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V STABLISHED SEPT, 19, 1878. PfTTSBORO. CHATHAM CO.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 20. 192; VOL. XLII1 NO. 25 V HE 1 H 1 , ' - HI) V J IS v ; SUPERIOR COURT avened Here Monday With Judge I" C. Lyoiv Presiding Deliv- . ers an Able Charge The January term of Chatham County Superior Court convened I !: Ire Monday for the trial of crim- Yal and civil actions with Judge ' C. Lyon, of Elizabethtown, -residing. Judge Lyon deliver 1 an able charge to the grand jury, after which Solicitor Wal- r D. Siler commenced the pros xution of the criminal docket. The first case to be tried was ne against three negroes, Murph .Womble. Clifton Womble and Ir- i' ving Womble, on the charge of rueltv to animals; it being al- eged that they had killed a hog. ;The judge ruled that there was pot sufficient evidence against JVlurph and Clifton to go to the jury and entered a verdict of hot guilty as to them. Irving was found guilty by the jury and fined $10 and taxed with the costs. I On Tuesday morning M. R. Sykeswas tried for the second time on the charge - of manufac turing whiskey. He was tried xn this same charge at the May term, found guilty; arid upon ap peal to the Supreme Court was granted a new trial. The jury found him guilty this time also. I The cases of State vs Cleve land Self and State vs B. W. Har ris, which arose out of an affray between Self and Harris, were 'settled, Self paying to Harris f$100 and the costs in both cases. I Other cases disposed of up to Wednesday at noon are: State vs Butler Hayes; retail er; submits; prayer for judgment continued upon payment of costs $and defendant's good behavior. I State vs Will Chavis; illicit dis arming: not guilty. & State vs George Grey; illicit State vs Walker Hatris, Jim Dorsett, Feller Campbell and Jim Harris; illicit distilling; guilty. State vs Hame Milliken; illicit distilling; guilty; 2 years in jail jwith leave to be hired out by the I County Commissioners. I State vs John McDonald; hav ing liquor for the purpose of sale; " "State vs J. D. Castlebury ; il licit distilling; not guilty. State vs Wade Mills; illicit dis tilling:: Dleads guilty. C. J. Jenkins and Lottie Jenk ins vs W. A. Jenkins; judgment rendered at August term in this Case set aside, upon motion of of defendant, W. A. Jenkins. All civil cases except that of J.W. Williams vs Annie Williams were continued for the term. Red Cross Gives Prize Ernest Porter, a member - of the Red Cross Life Saving Corps of Jacksonville, Fla., has been awarded second prize for the best life life saving work re ported to the Red Cross for the year 1920. A check for $75, the amount the prise, Was received today at southerhdivisidhheadaiuarters of the Red Cross, and has een forwarded to Mr. Porter, care of the Jacksonville chapter of Red Cross, mr. if ar. J Irion t ivirt rorter, on may c.upA -Si -Hftffman. Miss J&nfetta Bradbyand F. & Mtlge, from; downing at Pa&b Bech, Fla. They were in, bathiJjg and were carried but t)y the under to wk Mr. Porter brought Mr. Hoffman and Miss Bradby ashore after they had been swept 100 feet beyond the breakers in water 15 to 18 teet deep. He then secured a life-boat, launched it singlehand4 ded.and rescued Mr. Mudge DEVELOPMENT AT CUMNOCK ' The Cumnock Coal Company is preparing to operate the mine on a large .scale. Machinists are preparing to install two new Babr cock engines of a capacity of 125,000 horsepower each. The old machinery with which the mine was operated for years is to be replaced by new machinery. The material has been placed for six new dwellings. The 40 houses that have been built are now oc cupied by miners. The mining village is to be lighted by elec tric lights as soon as the electric system can be extended. Some 75 or 80 men are now at work in the mine and the daily output of coal is about 80 tons. The miners are paid good wages, the payroll amounting to some thing like $6,000 per month. The men who work' in this mine are not foreigners, but Americans by birth. Many of them were born and reared in this State and are 'good citizens. Some of them own cars; they at tend church and take an inter est in those things calculated ti advance the b?