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The Chatham Record Relished September 19,ms. 7IX 4BOUND BRICKHAVEN. I ~s on in "citizenship Personal & 1 ’ Notes. . 1 uorpn Feb. 23.—Miss Nell BnC n spending a while here Y ‘ rb ° h r e r sister, Mrs. C. H. Thomp -1 returned to her home near San fft 1“ Thursday. • «SS Laura Harris, member of • ‘ T eacher Training Class of Pitts th[ „ n( \ o former teacher here, was guest of Miss Marjy Bl^ r al from this community mo • f e , V t J xew Hill Sunday afternoon fvtend" the services at the Chris '•j,‘church, which were conducted: hi-,- W. J. Stephenson. Rev. Ful-I 1 Johnson is the regular pastor but* 11A . t p.l Air. Stephenson to fill the j Suiday appointment ' Ruth Kennedy and Eunice j students of the Moncure | 1 v , school, have been unable to meet l^ es for the past few days. Too, Isl q s. Harrington, of the Chero kee” Brick Co., has been seriously ill. We Shape the wave of sickness that has befit prevalent in the community for the I past few weeks will soon sub side! and that everybody can be we lf and happy and enjoy the longed for springtime. Ma/y the Maron winds n ot only blow away the old useless things of last year, thus breaking the (rigorous hold of winter , and sweeping clean and smooth the path for Approach of spring, but may it also,; with the old new hope that come!? with the advent of Spring, sweep clean the tired minds, and thq, morel weary hearts, and rid them of old doubts and fears and rob life of miuch of its beauty and much of its strength, and bring instead the high! hopes and inspirations that come; from the right conception of the rbal meaning and message of the ever-lvelcome spring. Os s course the many earnest Sun day school workers found every where, know that on last Sunday, the birthday of George Washington, one <?f the world’s most honored, best -loved citizens, the regular se ries qf this quarter’s lessons was set aside‘for a lesson on citizenship, a fbson sorely needed. The purpose of Cis lesson was to emphasize the dig |ty, the beauty and the patriotism of maintaining and obeying one laws of a nation, and the temperance laws regarding the sale and use of intox icants! was especially stressed. In the discussion the appalling statement was niade, a statement that had back of it | sufficient experience and un dertaking, to render it above ques tion—‘that if the church members wouldj stop buying and drinking in toxicants our communities would soon jbe rid of the heart-breaking, soul-d ; estroying liquor curse. This ar ticle is not written as a challenge, nor tcj start a discussion, but if such be the condition and low status of diurcß membership, it should cause individual thought. It is possible to be a good citizen and not claim to be Christian, but the real Christian is fct <jf all a good citizen. One can 1* bje a Christian in the truest Ipeiof the word, and be indiffer concerning the welfare of his neighbors, and we have to agree, frhethjr we wish to or not, that the bquor icurse is a universal curse, and 35 m jmost cases, a curse that can be barfished if each individual would think of himself, in world terms, as 3 necessary factor in a combined ° rCe ev3 l everywhere. r - |T. J. Harrington and also Mr. 'fverby are out again after an of ‘‘Flu.” We have missed t e *n very much at the Sunday ser ies. - f |and Mrs. Edwin Mills and I ‘ij °f Raleigh, were week-end . here of Mr. Mill’s parents, and Mrs. W. 0. Mills. Irp- e> '¥ Harry Norwood and W. R. ■^' p f on °f Pittsboro were in | a ,‘l C ’ h ’ aven today. We question if ■j. r lJ «y in the state has as con ■*enial: ~ ■ JP+ ; 1 accommodating a su w ,’L.; T°f schools as Chatham. l >St; n is a progressive man cprtamly has the interest At E . _ L!l °se he serves. When the K ' bo criticise it should const?n f ... . Eod - L “ e cri ticism, give the K u ; on f r with that which does not K. ! ;!° We ’i- No one whether he be I | lc 01 ’ Private life is infallible. ENer^ n - a ß’ a i n come to our Ed 4 some attractive week flings. The advertising col- Er r . f: t- R ICat ° now * s a & 00c l i >!l Hanford for the new ■ f well as the old. NEW COAL MINE NEAR GULF. Young Lady Gets Married—Work at Fireproofing Plant Progressing. Gulf, Feb. 23.—-Mr. and Mrs. Ivey Jones, of Pensylvania, spent last week with his brother, Mr. W. A. Jones. They spent the winter in Florida, and while there visited Tex as and Utah, and down at Hot Springs for their health. They left the first of the week byway of Dur ham for tiheir home. