A Paper with a Pre.tige
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County. Not a Com
munity Paper.
DISKED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878.
COURT EMBRACED
FIVE FULL DAYS
Hardest of Work Failed to
Complete Calendar No
True Bill Found Against
Crutchfield —Only One Hard
Fought Case
t e was no dallying in court last
judge Cowper worked long
T- dily each day, and Friday till
midnight. Though there was no
i Saturday, as the judge had
p. ~ ,-kewhere, it was a full week’s
work for any court. .
t y docket was full to the brim,
p was quite impossible for it to be
cleared in a week. However, the last
Vr r h e jail cases was cleared up
Friday night, that of the Millers for
r'hbery of Ernest Brewer’s store
a* Kimi-olton last July, and they had
been arrested in Fayetteville only
two days before their trial.
There was only one real contest
during the whole week, and that was
the tried of Allen Jenks for operation
of a distillery. It was a case of
alibi against positive identification by
Deputy Taylor Johnson. ]
Young Jenks lives a few miles 1
southeast of Pittsboro, while the still 1
from which Mr. Johnson thought he 1
fled was 14 miles west of Pittsboro.
However, Mr. Jenks has relatives up
there and Mr. Johnson had often (
seen him. (
Johnson’s testimony was that he (
slipped up to the distillery about 1 <
o’clock in the morning, while his j
comrades remained in the rear, 1
awaiting his call. He was right at \
the back of a negro, Arthur Glover, (
who was stirring the mash in the ]
still, before he was seen. The white (
man, answering to the description of
Jenks and positively identified by
Johnson as Jenks, evidently mistook
the ofricer for a friend and said “take ,
hold of him,” playing a joke on the
negro. The white man stirred the l
fire and made no attempt to flee till
Johnson tired his pistol in the air and
called :he other officers to come.
They came in time to see the white
man e'eaping and to pursue. One
of them swore that he recognized
Jenks. after he saw him at court, as
the nan, though he did not know
Jenks before. The officers testified
that the scene was lighted by a
lar.tern hanging three feet high.
The incident occurred the morn
ir.g : Easter Sunday. Accordingly,
\ _avf Jenks an opportunity to recall
#t :: lents of the day. He and his
i the: Jeter and Mrs. Jeter Jenks,
ah his mother, the aged Mrs. Jenks,
a .'-wore positively that the two
young men and Mrs. Jeter Jenks
came to Pittsboro late Saturday eve
ning before Easter, got fish, stopped
a: Burns’ tilling station and got gaso
line. went home, cooked part of the
fish tor supper, and that Allen went
to bed at the usual time and was
there when called by his mother
about light the next meeting to make
the kitchen fire. His room was also
so situated that he had to pass
tnrough the mother’s room in passing
- the house. The mother de
clared that she is easily waked,
especially by the vibrations caused
by walking on the floor, and that
Aden did not leave the room that
n gat. Bruce Burns confirmed the
Purchase of gasoline the evening
before.
-Jenks proved a most excellent
character by the best men in his
- immunity, as being hard-working,
Ro: i known to drink, though his
pother said he had occasionally
crunk some in earlier years. His
atotner also swore that neither of the
y >URg men had spent a night away
ju’om home this year.
Arthur Glover, the negro captured
at the still, who had been convicted I
at an earlier term of court, swore
- he did not know who the white
man was but that it was not Allen
K y- The white man, a stranger to
nm ’ la( * passed where he was work
u f \ r jhay evening and asked him to
and said that he would give
gallon or two of liquor. He
-aacnoed the white man as having
hair and a red face, as Jenks
IV 4 . 1 ' so Mr. Clark of Siler City
that he was passing Sunday
: ng and was told that a still had
tyn captured the night before and
> v as only a hundred yards from
: ad he rode out to the site and
r j. a . w -hite man there, of similar
P tlQ n, the inference being that
j ! J oaway had returned to observe
r mpleteness of the work of de
s--'uetion.
r, /. ' an( i Upchurch and Wade
represented Jenks. They
* w.v'i t^ e P°i n t that a stranger
s T not nave recognized Mr. John
a-f i' an °ffi, cer and thus might have
r as Officer Johnson testified;
a? Jur l. knew the officer as well
biv 'ct °l^ cer knew him and would
h i,! e ' rs b sight of him if he
df-i bhe man at the still. They
Jorn ’ bhe sincerity of Officer
cat "n n b , a PP ra i se d the identifi
likp no ..? s f one, due to the
due i-r* fu man to J en ks and also
T;- 0 ‘.he poor light.
and , rea dily acquitted Jenks
a F e . m other went into rap
fa:’ t pf anng that she had prayed
ce and God had given it to
The Chatham Record
J. FRANK HARBIN I
Song Leader in Revival Here
her son. This was Solicitor Williams’ ]
first loss of a jury verdict during the ,
week; it was the first jury trial of j
the week.
