ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878.
NEGRO row ends
IN SHOOTING SCRAPE
I shooting in Negro Case Satur
day Evening Causes Excite
ment.
Pittsboro was the scene of a mild
xfiteir-ent Saturday evening when!
Hearne Bynum, a negro youth, drew.
1 pistol in the negro case by the;
Ltoftee and plugged “Red,” another •
f lC or o vouth, originally hailing from!
sVuth Carolina, but recently an em- ,
ployee of Mr. Alfred Johnson in road
construction. j
The ball wfent through “Red’s”,
thigh but wrought no permanent in- j
[ • r v Bynum sped across the Hanks
j'uvn. jumped the fence, losing his pis- j
tol as be did so, coming back into ,
the road near W. P. Horton's, and, 1
favored by the falling of the dusk,
0 f evening, escaped his pursurers be- !
vontl the silk mill. Acceleration tvas 1
added to his speed by frequent shots
from chief Burns' pistol. The fellow
has not been captured or even heard j
of.
It is said that “Red” had been
pestering the Bynum boy all day, and
that the latter had shot at his tor-;
mentor earlier in the woods, but this i
report has not been confirmed. “Red” |
} s said to have serv ed a 60-day sen
tence for shooting a negio near (
Apex, and to have been in trouble in
South Carolina and over at Gold
ston, and has the reputation of being
a rough customer, according to re
marks heard from colored folk, dis
cussing him. If the reports are true,
he at last met his match.
HURT IN AN AUTO WRECK.
Building on Boone Trail Highway—
The Tourist Trains.
Sanford Express, May 1.
While Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Melvin
and Mr. Joe Sanders were out driving
in Mr. Melvin’s Ford touring car last
Sunday afternoon on the National
Highway between Sanford and Lock
ville, the car was wrecked by Mr. Mel
vin, who was at the wheel, losing con
trol of it. When it rmed over the oc
cupants were cr under the car,
but fortunately they escaped without
being seriously injured. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Melvin were bruised and cut
about the face and head. Some one
came along in a car, picked them up
andbrought them to Sanford where
their wounds were dressed. After get
ting in the arc Mr. Sanders complain
ed of something sticking in him. Upon
examination it was found that he was
up against the sharp point of a small
file. He is at a loss to know how it
got in his clothes as he did not have
a file in his pocket.
C. B. Hester Company, of Greens
boro, who have the contract to build
the Lee county link of the Boone
Trail, from the Intersection of Car
thage street leading out through En
dor street to Cumnock now have a
force of men and teams pulling the
stumps and clearing the right-of-way
prepatory to begin grading the road,
which will be of gravel construction.
One force is now at work just west of
Sanford and making this place their
headquarters. Work on the concrete
ve Cumr ck is progressing satis
factorily anti in a short time the main
structure will be under construction.
As tne tourist season is now draw
p g to a close the Seaboard Air Line
.Railway is discontinuing its special
tourist trains. Two or three of these
trains have already been discontinued.
No. 9 will be taken off May 3rd. No.
ido conies off on May 14th, and 104
0!l May 16th. Trains Nos. 7 and 8 put
1 last fall, will remain as regular
scheduled trains of the Seaboard.
CENTER TOWNSHT? TAX-LIST
ING APPOINTMENTS.
Pittsboro, Saturday, May' , 9th.
Pittsboro, Saturday, May 16.
Pittsboro, Saturday, May 23*.
Mclver’s Store, Mon'day, May IS.
Cum Springs, Perry’s Store,
Tuesday,’ May 19.
Lillie Coper’s Store, Wed, May 20.
banks Chapel, Thursday, May 21.
Pittsboro, Tuesday, May 26.
Pitsboro, Wednesday, May 27.
Pitsbor©, Thursday, May 28.
Pittsboro, Friday, May 29.
ittsbojjo, Saturday, May 30.
Ibe commissioners gove only 12
♦iays irt which to list- the taxables
° r Center. Be prompt in meeting me
4 one of the above dates.
W. E. BROOKS,
_ *•% ** ' Tax-Listef.
The Chatham Record
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UPPER CAPE FEAR NEWS.
Locals and Personals of Interest
To Record Readers.
New Hill, Rt. 2, May 4. —Mrs. Jack
Goodwin was a recent visitor to Ral
eigh, spending several davs with her
daughter, Mrs. Johnson Seagroves.
School closed at Gardners school on
Friday afternoon. This term has
proved a successful one for the h*t
; tie folks, as only the primary grades |
were taken up. Miss Louise Mann, of !
Chanel Hill, had charge of the school
until Christmas when she resigned.
Then Mrs. J. R. Matthews completed
i the unexpired term.
