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The Record HE RECORD is read X every week by almost e v erybody that's anybody. T HE RECORD is the paper that's in every ftome, and the only paper in many homes. ESTABLISHED SEPT. 19, 1878. PTTTSBORO, N. C, CHATHAM CO., FRIDAY, MAY 5, VOL. XLIV NO. 40 ft jt ... iM CHATHAM SANDY CREEK ASSOCIATION. R. F. Paschal Elected Moderator Other Officers. The Sandy Creek Baptist Associa tion met with Hickory Mt. Baptist church Sunday, April 30th, 1922. E. F .Paschal was elected Moder ator; Rev. W. T. Hurst, assistant Moderator; H. Adney Teague clerk. Twelve churches were represented bv delegates present. "R. H. Dixon made an excellent talk on "The Service a Sunday School Should Render." The following speakers made very helpful and instructive talks on "The Teachers Problems and How to Meet Them": R. F. Paschal, Rev. W. T. Hurst, R E. Heath and R. H. Dixon. r. excellent address was delivered by Rev. W. T. Hurst. I. H. Dunlap, Rev. Richard S. Foun tain and H. Adney Teague were elect ed as a program committee. R. H. Dixon offered the following report: "That a committee of five bf appointed to confer and report at the next session of the Association, the advisability of grouping the churches of the Association into districts, witl a trained teacher appointed for eacl district." The report was adopted ant Rev. W. T. Hurst was made chairmai of the committee suggested with R H. Dixon, Walter M. Gilmore, O. A Keller and R. P. Johnson. The next annual session will b' held with the Bonlee Baptist church and Rev. W. T. Hurst was appoint ed to preach the introductory ser mon. R. F. PASCHAL, Moderator H. ADNEY TEAGUE, Clerl- MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION The children and citizens of the town and surrounding country are re quested to meet at the residence ol Mrs. Henry A. London at 4 o'clock or May 10th and march with the Daugh ters of the Confederacy to the court house, where the exercises: wil be held in memory of the Confederate dead. There will be music and speeches After this the soldiers graves will be decorated while the church bells toli a solemn requiem for the dead. All are requested to bring wreaths oi flowers. As is the custom here, and else where, the stores will be cdosed dur ing the exercises. All are urged to attend, and do honor unto the memory of our gallant Confederate dead. Endorses Dark. During the past week The Record has received letters from Mr. Mann, Mr. Durham, and several other lead ing men endorsing Zeb. L. Dark for Commissioner, but owing the de mand on us for space it is impossible to publish them all. We have "set" the paper for the past two or three weeks in "solid" 8 point (to use the printers' expressions) and then we have not been able to get all in that we would like, owing to the fact that so many people want advertisements each week. Every letter that we have receiv ed states that Mr. Dark is a most excellent young man and that he is economical and possesses ability to qualify as a Commissioner. It occurs to most of these writers that his selection would be opportune inasmuch as Hadley township has never had a representation, and we concur in their opinion. It's one of the reasons that we brought Dark out and we were apprised of his ability as well. THIS IS ENCOURAGING. Short Time Ago There Was Much Idleness From Necessity. A week or two ago work started around the court house preparatory to laying cement walks. As Mr. Har mon "could not get enough hands the work had to be stopped. Since then he has tried to get help and every man he has asked to help him was employed. This is a very encouraging sign and times are fast improving. DIFFERENCES IN SCALES. We do not know who has charge of testing the different scales in Pittsboro, but we do know that some one ought to do it. Take an article that actually weighs 100 pounds and take the same article m any store or anywhere there are scales, and the article will weigh anywhere from 101 to 110 pounds. It is not only in Pittsboro that the scales are wrong, but it is so in ev ery town. They should certainly be tested and made to weigh right. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Marriage licenses were issued to the following couples during the month of April, 1922: White. C. B. Atwater and Berta Andrews. Mahlon H. Woody and Gertrude Fiske, C. C. Wright and Alma An drew, Phil Kidd and Hattie Smith, Thomas Poe and Cornelia Cole, W. A. Andrew and Lizzie Stout, Claude W. Jordan and Blanche Jones, H. T. Churchill and Betsie Churchill. Colored. A Matthews and Lila Brooks, Joe Headen and Eula Siler, John Fear rington and Martha Scurlock, W. M. Crump and Vara Rains, Frank Thom as and Lenora Wilson, George Crump mtiH Dnra Willinms- The colored people did better in ... mf V April, not one was marriea m marcn. Motor Cars. Two cars made by the Edwards Railwav Motor Car Company, were operated over the Seaboard Air Line to Aberdeen Tuesday afternoon by officials of that road to test them out. Should the test prove satisfac tory the Company proposes to buy cars manufactured by the Edwards Kailwav Motor Car Company to op erate over its branch lines so as to cut down operating expenses. San- iord Express. LOOK AT YOUR LABEL VOTE FOR MR. WILLIAMS Time For Voters of Fourth Dis trict to Hustle. The race for solicitor in the Fourth Judicial district, compos ed of Chatham, Lee, Harnett, Johnston and Wayne counties is beginning to look like a land slide for Clawson L. Williams, of Lee county, the candidate that both The Herald and The Record is supporting. Encourag- C. L. WILLIAMS. ing to reports are coming to us from each of the counties named above, and there is little doubt but that he will land the office. We need a man of Williams' ability and we hope that the voters of Chatham county will give him a rousing vote. For the benefit of those read ers who do not know Mr. Wil liams we are this week printing his picture. He is a splendid man, as his photograph shows, and he is an able lawyer, that will handle the business of the solicitor in a satisfactory man ner to all in Chatham county. In an editorial in the Carolina Banner, of April 26th, we find the following: "If Lee county is entitled to this honor this time, and we think it is, then Mr. Williams is the logical candidate. An able lawyer and forceful speaker, he would make a vigorous prosecu tor and would be a credit to Lee county and the District." The above expresses pretty well the sentiment in the entire district, and particularly so in Chatham county, so far as we have been able to learn, and we have consulted leaders in almost every township in Chatham. Get busy folks. Let's elect Williams and go after the law violaters with a vengeance. We need him, want him and must him as our next solicitor. HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT. Closing Exercises Unveiling Tablet A Play. The Pittsboro school commencement will begin on Friday, May 5th, and close Monday, May 8th. The program is as follows: Friday, 8 p. m. Musical recital. Sunday, May 7, 8 p. m. Annual sermon by Rev. Dr. Moss, of Chapel Hill. Monday, May 8, at 10 a. m. Class Day exercises. At 11 a. m., Annual address by Pref. W. L. Poteat, Wake Forest College. At 12 m., unveiling the Honor Tablet. Monday night, May 8, at 8 o'clock A play, "The, Dream of Queen Es ther" by high school students. Ad mission to this play is 15 and 25c. Students 10 cents. CAPTURES A STILL. Sunday would seem to be the wrong day to go still hunting, but that did not deter the zealous still hunter, C. T. Desern, from getting a 35 gallon copper still, cap and worm on that day. Mr. Desern had to work a trick on a large crowd of darkeys who were attending church close by where the still was located, and in order to throw off suspicion of his intentions. He loaded his car with young ladies and his son and drove beyond the church, where he stopped the car. With his son, they left the ladies in the car, suspecting nothing. In 40 minutes the still was in the car and was headed for home. The still was found over on Deep river, in the Gorgas settlement. A run had already been made and prep arations were being made for another one. AUTOMOBILES IN PITTSBORO. Did any of the readers of The Rec ord ever stop to think of the number of automobiles owned by Pittsboro people? You'd be surprised to know that there are between 40 and 50 cars owned here. Suppose these 45 cars were sold today at an average $fifn T,et.'.q see what thev would bring and what the money for them would do. Six hundred cars would turn in $270,000. That sum of money would build 90 homes, at $3,000 apiece, or build a cotton mill which would give employment to 500 people, or would Tinu fnr seweraee. water, lights and put every street in town in first-class condition. It would do lots of other things, but then the pleasure ot own ing cars would be gone. Now aren't that so? " H MORE ABOUT WHAT COUNTY FATHERS DID. MostlyRoutine Business Transacted. Accounts Allowed. The county commissioners met in regular monthly session in their of fice at the court house in Pittsboro on Monday, May 1st, and transacted the following business: Fees collected during April by the cierK ol court, $111.61. Fees collected during April by the register of deeds $162.15. J.D. Dorsett, clerk court, salary $125.; clerk hire, $8.33; stamps, $4. S. P. Goldston, serving 