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ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878 Today j CHEERFUL JOHN MOODY I an inter-language is WANTED I A MAN OF 104 WHY MEN FARM By ARTHUR BRISBANE John Moody studies and thinks, and predicts five more years at least, of rising value s and pros perity. ‘The old breeders of finan cial panic that brought on the crisis of- 18S3, 1903 and 1907 have disappeared.” We are living i n a new kind of America, with a new kind of pros perity. “America’s world of today is not the world of twenty years ago,” says Moody. If you were feeling gloomy, cheer up. Many are prosperous, NOT all. Barney Deboka, having vainly hunted a job, stood at a restaurant window, watching a woman turn ing butter cakes. He fell in a faint and doctors are treating him for starvation. Great is the power of civilization, training a man so well that he stand* watching food until he drops of hunger rather than steal. Ma n is a teachable animal. Delegations of college men from different parts of the United States will record their voice s on talking machines and scientists may study “American dialects.” The main thing is that all of them are understood from New York to San Francisco. In Europe, traveling 3,000 miles from Oslo to the southeast, you would hear Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, German, Czecho-Slovakian, Hungarian, Rumanian, Bulgarian, Turkish, Greek and in Egypt, Arabic, twelve different languages in a 3,00 mile trip, and not hear one half the languages that Europe speaks. Europe feels the need of an “In ter-language.” The sensible thing would be to make that language En glish, that all waiters and clerks need, and nearly all educated Euro peans know. National pride prevents that. So why not use Latin, once the univer sal learned language, making it pos sible for Erasmus to speak to Henry the Eighth; for all learned men in Europe to talk to each other thru their books? Nothing could be more hideous than a made to order lan guage. Russia names a dictator, with absolute power over crops, their pro duction and distribution. Our farmers will watch that ex periment for the benefit of producer and consumer, but will not want any crop dictator here. The thing that reconciles a farmer to his lot is the fact that he is his own boss. Tell him that others must de cide what he shall plant, what price he shall ask, and he will join the crowd to the cities. Men do not farm merely for profit. They farm because land ownership and management, plus independence, give them .intense pleasure. If orofit werg, the only inducement, there would be no farmers. An old gentleman, aged 104, ar rived from Lithuania to see this country. He said he didn’t believe in spending all your life ip one place, so he only lived 104 years in Lithuania. He danced a jig for re porters, said he had given up to bacco eight years ago, but never found that liquor ever hurt any bodv. He will change his mind if he tries certain brands on sale in this country. SILER CITY’S BAPTIST CHURCH GOING UP NOW Progress is being made on Siler City’s proiected handsome Baptist church building. Pastor Canipe ,in his church bulletin, reports that the walls are up to the 2nd story. Ex cavations began April 24. Pastor Canipe’s first year as pas tor ended August 5, and a great report he was able to make. Total contributions for church and bene volent expenses, apart from building fund, i s $3,360.17. $5,824.00 had been received as building funds. The pastor had delivered 284 sermons and addresses. There had been 00 conversions. The pastor had made 000 visits and written 525 letters about church wt>rk. Verily, Siler City has reason to feel nroud of the achievements of be Baptist pastor. SILER CITY NINE IS SEEKING TITLE . The Siler City baseball team has Issued a challenge to any team in Ihe state to play a series of games for the amateur championship The Sile- CPv nir>o has hold the Eastern Carolina title for the pa*- "vo years, tying Concord and Kan- Laoolis for last year’s state title. 