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ESTABLISHED SEPT. 19, 1878.
PITTSBORO, N. C CHATHAM CO., FRIDAY, APRIL 28. 1922
VOL. XLIV NO. 39
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STILL HUNTING.
The Life of a Moonshiner Is Not
One of Roses.
This paper has been asked nu
merous times, "how do the of
ficers find out where blockade
stills are?" Various ways, we
guess. Sometimes a blockader
gives himself away by
his actions. Not long since one
of these gentry was in a town
buying meal. He looked suspic
ious to an officer who watched
him. The blockader went to sev
eral stores and bought meal at
each place. He was finally seen
to go out into the country in a
certain direction. The officer
made enquiries and found out
where his man lived and a day
or two later caught him red
handed .
Sometimes a man gets mad
with the blockader because he
refuses to let his liquor go on
credit. That man reports the
blockader and his still is brok
en up.
A man in a western county
told a citizen, knowing he kept
liquor, that he wanted a little
for his wife, but the poor wife
never saw it. Instead of thank
ing the man for letting him have
it, he reported the transaction
to an officer. The whiskey man
was cleared in court but the man
that did the reporting was sent
to jail for a few days for get
ting goods under false pretense.
It was a mean act, and the judge
told .him so.
There are many other ways
that the officers find out where
stills are. It is said there is one
officer in Chatham that has a
whiskey-smelling nose; that he
can smell the slops around a
still five miles away. We do not
know whether he can or not, but
we do know that when he goes
after them he brings them back.
Not many moons since a
young man living in the eastern
part of Chatham wanted some
liquor for his wife. He knew how
to make the stuff, so he got him
a small still and went to work.
"I tell you," he told a friend, "I
made the liquor alright, but I'll
never "make any more. I could
imagine everything about being
caught. It looked as if the very
bushes were men waiting to
grab me, and at every little
noise my heart would jump to
my throat. It was a scarry time,
I tell you."
Such is the life of all moon-i
shiners, we expect.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
On December 31st, 1921, Brother D.
R. McManus died in a Charlotte hos
pital. Whereas God took a most loyal
church worker, deacon, and highly
esteemed "citizen, therefore be it re
solved First, his place is vacant but his
influence yet liveth. We must deep
ly feel our loss.
' Second, We extend to the family
our sympathy and respect, trusting
God will sustain them.
Third, that others may do this
young deacon's work.
Fourth, that a copy of these res
olutions be sent to the family, The
Weekly Herald and the Biblical Re
corder, and spread on the church
Record.
Humbly submitted,
LONNIE SCOTT.
J. J. MOON,
J. L. McMANUS.
Committee.
Confederate Veterans.
Editor of Chatham Record:
We are trying to get a correct list
of the Confederate Veterans who are
buried in the church yards of Chat
ham county.
I write to beg that the young men
and women assist the deacons and
stewards of the various churches in
the county in locating the Confeder
ate soldiers' graves, and to take an
interest in marking them.
Will they please send a list of these
graves to me for preservation in our
We do hope that the pastors of ev
ery church will appoint a Sunday on
which they hold service, to decorate
the soldiers' graves.
"A people who forget their dead,
deserve themselves to be forgtten.
Mrs. HENRY A. LONDON,
Pres. Winnie Davis Chap. D. of C.
MT. ZION PERSONALS.
Mrs. W. L. Moore and son, Horace,
of Gulf, spent last Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. N. B. Gunter.
Mr. and Mrs. Artemus Ray and
children, of Biscoe, spent a few days
last week with Mrs. W. B. Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Desern, ot
Raleigh, visited his father, C. T. De
cern, last week. .., .
Mrs. J. W. Griffin spent the week
end with her daughter, Mrs. G. G.
Dorsette, of Sanford. ,
We are very glad to have Miss Le
lia Johnson back with us again.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Bynum and chil
dren, spent Saturday night and bun
flay with Mrs. Bynum's father, Mr.
R.'B. Clegg. , , , . ,
The Greenwood school, taught Dy
Mrs. Fred Nooe, closed last Satur
day with splendid exercises by the
children. Hon. A. C. Ray made a
talk. . .
