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^ Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Address all communications to
THE PILOT PRINTING COMPANY. VASS, N. C
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1927
PINEHURST HAS
RECORD SEASON
Cottages Are Now All Full and
Business Ahead of
Everything.
“Mr. Robert P. Bass, former Gov
ernor of New Hampshire, has leased
Westwood here last week,” said Mr.
Emery, of Pinehurst, “and Mr. Sta
ples Fuller ,of New York, leased the
Sycamore cottage. This leaves but
one cottage in the entire village of
Pinehurst to be rented.
“In addition to the regular cot
tages which usually rented here,
there have been five or six master
houses rented. Many of the owners
of these houses are traveling abroad
this winter and have rented their
houses for this season only. Not only
have more cottages than ever been
rented, but higher rentals have been
paid and we think the best class of
cottage tenants we have ever had
here.
“With the present residences which
are being constructed and those to be
commenced within the next 30 days,
there will be from $150,000 to $200,-
000 worth of building contracts go
ing on which I think is also a record.
This is of course exclusive of the de
velopment at Knollwood; in fact all
of the forgoing information refers
entirely to Pinehurst and its immed
iate vicinity.
“Business at the hotels up to date
is between 15 and 25 per cent in ad
vance of any previous season, and
the bookings were never as high at
the present time My own opinion is
and I think that it is somewhat con
firmed by the foregoing events, that
the next five years will offer to this
section an unprecedented opportuni
ty for development, not a boom but
a It-glll', grov.th to meet che de
mands for winter homes.”
Mr. Emery mentioned that persons
coming up from Florida predict that
it will take that section about that
long to recover from its misfortunes,
and that in the meantime the Sand
hills country will be getting on a
broader foundation all the time.
The reports from Southern Pines
are about to the same effect as Mr.
Emery gives concerning Pinehurst.
The hotels at Southern Pines have a
good patronage, and the cottages are
well filled, with more building.
CAMERON
ALFRED MOORE
CHAPTER MEETS
Meeting Was Held Tuesday,
March 1, at Southern
Pines.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Alfred Moore Chapter, D. A. R., was
held Tuesday, March 1, at the home
of Mrs. W. C. Mudgett, Mrs. Mudgett
and Mrs Clara E. Elms being joint
hostessos. The regent, Mrs. T. B. Ty
son, presided. The usual opening ex
ercises were followed.
It was reported that the Chapter
had cleared $110 on the musical tea
given on February 22 A rising vote
of thanks was tendered Mrs. Mudgett
for her splendid work in arranging
the musical tea.
Mrs. J. S. Milliken read a message
from the President-Greneral. Mrs.
Clara E. Elms read the flag lesson
for March, “The First American
Flag.”
There were a number of visiting
Daughters present who gave greet
ings. These were: Mrs. Hanna, sis
ter of Mrs. Minor, former president-
general; Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Williams,
and Mrs. Weaver
The following program was then
rendered:
Colonial Life in New England, Mrs.
Hoyt Shaw.
Two American Women of Historic
Fame, Mrs. E. C. Loomis.
Piano selections, Mrs. Grey.
The hosteses served creamed chick
en in patties, sandwiches and hot cof
fee.
White, and in mountains, ghosts,
wraiths, and winding sheets, lay the
snow on the Cameron Hills.
IVe seen the snows of many win
ters, but never one like that of March
2, 1927.
At 11 a. m. I measured the snow in
my front walk, on the South side of
house, it measured 23 1-2 inches.
Then I measured the snow in my back
porch, on North side of house. It
measured 30 inches. It snowed on,
and I lot it snow, not caring to meas
ure any farther.
Mrs. L. F. Ritchie, of Clarkton, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. L. B. Mc-
Koithen.
Mrs. C. C. Byrd, of Lilesville, vis
ited her sisters, Misses Kate and
Minnivi Hunter, last week.
Ever notice the similarity of the
forces of Nature and the Jehovah of
the Old Testament?
Mary Bess Irvin was in Sanford
Saturday to see her mother, Mrs. J. J.
Irvin, who is a patient in the C. C.
Hospital. She reports her mother as
f?eling better, we are pleased to
state.
