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News and Personals from Vass |
Bessie Cameron Smilh. Represenlaliv^ Telephone Vass l*F31 f
Narrow Escape I ters, Mrs. J. R. Thomas and Mrs.
Roland Bass of Vass and David J- A. Patterson, accompanied by
Shaw of Cameron Route 1 nar- the latter’s daughter, Mrs. Ned
rowly escaped death during a Tyrrell, drove in from Winston-
storm on Thursday of last Week, Salem as a surprise to Mrs. Cam-
while sawing blocks for Coynell, sron. Two nieces, Mrs. J. W. At-
Cameron on Cameron Route 1.
Lightning struck a tree, then
kinson of Southern Pines and
Mrs. R. E. Patterson of Manly,
jumped to the power saw which uring the afternoon,
the two men were operating andi Tuesday evening Mrs. S. R.
knocked both of them uncon- Smith was hostess to a group of
scious. Bass fell against the saw
and received a number of cuts on
the arm. Fortunately, the saw
was so badly warped by the I
lightning that it stopped.
A colored youth working with
them, whose name is not avail
able, got the men into a car and
drove them to the Cam.eron
local relatives honoring her
mother. They sang "Happy
Birthday” to her and remained
for a short while. Mrs. Cameron
opened the lovely gifts brought
by the guests and also displayed
those received earlier, along With
the many cards sent by friends
and relatives. The hostess served
home, and Mrs. Cameron rushed cream.
We can make immediate delivery and advise
placing your orders now.
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Pine Slab—Wood and Oak Cut to Order
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Telephone 6152
Southern Pines
Calcutt's Restaurant
Now Operated by
O. D. FULP
Always You Will Find Delicious Servings Of
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• CHICKEN
• SANDWICHES
• BARBECUE
LOCATED ON
Highway 1 Between Aberdeen & Southern Pines
them to Moore County hospital.
Bass was allowed to leave after
having his cuts dressed. Shaw
did not require treatment.
Baptist Minister Ill
The Rev. L. M. Dixon, pastor
of the Vass Baptist church, sud-
Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Cox and Clyde, Jr.,
Mrs. Robert Waddell, Billy and
Carolyn Waddell. Mrs. W. T. Cox
Mrs. Sam Lewis, Mrs. W. C. Les
lie, Miss Louise Leslie, Mrs. Rus
sell Bullock, Mrs. W. A. Muse,
Mrs. C. J. Temple, Mrs. C. L. Ty
denly became ill last -Saturday ■., t,- „
u-i • 4.- • i 1 son, Mrs. W. H. Keith. Mrs. H A
while assisting in a funeral ser ’ .
vice at Ephesus. He was taken
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A. B. PATTERSON. Man.
immediately to Lee County hos
pital in Sanford, where his ill
ness was diagnosed as ptomaine
poisoning. Mrs. Dixon, who had
recently returned from the hospi
tal following the birth • of a
daughter., became ill, also, and it
is thought that the two were
poisoned by some banana pud
ding Which had been kept over
and re-heated.
Guest In Finch Home
Pharmacist Barney Greene, of
Chaffee, Mo., is spending this
week with Mr. and Mrs. Ed
win Finch, of Vass, Rt. 2. He is
a former shipmate of Mr. Finch,
a lieutenant commander, retired,
of the U.. S. Navy. With Mrs.
Greene and their little daughter,
Mr. Greene has just returned
from a tour of duty in Puerto
Rico. They flew from Puerto Rico
to Norfolk, Va., and Mrs. Greene
and the little girl are visiting in
Missouri before the family goes
on to their new station, Bethesda,
Md.
Friday's Storm Is
Worst of Summer
The severest electrical storm
of the summer struck the Vass
section last Friday afternoon
knocking out power and tele
phone service and doing consid
erable other damage.
Lightning struck the new home
of Misses Sallie and Bessie Cam
eron at the tip of the roof at the
rear of the house and played
around through the building. It
knocked a hole in the plastered
wall of the ■flooih. nearest the
place where it struck, then en
tered the upstairs hall, making
holes in two of the walls, and as
a parting thrust, jumped' to the
living room on the first floor and
removed some plastering there.
On Arch Blue’s place two cows
were killed by lightning, accord
ing to reports.
Mrs. Lee Thomas, who lives
about a mile outside the town
limits on Union road, was can
ning in the kitchen of her tile-
block home when lightning
struck it. One outside wall had
some blocks torn out, and in the
kitchen, which was extremely
hot, the “eyes” or lids of the
wood stove were knocked out of
place, causing the room to be
filled with smoke. A sugar bowl
on the table was broken to pieces.
A three-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas was on a cot,
and her arm, which was resting
on the metal rail, was burned.
