North Carolina Newspapers

..Pi^ Two' THE PILOT, a Paper With f!haracter. Vass. North Carolina Friday, January 25 192^ The Week in Southern Pines Last Saturday night Mr. and Mrs. rive in New York City today after W. Halliwell gave a dinner party in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mitch ell, of Mount Vernon, N. Y., who were stopping at the Carolina on their way to Florida. Among the other out- of-town guests were Clyde Hornaday, of Raleigh, and Captain and Mrs. Orawford, of Fort Bragg. After a roast duck dinner, bridg-e was played, Mrs. N. P. Wilson and Dr. G. G. Herr winning first prize. Abo on Saturday night, Mrs. Helen Buckingham entertained a number of friends at bridge at her home on Massachusetts avenue. On Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Olmstead were hosts to a num ber of friends at evening bridge. The Thursday Afternoon Bridge club will begin meetings again this week at the home of Mrs. Verdie Wiley. At the Highland Pines Mr. and Mrs. T. Preston, Jr., of Princeton and Baltimore, are at the Highland Pines Inn for a rest of sev eral days. Mrs. Preston is the for mer Mrs. Grover Cleveland, wife of the late President. Percy Rockefeller of New York, gave a dinner Tuesday evening at the Highland Pines Inn in honor of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Thomas and others of his guests at Overhills, the Rocke feller estate. Mrs. David Sloane later entertained the party at her Weymouth Heights home. The trip to Southern Pines was made by motor. Former visitors registering at the Highland Pines Inn this week were: Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacPherson and Col. Albert E. Pierce and Lloyd Wash ington, al of Chicago; Major and Mrs. Duncan Robinson of Toronto; Mr. & Mrs. H.S.Burr of Fairfield, Conn.;Mr. and Mrs. Frank MacReynolds of Mes- iroee, Wis.; Frank Gould of Baltimore a trip around the world. He started his journey last July. Moore County Scouts of the Walter Hines Page Council held their second Quarterly Field Day at Pinehurst on Wednesday afternoon, January 16. There were over one hundred and twenty five scouts in attendance at State Charities Left Millions by B. N. Duke Many Philanthropic Institutions Receive Bequests from Tobacco King More than a million dollars are be queathed to charitable institutions of North Carolina under the will of the late Benjamin N. Duke, tobacco man ufacturer and philanthropist, whose the rally, all troops in Moore County death occurred in North Car being represented except Vass. Troop 3, of Southern Pines, Max G. Backer, Scoutmaster, won the meet scoring a total of twenty eight points. Pine Bluff, Troop 1, W. D. Sliannon, Scoutmaster, was second with a to tal of twenty three points. Troop 2, Aberdeen, C. B. Thomas, Scoutmaster, came in third, scoring eighten points. Carthage, Troop 1, F. Y. Blanton, Scoutmaster, was fourth with 15 points and Pinehurst, Troop 2, Ralph Wallace, Scoutmaster, was in last place with ten points. All of the troops exhibited splenldid sportsman ship and reflected ^credit on thefr leaders. The first quarterly meet end ed in a triple tie between Pinehui*st, Aberdeen and Pine Bluff. The South ern Pines Troop will represent the Moore County District in the Council Jamboree to be held in Sanford dur ing the week of February 8-14, as a part of the celebration of the Nine death occurred in New York on Jan uary 8th. After disposition of the major part of the huge estate, esti mated at between $50,000,000 and $200,000,000, to relatives, the phil anthropic bequests of interest to i North Carolinians, include the follow- miil^ • $50,000 North Carolina College for Negroes, of Durham, N. C., for its en dowment building fund; $25,000 to the North Carolina Orthopedic Hospital at Gastonia, N. C., for its Negro ward; $10,000 to the Stonewall Jackson Training and Industrial School for Boys at Concord, N. C.; $20,000 to Kittrell College at Kittrell, N. C., for its endowment fund; $50,000 to the Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Churcih, South, Nashville, Tenn.; $50,000 to the North course Dr. Golden can be of great help to the Auxiliary. Epworth League Meeting The meeting of the Epworth league Sunday was led by Miss Roaell Wil liams. There was a song by the league, Bible reaiding by Rudolph Womack, prayer by Aylma Muse. Talks were given by the following: B. F. Whitlock, Bill Buffalo, Jans Gibbs, Howard Muse, Monroe Way, Robert Sheffield, Ala Gibbs. A piano solo, by G«orge Wells, was enjoyed by the league. The offering was then taken, after which the league was dismissed with the League Benediction Colin Spencer is doing nicely after an attack of influenza. Mrs. Camp was in Carthage Tues day. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McDonald were in Sanford Tuesday. Mr. Morris, of the Sandhill Citi zen, Southern Pines, was in Carthage Tuesday. W. P. Morton of Pinehurst, prin cipal of the Pinehurst school was a visitor to Carthage Tuesday. Jessie Page, of Eagle Springs was in Carthage Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Graham, of Aberdeen were visitors in Carthage Tuesday. Harold Williamson, of New York City, is visiting his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Walter Williamson. Mrs. Mitchel W. Page, of Asheville, and little son, Henry, are visiting Mrs. J. E. Waddill. CAMERON teenth Anniversary of the Boy Scouts Episcopal Church, South Wilson, N interesting, and well attended. The program was led by Jimmie Cooper, Carolina Conference of the Methodist most all members taking part. Missionary Society of M, E. ( Church The Woman’s Missionary Society of the M. E. Church met at the home of Mrs. Bryan. All the new officers were presiding. The usual business j of the month was taken up and dis- pensed with. The yearly pledges are Miss Mamie Arnold and Mrs. Mack usually taken at this time, but it was j David Mclver motored to Hemp Sun- decid«d to postpone this until the day to hear Rev. A. R. McQueen next meet. The society will meet I preach and also the splendid singing next month with Mrs. Downing. | lead by Mr. Burr, who so many of I the Cameron people will remember as Christian Endeavor Society Meeting i being here during a series of serv- The meeting of the Christian En-1 conducted by the late Dr. Wil- and Broadway, were visitors of Mrs. deavor Society Sunday evening was i Black. The many friends of R. C. Thomas are glad to see him out again. Mrs. Culberson, of Sanford and Mary and Ada McNeill attended aer vioes at Union Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Muse cams over from Sanford Wednesday anct spent the day with Mrs. Janie Muse and family. Miss Lucile Loving, Messrs. Thomas and Flint Loving were the supper guests of the Misses Ro^jeil Suijday. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. McKeithen and children spent Sunday in Clarkton with Mrs. McKeithen’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie. Miss Margaret McLean of Route 2 was the visitor of Vera McLean Sat urday. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wooten and childrein, were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Rogers in San ford. Rev. M. D. McNeill filled his reg ular appointment at Cypress church Sunday morning. He was accom panied by Mrs. McNeill and they were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Archie McGill. Mrs. Paul Joyner and children, of Fayetteville, were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wooten. Mr. and Mrs. Lee G. Mclver, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Thomas, of Sanford of America. Becker Plays Seven Courses Here in 509 C., for an endowment fund, the in come to be paid to superannuated and worn out preachers and their widows and orphans; $50,000 to the Western havin^ir him North Carolina Conference of the The society is trying to sell religious j Mrs. Hattie Walker, of Concord, calendars, and are making pretty | spent some days this week with Mrs. good progress. Dr. Golden met with i W. M. Wooten. the young people and they always en-| Haywood Snipes, of Duke Univer sity spent the week end with his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Snipes W5« Attend League | here. TO W m sweepsto-KCS Charlotte, N. C. for the same purpose; I Women Voters i Carl Loving came over from Pine- $20,000 to Watts Hospital at Durham,: j^Irs. H. F. Seawell attended the i hurst to spend Sunday with his par- Chaiton Ij. Becker, of Philadelphia, N. C., for its endowment fund; $100,-! meeting of the League of ^Women 1 ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. X^oving. N. Y., with a net score of 50i<. won i 000 to the Methodist Orphanage at! Voters which met in Raleigh this i Rev. A. R. McQueen, of Dunn, was the seven-course sweep event of Pine- Raleigh, N. C., for its endowment or | week. There were sev'eral very prom- the visitor of M. D. and Vera Mc- hurst Country Club. Mr. Becker, who building fund; $50,000 to the Child- ^ inents peakers at the meeting. Miss! Lean Monday. is captain of the Tin Whistle golfers, ren’s Home at Winston-Salem, N. C.,'Elizabeth J. Hauser, fourth vice-i Isabel, Mui^odh and Leighton aiiTMr”°and m'i^ H-consistently in the toui- for its endowment or building fund; | president of the National League of; Black McKeithen were the little ana mv. ana Mrs. n.A.uawtnrop 01 . . , . . ^ ^ ^ Norristown, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Haines, of Phil adelphia, have joined Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Stokes, of Moorestown, N. J- The Donald McPhersons of the