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PfTTSBORO. CHATHAM CO.. THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1920.
VOL. XLIT IMO.42
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ittsboro School
L losing exercises of the
tboro high school, which were
Ued out of last. week's issue,
f n Friday night, May 7, with
annual musical cuncwi given
vocal and instrumental
fcal classes. The concert was
tided by a very large aad ab
lative audience. ....
o jn,r nitrht.. Mav 9th. the
ual sermon to the graduating
e was preached .Dy. cev. w.
Alien the rector ui uie rpis-
fcj church of Pittsboro. His
was laken from Timothy, 4th
Inter: "Neglect not the gifts
1 are within thee.' ' The ser-
fn was especially apprtpriate
Watty appreciated.'
Monday, May 10, at 11 o'clock,
class day exercises were ren
ed. The program was as fol-
s: -.
lass song; president's address
welcome,, by Arthur H; Lon-
kjr.; history of the classes,
I Elizabeth Perry; the class
lm,by Evelyn Ray; class proph
V, by Bruce Burns; last will
fd testament, by Ernest Harris;
ists, by Jamison Glenn and
Jelyn Ray; farewell address, by
jssie Waff.
'After the class day : exercises
rof. W. R. Thompson delivered
jventh grade certificates to ten
(the seventh grade pupils of
e Pittsboro high school.
iThe school was fortunate to
ave Judge W. M. Bond to deliv-
1 an address to the graduating
lass. His special advice was to
ivelop the fundamental princi
al of honesty and justice, for an
'honest man is the noblest gift
2 God." After ; closing his ad
!ress Judge t Bond delivered di
plomas to Bruce Burns, 'Jamison
Jlenn, Arthur London, Jr., Eliz
abeth Perry, Evelyn Ray and
Jessie Waff and a certificate to
Jrnest Harris. This is one of
tie largest graduating classes
ie school has ever had.
Mr. Arthur London, Jr., won
ne scholarship gold medal for
laking the highest average in
lie school.
(The closing entertainment of
3e commencement was the ren
ting of the play, "MissFear.
iss and Company ' by the high
shool girls Monday might, May
l. This play was presented.be
p the largest audience that
fer assembled in the Pittsboro
Jditorium.
The teachers wish to extend to
e patrons their appreciation of
e loyal support which they have
ven the school this year. Teaeh
s always appreciate a close co
deration on the part of the pat
ns. .
Superior Court
After The Record went to press
last Thursday the ! following ca
ses were tried:
. W. E. Clark, a farmer, living
in the eastern part of the county,
was given an absolute divorce
from his wife, Mrs. Blanche
Clark ' ; ; :: .
State vs Peter Rogers; assault;
not guilty. ? V
State vs Henry , Taylor; aban
donment; guilty; pays wife $15 a
month until divorce case is set
tled. : :'"Y-V
State vs Vannie Fearrington;
bastardy; prayer for judgment
continued upon payment of costs
and $150 to '' mother of prosecu
trix.'
State vs Harry West? assault;
guilty; judgment supended upon
p ayment of cost.
State vs Murray Taylor and
Duncan Thompson ; distilling; sub
mits; $50 fine each and costs'.
State vs 0. E. Pass; injury. to
personal property; not guilty.
State vs W. G. Glover; assault
with deadly weapon; guilty; $250
fine and costs. '
State vs Boston Marsh ; man
slaughter; guilty; 4 years in state
prison.
State vs Jim Lee; -assault with
deadly weapon; 2 months on the
roads.
Peter Rogers vs Violet Rogers;
marriage annulled.
