THE RECORD IS THE | PAPER THAT’S IN EV- I ERY HOME, AND THE I f ONLY PAPER IN MANY I j HOMES. ESTABLISHED SEPT. 19, 1878. ABOUT ABANDONED BABY. Some Facts About The Case and a Little Comment, Too. On Friday, December 29th, a young girl boarded the train at Fayetteville, carrying a number of bundles, the ticket she gave the conductor giving Siler City as the place of her desti nation. When the train stopped there at three o’clock on the same date, she alighted and hastened away, se vered a car and drove rapidly to her home, two miles east of the town. A bundle she left upon the seat was soon discovered by the conductor, and upon investifiation it was found to l>e a three weeks-old baby girl, peace fully sleeping. Every attention was shown the little miss until the train arrived in Greensboro, where it was turned over to John J. Phoenix, of the N. C. Home Society. The above is a summary of facts given publicity within the past few tiavs and has kept the western half of Chatham very much in the public eye. Os course the hand of the law entered into the fateful drama, and l the time communication from the city oi Greensboro reached Siler City, the. officers were on the trail of the apparently heartless mother. Howev er, she had given them the slip by going to Ore Hill the next day, whert she boarded the train and returned to Fayetteville. The officials in that city had been notified to w T atch for hei with the result that she was arrested on Monday night of last week. Deputy C. H. Crutchfield of this county went to Fayetteville and brought her back on Thursday after noon. The young girl gave her name tc the officials in Fayetteville as Mrs Leon Wellons, this being the name of a young man in that city w T ho had befriended her following her arrival there from Raleigh, early in Decern her, just a few days before the little baby was bora. During an interview, since the girl mother returned, she has confessed that she was not married and gave a clear and detailed story of hei downfall, and named the father of he child. After having heard the story, one i? compelled to pity rather than cen sor, the young mother, she being bare ly seventen years old, and with whom nature and circumstances have not dealt with lavishly. Answering as she did a number of direct questions, makes it difficult, indeed, to conclude that the girl is wilfully bad, but rath er that she yielded to a temptation fo± the matei'ial reward it would bring With her eyes overflowing with tears the young mother declared hei !o’*e for the baby and expressed— desire to have it back. “Then why did you abandon it after starting hei'e with it?” she was asked. “Be cause I just couldn’t face the people here who knew me and the folks a' home.” It was necessary, of course, that the girl should be locked up or pul in the care of someone until she wa; brought before the court. She w r as rather inclined to be confined in the jail or elsewhere rather than give £ bond, but a more satisfactory arrange ment was finally made, whereby she was taken in charge by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Johnson at the new county home, where she will remain until court next week. An appeal will be made to have the girl sent to Samarcand, the state in stitution for unfortunate girls, and thus help her to make amends, rub out and retrieve, and forget her mis take. In the hour of her extremity this girl undertook the old method to cov er her sins. She is to be pitied beyond expression, in view r of the fact that her downfall was effected purely through a monetary consideration. The editor of this paper has soft ened up considerably since he learn ed the full circumstances of the downfall of Miss Walters. The heart less, cruel, sinful scoundrel that we would be glad to harpoon is the civivl engineer who caused her to leave the paths of rectitude by the glaring sheckels that he possessed, and of which she was in sore need, and that he passed to her as a reward for ler character, her virtue, her very life. Folks, this young woman was recog nized in her wa> T ward way some ter. months. What was done at that time to strengthen her impulses for the right? You, who knew her, did you give her a parental talk and advise her that the culmination of her con duct