The Chatham Record
ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878
TWO NEGRO BOVS
JAILED FOR SUER
CITY EXPLOSION
John Campbell and Hobart
Brooks Confess That They
Fired Dynamite in Pipe
John Campbell and Hobart Brooks
two young negro men, were jailed
last week on the charge of firing the
dynamite * near the biler City post
office, which resulted in quite a
commotion in that city and broke
window panes and damaged an auto
mobile.
The boys when arrested on the
charge confessed that they had per
petrated what became an almost ser
ious prank. They slipped the dyna
mite charge in an iron drain pipe
beside the post office building and
ran, expecting on & big boom. They
had not calculated upon the explo
sion bursting the pipe, which it did,
hurling pieces for many yards and
one through the window of Richard
son and Siler's meat market.
Without knowing the uproar they
had raised, they immediately went
to a store and bought other dyna
mite and went out in the negro sec
tion of town and were playing- the
noisy game more. This raised sus
picion and led to their arrest when
the confession was forthcoming.
CAMPAIGNING FOR RELIEF
OF NEAR-EAST SCHOOLS
DURHAM, N. C.—Lt. Governor J.
Elmer Long, State Chairman of the
Near East College Association in
North Carolina has just notified Mr.
D. L. Bell of Pittsboro who is chair
man of the campaign in this county
that the campaign is gettnig under
way and that North Carolinians are
responding very liberally to the
funds now beintr raised in this state
to provide for the educational needs
of thousands of needy boys and girls
in the Near East who are not able
to help themselves.
Chairman Long points out one fact
in connection with this appeal which
is most worthy of thought and at
tention by all, “For years,” says Mr.
Long, “America has been sending
succor into the Near East that thou
sands of orphaned boys and girls
might have food to eat and clothes
to wear, the adult refugee problem
too has been a very serious one for
the world to contend with and to
solve.”* * Says. Chairman Long- ‘,‘The
work of the . schools include in this
appeal is of such character that they
are training men and women for
leadership, natives who have the
confidence of their own people and
who alone can stabilize those lands
known as Bible Lands to the world.”
Mr. Long states that in order to
help those people in the Near East
we have spent many millions in re
lief work and make them self sus
taining, it is necessary that they be
fitted for leadership. This will mean
that in a very short time the need
for further relief work will be un
necessary.
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator
of the estate of S. G. Burke, late of
Chatham county, I hereby warn all
persons holding claims against the
estate to present them duly proven
on or before the first day of Janu
ary 1929, or this notice will be plea
ded in bar of their recovery. All
persons owing the estate are asked
to make immediate payment.
This 27th day of Dec. 1927.
MRS. LILLIE A. BURKE,
Administratrix.
Feb. 2—6 t np.
TRUSTEE’S SALE
Under and by virtue of the pow
er and authority conferred upon me
by a certain deed of trust executed
in my favor by W. V. Farrell and
wife, Florence Farrell, bearing date
April Ist, 1927, and duly recorded
in book “G. N.,” at page 81 in the
office of the Register of Deeds of
Chatham county, North Carolina,
and by reason of default in the pay
ment of the indebtedness thereby se
cured, and at the request of the own
er and holder of the note secured by
said deed of trust, I will sell at pub
lic auction t othe highest bidder for
eash on Thursday, January 26, 1928,
at 12 o’clock M, at the court house
door in the city of Pittsboro, N. C.,
that certain tract or parcel of land
lying and being in Center township,
Chatham county and bounded and
described as follows, to-wit:
Ist tract. All that certain tract or
parcel of land lying and being in
Renter township in Chatham county,
N T orth Carolina, adjoining the lands
belonging to the late William O.
Farrell, said tract or parcel hereby
onveyed, beginning at the W. O.
Farrell land and so running as to
include within its boundaries the
house and barn as nearly as possi
ble, the center of the tract herein
conveyed.
