Thursday, February 16,
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Thursday, February 16, 1928
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Mrs. Mary E. Berry, of Chapel
Hill undertakes to tell us where the
“New Hope” was at which Gover
nor Tryon and his army, when mar
ching to Hillsboro before the Battle
of Alamance; but while she writes
an interesting article about a “New
Hope*!’ of which there are many,
not locate the point re
ferred to as the camping plaqe oi'
•Tryon’s army, since an army in those
days could not have marched from
over in Johnson ebunty, their last
previous camp, according to the re
cord to which we referred, to the
“New Hope” she names. And the
- New Hope creek (possibly receiving
its name from the church Mrs.
Berry mentions) flows through New
Hope township in eastern Chatham,
the inference is fair that it was some
point over there that Was designat
ed “New Hope.” However, we do
not ‘know to what extent "the narra
tive, of Tryon’s march we recently
read is authoritative • ;;
A score of more or less distin
guished gentlemen were candidates
for the position of secretary of state
vacated by the death'bf W. N. Ev
erett. Senator Pet. Williams of
Elizabeth City, seemed a: first to
have the inside track, but Governor
McLean persuaded him to accept the-j
assistant-chairmanship of the ctate j
budget committee, of which the Gov
ernor is chairman, and appointed J.
A. Hartness of Statesville to the va
cancy. Thus two good men are lo
cate 4, and Governor McLean gets
the man in the budget job that he
has long been trying to persuade
to accept the responsibility. The
latter position is a most important
one, and one in which Mr. Williams
can be more useful to the state
than* as secretary of state.
At the meeting of the Republican j
* State Executive committee at
Greensboro last week -3 of the 33
members present signed a statement
favoring Lowden as the Republican
nominee for the presidency. How
ever, Hoover has friends among the
"North Carolina Republicans, and
Lowden will not have a walkover in j
this state. The Republican conven- i
tion is to be held in Raleigh.
T. W. Wood and Sons, seedsmen, >
with nothing to gain by the rec- 1
Otfrmendation, recommends that far-j
mers use Fulghum oats for spring
planting. They declare that, in ail
their tests, the Fulghum stands out
ahead of all other varieties for
spring planting, whether for forage
or grain. In view of the damage
done fall oats by the cold, our far
mers should remember this when
they go to plant spring oats, which
should be right away, as the agri
cultural department recommends the
planting of spring oats about six
weeks before the time of the usual
last frost, which may be considered
about April 15, though frosts do oc
cur later than that occasionally.
That would mean that the first week
or two in March.is the time for Chat
ham farmers to plant spring oats.
The tributes to W. N. Everett, j
late secretary of state, who died!
last week, have been numerous and!
laudatory. There is no question *
that he was a man among men. His !
burial at Rockingham was attended I
by a host of people, including the j
Governor and most of the high state j
officials. Messrs. A. H. London and '■
J. L. Griffin, of Pittsboro, attended
the funeral. Mr. Everett was the
father-in-law of Mr. Isaac London,
who is editor of the Rockingham
Post-Dispatch.
The editor regrets the passing of !
Mr. J. R. Blair. He was a useful !
citizen. The high esteem in which
he was generally held was indicated
by the throng which attended his
funeral. Little Mt. Vernon church
would not hold more than a fraction
of the crowd present.
We do »not always agree with Dr.
Hubert Poteat but he hits, the nail j
on the head when he says “I be- 1
lieve, of course, that older and more I
experienced teachers can give valu
able assistance to beginners, and I
believe beginners should have this
assistance whenever possible, but
honestly, I wouldn’t swap thorough
-knowledge of subject matter for all
the text books on method, plus all
the method courses on earth.” The
trouble with our schools of pedagogy
s t!r t they :v e trying to teach many j
/ou J-be teachers how to tkach what j
they do not know. Instructio nin !
method after thorough knowledge of J
the subject is taught, is fine, but is
wasted upon an ignoramus.
The colorful Miss Neil Battle Lew
is, of Raleigh, has announced herself
, a candidate for the House from
; Wake. Miss Lewis should run sos
* the Senate that Chatham folk may
have the pleasure of voting for her.
The Record is glad that Tom
Cooper, the Wilmington -banker who
has served a term in the Atlanta
penitentiary and a yea ron the chain
gang of New Hanover county for vio
lation of the banking laws, is to be
freed by commutation of his ten
year sentence by the State court to
a sentence of one year. Worse men
than Tom Cooper have escaped with
one prison term, and it is gratifying
that Governor McLean has shorten
ed the sentence from the State court.
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Senator Copeland, of New York,
came down the other day and made
an Al. Smith speech in Charlotte.