was hell itself? She confesses that she needed a friend at the time of her undoing, and that she was hungry for some good, matron to rescue her, but all phe got was evasion. At that time she neded the strength and support of older heads, the moral support of virtuous people, but she received con demnation and scorn. “She asked for bread and received a stone.” “Too late,” did you say. Well, not to our mind. We recall that Jesus Christ said, “Let him without d't, cast the first stone.” We want to say as an appendix to iis tragedy, that following this girl mother and pointing the finger of derision at her, or spiteful allusion on those who have loaned her a heart of love and tenderness, does not re ject credit or good manners on the part of anyone. Our Bible says, “one the least of these.” 7|he Fascisti of Italy forced each to hire a stated number of /laborers for every hundred acres of land owned or operated. This was done to abolish unemployment and in- crease production. ‘"The Farmer’s Worst Enemy—Rats. The Farmer’s Best Friend — Rat-Snap.” These are the words of James Bax ter, N. J.: Ever since I tried RAT SNAP, I have always kept it in the house. Never fails. Used about $3.00 worth of RAT-SNAP a year and fig ure it saves me S3OO in chicks, eggs, and feed. RAT-SNAP is convenient, just break up cake, no mixing with other food.” Three sizes, Jsc, 65c, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by W. L. London & Son, Pilkington Pharmacy and The Chatham Hardware Co. The Chatham Record CHATHAM SUPERIOR COURT. i Convenes in Pittsboro Next Monday —The Jury. ; Chatham superior court, for the , trial of civil and criminal docket, will s meet in Pittsboro Monday, January ; 15th. Clawson L. Williams, solicitor for • the fourth judicial district, will pros , ecute the cases and evil doers had better look out. Williams lives strictly ■ up to an obeyance of the law and he does not want to persecute anyone, but he will prosecute with a venge ance. Judge J. Lloyd Horton, of Farm ville, will preside. Mr. Williams held his first court, since being sworn in, at Lillington, in Harnett county, last week. The dis trict he will represent is composed of Harnett, Chatham, Lee, Johnston and Wayne counties. Mr. Williams succeeds Walter D. Siler, of Chatham, who has held the position of solicitor for the past ten years. On Monday' of last week, the com missioners drew the following jury to serve during the coming session of court: Albright—D. V. Pike, and Clyde Perry. Baldwin—Warden Mann and J. W. Durham. Bear Creek—G. W. Brafford, F. C. smith, J. F. Lambert and H. I. Car er. Cape Fear—R. A. Wilson, J. W. vVilliams and F. M. Farrell. Center—J. B. Thomas, 0. B. Mann, W. Z. Crews, R. P. Johnson and H. vV. Farrell. Gulf—J. W. Burke, Geo. P. Murchi son, and J. E. Goldston. Hadley—Doran J. Dark. Haw River—L. N. Crutchfield. Hickory Mt.—J. J. Nalls, N. J. Dark and D. H. Johnson. Matthews—Carl Gilliland, T. G. Lowe, Jas. T. Stanley, J. Q. Seawell, md W. J. Hackney. New Hope—A. H. Bright, S. C. Johnson, E. F. Baldwin and H. A. tVilson. Oakland—J. F. McCarrick, and J. W. Knight. Williams—K. B. Cole. HE IS PROUD OF CHATHAM. In a letter, dated December 30th, but which we received too late to re ’er to last week, Mr. Samuel T. Dor ?ett, Washington, D. C., says in part: “On Jan. 1 we will move our office :o 816 15th street, N. W. Please ;hange mailing address, as we do not vant to miss a single copy of your xcellent paper. It is like getting a etter from home, and we must again congratulate you on the many im provements in the Herald in the past ;y while making a trip there last September. It is a pleasure now to Irive over her magnificent roads and .hey are going to prove an economic al blessing also to the farmers as hey place him in close touch with he market and will greatly enhance he value of his land. With a flivver le can now do in an hour what once ook him all day, and with but little .vear and tear on his car. Many Chat ham farmers well remember when t took him a whole week to make a .rip with produce to Raleigh and re turn, and oh, the memories of the long, hard pull up those rain soaked, -ed, sticky, mud gullies—almost im possible to get up and over them, fake a vote and see how many would ike to return to those