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Tor a Family Vacation . . .
NEW TOPSAIL
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Safe, clean, and pleasant — New
Topsail’s wide white beach lies north-
cast and southwest, to catch the
gentle southerly breezes all summer.
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New Topsail Beach, N. C.
“You Gan Take a Man
Out of the Country
... BUT
— but you can never take the
country out of a man.” so the
saying goes.
North Carolinians arc a lot like
that about their country ham.
You can transplant a Tarheel
anywhere on earth . . . feed him
the most exotic foods . . . Mill
lie’ll yearn lor a tasty meal of
North Carolina country ham.
We know-, because almost every
day we get orders for COLONIAL
COUNTRY HAMS to be shipped
to distant regions. Why not send
one to your expatriated Tarheel
friend or relative? Write ns about
it, address:
COLONIAL FROZEN
FOOD LOCKERS, INC.
DUNN, N. C.
From Mrs. Jaxie T. Dowdy of Hills¬
boro comes word that eight of Hills¬
boro's ancient homes, all dating back
from 200 to 125 years, will be opened
for public tours during the bicenten¬
nial. October 7 will bo Hillsboro Day,
October S North Carolina Day, and on
•will occasions Boy Scouts will act as
guides.
Your correspondent recently had a
preview of such a tour, when lie visited
Ayrmount, the home of Sam Kirkland
on the outskirts of Hillsboro. It was
started in 1794 by the first Kirkland
in Orange, a sturdy Scotchman, who
spent 12 years on the building job. The
home is two stories of brick laid in
Flemish bond, and it is said the brick
were imported as ship ballast and
hauled from the coast in ox carts.
The house is three bays wide with
flanking one-story two-bay wings, the
end chimneys flush with the wall. It is
much more capacious than it appears
from the front. Mr. Kirkland kindly
took us over the place, which is fur¬
nished with many of the original pieces,
and others of the period.
It is a wcll-livcd-in place. In over
150 years, there has never been a
night when a Kirkland was not sleep¬
ing there.
FRKK IDEA
Here is an idea we submit freely to
the travel industry. When a family is
driving along late in the afternoon, or
perhaps even early evening, looking
for a likely place to stop, it begins
to sec signs which announce some ac-
eommodation or other a few miles
ahead.
The family, after debating over
these signs, will pick out one. Mamma
will say. "That sounds nice," and so
everyone decides that this is the place
to stop. However, the signs do not tell
you whether or not any space is avail¬
able at this hotel, lodge, or motor court
on this particular night. Consequently,
you might pass up two or three likely
looking places just '.o gratify Mamma’s
whims, only to arrive at the choice and
find a No Vacancy sign up.
Wouldn’t it be a good idea, if on a
couple of these signs (it wouldn’t have
to be on all of them) there could be
a "vacancy” or "no vacancy" sign?
I took this brilliant suggestion to a
resort operator and found him rather
cool. He didn't see any way he could
put up a No Vacancy tag on a sign
which was five or ten miles from him.
I suggested that perhaps he might have
a switch in his office which would be
connected to the sign, but apparently
this is a very expensive proposition.
Then I suggested that he might have
some associate or friend who lived on
the lot next to the sign to run out and
put up a No Vacancy sign upon being
telephoned from the resort. This met
the objection that he would have to
make several telephone calls, all of
which took time and expense.
Well, he might have a tower on his
place and wig-wag his message to his
co-operating force. This did not ap¬
peal to him either, so I finally worked
around to suggesting that he launch a
big rocket above his place, which
would ascend into the air. burst with a
loud report, and shoot off red, white
and blue Stars. All of his folks would
be bound to see and hear the display,
whereupon they could dash out to the
various signs and put up the NO VA¬
CANCY card.
My friend did not seem to get any
warmer toward the idea as it pro¬
gressed. Nevertheless, I believe that
sooner or later somebody is going to
work out this courtesy, and be highly
rewarded for his thoughtfulness.
SPORTS BANQUET
Sports writers and newscasters of
North Carolina will be the guests of
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THE STATE, SCPTCMOCR 19. 1953
