North Carolina Newspapers

GENERAL NEWS BRIEFS. Short Items of Common Interest to All. Nine Japanese children were bu] n- j ed in a fire at Sacramento, Cal., Mcu- i day. Clara Phillips, the hammer murder ess, is said to be in San Salvador. It is thought peace will soon prevail in Ireland. Mexican bands recently released an American after they were paid $5,000 ransom. Henry C. Brock, of Philadelphia, who recently drove his car into a crowd and killed three people, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. A Houston, Tex., girl danced 65 hours and 53 minutes in an endurance test. She broke all records for danc ing. Raleigh—“ The most conspicuous ag ricultural condition right now is the shortage in the peach crop of the whole State, even the Sandhills prob ably will not make as much crop as has been expected. Washington—Comptroller Crissing er of the currency has ordered the Federal receiver for the Commercial National Bank of Wilmington to levy an assessment of 100 per cent on share holders of that institution. Washington—Governors of the sev eral States are to be requested to meet with the president in Washing ton in May for a 2nd discussion of means, methods of cooperation with enforcement of the prohibition laws. Atlanta —Dr. F. H. Gaines, founder and president cf Agnes Scott college Decatur, Ga., and one of the best known educators in the south, died here today. New Bern—ln the regular bi-enm'a 1 election held at Dover this week, W. i G. Rouse, for many years chief of po- j lice in that town, was elected to the j mayorality.^ • Dunn—Death claimer its second vic tim of the ill-fated automobile that plunged down a 25-foot embankment at the foot of a bridge which spans Cape Fear river, near Dunn, last Sun day, when David R. Pate, driver of the car, died. Monroe—lnterviews with a number of fertilizer fillers of the county re veals the fact that Union county far mers are buying heavily this season 1 and the indications are that a large acreage will be planned to cotton. Dunn—A slifrht wage increase went 1 into effect the past \voek at the Dunn j branch of the Durham Hosiery mills. Newton—The setting apart of the week of April 16-22, as “Sweet Poia- ' to Week” in ?ff"rth Cerolira strikes a responsive chord in Catawba countv. Catawba is the pioneer county in mak ing a main crop of sweet potatoes. Lexington—City workmen are now ’ engaged in removing buildings and other obstructions from the site for ' the new passenger station to be erect- < ed here by the Southern railway. Raleigh Drivers of automobiles and trucks on public roads in North Carolina must halt before crossing , railway tracks at grade, under an act . ®f the general assembly which be comes effective July 1, 1923. I Raleigh—The Tobacco Growers’ As sociation following its legal victory in- ' stituted 10 suits for liquidated dam ages against groover members in six ' counties of North Carolina. Other suits against recalcitrant members in - Virginia and South Carolina are soon to follow. Organizing All Right. According to information sent to this paper by National Chairman Cordell Hull, of the Democratic Na tional Committee. M. R. Robbins, of Rocky Mount, leads the list in the or ganization of county democratic vic tory clubs. He is the first county chairman to enroll the club and for ward the dues to headquarters. It is announced, however, nineteen others have organized the clubs, and included in this list is Chatham coun ty, with Hon. Walter D. Siler, as chairman. Y' Chatham Man is in Trouble. According to The News and Observ er of last Friday, Arch Marshbum, of Cumnock, was arrested in Raleigh charged with the theft of tv/o auto mobiles. He was chased from Cum nock to Raleigh and placed in jail. It is said that he confessed to the theft of one of th cars, but denied the other. According to The Observ er, he is also suspected of having broken in a store. No further ac count has been given in regard to the result of the arrest. A Trip to Ohio. We have learned that C. M. Webs ter, accompained