Crutchfield Not Indicted <
One of the matters of importance '
coming before the grand jury, in- 1
deed the most important, was that |
of the investigation of the shooting 1
of Homer Sillmon two or three weeks
ago by Deputy Charlie Crutchfield. *
The coroner’s jury had held Crutch- J
field for grand jury action after an
extended investigation. But the judg
ment of the grand jury reversed that
of the coroner’s jury and Crutchfield
was released from the bond of $2,000
under which he had been held.
Mrs. Sillmon and Sillmon’s father
and brother were here and the young
widow was a witness before the
grand jury. She discussed the case
with the editor of the Record and
was exceedingly bitter against the
slayer of her husband. She stated
positively that the gun found in the
car in which her husband was shot
was not his and stated that if a true
bill should be found she would not '
want a trial at that term of court,
as she hoped that shq; c&uld find
where the pistol came from before
the next term of court. She resented
the newspaper publications to the
effect that her husband had stolen
the car and showed the writer the
title furnished by the state. She said
that her husband had paid $2500 for
the car in New Jersey and got the
bill of sale required by New Jersey
law, and upon that bill of sale had
got the N. C. title.
Coroner Brooks and Dr. Edwards
were also witnesses before the grand
jury.
There is a wide-spread feeling, it
appears, that it would have been
better to have an open trial of the
case that the people might be satis
fied that no injustice has been done.
The sentiment expressed by Solicitor
Williams in the preliminary trial be
fore the coroner that it is desirable
that no one should be able to say
that a Chatham county jury has
whitewashed a case, expresses the
sentiment of many. Many also feel
that Sillmon had invited death, or
that any other man who creates the
impression that he will not be taken
without a fight invites it. Solicitor
Williams had the car, showing the
shot holes, here in order that the
grandjury might have the benefit of
its mute evidence. It is probably
no secret that he feels that it would
have been better for the county ad
ministration to have had a bill and
an open clearing up of the case,
even if it should prove expensive and
result in an acquittal.
Grand Jury’s Report
The grand jury’s report compli
mented everybody in sight and rec
ommended the building of another
stove flue in the jail and the placing
of two more commodes in the jail.
The Miller Case.
There were only two jury trials
during the whole term. The second,
that against Jesse and Dewey Miller
for robbery of Ernest Brewer’s
store at Kimbolton, ran past mid
night Friday night. The robbery
took place three or four months ago.
Part of the SIOO worth of goods
stolen were located in Jesse Miller’s
house above Greensboro, but Miller
himself was not found at home then
nor was there any evidence that he
had been home since the stealing.
His wife, used as a witness by the
state, said that the goods were
brought to her home by Dewey Mill
er, a man named Birkman, and one
called “Shorty.” The two Millers
were arrested in Fayetteville Thurs
day. The other two men have not
been found. Mrs. Miller said she told
the three who brought the goods that
she believed they were stolen. She
fixed the time just right for the
robbery. The three men had left her
house on Monday morning and re-
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Bv Biff Numbers
The fellow who writes a mathe
matics book has a right to be proud.
They are bought by people who
count. —Ohio State Sun Dial.
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1929.
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Chapel News*
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We regret very much a shortage
of S7O in paying our pastor. But
this church is assessed on the basis
of a large membership, while the
average attendance of those members
is really small, and some of them will
not pay a cent .Our pastor is a fine
one and and a good worker and de
serves every cent. We have a good
people, but lots of us are hard run
after a succession of bad crops, with
a worse one this year. But we are
not grumbling at the crops, for God
knows best, and if it is our fault we
trust that the experience may lead
us to do better. Our pastor will not
come back from conference in time
to preach for us next Sunday after
noon. Therefore, the Sunday school
will meet regularly at 10 o’clock till
the next first Sunday.
Mr. M. B. Lindsey and wife of
Burlington were guests in the home
of the former’s brother, M. T. Lind
sey, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Lindsey moved
away to High Point last week. We
regret their departure but wish them
great success.
Mrs. Mary Mixon has returned
from a visit to her sister Mrs. Harris
of Durham, and Mr. Mixon * is no
longer a grass widower, but Mr. W.
