kTIER Ciry NEWB
, News Picked Up Here and There—Per
‘ sonal and Otherwise
„ r- Sam Webb, of Orange coun
"GaP i visitor here yesterday on
g "ay to Fayetteville.
, it* Palmer, of Wilmington,
3irs ’ ih„ ~ome time with her nieces,
Anne una Sexta Hanner.
Cfnll t ji; expected home from
Alt"" to spend next Sunday
hri mother, Mrs. Rosa Stout.
niivp B. Webster will attend
Federation of Women s
.^bs U wh£h will meet in Winston-
Salem this week.
i : Mr* E. W. Fox, of States-
ReV ‘*m Wtuin to their home tomor-
V " e ’ after Spending a few days with
J!;"mother, Mrs- D. G. Fox, and other
relatives.
p H Dixon, the newly appointed
R \, mter took charge of the office
f t Vordav evening at 6 o’clock. He
assisted by his daugnter, Miss
Falan Dixon.
Os interest is the purchase of three
JX the northwest part of town by
,V' p-ice of Greensboro, and the an-
Segment that he will at once erect
““ on ,e three attractive bungalows.
school coronet'/ n 'nt will
~L Sunday, May 13, wth a ser-
L, by Rev. T. A. Sykes; Monday
Lilt, May 14, will be class exercises
reciters contest, closing Tuesday,
May 15.
J E. Pritchard, of Hender
jo„, who has been visiting her broth-
R 0. Vestal and famly, on Ore i
Hill, route 1, i» spending a few days |
here this week in the home of her j
aunt, Mrs. Alice Wrenn.
A music store is being opened up by j
Messrs. Hanner and Green, of San- (
ford, at the former stand of Homer}
Jewelry Store. They will have tlieir,
formal opening next Saturday. Head .
their ad elsewhere in this issue.
Mr. J. D. Dorsett recently received ;
information of the death ot his o»d j
Confederate comrade, Thomas Perntt, \
who was lieutenant of the famous Co. j
G North Carolina regiment. Mr. Per- i
ntt died at his home at Faison on j
April 23.
The new cement bridge over Haw
river at Bynum, was opened to traf
fic last Thursday and new people can
cross over in safety. The abuttments
have been filled in and the roads lead
ing to the bridge on each end have
been about graded and top soiled. This
bridge is a fine piece of work. The
old bridge will be torn away.
A story of two war heroes, one of
them whole in body and mind, and
the other crippld by the loss of his
eyesight and mentally dwarfed by the
loss of his morals comes to the Gem
theater Friday and Saturday nights
of this week in the Universal all star
film porduction, “The Jilt,” in which
Marguerte De La Motte is the lead
ing woman. Also will be shown the
next episode of “The Timber Queen.”
Bonlee High School Commencement.
Bonlee High school commencement
begins on Friday night, May. 4, and
continues through Wednesday night,
May 9.
The program is as follows:
1. On Friday night at 8 o'clock the
first, second and third grades give a
program. Saturday night, 8 o’clock
the fourth, fifth and sixth and seven
th grades. •
, Sunday morning at 11 o’clock the
baccalaureate sermon by Rev. J. H.
Broom.
Monday night, Music recital by Miss
Pickett’s class.
Tuesday night at 8 o’clock, reciters
contest and class exercises by seniors.
Wednesday May 9, at 11 o’clock,
address by Dr. C. E. Brewer, Mere
,h college. At 2 o’clock p. m., a de
ctaimers contest. At 3:30 a ball game
Wednesday night at 8 o’clock, a
P ay » A Daughter of the Desert,” will
06 &iven. Admission 20 and 30 cents.
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TO IMPROVE PLANT.
Os especial interest is the announce
ment by C. B. Thomas, manager of
the High Point Bending and Chair
Co., Siler City, that plans are well
under way for a greatly enlarged and
modem building as a home for this
already big plant, which for years has
been manufacturing bent wood chairs,
porch swings and fibre furniture.
Active work will begin at an early
date on a new buildng 85x144 feet
which will be three stories high locat
ed on the present site of the original
bulging. Also, the roof of the recent
ly constructed 50x200 finishing room
will be raised and another story placed
on it.