Mrs. C. J. Beckwith and C. J. Beck
with, Jr., of Morrisville, spent last
; week with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lasater.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Thomas and! son,
Myatt, were among the many invit
ed guests who attended the wedding
—birthday euniversarv the home
i of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lasater last
Wednesday. Forty years ago that dav
Mr. and Mrs. Lasater were married.
They report a pleasant time, with
i plenty of nice things to eat.
J The annual memorial services will
be observed at Ebenezer Methodist
heurdh next Saturday. There will be
1 n service in the forenoon and also in
the afternoon. Dinner will be served
on the church ground.
I Mr. Exum Mann and Miss Hilda
: Latter motored to Raleigh Saturday
o-nri accompanied home by Miss
Lilia Ellis.
Quite a number of I both young and
old sp n nt a very pleasant evening last
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Hatley.
We are sorry to know that Mis=
Lillian .Tone*; is/PL We’hope she will
soon be well again.
All those who attended the annual
Memorial sendees at Zion Christian
church Saturday report a pleasant
time. Rev. J. E. Franks is pastor at
this church.
Mrs. Theron Lasater and children
of Raleigh were guests of Mrs. W. A.
Mann last week.
I am sure we are all aware of the
fact that next Sunday, May 10th, is
Mother’s Day.” It wil lbe observed
in Sunday school and church services
especially. Surely it was the mem
ory of her departed mother that
prompted Miss Anna Jarvis, of Phila
delphia, to originate the idea of
Mother’s Day ?
As Miss Jarvis had been asked to
arrange a memorial service for her
mother in the little Virginia town,
where the deceased had been very
prominent. And as she arranged the
memorial, thoughts came to her how
easily children seemed to forget their
mothers, after they had drifted away
from home. And it seemed to her
that one day in the year might be set
apart as a reminder of the great love
which follows us.
We doubt if the thought once oc
curred to Miss Jarvis that one day
Mother’s Day would be observed all
over the United States, and that each
year the President £/ould issue a
proclamation setting aside the second
Sunday in- May to pay homage to
mothers who are living and to re
vere the memory of mothers who have
passed on to their reward.
ALICE WEBSTER.
THE KING BIRTHDAY DINNER.
On April 26th quite a crowd of kins
people and friends assembled at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. F. K. King, on
Pittsboro, Rt. 2, to celebrate the birth
days of the two old folk with a big
dinner., - -
Mr Si King is the ancestor of four
generations, including her two daugh
ters, Mrs. T. W. Herndon and Mrs.
Walker Eubanks, 15 grand children,
16 great grand children and one great
great grand hcild. Mrs.' Herndon at
the age of 52, is the mother of Elev
en, the grand mother of 19, njost of
whom are living, and one grand
child. The other daughter, Mrs. Walk
er Eubanks, has four children. Be
sides the foregoing, there were pres
ent five nieces and three nephews and
other relatives and friends, totaling
ninety-five. * ;?■
A long table was built for the occa
sion and was filled with an abund
ance of good things, with all present
enjoying it.
The writer wishes the good couple
many more sipiiliar celebrations.
' ' T. W. HERNDON.
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1925.
HAPPENINGS AT CORINTH
Corinth News and Views About Peo
ple You Know and Items to Inter
est Record Readers.
Corinth, May 4.—Here it is Monday
morning and last week’s Chatham
Record hasn’t come yet. We don’t
feel much like writing when we fail
to get our paper. It makes us
grouchy.
Mr. and Mrs. Vesta Mims of New
Hill spent the week-end with Mrs.
Mim’s mother, Mrs. L. H. Mims.
We are very glad indeed to report
that Mrs. S. W. Harrington is at
home after a two week’s stay in a
Sanford hospital. Mrs. Harrington is
! up and about again and we hope she
will soon be able to get about among
her neighbors and friends as of old.
Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Ellis, of Siler
City, spent the week end with their
mother, Mrs. S. W. Harrington.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Green, of
Graham, were most welcome visit
ors in our community Sunday and
Monday. Mrs. Green is a former
school teacher in our district, having
taught the Lawrence school one term.
They are splendid people and we
want them to come oftener.
Mr. R. H. Dixon is moving back to
Corinth again. He is going to operate
a saw mill near here.
Mrs. Kelita Alligood spent Sunday
visiting friends at Corinth. Mr. Alli
good is a bridge foreman for the N.
& S.
We hear rumors that some one is to
put down a planing mill at Corinth.
We hope it is true as quite often we
have a board that we have to have
surfaced.
