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A Paper with a Prestige I of a Half Century. A County, Not a munity Pap> , L J ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878. DISPOSE OF CASES iH COUNTY COURT Report of Disposal of Cases the First Two Days of This Week —Many Uncaught Ac cused on Docket. T .■ county court, with Judge J. L. B'- ll on the bench and Solicitor V, Barber prosecuting, assembled y Monday morning and pro- Yd to call the docket for the day. I; - noticeable, and a feature that . < this first term of the court ap • comparatively slow, that there /, >: ow submissions and that because : e earlier approach of trial than a, ted a number of continuances. T submission cases were largely . ; .oil out at the last term of su r court and the cases in which illness for trial and non-appre -'on of the accused have caused - figure largely on this docket. n> .nee, one man is up north expects to be home foi- the Jan 's term of superior court, or now January term of the county •'arl Marley has just been tried Federal Court and sentenced ■ •• in the Atlanta penitentiary, pros was taken in this acse a number of others for suf reasons. Thus the docket is r cleared and it will be only a (' f time when the court is up \ :i nave to deal most largely t’e-h cases. ’oceerl:ngrs for Monday and .1 uesoav P' s in cases of Haywood -s W. N. Fields, C. C. ‘ Over- Pro! Allred, X. R. Baker, • • \ Miller, Loris Alston, Capiases : for Fred Badders, Lonnie Far - Arthur McSwain, Jim Lee, Bus •: g. Jason Freeman, Fred Ivey, ( '.. die Johnson, Myrtle Pegram, n Ley. Mm. Ivey, Felix Riggs es. M. R. Gunter. Nellie Thomas. V: anger Farrell’s case reverts to 'uperior court docket. Cases against L. E. Campbell, Mar vin Wilfiams, Elmo Watson, Carl Bulkhead. Oran Campbell, Edward and Annie Harris, Dolphus Page, Lee Jack.- and Will Shelton are contin ue > r 0 January term. Cases Tried G. G. Cheek, bad checks, guilty in f check of September 22, 1928, f . .SAS7; not guilty as to others. Sentenced to pay costs and $18.87. to B me Bros. Defendant appeals, fijini sioo.oo, - Fred KeUH submits to being drunk in a public place. Thirty days on roads. „ j Rehcher Campbell, submits to charge of reckless driving. Six : months, but judgment suspended on payment of costs and bond for SIOO for good behavior, including refrain ing from intoxicants, and not to ope rate car for three months. Tom Ruth, hunting without license. Guilty. Costa. Defendant appeals. In this case it was shown that defendant had license at home, but the law re quires display of license. The appeal is to test the law on that point. Ap peal bond SSO. Alex McNeal, guilty, stealing tur keys. Will Allen, liquor, guilty, four months and bond in second case for good behavior for two years. Elisha Walker, stealing, guilty but under 16 years of age. Sentenced to attend Stonewall Jackson Training School so long as said school deems it important to hold him. , <S> FERTILIZER CENTENNIAL The use of commercial fertilizer in the United States dates back to l 1830. In that year the first ship ment of nitrate of soda was brought J f - this country. Used ever since,! this fertilizer now occupies a distinct I p >si:ion among the inorganic ma-1 terials utilized for agricultural pur poses. With the exception of. lime a : marl, it has probably been u=ed the longest of any of the so-called rnmercial fertilizers. The use of mineral phosphates was b gun in 1842 when Lawes, later of •he Rothamsted Station in England, ■ >ok out his patent for the manufac ‘ ..re of superphosphate. It was not j until about 1860 that potash from German mines was used for farm purposes. Although many substitutes for the 1 neer fertilizers have been develop ( during recent years, the demand j 1 these natural mineral products inues to expand. In the case of lean Nitrate, some 800,000 farm in this country are now using \ tidy 1,000,000 tons annually. ® —, errs 40 gallons of HONEY FROM A TREE <S> v " Mr. B. M. Wicker, of Moncure Rt. ' is a winter’s supply of honey and wood from one hickory tree. He a large hickory a few days ago a beehive from which he 'tv gallons of honey, while the \ £ 0 oes far toward supplying his g this winter. i p I !