\ Paper with a Prestige o f , Half Century. A County. Not * Com munity Paper. ggTAB. -mD SEPTEMBER 19, 1878. LEADING citizen dies at AGE OF 71 John H. Dunlap Die 4 at Bonlee Saturday and Was Buried at Sandy Pond Sunday After noon-Immense Crowd At tends Funeral. John H. Dunlap, one of the * orominent citizens of Chatham ® died at 4 o’clock Saturday a result of a stroke of on the previous Thursday. Mr. Dunlap was one of the most m*om ; nent and successful citizens of c ountv. For many years he was in the lumber business, and l « ownership with his brother, I. H. nurJip built the railroad from Bon- Lto Bennett. This road was op erate,! by the Dunlaps until about four years ago. , He was a leader in community ed ucation. and was instrumental in se- fine school at Bonlee be fore other communities in the county 0 / e q Ua ! population were provided whh modern school facilities. At his death, in addition to much Chatham county real estate, he owned the Dunlap Lumber business in Greens boro and the Dunlap Springs Hotel at Kernersville. The deceased was a son of the late Ma ; or Henry O. Dunlap, one of the most prominent of Chatham’s citizens 0 f a generation or two ago. He was a nephew of the late Attorney Head en of Pittsboro. Thus he was re lated to many of the best people of Chatham county. He was married twice. His first wife was Miss Sallie Lloyd. Surviv ing children of this marriage are Messrs. Isaac L. and P. G. Dunlap of Little Rock. S. C., Dewey of Kerners ville. and Robert Dunlap. His second wife, who survives him, was Miss Mary Lee Buie. Children of this marriage are Mrs. John L. Emerson, Misses Aliie May and Dorothy Dun lap and Herbert Dunlap. The burial was at Sandy Pond Bap tist church, in Mr. Dunlap’s old home community. The funeral serv ices were conducted by Rev. J. B. Willis of Hamlet, assisted by Rev. E. W. Byerly, pastor of Sandy Pond church, and Rev. Mr. Strickland of Greensboro. An immense throng was present to pay the last respects to the body of their friend. The crowd is estimated at 1500, enough to fill the church three or four times. H. E. Stewart Dies Suddenly on Friday Mr. H. E. Stewart died suddenly Friday at his home at Bear Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart had only re cently returned to the county from Asheville, where they had resided several years. The return was be cause of bad health. However, he was able to be about, and he and Mrs. Stewart had just returned from a visit to a neighbor Friday and he had put up the car and started to the house when he fell dead. The funeral and burial were at Sandy Pond Baptist church Satur day. The services were conducted by the pastor Rev. E. W. Byerly, of Bonlee. Mr. Stewart was a member of the Bonlee Masonic Lodge, but it was not possible to assemble enough of the membership to give him a Ma sonic funeral. Mrs. Stewart, before marriage, was Miss Etta Thomas,, daughter of Gaston Thomas, late of this C °aj T **ey had no children. Mr. Stewart was 57 vears of age. DEATH of MRS. HARTLEY How certain death is was demon strated in the death of Mrs. Cora Lee Hartley, of Broadway, Monday 2} week. Two weeks before Mrs. , j‘ e y a nd her brothers and sisters . watched at the home of her Mrs. J. E. Wilson, of Manley, the death of that good woman. P hysician had given Mrs. Wilson He was confident she would be cad in 24 hours. But she lived and c° n '*'a;escing, while the sister who ached for her death is herself dead and buried. rs - H ar Hey underwent an op f*. i r- n r a PP en dicitis at the Cen .,•s ' ar olina Hospital, Sanford, and not recover. The funeral was held in the Meth r,ls church at Broadway, Tuesday, cemoer 31. The burial was in the cemetery at Shallow Well. , • Hartley was a daughter of a - e H. F. Thomas of Chatham W a and a sister of Messrs. C. 8., a ‘ A -’ an( * J. F. Thomas and Mes v.„es Pendergrass and Tom ,„ifA; a R of Siler City. She her * ;v ed in Siler City during the life ' 1 both of Broadway. *harch~w hy i, dot>,t * yOU eon i e t 0 r< • »Ve have a fine preacher. lovp f) f er es » but I have the sin he & touch.