e , tA BLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878
n f Page Killed By
D> Auto At Chapel Hill
_ 0 f Construction on Gra-
F ‘’ r h tm Mei"« rial « ui!d i in * Hit
J- E * Mansess Car
rhapc! Hill. July 25-J. E. Man
s Durham, who while driving
seSS ’ ° ran into and fatally injured
a C r of Wilmington and for
ihe past wo years a resident of
i Hill here this morning,was
S‘“?r’,o the Superior court
. f 51,000 bond following a hear
att he magistrate’s court this
afternoon.
The accident occurred about 7
clock this nu-rning in front of the
church. Page was
rossing Franklin street, on his
C v from Graham Memorial build
£to the postoffice, when Man-
s ‘ 5S w ho was coming from Dur
ham. hit him. Mansess, it is claim
ed as driving at a moderate rate
f f speed ar.d swerved his car to the
l e f: in an attempt to avoid hitting
f Page . At the same time Page
started backwards running in
to. instead of avoiding the car. He
cvas taken immediately to the Uni
versity infirmary, but died with
out regaining consciousness.
was foreman construction
on Graham Memorial building. He
H sur vived by a wife and child who
live in Chapel Hill; a mother, fa-
I ther and sister who live in Wil- j
I mington. and a brother J. H. Page,
intenaent of construction with
Wl C. ItH-mpS’ .n company of Chapel
W gill—Greensboro News.
Burns Filling
Station Burned
Thieve? have got away with an
other robbery of a filling station.
| Burn? Brothers, who operate a sta
tion a few hundred yards south of
the court house were the victims
■i thi? time. Some one entered the
place of business one night last
weekend get, it is estimated some
thing like S3OO worth of tires,
■ rubes, etc.
FOOTWAY BUILT FOR
CHILDREN AT SCHOOL
Quite an improvement has been
|| effected at the school grounds by
fj the building of a side-walk. For-
H Ktriy there was no distinction be
tv.eer: the driveway and the road
■jty which the children swarmed in
w and out afoot. That situation was j
jj| particularly dangerous on the oc-
H casion of night entertainments,
j The work has been done under
|| die tuspices of the Parent-teacher!
I a-ociation. Mrs. Hayes, the presi
il dent of that association, deserves
| touch credit for securing the means
| an( ! the cooperation necessary.
I Prof. Collier Cobb, owner of the;
| stone crusher whic has been crush-}
I tog stone for the highway,gave the
stone chips for the walk and the
I gentleman in charge even had the
screenings hauled. Mr. Fred P.
I y ooe has given liberally of his
| ll toe in superintending the work.
I Sam Wheeler, sign painter for
‘ e highways, has also promised
• u Paint several signs indicating
■hat the driveway is a one-way
Ue ’ those entering the school
I will go to the western end
1 arc forming the driveway.
| o Parent-Teacher association
I a PPtec-iates vej-y much the favors
■ rendered bv the gentlemen men
rj. an d the contribution of SSO
I i sc ‘h°ol board if necessary for
to vork. The sidewalk not only
lam ?ai( r for the children, but
I ' es them from the mud in the
II Winter.
B v, v 'y' ilVu l )( r cent of Canadian
“-heir homes.
1 NOTICE
H v. 'Oaiifieu as administra-
I _ Tht <-.nate of C. W. Lutter
m 1 Chatham county, I
HI eui all persons holding
I list the estate to pre-
I Uik 11 y proven on or before
totic l ' lay ° f July > 1928 > or this
I ' ‘ 3e Pi ea ded in bar of
I the leCoVery> persons owing
I <-w ase make im ‘
h ‘l Ju| y 15, 1927.
July “f- H - lutterloh,
m Wp - Administrator.
i
The Chatham Record
S. S. Convention Meets |
at Sapling Ridge
It is announced by officers of
Chatham county Sunday School
Association that the annual County
Sunday School Convention will be
held on Tuesday and Wednesday,
August 16 and 17, at Sapling Ridge
Methodist church, nine miles west
of Pittsboro.
