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The Chatham Record
ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878.
(ROVVD AT convention.
„ Tukct Nominated For General
* u Election in November.
The na -s meeting called to meet in
-' 1 „nnrt bouse last Saturday at
i , Was well attended by both
, rcU't* and republicans, the court
< em °P bein®' pretty well filled.
il °The meeting was called to order
\ir B J. Utley and organization
by , ; /one into. Mr. F. M. Farrell was
chairman and Mr. W. T. Ut
w wa« elected secretary.
_ a committee from each township in
* \ county was selected to make nom- ,
inat’ons for the various county of-
the consultation of the com
ittee on nominations, several men
speeches, among them Mr. J.
V grvan, Mr. Charles Hart, L. P.
T)ixon Prof. C. 0. Small and others.
1 “ dominations were made unani
oU? bv the convention as adopted
the v. nmittee as follows:-
’For sheriff- —G. W. Blair.
For renter of deeds—C. C. Poe.
For representative —Fred Paschal.
For Commissioners—W. F. Olinger,
j e Goldston and J. C. Gregson.
For coroner —Dr. H. A. Denson.
For surveyor— Fred R. Dark.
This constitutes a ticket with four
democrats and four republicans.
A committee was appointed to draft
a platform for the Citizens County
Ticket, and the following was unan
imously adopted by the Convention:
Independent Voters Platform.
We, the voters of Chatham county,
in convention assembled this 12th
lav of July, 1924, in obedience to a
call issued to all voters of Chatham
county, regardless of political affil
iation, and we being some democrats,
some republicans and some not af
filiated with either party, but all be
ing deeply interested in the future
welfare of our county and citizens,
and standing firmly upon the guaran
tee of our National and State consti
tutions, and acknowleding allegiance
to none but God, standing for our
constitutional rights of free govern
ment and majority rule, believing
that all political parties should
controlled by the people instead of
the people being controlled by the par
ties, and hereby denoumsm®. RING
RULE in all parties, belitfUnjf in that
Constitutional guarartee of equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none, and believing that our public
officials should be servants of the peo
ple. do resolve:
First: —That .if we,- as- members
oi different political parties, or as
independents, or both, want to min
rie together in conve Bon, duly call
ed to all voters of Chatham county
for the purpose of nominating a tick
et to be elected by the people of this
court*’ next November, wo have a
perfect right to do so without criti
cism on uie part of anyone.
Second: —That we have met here
without reward, *or the hope of re
ward, except to do our duty as citi
zens or our county, and for the pur
pose of giving to our county the very
best service that the sons and daugh
ters of Chatham county are capable
of p,iving. We believe that instead of
letting a few politicians sank the
office we should go cut and see"; h 2
candidates and put them in effi'e,
dect them, not to be our bosses, cut
our servants.
Third:—We condemn the extiav -
Put expenditure of cur public mr> r e T
we pledge the nominees of this
convention to a program cf econrmv.
be believe that our County Home
should be adequately provided tor
ur." the inmates well cared for, our
jan should be kept clean and the i -
mates given good substantial foed,
separating the races, also separat
ing those infected with tuberculosis
from those who are not infected. We
oeneve also that the same service
should be given the prisoners at our
roan camp, and they should be vork
k uuniar.elv and not more than ten
hours, per day, but that in the admini
stration of these duties c vr ohivials
i '-C]U.icd to use economy.
Fourth:—We are opposed to the ,
act for Chatham county, al- I
lowing the county commissioners to
J "' ue bonds Without a vote of the
People, and we pledge our nominee
lor the legislature to advocate the
‘Cpeal of this act. We believe that
lle - 1 the money of the people is to
}e . spent the people should have a
'°me in what it is to be spent for.
'TuA Con^emn the issuing of SIXTY
IHO US AND DOLLARS in bonds by
fle county commissioners during the
_ynch of March, 1924, without a vote
i 1 the people, or even without their
J®owledge, and even today nine tenths
me people of Chatham county, and
u-i? c f nv ention, do not even know
money was used for.
f j ’ We believe that a sinking
to f are Quired by law should be
r h" in Chatham county to create a
, u , w ith which to meet maturing
P° n< | ? without having to issue more
wh.s to pay them and thus perpetu
our indebtedness forever. We
ueye a ] so that the road money of
county should be fairly dis
to sect ions of the coun
a! ‘ ( ' Ciat our roads should be built
p c ,( as economically as
th ;> Xth: —^. e pledge the nominees of
•; convention to be representatives
thev * er^, ants °f the people, and that
p*4 . not take orders from
ppftnV C lf|ue or ring, but from the
will f' when elected, that they
leay o a record that every tax
be rU an citizen of the county will
count 01 ? of » S iv i n S an accurate ac
comir, 0 . BV€r y dollar of public money
inir their hands, and requir
•nlip.. lei^ { zed statements of all sup
ine fthe county, thus assur
er 44 P®°ple that for every dol
* - - nt they get a doUar’§ worth.
