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27th Annual

C A R T H A G E

SATURDAY, MAY 9 •

27th Annual

C A R T H A G E

SATURDAY, MAY 9 •

About This Issue Cover Design Scott Yancey Cover Photograph Johnsie Tipton Supplement Design Scott Yancey Contributing Writer Pat Taylor Toby Raymond

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Contributing Photgraphers Glenn M. Sides Pat Taylor Johnsie Tipton Special Thanks to Karen O’Hara and the 2015 Buggy Committee For advertsing information, contact Pat Taylor at (910) 693-2505 or email advertise@thepilot.com

Carthage Police Host Information Venues

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his Carthage Police Department will make public safety demonstrations available at the Buggy Fesitival through three separate exhibits, including the BAT Mobile, a hot car and the seatbelt convincer.

BAT MOBILE 145 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern Pines, NC 28387 (910) 692-7271 • thepilot.com Copyright 2015

The Forensic Tests for Alcohol Branch developed and implemented the state’s first Breath Alcohol Testing (BAT) Mobile Unit Program in 1996. The BAT

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Program utilizes six 32’ buses equipped for processing impaired drivers at Driving While Impaired (DWI) Checkpoints.

The BAT Mobile Units display logos of “Booze It & Lose It,” “Don’t Drink & Drive” and “0.08 It’s The Law”. The BAT Program in conjunction with law enforcement agencies conducts Driving While Impaired (DWI) Checkpoints across the state. The BAT Mobile Units are used at highway safety/educa-

tional events coordinated by law enforcement and/or local safe community coordinators.

Highway safety events reach out to the public to explain the dangers of drinking alcohol and driving.

HOT CAR

The “hot car” demonstrates the extreme temperatures that can be reached in the passenger area of a vehicle. Exterior and interior temperatures are

displayed to promote awareness of the dangers of leaving children or pets inside a vehicle.

THE SEATBELT CONVINCER

This is a demonstration unit that allows participants to experience the intensity of a 8-10 mph front end crash. The seatbelt convincer promotes awareness of the importance of wearing a seatbelt while riding in an automobile.

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The Former Office building of The Tyson and Jones Buggy Company will be developed into a musuem Pat Taylor/The Pilot

Tyson and Jones Buggy Company – Historical Perspective

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n Saturday, May 9th Carthage will play host to a very special occasion: the 27th Annual Buggy Show, where The Gilded Age will once again come to life.

Complete with the pageantry and festivities that have defined this time honored event, the community promises another fun filled opportunity to share in the spirit of the day.

With its humble origins dating back to 1850, when merchant Thomas Bethune Tyson bought a failing wagon repair shop, it was not until Tyson partnered with Alexander Kelly soon after that the inspiration to build carriages was born. Fine hand craftsmanship earned them a reputation

that spread throughout the region. After the firm , then known as Tyson & Kelly, hired a freed slave named William T. Jones as shop supervisor the business really took off.

The son of a slave and the plantation owner who later freed him, Jones moved to Fayetteville, where his work as a carriage painter came to Tyson’s attention.

Within two years after a deal was struck, the business grew exponentially under Jones’ tutelage, and would have continued that growth except for the interruption caused by the Civil War. Interned in Fort Delaware as a captured Confederate Colonel, the ever-enterprising Jones horded potato peelings and bread crusts for the moonshine he made and sold to Union

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prison guards in exchange for Union dollars. It was this money that Jones used to help re-launch the flagging buggy company with his former boss and soon-to-be partner, Tyson.

The story goes that on the first Monday of each month, Jones would string together a line of carriages that he then moved by horse and mule from Carthage to “the great sale day” in Bennettsville, South Carolina. He would go down with buggies and come back carrying cash every time.

With a catalog that featured the trend setting vehicles of the day, from the open buggy, top buggy, surrey, cabriolet, phaeton, and Victoria, to many carriage styles, including the tres´ elegant, landau. Drawn

by a pair or four-in-hand, the landau reached its peak appeal in the mid-1800s with the fashionable elite who saw ownership of such a carriage as a sign of having achieved prominent social standing. An “only the best will do” attitude often led these customers to Tyson and Jones, as evidenced by a South American head of state who had them build a glass enclosed, white velvet masterpiece, complete with a white leather harness.