Taking part on the program will
be the following well known Sun
day School workers: Miss Flora
Davis, Raleigh, associate Superin
tendent of the North Carolina Sun
day school association, and Miss
lone Alverson, Raleigh, Young Peo
ple’s Division superintendent of the
North Carolina Sunday School as
sociation.
In addition to these outside
speakers, several of the best known
Sunday school workers in the coun
ty will have parts on the program.
The convention is interdenomina
tional, and workers from all Sun
day schools in the county are invit
ed to participate in the work. The
Chatham County Sunday School as
sociation under whose direction the
convention is being held, is one of
the units of the North Carolina j
Sunday School Association. Each
of the 100 counties in the State is
now organized into a County Sun
day School Association.
In charge of the arrangements I
i for the convention are H. G. Self
I and Miss Lela Justice,president and
’ and secretary of the County Sun
j day School Association. These of
ficers are requesting the co-opera
tion of all pastors, superintendents
and other Sunday school leaders in
the effort to make the convention
[, a success,,
Following a custom inaugurated
I several years ago, the officers have
announced that again this year a
. pennant will be presented to the
j Sunday school having in the con
ij vention the largest number of rep"
resentatives sixteen years of age or
over according to the number of
miles traveled. It is expected that
, | there will be much friendly compe
tition for the pennant among the
Sunday schools of the county.
BYNUM BEATS OXFORD
The Bynum team cleaned up the
Oxford team in a game at Bynum
Saturday, winning 11 to 0. The
Bynum team is next to the top in
the Central League, the Y.M.C.A.
of Durham being in the lead. By
num will play that team next Sat
urday at Durham. If Bynum wins,
that game will tie the two teams.
Bynum has a real team.
A. I. Braxton is manager. The
other members of the team are
Zachary, a brother of the noted
Tom of the St. Louis team, Fuquay,
Frank Gattis, Norwood, pitcher,
Parker Lewis, catcher, Ben Wil
; liams, Clark, Brooks Snipes ,and
Wright, substitute pitcher, Homer
Braxton, substitute pitcher.
PARTY VISITS BEACH
Mr. J. W. Moore, carrier on Rt.
2, lead a party of his route on a
visit to Wrightsville Beach, leaving
Tuesday morning. The party con
sisted of Mr. and Mrs. Moore and
children, Mr. John Marshall and
family, June Dark and family, E.
J. Clark and family, and Moody
Moore, of Swepsonville and family.
Meeting at Hanks’ Chapel
A series of revival services is in
progress at Hanks’ Chapel, three
miles east of Pittsboro. Pastor
■ Johnson is doing the preachmg.The
congregations are good.
t Sometimes a wife can read her
husband like a blank book.
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having qualified as administra
. tor of the estate of Mrs. Passie B.
[ Richardson, deceased, late of Chat
r ham county, I hereby warn all per
- sons holding claims against the es
j tate to present them duly proven on
i or before the 6th day of July, 1928,
£ or this notice will be pleaded in bar
rof their recovery. All persons
- owing the estate will please make
immediate payment.
This the Ist day of July ,1927.
J. D. RICHARDSON.
Administrator.
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, JULY 28,1927
Tenant Farmer Kills
Landlord at Shokoe
Virginia Man Will Plead “Unwrit
ten Law” as Reason for Slay
ing McGregor
Danville, Va., July 23—S. E.
Wright, tenant farmer, 40, and
married, who early today shot and
killed Press McGregor, his land
owner, indicated this afternoon that
he would plead the “unwritten
law” as his defense. In a statement
made to the authorities after the
coroner’s inquest Wright is quoted
as saying that last night he found
McGregor and Mrs. Wright severe
ly compromised but that he did not
reveal himself.
This morning McGregor ap
proached the dwelling of his tenant
at Shokoe and found Wright wait
ing for him at an open window
with a poised gun, Wright claims
that McGregor failed to obey his
command to halt and he released
two barrels of buckshot. Some of
the bullets found McGregor’s heart
and he staggered a few yards and
fell dead. Wright then walked to
the nearest telephone and asked the
J Pittsylvania sheriff to come for
him. He is now in jail.
