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u 6 'H. UNITCD RTATtS SAVINGS OMOS AKDSTUin VOL. 22, NO. 11. Southern Pines, North C'aroiinn, Friday, February l.S, 1912. FIVE CENTij LOCAL MAN GETS VJUk FOR WILD SHOT f^ullet from Pistol in Hands of Shelly Bowers N\irrowIy Misses Mrs. Thrower OFFENDER ON PROBATIOV Shelly Bowers of Southern Pines was given a two.year suspended seji- tence and put on strict probation for the next five years in Recorder’s Court Monday as punishment for a wild pistol shot which nearly hit Mrs. H. E. Thrower as she stepped off the porch of her home on Bennett Street and Indiana avenue, across the street from Bowers. Bowers claimed he was cleaning a Smith and Wesson .38 calibre pistol, ■which his brother had left with him, when it accidentally fired. The shot, •according to Police Chief Ed Newton, went over Mrs. Thrower’s head mis.<!- ing by about four feet, and sniash- •'.l into a poriM^ain light socket on the Thrower porch. Chief Newton -said when he went to arrest Bowers he wa.s "very liriink” and Bowers wa.s Wept in Carthage jail for trial. In the roiirt judgment, the pi.sto! ■>.;is to be held by the .‘sheriff foi- thel owner nnd Bovver.'< wa.s put on pro. j h.ition for five year.s upon payment Ilf cost.s and condition th.it he ii >1 ws.sess firiarni.s or (h'Lnk any intoxi- ' iting liquor, imcluding bi'er, I'or .1 period of fivt' year."!. 1 Testimony in the case brought out that Mrs. Thrower ha'l te.stified against Bowers in a previou.s appear- inre of his in Keconler'.s court, when he was given a .six.monUi sentence. \’arie(y of ( hm *. This week's session of the court ,ns filled with variety, with M cases tried, resulting in fines or road sen tences for most of the defendants. For startinur two wi'.ods’ fires, Rob. rrt Burke. 17-ycar.old boy of Pine- hurst was given six months on the roads, to be suspended upon payment of $50 fine and costs and was put on probation for five years. This was in the form of two sentence.s. Albert Jackson. 18-year.old Manly Negro, was also given a six months sen tence for starting a w'oods fire. Stml.s Pairs of Pants Other cases were as follows: Vesta! McLean, 21-year.old Aber deen Negro, guilty of stealing two pairs of pants from Standard Store in Aberdeen; sentenced to three months to begin after examination by coun. ty health officer. The State took a nc.l pros in a charge against Cliarlie Tyson, Jr., of Aberdeen, of purchas. ing a pair of the pants, knowing them to be stolen. John T. Walden of F.llerbe, 40, and Flmer Walden, 20, faced the court on charges of trespassing, larceny of woods from the Manice Estate, and assault with a deadly, weapon, the elder man facing further charge of carrying a concefiled weapon. John VN’alden was foimd guilty of assault and carrying concealed weapon and given six months, suspended upon payment of $r>0 fine and costs and s’""- (Plfaae turn to page eight) Pony to Be Given At Horse Show STEEPI^ECHASES EXPECTED TO BE BEST IN HISTORY Many Horses Reported in Train ing for Annual Hunlinp Race Meetings in Country SANDHILLS STARTS SEASON It's a month from Saturday that some of the best hunting horseflesh in the nation will start the hunting riice season with the Sandhills Stee. plechnse meeting at the Barber Es- tfile course, and it now appears that the Kighth Annual race meeting is going to top them all. Hichard Wallach, .1r., racing sec- ri'tary foi- the Sandhills Associiftion. returned from New 'i'ork this week, t(i report that a large number of ex- C 'llent horses are in training for the n ition's hunting meets, The Sand, hills meeting will open for the sea son with the five races this year of. fi'ring a total of $3,600 in purses. De.spitc some indecision at first whether to hold the meeting this year or not, once the deci.sion was mad.-, action startiMi. l.etters went o\it to subs ribers thi.s week, infornting the,m (it thi' plans for the steeplechase, and t.' n(in-subs( ribers inviting them to tlep up early and get good narking I'laces f.ir the races. Protits Id ( liarity N’i't piiifil.s ti'in) thi' Steepleehase "Mi;is Red Cid.-^s” is the .lanie that has bei'n given tlu' black ponyooiuu to w'rthy ea\ises. The .shown hen', to be given away to the holdt r of the propei’ ticket at the South- funds will l)e distributed between tile ern Pines Horse Show Kridav. K.bruarv 'J7. 'I’hi' iionv, t)elonging n^iw t i l^eli-t Society and tin’ Mooie „ , . ■ 1, ■ ,1 ’ , , • I'ountv Hospital, uouis Seheipi rs, is showing her gentleness by carrying Donald Scheip.