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VOLUME 4 NUMBER 42 Is a Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina Address all communications to the pilot printing company. VASS. N. C. liitle river STORKOMPANY Concern Was Formerly The Mc- Keithen Company—Duncan McCrimmon Is Manager The Little River Store Company is the new name of the reorganized con cern formerly the McKeithen Comp any. The stockholders in the new company are J. A. Keith, A. D. Mc- Lauchlin, W. H. McNeill, of the ^old company, who have associated with them J. R. McQueen and Duncan Mc Crimmon. The latter will have tlie management. The Little River Com pany will carry on a general depart ment store at Vass, occupying the buildings formerly used and at South ern Pines a seed and feed store will be opened in the block opposite the station near Thrower’s Pharmacy. The organization of the cbmpany will have the following officers: W. H. McNeill president, J. A. Keith vice- president, and Duncan McCrimmon secretary and treasurer. It is the intention of the new com pany to broaden out to reach a much bigger trade than has ever come to Vass. Here is a good commercial center, the new officers argue, and they intend to carry a stock of goods that will invite the attention of all the folks who can reach Vass by au tomobile from the various neighbor hoods, and to buy in quantities big e- nough to be able to sell at an attrac tive price. Vass is a much cheaper place to conduct business than any where else in the county or the vicin ity, for rents are low, taxes are lo wer, costs are lower and all the over head expenses will be less than in the bigger places, while being on the main line of the Seaboard railroad gives all the advantages of freight handling. Mr. McNeill said concerning the ex pectations of the company, ‘‘There is a continually growing business with in a reasonable distance of Vass, and we propose to prepare to meet the demands of the people for any reas onable thing to be expected in a much more pretentious store. Vass has for some time had a reputation of being a good place to buy merchandise of all sorts, and we simply mean to make it as much better as the busi ness we can build will permit. We have all confidence in the outcome, for the Sandhills country is a good and growing region, and we are fig uring on meeting its needs in a mod ern fashion.” FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1924 SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 considerable addition to the expenses of the Fair, for, college football games must be supported, and until the time comes when an endowment will take care of athletic sports, the colleges must depend upon the gate receipts to meet the necessary expen ses. To meet the added expenditure the Sandhill Fair will depend upon the sale of reserved seats and bleacher seats at the game. Arrangements are being made so that these seats may be secured in advance, announcements of which will be made later. In the meantime the Sandhills have something else big to talk about in connection with the Fair, and we feel sure that they will start to boost as soon as they read this article. 36 YEARS AGO Jas. McKeithan, (col), of Winder, aged 25, has been totally blind nearly all his life, but is a marvel to even those who are well acquainted with him. He can hold his own with the best in running turpentine ^ills, travels on foot all about this sec tion doing errands and carrying bundles, rarely hitting anything in his course.—Jonesboro Leader, sum mer of 1888. PROMINENT NAN OFLAKEVIEWDEAD Alvis J. Oldham Dies in C. C. Hospital at Sanford, Sunday. Into the dim walls of a hospital room on August 31, at 3 o’clock crept the death angel and caused the body and soul of Alvis J. Oldham to rest— rest and rest for ever. Long weeks and months of suffering had taken its toll leaving only a charred body, weary with life and its worries. Yet all through it he stood face forward and resolute, fighting, fighting for the freedom of health and strength that was destined by the Divine powers to be his no more. How sweet it must be to be safely guided into that haven of rest, where there is no suffering, no sorrow and no pain. Mr. Oldham was everybody’s friend, in time of sickness especially. No matter what the task, he did it and with a cheerful face always beaming with thought of helping some one to win. He was never in the place where he could find no joke, no kind word to say—just to make others laugh and VARSITY FOOTBALL FOR SANDfflLL FAIR Joyful news for all lovers of the Great Game! After three years of negotiation, the Secretary of the Sandhill Fair is delighted to be able to announce that we will have a real varsity game at the Fair. One of the policies of the Sandhill Fair is the encouragement of all clean outdoor sports in this section, and to this end, football games, bas