Mrs. Wright was questioned by
the authorities today. She corrobo
| rated her husband’s verson of the
I shooting and according to Com
monwealth’s Attorney P. J. Hund
ley has admitted the justification i
of her husband’s suspicions. Hund
ley said this evening that he had
other evidence showing that the
men had previously quarreled over
money matters.
Mrs. Horton’s Mother
Dies July 25th
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Mrs. W. P. Horton was shocked
Monday morning when she received
a message from High Point, stating
that her mother had dropped dead.
She and Mr. Horton left immed
iately for High Point. Mr. Hor-*
ton returned that evening but went
back Tuesday evening to be pre
sent at the funeral Wednesday.
Mrs. Mendenhall Was in the
flower yard when she died. She
Was supposed to be in good health.
She spent the winter here with
Mrs. Horton, and is highly esteem
ed by all Pittsborians who had the
pleasure of becoming acquainted
with her.
Planning Sale of
Pure Bred Jerseys
Mr. W. C. Snarr, of Spartanburg,
S. C., representing the American
Jersey Cattle Club, was here last
Saturday, conferring with County
Agent Shivar as to the feasibility
of a sale of Jerseys in this county
in the near future.
The plan would be to ship in 25
Jerseys, 20 heifers and five bulls.
The sale would probably occur at
Siler City. Mr. Snarr informed the
Record that shipments totaling 150
head have been sold In Alamance
county, and 30 head in Granville
counties. Recent sales have also
been made in South Carolina.
CONSISTENCY
When cigarettes are lacking,
With many sigh and groan,
He takes his sack-o’-backer out,
And calmly rolls his own,
When modern styles are calling,
With puff, sigh and groan,
She grasps her hose below her knee
And calmly rolls her own.
When these two meet they woo
and wed.
And build for them a home.
Then in a carriage down the street
They calmly roll their own.
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE
Having this day qualified as ex
ecutor of the last will and testa
■ ment of J. C. Norwood ,deceased,
, late of the county of Chatham, I
■ hereby notify all persons holding
■ claims against said estate to pre
■ sent them duly verified on or be
i fore the Ist day of July, 1928, or
, this notice will be pleaded in bar of
» their recovery. All persons owing
s said estate will please come for
» ward and make immediate settle
ment.
This the Ist day of July, 1927.
W. P. HORTON, Executor.
July 7-6tc.
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Hands Down Opinion 1
On School Tax Levy
Counties Will Have Much Expense :
Not Taken Care of By
Equalization Fund
Raleigh, July 21—Notwithstand
ing the state’s contribution from
the 3,250,000 public school equal
izing fund, county boards of com
missioners will face a variety of
school cost items for which taxes
must be levied, according to an en
umeration given in an opinion by
Attorney General Brummitt today.
The county boards, Mr. Brum
mitt advised Dr. A. T. Allen, state
superintendent of public instruc
tion, must levy upon the county as-;
sessed valuations for the year 1927
at a rate “which with other funds
appropriated to the six months
school term by the constitution and
the law, will produce a net sum the
equal of that of a tax rate of 40
cents on the property valuations of
the county as fixed by the state
board of equalization.”
For the teachers’ salary fund a
rate must be imposed sufficient to
produce upon county assessed
valuations a net sum that will take
care of the normal increase in the
number of teachers employed at
the state or county salary schedule
based on the average attendance
for the school year 1926-27.
Taxes must also be levied for
i the debt service fund and the cur
rent expense fund in excess of the
amount included in the apportion
ment from the state must be pro
vided for.
The commissioners may “in their
discretion” levy additional taxes as
follows, the opinion stated:
j “1. For increased current ex
j penses due to the employment of a
! higher grade of teachers than v/er 4
employed the preceding year.
“2 For increased current expens
es due to the employment of a
greater number of teachers than
actually required by the*iaw based
upon the attendance for the pre
ceding yeai.
“3. For increased current expen
ses due so supplementing teachers’
salaries, that is, paying them a
higher rate than that fixed by the
state or county schedule.
“4. For the capital outlay fund.
