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DEEP RIVER SECTION TO BE
A GREAT INDUSTRIAL CENTER.
Bion Butler Writes on the Possibilities of the Clay and Coal
Deposits of Lee and Chatham —Carolina Coal
Company Increasing Capacity
Mr. Bion H. Butler, well-known
writer and business man, in severing
•his connection with the Carolina Ban
ner of Sanford, writes in article re
viewing the possibilities of industrial
development in Chatham, Lee, and
Moore counties, Which we feel worthy
of- re-publication and are giving be-
Mr Butler is one of the officials of
the Carolina Coal Company and has
done much to foster the coal mining
business in Chatham. He and his col
leagues have had a hard pull to bring
the Carolina coihpany through since
the explosion last spring, but they
seem to have come through glorious
ly. All claims against the company
on account of the deaths caused by
the explosion have been settled. Ine
receiver has been dismissed, work has
been resumed for months, and an im
mense engine has been purchased
which will double the capacity for
drawing coal from the mine. .
Mr Butler sees possibilities in the
coal field, but also its limitations and
the difficulty and cost of discovering
other workable areas if they exist.
But read what he has to say.
Mr. Butler’s Article
While my association with the
Banner comes to an end with this
issue of the paper my interest m the
community does not, * for long ac
ouaintenance with the town has
established a friendship with the peo
ple that I do not expect will termi
nate until I have been translated to
a social contact that is far into the
future, and one which I am not in
a hurry to cultivate, and of which the
preachers sometimes tell us there is
doubt. But as a closing utterance I
am taking it on myself to tell of
some of the things the immediate
future has ahead. What I have to
say is not official, but is rather that
drift of information that comes from
my connection' with business affairs
that enables me to know something
of what is going on.
The industrial future ox this sec
tion is extremely bright. Lee, Chat
ham and Moore counties are at the
beginning of a big mineral develop
ment, which is already so firmly on
its feet that it is established. But
v/hat it is now is no more to compare
w‘th what i i will be than the infant
is comparable to the grown man. I
would like to say an- encouraging
word regarding the oil prospect if I
could, but my long acquaintance with
oil development all over this con
tinent and in Europe and Asia as
well, leaves no doubt in my mind
that to search for oil in North -Caro
lina away from the coastal counties
is absolutely boneless. Kncw.ng the
petroleum world fmrly well- and
knowing the geology of our territory
here is the bas's for my views. But
we have in the Deep river basin three
primary possibilities" that we may pin
our faith to for great development.
These are the coal, the shales and
the pyropkyllite, or talc, and on these
three minerals I look for Middle
North Carolina to build great indus
tries and create groat wealth. The
coal field is not as big as some have
hched, nor so extended as some im
agine, but it includes a reasonably
large quantity of coal that is of a
grade to : compare with any that is j
mined any where on the globe. The j
value of this coal bed is in the fact j
that v/e are among the few communi- i
ties of the South that have coal with- j
in their industrial field. It is valuable j
solely as a source of energy for the j
communities close by, but will never j
enter into competition with the coal
r-f other fields to be marketed in dis
tant regions. It will be needed here,
and then it can not profitably enter
ompetitive markets where high >
freight rates must be paid, as the
size of the field does not permit
operations on the big scale practiced
elsewhere which favor lower costs of
production. But operations here will
provide a most excellent coal at a
price that is attractive to the buyer
in this field, and the coal deposits are
;£ tremendous value on this account.
The Deep river coal field is not a
continuous unbroken body of coal
from , one end Mb the other,' Much
, pros porting and.'-many .operations
1 av&r, Seen in the last
hundred years, but many grave dis
appointments have followed the at
tempts to produce coal from various
.ections. I expect more disappoint
ments will be met, for the field is
much broken by great disturbances,
and it seems so far that the chief
iromise must be in the section around
lumnock at least until much further
s known of the territory. The two
operations there, the Ramsay Coal
ompany and the Carolina company
re the only two that have been suc
cessful enough to carry on for any
cength of time, and these two mines
ire so far down now- in good coal,
ind with the working conditions in
such shape that they look to me like
ennanent producers for a long time, j
'hese concerns are in better physical
md producing shape new than they
ver were, both are putting out their
oal at a little margin at the present
ime. The Carrhra -jo ..pan/ is set
ing much heav. _ mad: Mery and in
wo or three ma/hc will be in posi
ion to increase its outputs to a much
agger tonnage than lias ever yet
>een reached by either mine. * The
Camsay company is also getting its
workings in more expanded form,
•iid as the two ccmpanys are work
rig in close harmony it is to be cx
ected that the output of coal will be
increased by a considerable tonnage
»>y 4he time spring opens.
