The Chatham Record
SSTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878.
BIG family reunion
iiPttie Thomas’ Host of Des- j
Ce iebrate Her 71st *
Ct Sday-Mr. O M. Poe
Hurt By Fall
gill, Route 2, Nov. 24.—0 n
Ne V r 25, 1853 a baby girl was
***“!II the home, of Rev. and
borl ‘ Lnree Moore, and was given
Bettie. This little girl
to womanhood and married
A. Thomas, to whidh
M r ; were born twelve children,
3lUOn 0 { whoom lived to be grown
women. All married and
f 1 t h eir old childhood home. Mr.
“ passed away several years
6,0 *l,O a daughter, Mrs. D. H.
ftiev passed to the great beyond
: 2 fir ’ t part of this year. On Sun
s November 23, the relatives and
'S’is gathered at the home of Mrs.
- to celebrate her 71st
honias LU :
birthdav anniversary. All of the ten
L n g children were present on this
enjovable occasion except J. C.
Thomas, of Durham, who was unable
be present, due to sickness in ht
° k The children present were:
Webster, W. A.
Drake, R- F. Sturdivant, L. D. Hat
, . j e ter Hackney, and Gordon
Copeland, and Messrs B. W. Thomas,
g $ Thomas and L. D. Thomas.
j[ r ’. Thomas has fourty-four
grandchildren and the most of these
sere there. There are five great
grandchildren, of whom only John
William Drake, Jr., and Annie
Myrtle Beckwith were present. Mrs.
Thomas has one sister living, this
toner Mrs. Joe Hatley, and one bro-
C. D. Moore. One brother
Vaylon Moore died only a few’ months
go. Perhaps the oldest person at-
BLiin<r was Mr. John Joe Hackney,
g It i s indeed, remarkable to see one
1; j[ r; . Thomas* age so active. Mrs.
| ,, ir®turet Thomas, a sister-in-law of
lie hostess, attended and appeared
L enjoy the day immensely.
I Mrs. Thomas received quite a
lumber of birthday gifts, which she
Appreciated very much. At 12
■o’clock a long table which had been.
■elected beneath two oaks
■which grace the yard was filled with
everything imiginable good to eat.
■fiiere was boiled ham, chicken,
mpossum, sausage, beef, pickles, all
ns of cake and pies, in fact, any
fcig’ one might wish for. A large
■irthdav cake graced the table with
■ inserted in the middle. There
■re people present from Moncure,
■feboro, Siler City, Durham, Ra
fth, Cary, Henderson and Greens
■ '"'• hate in the afternoon the
■ttirv guests departed wishing Mrs.
■nomas many happy returns of the
Bay.
I drs. 0. M. Poe had the misfortune
B talimg from a high porch at her
■ome one day last week. All of her
Bople were away from home when
B a feel. She was knocked uncon-
Bcious, and when she came to, she
she was alone and w r as com-
B®fcl to lie upon the ground until
■ er People came home. Dr. Up
was called and administered
■7* hope she will get along
and soon be able to set up.
i J CREDIT TO CHATHAM
■/ ls a credit to Chatham county
V have such a fine county home and
f count T is fortunate in having
If®* 1 Mr. and Mrs. John W. John-
Jt lo superintend it. Mr. Johnson
C 8 1? 10 be in real sympathy with
/ lnni ates and looks carefully to
lejr Welfare and the interests of the
•me.
//'!'• H. F. Durham and W. C.
l/ ei ' on > with their families, had
% ecl ' U1 ' e Sunday afternoon of
8 this good institution, and
e they were there the beloved
iper n tp„
a .. : -oer.r of the Bynum Sun
r" ' , ’ -• J. B. Atwater, and
‘ 0; amzed classes,'led by
iambeth presented to
1 the inmates a paper sack
the inmates a peper sock
confectionaries and other
v had held a song
vice led by Mr. At
ater.
Aftp r
appropriate talk by Mr.
- l > Mr. Johnson expressed
red* sv.v i , .
or the kind remem
‘ °f the institution and in so
j/ 1 ' £l ' ac ious spirit. What if we
tn e poor and unfortunate at
t i aa these good Bynum peo-
i ''° Ul Christmas presents at
I 0 "Cs Bazaar, December 12.
