Don’t Fail to see Samboo Seemore, Li^tning Erastus, Moses Bones and Jolins Snowball to-night at School Bldg.
VOLUME
THE PILOT
NUNBER
20
Devoted to the UpbuUding Vass and Its Surrounding Country
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00
VASS, Pf. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1922
PRICE FIVE CEMtS
SEWARD, McQUEEN AND Mc-
NEILL SELL ORCHARD
The 100 acre orchard at Lake view
belonging to L. M. Seward, John R.
McQueen and W. H. McNeill^ was
sold last week by S. B. Richardson’s
agency to O. L. Auf der Heide, of
West New York; New Jersey, and
Thomas J. Harmon and Harry R.
Untereimer, of Weehawken, N. J.
The orchard is a yonng one of promise
and includes besides the 12,000 trees
another hundred acres of land not
planted. It is located on the high
way about a mile out of Lakeview to
ward Southern Pines. This brings
some new investors into the Moore
county peach belt, although Mr. Auf
der Heide is already identified with
the region through his recent pur
chase of the Lewis lot next to the
Hayes store in Southern Pines.
AGAIN A BIG AUCTION SALE 1 GENUINE NEGRO MF^TISTREL
A few years ago auction sales were
the rule, today they are a rarity. A
few sales have been attempted in the
past year or so, but these were timid
ventures, sheared of all of the ex
pensive frills.
The People’s Realty & Insurance
Company is going to put on a real
old-time auction sale on Saturday,
'April 8th, when they will sell the N.
A. Blue Estate lands just outside of
Aberdeen, A very elaborate affair
has been arranged for, including a
free barbecue dinner. A big crowd
is anticipated, folks from all parts
of the county having indicated that
they will be there. There will be
plenty to eat, good jazz band music
to be .enjoyed and lots of fun for
everybody who goes.
An original black-face ministrel
show will be gi'V^ew at the school au-
d#feorimrt, Friday evening at 8:00
o’^clock. If you wish' to forget your
cares and laugh: until yout sides are
sore, don’t miss it! Such burnt cork
artists a* Sambo Seemare, Lightning
Rastus, Moses Bones and Julius Snow
ball will be at their best. Come one,
come all!
Admission, 15 and 25 cents. Pro
ceeds to go for base ball equipment.
Trotsky says he is good and sick
of office. But he’s a well man com
pared with most of his subjects.
Every man likes to hear a wise
woman talk—because she always talks
to him about himself.
PUT IT ON THE ROADS
According to Washington dis
patches we are to have no more free
congressional garden seeds. The ap
propriation, which has usually
amounted to several thc/usand dollars,
has been lopped off, and rural and
small-town Americans will have to
look elsewhere for this time-honored
“present.”
Insofar as residents of Vass and
vicinity are concerned we feel safe in
saying that there will be no loud
wailing or gnashing of teeth. For
after all our people are wise enough
to know that the free garden seeds
have been mighty expensive when
they had a kickback in the shape of
taxes. Raising these seeds cost the
taxpayers more , if the truth were
known, than seed just as good or
even better could have been purchased
for at the stores. So while they have
been looked on as a “present” they
proved a pretty dear gift when actual
cost to taxpayers was figured up.
The farmers of America, and the
residents of small towns who also
shared in the annual seed distribu
tion, would far rather have the gov
ernment take the same amount of
money and spend it on roads. The
seeds we can raise ourselves, or pur
chase at a small outlay, but we can
not build roads without paying heavi
er taxes. So, most all of us would
be perfectly willing to have the sever
al hundred thousand dollars that it
costs to raise and distribute “free”
seeds spent on highways out of which
the entire country would derive a
lasting benefit.
THE MID-PINES COUNTRY CLUB
Every person in all the surrounding
country is invited to be present and
witness this demonstration by Mr.
Sams. Mr. Collins lives right at the
graded school in West Cameron.
The second demonstration will be
given at the Apiary of Black Bros.,
Pinehurst, and the work will start
at 12 a. m., Saturday, April 15th.
Mr. Sams will be on hand to do
this work on the date mentioned and
will do the work if the weather is
not too inclement to allow it to be
done.
LUTHER A. FINK, Treas.
