I ^ f/7.3 inuary 6, 1928. Cannon and Ht- >rman, of iMrs. Raymond If Raeford, via- Norman, for >yed a reunion ing the Chrfst- jvs. M. D. |e eye, ear, nos« Sanford, lidpnce, 274. to 12 m., and |y appointment •les the irk- kan- of >oy Ithe G VOLUME 8 THE PILOT NUMBER Is a Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina Address all communications to THK PILOT PKlNTlNG COMPANY. VASS. N C. FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1928. KNOLLWOOD HITS UVELY MOTION Number of Lot Sales Surprise the Whole Neigh borhood. LOBLOLLY PINE A RESOURCE. RIWANIS HEARS THEATRICAL MAN BION H. BUTLER. j The activity that has struck Knoll- wood is surprising to everybody, forj while many people insisted that the proposition was a certain winner, some of the optimists said in the long run, although some figured that ac tion would be speedy. Then there were others who guessed that the prospect would be of slow develop ment. But mighty few expected that by this time twenty lots would be sold from the new plans, and that oup house w’ould be already in the hands of the masons and others entering the architect’s jurisdiction. But here are the list. It includes those lots that had previously been sold near the Midland road, which brings the total number now off the market to 28. The original group previously sold; Pinehurst, Inc., lots 204, 404, 208A, 208B. A. E. Richardson, 406; Mrs. Markey, 410A, 410B. John Watson, 412. Lots sold since the streets were plotted: Dr. Richard Kevin, 440 and 441. Mrs. Louise Hogg, 442 and 444. C. A. Maze, 446. Talbot Johnson, 461. Irv.ng Johnson, 463. H. A. Page, Jr., 464. Dr. McKee, 259. John Bloxham, 472, 473 and 474. R. A. Olmstead, 512, 513 and 516. Mrs. Francis Keating, 500 and 501. Mrs. John D. Chapman, 428. G. C. Sey mour, 471. Mrs. Ashton B. Ferris, 465. There is no reason for any surprise about this rapid movement there at Knollwood, for with the improvement of the Pine Needles grounds, and the j icture the outside of the house pre sents it is wholly unnecessary to see wnat is going on inside to know what is in the future for that vicinity. Then with the opening out of the under brush and the building of the roads and the defining of lot boundaries a decided revolution has taken posses sion of the whole hill top, and people who go that way see a picture they never suspected. Mr. Olmstead’s house is now rais ing its walls. It is a location that will w*n unlimited admiration. From the grounds about the budding build ing the entire country can be seen, and the view down past the hotel and the golf course is going to sell many more lots in a short time. Knollwood Heights has shown that it has the good . More than that the commun ity scheme is exciting an interest. Mr. Olmstead has already been cussing with Mr. Yeomans plans for a second house in the group, and the second one will be located in conform ity with the first one that the two may be harmonious, and what is ful ly as sensible that the second one shall not interfere with the view or the landscape plans of the first one. The principle of village planning is adopted there in that collection of lots about the Olmstead location, and the result as it is to be worked out Will be one of the strong charms of the vicinity. The days are af»proaching foi the opening of Pine Needles, which takes plac.j January 28. Everything is get ting in sl^ shape for the event. The painters ^ave put cn their finishincr touches, the furniture is in the rooms and Mrs. Joan C. Emery, of Pinehurst and Wrentham, Mass., is now giving her attention to the draperies and decorations, as this is one of her pieces of decorative and furnishing work. Mrs. Emery haa been given free rein at the Pine Needles and the results show her skill in this respect. The loblolly pine, known also as the old field and shortleaf pine, is one of the South’s greatest natural resources as it grows rapidly and is naturally adapted to large areas in nearly all of the Southern states. Its profitableness as a crop and how it is best grown and harvested is told in a recent publication, “Loblolly Pine | At the Kiwanis meet at the South- Primer,’» Farmers’Bulletin No. 1517-FI ern Pines house Wednesday John issued by the Forest Service, United Meehan, the famed New York play- A. — ■ ROUNSEVELLE IMPORiJ’WTW SUBSCRIPTION S2.C0 SOUTH AMERICAN Tells of the Gamble of the Men j Who Write and Pro- j duce Plays. | «'ARMERS’SHORT ' COURSE SOON Course to Be Held at Sandhill Farm Life School. Able Speakers Provided. States Department of Agriculture. An acre of loblolly pine well pro- wright, told some of the inside stuff about the stage. Mr. Meehan has tected from fire will average a growth | been associated with some of the big- of from 300 to 1,000 board feet of; gest things and eome of the bdggest saw timber yearly, says the booklet, j theatrical producers of the country, Loblolly pine grows naturally from. and he knows his lines. He says the southern Delaware and eastern Mary-, theater has reached a point where it land over the coastal plain and lower holds not much interest any more ex- Piedmont sections south and west to cept *n a few of the bigger cities. Yet eastern Texas and southern Arkansas, there the field is such that it offers The North Carolina State Department big rewards for succelsises, but also of Agriculture a.ds farmers in the entails big losses for failures, for it marketing of forestry products. 