By 1873, business had skyrocketed, with orders coming in throughout North and South Carolina, signaling the time for Tyson and Jones to buy out Kelly. With Continued on page 6 The Pilot | Sunday, May 3, 2015

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men who had a vision that turned a local wagon repair shop into the largest buggy manufacturing operation in the country, the Carthage Buggy Festival has become an institution in its own right.

Boasting an annual attendance of over 20,000 people who come to join in the fun, there is something for everyone. Food, crafts and music is to be enjoyed around the town square. And along with events that in-

clude a Run for the Buddies, a presentation of antique cars, the Quicksilver Cloggers, Tony Barnes and Friends, and the crowning of Mr. and Mrs. Buggy Festival, Mr. and Mrs. Tara Plantation, and Mr. and Mrs. Pinelake, there also will be a display of the beautiful buggies and carriages that helped put Carthage on the map for 75 years.

So put The Buggy Festival in Carthage on May 9th in your calendar. It promises to be a day to remember.

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Jones now sharing top billing, he went about mechanizing production. Having “seen” the future from business trips in the North, Jones realized that to remain competitive, employing the use of machinery had become a necessity. To that end, he went shopping. Purchasing a steam engine and boiler, circular saws, drills, and a planner, he had everything shipped to Jonesboro, where it was hauled by wagon to Carthage. And the bet paid off. As they continued to expand, the company reach included Georgia, thanks to having their buggies and carriages exhibited in Atlanta at the Cotton States Exposition. They incorporated in 1889 with Jones at the helm as company president of one of the largest factories in the South. Producing 3,000 vehicles a year at the top of their game, Tyson and Jones were now wealthy men.

Jones was an African-American, referred to as “a mulatto gentleman” according to census records. Despite the prejudice of the times, he rose to become a leading citizen within the community. A Sunday school teacher at the Methodist Church, a member of local, as well as national boards, and in a very respectable interracial marriage, one testament to Jones’ celebrity can be seen in his 1880s Queen Anne Victorian mansion, which crowns the entrance to the town’s historic district. Adorned with gingerbread trim and a wraparound porch, the house harkens back to a bygone era, and most recently served as a bed and breakfast, aptly named, The Old Buggy Inn. After his death in 1910 the local paper penned Jones as, “a citizen regarded in all respects as probably the peer of any, living or dead, in usefulness in accomplished purpose ... and withal in the example and model which he has left the present and future generations.”

Meanwhile, in 1906, Tyson was busy

building a new and larger home consisting of 20 rooms across the street from the factory, in part to accommodate his growing family. Made of white brick with stately Grecian columns gracing the entrance, this is where he finally settled. Tyson lived in the family home with his bride, Miss Fannie Phillips, whom he married in 1889, and with whom he had two children, Claude Phillips and Mary Glenn. He closed the house and moved to the Summit Hotel eight years later, when both his wife and grandfather died. After five years a widower, Tyson again tied the knot in 1901 with Miss Mary Evelyn Burwell, many years his junior at 18 years old. They had four children; Thomas Burwell and Evelyn Randolph, with Robert and Dorothy having been born in their new home.

But, back in the day, the “old house”, which claimed indoor plumbing, electric lights and elegant furnishings, along with picturesque formal gardens, it had garnered a reputation for providing a friendly respite thanks to the Tyson’s hospitality. Offered as a retreat for judges and lawyers who often traveled great distances to the county court, “Mr. Tommy” and “Miss Polly” were always ready to extend a warm overnight invitation.

Eventually, as time passed, the Tyson and Jones Buggy Company fell on hard times. Due to the ever growing demand for automobiles, the horse and buggy was fast becoming a thing of the past. Shortly after the last shipment was delivered to octogenarian, Neil S. Blue of Raeford, who claimed he would never “operate” a car, the Tyson and Jones Buggy Company closed its doors. The year was 1925.

Today there is only one building remaining, fire having claimed the other. Although the company has literally gone up in smoke, its memory endures with the initiation in 1989 of the Carthage Buggy Festival. A celebration to honor the contribution of two

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Union Pines Band to Open Buggy Festival

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he Union Pines High School Band will open festivities at the Carthage Buggy Festival again this year, following the presentation of colors at 9:00 a.m.. The band is something special, a medium sized school band with big school aspirations in terms of skills and presentation. Based on the size of the band, the Union Pines Marching Vikings, under the direction of Rob Hill, competes in the largest competition

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divisions, classes 4 and 5A even though the school is classified as a 3A school. This is not typical for high school bands. The band has received many recent awards including straight superior ratings at all competitions and has represented the state of North Carolina at the National Festival of States performance in San Antonio, Texas, a very prestigious honor. They will play the national anthem and several other songs to open the event.