Lee Harmon, one af the most pro
gressive young men that we know,
has most completed his new bunga
low. It is one of the nicest homes
that! we have seen in sometime.
BEAUTIFYING THE SQUARE,
Cement Walks Put Down Lead
ing to Court House.
For years the ladies of the J TE4RING DOWN OLD BUILDING
Womans Club in Pittsbo, asj are busy
well as lne Unatnam Kecora, itVio lrl rnnrt v,rnco ;n m.q f
have begged the County Com
missioners to have the grounds
around the court house dug up
and sowed in grass seed and
improve the surroundings and
make it look decent.
They have been cited to oth
er court houses in different
parts of the State and told
what beauty spots they were un
til it seemed. that it was breath
wasted.
But the present Commission
ers have at last given their con
sent to beautify the court house
surroundings, and last Friday
the first instalment of the work
began, which was the cutting
down of several of the old dead
trees. Sand has been hauled on
the ground preparatory to build
ing cement walks around the
court house and from each door
outward.
We understand that outside
of these walks grass seed is to
be sown and the entire square
will be put in fine condition, and
this particular spot will no long
er be an eye sore to the citizens
and to strangers who visit the
old county seat of Chatham.
We commend the county com
missioners for passing this or
der. It is worthy of approval
from everyone. The tax payers
of Chatham will not object to it
and many will be proud of the
fact tnat tlie improvement IS
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rrrvinrr rr
rvigiit neie we wish to state
that there has been some kick
among several citizens about
the trees being cut down. Of
course the trees helped the looks
of the place, but it would only
have been a matter of a short
time until they would have
1 1 . 1 1
been blown down as they were
almost rotten through and
through, caused from the fire
which occurred several years ago
across the street.
GIVEN BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Contributed.
Little James Daniel Cheek, of Ak
ron, Ohio, was given a birthday par
ty by his aunt, Mrs. Fred Riggsbee,
on Bland Avenue, Tuesday, April 18,
at which several little tots were pres
ent. Jimmie was one year old on that
day.
Games were played, stories told to
the little folks and finally they were
led into the beautifully decorated din
ing room where they found the table
lighted with candles and forget-me-nots,
of Easter lilies. The birthday
2ake was served as the little ones
stood around the table.
Then back to the parlor where
games were played and an Easter
egg hunt was enjoyed. At the part
ing hour all wished little Jimmie
many happy returns of the day.
FORDSON TRACTOR IN DEMAND.
April Expected to be Record-Breaking
Month.
Although the Ford Motor Company,
Detroit, has been increasing the out
put of Fordsons daily since the first
of the year, retail sales maintained
even a greater advance.
April requirements necessitate the
building of four hundred Fordsons a
day, and production is being further
increased as rapidly as possible. This
is the Ford Company's largest out
put since 1919, and it is expected that
the production will have broken all
previous records before the end of the
month.
Both local advertisers in The Her
ald and The Record, The Elder Motor
Company in Siler City, and The Chat
ham Motor Companl, in Pittsboro, are
unable to meet the edmands made
upon them promptly1 for Tractors and
the increased output will enable them
to be in position to have the tractors
in stock.
BIG EASTER DINNER.
A picnic dinner was given Easter
Monday at the home of Paul Ferrell,
five miles north of Pittsboro. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. L. R.
Sturdivant, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Pick
ett, Clyde T. and Clarenie R. Fer
rell, twin sons of Mr. Ferrell, Mr.
and Mrs. Alton Perry, of Carrboro,
and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ferrell,
of Pittsboro. Well filled baskets were
brought by the different parties and
a big time was enjoyed by all.
Clarence Ferrell has just returned
from the navy and has accepted a
position with his uncle at Chapel
Hill Clyde Ferrell is in school in
Chapel Hill. Mrs. Pickett and Mrs.
Leonard Ferrell are daughters of Mrs
Paul Ferrell.
SWEEPING VICTORY.
The meeting of the Directors of
the Tobacco Grower's Cooperative
Association wtih the warehousemen
of three states which began in South
Boston, Virginia, and ended in Flor
ence, South Carolina, resulted in four
days in the sign-up of more than 150
arehouses m Virginia, inuilii vaiu-
iio QnH Smith Carolina.
