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- . . . r " 5 ;5TABLISHED SEPT. 18, 1878. PTTTSBORO. CHATHAM CO.. MARCH 18, 1920. VOL. XLII NO. 33 r TWO IN ONE Chance to Get Two Papers at a Small Price since irru "PrkTrl fVio r- l7has been enlarged twice and Improvements have been PS; For some weeks after P. Torment to its' present P vTip was had with the but the difficulty has hope in future to give the loaders oi l - Mf fV,A scarritv of rwe have been unable to get urmter. uuw A u have euipi"j"- "v p Snider a first-class printer, who r ,m luwio, vf 7 " . a.P , ij iff ecord a oiggci ou,. , fv .knnwW will horn looe every sauisujufci vip j, increase its circulation. A krd sposen to a W1" felp and in order to get a larger Irculation we . have made ar Wements with the Raleigh times whereby you not wily- get Vo papers, but you get 17 ga ieties of fruit trees, grape vines ind berry bushes. The regular Irice of The Times is $7 a year ind The Record $1.50. By pay k 15.75 you get The Times aily and The Record weekly lith the 17 varieties of fruit rees thrown in for god measure. 1 Better act quick if you wisn to yab IMS opportunity, nus reposition is open to new and Id subscribers. t J Job Work ? Hare your bill heads, I letter heads, envelopes e pristed at The Record oce. We are now pre- l pared to do all kinds of job work, from the big- ? gest poster to the small- est job at reasonable rates. Give us your I work. v v v S I Superior Court Ceurt met last Mondav at 11 clock, presided oyer by Judge J. M. Bond. There were many Ises on the calendar to be tried, lit up to Wednesday morning My one case had been tried, aatof J. H. Thomas V8. C. E. asater, who was suing the de endant for $10,000 for slander. fit jury rendered a verdict that e defendant did not use the fords charged against him and pe piamtitt got nothing. Wednesday morning the case 0. T.COfiDftr v.e W T. Pn Wf11 as beffun. This snit. was nhnnt fted land, plaintiff failing to . defendant for use of land JJig 1919. uienex case taken up, before teKecord went to press, was PtofBenDorsett vs. Robt H. Walker Blair for Sheriff ,As a citizen of Chatham I wish voice my sentiments along xri others in statins that T Pe the voters at the primary June Will nnrrn'rinto My ' CI W air for sheriff. Mr Rlir i p?resgive, is a good business fn and agentleman. We could uieranddo worse. - ; W. H. Ward. ;tliuni0 meeting ofjhe -"jLCXian. MPthnrtiuf onW Hon. congregations at the Meth- nW.S. Golden delivered 'uncatpc r.-p - -i . -i- yilencV government to the L"an counties a;a K I 111 France durin the M.J.. tiswgsr doinea te- alii . ; "uomciis uuuur on lmnrOVAiaaoT, THE FLU GOMES BACK- Several New Cases Reported ia Town During the past two weeks everybody in this section thought that the flu was a thing of the past. But it seems that it has a come-back. Several cases hare appeared in town, amonor -tnem Frof. E. R. Franklin, Miss Ella Wade, the wife and a daughter of Mr. Pres Carter, and a daugh ter of Mr. Ben Harper, who is a boader at Mr. Carter's, Mrs. W. P. Horton, a teacher in the graded school, the wife and children of Mf. Wes. Harmon and probably others: The high ; school had to be closed on. account of the ab sence of teachers and the break ing out of the flu again. But we are pleased to state that all of the patients are improving. Several new cases have ap peared at -Bynum, among the worst was Mr. A. T. Ward, who was threatened with pneumonia. r Election of Officers Pittsboro Boy Scouts held a meeting at their hall last Wed nesday night and elected the fol lowing officers: Scribe Kenneth Dixon. Treasurer Arthur London. Bugler Kenneth Dixon. The officers of the patrols were elected as follows; First Patrol Flying Eaglo Kenneth Dixon, patrol leader. Thomas Morgan Assistant pa trol leader. - Second Patrol Old Hickory Graham Connell, patrol leader. Archie Kay Assistant patrol leader. On account of "pressing busi ness, Mr. W. P. Horton resigned as scout master and D. L. Bell was elected to fill his place, and W. R. Thompson, Rev. W. E. Allen and Ernest Boone assistant scoutmasters. The scouts hated to give up Mr. Horton as he had been scout master ever' since the organization. Why Farmers Leave Farms Answers to questionnaires are pouring into Washington, D. C, in reply to the question: "What is causing the unrest among far mers?" There seems to be no trouble to answer this question. Within a short distance from my place of residence there are more than 25 empty farm houses, and the rural carrier is' wandering how much longer the post office department will keep this route open. These farmers have moved to town, are getting