MOORE COUNTY’S
LEADING
NEWS-WEEKLY
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A Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of
VOL. 20, NO. 37.
ILOT
FIRST IN NEWS,
CIRCrH ATION &
ADVERTISING
Moore County and the Sandhill Territory
Southern I'ines, North Carolina, Friday, August 15, 15)11.
Broughton to Make Talk
At Hemp Livestock Show
Scheduled for August 30
Fourth Annual Event in Upper
Moore to Feature Address by
Stale Governor
Governor J, Melville Broughton this
week accepted an invitation to be
principal speaker at the Fourth An
nual Hemp Livestock Show, August
20, at at 3:00 o’clock, daylight sav
ing time.
The Governor confirmed his ac
ceptance Tuesday by long distance
telephone with Carl G. Thompson Jr.,
editor of The Pilot, who had official
ly extended him the invitation from
the arrangement committee.
Meanwhile, E. H. Garrison, Jr.,
Moore County agent, announced that
Prof. Ruffner of State College and
Sam Williams, livestock specialist of
the State Extension Service, be in
charge of judging the record-break
ing display or livestock expected for
this year’s event.
.Allowing 35 Different Entries
The premium list as presently
stands allows for entries of 35 dif
ferent ages and kinds 0(f stock, be
ginning with mule colts under three
months old and going through older
mules, horses, cattle and sheep. This
is the first time entries for sheep have
been provided.
In conversation wtih Thompson,
CSovemor Broughton said he was de
lighted that his schedule would allow
him to attend the livestock exhibit
and that he was "very appreciative
of the invitation."
Governor Very IntemNted
"TTje raising of good livestock is
a matter of great importance to us
now, and is something I am vitally
interested in," the Governor said. He
has an engagement near Graham
Saturday morning August 30, and
plans to drive directly from there to
Hemp.
C. A. Hussey of Hemp is president
of the Moore County Breeders A.sso-
ciation which has for the past four
years sponsored the livestock show at
Hemp. Each year the event has
brought an increasing number of en
tries, and usually results in sales of
a number of locally raised animals.
This is the first time a high State
official has addressed the event.
“Inquiries regarding the show are
now coming in from other counties in
the State,” County Agent Garrison
said. "Some of those from other sec
tions brought trucks with them last
year and carried mule colts back. The
Hemp section of the county has al
ways been noted for good stoclt—that
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Accepts
YOUNG ABERDEE.N
MAN IS VICTIM
OF AUTO WRECK
Robert McSwain Is Second Local
Man to Be Killed Within
About a Week
FIVE CENTS
"y.:
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Local Schools to Open Sept.
Pinehurst Opening Set For ly
Weaver Announces Extra Cour
ses to Fill Out 12-Year I’ro-
Krani; One New Teacher
OVERTURNS ON BRIDGE
Southern Pines white schools will
begin a new year Thursday, Septem
ber 4, offering for the first time sub
jects making up a 12-year program
OOVKKNOK .1. M. BU()l’«HTOX
GOVERNOR ASKS
FARMER’S HELP
Second Aberdeen victim of highway lo*" pupils,
death within a little over a week was Announcement of the opening,
Robert E. McSwain, 21, who was in- i scheduled one week ahead of the
stantly killed Tuesday afternoon county schools, came this week from
when the car in which he was ridiry j Superintendent P. J. Weaver, who
alone crashed over a bridge on High- said that the West Southern Pines
way 64 near Wadesboro. School would not open until Septem-
A native of Anson County, McSwuin ber 23.
had been employed for the past two 1 New Subje«-ts .Xdded
years at Hewlett's Sinclair Service While no additional grade will be
Station in Aberdeen and was well-, included in the increased curricula
liked anvong Aberdeen folks. ! this year, Mr. Weaver said courses
The wreck occurred when his auto- in advanced English and American
mobile, traveling eastward, ran off Government were new subjects for
the Highway at Morris Bridge, the high school and that chemsitry
Broughton Directs Message to
North Carolina Farmers on
Agricultural Situation
(Kditor'N Note: This message
to North Carolina farmers from
(iovernor Broughton was written
esi>e<-ially for The Pilot and other
weekly papers in North t'arolina.)
(S|M*eiai to The Pilot)
By J. MELV1LL.I: BROUGHTON
Governor of North Carolina
Raleigh, August 14—Undoubtedly
agriculture in America Is in the midat
of an unprecedented crisis, precipat-
de by world conditions. With almost
equal certainty it may be stated that
agriculture in this country is on the
crossing the Pee Dee River, and over
turned several times down the em
bankment. State Highway Patrolmen
investigating said that a tire appar
ently had blown, causing the machine
to swerve off the highway.
