esT aBLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878.
gain_ victorious.
. Played a Snappy Game Here
Tbey Pld - L as t Saturday.
nur citizens who like good
fli misled a treat last Satur
-3 , he n the Railway Clerks of Ra
dß\ tackled the invincible Pittsboro
leigh Raleigh started out m their
Tiger -'nW .with three runs to their
first inlUl^p was shut out in
second. In the second
her “ shut out. The third m-
Ka ovp the visitors two more runs.
“fifaJout this time Pittsboro
A . rlander riz and made two runs,
Z ot }} e \ Raleigh still three runs ahead.
P 0 the next four innings Raleigh was
°i The eighth inning they
shu ll two runs and that’s all they got
SCOI P Soro Shut them out the bal
ance of the game, the Tigers making
‘Tms'omf’of the prettiest games
-laved 0U the diamond here this sea
t and was a continual source of ex- j
citement throughout the entire game, I
‘ ™. of the citizens thinking that the
team was going to meet its
Waterloo. Not so. Get the Pittsboro
hovi stirred up a little and they (will
co^to work and work like Trojans.
° Following is the score by mnmgs:
Ea wav Clerks __3 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0- 7
Phtsboro 002 003 2 3 x-10
During the game Herbert Williams
liad the misfortune to get his left foot
hung in the second base bag which
threw him to ground causing a pain
ful sprain. With help he was able to
walk to a car after the game was ov
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The Record again calls on the Pitts
boro baseball club to have seats put
on the grounds for visitors. A few
benches placed there would help won
derfully. To have to stand on your
feet is'too much like work and many
more would go to see the games if
seats .were provided.
CHATHAM COAL FIELDS.
Danville Interests Looking After Ad
ditional Fields. -
A special to The Greensboro News
from Danville, Va., gives information
as to additional coal fields, covering
about 7,000 acres around Cumnock,
on the Chatham county side, of the !
river. The fields are to be developed |
shortly and will add materially to the !
development of that section. -V-e!
.special to The News says.; - - Vi
“Considerable interest was mani- !
fested here today in reports from 1
Chatham county, N. C., to the effect j
that the United States geological sur
vey has confirmed the discovery of j
coal there, which recently has been
investigated by C. K. Gunter, of this
city, representing Danville interests,
it is reported that 7,000 acres of coal
land has been effectually ‘tied up' by j
the Danville interests and that rail- !
ways run through practically the en- !
tire area. The coal is described as be-1
ing bituminous and semi- anthracite,!
useful for both industrial and domestic |
purposes. As part of the coal field:
is about one hundred miles from Dan
vibe, it is reported that the discovery
oi the product in large quantities will
JJieaa the securing of coal in Danville
f * r - 6 far lower than that which
now prevails. The names of the Dan
ube interests have not yet been given
out but it is understood that they are
en known business men. Mr. Gun
•ois an ex P ert miner, has been
king quietly on the development
on Kj me * f° un d surface coal
cmJn months ago and was
ed if a t seams could be reveal*
nei w nn , els Y ere du £* One such tun
iortv f a . ready been dug and a large
Sed t t / 6m of coaL has been re-
Danvillo * as recentl y visited by
uaimne business men.
cord lt? a^ of th ? field is - ac *
the rL° received here,
running c ? Railways
Southern h are the Norfolk
Seaboard Yadkin ***
Pa tronize advertisers.