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hall Flemings of Pinetop are visiting his sister, Mrs. Clarence Cole. Mrs. Henry Cooper returned this j week from Greensboro where she has I been visiting friends. ! Mr. Harry Jones of Chicago is j here helping his brother-in-law at j the new coal mine, aoout three miles 1 j from, Gulf, on the Oren Palmer place. | ‘ About three feet of coal have been found ,and all are hoping this will be a success in every way, because it will mean so much to our town. Mr. Edwin Campbell of Portsmouth I is spending a few days with his I auntt, Mrs. Robena Mcßae. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Knight attend- ! ed the birthday dinner Sunday of her aunt, Mrs. J. H. Fisher, who lives near Goldston. Last Wednesday night, February 18, Miss Dolly Gilliam, of Pocket, and Mr. Tom Riddle, of Sanford, were quietly married at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Robena Mcßae. They left soon after the ceremony for San ford where they will make their home. We wish for them a long and happy life. Mr. Henry Cooper expects to open up the new pottery plant shortly. This is more good news to us. We are sorry to state that little Ann Russell has mumps, but she is getting along nicely. The Gulf and Goldston girls play ed basket ball at Goldston Friday afternoon, the Goldston girls win , ning 21 to 3. Mrs. J. M. Mclver, Miss Estella Mclver, Mrs. Mary Lacy and Mrs. j H. A. Russell attended the N. C. j Presbyterian Convention in Greens-1 boro last week. t Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mclntyre, of j I Raleigh, spent Sunday with his; parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mein- 1 tyre. | Mr. and Mrs. John Little and chil dren, of Merry Oaks, were Sunday visitors in tihe home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Little. Work down at the new plant, The Carolina Fireproofing Co., is pro gressing rapidly. Mr. Marvin Ray of Moncure visited friends here Sunday afternoon. m * tm 1 MASSE Y-WILSON. , New Hill, Feb. 23.—1 n a ceremony characterized by dignity and simplic ity, Miss Irma Lee Massey became the bride of Mr. Edward E. Wilson Friday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Massey of Apex, N. C. The bride’s pastor, Rev. G. N. Cow an, of the Baptist church, was the officiating minister. The ceremony was witnessed by only the immediate families of the bride and groom. Immediately after the beautiful ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Wilson left for a trip to Florida, following which they will be at home in Greensboro.. Mrs. Wilson is the oldest daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Massey. She is a young lady of attractive personality. Mr. Wilson is a former commissioner of Chatham county, is ex-chairman of the board and is well known thru the county. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have a circle of friends who will be interested in the announcement < of their mar riage. - ■ ■ KILLED IN KENTUCKY. News was received here Saturday to the effect that Tony Hill, son of Dorcas Hill, known up north as \ the “Dixie Kid,” was killed some- j where in Kentucky last Friday. It is not learned how he was killed. His remains will be brought here this week. The “Dixie Kid” left here several years ago and went north where he took unto himself a white woman for a wife. He brought her to Pitts boro on a visit to his mother, but the citizens made it so hot for her that she only stayed a short while. Rev. Jonas Barclay and Mr. A. C. Ray attended the meeting of Pres byterian men at Greensboro last week. PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1925. C. P. & L. CO. TAKES OYER NORTH STATE. Local and Personal News Notes About Corinth Folks. Corinth, Feb. 23.—Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Horton spent Sunday at Wendell visiting Miss Cora Cham pion. Mr. T. N. Gunter, of Raleigh, spent Sunday looking over old acquaintan ces at Corinth. Mrs. D. A. Clark and Miss Austin spent the week end at Star, N. C., visiting Mrs. Clark’s daughter, Mrs. W. A. Allen. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Harington spent Friday and Saturday with tiheir daughter, Mrs. M. I. Ellis near Siler City. Yesterday was regular preaching ! day at Buckhorn church. Mr. Duvall ; preached another good sermon to an interested audience. He is very anx ious to “get a going” on the new circuit parsonage, to be built at Hol ly Springs. For Buckhorn church to j share its part in the expense of this new parsonage would, of course, J mean that the Buckhorn church had j been placed permanently on the Holly Springs circuit. Mr. and Mrs. James Arden Jones of Raleigh spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Nash. Mr. and Mrs. William Couzins came in last week from South