Lt UUJSHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878.
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W BLAZE destroys home
I wL. Powell Suffers Loss of
I food’ Home Saturday Morning
Within a few short minutes Sat-
I -; aV morning the tire demon had
I f r, d in ashes the two-story home of
I iirs W. L. Powell, located near the
I blaze originated in the ell oc-
I ,pied by the kitchen and that part
I f the house was ready to burst into
I fl a me when smoke was seen issuing
I f‘ om the roof by employees of the
I So oe planing mill. No occupant of
I the home discovered the fire till they
I u-ere informed by the mill men and
I Air Fred Williams from across the
| Street in the rear. By this time the
I kitchen was in a blaze and when the
I rear door of the main residence was
I opened the blaze was hurled through
I to the very front of the house, caus-
I j»jjT such a diffusion of the fire that
V hopes of saving the building disap- ;
f neared. By the time the fire engine j
arrived, the front walls were ablaze j
I and the kitchen a roaring flame. A !
"very small part of the furniture could
be removed.
Fortunately, there was little wind
and whai there was bore the brunt
of the heat and flames across the
street toward the R. P. Johnson!
home, which was greatly shielded by |
the splendid oaks that were being j
withered by the intense heat.
The Pilkmgton home hardby on the
► west could not have been savefl if the j
wind had been a few degrees fur- |
ther to the east. As it was, the roof
being meta! and the walls partly pro
tected by dense shrubbery near the
burning building, it was only neces- j
<ary for the fire fighters to keep J
the walls moderately wet to save the ,
building, but the young man who held j
the hose had a hot time of it, for j
the heat was unusually and sur-!
prisingly intense for such a building.
Despite the lack of wind the home i
occupied by Capt. Hunt caught once j
or twice, and even the oil mill was |
endangered.
This is one of the oldest home
sites in town. It was formerly the
•*old Montgomery 'place.” Many
years ago the old Montgomery house
was torn down and the good timbers !
used iu. building the structure de- j
atroyed Saturday.
With the building w'as lost some old I
walnut furniture that had come down
in the family for generations.
Fortunately, Mrs. Powell had
$3,500.00 insurance on the building.
It is stated that she will rebuild on
the at once.
In the meantime, she and her chil
dren are with her mother, Mrs. N. M.
Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Farrar, recently mar
ried, had moved into the house only
a few days earlier, and they lost prac
tically everything they had, while
Mrs. Farrar came near being cut off
by the blaze when it swept through
trom the rear.
GIVEN SURPRISE
BIRTHDAY DINNER
Mrs. Dora King, wife of Mr. F. K.
King, who resides about five miles
northwest of Pittsboro was given a
very agreeable surprise Sunday, May
2nd when automobiles came driving in
from nearly every direction bringing
her kinspeople for five generations.
Each auto too, not only brought kins
people, but a large basket or box fill
ed with good things to eat.
Mrs. King was celebrating her |
seventy first birthday. Among those
present were two daughters, Mf3.
Thomas Herndon from Bynum and
Mrs. Walker Eubanks who lives with
Mrs. King, . fifteen grand-children,
twenty great grand-children, and one ;
great-great grand-child, being the'
infant of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Norwood
from near Bynum. Besides these,
there were nieces, nephews and kins
people who came from far and near
to shake hands with aunt Dora and
wish her many happy returns of the
day.
About 1:30 a long table was placed
on the lawn in the shade of the I
beautiful oaks and a sumptuous din
ner was served picnic style. After
a hundred and fifty or more had eaten
there was plenty left to feed quite a
number more. Before dinner was
served, however, Mr. Thomas Hern
don made some interesting remarks,
also Mr. Farrell gave an interesting !
message and rendered thanks to God
for our many blessings.
Mr. King and his grandson, Mr.
Eubanks, who are known throughout
many counties as champion fiddler
and banjoist, rendered music for the
occasion which was enjoyed im
mensely bv all present.
ATTENTION, VETERANS
All veterans of the World War who
wish to renew and convert war risk i
msurance must do so before the 2nd
day of July, 1926.
1 will advise that I have a supply
ot blanks and will gladly give any
other information to any veteran who
wishes to convert his war risk term
insurance into regular government
risk insurance.