_ ER OF QUANTITY matt hink Harold is twice as “So vou i Ted?” bi* a bw* « Everythingyousay “Ab.soh.trfy. lk of a couple ° f makes him ifa. •stories.'’ The Chatham Record Hickory Mt. Gun Club i Season Has Opened Members of the Hickory Mountain Gun Club, of which Mr. Alex Cock jman is resident manager, began to I arrive promptly after the opening of the bird season. The first to arrive were Mr. and Mrs. Preston of New \ ork, who returned after bagging one turkey and 39 partridges. Cant. Burlington, Dr. McGinley and Mr. Moyer, of New York, were here recently and had the luck to bag a turkey and presumably have secured numerous partridges. ' This week Mr. Armstrong and party of four others from New York and Mr. Cummings and one compan ion, also from New York, are on the reserve. The gird and turkey supply throughout The county seems to be unusually good. In this connection, hunters should be on guard against shooting any of the Mexican quail which have only recently been introduced into the county, and should absolutely leave alone any pheasant they might find. A few of the latter have been raised in the county and some of them mave gone wild. Let them get a good start before any is killed. How Christmas Seals Work in North Carolina 1. Furnished milk and hot iunches to over 15,000 undernourished chil dren whose parents could not provide them, thereby transforming weak, pitiful, pale, undernourished children into strong, happy, rosy youngsters. 2, Bought up-to-date school scales at a wholesale price for schools, at a saving of over $1,000.09. S. Paid the salary and expenses of nutrition workers who gave dem onstrations that in some instances re duced the percentage of underweight in schools of those 10 per cent and over. In one school reduction was from 83 to 9 per cent. La”ge num bers of children were saved from bc-ing potential tuberculosis patients. 4. Furnished breakfast, mid-morn ing and noonday food for undernour ished children who were problems, thereby changing some of them from potential criminals to good citizens in the making. 5. Financed the anaesthetic and hospital fees, for tonsiiectomies for over 1,500 children whose parents, were unable to pay this nominal sum. The surgeons of the state donated their services free of charge. Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to the general surgeons in North Carolina. 6. Brought Health Training in Schools to over 100 teachers, thereby giving stories, games, projects and health information to hundreds of school children. _ ■ 7. Fitted seriously undernourished children with glasses when their par ents were unable to pay for them, thereby curing their nervous and leading them to gaining a healthful weight. 8. Paid the salaries of school dentists and provided funds for dental service. 9. Sent Crusade supplies to over 100,000 school children thereby help ing them to build strong ‘ bodies through good health habits. 10. Helped to keep colored super visors on the job for a longer period than was provided by law, thereby giving the colored school children additional training in good health habit formation. 11. Provided home nursing and care for tuberculosis patients who could not afford to pay. 12. Paid the expense of tubercu losis patients at the state, county and private sanatoria. 