lav. April 28, 1927.
ToWII . County Briefs
W\ D. Siler spent a few
\y;jkesboro last week,
days w _______
C. C. Hall has been kept at
‘ IS ’ -veral days by illness of her
mother, Mrs. Murdock.
Irs j u de Womble of Haywood
* he "fi rs t Chathamite reported as
having a me5S of garden peas.
Mr an <i Mrs. Atlas Farrell, Mr.
' jj rs Ernest Farrell, and Mrs.
Z>rge Brewer spent Tuesday in
Raleigb
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pr a nd Mrs. Chapin visited
their' daughter, Miss Miriam in
Richmonu during the week-end, the
occasion of the visit being the lat
birthday anniversary.
Mesdames Clinton Bryan and
panie i l. Bell attended the meeting
f the Legion Auxiliary at Raleigh
Monday. They were accompanied
the capital city by Mr. Bryan.
\ C. Ray, Jr., who is a student
at union Theological Seminary,will
supply at Jacksonville, Onslow
county, during the summer vaca
tion. The third Sunday in May,
•n the invitation of Pastor Moss,
he will preach at the Chapel Hill
Presbyterian church.
THE PARENT TEACHERS’
MEET HELD THURSDAY
The regular monthly meeting of
the Parent-Teacher Association was
held Thursday evenjng at the
school building. Mrs. Shannon
house, in the absence of the presi
dent. presided.
The chairman of the several de
partments gave their annual re
ports and the grade mothers gave
theirs. The outstanding achieve
ments of the year were:
A Christmas music program;
lunch served teachers at county
wide teachers, meeting; the secur
ing and entertaining of the Caro
lina Plavmakers; a Colonial enter
tainment at the school building,
Feb. 22; the purchase of a vic
trola and song books for the school; j
the securing of Miss Binzel, a noted j
lecturer on child psychology for |
two of her splendid lectures; and
the fitting up of a medicine chest
for the first-aid department.
The grade mothers gave the fol
lowing reports of work done in the
grades:
First grade sold candy, took part
in a program, made and sold bed
spread, and secured some small do
nations. Total of $17.50 secured
by grade to be used for purchase
of books for first grade library.
Second grade sold candy and
took part in program, securing
$9.60, the use of which is unde
signated. | . »
The third grade took part in pro
gram, sold cake and candy, and
with some private donations, se
cured 5i4.40, use undesignated.
The fourth grade sold candy,
pics, cakes, valentines, and with
some small donations, secured,
$22.62, which is to be used in the
purchase of books and maps for
the grade.
There is no report for the fifth
grade.
The sixth grade sold candy, and
with donations, secured, $13.65 to
used in purchase of books for
the grade.
The seventh grade sold, candy,
collected society fees, securing
• w hich was used to buy a dic
tionary for the grade room.
Xo rt ‘Ports from the eighth, 9th
and 10th.
The eleventh grade won the $5
P em *um ior having the largest
of parents for four
ma(^e and sold a quilt,
. ' n °ther ways secured enough
° make tht ‘ ir total $42.00, which
1 lights on the outside
>f hool building, shubbery
e !our tds, 100 plates and 75
ih' Vr V aucers for the use of
! one dollar each was
srs. Waters and W. P.
two boys who brought
j , :l “‘tubers to the meeting.
business meeting,
f or ‘ “ rnpson outlined the plan
schnr 1 '-wide eight months
lit ' 1 ;™; Mr - D - L. Bel. out
and t> , manner of registration
ing iC ‘ laws governing the vot
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SCHOOL NOTES
The third grade of the Pittsboro
high school enjoyed the visit of
their grade mother, Mrs. E. R. Hin
ton, who gave each one in the grade
several Easter eggs.
On Tuesday afternoon the third
grade had a spelling match. Bobbie
Hinton and Rufus Crews were,
drawn as captains. Bobbie’s side
won. The following “stood up” till
the end and were given an ice
cream cone by their teacher:' Gur
ney Mclver, Thomas Harris, Ever
ette Jordan, Foster Powell, Ethel
Boone, Ollie Mae Cole, Thelma
Thrift.
The following pupils have had
perfect spelling lessons: Bobbie
Hinton, Foster Powell, Claude Mel
vin, Everette Jordan, Grady Pick
ard Gurney Mclver, Thomas Har
ris, Hilda Mills and Thelma Thrift.
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CLUB NOTES
Due to the fact that the North
Carolina Federation of Women’s
Clubs will be in session from the
third to the sth of May, the regular
meeting of the Woman’s Club of
Pittsboro will not be held until the
11th day of May, 1927 at th e club
room, at four o’clock p. m.
