A Paper with of * Half A A Count J/ * Com. ,S> Paper v s __J l — *> « V WISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878. Se king Salt in [ jiaaCoanty q ea : Industrial Interest Co-ccrned with Finding a 5 -''’v cf Salt in This State Geologists Employed Y, T v:ll note an v ‘iC.y issue of The-’ Record, in ' persons in this section of t. 'S' ■ are. asked . to- report any s of salt.|ri., this connec- V' t‘ Record had a very pleas c;.il Tuesday from Prof. Stuck .wU'essor of geology at State ■ ev. accompanied by one of his 1 ... ’J- . Prof. Stuckey has been ! \v Dr. state geologist, ; :-.r. investigation of the pos s salts being found in the } \i v section, and while the t ’;s* not hopeful of a su'C ;.v .-sue of the research, he here is justification for evidence comes from • an by State Geologist ISo6. He it was who •h. tro Deen River Coal f/j ani he watched the sinking of f shaft analyzing the ma i ; :'-v‘ various strata. He r -si ;11 the Deep river section -V away • .over in Moore county he Cape Fear. He it was also v. - determined that in the triassic a lake extended from the peh v ' orhood of Carthage, on to :;e east of Pittsboro, and t the east of Chapel Hill. The coal fields are a consequence .of the existence of that lake, -ahcl it is “ in' the old . lake area that there is ; possi bility of .finding .saline* deposits. Amnions discovered on what lie terms the “Reiver place,” without distinctioff between ' two 'Melver place:- noted. :«’ii his -7nap, iiifcrusta- ; tions of salt on rocks after thyei hid.been covered with water. Both: those Melver places are located on the-other side of.' Deerr Rlvdr/But I tie- -need not : W'nhd •piire.Csalt j ftiere repdrtTAV'Tys. * find—rwater j : mere’. shrfy. be reported: If might’ mean much to 1 the county if .salt ' cov^Vf'' for With' it might .be .other . chehfH-' gjjVecL.by.-..£hp great in dustC.al' concern ’ which is backing this investigation, for, .this work . is not’.being dqne.with. State money —eyeh” pay., foi’ advertisement coniefi’.fVonv. those, .interested in the discovery of what they are seeking. ■ BYRD RETURNS FROM SOUTHERN POLE It seems hardly eighteen months since Richard E. Byrd set sail for the regions of the southern pole, but it has. And he has reached civilization again, having arrived at Dunedin, New Zealand, the first of the week. He was given a great greeting therje, but these days the yrhole world -can join in the greet ings, as was evidenced Tuesday morning, when a chain of radio stations brought Admiral Byrd’s voice to his friends all over the Tnited States. And what is nota oie' we heard him speaking on Wednesday morning here in Pitts boro on Tuesday morning. It is ten thousand miles to Dunedin, which is almost directly under our teet, and this was the longest-dis tanee conversation ever held. Byrd nad to talk over the telephone from Dunedin to Wellington, where the Dadio station was located, which purled the words across the Pacific pcean. Accordingly, it was easier y 3 talk to him than for him to •alk to his friends in America, as ye telephone could catch the words fiom the radio more readily than " ae radio from the telephone. Thus another marvel has been recorded. J Wo of them—lß months in the Antartic regionNanf all safe in civ- Dzation again, and the voice of wh , ex^orer resounding through the ole earth, wherever a radio was *u«ed in. ® ************** * Oakland News * *************** - f T p, e -young people’s S. S. class el. 1 na tham church held its regular at /! m eetmg last Sunday evening Mr p u on ! e of M iss . Hazel Thomas. er J t be teacher, was not pres r : bhe assistant teacher and vcv, ent book charge and had a l commendable meeting. f Dvo adult classes of Chatham W‘ t; r V *' li bold a meeting at the tV>° O* A. Harmon. (j en+ e! ; e have been several acci askpfi this vicinity. It has been Sund a v Wh mu are the P e °P le on Whu-o' They are thronging the tu ap P aren tly not knowing and Y, ey are £° in S> riding night what f ’ nerv °us, not knowing ha? f nl i a0 - It is alarming and It • en u P° n . us like a nightmare, .duty 1,5 an exc iting time and our Apart ; 1S to . wa^e up and do our Plhis ' n trying to put a stop to I ° mm ercialism, Sabbathbreak- and worldly sur- The Chatham Record Young Rouse Robs Bank and is Caught —s — few Chathamites real