North Carolina Newspapers

WINTER RESORT NUMBER THE PILOT THIS WEEK 16 PAGES. Is a Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina VOL. 8, NO. 43. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1928. building boom CONTINUES TO MAKE RECORD IVIany Homes Near Completion as Winter Season Gets Under Way. THE NEWEST HOTEL IN THE SANDHILLS. activity is general. Xot in the history of this section of North Carolina has there been so much building activity as at present in Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Knoll- wood and generally throughout the Sandhills The new front which the Carolina Hotel at Pinehurst will present to its guests this winter is finished, mak ing an approach improved both in looks and convenience to arriving and departing guests. The remodeled approach to the Carolina Theatre has been completed by Rassie Wicker and will solve the traffic problem on movie nights. The Vemer Z. Reed residence south of Pinehurst is nearly ready for the roof, and work on the interior has al ready begun. Alfred Yeomans of Southern Pines is the architect and the Weineke-Dixon Construction Com pany of Fayetteville the contractors. This home, when finished early in the year will be the largest private resi dence in the Sandhills. New Linden Road Home. Sandhills o the Ideal VASS, N. C. Carolina inter Resort Good Roads, Fast Trains, Lead to this Playground of America Where Golf, Polo, Riding, Hunting, Shooting, Tennis Call. HOTELS CARE FOR THOUSANDS. As the human race grows more progressive and prosperous and like wise more philosophical and broader in its understanding of life the nat ural tendency is toward a greater range of wholesome enjoyment. With dren, the students of American his tory, and everyone. America’s €U>lfing Center. Pinehurst and Southern Fines are the chief villages of the' Sandhills neighborhood, and both have ^own immensely increased agencies of pro- | from the one influence, that of mak- duction the long days of drudgery I ing a desirable place for the vaca- The Pine Needles Inn on Knoll wood Heights. Page and Spence Talk on Good Citizenship Kiwanis Omh Hears Interest'n'v Discussion and Favorable Reports. The Kiwanis dinner at the Congre gational church Wednesday was well ' attended by an interested body of I men, for from the time the curtain On Linden Road a fine new home | j-Qse until the hat dropped the action is under construction for Edward M. jwas lively. The proposition from Harris, of New York, and on thejj^dge Way to charge an admission double road between Pinehurst and j f^e to his greenhouses and to turn Southern Pines several new homes | money over to a committee of the will be occupied for the first time Kiwanis Club to dispose of to some this season. 1 useful purpose for the public welfare , The Pinehurst Greenhouses are 1 with a reception that led to its adding to their facilities, taxed last | probable disposition to the Health and year because of the unusual demand i ^Vglfare Society of the county. i eON \R1) TUFTS RETURNS. EDITORIAL. THE PILOT comes to you this week in its new dress, six columns wide instead of five, enlarged that it may better serve its community and its constituency. It comes to you in 16 pages instead of the usual eight or ten, that it may tell, in story and picture, the tale of the Sandhills, its climate, its ac cessibility, its charm, its lure to lovers of quietude, woodland and sport. We want the world to know of the health and joy and content ment in which we live, that more may partake of our blessings. Loyalty to Party Urged by R. N. Page Overshadows Personal Disagree ment With Candidate, He Tells Greensboro. for their products. this subject, “Bob” Page noted that Homes too numerous to ‘ mention }ast season this association has dis- are springing up over night in the' pensed over $C,000, and that it needs HEALTH MUCH IMPROVED. Telling his hearers that the princi- j pie of party loyalty overshadowed any I personal disagreement with the candi- ; date on any one issue, former Con gressman Robert N. Page of Aber deen, delivered an address in the county courthouse at Greensboro Wed nesday night, his first during the present Presidential campaign. He made a stirring appeal for Governor Smith, declaring Smith’s life one of absolute integrity and his record an inspiring one. Discussing the American theory of party responsibility, he said, one’s have practically gone from life, and everybody turns to more hours of leisure and recreation. This affords a more general adoption of vacation periods, and a vacation for multitudes instead of for a few, as was the case in the days gone by. Cheap and easy transportation, good roads, hotel ac commodations in every village in the country, a growing business of caring for the traveler and the vacation crowd, make it easy for the citizen to enjoy his vacation where his fancy pleases, and when his desire makes itself known. No longer is summer the vacation period. When winter was a force that closed the North against an outing, and the South was too far away for a holiday tour things were different, and