W. R. THOMPSON,
Service Officer, Chatham Post of
American Legion, No. 57.
BALLY DAY AT SANDY BRANCH
CHURCH
churches of group 2 of the
Creek Baptist Association will
*l ave , a rall y day at Sandy Branch
church near Bear Creek tomorrow,
ciday. The following are on the
program for the occasion: Miss Ruby
Mrs. G. B. Emerson, Mrs.
Y* Byerly, Mrs. J. U. Gunter, Mrs.
Archie Andrews, Rev. E. W. Byerly,
]uf S ‘ Bray, Rev. R. S. Fountain,
\v S l k* lza beth Woody, Misses Martha
'Vebster and Ollie Phillips, Mrs. S.
Tin - U , > Miss Arline Webster, Miss
Webster, Winfred Johnson.
The Chatham Record
MEMORIAL DAY
Judge Sinclair Will Speak—Confeder
ate Graves Will Be Decorated
• —One Federal
The 10th is Confederate Memorial
Day when the graves will be deco
rated with wreaths and flowers, all
over this state and South Carolina.
In the states further south, an ear
lier date is selected, where there are
more flowers. Virginia has May 30th
as her Memorial Day. The tenth is
honored here in memory of Stonewall
Jackson’s death on that day.
Whatever the date, Memorial Day
will be celebrated with suitable exer
cises all over this country, even where
there are no graves to decorate.
Judge W. A. Sinclair will deliver
the Memorial address in the Metho
dist church Monday afternoon.
The citizens of the town and coun
ty are asked to join the Daughters of
the Confederacy and children of the
; Confederacy in these Memorial ser
| vices.
Each member of the Winnie Da
vis Chapter, according to custom, is
asked to bring to the church 3 wreaths
—and the Monument Committee will
decorate the monument in the morn
ing.
j There are in Pittsboro 60 Confed
j erate soldiers’ graves and one Federal
j soldier’s. ' "* ■
j After the services are over, the
crowd, to the tolling of the church
bells, will march to the church yard,
| where with wreaths and flowers they
will cover the graves of those dead
heroes of ours.
j MISS NELL POWELL WEDS
MR. JOHN WESLEY NORWOOD
(Contributed)
The home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
j Powell, near Bynum, was the scene,
1 Saturday, May 1, of a beautiful home
wedding, when their daughter, Miss
s Nell Thomas Powell became the bride
I of Mr. John Wesley Norwood.
Just before the bride and groom
j entered the parlor Mrs. Mann, of
! Chapel Hill, accompanied on the
piano by Miss Harris, sang “I Love
You Truly.” Immediately after
wards the notes of Lohengrin’s wed
! ding march were struck and the young
; couple, preceded by Rev. W. J. Wat
| son, entered the room. The ceremony
j was performed by Mr. Watson in a
very impressive manner.
The bride is a young woman of
sterling worth and is widely known,
in both North and South Carolina.
She was educated at Littleton College
and Greensboro. She has taught a
number of sessions, and is accounted
one of the best teachers in Chatham
county. She has also served for sev
eral months at the M. E. state or
phanage.
The groom is a hustling farmer
and a fine young man.
The many beautiful presents at
test the popularity in which both are
held. They left, amid showers of rice
and best wishes, for several days
tour. They will visit Richmond and
Norfolk and other points.
TEACHERS FOR NEXT SESSION
The Pittsboro school board met I
April 30 with the following members j
present, A. H. London, chairman, W.
Z. Crews, L. N. Womble, Geo. ii.
Brooks, and Principal Nolan.
The following teachers were elected
for next session: A. V. Nolan, prin
cipal; High School teachers, J. S.
Waters, Mrs. Geo. H. Brooks, Mrs.
j W. P. Horton, Miss Vivian Allgood;
Ist grade, Miss Ann Tucker Moore;
2nd grade, and port of fourth, Mrs.
E. E. Williams; 3rd grade, and part
of fourth, Mrs. J. S. Waters; 7th
grade, Miss Cara Williams; Music,
I Mrs. H. A. Bynum.
The election of teachers for the
fifth and sixth grades was postponed
till a lqjter meeting.
