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ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878.
c B. FITTS DIES
SUDDENLY SUNDAY
Chairman of Board of County Com
missioners Victim of Stroke
of Paralysis
BURIED MONDAY AFTERNOON
It was a surprise and a shock to the
people of Chatham county to /hear
p„ at r c. B. Fitts had died Sunday
afternoon. The man was the picture
of health, big, hearty, and apparently
robust, in only verging upon what
plight be termed old age, being 56 or
57, according to information given
Ip’ Record by one who has known him
%e ?m, when he first went to
Bear Creek as a clerk.
Death came suddenly as a result
of a stroke of paralysis or apoplexy.
The news spread rapidly and a great
throng from various sections of the
county attended the funeral and
V burial, which occurred Monday af
[f ternoon.
Mr. Fitts was one of the most ca
pable and progressive business men
in the county, and as such was elect
ed a member of the board of county
commissioners three years ago and
was re-elected last year. This term
he was chosen chairman and has had
opportunity to manifest his business
qualifications. He has made a good
official. He and his colleagues have
been as liberal and as progressive as
the funds at their disposal would al
low. They have within recent months
employed a county farm agent and
have provided for a program of elimi
nation of bovine tuberculosis. In his
death Chatham county has lost an
upright and progressive citizen and
a conscientious official.
But his home and his village are
the real losers. His wife and daught
er. Mrs. Brooks, are those upon whom
the death of this good man falls as
a stunning blow.
No attempt is made here to give
a sketch of Mr. Fitts' life. That we
hope to publish later from the hand
of some one who has known him long
er.
MOVING TIME FOR
METHODIST MINISTERS
Bishop Denny at M. E. Conference at
Fayetteville Monday Assigns
Charges for the Coming
Conference Year
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It is moving time for many Meth
odist preachers, but, fortunately, not
for Pittsboro’s beloved Lance. He is
assigned to this circuit for the com
ing "year. But Brother Hinson, the
affable and handsome pastor at Siler
City, must move along. However, he
does not have to go far, only down
to Jonesboro. His successor at Siler
City is Rev. M. L. Mason. The Gold
ston circuit draws Rev. G. H. Riggs.
An interesting session of the Con
ference was held at Fayetteville, with
jJishop Denny presiding. The ap
pointments were read in conference
Monday. Below is found the list of
assignments for the Fayetteville and
the Durham Districts:
Durham District:
Presiding, M. Bradshaw; Burling
ton —Front Street, J. B. Hurley; Webb
Avenue, J. W. Autrey; West Burling
ton, E. G. Overton; Burlington Cir
cuit; R. A. Bruton; Brooksdale, W. L.
Lay, Carrboro; J. F. Starnes, Chapel
Hill; Walter Patten, Durham; Bran
son, W. F. Elliott; Cavalry, D. E.
Earnhardt; Carr, R. R. Grant; Creg
son, D. M. Sharp; Lakewood, J. W.
Dimmette; Memorial, H. G. Smith;
Trinity, W. W. Peele; West Durham,
,T. W Martin; Graham and Haw River,
G. W. Starling; Hillsboro, S. F. Nicks,
Leasbursr. E. R. Clegg; Mebane, B.
T. Hurley; Milton Circuit, W. L.
Jones; Mt. Tirzan Circuit, H. E.
Lance; Person Circuit, J. W. Brad
ley; Roxboro: Long Memorial, F. M.
Sham burger; East Roxboro and Long
burst, M. C. Ellerbe; Rougemont, J.
Eascom Hurley; South Alamance, F.
A. Lupton; Yanceyville Circuit: W.
C. Merritt, Duke University; H. E.
Spence. Duke University: J. M. Or
mond, Duke University: H. E. Myers,
Cedar Grove: Grove Circuit. E. C.
Durham; Durham Circuit W. F. Cra
ven; Secretary School Work, L. V.
Harris: Student Duke University,
West Durham Quar. Con., C. D. S.
