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ESTABLISHED -SEPT. 19, 1878.
PrTTSBORO CHATHAM CO.V THURSDAY, MAY 12, 192.
VOL. XLTI1 NO. 41
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OFFERED BY MR. POE
iiiity Given SchobU
Opportui
Children tnamam lo
Compete on a Map
C C Pe register of deeds of
rhafham county, has statedHo the Rec
Ch tm tbat he proposes to give two
ora nw the two Chatham county
Pr.ize1 rhiMren who provide, the best
sc
map
of tne cuuiii-j.
Ui o..4- ;5 inon in niw school
.f,S 0f the county, between the" age: of
cli 9i years, and Mr. Poe is desirous
Vhaving as many enter into theprop
of Kn S will. To the first most com
f ap submitted -sill be awarded
& tZht second $2.00. ; ; I : '
3ThVonlv restrictions to this offer is
hit the map must be gotten up in a
Sematic style, both as to the topog-
onhv of the county, in shape, direc
W j m,,0e nnnt.ain all the rivers.
i" -n QTlfl 1UOW r
r;,hes. railroads, publi
roads, towns
1 1 AAifmnD
There is more to the prize than the
Jre monetary value, because Mr. Poe
templates having .this map repro
ved for the ue general purposes
thP county, and the honor of this
ne is well worth the' effort. The
Record hopes that every school girl awd
Jov in the county will make an effort
this prize. If you do not win either
nf the prizes, the uncertaking will
make you more familiar with your home
county and teach you many things pos
sibly not now known, and this will cer
tainly be worth while.
Church Improvement
The Presbyterian church in
Pittsboro if undergoing a remod
eling stage and when completed
will be a great improvement over
the old condition. The belfry has
been torn away, and the old un
sightly wood work will be' re
placed with a brick structure, not
quite so high as the old one but
of more attractive architecture.
In addition to this it is pro
posed to recarpet the church,
place new and more pews and re
finish the interior of the building
in general.
The church put on a special I
drive from May 1st to the 8th for
the Chinese famine relief, and
set as their goal $1.80 for each
member, or $68.40 for 38 resident
members. This amount was raised
and sent to E. B. Crow, treasu
rer for North Carolina, on last
Monday. This will save';38 peo
pie from death by starvation un
til the June harvest six weeks
off. This was the . third drive of
the kind from this church this
winter -its members having first
contributed to the Armenian "or
near East relief and $65 for Chi
nese famine relief heretofore,
making in aU $173.40 for this
cause. ' . . . 1 : .,
This churcif, which has a very
small membership, made a most
gratifying report to the Prescy
tery which was read by the pas
tor to the congregation last Sun
day morning. The report shows
that for the year ending April 1,
1921, the church had only 33 res
ident members and contributed
to all causes more than $1100, or
more than $36 per member
j The church was without a pas-
tor half of the last year ending'
yiarcn di; yet it contributed more
lor the various benevolent causes
f the church than it had done in
aiy previous year.
S. S. Association
The
Chatham countv international
aunda
Say school
EKn at Rocky River Friends
' 10 30 6 5th Sunday May, 1921, at
dents a'-m' 1 have appointed presi
thetV11 each township to organize
on thJf lpe-ctive townships, and I insist
has S rln2 done' hut Where it has
da? ! u be?n done' 1 ask all white Sun
y schools to -send three delegates
totu lul tne,r ounaay scnoois
the cunty convention. .?
C E. DUNCAN, President, y
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An Interesting Letter
The foiling , letter was written by J.
J. London, commander TT s c q-
louis, U. S. N., to his mother" Mrs TT
A. London, of this v city.' The letter
comes from Alexandria, Egypt, under
date of March ;5, 1921, and will be of
interest to the people of Chatham
county: -
, "One of the desires of my life has
been accomplished -I have visited the
pyramids of Egypt. I have looked to
this visit for so many years that I was
afraid I would be - disappointed when I
did see them: But noUso they came
up to my greatest expectations. It is
only neces&ary to climb the great pyra
mid and explore its recesses, to grasp
its magnitude. :
You have read ar-d can refresh your
memory concerning the pyramids, but I
will tell you in this letter mylmpressisn
and give you a description of them as
an account of my visit to Cairo.