-rs themselves will be the ■ind V. 11. Johnson, Jr.,—or "Jai k. " ,lr.—the ,Si helpers' grandson. Net prii. same as last vear, with purses un- ceeds from the Third Annual Horso Show will go to the Red Cross and prof-i changed; .ts from the sale of tickets for tile pony, ".Miss Red Cross," will also be The Catawba, one and a half miles given to that organization. Tlu' awarding of the ponv will be an added at- f^jrdles; The t roatan, two miles ^ , ' ■ over brush for non.winners in the traction at the show this year, which will feature the usual jumping com- hrush course; The i=!andhills Challenge petitions, hunting entries and children events. Be.sides all this. Mrs. Juliu"! Cup, feature race, three miles over Byles plans to conduct a "iiony ride" for children during the afternoo.'i timber: The Yadkin, a handicap of the horse show. Kntries now coming in indicate a large field for the regular events. V / 't \ i Seawell Gets Acquittal A s Judge Rules Charges Without Substantiation Regristration The third nation-Hide reglHtra. tion uiMler the Seleetlve Seniec aict will take place all day Mon. day for men lietween the agCH of 20 and 44 inelUHive. In Southern Pines, registration will tako plaee at the High School .Xuditorium, which will be open from 7:45 a. m, to 9:00 p, m,, with Hironi Westbrook in charge. All men who eome within the age limits iiientinnfHl and who have not pre viously regisfere<l under the .\et will l>e r<‘<|Uiri‘d to n»gister at this time. WestbnHik ;isU»m1 that as many as possible try to register at mid times during the day, to avoid rush hours in the early morning, at the noon hou'- and af. for working hours in the after noon. Judge Webb Directs Verdict of Not Guilty; Says No Evi dence Shown in Charges NOL PROS TAKEN IN CASES event, two miles over brush; and the I Midland, one mile on the flat. Kiwanis to Devote Efforts to Defense First of Series (»f Programs De voted (o Civilian Defense Conducted by Horne The Sandhills Kiwanis Club launch ed an effort this week to relate all its activities with national defense as G R Horne, program committee "hairman, began a series of programs devoted to civilian defense, .\t the meeting iji Aberdeen Com. ni unity House, Horne called upon ehairmen' of several Kiwanis commit tees to show in what way the regu lar work of their committee could he united with the civilian defense efforts. Pointing out that Kiwanis could do n.uch to assi.st In thii county. Horne Crtlied upon I. C. S'ecge to start off with discii.s.sion of how the public af fairs committee ean work to help fi. nance the war effort, L. E. Pender, agriculture committee, linked the work of his committee with the Vic. tory Garden and food for freedom movements. For boys and girls, J. W. Harbison said there could be renewed efforts to provide better vocational and recreational opportunities. The Rev. J. Fred Stimson said the under privileged child represented a special problem during war, and cited several recent local instances. E. C. Stevens reported on how the vocational com. mittee could assist youths rejected from armed .service to find a place where they could fit into the war ef forts. Finally, W. D. Sablston. Jr.. for the church committee, said that the prevention of racial and religious in tolerance, through the help of the churches, was especially important during this war time. "Whatever price we have to pay for winning the war, that price will be cheap if we do the job at the front and here at home,” Home said In sum. marlzing the program. Fry Announces For Lower House To Open County Political Season Line-Ups for County Officers; 1 Expected to Shape Cp Rap- LOUnty PTA Council idly with Opening Hid Jq Meet in Pinehurst Haywood H. Fry, Moore county 1 The Moore County Co.mcil of the surveyor, broke the glass of political, Congress of Parents and Teachers will 'purses won speculation this week by be in? the n,ppt meeting last year, the fnr ium Monday afternoon, February 16,,Yadkin Steeplechase paid $1,200, the h n P beginning at 3 p. m. for annual elec. biggest purse offered,” he continued primaries which will be up-coming officers. thi^ spring. . Guests of the council will be Mrs. He will seek the Democratic Party r, n. Harrell of Swannanoa. field rep- resentative, and the district director, E. S. A,dams ^f Carthage. I’nrses I'nehanged The officers and directors of the Sandhills Association discussed the possibility of cutting the piirse.s. “War economy, higher