Page Six THE PILOT, Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina Friday, November 23, 1934. Telephone Company Headquarters Here Dial System Installed During Summer in Southern Pines and Pinehurst An up-to-date telephone system is M. necessity in the resort towns of Southern Pines and Pinehurst, and the Central Carolina Telephone Com pany provides this in the Sandhills. Immediate connections with the Bell system are available and calls to New York, Washington, Richmond, «tc., are completed almost as quick ly as a local call. Headquarters of the company hith erto in Siler City were removed to Southern Pines on July 1st, and fol lowing this move the dial system was installed in Southern Pines and Pine hurst. R, L. DuRant, Vice President, and General Manager of the company is in charge of the office with Miss Lena Cameron, and Miss Flora Lee Brady as assistants. McLEAN FI RNITURE CO. Complete Home Furnishers SOUTHERN PINES MANY NEW BOOKS ON S. P. LIBRAKY SHELVES New books on the shelves of the Southern Pines Library this month include: Fiction; The Curate’s Wife, E. H. Young: River Supreme, Alice Tisdale Robart; Now In November, Jose phine Johason; Cold Journey, Grace Zaring Stone; Lost Horizon, James Hilton; The Taking Of The Cry, John Mansfield; Brinkley Manor, P. G. Wodehouse; Pitcairn’s Island, Nord- hoff and Hall; The Chianti Flask. Mrs, Belloc Lowndes; The Casino Murder Case, S. S. Van Dine; The Case of Susan Dare, M. G. Eber- hart. Non-fiction—New Frontiers, Hen ry A. Wallace; Experiment In Au tobiography, H. G. Wells; Sails Over The Ice, Captain Bartlett. Juvenile—Zeke, the Raccoon, Rhea Wells; Ho-Ming, Girl of New China, E. F. Lewis. Within an hour’s drive by motor from Southern Pines is the largest artillery post in America, Fort Bragg, where thousands of troops are sta tioned and where the government maintains a vast reservation for ar- Varied Activities of Commerce Chamberi Organization Looks After Wel fare and Entertainment of Winter Visitors tillery practice. Telephone 5651 ALET Cleaners and Pressers to the Sandhills D. C. JENSEN, Manager EXPENSES HIGH? SAVE ON CLOTHES THE DRY CLEANING WAY. Let Us Do The Work MODERNIZE YOUR Heating Plant and Plumbing System Estimates Gladly Given FRIGIDAIRE OIL BURNERS IRON FIREMAN (Automatic Coal Burner) , ESSOHEAT FUEL OIL L. V. O’CALLAGHAN Telephone 5341 Southern Pines, N. C. INCREASING PATRONAGE IS OUR REWARD FOR RELIABILITY So many w'omen entrust us with their most treas ured things: blankets, fine linens, towels, washable dresses and even personal garments. We handle every order in individual net bags. We launder everything in a rinsing bath of the purest soft water and suds; our ironers are always at a “perfect temperature.” Let us number you among our satisfied patrons—see our cour teous driver today. Laundry / does it oqst THE FAMILY LAUNDRY, INC. Telephone 6101 Southern Pines iiitauiuunxmxuuxiiixttuiiintitutin Southern Pines has an active Cham ber of Commerce which differs from the ordinary run of boards of trade and civic-boosting organizations. Its paramount interest is to see that sea sonal winter residents of the com munity have a good time here, that they are acquainted with the many and varied activities of the section, that they leave, when leave they must, desiring to return. In cooperation with the Board of Town Commissioners the Chamber of Commerce plans entertainment fea tures throughout the season—and even during the off-season months arranges diversion.s for the resident population, such as Fourth of July celebrations, outings and dances. Much has been done during the past year by way of a program of activi ties, featured by the aiinual Spring Blossom Festival, the first of which was held so successfully last April. More about this event will be found elsewhere. Anothpr recent accomplishment was the erection on proper-ty adjoin ing the baseball field of a horse show ring, where this winter it is planned to have bi-weekly programs of eques trian events for the amusement of the many riders who winter here, and the entertainment of all. The Chamber plays a large part in keeping the town spick and span, in promoting planting, especially of w'inter grass; in all these things which make for an attractive village. It cooperates with the U. S. Highway No. 1 Association in highway beauti fication and in presenting the advan tages of that Maine-to-Florida route to the touring public. It aids the ho tels and shop-keepers in their efforts to win their fair share of travel and resort business. The annual banquet of the local Chamber of Commerce is one of the highlights of the winter season. It is a get-together of permanent resi dents, a gathering of interested wm- ter visitors, an opportunity to meet old friends and make new ones. Some man prominent in national or world affairs heads the toast list each year, and the entertainment features are varied and numerous. Officers and directors of the Cham ber of Commerce meet regularly throughout the year. The present of ficers are Nelson C. Hyde, president; the Rev. J. Fred Stimson, vice-presi dent; Dr. L. B. McBrayer, national councilor; D. D. S. Cameron, sec retary and treasurer. Air-Conditioned Cars Feature S. A. L. Service Over-Niffht Trip to Sandhills Made More Comfortable for Passengers Southern Pines is served by the Seaboard Air Line Railway, which is providing exceptional service to the Sandhills from New York and the north. The over-night trip from the metropolis here has within the year been made more comfortable for pas sengers than before through the in troduction of air-conditioned trains and Pullmans to the service. H. E. Pleasants, the Seaboard rep. resentative in Raleigh, this week stated that due to the exceptionally heavy exodus of Northerners to the South this season, the completely air. conditioned Orange Blossom Special, leader of Seaboard’s famous fleet of