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of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
l^OL. 19, NO. 33.
Southern Pines and Aberdeen.North Carolina. Friday, July 12, 1940.
JULY 20 SET FOR
VOTE ON 3-YEAR I
TOBACCO QUOTAS^
Situation To Be Explained To
Moore County Farmers at
Meeting This Saturday
4th of July Celebration
Great Success in Carthage
ATTENDANCE URGED
Early Morninff Rain Fails To
Dampen Ardor of Contestants
and Merrymakers
By RUTH HARItISS TYSON
In spite of the rainfall dur
ing the night and early morning
hours, the Carthage Junior Chamber
One week from this Saturday, flue-' of Commerce made good its boast
cured tobacco growers of North Car- j for a bigger and better Fourth of
oUna will go to the polls to vote onjJ’ily celebration In the county seat
marketing quotas for the next three' this year. Even as those in charge of
years The date was set Monday by'floats looked* up at the leaden skies
and groaned, and housewives decided
it was no use to make the sandwiches
promised* for uie church booths, the
clouds began to disperse and before
mill-morning the sun was shining
brightly down upon the milling thous-
Secreatary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace. '
A mass meeting of tobacco grow-
ers of Moore county will be held In
the Court room in Carthage tomor
row, Saturday afternoon at 2:00
o’clock at which time Will Rogers of ands in Carthage for the festive occa.
the State office will speak. "I feel sion.
that all of us right now realize the' The firemen drove the fire truck
seriousness of the situation with re-''^>'t and parked.it on the courthouse
sped to the tobacco market this fall, 1 square, with little Billy Sabiston per-
cnd I am anxious ihat we have a large ched proudly beside the chief, wearing
group out for this meeting,” said E.'his own little helmet and slicker. The
H. Garrison, Jr.. county agent. We'f»'f^wds continvied to gather in from
are sending letters to all land own. the countryside and adjacent towns,
ers ana tenants in the county so that streets were cleared for the wa-
they may be here. Before the referen- ^cr fight. The Burlington High School
dum cn the 20th I do want all grow-!‘’and struck up -God Save Amerlra.”
ers in the county to be familiar with‘‘'i^<5 a holiday spirit filled each and
what We are facing and what the fu-, <''’*'0' heart.
ture of the tobacco market is. * “Step right up and play Bingo,
A quota of 556,000,000 pounds has folks! Keep your eves on your card
been set by Secretary Wallace for the for the first numbahl The game is
1941-42 marketing year, but with the now starting—Under the ‘P’—one I'
privi.so that this would be raised to'chanted Barker Jaycee Mayer Gins-
618,000,000 pounds of growers approve burg at this booth on the corner near
the bank,
“Under the ‘B’—onet” echoed his
assistant. Lee Simpson, and the fun
w«nt merrily along.
The streets of Carthage seemed
GEORGE H. BEHS,
COUNCILMAN OF
Boyd Was Right
Papers Unearthed at Edenton
Show “Drums” Character
Was Real, Not Fictional
FIVE CENTa
Pine N' Development
Continue!!’Sale of Site
For New Vv*. .ter Residence
Long Winter Resident Here, He
Was Governor of Tin
Whistles Club
Supporters Organize
HELPED REVIVE POLO
Workmen renovating the old Ma- j
sonic lodge room In Edenton came ■
across an unexpected find of great
George Howard Betts, prominent
winter resident of Pinehurst, mem-
value to the lodge members and of ^iilage Co.mcil and of the
some historical significance. , Governors of the Tin Whis-
A set of . iver emblems used by 'died of heart disease at
the lodge when it started in 1775, or
brought to the lodge from the Alexan
dria, Va., lodge at the same time the
local organization came into posses
sion of the celebrated “Washington
chair.” were one of the curios un
earthed.
Papers certifying to the withdraw.
his home in Spring Lake, N. J., on
Monday.
