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Southern Pines, North Carolina, Friday, September 13, 1940.
Pinehurst
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FIVE CENTS
Prisoners Overpower Guard,
Steal State Highway Truck,
Escape From Prison Camp
Exhcange for School Teacher’s
Car in Heart of Carthage,
Rob Filling Station
FIRE ON CAMP FOREMAN
Three prisoners from the Moore
county prison camp made a bold and
successful break for freedom abOut
7:45 Tuesday morning when they
overpowered Guard Bill Jackson just
after arrival at High Falls where they
were to work, seized the State High
way truck and returned to Carthage,
where they held up a colored school
teacher and took his car to continue
their flight.
Woodrow Baxley, foreman of the
squad of 13 ‘‘gun men” and four
trusties, was rding n the truck with
D. A. Shields, the driver, and Jackson
was In the trailer where the guns were
being hauled.
The trio worked with great speed.
Baxley related that when he got out
of the truck, they had the guard out
of the trailer. One of the men fired
a shot at Baxley, but missed the fore
man, who ran into the edge of the
woods for safety.
At the point of a .30-.30 rifle and a
.38 pistol which they took possession
of, the men forced the other prison
ers to get out of the truck and un
hook the trailer. They returned to
Carthage, driving by the jail.
When in the edge of town they held
up S. G. Calvert, a former principal
of the Carthage colored school who
now resides in Carthage and teaches
in West End, and told him that they
wanted his car. Calvert, who was ac
companied by two women teachers,
offered the armed men no resistance.
Leaving the highway truck in a side
ditch with the engine still running
the trio fled in Calvert’s car.
Rob FlUlng Station
Officers immediately began a
search for them and Jound that they
had-'Stopped at the filling station at
Juniper Lake, procured eight gal.
Ions of gas and proceeded southward
without paying the operator.
The trio were captured Wednesday
night when bloodhounds trailed them
to a swamp near Laurinburg and
drove them out into the open.
Rufus Gainsey, the prisoner who is
said to have attacked Jackson, was
sent up from Scotland county in Aug
ust to serve a two-year term for as-
sault. Byron Stocks, known to the
served about half of a two-year term
for robbery. Stocks, who was sent up
from Robeson county, is said to have
caused trouble ever since being in the
county camp and he and Gainey are
thought to have been the leaders n
the break. The third man, Wallace
Norton, was sent up only a few days
ago from Scotland county to serve a
four months term for carrying a con
cealed weapon. All of the men were
dressed in brown prison clothing, me-
<lium dark brown trousers and lighter
brown shirts. All were white men,
and young.
After the excitement was over, the
remainder of the group of prisoners
conducted themselvs in a most com
mendable way. Without the persua
sion of guns, they remained in an or
derly group, not one making any ef
fort to escape, until another truck
could be procured to transport them
back to the prison camp.
New Auto Plate
Junior Chamber of Com
merce Puts Attractive Sou
thern Pines Tags on Sale
A new and most attractive au
tomobile tag advertising Southern
Pines went on sale at local garages
this week, under the sponsorship of
the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
This is the only Southern Pines
plate authorized by the Board of
Commissioners, and sells for 50
cents. It portrays a pine woods
scene and features golf and riding.
They are obtainable at all filling
stbtions within the city limits.
Re-elected
REAL ESTATE IN
NATURE OF BOOM
Visits Cathedral on Sightseeing
Trip, Finds Himself in Wedding
Ground Broken for Nfew Homes;
Several Sales, Numerous
Rentals Announced
Preston Matthews of Southern
Pines Attends Swank Fifth
Avenue Affair by Mistake
Enrolls in Navy
W. A. ICELAND McKEITHEX
YOUNG DEMOCRATS
PLEDGE SUPPORT
FOR THIRD TERM
Extend “Sympathy” to Members
of Party Favoring Wendell
WUlkie
The anual convention of Young
Democrats of Moore county was held
Monday evening In the courthouse
at Carthage. On hundred or more at
tended the convention which included
a good representation from most of
the townships in the county. W. A.
Leland McKeithen fo Pinehurst, pres
ident of the Young Democrats of the
county, welcomed all present and pre
sided during the convention. Mr. Mc
Keithen received a telegram Just be
fore the convention opened from
Forrest Pollard, president of the
Young Democratic Club of North
Carolina, who was to be the principal
speaker for the evening, stating that
it was impossible for him to be in
Carthage. Mr. McKeithen then recog
nized the following: John A. Lang,
Jr., State N.Y.A. Director; M. G.
