JACKSON SPRINGS
Prospects for a good school year
look very encouraging.
J. M. McCaskill and family who
have been in Hamlet since the school
closed are at home here for several
days. Miss Margaret will complete
her high school course here this year.
The peach crop is about all shipped.
R. A. Derby continued to lead in the
shipment of peaches from here. Six
cars went out from here for Mr,
Derby one day last week, and the 7th
one was loaded soon after the last
train pulled out.
The large peach crop has brought
considerable money into the Sand
hills and our peaches are finding a
ready market, although they ripened
early this year and were on the
market before the big Georgia crop
had gone to the markets. Although
our people had no starvation facing
them the peach money circulated
throfugh the Sandhills is a big help
to every class of people. There is
no danger of the Sandhills flooding
the markets with our luscious peaches,
for the more peaches we ship the
more markets we will find. There
are vast acres of peach land all over
the Sandhills that are usable as to
location and for fruit. The peach
crop going out from here would be
a wonderful sight in a few years to
those who have followed the big tur
pentine and lumber business south
and not returned to see the big de
velopment that has been going on in
the Sandhills in the past several
years. Why not have a home-coming
in the Sandhills during the peach sea
son next year? It would be a big
treat to any wandering son to see the
wonderful development in agricultural
lines in his old neighborhood.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Bruton opened
wide the doors of their beautiful home
here on Thursday evening for their
daughters, Mary and Juanita, to be
at home to the Christian Endeavor
Society. The large reception hall and
wide porch around the house were
the scene of several games and much
laughter. Music was enjoyed. Miss
Mary Poole, a recent graduate in
music at Flora McDonald College, and
others played several selections on
the piano. It was long past the hour
of eleven before it was realized that
it was getting late.
An excellent and well carried out
missionary programme was given by
the children of the Presbyterian Sun
day School, last Sunday.
Some of the young men and ladies
from the Sunday School here will
picnic at Lakeview on Friday evening.
Rev. R. G. Matheson was called to
Fountain Inn, S. C., on Tuesday morn
ing to conduct the funeral services of
a member of his former church. This
was Dr. Matheson’s second call to his
old home within a short time to con
duct funerals of friends. He left
here on Tuesday morning and return
ed Wednesday morning, going 320
miles by rail and 118 by automobile.
Traveling is much faster than it was
a few decades ago.
N. B. Jones, Jr., of Fayetteville,
was at home Sunday. Nelson is cir
culation manager of the Fayetteville
Observer, and although he is only in
his twenties, he has made rapid ad
vancement in the newspaper world
since taking up the work after his
discharge from the army.
^ Miss Odell Mitchell, of Walnut
Cove, is visiting friends here. She
is an alumnia of the Derby Memorial
School near hei‘e and is very pleas
antly remembered.
Herbert Poole is at home from
Clinton on a short visit.
Mrs. W. H. Wiggs and children
have returned to their home in Ral
eigh after spending several weeks at
the Markham house.
Robert Auman, of Norfolk, and C.
R. Poole, of Hamlet, were here Sun
day shaking hands with old friends.
Mesdames John McLeod and Bertha
Freeman, of near Vass, are at the
Johnson house for several days drink
ing the water.
McCoy Dilling, who holds a position
with the Western Union Telegraph
Company and located at New Smjrma,
Fla., is at home on a two weeks va
cation.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Blake, on Friday, a daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Brewer return
ed to their home at Thomasville on
Wednesday after spending a few days
with Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Bruton.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
Thomas, on Sunday, a daughter.
NORTH CAR(
(About 100 ye<
SALUTING THE FLAG
We are a patriotic people here in
Vass "and we love our country just as
heartily as any other citizen of this
nation. But sometimes we are care
less in showing the stars and stripes
the respect due. We stand on the
sidewalk and watch a p^'iade pass in
which the flag is .'arried, ami many of
Tis forget that- iheie is no prettier
custom, no sincerer jrihute. than to
salute or raise our hats for a second
as the flag goes by. What the flag
symbolizes is worthy of our honor,
and citizens should be glad to give
this outward and visible sign of their
loyalty. The salute to the flag in
public is a salute to all the American
citizen holds dear in our republic; it
is a salute to those millions who in
our wars have died to make our na
tion free and united and strong. It
is a salute to ourselves as citizens,
the voluntary tribute of freemen to
a coHintry they love and for which
they stand ready and willing to shed
their blood. Let’s try to remember
next time to salute the flag as it
passes.
Pessimist—How do you find busi
ness ?
1921 (Fighting) Salesman— By get
ting out and looking for it.
SAVE
Yovi’ve Got!
Your Property
Your Income
Insure It
Do It Now
D. A. NcLAUCHUN, Agent
VASS, N. C.
Fire Insurance Life Insurance
TOMBSTONES
AND
MONUMENTS
For all such, see
H. A. MATTHEWS
VASS, N. C.
Represents ETOWA MARBLE AND
GRANITE WORKS, Atlanta, Ga.
GUNTER’S
STORE
General Merchandise Stock
Heavy, Light and Fancy Groceries
a
Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, and the
various other articles to be
looked for in a well kept
country general store
Cold Soft Drinks at all times
BUY YOUR
FORD NOW!
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Prices were cut on June 7th and
we don’t believe there’s any possibility
of their going any lower. Fords are
now selling within fifty dollars of
their lowest price.
We can Make Deliveries
of all models, and give very liberal terms of payment, tak
ing only the car as security for the deferred payments.
H. A. PAGE, Jr.
Aberdeen Hamlet Lauiinburg Lumberton
Raeford Rockingham
By W. Biddle
Of course topographi
ern shore of North Cai
about as it is now, oi
more settled, and very
have been erected and I
of various kinds carrie(
years of which I am wi
1830 or thereabouts—ai
description of the coj
then (at the time of pul
description) may be aj
as follows:
“Along the whole c(
Carolina is a ridge of s
from the main land, i|
by narrow sounds and
by broad bays; the pasj
through it are shallow
and Ocracoke inlet is
north of Cape Fear
vessels pass. In the c|
sea coast the land is 1<
with extensive swampS
and from sixty to eigl
the shore is a dead levj
the country swells ini
the most western pj
mountains.”
At that time there
people living anywhei
coast and very little
paid it from a maritimt
but as the people realij
tages of rich fertile §<
fishing, and of prospecj
dwellers for health an(
coast region became ai
terest, and grew more
into a point holding
permanent population!
much financial benfit tj
The article aforeni
a little further along stj
that it would be ratheri
to realize now, and tha1
a single point has y^
upon the coast, withii
the state, at which a
modious port could b^
Succeeding generati^
monstrated how mist<
fathers have proven
have been. A sail a)
will show how many d|
were thought at that
possible to overcoi
eventually conquered
conditions of safety ai
mankind, while, as it
still more or less oj
coast. There are now]
of havens where vessi
anchor in perfect se<
at least one port of co^
nitude, as Wilmingtoi
At her many seasidl
people spend their suf
occupations of swii
fishing and crabbing,
the amount of flirtinj
which is the inevitablf
gathering of young p<
by the strains of good]
music. Now stop
moment, and you will]
great difference exisi
time when the bead
stretches of oceanj
known only to the wi
and other wild sea
certain seasons spent
the shore and—Now!
(To be conti
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The Community CIu|
(Friday) at school
o’clock. Be sure to
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