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THE
PILOT
NUMBER
39
Is a Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Address all communicatioiis to
the pilot printing company, VASS. N. C.
SANDHILL BROTHER
HOOD OrriNERURST
Accomplishes Much Good With
Its Power Of
Example
The organization denoted by the
above caption is one of the many good
things that has come into being since
the arrival of Rev. W. M. McLeod in
Pinehurst. In visiting around over
there the other day, we were re
minded of the “Men and Religion
Forward” movement that swept the
country several years ago. About
every other man we met had some
thing to say about the Sunday School
Class, and, if our memory serves us
correctly, not all of these men have
manifested interest in matters of this
kind until the last month or two. It
has all conis about in as quiet a way
as one could imagine, and that seems
to be Rev. MacLeod’s way of operat
ing. He doesn’t resort to the sensa
tional, evidently thinking that the
Truth is sensational enough.
The Sandhill Brotherhood of Pine
hurst is a thoroughly established,
going concern. The following are the
officers:
E. B. Keith, President; A. P.
Maples, Vice-President; H. W. Ehr-
hardt, Sec’y.-Treas.; Rev. W. M. Mac
Leod, Teacher; A. C. McDonald,
Ass’t. Teacher.
They are engaged in the business
of getting men together, and in mak
ing their plans have not overlooked
the social side. In fact right now the
class has “chosen up sides,” electing
Donald Currie captain of the Reds
and Ellis Fields captain of the Blues.
(Looks like a sort of a “before and
after” arrangement). For the next
few weeks each will try to outdo the
other in the matter of securing ad
ditional members for the class, the
winners to be picnicked, banqueted, or
barbecued, whichever suits their
pleasure, by the losers.
While only a few months’ old, the
class has approximately forty mem
bers, and we predict that ere long the
membership will be over one hundred.
The men are available, even during
the Summer months, and the brand
of enthusiasm that is now rampant
over there cannot be resisted.
Many are of the opinion that this
is the most valuable addition that has
come to that community in a decade.
New hotels, new industries, new es
tates, and all of those things which
speak for progressiveness and de
velopment are desirable at all times,
but the value of a spirit which this
kind of an organization creates can
not be estimated in terms of dollars
and cents, for unless the life of a
community has a solid foundation on
which to rest the other things will
(Continued on page 8)
ROHANCE OF OLD
NOORE COUNTY NAN
Archibald McNeill a Discoverer
of the Celebrated Yose-
mite Valley
(By Mrs. J. McK. Harrington)
Some time ago The Pilot asked for
sketches for its Historical Depart
ment from either written or reliable
tradition of those who were prominent
in the county administration in civil
life. etc. Last week’s issue of Moore
County Hisiory carried among the
^any men of prominence the name of
Archibald McNeill from 1808 to 1815,
as Representative to House. This led
^e to consult an old scrap book of
mine in which I found the following
clipped from the Raleigh Register:
“A correspondent from Franklin,
Macon county to the Raleigh Register
gives a long and interesting account of
two North Carolinians who were with
the first imigrant company that ever
penetrated the Yosemite country. This
was in 1849, and the two were, Hon.
Archibald McNeill who was in com
mand, and Mr. James M. Roan. It
yas a most daring and perilous
journey of great distance, through an
unexplored country and was attended
with the greatest suffering. Of some
hundred or more who began the jour
ney, scores died on the way. The ac
count is well worth reading, but is far
too long for our columns.
“Mr. Roan still lives in Macon
county to tell of the hair breadths
escapes, and perilous escapes by fire
and flood. McNeill, we are told sleeps
among the golden sands in his far
away grave. The following brief
sketch of him before he left his native
North Carolina, will be interesting
says Mr. C. D. Smith, the author of
the account:
“ ‘Hon. Archibald McNeill was a
citizen of Moore County who entered
the house of Commons in 1808, was
re-elected in 1809, was elected to the
Senate in 1811, was again in the Sen
ate in 1815, was elected to Congress
in 1821, and served to 1823, and was
again elected to Congress in 1825.
“ ‘Major McNeill emigrated to Tex
as and took part as a brave soldier
in the Texas war for independence.