— The Pathfinder. The Chatham Record Democrats in Debt; Republicans Ahead Reports issued last week by head quarters of the respective parties and filed with the house of representa tives show that the national Repub lican party has a balance in its trea sury of $136,363.00. while the Dem ocrats have a deficit of $449,686.00. The report shows that the Democrats have reduced their indebtedness from -1,600,000 to less than half a million during the year. The reports further show that the Republicans spent about six and a quarter million dollars to elect Presi dent Hoover, while the Democrats spent $5,342,000 in the unsuccess ful campaign to elect A1 Smith. Other, quasi-political organizations filed re ports showing receipts and disburse ments, bringing the total spent in the last presidential campaign well above twelve million dollars. v National Capitol Damaged by Fire The dome of the capitol building at Washington was damaged by fire o riginating in or near the studio of a capital artist last Friday night. Carl Moberly, the artist, was working late on some sketches and was rescued by firemen after he was almost suf focated by smoke. Some valuable pa pers and documents were damaged and some of the portraits belonging to congress were ruined. David Lynn, capitol architect, estimaed the dam age to the building at $3,000. This was the second fire in Wash ington government buildings during the holiday season, the executive of fices in the wing of the White House having been badly damaged on Christ mas eve. Speaking of the fire at the capi tol, Will Rogers facetiously remarked that one of Senator Heflin’s speeches must have ignited it. SIX MILLIONS DIVIDED AMONG INSTITUTIONS The six million dollars estate of Conrad Hubert, Jewish inventor of the flashlight, has been distributed to a number of charities by a special committee composed of Calvin Cool idge, Alfred E. Smith and Julius Ros enwald, under unique provisions of the Hubert will. The commission had complete authority to select the bene ficiaries and then allocate the amounts to each. The committee selected to handle the matter had a prominent protestant, a prominent Catholic and a prominent Jew, and the awards were made to deserving institutions without respect to their religious af filiations. The only southern bequest was $50,000 to the University of Vir ginia. The Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts got half a million each and the Red Cross $375,000,. The bal ance went to hospitals, schools and homes for the indigent. $150,000 FIRE SUNDAY IN BURLINGTON APTMTS. Fire originating from unknown cause in the basement of a large bus iness-apartment building in the heart of Burlington early Sunday morning, destroyed the building entailing a loss of $150,000 and came near burn ing to death a number of residents in the apartment. Only the speedy work of Policemen Currie Murrie and R. A. Moore in waking up the sleeping residents saved them. Little of the contents of the apartment was saved from the flames. BELIEVE BOOTLEGGERS BURNED BOY TO DEATH The body of a boy burned to a crisp in a vat of flaming alcohol at Steger, 111., led officers to believe that the lad had been captured while encroaching on the territory of a band of illicit distillers and bootleg gers and burned to death. The body was in a small automobile which had been saturated with oil and packed around it were eight large cans of alcohol. The car was in the center of an unused narrow road just a short distance from a main highway. CLAIRE BRIGGS DEAD Claire A. Briggs, world-famous cartoonist, died last Friday at a New York hospital. Briggs was the origin ator of many comic strip characters and topics, among them “Mr. and Mrs.”, “Ain’t it a Grand and Glorious Feeling”, “When a Feller Needs a Friend”, and others. He was 54 years old. MRS. GEO. nTsMITH DIES ——9 Mrs. Geo. N. Smith, a most esti mable lady, died at her home on the Goldston road Sunday, following an operation a few days earlier. The burial was at May’s Chapel Baptist church, Monday afternoon. Rev. A. H. Porter of Bonlee conducted the funeral services. . , Mrs. Smith, who was the second wife of Mr. Smith, had no children. Before marriage she was Miss Ola Fields, daughter of the late Dolphus ( Many friends attended to pay their last respects to this good woman. « PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1930 I*************** * * * Kimbalton News * * * *************** Mr. and Mrs. Walter Clark of Greensboro spent a few days with his daughter, Mrs. Zeb Ferguson. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Harris of Vir ginia spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Harris. Troy Ferguson of Raleigh spent a day last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Ferguson. Misses Lily and Eve Harris of Burlington spent Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Harris. Mr. and Mrs. Wrenn Ferguson of Charlotte spent the week-end with his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Fer guson. Miss Katie Mclvey and Jack Yow were quietly married last Wednesday. Frank Justice of Washington, D. C., spent a few days with his rela tives here last week. John Cooper and family of Greens boro spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Rodnie Mclver. A New Year’s Letter Chathamites Foregather at Home of Mr. and Mr*. Wm. J. Myers, Brooklyn, N. Y. The following letter received by the editor on New Year’s day is so fine and carries so many Chatham names that we are publishing it: “Dear Mr. Peterson: “It is a pleasure to enclose here with my check for two year’s sub scription to the Record. “It is a weekly pleasure for us to receive the Record and some times when it does not come, we feel that w have slipped a cog in our round of enjoyment. I have compained to the post office here about it, but to no avail. “Christmas week with us. has been like an old-fashioned home . coming of Chatham folks; among whom were Flynn W. Goldston, who has made his residence with us since 1927; Carl ton Alexander of Goldston; Addie May Goldston, who is attending N. C. C.; Mrs. Mary Mary Martin, who was formerly Mary Wrenn o,f. ,Siler City; Henry May of Pittsboro; David Goldston; Miss Margaret Wrenrf of Siler City; Roland Goldston; James Green formerly of Pleasant Hill; and of course, Mrs. Ola W. Myers, who will be remembered as the belle of the late J. D. Womble’s family. “This has been a season of great joy and happiness to us and we are pleased to share it with our many friends. “To you, and to all of our friends and dear ones in good old Chatham I extend a most sincere wish for a happy, prosperous and healthy New Year. Sincerely, “WM. J. MYERS.” Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 31, 1929. MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS There will be a meeting of the stockholders of the Chatham County N. F. L. A. at Pittsboro, at Mr. V. R. Johnson’s office, on Tuesday, Jan uary 14, 1930, at 10:30 A. M. The object of this meeting is to elect directors and officers of the as sociation, to hear the report of the Secretary-Treasurer for the past year, to transact such other business as may properly come before the as sociation, and discuss any matter of interest. I take this opportunity to explain that not only the Chatham County Association but the bank itself be longs to the borrowers for no one but the borrowers hold any stock in it. I have been asked a number of times why we do not now get divi dends on our stock as we once did. A great many farms have been thrown up which have been bought in by the bank. Hence our dividends have gone into land. But this land belongs only to the borrowers. As soon as conditions will justify it this land will be sold and dividends will then be distributed. The bank is co operative and is operated in the in terest of the borrowers who are its only stockholders. Yours truly, W. W. STEDMAN, Sec. Treas. Chatham Co. N. F. L. A. BILLIE JOHNSON IN HONOLULU Mr. Billie Johnson, who left Fort Bragg about the first of December to go to Honolulu, where he will be a student in the Army Aviation School, completed his trip about the fifth of January. He had spent about five weeks in Norfolk, New York, Nicaragua, Panama, San Francisco, and in sailing about twelve thousand miles. The scenery, he writes, is amazing, and the Golden Gate of San Francisco is more beautiful than one can imagine. WARREN-LOYD Mr. Houston Warren and Miss Flora Loyd were married Saturday, ’Squire Lysander Johnson perform ing the ceremony. They are at home at Mrs. Guinn’s boarding house. Mr. Warren is a trusted employee of-the Weeks Motor Company and is a young man of promise. The bride is a daughter of Mr. Irving Loyd of Lee county. She has been employed at the silk mill several j months. But The