North Carolina Newspapers

The Chatham Record IrABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878. ■ great tile plant I FOR CHATHAM COUNTY 1)000 Company Organized Xnri Beginning Preliminary W work Between Gulf and Cumnock, is big news that a $250,000 Xpany is already at work, prepar ■ the grounds for the establishment ■a great tile plant on an 800-acre ■ct in Chatham county, just north il the Cumnock bridge across Deep 1 H r * , . «V| e s ite includes the property of llmormer Goldston Brick Company, lie tract is in the heart of the E ss jc shale bed extending across 1 and Chatham counties. The Triassic Shales. If the great shale deposit an au- Jrity, in an article on the shale losits of North Carolina, wrote as lows: ■One of the most valuable deposits I shale in the state, and in fact I en tire South, is located in an l a of which the growing city of Biford is the center. These deposits ■end from Carthage northwrd to Erfsville on the Southern Railroad ■ween Raleigh and Durham, in a It f*oro ten to fifteen miles wide. Kforfi is fortunately situated in | eelter of the area, where the lie reaches its highest quality. Ihree distinct shales are found in K area, having slightly differing ■sical qualities. These shales are ■ red burning. They are naturally fit and therefore easily mined and Spared. The working qualities are Kually good and the shrinkage la ■ of them is very krw. They bum I dense body at the comparatively fi temperature of 1800 F. These files are especially suitable for the fisfacture' -of . hollow*" tile** T ttha sing brick,, and drain tile.f ' we area is traversed for practdcal fit? entire. by the Seaboard. | Line and is also crossed by-the ■antic .Coast Line, : Southern and, ■folk Southern railroads ,thus fividing * ; an* unlimited number- of Bit sites* and a distribution to all fits, of the. State ijhpt could hardly ■excelled.' } ■ . ', ■lie cehtral. location of this area Bes a possible distribution to all ■the growing cities in the Piedmont, fition, as well as those on the coast ■plain.” fihile the quoted article places ■ford at the center of the shale ■> it seems to be generally admit- I that the area about Cumnock, fi particularly the location of the fiposed plant, affords the finest and Host readily accessible supply of ■A fire-proof material. It is true Kjtthe company will have headquar ■Lin Sanford, which is only eight Bp distant from the plant. But the Bt itself will be in Chatham and I contribute to the Chatham tax ■ The Organization. fihe following dispatch from San fi; under date of Feb. 11, gives ■Oculars of the organization and fi* information: ■Sanford, Feb. 11.—Plans were fipleted here today by the promot ■ °f the Carolina Fireproofing com fit 5250,000 paid in capitalized fixation, the plant to be located ■Qinmock. officers elected - today are as Hows: President, I. Hechenbleikner I ew York and Charlotte; vice fi! ents, p. g. Gilchrist, of Char- b. M. Wood, of fi^ ur er, G. B. Chapman; secretary, I ‘ both of Charlotte; local I** 1 manager, C. C. pavis, of H*°°d; superintendent, L. M. Ber ■°* Gulf. 7 , . Y,. ' fi^ e first unit of this plant will be ■operation within 90, days, and will fih n Capa .^ ity °fi five cars "per day Hr tl ' le and fire-proof material, H three more tojbe added |tj ea( i of ;|ie Corporation, fiino''\'' 1C ' e^ner » is as successful liis " lr, \ !1 ’ folding many patents fi/ °f* n ' nveß tion, active vice pres- H ° L - !e Chemical Construction Hee/f 01 York, Chemical en ■ 01 tne Duke interests. The K O /r Cei ’ S are execu tives of many fine/! 