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Chatham HE RECORD is read fj every week by almost everybody that's anybody. Record J? THE RECORD is the paper that's in every home, and the only paper in many homes. ESTABLISHED SEPT. 19, 1878. P.TTSBORO. N.C., CHATHAM CO., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1921 VOL. XLIY NO. 18 Til A DOLLAR NOW Hav l:or The Record Before January And Save 50c. If the label on your paper reg isters 21, then you aie due to pay another year's subscription, dat ing your label to 22. The terms of the paper is for cash in ad vance, and especially as we are sending the paper now for only $1.00. After January first the price 0f the Record will be $1.50 strictly in advance to everyone, therefore by subscribing now or renewing your subscription," you save 50c. The Record has more than twice the number of subscribers that were on the list when the present owner took charge and we appreciate them. We are putting on new ones every day and we want to urge everyone to take the paper now end pay up for another year, because we cannot afford to send it for less than SI. 50 after the first of the year. We are printing you a good pa per, six and eight pages of a seven column paper every week, full of local Chatham news and we hope that you will profit by sending your dollar now. If you want the Progressive Farmer and the Southern Aeri culturist one full year for each, enclose 25c extra with your re mittance and state whether you are now jretfing these papers or not, and we will have them sent to you with th? Record. Be prompt. MT. ZION. Gun? were firing in the woods all day Thanksgiving. I guess there will not be much game left for Christmas. Masters Claiborne and Marion Harmon, of kaleigh, spent the w-ek-end with their grand par ents. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Harmon. Miss Janie Clegg, of Siier City, spent Tnanksgiving at home. ' Miss Olivia Harmon, of Mt: Tabor, was at home on a short visit last week. She attended the Teachers Assembly in Raleigh Mrs. J. W. Griffin and son, Carev, spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Dorsett, of San ford, Miss Mary Petty is visiting her neice, Mrs. W. W. Stedman, near Moncure. We are very sorry to learn that Mrs. Jenks got her barn, crib and I all the feed burned one day last ! week, bparks from the train set it cn fire. W. B. Thomas has recently had acetyiene lights put in his home. They give a beautiful light. There are other families through here who have acetylene lights and they like them. ALO. Progressing Nicely. it is said that the work on the cam at Lockville, being erected by the Hurley Brothers, of Troy, has been far advanced toward completion, owing to the contin ued drouth during the latter part of the summer. This will be good news for the folks in Pitts boro as we expect to get electric current from this point when the work is completed. Notice of Sale of Valuable Town Property. Under and by virtue of the power of sale conferred upon the undersigned by a decree of the Superior Court of Chat ham County, N. C, rendered in the fecial Proceeding entitled "S. S. omith vs. J. Q. Seawell," the under signed commississioner of the court will offer for sale at public out-cry to the h'-gnest bidder for cash, at the court house door in Pittsboro, N. C, on Saturday, December 17th, 1921, at 12 o'clock, noon, th e following de scribed lands, Iving and being in the corporate limits" of the town of Siler yty, Chatham County, North Carolina, beginning at a stake on the south side g public road, (extension of Raleigh street), said stake being 140 feet East M corner of the R. R. Smith lot, and running in an easterly direction with ine south side of said public road 3973-4 leet to Ira Smith's line; thence north M 1-2 degrees east 59 3-4 feet to Ira smith's corner, in Mrs. Mary Pickett's 'me thence south 3 degrees west with Mrs. Pickett's line and Mrs. Jordan's we 1219 feet to a stake, Mrs. Jordan's corner in Fergusan's line; thence north J V2, Agrees west with said Fergu son e line 687 1-2 feet to a stake in cen r ol Smith Street; thence north about " degrees west with center of said ?ii iet794 feet to a stake; thence east S.J-2, feet to S. E. corner of R. R. smith lot; thence east 140 feet, to a aJe; thence north 1-2 degree west 340 18rq t0 the ginning an containing acres, be the aame more' or less. This land is sold far partition. This the 14th day of November, 1921. WADE BARBER, -. Commissioner. j & Bar ber, Attorneys. Dec. 15 CORINTH On last Friday Dr. Fuquay the dentist had arranged to be at Brick haven school and then to look after the children's dental work at Corinth school on Satur day. For some reason