by his son and wife, and party, have returned from a very pleasant trip by automobile to Ohio. Thy were three and a half days on the trip, passing through Durham, Oxford, Petersburg to Richmond, reaching Washington, D. C., on Tuesday. There they went up the Washington monu ment 555 feet and took a bird’s eye view of the city. They state it was simply wonderful. They drove around White House and rested. After a visit to the capitol, they visited the zoo where they saw a specimen of practically every kind of animal and fowl. From Washington they passed thru the mountains of Maryland and Penn sylvania, where they saw many mines and oil fields. They witnessed the pumping of oil. They state that the roads were fine and the entire trip was made on sls worth of gas. Armies of black ants in India drive all wild beasts in panic ahead of them. NEWS FROM BEAR CREEK. Bear Creek, R-2, April 16.—Born to Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Johnson, a son. Among those who went to see Dr. Kaops last week were: H. M. Tyson, ;T. 13 Wilkerson, W. F. Norwood and ! Mrs. J. H. Snipes. j W. Jarvis Phillips, of Bonlee, and W. I. Williamson, of Sanford, were Sunday visitors in the home of T. B. Beal. Mrs. ,T. H. Nall, of Pomona mills, after vii sting her parents, on route 2, has returned home. The Meronies and Sandy Branch schools closed last Friday. The for mer being taught by J. Lee and Miss Minnie Moody, of Rives Chapel; the latter by W. Simmons Phillips, of Bonlee, and Miss Ollie M. Pike, of route 1, Siler City. Mrs. J. B. Foushee was carried to a Greenboro hospital Monday for an operation. Miss Camilla Gilmore, of Bomee, was a week-end visitor in the home of F. C. Straughan. “PHIL”. Our Honor List. This week we have the following that have subscribed so rthe paper or renewed since we corrected the list last week: E. M. Phillips, Tobacco Cooperative Association, two papers, Z. E. Brown, E. D| Woody, W. L. Welch, James M. Perry, T. P. Beaver, C. M. Eddins, Mrs. J. H. Nall, Woodson Powell, Nannie A. Carter, Mrs. Mattie Pierce, J. E. Roberts, Cross and Linehan, R. H.. Bobbitt and Roy Campbell. One of these is from Indiana and others are abroad in the State. We are proud of every one of them. Complete Liquor Plant. Harnett County News states that a 150 gallon capacity whiskey still was j recently captured m upper Harnett, j The outfit was surrounded by a most! complete “camp ’ equipped with para phernalia and woik apparatus. Pro- j visions consisting of ham, Hour, etc., j were cached about the “premises,” as ] was also loui teen 100-pound bags of j sugar to be used in making whiskey, j A vat ot 10,000 gallons of beer was fou/.d, through which ran the copper! pipe for heating purposes. The still was ararngd on what is known as the . “doubling” "plan of operation. After , the pipe carrying the hot whiskey j passes out of the beer vat it went on J through a cooling vat filled from a spring near by. It was one of the; largest and most complete liquor ; plants ever captured in this part of the State. kviilcd oy a Train. John Dunn, 52, was struck by a Southern passenger train at White Oak, near Greensboro, Saturday, and ir.s.aniiy killed. Besides several son.; m 1 daughters, he leaves . wife who was Miss Betty Ward, of Chatham county, two brothers, Wm. and Archie u-uun, oi .bornee, a. J a Si.ccer, Mr*. l Lula Allcock, of Siler City. Mv. Dunn was buried at Sandy | Branch Baptist church cemetery Mon- • day afternoon. Pittshoro Route Two Mews. Pittshoro, R-2, April 10.