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riday. January 6, 1950. THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina Page Seven anla Visits Patients I; St. Joseph's The Sisters of St. Francis of St. iseph of the Pines hospital en- rtained the empoyees of the ispital and a few other guests ith a Christmas party in the ain lobby on December 22. iristma^ carols were sung after hich Santi. arrived and distribu- d gifts to each one present. He en visited all the patients in the )spital and presented each with Christmas remembrance. Yuletide decorations “throughr it St. Joseph's hospital were iry attractive again this year, pecially the Bethlehem scene in e main lobby and the smaller le in the hospital chapel. The rge Christmas tree in the ro- nda also added to the Christmas irit. 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Overhead Garage Doors Cameron’s, Inc. hone 5183 Southern Pines PIANOS Cole Piano Company Neill A. Cole Prop. Piano Sales and Service Phone 92-L Three Points Sanford Drs. Neal and McLean VETERINARIANS Southern Pines. N. C. (Associated Press) Americans are discovering the romance of their nations history by reliving it in the places it was made. Through the country, from Massachusetts to California, his toric restorations are in progress. Some are multimillion dollar pro jects, like the White House in Washington and Colonial Wil liamsburg, Va. Others are shoe string - financed by local anti quarians, anxious to preserve the interesting and unusual of past generations. Some restorations—primarily in the original 13 colonies—are con cerned with structures of the co lonial and Revolutionary War, pe riod. In the South there is vast interest in preserving the archi tecture of the ante-bellum and Civil War era. Out west the folks want permanent reminders of the gold rush days. When antiquarians are lucky (and happiest) there is an origi nal structure to work on. Even a tumbledown and decaying house is just dandy. It’s a restoration project even if all that remains is an old cellar or foundation. Many Shrines Destroyed But, as the interest in reviving the past grows ever greater, there is a spate of reproductions on historic sites. Many old 'buildings have completely dis appeared, partly through fire or other disaster but more often because Americans seem to en joy tearing down another gen eration’s handiwork and replac ing it with something spanking new.- Whether restoration or repro duction, the public is responding with enthusiasm and cold cash admission fees. Enthusiastic amateur antiqua rians are the heroes of these projects'. In almost every in stance some part-time zealot has built the bonfire which resulted in raising funds -and setting everything in motion. The anti quarian usually is the one who has a field day leading research into the correct type of nail, matching old oak panelling and uncovering exactly the right model of an old fireplace. Rockefeller millions—^some 25 of them-—have been poured so far into the greatest and best pubi- cized of the restorations. Colonial Williamsburg. It seems to be the pattern of mapy smaller projects, two of which aren’t far away from the 'Virginia community. One is tiny Waterford, whose population of 200 is going in for individual restoration of its old homes and business buildings in the shape of its colonial past. Leesburg, Va., for a short time U. S. capital during the War of 1812, is doing the same thing. Many old New England homes have disappeared. Citizens of Ply mouth, Mass., are reproducing the early buildings of the original Pilgrim settlement under guid ance of a non-profit corporation in a project- estimated to cost $1,- 500,000. A thousand members of a his torical society have raised funds to salvage a 1680 house in Weth ersfield, Conn. Amateur research ers have experimented to achieve perfection here—even developing a stajn of beer and iron rust to match new clapboards with weathered originals. Old Natchez Blooms Admission fees paid by tourists pay for the meticulous upkeep of many a Natchez, Miss., mansion. Most are classic examples of old plantation, homes. Each year a Natchez “pilgrimage” is conduct ed through the homes and 50,000 people have a chance to roll back the years. During pilgrimage week everyone in town dresses the part of ante-bellum belles and cavaliers. In Savannah, Ga., a restoration project turned a slum district into a garden spot-—and provided new, better homes. Private funds went into the restoration of ancient buildings and an old garden. The ground is the site of an experi mental botanical garden, started soon after General James Ogle thorpe founded the colony in the 18th century. Arkansas has restored the clus ter of buildings in Little Rock which was its ’territorial capital. The buildings are furnished with authentic pieces of the period. One contains the complete primi tive equipment of-the states’ old est newspaper. The Arkansas Ga zette. Home of Lincoln Abe Lincoln’s New Salem has been re-created by Illinois. Actu ally, there’s only one old building on the site but that is the cooper shop in which Lincoln read Blackstone and Shakesphere by