ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878
Merry Oaks Items
lfi<s „ Dora Holt spent Saturday
ni ;;fv,ith Miss Cloie Holt of Merry
Oak s - , p ar tin spent the week
lies Estnei r Ben Jones .
end
fl; p to Sanford Saturday
busmens li-p
night- , Auman attended the
... Meeting at Pittsboro last
- r day d G Kendrick. Edward and*
■ and Misses Moselle
" Holder and Mae Sauls
Tuestoj night with then a-iru,
-\j,.o S. G. \Vindht«»ii* t^-icher
3U -t; , Thelma Auman, car t~oener,
a oarty at the school
L lVe A.- ni iht. A cake was given
- fullest man present and a box
to the prettiest gul- "; r ;
1 C - -f Reynolds got tue cake,
Vndrick the box of candy. Ai-
Kub: : games were played
U,r .£Vere ‘thoroughly enjoyed by
n Cakes and candies
everyone pi-- * h some supp iies
Slln roo m by M.ss
Auman. -
, p r F OF LITERACHOOR
A Fl from Florida
• Orlando, Fla.
erc TIV-der how you would like a
Publication from your own
d lf-4ty forbids that we should
..Qt nv unseamly bouquets at our-
L "ve" ‘However, it will be apparent
to* ail broad-minded people on readi g
artikkle that tney hold m «.hc-
Us one of the most
lieaees of literatoor wmch hwan
Unuitv has ever conspired to P™_
~ IC e Look down the annuls ci
writers from Wm. Shakespeare and
( has. Brown, author and originator
~f Deacon Potts, and see therein if
anything approaches it, in educ-asicn,
...tere-t and subjick mattei.
But enuf is enuf; read tit fc-low
,r. -fv-- vourself.
! brmnao is called “The City Beau
t-(I can’t imagine fer why these
' ■ iik backwards) and it’s really
1 :i:ul. There are sixteen lakes
• - v around and about the city; so
‘ ‘isn’t a bit of excuse fer one not
*■ a bath on Sattiday. Further
• -o»p l here are more oranges and
" yj\ -it here than there are
->c- -Li the Sandhill section m ite
i 'Lae/ season. I would not be called
Qni for nothing, but when I first
Lreed the oranges hanging on the
Lees i could not figgsr out what tney
7 se2 to myself that they
couldn’t be peaches, coz they were too
vailei. a id men it dawned cn me wot
they wuz and I felt like a ninny—
DO2ll ten, hear!
And, hot! Ye Gawds! V»hen I
steppe a off the trane pepul stared at
j i ; ee I wuz an eskimo and no won
c’L.. Rapped in that there blanket
looKing coat of mine and a winter hit
1 did not fit into the skeme of things.
Honest! pepul were dressed like it
wuz July. I didn’t anymore care tho\
I guess them folk tho’t another storm
had hit Floridy.
There is tragedy lurking ail over
this p.ace. I am compelled to relate
a little adventure —or not exactly ad
\ Aiture: just an incident —which be
ieiied me on the trane. I was a sit
ting calmly looking out the winder at
the beautiful scenery wnen I was dis
turbed irom my contimpiation by
someone sitting beside 'of me. i
didn’t speak a word, nor did she for
several minutes. ii.©wever, the omi
nous silence wuz broken by her ask
ing of me if I wanted to see a bird.
1 never knowed then what s..e meant
--of course I thunk it wuz a species
o: the winged creture she wan a
snaking of—But, I was mistook. She
bended me a pictur of a gent in over
alls and sed he wuz her nusbafid. I
was perlite and sed he wuz very good
i looking, whitch wuz a lie. And sne
sed he wuz but that he tho’t more of
another woman than he did of her
ana they had tied the country togeth
er. The more agitated she grew the
nijiG agitated a feather grew what
was pim.ed on her hat. I wuz sorry,
but I wuz tickled at the feather and
w was a.l I could do to keep from
I laughing. If Jennie Connell hadda
■been along we wud have had hys
■w ryes. She must have been a high
liociai light because she told me in
■her confessions that she was working
■ ’ui the packing house (that’s where
■L’-sy crate oranges) in Oriandy.
