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Stories
' Jby grwin J> C«El»l»
A Little Story of Gratitude,.
I DON’T know just how old this
story is; probably if the truth were
known, it’s a great deal older than
any of us now alive. Indeed, an ama
teur archeologist who specializes in
prehistoric humor told me the other
day that, according to his best infor
mation and belief, it dated back to the
First century B. C. and originated in
Home. He was quite certain that it
circulated at Newgate prison in Lon
don during the Elizabethan era.
So what I claim is that, if it has
lived this lona and remained so fresh
and vigorous through all the ages, it
deserves to go on living.
The modernized version is to this
effect: A visiting clergyman is tour
ing a state penitentiary. When his
round is almost completed he is
joined by one of the keepers.
“My friend,” says the caller, ‘‘l am
glad I came today to this dismal
place and spent hours wandering
through Its stone-wailed corridors. For
now I am more convinced than ever
that in the mind of the lowest and
• most depraved creature here there is
some love left. Every heart beats to
some tender throbbing, some lingering i
sentiment of affection. In fact, at
this moment 1 have before me proof
of it Look yonder.’* And the min
ister pointed a finger toward the
barred front of a nearby cell.
“They tell me," he went on, “that |
in yonder cell is confined a man serv
ing a life sentence for having com
mitted a cold-blooded murder. And
yet see what he now is doing? He
has made a friend and a companion
of an ordinary rat. At his call It
comes from a hole in the wall. It
plays about him. He divides his food
with it. It perches on his hand while
he strokes its back. It is his friendly
and confiding companion in the long
hours of his solitude. The turnkey
on duty in this hallway informs me
that the two are inseparable.
“So I ask you. is not this evidence
of what I have been saying? But hold:
I shall demonstrate my theory beyond
a doubt.”
The reverened gentleman advances
to the cell door.
“My dear brother," he say 3, address
ing the inmate, “would you mind tell
ing me why you are so deeply at
tached to this dumb animal?”
“Sure I’ll tell you,” answers the
criminal. “It’s because once he bit
the warden.”
((E), by the McNaught Syndicate. Inc.)
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■‘‘'Women’s styles ti'avel in cycles."
— Fash note. Buycycles, of course. ,
—Virginian-Pilot.
DR. J. C. MANN
the well-known
EYESIGHT SPECIALIST
will be at
Dr. Farrell’s Office
PITTSBORO,
TUESDAY, Dec. 24
at Dr. Thomas’ Office
SILER CITY,
FRIDAY, Dec. 25
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,Js' Vol. 1 Decern ber sth, 1929 No. 17
Published in the interest of the
fflj people of Pittsboro and vicinity by
Weeks Motor Co.
J. C. We;ks, Editor
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We wish to announce that we i
have secured the services of
■ Marson Warren, Houston’s broth-
I er, who will be on hand at all
Eg times to helo give that kind of
M SERVICE THAT SATISFIES.
■ These boys are not twin brothers
jap but they work together just fine,
ag and they are going to give good
Ig honest, reasonable work for all
who call upon them. A pair of
11 better mechanics cannot be found
H and they are going to keep our
; J shop run over with work as soon
I as they are better known. Al
ready they have enough work
■ ahead to keep them working night
I and day for the balance of this
week.
Houston is already known to a
B good portion of the automobile
■| trade of this vicinitv and Marson
is just as good as Houston and it
r\ I"\H AT IT COSTS
•7] ITO GOVERN US
By pRoF . W . H. HUNTER
Dept, oj Economics. Ump. of Illinois I
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The Gasoline Tax
This rax you pay ou gasoline helps
lo make about $ 100,(M Kl.ooo ft
your ill gasoline tax receipts. Oregon,
in 1011). was tlie first state to levy
such a tax. In this same year Colo
rado. North Dakota, and New Mexico
levied a similar tax. The use of no
other tax lias been extended so rap
idly for at present there are but three
states. New York, Massachusetts and
Illinois—the Supreme court of Illinois
in February having declared the tax
as levied unconstitutional —which do
not have the tax. Practically the en
tire revenue goes for the construction
or maintenance of highways. The
rate varies in different states from
one cent a gallon to five cents.
It is but fair when the govern
ment perforins a special service for
an individual that he should stand at
least a part of the cost. Thus in
paving streets the owners of abut
ting property are made to pay a part
if not all the cost of the improve
ment.
The construction and maintenance
of highways, while of great social
good, confer a special benefit on the
motorist. The greater use he makes
lof the road, the greater the benefit
There Is a definite relation between
the amount of gasoline consumed and
the number of miles traveled, the
weight of the car, and the wear and
tear on the highway. A tax on gas
oline, then, is a fairway of charging
the motorist for the benefit he re
celves.