taxes, etc., suggest. e,l they be reduced,” .said Almet Jenks, president, “The facts arc, of course—which the general public may not realize—that not even small for tunes are made by running horses at hunt race meetings; that In many cases the costs of feeding, transpor tation, etc. are not covered by the nomination for representative to the North Carolina General Assembly. | In making his announcement, Fi'yi sadi that he was “ajinounciiig first’ so that he wouldn't be running against] DoinC Well )e running for . "The next highest, was S600. How ever, the winner of the Yadkin did not win $1,200 for out of that purse $200 went to second, $100 to third, and $50 to the fourth horse, the win. ner receiving only $850.” He pointed out that lowering ; purses would make the race less at U II . ^ J. ti-activo to owners and would “be de. I^OIlOWing; Uperation featlng our very purpose in holding the meeting—to make it as success- anybody, but would be the place." It was an accepted fact in polit. ical circles, however, that the first Charles Macauley, The Pilot’s ad. f„'i as'possible so that we sfiall be announced candidate will not be the 1 vertising man and conductor of the able to turn over a substantial sum only one for this office. There will be 1 column, “The Passing Years," is re- {(, the Navy Relief Society and the cuperating in Charlotte Memorial ^foore Countv Hospital.” Hospital, following an operation there, ' Tuesday morning. Mr, Macauley was; under observation for several days at! Parfv' Moore County Ho.spital before Oriase rarlj was advi.sed to go to Charlotte for' Givinfi- DofeHSe StaniDS the operation. Ho is expected to be able to return to Southern Pines by The annual Jay-Cee Bridge party the end of next week. will be held this coming Thursday other hats in the ring and they’ll come off heads in which minds have not yet becni made up. Johnson ,\fter ISonafe Seat County voters this spring will go to the polls to sclect democratic nominees for various county offices. To Moore County this year goes a .seat in the State Senate, and J. Tal bot Johnson of Aberdeen long ago had made up his mind to go after that seat. It’s barely possible he'll be a lone contender, depending upon which way his likely opponents happen to swing. For instajice, J. Hawley Poole of West End. who has been occupying a seat in the lower house of the Gen. eral Assembly for several bienniums, believes he’d like to join the smaller and more select group on the other side of the Capitol. 'Then, again, he may be content with .seeking his old seat back. Ajid then again, he may not run for anything. His mind, like many others, will be made up when he sees what ,<!omebody else is going to do. Tlie l>ower Iloust* W. D. (Bill) Sabiston, Jr., of Car thage, wants to be repre.sentative. He's been preening himself for a good rim if he makes the race and it’s not at all unlikely that he’ll be the next candidate to announce for the place, Howerev, if Poole does, Sabis ton probably wont. "Will Harring. ton, son of the late register of deeds of Moore County, has it in his bonnet that, being the son of his late dad, and being somewhat of a politico himself, he can give anybody a race for the place in the legislature. He ccrtainly would like to. Then there’s Wilbur Currie of Car. thage who would rather remain chair man of the county commissioners than become a defeated candidate for the State Senate, But if he thinks he can win Ir the Senate ran?', he’ll he in it. Currie’s business these days, how ever. is doing pretty good, and there’s a liklihood that the County Chairman will give up political ambitions for a (Pleatt turn to pag$ eight) (Governor To Speak inight, February 19th, at 8 p. m. at the Civic Club, for the benefit of the ; Junior Chamber-sponsored Boy Scout at rjQuco v'lun iTieei p.u-^y scout troop. . ,,, ' The only change in the procedure A district meeting of the t^duco compared to past Jay.Cee parties The Government’s charge against Herbert F, Seawell, Jr., of Carthage, former bankruptcy referee, fizzled out i this week at Rockingham when Judge E. Yates Webb, presiding over a special session to hear the Seawell case, directed verdicts of not guilty in all indictments. For over two years government in vestigators have been working on the case, which involved charges of em bezzlement and false reports, only to nol pros four of the 11 indictments returned by the grand jury before the trial ever started, and ending up by contending for a verdict in only cme charge. And this wa.s disniis.sed by the presiding judge. Saying he based his dismissal of the charges largely on points of law. Judge Webb said, however: "I am ."Jiire that if I were on the jury and Uie ca.se Were submitted to me as the j.'overnniont h:i.