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A Paper with a Prestige of a Half Century. A County, Not a Com munity Paper. ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878 DECORATION DAY ! IS FINE OCCASION Only Four Veterans Attend— Interesting Address by Col. Fred A. Olds Decoration Day, observed here last Friday, saw only four of the veterans present, nevertheless it was one of the most pleasant and inter esting in the annals of the day. Vet erans J. Dan Dorsett, Richard Jones, William Dowd, and Manly Edwards composed the group of honored guests. Col. Dorsett is the only survivor of his famous company E of the famous 26th regiment. Mr. Jones is now next to the oldest survivor, be ing in his ninetieth year. Messrs. Edwards and Dowd are respectively 82 and 83, but are more like men in the sixties. Mrs. Dowd accom panied her husband, and she is a comparatively young woman in ap pearance. Dinner was served the veterans, the speaker of the day, and other guests at the Exline hotel, at the cost of the Daughters of the Confed eracy. The speaking occurred after the dinner. Hon. Walter D. Siler was in charge. Calling attention to the fact that Col. Dorsett was one of those to go farthest at Gettysburg, he called upon that gentlemen first. Col. Dorsett spoke for a few moments upon the part Chatham men played in the war. He later told the writer how his comrades Jim Brooks and Dan Thomas pushed on to the wall at Gettysburg on that last fatal day and were pulled over by the Yankees. He himself had been shot down a few yards from the wall. Captain Brewer, iater sheriff, whose son George is the writer’s nearest neighbor, had fallen still further from the wall. Os all the eleven of Company E who start ed upon the charge, all were wound ed or killed except the two men tioned as being saved by the Yankees. Coi. Jim Dan himself became a pris oner the next day. Mr. Dowd later joined the same noted 26th, going as a 19-year-old boy. Without training he entered the battle of the Wilderness after j twelve days in camp at Orange Court House, and was in every battle in which 26th engaged afterwards except one. He received no wound. Mr. Edwards was asked to call the roll of his old company, which he did in army style, rolling out the names of something like two score Chatham men who have answered the last roll call. Mr. Jones would only stand and let the audiences see the oldest of the four, and the next to the oldest in the county. Mr. Siler called attention to the fact that Chatham sent more soldiers than it had voters in 1860, and that it had men in practically all the battles of the war, from Bethel to Appomattox. In introducing the speaker, Col. Fred A. Olds, he paid high tribute to him as a historian and to his work in gathering into the hall of history at Raleigh relics of every period of the state’s history. Col. Olds made a most interesting talk, telling particularly of the events of the last 100 days of the war in North Carolina. He had brought with him the flag of the 42nd regiment, which is one of the many |fiags in the collection in the hall of ] History. J? At the instance of Col. Dorsett ..the four rebels gave their yell three i-times in honor of Mrs.- Henry A. rCondon, so generally recognized as •ijhe friend of the veterans, t'b Miss Elizabeth Blair read an ap propriate selection. A list of the veterans who have t|ied since the last Decoration Day were read and this list included J. R. Bright and W. A. Glenn, who had died within the week past. The list j.follows: J. M. Bray, J. W. Brewer, J. R. Bright, A. D. Burnett, W. H. Gross, H. C. Fogleman, T. H. Gil more, R. C. Gunter, W. A. Glenn, H. M. Lewter, W. L. Phillips, John B. Thomas, and Jerry Tripp. The veterans’ graves in the several churchyards of the town were dec orated with flags and flowers by the Daughters of the Confederacy. *************** * * * New Elam News • * * *************** Quite a number of New Elam peo ple attended the recent memorial services at Ebenezer. Miss Blanche Holt has returned from a visit of a week to her aunt m Broadway. Mrs. Jenoria Womble Lowe, of Sanford, was buried at New Elam Saturday, May 11. She made the twelfth person buried in our cemetery S:n ee last memorial day. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ila and chil rl!.en of Durham spent the week-end witn Mrs. Ila’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R - F - Sturdivant. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Joynson and "J I*. 1 *. an d Mrs. Ed. Harrington, and Mrs. C. S. Howell of Greensboro, visited Mrs. W. A. Drake Sunday. The Chatham Record Prisoners Escape j Seven prisoners escaped from jail • last Wednesday night, sawing their way out of the cells and escaping, as in the former delivery, through the lower floor. Two whites were Alex Wallace and Julian Wingard. Colored I were LeGrand Taylor, Grant Cooper, Will Davis, Caleb Evans and Coble Lane. Taylor and Evans were caught the next morning over in New Hope township, where they were followed by tracking. The others were more successful. Another prisoner came out and went and woke up Jailer Burns and informed him of the escape. <§> H. C. Marley Hanged Himself Last Thursday Mr. H. C. Marley, of Siler City, was found hanging in his barn at Siler City last Thursday morning. He had been in bad health for sometime, and when his wife noticed that he did not return immediately from the barn she went to look for him and found that he had hanged himself. Though she thinks he was not out there more than a half-hour before she went to look for -him, his body was lifeless. Mr. Marley was a respected citizen, reported as a hard-worker. He was sixty years of age. He leaves his wife and four children, also several brothers and sisters. The funeral was conducted by Pastor J. C. Snipes of the Baptist church of Siler City. Lee Court Calls Chatham Jurymen The popularity of Chatham men as jurymen has again been manifest ed by the call of Lee county last week for a Chatham county jury for the trial of the negro on the charge of raping and killing Mrs. Matthews a year ago. The negro had been tried once and convicted, but was given a new trial by the supreme court. The second trial coming up last week, a venire of 75 men from Chatham was called, and from that number seven jurymen were secured. Another venire was summoned, and the jury completed. The jury got the case Saturday evening at 7 o'clock, but did not i agree till 2 p. m., Sunday, when Judge Midyette came into coyirt and heard a verdict of guilty, and again sentenced the black to die. The evidence was all circum stantial, and when the bloodhound evidence was eliminated little was left except the size of the track, it is understood. The evidence was not very convincing, judging from the time it took the twelve good Chatham jurymen to decide the case. Again, attorneys for the convicted man have appealed, we believe. The jury consisted of Messrs. J. H. Crutchfield, W. H. Scott, Joe Powers, Archie Dorsett, B. J. Wicker, John A. Marshall, T. R. Murdock, B. D. Woody, W. C. Brooks, R. D. Cheek, Hubert Ellis, and W. T. Johnson. The negro was represented by the Youngs, father and son, of Dunn. ® Veteran Bright Passes Mr. John Robert Bright, a Con federate veteran and a former com missioner of the county, died at his home below Pittsboro, last Wednes day evening and was buried at Asbury church Thursday afternoon, Pastor Chaffin conducting the funer al services. He was 83 years old. Mr. Bright had been ill for months. His one desire, we are told,, was to live long enough to attend the an nual reunion on May 10, but he was buried on the very eve of the day which he has so often enjoyed and of which he has been frequently the very life. He was the father of Mr. Numa Bright and Mrs. Frank Knight. Just a few days before his death, Mr. W. A. Glenn, another veteran, passed. $ Bishop Cannon Near Break With President Bishop James Cannon, Jr., one of the leading supporters of Hoover last summer, on the grounds that A1 Smith was too wet, is nearing a break with President Hoover over appointment of the law enforcement commission by the president. Mr. Hoover is attempting to secure for service on that commission unbiased men, while Bishop Cannon wants at least one out arid out dry and a recognized wet named. A WHOPPEROF A SNAKE Mr. Gordon Keck reports that he killed a snake near his home that measured six feet ten inches. He opened it and got out three biddies and two eggs, indicating that it was a chicken snake, but Gordon says that his snakeshlp was smoothly black, even black under the belly, and that does not sound like a chicken snake. Its tail, according to description, seemed too blunt for a black runner. Anyhow, it was some snake. —-<$ What has become of the little boy who used to walk three miles to school every