no less than $7 per eight hour day, while for merly they were working from 12 to 16 hours a day on farms, only to find, when next spring came around, that they were as far behind as ever. In ro coun try in the world today are there better or more up-to-date farm ers than" the .American farmer, yet he stands the poorest show on getting crops than those in anv other countrv. regardless of how good he does his work or' how many, hours he puts m. Every fall we see the same cartoons in papers showing gra naries -bursting with grain, corn cribs full of corn, and money bulging from farmers' pockets, and that same contented smile. There is nothing more deceitful and further from the truth than these misleading" statements and pictures. They say nothing about the shortage of labor, drouths, wet weather or frosts, and many other causes ot damage to crops over which the .farmer has no control. Yet his taxes are. dou bled, he has insurance to keep up, repairs to make on buildings and fences, -and other outgo, whether his crops fail or not. While other business concerns may raise or lower their prices asthey see fit, and they are gen erally raised from -threshing machines to a paper of pins, the farmer must pay whatthey ask him to pay or does without. But he has to take what is of -fered him for his produco re gardless of how many hours he puts in and what it has cost him to produce. And yet thev won der why the farmer is dissatis fied. F. C. Lee, in anexchange. AN OLD ROAD Work on the Chatham High way Surveying Prom the Sanford Express. Ciril Engineer Frances Deaton was in Chathaat eounty last week making sur veys for road building. He found Super intendent Gunter and his force at work between Gulf and Goldston grading and building the road which will lead out from the latter place to Cumnock. Mr: Deaton says that will be a link of a great highway that will be built thru the state from Fayetteville to Greens bore. Kt Fayetteville it will connect with a road leading on towards Wil mington and the. coast. The Iwestern end of this road will connect with a road leading out foom Greensbe so in the direction of Asheville, the mountain metropolis. Th;s means that the east ern and western sections of the state are to be linked up by an impr6ved highway. Most of the Lee county link of this road has been built. Dr. Deaton also did some surveying for the road which is being built from Woodard's bridge to Pittsboro. He tells us that two miles of this road, begin ning at Woodard's bridge, has ' been built and that the right-of way has been cleared and the stumps pulled te As bury church. There is a question now agitating the minds of some people who are concerned in the building of this road, and that is as to whether or not a steel bridge should be built across Rocky river at this time. The present high price of steel would make the bridge cost something like $15,000, whereas in normal times the cost would be about $5,000. It has been suggested that the old steel bridge, which would carry one stretch of the road over a heavy grade, be used temporarily, but there is no as surance that stel will ever be cheaper than it is now; Some favor using the old bridge permanently but with the heavy grades the state would refuse to help build the road, take it over and maintain it. This road is one of the oldest roads in the state and is known as the McQueen read. . It was built from Fayetteville to Hillsboro, two of the oldest towns in the state, at the time that this section GOOD-RYE, OLD R00ZE Officers Are Making It Hot for RIockaders One night last week a deputy sheriff and a posse went out into the woods about a mile front town "looking for blockade still. It had leaked out thata still in that neighborhood was mjaking ready to make seme of the $5-a-pint 4 'stuff." The night was a very cold one and the posse "smelled" around and finally came across some evidence that preparations were being make to make a run. , . Tuesday night they sallied forth again. Some of them hid themselves in the bushes and later on their vigils were rewarded by seeing a oolored 4 'gemman" saunter out to a nearby spot. They were near enough to see the colored "gemman" go to a vessel and begin to stir a well known fluid used by blockaders, when they walked upon the "gemman" and caught him in the act of stirring the mash, which was get ting ready to be turned into 44pure (?) North Carolina corn liquor." The man's name was Murray Taylor.. They later arrested Dnncan Thompsen, who was a partner in the business. They were each released on $500 bonds. Revenue and county officers are cleaning up Chatham county of booze