conditions. “I am proud of Noi*th Carolina and her progress in good road building, and I am also proud of her in every other way, as I believe her to be the best state in the union and “Every day in every way, she is getting bet ;er and better.” “Your two papers have been and will continue to be a great force in the upbuilding of the county and state, and may you live long and prosper. ” POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS. Pittsboro’s postoffice is doing a big ger business than ever known before. During six days before Christmas 156 bags of mail were received here and 75 bags were sent out. Postmaster Johnson sold $25,000 in War Savings Stamps during the holidays. Last Fri day he sold S7OO worth of War Sav ings Stamps to one person, a young lady who lives in the county. The re ceipts for December were $2,646.66. The total for the quarter ending Dec ember 31st, was $9,346.96. HOLD ANNUAL MEETING. New Director Elected and Six Per Cent Dividiend is Declared. On Friday, January 6th, there was a meeting of the stockholders of the Farmers Bank of Pittsboro, held in the bank building. In addition to other matters Dr. W. B. Chapin was elected and added as a director of the bank. The following old officers and directors were re plpptpd • President—T. M. Bland. Vice-President—A. C. Ray. Cashier —Burtis Benton. Directors—T. M. Bland, A. C Ray, Victor R. Johnson, S. D. Johnson, A. M. Riddle, T. L. Burns, J. M. Garn er, J. D. Womble, H. R. Stedman and Dr. W. B. Chapin. A six per cent dividend was again 1 declared and paid. The Farmers Bank saw its begin ning in a perilous tme, during recon -1 structon, and despite the many hand r icaps it has experienced, it has grown 3 steadily and is now on a firm footing 5 with other banks of the smaller ■ towns. WOMBLE-CLARK. At the Methodis parsonage in Pitts boro on Tuesday of last week, Ganis Womble was united in marriage to Miss Bertha Clark, both of Hickory Mt. township, Rev. J. J. Boone, offic iatThe’ voung married couple imme left for Rowland where on ' Wednesday! I.exie Clark,. brother of ; MrsTWomble, was united m marriage to Miss Straughan, Rev. P. D. wood ; all, performing this service. 7 build a home NOW! _ PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM CO.. FRIDAY, JANUARY 12. 192*§ *oo*oo*oo*oo* O O *oo*oo*oo*oo* o o * SIDE STREET GOSSIP. * * By Joe Foreman. * ( o o 1 *oo*oo*oo*oo* O 0 *oo*oo*oo*oo* . There is just no use talking about it. A man can’t get off these days for ■ anything. Everybody is in such a hurry that they won’t take time to go to one another’s funeral. Here it ! is way on the New Year and I have not been out of town this Christmas — not even to go up for a night on the river to see my old acquaintenances. I have not seen a hide nor hair of Jim Young’s folks except when Jim himself came in town the other day to attend to a little business at the bank and make arrangements about his War Stamps. They had been look ing for us all along ,but folks on the farm now days are busy all the year round Things move since them boys took hold and take so much interest. They spend all the spare time in the winter doing up odd jobs, looking af ter the orchard and getting manure and such. Jim said the rations were holding out all right and that he had been throwing in a little bait ±or suckers in the hole up above the old baptizing place. I always remember about how we used to net suckers and how good they were when my old mother would fry them in meal and hogs lard. Jim promised that when he put in the net he would drop me a card and I am going, if some things have to be put off for a day o rtwo, or three days. For all the rush with work of all kinds, when I went down last Monday away up in the day, Bill Watson was setting over behind the stove at the store whittlinp and talking. I in quired and thought maybe he was down with rheumatism again but he said that he had quit his job. He did not get a raise the fir-st of the year and before he would work like he had , for the moitey he got, he would do nothing. I have observed that Bill likes do ing nothing better any way and he isn’t by himself at that. He didn’t get a raise but the trouble is his boss can get along all right without him. I have noticed that the fellow who don’t