The youth's body was rammed
through the top of the car and was
badly mangled. He was the son and
only child of Mr. and Mrs. Lizzie
Lentz McSwain, residents of the Old
Concord Church section of Ansonville
township.
His was the second highway death
affecting the service station at which
he worked. John T. Smith, Jr., who
was killed near Whiteville last week ~ ~
in an automobile accident, had also; Town Budffet^Cajls f«r ^xpen
been employed at the Service sta
tion.
and physics would both be given this
year. Previously, one of these sciences
was given one year and the other one
the next. Last year's seniors will be
allowed to return to take these ad
vanced subjects.
The local schools are anticipating
a heavy enrollment on opening day,
Mr. Weaver added, with about 50 pu-
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BOARD APPROVES
SAME TAX RATE
Harbi.son Gives Faculty List; To
Have Home Economics Tcach-
er for First Time
PROVING GROUND
.IN MARYLAND HAS
MANY LOCAL MEN
Ordnance Training Center Re
ceives Mudgett, Fields; Oth
ers from this County
Pinehurst schools, in a special dis
trict, will get the jump on all other |
county schools by starting its 1941-
42 session Tuesday, Septen<ber 2, ^ (JRT IMTIAL INSTRIX’TION
two days ahead of the Southern Pines , - . - -
Echools. (S|M‘<-ial to The I'ilot)
J. W. Harbison, superintendent, in
announcing the opening, said that for; Training Center, Aber-
the first year, Pinehurst will have a : ^een Proving Ground, Md.—Haviiig
vocational Home Economics teacher, made themselves at home in this huge
Miss Ruth Futrelle of P'reensboro has cantonment area which is turning out
been appointed to be in charge of the'an average of 2,000 trained special-
Home Economics laboratory, which ists every month, a number of young
has been improved during the sum- men from Moore County and vicinity
mer. :are already making marked progress.
The Industrial Arts building has Among those who are new mem-
been equipped with mechanics and bers of the 5th Ordnance Training
tools for elementary instruction in Battalion are: William C. Mudgett,
such vocational courses as electricity, jr. and John Panegarzis of Southern
auto mechanics, woodworking, smith-; Pines and J. Ellis Fields Jr. of Pine-
ing, drawing, household mechanics, hurst
and sheet metal work, Mr. Harbison ^he Ordnance Training Center,
said Gilbert Rose of Rocky Mount conwimnded by Brig. General Julian
will be in charge of the boys' voca
tional work.
I
tures of $77,597.36 During
1941-42 Fiscal Year
MAY FORM UNIT
OF FARM BUREAU
Moore Farmers Meet To Launch
Plan for Organizing I.,ocal
Unit of Organization
Town Commissioners, in short ses
sion Wednesday night, adopted a bud
get calling for $77,597.32 expendi-
i tures during the current year to be
1 raised by a levy of $2.80 per hun-
' ored.
The tax rate is based on a property
; valuation of $2,687,870 and is the
, same as it has been for the past sev-
respecting agriculture is without a
parallel in modern times. Markets
hitherto available for American
agricultural products have cither been
closed by war or strategic circum-
Jury’s Verdict Ends
Manslaughter Chargre
“Not Guilty” Directed for De
fendants in Four-Year-Old
Case of Auto Death
Finis was written In the case of
Preston Blue, of Eureka community,
and Wade Mitchell, charged with
manslaughter for the death of a mo
ther and her infant son in a triple
vehicle collision which occurred near
Hemp Cross Roads in November,
1937, when Judge J. Will Pleas, Jr.
directed a verdict of "not guilty" for
both defendants on the opening day
of Superior court this week.
The accident occurred on the Buf
falo Creek Bridge when an automfl-
hile driven by Preston Blue collided
with that of H- B. James, then coun
ty agent of Montgomery county. Al-
THOst immediately after the collision
a truck belonging to a Gastonia firm
and driven by Wade Mitchell ran into
the wreckage. Baby H. B. James, Jr.,
and his mother both succumbed to
their Injuries.
The case had been continued num
erous times, and Mr. James was not
present when the final disposition was
made.
A true bill for murder in the first
degree was returned by the grand Columbus County Hospital and are
jury against Buise Taylor and Jerrj'| rapidly recovering. Rlley U now able
Baxter, Negroes of Aberdeen, charged j to be up and about, while Hatch is
with the slaying of Taylor’s wife. stUl nursing an injured leg.