13. Provided funds for the exami j nation of the pre-school child, there |by helping him to be free beiore j entering school. Jury List for January Term Superior Court The following names were drawn Monday as jurymen for the January term of Superior Court: J W. Bland, Ed. R. Smith, L. A. Copeland, J. A. Perry C E. Griffin, L W. Tally, H. W. Luther, W. A. Poe. G. N. Thomas, Newton Moore, i E. M. Lemmons, C. C. Hamlet, R. J. Harwood, G. H. Andrews, A. M. Halt, T F Williams, G. E. M llliams, Gordon Bennett. T. A. Hargrove Robert Sturdivant, E. O. Woody, J. T Hammett, E. R. McGhee, C. O. ! Gilmore, N. A. Wright, V. R. Dorset. 1 Pete Dowdy, P. E. Truelo\e, J. W. Jones E. H. Petty. W. A. Philips, R E. Mclver, C. C. Stone, J. 1* Matthews, R. H. Fitchett, S. D. John son J. E. Gilliland, J. O. 1 r. il. Marsh, Ira Foushee. THE BIGGEST CITY i Unofficial canvass of Winston | Salem a few weeks ago gave that city 187 346 people—about 25,000 more I the 1920 census. But just a few i later the same kind of canvass Übnwed Charlotte to have more than ! 90.000 people—almost , double \ 1920 government figures. city can take in any more territory before the census taking next year, ' so there is an interesting race on be t tween the two towns for the honor I of being the biggest city mjhe state. I Ten shopping days till Christmas. riTTSBQRQ, N. C„ CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1929 I*************** * * * Bear Creek News * * * P Miss Myrtle Wilkie of Gastonia is [ visiting her father, B. F. Wilkie, on 3 route two. 7 r Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Hilliard and 5 family of Durham were Sunday visit ors at A. D. Coggins. [ J. J. Ivey, who has been living at Bear Creek for the past few months ; in the B. F. Moffitt house, has moved to Boniee and is occupying the house that Dr. Burkehead formerly lived in. We regret to loose this good family but hope for them happi ’ ness and success in their new home. H. E. Stewart, of Asheville, has moved into Mrs. C. B. Fitts house in town. We are glad to welcome them back to town. They lived here some five years ago, before moving to Asheville. Mr. Stewart’s health has b een bad for sometime, but we hope | for his early recovery. Misses Nellie Emerson and Norma Phillips went to Greensboro last week , on a visit. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Vestal of Greensboro, were recent visitors in the home of Mrs. W. F. Norwood. Fh M. W oinble has been on the sick list, but we hope for him a most speedy recovery. , ' Mr. Charlie Lawson Snipes and! | Miss Ina Lillian Phillips were mar- j {vied Wednesday, November 20th, in j Siler' City, Rev. J. W. Bradley, pastor j of the M. E. church, officiating. Theyi kept this marriage a secret for twoj weeks. Mr. Snines is a son of Mr. j and Mrs. J. 11. Snipes, of route two, l but has lived in Durham for several j years, where he is proprietor of the * Lakewood Barber Shop, of that place | and recently he purchased a filling ! station there. He is a splendid young man, who is beloved by every body. Mrs. Snipes is the oldest daughter of Mrs. J. A. Phillips, of route two, and is a graduate of the Boniee high school in the 1928 class. She taught last winter at Meroney school. She is a young lady of culture and refinement and has a host of friends who will learn with pleasure of her receat marriage. They will make their home in Dur ham. We wish form a long and hap py life together. Final Seaboard Steps . , <s> (The Charlotte Observer) i People all Q.ver the territory served: | by the Seaboard Air Line have been ; interested in the; progress oif the re financing plans of its/energetic young president, L. R. Powell, Jr., and will be encouraged over the taking of the' j final step in formal offering to the - road’s security-holders of 1,892,630 new common shares at a price of sl2" per share, which will yield the com- | pany more Qian after j deducting all expenses incident to the plan, including underwriting commis sions. The offering’ has been under- ; written by Dillon, Read & Co. and ; LadercbuTg, Thalmaim & Co. Under the terms of the offering, preferred and common stockholders ; are entitled to purchase two shares , of