Mr. Bett.s and his family have been
coming to Pinehurst for many years,
until about four years ago making
the Carolina their home. Mr. Betts
then purcha.sed the attractive “Tas-
.sel in the Pines” cottage from Sim
eon B, Chapin. He has been one of
al from the lodge of Joseph Homi-
blow, who founded Edenton’s first >
Mrs, Magruder Dent of Green
wich, Conn.. Acquires Land
on I6th Fairway
[.W ADDITION PROGRESSES
hotel known as “Horniblow's tavern”
in 1729, now the modern Hotel Jo.
seph Hewes, and other documents
' Pinfhiir.'it civic affairs, serving for
several years on the governing board
(if the Tin Whistles golfing organiza
tion. and of late as a member of the
WENDELL L. \\ ILLKIE
quoas for Inree years in the July 20th
referendum. On that date the grow
ers will choose between (1) quotas
for three year's, (2) quotas for one
year, or (3) no quotas.
Approval of the three-year quota,more like a county fair than anything
program will, under normal conditions,
permit the absorption of the 400,-
000,000 pounds surplus resulting from
the bumper 1939 crop, J- B. Hutson,
assistant AAA administrator declar
ed.
The quota of 556,000,000 pounds is
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hearing on the early lodge minutes, Council. Last winter he was
were also discovered.
Some Edentonians had always
leckoned Joseph Horniblow as a
A Moore County Willkie-McNary
Club was launched last night at an en
thusiastic meeting held in the office
mythical character written into fic
tion by James Boyd in his “Drums,”
p. d that his wife, EHizabeth Horni-
olow, who could neither read nor
v.-rite, was the actual owner of the
initial Edenton hitel. But the newly
found papers show Boyd knew what younger social set In the
a member of the Polo Committee Harry H. Lewis in Southern Pines,
which successfully revived that sport Smiilar clubs are being organized
ill Pinehurst. throughout the state, with their aim
Mr. Betts was a retired co.smetics to deliver to the Republican candi-
n.anufacturer in New York where he , dates for President and Vice-Presi-
was born 6S years ago. Surviving are dent a record vote in November,
his wife, Mrs. Lucille Fletcher Betts:
a daughter, Mrs. Calvin Helgoe who,
as Botsy Betts, was a popular mem-
he was writing about.
Softball League Off
To Good Start Here
Sandhills for many years; a si.^ter,
Mrs. Leonard Hofman, and a bro
ther, Arthur Betts.
Mrs. Magruder Dent of Old Or
chard Road, Greenwich, Conn., closed
negotiations here Monday for the
purchase of a tract of land near The
Pine Needles from the Patuxent De
velopment Corporation, and has ar-
ranged with the Reinecke-Diilehay
company, contractors, for the build
ing of a winter residence.
With the expansion of The Pine
Needles Inn, the erection of a model
house near the Inn by Clifford Sloan,
and two leases announced this wek of
other houses near the Inn. activities
in the KnoIIwood section take on
added importance in the development
of the Sandhills throu.^h this sale
to Mrs. Dent. Mrs. Dent is not a
now comer to the section, having leas
ed the Heiring house on Morganton
Road, Southern Pines, now owned
hy Mr. and Mi-s. Lawrence B. Smith,
several winters ago. She is a well
known horsewoman, and plans to
bring her hunters here next winter,
.‘■tabling them with Thomas and Alex,
ander on the Midland Road.
Mrs. Dent arrived heie by train
Monday morning, expecting to re
main several days in closing the ne
gotiations for her new residence. By
33 LOSE LICENSES
IN MOORE COUNTY
¥ k TiTIT k t ^'’^htfall. however, she had purchas-
SlINl r lAlNl] AllY 1 property from Harrison Stutts,
Three Games Played Last Week,
Pinehurst Takinj; Two,
Utilitieg One
William H. Goldsmith
Dies Here ^it 81 Years,
All games scheduled in the Sand-
else.
