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THE PILOT
Friday, April 23, 1926.
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CAMERON
If the weather kills your crop,
Keep a goin’
If you tumble from the top,
Keep a g'oin’
Taint no use to sit and whine,
When the fish ain’t on the line,
Bait your hook and keep a tryin^
Keep a goin.’
—FRANK SLANTON.
The kind of freezing weather we
have recently experienced, has been
happening occasionally ever since I
can remember and that’s a loner time
back. The only difference is, that
there didn’t use to be 30 iiuifh to g^t
killed, and not so much money in
vested. But folks got on just the
same. There was hog and hominy,
sogrum molasses, chickens, eggs, and
the woods full of game. People lived
slower, easier and happier and died
when their time came. It was a rare
thing to hear of some one getting kill
ed. I remember once, when the
leaves of the trees in th forst and
everywhere else, were killed, when
they were half grown. Com was kill
ed, all garden truck, and of course all
the fruits, including blackberries and
all the fruits that “grew wild.” I re
member a big snow in the middle of
April, when it snowed all of a Friday
night, and until the afterVioon of Sat
urday. Some time about the year of
1895 or 96, all the fruit was killed,
pears, apples and peaches, as large
as marbles, were frozen black. On
the night of April the 25th, 1918,
there was ice and frost and nine-
tenths of the dewberries were killed.
“Adversity like winter weather, is of
use to those vermin which the sum
mer prosperity is apt to produce and
nourish. The county has grown pros
perous, vain and wasteful.
The John McNeill Society met last
week with Mrs. W. G. Parker. Sub
ject: “Friendship and Neighbors.”
Leader, Mary McDonald. Talks by
Mrs. J. D. McLean, Mrs. H. D| Tally,
and Miss Jacksie Muse.
The Merry Makers met Friday
night ^nth Miss-a Minnie and Ja^’k-
sie Muse and made merry ‘till the
“Witching hour, when refreshments of
fruit salad, crackers and coffee were
served.
Mrs. W. A. Coore on route 1, had
the great misfortune last week to lose
by fire, her dwelling house and smoke
house. Only a few household necessi
ties were saved. All her meat and
several stands of lard, including every
thing in the smoke house, was destroy
ed. The fire caught from the stove
flue. Her son, Frank Coore wag
working in a field a mile away from
the home. This is a sore misfortune
to Mrs. Coore, who is a widow.
Rev. and Mrs. M. D. McNeill spent
the week in Tarboro as the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Holmes.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Graham and
children, Katherine and Bernice, Mrs.
Henry Borst and son, Henry, Jr., of
Vass, were visitors Sunday afternoon
of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McLean.
Mrs. T. C. Gaddy entertained at a
birthday dinner Sunday, given in
honor of her daughter, Mlrs. A. K.
Thompson, of Vass. Those of her
family who were present were Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Gaddy and children of
Sanford, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Thomp
son and children, Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Gaddy and son, John, Jr., of Vass.
Mrs. T. C. Gaddy spent Monday with
Mrs. John Gaddy at Vass.
Rev. M. D. McNeill accompanied by
Mrs. McNeill, filled his appointment
at Manley Sunday and were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Atticus Bryant
of Aberdeen.
Rev. M. D. McNeill, assisted by
Rev. 0^ A. Keller conducted the fun
eral services of W. M. Lemmon at
Efhesui, Sunday afternoon. Mr. Lem
mon was in his 76th year. He married
Miss Fknnie Tyson, of Center church
community. A daughter of theirs,
Mrs. Earl Goodman, lives in Camer
on.
Mrs. T. C. Gaddy received news
Monday of the death of her brother,
J. W. Oldham, of Wadesboro. Enter-
ment in Wadesboro, Tuesday.
R. C. Muse and R. C. Jr., of Hamlet,
were in town last week.
The Woman’s Auxiliary met last
week with Mrs. H. D. Tally. Meeting
conducted by Miss Manda McPherson,
after which the hostess served a de
lightful salad course.
The Young Ladies’ Auxiliary met
last week with Miss Thurla Cole. Reg
ular program, with report from the
Presgyterial at Raeford by Miss An
nie Borst. Refreshments of pineapple
salad, served on lettuce, crackers, and
angel food cake was served.
Mrs. Janie Muse and daughter. Miss
Jacksie were in Raleigh Saturday.
