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X SHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878. I —w)j;RT PROCEEDINGS. I . uv Cases Lrft on Docket— Cases Were Disposed of. ~ re a s many cases already on ' The! t‘, t for the next term of court ■ Mere were to begin with the first | 35 th week’s term. About thirty M oi laSt vere disposed of last week, in- M aS fl nol presses, but the grand ■ in enough true bills to j ■•^ ur3 Lvh-dance them. I C °T' c‘i<e against Arthur Oldham 1 1 R n>ham Brinkley, reported in; 13111I 3111 trial as The Record went I pr ° gJ .t- last week,' resulted in con- ! I to PU und a sentence of four months j I 'Ton the roads. While young Vld lt#cil“; is be jng tried for stealing I bam mill tools some one stole his oil ( I** which was left down stairs. I C °Le’wis Carpenter pleaded to I - ault and padgment was ; iiferpenier has escaped from jail in ■V e-vino- of 1924 and was recaptured ■ fp spiffs. j ■ last January. I b J. Tiliman pleaded guilty to as- | sau lt and was taxed with costs. ' Bl id Ward is to serve 4 months for id j n «r and abeting the sale of liquor, ' nwice to begin July 15. Out under <-00 bond in the mean time. George Hudson’s case for posses- j don of liquor was hard fought, but he j ffas convicted and drew 8 months on the roads but has appealed. He is represented by Siler & Barber. He jg u nder bond pending his apeal to the supreme court j Sam Boling was fined SSO and taxed with the costs for operating a car while intoxicated. Willie Wilson was fined S2O and : cos ts in a liquor case, while Mathey j Baker, indicted with him, was found not guilty. E. J. Johnson not guilty. Fred Tillman failed to answer; ca pias issued. Another rise. Dempsey Carter got six months on his liquor case,' and Miles Beal the same in his case. His honor reduced the sentence of j. A. Woody from six to three | months and allowed him to be releas- j ed on SISOO bail till Sept. 15, wheii, he | ■ irill begin to serve his sentence. f Laurence Jones pleaded guilty to : Attempt house-breaL :g and larceny, j pays the cost, a.... sentence is sus- ; pended for two years. This is the j youth from Bennett who robbed j Brower’s store at Siler City of a suit of clothes a few months ago. Johnnie Scoggins has judgment sus- i pended but is held under SIOO bond to report at next two terms of court j and show good behavior. His was a liquor case. Joe Frazier was sentenced to six .months on road in a liquor case. Another hard fought case was that against J. W. R. Kamer, the Gold ston piano dealer, for possession and transportaion of liquor. The liquor { was proved to have been transported ; in Hamer’s piano car, but Hamer claimed that he knew nothing of it, j that Ids salesman Grimsley, who ran *of, was the guilty man, and this con tention was supported by the state- ; l ent of young Walter Britton to the j effect that he went with Grimsley to deliver a piano and that Grimsley i left him at the point of delivery of hie piano and when he returned there a ten-gal l on keg in the car, which mimsloy safe contained country syr- ! U P, but which he said smelled like whiskey and which Grimsley later -°nir [ to contain liquor. Young was corroborated by his fath- j er > J. M. Britton, a piano tuner, who < -wore that his son told him about the" whiskey and that he warned Grimsley , • ila t it must be taken out or it would !)e reported. On the other hand, Bob Johnson, colored, swore that he was employed by Hamer to deliver the ll( l uor to the place whore it was cap- j hmeu. The defense, sought to im- ; ■peach Johnson by bringing up the court record of 20 years ago, show lng that Johnson had submitted to hie larceny of a shirt. Nevertheless, Numerous good citizens of Goldston '* ai( i bis reputation for the last 20 ' ears was good. Both Johnson and j| le Brittons’ could *be true T opposing Hamer and Grimsley Jn ea gue. A second case against Hamer " as continued when attorney Hor *°n for the defense asked it on the S r °und that the date in the indict- ? nent was July* J, or the first Sunday la July, while young Burke on the S an( l said that it might have been the _ e cond Sunday and the attorney was .