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Newspaper
Pinehurst Outlook
Location
Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1918
Page
9
The Pinehurst Outlook published every Saturday during the season from November to May in Pinehurst North Carolina. It is conducted by Ralph W Page with editorial rooms over the Department Store. Advertising rate card and circulation statement available on request.
On Saturday January 19 1918 Pinehurst chapel morning Holy Communion at 9 80 am children service 10 am morning sermon 11 am and night service at 6 pm at the Community House. Roman Catholic masses at 8 15 and 6 00 am with Lent services Wednesdays and Fridays at 5 30 pm. Pinehurst bus line from Broad Street Pharmacy Highland Pines Inn and Drug Store runs daily with round trip 50 cents plus 15 cents for parcel delivery. schedules include multiple morning and afternoon departures.
Women and guests in Pinehurst participate in Red Cross surgical dressings and hospital supply work for soldiers in France. Activities occur at the School House near the Movie Theatre every morning, at the Carolina Hotel Tuesdays and Fridays 10 to 12:30, and Tuesday evenings at the School House. Pinehurst Branch officers named with permanent committee members.
Pinehurst argues that national needs during war demand healthful outdoor recreation. Field Marshal Haig and Secretary Baker urge not abandoning golf or tennis and keeping leisure programs. The piece stresses golf links, tennis courts, and parks as vital training grounds and morale boosters for soldiers and civilians alike.
Cautionary guidance urges secrecy about wartime plans and troop movements. Citizens are advised not to discuss front line letters or American war plans in public or over phones, due to leaks through conversations and wires.
A wartime alert urges Loyal Americans in Sandhills to join the Vigilance Corps led by the Moore County Militia and local sheriffs. Citizens are asked to submit confidential lists naming Germans or suspected disloyalists, with assurances of protection for informants.
Frank Page, captain of Moore County Militia and Vigilance Corps, urges loyal US residents to help locate German agents and propagandists. Intercepted communications show a national sabotage and anti war effort. Citizens are told to watch neighbors and prepare a loyalty list, including Germans Austrians Turks and others suspected of disloyalty.
An appeal urges recipients to register any doubtful characters and to report all persons believed to be spies or traitors. It emphasizes preparedness for emergencies and asks for a complete list of those in the cited classes to aid routing out threats.
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