ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878
a c Rally At
S> Sandy Branch
~r „ „ran. Orphanage Choir,
F ,ne yl i Kesler Delivers Ad-
S " P ' res . Meeting to Begin
at Gulf
rreek June 27—Sunday,
«*-* day at
Ju,e . "o ran ch Baptist church. An
ft Sunday school rally was
S ; ihe leading parts in the ser
hed\„i. l , taken by seme of the
"filer children, which made the
sisa ‘. ve ry interesting and im
exerC!' At ten a. m., the de
service was conducted by
.fSdren. the singing being by
I Junior choir and twenty-six
" . of the Junior classes
ffHnVthe 136th Psalm, after
Ifich the large congregation was
fed'in prayer by Rev. Fred Brady,
of Bennett.
Three quartettes furnished mu
.• the Brady quartette, of Cole-
Land Bennett, the Smith
Brothers quartette ar.d the Orph
anage quartette, of Thomasville.
the devotional service a wel
come address was delivered by Lit
fe “Bobby 1 ” Phillips, the Brady
quartette sang, there was a thirty
minute exercise by the little chil
dren and a s ng by the orphanage
quartette. Then Dr. M. L. Kesler,
general manager o? the Orphanage,
jilted a masterful address which
K enjoyed immensely by the
[people who heard it. He stressed
rne right training of children, re-
I es and home envi-
Iroment in the life of the child,
land the power of heredity in shap
[:n<r life tendencies. Dr. Kesler’s
■great speech was followed by an
|oti: r song by the Orphanage
I quart :tte, after which Misses Velna
I Phillips, Nellie Emerson, Ruby
I Norwood and Lessie Johns on took
I a special offering for the Thomas
[vilie Orphanage amounting to
1185.80. The morning session was
■ dosed with a benediction Pastor
IE. W. Bverly.
I In the afternoon there was first
la beautiful service by the small
I children and a play, “The Song
I They Sang,” depicting manners
I and customs in heathen lands, was
I rendered by the Girls’ Auxiliary cf
Ithe local W. NI. S. There were also
I several special songs by the three
lunettes, which were greatly en-
M cd. The services were in charge
W ? -Jr. M. F. Norwood, superin
■ tendent, while Mesdames. S. B.
■ Burse and G. B. Emerson and
Martha Webster had the chil-
Idren in charge.
I The candy Branch Sunday school
| k in a very active condition under
I the efficient leadership of Mr. Nor-
and much interest is mani-
on the part of the children
11-,I 1 -, me community. They have 145
[schoUrs enrolled and last Sunday,
l unt 2*)th., the attendance was 105,
unusual thing for any Sun-
school just following such a
1C f^ a ‘ V as the y bad the previous
l^nr u ..\_ During the second quar
■!” * Ala y an d June), 2141
■q/ 0I " Alible were read by
1/ Molars who attend this Sun
|% school.
In B y er] y wishes to an-
at v,d * begin a revival
l t L fl e f g at Bet -bany church (Gulf)
| w ;i • Ulth Sunda y in July. There
linn ! tW ° services Sunday with
BLs J]] 1 & rcun ds. The serv
wijr be in charge of Rev. C. J.
L rr :;>’ ° f Moore, S. C., who
Ittenri * at every service - Large
is b T d for. Brother
a _|° stated to the writer
■qu ar » e .’ es^fcr and the Orphanage
Hi;.. over in Bonlee
lb f un day night for the reg-
W, so ,- lri _ “ 111 l!,e giris renaer-
I i? nj f yable songs. The
Rcyiiv, t), e . ° entire field are en-
I ; J >Neriy s preaching
lit v loyally behind
■ ‘ n the work.
I H ° Xf)K L\G MISS NOOE.
Asides a
| n \ Parties reported
lannie x* tail in honor of Miss
] 9 ° 9 ’ ü bo is to be married
Brained : V 55, J ‘ M * Gregory en-
Mrs v- 1 b ° nor Tuesday ev-
B? inn& r in h. u° V Johnson gave a
KJ r s. ncr Wednesda y,and
today* ann iS to give her a
?ne Chatham Record
/ i. .
