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VOLUME THE PILOT Is a Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of the Sandhill Territory of Nort Address all communicadons to THE PILOT PRINTING COMPANY, VASS. N. C FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1927. NUMBER PTION $2.C0 MOORE COUNTY FARM NOTES Chicken Truck Expected in Vass Sometime the First of This Month. When and How to Top Dress Cotton. That readily available ammoniates pay best and should be applied with in the first two weeks after chopping is the conclusion drawn from several years of tests by the different ex- ALFRED MOORE CHAPTER MEETS The Main Business of the Meet ing Was the Election of Of ficers for Coming Year. The Alfred Moore Chapter, D. A. R., held its closing meeting for the season Tuesday afiicmoon at the home of Mrs. Talbot Johnson, of Aberdeen. The Regent, Mrs. T. B. Tyson, pr^ided. After the usual periment stations in an effort to an- j opening exercises roll call was re- swer the oft-repeated question. How | sponded to with patriotic qHiotations. much top dresser shall I use on cot- | Deep regret was expressed by the ton and when shall I apply it? Chapter over te absence of Mrs. T. Nitrate of soda was used as the ; Johnson, caused by her recent opera- source of anunonia in most of these : over the recent sickness of tests, and the most profitable rate 1 was found to be 100 to 150 pounds ly voted to indorse Mrs. Whitaker, its past regent, as the next State Regent and a committee was formed to further this. A splendid paper on _ ' “Brief Sketches of First Four Im- per acre. Equivalent amounts of other readily available sources of ammonia may be used equally as ef fectively. Slowly available ammon ^ o. i.4.1 -a • „ iates should not be used as top dres- ; '"^America” was sers, but should be applied before read by Mrs. W. N. Currie and one on Daniel Boone read by Mrs. S. Richardson. The main business of the after planting. Applications made shortly after chopping under the conditions of I , , . these tests, have given larger in- !‘he election of officers for the creases than when made later in the I was accomplished by season. Split applications may be unanimously re-electmg the past of advisable on very sandy soil, espec ially if heavy rains occur early in the season The eflectiveness of late ficers with the exception of Mrs. San born and it was with regret that on account of ill health Mrs. Sanborn applications depends largely upon given up. However, the Chap- weather conditions and the stage of grrowth and the conditions of the crop. A good time to apply top dresser is after the cotton has been chopped and plowed the first time. The ma terial may be scattered by hand or distribHitors in the furrow close to the growing plant. This followed by a second cultivation would leave the crop in good condition. Phosphorus and Potash are not necessary ingredients in a good top dresser. These are rather slow act ing and should be applied before the crop is planted. Express Shipments of Chickens to Be Made Soon. ter was very fortunate to have Mrs. Hoyt Shaw to take her place and she was welcomed as the new Chaplain for the coming year. It was decided to take “The Constitution” for study next year. A letter was read from General Bowley, of Fort Bragg, as follows: “The Citizens Military Training Camps that have becomje such an im portant asset throughout the United States is not thoroughly understood by our people in North Carolina. To secure a better appreciation of just what these camps accomplish I need and ask your assistance. “We have had little trouble in in teresting the boys themselves, but in CAMPAIGN TO BE LAUNCHED SOON In the Interest of Grape Grow ing Throughout the Car olina Sandhills. LAKEVIEW OPEN FARMERS HOLD FOR SUMMER Many New Improvements That Will Make the Place More Popular. Advices have been received from the office of J. N. McBride, General Agricultural Agent, Seaboard Air Line Railway at Savannah, Ga., that the Development Department of that railroad will inaugurate in the late summer an extensive campaign throughout the Carolina Sandhills in the interest of grape growing. Fred P. Abbott, Development Agent, with office in Hamlet, N. C., was in Vass this week in the interest of the grape campaign and it is understood that this campaign is the result of experimiental work i,n grapes that the Seaboard has been quietly con ducting for the past several years. A few years ago, it came to the at tention of the Seaboard that Europ ean grapes were not cultivated on a commercial scale anywhere in tlhe United States except in California. In faci, the industry is so firmly es tablished in that State that in the United States the common name ap plied to the viniferous or European grape is “the California grape.” Upon endeavoring to determine the reason for confining the European grape in dustry within the State of California, it appeared to be the general con sensus of opinion that soil and cli Lakeview opened informally on Wednesday, and with all the sig^ns that the season will be a good one. C. W. Spear is in charge, and L. L. Turner has the hotel. W. L. Jones, a poliemcan of years’ experience on the force at Raleigh, will be on the grounds during the summer, and will see that order is maintained and the resort is made attractive for all gatherings that desire to find recrea tion and amusement there. The ho tel is already open for business, al though the formal opening will not take place until Sunday. During the spring a feature that is new in this section was introduced. This is the toboggan slide, which carries riders from the top of a long steep incline on a swift pace down into the water, where a long ride