air-conditioned trains, makes its first trip from New York and the East on December 15th on the fastest sche dule on which it was ever operated. The first trip southbound last sea- son was on January 2nd. The “Blossom” leaves Eastern cit ies in the afternoon and early even ing and arrives at South Florida re sorts the following afternoon. The ' Blossom sets the highest standards for equipment and excellence of ser vice. Although all special services are available there is no “special service charge.” , Only the most modern Pullman equipment is in its complement. It will carry a club car with buffet | and valet service, and a lounge-li- brary car. The atmosphere of these two cars is comparable to that of a well-appointed home or club—with i deep, comfortable chairs, luxurious ^ I carpets, and soft, shaded lights. The I extra-ordinary large windows are I ideal for enjoyment of the beautiful I scenery all along the route. A Sea-, board dining car — through from New York to destinations—serves all meals—savory, Southern meals— ' famed far and wide for their excel-' lence. Sleeping cars—productive of sound sleep—with drawing rooms, compartments, lower and upper berths, make up the balance of the Orange Blossom Special. Last season the “Blossom” was' the only air-conditioned train oper. ated between New York and Flor ida. Its succe.ss was so phenomenal that now three all-year Seaboard trains are equipped with the Pull man Company’s latest air-conditlon- Special, the New York-Florlda Limit, ed, both serving the Sandhills and Southern resorts, and the Cotton States Special, between New York, Washington and Atlanta, Blrming. ham. CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT GIVES EFFICIENT SERVICE Under the efficient management of Ralph Chandler, the Carolina Power and Light Company, one of the larg est public utilities companies in the south, maintains a modern office on East Broad street. Southern Pines, and this company furnishes power and light for the entire sandhills. In addition to this service, electrical supplies of all kinds may be pur chased from the Southern Pines of fice, headquarters in this section. CHORAL SOCIETY HEADS MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS The Southern Pines Choral Society meets regularly throughout the win ter season and is the community lead er in all things musical. The society invites all those interested In signing to join with them at their rehearsals and take part in the concert which they give during the winter months. (Continued from page 1) the roads going over the hill east ward from the Bethe.sda church vi cinity were traversed by the armies which came from the southwest across the Yadkin between Cheraw and Mt. Gilead. The Bethesda section is also identified with the early his tory of the county, as it wa.s one of the origina’ seats of Pri^sbyterianism in this part of the state and for that matter of the entire South, for it was the immediate result of the first vis it to North Carolina of McAden. the pioneer Presbyterian preacher from the Philadelphia Presbytery, sent down this way on a visit of inquiry and study, and who passed by Long- street, out the Yadkin road, by Bar becue at Cameron Hill, and the Bluffs near Fayetteville, which did not exist then, and preached at each of the three places in the mother churches of the South and West. On top of the hill east of the old Bethesda church is the high point and the picturesque outlook of this re gion. Under the hill to the eastward Solemn Grove academy was estab lished much more than a century ago, and it sent its flocks of educated men to all parts of the country, to the G”,lf and beyond the Mississippi to take prominent parts in the ai- fairs of the nation. The site of the old academy as near as can be lo cated is on the Marks farm, under the hill, close by the house which was the Billy McNeill place until a few years ago when it passed into other hands. Lakeview and the Little River val ley are historical. There were some of the first settlements in this sec tion. Scotchmen came up the Little River valley and up the James Creek valley about 1760 to make settlement there and in the Aberdeen neighbor hood. Drowning Creek is also among the early .settlements. The Horse shoe on Deep River is interesting to explore. A good way to pick up his tory is to ramble along the country roads and to stop at the farm homes and talk with the people. Some are not familiar with their surroundings, but some are well informed and high ly interesting. ♦ I THE PLACES TO GO AND THE THINGS TO SEE SCUTHEPIN PINE/. N, C Golf—Tennis—Riding—Several Churches Excellent Public and Private Schools Fine Water—Hig-h Grade Milk WEYMOUTH ESTATE—DOGWOODS and TUFTED PINES A BEAUTIFUL RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY HOMES and LOTS FOR SALE COMFORTABLE HOUSES FOR RENT Eugene C. St evens Southern Pines, North Carolina f ■■ ■■ ■ i' , The Southern Pines Country Glub Invites visiting- and resident golfers to play the two most interesting courses in the 8AINDHILL8 Thirty six holes of sporty ups and downs, natural hazards, pleasant scenic surroundings. The Southern Pines Country Club offers a world of sunshine, exercise and health. EMMET FRENCH, Professional RATKS Gentlemen, Season $70.00 Ladies $40.00 Gentlemen, Monthly 30.00 Ladies 20.00 Gentlemen, 2nd Month 25.00 Ladies 20.00 Gentlemen, 5 day Ticket ! 7.50 Ladies 6.00 Gentlemen, Daily 2.00 Ladies 1.50 Family rates: Man, Wife and Children $100.00 for Season (Lockers included with Season Ticket) Lockers: Week. $1.00; Month. $2.50 Club House Dining Room in charge of Mrs. Grover Delicious home cooked lunches. Ask your Real Estate Agency to take you through the Coun try Club property consisting of 500 acres with the most charming home sites in the Sandhills. Located either on fairways or wind ing roads- ^xxuxxxxinntimxxxxxmtmxtxtuunxxxxxxxxxiuxxxxxxxutixxxxxxx