0 ' 05 ’^ lrou ghout the south. fi°rk Un(h ’ ed an(i twent y men are fi s j. ° a location making ready ■hin° d ° r buildings and the ■ bee/ 1 Contrac t f° r 30 houses ■■Nvv""’ le machinery will l c J n '~ r r<J °n as the buildings j i —. The plant of the Goldston Brick company was purchased along with the 800 acres of clay and shale, the depth ranging from 25 to 100 feet i deep. * This plant will be located at one side of the coal mines, from which they will buy coal to manufacture gas with which to bum the tile, and i also to generate power; also will dis pose of the surplus to industries in the district. The coal is excellent for the man ufacture of gas, from 8,000 to 10,000 cubic feet of gas is obtained from one ton of this coal. Transportation facilities for this plant are fine and the officials were frank in saying that this section of fered them the best natural advan tages of any they found in the state. -This new product will mean much to this district, as it will demonstrate to the public what natural resources we have in store.” ■i— 9 mm GOING TO BERMUDAS. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Griffin Sail Satur day for Several Days in the Bermuda Islands. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Griffin will leave Pittsboro Friday to join the party which will sail from Wilming ton for the Bermudas Saturday, Sept. 21. The cruise is under the aus pices of the Twrel Sendee Bureau of Charlotte. A Shi ship has been char tered for the trip and many distin guished North Carolinians are regis tered, for tiie cruise, including Ex- Govemor Morrison and several news paper men. If promises to be a most delight ful Arip anif their friends Wish. Mr. and Mrs. Griffin bon voyage. Wvr shall - expert to have an acdouhf o'fthetrip . and of their experiences on the beau tiful ,Bermuda. / * v ‘- ' ;-y ■■ ■ - - —— ■ OYER AT BENNETT. " • * * . : y r “«* it* r “.: The editor weut ‘ put v on a.~xampage for subscriptions day and .-after .h »goodty part of 'the day had been' Sperit at .the: thriving.' young cityv/qf ■* 'Siler;; mounting Mr. Sizemore’s mail :bus ,he traveled bob ■ Chatham’s newest town. It is hard to conceive thSt one can travel so far in Chatham coun ty. It is nearly as far ,to Bennett aa to Raleigh and one passes out of the red lands into gray, or wlpte and on to the very verge of the long-leaf pine belt. The town is within less than a mile of the Ran dolph line and not further from the Moore line. The site of the town is well chos en and it is developing right rapid ly. We met some fine folk. It was very pleasant to meet our correspondents, Dr. Denson and Mr. Ed. S. Phillips; also the Fields, Andrews, Purvis, Talleys, and other good people. We had to leave before the Saturday af ternoon crowd came in. Nevertheless, the two days resulted in about 35 subscriptions. JURY LIST FOR* MARCH COURT. .Chatham superior court meets here March 16th, for one week only -for the trial of civil cases. On- March 30, a special term of two weeks will begin for the trial of. dyil cases. At the regular term Judge W. M. Bond will preside, and at the special term of two weeks Judge C. C. Ly on Will preside. * ? v • ; V The following jury Ms been drawn by the county commissioners for the regular term on March 16th: Albright—A. L. ■- Moore, Willie Thomas. ' - __ Baldwin — E. C. Hobby, F. J. Fer guson. : ; Bear Creek —G. H. Andrews, Clau die Jones. • - » ; Cape Fear—W. J. .• Bland, A. J. Harrington. -v/ Center —J. G. JR. Hinton, J. K. Crissman, J. Tet ty. L? ■- ; y Gulf—J! T. Moody, J. P. Murch£ son. Hadley—Zeb L. Dark. Haw River—J. Walker Thomas. Hickory Mt.—A. W. Moses. Matthews—W. J. Hackney, John C. Hamer, B. F. Phillips. New Hope—J. T. Horton, J. B. Hatley. Oakland —T. O. Johnson. J Williams— J. B. Fearrington. pittsboro, n. c., Chatham counts Thursday, February 19,1925. FLOYD COLLINS DEAD WF v i FOUND. f Victim of Cave Reached Afte: ‘ort night of Hard Work—B Not Removed. Not till Monday were 1 the rescuers of Floyd Collins, 1 wedged in a creviqp., of Sand Cave, 1 Ky., and shut off from approach by ; a landslide, able to reach him. But it was too late. Collins had been dead 5 several days. L It required the digging of a 60- 5 foot