VOLUME
8
PILOT
NUMBER
40
^ Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Address all communications to
TrtI-: PILOT PKINTING COMPANY. VASS, N C.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 7, 1928.
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00
Pinehurst Scheme
On Little River.
WEST END SCHOOL TO
OPEN SEPTEMBER 12TH.
Fine Farm Developing, With
Park Project Not Far in
the Future.
West End school will open at 9
o^clock Wednesday morning, Septem-
: ber 12. It is earnestly desired that
! all pupils be present the first day in
T u ^ i set a list of the
Over on Little River, between the ^ books to be used this year
Carthage highway and Pinehurst and. We shall be glad to have as many
the road from Southern Pines to Car- „f the patrons and friends present
thagc, Pinehurst has beg^n an im- for the opening exercises as can
portant work that is destined to ex- come. We are looking forward to a
ert a variety of influences. The loca- good school year and shall be glad
tion embraces many hundred acres, to have the friends of the school give
taking both sides of the river for a us encouragement by being present
distance, and extending to Wad s on the opening day.
Creek, on the northeast side. It has j p SINCLAIR
a soil of which the Bradley greavelly ^ ‘ ‘ principal.
sandy loam is a constituent, and the j
Norfolk silt loam and the Congaree
Flit loams prominent, with the Kalmia ® -i
loam also present in a part of the Midlands Highway.
area. Better land for general farm-
Character In Our
Public Sch'5ii
Rain Fails To Halt
Seaboard Officials.
Moore County
Farm Notes
Much Interest Shown in Alfalfa.
4-H Club Quite a
Success.
^ ^ Ae 100 Golfers Defy Elements
On Southern Pines
Plea for Training That Will
Rate Morals as High as
Information.
Course.
It is a well known fact that the ob
jective of the public school is to edu
cate and not to do the work of the
home or the Sunday School or Church.
At the same time the principal and
his faculty have a great opportunity
Much Interest in Alfalfa.
Much interest has been shown in
alfalfa as a hay crop in the county'to indoctrinate the young under their
this year. Last year several farmers * charge in the fundamentals of mo-
prepared land to be sown to this, one \ rality. In this fast and modern day
of the best hay crops. The long though there have been so many
drouth in the fall made seeding rather! things tagged on to the work to be
late and the hard freeze in the early ^ done in the school that sight has been
part of the year killed part of the {lost of some of the things that must j of golf match play, seven flights of
(By WILLIAM SCHROEDER.)
The Seaboard Air Line performed
at the Southern Pines Country Club
Saturday, Sunday and Monday in a
fashion that undoubtedly set a world’s
record for precision, timing and rapid
accomplishment, to stand in railroad
annals for years.
In the face of a sudden spell of in
termittent downpour from Labor Day
laden skies, about 100 officers and
employes of the railroad gathering
here in special Pullmans from all
over the South ran off seven flights
acreage sown. C. T. Maness, near j be had or we build on a sandy foun-
Acorn Ridge, got an excellent stand ; dation, that will sooner or later
of his. Already he has cut this field' crumble. I recall the days spent in
three times and thinks his next cut-1 the three-months public school in the
ting will be as good or better than' small town where I attended as a boy
either of the other three. , than 35 years ago—a one-room
I am in touch with parties who school building with a large fire place
in the end, two long benches where
ing could not be selected. The place Kiwanis Wants to Make the Mid
is well watered with the two streams lands Road Finest in
near the boundaries. It is timbered the State.
with magnificent forests, from which
the clearing that has been in progress At the Kiwanis dinner at the South-
has piled up hundreds of cords of ern Pines Congregational church on
wood. The surface contains a consid- Wedne^ay, Colonel Hawes, Gordon handle good seed at the lowest pos
erable sprinkle of gravel, some sand, Cameron, Judge Way and Talbot j sible price. We can also get lime
some clay, and the bulk of the whole Johnson were appointed a committee
place is tillable. It has the possi- to study the idea of taking the Mid-
bilities of a wonderful farm. land highway into hand and trying
The tract was bought with several to plant it t© shrubbery and grass and
things in view, the first being a site otherwise landscape the territory
for a new piggery, and also an addi- along the line and in the central
tional pasture range for Pinehurst spaces that will make it the most in
cattle and horses. The expansion of teresting and attractive road in
the village at Pinehurst is crowding Noi^th Carolii\a. Considerable dis- on clay, clay loam or heavy sandy
against the farm there, and a desir- cussion brought out a lot of interest, loam soil with well drained subsoil,
able location for the livestock of the and it is the intention to place the : Fields should be well drained and
corporation has been sought for some subject bfefore the folks who live on fertile. Do not try to grow alfalfa
time. When this admirable location the line of road or have possessions j on poor land. You will be disappoint-
on the river was discovered it was that section, and urge them to ed in the crop,
promptly secured, and work com- join in this scheme and make their * 2. Preparation of soil. Seed bed hand, the
menced to carry out the plans for a neighboirhood that achievement that should be well turned and harrowed other. In our modern
place for the pigs and some of the the original design for the road in-land reasonably free from grass and ^ ^ we hear much of our fine, up-to-
consolations, a visitors’ tournament,
blind bogey competition and a 36 hole
medal play, awarded a host of prizes
declared a score of champions, had a
good time about Southern Pines and
departed for their various depart
mental offices all over the Seaboard
map.