Court adjourned Friday: after-
noon. v
Going to Raeford
Miss Annie Poe, who has been
aiding the position as assistant
ent at the Seaboard depot here
jr the past year, has sent in her
jsignation to take effect June 1.
e has been offered a similar
fition at Raeford, but whether
accepts it or not is unknown,
t it is hoped she will not.
jftliss Poe has been one of the
ft and most accommodating
Jents the Seaboard has ever had
pe. She has given the utmost
jtisfaction to the patrons of the
has been faithful to her du-
s and will be greatly missed by
r manv
Some Snake
A, L. Wall, colored, killed a
1Jcken snake at his home near
e county home last Thurday
at measured ssven feet long,
ree inches around his body a'
Jt from his head and weighed
-4 pounds. Two of his upper
pth or tusks were each a.quarr
ir f an inch long. The snake
hnnrr iita "U-,T i,: j 10
A Cold May
Everybody has heard of the
wet '"spell" that . we generally
have in Aprir, May 'and' June,
but this'year May has reversed
herself.; Instead of a wet ".spell"
we have had a dangerously cold
one. . Last Sunday there was
Dlentv of frost, but whether it
damaged the growing truck we
have not learned.
In 1816 there was frost every
month in the . year, except Jury,
say the older people, and it is on
a fair way to do the same thing
again this year, as frost has ap
peared every month' so far this
year. . "
Chapter of Accidents
One day last week Mr. George
H. Brooks and his three children,
Rev. and Mrs. P. D. Woodall and
their two children and Miss Em
ily Thompson motored oyer : to
Buie's Creek to attend the com
mencement exercises. xOn their
return and while it Sanford Mr.
Brooks ate something that ;made
him quite sick. He was taken
to a hospital and the carimd the
rest of the members were start
ed homeward. About 10 miles
east of Sanford the car caught
fire, while running at a rapid
gate, and in the excitement, Miss
Thompson jumped out, and strik
ing the hard ground, was knock
ed unconscious and also badly
bruised. The car was stopped,
the fire put out and the driver re
turned to . Sanford. The party
stopped at Moncure all night with
friends and returned home next
day, Miss Thompson being none
the worsi off except a little sore
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Sunday as Mrs. Vander John
gon started down; the very high
steps at her home here with her
baby the heel of her shoe became
fastened in the top step and both
fell to the bottom, bruising her
up considerably. . The . Ijaby was
unconscious for somi time and its
face was cut and bruised, but
both are getting along as well as
could be expected.Y , ,
Wednesday, at Bonlee, Mrs. G.
W. Blair, of Pitjsboro, stepoed
into a hole and wrenched her
foot. She has been .confined to
her room ever since. ,
The Mock Marriage
The inclement weather of last
Thursday night prevented many
of the citizens from attending the
mock marriage at the courthouse.
Probably 200 citizens did venture
out to witness the -marriage cer
emony of Mr. Fred Nooe, the
bride, over six feet tall, and Mr.
Harry Norwood, the groom, four
feet short. They were tied in a
knot by Parson Daniel Bell in
his most graceful manner. The
entire ceremony was very laugh
able. The sum of $37 was raised
towards putting the athletic as
sociation on its feet. .
Religious Services
A preaching mission will be
held at St. Bartholomew's Epis
copal church, commencing next
Monday, the 24th, and continu
ing through the following' Sun
day. Services every night at
8 :15, Saturday 'night excepted.
