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Page Six THE PILOT, Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina Friday, November 27, 1936. Sixty Millions in Gold Mined In North Carolina Since 1799 12-Year Old Boy Out Fishing First Made Discovery.—May Reopen Moore County Mines Approximately $60,000,000 woHth <f gold has been mined in North Car olina since 1799, when a 12-year-old Cabarrus county boy played hookey from church, went fishing in Mead ow creek and stumbled on a nugget considerably bigger than his fist. In a newly published bulletin, Her man J. Bfyson. State geologist, says there’s still plenty of the precious metal left in North Carolina and that scores cf mines now are being opera ted throughout the state. New pro cesses have been developed, the bul letin says, that have started a “new period” of gold mining activity in North Carolina. There is a likelihood of the reopening of old Moore county mines. Among the more important oper ations, which “apparently are prov ing successful”, are listed: The Rudisill mine, |Meck!cnburg county; Howie mine. Union county: Whltney-Usenhour group in Rowan and Cabarrus; and the Portis mine in Franklin. Important operations al so are being carried on in Stanly, Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph, and Rutherford counties. The boy who first found gold in the state, Bryscn said, was Conrad Reed, son of John Reed. The child brought the nugget, which was about the size of a “smallsmoothing iron”, to his home, where it was used as a door weight for three years. In 1802, the elder Reed took the nugget to a Fayetteville jeweler, who bought it for $3.50. Later Reed is said to have recovered $3,000 from the jeweler. Soon after the discovery of gold in the South mountains, slaves were His Honor The Mayor SANDHILLS GOLF CENTER OF U. S. IN WINTER MONTHS Southern Pines Has Three 18- Hole Courses, Pinehurst Four, To Offer the Enthusiast ALL IN PERFECT CONDITION DORSEY’ G. STUTZ Who Has Presided Over Affairs of Southern Pines For Nearly a Decade put to work mining the metal. From four to eight slaves would fill a quart jar with the substance every day near Dysartville, reports indicate. Old geological reports state that as many as 3,000 slaves could be seen working the gravel deposits along a single stream at the height of activity in Rutherford, McDowell, and Burke counties, the bulletin says. Discovery of gold in California in 1848 virtually ended mining of the metal in this state, and it is only in recent years that widespread activ ity has been started again. a FOR BREAKFAST LUNCH and DINNER QUALITY BAKED GOODS. BREAD, ROLLS, CAKE and PASTRY Fresh Every Day The Coffee Shop MRS. A. R. CHISWELL Southern Pines has three 18-hole golf courses which, with the four courses at Pinehurst make the Sand hills section of North Carolina Amer ica's golfing center in winter. These courses are all in excellent condition and in constant use throughout the season. Pinehurst’s famous No. 2 championship course has just been the scene of the annual national championship tournament of the Pro- fessicnal Golfers Association of Aijerica. The Southern Pines Country Club has, in addition to its fine 18-hole Donald Ross course a nine-hole lay out, somewhat easier and less hilly j than its championship course and I therefore exceedingly popular with 1 the older residents of and visitors to I the community. It has a most attrac- tive clubhouse, open to all, and dur ing the winter this is the scene of many bridge parties, teas, receptions and other social events as well as a ! gathering place for the golfers them- selves. The clubhouse and courses are near the heart of the city, within walking distance of most of the ho tels. There are day, weekly, monthly and seasonal golf rates for visitors. IMne Needles Course The splendid 18-hole course of the Pine Needles Club has been improved at great expenses during the past summer and has never been in bet ter shape than at present. In addi tion to the “re-upholstering" of the course, so to speak, the Pine Needles has built a new clubhouse since last year, a most attractive building com pletely equipped for the comfcrt and needs of the golfer as well as for parties of all kinds. It has a spacious ballroom which, when not in use for dancing, is furnished in homelike style for the comfort of guests, with a roaring fire to lend an atmosphere of warmth and ccrdiality. This club has special rates for golf by the day, week, month or season. Golfers who have played the Mid- Pines Club’s 18-hole course this fall say it has never been in such fine condition as at present. Tiie fair ways and greens are trim and invit ing, the course a sporty one from all angles. The Mid-Pines was formerly an exclusive private club, and only during the past few years has its ex cellent Donald Rosi? ccur.se been available for play by others than members of the organization. Since it was thrown open to the Sandhills visitor it has been one of the most popular courses in the section. The clubhouse offers every convenience and comfort for the golfer, and spec ial rates are available by day, week, month or season as at the other local courses. CORN’S Where Economy and Quality Join There is no economy in buying- foods that are cheap in quality. Low price means nothing unless it is backed by quality as it is here always. OUR MARKET MAINTAINS ITS QUALITY AND PROVIDES FOR YOUR TABLE THE BEST IN DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED FOODS RELISHES and APPETIZERS Choice California and Florida Fruits Daily—Vegetables in and out of Season CHOICE MEATS FROM AMERICA’S FOREMOST PACKERS Select Poultry and Eggs—Native Raised Under Hygenic Conditions CORN’S Telephone 6911 Charge accounts for convenience Delivery Service tnntntj ron 1111 nn»»»l II »»»»»«xnmn»mKn»;n«m«i»u«;t Invites visitors and citizens to visit its stations for modern Lu brication service, gasoline, Opa line and,Pennsylvania Motor Oils Phone Agent for SUPERFLAME NO. 1 and NO 2 FURNACE OIL HERBERT CAMERON Phone 5494 Agent Southern Pines Sanatorium To Have New Surgical Wing Board Accepts P. W. A. Grant To Supplant Funds From State Appropriation Contract is to be let by the middle of December for the construction of the new surgical wing for the North Carolina Sanatorium, three bunga lows fcr members of the institution’s medical staff and a new wing for the Negro division, it was revealed after a meeting in Raleigh of the sanator ium’s board of directors for the pur pose of officially accepting the PWA grant made to supplement funds ap propriated by the 1935 General As sembly for this purpose. Construction is expected to be un derway by January 1, and the new units will be completed and ready for occupancy by January 1, 1938, The surgical wing wiP be added to the present central wing of the main building and will extend 60 feet, with a 14-foot opening on the grounj floor for traffic. It will con tain an operating room cn the top floor, where major, as well as min or, operations will be performed, and will make available a nurtiber of pri vate rooms for porft-operative pa tients. At the Negro division, the pro posed wing will provide an opera ting room for pneumothorax treat ment, an examination room, a diet kitchen, nose and throat examining room, six isolaticn rooms and quar ters for approximately 25 additional patients. An elevator will also be I built at the Negro division. The 1935 General Assembly ap propriated $95,150 for these im provements a<t the Sanatorium, and an additional $77,850 has been made available by the Federal government. Your Best Friend [Did You Ever Pause to Consider the Many Things For Which You Use Your Tele phone? ^ Countless times each day, hundreds of times in the course of a year you reach for the tele phone. Often minutes may be prec ious as in the case of a fire or when the doctor is sorely needed. On these occasions you learn how really indispensable the tele phone can be. The Busy Signal Retail business houses should guard ai;ainst having customers receive f‘the busy signal”. Install two phones if you wish to avoid possible los^ of business. We are glad to show you the operations of the Telephone Company plant and explain to you the mechanisms which make possible such a diversified service. Why not visit your Telephone Company and see how it is done. You will be welcome. If you are not making use of the telephone, may we suggest that you visit our Commercial Office and learn how easy it is to obtain one? Central Carolina Telephone Co. Southern Pines, N. C.
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