It is difficult to say just what par*
of road costs should be borne by the
motorists, but whatever part it may
be can better come from a gasoline
tax than from the license fee. There
is no relation between $lO or S2O a
year and the use made of the road
A farmer may be able to use the
road but a few months yet his license
will be the same as one who may use
the road every day in the year. Jus
tice would seem to indicate a small
registration fee, and the reliance upon
the gasoline tax for the desired rev
enue.
The use of the gasoline tax has
been an aid to the pay-as-you-go policy
of highway finance. The increasing
maintenance costs as roads get older
makes this desirable. The uncertainty
of the life of a highway makes bor
rowing for any long period of time
an undesirable policy.
The gasoline tax has the further ad
vantage of being a method of receiving
some payment from the out-of-state
motorist for the roads he Is using. In
some states such collections are not
inconsiderable.
There is no reason why the rates
should vary so much in the different
states, and any movement leading K
uniformity should he encouraged.
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THAiy OUR MOTTO
will be only a short time before
WARREN BROTHERS will be
well known to all who drive auto
mobiles here.
We have several good used
j touring cars in good condition at
| the right price. Come in and look
them over.
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G. P. A. Glycerine and Alcohol
on hand at all times. Come in and
have your radiator filled.
s
Good Gulf Gasoline and Quaker
State Motor Oil are better for
your car these cold mornings.
The finest thing at all these
cold mornings is a good warm
heater. Have one put on your
New Ford.
We have a few New Ford Cars
left. Get yours now.
Weeks Motor Co.
Phone No. 7
Pittsboro, N. C.
THE CHATHAM RECORD j _PrrTSBOR0 1 _N lM g iL ,
| Tale of Village |
? Firemen I
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To the Editor:
I won’t give no hint as to the iden
tity of the town where the scene of
this little article is laid only to say
• hat it is a suburb of the largest city
east of (Jreen River, Wyoming, and
tan be reached by motor from the
midst ot the large city referred to in
35 minutes. •
Well, like practically every town of
a population of 12 and upwards this
town has got a tire dept, and like a
whole lot of them, this fire dept, is
what is known as a volunteer fire
dept, which means that the members
ain’t supposed to get nothing but
glory. Well, tliey’s a man living in
this town who is in the theatrical
business in one way and another and |
one day the chief of the tire dept,
asked him would he join the fire dept,
and he says yes on acct. of being pub
lic spirited. So be bought himself a
rubber coat and a helmet and a pair
of rubber boots and staid home sev
eral nights with the windows open
so as lie would sure and hear what is
known in the town as the sireen.
Well, the sireen did not blow and
did not blow and finely our hero, who
we will call Mr. Kloot, reed. a card
saying they would be a meeting of
the dept, at the fire house the fol
lowing night and would lie please try
and attend. The dept, meets once I
every 2 weeks to disgust prohibition, j
Well, Mr. Kloot attended the meeting
and pretty near all the members was j
there and he knowed the most of j
them. The chief is a building con- <
tractor and the asst, chief is the town’s j
most prominent plumber. Others who :
he recognized was all well known j
citizens in various walks of Hie. j
Amongst them was a dentist, the supt. j
of the gas company, a plasterer, a
[lainter, a mason, r paper banger, an ,
insurance man and etc.
Well, they sat around the whole
evening and disgusted prohibition and
the sireen did not blow, but the meet- ’
ing could not of been adjourned more
than 5 or 10 minutes when it did .
blow and the firemen rushed back to ,
the fire house and dumb aboard the l
3 vehicles with which the dept, is
equipped.
Mr. Kloot happened to board the
same vehicle as the chief and the both
of them was right close to the driver. !
“Whose place is it?” shouted the chief
as the vehicle tore recklessly down— j
Boulevard. “L. M. Taylor’s,” the
driver shouted back. L. M. Taylor be
ing the town’s millionaire, worth more
than $150,000. “Well, what’s your j
hurry?” shouted the chief and the
driver slewed down a little, wile Mr. J
Kloot did not know what to think.
' Well, they got to the fire and it did
not look like a very big fire for sucli
a big bouse and in fact Mr. Taylor’s
Chinese help had just about put it
out with the aid of a few seltzer
bottles, but the fire dept, seemed to
think the danger was nowheres near
over and wile some of them connected
a couple of sections of hose with the
nearest hydrants, others entered the
house through the front and bade
doors and up ladders through the 2d.
story windows and begin wielding
their axes vs. walls, closets and etc. ,
One stream of water was turned on
the entire upstairs and another on the
ground floor and in a few minutes the ;
family and the servants and Ihe tire- ;
men moving hither and thither was !
