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Begin Now to Make Y our Plans for the COMMUNITY FAIR this Fall
VOLUME
THE
NUMBER
8
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00
Devoted to the UpbuUding of Vass and Its Surrounding Country
VASS, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1922
PRICE FIVE CENTS
THE SANDHILL FAIR
The Berkshire Bulletin, printed at
Springfield, Illniois, has much to say
about the Berkshire Show and Sale
at the fair last November. We won
der if the people of Moore county
realize what great benefit they re
ceive from this annual aflFair? Be
low we give a part of what the Bul
letin had to say:
The Southern Berkshire Congress
Show at Pinehurst, N. C., this year
had the largest number of Berkshires
exhibited anywhere and the best Show
ever held in the South. It fulfilled
an ambition of M"r. Leonard Tufts,
proprietor and owner of Pinehurst,
that if given eight years time he
would collect and exhibit the largest
Berkshire Show in this country and
have it at his Sandhill Fair, which is
held the middle of Ndvember, each
year, at Pinehurst. Mr. Tufts has
seen his ambition gratified within five
years from the time he started. The
show was as good as the exhibit of
Berkshires at the National and the
under-six boars and gilts were better.
This was the largest class at Peoria
and the best of the year, but was ex
celled at Pinehurst. Taking it alto
gether the Congress Show was the
very best of the year and while the
exhibits over the country increased
better than 30 per cent over any pre
vious season the Pinehurst show can
be regarded as being just a little the
best of any on record. There was
a total of 200 head of Berkshires
shown, 24 head in the sale which fol
lowed and nine head of pig club pigs
or a grand total of 233 head of pure
bred Berkshires shown in the State of
North Carolina.
The breed owes a debt of gratitude
to Mr. Leonard Tufts for the hand
some manner in which he has gone
forward with his plans for promoting
Berkshires in the South. Probably
no other one breeder has spent the
time and effort, in recent years, to
promote Berkshires as Mr. Tufts has
and it is most gratifying to know that
his earnest efforts on behalf of the
breed is bringing a liberal reward.
Judge E. J. Barker, Thorn town, In
diana, judged the breeding classes as
well as the barrows. He steered a
consistent course for the right type
and good hogs. There was not a dis
senting voice in the two days of judg
ing, which testifies to his splendid
work as a judge and has still further
added to his reputation.
There were 157 entries in the breed
ing classes, and 43 in the barrow
classes, or a total of even 200 head of
Berkshires competing for the $2,600.00
put up by the Sandhill Fair.
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The broad smile of Mr. Tufts on
the second day of the fair was oc
casioned^ by an admission' report of
tvpj^ thotusand people. It became
Jcessary to stop selling auto space
as early as 1 o'clock as there were
FARM DEMONSTRATION
The annual question of a farm
demonstrator and home demonstration
agent comes up before the county
commissioners again probably at the
next meeting and it seems to be as
it has been in the past a debatable
question. Some of the people vvho
express their views to The Pilot are
anxious to have the agents continued
and others say the cost is too great.
The commissioners do not like to talk
on the subject prior to their election,
but they seem to think it is a matter,
which the money available to pay the
bills will have to be considered. It
appears from the statement of coun
ty expenses for 1921 that it takes
about $30,000 to run the county a
year, and that of this sum the courts,
county, home and other specified fea
tures take more than half, leaving
for the general county work about
$14,000. Of the general county fund
the farm demonstrator, the home
demonstration agent and the county
nurse are receiving, according to the
county statement, $309 a month, or
considerable more than a fourth of
the general county fund. That is the
situation that the commissioners are
facing, and that is the argument those
who are opposed to the demonstration
agents are splitting up. The county
is allowed to levy only 15 cents on the
property valuation for county pur
poses, and it becomes a question of
where to get the money.
But those favoring the continuation
of these agents argue that it is a
step backward to allow them to go,
and that they are worth their money
and that the county can not well af
ford to let them go. The Pilot hears
both sides of the story, and probably
the commissioners hear more. What
ever of discussion is done n^ust be
done soon as the board ntust do soon
what is done.
BUILDING UNDER WAY
One of the most significant things
about Vass is the new buildings are
coming along. The new Beasley
brick block is practically finished on
the outside, and the inside work will
go along as fast as the weather per
mits. It will be ready for use in the
early spring. It is one of the sub
stantial buildings of the town and the
cotinty. Rumor says it is to be fol
lowed by others in a short time.
Under construction now are three
fine new houses that will cost for the
three probably around $10,000. K. L.