CHATHAM FOLKS TO CELEBRATE
FOURTH IN STYLE AT SILER CITY
Thriving Young City of West Chatham to Be Hostess to
The People of Chatham and Adjoining Counties at a
Great Fourth of July Celebration Speaking, Ball
Game, and Carnival Features Make Up the Day’s Pro
gram.
The Fourth is to be celebrated in.
grand style at Siler City this year.
For many years that public-spirited
and progressive town held these
celebrations, the series being inter
rupted only when the streets were
torn up two years ago for install
ing a water system and last year
when the streets were being paved.
Those two years Pittsboro cele
brated in appropriate style. But
th’s year, with streets paved and
water flowing, Siler City has again
Invited the people of the county to
meet with its citizens for the cele
bration of the Nation’s birthday.
Van B. Elkins has been made di
rector of the occasion, and as usual
with him has given his earnest at
tention to making the occasion a
great success. He has arranged for
a number of floats and for ihe de
coration of many of the business
houses; has secured a merry-go-
round and Ferris wheel, and other
carnival features. The business
men of the City, with their usual
public spirit, have cooperated lib
erally with Mr. Elkins in providing
the wherewithal to make the oc
casion one worthy of the town and
the county.
A speaker of T'.ote is expected-to
address the assembled thousands
on a subject appropriate to the
day.
The Record accounts itself happy
BRICKHAVEN
Summer outings and good times
for the younger set generally is
the order of the day in our little
village these times. The 'college
students and those fro mboarding
schools have come home to spend
the vacation days and a new zest
has been put into the life of the
community.
Last Wednesday evening from
eight p. m. until eleven p. m., Mrs.
T. M. Nash and Mrs. J. A. Ausley
were joint hostesses to the younger
crowd. As usual the evening’s en
tertainment passed off pleasantly
and every one reported a happy
time.
On Friday evening at the school
building came the monthly Chris
tian Endeavor social. These socials
are well directed and wholesome
and those who are interested in the
youth of the community are asked
to contribute both their presence
and ideas to making these socials
helpful and entertaining for the
younger members of the society,
100, let’s not forget the C. E.
meetings every Sunday evening at
seven-fifteen p. m. and how about
about our Sunday school picnic this
year? That is one annual event
that means a great deal to our
community, and we hope that again
everything will be auspicious for a
happy, successful picnic. Ask the
youngsters of the Sunday school
what they think about it and see
if the grown-ups do not find en
thusiasm and joyful anticipation
catching.
Mr. Ben M. Utlay of Miami, Fla.,
is spending his vacation here with
his mother, Mrs. J. W. Utley. Miss
Mary Lee of Raleigh, also visited
her mother last week.
Miss Mary Marks of Wilming
ton is the guest of relatives and
friends here this week.
Mrs. Emma Johnson of Morris
ville is spending a few weeks here
with her grandchildren,Pauline and
Forest Lawrence.
Misses Cecil and Esther Seawell
of Carthage who have been in Ral
eigh attending the Sunday school
conference and the B.Y.P.U. con
vention, which was held at Meri
deth College last week, stopped by
for a few days here with their
brother, Mr. J. C. Seawell. Miss
Cecil has been the efficient prin
cipal of our school for the past two
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1927
in helping to make the occasion a
great one in the county, and a
real county event.
A Siler City news dispatch says:
The celebration will open with a
b\g parade. VanWyke B. Elkins,
who is manager of the celebration,
states that he has fifteen big
floats already signed up. Follow
ing the parade, just as has been
th3 custom in former years, the
populace and visitors, usually num
b ring several thousand, will as
mble in the square to hear an ad
dress by a man of state promin
r. nee.
