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THE PILOT
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THE CHURCH AT
SOUTHERN PINES
(Bion H. Butler.)
will be a positive community
asset. Therefore the commu
nity owes to the congregation
the broadest support, that can
be given. This is the first am
bitious effort that has been
made in Southern Pines to build
an outstanding structure of this
character. And it is an ambi
tious. project. But it is one that
can easily be accomplished, and
it is a job the whole population
will join in, for this work is go
ing forward, no matter how fast
nor how slow, for it is worth all
it will cost, no matter from
what point it is viewed-
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disaster, to say nothing of the
inconvenience of being without
water and sewers. Vass needs
to consider this matter serious
ly and right away.
MOORE COUNTY’S
SANDHILL RIDGES
(Continued from page 1)
THE NEED
One day last week a number i OF WATER
of persons gathered at a dinner j The shortage of water all
at the Highland Pines Inn at | over the state during the sum-
Southern Pines to discuss the
new church the Episcopal folks
are starting at Southern Pines.
It might seem that this church
concerns the members of that
denomination alone, but it does
not. A church is a community
affair, or if it is big enough it
may become a state or a na
tional or a world-wide matter.
The fine old cathedral at Co
logne was built for far more
than local interest, and anyone
who has seen some of the old
world cathedrals as at Cologne,
Strasburg, Notre Dame, Santa
Sofia, at Constantinople, will
realize that a church is more
than merely a building to
shelter a congregation. It is
mer indicates the imperative
need of taking a more serious
look at the water supply prob
lem, and Vass is fully as much
concerned as any other place in
the state. For several years the
rainfall has been somewhat be
low normal, and while it is rea-
sonable to presume that in
course of time the fall may
shift the other way and be big
enough for all purposes, one
fact must not be ignored, and
that is that the level of water
in the ground is gradually sink
ing lower and lower, and that is
what governs the supply of
water available for use.
Places in Moore county that
have not known-water shortage
along the high ground. Naturally
the highlands are choaen by per
sons looking for desirable building
spots, for a picturesque outlook ap
peals to the vast majority of pepole
and the ridge ground is more varied
in its surface and surroundings. The
outlook from the new golf course
now^ being created at Knollwood is
one of the finest in the Sandhills,
and vv^hen that development begins it
is naural to expect a fine group of
homes in the vicinity. The rim of
the hill around Midpines golf course
is another interesting location, and
there w^ill be a favored section of the
Sandhills.
Farmers who adopt the system of
better balanced farming advocat^
by the School of Agriculture at State
College/ will ifeducc< thedr^/^cotton
acreage by thirty percent.
Friday, December 17, 1926.
STRAIGHT SALARY; $35.00 per
^week and expenses; man or woman
with rig to introduce Egg Producer.
Eureka Mfg. Co., East St. Louis,
ill.
Local curb markets give a satis
factory medium for disposing of
surplus truck crops and foodstuffs
grown on the farm.
Two local cooperative farm associa
tions in Pamlico County have sold
products amounting to $104,700 with
a saving of over $12,000 above local
prices, reports County Agent R. W.
Galphin.
Have your Eyes Examined by an
Expert. Cost is No More
SOME SAFETY THOUGHTS FOR
THE CHRISTMAS SEASON
(Continued from page 1)
my pleasure to have seen in my i the memory of those living
day a number of the famous ec- | been without water this
elesiastical buildings of the old
world, and some of the promi
nent ones of this country, and
in all of my wandering experi
ence nothing has made a more
lasting impression.
The Episcopal congregation
summer. Streams that could
be counted on in the past have
been dry this year- As the
water level drops lower in the
ground places that were
swamps a few years ago are
now whollv drv. The reserve
in Southern Pines is beginning | of water under the ground has
a structure that goes beyond i been exhausted by the continued
the power of the pocketbook of
the congregation. That is con-
drv vears and before we can
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have the normal water reserve
ceded at the start, but that has j of recent years the ground must
nothing to do with the wisdom i be saturated again as was the
of the task they have under-j previous condition. We must
taken. They have sponsored a I have not only a normal rainfall
movement that is a community i to provide the daily needs for
movement, for they have cf- water, but we must have a sur-
Better caution “Dad” and “Brother”
to be careful with cigar and cigarette
stubs too.
Do not allow trees to remain in
side of building after the holidays.
The tree ignites readily when leaves
and branches are dry. A large num
ber of fires occur in January from
this cause.
Do not use decorations near open
gas jets or too near lights of any
kind.
Examine the wiring which Irads to
lights used for decorative purposes.
See to it that it is safe.
Let the home, church, school or
store be warm but look out for over
heated stoves and pipes.
One hundred hens on each farm in
the State will provide home conven
iences and comforts desired by every
houseewife.