The brick works are now becoming
a s.' ahHshed industry, and the pro
's : o good that it goes all over
/ u.:e and into other states/ and
- ,cike£ will take everything
v thru it sail be produced!’
’ . V merit of the brick and tile
,v- is a foregone' assurance.
/ >' L.ft* LyVC-ip l*iv'o±
. 'ic best on earth, a Bang
y'D aware cf for a dozen
years, for I recognized the merits of
, these shales the first time I ever saw
• them, and since that time have been
.ailing attention to them with the
mltaence that in time we would im
[ development for them. That has
l scale, and it will continue.
r started now and on a wholesorm
The pyrophyllite reaches in abund
. mce from the country beyond Gull
; o far over toward the west side of
1 Moore county, and the deposits are
’ arge and of varying character. These
; ore the only deposits of this material
; T commercial importance in the
' Tnited States. lam not po familiar
:ith these products as with oil, -*oa
nd shale, but men who are affirmed.
, ncluding the state and federal _geolo
, ;ists, say these beds of pyrophyuitx
’re of broad use in the world s maus
ries, and of high type. And no mat
| er how much is said in criticism of
; he educated geologist, he knows
-oro about these subjects than it is
, Possible for any ether man to know
or he has given his years to study
. tnd investigation.
Another thing that is cf imp or
-rce in taking stock of the possibili
les of this area is the power sffua
, ion. The Carolina Power company
; rts the field in hand, and while it has
| zen the practice to damn the com
any occasionally, and if you want t<-
;ay’so, possibly with justice, tmr.
much must be kept in mind. The
Carolina Power company has made
,ee and adjoining counties a big fac
tor in productive industry and in
•ommunity and domestic comfort.
The Columbian Literarv Society met,
fanuarv 29 and gave the following
j or o cram:
j Song by “AmerVa the
I Beautiful; Recitation, Nannie Hor-
I ;on; Essay. Esther Goodwin; Local
I —-nts. F-\th°' r *ine Womble: Duet.. Sn
j lie and Mae Horton: Jokes. Nell Good-
I win; Piano Solo. Helen Horton; Ques
tion s, John Goodwin; Answers; Grace
7-7 “What Out Should
i Re,” Robert Mills; Debate: Resolved,
That a girl is worth more to a home
• than a boy. Affirmative. Tennie Ma
son and Ruby Lee Markham; Nega
i tive, Robert Goodwin and Hugh
, Blackwood. The judges, Mr. I. F.
, Trigg, Miss Bertha Overton and Mrs.
' I, Farmon decided in favor of |
j the negative. Trio, Mr. Grigg.
! die and Mae Horton; Song }>y the
Society, Juanita.
The Society was very glad to have
as visitors Mrs S. C. Caster, Misses
"cssie Horton. Leta Goodwin, Bertha
B vert on. and Messrs, Edgar Stone
e.r.d Gurney Barbee.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Thra*! 1^11 a
salesman for the Nationvi
Biscuit Co., of Raleigh. st'V* Su~da„
vifh liis mother. M r s. "W. J. Thraiilt lk
Mrs. W. L. Beckwith, who under
vent, an operation for at
Watts’ Hospital in Durham 1 Tuesday
night, is recovering rapidly.
Mr. G. F. Seymour of Goldsboro,
and two of his friends from Raleigh
Misses Thelma Goodw’n and Ethel
! Herndon, spent Sunday with Mrs. I.
j B. Seymour.
i Miss Lila Horton of Seaforth visit-
I -»d Miss Pattic Stone Wednesday.
| Mt.s Stone has been very ill for sev-
J vral days, but was reported better to
j lav. "
I Mrs. E. H. Goodin h 0 "*' °1 for
! he past few days. We wish her a
mcedy recovery. *
Misses .Tone Verette Seymour and
Minnie Belle Goodvdn snent Satur
ia' ST night w ; th Miss Ruth Bry*"
i Miss Ruth Bryan and Mr. William
o’e-rar, former students of Bell’s
School. "*~re married at the home of
the bride’s * Mr- l T -
Monday, Jan. 25, 1030.
The’r school mates and many friends
wish them a long and hapnv union.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wilson and
’amily were visitors in Durham Sun-/
lav. ,
Mr. L. R. Thrailkdl spent Monday
n Durham on business.
Rev. J. F. Johnson filled his regular
appointment at Martha’s Chapel Sun
lav. A large crowd was present.
Mr. A. H. Overton is visit : ng rela
'ivps in Creedmore this week.
Mr. Carlos Morgan, an agent for
Chevrolet cars in Siler City, spent las'
week-end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs, J. B. Morgan. V
Mr. Fustis Morgan, a stud-mt n<
King’s Business College* of Raleigh
-pen + last week-end with home-folks
Miss Margaret Johnson the nr
mary teacher, spent last week-end a
heme.
