A P*P« r / of 9 ntury. A ' ' Wot a Com unity P*p*r ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878. Morrison Gives Rousing Speech Ex-Governor Speaks to Crowd ed Court Room—Holds Atten tion Like Magnet—Speech Clecr-Cut, Straightforward, and Convincing. Yx-Governor Cam Morrison has already won the vote of Chatham • the United States Senate two venrs from now. The man simply hi a thronging court room in rapt attention for an hour and a half Tuesday afternoon as he reviewed * administration of state affairs by the Democratic party and depicted the plight of the Republicans as ey flounder about in seeking cam paign issues. N «, Mr. Morrison’s speech was of the hind to convince without angering members of the opposing party. He began by saying that he must show up the Repubi ican party, but that he had no ill will against Republi cans as individuals. He has many friends among them and many Re publicans of the state have largely contributed to the well-being of the state and its wonderful develop ment. Yet while there are good Republicans, the party as a party is bad. They have never done a single thing in the whole history of the state to which they can point with pride. Not even their plat form points to any achievement. In i'aet, it would be unmanner y to discuss the last Republican admin istration in the state. Democrats feel that it would be an insult to call up the dark days of Russellism. He was really sorry for them and as he could not discuss it without insulting Republicans he would let it go. Turning to the Democratic ministration of the state for the past thirty years, he declared that the government of North Carolina is now of international! repute. Re publicans formerly boasted of the National government and tacitly ad mitted that the state government was unassailable. But now they ~ tannot “acclamT the’~Naffbnal admin istration and in desperation are undertaking to attact the Democratic administration in the state. It is the best they can do. Enumerating the achievements of the administration the past 30 years, he cites lower insurance rates than any other southeastern state has, as a consequence of wise laws. The health department has enabled the state to lead in lowness of death rate. The birthrate is highest in the country or world. In fact, through the administration of pre ventive measures many a Republican is now living who might be where he doesn’t want even a bad Re publican to go. The coastal waters have been given attention and are a’ ready af fording a considerable revenue from fishing and oystering permits. And these most important resources will in time largely help support the state. The Agricultural Department is considered the best in the United States even by Republican members of the U. S. agriculture department. While the educational progress of the state is now admired by the whole world. Experts have declared that North Carolina has more near ly solved the problem of the wise expenditure of school money than any other state in the union. The schools of the state secure more money, proportionately, from the state treasury, not a dollar of which has come from tax on property, than the schools of any other state. The defectives and unfortunates have been cared for, regardless of who they are. All God's broken and defectives, the deaf, blind, in sane, the cripples, etc., are c&ted •* or as a great Christian people should care for them. The road system has become the wonder of the world. but Republican campaigners are reduced to the claim that these good things cost too much. The speaker denied it and challenges nepub icans to specify. If they rnake the charge, they condemn tneir own leaders, for there is not an important board controlling or directing any one of these great mterprises that does not have lead ing Republicans on it who have con sented to all the expenditures enarged as too high. He himself appointed three of the leaders of opposition party to the highway commission. Republicans are on all foe directorates of public institu t oaSj and the Republican members Legislature have not seriously opposed any feature of the recent revenue bil, -s. -U1 property taxes go to county local expenses, and the county Paxes in Republican counties are the jngnest in the state. Yet, driven Y v the urge for progress and not foreseeing the evil day that has been thrust upon us by the Republican National policies, communities have frequently been too generous, but the local taxes are on the people oy their own consent and vote. The please turn to page TWO 1 The Chatham Record Republican Cam , paign Speakings Mr. L. L. Wrenn sends us the following appointments for the county candidates and for Mrs. Winn.: Thursday night, Oct. 23, Bell’s. The county candidates will be there aso Mr. J. C. Matthews, can