1 n.is year Siler City has won 19 r 26 games. Games can be ar ranged by communicating with J. Uewey Dorsett, at Siler City. ...Tho Chatham Record MR. JAMES COTTEN DIES INSTANTLY Last Friday when Mr. James Cot ten and daughter Cieo, also a small er daughter, had started to Pitts boro to see about arranging for Miss Cleo to teach at Truth, Mr. Cotten died instantly at the wheel of his car. YY hen the car was about to ! leave the road Miss Cleo called to her father, but a glance showed him crumpled up at the wheel. The car hit a post and stopped. The neigh bors were called in. But all that could be done was to bury him; he i had died in a moment. The burial was at Cokesbury, in Harnett county. Pastor Maness of the Buckhorn church conducted the funeral services. There wa s a great crowd present for the last rites. Mr. Cotten married a Miss Rollins of Wake county when he was a mere boy, and though he had a grown daughter, he was only about 38 years of age. Three children and the wife survive him. SALE AT EARLY DATE OF REGISTERED JERSEYS Sale of registered Jersey heifers and bull a will be held at Siler City the first or second Saturday in Sep tember. This sale is being conduct ed by the North Carolina Jersey Breeders Association, and the county agent, and will be the second of its kind held in Chatham county, the first being held on the 29th of Au gust, 1927. There will be abou, ten or. twelve heifers, and possibly ten bull s in this sale, and registra tion papers will be furnished with the sale of each animal. This will present an excellent opportunity for farmers in this county to obtain reg istered jersey stock at reasonable prices, as there will be no expense of freight, etc added, as would be the case if the cattle were obtained out of the state. During the latter part of the month, the Agent will mail to farmers more information as to the type of animals consigned to this sale. The agent will be on his annual leave from August 1-14 inclusive. N. C. SHIVER, Co. Agt. SALE OF JERSEY CATTLE The Jersey cattle sale will be held this year on Friday Sept. 14 at the fair grounds at Siler city. In a previous article, it has been announ ced that the sale would be held the first or second Saturday in Septem ber, but the final date has been de cided upon as Sept. 14. The in dividuals consigned to this sale will be selected from the best Jersey blood in the state. Alamance and Iredell counties will consign the bulk of the animals. During August and September, the agent hopes to order several cars of lime, and basic slag to be de livered at Siler City and Pittsboro. An effort will be made to have this lime and basic slag used in connec tion with the seeding of alfalfa, clov er and small grains this fall. A ton of basic slag contains approximately 16 per cent superphosphate, and as much calcium carbonate as is found in a ton of lime. This material sells for sls per ton. No better fertilizer can be used for small grain and clovers on the red soils of this coun ty. During this month, farmers have Shown considerable interest in beard less barley for fall seeding/ and a number have placed orders for this seed with the agent. To date, forty farmer s of this county have announ ced their intentions of seeding bar ley this fall, and the agent hopes to induce a number of others to try it. The seed will probably be or dered from Rowan county, and from Tennessee, and will cost from $2 to $2.50 per bu. Reports from far mers in this county who seeded bar ley last fall indicate that unusually good yields may be expected, several reports indicating a yield of 25-30 bu per acre on very ordinary soil. The week of August 20 will be spent by the agent in the following communities; Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 20, Hickory Mt., Wednesday, Aug. 22, Browns Chapel and Mt. Pleasant, Thursday and Friday, Aug. 23 and 24, New Hope township. Mr. E. Y. Floyd, tobacco specialist from state college will be with the agent during the last two days of the week. N. C. SHIVER County Agent. - - - - r POOR PROGRESS ON WELL FOR TOWN WATER SUPPLY Poor progress has been made in the effort to sink a well for a sup ply of water for municipal purposes- After weeks of unsuccessful boring in the first location, a change was made and an attempt is. being made a few feet distant. The trouble grew out of unevenness in the hard ness of the rock which made it dif ficult, if not impossible, to keep the hole straight. Cross tie after cross tie was driven in the well and