ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878
Hoover-Smith Fight
Will Be Knock Down
& Drag-Out Affair
Indications Are That The Race
Will Be A Neck and
Neck Contest
SURVEY HOOVERS’ STAND
Washington, May 10. Herbert
Hoover, Secretary of Commerce,
will be nominated for the Presidency
by the Republicans at Kansas City
in June. He may win the nomina
tion on .the first ballot. He will win
it on the first ballot if the Pennsvl- -
vania delegation of 79 swings ‘to
him. The chances are it will, under
an agreement now being arranged
between the Hoover campaign mana
gers and the Mellon control of the
Keystone delegation.
In that event, and including other
scattering delegations w'here there is
real Hoover strength that ha 3 not
yet shown itself, Mr. Hoover will I
poll approximately 600 votes on the j
first ballot. The number of votes I
necessary to nominate is 545.
The conclusion that Mr. Hoover!
will be nominated has been reached
by a painstaking survey of condi
tions in every State, undertaken by
this correspondent and extending
over several weeks. During that
period the Hoover strength has been
steadily increasing. The Secretary’s j
boom has come out of the doldrums i
where it languished for nearly six- j
weeks during March and April.
There is no question that it is sweep- j
ing- forward at a rate unexpected j
even by the Hoover campaign man
agers. Ohio seems to have been the
turning point.
In making this forecast, your cor- j
respondent i§ simply recording l the '
result of advices to him from well-1
informed correspondents in each of !
the 48 States. He is not stating his !
personal choice or sentiment but is j
writing the facts as he sees them, j
He is not attempting to boost or re
tard any candidacy, but is trying
to give the readers of this paper, ;
impartially and without personal col
oring, the situation and prospect as
they now shape up.
Opposing Mr. Hoover, as the Dem
ocratic nominee will be Alfred E.
Smith, Governor of New York.
Smith’s nomination, forecast tw*o
weeks a # go, probably will develop in
to one of the tamest affairs in years.
The opposition-to Smith appears. <jto
have been put completely to rout,
a situation that will become increas
ingly apparent as the Houston con
vention nears. What promised to
be a political struggle of the first
magnitude now begins to take on
the appearance of a peaceful parade.
With Hoover and Smith as the
nominees, the presidential campaign
will be a red-hot, knock-down-and
drag-out affair. As it looks today,
the election will be extremely close.
Mr. Hoover, at its conclusion, will
know he has been through a fight.
So will Mr. Smith. If the situation
at election time is unchanged from
the present, a margin of 15 elector
al votes probably will decide the is
sue. The Republican campaign
managers are alive to this prospect
and the Democrats are w'aking up
to it. There is every indication that
the race will be a neck and neck
contest, right up to the wire.
As this is written, just after he
California primaries, but before the
primaries in Maryland and Indiana,
Hoover has a total of 148 votes ac
tually instructed for him as fol
lows: California. 29; Colorado, 2;
Georgia, 8: Kentucky, 29; Louisana,
10; Michigan, 33; Minnesota, 4;
Ohio, 31; and Hawaii, 2.
In addition, although these fig
ures are disputed in some instances,
there are 328 votes that will come
to him, in all liklihood, on the first
ballot as follows: Colorado, 11; Del
aware, 4; Georgia. 7; lowa, 2; Lou
isana, 2; Maine, 15; Massachusetts,
37; Minnesota, 3; Mississippi, 12;
Missouri, 12; Nebraska, 7; Nevada,
7; New Hampshire, 11; New Mexico,
7; New York, 47; North Carolina,
12; Pennsylvania, 79; Rhode Island,
13; Tennessee, 14; Virginia, 15;
Wisconsin, 8; and the Phillipines, 2.
These two batches of votes, as
suming that the disputed delega
tions are decided in favor of Hoover
(all of them won’t be, of course)
would give him 476-votes.
