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of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina. Friday, April 5, 1910
FIVE CENTi
BEVERLY WALTER,
HERO OF WORLD
WAR, DIES AT 41
Well Known Sandhills Sports
man, Gassed in France, Twice
' Cited for Bravery
RESIDENT HERE 20 YEARS
Funeral services were held yes-
terday afternoon for Beverly Walter,
World War veteran—and victim—
who died Tuesday night in Moore
County Hospital after an illness of
two weeks. Mr. Walter was 41 years
old, and since the war had made his
residence in the Sandhills, playing
a prominent part in sports activities,
especially in polo, hunting- and racing.
At the time of his death he was as
sistant secretary of the projected
North Carolina Preparatory School
for Boys. I
“Bev," as everyone knew him, had
suffered much since the war, prob
ably more than liis friends appreciat
ed. He had been a patient in the hos
pital on several occasions. It was
while serving as an ambulance driv
er in France that he was gassed.
Driving thioagh a sector under gas
attack with wounded men in his
car, he rcfii.sed to put on his gas
mask in order to save time in t.ush-
ing his charge.s to ba.se ho.spitals.
On a previous occasion he had led an
escape with wounded soldiers from a
hospital under German siege. “Bov"
■was twice cited for heroism and sac
rifices by the P'reni’h government.
I’olo Knthusiast
Here in the Sandhills he took an
active part in polo back in the days
when John Tuckerman, Richard Lov.
ering, the late “Jack" Latting and
others of the cottage colony had a
team took on all comers. "Bev''
played regularly for years, and was
deeply interested in the revival of
the game in Pinehurst this past fall.
He used to hunt regularly with the
Moore County Hounds in Southern
Pines. Last year he was a.ssistant
secretary of the Sandhills Steeple
chase and Racing Association, and
two sea.son.s ago was active in local
amateur theatricals. He had interest,
ed him.self in various business ven
tures in the section, as well as in
sports, being engaged in peach grow-
ing for some time. He has been most
active in connection with launching
the new boys' school here for the
past year or so.
A son of Frank and Emma Duryea
Walter of Washington, D. C„ Mr.
Walter was thrice married. He is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Frances
Bancroft Braine W'alter, and by
three children, two by his second
marriage. Also surviving are a broJ.h-
er, Frank, and four sisters. The Rev.
Dr. T. A. Cheatham of the Village
Chapel in Pinehurst conducted im
pressive services at the chapel yes
terday afternoon, fellow members of
Sandhills ,post, American Legipn,
serving as pallbearers. Burial will be
in the National Cemetery at Arling.
ton, Va.
Ball Nets $2,867
Hospital Auxiiary Members
Give Vote of Thanks To
Committee
Members of the Moore County
Hospital Auxiliary heard the good
news at Wednesday's meeting that
a net sum of $2,866.75 had been
raised by the Hospital Ball held
recently at the Pinehurst Country.
Mrs. Burt Hunt, chairman, and her
Ball committee were given a ris
ing vote of thanks for the suc
cessful management of the enjoy,
able and profitable affair.
Plans were launched at the
meeting to start a library of tech
nical books for the student nurses
of the hospital in the near fu.
ture.
1,000 EXPECTED
FOR CONVENTION
OF ROTARY CLIBS
Two Candidates Announce for
District Governor To Suc
ceed Rev- A- V* Gibson
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
LOCAL GLEE CLUB
WINS HONORS IN
DISTRICT CONTEST
Two candidates, Ed. K. Willis of
Concord and Hal W. Little of Wades-
boro, have announced for the office
of District Rotaiy Governor, to be
elected at the annual convention of
the 188th district, to be held on May
1.2 at Pinehurst. Approximately
1,000 Rotarians and Rotary Anns
Auxiliary of Fayetteville
Presbytery to Mee
Between 500 and 600 Women of
Seven Counties Gather Next
Week in Aberdeen
Between 500 and 600 women of
Fayetteville Presbytery are expect,
ed to attend the 51st annual meeting
of the Woman's Auxiliary to be held
next Tuesday and Wednesday at the
Bethesda Presbyterian Chutch in
Aberdeen. A splendid two-day pro.
gram has been prepared for the oc
casion, with many visiting speakers.