—Misses ! Luta White, Edith Clark and Hayse! Feign son spent Thursdav night with Mrs. T. M. Clark. Mrs. J. B. Buike, Vera Burke and Mrs. A. E. Cockinan, spent last Tues day with Mrs. W. H. Ferguson. Misses Dora Clark and Mrs. W. H Ferguson visited Mrs. Ellen; Clark ! ast monday afternoon. Misses Mabel Woody and Juanita Johnson spent Tuesday night with Mrs. T. M. Clark. Misses Luta White and Hayse Fer guson spent Tuesday night with Misses Dora and Edith Clark. Misses Ruth White, Cornie Bridges, !3essie and Juanita Johnson, Lacy j Webster spent Saturday night with I Miss Luta White. Mrs. C. S. Burke is spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Johnson. Miss Edith Clark spent Wednesday with her grandmother, Mrs. Ellen Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Darnell Thomas, of Raleigh, is spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. T. E. Carroll. Mr. J. D. Cooper has purchased a new touring car. ♦ THE CAR STOPS. Mr. D. M. Ray lost his way and did not know how to find it. He met a pretty little miss named Mabel Smith, and then he didn’t mind it. She caught j his eye and he couldn’t pass by with- j out his car stopping; although that ! very day she was on her way to do j her round of shopping. Now rain or; shine, he comes every time and don’t ! seem to mind it. Two letters on the! everv other day—l believe there is a j wedding behind it. If they will stay a part and not get smart and be in a big hurry about it, I’ll tell her pa. He’s not very far. Then I won’t care so much about it. Zeke Scroggins. Frosty, N. C., Apr. 16. Pulled Up the Tree. Several farmers were in the barber shop in Pittshoro Tuesday and they began to trade yarns, as they gener ally do. Dock Gunter told one about his soaking his corn in liquor and feeding* it to the crows. Now any body who believes that Dock fed any liquor to the crows has our consent. Dock said one big crow, after he found cut that the com was whiskey soak ed, made all the other crows bring the corn to him. The king crow got drunk as a lord and Dock went home disgusted with the remedy. Here Will Ward put in one. He said the birds were awful at one time on his farm. They ate up everything. One day one of his children came down to the house and told him that the ground was covered with birds. “I got my gun,” said Mr. Ward, “and went out and scared them. They flew into a tree. I didn’t have any shot so I loaded with tacks. When I shot in to the ttee not a bird flew away, but looked as if they were going to fly. I was struck with the sight and stood watching them. In a minute or so they flew away, pulling the tree with them. The tacks had nailed the birds to the limbs.” That settled the story telling. CANNON WAS BORN IN N. C. Claud Kitchen Once Called Him ‘The Czar of the House.” “Uncle Joe” Cannon, formerly speaker and for many years member of the United States House of Repre sentatives, today filed his birth certi ficate with the State Board of Health of North Carolina. * Mr. Cannon took advantage of the birth certificate act of 1913, which allows persons bom before that date to file records with the State board. The former speaker gave his birth place as New Garden, Guilford coun ty, North Carolina, May 7, 1836. Both his parents, Dr. Horace Frank- I lin Cannon and Mrs. Gulielma Hol | lingsworth Cannon, were bom in New Garden, according to the certificate. Os the five children, “Uncle Joe” is the only one now living. He stated i he was horn at 3 o’clock on the after -5 noon of May 7, 1836. Mrs. Cannon, the mother, was list j ed under the heading “occupation” as j a “housewife,” and his father as a j “physician.” ! The certificate was sent from the former speaker’s home in Danville, 111. Among others that have taken ad vantage of the 1913 birth act, is Gen eral Julian S. Carr, commander of the United Confederate Veterans, now in j convention in New Orleans. Buried at Mays Chapel. The funeral of Mrs. Charles B. [ Phillips was held at Mays Chapel last Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. She died Friday night at her home in San ford. Mrs. Phillips was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Fields, of Bear Creek, route 2, and besides her par , ents she leaves a husband, four child i ren and one brother, Willie Fields, i Mrs. Phillips has ben a sufferer for several years and had been confined , to her home on Weatherspoon street ; A large crowd attended the funeral. COUNTRY MOTHERS. Marshville Home. j One of the most notable tributes ever paid to the country mothers was .written by the late Senator Tom Wat son, of Georgia, and the tribute is not overdrawn. You who were rear !ed by country mothers know some thing of the strenuous life of women ; on the farm. Here's Mr. Watson’s tri i bute all in one continued sentence, and it is a masterpiece: “There are thousands of devoted and absolutely admirable wives and mothers in our cities, in our towns, and in our villages, and it gives me pleasure and pride to testily to the fact; but if you ask me to carry you to the home of the true wife and the true mother, one who loses herself en tirely in the existence of her hus band and children, one who is the first to rise in the morning, and the last to retire at night, one who is al- ! ways at her post of duty, and the one who carries upon her shoulders the burdens of both husband and child ren, one who is keeper of the house hold and the good angel of it, utterly i unselfish, happy in making others happy with on thought of the fashion able pleasure, perfectly content in quiet home life in which she does no body harm and everybody good, tak- < ing as many, thorns as she can from ( the pathway of her husband and strewing it with as many roses as pos- ; sible, strengthening him by her in spiration as he goes forward to fight j the battle of life, smoothing the pil- ; low upon which he rests his tired head when he comes home, tenderly ■ rearing the boys and girls who will in turn go away from the door, some < day for the last time—the boy to be- . come a good soldier in life continu- I ous warfare, and the girl to become I some ardent suitor’s wife to be to him what her mother has been to her father; and who, when all toils are done and her strength is departing, will sit calmly in the doorway, watch- ' ing the setting sun, with a serene j smile upon her face, and never a fear : in her heart —ask me to find where this woman lives, where this type is to be found, and I will make a bee line for the country.” , OLIVE WARNS THE WORLD. Reminds the People That Judgment is Sure and Eternity Certain. Dear Editor:—The county in which your paper is published is the one in | which I was born and reared but, like j many other counties, it has changed ! greatly, and, I fear, is among those : that have forgotten God. It seems I that the Scripture is being fulfilled \ and all nations are forgetting God for | people are taking too much of world ;ly pleasures. As for the humble and | needy, it seems they are forgotten. , But thanks be to God the time will come when they will be remembered. Pride is holding sway, covetousness, envy, hatred and adultry are ram pant. How can a man so live and re member God? The wicked shall be turned into hell, Suppose that while all this is taking place the Master should come and begin to divide them. The God-fearing shall be remembered and the proud shall be meted out their just deserts. Justice shall be given every man. A few lines of an old hymn comes to my mind: For I have the light within, And I am cleansed of all sin. I hope many can say that and hold out to the end and thus receive the crown of life. How much better it is to remember God’s love than to forget that God gave his only Son that all who believ ed on Him should have everlasting life and still some forget God and are doomed to everlasting hell-fire. God does not forget man but man often forgets God but what a remem brance there will be when the holy angels come down and take God’s be loved home. The wicked shall cry out * for the rocks and mountains to fall upon them and hide them from the ; face of Him that sitteth on the throne, . for the great day of Hir, wrath shall [ come and who shall be able to endure , it? l May the Lord cause our country to ! see the light and be saved from eter nal damnation. Benson, R-3. J. X. OLIVE. j DEATH OF J. B. BEAL. Mr. Jas. B. Beal died at the resid ence of Mr. W. G. Field, of Pittshoro, Sunday night, aged 66 years. Mr. Beal had been in precarious health for some time and was a great sufferer from heart troubl.e Mr. Beal’s