the Vest Siri°f a / eader to determine
si ness L P n " , to buy g° ods - Tb e bu
per is the ' lO a newspa
cheapest Tif n "l ho alwa y s sells the
you are hii ■’ to °’ y° u now yrhpt
adverS mg • and the P rice of it: -
open andlh. ,S u not atraid to be
find what vn!' e boa . rd - If you can’t
ty and , U want m Chatham coun
then look uy y° ur needs,
out who ic v ei t. be Record and find
them the n unnm g an ad and give
great .leal "to 86 ’ 14 will mean a
T ">'ourt Pi t t c , Au r ust 7th ~
of The Reemvfr mdness of the editor
§■00(1 p eon i ‘ ! v ' aTl t to remind those
August 4\u v> J 0 were Present 1 ast I
pf-jsh CreU- v an jkeyt picnic at:
lnv itatio n nt‘4 ! Ul^ . and received my j
at a sinfiD r . ilat i lme to be my guests
expectin ° fhf? on t this yean tk*st I
i,U, to meet me on
tween the Vn- US *' ‘th/in tlie grove be-
J°rdan’s mill e ° L bas * Fox and
ISa Ppoint m OO^ln ® f° r you so don’t:
Cordially yours,
G ‘eensboro, N H (f S - IRELAND,
• Tl >e tel Pn l ayin!t Cab,e
--m» Service in Pittsboro
t Kttsbolo ag \ r W ’ H ’ Garner,
;n aMe P«t un ts- excb - an e e . is having
fi! the wire s P ‘^. Week that win take
S offic e n7K g . out of the cen
-2 e of wires t h n, future one wire_or
JS Pittsboro tl,h Pr h Ctl f aU . y be run
glm?a '»ueh’& hoped,
The Chatham Record
* TAKING A STAND. *
* * *
* Boldness grows out of convic- *
* tions and not out of circum- *
* stances. A person be *
* wrong, but if he thinks he is *
* right he has all the conditions *
* of unflinching courage. Why *
* are we afraid to stand up like *
* men and declare to others *
* where we stand ? Doubtless be- *
* cause we do not know ourselves *
* where we stand. We are not *
* quite sure what we believe. We *
* are not impelled by a master- *
* ful conviction. We say “I *
* think” instead of saying, 1 *
* know.” *
* ********** *
. TO GET A WRITE-UP.
The Durham Herald Going to Put
Pittsboro on the Map.
The Morning Herald of Durham is
i going to give Pittsboro a story of our i
beautiful little city and is going to
tell all about its good people and will
not say a word about the bad ones, i
It is going to show up the beauty
spots of the town, the old time houses
the court house, the Confederate mon
ument, the postoffice, the Blair Hotel
and what do you think! It is go
ing to show you the building that us
ed to be the old court house, in which
court used to be held. The old build
ing is still standing and the younger t
generation will be surprised to see
it. Many of the older people who
have lived here for years will be sur
prisel also to learn that the building,
in which *court was held here many j
years ago is still standing and is on
one of the most prominent streets. |
The only way you can see the pic- j
tures is to either subscribe or send
a dime for a copy of that paper which
will be issued next Sunday.
Mr. W. T. Dixon, one of the Herald
writers, was in town last Friday get
ting up historical facts about the old
town and Messrs. Reid Thompson and
J. Dewey Dorsett have taken pictures
of the most prominent places around
town. Be sure and get your copy of
the Sunday Herald and file it away
for your children. Or better still send
in your subscription.
BARGAINS FOR ALL.
i _____ !
In this paper three firms are of
} sering bargains to tharpiiblic and there
! are real bargains in each announce
met. It will pay you to read the ads
of Wrenn Brothers, C. L. Brower,
Siler City, and W. L. London and Son,
j Pittsboro. Special prices on certain
articles are certainly worth your at
tention. Mr. Brower offers 21 pounds
of sugar for 25 cents and 10 yards
of LL sheeting at 10 cents a yard and
I a 5 cent premium on cross ties. !
In fact the Record is full of bar
! gains every week and when you fail
j to read the ads you have failed to read
I some of the most interesting news
I in the paper—the news that means
| dollars and cents to you.
TWO MORE WEEKS NOW.
We have sent out a number' of the;
Sanford Fountain pens as a reward
to those securing us four new sub
scribers, or $6 worth and everyone is
highly pleased with the nice pen we,
are giving. Three persons have earn
ed two pens and two more have start-,
ed on the second list. Remember tjae
opportunity closes on August 15th. We
cannot afford to give them away at
that price. N4w is the time to get
busy.
CHATHAM CHURCH SECTION.
Moncure, Rt. 2, July 23.—Robert
Harris, of Raleigh, visited his uncle,
B. A. Perry, last week. i
Miss Lorene Perry spent last week
visiting relatives in this community. 1
Misses Cornelia and Mary Harvey
Love ,who have been Spending the
summer with their grandparents, ac
companied Miss lieah Love to Monroe
Monday where they will spend some j
time with relatives. ' 1
Misses Cornelia Henderson and
Mary Ellington spent a few days of
last week in the home of H. C. Clegg.
Mrs. T. B. Clegg visited her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Johnson, in
Pittsboro Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mclver spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Thomas. . •
C. J. Knight, who has been sick for
some time, was able to make his first,
visit Sunday when he spent a short
while in the home of H. C. Clegg.
FALL CREEK NEWS.
Bear Creek, Rt. 3, July 23.—Several
people from route 3 attended revival
services at Smema Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maness spent
Sunday in the home of Mr.. J. W.
Brewer.
Mr. Pink Caviness and others, of
Ramseur, were visitors on route 3
Sunday.
