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PTV HE RECORD is read Record THE RECORD is the paper that's in every home, and the only paper in many homes. ESTABLISHED SEPT. 19, 1878 PFTTSBORO, N. C, CHAfHAM CO., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1921 VOL. XLIY NO. 19 I H H l-l m l l-l 11 1 AN APPEAL. neplorable Conditions at County Home Elicits Opinion of Chatham Girl. Editor Record: The time for women to assert their influence in the political af fairs of the county has arrived. If we want the votes east by our sex to serve the purpose they shouli and serve the purposes we believe in, now is the ap pointed time. The purpose, which we all know, in giving womtn the hon- or anu I'uvncgc w woo v ui, was to make our county, state and nation greater, grander and better. We all know the proverb, "Charity begins at home." So let us. as true women, begin in oar own county to better condi tions that are deplorable. With willing hearts and hands begin this, our assigned task. Naturally, suffrage will bring about great changes in many phases of life; are these changes to be be for better or wcrse? That is for the new voter to say. But I for one, and , many others think as I on this subject, want these great charges to be a great i j-i j- : striae towara uie mguesi unma de of perfect government in our beloved America; for the people and by the people. Here in our own county are conditions that are, as I have said before, deplorable; but when I undertook to write this I had oniv on ie of these conditions m my mind, especially. One of the institutions of our county that should receive the thoughtful consideration of every sober minded man and woman in Chatham county, i3 the County Home. Thorgh it may seem hard to say such a thing, never theless it is perfectly true, the people of Chatham county should be thoroughly ashamed to have such a home for the old and feeble people who were so un fortunate as to have no home or means of getting one, nor any one to take care of them. This place which does not de serve the name of "home" is in an out-of-the-way place; the buildings are poor; the system of caring for the inmates is poorer still, if it may be called system. This that i shall tell is not mere hearsay ,but what I have seen. Last December, Christ mas day, I saw for myself the pitiable conditions of the people at the County Home. In one of the rooms occupied by the in mates there were three beds, two. or three split bottom chairs and a rickety table. The bedding was so ragged and so soiled vou Cuuld hardly recognize it. An awful odor filled the whole room. T ie windows were so dirty that very little light and sunshine could find its way into the room, to say nothing of being "able to fcrceitswav through the rags that replaced some of the window panes. In this room there was 3iso a little closet, without door, which was filled with rags, sticks, soiled clothes, etc. When we went into this room an old woman was sitting on the floor be :ore a small fire. Her feet were bare and her clothing thin, the hair tangled and matted. Don't you think a place like this should by all means be clean and sanitary? This filth causes 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. Smith vs. J. Q. Seawell." the under signed commississioner of the court will oer for sale at public out-cry to the mgnest bidder for cash, at the court house door in Pittsboro, N. C, on Saturday, December 17th, 1921, at 12 o'clock, noon, the following de scribed lands, iving and being in the corporate limits of the town of Siler Chatham County, North Carolina, beginning at a stake on the south side oi public road, (extension of Raleigh reet), said stake being 140 feet East of corner of the R. R. Smith lot, and funning :n an easterly direction with e south side of said public road 3973-4 ieet to Ira Smith's line: thence north cL-lf ,def?rees east 59 3-4 feet to Ira lin -us corner- ir Mrs. Mary Pickett's Mi? l?3nce south 3 degrees west with lin"inkett's line and Mrs- Jordan's onrV 19 feet t0 a stake, Mrs. Jordan's 80 1 or Jn Fergusan's line; thence north w , egrees west with said Fergu- S! o 687 1-2 feet t0 a 8take ih cen- 6 Hot bmith Street; thence north about straires west with center of said 2 n i o -4 feet to a stake; thence east SmitK i i6et t0 S- E- corner of R- R statl lLt; thence east 140 feet to a feet i unce north !-2 degree west 340 18 fio beginning and containing acres, be the aame more or less. ms land is sold far partition. hls the Hth day of November, 1921. WADE BARBER, o-i Commissioner. ller & Barber, Attorneys. Dec. 15 jmuch discern rort and many dis cases, Another woman in this room was using a dirty, greasy rag to wipe out a tin plate. This was the plate which she carried three times a day to the kitchen, sev- r5l ai1,s away' to &et her food, lnis food was carried back and eaten in her room. I've painted a dark picture, perhaps, but after all I've said, many more things could be said with equal truth. The question now is, "How can we mak the poor unfortu nate peopie nappier, more useful to themselves, and how can we secure more sanitary, homelike habitations for tljem?"