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VOLUME THE PILOT NUMBER 2^ Is a Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of the Sandhill Territory of^toth Carolina Address all commimications to THE PILOT PRINTING COMPANY, VASS, N. C FRroAY, MAY 27, 1927. DEATH OF TWO PROMINENT MEN Alex Cameron and H. B. Swoope, Highly Respected Citizens, Answer the Summons. Two men prominent in Sandhills affairs have died in the last few days. The first was H. B. Swoope, of Pinehurst, followed on Tuesday by Alex Cameron, of Manley. Mr, Swoope had been a resident of Pine hurst for several years, and one of the active men in the affairs of this section. He was connected witJi Knollwood and the Mid-Pines devel opments, was active in the efforts to secure a suitable hjospital for thie neighborhood, a subscriber to the many forward movements that call for financial help, and he was a cor dial and popular resident of Pine hurst. Originally he was from the Clearfield coal section of Pennsyl vania, wh«re his people have been prominent for generations. His home was one of the show places of Pinehurst. Alex Cameron was one of the best known citizens of McNeilFss town ship. For years he had been in bus iness in Southern Pines and Manley, and all the time he had an active finger in community affairs. Of re cent years he has been connected with the Highland Pines Inn, where his pleasing way with the patrons made him an army of friends. But probably the outstanding trait of Alex Cameron's character will be his work for education, and his faithful ness to the young folks who have followed him. His son at Chapel Hill is among the first in high schol arship, which is to the father’s cred it. But another feattire that gave him a high plac<» among uiis was the backing Alex Cameron gave the children of his dead brother when those children were young. He help ed them to get through school and college and to place themselves in conspicuous locations in the business affairs of the community, a monu ment to a man that cannot be im proved by any other type of memor- iaL Alex Cameron had a boftt of friends made by an industrious and upright life, and a kindly contact with his neighbors. The funeral serv ices were held at the home and the burial at the family cemetery at Beaver Creek. Records kept in hog feeding dem onstrations are teaching some men the value of keeping farm accounts. WALTER H. NEAL DIES AT AGE 68 Former Judge and at His Death Chairman of State Board of Elections Laurinburg, May 23.—Judge Wal ter H. Neal died today at 12 o'clock at his residence on Church Street. For some months he had been in a sanitarium, and was brought home Sunday morning. Judge Neal was about 68 years ®ld, and until last fall was actively engaged in the practice of law. He was admitted to the bar in 1880 and shortly thereafter located at Laurin- burg, where he soon established a well-paying practice. In 1901 he was appointed by Governor Aycock the judge of what was then the Eighth Jndieial District, and continued to ^old this position until he resigned in 1908. He was vice-president of the First National Bank, and held many positions of trust and honor, ®nd was highly esteemed throughout the State. He was chairman of the State Board of Elections when he died. He is survived by his wife, who Was, before marriage. Miss Emma Gill, and by two children. Miss Fannie l^uise Neal and Thomas G. Neal. i y § % TEN YEARS LATER By GRANTLAND RICE What has become of them—^ten seasons later, Ten seasons after they started for France? Cowboy and lawyer, clerk, farmer and waiter, Young ones and old ones who turned to war’s dance? Just a bit older—and just a bit grayer, Some of them faintly remember the thrill; Some have grown sadder and some few are gayer, And some are but dust by the side of the hill. Ten years ago the bugles were calling, And yet it w^as back in an age that is dead; Where only the rain and the big shells were falling And Time was a stream where the water ran red. What has become of them—where is their glory, Off for the barracks and trenches abode? Some still remember the thrill of their story, And some are but dust by the side of the road. In American Legion Monthly. fef! J IjO hi v.A\y< • •• SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 CnON AT PINE NEEDLES Steel Work Is Beginning and Many Hands Busy at Work On the Building. The first of the steel beams for the new Pine Needles Hotel were set this week, and the forms are about com pleted for the pouring of the con crete floor for the first story. Steel is arriving for the frame work. Brick is coming on the ground, and the next few days will see material pour ing in in quantity. Forces of men are now at work on the various side lines, as electric work, arranging for plumbing and building forms. With the construction of the first floor work will move along rapidly from now on, and the new building will take shape within the next two or three weeks to show its proportions in positive form. Much of the prelim inary work for raising the steel has been acomplished. When the engines start the structure will rise rapidly. Mr. Pender, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Craig of the Pinehurst construction departments are on the grotind, ex pediting the work in their various de partments, and are making the building look like a beginning. The Good Construction Company has a large number of men at work, and will add more in the next few days. The main floor now shows the mag nitude of the new house, and tells that it will be a fine and comodiotis structure on a site that will make it one of the most inviting places of the Sandhills. The roads leading to Pine Needles are exceUent from all directions now and are travelled by many people, especially the new short cut on Carthage road, which saves distance and grade. The Satterfield hotel at Pinehurst is reaching the final story at the roof. It is an imposing building on top of the world, for it looks out over the entire horizon. Fifty dollars in prizes will be awarded in the ho!