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VOLUnE
THE
PILOT
NUMBER
43
Is a Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Address all communications to
the pilot printing company. VASS. N. C.
CHARLIE riCQUET
SEES ROARING GAP
Good Roads, Good Vittles, Big
Mountain, Fine
Ride
Charlie Picquet, who puts in his life
trying to make things enjoyable for
folks in this section, has been up to
Roaring Gap, where Leonard Tufts
and some others are building an at
tractive new hotel. The hotel is not
yet finished, but it seems conveniences
are provided there for folks to get
enough to eat, and the roads are as
smooth as a sidewalk. Charlie writes
of his trip:
“I have just returned from a Sunday
trip to Roaring Gap and had the sur
prise of my life. The road up the
mountain side is so wonderfully
graded that I hardly realized I was
going up the mountain util I was on
top and the hotel site is far superior
to the May View Manor site in every
way.
“We ate dinner in the new tea house
and what a glorious dinner it was!
I predict if Mrs. Miller continues to
run this place that she will have a
waiting list extending half way down
the mountain every Sunday.”
Possibly Roaring Gap may seem a
little out of the way as far as the
average Sandhiller is concerned, but
Mr. Picquet talking about his venture
up in the mountains does not think sc.
He argues that North Carolina is
swiftly becoming a great out-of-doors
amusement enterprise for hundreds of
thousands of people, and that Roar
ing Gap is a legitimate annex of
Moore county, for it is not so far away
but that it is accessible in a drive of
five or six hours, and it is connected
with Pinehurst through ttie relation
ship that exists through Mr. Tuft's
management as head of the venture.
The road from Moore county to Roar
ing Gap is in good shape all the way
with paving on much of the route.
The location of the hotel, golf course,
lake, and all the adjuncts, is on the
top of the broad mountain, with the
world in sight in all directions, and
Mr. Picquet says if the other advan
tages did not put the place prominent
ly in the front as a vacation site for
the people of this part of the state the
shorter distance would. He is en
thusiastic over the future of the
Roaring Gap prospect, as he is of a?l
the state.
BIG REVIVAL
AT OLD CULDEE
Meeting Held the First Week
in September by
Rev. Roberts
One of the best revivals which has
been held in the Sandhills came to
a close Saturday night, Sept. 5th.
This meeting was conducted by Rev.
J. K. Roberts, of Conestee, South
Carolina, who is in the Extension
Work of Enoree Presbytery. In a
letter to The Pilot he had this to say
about the meeting:
“We had the biggest meeting at
Culdee I ever held. Last Saturday
^^ight friends from fifteen Presby
terian churches were present to hear
I appreciated it very much. The
house would not hold the congregation
from the first night; and the crowds
grew larger as the meeting prog
ressed.
“There were 48 conversions, over
350 re-consecrations by church mem
bers.
“The congregation read the Bible
between services, and brought the
number of chapters and verses with
them to church which were collected
tabulated every night.
During the meeting they read over
lj700 chapters and over 54,000 verses,
a total which nearly equaled read-
ing the Bible through twice, as there
are over 1,100 chapters, and over 31,-
000 verses in the Bible.”
It will be rememhered that Rev.
oberts served the Presbj^erians of
oore county for alrout twenty years
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1925
PATRIOTIC ORDER WILL
STOP IN SOUTHERN PINES
The society of the Patriotic Order
Sons of America holds its national
convention in Salisbury in this state
on September 22. A large delegation
from the Eastern states is coming by
the Seaboard which will bring them
into Southern Pines on Monday,
September 21, on the morning train
at 6, and give them until the Shoofiy
goes out at 11:22 to see Southern
Pines and the nighborhood. This so
ciety is a fairly strong organization
of men of a good type, chiefly in the
North although it has a number of lo
cations in the South. It is a pretty
good bunch of men to receive with a
welcome, as the class of which the
society is composed is representative
in all the communities where the so
ciety is in existence. Southern Pines
is the only stop that will be made in
the state except where a change of
cars is made at Charlotte.
SPECIAL REVIVAL SERVICES
The local Methodist Pastor is out
with the announcement of a Revival
at the Methodist Church, beginning
Sunday, September 20th.
A unique feature of this meeting
is that Rev. V. R. Gaston, of the Pres
byterian church in Aberdeen, will do
most of the preaching, arriving on
Monday. Mr. McWhorter and Mr.
Gaston have been close friends for
some years, and they seek to assist
each other. Rev. Mr. Monroe will also
cooperate, and the choirs of all the
community are invited to aid in the
singing.