McNeill is building the largest of
these on the edge of the town. It
will be fitted with all the modem
conveniences, water, heat, lights, etc..
and will be a nice rural home. Dan
Smith is putting up a roomy bunga
low that will add materially to its
section of the community, and George
Hilliard has under way another new
house that will be attractive and com
fortable. This taken altogether gives
a satisfactory amount of building for
a town of this size, and keeps the
builders employed.
1,500 already within the grounds and
all available space was occupied. It
was estimated that there were 500
cars outside the grounds, making a
total of 12,000 people and 2,000 cars,
on Tuesday. No wonder he smiled.
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The exhibits of the Moore County
boys and girls exceeded anything of
previous years. It must be gratifying
to those who have given of their time
and efforts to make this undertaking
successful, to have seen their ambition
repaid by not only a good exhibit but
likewise an increasing interest. To
the three Williams sisters belongs a
great deal of praise for the manner
in which they carried on their work
and the interest they have taken in
the club work. Their success in the
ring with their pigs as well as their
judging will do much to inspire others
to try next year. Miss E. M. Gray,
of Pinehurst general offices has been
untiring in her efforts to have this de
partment of the fair a success and the
young people of the community owe
her a debt of gratitude. The Bulletin
hopes instead of there being nine club
pigs that next year there will be
twenty-five and those who exhibited
this year will raise* and show a young
herd of four pigs, next fall.
GOOD DEMAND FOR LUMBER
MILL GOES ON NIGHT RUN
One of the best bits of news re
cently is that the cotton mill has
started on the night run. This will
give employment to 35 or 40 more
hands, and distribute a considerable
additional sum of money at each pay
day. This step was taken because
the yarn trade has reached a point
where it will take the output of the
mill, although the prices are not ad
vanced to a figure that leaves a very
big margin. But the management
figured that if more hands can be em
ployed that will be so much of a bene
fit to the community, and to operate
full time means that the machinery
and equipment are not standing idle
half of the time. The overhead ex
penses about any factory do not stop
when the whistle blows, but continue
day and night. It is hoped that the
start to run at night means that' the
slow improvement in the demand for
yarns means that better days are
ahead. The expectation is not for a
very swift retiirn to old conditions,
but that a gradual increase in output
will be called for as the trade slowly
picks up. From time to time little
spurts in the textile trade have been
experienced, but so far they have
been only little spurts, to let up in a
few days after they start. But in
each movement of this sort a little
gain is noticed, and it is thought that
as spring approaches the gains may
continue little by little until a better
state is reached.
ENFORCING LIQUOR LAWS
The demand for lumber is right
good these days, although prices are
not so high as was thought foi a
while. “But,” said Walter Graham
in speaking of conditions, “I don’t
care to see prices too high. The
closer the mill men make prices the
more building we are going to see,
and I notice that when prices take a
shoot upward the call for material
shuts off. It is better for the lumber
mills to have a sale for their stuff at
a reasonable price than to have the
price too high and no sales, and it
seems to me we have to look for
reasonable prices from now on so
people can build.” Mr. Graham looks
for a satisfactory trade in the coming
year, but not at much higher prices.
SCHEDULE OF SCHOOL EX
TENSION WORK
The following is the schedule of
Division of School Extension from
January 13th to 20th:
13th at Hemp; 14th, Putnam; 16th,
Cameron; 17th, Vass; 18th, vacant;
19th, Eagle Springs; 20th, Farm Life
School. FLORA McQUEEN,
Director.
A writer in one of our exchanges^
discussing enforcement of the liquor
laws, declares that nowhere in the
country is there whole-hearted co
operation and team work among city,
county, state and federal officials in
aggressively enforcing dry laws.' He
points out that in any town whei e
such co-operation can be effected, the
prohibition laws will permanently
command respect The writer doubt
less has not observed the operation
of the law in every section of the
country. There are some towns in
which the local officers work with
county and state officers in backing
up the federal officers, and we point
to Vass as one of those towns. Pub
lic sentiment must, however, back
any officers who seek to enforce any
law, and our own officers are only
going to be just as enthusiastic in
their work as the public is in en
couraging them. We can’t give them
too much encouragement if we want
our laws enforced, liquor laws or any
other kind of laws. And the sooner
we learn this the sooner we will be
come even more proud of the results
achieved.
A Paris woman predicts the end of
the world is coming on April 1st. We
print this information for the benefit
of the man who usually puts off pay
ing his subscription until along in
July.
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