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Southern Pines, North Carolina, Friday, May 3th, li)41.
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Pinehurst FIVE CENTS
MOVE TO KEEP
RENTS IN LINE
LAUNCHED HERE
Chamber of Commerce To In*
vestigate Complaints of
Profiteering
COOPERATE WITH ARMY
A tniove to prevent any effort at
profiteeiing in rents in Southern {
Pines was launched at a meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce yesterday
noon at the Country Club, and the
board of directors pledged its full co
operation with Army authorities in
this direction. A number of com
plaints against increases in rents for
houses and apartments here had
come to the attention of the directors,
and the purpose of the action taken
by the board was to see that they do
not get out of line.
It is understood that officers resid-!
ing here have been asked by their!
commanding officers at Fort Btagg |
to look into the question of rents, as-1
certain what the houses they are oc- ;
cupying have been leased for in thei
past. It is true, of course, that rents'
have been increased here with the
demand which came with the arrival
of officers and their families seek-
Bombed!
Mr. and Mrs. Ives Lose Their
Possessions in Blitzkrieg
Over Ireland
Mr. and Mrs. EJrnest L, Ives of
Southern Pines received a cable
gram yesterday from John Ran
dolph, U. S. Consul ‘x\ Belfast, Ire
land. reading: "Vans totally de
stroyed.”
The vans referred to contained
the entire possession.^ of Mr. and
Mrs. Ives exclusive of what they
have acquired here in their brief
residence. Three vans of goods
were stored on the docks of the
United States Linee there ready
for shipment to this country when
possible. It is apparent from the
cable that the docks have been de
stroyed by Nazi bombers in the re
cent blitzkrieg over Ireland. Mr.
Ives, before his retirement from
the diplomatic service, was U. S.
Consul at Belfast-
HARRY MAXWELL,
ONCE POLO STAR
HERE, SHOT DEAD
Former Winter Resident Slain in
I Car on East 81st Street
I in New York
New Mayor, New Commissioners
JOHN HEMMER IN
THICK OF BATTLE
til - j
ing quaiters But it is also true Photographic “Scoop” of Ar
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until the demanu exceeded the sup
ply, rents in Southern Pines have
been exceptionally low for a commun
ity snch as this. What the Chamber
wants to ascertain js whether the
present rates are out of proportion un
der the law of supply and demand,
end to make sure that Southern
Pines is not ruled "out of bounds" as
a residential district for officers.
They want to see that the welcome
which has been generously accorded
to the Army families is not turned
into a profit-making venture by prop
erty owners. They want the officers
here, and want them contented. And
the Army people want to stay here if
they can be met half way.
There is also the problem of homes
for permanent residents of
rival of British Battleship
Starts Trouble
John G, Hemmer, Pinehurst’s ace
photographer for lo, these many
years, is in the center of the censor
ship controversy between the Navy
Department and the nation's largest
newspaper, the New York Daily
News.
Hemmer made the aerial photo
graph of the H. M. S. Malaya as the
damaged British battleship entered
New York harbor for repairs in
Brooklyn Navy Yard. Secretary of
Navy Knox objected sti'enuously.
Hemmer's pilot now faces trial by the
Civil Aernautics Board for alleged
violation of flying regulations—
limited I charges which were made after the
means. As rents increase, thess peo
ple may find it difficult to maintain
homes here. One company has al-
leady had under consideration nvov-
ing its headquarters from Southern j
Pines because of the difficulty its
»'niployes have been having of find
ing homes within their means.
The whole matter is to be inves
tigated by the Chamber and also, it
l3 understod, by the real estate men.
Navy chief’s expression of displeas
ure that the new.spaper had published
photographs of the battleship.
The scoop ,was the second for
Hemmer. The first, made from a
LiyED HERE DURING 20’s
Harry V. Maxwell, former Winter
I resident of the Sandhills and for
I many years a star of Pinehurst polo
I teams, was shot dead in an automo-
I bile last Sunday morning on East 81st
ftreet in New York City. He was 41
• years old, and a prominent advertis
ing man in New York.
' Mary Jane Cassidy, a millinery
model, 24, was at Mr. Maxwell's sid''
' in the gray convertible coupe, which
I was parked at the time just opposite
I her home. The couple had left El
iMoroceo, a night club, at 4:15 a. m.