as yet un explained Dr. Fuquay did not o ily fail to come to either place but failed to notify anv one at either place that he could not be there. As it was Thanksgiving holidays, both schools had given up a holiday to accomodate the dental work. Both schools are exceedingly anxious to have the dental clinic and trust that in some way the work can yet be done. Mr. Rosemond, the C, P. & L. Co. armature winder, has a new job, that of Spanish interpreter. Carlos Morroquin, our good friend from Guatamala, phoned to a young lady in the neighborhood one day last week for a calling date which evidently was accept ed on the condition that when he called he bring along an inter preter. Carlos was a fine young chap and was game, so he pre vailed upon Rosemond to he!,, him out. Rosemond, however, was not very reluctant to accept. But new the mischief has been played, for Rosetnofid himself is some ladies man and Carlos is about to lose our. We have several of our good people on the sick list this week. ivirs. b. w. Harrington, Mrs. B. N. Dickens, Mrs. A. M. Pollard, anj Gus Clark, Jr. AH are im proving now but Mrs. Pollard, who is quite sick. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Ashworth spent Sunday visiting relatives in Durham. Mrs. R L. Wilson and children returned Saturday from their visit at Eilerbe. Miss Emma Stevens and her nephews John and Cecil Stevens from Sanford spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sessoms The Red Cross enrollment in the four school districts centered around Corinth closed with an enrollment of 27 members, 19 from Brick haven and 8 from Corinth. Th;s is a good cause and merits the support of every individual in the community. Authorities say that this winter now upon us will see more people die from starvation in the war devastated areas of Europe than were killed in battle during any one year of the world war. The Red Cross is still on the job and doing what it can to alleviate this suffering. Don't forget the F. A. D. S. December 20th. Corn Shuckings. We were just starting to writs a short piece about corn shuck ings when our friend, Henry F. Durham, of Roscoe, gave us some reminiscences on his experience. He stated that during this year he has attended a great many and that the cordial spirit of fel lowship that existed was a bene faction to all as well as the satis faction of suppling the inner man w ith the delightful food prepared by the splendid women. He savs that he hopes that it will be his privilege to attend many more, and so it will be with many other Chatham county people. Chamber of Commerce. There will be a public meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, held in the court house tonight (Friday) for the transaction of important business. It is urged that everyone come. Many mat ters of importance will demand your atten ion. Why Mr. Joe Armstrong, Ce'ebrated Dog Jrainer, Uses Rat-Snap. "Noticed rats around my ken nels, having hundreds of prize dogs, couldn't take chances. Tried RAT-SNAP; in three weeks every rat disappeared. Noticed chat the dogs never went near RAT-SNAP. I tell my friends abot RAT-SNAP." Use this sure rodent exterminator, it's safe. Comes in cake form. Three sizes, 35c, 6oc, $1.25. So!d and guaranteed by W. L. London & Son and Pilkington Pharmacy. RAW FURS Ship at Once to BACH FUR COMPANY 118-120 W. 27TK STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. They Pay BEST Price FREE BAIT TO TRAPPERS Write Today Hoyv to Get It and for Price List ANOTHER MURDER Hickory Mount Township Has An other Crims to Credit. About two o'clock Thursday morning of last week, Nathan Dorsett, colored, shot and killed Bill Pomp, a negro foreman for J. T. Plott Co. The particulars of the killing will probabably never be known, that is the real cause for the killing. The murder occurred on the farm of Will Dorsett, colored, father of Nathan, in Hickory Mt. Township and no evidence relating to the circum stances are obtainable except through the Dorsett negroes who were at the house of Nathan, where the killing occurred, ft is presumed that a gambling game was in progress and that a quar rel resulted in the tragedy It is claimed by Nathan that! the negro Pomp began a quarrel and after he began shooting that! 5 was necessary to kill Pomp in ty home section, says that a squir defense of himself and I other rel is very supple, indeed, members of his family. Nathan i m came direct to Pittsboro, reaching! 