Miss Lily May Rogers was a week
end guest of relatives, at Broadway.
Rev. 0. A. Keller spent Sunday
night with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Spivey.
Miss Lucy Thomas spent the week
end at Vass.
Miss Mary McNeill spent last week
with Mrs. D. W. McNeill.
Mrs. B. F. Thomasson spent Sunday
with Mrs. Laura Rogers.
Dr. B. T. Thomasson spent Sunday
with Mrs. Laura Rogers.
Dr. M. L. Matthews and mother,
Mrs. Mildred Matthews, of Sanford;
Messrs Hinsdale and Bates, from
Winston-Salem, spent Sunday after
noon with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Irvin.
Mrs. M. D. McNeill and Miss Vera
McLean visited relatives Ip Carthage
Monday.
A popular and beautiful young lady
of our town told me this morning that
some time ago, the Editor of the Ral
eigh Evening Times, had made in
quiry through the columns of his pa
per as to the number of years I had
been on this “terrestrial ball.^’ In plain
terms he asked how old was the Cam
eron correspondent. ? In my young
days, I liked to keep the men guessing
about more than my age, and the habit
remains unchanged.
Mr. and Mrs. Beever, of Durhma,
were callers Sunday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. McKeith-
en. I
H. P. McPherson is spending some
time in Ocala, Florida.
. M. Borst and son. Mason Borst, of
Wilmington, spent the week-end at
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Vance McBryde and
daughters. Misses Leta and Grace, of
Aberdeen, were visitors Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Yow.
I am pleased to enroll this week,
•another new subscribed to The Pilot.
Mrs. T. N. Tyson, of Cumnock, whom
we hope will be sure to receive this
week’s issue.
D. D. Kelly and grandson, Frank
Kelly, of Carthage Route were in town
Monday.
The class of 1926, Cameron High
school announces its commencement
exercises. May 2nd and 3rd and 4th,
high school auditorium, Cameron,
North Carolina. Class motto: “Climb,
Though the Hills Be Rugged.” Class
I have available an almost
unlimited amount of money to
lend on farm lands. Repay
ment is made in small semi
annual installments.
J. Vance Rowe, A tty.
Aberdeen, North Carolina
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COR. R.EPUTATION
FOR. SERVICE IS
THE TALK OP
THE TOWN
When people comment on
our good service, we are
glad,
For we have tried to make
it worth talking about.
But what pleases us most
is the growing number of
customers who come to us
expecting good service,
And stay with us — be
cause they get it.
If you have not joined
this throng—
The line forms to he
right.
Pinehnrst Lumber Yards
Phone 161 The Lumber number
Pinehurst, N. C.
colors: rainbow. Class flower, sweet
pea. Class roll: Alfred Haywood
Snipes, Currie Byrd Spivey, Ethel
Stacy Boaz, Ethel Henrietta Douglas,
Ethel Ariel Phillips, Edna Dare
O’Briant, Edna Hancock, Edna Louise
Womack, Henry Dowell Jones, Minnie
Mae Cameron, Numa Cleta Jackson,
Ola Frye, Pauline Evans Snipes, Sadie
Elizabeth Badgett, Wade , Hampton
Collins, William Edwin Gilchrist Wil
liam Thomas Smith. Principal J. Clyde
Kelly. Baccalaureate sermon, Sun
day, May 2. Class day exercises, Mon
day evening. May 3, at 8:00 o’clock.
Graduation exercise, Tuesday morning,
May4, at 11:00 o’clock.
P. H. Gilchrist, on route 2, is in ill
health, and confined to his bed.
Mrs. Mollie, Lawhon, widow of
“Shot” Lawhon, is very feeble at
her home, on route 1. Mrs. Lawhon
and her daughter. Miss Efiie Lawhon
live alone. We are pleased to hear they
have kind neighbors.
Miss Bert Kelly came over from
Raleigh and spent the week-end with
Prof. and Mrs. J. Clyde Kelly.
The Maples family and connections
on route 2, together with the fami
lies at Manley met Sunday, to give
their sister, Mrs. T. N. Tyson, of
Cumnock a surprise birthday dinner,
and invited the correspondent to
come and partake of the dinner, see
the county and count the crowd. The
starting point was at the homa of Mr.