Egypt really consists of the Nile riv
er valley and the Libyan desert. Except
near the mouth of the Nile, the Nile
river valley is only four to sixteen miles
wide. Alexandria is ; the largest sea
port, near one, of the mouths, and Cairo
is located about 10 miles up the river.
The pyramids are located on the edge
of the desert on the west of the Nile
valley and stretch along a space of 20
miles, numbering 76 pyramids . in all.
These pyramids are in five groups, the
largest pyramids being in the group
called Gizeh, six miles outside, of Cairo.
This was thev group we visited, ( , -
I went with three officers of the St.
Louis, leaving Alexandria on a sleeping
car the night of Feb. 28th, and started
out bn our sightseeing trip early on the
morning of March 1st. We visited the
Egyptian market (held once a week) on
our way out of the city. I must tell
you about this later, as it was the most
interesting sight to me, inside of Cairo
itself. As we rounded a turn in the
road outside the city, the view of the
pyramids burst upon us, some four miles
away then, three stately objects rising
high above the arren desert. We
quickly sped across the swampy ground
over a beautiful boulevard rajsed some
ten feet above" the lowland, "and upon
arrival at the , desert's edge were sur
rounded by Bedouin , guides. We had
fortunately taken a guide for, the day
at $1 for each of us So we succeeded
in beating them off with the help of
the police. These Bedouins had a num
ber of camels and donkeys for sightse
ers to ride on around the pyramids
through the sand. '
We all chose camels to ride upon and
started out. Rode around the pyramids,
visited the sphinx, some 400 yards away,
had our pictuie taken as is usually done,
remounted upon camels with the sphinx
and pyramids as a background. I shaH
send you a picture when s I. receive
themV We. visited some tombs and old
temples nearby, which have recently
been excavated. We were doubtful
about climbing the pyramid as it ap
peared to be an arduous task, but final
ly decided as we would probably never
have another chance we might as well
do it. And we are glad we did. In no
other way can we realize the immensity
of the structure. When you are half
. way up and about played out, then look
up and down, you can then only realize
what a masonic pile it is.
Each of us took a guide and started
up, climbing at the southeast corner.
It would be almost impossible and very
dangerous to tackle the sides in climb
ing, as the ledges are covered with pul
verized stone which makes footing very
uncertain. We climbed the great py-.
f mid, that of Cheop, dating some 4000
years before Christ! t'he second pyra
mid is not as highland in addition still
has a smoothed ovsr surface near the
top that prevents you from climbing.
The third pyramid is not nearly so high.
The great pyramid has losjs all of the
outside filling between layers of stone,
making a perfect series of steps.
These steps, however, are about 2 1-2
feet high, so you have to do more climb
ing than stepping.
After frequent rests we finally reach
ed the top, taking exactly 15 minutes. ;
The native guide?, bemsr accustomed to
it and barefooted, can go up and down
in less than ten minutes. The top of
this pyramid is broken off, making an
area about 15 feet square on top. The
view from the top is wonderful. There
is probably no other view in the world
in which life and death, fertility and
desolation, are seen so close together
and in such contrast. To the westward
extend the brown sands of the iesert.
The huge monuments erected here by
the hand of man, remind the spectator
of daath and eternitv. To the south
ward, in the distance rise the pyramids
of Abusis, Sakkara and Dahshur; J;o the
northward stretch he fields in the val
ley of the Nile Toward the east, on
the other hand, flows the JNiie river, on
each bank of which stretches a tract
of rich, arable land, luxuriantly cloth
ed with green vegetation. In the direc
tion of Cairo, across the valley, runs
the long, straight boulevard.
