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Cl)e £|)att)am ißetorU INDEPENDENT IN POLITICS. Established in 1878 by H. A. London. Enteied at Pittsboro, N.C., as Second Cla.« mail matter by act of Congress. SUBSCRIPTION: One Year, $1.50. Six Months, *75 Colin G. Shaw, Owner and Editor. Cha r A. Brown, Associate Editor. Advertising: 25c. 30c. and 35c. het. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15>, 1923. % # CHATHAM SAFE FOR AWHILE. It now appears that Senator Grif fin has maue satisxactory ''ments in the legislature in regard to the dismemberment of Chatham coun ty. We must not stop at tins how ever, those folks over at Brickhaven, Corinth, Truth, Merry'. Oaks, New Hill, Buckhorn, Phoenix Hill, Boylan Ranch, and in fact the whole section, need relief. . . This paper appreciates the fact that the present board of county com missioners is handicapped for funds, but some method can certainly be arranged whereby the graded road can be top-soiled and redeemed. Chatham needs thse good people in her population, as well as the taxable values and we are interested in the final outcome. Those citizens are thread-bare of patience. In fact patience has ceas ed to be a virtue, and they will not idle on the proposition, rest assured of « that. GAMBLING BY GOVERNMENT. While our dear old Uncle Sam frowns on gambling he seems to in dulge in the sport quite freely in the conduct of his own affairs, all of which shows the difference between national and personal moral co. d ict. •The total amount appropriated by Congress for the fiscal year of 192 j uegan July 1, is $3,747,935,- 382.64. This is $319,280,984.10 less than the appropriation for 1922. What the deficiency appropriations for the current year will foot up naturally is problematical. The preliminary estimate of total expenditures for the current year is $3,771,258,452 or $24,223,139.36 more than has been appropriated. 'The pre liminary estimate of total receipts for the current year is $3,073,825,311. This of course indicates a deficit at Hie end of this year of $673,210,- 071.64. At the close of the last fiscal vear there was a balance on hand of $272,101,512.63. In this way the government goes calmly ahead with the certainty of a deficit so far as human minds can forsee, but yet with the knowledge that there is a good gambler’s chance that things will come out all right. Heart is taken from the fact that the estimated receipts for 1922 were ex ceeded and anticipated expenditures were $759,000,000 less. No individual or corporation of course would dare conduct its busi ness in such away, yet there is little else the government can do unless a still heavier tax burden be placed on the people to provide for a margin of safety, and gracious knows taxes are heavy enough, as heavy in fact, as they are unscientific. Governor Morrison’s boat bill and President Harding’s ship bill seem to be in turbulent waters. • Belin, a French electrical scientist, has invented a machine which trans mits lights over a telephone wire and you can see the person you are talk ing to. Great Scott! What next Stocks and Cat’o-Nine Tails. Raleigh Times. ‘ • Rufus and Dock Commander still have something to be thankful for: they didn’t meet Judge Cranmer in the days when boiling oil was the pre vailing court style. if XJNKINDEST CUT. Raleigh Times. The Woman’s Club of Pittboro, we see by The Chatham Record, is to five a* Valentine party Friday night, ebruary 13. There will be fortune telling, delivery of valentines, a prize so rthe most attractively-dressed child and another for the best repre-\ gentation of some well-known couple such as Mutt and Jeff, Maggie and Jiggs, or Romeo and Juliet. Why this concession to the classical, we won der? The Mutt and Jeff and Maggie and Jiggs stuff we comprehend with out difficulty, but we’d not have been less surprised to be asked Sodom and Gomorrah than the couple last named by the Record. The pillar of salt on the Raleigh highway has been melted away, my friend Coffin, and inasmuch as the la dies have postponed the party to a week from the date originally set, we welcome you to our festivities. NEWS FROM OAKLAND. Moncuje, Rt. 2, Feb. 12. —Henry Clegg, Jr., spent Saturday in Raleigh. Frank Burns, who is working in Pittsboro, spent the week-end at W. M. Bums. Miss Lizzie M. Clegg spent Satur day with her sister, Mrs. C. J. Knight. Owing to the unfavorable weather, no school was held Monday and Tues day of last week. Miss Luc lie Thomas, who has been attending school at