Friday, January 10, 1936
THE PILOT, Southern Pines and Aberdeen. North Carolina
Page Seve»
Posture and Posting
Third of a Series of Ridin;; Lessons for the Beginner by
Geoffrey Laing
In the previous arlicle I discussed
elementary facts concerning mount
ing and dismounting, and from this
advantageous point I will progress
further to posture and posting.
The pupils with little or no knowl
edge of posture at all comes nearest
a correct seat when he relaxes com
fortably in the saddle. At a walk the
body should lean very slightly for
ward from the waist up, the elbows
held clcse to the body in a natural
position. The gripping of the saddle
must not be done by the calves of
the legs, but by the knees alone,
thus excluding any displacement of
the foot, which is unusually impor
tant and should be studied carefully
by the pupil. The foot should be
placed in the stirrup as far back as
the instep w'ith the heel pointing
down and the ankle turned slightly
out. If the weight o fthe body rests
on the ball of the foot, and the horse
makes a sudden jump, it is difficult
for any rider to keep his stirrups,
but with on the instep of
the foot, this difficultj is less apt to
occur.
The same principles of posture ap
ply in trotting as well as in walking,
with the exception of the body, which
must lean slightly more forward
from the waist, S3 that the muscles
I easily flexed may become a part of
the horse’s forward motion. Posting
is one cf the easiest lessons a be
ginner has to learn; it is based upon
rhythm, and without rhythm one
can not post correctly. The body must
have pliability in crdsr to rise and
fall in the saddle, and if braced or
stiffened the rhythm is soon lost and
the pupils is well bounced around.
The legs and fest should be kept
as still as possible; the arms held
close to the body, avoiding any flap
ping on the upward motion from the
raddle. The body rises and falls in
rhythmical timing according to the
forward impetus cf the horse, the
firm grip of the knees controlling the
equilibrium of the rider in the sad
dle. The beginners should have little
difficulty with posting and with any
practice he will find that the motion
I cf the body so^n blends rhythmically
I and smoothly to the graceful swing-
1 ing stride of the horse.
I (CopyriKht, 19,3.1, for The Pilot)
Lambeth Advocates
New Security Laws
Opp<’>ses Townsend Plan But
Would Have State Qualify
For Federal I’ensions
j Hope that North Carolina ''will
I speedily’’ pass laws to meet Federal
j Social Security requirements for aid
I was expressed in Washington this
I week by Congressman Walter Lam-
i beth of Thomasville, lepresentative
I from this district.
Lambeth said he opposed the
Townsend $200-a-month old age pen
sion plan, but favored “such liberal
p;n.sions to worthy, needy, aged per
sons as our tax-paying ability will
permit.”
“To this end," he added, “I sup-
i ported the Social Security Act pro-
1 posed by President Roosevelt and as
I a citizen of North Carolina I hope
I our State will speedily adopt the nec
essary measures to match Federal
ccntributions so that such persons
in North Carolina may early begin
to receive benefits of this humanitar
ian and wise legislation.
I'INEIIl'KST, IN(!OUI*OK.\TED,
KE-ELECTS ALL OFPU'ERS
Horses Continue to Arrive in
Sandhills for Winter Training
Lee Evans Brings String of mcnt”, “Marteaux”, and five others.
Racers Down to Work Also conditioning at the Pinehurst
Out in Pinehurst track this winter is Arthur Hullcoat,
who trained A. C. Bostwick’s great
An addition to the ever-increasing horse “Mate”, a horse which won ov-
horse colony in the Sandhills is be- er $300,000 in pui'ses campaigning in
ing made this week at the Pinehurst hoth p:ngiand and America. The Hull-
Race Track. The racing stable tram- includes the good stakes
, ^ ^ „ . . . , winner, “Garden Message/* and “Sy-
ed by Lee Evan«. comprisine: the hor- , „ , . *1. ,
I ^ r„. ^ ^ t second in the Marlboro Stakes
SOS cf Mrs. Thomas E. Proctor Jl, , .
I , last year.
jJohn R. Buchanan, James Townsend,’
Miss Lucy Lyons Stone, Geo. Sloane
' and others, is expected on F’riday.
j Mr. Evans is a former master of
I the Warrenton Hcunds, and in 1901-2
was Ameiica’s most prominent gen
tleman rider. He belonged to what is
often referred to as the "golden age”
of steeplechasing which left to this
grneratioii the names cf Billy Hayes,
Harry Page. Dion Kerr, whose son
Dion Kerr, jr., is the honorary whip-
per in of Verner Z. Reed’s Sandy Run
Hounds, and many others among the
amateur ranks, and cf Tim Donohue
and Nat Ray among the profession
als.
ers in a search for the advantages of
this region, and the Sandhills will tx-
tend them a very hearty welcome.
The Week in Vass
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Beasley and
Mrs. Nan Jennings of Raleigh visited
relatives in the Beasley Apartments
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Parham left
Thursday to visit relatives in Swann
Station for a few days. Mr. Parham
is with the Morristown Manufacturing
Company.