For the purpose of organizing a oral years,
threshold of its greatest opportunity t „
in all history i absence of Mayor W. Duncan
interested farmers, Matthews, L V. O'Callaghan, mayor
The foreign ni&rkct situ&tioix as pnci several out*of*thc*coiintv visitors * • u ^
uui ui LIU L(niin.y visitors ^.jjg charge of the ses-
mct in the court room in Carthage which adopted the budget. The
last Friday. commission also authorized Howard
Joe R. Williams, assistant to R. y Burns, town clerk, to service on a
Flake Shaw of Greensboro, secretary advisory board of the Insti-
^ State Farm Bureau, was the Government to make plans for
stances, made inaccessible by shipping I principal speaker and explained the a training school for city finance of-
conditions or in many cases almost I work of the Farm Bureau and bene-
wholly destroyed. Even as to those I fjts to be derived from the organi- j i,. .
foreign markets still accessible the! zation. adopted by the Board, the bud-
conditions are made adverse by a|_ j, p. Eagles of William.ston, broth- fiscal year is as fol-
\anishing buying power. i^r of W. C. Eagles, soil conservation- i
While these conditions gravely con- of Moore county, told of the or- Receipts: Estimated income from
cern the American farmer and affect I ggnization in Martin county. property taxes, $7,260.36; poll taxes
the whole economy of our nation, j Moore county are around 25 5286, dog taxes $201. license taxes
there is nevertheless much ground for farmers who have been members of, ?850. tax penalties and miscellaneous
the State-wide Farm Bureau, and j *1.000; total estimated income. $77,-
these were formed Into two teams *'>97.36.
headed by J. C. Kelly of Eagle] Expenditures: Oebt service $32,-
Springs and Joe A. Caddell of Car- 607.99; General Fund; administrative
Other new improvements to greet
leturning school boys and girls will
be addition of more playground space
(fleage turn to p<igt eight)
To Speak
Wr
hope. This hope is tremendously in
creased by the now reasonable pros
pect that in due time the Hitler plan
for world domination will be demol
ished. It Is of course vitally important
to democracy and decency that this
ruthless career of aggression be ter
minated and destroyed. Such result is
equally important to ag^rlculture. If
Hitler should succeed in his now
well-known ambition for world domi
nation, nothing could prevent a trag
ic lowering of the standard of living
for the American farmer. Under
such circumstances the American far
mer would not only have no foreign
market, but he would be confronted
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Injured Men Reported
Considerably Improved
Three local men Injured in automo
bile accidents near Whiteville last
week, which resulted In death for
John T. Smith Jr., of Aberdeen, were
this week reported considerably Im
proved from their injuries. *
Although still confined to his bed,
Lloyd T. Clark, local mortician, was
considerably improved and doctors
had said he would be allowed to sit
up Friday. He sustained chest in
juries.
Joe Hatch and Jim Rlley, two oth
er men injured, have returned from
thage, to enroll new members in the! expense $5,419, fire department $6,-
organization. Any farmer in the | 866, police department $5,500, streets,
county who Is Interested In joining, sewers and lights $15,788.38. mlscel-
can get information from any of the ] laneous and resort advertising $7,-
Moore County men present at the 243.66; total general fund $40,817.04,
meeting. 'less reserve $1,120.17. total $39,696.87;
They are R. C. Dalrymple. S. C. I ether expense: parks and buildings
Riddle. C. C. Llngerfelt, M. A. Clark,' $1,792 50, Southern Pines Country
W. J. Harris, W. L. Stubbs. W. T. |ciub $3,000. Knollwood Airport one-
Proctor, J. D. Mackle, Joe A. Cad-' half maintenance cost $500; Total es-
(lell. J. A. Kelly and W. C. Eagles. | tlmated eiipenuiturci. $77,597.36.
Post Office Receipts Show
Increased Business Activity
Southern Pines’ postal receipts, a
good indication of local business ac
tivity. showed a 20 per cent Increase
during the month of July over a
year ago, and a five per cent Increase
•iver receipts for the previous month
of June.
On the basis of the past calendar
July by $107.91.
“This is quite unusual,” commented
the postmaster. "Usually July is a
much slower month than June.”
The trend of increased postal re
ceipts was indicated by the report
of the final quarter of last fiscal
year, including the months of April
year, the Southern Pines post office! May and June. This year the receipts
advanced a step In the scale of sec-: were $6,926.12. compared with $6,-
ond class post offices at the begin- 023.10 for the same period last year,
ring of the new fiscal year. July 1. a 15 per cent jump.
