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PAGE FOUR tHATHAM RECORD o. J. PETERSON Editor and Publisher SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: One Year $1.50 Six Months THURSDAY. MAY 1930 Hib.e .... \ PERFECT PEACE —Thou wilt * ♦ keep him in perfect peace, whose* 4 mind is stayed on Thee; because t | Jhe trusteth in Thee. —Isa. 2G :3. I I 1 PRAYER Lord, we believe, j J Help Them our unbelief. ■ » * — ... Read the article in this paper captioned “Civilization Hardly Skin Deep,” and de cide how you would like to have as neighbors such fiends as depicted in that article. And then simply consider that you have them if the occasion arises and those neighbors have not attained that good sense and poise which will en able them to allow the law to take its course. Moreover, consider that your neighbors may have in you one of the very kind of fiends as were upon the warpath at Sherman, Texas, if you do not prepare yourself before the provoca tion against losing head and heart. The time for a com munity to provide against the lynching spirit is before the temptation arises. There is no bigger task for any person than the cultivation of poise and commonsense. The man that doesn't do it may find himself one day acting worse than the wild Indians at their worst. <s> Our advice has long been not to convict before trial, particularly when a young girl is the accusing witness. There is no telling how many tragic prosecutions have developed from the worped and morbid mentalities of girls of 12 to 18 years of age. The witch craft craze in Massachusetts, for instance, was started by the lying of two or three girls. We have previously mentioned a girl who seemed not to be able to differentiate clearly between what she had imag ined and what had actually happened. But her lying was less heinous than that in many a case. But, of course, most girls are normal and truthful at the critical age spoken of. Nevertheless, we are convinced that the testimony of a girl j at that age in a case pertain- j ing especially to men’s rela tions with her is to be scru tinized very closely, lest she Te one of the morbid type. Romance sometimes gets in its wprk, love of sensation like-, wise, and spite only too often. But, fortunately, when there Js actually attempted crime against one there is usually Other incriminating evidence Jbesides the girl’s word. This is alluding to a more or less local accusation of incest, of which the Record does not even know the story as told by the girl. But it will be well for all to withhold judg ment till the accused has had his day in court, and this de spite the rather unsavory rec ord of said accused. The law and public sentiment put a weapon in the hands of women, and it is too fre quently used unscrupulously. But we are expressing no opin ion, one way or the other, in the case alluded to. We are simply asking for a withhold ing of judgment. - - - -<y Those who see the founda tion of Christian ethics shaken by connivance at the gambling of a high church official feel grateful to Editor Josephus Daniels for his bold and per sistent stand, along with twen ty-one . other leading laymen, against the white-washing of Bishop Cannon by the general conference of Southern Meth odism. But Editor Daniels did readers of the News and Ob server another favor by his two-weeks stay at Dallas—he improved the editorial page of the paper. This is said, not in derogation of Mr. Daniels’ grist as editorial writer, for it is a wonder that he hasn t run out of grist long ago, but is said in commendation of the fellows who wrote those sprightly editorials in Mr. Daniels’ absence. His stay in J>allas was doubly worth while. _ THE SIN OF SEEKING SOMETHING FOR NOTHING Trying to get something for nothing, the object of the gambler, whether it be in a poker game or by dabbling in the stock market, is contrary • to fundamental Christian prin ciples. When the ninth com mandment is discarded fromj the church rules and when a bishop may show himself mak ing haste to get rich by such questionable means as hoard-, ing flour in war times, trading in bucket shops extensively, j and may do so with immunity, j it appears that Christians are forgetting the fundamentals of their moral system. Essentially, there is little difference in getting some thing for nothing in one way and another. The outright rogue can pick his man and take from him who can best afford to lose, and in that re spect outright robbery may be more ethical than some more highly respected methods of reaping where one has not sowed. When a great denomination j connives at such display of I greed by one of its highest I officials and then re-instates I him as leader of its temper ance forces, it is not merely (stultifying itself, but is doing | infinite harm to both the cause I of brotherly love as taught in (the sermon on the mount and jto the temperance cause it