|p ealling* contest held during the Stiate Farmers Con vention at State College, July 26 to 28. POWER UNES BEFORE INDUSTRY Carolina Power and Light Co. Spending $27,000,000 In New DeveI<H>ment. “There will be no industrial devel opment in Eastern North Carolina, in my opinion, until there are trans mission lines and power there,” de clared P. A. Tillery, vice president and general manager of the Caroline Power and light Company in an ad dress before the Raleigh Rotary Club yesterday. Mr. Tillery, who briefly tolf’ the story of the development of the Carolina Power and Light Company, pointed to the map of North Caro lina, showing the distribution of power lines, to indicate how bare Eastern North Carolina is fo the means of industrial ener^. While this is so, the Carolma Power and Light Company, under its bud get for 1927 will spend $27,000,000 in new developments, he declared. It is estimated that fc«* every dollar spent in power dfev|Blopira;nt there must be a correspon<fing five dollars in industry. This means, he pointed out, the investment of more than $135,000,000 in industry in the tf.rri- Eastem North Carolina is for the power available. “We have faith in North Carolfcia,” he declared. “We are providing the power in confidence that we will be able to sell it.” The company is now completing an 85,000 horsepower development on the Yadkin near Norwood, and a TRAINING CAMPS FOR MOORE BOYS Jerry Healy Tells of An Outing For a Number of Moore County Boys. A TRIBUTE TO MOTHERS Jerry Healy, who is one of the grown-ups who take an interest in boys, is an active advocate of the Citizens' Military Training camps for boys, and he announces that half a dozen or more boys from this county can have a free thirty-day outing at the expense of the govern ment during the summer if they care to take on the opportunity. The camps will be at the regular army forts and camps and under the di rection of the army officers, where a school of military training will be (Contiinued on page 2) Thinks Love for Mothers Should Not Be Left to One Par ticular Day. Cotton dealers and manufacturers must be delighted with these cotton festivals all over the State since the farmer has sold his cotton to them at a very cheap price. Editor’s Note—The following article was received too late for Mother’s Day. To the Editor of The Pilot: This has become an age of special ists, and the reason is not hidden be hind. a mask. Rapid transit and modem inventions have made life so complicated that no one feels equal to the task of being master of more than one subject, and so evei*y one is specializing, and none but experts are recognized. And often they are experts only in name. Experts are (Continued on Page Two.) (Contiinued on 2) Tax Sales Postponed At a meeting of the county commissioners on Wednesday at the Court House in Carthage the sale of land for deliniiuent taxes was post poned until September. In some counties injunctions have been brought against the county boairds, and this had been threatened in Moore County. But the Commissioners decided that as some question seems to be raised regaiTiiing the applicnrtlon of the law at the present time it would be wise to hold the sale at a later date. Much argument has been offered about the condition of the farm ers and their ability to pay their taxes now, and the statement has been offered that later In the season tobacco money a^d other sources in in come will permit the payment of taxes, which seems difficult to do now. Mr. McLean says he will try to collect as much of the outstandinf tax as possible before September, so that not many sales will be neces sary. Some difference of opinion as to the itction talMn seeM to exfal, hut the matter is settled until Sefileniber. BARBER BUn.DS NEW CLUB HOUSE Mr. Barber Making Big Im provements In Midland Farms Section. James Barber, who is one of the prominent developers of the Sand hills, has on foot another project that will make a pronounced change in the Midland Farms region. He has already nearly completed a broad clayed road extending from the Mid land road, running northward throtugh his lands to the headwaters of Mill Creek where he has complet ed a dam that not only adds to the appearance of the neighborhood, but which will furnish an ample supply of water for domestic uses. Across the stream on the farther hillside Mr. Barber is building a fine lar^ club house, sixty feet front and cor responding depth, the construction of (Contiinued on page 2) NOTICE FOR LISTING TAXES. The public will take notice that the Tax List-Taker and Assessor will be at Southern Pines on May 31, June 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, and at Vaas on May 28 and June 11, 1927, after which dates the bo<to will be eloied. Do not attempt to list real esisile at other times for it is neeeasary for tho Assessor to be present. W. D. MATTHEWS, Liat>Taker.
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