All this construction will be of
brick, the building being in every
tail modem and will be ready for oc
cupancy by August 15, giving an ad
ditional floor space of 25,000 feet to
the present commodious space.
During this building period the
present force will not lose any time
as they will be employed by the com
pany, when the actual work of the
plant is suspended, in construction
work. ,
The primary object of the company
in this big improvement to their plant
is to provide better working condi
tions for their employees and to equip
themselves to take care of a rapidly
growing business.
DEATH OF MR. ANDREW.
We are in receipt of information
of the death of Mr. T. G. Andrew, of
Bonlee, on Sunday, April 29 at :30
p. m. He was in his 73rd year and was
buried at Hope Methodist church on
Monday, the 30th, at 3 p. m., having
been a member of that church for
many years. The services were con
i ducted by Revs. Pike and Highfill.
Mr. Andrew was twice married, his
first wife being Miss Bettie Jones, who
j died some 20 years ago. To this union
was bom four boys and a girl. His
• second wife was Miss Lina Foster and
! to the latter union was bom two boys
and one girl.
! Mr. Andrew was stricken with para
! lysis Tuesray, April 24, and never ral
! ied from the effect of the stroke. At
this time two of his children are ill
I with pneumonia.
Mr. J. L. Glosson says that Mr. An
drew was an honest man, a good,
true neighbor—a good Christian man
i and will be greatly missed in the com
munity. This is a grand tribute to
anyone and we sympathize with the
bereaved family in the loss of their
loved one.
SPEAKING OF GENTLEMEN.
You can never tell what lies within
! the soul of a man. Beneath a polite
and polished exterior often lies the
most vicious nature and sometimes be
neath a gruff manner is a heart of
purest gold.
As an example we met a man once
who impressed us when we first be
came acquainted with him and being
a thorough-bred, refined gentleman
until one day a young lady over a
telephone, al lunthoughtedly, neglect
ed to address him with the title some
misguided providence placed before
his name and the steram of insults
and vitriolic language that the crea
ture masquerading as a man poured
over the wire to the hard-working
young woman at the other end of it
would have been a credit to any steve
dore.
Any man who will offer an insult to
a lady under any circumstance must
forthwith forfeit his claim to the ti
tle of a gentleman, much less over
so small a matter as as the remark of
a girl with a hundred claims on her
time doing her very best to render ef
ficiently a necessary service to the
public. Such conduct brands as an
ingrate and a coward, devoid of honor,
moral courage or self-control the per
petrator of such an outrage against
civilized society.
Os course it doesn’t really injure
anyone but the person who does it
but it serves as a mighty good charac
ter judge.
But such is the howl of the yellow
dog and we have to endure him.
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WORK OF MENTAL DELINQUENT.
The other day down at Lumberton i
when some men, white men at that,
took two women out and horse-whip- i
ped them—one of the most dastard- i
ly acts ever recorded in the history ;
of North Carolina was written.
The men accused one of the women :
of having neglected her husband when i
the later was ill and such was the
cause given for the administration of '
the whipping, all of which may or l
may not be true but whether it is or 1
isn’t is entirely beside the point. ]
No private individual has the right i
to take the administration of. justice 1
into his own hands. The government
spends millions of dollars yearly for
that purpose and it generally accom
plishes its object but for full grown, 1
(at least physically) able-bodied men i
to take it upon themselves to take 1
helpless women out against their will
and give them a beating displays a
lower intellect than we thought exist
ed in the human race. Any man who .
falls to such a low plane of thought
and actoin should be placed in confine
ment, not allowed to range at large
for there is nothing that he wouldn’t
stoop to and he is a public menace.
The law should go the limit in the
conviction and sentencing of this gang
of vicious and fiendish desperadoes
for such twisted and distorted brains
as these creatures must necessarily
possess to perpetrate such an outrage
is capable of evolving other schemes
that will do permanent and irrepara
ble damage not to mention their re
ceiving just punishment for the crime
already committed.
Mt. Zion.