Lending a carnival note to the
lebration, a ferris wheel and
i : )rry-go-round will be set up next
Tuesday and keep in operation
through the Fourth. Jack Girard,
of New York, has been booked for
Ear free acts during the day,Jack
dees not climb a beanstalk, but he
dues all manner of thrilling stunts
with a 60-foot limber pole which
swoops about with a play of some
50 feet. best stunt is to
poise on the top of the pole on his
head.
At three o’clock the Camel City
Ail-Stars will play the Siler City
nine at Lane Park.
All the little nooks and corners
of the day’s program have been
filled with delightful old-fashioned
contests.
years, and we are delighted to learn
that she has accepted the work for
next term.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Nash and
family will move into their new
home at Norwood sometime in Au
gust. The community will be the
poorer by their going, for both Mr.
and Mrs. Nash have always stood
for the higher, better things in
community life and have been un
tiring in their efforts to make a
success of civic betterment activ
ities. Too, they are very active in
the Sunday school and are the most
regular attendants. Mr. Nash
teaches the adult class and Mrs.
Nash has charge of the primary de
partment.
We wish for them every success
and happiness in their new home
but we are selfish enough to want
to keep them with us.
Another splendid family is plan
ning to leave us soon. Mrs. W. D.
Mills and her daughters. Mrs.
Johnson will move to Raleigh some
time this summer. They, too, are
citizens of the best type, and Brick
Haven will miss them.
Work is progressing (slowly to
be sure, for it is a herculean task)
on the bridge across the Cape Fear
at Avent’s ferry, and it is hoped
that the work will be completed by
late summer. This bridge will be
an outlet, so to speak, for this sec
tion and every one is eager to see
the work finished.
H. G. Beard Gets
Commission As J. P.
There arrived through the mails
a few days ago a commission from
Governor McLean for H. G. Beard
as justice of the peace. It is a
pretty document, yet Mr. Beard
seems hesitant to take the oath
and post it up for public inspection.
Mr. Beard is not only a good man
for such a job, but as a court al
ways needs a “cooler”, according
to old-time police court reports, he
is fixed up allright, as he is the
proprietor of the ice house here.
The appointment of an additional
justice of the peace was made de
sirable by the failure of some of
those elected last fall to qualify,
and especially by the continued en
feebled state of ’Squire Blair.
Here’s hoping that it will be
“Judge Beard” when this reaches
our readers.
Wake Forest’s
New President
Dr. Frank P. G Ines the Unanimous
Choice of the Trustees.
There is much gratification
among the Baptists of the state on
the election of a new president of
Wake Forest College, to succeed
the beloved Poteat, who resigned
when he reached the age of seventy.
And one of the most gratifying
things about it is the unanimity
with which the trustees acted. They
seemed, to a man, to feel that they
had found the one man for the
place. It is Dr. Frank P. Gaines,
professor of English Literature at
Furman University.
Dr. Gaines is of old-time Baptist
stock, his father being a preacher
of considerable prominence in
South Carolina and Virginia. The
new president has an older brother
who has won a reputation as pro
fessor of mathematics at Richmond
College. Dr. Gaines is himself a
graduate of Richmond College.
Later he took the A. M. degree
from the University of Chicago
and the Ph. D. degree from Co
lumbia University.
He is said to be of fine per
sonality, a good speaker, a fine
teacher, a real scholar, and to
have a genius for organization. He
is teaching in Columbia University
this summer, and, therefore, cannot
take charge of college affairs till
August. However, he came down
Saturday and spoke in the First
Baptist church of Raleigh Sunday,
very much pleasing those who
heard him.
Mr. J. L. Griffin, of Pittsboro,
one of the trustees of the college,
attended the meeting Saturday and
came home very much pleased at
the selection.
MR. B. M. SANDERS r - .
PASSED LAST WEEK
Mr. B. M. Sanders, one of the
most prominent and worthy citiz
ens of the Hanks chappel communi
ty, died last Wednesday night as
a result of a stroke early Tuesday
morning.