shaft, largely '■ through rock, to ‘ reach him. Dynamite could not be ‘ used, as it would have caused cave -1 ins. The cost of the efforts to res cue the imprisoned explorer is said to be $150,000. And, even then, his 1 body was not removed, as it was 1 considered too dangerous to attempt to remove the rock that pinned him down. He lies where he died and simple funeral services were held for him without the presence of the body. Dynamite was used to destroy the shaft and no approach to the dan gerous section of the cave is left. DRUG STQRE FOR MONCURE Sister Town on Building Boom —Basket Ball and Local News Items. Moncure, Feb. 16.—Mrs. J. -E. Moore and little daughter, Melba, spent the day Thursday with her sister, Miss Mary Olinger, at San , ford. - Messrs. Jennings Womble, Sam and Clarence Crutchfield and James of Elon College spent last 1 week-end.with their parents at Mon cure. Mr. H. G. Self has traded his Ford roadster for a Dodge. Nearly all ttve “flu” patients in , and around Moncure are about able to be up and out again, we are glad f to state. Miss;sat|ilyn Martey, music l teach er at Moncure school, spent the week*en4 her parents at Lum ~ ber Bridge. ’■ Mrs. \ Jim . Lasater, ,Rt.. 2, \ visited her: week. Ivey ; has* been very ill with and i'pnuemonia, but she states : is somef better. • , Mr. Isaiac D. Wilkie^.wSg lias Suc cessfully. operated a cafp'' here j for malyears, andv Pr. I)/ Cathell,- our - popular phyfiqia n i have/ptiinned, ; to open a .■ dtug store 'in Moneure. Mr.. Wilkie will move the buildipg, in.- :iiyhich. he is now located, from the street?and continue tb op erate the, case, until they can'erect a nice brick building, on the present location on Main street.: 1 Excavating for the new building • will begin this week. The contract for the new building is placed with Mr: Ivey Poe, of Durham, who will rush the build ing to completion. Mr. Wilkie and Dr. Cathell were in Raleigh last week where they placed an order for the fixtures. A fountain will also be in stalled and cold drinks of all kinds will be served. A drug store has long been needed in Moncure and we wish Mr. Wilkie and Dr. Cathell much success in their undertaking. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Davis and Mrs. J. C. Davis, of Raleigh, spent last Sunday with Mrs. S. V. Holt. Mr. John Bell, Sr., and Mr. Will Utley returned from Lumberton last Friday, where tJhey had gone to visit Johnnie Bell, Jr., who is in a hospital, where he underwent an op eration for. appendicitis. We are glad to state that Jqhnnie is getting on niefely. 7 V‘./ ;rV - Mr. V. H. HilHard expects to move ih his newly completed brick build ing ~ this coming Thursday. Hie will run the'cafe and hotel accommioda-' tions on the “European Plan.” Ev erything is nice and ter, works have been installed also. .' Elon College boys, who are visit .. ing Moncure this week, and Mr. H. G. Self, also an Elon College grad uate, played Moncure basket ball team this. afternoon, (Monday) re sulting in a score of 21 to ; 27, in favor of Moncure. - Moncure boys will * play Goldston, at\ Goldston, next Wednesday after npQii, apd- also GoMston \vi| play.) Here next Friday afternoon, »■ unless;- tlhe weather prevents. %-&, 'L Mr. H. G. Self and the Moncure' school hsrve bought a .mov picutr'e f machine and will have-a program at the. school auditorium ev r.y Friday | evening. Watch for advertisements. | Mrs. J. F. Womble, o route c !is 'visiting relatives and dri nds a i Wendell and Greensboro. ( I See new ad of As’m' ce ] » : J v row Co. THE COOPERS CONVICTED, Former Lieutenant Governor and Brother T, E. Cooper Given Tenns in Atlanta Peniteniary. Guilty with a plea for mercy was the verrict of the Federal court jury trying the case of the United States against T. E. and W. B. Cooper, on the charge of violation of the nat ional banking laws. The trial was be fore Judge