'takes hundreds of thousands of dol- |lars to bring a play to the first ap- III? A r| AI7 pearance. Then if it does not make 01 EiilLlLIl nijiiJJ Ur a hit the whole thing is done. mirnrWliT a 1tTT\ l/VmTUn know,” said Mr. Mee- TYSON AND JONES are Ustem^ to a j first performance whether it is a wm- 'ner or a dismal loss. It may take Carthage Factory Expands and j three or four days to positively de- Makes Some Manage- Itermine. And if it fails you do not ment Changes. know why, or if it wins it is still a mystery. The theater runs by no Last week the directors of the Ty- rules. It is a guess, and it is de- son and Jones Company at Carthage ter mined by the notion of the public, took an advanced step i.n making an I carried a play eight years afraid to addition of $60,000 to their finances put it on the stage for fear it would and electing Colin G. Spencer presi- not go, and then I turned it over to a dent and general manager of the friend who tried it out in a country corporation with John R. McQueen town, and in a few weeks it was a hit and H. A. Page, Jr., vice presidents, in one of the biggest theaters in New An expansion of the plant will fol- York. On the other hand we brought low, and more men will be J)ut on the out some th.ngs we thought would road to sell the increased product go with a slam, and could not keep that is to be turned out. them on long enough to get acquaint- The Tyson and Jones factory is one^^d with them.’* of the oldest in Middle North Caro- Meehan gave his hearers a lina and has a name that extends all ^lew insight into the operation of the over the South. Wh.le the output in theater and its curious relations to the days that established the concern the people it undertakes to provide was buggies the factory henceforth with entertainment, will be a furniture plant, which has Shields Cameron brought up again been the output of late, but the inten- the proposition of planting the road tion is to materially enlarge every fa- sides with trees and shrubbery, and cility. The company has gained an the scheme was referred to a com- enviable name for its furniture as it mittee to get it into action. It will had done for its vehicles, and with be taken up for further development. the demand for the articles made the outlook is promis.ng for a larger pay roll, and a bigger demand for the lumber from the Moore county saw mills, which furnish the big end of the supply. A recent arrival from Dutch Guia na, is a shipment of gigantic logs of purpleheart for The Archers Com pany, of Pinehurst, makers of fine bows and arrows. Some of thesp logs' which are already hewn out are as i large as 15 inches square and are' practically without knots or flaws. ! Plans for the big farmers’ short When asked what he intended to do ^ Sand Hill w.th so much wood, Mr. Rounsevelle, about complet- president of the company, replied that a good quantity would go int the mak ing of footed arrows, but that a large quantity was also brought up fo^ peo ple in the Sandhills who were build- ed. Able speakers have been provid ed for each day. The morning ses sion will begin at 10:30 and last un til 12:30. At 12:30 lunch will be served. The afternoon session will wood for floors, ceiling, beams, and other interior trim. This wood is just what its name implies; a beautiful rich purple. When freshly cut it is more of a pinkish lavendar, but on (Please turn to page 8) MOORE COUNTY FORESTERS MEET Forty District Wardens and Deputy Wardens Were Present at Meeting. FLYING FIELD FOR SANDHl! IS The factory is big: enough in its Southern I’inos Starts Movement That Direction. buildings and floor space to carry on a business twice the size of what is (lone, or even more, and the basic equipment is excellent. Some changes ^ Pinehurst, and additions will permit greater pic ^nd Southern Pines met duction, and Mr. Speneei says he e,\- night at the Southern Pines rects to be adding to the production building to discuss the in short time, and alrea y ca s ave possibility of providing an air term inal that would serve the three v.l- lages, and the outcome of the move- been received for larger shipments to wholesalers and jobbers. This week a display of goods is on at the fumi appointment of a com- ture exposition at High Point, and consisting- of Richard Tufts, ,-eports from there are highly satis- Johnson and Sam Richardson factory. gather information as to the cost The type of furniture made includes establishing such an institution, varieties of tables, of dressers in their possibility of financing it. various forms and combinations, situation was pretty thorough- kitchen cabinets and safes, and some discussed and the conclusion was office and library equipment. The ^]^^t as the world is turning to avia plant is conveniently located to the about as rapidly as it turned to timber supply, and the plant is well automobiling a few years ago the fly- designed for handling material and machine is about to make its ad- producing goods, and with the force liberal numbers, and that the that has been long trained for the Q^ggntial thl.ng in every community work of operating wood machines and: wants to be in the struggle for creating high grades of finished wood existence is to arrange some way that products like buggies the prospects ^.