■However, my ant didn’t no her; so
B- don’t gess I’ll step out in hign so
■c’ety. Wuss luck.
B -Hr. Editor and paw, I hope you
B' 1 -c the best success in the world
Bwlu your paper and git along K. G.
B -thout I. Make Bruce, Nathaniel
and Pete work hard.
B. ; ' w edo not high-hat me an: j
B ;°y' this in Mr. Waste Basket oc-
Wt H * am rhure your worthy bunch of
■ -escribers will be intrusted in Flor- ;
; Land of Flowers, Apple
■ Ty CG £ nd Oranges. I must say ttial ,
■ - ywhere I go I am dumfounded ai i
By. r ‘*aivellous views and scenery.
f e dicaiion has been increased 5t
■' ;Ur cent.
I est regards to all, * ;
ESSIE.
' OFFICERS SWORN IN
■ ~;; Gnda y saw Chatham’s officers for
B J tXt two years sworn in. There
■ y one new one —Dr. C. D. Moore
1 le board of county commissioners,
■, a0 SUcc eeds Mr. C. C. Hamlet, who
■ 13 n °t a candidate. Mr. R. J. John-
J' - Tvas elected chairman of the
‘ of Court Hatch was
■ n L ‘ n m by ’Squire J. R. Blair and
I 9 othcr officers by Mr. Hatch.
The Chatham Record
SCIENCE ASKS WHAT
MAKES BABY GURGLE
Picked Group to Be Studied
in Ideal Home.
ew York.—ln all the thousands of
years that fathers and mothers have
. watched their children they have
never explained how a gurgling babj
masters tile sounds that make up hu- I
man speech. They have never under- I
stood the mysterious process by which
one baby blossoms out into a social
sort of person liking everybody, while
another becomes a shy child, that
clings only to a few trusted relatives.
They have studied and,, loved and
worried over their childrens but even
in a nourishing family of lr the par
ents could not tell you in what man
ner each child’s development was be
ing shaped by factors of heredity or
environment.
Plan to Observe Closely.
A systematic attempt to supply
Some of the missing information about
human development in a normal home
is to be started by three specialists In
child research here, it has just been
announced. Dr. Mary Cover Jones,
Miss Edith M. Burdick, a graduate
. nurse, and Dr. Harold E. Jones, as
l sistant professor of psychology at Co
lumbia university, are arranging to
assume the care of a group of nor
mal and superior children, under con
' ditions as nearly Ideal as possible.
The children may in this way be ob
r served both day and night, as in an
- ordinary household. A wide assort
- ment of scientific records of the physi
- cal, mental and emotional develop
l ment of the children will be made.
The number of babies to be ob
served will be small, in order that con
ditions may be kept like those in a
. real home rather than an institution.
The group is expected to consist of
- six, two of them the young children
e of Doctor and Mrs. Jones. The child
¥ personnel of the home has not been
5 finally completed. Doctor Jones said.
Sonic are being obtained from par
ents who are contributing toward the
3 child’s maintenance, while others are
e obtained from charitable organiza-
tions.
The throe sper'lfir* rr!m® of the proj
ect, according so Doctor Jones, are
the study of human development in a
controlled superior environment: the
determination of the best methods of
handling children of nursery age. and
the educational ends to he achieved
in the interest of the children them
selves.
Secure Special Housing.
A home for the babies lias been
purchased in New York, and financial
arrangements for the project have
been made, so that the experiment
may be continued for at least the next
three years.
Plans are being developed by the
( psychologists whereby individual
mothers and institutions throughout
the country can co-operate and in re
turn receive reports on the experl
,l mental findings.
The importance of establishing a
home in which a large group of nor
mal children might be observed from
infancy, in order that complete rec
ords of their behavior could he made,
was stressed several years ago by Dr.
John Watson, well-known psycholo
gist of this city. The project just
started is, in some respects, the firsf
approach toward a realization of this
proposal, Doctor Jones said.