- A big question? Yes, perhaps, but there is a solution to the problem if we will but work it out. Why not build a modern home with nice clean bedrooms, with comfortable beds and chairs, a picture or two; and a sitting room, with comfortable chairs, books and music; a dining room where thev are allowed to sit down to a table with food served in the richr wnv o mnam b-;- o - , t inuui.i 11 IV H - chen and a cook who knows how to prepare the proper nourish ment for the people under her care. Then mix with all this cheering smiles and pleasant words. Can you imagine the difference an this would make? No, it is impossible. The greatest un seen change would be in the hearts of those dear old people. Can't we do it? Shouldn't we do it? Let me ask all the lady voters of this county who would like to express their opinions regarding these matters, to do so The po litical parties of this county should know how we stand on this question. Much can be said regarding this subject, so we shall watch for many articles from the Chat ham county women and girls. A CHATHAM GIRL, CORINTH Messrs. Rosemond and Morroquin in sist that the Thursday night party at Buckhorn was a surprise to tnem too, that Friday night was the date set and somebody mixed things. But the Buck horn boys who were all away attending a business meeting in Raleigh are sure it was no accident but was a premedi tated affair, arranged to take place in their absence. Some think that they also saw to it that their boss, J. A. Jones, a perfeetly eligible bachelor, was securely detained in the plant on some Work that he could not leave so that he could not even get a look in on the gaieties. Any way it was a jolly little party and if Rosemond and Mor roquin are game and will risk some keen competition they can give another party and we will all be there. Let us continue our interest in Red Cross work. The subscriptions so far are only two less than the total at Pittsboro. Mrs. F. M. Nash, the local chairman, will be veay glad indeed to have your dollar towards their most worthy cause any time before Christ mas. The call of suffering and starva tion comine out of the war devastated areas of Europe is heart rending. Even now It Will De impossiuie tu save me lives of a hundred thousand women and children who ha'e been caught in the horrible aftermath of the world war. The Corinth Sunday school will com bine their program with the regular school Christmas program and have a Christmas tree and a big time on Thurs day before Christmas. This will be a Corinth community affair and all our patrons and friends are welcome to put presents on the tree for any one they care to remember. The people are humming "Go feather your nest The F. A. D. S. are coming, they'll stand the test." -Peter Rogers Not Guilty. The jury in the case of the state against Peter Rogers, charged with the murder of J. C. Lanius, tried in Wayne superior court, rendered a verdict on Monday of not guilty. The case began in Goldsboro last Thursday and was completed on Monday. Must Have Name. We are sorry that the corre spondent from Onion Hill failed to sign a lett3r to The Record this week. We cannot publish unsigned letters. Why Mr. Joe Armstrong, Ce'ebrated Dog Trainer, 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, 65c, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by W. L. London & Son,and Pilkington Pharmacy. Christmas Message. Postmaster General Will Hays asks Postmaster Griffin to give the following message to the boys and girls of Pittsboro: Christmas is almost here. Your great Post Office Depart ment has a big job ahead and needs your help. Think what it mpans t ho Santa Claus to our 100,000,000 people and to delivers Christmas parcels to every family in this great country within the short space of a few days and without disappointment. It can te done, and we're going to do it if we may have your help. I want to enlist the active assist ance of every boy and girl in the schools of our country in getting parcels mailed THIS WEEK to relieve the rush that comes di rectly before Christmas. Will you go home today and take this message to vour narents and friends: "Our postmaster has asked us to mail our Christmas parcels THIS WEEK, foi, unless we do, Uncle Sam's load may be so heavy the last few days before Christmas that he won't be ab'e to deliver all the presents by Christmas eve." The parcels must be well wrap ped and tied and addressed plain ly in order that they may arrive in good condition with their Christmasy appearance unspoiled