ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878
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BORAH, GOOD AMERCAN
PUBLISHERS, CHEER UP
EINSTEIN’S DISCOVERY
COATS
GROW YOUR OWN FUR
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
Senator Borah, good American,
fears chat if we builld crusiers with*
out making arrangements satisfac
tory to Britain we shall have a
“shipbuilding race with England.”
If necessary,'why not have it?
But Brtan couldn’t afford it and
knows well th?t we shall never at
tack Britan unless we are first at
tacked.
The British, while they could
dominate the seas, and were proud
of it. Whoever didn’t like it could
lump it. That condition existed
frm the day when Nelson at Tra
falgar wiped out Napoleon’s chances
of British conquest up to 1924.
It is Uncle Sam’s turn now.
Airplanes, submarines, fast cruis
ers, will answer rny question from
any other nation and this country
should have the answer ready.
Grow your own fur coats at
home. Mr. Vernon B:iley of the
Agricultural Department tells you
that muskrats, supposed to need
big swamps, can be raised like rab
bits of guinea pigs, in small pens.
They need only enough water zo
keep comfortably wet and cool in
Summer., This will interest Cali
fornia rabbit raisers, among others.
The world of science, including
Russell, called ithe great
est living mathematician, is inter
ested in Professor Einstein’s an
nouncement that electro-magnet
ism and gravety are practically the
same. this discovery, says the
learned Dr. Pupin, of Columbia
University, places Einstein beside
Galileo and Newton.
All interested in physics await a
demonstration that there is only
one kind of force in the universe;
that liight, heat, motion, electro
magnetism, gravety are all the same.
Einstein seems to confirm part of
Herbert Spencer’s definition of ex£-
lution which” describes the “retain
ed emotion” as under-going a trans
formation from “an indefinite, m
conherent horaogeniety to a definite
cohereint heterogeniety.”
More interesting to practical pub
lishers of newspapers is the fact
that the big Woolworth concern
plans an enormous advertising cam
paign amounting to $3,000,000 the
first year. Abandoning the theory
that selecting the light location
makes advertising unnecessary,
proves the wisdom of Woolworth s
president, Mr. H. T. Parson.
Get tie best position for your
store, by all means. But get also the
best “position,” and the best copy
for your advertising in a newspa
•ner.
HAVE WHAT THE PEOPLE
WANT, THEN LET THE PEOPLE
KNOW YOU HAVE IT. ✓
That’s the secret of success.
Work fearlessly for the right and
vou will be honored, and appreciat
ed, AFTER YOU DIE. ,
Mrs. Pankhurst thought women
should vote. Since they created
the men for wars, they should have
something to say about war. __
Everybody agrees with Mrs.
Pankhurst now, ?<nd Mr. Baldwin,
who opposed, her, will unveil he
monument. *
When she Was alive, demand ng
justice for women, they "put her in
jail. She starved herself until she
was released, justice not liking the
idea of disposing of her corpse,an
that’s what it would have had to
from prison, she renew
ed her right, chained herself to the
iron railings before the Commons,
was jailed again, and agan, entered
self-imposed starvation.
Her courage won. Briitish women,
vote in the House of eommons and l
helped make laws. Mrs. Pankhujstj
l, lies in her grave, her de athhasten- .
ed bv hardship; » nd * ht j
hounded her now honor her.
She is satisfied. !
KIMBOLTON NEWS
Zeb Ferguson is improving after |
an attack of the flu.
Will Johnson, son of Mr. H. G.
Johnson, is still very ill. He has
been suffering with rheumatism a
. fecting the heart, and was thought
to be dead at one time during the
earlier attacks.
Jeter Jenks of the Pittsboro com
munity aijd Miiss Ftyta Giiflmore
of this community were quietly
married in Pittsboro last Wednes
day by ‘Squire Lysander Johnson.
The brdei is the daughter of Mrs.
•Nannie Pickard. The groom is a fine
young farmer. They will live with
the groom’s mother.
