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VOL. 19. NO. 17, Southern Pines and Aberdeen.North Carolina. Friday, March 22, 1940 FIVE CENTS HUNTER TRIALS IN Sixteen Hoofs Off Ground in Rush of Hurdle Horses at Races Here I Do Not Tax Out of State SOUTHERN PINES People Our Advertising TfflS SATURDAY Attracts, Says Gravely — s(e Four Events To Be Run Off on I Gubernatorial ('andidate Out- I*icturesque Course Over­ For Governor j lines Constructive Program looking Paddock in Kiwanis Talk

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Thp third annual Southern Pines 1 Give North Carolina taxpayers lluntor Trials are to be held tomor­ j sei-vice.s commen.surate with th e taxes : they pay. row, Saturday afternoon on the lugh ground overlooking The Paddock, I Levy no taxes out of lino with and leading hunters throughout the I taxes in other states. It is inconsis. Sandhills will be seen in action over j tent to spend $2.')0,000 to a ttr a ct peo. the picturesque course of typical I pie to North Carolina, then penalize hunting country. The affair is for ; them when they get here. the benefit of the Southern Pines 1 We do not need additional taxa- Library, parking spaces at two dol­ I tion if We run our State government lars to be sold those desirous of i on business prl.iciples. employing witnessing the trials. There will be ! people who perform their tasks ef- no other charge. i ficiently, not people who are some- Four classes are on the after, l body's wife’s cousin. noon’s card, 'one for Hteavyweight ! Broaden our vocational educational and Middleweight Woi'king Hunters, farilities. Seventy-five per cent one for Lightweight Working Hu’it- Scene in the first race on card af Sandhills Meeting la.st Saturday. our children do not need college pre. ers, one for Open Hunters, and one Photo by Eddy. paratoiy work. They should be pre­ for Hunt Teams of three horses. A. Lee tJnively pared for life in their home commu­ nity. Thoroughbreds may not be shown in the Working Hunter classes. The STEEPLECHASE I Gift Horse 73 HORSES ENTER There are 17,000 active cases of first class will be called at 2:00 47 DEMOCRATS, tuberculosis in the state, with only o’clock, and owners desiring to show I 1,200 beds under State supervision; Little Hurd. Presented to their horses must b* on hand at that MEETING HERE ^ PINEHURST HORSE I a waiting list at every State sana- Two Aiken Fillini<: Station time. No previous entry is required. 23 REPUBLICANS : toria. Our facilities for these ca.ses Boys, Wins $725 Here More than 50 hunters were shown GREAT SUCCESS SHOW ON TUESDAY and for the mentally sick must be in last year’s trials, and at least FILE FOR OFFECE ‘ncrea.sed. Sam and Abe Wolf run a filling that many are expected on Satur­ Hunters and Jumpers to Feature Improved "country roads” are more Thousands See Exciting: Races station in Aiken, South Carolina. day. Col. William Wyche of Fort Marked B.v Many Falls Pronrram of 18 Classes at necessaryni-cf.'iHiiry thantnan extension oof f our A while ago Sam and Abe heard : Seven in Race for (jO\ernor, highway “main roads” system. Bragg will act as judge/oi all events. But No Injuries Racc Track RinR The committee in charge an. that Little Hurd, a nine-year old Three IVIore Ihun Ever 'I'Vie tobacco farmer is facing the brown gelding owned by Mr. and Mrs. in Stale History nounces that the same rule enforced From every standpoint, the sixth Tip to ye.stcrday noon a total of nin.st serious situation in his lifetime. Verner Z. Ueed. Jr., formerly of The export market must be restored last year will again apply, that Is, annual meeting of the Sandhills Stee. 73 horses had been entered in the an­ Pinehui’st had broken down and might FIVE FOR C0N(;KESS IN STH or we'll face nur worst condition since that a person entering a hor.se or plccha.se ami Racing As.sociation, held nual Pinohiirst Show, to be held