Under the constitution and the
i law the duty rests upon the com
! missioners to provide necessary
buildings and equipment for the
conduct of the six months school j
term. The amount that they will
j levy for this purpose is to be de
termined by the needs and neces
sities of each case and within the
constitutional principles, and the
powers conferred upon them by
statute is largely a matter within
their discretion.”
The Brooks’ Reunion
This reunion will be held August
11th, at ten o’clock, at the old
Isaac Brooks home place 1 1-2
miles east of Bonlee, N. C. All
the Brooks and their relatives are
invited to come and bring well-fill
ed baskets, and renew old acquain- j
tances, and make new ones. This
old place was built in 1735 and
has been the home of many of
our ancestors.
A. R. BROOKS, Bonlee, N. C.
W. I. BROOKS, Jonesboro, N.C.
Committee.
Subscribe to The Record, $1.50
for 12 months —In advance, please.
NOTICE OF HEARING OF LAND
VALUES.
Notice is hereby given to those
who have any complaint to make
concerning the value placed on
their property by the Board of As
sessors, to file same with the Clerk,
C. C. Poe, their complaints in writ
ing on or before Thursday the 4th
, j day of August, 1927, and the same
! will be duly passed on by the Board
; of County Commissioners on or as
• ter said date.
It is absolutely necessary that
• all complaints be filed with Mr. C.
: C. Poe, Register of Deeds and Clerk
: to the Board of County Commis
sioners, on or before the above
- mentioned date.
Very respectfully,
R. J. JOHNSON,
Chairman, County Board of Com
missioners.
To Hong Kong
Is Flying Plan
$25,000 Prize Is Offered by Rich
Texan For Air Trip In !
144 Hours ]
i
Dallas, Texas, —Spurred on by 1
the heroic achievement of Colonel ]
Charles A. Lindbergh, who in his <
immortal “Spirit of St. Louis,” i
wrote his name in golden letters of (
enduring fame across the watery
stretches of the Atlantic ocean, a
round dozen birdmen were making
preparations here and elsewhere
for the great proposed Dallas to
Hong Kong flight.
The flight is being sponsored by
William D. Easterwood, Jr., who
is donating a $25,000 prize for the
first aviator to accomplish the feat,
as a memorial to his brother, Jesse,
a naval aviator who won his wings
during the world war and lost his
life in the Panama Canal zone in
1921. j
Under the terms of the contract
each entrant is required to sign,
the flight must be made in 144
hours or less. This time limit will
include rests. Stops will be permit
ted at Honolulu and either Guam
or Manila. If a non-stop flight is
made from Manila to Honolulu, or
vice versa, an additional stop at
San Francisco will be permitted.
Thus, entrants will have an op
portunity to kill tw obirds with one
stone for they can also compete for \
the Dale prize, offered for a San
Francisco to Honolulu flight.
Old W. T. Powell
Home Burned
The old homestead of Mr. W. T.
Powell, deceased, was burned Sun
j day, July 19. The building was
{ occupied b.y Ms, Dayton Justice,
j Most of the Justice household goods
were saved, but the Powell goods
stored upstairs were lost. It was
a good old country home. Mr. Pow
ell died in the early part of the
year. The old home was located
in Baldwin township.
Dr. Fleming Elected
By Welfare Officials
Alamance Man Heads State As- :
sociation Other Officers
Named at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, July 22—Dr. P, H.
Fleming, of Alamance, was elected
president of the North Carolina
sociation of county superintendents
of public welfare to succeed K. T.
Futrell, of Pitt, at the annual meet
ing held here tonight during the
public welfare institute.
Dr. Fleming is the father of our
townsman, Mr. J. S. Fleming, su
perintendent of the Warsaw and
Kenansville schools.
After a most thorough test it has
been found that college women are
physically stronger than working
women. Even so, we know several
who have had to have their faces
lifted.
1
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
Under and by virtue of the pow
er of sale contained in that certain
deed of trust executed by R. L.
Coggins to the undersigned Tru
tee, said deed of trust being regis
tered in the office of the register
of deeds of Chatham county, N. C.,
in book GR, page 92 et seq., the
undersigned trustee will, on Satur
day the 6th day of August, 1927,
at 12.00 o’clock noon in front of the
court house door in Pittsboro, Chat
ham county, North Caro
lina, offer the following described
property to the highest bidder for
cash.
