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! UQCUfU IlLKM)] I have made reductioB i 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

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