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BROWN’S CHAPEL NEWS
The Hopcdale string band will be ]
with us again next Sunday after-;
noon to furnish music for Pastor
Daily’s service. Come out to hear,
see, an be seen.
Air. N. A. Ptrry has not been
well for several weeks. Mr. A. F.
Whitaker, also, has been ill and has
heard our new pastor on! once.
We are sorry to report the death |
in our community, but the first this j
vvinttr, that f Mr. Elji Johnson,
who died Feb. 20th after a few days
ililness of pneumonia.
Much sympathy is extended to
Mrs. W. C. Henderson in the death
'f her father Mr. A. D. Burgess, of
Xtw Hope township.
The second quarterly conference
of the Pittsboro circuit was suc
cessfully held at Chatham chqrch
’est Sunday afternoon. Presiding
Elder W. A. Chde was in the chair.
His sermon was good. Some offi
cials we"e present who .cannot us
ually attend on week days.
JURY LIST
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For Term Beginnig Monday,
March 4th, The Following
Have Been Drawn as Jurors
T: R. Goodwiin, J. E. Fox, James
L. Carscn, J. R. Poe, J. J. White,
W. N. Brewer, C O. Gilmore, W.
H. Fergusn, W. H. Tyler, H C.
Briidges, N. E. Thompson, ‘ John
W. Griiffin, W. H. Ward, R. H.
Wiicker, A. J. Mclver, W. A. Brar
ton, J. C. Blakei Arthur Teague,
and R. W. Hackney.
For Weeks Term Beginning Mon,
day, March 18th, 1929
H. E. Stewart ,C. D. Webster,
J. B. Fearrington, J. W. Goldston,
G. D. Dowd, R. L. Hatcher, John
M. Farrell, H. F. Quackenbush, A.
Carl Perry, Ed S. Phiillips, E. W.
Avent, J. W. Fiields, E. M. Bind
ley, J. F. Burnett, J. E. Goodwin,
W. M. Scott, C. M'arkham, G.
P. Murchinson, C. E. Lasater, W.
H. Hadley. ‘
BEAR CREEK NEWS
T. P. Beaver was a week-end vis
itor in Greensboro, Burlington and
Graham, returning Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Beal and
daughter, Frances, were visitors in
the homes of W. I. Williamson and
J. M. Yarborough, of Sanford Sun
day afternoon.
„ Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Rives, after
spending sometime with Mr. Rives’
mother, Mrs. Jessie P. Rives, have
returned to their home in Washing
ton, D. C.
S. B. Burke was a visitor in Fay
etteville last week.
Mrs. Thomas, after nursing Mrs.
C. B. Fitts and Mrs. D. T. Brooks
for the past month, has returned to
her home in Sanford.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Rives, of Siler
City, were recent visitors in the
home of pir. Rives’ father, C. J.
Rives.
John Nall, of High Point, was a
visitor • near here last week.
R. G. Dunn, who has been work
ing in South Carolina, has returned
zo him home.
Messr. W. L. Dunn and D. T.
Dark were visitors in Broadway last
Saturday.
Eugene' B. Straughan has been
removed to the Clinic Hospital,
Greensboro, from the Central Car
cliina Hospital. He is iimproving at
this writing. Mr. and Mrs. F. C.
Straughan, his father and mother,
visited him during the week-end.
Mrs. Henrietta F. Foushee, after
a long illness, died at the home of
her son, J. B. Foushee, on Rt. 2,
Saturday night. She is survived by
one son, J. B. Foushee, and one
daughter, Mrs. George Holt, of Siler
I City, Rt. 5. A full account will ap-
I pear next week.
I
CAPE FEAR ITEMS
Mrs. J. R. Rumbley has returned
Ho Greensboro after spending two
| weeks with Mr. ant Mrs. W. G.
i Matthis.
j Mrs. W. C. Matthis .is visiting
! friends and relatives in Greensboro.
Mr. W. C. Matthis is the new su
perintendent of Carolina Steam
plant at Cape Fear.
Mr. Matthis has been wiith this
plant three and one half years. At
tendent of Southern Power Co. at
one time he was assistant superin-
Greensboro.