Rose of Maryland, who was assigned to try the case as re cently appointed Judge Meekins de clined to sit on it on me grounds that he had formerly criticised W,’ B. Cooper, who was for the past four years lieutenant governor of the State. •’ Judge Rose absolutely refused to* consider the question of granting a new trial, announced that he was in accord with the jury’s verdict, and immediately sentenced T. E. Cooper to three years on each of four counts to the Atlanta penitentiary and W. B. Cooper to eighteen months on each of three counts to the same prison, qualifying the verdict, how ever, by allowing the sentences to run concurrently, wliich means that T. E. Cooper must actually serve on ly three years and W. B. Cooper eighteen months. On the other hand, in case of appeal and a new trial, the men would have to be acquitted on each of the four counts before either would be in any measure re lieved of the term in prison. The offenses charged against the brothers occurred two or three years ago when they, are alleged to have made false entries and to have de posited worthless securities in or der to bolster up the capital of their virtually bankrupt bank in Wilming ton. The ease was tried about a year ago before the late Judge H. G. Conner ahd -a verdict of not guilty, was Tendered?*"' but ethet .charges were brought and the new trial last week resulted as stated above. , * /•!. • V ' T.. E. Cooped was convicted last fall irr the State court and was sen-: teheed to 8 years on the public roads ofu New Hanover, with t(he proviso that the road sentence wofild be lift ed if he should ; pay tb& losses- : pf ' nearly SIOO,OOO alleged to. have ref: suited t& depositors 'through*, the • legal of th(k«vbankv ( .;|ja that case .the younget ~G6opter appeal-' ed and-the ; appeal is still' pending. R: C.' Lawrence* of Lumberton* _ one’ of the brigjhtest :’m the- S£ate/ represented .W. B. Cooper, ;ias appealed Ms client’s case, declaring that the ex-lieutenant governor will not serve his term, as he is confident that the appellate court -will free him. * - ■- ■ • - • ’ - ... • * * . * V. J. D. Bellamy was the chief torney for T. E. Cooper. He falso sought an appeal, but T. E. Cooper has decided, in view of his utter lack of funds, to-begin the service of his sentence and was to leave for Atlan ta yesterday. Judge Rose would not allow the younger man even a day’s freedom on bond, and he had to go to the stockade used as a prison by New Hanover, while the jail is being rebuilt. W. B. Cooper was freed on a $25,000 bond signed by his brother in-law, Claude Core, of Rockingham. During the trial D; L. , Gore, the father of Mrs. W. B. Cooper, lay dy ing. Mrs. CoopeF sat by her hus band in ,the day and with her father fit night. T E. Cooper’s 15-year old daughter was by her father’s, side in the court room, though neither she nor Mrs. W, , B: Cooper was present when the jury reported and the sen tences prere rendered.. % - £,; Lost . Chance of Lighter Penalty. Jt that W. B. Cooper -might have gone free and T. E. received on ly a three years’ term on one count if the lounger brother had been wil ling to submit to guilt oh *only age count, but 'he was so confident that • + , •- - . . he would/not be convicted that tie hazarded his brother's freedom with a minimum l sentence of his own. ' - - T ~ APOLOGIES. While it is not the personal fault riof the editor yet it • falls-h^ r lqf, '*to apologize for the<- one in the office inrtakijftg'i out of::the ’ mailing galleys quite wf names of not expired. Nir ri off the Goldston Ids' v/ it happened is ■'he wonder aho the otfice. If any •le else 3’ e: 1! ' t > get his j •{per plea -e ; ' •' notify us. J •k ’\TTBF VI’ER, A BIG COURT AT CORINTH. - 4 " Varied Lot of Law Saits Settled By . Squire Mclver—Local and Personal News. Corinth, Feb. 16.