those who leaned toward a vaca tion were obliged to accept summer tionist who has learned that the time to run away from home and work is during the colder weather, when he can be out of doors just as he can at his northern home in the summer, and when he can fall in with an army of congenial companions from all over the country in this playground of the United States. Pinehurst has long been famous as the great golf center of the world. Here are nine golf courses, and more championship cno- tests by the ^eat warriors of the game are staged in the Pinehurst fields than anywhere else on the con tinent. From early fall until late in the spring major engagements hold the links. Donald Ross, the builder of the leading golf courses of the country, has his home at Pinehurst. Glenna Collett, national champion among women, is a winter feature. Since leaving Pinehurst in h. personal disagreement v/ith a candi date on any point sht>uld be lost in as the vacation time. Now it is dif- | The big names are all on the local .hotel registers. The golfer who has Winter Vacation Period. not taken his post graduate course at Summer is by no means a disagree- j Pinehurst is like the Mohammedan able condition almost any place in the i who has not made his pilgrimage to United States. Everywhere the peo- Mecca. Some of the tournaments are pie can enjoy the summer. But in a | tremendous in their scope. At one large section of the country the win- = contest 337 entrants? took part in the ter is fierce, disagreeable and danger- i fray. Crowds follow the development ous. Then is the time for a vacation, | of the contests around the field. More and convenient and cheap travel have , sporting news origin^ites at Pinehurst Knollwood section, with those for, some new source of revenue if it is spring for the North, Leonard Tult-| ^ party loysity. bo^tonig t am possible now for those of the and Southern Pines than in any other Talbot Johnson, Herbert Vail, Rich- to carry on its valuable work. The j^^s been much of the time in unsat-! ^ e presi ency, modest means to get away to a similar spot on the continent, and ard Tufts, Donald Ross and Roy probable income from Judge Way’i isfactory health. Soon after going I ^ ^[warmer climate for a portion of the -very day the papers are full of re Pushee rapidly nearing completion., generous scheme will have a fine ef- jsjorth he was taken with influenza, i Alfred E. Smith, regardless o The Olmstead home has already been feet. ^ and in spite of his condition he went!persoiml disagreement with him turned over by the contractors, and j The grass seed committee reported from home to a gathering of Ayrshire j point or more. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Mr. Olmstead is laying out additional j the gale of 2,600 pounds of seed, be- ,„en, and that did not help his situa-1 * complacency of tne weeks in July or August. Vaca- "me than from almost cold weather, and to have a vacation , rorts from the links, the polo fields, that is really a vacation instead of "^he race tracks, and the tennis and imply going some place for a couple trap shooting grounds in greater vol- any other houses. ' sides large quantities sold by the mer- tion. On coming back he undertook j pec’le at graft and iiie- results place. At the trap shooting grounds In Southern Pines the McKinney, chants of the county, which means to stay in bed a few days, but went ^ /" from the weather is from September a summer job is shoveling up and - ' • ’ ■ ‘ * can administrations was termed tne ■ & home on Weymouth Heights, which,. vast improvement in the appearance Qut to go to Boston to another meet- "o May, and the place to enjoy a va- sifting the sandy soil to recover the besides being one of the finest homes of the whole community. Much of And so he spent the summer (is^)pointmg thing h^tor>.; scattered by the shooters, and The graft in the veterans’ burea ■ ’ in the Sandhills, will command an un- j the road between Aberdeen and South- crowding in work that he thought h rivalled view of the country round- ern Pines has been planted, but the should do, and giving no heed to his about, has been completed on the out- funds are running low, and everybody health, and finally his doctor told him side and work is rapidly progressing ^^o is interested in this work to come back to Pinehurst, stay in on the interior decoration. Louis Lachine’s latest house has its new vari-colored asbestos shingle roof on urged to contribute a little to help it the house and get well and thorough- along. Talbot Johnson is in a re- jy rested after a hard summer. H ' ceptive mood for funds for this pur- jg better now than for months, and and will soon be available for sale., pose, and Sam Richardson at South- |g coming back with the intention of There are a few' weeks more of work Pines, Shields Cameron, or almost staying at his house until he is rested on the Harry Vale residence, the f«r- any one who happens fo be around and recovered. He has no organic mer Doll place, with special flooring when you have the money. j difficulty, and nothing to give