ASHBURY NEWS
We were glad to have Mr. Davis
and Mr. Dowdy, of Sanford, with us
: at Sunday School Sunday A. M.
| They made an excellent and inspiring
talk on church work, which we all
enjoyed very much.
Mrs. T. C. Woody is spending the
week-end in High Falls with friends
and relatives.
Mr. C. M. Pattishall was a pleas
ant caller in the home of Mr. W.
; B. F. Johnson Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Dock Johnson of Haiti spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. F. Johnson.
Mrs. J. T. Rosser and children
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and
Mrs. L. D. Johnson.
We are glad to say that Mr. J. R.
Poe who returned home from Sanford
Hospital a few days ago is very
much improved.
Mr. Grady Mashburn received a
; telegram thk morning (Tuesday)
notifying him of the death of his
brother at Sanford Hospital, he will
be carried back to his home at High
Falls for burial.
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having this day qualified as admin
istrator of the estate of J. R. Paschal,
deceased, this is to notify all persons
having claims against said estate to
present them to the undersigned on
or before April 29th, 1927 or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. Those owing the estate will
please make immediate payment.
This 26th day of April, 1926.
C. E. PASCHAL,
Administrator.
Apr. 29, 6tp.
Mrs. R. A. Glenn and son Roland
visited Mrs. Glenn’s uncle, Mr. W.
P. Griffin at Durham Sunday. Mrs.
Glenn learned that her aunt Mrs. J*
T. Griffin, who suffered a serious at
tack of influenza in the early spring,
is still far from well.
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PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1926
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BRICK HAVEN NEWS
Brick Haven, May 3.—This week
has been a very enjoyable one in our
little village and especially to those
who love and enjoy folks, for the
social calendar has been well filled.
First came the reception on Tuesday
afternoon by the teachers for the pu
pils. Interesting games were played,
and then iced cream wafers and fruit
were served to the children. It was
good to see every one so merry and
glad.
One of the most delightful social
events and also the most enjoyable
given here in quite a while was the
reception Tuesday evening by Mrs.
W. A. Mills in honor of Misses Geneva
and Cecil Seawell.
The home was beautifully decorated
with a profusion of spring flowers.
The guests were received at the door
by Mrs. Mary Mills Johnson, and de
licious punch was served from a veri
table flowery bower, artistically ar
ranged in one comer of the reception
hall. Next came the authors’ contest,
which caused a great deal of merri
ment and was very instructive as well.
Mrs. F. M. Nash won the prize, a
book of lovely poems, “A Heap O’
Faith” by Edgar A. Guest. After
the acceptance of the prize by Mrs.
Nash in her usual gracious manner,
the guests were invited into the din
ing room which was beautiful in its
array of silver and attractive hand
embroidered linen. Flowers were
everywhere, and the open wood-fire
added to the coziness of the scene.
A delicious salad course was served,
followed by cream and cake, then cof
fee and mints. The favors were tiny
nosegays. The guests left at a late
hour voting Mrs. Mills a most charm
ing and gracious hostess.
Little Miss Merle Marks delight
fully entertained in honor of her
birthday Wednesday from 3 P. M. un
til 5 P. M. The youngsters seemed
to have an unusually good time and
were very generous with good wishes
and remembrances for many happy
returns of the day. Mrs. Marks was
assisted by Mrs. R. H. Overby in
serving the dainty refreshments.
Miss Mamie Gene Cole, the Junior
All-South Supt. arrived on scheduled
time Thursday and conducted two
very interesting and instructive ser
vices. She met the Junior C. E. mem
bers at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon,
and lectured to the older group and
visitors at 7:30 P. M. Without a
doubt, her lectures were the most
inspiring and most worthwhile ever
delivered here. Miss Cole has just
one week in North Carolina/ speak
ing at only nine different places, and
we feel particularly honored by be
ing scheduled in the itinerary.
While here Miss Cole was a guest
of Mrs. O. C. Kennedy, the superin
tendent of the Junior C. E. society at
this place. Mrs. F. M. Nash and Miss
Mary Lee Utley were guests of Mrs.
Kennedy also at a 6 o’clock dinner
Thursday evening.
Mrs. A. P. Harrington has returned
from a few days visit at Bonsai with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Mims of Cor
inth gp*Rt Sunday here with their
daugiiter, Mrs. H. A. Harrington.
| Mr. and Mrs. B. V. Mims and children
lof New Hill were also week-end
guests of Mrs. Harrington.
