tion would be straight along Route 1. Thi«> they did. So Tilton got back in the car and drove about three miVs. '"her he said, “Hell, this ain’t »he wpy to Southern Pines,” turned the bus around and came hurtling back at 65 miles an hour. Ties Up Traffic -At M'^s.'iarhuset^a avenue and Route 1. he stopped and said “Just a m?nrte. Will,” hopped '"it of the car, whipped out his many checks ngp.in, "ndoT'sed them and <javc th?m to pas?ersby. Then he nr onto the "oad, began stopping errs, reaching in to "rab the ignition keys, and then p’aj'fully throwing them awqy Tilton had managed to tie up traffic completely and was gleefullv 'Boutin T and th^'owing the contents of his bus onto the highway when prilice Chief Gargis, ■'-•ho died later ir. the afternoon as the reailt of a heart ?.ttack. nnd C^’irles Parker arrived on the scene. After a tussle in which Tilton a.pparent’y possesset’ maniacpl strength he was over powered and cnr^’ed off to the local jail. Once lodged in his c*"!!, Tiltcn a^ain '•.tnrted to raise rumpus, shouting and rattlir? his cell door sni anothe” tx;p.''’9 ensued when at tempts were made to quiet him. He was overpowerel again ard taken to the county jail at Carthage. The bus in which the two men were riding had been operated bv Tilton for six years to take children of his countv back and forth t^ school. Recently the county bought its own bus and Tilton purchased a farm in Ontario county. 'Then he de- cided to take a long.dolayed trip to Florida and invited his friend of many years to go along with him and spend the winter in the sunny south. Plans were completed, the bus made into a home on wheels, with two bunks and a stove, and they left last Friday from Holcomb, about 90 miles from Buffalo. First Halluncinations "Everything went along fine, said Morrow, and his friend appeared to be perfectly normal until they reached fPlease turn to pape six> i4 ' \. GAKGIS REVIEW OF NEWS J. A. Garris Sfr <-ken on Christ- I njPfi Dry Fr^JInw ig' Arrest j of V<»ufist 'FU.NhRAL OA WEDP-FSDW Fiinora) per/ices for Southern Pine.. CHef of Police J. A. Gargis, who r.ropoed dead from a heart a‘tack M >nday aftemoor were held Wedncs. day morning at 11 o’clock at Manley Pi :s9byterian chu*“ch, with the Rov. t C. I, Calcutte officiating, i Chief Gargis is the third succes sive loi al police head to die suddenly cr violently. His predpcesaor in of fice, Chief Beasley was shot by a -1 prisoner he was bringing back to iJouthe*^ Pines from out«lde the state.Police Chief Kelly met death about eleven years ago at the hands of a driver of a car whom he had stopped. CAROLINA PHONE BOOK GOES TO PRESS SATURDAY DUPi?Nff YEAR ^939i .eJ"” 'nterestir.jf Hap fenings Throu- out S-nnv’hflls From Files of Thf Pilot The new telephone directory of the Central Carolina Telephone Company which serves Carthage, Hemp. Pine, hurst and Soutkem Pines, will go to press Saturday. January 6th. Sub scribers on record on that dat** will be listed in the 1940 directory, cop ies of which will be distributed 1 •January. Those now without telephonv^ ser vice who desire it. and those vvcr.t- Ing their listing in the directory changed in any way should get in touch immediately with the com. pany’s business office, New Hamp shire avenue, Southern Pines . The following ip a chronology of happenings of hep.ditne Importance throughout the Sandhillg during the year 1939, as compiled from the files '.f The Pilot: .January James Boyd elected President of Sandhills Steeplechase and Racing Association. Page Trust Co. pays final dividend to depositors, making a total ot 33.3 percent. Dor.'sey G. Stut.; reelectfid Presi.^ dent of Citizens Bank <S- Trast Co., Southern Pine.