VOLUME
THE
PILOT
NUMBER
29
Is a Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of the Sandhill Territory of
Address all communications to
THE PILOT PRINTING COMPANY. VASS. N. C
FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1927.
MCPHERSON HAS
LOT OF BIG JOBS
High-Priced Construction in
One Immediate Neigh
borhood.
CHESTER BELL
BION H. BUTLER.
One of the significant indications
of the progress of the Sandhills as
a place to live is found in the Wey
mouth community at Southern Pines
where John McPherson has on his
hands probably not less than $50,000
worth of work this summer, to say
nothing of other construction going
forward in the same neighborhod.
The most expensive job is the en
largement of James Boyd’s house,
which will entail an outlay of about
$20,000. This includes additions to
the main building, and several en
largements of the minor units.
Across the fence on the other side
of the water tanks McPherson is re
modeling Struthers Burt’s ho*use, the
Cedar-Pines. This will be practical
ly rebuilt, at a cost of about $10,000.
This fine old home has been one of
the attractions of Southern Pines for
over a quarter of a century, and Mr.
Burt is about to bring it up to the
most modern condition possible. It
will continue to be one of the main
features of Weymouth Heights.
Jack Boyd is adding another ex
tension to his house in the same
neighborhood, a trick Jack has
aboiut once a year, but he always
does things with judgment, and he
is getting a place that keeps up with
the fine surroundings. Roy Pushee,
who bought the Halliwell property
near the Highland Pines Inn, will
enlarge the log cabin on the lot, and
make of it a big and attractive log
house which will appeal to some one
next winter, and add to the multi
plying homes on the hill. Mrs. Wil
kins will remodel her house below the
Inn and make extensive improve
ments. All of these jobs are in the
hands of Mr. McPherson, and they
are all of a high type of construc
tion and home building.
But these are not all the forward
movements on Weymouth Heights.
The Rose house wil be completed by
winter, and Louis Lachine will have
by that lime finished what will prob
ably be the most expensive of all his
buildings on the hill. Mr. Moore, be
low the Inn, will have another large
and interesting house, Mrs. Wiley
has finished her new house in the
same vicinity, the Inn will build an
other cottage close by, W. F. Allen is
building next to Olmstead's, and here
and there in all directions others are
at work.
When January one comes around
again it is a safe guess that wey-
mouth will see from $125,000 to
$150,000 worth of buildings that were
not there at the close of last year.
All of these new projects or expan
sion jobs are the work of people of
means who have been impelled to
make homes in the Sandhills be
cause of the natural attractions of
the region, and in the surrounding
cduntry it is the same. Pinehurst is
building the same type of buildings,
and several of them, with more in
the immjediate future. Knollwood
and Pine Needles are moving for
ward. Eldredge Johnson at Drown
ing Creek is setting an example that
will be contagious, and James Bar
ber has started something over above
the Midland road that will not stop
at the one house.
This is one of the best building
years the Sandhills has ever seen,
and one of the features is that it is
a year of better type of building.
The Pine Needles is the first real
steel construction job in this part of
the State. The five stories of steel
frame now stand outlined against
the sky, visible from the neighbor
ing hills and roads for a long dis
tance. The new Satterfield hotel on
top of the hill at Pinehurst can be
seen from almost every hill top with
in many miles. Where wood was for
merly the main stay of building in
the Sandhills brick and stone and
steel and concrete are coming into
the prominent place. TWe amount of
Carolina
>?BSCRIPTION $2.C0
CONCERT A SUCCESS
AT LAKESIDE INN.
Mr. Bell was appointed Wednes
day as Auditor of State’s Prison by
Governor McLean, acting upon the
recommendation of the prison board.
Mr. Bell has been auditor for Moore
County for the past three years, and
is an active Legionnaire, and was
also very active in Moore County
politics.
The happiest land is one in which
the people aren’t sore enough to jus
tify the existance of “great leaders.”
Last Saturday evening Misses
Louis Cook, Mary Todd and Mrs.
Max Bryant, members of the faculty
from the Southern Conservatory of
Music of Durham, gave a delightful
concert at the Lakeside Inn dining
room, Lakeview.
The dining room was suffficiently
filled with guests for dinner and the
concert which met with the approval
of all, those who participated and
those who willingly listened. Tjhe
manager of the Conservatory spoke
in behalf of the faculty members,
elling his audience that they would
oe glad to come down anytime, that
all they needed was an invitation,
which of course they will receive if
remains tor those who heard them
to say.
The Misses Cooke and Todd, con
tralto soloist and pianist, resepctive-
ly, and Mrs. Mkx Bryant, violinist,
each received lovely baskets of pink
roses as they most chamingly ren
dered their respective numbers. The
last number was a combination of all
three musicians, and was an espec
ially beautiful selection.
All in all it was a well arranged
and well managed program and many
are anxiously awaiting another af
fair of that nature.
JOHN R. JONES, JR.
