CAMERON
Mr. L. F. Ritchie came up from
Clarkton Sunday to visit his daugh
ter, Mrs. L. B. McKeitheii, and his
two grand children, Isabel and
Murdoch.
Mrs. Mary Agnes Monroe Hobbs
and daughter, Miss Margaret, Miss
Emma Ledbetter and William Clark,
of Fayetteville, were visitors of Mis
ses Mary and Kate Arnold on Sunday,
at their home “Rotherwood,” and call
ed to see the correspondent.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Johnson, of Rae-
ford, were in town Saturday.
Miss Ila Norman, who is in train
ing at the Mercy Memorial hospital
at Mt. Airy, came home Friday to be
present at the graduating exercises of
her sister. Miss Nonnie Norman.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Borst and H. A.
Jr., of Vass, spent Sunday afternoon
with the family of Mr. E. M. Borst.
Mr. Frank Cameron, on route one,
was a Saturday guest of Miss Minerva
Thompson, a high school teacher.
The many friends of Mrs. D. J.
Pierce, of Borderiee, will be pleased to
hear that she is improving.
Quarterly conference convened Sat
urday at the Cameron Methodist
church. After conference a beautiful
dinner and hot coffee was served in the
Sunday school room. On Sunday, Rev.
Mr. Wellis, of Fayetteville, the pre
siding elder, preached a far-reaching
and forceful sermon, taking for his
subject, “The Unity of the Church
of God.»
Rev. M. D. McNeill, Messrs. M. McL.
McKeithen and J. D. McLean attended
presbytery at Raeford last week.
Mesdames P. W. Joyner, W. G. York
and Earl, Jr., of Vass, spent Friday
with their mother, Mrs. W. M. Wooten.
Master Robert Wooten, in 3rd grade,
received an illustrated book, Aesop’s
Fables, for good attendance, and a
prize for most improvement in his
room, given by his teacher, Miss Effie
Gilchrist.
Mrs. J. P. Swett, on route two, and
son Frank, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ruth
and Frank, Jr., of Raleigh, spent the
Easter holidays visiting relatives in
Charlotte, Gastonia, and Cherryville.
Mrs. M. D. McNeill was a visitor in
Carthage last week, the guest of her
sisters, Mrs. W. C. Petty and Mrs. C.
C. Yates.
Mr. Joe J. Harrington, of Fairfax,
South Carolina, is on a visit to his
relatives and home folks on route
two.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Phillips and
children, and Miss Mary Ferguson,
epent Sunday with Miss Annie Cole,
near Sanford. Little Miss Flora Fer
guson remained with Miss Cole for a
week’s visit.
Miss Dorothy Swett, on route two, is
visiting this week with her grand
father, Mr. P. G. Swett, of Cameron.
Mrs. Hull, and son, Fred, of Rock
ingham, were callers Sunday on that
popular young man, Johnnie Keith.
Miss Annie Laurie Phillips left on
Friday for a visit to her sister, Mr§.
Harvey Spier, of Portsmouth.
Miss Cattie McDonald, Mrs. W. G.
Parker and little daughter, Marie, and
Misses Crissie and Vera McLean at
tended services at Union Sunday af
ternoon.
Mr. J. A. Keith, of Vass, called last
week to see Mrs. Betsy Ann McFad-
yen.
Miss Kate Matthews was a dinner
guest Sunday of Miss Lula Rogers.
John Keith attended the ball game
in Raleigh last Saturday.
Rev. M. D. McNeill, accompanied by
Mrs. McNeill, filled his appointment
Sunday at Manly Presbyterian church,
and were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Will Shaw, of Southern Pines.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Harrington
went to Sanford Sunday to see Mrs.
J. H. Fields, who is a patient at the
Central Carolina hospital.
Mrs. D. J. Monroe and daughter.
Miss Annie Jane, were in town Sat
urday shopping.
Rev. J. A. McMillan, of Wake For
est, preached Sunday night at the
Baptist church. The Lord’s supper
was administered.
Mr. Johnnie Keith was a welcome
visitor in the vicinity of Durham on
Sunday.
Misses Crissie McLean, Annie Hart-
sell, Mrs. A. L. O’Briant, Miss Vera
McLean were shopping last Saturday
afternoon in Sanford.