; and the shooting, according to the
[ police, occurred at 4:35, five minutes
after Mr. Maxwell had stopped the
car. I
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According to Miss Cassidy, the two ;
doors of the car opened simultaneous
ly and while one of the two hold-up
-•nen tried to get her to move into
the back seat, the other sought to
take the driver’s position from Mr.
Maxwell, The advertising man resist
ed and thrust the other's hand away.
‘‘Cap Pistol” Is Heard
Then the model heard what she la
ter described to police as “the pop of
a cap pistol.” Maxwell, a son of the
head of the R. C. Maxwell advertls-'
ing firm of 247 Park Avenue, slump-;
ed in the red leather seat of the car. 1
But he did not appear to be wounded.'
With the report, the. two strangers
fled. Misti Cassidy heard an automo
bile's gears mesh, and heard it pull
away. The model thougikt her escort
had fainted. She hailed a ctib and
asked the driver to help her get him
home, ifpon arrival at his home on
BOast 73d street, it was discovered
that Mr. Maxwell was dead, a bullet
having pierced both lungs and his
heart.
The methods employed Dy the two
men closely resembled those used in'
two recent abduction-robberies. I
Mr. Maxwell was bofn in Trenton:
and studied in Lawrenceville, inter-!
Wipting his education to serve with !
W. D. MAHHEWS
NEW MAYOR OF
SOUTHERN PINES
(Caucus Ticket Carries at Polls,
I WMth Tarlton and Gran
tham on Board
STUTZ OUT AFTER 12 YEARS
W'. Duncan Matthews was elected
Miiyor and the entire caucus ticket
for Commissioners was swept into of
fice at Tuesday’s biennial election in
Southern Pines. Of a total vote of
267, Matthews received 214, Stutz 40.
Six ballots were spoiled.
L. V. O’Callaghan, w'ho has serv
ed continuously on the Board of
Commissioners since the election of
May 3rd, 1927, weis continued in of
fice with the highest vote recorded,
a total of 234. Second high man was
a newcomer to politics, Richard F.
Tarlton, with 228, closely followed
W. DUNCAN MATTHEWS
Eddy Photo.
Daily Nows plane piloted by Duke
Krantz over Chesopeake Bay, wonL," , , , , . ,
J • ■ tJ>e ambulance corps abroad duruig
the grand prize m the annual New' . ,, .
.SOO ENJOY PROiiKAM OF
60TH INFANTRY CHOIR
Nearly 300 persons enjoyed the re
cital given by the choir of the 60th
Infantry of Fort Bragg at the
Church of Wide Fellowship last
Sunday night. With Chaplain Field
er in charge, a fine program was
pr-esented by the eleven selectees
from New YoYrk and New Jersey-and
one volunteer from Arkansas who
comprise the choir. Wilbur Viebrock,
organist and choir Uirector, also
.'^ang two delightful solos, and Mr.
Myers, well known concert pianist,
played.
EIGHT ORDERED TO REPORT
FOR MII.ITARV SERVICE
Height young men on the Moore
<;ounty draft list have been ordered
to report for induction into military
service at Fort Bragg. Arthur
Leach, Cameron Route 2, Charles
Henry Taylor, Aberdeen Route 1,
Joe Linza Chisholm, Hemp Route 1,
anj Russell Wilson of Pijiebluff are
to report at Carthage on May • 13,
and the following on May 16th:
Elmer James Blue, Jackson
Springs; Ralph Wallace, West E^nd.
OTIS BROOM PRESIDENT
OF LOCAL ROTARY CLUB
York |Pres8 Photograph<'rs’ exhibi
tion. It showed the new British Am
bassador, Lord Halifax, arriving
aboard the new battleship. King
George.
Although now a regular member
of the New York daily's staff, Hem
mer continues to maintain close con
tact with North Carolina, and be
tween his aerial picture scoops in
the North, found time to come down
and cover the Sandhills steeplechase
meet and important golf tournaments
at Pinehurst this Spring.
Three Hurt When Cars
Collide on Midland Road
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Williams and
Child of Southern Pines Sent
to Hospital
Cars driven by D. H. Williams of
Southern Pines and C. M. Sudderts of
Carthage came together at the inter
section of the Midland and Peedee
roads ab«'’t noon last Saturday, send
ing Mr. and Mrs. Williams and tneir
child to the Moor« County Hospital,
where Mrs. Williams is still confined.