Mrs. W. D. Aman has returned
after spending five weeks with her
sister iri Charlotte.
Mr. J. L. Andrews of the Carolina
Power and Light Company has been
transferred to Raleigh. They will
move to Raleigh as soon as Mrs. An
drews school closes.
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28th, 1929
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DEATHS f
A. T. McIVER
Mr. A. T.' Mclver, a brother cf
Mr. J. D. Mclver, of the Buckhorn
section of this county,. died at his
j home in upper Harnett county Feb.
j 16, at the age of 57- He leaves a
- widow and three children. He is also
survivied by his aged mother. An
other brother, Marion, and sister,
Elizabeth live with the mother and
Mr. J. D. in this county. Hiis sisters
M'is. N. G. Avent and Mrs. R. O.
Buchanan live in Sanford, and Mrs.
Tom Auslye in the Buckhorn section ;
of thjs county.
ELI JOHNSON
Mr. Eli Johnson died at the age
of 73 at his home in Hadley town
ship, February 20. Just one week
to the day before his death he was
in Pittsboro in good health to make
his will. The editr of the Record wit
nessed the will and thought it would
be sever 1 years before it would be
come effective. But the next issue
of his serious illness with, pneumo
of hiis serious illness with pneumo
nia, and the next news was that of
his death of the 20th.
The burial was at South Fork
Friends church, in Alamance county.
He leaves four sons., Messrs. Jesse,
Wesley,. Amick and Willis. Wesley
and Willis live in Alamance county.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Mr. ]?d Harris, who also is ex
ecutor of his will.
KEMP BURGESS
Mr. Kemp Burgess, a man of mid
dle age who moved from this coun
ty to Lee county two or thre years
ago, died at, his home in Lee last
week, and was buried at Mt. Gilead
Baptist church last Saturday. The
funeral sevices were conducted by
Rev. R. R. Gordon, pastor of the
Mt. Gilead church. .
A. D. Burgess
Saturday morning the editor
heard -'-that- Mr . A: D. Burgess ***B
dear* and sought information for a
write up, but learned that it was
Mr. Kemp Burgess dead. Monday
morning, however, definite news
came that Mr. A. D. Burgess had
died Sunday afternoon, and thus on
Monday we are wriiing the news
item started by error Saturday.
Mr. Burgess was a well known ci
tizen, residing in New Hope town
shiip, just beyond Moore’s bridge.
He was seventy years of age. He
had been married twice, and his
last wife survives him. He is the
father of Mrs. Walter Henderson.
The bural was at Bell’s Metho
dist church Monday afternoon. Pneu
monia was the immediaite cause of
death.
“UNCLE Bose” ALSTON
Bob Alston, for many years an
inmate of the county home, died
last week and was laid away with
unusul ere by the uthorities. Bob
has been a mainstay of the home.
He was subject to occasional spells
of craziness, but retained his physii
cal strenth and for thirty or forty
years has been a servant for the
more helpless in the home. He has
cut mountines of wood to keep the
occupants of the home warn, and
been a mainstay in the farm work.
He was ood and reliable, and only
bis occasioi/il mental lapses kept
him from having a home a home of
his own. He has been worth much
more to the home J;han his expenses
have been /and Su'pt. Johnson had
on occasions shown him extra fa
vors and upon his death bought a
better grade of coffin, expressing
his purpose to pay the difference
himself iif the county commissioners
objected to the extra expense. Well
done, thou good and faithful ser
’ vant. May your mind be cured in
the land where you have gone, Bob,
and may your rewrd be in accord
with your merits.
Court next week, then skip a
week and court for another week.
Both terms for the trial of civil
cases.
Mr. J. M. Gregory underwent a
minor operaflion, fbr tonsllitis we
. believe, at Watts Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Duncan visit
i ed at the latter’s old home the first
; of the wek.
Messrs Sam Griffin and * D C.