This is one year that dairymen can
afford to buy and feed plenty of cot
tonseed meal, advises John A. Arey,
dairy extension spocialist.
The production of late truck crops
for sale in Florida and other far-
southern states will interest, many
growers in North Carolina next year.
Pecan trees will pay taxes in ad
dition to making the farm homestead
more attractive, say horticultural
workers.
DR. J. C. Mann, Eyesight Special
ist and Optician will be at Chears
Jewelry Store, Sanford, N. C., every
Wednesday in each week. Headachc
relieved when caused by Eyestrain
Office equipped with the latest exam-
ming instruments. When he fits you
with glasses you have the satisfac
tion of knowng that they are correct.
Weak eyes of children should receive
expert attention; take your child to
him. Remember that he is in Sanford
Every Wednesday from 10 A. M. to
P. M.
M. L. MATTHEWS, M. D
Practice limned to the eye, ear, no^»-
and the throat.
Office in Masonic Building, Sanford
N. C. Phone 117; Residence, 274
Hours from 9 a. m., to 12 in., and
1:30 to 3:80 p. m. and by appointment
Farmers feeding hogs in Clay
county find that under the extension
plan the animals are gaining more
rapidly than they expected.
AT W. F. Chears, Inc., Jewelers, San
ford, N. C., you will find a larg
and varied line of holiday goods to
select from.
VASS ELECTRIC
SHOE SHOP
Is Now Open 6 Days to the Week
10 HOURS DAILY
fered to do the heavy work of
providing for this neighborhood
one of the most attractive
church edifices in rural North
Carolina. Their plans are pre
tentious, which is highly to
their credit, and when their
worlc is done they will have
given this community a stately
edifice that will be worth in a
purely secular way many times
what the money c:st will be.
We all reali’^e that these folks
must have financial help. They
cannot carry the load them
selves, and there is no reason
plus rainfall to fill the ground
to the old. levels that we may
have a supply for the dry spells.
When the excessive rains will
come is problematical. But it is
foolish to sit bv and wait for
such a period. It may come
soon, and it may not come for a
long time. Normal rainfall next
vear will not mean a surplus of
water under the surface, but
merely the amount on the sur
face. for we must collect under
ground water to offset that
which has exhausted itself dur
ing the succession of short rain-
why they should. They are do-, fall. It is this situation that
ing^ a work that is for the com-'Vass, along with many other
mon welfare, and while some of places, must face. Two.means
us hard-boiled puritans may , of relief present themselves,
argue hat a church of or-, These are deep wells, and the
dinary type and moderate cost: accumulation of water from the
will serve all purposes, that has j Sandhill springs and streams on
nothing to do with the case. A the west side of the river. The
v/GGvc:! barracks might serrejeast side is so hopelessly in the
Cologne as well as the cathe- i slate belt that it cannot be de-
dral. But the underlying senti-' rcndcd on f^r a supply from
ment of religion never yet de-' springs and streams.
served to be fed from the
crumbs that are left after
everything else has been cared
for. We build fine homes, and
fine schools, and fine roads and
our people are clad in silks and
fine raiment, and it is an offen
sive parsimony and discrimina
tion that would be niggardly
with the church, no matter
what attitude we may take to
ward theology and' creed.
The Episcopal congregation
The bed rock at Vass should
be found within a reasonable
distance from the surface. It
shows up in the stream bed at
Crane's creek, and down the
stream it is found in abundance.
That would indicate that at
Vass the rock is not so far down
as to be hard to reach. Thvi
probability is that wells drilled
to the rock would provide
wholesome and sufficient sup
ply of water- It is not positive-
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is taking an advanced step, and | ly certain, for the hard rocks
leading in the architectural and I below the sand sometimes are
constructive policy of the com-! deceptive, but they afford the
munity. It is attempting to put | only recourse except the Sand-
on the main street of the village ihill springs and streams, which
of Southern Pines a group of
buildings that will be ^or an
indefinite time a sightly factor
in the community development,
and the church is justified in
so far have never failed if suf
ficient scope of country is
taken. The difficulty with the
springs is that a possibility ex
ists there of the necessitv for
asking contributions of sub- a filter plant, which is some-
stantial size from every one
who can afford to aid. This is
not merely a question of build
ing a church. It is a matter of
building something that will ex
tend a forceful influence in all
the future type of architecture
in the Sandhills, for we go for
ward largely as example is set
for us. As a church the new
structure will be episcopal. As
what expensive for a small
place like Vas^. But this thm^
has to be faced before very
long, and the longer it is put
off the more grave the situa
tion becomes, and the more
pressing. The job is a big one,
however we may look at it, but
it is none the less an absolute
necessity now or soon. It can
not be evaded, and every day it
an addition to the Sandhills it 1 is put off is a day of possible
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