bof ed through with the hope of straight ening the hole, but the attempt was futile. Butler and Dowdy of Coal Glenn have the contract at $7.50 a foot, presumably on the provision that water is secured. The game thus for has been a losing one. Plan now t oseed some barley and alfalfa this fall. Many farmers have already set aside a good acreage for these crops, according to reports "from county agents. A new cow testing association has been organized by farmers in Lenior and Beaufort counties. This is the first association for that section find the seventh in the stats. PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23rd, 1928. A. R. WEBSTER BURIED AT EMMANUS LAST FRIDAY The body of Mr. A. R. Webster, who died Tuesday night of last week at St. Leo’s hospital, Greensboro, was tenderly laid to rest at Emman- u s Baptist church last Friday. The burial was first set for Thurs day afternon, but the rains were so incessant and the roads so muddy that it was postponed until Friday afternoon. The funeral was preached by his pastor, Rev. R. R. Gordon, in the presence of a large concourse of friends assembled to pay their last respects to the good man who had left them. , Mr. W r ebster had been in declin ing health for some weeks and was finally taken to the hospital when it was discovered that something ser ious was the matter. But the best of surgical and medical attention could not save him. On Sunday be fore his death he so ill that Mrs. Webster was notified and went to his bedside. He never rallied to any great extent after that, but was in a stupor most of the time till he died. Mr. Webster was one of Sheriff Blair’s most faithful deputies. He was a good farmer, and had within the past year developed quite a dairy business, of which he was making a considerable success. He was a likeable fellow and had many friends in the county. The deceased leaves a widow and several sons and daughters, with whom many friends sympathize in their sad bereavement. HIGH RECORDS MADE BY JERSEY CATTLE Raleigh, Aug. 15.—On e State re cord and one world’s record was broken by Jersey cows completing of ficial tests in Catawba county during the past year. The new state re cord was established by a senior yearling with a production of 12,098 pounds of milk and 615.1 pounds of fat while the world’s record was made by a fourteen year old cow with a production of 14,737 pounds of milk and 812.3 pounds of fat. The world’s record is for COW 3 ever twelve years old, according to coun ty Agent J. W. Hendricks. There was a total of 39 Jersey cows put on official test in this county during the year and 26 of them have completed their records. Os this number, three were award ed medals of merit, eight wa< gold medals and six won silver medals. The highest record was made by a four year old cow with a produc tion of 16,316 pounds of milk and 889.3 pounds of fat, while the low est record was also made by a four year old cow with only 7,552 pounds of milk and 500.1 pounds of fat. One cow completing her record this year has won the Medal of Mer it for the past three years. Her average production for the§3 years is 17,973 pounds of milk and 928.6 pounds of fat. Another record made by a Jersey cow in Catawba county was that of pioducing more butterfat during the year 1927 than any other Jersey in the United States. For this feat her owner was awarded the Presi dent’s Cup by the American Jersey Cattle club. With records like these, i s there any reason why Catawba County should not be classed as one of the leading Jersey breeding centers of America, asks county agent J. W. Hendricks. BAPTISTS CALL PASTOR The Pittsboro Baptist church, which ha s been without a pastor for the past year and has been served by visiting ministers each month, definitely called Rev. R.*P. Caudill, a senior student of Wake Forest, Sunday. Mr. Caudill preached here fine impression for a man of his the second Sunday and made a gae. It is not known yet whether he will accept the call. The church also invited Rev. J. C. Canipe, pastor of the Siler City church, to come and hold a protract ed meeting, beginning the fourth Sunday in Sept. Mr. Canipe has already assured the church of his willingness to come at that date. “What’s all the loud talk in the dining room, sister?” “Father and mother are swap ping animals.” “Swapping animals?” “Yep. She passed the buck to him and got his goat.” When the wolf is at the door it is better to use the back door. i Tunney’s Choice ! ! 