Sandhills Beekeepers Assn.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CON-
VENTION
ATTENTION BEEKEEPERS
Mr. C. L. Sams, specialist in bee
keeping, will give two demonstrations
in transferring bees from box hives
into modern hives, on April 15th, in
Moore county.
The first demonstration will be
given at the Apiary of Mr. J. E. Col
lins, Cameron, and the hour the work
will start will be 8:30 a. m., Saturday,
April 15th.
The Republicans of the county are
requested to meet in Convention, at
the Court House, in Carthage, on
April 8th, 1922, at 2 ,oclock p. m.,
for the purpose of selecting delgates
to the State Convention to be held
in Winston-Salem, April 12th. Also
for selecting delegates to Congres
sional, Judicial and Senatorial Con
ventions.
All Republicans, or those in sympa
thy with us, are cordially invited to
participate in the Convention.
J. N. POWELL,
Ch’m. Republican Ex. Com.
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KNOWING THE BIBLE
Far be it from us to start a dis
cussion about reading the Bible in
the public schools* of this country.
We know how tender a subject it is
with some people. But we do want
to say that there is certainly a de
mand that children learn the Bible
stories by constant repetition. Not
altogether for their moral worth, but
for their educational value, for their
teachings and for their wonderfiil
merit in throwing the light on litera
ture and even the sciences of the
world. We believe that every person
should know intimately every Old
Testament story and every New Test
ament parable, and that without a
goodly supply of this knowledge a
man can’t lay claim to being well
educated. Teach the children of Vass
the old Bible stories, and let them re
flect on the morals each one points
out. They may not need them at the
present time ,but there may come an
hour in their business or social lives
when recalling one of these Wonder
ful old stories will be worth more to
them than it is now possible to esti
mate.
SCH^:DULE OF SCHOOL
EXTENSION
Hemp, April 7th; Priest Hill, ^h;
Carthage, lOth-; Vass, llfh; West
End, 12th; Eagle Springs, 13th; Farm
Life School, 14th; White Hill, 15th.
“The Little Chevalier,’* the scene of
which is laid in New Orleans, shows
how cupid heals a family feud of
long standing. A charming story.
FLORA McQUEEN, Dirfector.
PENCILS AND MATCHES
Why is it that the average Vass
man almost invariably looks upon a
lead pencil or a box of matches as
legitimate prey, and why is it that
the fellow who is too honest to take
a thing in the world that doesn’t be
long to him thinks nothing of borrow
ing your pencil or your box of matches
and then, sticking the same in his
pocket, walks away as though he had
nothing but his own property on his
person? “Lemme take your pencil a
minute.” That’s the general request
that usually means farewell to your
lead pencil, unless you stand right
there with your eye on the pencil
and your hand held out to take it
When the borrower is through. He‘
wouldn’t sneak it out of your pocket,
and he is too honest to scheme around
for a way to get possession of it vdth-
out your knowing it. Then wHy will
the same honest man borrow it and,
nine times, otit of ten, walk away
with it right under your very nose f
Ever try to solve the problem?
THE CAUSE OJ' IT
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We’ve often wondered if there was
ever a girl who told her sweetheart
not to buy her an engagement ring
but to take the money and put it in
furniture.
Nothing but the name “Dodge,
which the people have learned to
know because of a world-widie adver
tising campaign covering a period of
years is responsible for the sensation'
created by the recent arrest of John
Dodge, youthful son of a millionaire"
automobile manufacturer. The lad
was arrested for speeding, and' for
driving a car while in an intoxicated
condition, and tHanks to a square-
jawed judge, he had to spend the'
same time in jail as if he had been
the son of the poorest parents in
Detroit. But crowds flocked to the'
court-room to hear the trial, and the
newspapers all over the land printed
long articles about the very same
thing that hundreds of others are ar
rested for, but of which we hear
nothing. And why? You know with
out being told—because his name is
Dodge, and Dodge has been advertised
the world over. Isn’t it just another
of the thowsands of examples that go
to prove tKat advertising will draw
the crowds ?
The greatest’ disadvantage in own
ing your own home* is you haven’t
got a landlord to quarrel with.
Many a girl thinks the hardest
thing in the world to do is get into
the movies. And, Mr.fArbnckle* thinks
it is ah easy matter corii|)ared^ with
getting out.