ized when they read of the capture of two young men last week who robbed a Salisbury bank that one of them was the young desperado Rouse who escaped Deputy Burns last year by knocking him down when he sat in the deputy’s car and the latter stood by otf guard. The young fellows made a big haul from the bank in open day light, compelling the bank em ployees to go into, the vault, where they were locked up. They fled in a car, but pursuit got so hot that they took to the woods. A lot of silver they carried was deliberately thrown away, as it hindered their flight. The Rouse family had only re cently moved to this county when' they became involved in a charge of general stealing. The' young man in question was the chief rogue, but he stored his goods a't his father’s- home and thus involved the whole family. The family soon left the county. The Chatham of ficers had not been able to locate their man. But what the Rowan court, will do for the youhg scamp will probably make it unnecessary for the Chatham (/ urt to deal with him. However, we imagine that -John Burns would like to have him in charge again for a short while. Bells School is Increasing Fast Enrollment Growing Each Year the Building Doesn’t Grow a Bit Mr. .. Bronce Holland Buried, also Mr.l Will Woods. 'There .will be a play,, “Light house Nan,” at Bell’s school next Saturday . evening, March 15th, .at 7:SO o’clock. .. This, play, given by the pupils of Berea high school, was coached by Mr. I. F..Qrigg, fnrmer ly. ’of this school, and fit comes to us highly recommended. Admission will be 15 and 25 cents. A negro, . minstr.el was given at our school last Saturday evening, by' pupils of . th,e high school for the' benefit of the Bell’s Sunday school. This show was highly en tertaining,. and the proceeds, $37.10, was a considerable aid to the Sun day school toward making a pay ment on their new piano. Supt. W. R. Thompson was a visitor at Bell’s school last week. After observing in several of the rooms during the afternoon, he made an inspiring talk to the teachers at the close of the school day. Among the things he asked was that the teachers follow the suggestions of the State Depart ment of Education in putting school facts and figures before the public during the remainder of the school year to show the people that they are getting value received for money expended on education in this State. He suggested a Pa rent Day on which the patrons could come and visit the school, observe in the .classrooms, inspect the building and grounds, and thus make the school more, popular among tl\e people. , A total of 361 pupils have been enrolled at this time last year. The average daily attendance for the first six months is 225 pupils in the elementary grades and 54 in the high school. The average at Yak?s school is approximately 45 pupils, the total enrollment to date being 50. Our high school average warrants the addition of one more teacher for next year, although it is evident that conditions will be even more crowded than this year. We are now using the stage for a classroom, and in addition some 60 pupils are housed in the two little “built in” upstairs rooms. The growth of our school had been steady. Each term for the past two years it has been necessary to one teacher and one truck, and it is likely that we will have more teachers and trucks next year. Dur ing all this growth in school popu lation, the building has not in size, and patrons are beginning to wonder what will have to be done next in order to make more room. ... The Parent-Teacher program this week is to consist of an old-fash ioned spelling match. A lively time is expected. , - Mr. Bronce. Holland, brother ol Mr. Walter Holland of this com munity, was buried at Bell’s church last week. Another recent funeral in the community was that of Mr. Will Woods at Martha’s Chapel church. Thomas Cash, a pupil at Bell s who recently had his arm broken while cranking his truck, is now able to use his arm to some extent. ® When Mme. Louise 80-drier came to Leeds, Eng., from Paris to find her husband, who had written her he would be detained two years on PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM*COUNTY, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1930 CHATHAM IS SELECTED FOR TAXATION STUDY Forest Inquiry Turned to South