The county health and welfare as
sociation met Tuesday at the school
auditorium, with Mrs. Lennard Tufts.
Good bye peaches and pears. Pray
Mother Nature spare us the dew-
ben ies
Miss Jennie Cameron came home
from Rockingham for the week-end.
The planing mill shelter of D. W.
McNeill was crushed in by the weight
of snow.
Cary Phillips, of State College,
came home Sunday for a visit to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Phillips,
on Rt. 2.
J. A. Phillips and son, Pete, left
last Tuesday, March 1, for a business
trip to Winston-Salem. They re
turned Friday night, the 4th, having
been on the road for several days.
Snow trip.
Dr. A. L. O’Briant went to Raleigh
for over Sunday.
J. Q. Stutts arrived in town Sun
day.
After a visit to her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. T. Harrington, on Rt. 2,
Mrs. Colon Thomas and little son, re
turned Saturday to Hamlet.
I can corroborate the story of the
resurrection of Mary Lindsay, as told
by Miss Connie Currie in last week’s
Pilot. I’ve heard my grand mother
relate the story, with slight varia
tions, as is the way of all history and
tradition, told by different persons.
The name Lindsay is English. The
family came to Scotland in time of
David the 1st. To Lady Anne Lind
say we are indebted for that sweet
song, “Auld Robin Gray.”
A battle royal of snow balls took
place last week on the street of the
town proper, between the juveniles
with their respective captains, J. D.
McLean and L. B. McKeithen. Quite
an amusing and thrilling battle.
Neither side claimed the victory; they
fought till tired out, and called it a
draw. However, the coupe de grace
was when the captains came together
in a hand-to-hand encounter.
D. W. McNeill returned from a bus
iness trip to Ellenton, S. C., Saturday
evening. He says when he told the
Ellentonians there was from 2 to 3
feet of snow in this section of North
Carolina and 6 feet where it drifted,
they looked at him as if they doubted
his veracity. When he reached home
and told the Cameron people that
fires were raging down near Augus
ta, they looked at him as did the
Palmetto people, only more so.
Dr. A. L. O’Briant had quite an ex
perience the night of the snow storm.
Whem returning from a call in that
sparsely settled country toward John-
sonville, where one travels for miles
without seeing an habitation. While
the storm raged furiously his car
stopped, and stubbornly refused to go
any farther. He looked at his watch.
It was 3 a. m.
Being somewhat of a philosopher,
he decided it was best to “sit steady
in the boat”—well wrapped up and in
a closed car, he dropped off to sleep.
When he awoke it was broad day
GOVERNMENT GIVE
30 DAYS’TRAINING
EnroUment * Blanks Can
Secured From J. V.
Healy.
Bei
Applicants for Citizens Military
Training Camps are now being re
ceived by various county representa
tives in North Carolina for enroll
ment this coming summer
Approximately 35,000 young men,
from all walks of life, from the city
and the country, the school and the
shop will be accommodated in the
camps this summer. Thirty days of
training at the expense of the gov
ernment, wholesome food, outdoor
life, expert medical and dental atten
tion, comfortable clothing and free
transportation to the camp and re
turn home are offered the young men
who qualify for these camps and the
demand for attendance this summer
began as far back as last August
when the 1926 camps closed.
Attendance at any of these camps
docs not imply any further obliga
tion for military service. The gov
ernment is satisfied to train the appli
cant for one month as a worth-while
investment in the cause of citizenship.
To be eligible to attend candidates
must be physically fit American cit
izens, or at least have taken out first
papers for naturalization, and be of
good moral character. Age require
ment are: Basic—17 to 24, Red—17
to 25, White—18 to 28, Blue—19 to 31.
That is, a basic candidate must have
a 17th birthday and must not have
his 24th birthday by the time camp
opens. A physical examination, in
oculation and vaccination against ty
phoid, paratyphoid and small pox, and
a certificate of good moral character
are required before enrollmem.
Applicants frcm eoiii^ty
obtain enrollment blanks and other in
formation from J. V. Healy, Moore
county representative, at Pinehurst
or Southern Pines. Since the num
ber of enrollments from this county
is limited to nine, applications will
be given consideration in the order
they are received.