-:st interests of the community. They live in com fortable homes which are fur nished them by the company. As a mining village Cumnock is in a class by itself. The company proposes to treat its laDorera right; pay them living wages and if possible keep down strikes and trouble at the mine. The danger from gas in the mine, which men anced the lives of the miners in years past, has been eliminated by ventilation. A powerful fan forces fresh air into the mine through a shaft and forces out the poisonous gas. The company has put ""jtn'is mine in shape -'for working at a heavy cost and as soon as the facilities can be had coal will be taken on and shipped in large quantities. ' Operations for opening a mine on the north side of Deep River, in Chatham County, are being pushed. Day and night shifts are at work and some coal is be ing taken out. The company ex pects to find coal in workable quantities when the main pocket is reached. Sanford Express. Patrick-Johnson The Durham Herald of last' Thursday says that a very quiet but pretty marriage was solemn ized at the Trinity Methodist parsonage yesterday afternoon in the presence of a few friends, when Miss Betsy Johnson became the bride of Thomas Victor Pat rick, Rev. A. D. Wilcox officiat ing. 1 The bride wore an attractive suit of blue duvetyn with aeceso ries to match and carried a bou quet of Killarney roses. Miss Johnson is the attractive daugh-.. ter of Mr. and Mrs. Gaston John son, of Pittsboro Mr. Patrick is a rising young business man of New Hill, - - Mr. and Mrs. Patrick left im mediately after the ceremony oh the east bound train for a bridal trip to Richmond and other-cities. They vill make their hottie in No;v Hill upon their "Saturn xrom their honeymoon ft Febru- - i l - An oyster sufev will be given at Bonlee Higti School Saturday night, Januaty 22, by the Agri culture ta& Home Economic pu pils, T here will be other good things for those who do not like oysters. Come and bring your Mends. ' Mr. J. C. Hammond has moved khio his new home on Hillsboro street. LEE-JACKSON DAY Pitts boro High .School--Addresses by Mr. Wajter D. Sl'er and v Mr. Daniel. L. Bell The Pittsbbro High School will observe Lee-Jackson Day next Friday afternoon at 2:30. Lee's birthday is on Wednesday, the 19th, but Jackson's is on Friday, the 21st, the school will have its exercises .on that day. At the close of the program the Winnie Davis Chapter of the U. D. C. will hold its January meeting in the school auditorium. The pub lic is cordially invited to jittend the exercises, and - all Daughters are urged to be present. Let us as a community and County show homage to theie two heroes of the South, whose sacrifice and devotion to duty will ever be emulated by a chi valric people. The program will be as follows: 1. Song, The Bonnie Blue Flag. 2. Invocation: 3. Purpose of the Celebration, by W. D. Siler. ' 4. Recitation, "The Blue and the Gray," bv Luman Overacre. 5. Recitation, "The Conquered Banner," Agnes Gun ter. - 6. "Stonewall Jackson'sWay, " Pauline Taylor. 7. Song, Dixie. 8. Reading Music in Camp, E. R. Franklin. 9. Recitation, The Sword of Lee, Virginia Conhell. 10. Address on Lee and Jack son, Daniel L. Bell. 11. Song, How Firm a Founda tion. Moncure School Notes Moncure,;. Jan. 18. The aver age daily" attendance f6r the Mon-1 cure High School for the month ending Friday, January 14, was 85.5 Several new students en tered after the . holidays. The enrollment is now 108. The following pupils made per fect attendance the past month: 5th grade Hazl Holt, Ida Maney. 6th Blannie Churchill, Margaret Dickens, Alma Walden, Elizabeth Thomas. 8th Pauline Ray.Katherin Thomas, Catherine Hackney, Hilda Wilkie, Walter Boone, Willie Dickens, Jennings Womble. 9th Annie Lassiter, Annie Utley? James Utley. nth Esther Womble, Two pupils in the 6th grade, Bernice Womble and GarretWick er, have been present every day since school began, but were tardy one morning last week. Ida Maney has made perfect at tendance; that is, she has been on time every morning and has missed no classes. - The Utopian Literary Society will render a special program Jan. 21, at its regular meeting at 2:30 p. m. in honor of Robert E. Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson, those two chieftains of Southern chivalry. It is fitting that we have a Lee-Jackson ' Day to keep fresh in the minds of both teach errs and 1 pupils the lives Of two such noble charieters. Visitors d?e always welcomed at the school. -"On account of thssd weather I last Thursday ladies were present for the Betterment or ganization Airother jiieeting has been called for Thursday after noon of this week. It is hoped that everyone interested in the school will be; here promptly at 2:30 p. m. Ernest Stone, : son of Walter Stone, of New Hope Township, . V while cranking a car a aay or two ago, was badly kicked by t ie "animul," breakmgliis arm. ., ' Brick Haven Dots Brick Haven,, Jan; 17. Since vacatiop:an3 in spite of bad weather;jju jnls are v in their places, amtaining ah average of oyer 30 Jn attendance. Much good worlcis being done and steady improvement shown; " The Betterment held a very interesting business meeting dur ing the holidays. Among other things it was decided to purchase more equipment for the school room, to have a . Valentine party at the school house Feb. 12, and to begin preparations for a play to be given for the benefit of the school, r : v We are glad to have a part of our playground equipment and hope- to have more in the near future. , We are sorry to lose one'of our primary pupils Thomas Gilmore whose parents have lately mov ed to Haywood. A very enjoyable watch party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O.' C. Kennedy New Year's eve. The guests spent the time until the arrival of the new year, doing various interesting and amusing stunts. Owing to the Rhoads entertain ments, which are being held at Corinth Jan. 17-22, the meeting of the Corinth-Briek-Haven Com munity Club has been postponed tor one f week, or until Friday, Jan. 28r;:: Everybody is invited to this meeting and all are urged to take part in the spelling and arithmetic matches. UnidnMeetingSandyCreek Association The next session of this body will be held with the Bonlee Bap tist Church,: beginning Friday nigh1Januar3r28 Each one of the 53 churches in this Associa tion is invited to send delegates to this meeting. The following is the tentative program 4f or the meeting: FRIDAY NIGHT Sermon-Rev. W. B. Waff, Pitts boro. SATURDAY MORNING 10:00 Prayer service. Rev. L R. Dixon, Mt. Vernon Springs 1&15 Training in church mem bershipWalter M. Gilmore, Sanford. 10:45 The Bible, in the Sunday School Rev. John E. Ayscue, Carthage. . 11:15 Missionary Sermon Rev. F. M Gardner, Southern Pines. SATURDAY AFTERNOON- 1 :30 Devotional meeting Rev. W, A, Crabtree, Bear Creek. 1:45 Miscellaneous Business. 2:00 A Sunday School conven tion why, when, where? Rev. O. A. Keller, Aberdeen. 2:45 The spring round-up of the 75 million campaign ftevv W. O. Johnson, Siler City. 3:15 Home religion and the f am ily altar-Rev. W.B.Waff,Pitts boro, . Saturday night 7:00 Devotional meeting, 7:15 Training in church mem bership W, M, Gilmore, San ford. 7:45 The Bible in the Sunday School J. E. Ayscue, Carthage. Sunday morning 10:00 Sundav School and talks by the visitors. 11:00 Sermon-Dn H. W. Wil liams, Jonesboro ' O. A Keller W. B. Waff W. M. Gilmore, Prog. Committee. Mr. Isaac Durham, Jr., of Ros- coe, killed a turkey hen Monday that weighed 10 pounds. Higher Interest Rate Editor. of The Record : Will you publish the article be low in your next issue with com ment? It seems to me that it is an issue that affects the people very vitally. , C. Al POOLE. . Pittsboro, January 14. A Higher Interest Rate in North Caro lina. From the Laurinburg Exchange. It is the opinion of many busi ness men that North Carolina is suffering at this time because of the statutory limitation of six per cent interest on loans. It is highly probable that a bill will be introduced at this session of the Legislature, as has been here tofore, making it legal ta charge as much as 8 per cent on loans by contract or special agreement. It is not likely that the present legal rate of six per cent will be changed or abolished, but the ex igencies of the present situation demand that there be such legis lation as will make it practical and possible for the man in North Carolina who needs money and to whom a loan is worth as much as 8 per cent, to borrow it either at home or away from home, pay- j ing 8 per cent interest and at the same time staying within the law. Money, like the various com modities, is worth more at cer tain times than others. Arbi trarily fixing a rate of interest which cannot vary from year to another is about as successful as fixing a price for farm or fac tory products which shall apply at all times. A dollar is worth more at one time than another and it is good business to accept the proposition at its true value and be governed by it. : - This i js a time 'when money is "worth more Arid 4f;bne borrbwa he must pays more. The banks are being besieged by would-be borrowers who desperately need money and who are willing to pay 8 per