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SHANNONHODSE INVADES NEW
YORK WITH RARE VOLOME
Rev. and Mrs. Shannonhuse Return from Two-
Weeks Visit to Metropolis, Where He Displays
Photo of Most Valuable Book.
Rev. and Mrs. R. G. Shannonhouse
reutrned the first of the week from
a two weeks’ trip to New York. The
occasion and circumstances of this
trip are most interesting. Last year
Mr. Shannonhouse became interested
in the vast library of ancient books
possessed by his friend, Mr. Hunter
of Raleigh. The latter, growing old,
was disposed to sell the books in such
manner as to benefit posterity as
much as possible.
An assortment was made and Mr.
Shannonhouse was commissioned to
dispose of the lot to one of the North
Carolina schools if possible. It was
recognized (that the lot would sell for
an almost fabulous price in the north,
but Mr. Hunter preferred less money
if he could place them in a North
Carolina library. And Mr. Shannon
house succeeded in selling them to
the University library for $20,000
and that instiuttion now has them
in possession, and doubtless would
not take anything like the cost for
them. Mr. Shannonhouse, incident
ally, got a nice commission on the
transaction.
But there were still more books
than sold, and one particularly was
considered of marvelous value by
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Mrs. J. M. Fisher of Cumnock,
route 1; Mrs. H. D. Stinson, of Gold-
Eton, Rt. 1, and Miss Dorothy Willett
of Siler City were recent visitors in
the home of J. D. Willett.
Mrs. Clinton H. Jones (formerly
Miss Mary Phillips), of Richmond,
Va., is visiting relatives on Bear
Creek routs two and Siler City Rt. 5.
C. L. Snipes find Migs Mozelle '
Holler of Durham weekend
visitor? at J. H. Snipes on route
Born and Mrs. T. H. Wilson,
§rdj a |pp, Calvin Hoover,
J. V. and J. H.
H&ll 6f GreefisßorO, were Sunday
visitors in the home of T. P. Beaver.
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Meffitt- and
family have moved from their home •
here to Bcmlee, Where Mr. Moffitt •
holds the A. and Y. agency. We re
gret very much to loose them from '
our little village, Mr. and Mrs. J.
J. Ivey and family, of Bennett, will
•occupy the house vacated by Mr.
Moffitt. We gladly welcome this good
family to our town. He is well known
here having been reared one mile
north of here; also -was a member
of the firm of Dunn and Ivey, prior
to the time he sold out to G. T. “Joe”
Dunn. . - •
* ~Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Burke and son,
Cullon E., were visiting Mrs. J. B.
Emerson, of Fayetteville, last week,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Loyd and chil
dren, Isaac, Fleta and Pauline, and
Mrs. G. A. Loyd, were visitors in
Burlington, Saturday. Mrs. G. A.
Loyd has been suffering a lot with
one of her eyes and she went for
treatment.
Mrs. J. C. Fowler, of Burlington,
is spending sometime with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Loyd.
Messrs. Willis Hail and a Mr.
Smith of Pomona Mills, were Sunday
visitors at W. A. Coggins.
Miss Elizabeth Woody, who has
been teaching near Raleigh, has re
turned to her home, on route two,
to spend her vacation.
Messrs. Ralph and W. C. Nelson of
High Point were visiting their father,
R. L. Nelson, near here.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Emerson were
business visitors in Greensboro
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Watkins of
near Bynum, were week-end visitors
in the home of J. H. Watkins.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Straughan
visited Mrs. Straughan’s parents near
Saxapahaw, during the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Dunn and Mrs.
L. J. Rives, of Burlington, were
Sunday visitors in the home of Mrs.
&. R. Dunn.
The building committee of the
Meroney church met at the church
Saturday afternoon and planned the
Sunday school room annex, which
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Mr. Shannonhouse. It is a medical
treatise written in Latin and puo
iished in 1487, but the particular
value lies in what appears to be, and
has been practically proved to be,
drawings by Leonardo de Vinci and
the signature of that world’s great
est painter, and scientist of surpris
ing accomplishments for his day and
time. Mr. Shannonhouse has been
delving deep into Da Vinci’s litera
ture and has found similar drawings
of the great painter’s, even volumes
of them, and one set that develops
a plan of flying wings for man that
approaches the aeroplane in princi
ple, and it is drawings of this ma
chine that grace the margins of the
volume supposedly once possessed by
Leonardo.
Mr. Shannonhouse had a photo
graph of the pages made and took
it to New York, where he raised
a furor among connoisseurs and
dealers in rare volumes. Mr. and
Mrs. Hunter were also of the party.
Further proofs of the genuineness of
the signature and drawings were
found -in the New York libraries, but
no sale will be attempted till all the
proof has been collected. The book
is likely to bring a great sum.
they expect to erect as soon as the
farmers finish their crops, as this
church is in a rural section, it will
be necessary to build at leisure time.