Mr, Sanders was in the field
when stricken. He lingered till
Wednesday night when he passed
to his reward.
Mrs. Sanders died nearly two
years ago. They leave two sons
and two daughters, Messrs. Lon
and Clen Sanders, and Misses Dai
sie and Ada Sanders.
The burial took place Thurs
day afternoon at Hanks’
Chapel. The funeral services were
conducted by Revs. J. F. Johnson,
J. S. Carden, and Geo. W. Under
wood. A large crowd was present
to pay their last respects to the
memory of their worthy neighbor
and friend.
Mr. Sanders is said to have been
the peace-maker of his community.
He was particularly active in the
church, and will be missed as
neighbor, church worker, and citiz
en. He was 75 years of age.
ENTERTAINS
Miss Louise Petty entertained in
honor of her guest, Miss Sadie
Margaret White of Sanford, Fri
day night. Games were played and
music enjoyed until a late hour. Hot
chocolate and music enjoyed until
a late hour. Hot chocolate and
sandwiches were served during
the evening.
The couples present were Miss
Bertha Lee Poe, Mr. Charles Mills,
Bettie Mae Harmon, George Grif
fin, Elizabeth Womble, Billie Ham
let, Louise Ray, Nathaniel Powell
and Leon Ray.
MR. WALTER JOHNSON
TO BEGIN NEW HOME
Mr. Walter Johnson, whose resi
dence was burned a few weeks ago,
has traded lots with Mr. June Peo
ples, securing the desirable Peoples
iot adjoining the Bell lot which ad
joins the W. P. Horton residence
lot. He plans to rebuild at once.
That section of town is getting to
be the popular quarter for new
homes.
Live to be happy—nothing else
matters very much.
Great Fourth of July Celebration at Siler City
Siler City will have the biggest Fourth of July Celebration this
year in its history. They now have beautiful hard surface streets,
which will enable them to put on a better one than ever before, and they
are spending more money for this one.
Major L. P. McLendon of Durham, will make an address at 10:30
a. m. They will have a band from Greensboro; Jack Girard of New
York, will give four free acts on a pole 60 feet high, and limber as a
fishing pole. They expect to have a parade of floats and decorated
automobiles about a mile long. They will have the usual Greasy Pole
with free money on top. They will have such contests as: Watermelon
fight under City Fire hose; Bag race, barrel race, foot races, various
ages, race on all fours, buggy race, bicycle race, Tom Walker race,
potato race, wheelbarrow race, shoe contest, cracker eating contest,
ball game, Siler City vs. Winston-Salem. Beautiful display of fireworks,
and end the day with Negro Minstrel at school Auditorium. The cele
bration will be promoted by Merchants and Manufacturers Association
and American Legion. The town and store front will be well decorated.
There will be a Merry-Go-Round and Ferris Wheel for the young folks.
V. B. ELKINS, Mgr. R. A. WILLIAMS, Treas.
A Tragic Death At
Carolina Coal Mine
By an inadvertency, the record
last week failed to carry an account
of the accidental death of Mr. R. E.
Johnson at Coal Glen mine ten
days ago.
Mr. Johnson had just come from
Virginia and began work with the
mine the day before his tragic
death.
He and others were in the err
going down into the mine. The
light wire seemed to be out of fix
and an examination was being
made. The new man looked up ar d
saw another wire and as he reach
ed for it said, “here it is,” When
his companions looked he was cling
ing to the wire. They snatched
him away and began restorative
measures. Artificial respiration
was kept up till the doctor cam. 1 ,
and the man was still living and
seemed to have good heart action.
He was taken from the mine. Re
storative measures were kept up
til the physician staled that it was
not effecting anything. The man
died about two hours after the ac
cident.
While the death was accidental,
the law requires an inquest in case
of any death in a and ‘Cor
oner Geo. H. Brooks went’ over
Sunday after the accident on Sat
urday to hold the inquest.
