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I ABLISHED SEPTEMBER!*, I*7B. HKD* OF MRS T. M. CROSS. I® shannonliouse at Brickhav ■ReT. (' hl -jstian Endeavor I: en^ p t. Coming April 27. „„ a nril 21. —Mr. Shan- B f e a pr-Jached a splendid serai |"“" h n interested, though, small, l on “ Hon here Sunday afternoon. |;» n ? ret the second time that Mr. I Th ‘ f ’ S „t,mise has been with us. | Sba " n ° re very sorry to hear of the J '? of Mrs. T. M. Cross, of San- I i Mrs Cross was a former rest- | ford ' f this section and had many I de f t ;L and friends here. She was I jacious. cultured woman and will I l g g reatly’missed. I Hunicutt, of Charlotte, after . davs stay with relatives here, returned to his home Saturday. Miss Louise Harrington and Hu ben Cross, Jr., are visiting realtives j n Aberdeen. Miss Mamie Gene Cole, Junior Christian Endeavor Supt. of the all * uth division, is expected here Mon \pril 2L Eeveryone who possi- Hv’can is urged to be at the school Lildin- Monday afternoon,. and es- Sly Monday evening. The children L wanted for the afternoon, and it S hoped that a special effort will be made* to have every Junior member present. \mong the graduates of the Cary I hig h school this week is Miss Marga ret Thomas, of Spencer. She is a gen \ eral favorite here, having lived at the Boylan Ranch a number of years, and. we are very glad and proud that she has made such a splendid record since entering Cary school. Mrs. Hettie Richardson, of Raleigh, has been visiting her sister here, Airs. N. T. Overby. Brickhaven appreciates Mr. Peter son’s article of last week. Os course we think we have a fine community here, and one great asset is the geo graphic location, but after all the peo ple make a community, and it is very gratifying to know that Mr. Peterson the editor of our county paper, was so favorably inpressed with the place and the people. POPULAR COUPLE MARRY. L Late Sunday u.-emhon Mr. Allen Roberson and Miss Maggie Ellis, both of Route 3, Pittsboro, were married by Rev. R. R. Gordon, at the Baptist parsonage. Only a few friends wit nessed the ceremony. Mr. Roberson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Roberson and is a young man of studious habits, excellent character, held in high esteem in the county and will make a good hus banjl. Mrs. Roberson is the daughter of . Mrs. Hassie Ellis, and is a young wo man of many attainments, very at tractive, industrious and will make a most excellent mate for Mr. Rober son. These young folks were reared in the same community and have been life-long companions and sweethearts and they have many friends who wish them well. , k They will make their future home Durham, where Mr. Roberson has accepted employment. named acting heead ruth- Er.7ORD COLLEGE. Hickory, April 20. —Prof. R. -L. M eaver has been elected chairman of Rutherford College and jyill act a s president of that institution follow ing the resignation of Rev. M. T. Hin shaw Saturday, according to a state ment made this afternoon by Rev. H. H- Jordan, chairman of the board of trustees. The regular meeting of the board will be held in May and a per manent president will be elected at that time. Mr. Hinshaw resigned fol lowing charges that he had been seen ln a compromising position with a ioung girl student. He admitted an Un guraded action” but contended that his attitude toward the girl had been “fatherly.” A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY DINNER. Last Sunday while Mr. W. J. Budd lending Sunday school at Rives bapel, hi s children met at his home Siler City Route 5, and gave him I sur Prise birthday dinner. It is need ,?ss to say that on his return home e bountiful repast was thoroughly JH°}ed by those present, who were: fi r ‘ L. Budd and family, W. Ivey * f an( l family, Dewey Budd and jjy ** rs - W. J. Johnson and fam j v, “ e °nly other visitor was Mr. • Stone, of Mt. Vernon Springs. . . TIM* J; The Chatham Record SCOUTS WIN LOVING CUP. Goldston Troop Wins at Pine hurst Meet——School Closing Program. . Goldston, April 20.—Farmers in this section are busy turning the soil and, preparing the seed beds. Appar ently farm work is more advanced than in former years, owing largely to the favorable weather. The many friends of Mr. C. W. Womble will be glad to know he has returned from a stay in a Greensboro hospital and is much improved. Mrs. J. W. Goldston, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Goldston and Mr. Walter Gold ston spent a few days last week in Forest City visiting Mr. and Mrs. M, W. Harris. Mr. J. C. Elkins and daughter, Miss Eatha Elkins, and Miss Grace Burke spent Saturday in Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Burke and daughters, Mosses Grace and Ruth, spent Sunday afternoon at Camip Bragg. t ,* ; w " . * v • Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Goldston, who are. at White Lake, spent the week end in Goldston. v Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lemmons and family of Troy were guests of Mr. and ivlrs. H. A. Burke Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. G; C. Womble and family and Mr. Nichols, of Dunn, vis ited Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Goldston dur ing the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dixon spent Sunday in Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. T. P Murchison had as their dinner guests Thursday ev ening the following: Misses Blanche Wagoner, Mae Campbell, Grace Burke, Vada Barber, Ola Harmon, Virginia Frazier, Maymie Livingston and Mrs. J. Lee Harmon. Then from 8 to 11 Mrs. Murchison delightfully entertained the Needle craft Club. Amusement consisted of games and fancy work. During the evening the hostess served delicious brick sream and cake. Following is an outline of Goldston high school commencement, from May 2 to May 5, inclusive: May 2. —8 p. m., Music by Miss Campbell’s class; declamation contest. Recitation contest. May 3.—11 a. m., sermon to gradu ates in the new Presbyterian church, Rev. R. C. Gilmore, of Sanford, of ficiating. May 4.—8 p. m., play, “Mrs. Briggs of the Poultry Yard,” presented by the Bth grade. May sth.—B p. m., class exercises— (l) salutatory, William Goldston; (2) class history, Emma Barber; (3) class poem, Louise Ellis; (4) class oration, Eugene Goldston; (5) class grumbler, Ola Matley; (6) class will, Ruth Jen kins; (7) class prophecy, Joe Dark; (8) class giftorian, Margaret Gold ston; (9) valedictorian, Ina Wicker; address to graduates—to be supplied; delivery of diplomas. Quite a number from Gulf and Goldston attended the Field Review of the Boy Scouts at Pinehurst Satur day. • ' ' * V Goldston Troop did exceedingly well in the exercises. The praise for their honors must be divided be tweefi the efforts of the efficient and capable Scout Master, Mr. S. C. Mof fitt and his faithful, earnest Troop. Goldston won first place in the equipment race and in the signaling contest,. Goldston won fourth place. In the tent pitching, Goldstori won third place, and in the Ist aid contest Goldston was second. In the water boiling contest, Goldston won first place, and in the wall scaling contest Goldston won second placa According to points Goldston won by a margin of 1021 points, her total number of points being 6,064. Lilling ton was second with 5,043 points. The silver loving cup will be kept by Goldston’s Troop until the next Field Meet and if they can win it will be theirs permanently. The* cup is a beauty and our boys and the town, at large, are justly proud that Gold ston’s Troop Won it in the N first nieet. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Underwood, of Sanford, were guests of Mr. and Mrs., T. W. Goldston Sunday. Dr. J. D. Gregg, of Liberty, has opened a dental office here, and will be here three days, in the week— Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. As a dentist Dr. Gregg needs no intro duction, for he was located at Siler .City for several years and has done much work for people in this Commu nity. We feel fortunate indeed to have, this splendid man in our midst as a citizen. LOOS ATTnLABiI (Kt ftfßL PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1925. THE COUNTY HOME IS A BEAUTY SPOT INDEED. A visit to the county home a few days ago delighted us \Tlth the beauty and convenience of the building and the loveliness of the greelsWard, ‘dotted with clumps of flowering and evergreen shrubbery. The average reader of The Record fs probably informed as to the di mensions, plans, and management of the home, but to the new-comer on his first visit, the sight was a reve lation. It is a real home, kept as ‘neatly as you please ,comfortable in all its appointments, and with a group of twenty old or feeble citi zens peacfully living out their days |in an environment and under a care hard to surpass. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are evident ly the right people in the right place, I and the location of their apartment, while giving them complete privacy, puts them in easy access to every in mate. In truth, it would be* hard to conceive of a better plan for such a< home, and we are told that the Gran ville county commissioners who visit ed it last week in view of getting ideas for the proposed home in their coun ty, were most complimentary in their comparisons of the Chatham home with others they have seen. Mr. Johnson has chosen a fine garden site and though it is new ground has a good garden started. There are three milk cows, which give plenty of milk for the inmates and management. Five dozen eggs were gathered of Saturday’s laying, and ; the smoke house is well filled with ! bacon; so Chatham’s poor do not feed ’ upon the old-time fat meat and peas diet. It should be gratifying to every Ghathamite that his county was one of the first in erecting a modern home for its poor, and that the 1 building, grounds, and management may be taken as a model for the counties that are now hastening to modernize their county homes. A BIG EASTEhTaT BYNUM. Dinner and Ball Games Draw a Big Crowd—Commencement This Week. Bynum, April 20.