VOLUME
THE
PILOT
NUMBER
42
Is a Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
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the pilot printing company, vass, n. c.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1923
Famous Resort of Sandhills
Sold to Northern Capitalists
James L. Barber ofPinehurst and New
York S. R. Smith, Banker of N. Y.,
and Tom Kelly, of Southern Pines,
Purchase Lakeview
view is one of the best evidences that
the future of the village is not to be
given over to riotous and flippant hil
arity, but to the highest type of re
creation and summer outing and vaca
tion work that will appeal to the right
kind of people.
Johnson and Johnson, the Aberdeen
attorneys, are handling the legal end
of the transfer, and as soon as it is
all wound up the new owners will be
gin their plans for future operation,
and it may be imagined The Pilot
will have much more to say about
this matetr in the immediate future,
for it will be the big subject for talk
in this neighborhood for the next few
weeks.
PINEHURST NEWS
John R. McQueen has sold Lake
view, with its 650 acres of land, vil
lage lots, lake, and other possessions
to James L. Barber, of Pinehurst, and
Xew York, S. R. Smith, banker of
Xe\v York, and Tom Kelly, of South
ern Pines, for a consideration approx
imating $75,000. The deal was practi
cally settled a month ago, when a
larjje check was handed to Mr. Mc
Queen by Mr. Kelly, and the details of
the transaction have been closing up
since then. Mr. Barber was in South
ern Pines in the last few days going
over the ground, and arranging for
the final delivery.
Lakeview is one of the finest prop
erties along the line of the Seaboard
Air Line road, with a steadily increas-
injr patronage. It is the intention of
the new owners to develop the place
to the fullest extent that is possible.
the resort just as people are making
for themselves more homes every day
in Pinehurst and Southern Pines. Lake
view as a village and a residence pos
sibility will be given greater stress,
with the desire to build up a much
larger permanent population as well
as bigger transient patronage, and
the building of cottages for rent, and
for caring for visitors will be encour
aged.
Mr. Kelly says the plans have not
yet been worked out for all these
things, but that these things will be
done at the earliest possible time, and
that they will all tend toward making
Lakeview a vigorous fourth member
in the group that now includes Pine
hurst, Southern Pines and Knollwood
Village. He predicts that it will not
be long until the area of influence at
Lakeview will begin the uniting of the
ABERDEEN SCHOOLS OPEN
and that means to make of it a sum- foui* cornmunities more closely, just
mer resort that will have no equal in i three older ones are already
the interior of the state. The buyers | Pi’etty well tied together, and that
represent ample capital to do any- i ii*om the new people attracted to the
thing that is thought desirable. Mr. | settlers will
Barber being one of the wealthiest of I the Sandhills just as has been
Pinehurst’s wealthy men, and Mr. 1 through the influence at the
Smith is pretty well fixed for a New j other places.
Yorker. Mr. Kelly is a Southern - amount of speculation as to
Pines man, and right well known.
It is too early to undertake to an
nounce any plans concerning the fu
ture of Lakeview, for these must be
worked out by discussiqii—pf condi
tions by the buyers. ButMr. Barber
who has large interests in Moore
county, is a progressive man. He is
active in the Knollwood corporation,
having bought the first lot that was
sold near the Mid-Pines club, and
built one of the first houses at Knoll
wood. He has large interests in Pine
hurst, and his home there is in one
0 f Pinehurst’s most pretentious
houses. He has other houses there as
well. He is one of the first stock
holders in the big Marlboro orchard
near Aberdeen, and he has several
hundred acres of land near Pinehurst
and Southern Pines. He is thorough
ly interested in the Sandhills. He
owns one of the finest, biggest homes
in Southern Pines.
Mr. Kelly remarked to The Pilot
that he had been tryii]g to make an
appointment with Aymar Embury,
III, the architect, to discuss plans for
a bij? new hotel at Lakeview, but had
missed him by a day last week, as
Mr. Embury was in Southern Pines
while Mr. Kelly was away. But that
is one of the first things to be done.
A hotel will be provided for the big
summer traffic that is now heading
toward Lakeview and which will be
encouraged in every way. Then, Mr.
Kelly says, the whole scheme of the
village will be changed. The bath
house and other buildings on the edge
of the lake will be moved farther up
the hill to give a broader and much
longer beach, sewerage and water
system of bigger magnitude will be
provided and numerous expansions
and improvements will be undertaken.