Total postal receipts for 1940 were. Activity in box rentals also shows
reported at $26,585.66. according to, greater use of the local post office
P. Frank Buchan, postmaster. This week box rental receipts for the
July recplpts this year were $1. • j ;;urrent quarter totalled approxlmate-
944.41 compared with $1,619.87 a ly $560. while last year at the end of
year ago, an increase of $324.54 and
June receipts were $1,836.50, under
the quarter, on September 30. total
receipts amounted to only $432.
S. Hatcher, is providing all units of
the Army with trained ordnance per
sonnel men who will supply and re
pair weapons and combat vehicles of
the nation's armored units, air corps,
artillery and other fighting branches.
This training center is made up of
three units, the replacement training
center, where all undergo initial in
struction, the Unit Training Center,
where part of the men are trained
into maintenance companies, and the
Ordnance school, for training of spec
ialists and instructors.
.’Vlemher from Moore
According to Major Richard J. Dil
lon, commander of the 5th Ordnance
Training Battalion, the following are
among new members of his battalion,
as well as those already mentioned;
I David G. Warren of route 1 Car
thage, Thomas Hicks of Biscoe. Ar-
mond D. Black of route 2 Raeford,
1 William H. Hill of Ellerbe. Albert B.
Brewer of Hemp. Joe Atkins of route
2 Carthage, Billie H Williamson of
route 1 Carthage, Virgil I. 'Rollins of
Carthage, Wade L. Lynch of route
1 Cameron, Harold F. Frye of Car
thage, Thomas W. Dalton of route
1 Eagle Springs. Kohlar Dickens of
route 1 Bisco", James H. Davis o£
Steeds;
Also, James Russell Faircloth of
W| I I Hp A R AIVI End. Norman Cones Foy of
f T ILdL lllj/ill vass, Robert Albert Emmons of
I>EAN J. \V. H.XKKKUSON
DEFENSE GROUPS
Newly Bedecked
Hemp, Paul Bingham Dunlap of Bis-
Meeting in Carthage Next Fri-,coe, Albert J. Davidson of route 2
day, August 22, to Discuss , Carthage. Charles Edward Martin of
Plans for Maneuvers ! route l Biscoe, Archie F. Wiggins of
I Candor. Gilbert McCaskill of route
The problems of being in the midst 1 Biscoe, and Frank Green of route
of the nation's largest army maneu- j 1 Candor. ,
vers this fall will be threshed out at ;—
a meeting of County and town offl-■
cials in the Courthouse at Carthage
next Friday.
W. D. Sabiston, Jr.. county defense;
chairman, will preside at the meet-;
ing. which convenes at 2:30 o’clock,
and Col. J. W. Harrelson, dean of;
State College and Chairman of the
State Defense Council, will present
the purposes of the meeting.
Representative of the Army and
the State Board of Health are ex-;
pected to present some of the ways
In which the civil communities will
be expected to cooperate in the ma
neuvers.
Wilbur H, Curne. chairman of the
board of Commissioners, said that the
defense group was "particularly anx
ious” to have all mayors, city alder
men and police departments present,
as well as local civilian defense chair
men.
The Army maneuvers are scheduled
to begin In August and Moore Is one'
of the eight counties In North Car- j
ollna which will be the battleground |
for practice war.
C. B. DEANE APPOINTED
DEFENSE REPRESENTATI\’E
Announcement was made from Ral
eigh this week of the appointment of
C. B. Deane, of Rockingham, former
Eighth District candidate for Con- \
gress, as regional representative of
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The Pilot Adopts New Ban
ner Head; in Keeping with
Increased Covera^je
The Pilot has a new uniform—
or fly-head or vignette or baiuier
or nameplate or whatever it Is
that goes aoitiHM the top of a
newspaper’s front page.
This is one of the new physical
changes contemplated by The Pi
lot as it continues its efforts to be
a more Interesting and useful pa
per to Its readers and a more ef
fective nnedium for its advertisers,
as it strives to' surpass itself as
“Moore County's Leading News-
Weekly." Other announcements of
new policy and better ser\1c« will
be made from time to time.
The Pilot at the old banner head
had steered the ship for a long
time and was getting pretty well
ship worn. Besides, he was keeping
her in a limited path that didn’t
include a lot of territory' that the
paper actually covers. So we’ve
put a new Pilot at the head of the
paper’s front page, with a new
map to steer by—a map which
shows him how to get all around
Moore Oountj’ and a ro<q>le of
places Just out^iide the County
line.