—A large number of people enjoyed Easter Monday at the Bynum ball park. Several bouts of boxing were held between members of the Pittsboro and Bynum schools. Next was a ball game in which the , first nine of Bynum defeated the Gulf team by a score of 5 to 4. Dinner was served picnic style at the ball ground. In the afternoon ball game the Bynum high school team de feated Bonlee in an interesting eon test, the score being 11 to -3. The play given by the Pkilathea class was a decided success, earning sixty-seven dollars and sixty cents for the support of an orphan. This play was also given at the Carrboro school on Saturday night by the same caste and the large au dience was well pleased with the presentation. Every caracter was suit ed to the part taken and the story of “An Old-Fashioned Mother” points to a moral and always has a strong appeal. Comencement at Bynum school will begin next Sunday, April 26th. Rev. H. E. Spence, head of the department of religious education of Duke Uni versity, will deliver the sermon. The service will be in the school auditor ium bejVnning at 11 o’clock. On Tuesday night following there jvill be an entertainment by the pri mary and elementary grades. Wed nesday beginning at 10:30 a. rn., the closing exercises will be given. Dr. Elwood C. Perisho of Guilford Col lege will make an address. Dinner will < be served on the grounds, followed by a ball game. At 8 o’clock p. m., the high school wil] give a play, “Unacquainted With W ork,” or ‘ Married in Thirty Days.” This is a comedy-drama play in live acts and .has eleven characters. Ad mision will be twenty and 30 cents. ~PLAY AT - MONCUREE. The Truth school will give a play, “The Road to The City,” at Moncure school auditorium Saturday evening, April 25th. The play was given at Truth April 1, and was so successful that it is being taken to Moncure. • Admission 25 and 35 cents. ‘The caste is composed of Delmas O'Connell, Arvard Ausley, Robert Cotten, Kermit Cotten, Paul O’Connell Clare Gotten, Emma Stephens, Susie Hartsfield, Esther Ausley and Cleo Cotten; . * -v % FAIR PREMIUM LIST READY FOR DISTRIBUTION Shows Plans Made For The> Greatest of All Chatham i County Fairs. Siler City, April 20. —The official premium list for the sixth. annual fair to be held by the >&ftham County Fair Association asMms place Octo ber 13, 14, 15 an 6, this year is ready for distribu; this week. This publication whir Jr vill contain 72 pages is by far largest and most attractive the . ciation has ver is sued, embracir | 5 '. much more varied list of agric mal products, live stock and 'Yf iffhold supplies. The premiums afeJpfso larger than offered heretofore, tne officials realizing that the rapidly growing interest in the fair from year to year should be re warded by liberal prizes. The 1924 fair which was the first to be held on the newly purchased ten-acre tract just out of .town on highway No. 75, was the most satis factory from the standpoint of at tendance and exhibits ever held and not in the history of the fair has the prospect beien so good for a record breaking event as is evident for this year. The grounds now have seven build ings, plenty of water and electric lights, to which will be adde'd uunng the summer another larger and bet ter building which will be used as a main exhibit hall and a number of other improvements made. A contract has been made recently •with one of the best amusement com panies to play the midway, an elab orate firework program purchased, which together with the early issuing of the catalogue gives Chatham coun ty a fine lead among the county fairs oij the state. The officers this year are: R. F. Paschal, president G. J. Gilliland, J. D. Gregg, W. R. Thompson and Jacob Dixon, vice-presidents. Mrs. P. H. El kins, secretary-treasurer; Ernest Brewer, manager; J. J. Jenkins, J. N. Hackney, O. A. Clapp, H. L. Stone, O. B. Reitzel, E. H. Jordan and A. L. Johnson, directors. The annual Junior-Senior reception was a pleasant event Friday evening, April 10, being held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Bynum. The dec orations, lovely spring flowers, inter spersed here and there with the col ors of both classes. In one of the sev eral contests which entertained the young people a handsome box of sta tionery was awarded Miss Margaret Siler and Fred