ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19,1878
TODAY
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Nose Pink, Record Broken
Radio and the School
Another Canal Needed
Peaceful Fishing
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
For 13 hours and 16 minutes, Eli
nor Smith, seventeen-year-old girl
flier, stayed up in the freezing winds
above Long Island in an open air
plane. When she came down her
nose was bright pink, her legs were
stiff, her hands were almost frozen,
but she had broken the women’s en
durance record one hour.
Fying interests women, it is one
of the things that they do bet
ter than men.
The MOST important thing men
can’t do at all, namely producing and
taking care of children. And that
is what should interest women es
pecially.
It is better to create an Abraham
Lincoln than to be Abraham Lin
coln.
Mr. Hoover is fishing, calm and
peaceful, having written his inaugu
ral address and selected his Cabinet.
The country won’t know who is in
the Cabinet until March 4th.
A thousand or more candidates
may be sUre that if they haven’t
heard from Mr. Hoover yet, they will
not hear from him. The fact that
Secretary Mellon REMAINS in the
Cabinet will please everybody, some
thing that will please everybody,
something that happens rarely.
The Panama Canal set a new high
record for business in Janury, 593
ships passing in thirty days.
The country needs another canal,
and a Nicaragua canal should be built
at sea level to take care of growing
ocean-to-ocean traffic.
The Nicaragua canal would pro
vide this country with a canal from
the Atlantic to the Pacific without
the locks, so easily destroyed.
What radio means to the world,
to this country with its
millions of radio sets, is not appre
ciated.
Public thanks are due to the Ra
dio Corporation of America
at great expense, engages an excel
lent symphony orchestra with Walt
er Damrosch leading and explaining,
to play every Friday morning at
eleven o’clock for school children
and all others that care to “tune in.”
Every public school should have a
good radio, and the teacher’s duty
should be to suspend classes and
tune in for broadcasting worth
while.
If you have a little money to
spare, buy a good radio set for the
public school nearest you, especial
ly if it happens to be a country pub
lic school.
Lady Heath, wife of Sir James
Heath, a brilliant female flier, turns
American, takes the oath of loyalty
to Uncle Sam and says she doesn’t
care what her husband thinks.
She wishes you to know that she
has eaten her first “hot dog,” likes
America, and doesn’t care whether
you call her “Lady” or “Mrs.” as
long as you are friendly. This lady,
under any name will make her way.
Thomas Hastings, who built the
public library in New York, and got
a gold medal from King George for
being the best architect, has made
plans to remodel the capitol.
They will “dispel gloom, let in
outside light and air.”
Old gentlemen for whom the
building was built did not appreciate
as moderns do the importance of
oxygen, never heard of “acnic rays.”
Did they get along “about as well
as we do, with our new fangled no
tions?” They did NOT. Their liv
es, on the average, were at least
twenty years shorter than ours.
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Edward Higgins been chosen cam
manding general of the Salvation
Army to succeed Bramwell Booth,
son of the founder of the Army.
Seventeen votes were cast for Evan
geline Booth, commander of the
American army, and a sister of the
general just retired on account of
feebleness.
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Tlic am Record
GLEANINGS
Important Items Gleaned from
The General News of
Week
President Coolidge h£s recom
mended the erection of a Presiden
tial summer home on government
property at Mount' Weather, Va.
This point is near enough Washing
ton to allow the President to spend
the night there and return to Wash
ington for business. The estimated
cost of the home is $48,000.
President Coolidge affixed his
signature last week to the cruiser
bill, which authorizes the construc
tin of 15 cruisers before Uuly 1. He
himself was opposed to the fixing of
a date, but overridden by Congress.
Much opposition was manifested
throughout the country to the bill,
in view of the Kellog treaty outlaw
ing war. It was argued that the U.
3. government was seemingly offer
ing the olive branch of peace and
preparing a big stick at the same
time.
The commissioners of Durham de
cided to encourage the people of the
Creedmore section of Granville coun
ty in their attempt to secede from
Granville and unite with Durham
county. A slice of Harnett is ask- |
ing to come to Lee county. But’ all |
such bills will probably meet strong
opposition in the General Assembly,
as the idea of county
lines is rather unpopular. There is
no telling where lightning might
strike next time.
