THE SANDHILL CITIZEN
SUCCESSOR TO THE SOUTHERN PINES TOURIST
BWIEO % YME WHITER RESORTS, FRUIT IHDUSTRT, AGRIPULTURE AND GENERA. DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAROHli SECTOR 90 MOTH QMOUM
Vol. XVIII Nc. 28 SOUTHERN PINES, N. C„ FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1921 5c Copy $2.00 Year •
A Niw Church BuildingPro
posed For Southern Piles
The Editor attending service at the
Congregational Church last Sunday
morning heard the pastor of the Con
gregational Church, Elmer Willis Seri,
call the attention of the congregation to
an architect's drawing which he bad
posted near th^vestibule for examina
tion.
The drawing is by Mr. Yeomans and
' indicates an extensive addition to the
church building, reaching eighty feet
toward New Hampshire avenue. The
drawing conforms to the present archi
tectural design and affords a new audi
torium seating six or seven hundred,
with two entrances on the north. The
present auditorium and chapel will be
devoted to parish and Sunday School
purposes, if the suggestion of the draw
ing is adopted.
For some weeks members of the
church and parish have been holding
informal conferences on Wednesday
nightS'after the mid-week service, con
sidering the advisability of an enlarged
building and program for the church
work as it seems now to be warranted.
The audienees this season have been
the largest of the present pastorate.
Last Sunday morning all available seats
were occupied and many chairs brought
over from the Jefferson Inn. A number
of persons stood during the service, but
many went away since they were un
able to secure feats.
The popularity of Southern Pines as
- a winter resort is bringing a large in
crease of tourists, and this move by
the pastor and people of the Congrega
tional Church, to keep pace with the
growth of the town and provide for the
riteds of those who may wish to worship
in that church, will meet the approval
and cooperation of all who would have
the religious side of this winter resort’s
life emphasized in due proportion to
the recreational and social.
The Road From Southern Pines to
Pinehurst
There ere two roads from Southern
Pines to Pinehurst. one which everyone
knows as the old road leading from West
Broad street, the other the one recently
built through Knollwood. Nearly every
body in going to and from Pinehurst
drives over the new road which from a
apeedwftf point or view is preferable as
the road-is in splendid condition—pass*
able in all kinds of weather, but it is too
bad that the old road is not used more.
From a point of beauty and picturesque
ness it far surpasses the new road. .Tust
now the scenery is wonderful—the color
ing in the woods qmhracipg all the differ
ent shades of green, yellow, brown, red—
even the scrub oak is beautiful—making
a wonderful background for the white of
Che dogwood which is gorgeous.
The view to the eye is magnificent, only
one draathackw-whicb would not cost
very much to remedy. Just outside the
corperation line there if * had spot in the
road (pgt vpjry long) which is bumpety,
buafaely bump. A ,ptrgqggr not knowiQg
the road driving with only moderate speed,
could easily be hurled Into the ditch or
gullf at that spot. The road was impass
able during the bad weather in the winter
—now the rodd is dry but the holes some
m Cant or wore deep are numerous.
• isn’t thaw somebody who can bring this
cache attention of the proper officials and
have-them put thaiepo* of the road in to
conditions so there would be pleasure ip
driving over a road which from a scenic
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My Wife And I
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My wife and I are plodding on
Through every changing year;
Sometimes the days are touched with grief,
Sometimes they’re filled with cheer.
We’ve walked the banks of sheltered streams
Lulled by their quiet flow;
And stood upon the ocean’s brink,
Where great ships come and go.
We’ve nested on the mountain side,
And tented on the plain,
We’ve moved among the city’s throngs,
Who sell their souls for gain.
We’ve traveled broad and easy ways,
Bordered with sweetest flowers;
And toiled up steep and rocky heights,
That taxed our utmost powers.
We’ve had our sunshine and our storms,
But love recks not the weather.
We’ve had our tribulations, too,
But bore them all, together.
We’ve faced the common lot of man,
Yet mid our burdens great,
We’ve met some friends We’ll ne’er forget,
This side the pearly gate.
We’ve had a part in life’s great scenes,—
Marched with its mighty throngs;
Defeat has sometimes been our lot;
At others victor’s songs.
The cares of life have ploughed their seams,
And brought their threads of gray;
And sure enough we’re growing old,
Disguise it as we may.
We’re standing on life’s toil-won heights;
We’re looking toward the west;
• Determined that the days to come,
Shall be of all the best.
H. E. FOSS.
Easter Day at Highland Pines Inn ^
The weather roan did his best for Sou/h
ern Pines on Easter Day and Weymouth
Heights looked its best. One cannot pic
ture a more beautiful sight than the view
from the Inn during the late afternoon
and at sunset when an unusual cloud ef
fect brought a tone color into the picture
that was truly wonderful. The joyous
Easter spirit was everywhere evident
among the throngs of people at the Inn.