R. R. Seagroves, A. Seagroves, H.
C. Johnscn, from that section, and
Profs. Waters and Messrs. J. C. and
K. W. Thompson, of Pittsboro,
composed the jury. They pronounc
ed the death accidental.
The wire that was grasped by
Johnson was the power line, sup
posedly carrying 440 volts. It was
insulated and was said by others
who had ccme in contact with it to
sting only slighly when touched.
On this occasion, however, Mr.
Johnson is said to have had on wet
shoes and to be standing on a rail.
And, too, the derangement in the
other line may have caused a cir
cuit to be formed when the un
fortunate man grasped the power
wire.
Johnson’s home was at Alexan
dria, Va. He leaves a wife and two
children.
The Record has not been inform
ed as to whether there will be any
civil action against the mine for
the death.
THAT BOND SALE
The second sale of the advertised
$50,000 of funding bonds by the
county did not turn out as hopped.
However, there were quite a num
ber of bids this time. Fettner &
Co., of Greensboro, got the bonds
at a $301.00 premium, outbidding
the original buyers by $51,00.
There was another bid sent in that
morning was warned to put up the
SIOOO.OO certified check, as requir
ed by the terms of the advertise
ment, but he failed to do so. That
bid was for par plus a premium of
81100.00. Only the bidder’s failure
to put up the pledge of good faith,
kept him from getting the bonds
and the county from making
SBOO.OO.
The sceond sale was made neces
sary by an error in the character
of the first advertising.
“Efficiency is the American
girl’s long suit,” says an English
observer. Well, all we can say, af
ter most care-ful observation, she
doesn’t wear it often; on the street,
at least.
MONCURE NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Stroud and daugh- I
ter, Miss Annie of Bynum were
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. Womble last Sunday.
Mr. Mapp of Mississippi spent
last week here with Dr. Cathell his
I
brother-in-law.
Mrs. Geo. W. Geide, Rev. and
Mrs. David Dunn, Miss Elsie Davis
of Harrisburgh, Pa., have been
guests at the home of Capt. J H.
Wissler for a week. They return
ed home Tuesday.
Capt. Wissler and his guests
spent last week-end at Winston-
Salem. They have motored to
Southern Pines and other places of
interest.
Miss Elizabeth Thomas, who is
attending summer school at W.C.
C.W., spent last week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Thomas.
The Epworth League held an in
teresting meeting last Sunday ev
ening at the Methodist church.
Miss Annie Lambeth president.
Miss Lois Ray called the roll and
read the minutes of last meeting.
Then the meeting was turned over
to Miss Catherine Thomas, the
leader for the evening. The sub
ject was “Christian work in Ko
rea” and Miss Catherine presented
it well.
Mrs. H. D. Strickland and Mr. S.
W. Womble sang a duet which was
enjoyed. Rev. David Dunn of
Harrisburg, Pa., was present and
made a splendid talk on the “Ko
reans”. The leaguers appreciated
Rev. Dunn’s presence and talk. Col
lection was taken for the delegates
to attend the assembly at Louis
burg this week.
Misses Annie Lambeth and
Lucile Brady left Monday for
Louisburg to attend the league
conference which is in session this
week. They will return Saturday
and will be the leaders for next
Sunday evening at the league.
Miss Pauline Ennis of Georgia
is visiting Mrs. John Upchurch this
week.
A play entitled, “A road to the
City” will be given at Deep River
school in a few days. The young
people of that community are get
ting the play up for the benefit of
Zicn Christian church.
Mr. George D. Harmon, profes
sor of the Hickory Department at
LeHigh University, Bethlehem,
Pa., passed through Moncure Mon
day on his way back, after spend
ing a week at home with his moth
er, Mrs. C. J. Harmon to teach in
the summer school at LeHigh Uni
versity.
Mrs. C. D. Orrell and daughter,
Miss Barbara of Yemassee, are
visiting her mother, Mrs. Barbara
Watkins.
BYNUMNEWS
Miss Julia and Effie Lambeth
spent Sunday in Greensboro with
their sister, Mrs. W. B. Atwater.
