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Page Four ctjatijam i&ecori) ' O. J. PETERSON Editor and Publisher Subscription Price One Year $1.50 Six Months Little good will all the talk do the opponents of prohibition, save in that it is likely to lead to stricter enforcement measures. Muscle Shoals is still puzzling con gress. The majority of the commit tee appointed to receive and report on bids favor the lease of the plant to the Alabama Power Company and 12 other associated power companies for a term of fifty years, but action is likely to be deferred. The Guilford county Democratic convention Saturday went on record as favoring the passage of the Aus tralian, or secret, ballot law. A good start that. When the Record man returned to the state and began to urge the passage of such a law, having become convinced of its effi cacy while in another state, it was hard to get a cheep of approval from * a Democratic source in the state. But the reform is coming. It was a well deserved compliment paid R. H. Dixon, Jr., in his selection as Republican candidate for solicitor in this district. It is only a compli ment, to be sure, but it serves to in troduce this fine young lawyer to the people of several counties. North Carolina’s credit is getting better every day in every way. Buy ers of bonds in New \ ork a few days ago were so anxious for North Caro lina bonds that they were willing to take 4 1-2 percent, bonds of the last issue of $20,000 non 4i -9 re cent. and it is predicted that the next batch will be sold at 4 1-2 percent. Several Republican candidates for state offices, having been designated only last w'eek by the Republican state executive committee, failed to file their candidacies with the state board of elections, with fees, in time, and might be legally denied the privi lege of having their names printed upon the tickets next fall. It is to l*e hoped, however, that this technical fault may be overcome in some way and that these men may have a fair, show in the election. Former Governor Morrison is re ported as saying that he will ask the state at some future time to recon sider the port proposition defeated at the last election, but that he has no intention of asking the Democratic convention in session today at Raieigh to endorse the measure, since he con siders the proposition no partisan one. Mr. Morrison expected to be there today, and probably is, but only to enjoy the opportunity of meeting his friends. The French have made offer of settlement,, or fundinor, of its debts to this country, but the proposition is still unsatistactory to m- aiiurs tration. The probability is that the French and Italian debts will never be paid. Certainly, they will not be able to pay them if they continue their imperialistic policies, pouring out millions in army upkeep. The ar gument with Italy is such that with in a few years the amount to be paid annually will be beyond the ability 0.- that country to pay, and yet the a greement allows two thirds of a cen tury for payment and practically without interest. The Manufactur ers’ Record is out and out for can cellation of the loans that were fur nished after this country declared war and was without an army on the fieid, considering the money only a fair equivalent for the men that were furnished by the Allies for months as cannon fodder while A merica was preparing an army. If France and Italy would only adopt a sane procedure with regard to army expenditures and cease being a men ace to world peace, cancellation would gain more friends. We fool ourselves when we think that North Carolina is doing it all in road and educational work. Caddo Parish (county), Louisiana, hardly bigger than Chatham county, has ex pended $8,000,000 on its roads the past eight years and paid for the improvements without the issue of a dollar’s worth of bonds. That is the parish in which Shreveport is situated, and the city already had probably the greatest extent of paved streets to its population in America. Calcasieu par ish had issued a million dollars of bonds for roads ten years ago. More over, practically every community in Louisiana had good educational facilities, the schools being support ed by a state-wide tax as urged for ! North Carolina