Quite a goodly number of Pitts
boro’s club women expect to attend
the state federation meeting which
convenes in Durham next week.
The cotton parade sponsored by
the Woman’s club was held Tues
day the 19th. Prizes for the best
costume were awarded as follows:
Prettiest costume for grown-ups:
Mrs. Ernest A. Farrell; prettiest
costume for girl, Miss Margaret
Horne Brooks; prettiest costume
for child, Master George Walker
Blair.
The following public spirited men
contributed money for the prizes:
Messrs. Brooks and Eubanks; G. R.
Pilkington; E. B. Hatch, Emery, W.
H. Griffin; J. N. Peoples; I. A.
Ray; W. R. Thompson, D.. C. Beard
and C. C. Hall.
VETERAN PASSES
Mr. James G. Norwood, t one of
the oldest and most highly respect
ed citizens of the county, died at
his home in the upper part of the
county Monday afternoon and was
buried at Mount Pleasant church
Tuesday afternoon, the funeral ser
vices being conducted by Rev. Mr.
Brown of the Haw River circuit.
Mr. Norwood served two years
in the Confederate army. He was
a good soldier and a most excel
lent citizen. His wife has been
dead quite a number of years. Since
her death Miss Mettie Eubanks, a |
devoted niece, has lived with him j
and cheered his aging years.
He was an uncle of Mr. W. M. I
Eubanks, of the firm of Brooks &
Eubanks, and was practically a sec
ond father to him and his brother
Clyde and sisters Mettie and Mrs.
W. F. Norwood, who spent much
of their youth in their uncle’s home,
which was nearby that of their
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Norwood never
had any children of their own, and
thus cherished these nephews and
nieces, and this makes the death
of their devoted uncle a severer be
reavement to them.
TRIBUTE TO MESDAMES
LONDON AND ANDERSON
The following beautiful tribute
to Mrs. H. A. London, of Pittsboro,
and her daughter, Mrs. J. H. An
derson, of Fayetteville, was writ
ten by Mrs. Fred Vaughan and
appeared in the People’s Advocate
of Fayetteville in the issue of
March 31:
When The Big Parade was given
at LaFayette theatre several weeks
ago, Mrs. John H. Anderson and
her mother, Mrs. London, had seats
adjoining mine and Mr. Vaughn’s.
Mrs. London sat by me. I had nev
er met her before, but when she
walked in with her head held high,
her look of quiet assurance, and
the stamp of the fine, cultured
gentlewoman of the old South, I
said to myself, “Here is a woman
of some consequence.” We were
a little early, so we had time for
a chat before the picture began.
We talked of what we knew of the
picture, and it was just as natural
for Mrs. London to slip back from
the World War to the Civil as it
is for me to breathe. We were in
the midst of the horrors of the
’Sixties before I knew it, skimmed
lightly through the days of recon
struction, and landed at the last
decade or so all in the space of 15
minutes.
As she talked, her bright eyes
flashed, and her voice rang with
such unmistakable oratorical tim
bre that I was not surprised when
she told me of the part it Vas her
privilege to play in securing from
the legislature the pension bills for
the old veterans and their, widows.
I looked at Mrs. Anderson and said
to myself, “Uh-huh, now I under
stand it.” ,rs?
By that I mean I have never
been able to understand Mrs. An
derson’s indefatigable energy. I
have often wondered where she got
the time for her public-spirited
work. She has a home and a hus
band, a combination that keeps the
ordinary woman busy, and in addi
tion to that she has raised a boy,
which, I am told, is a considerable
job in itself. But with all her
waking hours chuck full you would
think that she never had a thought
on earth that didn’t center in and
around and about the United
Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs.
London rocker her in the cradle of
Confederacy; as the twig was bent
so the tree has inclined. She is as
efficient a wife, mother and house
keeper as State Historian of the
U.D.C., and to that combination
I take .off my hat.^
When her book, “North Carolina
Women of the Confederacy,” ap
peared last August, she sent us a
copy which I put carefully away to
read at my leisure and lost. I
looked in every likely place and
finally found it. The other night
after supper I settled down with
it for an hour’s reading, and when
I looked at the clock it was after
eleven. I might write on indefin
itely and give it the praise it so
justly deserves, but I can’t say
more than that I lost myself in it
for three hours. Aside from the
historical data it is full of thrilling
stories depicting the hardships of
the women and their dauntless
courage. It was a Herculean task
to collect the matter from all sec
tions of the state and whip it into
shape as she so ably did. If there
were no other history of North
Carolina’s achievements in the war
of the ’Sixties, this vivid account of
the state’s splendid women and
their sacrifices would show that
the men were doing their part on
the field of battle.
