ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878 PARENT-TEACHER MEETING F R ID AY pr Livers to Address Meeting Os Pittsboro P.-T. Associa tion Friday Evening. The regular monthly meeting of t he Pittsboro Parent-Teacher Asso ciation will be held at the school building Friday evening, beginning at 7:30. In addition to the regular pro gram. an address by Dr. Livers of the extension board, is promised. Dr. Livers is one of the best known of t he extension workers in the state, and it is. certain that his address will te prove a treat. The gentleman will remain over until Saturday and address the coun tv-wide meeting of teachers at 11 o’clock. MARSDEN LONDON BREAKS THIGH BONE Marsden London, son of Mr. Frank London of Charlotte, who was visit ing his uncle, A. H. London, had the misfortune to break his thigh bone a few evenings ago while playing with a football. The youngster was taken to a Raleigh hospital, where he will have to lie in bed several weeks. Pittsboro seems to have a fatal ity for Frank. Only last year while on a visit here he broke his collar bone. HIGHWAYS 90 AND 93 Much fine work has been done on highway 90 since the state took it over several weeks ago. Good brid ges have been constructed over all the smaller streams, or will have been completed by the end of this week. Earlier in the year, soon af ter the decision to take the road over bv the highway commission, Moore’s bridge was rebuilt and is now strong and convenient. For weeks the cement bridge over New Hope at Seaforth has been un der construction and fine headway has been made upon it. It seems probable that the great structure may be completed within a few weeks. In the meantime, a make-1 shift crossing has been used, one j however which has readily served the j traffic. A big force of hands and trucks 1 have been engaged in top-soiling, with the result that the job is being completed this week and a fine road bed is provided for this short line to the state capital. The highway from Pittsboro to Graham, recently taken over by the state, has been designated as 93. The force that has been at work on 90, it is staetd, will go to 93. Accord ingly, the spring should see a great improvement in that important stretch of road which leads through the prosperous northwestern section of the county. A NOTE OF THANKS We wish to thank our many good friends from Brown’s Chapel who so unmercifully (?) pounded us last week. We appreciate the intrinsic value of the goods but even more the thought and love that prompted the generous giving. We should like to mention each friend and each ar ticle, but the number is too great. Upon each one we pray God’s bless ings, both in a temporal and a spiriti ual way. May we work and pray to the end that wre may be happy and successful in the coming year, not only at Brown’s Chapel but at each of our churches. MR. and MRS. C. M. LANCE. BIRD SEASON OPEN Hunters this year could not spend Thanksgiving Day shooting partridge, hut the season opens today, and it is probable that the fields and the woods will resound with many a shot at the plump birds. But don’t forget th |t license is required for hunting except on one’s lands or landlord’s, and that written permis sion even when you have license must he secured before hunting on ano ther’s lands. With that condition in the iaw r , no farmer needs to post his lands. They are already posted by the terms of the law. But it will be necessary for him to see that any trespasser is prosecuted or the law will be a dead letter. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS ( hatham county lawyers and oth vho wish to publish legal ad articcments in the Chatham Re- COi 'd the next few weeks will please the dates so as to permit the f ission of an issue of the paper he i ween Christmas and January 1. Cure will be little business for the paper that week, and as we have not; • a d a lay off since we came here nould like to have that week clear save the loss of an issue with •ithout business. Set sales live Papers before the date of sale. hen making up your shopping f. the two merchants of the village, vas found to be a most genial gen leman, and came across with a full year’s subscription. Mr. F. Y. Moon, the other merchant, also will have the Record. Here we met the two fine crescents, Misses Leola and Lillian, who will one day shine in full splendor, when more than one youth will be Moon-struck. Harper’s Cross Roads is probably one of the oldest communities, in that part of the county, and probably one of the very oldest in the county. Some one should dig into the history of the community and let tis have something of it in the Record. > Time forbade stopping at the vari ous prosperous farm homes on the road, the thing that "We should like to do in every part of the county, and here we are back in Bear Creek at night fall, when Mr. Beal, telling us that the village boasts no hotel or boarding house, kindly takes us in charge for the night, after we had patronized Mr. Joe Dunn’s case, only to find Mrs. Beal with supper on the table for two. It was a pleasant evening in the Beal home. Mr. and Mrs. Beal are hospitable to the core, and a good oak fire, and a radio with any kind of entertainment on tap, made the eve ning all the more pleasant. The one child, little Florence, each night hears a Santa Claus story over the radio