PINEBLUFF
At the M. E. Church March 13. Sun
day school at 9:45 a. m. Preaching by
Rev. Nathan Trivitt at 11 a. m. Eve
ning service at 7. Prayermeeting on
Thursday at 7:30.
At the Baptist Chxirch March 13.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Preaching
by Rev. C. L. Jackson at 11 a. m. at
the Tavern. Prayermeeting on Thurs
day evening at the Tavern at 7:30.
Rev. C. L. Jackson and Mr. and
Mrs. I. G. Wylie motored to Sanford
on Monday morning where Rev. Jack
son delivered the regular monthly ad
dress to the ministers of the Sandy
Creek Baptist Association held in the
First Baptist Church.
The light snow fall of two inches
last Tuesday was followed on Tues
day night by a heavy fall of snow
which measured two feet deep on the
level, extending from Sanford to
Hamlet. The public traveling North
was held at Hamlet one day until the
part going South from Sanford pass
ed over Route 50, the next day they
were held at Sanford until the Hamlet
crowd passed over ,and so on until
the sun thawed the snow sufficiently
to let the traveling public pass safely
over.
On Tuesday afternoon after the
snow had melted sufficiently to let
objects be revealed a man and woman
were discovered laying in a field be
tween Pinebluff and Aberdeen dead.
The man was identified as a traveling
salesman and the woman a waitress
from Pinehurst. The supposition is
that their automobile became disabled
and they tried to walk to Aberdeen
and got lost in the dreadful storm
and froze to death.
Rev. Len E. Wheeler, of Southern
Pines, called on friends in town on
Tuesday afternoon. Rev. and Mrs.
Wheeler spent the winter in Florida
and returned to Southern Pines on
, Tuesday of last week, just in time to
welcome the snow storm.
Mrs. C. M. Mullens, of Baltimore,
arrived at the home of her niece, Mrs.
Dale Key, on Thursday evening after
waiting in Aberdeen all day for a
chance to reach Pinebluff. She was
dropped on the comer of the highway
and Baltimore Avenue and had to
wade in two feet of snow one-half
Pyrotol costing only $8.90 was used , the home of Mrs Key.
, ^ , , i Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Warner,
i who have spent the past month as
guests of his aunt, Mrs. M. A. Cad-
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FIRE GIRL
The Following Story Was Writ
ten by a Girl of Vass-Lake-
view School
broken $100 worth of plows on the
farm of W. D. Leggett, of Edgecombe
county.
MOORE COUNTY
FARM NOTES
waladar, left for their home in Phil
adelphia on Monday last by auto.
Mrs. C. M. Hutchings who has
(By Eunice Thompson, 7th Grade)
Dorothy Blake had just settled in
the hammock when the postman came
up with a letter for her It was from
the Camp Fire Girl Guardian. She
was to meet her friend, Madge Mc-
Innis at her home which was nearly
a block away, at 4:30, p. m., to go on
a camping trip which a party of girls
the size of Dorothy had planned Dor
othy at once began getting ready.
Just as she was almost ready, Madge
the size of Dorothy had planned. Dor
othy to where the other girls were
gathered. The girls had hired a man
to carry the tents and provisions for
them and they were going to hike.
When the girls reached the meeting
place Dorothy jumped out of the car
and carried her camping material to
the waiting car. After everyone had
gathered the"girls started toward the
western part of the city. They had
walked almost two hours when they
came to a beautiful grove. There were
birds singing in every tree top, al
though the place seemed rather lone
some. The girls put up the tents
and began getting supper. After they
had eaten a supper of ham, eggs, but
ter, rolls and weiners they roasted
marshmallows and apples.
After their walk the girls were
very tired and sleepy, so they soon
retired. Everyone was up early the
next morning and they were soon
busy packing the camp outfit. About
7 o’clock they were on their way
again. They sang, told jokes and
stories, laughed and most of the girls
were enjoying the walk as well as
the camping. They had fixed up a
basket of food for their dinner,
they didn’t have to stop long. There
were many flowers along the road as
well as birds and other beautiful
things. At six o’clock they came to a
green wood By the side of it was a
park. They got permission from the
owner to put up their tents there so
soon all was settled again and most
of the girls except Dorothy started
toward the park, but Dorothy went
into the green woods. There was a
highway next to the woods and a lake
on the other side of the highway.