Chicken Blood “Flows”
in Fake German Duels
Berlin. —Fake student duels, staged
for the benefit of tourists who want t«j
see the “real” German university life
have sent the police on a cleanup
campaign throughout the Rhineland
An American, visiting his formei
home in the Rhineland, exposed the
fraud to the police. ‘ Six roadhouse
keepers near Heidelberg. Frankfori
and Cologne have been arrested
They are charged with collecting ad
mission fees ranging from 25 cents tc
sl, to witness the duels which tourists
were told were regularly fought* in th<!
roadhouse courtyards by members ol
student fraternities.
Police found professional duelists
posing as students, fighting in jackets
stained with blood represented as hav
j ing flowed from wounds received in
* immediately previous encounters. The
Mood was that of chickens. The police
also found there was no surgical rea
son why the heads of duelists were
I swathed in bandages.
Alaska to Ship Tons of
Reindeer Meat to U. S.
Washington.—Although the Agricul
tural department announced that rein
deer meat would be placed on sale
soon, it was said that the killing of
the animals had not included Vixen,
Trixen and the other Santa Claus
team. So children need have no fear
that the annual Christmas visits will
be abandoned. One* firm in Alaska
has informed the department that it
expected to export 5,000 carcasses.
Much of the meat is shipped from
Nome, Alaska, through Seattle.
PITTSBORO, _N. £., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, DEC. 9, 1926
Moncure News Letter
AT AGE OF NINETY
The mill that was run by Mr. J.
1. Ray at Lockville, has been moved
,o Moncure, and is being nut in the
nill house near the Pittsboro Rail
road and on the main highway. It
will soon be in operation and then
jin can be ground into meal that
will make good bread.
The teachers of Moncure school
attended the teachers’ x meeting at
Pittsboro last Saturday. They re
ported that they heard two good lec
ures.
| Mrs. C. C. Thomas spent today in
( Raleigh shopping for Christmas.
The Epworth League v/as held last
Sunday evening at the Methodist
:hurch, was well attended and much
nterest v/as taken. Mr. H. G. Self
.vas leader and th subject was “Near
dast Relief.” Collection was taken
or this cause. The president, Miss
innie Lambeth, was present and also
he secretary, Miss Mamie Sockweil
Miss Elizabeth Farrell and Miss
Puquay, who is teaching at Brick
ie, ven, and Messrs. J. K. Barnes and
Vilen Moore went to Raleigh last
light (Monday) and attended the
Mate theatre. They were aceompan
ed to Raleigh by Capt. J. H. Wissler
vho took the midnight train for Har
risburg, Pa., where he will visit his
niece, Mrs. Geide.
Moncure is growing so fast that one
if the citizens of our town got lost
ounaay night and could not find his
,vay to the Baptist church, until he
iad asked some one.
Rev. Jesse Blalock preached two
;ood sermons at the Baptist church
ast Sunday, th4 regular preaching
lay.
There will be a Christmas tree at
,he Carolina Power and Light Co.’s
plant Christmas eve. at the Club
louse.
The Sunday school and the Ep
vorth Leaguers of the Methodist
church will give a Christmas oper
etta, “Why the Chimes Rang,” Sun
day night, December 26.
Next Sunday is the regular preach
ing day at the Methodist church. Rev.
C. IVI. Lance, who has been our pas
tor for two years, will be with us to
oreach for us. Come to the service
next Sunday and let us greet him
with a good congregation.
CONFEDERATE VETERAN
DIED AT THE AGE OF 86
Mr. T. B. Snipes, Mason for Over 60
* \ ears and Soldier for Four
Years, Paused Dec 1.
Mi. T. B. Snipe 3, at the age of 86
years and three months, died at his
home in Baldwin township, Wednes
day, December 1, and was buried at
,euar Grove M. E. church the fol
lowing day. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. A. E. Brown,
<e new nastor on the Haw River
circuit. The burial was held under
vlasonic auspices.
Mr. Snipes served all through the
ivil War. He had been a Mason
-nee he war 21 years of age, belong
ng to the lodge at Chapel Hill. He
ad also been a member of Cedar
drove church since young manhood.