In compiling this history, of
North Carolina Women of the 1 Con
federacy, Mrs. Anderson has made
a valuable contribution to the li
terature of the state.
ADVOCATES JENKINS ROAD
News and Observer.
To the Editor: It is a little more
than three years now since the
people in Davidson, Randolph,Chat
ham and a part of Wake county
first began urging the State High
way Commissions to construct an
East and West Highway through
the centers of these counties from
Lexington to Raleigh byway of
Asheboro and Pittsboro. Since that
time a hardsurfaced highway has
been oncstructed from the county
seat of Davidson county to Win
ston, a hardsurfaced highway has
been constructed from the county
seat of Randolph to Greensboro and
the contract has been let for a hard
surfaced highway from the county
seat of Chatham county to Dur
ham. These highways it will be
noticed by referring to the map
run north and south through the
centers of these counties having
Pinehurst as their southern objec
tive. While it is agreed by all that
these highways ar e of the greatest
value to the state, it will hardly
be questioned by any one that the
four cities above mentioned were
the most interested in seeing them
constructed and are now the great
est beneficiaries.
The building of these highway
has not lessened one whit the de
sire of our people for an East and
West highway from Lexington on
Raleigh. It is therefore with much
pleasure that we learn that work is
soon to begin on the eastern end
of this route between Pittsboro and
Raleigh. It is hoped by all friends
of this route that the new survey
will make the distance just as short
as practicable. Those who travel
this route most suggest that the
survey should follow on leaving
Pittsboro what is known as the
Jenks Road until within a short
distance of the county line and
should then turn directly into Cary.
To route this road as far south as
Apex would be we feel an injustice
to this section of the state and we
believe that the state highway
commission will agree with us
when the matter has been carefully
checked up.
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term of office, did not make a sin
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THE CHATHAM RECORD
LOCATION OF EXTENSION
OF P. N. E. R. RAILWAY IS
STILL “UP IN THE AIR”
Asheboro Courier.
Latest news from Washington is
that the location of the proposed
extension of the Piedmont and
Northern electric railway from
Charlotte, to which place it has al
ready been extended from Spartan
burg, S. C., is still up “in the air,”
From all appearances, it was evi
dent only a few weeks ago that the
extension would be made from
Charlotte to Salisbury and the Lex
ington and thence to Winston-Sa
lem. However, some ten days ago,
the petition presented to the Inter
state Commerce Comm|ission ! by(
attorneys for the road asking for
such extension was withdrawn.
Yesterday’s news dispatch from
Washington stated that the infor
mation coming from the Interstate
Commerce Commission’s offices
was to the effect that it was not
known in what direction the road
would be extended. It was intimat
ed that the road was in the market
for the best bid. It is understood
that the officials of the road are
trying to get into Durham or Ra
leigh eventually.
In order that this end may be
accomplished, local men are of the
opinion that the best possible route
for such extension would be from
Charlotte byway of Albemarle and
Asheboro across by Ramseur.
Franklinville and Pittsboro to Ra
leigh or Durham. A mass of data
can be furnished by local men in
terested to show that the amount
of shipping available along this
suggested route would warrant the
extension of the P. & N. through
this territory.
It will be recalled by those con
versant with the fact that the orig
inal North Carolina railroad sur
vey across the state was from Ra
leigh through Chatham and Ran
dolph counties, but that through
the influence of Governor More
head and the late Frank Caldwell
the survey was changed and the
road surveyed by Greensboro in
stead of Pittsboro and Asheboro.
This northern bend in the road to
reach Greensboro made the rail
distance from Greensboro to Ra
leigh a matter of 81 miles. The
distance from Asheboro to Raleigh
by highway is 75 miles, or six miles
nearer.
Since the location of the propos
ed extension of the P. & N. is up
“in the air” Randolph people feel
that they have an opportunity to
realize the materialization of some
thing which they have long wanted,
a road running practically east and
west through the county. Such
road would shorten shipping dis
tance and would serve varied in
dustries along the route, besides
giving an impetus to the estab
lishment of new business enter
prises along the route which would
be served by the road.
While little expression can be
gotten from the officials of the
road relative to its proposed ex
pansion, local men have not given
up hope that eventually the P. &
N. will be operating trains through
Asheboro.
DON’T FORGET OLD COMMON
SENSE.
Greensboro Patriot.
Operation of the new county gov
ernment laws, which are expected
almost to “revolutionize” some of
the present methods, has just been
the subject of a conference at Ral
eigh. We hope that the boys didn’t
decide to operate like some of the
cities are operated.
