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»v l*®^5?^,' ' ? '>]js COMPANY V V V V Y f Itaple s and a fur> dware ERY ;ting time for you a call. lows IS in various sizes u Sll »-< H < 31 s‘ S >• ► > > ►» < fU o NX COMPANY V ¥ ¥ V oo 00 > .. ■ ■ ■ -■ ’ - ■ ■ ■ . . 'IS ' ^ VOLUNE THE PILOT NUMBER Devoted to the Upbuilding of Vass and Its Surrounding Country SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 VASS, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 26,1923 PRICE FIVE CENTS TOBACCO GROWERS CELEBRATE AGAIN The Tobacco Growers' Co-operative Association established another record last Monday wheh it made the biggest payment ever distributed in a single day to tobacco farmers in Virginia and North Carolina. Members of the association doubled their money at 54 towns of the old belt and carried home the best part of seven million dollars in cold cash. This week’s sudden tidal wave of prosperity has caused ide spread satisfaction among the organized growers and the merchants, bankers and fertilizer men who have reaped a rich harvest from the second cash payment of the association in Vir ginia and Western Carolina. Celebrations and mass meetings at several points marked the second dis tribution. Oliver J. Sands, executive manager of the association, address ed a mass meeting of growers at South Boston where the farmers of Halifax county received $800,000 as the second advance and members of the association declared their average of $18.80 per hundred received to date was as much as they got for last year’s crop. “Co-operative marketing last July was a prospect and a hope,” said man ager Sands, “today it is an actual fact and will progress improve with time. The statements of its oppo nents have been repeatedly disproven. They will no whave to find new points to attack.” Similiar enthusiasm among associ ation members marked the great gathering of members who come to the co-operative floors early last Mon day to receive their checks at Dan ville, Winston-Salem, and other large markets. The assurance given the growers last Monday of more pay ments to follow their second cash dis bursement increased the satisfaction and confidence of the members of the big co-operative. Backing up the policy of the association to call upon all land owning members to deliver all tobacco ^own upon their land to the association in 1923, thousands of growers have taken contracts to their homes with the determination to aid the membership campaign and in crease the si^-up in America’s larg est co-operative marketing association to 100,000 growers. Hundreds of merchants and bank ers are rallying to the support of co operative marketing for the coming year. Stating that their dealings with the members of the co-operative associations were entirely satisfactory in 1922, from 30 to 40 merchants of Eastern North Carolina have adver tised their desire to extend aid to all worthy member of the association since its markets reopened this month. Influential merchants of Rocky Mount, Kinston, Fremont, LaGrange, Deep Run, Snow Hill, Smithfield and other points of Eastern Carolina have ad vertised their support of the tobacco and cotton associations during the past ten days. Scarcely a town remains in the to bacco and cotton area of the Caro- linas and Virginia where the mem bers of the marketing associations will fail to find the support of friendly bankers and merchants in markeeting their next year’s crop. The third cash payment of the as sociation will begin next month with its members in South Carolina. CAMERON NEWS FARM LIFE NEWS DANCE AT LILLINGTON The early Spring Dance will be held at the New Hotel Killiegrey, Lilling- ton, Friday evening, January 26, from 9 to 1 o’clock. Music by the Dixie Serenaders. Buffet. Script. Mr. J, E. Phillips who has been at the C. C. Hospital for the past week for treatment, is reported improving and expects to be home by the latter part of this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Atkinson and sons, J. W., Jr. and Thomas Keith, and Mrs. W. T. Shaw and daughter, Miss Edna, of Southern Pines, motor ed to Cameron last Sunday after noon, returning for a call at the home of Mrs. Atkinson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Keith. Mr. Jack Phillips attended the funeral services of Miss Redfern at Monroe last week. Mr. Benton Pierce, a highly re spected