Moncure, Rt. 2, Apr. 30. —Miss
Claytie Harper, one of the graduates
of the Pittsboro high school last year
closed a very successful year as teach
er at the Liberty school last Friday.
Quite a number from here, of course
attended the commencement at Pitts
boro. The commencement was good
in every respect, and all seemed to
enjoy every bit of it.
Preaching at Mt. Zion next Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock.
The superintendent of our Sunday
| school took the collection the fourth
Sunday morning and raised the sum
of $5 for the Armenians. Also com
mittees were appointed to see the peo
ple who were willing to give clothes
for the Armenians. There ’ was < a
good box of clothes fixed up which
came from four families. These were
appreciated and wish to thank the peo
ple for their helpfulness.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Poe and child
ren, of Pittsboro, visited their daugh
ter, Mrs. Carey Griffin, last Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. D. A. Petty and lit
tle son, Burke Lambert, visited Mr.
Petty’s aunt. Mrs. J. C. Harmon, last
Saturday. They had been visiting re
latives in Durham and they were on
their way home at Rockingham.
Mr. Clyde Griffin and Miss Pauline
Ray, of Moncure, visited at the home
| of Mr. J. W. Griffin last Sunday.
Miss Janie Clegg, who has been
! teaching the Gunn school since Christ-
I mas, has returned home. The school
closed there April 25th.
i BENNETT LOCAL NEWS.
’ Bennett, April 30. —The Sandy
1 Creek Sunday school convention met
L at the Baptist church Saturday and
■ Sunday while the heavy rain kept the
! expected large crowd away, but there
5 was a good congregation attending.
5 The program was carried out, great
' interest manifested and we feel great
i good is accomplished. Our young
> lawyer, Mr. R. F. Paschal, of Siler
' City, was re-elected moderator and
■ Mr. Ed. S. Phillips, of Bennett, as
sistant. Mr. D. H. Teague, of Siler
' City vicinity was elected clerk. The
' speakers for the cause were Rev. Wal
’ ter Gilmre, Rev. S. L. Morgan, Rev.
’ I. P. Frazier, Rev. J. H. Broom, Rev.
J. C. Kidd and Laymen, Messrs. D.
H. Teague, J. H. Scott, E. S. Phil
* lips, a Mr. Harper and Mrs. Cad Bray.
5 The next convention goes to Beulah
1 Baptist church four miles southwest
> of Bennett a year hence. The next
' Union meeting goes to Hickory Grove
; Baptist church three miles west of
Bear Creek station on Saturday before
! the fifth Sunday in July.
' Mr. W. W. Brown who has been
' and is very low at this writing, is
getting along very well and its greatly
r hoped that he will soon be well.
Rev. Brindell, the Methodist minis
ter of the Cole RMge crcuit, preached
at the Christian church Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Routh have mov
ed into the Pressnall house on Ran
i dolph street.
1 Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Scott left today
for Greensboro. Mr. Scott came home
Friday to attend the Sunday school
’ convention at his church.
It is rumored and we thi- k the pros
pects are good for our village to get
! a power line Into Bennett and we hope
- that everybody will become interested
1 in this and take lights and power that
i we may stay up with the progressive
towns and vicinities and help to build
up our country so we will all en
joy this world along together.
Mr. W. A. Ward has attached a
lathe mills to his lumber plant and
is now turning out laths from the
waste of strips, culls of lumber and
slabs and this proves to be a saving
of timber, and furnishing more work
for laboring men.
Mr. J. E. Brown, who has been con
lected here with the Yow-Brown store
company, has accepted a position with
the Coast Line railroad as tie inspect
or, making his headquarters at Ben
nett.
Mr. G. H. Andress, of the Bennett
Hardware Company, made a business
trip to Greensboro Saturday.
Mr. W. A. Ward and Mr. W. C.
Brewer made business trips to Ashe
boro Saturday.
Mr. J. M. Deaton, Floyd and Roy,
of Pleasant Garden, were in town last
week. They all used to live here and
Mr. Deaton built the hotel here sev- i
eral years ago and run the hotel for
some time. He then moved to Pleas
ant Garden going into business there.
We are always glad to see our people
come back to see us.
The B. and W. officials arc not haul
ing passengers on their trains now.