-! luesi'iited it liere, T could not have found the iK-fendanl i;;iilty. li I had .il.lowed the jury to de. Uberate im this c ase and they had returned ;i ;erdict of guilty, 1 could i not h.'ive alli|.\'<’d Iht,' verdict to }slan:l." Slr.inge as it may seen’. ;i cheniis-l (io\ernineiit Case Weak trv professor will pre.sent the third' Since the trial of "Chuh" Seawell .‘Southern Pines Li-j' I govci'iin'.ent'.s case was weak, :is even .some of the prosecuting witnc.sses TO SING MONDAY \>'<»cia(ion I're'^entiii" Tliird in Conci'ri Series at Library Next Monday Eveninii I'rogratn for the Ivr.'uy As.sociation'.s concert seiics next Monday evening at S o'clock. He will not, let music lovei's lie assiiroil, recite chemical formulas nor sing praises of cellophane in which he has done considerable research. He will sing; but his songs will come from the musical literature for both baritone and ba.ss voices. Sherman .Smith, popular, youn“ member of the U. N. C. chemistry department faculty, has been so well received by the musical public that he is popularly classified as a mem. her of the music faculty. A native of South Dakota, he studied chemistry at South Dakota School of Minos and Ohio State University, whore he re ceived his doctorate. However, during his scientific stud ies, he retained an active interest in music and has been engaged in radio, oratorio and concert singing. In South Dakota, he was State winner of the Atwater Kent contests in 1929, and since then has sung solo recitals over many radio stations. In North Carolina, his recitals have be^i received with great enthusiasm by audiences in Asheville, Greensboro and Chapel Hill. His voice is a pow. erful ba.ss-baritone of wide range. While his repertoire includes songs from both baritone and ba.ss litera. ture. his forte is German lieder. Mr. Smith's appearance in Southern Pines, under auspices of the Library, adds further variety to the concert series which has already presented a distinguished young ‘cellist and pianist from the University, and a pianist and violinist from William and Mary College in Virginia. Mr. Smith's program will include .songs liy famous Russian, German and French composers. gave evidence which was Tiore favor able to Seawell than against him. Young Seawell had ht'M the posi tion of Federal referee of bankruptcy for 1.3 years, prior to his resignation two years ago to contest for a seat in the General Assembly from Moore Couuty. Last spring, the government investigators got indictments against Seawell, alleging 11 cases fjf embez zlement and false reports. During the testimony at the trial in Rockingham, which began Monday of last week, it developed that in each ca.se only a small amount of money was questioniHi by the gov. ernment and that not a single demand had been made against the referee by those persons whose bankruptcy (Please turn to Page 41) Miss Cotner To Be New FSA Supervisor Miss Eva Cotner of Raleigh is n the farm security office in Carthage as a.ssistant to Mr.s. Herman Ray Maxev (the former Miss Anne Rutn club, made up of male faculty mem-ill he that this time all prizes will bers of public schools, will be held eons’.st of defense stamps, so that | • • bonie management .siiperyi.s at Southern Pinos Country Club Wed-\\ inners w'ill not be able to .select I f>r. and will assume Mrs. Maxey s c u - ne.sday evening. February 18. Gov.'tl’.e r own prizes. As usual, high score !'cs when "M. t erlir J. Melville Broughton is sche- at each table wins a prize. I''*''' bome in Detroit. . ic .. e 1 s duled as principal speaker for the oc-| Tickets to this event are now on;"^ month. casion. The Southern Pines Glee Club sale by all members of the Junior Miss Cotner comes to Moore C ounty will render several selections as a] Chamber of Commerce. The party part of the evening's program. About, \> ill begin promptly at 8 p. m. next 200 faculty members from 18 coun-■ Thur.sday evening. Following play, re. ties in this district are expected to' freshments will be served by the spon- be present at the gathering. Is irs. from Washington, D. C., where she was with the Farm Security Admin istration for eight months. She has worked in Iredell County, also, and is well