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VOL. 19, NO. 24.
Southern Pines and Aberdeen.North Carolina. Friday, May 10- 1910.
From Worst to Best, Record
Of Maternity Welfare Here
Death Rate in County Reduced
from Highest in .Country to
Zero In Five'' Years
TAG DAY ON MAY 18TH
Back on the Job
J. A. GARGIS HEIRS
GRANTED $6,000
FOR CHIEF’S DEATH
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of the Sandhill Territory (^' North Carolina
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FIVE CENTS
D. C/’ is Putting Spice in the
8th District Congressional Fighi
Southern Pines Candidate
Tour With Band, Rag Doll
and Washing Machine
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Speaks in County
May 12th is Mothpr'.s Day. That i
week has been, set aside by the people I
of Moore county as time to raise j
money to carry on the work of the
Moore County Maternal Welfare Com.
mittee for the mothers of the coun
ty. Saturday, May 18, will be Tag
Day throughtout the county.
The Moore County Maternal Wel-j
fare Committee was organized to sup- j
plement this branch of the County;
Health Department. Its achievement |
has been startling. Five years ago |
Moore county’s rate of maternal mor.
tality was one of the highest in the
count:y. Sixteen mothers died for
tvery thousand babies born. Last year
there were no maternal deaths in the
county.
Thi.s record is clear evidence of the
success of the work to which the Ma
ternal Welfare Committee is asking
the public to contribute. The budget
is not a large one but it is vitally
important to the continuance of the
work at its present high standard.
Item.s of the budget include: part of
the salaty of the nurse-midwife; fees
to doctors and midwives when pa
tients cannot pay: milk for babies;
sewing supplies, layettes and i}assi-
nets; equipment for the clinics and
the midwives’ training course.
Funds Wisely Spent
Before an organization makes a
public appeal It should be able to
&how that its funds are being wisely
spent. Apart from all humanitarian
considerations it would seem that this
work for maternal welfar% is worth
while. From an economic angle the
following points .stand out: the death
of a mother of a poor family Is a
catastrophe the effects of which are
far-reaching, her injury through lack
of care at child-birth results in last
ing illnesses, often in costly opera,
tlons; her efficiency is impaired, her
children suffer and the family, more
often than not, joins the tired ranks
of those who nuist b>; carej for by
the county.
Another point: the rdvages and
cconamlc loss from syphilis is well
known; It is perhaps not .so well
known that although this is an In.
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Bearded Batters Beat
Smooth-Shaven Sandies
state Industrial Commi.s.sion
Renders Decision Against In
surance Company
DROPPED DEAD DEC. 25
W. O. BURGIV
The 8th district’s Representative
in Congress returned to his office on
Capitol Hill in Washington this week
after a long siege of pneumonia.
Though looking pale, Mr. Buigin said
he was feeling fit and eager to be
at work. He was warmly welcomed
by his House colleagues. The Con
gressman is a candidate to succeed
himself in the district which includes
Moore county.
REVIVAL OF POLO
HERE MARKED BY
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Sandhilis Club Signs Contract
To Continue Activities
Next Winter
The North Carolina Industrial
Commission this week handed down a
cecision granting the heirs of J. A.
Gargis ,late chief of police of South
ern Pines, the .sum of $6,000. The de
cision, against the Travelers Insur
ance Company, hung on the ques.tion
of whether Chief Gargis’ death last
Christmas day was cau.sed by exertion
p.nd excitement incident to the ar
rest of Klmer H. Tilton of Holcomb.
N. Y., who had to be overpowered
following an attack of dementia while
driving through the city. Chief Gargi.s
dropped dead at the door of his of
fice upon his return from making the
aiTest.
A hearing in the matter of compen
sation for the widow and children was
held in Carthage last Tue.sday before
Commissioner T. A. Wilson. An effort
•i-as made on the part of the insia-
ante company to prove that Chief
Gargis was a victim of coronary
thrombosis not necessarily superin
duced by his battle with Tilton. That
the Commission held otherwise is ev
idenced by its decision in favor of tTie
heirs. Attorney J. Vance Rowe of
Southern Pines represented Mrs. Gar
gis and her children.
A copy of the deri.sion, from which
an appeal is po.ssible on the part of
the insurance company, was receiv
ed here by City Clerk Howard F.
Burns on Wednesday.
Class of 22 Awarded
Diplomas at Aberdeen
D. C. Phillips of Southern Pines, |
arrying his string band and political |
'cleansing” campaign for congres-,
■i(mal nomination, is speaking to j
; large crowds at various courthouses.
The Southern Pines man, one of
five contestants for the place now
I held by Representative W. O. Bur-
: Kin, Lexington, advocates federal aid
to schools as a means of repealing
the sales tax in this state, emphasizes
his .sympathy for “the plain people,”
who ,he says must “wash clean” the
“confusion and bewilderment” in this'
country.