earn more than he draws is not like ly to draw more than what he is getting. It is a poor business for any- ' body to hire a man and not make a ■ profit on what he does. But this is a free country and if you don’t like your job, you can quit and it is al ways better to quit than get fired. If ' Bill’s debts paid him interest, he would not have to woik anyway. I have never been any hand to say ' that folks ought to kill themselves trying to outdo the other fellow in ' ’the-cW- Bible saying- “ about the sweat of the brow, etc., still holds good and you have to stay j at it these days and times or be left ; out. It looks like 1923 is going to be a \ good year and I am hoping that our [ community won’t be left behind the : procession of progress that the whole ' country is making. The boll weevil is coming and there always has been something to draw ' back but this country can live at home and board at the same place so long ' as we have a mind to put our hands to the work we have to do. ATTENDED BREWER FUNERAL. The following attended the funer al of Mrs S. D. Brewer in Pittsboro last week; R. F. Brewer, Johnson City, Tenn., W. F. Hunter, Marion; Mrs. A. A. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Sin clair, Greensboro; E. R. Paschal, R. F. Paschal, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith, Richard and Frank Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Teague, Siler City; Dr. G. W. Paschal, Wake Forest; Mrs. C. S. Brewer, Miss Catherine Brewer and Charles Brewer, Henderson; Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cheek, Sanford; Misses Rosa and Nell Paschal, Greenville, S. C.; John T. Paschal, Goldston; Mr. and Mrs. C. Norwood, Bonlee; Mrs. T. B. Bray r , Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Pick ard and Miss Helen Sears, Durham; Eli B. Brewer, Bennett and Robert Burns, Roxboro. We regret that in our report of the death of Mrs. Brewer last week, the brothers of the deceased lady were recoi'ded as “Brewer,” whereas it should have been Paschal. Thse were Dr. George Paschal, Wake Forest; J. T. Paschal, Goldston, and Fred Paschal, of Siler City. STRANGE AND CURIOUS. Peculiarities That Will Astonish Almost Anyone. Santa Claus has been banished from soviet Russia. 1 New York City has 137,000 births every twelve months. A baby, two hours old, at New Orleans, was operated on the other day and still lives. Two men, for stealing 13 cents form a girl in Chicago, were sent *'• the pen for ten years. A bill has been introduced in the Hawaii legislature making it a crime for a woman to bob her hair. School boys in Springfield, Mass., organized a secret society to steal motor cars. They stole 11 before be ing found out. Three huge masses of fishing worms, weighing almost 800 pounds, clogged a manhole in Martins Ferry, Ohio, last week. While changing the battery of his radio set, Albert Lambert, 17 was electrocuted at his home in Chatham, Ontario. Lightning was the cause. A five-year old baby in San Fran cisco revealed a murder when it told police that its mama was in a trunk. The father had murdered his wife. He was arrested. One square mile on the east side : of New York, where 500,000 people • live, shows one of the lowest infant death rates in the world. Only 60 out of 1000 die during the first year of life. DOINGS OF COMMISSIONERS. Many Small Accounts Paid and Gen eral Routine At the regular December meeting of the commissioners of Chatham county, held in Pittsboro on Monday, January Ist, several hundred dollars were paid out in small accounts to parties who held bills against the county. Among the larger bills we report the following: J. Dewey Dorsett, clerk, salary, clerk hire and postage, $183.00. John W. Johnson, superintendent of county home, salary for December, $75.00. W. L. London & Son, supplies for county home, $105.98. C. C. Poe, extra clerk hire, record ing election returns, $135.00 C C. Poe, register deeds salary for December, $150.00. G. W. Blair, sheriff’s salary for December, $358.83. W. H. Gurley, balance on plumbing at county home, SIOO.OO. W. L. London & Son, supplies for county home $345.63. Dr. Clyde Thomas, county physi cian, salary for October, November and December, $135.00. The R. L. Bryan Co., office sup