During the evening the Hotel Orchester
gave a musical program that proved very
pleasipg to the guests.
The members of the orchestra are
Grant Biddle who sang “Calvary" in a
rich baritope, Warren C, Adams who
played an “Ave Maria" on the violin,
George Howe who ptoyed The Rosary on
the Xylophone and Phil Worde who played
two chopin Preludes on the piano in a
truly artistic manner. In addition to
t^£4p foyr solos the orchestra played five
appropriate Easter numbers. This musi
cal program made a fitting end to a per
fect Easter day.
Ladies’ Aid Sale
The annual sale by the Ladies’ Aid
Society of the Copgregational Church will
be held at the Chapel. Thursday after
noon. April 7th from 2 30 until 6 o’clock
A line of aprons, fancy articles and food
will be offered the public. A special
___ Will be a table of dainties.
Sample and recipes will be sold for ten
h. This fair if always looked
y touristy and local people
not be disappointed this
What We Want
It is a fine thing in this life, to know
what you want. Many failures are due
to the fact that the individual could not
make up his mind to just exactly what
he wanted, and then settle himself down
to work for it.
We in Southern Pines are beginning
to find out what we want. It will take a
little while to get the ide&s of every
body well aired upon the subject. Every
good idea is welcome, and the columns
of this paper are open for anything in
that line. All suggestions of any merit
will be considered worth listening to.
If a person does not know his own
faults he cannot improve, and in the
same way, if we cannot see what our
town needs and listen to the suggestions
of those who see it with impartial eyes,
we cannot make a better town.
Just at present we are going through
a period of inspection and introspection
which can be made of great benefit to
us all, if we take it up in the right spirit
and act upon it afterward.
The main thing, and the “big idea”
for Southern Pines at present, is for all
to get together and when the time comes
to all pull together. Then we will get
whenever we want to be. in not so long
a time.
Town Caucus
A notice of the Town Caucus has been
issued and appears in another part of the
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Educational Matters
ANGUS B. CAMERON
The State Examination will be held in
Carthage April 12th and 13th. We shall
be glad to have notice from all who wish
to take all or part of examination in order
that a sufficient supply of blanks may be
secured. Those who have not had op
portunity to take the Reading Circle test
in any of the groups may take examina
tion on Group A.
The County Examination for pupils
completing the 7th grade will be given 00
the 28 and 29 of April. Where schools
have closed before the date for the exami
inaton the teacher may arrange to return
and hold the examination at the school
house, \ and, where more convenient,
pupils may go to some other school for
the examination. Arrangement for this
should be made beforehand.
We hope to have with us at the County
Teachers’ Meeting next Saturday, Dr.
Lindemann, of the North Carolina College
for Women.
Dr. Lindemann is one of the ablest
educators of our state and will have
something to say that will be well worth
hearing.
We hope that all who have pupils in
terested in any form of athletics will be
present and do their part in working out
plans for a county organization.
Under the law as amended by the last
Legislature, each county will finance its
own school system. The State salary
schedule is still effective, but will serve
only as a guid'ng standard. Each county
may establish a schedule higher or lower,
as it sees fit.
The matter of consolidation is now in
the hands of the Board of Education in a
larger and more complete way than it has
been heretofore. More means are avail
able for building purposes from the State,
but our county will need to make generous
provision for this purpose from its own
resources. We hope that Moore County
will make provision for a really progressive
program of educational work. A great
deal has been done, but a great deal more
is yet to be done. The little one-and
two- teacher schools have served a great
purpose and done a great work in the
past, but the time has come when these
must give way to larger, better equipped
and more efficient schools. It is neither
just nor wise to any longer limit a large
per cent of our boys and girls to the
meager training they can get in the
small, week schools. It doesn’t give
them proper equipment for. the big game
they’ve got to play in, it doesn’t give
them an equal start in the race. Every
child in our county is entitled to a “square
deal.” Let’s get ready and give it to him.
Pine Grove House
Directly opposite a beautiful Pine Grove
on Bennett street, is located the Pine Grove
House.
Mrs. E. B. Farmer who is the propritor
of this house purchased this property last
October, and has had a successful winter
season. The house and grounds are very
attractive and the interior has a pleasing,
home-like atmosphere that appeals to the
discriminating tourist. Mrs. Farmer will
keep the Pine Grove House open during
the summer.
A New Song
Among the new popular songs that
haye appeared recently is one entitled
“111 Get Even With You” by Phil Worde.
It is not generally known in Southern
Pines that Mr. Worde is a member of the
Highland Pines Orchestra and is a pianist
of no little ability as well as a composer.
He has a number of songs and instrumen
tal compositions in print that have at
, tained decided popularity. His latest
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