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VOLUME
THE
PILOT
NUMBER
35
Is a Paper Devoted to the Upbuilding of the Sandhill Terriiii,, **v of North Carolina
Address ail communications to
THE PILOT PRINTING COMPANY, VASS. N. C
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1927.
SUBSCRIPTION $2.C0
TOBACCO CROP
PROSPECTS GOOD
The Bright Leaf Is Two-Thirds
of the American
Product.
BY BION H. BUTLER.
Information from Washington says
that the tobacco crop this season
will be the smallest since 1921 and
the second smallast since 1915. The
indications are that this year’s crop
will be a fourth less than that of last
year, and that prices will be mater
ially better. North Carolina appears
to be growing the biggest crop of
any of the states, leading Kentucky,
which has heretofore been the lead
ing tobacco state. But Kentucky
has been raising heavier tobacco and
the demand for the North Carolina
bright leaf has left Kentucky tobac
co out of the running. Until three
or four years ago Kentucky was pro
ducing nearly twice as much tobacco
as North Carolina. Now North Car
olina gives promise of almost doub
ling Kentucky’s yield. The tragedy
is significant. North Carolina has
stepped to the front in the produc
tion of tobacco because the world
wants bright leaf cigaret stock.
It is likely that North Carolina
will continue to lead in the produc
tion of tobacco indefinitely, for the
forms of tobacco that were popular
a few years ago seem to be losing out
almost entirely. Chewing and cigar
types are losing their hold, and snuff
is no longer as popular. But cigarets
are multiplying in their sales in
amazing quantities. And cigarets
are largely made of mild North Car
olina bright tobacco.
This State this year is expected to
harvest about 400,000,000 pounds of
tobacco. Kentrucky will come next
with 215,000,000, or a little more
than half as much. Virginia, which
is decreasing, will have 115,000,000,
or a little over a fourth as much as
North Carolina. The other tobacco
states will offer among them the bal
ance to make up 1,100,000,000 pounds.
South Carolina, Georgia and Vir
ginia together will make about half
as much bright leaf as North Caro
lina makes. From which it is seen
that North Carolina is the chief
source of tobacco, and not only for
this country but for the world.
The thing in this situation that
should interest the Sandhills more
than all else is thta the cigarete fac
tories are looking with favor on the
Sandhill leaf as a cigaret type. With
the demand for cigaret tobacco, and
a shortage of the general crop of
tobacco the United States over to
bacco men who have been looking
over this section say the prices
should be better than last season,
and some of them predict that Sand
hills tobacco will be better than oth
er sections because of an unusual
ly good quality.
C. H. Tapps, who is one of the
foremost tobacco farmers of the
Sandhill field, has at his home on
the Raeford road east of Aberdeen,
about 165 acres of the finest quality
(»f tobacco, and he says he expects
to harvest about 1,000 pounds to the
acre this year. Last year his crop
brought, him 37 cents on the Aber
deen market, and he expects to de
liver there a grade that will aver
age as good as last season. If he
does his acre average will run $370.
Mr. Tapps is much interested in the
Sandhills brand of tobacco, and says
a special high grade can be grown
fiere and the brand maintaiiied if the
farmers and all the rest of the peo
ple will take an in^^rest in the mat
ter. He uses on his farm a H>^e fer
tilizer, which he says helps to make
the quality and the quantity pf leaf
and to keep the crop in goodf condi
tion. Incidentally tthe Tap^s farms
also make other things. It would be
hard to beat the com and forage
growing out there now, and the gar
den stuff.
Mr. Tapps is not much disposed to
favor marketing Sandhills tobacco in
other places. It loses its identity,
and will bring no more money in
other places than ‘ tobacco grown
there will command. Sandhills to
bacco is recognized now as a super
ior type, and he thinks the host
thing tc do with it is to keep it with
other Sandhills tobacco and let the
buyers see that it belongs in the
high class. They will not- hlint it out
from the piles in warehouses where
all types are grouped together. He
is much inclined to believe in a great
tobacco development all through th^s
section, and says his friends in oth
er countics are inquiring about loca
tions in the Sandhills.
CAMERON HOST
TO COUNTY S. S.
Convention to Be Held in Pres-
byte;rian Church Saturday
and Sunday.
According to information from of
ficers of the Moore County Sunday
School Association, all indications
point to a record-breaking attend-
COLORED CITIZEN PASSES/
W. D. McCrimmon, one of the most
highly respected colored citizens of
the community, passed away at his
home in the edge of town at an early
hour Monday morning, after several
months of declining health. Daniel
grew up in this community, and from
boyhood all through his years was
a quiet, peaceable person, looking af
ter his own affairs and giving no one
any trouble. Above all, he was
Presentaiton of Attendarii^v
Pennant.
4:00—Adjourn.
Sunday Night, August 14.
8:00—Devotional,
cise a Worship Service, Miss lone
Alverson.
8:45—Song.
8:55—Plans for Increasing At
tendance. D. W. Sims.
9:30—Adjourn.
Pennant Presented. i , .