ketball games, track meets, etc., have heen staged. On account of many difficulties, however, it has been im possible to arrange for a varsity foot ball game until this year. It is with much pleasure, therefore, that we are able to announce that the annual varsity game between State College and Davidson College, which has heretofore been staged at Char lotte and Raleigh alternately, has bean transferred to the Sandhill Fair, and will take place Friday, October 31: t, at 3:00 p. m. 1’his makes another event of State 'Vide interest added to the already Wonderful program at the Sandhill Fair. An event that will undoubted ly bring thousands of football enthu siasts, among whom will be many who have not yet attended the Fair. Negotiations for this game have been attended with many difficulties, some of which have seemed unsur- inountable, for it is no easy matter to break into a regularly scheduled var- game. It goes without saying also that ' was not secured without be happy. A young man, practically, was he, being only 40 years old last February. In his early years he was a member of the Methodist church, and later when he came to Moore county he became a member of the Lakeview Union church. Surviving him are three brothers, one sister, his mother, a dear, devoted wife and a world of friends. We miss him, and mourn the absence of him who was taken by one who cares and provides for all of us, and will be sure to do that for those who were so near to him, and are now so far. Funeral services were held at the Lakeview cemetery, by Rev. M. D. McNeill at 3 o’clock, Monday after noon. D. P. KELLY CELEBRATES HIS 69th BIRTHDAY GREAT HORSE ACT AT THE SANDHILL FAIR The outstanding animal attraction of all time is Belmont’s Horses which are coming to the Sandhill Fair, Oc tober 28, 29, 30 and 31. This is un questionably the greatest horse act that has ever been presented in the history of the circus and for the first time it ifi presented at a Park exactly as exhiTnted at the world’s greatest playhouse, the New York Hippodrome where the act shattered all crowd drawing records. Belmont’s Stallions, eighteen beau tiful animals, offer an equine specta cle that is unique and the intricate drill in which the animals all bearing different numbers are maneouvered in various and continuously changing positions in line and then through their own intelligence and without the direction or cue of a trainer find Belmont’s Stallions, the sensation al attraction at the Sandhill Fair dur ing the week of October 28th, proved to be one of the greatest attractions that has ever appeared at the New York Hippodrome, breaking all box records as a crowd dmwing attract ion. The act is presented in two sep arate and distinct parts, the first be ing a military equine spectacle and drill in which the animals, after being thoroughly and continuously changed in position, find ^eir original places. The second presentation by Bel mont’s is one in which six beautiful sorrels offer a little “horse play,'’ which is called “The Morning Before the Derby.” In this act the animals are shown with their heads extending from scenery representing stalls, leaving their individual stalls, going through a difficult routine of maneou- vers and returning to their original stalls without human direction. This will unquestionably prove to be one of the season's park sensations. (By Mrs. J. McK. Harrington) Rev. M. D. McNeill, Mr. M. D. Mc Lean, Miss Crissie McLean, Mrs. G. M. McDermott and the correspondent were invited guests at a birthday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Kelly, on Vass route one, Friday, August 29th, the occasion be ing a reunion of the children and grand children, with immediate rela tives, neighbors, and friends from far and near, who came to celebrate with Mr. D. P. Kelly, his 69th birthday. All the children, six daughters, and two sons, with their husbands and wives and all their children, were pre sent: (I give the names of the child ren of Mr. and Mrs. Kelly,) Murd Blake Kelly, Niagara, four children; Mrs. John W. Carrington (May) and two daughters. Winder, Ga. Mrs. J. L. Pope (Bert) and four children, of Raeford. Mrs. J. Thad Ellis (Kate) and three children, of Newport News, Va. John Malcolm Kelly (Maliie) wife and two children, of Vass, route one, Mrs. D. A. Graham (Bessie Lee) and two daughters, of Ruffin, S. C. Mrs. A. V. Autrey (Christine) and one son, of Varina, S. C. Mrs. J. W. Williams (Flora) and one daughter, of Ruffin, S. C. All children living and all present. All grand children liv ing, and all present. Near relatives and immediate family: Mr. and Mrs. H. A. McCallum and three children, of Eureka. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Mc Dermott and three children, of Cam eron. M. A. R. Kelly, and four child ren, with their grandmother, Mrs. Mary Blue, of Eureka. Mrs. Johnie Kelly and one daughter, of Southern Pines. Mrs. Ray Chisholm and Miss Annie J. Kelly, of Manley. