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Page Two THE PILOT. Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina Friday, July 30, 1937. THE PILOT Published each Friday by THE PILOT, Incorporated, Southern l*lnes, N. C. NELSON C. HVDE Editor Ben Boivdeii, Katharine L. Boyd. Helen K. Butler, Jean Edson, C harles Macauley, O. D. Park. Dan S. Kay, Bessie fameron Smith, Ai»Nociate8, Subscription Rates: One Year _...$2.00 Six Months $1.00 Three Months .50 Entered at the Postoffice at South- eni Pines, N. C., as second class mail matter. i —I. M. ■ ■■■ I I J EDITORIAL j RA.MBLINGS j We were in for it after last j week’s Pilot reached the hands | of certain parties. It seems that j someone left on the editorial} desk a story of the election of a : new Scoutmaster of Southern | Pines Boy Scout Troop No. 2, that one of our reporters picked! it up and rewrote. In so doing, j he added, from talk he’d heard about town, that the troop had been “in a disorganized state, with no official head, and this recent action is the first step in making the troop an active unit in the local scout picture.” We can’t exactly blame the Rev. Mr. Green and D. H. Tur ner, who have devoted much thought and time to the activi ties of this troop, for dashing into the office and registering disapproval. It may be that Troop No. 2 has been somewhat “out of step” insofar as organ ized Scout work in the county is concerned, but that does not mean that those in charge have not done a good piece of work with the boys. And we have only the highest praise for those who spend of their time and energy in the interest of the rising gen eration. ♦ * * The Pinehurst publicity de partment appears to be a good school for young men with edi torial ambitions. Of two summer resoi't news papers which come to our desk, A. T. Robertson, former editor of Pinehurst's Outlook, is pub lisher of one, the Blowing Rock et, and Lou Koch, still on Pine- hurst’s publicity payroll, is do ing a highly readable column in the other, the Bar Harbor (Me.) Times. And we might go farther back. Ralph Page, now column ist of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, is a former Outlook editor. 31c ♦ « While on the subject of news papers, The Pilot takes its hat off to Stacy Brewer, his son Mack, and Sam Ragan for the fine work they did last week in producing a Progress Edition of their Hemp Plain Dealer. Some 20 pages covered the whole field of Hemp’s industries and attractions. Stacy, who founded The Pilot 17 years ago, has set out to give upper Moore county a real paper, and if this edition is any criterion, he is going to do it. We wish him all success. ♦ * * A good friend of the Sandhills, Brigadier General Manus Mc* Closkey, is going to retire from the amy next year after a long and illustrious service to his government. The General has always taken a keen interest, and a cooperative one, in Sand hills affairs. We hope the Sou thern Pines Chamber of Com merce, the Kiwanis Club or some group here will arrange a banquet in his honor before he leaves us. « * Both Senators Bailey and Reynolds voted to recommit the Supreme Court bill to commit tee, the move which last week sounded the death knell of the President’s proposal to add nev/ members to the nation’s high est judicial body. W'e believe they voted the majority opinion of their constituency. * * * Governor Hoey makes his first visit to this section today, Friday, speaking at the dedica tion of the Sandhills Land Use Project near Hoffman. There will be a general exodus of folks from Moore county farms and villages to hear him and share in the fine program which offi cials of the Resettlement Ad ministrations have arranged. You’re all invited, and that in cludes a barbecue lunch. CARO-GRAPHICS ™ by Mumv Jom> DO YOU KNOW YOUR STATC? 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Ninety percent of the people who fintl such advertising mat ter in their cars immediately throw it out. It pays to, adveriio?—in the proper mediums. By the way, our telephone number is 727L eCAINS cr SAND Miss Kate Way, daughter of Judge William A. Way of Southern Pines, is now Dr. Kate Way. A degree of Doctor of Philosophy was accorr ,d her on Tuesday following final exam inations at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. I Judge Sinclair has pronounced the death knell of slot machines here— if the law is enforced. DEATH OF A SANDHILLS PIONEER The death of H. P. Bilyeu in Greensboro on Saturday night brings to a close the career oi one of our earliest pioneers, one of the prime movers in the grow ing of peaches, grapes and dew berries in the then barren ter ritory of the Sandhills. Due to his persistence in the face of scoffers and a never ceasing de- teiminatioii to make a drean come true, this once neglected area became one vast acreage of orchards and vineyards, bringing settlers and prosperity to the town sites of John T. Patrick. Acting as a semi-official agent of the Seaboard railroad com mission to investigate the com mercial possibilities of fruit growing in the Sandhills, Mr. Bilyeu, with George H. Kemp, in 1888 set out eleven acres of peaches and grapes in the south east angle of the present Mid land and