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BRICK HAVEN LETTER
Brick Haven, Nov. 24.—The large
crowd present here Friday evening
for the annual bazaar and oyster
supper exceeded in numbers even
our most optimistic expectations.
Everyone seemed to have a very
pleasant time. The articles were
attractively displayed and brought a
goodly sum. The oysters and other
eats were also easily disposed of.
Games and music added to the even
ing s entertainment. The exhibit by
the school was much admired. The
sales from this! exhibit alone amount
ed to $23.55.
The Betterment Association and
the school wish to thank every one
who contributed in any way to the
success of the evening.
Mr. Grady Truelove, an employee
of the Cherokee Brick Co., narrowly
escaped serious, if not fatal injury
when he fell from a kiln last Wed
nesday. He is at his home near
Bonsai recuperating from the minor
injuries sustained, and (hopes to be
back on duty soon.
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Kennedy and
Miss Ruth Kennedy will spend the
Thanksgiving holidays at Ahoskie,
with Mrs. Kennedy’s sister, Mrs.
Walter Curtis.
The community congregulates Mrs.
H. A. Harrington upon being one of
the winners in the Missing Word
Contest. We are always proud to
have a representative from our com
munity victorious in (his or her un
dertakings.
Brick Haven was well represented
at the Truth box party Saturday
evening. Those people are to he com
mented for having such a successful
evening. The social side, as well as
the financial, was splendid.
Rev. Mr, Shannonhouse, of Pitts
boro, will conduct services at the
school building here Sunday after
noon, December 7. Let’s not forget j
the date, for Mr. Shannonhouse has
something good in store for us.
Mr. W. J. Hannon and Miss Mary
Bland were week-end visitors of
friends at Frosty.
Next Thursday is our annual day
for universal thanks to the Giver of
all good gifts for continued happiness
and prosperity. While it is fitting
that we should have a day set apart
for universal thanks, the best way to
show individual appreciation of our
blessings is to make of our lives a
thanks-living—by remembering to
practice the Golden Rule. Then, in
truth, would we be in readiness for
the real Thanksgiving spirit that
should pervade the land on the na
tional Thanksgiving Day.
Chatham Awakens
Durham Herald
We learn from the Chatham Re
cord that Pittsboro has won the loca
tion of a new manufacturing plant.
According to the announcement, the
Pompton Lakes Milling Company, of
New Jersey, is going to build a
$150,000 factory at Pittsboro for the
manufacture of silk trademark rib
bons and bands. This is the first
prominent sign of the coming awak
ening that is surely destined to hit
Chatham, and we would not be sur
prised one bit to see that county
take faster steps forward than any
other county in this section of the
State once it gets started. For
many long years it has been shut
off from the world, and held back by
an almost utter lack of transporta
tion facilities. It is true that the
railroad facilities are still poor, but
the building of highways has open- j
ed up that county considerably, and 1
the sunlight of prosperity is begin
ning to creep in.
We congratulate the county upon
securing the new factory, and hope
that it means other manufacturing
plants in the near future. Chatham j
is going to move out of the rut; the j
only question is, when it is going to j
make the start. We believe that the
start is being made now. With as
fine citizenship as is to be found
anywhere, and well provided with
nature’s offerings, there is no rea
son why Chatham should not take
her place among the more progres
sive counties of the State. The
county also has another asset in
Editor Peterson and hi 3 Chatham
Record. "
Mr. Clyde Harmon, of Pittsboro,
spent Sunday with Mr. Walter Dixon, *
cn Cumnock, Route 1.