Lakeview will be made one of the
toremost recreation centers of interior
^orth Carolina, and it will be made
an absolutely clean and suitable place
for that type of patronage that is
growing so rapidly, the boys and
the conventions of younger and
older people, and facilities for such
people will be much enlarged, and the
dancing feature will be given less at
tention.
Building sites will be offered for
sale with the endeavor to establish a
n^iuch larger individual ownership, and
Jo distribute the personal influence of
the patrons over a wider area, and
the outcome of the transfer of Lake
view to the new owners can be in
dulged in, but it is a safe proposition
that it will at once affect property
values in the township. Such a pow
erful stimulus has not been given
any part of Moore county since H. A.
Page, Jr., sold to the Knollwood cor
poration the 5,000 acres that has de
veloped Knollwood Village and Mid-
Pines and the other work that has
followed. Lakeview will be pushed
along in similiar manner, and Mr. Kel
ly predicts that it will give another
awakening to the entire county, but
especially to the area within half a
dozen miles of Lakeview village. With
the e^cpansion of the town the desira
ble sites for country homes and farms
will immediately become apparent.
The entire ridge country from Lake
view to Knollwood Village will be
more attractive, and it is likely that
the road that has been laid out be
tween the two points will be much
sooner realized. There will be sites
for small farms and orchards, and
farther out for big farms. On all
the property of the new concern will
be room for such outside development,
and as one man commenting on the
transaction said, “Property values in
McNeills township go up automatical
ly in all directions and for miles.”
In Southern Pines and Vass when
the news of the sale was announced
the general opinion was that the as
sociation of such men as James Bar
ber and S. R. Smith with the Lake
view section meant one of the big
gest influences for good that has been
manifested in the county since the
war. In Vass the sentiment is that
nothing' has taken place in a long
time that will be as helpful in the
further growth and development of
the town as this piece of good fortune
for the neighbor village of Lakeview.
With but a narrow strip of river bot
tom separating the two villages it
is a certainty that it will not be a
great while until both villages will be
extending toward each other to such
an extent that they will be able to
gossip over the river fence and to
shake hands from the back yards.
As for John McQueen, he has re
tained his home place at Lakeview
and v/ill continue to live in the town,
and to be a leading citizen of this
community that he has taken such an
active hand in building up.
Kellv says that the fact that John
To Open 17—New Building to be in
Readiness—Teaching Force
Completed
The day set for the opening of
the Aberdeen Consolidated Schools is
announced as the 17th by the school
board. This is a little later than usual,
but the date is deferred in the hope
that the new school building will be
completed and ready for occupancy
then.
The new building, a picture and de
scription of which The Pilot will bring
in one of the next issues, will be used
for the grammar grades, and the old
building on Pine street will be given
over to the high school entirely. In
addition to these the district will
maintain a school for the lower grades
in Pinebluff for the smaller children
there.
The present school board has had
a herculean task on its hands this
year. The members not only had to
give freely of their time attending
frequent meetings, but hard tasks and
problems were given them besides.
First came the erection of a new
school building, then the problem of
a teacherage, and all along the ar
ranging of a curriculum to make the
schools rank with the best in the
state. An entirely new school system
is the result. Monday the 17th they
launch it with their fondest hopes,
and a whole community in apprecia
tion, hopes with them.
TOBACCO MARKET OPENS
B. B. Saunders Notified of Date Mon
day—Co-ops Will Open Same
Time
make North Carolina proprietary in | McQueen is electing to live in La
The long looked for news has come
Peaches failed to produce any pros
perity for us; cotton was doubtful and
getting more so as time goes on.
There remained only tobacco, as a
main-stay to put pep and go into
fall trading. The opening date for
the tobacco market was therefore
largely anticipated by everybody.
Not until Tuesday, how^ever,, was
the exact date known to anyone in
the section. B. B. Saunders has in
formation that it would be definitely
set for either the 18th or the 25th,
last Monday. Tuesday a. m. he was
advised that it would be the 2)th,
and he immediately set the machinery
in motion for the biggest opening Ab
erdeen has ever had.
The merchants and business people
of Aberdeen will take official notice of
the day also. In co-operation with Mr.
Saunders they will give a big free
barbecue dinner to all present as the
opening, and they hope to supplement
this with band music and speaking.