didate for Congress. Meronies, Friday night, Oct. 24; Lystra, Saturday night, October2s Same grouo at Lystra and Mer onies as at Bell’s. Mrs. Juanita Gregg Winn, vice chairman of the state Republican executive committee and one of tie most talented women speakers in the state, will address the voters at Moncure school auditorium, on Tues day night, October 28th. Mr. Wrenn hopes that a large crowd will hear Mrs. Winn We add below a paragraph from Mr. Wrenn’s letter, in which we are in accord: ‘T want to take this opportunity to express my appreciation for the nice write-up of our Pritchard speak ing you gave us in this week’s Record. I am glad our campaign in Chatham, so far, has been with out bitterness and I hope it shall continue so. We are all North Caro linians and hoping working for the best interest of the whole peopie and we should be big enough and good enough to recognize the patriotism and value of our op ponents.” $ MR. WALDEN PRAISED To the Chatham Record: As we all know, it will soon he that the management of our county will in part be placed in new hands, referring to the commissioners, who had a very responsible position. The time has come when the mat ter of cost of county affairs must be taken in hand, and handled with best regards for the public interest. Referring to our state govern ment, we have permitted our poli ticians, few of whom seem even to be aware of the word “economy,” to pi e up cost that good judgment and good business would never have approved, and if we don’t put our selves in political strength against it, it may continue. In some in stances we mgiht find that economy can be .used, there might be a small reduction in some salaries; in tihe 7 £ — Clyde Hoey to Speak at Siler City Saturday The next big speech, and probably the last big gun of the campaign in Chatham, is that of Clyde Hoey at Siler City next Saturday at 2:30. Mr. Hoey is a real orator and it will be worth the time of any man who has never heard him to hear a real orator speak, whether he is on Mr. HoeyV side or not. ’ 'S . PITTSBORO CIRCUIT YEAR CLOSING This important word to my churches: Our Presiding Elder will be at the Pittsboro Methodist church Wednesday of next week at 2 p. m. for a check-up hearing from the churches on the charge on the financial causes of the church. All the officers, including treasurer and Missionary committees, are expected to attend and are urged to bring as full report as possible. The pastor’s final regular ap pointments before the Annual Con ference will be held at Pleasant Hil and Chatham churches next Sun day at 11 a.m. and 3 p. m. respectively. He would urge every member of these churches to be nresent and strive to do their full duty. Also, there wall be a service at Moncure Sunday night, at 7:30. at which time the vows of church membership will be administered to a class from the recently held union revival in that community. To al these services the public is cordially invited. J. A. DAILEY. PITTS2ORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1930. . . -*' v : «■ . £ • • *• , -r . % <> a ' j i iMs lii grrm7l k ° —————— Pliolos from Wide World Photos PITTSBURGH PLEADS FOR CAREFULNESS This wrecked auto, perched on a pedestal on a main througlifare in ’ Pittsburgh, Pa., is conspicuous so that all the motorists may see it. It has twenty crosses on it, one for each child killed in the streets of Pittsburgh 1 during the year. C——BMTM——PMMWinWHCI—m——HWWW—MW—TIJ ■iM"l —a——— i To Save Starving Chinese Children — An organization is being per fected in Chatham county looking to the raising of the county’s as signed quota of $250 toward the saving of starving Chinese children. ' General Albert Cox is chairman of the state organization. Mr. Victor > Johnson has ’been asked to serve ' as county chairman and Mr. W. L. Farrell as county treasurer. The ' fund asked of the state is about : $40,000, and that from the county 1 of Chatham $250. That the ca> 1 for assistance is ' urgent is indicated by the follow ' ing telegram to General Cox from ' the National chairman, dated Sept. 24: : “The following cable just received : from National Child Welfare Assoc. ■ Administrative in China: Five-thou : sand famine children dying daily. • Dr. H. H. Kung, minister of In r dustry, Commerce, and Labor and Chairman of National Child Wel ! fare Association in China just-eon-- tributed $5,000. President Chiang 1 and all members of his cabinet, in ; eluding Dr. Kung, not only endorse China Child Welfare work but are * active y cooperating. Several thou sand children in Hunan Province undisturbed despite civil war dis turbances. Work progressing. Sav ing children’s lives depends on amount of money received. Millions of children in starving condition. Hope North Carolina will respond quickly and