° prepared to prove an alibi for for 011 *kat 35 '^ e was first Sunday. However, when amer had been convicted in tht? The Chatham Record STATE TAXABLE VALUES. Forsyth Leads—Total Values Said to be $2,693,548,416.00. Figures compiled by Dan W. Terry, according to The News and Observer, show that the total amount of person al and property wealth in North Car olina is $2,693,548,416.00, according to the 1924 assessments reported to the State department of revenue. This I figure is approximately the same as i the 1923 valuation but is not as great as the valuation in 1920 when “re valuation” was in effect. In 1920 the total valuation was $3,156,243,202,001 Forsyth county continued to lead 1 in county wealth with a valuation of $167,267,833.00. Guilford is next with $158,070,426.00; Mecklenburg third with $147,060,090, and Buncombe fourt with -118,730,590.00. Wake county’s valuation is $89,463,077.00. The smallest valuation is in Trans ylvania county where taxes are as sessed only $1,707,635.00. Transylva nia has a tax rate of $,1.24 per hun- I dred dollars as compared with For i syth’s 55 cent tax rate. Forsyth’s tax rate is the lowest in the state. Ruth erford has the highest tax rate, citi zens of that county paying $2.30 per ■hundred dollars, of which $1.70 goes for schools. Os the one hundred counties of the State only fourteen have a tax rate of less than one dollar per hundred dollars. Mecklenburg, which ranks fourth in wealth has a tax rate of j one dollar even, while Wake which is far down the line in the list has a I tax rate of only 79 cents. Chatham’s tax rate is $1.22, a rate that is comparatively low considering 1 all other counties. NORTH CAROLINA ATTAINS ITS QUOTA. Indianapolis, May 18.—North Car olina has attained its $60,000 quota !of the American Legion $5,000,000 i endowment fund for World War or- | phans and disabled veterans, it was announced at national headquarters | l of the Legion taday. North Carolina | is the fifth state to go'““over the top,” Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee and ! North Dakota preceding it. i first case and the Judge showed a disposition to temper justice with : mercy if the defendant would give him a hold in the second case, Attor ney Horton entered a nolo contendere for his client, and His Honor sen tenced the young man to pay a fine of SIOO and costs in the first case and to serve two years on the roads in the second case, prayer for judg ment in the second case to be sus pended on the good behavior of the young man, but sentence to go into effect upon any violation of the law. | In this case there was an echo of Mr. F. M. Nash’s story in The Chat ham Record of the first week in last September of Hamer’s car being driven into the river at Avent’s Fer ry while Hamer and another man were accompanied by two aniT* evidence so drunkenness wad found. Judge Bond pronounced Hamer’s the meanest case of the whole term, yet was moved by the presence of the defendant’s young wife and child to make the sentence one of the lightest of the term. Whether any lingering doubt of the defendant’s guilt lightened the sentence is not known. Bob Johnson and John Guth rie, the negroes who were caught with the liquor, submitted and gave evi dence against Hamer. Their sentenc es were suspended. j Large crowds were present each i of the first five days, it being under stood that opponents of the liquor business were present to give back ing to the Judge in the imposition of road sentences. His Honor has declar !ed that he had never received so many letters asking him to mete out road sentencess upon violators of the liquor laws. At the January term he was lenient, not sending anyone to the roads. This leniency apparently encouraged the bottleggers, with the consequence that the officerss had made many successful raids the past few months. The record above shows that the Judge heeded the demand for road sentences till he yielded as he was on the point of leaving for home when he saw the fine young wife of Hamer about to go home with out her husband. The grand jury report printed else where commends the sheriff and his deputies for their vigorous campaign against the booze-dealers. LOOK AT*JfOtjß LABEL PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM CPUNTY, THRSDAY, MAY 21, 1925. THE MONCURE SCHOOL m CLOSING EXERCISES. 1 -• 5 Eight Graduates From The Highl School—The Program. Moncure, May 18.—Our up-to-date and efficient undertaker, Mr. E. E. Walden, has bought a new Dodge se dan. Moncure school cosed Thursday, y May 14th. 1925. The commencement 1 exercises were good all the way r through and enjoyed by the large crowds that attended. There were eight graduates from the high school this year, namely: Misses Julia Johnson, Tula Mims, Stella Womble,, Mabel Self, and Cath \ erine Thomas; Messrs William Wom ble, Glenn Womble and Evan Ray. The declamation contest and recita tion contest by the graduates were enjoyed very much. They all did fine. The winners were Miss Tula Mims and William Womble. They were in deed proud of their medals and they should be. The class day exercises were en joyed and each member of the class looked exceedingly dignified as Mr. H. G. Self presented to them their diplomas. There were also six certificates of attendance given to six students who had attended school every day. We had looked forward to Dr. Nod le’s coming from the University of N. C., to make the baccalaureate address but a telegram was received stating that he could not be present., but his place