ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19>i«7S
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Champion Boy and Girl.
Ford vs. Rockefeller.
What Made Standard Oil
Man’s Strange Naure.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
Part of the Livestock Show ac
tivities in Chicago included judging
the healthiest boy and girl in the
United States.- . -
Thelma Svarstad, a South Dako
ta girl, who won the female champ
ionship, is seventeen years old,
blonde, strong, weighs 122 pounds,
is 5 feet 2 inches tall, drinks plen
ty of milk, no. tea, or coffee, and ex-;
pects to be a* teacher. ** .'•?>
The boy champiorf is William To
bias, of Michigan, J:fi3teen years
old, who weight; lv|Q pounds, is 5
feet 6 inches tall, likes boxing, ad
mires Jack also drinks
lots of milk. Milk dealers, please
notice this in your advertisements.
From a livestock —and many oth
er —points of ! yiew, these are fine
American children.
But somewhere in America there
is a little baby shivering *in its
mother’s arms, delicate- with a thin
little body, a big head, wide anxious
eyes, that some day will do things
the healthiest bo# and girl will nev
er do.
Write that down for your com
fort, if you have a child that isn’t
so robust.
Henry Ford’s offhand statement,
■“No successful boy ever saved
money,” was not meant literally.
He meant that it was better to spend
for information than merely to save
a few dollars. Thomas A. Edison,
his intimate friend, “never had any
money until he got so much that }
he couldn’t spend it.”
The other “world’s richest man,” ;
John D. Rockefeller, is surely “a j
successful boy,” and did save mon- j
ey. He advises young and old to j
save now, as he hands each one a j
ten-cent piece with a smile worth j
a good deal of money. Ml*. Rocke
feller will tell you, “Save money,,
not chiefly for the money you save,
but because saving teaches self con
trol. and that’s the beginning of
wisdom.”
Ford has high respect for John D. j
Rockefeller. He said to this writer, >
“I never saw John D. Rockefellei
but once. But when I saw that face
I knew what made Standard Oil.
Strange is the nature of man. In
New York a young man confesses to
strangling a fifteen-year-old girl;
whom he loved. He says she wanted j
to kiss him. That is his excuse.
At Brunswick, Ga., W alter Raw r -;
lins, in prison, saw his wife, whose j
complaint had jailed him for wife-;
beating. He seized a carving knne, •
dashed from the prison, overtook
his wife, stabbed her several times.
His excuse is:
“I loved my wife so that I would
rather see her dead than with some
body else.”
The fair Jessica Brown, a stage
beauty, once married Lord North
esk, yesterday married Mr. Cornelius
Lord Northesk, as her retired hus
busband, came to America led by
his ambition to be the fifth hus- \
band, came to America led by
so it goes.
U. G. DAURITY HAS
ARM GROUND UP
Mr. U. G. Daurity of Golds
ston section suffered a most pain
ful and serious accident last w r eek
when his arm was caught in a feed
mill drawn in far up toward, the
shoulder, with the result that it was
terribly crushed., Only
ldren of Mr. Daurity were present to
help him get loose from the machine
and it is stated that it was near an
hour before he was released. Yet
he did not become unconscious dur
ing the trying period.
Mr. W. P. Kirkman of the same
section had the misfortune of shoot
ing off a toe while hunting.
Young Clergymen
Jack Yancey/ 1 -J left, is
assistant pastor of the Central Meth
odist Church, Picher, Mo. Delberl
Chostner, right, 13 years old, is an
ordained preacher of the Missionary
Baptist Church.
Ihe Chatham Record
Photo shows beautiful Lily Daraita.
newest screen discovery of Samuel
Goldwyn, who is soon to star in i!
new film, at Los: Angeles.
Social Events
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The holiday season in Pittsboro
was marked by a number of pleasant
social events, among which were •
parties in honoi* of two recent j
brides. Mr. George Brooks, Sr., en- |
tertained at a beautifully appoint
ed buffet supper, honoring her
daughter-in-law Mrs. Brooks, Jr.;,
nee Miss Louise Long Durham.
The lower floor of the home was
decorated in Christmas greens, while
open fires added to the attractive
of the interior. The dining room
was lighted by pink candles in
crystal holders. The center piece
being of pink roses and maiden hair
fern.
Covers were laid for the follow- |
ifig, attractive place cards being |
used, Mesdames George H. Brooks,
Jr., J. S. Waters, W. ?. Horton,
W. M. Eubanks, Victor Johnson, E.
R. Hinton, Mary Barber, and Misses
Margaret Horne, Catherine and
Fr&TToPs ~JTshif, Mary YTeTT Bynum,'
Essie Peterson, Alma Dailey, Edna
Barclay, Pauline Taylor, Jennie Con
nell, Martha Ray, and Louise Brooks.
