Historic Hunt Comes

Back to Weymouth

The Moore County Hounds return to the Boyd estate on Saturday, Feb. 20, and the public is invited to attend.

Carriages of the Moore County Driving Club will enter Weymouth from the Ridge Street entrance beginning at 8:15 a.m., and will -proceed to the Boyd house entrance.

The procession will continue to the meadow behind the house, where members of the Moore County Hounds will be gathering to begin a hunt in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the site and the legacy of the Boyd family.

Weymouth was entered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and in addition to its -equestrian heritage, it was an -important center during the Southern literary renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s, hosting such notable figures as William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Paul Green, Thomas Wolfe and -others.

The estate was originally more than 2,500 acres in size and included a -forest of virgin longleaf pine trees. The 1904 design for Weymouth -commenced with plans for a great park. Public roads were opened in all directions across the hilly terrain, using to advantage natural features, and with care not to harm the old trees. Plans ultimately included -tennis courts, a croquet lawn, a -practice golf course, stables and riding rings.

This is the first time the hunt has been at Weymouth since the 1970s, and it is the hope of the Friends of Weymouth to reestablish this -important community tradition at the site.

Spectators are advised to come early in advance of the equestrian procession.

For more information, call (910) 692-6261.

Ray Owen

Southern Pines

Prediction on Tea Party

The "Tea Party" is not a party ... yet. But it is a a rapidly growing voice of Americans who are disenchanted with the course of events taking place in our nation's capital.

It comprises Republicans, Democrats and Independents who aren't afraid to express their dismay at their own or the opposition party.

At this point they are focusing on six primary points: 1. A "do nothing" Congress. 2. The fact that all of the power and influence is held by -"lobbyists." 3. One party votes down a bill submitted by the other party -simply because it's submitted by the opposition and without understanding its content. 4. The amount of money being heaped onto our national debt with no controls over its use or -dispersal. 5. Jobs. They (we) are -really tired of companies and -corporations creating "foreign jobs." We need jobs here in the United States of America, and we need them now! 6. Large banks giving bonuses they can't afford to people who don't deserve them.

The "Tea Party" is young and -growing very fast. From what I've seen of them so far, let me make a prediction. Their goal is to drive the "lobbyists" out of politics, put people in office who can overlook party -politics and correct these situations and get back to basics - serving the people who put them in office.

Paul Fruiesen

Foxfire Village

Pilot Set Bad Example

I cannot believe The Pilot would print such a picture on the front page on Feb. 12, "SI Swimsuit Issue Features Local Girl." The writer states, "She's not wearing a bathing suit or much else - just a little paint."

Why would you print the picture of her on the front page for all to see? As soon as I picked up The Pilot from my front yard, I knew I would be -canceling my subscription.

I will not -support my local paper as long as it stoops so low as to -publish such trash. I hope the rest of the readers will -follow suit and make complaints.

What are we teaching our youth? Do we really want newspapers in education?

Sheila Self

Carthage

Photo Was Inappropriate

What were you thinking? Or I -imagine you weren't. How completely disappointing and inappropriate to print the picture of the SI model on the front page of The Pilot.

Are you trying to change your -target audience? As a mother of three young children, I am horrified at your lack of judgment. I would be horrified even if I didn't have young children.

Shame on all those involved.

Sharon Landers

Pinehurst