CAMERON
Good old summer time at the pres
ent writing. News melts faster than
one can write it.
Prof. Duncan Matthews and little
son, Preston, of Vass, were in town
Monday.
Mrs. Janie Muse and daughter,
Mamie Neal, spent Monday afternoon
with Mrs. Laney Campbell of Jones
boro.
Miss Ruth Gaither of Statesville
was a guest, last week, of Miss Bur-
dett Joyner.
Rev. Mr. McLeod of Lemon Springs
filled the pulpit at the Methodist
Church Sunday and Sunday night in
the absence of Rev. L. H. Joyner.
Mrs. Mildred Matthews, of Sanford,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. J.
Irvin.
While gathering eggs last week,
Mrs. J. B. Munns found one that was
shaped like a small crooked handle
gourd. Poultry breeders will, per
haps, say the hen had been eating
gourd seed.
Frances Matthews has returned
from Yadkin, where she has been in
school. She was accompanied by
Miss Dixie Miller who will visit her
sister, Mrs. Georgie Matthews.
Miss Mattie Belle Rogers of Fay
etteville is spending the week with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H.
T. Petty.
Mrs. Joseph A. Brown, of Chadborn,
was a distinguished visitor last week,
of her sister, Mrs. Loula Muse.
There will be a measuring party
and musical program by the Cameron
string band, the community quartette,
Surry county chorus, and other musi
cal numbers, given at the Cameron
Graded School House on the night of
July the 4th.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Milton Thom
as, a son.
Master Andrew Muse Hemphill left
Monday with his uncle. Dr. J. D. Muse,
for a visit to Smithfield.
Mr. E. G. Bray, of Atlanta, was a
guest, last week, of Miss Lula Mc
Pherson.
Misses Carlton and Thomas, of
Pittsboro, spent last week with Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. Thomas.
The Young People’s Missionary
Rally of Fayetteville Presbyterial,
will be held in Cameron on Friday,
June the 24th. There will be a picnic
dinner, and all members of the Pres
byterian church are requested to
come with well filled baskets. All
members of any other church who
may so desire will do the same, and
receive a cordial welcome. There are
to be four of these rallies within the
bounds of the Fayetteville Presby
terial, under the efficient management
of Mrs. George Rose, of Fayetteville.
Mrs. C. E. Snipes and datighters,
Olivia, Kitty Mae, Sue Margaret and
Hazel, of Clio, S. C., Betty Houstenn,
of Dillon, Messrs. Coley Snipes and
Billie Eustace, of Clio, visited Mr. and
Mrs. D. W. McNeill for the week-end.
Rev. M. D. McNeill, accompanied by
-Mrs. McNeill, went to Cypress and
Vass Sunday where Mr. McNeill fill
ed his appointments. They were din
ner guests at the beautiful and at
tractive home of Mr. and Mrs. Archie
McNeill.
Misses Sallie and Bessie Cameron,
on Route one, were callers, Saturday
afternoon, at the home of Mrs. Janie
Muse.
W. M. Blue, of Raeford, R. A. Smith
and daughter. Miss Mamie, were vis
itors, Saturday, at the home of the
correspondent.
Mr. D. P. Kelly and son, Mallie, on
Vass Route one, were in town Mon
day. *
Miss Mary Emma Thomas leaves
this week for the summer school at
Chapel Hill.
The handsome new brick building
of Womac and Thomas, is about com
pleted on the outside.
Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Hartsell and chil
dren, and Miss Lucile Thomas, of
Morven, were week-end visitors at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Hartsell.
Miss Willie May Wooten came home
from Sanford for over Sunday.
Mrs. Alsa Thomas visited her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Gaddy, Moon-
day.
Mr. Archie McDugald, of Hamlet,
was in town Monday.
One of the prettiest and neatest
wash dresses I have seen this summer
was made by Miss Myrtle Gaddy. The
material is made from Sea Island cot
ton, embroidered in butterfly design.