She w’as badly cut and bruised and is
expected to be unable to walk for sev
eral weeks.
Mr. Williams is agent here for the
Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Corporatio
and Mr. Sudderts is with the Shaw
Paint and Wall Paper Company ^in
Southern Pines. The Williams car
was completely wrecked, turning
over several times.
the World War. He then joined his
father’s firm and shared in the man
agement of the Park Avenue office.
The company is widely identified with
outdoor advertising. Mr. Maxwell was
once well known as a polo player, hav
ing captained teams at Pinehurst and
Spring Lake, N. J. The Maxwells
owned the present home of Charles
W. Picquet on Midland Road when
here during the 1920’s.
His first wife, Gail Morrison of
Pittsburgh, was a well known golf
er. They were divorced and on June
1, 1933, Mr. Maxwell married Mrs.
Caroline Fagan Sellars of 1070 Park
avenue. That marriage also terminat
ed in divorce about three years ago.
The Maxwell family home is on
|*Mercer Road, about two miles out of
Princeton, N. J. Survivors are his fa
ther, Robert C. Maxwell; two broth
ers, Robert C. Maxwell, Jr., of
Spring Lake, and Chester L. Maxwell
of Atlantic City; a sister, Mrs. Rich
ard E. Kleinhans of Newark, and a
half-brother, David Maxwell of
Princeton.
FOR M.\YOR
\V. Uuncun MiitthcwH 214
Dt>rsej' (i. Sluf/, 40
FOR COMMISSU>NEIi.S
(Five elwted)
L. V. O’Callaghan ‘-J34
Richard F. Tarlton 228
•M. F. (irantham ‘^26
Eugene C. Stevens 224
lluKh .1. mnterley 219
Charlen S Patch 36
George \V. Case 31
Dante .Montesantl 6
RolM'rt L. Hart 4
Chan N. Page 2
Dr. L. M. Daniels 2
Herbert Cameron 1
Carl G. Thompwon
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RDLFORD F. GRANTHA.M
RICHARD F TARI.TON
TAX COLLECTOR BY
COUNTY BOARD
iVIakes Settlement of 1939 Taxes
Showing Total Credits of
$71,254.04
ABERDEEN ELECTS
LOCKEY MAYOR BY
LARGE MAJORITY
Caucus Candidate Gets 184
Votes to 53 Cast for Alton
McLean
EMIL SCHRAM PRESIDENT
OF N. Y, STOCK EXCHANGE
Otis Broom was elected president
of the South’ern Pines Rotary Club at
Its annual meeting held la^t Friday
at the Country Club. He succeeds E.
H. Lorenson. W. Duncan Matthews
•was elected vice-presld»^t, Vernon
Allan secretary and M. H. Grantham
treasurer. Two new memberB of the
board of directors were elected,
Lloyd Clark and Colin Osborne.
VASS REELECTS HAYOR AND
«O.ARD OF CO.MMISSIONERS
Without opposition, the governing
board of the town of Vass was reelect
ed last week for the coming two
years. They are Henry A. Borst, may
or; R. P. Beasley, S. R. Smith and
A. M. Cameron, commissioners. Ben
H. Wiood is town clerk.
Emil Schram, chairman of the Re-
constmiction Finance CotTioration, a
recent visitor to the Sandhills, has
been designated president of the New
York Stock Ebtchange in a move ex
pected to promote cooperation be
tween the "big board” and the Feder
al government. He succeeds William
McC. Martin, youthful president who
was called up for his year of military
training under the Selective Service
act.
Mr. Schram made many friends
here during his week-end yisit at the
Pine Needles two weeks ago. He was
accompanied here by Col. Charles F.
H. Johnson, president of the Botany
Worsted Mills of Passaic, N. J., who
is interested in locating a branch
plant plant here.
W. T. Huntley of Aberdeen, Moore
county's efficient tax collector, was
re-elected for another year by the
county commissioners as they niet in
regular session Monday, and it was
ordered that the 1940 taxes be turned
over to him when checked by the
county auditor and .sufficient bond is
given.