making and it is not going to be many moons before a drink of liquor will be as hard to get as ice cream in the win ter: - Good-bye, old booze, -No more you'll cheer, The vigilants are after you And your end is near. K You have run your race And I must say good-bye, I can see your finish You are doomed to die. In your past days You were mighty and strong. You did some good But you did more wrong. But your time has come N And your end is here. Good-bye, old booze, With your fictitious cheer. THE COMMUNITY LEADER He is a man whose eyes search far ahead In faith of what will surely ctrae to be. He makes the sightless citizen to see A new town blooming where a town seemed dead. He has no fear of unblazed paths to tread. Hisiieart exults t make his people free, To help them realize the dreams that he Has woven from the things which men have said. Our towns are dowered with gifts of time God's hand has placed them under man's control. Help ye this man who yearns to give his prime In helping you attain your civic goal. A man who works to reach this end sublime Need have no fear for his immortal soul. Dorsey W. Hyde, Jr. of North Carolina was first being settled up. Fayetteville, the capital of the up per Cape Fear, was even in that early day and time one of the most impor tant towns in the st&te. Pittsboro is another old town on the line of this road. Pittsboro and Hillsbero have probably changed less than any other town that were built in the early his tory of the State. The McQueen road was built along, a ridge most of the way from Fayetteville to Pittsboro and crossed few streams. It crossed Deep river at Woodard's bridge, but for many years there was no bridge at the crossing and a ferry was used. This old road was built through this place, but this was many years before Sanford was on the map and at a time when there were, very few settlers in this section ef the country. Rattle School News Last Friday afternoon the Bat tle school was going to play ball with Silk Hope, but on account of the rain the game was post poned until next Friday. Those who had god reading lessons for the past week were as follows: ' ' First Grade Alice Cooper, James Ray, Edwin Perry, Cladie oody -r Second- Grade Eulalia Clark. Farthing Clark, Charlie : Fergu son Coliene Campbell. Third Grade Hazel Johnson, Jaunita Webster, Julia Gampbell, Lozell Campbell, Dallie Woody. Mr. J. O. Womble brought the school a load of wood. Both teachers and pupils appreciate this, as we were needing it badly. v Mi?s Rosier Ferf ri Ktfr Wed nesday night. Tne crowd, met at Mr. Clark's, Miss Ferguson did not know of the party -until the crowd was there.- Every body had a jolly good time. Mr. W. W. Clark has moved his store up near the house. Mr. Joe Moore of Pittsboro, will move- next week to the "old Ray place." , V , Mr. Robert Canipbell has gone to Oxford on a visit to his rela tives. Mr.' J. 0. Womble has pur chased himself a Ford. Mr. Alex Cockman and sev eral others motored to Gibsen ville last Saturday afternoon. Mr. Cockman is always, very po lite arid wants to speak to every one he meets. He has a differ ent way of speaking than most of people. While on his way back he met some people in a car, he trying to be polite 1 threw up his hand and hollowed "Hi, sir. " Though it did not hurt his hand very badly but injured his car by tearing a hole in the top." - "DILLY." s it 0i S 2 Wm. C. v lhiams. oi Aiabam, t is to-succeed Daniel Roper ai commisslonerof internalTevenue. I ; Another County Home Another North Carolina county is to have a beautiful and modern county home, Stanley -county having let the contract for a $75,000 county home. Cabarrus county recently completed, a new home for the poor, crippled and the needy, and it has been an untold blessing to the entire community, as well as a thing f extreme beauty. Concord Times John A. Wilkinson, for '35 years a Southern railroad con ductor, . is dead at Durham: Unfinished Rnsiness ' . Sambo Say, Doe, what was that you fjave me? I dreamed I was chasm a arge chicken and just as I was about to grab 'im I woke up v" Doctor Why, thatwaa a quarter of a grain of Morphine. Sambo Please squirt twenty more grams m me I waatah ketch that chicken. The codfish lays a billion eggs, while the helpful hen lays ene; but the codfish does not cackle to inform us what she's done, and so we scorn the codfish coy, but the helpful hen we prize, which in dicates to thoughtful minds it pays te advertise. Exchange. ' Mr. Lucian Hearae arid family, of Durham,, are visiting relatives here. ' The, state penitentiary at Ral eigh sustained a loss of $50,000 by fire Monday afternoon. The