out over the surface of the lake fol lows. The ride is exhilerating and amusing, and is an attraction that holds the spectators as well as those who ride. Boats, swimming, rowing and other amusements will be other features. Especial care will be taken of Sun day Schools, societies, groups of hoys and girls, and organizations of all types that like to get out for a sum- IMPORTANT MEET A Farmer’s Mutual Exchange Organized at Jackson Springs Thursday Evening. matic conditions prevented the cul- day or longer, and everything so many instances the parents have If there is sufficient interest in the | unwilling to approve their at tendance. I believe that this is not due to a selfish desire to deprive their sons of this priceless privilege, but rather an apprehension that they may be enlisted in the army, under bad influence at camp, or any of the countless evils a parent readily imBgines when a boy first proposes Southern Pines Willi Continue I t'T ^is wings. After six years- (Contiinued on page 2) EXPANDING PLANS FOR SHRUBBERY ture of this crop in other States of the Union. Such an explanation did not appear plausible and representa tives of the Development Department conducted an exhaustive study of the European grape industry determin ing the requirements of this crop. Dr. George C. Hussman, Viticulturist of the United States Department of Agriculture, became interested in the efforts of the Seaboard to prove or disprove their belief that European grapes could be successfully clilti- vated in the Sandhills of the Caro has been done to provide for amuse ment, comfort and safety. During the winter Dowdy & Butler, the well drillers, sunk a deep well to the bot tom rock, which is cased from the bottom to the top, shutting off all surface water, and a large flew of excellent water is available at all times. About 20 farmers of the Jackson Springs comnmnity met Thursday evening. May 26, and organized a Farmers’ Mutual Exchangre. The pur pose of this organization is to de velop group marketing and to sell farm products. Also to develop group purchasing and to buy farm supplies and equipment. The Exchange meets every Thurs day night after the first and third Sunday of each month. The meet ings are held at the school house. Any grower of farm products is elig ible to join. We believe that there is strength in union and we are glad to welcome new members at any time. The org-anization is strictly a local affair and the success of the or ganization depends upon the mem bers. The Exchange is going to put on a drive for better livestock and a more balanced system of farming in this community. Already plans are being made for a creamery route. Some new poultry houses have been put up and we plan to take part in a carlot shipment of poultry later on. We are going to attempt to standardize the commun ity to one or two breeds of each kind of livestock. The following officers were elected: M. A. Clark, president; W. B. Hern don, vice president; L. T. Graham, secretary-treasurer, and F C. Win ston, mana^^er. The board of direc tors consist of the following mem bers: M. A. Clark, W. B. Herndonr L. T. Graham, N. D. Reece and W. linas. Dr. Hussman secured indi- | resort rather than to per- rectly from Europe a number of vines i questionable things to pay the of a great many varieties and these | expenses. Fees for suits, bath rooms, together with a number of American ! established at the lowest The bathing beach and amusement | A. Clark. The Exchange will be in enterprises have been enclosed by ajcorporated within the next two or fence, and admission is fixed at ten | three days Our next meeting will Jfe held the ninth of June at which time we are hoping to have a dairy expert to talk on the possibility of dairying in this community. The public is invited to this meeting cents. This is necessary to help care for the costs of fixing up and carry- or Domestic varieties of grapes were planted al McBee, S C., in the spring of 1923. The test planting was made in co-operation with W. L. McCoy, one of the leading farmers and bus iness men of the McBee section. The results of the test vineyard prices that will permit the place to be carried on, as the desire is to pro vide a place of pleasure and enter tainment rather than to try to make money. Dinner dances at the hoiel for the guests of the house will be HOME FURNITURE FOR NEW HOTEL given in the evening, to run until i - ^ have been watched very closeiy. Some ■ about 10 o clock and for the guests I me Needles Will Buy $X00,000 of the vines bore fruit in 1924 and j hotel and beach alone. They \\ orth From Carolina Its Town Planting Projects. I experience, we no longer need sur- {vines produced fruit in 1925 j will not be promiscuous affairs, and Factories. Frank Buchan in calling attention to the excellent growth of shrubbery planted in Southern Pines in the spring said that it is the intention in the fall to further extend the work, and to take in one or two more square along the railroad and to push out onto as njany other streets as can be made practical. The plants set during the past winter and spring^ are making such growth as to awak en an unusual interest in the move ment, and while the last winter has been noteworthy for the large amount of material set out, it is to be ex pected thv-t the next season will see the amour.I increased materially. The wholesome results have been sur prising, and many individuals as well as the public authorities are now taking up planting schemes. The proposition to make the Sand hills a pleasant* place to live is gain ing force every day, and in a couple of years more this whole territory will be a decidedly different looking neighborhood. Smut has damaged