VOLUME
THE PILOT
NUMBER
Devoted to the Upbuilding of Vass and Its Surrounding Country
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00
VASS, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1921
CAMERON
Miss Louise Campbell of Carthage,
\vas a guest last week of Misses Jack-
sie and Bonnie Muse.
Mr. Marvin Thomas is sojourning
in Fla. for a season.
Miss Lilly May Rogers was a sup
per guest of Miss Myrtle Gaddy Sun
day evening.
Mr. Neill McKeithan of Vass, was a
visitor in town Sunday evenng.
Mr. Shields Cameron of Manley
was a visitor at Turner Heights Sun
day.
Mrs. Gabe Holmes, who has been
visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
31. D. McNeill, returned this week to
her home at Goldsboro.
Misses Mary and Kate Arnold, Liz
zie Morrison, Messrs Will McLaugh
lin and Tom Arnold left by motor
Tuesday to visit relatives at Good
Water, Ala.
Complimentary to his “chum” June
Tally who visited his home town re
cently, Leighton McKeithan was host
Monday evening to June Tally, Billie
Muse, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Tally, to
the Chautauqua at Carthage, where
they saw the play, “Nothing But the
Truth.”
Cameron was w’ell represented at
Elise Commencement Tuesday. Those
attending were Rev. J. W. Hartsell,
Misses Annie Hartsell, Vera McLean,
Lillian Hendricks, Lula Doss, Annie
Borst, Messrs. Lendon Hartsell, Con
ley McLaurin, Earnest Hartsell, and
Hartsell Hendricks.
After spending the past week with
her sister, Mrs. Frank Cameron on
Route one. Miss Regina Edgerton who
has been teaching at McDonald, Rob
son County, left Monday for her
home at Warrenton.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cameron on
Route one, and little nephew, Frank
lin Matthews of Vass, were in town
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Borst, and H. A.
Jr., of Vass were afternoon guests
Sunday of Mrs. E. M. Borst and fami
ly.
Mr. and Mrs. John McRae of Car
thage spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
T. C. Gaddy.
The Community Club will meet (the
weather permitting) at the graded
school building Friday evening. May
20th at eight o’clock. Good speakers
are on the program.
Miss Burdette Joyner is expected
home this week from Louisberg where
she is teacher of art.
Misses Lula ad Bessie Doss, with
their brother, Claude Doss, spent Sun
day with Miss Vernie Simpson near
Cypres Church.
Messrs. Womac and Thomas are
adding an upper story to their new
brick building that will extend over
the drug store. The second floor will
be used for a town hall and office
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JACKSON SPRINGS
On Tuesday of last week, Mrs. A.
A. McDonald was hostess to the
Ladies Missionary Societies of the
Jackson Springs and West End
Churches. A large number from the
West End auxiliary came over for
the joint meeting. From 10:30 to 12
o’clock an interesting program was
carried out. Each society told of the
good things they done the past year,
and their plans for the coming year.
School closed here Friday, May 6,
on Saturday evening at 8:30 o’clock
the six lower grades presented “The
Browny Bond,” an operetta that was
deserving to the children for their
work. Some of the children have un
usually strong voices and each child
carried out their parts excellent.
Mrs. Cameron and Misses McFadgen
and Cameron deserve great credit for
the splendid training they have given
the children in singing. Some credit
goes to Miss Thelma Ellis,
piano teacher who played for the
school.
On Sunday morning Rev. R. L.
Matheson preached the Baccalaureate
sermon on Sunday at 11 a. m. in the
Presbyterian Church. On Monday at
10:30 a. m. the Declamation and Reci
tation Contests came off. Those de
claiming were Messrs. Sam McDuffie,
Alton Smith, Isham Britt of Eagle
Springs. Those reciting were Misses
Selma Clark, Mary Bruton, Vysta
Woodley, and Lenore Thomas. All
the young ladies done w’ell. The med
al was awarded to Miss Vysta Wood
ley, a very deserving girl. She was
awarded a medal in music for ex
cellency.
On Monday at 8:30 p. m., the Senior
Class exercises were given.
On Tuesday at 10:30 a. m., W. C.
Crosby of Raleigh, our State Director
of School Extension made the ad
dress. He was up to all expectations
and his talk was enjoyed very much.
Mr. A. B. Cameron, Superinten
dent of Public Instruction made a
short talk and delivered the medals
and diplomas.
A large per cent of the high school
students come from different public
schools over the country and some are
from others counties.
The High School has had advan
tage of excellent teachers this past
year in John D. McLeod, a Moore
county boy, who led his class at
Davidson College, as superintendent,
Miss Patty Marks of Albemarle, a
Meredith College girl of wide ex
perience, Miss Thelma Jewell, a State
Normal girl, and Miss Helen Martin
of Jacksonville, Fla., as Home Eco
nomics teacher. All were interested
in their work and gave excellent ser
vice.
