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THE PILOT
Friday, July 25. 1924
A. B. NcDONALD IN
ARKANSAS RESORT
Likes the Country in the Hot
Region of the
West
LAKEVIEW
Editor Pilot:
In fulfillment of my promise to give
you some of the results of my observa
tions on my trip here; I will proceed
to do so.
Left Sanford last Wednesday morn
ing at six a. m., via Seaboard. Found
the equipment very good; superior
even to the R. & C., and while the
speed did not seem very great, they
did not have to stop to rest every
time they climbed a hill. They get
one somewhere by keeping steadily at
it.
The sights along the road are prob
ably familiar to most of your readers,
as far as Hamlet. I would only say
that between there and Aberdeen
there are some who still have faith in
dewberries and peaches. After leav
ing Hamlet I missed the tobacco—^not
a stalk to be seen.
Passing Monroe, the land is more or
less rolling all the way to Atlanta;
and it was very curious to me to see
how so much of it is handled. I must
say that with a few exceptions, as
about Clinton and two or three other
towns, it does not make a favorable
showing so far as crops are concerned.
I could but wonder at the futile ef
forts being made to keep the land
from washing by cultivating in small
patches, with snake like rows often
only a few yards in length; while gul
lies on the hillsides and muddy water
in the streams told too plainly where
the soil was going. It seemed rather
strange, too, that between Rocking
ham and Wadesboro where red clay
and rock are so much in evidence, that
the gravel and sand industry seemed
to be flourishing.
A stop of thirty minutes at Atlan
ta, and on to Birmingham. But “Night
her solemn mantle spread o’er the
earth, some time before I reached
there. It appears to be the fashion
now to build unioni stations under
ground, so on arrival you march down
stairs, and on leaving you march up
again. I will say that in building the
one in Birmingham the ydid not skimp
as to size, at least. In fact it is so
large and complicated that a stranger
is liable to be confused, if not lost. We
change here, from the Seaboard to the
Frisco, for Memphis, The cars on this
line are not equal to those of the
Seaboard, but they are at least equal
to those on the R. & C. The night
air became so cold that I wished for
my overcoat. An appeal to the con
ductor to have steam turned on failed,
as he said the connections had been
caken off; so there was nothing left to
ao but grin and bear it, which we pro
ceeded to do. Morning found us still
on Mississippi territory, and I will say
that the wave of progress does not
seem to have visited that territory in
a good while.
After a stop of an hour and a half,
we are off on the Rock Island train—
better cars and speed than the Frisco.
And now we come to the Mississippi
River. It is bigger than Cranes Creek;
yes, even bigger than Little River; but
a great steel bridge carries us safely
over and before us lie the famous riv
er bottoms, a tangled growth of
aquatic plants, trees of various kinds,
with small lakes and pools of vile
stagnant water, where mosquitoes and
other “critters” multiply and increase.
Cleared land is soon reached, how-
tjver, seemingly occupied exclusively
by colored people. The soil may be
rich; no doubt it was once, but the
crops do not show it now. The land
gradually rises, and after some time
we pass through some considerable
hills. We cross a medium sized river
and we are in a section almost en
tirely clear of trees, level and smooth
that stretches on either side of the
road almost as far as the eye can
reach, and seemingly not a tithe of it
in cultivation, for what reason I do
not understand. A small portion is
fenced for pasture, another portion is
mown for hay, and the remainder
seems left to grow whatever plants
have a mind to take possession. In
one place I noticed, there were acres
and acres covered with yellow flowers
of some kind—^looking almost as if
it had been covered with a yellow
sheet.
Later, we run into hills and cross
White River, a sizeable stream; and
while there may have been some reas
on for calling it “White” when it was
named, the dun and muddy water and
banks do not seem to justify it now.
Next comes the Arkansas river, quite
Miss Elsie Palmer, from Greensboro,
is visiting Mrs. H. G. Poole this week.
The Kiwanis Club met again Wed
nesday at the Lakeside Inn.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bost and family,
Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Brannock and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Miller and dau
ghter, Jean, and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Holt, all from Duke, were visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Coffey, last Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Bost and family ex
pect to return to Lakeview in August
to spend a week. They will occupy
one of the attractive little cottages
above the lake.
Mrs. Jack Muse from near Car
thage, spent last week-end with her
niece, Mrs. J. B. Eastwood.
Mr. Dewitt Munfred has returned to
his home on Dawson St., Raleigh.
Mr. Andrew McFadyen, of Lobelia,
was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Clyde W. Hice, from Charlotte,
is here to spend the summer. Her
husband, Mr. Clyde Hice, plays the
banjo in the orchestra.
Speaking of the orchestra, last week
a mistake was made in the names of
the Southern Collegians. Mr. Sandy
Watson plays trombone and Mr. D.
Huggins plays piano instead of drums.
Misses Selma Smith and Mr. Stead
man Ballard with Misses Eva and Lil
lian Oldham, of Vass, motored down to
Montrose, Sunday afternoon, to visit
Miss Blanche Smith.
Mrs. Millershaw and daughter, Wil-
mer, from Durham, spent last week
end with Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Aiken.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Stutts, from
Pinehurst, were the week-end guests
of Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Gibbon last
week.