next be destroyed. They asked for him ,and horses, or one of his immediate fam­ Tuesday at the show ring at the 1031. last Saturday at the Barber Kstate Forty-seven Democrats and 23 Re. Little Hurd became their property. ! No agricultural or manufactured ily, must ride in the trials, though course on the Midland Road, was re- Race Tr:ick with a card of IS cla.sscs.! The Wolfs worked on th^? horse,! publicans will seek nominations for product Qai'^;ics llie name' of North not necessarily i i all the clas.ses. gurded as the nio.st successful since Hunters and jumpers will feature the' Parking spaces this year will be founded him back into shape, en­ 21 State and Congressional offices ^ Carolina to the world. The only wlde- steeplechasing became a part of the event, but there wil bo cla.sses forj arranged to provide a better view of| tered him in last Saturday’s race in the May 25 primaries. This was ]y known North Carolina asset is our winter season curriculum here. The s.uldle horses, children’s horseman- meeting hero. i th e total o f tho.se qualifying befol'e the trials for the occupants of the | .‘■hip, and harness liorses. The hunt.| lesort towns such as Pinehurst and races, well filled, were all exciting, the deadline last Saturday at 6 p car.s. E v ery jurr.p m a y be plainly! Little Hiud won the biggest prize Southern Pines. and though m arked by niimeroti;;. ers will be shown over the newly; of the day. S72.'"> first money in the ' m . seen from these spaces. They will be ■ revamped out.-'rI» fourse. The show. | listeners Impressetl falls, resulted in no serious injuries The number of Democrats entered on sale at the entrance gate. The handicap steeplechase, fourth event These are some of the plonks in I on the part of man or beast. whicli is fin the lionefit (/t the Moore' on the card. for the gubernatorial nomination is scene of the trails is reached byj Countv Ko.vpltal, wil! get under w ay the platfonn of Senator Lee Gravely The feature timber race of three James Madden, noted Kentucky unpretcedented in the State's history. v,c..u.uoi.f lu driving out Indiana avenue to the at 10:00 in the morning and continue' of Rocky Mount, candidate for the miles, the Sandhills Challenge Cup, horseman, bred Little Hurd. H'.s dam Seven are in the race whereas pre- Democratic nomination for Gov top of the hill back of The Paddock. throughout the day_ with a luncheon ernor was won by Postman Home^ hand- viou.sly no more than four had enter- was Little Horn^ owned by Nat S. recess. of North Carolina, outlined in a talk ■some chestnut gelding owned by Mrs. Hurd, of Pinehurst, for whom the ed. Two men, Bryant Thompson of “Our State Government” before D uring the program, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Page Wins 1940 Eva S. Spillman and trained by Wil­ colt was named. Hamlet and Edwin P. Hale of Leaks- members of the Sandhills Kiwanis W. J. Kennedy’s Little Squire, famed liam B. Streett of Warrenton, Va. ville, announced they would run but w«lne.sday luion in the Metho. Mid-South Golf Here Another Little Horn colt was^ jumping pony, will give an exhibi­ The pace was set by Paul Daly’s Sandhills, which Mr. Hurd rode here tion with Mickey Walsh in the sad­ did not file. tjist Sunday School building in Aber. Mflnsfield Park, schooled here this In the race for Governor are the Gravely presented to the Former National Champion^ for many years, in shows and races. dle. winter by Geoffrey Laing, and well The Wolf’s were pretty happy boys following Democrats; J. M. Brough, pi,,!, >,y j. Talbot Johnson, made a Runs Away From Field with Prizes for the show have been do­ out in front when his rider suffered a ton of Raleigh, A. J. Maxwell of 54-HoIe Total of 225 after the race Saturday. But just nated by the following: Mr. and Mrs,' distinctly favorable impression on fall due to a broken stirrup leather. Raleigh. L. Lee