Mrs. P. P. McCain of Sanatorium,
president, will preside. Seven coun
ties are included in this Presbytery.
The session will open at 10:00
from all .sections of the state are Tuesday morning with greet-
oxpected to attend. , ‘^e hostess district by
_ .. , . ' Mr.s. L. L .Woolley and Mrs. Robert
Both Willis and Little have been , ....
^ ^ . Stewart anu a response by Mrs. John
promment in Rotray activities for , , _ „ ^ ■
many years, each having .served as
president of his club. Both are con
c’ucting active campaigns.
The 'fiev. A. V. Gibson of S.mford '
L. Alexander. Reports of Presbyterial
('fficers and committees will follow,
and at 11 :l)0 o'clock the Ftev. S. H.
Seventh StralKht Victory (Juaii-
fies School For State .Music
Festival in (Jreensbont
is the retiring di.strict governor and H-
30,
will pieside over the convention. The
election of the new district governor
will take place at a business se.ssion
to be held Wednesday, ami the nomi
nee will he announrd on Thursday.
Plans for the convention are rapid-
The Glee Club of the Southern I.v noaring completion. Heading the
Pines High School ha.s again brought speakers will be Dr. Amos Squires
home the honors from the District "f O.swego. N. Y.. head surgeon at
elimination contest in Durham. Kvery Sing Prison, and representative
contest entered for the past seven Rotai.v International.
years has resulted in Victrtry and hon- Washington Kditor Speaker ^ and he with Mrs McKelway
or for these young musical aspirants.^ B. M. McKelway of Washington, and Mis. A. V. Gib.son
The events entered this year were IX C.. editor of the Washington f.'ve- Sanford will sing during the pro-
more numerous than in previous; ning Star, and Peter K. Kmmons Reports on the Alexander
years. In addition to entering the, of Scranton, Pa., will also speak, in Home and the Synod's educational in-
contests for Mixed Chorus and Girls addition to a number of prominent .otitntions will be read bv Mrs. A.
Glee Club, this year the students cn. , North Carolina Rotarians. Jones York and Mrs. D. A. McCor-
tered their Boys' Glee Club, Girls'J Registration for the conference lespeetivelv.
W'Mlnesda.v’s 1‘rogriim
Wedne.sdav's session will be held
and reports on Training School and
Diphanage work will be heard at
noon. The afterno on.session will be
clevoted to further reports, including
that of the delegate to the Synodi-
(al auxiliary, Mrs. Loewood McCal-
lum, and of repi esentatives at Mon-
treat. Mrs. X. .M. MeLean and Mrs.
Wat.s(jn Rutler.
The Rev. A. J McKelway of Pine-
hiiist will be in charge of the wor.
‘ hip period at the Tuesday evening
Deer Caught in Cc.
Found Dying: from Strugs:les
to Free Itself in Garage of
Grover McCrimmon
Trio a clarinet and a piano solo. The j will begin on Wednesday morning.
Girls' Trio was compo.sed of Kniily'May 1. followed by n busine.ss ses-
Fowler Dana Utley and Mary Belle
Price. The clarinet soloist was Lloyd
Woolley under the tutorship of Kd-
ward Stiiewalt, and the piano soloist,
."ion. Governor Gibson w ill deliver his
annual address VVednesilay morning
at Old Bethesda Church, and on the
as the principal speaker.
McKelway will speak at the Um-
program are
Miss Fodie Buie, adult
Helen Hilderman, a pupil of Mrs. icheon Wedne.sday; Emmons will
speak at the annual banquet Wednes
day night: and Dr. Squires will speak
at the closing banquet, honoring the
retiring governor, on Thursday at
Claude Hafer. Miss Selma Stegall is
(Jirertor of the Glee clubs.
Highest ratings in the contest
were the Mixed Choru.s, the Girls’
Glee Club, thj* Boys' Glee Club, and | noon
the piano and clarinet solos. Second
place was won by the Trio .
The contest in Durham was a dis-
ndviser; Mrs. Victor Tyler Home
Mi.ssions; Mrs. R. L. Murray White
Cro.s.s work; Mrs. H. C. McLaugh
lin. foreign missions^ Mrs. L. L Giun-
tham, religious eilucation work and
Dr. Aline McKenzie, birthday objec-
tivo. The Rev. Dr. Frank A. Drown of
Suehoufu, China, will make an ad-
... dre.ss on foreign missions and Miss
expected to accompany their bus- , . *
Linnse Clanton of Charlotte, president
That old Model T has been used
for a lot of things, but never before
that anyone’s heard of as a deer trap.
