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VOLUME
THE PILOT
Devoted to the Upbuilding of Vass and Its Surrounding Country
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00
VASS, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1921
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Our first town election that was to
be held some time ago was postponed
until July 5th. W. L. Holliday is reg
istrar and the books are open.
Officers were too fast last week
when they made a raid and captured
two young white men with meal and
everything but the still on G. P.
Markham’s farm, several miles from
here in an undeveloped section on
Drowning Creek. The young men
had been preparing for their work for
some time, and lacking experience,
suspicion was aroused, as Mr. Mark
ham’s farm is on the public road and
his family and some negroes live here.
This first experience of the young
men, who are prominent socially in
their community, will probably be
enough to break them of a bad habit
that so many are allowed to go on
with unchecked. Both boys are out
under a bond.
The West End boys are continuing
to win ball games. The boys were
highly elated over their defeat of
High Falls at the latter place. It
took ten innings to win the game by
a score of 10 to 9, best that was done
in the last three innings. Herndon,
pitching for West End, collided with
the umpire during the early part of
the game and soon had to give up the
mound duty in favor of Moss when the
game looked doubtful; with a one
sided score he held the High Falls
team down and soon started the rally
that won the game by hitting for four
bases. Young also got one of his
four ply swats and Eifort was caught
at the plate trying to stretch a three
base hit into a home run. If Moss
and Young continue playing an im
portant part in winning ball games,
they will soon be playing on a bigger
league than the Moore County League.
Since a few weeks ago when more
than 135 girls from the Samarcand
Manor school with their instrtactors
hiked to the lake here for a picnic,
we have not seen very much of the
girls wearing bloomers until the past
week. On Tuesday of last week 24
of the girls with two of their teacherf^
were here early on their way to the
lake from Popular Springs where
they spent the night. They returned
to the school in the afternoon, stop
ping at the pavillion here. Miss
Scribner, the Physical Director played
the piano and the girls performed
many stunts and sang several songs.
Sinc^ then classes have spent two
nights camping at the lake, where
they enjoy the bathing. A swimming
instructor has her hands full giving
the girls lessons in swimming and
diving.
A large crowd was here for the
dance Saturday night. It is begin
ning to look like old times to see more
coming here to enjoy the excellent
music.
Colon Smith is very ill at his home
on the Hoffman road.
Guy Thomas who was operated on
at the Hamlet Hospital for appendi-
AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR VASS
At a recent meeting of the town
commissioners it was proposed to
make some investigations as to the
cost and the possibility of having
some competent town planner make
a survey and plan for Vass to be guid
ed by in future community construc
tion. Francis Deaton, the well-known
engineer, and A. B. Yeomans, the
landscape architect who planned the
Weymouth Heights development at
Southern Pines, were considered as
men who could handle the w’ork if
they could give the time, and the mat
ter was laid before them, and they
are giving it consideration.
Mr. Yeomans was in Vass Saturday
afternoon in conference with the com
missioners and the Mayor, and went
out over the territory included with
in the town boundary and looked over
the situation. He expresed the opin
ion that Vass has a fine chance here
to plan its future growth before any
more streets are laid off, and that by
keeping in mind the natural character
of the hills and valleys and the
streams and the railroad, and sug
gesting suitable sites for public build-
inggs, for parks, schools, factories,
etc., the town could be made one of
the most attractive in the state.
Mr. Yeomans will make an esti
mate of the cost of his part of the
work, and the mayor was instructed
to carry the matter farther with Mr.
Deaton and see what arrangements
can be made. After the information
is secured the commissioners will have
a further meeting to see how the
proposition can be worked out. They
imagine that the subject will be one
of such interest that the people will
stand by it, and that with the town
helping some on the cost property
owners will help to have the work car
ried out, as it is felt that before any
more building is done the streets and
various features should be so defined
that all future construction may be
in acordance with the improved
scheme. Much sentiment favors this
course, and if it is brought to a cli
max it will give Vass considerable
prestige among the smaller new
towns of the state.
citis Wednesday is getting on very
well.
Mrs. S. C. Johnson is very sick at
her home here.
Misses Eva Jones,Lola Thomas and
Mary Patterson were among those
leaving Monday for the State Col
lege Summer School at Raleigh.
The Community Club meeting was
postponed until Tuesday, June 21st.
The Fruit Growers’ Association has
it’s telephone lines up and ’phones
installed in the pack houses and resi
dence. In this way they can get di
rect news.
Prof. and Mrs. W. C. McCall and
children of Hemp were here Saturday.
