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Ci)e Cfiatbam Record INDEPENDENT IN POLITICS. Established in 1878 by H. A. London. Entered at Pittsboro, N.C., as Second Class mail matter by act of Congress. SUBSCRIPTION: flue Year, s _°- 6ix Months, • 7 ° Colin G. Shaw, and Editor. Chas. A. Brown, Associate Editor. Advertising: 25c. 30c. and 35c. net. THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1924. TTSfSSSi I FOR TODAY— j • 1 Bible Thoaghts memorized. will prove a ; • p priceless heritage in after years. j WHERE McLEAN WILL LOSE. The Charlotte Observer, one of the “Big Four” publications of the ma chine politicians of the state, has said editorially that it is the understand ing of that paper “that Mr. McLean is disposed to take up where Governor Morrison will leave off.” That being the case there is no laboring man or farmer in North Carolina that will vote for Mr. McLean. It has just re cently been announced that “Governor Cam was an expensive bird,” having spent as much as twenty-five thousand dollars of the tax payers money in a single year for personal upkeep, in cluding his salary, of course. The tax pavers of this state are sick and tired ‘of their office holders squandering money by the wholesale while the poor old farmer remains at home and scrimps and saves and does everything possible to eke out a living. Their women folks do the family washing, scouring and drudg ery work, while their governor is paying near four hundred dollars to have his linen washed. It is not fair to the laboring men and they will not tolerate it any more. So if Mr. McLean is to “take up where Morri- ‘ son left off” it will be necessary to call a halt. There is no use to worry though, because Chatham county will vote solid for Hon. J. W. Bailey, the peoples candidate. COUNTING BAILEY STRONG. A friend came in our office Sat urday from Gulf township and re marked that he had heard a man say that Mr. Bailey would not run so well in Chatham. “That man has not been over the county like I have,” he re marked. “I have been over the entire western and southern part of Chat ham and everywhere I go everybody is talking nothing else but Bailey. All the farmers want him and recognize in him a man that is badly needed as Governor.” “Whv,” said he, “after the primary vote these folks that are predicting his defeat is going to be forced to be lieve that all the children and English sparrow’s in Chatham were allowed to vote for him. It will take all night to count the votes.”. It is the same experience with the Chatham Record. Every ninety-nine men that we hear talk (and we hear a good many) say they are for Bailey from first to last. He will get more votes in the primary than any other man that ever made the race for gov ernor in Chatham, county. After the nrimary v. T e will be able to say, “we told you so.” WILL BE GUILTY OF MURDER. The state of Virginia is about to pass a law r whereby the seller of in toxicating liquor becomes guilty of murder, if the drinker of the beverage dies from the effects thereof. This is a good law and one that should pre vail in every state. We would like to have one in North Carolina. It has been but a few weeks since a poor old negro man died in Pitts boro from the effects of drinking liq uor and another was in extremis for several days, but finally pulled through. Asa matter of fact all liquor is poisoned and the drinker takes long chances every time he gulps down a ] swallow. The prohibition laws canrot be made too stringent. ■ IT WILL COME IN OUR STATE. In another column of this paner wTI be found an item telling of the sale of five hundred farms in Arkansas by a Federal Receiver’s sale to satis fy tax asessments against the land. If you continue to have expensive governors and other officeholders in North Carolina, we may expect the same in our state. The Charlotte Ob server says that if McLean is elected he will take up where Morrison left off. If this to be the '•sy*'* the tax payers of the state will be at the mercy of the governor, because it wil 1 be remembered that Morrison spent more than twenty five thousand dol lars in a single year for personal up keep. including his salary. rnrm fl —i. Politics make queer bed fellows — and so does the oil business. Others may mind our business, but i to be successful, we have to do the : work. The senate oil