Lindbergh was just completing his
epochal trip opening an air mail line
from Miami, Fla., to the Panama Ca
nal Zone when the announcement of
his engagement to the daughter of
Ambbassador borrow, who repre
sents this country at the capital of
Mexico was made. Lindbergh met
the young lady when he m?de his
goodwill flight to Mexico a year or
more ago.
A large part of Europe was sub
jected last week to the coldest weath
er fdr more than 200 years. Much
suffering ensued and many deaths.
Railroad irons, and steel bridges were
cracked by the intense cold.
Secretary, of Agriculture Jardine
announced that he would retire from
the secretaryship with the close of
President Coolidge’s administration
and would accept - the position as
counsel for the federated fruit and
vegetable growers. He claims that
his family’s interest demands that he
*oply himself to private business,
though the salary of a member of
the cabinet should be a fair wage.
The two houses of Congress met
last week and counted the votes for
president. Hoover was declared
elected. The Democrats cheered
was announced, but the Republicans
when Massachusetts vote for Smith
paid them back when North Caro
lina’s for Hoover was announced.
TAX NOTICE
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TO THE TAX PAYERS OF
CHATHAM COUNTY:
This is to again call to your at
tention the fact that unless your
taxes atre paid before May Ist, 1929,
that your land will be advertised
to satisfy your unpaid taxes.
Please do not risk, or expect me to
carry over your taxes for it will be
impossible for to do so regardless
of how much I would like to accom
mod-te our people. This is not a
personal matter; therefore, my per
sonal wishes will have to be disre
garded and the laW governing the
collection and settlement of taxes
will have to be adhered to. There
fore, let me urge, that you make a
special effort to get all your taxes
paid before May Ist, 1929.
Let me ask you please, to get it
paid well before May, Ist and avoid
the last minute rush to get your
name cut off the list for advertis
ing before it is published.
I take this opportunity to thank
you, people of Chatham, for the
splendid cooperation which you have
given in the past in the matter of
settlement of taxes. I shall expect
your continued cooperation in the
matter of cleaning up the ta!xe&
for the year 1928.
Yours very truly, /
G. W. BLAIR, Sheriff.
FREE REFRESHMENTS
A demonstration of General Elec
tric efrigerators wil be given at
The Blair Hotel, in Pittsboro, Tues
day night, February 26th, at 8:00
o’clock. This demonstration is spon
sored by the Pittsboro American Le
gion Auxiliary.
Refreshments will be served to all
who attend. Everybody is invited.
It is absolutely free, and no obliga
tion whatever is imposed by atten
dance. All married ladies are urged
to bring their husbands. Come see
the demonstration and enjoy the re
freshments.
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PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1929.
I MUSIC DEPARTMENT MEEtS
ON FRIDAY EVENING
l Mrs. Wm. F. Bland and Mr?, Vic
or Johnson will entertain the Idusic
department of the Women’s! Club
it the home of the latter, Friday
• svening, February 22.
NOTE THE TIME—Be there
, promptly at 8.00 o n ’clock sharp.
AUXILIARY MEETS
The American Legion Auxiliary
held its February meeting with Mrs.
Lee Farrell. The meet ng was open
ed with the regular formal opening.
Mrs. Lee Farrell, Americanism
chairman reported that Flag Code
week was being observed throughout!
:he school. Each grade being request- j
ed to study the Flag Code thorough-,
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The Auxiliary are puting on a
membership drive this week, Feb. j
18th—23rd.
Mrs. Daniel L. Bell was elected'
delegate to the Unit and Past offi
cers conference to be held in Greens
boro on March Ist. Mrs. G. W. Blair I
was elected alternate.
Mrs. Daniel L. Bell was appointed!
publicity chairman.
j Mrs. Geo. Brewer, Mrs. C. C. Ham-!
| let, Mrs. G. W. Blair and Mrs. Lee!
Farrell were appointed as a com-;
mittee to visit the sick. ;
Miss Pauline Taylor was a guest
at this meting. A delicious salad
course was served by the hostess, as
sisted by Miss -Taylor and little
Dorothy Smith Farrell.
The Auxiliary will meet with Mrs.
(J. C. Hamlet the second Tuesday in
March at 3:00 o’clock.
Mrs. R. M. Farrell, Secretary
Pro-Tern.
Moncure News
Mrs. J. T. Womble is in Greens
boro this week visiting friends ana
relatives.
Mrs. R. P. Womble is visiting her
daughter. Rev. and. Mrs. E. Dur
ham afßurlington this week.