Boyette, State Senator, and Miss
Bessie McCaskill, Register of Deeds.
Mr. McKeithen spoke of the fine
work being done in the county by the
Young Democrats and told of three
new clubs that have been organized
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Trade Store Conducts
Free Cooking School
Demonstirator From Frigidaire
Corp. To Lecture to Women
of the Sar'^hills
If they realize that the way to a
man’s heart is via the stomach,
there’ll be a big crowd of women at
the cooking school to be held on
Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week at the H. A. Lewis Trade Store
in Southern Pines. Mr. Lewis has
made big plans for the event, arrang
ing with the Frigidaire Corporation
to send its famed demonstrator, Miss
Evelyn Langston, home economist of
Roanoke, Va., here wtih a brief-case
jammed full of npw recipes and a head
full of new ideas for the kitchen.
Ehrery woman in the Sandhills is
invited, and Mr. Lewis promises
prizes f<x all. The school starts each
afternoon at 2:00 p. m. in his store
at the comer of West Pennsylvania
avenue and Bennett street. There’s no
DONT be impatient, youb
TAX BILL’S ON 'THE WAY
I Preston Matthews, son of Attorney
. and Mrs. W. D. Matthews of South-
, ern Pines, is having many Interest-
\RMY INVASION CONTINUES ing experiences while on a month’s
cruise on the U. S. S. Arkansas, now
New building, new sales and num- the Panama Canal zone, but none
erous new rentals are reported this funnier thon one which occurred while
week by real estate agents in South- he was in New York City, prior to
ern Pines which, with those previous- sailing.
ly reported during the past few weeks Never having visited the metrop-
ppell a sizeable boom in the Mid- Preston decided to go a few
South res9rt. days ahead of his sailing date in or-
Ground was broken during the take in the World’s Fair and
week for a new residence for George the once over. But we’ll
E. London on his Country aub prop- P®®® experience along just as he
erty, opposite the home of Miss Bir-® letter home:
dilia Bair. The Reinecke-Dillehay, ^ *** front of the huge
company has the contract for an at- Cathedral on Fifth ave-
tractive brick and clapboard dwelling ® outside Invited visi-
set among the long leaf pines. J. D. 1 stained glass
Arey, contractor, has completed a So I marched right in to
house for Mrs. T. S. Burgess on t*’® church over,
ionis avenue and has started work on j ^ inside the main chapel and
another house on Ashe street. He is about half way to th« front
also completing his new building ad- (^11 of a suddden, a
joining the Trade Store on West, and said, “Follow me,
Pennsylvania avenue. Ground was ^ ^ did. He carried me on
also broken this week for a new res- j to the front and showed me to
idence for J. W. Causey on South i ® the third row from the
Ridge street extension.* His father, O.
D. Causey, is the contractor.
L. T. Avery moved ths week from
his former residence in Aberdeen to
the Clyde Wilson house in Weymouth
Heights which he recently purchased.
The Paul T. Bamum agency an-
"There were about 20 or 30 other
people In there and I thought that
there was going to be a lecture or
something. More people began to ar
rive and they didn’t look like tour-
lEts, either. In a few minutes the
nounced a long list of rentals of began to play “Here Comes
houses and apartments, most-to Army 'he Bride, anC I realized that I was
cfficers, and also the leasing of thethe middel of a Fifth avenue wed,
store at the comer of Broad street i
and New Hampshire avenue formerly j ^ calmly sat until the end—just
occupied by the bowling alleys to , ^ were a first cousin or some-
Mrs. W. W. Olive, who will move her thing—it was very exclusive and I
Royalton Pines Dairy store from its' l>®»eve I was dressed for the
' occasion—but no one seemed to mind.
“After it was over “we” all went
out and watched the people drive off
in the Packards, Lincolns, etc. I
strolled on up the street, perfectly
happy. I have stayed clear of churches
setts avenue to Capt. Noah M. Brin-!®*"*^® then, though,
son, Britt house on Highland Road ' ^
to Lt. R. E. Buchanan, Bank Apart- CoOperative DairiCS To
ment on West Broad street to Lt.
Charles Minton, Smith house on N.
present location adjoining Dorn's
Market.
Leased by the Bamum agency in
clude the L. E. Grover house on In
diana avenue to Capt. Albert K. Steb-
bins, Wiley house on East Massachu-
HENRY A. PAGE, 3RD
Henry Allison Page, 3d, son of
Henry A. Page, Jr., of Aberdeen and
nephew of the late Ambassador Wal
ter Hines Page, enrolled this week
in the U. S. Naval Reserve. Young
Page is a graduate of Princeton Un-
iversty, attended Oxford in England
for three years as a Rhodes scholar
from North Carolina, and won a
Master's degree at Harvard.