Grover McCrimmon, a farmer on
the outskirts of Southern Pines, went
to his garage Tuesday morning to
get his car out. There, with his front
legs caught between bumper and ra.
ilator, was a buck about a year old.
It was in a serious condition as the
lesult of its struggles to free Itself,
and died from exertion and loss of
blood before Mr, McCrimmon could
get aid.
Mr. McCrimmon had heard dogs
l arking the night before .and believes
the deer was frightened into tlv-
open-door garage.
Alex Field, Moore coiinly's game
warden, saw the animal before it
wa.s extricaleci from its unique trap,
in ca.se you're i.nclinc'd not to believed
the Ktoiy.
Another deer met death l.ist week
on the Aberdeen ;uul Uockfisli Kail,
road, ea.st of Aberdeen. Grazing with
ethers near the track.s, it was fright
ened by a passing train and leaped in
the wrong direction, landing between
locomotive and tender.
CENSUS TAKING
IN COUNTY TO
START AT ONCE
>Irs. Lewis and .’Mrs. Loathani
•\rc Appointed For Southern
Pine.s—Others Named
Several hundred Rotary Ann.s are
bands to the convention. Special en-
trict elimination contest in prepara-itertf»inment and piogiam fe.itmes^ ^ nie.ssage and pre.sent life meniber-
tion for the State Music Festival in
Greensboro, sponsored by the Wo-
JmAn's College. All Southern Pines
entrants in the Durham contest are
to compete In the finals at Greens
boro.
School Officials at
State Board Meeting
FORlVffiR SHERIFF FRYE
MAXU'ELL. M^VNAGER HERE
Many From Moore County Go
To Chapel Hill For
Gathering
will be provided for the ladies.
One ispecial entertair.knent this,
year will be a square dance to be | sfhedule<l
held in connection with the Govern.)
or’s Ball. A String banj from West |
Jefferson, home of Rotary President
Ed Anderson, will play.
of the State Synodical, will deliver
a nie.ssage and pre.sent life member
ship. The annual election of officers
for 11:45 Wedne.sday
morning following Mr. Fulton's Bi.
Almet Jenks Elected
Steeplechase Head
Succeeds James Boyd as Presi
dent of Sandhills Associa
tion. Meet Here Successful
After a picnic lunch in Bethesda
churchyard at 1:00 o'clock, the Rev.
Dr. Wilson Fairley will talk on
“Stewardship" at 2:10, followed byi'^' Shn\\\ Ben H. Wood, Char-
annual reports from the districts and'Morrison Howie,
Mrs. Bruce Lewis has ben named
cen.sus enumerator for the west side |
of Broad street, Mrs. Lillian G. Lea-j
tham for the east side, in Southern |
Pines, and they will start their work
of interrogating the citizens within
the next few days.
The appointment of the following
census enumerators for various dis
tricts of Mooie county has been an
nounced, but the list is not complete:
William H. McNeill, Mrs. Fannie
A. Downing. Mrs. Zeb. V. Blue. Char
les B Garrett. N Woodrow Mclnnis,
Tracy L Reynolds, James W. Poe.
Jean Swett, Daniel A. McLauchlin,
Former Sheriff R. G. Frye was
this wek named as Moore county
manager for A. J. Maxwell In his
campaign for the Democratic nomina.
tlon as governor. Sheriff Frye's as-
eoclatlon with the campaign mater
ially strengthens Mr. Maxwell's al
ready strong position In Moore, and
assures a hard but fair fight for
leadership In the May 25 primary.
With one of the largest family
connections in this section^ and with
the experience acquired in many
successful political battles, Sheriff
Frye will prove most valuable to
the Maxwell forces.
The Maxwell county organizations
throughout the state are reported In
excellent shape. State Manager Bur.
gln Pennell has devoted almost bis
entire attention to this phase of the
campaign, while Mr. Maxwell him
self has visited every section of the
state on his speech-making toura.
His speaking engagements next week
extend from Manteo on Monday night
to West Jefferson on Thursday night.