We understand that the introduc
tion of “business is business” idea.
That, as everybody knows, meant
hog it all if possible.
“Business methods,” efficiency
experts, follow to install “pep,”
smooth, classy economists book
learned and never themselves hav
ing shown for themselves any busi
ness ability are supposed to be
the factors that brought about the
change. But it should be remem
bered that no efficiency expert or
pep fellow can take the place of
good, plain sense, common sense.
This common sense is uncommonly
scarce in th£ persons of people who
sit down and with a piece of paper
and a lead pencil figure out a bet
ter way to do anything than any
way that has ever been tried.
Don’t forget old common sense,
boys.
Efficiency, so-called, may have
a great reputation, but the end old
common sense has to furnish the
beans and bacon for the efficiency
experts or they go hungry.
Business methods, so-called, are
all right if they can stand up, but
when they collapse who is it that is
called in to get things going again ?
It’s old common sense who is call-. 1
ed in.
Don’t forget that the accumqlafcr
ed experience of the centuries is
worth something. Oh, not worth
as much as the ideas of some saw- 1
dust brained efficiency expert, but
still worth something.
Don’t forget that even an effic- i
iency expert isn’t infallible except
in the mind of one person—himself.
Don’t forget that, throwing a mon
key-wrench in the wheels, even if
efficiently done by an efficiency
expert, will cause some damage.
And, finally, don’t forget that
nobody is sitting up late at night
to welcome some revolution. The
world will continue to revolve with
out any revolution right now.
Time To Pay
Taxes Is Here
All unpaid taxes in the county
will be advertised within the next
three weeks. The Finance Act of
the last legislature adds a penalty
of 20 per cent to all taxes due the
county, so the tax collector has no
option in the matter except to col
lect all due taxes, plus the penalty.
This will add quite a bit of costs to
all delinquents, so they can save
themselves this extra amount by
paying before property is adver
tised. Sale for unpaid taxes will
be made on the first Monday- in
June, and advertising started one
month earlier. You can save your
self considerable money and trouble
by paying up before advertising I
begins.
GRUMBLING.
Grumbling is general. So it is
not to be otherwise than expected
when our leaders call an election
to vote taxes to give the country
children equal opportunities with
the town children. We begin to
grumble, though some are paying
much more now and many who are
paying less are benefitting from
what the other pay. It is hard to
pay taxes, but it is worse not to
give the children an opportunity.
Last year I was telling a young
man that one of my boys was com
pleting the high school course and
he remarked that he didn’t know
country children ever finished high
school. Yet we grumble about tak
ing all the schools to town. How
ever, I believe the town people
would send their children to the
country if the conditions were re
versed.
Out here in the country where
I live it did use to be a rare thing
for a boy to be prepared for college.
Yet we grumble and say we need
our boys, that eight months is
too long. And we do, but we can
manage to get along without them,
for I am crippled up and should
need mine as much as anybody
does, but I try to keep them in
school. It is hard for us to think
we can do without the children, but
we can if we have their interest
enough at heart. In the nine years
of my affliction I have felt the
need of more education so many
times that I have often wished I
could have had the advantages of
today when I was a boy.
HENRY F. DURHAM.
VETERANS BORROW $15,000,000
MONTHLY ON INSURANCE
A reunion of the soldiers who
fought in France under Albert J.
Cox in the 113th Field Artillery |
will be held at Fort Bragg August I
12 and 13 if plans announced by
Capt. A. L. Fletcher go through to
completion. Tentative plans were
adopted recently at a meeting with
Major Robert M. Hanes, of Wiri
ston-Salem, chairman of the re
union committee.
Plans call for the assemblage
of the various units of the outfit
at their home stations. The trip
to Fort Bragg will be made by au
tomobile.
Veterans of Batteries A and B
of New Bern and Washington re
spectively wdl be mustered by Ma
jor Thad G. Stem, of Oxford.
Battery E. of Lenoir and Battery
F. of Mooresville will be looked J
after by Major A. L. Bulwinkle, of j
Gastonia.
Major L. P. McLendon, of Dur
ham, is slated to bring in Battery
C. of Durham, and Battery D, of
Wadesboro and Monroe.
The supply and headquarters
companies, both of Raleigh, will be
under the command of Captain
Fletcher. The Sanitary department
will be headed by Sergeant Joe
Rural schools of Cumberland
county will feature cotton dresses
at commencement exercises this
spring. Sixty-four girls who* are
members of the Stedman home de
monstration club are wearing cot
ton hose/o. '' : ‘
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