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PITTSBORO, CHATHAM CO.. THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1921
VOL. XLTI1 NO. 36
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ffcOMMISIONERS MEET
0f 25 Per Gent in
Real Estate
Ination
1921 Taxation Made-
It Takers Appointed
County Commissioners were
os onncic iu j .
reduction 01 iweaiy-uve per
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in the valuation oi an reai
fo 1T1 Luc vwuiiij . i
I nf 1921 taxation was author-
and orderea oy ine vummis-
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list-takers were
ne ioiivyiii& -
rt,ntpd for the designated
nships: .
Ibright-H. C. Johnson.
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;aldwin-J. . riaKe.
ear Creek -W. S. Phillips.
apeFear-F. M. barren.
Center-C. T. Dezern.
ulf-A. M. Womble.
adley Walter Mann. ,
aw River J. Walker Thomas.
icKory Mt-W. T. Parrish.
Matthews-June Dark. ,
FNTew Hope D. L. Copeland.
Oakland-F. L. May.
Williams Albert Cole.
Jas. L. Griffin, Clerk Superior
lurt reported that $186.27in
eswas received by his office
ring the month of March. . C.
Poe, Register of Deeds, re-
rted the receipt of $155.85 in
es by his office.
It was ordered that the County
Jay $2 per month to T. B. Bray
or Miss Jennie Covert.
The following bills were ap-
roved and ordered paid:
om Leach, janitor ....$12 50
). L. Lasater, burial ex
penses Wiley Goodwin..
Iurchison & Alexander,
10 00
road force
56 48
Dr. R. M. Farrell, dental
services to prisoner 4 00
W. L. London & Son, Co.
Home 37 00
R. T. Farrell & Bro., Co.
Home 24 25
H. W. Johnson, pollholder 4 00
Little & Farrell. Co. Home 5 35
Little & Farrell, Co. Home 2 00
F. P. Nooe, capturing still 60 00
L.C. Clark, Supt. Co. Home 24 66
Much Fearrington, " 15 00
Josie Fearrington, " 10 00
Mrs.L.C. Clark, " 7 50
J. C. Lanius, supplies 6 50
C. H. Crutchfied, convey
ing prisoners to jail. 20 00
Bonlee Tel. Co., telephones 15 15
Everett-Waddy Co., books 7.75
Edwards & Brough ton Co.
book '28 17
W. Griffin, 4 days, as
Commissioner and mile
age .... 21 20
Chatham Record, printing
-nd advertising . . . 38 90
H. Taylor, jailer... .,. 64 60
Brickhaven
One of the prettiest sites for a
;n mi 1 t-t
nave seen m unatnam
is where Brickhaven is located.
is on the Norfolk Southern
Railroad and is as level as a floori
f his is a young village but seems
to be growing. Already there
several brick brick dwelling
"0USes. a tiiVa crVinnl Vinilrfina-
built of brick, and several pretty
Wooden dwellings. The 'land in
that section looks fine for tobac-
co Peanuts and potatoes. The
Ylter saw this much of the
as he passed through there
Sunday.
Bn, to Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Jones, of West Durham, March
: a daughter, Mildred Hamlet. .
ys. done:
is was Miss Gertrude
tiar
afi-et before her marriage and
ny friends. here.
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TRIANGULAR DEBATE
Siler Gily Wins Both at Pitts -
boro and Siler Gitv
Siler City High , School defeat
ed the Pittsboro High School de
baters in the annual trianorular
debate both here and at Siler
City last Fiiday night. Under
the rules of the contest Siler City
will send her two teams to Chap
el Hill to compete for the Ay
cock" Memorial Cup and State
championship.
The query discussed was, "Re
solved, that the policy of collec
tive bargaining through trade
unions should prevail in Ameri
can industry." The affirmative j
was upheld "by the Pittsboro team
and the negative by Siler City
here and at Siler City it was just
the reverse.
The debate here was interest
ing and very creditable to the
young men representing both
sides. The debaters f r Pitts
b)ro were Archie Ray and Wil
liam Hunt, and those for Siler
City were Frank Paschal and
Milton Small. All of the speak
ers acquitted themselves well,
and it was no easy task to deter
mine who was the winner, as
the decision indicates, as it was
a two to one decision in favor of
the negative. The judges were
J. K., Barnes, E. A. Snow and
C. L. Fore. .
Thomas Morgan and Graham (
Connell represented Pittsboro at
Siler City, where they, upheld
the negative side of this query
against the affirmative team from
that place. There the decision
of the judges was two to one in
favor of the affirmative.
