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ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878. miLEY OF ONSLOW BU GETS $4,500 JOB. Appointed Bine Sky Law Aid; Will Also Act as Attorney For Department. Rale&k Times, April 27. Representative I. M. Bailey, of Ons ]oW County, was this morning ap oii.tetl Assistant Blue Sky Commis- for North Carolina and he has ■ Iready entered upon his duties. The Appointment was made by Corpora tion Commissioner Maxwell, who has been designated Blue Sky Commis sioner, and it is approved by Governor McLean. The new position carries a salary of $4,500. Extension Duties. “The appointment of Mr. Bailey is broader than the title indicates,” Commissioner Maxwell said. “It was made with the full approval of the Commissioner. Mr. Bailey will, in ad dition to his duties as Assistant Blue gk y Commissioner, act as attorney and counsel for the department in all other matters, including the handling j of banking, bus line and freight rate problems. , “Assistant Commissioner Bailey is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and prior to his service in the last legislature, which was decid edly conspicuous, he was county at torney in Onslow county. Governor McLean and Commissioner Maxwell regard him as a decidedly valuable acquisition to the State’s official,fam ily-" DOUBLE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY. W. W. Stedman and Little Daughter, Ruth, Celebrate; Those Present. Other Moncure Notes. Moncure, April 2.—Last Sunday, April 26, the following guests were at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Stedman, at Providence Farm: Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Lambeth and son R. L. Jr., of Sanford; Mr. and Mrs. John Stedman, of Durham; Mr. . J. Har mon, and Mr. Floyd Harmon, of Mon cure, Rt. 2; and little Misses Dorothy and Roberta Lambeth, Lois and Mar gie Lee Ray,- Juanita and Sadie Clark, Hettie W ruble, Margaret Strickland and Lois Wilkie. All gathered at one o’clock for a birth day dinner served in honor of the eighth birthday of little Ruth Sted man and also the birthday of her father, Mr. W. W. Stedman. Everyone peemed to enjoy the dinner, especial ly the fried chicken, fresh snap beans and cabbage with pickles, ice cream and cake. The candles aglow seemed to add to the enjoyment of the children. After enjoying the refreshments, all gathered at Providence _M-. E. church at three o’clock for a song and prayer service. The church is located in a beautiful, quiet place, and the quietude of the hour, all present could not help but realize the sacred ness of the altar and the omnipo tence of our Heavenly Father. Mrs. Julia Stedman is visiting her son, Mr. John Stedman at Durham this week. ’ Miss Anna Hershey, of Pennsylva nia, is visiting her uncle, Capt. J. H. WissJer. The Boy Scouts of Moncure Troop attended church at Haywood Sunday at 11 o’clock and enjoyed a fine ser mon by Rev. Jonas Barclay. The Epworth League met at the Methodist church last Sunday -even ing at -8 o’clock, with Miss Catherine Thomas, the president, presiding. Ihe roll call and minutes of last meeting was read by the secretary, Miss Pauline Ray. The meeting was L ien turned over by the president to Mrs. J. E. Moore, superintendent of missionary department. Mrs. Moore gave an interesting talk on the Am erican Indians, their customs, relig ion and what we were due them. Miss Eva Phillips read an inter esting paper on “Our Apprciation of the Indians.” Miss Hilda Wilkie secured a new subscription to the Epworth Era. The meeting closed by all repeating the Lord’s prayer. Mr. Roy Self and Miss Edna Self,' Q'l Siler City, spent Sunday with l -mir sister and brother, Miss Mabel Seif and Mr. H. G. Self. Governor McLean has paroled Wil ie Stewart, whose father and brother ere electrocuted a few days ago. °ung Stewart was in prison himself ,u " Governor thought enough Penalty had been levied upon the Stewart family. The Chatham Record SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT. Eighteen Young Pittsboro Peo ple Secure High Schooll Di plomas-—Exercises and Ad dresses Highly Enjoyed. The Pittsboro school has ended a successful session, with eighteen graduates from the high school and eighteen from the grammar grades. More striking than the even number in the two classes is the fact that there were twelve girls and six boys in each. The following is the roll of the high school graduates: Lacy Harper* presi dent; Miriam Chapin, vice-president; Carrie Guinn, secretary; Rayal Shan nonhouse, treasurer, Fannie Beard, Lena Burns, PearlDesem, Camilla Gil more, Alva Lindsay, Gladys Peterson, Mary Poe, Verdie Thomas, Mary Wom ble, Pauline Wright, Harry Bell, Ro land Farrell, Lennie Neal, J. Wyeth