Yet to be heard from are Mary
land, with primaries May 7; Indiana,
May 8; New Jersey, May 15; Ore
gon, May 18; South Dakota, May
22; West Virginia. May 29; and
Florida June 5. Maryland and In
diana results will be known before
this article reaches type. These sev
en States will send 138 delegates
to Kansas City. In New Jersey,
there is no opposition to Hoover
and he will probably get its 31 votes.
Oregon undoubtedly will give him
its 13 and Florida probably will cast
most, if not all. of its 10 votes for
him. In West Virginia, Hoover pro
bably will get 10 or more of the 19
votes.
This would still leave the Com
merce Secretary a few* votes short
of the nomination and it is this scant
margin that makes uncertain his
nomination on the first ballot. A
month has yet t oelapse, how-ever.
before the convention is held and
there is strong probabiltiy that dur
ing that month, the Hoover ranks
will gain accessions from New York,
Connecticut and other States.
As for Smith, he now has in his
bag virtually more than enough del
egates, either instructed at primar
ies or assured to him through pled
ges, to cast the 734 votes necessary
to nominate. That is two-thirds o
ihe Chatham Record
REGISTRATION BOOKS OPEN
FOR ANY NEW VOTERS
Chatham county men and women
who have not voted in this county
or in the to-wnships in which they
now live should register immediate
ly, if they expect to vote in the pri
mary on June 2. All who have reach
ed the age of 21 since the last ejec
tion two years ago or will reach that
age before the election in November
may vote in the primary by register
ing during the next three weks. The
books will be open each Saturday.
New comers into the county or those
who have moved from one township
to another should register properly.
Chatham should poll its full vote
this year, as it has a candidate
the state ticket and every vote at
home kills one against him in the
other counties.
OSCAR KENNEDY DIES
IN LOCAL HOSPITAL
(News and Observer)
Oscar C. Kennedy, 58, of Belhaven
and for many years a resident of
Raleigh, died last night at 10:30 in
Mary Elizabeth hospital. He has been
a patient of the hospital for the
past four w-eeks, suffering- from an
attack of pneumonia.
The funeral will be held this af
ternoon at 4 o’clock at the First Bap
tist church. Arrangements had not
been completed last night.
Mr. Kennedy was president of the
Cherokee Brick Company. He was
with the same company w-hen he left
Raleigh in 1914 after living here for
about 10 years.
Mr. Kennedy is survived by his
wife, who was formerly Miss Mary
Dowell, daughter of Clarence Dow
ell; his mother, Mrs. K. Kennedy; a
daughter, Miss Ruth Kennedy; and
four sisters, Mrs. W. O. Mills, of
Raleigh: Mrs. Gilliam Fry, of Car
thage, Mrs. Gentry Maxwell, "f
Carthage, and Mrs. W. M. Phillips.
SPECIAL DEMONSTRATIONS AR
RANGED TO STUDY FERTI
LIZER NEEDS
A series of interesting fertilizer
demonstrations has been arranged
with certain progressive farmrs of
Chatham county to study the ferti
lizer needs of such crops as corn
cotton and small grain. Five acres
of land will be used with each of
these demonstrations and a fertilizer
formula approved by the agricultur
al extension service of State college
will be compared with other mix
tures. The demonstrations have
been placed in this county by N. C.
Shiver., county agent.
“Our purpose in conducting- these
demonstrations,” says Mr. Shiver,
“is to show that heavy applications
of well balanced fertilizers, contain
ing a slightly larger amount of
quickly available nitrogen, will pay
in this section of the state. We are
planning to keep an accurate record
of all production and harvesting
costs so that we may secure depen
dable information on the cost of
producing these crops. Our rec
ords will show: such items as the
cost of labor, both mule and man,
machinery, good seed, fertilizer and
other costs entering into the produ
ction of a good crop.”