i It had never occurred to, (the editor of the Record till • he was reading about the sandhill wire-grass in the Dev il’s Tramping Ground” that he had never seen a young bunch of that grass. What there is of it on the old Peter son farm in Sampson county, for instance, seems to have been there permanently. When once destroyed, it never grows again on that land, no matter how close it mhy be in its original tussocks. If we were on the old place right now, we have no idea but that we could locate tussocks of it fa miliar to the writer as a boy, and we shouldn’t expect to find a single new clump. This peculiarity of the grass will well account for there being no other grass like that in the “Tramping Ground” near. And if it is the real wiregrass, it was almost assure d1 y j brought there in clumps and I j set out. If so it will likely be j there till ploughed up- and then no more will be seen. The first coming of the grass anything is a mystery, but not a greater one than that of the plants which do re-seed them selves, t-’ir - " & In Raleigh not only are there many families suffering for food but for water, the town water having been cut off from numerous homes, and the people, unable to pay the water toll, have to bring drink ing water from springs or wells which are possibly pol luted. The Rockingham Post- Dispatch published a list of needy families in Richmond county last w T eek, a call for a meeting to plan relief. De spite six years of bad crops in Chatham, we can not feel that there is any such suffer ing in this county, though one may not know what conditions are in homes within a hundred yards of him. The worst suf ferers are * usually the last to cry out for help, and they usually the most deserving. If there are families in Chatham county urgently needing as sistance, the fact should be discovered and reported. The Record should be glad to have names and the facts. We should like for not only all Chatham county readers but also the editors of the State to read in the Farm sec tion a record of some of the dairy herds of Chatham coun ty, and also other of Mr. Shiv er’s items. The Chatham coun ty farmer who does not reg ularly read this department is missing much. Mr. Shiver’s department alone should be worth the price of the Record to any live farmer. The Monroe Enquirer says of one of the fourteen candi dates for cotton weigher of Monroe that “he was a native of Lanes Creek township.” We mention this only to ask of what he is now a native. THE CHATHAM RECORD, PITTSBORO, N. C self. The writer unhesitating ly declares his belief that the stock gambling of Bishop Can non and the activities of the moonshiners and bottleggers are based upon the identical principle of seeking profit without giving an adequate re turn. Downright selfishness and greed are at the bottom of both. Imagine Jesus Christ trying to get rich at all, and then, if your imagination can I stretch so far, imagine him | trying to get rich by such means as Bishop Cannon has manifestly used in such an ef fort ! An adequate quid pro quo, in our conception of morals, is essential to any honest ac quisition of wealth. That view, of course, is as fogy as the ten commandments and the sermon on the mount, but whatever our own faults that is the way we interpret the law of love, which the Bishop is supposed not only to teach but also to demonstrate in his life. This is one reason, pre sumably, why some of us are so poor, but it is a mighty sorry man, from the Christian standpoint, who would be rich at the cost of poverty to oth ers. And unless one renders adequate returns in wealth or service for what he gets, he is a parasite, whether he knows the names of his hosts or not. Selah. ( We have a long letter from our friend John W. Hester of Oxford and Durham, in which he reviews the senatorial cam paign and early reaches the conclusion that the Simmons forces have not only not made any contribution at all to the “cohesiveness and solidarity of the Democratic party, but have left nothing undone or unsaid calculated to embarrass and disrupt the party in both State and nation.” He backs up the conclusion with an abundance of clear-cut evi dence. We should like to pub lish John’s article, as much because it is his as for any other reason, but it is rather long for us. Suffice it to say he makes a clear case against the Senator. That radio down at Raleigh is broadcasting “eyether” and “n-eyether.” This descendant of old English stock doesn’t like those words one little bit. lie has been associated all his life with descendants of the early colonists and has never heard one of them say “eyether” and “n-eyether” un less he had caught it from some fellow who had strained to attain that pronunciation of the old familiar words “eith er” and “neither,” pronounced in every early colonial settle ment this writer has ever been in as “eether” and neether.” Also, if any