On Sunday, the 30th, there will
be. two services 11 a. m. and
8 :15 p, mr Dr. Hartley, of South
ern Pines, will preaeh at all ser
vices. A cordial welcome is ex-
Former' Chathamite Dead
His old: friends in Chrtham will
regret to learn of the death of
Dr. C." M. Ltitterioh at Jones
boro, Arkansas, on May 3," aged
57. years. , He was a brother of
Messrs. C. W. and G. G. Lutter
loh of this county. He moved
to Arkansas thirty years ago,
soon after o,- taining Nhis license
to practice medicine. We copy
the following from an article in
the Jonesboro paper:
"The deceased was one of the
wealthiest 'men in northeast Ar
kansas. He was a pioneer, phy
sician of Jonesboro and has con
tributed much to the advance
ment of medicine in this county,
at the time of his death, being
head of the Frisco surgeons He
was a foremosc worker of the
state board of health and at one
time was , president of the tri
state medical society. 1 He was a
member of the' board of stewards
of the Methodist church for near
ly 30 years, and taught a Sunday
school class there for over eigh
teen years. Dr. Lutterioh leaves
a large host of friends to mourn
his loss. He was popular with
the masses and the classes. His
genial dispotion won a friend of
every asqaihtanltel . He ; leaves a
a widow and one son, now a stu
dent in the medical; department
of Tulane University. " " - ;
Counterfeit Stamp Has Mumps
The postmaster ; at Moncure
has issued a warning to thrifty
persons hereabouts to be on their
iiard against buying- counter
feit War Sayings Stamps. Fraud
ulent blue stamps ; of the 1919
series. have been made by count
erfeiters, the :.' postmaster, has
been advised, and are being sold
to the unwary.
"But the frauds 1 can be easily
detected, " ther; postmaster said.
f 'Ben Franklin's picture appears
on the, stanip, and 'in the counter
feit stamp, old Ben s ems to have
the mumps in his left : jaw. In
deed, there is a pronounced
swelling. Then under the por
trait vthe lower of the two left
dots is comparatively indistinct,
and the vertical opening between
the - lines of the lowerleft part
of the numeral 2 in the date
1920' Js closed. The" .principal
feature of the fraud, however, is
the swoolen cheek. C
- 'ft should be remembered that
the counterfeit is only . of the
1919 . series, and, like the origi
nal, , is blue. Blue .War Savings
Stamps can no longer be bought
from postoffices or'other author
ized agencies. Only the 19204
stamps, rwhich are red, are rov
being sold by agencies. : Sales
o?: last1 year's stamos are not
legal. - No one should buy a 1919
stamp,' though it is true that some
have been improperly offered for
sale. ' ; i .
"Everyone who bought 1919
stamps last year may feel per
fectly safe," the postmaster said
in conclusion, "because the coun
terfeit was not made Until after
the'firstof this year. The blue
stamps had then been withdrawn
f rom sale by the authorized
agencies, and the red 1920 stamp
was being sld? ; Don't .buy any
1919 stamps, and keep a look out
for the picture of the man with
the mumps. If you see one let
me know." v ,
PERSONAL MENTION
Miss Jessie Waff is visiting her ,
o?of Qr air TTirrVi ?n- . '
oiob&i 1x1511 A..siiJi . i
Mrs. T. W. Hackney is visiting
her son at Fayetteville. : 1 ,
Mrs. R. M. Phillips has gone
on a visit to Winnsboro, 9s, C. ;
Mrs. Mary Barber has gone oh
a visit to her sister at Rock Hlil.
V Mrs: Walker Blair and children
are-visiting her mother. Mr. Da
vid Womble. . : ' , . : - ; -
Mr. Jack London, Jr., of Char
lotte, is visiting his grandmother,
Mrs. W. L. London. -
Mrs. A. W. McFayden, of Rae
ford, is " visiting her; daughter,
Mrs. M. B. Warren. , : J
vMr. and Mrs. Julian Gregory,
of Laurens, S. C, are visiting
Morrison Speaks, ? '
Contributed. , . ?: v .' - ' ! :i
Hon. Cameron Morrison ad , -
dressed a gatheripjgtof Chatham
county citizens, representing a
majority of the townships of the -
county, in the courthouse here ;
last Monday, afternoon, preach
ing the doctrine of ' 'old fashion-
ed .democracy" and making it
clear that hf is an "old fashion
ed Democrat," opposed toxall the
new-f angle, dreamy , ideas of ,
government which are contrary
to the principles which have ad6 :
the United States a great nation
and-Nbrth Carolina" a reat com- .
monwealth. . . , : " .
The courthouse was, virtually
filled by an , enthusiastic gather-,
ing of men' and women who fre
quently cheered him. A major
ity of the crowd pressed about v
him after his speech to shake his
hand, and numerous pledges of
Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Williams.
