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ESTABLISHED SEPT. 19, 1878.
PTTTSBORO, N. C, CHATHAM CO., FRIDAY, MAY 12. 1922
VOL. XLIV NO. 40
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REMEMBER THE PLEDGES.
Were Promises to The Soldier
Boys in Good Faith?
Corinth, May 9. We are glad to
announce that our worthy citizen, J.
W. Williams, is about again after a
severe attack of cold and mumps.
Alton Williams and Bride, former
ly Miss Gill, of Raleigh, spent a few
days last week with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Williams.
Mrs. 0. A. Mims is at the bedside
of her father, Mr. J. H. Cotton at
Truth. Mr. Cotton is not improving
any.
Miss Mary Bland and Miss Lelia
Johnson, of Pittsboro, were the Sun
day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
S. W. Harrington.
Miss Gayle Mims and F. M. Nash
carried off the honors at the Rook
party given by Mrs. F. M. Nash at
Buckhorn in honor of Misses Bland
and Johnson last Saturday night.
"F. M." was second in the eating
contest but Avery Ausley won out
by eating three big dishes of cream
3 quarters of a cake, a plate of fudge
and two apples.
Wicker did not show up at Corinth
last Sunday until Jim Dickens went
to Brickhaven after him in the Red
Roadster on an emergency call.
Ray Cross, of Raleigh, spent the
week-end at home.
We are glad to state that Mrs. J.
E. Cross who has been dangerously
ill is very much improved and in a
short time will recover completely.
Our neighbor, Mr. J. H. Cotton,
continues very low with an aggravat
ed and complicated case of asthma.
We saw a Ford roadster with four
occupants, all sober and well behaved,
slip into a hole at a roadside, turn
completely over, land on its "feet,"
crank up, pull back into the road and
proceed on its journey with no dam
age done except a broken wind shield
on the car occupants unhurt. Some
Ford!
Mr: J. A. Lea, of Raleigh, is
spending a week with his daughter,
Mrs. T. V. Sexton, at Buckhorn.
Messrs Bruce Moore and Arthur
Campbell, of Raleigh, were visitors
in Corinth Sunday at the homes of
D. A. Clark and T. M. Gunter.
Dewey- Dickens, accompanied by
Misses Fannie and Alta Tutor, all of
Raleigh, were the Sunday guests of
Miss Carrie Lee Cross.
Some three or four years ago we
heard several of our good friends and
neighbors come out in public speech
es and in other ways, strong loyal
supporters of the boys from Chatham
who defended our county, state and
nation, on the bloody battle fields of
Europe. The wisdow of an all wise
God saw fit to return to us all but
one of these sons of Chatham, with
their health and former usefulness
unimpaired, and now when some of
these same boys seek our public of
fices and can qualify for the same,
we find there some former loyal sup
porters, the first to oppose the former
soldiers.
We cannot help but wonder if their
former pledges and voluntary prom
ises .were made in good faith. Some
thing to think about in casting our
votes at the approaching primary.
The Toreadors of ancient Spain or
modern Mexico have nothing on our
jovial friend, Mr. Joe Mclver as a
daring and fearless bull fighter.
Neither does the time of day matter
much with Mr. Joe in staging his
performances. For on a certain peace
ful night, not long ago, the neigh
borhood phones began to ring and
ojit of the clamor and clatter came
the announcement that a fight was
on right in Mr. Joe's front yard. The
enraged animal had stationed him
self between the wood pile and the
front door and was dividing his time
between tearing up the wood and
making mad bellows and angry chal
lenges at something on the front
porch. Mr. Joe sallied forth in more
or less Toreador attire to meet the
challenge, first rousing all the neigh
bors by phone and otherwise to hur
ry to the carnage. Around the house
they went. The bull on the outside
but Mr. Joe on the inside, each chal
lenging the other at every window to
advance. The beast wore himself out
in furious but unsuccessful charges.
Mr. Joe used up all the "good" En
glish in the Bible and Websters dic
tionary, coupled with his own dramat
ic eloquence in trying to bring about
a suppression of hostilities, but all in
vain until finally Mr. Tom Buchanon
came upon the scene, walked up to
the intruder, put a rope around his
neck and led him away to recuperate
and fight another day. .