He was never married. He leaves
13 t:- other Dr. A. P. Snipes of Jones
oro and one sister Mrs. A. R. Nor
•-'d of the home community. He
lied at the old homestead, where he
ived with Mr. Kemp Hackney.
Mr. Snipes had good health till a
ear age.
He was a good citizen and will be
ong remembered in his section.
New Hill, N. C., Dec., 6.—Saturday
evening in a delightful manner Miss
ovie Holt entertained a crowd of
/oung people ht the hospitable home
>f her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. T.
Holt.
The guests were greeted by the
f mstess and all assemb’ed in liv
ing room where “progressive conver
sation” began. Miss Holt, assisted by
tiss Blancn Holt, served fruit. There
.vere about fifty present.
We are sorry to report Mr. W. T.
Mann on our sick list and we are
loning he will soon recover.
, Mrs. Julia Jones is also ill. She
’ suffered a slight Stroke of paralysis
1 art week and hasn’t sat up any since,
>ue we understand she is slowly im
> moving.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Goodwin, Mrs.
i Ernie Durham and children, Mr. Jdhn
: Holt and family were in Sanford last
' week shopping.
Messrs. A. M. Goodwin and G. B.
'turdivant motored to Raleigh Friday
m business.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hearn and
’ Misses Mary and Rennie Webster
i notored to Raleigh Mondav shopping.
I -as + hat Mrs. J. Jeter Hackney is
I steadily improving. She is able to
s:t up a short while each day, but no
( /isitors are allowed as her heart is
n bad condition.
! The Christian Endeavor will meet
• -t Henderson Christian church Sat
) rday and Sunday December 11 and
! 2. Some of our jmung peonle are
planning to attend this worth while
;st-tcgcther. All officers of the
Christian Endeavor are especially
‘ urged to be present, and learn more
bout this work.
Miss Maggie Marks is visiting her
-uism, Mrs. G. L. Mann. Miss
Marks is a trained nurse and has been
‘ mpioycd at Siler City.
NEW PRINT SHOP
Mr. H. C. Gregson, of Sanford, and
7 . B. •I'mes. of Broadway, have o]pen
-3d a job print shop in the Record
iiuing and are prepared to print
etter heads, envelopes, circulars, and
ither ordinary printing jobs for the
übiic. This shop should prove a con
enience to the community, as well
s adding two citizens to our popula
ion. .
Two-horse farm one mile South of
kttsboro, on hard surface road. Ap
i ly to P. 0. Box No. 186. Nov 4, 2tp.
Bynum News
i '
Mr. A. E. Brown, the new -pastor
of Haw River circuit, preached h.s j
first sermon Sunday night, which was j
bn joyed by everyone.
Mrs. T. M. Bland has been very
mck, but we are glad to state that
she is improving.
Miss Ruth Burnette spent the week
end with Miss Mary Smith.
Miss Fannie Riddle of Durham was :
i visitor in Bynum Saturday night, j
Mrs. Bob Klapp has returned homo I
Crom Durham, where she has been
visiting her mother. |
It was reported that the store of i
Mr A. R. Williams was broken into !
Saturday night. Nothing was missing .
except the slot machine, con- j
Gained thirty-five dollars in nickms. |
We are giad to state that Mr. Am- ;
Vrose Brazmgton, who has been very j
sick with pneumonia, is steadily im-,
proving. _ v. , I
There v/as a carnival at the emb j
■oon in Bynum Saturday night. The i
ir.rnival consisted of a box party, a j
ishing game and the “cake walk.” i
The carnival was gotten up by the
iirections of the teachers. The ai- j
lair seemed to be enjoyed very much !
>y those present. The receipts were
-.bout 835.00. The money will be
used for the benefit of the school. *
Mr. Marvin Riddle and Mr. John (
Atwater of Durham were visitors in ;
Bynum Sunday. 1
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Bowling of
Durham were visitors in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Smith Saturday.
Bynum basket ball team will play
;he strong Whitney team at Bynum
Friday, December 10. Everybody (
come and bring a friend.
“TRIXIE”
i JOHN H. DARK DEAD
Mr. John Headen Dark, one of the
■ oldest citizens of the county, died
; it the lib me of his son, Mr. Zeb Dark, (
■ near Brown’s Chapel Tuesday and *
■ was buried at Brown’s Chapel Wed
nesday afternoon.