J. Durham is in that fix, as his bride
is making a visit to home folk. Mr.
W. J. Durham says that his bees
drop out all the defines, and that the
church should do the same with a
member that is not interested
enough to pay his assessment. Any
secret lodge will do it.
We were glad to have at Sunday
school Messrs. Dain Thomas and
Moody Marshall of Swepsonville, who
were visiting their father-in-law, Mr.
A. F. Whitaker; also Mr. Gordon
Marshall, home from Elon for the
week-end.
Mr. O. C. Whitaker is laid up with
foot and back trouble.
Mr. W. C. Henderson has been ad
vised by his physician to stay off his
feet, on account of continued swell
ing and pain.
Mr. Chas. Lutterloh has had bad
luck with another cow. She got badly
cut in a barbed wire fence.
Mr. F. R. Henderson’s auction sale
amounted to some over a thousand
dollars. The sale included old home,
store house, feed, etc., and one, acre
of land. He has begun a new build
ing near Graham, where he expects
to move shortly. This is a good time
for a young man to buy a farm home,
while real estate is dull.
The near kin of Mr. W. M. Perry
gave him a surprise birthday dinner
Sunday.
Mr. C. H. Lutterloh is attending
the annual conference at Kinston as
a delegate from this charge.
We sympathize very much with
Mrs. Lizzie Dark in the extreme ill
ness of her brother, Mr. W. A. Head
en of Siler City.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Coggins and
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Beal and daugh
ter, Frances, attended a singing rally
at Liberty high school building last
Sunday. The house was packed to its
full capacity and many were left on
the outside.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Covert have
moved from the late Stephen Gilmore
place, on the Pittsboro-Goldston high
way, to T. C. Vestal place, on Bear
Creek, Rt. 2. We are glad to wel
come them back to our mute.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Burke and
family, of Burlington, were week-end
visitors near Meroney church.
Mrs. T. C. Vestal, who has been in
St. Leo’s Hospital for the past nine
weeks, has recovered sufficiently to
return to the home of Mrs. W. F.
Norwood’s, on route 2, to recuperate.
Her many friends will be glad to
know that she is getting along so
nicely.
Mrs. C. O. Briggs has been on the
sick list for the past week, but is
somewhat improved at “this writing,
we are glad to state.
The land sale here last Saturday
was well attended. J. Rod Hilliard
of Goldston purchased the B. F.
Moffitt place at the sum of sllsO.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Andrews of
Durham were week-end visitors in
the home of L. D. Poe.
George Azeriah Loyd died at his
home on Bear Creek, route 2, Mon
day morning, following an illness of
two days, having been taken Satur
day morning. A full account of his
death and funeral will be given in
next week's issue.
EVENING UP
Mr. H. F. Durham, our Brown’s
Chapel correspondednt, wishes it
known that Brown’s Chapel is even
ing up with its pastor. It seems that,
in view of an overpayment by the
Pittsboro church, Pastor Daily con
sented to cut off some of the quotas
of the country churches and Brown’s
is giving a due bill or voucher for
S2O to be paid at an early date. Short
crops and late opening of what little
cotton there is, and the conference
two weeks earlier than usual, made
it difficult for the country churches
of Pastor Dailey’s field to meet their
obligations.
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Next Friday evening, November
Ist, at 7:30 o’clock, at Halloween
play will be given by the school
students at the school auditorium.
Miss Lucy Boone, the piano and voice
teacher of Moncure school is the di
rector of the play. Every one
cordially invited. Admission 15c and
25c.
Mrs. Daisy Lambeth and daugh
ters, Misses Mary Helen and Roberta,
also Mr. Eugene Lambeth and sister,
Miss Dorothy, spent last Sunday at
Mt.: Pleasant with her son, Alfred,
who is attending Collegiate Institute
there. We are proud to learn that
he is liking and getting on just fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Giede and
friend, Mrs. Hartman, who have
spent about ten days at the “Captain
Wissler cabin” left yesterday for
Harrisburg, Pa.
The members of the B. Y. P. U.
under the direction of Miss Hortense
Honeycutt held a Halloween party
and a “weeney” roast at a hut on
the outskirts of town last Friday
evening. Decorations and their cus
todies were suitable for the occasion
and those present reported an eve
ning of fun.
Misses Esther Martin and Lucy
Boone, teachers in Moncure school,
spent last week-end at home with
their parents.