citizen on Jonesboro route, passed away at his home last week, after a lingering illness. At his re quest the funeral services were con ducted by Rev. M. D. McNeill, as sisted by the Rev. Mr. Ray of Jones boro, from St. Andrews church of which he was a member. Interment aj: the Pierce family burying ground. Mr. Clifton Cameron, who is chief clerk in the store of his uncle, Mr. Donald McDonald, spent the week end at his home near Timberland. Messrs. Clyde Gaddy, of Sanford, and Jim Hinston, of Moncure, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Gad dy. Mr. Clyde Gaddy visited his little sons, Sunday afternoon, at the home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Richardson on route 2. Rev. M. D. McNeill went to Cy press, Monday afternoon, to conduct the funeral services of Mr. William Johnson, son of W. J. Johnson who died about two weeks ago. The young man was a member of Cypress church, having joined during a meet- ting held there in the autumn of 1922. Both father and son died of pneumonia following an attack of in fluenza. The family of Mr. J. J. Irvin have a mild case of influenza. Pleased to report Mrs. E. M. Borst improving from influenza. Mr. Borst spent Sunday at home. Mrs. Laura Rogers was a dinner guest, Sunday, of Mrs. J. W. Hart- sell. Miss Eva Graham spent Saturday night with Miss Mollie Reed. Misses Frances and Norman Mc- Keithen, of Carthage, called Sunday at the home of Mrs. D. S. Ray. Miss Rebecca Ray, student of Car thage high school, who spent the past week at her home here, returned, Monday, to Carthage. January 10th, little Miss Lula Gad dy celebrated her sixth birthday, by giving a party to twenty little boys and girls. Games of all kinds were played. A player piano furnished music for the game of “steal part ners.” Fruits, candies and nuts were served. The little hostess received many presents. The guests departed wishing her manny happy returns of a joyous birthday. Miss Cattie McDonald returned, Monday, from Waxhaw, where she had been in attendance at the bed side of her brother, Mr. Duncan Mc Donald. The handsome and stately home of Mr. D. D. Kelly, near Carthage, was entirely destroyed by fire on Thurs day of last week. The fire caught from the roof, and a high wind blow ing, the house was soon burned to the ground. Mr. Kelly, who, with his family were living with their father, was Lme distance from the house when he discovered the fire. His first thought was for his aunt Kate, wlw for many years had been an invalid, entirely Llpless. Rushing in he lift- ed his aunt in his arms and carried (Continued on page 2) The home of Superintendent J. C. Kelly’s father, which is situated about half-way between Carthage and Sanford was destroyed by fire Tues day, January 17. There were scarcely anything saved. Misses Lillie and Nettie Oneill Beam returned, Wednesday night from Statesville, where they had gone to see their invalid brother, who is ill with influenza. He was much im proved on their arrival. At a call meeting of the Page Liter ary Society Friday afternoon the fol lowing officers were elected for the spring semester: President, Irma Bost; vice-president, Sallie Green; secretary, Nelie Shields; treasurer, Georgie Wilson; critic. Pearl Ray. Mr. Rufus Morgan, of Carthage, and Miss Myrtle McCaskill were at Christian Endeavor Sunday night. Miss Doris Mills spent Sunday af ternoon with Miss Mary Askew, of Carthage. Miss Janie McLeod spent the week end at her honie in Carthage. Miss Janie Dalrymple spent the week-end with Miss Ethel Dalrymple. Our music teacher, Miss Rosa Tay lor, was in Carthage Saturday morn ing. Prof. Dudley Robertson, of Glen- don, spent the week-end at the home of Prof. and Mrs. R. G. Hutcheson. Miss York had as guests for din ner Sunday, Rev. Mr. Clark and Mrs. Martin Blue. Mrs. Bertha Freeman was in Car thage Monday afternoon. Miss Carrie Wilkes spent Sunday afternoon with Myrtle Ferguson. Sunday afternoon Miss Pearl Ray had a large crowd of young people at her home. The singing especially was enjoyed by every one. A number of people from Eureka attended the square dance in Carthage Friday night. The first prize was won by a student of the eleventh grade. Worth Blue. The people from Eureka are glad to find that the road to Vass has been improved recently in several places. Messrs. R. E. Boyd and Garrett Dawson were in Vass Sunday after