Dorothy went across the road to the
side of the lake where she could
spent the past two months with her | watch the cars pass. Soon she saw
Fifty
Acres In Permanent
Pastures Started
Last Week.
Last week marked the beginning of
some good, permanent pastures in the’
daughter, Mrs. Paul Guilds, in Wash
ington, D. C., is expected home on
Thursday.
O. A. Gaily has bought of J. B.
I Little thv? Pine Cone Tea House and
1 three lots on the highway and Balti
more Avenue.
J. R. Simpson who has spent some
dme in Florida has joined his wife at ] unconscious,
the home of her sister Miss Ella
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county. In all there will be a little j Backers,
over 50 acres of pasture with about
10 different farmers. Most of this
was seeded to Carpet grass, Dallas
grass and Lespedeza( Japan clover.)
Each day sees the call for more live
stock and if we are to keep livestock
on a paying basis we must have good
pastures. One acre of the above
The new fire siren has arrived and
been installed.
Mrs. Dickerson and sister, Mrs.
a boy coming down the road on a bi
cycle. Behind him came a large car
which a colored man drove Just as
the boy got opposite h^-r the car
struck him and knocked him down.
The driver went on down the road
without offering any help. Dorothy
went over to the boy and found him
She picked him up and
carried him over to the lake where
she bathed his face until he was again
conscious.
The boy was about ten years old,
had brown eyes, black hair and fair
Lawrenc', of Kingsford, Tenn., have ! complexion. After he opened his e>yes
rented Mrs. Pope’s upper cottage re- she asked him if he minded if she
cently vacated by Mr. DeYoe and ' went to her tent and get some m^'di-
family.
J. L. DeYoe and family are located
grasses will keep two cows and they in Mrs. L. B. Williams’ cottage near
will stay in good condition, this on
pretty good land and favorable sea
sons. This of course does not hold
good for dry years like 1926. The
pasture mixture has also proven to
be a valuable asset in the raising of
hogs. Where they have been grazed
on pasture of the above grases the
cost of producing a pound of pork is
just about half the usual price.
By getting a large order we were
able to get quite a reduction on the
price of these seed. If you are in
terested in pasture you would do well
to get your grass planted between
now and the middle of March. Little
or no preparation is required to get
these grasses started and each year
will see them a little better than they
were the year before. None of the
grasses are a pest as you can get rid
of them with very little trouble.
E. H. Garrison, Jr.,
County Agent.
his store where they will be near their
place of business.
Fred W’arner, of Paris, France,
spent the week-end with his aunt,
Mrs. M. A. Cadwalader.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gould, motor
ing up to Franklin county, N. Y.,
from Lakeland, Fla., stopped over at
the home of his cousin, Mrs. Jessie
L. DeYoe last Thursday evening in
two feet of snow. They continued
their journey North on Friady after
calling on his aunt, Mrs. Albert Aus
tin, and other friends.
Mrs. J. Vance Rowe spent the
week of February 14 to 20 in New
Bern, where she attended bedside,
death and burial of her father, E. J.
Loftin.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Vance Rowe and
family went to Raleigh Sunday, Feb.
27, where they met Mrs. Rowe’s
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cme.
“No, I will he alright ^til you come
back,” he said. So she brought cloth
for bandages and medicine which were
needed. His leg, she discovered, was
hurt badly. And his hand was badly
sprained from falling on it. The car
had run over his leg and it was caus
ing James Olson, (as she found waa
his name) much pain. Dorothy put
the medicine on the leg and hound it
up. Then she went to the house close
by ad telephoned for a doctor When
he came he told Dorothy that she had
helped him very much by acting*
quickly and both he and James thank
ed her heartily. The doctor said he
would take James and his bicycle,
which was not badly damaged, home*
Dorothy was very glad she had gone
to the lake because she had shown
that she was a True Camp Fire GirL
Tom Tarheel says his oldest boy is
more willing to help on the farm
since he has all the money he can
make from his own pigs and land.