Affinal settlement of 1939 taxes
was accepted and Mr. Huntley was re
lieved of further liability as to that
year’s taxes. The settlement figures
are as follows:
Debits; Taxes charged, $65,873.62;
Penalties, $1,991.13; Discoveries,
$88.64; Schedule B, $2,853.04, Cost,
^•447.61; Total charges, $71,254.04.
Credits: Land Sales, $16,744.3C; In-
.solvents, $5,869.98; Reliefs, $744.36;
Remittance to treasurer, $47,895.34;
Total credits, $71,254.04.
Boundaries for the anti-wood shin
gle ordinance for Pinehurst were re
vised anH a map of same filed in
the office of the ’Register of Deeds.
Road Ueoonunenaattons
I’he board voted to recnmmend
that the State Highway and Public
Works Commission take over and
maintain the road and build a bridge
across Bear Creek on the west side
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by another new member, M. F.
Grantham, 226, E. C. Stevens with
224 and H. J Betterley with 219.
Stevens and Betterley have served
several terms. These five were nom
inated at the caucus held in the High
School auditorium last Friday night,
at which time the balloting went as
follows;
For Mayor—Matthews 137, Stutz
83.
For Commissioners — O'Callaghan
142, Tarlton 139, Stevens 1.^4, Gran
tham 109, Betterley 98.
Two hundred and twenty votes
were cast at the caucus which was
! presided over by Postmaster P. Frank
' Buchan on nomination from the floor.
The auditorium was well filled and
the meeting did not lack for excite
ment with various motions, one that
all present be permitted to vote
; whether registered or not, which was
j withdrawn as illegal, and another that
' the names of all candidates submitted
! at the caucus go on the ticket for the
election on Tuesday, which wag de
feated. ^
Acclaim For Stutz
Immediately following the an
nouncement of Mr. Matthews' nomina
tion at the caucus, E. C. Eiddy moved
a rising vote of thanks to Mayor
Stutz for his long and faithful service
to Southern Pines, a vote which was
given unanimously and whole-hearted,
ly. Mr. Stutz has served as Mayor
since 1929, was on the Board of
Commissioners for some ten years
prior to that, giving him a record of
continuous service to the town of
nearly one-quarlcr of a century.
Mr. Matthews made a few remarks
thanking the voters for their support
and pledging his best efforts in the
interest of Southern Pines.
The most surprised man among
those elected to office was Mr.
Grantham. Though not a candidate
for the Board, and not even present at
the caucus, he polled 109 votes which
was swelled to 226 at Tiiesday's elec-
Forest Lockey was elected Mayor
of Aberdeen in Tuesday's balloting by
184 votes to 53 for Alton D. McLean.
Lockey was the caucus nominee, Mc-
liCan's a write-in vote.
Dr. E. M. Medlin led the ticket for
the board of five commissioners with
202 votes, closely followed by for
mer Mayor J. D. McLean, 198. E. O.
Freeman with 187, J. M. Taylor with
172 and A. J. Smith with 157 com
plete the new board. Dwight Trout
man received 142 votes and O. Leon
Seymour 127.
At the caucus held several weeks
ago, Mr. Lockey and A. L. Burney
were nominated for Mayor, but sub-
sequently Mr. Burney was named to
the Moore County Selective Service'n__ -j ^
tion. He received widespread support
Board to succeed Frank Shamburger,. , , ,
I from the younger element in town,
resigned, and he withdrew from the|,„_^,„,. . , ^ .
' ,, , 11specially from members and friends
race in favor of Lockey. McLean then i
/ I of the Junior Chamber of Commerce
•announced his candidacy and waged i u •
' s I of which he is a past president.
a spirited campaign, but the caucus.
nominee was sw^ept into office by a' Grantham succeed
substantial majority. Robert L. Hart
'• I on the board. Mr. Hart had announc-
i ed that he waa not a candidate for re-
election. Of the new members, Mr,
Tarlton Is manager of the Southern
Pines office of Iwinecke & Company,
contractors, of Fayetteville; is
treasurer of the Sandhills KiwaniB
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CIVIC CLm MEETING
The monthly business meeting of
t'lie Southern Pines Civk: Club, sche
duled for this afternoon, Friday, has
been postponed ilntil next Monday
afternoon at 3:00 o’clock.
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