7 , ... ,, f . here about four o'clock, asking ,Wrd comes from An te be taken to the penitentiary glo-Saxon bread-kneader," but statino- that h WQq ohnf rt you try to make one believe it. mobbed and teHirg of the killing of Pomp, A coroner's inquest held Thurs day did not develop enough evi dence to hold the r.ero and he has been discharged. We have county officials state- merit tor the fact that Chatham county has suffered more expense and more devilment has emana ted from the farm of Will Dor sett than all the other colored people in Hickory Mt. have given. S. S. Class Banquet. The members of the Merritt There is nothing so exasperat Bible class of the M. E. church ing as to have a man drive Cad held their annual banquet Tues- iliac into the rear of your 1911 day evening of last week in the Ford and you learn that he has home of Mayor B. Noce, super- not damaged your Lizzie at all. intendent of the Sunday school. tt After invocation was offered by t,t, . u u i Rev. Jonas Barclay, pastor of the f hat has become of the old Presbyterian chirch. YV. F. fififfiriJS0? up,e W'th 16 ny-A t,;a- t 4-u i children. read his report of the year's work which was gratifying to all the members of the clacs. After the renort of the nresirlenr nffirs were elected for the ensuing year as fo'lows: President, Geo. H. Brooks; vice-f resident, Joe T. Bland; secretary and treasurer, Miss Cordie Harmon; assistant secretary and treasurer, Miss Evelyn Alston; teacher, Prof. E. R Franklin; assistant teacher, W. P. Horton. Miss Hill's Work. The Carolina Churchman, pub lished at Kaleigh, in its Novem ber issue pays a splendid tribute to the work being done at Leaks-ville-Spray by Miss Lillie Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Hill of Pittsboro. Mrs. Jno. S. Cunningham, writer of the article draws a pen picture of Miss Hill's home and of the two little boys she has adopted, the work she is doing and the manner in which it is appreciated by the membership of her denomination. S. BEBMAN'S CLOSING OUT SALE ! Now Going On ! Will Continue is This Stock MUST be SOLD and our Prices will Convince You Come to Our Store in CHAPEL HILL and Convince Yourself Wise-Otherwise Stolen Paragraphs Localized by the Editor to Tease His Friends Movie actresses sometime mar ry an ideal; others marry a good deal. England is called the mother country because she nas so many worries. There are also misused car dealers. WW Criticism of women should be abandoned half our parents were women. It is said that Germany has forma,,y abolished tipping. Ns"sx Tommi Mnrdofk nf th cmm. Don't never tell all you know you may be asked for an encore. V jf A Pittsboro laay says that members ot her family are on a war basis when a meal is ready all volunteer to eat. but when the dishes are to be washed, she is compelled to use draft methods. yj f The real idea most men have of being mismated is to marry a girl that can only cook liver and boil water. (4641 A newly married man makes a j mistake in believing that the, minute he goe? to WOrk, his Wife crawls back in bed. 444 After the Dublic finds it out. you are made to believe it was for the stomach's sake. Not Boll Weevil. Last week J. R Copeland, of New Hope township, brought to town an insect that many thought was a boil weevil. The Record sent the specimen to Henry M. London in Raleigh, and asked that he investigate it with the agricultural department. Mr. London writes us that the insect proved to be a nine weevil and not a boll weevil, that at tacked pine trees but never cot ton. He states further that Franklin Sherman. Jr., state entomologist in the agricultural department says that boll weevils have been reported to his depart ment from Moncure, Apex and Reeves ChapeL I Until Everything Sold PETER ROGERS CASE Trial of Murderer of J. C. Lanius : Began Yesterday. The trial of Peter Rogers, charged with the murder of J. C. Lanius in Pittsboro, on Saturday night, August 6th. was begun in Wayne county court in Goldsboro, N. C., yesterday. Rogers will be prosecuted by the solicitor, Wade Barber and W. P. Horton from Pittsboro and defended by Hoyle & Hoyle, of Sanford. It will be remembered that the case was called here during Oc tober term of court and Judge Cranmer removed the case to Wayne county after making an effort to get a jury from two special venires of 125 men each. The negro Rogers assaulted Mr. Lanius just at the rear of J. J. John. son & Sons store with a club. He died in a Sanford hos pital the following Wednesday. Blood hounds trailed the man to his cabin and much other circum stantial evidence has been se cured that Rogers was the guilty man. He is also suspecttd of having made a like assault upon Mr, Lanius two years ago at the same place. Robbery was the cause of the attack in both in stances. Sam P. Hatch Dead. Sam P. Hatch, cashier of the Bank of Sanford, is dead. That message came to Pittsboro la t Saturday a..d it saddened many hearts