that; attunes her for the old gentleman’s visit only a little more than three weeks from now. With morning we greet Mr. and Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Fitts and Mr. and Mrs. Brooks, Postmaster G. C. Phil lips, and divers others during the day ! the Phillips name predominating. At the depot the evening before we had seen that fine young agent, "Mr. McffiU. Bui v.c were disappointed .xi lue ciuvvu tuai/ we ca[jcu,cu wvuid visit the village in the afternoon for very few came, and the day’s work did not pan out as we had hoped. Among those we did see were those staunch citizens, A, F. Willett, B. F. Wilkie, N. D. Hilliard, R. L. Phil lips, R. N. Boyd and J. W. Loyd. j Over there that day was Mr. Will j D. Thomas, of Durham, a native of the community who has lived in the tobacco city for the last few years, and when it was seen that few would come to the village that day we jumped in with him and came home. NEW HILL ITEMS Last Sunday was an ideal day and the birthday dinner given Mrs. Bet tie Thomas was a success in every respect. Early Sunday morning rel atives and friends began to arrive some who had not visited the home in quite a while, and not only was the house full of guests, but the spa cious oak grove was thronged with people. The hostess on her 74th birthday anniversary received the callers in a cordial manner. The many useful and appropriate gifts were placed in her room. Mrs. Tho mas before her marriage, was Miss Bettie Moore, daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. George Moore. Her father was a Baptist minister. She has one living brother, Mr. C. D. Moore, who was present Sunday. Her only sister, Mrs. Emily Halley could not attend on account of sickness. Mrs. Thomas has ten children, all who returned to their old home Sun day. They are: Mesdames Addie Webster, W. A. Drake, R. F. Stur divant, L. D. Hatley, J. J. Hackney, and Gordon Copland. The sons are B. W., G. N., J. C. and D. L. Tho mas. She is the grandmother of 47. All enjoying the occasion except 7. Three of the absent ones are in other states. She has 10 great grandchil dren; John, and Robert, Allen Drake, Myrtle Bckwith and Evelyn Web ster and Lacy Trotten, Jr., were present. The other great grandchil dren are Drake, Jack, and Florence Leteen of Richmond, Va., Louise Webster of and Foman Tysinger, of Lexington. A long table had been erected in the yard and at the noon hour was laden with every thing imaginable good to eat. John W; Drake, made a short but splendid talk at the table and asked the blessing. After all had, partaken heartily of the well chosen menu there was much left. Those attending from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Drake and two children, Mrs. Alice King, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Webster and little daughter of Greensboro, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hatley, of Lillington, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Thomas and three children, Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas of Hen derson, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Cope land and five children, Mr. and Mrs. Tisdale and children from Durham, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Thomas and son of Siler City, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. o (Please turn to page eight) u,. .vanzs&fe MISS NANNIE LANIUS WEDS Miss Nannie Lanius surprised her friends by hieing away to Raleigh Saturday evening and marrying. Such an event in the near future was not unexpected. Indeed, the rumor had it that the marriage would take place December 22, but Miss Nannie forestalled the madam. The groom is Mr. David Thomas, so nos the lat eMr. Fred Thomas of Haywodo. He is a capable young man, and holds a responsible posi tion with the state highway commis sion, having oversight of the com mission’s trucks working on the high ways in this section. 11 The bride is the lovely daughter of Mrs. Mattie Lanius of Pittsboro. At this writing Monday the hap py young couple have not put in their appearance at Pittsboro. Mr. Tho mas has headquarters at Durham. — ii 1 ; CLYDE OLDHaA/I DEAD * Mr. Clyde Oldham, a fine young hian of the Antioch section, died Friday after an illness of only 36 hours. Mr. Oldham was employed for two years at the Bynum factory. Last spring he went back to his father’s farm near antioch church on Gold ston road, to take charge of the farm, as his father was feeble. He made a good crop but, having gath ered it, went back to Bynum and took a night job at the factory. Last Wednesday night he was stricken with a pain that almost bent him double. He was hurried to Dr. Chap in who gave morphine. Mr. W. R. Oldham, his brother, who lives at Pittsboro, was summoned and the af flicted young man was taken to the former’s home, where he continued to excruciating pain. On Thursday afternoon Dr. /Palmer of Gulf was summoned to consult with Dr. Chap in, and as a consequence the yunog man was taken to a Sanford hospital, where it was discovered that in ad dition to the pain which still kept him drawn almost double, he was suffering from a leaking heart, that forbade an operation. Moreover, the Sanford physician was sure that he had only a 'short while to live, which opinion was confirmed by the young man’s death on Friday afternoon. Burial preparations were