He was well on his ninety-first j
■ year. He had been married three
* times, but leaves no widow. Two j
> children survive him, Mr. Zeb. Dark ;
* and Mrs. Crawford, the latter of j
1 Fayetteville. Mrs. Crawford was .
present for the funeral. Mrs. A. P. J
Terry of Pittsboro is a step-daugh
ter of the deceased.
’■ Wo have not oeen able thus far to j
secure full data of the life of the i
* aged and respected citizen. It is j
yrcirrraoble that he was a Confeder- j
ate veteran, making the second of the j
oi-ave old boys to pass within t-.„
> week.
[ Goldston News
5 The members of the faculty attend- 1
, ;d the county-wide- teachers' meeting
r at Pittsboro last Saturday. The ad
: dress in the morning by Dr. Cook,
Dean of North Carolina College for
j vVcmcn, was exceptionally interest
ing on “Professional Ethics.” This
- address was different from any tnat
i :he writer has heard in a teachers’
r meeting, it was indeed the most prac
. :ical oi any, and no doubt the teach
-5 srs who heard it went back to their
- mho'ois more determined to be better
- ;eachers, doing better team work in
j me school, more loyal to their iel
j dw teachers, and holding better atti
tude toward ail the pupils and also
i me community, and unless these are
'ractical we are not at all profes
i sional.
L»r. Odum, head of the sociology
’apartment of the University of
7 Morth Carolina, made a very brief
s iddress in the afterno n. His sub
s’ ject was “The Good Life.” He said
i ,hat the key to a good life was growth.
. Me emphasized the growth of a child,
chool and the community.
; The Daughters of the Confederacy
- jave their bazaar on the day of the
- teachers’ meeting in the club room.
t They had many attractive things to
» sell. Dinner was served, and a num
ber of the teachers took advantage
. >f it, and enjoyed it very much.
; Mrs. Henry, A. London who is the
beloved president of the Daughters
» if the Confederacy, is an energetic
; woman. She certainly can do things
, and she enjoys doing them.
The Goldston girls’ basketball team
von over the girls’ team at Siler City
. here last Friday. The score was 15
i and 17. It was a very interesting
game. The girls go to Siler City
friday afternoon to challenge them
, in another game.
* The boys played Jackson Springs
'.t Candor last Friday evening. Gold-
I iton lost 11 to 13.
After a game with Bonlee Tues
, lay afternoon, the boys and girls will
; lot play any more until after Christ
» mas. Prof. Moore expects them to
» put their full time on their books,
i getting ready for examination’s which
vill be given before the holidays.
Dr. Galcpsie, of Greensboro, is as
* listing Rev. Jonas Barclay in the ro-
I rival at the Presbyterian church
i which began Sunday.
* Misses Edith and' Dessie Roberts.
i teachers in the Goldston school, spent
the week-end with Miss Ola Harmon.
i Miss Kate Roberts and Mrs. Cole
man, of Shelby, visited the Miss Rob
■ erts’ sisters Misses Edith and Dessie
i Sunday. She stopped over for the
night.
The bazaar given by the members
of the Baptist church last Saturday
was a success. There were a large
number of attractive articles on ex
hibition. Meals were served during
the day in an attractive manner. The
oroceeds from the bazaar were sixty
jix dollars.
■ This will go to benefit the Baptist
ihurch.
The editor thanks the ladies of the
U. D. C. for a good dinner sent him
on the occasion of their rummage sale
and dinner served to the public at
■j so much per. Quite a handsome sum
, was realized.
TINY ANIMAL QUICK
CHANGE SENSATION
Can Transform Into An
other Animal and Back.
Philadelphia.—Th4 result of two
years of intensive research, Dr. Martha
Bunting, working in -the zoological
laboratory of the University of Penn
sylvania, has discovered a rare form
of unicellular animal which can
change into another animal and then
change back again, it was revealed
at" the laboratory recently.