with North Carolina Designed for Study of Problem of Taxation of Timber Lands THIS STUDY WILL BE LIMITED TO ONLY THREE COUNTIES IN STATE leauford in East, Chatham in Piedmont, and the Third in , West, Not Yet Named, Chosen for Studly— jg Prof. Paul Wager in Charge The widespread complaint against : the 1 excessive taxation of timber and cut-over lands and the charge that such taxes are hastening the depletion of our forests and ham pering the reforestation movement prompted Congress in 1926 to make provisions for a nation-wide inves tigation of the. subject. The United States Forestry serv :ce was authorized to undertake a thorough study of existing methods of taxing forests and potential for est lands, the effects of such taxa- |' tion. and the possible effects of a change in the. basis of taxation. Consequently, in 1927, the For est Taxation Inquiry was establish ed, with. Professor Fred R. Fair child of Ya]p University as direc tor. During the last three years the ; inquiry.. has made rather exhaustive • studies in the Pacific Northwest, in 1 the Great Lakes area, and in New England. The inquiry has now been turned to the South, and North Carolina has been selected as the - field of study. The State Tax Commission has exerted its influence to have the : study made in this State, particu-; larly for, the reason that the people of the State have the opportunity this .’fall to vote .on a constitutional amendment which, if ratified wilt permit a departure from the uni form rule in the taxing of- orest lands. Prof.' Paul W. Wager of the University of North,. Carolina has been granted a leave of absence from the. University to direct the study. '. ‘ ( . - • . v-' ; Professor Wager was sought for the work because he has made a special study of local government and taxation in the State, and also for the reason that he worked for the Tax Commission two years ago, and wrote one section of the re port. Intensive studies will be made in three counties —Beaufort in the East, Chatham in the Piedmont sec tion and one county, not yet de cided upon, in the mountains. The Board of County Commis- CHATHAM BOY GETS RECORD AT STATE Walter Lee Stinson Earns $3500 While Taking Course at State College Will Graduate in Junfc. A net earning of at agricultural land is quite as severely • burdeh'ed as forest lands. -In course of his investigation Prtff. Wager will have to * call ~ on property owners,- particularly those who have.recently purchased or sold land, for certain information. Some people may be reluctant to reveal facts regarding their private affairs lest the information so revealed be used,, against them by the local tax officials. Prof. Wager wishes to as sure such people that his study is entirely impersonal and as soon as the figures are recorded the names are discarded. The county commis sioners feel that the county has ev erything to gain and nothing to lose from the study and urge everyone to co-operate to the fullest possible extent. *************** * ; * * Brown’s Chapel News^ *********s***** A fine meeting of the Epworth League Sunday after Sunday school. Those taking part in the services were Junius Durham, Edwin Perry, Harry Henderson, Misses Cornelia Henderson, Roberta, Catherine, and Margaret Durham, Allene Dark, Charlotte and Jessie Wright, Con nie and Christine Perry, and Eliza beth Lutterloh. Mesdames Dark and Mann deserve credit for their excellent work as superintendents. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Sturdivant of Cary were welcome visitors at S. S. This was their first visit since the arrival of their son about three months ago. The little fel low was the show of the day. Also Miss Woody and Mrs. Hiden Lindsey of Winston were pleasant visitors. Some of those kept away for several weeks of illness were back also. Both Mr., and Mrs. W. K. Mann, on the other hand, were sick last week, and as they are in dairy business that meant hardships on some other folk. Mrs. W. M. Perry was called to help attend the sick children of her daughter, Mrs. Lois Ray, of Durham. A. Mr. Hill and Freeh Houch were down last week, doing some more work on the home of thf lat ter’s father, and one or two nights had some real music. The shock of the death of At torney Ray was severely felt in this community. Several of our folk attended the