All of the stones on top of the pyra
mid are literally covered with namespf
visitors. For a tip, a Bedouin' will cut
your name with a -knife into the soft
stone, if you write it ior -mm on me
Rtonp. Some 240U vears aero, tne ureeK
historian, Herodotus, visited this pyra
mid and describes his visit in detail.
The pyramid was then between 3000
and 4000 years old. He states that it
took 100,000 men twenty years to build
LKheops pyramid, working. three months
a year. . xne uimeiioivuo c -even,
must have been estimated, as
they are hot correct. The present
height of that pyramid is 451 feet and
the length of sides is ,750 feet. It cov
ers an area of 13 acres and the cubic
contents, of masonry still amounts to
over three million cub'c yards. '
The pyramids were built before death
by the Egyptian kings as their tombs,
and the size, in general, depends on the
king's -length of reign and power to
control the labor sufficient to build it.
The tomb was in the nature of a small
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HONOR THE FALLEN HEROES
Exercises Held Here Tues
dayHon. R. O. Ever
ett Makes Speech
The exercises held by the
Daughters of the Confederacy in
the courthouse Tuesday was all
that a pleasant occasion . could
produce. A sumptuous dinner
prepared by willing hands, a ta
ble veritably loaded with viands
fit for a king spread before those
old men and their wives and wid
ows, . a most excellent speech by
Hon. R. O. Everett, of Durham,
and the covering of the graves
of the fallen heroes with an
abundance of . flowers, crowned
the day with glory. ,
The Record would be glad if
we had time and space to enu
merate in detail the exercises of
the dayj honoring the heroes who
fought and . died for' their coun
try. While it is a sacred duty
we perform on these occasions,
it is entered , into with the proper
spirit by our people. v It brings
sadness to us and painful memo
ries to many hearts.: It is a priv
ilege to us who have Vbenefi ted
through the misfortunes of otht
ers. . 'J''; ::. .''.'".;.
A state is no greater than its
people, and the record of North
Carolina is illuminated by ; the
greatness of- her fallen sons in
all wars:
No word that we may utter, no
act that we niay perform wi 1
add or detract from . the nobility
of their great service to their
country. ;
cut we may oe true to our
selves," to 'our country, and'to our
God, by reverently commemorat
ing the noblest act of mankind
the sacrifice of -life that home
and country may be preserved
and that others may live and
prosner.
Heroes of all American wars!
In humility and sadness of heart,
in pride and gloryof your achieve
ments, in our knowledge that
Heaven is a fitting abode for all
heroes, we humbly salute the un
conquerable spirit of yonr valor
and fidelity!
May it be the pleasure of all to
attend, to witness, and mingle
together again twelve months
hence, and at last be associated
together in that "temple 'not
made with hands. '
chamber in the center of the pyramid,
either about the level of the ground or
high; up in the pyramid. The burial
chamber in Kheops pyramid is accessi
ble now to visitors, so after slowly de
scending the pyramid, we entered. The
passage is very narrow, about four feet
wide by four feet high, making it ne
cessary to stoop in traversing it. It
rises to rather a steep, incline to a
height of 139 .feet inside the pyramid
where it ends in the king's chrmber
the queen's chamber is on a lower lev
el. The inclined passageway has been
fitted with h&nd-rails and wooden walk
way with cross-strips to assist the pe
destrian in ascending. The chamber is
17 feet by 34 1-2 and is 19 feet high.
It still contains the sarcophagus (stone
coffin) made of granite, but now empty
and mutilated. The mummy 'of the
king' is preserved in the Egyptian mu
seum in Cairo. This pyramid has been
entered many times by robbers, being
entered some 2009 years B. C., and sub
sequently by every invading army. If
any treasure was buried with the king,
it has long since disappeared. , The pas
sage to tho king's chamber was sealed
by a massive granite stone which proved
too difficult to even remove, so that his
bod v would have been even now unmor
molested were it not for the softness
of the stone with which the -pyramid
was built. It was found possible to cut
a passasre through this stone into the
passageway beyond the, sealing stone.