Lying and being in Gulf Town
i ship, Chatham county, North Caro
lina, and more particularly de
, scribed and defined as follows:
Lots Nos. 5,6, 8 and 9. As
; shown by map of the J. C. Elkins
, property in the town of Goldston,
: N. C., which is recorded in office
. of Register of Deeds of Chatham
> county, N. C., in Plat Book No. 1,
pge 9.
This the 2nd day of July, 1927.
BANK OF GOLDSTON,
Trustee.
Siler & Barber, Attorneys.
Mrs. Scott Passes
At The Age of 94
Bennett, July 23 —Mrs. Charity
Scott died July 19 at her home near
here in her 94th year. Funeral serv
ices were conducted Wednesday af
ternoon from her late home. Her
pastor, Rev. W. B. Humble conduct
ed the services, assisted by Rev. J,
C. Kidd and Rev. E. A. Livingston,
of the Baptist church, of Bennett.
A large crowd of relatives and
friends attended the last rites. In
terment was made in the family
cemetery near the old home place.
Before her marriage to James
Alfred Scott, Mrs. Scott was Miss
Charity Cheek, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Cheek. She was married
in November, 1855. To Mr. and
Mrs. Scott eight children were
born. Two sons, William Gaston
Scott, of Siler City, and Bennie F.
Seott, of near this place, and four
daughters, Mrs. Mary B. Brooks,
Mrs. Nanie Brown, Mrs. Bettie G
Brewer, and Mrs. Sarah Alice Phil
lips, survive.—Daily News.
Sister of Mr. A. P.
Terry Died July 20
Mr. A. P. Terry was called to
Alamance county last Thursday by
the death of his sister, Mrs. Grey
McPherson, who died at her home
near Saxapahaw Wednesday, July
; 20, after an illness of two weeks.
The interment was in the Sax
apahaw Methodist cemetery. Rev.
Geo. Holmes conducted the funeral
services.
Before her marriage, Mrs. Mc-
Pherson was Miss Sarah Margaret
Terry, of Snow Camp, the daugh
ter of William and Jammina Nor
wood Terry. Mrs. McPherson was
72 years of age, and is survived by
her husband and the following chil
dren: Mrs. Annie Lurdley, Snow
Camp; Mrs. Luther 1 orest, Saxapa
haw; Dr. R. G. McPherson, of Saxa
pahaw; T. A. McPherson, Libeity;
Lon G. McPherson, Graham,and W.
E. McPherson, Saxapahaw. There
are also several grandchildren and
brothers and sisters of the de
ceased.
Confederate Reunion
i
The reunion of the North Caro
lina Confederate veterans is to be
held in Raleigh next week, begin-
ning Tuesday. The Record should
like to be furnished with a list of
those who intend to go.
The county will pay traveling |
expenses. Mrs. H. A. London, who |
has been asked to accept an official
post by General Smith, hopes to
attend, though she has not com
pletely regained her strength.
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NOTICE OF LAND SALE
Under and by virtue of the pow- ,
j
ers of sale contained in that cer
tain deed of mortgage executed ]
by C. G. Green and others to James ;
L. Griffin and W. H. Griffin, and ]
duly recorded in the registry of
Chatham county, North Carolina, ;
in Book FS, page 52 et seq., default
having been made in the payment
of the notes secured thereby, we ;
will sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash at the court
house door in Pittsboro, North
Carolina, on Saturday, August 13th,
1927, at 12 o’clock noon, that cer
tain tract or parcel of land lying
and being in Chatham county,
North Carolina adjoining the lands
of A. G. Mclver, T. M. Mclver et
als., and
Beginning at A. G. Mclver’s
southeast corner; thence south 52
1-2 degrees east 58 poles to white
oak; thence south 10 degrees east
120 poles near big white oakjthehce
west 4 1-2 degrees north 224 poles
to a stake; thence north 4 1-2 de
grees east 72 poles to a stake or
stone; thence north 18 degrees east
25 poles to a stake; thence north 27
degrees east 14 1-2 poles to stake;
thence north 40 degrees east 20
poles; thence north 27 degrees
east 12 poles; thence north 12 de
grees west 12 1-2 poles to A. G. Mc
lver’s southwest corner; thence
east 9 degrees south 128 poles to
, the beginning, containing 183 acres,
more or less.
