A Paper with a Prestige
e s » Half Century, t
County, Not a Co'
munity Pape
jSSTABI SEPTEMBER 19, 1878.
gytO.. RAISES HOPE;
ntUTH DEFLATES ’EM
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Section of Highway Ninety
Not to Be Paved Immedi
ately, But Five-Mile Section
of Fifty is to Be Paved
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A story in the State papers Friday
about the highway letting of Feb
ruary IS raised the hopes of eastern
rvitham people, including those of
pittsboro, only to have them fall
when a correction was made.
Chairman Doughton of the State
Highway Commission, by error, gave
the probable list of improvements to
be made some time or other, in
stead of the list of the lettings
scheduled for the 18th of February.
In the former list both the section
0 f 90 from the county home to
route fifty and the unpaved section
of fifty north of Moncure to the
\Vake line were included. But in
the actual list of contracts sched
uled to be let, the 19-mile section
0 f 90 does not appear, though the
five-mile section of 50 does.
The latter is lucky for Moncure,
which, time and again, has found
succor in stressful times in the con
struction of highways or bridges.
Pittsboro has, also, been fortunate
in that respect, and knows the
value of the spending of many thou
sands of dollars in the community;
hence the greater disappointment.
Even the bridge across Haw River
was included in the first list pub
lished.
But it is gratifying to know that
the two highway 90 projects are
near enough on docket to be listed
among the improvements probable in
the near future.
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Simmons Men Have
Meeting at Durham
A general meeting of Simmons
boosters, called by Charles A. Hines
of Greensboro, and to which were
invited representatives of every con
cessional district, was held in Dur
ham last Friday. The announced
purpose of the meeting was to se
lect a state campaign manager for
fte: Simmons campaign for- the
senate. In that the meeting failed.
Attendance was not so large as had
been hoped, and of those present
none was willing to assume respon
sibility of handling the campaign.
Mr. Hines himself, a former state
senator and one-time chairman of
the state board of elections, was
suggested. He is too busy with his
law practice. Then John D. Lang
ston was a likely manager; his
health was pleaded in excuse. James :
A. Hartness, secretary of state
would make a good one, but his of- :
ficial position precludes his accept- '
ance. Thomas D. Warren of New
Bern, former chairman of the state ’
Democratic committee, is said to
be available and in receptive mood. '
Present indications are that he will
be selected. -1
Reports leaking out from the 1
meeting indicate that the Simmons
supporters realize that they are up :
against a real fight. A few weeks
ago they pooh-poohed the idea of
Bailey being any serious menace to
the Senator’s ambition for another 1
nomination; now they are hard at
work on plans of campaign, pre
paring for a real fight.
So far Mr. Bailey has *not an- 1
nounced any state manager. In his 1
camp are many of the younger Dem- :
oerats with more energy and zeal
than mature judgment and practical
experience, but if newspaper cor
respondents at Raleigh seem to
think that he will have less trouble
getting a suitable and capable man
ager than the Simmons supporter
will.
first Snowfall of
Many Years
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. For Fne first time in many years,
has snowed at Ocracoke. While
bie flakes fell for a half or less
.yiursday night, it was snow never
’S an< * man y of the children
who nave never been off this island,
wh<> have never seen a train and
stop and gaze at a building
, nree °r four stories high with won
er^ en \ saw their first snow.
Did timers can recall the freeze
a t Ocracoke and all over
lj e l^ a te. At that time the Pam
k. ound was frozen over and
a : nc to and from the island was
• or severa l days, almost a
sh 11 f ac t- If such a freeze
- •aid come again the food supply
tim 1 ?. would run out a long
dav e J ctore the thaw. In the olden
st ‘l Merchants carried a larger
wh;i ? goods than they do now
from tt e "lan d daily trafflC *° and
F °REST fTreTloss was
VERY LIGHT FOR 1929
Camr S fl - om forest fi res in North
l or 1929 has been reported
89»7n These fires covered
has v aac r es * The loss is less than it
believed*thaf years ’ and ifc is
the dfcn. “ re control measures of
may.,. .fp tn ? er ! t conservation aided
laJ y 111 keeping it down.
The Chatham Record
A Tragedy in Family
of Mrs. J. C. Weeks
Troubles do not come by ones
but in pairs or droves, it seems. A
most deplorable tragedy, and finan
cial loss, in the family of Mrs. J.
