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Devoted to the Upbuilding of Vass and Its Surrounding Country
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00
CAMERON NEWS
“Tread softly and speak low,
For the Old Year lies a-dying.”
Christmas trees with appropriate
exercises were given as follows dur
ing: the week: At the Presbyterian
church in the afternoon of the 25th,
at 4 o’clock; at the Methodist church
on the evening of the 25th at 7
o’clock; at the Baptist church on the
evening of the 26th at 7 o^clock.
J. C. Muse came up from Colum
bia for the holidays.
Frank McNeill, of Richmond, spent
the Christmas holidays at home.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Teague and
children, David and Elizabeth, were
e-uests of Rev. and Mrs. M. D. Mc
Neill on Christmas day.
Dr Archie McKeithen, resident
surgeon at the City Hospital of
Louisville, Ky., is home for a holiday
visit. ,, 1 T TA
Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Muse and J. U.
Jr., of Henderson, were holiday guests
of Mrs. Lula Muse and family.
Miss Ethel Dalrymple, of Carthage,
was the guest of Miss Lula McPher
son Tuesday evening.
Misses Lillian Cole, Vera Wooten,
Annie McFayden, and Mabel Muse,
came home from their respective
schools where they teach, to spend
the holidays.
Miss Mary Emma Thomas, of
Meredith is at home for the holidays.
Miss Sadie Phillips, student at
Flora McDonald College, is home for
the Yuletide.
Miss Caliie Hunter came over from
Charlotte to spend the Christmas holi
days.
Miss Kate Harrington, of Charlotte,
came home to spend the Yuletide with
her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Burt and son,
Wellons, of Biscoe, were afternoon
callers, Sunday, at the home of the
correspondent.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. McNeill and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Blain Stutts
and children and Mr. Vance Lawhon,
of Smoaks, S. C., came up for a holi
day visit to relatives in the town and
community. . „ •
Miss Carrie Norman, of Guilford
College, came home for the holidays.
Mr. und Mrs. Alsa Thompson and
children, of Vass, and Mr. Clyde Gad
dy, of Sanford, were guests on Christ
mas dav of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Gad
dy.
Miss Kathleen Harrington, route 2,
and Mr. Colton Thomas, Carthage
route 1, were married in Carthage
December 20. Rev. Mr. Clark offi
ciating.
Miss Thurla Cole left Tuesday for a
visit to friends in Charlotte.
Dr. Archie McKeithen has installed
a radio at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. McL. McKeithen.
This was the Dr’s Christmas present
to his mother and father.
Bascom Harrington, of Richmond,
came home for the holidays.
Mrs. Mag Cameron and daughters.
Misses Sallie and Bess, spent Tues
day with Mrs. Janie Muse and fami
ly.
Mrs. J. P. Monroe and daughter,
Miss Katharine, of Sanford, were
holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
Ferguson.
Miss Rachel Gilchrist, who is teach
ing at Troy, came home to spend
Christmas.
Mr. James Gilchrist, of Raleigh,
and Frank, of Norfolk, were home for
the holidays.
Truett Jones, student ,from .Buies
Creek, came home to spend the holi
days.
l^ev. 0. B. Mitchell preached an
appropriate sermon Sunday morning
at the Baptist church, taking for his
theme “A Journey to Bethlehem.”
(Continued on page 2)
VASS, N. C., FRIDAY, DECENBER 29,1922
THE NEW YEAR
Here we are on the threshold of
another year, with a heart firm in its
conviction that there is still room for
improvement in both ourselves and
the conditions that surround us.
Possibly there will be made by Vass
people the usual number of what we
call “good resolutions.” Others will
be content to “let well enough alone.”
Some few will ignore entirely an op
portunity to check up on their short
comings and will let slide by another
chance to make life a little brighter
both for themselves and those about
them. Good resolutions are all right,
and we believe in encouraging them.
But.always a good resolution should
not be a selfish one—it should include
our neighbors. Resolving to look
more closely after the little things
this year than you did last will be
a sensible resolution. Dropping in
for a moment to inquire about the
condition of a sick friend, or to ask
if you can be of service—that is one
of the little things that makes other
lives as well as your own brighter.
Speaking a kindly word to the young
man or woman who is starting out on
life’s long road; a smile for the aged
and a friendly pat on the back for
the man who is passing through a
sorrow-—you couldn’t make a wiser
resolution than to resolve that you
will look more closely after these lit
tle things during the year 1923.
Maybe everything won’t be just as
you would like to have it. Maybe
-things won’t turn out exactly as you
would like. So resolve now that if
you do encounter obstsPeles you will
use every honest effort to set them
right that you will be fair and honest
with yourself, and that you will not
let discouragement sour you toward
your neighbors or the world. Re
solve to keep in mind that good old
motto: “If at first you don’t suc
ceed”—and when something hits you
a pretty hard jolt show your neigh
bor the kind of stuff you’re made of
by meeting it with a smile.
Make but one resolution, if you
wish, but make it good every day in
the year. Make it a resolution that
you’ll try and send a little sunshine
every day into the heart of someone
near you. For it is in that way that
sunshine will come into your own
life.
BOLL-WEEVIL MEETINGS
To lessen the heavy losses which
cotton boll weevil is due to inflict this
year (1923) the North Carolina Ag
ricultural Extension Service has ar
ranged a series of big, important,
county-wide meietings. The meeting
for Moore county will be at Carthage
on Monday, January 8th.
Meetings to begin at 11 a. m. Be
on time. Bring note book and pencil.
Come for a purpose. Urge all cot
ton growers to attend.
- The best methods for growing cot
ton under boll weevil conditions will
be discussed, including the Florida
method as well as the dust method
successfully practiced in this state
the past season.