In studies which have been made
by the United States Department of
Agriculture and other research ag
encies, it has been found that the
cost of a unit of product goes down
as the yield per acre goes up or
increases. It is well known that
liberal applications of a well balan
ced, quickly available fertilizer are
essential in thus increasing the yield
per acre and therefore resulting in
a decrease in cost of production.
Mr. Shiver invites farmers of the
county to visit the demonstration
plots as they find it possible thru the
year. Some interesting facts will
probably be developed and some
new ideas in fertilizing for highest
profits secured. The demonstrations
were made through a cooperative
arrangement between the agricul
tural -extension service, local farm
ers and the Chilean Nitrate of So
da Educational Bureau.
A SMART QUESTION
Are you listening to Dr. S. Parks
Cadman in his Sunday afternoon ad
dresses over radio? It is worth miss
ing a walk or a ride to hear him. We
were especially pleased with the
smart question he asked the other
afternoon when someone was ap
parently wishing to engage him in
debate on the war attitude of our
country. Asked what he thought of
the prevalent war talk. Dr. Cadman
replied with his question:
“ ‘lf people are jailed in time of
war for talking peace, what should
be done with war and money lords
who talk war in times of peace?”
There was no answer to this smart
question. Os course not. Our only
wish is that President Coolidge and
every member of Congress were lis
tening in.—Christian Index.
the 1,100 to be represented at Hous
ton. His chief opponents at this
writing are Reed with 97 instructed
or claimed; Pomerene, with 47:
George with 28; Ayres with 20; and
Hithcock with 16. The combined op
position at this writing totals 208.
with seven States yet to be heard
from.
Washington has regarded the rap
id increase in Hoover strength dur
ing the past week with mingled
amazement and admiration. A few
bets have been placed at even money
on Hoover against the field. Tow
ard the end of the week, however,
the odds narrowed and Hoover was
the favorite at 7to 5. Smith back
ers, in one instance known to your
correspondent, were offering a small
wager at 5 to 1 on Smith, but had
? no takers.
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, MAY 10, io?«
REPUBUCAN
CONVENTION
Here May 12, With Address
by Hon. H. F. Seawell,
Candidate For Governor
The Republican county convention
is called to meet at -Pittsboro on
Saturday, May 12, at 1 o’clock, for
the nomination of county officers
and members of the legislature, and
to attend to such other business as
may come before it.
Precinct meetings were held last
Saturday for the selection of dele
gates to the county convention.
The oficials of the party insist
upon a large attendance of Republi
cans to hear their candidate for gov
ernor. And, of course, all Democrats
are invited.
POU FOR FARM RELIEF
By Helm News Service, Inc.
WASHINGTON, May 10. - Rep
resentative Edward William Pou of
North Carolina, was paired last
week with Representative Butler,
of New York in the voting in the
House on the McNary-Haugen farm
relief bill which the House passed,
201 to 121.
The Record shows that Mr. Pou
was for the bill.
Action by the House followed
more than a week of stormy debate
during which advocates of the bill
claimed that it would meet every
presidential objection, save that a
gainst the equalization fee. Provi
sion for the fee is contained in the
bill. Opponents of the bill declared
it was unsound in principle and that
it would be vetoed.
The bill provides for a farm board
to endeavor to stabilize agriculture
and control surpluses through loans
to co-operatives. The equalization
fee would be used only if the loan
provisions fail. A revolving fund
of $400,000,000 is authorized. The
measure was sent to the Senate,
which had previously passed sub
stantially the same bill, for consid
eration of 'minor differences be
tween the House and Senate meas
ures.
ROCK SPRING MEMORIAL
DAY WELL ATTENDED
Old Rock Spring Baptist church
held its annual memorial exercises
last Sunday at the old burial ground
just a short distance north of Pitts
boro. Rev. G. R. Underwood, the
originator of memorial days in this
section, made a short address about
memorial services. Hon Walter Si
ler made a very interesting address
on historical A fine din
ner was served on the grounds. Af
ter dinner, Mr. George Hearne, of
Chapel Hill RFD, made an interest
ing talk, also Mr. W. R. Oldham of
Pittsboro made a brief but appro
priate talk.