The crowd was limited to the size of
the court room in which he spoke,
but it is estimated that near a thou
sand representative citizens, of Char
lotte, and nearby towns, heard and
applauded him when he showed that
Catholics are not the demons they
are sometimes pictured. ffe. showed
a photographed copy of the bond
that secured the freedom of Jeffer
son Davis - from Federal prison and
menace of the gallows. The bond
was signed by New York Catholics.
He referred to Judge Gaston, an
other patriotic Catholic. . Senator »
Copeland declared Smith is 4iot
against the nullification of the pro
hibition amendment, that the amend
ment is here to stay, but Smith is in
favor of repealing or amending the
Volstead act which defines an in
toxicant as one containing a mini
mum of one-half per cent, alcohol.
The distinction between the amend
ment and the Volstead definition of
an intoxicant, uder which the mak
ing of persimmon beer is probably
prohibited, is a distinction that need
ed to be emphasized. It seems that
th eaverage man, thinks that the
Volstead act is identical with the
amendment forbidding the manufac
ture and sale of intoxicants. About
the repeal of the former no ques
tion is raised by the Smith candi
dacy; but the definition of “intoxi
cant” is another question. One
woMd have to drink almost a gallon
of a half-percent concoction to get
a ctibic inch of alcohol, and there
certainly is room for doubt as to
the correctness of a definition that
makes such a liquid an “intoxicant.”
There is no question that Gover
nor McLean has chosen a capable
man for secretary of state, and here
is hoping that Mr. Hartness will
have no opposition in the primary
for the retention of his place. Since
the Charlotte eonvention practically
every man who has filled a state
house office following the nominees
erf that noted convention have been
appointees or deputies, indicating
that, after all, the people hav,e very
little to say in the election of those
officials. The appointees have been
in all cases as strong men as could
have been secured through the pri
mary, if not stronger. Anyway, the
people have ratified the choices of
the appointing power, and we hope
it will be so in the case of Mr.
Hartness. The one exception to the
rule cited above is Mr. Grist, who
won in a primary through the sup
port of the American Legion. In
truth, the way things have turned
out, there is good argument for
making the state-house officials ap
pointive. Certainly a Governor has
a better chance to know the quality
of applicants than has the average
voter.
NEW HILL NEWS
Messrs W. H. and R. C. Beckwith
attended the funeral Thursdav after
noon of Mr. Mills who was the for
mer’s brother i n law. Mr. Mills
had been sick a long time. He
was laid to rest in the Greenlevel
cemetery.
Wilma Goodwin, the little daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Goodwin,
has been confined a week with pneu
monia, another little daughter, Fran
ces has influenza. We hope these
little girls will soon recover.
I Mr. G. F. Carr spent last week
in Southern Georgia, with his aged
mother, Mrs. Amie Carr, who is ill.
Mr. Carr was accompanied by a
brother from Washington, D. C.
Dr. C. G. Upchurch is sick and j
has been for several days. We re
| gret very much that he is sick and
hope he will soon be well again. And
too. he has so many patients need
ing him badly.
We were sorry to learn of the |
death of Mrs. Henrietta Poe who
died at her home in Apex last week,
after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Poe
was reared in Chatham county and
was before her marriage Miss El
more. She was a very good woman,
and was. held in high esteem by all *
j who knew her.
She was brought to Gum Springs
j and laid to rest.
j After an illness of two weeks Mrs.
C. D. Moore passed away last Fri
day night. All that professional and
loving hands could do was done to
relieve her of her sufferings and if
possible restore her to her health
again. She was before her marri
age, Miss Ada Council, only daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Council.
She was married about forty-eight
years ago to Mr. Carey D. Moore, to
this union there was born six daugh
ters and three sons. One daughter,
Mrs. Nina Copeland, died years ago.
The youngest daughter, Mrs. R. E.
Boone, died the last of January of
1927. Tfte four surviving daughters
are Mrs. Walter Stone, Mrs. L. A.
Copeland*' Mrs. R. L. Hatcher and
Miss JenrHe Moore. The sons are
Ernest aitd Bennett Moore of Ra
leigh and -Newton Mdore of Pittsbo
ro. She .also leaves her devoted
husband and eleven grand childrens
Mrs. Moose was nearing her 67th
birthday. She was especially gifted
in all kinds of fancy work, and was
never idle. She was laid, to rest
in Pleasant Hill cemetery Sunday af
ternoon, beneath a mound of beau
tiful flowers. She was a member
of this church, funeral services \vere
conducted by Rev. Cad Norris and
Rev. R. R. Gordon, both of the Bap--
tist church. There were many peo
ple present at the funeral —many
coming from a distance.