Mrs. Garland Savage and her
children, who with Mr. Savage
live in one of the new homes in
the Aiken development east of
Lakeview, had gone across the
road to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
T. B. Baker before the storm
came up, and she was thankful
that she wasn’t at home, as the
lightnng struck a tall pine near
the back of the house, then pro
ceeded to break off sections of as
bestos siding here and there on
the house. A dog under the house
was killed.
On John William Smith’s farm
at Lobelia the corn was blown
over until it was a tangled mass.
Observes 85th Birthday
Mrs. W. J. Gameron “Aunt
Sue” to scores of relatives and
friends, observed her 85th birth
day Tuesday. Ill since July 4th',
she left home for the first time
since then to spend the day with
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. J« B. Cameron, at
Manly. Although she was unable
to sit up all day, she was happy
to have her three children, Mrs.
W. T. Cox, Mrs. S. R. Smith and
Mr. Cameron, with Mrs. Camer
on, Mr., and Mrs. Eveleth Rich
ardson and little Ann, and a sis
ter, Mrs. Catherine Shaw of
Southern Pines, there to enjoy
the sumptuous birthday dinner
with her, which Mrs- Cameron
and Mrs. Richardson had*prepar-
ed.
Just after the group began eat
ing, the honoree’s two other sis-
Borst, Misses Sallie and Bessie
Cameron and Mrs. W. D. Mat
thews.
In Hospital
Mrs. D. H. McGill was a pa
tient at Lee County hospital in
Sanford from Sunday until Wed
nesday.
Personals
“Miss Catharine Moore of Mar-
tinsburg, W. Va., stopped for a
visit at Hotel Charmella the first
of the week as she was en route
to South Carolina to visit rela
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gschwind
and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hicks
visited the Gschwind’s new
granddaughter, Jennifer Havo-
line Gschwind, and her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gschwind,
in Greensboro, Sunday.
Misses Laura, Ruth, Mary and
Lillie White and Brazette White,
of Rockingham, spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Parker and had supper with
them.
Mrs. G. W. Brooks, Miss Eloise
Brooks, Mrs. Bertie L. Matthews,
Miss Jennie Cameron and Mrs. T.
F. Cameron were Raleigh visitors
Thursday.
Dr. Herman Parker who was
called home from Berkeley, Cal.,
by the fatal illness of his sister,
Mrs. Sam Evans, left Sunday for
California to resume his summer
study there. Dr. Parker, a mem-
bey of the faculty of Wake Forest
college, was sent by the college
to a California university for
special study. He expects to re
turn around the first of Septem
ber.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Klingen-
schmidt, Henry, Edgar and
Bobby Klingenschmidt and their
guests, Mrs. Thomas Mor
gan (Bessie Klangenschmidt)
and sons, Dennis aand David,
of Union City, N. J., spent
Sunday in Pinehurst with Mr.
and Mrs. Jim McCaskill (Helen
Klingenschmidt) and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Baker
and baby of Sanford- spent part
of last week with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Baker. Jefferson
was nursing a sore finger which
he had torn so badly while mov
ing a motor that 12 stitches were
required.
Mrs. A. G. Edwards spent Mon
day and Tuesday in Raleigh with
her father, J. S. Bundy, who is
ill. Mr. Bundy’s condition is im
proving.
Miss Lois Smith is at her home
on Route 2 after spending several
weeks teaching in summer school
at Kannapolis, where she was a
member of the faculty last school
year.
Mrs. Sam Lewis of Onancock,
Va., arrived Thursday of last
week for a 10-day visit in the
home of her mother, Mrs. W. T.
Cox. Her brother, Sidney Cox,
who is here from Miami, Fla., on
a two weeks’ vacation, visited a
sister, Mrs. M. B. Willis, at Ac
comae, Va., from Friday until
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Borst called
on Mrs. W. D. Matthews in
Southern Pines Sunday evenihg.
Mrs. W. B. Graham went to
Graham Friday for a week’s visit
to Mr. and Mrs. Bernice Graham
and son, Bernice, Jr.
Miss Blanche Sturdivant spent
Sunday,with relatives in Albe
marle.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Muse spent
from Friday until Sunday at
Ocean Drive, S. C.
Mrs. A. G. Edwards, Jr., and'
daughter, Ann, returned Sunday
fromi Chapel Hill, whejre they
visited Mrs. G. M. McDermott,
Jr., for about two weeks. Mr.
Edwards went up and brought
them home.
Mrs. Hattie McMillan of Selma,
Mrs. Walter McMillan of Red
Springs, Mrs. O. P. Ray of Buie,
and Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Steed of
Four Oaks spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. McMillan.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Goodman,
Miss Nancy Goodman and Miss
Betty Jo Sykes called on Mrs.
Mina Goodman in Cameron and
attended a ball game in Chatham
county Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. C. P. McMillan visited her
sister, Mrs. Seth W. Lassiter, and
Mrs. Pope Lyon, of Smithfield,
Saturday.
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