1 k P?- :: ' v* C •.v:* • • • • £• ’ <■;?- '■'\i- UTO ca gT Miss Josephine Lauder, N,*\v York heiress, who has become en gaged to Gene Tunney, undefeated retired heavyweight champion of the world The marriage e probably take place before tin of the year. * NANCE COMES BACK TO BONLEE SCHOOL The fad term of Bonlee school will open Monday Sept. 3, and the peo ple are looking forward to a good opening and a successful session. Mr. P. H. Nance, who served the school as principal several years, is oack again as principal. Qf last J ear s faculty, Mrs. Kate Powers, 4th and sth grade teacher, and Mr. H. A. Davis, teacher of agriculture are L ° return. Several teachers of other year s will also return, namely, Mrs. v\. S. Phillips, Ist grade teacher, Mrs. Mattie Highfill, 2nd and 3rd grade, Mrs. A. F. Andrews, 6th grade and Mrs. D. C. Phillips, teacher of home economics. Entirely new members of the fac ulty are Rev. Mr. Isiey, 7th grade teacher, Miss Shaw and Mr. King, high school teachers, and Miss Bald win, music teacher who wall teach piano and voice. SILER CITY SCHOOLS OPEN SEPT 3 FOR NINE MONTHS The Siler City schools open on September 3 with nine months school term, and the teachers are as fol lows: W. G. Coltrane, Greensboro, su perintendent. Paul Braxton, Siler City, princi pal. J. Speight Allred, Siler City, high school teacher. Miss Ora Bell Pace, Youngsville, Bth' grade. I Miss Nancy Crews, Walkertown, l 7th grade. Miss Christine Hutaff, Fayetteville 6th grade. Miss W'illie Matthews, Nashville, sth A grade. [ Miss Janie Cunningham, Apex, j 4th grade. Mrs. E. T. Noel, Siler City, 2nd and 3rd C grades. Miss Alma Worthington, Winter ville, 2 A grade. Miss Pearl Tilley, Granite Falls, Ist A grade. Miss Melene Conglington, Green ville, Ist B grade. Miss Sadie Holleman, Winston-Sa lem, English and French. Mis s Sadie Winsted, Raleigh, home economics. Miss Edna Slatttings, Louisburg, music. Fifth B grade, vacant. TOWNSHIP MEETING The Sunday schools of Oakland township met Sunday night, at the hatham church. A good delegation from the Sunday schools were pres ent in spite of the rain. The meeting was .called to order by Mr. J. W. Johnson, township chair man. Opening prayer was offered by MY. T. B. Beal of Bear Creek. After a short business period the convention was addressed by Mr. T. B. Beal who pointed out very vividly “The Christian’s Duty To wards the Sunday School.” Mr. Beal made an excellent speech that pleas ed his hearers very much. Mr. H. G. Self, county president, was present and spok e on The Ele ments of Sunday School Success. Mr. Self was at hi s best at this time, pointing out the needs of the S. S. to make it a true success. He was very interesting indeed. The Asbury male quartette, com posed of Messrs. Paul Kelly, J. W. Johnson, F. A. Badders and I. B. Johnson, were present and sang sev eral splendid selections. After selecting Mr. J. W. Johnson chairman and Mr. C. C. Hall, secre tary for another year, to meet next time at Mays Chapel church, * the congregation was dismissed by Mr. Self. SILER CITY PAPER HAS NEW MACHINES The Siler City News has bought a linotype and a press, and will be in better position to get out the paper. Mr. Whitley has been making a considerable success of the News considering the handicap of hand type and a very poor old press. Whether the change makes for his financial improvement i s doubtful, but he can have some satisfaction in doing the work with more ease and efficiency. A. B. RIDDLE DIES SUDDENLY Mr. A. B. Riddle, a highly res pected citizen of Bynum, died sud denly Saturday night. He had been in his usual health and his death was a great shock to his family and friends. *mi\ The burial was at Mt. Gilead Bap tist church Monday morning. Rev. R. R. Gordon, pastor of the church, conducted the funeral services. Mr. Riddle was about sixty years of age. He was a blacksmith by trade and numbered his acquaintan ces by the hundreds. He was an uncle of Messrs. A. M. and Alex Riddle of Pittsboro. He leave s a widow, four sons and two daughters. BIRTHDAY PARTY A lovely