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VOLUME
7
THE
PILOT
NUMBER
Is a Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Address all coramunications to
THE PILOT PRINTING COMPANY. VASS. N. C
FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1927.
IJBSCRIPTION $2.00
VASS-LAKEVIEW
SCHOOL CLOSES
J. A. KEITH
Commencement Exercises Be- I
gan April 22 and Ended
April 30.
The commencement exercises of
the Vass-Lakeview school began on
Friday evening, April 22, with a pro
gram by the Acameron Literary So
ciety, given under the direction of
the leader of the society, Prof. F. M.
Dwight. The stage was attractively
decorated for the occasion in the so
ciety colors, purple and gold. The
program was varied, consisting of
songs, an instrumental duet, a mock
commencement \accompainj^jed by
styles of the long ago and an up
roariously funny negro minstrel, en
titled “lincle Eben's S’pnse Party.”
J. A. Keith has been an active and
efficient member of the school board
Each one taking part acted well, and soon after coming to Vass from
Paul Laubscher as “Uncle Eben” j his country home in 1911. He was
was unusually fine. i ^l^^^’ted to this office soon after the
“ On the follov.ing Tuesday evening, ^^e building here in town,
the little tots, pupils of Misses years has been chair-
Nannie Gilchrist, Bessie Cameron boaid. During his years
and Emma Wilson, held sway, and ■ sei\ice he has seen the school
gave to the large gathering of ;^*®_''^ fiom a two-teacher institution
friends a performance that was ex- ^ piesent status,
ceptionally pleasing The children ; ’ has kept in close touch
showed that they had received care- | school, and has discharged
ful training. This program, also, ' duties most conscientiously. But,
was made up of several short num- havmg seen the school firmly estab-
A Water Lesson.
Lakeview,. like some other
places, has been talking about
water until the talk ceased to
have any novelty, and what was
worse got the place nowhere. Then
two or three weeks ago Dowdy &
Butler were in this section drill
ing a well with their big rna-
well. The six-inch hole went
weell. The six-inch hole went
down into the rock and the result
is about 40 to 50 thousand gallons
of water a day if they want that
much The County Home ran
short of water, and a hole was
put down into the rock over there
with the same result. They have
a supply that settles the question
positively.
Vass, is also talking about
water.
It might be worth while for
Vass to study Lakeview a little.
A. CAMERON
TS
ST
TAX AD
Assessors and Listers Begin
ning Their Important
Big Job.
Realizing the big task that is on
; their hands the new boards appoint-
I ed to handle the assessment of taxes
in the county for 1927 are starting
on their work. As far as The Pilot
I has been able to talk with the men
I who have this job on their hands
I they recognize the magnitude of
what is in front of them, and they
are going at it with the intention of
arriving at a fair adjustment of val-
jues all over the county, and a rela-
j tively fair assessment as compared
A. Cameron, who, as best we can with the other counties. When the
POPULAR CARTHAGE BOY IN
PAUL GREEN’S “QUARE
MEDICINE.”
lished and running smoothly after
the trying days of erecting the new
building, he resigns, and we hope
that he may realize that his faith
fulness has been noted and is duly
bers, and ended with an operetta,
“New Adventures in Flowerland.”
The high lights among the short
numbers were a solo, “I Know’ a
Girl,” by six-year-old Jack Creech,
and a recitation, “Grandma’s Cake,” | appreciated,
by Robert Rosser. Both children !
were perfectly at ease, and Jack’s | The first seven days are the hard-
clear, sweet voice held the audience i est, say broodei- chicks, and the coun-
spellbound. Rotert came out with a | ^ answering
large slice of “Grandma’s Cake,” and i
in a conversational tone told his ^orth Carolina
of interest ‘ ' ” 5 *h-
about that cake, between bites. This !
number was exceptionally good. The Fertilizer and cultivation will not
operetta was delightful. The adven- j^iake up for poor soil preparation,
tures took place in a lovely garden, \
and the pretty costumes of the flow- M A I/I]\T^ 1? ARH/IC
ers, butterflies, grasses^, fraindropis, ; f
etc., made a beautiful scene. Eulalia A k
Edmonds, las Mother Nature de- PLMSAINT llUMaS
serves especial mention, as she was !
given that part only the day before
the program was presented, the real Master Farmer Ideas Showing
Mother Nature being sick. Evidence Several
On Wednesday evening the fourth, i Places.