Franklin Sherman, State Ento
mologist, will be the principal speak
er. There will also be other speakers
on important farm problems.
All cotton growers in the counties
where these meetings are held are
urgd to attend. The meeting may
make the difference between success
and failure to you. No effort will be
spared to make the meetings valuable.
Each speaker is a specialist m his
line, and realizes the seriousness of
the problem.
These meetings will open our cam
paign against boll weevil for 1923.
Agricultural Extension Service in
co-operation with County Farm Agent
in each county.
THE RURAL TEACHERS
Trained teachers for rural schools
are scarce and in great demand
they are really worth more than those
trained for city teaching. It is simp
ly unfortunate that there aie not
enough of them to go around. Ine
parents are somewhat to blame, be
cause they may ridicule the school
teacher who, while she does not know
as much about agriculture as do the
parents of the children, still she is
training their minds by planting seed
that develop in the child’s brain-—the
desire to go further and do something.
The main thing attempted by a rural
school teacher is to interest the chil
dren in their school work, and it is
often done by that which the par
ents consider a more waste of time,
but the value of any good teacher
rests in her ability to interest and
thereby^ to instruct the children un^
der her care.
SKIN DEEP”
After much delay and correspon
dence Charlie Picquet has secured the
much talked of post-war picture “Skin
Deep,” and will present it at the Caro
lina "nieatre at Pinehurst, January
8th and 9th. This picture is spon
sored by the American Legion all
over the United States, and Charlie is
mighty glad to bring it to this sec
tion. The entire net proceeds of this
picture are to go to the Sandhills
Post.
WHO IS IT?
A year ago some one had a device
for. holding down wire fencing, and
exhibited it at the Cameron or Vass
Community Fair. I have an inquiry
from a man in Raleigh who wants to
get in touch with the seller of this
device and I will appreciate the in
formation thereof.
M. W. WALL, County Agent.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TO REVIVE FORESTRY WORK
According to an announcement
from Director B. W. Kilgore of the
North Carolina Extension Service H.
M. Curran, a graduate of the State
College and a native born North Car
olinian, has been appiointed exten
sion specialist in farm forestry to
help tarheel farmers in handling their
farm woodlots and otherwise develop
ing farm forestry industry of this
state.
Mr. Curran has been well trained.
He has been in the employ of the
United States Forest Service for
years and during that time has made
studies of forestry problems all over
the entire country. He has also seen
seven years service in the Phillippine
Islands and about five years service
in the tropical forests of South Amer
ica. Recently he had charge of a
lecture course on tropical forests at
Yale University.
He comes to North Carolina after
these years of service .and study to
render assistance in any of the forest
ry problems that may be acute with
the farmers of North Carolina at this
time. It will be remembered that
this work was formerly done by Har
ry B. Krausz who left the extension
service shortly after the war. For
sometime the work has been hamper
ed because a suitable man could not
be found to- carry it on. Now that
Mr. Curran has been secured, farm
ers of the state wanting help with
their farm wood lot problems or any
other problem dealing with the wood
lands on their home place should take
up these questions with him.
TO FIGHT MR. BOLL WEEVIL
KELP THE COLLARD TASTE
BETTER
Although the collard is probably
the most widely grown vegetable in
North Carolina, few people get the
best returns from this plant as few
grow it properly, says F. E. McColl,
home garden specialist of the Exten-
! sion Service. He states that when
'the collard is correctly grown and
I properly prepared it is an excellent
Idish for those who like a cabbage
flavor. But as commonly grown the
: leaves are coarse, tough and bitter in
stead of being tender and succulent,
i Therefore instead of being appetizing
when cooked it is often unpalatable
* and causes indigestion.
I After the collard has acquired this
bitter flavor few people like it and
I Mr. McCall notes that the average
I collard patch at this time is not giv-
I ing any appreciable amount of food
I to the ‘family.
To remedy this Mr. McCall makes
■the following suggestions: “The
; leaves of the collard should be tied
UD as soon as long enough to aid in
blanching the inside leaves. Blanched
leaves always have a far more deli
cate flavor than the unblanched leaves.
When thus grown this vegetable has a
much sweeter flavor than cabbage.
Collards should be cultivated often,
fertilized well with a nitrogenous fer
tilizer, and supplied with plenty of
Holding its first meeting on Janu
ary first and beginning the new year
with an intensive fight on the cotton
boll weevil, the Division of Ento
mology will render every assistance at
its command to aid farmers of North
Carolina in their war on the weevil
this year. The meetings to begin in
January have been divided into three
groups. The western series will em
brace the counties of Rutherford,
Cleveland, Catawba, Lincoln, Gaston,
Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Iredell, and
Hoke. These meetings will be in
charge of W. Bruce Mabee of the Di
vision of Entomology as principal
speaker.
The central series will embrace the
counties of Rowan, Stanly, Montgom
ery, Moore, Lee, and Chatham, and
will be in charge of Franklin Sher
man, Chief of the Division of Ento
mology.
The eastern series will embrace the
counties of Harnett, Cumberland,
Robeson, Bladen, Pender, .Duplin,
Sampson, Wayne, Johnston, Jones,
Lenoir, Greene, and Pitt, and will be
in charge of J. O. Taylor, formerly
with the delta laboratory of. the
United States Department of Agri
culture.
The county agent in each of the
counties will arrange for the meet
ings and plans are being made now
to hold one meeting to the county,
this to be in the county courthouse
or some other central gathering place.
Each meeting will begin at eleven
o’clock and will be advertised by the
county agent several days before it
will be held.
Every farmer intending to grow
cotton this coming year, should make
it a point to attend the meeting in
his county. The meeting for Moore
county will be held at Carthage on
Monday, at eleven o’clock, January
8th.
moisture to force rapid growth. If
the growth is slow the leaves will be
tough and the flavor strong.
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