It resembles a minute drop of jelly
and has a body only one 1,500th of an
inch in length, but to the trained pro
tozoologist with a microscope it pre
sents some unusual and extremely in- !
teresting features.
Th£ animal belongs to the amoeba, '
one of the most familiar types of pro
tozoa, or unicellular / animals, and
claims attention through its ability to
transform itself into a complicated
flagellate and then effect a retrans
formation which again makes it an
amoeba.
The transformation of tadpoles into
i frogs, caterpillars into butterflys and
other similar transformations among
the lower animals are well known.
None of these animals, however, can
reverse the transformation process
as can the rare amoeba which Doctor
i Bunting has found, and it is this abil
ity which makes it distinctive.
Found In Rat Intestine.
According to Doctor Bunting, the
animal was first seen as a flagellate
In a culture which had been taken
from the intestine of a rat and in
! which there had been nothing but sim
ple amoeba. The appearance of the
! flagellate was entirely unexpected,
j and it was at first thought to have
gotten into the culture accidentally.
I Its presence, however, w:w. nuffi
! cient to awaken the curiosity of Doc
-1 tor Bunting, and when evidence tend
! ed to show that the appearance of the
flagellate stage v/as not accidental
j but the result of an unusual trans
i formation, she began the two years
of tedious research work that has
now ended with a definite contribu
! lion to biological knowledge.
The flagellate stage of'the amoeba
studied by Doctor Bunting was dis
covered by Perty in 1852 and called
by him tetramitr.s roGratus. It has
a top-shaped body, only one 1,500th
cf an inch in length, from the broad
I end of which project four of the vvhip
j like lashes of flagella which provide
the animal with means of locomotion.
Like most of the protozoa, this
changeable animal in its amoeba
phase can round itself up and
surround itself with a protective
membrane within which it can rest
but remain alive even if the water
surrounding it dries up.
Divide Into Others.
In a typical life history, as worked
out by Doctor Bunting, some of these
cysts, if placed in the proper culture
medium, will hatch out into the sim
ple amoebae which move about, feed
oti smaller organisms about them,
grow, and, divide into other amoebae.
After a few hours or days, however,,
if the culture medium is sufficiently
fluid, some of these amoebae will
change into a typical tetramitus
flagellate by growing four flagella,
developing a mouth and a gullet and
assuming the typical top-shaped form.
These flagellates will swim about
rapidly, feed on other organisms
sriialler than themselves, and divide
into others. Evidently, they change
hack into amoebae, and the amoebae
can then move, feed, and divide in
their turn, until, after a time, they
round themselves up and assume the
resting stage.
Owing to the minute size of the
amoebae and the necessity of actually
observing at first hand the successive
stages through which the animals
passed, Doctor Bunting was frequent
ly forced to sit many hours at the
microscope without relaxing her vigil
either for food or rest.
Cow Has Triplets
Denison, Texas. —Triplets were horn
to a cow owned by J. C. Martin,
wealthy dairyman. Each is of nor
mal size and in good condition.
OOOOOOOOOOCODOOOOOOOOOOOOO
o Men Yield to Color: §
imge Suede Coats! 8
>n. —Any man who would Q
be a hero to his valet Q
ippear in one of the new o
jackets shown at the x
id leather fair. O
are made of black suede §
with orange lapels, with O
anying suede waistcoats X
let and other brilliant 0
-The men’s section also q
y suede shoe with cross- Q
nzzle squares worked in 0
md black glace kid on p
ers. x
shoes in colored patent p
led heels on rainbow-col- 0
nee shoes. §
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VOL. 44. iMw
U. D. c. BAZAAR
A GREAT SUCCESS
(Reported
The Confederate Bazaar on Dec.
4th was a great success. Not only
.nancially, out it was really a de
lightful occasion, when friend met
riend, and “all went merry as a
marriage bell.” Cleared $161.10 for
>ur Confederate activities; The large
jaby doll, that has been ’given to us,
vas voted and won, by little Bci
ie 3ell. Little Eleanor Johnson,
:ame within five votes of getting it.
lany firms from neighboring towns
ontributed to our Bazaar—and those
rviclos were shown in a “Ad
or thing Booth.” We thank all of
hesQ for their generosity.