Mrs. D. B. Nooe Honoree
Mrs. D. B. Nooe was honor guest
at an elegant dinner party given by
: Mrs. G. W. Biair at her home in
West End. Mrs. Nooe, formally Miss
Evelyn Alston, was married to Mr.
D. B. Nooe, son of B. Nooe of Ridge
way, S. C., during the holidays. Mrs.
; Blair was assisted in receiving by j
I her daughter Miss Elizabeth Blair,
i A hand made cloth covered the
i table at which the fifteen guests
| were seated, all especial friends of
| the bride. A four course dinner
j was served to the following: Mes-|
| dames E. R. Hinton, Victor John
’ son, J. M. Gregory, -J. H. Cordon. W.
P. Horton, Walter Johnson, Wade
Barber, Roscoe Farrell, N. C. Shiv
ar, E. A. Farrell, W. R. Thompson,
J. W. Hunt, and Miss Cordie Har
mon.
Mrs. Blair presented Mrs. Nooe j
three pieces of Madeira linen,
in Honor of Mrs. Nooe
Mrs. W. P. Horton and Mrs. Wade
Barber were joint hostesses to the
Book-of-the-month Club, honoring
Mrs. D. B. Nooe, a recent bride. Af
j ter a most delightful afternoon spent
at cards the hostess served a salad
course. Mrs. Nooe and Mrs. George
Brooks, Jr., were presented with
perfumery.
Those present were Mesdames D.
B. Nooe, ♦ eorge Brooks, Jr., Mary
Barber, W. B. Chapin, J. W. Hunt,
G. H. Brooks, Sr, Victor Johnson, N.
C Shiver, W. C. Johnson and Miss
Margaret Horne.
Mrs. Edwin Hatch Entertains
Mrs. D. B. Nooe and Mrs. George
Brooks, Jr., were joint honorees at
a bridge party given by Mrs. E. B.
Hatch. After several rounds had
been played, a most delicious salad
course was served. To Mrs. Nooe
was given an amber necklace an
Mrs. Brooks was presented a beau
tiful flower. , M n
Those playing were Mesdames D.
B. Nooe George Brooks, Jr., Waae
Barber, W. C. Johnson, E. R. Hin
ton, Victor Johnson, Misses Pauline
Taylin and Bessie Chapin.
JOHN C. CHEEK W JTH
WEEKS MOTOR COMPANY
Mr. John C. Cheek, who for eight
years has been chief salesman xor
the Elder Motor Company of biter
Citv, has accepted a similar posi
tion with the Weeks Motor. Company
here, and will continue to sell Fords
The Weeks Motor Company is at
last getting a fair supply o cars,
but hardlv sufficient to fill all the
orders in hand. However, it is pre
sumable that the supply this year
will be greatly mere;ased and that
everybody who wants a oi
be able to gratify his wishes, if he
has the wherewithall, before tne
vear is out. Mr. Cheek will be glad
so demonstrate the Ford for you.
Mr. Cheek will moYe his family, co
sisting of wife and two daughters,
to Pittsboro.
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10th, 1928.
Roy Straughan
Finally Found
Recognized by A Durhamite in
A Northern City—Thought
to Have Been Discouraged
*nd Went Away to Get New
Start.
Another article telling of the dis
appearance of Mr. Roy Straughan
from his home in Mount Olice was in
type when news came that the man
had been-located in a Northern city
and wired Mrs. Straughan at her
parent’s home in Durham.
Already a country-wide search
was in progress, the Pittisboro Post
of the American Legion having pub
lished a request that Legionaires be
on the watch for the former soldier.
The wife’s family decided not -to
make any effort to secure his re
turn when they discovered that he
had apparently gone away voluntar
ily. The family declined to name
the city in which he was discovered.
The Durham Herald in its Sunday
morning issue gave the story of the
finding of the missing man.
BELOVED MERRY OAKS
WOMAN PASSES AWAY
Mrs. J. J. Reynolds, of Merry
Oaks, passed away suddenly Christ
mas night while returning home?
from a Christmas entertainment ac
companied by her husband and one
iof her sons. She had not been ill
and her sudden passing was a shock
to her family and friends. She was
born on Christmas day and at the
time of her death was 57 years of
age.
Mrs. Reynolds was a devout
Christian woman and had endeared
herself to the hearts of everyone in
the community. She leaves a hus
band and one daughter, Mrs. R. S.