The community was highly com
plimented upon the condition in
which it keeps the old cemetery.
GARDENING A PRACTICAL ART
Gardening- is ranked among the
arts, and it is deserving of the honor.
Also it is a sport and a most fas
cinating one. There is always some
thing new being learned about the
flowers, and the gardener has a most
wonderful opportunity to create
beautiful pictures. But if you would
be successful with flowers you must
not overlook several commonplace
but very important things.
In my garden experience I think
the two things that are the most
important and the most neglected
are sufficient water and regular cul
tivation. If your plants do not get
sufficient water they will not do
right. I do not mean that they
that they be well watered so that
they are wet clear ddwn to the
depths of their root system. If this
is well done even once. in ten days'
and in the meantime they are culti
vated to conserve the moisture they
will be better off than if they are
watered a little every day. Try
this experiment in your garden.
Take the nozzle off the hose and
let it run ten minutes upon the cul
tivated ground in the garden, then
dig down and see how far the water
has gone. By trying several exper
iments of this nature you will know
how much watering is necessary to
wet your plants right.
As to cultivation, if you do it
right you will never allow a crust
to form, but always keep the surface
loose and the plants free from weeds.
Doubtless every one knows how to
cultivate, but very few gardeners do
nearly enough of it. Roses, for
example, respond best if they are
cultivated every day; in fact, the
best growers always do this. Sever
al years ago I tried the experiment
of taking taking two plants of Iris
planted side by side. One I culti
vated every day, the other but once
a week; as they came into bloom,
the one cultivated every day had
nearly twice as many blooms upon
it, and they were of a much better
quality. I have tried similar tests
with other flowers, and the result
is always the same—the quality of
bloom is greatly improved by liber
al cultivation. Os course, you can
not expect to get choice flowers
from scrub plants, but you will be
surprised at the difference good cul
tivation will make.
Co-eds at both Northwestern Uni
versity and the University of Chi
cago are proud of having better
scholastic records than the men stu
dents. Clever girls! They keep
themselves looking so pretty that
the men can‘t study.
Goldston News
Mrs. Wombte Delightfully En
tertains—Eastern Stars Give
Tacky Party—Mr. Ed. Rives
Critically lll —Other Person
als.
Mrs. W. L. Goldston. has entered
the Central Carolina hospital, San
ford, for treatment. Her many
friends wish for her a speedy recov
ery.
Mr. Douglas Exall and little daugh
ter Inez, have returned to their
home in Pittsburgh, Pr., after a vis
it here with the parents of Mrs.
Exall, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Goldscon.
Mrs. Exall is pleasantly remembered
a s Miss Kate Goldston.
Friends of Mrs. Wilbur Moses will
be glad to know that she has return
ed to her home here after under
going a successful operation ‘in a
Winston-Salem hospital.
Mrs. M. W. Burns is home again
after a visit with her sons, Loomis
and Dr. Eugene Burns of Concord.
Mr. Ed Rives continues quite ill
at the home of his son, Mr. Ralph
Rives. Little hope is entertained
for his recovery.
Mrs. B. N. Gilmore came in from
Charleston S. C. on Monday and
will spend the summer at her home
here. She was accompanied by Mrs.
Adney, who will remain with her
durin o - the summer.
The Eastern Stars entertained at
a tacky party Friday evening. An
evening of fun was enjoyed by' all
and a neat sum was raised from the
sale of refreshments. Mrs. L. B,
Hester was awarded prize tor being
the most tacky.
Master Frederick Goldston, of
Lake Waccamaw, ha arrived to spend
the summer with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Goldston.
Mrs. Olive is slowly improving af
ter having sustained a severe injury
when she fell while visiting broth
er.
Charming in every detail was the
party given on Thuvsdav afternoon
by Mrs. A. B. Womble and Mrs. J.