Henry Maples and his sister Miss An
nie Maples, on route 2. While wait
ing for the Manley reinforcemnets, I
went in the house and on the wall saw
an enlarged picture of a youth in the
Confederate uniform, and was told by
Miss Maples, the picture was that of
her father, Thomas Maples, now de
ceased.
Coy Maples told me that his father
entered the army at the age of eight
een, belonged in company H, 46th
North Carolina Regiment, commanded
by Capt. N. McKay McNeill, who was
promoted to Major, and afterwards
to colonel. Coy Maples was named for
his father’s captain. Kay pronounced
“Coy.” They showed me a well worn
testament that their father had car
ried throughout the war.
By then the Manley crowd, the Wil
sons, whose mother was a Maples had
arrived and the start for Cumnock.
After a pleasant ride through an in
teresting section we arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Tysor,
received a cordial welcome, if they
were surprised at seeing six or seven
cars, when they expected only one.
But believe me those cars and the
others that came after, were loaded
with boxes and baskets of good eats.
After an hour or so, of social con
versation among the relatives and in
vited friends dinner was announced,
and served, under a shed in a lovely
shady vale. My! Fve partaken of
many good dinners, but never one any
better. Everything of the season's
best, excellently served and cooked
from the cooking in the limes :»f our
grandmothers down to the present do
mestic science cooking of Miss Emma
Wilson, who took a three year’s
course at Farm Life. Fresh park
hams, beef, roasted and ?t,eaked.
Chickens fried, baked and smothered,
and stewed in rice, good light biscuits,
sweet potatoes, pickles, salad.^ and a
variety of delicious sandwiches, ap
ple, peach, lemon and swe<it potato
custards. Delicious cakes. I count
ed eight, all different variety, hot cof
fee and more hot coffee. Ernest
Wilson, who saw service in Frantc,
during the world war, made the re
mark, “What would I have done to
have seen such a dinner on rtrniistice
day.
In the afternoon, we v/ent to the
mines. At Cumnock coal mme.^, we
looked down a shaft 450 feet deep
and saw the cages in which the >^iiners
descend into the bowels of the earth.
Saw the Coal Glen mine, 900 feet deep.
The air shaft, the circular
water where the gold fish revel. Mr.
Tysor gave us very interest in;? infor
mation about the mines. The coun
try is picturesque.
Those present wer'? Henry Maples
and sister, Miss Annie; Mr. and Mrs.
D. J. Monroe and children; Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Maples and children, Henry,
Curtis, Esther and ubert; Air, and Mrs.
Coy Maples and children, •jrilbert,
Jesse, Aubrey, Winifred; Mrs. Janie
Maples and children, oward, Oharks
and May. From Manley, Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Wilson, Mis:.cs Emma, An
nie Belle, Georgie, Alice, James, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Wilson and children,
Frank, Nancy Bes^ and Joyce; Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Wilson and children, T.
H. Vivia and Hubert From Raleigh,
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Monroe and three
children, and Mrs. Div*w-»e Jind baby;
Mrs. Maness, Mr. and Mrs. Tyson and
the correspondent. Mrs. Tysor re
ceived many useful and dainty pres
ents, presented by her grand-nieces
and neighbors.
I came with Mr and Mrs. Ernest
Wilson and Miss VViLson, returning
home by way of Broadv/ay and called
to see Mrs. Wilso/i's sister, Mrs. Hart
ley. Mr. and Mr-^. Hartley a
lovely home. The»r married daugh
ter, ;son in law' and beautiful grand
child fiom Buies Creek 'vere there on
a visit.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to express by siticere thanks
and appreciation for the kindness and
sympathy shown me by uiv friends and
neighbors during the recent illness and
death of my wife, Elizabeth.
ROSWELL A. WICKER.
The trouble with the straw vote is
tlTat when it doesn’t blo\v the way we
want it to blow, we don’t think much
of it.—Troy Record.
Florida announces that alligator
shoes are coming back. Does this
mean that some of the investors in
real estate are walking?—Detroit
News.
They Are Here
Those Summer Straws and Felts \^dth fancy
bands, that are so popular. Make your hat correspond
with your Spring Suit. We have grey and tan in the
different shades. Something- that will blend with any
suit. Let us show them to you.
Spring Time and Voile Time
We have a variety of shades in plain and fancy
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