After independence had been achieved,
and assured, he occupied several po
sitions of honor and trust, of the par
ticulars of which our narrator has no
personal knowledge. When he (the
narrator) went to Texas a mere
strippling, he found McNeill there and
their fortunes in adventure were
closely identified for some time there
after as we shall see. Major McNeill
and quite a number of equally ad
venturous spirits, resolved upon cross
ing the plains to the California gold
fields. Their purpose soon gained
publicity, and others commenced
coming in. Believing there were a
sufficient number present, and feeling
eager for the journey, by common con
sent they met early in April 1849, on
(Continued on page 8)
KIWANIS CLUB IS
IN HELPFUL NOOD
Starts Movement for Farm Life
School and Arouses
Enthusiasm
The Wednesday movement of Ki-
wanis club held at the Aberdeen
school house gave rise to a lot of en
thusiasm over the Farm Life school,
which may result in some greater de
velopment out that way. Frank
Buchan had begun the thing a few
weeks ago when he talked about some
boys and girls over at the school who
are making progress with the help of
the club, and his remarks set the
woods on fire. The results of the
money the club is contributing to the
school has been so satisfactory that
it was voted to continue the appro
priation of $500 this year and to try
to make it double that or more, as the
call for backing for deserving boys
and girls is all the time growing. At
the present the club is aiding to some
extent not less than twenty boys and
girls at the school, but the desire is
to help more.
Talbot Johnson in commenting on
the work done, remarked that Claude
Hayes is maintaining one girl there,
and before Hayes could tell Talbot to
shut up he had announced that Ar
thur Newcomb is caring for another
one, but by that time the modesty of
the members had become so pro
nounced that Talbot gave no more
names. But it is known that several
members are helping materially, and
that more are invited to help, and no
body cares whether it is Kiwanis
members or just plain folks that do
the helping.
Kiwanians were told they might go
as far as they liked in helping to see
boys and girls through the school,
and that they might invite their
friends to help, and finally it was
proposed to start a movement to buy
the school and ask Kiwanis clubs all
over the state to stand behind it for
the benefit of boys and girls who can
do pretty well in caring for them
selves but not quite enough. As the
men who have put their money in the
school and are carrying it on at a loss
all the time have invested there all
they can stand, they will be willing
to turn it over to any responsible
(Continued on page 8)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1925
OUT OF WATER
Vass has reached a point
where it is time to realize that
a water supply must be pro- i
vided. Wells are going dry,
and that situation is serious.
Whether it will be better no
one knows.
R. W. Beadle has proposed to
build a water plant. If he does
not the town before long will
have to. It is no use to dodge
the question.. If the town builds
the plant it is a bond issue.
If Beadle builds it he builds it
himself. But the thing is not
so much bonds or Beadle as
water or no water. It is time
to think, and think mighty fast.
PATCH BUILDS AT
SOUTHERN PINES
Begins Large Addition to His
Broad Street
Store
Wednesday morning C. T. Patch,
commenced to build an addition to his
big store at Southern Pines. The ad
dition will front on New Hampshire
avenue, just in the rear of the present
location of the Citizens Bank and
Trust company’s building. It will
i^n back to corner the entire rear of
the old Patch building which will be
made 30 feet longer by the new ad
dition. The part perfected will be
30x45, a good sized store in itself.
The Patch store has been an in
stitution in Southern Pines for thirty
years as it was about that time that
Mr. Patch came down from New Eng
land to establish himself in business.
He had been on the road for several
years, and wanted to get some place
where he could be at home oftener
than once or twice a year, and decided
on Southern Pines. He started on a
moderate scale, but grew rapidly, and
for years has been the foremost dry
goods man in the town. Several times
he has had to build to keep up with
his business, and now he hopes to
settle the case for. another year or
so.
The Patch store carries about $35,-
000 worth of stock which is constant
ly turning over, and steadily grrowing
larger. With the new room it will
be one of the big department stores
of middle North Carolina.
For a while Mr. Patch’s health
suffered, but it has wholly improved
and he is now as enthusiastic over the
future of business in the Sandhills
as anybody, and his new building
shows his confidence in the days that
are ahead of the community. The
building is in the hands of Tom Bur
gess and will be ready for use in the
coming winter.
AUTO RACES AT THE
SANDHILL FAIR
Bobby Green
Northward from Florida, where he
won the State light car championship,
comes Bobby Green, hero of many
beach and track racing battles search
ing for new laurels and purses to add
to his Southern winnings.
Bob has already sent an entry for
the races which feature the Sandhill
Fair at Pinehurst, October 27, 28, 29,
and 30.
Because of the rush to Florida last
winter, auto racing and other sports
enjoyed prosperity unknown before
that, with the result that race drivers
from all over the United States
flocjced to the Southern tracks. In
spite of the stiffest kind of compe
tition, Green won the light car title
of his home state and then started
north to battle with foreign stars.
Both beach and track racing are
familiar to Bob, who made some of
his first runs over the natural courses
which abound in his home state.
When beach racing waned for the
more popular tracks he built up a new
job designed for dirt tracks only, and
has been hot after new titles with his
little machine, which he calls a green
special.
Green’s entry in the light car divi
sion of the local meet indicates a
strong field of starters for the Fair
Events and one that should furnish
plenty of thrills and sensations for
the lovers of speed.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
The Howard’s Mill bridge will be
closed indefinitely for repairs on and
after August 17th.
By order of the Highway Com
mission.