King, of Wilmington; three sons, T.
B. Reynolds, of Raleigh; J. Leamon
Reynolds, of Merry Oaks and B. B.
Reynolds. There are also two half
| brothers. Jack Patrick and R. C.
i Patrick, of near Raleigh. The funer
al services were conducted from the
pulpit of the Christian church last
I Thursday by Revs. J. F. Johnson
and E. C. Maness. Interment was
made in' the church cemetery be
neath a mound of beautiful floral
j wreaths.
TWO DEATHS IN NEW HOPE
Mrs. Julia McCoy, wife of Mr.
J. F. McCoy, died at her home in
New Hope township, Tuesday, Jan.
1, and was buried at Ebenezer
Methodist church. Mr. David Mann
conducted the burial service. Mrs.
McCoy was formerly Miss Julia Holt.
I She was 72 years of age. She is
! said to have been one of the best
women that ever lived, quoting the
words of a neighbor, and was most
generally loved. She left two sons
I and one daughter. She had been
! married 52 years, and leaves her
aged husband to mourn his irrep
arable loss.
Mrs. Awdelia Wilson, willow of
Thomas Wilsoii* died Wednesday,
January 2, and was buried at Bell’s
Baptist church on the following
Thursday. Rev. Mr. Sears preached
! the funeral sermon. The deceased
was a Miss Lawrence before mar
riage. She was 75 years of age,
and was held in high esteem by the
people who knew her. She leaves
several sons and daughter.
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ONE HUNDRED
CANCERS TO BE
TREATED FREE
Not an Experimentation hut a
Demonstration 520,000
Worth of Work at Usual
Charges Free o Those With
in 100 Miles of Danville, Va.
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W hen Dr. Lawless wrote us about
advertising his demonstration scheme
in the Chatham Record, we wrote
that he would have to furnish evi
dence that he is not a charlatan. He
laid his plan before us and showed
a picture of his sanatorium at Dan
ville. He is offering to demonstrate
his work free. . Thus we seem to
be running no risk in advertising
his plan. If the free cases fire
successful, his business is success
fully advertised, ar|l .deserving y
so. On the other hand, if the free j
cases prove disappointing, his ad- j
vertising, is worse than useless. He j
is taking the risk.
The Lawless Cancer Institute j
agrees to take 100 demonstration
cases of persons within 100 miles
of Danville, Va., and estimates the
usual charge for that number of
cases at $20,000. Thc(se ;a.re his
figures He further promises to lay
the history of the cases before the
public and have them open for the
inspection of all interested physi
cians. He says that a “complete
history, onthological slide, and pic
tures, will be open to inspection and
a three years’ follcJw-up shall be
observed in each case, and that j
these shall be open to the inspection j
of any physician or layman at any j
time.”
Under those circumstances, we i
are running his advertisement; put- \
ting the scheme before the people, j
but assuring them /here that the j
Record neitner assures a cure, nor j
assumes that Dr. Lawless guaran- j
tees one. But we are convinced that
he is sincere in his assurance that ;
ne can cure many can- j
cers, if not the real thing. His of- ,
fer of free treatment justifies that j
conclusion. Read his advertisement 1
on the ""Back page of this paper, but :
make sufficient investigation of your j
own before you submit yourself to j
nis treatment.
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Moncure News Items ,
Mr. Willie Pope and father of
Dunn were in town today to see W.
W. Stedman about real estate.
Mr. Cox of Charlotte was in town
last Saturday looking after real es
tate. ‘
The “Flu” situation around M:n
cure is not improving very much.
Miss . Catherine ~ Thomas, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. j
Thomas, taught several days at Mon- j
cure school last week for Mrs. J. i
L. Andrews, who had an attack of
“Flu.”
Miss Catherine Thomas is teach
ing at Bell’s school this week for
one of the teachers who is sick in
that school.
Miss Elizabeth Thomas, the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Thomas
returned after the holidays, last
Tuesday to N. C. C. W. to resume
her studies. Also Miss Mary Wjom
ble, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Womble, returned last Tues
day to N. C. C. W. to resume her
studies as a Senior.
Miss Alma Walden, the daughter
of Ml*, and Mrs. E. E. Walden and
niece of Elizabeth Dickens have re
turned to Peace Institute, Raleigh,
for the spring term.
Miss Ruth Kennedy, the daughter
of Mrs. O. C. Kennedy, left the first
of this week for Meredith College,
Raleigh, for the spring term.
Mr. Glenn Womble also returned
to Elon College to resume his stu
dies as a Senior.