' Mr. A. D. Brtjoks, of Hamlet, L?uPPor,wcre made. A majority
Books Close Saturday
'v Registration books for the June
primary, set for June 5, . two
weeks' from next -Saturday, will
close tie 22nd at sundown, and
qualified voters whose names are
not found in the book on that
tended to all to attend these ser-j date will, be ineligible, to vote.
vices. The services will be df
a popular nature:
ards dropped out of his mouth.
jus is a true snake story.
Our neighbor, Siler City, is
playing ball in the Alamance
league, composed of teams repre
senting Gibsonville, Swepsonville,
Burlington, Mebane, Carrboro
and Siler City. .V ; ' "
s hung up by his tail and ia . Don't forget the state reunion
for Confederate veteran's, June
Jl, 2 and 3.
Registrars will be at the court
house all day next Saturday.
Mr. June Peoples left last" Sat
urday for i Toledo, Ohio, -)witi
Messrs. J"ack Farrell, Ralph John
son, 'Pete ' : . Gunter and, Clyde
Griffin to bring , back several
Overland carsT 1 ;
Mr. M. B. Warren has been
wearing smiles for the past few
I days. It's a big, bouncing girl.
War Cost 35,380,000 Lives
The total cost of the World war
in lives has reached the appalling
figure of 35,380,000, according to
final estimates: These figures
were reached after an exhaustive
study of the decrease in the birth
rates of the countries involved,
as well as increase in deaths f roni
causes directly attributed .to the
war;'. - -
Actual military deaths in killed
totaled 9,829,000, according to
the report. Each European na
tion involved lost ithe equivalent
of 8.8 per cent of its population
from all causes. Each -nation's
actual killed equaled 2. 5 per cent
of its population.. r ; ; - v
. - The Common
Where shall we begin 'this nec
essary task of realizing our dream
of - commonwealth that will be
satisfied with nothing less than
the common wealpf all? Where,
but here and now? Nothing can
act but where it is. Our great
est lesson is to learn that these
streets and stores and; fields'
the earth and the sky in all of
daily manifestations are but
'folds across the face of .God;'
that 'Thy will' for which we
daily pray will , be done here and
now brAowhere; and that agri
culture business, freedoms edu
cation, .iand religion are but in
struments in our hands for find
ing the common God in the com
mon i good and making His will
reyaiLEdward K.
:' Miss Louise Stalvey, one of the
teachers in the high school here,
returned to her home 'at Roxboro
last Monday. , l. -- i 5
Mrs; Uettie Lee, who is criti
cally ill is hot expected; to live
through the day, . -
spent the week-end here with his
brother, Mr. Geo. H. Brooks. '
Mrs. W. VM. Eubanks went to
Wadesboro last Saturday" to visit
her friend, Mrs. F. M. William
son. ir'.iV'v.-; . '.V
y Mrs. James Thompson has re
turned from? Sumter, s S.' C, ac
companied by her aunt,? - Mrs.
Witherspbcn.5 7 ? -
? His Body Returned
Edwin Smith Pou, or. of Mr.
and Mrs. E. W. Pou, of Smith
field, was one of the best airmen
in France during the World wa.
He . was1 killed by his machine
falling and striking a spar on Oc
tober 28, 1918.. . The body is ex
pected to reach Smitfield today
where he will, be buried Friday.
The mother of young Pou is a
sister of Mrs. N.. M. Hill, of this cause they were limiting his beer
place, and was born and reared
here. The young man was well
known in Pittsboro; having visit
ed his aunt often. : u- -; ?
in Chatham county for Mr! Mor- : .
rison is anticipated by : his many
friends. v
Wants His Beer.; - ... c. '
" ' he first hundred years were
all right, but when this prohibi-
tion thing came in it utset ev-y
erything. What's the use of liv- :
ing if I can't have my beer and
schnapps?" ' r
John Diohysius, who is 108
years old, and st -11 going strong,
thus relieved his overcharged
mind at his home : in Chicago.