Mrs. J. L. Harmon, another of our
teachers, is expecting to spend this
weHc-end in Durham.
The high school '■•'udents of Bell’
School are because the mid
- term examination have ended
i/ PUT STOMACH IN / I
ORDER AT ONCE
; ‘‘Pape’s Diapepsin” for |
Gas, Ifidigestion or j .
Sour Stomach
iiiscantlyl Stomtich corrected
dou never feel the slightest distr ■ "
fom indigestion or a 3our,
arrsy stomach after-you eat a tr‘
.)f * PapesSi he mo: *
guarantee each package to k'
, trouble for a few cents.
digestion at once. End, your stomae
Tibetan Ckureh Music
Charmed Sven Hed^
Dr. Sven Hedln, the Swedish es
plorer, who was the first white mar
t# penetrate into the Interior of Tibet
has excited the curiosity of musician
by h!s extravagant praise of the
church music of that mysterious ceun
try. He claims that he has visited
no fewer than SI temples in the lund
of the Grand Lama, and that he found
the music of the “temple service” to
be so beautiful that he was spiritual
ly transported by It t# regions super
nal. He writes: “All through Tibet
the life of these monks has appealed
to me and filled me with delight be
yond anything I can say. The most
delightful thing in all Tibet Is the
church music. Fresh young voices,
softened by thick, dark draperies
along the front of an open gallery,
pour forth their wonderful hymns,
full of peace and love and longing.
Between whiles you hear the tumble
of thunder of the bassoons and the
rhythmical clash of the cymbals;
then the flutes with their shrill mel
odies and the rolling drums, which
echo through the high halls of the
temples. But the singing Is by far the
most beautiful; it carries one up and
away from the troubles of this earth.”
—Pierre Van Paassen, in the Atlanta
Constitution.
Long List of Injuries
Result of Accidents
Examples of disease resulting from
particular accidental conditions most
frequently found in the experiences
of the compensation commission are
accidents to the head or spine result
ing in epilepsy, nervous or mental
disease, or insanity; serious fracture
or shock resulting in traumatic pneu
monia ; severe trauma or severe burns
or extreme exposure to cold and wet,
resulting in nephritis; injuries to the
eye resulting in cataract, detachment
of the retina, optic atrophy, and nu
merous other diseases of eye;
sprain or fracture or dislocation or
blow resulting in arthritis, bursitis,
cellulitis, synovitis, periostitis, osteo
myelitis, or tuberculosis efthe bones;
serious injury to the <’ -t, with trot*
matic pneumonia; injury with tuber
culosis of a hone or joint: injury with
severe infection, or seve'* injury from
inhalation of gas resulting in tuber
culosis of the lungs.
The Man Who Builds
No man ever builds anything who
doesn’t first rear a castle in the ain-r
--which is old stuff, of course, but no
one ever builds a castle in the air save
the optimists—which Is a sapient
amendment. Just th’nk that over. No
man ever gets anywhere, whether it
be selling strawberries or building em
pires or peddling ice cream, unless he
possesses that unconquerable mastery
of his own moods, that buoyant, san
guine assurance which makes him *
keen on believing that better things
lie ahead.
A famous New England merchant
once said: “Almost every man knows
the things that must be done to get
along in the world. Those who don’t
get along are the ones who refuse to
do the things they know so well.”—
William E. Telling, in the American
Magazine.
History of Locks
The history of civilization could be
written from a study of its locks and
keys, for since the barred gate of Eden
problems of inclusion and exclusion
have concerned mankind. Egyptians
and Greeks were adepts at lock-mak
ing; the Spartans wrought an Improve
merit of which the description is lost
it is a historic fact that the downfall
of the Roman empire gave a marked
impetus to the manufacture of-ward*
and bolts, for Home had policed the
world and thieves were encouraged by
the disappearance of strong-armed au
thority which they had feared. It is
singular, in view of the prevalence of
padlocks in official employment today,
that the derivation of the first syllable
of the name is uncertain. Webster
says that it may have meant a basket
or pannier.
Legion of Horthr Origin
The Legion or Honor, the famous
French order, was instituted by Na
poleon Bonaparte when he was first
consul, May 19, 1802. Although this
order confers honors upon distin
guished civil servants of the state and
eminent benefactors of humanity, it is
provided that three-fifths of all the
medals awarded must go to the offi
cers and men of the array and navy
ißiring the World war thousands of
the medals of the legion were award
ed to soldiers and public servants'
There are now five classes, the Grand
cross being the highest.
Many American and British citizens
received the medal of the Legion qf
Honor, and immediately after the v/affs
it was also conferred upon the mili
tary leaders of the allies of France.