—Last Saturday was an eventful day for Corinth. More people in town than ever be fore. Both white and colored. Boy Prince, colored, had his oyster “stew” trial; E. T. Spence sued I. M. Car penter on open account, and the Lu ana Pollard estate was transferred by deed to Herbert Carroll. Squire Joe Mclver presided on all three oc casions. Boy Prince was arraigned on a charge of assault with a deadly weap on, to-wit: a bottle, on George Pat triage, colored. Boy came back thru ' his attorney W. P. Horton with the accusation that George was the owner and dispenser of the “stew” and that he, Boy, did not even throw the bot tle. They brought Pate Battle and Joe Pattridge, Jr., into the mess as witnesses and in spite of the elo quent pleadings of Attorney Horton, Boy was held for the superior court under $200.00 bond, while Pate, George and Joe were each put under SIOO.OO bond for their appearance as material witnesses in the case. Wonder if the people of the com munity don’t think ft about time for these drunken brawls—so-called “oyster suppers”—to be stopped; we surely hope thay. 4* V - The case against X. M. Carpenter brought by E. T. Spence* of Duncan, was started as a civil action. Car penter owed Spence $89.70 on open account and would not pay. He offer ed to pay $69.70 to square the ac count but no more. Squire Mclver tried hard to bring out what the S2O. reduction was for but all he could get was that it #as for an “empty jug.” Everyone thought that this was too much of a reduction just for an “empty jug,” so Mr. Mclver or i uttered A judgment, against the property of I. M. Carpenter to? the full amount of $89.70. Then Mr. Joe wound up the day by writing' a deed, .conveying the Luafia Pollard Greek,; from thOr *• Herbert. Carroll,' a grand- sop of v M*.-‘Pol lard. "riV j." A. T:; Mclver and. .family, -o& JJuhA : can;;;ap»nt Sunday , with Mrsi. ' .erine Mclvefc . ; .Mr. *^nd ;, .Sapi' Bensdii f and .Boyd Albemarle*, . spent Sunday' ’ M?Si -:Rv ’ fev ' ; Mri Jeffries, whb., suffered .. .a, stroke of paralysis some -•« three weeks ’ago f., is., able to sit up some _' ■ •- ... .• Mrs. 'T. F rr : Cfoss ds very sick this weekY with iattaric riieu- T Mr. and v Mrs, Dewey Dickens, of Raleigh, spent Sunday -with relatives in Corinth. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Rollins, of Diincan, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cross. Jack Mann was seen this morning with his square, line and stakes, lay ing off the plan for the home to be built by Mr. B. N. Dickens, for Mr. and Mrs. -W. W. Horton. Also Ed Marks was working and dragging the “streets” of Corinth, ■while Mr. S. W, Harrington, Mr. B. N. Dickens and Mr. Lonnie Mims were building new bridges and cul verts. They say that the funds to cover this expense are to come from the excessive “fines” that Squire Mc- Jver has been imposing v of late., Miss O’Neal and Miss Hadfield, principal and assistant of the Truth school, spent the week end at their, homes near ‘Wake Forest. THOSE PEACH TREES. ' . 7 .. .. ' We thought pu t / readers would jump at the chance to get The Rec ord and seven choice peach trees for $2.00. They is, on ly a few ' did. . But we - believe we have, found out why—they didn’t be lieve 'they 1 could get “seven, -fine nursery, peach trees for 50 cents.. example, Mr N. A.’ Wright of Siler City, Rt. 3, told the editor the othei day he would send on $2.00 this week. He had seen Mr. P. G. Maul den’s and had. been, convinced. H £|ggr-' could time us and get Thfe Rehord yea| and seven of qjie very finest grown. j Mr. Loraine Singleton of the Uni* I versity, at Chapel Hill, spent the week-end with Mr. Wyeth Ray. [PLANTERS GIVEN SOUND ADVICE Mistake to Change Brands of Fertile izer Each Year—Stick to One Best Suited for Growing Need. By J. G. McCORMICK. Secretary and Treasurer Acme Manu facturing Company ~ Every year at this time, you are beset by a score of bidders for your fertilizer business. All