morning. PITTSBORO, N. C„ CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1929. COURTJNSESSION Opening Delayed Till Tuesday by Prolonged Lee County Case —Judge Midyette on Bench The May session of the superior court for the trial of criminal cases did not convene till Tuesday, as Judge Midyette, who was engaged the last of the week in the trial of a capital case at Sanford, feared that he might be detained in that county Monday. However, the Lee county case was completed Sunday, but word had been sent out over the county to the effect that there would be no court here Monday. Nevertheless, quite a number failed to get the word and responded to the summons. Yet, on the whole, much needed work was done on Chatham county farms Monday by the delay in opening, and it still seemed almost a sin to call the people from their fields Tuesday. ' The following good citizens were . drawn as grand jurymen: E. E. Wil son, foreman, R. H. Johnson, G. D. Emerson, J. A. Shadtack, B. A. Cox, J. S. Barker, A. P. Dark, P. M. John son, Chas. J. Rives, Fred L. Boone, R. F. Sturdivant, Fred C. Williams, J. R. Copeland, Charlie Moody, R. ( M. Gorrell, A. F. Harrington, B. B. . Webster, and W. F. Harris. Tuesday was devoted principally on jail cases, though the escape of several prisoners last week had sim plified that matter. I • *************** j * * * Bear Creek News * * * *************** Mrs. C. H. Jones, after visiting ( here and near here, has returned to « her home in Richmond, Va. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Beaver and family, of Durham, were week-end ] visitors in the home of T. P. Beaver. • Mr. P. G. Maulden and family (well known in this county) have ] moved from Liberty to Greensboro, ■ where he recently purchased some lots and has built a new home on ; same. Born to Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Rives, a son. weighing nine pounds. Messrs. G. B. Emerson, J. J. Ivey, C. J. Rives and J. J. Fields are serv ing as jurors at Pittsboro this week. W. P. Ivey has recently purchased an Atwater Kent Radio, which he is enjoying very much. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Beal and daughter were week-end visitors in Sanford. Mrs. J. H. Moser, of Graham, was a Sunday visitor on Bear Creek, Rt. 2, and Siler City, Rt. 5. G. S. (“Bitts”) Norwood, of Greensboro, spent the week-end with home folks. Mr. Paul Crabtree of Chapel Hill and Miss Camilla Gilmore, of Dur<- ham, were Sunday visitors at T. B. Beal’s. Miss Dora Moody, of Burlington, was a week-end visitor in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Moody. Mrs. C. H. Wicker has been on the sick list for the past week. We hope for her an early recovery. An infant of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hough, so Siler City, was buried at Meroney M. E. Church Tuesday, May 7th. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Burke and family, of Burlington, were visitors near here, during the week-end. The memorial service at Antioch Christian church was well attended last Sunday. Rev. J. S. Carden,iipf Durham, preached in the forenoon upon “Remembering,” which very forceful discourse. In jthe afternoon, there was a short, but in teresting, program by the children. Following this program, T. B. Belli, of Bear Creek, spoke on “Faithfnl ness,” basing his remarks on Pijqjv. 23:20, “A faithful man shall aboripd with blessings.” Prof. W. R. Thomp son, of Pittsboro, then made a very tender and impressive speech on the “Kindness and Love of Mother.”; Mrs. J. J. Cheek, after visiting Mrs. D. F. Perrel, of for the past week, has returned to her home near here. Mrs. G. W. Blalock, one mile north of town, is very sick with penumonia. We hope for her an immediate re ! covery. Miss Edna Routh, of Bennett, was a visitor in the home of J. J. Ivey , last week, visiting Miss Kathaleene Ivey. C5> Industrial Exposition Opened at Raleigh i —<s> The first industrial exposition to be operated by the state fair associ ation was opened at the state fait ■ grounds Monday by Governor Gard -1 ner. In his opening address the ; governor said that there could be no ; prosperity if agriculture languishes. ■ The exposition will last all week and > if the venture proves successful this • year will become an annual enter - prise of the fair association. Lost time is never made up but; most of us have plenty of it left. r Judging from cigarette advertisers l they