The Dusters Bring Popular Sounds

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he Dusters will present their acoustic covers of popular songs to the Buggy Festival at 3:00 p.m. Based in Aberdeen, band members Chris Goodwin, Jeremy Campbell and Brian Carter have played together for more than 15 years and perform music that other bands often overlook.

Influenced by rock, funk and soul music from the 1960s to today, The Dusters surprise audiences with their creative song selection and passionate performance.

Their favorite audience reaction is when someone says, “They’re playing that?”

Be prepared to smile, dance, and enjoy a set with The Dusters.

Moore County Library Book Sale

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he Moore County Library will hold their annual book sale from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The library is located at 101 Saunders Street. All books priced at a bargain,

so browse inside the library and outside while spending the day at the festival.

For more information contact the library at 910-947-5335.

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Martin Luther King Children’s Choir

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he Moore County chapter of the Martin Luther King, Jr., All-Children’s Choir will help open the festivities on Saturday morning, along with the Union Pines Band. The choir was started about three years ago at John Hall Presbyterian Church and is now comprised of approximately 16 members aged 4-18 years of age from various area churches. The director and founder is Randy Shepard. The choir has traveled extensively to perform. Their major function is to celebrate the memory

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of Dr. Martin Luther King in a Raleigh performance each January. A larger MLK children’s choir, based in Raleigh, has upwards of 130 members.

The group provides scholarships to local high school seniors interested in black history and holds their annual local celebration at Carthage Elementary School in June.

Interested singers can join the choir via a rehearsal. Contact Patricia Brown at 910-947-5776 for more information.

Moonlight Shiners

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oonlight Shiners will come on stage at 2:00 p.m. to rock the street. The Shiners are an acoustic band from Pinehurst, NC, specializing in Top 40 radio hits, modern country, and even some 90’s rock. Their set will last an hour at the festival.

The band was formed several years ago

by Jeremy Robinson and Mollie Edwards after they discovered there was a market in

the area for working musicians. The pair brought in several other musicians including drums, a bass player, and harmonica.

Each of the new members came from other bands, and all possessed a good amount of talent and knowledge concerning live music and the service industry. The Moonlight Shiners can also play almost any type of setup from an acoustic duo, to a full-blown cover band. To see about the band, visit www.moonlightshiners.com

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Barnes and Friends will Rock the Buggy

ony Barnes is already widely recognized on the local music scene and is steadily becoming a recognized writer and performer throughout the Carolina’s, Tennesee, and the Deep South to Texas.

He is the former lead guitar player and co-writer for Nashville-based Southern Rock band, Mckenzies Mill; and a recognized instrumental composer.

Barnes and two musician friends will take the stage at the Carthage Buggy Festival at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

Barnes is a veteran of the Nashville music scene, where he was influential in writing some of the strongest material for Mckenzies Mill; according to Kent Well’s, Dolly Parton’s veteran guitar player; and the band’s producer.

In 2007, Barnes won Broadjam.com’s guitar solo contest in honor of Stevie Ray Vaughan with his original instrumental, “Push & Pull.” He was then invited to bring the band (Mckenzies Mill) to Madison, WI to perform at Muriel Anderson’s “All Star Guitar Night”, at the Barrymore Theater, with the likes of Monte Mont-

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gomery and Thom Bresh to name a few.

Tony was a solo act at The Isla Grand Beach Resort in South Padre Island, TX a few years ago. While in TX, he befriended; and was offered two gigs on Austin’s famed 6th Street, by internationally touring disc jockey D.J. Silver. DJ Silver

remixed one of the singles off Tony’s latest album.

In December 2010, Tony recorded his first solo EP. Songs like “So What I’m Drunk” and “Life” have become regular requests by fans during his musical endeavors over the Southeast in past years.

In the fall of 2012, Barnes’ co-written song, “Dirty Things” won The Bud Light Battle of the Bands contest that sent his counterparts, and performers, McKenzies Mill, to Nassau, Bahamas to open for “Pit Bull” and “All American Rejects.”

Barnes is working on a solo album in Nashville, TN with recognized producer Daniel Dennis of Prime Cut Studio.