Carolina. Mrs. Couzins’ mother, Mrs. T. F. Cross, is still quite sick with sciat ic rheumatism.. Mrs. W. J. Stephenson, her daugh ter, Esther, and son, W. J. Jr., are all sick with flu. Qqite a number of school children in this community are out of school on account of this annual invasion of flu. Its about time now it was let ting up a bit. It might be news to some to know that the Carolina Power and Light Co., on Feb. 10th took over the North State Power Co., and will j soon extend tiheir main lines to take | on .10 more new towns, including Hol- I ly Springs, Varina, Fuquay Springs, | Coats, Angier, Buies Creek and Lil j lington. Another million dollar industry go ing upon Chatham county soil at ; Cumnock, but making a Lee county i town the center of business. .j 1 The time was not many years ago when the Lee county town was much smaller than Pittsboro. As long as these new industries keep coming to Chatham county, it is not yet too late for Chatham county to build up a town somewhere that will com mand and hold the trade and patron age that these new industries always ■ bring. * * 1 i) ■■ AN UNUSUAL WINTER. Stockholm, the captal of Sweden, one of the very coldest countries, has had a remarkable winter. There was no snow and ice there Christmas, and instead grass was growing green. Throughout December they were playing football instead of hockey on the ice. Over waters usually thick with ice, a rowing regatta was held. Such weather has not been known in that country for 75 years. Here in Pittsboro we have had one of the mildest of winters, only two or three cold “spells” having caused people to shiver some. And February has been an extremely mild month, compared to the month in other years.. Here today bluebirds, robins, and other warm weather birds are plentiful. “VILLAGE BLACKSMITH” DEAD. “Uncle” Simon Tinnin, colored, who lived just outside of the corpor ate limits, of the southern part of Pittsboro, died at his home Sunday evening after an illness of some weeks. ‘‘Uncle” Simon was one of the landmarks of Pittsboro, and was known far and wide as one of the best-blacksmiths that ever lived in this section. He had many friends among the white people, was honest and an upright old man, always ready to do a favor whenever pos sible. He was 70 years of age. BECK’S REMOVAL SALE. Mr. one of Sanford’s clever merchants, has to move and is cordingly offering some notably good prices in this issue. See his big ad vertisement and take advantage of the opportunity to buy good, new, staples cheap. BUILT) a ROME IN PITTSBORO. . Tiir - 1 ~ YOUTH CONFESSES TO STORE BREAKING. Lawrence Jones, a 17-year Old Boy of Bennett, Bound Over For Robbery of Brower’s Store. Lawrence Jones, a seventeen-year old boy, of Bennett, was bound over to the May term of court by Magis trate Hamp Stone of Siler City, Sat urday, on the charge of breaking in to C. L. Brower’s store on February 6. The youth made full confession. However, the proof of his guilt was convincing. The credit for tftie de tection of the thief is due most largely to Mr. B. F. Cribbs, sales man at Brower’s. Some of the articles stolen were recovered at the boys’ home, where his honorable, but grieved, parents fully cooperated with Mr. Cribbs in uncovering the guilt of the youth. V ■■■ - - - - ** * 4; * * * * * * NOTICE YOUR LABEL, * * * * A number of subscriptions ex- * * pire this week. Your label will * * tell you whether yours is one * * of them. If so, take that as a * * notification that you should re- * * new if you wish the paper contin- * * ued. Or if it is not convenient * * to pay the cash right now, drop * * us a card asking that your name * * be retained and send the money * * at your earliest convenience. * * $1.50 will pay for The Record * * to Jan. 1, 1926 and for The Pro- * * gressive Farmer a full year. $2. * * will pay for The Record a year * * and for seven varieties of peach * * trees, delivered postage free and * * in good order. * * s' * ****** * * * * * * BEAR*CREEK *LOCAL NEWS. Bear Creek, Feb. 21.—Mrs. W. I. Williamson and son, Wilbur, of San ford, spent the week-end in the home of T. B. Beal. Burglars broke into the store of C. B. Fitts here Satui'day night, but Mr. f’itts says they got very little. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fowler, of Burlington have moved into the house with Mr. B. F. Moffitt. Mr. Moffitt and baby were very sick last week, but have improved greatly. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Wil lett, a son. Mrs. H. L. Fields, of Siler City, spent last week in the home of her mother, Mrs. H. W. Murray. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Norwood and , family visited in Burlington and Mebane, during the week-end. The children of L. M[. Fields gave him a surprise birthday dinner at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Murray, Rt. 2. All his children were present to enjoy the occasion. His children are: H. L. Fields and Mrs. H. C. Ivey, Siler City; Mrs. O. B. Phillips, Latta, S. C.; Mrs. Flos sie Bland and Miss Wannie Fields, of Durham. We join his many friends in wishing him many more happy birthdays. N. J. Dawkins, of Raleigh, was a recent visitor at the home of Ills parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Daw kins. Terrell B. Beal was a business vis itor in Pittsboro Monday . PHIL. BALDWIN BROS. MOVE. The Record readers will be pleased to learn that the good firm of Bald win Bros., Chatham chaps, who have made a success of merchandising in the good town of Sanford, have out grown their old quarters and have moved into the more commodious building recently vacated by Wil liams-Belk Co. The reader, too, should be sure to note the fine prices Bald win Bros, are offering in this issue. Those nice linen dresses at $5. and the prices on vlliite goods should apeal particularly to our lady read ers. SHOT. Deputy Straughan received rather a warm welcome at a still site in Bear Creek township one day last week. Deputy Stinson had already found the still and taken it away a few hours before. Deputy Straughan; unaware of Stinson’s raid and act ing on information independently] received, came to the place and re-, ceived a peppering of bird shot from one of the two white men near. However, no serious injury resulted ; The men seem not to have been rec ognized. •^^LEGISLATURE. A Glimpse at Work of State’s Solons at Raleigh. The 60-day limit with pay for the legislature is rapidly drawing near and much of the real work of tine session is ahead. It is thought that it will require several days of free service on the part of the legislators to finish the business of tihe ses sion. Yet it has been observed that bills pass rapidly through the hop per the closing days of the sixty, and it will not be surprising if the body rushes through the work in some shape by the time pay ceases. Constitutional Convention. Tuesday saw the joint Senate and House committee on constitutional bills vote favorably for a bill call ing an election on the question of a constitutional convention. Tfie House committee reported favorably . the Sams bill for an amendment setting the date of the governor’s inauguration for January 1. The sen ate committee reported the House bill amendment to make the pay of legislators S6OO a session. Also the Bailey bill to place control of all courts below the supreme court in the hands of the Legislature was reported without prejudice by the House. All the foregoing are matters that would require a vote of the people to become effective. The House committee on elections also reported favorably Tuesday on Real’s bill to repeal the primary law. Several days earlier an unfav orable report had been offered on the Australian ballot bill, but the women of the State 'are going to back that bill on a minority report and there will be a fight despite the opposition of the partisan leaders. The repeal of the primary law is unlikely, but should be unless the ballot is safe-guarded. Auditor’s Report. Auditor Durham, in response to a request of the legislature, rendered a report of employees in all depart ments of the State and also as to number and use of autpmobiles by these employees. It was found that the State maintains 1,083 .automo biles and trucks ,and that it cost the State $491,997.54 to operate its 360 touring cars, $1,580,231.71 to operate its fleet of 504 trucks. For example, it cost $40,979.11 to buy grease for the trucks last year. The most of these cars and trucks are used by the highway commission, though the tax department and the automobile license department office uses quite a number of cars. The auditor’s report included also a list of employees with salaries. Frank Page, highway commissioner, is the highest paid man in the State’s employ, getting $15,000 a year. President Chase of the Uni versity and Brooks of State College and Engineer Upfiam of the High way Commission draw SIO,OOO a year. J. E. Sawyer, chief clerk in the automobile department, draws $6,000, and is one of the men pro vided with a Packard car, according to J. W. Bailey. The chief clerks in the auditor’s office and the depart ment of revenue get $4,500 a year. There are 1700 employees of the highway commission listed and hun dreds in the other departments. There is a small army of State’s employees, wit(h salaries ranging