Miss Elizabeth Thomas, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Thomas, who
is a student at N. C. C. W., Greens
boro, spent last week end with her
parents. 4
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Lawson and !
son of Raleigh visited het pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Brady re
cently. i
Mr. Clyde F. Franks, examiner
representing the Federal Farm Loan
Bureau of Washington, D. C., was
here Friday, February 15th to see
W. W. Stedman, Sec. Treas., of the
Chatham County National Farm
Loan Association. A. M. Williams,
a young man learning the business,
was with him. He stated that the
bank had plenty of money ti loan
to farmers who could qualify. |,
One of the most pleasant occa
sions of the year was a Valentine
reception given at the Junior Hall by
the members of the Son's and Daugh
ters of Liberty last Wednesday eve- ,
ning, from 7 to 10 o’clock. As thej
guests entered the spacious home <
artistic decoratinos was first to meet ,
eye and admiration of each mem
ber. The decorations consisted ol
hearts, small, medium, and large, ;
hung and draped around the hall in
a lovely manner intermingled with
flower pots of sweet peas, roses, and!
apple blossoms. The members met|
at the correct time, after • several ]
minutes of social chatting, then
games were started, directed by Miss ;
Mary Bland and Mrs. J. V. Daven
port, A. contest, “The Marriage of
the flowers” was given and enjoyed
very much. Mrs. J. C. M’oore and
G., F. Carr won prize, a beauti-
J. L. Womble’s paper were read and j
ful Valentine. The answers to Mr.
created much laughter from the mem
bers. A guessing contest was algo
given in which Mrs. J. J. Hackney won
the prize. '
The last and mosL important war >
when the curtain Was drawn back
and all members invited to a most
beautiful decorated room with rea
and white candles and a large
flower pot of peonies in the center
and - each plate was served with chick-j
en salad on lettuce, sliced tomatoes, i
crackers, pickles, angel food cak& andj
Eskimo pie served with hot coffee, j
with a Valentine as a memento at
each plate. The table presented a
most pleasing picture to the eye as
well as to the taste. After the bless
i ing was asked by Mr. G. F. Carr,
each one was seated and enjoyed the
delicious supper for about 30 min
utes time being interspersed with
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DEATHS
MRS. ALICE GRIFFIN
j A noble woman in the person us
i I
/Mrs. Alice Griff:n passed away Sun-
I day. Mrs. Griffin was the widow of
| the late Louis Griffin of this coun
ty, and the mother of Mr. Jeter Grif
fin of Pittsboro. During recent years
she has lived with her daughter, Mrs.
| Herbert Hearne, of Durham.
! The burial was at Mt Gilead
! Baptist church Monday afte--,oun and
! a large crowd of friends and rela
tives were present. The funeral ser
vice was conducted by Pastor Green
1 of the Watts Street church, Durham,
|ot whicn church Mrs. Griffin was a
: member since moving to that city,
I assisted by Rev. R. R. Gordon, pas
tor of Mt. Gilead church, to which
| Mrs. Griffin formerly belonged, and
! Kev. Kay Morris of Carrboro.
Mrs. Griffin, before marriage, was,
Miss Alice Wilson. Besides Mr. Jeter!
Griffin, two other sons, Messrs. John;
| and Roy, of Durham? survive. Mrs. |
jHearne is the only living daughter, j
j Mrs. Womble, who lived in Alapiance
i died several years ago.
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MRS. ALLEN BOWLING
Mrs. Allen Bowling, formerly of!
i this county, died at ther home near
Fuquay Springs a few days ago. Her
body was brought to her former home
in New Hope Township for burial.
She is the mother of Messrs. John,
Tom, and Sam Bowling of that town
ship.
MKS, SPENCE KELLY
Mrs. E. Spence Kelly, formerly.
Miss Addie Stedman of this county, j
died, February 14 at her home two;
miles west of Sanford after an ill- j
ness of several months. She was
sixty of age. Her nusband,
a successful Lee county farmer, pre
ceded her to the grave several years
She leaves a brother, Mr. James
Stedman pf Greensboro, and a sister,
MfST'T: ti. ftQiite of Elon College,
and several sons and daughters. >
NEW ELAM NOTES
On Saturday morning, February 16
Mr. W. H. Beckwith passed away af
ter several days of sickness of pneu
monia. Mr. Beckwith was 69 yea,rs of
age, and was a good Christian man
and he was deacon in New Elam
Christian church, where he has been
a faithful member for many years.