C. Weeks, Jr., followed the closing
of the Weeks Motor Company’s bus
iness here.
On last Thursday night, at Quit
man, Georgia, the old Gauldin home,
leionging to Mrs. Weeks, was burn
ed, and in it and with it, Airs.
Weeks’ sister-in-law, Mrs. Gauldin.
The residence belonged to Mrs.
Weeks, inherited from her father
Dr. Gauldin. Her brother had been
living in it, but had gone a week
or two previously to Detroit to ac
cept a position. Mrs. Gauldin re
mained in the Quitman home, ex
pecting to go to her husband after
the arrival of Mr. and Airs. Weeks,
who had planned to move to Quit
man and reside in the town resi
dence while Mr. Weeks operated
Airs. Weeks’ farm near Quitman.
The news came to Clinton by
phone, while Mr. and Airs. Weeks
were in Pittsboro arranging to move
their household goods. Air. Weeks’
father and brother, Air. A. D. Weeks
of Florida, who was in Clinton at
the time, came on up to Pittsboro
and told the story as they got it
over the phone, though they had
already phoned to Pittsboro.
Air. and Mrs. Weeks are presum-
ably in Georgia at this writing.
A. D. Weeks Not
Member of Weeks
Motor Company
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Mr. A. D. Weeks, of Florida, who
was named as a probably member
of the Weeks Motor Company in
the account of the bankruptcy of
that company two weeks ago, was
in Pittsborq last week and requested
that a correction be made, as it
might affect his credit, and as a
contractor he must give bonds. The
money he furnished was loaned out
right to hi 3 brother J. C. Weeks,
and the $9,000 loan is listed as part
of the liabilities of t|ae Weeks Motor
Company.
This puts a more favorable aspect
on the closing of the “Weeks busi
ness, as . the losses are not as great
as they would appear with the A.
D. Weeks $9,000 being accounted
a part of the company’s funds.
In fact, Mr. J. C. Weeks, Jr.,
states that his business was in bet
ter shape the first of January, 1930,
than the same date of 1929, and
that his books will show he owed
less money. He also says that the
figures of assets and liabilities taken
from the Greensboro report were
misleading, as the $15,000 of in
surance, while listed, was not in
cluded as a part of the assets. The
assets are only about $3,000 short
of the liabilities, as listed, and the
insurance would only protect in case
of fire.
Mr. Weeks attributes the insistent
demand of his creditors for settle
ment at this time to a report which
got circulated a few months ago
to the effect that he was about to
break. He is quite sure that he
could have pulled through in the
long run, despite hard times, if the
creditors had been more patient.
He had been selling his full quota
of cars, and was listed among the
few agencies that had exceeded ex
pectations. All the specifications of
the Ford Company as to repair
equipment had been made since he
came here and this had cost a con
siderable sum. Also he found used
cars a drug on the market. Thus,
on the whole, he could not raise
the funds demanded.
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Bell Trustee of
Weeks Motor Co.
At a meeting of creditors with
the referee in bankruptcy at Greens
boro Monday, Attorney D. L. Bell,
of Pittsboro, was appointed trustee
of the defunct Weeks Motor Com
pany.
The meeting was attended by At
torneys Wade Barber and W. P.
Horton, Messrs. J. A. Thomas, Bob
Goodwin, Trudie Trailkill, employees
of the company, W. W. Langley
of the Moncure Bank and others.
Mr. Weeks, who was called to Geor
gia by the tragedy reported in an
other article, was not at the meet
ing.
It is probable that all possible
haste will be made in disposing of
the affairs of the company as Mr.
Fred Justice of Siler City has se
cured the Ford agency and would
naturally desire to see the disposi
tion of the Weeks plant, even if
he should not be the purchaser of it
himself.
HEAD OF THIfEPISCOPAL
CHURCH IN U. S. DEAD
Bishop Charles Palmerston Ander
son, head of the Protestant Episcopal
church in North America, died at
his home in Chicago last Thursday
night. For a number of years Bishop
of Chicago he was chosen last fall
as primate of his church in this
country to succeed Bishop Murray.
Funeral rites in keeping with his
expressed wishes for simplicity were
observed in St. James Cathedral
Saturday.
PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1930.
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* Gulf New*
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Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lakey, of
Greensboro, came down Sunday and
spent the day with Mr. and Mrs.
S. S. Lakey. Mrs. Lakey is reported
to be improving. She has been con
fined to her bed about three weeks
with an attack of gall stones.
Misses Annie and Elsie Tyner
spent the week-end with their pa
rents, Air. and Airs. D. Al. Tyner.
They were accompanied by Alisses
Katherine Curie and Edith Corbett,
all four are students at Elon -college.
Master Duncan Murchison is able
to be in school again after an at
tack of mumps.
Miss Mattie Burke of Greensboro
spent the week-end with her aunt,
Airs. Lucy A. Beal.
Friends of Mr. P. T. Knight re
gret he is to leave Gulf for another
position. He has been a valuable
employee in Mr. W. S. Russell’s
store for sixteen yeards. He left
Alonday night for a few days’ stay
in Miami, Fla.
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* Brown’s Chapel News’
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Despite the snpw and sloppy roads
a good little crowd came out and
heard Brother Dailey’s fine sermon
on the Alacedonian Cry Sunday.
Air. John Goodwin told him after
the sermon that we needed a broad
casting station so that others might
have enjoyed the fine sermon. Mr.
and Airs. P. T. Farrell came up with,
the preacher.
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Alann had
born to them on Sunday, January
26, a fine little girl, but were sad
dened by its immediate death. It
was buried Alonday, January 27.
Mrs. James Nabors, a sister of Mrs.
Alann, visited them last Sunday.
The Sunday school class to which
Mrs. N. B. Mixon belongs presented
her last Sunday with a nice 7-piece
water set. Mrs. Mixon had given
all the members of the class Christ
mas presents, and the class paid her
back thus handsomely.
Air. W. J. Durham reports 21
lambs dropped in December and Jan
uary, a remarkable record for so
early in the season for a floek -of
34 ewes.
Mrs. J. W. Dark is now selling
barred rock eggs for hatching, to
Sanford hatchery, at 5 cents each.
She carried over a crate last week. ..
Air. J. A. Perry feels that cows
are paying, as his cotton crop paid
only S3O an acre, including ex
penses.
Air. and Mrs. J. F. Smith of Ra
leigh were up Sunday. So the fam
ily had a kind of reunion with the
mother at the home of Air. W. W.
Lutterloh.
Too much hunting without license
and without permission from the
'.and owner! The farmer who owns
land and pays his tax has the same
right of protection as a merchant.
So long as we folk break laws we
may consider of little importance
surely the store theief, the boot
legger, or insulter will feel that they
are not obliged to keep the laws they
don’t like, for lots of men and boys
of the various classes of society feel
that they have a perfect right to do
certain things, and in order to stop
the worst, we ought to respect and
obey all waws—at Brown’s Chapel
and everywhere else.
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John Cameron Finally
Paroled by Governor
John Cameron was released from
State prison on parole Tuesday
morning, having served a total of
less than three years of an original
20 year term. Cameron pleaded
guilty to killing Policeman P. C.
Oakes at Raeford in 1913 and was
sentenced to 20 years in prison.
He served 15 months and escaped.
Under an assumed name in Alabama
he established a business, made a
modest fortune and gained the con
fidence and respect of his fellow
citizens. Recaptured in the fall of
1928 he was returned to North Car
lina to complete his sentence. Ap
plication was made before both Gov
ernors Morrison and McLean for
pardon, but as the prisoner was still
at large no action could be tak en>
Again last summer strenuous effort
was made before Governor Gardner
but the petition was denied. Mean
time, Cameron had paid the family
of the man he killed SIO,OOO and
they did not oppose his release.
The parole at this time comes
because of the condition of Cam
eron’s health. He is 60 years old
and he has developed tuberculosis.
Some time ago he was removed
from the Caledonia farm to Central
prison at Raleigh and his health
continued to deteriorate. It is pre
sumed that he will return to Rqe
ford and live with his family.
A CORRECTION
Your attention to the error in
the Carolina Power and Light Com
. pany’s advertisement on page two.
i The flour is Red Band made by the
i Model Milling Company, instead of
the brand appearing in the avertise-
J ment.