Miss Nora and Roland Brady were
visitors in the home of J. W. Brewer
Saturday night.
Mr. Clince Jones, who is staying
near Siler City, spent Saturday night
with home folks. j
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Bray and Mr.
Clarence Peace spent Sunday in the
home of Mr. E. C. Brewer.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones, of Ashe
boro, spent Saturday night in the
home of Mr. J. C. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sizemore spent
Saturday in the home of E. C. Brew
er.
Miss Eva Brewer visited Miss Nellie
Brewer Sunday afternoon. [
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PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, JULYUs, 1923.
A GOOD MAN LEAVES.
Rev. W. E. Allen and Family Move
to Texas
Rev W. E. Allen, rector of the
Episcopal churches in Pittsboro, Sah
ford and Gulf, has severed his connec
tion with them and will leave here
next Wednesday for his new home |n
Galveston, Texas, where he has ac
cepted the pastorate of a church.
Mr. Allen will preach his last ser
mon here next Sunday night, July .■29,
having already held his final service
at Sanford and at Gulf.
Mr. Allen has served these churches
* for more than three years and he has
endeared himself to everyone and es
pecially so in Pittsboro where he has
resided. JHis genial disposition and
cordial manner has won a special
place in the hearts of the people. Mrs.
Allen, likewise, has made innumer
able friends. Her pure, sincere
friendliness and strength of character
! has been received by a devotion from
the folks in general that sorely re
gret to see her leave Pittsboro.
I Mr. Allen is not only a preacher of
splendid ability, his his pastorate has!
vastly stimulated all the churches and >
greatly increased them in membership i
as well as development in every parti- j
cular. Then, too, he is at all times j
interested and engaged in all things
that pretend to the betterment of the
town.
t For many months the name of Rev.
W. E. Allen will be affectionately
mentioned by the folks in Pittsboro
and Chatham county.
FOR STATE OWNERSHIP. *
* Mrs. Vanderbilt Making Effort for
Biggest Fair.
Raleigh, July 21.—Mrs. Edith Van
derbilt, president of the North Caro
lina Agricultural society, has just 1
completed a tour of Eastern North'
Carolina in the interest of the State
Fair. She went on the warpath for
the purpose of urging closer coopera
tion between the county and commun
ity fair and the State fair. She met
with a gratifying response from the
large crowds that heard her the past
week.
She spoke at Monroe, Wilmington*
New Bern, Kinston, Goldsboro and
Wilson, and visited several other
points in the State. made the
trip in approved-stump speaking s
ti*£ve*ing by automobile so’That she
could make better time. 1
Her poke bonnet hat caught the fan
cy of her audiences, and many a Tar
Heel farmer is ready to wager that
she is going to make the Fair this
year the big success that she has in
mind. Certainly she will if those who
heard her speak can aid her in real
izing her ambition, it is declared, for
, these farmers found that she is a real
womanly woman without frills or fur
belows. '
Mrs. Vanderbilt in her addresses ex
plained that the proper function of a
State Fair or any fair, for that mat
j ter is not the amusement of pleasure
i seekers but the development along
i proper lines of education in agricul
j ture, industry and general knowledge.
. She ventured to say that there is,
‘no other State on the Atlantic sea
board that can present so much in the
way of naural resources as North Ca
rolina and she ventured further to pre- ,
* diet that a State Fair on a State
wide basis and financially organiz
' ed would do more for North Carolina
in five years than a million dollars
spent in any other way. Even as it
is last year’s fair brought favorable
comments from as far north as New,
Hampshire and as far west as Wis
consin. I
The logical cinclusion of the pro
gram of the Agricultural Society, she
said, is to build up an institution that
I will belong to the State and that will
adequately represent the State.
' TRAGIC DEATH OF YOUNG MAN.
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Dragged More Than Thousand Yards
After Day’s Work.
j Corinth, July 21.—The community
of Truth was greatly shocked Wednes
day night, July 18, about 8:30 o’clock
to hear of the death of Rufus Hal
Pipkin who was dragged to death by
a mule, which he had been plowing
that day. He was nearing home when
the mule became frightened, drag
ging him a distance of one thousand
( and seventy three yards over brush,
rock and lumber piles, finally crushing
his skull.
i Hal was buried in the family bury
ing ground near Truth Thursday as-
I ternoon. He was 24 years old last
j June. Hal was a hard worker and a
| good boy, loved by all who knew him.
He was a faithful member of.Buck
horn Sunday school and a devoted
member of our singing class there.