On the corner of the square in
front of the Jones Department Store.
the Pre.sbyterian Circle No. 3 was' hills Softball League were rained out
selling sandwiches, cake, pies, and all | last Wednesday and had to be post-'
kinds of bottled drinks. Ditto the poned. i
Y. W. A. of the Baptist Church side I On Friday, July 5th the Pinehurst
per cent less than the 1940 crop f the bank, and on a nearby comer , stars defeated the- Southern Pines
quota, while the 618 000 000 pound. ^ "Three-For-a-Dime” pholo gallery | All.Stars by a score of 6-4, In a
auota IS the .same as the 1.40 quota.^ landofflce business. Double, 15 [game played at Pinehurst. This prov-
Hutson pomted out that this larger ^ts; single, 10 cents, Even at that | ed to be a very close and exciting
figure plus the normal production | nricp the e-allerv made monev for ^
th. pr<,Jtely made I": L Lk™ w^Utag tirrnd touJ ■'•"y
flllotnients for small farms, actually^ jq ‘have their beauty struck.’ At
means a total quota of about 650,-, g .qq trade was
Drunken Iiriving Accounts For
95 Percent of Revocations
Resident HeVTsi^ce 1900 Had Throughout State
Been in III Health For
Some Time
representing the Patuxent Corpora
tion. ha<Vjn surveyed by Rassle E.
Wicker r^tf^inehurst, and let a con-
tiact with the Reinecke company for
construction of the house. “I was toM
that Southerners were slow,” Mrs.
000,000 pounds.
I.
I brisk and even at nine the photo
“This quota compares with an es- stand was still open for business.
timated level of world consumption
of United States flue-cured tobacco,
Pictures developed while you wait I
In three minutes out came the fin-
prior to the outbreak of the war ln|jj,j^g^ product to be giggled over and
Europe, of around 775,000,000j traded around w-lth friends,
pounds.’ Hutson said. “Therefore, if| There a boy and his sweetheart have
the 618,000,000 pound quota plus theUheirs taken together; next a little
increase for small farms si maintain. b„y ^nd his mother. As fast as the
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Recreational Program
in Pinehurst Announced
Busy Days Ahead for Children
Under Summer Schedule of
Miss Gillmore
Miss Ruth Gillmore, recreational
director at Pinehurst this summer.
man could fix his subjects’ eyes on
the ‘little bird’ out the pictures came,
single and double, white and colored,
all day long.
Beauty Queen Chosen
“The beauty jMigeant, first event on
the day’s prograin and scheduled to
be held on the terftce of the com
munity house, was moved inside due
to the threatening weather during
the early morning hours. This proved
to be an Interesting and well-attend-
the last half of the 6th Inning in
which five hits produced four runs
brought victory to the Pinehurst team
over the hard fighting Southern Pines
team.
Both Tommy Currie for Pinehurst
and Bill Alexander for Southern
Pints pitched very creditable ball.
The largest crowd to watch a soft
ball game In Pinehurst w'as on hand
and If all league games are as close
and hard played as this one, Chester
Williams predicts a very fine sea
son for the league he has organized.
The game statistics are listed be
low:
R H E
Thlrty.three automobile drivers In Dent said upon taking the Monday
Moore county had their drivers’ U-:right train back north,” but that’s
Funeral services will be held at | revoked during the first six been far from my experience today,”
4:00 o’clock this afternoon, Friday. according to figures. To Face I6th Fairway
released this week by the Highway, ^he property, comprising several
Safety Division. I , , » j
„ , seres, is located between the 15th
Ronald Hocutt director of the di
vision. said a total og 2.774 drivers’ ^ee of the Pine
licenses were revoked in the state
from January 1. 1940, through June^'®*" P'*"® f"'" week-end
house” by a California architect, will
It the Powell Chapel for William H.
Gold.smith, for 40 years a resident of
Southern Pines, who died early yes- ;
tei'day morning at the Chase Conval-
CEcent Home here. He was 81 years
of age and had been ill for sever.il
months. I
Mr. Goldsmith came here with his
fpmily is 1900, and in 1905 built a
large residence at the corner of May
street and Penn.slvania avenue. He
was for years a member of the Bi
ble Class of the Church of Wide Fel-
Inw'ship and its leader for some time.