Messrs B. W. and James Thomas |
of Henderson spent Sunday with
Mrs. Bettie
Mr. and Mrs. Frances Mann and
two of Raleigh,” were Sun
day guests <*f Mr. W. T. Mann. ~
We are sorry to note the 'illness
of Messrs. W. A. Drake and Clar
ence Holt, and hope they will soon
be well again.
Mrs. Charlie Bryan of Apex, Mrs.
Clarence Desern, and Miss Grizell
and Leslie opeland of Raleigh were
guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. G.
L. Copeland.
Mrs. J. H. Webster and little
daughter, Eveiyn of Greensboro are
-guests of Mrs. Addie Webster and
family. ,
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Sturdivant of
Cary spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. R. F. Sturdivant,
BRICK HAVEN NEWS
Mr. P. C. Cox of Franklinville was
the week-end guest here of Mr. B.
M. Dickens.
Miss Cecil 'Seawell spent Satur
day and Sunday with her father, Mr.
J. W. Seawell of Carthage.
Miss Ruth Kennedy who has been
convalescing from an attack of meas
les returns to Salem Academy to
day where she resumes her studies.
Ruth is a member of the senior class
and is making an enviable scholar
ship record.
The oyster supper given under the j
auspices of the Brick Haven S. S. !
although not successful financially
as we had hoped*—was a very enjoy
able occasion* indeed. The evening
passed quickly and pleasantly and we
wonder if it would not be wise to l
have these get-to-gether meetings
more often. The good-will and fel
lowship enjoyed at these meetings
is well worth while.
Rev. and Mrs. C. L. Dowell and j
Miss Della Dowell, of Forestville i
were recent guests here of Mrs. O.
C. Kennedy.
Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson of
Raleigh spent Saturday in the Mi
lage. Mr. Johnson is the very effi
cient and popular secretary of the
Cherokee Brick company.
Mr. and Mrs. ft. H. Overby and j
children spent, the week-end at Me- j
Cullers with Mr. Overby’s parent.;.
Mrs. Claire L. Harrington and
children were week-end guests of rel
atives of Aberdeen.
Mr. Ben Utley of Mt. Gilead spent j
Sunday here with his mother. Mrs. j
J. W. Utley.
Miss Virginia Catheli cf Raleigh
was a recent guest here of Mfss
Ruth Kennedy.
The community Civic club will hold
its regular monthly meeting at the
school Thursday evening. Every
member is urged to be present.
Mrs. Lawton, nee Miss Louise
Harrington, spent last week here
with her parents.
Mrs. Henry Gorham, formerly Miss
Eunice Thompson is spending a
while here as the guest of her pa
rents.. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Thompson.
Tom Thompson is quite ill with a
severe cold. We hope there will be
no complications and that he will
soon be out again. -His father, who
was very sick for a few days the
past week is able to be out. Little
Jewell Lane Overby was also on the
sick list last week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Harrington
and little Misses Mildred and Phyl
lis Harrington spent several days j
last week with Mrs. Harrington’s pa- !
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Buchanan j
of Bonsel.
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BROWN’S CHAPEL NEWS
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Tuesday of last week a residence
more than a hundred years old, but
in good condition, was burned. It
was. occupied by Mr. Numa Cole.
Mr. Cole discovered the flames, of
w'hich had already broken through
the roof, when he started out to work j
right after breakfast. His call brofj
help and, owing to the fact that the
old home had double doors, much of |
the furniture was saved. Fortunate
ly, too there was $llOO insurance,
which will help in building back. For
the present Mr. Cole and family are !
housed in a little outhose which he i
and sever-al of his good neighbors fit- i
ted up for occupancy.
Mi*. I. E. Crutchfield, in helping to
lift a wheel of a small gasoline en- •
gine, tore some tissues loose from
i his backbone and is confined to his
bed.
I Mr. J. B. Thompson is suffering !
from high blood pressure and is \
under a physician’s treatment.
We hope next Sunday will be a
pretty day and that Rev. C. M. Lance I
will have a large congregation, as I
an important matter is to be brought ‘
before bis people.
THE CHATHAM RECORD
I 1 Today
I SOMETHING NEW IN TAXES
I MARRIAGE A SCHOOL
| SAVE A LITTLE
PROTECT NATURAL RE
SOURCES
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
A learned legislator says married
women ought not to work* and if
their husbands earn as much as $2,-
000 a year, the woman’s earnings
should be taxed 20 per cent. -
Under old laws a husband could
take what his wife earned; even now
in England he controls the children
that she produces. V
For the State to rebuke her in
dustry by taxing her earnings. 20 per
cent would be something nev£*
Bolshevism decides that little girls
must_ not play with dolls, because
that encourages the bourgeois or
i capitalist idea of . family life»-devel
| oping a taste for motherhood and ,
| household duties.