A bountiful dinner was served, by
he dinner committee. Y/e were glad
to have the teachers of the county
| with us. ■
Airs. Henry Armand Lcndon, Presi
j dent of the Winnie Davis Chapter,
i wishes to thank the Bazaar Commit
tee, and the Dinner Committee, and
all the Daughters who worked so
faithfully to make our Bazaar a suc
cess. Cne New York man at din
ner, gave SI.OO to help our Confed
erate work, and we all agreed that he
was a nice “Yankee mart.”
IN MEMORIAM
Tho death of Mr. Charlie Shirley
by a gas explosion at the Cumnock
mine a few days ago came as a dis
tinct shock to his many friends.
It was only recently that he return
ed to the mine to work, having been
out most of the summer. He was
raised in Davidson cduny. He mar
ried Miss Mollie Jones of near Ashe
ville, to which union were born seven
children.
• He was a kind father, a faithful
friend, and a good neighbor, and was
always ready to help in time of trou
ble.
The funeral service was held at
Cumnock Presbyterian church and
was conducted by Rev. Mr. Wicker.
A largo number of friends gathered
to pay their last respects to his mem
ory. He was iaid tenderly to rest by
the side of his little daughter, who
preceded him to the grave. Much
sympathy is felt for his bereaved
family.
COUNTY TEACHERS MEET
About one hundred of the white
teachers of the county were in Pitts
ooro Saturday for the meeting of the
county teachers’ association, of which
i Principal Nolan oi the* Pittsboro
j school, is president and Miss Coltrane,
jof the teacher-training department
. zl the Pittsboro school, is secretary.
It was pronounced a good meeting,
j Prof. John H. Cook, of the N. C. C.
I TV., Greensboro, spake in the mern
{i :" on the subject of professional
ethics; while Prof. Howard Odum, of
the University, speke in the after
noon. Both addresses were consid
ered valuable. The teachers were lib
eral patrons of the U. D. C. dinner
at noon, and thus added cheer to the
ladies of that organisation.
BR. BLACKMAN ARRIVES
Dr. R. A. Blackman arrived Mon
day to take up the work of tuber
culosis eradication among the cattle
of this section of the county. It will
be recalled that the county commis
sioners made an appropriation for
that v/ork in the early part of the
year. Dr. Sullivan has been working
" out from Siler City several months
and has discovered a number of in
fected cattle thus, possibly preventing
whole families from becoming infected
with the deadly germs. Dr. Blackman
says it will be helpful if the people
will realize the importance of the
work and the fact that full co-opera
tion will hasten the business and save
money to the county, the state and
the national government, all of v/hich
are cooperating in this important
work, Get up your cattle as prompt
ly as possible when the inspector ar
rives. It is your money that is pay
ing him.
Dr. Blackman and Mr. R. M Connell
worked together for two years back
in tick eradication days. Accordingly,
Dr. Blackman finds an old chum here.
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The Parent-Teacher Association
held its regular meeting December 3
in the school auditorium.
The membership has grown to one
hundred and fourteen very active
members. The large attendant* was
evidence *that the association is
growing into one of the most worth-*
while organizations of Pittsboro.
Reports were made by the following
committees: Ways and Means re
ported plans for an entertainment
February 22; Library Committee re
ported an order for an Encyclopedia
Britannica.
Program C. reported an interesting
meeting for the next meeting. Judge
VV\ D. Siler will give a history of
Chatham County.
The central grade mothers report
ed a meeting of the grade mothers’
plans to cooperate in necessary ac
lifities with the grade teachers.-
The 11th grade, with their grade
mother, Mrs. C. C. Poe, are securing
iunds to light the driveway in front
es the school building.
The organization is very proud of
•:he fact that Mrs. Shannonhouse
vas elected Ist vice-president of the
state.
Mr. W. B. Chapin and Mrs. Shan
nonhouse made full and interesting
reports of the state' organization,
which met in Burlington.
After the close of ’the* business
meting a play, “Eduoatin’ Mary” was
presented in quite a striking manner
:>y Miss Vivian All good apd pvas en
' joyed by every one present.