Quite a number of people from off
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JOHNSONVILLE
Last week’s issue of The Pilot car
ried a very interesting editorial rela
tive to grades of fertilizer farmers
should purchase in order to save
freight and labor necessary to ship
and haul the sand which is used for
a filler, the editor stating that the
higher the analysis purchased the
less sand would be received by the
farmer. We have a farmer in John-
sonville who buys the “pure juice”
and does his own mixing at home. He
recently moved here from another
part of the state, and, while the peo
ple are very quiet and law-abiding,
he finds that at some time there was
a sufficient amount of good sand rais
ed in this section to make it unneces
sary for him to risk uncoupling his
back-bone hauling sand of question
able value from his depot. We called
on this gentleman one day this week,
one of the rather moist days we have
had recently, and found him in the
act of mixing a batch of fertilizer.
Upon inquiry, he told us that he could
mix one ton of the analysis he was
using at that time in about two hours
and at a saving of $20.00 per ton,
based on present values. He was
therefore earning $10.00 per hour
and was absolutely sure of his analys
is. He purchased Acid Phosphate,
16 per cent. Cottonseed Meal, 7 per
cent, Nitrate of Soda and Potash, and
in addition to the above money saving
he is ahead the many hours it would
have taken a man and team to haul
several tons of sand from the railroad.
Mr. E. G. Moss, of Oxford, Secre-
tary-Treasurer of The Never-Fail
Land Company, spent several days
last week in this community looking
over the holdings of his company.
This concern recently purchased the
Harps land at Pineview, a tract of ap
proximately six thousand acres, and
are making extensive plans for its de
velopment. He stated that his com
pany is becoming interested in the
raising of peaches and would probab
ly set out a large acreage next fall.
They are also interested in the pur
chase of additional land in Johnson-
ville and Barbecue Townships.
Mrs. H. A. Buchanan, of Pinehurst
is visiting in the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. N. D. McLean.
Members of Evergreen Lodge, No.
303, A. F. and A. M., will please note
that time of meeting has been chang
ed to 9 a. m., second Saturday of each
month, instead of in the afternoon as
heretofore obtained.
J. T. Smith and family spent last
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bird Spivy
near Swann Station.
Mr. G. D. McKay, who has been
employed at Slocomb, returned home
last week and has resumed his duties
at Overhills.
Citizens of Johnsonville are becom-
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
CAMERON ROUTE ONE
Miss Jennie Cameron of Rocking
ham, was the guest Sunday of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cameron.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Thompson of
Sanford, were visitors Saturday at
the home of his mother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Thompson.
Miss Bessie Cameron came home
last Thursday from Jackson Springs
where she has been teaching, her
school having closed the first of last
week.
Mrs. Fred Thompson and children
of Goldsboro, was the guest last week
of Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson.
Mr. H. K. Spivey of Jonesboro was
the guest of friends here Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Cameron returned
Wednesday from Rowland where she
had been on a visit to friends.
Mr. E. B. Keith of Southern Pines,
spent Sunday with his people here.
Miss Florence Pierce of Jonesboro
was a guest at the home of Mrs. Mol-
lie Graham Sunday.
Mr. Cadwell of Aberdeen visited
friends here Sunday.
Miss Josie Lynn Thompson returned
Sunday from a visit to her aunt, Mrs.
J. W. Atkinson of Southern Pines,
she was accompanied home by her
cousins, Misses Mary Alice and Sarah
Keith Patterson.
Miss Regina Edgerton of Warren
ton is the guest this week of her sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Cameron.
Work has begun on a six room cot
tage for Mr. Issac Thompson who re
cently lost his dwelling by fire. Mr.
E. B. Thompson of Vass has charge of
the work.
Master .J. W. Atkinson, Jr., of
Southern Pines visited relatives here
Sunday.
Mrs. Hughie Cameron died sud
denly last Tuesday. She was taken
ill at the dinner table and died before
medical aid reached her. She was a
good woman and will be greatly miss
ed in her home and community. The
funeral services were held Wednesday
at Cypres Church where she had long
been a consistent member, conducted
by her pastor, Rev. M. D. McNeill of
Cameron. Her death leaves a grief
stricken family, an aged husband, two
sons and two daughters. '
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Cameron, Misses
Regina Edgerton and Bessie Cameron
taken in the movies at Southern Pines
Saturday evening.
Master Albert Graham of Vass
spent a part of last week with his
grandmother, Mrs. Mollie Graham.
The name of Mr. Franklin Byrd
was omitted last week from the grad
uating list of the Vass Graded School,
who was the statistician of the class
and delivered his address in a master
ly style. The Pilot regrets the error.
[Editor.]
Season Opens at Lakeview, Wednesday, Nay 25, 1921