Miss Amey Womble of Jonesboro,
who is one of the teachers of Deep
River school, and Mrs. Mary Barrin
ger, were guests of Mrs. Barbara
Watkins yesterday, Sunday.
Mr. Evan Ray of Mt. Airy spent
last Saturday with his parents here,
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ray. On return
ing to his home at Mt. Airy, he was
accompanied by his sister, Miss
Pauline Ray, where she will spend a
few days.
Mr. Clarence Crutchfield, one of
the high school teachers at Biscoe
spent last week-end here with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Crutch
field.
Mr. Jennings Womble, one of the
high school teachers at White Plains,
spent last week-end here with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Womble.
Mr. J. E. Bennett of Chapel Hill
was in town today on business.
The Epworth League met last
Sunday evening at 7 o’clock. The
pi esident, Miss Camelia Stedman,
caljed the meeting to order. After
singing several songs the minutes of
the last meeting were read by the
secretary, Mr. Lewis Burns. Then
the meeting was turned over to Miss
Catherine Thomas, the leader for the
evening, who announced the sub
ject, “How Far Does the Gospel
Reach?” After a reading on the
subject by Miss Lois Wilkie, the
leader, Miss Thomas, made an inter
esting talk on the subject. Last a
mission study class was formed of
the members of the league and also
visitors and the president appointed
Prof. H. G. Self and Mr. E. W.
Avent, Jr., to lecture on the fol
lowing mission study books: “Jesus’
Teaching on the Use of Money,” by
Brown and “New Paths for Old Pur
poses” by Margaret Burton. After
singing, “I’m Here on Business for
My King,” the meeting closed with
prayer by Prof. Self. On account of
having the mission study class, the
league will begin at 6:30 each Sun
day evening until the books are
covered.
Mr. J. T. Smith of Henderson and
Mr. Edwards of High Point were in
town today to see W. W. Stedman
on business.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Flannery of
Guilford College were down again
last Saturday on business.
Moncure has always been lucky to
be the headquarters of construction
crews and Moncure is always the
headquarters of all operations which
requires the location between San
ford and Apex. There are two crews
here now, one is laying railroad steel
near 28-Mile Siding and the other
is operating a steam shovel and doing
other work in the direction of San
ford.
I Mrs. L. E. Cole is visiting her
daughter in Charlotte >this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Bryan of
Pittsboro are visiting his father, Mr.
J. E. Bryan, this week.
Come to the Halloween play that
, will be given by some of the high
school students in the school audi
torium next Friday evening, Novem
ber Ist, at 7:30. An evening of fun
is in store for you. Admission 15c
and 25c.
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W. M. Ferguson, C. C. Crawford,
wife and son, of Orange Chapel,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A.
V. Ferguson.
N. J. Dark and family spent a day
last week in Sanford.
The Hickory Mt. Baptist church
ladies are giving a party and bazaar
at the school house next Friday night.
Misses Edith Clark, Grace Wrenn (
and C. C. Parker of Greensboro spent j
Sunday evening in the home of Mr.}
and Mrs. Zeb S. Ferguson.
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Unwelcome Charity: Giving some
body a piece of your mind.
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REV. McKENDREE LONG
Who is Holding Revival Services Here
Revival Services
in Progress Here
Revival services in which Rev.
McKendree Long is doing the preach
ing are being held here twice daily.
Mr. Geddie Fields has kindly offered
the theatre for the services and at
considerable financial loss has con
sented to have no movie shows dur
ing the meeting. It means that he
must pay for the pictures already
contracted for to be shown this
week without having any shows.
Mr. Long is an able preacher and
his sermons are'much appreciated.
The morning service is held at 10
o’clock and the evening service at
7:30. The meeting is held primarily
under the auspices of the Presby
terian church, but has been convert
ed into a union meeting.
As noted in this paper last week,
the preacher is heralded as a most
able evangelist and those who at
tend should hear something of value.
Mr. Frank Harbin of Statesville
is here to lead the singing, and much
fine music forms a part of each
service.
BYNUM STEPS FORWARD
A very enthusiastic group of pa
rents and teachers met at Bynum
school Thursday evening, October 24
and organized a P. T. A.
Mr. Waters, principal of the Pitts
boro school, was the operator of the
evening. His subject, “Parent-Teach
er Work, What It 'ls and What It
Does,” was fully outlined and ex
plained. We were fortunate and glad
to have Mr. Waters with us.
After the speaking, it was unani
mously voted that we organize a P.