loucanputon your packages. "Do not open until Christmas." BEAR CREEK. Thomas Campbell, aged about 84 years, died last week at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. H Watkins, on Rt. 2, after an illness of several weeks. He had lived in Hickory Mt. township about 45 years, his home being near Mr. Wesley Thomas' mill. He is sur vived by a wife and four children. The children are: E. T., ("Feller"), Mrs. H. A. Brooks, Mrs. J. H. Watkins and Mrs Willie Stone. The interment was at Rives Chapel Baptist church- Messrs. E. J. Mclver, R. R. Dunn and C. B. Fitts went to Pittsboro last week on business. Hiram Elkins, of Hope Mills, visited his brother, G. B. Elkins last week. Messrs. T. A. Beal, J. A. Phillips and J. V. Beaver are woking at G. S. Norwood's. Mr. Norwood is building an addition to his house. Miss Alma Coggins, of Bear Creeks, visited in Greensboro recently. EZRA. BROWNS CHAPEL. Frank Perry, Francis Perry and Charles Wright were business visitor in Burlington Saturday. Frank Durham had the misfortune to get his heed hurt right badly last week. J. J. Thomas and son, Obra, visited relatives at Liberty and Staley kst C. B. Way. Eula Hargrove and Ollie Thomas visited their father recently. Messrs. Owen Garland and Guile Perry were visitors in Burlington last week. Lemuel Crutchfield has accepted a position ir Burlington. Thomas Morris, of Orange county, visited his uncle, J J.Thomas, Thuisday Mr. and Mvs. C. W. Lutterloh visited Mrs. Dora Jones Sunday. The Sunday school at Brown's Chapel will have an entertainment at the church on Christmas eve, Saturday, Decemb r 24th, beginning at 5 o'clock and ending with a Christmas tree at night, DOT S. BER MAN'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 , Jf : : . , . , . ON A HlTSTLE Siler City Expects to Improve General Conditions of Town. In an effort ind plan to im prove the general conditions of the town from Iwth a civil and financial standpoint, the citizens of Siler City recently organized a chamber of commerce with J. C. Gregson as president. J. B. Johnson, formerly of Mebane, has been cbose as secretary of the organization. He comes well recommended as being a good business man and an untiring worker, and should be well quali fied for the work with which he is connected. The Websterian Literary So ciety of the Silet City high school was host to theigirls of the high school Thursday evening of last week in the city1 hall. The hall was tastefully deco ated with ferns, shrubbery and statuary. The guests were greeted at the door by Ieon Williams and Fran ces Fereruson. members of the reception committee. Numerous games were played, after which an interesting pro gram was rendered, the most in teresting numbers being humor ous monologues by Mrs. L. P. Dixon and Miss Juanita Gregg, songs by Misses Campbell, Coop er and Marley and ditties by a male quartet cos&posed of Coop er, Durham, Jordtm and Williams. Diffie Cooper proved to be the comedian of the jevening by his dances and his unique makeup. A very interesting contest was held in which Miss Myrtle Wil liams was the 'winner of the piize, a beautifijl chest of sta tionery.. The evening's pleasure was ended after a delicious salad and satidwich course was served. Friends in this state and in Virginia will be interested in the recent announcement of the mar riage of Hobart McKinley Stout and Miss Helen Estelle Greene, of Norfolk, Va. Mr. Stout, who is now stationed at Camp Eustis, Va., is & son of JBfr. and Mrs. J. M. Stout, ff thj&pJace. NEW HILL. Misses Mary Webster and Vara Drake spent the week-end with Misses Jennie and Clara Moore hear Pittsboro. Misses Maudie Mann. Dora and Blanche Holt, spent the weeK-end with Miss Ethel Johnson at Beaver Creek. Famous M. Mann, of Raleigh, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Mann. Miss Gertrude Ray fcS returned from a visit to relatives near Sanford. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Harris motored to Raleigh Saturday on business. Mrs. Janie Copeland and Miss Bessie Copeland spent Thursday with Mrs. Addie Webster and daughters. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hatcher enter tained a. host of their friends at home Saturday evening Dec. 3rd. Violin and banjo music was rendered by Mr. Hatcher and sister, Mrs. D. L. Thomas. The music was fine and enjoyed very much. There will be a pie party at Gard ners Academy Dec. 22nd The public is cordially invited. The party will be for the benefit of the school. W. C. Stroud, Bynum route 1, an old friend of The Record favored us with a call this week. Until Everything Sold East Carolina School. The Wake Forest Glee Club and Orchestra gave a delightful entertainment at East .Carolina Teachers Training School, Green ville, on the evening of Novem ber 33, 1921. Miss Ethel Madry, of Scotland Neck, at one time a student