colonist came over here saying “root” for route, pronounced to rhyme with “out”, his example was lost in all the area between Vir ginia and the Gulf of Mexico. These are words that the col onists in general used, and are not words learned since the people of English descent be gan to consult the dictionary or to hear radio announcers. Nobody’s dictionary and no PTQF radio announcer should try to replace a pronunciation hundreds of years old and resonant of the life of old England. Nor can it be done. <s> A whole battery was turned upon Bishop Cannon at Dal las. He saved his bishopship by confessing the sin of stock speculation and asking for giveness, but his booms will hardly be again so resound ing. Josephus Daniels played no mean part in the fight in the great Methodist confer ence against the disposition to connive at the fault of the dis tinguished church official. Oakland township will have to come very close to unanimi ty for Bailey if it beats Al bright. A gentleman from the latter township here Monday reported that only one Sim mons man is in evidence.! There were three, but one got killed and another died a nat ural death, and the third will have his lone vote smothered on June 7. Fate seems to be aiding Albright in this inter esting race with Oakland. It is hard to reconcile one s self to an execution of one convicted upon circumstantial evidence. There are too many ways in which an innocent man might happen to become the victim of circumstances. Both the negro and the white man recently executed held out to the very last that they were innocent, and there is no one apparent who could swear that they were not. But it has come to pass that the person convicted upon circumstantial evidence is surer to get the full penalty for the crime than the person who kills openly. In the latter case, it becomes possible to patch up a plea of self-defence or of insanity. Therefore, if you are planning to do any killing, you’d bet ter get your victim in the open and in the presence of a num ber of witnesses. <3 Those page advertisements over the name of Kenneth Royall will doubtless give the Simmons forces pause before they can counteract their force. It is difficult to see j how any one who really con siders the principles of the Democratic party and the maintenance of the party as' a fighting element in the af fairs of the country, after reading Kenneth Royall’s ir refutable indictment of the Senator’s treason to organiza tion and principle too, can j consent to give his ballot to help maintain him in the lead-j ership of the party in North | Carolina. It appears that very! few Chatham voters will do that thing. <3> Democrats of North Carolina, Look to Coming November So timely and so true is the following editoral from the Cleve land Star, of Governor Gardner's home town, that we are reprinting it. It makes interesting reading and carries an important warning to those who would rule or ruin. Here goes: June 7th is the dav of the pri mary. On that day we name our candidates. November 4th is the day of the election. On that day they wil be elected or defeated. Look to November, Democrats of North Carolina. We have a great chance to re deem the State in November. We can win back the lost districts and counties and more besides. Let us not throw it away in May ande CLEAN SWEEP SALE. ONLY FEW DAYS LEFT TO VACATE BUILDING. MUST MOVE JUNE Ist. Note few extra specials offered for final clean up sale. All goods left will be moved to Bargain Store next door to our main store. You can buy now cheaper than later after it is moved. The Wilkins-Ricks stock at the old stand Steele Street All men’s and boys’ suits 1/2 their original price. Get it now for less.. 1 table $1.65 to $3.00 yard silks. Your choice SI.OO Children’s sox just one-half their original price 75 pairs ladies’ and children’s shoes to be given away while they last FREE. Twenty-five pairs each day, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10 boys’ suits serge and corduroy SI.OO each Men’s Sox 5c pair 15 fine Silk Dresses $5.95 to $27.50 value, clean sweep price $2.98 12 Ladies’ Satinella and Rayon Princess Slips priced at SI.OO to $6.00 each. Choice each Ladies’ spring Coats during clean up sale. Any coat in; the house. Values up to $39.50 $9.75 each “Munsing Silk Bloomers $3.00 grade SI.OO pair Richardson Silk Thread && spool : Coats Spool Cotton 1 2 for 5c * Lilly 400 yard spool cotton &c spool WILUAMS-BELK COMPANY Purchaser and Closing Out the Wilkins-Ricks Stock. ) - ■ mmmmmt * June. What is now going on' (1) There are those who are killing Democratic arguments n gainst Republicans. Some weeks ago, a powerful attact was launched upon Huston, the Republican Nat ional Chairman. He was on the verge of being disgraced and dis credited. The Republicans set a trap, drew a red herring across the trail. They invited Mr. Rascob, the Democratic National Chairman, to