Builders * Device
The principle of the entasis, which
Is a swelling or outward curve of the
profile of the shaft of a column or
pillar, is utilized to avoid appearance
of concavity in its middle portion. In
the iinest examples of Greek Doric the
. is a little below the middle
point of the shaft, but so great
as to interfere with the steady fiiminu
tion of the shaft from Hit* base mp
ward. The entasis is designed, partly
to counteract the optical illusion which
would cause the profiles of the shaft
i to appear curved inward if they were
bounded by straight lines. The entasis
» almost invariably introduced in the
spires of English churches.
THE CHATHAM RECORD
T) THE CHURCHES OF THE |
iAJNDY CJU3F.K ASSOCIATION;--
The committee appointed au the
ast session of the Association to em
>loy a Sunday school and B. x. r. u.
worker has selected me. As all or
is know, one person cannot do very
nuch in fifty-eight churches. It is
;oing to be necessary for all of us to
vork together if we are to be suc
essful in making our churches what
;hey should be. .
This paper has agreed to publish a
message from me occasionally, so
lease read it carefully and look for
iny announcements or news items I
bight have in it. The messages will
lot be long and I will not ask you to
lo anything that will be unreasonable.
All together now for greater Sun
ay schools and B. Y. P. U.’s. Your
astor and superintendent have re
vived a letter from me containing an
)ffer that should beba stimulus
Sunday schools to get membersMn
:hat ought to be in. Ask them about
t and begin work at once. -An early
start will be a great help you.
Remember to watch for these mes
sages. .
benjamin s. Beach.
lanuary 30, 1926.
DEWITT TYSOR DEAD
DeWitt Tysor, the eighteen-year
>!d son of Mr. John Tysor of Hickory
fountain township, died Tuesday of
;neumonia. The burial took place
esterc’.ay at Pleasant Grove Metho*
church. The taking of this
r oung man is a grievous bl6w to his
evoted parents.
farmT for rent
Having moved to Durham, I wish
;o rent my home place just south pf j
3 ittsboro. There is a good house, |
barns, good water, also a store house.
There are 22 acres of good tillable
and. Will let on standing rent. In
terested parties may see Mr. C. C.
Hamlet, at the Chatham Hardware
Co’s. Store. I. P. Straughan.
NOTICE OF RE-SALE OF LAND
Under and pursuant to an order of
•he Clerk of the Superior court in
Chatham County, North Carolina, in
the special proceeding therein pend
ing, entitled: “Margaret Justice and
others vs. O. B. Mann, et a’s.” the
undersigned Commissioner will on
TUESDAY THE 16TH DAY OF
FEBRUARY. 1926
-P~-- sffe. at public auct : on, to
< oe highest bidder, for cash, the fol
lowing described tract of land, to-wit:
Beginning at an iren stake in Dob
Petty’s l ; ne, and running North 32
degrees East to the Graham and Fay
etteville road; thence North 45 de
grees West 66 poles; /thence North
31 degrees West 26 poles; thence
North 15 degrees East 24 poles:
thence North 31 degrees East 58
poles; thence North 40 degrees West
20 poles; thence North 27 degrees
West 8 poles; thence North 40 degrees
West 30 poles to Dry Creek; thence
up said Dry Creek as it meanders 95
poles to a stake and pointers. George
Petty’s line; thence South 1-2 degrees
West 70 poles to an iron stake; thence
East to an Iron stake and pointers;
thence South 3 3-4 degrees West 108
poles to the point of beginning, con
taining 159 3-4 acres, more or less.
Place of sale: Pittsboro, Court
house.
Time of sale: 12 o’clock, Noon.
W. P. HORTON, Com.
Feb. 4, 2tc. ‘
For Cash But For Less* I
We Sell It For Cash And Sell It For Less!
• Oats Per Bag. $3,251
Best Grade S>weet Feed. , $2,501
Good Grade Sweet Feed. ' $2,251
Corn Meal Per Cwt. $2,751
1 No 1 Timsthy Hay. $1.60|
j Covingtons Fancy Molasses, Per Gal, . 85 ctsl
| Full Cream Cheese Per Lb. 7 30 cts.l
®) Lard, 45 Pound Cans, Per Lb. 14 ctsl
£! Sugar 25 Per Lb. 6 I*2|
j | Maxwell House Coffee. ,50 ctsl
Loose Arbuckle 33 ctsl
Large Size Tomatoes Per Can. 15 ctsl
Small. ” ” ' ” ” 10 cts.
I Salmon. 15 cts
J Good Heavy Overalls. sl. 50
$7.50 Rain Coats Reduced To. $5 00
I Flour The Best Per Barrel $10.25
\ We Sell It Cheap, Sell a Heap, And Keep Eternally at
I It Visit our Stores at Pittsboro and Moncure ard be
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