2nd tract. Beginning in the Mc-
Flenahen line, running north 29
poles to the big road; then south
r °ad to Burke’s line; thence south
“b 1-2 poles to a red oak; thence
east 189 poles to the first station and
containing 75 1-4 acres more or less.
c° r full description see deed from
R. Farrell and wife Catharine
- arrell, to Joseph S. Farrell, said
n '- e d dated October 30, 1871, less
• nout 40 acres on south side mort
j-'aged to J. C. Scoggins.
1 his the 26th day of December,
3927.
R. P. READE, Trustee.
HICKMAN CONFESSES
Young Hickman, who when
first captured at Pendleton,
Oregon, confessed to kidnap
ing the little Los Angeles girl
and delivering her mutilated
body to her father and obtain
ing SISOO ransom money, but
said that another had killed
her, when taken to Los Angeles
confessed the whole matter,
stating that he killed the girl
the day after her capture for
fear she would be heard, and
then with thread and wires
fixed her neck and eyes so as
to make her appear alive.
Maynard Gets Commission
Mr. Clyde Maynard of Moncure
was recently commissioned second
lieutenant U.S.A.R.C., and assigned
to the 316 Field Artillery, 81st Di
vision. 7
Lieutenant Maynard saw service
with the 30th Division over seas and
engaged in several big battles. He
was severely wounded Sept. 29, 1918
when the 30th helped break what
was supposed to be the impregnable
Hindenberg line. He was sent to
England, where he spent several
months in hospitatls. We,congratu
late Lieutenant Maynard upon his
new honor.
Christian Chapel
At the usual hour Christmas mor
ning the little Sunday school at
Christian Chapel met. While our
number was small we felt it good
to be there and were glad to have
with us Messrs. J. D. Mclver and W.
Jeffrey, who made good talks on
Sunday school work and what Christ
mas should mean to us.
Sunday was the day we expected
to decide whether to run the school
during January and February, but as
there were 30 few present we de
cided to postpone the decision till
the second Sunday in January, our
regular preaching day.
xnis is an important question for
little community. Can we close
God’s house and worship there only
when it is convenient to us?
Mrs. London Honored
The heart of Mrs. H. A. London,
friend of the Confederate veterans,
has been made glad by the several
visits of veterans recently, but par
ticularly by a memento presented her
Christmas Eve by the Winnie Davis
Chapter of the Daughters of the
Confederacy.
Mrs. London, after organizing and
presiding over the destinies of the
chapter for many years, has resign
ed the presidency, and as a token
of esteem and appreciation the mem
bers of the chapter presented her
with a beautiful fountain pen. The
presentation was at the home of Mrs.
London Saturday evening, when a
few of the ladies gathered for the
purpose. The presentation was made
*>y airs. Peterson, secretary of the
chapter.
Christmas Carol Service
The Christmas Carol Service on
Christmas evening was well attend
ed, both by those who sang and as
well as those who came to listen to
the lovely songs that grow sweeter
and seem to have a deeper meaning
as the years go by.
The group of singers was compos
ed of children first grade on through
the high school age as well as of
men and women of mature years.
It was indeed a community sing, and
thoroughly enjoyed by all.
The Music Department of the Wo
man’s Club feels indebted to Mr.
Strong of the Carolina Power and
Light Co., for the beautiful electric
light under which the Carols were
sung.
The chairman of the Music De
partment wishes to thank all who
helped make the second Carol ser
vice a success, especially the choir
leaders of the several churches, Mrs.
W. B. Chapin, Mrs. Henry Bynum,
Miss Carrie Jackson, and Mr 3. R. G.
Shannonhouse.
FARRELL-POE
Mr. Tommie Farrell and Miss Bes
sie Poe were married Saturday. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. J.
Fulton Johnson, pastor of Hanks
Chapel church. The marriage was a
quite affair, being witnessed by only
a few friends of the contracting par
ties.
The bride is the oldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Poe and at
tended the Pittsboro high school up
to a year or two ago. The groom is
a son of the late James Farrell and
is a promising- young farmer. They
are living with Mrs. Farrell, mother
of the groom.