.\t the time of his death he was af
filiated with ttie Brownson Memorial
Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Goldsmith was born In Lyons
Farms, now a part of Newark, New
Jersey, and often remarked to his
friends that as a young man he
“plowed where New'ark now stands.”
In 1886 he married Miss Minnie
Hensly of Newark, who died several
Pinehurst Stars 6 -12—3 vears ago. He was the son of W. H.
f.nd Sarah VanDolson Goldsmith.
Three children survive, Harry of Sou
thern Pines, Wallace of Charleston,
West Va., and Robert of Beckley,
West Va. A daughter, Ruth, died here
,‘’outhem Pines All-Stare 4- - 8—3
Another close and interesting
game was played on July 5th at
Southern Pines in which the South
ern Pines Utilities team defeated
this we^k announced the program she
has devised for the youngsters. Tues-1 ^^^^ter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Walk- i 6th inning A^berdeen rallied and scored | nirv'ivlng grandchildren, and a sister.
ed feature, with Mi.ss Helen Walker. | Aberdeen by a score of 8-7. In the j rbout eight years ago. There are sbt
day^ Thursdays and Saturdays are th. win- j two runs to neariy tie up the game. Miss Mary of Newark, also survives.
to be devoted to the age group from _ . n, _ I
J J J J rej and “Queen of the Celebration. | The leading batter In the game was ———' ^ I
seven to twelve, and Wednesdays and
Fridays to children from twelve up.
Tuesday night will be "Recreation
Night,” and Thursday night will be
“Fun Night,” with suppers cooked ^ attraction,
out, swimmmg parties, scavenger ^^tered In pairs.
rej and "Queen of the Celebration." | The leading batter in the game • • J
To her also went first prize, a check, Newton of Southern Pines who hit 1 T^verinff CommiSSlOnCd
for $25. She was .sponsored by the j a home run in the 3rd inning with ^ \rmy 2d LieUtcnant
hunts, hay rides, etc. Dances are to
be held Friday nights.
The playground schedule for Tues
days calls for organized play and
games at 9:30; library and book club
at 11:00; handchaft, hobby clubs,
quiet games, story telling at 2:30;
Swings, slides, games at 4:00; grirls’
softball game at 6:30. On Thursdays,
there will be tournaments at 9:30;
quiet games and stories at 11:00;
swimming at 2:30, and organized
games a 6:30. Saurdays: organized
play, relays and games at 9:30; rhy.
thmical activities at 11:00; handcraft
and quiet games at 2:30; stunts, tumb.
ling, etc., at 4:00, and a boys’ soft-
t^all game at 6:30.
The Wednesday schedule for the
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Hemp Lions Club. | man on base to score two runs.
The pie-eating contest was perhaps i R H E
Th® Southern Pines Utilities 8—6—3
each Aberdeen 7—9—3
On July 8th Aberdeen
with his hands tied behind him. The
Invaded
problem was to eat a dewberry pie j pjnehurst to play the game post-
more quickly than your opponent, the
first to fiP'Sh receiving 50 cents. On
the first round Allen Frye won over
Hermle Grimm.
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FEPtJBLICAN CANDroATE FOR
GOVERNOR TO SPEAK HERE
Robert H. McNeill of Statesville,
■Republican candidate for Governor
of North Carolina, will be the speak
er at next weeks meeting of the
Sandhills Klwanis Club, to be held at
12:15 Wednesday noon at the South
ern Pines Country Club. Mr. McNeill
W'ill talk on the subject, "Why This
War on Business?”
poned from opening day. July 3rd.
This game was hard and cleanly
fought and resulted in a victory for
the Pinehurst S*ars by a score of 9-5.
A little tighter defense work by
Aberdeen in the early Innings would
have made the result closer, as Pine
hurst piled up a lead of five runs in
High Man Among Reserve Offi
cers in Competition. Assigned
to Fort Bragg
30, 1940. Since the Driver’s License
Act went into effect November 1,
1935, a total of 28,367 drivers have
had their licenses revoked by the
State.