Last Word. in the complete home, is SILVERWARE. This glistening aristocrat of the table lends dignity and satisfaction to the home and is a source of great pride to the owner. The prices on our sil verware, either by piece er set, will tempt you. J. P. Coulter C o m p any - SANFORD, N. C. JEAVELCnS ENGnAVEKS WATCHMAKERS Executrix Notice Having qualified as executrix of the last will and testament of Henry Thom as Fields, deceased, this is to notify all persons holding claims against the said decedent to present the same to the un dersigned on or before March 18, 1921, er this notice will be , plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make im mediate payment. This March 18, 1920. CARA BRIGHT FIELDS, . - - . Executrix. H. M. London, attorney.- REPORT ; " of the condition of The Farmers' Bank at Pittsbere, N. C, ia the State of North Carolina, at the close of busi ness Feb. 28. 1820: RESOURCES. Loans and discounts. $107,067 40- Overdrafts -secured, $349.85; unsecured, $10.00 ' 359 85 United States bonds and Lib erty bonds - ; All other stocks, bonds and morteraees Banking houses, none; furni ture and fixtures. $ Cash in vault and net amount due from banks, bankers and trust companies Checks for clearing.- Re venue, stamps . 2,950 00- 600 00- , 1,445 48, 31,657 92T -1,266 87 4 06 Total. --$145,351 58, LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in Surplus fund Undivided profits, less Total . $145,361 58 State of North Carolina County of Chatham, March 10, 1920. I, W. E. Alley, cashier of the above ; named bank, do solemnly swear that . the above statement is true to the best, of my knowledge and belief. W. E. ALLEY, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before meh, this 10th of March, 1920. G. R. PILKINGTON, Notary Public. My commission expires Jan. 12, 1922. Correct Attest : S..D. JOHNSON, ' - W. P. HORTON, Y T, L. BURNS, - . Directors. Notice of Re-sale of Mc Donald Land Under and by virtue of an order of resale made by the Superior Court of Chatham ceunty, N. C, in the speeial proceeding therein pending, entitled John McDonald and wife : vs Ben Mc Donald and others, the - undersigned, commissioners will on Saturday, March 27, 1920, at 1:00 o'clock p. m., at the courthouse door ef Chatham county in Pittsboro, N. C, offer for resale at public auction te the highest bidder, for cash, the fol lowing described tract of land in Cape Fear township, Chatham county, N.C., adioining the Harnett county line, and" being more particularly described as follows Beginning at a stake near. the head of Old House branch, Rollins' corner, and running-east with said line 26 ehains and 60 links to a cucumber tree corner en Little Beaver Dam creek; thence up Beaver Dam creek 8 chains, and 75 links to the supposed Harnett county line; thence south 36 chains thence west to a corner of field at lot No. 6; thence north 17 1-2 chains;, thenee west to the beginning corner p containing fifty-four acres, more er-. less. This land is being sold .for partitien and a re-sale has been ordered on ac count of an increased bid having been? placed thereon. . This 12th day of March, 1920. H. M. LONDON, DANIEL L. BELL, Commissioners. erftff-see etese BANK OF SANFORD THE BANK THAT IS . DOING THINGS , FEVv years ago the Bank of Sanford originated a movement, with the help of some other active business people of the community to stimulate the growing of tobaceo in Lee and adjoining coun ties. Last year several million dollars came" into the region of which Sanford is the center because of that start, and the amount this year will be much greater. The Bank of Sanford has financed much of that movement, and will finanee mere. The Bank of Sanford Wants Your Deposits That it may' help develop more farms, and more homes and more good roads, and all good things. ' . It is a'strong institution, and conservative. It is safe. Don't bank in the Coffee pot, or the mattress, or a tin can on the pantry shelf. That is not safe. . Put your money where you can get it when you want it and where it will help the state and community along. ' . ' ' , THE BANK OF SANFORD ' :r'r SANFORD, NC. A BANK THAT HAS ACHIEVEMENT TO ITS CREDIT $10,000 00 1,000 0-cur- rent expenses and v taxes pd 155 ,84 . Bills payable.-' 1,000 00 Deposits subject to check. 100,841 46 . Time certificates of deposit 23,249 85 . Savings deposits . - 70 68 - Cashier's checks outstanding 533 75 to rn m m- r i 8 to to to to to" to ' to to to-, m to to to to to to to m to to to to "to m. to to m to to m, to to to' to to to to- to to to' to , ! v.) ,1 , V- '
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