B. Goldston at the home of the for
mer. The hours were from three to
five-thirty. The lower floor of this
lovely home was ensuite and attrac
tively decorated with spring flowers.
A color scheme of yellow and white
was carried out with yellow roses and
lily of the valley.
Upon arrival the guests were greet
ed by the hostesses and directed up
stairs to the cloak room by Misses
Helen Womble and Elizabeth Hes
ter. Two contests were enjoyed. In
the - “Cake Contest” Mrs. E. W. Har
ris was winner and the “Kitchen ’
contest prize was won by Mrs. J.
S. Goldston. Tables were arranged
and progressive rook was played. The
table markers and tallies were sug
gestive of May Day. Salted nuts
were served during the game. When
cards were laid aside Mrs. Henry
Burke held high score and was then
awarded a dainty boudoir pillow.
The hostesses served a delicious
salad course with Russian tea. The
favors were dainty yellow rose bas
kets filled with candies.
A delightful music program was
rendered by Misses Elizabeth Hester
and Helen Womble during the after
noon.
The guests were Mesdames. Doug
las Exall, of Pittsburg, Pr., E. \Y.
Harris, Henry Burke, J. A. Dixon,
T. W. Goldston, J. A. Harris, P. O.
Barber, H. M. Phillips, L. B. Hester,
L. W. Fields, J. S. Goldston, F. M.
Barber, T. P. Murchison and Albert
Goldston.
POPPY SALE HERE TO START
MAY 14TH
The annual poppy sale of the
Pittsboro unit of the American Le
gion Auxiliary will begin May 14.
The proceed 3 of the poppy sale
are used in the work of rehabilitation
'and welfare of former service men
and their families at Oteen and in
Pittsboro.
The poppies are made by disabled
ex-service men in the various vet
erans’ hospital, exclusive of the one
for tubercular patients. These men
are paid for making the poppies, and
after rtiheir sale the proceeds
used for the welfare of these men
and their unfortunate buddies and
their families.
Just once each year we sell these
poppies. This is truly honoring the
dead through service to their com
rades —the disabled who though liv
ing- did not wholly escape the rav
ages of war. '
Buy a poppy! Help the disabled
Buddy who fought for you.
808 TALKS SOME MORE
Voters, I had a dream last night!
I dreamed that we had two many on
the payroll in Chatham county, and I
had people to come in to see me
today and they interrupted" the
dream for me. They said that by
“cutting out” some and doing wtih
less help, the situation of taxes
might be helped. The ones that are
getting the worst end of the bargain
are the people who have tried to se
cure them a home for their wife
and children by the sweat of their
brow. These are all worn out, and
the taxes are getting worse. It
seems as though their homes will
have to go to pay their taxes. Sad—
sad to me when I think of it!
Now let’s come together and get
some of the expenses cut, fight the
bonds or anything else that might
raise taxes, and try in some way to
protect the tax-payers.
I stand for all of this. Come out
j to the primary and vote for me if
you can see it as I do. Surely we
can get some of the expenses reduc
ed.
808 FARRELL.
LAWRENCE TRIAL COMES NEXT
WEEK
The trial of Mr. Lawrence for the
murder of Mrs. Terry is close at
hand, and there is no question that
an immense crowd will be in at
tendance. The case is set for the
first of the week, but as a venire
must be summoned and the jury se
lected it will doubtless be Tuesday
or Wednesday before the trial is in
full swing. Lawrence ha s able cou
nsel, including J. H. Pou, of Raleigh,
Fuller, Reade, and Fuller, of Dur
ham, and Long and Bell, of Pitts
boro.
Lawrence is reported as busy in
jad with his contractor’s work and
is taking life easy. As the public
has not been definitely informed as
to the evidence of the state or the
defence, much interest will be mani
fested in the testimony of the wit
nesses. Lawrence’s attorneys are
confident that they have a clear cut
alibi, or at least one so expresses
himself, and does not deem the evi
dence discovered from state wit
nesses as very greatly disturbing.