*ha!l be greater missed in both.
He is survived by his mother and
father and five brothers and sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pipkin, of Cor
inth; Miss Nina Pipkin, of Durham;
Mr. Carson Pirrkiu. of Ker> l ' ,T- "W-s.
T. F. Ragland, Arthur and Stella Pip
kin, of Corinth.
, May God’s richest biasings rest
and remain with the family and loved
ones. |
I The funeral sermon over the re
mains of the late J. W. Thomas will
be preached at Hanks Chapel at 11
i o’clock on the fourth Sunday in Au
gust by the pastor, Rev. John Carden.
Sponge faded plush with chloroform
If a shirt bosom or any other article
has been scorched in ironing, lay it
where bright sun will fall directly on
THE SUNDAY ? JOL MEET.
To Be Held at F ,s Chapel Satur
-1 day r Sunday.
Those in c T ,e of the arrange
ments forth natham County Sun
day School U vention, which will be
held at Ha' Chapel Christian church
three miles * ast of Pittsboro, on Sat
urday and Sunday, July 28 and 29,
are confident that Sunday School
workers from all sections of the coun
ty will be in attendance at the various
sessions of the meeting.
Programs for the convention have
been sent throughout the county and
each Sunday school invited to send a
' D. W. SIMS.
Mr. Sims, who is general superinten
dent of the State S. S. Association,
i will address the meeting.
large delegation of teachers, officers
and other interested members to the
convention.
While the convention is planned pri
marily for Sunday school teachers and
officers, all who are interested in Sun
day school work are invited to attend
and a special invitation is given to the
members of men’s and women’s or
ganized Bible classes.
NEW BARBER SHOP HERE.
Mr. H. H. Hackney Over Johnson’s
I Store.
Mr. H. H. Hackney, who has been
in the barber business in Pittsboro
for a number of years, has opened a
shop of his own in the new rooms over j
J. J. Johnson and Son’s new store on |
Hillsboro street.
Mr. Hackney has bougt a new out- !
fit and is nicely fixed up for doing bu-1
siness and as he is a good barber and
, recognized as a very painstaking man
he will command a god patronage.
One of the signs of the development
of a town is the demand for service in
the barber trade. Not so manw months
ago, one barber handled the entire
trade in Pittsboro, but now the new
shop puts three barbers actively en
gaged at work here and all appear to
1 be kept busy.
I Convenience and service are essen
tials and his many friends are praising
Mr. Hackney for deciding to open a
! shop in Pittsboro. Next week he will
liavo an ad in this paper,
ANOTHER MARRIAGE.
News Items of General Interest From
Corinth.
| Corinth, July 24.—Mr. and Mrs. W.
I Hubert Cross and children returned
Saturday from a two-weeks tour of
Washington, D. C., and its vicinity.
They report a most enjoyable trip.
They made the trip in a new Ford
I car and no one enjoyed it more than
Edwin, 15-months old.
j Another wedding occurred in Cor
-1 inth last week. Miss Margaret Clark
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Clark,
was married to Mr. Russell Morgan,
o's Raleigh. Mr. Morgan is mail clerk
on the N. and S. run between Raleigh
and Charlotte. The wedding took
place in Charlotte at the home of Mrs.
Morgan’s sister, Mrs. W. A. Allen.
Mrs. B. M. Fields, of Sanford, is
spending a few days with her son, W.
H. Fields, at Buckhorn.
Mrs. Ella, of Duke, and Mrs. John
son, of Coates, are visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Stephenson.
■ Mr. W. W. Horton, agent at Cor
inth, spent Sunday at his home in
Duncan.
The Chautauqua guarantors met at
Brickhaven last Monday night and ef
fected an organization. Mr. T. J. Har
rington is chairman and Mrs, W. J.
Hannon treasurer. They voted an as
sessment of $lO each on each guaran- j
tor to be paid into the treasury on cr!
before Sept. 1, 1923, to be used as a
working capital and guarantee the
contract. They also voted to offer a
list of 3 prizes to the young lady sell
ing the most tickets, first to be $5 in
gold, second 2-season tickets, third 1-
season ticket. The li«t of miarmtnrs
was increased from 22 to 30. It was
a good meeting and it sure looks as
though the chautauqua would prove to
■be a success financially as well as
in many other ways. Let’s all think it,
talk it, and then when the season tick
ets are on sale, jump in and keep the
young ladies busy selling their tickets.
