I’riday, September 30, 1938. Cypress Home-Comers Hear of Olden Times Rev. I^tcher Smith Recounts Early Days of Historic Church; Hundreds at Reunion Hundreds of people from many different sections of «ie state gather ed at historic Cypress Presbyterian Church Sunday for the annual home coming, an event which is growing in popularity each year. The Rev. David Fairly Blue, a young minister from Fayetteville, was the morning speaker, and he brought a message that was well received by the large number pres ent. At the noon hour, a bounteous pic nic dinner was spread on a long table in the grove, and following the noon-day meal, a part of the crowd assembted in the church for a song service. The Rev. Letcher Smith of Fayetteville, a former pastor, was then presented by the Rev. W. A. Brown, present pastor, and Mr. Smith held ihe interest of the group as he spoke of the earlier days when he served this church and of the changes that have taken place. The speaker told of havmg been en tertained in homes as much afi five miles distant from the church aBd of walking with his host and thp lat- ter’s family to attend the services, this being the only mode of trans portation available in some instan ces. “I’ve walked, and helped carry the baby,” the speaker said. Cypress Church is one of the pld- est churches In the Sandhills, its his tory dating back well over a cen tury. Services are held there regrular- ly and the building and grounds are kept in good ^ndition- A bequest by the late M. McL. McKeithen a few years ago made possible a num ber of improvements to the building. THE PILOT, Southcrh Pines and Aberdeen. North CaroUna Pa?e Comings and Goings in Vass MRS. J. H. PAGET, FINEBLUFF, CRTTICAIXY ILL. AT HOSPITAL Mrs. J. Harold Paget of Pinebluff is again criti£»lly ill at the Moore County Hospital. After partial re covery from an illness during the summer, Mrs. Paget returned home, but her condition this week neces- sltate* her return to the hospitaJ. She has been given a£ number of blood transfusion* In thp hc|)e of building up her strength. JEAN FREEMAN EI.ECTED TO TWO POSTS AT MEREDITH Miss JAin Freeman of Aberc^pen has been elected External Relations chairman of the Baptist Student Un ion at Meredith College, and Book Review ejjitor of the colleges literary yna(gazine, “The Acorn.” North Carolina’s first systematic hog cholera control program is now beinig launched in 25 counties under the veterinary division staJff of the State Department of Agriculure. PIANO LESSONS Harmony and History of Music. Mrs. Claude Hafer McBrayer Buildintf Southern Pines ICE C. G. Farrell Al>erdeen Phone 58 ‘‘Always glad to serve you” COAL , fi. V. PERKINSON General Contmctor Storasre Southern Plnes^ N. C. Tel 6039 ,One. ^unmd Qkrectm 24 HOUR AMBULANCE SERVKE PHONE «6I*SOUTHERN PINES To serve thomes who eaU npoa w to Ilia ability and nitk thofvfatfnl PUnemm ta tb» biMik apoa «Meli ov oKfantmttoo is formad. «. a MoKUlOT Maaaffer Ray Griffin of the U. S. Navy vis ited his mother, Mrs. G. W. Griffin Sunday. Ray has recently been trans ferred from Cuba to Norfolk, Va. Mrs. A. G. Edwards and small son. Max, went to Raleigh Saturday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bundy. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Edwards, Jr., went Sunday and accompanied them home. Mr. ana Mr». tjreorge Mason were Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kennedy at their home In Sanford. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bolling of the Cypress community had as their juests for the week-end Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Johnson and children, Tom Bolling and Miss Julia Allman, all of Washington, D. C. Mrs. J. W. Atkinson and Mrs. W. D. Matthews of Southern Pines were dinner guests of Mrs S. R. Smith on Wednesday of last week. Mrs. W. J. Cameron and Mis. Florence Thom as accompanied Mrs. Atkinson home and Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Matthews joined them Thursday for a spend- the-day visit with Mrs. Atkinson at her home on West Broad street. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fry were surprised Sunday afternoon by hav ing their son-in-law, daughter and little granddaughter, Mr. and Mrs. James Montjoy and Betty, of Bristol, Tenn., come in for a brief call. The Montjoys were with friends who were on a business trip through this sec tion. Mrs. A. K. Thompson wenjt to Bur lington Monday to spend the week with her daughter, Mrs. Bill Ellis. Misses Gladys Cox and Doris Mc Rae went to Norfolk, Va., last Fri day to enroll In the Soirthern Beau ty School. John Rosser and Melvin Cameron of Chapel Hill spent a few hours at their homes Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Smith and lit tle granddaughters, Rebecca and Ruth Frye, visited relatives in Troy last week-end. Mrs. W. Clyde Cox and Ctyde, Jr., of Sanford are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Cox for a few days. Mr. Cox spent Sunday night with his parents. T. J. Keith and Mr. Keefe of Fort Bragg and Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Keith and family of Pinehurst visited Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Keith Sunday. Mrs. G. O. Barnhardt of Sanford spent Saturtlay night with Mrs. Ber. tie Ij. Matthews. On Sunday, they and Franklin Matthews went to the State Sanatorium to see Mr. Bam. hard, who is a patient there. Mias Glennie Keith of Raleigh and Linw'ood Keith of Louisburg spent the week-»nd with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H, Keith. Miss Marian Cameron, who is attending school in Raleigh, came down with Miss Keith to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Cameron. Mack Callahan of Staley, Miss Ruby Callahan of Raleigh, and Edi son juid Nelson Callahan of High Point vjfeited Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Cal lahan during the waek-end. Mrs. Jim Leslie of Decatur, Ga-, and son, McQueen Ld#lie, of Pensa cola, Fla., who -were visiting rela- tives in Carthage, came dpwn Thurs day to call on Mrs. G. W. Brooks. Franklin Matthews, who is a stu dent at Campbell College, Buie’s Creek, was at home for the week-end. Mrs. Bertie L. Matthews, Mrs- G. W. Brooks and Wilbur Edwards ac companied him on the return trip Sunday evening and called on Mies Eloise Brooks, who is teaching in Buie’s Creek. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gladstone, Miss Leone Currie and Haywood Howard, members of the local school faculty, spent Saturday in Charlotte. Mrs. G. W. Griffin came home Sun day from Albemarle, where she had b4en visiting Mrs. Irene Byrd for s«veral days. After spending a week with Mrs. W. J. Cameron and Mrs. S. R. Smith, Mrs. Florence Thomas left Saturday for her home at Cornelius. George Mason visited his parents ai Lilllngton Friday. • Miss Catharine McMillan ot Raleigh spent last week-end with her father and sister, N. A. and Miss Myrtle McMillan. Miss Mary Ina Johnson returned to her home in Raleigh Sunday after spending several weeks with rela tives on Route 2. Julian Smith ajid Herbert Cameron, students at State College, Raleigh, were at home for a week-end visit with their parents on Route 2. Mrs. J. A. Keith and daughter. Miss Nellie, returned Sunday from a visit in Albemarle, where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Byrd. NIAGARA Malcolm D. Shaw, 79, Dies at Cranes Creek Esteemed Resident of Commun ity Had Been III For Several Months Mrs. W. P. Ir\’ing and Mrs. Mar garet Carter and son Ralph of Wash, ington, D. C., spent a few days here last week. Mrs. W. C. Pfluegen of Wilkes- Barre, Pa., visited friends in Niagara last week. R. B. Smith of Raleigh spemt Sun day with relatives here, B. C. Morgan and Rob€*rt Smpes motored to Broadway on Sunday. Mrs. W. M. Parks of Raeford is spending a few days with relatives in Niagara. Ollie Morgan and Miss Maggie Ar row Smith of Burlington were visit- tors in town Sunday. . Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ward, Isaac Morgan, Clyde Brewer and Rowland Ferguson of Chapel Hill visited friends here on Sunday. Miss Nell Simons of Southern Pines, one of the best posted Bible scholars in the country, spoke at the Village Church Sunday night. Every one looks forward to her coming here. Clarence Ferguson of the C- C camp at Madison spent the week-end with his family. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Seward and Mrs. A. E. Monroe and daughter, Pearlie spent Sunday with Mrs. Mol- lle Bullard, near Jonesboro. While corn Is North Carolina’s most widely grown crop, the state ranks 17th among the states in the production of corn and 12th in cash income to farmers from the erop, reports !the State Department of Agriculure. Malcolm D. Shaw, 79, esteemed res ident of the Cranes Creek commun ity, passed away at his home on Cameron Route 1 at 10:00 o’clock last Saturday night following an ill ness of several months. The funeral service was conducted at the home at 10:00 o'clock Monday morning by the Rev. M. D. Mc Neill of Sanford, assisted by the Rev. C. I. Calcote, Presbyterian min ister of Vass. Mr. McNeill was for around 40 years pastor of the Cam eron Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Shaw was a member, and had been his close friend for many years. Active bearers were Ben H. Wood of Va.ss, W. A. Shaw, J. W. Shaw, Frank Cameron and Bruce Atkins, all of Cameron community, and Rich ard Tedder of Mount Gilead. Inter ment was in Johnson-’a Grove ceme tery. Mr. Shaw was twice married. His first wife was Miss Nannie Patter son and his second, Miss Ruth Thompson. Both have been dead for a number of years. Surviving are four children by the first marriage: Alton Shaw, Curtis Shaw, Ethel Shaw and Mrs. Turner Cameron, all of the home community. One dau ghter, Fannie, pas.sed away several years ago. Former Cameron Man Found Dying in Durham A. Marshall Snipes Believed Victim of Assault After Sale of Tobacco Funeral services for A. Marshall ■ Snipeg of Osgood, well-known farmer throughout Moore, Lee and Chat- ' ham counties who died in Watts ! Hospital in Durham early Sunday I morning after apparently having been robbdd and left for dead some time Thursday, were held Monday after, noon at the Cameron Baptist church at 3:00 o’clock. Mr. Snipes was found in an un- con.scious condition from a fractured skull, lying on the floor of a Durham warehouse last Thuisday. It is un derstood that he had cutried a load of tobacco to market there and had .=old it. When found, his bills of sale Were in his pockets, but checks and money were missing. He was carried immediately to Watts Hospital where he lived with, out regaining consciousness until 2:00 o'clock Sunday morrjing. Mr. Snipes was a brother of Frank R. Snipes and Mrs. Gus Tally of Sanford. i Durham police have stated that it Ls an apparent case of robbery, though no clues as to the robber were known. Mr, Snipes, 49, was born and rear ed in Chatham county, and lived there during the early years of his life. He moved from there to Greensboro, and from Greensboro to Csjneron, where he made his home for some 20 years. He moved with his fam ily to Osgood, about seven miles from Sanford, aome three years ago. Surviving in addition to his wife, the former Bessie McLauren, are six daughters, two sons, four brothers and two sisters. Tne funeral services were conduct ed by the Rev. M. D. McNeill, retlr- ed Presbyterian minister of Camer on. Interment was made in the church cemetery. North Carolina’s 1938 apple crop, estimated at 2,544,000 bushels, was 44 per cent below the crop harvested last year and 13 per cent below the state’s ten year average crop, re ports the State Department of Agri. culture. COTTON GRADING Bi:iLI>ING TO SERVE ST.\TE FARMERS With a $19,311 PWA grant, the North Carolina Department of Agri. cultude is now ready to proceed with the construction of a $42,000 cotton- grading and warehouse building to serve the farmers of the state. Com. mission of Agriculture W. Kerr Scott announced today. The cotton-grading building will be located on Caswell square in Ral eigh and will enajble the department to enlarge its grading program in proportion to the needs of the state’s cotton farmers, A. B. Fairley, chief of the,warehouse system, said. People are returning for the sea son. It’s time to let them know what you sell—In The Pilot advertising columns. auiO Yo»ft 9UKK mtm Beginning Our I AT))79th Anniversary fSMlUSRID Month Of Values COFFEE — MILD AND MELLOW 8 O’CLOCK lb. Package 15c MILK White House Evap. ^ Tall Cans 23c CHEESE Fine Flavor Pound 15c PEACHES Iona In Syrup 2 Lge.Cans 25c OLEO Golden Maid 2 Pounds 21C SUNNYTIELD FLOUR Pancake or Buckwheat r 3 20c SYRUP Rajah Blended 2 Bots. 25c KETCHUP Ann hge 2 ^4-oz. 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