This the 12th day of July, 1927.
JAMES L. GRIFFIN AND W. H.
GRIFFIN, Mortgagees.
Siler & Barber, Attorneys.
VOLUME NO. 49
Body of Oscar Lane
Found In His Auto
Death Is Caused By Bullet Through
Head— There is Mysterious Anglf
To the Shooting
New Bern, July 23—Mystery to
night surrounded the death of Os
car Lane, local banker, whose body
with a bullet wound through the
head and a revolver lying in the
lap, was found in his automobile
near Mayesville, Jones county, to
day.
Mr. Lane, accompanied by L. T.
Gillett, Mayesville, had left that
town last night to go to the home
of George Meadows, five miles
away. His car became stalled and
while Gillett decided to walk the
remaining mile to the Meadows
home to spend the night, Lane de
cided to remain in the car, Gillett
said, Gillett, returing to the car
with Meadows after day light,
found the dead body.
A .38 caliber pistol lying in his
lap contained two blank and two
loaded cartridges. The bullet had
passed through his head from the
right to left side. There was no
powder burns about the wound.
Dr. J. C. Bell, Jones county coro
-1 ner, empaneled a jury and view
ed the body but was unwilling to
night to give his opinion on the
! death. Inquest was set for 5
Monday afternoon, Dr, Bell inti
mated, there were angles of the
" shooting he wished to investigate
* thoroughly before making a state
-1 ment.
Mr, Lane was well known in
■ banking circle in the state.
F ! -
New Supt. Os ~ * : -
5 Bynum Cotton Mill
I
, Mr. J. W. Neal, who for the last
7 ’ several years has acceptably filled
_ j the position of superintendent of
_ the Odell Cotton Mill at Bynum,
; has resigned, and Mr. G. E. Moore,
. of Edenton, but a native of this
a community, has been chosen sup
j i erintelndent. Mr. Moore arrive^!
. about ten days ago. His family
will come next week. They Will oc
cupy the superintendent’s home,
formerly occupied by Mr. Neal, who
is building him a nice new home on
. the lot next to his son’s home.
» His many friends are glad to
. have Mr. Moore back in the county
Our American life seems to be
nothing but a skin game. The foot
ball season is known as “pig-skin”
season; baseball as “horse-hide”
season; graduation as “sheep-skin”
season—and having visited a few
beaches last year, we know for a
fact that summer is bare-skin sea
son.
NOTICE OF EXECUTION SAL?
In the Suerior Court.
North Carolina, Chatham county.
Mrs. Robena Mcßae.
Against
Mrs. C H Gunter.
Under and by virtue of an execu
tion directed to the undersigned
from the Superior Court of Chat
ham county, North Carolina, in the
above entitled action, upon an at*
tachment of the lands hereinafter
described, duly levied upon as pre
scribed by law in said attachment
proceedings, I will on
MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 11*27,
at the hour of twelve o’clock noon,
at the court house door of Chatham
county, sell to the highest bidder
for cash, to satisfy said execution,
all of the right, title and interest
which the defendant Mrs. C. H.
Gunter had in the following de
scribed real property on the date
of said levy on April 12th, 1927, to
wit:
That certain piece, parcel or
tract of land in the village of Gulf,
Chatham county, North Carolina,
adjoining the lands of the A. &Y,
Railway, on the north, W. H. Hill,
on the west, and Mrs. Robena Mc-
Rae on the east and south, and
containing 1.21 acres, and being the
same tract or parcel of land convey
ed by Robena Mcßae to Mrs. C. H
Gunter, which said conveyance is oi
record in Chatham county.
This the 27th day of June, 1927
G. M. BLAIR, V.
Sheriff of Chatham County#
Out July 28—4 t. * j