The pvramids ranK among tne oldest
monuments of human industry and cer
tainly are the best preserved. Their
colossal propostions causethe same as
tonishment that was felt ages ago by
Greek and Roman travellers," and I
think, that with all the power of a king
who could build ,such a monument, his
last estate must be the same as any
other mortal. " Could he have ever im
agined that, after spending all that la
bor, time and treasure in building this
resting place, his body would some day
(6,000 years later) hnd a resting place
in a museum to be gazed upon lightly
by ordinary mortals.. Such is the lot
of man. Devotedly, JACK."
Discharge Certificates
The adjutant general has- made it
possible to world's -war veterans who
had honorable discharge certificates on
A. G. O; form No. 625 to secure their
victory medals : without mailing '" their
discharge to the victory medal officer
if. they desire not to do so.
A form known as A: G. O. form No.
740-c, "True Extract of Discharge Cer
tificate of Fnlisted .Man to Secure Vic
tory Medal by Mail," (A. G. O. form
No. 740-d for officers) will be furnished
to each applicant for a : victory medal,
and to all partios requesting them who
are-assisting ex-servfee men to obtain
iheif victory medals. : '
; It is no longer necessary tor-have this
form certified by a notary public, as the
adjutant general has decided that this
may now de done by. any American Re
gion commanded f"n:
f.The precedure will be as follows: Go
tQ your -postmaster, American Legion
commander, or Red Cross chapter," or
write to Lt. Col. C. M. Bunker, Guil
ford county court house, - Greensboro,
N. C., and get an application blank and
extract form. '
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Mr.; Thompson Appointed
; At a meeting of the - state board of
agricultute in Raleigh last week, among
those appointed as oil inspectors for the
state of North Carolina was Mr. Jacob
Thompson, of Pittsboro. ; He will fill
the place creditab'y; . - 7 v 3
Major Graham, commissioner of ag
riculture, stated - that fertilizer sales
had dropped off: 60 per cent on the sales
for 1921. A. financial statement of this
department was made at th meeting,
showing a total expense of $205,778.70,
with receipts amounting to $225,202.90.
Bennett Items
Deferred from last week.
The Bennett school closed in flying
color?. May 6, -The address on Educa
tion was ably delivered by our ex-state
senator, W P. Horton, and a fine flag
was presented by - the Junior Order,
Pleasant Garden Council.. No. 340, the
B esentation being made by Rev. .G. R.
nderwood. In a neat fitting, well
timed impromptu speech, the flag was
accepted ,by Attorney J. H. Scott, a
former resident of Bennett. But inas
much as Mr. Scott cleared the first
ground, erected the firsChome, put up
the first . roller mill, built the first
ch&rcVand stood sponsor at thevbirth
of Bennett and its school it was fitting
and proper that "he accept the flag, as
he did, in , the name of the children
now and to come. , ; -
The fifth Denson annual prize, a dic
tionary .to the student making the most
As usual the memorial services rat
Pleasant Grove was largely attended.
The forenoon address was made by Rev.
G. R. Underwood, and after the graves
were alike decorated, Dr J. D. Gregg,
of Liberty, gave a splendid Biblico-his-torical
discourse.,
With Hon. W. P. Horton came his
wife and Mrs. Fletcher Mann, of Pitts
boro.
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Scott, Mrs. Delia
Brady and daughter, Mary, of Greens
boro, attended the school's close.
Mrs. Mauny Ward and daughter, of
Ramseur, visited Bennet friends Friday.
Mrs. Sara Ward . is visiting her son,
W. A. Ward.
Mrs. Thomas E. .' Simmons,who has
been seriously sick, is improving.
MiSses Alma Stewart, Henri Reece
Fleta Coward, of Liberty, gave us a
taste of higher class vocal and instru
mental music. -
James Allen Talley is "slightly" on
the sick list. .
A surprise birthday dinner was -given
Mrs. Frances Kidd Sunday, it being
her 76th birthday. One hundred and
five were in attendance.