come before them for an examina tion. Certain Democrats fell for it. They jumped on Rascob. They filled the air with Rascob. They invented the word “Rascobism.” And every body has forgotten about Huston. Thus the Republicans with, the aid of certain Democrats, have out witted us. While we are -quarreling among ourselves over Rascob, they have gotten off with Huston. Where we had them “dead,,’ they have set s fighting among ourselves. Are we all donkeys? (2) We had the financial de pression charged up justly to Hoover and the Republican party. We were marching on to sure victory. Then the Republicans set up Prohibition hearings. The wets had an inning. The drys had an inning. The investigationists had an inning. So the trap was set. Certain Dem ocrats fell for it. The Hoover panic got lost with everybody talking liquor; and the Democrats began flying at one another’s throats, j Is the Democratic party so easily to be turned upon itself? Is it to be so easily divided by Republican trickery? j Are we all donkeys? Republicans know that the Pro hibition issue cuts across both parties and nothing suics them so j well as to see the Prohibition is=ue raised in a Democratic contest. They know that they can call the 18 Amendment “a noble experiment” I and get away with it, while extrem ' ists in the Democratic party will ! set about to drive evrybody out of (the Democratic party who does not I agree with them. j They laugh while Democrats moke : suc.h an issue among themselves, well knowing that such an issue will divide and destroy us and save them from the defeat they deserve. If the Republican party had cared to enforce Prohibition, it could have clone so years ago. But why should it do so, as long as by keeping the issue alive they can divide the Democrats and thereby remain in power. Are we all donkeys that we fall for such tactics as we approach the day of battle? Republicans cultivate the impression that there is room in their party for those who do not believe in thelßth amendment as well as for those who do. But at tthe rate certain Democrats have been going of late, the Democratic party will either be come all “wet” or all “dry,” and there will not be enough votes in the party to keep it going. This issue ought to be raised. It : means party division and party de feat. It obscures the great causes for which the Democratic party ;xists - I THURSDAY, MAY 29 ig S(> th« farmers. Here is a ’ means everything. Here i, that portunity for the greatest dn op ' Shall we forget it while over Prohibition? c Prohibition is not in dip, this country. It is written * ? constitution. It cannot be rer or modified without the rrm . d 37 of the 48 states.Thatc I f * not be had. It would r equ ?re J ll the consent of two-thirds Houses of Congress. Prohn-uts Jot}l not an issue in American ,'7 * political card. ’ 18 a Let us cry out and spare against Republican duplicity tv matter, and Republican failure + enforce the Prohibition law 0 Let us show up Huston 'and th« rottenness he represents 6 Let us show up the Republican tp sponsibility for financial depression Let us show up the Republican failure to bring promised relief 7 the farmers. ‘ t 0 We have a great task, a sreat opportunity and a great call. But here is Simmons and some of his newspapers and others, who U all these things go and fall into the Republican trap to divide and destroy us on the eve of assured victory by raising a so-called Pro hibition issue. They consider it l good political card. And so do the Republicans. The Republicans deal the out and Simmons plays them. No wonder Republican Congressman Jonas sings his praises. Democrats of North Carolina, if you love your party, look to Novem ber 4th as you approach JuneTth. Beware of Republicans and Demo crats who would divide our Party at such a time. And, friends of prohibition, re member, the worst enemy of Pro hibition is the man who plays that great cause as a political card to m’omote his personal division. Thev the cards and Simmons plays them. McNinch was right once in his life —1912. <&-. Sarah Norris Saved From Dr°wning Miss Sarah Norris, daughter of Mr. Herbert Norris of Raleigh and great granddaughter of Mrs. R. M. Burns of Pittsboro, was saved from drowning one day last week only by the heroism of Marion Womble, another 14-year old girl, who when Sarah had been seized with the i cramps and had gone down twice, leaped fully clothed into the pond and brought the drowninp- girl safe ly to shore. Miss Womble’s name, says the News and Observer, will be" presented for a Carnegie medal. . <s> “Mr. Vasapupolis, I certainly—er —want to thank you for consent ing to the marriage of your daughter jto me.” ! “Don’t tl ank me, my boy. The old battleaz —which you’ll find out i she ie when she becomes your mother-in-law —was waiting to erouii me if I’d said no.”—The Pathfinder.
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