On the other hand, the solicitor ex
presses confidence in the case made
against the defendant by the tireless
efforts of Chatham county officials.
There should be less difficulty than
usual, under these circumstances, to
secure a jury, as few intelligent men
have jumped to conclusions about
the case. There has been little to
cause a jump, as the evidence has
not been made public to any great
extent.
TOWN AND COUNTY BRIEFS
Miss Mattie Sue Hatch is spending
a while with Mr. and Mrs. Reid
Thompson. She will return to her
home in Charlotte the latter part
of the week.
Misses Cordie Harmon, Minnie
Bell, and Essie Peterson spent Fri
day in Durham shopping.
The Baptist ladies, who spent Fri
day and Saturday cleaning up the
church and churchyard, are to be
complimented on the notable im
provement made.
Mr. and Mrs. George Heller, of
Chapel Hill, Misses Mary Lou Burns
of Greensboro, and Elizabeth Burns
of Charlotte, spent Sunday here with
their parents, celebrating their moth
er’s birthday.
Among those who attend the aero
plane exhibition at Fort Bragg Mon
day were Mesdames J. M. Gregory
and F. C.. Mann, Messrs. Fred Wil
liams, Fxed London, Nyal Womble
Sam Griffin, Eugene Robertson, Sam
Beard, C. C. Hamlet, Sr., and C. C.
Hamlet, Jr.
Jimmie Cordan left Monday for
Fayetteville where he will be the
truest of his aunt, Mrs. John An
derson.
Miss Elizabeth Blair, Messrs. Wal
ton Gilmore and Willie Thomas, all
of whom have undergone operations
for appendicitis at Watts hospital,
are recuperating nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Faison, of
Roseboro, accompanied by Misses
Isolene Herring, of Roseboro, and
Margaret Faison, of Clinton, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. 0. J. Pet
erson.
Mr. J. M. Maddot, Miss Lula Mad
dot, and Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Ragan,
of Durham, were guests of Mrs. C.
F. Murdock, Pittsboro Rt. 3, Sun
day.
Mr. F. M. Bfggerstaff, of Forest
City, and principal of Bell school
the past year, spent Saturday here
on business.
Mr. Henry Hatch, of Burlington,
spent the week-end in town.
Mr. Henry Bynum, of Columbia,
S. C., spent the week-end with his
parents.
Mr. Kenneth Thompson, who has
suffered for months, and undergone
two or three critical operations, is
gradually growing stronger, we are
glad to report, and will soon go to
Durham for what is hoped will be a
final operation.
Hon. Walter D. Siler was at home
Sunday and delivered an interesting
address on the history of the Sandy
Creek Association at the memorial
services at Rock Spring church two
miles above Pittsboro. The mem
orial services are reported as very
successful.
Strawberries in the southeast are
moving in record-breaking lots. Some
moved up this way from a Sampson
county field Sunday, to the delight
of the former Sampsonians. We
hope the same thing will happen in
the case of the more famous Samp
son berry next month, though the
deadly sweep of fires the last few
years has lessened the crop greatly.
Mrs. Cordon, president of the par
en-teepber association, asks that the
name of Mr. Wrenn Gilmore be ad
ded to the grounds committee as
printed in another item.
Principal V-tc-s and Mrs. Waters
hied away Friday for their old
stamping grounds in the western
Mr. Fred Nooe, who ha& been
grade father for the Teacher-Train
ing class of the Pittsboro high school
entertained the class last Friday,
evening at his home here. Other
guests than the class were Miss Col
trane, the efficient music teacher
VOLUME 50, NUMBER 34
Water And Sewer
Bonds Are Voted
Election for Issue of $50,000
In Bonds For Water System
And Sewerage ,on Main
Street Wins by a Good
Majority.
The die is cast. $50,000 was voted
for bonds and sewerage for Pitts
boro in the election held Tuesday.