SANDHILL POWER CO. BOUGHT.
Acquired by Carolina Light & Power
Co.—Rates to be Lowered.
(Special to The Chatham Record.)
Raleigh, July 12.—Formal an
nouncement was made from the of
fices of the Carolina Power & Light
Company here Saturday morning of
the purchase, by the company and the
interests associated with it, of the
physical property of the Sandhills
Power Company, serving towns in
Central Carolina and generally known
as the McQueen holdings.
. Paul A. Tillery, general manager
of the Company, would not discuss
i the price, the syndicate paid for the
Sandhills property but the consumma
tion of the trade follows negotiations
spread over the past several months.
Operation of the property by tne
, Carolina Power & Light Company
was effective as of July 11th.
Included in the deal are five hydro
electric plants, one located on Deep
river at Carbonton and four located on
Little river, together with one steam
plant at Cumnock. The territory serv
ed includes around the Cumnock and
i Carolina coal mines and the towns of
j Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen,
I Carthage, Raeford, Siler City, Vass,
Cameron, Goldston, Bonlee, Staley,
i Liberty, Pine Bluff, Eureka, Gulf,
Lakeview and Mt. Vernon Springs.
It is the plan of the Carolina com
, panies to inter connect the Sandhills
‘transmission system, Mr. Tillery an-
J nounced, with the transmission sys
, tern of the Carolina Power and Light
I Company as soon as the physical con
nections can be made. This will re
quire, it is estimated, possibly twelve
months in the building of the neces
sary sub stations and inter connect
ing transmission lines.
The purchase of the McQueen in
terests by the Carolina and associat
ed interests is said to be a part of
the general development scheme of
the Carolina Power & Light Company,
an organization which in recent
, months has extended its lines as far
eastward as Clinton, in Samson coun
ty, and to the West as far as Blew
itts Falls. Large numbers of cotton
mills in the Central Carolina belt
are consumers of power generated by
j this company.
! According to general manager
Tillery, who made the announcement
of the latest purchase following a
I conference here with representatives
jof the syndicate associated in the
j trade, there will be reduction in the
‘present charge for electric lighting
service in the Sandhills section and,
in a few cases, a reduction in the
power charges.
There will be no changes in the op
erating personnel of the Sandhills
Company.
N. C. PUBLIC UTILITY BUREAU.
It is to be hoped that The Moncure
Manufacturing Co., at Lockville will ,
perefet a sale that is pending with !
the Carolina company and include }
Pittsboro in the lines of the Carolina j
Power & Light Company. The town
of Pittsboro will surely profit by let
i ting its physical property go at a
I marketable value, and therby get a
! more substantial current. The Caro
lina people will not dally for an ex
| tended time; opportunity knocks but
! one time.
| TRIP FOR FORMER CHATHAMITE
| Practically all the young folks will
remember young Horace Williamson,
who formerly lived in Pittsboro, the
, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. William
; son, Mr. Williamson having had
charge of the high school here several
years ago, as well as serving as su
perintendent of public instruction.
Horace is now living with his pa
rents, at Lakeland, Fla., and accord
ing to The Star-Telegram, a daily
newspaper published there, a copy of
which has been received by Master
Lawrence London, young Horace is
going to take a trip worth while.
He is one of 48 selected Scouts of
America to represent this country in a
conclave at the great Scout iamboree
| to be held in Copenhaven, Denmark.
Horace is a member of Troop 4, of
the Eagle Scouts in his home town.
Along with his companions Horace
will visit London, Paris, Madrid and
all the great places of interest in
Europe while on this trip. The entire
expense of the trip, which amounts
to S7OO from New York to Copenha
gen and back all comes under one ex
pense. That is to say, his trip to the
leading capitals of Europe will be
handled by the foreign countries
themselves.