Beard, and R. H. Mills have formed
[ a partnership and will opena branch
‘ of the Economy Motor iCompany
of Silier City here. A buildin is
t being erected and the business will
i open about March 10. They will
l sell Chevrolets an'd run a general
• garage. A more formal announce
ment will be made next week.
The McLean Bill |
Running Gauntlet
Dual Purpose Bill Intended to
v Reduce Property Taxes in
| Counties and Give Eiglit-
Months School Term Suc
. cessful in House.
One of the most important bills _
/introduced in the Legislature is that
of Representative A. D. McLean of
Beaufort County.' Mr. McLean is
seeking to reduce land taxes by
placing the burden of school sup
port upon the state, to do with
all special tax districts, and at the
lame time to legalize an eight
' months school term, especiall for all
counties that desire the extension of
the legal term. The author seems
more concerned with the reduction
*»f taxes than in the extension of
the term, and has not made it hiis
business to provide the means of
securing the ten mllion dollar equal
ization fund which his bll requires
He is leaving that up to the finance
committee.
As the bill is candidly aimed at
liftng the burden of taxes from
lands owners,, the representatives of
the richer counties, upon which the
burden must be laid if it is effect
ually lifted from the farm owners,!
are opposing the bill. These repre
sentatives object to the milking of
their cows dry for the benefit of
other counties when they have;
syafcely enough milk for their own
nfceds and: when the cows are al- >
ready kicking. But there seem to
be more poor counties than rich
ones, and the ' bill has passed, at j
this writing on Monday, two read-j
ings in the House, and is scheduled,
for passage of the third reading, it i
is now up to the senate to decide its j
ultimate fate.
In the senate, thirsty senators:
have signed an agreement to work
.for a relief of tax burdens by se
curng a ten-million dollar equaliza
tion fund for the schools, but some
who have signed it are by no means
n favor of the eight-rnonlh term.
Accordingly, the tax-lifting feature
will meet with favor in the senalte,
but whether the senators will agree
with Representative McLean that an
eight-months term can be secured
ioi less money than the six months
term is now costing is to be seen.
MON6URE NEWS
Messrs. J. L. Womble and W. W.
Stedman motored to Chapel Hiill:
today, Monday on busiiness.
Prof, and Mrs. L. D. Wolfe . of
Chatham, Virginia, was down last
Saturday in the interest of real es
tate. Mir. W. W. Stedman sold them
the late Johnnie B. Clegg farm
but W. F Bland of Pittsboro owned
that place. It is a spleildidi farm, j
they liked it very much and thej
trade Was closed the same day.
Prof. Wolfe and family intend to
move sometime soon.
Mr. H. C. Hall of McLeansville,
N. C. was in town on busiiness
Monday.
Aiiry are visiting his parents, Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. Evan Ray of Mount i
and Mrs* J. R. Ray.
Capt. J. H. Wissler is viisiting
friends in Goldsboro for a few,
days.
The following from Moncure |
Methodist church attended t 143 j
second Quarterly meeting that was
held at Chatham church yesterday j
afternoon: Mr. J. F. Womble, Mrs. J
Mary Barringer, Mr. and Mrs. A. J
B. Clegg, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Worn-:
ble and family. Mrs. Daisy Lam-1
beth and Miss Dorothy Lambeth, |
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Stedman and
daughter, Camelia.
The conference at Chatham
church was well attended and good:
reports from each church. Presiding j
Elder W. A. Cade preached a splen-;
diid sermon on “Seek Ye First The t
Kingdom of God and His Righteous- i
ness and all these things shall be j
aded unto you.”
Prof. H. G. Self was absent from
schotit today on account of sickness.