common stock for each share field, , while holders of Certificates of* De c * posit, representing adjustment bonds, may purchase two common shares for each share of common stock which such holders shall be entitled to> re- i cerve under the plan. Each holder of a Certificate of Deposit represent ing SI,OOO principal amount of* ad justment bonds, is entitled to receive under the plan 15 shares of common stock. In connection with the offering, President Powell announced that a group which was organized some time ago to acquire substantial amounts of Seaboard securities has notified the company that it will subscribe at the offering price of sl2 per share proximately 280,000 shares of new i i j, r •• v -a . | stock —the total amount to which its , present holdings of Seaboard secur ities entitle it to subscribe. Follow ing a survey and analysis of Seaboard business and properties by Coverdale & Coipitts, consulting engineers, this group has already expended more than $2,500,000 in acquisition of the company’s preferred and common stocks. In exercising its subscription privileges it will increase its aggre gate expenditure for the company’s . stocks to more than $5,800,000. , Incidentally comes the informa , .tion from President Powell -that the ■ gross revenues for the 10 months • ended October 31, were $1,748,000 , i n excess of those for the same 10 • months’ period of 1928. The prop , erties of the company are being ope • rated efficiently and funds available \ - from the sale of common stock will! , make possible still further efficiency j and economy, with the result that as \ gross' revenues increase a greater portion will flow through into net | income. SCENE: COURTROOM “Now, sir,” the prosecutor stormed at the defendant, “I’ll ask you if you weren’t convicted on the twentieth of March, 1926, on the charge of boot legging?” “Oh, yes,” the prisoner admitted assuredly, smiling in a friendly way at the jury, “but I ain’t got you for my lawyer this time.” A few more months of “Hoover Prosperity” will just about ruin us. *************** * * Moncure News * * * ****** A three-det comedy entitled, “When a Fellow Needs a Friend” wfill be given by the high school stu dents next Friday evening at the school auditorium at 7:3$ o’clock'. Mr. E. W. A vent. Jr., is the director of the play. The funds received will go to the athletic? - association, of the school. ~ Mrs. C. M. Brown is viistitfg her parents at Siler City this week. We are very sory to learn’ that iDr. J. E. Cathell is n'o' better. Miss Virginia Cathell, vTio has been sick, is now well again and has taken up her work as teacher in Che Raleigix schools. Mrs. E. R. Ray and little daughter of Mt. Airy is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ray this week. Mr. Evan Ray and Miss Pauline Ray who are teach ing in Mt. Airy schools spemt Sunday j here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ray. Miss Claireve Mims, who has been taking a course as nurse for the last three months aßex Hospi al, Ral- J eigh, returned to her home here last week. She states that she learned much while there.- i Mr. O. M. Maim, a progressive | grocery merchant, went out early I this morning turkey hunting. Jfe re turned with two nice wild turkeys. [He stated that he sat down on a ; stump and yelped, when a turkey came and lit in a tree not very far 1 away. At the first sfrot, he killed’' it. . Then he yelped agaui and another turkey came and lit' the same Free when he fired’ again. He was vary fortunate to kill two turkeys from the same tree. Mr. Mann is a good shot. PLEASE TURN TO PAGE THREE Senate Denies Seat to Vare on Fraud By a vote of 52 to - 42.' tfie UniU-db Sm. es senate last Friday excluded William S. Vare, senator-elect from Pennsylvania, from his seat in the senate. The resolution refusing to- ; seat Vare charged violation of the * corrupt practices act and* the ex penditure of grea 1 amounts’ of money to gain the election in 1926. The' last congress also ref usee: to seat him, Vare is- tfee recognized;! republican! i leader of Philadelphia amd when he ; returned to that city from Washing— j ton Saturday after the senate vote, j he was greeted by a great crowd’ ' which acclaimed hith as their leader-: still. He announced that he would? 