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PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1924
President Asks Nation to Observe '****”'
Golden Rule Sunday, December 7th
The
* 1 International Geddas Bile Sunday laet year, and of
you* plane for its worm mttmm ttee rtmfi tfcle year m
©eotaker 7th, it most pleasing* t m ffim l it rentn the
eonnendatlon given last year at this —eellent pi— tar
bringing to the attention of Ifeoee mtmmrm juigiapua
the charitable requirements of those —o are In «fcrere&ty*,
Z believe with you that the inte— t&lmal dbserveaOr of
this day cay not only save the lives of thousands of des
titute, hut may possibly have an even greater benefit in
the Way of reflex influence upon t'loee eho thus observe
the Golden Buie and help to establish it as a reality la
daily living. 'The international observance ok this day
Bight well contribute materially to Iha betttruest Os &
international relations and abiding world jrtenti
Very truly yonrs* '
V*
Hear East Belief, / /
151 Fifth Avenue, //
hew York, H. Y, {/
Plans for the observance of Golden Rule Sunday call upon the seoplb Os
the United States to serve a menu in their homes similar to that served in the
orphanages in the near east, and then give a thank-offering to help carry ea
that work during the coming year* • , j
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SLAYER AND SLASHER I
NOT YET CAPTURED
Henry Winston and Bad Judd Negro
Still At . Large—Other News
Notes From Corinth
(By F. M. Nash)
Corinth, Noy. 24.—The next time
you see Mr. Joe Mclver, be sure to
ask him how he likes to get out at
1:15 a. m., to go “courting”.
So far Henry Winston, the negro
who shot and killed Louis Womble
at Brickhaven last Sunday is still at
large. We think that there should
be a determined effort made, backed
up by a reward, to catch this skunk,
and bring him in, dead or alive.
Mr. Kelly, of the Phoenix Con
struction Co., who was so badly cut
up by a drunken Judd negro at
Avent’s Ferry last Sunday is still
in the hospital and not out of danger
yet. This is the second time in two
years that one of these Judd negroes
from Lee county has been guilty of
near murder, and in both cases the
culprits have escaped and no arrests
have been made. When they get
away they should be run down and
brought to trial. They are dangerous
arfd think very little of taking the
life of any one who happens to cross
their pathway.
Rev. and Mrs. Jonas Barclay, of
Pittsboro, spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Nash. Mr.
Barclay filled his regular Sunday
preaching appointment at Haywood.
Seldom have we seen better evi
dence of what paint and repairs will
do than can now be seen at the Hay
wood church. This old building has
been completely renovated, inside
and out, and has taken out a new
lease on life.
Mrs. Eb. Cob, who has been spend
ing the past two weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. N. M. Thomas at
Brickhaven, returned to her home in
Lee county today.
Mrs. M. A. Arey and Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Benson, of Albemarle, spent
last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R.
S. Parker. Mrs. Parker returned
with them Monday to Albemarle.
Mrs R O. Coble, of Rockingham, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. J. Steph
enson.
Mrs . Vesta Mims and family and
Mrs. Glen Mims and children, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. O. A.
Mims. , A
Mrs. W. W. Horton and Miss Aus
tin, our Corinth school teachers,
•spent Saturday in Raleigh and Sun
day at their homes in Duncan.
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| DOUBLE-BARRELED MARRIAGE
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Two Bear Creek Couples Hie Away
| To S. C. and Have Knots Tied—
Other Items
Bear Creek, Nov. 24.—Mr. E. J.
Mclver is on the sick list this week*
We hope for his speedy recovery.
G. G. Burke has moved from J.
J. Cheek’s to the Edward’s place;
J. Cheek’s to the Edwards’ place;
going to his place on Siler City,
Route 3. We regret to lose Mr.
•, > v ‘-‘-
Davis.
Mattie Brooks was carried to Rex
hospital at Raleigh last week for an
operation.
W. J. Norwood, of Southport, is
visiting lies mother, Mrs. W. F. Nor
wood.
Mr. Clarence B. Cheek, of Ore
Hill, and Miss Eva Johnson, of Siler
City Route 5; also Mr. Angus W.
L. Brooks, of Bonlee, and Miss Ira
Johnson, a sister of Eva, were mar
ried recently, it being a double-bar
rel affair, the two couples motoring
to S. C., to have the knots tied. We
wish for them much happiness.
Mrs. Ruffin Holt’s condition re
mains unimproved. Her condition
became alarming last Saturday. She
had a sinking spell and it seemed
the end was near. All the children
were called to her bedside, but she
rallied and is some better, though
very low yet. The following visit
ed her during the week-end: Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Bums, of Troy; Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Holt, of Salisbury; Mrs.