know who put the “kin” in smoking. *************** * * Moncure News * * *************** The revival at Moncure Methodist church is in progress at this writing. Rev. J. A. Dailey, the pastor, has done some excellent preaching and brought some wonderful messages to the large congregations. Even though it is busy time with the farmers, the people are attending services. Sunday, May 12,th was Mothers’ Day. It was an ideal day in every respect. The sky was clear as crys tal and the sun shone brilliantly. A Mothers’ Day service was held at the M. E. church, both at church service and Sunday school. The Juniors under Miss Dorothy Lambeth as teacher gave an interesting program at that hour. Also appropriate songs for Mothers’ Day were sung at the church service and the pastor, Rev. J. A. Dailey, brought a suitable message on “Mother’s Love,” at the morning service. It was a glorious day and glorious service. The re vival will continue until Tuesday eve ning of this week if not longer. Misses Mary Helen and Cornelia Mims of Raleigh are visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mims, this week. Miss Catherine Thomas has return ed home from an extended visit to relatives at Apex. Miss Hetty Womble is visiting friends at Meggetts, S. C., this week. Misses Mattie Sue Hatch and Pauline Taylor of Pittsboro were in town Monday. Miss Mamie Sockwell, who has been teaching at Battleboro this past year, is visiting Mrs. W. F. Utley this week. Capt. J. H. Wissler, who has been seriously ill at bis home for the past week, is some better at this writing, we are glad to state. Hope he will continue to improve and soon be out again. Mrs. Geo. Geide, of Harrisburg, Pa., a niece of Capt. Wissler, is at his bed-side this week. Two trained nurses are also with him. Mr. and Mrs. Borden of Goldsboro, relatives of Captain Wissler, have also been with him during his illness. Miss Mary Olinger, of Sanford, spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. J. E. Moore. Dr. J. E. Cathell, who is sick at Scott’s Hospital, Sanford, is improv ing, we are glad to state. Hope he will soon be well again. Miss Beatrice Wilkie is visiting friends at Hoffman. We are sorry to state that Mr. J. J. Womble is sick at this time. Hope he will soon be out aagin. Mr. C. W. Womble of Goldston has been attending the revival at Moncure with his sister, Mrs. Mary Barringer. Mrs. C. M. Whilden and little daughter, Mary, of Raleigh, are visit ing Mrs. Barbara Watkins and at tending the revival at the M. E. church. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Lassiter from Raleigh spent the week-end with Mrs. Tamor Dezern on route 2. Miss Bertha Lee Poe of Pittsboro is visiting Miss Camelia Stedman this week. Mrs. Julia Stedman has been visit ing her brother, Mr. L. E. Cole and her son, Mr. W. W. Stedman and has been attending the revival at M. E. church. Our community was saddened by the death of Miss Genora Womble early last Friday morning. She had been in feeble health for several years while starting a fire with kero sene she was burned so badly that she died soon afterwards. For many years Miss Genora (as she was affectionately known here) made her home in Moncure where she was held in the highest esteem and loved by everyone who knew her. She was a devoted Christian and a member of New Elam Christian church, where she was buried in the cemetery last Saturday afternoon. She is survived by five brothers, J. N. Womble, New Hill, Rt. 2, L. N. Womble, of Pittsboro, J. L. Womble and G. M. Womble, Mon cure, and Junie Womble, Sanford. Our sympathy goes out to the be reaved family. The following students of Moncure school have received seventh grade diplomas: Emma Lee Mann, Lewis Burns, Harry Buchanan, Alton Bland, Fay Sawyer, Sam Overiby, Christine Lassiter, Josephine Thomas, Alfred Womble, Daniel Morrison, Ruby Gotten, Thelma Ellis, Sarah Crutchfield, Cecil Ernst, Lucille Goodwin, Ellen Harrington, Craig Harrington, Rodney Johnson, Harry Kendrick and Margaret Strickland. Perfect attendance certificates were awarded to the following stu dents: Ruth Stedman, Ethel Moore, Roy Holt, Rodney Johnson, Camelia Stedman, Dorothy jLambert, J. L. Womble, Jr., William Lawrence Craven, Willie Kendrick, Elvet Lassi ter, Roberta Lambeth and Roy Thomas. Sixth grade spelling prize, William Marshall. Sixth grade milk prize, Marjorie Lee Ray. Fifth grade milk prize, Ralph Dixon. Sixth grade writing