In addition every store will offer
special bargains and inducements to
those who want to make any pur
chases while in Aberdeen.
Mr. Saunders calls attention to his
opening in a half-page ad in The Pilot
this week. He-places his floor capaci
ty enlarged to 175,000 pounds in his
ad and calls attention to other im
provements and inducements.
The co-operative market, we under
stand, will follow suit and begin to
receive tobacco on the same date.
VASS HOTEL UNDER NEW
MANAGEMENT
On Sunday, September 9th, the Mis
sionary Society of Aberdeen will come
over to Pinehurst and give an even
ing program at the Community House
for the Missionary Society of Pine
hurst. The Christian Endeavorors
will furnish the musical program for
this service under the direction of
Miss Ruby Craig.
School affairs are engrossing both
the parent’s and children’s minds and
hearts this week and Pinehurst is
making ready to welcome 7 new
teachers. School opens September 12.
Prof. John Cason and family mo
tored to Raleigh Tuesday.
Mr. Richard Tufts spent the week
end in Winston-Salem, the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Chatham.
Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Sledge returned
Saturday from a week’s vacation.
Advance sheets of the Sandhill Fair
and Berkshire Congress are being got
ten out.
On Wednesday evening Mr. and
Mrs. Dunlop entertained at a moon
light picnic on the beautiful lawn in
front of their home. Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Picquet, Mr. and Mrs. Pyron,
Mr. and Mrs. James Quayle and son,
and Mr. Willard Dunlop were their
guests.
Misses Fannie and Ethel Gray have
returned from summering in the east.
Miss Margaret is on a two weeks vis
it to home folks near Carthage.
Mrs. I. C. Sledge, Mrs. Fenisin, Mrs.
Earheart and Mrs. R. Pyron were
guests of the Women’s Missionary So
ciety of the Presbyterian church at
Mrs. J. R. Page’s on Monday after
noon.
Pinehurst-Winston-Salem Polo
Quite a party motored over from
Pinehurst Saturday morning to the
match polo game Saturday afternoon
at 4:30 between Pinehurst and Win
ston-Salem out at the Polo grounds
at Reynalda, the beautiful estate of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnson. After
a delightful trip the party were driven
to the beautiful new Country Club and
were entertained with the Winston-
Salem Polo Club and their wives at
luncheon, by Mr. and Mrs. Chatham.
The game was called at 4:30. About
five hundred people were present and
quite a good deal of enthusiasm was
evinced by the Winston-Salem fans
when the Winston-Salem team made
4 goals in the 1st chucka. But tho’
I the number from Pinehurst was small
I they were equally as enthusiastic and
had absolutely winning faith in their
team.
At the end of the 6th chucka when
the game ended and the score stood 9
to 12 in favor of the Pinehurst team.
The visitors were delighted at thevic-
I tory as they had some opponents in
the Winston-Salem team Mr. Slocock
I has trained this summer.
After the game the entire party was
entertained at the palatial home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnson and af
ter an elegant tea they were shown
over the beautiful home and grounds
at Reynalda.
A beautiful musical program was
enjoyed by the visitors and all voted
the day an immense success.
Those who composed the party were,
General Bowley, Major and Mrs. R. C.
Batson and Lieut. J. D. Baker, of Fort
Bragg, Mr. and Mrs. R. Pyron, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Picquet, Messrs.
Richard Tufts, Jack Latting, Gordon
Cameron and Pete Pender.
Those of the opposing team were,
Carl Ogburn, J. Edward Johnston,
W. V. Slocock, James G. Hanes. Ben
jamin Bernard, Referee.
Meet at Pinehurst School
On Tuesday, September 11th, at 7
a. m. the patrons of and those inter
ested in the school at Pinehurst are
urged to come to the new school and
finish the preparations begun for the
completion of the athletic fields and
play grounds for the children and
young people—especially the basket
ball courts, the baseball diamond and
the tennis court. The ladies of the
Womans Committee of the Communi
ty Club will serve the dinner, the men
doing the work in and around the
grounds.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50
CAMERON NEWS
The Vass Hotel is under the man
agement of Mr. B. Auman, of Greens
boro, now, and it is predicted that un
der the new management that we can
boast of the best hotel in this part of
the state. Mr. Auman took charge
last Saturday. His daughter, Miss
Lydia came with him. Mrs. Auman,
who is visiting relatives before com
ing here will arrive in a few days.