birthday party was given by little Miss Evie Bland, Saturday from 5:30 to 6:30 in honor of her little cousin Lora Evie Burns. As the guests arrived, Migs Pauline Bland served at the lemonade, booth. Afterwards, Miss Alice Bland, dress ed very kiddishly, led the games for the tots. Later ice cream, cake and mints were served. All the’ children reported a lovely time. They left many nice little gifts for Evie, whose third birthday it was. He: “When I was young, the doc tor said that if I didn’t stop smok ing I would become feebleminded.” She: “Well, why didn’t you stop?” j Face Operation * s 'fy' \ gif / ■f* ' |jl JL£. ft Maryland Siam ese twins of Holyoke, Mass., are ?d e tl Separa,Cd SO that Mar saret v'? h,) ma y. marry a young man . Inis operation has rarely proved successful. The surgeon that will operate is Dr, F. P Weston , has studied their conditio, some time CLEAN EGGS BRING GREATER PROFITS Raleigh, August 15.—Clean, spot less egg s bring an average of three cents per dozen more tha n dirty pggs and at times even greater pre mium is paid. When feed is high and eggs plentiful this premium is oftentimes the margin between the cost of production and the selling price. Proper housing of the flock and careful handling of the eggs are necessary i n order to secure the clean eggs. “Shape, size and color of eggs as well as texture of shell are determ ined by breeding and feeding but, to have clean eggs, one must have a clean house and the eggs must be carefully handled after they are laid,” says C. F. Parrish, extension poultryman at State college. “The eggs should be gathered once day at least and more often is possible. One soiled egg will soil all of those in the nest.” Poultry houses should be of mod ern construction with th e dropping boards placed away from the nests. These boards should be cleaned every day as well as the running board in front of the nests. Good, clean lit ter should be provided and this should be changed as often as is necessary. Hens living in dirty hous es and laying eggs in dirty nests will soil every egg in the nest. Mr. Parrish also states that per sons handling the eggs should be careful of their hands. Sweaty hands gather a certain amount of dust which adheres to the eggs causing them to have a mottled, dirty appear ance. If the hens have a clean house and the eggs are handled care fully, every poultry raiser in the State should get the added premium for his eggs, he says. MONCURE SCHOOL OPENING NOTICE TO PATRONS Moncure school will open Monday Sept. 3rd. At a recent meeting of the school board, it was decided to permit all children, who become six years of age on or before January 1, 1929 to enter school Sept. 3rd. Children who are not six years of age by January 1, 1929, are asked not to enter school during the 1928- 29 session. All students, of all ages, who expect to enter Moncure schools this year are urged to en ter on the opening date. School programs will be arranged to give the pupils all the time possible at home during the cotton picking sea son. Parents are asked to let their children enter ischool Sept. 3rd even if they have to stay out a few days during the harvesting season. The importance of this request cannot be overemphasized for students who be gin school a month or two late will be seriously handicapped and it will be almost impossible for them to make their grade. Books will be on sale, for cash only*, at the school building for those who wish to buy them locally. Any one having second hand books for sale, will please bring them to school the opening ,day. School busses will make their reg ular routes the morning of Sept. 3rd. H. G. SELF, Principal. North Carolina’s first Farm and Home Week and 26th annual meet ing of the State Farmers’ Conven tion will be held at State College during the week of July 23 to 27. I Movies Via Radio * . *>/ ' . * : iSh^R j* ■ MV|mL jBHj • •■ v ..• »*> 1| : ' j|r -. : 4 "'■ - 4a^^K|fl2£g3&‘' » • • £;>!