prize, Mary Lee Mann. Fifth grade spelling prize, Ist Pearl Hackney, 2nd—Ruby Womble. Fourth grade spelling prize, 1st — Hazel Upchurch, 2nd—Mary Gladys Aged Citizen Passes Mr. W. A. Glenn, one of the coun ty’s most aged and highly respected citizens passed away at his home in the western part of the county, Satur day night, May 11, and was buried at Center Methodist church, the next day. The funeral services were con ducted by Pastor Burgess. Mr. Glenn was 85 years of age. His wife had been dead a number of years and he lived alone, but near the home of his son John. He was the father of the late R. A. Glenn, of Pittsboro. He leaves six sons, and one sister, Mrs. Lou Lindley. Slayer of Kelly Caught Last Week <§>— The Southern Pines officials, and the whole population, are rejoicing over the capture of the slayer of Policeman Kelly of that town. The search has been tireless, and resulted successfully when he got out of money and wired a woman friend for ten dollars and officers awaited the coming of the suspect for reply. Mr. Kelly was a native of this county, New Hope township, and the news of the capture of the man, Granville A. Dietz, a native of West Virginia, is of interest to friends of the slain officer in Chatham. In Memory of Mrs. O. H. Williams On Friday night, May 3, while all was still, death entered the home of Mr. O. H. Williams and claimed the choice of the family, the wife and mother. Mrs. Williams prior to her marriage was Miss Farrell, of the Hanks’ Chapel community. She had been sick several years, yet she bore her sufferings bravely and said that she was ready to go. She is survived by her husband, two children, Carl and Ruth, her father, Mr. I. W. Farell, her sisters Mesdames, Henry Abernathy, Ihrie Pendergrass, E. P. Hackney, and her brothers, Herbert, Frank, and David Farrell. Her body was laid beneath a mound of beautiful flowers in the Hanks cemetery. The funeral services were conducted by her pastor Rev. Fuller Johnson, assisted by Rev. R. R. Gordon. She had been a church member many years. “Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord. They rest from their labors and their works follow them.” A FRIEND $ CLUB NOTES The Woman’s Club of Pittsboro met Wednesday afternoon at four o’clock, in the club room for the reg ular monthly meeting which will be the last meeting until September. The meeting was opened with the club hymn, followed by the collect read in concert. Mrs. Hunt made report for the two years that she has served as treas urer. A motion was made and carried that the dues be raised to one dol lar, also that no money be deposited except through the treasurer. Mrs. Peterson reported that the musicale tea given at the club room by the Music Department netted the sum of ten dollars. The Health Department held their regular monthly meeting with Mrs. W. L. Powell, Mrs. Mills being ad ditional hostess. The April meeting was postponed in order that Dr. Taylor of the State Board of Health might be present; Dr. Taylor lectured on indigestion and diseases of the heart; on account ,of the April meeting being post r poned, there was no meeting of the ] Civic Department. i The Literary Department met with I Mrs. E. B. Hatch, the program for i the afternoon was on Spirituals and Blues. Mrs. London suggested that we be getting ready for the annual Bazarr during the summer vacation. The meeting was turned over to the Literary Department; the pro gram included interesting papers by Mrs. F. C. Mann on “So This is Jazz,” Mrs. J. W. Hunt “Some Jazz Per sonalities,” and Mrs. W. B. Chapin on “Spirituals and Blues.” Miss Catherine Johnson rendered several piano selections. MRS. D. B. NOOE, Secretary. $ From what we can learn the At lantic ocean seems to be the only spot in the world that is suitable for fly ing, and for landing, too. ® If the doctors could find a few medicines that are half as good as the ones advertised there would be no need of hospitals. Upchurch. Fourth grade improvement prize, Ruth Johnson. Fourth grade scholarship prize, Dorothy McCracken. Mr. B. J. Weathers, who has been operator at Moncure for good many years, has returned to his old lo cation at Hamlet. We regret to lose him and his many friends here wish for him continued success. Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Hilliard of Burlington were in town one day jast ■ week and it is reported that they i are going to return to Moncure. Subscribers at Every Postoffice and All R. F. D. Routes in Great County of Chatham VOLUME 51, NUMBER 34 W. D. SILER IS AM) TO OPPOSE SIMMONS May Run Against Old Friend in Primary in Effort to Draw Out Voters The following story is from the pen of W. T. Bost Raleigh cor respondent of the Greensboro News. Suffice it to say that if Mr. Siler does run, the Record will do its big gest for him. Raleigh, May 14.—Assistant At torney General Walter D. Siler is two-thirds in the notion to run against his ancient and honored friend, F. M. Simmons, for the Democratic nomination to the United States senate. Mr. Siler does not authorize any body to speak for him or to place him in nomination. The attorney in the state departments, who is about the breeziest individual west of Hallett S. Ward, of Washington, is minded! to throw himself into the contest to defeat the Republican plan of nam ing Mr. Simmons as his own succes sor preliminary to murdering him in the election. Mr. Siler regards opposition at this stage, the sole salvation of the party. He lacks a profound conviction that anybody can beat Mr. Simmons, but he believes that if Mr. Simmons can beat the other fellow the chances of electing him will be very good. If Mr. Siler should get the nomi nation he would be most doubtful as to his ability to get the senatorial toga. But the Chatham statesman passionately believes that a contest with all the people voting and thus binding themselves to stand by the ticket is the sole hope of the democracy. Mr. Siler has observed politics all his life and not until the year 1929 did he ever find Republican solicitors from Democratic harmony. Always hitherto Mr. Siler has found the Re publicans kicking the Democrats, pulling their tails and making them fight. Now they are all urging that there be no opposition to Mr. Sim mons. That confounds Mr. Siler more even than the bolting of Sen ator Simmons did last year. The as sistant attorney general thinks there is just one way to hold the party together. That way is to have an old-fashioned Democratic primary in which every man with a grievance against Senator Simmons can go to the polls and vote it. If it beats Mr. Simmons, the party is held intact for future contests. If it elects Mr. Simmons that gentleman has every reason to expect the anti-Simmons Democrats to behave better than he did. To bring about such a con summation Mr. Siler is almost willing to undertake the unequal contest. He is very political minded and was the Overman manager in 1926 and pulled the Salisbury senator through a very difficult year. Mr. Siler has been all his life one of the lustiest Simmons partisans. Chatham county never failed Mr. Simmons during the Siler regnancy. Mr. Siler from the very first has said there must be a contest, that the voters must not be allowed to stay away from the polls because such absenteeism makes irfe£ularity so much easier. Os course the assist ant general sees the party rift. He knew it woud come ! when »the prince of regulars, Mr. Simmons, set = the state its example in breaking regu larity. .. • . - ~, Mr. Siler is not surprised that Mr. , Simmons is asking the voters to be j regular.. It is an old: principle with | him. • Mr. Siler believes in it and Jhas practiced it in all elections. The Chatham leader has talked to many prominent Democrats who will not vote for Senator Simmons if they can stay away from the primaries. Hence Mr. Siler seeks some way to get them at the polls. ■ <s> Methodist News Items There will be an all-day service at Brown’s Chapel next Sunday. Chil dren’s Day exercises in the forenoon, picnic dinner at noon, and memorial exercises in the afternoon. The pub lic is invited. The revival services will begin in the Pittsboro church Sunday evening at 8 The pastor will do the preaching and Mrs. Henry A. Bynum leads the services of song during the meeting. The entire community is urged to attend. A Unique Hiding Place for Booze When officers Desern and Harring ton were searching the home of Mrs. J. F. Keys in Merry Oaks last Fri day failure to find incriminating evi dence seemed imminent when the thought occurred to empty a bucket in which pepper plants had been transplanted, apparently for latter setting in the garden. The trick re vealed seven bottles of liquor under the camouflage of soil and plants. Mrs. Keys, as a consequence of the discovery, was incarcerated in the county jail.