by a few advanced thinkers for many years. In fact, j Louisiana’s earlier progress has tend-1 ed to slow up later developments and J give North Carolina and other states : that were tardier in getting on the 1 band wagon more credit in recent years. Yet Louisiana’s illiteracy fig ures will be unfavorable for decades, since the state has not dealt equitably with the negro population and since a great part of the older men and women of the French-speaking popu lation did not have the advantages of even the ordinary English-speak ing child of thirty years ago. But just compare eight millions spent in casn by one parish, or county, in Louisiana for roads with what the whole state of North Carolina has spent, and you will see that all progress is not in Tarheeldom. MONEY TO LOAN—SIOO,OOO to loan the farmers of Chatham county within next ninety days. Loans from 1 to 30 years at 5 1-2 per cent. V. R. Johnson, Pittsboro. LEAD RUSH FILLS TOWN WITH GAIETY! I Days of ’49 Recalled at; Beatty, Nev. Beatty, Nev.—This little town on the fringe of Death valley, where dur ing the early pioneer and gold-rush days hundreds hesitated before be ginning the perilous journey to the Pacific coast, has revived. The new life, due to the recent dis covery of excellent lead and silver deposits, has taken the old form of a frontier mining town. GamMiug, drink and concert halls are filled tb overflowing during the night hours, and early in the morning men wander forth to resume their labors. Every able-bodied man coming here and applying for work lias found a job. Some go into the mines. Others are building roads. Carpenters find plenty to do. One road just finished cuts 30 miles off the old trail from Beatty to the scene of the mining and prospecting. One night there were seven drink shops going full blast. The smallest bar la three feet long, while the long est Is ten time* that. The “Skid In*” la a ten by twelve tent, doing the proverbial “land office business.” Census Leaps. Three months ago Beatty had a population of 35. The population had gradually dwindled from more than 5,000 in 1007 when the last panic hit the country and the Bank of Beatty dosed. Now the population numbers 500. But 22 miles farther west on the California-Nevada state line is anoth er town —Leadfield. Most of the 1,000 persons there live in tents. A few frame shacks have sprung up. The western mine has a tunnel of 125 feet into the hill, now reported to be cutting a lead silver vein. Anoth er mine, reputed to have already pro duced $2,000 worth of ore before It closed down following the panic 19 years ago, Is about to be reopened by Utah capitalists. All the land for 50 miles south and west of Beatty has been staked out and prospecting is carried on by hun dreds of men. Building Boom On. Since Beatty awoke from its slum bers lusting nearly a score of years, four hotels have been added to the one struggling hostelry. Four restaurants instead of one cater to the newcomers. Four grocery stores have opened; five garages have replaced burro stables of the old days, there is a hardware store, a lumber yard and concert and gambling halls are doing a thriving business. High stakes are played for nightly over the baise and on the elusive white ball of the roulette wheel. One church, a relic of the past, with its few members and lone pastor, are here to look after the spiritual needs of the community. WEIGHS 585 POUNDS i i * .? errr ffiKMaMsara Emile Roline of Berlin as he stepped oU the Westphalia of the Hamburg- Ameriean line at Boston. He weighs 585 pounds. Prehistoric Monster’s Bones Found in Illinois Springfield, 111. —Three teeth weigh ing fourteen pounds each, a tusk sev en feet nine inches long and a skull four feet wide are the remains of a prehistoric Illinois monster which have been excavated near Golconda for the state museum by Dr. A. K. Crook, chief. ! Bones of the monster are also in , eluded in the collection which has | been created by Doctor Crook for ship i ping to the museum. Fifteen boxes I were necessary to contain the remains 1 excavated after the tusk had been found by steam shovel working on a dam. The remains were found about a month ago by a steam shovel crew working on dam No. 31 of the Ohio river waterway project. The dam Is about four miles below Golconda. When notified by the Associated Press of the discovery of the remains, Doc tor Crook communicated with engi neers in charge of the construction of the dam, asking them to leave the re mains as they were found until he could superintend the excavation. | Get All in Time ! Constantinople, Turkey.