Alter a month’s cruise, if Page
meets all requirements, he will be
taken for a three months cruise with
Tull pay and the rank of a midship-
iman, upon 4pmp)etion of which
training he will be eligible for a
Commission as ensign in the Naval
Reserve, a parallel rank to that of
an Annapolis graduate. ,
Tobacco Sales
Open Tuesday
Ir Aberdeen
Two Warehouses, Full Set of
Buyers Ready for Annual In
flux of Bright Leaf
LOOK FOR GOOD PRICES
Retire From Business
May street to Lt. L. w. Green, Cros- Marvin Ray To Devote Entire
by house on North Leak street to Lt.
W. O. Hoover, Swindell apartment
on Vermont avenue to Lt. Joe Ice,
Swindell apartment on Vermont ave
nue to Lt. Herbert N. Turner, Swin-
Time To Green Spot
Bottling Works
His new Green Spot Bottling
Works demanding his entire time,
^el apartment on Vermont avenue to Miarvin Ray announced yesterday
Lt. F. M. Frey, Bums house on East i the discontinuance after September
Massachusetts avenue to Lt. Clyne E.
Keller.
Also the Wilson house on Orchard
15th of the Sandhills Cooperative
Dairies and the dairy store operated
in connection therewith on New
VINSON JOHNSON
DIES SUDDENLY IN
CRESTWOOD, N. Y.
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Former Head of Hemp Talc
Mines Victim of Heart At
tack Last Thursday
Road to Major Raymond T. Tomp- Hampshire avenue. Southern Pines,
kins, the Harley house on Massa-j sandhills Cooperative was or-
chusetts avenue to Major H. K. j ganized to purchase milk at whole-
Heath, Resthaven apartment to Lt. from the Royalton Pines Dairy,
Gerald Shepherd, Millen house on Ill
inois avenue to Capt. R. E. McCas
kill. Gertrude apartment to Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Neal of Fayettevillle, Ger
trude apartment to Mrs. Verdie T.
Wiley, McHugh apartment to Mrs. D.
E. Crosby, and the McHugh house to
Capt. O. T. Needels.
The E. C. Stevens agency reports
the Suggs Dairy and the Niagara
Dairy, and deliver it retail to their
customers. Contract with the three
dairies expires at this time, and Mr.
Ray has elected not to renew it. He
will devote his entire time to the j
new bottling plant he opened here a |
few months ago for the bottling and
distribution over a wide territory of
the products of the Green Spot Bev-
the rental of the V. B. Johnson house
on May street to Lt. E. E. Wheatley, ' erage Company of California,
and an apartment in the Bank build- j The three dairies involved will
ing to Lt. Hubert Bakke. | start their own delivery of milk to
' their former customers after the
Miss Maida Jenkins, county accoun
tant, and her assistants, Mrs. Estelle
Wicker and Miss Jennie Cameron, are
busy with the task of getting approx
imately 10,000 tax notices ready to
mail out to Moore county taxpayers.
These will be mailed around the first
of October and the arly birds will
catch the discount
r>0 Planes, 200 Men
To Camp at Knollwood
Army Air Squadron Under Ma
jor Schramm Coming for Three
Weeks of Gun Practice
If you hear machine g:un firing in
the vicinity in the near future, do
not think the Na2is have arrived.
A squadron of 30 new model pur
suit planes, with 200 men under Ma
jor Schram, U. S. Army, will arrive
from Langley Field, Va., within a
few days for machine gun practice.
They will make their headquarters
at Knollwood Airport, which will be
turned into a veritable army camp
during the maneuvers. The officers
and men will live under canvas, and
are expected 4o be here for three
weeks. Major Schram was in charge
of the previous Air Corps visitation
to the Sandhills.
IRti.
News reached here this week of the
sudden .^eath in Crestwood, N. Y.^ of
Vinson Johnson, former resident of
Southern Pines and for several years
manager of the Hemp Talc Mines in
upper Moore county. Mr. Johnson suf
fered a heart attack during: August
but had apparently recovered. Upon
return home from his New York of
fice last Thursday he suffered a sec
ond and fatal attack.
Mr. Johnson resided here with his
family for seven years, leaving three
years ago when he became affiliated
with one of the country’s leading
paint manufacturing companies,
with headquarters in New York
City. While here the Johnsons
made many enduring friendships, and
the news of his death was a. distinct
shock to scores of residents.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, is
c>. seven-year old daughter and an
infant son.