home is on route 3 and he was on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. W. G. Field, when he was taken quite ill and died as above stated. He also leaves another daughter, Mrs. Frank Green, where he usually made his home, besides three broth ers, two of whom, L. K and Ira C. Beal, of Asheville, and one in Texas. The funeral services were held at Antioch Christian church Tuesday where a large number of friends paid their last respects to the deceased. The heavy rains of last Friday and Saturday did much damage to grow ing crops in Chatham. Many of the streams were out of the banks and lowlands were flooded. Profit by reading the ads in this paper. J WANTS J ATTRACTIVE PRICES for Saturday, April 21 —Feed oats $3.50 per bag; chops $2.25 pr bag; Flour $7.50 to $8.50 per bbl; sugar 10ic. per lb; good prices on lard, pure or compound by the tub; meat prices accordingly. T. M. Bland & Co. It. OVERLAND 90 express body truck for sale at $100; also one Overland touring car at $l7O. The Hardware Store, Inc., Siler City, N. C. TEN MEN wanted for farm work at wages. J. E. Roberts, Pine View, N. C. Apr. 26-B-c HEADACHE IS CAUSED BY EYE strain. See Dr. Mann at Dr. Far rell's office in Pittshoro next Tuesday or at Dr. Thomas’ office in Siler City next Thursday if you have headache signs and have your eyes thoroughly examined. He will tell you frankly whether or not your headache is caus ed by eye strain. SEE CONNELL & FARRELL for your feed stuff; three solid car loads of feed rolling in, expected daily; on Hillsboro street, opposite London’s | store. IF YOU WANT your wagons and buggies repaired promptly, horse shoeing or other smith work, take it; to Hammock and Harper, east of De- j pot in Pittshoro. May 10-c. LOST—Ladies silver card case con taining $5 bill and small change; | name Alba Williams on case; suppos edly between Siler City and Bonlee; reward for return to Mrs. Dewy Dun lap, Bonlee, N. C. lt-B-c. FOR SALE—Good pair matched Per cheron mares, 6years old; weigh 1,- 400 pounds each. Work anywhere.— Phil Siler, Siler City. 2t-p. HOG STRAYED—From my home at Emmaus church a red Duroc brood sow, one ear split. Reward if return ed to Willie Rogers. It-B-p. STRAY DOG—Big yellow shepherd dog, ring around neck. Owner can get him hv paynig for this ad—W. M. Burns, Pittshoro, route 3. lt-B-c. DON’T wait until Sunday. Have your tank filled with gas Saturday at the Square Filling Station. ts. FILL your tank with gas Saturday at The Square Filling Station. ts. NEW GRIST MILL—We are now prepared to grind corn in the old fashioned way, on old fashioned rocks, and you get the best meal. Locat ed at the James O. Brown Sales stab les, on Fayetteville street. Beard Brothers, Pittshoro. 3-1-ts-c. WEAK EYES OF CHILDREN should secure expert attention. See Dr. Mann at Pittshoro next Tuesday or in Siler City next Thursday if your child’s eyes are weak. WE ARE PROUD of the many new customers we have in Chatham county and. we want to again tell you that we have all you need in the jew elry line and we are experts on re pairing watches, clocks and jewelry. Tod R. Edwards, pioneer jeweler, Siler City, N. C. May 1-B-C. FLOWERS —For flowers for every oc casion, see or phone your orders to Mrs. P .H. Elkins, Siler City, N. C., county agent for J. Van Lindley, Flo rists. ts. LAND POSTED NOTICES can be had at this office when you need them. SEE DR. MANN at Dr. Farrell’s of fice in Pittshoro next Tuesday or at Dr. Thomas’ office in Siler City next Thursday if your eyes give you trou ble. GET OUR PRICES on repairing your car and all other classes of machin ery. We are prepared in every way to give you the flat rate price on all work. All work guaranteed. BONLEE MOTOR & MACHINE WORKS, Bon lee, N. C. ts-B-C. MONEY TO LEND FARMERS; in terest 5i per cent. Chatham Realty Co., Pittshoro, A. M. Riddle, Pres., V. R. Johnson, Secretary, Oc 13 ts LUMBER OF ALL KINDS and qual ity. Florida kiln dried ceiling and flooring: we buy cross ties standing in woods or delivered to road. W. F. Bland. _____ L s WANTED —Men oi women to take orders for genuine guaranteed hos iery for men, women, and children. Eliminates darning. $75.00 a week full time, $1.50 an hour spare time Experience unnecessary. Internation al Stocking Mills, Norristown, Pa. June 7-R-p. WHEN YOU HAVE GLASSES fitted by Dr. Mann you have the satis faction of knowing they are correct. J Then, too, his prices are reasonable. •HI The season is at hand to supply the home, the \ h farm and make purchases that are necessary for our coin 1 9 fort. Many people have learned that it is a money-sav! f|| ing opportunity to trade at L. N. WOMBLE’S, paying ||| cash and setting the price. We have a stock of goods 1 *9 that will meet the demand of the most EXACT PUR. ;! || CHASER and the prices are just a little above wholesale [ ! §9 Don't fail to call each week and look for the specials. 3 Specials this week are Sugar 10 Cents and Flour $7.25 H “PAY CASH AND SAVE THE DIFFERENCE !| L. N. WOMBLE, ijgj PITTSBORO, ) ; - - - - ■ | Mil Qgfff Raleigh’s Leading Clothier’s | I SpringS Summer Clothing | New Goods. Prices Lower Than Ever —t —-—— —— Latest Styles.. Gents’ and Boys’ Furnishings. We especially invite Chatham Folks to make our Store 1 Headquarters while in Raleigh whether you buy or not. The FARMERS BANK! PITTSBORO, N. C. The Bank with a reputation oi being the most accom* g modaling and the most apprecia- | tive of your business 1 When you have money, When you want money I we want it. we have it. FOUR PER CENT PAID ON SAVINGS 1 T. M. ELAND, BURTIS BENTON I President Cashirt fl A. C. RAY, Vice-President • —4 STATEMENT. 1 UNITED STATES BRANCH OF REINSURANCE CO. SALAMAM COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. Condition December 31, 1922, as shown by statement filed. .■ Amount of Capital paid up in cash $ 3>« Amount of Ledger Assets December 31st of previous year; .. ffl Increase of paid-up Capital; Total, $ 4,01- W Income—From Policyholders, $3,656,756.76; Miscellaneous, _, n $1,122,891.75; Total, $ 4,7 Disbursements—To Policyholders, $1,939,581.47; Miscellaneous, ...M $1,108,523.39; Total $ 3,04!* Fire Risks—Written or renewed during vear, $701,978,352, ...U In force, $499, 49*■ All Other Risks—Written or renewed during year, $51,267,011, Anoll ß In force, $ 41,522 M ASSETS. Value of Bonds and Stocks Cash in Office of U. S. Trustee $ Lr® Deposited in Trust Companies and Banks on interest $ ,0! ■ Agents’ balances, representing business written subsequent to J October 1, 1922, $ Interest on Rents due and accrued $ So’’® All other Assets, as detailed in statement $ Total - * M 'M Total admitted Assets ■ LIABILITIES. Net amount of unpaid losses and claims ? Unearned premiums ' Salaries, rents expenses bills accounts fees, etc., due, or accrued $ Estimated amount payable for Federal, State, county and municipal taxes due or accrued ? L' : ,M Contingent commissions, or other charges due or accrued ,■ All other liabilities, as detailed in statement . 5r,;M Total amount of all Liabilities except Capital > ,>J Capital actually paid up in cash $ 335,000.00 1 Surplus over all liabilities $1,630,312.32 Surpus as regards Policy holders vV 1 1 ; BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1922. 1 Fire Risks written $1,984,071.00; Premiums received, r ■ ' All other Risks written $ 103,972.00; Premiums received, ; Losses incurred—Fire $ 20,830.30; Paid, 4 ' ■ Losses incurred—All other $ 745.88; Paid, , _ T F. A- Meniel, U. S. Manager . Home Office New York, N. Y. -M Attorney for service: Stacey W. Wade Insurance Commissioner, K a : STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, Raleigh, March sth, 1923. ■ • i, ’ STACEY W. WADE, Insurance Commissioner, do hereby the above is a true and correct abstract of the statenien REINSURANCE COMPANY SALAMANDRA, of Copenhagen, JM 1 filed with this Department, showing the condition of said Comp an >’ I - 33 st day of December, 1922. . n 1 . Witness my hand and official seal, the day and year above wntt■ •JB STACEY W. WADE, Insurance CoW ■