Peedee roads, opposite a small vineyard started the year before by Charles Eagles- field. Each also planted five acres of peaches and fifteen acres of grapes on the knoll on which the Southern Pines Coun try Club house is now located. So successful were these vine yards of Niagara and Delaware grapes that the culture spread. Dr. W. P. Sw’ett and W, F. Junge organized the Niagara vineyard, and B. Von Hert'f another at Manly. A few years later, with D. F. Carson, Mr. Bilyeu started the famous Pine Knot farm (now the property of George K. Liver more) where in 1902 some 40 acres were producing grapes. Here he began the culture of the Lucretia (fewbcrry, to produce a salable disease-resisting product suitable for the Sandhills. Ana for 30 years Mr. Bilyeu was the prophet of the dewberry, going up and down the Sandhills ex pounding its qualities and pro ductiveness to the man in the street, to groups in farm meet ings, even to political gather ings. To this day the names of Dewberry and Bilyeu are synon- omous and the green vines crowning the sandy acres a lasting monument to the man. —C. M. CARD OF THANKS With every appreciation for the many acts of kindness and sympatiAy from friends and neighbors following the death of Mr. Shea. —MRS. FRANK SHEA. —WILLIAM WILSON. • ^ • The Pilot do^ Job Printing and appreciates yoor orders. Try os. James Boyd has an amusing story in the current number of Mercury, titled “Civic Crisis.” It’s a Southern story in Jim's best vein. Struthers Burt has an article :n the current issue of Judge. Punctuate thi.s to make it mean something: Sashest. Ted Kennedy says the boys of the ball team had a great time at Myrtle Beach, but not as much fun as D:. Prizer, who went down to visit them for a couple of days and did some deep sea fishing. A bill was favorably reported to the U. S. Senate by its Judiciarv committee this week that John Steph enson of Southern Pines is heartily in favor of. By its terms the minimum salai'y for deputy United States mar shals in North Carolina would be in creased $2,000 a year. John is deputy marshal for this district, and a good one. ’ Deaths on the highways of the country decreased three percent last month, ending a period of 13 months in which the totals were higher than the corresponding period of the pre vious year, the National Safety Coun cil reports. The What and Why of the Sandhills Project (Juestions and Answers About the Huge Federal Development Near Hoffman Just Completed by the Resettlement Admin istration and To He Thrown Open to Ihe Public Friday 1. U'hat is the Sandhills Project'.' The Sandhills Project is a Lar 1 Use Project of the Resettlement Ad ministration, United States Depart ment of Agriculture. Land Use Pro jects involve purchase by the govern ment of large areas of substanJaru or so-called submarginal land, for the most part unsuited to successful farm crops, and the development of such areas for uses to which tho land is best suited. 2. Size of Projeet? 62,000 acres. 3. Where loeate^l? The Project iS located in the Sand hills of North Carolina, in parts of Richmond, Moore, and Scotland Coun ties and is near the towns of Pine hurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen, Rae- ford, Laurinburg, Wagram, Hamlet, Ellei be, and Carthage. It is traversed by United States Highway No. 1 and the main line of the Seaboard Air line Railway. The project headquar ters are at Hoffman. W’ithin easy reach are a number of other towns in neighboring Robeson, Hoke, Mont gomery, Cumberland, Anson. Stanley, Harnett, and Lee Counties. The pro ject is only 2 or 3 hours’ drive from ilaleigh, Charlotte, and Wilmington. 4. Who is In cliarge of the Pro- jwt? The project is under supervision of the Resettlement Administration, United States Department of AgrS culture, through the regional office at Raleigh, N. C. James M. Gray is Assistant Regional Director m charge of Land Utilization Projects, and Frank W. Eatman, Hoffman, N. C., is.the Sandhills Project Manager. 5. When was the Project started 7 Land for this project was approved for the purchase in August 1934 by the Land Policy Section of the De partment of Agriculture. W'ith the establij.hment of the Resettlement Adminiscration in April 1935 the pro ject became the responsibility of the Land Utilization Division of the Re settlement Administration. 6. How is the Government pa>1ng for this land? Checks are being issued to the owners from whom the land was pur chased as fast as the special attor neys of the Department of Justice can clear the title abstracts. Through June 1937 checks had been issued for approximately 46,000 acres. 7. How many families residing in the area will be affected by the pur chase of this land? Approximately 97. ». ^Nhut will happen to these fam ilies? Some of them will be eligible for farms on farm tenant projects and other resettlement projects of the agricultural type. Others will be as sisted on rented farms through the Rehabilitation Division of the Re settlement Administration, and others will remain on the project as wardens, caretakers and to do general work in maintaining the project. Some fam ilies have already used the money re ceived for their submarginal acres to buy good land in locations better suited to farming. 