where he was so well and affectionately knewn. Mr. Hatch left Chatham county 23" years ago to go to Lee county, to engage in wcrk for the Seaboard railway. Two yeais after going to Saniord, he was made cashier of the Bank of Sanfcrd and six ;ears ago, he became president of the same in stitution." He was widely connected in Pittsboro and Chatham county, being related to the leading fam ilies here, and he was loved for his many splendid traits of char acter. He was 55 yeara old and the immediate cause of his death was angina pectoris, a disease of the heart. He died suddenly. Funeral was held in Sanford on Sunday, Rev. W. R. Royal, his pastor, conducting th i services. Bethel School. This school began October 17th with an enrollment of 32. It has now increased to 43. The first month we made an average of 33.1 and expect to do much better this. The girls gae a box .party the nieht of November 23rd which was enjoyed by all, the proceeds being $32.90. A box of candy was given to the prettiest girl and ugliest boy. The winners were Miss Annie Lutterloh and Ear nest Boone. We are working to increase the size of our school building which is badly needed. The community is delighted with Miss Annie Lutterloh as primary teacher. This is her first year but she is doing excel lent work. The principal, W. W. Langly, is the same old fellow that we had last year who does not be.ievein anything but study, studj. JItoMIE. At Roscoe. The deaf mutes, Rev. Roma Fortume, Kelly BiegerstafT, Gro ver Durham, Edward Dail, New ton Watkins and Ezlon Malone, of Durham, came to Roscoe hunt ing on Thanksgiving day. They killed a wild turkey, several rab bits and squirrels. They ate din ner at Willis J. Durham's home. They had a nice time and return ed home in their automobiles Thur sday night. Teachers Assembly. More than two thousand teach ers attended the annual assembly in Raleigh last week. Chatham county was well represented from its various sections. J. P. COULTER CO. Jewelers SANFORD, N. C. Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry Silverware, Cut Glass and China Fine Watch and Jewelry re pairing a Specialty NEW HILL. There was a birthday dinner at the home of Mrs. James A. Thomas, Pittsboro Rt. 1, Sunday. There were nine of her eleven children present She has thirty nine grand chi dren, and all were there except 12. Her only sister was also present, besides a host of distant relatives and friends. I In all there were about 85. All of her chiidien carried well filled and the dinner was enjoyed very much. This wis her 68th birth day. Shecreceived many useful gifts. Miss Hilda Lasater spent la3t Tuesday, Nov. 22nd, with Miss Mozell Poe. Messrs. Robert and Bennie Beck with spent a few days with their cousin, Vaughan Shields, at Durham, J. C. Lasater motored over to Durham last Friday on business. Miss Daisy Sauls and little brother Henry spent Tnanksgiv ing with friends in Sanford. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hatley of Raleigh was here to attend - the birthday dinner of his grand mother, Mrs. Thon.as. They were accompanied home by Miss L'llian Hatley. Ed Woody and family of Dur ham spent several days last week with Mr. and Mrs, . C. Lasater. Chatham Church. Rev. E. R. Clegg and wife, of Bunn, N C, are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Clegg. Miss Frizelle Knight spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Knight. Miss Lizzie Clegg has returned to her home after spending some time with her sister Mrs. W. C. Henderson. Relatives and friends are sor ry that our Sunday school super intendent and wife, Mr. ana Mrs. T. B. Clegg, , will lea?e Tuesday for Greensboro, where he will go to work. We wiSii him success in his future work. Miss Lelia Burns, who is teach ing at Oak Grove, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Burns. Mrs. Clyde Burns of Bennetts ville, S. C, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Burns. James May and Miss Zelma Gunter motore'd to Sanfoid Thursday. George Burns left Sunday tc go to wcrk in Burlington. H. C. Clegg, Jr., went bird hunting a few hours one dav last week,, and shot eighteen times and killed seventeen birds. He said he couid almost kill them with his eyes shut. ANDE. Gets Chatham Trade. We visited the store of S. Ber man in Chapel Hill last week and found out that a large per cent af Chatham people particularly those contiguous to that territory were trading with Mr. Berman. We were shown through the en tire $60,000 stock of merchandise and told of the sacrifices being made. Mr. Berman is a wiae-a-wake merchant and deserves the advancement he has secured since coming to Chapel hill. Want War Relics. The Daughters of the