The first single, “A Few Good Friends of Mine” was released online and has already established itself as a radio ready song by earning an 8.0 out of 10 review by the world’s leading independent music social platform, Reverbnation.com.

Barnes will also be playing locally at the Jefferson Inn in Southern Pines on May 22, June 10 and June 20th; Vine in the Ash in Pinehurst on July 10; the Magnolia Inn in Pinehurst July 17 and August 28th; and the Bell Tree Tavern in Southern Pines on July 31.

Follow Tony with tour dates, videos, pictures and original music via www.tonybarnesmusic.com.

South Ridge Bluegrass Paints the Festival Blue

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outh Ridge Bluegrass is a hard driving band with tight harmony from Moore County. They are a crowd favorite whenever they play. And will take the state at the Buggy Festival at 10:00 a.m.

The four friends - Greg Davis on guitar and vocals, Huey Priest on banjo and guitar, Johnie Marion on bass and vocals, and Steve Creed on mandolin and vocals - have played together in various bands for more than 20 years and in their present incarnation for the past five.

The band’s sound includes the traditional sounds of Bill Monroe and Flatt and Scruggs, to the modern songs by John Denver, with a mix of original materials. So hold on to your hat and enjoy the ride as they take you from the first generation of bluegrass to the present South Ridge style.

The band has recorded two CDs; “Nobody Lives Here” and “Ain’t Much Money (for a bluegrass band). For more information, visit www.southridgebluegrass.com.

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Band Bios

Mr. Creed started playing mandolin in the late 1970s after his introducion to bluegrass music, but started playing guitar at age 12. His early influences to the music were Bill Monroe, J.D. Crowe, and Doyle Lawson. In addition to playing mandolin and guitar, Steve

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also plays fiddle.

Gregg Davis got interested in bluegrass when he heard Doc Watson playing on the “Will the Circle be Unbroken” album.

Already a guitarist playing rock music, he became a convert to the “high lonesome sound”. He also plays banjo and mandolin and says his influences are Doc Watson,

Clarence White, and J.D. Crowe.

Marion started his musical path at the early age of six. He played clarinet in grammar school and has been playing musical instruments since. He started playing bluegrass during the late 1980s, in both secular and gospel bands. His musical influences are many and include Hank Williams, The Eagles, and Flatt and Scruggs. In addition to playing bass, he plays guitar and mandolinwrote several of the songs included in their shows.

Huey Priest began playing guitar and banjo at the age of 15. His early musical influences were Chet Atkins, Earl Scruggs, and Bill Keith among others.

He started playing with local bands before finishing high school He is well known throughout the region for his musical ability on banjo and guitar and has won numerous contests.

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Show Stopping Sheet Metal Turns Hearts

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f you’re into old cars and trucks, or just appreciate the beauty of classic auto design, the Buggy Festival will scratch that itch, whether you want to show off your chrome or just look at some. Sponsored by the Sandhills Classic Street Rod Association, the benefit car and truck show regularly attracts sheet metal show stoppers that make you want to get in, turn the key over, let out a big sigh and start cruising (not recommended unless you have permission from the owner).

The show is for cars that are 1980 and older, American made models. It will be located just off the courthouse square on Dowd Street. Awards are given for several entry categories, including best of show, best truck, Mopar, Ford, Chevy,

GM or other, and a ladies’ choice prize.

For those who don’t win the respective classes, awards will be given to the top 50 finishers in points. There will be a drawing for $500 in cash, with $5 raffle tickets on sale before and during the show.

Registration on the day of the show is $20. For more on the car club, visit http://sandhillsclassicstreetrods.com..

The Benefit Class Car and Truck Show is a charitable event that will raise monies for the Carthage Food Pantry and Sandhills Teen Challenge.

The Street Rod Association also holds a “Cruise In” the third Friday of each month. For information on those events, contact Tom Walker at 910-639-1494.

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27th Annual Carthage Buggy Festival M BARRETT STREET Model A Cars

MARTIN STREET

FRED’S STORE Buggies

Food Vendo

Restrooms

Craft Vendors

Bungee Trampoline

Wildlife Rescue Center Exhibit

Tractors

To Robbins

McREYNOLDS STREET Carthage Fire Department

HISTORIC COURTHOUSE

RAY STREET

Train Ride

POST OFFICE

Food Vendors

Display With Food

First Aid Station

Food Vendors Restrooms

tS n Craft Vendors e m n ai t er t En Coke Boot Informa

DOWD STREET

Police Mobile Command Center

SAUNDERS STREET

Be Car Truck

Map and Schedule of Events

Craft Vendors

Children’s Activity Area

Midgard Serpents Reptile Rescue

8 a.m.