21 capias, $31.50. Cole Printing Company, merchan dise for clerk of court, $12.30. Digging well at county home, $234.00. Little & Farrell, merchandise for county home, $47.08. Harlowe Taylor, salary as jailor, $79.90. S. T. Johnson, still, cap and two worms, $25.00. H. W. Andrews, tdo stills and one cap, $25.00. P.T. Farrell, collecting back taxes, $10.00. ThomasLeach, salary as janitor for April, $20.00. C. T. Desern, two stills, caps, and 3 worms, $40.00. Thomas Leach, extra work clean ing court house, $1S.00. C. H. Crutchfield, conveying Ernest Fox to jail, $7.50. C. H. Crutchfield, two stills,$20.00. I. E. Self, one still cap and worm, $20.00. L. C. Clark, salary superintendent county home, $41. 6G. Maggie Scurlock, cook county home $10.00. Seaman printery, Durham, invoice rendered, $39.88. Mrs. R. M. Farrell, clerical work in registers office, $48.00. C. C. Poe, postage, and parcel post $7.50. Harrell's Printing House, tax list notices, $3.25. R. T. Hobby, conveying Dora Thompson to state hospital, Golds boro,$30.00. F. C. Straughan, two stills, $20.00. C. C. Poe, salary for April, $150.00. Little& Farrell, merchandise, $2.85. Dr. J. M. Harper, health officer, $45; examining Dora Thompson, $5. Jones Baldwin was allowed $2.00 per month for support. Mrs. Mary Smith, pauper, was al lowed $2.00 per month for support. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. Brief Items of Interest Selected For Busy Readers. J. H. Barnes, white, of Wilson, shot himself in an attempt to commit sui cide. He is not expected to live. Moody Strowd was fatally burned in a forest fire in Wilson coutny a few days ago. Six Ku Kluxers attended a funer al in Charlotte. They wore hoods. The State annual meeting of the Improved Order of Red Men, met in Greensboro this week. Wheat is being damaged in Cataw ba county by hevy rains. Five High Point young men are un der arrest in Asheville for stealing automobiles. Two men for stealing cars were put under $10,000 bond each by a magistrate in Greensboro the other day. The sheriff and four deputies of Rockingham county have been indict ed for murder. The Department of Agriculture says that if cotton is chopped to a stand 6 to 8 inches apart and 3 stalks left to a hill, there will be a gain of 100 to 150 pounds of lint cot ton to the acre. At a coroner's inquest held last week in Lenoir county over a dead negro, six women composed the jury, the first woman jury to serve on an inquest in this state. Miss Bessie Poteat, niece of Dr. W. L. Poteat, president of Wake Forest College, was crushed to death in an elevator in Winston-Salem last Fri day. Durham Masons will make a drive for $100,000 to build a Masonic tem- pie in that city. Twin chickens were hatched from the same egg, on the farm of Wm. E. Hassell, in Lenoir county last week. The Susan Graham memorial fount has been set up at the old town well in Chapel Hill. This fountain was se lected in honor of Mrs. Ji.dwara jv. Graham, who died in 1915, by the cit izens of Chapel Hill. Farrell Says Langley is Alright. I wish to indorse W. W. Langley for Clerk of the Superior Court .He is a christian gentleman, a man of strong character. He served us faith fully in France and I am sure he would make us a splendid Clerk. HUGH W. FARRELL. BANNER YEAR FOR B. Y. P. U. Gary G. Pridgen, general chairman of the State B. Y. P. U., of New Bern, sends us a letter arid asks that we urge all the presidents and mem bers of the Baptist Young People's Union in Chatham county to assist in making plans for the biggest and best State Convention ever held. The Convention will be held in New Bers on June 13th, 14th and 15th,and Mr. Pridgen says that they will be glad to entertain every mem ber of the B. Y. P. U in the State who wishes to and will come. BUILD A HOME. ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS THE LAWS REFERRED TO County Commissioners Pay For Forty Months Extra. ACT PROVIDES FOR FIFTEEN, Voucher Marked, However, For 1921 And 1922. The County Commissioners as a whole sent us a communication last week explaining the one thousand dollar bonus gi ven J as. L. Griffin, as clerk of the supertoV court of Chat ham county. Since then we have had opportunity to consult the acts and laws affecting this Privilege given the Commissioners, an d find that the his tory has not bee , straightened out at all. We find that the law passed by Mr. Ray in 1917, placing the officers on a salary basis, subject to the will of the people, became effective upon its ratification, after tfce first Monday in 1918. In Chapetr 550, Public Local Laws, page 764, we find the following amendment, passed ' by Mr. Ray, be ing ratified March 10th, 1919: "Section 1. That Chapter 660 of the Public Local Lawsjof 1917 be amend ed by adding the fblolwing: That the out going sheriff oil the first Monday in December, 1920, and on every bi ennial date thereafter, when there is a new incoming sheriff, the retiring sheriff will deliver- to his successor the tax books with all uncollected taxes properly audited to the satis faction of the coujjty commissioners, which may be charged to the incom ing sheriff and credited to the out going I. sheriff, upon the filing of the satisfactory bonds duly approved by the board of county commissioners, by the incoming sheriff. This act shall not apply to anyvax book for any previous year or $py taxes that may be past due, except the taxes that are due for the year bearing the date in which the incoming sheriff qualifies and takes charge of the office. "Section 2. That-said act be furth er amended by adding "The commis sioners of said county may, in their discretion, employ such help for re writing any record or doing any cler ical work for the county not contem plated by said act" in reference to al lowances for services. "Section 3. Thai all laws and claus es of laws in conflict with Miis act are hereby repealed. "Section 4. Tht this act shall be in force from and after its ratifica tion. "Ratified this 10th day of March, 1919." This amendment gave no authority for extra clerk hp& unless it was ex tra work not contemplated bv the act. Then Chapter 116, Local Public Laws, page 142, we find the follow ing amendment by ex-sheriff Leon T. Lane, being ratified and effective on February 18, 1921: "Section 1. Amend section five by striking out all of said section after word "assistance" in line four, and adding in lieu thereof the following: That the county commissioners of said county shall have the right in their discretion to allow such sums as may be necessary in compensation for making up the tax books and receipts thereof. "Section 2. That the county com missioners may in their discretion al low ail such sums as may be neces sary for extra help or clerk hire to the sheriff, the clerk of the superior court and the register of deeds of said county. "Section 3. That all laws and claus es of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. "Section 4. That this act shall be in force from and after its ratification. "Ratified the 18th day of Febru ary, 1921." It will be seen that this is the first authority the commissioners had for paying for extra clerk hire unless it was some special work not contem plated by the act as amended by Mr. Ray. in 1919, and it would seem that this amendment repeals the Ray amendment and any clerk hire under this act cari only be allowed for work since February the 18th, 1921, or less than 14 months for which the $1000 was paid. The commissioners claim that it was for forty months, however, the one thousand dollars was made pay able to Mr. Griffin in one check, and was marked for "clerk hire during 1921 and Jan. 1922" and therefore is confusing in its entirety. Dewey Dorsett, appointed to suc ceed Mr. Griffin when he resigned, and who is a candidate to succeed himself as clerk of the superior court of Chatham county, is doing the work ef the office and does not seem to be worked to death either. Matter of fact, he does not hold any outside jeo, other than the duties of this of nee, therefore he devotes his time to this work. Our purpose in giving the infor mation about the payment of this $1000 was not to attack either Mr. Griffin xr the commissioners, but we deem that it was unnecessary to pay for this extra clerk hire and that it was a matter of public concern to the taxpayers of Chatham county, and we still believe that it was our duty to let them know it. We feel that so long as Mr. Griffin was otherwise employed, in addition to his duties as clerk of court, that of an officer in a bank, dealing in real estate and otherwise profiting by his labor, which was his privilege to do, but the tax payers of Chatham county should not be called upon at this time to reimburse him for any amount that it may have been neces sary to pay out for clerk hire in his office m the court house. We still maintain that unless the strictest economy is practiced that the tax rate will remain high and the farmers and laboring class of people will have a hard time meeting the re quirements and some may even lose their homes and suffer privations that are not necessary. Mr. Griffin is a man of affairs and rated among the very weatlhy in this county; he did not need it and we regret that he saw fit to accept it. PLAY BALL. Pittsboro is to Have a First-Class Team Game Monday. Pittsboro will have one of the best baseball teams