About 50 per cent of our voters went
to. the polls Tuesday and only a few of
them were women. William C. Brew
er, Dem., was elected mayor, George
Estridge, Rep., , maishal, H. Frank
Brown, S. Wiley Maness, Dems., and
John A. Purvis, B. C. Routh, Geo. M.
Philips, Reps., commissioners, and Ed.
S. Phillips, clerk. For treasurer, M.
C. Yow, Dem., and Chester Scotton,
Rep., were tied.
PittsbVro Circuit
Third- Sunday appointments
Services at 11 a. m. at Brown's
chapel. C. D. Qrrell and W. P.
Horton will be with the pastor in
this service. ' Sunday at 8 p. m.
J. W. Auiry will do the preach
ing for us at Pittsboro. 7
J. J. BOONE, Pastor
Loan Books to Farmers
The Library Commissicn at Raleigh
co-operating with the Agriculture De
partment has obtained a collection of
the best books and pamphlets on co-operating:
marketing1. This material has
) been secured because of the keen inter
est of Tar Heels in this subject, and is
a part of the larger agricultural libra
ry. . There are special collections on
soils, orchards, truck farming, poultry,
dairying, etc. These books and pack
age libraries on many different subjects
are loaned for a period of three weelcs
and may be once renewed for the same
time. The only cost is the postage.
Apply to Mary B. Palmer, director N.
Ci Library Commission, RaleigJj, N, C.
Friends here of the bride-to-be will
be interested in the approaching mar
riage of Miss Eliza Peach, a daughter
of Mrs." J. M. Leach, of Raleigh, to
Mr. Robert Newcomb, also of Raleigh,
which takes place next Saturday.
OF WOMAN'S 'CLUB
Meeting Lst ; Week Was
Full of Interest to All
Pittsboro People
Decidedly the, most interesting
meeting of the Woman's club was
that held- at the home" of the
president, Mrs. W.-P; Horton,
with Mrs. Fletcher C. Marin as
additional hostess, on Wednesday
atterndon, May : Uh, .V when most
interesting talks were : made by
Missl Lawley; of the; bureau of
educational i extension : - service
Miss Williams state nurse, and
the Countess de Caen, of Toursr
France, known as ' 'Little Moth
dr' by our A
who were stationed at Tours',
France, during the world war. . .
. Miss Lawley spoke briefly of
her work, the purpose of it;' how
the club-women could aid her in
making a success of it by urging
every one; to attiend the rnee tings
and take an active part in them;
Miss Williams spoke interest
ingly of her work in, this county;
the conditions existing -m, the
schools, and emphasized the im
portance of more sanitary condi
tions, especially the drinking fa
cilities. " - -
The countess told of the dis
tr essing conditions in France and
spoke most feelingly of the high
regard France has for the United
States. "When I , left France,
said the . countess; "my. people
said Tell ; the Americans w6 send
them our love ah$ will ever re
member .what America has done
f or us. ' She denounced the pro p-
that'. isapmoIrM,!
in thi onn o rroincf T?riu
and emphasized the high regard
France and her ; people have for
the United States- and her peo
ple . She said France lost two
million men m the war and that
but for the intervention of Eng
land the Germans . would i have
been in Paris, before Christmas
Day. " She begged that we ever
remember France as being our
friend and said, ' 'when you want
to throw a rock; throw it at, the
Kaiser." ' - :.::-'. '
The countess spoke in terms of
highest praise of the American
soldiers, their bravery and their
courage. She told of her minis
trations to t he American aviators
andjiow she stood by them in
their dying hours and received
last messages to their loved ones.
She herself spent one month in
the base hospital just behind the
firing line.
Her, time as well as her for-
tune and personal energy were
consecrated to the cause, and per
haps no person in France today
is more idolized than this frail,
delicate little Countess de Caen,
at the beginning of America's en
try into - the war there-were of
course ho Y. M. C. A. rs, no K.'