After spending the Christmas holi
days at the home of Mrs. J. A. Keith,
Mrs. W. C. Byrd and children and
Eugene Keith returned last week to
Albemarle. Leon Keith accompanied
them home and remained for a brief
visit.
) Mrs. Fred L. Taylor and little
daughter, Leslie, are visiting relatives
in Titusville, Florida.
Ernest McNeill, who for the past
year or two has been a student at
Banner Elk, left last week after
spending several days in Vass.
Horton Keith of Durham visited his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Keith,
for a couple of days last week.
Mrs. W. B. Graham spent from
Tuesday until Saturday of last week
in Norfolk, Va., with her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Percy Futrell, who sustain
ed a broken arm in a fall a few days
ago.
R. P. Beatilcy, Misses Mary and
Katrina Beasley and N. A. McMillan
were Raleigh visitors on Friday of
last week. From Raleigh Miss Ka
trina Beasley went to Hobgood, where
I she has a secretarial position,
j Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Smith and
I children, Curtis and Margaret Bet-
I tina, and their guest. Mis. Mary
I Thomas of Greensboro, visited rela-
I tives in Sanford Sunday afternocn.
I Miss Ruth McNeill of Hemp visited
j Mr. and Mrs. D. H. McNeill last week.
I H. B. Meiselmann of the Morristown
! Manufacturing Company returned on
1 Sunday from New York city, where
j he has been for several days.
I Mrs. F. W. Taylor and Misses
Louise and Marjorie Leslie were Ral
eigh visiters on Friday.
( Mr. and Mrs. J B. Cameron, Etta
Mac and J. B., Jr., and Katharine
Boney of Manley visited Mrs. W. J.
Cameron Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Redga Thomas and
little son. Mack, of Cameron route 1
visited Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Oldham |
Saturday. ;
Paul Gschwind, Charles Gschwtnd
and Paul Laubscher went to Fort
Bragg Sunda yto call on friends.
Officirs and directors of Poine-
j hurst, Inc., were reelected at the an-
' uaal meeting of stockholders cf the
co.poration held yest;rday. Directors
;iic Richard S. T'lfts, Donald J. Ross,
F'. G. Fitzgerald, W. C. Fownes, jr.,
I Eberhard Faber, H. H. Beckwith and
Henry Hcrnblower.
Officers reelected were Richard S.
: Tufts, president; Donald J. Ross and
E. G. Fitzgerald, vice presidents, and
I. C. Sledge, secretary and treasurer.
! Miss Martha Gertrude Lafferty an
nounces the marriage of her niece,
: Miss Elizabeth Curry Colton, to El-
; mer John Bodenlos on Saturday, De-
I cember 28th, in Lakewood, Ohio.
It’s Time to (Jet Fido
Ready for Dojar Show
Pinehurst Ktnncl Club Event
Scheduled for April 11 at
Sandy W(?ods
Dog fanciers, take notice. It’s time
to begin getting Bruce, Betsy, Little
Lord Fauntleroy and all the other
canine aristocrats rounded o ut,
Mr. Evans was formerly trainer for streamlined, hiisuted and manicured
Edward B. McLean, the Washington for the Pinehurst Kennel Club show,
publisher, and enjoyed great success After some two months of dicker-
as the trainer of ‘Noel’, ‘Slow and ing and bickering with officials of the
Easy’, ‘Comixa’, ect. Kennel Clubs in the Southern Cir-
The Sandhills cannot escape an I cult, the Pinehurst organization has
appeal as the logical winter training succeeded in obtaining frcm the Am-
ground. Its splendid water, the in- erican Kennel Club, by whom all
numerable and attractive bridle j s»ch shows arc licensed, the date of
tiails, its climate, ideal for the thor- April 11, 1936.
oughbred, all point it out as the lo-' Present plans provide for 13 shows
cation which trainers of the run-; on this circuit this year, beginning a*
ning horse will seek cut. i Knoxville, Tenn., in March and oc-
Arriving this week are the well purring in chronological »rder at Bir
quirements, convenience, and whim«
of all the clubs in these places ii
in itself no little task.
This is Pinehurst’s fourth licensed
' show, and as it was last year, it will
; again be held at Sandy Woods, the
estate of Verner Z. Reed off Linden
(Road a few miles west of Pinehurst.
Entry blanks may be had from O.
W. Picquet, club secretary, who may
be reached by mail or interviewed ia
person at Pinehurst, N. C., and infor
mation may b? obtained from the
other officers, Verner Z. Reed, presi
dent, Mrs. H. A. Page, vice president,
Jackson Herr Boyd, vice presiflenl,
and Col. G. P. Hawes, treasurer.
This is to be the only one-day out
door show in the Southern Circuit
this year. There will be classes for
every recognized breed of dogs, and
efforts are being made to make it the
biggest Sporting Dcg Show in the
South.
Everybody is invited to attend. The
admittance charge will be 50 cents
and tickets will be obtainable at the
gate. Remember the date, Saturday,
April 11. 1936.
MEETING IN (’.\KTHAGE
The Carthage Production Credit
Association, serving Lee, Moore,
Montgomery and Richmond counties,
held its annual meeting m the court
house at Carthage cn Monday. J. L.
