Friday, June 4, 1937.
THE PILOT, Southiern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina
Pag:e
Bilyeu Started Sandhills Toward
Top in Dewberry Production
introduced Lucretia Variety
Here in 1890; NW Section
Ranks First in World
When H. P. Bliyeu introduced the
Lucretia dewberry to the Sandhills
back in 1890, little did he think that
he was starting an industry which
would attain such proportions as the
growing of dewberies h£is reached,
or that he was promoting a product
that would make the Sandhills known
from coast to coast.
Old records tell us that In 1872 Mr.
Bilyeu was a nurseryman in New
Jersey and that about that time, a
Lucretia dewberry plant was carried
there from its home in the mountains
of Virginia. It was considered more
of a curiousity than anything else.
Mr. Bilyeu, in 1890, failed in an
attempt to raise the Wilson dewberry
at Ridgeway, N. C., on account of a
blight that affected it, so he moved
to the Sandhills and determined to
give the Lucretia a chance to demon
strate its worth. Two and one-half
acres he planted, and two years la
ter marketed a crop that brought
him good profits.
ii^nthusiastic over his successful
beginning, Mr. Bilyeu induced others
to put out some vines. H. P. Mc-
l^nerson, M. McL. MeKeithen ana
John E. Phillips of Cameron and A.
Cameron and Dr. J. A. Leslie of Vass
were among the early growers who
went into the business on a large
scale. The berries were shipped by
rail to New York. Philadelphia. Pitts
burgh, Buffalo and Cincinnati.
Today, the farmer who does not
own dewberries, either a several acre
field or a .«»mall "patch,” is the ex
ception to the rule. This is true ol
the section including Vass, I^akeview,
Cameron and the adjacent sections
of Hoke and Lee counties.
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first, the world over, in the produc
tion of dewberries, and the crop
brings thousands of dollars to the
section annually. Although the
growers do not make fortunes from
their berries, they do get in some
ready cash at a time when it is most
acceptable for meeting the summer
reeds, and for helping in getting the
cotton and tobacco ready for mar
keting.
Gathering the crop provides work
for all ages, from children of a few
years to the older members of the
families, and the increased buying
power stimulates business m the
towns.
Cameron and Community
Those from Cameron attending the
Baptist Missionary Union on Thurs
day of last week at Bethlehem church
were Mrs. L. T. Hendricks, Mrs. Jim
my Rogers, Mrs. Graham Bullock
and Misses Lily Mae Rogers, Margar
et and Mary Emma Thomas.
Gabe Holmes, Gabe, Jr., John Mc
Neill and EJmma Spicer Holmes of
Goldsboro spent the week-end with
the Rev. and Mrs. M. D. McNeill.
Mrs. Holmes, after spending a week
with her parents, returned home with
them,
Mrs. L, B. MeKeithen and Misses
Doris McPherson and Isabel Mc-
Keithen spent Saturday in Raleigh. ,
Mrs. O. C. Britton, Sr. went to Oak
Ridge Friday and was accompanied
home by her son Jack, who was a
student there this year.
Miss Martha Britton, student at
N. C. C. W. spent Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. O. C. Britton, Sr.
Elnerva Thomas of Ellerbe spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lafe Thomas,
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Phillips enter
tained at a lovely bridge party at
their home on Carthage street last
Thursday evening. The rooms were
adorned with bright garden flowers,
and nine tables were in play. Ladies’
high score was held by Miss Effie
Gilchrist and gentleman’s high by
Linden Hartsell. Dr. and Mrs. C. N.
P^ckerson received consolation prizes.
The hostess, assisted by Misses Flora
Phillips and June Mclver Hemphill,
served ice cream cake and puncn.
Misses Mamie and Jacksie Muse
and John C. Muse of Sanford spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Gib
son of Rockingham.
Mrs. J. C. Bruton of Columbia, S
C., was the guest last week of her
sisters, Miss Mamie Arnold and M,
D. Mclver, auid her brother, Tom Ar
nold,
Mrs, M. McL. MeKeithen has been
on the sick list this week, but is im
proving rapidly.
Eddie Burns of Carthage and Miss
Mercer Reeves of Sanford were
guests Sunday afternoon of Miss June
McI. Hemphill.
Dr, Guy Funderburk of Jonesboro
was visiting in town Friday.
Mrs. Walter Batchlor of Hender
son was the week-end guest of Mrs.
J. M. Guthrie.
Mrs. J. D. McLean, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Sallie
Smith of Vanceboro, returned home
Wednesday.
Miss Virginia Cameron, a recent
graduate of Saint Elizabeth Hospital
of Washington, D. C., spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Cameron.
Those from Cameron attending the
funeral of Arthur McLeod of Gold-
ston, which were held at Euphronia
Presbyterian Church on Monday,
were Mr. and Mrs. Milton Thomas.