The Scouts will all be given a per
sonal welcome into Copenhagen by
King Christian of Denmark, and an
audience with this King is said to
be harder to secure than with any
other ruler in the world.
His many young friends here will
be glad to know of the good fortune
that has befallen young Horace Wil
liamson.
MISS AVENT ENTERTAINS.
Miss Ruth Avent gave a party in
honor of her cousin, Miss Elma Carl
ton, of Durham, at her home near
Bvnum, on Wednesday evening, July
9th, 1924. After many interesting
games refreshments were served on
the lawn.
Among those present were Misses
Elma Carlton, of Durham, Nell and
Mabel Cheek, Ethel Herndon, Leola
and Louise Riggsbee, Nell Powell,
Clara Pettv and Messrs Julian Cheek,
Floyd Truitt, Floyd Dollar, Eugene
and Ben Rose Strowd, Dan Wortham,
Grady and Lewis Norwood, Robert
Sturdivant, Grady Snipes, Herbert
Williams, Mike Lashly and Joe Mann,
Jr., of Greensboro.
BUILD A HOME IN PITTSBORO.
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, JUUy/7, 1924.
THE MURCHISON REUNION.*
Those Present at Annual Gathering
at Mt. Vernon Springs Last Week.
Mt. Vernon Springs, July 12.—The
fourth annual reunion of the Murch
ison clan which consists of the de
, scendants, with their families, of
Alexander Murchison, ‘Scotch High
lander and early Chatham county set
tler, was in progress here last week.
The gathering of the clan began on
Friday, July 4th, and by the morning
of the following Sunday, about 150
members, representing the Murchisons
of ten states, were thronging the halls
and spacious verandas of the Mt. Ver
non Springs hotel. Many of them were
making their first pilgrimage to the
ancestrial territory, while otners were
renewing associations unseen since
childhood.
Formal launching of the scheduled
ceremonies began with an impressive
banquet Saturday evening in the ho
tel dining room Duncan Murchison
of Rock Hill, S. C., served as toast
master. Interesting speeches bearing
upon the history and traditions of the
Murchison family were made by John
Colin Murchison of Orlando, Fla., R. A.
Murchison, of Fayetteville, and Prof.
Z. H. Dixon, of Elkin. Miss Elizabeth
Smith of Water Valley, Miss., great
grand-daughter of Alexander Murchi
son sang appropriate selections, and
additional music was provided by the
family orchestra equipped with typ
ical Highlander instruments.
During the remaining days of the
reunion which continue through July
8, pilgrimages were made to the old
homesteads and sites which are his
toric in the annals of the family.
A note worthy feature of the occa
sion was that it brought together for
the first time in many years all of
the living children, seven in number
of Duncan M. Murchison, son of Alex
ander Murchison. The oldest of these
isR. A. Murchison of Fayetteville, aged
76; the others being Mrs. Nannie
I Murchison Merrill of Thomasville,
Mrs. Etta Murchison Hayes, of Ker
shaw, S. C., John Colin Murchison, of
Orlando, Fla., L. L. Murchison of
Rocky Mount, Dr. Ernest Murchison
of Sanford, and Mrs. Alma M. Gor
ham of Rocky Mount.
Others of the immediate relatives
present are: Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Mur
chison, Rock Hill, S. C.; Thomas Mur
chison, Portland, Me., Mr. and Mrs.
M. M. Ditto, Huntington, W. Va.;
Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Murchison,
Portsmouth, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Z. H
Dixon, and Blanche Dixon Elkin; Mrs.
Ruth M. Welles, Philadelphia, Pa.; J.
G. and L. C. Murchison, Rocky Mount,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hayes, Mr. and
‘ Mrs. R. E. Hollingsworth, Fayetteville;
Margie Murchison, Mr. and Mrs. Free
man, Mrs. E. E. Murchison, Sanford;
Mrs. John Colin Murchison, Orlando,
Fla., Mrs. G. Cameron Smith, Douglas,
Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Talley and
| Alice Talley, Bonsai; Mr. and Mrs. J.
| B. Talley, Providence, R. I.; Mr. and
j Mrs. H. D. Talley, Cameron; T. P.
Murchison, Goldston; Roy Murchinson,
Greensboro; Altan G. Murchison,
Fayetteville; Mr. and Mrs. R. L. El
kins, Liberty; Mr. and Mrs. T. E.