Sanford spent the week-end with her parents and enter ed school at Pittsboro Monday . ' Cheer up, Robert, you’ll get there after a while. E.LK. Take advantage of our combination offer of The Progressive Farmer, Th;e Southern Agriculturist and our pi per one year for only $1.75. Send in the name- of your visitors. We want all the iocal news we can ■get CTI-i ; '-n ■/' „• CS to f ‘ ' it out U «: • - ten us. o —O —O —O —O O —O —o—^—o O o o WISE AND OTHERWISE o O Some uur’n—Some Their’n o O O o—o —o —o —o o—o —o —o —c Courtesy opens many doors. O He also serves who only stays in jail and waits. O Apologies are always satisafetory to the makers. O Too mudi pie is apt to make a man moie crusty than pious. O— Just put yourself m yo»r enemy s place and consider your abuse. It is not possible for a physician to cure a diseased imagination. O x Many a married man prefers the jaws of death to the jaws of life.••• O Some women marry for money be cause they can think of no other ex cuse. O Some people look as mad as if they were with the French army in Ger many. O There is just as much room for do mestic jars in a flat as there are in a palace. O The most dangerous peril on the highway is the' lighted man in the un lighted car. O A lot of energy is spent crossing bridges and climbing mountains be fore they are reached. > —O — Life would be miserable if we ev er heard all that was said about us when we were not listening. O Some men are so worthless that their wives are not a bit alarmed when the flu is in progress. * * O If a bride isn’t homesick for her family in the first six weeks, you may be pretty sure she married the right man. NEWS FROM TOWN OF MONCURE Moncure, Feb.l2.—The . Teachers Reading circle held its first meeting at Moncure school last Saturday morning at 10:30 o’clock, under the leadership of Prof. S. G. Self. Mrs. H. G. Self gave a demonstra tion in silent reading. The circle will meet again next Saturday, Feb. 17. Mr. Lantz, of Wytheville, Va., guest and relative of Capt. J. S. Wissler, gave a very instructive address dur ing the Sunday school hour last Sun day morning at the Methodist church. He is an active church worker, has traveled extensively abroad and he gave accurate and first hand informa tion as to conditions in heathen lands. Miss Virginia Catchell and Mr. Ed win Catcheli, who are attending schoo 1 at Sanford, spent the week-ei\d with their parents, Dr. and Mrs. Catchell. Mrs. Catchell spent Saturday in Ral eigh shopping. The sixth and seventh grade pupils are to give a program Friday even ing, Feb. 23rd. The public is invited to attend. The theme involving val entines, George Washington and Ab raham Lincoln’s birthdays will be car ried out and the program bids fair to be interesting. Mr. Wade Savers, a brother of Mrs. Catchell, preached an exellent sermon at the Baptist church Sunday morn ing, Feb. 4th. He has been preaching since he was twelve years old and was engaged in active ministry when in knee pants. He has won many friends and the highest esteem of the community during his stay in Moncure. He is a graduate of Wake Forest and is now continuing his stud ies at Lincoln University. 1 Rev. J. J. Boone filled his regular appointment at the Methodist church Sunday morning and preached an ex cellent sermon on the “Fatherhood of God and. Sonship of Jesus Christ,” from Galatians 4:7. Sunday night he preached on ‘take heed how you hear.’ His sermons are always enjoyed, be- 1 cause they are rich and full of the gospel. : \ —- HERBERT HALL HACKNEY. At early dawn on January 26, 1923, Herbert Hall Hackney, son of "Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Hackney, Bynum, N. C., was called to his Heavenly home. Herbert had been sick near five weeks with pneumonia. Two weeks be fore he died, he was carried to Watt’s hospital, Durham, where all was done for him that medical skill and nurses and loving parents-could do, but God saw best to take him and we resign to His will. i Herbert was sever, and one half years old, was th'e baby and only boy in the home. Besides mother and father he leaves three sisters, Jose phine, Joanna and Helen, two grand fathers and a number of uncles, aunts and cousins to mourn their lors. The little body, on its bed of white satin, was laid to rest at Hanks ' Chapel church. The services were con-! ducted by Rev. Mr. Carden, pastor of i that church. The flowers were very pretty, one design being sent by his little school mates and teacher, Miss Erie Poin dexter, whom he loved so much. He had a