The success of the leaders elected
by 70,000 organized growers in gain
ing contracts to sell or lease millions
of dollars worth of warehouse prop
erty which assures the marketing
association ample facilities for han
dling the majority of the 1922 crop
which it now has under contract.
j MOORE COUNTY COURT HOUSE.
I Building to be of Indiana Limestone
and Cost $150,000
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preparatory to building the new
3150 000 new court of justice, the con-
tract for which was awarded to J. W.
w&wS'; .Sarord- . . ,
With the tearing down of this old
building, Carthage loses one of her
oldest landmarks, and at the same
time accumulates a new building that
would do credit to a much larger
place that the historic old town of
Moore.
NEW COURT HOUSE AT CARTHAGE, COUNTY SEAT OF MOORE.
Cut by Courtesy of Moqre County News.
CHATHAM SUMMER SCHOOL.
Will Begin June 19th and Continue
for Six Weeks.
teachers and those who are exDectir.er
f- o.l- .. ...;n l
- A t o ' o u i ;
lee. The schopl will open the 19th of
June and will continue for a term of
six weeks.
We will have the same efficient fac-
ulty that we had last vear. Director,
Prof. E. R. Franklin, Pittsboro, N.
C, Primary. Miss Lillian Nance, of
Winston-Salem. N. C Intermediate,
Miss Grace Holton, Durham, N. C. '
rIM 4- -T . 11 1 t-.rf
The entire cost will be $18.00 ner
student for the term. This will in-
elude board, room rent, etc.
For further information write to
Superintendent W.R.ThomDson. Pitst-
boro, N. C, or to Prof. E. R. Frank
lin, Pittsboro.
All teachers who do not hold a cer
tificate, or high as the State Ele
mentary, are urged to attend the
County Summer School, and all who Jt o tnere tney wer& and there they
hold State Elementary and higher, are stayed about four hours until help
urged to attend sonie state summer came and pulled them out.
school. The entire bridal party were en-
For the past two years Chatham tirely wet and muddy, but they final
county has given better opportuni- y found the register of deeds office,
ties to teachers, in our summer school procured a license and the knot was
than any of our neighboring coun- soon tied by Squire John R. Blair,
ties; and as a result she has a small- in Pittsboro,after which they returned
er per centagi of illiteracy of chil- to their home, returning by the way
dren between tne ages of 10 and 21 of Goldston and Siler City ,a little
than any of our surrounding coun- tired and worried, but very happy.
ties. We have in Chatham county less :
than two per cent of the children Carolina School Commencement,
from 10 to 21 who cannot read and Carolina school commencement will
write. be held at Carolina school, three miles
Three years ago we did not have a east of Goldston. on Thursday and
Standard High school in the county,
today we have two, Siler City and
Bonlee, and we hope to put Pittsboro
on the list next year.
W. REID THOMPSON.
THE DOCTOR EXPLAINS.
Dear Editor: 1 see it stated in
The Weekly Herald and the Chatham
Record of last week that there was a
remittance of $77.13 in my tax
Ido
not think this is consistent with the
facts in the case.
With right considerable trouble, I
managed to get $77.13 of another
man's tax off. I had to do the same
thing last year. The previous board
of Commissioners , on this statement,
of some trustworthy gentleman, who
knew the property, considered the val-
uation too high, as compared with
other land and crave me a remittance
of several dollars in my tax, I have and his sister is also sick with bu.
forgotten the amount; this action was We hope they wil lsoon recover,
ignored in the last compution. So it Miss Stacey Eddins did not go to
seems to appear that my tax was school last weeek on account of sick
raised, and that there was "no remit- ness.
tance." Rev. J. R. Edwards, of the Haw
Respectfully, . River circuit, will preach at Chatham
W. M. BURNS, church Sunday, April 30th, at 3
Goldston, N. C. o'clock. We hope to have a large con-
. gregation present.
Married. Miss Frizzell Knight completed her
school at Frosty and is now at home.
A couple from the eastern part of Percy Gunter, of Greensboro, re
Chatham, near the Wake county line, turned to his work Saturday, after
were married in the register of deeds spending a few days with his parents,
office last Saturday by Squire W. T. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Gunter.