—All women j who are too outspoken are to be ar- I rested. Several are in custody al ready for criticizing the present -egime. CHATHAM RECORD BUSINESS LOCALS ! \ Put in your orders for potato slips with the Chatham Hdw. Co. OLD COLONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY of Chicago, Illinois, of fers agents a wider field and increas ed opportunity by writing man, wom an and child from date of birth to age 60 on the annual, semi-annual or quarterly premium plan, for amounts going up to $5,000 as regards children, while for adults the limit is $30,000. The Company will give a very liberal commission contract (direct with Home Office) to a good personal producer. Apr. 29, 3tp. rlali is still dloing it. What? . Sell lg merchandise at unusually low rices. FOR SALE—White Wyandotte gga. SI.OO for setting of 15. Also ■mrenred white Leghorn rooster, foi $1.50. C. M. Lance, Pittsboro. m* - ... -- “"60 bushels of high-class Mexicar Big 801 l cotton seed for sale. Only $1 a bushel at my place between Pittsboro and Bynum or delivered a1 Pittsboro. Lonnie Oldham. ———— ■ ■ 11 ** Get Happy Feeds for the chicks and make them and yourselves happy. Chatham Hdw. Co., Pittsboro. WHEN YOU HAVE GLASSES fitted by Dr. Mann you have the satisfac tion of knowing they are correct. Follow the crowd to Hall’s where you save the difference. GRADUATE NURSE H . In Pittsboro for the time being, Miss Lucile Peterson, a recent gradu ate as a nurse, offers her professional services to the people of Chatham county. The Old Reliable is on hand. He will have a fine lot of fish right fresh from Chesapeake Bay Saturday. Hunt up D. M. and give him your order. Prices are right. CENTRAL CAROLINA BUS LINE G. L. Craven, Owner ASHEBORO to MONCURE At Asheboro connections to and from Greensboro an High Point At Moncure connections to and from Raleigh 4 Ot Pittsboro connections to and from Durham, Chapel Hill, and Sanford NOTICE OF RE-SALE OF LAND UNDER MORTGAGE Whereas, on the 26th day of March, 1924, A. T. Seymour and wife, L. S. Olive and wife and Percy J. Olive and wife, executed and delivered to the undersigned mortgagee, a certain mortgage deed which is recorded in the Registry of Chatham County in Book F-X, at page 72, and given to secure a certain note therein de scribed, and there was default in the ' | payment of said note and, i der the power of sale therein con j tained, the undersigned mortgagee | sold said land, after due advertise ! ment, on the 6th day of March, 1926 land duly reported said sale; and • whereas, said bid was raised as by ‘ law provided and, pursuant to an or der of re-sale made by E. B. Hatch, Clerk of Superior Court of Chatham County, said land was again sold, af ter due advertisement on Monday, April 5, 1926 and duly reported on said date; and whereas, within ten days said bid was raised 5 per cent as bv law provided, and said E. B. i Hatch, Clerk Superior Court of Chat ham County has ordered a re-sale of said land. Therefore, the undersigned mort gagee, pursuant to said order of re ' sale, will sell at public auction to the last and highest bidder for cash at the Courthouse door of Chatham County, at Pittsboro, N. C., at 12 o’clock noon, MONDAY, MAY 3, 1926, a three-fourths undivided interest in and to three certain tracts or parcels of land lying and being in Cape Fear township, Chatham County, State of North Carolina, described as follows, to-wit: FIRST TRACT: Adjoining the lands of (formerly) E. P. Wiggs, the second tract therein described, the lands of J. D. Richardson and C. J. Bright and others, bounded and de scribed as follows: BEGINNING at a stake in A. C. Richardson’s line, running thence East 160 pcles to pointers at the Granny Olive branch in O’Daniel’s line; thence up said branch near the head to a lightwood stump; thence West 36 poles to a stake in the Wake and Chatham County line; thence South 15 deg. West 8 poles to point