Mr. T S. Crutchfield tauht iin his,
place. I
Mr. W. C. Mathis has been made
superintendent' of the Carolina i
Poer and Liht-Co. to succeed Mr. |
F. P. Ernst, deceased.
Mrs. E. G. Broodmax is nw fill-1
ing Mr. J. L. Andrew’s place as!
chemical enineer. Mr. Andrews has j
been transferred to the Gas de-;
partment at Raleigh
Tbie Epworth League met last
Sunday evening with Miss Lois Ray
president in the cair. Miss Dorothy j
Lambeth, secretary, read the mn- j
utes of the last meeting and called
the rool. After the announcements i
by he president, the meeting was j
turned over to the leader, Miss
Catherine Thomas, who presented
the lesson, “Why the World Needs
Christ,” in an interesting way. Af
ter a song, the meeting closed ith
CLUB NOTES
Music Department Entertained
by Mesdames Johnson and
Bland A Pleasant Meet
ing.
The Music Department of the
Woman’s Club held its regular:
meeting FeDruary Z2nd, at the nome
of Mrs. Victor R. Johnson, with
Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Will Bland
as joint hostesses.
The meeting was called to order by
the chairman, Mrs. O. J. Peterson,
opened with tne Club Woman’s I
Hymn, after which the collect was
read. '
,* e were very glad to h:ve our
Club President, Mrs. A. H. London,
meet with us for the first time; al
so' to have Miss Berta Coltrane as
a guest.
Motion was made and seconded
to purchase an Orthophonic por
table Victrola for the school. Mo
un was voted on and carried .
A rising vote of sympathy" was
tended Mis. R. G. Shannonhouse,
one of our faithful members, who
had the misfortune to break her
arm.
It was moved and seconded that
we contribute $5.00 to the Mulic
Loan lund. Motion was voted oft
and c:rried.
At the close of the business ses
sion, the meeting was turned over
to the program committee, Mrs.
Dapiel L. Bell, and the following
program was rendered:
Life Sketch of Edward Alexander
MacDowsli, Ameuic.’s Greatest
Composer, to have been read by
Mrs. Shlxnnonhouse, but owing to
her absence on account of illness |
was read by Miss Berta Coltrane.
Piano Selection —“To a Wild
Rose” —from MacDowell’s Wood
land Scetches, Mrs. Bynum.
Current Events oiiflpVtusic—Mrs.
W. P. Horton.
Song—“lf I H: d Wingsi”—Miss
Emily Taylor.
Piano Selection—jttong"— from
mlcDowell’s SflflkPiecß— Mrs. Dan-
Mrs. Victor K. Johnson, iin her
attractive manner, presented Mrs.
London, the Club President, and
Mrs. Peterson, our chairman, each
with a beautiful small Amierican
| Flag as a reminder of Washington’s
j birthday.
TaxnotTce
TO THE TAX PAYERS OF
CHATHAM COUNTY
'
This is to again call to your at-
Itention the fact that unless youe
taxes ane pajd before May Ist, 1929
that your land will be atvertised
to satisfy your unpaiid tazes.
Please do not ask or expect me to
carry over your taxes for it will be
impssible for me to do so regard-
I less of how much I would like to
j accommodate our people. This it
Xui aiojajaqi *j«wbui imiosiad t? iou
! personal wishes will have to be dis
regarded and the law governing the
! collection and settlement of taxes
| will have to be adhered to. There
! fore, let me urge, that you make a
I special effort to get all our taxes
| paid before May Ist, 1929.
Let me ask you please, to get it
i paid well before May Ist, and avoid
i the last minote rush to get your
[ name cutt off the list for advertiis
i ing before it is publshed.
I take ths opportunity to thank
you, people of Chatham, for the
i splendid cooperation which you have
I giiven in the past in the matter of
i settlement of taxes. I shall expeit
I your continued cooperation in the
! matter of cleaning up the taxes
!for the year 1928.
Yours very truly,
G. W. BLAIR, Sheriff.
!58 ACRES ON PITTSBORO-SAN
| ford hihway, 2 1-2 miles from
Pittsboro; part with growth of
crossties and firewood; plenty of
water, good for dairy or poultry
farm. Will sell at a low price and
on reasonable terms. —D. M.
Smith, Pittsboro, N. C.
a short prayer.
j A play entitled, “Ted for Tom,”
will be given at the school auditori
um this coming Frday evenng at.B
o’clock by the hgh school students.