funeral. Sunday school at 10 o’clock next Sunday, preaching at 11 o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Clegg of the Chatham church community and Mr. Kiath Henderson of Raleigh were visitors last Sunday of the latter’s father, Mr. W. C. Hen derson. All visitors to Brown’s are asked to watch out and not step on the flowers planted by the ladies. They spent time and labor planting them. ® . Frank Guess, 80, of Newport, Ind., claiming his wife supported him, filed suit asking SIO,OOO dam ages from the driver of an automo bile which struck and fetally_iii2. Proceedings of the County Court The following cases were disposed of Monday and Tuesday by Judge Bell’s court: Ernest Henderson pleads guilty, to liquor charge. Roads 12 months. 1 Wilson Alston, 6 months, on roads, on larceny charge. | Case against - Jesse Rogers—riol; pros. Joe Brooks not guilty of viola tion of prohibition law. A preliminary hearing of the charge of assault against Herman Forrester was held Tuesday and the young mail Yvas held .for superior court under a SSOO bond. * This charge grew out of the death' of E. P. Paschal in an automobile, col lision on highway 60, November 30,. 1929. Craven Stubbs, .not guilty of abandonment. Ariie Dixon, guilty of C. C. W., SSO and costs. . Paul Wilson, 6 months, but judg ment suspended upon bond for S2OO for good behavior. A liquor charge. <¥— PseC^osesK^t Register of Deeds Leaves Field Open and Expresses His Hearty Appreciation for Support and Kindness of People These Ten Years Past •• • >'• - v Editor Record: After careful consideration of the political .situation in Chatharii c6un ty, I .. have - definitely decided- not to make the race in th,e June pri mary' for renomination for. the of fice of ; -register of deeds. I wish so ■ thank the people' arid ' especially. my- fellow Democrats for their long arid loyal support, while register of deeds. I shall always remember every one of you, you are rny friends, I love’ every one and I kvp tbe Democratic , party a more than words can express, and my desire is for victory in November, 1930, in county, state, and nation. I have done my best in ‘ each and every campaign to hold up the ban ner of the Democratic party, and will continue the fight as I see it for the best interest of the people and for the success of the Demo cratic party in the future. Again thanking each and every one for the support given me in the past, I am always, Yours truly, C. C. POE, Register of Deeds, Chatham Co. ® BOOTS 71 YEARS OLD From the Sanford Express of last week we clip the folloiwng item concerning a pair of boots from the store of Mr. W. S. Russell, the veteran merchant of Gulf. Mr. Rus sell is probably the oldest man in the county, but, like the boots, is still staunch and sound. The item follows: “While in Stroud-Hubbard’s store the other day a representative of The Express was shown a pair of boots calculated to attract atten tion on account of their age. These boots were made for a boy not more than five to six years of age. In examining them we found cop per tips on the toes which carried this information: “Pattented Nov. 29th, 1859,” 71 years ago. These boots were kept in stock by Mr. W. S. Russell, who has been engaged in the merchantile business at Gulf for a long number of years. They were hand-made and the soles were put on with wooden pegs made for the business. The front of the tops are of beautiful soft calf-skin leath er. This calls to mind the fact that before the Civil War many well groomed gentlemen of the Old South wore beautifully finished hand-made boots that gave them a distinction in high society. They were made of the very finest leath er and highly polished. Many of the slave holders wore this brand of boots.” IMPORTANT MEETING OF U. D. C. THIS SATURDAY All members of the Winnie Davis chapter U. D. C. are requested by the president, Mrs. J. M. Gregory to attend the meeting of the U. D. C. at the home of Mrs. J. W. Hunt, Saturday afternoon, March 15th, at 3 o’clock. Final plans for the district meet ing to be held here in April will be made. ® MRS. LANGLEY BREAKS ARM Mrs. Jane Langley, the aged ; mo-ther of Messrs. Will Langley, of Moncure, and J. H. Langley of Pittsboro, had the misfortune to slip on the wet ground at the home , of Mr. J. H. Langley, with whom l she lives, and