VOLUME
THE PILOT
Is a Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of the Sandhill Territory of
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the pilot printing company, VA&S. N. C
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1926
NUnBER
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00
S. A, L. PURCHASES
NEW EQUIPMENT
Twenty New Steel Coaches for
The Winter Travel to
The South
Supt. W. G. Jones, of Hamlet, in
a letter to The Pilot has this to say
of the equipment for the winter by bluing.
Too Much Blue
Cotton This Fall
“The cotton problem is one I do
not profess to gruess out,” said Alton
Cameron, of the Vass Cotton mills.
“The crop looks like a big one, but
it has to be remembered that much
of the cotton was left in the field
until after the rains began to come,
and a big proportion is bound to be
Blue cotton
RARE WOOD FROM
THE PHHJPPINES
Phillip Rounsevelle Imports
Material for New
House
tourist travel this year:
Twenty new all steel coaches of
modern construction, beautifully fin
ished, and containing all appoint
ments of the latest type of railroad
equipment of this class are now be
ing placed in svrvice by the Seaboard
Air Line Railway Company. Many
innovations have taken place in the
construction of these new coaches
whereby radical departures have
been made from the conventional
lines along which the majority of
such cars are built.
Probably the most striking feat
ure is the ladies rest rooms which
have been installed in eight of the
coaches. These rooms, communicat-
will not bring a good price in the
market, and that lessens the quantity
of the better type. Blue cotton will
not serve the mills that make white
goods. It can be handled in colored
denims and things of that sort but
Phillip Rounseville, the archery
man, is more or less of an enthu
siast over rare types of wood. Nat
urally in building bows he has to
scour the globe to find the best ma- I before the time we will be permitted
Safety Thoughts For
The Christmas Season
(By Stacey W. Wade)
The Christmas season that period
of the year when joy and happiness
should reign supreme and gladness
never be dimmed by accident or ad
versity, is now knocking at our doors
and will be here almost before we
are ready for it.
At this time, before we enter into
the preparation for the holidays and
MOORE COUNTY’S
SANDHHl RTOGES
Interesting Surface Configur
ation and Its Mean
ing.
terial, but he does not stop at bows participate in the various Christ-
in his collection of interesting for- 1 w^astide events it may be well for us
est products. He is building a new ' think quietly just a min-
A 4, 1 , I bouse at the Archery plant, and on ' ^^o over some simple rules
they do not use enough of the total ' n/r j ^ j f aim ^
_ t _ , „ , Monday a truck came up carrying a safety.
load of timbers that had been im- i That Christmas tree: Do not dec-
ported from the Phillippine islands, j orate it with flimsy material hung
The wood is the famous Tamil wood, *^ear candles or lights. Don’t
a dark, satiny, smooth texture that i decorate your tree with paper, cot-
is remarkably attractive. The im- I ton or any inflammable material. Use
crop to make a market for all the
blue lint, and it is going begging
right now .It is a pity the farmer
did not get this cotton off when it
was prime, for the general type of
lint this fall has been good. The blue
cotton is not physicially damaged a
great deal, but it will not do in white
goods, and that cuts its value away
below middling coton.”
Mr. Cameron says the market for
gcod white yarns is holding up right
ing with the toilet, are spacious m | while he is not making |
size, having a sofa-like seat on one ! jyi^ny predictations about the course '
portation will be used as open beams
overhead in tWe main rooms, and
will give an unusual appearance as
well as a bit of romance to the
house.
The archery building of stone is
one of the striking buildings of the
The new house close
si<k, and opposite a wash basin/- stone, one of the
some
minor, and shelf for toilet articles, h,. j, „ot as pessimistic as
The floors are covered with heavy :
inlaid linoleum. In addition to the
ceiling light bracket lights have been members of North
installed on cither side of the I'lir-
ror, assuring ample illumination. An
electric fan on one wall completes a
well arranged room which is certain
to win the approval of those making
use of the facilities off: red. The
coachf‘s which do not contain this
lar^re rest room are provided with
an exceptional ladies retiring room,
in which, is incorporated on a small
er scale, the principal f* atures of
the I'vSt
Another m»ticeable depaiture from
the usual, is the new color scheme
employed in decorating the new
coaches. The ubiquitous mahogany
finish has been abandoned and in its
stead lighted shades of blue, green
and are unholstered in plush of har
monizing shades.