Barcliff: Student Duke University,
Trinity Chiar. Con., H. C. Blackwell;
Student Duke University, West Dur
ham Ouar. Com, W. G. Pratt; Student
Duke University, Trinity Quar. Con.,
H. R. Ashmore.
Fayetteville Circuit:
Fayetteville District: Presiding
Eldar. J. D. Bundy; Bladen Circuit, S.
S. Ellington; Superintendent Carthage
Circuit, J. M. Wright; Duke Circuit,
L. C. Brothers; N. W. McDonald;
Superintendent Dunn Circuit, G. B.
Starling; Elizabeth Circuit, C. H. Cav
iress: Fayetteville* Hay street, J. H.
Shore; Person Street and Calvarv. M.
P. Hodges: Fayetteville Circuit. J. C.
Humble; Glendon Circuit; Goldston
Circuit. G. H. Riggs, Haw River Cir
cuit. W. J. Watson: Hemo Circuit, G.
C. Wood, supply: Jonesboro Circuit,
G. T. Hinson; Lillington Circuit, G.
E- Forbes, suuply; Hamers Circuit, L.
Chaffin: Newton Grove, M. J. Un
berwood; Parkton 'Circuit, J. J. Ttoore;
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THE MITCHELL TRIAL
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! The trial of Col. Mitchell by a
court martial for insubordination inJ
making very strong charges against J
the management of the air forces by;
the Army and Navy is furnishing
more than the expected in sensations.
Mitchell won first in getting Gen
eral Bowley ofiF the bench on the
ground of previously expressed opin
ion. His greatest victory, however,
was in securing permission to try
to prove the correctness of his charges
by the introduction of witnesses tes
tifying to the inefficiency of the air
forces. And the most sensational of
all the witnesses was the widow of
Col. Landsdowne, who lost his life
when the great dirigible Shenandoah
was wrecked. She charged that her
husband had virtually been murdered
in being compelled to make the fatal
trip against his wish and judgment.
But the charge that the president of
the court had tried to influence her
testimony was the most sensational
charge, resulting in his voluntary
withdrawal from the court in order to
save the court embarrassment and to
be able to answer Mrs. Landsdowne’s
charge of attempted corruption.
There is no telling when the trial
will end.
New Orleans was the scene of a
million dlolar fire Tuesday night. An
immense amount of coffee was in the
fire zone.
Pittsboro Circuit, C. M. Lance; Rox
boro Circuit, E. L. Hill; Sanford Cir
cuit, G. T. Adams; Siler City Circuit,
1 M. L. Mason; Stedman Circuit, E. W.
Hurst, Jr.; St. Paul Circuit, J. A.
Daily.
We note that Rev. G. W. Perry, a
Chathamite, is assigned to the Wel
don church. But of all the appoint
ments none gratifies the editor of the
Record ipore than that of his boyhood
friend Richard Royall to the first
church of Washington. Richard came
of a long line of Baptist forbears on
both sides of his family, but through
the establishment of a M. E. church
in his neighborhood when he was a
child, the Methodists now have a
fine preacher, and by the way a rich
qne. He married rich and when the
land boom was on a few years ago
borrowed money, his wife’s, we be
lieve, invested in real estate and
cleaned up. He is a first cousin of
Rev. V. A. Royall, who. we believe,
was once pastor of the Pittsboro Cir
cuit and goes this year to the Frank
lin Circuit.
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY; “NOVEMBER 19,1925
Moncure News -Letter t
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A Batch of Interesting Personal
Notes
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Dowd and chil
dren of Carthage, spent last Sunday
with her brother Mr. and Mrs. V. H.
Hilliard. Miss Lelia Cox, who has
been clerking in Mr. Hilliard’s Case
and store for the past year, went
home with Mr. and Mrs. Dowd, where
she has secured a position with them
for the next year.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ray and
daughter, Miss Pauline, motored to
Elon Sunday to visit Evan, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray’s son, who is in college
there. From there they motored to
Greensboro, and returned home by
way of Liberty and Siler City.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Womble and son,
J. L., Jr., motored to Asheboro yes- ’
terday (Sunday) to attend the fun
eral of Mrs. Rush, the mother of Mr.