Parrish. They were H. T. Churchill Mrs. J. T. Griffin and Mrs. A. B.
and Mrs. Bessie Bowling Churchill. Gunter visited Mrs. J. N. Holt Sun-
They left immediately for their hew
home rejoicing.
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ing the political campaign in general, as well as a good
general, State, county and local paper, and to introduce it
to new readers, we have decided to make a special offer.
We will send 4he paper from the date your subscription
is received until January 1st, 1923, for only
75
You save 40 cents. So tell your friends so that we can
send the paper to them and they will quit borrowing your
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ers, we will renew your paper for a full. year. for only
$1.25. This offer is not good after May loth, so act at
ONCE.
The new building will be complete
in every detail and an imposing
structure. The material eomDosinsf tlA
main structure wil1 be of Indiana
.SSSStiSS tf
eraere run of brick, but entirplv mnrp
i T M .
j satisfactory.
We congratulate our neighboring
! county upon her acquirement and the
I progress evidenced in the erection of
j such a ST,iendid building,
-
, By tne courtesy of our splendid
contemporary, Tfte Moore County
News, we are enabled to give you
below a picture of the splendid new
building that is to be erected.
WERE AFTER A LICENSE
Rains and High Water Did Not Stop
This Couple.
I
set married, ft is a verv little trou-
.. - .. ... . -
ble for nim to Set hs Sirl and hie
away to a Pacher or a magistrate
and soon nave the thing over,
Not so with a couple who went to
Pittsboro one day last week, seeking
.u , j-iui j
to be reheved of S1!le blessedness.
W. A. Andrews and Miss Lizzie Vio-
let Stout, a pretty girl from the
Snow Camp community, started
Paii nfTT Qnnf -v vnf KA-no
to
the County Seat to get a license and
be married. All went well until they
reached Roberson creek, about four
miles west of Pittsboro, when their
troubles began.
It had rained pretty hard all day
and by midday the stream was swol
len and nearly out of its banks.
In attempting to cross the ersek,
their car sot stalled in the middle ot
Friday nights, April the 27th and
28th.
On Thursday night the
exercises
will be by all the grades.
Friday night a play, "Which One
Won?" will be presented by the
sixth and seventh grades.
CHATHAM CHURCH NOTES.
Mrs. H. C. Clegg, Jr., spent Sun-
day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Beard, near Pittsboro.
Miss Lizzie Clegg is visiting her
sister, Mrs. W. C. Henderson,
Miss Lelia Burns returned home
Monday from teaching school at Oak
Grove. Her school was out Friday,
Prof. W. C. Harvard, of Siler City,
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hen
ry Harward, Sunday,
Relatives and friends are sorry to
learn that Robert White is very sick
day.
ANDE.
BUILD A HOME.
Cents
A HARMONIOUS AFFAIR.
The Democratic State Conven-
tion in Raleigh Thursday.
The Democratic State Convention
was held in Raleigh last Thursday,
April 20th, at 12 o'clock and contin-
ued in session until 8:30 the same af-
afternoon. It was a harmonious affair
throughout, passing up the one and
only fight, the equal representation
of women on the State Executive
Committee and leaving the Committee
tnemselves to work out the scheme.
Governor Morrison's administration
was endorsed, the platform being a i f m couniy "as nad the solicitorship
Morrison document. The platform is ' loDS enough and it rightfully belongs
brief; it is all commendation and'? county, and C. L. Williams is
very little denunciation of the Repub- I niau enuueQ co
licans, save for their attacks on the ' . .ee county bas a Democratic ma
Democrats. Brief paragraphs are de- . Jrity three times as large as Chat-
voted to national affairs, reaffirma
tion of faith in Woodrow Wilson, en
dorsement of the representation in
Congress and condemning the Repub
licans for failure "to enact legisla
lation to meet the demands of the
country."
Six women as well as six men will
hereafter constitute the State Exe
cutive Committee, this plan to be
worked out and sett pH hv the Fve.
cutive Committee themselves.