Gravely, of Rocky as happy was “Uncle Nat,” as Mr. Pamuel Cook, Mrs. L. A, Friend, Mr. his listeners. Mrs. J. C. Clark's Home Sweet Home Mount, W. P. Horton of Pittsboro, Mrs. Estelle I^awson Page, former Hurd is affectionately called by his nnd Mrs. Frederick Lesh, Mr, and| Senator Gravely, in addition to set­ suffered the worst fall of the day Arthur Simmons of Burlington, Paul national champion, won the 12th an. friends. Mrs. George D. Murphy, Mr. and ting forth his ideas of what the State in this race, cra.shing into the last Grady of Kenly, Thomas Cooper of nual Mid-South golf tournament Mrs. Edward Horne. Mr. and Mrs. needs, scored the lack of interest fence and falling badly winded. Hi.s Wilmington. played over the No. 1 course of the Henry Norris, Mrs. William H. Park- j taken in the terrific death toll on rider at first was believed to be in­ Ben Hogan’s 277 Wins For Lieutenant Governor; K. L. Southern Pines Country Club this in.son. M iss Hilda Muller and Stan­ cur highways, saying we appear to jured, but soon arose and rode in the Harris of Roxboro_ L. A. Martin of week. She had rounds of 76. 75 and North and South Open ley D. Fobes, Mr. and Mrs. Donald disregard these hazards until some- next race. The horse was up as soon Lexington, W. Erskine Smith of Al­ 74 for a total of 225 and finished 26 Pai*son, Mr. and Mrs. William J. one close to us is a victim. as he recovered his wind. bemarle and Dan Tompkins of Syl- j strokes ahead of her nearest oom- Sam Snead’s Brilliant Round of Kennedy, Mr. and M^s. Daniel Pink- "The issue is second to but one Little Hurd a Winner via. petltor. ham, Mrs. Leroy Gates^ Mr. and Mrs. ; other in public apathy, the first and 67 Fails to Catch Leader For Congress in the eighth district: The 1936 tournament winner, Miss Fay Cottage, from the stable of Norwood Johnston, Carl Andrews, I most important being the quiet but at Pinehurst W'. O. Burgin of Lexington, Giles Y. Deborah Verry of Worcester, Mass., F. Ambrose Clark of Westbury, Long and James Warman. effective campaign being waged by Newton of Gibson, C. B. Deane of and Miss Helen Waring of PInehurst Island, captured the first of the two numerous 'isms' seeking destruction Leading all the way with a start Boxes and parking spaces are on Rockingham, Bob Steele of Rocking, tied for second with 251 and next in $1,000 brush races, and Little Hurd, ; our our system of government. And of 66 and 67, Ben Hogan of White sale, the former at $4.00, the latter ham and D. C. Phillips of Southern order were Mrs. George Corcor?n of formierly owned by Mr. and Mrs. : we sit b y and do nothing about It,” Plains, N. Y., captured the 1940 at $5.00, at the office of Show Chair, Pines. Verner Z. fteed, Jr., of PInehurst and Thomasville 254 and Miss Jeanne North and South Open golf tourna­ man James W. Tufts. No general ad­ I he said. named for Nat S, Hurd of Pine- Cline of Bloomington, 111.^ 259. ment at Pinehurst this week with a mission fee is to be charged. I The Senator also presented the hurst, who owned the horse’s dam. BISHOP PENICK EASTER Miss Patty Page, 1939 winner of final 72-hole score of 277, three Judges of hunters, jumpers, hacks suggestion that County Homes Little Hom_ was the surprise winner D.AY PRE.\CHER HERE this tournament, was expected to de­ points ahead of Sam Snead of and horsemanship will be Ehrman throughout the state, now but par- fend her title but failed to appear. of the handicap brash event. tially filled due to government aid for Shawnee-on-Delaware, who made a B. Mitchell of Harri.sburgh, Pa., andj The Bishop of North Carolina, the The hurdle race went to Paul Mel- the needy, be utilized to nre for valiant effort to cut down I-'ogan’s Jack R. Gimberly of Tryon; of har­ Rt. Rev. Edwin A. Penick, D. D., will lon's Frozen North, with Thomas B. the mentally sick, many of whom are H.VVVXEY POOLE ANXOIJIVCES early lead and wound up six strokes ness clas.ses, Ernest T. White of Sy- be the preacher at the 11:00 o’clock (Please turn to Page Four) in jails because we have nohous­ FOR ST.