Pick your winner for the prize and
• then work for her.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Ashworth, of Fu
quay Springs, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. T. H. Buchanan.
Wash hair brushes with weak am
| monia water.
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* SIDE STREET GOSSIP. *
* By Joe Foreman. *
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Last Saturday morning, when I went
down town, wj-o should I run up with
but Kinsey, the farm demonstration
man who we had here in Chatham but
because we couldn’t raise the price,
had to let him go and now he is down
in South Carolina, and just as might
be expected, is doing things. It is a
pity that Chatham can’t have a farm
demonstrator and such like most oth
er uptodate counties in the country.
It is plain as the nose on your face
that they pay and pay well. There
are more unusual opportunities and
advantages going to waste in this sec
tion than almost anywhere you can
name.
More than half the year is gone
and how much better off are most of
us than this time last year. Seasons
have been good and while we never
got over the backset last spring crops
are about as promising as usual but
mighty few have made and carried
out plans that will show any real get
ting ahead. Three folks out of four
that I know anything about are down
in a rut and not trying to get out.
You sometimes have to get in a rut
the road is narrow and slick or the
chances are you will skid and the first
thing you know, you will be headed
the other way, but this rule don’t hold
in farming or any other business as I
know of.
Better do a thing wrong once in a
while than never do anything at all.
It was just like I was telling Jim
when his boys persuaded him into sell
ing off two mules and buying that
new-fangled tractor. Tractors are all
right in their place but you can’t do
much with them in a new ground
where the stumps and rocks have not
been taken off. But farming with the
tools that our grandfathers used is
like setting out to walk down for
court when you can get a*vay with
your neighbor to go in 35 minutes in
his automobile. But speaking about
good tools to farm with, I was going
along the highway the other day and
passed a good looking farm place
where there was some sheds and the
farm shop out across the road, and we
just slowed up to see how many tools
were laying around taking the weath
er. They cost several hundred dol
lars and it will take a sight of tink
ering and repairing to get thav. irill
to ,work when they get to sow
oats. It is no wonder that some folks
are always behind for they never are
i ready when the time comes. They
: have to go to town to get new sec
! tions or a Pitman before they begin
! to do the mowing and in the mean-
I time, it rains and the meadow gets
wet..
The rush time is about over now
with farm work and Sue is planning
to go up to our place in the mountains.
They will drag me off before I can
write for the Record again.
I will now be missing big meeting
and watermelon time with my old
friends up on the river.
If they manage to run the pest
away from the cotton, I hope they
won’t ever get a taste of that big
striped watermelon like they raise in
big Sandy bottom around the old horse
shoe on the river,
Death of Mr. Thomas.
Mr. John Wesley Thomas, an old
Confederate veteran, died in Moore
county Monday, July 16, and was buri
ed at Hanks Chapel cemetery the next
day.
Mr. Thomas was 80 years of age
and a brave soldier, having been en
gaged in many big battles during the
war between the states.
Besides his wife he leaves one son,
Mr. John Thomas, who lives on one
of the routes leading out from San
ford, and one daughter, Mrs. G. W.
Langley, of Pittsboro, route 1, with
whom Mr. Thomas’ aged widow will
reside.
Mr. Thomas had many warm friends
in this section who will regret to learn
of his death. Rev. J. J. Boone con
ducted the funeral services which
were attended by a large crowd of
his friends.
Roscoe News.
Roscoe, July 23.—Mr. Mrs. W.
J. Durham spent Saturday and Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Fer
guson, near Saxpaha*w.
Mrs. Grover C. Durham and daugh
ters, Misses Lucy and Elizabeth, are
spending the week in the home of Mr. j
and Mrs. W. J. Durham.
Mr. John R. Durham, of Burling
-1 ton, spent Sunday at home.
Mr. Clifton C. Durham and Mr.
Seaton Ferguson spent Sunday in
Burlington.
Mrs. M. D. Williams, of West Dur
ham, spent the week-end with Mrs.
W- J. Durham.
Colored Mission Meeting.
On Sunday, August sth, at colored
Hanks church, there will be a mis
sionary gathering beginning at 2 o’-
clock in the afternoon.
Thvo choirs of singers will be pres
ent one from Mt. Sinai and the other
from Stanton’s Temple. The pastors
of both these churches and the choir
is invited to be present.
There will also be short speeches
by Mayor A. C. Ray, Colin G. Shaw
as well as by some of the leading col
ored men of Chatham county.
The public, white and colored, is in
vited to be present.
ELEGANT RECEPTIONS.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Barber Meet
Many Friends on Return Home.