Gilliland, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Fox, Mr.
and Mrs. G. P. Murchison, Siler City;
Gus Murchison, Elizabeth M. Siler, D.
T. Siler, Gulf; Alice T. Murchison,
Ridgecrest; Claudius Murchison, Chap
el Hill; Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Mclver,
Greensboro.
— * yn.
AN INTERESTING OLD HAT.
Made by Mrs. Thomas Twenty-Fiy*
Years Ago and Useful Yet.
Last Saturday Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Burke, of route 5, Siler City, visited
The Record office, bringing with them
a hat made from wheat straw about
twenty-five years ago. A short time
ago, Mr. Burke told us about this hat
and we had asked to see it, and he
brought it here.
The hat was made for Mr. Burke
in 1899 and was plaited by Mrs. Su
san Thomas, who before marriage
was Miss Mary Susan Glosson, a sis
ter of Mrs. Burke.
Mrs. Thomas died Sept. 11, 1922 at
her late home in Alamance. She was
born Feb. 3, 1874 and married on
Sept. 23, 1888. She was an adept
worker with the straw and made a
number of hats for the younger peo
ple in the neighborhood where she
was reared, north of Goldston and
near old Peddler’s Hill postoffice, a
section that is now served by Rt. 5,
Siler City.
This particular hat that we had
the pleasure of examining was well
made, and today it is a useful hat.
There are but two breaks in it and
these are not beyond repair, being
minor ones. It is said that Mrs. Thom
as cut the straws from the growing
wheat just as they were ripening and
that she put them through a process
of soaking in water and plaited the
hats from the damp straw.
The sections are substantially sewn
together by hand stitches and are as
firm today as the hour it was made.
The hat is of the broad brim char
acter and those who have used it all
these years affirm that it has protect
ed them on many occasions from the
violent rays of old Sol.
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Poison in Every Drop.
“Every drop of bootleg liquor made
has some form of poison in it,” re
ports Federal Chemist C. J. West, of
Minneapolis, Minn., whose job it is
to analyze samples of confiscated liq
uor seized by prohibition agents in
six States. Chemist West says the
booze flooding this country now aver
ages 45 per cent alcohol. No wrmder
it blinds, crazes and kills.
Mrs. W. H. Riddle, of Jonesboro, is
here on a visit to her sons, Messrs
Alton and Alex Riddle.
REUNION OF RIDLMS FAMILY.
Annual Gathering on J 5 lly 4th Near
Bynum at Ol
On July 4th, the ‘ ||idle Boys” as
they are familiarly 1 ; wn and called
by their friends, heli§§ leir annual re
union. This family Ipsists of the
sons of the late J ua and Wood
ard Riddle. £?§
Owing to the cjggition of the
roads this reunion vTas held in the
grove at the home of Mrs. Zeb John
son in Williams township, near the
old native home of these two fam
ilies. The dinner served on a long
table, was mainly an old time barbe
cue, with large quantities of cake,
pies, custards; also fried chicken and
pickle, great quantities of loaf bread
and plenty of lemonade to drink.
This beautiful dinner was served to
about 75 people or more. The boys
furnished the dinner and invited num
bers of their old friends and former
school mates to enjoy it with them.
The sons present of the late Josh
ua Riddle were W. J. Riddle, Burling
ton, and one son; H. H. Riddle, Ger
mantown, N. C., and one son.; A. T.
Riddle, Burlington, wife and two sons;
Mrs. R. V. Curtis, of Germantown, a
niece of Mr. H. H. Riddle and one
son; Mrs. J. W. Riddle and one son,
Spartanburg, S. C. Sons of Woodard
Riddle were A. D. Riddle, seven chil
dren and five grand children, of Dur
ham; Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Riddle, six
■ children and two grand children, of
Durham; Mrs. L. R. Riddle, three chil
-1 dren and one grand son, of Durham;
Mrs. J. J. Burgess and daughter, Rt.
I 1, Pittsboro, also Mrs. Woodard Rid
■ die.
It was a most enjoyable occasion.
■ Everyone present enjoyed the day
| highly and were glad to participate
in the reunion.
These boys, like many # other Chat
hamites, have left their 'native coun
! ty and gone to fill their places in life
L elesewhere. They have made good in
! their respective adopted homes. They
> are men of a high type of citizenship.