« !' ~T5r. Frank Conrad, Westinghouse expert, with his invention, the' movie broadcasting machine which will make it possible to receive mo tion. picture programs at horns, flashed an the wall by r^dio. m " " VOLUME 50. NUMBER 52. Pittsboro Negro Held For Killing Erwin Jackson Sound Over By Durham Court for Killing Robert Bynum. Erwin Jackson, son of Susie Har ris, a well known colored woman of Pittsboro, was held for superior court by decree of a Durham court last Friday on the charge of man slaughter growing out of the death of Robert Bynum, another Pittsboro negro, Saturday, Aug. 1, when By num was hurled from a car driven, by Jackson and killed. Jackson was held in Durham jail tiil his preliminary hearing last Fri day,. when he was represented by attorney W. P. Horton, of Pittsboro. The charge was fixed as manslaugh ter and the bond at SSOO which in dicates that the case is not so seri ous a s his people here feared. Bynum was buried near here Sun day before last, as told in an item which failed, in some way, to apt* pear in last week’s paper. Jackson and Bynum were in a car with four or five other negroes when the car collided with a car driven by Rev. Joseph Grist of Wake, on a road near Durham. TJhe negroes* car turned over several times, andl Bynum was hurled out, having his head crushed. BURKE FAMILY REUNION The fifth annual reunion of the Burke Clan will be held at Sandy Branch Baptist church, about ten miles east of Bonlee, on Sunday, August 26, exercises begin at 10:30 a. m. The principal address of the oc casion will be delivered by Dr. Wil liam T. Whitsett, of Whitsett, N. C. Dr. WTiitsett will also give the his tory of the Burke family. » e is one of the best informed men in the state so far as state history is con cerned and knows the family history of more families than probably any other man in the state. Other speakers to appear on the program for this occasion are Dr. J. D. Gregg, of Liberty, I. H. Dun lap, of Bonlee and T. B. Beal of Beax Creek. Special music for the occasion wil be furnished by the Brady Quartet* of Greensboro, and the Smith quar tette of Bear Creek. All people related to the Burke family, either by blood or all spe cial friends of the family are asketl to come and bring well filled ba»~ kets. BROWN’S CHAPEL NEWS Mr. Guice, a ministerial student who has been assisting Pastor Lance ha s rteurned to his home in Arkan san. He has done some faithful and effective singing and speaking while on the field. Rev. W. C. Ball, of the Cary-Ape* charge, is assisting in the meeting here this week. The play given by the True Work ers class at Gum Springs school, Mrs. C. M. Lindsey, teacher of the class, took the lead in getting up the play. The money received was used for the benefit of the class. Mrs. W. J. Durham is critically ill, hardly expected to recover, we regret to report. Mr. W. C. Henderson and Miss Beatrice Burgess were quietly mar mied last Wednesday evening. We welcome the bride to our commun ity. Miss Lizzie legg, an aunt of Mr. Henderson’s children, spent a few weeks in the Henderson home. ENTERED FOR BIGGEST ONE OF THE SEASON Kinston, Aug. 15.—Thomas New born today declared he would not be responsible for the accuracy of the following story, which was told him at a point near Wilmington: An autoist’s light s went bad on a pitch dark night last week. He caught 30 or 40 lightning bugs and placed them in the lamps. Then he drove serenely into a small town on the Wilmington-KinSr ton road and was arrested for not having his dimmers on. The driver told Newborn today about it and swore it was so. THINKING OUT LOUD The English hav e proposed the* the use of a larger golf ball, with the intention, of making the game more difficult. We think it would make the game easier, as the golf balls would be easier to find. The new Talking Mechanical Salesmen are just like real human clerks, except that they always say “thank you.” Amateurs are now able to make motion pictures in natural color— that is, *if the women will only for go cosmetics! Now we know why Coolidge is such a successful fisherman. Talk Scares fish. Some politicians who talk over the radio ought to appreciate the advantages of being heard but not seen. A record grain crop is i n sight, and we feel sure both political par ties will claim the credit. There is an old saying to the ef fect that if you stand long -enough at the : corner jof 2nd Street and Broadway, you are sure to meet anyone you may be looking for. Ex cept, may we add, the man who owes you money! The Pessimist’s Version: A Rose by Any Other Name Would Have a Thorn.