SEPTEMBER DANCE IN THE
HALL OF FAME
A September dance in the Hall of
Fame at Southern Pines will be given
next Monday night at Southern Pines.
Music will be furnished by the Origin
al Virginia Serenaders. Dancing
from 9 to 1.
The following announcement has
been received:
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Smith an
nounce the marriage of their sister,
Miss Hattie Shaw Smith, to Mr. Jo
seph Manley Norton on Thursday, the
thirtieth of August, nineteen hundred
and twenty-three, Vass North Caro
lina. At home after the fifth of Sep
tember, Raeford, North Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. McPherson and
son, Mr. Cone McPherson, returned
last week from a trip to Morehead
City.
Mrs. Ida Buie, and daughter. Miss
Vara, of Cypress community were vis
itors this week of Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Cameron.
The Sunday School class of Mrs.
T. A. Hendricks, entertained the Sun
day school classes of Mrs. C. C. Jones
and Miss Lucile Loving at an ice
cream supper at Mrs. Hendricks on
Saturday evening.
Messrs. A. D. Hartsell, of Lakeland,
Fla., and C. D. Thomas, of Morven,
were week-end guests at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Hartsell.
After a vacation to home folks on
route 2, Miss Alma McLean return
ed Sunday to Raleigh.
Mr, Carey Phillips on route 2, left
Monday for the A. & E.
Mr. Vance Henry, of Charlotte, was
in town Saturday.
Mr. W. G. Carter, of Carters Mills,
a very prominent and prosperous man
of upper Moore, passed through
town Friday, returning from a visit
to the coal mines in Lee. The cor
respondent is pleased to enroll Mr.
Carter as a new subscriber to The
Pilot.
Prof. B. C. Mclver returned Sat
urday from a visit to Mr. and Mrs,
R. C. Muse, of Hamlet.
Miss Annie Borst and neice, Miss
Hellen Parker, were week-end guests
of Misses Marguerite, Juanita, and
Laura Cameron, of Southern Pines.
Miss Kate Arnold returned Satur
day from a twelve week’s study at
the University of Virginia at Char
lottesville, where she took two cours
es in science.
Mr. and Mrs. M. McL. McKeithen
and son. Dr. Archie McKeithen, visit
ed relatives at Aberdeen and Laurin-
burg last week. Dr. Archie returned
Monday to Louisville, Kentucky,
where he is resident surgeon at the
city hospital in Louisville.
Little Margaret McLean left last
week with her father, Mr. Cameron
MccLean, for a two week’s visit to her
mother’s people in Mississippi.
Misses Annie Hartsell, Vera Mc
Lean, Katharine and Mary McDonald,
spent a part of last week at Jackson
Springs.
Miss Mary Swett who is in training
at the Presbyterian Hospital in Char-
lottee is home for a vacation.
Mr. Gus Phillips, of Raeford route
2, spent the week-end with his brother,
J. A. Phillips, and with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Atlas Phillips, route 2.
Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Holmes, Gabe,
Jr., of Goldsboro, Mr. and Mrs. D. B.
Teague and children, David and Eliza
beth, of Sanford, and Mr. Frank C.
McNeill, of Richmond, Va., spent Sun
day with their parents Rev. and Mrs.
‘M. D. McNeill.
I Mi^s Ger'rude Rogers left Monday
i for Winston-Salem where she will en
ter for training in the new Baptist
Hospital.
Miss Lola Carter, of Hoffman, who
has been on a visit to her sister, Mrs.
C. D. Dawkins, returnel home Sat
urday, accompanied by Dr. and Mrs.
C. D. Dawkins who spent the week
end at Hoffman.
Mr. Flint Loving, who was operat
ed upon recently for appendicitis at
the C. C. Hospital, is reported “get
ting on fine.”
Cameron people had the pleasure of
listening to two excellent sermons
Sunday. At the Presbyterian church
in the morning. Rev. M. D. McNeiil
preached from the subject “The Bitter
Waters Sweetened.” In the evening
Rev. Mr. Hare at the Baptist church
preached from the subject “The Hu
man Soul.”
Rev. Mack McDonald and wife stop
ped over Monday at the Greenwood
Inn., returning from Carthage to their
home at Columbia, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Irvin and chil
dren, Joe and Mary Bess, returned
last week from a visit to relatives in
Yadkin county and Winston-Salem.
Mr. Robert McFadyen leaves this
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