T. E. Lassiter, who resides at Ashe
boro. Mr. Womble states that he
had several blow-outs, had to get out
in the mud to change tires and got
stuck in the mud. He reached Siler
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City about dark and did not reach
home until after dark. Mr. Womble
wishes to thank the man (whose name
he did not find out) who pushed him
out of the mud, as the road was so
slick and sticky that he did not stop
to inquire who the gentleman was, for
fear he would get stuck again. (If
the editor had to convey all such
thanks it would be a busy editor.)
Mrs. J. R. Jenks and little daugh
ters, Doris and Chubby, spent last
Sunday at Apex with friends.
The basketball game that was play
ed between Moncure and Pittsboro
last Thursday resulted in the score of
31 to 18 in favor of Moncure. The
members of the Basket-ball Associa
tion -were given an entertainment at
the school building last Saturday eve
ning.
MRS. W. W. STEDMAN.
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UPPER CAPE FEAR NEWS
New Elam Church News—Miss Mann
entertains—Pie Supper Satur
day Night—Personal Notes
New Hill, R 2, Nov. 16.—Last Sat
urday was regular preaching service
at New Elam. Rev. J. Fuller John
son delivered an excellent sermon on
“The Attitude of the Disciples to
Jesus.” Beginning the third Satur
day in December, which is the first
of the coming conference year, Mr.
| Johnson will begin a series of ser
| mons upon “Salvation” or “Re
: coemption.” He urges all members
to be present each service so as not
to m;ss any of his messages. Last
Saturday was also time for a busi
ness meeting of the church. Officers
were elected for the coming year as
follows: Treasurer. A. G. Mann; Sec
retary, Miss Alice Webster: the same
sexton, leader and organist were re
elected. Delegates were elected to
attend the Christian conference at
Liberty church, Vance county, the
week following the fourth Sunday in
November. Those elected were
Misses Rose Sturdivant and Marv
Webster, Messrs. K. B. Riddle, A. G.
Mann and G. F. Carr.
On the evening of November 14th
Miss Maudie Florence Mann cele
brated her 20th birthday anniversary
at the home of her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Mann. The guests
were met at the door bv Miss Mann
and ushered into the living room,
which was decorated with white and
colored chrysanthemums. After sit
ting around the fire, enjoying “Pro
gressive conversation,” games were
played in which all the quests parti
cinated. Assisted by Miss Blanche
Holt, the hostess served a tempting
sweet course. Miss Mann received
many useful and appropriate gifts.
There were about thirty guests pres
ent.
Mr. r and Mrs. E. H. Holt went to
Winston-Salem last week to see Dr.
Capps who is treating a goitre on
Mrs. Holt’s neck. He stated she was
"et.tinp’ along nicely. She will go to
the twin citv again in January.
There will be a pie supper at
Gardner’s school house roxt Saturday
mVht. November 21. The proceeds
will c’o for benefit of New Elam
church and will he used for buying
naint for + he new addition of the
The public is cordially in
vited.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Drake and little
son, John Drake, Jr., of Greensboro,
were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Drake.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Beckwith and
little son, and Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Halley and children were Sunday
guests of Mr. W. H. Beckwith and
family.
ALICE WEBSTER, Cor.
Quite a number of Pittsboro folk
attended the Carolina-Davidson foot
ball game at Chapel Hill Saturday.
SUER CITY NEWS
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Mr. and Mrs. Marley Celebrate 40th
Anniversary—J. H. Hicks Dead
» Prominent Citizen Weds
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Siler City, Nov. 16.—Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Marley celebrated their fortieth
wedding anniversary at their home
here > yesterday with a reunion of
their children and the serving of a
most sumptuous dinner. Present to
enjoy the happy occasion were S. J.
