VOLUNE
NUMBER
Devoted to the Upbuilding of Vass and Its Surrounding Country
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00
VASS, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1921
PRICE nVE CENTS
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Rev. L. H. Joyner was invited to
St. Andrews, Sunday, to assist at the
funeral services of Robert McPhail,
the first soldier killed in the World
War from Lee county. The young
man was buried with military honors
by soldiers from Camp Bragg. Fun
eral services conducted by Revs. Mc-
Laurin, of Jonesboro, and Golden, of
Sanford, assisted by Rev. L. H. Joy
ner.
Mrs. Curtis of Siler City, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Clem
Goodman, returned home Saturday.
Mr. John McNeill accompanied his
father, Rev. M. D. McNeill to Manly
and Cypress where Rev. McNeill filled
his appointments Sunday.' They were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Atkinson, of Southern Pines.
Mrs. Mildred Matthews of Sanford
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. J.
Irvin.
Mr. Bowden, Mrs. Daisy Loving
and daughter. Miss Willie May Lov
ing of Durham, came down for a week
end visit to relatives on Route 2.
Mrs. G .C. Graves of Carthage was
a pleasant caller Monday afternoon
at the home of the correspondent.
Mr. W. M. Blue and daughters,
Misses Kathleen and Marie, Misses
Inna Nisbet ,and Alma McBryde of
Raeford visited at the home of the
correspondent Saturday.
Mrs. R. A. Smith and daughter, Miss
Alice Lee, of Niagara, spent Sunday
with the correspondent.
The closing exercises at Oak Grove
school, taught by Misses Mabel Muse
and Effie Gilchrist took place Satur
day evening. Mrs. Jewel Muse Hemp
hill, Miss Jacksie Muse and W. A.
Muse attended.
Mr. E. T. Petty of Nashville, Tenn.,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. T. Petty.
Mr. H. P. McPherson received a
telegram Monday sent by his son-in-
law, W. G. Ferguson of Roseclaire,
111., conveying the sad intelligence
of the death of his father, Dr. K. M.
Ferguson, who passed away at Indi
anapolis, Ind. The body will be for
warded to his old home in Cameron
expected to arrive by' Wednesday or
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cotton Godfrey and
children, of Jonesboro spent Sunday
with Rev. and Mrs. L. H. Joyner.
Sunday afternoon, Miss Ila Nor
man who was driving a ear with her
sister Miss Nonnie, and Miss Bertie
Graham lost control of the car while
driving down to the Seaboard depot.
The car struck the station building
broke the wind shield, the young ladies
pitched forward, and Miss Graham
and Miss Nonnie Norman were badly
cut and bruised. Excitement prevailed
until Dr. Rosser of Vass sad
rendered prompt surgical aid. The
young ladies we are pleased to slate
are recovering.
Rev. M. D. McNeill and the cor
respondent, Mrs. Janie - Muse and
<Jaughter, Misses Mamie and Jacksie,
WHERE THE LAUGH COMES IN
By Namlig
One on the Storekeeper
He walked into the store, asked to
see some shirts, they were shown him,
after examination he selected one
and handing it to the shopman, asked
him to wrap it up, before that was
quite finisshed he inquired if he could
exchange it for a hat priced the same,
receiving an answer in the affirmative
he picks out one to his liking and
size and started to leave the store,
before he had reached the door he
was stopped by the storekeeper who
asked him to pay for it “Pay for it”
he replied “did I not give y<Ju the
shirt for it?” Well then “replied the
seller pay me for the shirt,” “Oh!
go along” he retorted “I haven’t got
the shirt have I?”
He Knew
Teacher—“Johnnie, tell me where
coffee comes from.”
Johnnie—“Yes! Mon, we borrows it
from Mrs. Smith next-door.
WEST END
W. A. Muse and Alex McPherson
attended the funeral of Mr. Loy
Crutchfield whose body arrived from
France Friday. Interment at Center
church.
Her many friends are glad to have
Mrs. J. D. McLean at home again
after an extended visit to her relatives
at Vanceboro.
Miss Thurla Cole came over from
Charlotte to spend the week end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Cole.
Mr. H. T. Petty and Rev. O. B.
Mitchell went fishing to Thagards
Monday.
Mrs. Tilly Hall of Sioam is visiting
Miss Mollie Reed on Route 1..
Mrs. Brewer of Winston is visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Doss.
Prof. Duncan Matthews and little
son, Joseph, Mrs. Bertie Mathews,
and little son, Franklin, called Sun
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Irvin.
On last Friday, the body of Loy
Crutchfield of the 120th Regiment,
Company B. Thirtieth Division-
younger son of Mr. .and Mrs. T. R.
Crutchfield of Center church communi
ty arrived here from France, and was
carried'home; the interment taking
place Saturday at Center church. The
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. G. W. Perry of Carthage, as
sisted by Rev. M. D. McNeill of Cam
eron. The young man was wounded
in action on the Hidenburg line on
the 18th of October, 1918 and died a
few hours later at the hospital of the
Casualty Clearing Station. He was
buried by eight of the soldiers who
had seen service, two, of whom were
in his division, Messrs. J. J. Harring
ton and Davis Salmon. The casket
was drained with the Flag, he died
in locetgn fldcb to save, and coveied
with beautiful ^flowers of his native
land.' A k>¥eoWe boy, he had many
jgriends^ He sleef^ at home now, in
the cemetery of Center church where
his parents parents long
have worshiped.