his yet to be laid in the large wing iadded >ir. Page on Citizenship. | friends concern. to the south. Mr. and Mrs. Vale, The discussion of citizenship start-i Meanwhile Richard Tufts, who has have also completed two adjoining i ed last week was continued at the | heen gradually releasing his father bathhouses beside their attractive | Wednesday meeting, and “Bob” Page | of much of the responsibilities of swimming pool, and have their new i spoke in his clear fashion about the pinehurst, is taking over more of the tennis court in shape for use. John relation of the citizen to the nation load, and with the excellent organi- McPherson, contractor, has had, “Citizenship determines the character zation at Pinehurst, which is served charge of the Vale improvements. of the nation,” Mr. Page said, and he by a group of highly capable young New^StaiJ>les Building. also argued that our standard is not ^len ,the father can stay away from The home of Francis Robinson ad-! as high as it might be. Government, the office with confidence that every- joining the Country Club development | according to his views, is determined thing is moving in good shape. Fromi^*^”'^^ mdu uic esLUMdtea in Soutern Pines is practically com-1 iiy the type of citizenship, and the | the day Leonard Tufts succeeded to j ^ ^ ® praise pleted, and Mr. Robinson is now over- f^-equent violations of law at the pres-| the management of Pinehurst he has j (Please turn to page 2) seeing the building of a nearby cot-1 ent time do not accord with the best | been a hard worker, but the organi- . u ^'orth Carolina, for Nature, in creat- tons of pig lead melted down from the was described. Three members of cnei. „ x. • a;a 4- 4. i ^ , *ng this bit of the universe did here target work form a profitable article cabinet were directly involved in the i ^ 01 commerce from the gun club oil scandals. Hoover sat m the, The Sam hills section cf North Car- rrounds cabinet and knew what was going on., embraces a region that has an Polo, Hunting, Ra^^ing. . rp. ^ f ' ’Ititude of from 300 to 700 feet above I Polo is a favorit' game, and draws This brought t e spea er to dis-1 ^ surface, with just contestants from civil life in all di- cuss t e two can i ates e I'eca e . i humus to main- rections as well as from Fort Bragg . ^ ^ f , . ;ta:n a soil that encourages the growth and other military posts in this coun- against Grover C eve and unti pine forests, dogwood, hickory and try, and occasionally a foreign dele- noniination. ^ance t en turned o | interesting trees; ground hilly gration comes across to try a tourna- ^e people and asked them to support j enough and rolling and flat enough to ment with riders of our own country Cleveland. • - , . . . ^ Cites Praise for Smith. tage for his daughter and stables for his horses. The wing added to the James Boyd stables has been com pleted and horses are now stalled citizenship. A recent talk with one of the judges of the courts cited the many young white men who come be fore the criminal courts, and the zation is of such character now thal he will be more content to let the i permit of delightful sites for the The race tracks are active all fall and' “I wish this mi^ht be true of this ithe winter and larpe numbers of stables'. campaiKn” said Mr Page or prominence have a good bunch of I vegetation; a climate horses in the Sandhills during the- that knows neither extreme, a dry, winter, as the soil and climate are- sunshiny air; ground that is porous suitale for the health of the animals so that rainfall is promptly absorbed, as well as for their development andv and the out of door games may go on' use. Hunt clubs bring many horses," within a few minutes after a severe for fox hunting across country is a- shower. sport a large number delight in. It Accessibility. is no unusual thing to see fifty or- The chief villages of Pinehurst and < sixty riders in one chase. Southern Pines are a night’s travel Many people from the North have by the Seaboard Air Line from New their winter homes in the villages York and Washington. A train from and at Pinehurst and Southern Pines to Senator F. M. Simmons’ unrelen! ing antagonism to Governor Smith. He deplored the tendency of people to accept the insults and abuse of Smith by those who do not know him., rather than the estimates of those MANY MOTOR TO CATCH GLIMPSE OF GOV. SMITH. therein. j Judge thinks it is not only the youny:, that he has justly earned. Contractor John McPherson, who | criminals who bring about this con-1 community. Mr. Page has no patience with the man who is not interested enough to vote. The franchise he looks on as the fundamental of gov ernment, and no man does his full (Please turn to page 2) ALBERT P. TERHUNE HERE. has had the busiest season in his ca- dition, but also the attitude of the‘COLLIES FROM KENNEL^OF reer, has begun the erection of two new homes on Weymouth Heights, those for B. F. Kraffert and George Henne of Titusville, Pa. These will be twin houses just west of the Jen kins and Howland homes and opposite the residence of E. C. Stevens. They nels of