LITTLE FOLK ENTERTAINED
BY MR. AND. MRS. FARRELL
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Farrell delight
fully entertained the little folk of
the Methodist church, with a Christ
mas tree, at their home, Wednesday
evening before Christmas.
Some of the children were mysti
fied upon their arrival by seeing no
tree in evidence, but they were kept
busy writing letters to Old Santa
until to their surprise, a door was
opened and they beheld a beautiful
ly illuminated and tastefully deco
rated Christmas tree, around which
thev quickly gathered in delight.
The hostess was assisted by some
of the larger children in distribut
ing the fruit, candies, and gifts, all
of which was happily received.
The host and hostess also remem
bered, in a nice wav, the mothers who
were there to chaperone their young
daughters and sons.
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1927
NEW CHEVROLET
Moat Spectacular Low-Priced
Car of All Time Announ
ced for New Year
DETROIT, Dec. 24.—Promising
the most spectacular low priced au
tomobile of all, the Chevrolet Mo
tor Company announced today that
a complete new line of motor cars
will be introduced to the public on
January first.
In confirming reports that Chev
rolet would very shortly introduce a
new car of surpassing interest, W. S. J
Knudsen, the president of the Chev
rolet Motor Company, declared that
the official announcement covering
all details of Chevrolet’s sensational
new product would come Sunday Jan.
the first, No details will be avail
able until that time, he said.
• Chevrolet assembly . plants have
been in production of the, new car
since December 12. Factories in
Flint, Mich., Tarrytown, N. Y., St.
Louis, Mo., Oakland, Cal., Buffalo,
N. Y., Jeansville, Wise., and Nor
wood, 0., have been humming with
activity preparing for the highways
the first of the new cars that prom
ise to make motor car history in
1928.
Shipments of the new cars to dea
lers have been leaving the various
assembly plants since December 15,’
so that the vast country-wide dealer
organization may be prepared for
the introductory next Sunday. Un
bridled enthusiasm is beipg displayed
over the new cars by Chevrolet'Held
sales officials, who have been mill
ing into Detroit for private showings
of the new line.
Practically every Chevrolet dealer
in the United States will have cars
ready for public inspection January
first. From Bangor, Me., to San
Diego and from Miami to Vancouver
there will be simultaneous exhibi
tions of the new car that has caused
so much discussion in the last few
months.
This gigantic distribution of sup
plying thousands of dealers with cars
in such a brief space of time was
made possible through the farseeing
policy of the Chevrolet organization
and the tremendous resources and
production facilities of the Chevrolet
Motor Company. Never in the his
tory of the industry will so many
new models of one make have been
placed in dealers’ hands in such a
limited space of time.
Cars will be ready for the boule
vards and hgihways immediately af
ter the first of the year. Produc
tion at the various assembly'plants
throughout the United States is rac
ing along as fast as precision manu
facturing wlil permit.
Unofficial reports from the Chev
rolet offices here say that the new
car will embody many improvements
in design and construction. New
standards of beauty are promised.
Easier handling and smoother riding
qualities are heralded as some of
the outstanding features of the new
Chevrolet line.
Many unlooked for changes have
been made in the appearance of the
car, according to reports, providing
the new Chevrolet with a beauty and
style appeal, unexampled in the low
price field.
Without disclosing details, Chev
rolet officials declared that the new
cars would embody . the results of
13 years experience and progress in
the building of low priced transpor
tation. Lessons learned from mil
lions of miles of testing on the Gen
eral Motors proving ground have
brought to bear on the new product,
officials declared. In fact ail the
resources of General Motors have
been employed for months to design
and build the car that is heralded to
be by a wide margin the greatest
automobile ever offered by Chevro
let.