Phillips' stiing bard of six pieces
consists of guitars and an accordion.
Phillips him.self participates in the
5-inging and playing.
To demonstrate how he would clean
lip the “filth of the political war of
' the eighth district,” Phillips, who is
a laundry equipment salesman, car
ries with him a miniature washing
machine. During the course of his
talk, without interrupting himself, he
pulls out a dirty rag doll with a:
round knob for a head. The head, he
.oaid, represents that of the "gang'
politician. It is difficult to tell wheth- |
fr his face is in front or behind.”
“Cleans” Dis^rlet
He places the doll in the machine ^
and starts the device, talking all the;
! time After a short while ,by sleight i
of hand. Phillip.s pulls out from the
machine a clean, properly clothed
'ioll, ."inmlating the “cleansing” of
'he eight district. The audiences are
vory much entertained by this stunt.
sKNAToit lf:k gravely
STATE ASKED TO
SAVE COUNTY’S
COVERED BRIDGE
Highway Dept. Asked Not To
Destroy Historic Deep
River Landmark
Hl'NTLEY IS REELECTED
The “Old Covered Bridge" near
HLghfalls, which has spanned Deep
River between McConnell and Pros-
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' »GHT FOR
^ cO MARKET,
SAYS GRAVELY
Gubernatorial Candidate Here
For Enthusia.stic Meeting
at W'est End
SENATOR OPTLMISTIC
Timely Hits by House of David
and Errors of Locals Give
Game to Visitors
BY TOM MJLLAR
Infield errors and timely hitting
b y the opposition spelled the down
fall of the Sandhills All-Stars in their
1940 debut Wednesday, as they bowed
to the visiting House of David team
by a 4-2 count.
The Bearded Boys put on a goog
show for the crowd of some 800, their
ball-juggling and antics in general
making a big hit with the fans. The
ball-juggling of the locals, however
was something else.
Sandhills jumped away to a one-
run lead in the third when Clyde
Dunn singled, stole second, and scored
on Tumley’s hit. Breese, local hurler,
held the opponents hitless until the
sixth when a looping single followed
a two-base error by Tumley to score
the winners’ first run and knot the
count. The locals went out In front
again in their half of this frame when
Mclnni^ tripled behiyid Buchan’s
third straight hit, but the House of
David tied it up in the seventh and
sewed It up in the eighth as the local
infield fell apart and presented them
with two runs on only one hit.
Two straight bingles in the ninth
kept the crowd hopeful for a local
win, but poor baserunning nullified
this effort and the game ended witH
a freak double play.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce,
sponsors of the game, is receiving
many requests to keep this team ac
tive all summer, and It is hoped that
some way may be worked out to
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FIELDS TO BE IMPROVED
The Sandhills Polo Club, under the
efficient management of Earl Shaw of
the Oakbrook Club, Ohic(ago and
Merrill Fink of the Blindbrook Club,
Port Chaster, N. Y., lias just com
pleted a. very successful polo program
at Pinehurst. Messrs Shaw and Fink
are outstanding players with high
goal ranking, and members of the
United States Polo Association. Their
mounts are among the finest polo
ponies in the world.
The club inaugurated the sale of
.season parking spaces this season,
under the direction of John R. Bow-
ker, executive secretary, and this
arrangen\ent, meeting with Instanta
neous response, made possible the
revival of polo in the Sandhills, and
insures its continuance on the Pine
hurst sports calendar.
The following members served on
the committee and did splendid work:
Clifford Sloan, H. Frederick Lesh,
Francis T. Keating, Col. George P.
Hawes, John R. Bowker, Vivien Slo-
cock, George D. Murphy, John K.
Weeks and W. E. Baker.
Spirited matches were played with
Fort Bragg, Aiken, Camden, Durham
and New York Athletic Club, and
with many informal games made up
from mem,bers of the team, an Inter,
estlng program was presented.
Residents of the Sandhills will be
pleased to learn that Messrs. Shaw
and Fink have signed a contract with
■Richard S. Tufts, president of Pine
hurst., Inc. for another sea.son. Many
improvements will be made to the
polo fields and additional stabling fa
cilities for the ponies will be com
pleted at Pinehurst during the sum
mer.
Both Mr, Shaw and M'r. Fink are
most grateful to all for the splendid
support extended them this season,
and sincerely hope to offer a “bigger
and better” schedule when the whis
tle blows for another season for this
popular and thrilling sport early next
November.
B.\NKS CLOSED TODAY
The Citizens Bank & Trust Com
pany, Southern Pines, an9 the Bank
of Pinehurst, with its branches in
Aberdeen and Carthage, will be closed
today on account of the State Bank
ers convention in Pinehurst.