At the home of Mrs. Mattie Thomp
•son Thursday afternoon, Miss Emily
Thompson gave an at home to Mr. and
Mrs. Wade Barber, who had recently
returned from their bridal trip to
Washington, New York and other
points.
Card parties were the predominat
ing feature of the afternoon, eight
tables being used. Yellow and white
was the color scheme. After the priz
es were given out a unique design in
yellow was presented to those present
on fvvhich was printed the letters C.
C. S. and E. C. C. This presentation
was quite a surprise to those assembl
ed as it announced the marriage of
Mr. C. C. Stone, of New Hope town
ship, to Miss Elizabeth C. Chapin, of
Pittsboro, which is to take place Au
gust 16.
All present voted the at home a suc
cess and was very much enjoyed. Ice
cream and cake were served.
The bride is the handsome daughter
of Mrs. H. T. Chapin and is a young
lady of refinement. Mr. Stone is a
young farmer and is well known
among his many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. L. Griffin and
Mr. and Mrs. W. Reid Thompson gave
a reception at the home of the for
mer to the newly married couple, Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Barber, last Fri
day evening from 8:30 to 10 o’clock
at which many of the friends of the
young couple attended. There was
music on the Victrola, a beautiful song
sung by Mrs. W. B. Chapin and oth
er entertainment. The large crowd
present enjoyed the occasion to the
fullest extent and showed the high
estimation in jwhich Mr. and Mrs.
Barber were held by our citizens.
Punch, ice cream and cake were
served and all went to their homes
wishing the hostesses would have an
other at home in the near future. It
certainly was an enjoyable affair.
Carroll Jones.
Miss Matilda Jones, of Goldsboro,
and Mr. Joe Carroll, recently of Mt.
Gilead, but now of Pittsboro, were
united in marriage at the residence of
the bride’s uncle, Mr. C. E. Wething
ton, Tuesday, July 17, Rev. C. V.
Brooks, a Baptist minister, officiaitng.
After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.
Carroll left for the mountains of
western North Carolina.
FARMERS TO RALEIGH.
No North Carolina farmer should
let another State Farmers’ Institute
go by without getting his share of
the good things it offers. The meet
ing can be made a regular vacation
or outing period, and at less cost than
it would take to go to a hotel resort.
Thousands can go to Raleigh in their
cars and while away visit other points
of interest.
The North Carolina State Farmers’
Convention meets at State College,
Raleigh, from July 31 to August 2,
inclusive. No charge will be made for
room in the dormitories, but visitors
must bring their own towels, sheets
and soap. The meals in the college
dining hall will be charged for at
about cost —not more than 50 cents a
meal. jj*
- Ana don’t forget that Mrs. Farmer
is invited and expected and will get
just as much help from the meetings
as Mr. Farmer. Both husband and
wife should attend together.
THE SICK FOLKS. 1
About all the sick folks who went
to Watts hospital at Durham have re
turned., Mr. Ed R. Hinton is back
at home feeling like a new man, Mrs.
Joe Moore and Mrs. Ed. Petty have
been at home for sever# ffays. Mrs.
J. S. Wrenn, who went, to Raleigh
some three months ago, returned Sat
urday and Mrs. Wm. Hunt has also
returned from Richmond where she
was under treatment for some time.
All of them seem happy and are en
joying better health. Young Edwin
Johnson is still at Watts hospital but
he may return home this week or
next.
EIGHT MILLION FORDS.
The Chatham Motor Company,
Pittsboro, N. C., has just had infor
mation from the Ford factory in De
troit, that the last million motors
have been produced in just six days
less than six months*, motor number
7,000,000 having been turned out
January 17, of this year, the produc
i tion at the start of the last million
! was approximately 4,800 motors a day
and the increased schedule in effect
since has been brought to more than
7,000,000.
The average for the period was
slightly over 6,711 a day for the 140
working days an average of more
than 166,670 a month. Motor number
7,000.000 was produced eight months
after number 6,000,000. Increased
plant facilities enabled the company
to clip two months off the schedule in
turning out the last million motors.
Speaks Well for Pittsboro.
There is always something new un
der the sun. One day last week Mr.
Sike Johnson sold a set of furniture
to a Raleigh citizen. Mr. Johnson de
livered the goods by truck. It would
seem strange that a person should
come from as big a place as Raleigh
to Pittsboro to buy a set of furniture,
but the truth is, goods are sold cheap
er here by our merchants than they
can be bopght in the larger cities.
NO. 7.