At the close of the session on Sun- co^orate pohcy:
day afternoon a felt pennant, 18 by ! Carolina Power and
ance at the annual County Sunday gg inehes, will be presented to the “ co-operative
School Convention which is to be , gunday School that has had in the i "'’ich ultimately will pro
held with the Presbyterian Church, I convention the largest number of North Carolina
Cameron. The opening session will i representatives, sixteen years of age | South Caroli^ with approxim-
be held at 8 o’clock Saturday night, I o^gr, according to the number i $3,500,000 of group Me msur-
bAROUNA POWER
INSURES WORKERS
Blanket Plan That Covers AD
Employes Regardless of
Conditions.
Ralph Chandler announces an in
surance plan that is an interesting
Light
August 13.
The officers in charge of the. plans
and program for the convention have
announced that the program has
been prepared with the idea of hav
ing “a convention for the discussion
of practical Sunday School plans and
problems," the plan being to have
something in the convention that will
help workers in all departments of
the Sunday School.
of miles traveled.
R. G. HUTCHESON,
County President.
MRS. H. A. BORST, , „ ,
County Secretary, 31- ^hen 1,7000 employes in
I about 350 communities were covered
ance.
The plan became effective through
contract with the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company at midnight,
CLEAN-UP DAY AT CYPRESS.
^ ^ Among the prominent speakers on
strictly honest, and won the respect j ,, ^ „ .n pk \ir o* r>
... the program will be D. W. Sims, Ra-
leigh, general superintendent of the
North Carolina Sunday School Asso
ciation, and Miss lone Alverson, Ra-
. , ^ ^ , leigh. Young People’s Division super-
North might reach here for the fu- \ ^orth Carolina
of all who had business dealings with
him. He was the son of the late J.
G. McCrimmon. In order that mem
bers of the family who were in the
neral, the service was not held until
Wednesday afternoon
Speaking of fruit, the first apple
caused a lot of trouble for the first
pair.
KIWAMS SAYS
Sunday School Association. During
the convention these workers will
discuss various phases of Sunday
School work.
As has been previously announc
ed, a pennant will be presented to
the Sunday School having in the
convention the largest number of
representatives, sixteen years of age
n ’17/\fTri l^r^ririlO over, based on the number of
rAl IUUR from that particular
; the church with wmch the conven-
' . jtion is heldd. The contest is open
Takes a Shot at the Indiffef" ^11 Stmtlay Schools tti the coun-
ence of Running except the Sunday School with
Accounts. which the convention is held and oth
ers within one mile. The pennant
Friday, Auust 19th, will be the an
nual clean-up day at Cypress ceme
tery, and those having loved ones
resting there and all who are inter
ested in the church will please bear
the date in mind and be present to
assist in putting the grounds in good
condition. Cypress cemetery is an
old cemetery, but it is by no means
a neglected cemetery, for the church
members see to it that their city of
the dead is well-kept.
When a public speaker pauses for
a reply it breaks him all up if he
gets it.
MRS. J. S. mWE
DIES SUDDENLY
The Kiwanis Club held its meeting 1 -jj presented at the close of the
Wednesday at the Lakeside Inn at ggggj^j^ Sunday afternoon.
automatically, while the rest of the
2,200 men and women employed by
the power and light company
throughout the two states will par
ticipate later in the insurance bene
fits, upon completing specified terms
of service. Announcement of the in
surance plan was made by P. A. Til
lery, vice president and general man
ager of the Carolina Power and
Light Company.
All employes actively at work, and
having at least six months’ service
to their credit on the effective date,
have been isured without cost to them
jfor $500 each, the Carolina Power
land Light Company paying the en-
Itire premium. When other employes
I not then eligible have completed six
I months* service, they also will re-
tc» v, insurance protection.
In addition to the free insurance,
an interesting feature of the group
program is the inclusion of a special
provision under which the employes.
Whole Town Saddened by D«- co-«per,tion with
expected Death of this Be- “>e company, may obtain additional
loved Woman {insurance based on length of serv-
j ice. The additional protection will
automatically with each
j increase
^ ^ Carthage, Aug. 11.—Our whole j completed year of service until at
Lakeview, amid surroundings that j program for the conven- • saddened by the unexpect- | the end of five years an employe’s
brought forth a word of commenda- follows: death of Mrs. J. S. Womble on | total insurance will be $2,000. The
tion for the charming dining room! Saturday Night, August 13. Saturday night at a few min-: co-operative arrangement applies in
there on the hill side overlooking the Devotional. ;utes after 7 o’clock. She had been jthe case of past as well as future
at home for only a few weeks, and 'service.
when she was at work in the clerk’s ^ Every employe eligible in point of
office seemed so well and happy that
tree-flanked body of clear water, and j —Advanced Steps for the
the extended view far out through Sunday School. Miss lone Al-
the forest. The meeting was a sort Raleigh, Young People’s Di-, i- • j • j i.
of an experience meeting, one of the Superintendent of the North were surpnsed at
features being the discussion of thelc„„,i„^ gunday School Association. !of her sudden attack of
signs that are to be posted in the g.45_Song. heart trouble. The many friends
next few days warning people not | Record of Attendance. business Mon- I health, sex, nor any other condition
to destroy shrubbery along the coun- Suggestions to Sunday were continually talking of the (ig preventative.
service is entitled to receive the pro
tection provided by the insurance
program. There are practically no
friends ; restrictions. Neither age, state of
try roads. Judge Way read some Workers D W Sims Ral-would have attended the
original poetry, which most every- . , general sunerintendent North , generally known. VASS-LAKEVIEW SCHOOL
body half suspected he cribbed from gunday School Association. , “'’t unusually i qPENS IN SEPTEMBER.