ers; thence West 76 poles to a stake; thence North 128 poles to the begin ning, containing 125 acres, more or less, and being the tract or parcel of land conveyed to A. S. Wilson by Johnson & Johnson Company by deed recorded in Book F-B, page 383, of fice of Register of Deeds for Chat ham County, and being conveyed to Percy J. Olive and A. T. Seymour by E. P. Wiggs and wife, by deed record ed in Book F-T, page 543, Register of Deeds office for Chatham County, and a one-third interest therein being conveyed to L. S. Olive by A. T. Sey more and wife and Percy J. Olive and wife by Deed dated February 25, 1920. SECOND TRACT: Adjoining the lands of Norman Dean, Sam Godwin, E. P. Wiggs and others: Beginning at a stake, the Southwest corner of the first tract herein described and the corner of Johnson & Johnson Com pany and E. P. Wiggs and runs South 87 deg'. 30 min. East 920 feet to a stake, ofi Olive branch; thence with he branch North 13 deg. 50 min. West 11 4'"feet to a stake; thence South 89 leg. East 190 feet to a stake in said ranch;' thence with the branch the lollowing courses and distances N. 1 deg. West 950 feet, N. 15 deg W. 325 feet NV 30 deg. W. 400 feet N* Be Neighborly! IF you are one of those who j havewrittenforTheCharles i B William Stores’ Catalog of big I bargains and have not received it we are sorry. The reason is, an amazing demand for this book has exhausted our sup* [ ply. We earnestly ask you to I borrow a catalog from one of our customers —there are many in your community— ♦and we are sure they will oblige you • • . and us. Os our old customer* we ask please help us and your lea* fortunate neish bon by loaning them your catalog ► for awhile. We could not foresee how great the demand would be for this catalog and as our Special Midsummer Sale Catalog will be published so 100n — May 15th, it seems hardly practicable to print a fresh supply of the big book before the special sale catalog is out. We have all the big bargains that have made our catalog so popular . and created the huge demand, but unfortunately we have no more books. However, if our old custom* era and new ones will co-operate with us they will render a real service to I us and to their neighbors. Wc thank you. The Charles william Stores New York City Inc* 43 deg. West 200 feet to a stake; thence leaving the branch N. 1 deg. 15 min. E. 2000 feet to a stake in corner of Norman Dean and Sam God win; thence N. 88 deg. 45 min. W. 700 feet to a stake, said Godwin and Wiggs corner; thence S. 4017 feet to the beginning containing 78 2-3 acres, more or less. THIRD TRACT: That certain tract or parcel of land adjoining the first tract herein described, the land of J. D. Richardson and others and more particularly bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a stake, Southwest corner of Olive and Sey more and running thence North 3 deg. 15 min. E. with Olive and Seymore’s line 649 1-2 feet to a stake; thence as a new line N. 88 deg. 15 min. W. 397 1-2 feet to a stake 50 feet from the corner of the main line track of the D. & S. Railroad; thence with the right of way of said road south wardly with a right curve of it curves and runs 90 feet to a stake, a new corner with J. D. Richardson, 50 feet from center of main line track of said railroad; thence a new line S. 88 deg. 15 min. E. 159 1-2 feet to beginning, containing 3.87 acres, more or less. The said parties of the first part own a three-fourths interest in all of said tracts and by this conveyance convey that said interest. This April 17, 1926. BANKING LOAN & TRUST CO. Mortgagee. D. B. Teague, Atty. Sanford, N. C. Bankruptcy Sale. Beginning Thursday, April 29th, at 8:30 In the new Masonic Building, Corner Steele and Carthage Streets. SANFORD, N. C. We have bought the entire stock of M. J. Merritt at Trustees’ sale on April 21st, and since that time have re-marked the old stock at prices that will compel its ready sale. We have added to the stock hundreds of dollars worth of new merchandise ordered in from the factories, anl quantities of odds and ends and regular goods from our main store. This makes a fairly complete stock of dry goods, notions, clothing, millinery, etc., from which to make your purchases and at prices that represent a real