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I nave been told down the
years that around 1920 there was
a newspaperman in Carthage
who was an avid baseball fan
who wanted to see a semi-pro
league for Moore County, and
went about seeing that it became
a reality in an unusual manner.
It seems that he ran an item in
all county papers that a meeting
would be held in Carthage on a
certain date concerning the
formation of a semi-pro baseball
league in Moore.
The meeting was held but
according to the story there
were only two or three people
who showed up. However, he
was undaunted and the next
week he wrote an article to the
effect that a large turnout was
on hand and interest was high.
He named some of those from
the various towns who were
selected to set up an
organization in their
communities for fielding a team.
His articles proved to be just
the thing needed and the old
Moore County League was
formed in 1921 and proved to
have been one of the strongest in
the state at that time.
It was active for only one
season, but fans flocked to the
games.
High Wheelers
Seeing those high-wheeled
bicycles demonstrated in
Carthage and Southern Pines
two weeks ago as a part of the
Tour de Moore race sidelights,
gave us all a good idea as to how
some people got around long
before advent of the automobile.
The demonstrations were both
interesting and entertaining.
Tire Tale
Several years ago a local
group was on their way to a
college basketball or football
game in Raleigh, I believe, and
while enroute someone in the car
noticed a tire and wheel rolling
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along beside their vehicle and
inquired where it was from.
It didn’t take them long to find
out it was off their car. The tire
and wheel was finally located
and put back on and the trip
continued without further
incident.
40th Anniversary
This week marks my 40th year
in the field of journalism, I have
begun my career the first week
of May, 1941. Since that time
there have been many things
that have taken place not only in
Moore County but throughout the
world as well.
Working in the newspaper field
has always been and still is very
interesting with no one day the
same.
During the past 40 years there
have been many innovations in
newspapering, with most of
them being for the better. There
will likely be many more as the
years go by.
Bee Trees
Today you very seldom hear
about someone finding a bee tree
in the woods as used to be the
case in past years.
Cutting a bee tree and getting
the honey out of its trunk used to
be an exciting event, and was in
many instances done at night
time for most people were
working during the day.
One who was well versed in
bee lore and habits could locate
a bee tree if there was one
around nearby their area.
My cousin, the late Baxter
McKenzie, was gifted at locating
a bee tree, and during his life
time he found a number of them
in the woods.
I’ve been to one or two places
where a bee tree was cut down,
and seen the many pounds of
honey ihside the trunk. It was
quite an occasion, and if you
were not careful you could get
stung by the swanning bees as
many people did. That honey
was most tasty right out of the
hollows of the tree.
Sometimes there was enough
honey removed from a bee tree
to last a family for quite a while.
Speak Spanish?
I’m looking for someone who
can speak Spanish for I have
material on the 33 Carthages in
the world sent here by a group
from Carthage, Spain.
I can make out a little Spanish
but not enough to translate the
brochure.
There is undoubtedly someone
around who can make the
translation for it appears to be
interesting information. I’d like
to run in The Pilot.
Oakland Okay
I like to see a major league
team that doesn’t have a number
of high salaried stars make a
good showing just as the
Oakland A’s are currently doing
in the American League.
Oakland is in contrast to some
of the other clubs that have
players drawing astronomical
salaries, but Billy Martin is
doing all right so far with his
material, and as this is written
the A’s were in first place in the
American League West with a
mark of ia-3. They may not stay
up there, but at least Martin’s
team with no super stars are
showing the rest how it’s done
right now.
Open House
Slated Sunday
On Sunday afternoon. May 10,
an Open House will be held at
Glyn-Lee Acres located on the
Vass Road 1805 southeast of
Carthage from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Realtors involved are Shore
and Holt Inc. of Southern Pines.
Nancy Taylor is agent for the
realtors holding the open house.
The house is located on Lot No.
10 of the development.
Mrs. Glendora Benner Camp
bell of Minuet, New York owns
the house. She is the former
Glendora Benner, a Carthage
native.
The new development contains
17 lots, paved streets and un
derground utilities, street lights
and front entrance lights.
Owners of the development are
Gaither Edwards, also a Car
thage native, and Mrs. Camp
bell.
The public is invited to attend
this special event.
SOLDIERS MOVE IN — This is part of the battle scene on
Saturday. —(Judi Kelly Photos).
ACTION IN SKIRMISH — One of the wounded soldiers in the re
enactment of the battle held at House in the Horseshoe Saturday is
receiving aid.
Battle Scene Reenacted At House In Horseshoe
BY WOODROW WILHOIT
Saturday and Sunday were
festive days at the famed House
in the Horseshoe in the Deep
River community, when a re
enactment of the skirmish that
took place there 200 years ago
was held, along with a crafts fair,
and other events, with large
crowds on hand both days.
Saturday, though breezy and a
little on the cool side, many got
where the sun was and relaxed
on the lawn in chairs or mean
dered around the premises of
the house which is now a
historical site.
The crowd enjoyed viewing the
varied array of crafts that were
displayed, and watched baskets
being made right on the spot.
The crafts fair featured people
from Moore, Lee and Chatham
counties, who had their wares
disjdayed for sale. There was a
varied array of hand-made
items, such as walking canes,
rugs, ladies purses, dolls,
baskets of all types and pictures.
Mementoes of the House in the
Horseshoe were being sold, along
with the many other items on
display.
Moore County is known for its
pottery making and there were
plenty of such pieces displayed in
all sizes and artistic designs.