Miss Pauline Ray, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ray, after
spending holidays with parents, re
turned to Fredricksburg, Va., where
she will resume her studies in the
State Teachers’ College there.
Rev. J. A. Dailey of Pittsboro was
in town today, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Strowd, who
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Womble, have been sick with “Flu.”
We are glad to state that they are
better.
Rev. and Mrs. E. C. Durham and
family have been visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Womble
for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Travis and fam
ily of Haywood have moved to Chap
el Hill. They will be missed in this
community.
We are very sorry to hear that
Mrs. H. R. Harward of Route 2 is
seriously ill at this writing. Her
many friends hope that she will
soon be better.
Several from here attended the
funeral of Mrs. J. Coley Davis at
New Elam last Sunday. She was the
mother of Mrs. C. N. Johnson form
erly Mrs. Holt 0 f Moncure and was
well and favorably known in New
Elam section. She was the wife of
J. Coley Davis of Raleigh and was
once a successful farmer and promi
nent business man of' New Elam sec
nent business man of j&fisy.Elam sec
tion. .. . « :
The Epworth League Sunday even
ing with the vice-president, Miss Ro
berta Lambeth. and Secretary, Miss
Dorothy Lambeth, president. * ' .
The president, Miss LoiS; Ray,
came in a little late. Miss .Camglia
Stedman was leader for the evening,
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part in the five-day talking contest 1
he . 4 *n New York with $5,000 as the
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| FARM NOTES °i\
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By N. C. SHIVER, County Agent |
Although the supply of Govern- j
ment Explosive (Pyrotol) has been j
exhausted, farmers can obtain stump !
blowing explosive from commercial i
j companies at very reasonable prices, j
| Mr. L. B. Brandon, County Agent, j
j Raeford, N. C., has a 20,000 car of \
j explosive which wil sell for $7.50 the
j case. Farmers who are interested in
| obtaining this explosive are asked to
j get in touch with the Agent.
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Lespedeza (Japan Clover) and
i soy bean seed are apt to be scarce, j
; and farmers should place their ord- j
j ers early, in order to get better ;
; rates on seed. There will be a j
j large demand for Japan Clover and '
i soy bean seed in the county this j
| year.
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1 There are possibly in this country |
| some farmers who have often consid-1
I ered the advantages of an efficient S
• farmers cooperative buying and sell- j
. ing organization. During his three *
i and one half years work in this coun-!
j ty, the Agent has handled thousands j
of dollars worth of soy bean, clov
er seed, lime, poultry and other sup
plies for farmers. This has meant
that a considerable portion of his
time has been devoted to this work, j
without assistance, stenographic heln j
etc. An organization of this kind in i
this county would mean the saving j
of thousands of dollars to farmers, ;
j not only in their buying activities, j
! but in locating markets for surplus ;
; supplies in the county. Craven coun-1
ty, and other counties in this state i
have an organization of this nature, j
through which farmers have realized !
great savings. If there is sufficient
shown by the farmers to jus
tify the attempt, the Agent is plan- 1
ning to organize such a cooperative i
buying and selling organization in
this country.
During the coming year, the ;
Agent is planning to stress soil im- j
proving work, promotion of the !
growing of more soil improving
feedstuff, and more livestock on j
every Chatham farm.
GATHERING IN THE STILLS
Officer Fred Straughan brought |
in two stills Monday which he had j
captured just before Christmas. Mr.
Straughan has apparently * about
dried up the section near Hancock’s
store in Gulf townsHip* He has
captured five stills in that section
since December 1. Mr. Pickett of
Siler City also brought in three big
stills Monday. One of them was that
at which Dempsey Carter and Gar
rett Marsh were captured last week.
Marsh was under a S3OO bond when
captured with a load of liquor three
weeks ago. He made a SSOO bond
and *got free, and was captured a
week later at a still. This time he J
is held for a SI,OOO bond;; but will j
probably be in jail Till next week’s ’
court.
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MRS. HACKNEY ENTERTAINS
Mrs. J. H. Hackney of Rigsbee
entertained her Sunday school class
of Lystra Baptist church at a lun
cheon a few days ago. Those pre
sent were Mesdames C. J. Riggsbee,
Ralph Riggsbee, Cora Williams,
Fred Cole, J. L. Carson, Annie Wil
liams, E. C. Bennett Fred Hurchins,;
Walter Dollar, Emma Riggsbee,
j Kate Love, J. H. Hackney, G. E.
Hackney, Henderson, Fannie Cheek,
and Misses Erma Riggsbee, Edna
Eacknev, Elizabeth Hackney, and
Rev. Mr. Henderson.
