Largest in
Pinehurst is one resort which has
successfully defied the usual fate of old
resorts. It shows no signs of decay and
decline, but has grown in popularity
and prosperity over the years. And it is
still growing.
At last it has connection by scheduled
airlines from Raleigh, tapping both the
east and midwest airlanes.
Pinehurst. Inc., added a 5th golf
course, making its private country club
facilities the largest in the world, ac¬
cording to Albert S. Tufts. This makes
90 golf holes, and each 18 holes start
from the club building.
And this year, for the first time, the
corporation will inaugurate a summer
season, making Pinehurst a ycar-around
resort, with Holly Inn (the original
Pinehurst hotel) open. A hotel swim¬
ming pool was built last summer, and
all rooms arc air-conditioned.
In addition to this, the Swimming
Pool Association, Inc., built a pool in
the Memorial Recreation Field which
also includes a baseball diamond, skat¬
ing rink, tennis court, picnic area and
play area. Pinehurst Gun Club ex¬
panded its facilities.
The Village Chapel added a beauti¬
ful Village Hall; the horse-training
equipment was expanded by addition
of two new barns. Over 300 horses arc
training in the village.
The town has even acquired some
new industry. A company is making
upholstery padding near town and The
Village Printers established a plant to
do lithographing.
OLD-TIMER
One of the few old-time "railroad"
hotels left is The Terminal at Hamlet.
We stopped overnight there recently
and found the old hotel down by the
depot had been given a tremendous
scrubbing, painting, refurnishing and
general face-lifting. Rooms are large,
bright, well lighted, air-conditioned,
and newly furnished. The lobby has
been redecorated and of course a TV
installed. But one thing hasn’t changed.
There is still the long row of chairs
pulled up facing the windows, where
drummers still sit. their feet propped
THE STATE, FeilRUARY 3. 1962
the World
on the sill, viewing the scene of small
town life.
The hotel has a small cafe attached
and a private dining room which, we
were told, is attracting clubs and par¬
ties. Railway men still form a sub¬
stantial percentage of the patronage,
but other commercial travelers are
finding the place. Parking is no prob¬
lem.
The Terminal was taken over some
months ago by Mrs. Ruby Garrison,
who did the restoration work.
CONVENTION RECORD
Asheville, which claims No. I resort
city convention rank, entertained 141
conventions in 1961. a new record.
For the first time the number of dele¬
gates exceeded 50.000. The Chamber
of Commerce estimates that convcn-
tioners brought $3,909,375 to Ashe¬
ville in 1961, an increase of $400,000
over the year previous.
With 237 conventions and business
meetings producing estimated $6,860,-
The use of money is all the ad¬
vantage there is in having money. —
Benjamin Franki in.
000 in revenue in 1961. the Charlotte
Chamber of Commerce is setting up
a full-time Convention Bureau to solicit
and service more conventions for North
Carolina's largest city. A $21,000
budget has been established by the
new convention bureau, which is be¬
ing financed largely from new mem¬
berships from the broad spectrum of
businesses benefitting from increased
convention volume.
Morehead City is building bigger
convention business since completion
last year of additional facilities at the
Morehead Biltmorc Hotel. Manager
H. H. Williamson reports over 45 con¬
ventions already booked for 1962, one
of them with over 500 people. The
hotel convention halls now provide
seating facilities for up to 1.200 people.
and
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