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Today, F'ridav, is Clean-Up Day ir» VASS
VOLUME
THE PILOT
NUMBER
Devoted to the Upbuilding of Vass and Its Surrounding Country
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00
VASS, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1922
PRICE FIVE CENTS
THE ROAD SURVEY
The work of surveying the new
location for the state highway has
been completed and the next step now
is for the re\iewing engineer to look
over the work and to make his report
as to the route he recommends. As
it stands now two lines have been
proposed. One comes from Lakeview’
on the east side of the railroad, bear
ing to the eastward as the route
leaves Lake\iew, and getting farther
from the railroad until a point in the
swamp is reached. Then a curve is
made, and the line comes parallel to
the road this side of the river, but
keeping some distance to the east un
til the curve of the railroad below the
cotton mill is approached. From the
curve the line is straight to a point
east of Keith’s store, where a curve
carries it across the railroad to a
point on the present road on top of
the hill north of the school grounds.
This route to Lakeview is much long
er than the railroad.
The other route surveyed leaves the
present road at the same point in the
north end of the village, and goes
down in a straight line from the old
road to a point near the pump house
near the railroad below the cotton
mill. There it turns under the rail
road, and keeps to the eastward un
til it reaches the other survey. Those
faniih'ar with the route through the
swamp say this should not have been
the course, but that immediately after
passing under the railroad the route
should turn and follow the course of
the railroad to Lakeview, shortening
the distance by several hundred feet,
and getting onto more solid ground
through the swamp than by the sur
vey further east.
By taking the route west of the
railroad, and doA^Ti by the cotton mill,
the road would come into Vass from
Cameron without a curve on entering
the town, and the same straight line
would continue to the point of cross
ing under the railroad. From there
about 400 feet would be taken by the
underpass, and then the route would
continue without another curve to the
pine grove at Lakeview and the old
road going on southward. Much, in
terest is shown in the discussion of
the two routes and the coming of the
reviewing engineer is aw^aited with a
good deal of eagerness to see what he
will recommend.
TO THE CITIZENS OF VASS
ON account of a request of the Community Club, I here
with take this opportunity to request that you use
Friday, February 10th for Clean-Up Day. On this day
please make an efifort to clean up all private and public
premise^. Let us co-operate to make Vass a better place
in which to ll^e. W. D. MATTHEWS,
Mayor.
MONEY IN CHICKENS
NAME DURHAM BANKER AS
DISTRICT DIRECTOR
While lots of Vass people raise ^
chickens successfully on a small scale, Durham—Southgate Jones, a Dur-
we belie/e there is scarcely a man ham banker was, Tuesday, elected to
in town who has not at some time , represent the Central district of
or another dreamed of fortunes to be North Carolina on the executive
made in raising them as a business, board of the Tri-State Co-operative
They have gone so far as to work Marketing Association. The election
out on paper, too, just how they could followed a verbal battle which lasted
take a dozen eggs and an old hen and • more than an hour, friends of John
start in a business that would within R. McQueen, of Moore county, and W.
a few years become flourishing. But i J. Graham, of Alamance, having urg-
when it is put to practice failures are ' ed their election. It was on the
many. | seventh ballot taken by the farmers,
But we read recently where a Mary- I ^bat Mr. Jones was declared elected,
land woman has proven an exception McQueen was afterwards en-
to the rule. She started with 235 ,<^o^’sed for the office of director at
hens and last year netted a profit of |
$1105. She sold on' market 1,444
UPPER HOKE
dozens of eggs for which she re-
ceivejl $541.18; 975 setting eggs,
which brought $58.50; 156 spring Mj. Alex McFayden gave a party
chickens which yielded $150.88; 92 residence last Friday night,
old hens sold for $130.75, and 3,015 i ^bich was enjoyed by all who attend-
day-old chicks brought in $542.70. In
addition to this, she kept 650 chicks I Marks, with Mesdames
to raise. Her expenses, not counting i Heart, visited Mr.
her time and work, amounted to j Heart last Monday; he is in the
$318.96, giving her better than a | Hospital at Sanford,
profit of a thousand dollars. Supt. W. P. Hawfield and Mr. W.
A FAMILIAR SIGHT
The snow and rains brought the
water in the river to a stage that
for the • first time in months put it
over the road between Vass and Lake
view. While few are anxious for the
water to run over the road many are
mighty glad to see enough water to
give promise of a supply again in
some of the wells and springs that
have been shy for a considerable part
of the fall.