West End school closed a very suc
cessful term last Wednesday.
Miss Jeanie Galloway left Friday
for her home in Mount Gilead.
Mrs. Bessie Donaldson has returned
to her home in Charlotte after visit
ing relatives here.
Mrs. W. P. Cochran went to Char
lotte last week.
Miss Alice Purvis entertained a
number of her friends Saturday night.
J. E. Johnson and A. G. McDuffie
made a business trip to Fayetteville
last Tuesday.
A very interesting base ball game
was played here last Wednesday be
tween Jackson Springs and West End.
West End won.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Bryant of Car
thage spent last Wednesday n town.
Miss Turett Jones was a visitor
here last week.
Miss Onnie Bruton, the primary
teacher here has returned to her home
near Carthage.
Messrs. B. W. Pulliam and George
Lewis of Ether visited relatives and
friends here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harris Fletcher and
Mrs. 0. H. Gordan and daughter, Lillie
visited at the home of Mr. Dan Mc-
Innis Sunday.
Mr. James Mclnnis of Duke passed
through here Friday.
WITNESSED LEE’S SURRENDER
Gen. Horace Porter, of this city,
celebrated his eighty-fourth birthday
the other day. That probably doesn’t
mean much to many people, in or out
of New York, because as a people we
are certainly short on details of his
tory. But General Porter is the only
man alive today of the little company
who gathered in the best room of the
McLean house at Appomattox Court
House, Va., on April 9, 1865, as of
ficial witnesses of General Lee’s sur
render to U. S. Grant.—New York
Times.
THE ALCOHOLIC MELON
A Colorado man d<^lares he has the
secret of propagating water melons
that will contain a 10 percent, con
tent of alcohol. He says he can plug
the melon while it’s growin|f, insert
a certain chemical, replace t))ie.plug,
make it air tight with beeswax and
the melon will go on maturing while
the chemical inside ferments and puts
a genuine kick into it by the time it
is ripe. We’re not advertismg the
gentleman’s claim with any desire to
boost the price of melons in Vass
the coming season, but we want to
show to what extent some people are
going to find something with a kick
in it. It needn’t woiry the “drys”
though, because we su{^>o8e we’ll still
be able to buy a kickless melon. But
it will mean more work for the re
formers, and especially if it leads to
the “whiskey canteloupe” or the
‘‘brandy squash.”
JACKSON SPRINGS
Several from here went^ over to
West End Wednesday afternoon for
the picnic at the close of the school
and to see the local baseball team
defeated by West End by the score
of 10 to 8. West End scored her only
runs in the first two innings and after
that the game was hard fought al
though the score was one-sided until
the fourth inning. Although wild,
Herndon pitching for the locals set
tled down after the first two innings
and allowed no more scoring, he re
tired after the 7th inning in favor
of Bob Rankin, who retired the side
in fine style. The locals could not hit
McIntyre for long hits, but soon got
on to his curve and slow ball.
Batterise: McIntyre, Eifort and
Donaldson; Herndon, Rankin and
Herndon; Umpire Oglesby.
Mr. A. D. Whitley is painting his
store.
The farmeers are getting ready for
tobacco setting. Some reports plants
ready for setting, while others report
plants very scarce. The tobacco acre
age has been cut considerably in this
section..
Mr. Tom McKenzie of High Point
spent the week end with his people
near here.
Rev. and Mrs. R. A. McLeod of Ga
latia church near Fayetteville was cal
ling on Prof. J. D. McLeod one day
last week.
Up to Saturday night nearly every
one inside of the incorporated
limits of the voting age had register
ed. Interest in our first election on
May 3rd is growing very exciting.
In the race for mayor A. D. Whitley
is a candidate on the Republican
ticket, and E. J. Woodley and J. M.
Clark on the Democratic ticket. In
the race for Chief of Police there is
more fun than keen interest, but it
is expected that some active young
men will feel it their duty and enter
the race before it is too late. At
the present Cjrrus Dowd is the only
candidate as Geo P. Markham has
withdrawn from the race for fear that
our little town is not able financially
to buy him a cap and a newsuit of
clothes with brass buttons on it.
Let us hope -we will l^ve ^ood gov
ernment.
Mr. C. L. Sams, beekkeeping spec
ialist of the department of agriCjal-
ture gave a demonstration' of ^driving
bees from one hive to another at the
iff
home of Mr. E.-W. Bruton here. His
lecture was yery interesting.
Rev. A. S. Parker of Biscoe |>reach-
ed at Marcus Methodist church Sun
day afemon.
Rev. . G. Mathison preach^ at j^s
two appointment Sundiay, and nuMle
an infomfial talk at the Presbyterian
church here on Sunday eveni^^
There will be no church services
here on Smidary momiiig May 1st.
Rev. Sfalhiso# will preaelt OoMtt
ehnrcll M the momiiig;, and 'WM prea^
the Baccalaurate sermon here on
Sunday May 8. A programme of the
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