More than 5,500 newspapers ac
ross the entire country will assist
through their advertising columns in
broadcasting the announcement, that
will take the form of one of the
most comprehensive advertising
campaigns ever attempted in the au
tomobile industry, Every city ,town
and hamlet in the Country will read
the details of the 1928 Chevrolet on-
New Year’s .day.,
Messrs. Ernest and Jarvis Boone
visited their brother John in Raleigh
Monday.
BACK FROM FLORIDA
The Record erred in ascribing the
free trip given by a liberal Yankee
to Mr. Henry : Howard. Mr. Algie
Johnson was the fortunate man and
he came in last week on his arrival
and enabled us to correct the error
and to hear of the trip. Mr. John
son was gone three weeks, 17 days of
which was spent at Palm Beach at
the expense of the gentleman, and
received SSO and a railroad ticket
home. On the way down he stopped
at Savannah and Jacksonville, reach
ing Palm Beach late the night after
the one spent at Jacksonville.
This was Mr. Johnson’s first trip
to Florida and it was highly enjoy
ed. Few get such opportunities as
he had. , Those who read the form
er item will recall that a tourist
whose car he helped get out of a
ditch a few miles below Pittsboro
gave him the trip. .
He brought his mother, Mrs. Henry
Johnson, two cocoanuts which he
picked from the tree. He found it
quite different weather on his return
from that which permitted bathing
at Palm Beach. A 560-pound shark
was caught at Palm Beach a few
days before he reached there.
Washington Letter
Republican Presidential Possi
bilities—Taxes Cut—Flood
Relief, Farmers* Relief
By WILLIAM P. HELM* Jr.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—High
lights and shadows flit swiftly these
days aoross the screen ‘ox national
affairs.
Dramatic events in the realm of
politics featured the week. In these i
the name of Herbert Hoover loomed
large. Against him his opponents
are lining up in a pre-conventicn
fight to divert Republican sentiment
to another candidate for the presi
dential nomination. . * :
.Just alTHoover has great strength,
so has he strong opposition. That
opposition is groping for a big man
to put up against him. It has made
deft overtures tp William E, Borah,
the unterrified Senator from the
Far West, but three times has Borah
declined to meet in secret fab
the gift-bearing interests who woui i
groom him for the Presidency. , Mi.
Borah may or may not want the Pres
idency, but certain: it seems that if
he does he will not train for« the
race in the camp of the moneyed
crowd who would back him.
Another fire that has been lighted
under the Hoover boom concerns his
long stay in Europe just prior to our
entry into the world war. The con
stitution provides that no man snail
be President who is not a native
American and who has not resided
in the United State* for 14 years
prior to his election. It does not
say 14 “consecutive years.” Many
Hoover opponents wish it did. Any
how this provision is looming larger
in discussion as to his eligibility.
The Hoover opponents say that he
King of England wanted Hoover to
become a British subject and accept
a title. “Good,” his friends retort,
“and what did Hoover say?” And
then they point to an alleged report
made to President Wilson by Ambas
sador Page in which Mr. Page quotes
Hoover as replying:
“I’ll be damned if I give up my
American citizenship—not on your
life.”
So that’s that. It’s Hoover against
the field, as Washington sees it to
day. The field of:
First. Frank O. Lovvdeu, former
Governor of Illinois and possessoi of
Pullman millions, gentleman farmer
and advocate of McNary-Haugen
principles of farm relief. Extremely
popular in certain sections, but un
popular in some Eastern centers be
cause of his agricultural views.
Second. Charles G. Dawes, vlce-
President of United States, wealthy
Chicago banker, co-author of the
Dawes plan for stabilizing German
industry, staunch supporter of Low
den and picturesque in his. choice
of language. Says he doesn’t want
it.
Third. Charles Curtis of Kansas,
United States Senator and one of the
first announced candidates. Popu
lar in Kansas and some other West
ern States but not. taken • over-seri
ously by Eastern party leaders.
Fourth. Frank O. Willis, Senator
from Ohio, ardent dry, tall, handsome
and a hard worker of serious de
meanor. Has not yet fired the pop
ular imagination. Hopes to win as
a dark horse in case Hoover, Low
den and the rest deadlock.