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* Moncure News *
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Miss Elizabeth Thomas, the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Thomas,
who is a senior at N. C. C. W., at
Greensboro this year, is spending
her two days’ holiday after her
mid-term examination, at home with
her parents.
Aliss Berta Holloday, one of Mon
cure teachers spent last week-end
with Aliss Cecil Seawell, the sev
enth grade teacher, at her home at
Merry Oaks.
Miss Lucy Boone, Aloncure Alusic
teacher, spent last week-end with
her parents at Burlington.
Miss Hortense Honeycutt, a mem
ber of the high school faculty, spent
last week-end with friends at San
ford.
Rev. T, Y. Seymour, pastor of
the Baptist church here, preached
two splendid sermons Sunday morn
ing. He gave the characteristics of
the life of Stephens, and Sunday
evening he preached on the Death of
Stephens.
The Junior Epworth League met
last Sunday evening at the usual
hour with Master Carlton Clegg,
leader, for the evening. The fol
lowing assisted in the program:
Alaster Jake Sammons and Alisses
Mary Helen Lambeth and Ruth
Stedman. Aliss Majorie Lee Ray,
the president, announce that there
would be a “Tackie Party” at her
house Monday evening, February 3,
at 7 o’clock. All the juniors are
enthused over the party. A prize
will be given the one dressed in the
tackiest costume. Refreshments will
be served.
The Senior Epworth League also
met at the usual hour, with the
president, Miss Camelia Stedman,
in the chair. After the meeting was
called to order and a short song
service as there were no announce
ments, the meeting was turned over
to the leader, Airs. W. W. Stedman.
After the devotional a special was
well sung by the following girls:
Misses Hettie Womble, Margaret
Strickland, Emma Lee Mann, Came
lia Stedman and Dorothy Lambeth.
After which the lesson, “Bridge
Builders,” was presented by the
leader. After a song by all, the
meeting closed with prayer by Air.
E. W. Avent, Jr.
Moncure Boys Basket-Ball team
me* Pittsb'orO Basket-Ball team at
Sanford last Saturday night, Feb
ruary 1. It was an interesting game
with a score of 15 to 20 in favor
of Moncure. Goodwin led the score
with eight points, and the rest
played fine on the floor. This was
the eleventh game won by Moncure
boys out of fifteen games played.
Moncure Girls’ Basket-Ball team
played Sanford Girl’s team last Fri
day on Sanford’s coui*t. As San
ford’s team was a new team, Mon
cure team won with Miss Jack
Wheeler leading the score. The
score was 38 and 9 in favor of
Moncure girls.
Moncure Boys team also played
Sanford team the same evening, but
Moncure boys lost by two points.
Miss Ona Andrews, one of Mon
cure teachers spent last week-end
with her parents at Bonlee.
Messrs. G. M. Womble, W. W.
Stedman, and Rev. T. Y. Seymour
spent Alonday at Pittsboro on busi
ness.
Alessrs. Tom Vandergift and Jack
Barnhardt was in town Alonday on
business.
Messrs. J. L. Womble, Jr., and
Eugene Lambeth spent Sunday in
Sanford with friends.
Mrs. Barbara Watkins left last
Friday for Yemassee, S. C., to spend
a month with her daughter, Airs. C.
D. Orrell.
We are glad to state that Mr.
R. W. Hunt, who was recently hurt
by a train at Dunn and has been
in hospital there, was able to leave
hospital last Saturday and come to
lis home, he recently bought from
Mr. E. D. Kelly on route one. Mr.
Hunt is getting on nicely.
The school here is glad to wel
come Mr. Lynn Hunt as one of the
high school students.
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GIRLS’ FRIENDLY
SOCIETY ORGANIZED
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The candidates for membership
in the “Girls’ Friendly Society” met
at the rectory Monday afternoon,
January 27, with Mrs. Shannon
1_ _ » u <4 < i/i aamh \\l A T1 T*o i
house as our directress. w e nrst
sang hymn, “Jesus, Tender Shep
herd, Hear Me.” Then we had a
prayer.
As this was our first meeting we
elected officers. We had eight to
join our society. All of us had such
a nice time at the meeting that
we hope to meet there again very
soon.
BETTIE HARRISON JOHNSON,
Reporter.