T. A. at Bynum and the following
officers were elected: President, Mrs.
R. J. Moore; vice president, Rev. A.
E. Brown; secretary, Mrs. Aberna
thy; treasuer, Mrs. J. W. Norwood.
Our next meeting will be November
4. All parents invited.
The second month of our school
has just come to a successful close
so far as diseases and bad weather
are concerned. We have enrolled 247
pupils and our average attendance
was only 196. We will have to do
better than this to make the 215
that will entitle us to another teacher
next year. Please send the children
every day that you possibly can to
help meet this urgent need.
The following names are entitled
to the honor roll of perfect attend
ance:
First Grade—Wilma Andrews, Jes
sie Council, Grace Lee Dowd, Lillian
Gails, Kathleene Meacham, Kathlene
Riggsbee, Mary Blake Williams, Ros
coe Briggs, Victor Dowd, Clayton
Dollar, Clarence Wheeler.
Second Grade—Mattie Fay An
drews, Wiley Brown, Rupert Eu
banks, Allene Young, Pearl Jones,
David Tripp, James Gails.
Third Grade—Wesley Harris, Edna
Davis, Ed Bynum Riggsbee, Edna
Gails.
Fourth Grade—Ben Hall Dollar,
Annie Mae Council, Annie Eubanks,
G. B. Glosson, Jr., Edna Ellis, Lu
cille Miller.
Fifth Grade—Adrian Brown, Ed
gar Race Moore, Wade Hampton
Riggsbee, C. T. Young, Jr., Thena
Howard, Christine Riggsbee, Frank
Harris, William Riggsbee, Leon
Riggsbee, Jewel Dowd, Annie Mae
Montgomery, Catherine Ward.
Sixth Grade—Margaret Blake, Mil
dred Blake, J. T. Riggsbee.
Seventh Grade—Geraldine Miller,
Thomas Snipes.
There will be a Halloween Party
at the school building Saturday night,
October 2, for the benefit of the
school. Everybody invited.
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DISTRICT P.-T. A. MEETING
The district meeting of the Pa
rent-Teacher Association will be held
at Durham Wednesday, November 6-
.The district embraces 19 counties.
'Officers for ensuing year are to be
chosen. Mrs. Burke Hobgood, presi
dent at this time, and Mrs. R. H.
Hayes, district vice-president hope
there will be a large delegation from
Pittsboro.
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HONORS FOR AGED LADY
On Sunday, October 27, Mrs. R.
C. Phillips celebrated her 82nd birth
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
A. W. Norwood. She was dressed in
orchid with a beautiful orchid scarf
on her shoulders and was brought
out by her youngest son, Mr. J. M.
Phillips. A beautiful poem was read
by Mrs. J. J. Phillips, of Spray, N.
C., dedicated by a welcome address
by her daughter, Mrs. A. W. Nor
wood. Mrs. Phillips responded with
a beautiful expression and appreci
ation of the occasion. An impressive
prayer was made by Rev. R. P.
Ellington, her pastor.
There were visitors from Durham,
Spray, High Point, Wilson, Pittsboro,
Bynum, Burlington, Greensboro, and
from Danville, Ya. The occasion was
enjoyed by all present. Mrs, R, C.
Phillips was .reared in Chatham
county, near Sandy Branch church.
She is the daughter of the late-
Josiah and Sarah Emmerson. Mrs,
Phillips received many nice and
useful presents from her many
friends. Mrs. Phillips lived in Pitts
boro several years ago and will be
remembered by the older people of
our town.—A Pittsboro Friend.
BONLEE SENIORS
OBSERVE COURT
Principal Nance of the Bonlee
school brought his eleventh grade
over Friday to observe court pro
ceedmgs, assumedly in connection
with their work in civics. The mem
bers of the class are Pearl Andrews,
Clara Andrews, Janette Andrews,
Evelyn BeaverS, Willard Boyd, Lillie
Dale Brooks, Allie May Dunlap, Mar
vin Burke, Sallie Bett Burke, Selma
Gaines, Mary Gilbert, Eva Gilbert,
Coyola Jones, Marvin Lambert, Louis
MurroW’ Ida May Nance, Katherine
Phillips, Velna Phillips, A. Norwood,
Bertha Smith, Lillian Moore, Paul.
Sumner, Street Phillips, Louis Poe,
Josephine Hill.
And Pretzels
“Some men thirst after fame, some
after money, some after love.”
“I know something all thirst after.”
“What is that?”
“Salt herring.”