CHILDREN'S DAY SUNDAY.
Moncure, Route No. 2, May 10.
There will be children's day service at
Mt. Zion Methodist church next Sun
day afternoon promptly at three o'
clock. Public is invited.
Miss Olivia Harmon, who has been
teaching at Tabor the past year, has
returned home.
Miss Lelia Johnson spent the week
end with friends at Corinth.
For the Farm
When you need supplies for your farm, come to Head
quarters for them. We can meet your de
mands at any time and the Prices are
are right. We have.
CORN PLANTERS, RIDING CULTIVATORS, MOW
ING MACHINES, RAKES AND LAWN MOWERS.
Plenty of scratch Feed and baby chick feed. In fact,
we have about anything you may need on the Farm.
WE HAVE PLENTY SOY BEANS.
For Saturday, May 13th, we will giye you Choice of any
piece of a nice assortment of Aluminum Ware that we
have for ONLY $1.00.
Chatham Hardware Company
On The Square
PITTSBORO HIGH SCHOOL.
Closing Exercises -Large
At-
tendance Th ePlay.
The exercises of the Pittsboro High
School began last Friday evening oy
a musicai recital by Mrs. Henry A.
Uynum s class m music. Many oi our
citizens did not attend on account oi
the inclemency or." the weather, but a
goodly number of the faithful did ven
ture out and were well paid by what
chey saw and heard.
'ihe annual sermon was preached
Sunday evening by Rev. Dr. Moss, of
Chapel Hill, and listened to by a
ery large audience, which filled the
auditorium, many people from the
country being present.
On Monday morning Class Day ex
ercises took place at 10 o'clock and at
11 o'clock tne annual address was
delivered by Dr. W. L. Poteat, of
Wake Forest College. Again the au
ditorium was filled to annost over
sowing by patrons of the school, and
many citizens of the county who en
joyed listening to the fine address of
Prof. Poteat.
Space forbids publishing the ad
dress, but it was a document everyone
ought to have heard.
At 12 o'clock on Monday the unveil
ing of the monument took place.
AuD COMMENCEMENT.
At the unveiling several hundred
people gathered and listened to the
ceremonies. Mrs. H. A. London pre
sented the tablet to the school on be
half of the Winnie Davis Chapter,
0". D. C, in a pretty little talk, which
was accepted ita the school by Prof.
E. R. Franklin, who made a beau
tiful speech. As one of the school
ooys remarked, it was the best speech
the Professor ever made. He just
nad his nerve with him and his words
flowed free as water," or words to
that effect.
Prof. W. R. Thompson also made a
short talk.
Little Miss Mary Carter Nooe lift
ed the canvas from the tablet.
Monday night a play, "The dream
of Queen Esther," took place, which
ended the commencement exercises.
This has been the most successful
year the school has had and much
credit must be given to the splendid
faculty for the manner in which the
school has been conducted. Even the
pupils have been complimented high
ly for the way they have conducted
themselves during the session just
ended.
BAT TO THE BALL.
Pittsboro and Jonesboro Opened
Season Monday.
The baseball season began here
Monday, when Jonesboro came over
and tackled Pittsboro's hard knock
ers. The game started off as if there
were going to be some fine playing,
neither side scoring in the first inn
ing. But when Pittsboro came to the
bat in the second' inning it was seen
then that Jonesboro was not in it,
the game finally winding. up with a
score of 17 to 1 in favor of Pittsboro.
The boys have a very pretty place
to play ball here with one or two ex
ceptions. If piping was laid in the
ditch in the left field and the ditch
filled up it would help considerably.
Then the bases should be moved far
ther out from the creek. That would
help some. Outside of this there is
no prettier place to play the game.
Seats should be provided, which, we
understand, will be done, and when
these improvements are made then
we will look for Pittsboro to make
good.
There is some good stuff in our
boys here and they bat and field
splendidly, but when they have to get
over rough places, it takes the fever
out of them.
Let's play ball on a pretty field.
W. L. GRIFFIN DEAD.
A Leading Chatham Citizen Is
Buried at Mt. Pleasant.