Thp floors of the main compart
ment are covered with a composition
material Vvh'le the aisles are cov
ered by inlaid linoleum, gi\nng a
pleasing et!'e t to the entire interior.
Ample room !s assured in the
men’s smoking compartment, consid
erable space having been partitioned
off for their exclusive use. The new
coaches, all contain washstands in
the men’s smoking room.
tional and sectional poultry
his fall.
shows
es being a big stone
fireplace, of the same stone as the
archery factory. With the novelty
of the Phillippine beams to harmo
nize with tho big stone open fireplace
the interior of the building will be
romantic.
tinsel or other non-inflammable ma
terial for decorations and be sure to
set the tree securely so that the chil
dren and even he “grown-ups” in
reaching* for things cannot tip it
over.
Do not use cotton to represent
snow. If you must have snow use
powdered mica or asbestos fibre.
Do not use candles, where elec
tricity can be substituted. Even with
the use of electric batteries they
would be far safer than the use of
candles. If candles are used let
only the utmost caution prevail. Do
not permit children to light or re-
By advo>ating a betl v balanced
system of farming in the 40 cotton
counties of North rarolina, the agri-
The archery factory is as busy as | light the candles. They frequently
possihb' now, bows going out in all | r.et fire to their clothing instead. Don’t
directions, and a large number are i leave the matches within reach of the
coming into use in the Pinehurst i children. Candles are meant to be
neighborhood a«i *Hie folks are taking lightl^d and if children can get
The name of Sandhills is constant
ly applied to the neighborhood of
Moore county in the townships along
the Seaboard Air line railroad, but
not everybody realizes why the name
and what it signifies. But anybody
who will take a map of the county
and run it over a little will note that
coming down from north of Pine
hurst is a high ridge, with the val
ley breaking away to the east and
to the west, and on this ridge the
Norfolk Southern railroad travels
for miles without crossing a bit of
flowing water. At Pinehurst the
road leaves the ridge and drops down
into the valley at Aberdeen, but the
ridge continues out by Midland
farms, by Knollwood Village, and
coming into Southern Pines climaxes
in the big knob formerly known as
Shaw’s ridge. From Knollwood vil
lage a branch of the ridge goes out
toward Mill creek and Niagra. From
Southern Pines the ridge divides into
two or three branches, one going
out through the Edgemoore region
and toward Vass, and also sending
off a spur out the road that leads to
the Willis Young farm and Halli-
well’s place. Another branch follows
out the old railroad grade Clark
Brown made some years ago, and it
is miles out that grade before a cul
vert was placed for running water
fultinal \\-u:vei s : :e coopeiating with . archery with a good deal of en- matches they will experiment with j cross. This ridge leads out In
other states of the South to reduce thusiasm. All tbis week is given to j them. They imitate their elders. ; avenue, past the Grover place,
citun acicage and to put the farms
North Carolina on a business
bi..-'is.
PLANS ORDERED
FOR NEW HOTP
Architects Given Final Instruc
tions for Complete
Designs
an arch* ry tournament at Pinehurst,
it is making its place in favor very
fast.
With the many rare woods that
Mr. Rounseveli*' uses in making
bows, and the new wood that he has
brou!>ht here for construction in his
new house, his placc is a study in
foreign forestry. Visitors are in-
toi^'sted in the rare woods almost as
much as in the uses made of them.
j through a tract the Knollwood com-
vy- , ■r'-'-, -|e> r - f- +4* 'I -(
^ «. ' > * -A— V* V1*'. J J '5- w
goes into the Fort Brgag territory.