It is made in the latest fashion, but
not an extreme style. It is also a
serviceable dress, and will outlast
the style in which it is made. Miss
Gaddy calls it her home spun dress,
reminding one of the song of the early
sixties, “Hurrah for the Home-Spun
Dresses the Southern Ladies Wear.”
Messrs John Gaddy and Charles
Loving made a business trip to Fay
etteville Tuesday.
Mrs. Opal Jones, of Siloam, arrived
Monday for a visit to friends in town
and community. She is the honor
guest of Mrs. Georgie Matthews.
Mrs. W. H. Olive and Miss Vera
McLean were shopping last week in
Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Sims and Mr. and
Mrs*. Holt of New Hill, spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. H. M.
Holt on Route one.
Mr. A. F. Graham, on Route two,
still continues quite ill. He is gradu
ally growing weaker.
OTHER PEOPLE’S BUSINESS
Nothing is more exasperating than
to read the comment of a few editors
of New York City and Boston papers
on the recent race riots in Tulsa, Okla.
and to note how they condemn every
body in that section. It shows a lack
of judgment, just as it would be poor
judgment for one Vass man to shout
over the back fence at another man
who wasn’t correcting his child as he
would do. Tulsa has her problems,
the same as every other city or town,
and the good people of that place can
be depended upon to settle them in
the best manner possible under the
circumstances. No one knows where
trouble is going to break out next,
any more than we can foretell where
the lightning will strike. And when
it does come the thing to do is to offer
assistance, instead of pin-headed
criticism. It is always a good idea
to attend to your own business, and
grant the other fellow the same privi
lege. What applies to individuals al
so applies to cities and towns, and
the sooner New York City and Boston
editors learn this, and start cleaning
up their own premises, the better off
they will be.
We asked one Vass woman the oth
er day if her husband was the head of
the house and she replied; “Yes, the
bonehead of the house.”
The trouble with most boys who
get into trouble is they never had-the
ri'rht kind of parents in the - first
place. «
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JACKSON SPRIi>
Mrs. S. C. Johnson is
after being very sick.
Eugene McAskill and
came up from Hamlet to
day with home folk.
H. S. Jones, of Fayetl
Miss Dorothy Jones, of d|
visiting their parents. Mi
N. B. Jones.
A large crowd was h<
dances on Tuesday andl
nights. Saturday dancinj
hotel dining hall on acc<
bad weather.
Candidates for the to^
to be held here on July
J. T. Ellis, Mayor; J. P.
Chief of Police, J. E. Ci
Jordan and M. A. Clark j
Miss Helen Martin, wl
efficient Home Economics
year, spent the week end|
is teaching Domestic Sci«
Samarcand Manor School
summer.
Guy Thomas, who was
at the Hamlet Hospital s|
ago is improving. Mrs.
Miss Birdie who went to sj
day say he will be at hoi
days.
Miss Margaret McAsk|
turned to Hamlet after a
tives and friends. She
panied home by Miss Elizj
ham who will visit her an<
Miss Ruth Markham, at
Colon Smith is improvj
serious illness. The si
one chmney and some
of his house, and caused
wet Mr. Smith on the be|
could be moved. It was
first the lightning had
house as it was striking
A severe haii, wind, rj
trical storm visited this s<
day afternoon. The bigj
was by hail. Some far]
no damage, while othersl
damage. On some spots]
the farms corn was shr<
broken off, tobacco filled
and gardens damaged ba|
The West End boys
win ball games. By defe|
Wednesday, by the score
they took the top place,
air-tight baseball and wf
by his team mates wil
playing. There was som<
fielding, fielders racing bi
bing opposing players oj
and cutting three four-baj
to two-base hits. Russell
pitched good baseball f(
nings, but lost control an
tire in favor of Utley,
wild and was hit hare
•meant runs.
The grandmother wh(
shams and throws in th<
has a granddaughter wh<
shade in the parlor as bij
umbrella.