saving. SALE BEGINS 8:30 THURSDAY MORNING AT THE MERRITT STAND, NEW MASON IS TEMPLE BUILDING AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ALL GOODS ARE SOLD. This is an opportunity that comes only occasionally, and by the misfortune of others. DON’T MISS IT. WILLI AMS-BELK COMPANY, SANFORD, N. C. There’s More Than a \, j First Mortgage Behind f OUR BONDS. < 4 ♦♦ j# „ g Our bonds have ushered in a new standard of safety in the world’s oldest form of investment—a standard of safety intended to appeal to people who are sick and K tired of the problematical ifs and buts of ordinary investments, and who are looking jj for a bond that they can buy, and put by, and swear by, in the knowledge that nothing *4 can possibly interfere with the payment of interest or principal or both. That’s why, J. in addition to a first mortgage behind Our Bonds— ♦; H THERE’S A GUARANTEE BEHIND THEM, TOO! Pledging our entire resources and additional security for the payment of inter -15 est and principal. h 11 We have these 6 per cent. Guaranteed First Mortgage Real Estate Bonds for sale in denominations of from SIOO up. 4 !4 • H J Central Loan And Trust Company, I Capital and Surplus $500,000.00 | 1 W. W. Brown, Sec .and Treasurer, j Burlington, N. C J, 1 WRENN BROTHERS COMPANY § jj SILER CITY | ill! E. R. Wrenn, Mgr., Furniture Dept. I;;; « § !| Home Furnishings j WE DELIVER. | STATEMENT PENNSYLVANIA MILLERS’ MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY WILKES-BARRE, PA. ' CONDITION DECEMBER 31, 1925, AS SHOWN BY STATEMENT FILED Amount Ledger Assets Dec. 31st previous year, $1,509,818.61; Increase paid-up Capital, $ ; Total, $ 1,509,818 61 Income—From Policyholders, $583,201.29; Miscellaneous, $121,991.35; Total, . 705,192.64 Disbursements —To Policyholders, $513,856.28; Miscellaneous, $318,868.71; Total, 832,724.99 Fire Risks —Written or renewed during year, $99,331,844, In force, . 52,802,783.00 All Other Risks—Written or renewed during year, $1,355,000, In force, 511,560.09 ASSETS Value of Bonds and Stocks, $1,262,376.63 Cash in Company’s Office, 1,730.24 Deposited in Trust Companies and Banks not on interest, 2,000.00 Deposited in Trust Companies and Banks on interest, $104,814.71 Agents’ balances, representing business written subsequent to October 1, 1925, 9,049.32 Interest and Rents due and accrued, 16,416.87 All other Assets, as detailed in statement, 69,938.73 Total, $1,466,326.50 Less Assets not admitted, , 32.56 Total admitted Assets, $1,466,293.94 ~ LIABILITIES Net amount of unpaid losses and claims, $122,917.50 Unearned premiums, 312,272.29 Salaries, rents, expenses, bills, accounts, fees, etc., due or accrued, 1,200.00 Estimated amount payable for Federal, State, county and municipal taxes due or accrued, 14,000.00 Contingent commissions, or other charges due or accrued, 16,000.00 All other liabilities, as detailed in statement, 1,000.00 Total amount of all Liabilities except Capital, $467,389.79 Capital actually paid up in cash, . None Surplus over all liabilities, $998,904.15 Surplus as regards Policyholders, , 998,904.15 Total Liabilities, $1,466,293.94 BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1925 Fire Risks written, $251,957; Premiums received, $7,786.19 Losses incurred—Fire, $3,490.58; Paid, 3,914.35 President, Landis Levan Secretary, John Hoffa Treasurer, Griffith Ellis Home Office, Second Nat. Bank Bldg., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Attorney for service: STACEY W. WADE, Insurance Commissioner, Raleigh, N. C. Manager for North Carolina Home Office STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, c, (Seal) INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, Raleigh, March 8,1926 I, STACEY W. WADE, Insurance Commissioner do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct abstract of the statement of the Pennsyl vania Millers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. filed with this Department, showing the condition of said Company, on the 31st day of December, 1925. Witness my hand and official seal, the day and year above written. STACEY W. WADE, Insurance Commissioner. Thursday, April 29, 1926
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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