Following the debate here a
reception was given in the school
library to the "debatersf officials
and judges by the faculty and
11th grade.
Vital Statistics Report
Mrs. R. H Hayes, Registrar
for Pittsboro and Center town
ship, makes her report for the
month of March, 1921, of births
and deaths as follows:
For Pittsboro: Births, 1 male,
white, 1 female, colored. Deaths,
1 female, colored.
For March, 1920: Births, 0,
deaths, 0.
For Center township : Births,
4, female, white, 2, male,
ed 2. Deaths, 1 male, colored,
still-born.
For March, 1920: Births,
deaths, 0.
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A Warm March
Let us, begin to brag on a sea
son unlike, any ever before seen
and some Old Probability rises
up to say that it happened that
way before the war, or some oth
er time. This time it is the Hoke
County Journal which says that
we had earlier warm season in
March, 1914, than this year. It
tells us that "warm weather be
gan about the middle of Febru
ary and by March 28th the leaves
were full grown but a freeze on
that day killed everything, even
trees and grape vines. News
and Observer.
Qld Board Renominated
After the debate had been held
at the Auditorium last Friday
night a meeting was held to nom
inate Town officers. The pres
ent Mayor and Board of ' Com
missioners, composed of B. Nooe,
Mayor, and Daniel L. Bell, J . C.
Lanius, T. W. Hackney, -R. M.
Farralf and- G. J. Griffin, Com
missioners, were renominated.
, i The election will be held May 3.
SHOT BY A BLOCKADER
Ralph Knight Shot
in
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SideNot Serious
. M. Ralph Knight, whose home
is some five or six miles South of
town, has been living : with an
uncle "near Aberdeen. Qne day
last week a party of raiders-were
hunting illicit stills in the section
in which Mr. Knight's uncle lived.
And he was one of the raiders.; -
From what we can learn of the
affair, and there have been many
different reports of ths shooting,
it seems that a still was found and
one of . the moonshiners ran and
tried to get away, . when Mr.
Knight took after him. Young
Knight is fleet of foot and gave
the fleeing negro a chase. So
near was he at one time that the
negro turned and fired at him,
tue ball entering his side, struck a
rib and glanced off tearing up
the skin. Knight then then went
to his automobile and drove to
Aberdeen, four mile away where
a physician dressed the wound,
which was not serious.
Strange enough, next day, while
hunting stills, Mr. Knight's uncle
was shot by another negro, who
wastrying to make his escape,
but how dangerous was the wound
we could not learn.
Chatham Always Leads
Last Tuesday morning Mrs.
Henry Richardson, who lives two
miles from Siler City, sold 63
young Buff Orpington chickens,
which netted her at 55 cents per
pound, $5d. 30. They were bought
by Richards'on and Brady, who
at once rushed them on a. truck
to Greensboro and there wen the
distinction of selling the first
broilers on that market; There
were two - coops- of. these fine
young chicks, one of them was re
tained at Greensboro, the other
rushed by express to New York,
where they won a prize for be
ing the first on the New York
market.
Now, that is a distinction and
honor, which wa all are proud,
and share with Mrs. Richardson,
first on Siler City market, first
on Greensboro's and the first on
New York's"! Why Chatham
County is rapidly climbing the
ladder.
This little bunch of broilers
sold for more than a large bale
of cotton will bring today. And.
theyt were not forced by incuba
tors and brooders, but hatched
by mother hens and raised the
old-fashioned way, ranging the
lot.
A wonderful country we have
herein Chatham County, N. C.
Siler City Grit. .
The Wary Blockader
Federal and State prohibition
officers operating out fromfrlick
ory confirm tales told by local
fishermen that blockaders use the
waters of the big dams in that
section for the purpose of mov
ing to and from their mountain
plants. The lakes of the South
ern Power Company in that sec
tion, particularly that at Lookout
shoals, afford the means of water
communication that leave not a
single trace for the officers to
follow. A blockader operates on
first one side of the Catawba
River and then on the other, and
when an alarm is sounded gath
ers his still outfit in a boat, rows
off and and anchors it in the bot
tom of the pond. It can be fish
ed out at leisure.
Clyde Rosser and Miss Clara
Buchanan, both of Lee County,
were married yesterday at the
Burns House, 'Squire R. M.Burns
officiating.