<». Governor A. B. “Happy” Chandler of Kentucky addre.sses Sandhill.s Ki- wanls Club at Pine Needles. P.ev. F. Craighill Brown reelected President of Southern Pines Library As.'sociation. Mrs. John D. Chapman, nr^'cu- wich. Cr'nn., gives to Moore County Hospital. Mrs. A. McNeil Blair, Southern Pires, dies in Washington. WPA allots .S48,865 to Moc"- county for g^Tnnasium and auditoi ium in Aberdeen, colored .school in Pinehurst^ sidewalks in Hemp, ma tron service in schools. ■Raeford colored man gets 40 year>- for burglaries in Aberdeen and South ern Pines. Mrs. Margpret M. Wenzel kilif' when she walks in front of Seaboari train at Penn.'jy’vjmia av('r.v'« cross ing, Southern Pines. FebnLory Campaign launched to raise $<^00, TOO for boys’ preparatory school h^r and T. A.shlcy Haywood, Rocklrg ham, elected chairman of board oi trustees. Supreme Court decision paves way for new library in Southern Pines. J. J. Warren. Canadian banker and industrialist, dies here. Former Congressman J. Walter Lambeth speaker at annua] banquet of Moore county Chambers of Com merce at The Carolina. Chan N. Page elected President of Southern Pines Chamber of Com. lerce. Seal Sale report for 1938 shov/s ^l.RSO raised for fight against tuber- '"I’osis. Harold Dillehay. Southern Pines, oamed executive director of Char- ’otte low co.«»t housing project. Nat S. Hurd elected President ■Sandhills Horse Show Association. March Contracts let for new Southern Pine'S library building. Skyline estate sold to Brig. Gen. F. W. Coleman, U. S. A. Scribners publish e.^ new book by James Boyd, “Bitter Creek.'* Jamer H. Walker, Pinehurst, President of the Tin Whistles, dies suddenly. Hunter Trials attract crowd at The Paddock. Record crowd attend 5th annual meeting of Sandhills Steeplechase (Please l»i,z to page three) at 4:30 p. m., Christm.-is day, shortly after he had arrested Elmer H. Tiron o' Ho’comb. N. Y., who had apparently bf>en stricken with a mental r’^brder. '}'he police htad had ’ust returned from Tilton’s c 1' and ■■•ad rear bed the door of H'- c.fflce when he fell. He died withlr. a vniiiutes. Chief Gargis came 'o .*3ou1h3rn Pirci approximat l.v nine y> *s ago CO beccrre a member of thj local 'orce. after having served on the Haleigh police force for a number f years. After two years as night f>oliceman, he succeeded to the head '■f th? department on the murder of Oihf Beasley. The death of Chief Gargia came as H .shock to all who knew him. It is believed that the exertion caused in making Tilton’s arrest brought on the heart attack. Active pallbearers were Charles Pn*'kor, Alton Matf’sws, W. L. Bar- Ver, Barrett TTa/ris. Earl Merrill ind H 1. I-’orton. 'lonorary pal’.bearers Or eluded Mayor D. C. Stutz, Eugene Ste’ens, Tj. V. O’Callaghan, P. Frxnk Buchan, d. L. Hfi’t and Howard Bums. Besides his wife. Chief Gflrgis ia =iurvived by se\en children Norman. Jessie. Paul and Blois Gargis, Mrs. Louise Bowden, Mrs. Ruby Wood an-1 Mn. Lett;e r^cblo; five step-chil- dren; three brothers and a sioter. Burial \vi’l be in Oakwood ceme tery in Haleigh. Ovie Asre Pinehurst, Dies •nterrr.crt in FamUv Hot Near Mount Carmel Church Funerc.’ service”? fo“ Ovie H. ■'"i. Lls were conducted from the Pine- hnrst Comm'nity Church by Rev. \. J. 7vfcKelway Tuesday afternoon ''t 1:00 o’clock, a largo number of "elatives and friends attendinjj the <!ervices Interment was in the fam. ily ccme*^ery near Mount Carmel church Ovie was the son of J R, FWds and the late Mrs. Fields of the Mount Camel section of Moore county. His death, which occurred Sunday ifternoon following a brief illness, was a shock to the entire commun ity. He was 44 years old and un married. Surviving the deceased are his fa ther and four brothers, Ellis, Char les and Caulia of Pinehurst, and Lnw-^on of Miami, Florida. Pallbearers were Fuller C irrie, ^if rry H«nsley, H F Kelly, T >n. Mc- Koxizie, Dannie TJlack and I c.'.ry Frye MAJORITY OF RCHOOIS IN COUNTY TO OPEN JAX 1ST The greatei' number of school ir the county system will resumj work on Monday, Janua'T? 1st, bringing to ft close a 12-day observance of the Christmas season. Carthage, Abor- deen. West End and Hemp v.’ill ob serve New Year's day, retur.iing to the class rooms on Tuesday the tod.