was ably filled on the program by Dr. A. C. Howell, professor of En glish at the University. Dr. Howell’s address was full of radvice and stated clearly “How to ! Make a Success in Life.” He showed that there is no easy road to climb to achieve knowledge and success, but preparation, toil, and abnegation which means power to say “no.” It j was indeed good. Then the last on the commence | ment program was the senior play, “Betty, O Heart of Mine.” It was well rendered and enjoyed by the large crowd present. It was short but snappy and carried a good moral all the way through. All members of the faculty at Moncure have gone to their several •homes, and they will be missed in Moncure. Mr. Calvin Maddox, of Yemassee, S. C., is spending sometime at his home at Moncure. We also see Mr. C. D. Orrell, of Yemassee, is in town today. Mr. and Mrs. Walker Maddox, of Breckenridge, Texas, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Maddox. This is his first visit home for some time. Their many friends here are delighted to see them and would be glad for them to come back to old Chatham and to Moncure, to live. Mr. Maddox is manager of the Texas Power & Light Co. at Brecken ridge. They motored in a Dodge from Dallas, Texas, in four days, a little . over 1400 miles, which was the num ber registered on the car. Miss Inez Holt, the little daughter of Mrs. S. V. Holt, is visiting her i aunt at Siler City this week. The Epworth League met at the Methodist church Sunday evening at ! 8 o’clock. As the superintendent of the social department could not be present, the president, Miss Catherine Thomas, led the meeting, which was very interesting and helpful, for the subject was: “How and With What Themes to Occupy Our Thoughts.” 1. Things that are true. 2. Things that are worthy or hon orable. 3. Things that are just. 4. Things that are pure. 5. Things that are lovely or at tractive. 6. Things that are of good report. The president thanked the nice au dience for their presence. Mrs. John Upchurch and little chil , dren spent last week-end with her pa rents at New Hill. Mr. William Womble, who ftnished ! Moncure high school last week, left Friday morning for St. Augustine, Fla., where he has secured a posi tion with Wade & Co. We hope him much success. There are a good number of rail road men in town, who are at work on a bridge that crosses Haw River. This bridge will be a new double track, steel bridge. The prison board in session at Ral eigh Monday and Tuesday wrestled with the problem of the employment of the *250 idle able-bodied prisoners. SOUTHERN BAPTIST £ CONVENTION ADJOURNS* • i £ i Thousand Visitors Say Good 1 Bye After a Most Success ful Meeting. | . [emphis, Tenn., May 17. —The city Memphis today bid goodbye to its 0 Baptist visitors, who last night | aally closed the 70th annual meet- M of the Southern Baptist Conven tion. With a sermon in the morning by Dr. George W. Truett, Dallas, and one in the evening by Dr. M. E. Dodd, Shreveport, the churchmen concluded what leaders declared to have been ! one of the most successful and inter esting Conventions ever held. Outstanding among the controver sial subjects with which tne Conven tion concerned iteself were those of the theory of evolution and a propos ed participation in the activities of the Y. M. C. A. A committee appointed by the 1924 Convention to consider the advisabil- j ity of issuing a new statement of ; faith and message reported through its chairman, Dr. E. Y. Mullins, Lou j isville, a statement which did not re- j fer directly to the evolution theorv. Concerning the creation ol man, the committee expressed its belief that the statement, “man is a direct crea tion of God,” satisfied requirements of the declaration, it being pointed out that such a statement should express only those fundamental beliefs upon which all Baptists stand. A minority report by Dr. C. P. Stealey, of the committee, would have added the words “ancl not" by evolu tion to the statement concerning the creation of man, and it was this dis agreement with which the Convention concerned itself. Dr. Mullins, for the committee, held that its members were not disposed to sidestep the evolution issue, inas much as a three-paragraph statement dealing with science and religion was appended to the declaration of faith. The committee’s belief, Dr. Mullins pointed out was that p direct refer ence to science shouM hot be contain- i ed in the committee’s declaration of fundamental belief. The belief was shared by the con vention and despite numerous efforts to reconsider, to substitute and elimi nate, the Convention rejected Dr. Stealey’s minority report and indors ed the declaration of faith reported by its committee. - I The statement, “Man is a direct creation of God,” precludes acceptance of the evolution theory, the committee contended throughout