iPERSONALS Mr, George W. McNeill, attomey-at-law» of Carthage, was here on business last Monday. jyfr. R. G. Lee, of Greensboro, spent a portion of this week with his friend Mr. Henry A. Matthews. Mr. H. C. Bowden, who represents the Virginia Hardware Company, was here this week on business for the firm. Mr. Robert L. Bums, of Carthage, attor ney to the Moore County Conunissioners was in town last Monday on business. Mr. W. A. Thomas, of Siler City, whilst in Vass Wednesday on business, stopped in the Pilot office and became a subscriber. Miss Bertha Proffitt, home demonstra tion agent for Moore county, was a pleas ant visitor on Tuesday at the Pilot office. Mr. W. L. Peace, travelling representa tive of The Raleigh Times, was in town Friday and made the Pilot a business call. Mr. Daniel Smith, Sr., who has been con fined to his home for the past several weeks we are glad to note is able to be about again. Misses Carrie Westcott and Eulo Griffin had as their dinner guest last Sunday Miss Bertha Sanford at the home of Mrs. Henry A. Matthews. Messrs. W. M. Harding and A. E. Ather ton, of New Rochelle, N. Y., who are here on a month’s gunning trip had dinner with friends at Pinehurst last Sunday. Mr. W. G. Ebey, the Hamlet Bard, gen eral chairman of the American Train Dis patchers Association, who has been down but not out, with a bad case of the “grip” is back at his old post. Mr. C. L. Tyson has donated to the Vass Graded School a seven volume set of the History of the World War. Miss Bertha Proffitt, the Home Demon stration Agent for Moore county, is con ducting a campaign amongst the school giris to promote better health by making better bread. She visited our school on Tuesday and gave instructions and distri buted literature describing the contest, which started on January 17, and will close on March 19. A number of valuable MICKIE SAYS: \ VOSE OOVrCBOU K/H- NOO'u^ ^ -Tlxuau^"^] wcu ^ (CRoer'lbCOKKt 'Vi «X'OV>’ -tUVi -To A OtM V5 >siVJTU\V4' ^ [APOOa V>CTR>F\ED 'M XX\> A. -CO V)? -vu' >5Drru n^\ ■rVMOMiJ 5 prizes will be offered to those making the best biscuits. Miss Proffitt is doing great work. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels in an address before 1000 naval cadets at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., last Monday night told the young officers not to be alarmed at tails that battleships soon would be supplanted by ak-fighting craft. He also said “I have made a number of trips to Annapolis but this will be my last. I will be glad to retire from public life and get back to the editorial chair and brush up in newspaper writing, and there is no doubt that I will have much to write about.” Lake view Mr. W. M. Gallant, of Raleigh, was a business visitor in our town Monday. Miss Maude Blue spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs. R. B. Britt, in Lum- berton, N. C. Mr. Russell Bickford, of Boston, was here Monday on business. Mrs. P. L. Gardner spent last week in Raleigh with her daughters, Mrs. R. Q. An drews and Miss Frances Gardner who is in school there. Mr. W. C. Hendren in spending this week in Salisbury, N. C., taking a special course in the study of tractors. Mrs. M. N. Blue and son, of Fayetteville, spent the week-end with Mrs. Blue’s sis ter, Mrs. R. L. Oldham, who accompanied them home Tuesday. TO MAKE GOOD PASTRY is every housekeepers ambition. Start right by using the best ma terials. The best shortening, the best baking powder and, above all, the best flour. Make sure of it by ordering a sack of ROSE NAID SELF RISING which expert pastry bakers say has no equal Then you’ll be on the right road to good pastry making and good bread baking as well. SEABOARD NILUNG COMPANY, Sanford,N. C. Jordan’s Barber Shop VA&S Hair Cutting, Massaging, Shampooing Special attention given to children’s hair Good Chairs Prompt Service An Advertisement in THE PILOT reaches a people that no other paper does. Try one. REWARD Will be paid to any party or parties for conviction or evi dence leading to conviction of parties who entered the store of Vass Mercantile Co., Vass, N. C. on the night of January 31, 1921 and stole therefrom several articles of merchandise consisting of Ralston Shoes, Brown Shoe Co, Shoes, Lion Brand Shoes, Khaki Pants, Haynes Union Suits, Stevens Single Barrell Breech Loading Shot Guns, Valley Forge Pocket Knives, Hosiery and Small Hand Grip, Big Winston and Riverside Brand Overalls, and various other articles. Any party capturing and furnishing evidence for con viction of the above parties will be paid the above reward. Any evidence secured wire or phone Vass Mercantile Co. VASS, N. C.