sing more or less the same song, praising their own product. You don't know which brand to buy. Now it’s a mistake to change from brand to brand every season. When you find the fertilizer suited to your need—one that brings the results you want, STICK TO IT. Never be influenced by any slight difference in price. What you are after is not hopes or promises, but CROPS. You want quantity and high grading, too. A fall-down in either quantity or quality will soon wipe out any small difference in fertilizer cost. There isn't any need to guess about Acme. This company has been mak ing fertilizers for 42 years. It is right here in North Carolina, at Wil mington, a home institution, owned and operated by North Carolinians, with a newly-rebuilt factory equipped ~ with the most moderilimadihiety’Jat* Acme, & rod aife invited to in sped? this plant. The formula® are open to all. You can see the in gredients, the best obtainable in the world, kept in perfect condition, and always properly manipulated. In dealing with the Acme Com* Stny, you are dealing directly with r. Gilchrist and myself. There is nobody "higtier-up." If there’s ev** ; * any trouble, you can get right to us, without addressing or talking to any one “m between?' You are deal -1 ing with neighbors. . You can find out all about Acme r from your owir local growers. Now, for goodness' sake, if you , have been using other fertilizers and ought to get better results, settle on : . Acme ,for> this, <year; and ,if you are using Achrie, don't let anybody talk you. into substituting something else unless he. will back up his talk with , a cash bond to cover any amount you may lose through an inferior crop! Old reliable Acme will always V *"cdrii£ "clean'” !wit)h -.you; • .Remember that>when anybody tries. to shove a?substitute on yam. : ‘ > - v V .H. L. Boon* - well - known tobacco ? planter--at-»Stokesdale, N.- C., wrote this .last fall .about Acme fertilizers: *‘l have been raising/' tobacco for [ 25 years, using brands Os fertilizer. Last year I usted'Acme •fertilizers and ‘I. have a fine * crop --is curing bright arid smooth: Ani well pleased 'with results of -Acme:'' Acme foriiHaers will give ybu: good , results,- t9o ; : * % If you Want any specialized 9r ! technical advice, write me, , care of Acme Manufacturing Co., Wilming i ton, N. C. Adv. B, Elkins Hostess To The | Junior Study Club. •; Siler City, Feb. 14.—Mrs. V. B. • Elkins jwas hostess to the Junior Study Club last Thursday afternoon at her lovely home. The guests were , met at the door by little Dorothy Elkins and her iriother, the former being dressed to represent “Little George.” A large portrait of Wash ington, draped in national flags, was I the most effective decoraton. After a brief business meeting the following program wes rendered: The Early Life of George Wash ington—Mrs. Joyce Edwards. Recitation: "It was I,” —"Dot” El kins. Latter Life of Washington—Miss Grace Rietzel. Attributes . to Washington—Mr® Clyde .Fore. Rook and bridge were enjoyed by all during the social which followed, the. high, score prizes, lovely boxes •of- candy, being awarded to Mrs. GeOrge Knox iot rook and Miss Grace Reitzel for bridge. The hos tess, assisted By her sister, Mrs. J. Wade Siler, served a delicious salad coSrse consisting of marishino cher ries,: chicken salad, wafers, cheese straws, pickles and hot coffee with whipped cream and sugar. I’hfe score • cards, ' effective with’ cherry decorations, and the marischi no cherries were gentle reminders of the famous "cherry tree” owned by the father of our- country’s first pres ident.. , There were a number of invited quests. Several new members were *; added to the Club roll. Governor McLean has written sev eral governors of Western states protesting against certain bills that if passed by the legislatures of those states would hurt the sale of cotton seed oil. NUMBER 37.