Record man does not know her as he does the groom, i who is one of the Clinton boys. **************** * * * Bear Creek News * * * *************** HENRY ELIJAH STEWART DEAD Henry Elijah Stewart, son of the late Henry and Mrs. Mary Stewart, died at his home in Bear Creek Thursday afternoon very suddenly with heart disease. He had been in poor health for a year or more, nevertheless his death came as a great shock, for that afternoon he and his wife had ridden to the home of J. S. Hart, on Cumnock, route 1, on a visit and just had returned home and he had gone to the garage to put up his car and fell dead just as he was approaching the gate in front of his door. He had been living in this place about four weeks prior to his death, having moved here from Asheville. He was born April 29, 1872, and died January 2, 1930, being 57 years 8 months and 3 days old. On the 10th of May, 1994, he was married to Miss Etta Thomas, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Thomas, who survives him. He has no brothers or sisters living, but is survived by sev eral nephews and nieces. He worked for many years on the A. and Y. track here and has lived both in Greensboro and Asheville. More recently he has lived in Ashe ville, where until his health failed him. He served on the police force of that city. He was converted in Rev. C. H. Matthew’s revival in Goldston several years ago and joined Sandy Branch Baptist church and lived a faithful member until death. He was a mem ber of Greensboro Council No. 13, Jr. O. U. A. M., and of the Bonlee Masonic order. He was held in high esteem by all who knew him. Despite his serious condition, he carried a smile and never seemed despondent, but seem ed to be the most cheerful. -The funeral was held from Sandy Branch Baptist church Saturday morning, being conducted by his pas tor, Rev. ,E. W. Byerly, of Bonlee. The interment was made in the church cemetery. May God’s comforting spirit hover very near his widow and relatives in these sad hours. MRS. GEO. N. SMITH DIES Mrs. Geo.- N. Smith died at a San ford hospital Sunday afternoon, fol lowing an. operation from which she never rallied. Mrs. Smith was daugh ter of Mr. Dolphus and Mrs. Annie Fields, of Rt. Bear Creek, whose maiden name was Miss Ola Fields. She was married to Mr. Smith about two years ago. She was a member of Mays Chapel Baptist church, of which she was a most consistent member. She is sur vived by her husband, father, mother and three brothers: C. E. Fields, of East Liverpool, Ohio; Marvin Fields, of Mamers, and Dewey Fields, of Greensboro. The funeral was held from Mays Chapel Baptist church Monday after noon and the interment was made in the church cemetery. The sorrowing relatives have our deepest sympathy in this their time of sorrow. May they look to Him Who doeth all things well and feel that though they may not understand now but they shall “understand it better bye an-d bye.” OTHER NEWS ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Andrew and daughter, Hazel, of Asheville; Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Thomas and family, of Durham, and Mr. H. D. Vestal, and Mrs. G. M. Thomas, of Greens boro, were here last week attending the funeral of H. E. Stewart. W. B. Emerson is confined to his home with mumps. W. E. Coggins, T. B. Beal, Pearle Norwood, Newby Hilliard, Percy T. Beal were visitors in Greensboro last week. Mrs. W. F. Norwood and son, Pearle, and T. W. Dowdy, were vis itors in Greensboro last week to see Mrs. T. C. V.estal, who is critically ill in St. Leo’s Hospital there. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Rives, of Wash ington, D. C., were recent visitors in the home of Mrs. Jessie P. Rives. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Coggins was a Sunday visitor in the home of his father, W. A. Coggins. Mrs. W. L. Dunn and son, Angus Wilton, are visiting Mrs. Dunn’s father, W. A. Womble, of Highland City, Fla. Mrs. F. F. Watson, whom we re ported as being very ill in St. Leo’s Hospital, Greensboro, is somewhat improved we are glad to state. Fred W. Burns is on the sick list. We wish for him an early recovery. W. M. Hart of Burlington, was a Sunday visitor in the home of Miss Belle Beal. Miss Mamie Burke, of Burlington, spent the week-end here. Don’t forget to come prepared to renew your subscription next week if you come to court and have not already renewed, and notice that bar gain of six and magazines for 35 cents. $1.85 will get you seven pa pers a year, including The Record, and we still get our $1.50. That is, we charge full price for the Chatham Record, but the other papers are practically given away by the other fellows. Take advantage of the op portunity. Explosion at Weeks Motor Company’s The air compression tank at the Weeks Motor Company garage ex ploded Tuesday morning at 1:20 with vim enough to shatter window lights and to loosen a joist or two. The compressor seems to have started au tomatically, as those in the garage latest that night are sure that it was not running when they left. The compressor is set to cut off at 150 pounds pressure, but the disruption of the gauge which caused it to start also failed to cut it off. Dr. Mcßane was awakened by the explosion and noted the time. The compressor was shattered to pieces and the flying parts did the damage. *************** * * * Moncure News * * * *************** There will be a meeting of the stockholders ofthe Chatham county, N. F. L. A., at Pittsboro, at Mr. V. R. Johnson’s office, on Tuesday, Jan uary 14, 193 ff, at 10:30 a. m. See notice elsewhere. Moncure school opened January 2, with good attendance and all the teachers were back the first day, ex cept Miss Honeycutt, one of the high school teachers, who had “flu,” dur ing the holidays. Mr. Glenn F„ Wom ble taught for Miss Honeycutt last Thursday and Friday, but she was able to return to her work Monday. Moncure church was well repre sented at the First Quarterly meet ing which was held at Pittsboro last Saturday. Mr. T. E. Heigler, Raleigh Field Representative of the Federal Land Bank of Columbia, was in town new year’s day, collecting, - from the de linquents, who owed the Federal Land Bank. Mrs. Phoebe Womble and daugh ter, Miss Hetty, have returned from an extended trip to South Carolina and Florida. Dr. Cathell Dies ® Moncure was saddened early Sun day morning by the news of Dr. J. E. -Cathefl’s death which occurred at Carolina Hospital, Sanford, Sunday morning at 7 o’clock. He had been in declining health for some time and his death was not unexpected. Dr. Cathell was an able physician and en joyed the confidence of the communi ty. He was a good citizen and had endeared himself to people here dur ing his eight years of practice here. To mourn his loss are left his wife, Mrs. Grace Sowers Cathell, popular daughter, Miss Virginia Cathell of the city, schools of Raleigh, Edwin Cathell of Emory University and James Cathell, Jr. ALEX RIDDLE UNDERGOES SERIOUS OPERATION MON. Mr. Alex Riddle underwent a seri ous operation at Watts Hospital Mon day morning. One of his kidneys was removed. Mr. Riddle stood the ope ration well. His brothers A. M. of Pittsboro and Lonnie of Garvsourg and Mrs. Riddle were with him. Mrs. G. W. Watson, Mr. Riddle’s sister, from Sanford, is at the Riddle home here this week. His many friends are greatly con cerned about Mr. Riddle’s condition and hope that he will convalesce rap idly. MRS. A. L. BROOKS DIES Friends of the family regret to learn of the passing of Mrs. A. L. Brooks. She died at the Brooks home on the Pittsboro-Siler City highway Monday, December 30, after a long illness. She was 71 years of age. Mrs. Brooks was a daughter of the late John Alston. She is survived by her husband, by her only son, Alston Brooks, and a brother, Mr. Robert Alston of Burlington. The funeral services were held at Mt. Vernon M. E. church, of which Mrs. Brooks had long been a devoted member. Burial was in the church yard. KIVETTE-PARKS Siler City, Jan. 2.—Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Kivette, a few days ago, an nounced the wedding of their daugh ter, Miss Maie Kivette, to Arthur I. Park, of Madison, December 24. The ceremony was performed in the pres ence of a few friends at the home of the Rev. H. P. East, pastor of the First Baptist church of Greensboro. Immediately after the wedding the bride and groom left by automobile for an extended trip whose itinerary included points north and a return through Western North Carolina. The bride is the attractive daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Kivette of Siler City. She was educated here and in Raleigh, and prior to her marriage was employed in the latter place. Mr. Park is a graduate of North Carolina State College, being an out standing member of the class of 1928. He is a member of the Phi Sigma Phi fraternity. After January 5 Mr. and Mrs. Park j will be home in Madison, where the j groom •is employed as assistant su perintendent of the Madison schools. Subscribers at Every Postoffice end All K. F. D. Routes in Great County of Chathans VOLUME 52, NUMBER 17 RECORDER’S COURT SESSION THIS WEEK The Following Cases Were Disposed of Monday and Tuesday in the Recorder*** Court as Indicated: —* Case against Jason Freeman trans ferred back to superior court. L. E. Campbell submits to assault with deadly weapon. Pays costs. The cases against Edward and Annie Harris nol prossed. Also that against Fred Badders who cannot be found. Nol pros also in case against Marvin Williams. Case against Lon nie Farrish nol pros. Nol pros in cases against Arthur McSwain; J. A. Jones; Jim Lee; Bus Clegg; James Nettles. Robert Headen was acquitted of liquor charge. Case against Jim Cotten goes to superior court. That against Fred (W. L.) Ivey is continued to March term. Capias for M. R. Gunter; also for Nellie Thomas. J. C. Lanius was acquitted of charge of driving car while drunk. Oran Campbell, liquor charge; pleads guilty. Costs and bond for good behavior. Galey Williams enters plea of nolo contendere in liquor case. Costs and fine of SIOO. Also S2OO bond for i good behavior, including not drink ing. Case against Coble Lane; nol pros. Case against Carl Burkhead con tinued till February term. Starlin Alston submits to liquor charge; SIOO and costs, and S2OO bond for good behavior. Charlie Campbell submits to hav ing liquor; $lO and costs, also S2OO bond for good behavior. Case against B. H. Brown con tinued. Case against Colon Moore; nol pros. ' ■ Garrett Badders pleads not guilty to violation of prohibition law. Ver dict of guilty, Costs and S2OO bond • for good behavior. The defendant appeals to superior court. Appeal ; bond fixed at SSOO. Sam Hunt and J. E. Brafford i found guilty of making wine. Braf [ ford, costs; Hunt $lO fine and costs, , and bond to appear and show good behavior. Wine was for home use. Case against M. R. Gunter; nol pros. A. M. Riddle pleads guilty to using improper auto license, costs. Jack Gates, guilty of violation of prohibition law, $25 and costs, also bond for good behavior. John Watson, larceny; 30 days on roads. Charlie Miller, larceny, 30 days. Newlan Purvis, liquor case; $25 and costs. Robert Palmer disturbing religion* - worship, costs. The above covers Monday’s and Tuesday’s proceedings. Rest of term will be reported next week. CRIMINAL CALENDAR 9— Superior Court, Chatham County. Hon. Walter L. Small, Judge Presiding MONDAY, JANUARY 13 State vs. Jim Cotton State vs. R. F. Horne State vs. Hezro Barber and Mrs. Wm. Barber State vs. M. W. Phillips State vs. Colon Dollar State vs. John Pennington State vs. Garrett Marsh State vs. Ben Grimes State vs. Troy Brooks State vs. Horton Taylor State vs. Joe Brooks and Troy Brooks State vs. Dan Williams State vs. Sandy Rogers State vs. Llyod Moore State vs. Clyde Yarboro State vs. Claud Williams State vs. Floyd Harris State vs. Henry Alston State vs. Jackson Alston TUESDAY, JANUARY 14 State vs. Lemuel Farror State vs. Gurney Rogers State vs. Julian Weaver, Ben Weaver, Marvin Yearly, Herman Weaver, Herbert Weaver, and E. H. McFarland. State vs. H. K. Eubanks State vs. Ralph Slade State vs. Joseph Burnett State vs. Lenzo Staley State vs. Eddie Goldston - State vs. Tommie Cotton WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 State vs. J. C. Elkins State vs. Younger Farrell State vs. Henry Ragan State vs. Frank Clark State vs. F. W. Miller State vs. W. B. Merritt and Truby Horton. All jail cases will be called Mon day. All cases not on calendar will be called at end of Wednesday’s cal endar. Defendants and witnesses need not appear unti the day their case is calendared for trial. E. B. HATCH, Clerk. - - Clifton Thornton is a marksman. He was out hunting the other day. ; A turkey flew out of a tree directly ! over him. He shot the turkey’s head J off. It fell and after awhile the 1 turkey also fell.