VOLUNE THE PILOT NUMBER Devoted to tiie Upbuilding of Vass and Its Surrounding Country SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 VASS, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1922 PRICE FIVE CENTS LET’S EXHIBIT SOMETHING AT THIS FALL’S FAIR Courtsey of Progressive Farmer We hope every Pilot reader who can do so will resolve right now to exhibit something next fall at the Vass Community Fair. Not all of us can make as pretty an exhibit as Virginia Scanlon and her prize-winning Angus, but nearly every progressive farmer can make a creditable exhibit of Bome kind. As we have often said, every farmer every year should resolve to beat all his neighbors in at least one thing—corn, wheat, apples, hogs, poultry, cows, alfalfa, or just anything—and then exhibit the best of that product at the fair. UPPER HOKE ITEMS Hot weather in abundance these days and with the showers that visit us occasionally crops are looking fine. The corn and cotton prospects are good but the tobacco prospects are not so good. While there will be a fair crop if the weather conditions continues favorable, the weed is some what small and doesn’t seem to spread as it should. There is about 25 per cent more acreage planted in tobac co in Little River Township this year than was planted last year. Cotton acreage is also increased 20 to 25 per cent and at least as much corn. There was not much small grain in this neighborhood but what there was was good. As a whole. Little River Township shows quite a marked in terest in farming operations, and if we have a good season there will be lots of stuff made this year. We understand that a portion of Hopewell school district has been transferred to Roundwood district in Harnett county. There is a move ment on foot to put a special tax on the patrons of Mt. Pleasant school and enlarge the building to a three- room, instead of a one-room house to take care of the fast increasing school population of this district. There are upwards of seventy pupils of school age in the district, which is far too ^^lany for one teacher; and we hope we can do something to better our school conditions. There will be a confmiunity picnic at Mt. Pleasant school house next NOTICE TO CO-OPS OF MOORE COUNTY The following letter has been received by Mr. A. Cameron, which will be of interest to the members of the Co-operative Association. Mr. Simpson comes highly recommended to us as a tobacco warehouseman TOBACCO GROWERS’ CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION Durham, N. C. July 4, 1922. Mr. A. Cameron, Vass, North Carolina. Dear Sir:— I am sending you Mr. Guy H. Simpson, manager of ware house at your point. I hope that you will give him all the help that you can. Mr. Simpson is a good man and has lots of experience in the warehouse. Yours truly, Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative Association, J. E. Bowling, District Manager. Vass has always been a strong supporter of the co-opera- tive movement when other places were fighting it. No auction warehouse will be operated at Vass to try and dissatisfy the members of the association. Saturday, July 8th. Everybody is cordially invited to attend. A special committee has been appointed to look out for your interests and enjoyment. Why not let’s try and get the State Highway Commission to take over the Vass-Overhills road and put it in