naval lease investi gating committee is making Benedict Arnold look like a piker. The bright and shining political lights of 1924 are not getting their brilliancy from oil. We are certainly glad we stuck to the newspaper business while every one else was going in for oil. The Bible still heads the list of best sellers; but even so, we wouldn’t offer much for the exclusive agency in some places we might mention. Now Coffin, of the Raleigh Times suggests pastures new for our rabbit huntsmen, because of beinp ‘Vroug ed” out by new comers. Sakes alive! Man. we haven’t used guns since the Phil Home war. We catch tnem “snipe fashion, excepting we use poultry wire* k. iatm ■ ■ ■ 11 Unconfirmed reports say an African lion swallowed a flivver a few weeks ago. He forgot to shut off the engine, however and shook to death in fifteen minutes. The favorite afternoon paper, of which our friend, Oscar J. Coffin, is editor, has taken up our suggestion as to the calamity befalling Siler City by the dismemberment of the old C. F. & Y. V. railroad, conceeding the dam age, if any done to that valuable town. So far as a defense of its world renowned rabbitry and ancient meth ods of getting them, are concerned we pass the buck to our new contemp orary in that town —The Chatham News. •mm-m —■ I WITH THE PEOPLLI TEN FOR BAILEY. Editor Chatham Record: — We guarantee you ten votes for Mr. Bailey, sheriff Blair and C. C. Poe and anyone else that your valu able paper may endorse. Yours truly, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. BLAND. I THE POOR DESERVE MORE. ■ Editor of The Record:—Will you ’ please allow me a short space in your valuable paper. I notice in The Chatham Record that our county commissioners are on ly allowing two dollars per month for the Outside poor - in Chatham county. The same allowance was made as far back as I can remember, and at that time the commissioners only received two dollars per day and mileage. Now thev get five dollars per day and mile age*. I think that if it requires this . amount for our honorable board, the poor of Chatham county should be allowed at least five dollars, if they are worthy of help at all. It is said in Holy writ “he that giv eth to the poor, lendeth to the Lord.” < I believe that our county is amply able to keep our poor from suffering , from the necessities of life. FRIEND TO THE POOR. 5 (The Record is heartily in accord * with this suggestion and we also think | i that the allowance should be given 1 them direct by the clerk to the board, c either in person or by mail, so that € they could use to their personal sat- i isf action. —Ed.) t < l » VOTE PRINCIPLE NOT PARTY Mr. Reynolds Thinks One Should Think Before Acting. < Editor Chatham Record:—- I would be very glad for a short ] space in your valuable paper for a 1 few thoughts on the political issues ] as I see them at the present time. We ! are again entering into another great | campaign in North Carolina which : . should call for serious thought of ev- j ery voter of every party. It seems to ' me that it is time that every voter j ; should lay aside prejudice and get | 1 down to business and see who he is going to vote for and what they stand ! for, whether for extravagance or j economy in goverment. Too long have we voted for a man of a certain political party because our fathers, or our best friends voted j that way. I say that it is time that ; we began to think some and act for j 1 ourselves. There are too many who votes the party and not the principle, j The census bureau of the National j government recently issued a report 1 on the indebtedness of the state of government of North Carolina. They compare the indebtedness of the state for the years .1912 and 1922. Net indebted ess for the state alone for 1912 was $8,059,000 and in 19?2 it was $34,713,000; total increase was j $26,654,000 or 330 per cent. Per capita indebtedness for 1912 was $3.54 and in’ 1922 it was 13.11, an increase of 59.57, or 270 per cent. The increase is the feature that I wish to emphasize. The total indebted- ; ness for the ten year period increased more than three hundred per cent. The per capita indebtedness increased < more than two hundred and fifty per I i cent. ' 1 Evidently the sixtv-five million ’dol- < lars of road bonds are not included in this report. Increase in the 1 ness means increase