Bolshevism interprets the little
girl with 3 doll correctly, but will
..no more overcome the love of dolls
than it could overcome the instinct
jof self preservation. Maternity is
| planted in the hearts .of little girls
by a Power far above .Bolshevism,
just as angbition of kind is
planted In the hearts of little boys.
An dthat ambition is what makes
Communism an impossibility.
Dr. M.'S. Taylor wires from Chir
cago, your opinion on
legalizing companionate marriage.”
That question was settled when
Eve appeared from Adam’s rib.
Woman is naturally monagamous,
is determined to make man so, will
do jt eventually, and marriage is the
of jiionogamy.
A companionate marriage expres
ses doubt, proves lack of The confi
dence on which marriage should be
based, and, while it is perfectly legal
now, divorce being legal, it is a poor,
cold-blooded sort of marriage, v
- Fortunately, the average young
couple have no doubts whatever, and ’
only regret the marriage cannot last
a million years just t oprove it.
it. v
Sometimes they are disappointed,
nearly always through the husband’s
fault. But meanwhile the children
have been born, blessed with the in
fluence of trust and affection.
The value of a man depends on the
respect of his father and his mother
for each other.
If husband and wife start marri- j
age in doubt, each leaving the door j
open for escape, the Children’s in- 1
feriority will reflect their parents’ 1
“I may decide to quit” marriage.
The important thing in marriage
is the quality of the children, and
! the next generation,
j William Fox has bought 307 more
i theatres, seating 350.000 for SIOO,- i
000,000.
Twenty-five years ago, Fox got in- j
to the theatre business because his j
employer refused to pay his sl7 a |
! week salary. Fox had just married. ,
The employer said, “Not only I j
can’t raise your sl7 a week, but 1
yon are getting $2 too much. I am j
ioing to pay what you are worth,
! $15.”
Fox had saved SSBO on sl7 a j
w'eek, got control of a tiny moving ;
picture theatre, that could take in j
$7.30 when packed. Now he has |
356 theatres.
Always save something. If you
have brains it will increase. If not,
raving will out of the poor
\ house, anyway. - j
The Prince of Wales, hopefully ’
discussing trade revival, wonders
whether human beings invented ear
rings or trousers first. Man’s pas
sion for adornment, he thought,
j probably produced earrings before
j clothes.
1 He is right about that. Darwin
tells of Patagonian ladies, living in
a climate often bitter, that would
not think of coming from their huts
to let a stranger see them until they
had painted their faces and arranged
their hair. But they did come out
without one stitch of clothing.
A British nobleman, by the way,
owns a pearl earring taken from the
ear of King Charles the First after
his head had been cut off.
The United States pays more to
ward the expenses of the League of
Nations than any other country ex
cept Britain —although we are not
Watch for the New Things! I
The buyers are in New York this week, I
searching the market for the very newest if
things to be found. |
The only way we can prove to you that we have the Newest X
Always, and at a price you will not find Any Other Place is to see \
gui line. Come in and let us show you whether you buy or not. ||
CAVINESS SHOP }
PjTTSejORO, N. C. SILER CITY, N. C. 1
in the League. That’s usual. We
paid more than any other nation for
that war—about fifty-nine million
dollars a day while we were in it, and
we lent the allied fighters ten thou
sand millions of dollars—yet it was
n’t our war.
Our troubles will come in Ameri
ca when our natural resources are
exhausted—coal, iron, oil, forests,
etc.
At present we are busy using,
wasting. Some day we may be busy
regretting. Emil Kekich, sent to
Sweden by Herbert Hoover’s Depart
ment of Commerce, reports- that
Sweden has solved her forest prdb
lem.
The annual growth of timber in !
Sweden exceeds the annual cut- j
ting by 100,000,000 cubic feet, or ,
1,200,000,00# lineal feet.
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Mr. N. L. Shaw, of Halifax county,
has moved to Chatham with his fam
ily. He has brought Mr. Bob Far
rell’s old home place near Pittsboro,
and will soon be located there. His
family has been here for a few
weeks, on one of the Bland farms.
Mr. Love, who is himself a native
of Halifax, says that Mr. Shaw is
a good man, a good neighbor and a
good farmer. He aiso predicts that
other Halifax farmers will soon be
coming this way. Land up here is
much cheaper than in Halifax, but
Mr. Love says that Chatham land
will produce -as good crops as the
! higher priced Halifax lands.
{ Let the good work go on.. The
j Record welcomes Mr. Nash, and hope,
to see others ’from his old section
! come up to Chatham.
I Mr. Shaw paid every dollar of the
j price of the farm cash, and that
j indicates the kind of farmer he is.
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