Commencement Exerci.ses Ter
minated W'^ith Pre.sentation
By Supt. Thomas
A class of 22 was graduated from
Aberdeen High School at the annual
graduation exei'cises held Tuesday
night in the grammar school auditor
ium. Commencement opened last
Sunday night when the Rev. E. L.
Barber of Bethesda Presbyterian
Church preached the graduating ser
mon. Monday was Class Night, when
the Seniors presented “The Parting
of the Braves.”
The Tuesday night program open
ed with tha invocation by Mr. Bar
ber, followed by the singing of "Four
Liial Clovers” by the high school
choir. Miss Kuth McLean delivered
the Salt'tatory, which was followed
by an address to the graduates by the
Rev. Dr. S. A. Maxwell of the Page
Memorial Church. Miss Martha Mac
Leod delivered the valedictory, and
Principal L. J. Dawkins presented
the awards.
Diplomas Were presented by Coun
ty Superintendent H. Lee Thomas to
the following:
Belk Troutman, president of the
class; Thomas Lampley, vice-presi
dent; Cora Worsley, secretary; Vir
ginia Paris, treasurer; Alice Adams,
Patricia Berg, Dlghton Fiddner, La-
nle Gamer, Frances Hearn, Melvin
Jemigan, Adrian Lowder, Ernestine
Marks, Louise Martin. Martha Mac
Leod, Gayle Meanor, Bernice McLean,
Ruth McLean, EJmma Jane Melvin,
Charlotte Miller, Hubert Moss, Fred
Peak and Gwendolyn Pickier.
Following the singing of the class
song, “We’ll Always Love You” by
the Seniors, the Rev. E. M. Barber
of the Aberdeen Baptist Church pro
nounced the benediction.
Awards were made to the follow
ing: Best safety booster in grammar
school, girls—Dorothy Lawrence;
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ARE YOU REGISTERED?
Music is played while the miniature peiity in upper Moore county since
washer is passed about and at anoth- fhe early days of the county's his-
er interlude in the program. i lory and which was threatened with
Ftegarding federal .school aid, the ^ dcsti-uction after it becamp unsafe for
I .‘-pinker says that by enacting such further use will be preserve^ as a
! aid, Congress can place the North connecting link between the old and
Carolina legislature in a position J the new era if the State Highway
Commission heeds tho petition of the
I Board of County Commissioners
v.-here it can repeal the sales tax
thus saving the cost of collection.
He reiterates a previous, unquali- j The board voted Monday, when
fied stand against the United States meeting in regular session, to peti-
entering foreign war. “I would not lion the comntvission to keep intact
cast my ballot under any condition
for an American youth to go across
the water to war,’’ he said.
Hits “Isms”
Phillips .Says the three “Isms”
which threaten the American system
of government are materialism, ath-
eism and communism, the latter be
ing brought about when the former
two combine. He defines materialism
in one sense'as when "a man can go
into a county, buy two or three poli
ticians and carry the county.”
He tells his listeners that “we
have the power of free action, seif
this old bridge, the inside of which is
studded with wooden pegs, and this
action will doubtle.ss be heartily ap
plauded by many citizens of the
county, as quite a bit of opposition
to its removal had been voiced. A new
bridge has already been erecte(J to
take care of the traffic.
At the meeting W. T. Huntley of
Aberdeen was reelected tax collector
for another year.
In considering roads, the board
voted to recommend that the State
take over and maintain the following:
One starting at a point on the Ho-
Tomorrow, Saturday, i« your last
opportunity to register If you de
sire to vote in the primary on May
25th. No regktntion previous to this
month legalizes jrour vote. You must
be on the new books. In Southern
Pines you' may register today, Fri
day, at the office of H. A. L«wis, or
tomorrow at the Municipal Building.
direction and self determination” andi ward Mill Road near Willie Garner's
that through “human will” coming and leading In a northerly direction
from “an Indifenlte God we have the to a point on the Needham’s Grove
power to clean out the fifth of politi
cal war ii> the eighth district."
Phillips emphasizes he Is not the
favorite son of any county. A Chat
ham native, he attended Campbell
College, has been in the newspaper
Road near Martin Maness’ place, a
distance of about four miles. This
road would serve approximately a
dozen families.
Seek U. S. 1 Cut Off
Another, leading from Highway 1
business, has sold laundry equipment, at Baltimore avenue and running In
seven years, teaches a Bible class and
Is a Legionnaire.