the discussions, and such is the substance of the re port which is the convention record. No further official participatian in the affairs of the Y. M. C. A. will be sponsored this year by the Conven tion, a resolution to that effect having been rejected. In requesting the Convention to ap point a committee of three to confer with leaders of the 13 denominations who support that organization, the executive committee suggested that such participation would present* the ! Convention with records of Y. M. C. IA. affairs and would foster a more intimate association with the work. | Proponents held that by joining with these denominations the associa ! tion’s fight for a great evangelistical program would be augmented. Oppo nents contended that such action would be an entering wedge for en tangling alliances with other denom inations. Despite the committee’s contention the Convention would be free at any time to withdraw from the work “should situations arise to prove un solvable,” the Convention maintained its objection to the resolution. Committees reported that never be fore were prospects as inviting or as encouraging for continued progress' Sunday attendance has increased, the Convention was told.. Its four educa tional institutions are meeting theirs needs and with the expansion pro-, gram in effect at Louisville, the fbur. are said to be widening their scope of attraction and influence. Re-establishment of the evangelistic department of the home missiQns board intended to project the South ern Baptist chujrcb into one of v its most attractive periods df evangelism, was adopted by the Convention* This is a good time to sell the roos ter or remove him from the laying flock so that only infertile eggs may be produced during liot weather, rec ommends A. G. Oliver, poultry'spec- 5 ialist at State Colege. “LITTLE WOMEN.” To be Given at Pittsboro School ■ Auditorium May 28th. Everybody, young and old, men and women, will be delighted to hear that . “Little Women”—yes, the same one you read and love—is really going to be given in play form at the Pitts boro high school auditorium Thurs day night, May 28. The Teacher Training Department has made spec- 1 ial arrangement with Mr. Samuel 1 French, of New York, to present this wholesome, true-to-life play as dra matized by Marian de Forest. Cos tumes designed especially for this * play have been secured, and stage scenery planned by Mr. Shirley Wal ters after conference with the direc tor of the Carolina Play Makers, has been built especially for this presen tation. This promises to be the best thing j of the season. You cannot afford to miss it. Admission will be twenty five and fifty cents. In case you have forgot the story ■ we give here a hint about the charac- | , ters to bring them to your mind. l i They are real men and women: Time—lß63 to 1868. Setting—The march home and j Plumfield orchard. Mr. and Mrs. March - have four daughters—the Little Women—Mar garet, the dignified eldest, boyish Jo, sweet litle Beth, spoiled attractive Amy. Their wealthy neighbor. Mr. Lawrence, has a grand son, Laurie, who plays brother to the “Little Women” and thereby gets a heart ache. Laurie’s tutor, Mr. Brooke, leaves off Latin and Math, long enough to teach one of the girls just how the heart of a me id should act. Then there is Aunt March whose big, warm heart is protected by those ! frosty prickles. She furnishes many hearty laughs for the audience and wins their appreciation and approval. Professor Bhaer is the peculiar, be nevolent old gentleman and author who comes into the lives of the “Lit tle Women” to stay. And, faithful to them all, is dear old Hannah. Cast For Thursday Evening, May 28. Mr. March, F. Riddle. Mrs. March, Laura Harris. Meg, Mabel Cheek. Jo, Nenah Jones. Beth, Margaret Johnson. Amy, Brona Carter. Aunt March, Lelia Johnson. * ; Mr. Lawrence, P. Johnson. Laurie, S. Perry, i Prof. Bhaer, M. Ray. John Brooke, E. Thomas. Hannah Mullett, Mildred Johnson. Curtain rises at 8:30. WOR TO~BEGIN 'sOON ON FILLING STATION. Southern Oil Co., of High Point, In Addition to Filling Station, to Put in a Third 18,000 Gallon Tank. The Southern Oil Company of High Point, which entered this field some time ago, erecting two 18,000 gallon tanks and putting bn a tank wagon, will immediately erect a third tank of the same capacity, and an up-to-date filling station on the corner near the Blair hotel, which site the company bought of Mr. E. G. Morris, of Ashe boro, several weeks ago. Mr. A. L. Sechrest, of High Point, has the contract for the erection of the tank ancl to do the wood work off the filling station. He is on the ground and work of leveling the site for the filling station is beginning. Mr. R. L. Brinson, head of the 1 Southern Oil company, was here yes terday. He is a most progressive gen tleman and it is gratifying that he is