plies, $216.97. W. H. Taylor, salary as jailer, $77.70. Among those paid for capturing stills were: S. T. Johnson, 3 stills, $55.; W. H. Ferguson, still $10; John Burns, complete still $20.; F. P. Nooe, still $10.; N. S. Woody, still, cap and worm, $20.; A. M. Webster, tiro stills, two caps and two worms, $40.; mak ing- a total of $135.00 Nine property owners had their taxes remitted. Hall & Mclver, supplies county home, $36.03. J. G. Hamlet collecting taxes $Bl.Bl. Lucien Clark, work at old county home $41.00. All other accounts were small and of regular monthly nature. WHY KILL THE GOOSE THAT LAYS THE GOLDEN EGG? Written by Dr. J. D. Gregg. About all the older people you talk to will tell you that when they were boys, the fields were full of game and the streams and ponds were full of fish, but they will tell you, when you carry the conversation further, that game and fish are very scarce today. Os course there is a reason for it. First, there are many more fish ers and hunters, since we have a more dense population; and the lakes, streams and ponds, have not increas ed to any great extent. More of the forests have been cleared away and destroyed the hiding places for the vaßLaame. Bptto.my peo ple who love sports, and the wllcf game for food, should wake up be fore it is everlasting too late, apd we have destroyed the species of our game and fish, and throw protection around them by suitable legislation, such laws that will give them a chance to come back. Take for in- i stance the fish that run up to Shoals to spawn, any of us know—who know enough to fish that we can destroy a whole school of fish in one night or day. A big time or course. A lot of fish, yes. But what have we done? Absolutely destroyed the goose that lays the golden egg. When we have destroyed the school before they spawn, we get no more fish next year, and so I say, we should place a law on our statue books in North Caro lina, and especially in our county of Chatham, making it unlawful for any one to catch fish while they are spawning, for at least a period of 10 years. And again, the United States gov ernment furnishes fish for stocking purposes, to any reliable person who applies, to place in our streams Just write your Congressman, who for Chatham is Edw W. Pou, Wash ington, D. C., and he will the Commissioner of Fisheries send you an application. The fish are free, all you have to do is to meet the trajji, when they come. So men, let’s wake up to the great idea of conservation, not only our wild game and fish, but our forests and fai-ms, and our county. Let’s reach out and forget this selfish idea of ours, that just because we can’t reap we won’t sow. To my mind, though Eden’s Para dise was lost, and to my mind Eden’s Paradise must be regained, if ever, and it must start with you and lindividually.l— -individually. We say, “what can I do to help.” The best words. I believe, is co-opera tion. NEWS FROM BEAR CREEK 3. j Received too late for last weeks paper Bear Creek, Rt. 3, Jan. I.—Mr. J. W. Brewer and son motored to Mr. Lemuel Maness’ Sunday afternoon. Mr. B. F. Sanders, of near Cole ridge, spent Christmas with her fath er, Mr. E. C. Brewer. Miss Lillian Spoon, of Asheboro, spent the week end with her brother, Mr. Joe Spoon, of Glendon. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fesmire, of near Siler City, spent last Sunday night in the home of her father, Mr. A. H. Brooks. Miss Lina and Ray Powers, of High Point, spent last week with home folks on route 3. Mr. Walker Fesmire, of Greens boro and Mr. Hoyt Scott, of near Sil er City, were visitors in the home of J. W. Brewer last Sunday after noon. Miss Nannie Powers and Mr. Bill Donald, of Greensboro, spent last week with hr folks. Mr. Roland Brady and Mr. Carl Branson have gone to Greensboro where they will engage in work dur ing the winter. BLUE BELLS. Honor Roll Welch. The honor roll for the second month ! of Welch school is as follows: First grade—Willard Beal, Hayes Jones. .. : Second grade—Estelle Councilman, s Louise Moon, Lessie Scott, Clarence t Scejfer.JtSfti Ray Hammer. . t Trurcrjfirade — Leola Moon, Leonard f Cox, RolSnd Lambert and Rexford .