COMMUNITY CLUB WILL MEET TONIGHT, FRIDAY, AT 8 O’CLOCK «nce ve I STOVES (T I The Florence workseasily -is easy to regulate—easy keep clean. Bums kerosene—an eco nomical fueL Come in today. We are Iways glad to show you le many valuable features* the Florence, SEE IT mown to you by the ntfle Co. A CAROLINA VOLUME THE PILOT NUMBER Devoted to the Upbuilding of Vass and Its Surrounding Country SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 VASS, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1922 PRICE FIVE CENTS PINEHURST COMMUNITY CLUB The regular meeting of the Pine- hurst Community Club was held last Friday night at the Community HalL and those who were privileged to at tend should not have occasion to be grudge the time th^us spent. The Program Committee arranged a most interesting program of songs and recitations by the school children, a reading by Miss Caroline Battley and an address on Home Gardening by Mr. C. D. Matthews, State Horti culturist. In his address, Mr. Matthews brought out many points which should have our most serious consideration. He discussed briefly Gov. Morrison’s “Live at Home” campaign, stating that North Carolina was sending out of the state two hundred and thirty- five million dollars annually for com modities that can be produced at home. At this rate, in ten years’ time we would thus spend an amount sufficient to pay for all the farm lands and farm equipment in North Caro lina. Think of it! Just a few years ago, the average North Carolina farmer (?) had his smoke house in Richmond and his corn crib in Illinois. Likewise, a few years ago North Carolina was danger ously near the bottom of the list of states agriculturally, whereas today she stands about fourth, and the end is not yet; in fact, we haven’t scratch ed the surface. The time is about to pass when the tobacco grower buys his cabbage and potatoes from his merchant. He finds it more profitable to raise his produce at home, rather than raise the roof with the merchant upon learning the price the latter must command for vegetables grown a thousand miles from his store. Mr. Matthews suggested the forma tion of Garden Chibs throughout the state and demonstrated that to grow our produce at home was highly im portant as a public health agency, as when we do this we are assured of fresh vegetables at all times, as we can harvest them every day in the year. He acquainted us with litera ture which the state will gladly fur nish upon request, and urged those present to take advantage of the dif ferent bureaus maintained for our benefit. This was the first meeting of the Pinehurst Community Club since it’s formation, and, if it is to be taken as a criterion, many good things are in store for this community, as our Program Committee is on the job, and any wishing to attend the meet ings are welcome and may be assured of getting something worth while. The next regular meeting will be held on Friday, May 19, 1922. 0. H. STUTTS, Chm. Pub. Com, Our idea of the stingiest man in the country is the one who knows how to make something worth while out of dandelions and won’t give his neighbor the recipe. VASS A WINNER OVER ALL IN THE county School debate Vass takes all the triumphs. In the be ginning it was the expectation that six teams would be in the contest, but Southern Pines failed to show interest. Jackson Springs was held out by an epidemic of sickness, and Cameron failed to qualify for reasons of their own up there. So Carthage, Eureka and Vass were left to carry out the contest. Vass defeated the Farm Life school, and Carthage repeated the performance. Then Carthage and Vass met, and Vass came away with the victory. In the debates Mildred Thomas and Helen Parker represented the affirmative and Lois Sanford and Jesse Brooks the negative. Miss Brooks carried off the medal for the best debate. In this connection it is remarked that Vass lacks four or five students of having enough for a standard high school, yet Vass defeats all the high or higher schools of the county. The question is asked The Pilot what would Vass accomplish if the school had the high school r>oi.ulation to give it the standard rating, and the stan dard equipment and practice. And ♦hose who ask the question intimate that Vass should make a little farther effort to broaden the high school horizon that in both accomplishment and rating this town shall have the rating that its accomplishment gives. Vass is not a very big town yet, but it is doing a creditable job in its schools. WARNING! Postmaster Bertie L. Matthews of the Vass, N. C. postoffice is co-op- erating in a nation wide campaign of the government to protect the Ameri can people against fake and unwise investments and to bring hidden sur plus funds into circulation. The government is warning people against financial transactions with strangers and advising them to put their money in good securities, place their funds in banks, or invest in Treasury Certificates at the Post Office. It is difficult to convict swind lers who obtain money from un suspecting people in this manner un til some of the federal laws have been broken. Department officials say they are amazed that people will pass by a bank or the postoffice which offer pro tection of funds and safe investment to hand their money over to some smooth-talking swindler about whom they know nothing. Postmasters have been called upon by the Department to use their influence in every way possible to prevent the loss of millions of dollars each year through unscrup ulous promoters and swindlers. Mrs. Matthews says: “I am send ing letters to the patrons of this office exen to those of limited means, call ing their attention to an investment guaranteed both as to principal and interest by the United States Govern ment and which will increase 25 per cent in five years. Through this post- office it is possible to purchase a ‘^25 Treasury Savings Certificate for $20, a $100 Certificate for $80 and a $1,000 Certificate for $800, representing an investment yielding, at purchase price, 4V2 per cent interest, compounded semi-annually. If the purchaser wishes to cash his certificate before the end of five years, he can get his money back with interest figured at about 3^ per cent, compounded semi annually. I am hoping the people of this community will take advantage of this offer or put their money into a bank as a protection against possible loss.” NIAGARA Misses Alice Lee an