Messrs. J. D. McLean and C. C.
Hunter spent Monday in Charlotte.
Communion services will be observ
ed at Cameron Presbyterian church
the first Sunday in May.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Teague and chil
dren, David, Elizabeth and Emily, of
Sanford, v,»ere Sunday visitors at the
home of Mrs. Teagues’ parents, Rev.
and Mrs. M. D. McNeill.
Mr. Ernest Hartsell, of Norfolk, is
on a visit to home folks.
Miss Margaret McQueen held her
class meeting Wednesday night at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. A. L. O’Briant.
Mrs. O’Briant, who is a dietitian, in
structed the girls how to cook diets
for very sick patients, which will be
quite helpful to their home people.
Mr. Will McLaughlin, of Carthage,
was in town Saturday.
Miss Bertie Graham came over from
Sanford for the commencement exer
cises.
Mr. Kenneth Bailey, on route two,
was shopping in town Saturday.
Mr. Flint Loving has accepted a po
sition with the Lee Furniture. Com
pany, of Lillington.
Mrs. H. P. McPherson, Misses
Manda and Lula McPherson, and the
correspondent took a cross-country
motor trip last week, calling at the
homes of Mrs. J. A. Blue, Vass route
one, Mrs. D. P. Kelly, and Mrs. Ben
Morgan, of Niagara, and Mrs. Della
Parsons and Sallie McDonald, of
Lakeview.
I see by the papers that the county
candidates are preening for the politi
cal race. Let ’em go to it; to quote
the Bard of Aberdeen:
For how can man do better
Than bucking the machine.
He can make the world his debtor,
Though he’s beat to smithereens.”
Miss Lula McPherson, the only wo
man candidate, so far, in the race, is
well qualified for register of deeds.
Miss McPherson is from our town—
Cameron; she has had six years ex
perience in office work, having taught
one year in business school, taught
high school work for three years, made
second highest grade in civil service
in the state capital, is efficient, cour
teous and accommodating.
Mr. Hulan Thomasson and sister.
Miss Nanny Lou, who have been at
tending school in Cameron, left on
Sunday for their home near Aber
deen.
Miss Stacy Matthews, of Yadkin, is
visiting Mrs. Georgie Matthews.
Mr. Milton Thomas, of Poston, S.
C., came up for over Sunday in Cam
eron.
Mr. and Mrs. Cullers and children,
of Raleigh; Miss Welch, dietitian at
Meredith; and Miss Vera Dixon, stu
dent, accompanied Miss Mary Emma
Thomas, a Meredith student, to her
home Sunday, where all spent the day
quite pleasantly.
Mr. J. E. Phillips, one of our pioneer
merchants and influential citizens,
has moved into his new hardware
store; it is a handsome and commo
dious building, being 50 feet front to
100 back, built of brick. He has “ev
erything in the hardware line,” and
expects soon to add a handsome line
of furniture.
The Young Ladies’ Auxiliary met
Wednesday with Misses Annie and
Maggie McFadyen. After an inter
esting program, the mothers served
cream and cake.
THE PILOT
2nd witch—“I put in all problems
short and long
They all must go, right or
wrong.”
3rd witch—All debates both old and
new,
Examinations and tests, too.
Peace! The spell is wound up.”
The witches leave, the prophet re
ceives the scroll, saying “Here the fu
ture stands revealed.” As she reads
each name of the class, living figures
pass across the stage, representing to
each one their different vocations in
life.
Class Will, Hulan Thomasson. Val
edictory, Gladys Thomas. Presenta
tion of diplomas by Prof. J. Clyde
Kelly. Farewell song. Miss Lady
Loving presided at the piano during
the exercises.
Names of graduating class:—Alline
Thomas, Alma Fry, Annie Hollings
worth-Jones, Dora Boaz, Gladys
Thomas, John C. Ferguson, Hulon
Thomasson, Karl Edwin Loving, Len-
nie Baxley, Lillie May Rogers, Mary
Hazel-Rosser, Mary Fannie Douglas,
Nannie Lou Thomasson, Nonnie Nor
man, Ola Flynn, Pearl Douglas, Redin
Barefoot, Ruth Bullock.