Many Corinth people attended the
school closing at Brickhaven last
week and all had a thoroughly good
time. The programs were all good
and the supper on the ground was
fine. Brickhaven has completed its
first eight months term of school with
great success. Perhaps we people at
Corinth will get our eyes open now
and conduct an 8-months school here
next term.
It was with considerable interest
that we noted in the Sunday Greens
boro News the picture of a very pret
ty and attractive Atlanta girl in an
announcement of her engagement to
Dr. Luther Rollins, of Siler City. Dr.
Rollins is a brother of Mr. A .E. Rol
lins, now of Duncan, but who was N.
& S. agent at Corinth for several
years before going to Duncan.
The Borglum Stone Mountain contro
versy was commented on at length in
f our community recently by a Pitts
boro minister. We have read and
studied both sides of the unfortunate
affair and are convinced that if Bor
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Proceedings Os The
County Commissioners
The county commissioners in ses
sion Monday ordered the following
bills paid:
Secretary of State, ‘.58.40.
Buriay expenses Eliza Bates, $lO.
Bland & Co. county nomo supplies,
$32.75. -• 4
Int. on Baldwin township road
bonds, SIOO. -i '' '•'
Jail fees, liM
O. L. Lambert, for still, worm and
cap, $15.00. •. . ...
*C. T, Desern,,still, $lO. ; :
J. Stinson, still, $lO.
R. C; Campbell, still worm, $lO.
Robert ' Broyrn, .work at bounty
home, $25.
Mrs. J. W. Johnson, .sewing at
county home, $10.25* « ’- :V
Martha Snipes, \yash.ing for counter'
hoijie, sl4.
Maggie Brown, cooking, $16.0(>.
riee Durham, making i harrow, $6.
S: D. Johnson, supplies, $3.
Brooks $ .Eubanks,-, supplies for
county home,’. $22.97.\ ~
E» J. Riggsbee,, a#tb hire,. $5.
GTP. & L... Qo.j lights, $2.16.
C.V B. Fitts, 4 % 4ays and ; mileage,
$24.^0.
Cg T. Desern, capture and convey
ing L. C§.rpepter,. -V s -
Lights v for. ,county..home, $1O?0O.
foL- j a H sl-50.
Union - Print Shop, tax notices,
$4.75, ;.v \
Exfress v Company, $3*47.’: ' *'*'
DeWitt hfurdpek, wood,
•':* v salary* -
Clerk Hire, $125.00. <
MONCURE SCHOOL CLOSII#
if
Program For The
cal and Personal ’
Moncure, May 5. —M| *4 "J. E.
Cathell spent Monday .j Raleigh
shopping.. * 4
We are indeed glacj| Ar near that
Miss Hazel Holt, of Mrs.
S. V. Holt, seems to be better today,
(Tuesday.) Dr. Fox, of Raleigh, states
that her condition is better. We hope
for her speedy recovery.
Rev. Jesse Blalock filled his regulai
appointment at the Baptist churcl
Sunday morning and Sunday even*
ing, and his sermons were enjoyed
very much.
The Epworth League met Sunday
evening at 7 o’clock with Miss Cath
erine Thomas, president, presiding.
The roll call and minutes of last reg
ular meeting were read by Miss Pau
line Ray, the secretary. After a few
remarks by the president, the meeting
was turned over to the superintend
ent ’of the Devotional department,
but on account of the absence of Mr.
Self, Mr. A. B. Clegg led the de
votional exercises. Mr. Clegg read a
part of the 14th and 15th chapters of
John, had prayers and then made a
very interesting talk on what he had
read.
The president requests the attend
ance of each member and everybody
cordially invited to attend next Sun
day evening at 7 o’clock.
Rev. J. J. Boone, former pastor
1 here for four years, 1920 to 1924,
was in town Friday morning shaking
hands with many friends. He is look!-
- ing well and seems to be in the very
best of health. He is holding a meet
‘ ing in Carrboro.
Mr. S. W. Womble spent last Sun
day in Carrboro with his daughter,
Mrs. Hilliary Marks, and to hear Rev.
J. J. Boone preach.
> The Moncure Drug Company had
i its opening Saturday and treated
; everybody to ice cream. Everything
r is nice and up-to-date and ready to
f set ve all kinds of eold drinks.
Several from Moncure attended the
< commencement at Pittsboro last
week.
Mr. F. M. Niernsee, who has been
i with the Carolina Power & Light Co.,
i since Christmas, left last week for
. St. Augustine, Fla., where he has
■ gone to fill another position. He has
. finished his work here. Mrs. Niernsee
! and children will leave this week.