Even E. C. Bagwell, general man
ager of the road, turned out in plus
fours from his private car parked
from time to time the scholars could
without much trouble. There are a | near enough to warm up, then
great many farmers in the county | the others would take their turn,
who should put out a few acres of i ^^ly two rows of cheap desks, no j near the depot to assist B. C. Prince,
alfalfa as a supplement to the other, separate rooms. This will make the j freight traffic manager, Norfolk, Va.,
hay crops. Following are some de-; young smile. Still we got something j and president of the Seaboard Golf
tails regarding the crop for our sec- | that counted in those days that was j Association, in running off the meet.
worth more, immeasurably than the, Prince, by the way, said so far as he
little book learning we got. It was I knew, the Seaboard is the only rail-
ground into us that the “fear of God i road in the country to have a golf
was the beginning of wisdom,” by the association, calculated to bring the
man who stood at the helm and dealt! officers and men closer together. The
tion:
1. Kind of soil.
Alfalfa grows best
out to us from Proverbs every morn
ing. He ruled with an almost iron
hand, but he ruled well and righte-
clnded when the first survey of it, weed seed. A crop of cow peas or
soy beans should be plowed under be-
date school houses and equipment, our
busses, etc., and it is all very conven-
! ient. We could not go back to the
occasion was the second annual tour^
nament.
The large, beautiful cup given by
I President L. P. Powell of the Sea
board went to C. F. Blake, of Savan
nah, Ga., medalist, with a 183 f«r the
36 holes. Permanent possession comes
with three years’ successive winning
of the medal honors. This year was
the first time the championship cup
other stock.
But when the start was made it was made,
was found that the natural topogra-1 The road is now graveled from fore seeding If possible. ^
phy of the land with its location be- Pinehurst to McDeed’s Creek, and ^ 3. Fertilization. Alfalfa should he ® ^ J® would
tween the two streams is so inter- would have been much farther along fertilized with plenty of good stable ^ ^ ^ ose was offered,
esting that more ambitious dreams had not the weather been such as to manure if possible, before seeding. ® ^ arac er ui ding idea: w. H. Bunkley, left-hander golfer
were awakened, and it is 'oow prob- interfere in the last two or three should be broadcast and cut well ^ Ifoo s. o not say i of Norfolk, Va., was the match play^
able that before the plans are all weeks with work. The grading* has
into the soil. Commercial fertilizers is being neglected for this, winner of the meet. He defeated G.
worked out one of the finest wood progressed well up toward Southern desirable but not necessary if , ^ ^ f ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Phillips, of Washington, D» C., one
land parks in the Central part of Pines, and the rest of the job is now i Plenty of stable manure is used. Lime ^
North Carolina will be created there a matter of a short time and a little^.Iso very essential and may be ap- ^ ^ , holes on the 71 par 6,307 yard course.
on the banks of the river, and it will fit iveather, and the Kiwanis folks Pl*ed according to the type of soil.
be not only a park, hut a gatTiering want to have their plans ready to do ^>n the heavy clay soils an applica- ’ eg u or a|SANITARY WORK IN
of many Interesting plants not na- their work during the fall and win- tion of as much as three tons may' ^ . i MOORE COUNTY.
tive in this section as well as many ter. Incidentally for those who want aprplied. ^t is costing a good deal to keep up •
that will be gathered from the neigh- to plant grass seed is was announced 'Variety of seed to use: Alfalfa schools. Maybe we are not pay- Six weeks ago Moore County put
borhood and set among the trees and that seed can be procured in Southern grown in the United States are °^t any more than we should but on an all time sanitary officer. This
shrubs already growing there native. Pines and Aberdeen through the ef- ^®st adapted to conditions here. Per- ^t the same time let us be sure to sanitary work comes under the health
In the boundary the varieties of sofl forts of the Chamber of Commerce , sonally I prefer the Nebraska grown ^^t our money’s worth while we go department. The object of this work
are such that a large group of plants and Howard Burns or Frank Budian.' a ong. A man offered for the best is to educate the people of Moore
is growing, some that are not found The price will be low. ! (Please turn to Page 3) all round scholar in his school a prize County along the lines of sanitation
frequently in this vicinity, and they A report from the railroad crossing i known as the Excekior Medal or and make Moore County a more
prize. Morality or Christian charac- healthful place in which to Tive. The
ter counted for 60 points, scholarship sanitary officer is Miss Mary Mac-
wili be cared for carefully and their at Aberdeen says that the Seaboard Seawell Will Not
number increased. On the steep hiH
slope south of the river, and up the! (Please turn to page 8)
stream from th« Southern Fines road,
is a long extension of a steap hill CONTRIBUTIONS
Withdraw From Race !<>'•, school work 30 points, and ten Leod. She is visiting the people of
points for attitude toward school the county and calling attention to
Republican Candidate for Gov- j general. Probably many would the necessity of sanitary wells.
not far back from the stream, and it
is pretty well covered with plants not
very common, and also by many fine
big trees of various types that make
the spot highly interesting.