The many friends of W. L. Grif
fin will regret to learn of his death
which took place at his home a few
miles east of Pittsboro, in New Hope
township, last Saturday, in his 76th
year.
Mr. Griffin was a member of Mt.
Gilead Baptist church and had been
for 60 years, and for 40 years was
a deacon of that church.
His funeral was held Sunday af
ternoon and was preached by Rev.
William Olive, of Apex.
He was an old Confederate Veteran
being a member of Co. H., Junior Re
serves, 70th North Carolina Regiment
and saw some hard service in the war
of 1861-65. '
-Mr. Griffin leaves a widow, four
children, many grand children and a
host of friends to mourn his detah.
The services, which were held at
Mt. Gilead Baptist church, were at
tended by one of the largest congre
gations ever assembled in New Hope
township at a funeral.
Pittsboro, N. C.
THE BOY SCOUTS.
Much Interest in the Organiza- Memorial Service and Other Lo
tion. Memorial Service. cal Matters.
Brickhaven, May 10. Mrs. Bonev.
ot Blythewood, S. C, spent the past
week here with her daughter, Mrs. !
W. C. Marks.
The pictures at the school last
Tuesday evening were splendid, the I
most interesting and instructive that
we have had. We regret very much j
mat me pictures are going into sum
mer quarters, so to speak, for our
people are attending well and seem
to enjoy them very much. It seemed
good to have Mr. Thompson with us
this time.
Much interest and enthusiasm was
displayed at the first meeting of the
Boy Scouts here last Saturday. Prac
tically all the boys and girls, too,
in the community were at the meet.' i
This organization is a worth-while
undertaking and will eventually mean i
a great deal to our boys and we hope ',
that it will be solidly supported by j
the entire communitv.
J. Clinton Seawell spent Saturday
and Sunday with his father near
Carthage.
Ihe Betterment held its regular I
meeting last Wednesday afternoon, i
Plans have been made to present a !
minstrel sometime in the near fu- j
ture.
Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Strickland, of j
Southern Pines, spent the week-end j
here with Mrs. R. H. Overby.
Memorial services will be held at .
Christian Chapel near here next Sat
urday, May 13th. This is an annual
event and is usually well attended by
people from far and near .The music
is always good, and is appropriate to
the spirit of the day. Rev. Lee John
son, a very able and well known
member of the Christian Conference,
will conduct the service and it is
hoped that a large crowd will be
present.
Fishing is both a very popular pas
time and a very beneficial one, espec
ially to those of us who need rest and
lessons in watchful patience, but it is
not like other helpful things, liable to
be abused and thus lose its good ef-
f ects ? We question both the wis- j
dom and the benefits derived from
indulging in this most popular sport
on Sundays.
A BASEBALL GAME
Personal Items and Matters of Lo
cal Interest.
Bear Creek, Rt. 2, May 8. Messrs.
J. H. and Wiley Hart, of Burlington,
were visitors here on Sunday.
The following visited T. A .Beal at
the hospital in Sanford during the
week: Messrs. M. Ford, G. S. Nor
wood, M. W. Willett and T. B. Beal,
and Mesdames M. F. and G. S. Nor
wood and T. B. Beal.
Mrs. W. W. Burke was carried to
the hospital Sunday.
Mrs. W. L Williamson and sons,
Harold and Wilbur, were week-end
visitors in the home of T. B. Beal.
T. P. Beaver had the misfortune to
lose his cow last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Straughan, of
Durham, are visiting here this week.
W. L. Dunn went to Chapel Hill
Saturday.
The Bear Creek baseball team de
feated the Oak Grove team at Bear
Creek Saturday afternoon 10 to 7.
J. J. Ivey spent the week-end with
home folks.
W. J. B. Elkins is visiting his fath
er, J. A. Elkins.
J. D. Norwood, of Durham, Wtes a
visitor in the home of M. F. Norwood
Sunday. PHIL.
ABOUT PICTURES AND PEOPLE.
Moncure, May 10. Bernice Wom
ble spent a few days at Pittsboro this
week with Mary Sue Poe.
The moving pictures last Thursday
night was much enjoyed by the large
crowd present.
Miss Mary Olinger has returned
home after spending a week at San
ford. Mesdames H. D. Gunter and John
McCracken and little daughter, Dor
othy, spent Friday in Pittsboro with
Mrs. C. E. Bryan.