1 ' Be a cairdTd&tie to-the ffiiisft for the : sen a tor ship - , and it. .is likely that hiss name may be presented tb Governor- Fisher for appointment to fi'l'l out the- ' •term. Present indications, however,’, are that Joseph Rj Grundy will re ceive tha* appointment. Grundy iss the man*, who raised so much money/ j ■ for the €To«rrdge and Hoover camv \ paigirs, and who; has attempted tb> dedicate the tariff provasibuss in the l m*w bilT.. He said recently at a con- IgressibiraP committee lleairmg that i i such stages as Oklahoma* and South 1 ■ Carolina that paid litthfer- money inttr the federal treasury wwe not entit.kd’ ;t® representation in tSe 1 senate. ® mfNOR ROLL FOR THE SCHOOLS OF EOLDSTim i Honor roll for months by ' grades Is as follows:: Second Grade: Harry Wadso®, Aline Strickland. Third Grade: Frasit P*aschal, Betty Barber, Harry Wonsble, George ; Rives, Nanny Mae Darsrity, Martha Ann Gaines, Evelysn Goldston, Mary ;Lois Harris, Bertha Mae Herman, Ruth Johnson, EtbeJl Murray . Fourth Grade: Willard Lamb* Jo sephine Johnson, Margaret Murray, Janie Paschal, Estelle Wicker. Fifth Grade:- Claude Chagtin, Ed ward Harris, Cayee Hilliai d, Eliza beth Ellis, Mary hma Rives,. i Seventh Gradei Minnie Seagroves. ; Eighth Grade:- Pauline Gunter„ Earl. Wilkie, Mildred Herman. Ninth Grades: Fola B'oms, Alirae Hester, Irene Hilliard. Tenth Grade: Elva Johnson, Karan Rives, Verna Stout, Margaret Wat son. Eleventh Grade: Clarence Qold ston, Oliie Dixon, Margie Lee Tyson, Eliza Tyler. A THREE-LETTER MAN Mr. W. L. Harper has won quite j a distinction as an athle :e at the 1 university. He is among- the men | getting their “letters” at that instl r tution, and is the first on record Ifrom Pittsboro. Mr. Harper is, a three-letter man, getting the decora tion in football, basket ball, and for track achievements. He is a senior student at the University. <g> BUSINESS METHODS A couple of rival but friendly shopkeepers were talking things over. “When does your opening sale close?” asked the first. “When our closing-out sale opens,” the second replied. <S> Many a lamb is mourning for the nice warm wool he squandered on l rlthe chance of acquiring sables.— j Arkansas Gazette. Honor Roll for the Third Month SENIORS—JameA Catheti, Wilson Wottible, Jack Wheeler, James Cross, J. L. Womble, Margueritte Cooper, Dorothy Lambeth. JUNIORS Edward Carr, Ben Mims, Lois Wotnble, Woodrow An drews, Jack Harrington, Josephine Crutchfield. I SOPHOMORES'— Daisy Marshall, Inez Andrews. FRESHiVIEN Rodney Johnsott, Craig Harrington, Fsaiiklin Marshall, Clyde Stephens. SEVENTH' GRADE Ruth Sted man’, Elizabeth Dickens, "Willi cm Mar-- shall, Jesse HusrringtojA Mae -vrutch- ; field, Ben Harvard. SIXTH GRADE—Maajorie L, Ray, Flora M. Sawyer, Pearl Hackney, Rosa Lee Sauls, Ruby Wbmble, Ber nard Giffton,. Woodrow Thomas’. FIFTH GRAL>£ Dorothy Mc ; Cracken, Roland Cross, Hazel Up \church, Tilth Johnson, J. W Thonras, 'Jr. FOURTH GRADE—MeI oa Moore, ©tinner ML Luxton,, Ethel tils Carr, Louis Goodwin, THIRD GRADE—Louise' Lmais Partin, Bill Oliiiger, Ruth Lam beth’, Lucille Jones, Ruby Mims, James L. Stephens, Lucille Sawyer, Magdalene Goodwin, Woo drew Mar shall.. . SECOND TRADE—Madge Cross, Preston liar ward, Anita Broadnax;' secostd honor-: George? Worn! ?e. FiRS T GR A DE—R ivs el C btt enj Lenwood Garner, Boy a-n .Horner, : Lewi-’ Laxto.t, Wallace Oldliam, : Pauline Holt, Dor's Ma 'sliall, Ukris-; j tine WTilliams. — — Supt Allen Stresses the School Bus: La ws Raleigh, Dec. IT.