Around those five' names revolve
the thoughts of G. O. P. leaders con
cerned with the Presidency. None
of them has set the Eastern leaders
on fire. Carles D. Hilles, New York,
has started a movement. to draft.
Coolidge anyhow and make him run.
Mrs. Coolidge has embroidered a
spread for the Lincoln bed in the
W T hite House: “Calvin Coolidge, 1923
to 1929,” and says she is sure she
won’t have to change the dates.
Congress divided public interest in
politics. The House passed a tax
reduction bill of upwards of $290,-
000,000 —pr $65,000,000 more than
the President thinks safe. Mr. Coo
lidge hopes that the Senate will re
duce the amount. It. won’t. The
chances are that it will increase the
total. If so, Mr. Coolidge will have
it put squarely to him—change
your figures or veto. The prospect
is that by that time the figures of
the estimated treasury surplus will
be increased. It would be a grace
ful way out for all concerned.
Advocates of a bigger and better
army, led by Secretary Davis, sprang
their annual sensation last week by
declaring that there wasn’t amrnu-.
nition enough in the government’s
arsenals to last 1,000,000. men an
hour, “What, of it?” asked the small
army crowd. Bigger and better navy
advocates are peevish at the provi
sion of the big navy bill that would
permit the President to hold ,up the
program in his discretion. “Just
what we want,” .reply the middle
of the readers. ’
Congressman Haugen’s farm re
lief bill is ready and hearings start
January 16. It still contains the
provision for the equalization fee —
to which the President objects. Mr.
Haugen wants a revolving fund of
$400,000,000, Sen. McNary thinks
$250,000,000 enough. Congress prob
ably will enact some sort of mea
sure at this session.
The Mississippi . Valley is up in
arms at the proposal that it share
in the heavy expense of curbing- the
Father of Waters. Uncle Sam should
do the job, say Valley members of
congress. A report filed by General
Jadwin calls for the spending of
about $300,000,000 for the work
over a 10-year period, with the states
paying a portion. Briefly, it calls
for stabilizing the channel and the
strengthening of levees. It rejects
the proposal to build reservoirs and
General News
The death of forty sailors in a
submarine sunk by a collision with
another war vessel was one of the
grievous incidents of the week, and
13 causing criticism of the naval of
ficials for givine such orders as
brought the underwater vessel into
the path of the floating war ship.
After numerous failures to drop
bombs upon‘the Yadkin bridge that'
is doomed to destruction, ihe airmen
oecame better marksmen and made
several exact hits, blowing the end
uff the structure allotted to them
to pieces. The, artillery then
turned upon the other end and ,sev
yal shots hit the mark Saturday, bu
did no damage. The artillery at
tack was, to be renewed this week.
The placing of these army tests at
this time appears,
kept many soldiers and. officers in
camp during Christmas\\while the
inhabitants from a large area were
forced to clear the territory during
the artillery tests. The tests have
proved of great military value, it
is thought, and have certainly prov
ed the reliability of the type of con
crete bridge.
The division between Western and
Eastern Republicans on the Farm
lief measures proposed grows more
marked. The factions find their per
sonal representatives in Lowdpp and
Hoover, respective candidates for the
Republican nomination for the pres
idency. Unless a farm relief mea
sure passes Congress and recaiwas
the President’s signature, there is in
sight a pretty war between the fac
tions.
Young Hickman, captured after
a long chase, confessed that he kid
napped the little Parker girl in Los
Angeles and delivered the mutilated
body to her father receiving SISOO
ranson money ; but declares that one
who called himself Andrew Kramer
killed and cut up the little girl. How
ever, it developed that the only An
drew Kramer to be found was in
jail when the crime was committed
Hickman still contended that a man
calling himself that killed her. The
wretch is only 19 years of age. He
claims that he wanted money to go
to college. He told a long story of
his exploits as a bad man the past
six months and at first was rather
boastful and self-confident. But
when the Los Angeles officers rea
ched Pendleton, Oregon to take him
back to Los Angeles, he lost his
courage. A speedy trial is expected.