liberally to this urgent appeal.” ® EDITOR HAS FAITH IN KUDZU (Mecklenburg Times) Eugene Ashcraft, editor of The Monroe Enquirer, has for several years been urging the farmers to plant kudzu. Many of them have done so. Mr. Ashcraft believes in the plant and has some on his own fields While we were in his office last Sat urday he said that a group of farm ers from 'Guilford county stopped there to see his Kudzu while on their way to . the Coker farms in South! Carolina. After they had seen the I kudzu, one of them said they had seen plenty for one day and turned around and went home. Mr. Ashcraft says some people complain about the harvesting of the crop. His reply is that he can har vest more kudzu by hand than another man can pick cotton by hand. No matter how you harvest kudzu it is a cheaper crop to har vest than cotton. Mr. Ashcraft lhas bought $4,000.00 ' worth of Kudzu seed, and is paying | for them himself. He has done this! so that the farmers of Union and surrounding counties may be as- j sured of seed to plant this winter.! and spring. So many farmers are now interested in 'Kudzu that Mr. Ashcraft is confident that he willi be able to sell all the seed he has. In several sections of the sand * hills near Aberdeen kudzu has been j rdanted on the bushy waste land. The kudzu has covered the land and in isome places has climbed the trees ten feet high. It would make fine pasture for cows or any live stock, and the best kind of a chicken range. Those who have seen these fields know that kudzu will make a wi> derness of the barren sand hills and will support thousands of cows for dairy or beef. Kudzu is going to revolutionize that section of the state. Hallowe’en Festival The annual Hallowe’en festival will be held at the Pittsboro school Friday evening, October 31. Now is the time to begin to plan your cos tume, and to prepare for an even ing of fun. Many interesting fea tures will be arranged for your pleasure. Look for further announce ments. $ Instead of a transfer from one department to another, it may yet - take both Amos and Andy to en- > force prohibition. Cancer Clinic Pittsboro Oct. 29 —— Dr. H. H. Bass, of Durham, who is at the hjead of the American Socie ty for Cancer Control in North Carolina, assisted by Dr. W. B. Chapin, will hold clinic for cancer in Dr. Chapin’s office, Wednesday, October 29, from 12 noon to 2 p. m. AU persons wishing to be examined should come. It is FREE. It is bet ter to know in time to cure a cancer than to wait till it is incurable. The Health-Civic Department of the Woman’s Club is sponsoring this clinic. Another clinic wii 1 also be held on Nov. 5, at the same hour. There is nothing more important than being on one’s guard against cancer. “Hoover Prosperity” —— To The Editor: Republicans have always preached with sustained persistency that their party controlled, created, and di rected the prosperity of this nation. They have always contended that a Republican President and a Repub lican Congress constituted a positive guarantee against unemployment, low prices, depression, panics, and hard times. Yet they say this de pression is world wide, and is too big for them to handle. What would they say if there was a Democrat President in power? The unemployment situation is being felt by this country as never before. There are today 4,000,000 men walking the streets and roads without work of any kind. Dr. Albert Keister, speaking at Burlington some time ago, said that small families are the remedy for unemployment. If there is no help for the unemployment situation in North Carolina, until the babiea are reduced we will need no help then. Is there no remedy except race suicide? Low prices.—The farmers are practically paralyzed in the South. The actual cost of raising cotton is fifteen cents per pounds and yet | the farmers are having to take i j nine and ten cents for it. When a farmer sells a bale of cotton, or a ] bushel of wheat, he is just as truly selling his labor as the man who se Is his labor in a factory. The ! prices the farmer gets for his pro- ' ducts are his wages, but the farmers’ | wages have been reduced enormous- : ly by this depression. Cotton, wheat, ] tobacco,' and almost all form pro- - chiefs have gone down. There should be no difference between the wages and the wages of the factory em- : ployee or any other class of working- 1 j men. -There is some help for this depression, but it seems it will not : ciome through the Republican ad- [ | ministration. There is no one that ! can say any complimentary things ■ about Mr. Hoover. Governor Gard- ; ner in introducing him at King’s ; Mountain a few days ago, used 5 1 only fifteen words. There was ab solutely nothing that he could have | said. ; The tariff bill that Mr. Hoover, signed has para! yzed the trade of 1 this country to a great extent. Mr. Hoover, promised great things in his * speeches, hut has fallen for short of doing any of them. In this time of depression there is nothing that ; the country needs more than a * (leader—one that has the laborer, the farmer, and all working classes at heart, Everything must have a leader. Will there be a leader in the White House in 1932? The pros pect is good. A READER, from Carbonton. $ RAILROAD SHOPMEN TO RETURN TO WORK Bloomington, 111., Oct. 15.