loving, sweet disposition, and will be greatly missed in the school, in the community, but most of all at hornet His aunt, Mrs. J. JETER HACKNEY, Jr. _ *v ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE. Having qualified as administratrix ! of the estate of Robert L. Sutolv V > deceased, late of Chatham county, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons holding claims against said decedent to present them to the un i dersigned, duly verified, on or before ; . the Bth day of February, 1924, or - [ this notice will be plead in bar of i their recovery. All persons indebted j to said estate will please make im . I mediate settlement. I This Bth do- 17 of 19°3. ’ k ' Mrs. W. E. BROOKS, Mch-22-K-p. Administratrix. t . INVITE S. S. ASSOCIATION. > Doings in and Areund Bennett—Lo cal and Personal. N Bennett, Feb. 12.—Most all who have had the flu in town are about well andv going. There was not so many flu cases here this time as there j were a year ago. Miss Beulah Hammer, daughter of Mr. and Mis. M. M. Hammer, who un derwent an opeartion for appendici tis two weeks ago, is getting along nicely and will return home this week. j Mr. Hampton Bray, who has been' confined to his room for several i weeks with pneumonia, is improving. I Mr. H. Frank Brown of the firm of Yow-Brown Store Co., has been con fined to Ills for two weeks with a cold. • * • Mr. J. H. Scott came down from Greensboro Saturday and remained over until Monday, being accompanied by his wife, who went to Greensboro several days ago. n . The tie and lumber loading and shipping started up again this weelj, after a few days of hold up, on ac count of bad pieces under construct ion on the railroad, while the train kept running with the exception of one day, on account of a defect to the engine. i Rev. J. C. Kidd filled the pulpit at the Baptist church Sux.day, preaching . an interesting sermon. Mr. Kidd will ; continue as pastor of the church foi awhile. The Baptist church has invited the Sandy Creek Sunday School Associa tion to hold their annual Convention here, which is scheduled to begin on Friday night before the fifth Sunday in April, continuing through Sunday. The Baptist Association met at this church in 1921 and had the largest attendance within fifty years. An in- i teresting program is being prepared for the Sunday School Association,' and a large crowd is expected to be present. The program will be printed i in The Record and The Herald at a later date. Ten car loads of Fords have been sold here within the past twelve months. BEN—NET. DOINGS AROUND BYNUM. Bynum, Feb. 12.—Rev. R. H. Wil lis, presiding elder of Fayetteville district, will hold first quarterly con ference at Bynum Saturday and Sun day. Mr. Willis will preach in the Methodist church in Bynum on Sunday morning. Misses Pearl and Sadie Johnson spent the week-end with relatives in Lockville. Mr. Warren Atwater, of Durham, spent Saturday night in Bynum. Miss Pearl Johnson delightfully en tertained a number of friends at her home Wednesday night. School was suspended for several days last week on account of the in clement weather. Mrs. Edna J. Braxton is visiting her husband who is principal of By num school. Mrs. Frank Canada, of Chapel Hill, is visiting her son, D. M. Can ada and family near here. ' Miss Mildred Suitt spent last week with relatives near Moncurfe. Miss Nell Sturdivant who has been in Lakeland, Fla., since November, says she likes Lakeland alright, but will be glad to see Bynum and her home folks again. // / Cures Malarie, Chills |l|)liand Fever, Dengue or vvv Bilious Fever. EXPERT SHOE REPAIRING. Have your Shoes repaired right. I am now prepared with the latest and most modern machinery, to do your work with neatness and dispatch, and cheaper than you can have it done anywhere else. Send your work to me. Shoes sent by parcel post given prompt attention and returned promptly. I guarantee my work to be alright. Prices: Halfsoles, men’s shoes, sl.; sewed $1.15; Ladies 75c. and sl. Chil dren from 50c. to 75c. Rubber heels forty and fifty cents. I use the best material money will buy. ROBERT A. HEARN E, BYNUM, N. C. NOTICE. The official returns of the Special Election held in Pittsboro School Dis trict, Center township .Number Six, on February 10, 1923, on the question of issuing not exceeding $50,000.00 of serial bonds of the said School Dis trict, and levying a sufficient annu al tax to pay the same, show the fol-. lowing as the result of the said elec tion: Numbzer of voters registered 167. Number of votes cast for bond is sue 135. , Number of votes cast against bond issue 1. returns have been officially and duly certified to the Board of County Commissioners of Chatham i couiity; and the said Board of Coun !ty Commissioners has judicially de termined that the'voters of tAe said School District have duly authorized the issuance of the said bonds at the said Election by / a majority of 103 votes. This the 12th day of February, 1923. E. E. WILSON, Chairman, Attest Board Co. Commissioners. C. C. POE, Clerk Board Co. Commissioners. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATRIX. The undersigned having qualified as administratrix of the estate of E. H. 1 ! Cook, deceased, late of Chatham North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the said estate to present them, duly verified, to the undevs-cu ed, on or before the 12th day of Feb rVar j’ or this notice will be plead m bar of their recover'/. All , Pf r?ons owing the said estate will please come forward' and make im . payment to the undersigned. . mis the 12th dav of Feb. 1923 \V. p MAUDE COOK, I Attorney. v Mch-22-R-p j Sen." n f I ‘t the winds, hui when *v. aiiinu some flowery coast their win.us move mildly and their rage is lo<t.—Dry den. i 6 0 6 '■ is a Prescription for Colds, Fever and LaGrippe. It's the most speedy remedy we know, preventing Pneumonia . * *• I * RICHARD F. GIERSCH, JR. * * * * Sanford, N. C. * * * * Surveying. Design. Supervision of * * Construction. Reports. * * * * Hydro and Hydro Electric Devel- * * opment, Transmission &nd Distri- *. * bution. Architectural Engineering. * * Mh-8-R-p. * *. * i * — DR. J. D. GREGG, 1 Dentibt. Siler City. N. C. Ottice over Siler Drug iStore. Hours 8 a. m., to 5 p. m. , ) .. | ——Mill m mi in m —i'i ———a—» I The Durant Sport Touring Sedan Is all that its name implies, for it is an ideal car in which to I travel long distances in comfort and ease. Phone us for ade- f monstration. Terms if desired. | * We also sell the STAR, a car that is rapidly attracting attention. | I Let us make your tires new by vulcanizing them. Our shop is the best 1 equipped place in Chatham county where you can have this done. | Brake Motor and Machine Works, Bonlee, N. C. j *? • 1 1 Williams-Belk Company 1 || SANFORD, NEW WOOL CANTON CREPE &K An ideal Spring Cloth and a Fashion Lead- KJ er,' here in a beautiful light weight qual- H' ity, in the following colors: Black, Navy, jju| Copen, Rust, Carmel, Gray Dark Brown. H Forty-two inches wide, Priced— s2.2s per yard. ’ .* ' • * || WOVEN NEW SHIRTINGS. Madras, in short lengths, in a large as sortment of desirable patterns; 50c. value, |W priced here for— -•-.? M 39c, per yard. H Thirty-six inch Silk Striped Madras, 75c. M value, here for— Kj 48c. per yard. | Ladies’ Spring Apparel, New Suits, Coats, I !! Wraps, Dresses of Silk and Wool | ARE ALL ON DISPLAY AND SALE AT OUR JJSUAL POPULAR PRICES ~ - I - ' -a |l OUR BUYERS ARE NOW IN THE EASTERN MARKETS AND NEW AND ATTRACT- f! IVE MERCHANDISE WILL BE ARRIVING DAILY. VISIT OUR STORE. || OUR MILLINERY DEPARTMENT IS SHOWING THE NEW THINGS IN LADIES’ |j AND MISSES’ HATS FOR EARLY 1 SPRING. POPULAR PRICES PREVAIL HERE. <| „ 111 in ' ... - n ■III. I. ■■■!■! ■II ■ I ■IIM.HIIM ’ [» A si ' • ’■ : ■ " . 1 jIT A C s y*. ;w-_ _.. -U;>. .wj Ehrie Farrell, of the University of North Carolina, spent the week-end in Pittsboro. „ J «niargiiE9a!giww*WßßaiWl Break Away \ From that old habit of taking just the first thing you see when you are in need. We handle Goodrich and Silver Cord Tires! * Poultry Netting of all Descriptions. • 4 Select line of Chinaware. , Harness and Buggies, made by Tyson and Jones. * Almost anything you need in the way of first Class Hardware. Come to see us and let us show you. 1 ——Highest Cash Price Paid for Country Produce. The Chatham Hardware Co., Pittsboro, N. C. i/ ‘ • SHEPHERD CHECKS, 98c. if Full 36-inch, half wool Shepherd Checks, ||o a popular and proven cloth we have been I® featuring for season after season, priced j|| 98 cents yard. Iw! PERCALE BARGAIN. "T M r Short length Percales, of best quality, p! in shirting patterns; about 29c. value, for m 19c. per yard. $ TOWEL SPECIAL. |j Fifty dozen large size Turkish Towels, IK | with a heavy soft knap; 39c. value, .here % ,J° r 29c. each M RATINES, 48c. J* Full 36-inch, good quality, domestic gat- !fj| me, in both white and colors; priced— £8 48c. per yard. ||yj * . ■ 7 K ~ : Cotton is selling around 27 cents [ in Pittsboro. Not much is being put on the kiarket.