Insanity will probably be pleaded.
Even if another killed the girl little
sympathy should be Wasted upon-the
fiend that took money from a father
and rewarded him with the mutilated
body of his child when he was as
sured that she was safe and sound. !
Mrs. Lindbergh was persuaded to
go to Mexico to spend Christmas
with her son, who was being lionized
down there after,his successful flight
of 2000 miles to the City of Mexico.
The mother, too, went by airplane,
but took it by stages. Both mother
and son are still retaining their ad
mirable poise and showing that goqfd'
sense which has made them as much
loved as the son’s marvelous flight
across the Atlantic made him ad
mired for his courage and skill.
Rev. Archie Ray, a student at
Union Theological Seminary, Rich
mond, is home for the holidays.
Misses Emily and Pauline Taylor
entertained a number of their friends
Tuesday evening at bridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Lassie Sturdivant, of
Apex, visited Mrs. Sturdivant’s pa
rents Christmas and Mr. Sturdivant
greeted his old Pittsboro friends on
Tuesday.
1 RABBITS THEN AND NOW
Fifty years ago Dec. 17 according
to an item reproduced in the Ra
leigh Times from a paper of that
date, a two-horse load of drc/ed
rabbits from Chatham county were
sold in Raleigh, going at 10 cents
a piece or three for a quarter. Now
rabbits are sold to dealers at 25c
and 30c each and in Durham cost
consumer probably fifty cents.
But the increase in prices of rab
bits is hardly greater than that of
chickens, pork, etc. A hen that
would have gone begging at 20 or
25 cents a third of a century ago
now sells for a dollar. Not so long
ago a year’s subscription to this pa
per would have bought a 12 or 15
pound ham or 15 dozen eggs; now
it will buy only 6 lbs of ham and
three dozen eggs.
impound flood waters at their
source. Spillways and a parallel
floodway from Cairo to New Madrid,
Miss, are included.
Just, before recessing until Jan
uary 4, the Senate voted against the
plan to investigate the big power
interests. This was a blow to Sen
ator Walsh of Montana, the daddy
of the Teapot Dome revelations; also
to Gifford Pinchot who has urged
such an inquiry.
The so called exposures of Wil
liam Randolph Hearst leave the cap
ital cold. Somebody has either per
petrated a million-dollar. swindle on
the Mexican treasury or got $16,000
of Hearst’s money for spurious docu
ments —such is the general opinion.
Nobody believes any American offi
i cial got any Mexican money for the
propaganda.
From this and other topics, Wash
ington has turned its attention dur
ing the week to Santa Claus. The
government clerks got two days off
with pay.
VOLUME 50, NUMBER 15
H. D. GUNTER HOME
IS TOTAL FIRE LOSS
Burned .Tuesday-—Loss Esti
mated $7,500; $4,000 Insur
ance—Bryans A,lso Suffer
Tlie large 8-room house of Harvey
Gunter was burned Tuesday ,• about
boon. The fire started in the ceil
ing of Jfche second story, possibly -
from a 4aulty cmmney flue. It had r
made little headway when discovered
oilt location (of. the .flames made
If impossible to sfop it with the chem
ical engirte of the fire department.
Unfortunately/too, an electrician
who happened- to be near cut ’ the
wire that operated the automatic wa
ter systerri,; thus cutting off a water
supply that might hhve beep utilized.
to a good effect. The pumps of the
neighboring- homes were, frozen npu
Thus there was little to do but watch
the home buni -up. '
However, the furniture on the
lower * floor was saved, but that on
the second floor, including that of
Mr. and Mrs. - Clinton Bryan, who
lived on tj*e second floor, together
with clothing, etc, was a total loss.