Marley and family, J. M. Marley, Jr.,
and family, Misses Pearle, Bronno and
Kathleen of Greensboro, J. C. Phillips
and family of Franklinsville, Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Carrick, David Marley, W.
J. Richardson and J. B. Marley and
families of this place.
A number of citizens from here
1 attended the funeral this afternoon of
C. B. Fitts which was held at Bear
Creek chapel at 3 o’clock. Mr. Fitt’s
sudden death yesterday afternoon at
his home at Bear Creek came as a
distinct shock all over the county, he
being chairman of the board of
county commissioners and a promin
ent merchant of his native section.
Misses Ava Stout and Nell Spence
returned yesterday from a short
visit to Richmond.
J. B. Richardson and family of
Greensboro were guests here yester
day of relatives.
Miss Alma Wrenn and Lee Mat
tocks of Wendell were week-end
guests in the home of C. K. Wrenn.
L Mr. and Mrs. John C, McCauley and
family of Chapel Hill spent yester
day here with relatives.
Mrs. J. W. Perry and daughter,
Mrs. Lenora Stalker of Sheridan, In
diana will return to their home this
week, following a visit of several
days to relatives in the community.
' Mr. and Mrs. Junius Wren and
children, James Clay and Parker, re
turned yesterday from Fayetteville
where they attended the session of
the Methodist conference.
A wedding of unusual interest oc
curred Nov. 7 when John F. Lambe
of this place was married in Chapel
Hill to Mrs. Mary Ellen Elliott, the
ceremony being performed at the
home of the bride’s daughter, Mrs.
Brown, wife of Professor Brown of
the university faculty. Immediately
following the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs.
Lambe returned here where they will
make their home, Mr. Lambe being
an extensive dealer in lumber.
Jas. H. Hicks, a farmer of western
Chatham died at his home 7 miles
from this place last Thursday night
at 12:30 o’clock after having been a
sufferer for several months from
tuberculosis. The funeral service
was conducted by Rev. T. W. Siler of
this place at Rehobeth Methodist
church in Randolph county Saturday
morning at 11 o’clock.
Surviving are his wodow, who was
before her marriage Camelia John
son, one brother, Oran Hicks of
Asheboro, and three sisters, Mrs.
Manley Jones of the Big Meadow
community, Mrs. W. H. Mann of
Coleridge and Mrs. May Allred of
High Point.
Mrs. Emma Wrenn is spending a
few days with her brother, W. E.
Woody and family at High Falls.
Lynn Jordan who holds a position
in Charlotte spent the week-end here
with relatives.
Born to Rev. and Mrs R. S. Foun
tain, November 14, a son.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dorsett and
children and W. B. Dorsett and
daughter, Miss Lottie Lee Dorsett of
Raleigh, were guests of relatives here
yesterday.
CLEVELAND SELF CAUGHT
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Cleveland Self, who failed to answer
when his name was called on a
liquor charge at the October term
of court, was captured Monday night
by Sheriff Blair and his officers. Mr.
Self was out under S6OO bond furnish
ed by Messrs. I>bwey Dorsett, on
whose farm he lives, and Mr. W. A.
Headen. These gentlemen seemed in
the way to lose that sum, but the
presence of Self in the home commun
ity being reported to the sheriff, he
and several deputies surrounded the
house Monday night and called for
him to come out, which he did with
out any attempt to flee or resist.. The
booze-maker at this writing, is in
jail, and it is doubtful whether he
will be so fortunate again as to se
cure bondsmen.
! The small size of the Record last
week caused a delay in the publica
tion of some news matter that appears
this week. „ ........
GOLDSTON NOTES
Good Sermons—Young Chinaman
Speaks at School—Armistice
Day Observed—Rev. J. H.
Broom Seriously Hurt
Rev. Jonas Barclay preached a fine
sermon at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning. His text was taken
from II Cor. 2:14 “For the love of
Christ xonstraineth us.”