_ 1 1 X 1 A. ^ _ X. ^ ^ 1 o ^ nvm VTO • /M1T _
some one else, but it was not so bad
at that, and if the Judge did not |
write it originally he helped the |
crowd to brace up their optimism a j
little, and he was excused on that
account.
Then Dr. Dickey, the president of
the Club, in a fatherly way that he
has, took up the question of indiffer
ence to current accounts. Not ac
counts of public affairs and other
people’s habits, but accounts that
you owe. There is no complaint
about indifference to current ac
counts of other things. The doctor
intimated that if every fellow would
start in to pay his little accounts
every body would be getting some
money to pay his accounts, and the
first thing we know debts would be
paid off, money would be rolling to
ward every one, and a different air
would prevail. His philosophy was
received with approval, although it
is yet to be seen how much it may
be applied.
John Wilcox, of the Horseshoe
cotintry, was present and afiked to
tell something about how he makes
the alfalfa that has already cut
three crops of hay this summer, but
Mr. Wilcox seems to think that he
talks enough in the office of the
clerk of court without putting in an
extra spiel, and I'e was bashful. But
his farm over there on the river
speaks up when anybbdy heads that
way, and it tells a story of good
farming
Then it beg*n to rain knd they fall
went hoitte
9:25—Announcements.
9:30—Adjourn.
Sunday Morning, August 13.
10:30—DevotionaL
10:45—Evangelism | of | Youth—
Church's Best Insurance. Miss lone
Alverson.
11:15—Business Session:
Reports of County and Town
ship Officers.
fine character in so many ways: out
spoken in her beliefs and convic-
The Vass-Lakeview school will
‘ions, open in her friendships and in'open its doors for the fall term
her candid and firm opinions of right , early in September. The exact date
and wrong, and still so honest and i ^as not as yet been announced. This
firm and at the same time gentle and l year’s opening will find almost an
kindly in it all, that her friends were | entire change in the personnel of the
simply those who knew her, and j faculty, only two of last year’s ef-
were warmest and most sincere ^fi^ient teachers being in the list,
where she was best known. Her long jtr^ey are Prof. F. M. Dwight and
A^intinenrof Committees. I
Record of Attendance.
11:35—Our Expanding Program.
D. W. Sims.
12:10—Offering for Support of
County and State Sunday School As
sociations.
12:25—Announcements.
12:30—Adjourn.
Dinner*at the Ch*urch. Everybody
come and bring a basket.
Sunday Afternoon, August 14.
2:00—Devotional.
2:10—The Home and the Sunday
School Working Together. (By speak
er to be secured by County President
and Secretary.)
2:30—Making the Opening Exer
cise a Worship Service. Mis lone
Alverson.
3:00—Song.
3-05—The Workers' Council at
Work. D. W. Sims.
3:85—Discussion and Questions.
Opportunity for the presentation
and discussion of special Sunday
School problems.
3.50—jBusiness Session:
Re^rts of Oommittfees and
Election of Offlceirs.
Place of Next Meeting.
of the Superior Court as deputy i p^of. w. D. Matthews, who has
clerk brought her general acquaint-g^,hool so efficiently as
ance over the whole county; and in {superintendent for 15 years, last
such a public job her genuine inter- Igunimer passed successfully the state
est in all public welfare and in the examination, and has opened a
wants of our people, together with j^ere. While serving as
her fitness and efficiency made her i jug^jce of the peace he became widely
very popular indeed. But above all ^s a dispenser of justice, and
her firm stand for her Saviour and j the opening of his law office,
for her church proved the highest matters assumed such propor-
ideals of life, and she too could say jtions that Mr. Matthews decided not
that she was not ashamed of the accept his regular school work'
gospel of Christ. An ardent Meth-
odist, she was broad in her love for j school board was very for-
and interest in all church causes, j ^yjj^te in securing to fill this vacan-
She enjoyed life because she found John McCrummen, of West
in it so much of the best of life for
which to live, and she enjoyed the
sunshine because of all the light and
life and health and hope that oame
with and from the . sunshine. And
we are glad that we have had our
share of her sunshine.
What a splendid thitig it would be
if people who lost their tempers
were unable to find them again.
End. Mr. McCrummen, for two
years, was a member of the Farm
Life School faculty, and made a fine
record there. F. M. Dwight, of Lake
view, has again accepted work in the
high school, and these two will be
ably assist^ hi the high school de
partment by Miss Alberta Monroe,
of West End. iiiliss Monroe was
educated at the North Carolina Col
lege for Women.
The grade teachters, also, come
Your wife, as well as your sins,
will find you out.
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