Thomas. The members of the Senior class are: Clayton Bean, Rachael Brooks, Palmer Dark, Bill Clapp, Minnie Cooper, Ellie Ford Hinson, Hoyt Hackney, May. Fox, Alton McLaugh lin, Harvey Paschal, Madge Stone, Margaret Siler and Grace Seignor. Present of the high school faculty were S. j. Husketh, Misses Merritt and Cunningham. COMMENCEMENT*AT BENNETT. The first event in the Bennett grad ed school commencement exercises was the entertainment given last Saturday. The children did their parts well. Next Saturday evening the grammar grades will give a play. On Sunday, at 11 a. m., the com mencement sermon will be preached at the Christian church by Rev. C. E. Garrenger, of Jackson Springs, On Wednesday at 10 a. m., there will be a declamation and reading contest. At eleven o’clock the same day, the literary adress will be de livered by Prof. Francis B. Simpkins, of the State University. That afternoon at 3 o’clock the ( Bennett and High Falls baseball teams will cross bats. Wednesday evening, beginning at 8 o’clock the play, “An Old-Fashinoed Mother,” will be rendered by the high school students. Everybody is invited to come and spend Wednesday with us and enjoy the several interesting events of the day. R. L. FORRESTER, Principal Bennett School. PLANTING PECANS. Sanford Express. Fruit tree agents tell The Express that farmers and this section are putting out large numbers of young pecan trees. The agitation started here a year or two ago to put out pecan groves is bearing fruit. One agent estimates that during the next year or two there will be at least 10,- 000 young pecan trees put out in Lett county. GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. Happenings in This Country and Others. » The silver jubliee meeting of the Associated Press authorized the di rectors of the Association to arrange for the broadcasting by radio of news of great importance. The Association also passed resolutions of appreciation of Frank B. Noyes, who has held the presidency since the organization of the Association. The injunction against the selling of five of the U. S. vessels has been dissolved and the Shipping Board has •power to sell. , J •'?:! I!#! 5 *”•* U; S. Marines have landed in Hon duras, Central America, in which state a revolution has broken out. The 165 marines landed, are for the protection of the lives of Americans and other foreigners. The Daughters of the Revolution are in session in Washington, with 1 ! quite a number of North Carolina members present. Edsel Ford predicts that airplanes will be as common as radios. Cotton spinning during March ex ceeded that of previous months. Thirty-eight Japanese seamen were lost when a Jap freight vessel sank in the North Atlantic Tuesday. Two ves sels standing by could render no aid because of the high seas. Vice-president Dawes is making a vigorous campaign before the people ' of the country to create sentiment for a change of the antiquated sen , ate rules. Some see in Dawes’ activ ities the preliminery step to a can rdidacy for the presidency. In the presidential election to take ' place in Germany next Sunday General Hindenberg is a candidate to succeed ; the late President, Eberts. Hinden berg was the greatest of Germany’s generals in the world war, and the ■ one for whom the famous Hindenberg Line” which was broken by N. C. sol -1 diers, was named. • NOW SIXTY-FOUR YEARS OLD, Mr. F. K. King, who lives up on route two, generally known in the county as “Joe Moore’s route,” and i Mr. King known familiarly as “Fatty King,” was in The Record office on . Monday. He was 64 years old on that day, and he only looks the age of , around 48 to 50. He is an old-time fiddler, general good fellow, and liked | by all who know him. Mr. King is ’ not a college graduate, but he has a soul as big as the universe and many have feasted at his dining. ’ board. While he has lived only 64 ’ years as time is counted, he can tell : the average youngster many things that is profitable to know. He is not v a college man, but he has those in . gredients of education that were in stilled into him by the “heart lessons” as learned-by the pupils in his young -1 er days, and he is well read. While ; he does not do a great deal of reading now, it is because his grand chil dren are, kind enough to keep him wel informed, and he says The Chat ham Record is good enough for any body. y BRIDE AND GROOM HAVE THE SAME NAME. , ’Squire D. W. Tally, of Gulf town ship, had the unique experience of marrying a man and woman of the same name Sunday.- Willie Beal mar riedy Willie Beal. Confusion, may be avoided, however, by calling one of them “Bill” —whichever shall prove to be the one to wear the breeches. INDICT STEPHENSON ON MUR DER CHARGE. Indianapolis, Ind., April 20. —D. C. Stephenson, former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, indicted yesterday for the murder of the 28-year old Indianapolis woman who died recent ly after she is alleged to have been attacked by Stephenson, will surren der tomorrow. Eph Inman, his attor ney, anounced Sunday. Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry, indicted with the former Klan head, also will be sur rendered, it is understood. The girl died after being brought back to Indianapolis by the trio, ac cording to the indictment, as the re sult of a slow poison she is said to have taken following the alleged at tack. Stephenson, according to his at torney, was not in the city when the indictments were returned. - - NUMBER 46. VIOLATE FISHING LAW. Buckhorn Citizens Justly Indigo nant—Local and Personal. ! Corinth, April 21.—Owing to a relapse Mrs. S. W. : Harrington was not able to come home from the hos pital Sanford last Friday, as had been expected. She is now reported better and expects to be home in a few days. , A Miss Carrie Lee Cross spent the week-end with the Misses Alma and Elma Buchanan at Jonesboro. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Allen, of Star, are visiting Mrs. Allen’s mother, Mrs. D. A. Claik. \ Mrs. W. A. Lyabrand, of Charlotte, spent Sunday with Mrs. D. A. Clark/ The many relatives of Mrs. T. M. Cross, of Sanford, were saddened to learn of her death this morning. The news was not unexpected as she had been ill for some time. Mr. Van Wyck Kimball and some friends, from Raleigh, were welcome • visitors at Buckhorn Sunday. A few* years ago any ope who cared to come to Goff Creek or Buckhorn and fish with nets could do so and nothing much was said or done about it. Several of the employees at Buck horn were great fishemen and the fishing privileges they enjoyed made ' their stay in this lonesome out-of-the way place a great deal more enjoy able. Then someone began to object to fishing with nets, and on looking it up we found there WAS and IS. a law on the statute books which specifically forbids netting of any kind in Buckhorn Creek, Goff Creek, and Shattucks Creek. (Special legis lation just for these creeks only.) Our attitude from that time on was to prevent any and all netting in these creeks. We cautioned and warned all of our own associates (some 25 people employed by the C. 1 P. & L. Co.) until they had ceased • netting. But outsiders and our neigh bors as well still came and fished with nets. We are informed by our local 1 officials that we should do all we could to help stop the nuisance by reporting all offenders. This was done a few times with no results and last week parties from Apex, some -of whom a rp> noted for their liquor dealings, were arrested and given a preliminary. When day came for magistrate trial, > they said they did not believe any such law existed against fishing and were let off. Our state senator says that whatever the law WAS it still ; IS, that it has not been repealed. ■ Since that time we know that no i less than 25 nets have been in these , creeks and we at Buckhorn, right at ; home on the stream, have to stand > by and see the other man fish with [ his nets in, the Creeks (nbt the riv er) and get by with it, when' we like i to fish just as well ag he' does. We feel like cussing. Where is the justice , in such administration of law? We • all get right up on the front seat of the band wagon when it comes to enacting good laws but to enforce them is something else—that is al ways for, the other feflow. i.* Wonder if there are "not others that think like we do. If so, say so, right out in public. STATE* PRISON . OPENS. Sanitorium, April 20.—The new State Prison Sanitorjum, the first of its kind in the United States, opened April 18 with eleven tuberculous prisoners. Three of the prisoners are white, colored. It- is a division of the North Carolina * Sanitorium, un der the supervision of the North Car olina Sanitorium management. The prisoner-patients will oe kept under guard, but otherwise they will receive the same care and treatment that the other tuberculous persons at the State Sanitorium do. The building is a mod em fireproof construction, combin ing a prison’s barred windows , with the main features of a sanitorium. The Board of Directors of the * North Carolina Sanitorium met at the institution April 15, Dr. T. W. M. Long, Roanoke Rapids, Chairman, presiding. The usual routing business was conducted. The new member of the board, Mr. A. B. Croom of Wil mington, did not attend the meeting, because the timoe between his ap pointment and the meeting had been "so short. Chatham county needs a county farm agent. Agent Broom is revolu tionizing Union county with lesped eza. Agents in other counties are se curing high prices for chickens paid for in cash at the car. There is such a thing as false economy; •>