"I have managed to ce healthy :
this long, and I drank booze every '
day," he ., continued. "What ,
right haverthese prohibitipnists .
to come aleng and deprive us of ; 4
our schnapps and beer? What
elsV i3 there for me in the fu- -ture?
What's the . use of -diving '
if I can't have beer?"
"Facher likes his beer," said
his son, who is 55 years old, and
a mere stripling. "A few years .
ago he left an old folks' home be-
, It. might be well argued that
this man has reached a good old
age in spite of his beer ' drinking
and not because of it. , . .
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Pomeroy Told a W elMinown
Southerner He1 Was Living
Like a Fool as Far as His
Stomach Was Concerned
John Pomeroy,, the remarkabje New.
Zealander, who is now visiting the South
and 'attracting so much attention by his
novel : theories, thinks that ; civilized
man lack common sense. Pomeroy
claims that most ill health is due to
stomach disorders caused by improper I insomnia or- goodness knows what.
living and eating. When seen, at his
Greensboro headquarters he said : . ' .
"While modern conditions have a heap
to do with people being sickly looking,
tired, thin and pale v all , the time, lack
of using costimon sense can be blamed
exually as much. , ;
"It is impossible ' always to lead the
active outdoor life nature demands. It
is impossible for many tp exercise the
body sufficiently r' to make the gastric
fjuices wholly active and virile. It is
impossible to spend as much time as we
should in the fresh air and sunshine.
But is impossible to treat the stomach,
already, weakened -by these mistakes,
with at least a little consideration.
"If people thought half as much of
-their stomachs as they do their pocket-
books, there wouldn't be so much sick
ness here. . - ' . .-. ' ',
r if we would sit down quietly' to a
plaini common sense meal, eat slowly,
and chew every ; mouthful thoroughly,
and then give it time to digest and be
assimilated into the blood to nourish
the system, ; there would be ; so many
complaining dropsy, listless and fretful
men and women.- But .we don't; we are
a nation of bolter?. We bolt our food
and expect our stomachs to do the work
niir opVh were intended for. In conse-
chronic dyspeptic and rheumatics.
. .4,Our forefathers gave-us twb.things
-r-first a glorious land with unlimited re
sources and . opportunities; second, " a
sound constitution with good, healthy
digestive organs. We fought jo keep'
the first intact and free, but we're let
ting the second go to ruin. "
The amount of half-chewed, hastily
eaten food the average person stuffs
into himself during the day is positively
wicked. Then, when' he feels dull and
nervous he wonders that's the matter
and imagines he has heart trouble, or .
There is just one thing the matter with
him. He has abused the one organ of
his body which is most essential to good
health the stomach and until th gas
tric, juices in his stomach perform their
functions as they should, all the doctors
and medicines- n the world will not .
make him well and robut. "
"The other - day a man well known
over this section came to me and said:
'From what a friend tells me about your
medicine, Puratone, I think it will help
me. At least I am' willing to give it a
trial. But, supposing it does get my
stomach in shapefJJiow long will itlast?'
I simply-said: 'If . you begin taking
Puratone . right now, at the end of a few
days your food, should be digesting per- ,
foctly once more.' But if you continue
to act like a fool, so far as what you
and the way, you eat it is concerned,
you will be right back where you are
now inside of six months.' .
"What I said to this man can be ap
plied to thousands Just like him all over
the country.!' - , .
Puratone is sold by G. R. Pilkington.
It is also sold by one teading druggist
in every town, irthere'.is not a Pura-
tone dealer near you, Joseph B. Babb
& Co.. 905 Austell building, 1 Atlanta,
Ga., will fill your. , orders' at $1.04 per
qaence,
we are becoming a nation, of j bottle, postpaid. ; adv
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