“EMPRESS OF THE
ArSANDHILLFADt
Lillian Boyer Booked For Last
Day of Fair, Friday
October 30
All four days of the Sandhill Fair
will hold attractions surpassing • any
thing heretofore offered, but the real
“thriller” has been saved for the last
day, Friday, October 30, when Miss
Lillian Boyer will give her exhibitions
in stunt flying. Miss Boyer’s super
sensations in the air have earned the
admiration of audiences everywhere.
I
She seems more like a beautiful
society bud than an aerial dare-devil,
and her demure and soft-spoken
manner have won her special stories
by feature writers in pratcically every
large American city. She is not a
flapper,—she hasn’t bobbed hair nor
radical clothes nor a flippant manner.
Just a sweet, friendly, real American
girl admired by everyone she meets.
Not at all the type one would expect
(Continued on page 8)
WALTER B. GRAHAH
Walter B. Graham is a pretty fair
example of what a young chap of
this country can do if he has the
desire. Walter started out on the
farm not for from Vass, and when
he was big enough to want to get
out into the world he found a job
with Will Britton down at Lumber-
dale where he earned somewhere
around four or five dollars a week
working. He didn’t merely have a
job. He worked, and work around a
saw mill is work. When he wanted
to come up to see the home folks
the sandy road was wide enough for
him to walk it, which he did time
after time, and without sheding any
tears over the hardship. He was ad
vanced at Lumberdale, and when he
finally separated from Britton he was
experienced enough and had saved
some money to allow him to begin to
do things himself. It is not a great
while ago since Walter Graham was
a young chap starting to climb, but
he has made the grade. He is now
a factor in the Vass Cotton mills, in
the Mecantile company, in a lumber
plant of his ovvti, in South Carolina
and Virginia interests, in the social
and community affairs of his own
neighborhood, and in all his work he
has maintained a clean character, and
a highly enviable standing as a good
citizen and a good neighbor.
He didn’t get where he is by any
accident. He simply made use of good
sense, energy, square business
methods, and peristent work. And
besides being a sound and success
ful business man and representative
in this community Walter Graham is
a cordial human creature and a com
panionable and wholesome member of
his neighborhood.
STATE FAIR BOOSTER
TRAIN WILL STOP HERE
The State Fair Booster train will
stop at Vass, next Thursday, Sept.
24, for five minutes. Will arrive at
5:45 P. M., leaving at 5:50
We would like for everyone in the
community to meet this bunch of
boosters, and we have a communica
tion from them, stating that they are
desirous of meeting us.
GOOD TABLE POULTRY
SCARCE IN MARKETS
“Many housewives are complaining
that the table poultry which they get
from the markets is not fattened and
is of poor quality,” says Dr. B. F.
Kaupp, in charge of the Poultry De
partment at State College. “This
seems to be true throughout the
State and the better quality poultry
and eggs are being shipped into the
State in large quantities simply be
cause we are not on job.
“One of the greatest needs of North
Carolina farmers is to provide modem
poultry houses, learn the proper
method of handling and feed so as
to meet the demand. Poultry when
put on a business basis will pay a
good profit and is one of the best
money crops, bringing in cash every
week. Why not organize and pro
duce high grade table poultry and
keep the money at home where it be
longs?
**In the mid-west states, commission
houses have been established in many
(Continued on page 2)
MISS MARY E. SEAGROVES
BRIDE OF H. T. MATTHEWS
Of interest to the many friends of
the contracting parties was the an
nouncement of the marriage of Miss
Mary E. Seagn*oves, of near Sanford,
to H. Turner Matthews. The wedding
took place in Albemarle Thursday of
last week, the vows being spoken be
fore Rev. C. M. Pickens, pastor of
Central Methodist church.
The bride, who is a beautiful young
woman, was becomingly attired in
brown with grey accessories.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Matthews left for a trip
through the western part of the state.
Upon their return they will be at home
in their attractive new bungalow near
Sanford.
Mrs. Matthews attended Sandhill
Farm Life school, near Vass, where
she was very popular.
Mr. Matthews is the eldest son of
Mr. and Mirs. H. A. Matthews, of Vass,
and has held a position at Coal Glen
for some time.
MANLEY ORGANIZE TO
PROTECT SCHOOL CHILDREN
An Association was organized
Tuesday evening at Manley school
house. The object of this Associa
tion is to co-operate with the Southern
Pines School.
Since the consolidation of Manley
school with the Southern Pines school
there has been a great deal of trouble
in connection with the school truck.
The parents have decided that a radi
cal change of some sort is necessary,
therefore, a meeting will be held
Friday evening, September eighteenth
at eight o’clock in the Manley school
house. Everyone interested in wel
fare of the children of this vicinity
are urged to be present.