immedi ately begun on Saturday the body was laid to rest in the church yard at Anitoch. The funeral ser- j vices were conducted by Pastor Car den of the Antioch church, assisted by Rev. R. R. Gordon. A great throng ul liicpds an.i lelativcs were present to pay their last respects. The deceased is a son of Mr. A. H. Oldham. .He leaves besides his parents a young wife but no chil dren. Jhe wife was still at the farm when the husband became ill. Iwo brothers and four sisters sur vice, Messrs. W. R. Oldham of Pitts boro and S. E., of High Point, and Mesdames Robt. Hearne and Sam Dowd of Baldwin township, and Misses Jeannie and Margarett. Fortunately, the young man had an insurance policy of SIOOO, the next premium on which was payable within a week. Much sympatlhy is felt for the stricken family. TO DISPLAY NEW FORD Pittsboro will get its first full de scription of the new line of Ford automobiles, tomorrow. A public reception to be held by local dealers is part of the national introduction of the new Ford models. In thousands of communities all over the United States tomorrow, Dec. 2, this new line of moderate-priced light automobiles will be introduced to millions of people. The doors of the showrooms are to be opened promptly at 7 o’clock a. m. and attendants will be on hand throughout the remainder of the day to explain the new and interesting features of the car which is expect ed to make a new chapter in auto motive history. The new Ford cars are said to be the product of several years of study j and planning by Henry Ford and his! engineers in the great Ford labora tories at Dearbord. Mr. Ford him self has announced that “there is nothing quite like the , new Ford car” and has stated that it will prove just as great a pioneer in the pres ent field of low price light cars of quality as the famour Model T was a pioneer in its field for more than nineteen years. Among the visitors to the recep tion tomorrow will be many officials, executives of business, civic and pro fessional organizations and other leaders in the life of the community, who have been specially invited. Local dealers have been notified by Ford officials at Detroit that the factories throughout the country are now preparing to produce the new cars in numbers exceeding even the tremendous production records ach ieved in the manufacture of the Mod el T line. Company officials at Detroit also repeated their early announcement that production of the new Ford line will not make the Model T line ob solete. The manufacture of the new parts for Model T replacements will continue to be-an important factor of the Ford plants as long as any of the Model T cars are still in op eration, the local dealers were ad vised. Because of this policy, pres ent owners of Model T Ford cars, will be able to keep their cars in perfect order as long as those cars remain in commission. MONCURE NEWS (Too late for last week) Mrs. Engelbert of Philadelphia, Pa., who has been a guest of Capt. Wissler, returned to her heme last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Langley of Pittsboro, are moving to Moncure. Mr. Langley is cashier of the Bank of Moncure. Miss Mary Bland as sistant cashier, will board with Mr. and Mrs. Langley. We are glad to welcome them to our town. Miss Catherine Thomas, who is teaching near Durham, spejit last week-end at home with her parents. Miss Catherine will spend Thanks giving holidays with her sister. Mr. F. M. Hillard, the monument man, has returned from Carthage where he has been ih business, There will be Thanksgiving ser vices at the Methodist church on Thursday evening, conducted by Rev. C. M. Lance. * Thanksgiving services which was held at Providence Methodist church j last Sunday evening, was very much I enjoyed. The following members of the Evangelistic club of Sanford were present: Messrs. B. Cole, Pordo, Rodgers, and Joe Stout. Mr. Pordo read 105th Psalm for the Bible lesson. . Mr. Joe Stout made an ex cellent talk on the origin of Thanks giving and Thanksgiving up to the I present time, while Mr. Stout is just a layman. He preached a real ser mon. Mr. Joe M,elver and Mr. Rcdgers also gave interesting talks. We want to thank the Gum Springs Baptist church choir for their presence and good singing. There was a large crowd present and the weather was ideal fer the season of the year. At a meeting of the directors of the Chatham County National Farm Loan Association, Nov. 15, W. W. Stedman of Moncure, was elected Secretary-treasurer of the associa tion to succeed Victor R. Johnson, re signed. While the office of the sec retary-treasurer has been moved to the postoffice building at Moncure, there will still be maintained an of fice ac Pittsboro at the office of Mr. A. C. Ray, who will receive applica tions for ihose desiring loans. There will be an oyster supper held at Moncure Baptist church, on Friday night, Dec. 2nd. The pro ceeds will be for piano of the church. Good music will be provided. The public is cordially invited. The committee ot lvioncure school will hold a meeting at the school au ditorium next Friday night. Nov 25, and ask all the patrons of the school to attend to discuss plans for the benefit of the school. The Sons and Daughters of Lib erty will give a banquet in the Ju nior Hall next Wednesday evening j at seven o’clock. Each member of this organization may ask