Friday, January 15, 1937.
JTHE PILOT, Southern Pines and Aberdetn, North Carolina
Page Three
Specialist To Explain
Rural Electrification
Meetinjfs To He Held in Various
Parts of County on Jan
uary 21-22
The Week in Vass
Miss Pauline E. Gordon, home man
agement specialist, and D. E. Jones,
rural electrification specialist both
of State College, will be in the county
on Thursday and Friday, January 21
and 22. to conduct meetings In var
ious points in the county, according
The Rev. C. I. Calcote preached an
interesting sermon appropriate to the
New Year before a large congrega
tion Sunday morning in the local
Presbyterian church. A vocal solo by
Mrs. Calcote was a pleasing feature
of the service.
“A Farewell and a Salute” was the
topic of an inspiring sermon preached
by the Rev. L. M. Hall in the Meth
odist church at the Sunday evening
hour. The public is cordially Invited
to information given out by Mis.s
Flora Macdonald home demonstra-! to hear Mr. Hall at the 11:00 o’clock
tion agent.
The schedule of meetings is as fol
lows: Thursday, the 21st; in the Vass-
Lakeview school auditorium at 2:30
in the afternoon, and in Aberdeen at
7:30. On Friday, at High Falls at
10:30 a. m.. Eagle Springs at 2:30
and the court house at 7:30.
With the coming of electric service
to the farm home, the new custo
mer is immediately faced with the
problem of wiring his home and farm
service next Sunday morning, Janu.
ary 17.
The Vass-Lakeview cagers divided
a double - header with Carthage
on Friday evening in the Carth
age gymnasium. Miss Jessie Thomas
scored 20 point.« to lead the Vass-
Lakevitw f<irls to a 32 to 4 victory.
The Carthage boys defeated • the lo.
cals by a score of 24 to 20, Cox with
11 points being high scorer for the
winners and White with 9, high for
A. M. Hemphill and Mi.ss June Hem
phill were Fayetteville visitors Wed
nesday.
Miss Eloiae Brooks of Buie’s Creek
visited her mother, Mrs. G. W.
Brooks, during the week-end.
S. p. Postoffice Gains
in Revenue During ’36
Gr(Hs Was $23,142 For Year—
Christmas Mail Increased
20 Percent.
A seven and one-half percent in_
LOCAL BOVS TO .ATTEND
X.VTIOXAL SC’Ol T JA>UiOKEE
At the regular weekly meeting of
Southern Pines Boy Scout Troop
Number One on Filday last, it was
announced that two boys would be
sent to the National Jamlxjree this
crease in gross revenue over 1935 is ' June. Who the boys will be is the
Mr. and Mrs. T. F Culbreth Wal-' *^he Southern Pines post-I object of much speculation. Their
names will be announced a few weeks
before the time of the trip. The Jam
boree i.s for all Scouts of the United
States and the boys will profit much
from their camping at the Nation’s
capita!. Father Williams, Scoutmas
ter, will accompany the boys and
while in Washington he will assist the
National Scout Council of which he
is a Special Commissioner.
buildings, and the wiring should be i Vass-Lakeview.
adequately done so that the custo-1 As a surprise for her birthday, a
mer may enjoy the fullest benefits number of the young ladies of the
which this ready servant affords. i tow'n gave Mrs. S. R. Smith a mis-
These meetings, to which the pub- cellaneous shower on Saturday even-
lic in general is invited, are being ing. Those taking part in making her
held to help customers plan their “seventeenth” the happiest birthday
wiring so that they may have the she ha.i yet known were Misses Hel-
best sei-vice possible. i en Klingenschmide, Agnes Smith,
Since the beginning of the rural Gladys Cox, Kathrina Beasley, Corne-
electrification program, home dem- lia Cameron. Katharine Graham, Mar-
onstration club women have worked garet Lambert, Louise and Marjor.
constantly for electricity for their ie Leslie.
homes, and the information which The Fivers Club, a young men’s
will be given at these meetings as to social organization, held an enjoy-
proper wiring choosing the proper able meeting in the Temple building
lights and the right placement of, on Thursday evening, at which time
ter Culbreth and Mrs. J. A. Wilson
of Raeford spent Sunday with Mrs.
Annie Chappell and Mr. and Mrs. M.
M. Chappell.
The Rainbow Home Demonstration
Club, formerly the Union Club, met
on Monday afternoon with Mrs.
Thurlow F^ans at her home near
Vass with fifteen women present.
Mrs. J. B. Parker, the new president,
presided-
Interesting reports were given by
the minor project leaders, and a val
uable lesson on the causes and effects
of malnutrition was presented by
Miss Flora McDonald. No pictures or
charts w-ere used in the lesson, but
each member took mental stock of
her own body as the various causes
and physical defects were thought to
be the main causes of malnutrition
and effects were studied. Faulty diet
in this county.
office for the year just closed, ac
cording to FrankBuckan, postmas
ter; and this in spite of the fact that
one of the heretofore largest local
mailers is now mailing from another
locality.
In 1935, the gross revenue of the
postoffice here was .$21,.'>46.03 and In
1936 the figure rose to $23,142.26.
Christmas mail revenue this past
year al.so ran ahead of 1935 — by
about $500.00 or about 20 percent.
The actual figures for Christmas
week were $2,642.58 for 1933 and
$3,144.04 for 1936.
Comparative 1935 and 1936 gross
revenue figures, by quarters, are as
follows. 1935 -first quarter, $6,291.86,
I 1936 first quarter, $6,639.07; 1935—
second quarter, $5,148.10. 1936—sec-
^ ond quarter, $5,551.06; la,ju—Llurd
I quarter, $3,264.32, 1936—third quar
ter, $3,934.85; 1935—fourth quarter,
$6,842.35, 1936—fourth quarter, $7,-
017.28.