Sunday evening Mr. Barclay preach
ed to only a few' people on account
of the rain. He preached a very fine
sermon from Acts 20:24, “The Grace
of God.” .
A little rain doesn’t stop Mr. Bar
clay from going to church and preach
ing a sermon.
Mr. So, a Chinese young man, made
an interesting talk at the school au
ditorium Monday morning at the
chapel exercises. Everybody especial
ly enjoyed his singing in the Chinese
language. *
Mr. So is a senior at Duke Uni
versity. Mr. So’s father is a pro
fessor in a college in China. This
young man won a scholarship to
Duke University out of eighty-five
applicants.
Miss Mary Hammond, one of the
teachers here, sp€nt the week-end at
her home in Rowland.
Misses Louise Ellis, Margaret
Goldston, and Etha Elkins, students at
N. C. C. W., spent the week-end at
home.
The Goldston high school girls and
Bonlee High School girls played bas
ket ball at Goldston last Wednesday
afternoon. The score was 10 to 9 in
favor of Goldston.
The Goldston high school boys play
ed Pittsboro high school boys at
Pittsboro last Friday evening. The
score was 24 to 18 in favor of Pitts
boro.
Miss Eliza Rieves of Broadway, is
spending this week with her sister
Mrs. H. H. Stout.
The fifth and sixth grades had a
\tery impressive service 'Armistice
Day. After school the children
marched two by two to the cemetery
and carried flowers and placed them
on the grave of a world war veteran.
As they approached the grave in
single file with U. S. flags and each
placed flowers on his grave. Each
stood in silence and reverence. Then
all sang ‘Tenting Tonight,” after all
repeated in concert the twenty-third
Psalm whidi was followed by a
prayer by their teacher. All joined
in singing “America” and were dis
missed.
Rev. J. H. Broom, the pastor of the
Baptist church here, met with a very
painful accident in an automobile ac
cident when he got his leg broken.
He is now in a hospital at Winston-
Salem.
ARBOR DAY CELEBRATED
Celebrating the planting of twelve
sugar maple trees, Pittsboro High
School met with a .small number of
the parents in the auditorium Friday,
November 13th to listen to the fol
lowing program presented by chil
dren from the grades:
The Governor’s Proclamation,
Prof. Nolan
Song—“ Arbor Day” Primary grades
Scripture lesson 4 Fourth graders
Song—“Ho, For Carolina Audience
Reading—“A Tree” Margaret Guinn,
Fourth grade
Story Leon Gilmore, sth grade
Reading"—The Tree’s Dream
Louise Ray, 6th grade
Song—“ Tree Planting”
Grammar Grades
From the first moment, when two
adorable first graders rushed excited
ly onto the stage ahead of their fel
lows, until the last song had been
sung the audience showed that it was
interested in the subject, “Tree Ap
preciation.” That each believed with
Margaret, “only God can make a
tree” is sure; that each one caught
some of Mr. Nolan’s enthusiasm is
certain; and that each person should
have gone away glad of the promise
of campus shade in some future
year is expected. To the students
and teachers who lived through the
past September the word “shade”
sounds as musical as “water” does to
a man in the Sahara. Each grade in
the school gave money for a tree.
As the children come and go through
many more scorching, perspiring
September days may there be cool v
delightful bits of shade, steadily
growing larger, to refresh and please
them. May they learn to love trees
and properly appreciate them.
Mrs. Pat Tucker of Oakland town
ship had to be hurried off to a hospital
Saturday for an operation for appen
dicitis. She is at Sanford and is do
ing very well.
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VOL. 48. NO. 9
ROBBER RUNS RIOT
IN RALEIGH
Holds Up Clerks and Robs Store-
Shouts at Pursuers—Cornered,
Shoots Officer Mangum
PAYS WITH MORTAL WOUND
A few years ago Raleigh could not,
or would not have been conceived as
the possible scene of a daring day
light robbery, followed by a pistol
duel between the bandit and a city
officer. But the following story from
Monday’s Raleigh Times is evidence
that “movie,” material is not confined
to the “wild west.”