Cochran is secretary of the organi
zation.
Dressed poultry every Saturday
morning at the Curb Market, South
ern Pines.
Pilot Advertising Fays.
known horses ,“Chatmoas”, winner
last year of the Chelsea Stakes (new
track record), the Timonium, and the
Bowie Stakes, “Happy Go”, winner of
the Columbus Day Handicap, and
many sprint races, the winners
"Chatteress”, “Lucky Light”, “Edge-
mingham, Ala., Montgomery, Ala.,
Atlanta. Ga., Savannah, Ga.. Charles
ton, S. C., Pinehurst, Durham, Char
lotte and Asheville, N. C., Roanoke
and Richmond, Va., and Washington,
D. C. • ‘
Arranging dates that suit the re-
Riding Instruction
Horses and Hunters
Stony Brook Stables
Telephone 7451 or “961
Voung’s Koad (off U. S. No. 1) neai
Boyd’s Kennels
Cameron and Community
Mrs. Alfred Graham and Miss Ra
chael Gilchrist jointly entertained the
Merry-Makers during the holidays at
tile home of Mrs. Graham on Route 1.
The skill of the guests was tested in
a contest requiring them to make and
dress a paper doll without using scis
sors. Mrs. Jewell Hemphill was win
ner. In the “Jack Horner and Plum
Pudding” contest, Mrs. J. D. McLean
was prize winner.
After spending a week with her
mother, Mrs. Janie Muse, Mrs. C. H.
Gibson returned to her home in P.cck-
ingham Friday.
Miss Thurla Cole, Mesdames L. B.
McKeithen and Jewell Hemphill call
ed on Miss Lillian Cole, patient in
Highsmith Hospital, Fayetteville, last
Friday.
Misses Margaret McLean and
Margaret Ferguson returned to N. C.
C. W. last week to resume their col
lege work.
Dr. aiicl Mrs. Charles N. Eckerscn
of West Virginia are occupying an
apartment at the home of Mrs. Geor-
gie Matthews. Dr. Eckerson is locat
ing here for the practice of his medi
cal profession; his office is over the
Paul^ Thomas Hardware Store, the
one previously occupied by Dr. Aver-
itte. Dr. Eckerson comes to us highly
recommended, and the town extends
to him and Mrs. Eckerson a most
cordial welcome.
On last Sunday Mrs. J. W. Hart-
sell celebrated her 83rd birthday.
Dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. T.
A. Hendricks, Misses Eva and Mary
Hendricks.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Abernathy at
tended the funeral of Max Makepeace
of Sanford last Monday afternoon.
The faculty play is getting well un
der way, the committee’ Mrs. W. H.
Abernathy, Misses E3ffie Gilchrist and
Alice Sue Sherrill having chosen
“Wild Ginger.” The cast is now be
ing selected and the play will be pre
sented at an early date.
Mrs. Aiuia Culberson, Mrs. C. P.
Rogers of Sanford and Mrs. J. S.
Walker of Concord were dinner
guests last Thursday of Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Wooten.
Mrs. O. C. Britton, Miss Martha and
Jack Britton visited friends in Win
ston-Salem last week.
W. A. Muse, Misses Mary Fergu
son, Thurla Cole and Minnie Muse
were in Fayetteville Sunday after
noon to see Miss Lillian Cole.
The Woman’s Club will meet in
the club room next Thursday after
noon. Miss Cora Harris of the Feder
al Housing Administration will be the
speaker.
J. M. Guthrie spent the week-end
with his mother at her home in
Brookneal, Va.
Miss Mary Ellen Yelverton spent
the week-end in Durham.
DAIRYMEN
Hate's Good News!
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* Ku just worked out and
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It’s just the thing to help you
use your home-grown feed to an
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your cost of making milk, but
it will protea your cows. Your
cow troubles will be fewer and
your net profits per cow will be
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you more about this special
Cow Chow milking ration.
, JURINA.,
ICOWI
CHOW
McNeill and Company
Feed and Seed Stores
Southern Pines,
Fayetteville,
Phone 6245
Phone 455
*^OME ELEC
AGAIN!
ELECTRIC RATES REDUCED
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
Ri^t now folks can enjoy the new cheaper
electric rates in Carolina homes. Cheap for
everybody! The smallest homes are now
enjcying more electricity for even less than
it ever cost before. For large consumers our
inducement rate has made complete electri
fication economical. So let’? enjoj’ MORE
electricity—the >’ORE you use, the more
fun you have in life—and the less it costs
you per unit used.
In Just Twelve Years, Average
Domestic Electric Rates Have
Dropped Over 50%
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Evcr>'body knows that livin({ costs are up.
Maybe it is a sign of returning prosperity,
liut it is grand to know that, contrary to
the general rule, electric costs have come
steadily down. So, “Hooray for electricity
—one necessity that is getting cheaper!”
Ask for our representative to call. He will
gladly explain how the new cheap rates
affect your individual case and how you can
get the most enjoyment for your money.
Rates to Commercial Customers are also Cheaper!
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