noon. Misses Cathefine Crocker and Sallie Green and Mr. R. E. Boyd attended the movies at Pinehiurst 'Satutrday night. Ernest Horne and Mabel Rourk and Lee McDonald and Katie Lee Rice motored to Pinehurst Friday night to the movies. Misses Catherine Crocker and Net tie Oneill Beam and Mr. R. E. Boyd were in Carthage Thursday afternoon. Misses Florence Beam and Thelma Dunlap and Mr. R. E. Boyd were in Carthage Saturday afternoon. Miss Armesia Harrell, a nurse at the hospital, was in bed several days last week with tonsilitis. Rev. Mr. Clark announced Sunday that a new church would be built at Eureka as soon as arrangements can be completed. As yet it has not been decided whether a frame or brick veneer structure will be built. The people of the community have used the auditorium of the school house as a church for years and so it is grati fying to know that they will soon have a separate place of worship. DIED TO RAISE $100,000 FOR ELON COLLEGE The citizens of Alamance county are doing a fine thing for Elon Col lege, whose Administration building was destroyed by fire on January 18, by undertaking to raise $100,000 to aid the college in rebuilding. A mass meeting was held in Burlington the day following the fire and a com mittee appointed to undertake the work at once. Alamance citizens, re gardless of church affiliations, are en thusiastic over the movement and in vite any person interested in aiding the college to join them. C. B. Riddle*, Burlington, N. C., is secretary of the committee, to whom any donation may be sent. THE RURAL CHURCH Prof. Burr, of the Kansas Agricul tural College, is pessimistic about the future of the small church in rural communities. He fears that what the auto has begun the radio will com plete, and points out that within the last five years 200 rural church or ganizations have been abandoned in Kansas. The automobile has taken the wor shipers away^rom the neighborhood church and carried them to the more pretentious churches of the neighbor ing cities, he says. Now that the radio has made it possible to sit com fortably at home and hear some of the best sermons being preached, he fears that more people will be won away from the little institutions which have been si.ch a big factor in keep ing American standards of life so high, for both the inconvenience of travel and the necessity of contribut ing something for the upkeep of the church are avoided. But his fears are groundless. In the community around Vass the rural church is far from being down and out, and we can’t believe that in this respect this particular community is any different from thousands upon thousands of other communities in these United States. The rural church still remains the major Ameri can institution. Dwellers therein seldom go to the theatres, and to the courts even less frequently. But they go to church as a rule almost every Sunday in the year. The radio is something too new to permit of sound predictions as to its future. THE KING COMES BACK At his home near Lobelia on Janu ary 21, Willie Johnson. Just twenty- four hours later death claimed his brother, Archie Johnson. The funer als were conducted by the pastor. Rev. M. D. McNeill and the bodies laid to rest in Cypress cemetery by the side of their father who died a short time ago. Kaisers and kings are not very pop ular in the world these days, but Pe ter J. Lux has demonstrated that a real king can come back. Peter was the champion corn man back in 1919 and now he is Corn King of the world again, having been recrowned at the International Hay and Grain Show in Chicago a few weeks ago. His ten cars of Johnson county white dent were not only declared the best ten 6ars exhibited at the show, but in the opinion of several of the exports no finer corn was ever grown in the world. The Junior King of the show —the heir apparent, so to speak— was Glenn Phares, fourteen years old, of Shelbyville, Indiana. Glenn produced 115 bushels to the acre, at a cost of less than thirty-two cents the bushel. It is great to be a king, but surely to be a Corn King is to lead th eroyalties of the world. These young m.en were quiet, honest and industrious, and had won the esteem and love of tbose^ who kne^ them. The sympathy of the whole com- mteiity . g©es out to this bereaved family: in this hour of. trial. I
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