FOR ASHLEY
HEIGHTS DISASTER
ernor to Start Campaign
in Near Future.
Sept. 4, 1928.
The list of receipts from Moore i
Coxinty by the American Red Cross Editor,
On this big tract nearly a hundred for the recent cyclone disaster have Vass Pilot,
acres has been cleared and put into been added to the Hoke County fund Vass, N. C.
crops and pasturage, and the com. and awarded pro rata among the D^ar Sir:
that is growing in the 35-acre field set! helpless disaster sufferers. These re-- Some days ago there appeared in
apart for it is a typical Pinehurst j ceipts are hereby acknowledged as the leading State dailies an announce-
crop. It is big, well eared, thick on follows: | ment that, due to his continued ill-
the ground, and an illustration of Pinehurst $201.551 ness,^ Herbert F. Seawell, Republican
what Moore County can do with com. ^ Vass 85.00 candidate for (xovernor, would prob-
But a bigger tract is given over to Southern Pines 134.00 ably withdraw from the race. This
i announcement was without authority
not so rate it. At the same time the privies, back lots, etc. She is also
GO points for morality covering as it checking up on dairies, hotels and
does obedience, to the common rules cafes to see that they provide the
of school ground ethics which is a ba- public with good wholesome food,
sis of all the rest, we must conclude Miss MacLeod says she has found
that he is not far from right. the people of Moore County to be
Now in our Sunday School work we the finest and highest type of citi-
have alloted to the teacher about an zens. Wherever she goes she finds
average of 20 minutes for teaching chivalrous, appreciative vec^\2, si :h
the lesson proper, the other part of as some folk think lives only in
the hour is important and given up to story books.
devotional, and organization work, but During the six weeks she has been
with only 20 minutes one day in the working she has visited a number of
week we have a total of around 24 homes, dairies and cafes. The pso-
hours a year for distinctive religious Ple visited have responded wonder
pasturage, and on a field of Japan A. & P. Tea Co., through « , . t • i? 1 i. i. 1 • m 1, , - 4? n ^
clover Dallas grass carpet grass, and! Southern Pines 100.00 or foundation. I am informed by the teaching. Take the small number of, luliy to any suggestions and have
perhaps some other pasture plants Pender Stores, through South- I Chairman of the Republican State children even in Moore County who shown that they are anxious to co-
a herd of hnr<sp<! (lattle a few hoes i em Pines 50.00 Executive Committee that if his resigr-1 attend regularly the Sunday School operate with the health department
~ “ nation was presented it would not be j services, and we can at once see that. making this county an ideal county
accepted. I a great deal is not being done for the ' to live in.
This letter is written to request | child’s Spiritual welfare when many, Miss MacLeod is ready and anxious
and about 75 goats are trying to keep j Roman Eagle Lodge of Ma,
the . sward mowed down so it will not | sons, Aberdeen 114.50
grow too dense and kill out the un- ^ Knights of Pythias Lodge, Ab
dergrowth of new grass. The goats! erdeen 85.50 that you insert in the columns of I of the homes do little or no Biblical | to serve you at all times If you need
- * ■ ' ^ “^-"- ‘teaching. On the other hand we have !her write or telephone her at Car-
are expected to aid in clearing the Christian Endeavor, Bethesda
ground in the vicinity of underbrush,
and to help shape up the tract for
further clearing.
It is the intention to extend the
clearing ©n the tract until it is big
enough to care for the herd of bogs
at the Pinehurst farm, and probably
ultimately the cows not wanted at
the dairy will be moved out to the
i*iver, and perhaps in due season the
dairy will go there also, as it is but
your paper in some prominent place
(Please turn to i»g« 3)
church, Aberdeen 5.00 ; the statement that Mr. Seawell has
jno intention of resigning or with-
Tot^al .....$775.55
Besides this amount the Girl Scouts
of Southem Pinea, led by Lieutenant
Emly May Wilson collected 40.78,
from which they bought and person
ally distributed clothing among needy
victims.
Respectfully submitted,
C. B. METCALF KEATENG,
Chairman, Moore County Chapter
American Red Cross.
drawing from the high honor that his
party has seen fit to bestow upon
him; that he Is improving rapidly
from his illness and that his condi
tion is neither serious nor precarious,
and, that in only a short time he will
begin a vigorous campaign^.
Thanking you for this and other
favors, I am,
Very truly yours,
HENEY SEAWELL.
the eight month day school operating
five days to the week at least six
hours to the day and we have a total
of 960 hours devoted to education and
24 to the Spiritual nature in the Sun
day School. Now for fear some one
might think I was about to advocate
turning our day schools into Sunday
Schools I will say thei« is no place
in our day schools as I understand it
for teaching Christianity as our
thage.
MOORE CO. HEALTH DEPT.
(PleftM tor& to ptm S)
Farmers in Burke County have be
come interested in the Guernsey breed
of dairy cattle and have commissioned
their county agent to buy some cows
for them.
Over 1,000 farmers of Ashe county
attended the celebration featuring the
formal opening of the Kraft cheese
factory at West Jefferson on August