break her arm near - j the shoulder joint. As an extra pre • caution, she was taken to Sanford • after the bone was set and an (Subscribers at Every j Postoffice and All R. F. D. Routes in Grea| County of Chathal Yijf ; VOLUME 52, NUMBER 23 : Many Attend I Ra L Funeral A Throng Present Floral I Tributes Very' Beautfiul— , Several Striking- . Tributes Paid the Deceased by Home and Visiting Ministers The funeral of Mr. A. C. Ray, an account of who.se tragic - death appeared in the last issue of the Chatham Record, was postponed, be cause of the late arrival of a daughter from Baton Rouge, La., till Thursday afternoon. The funeral services were held in the Methodist church, in order that this building, larger than the Pres byterian church, ’ might more nearly -.accommodate the great throng. of attendants. : » On the platform and taking part in the services, led by. Pastor Bar clay of the Presbyterian, church and rastor of the deceased, were Revs. R. G. Shannonhouse, pastor of the Episcopal church. Rev, J. A. Dailey, pastor of the M. E. church, Rev. R. R. Gordon, former pas g r of the Pittsboro Baptist church, Dr. Gil more. pastor of the. Sanford Pres byterian church, Rev. R. G. Mate son, pastor of the Jackson Springs Presbyterian church, the boyhood church of the deceased, and Rev. C. L. Wicker, pastor >of th-e Gulf : Presbyterian church, and a.,fprmer pastor of Mr. Ray’s. After scripture reading *by Pas tor. Barclay, each of the'.gentlemen named paid a tribute to: the life, and character of the deceased, who had been a zealous church worker for many years. * j*' V,, ’ Y . ••After these- impressive l services, the body ; was laid -to -rest in the Presbyterian churchyard.;: .-The- florial tributes were numerous* and most beautiful,' speaking- in t the most . graceful language the love : and re spect of many friends- and* .relatives. Numerous friends and relatives were present from. other counties, arid from Raleigh came Messrs. . Walter D. Siler arid' J. ‘Dewiey ; Dot sett, also Governor Houghton. The circumstances of the. death made the funeral services all the more impressive, while the sorrow of the whole .community and pathy for the bereaved family was generally manifest. All the children were present ex cept Mrs. Saville, of Baton Rouge, La., who was kept away by illness. Insane Wife Shoots Archie Smith Dead —® — Archie Smith was the son of Kemp Smith of Randolph county but Archie had been hauling lum ber to Mr. L. B. Hester’s planing mill at Goldston for some time, and would have been doing the same this week if his young wife had not gone crazy and shot him dead. She and the child were living with her parents over in Randolph while her husband hauled lumber from his father’s saw mill in Chat ham to Goldston. The timber front one location had been delivered and he was to start this week, from another location, therefore he was home. The tragedy took place early Monday. The wife rose about 2 o'clock, took, the baby out of the bed and fired a load from a shot gun int© the body of her-husband killing him dead. Members of her family rushed in and stopped her before she could reload and shoot herself, which she seemed bent on doing. She had berculosis of the bones and could get no relief. Steps were taken to place her in the asylum Mor ganton. Mr. Hester speaks in the highest terms of Archie Smith, who was only 22 years of age. According to Mr. Hester, the voung*man wa» a gentleman and a hard worker. <♦> RESOLUTIONS ■■ . Whereas, it .has pleased our Heavenly Father to call unto him self the able and efficient suDerm tendent :of Pittsboro Presbvterian Sunday. school, ’ Mi* A. C. Ray, therefore, be it resolved: First, That we, the Presbyterfan Sunday school of Pittsboro, feel a deep sense of our loss in the re moval of this uevout one who, as an elder of the church and super intendent of the Sunday school, has served faithfully and well, and will be sadly missed, in the church and community— Second, That we extend to the bereaved ones our tenderest sympa l thy, and commend them to the ; Heavenly Father who doeth all ■ things well— > Third, That a copy of these reso- J lutions be written in the minutes, i and a copy sent to the family and ’ to the Chatham Record and Pres - byterian Standard for publication. 1 MISS CARRIE JACKSON i MRS. JAR A THOMPSON,