Hon. Edward W. Pou was elected
as State Chairman, Mark Squires
secretary, and members of the Exe
cutive Committee for the fourth dis
trict of interest to Chatham people
were E. W. Malone, S. T. Honey cutt,
J. P. Bunn, R. S. McCoin, J. W.
Brewer and W. D. Siler.
Governor Morrison addressed the
Convention, in addition to the splen
did and masterful discourse by Mr.
Pou, and Max Gardner made a speech
that captivated the attention of the
whole body, and the Convention ad
journed for the 1922 session.
REGISTRARS APPOINTED.
Pollholders Also Get Their Share
Of Work to Do.
The Election Board recently met
in Pittsboro and appointed registrars
and pollholders. In the folowing list,
it will be observed that the first
named is the registrar of the town
ship, the two following are the poll
holders, the first name after that of
the registrar being a Democrat and
the last named a Republican. Follow
ing are the names.
Albright M. W. Duncan, J. B. In
gle, H. Z. Terry.
Baldwin T. S. Harris, T. J. Hearn,
T. W. Herndon.
Bear Creek D. H. Ellis, R. I. Till
man, U. G. Willet.
Buckhorn S. A. Harrington, B. M.
Mclver, A. G. Ellis.
Center W. L. Johnson, F. P. Nooe,
H. C. Clegg.
Gulf Fred W. Knight, J. M. Mc
lver, R. L. Oldman.
Hadley-A. F. Whitaker, James D.
Jones, A. S. Self.
Haw River W. H. Lassiter. W. H.
Utlev, W. B. Moore.
Hickory Mt. J. B. Burke, R. P.
Alston, H. J. Dark.
Merry Oaks J. M. Craven, J. B.
Litle, W. E. Marin.
Mt. Vernon Springs E. H. Foust,
R. L. Edwards, H. W- Johnson.
New Hope A. J. Wilson, W
A.
H.
Wood. F. M. Holleman.
Oakland R. R. Seagroves, P,
Johnson, Numa Bright.
Richmond Fred C. Straughan, L.
B. Hester, F. R. Dark.
Siler City R. G. Edwards, J. T.
Ferguson, R. H. Fox.
Williams J. T. Mills, R. L. Ward,
J. C. Carson.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Brief Items of Interest Selected
For Busy Readers.
Carthage has a radio station.
Mrs. Emeline Stokes, of Davidson,
aged 103, is dead.
Cotton planting is all the go in
North Carolina now.
Catawba county is enjoying home
raised strawberries.
Greensboro is to have a. pure food
show from June 6 to 10.
Mrs. Bob Ray, Graham's oldest wo
man, died there last week.
Peach trees have been damaged by
the frost in Moore county.
The Pinehurst dairy has a cow that
gives nine gallons of milk every day.
Congressman Brinson, who died
last week, left an estate valued at
$40,000.
Durham is to have a salesman
school. The object is to train men and
women in the various lines of sales
manship. Enoch Parker, living near Shelby,
celebrated his 101th birthday a few
days ago.
The Kiwanis Club at Greensboro
has raised the sum of $1,885 for crip
pled children.
Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, of Winston-Salem,
has been nominated by
the Republicans for Congress from
the fifth district.
- Edward L. Conn, a native of Ral
eigh, and a newspaper man, has gone
to Tokio, Japan, to become editor of
an English paper printed at Tokio.
In a race in 'Guilford by officers
driving a Ford after a wagon 'con
taining a still, the mule team beat
the Ford and made a clean get away.
ATTENTION
LADIES,
Hemstitching
and Picoting, 10c per yard.
Orders filled promptly.
Mrs. J.R. Mallard, Sanford, N.C
VOTE FOR MR. WILLIAMS.
Needed as Solicitor for Chatham
Countv
There is no reasonable excuse for
circulating a report among the sinful
j that if you get a solicitor from an
lo"tside county that he wiH be hard on
i The transgressors. C. L. Williams, oi
: e.e county, if elected as solicitor in
thls dlstnct Wl11 do bis duty toward
1 everye. He is not going to take
I waer for any violator of the law,
I "u "c 1& "wt so nara-nearteu as to
attemPt to persecute anyone. Chat-
nam, twice as large as Harnett and
almost twice as large as Johnson and
Lee county has never had recogni
tion in any district omce. The same
county consistently aids in electing
the district ticket every time, there
fore as a political justice to 'Lee, it
snouia oe given the solicitorship at
the coming election, to sav nothing
j Y1 tne various local reasons in Chat
i "" cuuiilv.