Mrs. T. J. Harrington and children
motored to Sanatorium and spent
Sunday with Mr. Harrington who is
a patient there.
Messrs. W. A. Griffin, J. W. Law
rence, Roe Bland, A. P. Harrington,
Mrs. Harrington and Misses Mary
Bland, Laura Harris and Cordie Har
mon comprised a very successful and
pleasant fishing party here last Mon
uay afternoon.
Grace Harrington, Esther Stephen
son, Louise Nash, and Madys Gotten
successfully passed the county 7th
grade examination and will receive
certificates of promotion. Credit is
due to both pupils and the teacher
for the good work accomplished.
Miss Frances Thompson entertain
ed in honor of her sixteenth biithday
Saturday evening from 7:30 until 11
P. M. A large crowd of the younger
social set were present and thorough
ly enjoyed the evning. Delicious re
freshments were served.
Next Sunday is Mother’s Day. On
that day every one is asked to wear
a pink flower in honor of his mother
if she is living—otherwise wear the
white. The celebration of a special
Mother’s Day began in Philadelphia
in 1908 and was originated by Miss
Anna Jarvis. The legislature in 1914
confirmed the selection of the second
Sunday in May of every year and
the custom is universally observed.
Do not forget to wear a flower in
honor of the best mother who ever
lived—your mother. While the car
nation has been selected as Mother’s
flower, it will not be convenient for
all of us to wear a carnation, but wear
some flower—and if one is away from
home and mother, write a letter also.
Miss Ora Carpenter of Lynchburg,
Va., has been on a short visit to her
uncle here, Mr. C. H. Thompson.
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having this day qualified as the
Administrator of the last will and
testament of Jerry Harrington, de
ceased, this is to notify all persons
holding claims against said estate, to
present them to the undersigned on
or before the Ist day of April, 1927,
or this notice will >be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. And all persons
indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate settlement of the
same.
This March 29, 1926.
S. W. HARRINGTON,
Administrator.
April 1, 6tp.
Roland Glenn left Wednesday for
Hendersonville to join his father who
is working in that boom town.
MONCUPtE NOTES
Miss Ethel Womble Marries in At
lanta—Good Commencement
Sermon-Personal Items
Miss Ethel Womble, the attractive
daughter of Mrs. Phoebe Womble,
and Mr. W. W. Addicks, of Atlanta
Ga., were married in that city Thurs
day, April 29, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. Dr. Neal A. An
derson. The marriage took place a
month earlier than was planned be
cause of the fact that Mr. Addicks,
who had been located with a power
company in Atlanta was on the point
of being transferred to Miami or De
troit. The bride is a brilliant and ac
complished young lady, having been
educated at Peace Institute, Raleigh.
She is attractive and lovable and has
many friends in Moncure. Mr. Ad
dicks is a handsome young gentleman
and a successful business man. The
writer wishes them many years of
success and happiness.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Durant of Ra
leigh spent last Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Moore.
Mr. A. S. Hieks of Haywood is now
located across the street from Wal
den and Thomas Furniture Co. and
ready to pay cash for chickens and
eggs.
Mr. L. R. Houze of Roanoke, Va.,
is visiting Capt. J. 11. Wissler this '
week. '
Mr. L. C. Sowers and Mrs. J. C.
Sowers and children of Linwood were
visitors of Dr. and Mis. J. E. Cathell
last week-end.
Last Sunday morning at eleven
o’clock Dr. Gilmore, the Presbyterian
minister of Sanford preached an ex
cellent and scholarly sermon to the
graduating class and to a large con
gregation which gathered at the
school auditorium. His text was
taken from Acts 9:15 and his sub
ject was, “The Call of God.” It was
exceedingly good and appropriate.
There are eleven in the Senior e.asj
of Moncure high school this year.
SEE “ROSETIME,” MAY 18TH
A comedy with music, called “Rose
time” will be shown at the school ’i
auditorium on Tuesday evening, May |
18th, under the auspices of the Pa-1
rent-Teachers Association of Pitts
boro. The hour has not been deter
mined, but will be published later.