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Stuart, of Johns Sta tion. The Wicker children from So. Pines, whose mother was Mrs. Chrissie Blake Wicker, a sister of Mrs. D. P. Kelly. There were up wards of two hundred people assem bled. We have only space for the heads or families who were present: Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Morgan and children, of Niagara, Mrs. Jim Garner, of Vass. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Lemons, Mrs. J. D. Wilson, Mrs. Nannie McCaskill, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Parker, Mrs. Ca rrie Weatherly, Mr. and Mrs. Alec Cameron, Mrs. Mollie Graham and daughters, Eva and Kate, Mr. and Mrs. M. Autrey and family, Mrs. C. J. Vick and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McQueen, Mr. D. M. McLeod, Miss Crisde McLean, Mrs. Kate McLeod, Mrs. John A. Blue, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Oliver, Mr. T. D. McLean and daughter^ Vanessa. Rev. and Mrs. Davies, Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Kelly, Mr. Staley, John Blue, Mr. and Mrs. M. McL. Kelly, Rev. and Mrs. Rook. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Monroe, Mrs. Nettie McRae and dau ghter, Jeanette, Mr. and Mrs. ’Criss- man and famijy. Miss Irene Stevens, of Toscoa, Ga., who is visiting at her home with Mr. and Mrs. Kelly. A table fifty feet in length was spread in the shady grove of oaks, and dinner prepared by “Ladies Bountiful.” Meats of all kinds, va rieties of breads, sandwiches, delici ous cakes, pies salads, pickles, and something unusual in this section at a picnic dinner—individual dishes of Brunswick stew, all along either side of the table. Pitchers of lemonade. SAM RICHARDSON S. B. Richardson is the way the Mayor of Southern Pines signs his name, but the folks call him Sam because it is handier. A couple of weeks ago a Greens boro critic began wviting letters to the Mayor protesting against the audacity of Southern Pines in arresting strangers who were making a race track of May street, and threatening to boy cott Southern Pines if the law continued to be enforced. Sam Richardson did not call off the police, but he did write to the Greensboro man arguing that it was not nice to have the chil dren killed and the streets all mussed up with wreckage merely to encourage reckless strangers to pull off speed stunts in South ern Pines and the Greensboro man v^rote some critical stuff, and then the Mayor told the police to 50 ahead and pay no attention to those who threatened to go some- irhere else to do their driving if they couldn’t violate law and lecency in Southern Pines; And the pMple told the Mayor they wrere with him, and. he pointed to a fresh wreck on May street, and remarked that his town would be for law and safety. Sam Richardson has been a mighty good mayor in Southern Pines, and has had a lot to do in bringing the place to the promi nent standing it holds. He is not easy to scare, and says he wants to make it clear that his town has some more substantial purposes in life than simply to see a big string of cars chase through the streets. He says he i^ants to be fair with everybody, the residents of the village as well as with strangers, but his Idea of the laws is that they were made for a purpose and that the purpose is a good one, and he ex pects to uphold the laws because fhey are wholesome. How well the Mayor rates with his peop’e is shown in that he has been elected several times to his present job, and the last time he had all the votes cast but '■even or eight. Sam was bom in Maine... He came to North Car olina about twenty years ago. THE PILOT never thinks it is good taste to ask these northern folks why they came south. Incidentally the Greensboro man has stirred Southern Pines to a point where the folks will insist that the law is enforced, and to that extent the complain ing has been of a lot of good. The Greensboro man deserves a vote of thanks. replenished from the full tubs. Two snowy birthday cakes with the figures “69” graced either end of the table. A blessing followed by a prayer divine, was asked by Rev. M. D. Mc Neill, then some beautiful and appro priate remarks by Rev. Davies of Niagara, in which he said the family made a beautiful picture, encircling the head of the table, a lovely reun ion, that he hoped would be the same in Heaven, with the circle unbroken. Among the presents was a hand some clock presented to Mr. Kelly by his children, that Rev. Davies pres ented to Mr. Kelly with remarks on “marking time” of the past, present and future. Another beautiful and impressive picture was when seven of the grand children were christened by Rev. M| D. McNeill, and whose previous re- (Ckmtinued on pager 8)
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