Moore county was well represent
ed at yesterday's meeting of the
North Carolina State School Board
Association, held in Chapel Hill, at
which time educational problems
were discussed by leaders throughout
the state. Dr. Horace E. Stacy of
Lumberton presided at the sess'ons
and made the feature address In the
morning. Dr. Howard Dawson being
the afternoon speaker. Nearly 1,000
delegates representing every county
in the state attended.
From this county went Dr. George
G. Herr, chairman of the Southern
Pines School Board, and Superintend
ent Philip Weaver of Southern Pines;
John Graham of Aberden, chairman
of the County School Board: County
Superintendent H. I«ee Thomas; John
F. Taylor, Pinehurst board chairman,
and Superintendent J. W. Harbison
of Pinehurst, and school board mem-
bers from Cameron, Vass and West
End.
Charged with entering the house
of Miss Thurla Cole of Cameron
twice within a week, Jethro Jackson,
colored, was In Recorder’s Court Mon
day bound to Superior Court on each
of the two breaking and entering
counts. For stealing a watch on his
first entrance on March 19, he wa^
given two months on the roads.
Almet Jenks of Southern Pine.s was
elected president of the Sandhills
Steeplechase and Racing Association
at the annual meeting of the Execu
tive Committee held last Friday
morning in the office of Col. George
P. Hawes in Pinehurst. Mr. Jenks
succeeds James Boyd, who has serv
ed for two years and asked to be re-
lieved. Reports were read showing
the recent race meeting here was a
succcess from all standpoints.
Mr. Boyd and George Watt.s Hill
of Durham W'ere elected Vice-presi
dents, Col. Hawes re-elected troasur.
er, Nelson C. Hyde secretary and
'Richard Wallach, Jr. ,racing secre.
tary. Mr. Wallach was given a vote
of thanks for his management of the
1940 steeplechases.
FORT BR.'VOG VS. PINEHVRST
ON POLO FIELD SUNDAY
Port Bragg and Pinehurst polo
teams will clash Sunday afternoon
at 3:00 o’clock on the No. 2 field
in Pinehurst. Playing for Bragg will
be Capt. Dave E?rsklne, Lieut. Alex
Graham, Lieut. Tom Cooper and Capt.
Paul Miller. Pinehurst will present
Mercer Hicks, R. B. Green, Merr”.l
Fink and B. R. Brown. Public Invited;
tickets at gate.
other new and unfinished business.
Mrs. R. N. Page of Aberdeen will
preside over the installation service,
the adjournment will follow the Rev.
Rev. E. L. Barbei'’s benediction.
Officers of the Fayetteville Pres
bytery are; Mrs. R. N. Page, honor
ary president; Mrs. McCain, presi.
dent; Mrs. Charles Ross of Lilling-
ton, vice-president; Mrs. J. O. Me-
Clelland of Maxton, recording secre
tary; Mrs. F. L. Eubanks of Sana
torium, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
L. A. McLaurin of Hemp, treasurer,
and Mrs. Charles Rankin of Fayette,
ville, historian.
FACTION FIGHTER WINS
FEATURE C.XMDEN R.VCE
Paul Mellon’s Faction Fighter
won The Carolina Cup, feature race
on the card at the annual race meet,
ing In Camden, S. C., last Saturday,
and Carleton Palmer’s Gll Bias was
the only Southern Pines entry to get
into the money on the seven race
card, coming in third in this event.
Mansfield Park, owned by Paul Daly
of New York and trained here by
G. A. Laing, refused a fence while in
the lead and never made up his lost
distance. Many from the Sandhills
witnessed the races.
Claude F. Leavitt, William E. Gra
ham and Mayer A. Ginsburg.
Mr. McNeill will have territory
north of Carthage and Mrs. Down
ing the town of Carthage. Mrs, Blue
is to work from Eureka to Cailhage.