Dr. Williams, of Jonesboro, filled
his appointment at the Baptist church
last Sunday. .
Messrs Emery Utley and John Mc
Cracken who work at Chapel Hill, are
here for the week-end.
Miss Laura Barclav. of Pittsboro,
spent a little while last Saturday
with Mrs. Mary Uunter.
Wo qto enrrv tn learn that little
Jacob, son of Mrs. E. G. Salmons, is
very sick.
Miss" C!lnr Bell and Mrs. Susie
Utley atended the commencement at
Pittsboro this week.
Mrs. Queen Farrell visited her chil
dren at Pittsboro this week and re
turned Thursday.
Mrs. W. JN. JNicnoison ana nine
flnno-bter. Lucile. of Alberta. Va., are
visiting Mrs. B. G. Womble.
Miss Pauline Ray is visiting at
Pittsboro this week.
Dr. Cathell,,of Wilmington, is ex
pecting to come to Moncure to locate
the 15th of this month.
JUST ABOUT GOSSIP.
Gossip is a humming bird with
eagle wings and a voice like a fog
horn. It can be heard from Dan to
Beersheba and has caused more trou
ble than all the fleas, ticks, mosqui
toes, coyotes, rattlesnakes, cyclones,
earthquakes, blizzards, gout, indiges
tion, and cooties, that this United
States has known or will know when
the universe shuts up shop and begins
the final inventory. In other words, it
has got both war and hell backed up
in a corner yelling for ice water.
Boston transcript.
Body Exhumed.
Monday, in company with Dr.
Thomas, the county health officer,
and Daniel L. Bell, Dr. Will Chapin
went to the cemetery in New Hope
township in which it was buried last
week, and exhumed the body of Otis
Ellis, who was killed a few days ago
by R. (J. (ioodman.
A post mortem , examination was
made by the two physicians, but
whether any new evidence was ad
duced, except what is already known,
we did not learn.
CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE
Bennett, May 8. A. C- Jones and
family spent Sunday near Holly
Springs.
Rev. and Mrs. G. R. Underwood at
tended the annual Christian Confer
ence held at Suffolk, Va., last week.
They made the trip there and back
through the country and report a
fine time.
Arlie Smith spent Tuesday in
Greensboro.
Eli Seawell motored to Carthage
Friday afternoon.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Benae,
a son James Frances.
The Bennett school will close Fri
day, May 12th. There will be a play,
"Crowning the May Queen" Friday
evening, beginning at 8 o'clock. Sat
urday evening the play "Home Ties"
will be given, beginning at the same
hour. No admission will be charged.
A number of Bennett people at
tended the memorial held at" Pleas
ant Grove church Sunday. The morn
ing address was made by Rev. G. C.
Crutchfield, pastor of the Fall Creek
Christian churi, Greensboro. Dr.
Wicker, of Elon College preached in
the afternoon. Other speakers were:
Dr. Gregg, of Siler City, J. A. Low
dermilk, Pleasant Grove, and Rev. G.
R. Underwood, pastor of the church.
A duet: "In That City Where we
Never Grow Old," was sung by Miss
Scott and Rev. G. C. Crutchfield, of
Greensboro.
Immediately after the sermon an
other duet: "Whispering Hope" was
sung by Misses Elizabeth Williams
and Miss Maud Foushee.
In the afternoon Miss Flossie Phil
lips, of Greensboi-o, sang a solo.
TOPSY.
BOOZE AND A LIZZIE.
Pitiful Sight on Big Road Last Fri
day Morning.
A Chevrolet car, driven by a young
man named Welch, from Harnett
county, some 15 miles from Sanford,
was turned turtle in the road near
Mr. Sol. Smith's place at Marley
Mills last Friday morning.
In the car was the motHfer and
father of the young man, a younger
brother and another small child.
Among those who helped them to
right the car was a gentleman that
told the editor of this paper that
it was a pitiful sight. The mother
was blind, the young man visibly un
der the influence of liquor and the
father not much better.
The party claimed to be on their
way to a church 'meeting of the Prim
itive Baptist denomination in Rock
ingiiam county
The odor from broken vessels in
the wreck signified anything else but
a church gathering.