Mr. W. M. Holmes, who was the
first man on the job for Phoenix Util
. ity Company over two years ago,
left Moncure for Birmingham, Ala.,
! today. Mrs. Holmes and son, Cecil,
; are accompanying him. His son, Rod
ger, will not leave for sometime. We
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Postage and express, $13.47.
W. B, Harper, work, SI.OO.
Freight, $3.24.
Phone rent, $22.55.
Connell & Johnson, supplies for
county home, $113.03.
I. M. Gilmore, for repair of auto
mobile run into by school truck, SB4.
H. B. Jones, sawing wood, $6.
T. V. Riggsbee, work on tax books,
$42.50. •. ’
Pittsboro Meat Market, $20.88.
W. E. Brooks, clerk at Nov. elec
tion, $3.00. ,
' Taking care Lilia Brooks, $4.25.
Mrs. J. T. Rosser, for expenses in
curred by injury to children in school
truck wreck, paid by act of general
assembly, $386:50.
R. J. Johnson,* 4 days as commis-.
sioner, and mileage, $22140.
Sallie Smith, 28 days as attendant’
of ChanieAnn Williams, $14.00.
E. B. Hatch, salary* $208.33. *
1 Postage, $2.50.
J. W. Johnson, salahy, $83.33.
Receipts.
- The following amounts were re
ceived for fees:
C. C. Poe, register, $218.75’.
E. B. Hatch, clerk, $204.32.
A joint resolution was passed by
the commissioners and the board of
education assuming one fourth.- of
cost of each high school building sin
the county on the ground of the high
school districts having been hitherto 1
forced to furnish free seats to pupils
from other districts not having high
schools.
BRICKHAVEN SCHOOL
CLOSING EXERCISES
BYNUM SCHOOL CLOSING. (
Professor Spence, of Duke, and
Prof. Perisho, of Guilford,
/ Make Addresses.
Bynum, May 2. —Beginning Sun- (
day, April 26th, Bynum school held •
its annual commencement. A large ]
and interested congregation heard (
Professor H. E. Spence, of Duke Un- \
iversity, deliver the commencement ;
sermon. Taking his text from the j
story of Joseph’s dream, thirty-sev- .
enth chapter of Genesis, Professor
Spence spoke of the value of dreams.
He called attention to the many mod
em inventions which are accepted and
used as a matter of course now, but
a few years ago they were viewed as
the dreams of lunatics. He made the
striking statement that what the
world needs most today is men with
dreams so wild that the world will
regard them as absolutely crazy.
The preacher gave as a motto ta
young people, “Want, Work, Watch,
Wait,” and spoke in turn of the val
ue of each, using a number of illus
trations and anecdotes which made |
the sermon exceptionally interesting
and instructive.
On Tuesday night the primary
and elementary grades gave an en
tertainment. The closing exercises
took place Wednesday omrning. Doc
tor E. . Perisho, of Guilford College,
delivered a strong and inspirational
address on the value of a child. He
gave statistics which prove the val
ue of an education in dollars and
cents, saying that a person with only
first grade education can earn $20,-
000.00 ir\ forty years while one who
has had a complete high school course
is able to earn $40,000.00 in the same
time and a college graduate earns
$80,000.00. The figures are averages
compiled for ten years.
Doctor Perisho also stressed other,
values of education than the money
value paying that there is a moral
obligation resting upon young people
to preserve themselves for service to
the world. He spoke of the opportun
ities of the present generation and
named the sums expended by our
state annually for schools.
Following the address, superintend
ent Thompson presented diplomas
to graduates of the seventh grade.
They were as follows: Eugenia At
water, Annie Brewer, Ruth Burnett,
Flonnie Cooper, Larue Cole, Lena
Hackney, Edna Snipes, Irene Snipes,
Loiuse Strowd, Leone Williams, Gay
nelle Riddle, Rufus Johnson, Clarenec
Riggsbee and James Durham.
Prizes and certificates of perfect
attendance were awarded to Julia By
num Ward, Gaynelle Riddle, Rufus
Johnson, Frank Snipes, Bruce Ward,
Wade Riggsbee, John Abernathy and
Lambert Andrews.
GOT A*BIG HAWK.
Mr. Ernest Hobby, of Baldwin
township, had the luck to catch a
giant hawk which had been feeding
upon his and his neighbors’ chickens
for years. The hawk had seized a
chicken and started to rise with it,
but flew into wire fence. Mr. Hobby
who had run out with his'gun, snapp
ed it at him, but the gun failing to
fire h ran up and killed him with
the g in itself. The big fellow meas
ured 52 inches from tip to tip. The
chicV m was saved. Evidently Mr,!.