The majority of the registered vote
cast for the bond issue was between
30 and 50, as estimated Tuesday be
fore the final count.
$40,000 of the issue is to create
a v/ater system and the remaining
SIO,OOO to be used as a starter of
a sewerage system.
MOTHERS DAY
There has of late been a move
ment to change the designation of
‘‘Mother’s Day,” as applied to May
13 to “Parents’ Day.”
Those in favor of this change be
lieve that fathers are being- neglect
ed. The fact is that there is a
special “Father’s Day” too —but
but somehow or other that day has
not become as widely known as is
“Mother’s Day.”
Mother’s Day falls on May 13th.
The time is approaching. Let us all
prepare to do honor to our mothers
—and blessed are those of us whose
mothers are still among the living!
It seems to us that though “Pa
rents’ Day” may be a pretty good
idea, mother certainly deserves a day
all to herself!
The argument, in our opinion,
should not hinge on changing the de
signation of the day, but should hin
ge on the necessity for a closer ob
servance of Father’s Day.
There is something about the very
words “Mother’s Day”—that creates
a noble, inspiring emotion within us
and engulfs us with reverence and
love.
On this day w T e express our res
pect and adoration for our mothers
by bringing them thoughtful gifts
and going out of our way to be es
pecially pleasing to them. Every
day in the year we should do things
to make our mothers happy—this day
we pick as the one on which we are
to be more considerate even than
on any other.
It seems to us as though Mother’s
Day must remain.
If it. officially, becomes Parents'
Day, it will still be Mother’s Day to
us in our heart of hearts —and fath
er will feel the same way about it!
here, Mrs. James Cordon, class mo
ther, and several young men. The
evening was a very pleasant one.
Ice cream and cake were served.
Mesdames H. A. London, J. H. Cor
don, J. H. Fell attended the D. A. R.
meeting at Chapel Hill last Friday.
The Colonial Dames, in session at
Wilmington, sent the following tele
gram to Mrs. H. A. London: “We
send you our love and greetings and
regret your inability to be present
today. The recollection of your un
fading interest and enthusiasm is
an inspiration to the society.”
A number of Chatham ladies at
tended the state meeting of the Fed
eration of Woman’s clubs at High
Point last week. Mrs. L. L. Wrenn,
of Siler City, was honored by being
chosen a delegate to the National
meeting.
Tuesday was the typical cold rainy
day in May, which has been marked
by its absence in recent years, as
once or twice there was scarcely any
kind of rain in May.
The Record is delighted to have
secured a new and worthy successor
to Miss Ola Harmon as Goldston's
Correspondent.
The Parent-Teacher Association
will serve luncheons next week dur
ing court. Look for their sign.
A game tournament will be held
at the home of Mrs. H. A. London
Friday evening, May 18, beginning
at Bp. m. A fee of 25 cents entitles.
Hobbs Brothers of Greensboro will
experiment on a cash poultry and
ngg sale at Goldston next Tuesday.
Read their advertisement and profit
by it. If they find business justi
fies they will have other such sales.
Mr. D. E. Murchison, candidate
for register of deeds was in Pitts
boro Monday. He stated that he
was just beginning his campaign.
The editor was glad to have a
call from Mr. T. L. Creekmore, can
didate for Congress, Monday. He
was accompanied by our old friend
Needham Mangum, of Wake Forest.
While we cannot expect Mr. Creek
more to go far in his Congressional
race, we were pleased with him as
a man and needed not the assurance
that he gave that he is making a
gentlemanly race for the position to
which he aspires. The acquaintance
that he makes this year will be worth
the time and expense of his cam
paign. Needham Mangum is the
same genial Needham. He is the
son of the inventor of the Mangum
terrace, which has been a boon to
North Carolina farmers.
GOOD USED HUDSON COACH—
to trade for town lots, or lumber.
See F. L. Phillips, Pittsboro, tf*