Although the young man lost a
tooth and a hole was punched through
his jaw, none the others suffered any
painful injury and they passed out of
Chatham county.
If the laws of this country were
properly enforced, friends, women
and children would not be subjected
to such indignities and evil influences.
The time to check this traffic is NOW.
PROF. TEAGUE AT HOME.
Preaching Service Visitors Person
als on Route 1.
Siler City, Route 1, May-8. Prof.
R. T. Teague and two children, Be
atrice and S. P. Jr., of Bakersville,
are spending a two weeks vacation
with Prof. Teague's father, S. P.
Teague.
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lane, of Liberty,
spent the week-end with their daugh
ter, Mrs. Dora Smith. Mr. Lane re
turned home on Monday.
Mr. Murph Vestal, of Liberty, vis
ited Mr. Zach Dixon's Sunday.
Mrs. H. A. Teague has 180 little
Buff Orpington chickens.
S. P. Teague left Tuesday for St.
Pauls High School commencement
and to visit his son, Talmadge, who
is principal of the school there.
There will be regular preaching
service at Racy River Friends church
next Sunday (being the second Sun
day). This is regular annual quarter
ly meeting.
Mr. W. T. Hargrove is now improv
ing from an attack of blood poison in
his hand.
Mr. Frank Lapitina, of Philadel
phia, Pa., stopped over for one night
with' his cousin, Nicholas Bova. Mr.
Lapitina was returning from Flori
da, where he had spent the winter.
Mrs. L. B. Davis, of Cole Ridge, is
visiting her father, Mr. O. B. Pike.
KILLS EIGHT-FOOT EAGLE.
Z. B. Simpson, of Sanford, Makes a
Record Shot.
Correspondence Greensboro News.
Sanford, May 4,. Z. B. Simpson
shot a real American eagle through
the head near this city Monday after
noon. This rare bird measured eight
feet from tip to tip, and is now in
the hands of the taxidermist who is
preparing-him for his proud owner,
Henry A. Page, Jr., or Aberdeen.
This is perhaps the largest eagle
seen in this part of the country in
many a day. It is thought that it
was the mate to a large eagle recent
ly killed near Charlotte, and that it
was simply passing through this sec
tion when he came became a victim of
Simpson's "fine markmanship. With
great difficulty Mr. Simpson got near
enough to his prized trophy to shoot
and when he did the eagle's head
was the only thing visible to him. But
that was enough. This king of birds
fell with the crack of his gun with
his head mutilated.
THE FAIR SLOGAN ADOPTED.
Raleigh, May 6. "It Shows North
Carolina" is the slogan selecetd from
the hundreds of suggestions received
I by the State Fair Association in re
! sponse to the contest anounced some
time ago, as the one that will be
adopted as the slogan to be used in
i advertising the fair in 1922. Mrs. W.
; R. Messer, of Asheville, was the suc
cessful contestant. She won the $10
i prize.
MONCURE SCHOOL NEWS.
Closing Exercises Held During
Last Week.
Moncure school had the most inter
esting and elaborate commencement
of its history and everyone was glad
that occasion was staged in the new
school building.
The first oi the four occasions, was
Monday evening of last week, by the
Primary and Intermediate grades. All
on the program rendered their parts
beautifully. Especially do we want to
mention the play, "Waiting for the
Train" by the Intermediate grades
and the "May-pole Dance" which was
so well carried out by the Primary
and Intermediate gfades.
The song, "Katy Did" sung by Mar
garet Strickland and recitation,
"Prayer and Potatoes" by Margaret
Dickens were especially good.
A play, "The Mouse Trap," was
well presented by the 7th grade.
Tuesday evening was the recital by
the music pupils. All showed good
training and each one rendered her
part especiallv well. Then the "Ring
Drill" by the 6th and 7th grade girls
was carried out well. The 7th grade
exercise was much enjoyed.
Wednesday morning exercise con
sisted of dialogues presented by the
High School students, were very good
and "catchy."
Mr. Victor R. Johnson, of Pittsboro,
delivered a splendid address to the
graduating class.
Wednesday evening's program was
also given by the High School stu
dents. It consisted of dialogues, a
scarf drill and a declamation contest.