Mr. R. H. Abernathy and family
spent Sunday in Mebane.
Mr. J. B. Atwater has returned
home after spending a few days at
Lake Juneulska.
Miss Annie Baldwin and Ila
Copeland visited friends here Sat
urday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones and
Dorothy Riggsbee visited relatives
in Carrboro Sunday afternoon.
A Natural. He spells it Cham-
BERLIN.
VOLUME NO. 49
Wes Carroll Is
Now Out On Bond
■ .*■■■.. -
Must Report for Another Hearing
On Charges On Which He Was
Given Suspended Sentence
The suspended sentence business
did not work out very satisfactorily
in the matter of Wes Carroll, who
was fined and given a suspended
sentence to the roads to be put to
effect if he should be found in
Chatham or any adjoining county
within two years. When found in
Durham county. charged with
selling liquor, he was brought to
Pittsboro to begin his sentence, got
out a writ of habeas corpus, had a
hearing before Justice Brogden of
the Supreme court, and won his
freedom for the time being, a bond
of $1,250 being required of him for
his appearance at the Chatham
court, His bond of SI,OOO o*n the
appeal from a prison sentence giv
en him at Durham was reduced
to S7OO, which was sent in cash last
week to the Durham officials.
The Durham case will be tried
.at the July term of the Durham
court.
The grounds on which the appli
cation of the suspended sentence
of the Chatham court was pro
nounced illegal has not been made
clear to the Record. But, evident
ly, such miscarriages should make
judges more careful about the re
lease of convicted culprits on sus
pended sentences.
DAWSON RESIGNS
AS HEAD OF PARTY
John Dawson, of Kinston, who
has served efficiently as chairman
of the State Democratic Executive
| committee, has resigned, express
| ing as his reason for the resigna
i tion pressure of personal interest.
.Attorney-General Dennis G. Brum
mit, of Oxford, is generally sug-
I gested as Dawson’s successor, and
i has received the informal endorse
| ment of Senator Simmons and
j Next-Governor Max O. Gardner.
! There is little doubt in the public
mind that Brummitt would make a
fine chairman, but it might mean
that he would have to resign the
office of attorney-general if he
should become chairman.
HONORS VISITORS
Mrs. W. B. Horton entertained
with three tables of bridge in hon
or of Mrs. Boswell of Shawboro,and
Mrs. Howell of Detroit, guests of
Mrs. Wade Barber, Friday after
noon. The living room was made
lovely with flowers, the color
scheme of red, whit e and blue,
symbolized the Fourth of July, be
ing charmingly carried out. A de
licious ice course was served.
Those enjoying the afternoon
besides the honorees were Miss
Carrie Jackson, Mrs. Roland Hayes,
Mrs. Anderson, of Fayetteville,
Mrs. Walter Johnson, Mrs. Victor
Johnson, Mrs. Wade Barber, Mrs.
Graham Connell, of Raleigh, Mrs.
Ernest Farrell and guest, Miss
Campen of Bayboro.
MRS BARBER ENTERTAINS
Mrs. Wade Barber was charming
hostess to abodt forty members
of the married set Wednesday af
ternoon in honor of her sisters,
Mrs. Roswell of Shawboro, and
Mrs. Howell of Detroit. The living
room and dining room which were
thrown en suite were beautifully
decorated in cut flowers and pot
plants; there were five tables of
bridge and four of rook were play
ed. The color scheme of yellow
and pink was carried out in the
score card, favors and other de
tails. While playing the guests
were refreshed with grape juice—
Later in the afternoon a delightful
ice course was served.
THE BURIAL OF
MR. CLYDE JOHNSON.
Instead of the burial of Prof.
Clyde Johnson taking place Wed
nesday afternoon at Elon College,
as first announced, it will not occur
till ten a. m. this morning (Thurs
day). The deceased was a first
cousin of Mr. V. R. Johnson of
Pittsboro.