THE PAST MARCH
WARMEST ON RECORD
The warmest March on record
since th e Raleigh, Weather Bu
reau was established fh 1887 was
ended Thursday and not until
Wednesday, March 30, had there
IbVen a day, with temperature as
low as freezing. A temperature
of 30 was recorded that day.
With a temperature of 59.2,
the highest recorded, was on
March 2, when the mercury went
to 86. The next highest record
ed for March was in 1910," when
a temperture of 58 was recorded.
The normal for the month is 50.4.
giving an excess for the month
of 8.8 degrees.
The total rainfall for the month
was 3.88 inches, showing a defi
ciency of .44 of an inch. The
heaviest rainfall was on March
24, when 1.53 inches oi ram is
recorded. There were 11 days
of rain during the month, and 10
clear days, 14 cloudy and 7 part-
lv ' cloudy. Thunderstorms oc
curred March 5 and 30. Kaleigh
Times.
U. D. C. Meeting
(Reported for the Record)
The March meeting of the U.
D. C. was held at the residence
of Mrs. E. A. Farrell with Mes-
dames R. M. and E. A. Farrell
as hostesses. -The
meeting was called to or
der by the president and after
the reading of the Ritual the
minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved. The Treas
urer's Teport was read and ap
proved. Mrs. Wm. Eubanks, .Chairman
of the Relief Committee, read
notes of thanks from Messrs.
Griffin and Norwood for the fruit
sent to them' while they were
The Museum Committee hadno
report. ' - .
World War papers were then
called for. Mrs. London empha
sized the importance of these ca
pers being turned in at once.
, Mrs. London also emphasized
the importance of the U. D.
C. from a genealogical stand
point. As reauested by Mrs. London
in February, each member gave
the name of the man under
whom he joined, company and
command.
Mrs. Wm. Eubanks was asked
to write a sketch of the life oi
Bishop Capers, who wrote 4 the
ritual of the U. D. C.
A rising vote of love was ex
tended to Mrs. D. L. Bell and
our new daughter Elizabeth
McLin Bell. -
Plans were made for Memori
al Day celebration. At the sug
gestion and motionbf Mrs. G.P.
Alston, seconded by Mrs. J. ,C.
Lanius, it was decided to serve
dinner Memorial Day to the vet
erans and their wives. ,
Mrs. G. W. Blair was appoint
ed Chairman of the Dinner Com
mittee with Mesdames J. W.
Hunt, E. A. Farrell, R. M. Far
rell and W. L: Farrell to assist
her. - v
The selection of a speaker for
Memorial Day was postponed un
til the April meeting. -
Words feebly express the ap
preciation of the Daughters of
the Confederacy to the members
of the General Assembly of 1921
for their generosity to the Con
federate veterans; and a rising
vote of thanks was extended to
them.
The subject for discussion at
the April meeting will be Chat
ham Companies in the Confeder
ate War names, number of men,
etc. . . ' - ' v .
At the close of the business
ORGANIZE CLASS CONFERENCE I
Will Be of Special Interest to
Sunday School Workers
There will be held in the San
ford Baptist Church on Thurs
day and Friday of next week,
April 14 and 15, a conference for
organized Sunday School classes,
which will be of special interest
to all Sunday School workers
within the bounds of" the Sandv
Creek Association and the coun
try surrounding Sanf ord.
Mr. Harry Strickland, of Nash
ville, Tenn. , Secretary of Organ
ized Class Work under the direc
tion of the Baptist Sunday School
Board, will be . the star attrac
tion. Mr. Strickland is an ex
pert in his line and is a most en
gaging speaker. It will be a rare
privilege to hear him. He will
be accompanied by Secretary E.
L. Middleton, of Raleigh, who
will lead some of the round-table
discussions and make .some ad
dresses. ' '
The following is a list of some
of the topics that will be discuss
ed: "The Place of Men and Wo
men in the Sunday School, "
"Why and How to Organize
Classes."' "The Class Officers
and Their Duties, ' ' "Opportuni
ties; of the Vice-Presidents,"
' 'The Organized Clas ii the
Fidd Service," "The Department
With a Hole in It," "Organizing
the Big Boys" and Girls. ' ' Round
Table "The Best Thing in My
Class." Round Table "The Big-
crest Problem in My Class." "A
Federation of Organized Class
es." iviemoas oi ieacnmg
Adults " etc.