Confed eracy have had manufactured a nice glass case and placed in the corridor ot the court house for the purpose of aisplaying relics and souvenirs of the world war. Those having anythingthat would interest the nuchc are asked to let the Daughters have them so that they may be placed there for observation. Tne case is .locked and all articles loaned them will be returned when re quest is made for them. Com municate at once with Mrs. Henry A. London or Mrs. Henry Ncoe. Church Census. Th Southern Presbvterian church is nlanninar to take a church census of its resources, total enrollment of members, the gain in membership, the states of the Sunday schools, and other facts in regard to the denomina tion. Carolina Wins. Of course everybody wants to know how the foot ball game came out in Chapel Hill last Thursday when Carolina met Virginia in combat. The game was spectacular, witnessed by ten thousand people and won by North Carolina. THE PREMIUMS. President of The Womans Club Makes Statement. The president of he Woman's Club wishes to explain why she received so many prizes at Siler City Fair. The Woman's Club collected the things and wished to have the exhibit placed all to gether. To do this the different articles all had to be listed under one name. Then we had a chance at the prize for best exhibit as whole, and the prizes offered on individual pieces. Oi course it was the natural thing to have them fisted under .chairman of club. Then ths whole amount of prizes won by our exhibit was sent to me amount $16.75. I don't know myself a'l those who received prizes as I did not see the things after they were re turned. The tags were cn all the things, however, and if ev ery one who received a prize would notify me I would like to have the list published. I, a3 chairman of the club and in be half of the committee appointed to work up the exhibit, (Miss Chapin. Mrs. H. Nooe and Miss Alston) wish to thank the wom en of the town for their cooper ation in this undertaking. Ev ery one seemed glad to help, whether or not she were a mem ber of the club. We appreciate the spirit, and feel that it was a fine way to add $16.75 to the club treasury. MRS. W. P, HORTON. Saving Securities. Postmast r W. H. Griffin, of Pittsboro, is engaged in an effort to protect the citizens of this com munity from the dangers of spec ulative investment which last year cost the American public $500,000,000 in fraudulent stock transactions. To counteract this menace, the postmaster has addressed a strong ;etter to a number of representa tie citizens urging the safe guarding of their savings by in vestment in United States Treas ury Certificates. United States Treasury Sav ings s scurities are suited to every one's pocket-book as they are is sued in denominations of $5, $25, $100 and $1,000. These securi ties are insurable without cose against every form of bss to the purchaser and bear four per cent interest. The postmaster will be glad to answer inquiries about Govern ment Savings Securities, and in vites the public to call at the post office for further information. The Methodist. The conference of the Metho dist from this section of Nforth Carolina, held in New Berne re cently, developed some interest ing information. It is shown that there are 219 pastoral charges with 767 churches; a membership of 102,705. a gain for the year of 1,902; there are 841 Sunday schools with an enrollment of 83,715 scholars and 6,715 officers and teachers; the grand total paid oat for all causes was $1,407,273. The value of the houses of wor ship is $4,505,750 with an indebt edness of only 183.368. Death of Dr. Mann. Dr. E. D. Mann, one of Ala mance county's most prominent physicians died at his home at Saxapahaw early Sunday morn ing after a I rief illness Dr. Mann was born in Chatham coun ty in 1840 and was reared on a farm, later he studied medicine, and for more than fifty years has practiced in these two counties. A large number of. relatives sur vive, among them Mrs. J H. T y s o r, of Erect. Asheboro Courier. OUR JEWELRY MAKES THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENTS Our Jewelry Store is the best place to buy Christmas Gifts be cause, you can select them from the jewelry workshops of the world. Whether it is for "Her" or "Him" or for Grandma right down to the baby, we have just the thing you want, at the price you want to pay. Our stock of beautiful Gifts is complete. We especially invite our Chatham county friends to pay us a visit when in town, we are always glad to have you call. Sign and mail coupon below and we will mail you one of our beau tiful Holiday Folders. Name P. O. W. F. C HEARS, dl The Pioneer Jeweler, Phone 109 Sanford, N. C.