DEATifof
J. R. THOMAS
Funeral Services Held at Meth
odist Church; Burial at
Johnson’s Grove.
Social position is relative. It de
pends on living in a town where
people are less important than your
self.
JR. 0. U. A. M.
ENTERTAINS
State Councilor C. W. Snider
Made the Principle Address
of the Evening.
DEATH OR DANIEL BRITT.
KIWANIS HEARS
ELISE SCHOOL
Daniel Bethune Britt was bom on
May 16, 1845, and died June 9, 1927
at the age of 82 years.
His wife preceded him to the grave
eight years.
Mr. Britt leaves to mourn his loss
one brother, Angus Britt, nine chil
dren, four girls and five boys, as fol
lows: Messrs. Henry, Daniel, Jr., and
Norman Britt; Mrs. Isham Wallace,
Mrs. Malcolm Morgan, Mrs. E. H.
Bums, and Mrs. Neill Brown, all of
' Eagle Springs; John and Kora Britt,
On Thursday evening, June 23, the | Pierce, Fla. Three of his
Vass-Lakeview Council No. 119, Jr. j preceded him to the grave
0. U. A. M. had the honor of enter- j few years ago. Two daugh-
taining at its hall here delegates who | ^iss Nancy Britt and Mrs. D.
had essembled for the district meet- j p Mdnnis, one son, James Britt. He
ing. This, the 17th district, consists ! survived by 26 grandchildren ' school, and A. B. Cameron, of the
Mr. John R. Jones, Jr., a former
Moore County boy, who recently re
signed as cashier of the Page Trust
Company at Sanford, left last Tues
day night for New York, where he
goes to accept a position with the
New York National Bank of Com
merce. For a year or so much of
Mr. Jones’- time will be spent in
traveling in the Southern States in
the interest of this big banking
house. The best wishes of a host of
friends throughout this section go
with Mr. Jones in his new field of
work. They expect to see him make
a success. Mr. Jones is a nephew of
Mr. Sandy Jones, of Glendon.
Serious Situation Confronts
That Moore County
Institution.
The Kiwanis Club, which is the
clearing house for all tribulation,
heard the case of the Elise School at
its Wednesday meeting at Southern
Pines. Dr. R. A. McLeod, of the
of the counties of Lee, Montgomery ^^ree great-grandchildren,
and Moore, and includes 13 active 1 xhe funeral survices were con-
councils, a large per cent of which | ducted by Rev. R. J. Matheson, as-
sisted by Rev. Mr. Henderlite in
Bensalem church Friday, June 10, at
ten.
FINAL WARNING!
were represented.
The meeting was presided over by
District Deputy Alonzo Blue, of Car
thage. Of special interest were the
reports given by delegates from the
various councils. The principal ad
dress of the evening was by State
Councilor C. W. Snider, who spoke Charlotte, N. C.
on fraternal work and told of the June 23, 1927.
Orphan’s Home at Lexington which To Post Officials,
was recently dedicated. • Everywhere, North Carolina.
Rev. McD. Monroe, O. D. Causey! Most of you know by this time
and F. M. Dwight were representa- | that the FINAL date for reinstat^.-
tives at dedication of Orphans* home
at Lexington from this order.
After adjournment, the visiting
delegates were guests of the local
council at a delicious dinner at the
Lakeside Inn.
County Educa'ional Board, presented
the case, which was also discussed to
some extent by Bob Page and oth
ers, with the result that a serious
situa ion at the famous school was
3 o’clock. He is gone but not forgot- | disclosed. It seems that - the State
The Vass-Lakeview Council No.
119, was organized on the 13th day
of October, 1925, and since that time
ment or conversion of War Risk In
surance is Midnight of July second.
Stop. For your information in or
der that every possible case may be
handled the offices of the U. S. Vet-
has condemned the school building
at Hemp, and while the Presbyterian
school there can con inue to operate,
the trouble is that the school is the
recognized high school of that sec-
-ion, and as such is a factor in the
coun y edticational system. With
the State refusing to extend its sanc
tion and financial help Hemp will be
without a high school there and the
denominational school will lose a con
siderable portion of its income.
The building is old, and the State
says to serve as a high school for
the county it must be replaced at
once with a new s ructure. To build
Friends and relatives of Mr. J. R.
Thomas, of Vass, were shocked at
the sudden death of Mr. Thomas on
Thursday morning of last week. His
health had been bad for two years or
more, however, for the last few
months he apparently was better,
and accepted employment with the
Pinehurst Lumber Yards where his
long experience in supervising mill
work greatly aided the corporation in
securing mlichinery and equipment
suitable for carrying on the busi
ness.
Mr. Thomas had been for several
years a citizen of Vasfe and wate
superintendent of the lumber plant
here until the scarcity of lumber
caused the plant to close down. He
then accepted a position with the
Baker-Thompson Lumber Company,
of Raleigh, where he worked until
ill health forced him to give up his
empbyment a year ago.