There will be built two wings from
the sides of the church, two rooms
in each wing, four in ail. A three
foot hall will run through both rooms
adjoining the church, so that in pass
ing into the farther room, they will
not have to pass through the first
room. The rooms adjoining the
church on either side will be so ar
ranged as to be thrown open for
church service, when the main build
ing will not accommodate the audi
ence. Two rooms will be 12x13 ft.,
while two will be 12x16 ft.
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Mills Protest Yarn V
Plant at Rederal Pen
Hearing that the government Is
planning to establish a plant in the
federal prison at Atlanta for manu
facture of cotton yarns to make
duck, a number of North Carolina
mills axe protesting to Senator
Simmons. They say the prison plant
will compete with them and take a
way some of their profits.
Prison authorities have a hard
time. The public demands that prison
ers be made to work, and every time
some means of employment is sug
gested there is protest from the out
side interests in the same line. In
stance the objection by printers in
this state to the State prison print
shop two years ago.
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Marion Talley Going
Back to the Farm
Marion Talley, young mid-west
ern girl, who rose in typical Ameri
can style from comparative obscur
ity to the heights of grand opera be
fore she was 20, sang her last song
Saturday night at Cleveland and is
going back to the farm. Miss Talley
says there are no strings tied to her
retirement, she is not studying for
a come-back, she is not tired of grand
opera, but she simply wants to get
back to the simple life on the farm—
and she is able to do it.
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Raskob May Step
Down After All
The Richmond News-Leader has
an editorial giving as its opinion that
John J. Raskob is soon to retire as
chairman of the Democratic party.
According to that newspaper, Mr.
Raskob is just waiting to pay off the
deficit which was incurred under his
management of the campaign last
year, and then will quietly withdraw.
The deficit has already been reduced
from a million and a half to about
SBOO,OOO.
THE CHATHAM RECORD, PITTSBOBO, N. C.
MIXED
From head to heel she was ex
quisitely modern, and the shop walker
• to whom this fair young thing had
beckoned felt his heart beat all the
faster at the honor due him.
She asked him where she could get
“pencils for the eyebrows.”
The shopwalker was inclined to
deafness, and he misunderstood her.
“The stationery section is upstairs,
madam —” he began.
“But I want them for eyebrows,” in
terrupted the slim young woman,
somewhat puzzled.
“Oh, highbrow stuff! Better ask
them at the book counter.”
Not Exactly the Same
Park Admirer (soliloquizing)—lt Is
a pleasing thought that although one
may have no worldly possession worth
mentioning, in reality the splendid
parks are ours —mine, in fact. Here
am I, an Englishman, wandering over
my own magnificent estate, and no
body says anything—
Park Keeper (suddenly)—Come off
that grass, d’yer ’ear, or I’ll turn yer
out
CATTY
“That horrid thing just told me i
still had my schoolgirl complexion.”
“Well, what of that?”
“Why, she knew me in school and
she knows I bad a million freckles
then."
Companionate Mother Coote
Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater,
• Had a wife‘ but didn’t keep her;
For she with Pa and Ma did dwell,
Which suited Pete! Ysry well.
■' Innocent* Abroad
First American (in Paris) —1 don’t
think you’re much of a linguist. You
didn’t understand a word that gen
darme was saying.
Second American —Well, be didn’t
understand a word I was saying, either
it was even. .
Just Wanted Verification
Caller—ls the manager in?
New Office Boy—No, sir.
Caller —Are you real sure, boy?
New Office Boy—Weii, inat’s what
he told me. Go in there and ask him
yourself if you don’t believe me.—Cap
per's Weekly. , .
REASON FOR DANCING
He —Remember, dearie, you are
dancing for my benefit—not for the
benefit of the one looking at this pic
ture.
Strange
It really almost makes me smile
So wonderful the treat,
To see an athlete run a mile
And only move two feet.
At It Struck Johnny
Father (indicating statue) —That Is
Sir Thomas Tipton, the man who gave
those large sums to the schools. >
Johnny—Huh! And left the beastly
things for us to work out —Boston
Transcript
He Couldn’t
First Tenant —1 often hear you
practicing on the piano. How are you
getting along?
Second Tenant—Great! My instrue
tor says I play in a manner that Pad
erewski himself would never play.
His Mistake
Noisy Soup-Imbiber (in restaurant
as neighbor turns around) —Whatcher
lookin’ at?
The Other—Sorry! • I thought you’d
fallen in.
The Editor’s Daughter
Wilfred—Then aren’t you going to
give me back my ring?
Winifred —Rings unaccompanied by
self-addressed stamped envelopes will
not be returned.
Inside Stuff
“Jones certainly has a lot of inside
information.”
“How do you know?”
“Why, he’s an interior decorator.”
MESDAMES BROOKS
HONOR MISS THOMPSON
Mesdames George H. Brooks, Sr.,
and Jr., delightfully entertained at
the home of the former on Monday
evening, May 6th, honoring Miss
Frances Thompson, whose engage
ment to Mr. Will L. London was re
cently announced. Guests were greet
ed at the door by Mr. and Mrs.
Brooks, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs.
Brooks, Jr., directed them to the
spacious living room where tables
were arranged for “Hearts.”