in taxes. Taxes for mteresr paying, certainly incr oo se<:t an equally large per centage. Then the principal has to be paid some day i or repudiated. i Who shall blame posterity when they ffi'd themselves burdened beyond * their ability to nay—debts they d’d not contract a-d whose benefits, if ! any, passed away long before their 1 dav. V7 ho slinll be to blame if 1 repudiate instead of pay. Would it not be much better to call a halt now. 1 It’s time for the people of N°rth • Carolina to stop howling and growling ' about what has been done and try to do something better for tbe old state. ' J. L. REYNOLDS. Merry Oaks, N. C., March 14. ■ A BOOST FOR MR. BAILEY. Also Suggests W. C. Brewer For Sheriff of Chatham. Editor Chatham Record:— Put me down for Bailey for govern ior and W. C. Brewer for sheriff, i I have purposely questioned more i than one hundred democrats lately |on their choice for governor, and if 1 1 found one,, or any other number, favorable to McLean, I cannot recall it. | This section seems solid for Bailey as well as for W. C. Brewer. The peo ple are worn to a frazzle on Ring made, “Hand me Down,” candidates, j and they are determined to rid the po litical field of these self-constituted 1 dictators. Government of the ring, bv the : rmg and for the ring breads Bolshe , vism. The independent voters league is in ' tke forming here, and independent candidates in the same party is the ! hope of the hour. u H. A. DENSON. ! i Bennett, N. C., March 15, 1924. I wee k we will have an article ! on Negro Education Can be a Bless | mg to All,” by Prof. Chas. N. Hurt tvL P rinc ipal of the colored school in I - nasboro. It Atfill be worthy of perusal by everyone. o—o —o —o —o —— o—o—o —-q—o o O o WISE AND OTHERWISE o O Some Our’n —Some Their’n o O 0 O —O —O —O —O 1 O* *"'o o—-o - c Easy money is a hard test for the morals. o High fliers are seldom ever deep thinkers. A lot of dead-ones are being paid a living wage. The top rung of the ladder is the hardest one to stick to. Faith without works is like an auto mobile without gasoline. O We might be able to enjoy Spring were it not for the taxes that must be paid. The fellow who takes the cake is generally the fellow who makes the dough. Business is a great deal like sleep —the harder you work the easier it comes. O It is a good idea to find out what kind of advice a man wants before you give it. O People who are all wrapped up in themselves generally make a very small package. Nature detests a vacuum so when she finds one in a human head, she fills it with words. O About the tfest asset any store can have a clerk who gives polite ans wers to foolish questions. Whenever a grand jury makes a re port, we always wonder what the officers have been doing. O The great difficulty with ignorance is that it shuts its eyes and goes ahead in the belief that it is right. O A question to our query department is to the effect that the writer wants to know who writes our “wise and otherwise” feature. Well, sister, our enemies write most of it. Their actions give us the thought and we execute their desires. ■— » irw WHO KNOWS WHAT IT IS? Few days ago there was a great discussion in the United States sena ate by senator Heflin, democrat, of Alabama, and senator Cabot Lodge, republican of Wisconsin, in regard to the Teapot Dome matter and Mr. Lodge read a parody on “Brothers and Sisters Have I None,” as follows: Absolute knowledge have I none. But my aunt’s washerwoman’s sis ter’s son Heard a policeman on his beat Say to a laborer on the street, That he had a letter just last week— A letter which he did not seek — From a Chinese merchant in Timbuc too Who said that his brother in Cuba knew Os an Indian chief in a Texas town Who got the dope from a circus clown, That a man in Klondike had it straight. From a guy in a South American state, That a wild man over jn Borneo, , Was told by a woman who claimed to know, Os a well known swell society rake, Whose mother will undertake To prove that her husband’s sister’s niece. Hus s f ated plain in a printed piece, That he has a son who never comes home, And who k”o\vs all about the Tea pot Dome.” NEWS FROM FRIENDS AT ZION. Moncure. Rt. 2, March 17.