qualified for her new duties. Civilian Defense In Moore County There's a phrase being bandied and I was subjected to a surprise attack battered about nowadays wtih thel by the Japanese. That action brought greatest of ease. That phrase carries (war to this nation. Civilian defense, within it unlimited possibilities for long talked about, became an urgent strengthening this country and its; neces,sity. There is more than a time, people. Yet. to many people, the | ly similarity between Pearl Harbor meaning of tliose words is undefin-11: nd civilian defense. The Roberts ed and the scope of action po.ssible is 11 Committee, investigating the sur. not clep.r. pri.se attack on Hawaii, found that That phrase is “civilian defense." ’ 1 e.sponsibility for the surprise and The Pilot recently set out to dis. j i ucce.ss of the attack lay in the fali- cover what "civilian defen.se'' meant! iire of our armed forces at the front in Moore County, what people thought it should mean, and what people wanted it to mean. It soon beca.rae ob vious that a big job was being tack, led. The Pilot foimd that the reser voir of possible action was only be ginning to be tapped. Pearl Harl>or at Honw' Pearl Harbor in Hawaii recently to be on the alert and to work out nated as an Importaunt battlefield. This battlefield extends through the front yard and into the front door of every homo in the country, even those tloors which are guarded by a pack of proverbial wolves. In civilian and home defense, as outlined by the Office of Civilian De fense, there is a program which ranges all the way from air raid pro tection and guarding against surprise enemy attacks to the long.range ef. fort of extending and improving rn efficient coordination of effortseducation, nutrition and well- j.mon^ thf^ armed forces. of all the pooplt*. The civilian The Pilot found that this same I ^l-'fense program includes practice lack of full coordination of local re. blackouts and health improvement f-ources may be threatening the full success of our civilian or home de fense efforts. The “home front” has been desig. measures; it calls for salvage of waste and consumer qooperation; It de mands the unified efforts and plan. (Phast tvm to pap* right) PLAN TO START NURSE TRAINING Volunteer Nurses Aide Chapter to Beilin Training Course Within Next Week or Tw<j The Volunteer Nurses Aide chap. ter of the Moore County Red Criss hopes to be able to start its first nurse-training cour.se at Moore Coun ty Hospital by next week, if all ap. plications are received immediately and examined by the committee. The purpose of ♦he Chapter is to develop a dependable and efficient corp.s of woman volunteers who have the necessai-y knowledge and skill to a.ssist nurses in the care of sick in hospitals and clinics. Bccause of the shortage of nurse.s and the number leaving for .service with the armed forces, the office of civilian defen.se and the surgeon gen eral have declared that the training of nurses’ aides is a vital step toward meeting emergency needs. The training course will be given at the Aloore County Hospital and classes will consist of not more than six members in order to allow for in. dividual instruction and because of the smallne.ss of the hospital. If the number of applicants warrants if, there will be two ela.sse.s. one in the inorning and one in the afternoon, for three of four hour periods. To save on tran.sportation, applicants will be grouped accordingly to locality, and first clasf?es will b»> for Pinehurst and Southern Pines, then for Aber deen. Carthage and other towns. The Volunteer Nurses' Aide com. mittee is composed of Mr.s. .Tame.s Boyd, chairman; Mrs, Malcolm D. Kemp, vice-chairman. Mi.ss Phylli.s Lovering, .secretary; Dr. W. C. Mud- gett. Dr. Clement Moru'oe, Dr. Mary Cushing. Dr. B M. Drake, Mrs. Wil. bur Currie, Mrs. E, J. West, Mrs. A. McN. Blue and Miss Ellen Bruton, The nurse instructor will be Mrs, Helen Jacobs. The committee pointed out the fol lowing requirements for membership in the Nur.ses Aide Corps: women be tween 18 and .50 years of age, in sat. isfactory physical condition and grad uates of high school, or Its equlva. lant. They must complete an 80 hour course and be prepared to give 150 hours yearly service without remun- eiation. preferably in a three.month period, althoTSgh the 150 hours may be given throughout the year. Mem bers of the Corps must be prepared to serve whenever and as long a.<» needed in time of war or national emergency.