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COUNTY ORATORICAL
CONTEST POSTPONED
Because of the illness of the
Pittsboro contestant and the bad
weather, the county oratorical con
test to have been held last Friday
was postponed till the coming Fri
day. James Cordon represents the
Pittsboro school. No other school
except Siler City has a contestant.
‘ Dairy School at
Pittsboro, Feb. 11
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Chatham county dairy farmers,
and those farmers interested in
■ dairy cattle will have an oppor
, tunity to discuss their problems of
; feeding, breeding and care of dairy
: cattle with experts from State Qol
‘ lege at the Pilot Theatre at Pitts
boro, Tuesday, February 11. This
school will begin promptly at 10
a. m. and will last the entire day.
The program is as follows:
Economical grain mixtures for
North Carolina, by Mr. A. C. Kim
rey.
How to Reduce the Cost of the
Dairy Cow’s Ration, by Mrs. A. C.
Kimrey.
Dairy Herd Management, Mr. A.
C. Kimrey.
Contagious Abortion and Its Con
trol, by Dr. A. H. Kerr.
Prevention of Common Dairy Cat
tle Diseases, Dr. A. H. Kem
Pasture Alixtures, Preparation and
Care for Chatham County, by Mr.
S. J. Kirby.
Dairy Development and Its Fu
ture for Chatham County, by N. C.
Shiver.
The county agent is anxious to
see every dairy farmer in the county
at this meeting, and also every
farmer who is interested in dairy
ing or in keeping cattle. Time will
be given for general discussion, so
you will have an opportunity to ask
any of these men about any local
dairy problem which you may wish
discussed.
SUGGESTS LADIES
FOR LEGISLATURE
Certain Heritage, Veteran Railroad
er, Thinks Material Among the
Men Folk “Bunky.”
Editor of Record:
I have lived in Chatham county
fifty years and have seen hard times
come and go many times. We have
tried many of our best men in Ra
leigh and they have failed. Now I
would suggest a change. Send Airs.
Roland B. Hayes to the senate, Miss
Kate Vestal to the house, and elect
some good woman clerk of the
court.
Our timber in the male popula
tion is punky.
Yours for Smith and Bailey,
N. H. HERITAGE.
Ore Hill, February 2.
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Proceedings of the
County Court
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The Recorder’s Court was in ses
sion Monday and Tuesday, but very
little was done Monday as Solicitor
Wade Barber and Attorney W. P.
Horton had to go to Greensboro in
connection with the hearing of the
Weeks Motor Company bankruptcy
case before the referee. Judge Bell,
however, heard reports from those
under order to report good be
havior.
The following cases were disposed
of:
That against T. W. Aliller, trans
ferred to superior court.
A. Carl Burkhead, guilty, costs
and required to pay $55.72 to J* T.
Davenport. Appeal. Apeal bond
SIOO.
Sam J. Smith not guilty of liquor
charge.
George Simmons, guilty of pos
session, $lO and costs.
Lessie Emerson, Willie Marsh,
Willie Alston, liquor, guilty. Emer
son costs and $150; Marsh, costs
and $100; Alston, costs and SSO.
Dewitt Wofford, larceny, judg
ment suspended upon payments of
costs. He is the fellow that killed
the visiting pig, but he seems weak
minded.
Herbert Emerson, assault with
deadly weapon, $25 and costs,
John Davis, reckless driving SSO
an( j costs.
Joe English, bad check, 30 days
in jail for each of two cases.
Cooper Harris, driving car while
drunk, guilty. 12 months on roads,
sentecen to take effect before March
1, and privilege reserved to con
tinue prayer for judgment. It is
decreed that Cooper must not drive
a car in two years or ride on the
front seat of a car.
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Mr. Thomas Green
Dies Suddenly
Mr. Thomas Green, one of the
most substantial citizens of the coun
ty, died suddenly Monday morning
at his home south of* the Green’s
Mill bridge, beyond Rocky River.
Mr. Green, who was about seventy
years of age, lived scarcely an hour
after being stricken.
He was a member of Pleasant Hill
M. E. church. He leaves his wife,
who was a Miss Goldston, and sev
eral grown children, who are scat
tered from the old home.
Mr. Green was a good citizen and
death brings sorrow to neighbors
and friends.