^n have a place to come to the for a good business are excellent. ground. A flying machine must have *—^— la place to light, and any town or city Tom Tarheel says he never could that has an ambition to be on the air understand why his neighbor sells all roads must offer that convenient ing homes and wished this beautiful ^ P’ ’"•> 3 p. m. i The schedule as it now stands is ‘about as follows: ! Tuesday, January 17, General Farm 'Problems, C. F. McCrary, district i agent, F. H. Jeter, agricultural editor. Hogs and Hog Feeding, W. W. Shay, in charge swine extention. Wednesday, a. m., January 18, Poultry, Prof. R. G. Hutchison, princi pal Farm Life School. J. M. Osteen, director vocational education. Miss Maude Wallace, assistant director home demonstration. Wednesday, p. m.. Fertilizer, W. F. Pate, National Fertilizer Association. E. Y. Floyd, tobacco specialist Thursday, a. m., January 19, Farm On last Thursday the foresters of Organization, J. M. Gray, assistant Moore county were assembled by or- director. G«o. R. Ross, chief division der of the department, there were 40 markets. district wardens and depHity wardens I Thursday, p. m. Forestry, R. N. at the meeting. The meeting was Graeber, extension forester. F. C. presided over by District Forester | Currie. Chas. H. Florey. The house was call- ^ Other good speakers have also been ed to order by Mr. Florey at 10 a. m. | invited and we hope to have them on First a roll call was ordered by the ‘ the program at some time during the chairman and all districts were rep-' meeting. resented but three. The meeting was Wednesday will be ladies day and at once turned into a round table dis- we hope that all who possibly can cussion and the topics of timber grow- will come. iiig, forest fire prevention and forest Be sure to mail in your card to fire suppression, also the eflfective- me if you intend being with us for ness of minute-men crew were stress- lunch sq that we may be able to pre- ed by everybody who had seen the pare for you. workings of them. It was a very For further particulars in regard to representative body for Moore coun- this program see Prof. R. G. Hutchi- ty. Experiences and ideas were for- son or Mr. Seagrove, vocational teach- warded by J. T. Seawell, of Putnam; er, at Farm Life, Mr. Winston, voca- J. A. Campbell, of Eagle Springs; D. t.onal teacher at Jackson Springs, or S. Blue, of Eureka; Robert Smith, of Niagara; F. T. Currie, of Pinehurst; N. J. Muse, of Mooshannee; Donnie McDonald, of Cameron; William Ty- f on, of Carbonton and others. A reprot of the first half of the fiscal year by R. H. Frye, county w'arden. Only .elf w.th much satisfaction with the result j of Moore county. He claimed that there was more interest 'n this county than any they had h-'ld, which speaks well for the \vork, from the fact much interest is being man ifested by the rural population of the county. Dinner was provided and served to each member attending this conven tion. The expenses were paid for out of the State funds. Everybody seem- fPlease turn to page 3) MOTION PICTURE FOR CHF DREN his eggs when a healthy well-fed fam ily is worth more than a few pieces of silver. The worst hour of the day for au tomobile accidents is said to be be tween 5 and 6 o’clock in the after noon. The destructive effect of forest fires in the farm woodlot far outweight any good effects that might be ob tained. I “The small-town weekly newJspa- iper is not a machine but is the heart !of the community and all lives count time by it. It laughs, suffers, weeps, reaches out for stars, grows brave or wistful with its people.” In the real drama of life the lead ing ladies are cooks. place. With the swift development of air travel the call for landing fields is right certain to come quickly and noisily, for when a flier wants a field to light in he has to have it right away. The range of territory that would permit a landing place was discussed, and the most likely place wag a tract on the Midland road owned by Prank Buchan and Jack Boyd, which is con- Presented by Forest Service of Department of Conserva tion and Development The school children and their pa rents of Moore county wJl be treated to five ]*eels of motion picture to be presented by the North Carolina For est Service of the Department of Sonservation and Development, deal- Florey expressed with the subject of protection of foiests from fire. These pictures, adapted to the re gion of Eastern North Carolina, were taken by the U. S. Forest Service and comprise two subjects: “Trees of Ri^hteoiisnesi;” and “What the For est Means to You,” the first dealing with the destruction of our forests by setting fire to the woods to improve grazjig, and carries through the whole picture a religious setting, on the pai t of a circuit minister, to stop this evil. The latter picture shows ed to enjoy the exercises and the din- many uses in which the forests ner In the very highest degiee possi- ^ ble. Many of them expressing their schedule for Moore county, as thanks and hoping that 1928 would be approved by the Countv Superintend- |the greatest year of the work yet. Schools, will cover the follow- Mr. Florey and Mr. Kear^ left at 4.30 showings, together w\th the dates for Laurinburg, where they were showing: scheduled to hold a similar convention; January 11, 2 p. m.—Cameron, on the 6th. | January 11, 7:30 p. m.—Vass. I January 12, 9:45 a. m.—Southern Treating tobacco seed before plant- Pines. j ing with the formaldehyde solution will prevent leaf spot diseases in the I field next summer. (Please turn to pa|?e &) Hog raising and dairying are be coming established as two new farm industries in North Carolina. Well fed hogs from North Carolina com mand a premium on certain EJastem markets. 2 p. m.—W. F. Allen (Pinehurst). 7:30 p. m.—West End. January 13, 9:45 a. m.—Carthage. 2 p. m.—Elise (Hemp). 7:30 p. m.—Highfalls. January 14, 7:30 p. m.—Pinebluff. Where day time schedules are made, it is planned primarily to reach (Please turn to page 8) - .3*'^