cent interest. The banks can borrow at the money markets and extend the credit to their customers, but they must pay a higher rate and must charge a higher rate. Money for 60 and 90 day loans in New York was quoted at 7 1-2 to 7 3-4 per cent interest January 4th. How can the banker in North Carolina borrow-money in New York, or from the Federal Reserve Bank at 7 per cent and then lend it to individuals at 6 per cent, the le gal rate in North Carolina. It cannot'be done and such trans actions, which are without doubt being made daily, are without the law, and the parties are con stantly haunted with fears of of what might be. A cotton mill or other industri al plant, in order to obtain funds, ssues preferred stock bearing 7 per interest and sells it. This. s entirely legal. - But the man who goesto his bank with just as good security cannot pay more than 6 per cfc&t without violating the letter of the law in North I Carolina. . . The 6 per . -fcgftfc limit fixed by statute was " for the purpose of protecting unhappycreditors from the money sharks and usurers. It never was meant to govern every credit transaction, but unless the law specifically permits a con tract rate of as much as 8 per cent u is unlawful to charge it or pay it. There" is a moral princi ple involved here. What is right and wrong? Is it criminal to charge more than 6 per cent in teres t in North Carolina and at the same time perfectly all right to charge 7 or 8 per cent in South Carolina? North Carolina and its busi ness interests are suffering right how because of the fact that money, which is needed here, seeks other and more attractive' 1 fields. Persons or .companies having large sums to lend, will lend the money to Another State y rather than take chances with, the V law in North Carolina. Who can blame them for sending their money elsewhere if the law in those States makes it legal to charge more than 6 per cent? Thirty-six of the 48 States per-' mit an interest rate higher than North Carolina's six per cent rate. These 36 States are get ting the money they need at' this time of financial crisis. But what . of the honest business andfarm- ing interests of our own State which need funds at this time and have to offer just as good se curity as those . in ether States? When the stringency has passed the demand for money will be lighter and it will oe worth less. Then North Carolina may be able to get what it needs at 6 per cent. But that is little comfort now when thousands of farmers and business men must have funds or go bankrupt. ? , It seems to us that the busi ness interest of air the people will be promoted by legislation that legalizes an 8 per cent con tract rate, so that the men in North Carolina who need money maybe in as good position to get assistance as the man who lives in those States where mon ey, brings 8 per cent. Corinth News Corinth, Jan. 18. In spite of the . unfavorable weather condi tions, the , average' attendance since Christmas has been 56. . TJiose who have made a per- feet attendance since the begin ning of school are: V First grade, Jay Cross, Wbodrow Williams, Joseph Pollard, Eloise Mims, 3rd grade, Loyce Pollard. 4th grade, Royce Dickens, Hugh Buchanan. 6th grade, Leo Buch anan. . During this week the interme diate grades have chaige of the morning exercises which we are expecting to be very interesting and instructive. We are very sorry to hear of the illness of Mr. R. S. Ash- worth and wish him a speedy recovery. We are glad to note that Mas ter Benzie ; Nash has recovered from a recent illness. ' , B. A. fteardon, of Fuquay Springs, has charge of the Ash worth stre during his sickness. Jas. Mclver made a business trip to Sanford Saturday, but returned walking as the car was left "stuck" in the mud. Miss Rosa Mann spent the week-end in Durham visiting friends, Eay Cross and B. A. Reardon motored to Wake County to A M.Harrington near Holly Springs,. Sunday, on business. (?) Miss Carrie Lee Cross spent;: ; the week-end with her uncle, S. W. Harrington. . Charlie Smith, of Raleigh, spent Sunday in Corinth. A. B. Wicker, of Brick Haven is a frequent visitor to Corinth (A man?) ; . Free Government Seeds Congressman E. W. Pou wish es to send his allotment of seeds to persons who Intend to plant a garden v Drop him a postal,' to Washington, D. C, saying you would like to have seeds. Re- ta-f this, kind will be filled i w , in advance of the generel distri- - 1 bution. 1H i 1 ft I f i if,, r i t 1 I, II Hi ! i r