fifth, sixth and seventh grades, pu-
pils of Misses K. Mildred Thomas,! The observing traveler who knocks
Mildred E. Thomas, Rachel Gilchrist around the county can not help but
and Frances Blue, gave a program of notice that the sentiment of making
unusual beauty, presenting the ope- Moore county the pleasantest possi-
retta, “The Gypsy Queen.” Evelyn | ble place to live has been given a
Gardner of the high school, assisted i further lift by the Master Farmer
them by taking the part of the ' proposition that the Kiwanis Club
Gypsy Queen, while Katharine Me- brought into action some time ago.
learn, has served on the local school
board for well up towards half a
century, this week handed his resig-
new laws of six or eight years ago
were adopted it was taken for grant
ed that as each county was a local
nation to County Superintendent A. | unit, and the State had ceased to levy
B. Cameron. Mr. Cameron has at I advalorem taxes in the counties the
all times been the loyal friend of the j valuations in one county did not af-
school. He erected the first school | feet the relations to the other coun
building that was built in what is i ties, for each county collected its
now the town of Vass, in 1880, re- | money for its own uses, and its ra-
ceiving for his labor the sum of $20. | tios made no difference to the oth-
He saw the school grow until it was ' ers. But now that the school funds
necessary to have a larger building, j are considered on an equalization
“Sheep Spring Academy” was the , basis it is somewhat different and
result. When it became inadequate, | one task the assessors have to face
the building here in town was erect- , is that of trying to make our valua-
ed, and finally, the handsome struc- | tion compare with the valuations . in
ture now in use.
Mr. Cameron’s service in the cause
of education is greatly appreciated
by the young people of the commun
ity, as is shown by the fact that one
of the two literary societies of the
high school bears his name.
the other counties.
Another is to undertake to have
the values in the townships compare
fairly with values in the neighbor
townships, and values in neighbor
hoods to compare with other values
in the same vicinity. As fas as The
His is a record of loyalty, faith- | Pilot has talked with the assessors
fulness and untiring interest which | they seem to be of the opinion that
has won for him the esteem of his i values will not in a general way dif-
* V, fscl i"*t,7:’''^!y t]'**-* t:(v
Dwight Currie, of Carthage, N. C.,
member of the Sigma Chi Fratern
ity and senior at the University of
North Carolina, who plays Old Man
Jernigan in Paul Green’s “Quare
Medicine,” one of the plays to be
presented by the Carolina Playmak-
ers, auditorium, Merldith College,
Saturday evening. May 7.
Mr. Currie is the son of the late
Sheriff John L. Currie.
ing of sadness that we see him pass
his duties as a member of the board
to younger shoulders.
R. C. WANTS MORE
FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
ment from the those that have pre
vailed. It looks as if some of the
peach lands will be scaled dowm, and
^ possibly some of the developing vil-
: lage property may be advanced in
, some cases where improvements have
' been made, but the tendency seems to
be more to discover investment or
I productive values in property than to
take speculative possibilities as val-
ANNUAL MEETING
ELISE ALUMM
Millan, of the fifth grade, starred as
the Tyrolean queen. The first scene
was a gypsy camp, the second a
fairy palace. Both were very at
tractive. The costumes were excep-
One thing that is to be remembered
is that most of the men who have
taken up with the master farmer no
tion have been master farmers on
their own initiative for a long time,
tionally pretty. Christine Gilmore, | but they seem encouraged by the
in a gorgeous creation of pink and j new movement to hit the ball a little
green, did some graceful dancing as | harder, and because they have taken
did dainty little Elsie Briggs. The | hold of the idea of helping to make
entire program showed much care- the farms of the county more attrac-
ful preparation.
On Thursday evening the grad-
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DEVELOPMENT OUT THE
PINE-DENE DIRECTION.
South of the heart of the village
of Southern Pines a decided impetus
is given to development at the pres-
time In Frank Buchan’s suburb new
houses are springing up, and their
attractive character is giving a
wholesome appearance to that neigh
borhood, which is now so definitely
established that it is in a fair way to
go forward without hesitation.
Between the Sugg farm and the
railroad the new roads that have
been cut through open a fine area,
and it looks as if home making will
be under way in that quarter pretty
soon. The ridges in all that vicinity
are high enough to give good sites
for houses, and the convenience to
the village will encourage building.
With the highway for the main road,
and the new roads as parallels and
outlets the location is in every way
an attractive one.
tive and more profitable their ex
ample is ha\ing its influence.