Ray. Diplomas were delivered to the graaduates of the grammar grades Monday morning by Supt. W. R, Thompson, and to the high school graduates by Principal Noland. The class exercises had been held on Saturday evening and had proved to be quite entertaining. Features of the evening were the singing of the class song, a well prepared and grace fully delivered address of welcome by Lacy Harper, president of the class, a unique series of introductions of the various members of the class in rhyming doublets by Miss Miriam Chapin, a well written class history by Wyeth Ray, a piano solo by Miss Alva Lindsey, the class will by Harry Bell, a song by Misses Camilla Gil more, Alva Lindsay, and - Pauline Wright, the class poem, a really creditable effort, by Miss Camilla Gilmore, and the prophecy, a weird scene in which three witches are ob served stirring a boiling pot and mak-? ing their incantations till the class happens upon them and in wonder beseech the telling of their fortunes, which are plucked in the form of individually addressed letters from the pot. Two Medals Awarded. Two pupils of the school received distinct honors. Lacy Harper was awarded a beautiful gold medal by the literary society for the greatest improvement in speaking, while Jun ius Durham, a member of the tenth grade, received a medal for the high est grade of scholarship made in the whole school. The series of exercises opened with the Tom Thumb circus by the first three grades of the school, preceded Thursday noon by a circus parade, both the parade and the circus re ceiving marked praise. ; On Friday evening Mrs. Bynum’s music class gave a program, which indicated the excellent training giv en by that splendid teacher. The program appears in another column. Saturday evening, as stated above, the graduating class exercises occurr ed. On Sunday morning a superb sermon was delivered to a large con gregation by Dr. Ormond, of Duke University, in which the. 'preacher emphasized service as the chief end and joy of life, in fact, life itself. On Monday morning, preceding the delivery of the diplomas, Dr. Harold D. Myers, of the Department of So ciology at the State University, de livered a telling addresSi Dr. Meyer was introduced in a graceful manner by Mr. Daniel U. Bell. Dr. Meyer de sired to make four recomendations, first, that the members of the class believe in their bodies, and keep them clean and vigorous; second, that the class realize that there is no limi tation to the development of the hu man mind, and that this development may occur at one place as well as an other; third, that each member of the class determine to be a of men,” another plea for service; fourth, that they “be”—and the pat tern of what they should be is Jesus* who of all who have lived is the most complete pattern of what a hnuman life should be. The series of exercises closed with the play, “The Little Clodhopper,” Monday evening. Elsewhere is found the cast of characters for the playc The whole series of exercises prov ed enjoyable and reflected credit up on both teachers and pupils. ■ 1 - ■ ii ■ • Officers got a giant still in Ala mance county a few days ago. It was thought that it would take a hundred bushels of meal to make one full run. 720 quarts of booze was captured. PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, APRIL 30, 1925. MARRIAGE OF T. G. WOODY. Weds Mrs. Eva Reynolds, Popu lar Moore County Lady. Carthage, April 28.—A lovely wed ding was solemnized at the home of the bride’s parents* Mr. and Mrs. George W. Reynolds, Saturday morn ing, April 25, at 9 o’clock, when their daughter, Mrs. Eva Reynold* Ellis, became the bride of Thomas Clarkson Woody, of High Falls. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr. Pickett, of High Falls. The big country home was a scene of exquisite beauty. The hall and liv ing room were beautifully decorated, carrying out the color scheme of pink and green. A lovely bridal arch was made of old time evergreen and pink rose buds, center of arch was a huge bow of tulle, and windows were drap ed in clinging ivy. On piano, mantle and library table were baskets and of pink and white roses. During the ceremony the shades 1 were drawn and candles were lighted, | whidh gave a scene of loveliness. Prior to the entranec of the bridal party, Dr. J. F. Davis sang “I Love You Truly,” accompanied at the pi ano by Mrs. J. F. Davis. To the strains of the bridal chorus ! from Lohengrin the bridal party en tered. First the maid of honor, Mrs. J. J. Harris, of Goldston, sister ofi the bride. Next came the flower girl and ring bearer, Mary Elizabeth El lis, little daughter of the bride, car rying a tiny basket tied with tulle, scattering rosebuds in the bride’s path. The ring