Run for the Buddies 1 Mile Fun Run Begins

Handicap Parking Available in Fidelity Bank Lot

Restrooms

Craft Vendors

8:30 a.m.

Run for the Buddies 5k Begins

9 a.m.

Presentation of the Colors by the Marine Corps Drill Team Welcome and Opening Remarks Union Pines High School Band Martin Luther King Children’s Choir

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Children’s Activities Area — Free of Charge Crafts and Vendors Open Wildlife Resuce Center Midgard Serpents Reptile Rescue Moore County Library Book Sale

10 - 11 a.m.

South Ridge Bluegrass

MONROE STREET

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Traffic Light

To Sanford

Benefit Classic Car and Truck Show Ford A-Model Car Show

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Tractor and Buggy Display

Craft Vendors

NEW COURTHOUSE

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

McNEILL STREET

enefit r and k Show

Restrooms

Restrooms

th and ation

7 a.m.

Craft Vendors

ge a St

Downtown Carthage

Registration Opens for Run for the Buddies 5K Race and 1 Mile Fun Run

Food Vendors

ors

Saturday, May 9

Tony Barnes

12 p.m.

Crownings: Ms. (Mr.) Buggy Festival Mr. and Ms. Tara Plantation Mr. and Ms. Pinelake

12:30 p.m.

Quicksilver Cloggers Perform

1 - 2 p.m.

Tony Barnes

2 - 3 p.m.

Moonlight Shiners

3 - 4 p.m.

The Dusters

4:30 p.m.

12th Annual Buggy Festival Idol Contest

Courtesy of Quicksilver Cloggers

Quicksilver Cloggers’ Dance Routines Will Liven Up Festival Stage

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udiences at the Carthage Buggy Festival will find their toes tapping along as a local dance group, the Quicksilver Cloggers perform their lively dance routines during the 27nd annual event.

The group takes the stage at 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 9, as part of the festival’s stellar entertainment lineup.

Founded in 1996, the Quicksilver Cloggers dance to a variety of musical genres, including bluegrass, country and pop. The group primarily does precision line dancing, where everyone on the team performs the same steps.

Dance members include Jennifer Garner, Sarah Daffron, Aileen Garner, Pam Kennedy, Lou Smith, Brenda Ritter and Jane Hanham, Bonnie Hanham, Barbara

Jordan, Janet Wagner and Brad Davis.

Davis is “the big guy, we stick him in the middle,” laughs Aileen Davis.

Although the group’s home base is Robbins, members come from a number of different parts of the region.

Under the direction of Aileen Garner, the Quicksilver Cloggers dance at spring and fall festivals throughout the area, church gatherings and local nursing homes. Daffron is a certified clogging instructor and choreographs the group’s routines.

Senior Games and State Fair

And, while most of the dancing is for fun and exercise, the group has done some competitive dancing.

In fact, the Quicksilver Cloggers com-

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pete regularly at the North Carolina State Fair Folk Festival, placing second in the Traditional Line Dance category (ages 26+) in 2009. The group also earned an honorable mention in the Novelty Folk Dance, International Folk Dance, Clogging Routines (ages 26+) category.

Judging at the N.C. State Fair’s Folk Festival is based on audience appeal, authenticity, appearance, enthusiasm and competency, so Buggy Festival audiences can expect to enjoy the Quicksilver Cloggers’ award-winning dance performance.

The official folk dance of North Carolina, clogging is a distinctive dance style that originated in the Appalachian mountains. Settlers from Northern

and Western Europe brought their respective folk dance traditions to the colonies, which were further shaped by Native American and African-American dance influences.

These influences combined and evolved into a percussive “foot-tapping,” high-energy style of dance now known as clogging.

In the 1920s, Bascom Lamar Lunsford added team clogging to the competitions held at his annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville, helping establish clogging as a significant part of Appalachian cultural heritage.

The North Carolina General Assembly adopted clogging as the state’s official folk dance in 2005.

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Tuesday-Saturday • 8am-6pm • Sunday 11am-3pm Fresh Produce, Baked Goods & Ice Cream Call Karen at 910-690-6722 • www.karefreeproduce.com 4680 Hwy. 15-501 Carthage

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Come try Bubble Tea available only during Buggy Festival!