“Rosetime” comes to us highly rec
ommended, is “full of pep,” keeping
you entertained throughout the en-1
tire evening. “Ma and Pa Perkins”
are rare characters who, alone,
could entertain the entire house, but
you will thoroughly enjoy Rose Per
kins, leading lady and Jerry Brown,
leading man, stars of the play whose
love affair, like many another,
doesn’t run smooth. Come and see
how Jerry with his cleverness,
smooths out the wrinkles. Then a tall
graceful French “vamp” plays a
clever part, to say nothing of Babe
Burnette, “the darling of the screen,”
and O’Reilly with his abundance of
wit and personality.
The cast consists of eleven charac
ters. A bevy of lovely chorus girls
in a variety of charming costumes,
together with eight boys also in cos
tume, add much to the enjoyment of
the evening. Four attractive young
girls in costume wall act as ushers,
and four other maids similarly
dressed, will sell candy during the
evening.
The coach for “Rosetime” will ar
rive the latter part of this week, with
all costumes for the play. She will
be entertained in the homes of mem
bers of the Parent-Teachers Associa
tion. Come and help to make this
undertaking a success, we will appre
ciate it. ’Tis for a worthy cause.
“Rosetime” is one of the most pop
ular comedy plays on the stage to
day and has been shown in many
towns in this and other states, with
gTeat success, giving satisfaction, and
real pleasure.
Tickets are to be had for 35c and
50c with a few reserved seats at 75c.
Come early and get a good seat!
MRS. ARTHUR LONDON,
Publicity Chr.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
The following white couples have
secured marriage license from Reg
ister C. C. Poe since April 1.
Samuel M. Moore and Mrs. Eula
Glosson Beal, David M. Perry and
Miss Burgie J. Lindley, W. D. Mc-
Daniel and Essie Hicks, Sherwood
Brantley and Nellie Mae Dickens, R.
L. Mattox and Alma Wrenn, A. J.
Melton and Sara Ruth Welch, Theo
dore Blackwood and Bettie Parker,
Percy Malone and Annie Johnson,
John Creed and Ruby Petty; Ulysses
Johnson and Annie L. Bray, James M.
Dowdy and Fannie M. Nevels, Rob’t.
W. Siler and Margaret C. Johnson,
Clarence Curl and Bertha Barber, Da
vid Lee Rogerson and Lina Andrews,
Belton J. Griffin and Annie R. Hobby,
J. W. Norwood and Nell T. Powell,
Clifton Cox and Lina Lashley, Fred
Russell and Edna Lindley.
| Parent? Call on City |
I to Bar Santa Claus t
Vancouver, B. C. —The Van- *
4* eoaver city council and the Van
% conver Retail Merchants’ associa- *
$ tiou are confronted by the Van- i
% couver Parent-Teachers’ associa- *B*
Ition asking that impersonations %
of Santa Claus be discontinued. 7
Disillusionment of children, J
when promises made by the jolly ♦
saint In department stores re- Z
main unfilled on Christmas day, ♦
1 was given as the reason. Z
POLAR EXPEDITIONS
WELL WORTH WHILE
! Organizer of Arctic Parties
Defends Projects.
New York.—Justification for the
riak and expenditure of money In
volved in three American Arctic ex
peditions last summer was given by
Robert Anderson Pope, organizer of
the All-American Alumni Arctic expe
dition. His outfit will be commanded
by Lieut. Leigh Wade, assisted by
Lieut. H. H. Ogden, both of whom are
round-the-world flyers.
▲ll three expeditions will attempt to
locate and claim for the United States
a large body of land believed to lie
I north of Alaska and eastern Siberia,
spoken of by the explorers as “a new
polar continent.” The National Geo
graphic society estimates that this
land comprises about 1,000,000 square
miles.
Natives of the northern Alaskan and
Siberian coasts long have been con
vinced that land lay to the northward,
| explains Mr. P<)pe, They base their
, belief chiefly upon the northerly flight
, of birds in the spring, just before
nesting season. Some scientists think
the birds fly clear across the pole to
; Spitzbergen and Franz Joseph land,
but the majority think they would not
be likely to attempt such a long flight
at the beginning of the nesting season.
Resting Place Near By.