There was plenty of music
provided by Wayne Livengood
and his Blue Grass musicians
from Carthage, and the Harvey
Jones Band from Ramseur.
Benfields Give Report
On Mission In Austria
The Rev. Ray Benfield and
wife, former residents of Car
thage and now missionaries to
Salzburg, Austria, in a news
letter state that they are learning
their way around since arriving
there in January.
He is a former pastor of
Carthage First Baptist Church.
“We are learning the German
language, slowly but surely. The
language will be quite helpful to
us and make our work much
more enjoyable. We have
finished two month’s study and
will have two more before
moving to Salzburg for our
fulltime ministry there.”
They cite some frustrations
during their first three months,
such as stopping at the border
each Sunday to be checked as
they go to church at Salzburg.
Trying to ask for an item they
cannot find in the grocery store.
'Turning on TV on Sunday
evening and seeing the Waltons,
but hearing them speak in
German. Attempting to use their
washing machine in the apart
ment complex with the help of
their “Haus Frau” who speaks
no English.
The Benfields list some of
their joys such as enjoying the
visual delight of beautiful snow-
covered mountains and the tiny
quaint village scenes that dot
Germany and Austria. Seeing the
world-renowned ‘Blue Danube,’
the Vienna Opera House, the
Gutenburg Press in Mainz,
Germany, and Mozart’s birth-
house in Old Salzburg. Hearing
a familiar hymn tune sung with
German words by the Austrian
congregation. Seeing so many
beautiful old churches and
castles of the elaborate Baroque
era (1600-1750).
The Austrian Baptist church
was begun during the early 1940s,
as a church of refugees from
eastern Europe escaping
persecution. Baptists in Austria
date back to the Mollardgasse
Church in Vienna, established in
1869. They state that Baptist
work in Austria is still very
small, with only about 750 Bap
tists in the whole country of 7%
million. Austrian churches have
Sunday School only for children
through age 12. They are in the
first part of the service, then they
are (hsmissed for Sunday School.
The older children, youth and
adults, remain for “preaching.”
Total service runs for about Vk
hours in length, the reason for
the English worship service
beginning at 11:15.
The Rev. Mr. Benfield has
preached every Sunday this year
in the English language church.
Since coming to the church the
Benfields have, written a new set
of by-laws, and established
monthly observances of the
Lord’s Supper and a pot luck
luncheon. "The congregation has
been organized into ministry
groups, rather than committees
and membership is set up on six
months basis, with continuation
renewal on an individual basis.
The Benfields’ first convert
was baptized on Easter Sunday,
climaxing a special musical
program. An Easter sunrise
service was held on one of the
mountain peaks at Salzburg.
Most of the members or at-
tenders of the English language
Baptist Church are students
from an English-speaking
university, or musicians and
other workers.
They state that it is “a
rewarding and challenging
ministry.”
SCAP Makes
Garden Plans
For Carthage
Sandhills Community Action
Program, Inc. is sponsoring a
community garden in Carthage
for the elderly and handicapped
in the county who are unable to
tend a garden of their own.
The vegetable garden will be
tended and harvested by
community volunteers, and will
be distributed throughout the
county by SCAP staff and
volunteers. Any excess
vegetables not distributed will be
processed at the county cannery
for distribution beginning May
25.
Other community gardens are
being organized throughout the
county for low-income residents.
This year, the Cameron area is
holding a fund raising drive
resulting from the sale of their
garden harvest.
More volunteers are needed
for tending, harvesting, and
distributing the vegetables.
Anyone interested jn more
information on the project, may
caU the SCAP office at 947-5675.
Goal Met
Dr. Jim Brock, president, said
this week that the bartecue
benefit held by the Carthage
Rotary Club on April 29 was a
big success with the $500.
scholarship goal having been
met.
The proceeds will provide
funds for a scholarship to a Union
Pines senior.
The club wishes to thank all
who purchased tickets or
participated in any way with the
benefit.
Sunday afternoon the Rev.
James MacKerizie, pastor of
Elise Presbyterian Church,
{x-esented a sermon in Gaelic,
and there was gospel singing by
the choir from the Cameron
Baptist Church and a group from
Carthage.
Highlight of the occasion was
the battle re-enactment by the
2nd N.C. Regiment of Foot
Soldiers headed by Rudy
Weimann. Other outfits included
portions of the 84th Regiment,
3rd N.C. Guilford militia, N.C.
Highland Regiment and others.
Before the battle, commanders
of each unit described the
uniform he and his group were
wearing and how they came into
being during the American
Revolution.
Many Moore Countians know
the skirmish occurred there in
August 1781 between the forces of
Colonel Philip Alston, and those
of the Tory leader David Fan
ning. The heroine of that battle
proved to be Mrs. Alston who was
mediator for a truce between the
two forces.
The battle was a climax to the
activities on both days, with
large crowds on hand to view the
event which was carried out in
realistic manner by the par
ticipants. The guns were going
off all around the house.
At the conclusion of the re
enactment the two forces
paraded before the audience and
were accorded a loud round of
applause.
To cap the afternoon events off
there was square dancing
composed of groups from the
area with Ed Shepley as caller.
The battle and square dancing
was presented in the area back (tf
the house where the pageant was
[x-esented tlu-ee years ago.
Both days the crowds were
given the opportunity of making
a guided tour through the famous
house, where bullet holes from
that battle 200 years ago can still
be seen in the waUs of the
structure.
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DETAILS ON BATTLE — A participant in the
sfeirmish re-enacted at House in Horseshoe
Saturday tells the group above how it will be
done.
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