9. What is the attitude of persons living on the ianil purchased? The sale of this land to the Gov ernment is voluntary. Most person.^ are appreciative of a chance to dis pose of their land-, which for the most part is unfit for farming pur poses. and to purchase and move to better lands elsew’here. Moving to better land will enable them to reach a higher standard of living, 10. Wh.at are the principal devel opments on the Sandhills Project? Forest development, recreationtil development, wildlife conservation, and general development. 11. Of what does the forest de velopment consist? A general program of fire breaks, stand improvement, tree planting ani seeding where the need presents it self, timber harvest, fire control, see 1 collection, construction of vehicular bridges, park roads, truck trails, fire suppression, the construction of a war den’s residence, and tlie construction and operation of a 175-acre nursery, wrhich produces from 15 to 25 milliOQ forest seedlings per year for trans planting cn this project and distribu tion to other federal projects in re gion IV of the Resettlement Admin istration. In addition to the fores try plantings, all ornamental shrubs that will be used on Rural Resettle ment projects are being grown in the Hoffman Nursery. As production from the nursery in creases and the needs on Federal pro jects decrease, seedlings will be avail able for distribution to farmers inter ested in improving the forests on their farms. 13. Of what does the recreational development constet? Under the heading of Recreational Development there have been built 10 cabins, completely furnished, with 15 additional cabins remaining to be built; caretaker’s dwelling, complete, reci-eatlonal pavilion, complete; lake for boating and swimming, camp grounds with camp fixtures, waste system, trailer camp and shelters. All of the above-mentioned constructions are located at Indian Camp Recrea tional Park. In addition to these rec reational facilities, there is proposed a complete Group Camp for 4-H Clubs, various farm groups, Scouts, church groups, and other properly sponsored organizations. This camp, when completed, will consist of a large building, 20 bunk houses, caretaker’s dwelling, 15-acrs lake, boathouse, piers, officers’ quai- ters, washrooms, and craft shop. Tn* camp as proposed will be located at what is known throughout this sec tion as Millstone Camp, or “The Rocks.” 13. What is included bi the wild life conservation work? The construction of McKinney Lak«; Dam, impounding 80 acres of water as the source of water supply for the twenty 1-acre fish breeding pools, which have been completed and are in operation, superintendent’s resi dence, assistant superintendent’s res idence, combination office, garage and storage building, and Pine Forest Game Farm with a brooder house of ample .size to take care of from 2,000 to 3,000 quail or turkey at one tin'c with the necessary incubator house, fences, and coops to make a well- rounded propagation plant. Two hun dred food and cover plots of one- third acie each have been planted throughout the project area. 14. Of what does the general de- veUipiueiit consist? Preliminary surveys and maps, top ographic surveys and maps in prepa ration of general development work, obliterating homesteads, sodding slopes and embankments, concrete bridges, culverts, garages, latrines, guard rails, power lines, sewer sys tems, telephone lines, water systems, entrance gates and markers, eme.-- gency landing field, road construc tion, earth excavation, landscaping and planting native shrubs and trees. 15. Why was the Hoffman Nur sery established? The public and private need foi forest seedlings to reforest cut-ovcr lands, lands that are being taken out of cultivation and areas wholly un suited for agricultural purposes m this and other States and for general forest improvement, provides an out let for the millions of forest seetlling's that are being grown in this nursery annually. These needs were evidenced to some extent by the large ship ments of seedlings that were made to approximately twenty different States during the last planting sea son. 16. What agencies other than the Federal (Joveriiment luv siHinsorinp the propoM'd construction of Millstone (iroup C'amp? County and town officials, women’s clubs, civic clubs, school boards, churches. North Carolina Agricultur-; Extension Service, County Farm an 1 Home Agents, and vocational agricul ture teachers. 1'?. How will Indian C'mr.p Kc<'rea- tional Park l)c adniinislt^red and to whom will it oe availaltle? Indian Camp Recreational Park for the present will be administered by the Federal Government and, when completed, will be available to the public upon the payment of a nominal fee for the use of the var'ous recrea tional facilities. It is anticipated that when the general development prog ram is completed it will be turned over to the Department of Conserva tion and Development, State Pari; Division, for administration as a State park. 18. What a)E,'ency will administer McKinney I..ake Fish Hatcher.v? The Bureau of Fisheries of the De partment of Commerce has already assumed manr.gement of the fish cul tural work at this hatchery and will continue to operate it as a Federal hatchfry for the propagation of fish for use through the southern section of the United States. 