The Conference will begin
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock
and close Friday afternoon. Pas
tors, superintendents, teachers
and "all w.ho are interested in larg
er and better Sunday Schools are
invited. Sanford will provide en
tertainment for those who attend
the meetings. - '
Mr. Strickland will reach San
ford in time Wednesday evening
to conduct the prayer service,
though the conference will .not
open until Thursday morning.
WAIiTER M. GILMORE.
Will Not Pay the Price
. The demand to increase freight
and passenger, rates resulted- in
disaster, to the railroads. The
people cannot and will not pay
the price. Now gas ratesv and
telephone rates must be higher,
say the gas and telephone com
panies. Next the electric light
companies will fall in with the
power ,: cofnpanies that are : de
manding higher rates. ;It is all
wrong. Passenger rates, freight
rates and other public utility rates
should come down. The railroads
in some parts of the" country see
the handwriting on the wall and
are reducing the rates' 10 per
cent. Where do you find any
body riding the railroad nowa
days; who can help it? It costs
more; than $4 for a berth .from
Raleigh to Greensboro, 81.miles.
If you want to take a night trip
to Washington it used to cost you
$1.50 to $5. Now it costs more
than $5. People do notxgo only
when they have to. Ashboro
Courier. ;
Mrs. Henry A. London has been
appointed a . delegate to attend
the meeting of the general soci
ety of the Daughters of the Rev
olution to be held in New York
May 3, 4 and 5.
session an ice course was served.
Mesdames J. L. Griffin and G.J.
Griffin will be hostesses to the
U. Dr C. at the April meeting!
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OFFERED SELF FOR SALE
She Wanted Money to Pay,
Expenses of Mother
Dorothy Miller, 16 years old, of.
Trenton, N..J,, who' offered to
marry in two years any whiter
man who met her requirements
as to refinement and education and'
who would give her $1,000 to per
mit her mother to have a vitally
needed operation performed, has
been informed that a wealthy
man in St. Paul,- Minn., who re
fuses to disclose his identity, had
mailed her a certified check' for
$1,000- and that the girl would
not have to marry him to cash it.
The unreyealed benefactor, it was -said,
declared the girl's readi-'
ness to sacrifice herself to save
her mother's life made a strong
appeal to him. - -The
girl made one stipulation
which was that she would not
marry the man until she was 18
years old. Following the pub--
licatipn of her appeal in a New "
Yrk city newspaper she wasde--higed
with letters from men v
young, midd leage, old, good-look- -
ing "and others not so attractive.
They were all ready to furnish
the $1,000 in Order to wed the
young girl, who is something of a.
beauty.
One suitor, a young man from
Philadelphia, was turned down '
by Dorothy because he "had so
many gold teeth and showed gross
cruelty to the king's English."
She said she could have overlook
ed his raiment, which included a
purple suit, orange tie and brown
overcoat, but that his ' disadyan- ,
tages were too great. . , ' ,
The same day a bald-headed
widower, the father of four child
ren,made apnlication.but he, tooi .
was discouraged: At first he told
her he Avas ahachebri bu t later '
admiteb that he had a family. He
was about 55 years old and was a
farmer from Southern Jersey.
Each day the answers to her ad
vertisement piled up, coming not
only from every state, but Cana
dian provinces as' well. None,
however, contained " the thou
sand dollars, until the St. Paul
man announced that he was send- ,
ing the money to Dorothy with
no strings attached.
But the publicity given , the,
young girl resulted in her father .
being offered a position. His lack
of employment ws the real rea
son for the family's financial
stress. -Now he is earning $30"
a week which will take care , of
his family, although it ; will : not
provide the funds for the opera
tion heeded by the mother. .
v .Thephyoician who recommend
ed thesoperation and the hospital
authorities agreed to .wait for
their money, but the . family is
independent and refused to be- ;
comes object of charity. While
seeking some way out of the di- i
lemna Dorothy resolved to offer
herself in marriage to the man
who would finance her mother's
operation; , ; v . , i j :
Then, from the clouds of gloom v
came joy when it was learned
that she would; not have to sacri- .
fice herself and that the mother
could be restored to health because
the love of the little girl for her
mother touched the heartstrings, ,
of a man out in St. Paul.
William Gerald, of Monroe, a
mechanic at Iceman Knitting Co.,
was instantly killed Friday when
a long section of ' pipe which he
was carrying came in contact with
a live wire. He was taking the
pipe to a nearby workshop and
when he attempted, ; to take it .
from his shoulder it touched g
wire near the ceiling at an ex
posed place. ' , ' .
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