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BUT A WELL-FED ONE
Teacher —“Frank, what is a can
nibal?”
“Don’t know, mum,”
“Well, if you ate your father and
mother, what would you be?”
“An orphan, mum.”—Pathfinder.
Subscriber* at Every
Postoffice end All R.
F. D. Routes is Great
County of Chatham.
VOLUME 52, NUMBER 21
I SILER CITY WOMAN
INJURED IN WRECK
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! Collision of Cars at Davie and
East Sycamore Cause Dam
age; Negro Arrested
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Monday’s Greensboro News says:
Mrs. Mary Richardson, of route
1, Siler City, was slightly injured
in an automobile collision at the
intersection of Davie and East Syca
more streets about 10:45 o’clock
yesterday morning when a car driven
by B. L. Richardson, in which she
was a passenger, going north on
Davie street, hit another machine,
driven by William Byrd, negro, of
213 York street, which proceeded
into Davie street from East Syca
more.
Mrs. Richardson was token to St.
Leo’s hospital for treatment. She
sustained injuries about the back
and chest, but was discharged later
in the day and returned home. Byrd,
driver of the other car, was ar
rested by the investigating officers,
W. E. Woodfin and T. A. Truelove,
on charges of violation of the traffic
law and careless, and reckless driv
ing. He was released under SSOO
bond for his appearance in munici
pal court.
Both cars were badly, damaged as
a result of the collision.
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Hughes Named Chief
Justice Supreme Court
William Howard Taft Monday
filed his resignation as chief justice
of the United States supreme court
with President Hoover, and within
a couple of hours the president had
announced the appointment of
Charles Evans Hughes to succeed
him'. Mr. Hughes advised the presi
dent by long distance phone that
he would accept.
Chief Justice Taft had beeen at
Asheville for three weeks recuperat
ing from recent illness, but the grav
ity of his condition was not realized
until announcement of his resigna
tion was made. His physicians or
dered him back to Washington and
he returned to the capital Monday
night, a very sick man. He is 73
years old and is the only man ever
to fill the two highest offices in
and chief jus
tice. He was appointed chief jus
tice by Woodrow Witoon, and al
though some surprise was felt that
a Democratic president should con
fer the appointment on a Republican
it met general approval and during
the years since Taft has steadily
risen in popularity and esteem
throughout the country.
The new chief justice is one of
the outstanding figures in American
public life. He was twice governor
of New York State, was appointed
to the supreme court in 1910 by
President Taft, and resigned in 1916
to accept the Republican nomina
tion for the presidency. He was
defeated by Wilson in the closest
election in modern times, a few
votes in California turning the
trick. Selected by President Hard
ing as secretary of state he served
from 1921 to 1925, rendering val
uable service to the cause of world
peace. For the past three years he
has been a member of the world
court of arbitration. It is sup
posed that he will resign to devote
all of his time to the supreme
court.
His appointment necessitates res
ignation of his son, Charles Evans
Hughes, Jr., as solicitor general of
the United States, as that official
must argue most of the governments
cases before the high tribunal.
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Five Rutherford
Banks Closed Up
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Five banks in Rutherford county
with assets totalling more than $2,-
500,000 closed Tuesday. The Ruth
erford County Bank & Trust Com
pany at Rutherfordton, with branch
es at Spindale and Union Mills failed
to open Tuesday morning. That pre
cipitated a run on the Farmers Bank
& Trust Company at Forest City
which closed that institution and its
branch at Caroleen. This leaves
three small banks in mill communi
ties of the county. Dispatches f£om
Rutherfordton and Forest City say
that depositors do not expect to
lose much, but folks who have had
experience with busted banks will
not encourage that feeling. The
weakness of the banks up there date
back to the time the Lake Lure
development project collapsd, it is.
said.
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NOTED MINISTER KILLED
BY TRAIN ON SATURDAY
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Rev. O. L. Stringfield,79, retired
Baptist minister and one of the found
ers of Meredith College, was instantly
killed Saturday afternoon at Wen
dell when he was struck by a Nor
folk-Southern train. Mr. Stringfielck
was walking along the track near
his home when struck. He was par
tially deaf and it is believed that he
[ did not hear the approching train.
For many years he was in charge of
collecting funds for Meredith college. *