I Everybody is invited to come. Ad
! mission adults 35c, children 25c.
j The members of the Junior Or
j der will give an oysteV supper in
Ithe Junior Hall Thursday evening,
: February 28th. ; Each member will
| invite two visitors. A good time is
I antepated.
VOLUME 52. NUMBER 27.
A Good Samaritan
Obtains a Release
For Aged Prisoner
Once Prominent Banker Work*
ing Coal Glen Mine Finds
Friend in Visitor.
S a nford Express
Some time after negro convicts,
were brought from the State's
prison in Raleigh to work in due
i coal mine at Coal Glen, a white con
vict came over from Raleigh aryt >
became a “crusty” in charge of some
of tne con vices. Some tame Rafter
he came to the mine Mr. W. H.
Cralle, who is interested in the cosl
business at Coal Glen and Cumnockr
aisicoverd that he was a man whom
he knew and had had business deal
ings with ten years ago. Like aS
other convicts in tl*e State’s pri
son this man was known to the pri
son authorities by number, but
hams is A. B. Schlicter, and before
he was put in prison his home was
at Hollister, this state. Mr. Cralle
tells The Express that he built the
town of Hollister, owned large in
terest in a railroad, big lumber con
cern and a bank. He stood high as
a leader in in every line of endeavor
in the community and at one time
was a man of considerable means.
He was convicted in the courts of
crooked dealinges in connection with
the bank of his town and sentenced
tn the penitentiary for a term of
years." was sent to the peniten
tiary in August, 1927, and came to
the mine at Coal Glenn in 1928.
As soon as Mr. Cralle recognized
him he got busy in an effort to have
him pardoned by the Governor of
the State. He went to Hollister and
succeeded in getting the names of
1,000 people to a petition to have
him pardoned. Armed with this pe
tition he went to Raleigh and pre
sented it to Governor Gardner. Gov
ernor Gardner informed him that he
decided not to consider applications
for pardons until after the Legisla
ture adjourned. After hearing the
plea made by Mr. Cralle, who in
formed the Governor that the pri
soner was in bad health and should
be discharged at once, he agreed:',
to grant pardon. Mr. Cralle carried
the p.rdon to him at the mine tww
weeks ago and the old man, broken,
in health and good name ruined, re-"
turned home about as happy as &
the irregularities of this bank, and
man co.uld under the circumstnces*
who served time in the penitentiary*
Ason who was also connected jtitffc
was pardoned last year/.
NEW ELAM llO?ls
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jones of Buis
lington spent the ween end with
former’s partnt-s, Mr. and Mrs..
Jack Jones.
Mrs. Lacy Trotter attended the
annual Chevrolet dealer’s meeting
at Greensboro Friday.
Messrs. W. M. Goodwin, K. B.
Riddle, and W. A. Drake spent
Tutsday of last week in Fayetteviller
on business.
Uncle Young Wilson ,an old re
spected colored man of 86, is able
to continue his work at chair botr
tmer in which he has been engaged
25 years, and walks to church.
Mrs. Adelide Holt continues vtry
ill at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Tave Jones. Mrs. Holt is in
her 77th year.
Mrs. Dora Holt has returned t*
her home after spending sevtrai
weeks with her sister Mrs. Walter
Giilmore of Lee county.
Jim Sturdivant of Siler- City spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and-
Mrs. R. F. Sturdiivant
Mr. and Mrs. R* Lacy Trotetr
Wert Sunday callers at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Bright of Pitts
boro:
Wilma, the little daughtre o-f Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Goodwin, is very
ill ...
Mr. and Mrs. George Mann viisit
ed friends in Lee county Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Faiison, of
Roseboro, and O. jJ. Peterson, Jr., of
Cliinton, viisited their parents here
Sunday.
It was good to see Mr. W. M.
Eubanks out though he has not yet
gained full strength. f
Misses Essiie and Gladys Peter
<son got a hitch-hike trip to visit
their aunt in Greenville, S. C., last
week, returning Monday. A friend
who was going to Augusta for a
i few days deposited thejft on the way
down and took them up leturning. -