E. W. Nelson, chief of the bureau
of biological survey of the United
States Department of Agriculture, re
called the evidence of Captain Hooker
of the Corwin, in 1881, who found in
numerable fresh tracks of wild geese
on Wrangell island, but not ersign of
the geese themselves, indicating a tem
porary stopping place.
Capt. John Keenan of Troy, N* Y.,
cruising the Beautiful sea, north of the
Alaskan shore, in search of whales in
• the seventies, offered more substantial
| evidence! After * taking several
| ’whales the weather became thick and
ihe stood to the north. When the fog
lifted land to the north was seen dis
tinctly by him and all the members of
Ills crew.
{ ; Peary, on his unsuccessful attempt
t# reach the pole in 1906, reported
i that he sighted land to the northwest
lof Grant Land. Observing from an
j elevation of about 2,000 feet, he could
! see land at a great distance, which he
i named Crocker Land. Further north
| between latitudes 85Mi and 87 degrees,
j almost at the pole, he found bear and
I fox tracks, indicating that land was
not a great distance away.
Tidal Movement
The late R. A. Harris of the United
States coast and geodetic survey of
fered what the explorers believe to be
far more substantial information. Mr.
Harris claimed that virtually all the
tidal movement at the pole depends
upon pressure from the tidesk of the
north Atlantic ocean entering the cir
cumpolar seas between Greenland, and
Spitzbergen.
If there were no obstruction the
tides at Bennett island, north of the
Siberian coast, would be the same as
at Point Barrow, he said. But the
tides off Bennett island rise and fall
2% feet, while off Point Barrow there
is a tide of only 0.4 foot. Mr. Har
ris held this to be proof positive that
there is some great obstruction around
which the tides must flow. Further
evidence of land was furnished by in
dications that the Beaufort sea vir
tually is closed in to the north and
eastward. Ice does not drift freely to
the northward. It seems to be caught
in a pocket, and Is of remarkable
thickness and age. Northeast winds
will drive the Ice to the westward,
but there is little or no movement of
the ice when the wind blows from the
west.
Scientist Makes Glass
Eyes That Can Be Moved
Berlin.—Moveable glass eyes which
are hard to distinguish from normal
eyes because they are subject to the
control of optic muscles have been suc
cessfully fitted by Dr. Carl Mueller of
Jena, noted artificial es r e specialist.
Doctor Mueller found that in 90 out
of 100 cases of the loss of an eye the
muscles and nerves controlling the
movement of the eye were unimpaired.
He said he fastens connective
muscle tissue of animals to a glass
eye and grafts these tissues onto the
remnants of the human eye muscles.
The extremely delicate operation re
quires about an hour, and he has been
successful in from 80 to 90 per cent
of his cases. Success depends to a
large extent, he asserted, upon the
condition of the eye socket after the
loss of the eye.
Picks Good Name
New Haven, Conn. —Emanuel Hash
eesh would become one ot Uncle Sam’s
citizens, but under the name of Eman
uel H. Adil, which, he explains, in Syr
ian means Justice.
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Service for One
Little Rock. —Because its one sub
scriber opposed discontinuance ot the
service, the Sheridan Telephone com
pany has withdrawn its petition to dis
continue the service between Sheridan
and Sprague, Ar':.
VOL. 48. NO
' BYNUM ITEMS
There was quite a crowd around
lere Saturday from Durham fishing
having a good time. Among
was Mr. Alvis Bynum, formerly
>f Pittsboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones and little
laughter, Hettie, spent the week-end
\t Mebane with Mrs. Jones’ sister,
Mrs. C. W. Abernathy.
Mr. W. A. Andrews of West Dur
day 1 S^ ew hours here Satur
-0 ¥ rs ; Ksgsbee spent the week-
Mrs.D.L ar Trip 0 pe With daUgh *° r '
Mrs. Naomi Marshall at Norfolk
father a M CW T da r S o here . Siting: her
Sturdivant.
Mrs. R. B .Lambeth and sisters.
Misses Juha and Effie spent Sunday
at Sanford with their brothers, Messrs
A- T. and R. L. Lambeth.