C. 's or other club houses. The
men were absolutely without en
tertainment, and the Countess de
Caen threw her own home open
to our boys and they were wel
come to go and come as they
pleased. There was always, a
roaring fire, with books and sta
tionery, and the men were served
with delicious chocolate or coffee
and cake. She introduced her
American boys to the best fami
lies' In France and. their homes
too, were thrown open to them
at all times. ' :
At the close of the war, when
the refugees the old, the frail
and little children arrived in her
city, and immediately set about
to help them iind shelter and pro- j
vide such of them as were able!
with "an opportunity to work. She 1
: Due Great Credit -
Editor of The Record: -
I was invited to deliver the1
commencement address , of : - the
Bennett school on the 29th day 'of
April, and may I ask that yon al
low! me space in your paper to
give expression; of my apprecia
tion in haying 'the privilege to
meet and know the people iii and
around Bennett in a more inti-f
mate way, arid to corigrathlate
the faculty of- the school for their ,
very efficient work which was so '
much in evidence on that day. U;i "
It was witft peculiar pride and
pleasiire that I notice the spleri
did nd efficient manner in which ,
the children acquitted themselves;
in the performance of their du
ties; through the whole program
To whom are the peorile of Ben
nett indebted for this t There
can be)but one answer:1 The fac-
ultv pf the school, and those who
co-operated with the faculty in.
making this possible. May I say
here that the people in an around ., '
Bennett are due; a great 'deal 'ot$
credit for the erection of the new
school .buildmg wh how
nearing completion. To my mind
they could do nothing to Joe ;
as great an asset .to V the com-
muni'y as the . erectio-of this
building,- .:becausein
progress and hear the -voice of
the 4 citizens of that community.'
crying out for greater education
al advantages which will surely
come when you find . as I found
there, pride and co-operation in
th&work which I have mention
ed above. , , .
I was captivated with the cor
dial and friendly manner in which
I was J. welcomed by the -people : :
. anu. naymgtne.opporxun-.
W i"eeL anu taiK . wnn tnem
On this Occasion will always .
an inspiration to me.
W. P. HORTON.
Mr. Daniel .L. Bell, who has edited
and . published the t Chatham . Record
since last summer, ' has- leased the pa-'
per to Mr. Colin G. Shaw, an experi
enced newspaper man and prihter of
North Wilkesboro, who gets out his
first paper this week. Both the out
going and incoming -editor has our best
wishes. Alamance Gleaner.
found .a market for the sale of
theirj laces and other handiwork."
The CoUntess :de Caen is an of
ficial attache of the : Marquis &e
Keropari, delegate . to the Fifth
Regerit 'Orleans. ; Bhe wears the
medal of the Societe 'de Secours
Blesses Militaires, given for four
years Voluntary service. ,v':
Her years of strenuous work
are telling on her, and it is the
hope Of her many i friends iii this
country, who' have besieged hes
with invitations, that she will be
greatly benefited by her rest.
In stature, the countessissmalV
dresses simply though with ex
cellent taste. . She has a sweet
ness and charm of personality
that is magnetic, coupled with
the poise, -the quiet easy bearing,
free from any sign of affectation,
the true marks of the real 'gentle
woman., ,. ' :. . W j ' " '. I':! -:
?At the close of the' countess! .
speech, pur president, in her us
ual gracious manner, . thanked
Miss Williams, Miss Lawley and
the countess for their talks and
assured j the countess that . we
would; -ever love France and her
people and that we would never
forget them. She also thanked
Mrs. Jas. L. Griffin, whose gufist
the countess was while, iri Pitts- .
boro, and through whose' instru
mentality we were enabled ,to
tiear tne - countess, ana ivirs. m.
J. Jordan, of Gulf, .whom the
countess is visiting. Mrs. J ordan
is the mother; of Lieut.1 Ralph
Jordan, who was in the aviation
service and; vhp' was stationed .
at;Toursf-.Fraiicer.;' -'
During the social hour tea and
sandwiches were Eerved, O . v -r