George and Miss Mildred Thomas,
Misses Mary McLeod and Mary Em
ma Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. L. B, Mc-
Keithen, Miss Isabel MeKeithen, Mrs,
Jewell Hemphill, Mr3. Loula Muse
and Prof. R. F. Lowry.
The Woman’s Auxiliary o' the
Presbyterian Church held its annual
birthday party last Sunday evening
in the church, presenting a Brazilian
Fiesta, a colorful pageant. Those tak
ing part were Misses Janet McDon
ald, Mae Spivey, Flora Phillips, Thur-
la Cole, June Mcl. Hemphill, Etfie
Gilchrist and Mrs. Jewell Hemphill.
An offering was taken for Women’s
Work in Brazil.
The Y. P. C. of the Presbyterian
church complimented Miss Mae Spi
vey, one of the faithful and efficient
members, with a surprise birthday
party last Monday evening. The Y.
P. C. members, accompanied by their
adult advisor, Mrs. H. D. Tally, gath
ered at the Spivey home, bringing
gifts and good wishes to the honoree.
^erry games and clever contests
were enjoyed throughout the even
ing.
Mrs, Pete Phillips, Misses flora
Phillips, Annie Borst and Marie Par
ker spent Tuesday in Raleigh.
Miss Annie H. Jones of Route 1 is
visiting a, friend in Apex,
99 Home Demonstrators
at Sanford Gathering
Mrs. Gulledge’s Report Reveals
Splendid Accomplishments of
Moore County Clubs
Moore County Home Demonstration
clubs made a fine showing at the
district meeting in Sanford last week,
with an attendance of 99 club mem
bers, twice as many as were present
from any other county except the
hostess county. They led, also, in the
amount paid to the Jane S. McKim-
mon Student Loan Fund and Federa
tion dues with the sum of $21.10.
Mrs. Ben Gulledge is president of
the Moore County Federation, and
the following ai’e a few of the inter
esting facts gleaned from her report;
Moore county has 19 home demon
stration clubs with 349 members;
fifteen 4-H clubs with 533 girls en
rolled; one service club composed of
23 young men and women, and a
county women’s chorus with 28 mem
bers.
Two new home demonstration
clubs, the chorus and the service club
were organized during the past year.
Four community meetings on rur
al electrification have resulted in the
extension of two lines since January.
The county federation maintains a
county library for the farm women,
books for which were donated by in
dividuals and town libraries, and
each month books were carried to
the club meetings and exchanged.
Bach club holds four recreational
meetings yearly.
Dewberries Are Moving
The Cameron Market opened this
week, with good prices for the pro
duct of the World’s Leading Dew
berry Center.
.**Best Prices Consistent with
the Market”
is the Slogan of the
Cameron Dewberry Auction
Company, Inc.
Leighton MeKeithen,
J. M. Guthrie,
D. L. Wells,
Owners and Operators
SALES NOW ON DAILY
Increase in Tobacco
Crop in State Seen
In Line With Prospective De
mand is Belief of Official;
Cotton Below Normal
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One source predicted this week
there would be an increase in th,’
North Carolina 1937 flue-cured to
bacco crop this year, while another
said “stands of cotton at pre.sent are
below normal” In North Carolina.
J. B, Hutson of the Federal Soil
Conservation program said the en
tire tobacco crop was expected to
total between 700,000,000 and 750,-
000,000 pounds this year as compar
ed with 682,000,000 pounds in 1936.
While an increase was foreseen he
said the 1937 crop was expected to
be "about the right size to meet the
demand that has been indicated this
year.”
Though no report for the 1937
cotlon season has been prepared, W.
H, Rhodes, chief of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture’s Staustical di
vision said “planting conditions this
spring have been very irregular” be
cause of weather conditions,
“Growers in many coastal counties
report an excellent stand," he said,
while in the piedmont area the
stand is considerably off due in part
to dry conditions and in some in
stances to very poor quality of seed.”
2D IN RAYON PRODUCTION
The State Department of Conser
vation and Development announced
this week North Carolina ranked sec
ond in the nation in the manufacture
of rayon products. With goods val
ued at $33,205,761, the departments
said, the state is second to Pennsyl
vania in the number of wage earners,
wages paid and the value of rayon
output in 1935 for which census fig
ures have just been released. Hemp,
In Moore county, is one of the large
rayon producers.
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Welcome, Agriculture—
• “This is the leading industry of the
Dewberry Section of Moore County
speaking.
• “We extend to growers and buyers a
cordial invitation to Vass. Come in and
see us while here. See where another
Agricultural product of the county is
turned into material goods.
• “Once each year the Vass Section be
comes the World’s Leading Market for
Dewberries. ..We are proud to play a part
in this, in all steps looking toward the
progress of our community, county and
state.”
VASS COTTON MILLS