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THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1961
CHRISTMAS SEASON VISITS POPULAR
CAMERON OIL COMPANY
Southern Pines
‘Barn-Raising’ Adds New Bnilding to
Restoration Exhibits at Old Salem
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'Why did you paint the barn'''“
yellow and its roof red?”
The restorers of North Caro
lina’s 18th Century Moravian
comfnunity of Old Salem have a
ready answer for visitors who ask
this question about the latest ex
hibit building in Salem.
In 1804 the governing boards
of the Moravian Church ordered
that a new barn be constructed
at Salem Tavern in the heart of
the congregational town founded
in 1766. With the meticulous at
tention to detail which character
ized their every move (and has
been the keynote of Salem’s res
toration) . they instructed the
builders to “paint the roof red
and the walls yellow.”
Site Located
Thus informed by Moravian
church records, and with the s\te
of the early Tavern barn reveal
ed through painstaking excava
tion, Old Salem, Inc., had added
a red and yellow structure to the
cluster of rose-brick, log and
clapboard buildings restored and
preserved in Salem.
Salem Tavern, restored to its
original appearance and authen
tically furnished as it was in the
days when George Washington
spent two nights here in 1791, has
been open to visitors since 1956.
The Tavern Barn was formally
opened on November 29, just in
time for candlelight tours during
the Moravian Candle Teas open
ing the Christmas season in
Salem and the surrounding city
of Winston-Salem.
In the 18th and early 19th Cen
turies, the keepers of Salem Tav
ern operated a compact “planta
tion” in conneption with the busi
ness of providing food and lodg
ing. There were granaries, barns,
sheds, stables, smokehouses and
other dependencies grouped along
the south and west sides of the
Tavern to enclose a courtyard.
W. Curtis McLeod
Succumbs at 47
W. Curtis McLeod, 47, of Carth
age, died Friday.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday at Carthage Presbyte
rian Church by the Rev. B. E.
Dotson, pastor. Burial followed
in the church cemetery.
Mr. McLeod was a native of
Moore County and was a self em
ployed draftsman.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Ruth P. McLeod; and two broth
ers, N. Archie and Charles Mc
Leod, both of Carthage.
St. Andrews Holidays
Run Through Jan. 3
Christmas holidays for St. An
drews Presbyterian College at
Laurinburg began at noon Wed
nesday and continue through
Wednesday, January 3.
After classes resume Thursday,
January 4, students will complete
three weeks of academic work be
fore taking fall semester exam
inations which are scheduled for
January 24-31.
Final registration for the sec
ond semester at St. Andrews will
be held Thursday, February 1.
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Farm Museum
The present barn, which has a
timbered frame, stone foundation,
and two-inch floor boards like
that described in the original
building orders, was moved from
a site near Bethania, North Car
olina, where it was built by a»
Moravian farmer named Fried-
erich Fulp in the 1840’s. It houses
a Farm Museum displaying tools,
machinery, and implements col
lected in the area after extensive
research into authentic farm
equipment of Old Salem’s period.
Most items on display (among
them a 130-year old grain fan
ning machine, a dog tread mill
and an early cotton gm) were ac
tually used in Salem and sur
rounding Moravian communities,
whose residents seldom threw
anything away.
The Farm Museum is the 20th
building restored at Old Salem.
Other exhibit buildings open to
visitors are the John Vogler
House (1819); Salem Tavern
(1784); Wachovia Museum in the
Boys’ School building (1794); Mar
ket-Firehouse (1803). Forty of the
first 60 buildings constructed in
the village are still in use.
Love Feast Services
At this season, the arched door
ways in Salem are adorned with
many-pointed Christmas stars,
and the fragrance of beeswax can
dles and Moravian cookies is evi
dent. Christmas is one of the most
popular seasons for visiting Old
Salem, and thousands flock to
Home Moravian Church (1800) on
Christmas Eve for the traditional
Love Feast services. At these
services, members of the congre
gation light beeswax candles
made by the women of the (rhurch
and share Love Feast buns and
coffee.
In recent years, about one-half
the barley produced in the United
States has gone into livestock,
feeding; about one-fourth into
exports. About 75 ihillion bushels
of domestic barley, nearly one-
fifth of the total use, is used for
malt production.
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SALE
Semi-Annual Clearance Sale
Of
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Memories ... of old friends
dreams ... Christmas last year
a "silent night, holy night" of two
thousand years ago. This Christmas,
we hope, will be filled with many
joyous moments... glorious mo
ments you will remember fondly
' for many seasons to come. It is a
privilege for us to extend these
wishes to vou at this tima
The Pines Realty Company
Mexican Border veterans are
now entitled to free flags to
drape their caskets following
their death. Approximately 157,-
000 members of the Federalized
National Guard served on the
Mexican Border in 1916-1917.
A berr sales license was grant-
Fine Shoes
FAMOUS BRANDS INCLUDE
Reductions
up to
50%
Life Stride
Natural Bridge
Town and Country
Nunn Bush
Buster Brown
Sale Starts Wednesday, Dec. 27 — 9 A.M.
Stroud-Hubbard Co.
Sanford's Largest Shoe Store
SANFORD. N. C.
Southern Pines, N. C.
Lemma L. Hamel
Frank M. Smith
Witnesses Plan
Kinston Meeting
Kinston has been chosen for a
three-day program of Jehovah’s
Witnesses, December 22-24, an
nounces Joseph Mitchell, presi
ding minister of the Southern
Pines West Unit congregation of
Jehovah’s Witnesses.
For the third time since 1953,
Jehovah’s Witnesses will use the
J. H. Sampson School for their
religious gathering.
Commenting on the forthcom
ing assembly, Mr. Mitchell said:
“The assembly theme is ‘Assist
ing On? Another To Do God’s
Will.’ Jehovah’s Witnesses be
lieve that attending conventions
plays an important role in do
ing God’s will.”
Christian assemblies, such as
the one being held at Kinston,
help in practicing assistance, he
said. Everyone in the local con
gregation is urged by the riiinis
ter to attend.
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Reverence is the basis of the true Spirit of Christmas. It is
with this in mind that we wish you a Christmas filled with
the Eternal Spirit of Joy and Peace.
Hudson Gulf Service
James E. Hudson
Vass, N. C.
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205 S. E. Broad Street
Tel. 695-6222