MUSIC RECITAL LAST FRIDAY.
Miss Thompson’s Class Makes a Hit
With a Large Audience.
The music recital given by the pu
pils of Miss Emily Thompson at the
town hall Friday evening, was heard
with appreciation by an audience tax
ing the capacity of the building. Each
number was given hearty applause
and reflected credit upon the young
performers and the training they are
receiving in this department of the
school.
Decidedly unique and entertaining
was the program given by members of
the junior and senior classes at the
hall Saturday evening. The music
rendered by these young people was
indeed delightful, the Hawaiian selec
tions claiming especial applause.
A most amusing feature was the
“taking off” of the faculty by the se
niors, this being so cleverly done that
the instructors and the audience read
ily recognized the little peculiar
traits characteristic of themselves.
Those impersonating were Mildred
Dorsett as Prof. Husketh; Evelyn Fox
as Mrs. Small; Leon Jordan as Miss
Judd; Sallie Fogleman as Miss Beav
ers; Pearl Culberson as Miss Siler;
Vara Campbell as Miss Farebee; Joy
ce Hudson as Mrs. Husketh; Myrtle
Williams as Miss Clapp; Bryce Tea
gue as Mrs. Dorsett; George Hack
ney as Mrs. Fox; Ethel Stuart as Miss
Stone; Len Paschal as Miss Spier and
Gladys Patterson as Miss Thompson.
A most pleasant social affair was
given members of the senior class
Thursday evening by Mr. and Mrs. M.
M. Fox at their hospitable home. The
class colors of green and white were
effectiyelv carried out in the artistic
decorations and refreshments of block
cream and cake were served.
Goodwin Beat With Rocks.
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Apex Journal, April 26.
Edgar Goodwin, son of Lon Good
win, who lives in the “Buttermilk”
section while en route home from
the residence of Wilson Wagoner, was
waylaid opposite a grave yard near
Ed Mills’ and badly rocked last Wed
nesday night.
The young man, who was in town
this morning for treatment, was hit
about the head and face with rocks
hurled at him from the darkness of
the old cemetery. He was not able
to give the officers any direct evidence
but a thorough investigation is being
made by the officers.
Don’t Always Blame Hens When Eggs
Are Scarce.
Rats may be getting them—U. S.
Government Bulletins prove they know
how to get them. Break a cake of
RAT-SNAP into small pieces and
place where rats travel. If there,
RAT-SNAP wil Iget them —positively.
Three sizes, 25c, 50c, SI.OO. Sold and
guaranteed by W. L. London and Son,
Chatham Hardware, and Pilkington
Pharmacy.
DR. J. D. GREGG,
Dentist. Siler City, N. C.
Office over Siler Drug Store.
Hours 8 a. m., to 5 p. m.
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Ii CONDENSED STATEMENT OP THE |||
Citizens Bank and Trust Co., gj
Siler City, N. C. §1
AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON APRIL 3,1923. Ml
W RESOURCES
rn Loans and Discounts - $518,473.14
mj Overdrafts 107.17
M Banking House and Fixtures - 12,590.97
Mi Stocks and Bonds 5,100.00
m Real Estate 7,000.00
|g| Cash on Hand Due, from Bank 60,560.22
if Total $603,831.50
i!if Upon the Strength of the Above Statement pj
and the backing of a Strong Board of Directors, we solicit your Banking, promising you IMI
every safeguard and Accomodation consistent with Sound Banking. U
More Than 2,500 People g I
are doing business with'this bank and they are satisfied. There is a reason why this
bank has grown in deposits of over $200,000.00 in two years. Ask those who do business ifftjj I
m here how we treat them. *
You are cordially invited to bank here with absolute Safety. |
_ THE CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY if
Jesse D. Edwards, President, Chas. B. Fitts, Vice-President.
J. M. Mclver, Jr., Vice-President. J. Q. Seawell, Cashier. • jfi|
Mary M. Dorsett, Assistant. ~ 0.
CITIZENS BANK IWD IST COMPANY j
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Runabout • 269
Touring • • 298
Truck Chassis 380
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Total $603,831.50 !w!|