Herr Reelected Head
of Democratic Precinct
Miss Poe, Mrs, Windham, Du-
RAnt and Wilson Other Mem
bers.—County Convention
a southerly direction and intersect
ing with Highway 15 at Ralph Cald
well’s orchard, a distance of approx
imately four miles. This road would
serve 20 or more families and prove
a valuable cut-off for travel for res
idents on Highway 1, it was set forth.
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I Aberdeen To Vote On
Dr George G. Herr was re-elected > 9-Month School Term
chairman of the Southern' Pines •
A large and enthusiastic crowd
!;reete(j State .Senator L. Lee Gravely,
candidate for the Democratic nom
ination for Governor, at West End
Tuesday afternoon and heard a bus-
ine.ss-like discu.ssion of the issues of
the gubernatorial campaign. Senator
Gravely was Introduced to the crowd
by Dr. J. F. Smith of West End. Alan
McDonald of West End presided at
the meeting, which was followed by
a chicken stew.
In addition to Senator Gravely,
three of the five candidates for Tl'ep-
resentative in Congress from this
district were called upon for a few
words: Giles Y. Newton of Gibson,
D. C. Phillips of Southern Pines and
Bob Steele 3d of Rockingham. Luke
Marion, Moore county manager for
Congre.ssman W. O. Burgin, busy at
his desk in Washington, gave ‘he
crowd a word of greeting from their
present Representative. Two of the
three candidates for the State Legis
lature from Moore county, Malcolm
J. McLean of Carthage and J. Haw-
leyl Poole of West End, also spoke
briefly. State Senator M. G. Boy
ette Invited all the Democrats pres
ent to attend the County convention
next Friday In Carthage.
Iniportance of Tohiicco
Senator Gravely emphasized the
importanre of. the tobacco business to
the state at this time. He told hia
hearers that a continued suspension
of foreign buying on our markets
this sea.son will spell the difference
between 25 cent tobacco and ten cent
tobacco, and that with our tobacco
crop equalling in value all other crops
combined, this differential will mean
ruination not only to the tobacco
rai.ser. but to 90 percent of the bus
iness of the state.
“My worthy opponents msfy know
more about a lot of things than I do,
but I know more about the tobacco
business than they do, from a life
time of affiliation with it, and I
maintain that this is the most im-
Dortant issue before the people of
North Carolina today,” Mr. Grave
ly seld. "And I maintain that the
next Governor can do something about
it if he knows how.”
The Senator was one of a group
of three who “did something about
it” after the markets closed through,
out the state last summer, getting
the federal government to purchase
the amount of tobacco usually bought
for export, against future foreign
demand. This action was taken when
foreign buyers were withdrawn from
the market following the declaration
of war abroad.
^Senator Gravely, while here, seem
ed highly optimistic of his chances
to be in the second primary, and of
his eventual nomination and election.
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Class of 30 Confirmed
By Bishop McGuinness
Confirmation Service Last Mon
day at St. Anthony’s Roman
Catholic Church
Democratic Precinct Conr(m,lttee at County Commission Authorizes
the meeting of local Democrats held Special Election on Special
last Saturday afternoon in the Muni- i School Distri(\t
cipal Building. Other members of
(he committee elected were Miss Aberdeen is to vote on the estab-
Paullne Poe, representing the Young lishmpnt there of a special school
Democrats, Mrs. Sidney Windham, | di.strlct, with 12 grades and a nine
who is also secretary of the Moore months term, placing its educational
County Democratic Executive Com- : system on the same basis as South-
mittee, R. S. DuRant of Southern, ern Pines and Pinehurst. A special
Pines and ICrneRt Wilson of Manley,! election will be held in the near fu-
the latter re-elected.
A representative delegation from
here will attend the County conven
tion to be held this afternoon, Friday,
at 2:00 o’clock in the courthouse at
Carthage. The State convention next
ture.
Authorization for the calling of
the special election was voted by the
Board of County Commissioners at
their regular monthly meeting held
on Monday In Carthage. The county
Friday in Raleigh will also have a / attorney, S. B. Hoyle, was authorized
I goodly representation from thla sec- | to draw up a resolution covering the
tlon. ' I election.
The Most Rev. Eugene J. McGuin-
ness. Bishop of Raleigh, confirmed a
class of 30 children at St. Anthony’s
Roman Catholic Church here last
Monday, and while in Southern Pines
was honored at exercises held at the
Academy of Notre Dame fn observ
ance of the 25th anniversary of his
ordination to the priesthood. The con
firmation class comprised residents
of Pinebluff, Aberdeen, South'ini
Pines, Sanford and Washington, D.
C.
Following the confirmation a dinner
was given to the children In the par
ish hall at the church by the Catho
lic Daughters of America, and on
Monday night Bishop McGulnness
and 12 visiting priests, with several
local residents, were guests of A.
Montesanti at a sumptious dinner at
the Montesanti cabin.