Mr. Williams is 35 years old. un
married, was admitted to the bar in
1911 and has been practicing law in
saniord ever since. He is also a grad
uate of the State University, and pos
sesses every requisite to make the
fourth district one of the best solic
itors that has ever represented it.
The district is composed of Chatham,
Lee, Johnson, Harnett and Wayne
counties. It is the duty of all good
folks in Chatham to give him support
in the June primary. So far no oppo
sition has been announced against
him, but regardless of that point left:
all give him a strong vote.
DOINGS ON BEAR CREEK NO. 2.
Personal Items and School Closings,
Baseball Too.
Bear Creek, Rt. 2., April 24. T.
A. Beal, who was carried to the Char
lotte Sanitorium Saturday, April 15th,
returned to the Central Carolina hos
pital at Sanford Wednesday after
noon. Mrs. J. C. Cheek is improving, he:
many friends will be glad to hear.
E. J. Mclver made a business trip
to Pittsboro last week.
Mrs. W. M. Phillips, of Swepson
ville, is visiting her parents, Mr. ami
Mrs. E. J. Mclver.
Mrs. T. B. Moody is somewhat de
clining in health lately.
Messrs J. W. Loyd, J. W. Pierce
W. A. Coggins, and T. B. Beal visited
T. A. Beal in the hospital in Sanford
during the week.
The Meronies school and the Wom
bles school both closed last week.
Misses Dark were, the teachers of the
Meronies school, while Misses Alice
Edwards and Eliza Rives were teach
ers of the Womble school.
Postmaster Phillips accompanied
Carrier Beal on Rt. No. 2, Saturday.
The Bear Creek baseball team de
feated the Goldston team at Golds-
ton Saturday, 9 to 1. PHIL.
NEW SUBSCRIBERS THIS WEEK.
The following good Chatham folk:
have brought in or mailed to us theii
subscription since our last issue.
G. R. Pearce, T. D. B nam, Wei
don Johnson, Mrs. John T. Rosser, T.
H. Murchison, W. A. Glenn. R. H
Durham, G. L. Budd, Rev. H. B. Por
ter, Mrs. C. C. Wright, C. B. Fox
D. W. Brady, June Wicker, K. G.
Perry, Mrs. Emma Goodwin, W. F
Olinger.
THE SOLDIER BOYS.
Chatham Lady Has Not Forgotten
The Dark Days of World War.
Editor of Chatham Record:
Will you allow me space in your
valuable paper for a few words in be
half of our World War Soldier boys?
The time is drawing near for the
primary, and I can't see how an
true-hearted American man or wo
man can vote for any man who run:
against a World War Veteran.
We all know our boys sacrificed
home, loved ones, and all that waf
dear tcfthem, to cross the waters and
fight for us and ours. At that time
we promised them the BEST, if they
ever returned, and we should remem
ber our promises. Some of them did
return others did not now let's dc
all we can for those who did return.
The women are for the soldier boyr
every time. As members of the Red
Cross, we have not forgotten how wc
picked cotton to raise money to send
the Soldier Boys, while they were ov
er there fighting for us, and going
through with all kinds of hardships.
The ticket that we would like tc
support in the primary would be:
Victor R. Johnson for the Senate
A. C. Rav for the House, Clawson L.
Williams for solicitor, W. W. Lang
ley for clerk of court, G. W. Blair
for sheriff, C. C. Poe for register of
deeds, and C. B. Fitts, E. E. Wilson,
and Zeb. Dark for commissioners.
If we elect this ticket, we beieve
that cases like Bob Thompson will be
eliminated, and giving county bonus
es. If we, the women of Chatham and
North Carolina do not work to puri
fy politics, then Woman Suffrage is
a failure. I would like for other la
dies to express themselves on this
subject.
F. D. W. H. B.
HURRAH FOR GOLDSTON.