the oat crop of several counties very severely this spring. In one demonstration in An son County, there was a damage of from 30 to 50 per cent where the seed were untreated as compared to practically no damage where the seed were treated before planting. Two hundred farm women will at tend the third short course for wom- at State College, July 4 to 9. mise on the value of these camps to young manhood. The training does improve them physically, and as fu ture citizens. No effort is made to enlist them in the army (and as a matter of fact is prohibited by the War Department), the morals of the camp are zealously guarded; the sub stantial food and supervised physical training puts beef and brawn on their frames, and the military training is but a means for arousing the in stinct of leadership and an apprecia tion of the true meaning of disci pline. “A boy here meets and competes with boys from every part of the State; he makes contacts and friend ships that will be of life-long bene fit to him. The Camp this year opens Off June 15 and closes July 14th. We have secured an appropriation to care for 900. To secure this num ber, we must overcome the obstacle of non-understanding parents, and this can be done in no better way than by the loyal women of North Carolina. I feel sure I can count on you to help brin^ the parents of your community to a realization of the importance of this training in rounding out the education of our young nrwn.” It was moved to adjourn until Sep tember and delicious refreshments were served by the two hostesses, Mrs. Oudworth and Mrs. L. S. John son. The Chapter feels they have ac complished much valuable work dur ing the past year due a great deal to the splendid leadership of its Regent, Mrs. Tyson. and 1926. The resuKe gained in this I that will do away with much that was work have astounded all those who i iiticized in the past. While the new Pine Needles Hotel are intimately acquainted with the Fourth of July and other holidays is still far from ready to outfit with grape industry and have proved be- i will be observed at Lakeview in its new furniture the management yond a doubt that European grapes can be successfully produced in the Sandhills on a large commercial (Contiinued on page 2) BOYD READS FOR THE KIWANIANS Selections From His New Book Hold the Members Attentively. prop3r manner, and amusements will i has decided that the bulk of what be arranged as often during the sum- ' goes inio the new house will be made mer as the occasion appears to de- j at the factories in this State. This mand. Facilities exist for caring for | is determined by the excellent quality a large number of people now, and of furniture made in the Carolina {the management has inquiries of such : factories, and also because in all its a character and in such numbers that i existence Pinehurst has undertaken jit is confidently believed that the sea- i'o use Norih Carolina products of ! son this year will see Lakeview pop- | every kind wherever they serve the i ular over a wide territory. The roads | purpose. are good now in all directions, the | Some things will be bought outside water is in excellent condition, hous- j the State, as for mstance where some ing arrangements are ample, and the | particular piece of furniture for the sports that are provided will keep the j lobby, or for special need, is found visitors constantly employed. Mr. that suits the place, and which may The feature of the Kiwanis meet ing Wednesday at the Civic Club in Southern Pines was the reading by James Boyd of selections from his new book, “Marching On.” That new book is one of the master creations of this year’s literature, and when the author picked some features of it to interpret to the sixty-odd intelli gent men and women who heard him he made a decided hit. One selection was a scene at the Antietam battle field, the bloodiest battle fought in the Civil War, and the writer got the sentiment of the story and the read er put it before his audience. The attention given him was interesting. Charlie Mason announced his golf tournament to begin neict Wednes day on the County Club grounds at Spear invites the patronage of the people with the assurance that it will be deserved by the entertainment given. not be a North Carolina product. But about $100,000 worth of furniture made in this State will be used in equipping the new house, and already the material is being considered. The SANDHILLS SIXTEEN orders will be given before a great SING AT MANLEY, while, for some of the goods will be The famous Sandhills Sixteen will sing at Manley Presbyterian Church Saturday night at 8 o’clock. Admis sion free, and all are invited. This group of singers has made an ex cellent name in the Sandhills, and is interesting in its work and its pro grams. It is worth hearing any time. Mrs. Henry M. Middleton, of War saw, in Dupin County, won second prise in the Southern g^arden con test conducted by the Southern Rur- alist of Atkmtm, last year. Mn. Southern Pines. It promises to be I Middleton was awarded a cash pri*e a lively summer contesl ’of $200. made to fit the building, and time will be given the factories to do the kiiid of a job desired. The equip ment will be of a high type, as the Pine Needles will rank with the best hotels in the South, and everything will be of a superior quality in furn ishing, equipment, service and all other respects. Then the manage ment is anxious to submit to its pa trons the best that can be shown of North Carolina furniture production, and it is pretty well known now that North Carolina factories are making some of the finest qi^lity of goods (Please turn to pag« 2)
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