A medal was given to the one who
had the best declamation. The Judges
decided in favor of Miss Janie Dick
ens. All of the five declaimers de
serve credit.
There were, three members of the
graduating class, namely: Misses
Clara Bell, Amey Womble and Nellie
Dickens. The graduating exercise was
much enjoyed.
Prof. W. R. Thompson in an inter
esting way delivered the diplomas to
the seniors. Each young lady receiv
ed many bouquets of flowers.
Mr. F. M. Nash, of Brickhaven,
awarded the medals to the following
pupils who made a perfect attend
ance record: Misses Katherine Hack
ney and Annie Lassiter and Master
Glenn Womble.
Prof. C. j5. Rast awarded a medal
each to the following students who
made the best progress in their
grades:
11th grade Miss Amey Womble.
10th grade Miss Annie Utley.
9th grade Miss Effie Thomas.
8th grade Miss Mary Womble.
It should be mentioned here who
gave the above medals.
Mr. J. K. Barnes, Mr. Waverly Las
siter, riB Diemory xxt, his, mother,.) Dr.
and Mrs. J. W. Strickland and C. C.
Thomas (in memory of his mother,)
Mrs. Ann Thomas.
Prof. Rast awarded a medal to
Miss Clara Bell, who wrote the best
essay on the subject: "Breakers."
(The editor reerrets that this ac
count of the closing of this splendid
school was not printed last week, but
poor mail service between Moncure
and Pittsboro is responsible for its
delay in reaching us. Our correspond
ent mailed the letter in ample time
but the paper was printed and mailed
when it reached us. Editor.)
DEATH OF MR. DUNLAP.
Sometime ago a cold, unseen stran
ger, whom the doctor called pneumo
nia, stalked into the home of Date
Dunlap and touched him with his icy
cold fingers.
A large, fat man, who had earned
a living from the mother earth for
forty nine long, hot summers, was
hardly fair game for the red fisted,
short breathed stranger.
So after one month of hard fight
ing, pneumonia conquered the body,
and the' angels swiftly carried the
soul home to Jesus, whom Mr. Dun
lap accepted in his youth.
While he was not a man to make
public speeches and give advice yet,
by his loving deeds and generous
heart, one could easily see the words
of the meek and lowly Nazerine;
put in visibly tangible form by the
deceased brother.
Mr. Dunlap's earlier manhood was
filled with well earned advancement;
his old age crowned by deserved suc
cess. He ended his days surrounded
by loved ones. Mourned by many
friends and missed by all who have
come in contact with him.
His memory will linger on in the
minds of succeeding generation to
urge them to their best. His sturdy
honesty will become a hallowed guide
for the steps of his children and the
world is better because he lived.
NEPHEW.
COUNTY HOME SECTION.
Pittsboro, Route 3, May 10. There
was a large crowd at Sunday school
last Sunday afternon.
Mrs. E. M. Lemmons and two chil
dren, Pauline and Lonie, spent the
week-end with Mrs. Lemons' daugh
ter, Mrs. S. M. Williams, near San
ford. E. M. Lemmons is quite sick but
we hope that he will soon be well
again.
The folks in our section appreciate
the papers that Mr. Colin G. Shaw
prints and we need more such men as
he is to help us to get rid of this
nasty stuff that men are making and
call it liquor. We love to read his
papers.
S. M. Williams and little daughter,
Marie, spent Sunday with Mr.' and
Mrs. E. M. Lemons.
EDITOR OF EXPRESS TO MARRY.
Mrs. Annie M. Ross has announced
the engagement of her daughter, Hat
tie, to Donald L. St. Clair, the mar
riage to take place the latter part of
June. The bride elect is one of San
ford's most charming and cultured
young women. For two years she has
been engaged in educational work at
Roanoke Rapids.
Since his graduation at the State
University several years ago, Mr. St.
Clair has been editor of the Sanford
Express, and has been a prominent
factor in the development of the city
of Sanford, and the section surround
ing it.
A NEW INDUSTRY.
Siler City Will Probably Develop
a Big Concern.