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Tune up on Buggy Day with a 5K

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Courtesy of Bryana Nelson

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perfect spring morning calls for a perfect way to start the day, and for many people that means a little exercise. In the case of May 9th, the perfect venue might well be the Communities in Schools’ fundraiser “Run for the Buddies”, which includes a 1-mile fun run as well as the original 5K race. This marks the third year of the event.

The event starts and finished at New Century Middle School, 1577 Union Church Road, in Cameron and follows a scenic rout that includes a gently sloped course along a quiet country road. Registration opens at 7 a.m. at the school. The fun run gets started at 8:00 a.m. with the 5K runners taking off 30 minutes later at 8:30. This is the final featured event in the Sandhills Race Series spring schedule. Bib chip timing is provided

by On the Mark Sports.

The fee for the race is $15 for the 1-Mile Fun Run and $25 for the 5K race. Moore

County students receive a $5 discount.

Race day registrations are $30.

Children will be accommodated with a Kiddie Korner, so parents can run without worrying. A variety of activities are planned to entertain the younger set, supervised by adult volunteers.

An award ceremony will be held immediately following the race and run, and runners are encouraged to enjoy the Buggy Festival immediately after.

Communities in Schools is the nation’s leading dropout prevention organization.

“The mission of CIS to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to sstay in school and achieve in life.

To download a registration form, go to www.racersignup.com or www.active.com. For more information, contact Bryana Nelson, race director, at 910-295-1072 or bryana@cismoore.org.

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/The Pilot

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Rhoades Law Office

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If we don’t have what you are looking for, just let us know and we will see if we can add it.

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Buggy Festival Kings and Queens Tara Plantation: Robert Lee and Eva Meadows Pat Taylor/The Pilot

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EVA MEADOWS

va Meadows was born in Sanford and was married to a minister. She has one daughter and three grand children. She enjoys playing the piano, which she learned to play by ear. She attends spiritual and musical entertainment, reading books and the newspaper, and socializing with other residents.

Peak Resources Pinelake: Christell Ervin and Herman Brown Pat Taylor/The Pilot

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ROBERT LEE

obert Lee has been at Tara Plantation for 13 months. He hails from Hoke County and was a professional logger with the Army Corps of Engineer in the Cape Fear region of NC and in South Carolina.

Robert loves western movies and country music. He has a son who lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He enjoys being Santa Claus at Tara during Christmas.

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CHRISTELL ERVIN

hristell Ervin was raised in LakeView, SC. The daughter of sharecropper parents. Christell moved to the Robbins area in the mid 1970’s. In 2011 after having some major medical problems, Christell moved to Pinelake for further rehabilitation and needed medical attention. Christell quickly made friends of other residents and staff members. Today Christell continues to make new friends with all of the newcomers at Pinelake. Christell was so surprised and excited this year to be named, “Valentine’s Queen” and would like to thank everyone for voting for her. Her family would like to thank everyone at The Peak Resources Pinelake Facility for making this a special time for Christell.

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HERMAN DALE BROWN

Courtesy of Town of Carthage

Moore County Courthouse in Carthage

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erman Dale Brown was born on October 30th, 1932. He is one of six children: Louise Brown

Lisk(deceased), Floyd Arnold Brown (deceased), Iris Brown Strother of Carthage, Joyce Brown Wilson of Carthage and Ralph Overton Brown of Thomasville.

Herman served in the US Air Force as a radar operator in Alaska. He has three children, Teresa D’ette Brown (deceased), Michael Dale Brown of Carthage and Thomas Scott Brown who is in California. Herman has three grandchildren. Herman resided in the Brown family home on Fire Tower Road prior moving to Pinelake.

He has been at Pinelake since February 2014.

Herman is an accomplished musician who plays the guitar. He often looked forward to musical outings at Clyde’s Music Barn on Tuesday nights. Herman loves tractors, especially the Ford 8N. He was a master mechanic who could fix almost anything. He loved to tinker on broken equipment. Herman ALWAYS had a flashlight in his pocket.

He enjoys family gatherings, making music, hunting, and fishing.