Mr. Steadman Ballard went to his
home in Lillington last Sunday morn
ing.
Mr. Otis Aiken and Miss Lenora
Aiken are visitors of their brother,
Mr. Ernest Aiken, this week.
Misses Ruth McNeill, Frances Blue,
Loula Eastwood, Mesdames Helen
Mar D’Auby and S. J. Gardner motor
ed over to see Mrs. Ed. Thompson on
Cameron route 2, Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Thompson has been very ill, but
was much better at that time.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Y. Poole spent
Monday night in Jackson Springs.
Misses Breadbeck and Nettie Ayres,
from Southern Pines, are managing
the Lakeside Inn for the present. They
are very efficient women, and we feel
sure that they will succeed with the
Inn.
Miss Maude Stewart, from Eureka,
was a week-end guest at the Gardner
boarding house last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Stevens and a
party from Raleigh are camping, this
week, in the red Bungalow above the
lake.
Mrs. Graham and Miss Della Powell,
from Fayetteville, were the week-end
guests of their sister, Mrs. R. B.
Lindsay.
The Epworth League of Raeford
was here Tuesday for a picnic.
Mr. Arthur Newcomb was in town
a day of last week to see his cousin,
Mrs. N. L. Gibbon.
Messrs. Joe Monroe and Erastus
Makepeace, from Sanford, were call
ers in Lakeview, Sunday evening.
Owing to the uncertainty of the
weather, the Loyal Friends Class de
cided not to undertake the trip to
White Lake last Thursday, but decid
ed to stop nearer by.*
Mrs. Stacy Brewer and family, of
Vass, spent last Monday with her sis
ter, Mrs. J. B. Eastwood.
The annual picnic of the Lakeview
Sunday School and community will
be held Saturday down by the lake.
Dinner at 1 o’clock.
Rev. Charles Clark will preach here
Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. Every
body come—you won’t regret it.
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ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator
of the estate of Joseph Cotton, late
of Moore County, North Carolina,
this is to notify all persons holding
claims against said estate to present
them to the undersigned on or before
June 2, 1925, or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to ^ said estate are
requested to make immediate pay
ment.
This June 2, 1924.
ERASTUS COTTON,
Administrator of Joseph Cotton, de
ceased.
Thos. B. Wilder, Atty. (Aug.l)
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a stream, and I will admit that it is
larger than Cranes Creek,too. Now
we are in Little Rock, but it does not
look very attractive from the car win
dow and I am too tired to enjoy sight
seeing anyway.
The land gradually becomes more
and more broken, hills lift their heads
higher and higher. The exhaust from
our locomotive and the feeling of the
air, both indicate that we are climbing.
Two places of some note we pass:
Bauxite, the famous for a material or
earth from which aluminum is made;
and Benton, a railroad junction.
Farther on, at a stop of some length,
a copy of a daily bulletin is handed
to each passenger—this giving some
information and suggestions in regard
to Hot Springs. A moment later a
gentleman in uniform comes to about
the middle of our car and delivers a
short speech. He gives further sug-
gestions and cautions regarding the
use of the hot water, and while he
talked loud enough, owing to the
train noises, I understood but very
little of it.
A short run and Hot Springs is an
nounced. Tired and well loaded with
dirt, dust and cinders after a run of
near one thousand miles, between six
o’clock Wednesday morning and three-
thirty o’clock (central time) Thursday
afternoon. I hunted a place of rest,
which I found with Mr. J. A. Town
send, formerly of Lumberton, North
Carolina, to whom I feel indebted for
kindly courtesies and information.
Another time I will try to say some
thing of the place, which is different
from any one that I have ever visited.
July 9,1924 A. B. McDONALD.
The Townsend Hotel,
Hot Springs, Ark.
DR. J, C. MANN, Eyesight Special
ist and Optician will bo at Chears’
Jewelry Store, Sanford, N. C., every
Wednesday in each week. Headache
relieved when caused by Eyestrain.
Office equipped with the latest exam
ining instruments. When he fits you
with glasses you have the satisfac*
tion of knowing that they are correct.
Weak eyes of children should receive
ejqiert attention; take your child to
him. Remember that he is in Sanford
Every Wednesday from 10 A. M. to
8 P. M.
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Special Excursion Fares to Niagrara Falls
and Atlantic City
Sold only on certain dates during June, July, August
and September, with final limit, 18 days. Fares from
Raleigh to Niagara Falls and return, $26.70; to Atlantic
City and return, $16.85.
SUMMER EXCURSION FARES from Raleigh to
San Francisco and Los Angeles, California, and return,
going via one route and returning another, $129.22. To
Norfolk-Portsmouth and return, $10.10; to Virginia Beach
$10.90, and return.
WEEK-END FARES. Raleigh to Norfolk-Ports-
mouth, $7.60; to Virginia Beach, $8.15, and return.
CORRESPONDINGLY LOW FARES in effect from
other stations in North Carolina to the above points. For
detailed information as to rates, dates of sale, limit of
tickets, apply to nearest Ticket Agent or to.
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Raleigh, North Carolina.
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