in this county, if the expectations of the promoters turn out true. The citizens have given lib erally of their ducats, some $300. or more having been subscribed. Next Monday is commencement day here and in the afternoon a game of ball will be played at the ball Dark, and all of our citizens are earnestly asked to attend arid help swell the gate receipts. The location of the grounds is the finest ever, and when a large crowd especially ladies, are in attendance, the scene from the north side of the grounds is simply beautiful. That alone is worth the price of admis sion. The grounds will be put in good shape, plenty of seats will be there and everything will be done to make it pleasant for all who attend. Rev. W. E. Allen, who is one of the best sports in the county, and who is a great believer in innocent amusements bf any kind, we learn, will be manager of the team, and June Peoples will be captain, W. P. Horton, treasurer, Henry Clegg, who is great as a pitcher, will also be a member of the team. The names of the rest of the nine has not been made public. The ad mission will be 25c. and 50c. Now, let everybody get a hump on themselves and go out and encourage the boys in playing ball. Only two games a week wil be played here. RED ROADSTER AND JIM MOVE. Gardens Not Damaged Man Gets Wetting Personals. Corinth, May 3. Dewey Dickens, Roy Buchanan, Sam and Carey Gun ter, of Raleigh, were over at home in Corinth over Sunday. Raleigh, and Mrs. E. A. Stewart fig Raleigh, were visitors at Buckhorn Sunday afternoon. After all the continued cold and frosty weather, most people in this community came through without se rious loss of gardens, crops or fruit. J. E. Dickens was kind enough to remind us that A. B. Wicker's smile was all overCorinth again last Sun day. On last Thursday a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cross. Mrs. J. E. Cross is reported con siderably better today (Monday) af ter being dangerously ill for the past few days. Dr. Judd, of Raleigh, and Dr. Burt, of Holly Springs, are at tending her. We are very sorry to report that our neighbor, Mr. J. H. Cotten, is on the sick lis.t Mrs. E. F. Drewry and children returned to their home at Ocean View Monday. Mr. Lonnie Mims has added his name to the list of new Ford own ers. He has a new touring car. We think that he has been considering this purchase for sometime but the last trip he made to Buckhorn, fish ing, turned the trick, Mr. Lonnie was out in a boat where the fish were jumping up all about him and be came so interested in fishing that he forgot all about his leaky boat until suddenly he felt himself in water up to his waist and still getting deeper. He was promptly rescued and laid out to dry, but the blackberry winter wind was strong and chilly and the process of drying was rather breezy. Now Mr. Lonnie, who is no quitter, can fish in a leaky boat and forget all about it and if he gets wet, he can roll home in his Ford to dry clothes and a warm stove, without so much delay and inconvenience. Messrs. Carl and Troy Edwards and Felix Wheeler, of Apex, and Misses Carrie Lee and Audrey Cross were visitors at Buckhorn Sunday. J. E. Dickens and a dozen of his friends enjoyed a very pleasant little "parting gathering" at Buckhorn last Thursday night. Jim and his Ked Roadster have been transferred from Washington, D. C. to Raleigh. Sturdivant Wants Langley Too. Mr. Editor: I see thiners political are stirring and different ones are coming out for their favorites, and this is well, I think. We should look over our avail ables and pick the best for this is a time when we need the very best. I am writing to suggest the name of W. W. Langley, Pittsboro, Route No. 1, for Clerk of the Superior Court. I consider Mr. Langley a most worthy and deserving young man. He has by his own industry enninnerl and fitted himself for the great service that he has been ren-J dering to his community around about him he being a school teach er. He is honest, industrious, econom ical, and I think would fill the place with credit to himself and satisfac tion to the county. Mr. Langley is an ex-service man. He went to that as to other things, with his whole self, and was right on the front line, cutting barb wire when the word came to stop. It seems to me that we should show our gratitude to our soldier boys now, if we ever expect to do so. R. F. STURDIVANT. MORE SUBSCRIBERS. Since we corrected our list last week, the following have sent or brought us a subscription: O. H. Williams, C. T. Desern, J. H. Wissler, S. R. Johnson, W. J. Bland, C. J. Rast, Lee Hardware Co., Mrs. Emma Goodwin, R. G. Perry, L. J. Banzet, W. T. Dark, Miss Lillian