I. Williamson, of Sanford; Mrs. J.
M. Yarbrough, of Jonesboro; Mr. and
Mrs. I. M. Gilmore, and children,
Leon and Walton, of Pittsboro, Route
3; Mrs. W. L. Moore and son, Len
nius/of Raefordlt C. W. Holt and son,
Eugene, of Iternersville; F. T.
Mann, and Carlyle Bennett and Miss
Lela Burns, of Biscoe; Miss Ila
Mann and Mrs. Effie Womble, of
New Hill; Mr. and Mrs. O. R. King
and children of Star and Miss Estelle
'Bums*-of Trov.
A. R- Brothers, the Evangelist
engineer, of Raleigh, preached a soul
stirring sermon at Bear Creek Chap- J
el * Sunday afternoon, using as a
text—Matthew 11:28 and Mark 10:21.
S. C. Burke, of Route 2, and Miss
Ollie M. Pike, of Siler City, Routel,
were married Sunday 16th, we join
their host of friends in wishing them
a long and happy life.
“PHIL.”
Messrs. Dewey Dorsett and Grady j
Pickard killed 18 rabbits on a 3 hour,
hunt in Hickory Mountain Tuesday.
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MEETING OF U. D. C.
The Winnie Davis Chapter, U. D.
- C., met with Mrs. Henry A. London,
October 31, and transacted much
r business. , '
On account/of two deaths of its
members the birthday celebration of
the organization was postponed.
Reports by different members were
made which was quite satisfactory.
The following officers were elected
jfor the ensuing year:
President—Mrs. H. A. London.
Vice-President—-Mrs. E. R. Hinton.
Third Vice-President—Mrs. G. P.
i Alston.
! r_ Treasurer—Mrs. F. C. Mann,
i Rec. Sec.—Mrs. Bunn Fearrington.
i Cor* Sec.—Mrs. R. C. Griffin.
Registrar—MrA D. L. Bell.
Historian —Mrs. V. R. Johnson.
The Chapter (has done much relief
work this year in helping Confeder
ate widows and orphans, sending de
licacies to the sick, etc.
Memorials were read over the
deaths of two of its members —Mrs.
B. Nooe and Mrs. M. F. Williams.
A birthday cake, with 26 red can
dles, was brought into the meeting
„ after which coffee and mints were
served. After singing a couple of
songs the meeting adjourned.
will move Lottery
PLANT TO CHATHAM
I ‘ The Sanford Express is informed
| that J. H. Owen, who has for a num
-4 her., of years been operating a pot
tery plant six miles from Hemp, will
during the next few weeks move his
outfit to a location which he has
selected near Gulf and will* put it in
j operation about the first of the com
‘ ing year. He has had the clay test
j ed and finds that it will make the
very best kinds of pottery. The
pottery /business seems to be pro
■ fi table’ and the output finds ready
sale. Pottery manufacturers from
time to time sold truck loads of their
wares in Sanford. A load of it was
sold here a few weeks ago. A par
ty at citizens from this place recent
ly visited the pottery plant and
botigfti; a lot of the ware. It seems
‘ that there is good clay in this sec
! ti§§ making brick, tiling and pot
tery. It is interesting to watch the
1 potters shape up and make jugs and
other articles of pottery.
MT. ZION'NEWS
1 Mr. Jimmie Thomas was operated
on for appendicitis one day last
5 week in a hospital at Raleigh. He i
■ is getting on nicely. His mother,
Mrs. W. B. Thomas is with him.
> Mrs. J. W. Griffin, who has been
• right sick for a few days, is improv
. ing.
L Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Harmon an<^
. children, of Pittsboro, spen t last
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lilly.
. Mr.:h&nd ? Mrs. Carey Griffin and
‘; Sam Griffin, of Pitts
bore, spent last Sunday with their
x mother, Mrs. J. W. Griffin.
The Mt. Zion Sunday school will
1 take up collection for the Methodist
* Orphanage at Raleigh next Sunday
1 This will be our Thanksgiving of
i sering. We hope all will respond
i generously. Perhaps there will be
i those who. cannot be present and
. would like to send something. If
l y° u cannot give a large sum, a small
sum will be much appreciated.