—“TLig safety'onf our scliooi c nil a run shooici be con stantly looked a:'ter/’•State' Superin tendent A. T. Allen pohiLS out iiv at statement given out today. “North’ CarolintU' he stys, “is omm transuj porting nearly 150,000 pupils to ; school. Uiie lives-of these- children.* as well aS' those who walk must be ') jprotectei at all Limes, ft is a sad thing to hear of air accident; happeKjj [mg to core of these little ones.” Superintendent ALien believes that [ if eare and diligence is observed on'] the part of the motoring public tl&ft'j; -such occurrences may be kept at arj nrinimun;.: In order to acquaint tae-; ■ public with the traffic laws' in force; ij •tfhe General Assembly of 1 J2T passedi jan act requiring that such laws shsill be read and explained in-, tins pubhed high sefrowfe. The 7 rales referriag-ij specifically- to sedoo-f aad which asevnot always observed, are: ! Rule ' 65,: (sectfiso i s|i.;:: Jrf ße-fc*rp 5 ' cr attemi3rmg; to public .school bus - while itt is standihg upmi any public road and taking on ow patting aif school' children* the Gp=-~ le-rator cfi” the passiiig • vetiiefe mnsfe ] drririg it tn a fialT stop least 59' ’feet frenrrthe bussf”' The l 'resporan*- 1 however, uides not ali ! rest &n the driver of tfise passi eg ire h i dte for secbfem • 3 osf this rule states^, . “Every school truck, and:’every pas senger Bus, is reqm/ed to-come tairai j compleife stop at: every rgnifead :ing, whether designated as a ‘tiilil stop’ Ymssiiig or not.” Ru!«rß4, (seccfbm 7) : miles m hour orhile operating a bus carry cog school? childrear to or tftam school! aidng atiy public’ highway or street tin this State,” is the maxenmm rate of speed permissible'.. Riic 45 is c tre which? applies drivecs and o-nM 1 which? aims ip im press operators of frcotor vehicles with, the necessity of t«xercising care at iJH times. MAIL PILOT KILLED Thomas Nelson, friend of Lind ergh and Will Rogers* pilot <m an air V-Vfiitil f HAlir a »*r n 4- J J _ J _ J? mail route, was found dead a sews Feet from; his wrwked plstae near-' Cleveland,, Ohio, hist week. Nelson?! frad been missing for twr< or three-! I days a*sd scores; of irianes had [scourged the countryside looking for : Hind. Od. Lindbergh hid just ar rived ta aid in the search when the body was found, not more than 30 feet from a much traveled main high way, >sut hidden in a ravine. Nelson’s parachute harness was about hadf on, indicating that he had tried to jump i but had not had the time. <g> Carolina State Champions , <§• The University , of North CaroTna football squad last Saturday clinch ed the state championship by defeat ing Duke University by a score of 48 to 7. A 25-yard penalty imposed against Carolina put Duke in scoring 1 position, and- then what is said, to have been an error on part of the referee in awarding the ball to Duke iris'ead of Carolina is responsible for the single"'touchdown made by the Bine Devils. North Carolina was de- tea ted only one time this year—by Georgia at Chapel Hill on Octo ber 13. <S> MONCURE TO GIVE FLAY The Moncure high school students will give a play, “When a Fellow Needs a Friend,” a three act c*medy, Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock at the I school auditorium. Proceeds for ben- I efit athletic association of that School. .. I nr -..-.1.1- r- r -• MM. . Subscribers at Every Postoffice and All R. F. D. Routes in Great County of Chatham VOLUME 52, NUMBER 13 6 NEGROES IN JAIL FOR ROBBING STORE Arrests Follow Looting of Poe and Moore , s Store Sunday Night—Ten Sacks of Sugar Recovered. A round-up of six negroes was made' Monday following the robbery before* day that morning of the store* lof Poe' and Moore, at the Pittsboro "depot. The store was entered about 4 o'clock Monday morning and 15 or 20 sacks of sugar and an unknown number of sacks of feed were hauled otf. Mrs. W. L. Powell, who lives nohr, heard the track but had no idea that