Mr. Reynolds will be in Ritter's town
ship and Mr. Pcie in Deep River, and
Miss Swett will work around Cam
eron. Alton Shaw Is to have Vass;
Mr. Pleasants, Aberdeen; Mr. Graham
the rural section around Jackson
Springs, and Mr. Ginsburg a part
of Mineral Springs township includ
ing Pinehurst, West End and Taylor-
town. ,
CIVIC CLl'B TO SHOW
PICTURES OF HOLLAND
M.J.McLEANOF
CARTHAGE IS OUT
’^OR LEGISLATURE
Moore County Native Makes It
Threp-Cornered Race For
Clegg’s Seat
FAVORS AID TO CONVICTS
Malcolm J. McLean of Carthage
announced this week for Representa
tives in the State Legislature from
Moore county, assuring a three-cor-
nered race for the post now held by
ftu.ssell Clegg of Cartha.ge. Mr. Clegg
is expected to stand for re-election,
and J. Hawley Poole, of West End,
a former Representative, has already
announced,
Mr. McLean is a Moore county
native, having been born and rear
ed in Greenwood township. From an
educational standpoint, he is well
fitted for the po.sition to which ho
a.'-pires, having made a study of the
biographle.s of stiitesmen, both
American and P’uropean, and of such
woi'k.s as ’'The American Common,
we.ilth" and "Modern Democracies '
by the late L. ■■ d Bryce, the essa.vs
find political writings of J.imes,
Royce, Hyde, Peabody, Malhe'.vs and
others.
In a statement to the press this
week Mr. McLean outlined a number
ot ideas which he will promote if
elected. He favor.s authoii/.ing the
State Convict Board to give employ
ment to convicts desiring It upon
their completion of their sentences,
a move he believes would reclaim
most of them as good citizens. He
would ''encourage and promote gen
eral expansion in undeveloped fields
of activity, for which there is wa.ste-
ful opportunity in this state, that In
the rour.se of time would give gain
ful employment to thousands of men
and would greatly enhance the value
of eveiy community."
He favors providing for retired
school tenchers through an adequate
pension system, to be accomplished
by readjusting upward teacher sal.
aries so that their pensions can be
built up out of their pay. He is not
in favor of changing any existing
laws which are satisfactory, nor of
increasing taxes. He thinks the high
way system .should be extended to
provide good road.“ for wide stretches
of territory not now properly serv.
ed.
Mad Dog Runs Wild
in Vass; Three Bitten
All Dogs in Town Ordered Con
fined and Many Have
Pets Killed
LOOAI*S DEFEAT HEMP
The Southern Pines High School
baseball team defeated Hemp In a
;IoB© game, 1 to 0, on the local dia
mond Tuesday afternoon.
This evening, Friday at the Civ.
ic Club, Southern Pines, Mr. and Mrs.
John B^rerlngton will show colored
pictures of Holland, with a talk by
Mr. E^rerington, an artist in the tak-
Ing and coloring of pictures and an
Interesting raconteur. Featured will
be scenes of an airplane trip over
Holland and sailing on the Zuider Zee.
The program wll start at 8:00 o’clock,
and there will be a 35 cent charge,
with the public Invited.
“Poetry" will be the subject of next
Friday’s program, with Miss Meade
Seawell of Carthage and Donald Par.
son of Pinehurst .author of "Glass
"Flowers,” discussing the subject and
Mr. Parson reading from his works.
Tea will be served, and there will
j be no charge for anyone.
Va.ss had its worst mad dog scare
of the season last week when a stray
dog came Into town and contacted a
large percent of the canine population
before it was finally killed. This wa.s
the second mad dog killed here with,
in the month.
A day or two after the dog was
killed ,a puppy on the farm of T.
Frank Cameron three or four miles
out from Vas.s bit Mrs. Cameron, Miss
Jennie Cameron and a little Oakley
girl who resides on the place. The in
juries Inflicted were minor, but alarm,
ing, due to the presence of mad
dogs In the section, so the puppy was
killed and his head sent to Raleigh.
There was no evidence of rabies, the
report stated, but those bitten de
cided to take the Pasteur treatment
to be on the safe side.
The town Board ordered that all
dogs be confined for a certain period,
A number of pets that were known to
have been in contact with the rabid
dog were promptly killed, at the re
quest of the owners.
ALUMNI OF FARM LIFE
SCHOOL TO HAVE BANQUET
The Ahimnl Association of Farm
Life School will hold its annual ban
quet tomorrow, ((Saturday evening,
April 6th, at 8:00 o’clock in the Com
munity house at the school All for
mer pupils and teachers are invited
to be present.