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THE PILOT
Devoted to the Upbuilding of Vass and Its Surrounding Country
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00
VASS, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1921
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W. J. Harrington was in Vass a
day or two ago, and in talking about
Lakeview he says the lake has the
best patronage it ever knew at this
season, and that the tone of the at
tendance is better than ever. Among
other things he said that he had start
ed in to make Lakeview a place any
body can come to with the confidence
of finding the right sort of amuse
ment, and the right rules and regula
tions. He left with the Pilot two
cards of which he has posted copies
at the grounds, as follows:
Notice to Bathers!
In the interest of common de
cency and morality the County
Board of Welfare directs that
bathers in public places shall not
be permitted to appear drest in
bathing suit only, except while
passing directly from the bath
house to the water and return.
Ladies will not appear in one-
piece bathing suits..
Campers at resorts may be per
mitted to pass from the house
they occupy to the water provided
that in addition to bathing suit
they wear raincoat or wrap.
Drunkenness, profanity, rowdy
ism in any form, any immodest
style of apparel, or any act of
conduct contrary to decency, law
and good order must not be per
mitted.
By Order of
MOORE COUNTY BOARD OF
PUBLIC WELFARE
Peach and Melon Lands About Vass
Notice!
The public needs this place for
innocent pleasure and recreation
We want to make it clean and
wholesome in every way.
YOU CAN HELP !
If you see or know of anything
that deserves criticism, do your
self and us a favor by helping
the management suppress every
thing that is objectionable in any
way.
If what is done here pleases you
tell others; if not, tell us.
Manager
In addition he has posted the
grounds and the dancing pavilion and
the bathing rooms and landing with
notices calling attention to the fact
that no tendency toward any ob
jectionable practices will be allowed.
To make sure that these rules mean
business Mr. Harrington has had
several arrests made for infraction
of the rules and of the state law;
some of the offenders have been giv
en suitable fines by the magistrates
and some are held for court. Half
a dozen or more cases have been dealt
with in this manner, and the result is
that the sky has cleared. Those
young fellows who had thought Lake
view means throwing proper action
to the winds have had their lesson,
and Mr. Harrington says he does not
look for much more of the conduct
The talk of peach lands about Vass
has led to considerable looking over
the neighborhood, and one day last
week a bunch of folks made a sys
tematic investigation in several di
rections out from the town, having in
mind partictilarly the ridge land that
would serve for peaches. Out the
road toward Cameron a fair amount
of high ground was noted, showing
that a pretty fair acreage of land fit
for peaches could be found this side of
Cranes' Creek valley. But a more
promising region was the ridge that
leads between Cranes’ Creek and the
river out toward Carthage. Out the
road that leads toward Union church
th« ridge is high most of the way,
and an observer can look from the
high points there across the inter
vening valleys and see that this ridge
is high enough to afford drainage in
to a low basin that is miles in width
and capable of carrying off the cold
air in great quantity.
A particularly noticeable spot out
on that ridge is the home of a negro,
Doc. Henderson. Doc. has a good
place, high above the frost line, and
he is said to be a right good farmer.
But all along the ridge the same con
ditions showed. From the top of
the ridge the view in all directions
showed that Vass has plenty of high
ground close in, and that a big acre
age of peach orchards is possible.
Land through this section is much
cheaper than it is in some sections of
the county, and offers good chances
to those who would make orchards.
Further investigation out the Lo
belia road showed good ridge land
out that way, as the drainage on both
sides toward the creek and the river
indicate that tfrosts would not do
harm. Here and there in both di
rections peaches are seen in small
quantities wherp they have been plant
ed for home use, and their condition
is evidence that the fruit will thrive.
When it has come through this year
with frosts killing fruit in every
other section of the United States
little doubt is felt as to the prospects
of peaches on the ridges around Vass.
And as for cantaloupes, they have
always proven their availability for
this land. The sentiment was that
peaches and cantaloupes can be plant
ed with safety on the land about Vass,
and that it is a movement that should
be encouraged, and that the local
people should undertake in a moderate
way. The conclusion reached was
that Vass has just as good peach and
cantaloupe land as any place, and at
lower prices than most sections.
MID-PINES GOLF
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FINISHED
complained of. . He says he proposes
to make the law decisive in holding
Lakeview to the high plane its fine
opportunities entitle it to occupy, and
that from now on every rule that
ought to be enforced will be enforced
to the limit.