in the school, gave a charming song recital at the school on Saturday evening, Nov. 19. She has a beautiful mezzo-soprano voice. A number of' the faculty at tended the Teachers Assembly meeting in Raleigh. Pres. Wright and Prof. C, W. Wilson were on the program. Thanksgiving Day was full of interest to the students. The day was fittingly bsgun with a Y. M. C. A. service. In the morning an exciting game of basket-ball was plaved between the Juniors and Seniors. The Juniors won by a score of 10 to 8. The Masons of Greenville held a brilliant banquet in the dining hall of the school on November 22. The young ladies of the school served for them. luc:etta HANCOCK. BKICKHAVEN. Mrs. B. D. Moore and little daughter, Helen Lawrence, of New York, who has been spend ing a while with her father, J. A. Mims, left last week for Durham where she will visit her sister, Miss Mary Mims, before return ing to her h me in New York. J. Clinton Seawell spent the week-end with his sister, Miss Bertie Seawell, and Mrs. Gordon at Cary. A. Mt Cotten has been quite ill tor the past week. His friends will be very glad to learn that he is improving. The Marks Bros, of Broadway and Sanferd, who have a lumber plant near here, have leased the Boy lan Ranch, and Mr. and Mrs. W. Q. Marks will make their home at the Ranch. We are very glad indeed to have them, and the community as a whole gives them a cordial invitation to join our Sunday school and all other community activities, and wishes fori;hem a happy suc cessful stay here. The many friends of Mrs. H. A. Harrington sincerely sympa tyize with her in the death of her niece, b'ttie Gayle Mims, of Bonsai. The little girl was burned very seriously and died a fpw hours later. ) The l or-Brick Community Club held its regular semi-monthly meeting at the school here last Tuesday. The program was a very good one and was thorough ly enjoyed by those present. These community evenings are crowded with fun and the public is always invited. Albert Mims of Durnam and Cliff Mims of Raleigh have been on a short yisit to their parents here, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Mims. Mrs. A. R. Lawrence, who has been in Raleigh the past month, spent -a short while at her home here last week. She is- getting on spl ndidly and expects to re turn home soon. B. M. Dickens, of Ralejgh, spent the week-end with his fam ily here. School work is progressing nicely now, and the patrons are delighted with our first two-teacher school. More desks and black boards have been purchased, lav atories have been installed this work has been done since school opened. The working spirit of the pupils as a rule is excellent, and with two wide-awake, en thusiastic teachers we have a school of which any community might well be proud. We are proud of our Sunday school too. The attendance continues good and several new members have been added recently. Pians are being made for a Christmas en tertainment, including a tree, which will be given Friday night, December 23rd. The state moving pictureb will be shown at the school Tuesday night. Our peopie are delighted with Miss Thomas, the new di rector, and we are expecting a good attendance as usual. - MAID. J. P. COULTER CO. Jewelers SANFORD, N. C. 3 Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry Silverware, Cut Glass and China Fine Watch and Jewelry re pairing a Specialty Wise-Otherwise Stolen Paragraphs Localized by the Editor to Tease His Friends The trouble with a great many people is thst they want you tb reach higrh for their paw and bow low for their smiles. Rather cool weather to recline on bed springs with only a mat tress for covering. The hold-up guys have adopted badges to prevent holding each other up m the U. s. A. 44(44 It is not the unemployment of the idle, but the idleness of the unemployed that is a worry in this CDuntry. 44444 After a few weeks the boy be comes a matrimonial martyr wedding- bells sound like a rail road crossing to him. Most men don't know whether they would like to loaf or not that is, ready loaf. They never had a chauce. WW We are perfectly willing for these mail robbers to have our "please remit" bills. WW God only hears the thoughts. Everyone hears your words. Most of us know better, but few ol us do better. A poor man marries and settles down and a rich man marries and settles up. The County Home. . We are devoting space this week to an article by a ' 'Chatham Girl" relating somewhat to the conditions at the County Home. The editor agrees with every thing she says and will be glad for others to express themselves on the subject. However, we want you to make your comments short. Our space is limited and can handle only a small amount of con ment each week. We are not familiar enough with circumstances to criticise the County Home in any particu lar, but we do know this that the buildings and equipment that is had in Chatham county to -care for the unfortunate who are com pelled to go the-e, i a disgrace t? any civilized community. They are certainly nor in keeping with the duty that we owe these peo ple and something should be done and that at once. "A Poor Married Man." Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 P. IVf . , the civic department of the Woman's Club will present the play "A Poor Married Man" at the school auditorium. "A Poor Married Man" is a comedy in three acts, and com bines the best elements of com edy with the action and move ment of pure farce. The char acters are as follows: Prof. John B. Wise a Poor Married Man Earl R. Franklin; Dr, Matthew Graham a Country Physician George N. Brooks; Billy Blake-a College Boy -C. A. Pool; Jupiter Jackson a Black Trump H. B. Norwood; Mrs. lona Ford Some Mother-in-law Julia Barclay; Zcie--Her Charm ing Daughter Margaret Wom ble; Rosalind Wilson a College Reporter Elizabeth Chapin; June Graham a Little Freshman Burwell Patterson. Good Program. Mrs. W. W. Stedman informs us that Rally Day was observed at Providence church last Sun day morning in spite of the in clement weather. Ibe church was decorated with ferns and chrysanthemums. The children rendered their parts welt and carried out the theme of "The Whitened Harvest" appropriate for Thanksgiving exercise. Notice to Creditors Having qualified as administrator of the estate of, W. C. Redden, deceased, this is to notify all persons holding claims against the estate of the deceas ed to present saire to the undersigned, or D. W. Sorrell, Atty., Durham, N. C, on or before the 17th of November, 1922, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said es tate will come forward and make im mediate settlement. This the 17th day of November, 1921. " MRS. MAGGIE M. REDDEN, Dec. 29. Administratrix. KITCHEN SET FREE The Chatham Record, Raleigh Times and St For Price of One. The Record has made arrange ments to give away 50 sets of a six-piece kitchen outfit to its sub scribers and we will fill the or ders in regular rotation as they are received. The set consists of hand egg beater, measuring spoon, strain er spoon, cake turner, carving fork and compound potato mash er. The set can be seen at the Record office. It will make an ideal Christmas present. The retail price of this set is $2.50, and we expect to give it away under these conditions: Pay up a year's subscription to The Record, sending us $1.95 and we will mail the set to you, or send us $5.95 and we will send The Record and The Raleigh Daily Times both one whole year and the set. This offer is good for new or renewals for both tha Record and the Times, Send your order in at once. It is doubtful if we can get over 50 of these sets and first come will be first served. v. COUNTY HOME SECTION. T. L. Burns and John Roberson have returned from a fox hunt in eastern Carolina, The County Home school is progressing fine; all have been present almost every day. Mrs. Julia B. Roberson is spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. I. H. Straughn. near Evans. Fiank Gilmore, wife and chil dren, spent the week-end with Mrs. Gilmore's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ward. The people are busy killing hog in this section. There are some very large ones being butchered. Everybody has been talking about the County Home school being dead, and no one would teacn the school. Prof. W. E. Brooks, of Pittsboro, said he would fry and see if he could bring it back to life, and he has been teaching five weeks and has tad an average of twenty pupils. Last Saturday night the school gave a box party and made the nice little sum of forty-eight dollars. There were only four boxec, but we had a voting con test for the prettiest girl, which wa3 Miss Nora McDonald, and the ugliest man was W. H. Ward. Prof. Brooks is doing fine with the school work. W. A. Roberson killed four hogs last Monday which weighed fourteen hundred and forty-nine pounds. OFTEN. How Big New York Grocery Firm Keeps Down Rats. Vroome & Co.. Butter & Cheese Merchants, New York City, says; We keep KAT-SN AF in our cel- ar all the time. It keeot; down rats. We buy it by the gross, would not be without it Farm ers use RAT-SNAP because rats pass up all food for RAT-SNAP. Three sizes, 35c, 65c, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by W. L. London & Son and Pilkington Pharmacy. RAW FURS Ship at Once to BACH FUR COMPANY 118-120 W. 27TH STREET NEW YORK, N Y. They Pay BEST Prices FREE BAIT TO TRAPPERS Write Today How to Get It and for Price List 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 invfte 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. CHEARS, dl The Pioneer Jeweler, Phone 109 Sanford, N. C. Watch your label.
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