Drunken driving. t)y itself and in
combination with other offenses, ac
counted for 95 percent of the revo
cations, and the remainder followed
convictions on miscellaneous offenses,
including man.slaughter, larceny of
Eutomobileii and repeated offenses of
reckless driving.
face the 16th fairway. Work on the
building will be started at an early
date, to be ready for fall occupancy.
Work on the new Pine Needles Inn
addition is progressing rapidly under
the supervision of John A. McPher
son. resident contractor for the build
ers, the Southeastern Construction
Companv of Charlotte. This $50,000
addition to provide a new dining
room with a seating capacity of 250.
more commodious kitchen, new staff
, ^dining rooms, a tap room, coat room
'Revocations, under the 1935 Uni- . ", ’ ...
i and other adjuncts will be completed
form Driver's License Act, are man.the opening of the hotel
datory upon conviction of: (1) Man- ^y^jj,
slaughter or neglect homicide result-, contractor A. B. Sally has Uie
ing from the operation of a motor Clifford Sloan is
vehicle; (2) driving a motor vehicle
while under the Influenceof intoxicat
ing liquor or a narcotic drug; (3) any
felony in the commission of which a
motor vehicle is used; (4) failure to
.■>top and render aid in the event of a
motor vehicle accident; (5) perjury
or the making of a false affidavit or
building well along, and the house
i.s already attracting the Interest of
prospective purchasers.
During the past few weeks, S. D.
Fobes, who has made his home In
Pinehurst for several years, has leas
ed the Knoll cottage, not far from
the Inn, for a term ''f f'’’° years, and
Richard Sears Lovering, Jr.. of
Jackson Springs has been com.mis-
sloned a second lieutenant in the
Regular Army and assigned to the
Fourth Field Artillery at Fort Bragg,
according to announcement made In
Washington last week.
Young Lovering, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard S. Lovering. was high
the first three Innings. Aberdeen put^nian In a class of some 50 reserve
on a rally in the 7th which threat-1 officers who recently completed a
ened the Pinehurst lead and bad the course of training and examination for
large crowd of spectators on edgf.
Both Currie of Pinehurst and Carter
cf Aberdeen pitched a good game.
AB R H E
Pinehurst Stars 31—9—12—3
Aberdeen ..... 32 5 10—2
statement under oath under the Driv Saidee May. well known artist
ers License Act or any other occupied the Yadkin cot-
relating to the ownership of motor tage for the past two winters, has
vehicles; (6) two charges of reckless leased this for another year. There is
driving committed within a period ^^^t a house in the KnoIIwood
of twelve months; and (7) one charge i ^gption which has not been sold or
of reckless driving while engaged In occupancy next winter, with
the illegal transportation of Hquor., tf,g exception of the uncompleted mod-
"A drivers license Is a privilege gj jj^use.
granted by the State on the assump-1 ,
tion that the licensee is qualified to ^ y^sg.LAn|i;viEW BOARD
drive with due regard for the rights PICKS NTEVV PRINCIPAL
end safety of other users of the high-
way, and when a driver wantonly | jjoard of trustees of the Vass-
abuses this privilege, disregarding School has announced that
end jeopardizing the safety of fellow^ Davis has been elected prlnci-
travellers, the state takes away his p^j the school, or succeed W. V.
Dix. who resigned Mr. Davis come3
to Vasa from Trap Hill, w'here he was
principal of the school last year. He
is married and has one child.
Rfigular Army commissions. He and
one other won commissions Lovering
is a graduate of Harvard Unlverstly
and until recently was with the Chat
ham Manufacturing Company at El
kin.
driving privileges,” said Safety Dl-
tector Hocutt, commenting on the
revocations.
EXCURSION TO NORFOLK
A popular, low-priced Seaboard
Railway excursion to Norfolk-Ports-
mouth and Virginia Beach has been
announced for the Friday-Monday
week-end of July 19-22.
Hemp is completing plans for its
third annual Moore County Livestock
Show, to be held on August 17th.
President C. A. Hussey and County
-\gent E. H. Garrison, Jr. announce