The house itself is estimated by
Mr. Gunter to have been worth seven
or eight thousand dollars. It con
tained 8 rooms, pantry, two bath
rooms equipped, etc. The closets
were cedar dined and the pantry was
protected by specially prepared walls
and the home was equipped with an
automatic water system, with atten
ding plumbing and septic tank. The
insurance Was to the extent of $4,-
000.
Mr. Gunter was in Bynum when
notified by telephone that the home
was afire. He hastened home to
find it falling in. He and his wife
and child are domiciled with Capt.
and Mrs. J. W. Hunt for the pres
ent.
It was only recently that Mr.
Gunter suffered a loss by explosion
and fire at his Lockville filling sta
tion.
JOHNSON-MOSES
Miss Mildred Johnson and Mr. De-
Witt Moses were married in Sanford
Wednesday evening, Dec. 14, by Rev.
W. L. Williamson, pastor of the San
ford Christian church.
The bride is.a daughter of Mr.
J. D. Johnson jpf Goldston and is
well known, in ;i Pittsboro, where she
took *he Teachers’ Training course
three years ago. She is a charming
young woman. , The groom is a son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mo
ses of this 1 county. :
The young, couple will make their
home in Sanford.
SILER CITY HAS A
! ROTARY CLUB NOW
Siler City now has its- Rotary club.
It was organized last Thursday eve
ning. The organization was cele
brated with a banquet at the Hadley
Hotel. The organization was under
the auspices of District Governor Lu
ther Hodges of Spray. Addresses
were delivered 'sy Mr. Hodges, Mess
rs. ,C. Thager, J. E.; Spence, and R.
J, Jlilkdr, of Asheboro, and Henry
Owen of
J. Dewey Dorsett, former clerk of
court of this county, is president,
Rev. J. C. Canipe, vice-president; J.
Q. Seawell, sec-treasurer. The di
rectors . are Dewey Dorsett, J. Q.
Seawell, Rev. J. C. Canipe, Va« B.
Elkins, and Q. B/ Thomas.- A *■•
HE DESERVES CONGRXtULA
- fc •* TIQNS
The-editor had the pleasure of
meeting the bride of Mr. C. J. Mor
ris/ RFD carrier at Bynum, in Pitts
boro with, her husband the other day.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris were married
on Thanksgiving day, but some way
‘ or other we failed to get a repiort of
| the event. The bride is a proses
! sional nurse and had been working
for* the past two years in a New York
hospital. The marriage was at Gra
ham;, the ceremony being performed
by the Presbyterian pastor of that
town, and was on the seventh anni
i versary of the couple’s first, meet- ,v
j Irtg. Evidently, Mr. Morris is to be
j congratulated on his good fortune.
I RANDOLPH’S MASTER FARMER.
If Chatham has not yet ha da mas
ter farmer designated, it has come
next to it, since Mr. B. ; S. Lawrence
; of Seagroy.e> Randolph county, who
married two Chatham county girls,
was one of ‘two dozen men in
the state to receive the honor of be
ing so listed. Mr. Lawrence’s first
.wife was Miss,. Hettie Brewer; his
i present drie is miss Nora Bray.. ,!
j Mr. Lawi»enc«|. is 6nly forty years
old, arid'fras been farming only .sev
en Guernsey cows
arid Hampshire hogs, are Mr; Law
rence’s chief reliances, according to
a story in the Ashbeoro Courier.
During the first seven months of this
year S2IOO worth, of "milk/ cream,
I chickens, eggs, and truck was sold,
from the Lawrence farm.
KIMBALTON NEWS~
W. S. Meade is spending this week
j ata Oakmont shooting club.
S Harmon Cook spent last week at
the club. They are killing a great
many more birds than last year.
N. J. Dark spent some time in
Greensboro last week.
Tom Burke moved from Hie Hugh
Peoples’ place to Siler City last
week.
Murphy Oldham moved from Siler
i City to the Hugh Peoples’ place.
| Ernest Brewer and family were in
town Sunday.
F’ovd made a business trip
to Sanford* Saturday