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who presented the lesson on “Pray
er” with the help of the following
. Juniors: Carlton Clegg, George
Ray, Mary Helen Lambeth and Ruth
Stedman. The meeting closed with
prayer by H. ,G. Self.
Announcements have been receiv
ed of the marriage of M'iss Lillie
Hackhey of Moncure and Stonie F.
Maddox of Sam Luis Potesi, Mexi
; co. The wedding took place at the
; First Baptist. Church,. San Antonio,
,■ Texas. Mrs. MaddoX is the attrac
i tive daughtet of Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
, Hackney, Moncure.
VOLUME 32. NUMBER 20.
; Brother Missing
| Since Christmas
Mrs. C. C. Hamlet of Pittsboro
Greatly Distressed by Unac
counted Disappearance of
• Her Brother Roy Straughan.
of Mt. Olive.
Mrs. C. C. Hamlet of Pittsboro is
greatly distressed by the unexplained
disappearance of her brother, Mr.
Roy Straughan, of Mt. Olive, Wayne
| county. He has not been seen by
any of his friends since Christmas
morning.
He has been farming near Mount
Olive for the past few years, but
had recently taken charge of a fill
ing station in the town. A young «
white man of M't. Olive states that
on Christmas morning Mr. Straugh
an left him in charge of the filling
station, saying that he was out of
1 gasoline and was going to ride up
i to Goldsboro tp see if he could get
a dealer to send a truck down to
supply him; that he expected to be
back in less than two hours. • A ne
gro also corroborated the white
man’s statement. That was about
nine o’clock Christmas morning, and
j Mr. Straughan disappeared.
I . On Thursday his car was located
jin Emporia, Va. It was stated by a
negro *at Emporia that he saw a
youngish man somewhat fitting the
description of Mr. Straughan get out
of the car and leave it where it was
finally taken in charge by the offi
cers. But the man was dressed in a.
grey suit, according to the negro’s
description, and Mr. Straughan is
said to have had no grey suit.
It was further stated by the two
men at Mt. Olive that Mr. Straughr
an expected to go up to Durham lat
er on Christmas day to visit his wife,
who with her three children was vis
iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bev
in. And the wife at Durham con
firms the statement to the effect
that she was expecting him that
evening or night.
y No one else, it is said, can be
found in Mount Olive who
seeing the missing man on Christ
mas morning, and that naturally
raised the question of the possibili
ty of his having met foul play on
j Christmas eve night and the story
|of the two men who reported hia
; visit as being untrustworthy. The
| man, it is said, states that the miss
| ing man had two hundred dollars
I in his pocket when he left for Golds
boro ,which was enough either to
tempt one to follow him and attack
him, or, on the other hand for Mr.
Straughan to provide himself with
a new suit if he desired to be found
i missing.
But the latter idea is difficult to
■ accept, as he is said to have been a
I devoted husband and father.
! Mrs. Straughan, who recently
! gave birth to a child and had gone
on the visit to her parents in Dur
ham soon as she was able to make
I the journey, is distressed beyond
measure. Foul play is, to her mind,
the only solution, as she cannot con
ceive of her husband’s leaving heir
and the children in the lurch.
Mr. Straughan is a native of
Chatham and has many friends and
relatives who are grieved at the dis
appearance ofhe man.
DEATH OF MISS PATTIE BROOKS
Miss Pattie Brooks, a native of
Chatham Cofinty and an aunt of
Mr. T. J. Brooks of the firm of Dal—
rymple, Marks and Brooks of San-**
ford, died at the home of her neph
ew John A. McFarlane at Jonesboro,.
January 6.
Miss Brooks was born at the pre
sent hom*e of Mr. James Elkins neair
Mt. Vernon Springs, in the year
1853, and lived in the county till
about 30 years ago. She had many
friends and relatives in the western
part of the county. She was buried
in the Jonesboro cemetery. Six of
her nephews served as pall bearers.
Rev. O. A. Kellar, her pastor, con
ducted the funeral services.
Set Pump Record
Chicago, Jan. 3. —C. N. Cromwell,
retired pumper of the Pennsylvania
Railway during his work days pump
ed enough water to supply three
fourths of the city of Chicago for
a day. He worked 52 vears and
pumped 780,000,000 gallons of wa
ter during that time, the day’s sup
ply for Chicago being 1,012,000,000
gallons.
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| Fred Thomson, famous movie idol,
j died in California after an operation. -
1 His widow is France*. Marion, fa- .
moss scenaro write: Before enter- ;
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