bearer, Harold Rey nolds Johnson, little nephew of the bride, carried the ring in the heart of a rose. The bride entered with the dame of honor, Mrs. P. L. Johnson, of San ford, and was met at the altar by the groom and best man, J. C. Hack ett, of Greensboro, uncle of the ! groom. i ‘ The bride was beautiful in her en semble suit of navy and orange with , blond accessories, wearing a bouquet L of brides roses and valley lillies. The bride is an attraticve young woman of winning personality and I cultured refinement The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Woody, of ’ High Falls. He is a very fine char acter of sterling qualities and pos sesses splendid business qualifications. He is a member of the firm, also man ager, of Rocky River Power plant at Cumnock. They left immediately after thfc ceremony for northern points of in | terest The guests were mostly relatives and intimate friends. They have a ' host of friends who will be interested in the announcement of the wedding. ' ' After May 1, they will be at home at Cumnock. i ’ THE RECORD COMPANY INCOR -1 PORATED. ’ Today ends eight months of the present management of The Record. * Probably the paper has never earn ed more money in a similiar period. ! However, while the business has been sufficient to pay expenses and create a small working capital, besides pay ing interest on the debt assumed by ! the editor, the mortgage debt that has hung on the paper for some time and was assumed by the present editor is a bugaboo that is likely to give troub le a tany time. Accordingly, in order to free the management from this in cubus, which is a constant threat and which, necessarily, it would require the profits of several years to remove, The Record Publishing Company has been formed and incorporated, with members of the editor’s family as in corporators and holders of the com mon stock. Only preferred stock will be sold, stock paying seven per cent, payable semi-annually, and having first claim upon the profits and re sources of the company. Enough stock will be sold to cover the threatening mortgage indebted ness at present, and later such amount as may be required to put the business upon a more safe and ef ficient basiSr This step will remove the strain from the editor at this final period when he must finish or forego the ed ucation of his two daughters,, Since the payment of the dividend Will be a comparatively’ easy’ matter, as has .been proved by the fact that the bus iness h#,s earned’ during this excep tionally hard period enough to create the small working capital mentioned ajid sufficient to pay the interest at six per cent upon the indebtedness, H. I|pARNER IS DEAD. Well i ■»wn Publisher and Mov ingljleture Man Yields to Pneumonia. Lexil|!#on, April 27.—H. B. Varner, for years the publisher of the Dispatch and widely known as aiL Aerator of moving picture theaters and as a former Labor and Printing Commissioner, died in a hos pital here at 9:25 tonight of pneu monia. He had been ill two weeks. Mr. Varner had just entered upon his fifty-sixth year having been bom April 12, 1870. ‘ Mr. Varner was long prominent in the newspaper world. He bought the Lexington Dispatch from W. M. Sherrill in 1896 and made it one of the most successful weeklies in the South. He sold it in 1923 to E. F. Grew, of Ohio, but as Mr. Grew did not meet his obligations,‘Mr. Varner was compelled to take the paper back and was publishing it at the time of his death. He had been president of th§ State and National editorial as sociations. He was active in good roads work, serving for a number of terms as president of the North Car olina Good Roads Assoiaction. In re cent years he interested himself largely in the ownership of moving picture houses and was running thea ters in Lexington, Thomasville, Den ton and other plaesc when he died. He had planned to open a new house in Concord next Monday. Mr. Varner served for several years as Labor Commissioner and had been for many years active in the af fairs of the Democratic party. DEATH Of’aVTtTLE GIRL. News Items ot general Interest to Record Readers From Upper Cape Fear Section. New Hill, Rt. 2, April 27.—0 n Fri day, April 24th, the death angel en tered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Heame and claimed their baby daughter, Kathleen. She was about five months old. Funeral services were conducted by Mr. Ruffin Farrar, and the little body laid to rest in New Elam church cemetery. The choir sang "Sweet By and By,” “Think of The Home Over There,” and “Nearer My God to Thee.” The little girl is sur vived by father, mother, one small brother and two sisters. One day last week Bryant Brown, young son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. jßrown, jumped from the frame of a grape vine, striking an old hoe from which the handle had rotted, and the blade of which had badly rusted. The prong of the hoe pierced through his foot. It required the greatest effort on the part of his mother to remove the hoe. He was immediately taken to Apex where the wound was dressed, and he is getting along as well as could be expected. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Holt, Clarence and Roy Holt, K. B. Riddle ar.d Kath erine Riddle spent Saturday in Dur ham.’ Mr. G. N. Thomas is recovering from a sever- case of pn*t i • r»nia. We are sor r y to know Miss ITa/.el Holt is seriously ill at her home in Moncure. We sincerely hope Hazel will soon overcome her dreadful mal ady—pneumonia. Ima Jean Goodwin, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Goodwin, is right sick. We hope Ima Jean will soon be well again. Quite a number from this section attended school entertainment at'va rious places' Saturday night. Next Friday, if the weather per mits, Ebenezer Methodist cemetery will be. cleaned off. - We were very glad to have Mr. O. J. Peterson visit our community last Saturday. Here’s hoping he will give ! us another call sometime. Monday night of last week Mr. W. M. Goodwin’s saw mill was burned. The origin of the fire is not known. We are informed that that the saw dust pile kept burning. All the lumber on the yard was destroyed, there be ing about 175,000 feet. Certain friends in Pittsboro will start and help push the sale of the stock and it is thought that it will not be difficult at all to sell the affiouht needed. However, nobody’s money Will be refused. It is as good an investment as any offered in the county' and no one will make a mis take in buying any amount of the limited quantity offered. Shares are fifty dollars. But if you want any, you will have to speak at ones the next week’*- GOVERNOR APPOINTS NEW JUDICIAL BOARD. r Body Will Consider Government al Problems and Make Re ports to The Governor. Raleigh Times* April 27. Governor A. W. McLean today an nounced the appointment of twenty members of the bar, one from each judicial district of the State, who, together with the members of the Supreme Court and the Superior Court judges* will comprise the Ju dicial Conference created by the 1925 general assembly; In the list of appointments are six teen democrats and four republicans. The act under which the Judicial Con ference was created provides for a continuous study of organization, rules and methods of the judicial sys tem of the State and the practical workings and results produced by the system. The Appointments. The Governor’s appointments, “by districts,” are as follows: First—J. C. B. Earinghaus, Eliza beth City, Democrat. Second—H. G.-Connor, of Wilson, Democrat. Third—R. C. Dunn, of Enfield, Democrat. Fourth—George K. Freeman, \of Goldsboro, Democrat. Fifth—J. B. James, of Greenville, Democrat. Sixth—G. V. Cowper, of Kinston, Democrat. Seventh—J. Crawford Biggs, of Raleigh, Democrat. Eighth—J. 0. Carr, of Wilmington, Democrat. Ninth—J. Bayard Clark, of Fay etteville, Democrat. Tenth—W. J. Brogden, of Durham, Democrat. Eleventh—B. S. Womble, of Wins ton-Salem, Democrat. Twelfth—W. P. Bynum, of Greens boro, Republican. Thirteenth—H. F. Seawell, of Car thage, Republican. Fourteenth—Charles W. TiUett, Jr. of Charlotte, Democrat. Fifteenth—A. H. Price, of Salis bury, Republican. Sixteenth —Clyde R. Hoey, of Shel by, Democrat. Seventeenth—Johnson J. Hayes, of North Wilkesboro, Republican. Eighteenth-—B. E. Hudgins, of Ma rion, Democrat. Nineteenth —J. G. Memraon, of Asheville, Republican. Twentieth—James G. Ferguson, of Waynesville, Democrat. • High Legal Body. The Conference will be composed of the Chief Justice, presiding; all the associate justices of the Supreme Court, the judges of the Superior Courts, the attorney general and twenty lawyers, named by the Gov ernor. The clerk of the Supreme Court will be secretary of the Confer ence. LOCAL NEWS*OF INTEREST FROM GULF. Gulf, April 28.—Mrs. H. M. Wil liams, of Sanford, spent Sunday with Mrs. Robena Mcßae. Mrs. J. W. Beal and Mrs. W. W. Davenport and two daughters, of Vir ginia, are here to stay a while with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hill. Mrs. R. C. Thompson is spending a few days this week at Norwood. Mr. and Mrs. L M. Berry, of San ford, visited friends here Sunday af ternoon. - - Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tucker spent the week-end in Charlotte. Dr. R. C. Gilmore, pastor of the first Presbyterian church at Sanford, < preached two fine sermons at the Presbyterian church Sunday ,one in the afternoon at 3 o’clock and again at 8 o’clock in the evening. The ser vice in the afternoon was especially for the young people and the sremon was delivered in their behalf. Several from Cumnock attended the night ser vice. We were very glad to have them with us. Mr. Duval, superintendent of Caro lina Fire Proofing Co., has moved into his beautiful, new home. Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Murchison, of Vass, were visitors here last week. Misses Jewel and Annie Bonkmey er and Miss Lilly, and Mr. John Lilly, of Star, visited. Misses Alma and May Osborne Sunday. ——9 mm " , l . The corner stone for the new M. E. church at Chapel Hill was laid Tuesday with appropriate ceremo i nials. i ; YOUNG BOY IS DROWNED. Earl Fincannon Victim of Haw --Miss Holt Very 111—Oth er Mottcure New A Moncure, April 27.—We are very sorry indeed that Miss Hazel Holt, daughter of Mrs. S. V. Holt, who has been seriously sick for the past week, is not any better today, (Monday.) She has pneumonia. We do hope that she will soon be better. Hazel is a good, Christian girl, and everyone who knows her, lovs her. Mrs. S. V. Holt, clerk in Lambeth Bros, store, has been at home for about ten days with her daughter, Hazel, who is so sick. A trained nurse is also with Hazel. Last Sunday, April 26J Earl Fin cannon, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Jl W. Fincannon, was drowned in Haw river, not far fromi the bridge, at Haywood. Earl and two companions just playing, went out on the a boat which was locked to the bank, so the boat could not go any farther than the chain was long. When the boat had reached the extent of the chain, there was a sudden jerk, causing the little fellow to fall backwards into the water. He was drowned before anyone could get there to rescue him. Mr. S. G. Marshall came along in a car and he was waved down. He went down where the boat was and after diving three times located the little body where he had noticed bub bles coming up. After he brought the body to the surface he worked for an hour but no sign of life was found. Interment was made in the ceme tery at Haywood, services being con ducted by Rev. Jonas Barclay, of Pittsboro, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Haywood, at one o’clock to day, (Monday.) Sympathy is extended to the bereaved mother and father and all the family. Mr. W. F. Olinger received ths sum of twenty-three dollars and sis-s ty cents ($23.50) from the citizens of , Moncure, to assist in the burial @1 little Earl Fincannon. , . Earl was eight years old and had attended school here. He was in the . second grade. We regret to think that Earl will not be with us and th€ . family to enjoy the beautiful and wonderful world, with all its pleas • use, advantages /and opportunities* that God has put here for His chil . dren to enjoy, but God knows all things and does all things well, for j He is the maker and and the of us all and every perfect gift r May we strive to live here in this world, with the example of His son* Jesus Christ, before us and he pre ? pared to meet our loved ones in the » Heavenly world. { j Mrs. F. A. Schenider and son, Fred . die, Mrs. Annie Sprower, |»f New j York City, who was Visaing JMrs. B. . G. Womble,'spent the day in Dur > ham Thursday, motoring back byway of . Raleigh, and on Monday spent the day at Pinehurst. They enjoyed most of all the time spent fishing and hunting wild flowers. Master Freddie caught a large jack of which he was very jproud. They said that they en joyed the trip south.so much that they would soon be visiting u§ again. Mrs. W. W. Stedman attended the Quarterly meeting last Saturday which was held at Pleasant Hill M. E. church, Rev. J. D. Bundy, presid ing elder, was gt his best and preach - ed an inspiring sermon on “Tarry ye in Jerusalem.” i The meeting was well attended and thoroughly enjoyed. A good dinner was spread and also enjoyed. The 1 next Quarterly meeting will go to Browns Chapel. Miss Lillie Hackney kept the post* office for Mrs. Stedman Saturday. Mr. Alton Wicker’s saw mill on route one was burned Saturday. The mill caught from the slab pit. Last Monday night the saw mill owned by Mr. W. M. Goodwin, of New Hill, and located four miles northeast of Moncure, was burned* The origin of the fire is unknown. The saw dust pile caught fire and was spread to the lumber stored there* owned by Mr. J. L. Womble of Mon cure, burning it, too. It is estimated that there was about 175,000 feet of lumber burned. It is not reported whether there was any insurance or not. [ Wiley Greer died at the age of 101 at his home in Wautauga county Fri day nigjit. , :<1 i J. H. Cook won the nomination for mayor of Fayetteville over J. R. Har rison in a second primary Tuesday by a majority of 84 votes. NUMBER 47.
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