TITLE OF WINNER
TO BE CHANGED
Winner in Voting Contest to Be
‘‘Miss Liberty” Instead of
“Miss America”
The first ballot of the voting con
test for the most popular young lady
in Moore County to represent “Miss
Liberty” in the Parade of All Nations”
at the Sandhill Fair on Thursday, Oc
tober 29th., will be found in this issue
of The Pilot.
The title of the winner of this con
test has been changed from “Miss
America” to “Miss Liberty” due to the
fact that the Float representing The
United States is to be sponsored by
the D. A. R. and it will be both his
torical and patriotic, making “Miss
Liberty” much more appropriate to
the spirit of the Float.
Each ballot is good for ten votes.
The votes will be counted each week
and the standing of • the candidates
will be published from week to week
until October 15th.
All ballots must be mailed to the
Secretary of the Sandhill Fair at Pine
hurst, and must be in his hands not
later than Tuesday morning of each
week in order to get credit.
It is hoped that each community
will concentrate their votes on one
candidate. People like to vote for a
candidate whom they think will win
and the candidate who has the most
votes to start off with always has the
“jump” on the others. Get your votes
in early.
“Big News” Next Week
Watch next week’s issue of this
paper for “big news on the Sandhill
Fair. The Secretary has whispered
to us that he has secured the biggest
attraction ever seen at any Fair in
the State and that it is the only ap
pearance of it in the State.
Farmers from Palmico County
recently made a tour through the
western part of the State for the pur
pose of visiting and inspecting the
seed potato belt in that section.
Much valuable information was se
cured and many of the party saw the
mountains for the fii^st time, states
Couny Agent R. W. Galphin.
SUBSCRIPTION 92.00
NATIONWIDE
SURVEY OF PEACH
U. s. Department of Agriculture
To Supply Growers With
Information
The United States Department of
Agriculture is at present engaged in
a nation-wide survey of the Peach
Industry. The object of this is to sup
ply growers with the information that
they have needed in the past to make
reasonoble profits growing peaches.
Much difficulty has arisen from the
fact that plantings have been made
without a knowledge of the amount
of competition in the markets between
varieties in one area and those in
another, and without sufficient infor
mation as to the buyers, likes or dis
likes in the matter of variety and
quality of peaches. In other words,
growers planning new developments
have often been going it blindly. This,
to a considerable extent, has been un
avoidable because the ncessary infor
mation was not to be had.
With this in view, the United States
Department of Agriculture, in cooper
ation with the state experiment sta
tions, state departments of ag^ricul-
ture,, state horticultural societies, va
rious marketing agencies, railroads,
and individuals has started a thorough
study of the entire peach industry.
Enthusiastic support has been given
by all organizations, but the success
of the survey will depend upon how
carefully and promptly the growers
lend their support.
A part of this study is a complete
census of all peach trees on farms
of 100 trees or more, and an inquiry
has been sent to all commercial peach
growers in North Carolina and other
states calling for a classification of
their trees according to age and va
rieties.
This study is to be completed at an
early date. Prompt reports from all
growers will save much time and ex
pense for follow-up work. Schedules
v/as sent out from the Cooperative
Crop Reporting Service at Raleigh on
September 11th. In case any grower
has failed to receive one of these, it
will be appreciated if he will request
one from the Crop Reporting Service
at Raleigh.
This report is intended solely for the
growers’ benefit, and the Department
of Agriculture requests the enthusi
astic cooperation of all North Carolina
peach growers.—N. C. Cooperative
Crop Reporting Service.
SEABOARD WRL
NOVE OPnCES
Will Start Moving Operation
Department at Once—May
Not Be Permanent
Temporary removal of the operating
department of the general office of
the Seaboard Air Line railway com
pany from Norfolk and Portsmouth,
Va., to Savannah, Ga., was announced
on Wednesday by M. H. Cahill, vice
president in charge of operations.
Mr. Cahill will head the first con
tingent to move next week, and other
sub-departments will go to their new
headquaters just as soon as it can be
arranged.
The official announcement follows:
“To meet the operating require
ments of the raiload at the present
time, due very largely to the ac
tivities in Florida, it is necessary that
the operating department move to
Savannah, Ga., at least temporarily.
“The following officers reporting to
Mr. W. H. Cahill, vice president in
charge of operations, constitutes the
operating department: J. E. O’Brien,
chief of motive power and equipment;
W. D. Faucette, chief engineer; J. L.
Kirby, engineer maintenance of way;
C. E. Hix, ^perintendent of trans
portation; W. F. Williams, superin
tendent of telegraph; W. G. Slaughter,
chief special agent.
“This transfer of operating officers
for the purpose above stated will in
((Continued on page 8)