May they live long to enjoy this an
’ nual home-coming and old time meet
ing of play mates and friends.
pNE PRESENT.
WANTS ADDRESS JOE SNYDER.
News Items of Interest About Folks
in Browns Chapel Community.
Pittsboro, Rt. 2, July 14.—A large
crowd attended the preaching at
frowns Chapel Sunday. Mx. Hinson is
*hn exCv*?!ent preacher.
| Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Loyd, of Or
ange county, spent Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. W. K. Mann,
j Will someone send me the address
of Joe Snyder. I want to get some
of his wonderful medicine—Snyder’s
Surcease From Sorrow.
Mr. J. J. Thomas and daughter,
Miss Rosa, and Mr. and Mrs. Jessie
Thomas spent a few days last week
with Mrs. C. B. Way, of Lexington,
also in Salisbury and Spencer.
Mr. William Mann, of Chapel Hill,
' spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
G. T. Mann.
The little child of Mr. Oscar Dur
ham is some better.
Miss Elizabeth Herndon spent a few
days last week with Mrs. W. K. Mann.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Lindley and Mr.
J. R. Goodwin attended Children’s Day
at Center Grove Sunday.
Misses Verdie and Josie Thomas
and Mr. Alton Bridges and Dean
Poe spent Sunday afternoon with Miss
Vesta Thomas at Saxapahaw.
Mr. and Mrs. John Glosson and
daughter, Miss Velna and Mr. Cicero
Buckner spent Friday and Saturday at
Elbra, N. C. Miss Velna will remain
for a week or two.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Lutterloh spent
a while Sunday with Mrs. Henry
Marshall.
Don’t forget the Junior picnic at
Manndale Saturday. Everybody is in
vited to attend, especially Juniors and
their families. Come and bring a bas
ket.
Miss Annie Mann spent a few days
last week with Mrs. R. G. Cheek at
Carrboro.
(Joe Snyder is at present in Cuba,
but we expect him back about the
middle of next week. We will be glad
to turn your order over to him for
his wonderful medicine. You failed
to mention your malady, and this is
ready necessary.—Ed.)
A SUNDAY SCHOOL OUTING.
Siler City, Rt. 4, July 14.—Mrs. L.
L. Woody carried her class of thirty
four pupils of Saplin Ridge Sunday
school on a picnic Saturday, July 5.
The class met at the church at nine
o’clock and had devotional exercises,
after which the boys and girls journ
eyed byway of Pittsboro, Moncure
and Brickhaven to Buckhorn, stop
ping in Moncure to see Mr. and Mrs.
Self, Mr. Self being a former mem
ber of the class, and to look at the
school building.
While in Moncure Mrs. Woody pur
chased a supply of ice cream. The
class arrived at Buckhorn at 12:30
where a sumptuous picnic dinner was
served. After spending a few pleasant
hours there and being shown over the
power plant by the superintendent,
we started on our journey homeward,
stopping on the way at the Buckhorn
dam and at the new plant on Phoenix
hill near Moncure, from which place
they returned home byway of Siler
City.
The class wishes to express to Mrs.
Woody their appreciation of her in
terest in them, not only in giving us
such a good time on this occasion, but
for her untiring and faithful service,
as our efficient Sunday school teacher.
THE CLASS.
i »
Miss Mary Lou Bums has been on
a visit to her sister, Miss Elizabeth
Bums, at Fayetteville.
A WORD ABOUT DEMOCRATS.
Davis an Episcopalian and Bryan a
Baptist, One, Dry Other Wet.
John W. Davis, nominated on the
democratic ticket at the national con
vention in New York last week, for
president is generally regarded as a
wet candidate and Charles W. Bryan,
nominated as vice-president is regard
ed as a prohibitionist. It is a better
nomination than had Al. Smith of
New York, or Wm. Gibbs McAdoo, of
California either had been nominated.
Accounts from the daily papers state
that the democrats have a strong
ticket. »
Mr. Davis is an Episcopalian and
Mr. Bryan is a Baptist.
The convention holds the record
in deadlocks. The previous endurance
contest was held by the Charleston
convention in 1860, when after 57
ballots Judge Stephen A. Douglass,
the “Little Giant” from Illinois, was
chosen to lead the Democracy against
“Honest Abe” Lincoln, the Illinois
rail splitter.