from the niggardly $4 a day for legislators to Mr. Page’s $15,000 a year, evidencing the need of a cen tral control as is proposed in one of the bills urged by the Governor. The bill requiring ‘horse - drawn vehicles to carry lights at night is dead. The Poole bill was killed. Tlhe bus bill, regulating width of busses! and providing for a heavy tax, was! passed two weeks ago, or more. The Fousihee short ballot bill has not been reached. The revenue bill estimated to raise $12,000,000, two millions short of the needs as reported in . the budget committee’s report has been introduced in the house’. The appro priations bill waits on the revenue bill. The problem is still how to apropriate $14,000,000 from a reve nue of $12,000,000. It is to find other tax sources or cut apropriations. There will be a howl in either case— ' but from different directions. Dr. i Brooks of State College was even , asking an increase of $25,000 over tihe budget amount. A bill has been introduced by Representative Braswell, of Nash !i county, to permit members of the Cooperativ® marketing associations SILER CITY SCHOOL NEWS. Slight) Decrease in Average Daily Attendance Due to Sickness. Siler City, Feb. 20.—The Siler City school closed its fifth month on February 10th with an average daily attendance of 430.7 for the month. This is about five per cent less than it was last month, due largely to sickness. The attendance record for the month was made by the Seventh Grade taught by Mrs. 0. I. Hinson. This grade and teacher gets half holiday today. The regular meeting of the Parent- Teacher Association was held last night. On Thursday night, February 26th, “Boosters Club” of Elon College will give a free entertainment der the auspices of the Parent-Teach er Association. There are 15 college I boys in this Club and they present a program of glee club and college songs and athletic stunts. Everyone should hear and see this program. The honor roll for the fifth mbnth is as follows: First grade—Ruth Bray, Bertha Cruthdhfield, Mary Bruton, Sarah Elizabeth Edwards, Louise Winfred Edwards, Dorothy Van Elkins, Gret chen Green, Edna Gregson, Sallie Garroll Huddleston, Alice McLaugh lin, Grigg Fountain, Jack Seawell, Victor Williams, Elizabeth Brooks. Second grade—Hubert Russell Stone, Leah Cheek, Dorothy John son, V. M . Dorsett, Jr., Frances Huddleston, Lena Ruth Phillips, Clarice Fox, June Parker Wren, Frank Willette. Third grade—Lois Edwards Smith, Rowland Frances Elkins, Effie Mae Stanley, Mary Siler, Fran ces Ellington. Fourth grade—Fannie Peeples, Je annette Fox, Florence Alice Wrenn. Fifth grade—Lois White, James Wren, Ben Clapp. Sixth grade—Edna Teague, Imo gene Perry. Seventh grade—Benton Bray, Her bert McDaniel. Eighth grad€>—Maragret Paschal. Ninth grade-—Alma McMath, Lei sel Womble. To The Citizens of Hickory Mt. Township. > I have been requested to get a law enacted to prohibit dogs from running at large April Ist to Sept. Ist, in Hickory Mt. township. All who are opposed to such a law will please so advise me at once. Respectfully, WADE BARBER, Representative for Chatham Co. Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 24, 1925. SOME*CHANGES, • ; Just see what one man, moving away from Pittsboro, has done. Mr. Dewey Dorsett moved to Siler City. He sold his home to Mr. A.P. Terry. Mr. Terry sold his home to Mr. Sam Griffin. Mr. Griffin sold his home to his father, Mr. J. W. Griffin, who has rented his farm, about three miles south of Pittsboro, and will move to his new homo here. Pittsboro loses one .family and gets another. ■■ i ANOTHER BIG LIST. A day and a half in the field last week aded another goodly list of subscribers to The Record. As yet we haven’t had half a chance to see the folk and get them on the Record’s list, but we are hoping sooner or later to take the rural routes one by I one and visit the people at their homes. We want to get the paper in ! to every home in the county that is ! capable of appreciating a straight forward and newsy county weekly. BUILD A HOME NOW; to withdraw, but it is not likely to pass, though it will make a fight. Cooperatives think it is meant to create a -disturbance in the ranks. . I A bill to establish an A grade col lege for negroes pased through swimmingly a few days ago. The col- • lege will be located at Durham. All bills pertaining to changes in the marriage and divorce laws have failed of pasage. Scores of new bills of one kind or another are pouring in, but the big things are the finance and ap propriation bills, the election and ju dicial bills. After the session kdjoums The Record hopes to publish a list of all t the enactments. 1 NUMBER 38.