FROM A FORMER VASSITE
McLEOD-McKAY
The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
McDonald, at Duke, was the scene of
a pretty marriage last Tuesday after
noon at 2:30 o’clock, when their sister,
Miss Sara Cranor McKay, became the
bride of Mr. John D. McLeod. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. R.
A. McLeod, brother of the groom.
Mrs. McLeod is the daughter of
Mr. Neill McKay, formerly of Car
thage, but now residing at Duke.
Mr. McLeod is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. John McLeod of Vass, Route
one. He is a graduate of Davidson
College and during the late war won
the rank of lieutenant.
Immediately after the ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Me Leod motored to
Raleigh to take the train for Wash
ington. They will be at home to their
friends after June 20th at Hemp. Mr.
McLeod will have charge of Elise
high school at that place.
You don’t have to go to war to fi d
something rough. Try cranking a
flivver when the batteries are down.
Sanford, N. C.
Dear Friends:
I wish to thank the good people of
Vass for the good they seem to be do
ing for their town and community
and hope they may “keep it up,” as I
was a relative of just about 3 miles
of Vass. Now I am over here in Lee,
another “Garden Spot of the World.”
We people in Lee are doing some
great things as well as you good peo
ple of Vass and community, and when
you have enough spare time all we
ask is just come over and see for your
selves.
I wish to thank my father-ni-law
for his kindness and the present I re
ceived last week from him, the blessed
little paper, “The Pilot.”
If the editor sees fit to publish this
I thank him very much.
A READER.
ENTERTAINS
Miss Agnes Cameron delightfully
entertained, at her home Saturday
evening, in honor of her cousin. Miss
Lena Cameron, of Fayetteville.
Many interesting games were play
ed and every one spent an enjoyable
evening.
Those present were: Misses Jewr
ell Edwards, Lena Cameron, Agnes
Smith, Freda Gschwind, Glennie
Keith, Annie McGill, Myrtle Cameron,
Lula Evans, Helen Parker, Ha Evans,
Maggie Cameron, Delia Jessup, Ennis
Byrd, Louise Monroe, Bertha Came
ron, Mabel Cameron and Agnes Came
ron. Messrs. Floyd Keith, John Bak
er, Claud Matthews, Aubry Keith,
Richard Griffin, Raymond Evans,
William Evans, Royce Byrd and Rast-
us Jessup.
MR. McNEILL RESIGNS
The following article, taken from
the Sanford Express, will be of
much interest to the people of this
community as Mr. McNeill is also
pastor of the Vass Presbyterian
Church and has many friends in Vass
and the surrounding neighborhood:
Rev. M. D. McNeill, of Cameron,
has resigned as pastor of White Hill
Presbyterian church. Mr. McNeill
has been pastor of this church twenty-
seven years—almost a generation.
This is a long time for a preacher to
serve as pastor of a church. There
are grown men and women in the
White Hill congregation that have
known no other pastor. Mr. McNeill
baptized them in their infancy, saw
them grow to manhood and woman
hood, married them, and as pastor of
the church baptized tkeir children.
This is something unusual in the his
tory of a church and deserves more
than a brief notice especially at a time
in the history of the country when the
cycle of time brings constant changes.
Many churches have had a dozen or
more pastors during that time.
There was a beautiful mutual de
votion of pastor and flock through th^
years, and the fact that Mr. McNeill
was able to serve the White Hill con
gregation twenty-seven long years, is
an eloquent tribute to him as a
preacher and pastor. As pastor he
served the church faithfully both in
and out of season, and there is deep
regret on the part of the congregation
at his resignation. Mr. McNeill has
four other churches which will occu
py his full time.
We understand that White Hill
church will hardly call a pastor be
fore the meeting of Fayetteville
Presbytery in the fall. Rev. W. S.
Golden and other preachers will from
time to time preach at White Hill.
VASS, R. F. D. No. 1
Mrs. Martin Monroe of Sanford
spent Sunday with home folks on this
route.
Mr. Francis Deaton, of Sanford,
was in this section Sunday.
Mrs.. Mary Blue and granddaugh
ter, little Margaret Kelly, spent the
week end with relatives near West
End.
Misses Margaret McLeod and Ro-
zella McCollum left Wednesday night
for Washington, D. C. where they
will join a touring party, visiting
several of the most interesting places
in the United States and Canada.
A committee composed of Messrs.
Z. V. Blue and F. M. Dwight and Miss
Ethel Blue, representing the Eureka
Produce and Marketing Association,
were in Pinehurst and Southern Pines
'Saturday to investigate the pos
sibilities of a local market' for the
products grown by this association.
. Prof. J. D. McLeod left Tuesday
for Duke, where on the following day
he was married to Miss Sadie McKay
of that place. After the ceremony
they left for Washington and other
points north.