Anothf?r branch goes out past Con
necticut avenge and holding north
of the old Duncan Shaw house gets
down to James Creek. A smaller
ridge is- that on w^hich Mr. Merrill
is building his new house, but while
it is a shorter ridge it has such a
(Jives V’*ew Of Neighborhood central location among the others
FINE NEW COURSE
AT KNOIIWOOD
(Bion H. Butler)
Last week Lyman Sise, th archi
tect who has done much of the im
portant work at Pinehurst, was giv
en final instructions to complete the
plans for the projected new hotel a^
Knollwood. Th* building will b *
There ai'e boys an'i girls
of club age on the farms of North
('arolina. So far only about 20,000
are enrolled in junior club work.
In All Direc
tions.
i fire-proof, and the expectation is ^o
Window screens have been made i have it superior to any of the Flor-
Two hundr d an'i twenty-three far
mer sold over Si8,000 worth of pro-
iucts on the Hendersonville curb
market during 192().
a part of the equipment of the new
cars. These are so installed that
the passenger can easily rai'^e the
window and pull the screen in place
without the necessity of calling tho
train porter.
Thp length of the new coaches is
72 feet. The seating capacity of
those containing a ladies rest room
ida hotels, or in fact any of the re
sort hotels so far as is known. The
building will be constructed in thre
units, the first of which will have
78 rooms, and embody all the fea
tures which the long experience of
Pinehurst has shown to be desirable.
Plans for the two additional units
w 11 be made at the same time as
MFETING of D A. R
AT
is 82 while the o^^hers provide seat- | for the first, so that as fast as the
ing space for 90 passengers. Six ! patronage warrants the capacity can
ceiling lights are provided in the ! be increased. These two units will
main compartment while three sim- j niclude 94 roms each,
ilar lights are placed in the men’s
smoking room. Electric fans have
been installed throughout.
Particular attention has been given
to the construction of the steps lead-
December Meeting Held
Home of Mrs. J. S.
Milliken
The new golf course now in con-
ruction at Knollwood, adjoining the
si e of the new hotel soon to be com-
11 need there, is an interesting spot
in the geography of this region. The
'V()]-k has progressed so far that con
siderable of the ground is cleared and
b.-irned, and grading is under way in
some of the fairways. From the top
'kf th hill about where the hotel will
'itand one fairway sweeps down the
hill in a broad open vista which gives
j a clear view of the valley and hill-
! top over to the Southern Pines wa-
I ter tanks and the Weymouth side of
^ the ridge, and there the hillside of
Southern Pines shows up to wonder-
i ful advantage.
i Men and teams are working a
that it* is one of the most interest-
ing.
The tendency of building on these
ridg s beginning with Pinehurst,
stands so high that it is visible for
miles from all directions, and con
tinuing along the summits, is seen
in the ex ension of all the villages
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BAPTIST TO MEET
IN MEMPHIS
At
Planning Greatest Sunday
School Conference Ever
Held
her meeting at the home of Mrs.
Richard Tufts, speaking of the
new building, said, “We are build- , . .
ing this hotel to appeal to the most j with Mrs. Swett and Mis
fastidious of our guests, with a num
ber of extra large rooms on each
ing into the cars. On the Seaboard’s | floor which can be used for parlors.
new coaches four steps are provided
at each entrance, one more than is
usually found. This additional step
greatly facilitates entry to the cars,
and the treads of the steps being
covered with a special material, there
is little likelihood of a passenger
slipping when boarding or leaving
the train.
The brakes are of the \eiT latest
type, embodying all recent improve
ments to both the air system and
the mechanical construction.
Some of the new coaches are al
ready in operation on the Seaboard
and the balance will be received from
the builders shortly, when they will
immediately be placed in train serv
ice.
Demonstrations conducted b y
countV agents show the way to bet-
t r farm practices and have influ
Outside baths will connect with each
room, and all rooms are communi
cating.”