In 1852 Franklin Pierce was nomi
nated on the 49th ballot. In 1868 Gov.
Horatio Seymour, of New York, was
nominated as democratic standard
bearer in the last previous national
convention in New York on the 22nd
ballot. In the historic Chicago conven
tion of 1896 Bryan stampeded the
convention with his “Cross of Gold”
speech and was nominated on the 6th
ballot. In 1900 Bryan was again nom
inated, and on the Ist ballot. In 1904
Judge Parker, of New York, was
nominated on the Ist ballot. In 1908
Bryan was nominated for a third time
and on the first ballot. In 1912, at
Baltimore, it required 46 ballots to
nominate Woodrow Wilson, and in
1916 he was renominated on the Ist
ballot. In 1920, at San Francisco,
Governor Cox, of Ohio, broke a dead
lock and won the nomination on the
44th ballot.
On page three of the Record this
week we are printing a picture of
both Mr. Davis and Mr. Cox, togeth
er with a complete report of the con
vention in New York.
DEATH OF NATHANIEL M. HILL.
Born April 6, 1853—Member of Two
Prominent Families.
Contributed.
Last Saturday morning, July 11th,
at 5:40 o’clock the soul of Nathaniel
Moore Hill winged its flight to etern
ity. . For almost two weeks with in
domitable -courage he struggled and
suffered with angina pectoris, fully
conscious of his certain ending, but
with rare manliness, unafraid, un
daunted and unyielding to gloomy
forebodings. He died as he lived, lov
able and loving, considerate of others
and kind, with a childlike faith in
God’s goodness and wisdom, and with
the humblest consciousness of his own
concerns. Very few men in Chatham
county have achieved the popular es
teem that Mr. Hill enjoyed, and his
genial personality will be very much
missed in all walks of life for a long
time to come.
On Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock
he was laid to rest in St. Bartholo
mew’s church yard beside the graves
of a son and a daughter* and near
those of many other departed rela
tives. A host of friends, white and
colored, from far and near, were there
to honor his memory. And beautiful
flowers' were freshened with heaven’s
showers, followed by clearing skies
and pure bright sunshine. Mr. Hill in
childhood became a member of the
Episcopal church by baptism, and the
burial service was said by his. devoted
rector, Rev. R. G. Shannonhouse.
Mr. Hill was descended from two
families of very old and prominent
standing in North Carolina history.
John Hill and Elizabeth Jones Hill
(1761) and Joshua Toomer (1712.)
He was the eldest son of Nathaniel
M. and Catherine Toomer Hill.
He was bom April 6, 1853.
Surviving him are his wife, Mrs.
Camilla Ihrie Hill, daughter of Col.
Ross R. Ihrie, and Mary Haughton
Ihrie; one brother, Ivey Hill, of Wash
ignton, D. C., and his children, Misses
Azile and Lillie, Mrs. W. L. Powell
and Mrs. V. M. Johnson, a son, Na
thaniel Hill 111, of Kinston, several
grand children. _
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* FINAL STATEMENT. *
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* Several times recently it has *
* been announced in this paper that *
* the r editor, Colin G. Shaw, would *
* not consider a nomination for any *
* office whatsoever. We would not *
* accept the office itself, if tender- *
* ed unanimously. We pledge our- *
* selves now and for all times, that *
* we will never ask for any office *
* in Chatham county or anywhere. *
* The Record is vitally interested *
* in those that will represent the *
* people of Chatham, but has no fa- *
* vors whatsoever to ask. Just why *
* “ring” politicians should persist *
* in sowing this sort of progagan- *
* da is not known. Trying to build *
* fences maybe. We appreciate the *
* many appeals that have been *
* made to us by good citizens, to *
* represent them, but the editor *
* believes his field of usefulness *
* is in other channels. Thanks. *
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OUR NEW*SUBSCRIBERS.
During the week we have received
the following new subscribers, all of
whom we highly appreciate:
Roy Beard, R. C. Self, R. L. Welch,
W. H. Tyler, J. C. Elkins, Fon Burke,
R. H. Bobbitt, C. F. Ellington, Mrs.
C. J. Knight, Presley Holt, H. M. i
Lewter and W.M.Buie. '
A SPECIAL SCHOOL ELECTION,
Junior High School Proposed—Other
Corinth News of Interest.
