Just two weeks from today, Friday, May 30th, is National Memorial Day, and once more on this solemn day, set apart in memory of our country’s dead, the survivors of our wars bearing their tribute of flowers will visit the cemeteries wherein repose the mortal remains of their former comrades. Eighteen years ago, 156 veterans of the Civil War gathered in Southern Pines for a “Blue and Gray” meeting. Today all but a mere handful sleep in widely separated graves, many far from their own kindred or the comrades of their youth leaving to the youthful veterans of a foreign war the honor of marking their resting places with he blossoms of a peaceful springtime. Fortunate indeed are those who have passed to the great beyond, leaving loving hands and grateful hearts to care for the turfy mounds that mark their last earthly possession.
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A sentiment, country wide in favoring the planting of a tree in the public parks, or city squares, to honor the dead who perished on our far flung battle line in the World War. Certainly we have a place in our beautiful City Park as a memorial to the boys of the Sandhills.
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Mr. Burgess has the contracts and has commenced work on three bungalows for residents of Southern Pines. On the west side of Pennsylvania avenue, between may and Ridge streets, he is building for Mr. John Ramsbottom a story and a half, eight rooms, metal roof, brick bungalow.
Almost directly opposite, on the south side of Ashe street, he has started for Mr. William Cook, a hollow tile and stucco bungalow with tile roof, 28 by 32 and sun porch9 by 12.
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By a resolution of the Board of Trustees in meeting Monday evening, the library hours will be changed. Beginning the first week in June and continuing through July, august and September, the opening hours will be Wednesday afternoon from 3 o’clock until 6 o’clock and Wednesday night from half past 7 until 9. the same hours to obtain on Saturday.
Sixteen more volumes have been added to the library shelves, four by purchase and 12 by gift. Among the latter, by an anonymous giver, is a most acceptable copy of Foote’s “North Carolina Sketches.” Also by unknown contributors, Cora Harris’ “My Book and Heart” and a “Life of Robert E. Lee.” Mr. J.V. Malcom presents five volumes and Mrs. Betty Emery two.
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“Shorty” Barbour and Dave Hoskins are planning to start sometime on Saturday in the faithful old fliver for a tour of the Atlantic Coast that will carry them all the way to the famous resorts of New Jersey and northward to the rock-bound shores of Maine and give them a pleasant vacation until next October.
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Our native strawberries are coming into the local market, Mr. Lewis showing some monsters measuring two by two inches, grown by Mr. Goldsmith, and some of the smaller varieties raised by Ben Leslie. As usual, Mr. Marks has an abundant crop of his early varieties.
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This is flowering time for the beautiful Mountain Laurel and while we can no longer go to “Blue’s Mountain” for a sight of the wonderful blossoms it also grows profusely in the upper part of Moore County. Here and there in town rather unsuccessful attempts have been made to grow the laurel. Over in Pinehurst they have been more successful and the approaches to the Carolina are now a mass of color.
From the front page of the Sandhill Citizen, Southern Pines, N.C., Friday, May 16, 1924
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