19. What species of fish will be grown at McKinney Lake Hatcherj'? Bass, bream, crappie, and othei' warm-water species. 20. Will fish from this hatchery l>e available for other lakes and streams in North Carolina? Yes. 21. Will takes constructed on this project be available tor public fish ing? Yes, when the lakes are sufficient ly stocked with fish of a legal size, which should be in approximately 3 years, 22. What type of game wUl be reared at Pine Forest Game Farm? Quail and turkey. 23. Where will game be released? Game reared at this g:ame farm will be released on the project in the designated j;,ame refuge areas which have been set aside for this purpose. Any surplus game will be distributed to other Federal projects. 24. Will public shooting be allow ed within the project Iwundaries? It is anticipated that the overflow of game from the designated refuge areas after a period of years will be sufficient to justify controlled shoot ing areas adjacent to the refuge areas. The overflow of deer from tha nearby Fort Bragg Army Reserva tion will sci've to e.stablish and in crease the supply of deer on the pro ject without any artificial propaga tion. 25. How are forest fires and firo control handled? This work is handled in joint co operation between the Resettlemer.t Administration and the North Caro lina Forest Service. Modern methods of detection and fire fighting equip ment are available for immediate ac tion when forests fires occur. Trained personnel attack the fire and sup press it in as short a time as possi ble. All precautionary measures are enforced to prevent forest fires. 26. What a;e the a«lvantages of scientific stand improvement? Stand improvement is carried on for the purpose of securing a desir able forest from the standpoint of forest products and game managa- ment, both of which have been sorely neglected in this area. This consists of removing undesirable species ovei- topping and hindering the growth of desirable species and the thinning of desirable species where growth has been retarded by competition. 27. Wiiat are the sidvantages of the construction of 65 miles of truck trails? Truck trails are constructed ap proximately 1 mile apart for the pur- I pose of making readily accessible any I part of the area by truck or automo- 1 bile for patrolling, for suppressing j forest fires, and for future fore ?t I management. i 28. What are the advantages of I the construction of 35 miles of tcle- I phone lines? i Telephone lines are constructed fbr ; the purpose of having immediate j contact between fire towers and for- I est fire fighting crews so there will 1 be no delay in forest fire suppres sion. These telephone lines also sei-\' j for emergencies other than fires and for general communication through out the area. In what way will the puM»c ultimately In'nefit from the purchiuse and development of the !SandhilI<i Projwt ? The purchase and development of this area will serve a,^ a demonstra tion of better uses to which land uu- suited for farm crops can be placi?d. The purchase and development by the Government of land unsuited to larming will keep this land from be ing settled in the future for farni purposes and it will give present own ers an opportunity to dispose of their substandard land and to move to bet- » ter land. Aside from the practical forestry development, wildlife consei- vation and the development of recrea tional facilities, all of which are for ultimate public enjoyment and bene fit, the land use program, as ex emplified by the Sandhills Project, is part of the Resettlement Administra tion’s larger program to demonstrate ways and means for bringing about a condition w’here this country will have fewer farmers on poor land, more farmers on good land, and more farmers on land of their own. Thus the purchase and development of the Sandhills Area will not only help the families directly affected by helping them to make a better living but— by the indirect beneficial effect on economic and social life—it will prove of general public benefit. 80.—From what source will reve nue l)e made available to rep«iy the Government for its expenditures? In a few years forest products will be available for sale to the private individual. This will increase annual ly under proper management. Recrea tional activities will also bring in a revenue from rental of cabins, pavil ions, boats, concessions, etc , and hunting and fishing peimiLs will bring in further returns. TWO IN HOSPITAJL, ONE IN JAIL, AFTER SHOOTING AFFR.\y Marvin Cole and LeRoy Martin, col ored men of Eagle Springs, are in the Moore County Hospital and Curtis Brower, colored, of the same com munity is in jail as a result of a shooting affray which took place in front of Brower’s fiUing station Sat urday night. Brower is charged with inflicting the injuries to the two men, one of whom is said to be in a crit- cal condition. magazines may I HAVE YOUR BENEWAI>»T I can give you best authorized rates. Pleane drop me a card. MBS. Z. V. BLUE Carthage, N. C.