He was laid to rest Sunday after
noon, Februry 17th in New Elam
cemetery among a beautiful mound
of flowers. His pastor, Rev. Mr. J.
Fuller Johson conducted the services.
Mr. Beckwith leaves to mourn his
passing a devoted wife, eight chil
dren, two brothers and one sister,
and a host of friends.
Rev. J. Fuller Johnson filled his
regular aFppointment at New Elam'
Sunday.
Miss Blanch Holt from Durham
spent the week end with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Holt.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Trotfe# visited
Sund&y afternon in the home of Mrs.!
Bettie Thomas. Mrs. Thomas has 1
purchased her a radio and is enjoying
it very much.
BROWN’S CHAPEL NEWS
Rev. J. A. Dailey sang a 010 at j
his Sunday morning service and |
preached a fine sermon upon the;
subject of “Upholding the Cross.” j
Mrs. S. J. Henderson was carried}
to a Raleigh hospital recently for|
treatment, and perhaps for a sligr.c
operation.
Miss Sallie Perry, who broke her
leg just before Christmas, is improv
ing, but is still kept at home. ,
We have had a good deal of sick
ness in this community this winter,
but no deaths, we are glad to say.
Some of us expect to attend the
quarterly conference at Chatham
church, but are wondering what is the
rush to attempt to put it all through
m one Sunday afternoon.
H. F. Durham can furnish some
one a good milk cow.
i talk and After supper war
! over each member was talking to
| every other member. MrrJ.,TG. tW°m
, ble called silence and gave a few
suitable words of appreciation to
the committee who made possible
such a pleasant evening together.
A Mr. King and two friends oi
Greensboro were in town today to
see W. W. Stedman in the interest
of real estate.
MR. HENRY BYNUM SPEAKS
TO COLORED FARMERS
, (Reported)
. Thursday night, February 11, Mr.
Henry A. Bynum made a most in
’ teresting talk to U?.e jcolortu lUxi..-
: ers on soil fertility, scientific and
. progressive crop growing, and eco
. nomics. Mr. Bynum came to us as
j a surprise. Nevertheless, ne was plea
’ j santly received by us. He said
■! nat larmitig is a Sc.ntiiic work, . na
j that farming is a science, and
a to get away from o.u iuc
practices of 20 years ago we must
learn how to grow more grain, hay,
legumes, and other soil improv
! in crops.
| Mr. Bynum’s talk was somewhat
J along the same lines as that of L. E.
I Hall, district farm agent ofßaleigh,
at a recent meeting. We are not
working in this section for any im
; mediate financial gain, but for a
j county-wide success in scientific and
' progressive farming. We believe that
j the farmer should share in as much
; of this world’s happiness as anybody
; else, that the farmer’s wife should
; have protection, the children equal
} education advantages with those in
: the cities. 1 herefore, this can be done
j only by progressive effort on the
j part of the? f armers themseives, and
| this can be accomplished by co-oper
ation, and that Alone, We shall appre
ciate visitors at any time
SLOW PROGRESS
IN LEGISLATION
General Assembly Has Com
pleted Very Little of the Ne
cessary Work of the Season.
There is still very little to report
1 as really accomplished or completed
I by the General Assembly, now well
on its way toward the expiration of
a sixty-day session.
■ > Even the number of local or min
or bills passed falls hundreds short
of. thosjg for jihe last session, though
iifls to be Hoped that there is no ne
cessity for the usual r~<ft of such
measurM.
The County Aid Bill, levying a
tax of an extra* cent on gasoline
for the use of county roads, has
passed the House, a*nd is being
tackled by the Senate this week,
while the secret ballot bill has
passed the Senate, and is being con
sidered in the House. Thus those
two important bills have gone half
way their courses.
A bill has actually been passed
making it encumbent upon nominees
of a party to vote for every candi
date on his ticket, also a steriliza
tion bill, under which persons men
tally defective, in prisons, counity
homes, and other publicly support
ed institutions, may be sterilized; al
so mental defectives outside such
institutions may be with the consent
of the nearest or responsible rela
tives. Jn case, however, proper
medical - advice is necessary.