High school prizes were as follows:
Medal for scholarship, given by
Prof. J. C. Kelly, Flora Mae McFad
yen; honorable mention, Ola Flynn,
John C. Ferguson, Redin Barefoot.
For best essay given in the 11th
grade, $5.00 in gold given by Miss
Matthews, John C. Ferguson.
Prize for deportment, Annia Hol-
lingsworth-Jones.
Prizes in third grade, taught by
Miss Effie Gilchrist: Robert Wooten,
most improvement; Bruce McFadyen,
arithmetic and perfect attendance;
Virginia Cameron, most headmarks;
Hazel Eads, most hundredths in spell
ing; Haidee Douglass, Eva Reed and
Esther Maples, perfect attendance.
Prizes in second grade, taught by
Miss Minnie Muse:—Best work in
spelling, Burns Goldston; best at
tendance, Margaret Smith; greatest
improvement in work, Margaret Smith
and Wingate Garner.
Prizes in seventh grade, taught by
Miss Annie McFadyen:—For reciting
“Memory Gems,” Eva Hendricks; for
same in sixth grade. May Hendricks;
for perfect attendance and winner in
spelling contest, Ada Gilchrist.
In fifth grade, taught by Miss All
ridge, Myrtle and Ruth Marion won
prizes for best attendance; Ruth Mar
ion, $2.50 in gold.
High School Notes
The last few weeks of school were
pleasant as well as busy, and the sen
ior class was honored with quite a
number of social affairs. On April
11, Miss Kate Arnold gave a delight
ful reception to members of the grad
uating class and invited guests; those
present reported a most interesting
and pleasant evening.
On the following Wednesday after
noon, members of the junior class
gave a picnic in honor of the seniors
at Thaggard’s pond; the party was
carried on Mr. McFayden’s truck.
Boat riding and strolling were in or
der until the supper was spread, the
class colors, pink and green, being in
evidence in the table decorations. The
Friday, May 2. mt
evening’s merry making ended with
a good old fashioned marshmellow
toast.
Monday evening, April 21, Misses
Lucile Rogers and Loula Loving en-
tertained in honor of the graduating
class at the home of the latter; the
home was artistically decorated'with
pink and green. A “cat” contest and
a bird guessing contest furnished
amusement during the evening; in the
first contest Miss Kate Arnold and Mr.
Ira Twinley were winners of a cun
ning Easter basket full of pink and
green mints; Mrs. Wicker and Miss
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In 1923
Biiick sold
21&286
motor cars
Far whieh
the public paid
$3021152950.
not including-
war tax ca* Alight
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CAMERON HIGH SCHOOL
with its most excellent corps of
teachers did itself proud this year,
having eighteen graduates—thirteen
sweet girl graduates and five promis
ing looking youths; the commence
ment exercises were interesting and
very beautiful. The stage was artis
tically decorated in the class colors of
green and white, brilliantly lighted
with electric lamps, while in front of
the stage was a standard bearing the
illuminated figures 24.
Salutatory, John C. Ferguson.
Motion songs, 1st and 2nd grades.
Prologue in three acts—the Past,
the Present, and the Future. Each
speaker is introduced by Nannie Lou
Thomasson. Class president, Annie
Hollingsworth Jones; vice-president,
Gladys Thomas; secretary, Carl Lov
ing; treasurer, Mary Fannie Doug
lass; oration, Redin Barefoot; grum
bler, Nonnie Norman; giftorian, Ila
Flynn; colors, Alma Frye; historian.
Hazel Rosser; prophet, Dora Boaz.
Third act, with seniors talking on the
stage. Third speaker, Pearl Douglas,
says he would like to know what the
future holds for the class of ’24. He
is told to “ask our prophet;” the
prophet says she will try the witches
of Macbeth and calls for music that
will bring them forth. (Curtain.)
Music. Curtain rises, showing three
witches around a caldron; the proph
et asks the weird sisters to reveal to
the high school graduates their future.
The witches begin their incantations,
marching around the caldron repeat
ing
“Double, double, toil and trouble
Fire burn and caldron bubble.”
1st witch—“I put into this brew
all books both old and new.”
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