Instinctively shouting ship ahoy.
Mr. Kloot strayed into the bathroom ;
and found tlie asst, chief cutting holes (
in the different pipes. “Safety first,’’ J
said the asst, chief. “Many a home !
has burned to the ground on acct. of j
hidden flames in the plumbing.” Mr. i
Kloof walked into a master bedroom j
on the 2d floor and seen 2 firemen j
with axes excavating the floor. “Safet.v 1
first," said one of them. “If we should j
all half to go downstairs in a hurry \
they’d be a panic on the stairs so ii ;
is best to have a place big enough to j
drop through.”
Mr. Kloot encountered Mr. Tayloi i
the owner of the house. A couple of ,
firemen was talking to •him. “Was>
you covered by insurance? asked one !
of them. “Not fully.” says Mr. Tay
lor. “Well," says the fireman, “this
should ought to learn you a lesson." j
“This fire,” said the other fireman
to Mr. Taylor, “was caused by defec- i
tive wiring. If you would use gas for
light a thing like this could not happen ” j
Mr. Kloot next met Mrs. Taylor and
her two kids in company with still
another fireman. The lady and the
kids was open mouthed with horror j
and the fireman was looking Into j
their mouths. “Madam." he says, i
“you have got a advanced case of
pyorrhea and your kills has got cavi
ties that makes the grand canyon look
like a dimple. Il is a good tiling I
happened to drop in.” ■
In the early hours ot the morning
the firemen decided they was nothing
more to be done and left what might
now be laughingly referred to as the
house. Mr. Kloot was the last to
leave and Mr. Taylor accompanied
him to what had formerly been the
front door.
“I feel like I had been giving a old
fashioned at home,'’ said Mr. Taylor
and pulled out of his pocket a small
pack of cards, the business cards of
the town's volunteer fire dept. 1
Next morning Mr. Kloot called up
the chief and submitted his resigna
tion. '
“What’s the idear?" asked the chief.
“Nothing special,” replied Mr. Kloot,
“only that I’m in the theatrical bust*
ness.”
t© by tb« Bell Syndicate, la*,)
REMARKABLE REMARKS
The machine age has hardly start
ed. —Thomas Edison.
The “wisher" gets nowhere. Ihe
“wanter” makes his wish come true
by working for it. —Knate RocKne.
When we say young people are
worse than those of a generation ago
we are the victims of bad memory.
Dr. Daniel Poling.
If all the men over 50 were to get
out of the world there would not be
enough experience left to run it.
Hnry Ford.
The important as I 9ee it>
is for wives to have work of some
sort in their homes or outside, so
that they really will be working part
ners in marrage. Mrs. John Coolidge.
Prohibition is diverting no less
than $5,000,000,000 a year formerly
spent for alcoholic drinks, to other
commodities and; to savings. Dr.
Paul H. Nystrom.
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Willie —Pa, give me some money.
Father —Why do you want some
I money, son?
Willie—Well, s’pose a robber was
to hold me up and say, “Your money
or your life," and I hadn’t any!
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A diamond of the first water, we
presume, is one that has a full com
plement of facets.—Boston Christian
Science Monitor.
Chicago isn’t as bad as it’s painted.
The police have found only two drug
stores that sell machine-guns.—Hub
bard (Ore.) Enterprise.
Man wants little here below, but
i he’d like to have enough to keep up
the Joneses. —Philadlphia Inquirer.
The Republican regulars are learn
■ ing that there really is an if in tariff.
—Jackson County (N. C.) Journal.
I We’d rather be President than
I write. —Hubbard (Ore.) Enterprise.
I Schedule of Round for
CollectionofT axes
REMEMBER, that on February Ist, 1930, a penalty
of 1 per cent will be added on all taxes for the year
1929 that have not been paid before that date. On all
taxes paid in March a penalty of 2 per cent will be
added. On all taxes paid in April a penalty of 3 per
cent will be added. On all taxes paid in May a penalty
of 4 per cent will be added.
I In DECEMBER, 1929, and JANUARY, 1930, the
original amount of 1929 receipts will be paid with no
penalty added. To give the tax payers an opportunity
to pay their taxes during DECEMBER, 1929, and
JANUARY, 1930, before the penalty is added, Twill
be at the places named below on dates stated for the
purpose of receiving your taxes.
Please arrange to meet me at the place most conveni
ent to you, settle your taxes and save the penalty.
Walter Mann’s Store, Tuesday morning from 9 to 10, December 17.
