THE WEEKLY PILOT
Published every Friday morning
by the Pilot Printing Company.
STACY BREWER, Manager
Entered at the Postoffice at Vass,
N. C., as second-class mail matter
FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1921
MID-PINES
COMING
The carpenters have the
frame of the Mid-Pines club
house partly raised, and it is
worth while to run in that way
and see what an imposing build
ing it is to be. This is the most
definite bit of information that
can be given about an enterprise
of this character, for a three-
story building of its size tells its
own story. Knollwood is one of
the big events of Moore county,
and it has reached that stage
of plain understanding where
one glimpse of the new building
gives a full idea of what it all
means.
GOOD
SHIPMENTS
Around fifty cars of early
peaches have gone to market al
ready this season, or as much as
the entire output of the entire
summer not longer than five or
six years ago. Few people even
in the county realize the way in
which the orchards of Moore
county have growni, and the way
they are growing. It is esti
mated that eight hundred cars
will be moved before the season
is closed, and the fruit that' is
to go is the better kind. Next
year a lot of new orchards will
be coming in and the product
will be proportionately bigger.
What this peach crop is doing
this year for Moore county is
very apparent. The money it
will bring in will be highly ap
preciated.
With the peaches a fair crop
of dewberries goes out, but this
is not a real dewberry year. The
spring frosts and cold weather
hur the crp. Good prices have
done much to offset the small
crop, and an average of around
seven dollars or perhaps better
will make up for some of the
shortage. It is pretty evident
that new vineyards will be plant
ed this summer and fall as the
dewberry is a money maker, and
it can be handled without so
much work and risk as some of
the other crops.
Another crop that is finding
favor in this part of the state
is the honeydew melon. Odgen
Jones last year made a success
with several acres between Vass
and Southern Pines, a/nd this
summer he has about forty acres
in this crop. Several others are
planting them, and also other
varieties of the big cantaloupes,
and it is predicted that here will
be an extensive new staple be
fore very long. Moore county
can make the ordinary canta
loupes to the Queen’s taste and
Mr. Jones says he made a varie
ty of honeydews that were re
ceived with the highest favor in
the markets and at high prices.
That being the case the world is
ours if we go after it. Vass
farmers will be wise to keep an
eye on the experiments now^ go
ing on, and to add this crop to
their list next year if it works
out well.
THE
REVALUATIONS
The Pilot feels certain the
county commissioners made no
mistake in turning down the
proposition to reduce valuations
of land in the county by a flat
proportion of twenty-five per
cent. Talk with many people in
various sections of the county
indicate that the idea was not
approved by even a large majori
ty, and that the prevalent senti
ment was favorable to retaining
the old schedule.* To make
changes in the new plan that has
been tried only a year and which
has encountered the usual con
dition of financial depression
would lead to such unsettled
practices that the county would
get into a hopeless tangle before
long, and nobody could tell
where we might land. As it is
we stand by the system the
state has devised for the better,
and it is a clean cut progressive
system that can be made into
anything that improvements
may require in the future. It
is a go-ahead system, and it is
to be hoped the other counties
will have the backbone to stand
up to it and work it out.
STATE ROADS
The announcement that the
county highway commissioners
and the state have concluded ar
rangements whereby the roads
of the county designated as state
roads have passed under the
control of the state, and will be
maintained by the state hence
forth, will be a bit of news that
will give satisfaction. Among
the roads so included is the Cap
ital highway, passinj? by way of
Raleigh, Sanford and Vass to
the southward as far as Florida.
Some question had been raised
in this section as to the possi
bility of this road not being
made a state road, but that is
settled by the fact that it has
been turned over to the etate,
and any further fear is wasted.
In effect the road was taken
by the state the first of the
month. It was understopd that
the county should do some work
toward putting the road in a fit
shape to be delivered to the state
but that was agreed to, and men
were engaged to accomplish
that w^ork, and from now on
this road is a state road, with
the prospect ahead that all state
roads are entitled to expect. It
will be made a real road as fast
as the state forces can get to it
and it will be kept up to a stand
ard that will be worth noticing.
Other roads that will be cared
for by the state will be the road
from Raeford to Biscoe in the
south side of the county, the
Jackson Springs road from West
End, and the road from Car
thage to Pinehurst. These
roads on being taken over by the
state will relieve the county,
and it can devote its energy and
money to the other roads, with
the prospect that we will have
better county roads henceforth.