Customer Turns Bandit
The Times’ story follows:
“A bandit, giving his name as
“Slim” Anderson, of Memphis, Tenn
essee, and Deputy Sheriff Will Man
gum were seriously wounded her*
early this afternoon in a street gun
battle following a daylight robbery
of King and Holding clothing store
of SIOB in cash.
“Both men were rushed to Rex Hos
pital, where the bandit is not expected
to live. Mangum has a better chance,
being shot through the stomach.
“Reports from the hospital operat
ing room were that both men were
living at 3 o'clock.
Bandit Opens Fire
“Pedestrians were sent scurrying
from the path of the fleeing bandit.
“ ‘l’ll get somebody,’ he is report
ed as saying just before he dived to
shelter in the cellar.
“A large crowd gathered about the
entrance. Mangum was greeted with
a volley just before he entered but
was able to return the bandits’ fire.
May Be Ex-Convict
“The bandit entered the clothing
store and tried on several suits. He
waited until the store was empty ep
cept for three people, when suddenly
he brandished an automatic demand
ing: ‘Hands up!’
“He rifled the cash register and
fled.
“Employees described the man as
being a tall man, of slender build, and
Very well dressed. He left his old
clothes in the store.
“The man is thought to be an ex-'
convict, and officials from the State
Prison were seeking to identify him
Monday afternoon.
“Another fugitive was seen to es
cape across Nash Square while the
shooting was in progress.
“‘You all have got me; let me out
for I’ll get one of you before I go,”
said the bandit to Deputy Will Man
gum as the officer covered him with
his gun.
Officers Fire
“Before Mangum could reply, the
stranger began firing, and simultan
eously the pistols of Mangum and
policeman Saunders, Pearce and Gat
tis began barking. Mangum - was
struck in the stomach, but the others
were not hurt.
Ffres at Boys
“The first intimation that the
stranger was desperate came dur- n
ing the chase from the clothing store
and the place where the man was
cornered. He fired at James Briggs,
Jr., and Cleveland Gill, two young
men chasing him, as he tried to take
refuge behind the new Professional
building at Hargett and McDowell
streets. The shots wen wild and the
young men continued to chase the
stranger.
“Tyree Poole joined in the chase as
the man went under the house and
went into the cellar, but the stranger
did not harm him. The officers ap
peared on the scene shortly after
ward, with the shooting coming as
the climax to the chase.
“The first intimation of the hold
up in the store came w T hen the strang
er, after dressing up in a new suit
of clothes and hat, ordered Willis
1 Holding, Clerks Tucker and McCain,
and Archie Brown, the firm’s tailor,
to back up against the rear wall.
“The stranger stuck the barrel of
bis pistol under Willis Holding’s chin.
The four men retreated to the rear
of the store while the robber went
through the cash register.
“ ‘l’ll shoot the first one who fol
lows me,” the stranger warned as
he quietly left the store and started
down Martin street.
Holding Gives Chase
“Willis Holding then followed him
to the Capital Club corner and up
Salisbury Street, calling for help as
he chased the man. James Briggs
joined in the chase.
“Going into the basement of the
professional building, the stranger
found his way barred and he emerged
from the building by taking a pair of
feteps that led to the main entrance.
At the entrance he turned and fired
at Cleveland Gill and Holding as they
advanced toward him.
“ ‘The unfortunate thing about the
robbery was the absence of my regu
lar army pistol which I have always
■ kept at the store.’ said Holding. He
explained that Frank King carried
the weapon home a few nights ago
to keep off burglars there.
“The stranger would have obtained
more money by visiting the office of
the store on the mezzanine floor. Mr.
Holding had just prepared his re
ceipts for a deposit before the strang
er entered the store. That deposit)
money was on the desk in the office.