Zeb Blue and his wife have been
progressive farmers since they set
up their farm in the Eureka settle
ment, and w^hether they are doing
any better this year than in other
years is hard to tell. But possibly
more folks are interested in the
Blues because they are in the new
movement. Eureka has for a long
time been a leader in good farming,
and it has established its reputation
so widely that folks drop in there
expecting to see good farming, and
they see it. Zeb Blue is making his
farm a pleasanter place to live, and
a pleasant place to drive by and look
at, and when he is given credit for
his work always must be given a
proper share of credit likewise to
Mrs Zeb, for she is one of the team
of farm beautifiers and builders.
Over on the Aberdeen road out of
Southern Pines is another of the
farms in the group of master work
ers. This is the M. N. Sugg place.
Mr. Sugg has been making his farm
productive ever since he established
As Floods Spread Additional
Funds Will Be * ■ The tone of the talk seems to be
Needed. i pretty fairly based on a desire to
get at a general fairness in the new
Pinehurst. N. C. assessments, and while the work is
May 2, 1927.'no child’s play the assessors show a
Mr. Stacy Brewer, desire to meet the people and discuss
The Pilot, every piece of property in the full-
Vass, N. C. est sense of the word and with the
; Dear Sir: help of the owners arrive at the most
To Be Held at Elise School on j Last week you kindly published in ' accurate valuation that is possible.
Monday, May i vour paper, mv appeal, as local Red One sound utterance is heard from
16th. ! Cross Chairman, for contributions to many directions, and it is to the ef-
the Mississippi Valley Relief fund. ‘ feet that we must have a certain
The Alumni Association of Elise | Once more may I ask you to give me revenue to carry on the affairs of the
High School will hold its annual i room in your columns. : county. It is up to the people to de
meeting in the dining room at Elise j Mr. Overman, the chapter treas- termine how much they want to car-
on Monday, May 16, at 1 o’clock. A i urer, will later make a rei)ort of I ry on, but schools, roads, and other
luncheon will be served by the As- | contributions from the different j public work calls for a certain
sociation and a very interesting pro- i places. Meanv/hile I felt it might | amount of money, and that money
gram given. | be of interest to the people of Moore
In the spring of 1925 a few of the | County who have given so generous-
local alumni sought to revive the ly of their money and of their serv-
Association which had fallen apart ices in helping to collect that money, JACKSON SPRINGS HIGH
while so many of our boys were to know that Mr. Overman sent our j SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.
serving our country in France. I quota of $1,000 on Saturday last. ‘
Despite the fact that the idea came The two important things that were I g
too late for wide pubhcity, 40 were asked of us have been accomphshed
present at the luncheon on Monday, __™oney and speed Veij l.ttle so-;
of commencement ihere were toojiiciting has been done, the need has
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few for reorganization, but not too
few for a genuine good time, and a
quickening of interest in the present
day affairs at Elise. We voted
unanimously to return the folowing
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CROSS AND BOARD
OF HEALTH TO MEET.
been known as great and urgent; ^
this has been a sufficient appeal in '
itself to bring forth a generous re- I
sponse. Fortunately, however, that j
first check to Red Cross headquart- i
ing number of the commencement.
Friday, May 6, at 8 o’clock, p. m.,
the Seniors will give a play entitled
“Come Out of the Kitchen.” This is
a high class French royalty play.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
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The Moore County Health and
Welfare Association and American
Red Cross will hold its regular
monthly meeting on Tuesday, May
10, at 2:30 in the public school build
ing at Pinehurst.
Miss Myers, the head of the Red
Cross Nursing Committee, will speak
and all members are urged to be
present.
Alice Presbrey,
Secretary.
ers is only a beginning foi with the ^ Jackson Springs
passing of time and as that mighty ^^urch by Dr. H. A.
and destructive nver flood moves in- Philosophy De-
evitably along it is seen that the first | ^ Forest College,
estimate of $5,000,000 as ‘he ™ini-| ^ ^ _ g
mum necessary to be raised by the
country for relief and succor, is too
small. We are asked to give and
give again and I am happy to re
port that the Moore County Chap
ter will soon be able to send another
contribution that will not be shamed
by that first thousand.
However, please do not let the
fact that we have passed our quota
make anyone hesitate to give now,
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On Monday, May 9, 8 o’clock, p.
m., we have the declamation and rec
itation contest.
Tuesday, May 10, Mt 10 o’clock,
awarding of diplomas and certifi
cates. Commencement address by
Prof. Fred K. Kleagle, head of the
Modem Language Department, Da
vidson College.
At 8 p. m. the graduation exercises
will be given, this being the final
number of the commencement