Mr. Thomas was not only efficient
in his chosen vocation, but he added
greatly to the progress of the com
munity by supporting every worthy
enterprise in the community. He was
a staunch supporter of the school of
which he was a member of the board
for several years. The church found
in him a valuable member. For sev
eral years he taught a class in Sun
day school, and always co-operated
in securing good music for all re
ligious gatherings.
Mr. Thomas was born near Broad
way July 3, 1874, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. H. Thomas. He was married
in 1897 to Miss .Florence Bynum, of
Vass. There were bom to this union
seven children, J. Hampton, James
Elvey, Clara (now Mrs. Carl Cash-
ion), Gordon, Mildred, Rebecca, and
J. R. Thomas, Jr., all of which sur
vive him except Rebecca. He leaves
his wife, his mother, and the follow
ing brothers and sisters: J. L. Thom
as, of Cary, Melvin Thomas, Mrs.
Abnsr Thomas and Miss Annie.
Thomas, of near Cameron.
STORY OF MOUNTAIN FOLK
SHOWN AT THE CAROLINA.
erans’ Bureau in Charlotte, located
on the third floor of the Johnston i a county high school alone will re-
Building, will remain open every | quire about $30,000, which is more
night next week until 10 o’clock and
until 12 o’clock on the night of July
its growth has been steady, the mem- Stop. Contact every ex
bership now numbering 55.
DR. ALEX P. KELLY
COMING HOME.
The following was sent to The
Pilot a few days ago:
San Francisco, Calif.: “Have re
cently arrived from Hawaii, so please
discontinue^ The Pilot to Schofield
Barracks, Territory of Hawaii,
‘‘Will see you some time during
July, as I am attempting a trans
continental trip from here by mo
tor, leaving in early part of July.
•‘Alex.”
the Bummer’s building is not only of
importance this year, but the sub-
s'!!(antial character of it is equally
vital. The Sandhill section will do
this year probably a million and a
quarter dollars’ worth of new build
ing, which will be more substantial
than any similar amount of work
ever done in this part of the State.
service man possible and have them
get their application for reinstate
ment or conversion into the Bureau.
Applications post-marked prior to
midnight July second will be accept
ed.* Stop. Get busy.
ROBIN S. KIRBY,
Service Officer Department of North
Carolina American Legion.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to express our deep ap
preciation to our friends and neigh
bors for the kindness and sympathy
shown us during the sickness and
death of our dear husband and fath
er.
Mrs. J. R. Thomas and Children.
You have learned everything es
sential about the youth if you know
whether he calls himself a college
sfudent or a college man.
That statesman with the studious
expression is the great dictator, to
whom the king is explaining the
theory of divine right.
than that section feels disposed to
put into a high school just now, and
as State and denomination do not
work jointly in school building en
terprises if a new denominational
building is put up it must be by the
church alone.
The speakers laid stress on the
work the school is doing up in the
Hemp section, and its possible
growth into a junior college, but as
Mr. Page said, the difficulties of get
ting State and denomination together
are of such a type that the solution
is not easy. The Presbytery will
hold a meeting in a couple of weeks
when the matter will be discussed,
and it is believed that the presbytery
will provide a portion of the fund
necessary to rebuild t^e school house
if the rest can be forthcoming from
private or county sources, and then
the school can be carried on as now,
by the county paying a certain sum
for the tuition of its students. The
sentiment of the Club was wholly
with the movement to continue the
school in that section, and the opti-
'mists feel right confident that some
schemes will be arranged. Otherwise
the county will have to take care of
One of the most remarkable pic-
ures ever made is the production
entitled “Stark Love,” which was to
have been shown at the Carolina
Theatre last Tuesday but which, be-
cBlise of an accident to the Mo*, or
transport, enroute to Southem Pines
arrived too late, necessitating the
substitution of “The Last Outlaw,”
which was to have been shown this
Saturday. For the information of
the Carolina patrons, “Stark Love”
is now in the theatre office, having
arrived some time between midnight
and 8 a. m. Wednesday, and it will
remain here until shown on the
screen Saturday night at Southern
Pines.
“Stark Love” is a story of the life
of the natives of the heart of the
North Carolina mountains who are
today living the same primitive life
of the forefathers of one hundred
years ago.
The cast is made up entirely of
these natives and a remarkable cast
it is. The two principal characters
gave such a splendid portrayal of
their characters that the Paramount
Pictures Corporation is now endeav
oring to find them to offer them a
long term contract but, up to this
writing, they have been unable to
locate them in the vastness of the
mountain wildemeas.
It would take too much space to
describe this wonderful picture and
even tfeen a discrition would be en-
tirelS^' inadequate. It ia a picturo
that must be seen to be appreciated
and is one that is decidedly worth
while, one that will have a decided
appeal to the folk who seldom go to
tile screen offerings.
a high school for the Hemp neigh
borhood.