A. D. McLean’s bill providing for
an eight-months school term and the
relief of the counties of $5,000,000
in taxes is yet to be considered by
the House, in which' it was intro
duced. That means a long time be
fore it reaches the Senate, if it ever
reaches it.
The appropriation bill, based up
on the prepared budget, hrs not
yet made its appearance. Practical
ly every institution I/n she state
is rsking to have its appropriation
increased above the budget allow
ance.
There is an attempt to get a high
way police bill through, and it has
the backing o‘s Frank Page, but it
has not been done and much is to be
done within two weeks if the Assem
blv is to adjourn at the expiration
of 60 days.
NOTICE
There will be an oyster supper at
Bynum school house, Saturday eve
ning, February 23rd. The proeeds
will be for the benefit of Mt. Gil
ead Baptist churcli. Everybody come.
Constance King, New York
club dancer, took a nap and missed a
heavy date with former Crown Prince
Ernest of Saxony. Unlike the
Prince did not wait to ?.'■ ..a
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VOLUME 52. NUMBER 2R.
CHATHAM HAS
I A NEW RESIDENT
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- Distinguished Chemist
1 Captalist Living At Tha
Sheriff Milliken Place*
It is gratifying to have Dr.
a distinguished chemist and one «£
L the promoters of the great rayo%
factory going up at Burlingtaa*
! choose to be at least, a tempoiMe
resident of this community.
Dr. Rader has leased the Sheriff
Milliken home, two miles northwest
of Pittsboro, and is making h»nt kfcf
home for this year. It seems thakbrn
j and his family have the desire tak
reside in the country, and the >
Milliken home gives them the rustic,
background and at the same tuna un
comfortable abode.
! Mr. Ed Hinton seems to have bw
j come acquainted with Dr. £a4eK*
| some months ago, when the latter
came down on a hunting trip. Andr
' it was Mr. Hinton who was delighted
to invite a number of Pittsboro ci
tizens to a big dinner at the new
abode, of the capitalist Saturday
ning. About twenty guests were pare
sent, including . some from Burifflg
ton, and a very pleasant evening waai
enjoyed.
It seems that Dr. Rader is not oabf
a capitalist and scientist, but an ac
tive Christian worker. He and samm
members of his family are aJfietih
with Salvation Army, and the Daw*
tor flies hither and thither on speate
ing tours. He was to leave early Shw
day morning to deliver an addarefi*,
in High Point Sunday. He is, we be<--
lieve a brother of the great
Paul Rader, whose sermons are ar
feature of the radio service.
The wife of his son is also artiste:
Dr. and Mrs. Rader at the MißHwic
residence.
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UTTLE IMID HAS
NARROW ESCAPE:
Falls Into Well, But Is Reieoei
After Hours of
Diggins/
(From Moore County News)
The little two-year-old son ot Nte;
Wooley, an electric engineer wteir
lives at Manley and is well known
over Moore county, was the victwna*-
of a peculiar and rather unusual ac
cident last Friday afternoon, when
he accidentally stepped on a board:
which had been placed temporarily
over the opening to an eight-imete
pump well that had just been boced.
It was not until the little fellow
had been missed for sometime thafe.
the father became alarmed and ba~
gan a hurried search for him, ant
had it not been for the sound of tfca
child’s cries in the well it is Quifta
possible that the accident wonHk
have ended tragically. Had it Bflfe;
been’ for a curve in the well, caused
by the drill striking a rock aboufc:-
h If the distance from the
it is certain that the child would
have dropped into water over tua
head and drowned. As it was hfe
fell a distance of fourteen feet.
The rescue was a difficult under
taking and required more t.h*iv
hours of strenuous excavating from
different angles before the body
could be reached and brought bade
to the surface and-safety. The child
was immediately taken to the near
est physician, who, upon examina
tion, found that his condition, waa
not serious, but rather complex from
the viewpoint of nervous shock and
exhaustion. Big-hearted residents, of
that section, as well as for miles,
around, gathered at the scene and
did everything humanly possible to
expedite the rescue. Many brought:
baskets filled with food for the work
ers. Needless to say there was gseafe
rejoicing when the little boy waa
finally brought to the’ surface.
sack Story, mail i
Kansas City, leaped o.OJO miU* >Vr> i
his piahe to c r {cly—h'-it difi.Yi toq/rt
to shut of ;»c motor aud Scire a o*:’a
of mail 'hr- piG/.a -as y i erkev
nor nuU