-0 I HEARD ON THE STREETS. Some Things Suggested by Prominent Men and Women. (The Printer’s Devil.) “Did you ever notice the difference in people of a country town and those in a city,” asked a gentleman who notices things. “Take, for instance, people living here and hereabouts. Watch them as they walk the streets of the town and see what a slow mo tion they carry themselves. They walk as if they had plenty of time and nothing to bother them when they got to the corner or where they were going.” “Now, go over to Raleigh, or Dur ham, or Greensboro. See the differ ence in the walk of these people—al ways in a hurry. Bound to get where they are going at a specified time. If they walked the same gait that our people do, half or many of them would be run over by automobiles. But after all the small town is the place to live in. Nothing to worry you. House rent not high, wood is plentiful and pro visions are about the same as in the smaller cities. Then you live longer in the smaller town than you do in the city. “Another thing, in the larger city there are many funerals during the week, but the people, except those who are interested, never notice them. You meet hundreds of people on the streets but you are like a knot on a log—they notice not when they pass you by. Give me the little country town always, where you are met with a pleasant ‘good morning’ and a hearty handshake These are your friends when you are sick or when you are well.” “I see the “devil” wrote something about sidewalks in your alst issue,” remarked one of our older citizens yesterday. “Well, they are bad,” he continued, "but did you notice that the streets are in a worse condition. Take east Salisbury street, leading from Hillsboro to the depot. Thous ands of dollars have been spent on that street alone. My idea, to have a good street, is to make it good at first. Pave that street with cement and you’ll never be bothered again. If the town is not able to build it all at one time, then build a block a year, and in two or three years you’ll have a street that any city might be proud of. Build them all that way and then Pittsboro will not be a by word for all strangers coming here.” SOME MORE OF OUR FRIENDS. During the week the following good people have renewed their subscrip tion or started in new : Mrs. R. L. Fox, Walter Clark, J. J. Culberson, L. K. Beal, S. R. Gilmore, K. B. Riddle, Mrs. F L Teague, Miss Efhel Johnson, Ed. Thompson*-45. I* Moore, J. E. Fox, R P. Johnson, Miss Mattie Brooks, J S. Strowd, Josie Smith, Jihn W. Johnson, R. W. White, Ralph B. Johnson, Rev. 0. I. Hinson, Brooks Lanius, R. C. Fox, Chas. B. Wright, Mrs. 0. H. Pickett, Mrs. N. M. Hill, Cicero Buckner, W. G. Wom ble, W. I. Bowers, A. J. Morris, F. L. Bray, A. B. Clegg, Wesley Thomp son, M. T. Lindsay, Mrs. Z. V. Self, T. C Perry, Mrs. G. L. Merrill, L. D. Thompson, Jane Cox, Chas. L. Hen derson, Mrs. T. D. Braxton, Frank R. Pierce, Mrs. Lula Elmore, R. P. Eu banks, L B. Hester, A. P. Dark, M. G. Woodell, Mrs. E. W. Jenkins, M. E. Mann, Joe E. Gunter, Will T. John son and W. C. Perry A DISASTROUS FIRE. A fire in a garage in Raleigh last Friday night destroyed the garage belonging to I. W. Simpkins, and costing the lives of Mrs. Simpkins, his wife, their little son and an old colored nurse, who were burned in the building. They were sleeping in an apartment above the garage. One fireman had his arm broken and an other received a bad cut. Sixty-seven cars and trucks were also burned, en tailing a loss of $200,000. A LAYING HEN. One morning last week a hen be longing to Mrs. H. D. Farrell, near Hanks Chapel, laid an egg about o’clock. The moon was shining so bright we suppose the hen thought it was day. But later on she found out the mistake and before 9 o’clock she laid again. This story can be veri fied by the owner of the chicken. BRIEF, INTERESTING FACTS Figures and Historical Mention Os Interest. Dearborn Independent. Ninety-seven per cent of Africa is ruled by the European. More than 700,000 pounds of honey was iharvested in British Columbia during 1922. A 25-year old ordained minister and his wife have entered grammar school in the seventh grade at Beaumont, Tex. Women were placed on a jury in the supreme court in Red Deer, Al berta, for the first time in the history of Canada. Gray Gables, on Buzzard’s Bay, Massachusetts, for years the summer home of Grover Cleveland, is