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MS./MR. BUGGY FESTIVAL NOMINEE LETTER WINNERS

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MS. BUGGY FESTIVAL NOMINEE LETTER WINNERS (Left to Right): Abby Patterson, Abby Phillips, Cooper Austin, Sophia Munoz, Samantha Collins, Mercedes Alvarado

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MS./MR. BUGGY FESTIVAL NOMINEE LETTER WINNERS

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Celebrating 40 Years • 1975 - 2015 Rocking Chairs • Adirondack Chairs Gliders And More!

Amish Outdoor Furniture Rocking chair frames have a LIFETIME warranty!

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Thank you for a wonderful 40 years of business!

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We also offer a large variety of vegetables, plants and potting soil!

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2015 Buggy Festival Food Vendors

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t’ might not be on the scale of the North Carolina State Fair, but patrons to the Buggy Fest won’t have any problem finding something delicious to fill their appetites while enjoying the festivities. There’s no listing for a deep fried corn flake covered Snickers bar, but there are lots of just-made choices. And who knows, you just might find that candy bar item somewhere in the mix.

HOT DIGGITY DOG CONCESSION

Sausage dogs, meatball sandwich, fried pickles, breakfast sandwiches Don Tompkins - 704-254-4830

GILBERT’S HOMEMADE ICE CREAM Ice cream made with 1937 John Deere engine Jonathon Williamson - 910-639-0328

CAROLINA FUN FOOD

Polish or Italian sausage, beef, blackened chicken on pita bread Lois Robson - 704-753-3391 26 | 27 Annual Carthage Buggy Festival

SWEET THING CONCESSIONS

Hoagies, gyros, fries, hot dogs, funnel cakes Bill & Diane Martin - 910-281-3854

TIM’S CONCESSIONS

Handmade pizza slices Timothy Tibbetts - 603-231-2220

KONA ICE OF THE SANDHILLS Finely shaved ice cups Jill Ford - 910-315-9977

DD&J’S OLD FASHIONED CONCESSIONS Kettle corn Judy Rogers - 919-618-1656

D&J CONCESSIONS

Soft serve ice cream John Peterson - 919-524-2401 The Pilot | Sunday, May 3, 2015

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2015 Buggy Festival Craft Vendors

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alf the fun of going to a local festival is checking out the craft vendors’ wares.

There’s plenty to look at during the 2015 Buggy Festival. Festival planners expect to have more than 100 vendors in place offering everything from custom-made woodworks to hand made scarves to the South’s oldest winery.

One new vendor has teeshirts dyed with North Carolina red clay. Here is a list of the newest additions to the vendor list.

FEATURING: Candles, floral arrangements, pottery, home made dog treats, birdhouses, hand made wreaths, painted gourds, hand made leather belts, garden flags, handmade blankets and baby quilts, face painting, gourmet cotton candy

ALEX CAUDILL Pottery 910-464-6313 • Robbins

LORI CHRISCOE CAUDILL

Pottery (sea life) 336-963-9501 • loriannspottery@gmail.com • Seagrove

DAVID BENNETT

Authentic NC Red Dirt Shirts 828-726-8907 • dcharbor@charter.net • Hudson, NC

SAMANTHA WHITSON

Jewelry made out of silverware 336-465-8155 • sammyjo.whitson@gmail.com • Asheboro

TOM STEWART

Genealogical Society 910-947-2689 • tstewart@pinehurst.net • Carthage

KENNETH & SHERRI MCNEILL

Southern High Bush blueberry bushes 910-585-0656 • sherrisberries82@gmail.com • Robbins

FRANCES THLSON

Wine booth Duplin Winery • frances@duplinwinery.com • 910-289-3888

LILY LI - RL’S PURE

Handmade natural body products 910-691-3120 • runnerlilyspure@gmail.com • Pinehurst 28 | 27 Annual Carthage Buggy Festival

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— p. 134, Grave Matters by Mark Harris (Scribner, 2007)

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2015 Buggy Festival Sponsors

GOLD SPONSORS First Bank Southern Software Pete’s Family Restaurant & House of Pizza

SILVER SPONSORS Fry & Prickett Funeral Home McDonalds of Carthage LKC engineering Phillips Ford Duke Energy Progress Republic Services Fun Rides & Events Flying Tiger Little River BRONZE SPONSORS Carolina Air 30 | 27 Annual Carthage Buggy Festival

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Seafood at it’s finest: Fried Fish, Broiled Seafood and Seafood Combo Platters

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910-947-2338

Open 7 Days a Week • 6am-9pm