WORLD’S CHAMPION SPEED SKATER,
Kit Klein, says: "I like to enjoy Camels
the whole day throuirh. I rely on
Camels ‘for digestion's sake’—enjoy
them while I'm eating and ■Iterwards.”
w
TED HUSING, ace sports announcer, says:
“Mine's a hectic life—hut my dicestion
keeps running; smoothly. I enjoy Canals
with my meals and after.” C^amels uromild
— belter for steady smokinK.
lights will help them to get the great
est good from the electric current.-
SERIES OF >IEETINGS .\T
VASS-LAKEVIEW SCHOOL
several new members were initiated.
Around fifty weie present.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson and
Mrs- L. L. Woolley of Southern Pines
and Mrs. Virgil James of Manley
- were Sunday afternoon guests of Dr.
W. E. Gladstone of the Vass-Lake. ' and Mrs. R. G. Rosser,
view School faculty has announced Mrs. Lizzie Borst and daughters,
the following meetings: Mrs. W. G. Parker and Miss Annie
On Friday evening, January 15, at ^ Rorst, of Cameron visited Mrs. H. A.
7:30 o’clock, those who contributed , Monday afternoon,
funds for the local cannery in 1933 ' Mi.sses Agnes Smith and Neolia
are asked to meet in the town aud- . McCrummen, with Miss Flora Mc-
itorium in Vass to discuss th opr- . Donald and Charles Cox of Carth-
ation of the cannery for another year. went to Red Spring Sunday af-
D. E. Jones and Miss Pauline E. i ternoon to attend a council meeting
Gordon of State College v’ill speak in ' Young People s League of Fay-
the Vass-Lakeview School auditorium 1 etteville Presbytery. They also call-
at 2:30 o’clock on Thursday after- | Misses Margaret McDermott
noon, January 21st, on the use of and Faye Brewer at Flora Macdonald
electricity in the home and proper
wiring and lighting.
On Friday evening, Januar.v 22 at
7:30 o'clock B. D. Robinson of High
, College.
Mr. and Mrs. John Abernathy had
I as their Sunday dinner guests Mr.
and Mrs- Ha.ssell Abernathy of
Point, who is connected with tbe Soil Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. Fail Feiguson
Conservation Service, will speak to
the farmers on crop rotation and soil
and baby, Johnie, and Mr. and Mrs.
Brownie Cooper and little Peggy Ann
erosion. The meeting will be held in near Vass.
the Vass-Lakeview school building
and will be the first of a series of
gneral meetings to which all farmers
in the section are invited-
mm
Mrs. Frank Jeffreys vi.sited her
daughter. Miss Anna Laubscher, in
Laurinburg Sunday afternoon. They
called on Mrs. E. J. Tillman, for-
' merly of Vass, and her mother, and
found Mrs. Stewart critically ill of
heart trouble.
Wilbur Beasley of Hobgood and R.
' E. Beasle.v of Ansonville visited the
! Vass Beasleys during the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs A. P. Kimball and
I
little daughter have moved from the
Lakeview commimity to the A. K.
Thompson home in Vass.
j Tommy Gschw'ind of Raeford spent
I the week.end with home folks. Dun-
j can Matthews, Jr., of Southern
Pines visited him Sunday.
Miss Vivian Matthew's of Oteen at
tended church here Sunday and had
' dinner with Miss Agnes Smith. Vivian,
j a former Vass girl, is nursing in the
I government hospital at Oteen.
Mrs. W. T. Cox spent Saturday
night and Sunday with her brother,
i J. B. Cameron, at his home in Man-
; ley. Mr. Cameron has been confined
I to his home for several days with an
; infected leg.
I Mrs. T. J. Smith had as her guest
for the week-end her mother, Mrs.
Clark of the Sanford section
l^[r- and Mrs. W- D. McCraney, Mrs,
A New
TELEPHONE
DIRECTORY
Is Now Being
Compiled.
.-\pplioAtions for Installations
or listings received in the
next few days will be enter
ed.
You waJit the protection
plea-sure, comfort and savings that a Telephone in your home
ivill provide.
LET US LIST iOU
Call The Business Office and we will liave a representative see
you.
CENTRAL CAROLINA TELEPHONE CO.
SOUTHERN PINES PINEHURST CARTHAGE V.\SS
Our business is like all othcfs
in that VOLIBIE COUNTS
.. . . the reception YOU haVl$
given CHEAP Elcctrieity has
caused greatly increased use.
throughout our territ6iy ....
YOUR more abundant use o£
Elcctrical Services justifies
the hitest rate reduction . . .
in our business;, VOLUME
COUNTS!
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have made
reductioB
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Hopo is
YOUR New LOWER
Domestic Rate -
EttectiTe on all btlU rendered on or after
ae, nU domestic users will be billed at p«r ib« tol*
lowing schedule
5c per KWH for first 60 KWH UMd
3c per KWH for oext 50. KWH lued
2e per KWH for nect IM KWH iu«d
l.9c per KWH fw all additional SWB
omC.
The Top Rai« is No#
Just a Nickel 1
Electric Cookery’s Popularity Has
Been An Important Factor In Giving
YOU A New LOWER Rate!
Carolina honieinakers show a strong preference fw the ad
vantages of ELECTRIC COOKERY. With the coming of
CHEAP Electricity, additional thousands have abandoned
other cooking methods in favor of the convenient, quick, and
I thrifty Electrical way!
YOUR increased enjoyment of ELECTRIC COOKERY and
jnany other helpful Electrical Services has made this latest
^rate reduction possible!
• Commercial Bates Have Been Reduced Alao!
Carolina Power Sic Light Compsmy
CH E AP ELECTmCITy IS