McElroy Resigms As
Powell Co. Manager
I H. G. McElroy, for the past six
years manager of the J. N. Powell
Company in Southern Pines, has ten
dered his resignation. Mr. McElroy
has acquired an interest in a funeral
home in Graham, this state, to be
known as the Forrest, McElroy Fun- i
' cral Home, and will leave shortly for
Graham.
Mr. McElroy, originally of Spring
field, T»nn., came here from Lumber-
ton and has taken a prominent part
I in civic affairs during his stay in
the Sandhills. He is a member of the
^ Southern Pines Chamber of Commerce
and of the Sandhills KIwanis Club.
He will be succeeded at the Powell
funeral home by D. A. Blue, Tr.
Expect 500 Pupils
Southern Pines School Opens
With Total Registration of
19 More Than Year Ago
Southern Pines Schools opened
last Thursday with a registration
which promises a record number
of pupils in both high school and
elementary grades this year. Start
ing with a total of 444, Superin
tendent Harold Weaver estimates
an increase to at least 5Q0 with
in the next few weeks, many nor
thern families not as yet having ar.
rived for the winter. The present
registration exceeds last fall’s by
19, the figures being as follows:
High gchool_169 this year, 160
last.
Grades—275 this year, 265 last.
The marketing season for tobacco
in the Middle Belt opens next Tues
day, and Aberdeen, with its two ware
houses, is ready. The floors of both
houses will be open tomorrow morn
ing, Saturday, for the receipt of the
golden leaf from the farms, and sev
eral hundred thousand pounds will be
piled high and ready for the auction,
eer when his first cries are heard
Tuesday morning.
All the leading manufacturing com
panies will be represented by buyers,
the American Tobacco Company, the
R. J. Reynolds Company, Liggett and
Myers, P. Lorillard and Co., A. C.
Monk Tobacco Company, Dibrell
Brothers, Garrett Tobacco Co., iHed-
mont Leaf Tobacco Comply, Boh-
annan and Co. and others.
Falk Carter is again maxUiging
Carter’s Warehouse, and will have
a corps of well trained men to assist
him during the daily sales. The Aber.
deen Warehouse will be managed by
Robert Wright and Clarence Smith,
with capable aides.
Aberdeen sold 5,538,312 pounds of
tobacco last jr«ar>t an averagie price
of $1S.90 a hundred. It topped the
big markets of Winston-Salem and
Oxford, and its neighbor markets of
Carthage and Sanford in average
price paid, and throughout the years
has maintained a splendid record for
good prices. The fair treatment ac
corded farmers who bring their leaf
to Aberdeen is another well recog
nized point in favor of the local mar
ket.
Aberdeen merchants and towns
people are featuring hospitality to
the growers, as always. Stores are
replete with attractive goods and
new cars ar well as good used cars
are on display by several of the auto
mobile* agencies for those who cash
in On their crops. '
Despite the fact that the 1940 to
bacco crop is considerably shorter
than last year’s, H. Clifton Blue, sec
retary of the Aberdeen Tobacco
Board of Trade, predicts a good jrear
for this market, and“high prices.”
’The market opens also at Carth
age on Tuesday morning, and the
county seat has everything in' read
iness for a big season.
North Carolina Border Belt ware
housemen sold 27,341,452 pounds of
producers’ tobacco during August this
year. Producers’ sales averaged $18.89
per hundred weight compared with
$16.93 for August sales of last ye^r.
This is an increase of 12 percent
from last year’s price. Markets on
this belt opened on August 20.
Mrs. Beall^ Mother of
Mrs. E. T. Scofield, Dies
Bom in Troy N. Y. in 1854.—
Funeral Services Today in
Pinehurst Chapel
Mrs. Harriet Clark Beall, mother
of Mrs. Edwin T. Scofield of Pine
hurst, passed away early yesterday
morning in the Moore County Hospi
tal where she had been a patient since
last Saturday. Her daughter and son,
E. C. Beall of Birmingham, Ala.,
were with her.
Mrs. Beall was born in Troy, New
York on December 22d, 1854. the
daughter of EMward Clark and Har
riet Mason Clark. She had been a
frequent guest at the Scofield home
in Pinehurst. and made many friends
throughout the Sandhills during her
visits here.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon, Friday, in the Pinehurst
Chapel at 4:30 o’clock, the Rev. T.
A. Cheatham officiating. Burial will
be at Unlontown, Pa. Her son and
daughter and one grandson, E^lwin
T. Scofield, Jr., survive.