C. J. McDONALD, Supervisor.
HOLLYWOOD CRAZY
SHOOTING CRUZE FOU
Most Amazing Comedy-Fantasy
of Year Comes to The Caro
lina Theatres
Hollywood was recently invited to
go crazy.
The rumor went cackling through
filmland foyers that a well known di
rector became unbalanced over-night
and was turning the town topsy
turvy in a mad mental spree.
Staid dressmakers received the be
wildering order to sew flowing bridal
veils on men’s morning dress suits.
A metal caster expostulated fran
tically when asked to turn out 11,000
nickle plugs of a weird design.
Serious minded carpenters thought
it was a slur on their profession when
engaged to build structures along
monstrous lines and have the painters
use only black, white and gray paint.
Freakish demands such as the fol
lowing were made by the madman of
the movies:
“Get a harness for a rocking chair.
“Buy cloth mottled like a frogskin.
“Make a tea cup eighteen inches in
diameter and a saucer three feet
across.
“I want a telephone three feet
high, a golf stick five inches long, a
wedding gown with a 130 foot train,
and $10 worth of chewing gum.”
Nobody believed his senses. Car
penters, painters, plasterers, mechan
ics, modists and property men hur
ried about their tasks in a frenzid
whirl. In the space of twenty-four
hours quiet Hollywood resembled a
carnival of idiots.
And James Cruze, serene amid the
chaos he was creating, began making
that amazing spectacle “Beggar on
Horseback,” a screen version of the
Kaufman-Connelly stage success
which cv,..*es to the Carolina Theatres
on Friday and Saturday.
Edward Horton and Esther Ral
ston are featured at the head of a
strong cast, which includes, among
others, Ethel Wales, Gertrude Short,
Frederick Sullivan and Erwin Con
nelly.
When “Beggar on Horseback” was
finished, Hollywood heaved a thun
derous, admiring sigh and rubbed its
eyes as though awakening from a
vivid, enthralling dream.
Far from continuing in the thought
(Continued from page 3)
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00
KINBALL WRITES
ON FOREST FRES
Moore County Has Suffered
This Year From These
Fires
(By K. E. Kimball)
It sometimes happens that people
have an interest at stake in certain
matters and do not know it. The
question of consolidated schools comes
up for decision in a certain com
munity. Perhaps the childless couples
cannot see that they have any inter
est in the matter so they fail to sup
port the proposition and the school
goes elsewhere. Presently there are
children in these families, and the
school is at a distance. It is the same
with forest protection. There *are
those who think, because of their busi
ness or place of residence or for some
other reason, they have no interest in
the growth of new timber crops. The
city man says that it is a rural prob
lem and let the farmers settle it.
Presently he .wakes up to discover that
because the value of forest lands have
depreciated he is obliged to pay a
smart increase in taxes.
Twice in the last six months the
writer has been called by telegram
to Moore county to investigate forest
fires which had become so frequent
and severe as to indicate the need of
prosecutions for the violations of the
state forest fire laws. In his examina
tions the writer found that forest
fires often burned for days at a time
unattended or were fought .inly when
they approached some set of buildings
or somebody’s fence. It is apparent
that except for a few persons, no one
cared what burned as long as it is
not his. Eight or ten day at a time,
devouring fiames were destroying po
tential community wealth.
Counties all through the eastern
part of North Carolina are complain
ing that the tax rate is high and that
cotinty revenues are hard to raise.
Some lay it to the road program, some
to the schools and some to the un
business like methods of the county
commissioners. Civic improvements
cost money and reckless officials can
waste money but the big reason why
tax rates have risen in this section is
not the civic progress of the county,
but the depletion of county wealth
as represented by the great areas of
forest land that have been harvested
of their timber and have not been al
lowed to reproduce the new timber
crop which alone can return these
lands to their place as productive fac
tors in county’s economic life.
Some individuals have done whiat
they could in the way of forest pro
tection. They have not made much
impression on the forest destruction
in the county at large. They have
(Continued on page five)
TOBACCO CO-OPS '
NAKE FAST STA^
Deliver 3 Million Pounds
Association Warehouses
Within 2 Weeks
To
(By S. D. Frissell)
The Tobacco Growers Cooperative
Association is breaking all p ist
records for early receipts of the Soi ith
Carolina tobacco crop. Deliveries to
the cooperative floors have recently
come close to the half million pound
mark daily and have already passed
a total of three million pounds with
in less than two weeks since the open
ing of the association’s warehouses.
The clamor of the outsider to come
into the cooperative fold has con
tinued to increase and there appears
to be little doubt that if the associa
tion should open its books at this time
its membership could be enlarged by
several thousand tobacco farmers.
On the other hand a special oppor
tunity was given to all South Carolina
tobacco farmers to join the associa
tion last month during a campaign
for new members and the old members
have expressed their wishes to keep
(Continued on page 2)