Big Meadows, Johnson’s Store, Tuesday morning, 11 to 2, December 17.
J. I. Lindley’s Residence, Tuesday, morning, 12 to 2 p. m., December 17.
Silk Hope, Buckner & Rogers Store, Tuesday morning, 2 to 4, Dec. 17.
Mrs. W. T. Hargrove’s Store, Wednesday morning, 10 to 11, Dec. 18.
Willie Thomases Store, Wednesday morning, 11 to 12, December 18.
Jim Teague’s Store, Wednesday afternoon, 12 to 2, December 18.
Taylor Teague’s Store, Wednesday afternoon, 2 to 4, December 18.
Thrailkill’s Store, Thursday morning from 9 to 11, December 19.
Aaaron Wilson’s Store, Thursday morning, 11 to 12, December 19.
Fearington, Scott’s Store, from 1 to 4 p. m., December 19.
John Mills’ Residence, Friday morning from 9 to 11, December 20.
H. O. Kelley’s Store, Friday morning from 11 to 12, December 20.
Commie Markham’s Store, Friday afternoon from 1 to 4, December 20.
Siler City, Mayor’s Office, all day Saturday, December 21.
Goldston, Bank, All day Friday, December 27.
I Bonlee, Bank, All Day, Saturday, December 28.
C. G. Sharpe’s Store, Monday morning from 10 to 12, December 30.
Gulf, Russell’s Store, Monday afternoon, from 12 to 3, December 30.
Ore Hill, Post Office, Monday afternoon from 3 to 5, December 30.
Bennett, Jim Peace’s Store, Tuesday from 10 a. m. to 1 p. m., Dec. 31.
Rock Hill Supply Company’s Store, Tuesday afternoon, 1 to 4, Dec. 31.
W. A. Phillip’s Store, Thursday morning from 9 to 11, January 2, 1930.
Harpers Cross Roads, Dan Ellises Store, Thursday, 11 to 1, January 2
Carbonton, Tally s Store, Thursday afternoon, 2 to 4, January 2.
Jim Knight’s Store, Friday morning, from 10 to 11, January 3.
Coal Glen Store, Friday from 11 a. m. to 12 M. January 3.
Bear Creek, Fitt’s Store, Friday afternoon from 1 to 4, January 3.
Siler City, Mayor’s Office, All Day Saturday, January 4
Kimbolton, Tuesday morning from 11 to 12, January 7.
Tnomases Mill, Tuesday afternoon from 1 to 3, January 7.
T B Bray’s Store Tuesday afternoon from 3to 4:30, January 7.
MaishaU Mann s Store, Wednesday morning from 10 to 11, January 8.
,t y „?AT S ’ H ' H 'w O, j°” s , Store > Wednesday from 11 to 1, January 8.
PaW, wm ?ncur p-ir /ed £? s 2 ay afternoon > from 2 to 4:30, January 8.
P ril l? ij. h Fl ! lln . g Station- Thursday morning 10 to 11, January 9.
Buck Haven Hamngton s Store, Thursday, 12 m. to 2 p. m., January 9.
Bvnnm h ’ WrfnrtS ®‘J tore ’ Thursday afternoon, from 2to 4:30, January 9.
W T nfml J S J tore ’/ r ‘ day ? lorning from 10 to 12, January 10.
y- ' u H f mle f s Store, Friday afternoon, 12 to 2, January 10.
n° re i Fnday afternoon, 2:30 to 4:30, January 10.
OM Sr All Da y Saturday, January 18.
City All Day Saturday, January 25.
Goldston Bank, Wednesday afternoon, 1 to 4, January 29
Bonlee Bank, Thursday afternoon, 1 to 4, January 30
Moncure Bank, Friday afternoon, 2 to 4, January^ l. <
Thanking you in advance for your co-operation, I am
Yours very truly,
G. W. BLAIR, Sheriff. j
A group of tourists was looking
over the inferno of Vesuvius in full
eruption.
“Ain’t this just like hell?” ejacu
lated a Yank.
“Ah, Zese Americans,” exclaimed a
been.” , .
Frenchman, ’ “where have zey not
—
Italy’s position, it begins to ap
pear, is that it is willing to permit
the other Powers to disarm. —Dayton
Journal.
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“ X a ™ a wo u man lof 1 of fe * words
nounced the haughty mistress7 aru
new maid. “I beckon with mv fi° the
that means, come.” } nn Ser,
“Suits me, mum,” replied u,
“I’m a woman of few l >
H I shake me head, that „2 eif ;
ain’t comm’.’’ nea hs [
Maybe Mr. McNab can
“nab” to the Prohibition ofL P ! tae
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