Corinth, July 14.—The people of
this community were saddened last
Sunday morning to hear of the sud
den death of Mrs. John Luther, at
Bonsai. Many people from Corinth
and . Brickhaven attended the burial
services at Shady Grove church. The
services were beautiful, very sad and
very appropriate.
It is worth the life time effort of
anyone to have lived such a useful,
noble and Godly life and in the end
to have merited the beautiful, lofty
and inspiring eulogy that Rev. C. A.
Morris, her pastor for five years, so
ably and reverently read over her re
mains at the burial services.
Mrs. W. A. Allen and children of
Star, are spending a few days wjth
her mother, Mrs. D. A. Clark.
The little folks about town who
were so sick last week have about re
covered.
Mrs. L. E. Cole, of Gum Springs,
spent a few days with her daughter,
Mrs. D. A. Clark.
Mrs. Mcßride, of Sanford is visit
ing her father, Mr. J. M. Jeffries, who
is still very sick.
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Harrington,
Mrs. E. F. Drewry and chiltfren, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M. I. El
lis at Bonlee. *
The petition for the consolidation of
the school districts in the community
that was presented to the board of
education on last Monday, was acted
upon by the board, ruling that an
election would have to be held within
| the districts concerned and that a
formal petition to the board of coun
ty commissioners, signed by one
fourth of the voters within the terri
tory would be necessary as a starter.
, These requirements have been fulfilled
and the election called.
It looks now as the election would
carry by a big majority, but if there
is to.be any opposition at all, now is
the time for it to develop, and not af
ter it is all over. A majority v>ins
the election and if it is carried rthe
minority must jump in the band wag
on and marchrjght along with the
outset. There are
children (about half-dozen right now)
that are above Junior high school
work. It is conceded by nearly all that
we cannot have a standard high school
to. start off with, and some of us
think, that the probability of our ever
having a standard school is verv
remote. Not a question of funds, not
a question of effort, but simply the
fact that there is not now and likely
never will be enough students in the
district to maintain a standard school.
No child of any ambition wants
less than a high school education
nowadays; and there are very few pa
rents but what will find some way to
send their children thru high school
when the child himself wants to go.
So we say a Junior high school is
not going to solve our problem at all.
As we see it (now, before the elec
tion,) it is either a Standard _High
School from the start (at least with
in two years) or go in with' someone
else and make a standard school.
Now is the time to think about
these things and speak out. Throw
your monkey wrenches into the ma
chine now and not after the election,
in case it gets going.
YOUNG BLAND "IS INJURED.
Saturday afternoon, while returning
to Pittsboro on the Moncur& road,
Sn U^ four miles from Pittsboro, Mr.
Bill latum, driving a big car, in try-
Vxt a Ford, driven by Ernest
(Nub) Bland, he ran into the Ford,
causing it to run upon the bank and
turn over. *
Young Bland was thrown from the
machine and his left collar bone was
broken, and also badly bruised about
the body. Mr. Henry Hatch who was
m the car with young Bland was also
thrown out and his face was badly
scratched, besides other bruises.
From what we can learn young
Bland made effort to “race” the Ta
tum . car, but when Mr. Tatum saw
the impending danger passing on the
narrow road, he ran his car into the
ditch, but the Ford was struck and
the accident caused.
The Ford was badly wrecked suf
fering injuries that will make it al
most worth the price of the car to
repair it, while the Tatum car es
caped with minor wreckage.
Dr. Chapin dressed young Bland’s
wounds and he was sent to his home
and since then, although he has suf
fered much pain, he is getting on as
well as could be expected.
SON ANDREW* BURNS DEAD.
i SiJer City, July 12.—The funeral of
little Thomas Andrew Burns, Jr.,
whose death resulted from meningi-
£ ls ear iy on Friday morning, was
held from the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Burns, this
morning at 10 o’clock, being conduct
ed by Revs. Richard S. Fountain and
O. I. Hinson.
The music which was rendered bv
a male quartette and singers from the
Methodists and Baptist churches, was
under the direction of Mrs. C. N.
Bray.
The many and beautiful flowers
were carried by Hazel Williams, Ruth
and Grace Hall, Berta Bray, Virginia
Lane and Frances Clark, while the lit
tle white casket was borne by six
young boys, Jack Brooks, Sam Phil
lips, Buster Edwards, Benton Bray,
Willard Clark and Karl Elkins.
Interment was made in Oakwood
cemetery. _
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