becoming interested to so great an extent in the business of Pittsboro. ' A BIRTHDAY*PARTY. Contributed. The home of Mr. E. M. Lindley was ithe scene of an enjoyable # birthday • party on the afternoon of the 10th, when Jerome and Nina Lois Lindley celebrated their birthdays. Jerome be ing 14 and Nina Lois 11 on this date. They had 25 of their playmates with them—l 3 boys and 12 girls, and ■ they spent a very pleasant afternoon kodaking and playing games on the lawn. The games were directed by . Miss Grace Lindley. Lemonade, cake and ice cream were served. At| 5:30 o'clock they said good bye, ieach expressing their joy of hav « ing present. *i ' LOOK AT THE LABEL ON PAPER FIRST BASEBALL GAME. Brickhaven Defeats New Hope- Local and Personal News— Mr. Seawell and a ’Possum. Brickhaven, May 18. —The base ball season for the local team opened Saturday with the initial game with the New Hope boys on the latter’s diamond. The score was 8 to 9 in fa vor of the Brickhaven team. The same teams will meet again next Sat urday at p. m., on the school ground here. W. A. Griffin who made such a splendid manager for the team last year is back on the job and we are expecting another successful season for the home players. The fans are elated over the reorganization, and if Mr. Peterson would like to meet the folk in this section, and has not time to call at the individual homes, we shall just invite him to come to the school house when a game is staged, jlf history repeats itself (and what baseball history doesn’t ?) he may rest assured that everybody will be there I-—and most of the fans, if not sub scribers of The Record are readers and will be glad to see* the editor. The friends and relatives of Mrs. A. R. Lawrence who recently experienc ed a very serious operation at Rex | hospital, will be very glad to learn that she is indeed getting on nicely, and expects to be at home before very long, Beii M. Utley, of Miami Florida,, is spending his vacation nere with his mother, Mrs. J. W. Utley. Rev. C. L. Dowell, of Forestville, who is the guest here of his daughter, Mrs. 0. C. Kennedy, conducted services at the school building Sunday morn ing. Rev. Mr. Dowell is a theologian of ability and power and it was s privilege as well as a very great pleasure to have him preach for us. ! While we have no church in our little village, we hold union Sunday school services every Sunday morning be ginning at 10 o’clock, in the school building and it always seems good to have some one to conduct church ser vice, but we are especially glad when Mr. Dowell comes to us. _ .... Mrs. Edwin Mills and children of Raleigh, are spending a while here with Mr. W. O. Mills. Miss Elizabeth Stephenson left Saturday for a few weeks’ stay with her sister, Mrs. Frank Freestrom, of Wake Forest. Mrs. C. H. Marks who narrowly es caped serious injury when she fell from a flight of steps one night last week, has recovered from the slight bruises and soreness resulting from ‘‘a step in the dark.” It seems Mrs. Marks and other members of the fam ily who had attended the exercises of the Moncure school, became frighten ed at a strange dog on the porch, and in the confusion, she missed the step. We are glad the accident was not serious. ; If anyone wishes to know how opossums behave when taken for an auto ride, why we think Mr. J. C. Seawell. who had quite a peculiar ex perience with one recently, can give information on the subject. Even tho r the wily ‘varmint’ may not know how to handle a Fo,d, he evidently can endanger traffic. Let’s not forget the C. E. meeting every Sunday evening at 7 o’clock. I Too, let those who are interested in j organizing the Junior Society, get busy and try to get everything in shape to make the yearly report to the State Organization next week. It is a worth while effort, folk, so please let’s get busy. CROQKEED If a crooked carnival comes to your town it is because the crooked men in ‘that carnival have paid crooked offic ials in your town to permit them to rob and debauch you and your young men, and it is your duty to expose those officials. If a crooked Carnival sets up its midway on your fairgrounds it? is be cause crooked men in that carnival have paid for the privilege of swind ling and degrading the people of you« community for one fair week. That is pointed language ,but it is true. It is impossible for a lewd show or a swindle to operate on your fair grounds without the knowledge and conivance of the secretary of your fair. S' So, go after him. Hold his responsi ble. If you are a preacher, preach against it. If you are a church mem ber, call the attention of the church i to it. If you are a woman, move the women of your acquaintenance, of your church, of your club or society , against this thing.—Country Gentle - ijk NUMBER 50.
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