Mr. W. C. Rowe is the general
manager of the Co-Operative Sales
Company, a recently organized Com
pany in Siler City that will eventual
Iv mean a creat
Chatham county. At present there
are only about ten traveling sales
men at work, but in a few days there
will be double or treble the number
working the State of North Carolina.
This new firm is handling a nov
elty produced by a New York manu
facturer, and has the exclusive
right to all territory south of Wash
ington, D. C. In addition to the office
here there will be established an office
in Norfolk, Va., and one in Charles
ton, S. C., but Siler City will be the
headquarters for the Co-Operative
Sales Company, with hundreds of
representatives reporting here each
month, in addition to the freight, and
other requirements for this firm, to
say notnmg ot tne money placed in
circulation in Chatham county, it will
mean much to us.
Of course this firm is now in the
makinfer and it will be several months
before the final plans matrialize,
but it is to be a mammoth affair at
sometime, and the longer it is in op
eration the larger it will grow. There
is no limit to its rjossibilities anH Sil
er City and Chatham county will reap
a great benent by its establishment
in Siler City.
The offices are over r.Vie Siler f&Hr
Drug Company's Store, where they
win remain unrn development neces
sitates lareer Quarters. Mr. T?nwe is
an experienced salesman himself.
having had years of training. He is
a man oi great executive ability and
means and with fnrf-P an A anarcrr ho.
hind this undertaking it. snells hitr
things for Chatham county .
CHATHAM CHURCH NEWS.
Moncure, Route 2, May 10. Miss
Lelia Burns spent the week-end with
Miss Clytie Foushee near Bynum.
Miss Dora Gunter, of Durham, is
spending sometime at her home now,
owing to the condition of her health.
Miss Mary Clay Knight, who has
been in Fort Pierce, Fla., for some
time, returned to her home Tuesday,
where she will spend sometime with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
Knight.
Mr. Percy Gunter, of Greensboro,
spent a few days last week with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Gunter.
R. T. Bridges and familv. of
Greensboro, spent last week with Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Thomas. Mr. Brid;
ges has greatly improved in health!
Owing to her illness Miss Edna
Knight has gone to the hospital in
Sanford. Her many friends will be
glad for her early recovery.
DEATH OF MR. STRAUGHAN.
Isaac H. Straus-hsn. nne of Chat
ham's oldest citizens, died at his
fiome on Hickory Mt. m Hickory Mt.
township, e Tuesday : w., af
ter a lingering illness, aged' about
80 years.
Mr. Straughan was a highly es
teemed christian gentleman and had
many friends in this county and else
where who will regret to learn oi'
his death.
He was an old Confederate Soldier,
served through the Co 'federate war
coming out at the end uns-ratched
He was a member of Pleasant Hili
Methodist church, at which place he
was buried yesterday.
THE TWELVE YEAR-OLD MAN.
(Selected.)
There's a man I know and he live?
near you,
In a town called Everywhere;
You might not think he's a man from
his hat
Or the clothes he may choose tc
wear;
But under the jacket with many a
patch
Is a heart more precious than gold
The heart of a man 'neath the coat
of a boy,
A man who is twelve years old,
He is only waiting td wear the crown
That is already made for his brow;
And I pray that his mind will always
be clean,
His body as pure as snow;
His heart always fresh and sunny
and warm,
And free fronvlife's canker and
mould,
And he may be worthy his waiting
estate,
This man who is twelve years old.
We never may know what the future
will make
Of the boys that we carelessly meet,
For many a statesman is now at
school,
And presidents play in the srteet.
The hand that is busy with play
things now,
The reins of power will hold ;
So I take my hat off and gladly sa
lute This man who is twelve years old.
A Good Class! Indeed.
Unique among the Sunday school
classes of the country is the one at
Mil ford, Tex., which has a member
ship of all American Legion Vnen
who formerly had no religious affil
iations. The class is undenominational
Greensboro Daily News
is recognized as the State's best newspaper. It gives a
news service unexcelled and its editorial page is always
clean, broad and interesting. Independent in politics, it
presents news and views from EVERY angle. On its rap
idly growing subscription lists are the names of the
State's best and most forward looking citizens.
Can you afford to be without this newspaper ? Forward
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GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS, GREENSBORO, N. C.
ABOUT THE ROADS.