Mi«« rS M E if?? avis and children and
Miss Neli Sturdivant of Wilmington
visaed thmr father Saturday and Sun-
V*? y e r e acc <>mpanied by Miss
Nell s friend, Mr. Ajken. -. ,s
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Smith'" and
daughter, Louise, and Mr. and Mrs.
Hob Clapp spent Saturday and Sun
day at Dunn with Mr. Walter Smith
and family. Miss Louise will spend
some time there before returning
home.
O, J. Poe and children of West Dur
ham spent Sunday with J. E. Sturdi
vant.
CORINTH NEWS
Friends here of Miss Ellen Penny
of Duncan are sorry to know she has
had to have an operation for appendi
citis.
Miss Penny was the efficient pri
mary teacher of the Corinth school.
The Rev. Mr. Duval preached an ex
cellent sermon Sunday, his theme be
ing “The Christian Home.”
Mr. and Mrs. N. T, Avent were
Sunday visitors in the home of Mr.
B. M. Mclver.
Miss Carrie Lee Cross is visiting
friends at Fayetteville.
Our ladies seem to prefer the quilt
ing bee, to bridge parties. They met
last Tuesday with Mrs. Parker. A
save-all was quickly finished. Pound
cake was served.
Mr. T. H. Buchanan and family
spent Sunday with their daughter,
Mrs. Rufus Ashworth of Fuquay
Springs.
Little Mary Cross spent the week
end with her cousin, Miss Maud Dix
on.
Mr. Arthur Riddle is improving af
ter a severe case of flu.
Mr. T. Y. Mims is on the sick list.
We hope he will soon be out again.
He is one of the few remaining Con
federate soldiers of our community.
Hazel Cross is with her aunt, Mrs.
C. R. Dixon, Pittsboro, R. F. D.
Mrs. Dixon has tonsilitis.
Mr. and Mrs. Avery Marks and Mrs.
L. H. Mims, were in Sanford Saturday
shopping.
Mrs. D. A. Dickens of Raleigh spent
the week visiting relatives and fish
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Ellis and chil
dren of Siler City are guests of Mr.
S. W. Harrington. Mr. Ellis is on a
fishing trip he has planned several
years.
Mr. A. M. Cotten, who has been
seriously sick for some time, is im
proving. Mr. Cotten was a bass sing
er in the Christian Chapel singing
class, of which for several years Mrs.
Cotten has been pianist. They are
greatly missed.
I watched from my window today a
very amusing and what appeared to
be interesting game of horse shoes.
There were four participants, three
generations being represented, a
father, son, and two grand sons rang
ing in age from 13 to 83 years.
PLEASANT HILL SCHOOL
CLOSES SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Bynum, R. 1, May 3.—The Mt.
Pleasant school closed Monday, April
26. At ten o’clock the children gave
a short exercise, after which Rev. Mr.
Watson made a very interestirtg ad
dress, using the three “R’s” as his
subject. He then presented the read
ing certificates and attendance cer
tificates.
Those making perfect attendance
for the entire year were Ralph Mor
gan, tenth grade, and Ben Mann,
fifth grade.
The honor roll for the eighth
month is as follows:
First grade: Lillian Glosson, Mil
dred Hackney, and Lela Brown Mann.
Second grade: Marion Norwood,
Blanche Mann, Mary Norwood, and
Aggie Williams.
Third grade: Wallace Clark, Win
fred Norwood, Larry Norwood, Reg
gie Norwood, Maud O’Daniel, Edith
Teer and Ben Williams.
Fourth grade: Ruby Clark, Jessie
Mae Glosson, Clara Hackney, Bessie
Hamlet, Ola Mann, Ralph Morgan,
Elizabeth Morgan, and Annie Lee
O’Daniel.
Fifth grade: Billie Brewer, Ben
Hall Hamlet, Glenn Harris, Ben Mann,
Ranks Mann, Lamont Norwood, and
Jeanette Norwood.
Sixth grade: Louetta Mann.
Congressman Abernethy is to be
congratulated on pushing the Moore’s
Creek Bridge battle ground bill
through the house committee. The
bill as reported appropriates $50,006
to the improvement of the battle
ground.
Fire has wrought havoc in Mc-
Dowell and other mountain counties
the past week. ; Thousands of men
have been fighting the demon, but he
has gone on consuming myriads of'
young forest trees.