High land Pines Inn bungalow colony, have as a guest Mrs. Dudley Cates, of Chicago. supper guests of G. S. Cole and fam> ily Friday. Mrs. Frank Ruth and children, of Raleigh, are spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Swett on Route 2. Rev. and Mrs. M. D. McNeill, Mrs. D. S. Ray, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Mc- Personals Miss Louise Way left last Friday! for a Philadelphia Hospital where she i will remain some time for treatment. |. Mrs. Way went with her and return ed Thursday morning. Mrs. P. T. Barnum is still confined to her bed with pleurisy. Mrs. Stork, bride of Lieut. Stork, of Fort Bragg, visited over the week-end Col. and Mrs. Hawes at their home on Midland Road. Mr. an’d Mrs. Frank L. Reid, who I nament, which included in its scope $40,000 to the Oxford Asylum for Women Voters who spoke at the ban I all the courses of Pinehurst. Pine white children at Oxford, N. C.; quet, and Mrs. R. L. Turnman, who I Needles, Mid-Pines and Southern $15,000 to the colored orphan asylum | gave an address at the luncheon. Pines. at Oxford, N. C.; $15,000 to the Chris- j The last round was played yester- tian Orphanage, Elon College, N. C. Personals day over Pine Needles, Jack Jolly, of Other public bequests were $30,-• Miss Meade Seawell left Sunday Southern Pines, having low gross of, 000 to the Baptist Orphanage, Ken- night for Huntingdon, Penn., where and H. A. Lovett, of Montreal, low | nedy Home, at Thomasville, N. C.;, she will resume her duties in Juniata j Keithen and children enjoyed a “tur ned with 71. $r>,000 to the Baptist Orphanage for College. jkey dinner” at the home of Mr. and colored children at Winston-Salem; j Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Picquet, of Mrs. M. McL. McKeithen a day re- ShU]lld.t6 Broth6FS to $5,000 to the Methodist Protestant | Pinehurst, were in town Monday. oently. This was the 3rd “wild tur- Cbildren’s Home at High Point, N. | Judge Shaw of Greensboro is hold- key” killed by L. B. McKeithen this season, and w^as a fi.ne gobler weigh ing 18 pounds. So we figure Leigh ton must “hit where he aims.” Rev. 0. A. Kellar filled his reg ular appointment here at the Bap tist church Sunday morning. He was accompanied by Mrs. Kellar and the Like most boys, they were fasci have been visi’tinV Mrs.“Reidr’aunt”: these Give Concert Here c . J.5^000 to the odd Pellows Home, ing court in Carthagie this week. The Shumate Brothers who are com-: poWsboro, N. C.; $25,000 to the Pres-; Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas’ new ing to Pinehurst High School Wedne<- Orphanage Home,’ Barium house will soon be completed, and they dav evening, January 30th, at 8 o’clock ^ ’ t**® Pythian'will move shortly, have been rehearsintf together since CI«yto», N. C.; $10,000 to the | Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Williams were the. youngest reached his fourth birth- Thompson Orphanage, Charlotte, N. in Sanforti Saturday. C.; a $15,000 trust fund for the Me-J Dr. and Mrs. Golden, two daught- morial Methodist Church, Durham, ers, Ann and Francis, accompanied N. C. j by Annie Lee Cooper were in San- ford Saturday. SALE OF GAME LICENSES i Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Muse, Mrs. Wal- day. Contrary to many companies of ‘‘brothers” or “sisters,” these boys really are brothers and have practiced their music together from babyhood. Mrs. Frank Welch. Jr., for the pasi «f^Ption. and turned their boyhood mterest mto good hard work which has made them masters week returned Saturday night to their home, Roanoke, Va. George Richardson, who is in bus iness in Washington, was home this week to attend the funeral of his grandmother, Mrs. Hines. Mrs. Emilie May Wilson is confined to her home with influenza. Mrs. V. T. Wiley and Miss Kath erine spent last week end in Ashe- boro with Mrs. Wiley's daug^hter, Mrs. Eugene Schafer. C. T. Patch and Mrs. Lillian Miles have returned from New York City where they have been buying for the Patch store. of the instrument. PASSES $170,000 MARK I ton Sugg wiere in Sanford one after noon recently. Miss Glass of Asheboro, sister of Ml’S. Lee McDonald visited here Sun day. POULTRY CAR TO BE SHIPPED FROM VASS Mr. Seagroves, of the Vass-Lake- view school, has received notice that the division of markets will load a car of poultry at Vass on January 30. This presents an opportunity for farmers of this section of the county With the last hunting seasons hav ing about a month and ten days to run, collections from licenses for the current season had passed $170,000, according to figures made public by Wade H. Phillips, director of the De partment of Conservation and De velopment. Laura Rogers Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. Harper spent Satur day in Raleigh. G. S. Cole made a business trip to Sanford Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Hewett, of Raeford,. were recent visitors of Mrs. E. M. Borst. Mrs. J. C. Muse and Miss Jacksie Mu«e spent Friday in Hamlet. Mrs. C. P. Rogers and daughter. Miss Anna, of Sanford, were Satur day visitors of Mrs. W. M. Wooten. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Gaddy and chiK dren, of Sanford, spent Sunday with T. C. Gaddy and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Boaz. Mr. and Mrs. Clark, of Southern Pines, spent Sunday with Mrs. Clark's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hun ter. Mrs. Ida Buie and’ daughter. Miss Vara, of Cypress community, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cam-^ eroJi. C. C. Jones and son, Edwin, made a trip to Hamlet Monday. Miss Marjorie Black came over from Broadway, to spend the week end with her grandmother, Mrs. Tom Good man. Yes, not only the “people” in Cam eron are “on the move” but also ‘the houses.” Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Guthrie have moved their house to the oppo site of the street. Cameron basket ball team is doing some fine playing this season, with children. They were all the dinner] Miss Mary Hendrix for captain. On guests of Mrs. Tom Goodman Sun-1 last Wednesday they played Jones- day. I horo. The score *was 26-6, and Fri- Mrs. Lula Muse is visiting her sis-1 day played Sanford, score 40-31 and ter, Mrs. Joe Browji in Chadbourne. ! Monday played Vass, score 41-29. Mrs. J. W. Harrington of Route 2, j Mr. and Mrs. Thagard West of is spending son^ time visiting rela- j High Point and Mrs. Yates, of Car- tives in Portsmouth, Va. | thage, were visitors of Mrs. M. D. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. McNeill, Misses j McNeill Monday. CARTHAGE Monthly Auxiliary Meeting The Woman’s Auxiliary of the to dispose of their surplus stock and I Presbyterian Church held its regu- cull hens. | lar monthly meeting Monday, in the The prices, which follow, appear to ladies parlour. There was one of I be very good for this season of the i the best attendance of the year. We are sorry to hear that William Kohring is seriously ill. Mrs. Ambroso Seate who is visit ing her mother, Mrs. D. J, Welch is recovering from an attack of appen dicitis. The Annual Bazaar of the Ladies Aid of the Church of Wide Fellow ship will be held Febrtiary 20th. Miss Isabel Wicker is still confin ed to h°r bed, but is much improved in health. The many friends of Mrs. Helen Morris and Harry Greene were sur prised to hear of their narriage which took place last Saturday morn- ir.g in Southe Carolina. The Rev. Mr. E. W. Tuck is still confined to his bed. Sunday night, January 27th at the j Church of Wide Fellowship, Knowles [ Cooper, Secretary of the Y. M. C. * A. of Washington will speak on the subject, “Contact with Washington Officials.” Mrs. Lillian Judid of Raleigh, was in town to attend the funeral of her brother-in-law, Dr. Judd. Samuel A. Smith left Tuesday for a trip to southern California. Mrs S. J. Miller, of Wilkinsburg, Pa., is visiting Mrs. Irene Miller. Mrs. C. L. Hayes and daughter, Mary Dell have returned from New York City, where they have been buy ing a new line of goods for Mrs. Hayes’ Shoppe. The comer stone of the Christian Science Church was laid last Tues day at 2:30. The first s»ervice of the new church will be held Sunday morning at eleven o’clock. Calvert Wilson is expected to ar- Mrs. Frank Blue, president, being Colored hens and chicks, lb 23 absent, Mrs. H. F. Seawell, presided. Leghorn hens and chicks, lb 21, The routine business was taken up. Broilers, lb 28 The reports from the different cir- Cocks, lb 13 cles were very interesting and en- Ducks, lb J. 20 couraging. Geese, lb .15 The Auxiliary had the pleasure of Stags, lb 20 having Dr. Golden with them, and he Capons, lb 28' gave a short talk, with regard to the Turkeys, lb .251 work of the church the help that we as Guineas, each 30 an Auxiliary could be to him, and of ■ BIGHLAND PINES DIN AND COHAGES (Weymouth Heights) Southern Pines. A select resort hotel among the long leaf pines, Seaboard Air Line Railroad and Federal Highway No. 1. Serving all out of doors Amusements, Music, Best of everything. Ktttn SPRING GOODS ARRIVING Fast Color Plaza print, per yd 25c Sun Tub Suiting, all couors, per yd 40c Silk and Cotton Crepes, per yd 75c and $1.00 Silk Pongee, variety of colors, ped yd $1.00 Cretonnes of varied patems, per yd. 25c, 30c and 50c RAIN COATS and SLICKERS for Men and Women Overshoes and Rubber Boots TOBACCO CLOTH It will soon be time to cover that plant bed. If you don’t have enough to cover your bed let us furnish you. Our prices for a good quality— 3 3-4c Fed Yd. VASS NERCANTHE COMPANY viss, Min cuomu St