White, D. T. Siler, H. C. Ivey, J. T. Ferguson R. C. Fox, J. L. Scott, Van E. Ellis, jMrs. Benjamin Hinshaw, W. B. Knight, Lr. R. Jones, S. D. Fris sell, S. S. Jones, W. W. Fogleman, J. T. Culberson, Tom Price, J. E. Holt, Miss Mattie Pearce, A. C. Ray, Rev. Jonas Barclay, Tobacco Growers As sociation, and Parker Farms. BUILD A HOME. COMMUNITY MEETING. Noted Speaker Here Tonight at 8 O'Clock to Lecture. Rev. G. M. Hammond, of Kentucky, a speaker of great force, will deliver an aciaress nere tonight, (Thursday) in the court house at 8 o'clock p. m. His subject will be "The Challenge of The Times." It is a great law en forcement address and will enthuse any who can hear it. Mr. Hammond has lectured on the Chautauqua platform, and is recog- Rev. GEORGE M. HAMMOND. nized as a very able orator, one that will interest you from beginning to end. Let everybody make arrangements to come out early and hear him. PITTSBORO FRIENDS GO THERE. Death of Joe Sauls Fishing Parties OtherLocals. Brickhaven, May 3. Mr. Koontz Black, of Yemassee, S. C, visited friends here and at Corinth last week. Miss Mae Dickens spent last week with relatives at Moncure. She at tended the. closing exercises of the school there. Miss Annie Utley ,after spending commencement week in Moncure, re turned home last Friday. She won the scholarship medal for the best aver age in the tenth grade work at the Moncure school during the past year. Messrs Hannon and Seawell spent Saturday in Raleigh. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Kennedy, little Miss Ruth Kennedy, and Misses Del la Dowell and Mary Lee Utley were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs F. M. Nash at Buckhorn Saturday evening. Quite a number of our people at tended the eteshaf?. exercises of -the. Moncure school last week. Several ofMr. Hank's friends from Pittsboro were down fishing one af ternoon last week. They had a jolly time and were fairly success ful with the hook and line. Mrs. Marks, of Sanford, has been here on a short visit to her son, W. C. Marks, at the Boylan Ranch. Miss Delia Dowell, ofFranklinton, who is spending a short while with her sister here, is an accomplished musician, and is untiring in her ef forts to help us wit1 our Sunday school music a fact tket we appre ciate very much. E. V. Lawrence, Mrs. A. R. Law rence and Miss Mary Lee Utley spent Monday in Raleigh. We are very sorry to learn of the death of Mr. Joe Sauls,which occurred at his home near Buckhorn last Sat urday. The family have our sincerest sympathy. A SURPRISE DINNER. A number of the many friends of Mrs. Nannie Pilkington, widow of the late Fearrington Pilkington, met at her home in Gulf township April 29th, and with well filled baskets, spread a bountiful feast, which was quite a surprise to her. But her genial smile, with which she greeted her guests, made them feel that they were heartily welcome. She has four children and all were present. They are Mrs. Bessie Old ham, Miss Daisy, Johnnie and Jesse Pilkington. We had as one of our guests, Mr. Charlie Hart, who was born and rear ed in Gulf township, when a young man went West and traveled up and down from the Rio Grande to Alaska. After traveling a number of years he returned and bought a farm on the graded road, leading from Golds ton to Pittsboro, near the Moses school. He says old Chatham is good enough for him. He is a good con versationalist and contributed a lot to the entertainment ef all present. The floral contributions by the la dies were beautiful. The presents were useful and greatly appreciated by Mrs. Pilkington. After the bountiful dinner we had music on the organ and singing. The children had their games in the grove ONE PRESENT. Republican Conveniion. Chairman S. D. Johnson has issued a oaU fnr the Republican Countv Con vention to meet in Pitsboro Thursday, May 18th. Primaries will oe nem Sat urday, May 13th. They expect to put out a full ticket to be voted on in November. NEGRO MINSTREL SHOW. The Baracca Class of Jiives Chape! will give a Negro Minstrel Show at High Falls next Saturday night, May 6th. The proceeds will go for the ben efit ol the church and the public is invited to attend. Up Goes the Gas. The New York Herald of last Fri day said: "The Standard Oil Com pany counteracted the effect of the fine weather lately, so far as motor ists are concerned, with the announce ment that gasolene had been increas ed a cent a gallon." HOMICIDE IN NEW HOPE. R. C. Goodman is Bound Over to Court Without Bail. R. C. Goodman, 35 years old, who killed his neighbor, Otis Ellis, age 56, at the home of the latter in New Hope township last Friday, had a preliminary hearing in the court house in Pittsboro Mondav before Magistrates