A SONG OF GRATITUDE
All the blessings of the fields,
, All the stores that the garden yields,
Flocks that whiten all* the plain,
Yellow sheaves of ripened grain:
Lord, for these our souls shall raise.
Grateful vows and solemn praise.
Clouds that drop their fattening dews,
Suns that genial warmth diffuse;
All the plenty summer pours,
Autumn’s rich, o’erflowing stores: !
Lord, for these our souls shall raise j
Grateful vows and solemn praise. - j
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Peace, prosperity, and health, -
j Private bliss and? public wealth,
Knowledge, with it gladdening i
streams, J •
Pure religion with its holier beams:!,
Lord, for these our souls shall raise
Grateful vows and solemn praise.
— Adelaide Proctor.
Mrs. T. V. Rigsbee and children j !
have been visiting Mrs. Riggsbee’s i
j old home at Mullins, S. C. They are
; expected to return next Tuesday af
ter an exceedingly enjoyable visit.
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EDITORIAL COMMENT
* Angier, £anford, Maxton, Park-'
ton, Kinston, and possibly other North
Carolina towns, have suffered seri
ously from fine the past two or three
weeks. This is an unusual series of
conflagrations for so short a time,
but in Jersey City two fires destroy
ing millions in property occurred in
a period of three days. If the an
nual fire loss could be saved in some
way it would be one of the greatest
imaginable blessings.
The orphans are calling today for
a gift. They must depend upon just
such people as you. If you fail
them, other folk must do their part
and yours. The orphan homes care
for thousands of them. If you have
not given, choose the home that you
wish particularly to help and hand
your gift to your Sunday school
teacher or superintendent. He will
do the rest.
The Record favored higher pay for
legislators and the limitation of hte
state debt and opposed the port bill.
Chatham gave a majority of 2500
Jfor the increased pay while the most
of the rural counties voted largely
against it. Chatham gave a major
ity of 1298 against the port bill.
Either the people of the county
thought with the editor or the editor
was exceedingly fortunate in hap
pening to get on the popular side of
these measures.
The Port Bill was beaten by over
57,000 votes in the state, and that
despite the fact that the vote for
and totaled about 200,000
less than the total vote for the state
officers. One of the surprising things
about it was the weakeness of the
measure in the sputheastem coun
ties!, We felt that Bladen, Sampson,
Pender, Duplin, and Onslow would
vote almost solidly for the measure.
On the Contrary, the vote in those
counties was very nearly equally
divided* ; ~ - • ....
News comes from Raleigh that Dr.
M. L. Townsend, of Charlotte has
been added to the tsaff of the State
Board of Health and will relieve Dr.
G. B. Cooper of the extra work as>
editor of Fie Health Bulletin. Dr.
Cooper was very heavily burdened
during the absence of Dr. Rankin,
chief of the department, the past
year ,and is deserving of the relief
I being rendered. The work/ of fjie
Board is growing more and more im
portant and effective as the years
roll. The Bulletin is always full of
valuable information and can be had
for the asking.
Since the above lines were writ
ten Dr. N. Sheffield has arrived at
Pittsboro to begin two-months free
dental service for the children of the
county, this particularly emphasizing
our statement above as to the grow
ing importance of the work of the
State Board.
The vote in the whole of North
Carolina was many thousands short
of the total two years ago or four
years ago. In Chatham county it
was short about two hundred. One
gentleman, a Republican, ascribes the
shortage to disgust of many voters
with the provision for absentee vot
ing. Whether absentee voting as
practiced has had such an effect or
not, there is little excuse for so gen
erous a provision. There are very
few qualified voters who cannot ar
range to cast their ballots in person,
and even if they cannot they are
naturally paired with others of the
opposite party who are in the same
condition. The writer has had to
lose several votes during his life be
cause of the limitations of the laws.
He couldn’t vote at the recent elec
tion because of the fact that he had
not been in the county six months,
and was not allowed to vote in his
old county. And worse than that,
he returned to his native county
from another state in 1917 and was
denied the privilege of voting in his
native precinct for two years because
he hadn’t been in the state that
period. And yet we are quite sure
that our vote on either occasion would
not have affected results in any ma
terial way.
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