—Mr. Carey Griffin and carpenters are pro gressing nicely with his new home, being erected on the farm he has re ce'tly bought from Mr. W. O. Petty. Mr. Bridges Atwater, of Bvrnm was a visitor in the home of Mr. Turner Petty last Sunday. Wc are verv sorry to learn that Mvp. -\v. p. Harper been verv ill, but. jriad to know that she is row much better. Miss Claytie Harper, who is taking a business course in Faleigh, ba c ’'°en with her sick mother tor a week She to return t~ Raleigh tbi ’TTeek if her mother continues to im prove. Mr. ?"d Mi’s. Cb-de Griffin spent ” r ’ / »ek her pnr°rts Mr. c,T 'd Mrs. George Thomas, at Durban rT u- foimd -!>*->—* T*- 5- tlion'-Vif <-’!*»'' Vipr. v,^ r .iwf)n'p Mrs Uriflfm will remain with her mother a few days. We’d rather be criticised for not tnk’ng enough than for taking too much. |jj= How to Make Money! PAINT FACTS ’ I E They are simply add in gLinseed E Oil to L& m Semi-Paste Paint Quickly done. Saves you Money I least CQST-because in Semi-Paste form, and therefore | you mix 3 quarts of Linseed Oil into each gallon, and so make 1% gallons of Pure Paint for $2.82 per gallon. g 1 GUARANTEE -Use a gallon out of any you buy, and if not per - I fectly satisfactory the remainder can be returned without payment a | being made for the one gallon used. I FOR SALE BY j i POLLARD BROTHERS, I CONNELL & JOHNSON, P_C 1 B L CRUTCHFlELD, | A VERY SERIOUS CHARGE. Seldom do we pay attention to an anonymous leter, but we have one this week mailed in Siler City, and giving an account of an affair that should be reported to the sheriff instead of the newspaper. The charge is made that on a road leading from Siler City to Ore Hill, there was a case of in fanticide and that a bird dog drug in the new born infant. ...... The letter has a signature of initials to it but the writer’s name is not known. We would ask him to furnish Sheriff Blair these particulars, giving him the facts in the case and we will guarantee that the matter will be looked after. An occurrence of this kind should not be suppressed, and we do hope that the writer of the letter to The Record will immediately com municate with Mr. Blair. He well says, “What shall beoome of the sinful mother?” OLD MAN MARRIES IN HURRY. L. W. Graham, 70 years old, and Lilly Moss 31 years old, of Nash county were married in Wilson, N. C., last Sunday. Graham’s wife had been buried but 36 hours when he made ef fort to get license to marry the Moss woman. Authorities in Nash county said the girl was of unsound mind and the doctors refused her a certi ficate to marrv Graham. They went to Wilson, secured the certificate and a license and were married Sunday. Dr. G. W. Lewis, who issued the certifi cate, has been indicted by the welfare I officer. n r BROWNS CHAPEL NEWS NOTES. Personal and Local Items About our Neighbors in Hadley. Pittsboro, Rt. 2, March 17—Browns Chapel Sunday school has a cradle roll department with Mrs. R. G. Per ry as supervisor, and there are nine small children enrolled, 6 boys and 3 girls. Superintendent C. H. Lutterloh has offered the Sunday school class mak ing one hundred per cent attendance, j along with the teacher, a picnic. So . which will it be. A class banner is • now in the Sunday school for the best 1 per centage. Several visitors were present at Browns Chapel Sunday to hear the pastor, Rev. J. J. Boone, and they say it’s no news to those that were there to hear that he preached a fine ser mon. His text was taken from Mat thew sth chapter: ‘A city on a hill cannot be hid.” Among the visitors at the home of Mr. C. N. Justice Sunday and attend ing services at the church were : Messrs Willie Cheek, of Sanford; Sam Griffin, of Pittsboro and T. O. Justice. Mr. G. F. Perry and family were visitors here Sunday from Carrboro. They were guests at the home of Mr. W. C. Henderson, Misses Lois Perry and Pauline Wright, were home from Chapel Hill school, * visiting in their respective homes of their parents, Mr. J. T. Wright ard Mr. W. M. Perry, and were out Sunday at Browns Chapel. Mr. Ad Webster and Mr. Paul T. Farrell and families, were some of the Baptist neighbors that visited our church Sunday. Messrs J. B. ami F. A. Thompson, our bachelors, gave the framing for the school rooms, several thousand see s in off and we appreciate it very much. They are not mem bers at but are fre quent attendants here. H. F. Durham and family enjoyed a good dmr>er a'-’d a nleasant after noon in the home of Mrs. Z. L. Dark Sunday. ■» r— : Too ma->y women in this