Mr. Henry Pike was in Goldston
the first of the week, where he put
the finishing touches on the lighting
system for the town, and now there
is a twenty-four hour current in that
' progressive village and a plenty for
f - -
Goldston is forging to the front
and will become an important com
petitor to some of the larger places,
unless the signs fail. They are wide
awake business folks over there.
LOOK AT YOUR LABEL
SALARY DUE THE CLERK
County Commissioners Want Jo
Keep History Straight.
To the Editor:
In last week's issue of your
paper appeared an article re
garding the salary of, and the
allowances made to the Clerk of
the Superior Court of this coun
ty, and as the same is mislead
ing, inaccurate, and based upon
an evident misapprehension of
the facts, we beg to furnish you
a full statement of this matter.
trusting that you will give it
mat publicity, with which vou
have treated, what appears to
oe intended as an attack unon
the Board of County Commis
sioners.
The statute placinr the countv
officers of this county on a sal
ary went into effect on the first
Monday in December, 1918. Un
der the provisions of this law.
the Clerk of the Superior Court
was placed upon a salary of
$125.00 per month, and not
$100.00, as stated in your arti
cte. Under the original act, the
Clerk was allowed the sum of
$100.00 per year for clerk hire,
and $2.00 per day for extra
clerical help while the Court was
m session. Mr. Ray, the repre
sentative from this countv,
deeming this sum inadequate, as
was the allowances provided for
the other county' officers, at the
session of the General Assembly
m 1919, introduced and had en
acted into law a measure pro
viding that the Board of County
Commissioners, in their discre
tion, shall make an allowance
for the payment of such cleri-
al help as may be necessary for
the sheriff, register of deeds
and clerk of the superior court.
Since December, 1918, until
he resigned in April, 1922, Jas.
Griffin has served as Clerk of
the Superior Court for a period
of three years and four months.
His salary, under the law, for
this period would be $5000.00.
He has been paid for clerical
help during this entire period
the sum of $1,358.33, making a
total of $6,358.33. During this
period, he has actually paid
-out for clerk hire the sum of
$2,280.00.
It will thus appear, that for a
service covering a period of for
ty months, Mr. Griffin, after de
ducting wliat he has paid for
clerk hire, has received from the
county the sum of $4,078.00, a
salary of $101.00 per month. It
vvill likewise appear from the
above figures, that tne clerk
hire for this office has cost the
;ounty only $33.96 per month.
When it is remembered that
there has been a great volume
Df business in all the county of
fices for the past few years;
that the Court dockets, both civ
il and criminal have been at all
times crowded, so much so that
several special terms of court
have been, found necessary, it
will be readily seen that the
Clerk's office has been conducted-
at a minimum cost and ex
pense. That the public business
has greatly increased for the
past few years, is abundantly
shown by the fact that we are
allowing the sheriff $1,800.00
per year extra clerk hire, and
are allowing the Register of
Deeds $944.00 more than was
named in the original statute,
and this is absolutely necessary,
if the public business is to be
carried on.
An inspection of the records
will disclose that Mr. Griffin has
received a less salary and has
been allowed a considerably less
clerk hire than any officer in
the court house.
- A. T. WARD, Chairman.
S. S. EDWARDS.
J. D. WILLETT.
J. W. GRIFFIN.
E. E. WILSON.
FIDDLERS CONVEINl lON.
Old time Fiddler's Convention
vvill be held at Goldston ( Saturday,
April 29th, beginning at 8 o'clock.
Prizes will be given to the ones who
make the best music on violins and
banjoes, first and second prizes for
each. All musicians invited to come
and compete for these prizes. Admis
sion 25c. and loc. Be sure and attend.
Proceeds are for the benefit of the
Junior Order
J. G. GOLDSTON, K. S.
J. H. Wilson Dead.
J. H. Wilson died at his home in
Raleigh last week after an illness of
onlv two weeks, aged 61 years.
Mr. Wilson, who was a native of
Merry Oaks, Chatham county, was
proprietor of the Wilson Stores in
Raleigh. He is survived by his wid
ow and five children, two sisters and
two brothers.
No, Not That Kind.
"Dar ain' no reason fob a prophet
to expect honor in his own country or
anywhere else," said Uncle Ehen, "if
he's de kind of prophet dat hands
around tips on hoss races."