—Six hundred Chicago & Alton Railroad shop workers, idle since July, soon wil return to their posts and the hsop wil resume ful operatio, it was announced Monday. The first of the men will report November 3 and the entire person i nel was expected to be reengaged » by Nov. 17. A five-day week sched uie will remain in effect. Mrs. Jennie Griffin Dies at Age of 86 Mrs. Jennie Griffin, mother of Mr. John Griffin who lives out on the Goldston road two or three miles died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ben Ward, at Lowe’s Grove, Orange county, Tuesday morning, Oct. 14, at the advanced age of eighty-six. The burial was at Chatham church, a few miles below Pittsboro, on the following Wednesday afternoon. The funeral service was conducted by pastor J. A. Dailey, assisted by Rev. A. H. Porter, formerly pastor of Lowe’s Grove Baptist church, now 7 of Bonlee. In addition to Mrs. Ward and Mr. John Griffin, mentioned above, she is survived by her i£ons C. A. and J. B. Griffin, of Durham, and W. J. Griffin of Granite City, Illin ois, and by her daughter Mrs. G. W. Ward of Greensboro. She was married twice, her first husband living only a few months, the Record is informed. She later married Mr. W. S. Griffin, who pre ceded her a number of years ago. U. D. C.* Meeting The regular meting of the Wtinnie Davis Chapter of the United Daugh ters of Confederacy was held at the home of Mrs. J. M. Gregory on October 10th, at three o’clock. Upon arrival the members were received in the living room, which was beautifully decorated with a profusion of brilliant flowers. The meeting was opened w'th a solo, “The Blue Bird” by Mrs. R. H. Dixon, Jr. This being the thirty-second an niversary of the organization of the chapter by Mrs. Henry A. London, our beloved honorary president, who passed away on the second of July, the history of the chapter was read by Mrs. E. R. Hinton. The minutes of the previous meet ing were read and approved. Mrs. F. C. Mann, the retiring treasurer, gave a financial report. Mrs. E. R. Hinton was appointed chairman of the memorial com mittee. December six was decided upon as the date for our annual bazaar; Mrs. J. C. Lanius and Mrs. Newton Moore were appointed to take charge of the articles. Mes dames G. W. Blair, William Mc- Ghee, D. B. Nooe, R. M, Farrell, E. R. Hinton and C. C. Hamlet were appointed on the refreshment committee. The president’s suggestion, that each member begin a scrap-book whereby any article of Confederate interest might be kept, was favor ably received. Mrs. J. M. Gregory gave an ac count of the U. D. C. Convention in Raleigh. She expressed pleasure that one of our members received two prizes, twenty dollars in gold, for the best essay on “The Last Days of the Confederacy” and “The Value of Fort Fisher to the Con federacy.” Mrs. John Anderson won a prize on “The Confederate Cab inet.” A report in detail of the State Convention in Raleigh, written by Mrs. J. W. Hunt, in her absence was read by Mrs. Victor R. Johnson. Mrs. Johnson, District Director, also made a report of her District for the year. The next State Convention wil 1 be held in Greensboro. The chapter was delighted to have as a visitor, Mrs. R. G. Shannon house, who told of a recent visit to the Confederate Women’s Home in Fayetteville, the occasion of this visit being to take one or our Confederate women, Mrs. Lucy El lington King, who will make her home there. Mrs. Shannonhouse said that the old ladies are by no means idle, all busy with needle work of various kinds. Mrs. Ina Foust Smith, a Chatham County Woman and who was at one time a member of our local chapter, ‘is matron of the Home. Several of the U. D. C. Chapters have furnished, rooms there. Our president suggest ed that we begin now and finish a room, which will in the future be known as “The Winnie Davis Room”. A box of preserves and jellies will be sent to the Home soon. Mrs. J. R. Milliken has been given a demit, as she wishes to join the Sanford Chapter. The secretary was asked to ex press to Mrs. G. W. Blair the ysm pathy of the chapter in the death of her step-mother, Mrs. Lillie By mim Blair. At the conclusion of the business, Mrs. W. B. Chapin sang, “The Sun shine of Your Smile.” Ce ebrating the birthday of the Winnie Davis Chapter, a delight ful social hour was enjoyed. In