Durbin Has Something to Say
About Them.
The proudest parents about Ben
nett are Mr. and Mrs. Ide Hammer,
who have now added to their other
eight, a bouncing pair of twins a
lusty lunged boy and a fine propor-
tionea gin.
Seeming at marriage, sixten years
ago, to have a premonition of what
was to come, Ide pitched his tent
where classic Bruch Creek mingles
its murmuring tide with the dashnig
turbibity of Deep River, where fish
biting is always good, and the seine
never fails to bring a heavy haul.
There, ten healthy children have
come to bless their union. Complac
ently viewing their twins, and real
izing the added responsibility, Ide is
reported to have remarked to his
wife: "We need more meat and milk.
We will have to get more milk cows
and a seine a hundred feet long."
The Bennett end of the Rainbow
road is in bad, uncared for condition.
It is a senseless waste of the people's
money t otax them to build roads and
then make absolutely no provision
for keeping them up.
As far as we know there has been
no provision made for the upkeep of
the rOads around Bennett, and all of
them are needing it. Some of our cit
izens say our roads so far have most
ly benefitted the contractors, and
some of the Republicans declare that
was the sole purpose of their build
ing. But that, I think, is over drawn,
the fault being unneccessary neglect.
DURBIN.
Bennett, N. C, May 8, 1922.
MOTHER'S DAY SUNDAY.
Will be Observed Throughout The
Country.
Next Sunday, May 14th, will be ob
served nationally as Mother's day.
Every person, old and young, .should
wear a flower in honor of their
motherland those who have mothers
living should not only wear a flower
on that day but should also write a
leter if away from home. The observ
ance of Mother's Day is one of the
prettiest customs ever adopted by the
American people, and it has become
a custom throughout the nation since
its adoption a few years ago.
Children's Day- will be observed as
a general rule on the Sunday follow
ing, which will be May 21st.
THIS WEEK'S SUBSCRIBERS.
We appreciate the fact that the
following people have either sent or
brought us a subscription during the
past. week. We are getting out a
good paper folks, and you better join
this happy bul white you &av tbj.
opportunity of getting in on the $1.25
proposition. It is not good after May
15th, or send us 75 cents and try it
out to Jan. 1, 1923. Here are the new
ones for this week :
M. T. Williams, J. C. Puryear, Ed.
R. Smith, Mrs. R. O. Welch, A. P.
Dark, L. L. Woody, Isaac Fike, W. J.
Johnson, 0. T. Cooper, T. B. Pick
ard, John W. Harmon, J. J. Norwood,
Monticello Drug Co., C. F. Womble,
Geo. H. Graves, Houston Fox, Betsy
Jane White, C. C. Poe, (Siler City),
Mrs. T. R. Hart, W. T. Hargrove, W.
C. Siegnor, H. F. Pike, D. W. Har
ris, Mrs. O. H. Pickett, H. L. Over
man, H. V. Hobson.
SANFORD ON A HUSTLE NOW.
Sanford Express.
A force of hands have been busy
since the first of the week making
excavations for puting down water
mains on Carthage street. The forCe
of hands putting down storm sewer
on Steele and Carthage streets had
to suspend work Friday and Satur
day on acount of the rain, but they
have been making good progress this
week. Great piles of sand and gravel
have been hauled to the streets ready
to be mixed and put down as the foun
dation for the pavements.
There are now three shifts at the
Cumnock coal mine, including 90 min
ers. For the past two or three months
they have been getting out upon an
average about 100 tons per day. The
facilities for handling coal will be in-
creased from time to time until the
plant has reached its full capacity.
Educational Progress Next Week
It is our purpose to publish in this
paper next week an article written
0y Roy E. Cole, well known to many
Chatham people, and a student at
the State University, a native of this
county, in regard to the educational
progress of Chatham. The article is
splendidly written and deals with
the subject in a historical manner,
and no one should fail to read it. It
would be of great benefit to every
child to virtually memorize it.
Fate Crofts is in jafl in Winston
Salem, charged with the murder of
George Ferguson.
The ten commandments would have
been revised long ago had it been
possible to obtain a representative
body of dogmatic theologians who
would agree on just what folks should
not do.
To prevent a cold, take 666
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