to be cut up into lots and sold on the mark et. “Vibras” steel is a new steel made in Manchester, England, which never, tempers brittle and is absolutely re liable in behavior under and ordinary treatment. “Lady Jewel” of Woodland, Wash ington, is the world’s qhamyjpn She has broken all records by laying 331 eggs in one year or 11 times her own weight in eggs. Box Party at Carolina. There will be a box party given at Carolina school house on Saturday night, January 20th, beginning at 7. o'clock. Everybody is welcome and in vited to come. In addition to the box- * es, there will be string music and oth er entertaining features. MARRIED TWENTY YEARS AGO. ; | Celebrate Th* Anniversary at Home j in Siler City. The Herald, January 10. °ne of the most enjoyable events of the season was a party given on j January 4th bv Mr. and Mrs. Henry F ; celebrating the twentieth an- i niversarv 0 f their marriage, ihe en- < tire lower fl oo r of their new bunga- < low was thrown open to their guests. The home was beautifully decorat ed by the artistic hand of Mrs. Pike, and the manv presents received by . the pair were both handsome and of value. A lively contest and a unique art 1 gallery afforded much merriment throughout the evening. A handsome 100 k was presented to Mrs. J. C. Greg son as the winner in this contest. Delicious fruit salad with hot choc olate and whipped cream was served. Those enjoying the hospitality ot Mr. and Mrs. Pike were: Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Brower, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Huddleston, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gregson, Mr and Mrs. J. S. Wrenn, Prof and Mrs. S. J. Husketh, Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs N. B. Bray, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cheek, Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Bynum, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Bray, Mr. and Mrs. K. G. Clapp, Mr. and Mrs. J B Marley, Mr and Mrs. J. Wade Siler and Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Fox. AN OBITUARY NOTICE. Addie May Womble. Mrs. Addie May Womble was bom October2B, 1856 C and died December 30, 1922. On September 8, 1878, she was married to J. D. Womble, both of Chatham county. To this union was born eleven children, one of these, Isaac, died several years ago. Sister Womble was a true wife. She loved her husband with a sacri- ficial devotion. They suffered togeth er. They wept together. They rejoic ed together. They both walked and talked together along the highway of life. She was a loving and long suffering mother. Her children were ever ut most in her mind and heart. Like all true mothers she gave her life, her heart, yea, her all as a living sacri fice for her offspring. And this gift will forever live in the lives of her noble sons, and losing daughters. Up on each of these hearts she stamped her image. With all the burdens of home, and the obligations of training so many, she never forgot the Church of Christ. She loved the church with a peculiar passionate love. She joined Pleasant Hill church in childhood and remained a consistent member until death. Her patient suffering was a pro ■ found - »•«.n she found a check with j such a large amount in a letter. Thy fate is the common fate of all Into each life some rain must fall, | Some days must be dark and dreary. , _ —Longfellow. ■ One person every forty minutes, or an average of 35 a jay, are jaU et j jn j ■ the United states by automobiles. j (Tire record is reai~ V , I EVERY week by , . I I MOST every body IjOAT'S ANY BODY. VOL. XLV NO. 22 DEATH OF MR. NEAL. Other Local News From Bear Ci ok Section on No. 3. Ne B arM^i* ea JT c m R V , at th £ horae <* * £ aar. y. k. Neal on Bear Creek Rt 1 January *7th £ Cl ° ck ™ the ’ satr wm be t -- .*® r - E - M. Phillips and family were visitors at the home of Mr *B F dcott Sunday. * * Miss r ‘Nanni? r p Talmadge Smith and Miss Nannie Powers, alter spending a ,^ ee k with home folks, have retv f ed,t° their work in Greensboro. Mrs. Nannie Brown returned to M 4 Vernon Springs Friday after speuti .ng several days with home folks Miss Lina Powers and little nep he v Odell Spoon, returned Friday to Hi \ Point, after spending two weeks wi h home folks. Mr. Dewey Cox left Sunday, Dec 31, for Georgia where he will take a business course. Mr. W. G. Scott and son, Hoyt, of Siler City and Mr. L. Fesmire, oi Greensboro, were visitors at b. F. Scott’s Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillips, of Charlotte, spent the holidays at the home of S. M. Scott. W. R. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Scott and Mrs. Nancy Phillips motor ed to Hemp Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Phillips spert last Wednesday at the home of A. K. Brooks. Mrs. A. H. Brooks who has been sick sometime is improving some. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Phillips a Miss Eva Scott visited their gran<> father, Mr. Sam Cox, Sunday. The box party which was to have been held at Fall Creek on Saturday night, the 6th of January was po c+ poned to a future date. BLUE BELT/S. THE DECEMBER MEETING. The Winnie Davis Chapter of th Q U. D. C., met on Friday afternoon, December 15th, with Mrs. J. C. Lan ius. The meeting was opened by the reading of the ritual. Minutes of las.!, meeting was read and approved. The treasurer gave a full report for the year 1922. Mrs. London urged that the $2.50 left from her present be used to help fill the Christmas boxes for the Vet erans. This was passed. The Christmas list of Veterans v.-- discussed and several names added to the list. The wreath committee was appoint, ed for 1923 and is composed of the following members: Mrs. J. C. Lanius, Maggie Horn, Mrs. Jacob Thorny "A. Farrell. The relief committee for 1923 is as follows: Mrs. J. M. Gregson, chairman. Mrs. L. N. Womble, Mrs. E. M. i ar rington, Mrs. Aurelia Taylor, Miss Julia Lambeth, Mrs. A. C. Ray and Mrs. G. P. Alston. A rising vote of welcome was ex tended to our two new members, Mrs. Radcliffe Lanius and Mrs. W. P. T p turn. Committee on credentials: Miss Maggie Home, chairman, Mrs. Wm. Eubanks, Mrs. Fletcher Mann and Miss Carrie M. Jackson. At the conclusion of business ses sion, a delicious salad course was served. Mrs. DANIEL L. BELL, Secretary NEWS FROM CHATHAM CHURCH. Moncure Rt. 2, Jan. B. —Miss Laura Harris and Mr. Will Griffin, ol Brickhaven, spent Saturday night ai Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Burns. Mr. and Mrs. W. B Knight visited in Pittsboro Sunday afternoon Mrs. Nathan Gilmore has been vis iting her step-daughter, Mrs. C. P Burns and Mrs. F. L. May. Mrs. Willie and Cyrus Brown visi - ed Mr. and Mrs H. C. Clegg Friday. l ■ A Few More Items of News of News. . (Received too late for last week.) Miss Olivia Burns, of Wilson, spent the Christmas holidays with her 1 parents, Mr. and Mrs C. D. Bums. W. C. Henderson and family visit ed Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Clegg last * week. . , , ’ iss Stacev Eddins, accompanied by ' Miss Martha Castlem, of Durham, spent last week with the formers oarents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Eddins. • ~ J. R. Knight spent last week witA , his parents. 1 Misses Mabel and Elizabeth Thom* * > of Greenville, spent the holidays with . their parents. 1 Miss Lelia Bums spent last ween at her home. Roland and Dixon Bums, of Yem assee, S. C., visited their sister, Mr.. C. M. Eddins last week. Miss Myrtle Perry, who is worn ing in Raleigh, spent Christmas day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. u. * I Perry. . .. Jamie Perry spent last week vis.. ing in Raleigh. Miss Dora Gunter of Durham, sper* last week with her parents. . Miss Mary Clegg, of Mt Airy, vis ited her sister, Mrs. J. W. Womble, last week . ELK MAKES' SHOWING FOR YEAR. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Show Sales of $64,507,301 Our readers will note that dunr”- she campaign season, the * ; Tire & Rubber Co., of Akron, Ohio, m a regular advertiser in tins pape*. Thev patronize all the weekly P^- • history of tire making, and jfj fu e face of keenest competition, {he Firestone Tire & Rubber Company „!de sales during the yMrjrustclos ed up to October 31, of $64,507,301.17 an increase of 23 pei cent, according to a statement mat e the other day to the stockholders, at ‘their annual meeting by Harvey S. Fi n, S { 0 e n ammgs P o r r{hrCompany after providing for depreciation, interest, ; taxes and other charges, were up $7,348,421.59.