their fam-1 ily or a prospective member. Ar rangements are being made to en-, tertain one hundred people. Areal 1 Thanksgiving supper is being pre pared including turkeys and every thing else to make a Thanksgiving dinner. A general good time is an ticipated. The basket ball team between Mon cure school and Bynum school played this afternoon, was 12 to 10 in fav or of Moncure. There will be a play given at the school auditovium Wednesday even ing, Nov. 22nd. ; COUNTY-WIDE TEACHERS MEETING The Supt. set Saturday, Novem ber 19th for County-Wide Meet ing of the colored teachers of this county; the public school at Pitts boro. A goodly number was present. Rev. Roberts, the president of the county unit, conducted the opening exercises, after which Supt. Thomp son outlined the work for the year and gave minute instruction in the making of monthly reports. He also spoke on teaching as a calling and our duty to the children delivered to our care. In our group this year, there are many from other counties including several strong teachers who have been in the work for a long time and have kept pace with all educational communities could hold" such teach ers for some length of time. The following officers were elect ed for 1927-28. Rev. G. C. Roberts, president. P. R. Richardson, vice-pres. V. Crump, secretary. Lubia Taylor, assistant secretary. Mattie Foushee, treasurer. Mrs. Easterling, pianist. The next meeting to be held the first Friday in January. We hops that the committeemen will make it possible for the teachers who are new in the county to come without great expense. Some of the teach ers pay more than they earn in a day oftentimes to get to meetings. Mrs. Robert Ward, of Durham, visited her mother, Mrs. Robert Mor gan, during the Thanksgiving holi days. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Durham and children spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Snipes. Mr. and Mrs. f\ M. Mann and part of their children visited Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Perry, of Carrboro, last Thursday. And now nothing remains of the % except trying to get ue owiei xc-.ovv’s coach. VOL. 50. NO. 11. COMPOSITION BY A CHATHAM GIRL An Interesting Account of Na tional Education 1 Week At Cullowhee By MARY DELL BYNUM i The National Education Associa tion tiio bureau of Education, Washington, suggested that the na tion observe the week from Novem ber 7th to 13th, as National Educa tion week. The following outline of t the week s program was sent over ail the Un.ted States. Monday—Health Day f , Tuesday—Home anid School Day Wednesday—Know Ycur School Day Thursday School Opportunity i Day Friday—Armistice and Citizenship - Day Saturday—Community Day Sunday—God and Country Day. This outline was carried out to the fullest extent at the Cullowhee State Normal school. Each day pro grams were given appropriate to the topic suggested for that day, though j Wednesday, “Knew Your School Day” and Sunday, “God and Coun try Day” were the most outstand ing ones for all people concerned— the community, the Normal students, the Training school pupils, and the teachers. On Wednesday, “Know Your School Day” all the parents had Been invited to visit the school. As they arrived about 1:30 o’clock they were met by the practice teachers of the j Normal School and shown to the J rooms they wished to visit. There I they found exhibits of the childrens’ I work in all their school subjects, and j at each exhibit was a pupil to ex plain the “why and how” of every ! piece of work. After discussing the , work and progress of the children every one went to the auditorium where a most Interesting program was given by the graded school pu pils. From the auditorium the pa rents were shown to the home eco nomics room where a delightful so cial hour for the parents and teach ers followed. Delicious refreshments were servegl and the “grown-ups” had a general good time together, i On Sunday “God and Country Day” the churches of the community met together at- the Training school the ords? of service was carried out: Prelude—“ Ave Verum”, .. . Mozart Miss Franklin Hymn—O Worship the King, Haydn Invocation i Rev. I. K. Stafford The Heavens Resound .. Beethoven Girl*, Glee Club Scripture Reading Rev. A. W. Lynch Praise Ye Jerusalem .. ..Maunder „ Miss Graves, Mr. Bird Miss Feagans, Mr. Hunter Address —For God and Country Dr. John E. Calfee “Going Home” from “New World Symphony” Dvorak Faculty Quartett Benediction Postlude—“ Gloria” from “Mass in B” ».■ Farmer The address delivered by' Dr. Cal fee of the Asheville Normal, was most inspiring. His subject was “Are- You Really Convinced?” On the whole, Education Week has been very beneficial to the com Jiu nity and to the Normal Students of” Cullowhee. TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS: It seems so difficult to see our subscribers that we are having pre pared a letter to send to those whose time has expired or is expiring. Since our plant was burned it is imprac ticable to carry the dates of expira tion on the labels, as they are type written. Hence, a letter is neces sary to give the information. We hope that every subscriber who re ceives one of these notes will re spond promptly. If four hundred subscribers who should renew be tween now and January 1, do so, we shall be enabled to come out in good shape for the