a contest, Mrs. D. B. Nooe received the prize, an attractive novelty. The spacious rooms and halls were decorated with flags and red and white flowers. In the dining room, the table was spread with an imported lace cloth, the center piece being the birthday cake with its thirty-two burning candles, sur rounded by red tapers in silver holders. A delicious salad course with coffee was served by the host ess, assisted by Mesdames Nooe, Dixon and Hinton. Mrs. W. B. Chapin invited the chapter to met with her in Novem ber. Cheer up! Bebcha it was worse than this dn 1830. , . t Subscribers at Every Postoffice end All IL F. D. Routes ia Great County of Cbatbaua VOLUME 52—NUMBER 52 Wound Negro, Officer in Battle Buddy Jackson, Supposedly a Pittsboro Negro, Shoots Po liceman at Weldon and Is Shot Dov/n by Members of Gathering Mob, „ The following report of a tragedy at Weldon evidently concerns a Negro man raised at Pittsboro, though the dispatch indicates that the negro is from South Carolina. Pittsboro’s “Buddy” Jackson has been in Weldon and was working at an oil mil) . His mother here had not learned at Monday noon whether it was her son. but confident that it was. “Buddy” has no shining record in this town. The dispatch follows: “An hour later Buddy Jackson, 30- year old negro, shot and seriously wounded Chief of Police J. R. Crews who was attempting to arrest him on a minor charge, a crowd of 200 armed men surrounded Jackson on the outskirts of Weldon and shot him down. Tonight Chief Crews is in the hos pital at Roanoke Rapids and in a room in the same hospital is the negro under guard. Both are ex pected to (Sie. Chief Crews was shot through the eye, the negro three times in the stomach. In spite of the critical condition of the negro there were threats of mob action. Chief of Police C. L. Maddy, of Roa noke Rapids, who was on duty at the hospital late tonight, expressed the opinion that the seven guards he has p aced in the hospital will be sufficient tto foil any attempt at lynching. According to reports brought to Chief Crew, this afternoon, Jackson who is said to he a South Carolina negro, held up an automobile party of four negroes with a gun and re quired them to drive him up town. Grabbing the steering wheel when he had gone as far as he desired Jackson drove the car into the curb. One of the other negroes ran for a policeman. The call was answered by Chief Crew and Deputy Sheriff W. C. Mdtchel. At sight of the officers, Jackson, it is said, started shooting. Chief Crew was unarmed but Sheriff Mit chell gave him his own gun and the chief returned the fire. In the ex change of shots, one bullet struck Chief Crew in the eye. The negro, who it is believed was not wounded, then ran. Chief Crew was carried immediate ly to Roanoke Rapids hospital and a posse with town and county officers, leading, formed immediately. Jack son was located on the property of the cotton oil mill on the outskirts of the town. He had climbed to the top of a feed house about 50 feet high and over the edge of the roof he pointed his pistol at the crowd below, which by that time numbered 200 men, 50 or more of whom were armed. At least that many shots were fired at him, three of them took effect in his stomach. Officers then took the wounded negro in charge, carrying him to the Roa noke Rapids hospital, where it was thought he would not live througn the night. $ — Mrs. Griffin’s Funeral —® — A large crowd attended the fun eral of Mrs. W. S. Griffin at Chat ham church Wednesday, October 15. Mrs. Griffin was one of the very oldest natives of the community and had been a member of Chatham church since girlhood. In the account of her death in another column, the fact that she was Miss Jennie Maddox before marriage was omitted. She was a daughter of the late John B. and Nancy Maddox,- the latter remem bered by many readers of the Re cord. Mrs. Griffin was the oddest sis ter of Mrs. C. F. Murdock. Her first husband was Isaac Bright, who was killed in the War between the States. Four years later she mar ried M r - W. S. Griffin, who was al so a Confederate soldier. Mr. J. M. Maddox of Durham is her only sur viving brother. Numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild survive. Court in Session Very few cases have been tried in time for report in this week’s paper and the full account is postponed till next week. Judge Devin is on the bench and is again proving himself a clear thinking judge. Miss Speight is here as stenographer. The following arc grand jurym en: W. E. Brooks, foreman, Clay Whitehead, B. A. Perry. D. F. Phillips, Dexter Sizemore, Will Nor wood, George Thompson, Raymond Moore, W. C. Henderson, J. W. Phillips, J. B. Teague/ R. L. Beall, Street Brady, O. R. Hilliard, O. G. Gunter, Hugh Cole, L. G. Andrews, W. C. Oldham.