Crowds are coming in from every
where this summer, and calling for
accommodations that indicate an ap
preciation of the way Mr. Harrington
is handling the place. The Pilot is
not in the business of selling building
lots for Lakeview, but it does look
as if the present would be a right
good time to pick up a house site
over there along the lake shore, or on
the ridge above, for some day that
place is destined to be a popular spot
through the summer months, and not
a bad one in the rest of the year.
UPPER HOKE ITEMS
The new golf course at Mid-Pines^
near Southern Pines, is completed ex
cept for the necessary maintenance^
and the final cleaning and rolling
touches that will be necessary as the
surface settles in the fall. The grass
is coming green all over the eighteen
openings, and the management says
that the new course will be in as
good condition by fall as the course
at Pinehurst. The club house is
coming fast. The frame of the three
stories is up, and the big building
will soon be closed* in.^ Knoll wood
promises to be a lively place by the
time winter comes again and the new
golf course is in operation.
PEACHES AND MELONS MOVING
AN INNOVATION AT THE HOTEL
Mrs. Bliss, of the Vass Hotel, has
opened a tea room in the room ad
joining the office and dining room,
and in the aft^ernoons during the
summer and fall this feature will be
available for patrons and visitors.
The room is decorated in attractive
colors, with an effective lighting
scheme, and it will be a pleasant
place for lunches for automobile
parties, for little gatherings or for
persons who want to drop in for an
informal bite to eat and a place to
rest and chat. The women who have
looked it over predict a wide popu
larity for it as fast as folks become
aware of its existence.
Hot. weather, and the best season
you ever saw. Crops look good and
green and are growing to beat the
band. While a lot of crops are late
it’s noticeable that late corn is more
promising now than what was plant
ed earlier. Some farmers contend
that early corn will make heavier ears
than late, but we hardly think there
is anything to this, especially if corn
is planted, say, by the middle of May
and the season from then on is good.
We may expect as heavy a yield as
earlier planting will make.
The tobacco crop is very good but
not so far along as it was this time
last year. There will be fifty per
cent more hay grown this year than
last in our section.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wolf and little
daughter, of Winston-Salem, spent
the past week at the home of Mr.
W. H. Simpson, on Simpson Hill. Mr.
Hal. Cash, of Winston-Salem, was also
a visitor at Mr. Simpson’s for a few
days last week. Mr. Wolf operates
a large barber shop in Winston-Salem,
while Mr. Cash is chief dispatcher for
the Southern Railway there. We hope
these boys will visit our section again
soon.
We have been informed that an up-
to-date highway will be built from
Camp Bragg to Pinehurst, via La-
mont’s Bridge, Lobelia and Vass in
the near future. Also a ’phone line
will be erected along this route; poles
are being placed at the camp end of
the line now. We will be glad to have
The expectation of the peach men
was that the Elbertas are about ready
to move, and that next week the
shipments will be going on in good
shape. The cantaloupe men were ex
pecting to be under way by the last
of this week or the first of next
week. It is reported that the canta
loupe shipments will be a big sur
prise as commission men are on the
ground and asking for contracts for
everything in sight. One firm in the
north has asked Odgen Jones for a
car load a day through the shipping
season. Peaches have been sold in
considerable quantity for three dol
lars on the car, but it is the expecta
tion that the buyers now in the county
will make a vigorous effort to buy
heavily as the fruit comes in to the
station from the orchards. Every
thing at this writing points to a big
and profitable crop, and the orchard
and cantaloupe men are feeling right
satisfied with the prospects. If you
want to see the fruit movement in
lively swing get out among the or
chards in the next week or so. It
will be the biggest shipment ever
sent out of Moore county in the
same length of time of any agricultur
al product made in the county.
this much needed improvement. It will
be a great benefit to a lot of farmers
along the route as well as opening a
first-class route to Fayetteville from
Vass and this section.
Mr. W. J. Johnson, of Route 2, gave
a bee robbing Saturday night to the
delight of his friends. Among those
i-resent were Mr. and Mrs. D. M.
Oameron and children, Mr. and Mrs.
Archie McGill, Mr. J. W. Smith and
children, Mr. B. B. Johnson and his
aunts, Mr. A. K. McMillan and his
best girl, A. C. and Mrs. Smith, Misses
Allie, Bettie, and Katie Black, from
below Raeford, and sev^eral others too
numerous to mention. All had a
good time with plenty of the finest of
honey.
There was preaching at Mt. Pleas
ant church Sunday; quite a large
crowd was present. ' ' ’ ' ^