The worst thing about jazz
chewing gum is the sound.
and
Raising chickens for the market is
a long-hour job. Done properly it
leaves little time for recreation or
amusement. Incubators come off at
irregular hours, feeding must be done
J. McCraney, of Raeford, were visit
ing the schools of Upper Hoke last
Friday.
Miss Mayme McGill spent -last
week-end with her people in Raeford.
We are glad to say that Mrs. J. W.
scientifically and at regular hours and , o u u u u • xi. i. i
J- £ I J ^ 4.U Smith, who has been in the hospital
diseases and four-footed foes must be ' . , ’ ^ ^ ^
, , • X ..u 1 J • • for the past four weeks, is now at
guarded against with unrelaxed vigi- j • j ■ • ,
f T-i- • XU X- XU A>r ihome and is doing nicely,
lance. Figuring the time the Mary- iir u c- • • ux • i
, J X • X XU u • Mrs. W. H. Simpson is right sick,
land woman put into the business and • j-u j
but we hope for her speedy recovery.
Messrs. N. A. McMillan and K. G.
Deaton were callers on this route last
GOOD FERTILIZER TRADE
The Blue Fertilizer factory at Ab
erdeen is making a success of their
venture, as the goods they sold last
season brought results to so many
farmers that already it is a kind of
a proverb among the orchard and to
bacco men and farmers that the Blue
fertilizer makes the crops that make
the records. At any rate the company
has been singularly fortunate in get
ting results with the materials they
make, and E. L. McKeithen, who is
the sales manager, says the shipments
are going out in highly gratifying
manner now.
The fertilizers are made with a
special interest in supplying this sec
tion of the country with something
that fits this particular soil and cli
mate, and the mixtures have been
so successful that the comment on
the Blue goods are thoroughly satis
factory to the concern. Mr. McKeith
en says the factory will have call for
all the fertilizer it can put out, and
that much of the business comes in
voluntarily from those who used the
product last year or who have seen
the experience of other patrons. Much
of the nitrate used this season will be
sulphate of ammonia, a salt made
right here in the United States in
stead of being imported from abroad,
and experience appears to show that
the sulphate brings more satisfactory
results.
Mr. McKeithen has arranged for lo
cal dealers to handle the Blue factory
material, and says he is arranging to
send to Vass a substantial supply for
the dewberry men, and later for the
tobacco and cotton men and for the
farmers generally. The immediate
few weeks will see the fertilizer
movement start in earnest, for al
ready that which is for berries 'and
peaches is soon to go out, and that
for the later crops is best moved to
the farm before the spring work be
gins, and is before very long
now, for this is working toward the
middle of February and spring is
soon on us.
the net profit she got out of it, shows
she got very little for her time
though many regard it as fair pay. , ...
And even at that, she cleared little i J
over a thousand dollars where hun
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. McGill, of Rae-
- , - I 4-u* +u ford, and Mr. J. M. McGill, of Lum-
dreds of others lose everything they * xu- x i x
^ • X XU u- 1 »> berton, were callers on this route last
put mto the “chicken game. afternoon.
NEW DRUG STORE
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Cameron and
family spent last Friday with his
mu X ^ brother, who is staying at the old
The first floor in Beasley s new ’ • tt xx
-j uxTiyr u' home place in Harnett county near
block IS to be occupied about March j ex x-
. TTT TTT TTT- • TDU u Swauu Statiou.
15th by W. W. Wiggms, Ph. G., who i
will open a drug store there. Mr. Mrs. D. G. McFayden is on the
Wiggins is a graduate of pharmacy week,
at the University of North Carolina, Mr. A. M. McGill and Miss Hattie
having taken the highest degree con- Smith were in Vass for a short while
ferred, has a drug store in Coats, N. last Wednesday afternoon.
C., of which town he is the present
mayor, and is a 32nd degree Mason.
He is much pleased with Vass and
its people, and proposes to run an
up-to-date store in every way.
When a man is left at home to get
his own meals he usually leans pretty
heavy on the egg and coffee supply
and lete it go at that.
BARBER SHOP TO BE MOVED
The barber shop in Vass is to be
moved to Beasley’s new block about
the middle of March, with fittings to
correspond with the building. Neill
Tucker, the present proprietor, has
shown himself a good workman and
is universally liked. In connection,
he will run a clothes pressing busi
ness with a steam presser and all the
helps for good, satisfactory work. The
man who proclaimed himself as hav
ing the lease of the new quarters for
barbering was a total stranger to Mr.
Beasley and had no promise for this
venture.
Like cures like. Now comes a man
who claims to have discovered a weed
that will cure the desire for the weed
used in five-cent cigars.
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