Hobi y- is a match" for Dr. Johnson,
sos v horn Goldsmith said: “There is 1
rVgetting away from Johnson; if his |
pistol misses fire he knocks you down
with the butt of it.” -- j
Roys Say Dads Set Example.
Charlotte, April 30.—Thd boys» of
central high school, 450 strong, as
sembled in the school auditorium
Thursday and declared the . public ,
charges of wholesale? drinking and iVn
morality among them were greatly
exaggerated and returned the com
pHinieiits with emphasis to the men
and fathers of Charlotte who are ’-con
sidered ; “prominent and respectable,”
for not only setting them “rotten” ex
amples but with actually inviting
.them, to take the wrcfiig path.
v The boys listened attentively to an
Rev. W. B. Mcllwaiiie, r
of Westminister .Presbyterian’ -
church, who told them of ; the reports
of imtno£rality among the high school,
“boys that he had heard and delivered
an’ earnest appeal for right thinking
and clean living.
Good Meeting of Christian En
deavor—Word About Deco
ration and Mother s Day.
Brickhapen, May 4.—Miss Mamie
Gene Cole, of Atlanta, who is making
a three weeks’ tour of North Caro
lina in behalf of the Christian En
deavorers of the Southern Union, lec
tured at the school house here last
Monday evening. Miss Cole is a most
interesting and entertaining speaker,
and she knows ,boys and girls. Hav
ing her here was a rare treat for both
the children and for everyone who is
interested in the youth of today,
whom Miss Cole fittingly calls the
hope of tomorrow. Now that our
people know what Christian Endeavor
is, its aims and purposes, and its
wonderful influence in the lives of
boys and girls everywhere we are
hoping for a greater interest in our
local society.
We had another interesting hap
pening connected with our Christian
Endeavor when Mr. Dickens, Mr. Lon
nie Womble and Mr. Tom Maddox, of
Moncure, and Mr. S. W. Womble, of
Lockville, rendered special music. The
quartettes and duets were very much
enjoyed, and we hope that these good*
singers may be with us many more
Sunday evnings.
Mrs. O. C. Kennedy was one of the
committee to judge the reading con
test of the West Wake school last
Friday. Mrs Kennedy is peculiarly fit
ted for such work, having both abil
ity and grace. She rendered the judg
es decision in an effective and gra
cious manner.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Green and two
children, Mary Lena and Billy, of
Graham have been visiting in the
home of Mr. C. S. Harrington. Mrs.
Greene was a former teacher here,
and her friends are always glad to
welcome her.
The Brickhaven school closing ex
ercises were given last Friday even
ing and Saturday afternoon. Saturday
evening a play entitled, “Poor Fath
er,” was presented by the teachers
and a number of the patrons of the
school. Unusually large crowds at
tended each performance and every
one seemed thoroughly delighted with
the program. One very interesting
part of the school exercises was a
playlet “The' Edenton Tea Party,”
which was composed by the 6th grade.
Misses Mary Bland and Hilda Wilkie,
the teachers for the past term are to j
be commended upon the excellent
manner in which they have conducted
the school here. The patrons are more
than delighted, and have shown them
selves very appreciative by their
many remarks upon the good work
which these young ladies have done in
connection with the management of
the school this year.
Next Sunday, May 10th, is Decora
tion Day in this state and several of
the other Southern states. It is also
Mother’s Day, as is every second
Sunday in May. Os course in the true
sense of the word every day is
Mother’s Day, but. this particular
Sunday each year is set apart as a
day on which we especially honor the
best mother who ever lived—your
mother. On that day every one is
asked to wear a flower in honor and
in memory of Mother—a pink one if
I one’s mother is living, otherwise wear
the white. ’The carnation has been se
lected as the Mother’s Day flower and
/appropriately so, for Its beauty, pur
ity, fragrance and lasting qualities
j are symbols of the most noble traits
of motherhood. But carnations are.
expensive,, and few can afford to have
them in much profusion, so ,u*e are •
asked to wear a flower, any flower,
for mother. If one is away from home
only wear the flower —but write
iq letter to your best ftiend—mother.
We should remember the words of
our best loved writers: Kate Douglass
Wiggins: “Most-of all the other beau
tiful things in life come by twos and
threes, by dozens and hundreds.'Plen
ty of roses, stars, sunsets, rainbows,
brothers and * sisters, and
-cousins; but only one mother in all the
wide world.” •* v *
W. L. Buck, v a..banket of Rowland, *
-\fras drowned, when his: car plunged
into Pee Dee River near Dillon, S.
C., -lasWThursday. "His bank had
been closed recently by a State bank
examiner and there is not lacking
the suspicion that it was suicide.
NUMBER 48.