the flickering light of wood shav ings. New Salem was Lincoln’s home for six years— and the place he courted Ann Rutledge. One of the gayest restorations in the land is Virginia City, Mont., once the “liveliest town west -of St. Louis,” and until re cently going to pieces fast. State Senator Charles A. Bovey and his wife took hold of the town and already have restored much of its old main street. There’s a bale of hay saloon, an inn with modern concessions to plumbing, a drugstore complete with gold fever day nostrums. Last year 50,000 tourists visited the town. California is recapturing its past, too. Columbia, a gold rush town which at its peak had 45,000 population, is being restored. In the early days it was a collection of shacks which burned down at least once. Later, those who struck it rich built sturdy edifices of brick and iron which had trav eled west around th^ horn. 'When restoration started, there were about 20 buildings in fair condi tion. These are only a sampling of what is going on! There are lit erally scores of projects, some big, some smiall. Kentucky is showing its pioneer life with a reproduc tion of Old Fort Harrod. Pennsyl vania has spent a half million dollars recreating the manhr house of William Penn in Bucks County, a monument to the founder of the Keystone state. On New York’s Long Island, the historic Mulfprd Farm at East- hampton is being restored to its condition 300 years ago, a project of Easthampton residents and the local historical society. A memorial to the continental troops under General George Washington has been constructed at historic Valley Forge, Pa.—-30 huts of the type the troops lived in through the dreadful winter of 1777-78. - Whole Village Recreated A whole pioneer New England village, Sturbridge, has been re created near Worcester, Mass., with 288 shops, mills, houses, a church and general store. New port, R. I., has plans which it hopes will turn it into a Williams burg of the North by focusing at tention on its old buildings and some of the “great houses” of by gone social days. One of the most unusual turn ing back of pages to the past is the last ship of the great Ameri can whaling fleet, the* Charles W. Morgan, and the old square rigger Joseph Conrad, both anchored permanently in Mystic, Conn., harbor. The living museum of seafaring a hundred or more years ago is visited by thousands each year. While it’s fun for the history bugs to play detective in turning up old lumber with adze marks and uncovering ancient locks and lintels, the public equally enjoys the restorations. Seeing the uncovered past with modern eyes is more instructive than history books. Restorers of old Williamsburg say that the project so fascinated John D. Rockefeller, Jr., an antiquarian, that he frequently arose early in the morning to wander through Williamstj;urg streets, absorbing the atmosphere of a time long past. Visitor tallies seem to prove that he is no different in his re action than less wealthy folks. Gymnasiums Being Built at Highfalls And West End Milkj-production on North Caro lina farms during August totaled approximately 150 million pounds. The Highfalls and West End schools are at last getting their long-desired gymnasiums. Work on both is about 65 per cent com pleted, reported Supt. H. Lee Thomas to the county commis sioners at Carthage Tuesday. The tentative amount of $30,- 000 was appropriated for each. This was not expected to include heating, plumbing and electrical work. However, said Mr. Thomas, indications are that only about $3,000 more will be needed to complete the entire job at both schools. He said about $1,000 is being saved through use of the furnace of the old Aberdeen elementary school, which was burned down about a month ago, to heat the gymnasium at the West End school. Jt was not damaged by the fire, he reported. The commissioners have been visited a number of times by riel- egations from the two schools, urging the need for a gymnasium. Construction of a gym was authorized at the Highfalls school a few years ago and material for exterior construction (cinder block) v/as delivered. However, no appropriation was made for labor and the blocks have remain ed on the site, awaiting some ac tion, for a considerable length of time. “All we need is to get those blocks shaped up into walls,” a delegation told the commission ers last summer. It wasn’t quite that simple, but anyway the walls are up and soon the two gvmnasiums will Ise ready for use. It is hoped to use state funds to build one at the Cameron school, Mr. Thomas said. FOR RESULTS USE THE PI LOT’S CI.ASSIFIED COLUMNS. Fields Plumbing & Heating Co. PHONE 5952 PINEHURST. N. C. All Types of Plumbing, Heating, (G. E. Oil Burners) and Sheet Metal Work OUGHT TO SEE WELL AND BE COMFORTABLE, MANY SCHOOL CHILDREN AS WELL AS GROWN-UPS NEED GLASSES. OFTEN GLASSES ALREADY IN USE NEED CHANGING. COME TO SOUTHERN PINES FOR ALL EYE COMFORT SER VICE. TWO EYE PHYSICIANS AND A MODERN GRINDING AND FITTING SHOP TO SERVE YOU. YOU WILL LIKE OUR GOOD WORK AND PROMPT SER VICE. BROKEN OR WORN OUT GLASSES FIXED IN A HURRY. 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