day and tinm prefer platinum and diamond rings to teething rings. m n I T. .1-- H WE YOUR EYES EXAMINED! | BY AN EXPERT—COSTS NO | j Dr. J. C. Mann, the well known! j eyesight Specialists and Optician j | will be at Dr. Farrell’s office in j J Pittsboro, N. C., every fourth Tues- J I day and at Dr. Thomas’ office, Siler J I City, N. C., every fourth Thursday j | in each month. Headache relieved j I vhen caused by eye strain. When I j ne fits you with glasses you have | ! the satisfaction of kriowng that! I they are correct. Make a note o I I the date and see him if your eye. l j ! ire weak. ! I His next visit m P ttsboro will j jbe Tuesday, March 25th. j I fi*s .iexi visa 1., Siler City will 1 ■ | e Thursday, March 27th . Illustration describes how to make BEST—PURE—PAINT ■ For $2.82 a Gallon f L& M SEMI-PASTE PAINT I is White Lead and Costly White Zinc to assure longest years of « wear, as proven by 50 years of utmost satisfactory use. t| GUM SPRINGS NEWS NOTES. Pittsboro, Rt. 2, March 17.—Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Crutchfield visited ( ; his sister, Mrs. Gad Campbell Sun- : day. Mrs. uampbell has been on the • sick list is improving. . i Mr. Ernest Petty is on the sick ! list. . I Miss Alma Lindsey entertained a ■ number of her friends Saturday night . at a party. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Self and son, ■ Alfred, motored to Oxford Saturday ( to see Mrs. Sell’s sister, Mrs. Willie Dark. I ■ ©<©© ® ® <D <§k§x!)®® ww<® ©xd®®®®® m ! l what spßfjvr.* I ® NEXT? ® I© . . © ' @ This is the time for house cleaning and all that goes with (g) /@\ it. New curtaifi goods, window shades, curtain poles, floor /g\ covering, Etc. Come in and let us fix you up right. Also this is the time for the Farmers to buy Syracuse plows and points ,to prepare land for Spring planting. See us v§) @ for your needs in this line. ® iWrenn Bros. Co., I @ 7 ® <3 Phone 34. IN BUSINESS 45 YEARS. (§) We sell Most Everything. Siler City, N. C. J )<t>©©®©®©©®©©©©®©©©®®®©©©©©©) | . y LET US RELIEVE YOU j Os All Responsibility. I ] Quietude, smoothness of operation, and the comforting thought that everything has been en trusted to competent hands, are among the § 3 pleasing features that commend our service to I yOU * I We take charge of everything pertaining to the j conduct of the funeral. From the time you call us, until all arrangements have been followed out to the most minute detail, you are relieved f j of all responsibilities. I Chatham Hardware Company, UNDERTAKERS and FUNERAL DIRECTORS. I Phone No. 27. PITTSBORO, N. C. j I i | Surprise Home Bargains j ? Did you know that we were selling genuine Gold Seal i j Congoleum RUGS for Only $15.50 ! j and I Fifty=five Pound Mattress, sl£2.9S I * j Bargains to numerous to mention, call and see us. WALDEN & THOMAS I Undertakers & Embalmers, 1 MONCURE, NORTH CAROLINA. I I I Never Before | \ have the people in and around Bonlee had the opportunity $ of buying the Celebrated ENDICOTT-JOHNSON SHOES. \ i; lam receiving a complete line of these Shoes for Spring j: !; and Summer wear. Also have other brands, such as STAR l ![ BRAND, and the W. H. MILLER Shoes. We also carry J; |! a good line of Dry Goods, Notions, and Groceries. It will j; j; pay you to see me before you buy anything in my line. One Music Master Phonograph for sale at a bargain. B. A. PHILLIPS, Bonlee, N. C. II "WINNERS Don’t Knock jj I KNOCKERS Don’t Win | i X x' • i | Be a WINNER and open a savings o account in this strong institution. | Regular systematic saving will o help you win in life’s battles. I Banking Loan and Trust Co., j I SANFORD, I We Pay 4 Per Cent Compounded Quarterly. | S | I R. E. Carrington, W. W. Robards, J. W. Cunningham, j I President Vice-Pres. Cashier. j( JONESBORO: MONCURE: f I I. P. Lasater, Cashier J- K. Barnes. | DEATH OF MRS. HEATH. Mrs. Nellie Heath, wife of Mr. An dy Heath, died at her home in By num Monday and was buried in the Methodist cemetery at Gibsonville Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Heath moved to Bynum from Hillsboro sometime after Christmas, her former home being in Gibsonville. She was 31 years old and leaves a husband and four young children, be sides a father, nine sisters and one brother, to mourn her sad death. SEE YOUR* I LABEL
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