a robbery was being ef fected. ' Oh going to the store Monday morning, the proprietors found that an entrance had been forced through a rear window, on the side next to the railroad by bending the rather light protecting rods. The thieves not only went in through this open- . ing, bat seem to- have taken the sugar and ft-ed out the same way, though on the opposite side of the room, but more .publicly situated, was a d<3Ttr > that was fastened, on the inside by a | oar. , i The absence of Floyd Harris, a ; usegro youth who wprks for Mr. Poe's i stn-in-law, Mr. Eugene Johnson, di rected suspicion in his direction. Con j fusing accounts of his activities and i other indications, for instance the tracking T the truck and the identi fying of the tires, led to the arrest of three of the Alston negroes, so i generally known as bloekaders, and of Linnie Scurlock’s wife. ■ At the Scurlock place eight sacks of sugar were located, but she- pro tested that she knew nothing about their getting there. A sack of sugar was found in the Alston car at the Alston home, and another in the ; barn. One of the Alstons claimed to have bought the sack in the car that rooming, but wouldn’t tell from ‘j whom he bought it. The sugar was |cleaiiy a part of the Poe and Moore f sugar, as they the only firm in [■ Pittsioro that buys sugar by the car | load, and when thus bought, and only then, the sacks do not bear the sten | dled name'or a tag bearing the name i’of thff merchant buyer. These sacks were unsterdled and - without tags. | The sugar 'matched the Poe and ji? Moor tr sugar also. ' • ’ » | Th<p tbn sacks Were restored and | the five negroes also Claud | Williams; wwe jailed'.VThe charge is ja felony and does not,, unfortunately, j come under the jurcfisdiction of’the j county*court, and that means the six will probably be held in jail till the j next term; of superior -court; unless I‘‘ they can give bond. •- - ■ ■" g — —— Hoover Sends Marines to Quell Haitain Riot Ptesrdeirft Hoover on Saturday orde . red hundred marines sent to the isikncT of Haitai to restore order native workers at the important coffee part of Aux Cayes. According- to reports from the little blaciLc republic a dozen or more natives w*?re killed in street fighting with the small force of marines regu larly-stationed there last week. Be gin inng in a strike for better wages the rioting had developed to serious proportions by Friday night. The maai'nes stationed there and the oth ers:. being sent, are there under a treaty negotiated in 1915, whereby the United States agreed to help the liclTe island republic to maintain Cl *£ er * treaty was made soon after a mob had taken the president j-f Haitai out into the street and dis membered Has body. - j P.-T. A. HOLDS MEETING The December meeting of the P. T. A. was held in the High school on Friday evening. Mrs. George Brewer presided. The report of the recent carnival sponsored by this; organiza tion, showed the gross receipts of $92.74. Mrs. George Brewer and Mrs. Vic tor Johnson gave reports covering the j district P. T'. A. meeting held in Durham. Li ».he grade count of parents pres eri A third grade won the dollar. Notes of appreciation from fami nes recently bereaved were read by the secretary. * The second and third grades gave “ n interesting Christmas program, following the business meeting. I The presence of Mrs. Cordon was greatly missed, for with her wonder ful personality she is an inspiration to all. PATRICK JAY HURLEY NEW SECRETARY OF WAR President Hoover has announced appointment of Patrick Jay Hurley as secretary of war. Major Hurley has been assistant secretary for some time. He is an Oklahoman and therefore is credited to the South. He is also the first Catholic ever to receive a cabinet appointment. Major Hurley had real a.rmy experience in France and is said- to be thoroughly capable in every way of filling the piace.