An abundance of bright spring
flowers added to the charm of Mrs.
Brook’s home.
After a spirited game of “Hearts,”
other features of amusement were
engaged in, chief among these was
a treasure hunt, which Miss Louise
Brooks had arranged. She sent the
guests all about town, to church
yards, Masonic lodge, court house
square, filling station, to the school
building and to private residences,
but it was back at Mrs. Brook’s home
that the treasury was finally found,
when the class president, Mr. Robt.
Abernathy, came in bearing the
treasure which proved to be a verit
able shower of lovely and useful
articles for the bride-to-be, Miss
Frances Thompson, from the gradu
ating class of Pittsboro high school.
This came, just as the class in
tended it should, as a complete sur
prise to Miss Thompson who express
ed, in gracious words her appreci
ation of the many lovely gifts.
Mesdames Brooks had as their
guests, beside Miss Thompson, the
graduating class of the Pittsboro
high school and other guests were
Mrs. Jas. A. Thompson, Mrs. Victor
Johnson, Mrs. Arthur London, Mrs.
Jas. L. Griffin, Mrs. Jas. H. Cordon
and Mr. Will London.
The Mesdames Brooks served de
licious ice cream and cake.
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Twenty boys of Randolph County
will form a Guernsey calf club and
have instructed the county agent to
buy heifers for them.
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The American Foulbrood disease j
was found recently in apiaries of (
Burke County. The beekeepers burn- j
ed the infected colonies to keep the '
disease from spreading. 1
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i PITTSBORO, N. C. J
r Mrs. O. H. Williams
| Is Buried at Hanks
t 1 Mrs. O. H. Williams, before mar
r riage Miss Mamie Farrell, daughter (
5 of Mr. I. W. Farrell, died at her
‘ home at Bynum Saturday morning,
■ May 4, after a lingering illness of
■ several years.
■ | The funeral services were held at
Hanks,- being conducted by her
1 pastor, Rev. J. Fuller Johnson. The
! , burial was in the Hanks’ churchyard,
Sunday afternoon.
An immense crowd was present to
pay the last respects to their friend
and neighbor.
) Her father survives her. Her
j mother has been dead many years. .
Two brothers, H. C. and F. M. Far- i
rell, and three sisters, Mesdames E. j
P. Hackney, R. H. Abernathy, and ;
J. E. Pendergrass, survive. She '
leaves two children, and her husbnad. 1
RECITAL
The commencement exercises of
the Pittsboro school closed with a
recital by Mrs. Bynum’s music class
Tuesday evening. The following
pupils participated:
Bertha Lee Poe, Josie Lee Hall,
Janeveret Ward, Louise Ray, Vivian
Riddle, Eliza Bynum, Camilla John
son, Pearl Dark, Virginia Bean, Lillie
Bynum, Jewel Copeland, Ruth Buck
ner, Dudley Womble, Grace Ward,
and the glee club members.
Perhaps the most enjoyed event
of the evening was a song by the
little four or five year old son of
Mr. J. H. Love, who sang a song
composed, both words and music, by
his mother, keeping time with his
hand to the music.
Observance of National Egg Week,
May 1 to 7, throughout the United
States in recognition of the poultry
industry will be promoted by the
National Poultry Council.
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Hannah—Marriage is a matter of
give and take.
| Joe—You said it. I give you all
I can spare and you take the rest.
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In the real drama of life the lead
ing ladies are cooks.
THURSDAY, MAY 3. 1929
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* Brown’s Chapel News*
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I Many places in the Scripture,
sometimes a sermon, or the spoken
conviction of a person hits hard,, but
human nature inclines one to think
it is the other fellow hit, when we
all should apply it to ourselves and
get a lesson. Criticism of the wrong
is often needed.
Some of our folk had the privi
lege of hearing Rev. Mr. Hurst
preach the commencement sermon at
Pittsboro Sunday. The essence of
his advice was to be religious.
• Our school has now closed with
> the most beautiful exercises, we
| think, that Pittsboro has ever had.
j We are proud of the three graduates
from this community.
Mrs. Evi L. Burns of Sanford
spent a short while with her sister,
Mrs. H. F. Durham.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Lind
say Sunday, March 5, a son.
Mr. and Mrs. Moody Marshall of
Swepsonville were out Sunday and
spent a while with the latter’s father,.
Mr. Whitaker, who is growling feeble.
Some of us enjoyed the privilege
of meeting with the different S. M
classes of the Pittsboro school of
which E. A. Farrell is superintend
ent last Sunday. We enjoyed it very
much.
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Saville Goes to
La. Professorship-
Mr. R. J. Saville, who a year ago
on his birthday, while teaching at
State College, received news of the
assignment of a valuable scholarship
to him, and who has been taking •
advantage of it this year, received
notice on his birthday a few days
ago, of his election to a professor
ship in the University of Louisiana
ait Baton Rouge, and at a salary con
siderable higher than that which he
was receiving at State College*
Mr. Saville is a son-in-law of Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Ray, of Pittsboro.
A guest may be as glad to go as
the host is to have him go.