Albert Payson Terhune, Pompton Lakes, N. J., have arrived to take up their abode at the new home and kennels of Col. George F. are to cost about $20,000 each and j Qoy. McLEAN TO ADDRESS ; Hawes, Jr., on the Midland road, near will be ready for occupancy before the | gANFORD MEETING TONIGHT.; ‘ younger fellows do the heavy jobs. Countv residents made i ’ ® ^ South- are many fine and luxurious homes of while he takes life easier, a reward u ^ Pines at 9:32 a. m., while north- wealthy people. These folks are able bound schedules are about the same.; to extend such patronage to local in- during the season several trains each stitutions that the theatres, schools way daily afford quick transit, and | churches, stores, and public facilities hard surface roads over three sepa-i <renerally are of an extraordinarily rate routes connect the North and high type. Pinehurst theater is fre- South, converging at Pinehurst and t quently the place where new attract Southern Pines. Washington is now | tions are given the first exhibit. The regarded as an easy drive from these i hotels are among the best in* the plans during the week to journey to Raleigh, Greensboro or Charlotte on Thursday to catch a glimpse of the Democratic nominee for President, Alfred E. Smith, Governor of New Collie dogs, from the famous ken-' York, whose itinerary on his trip south season closes. Dr. A. M. Brown of Franklin, Pa., a winter visitor of some years’ stand ing, has broken ground for a new home at Cross street and Indiana avenue, plans for which were drawn by Alfred Yeomans. James S. Wadsworth of Geneseo, N. y., a newcomer to the Sandhills last season, plans to build at an early date on property purchased from Frank Buchan. Mr. Wadsworth is a well-known horseman and will bring several hunters here for the hunt season. Eldridge Johnson, foifner Victor (Please tmn to pft^e 5) Many from Moore County will at tend the meeting which Governor A. W. McLean will address at Sanford at 8 o^elock this evening. Gov. Mc Lean will discuss the issues of the campaign and plead for the undivided support of North Carolina Democrats for the entire ticket. Yankees Win Four Straight. The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Cardinals four straight games in the World's baseball Series, with Babe Ruth starring in hitting for the series, winding up with three home runs in the final fame. a branch of the famous Terhune Ken nels and will have here many of the dogs made famous in Mr. Terhune’s stories in the Saturday Evening Post. included short stops in all three of these North Carolina cities. The speech which Governor Smith was slated to make in Raleigh was can celled before the start of his southern trip, but it was hoped that he would make a few remarks from his train there and in Greensboro and Char lotte. COTTON GINNING IN STATE AND COUNTY BEHIND 1927. Ginning of cotton in North Carolina prior to October 1st was practically sixty per cent less than gin ning prior to October 1st of last year, according to U. S. Department of Ag riculture figures. Only 66,072 bales had been ginned as against 177,589 a year ago. Moore County figures showed 281 bales ginned this year as compared with 1,328 a year ago. SCORES HEAR SEC. DANIELS, MRS. JERMAN AT CARTHAGE. A large crowd turned out in Carth age on Monday afternon to hear the issues of the Presidential campaign discussed by Josephus Daniels, for mer Secretary of the Navy, and Mrs. Palmer Jerman, a native of Moore County and a gifted speaker. The meeting was under the auspices of the Democratic Executive committee, of which S. R. Hoyle is chairman and N. McN. Smith is secretary. points for one day, and many drivers make points farther north between sunrise and sunset. Automobile tour ists may come south by way of Wash ington and Richmond, to Raleigh and Southern Pines, by the Shenandoah Valley from Harrisburg, Winchester, and Roanoke to Greensboro and Pine hurst, by the Shenandoah from Hag erstown, Harper’s Ferry, Staunton and Lynchburg to Durham and South ern Pines and Pinehurst, all hard road all the way, and open all the year. These lines of travel lead through the historic centers of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and North Caro lina, and cover the story of America’s great Civil War of the early sixties. Hard roads i»ass all the big battle fields, which are still of surpassing interest to the citizen, the school chil- South. The Carolina at Pinehurst ia the largest hotel in North Carolina. The Pine Needles at Knollwood is the most recent addition, opened this year for the first time, and it is the last word in hotel construction and ope ration. The Highland Pines Inn at Southern Pines is a fine institution in the hands of capable men, and it is filled during its season, as are all the hotels, and the number is large, not less than a dozen big houses afford ing shelter for thousands of ^ests all winter. The boarding houses and cottages for rent also accommodate many more. Water and Milk Supply. These villages have water supply from the excellent natural water of (Please turn to page 2)