\TE LEGISLATURE ahead of third place Byron Nelson (Please turn to page ten) service in Emmanuel Church on Eas­ ing facilities for them. "Many of of Toledo. Snead had a 67 for his ter Day. Bishop Penick is making his ST. ANTHONY'S BENEFIT them are perfectly harmless, just J. Hawley Poole of West End, for­ final round. annual visitation to Emmanuel BRIDOE AT mriHL/\ND PI\ES Hoover Taft To Address suffering from mental infirmities of mer Representative in (he General The tournament was one of the Church to administer the Apostolic old age, and coiild be provided for in Assembly from Moore county, this most successful in Pinehurst history, Younff Democrats Here Rite of Confirmation. On Easter Tuesday evening at 8:30 these County Homes and given the Week announced his candidacy for the and the course was jammed with Other services m Emmanuel, , Saint Anthony's Catholic Church is 1 TN Ti 1 care and attention they need, he Demiocratic nomination for that of­ spectators throughout the final 36- Mineral Springrs and S.undhills Churcih on Elaster D a y a r e : H oly sponsoring a benefit bridge party at fice^ assuring at least one fight In hole play yesterday. Township Chib.«> Hosts To Comrrjunion a t 7:00 a. m. and Chll-''®* ' • , the Highland Pines Inn. This is the , I . Gravely expressed the need to the county primary campaign. The Score of the leaders; Hogan, 277; County Next Thursday dren’sservice at 4:00 in the after- ; *1 ^ „ first party since the Lenten season I the state of the North Carolina Pre- present incumbent, W. R. Clegg Is Snead, 280; Nelson, 286; Johnny Ro- noon. Seeking renomination, and there are began and indications point to the volta, Evanston, 111., 287; Gene Sar- The Young Men’s Democratic Today, Good Friday there will be cated between Southern Pines and rumoid f'f others to enter the field. fact that this will be the largest af. nzen, Brookfield, Conn.^ 288; liarold Clubs of Mineral Springs and Sand­ held in Emmanuel Church the custo-i Whoever wins the nomination will fair ever sponsored by the church. McSpaden, Winchester, Mass., 288; hills town.ships will be hosts to the mary Three Hour service of meditaj the guest.Henry Picard, Hershey, Pa„ 291. Organization Committee of. Young The service will begin promptly at The residence of Ben Morgan in MISS HIIJ)ERMAN SECRET.VRY lected to receive this gift will be Democrats, will be the speaker. roon and end at 3:00 o ’clock sharp. Niagara burned to the ground yes­ present at the party. The committee “fiONE W m i THE WIND" Tho.se in charge of arrangements terday morning. The Southern Pines Miss Catherine Hilderman, daugh­ in charge includes Mrs. J. J. Spring, rOHXG HERE APRIL ^1 for the meeting .say that “old” a.n BANK CLOSED MONDAY department responded to an alarm ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hilderman, Mrs. J. G. deBerry, Mrs. W. C Mud- Manager Charles W. Picquet of well as yojmg Democrats are invited i in time to save the building, but was of Southern Pines^ h a s been elected pett, Mrs. W E Flynn, Mrs. H. C. the Carolina Theatres announced this to hear Mr. Taft, an able speaker The Citizens Bank and Trust Com-, handicapped by lack of wuter. Fur. secretary of the student government Maloney, Mrs. E. E. Boone, Jr., L. week that his Pinehurst theatre and a “comer” in State politics. In pany of Southern Pines will bo closed | nishings and clothing were saved, a.ssociation at Woman's College, U. V. O'Callaghan, Dr. G. G. Herr and would have “CJone W'.th the W ind” fact they say they'll even let Repub­ all day on Easter Monday, a legal; The house was a one and one-half N. C., fo r next year. William E. Flynn during the week of April 21st. licans in. holiday. frame structure.