Since the announcement in the
summer that Pinehurst would build
a new hotel at Knollwood planning
for the work has been active. Inves
tigation of material, of construction,
of detail pertaining to a work of
this sort, have been going forward,
and the surveys that climaxed in
placing men and teams on the ground
a few weeks ago to clear off the
golf courses marked the progress of
the plans. The final instructions to
Mr. Sise to get the drawings and
specifications in shape for biddens
indicates the early beginning of ac
tual construction. Work was com
menced on the golf courses because
the ground must be cleared and
worked and settled and a cover of
grass secured for next winter’s play-
Southern Baptists are planning to
put on the greatest Sunday School
Southei'n Pines—The Alfred Moore j transfoi ination in £i big poition of (Conference ever held Janiiarv 18-21,
Chapter, D. A. *R., held its Decem- ^be hill sid north of the Midlands , 1927.
road, and the piles of wood and the place
number of saw logs piled up near
the road tell that some one had been
busy. At any time now^ the work is
Allen joint hostesses. Th^ Regent
Mrs. T. B. Tyson, presided. Roll call interesting to look over, as the clear-
P'^ont’Vn of nrac- ing but the building of the hotel will
tices on North Carolina farms. not be long in following.
was responded to with quotations
from Benjamin Franklin followed by
the usual opening exercises and re
ports of officers. Mrs. Elms report
ed that plans were being perfected
to provide all the county schools with
copies of the Flag Code. It was an es
pecially interesting meeting as so
many welcome visitors were present
and the following brought greetings
to the Alfred Moore Chapter from
their Home Chapters; Mrs. Huntoon,
Mrs. W. Curry, Mrs. Sergeant, Miss
Killer and Miss Williams. The next
treat was a short story “Retreat,”
or “The House in the Horseshoe,” by
W. J. Adams, read by Mrs. Johnson
and then a poem, in dialect, very
effectively recited by Mrs. Seawell.
The Chapter then adjourned and re
freshments were served by the hos
tesses. The next meeting will be
entertained January 4th by Miss N.
Sanborn, Mrs. Perkinson and Mrs.
Whitaker at the bom of 'he lat-
1 ter.
ings have gone over several of the
fairways, and the plan of the new
course is very sharply outlined on the
ridges and the low lands.
This new course will be one of the
most picturesque in the e^ire Sand-
hiHs country, for it starts and ends
so high on the hill top that the whole
range around from No. 1 to No. 18
is a continued unfolding of the hill
and valley of the country, of the
pines and the wood land, the com
munity settlement round about, be
sides promising to be an interesting
piece of work to negotiate by the
players.
Since the clearing has broken into
the forest covering of the hills the
idea of what the new location will be
is much easier to comprehend, and
now that it can be seen it is not
hard to guess that about the new
course "will develop a section of the
•Sandhills that will be a conspicuous
member of the resort neighborhood.
is M mphis, Tenn.
The e will be five General Sessions
and five Conference Sessions. During
each Confer nee Session simultane
ous groups will convene and discuss,
1. Sunday School Administration; 2,
Young People’s and Adult Depart
ment Work; 3. Intermediate Work,
4. Elementary Work; 5. Bible Work
and Religious Education in Southern
Baptist Schools. Thoso attending
can decide which of these conferences
they will be most interested in.
Arrangements have b^ n made
with all railroads to allow rates of
fare and one half for the round trip.
In order to get advantage of this
rate it will be necessary to use the
certificate prepared for this purpose.
These can be had by writing to the
Baptist S. S. Board, Nashville, Tenn.,
or B. S. Beach, Bonlee N. C.
For further information concern
ing the conference write the Baptist
5. S. Board, Nashville, Tenn. For
hotel reservations and other local in
formation write C. L. Montgomery,
Memphis, Tenn.
B. S. BEACH,
Bonlee, N. C.