John R. Blair, C. M. Co vert and W. T. Parrish, and was sent to jail to await trial for the murder, at the May term of court.not being allowed bail. The homicide occurred about ten o'clock in the morning and was over a trivial matter. It seems that Good man was hauling logs and started to drive his team over some of Ellis' land, but Ellis objected. From that they had words, and from words to blows and then the death blow t6 Ellis. It was reported that Goodman struck Ellis with a pitchfork, but in the trial Monday it was given in evidence by Dr. Mann that he thought Ellis was struck on the head with an axe, the edge crushing the skull. Ellis was rushed to Raleigh to a hospital but died in a short time.. Goodman has a wife and four chil dren. Ellis was married but has no children. It is a sad and deplorable affair. FOR W. W. LANGLEY. Editor of the Record: As the season for our primary is drawing near, and the time and op portunity has arrived for paying our vows and this debt we are morally bound to pay a promise that is now in our power to fulfill. W. W. Langley is offering his ser vice again to his county, thereby giv ing each one of us an opportunity to fulfill our promise to the boys who faced death in the world war, tosave Ameican liberty on land and on sea. We promised these brave soldier boys that when they returned, we would do everything in our power to repay them for their valor. We now have a chance to meet our pledge, and we are no better than our fulfilled pledges. I am intimately acquainted with Mr.Langley and know him to be em inently qualified to fill any office in the gift of the people of Chatham county. We all know how they were paid France about $1.00 per day and while Congress is bickering over bo nuses, let's nominate W. W. Langley for Clerk of Court! L. E. COLE. Rural Carrier Examination. The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an exami nation to be held at Sanford, N. C., on May 27th, 1922, to fill the position of rural cairier at Ctrmnock ami va cancies that may later occur on ru ral routes in Lee county. The salary of a rural carrier on a standard daily wagon route of 24 miles is $1,800 per annum, with an additional $30 per mile per annum, for each mile or major fraction there of in excess of 24 miles. The salary of motor route ranges from $2,450 to $2,600 per annum, according to length. ENSEMBLE THE CANDIDATES. Up to last Monday, the following had filed their notices with F. C. Mann, chairman of the Board of Election, as candidates in the Demo cratic primary to be held on June 3rd: For Senate Victor R. Johnson, J. L. Griffin. For Legislature Chas. A. Snipes. For Clerk of Court J. Dewey Dor sett. For Commissioners C. B. Fitts, E. E. Wilson, Zeb L. Dark and C. C. Hamlet. AROUND MT. ZION. Moncure, Route No. 2., May 2. W. B. Thomas, of Raleigh, spent the week-end at home with his family. Miss Janie Clegg, who has been teaching in Siler City, has returned home to spend her vacation. Miss Ola Harmon, who has been teaching in the Gum Springs school, has returned home. In spite of the rain several from this community attended the com mencement at Gum Springs last Fri day. Everybody had a good time. George D. Harmon, of Durham, gave homefolks a surprise when he came home last Friday night. He re turned to his work early Saturday morning. Miss Mary S. Petty, who spent sometime with her niece, Mrs. W. W. Stedman, of Moncure, has returned home with her sister, Mrs. J. C. Har mon. Mr. Walter Thomas, who has been quite sick for sometime, is out walk ing around. QUARTERLY CONFERENCE. T. A. Beal Operated On Births and Personal Notes. Bear Creek, Rt. 2., April 30. The second quarterly conference of the Goldston charge will be held at Me ronies M. E. Church Saturday and Sunday, May 6th and 7th. Rev. J. D. Bundy, the presiding elder, will preach both Saturday and Sunday at 11 a. m. Thebusiness session of the conference will be held Saturday af ternoon. T. A. Beal, who has been in the Central Carolina Hospital, was oper ated on Thursday, and is recovering nicerv from same. Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Tilley, of Bat tleground, were week-end visitors in the home of Mrs. Tilley's father, I. H. Edwards. Born to Mr. and Mrs D. T. Brooks a son, Charles Edisel. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Beal and Misses Ina and Velma Phillips were recent visitors in Sanford to see T. A. Beal. Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Mclver, of Sil er City, visited Mr. Mclver's father, E. J. Mclver, the past week. Mrs. D. T. Perrell, who has been visiting in Roanoke, Va., has return ed home. PHIL.
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