At the recent meeting of the
road commission at Carthage it
was apparent that a little money
now will enable the commission
to begin the work of road im
provement on a systematic basis
and that real road making is in
sight. One great drawback all
along has been the shortage of
money. Taxes have not come
in as fast they should, and those
w^ho are disposed to complain
about road delays should under
stand that here has been one of
the difficulties. For that reason
some patience should be exhibit
ed, for it is well enough known
that money has been as Octavius
Cohen's darky says, ‘‘what we
have everything but.” However,
it is clear that we are now on the
right line, and that before long
we will be creating one of the
best road systems that will be
found in any community in the
United States,
A MODEL
COMMUNITY
A couple of weeks ago the
Pilot referred to the proposition
of having an engineer of ability
make a survey of Vass and sur
rounding territory with the aim
in view of planning the town
that the natural conditions
might permit instead of the rig
id succession of squares up and
down hill that the old custom
has followed in most places.
Those who have talked over the
matter seem inclined to the idea
of getting a capable man to lay
out the town, and lay it out in a
way that will provide for the
future the outline of one of the
most attractive villages and
community centers of North
Carolina.
With this end in view the
question will be taken up with
some of the engineers of the
county, probably Mr. Deaton or
Mr. Yeomans, or perhaps with
both of them, to see what kind
of a plan can be provided and the
probable cost of working it out,
and it is believed that the result
will be a basis for a town scheme
that will be thoroughly approved
by all the people. If this scheme
can be accomplished, and it can
be very easily if the people care
to take hold of it, Vass will be a
town to be proud of.
For UFE INSURANCE see
NEILL N. NcKEITHEN
Vass, North Carolina
Representing the
AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTICE!
I will be in Vass at Mr. Gschwind’s shop
TUESDAY, Jdy 12th
for the purpose of
HORSE SHOEING
PERSONALS
T. F. CULBRETH
R. WEBER
TVri=^ TNI'X*
BL.OOKS
MADE TO ORDER-
VASS, NORTH CAROUNA
Auction Sale
of TWO NULES at
Cameron
SATURDAY, Jnne |3
to highest bidder, for cash
HOWARD BOBBETT CO.
SANFORD, N. C.
cox GROCERY
Near S. A. L. Station
Lakeview, N. C.
Fresh Groceries, Gas and Oil
Fresh Bread every Tuesday
and Friday
Smith's Garage
Vass, N. C.
Repairing and Supplies, Oils,
Gasoline, Accessories
A.uto Service
Mr. W. G. Brown, of Sar
in Vass Monday.
Mr. Gk)rdon Thomas ca
from Raleigh for the week-
Mrs. J. H. Oldham was i:
shopping last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Smiti
preaching at Cypress chure
Mr. Turney Matthews, of
spent Sunday with home f(
Mr, Arthur Thompson
friends in Cameron Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Oldh
Sunday in the White Hill
hood.
Miss Sadie McDuffie, of
is the guest of her sister,
Thompson.
Mrs. Mildred Matthews, o
spent a part of last week
tives here.
Mr. John A. Gunter has
from an extended visit to r
Lemon Springs.
Misses Nettie and Freda
spent Sunday afternoon w
near Sanford.
Mr. Edward Griffin had as
Sunday, Mr. C. C. Jordan
deen.
Mr. Roy Kaneer and si
Miss Aileen, of High Point,
week-end with friends her
Miss Clyde Fisher and!
Cauddell, of Saint Paul’s,!
quests of Miss Margaret
Friday evening.
Misses Ossie Edwards
Gschwind left Monday fc
where they will attend sumi
at the State College.
Miss Velma Matthews,
Point, visited Miss Jessie
Tuesday. Dr. Matthews,
dentist was busy introduci
his sister. Well, why not
why “sister” only?
ONE WAY TO BO
The season of auto touri
and with a general reduc]
price of cars and gasoline
€st figure it has been for m|
there's every reason to
this section will be visits
motorists this summer tl
time in its history.
With this in mind we
the attention of all Vass
the advisability of sho^
strangers every possibh
not only because they are,
al rule, entitled to it an<
just as we do when we go
home and among strange|
cause it is one of the very
we can possibly do to a(
town and community am
advantages in a still bett^
fore the residents of othei
most every stranger comij
forms an opinion of the t^
people by the manner in
tions are answered and
given. They remember
they pass along they spj
word for us and the coi
which we live Then, tool
of them are in need of ac|
repairs, of food or refresl
our trades-people profit by