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| \ Paper with a Prestige i a Half Century. A | CM County, Not a Com munity Paper ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878. Cfcatliam Mae j fees to Grief| tane Neal Tries Hand at Rob bery and is Shot — ls in Asheboro Jail The following story from last peek’s Asheboro Courier shows how a young Chatham man came to grief by attempting to play bandit in Randolph 'county. Young Neal, presumably, lives in the southwest ern part of the county. The family, which has been a highly respectable one, came to Chatham from Rock ingham county, we belive. Says the Courier: Lane Neal, young Chatham county white man, is in Randolph county jail here with a bullet hole through his groin as the result of his at tempts to rob Ed Sechrest of the latter’s filling station on the Ashe boro High Point road Friday night. Neal was shot by Sechrest after the holdup man *had fired a shot over Sechrest’s head as a warning to hand over his cast without fur ther argument or comment. Neal entered Sechrest’s filling station Friday night, telling a boy who was sitting just outside the door to go in and hand over hi? cash. The boy advised Neal that he was not owner of the sta tion, whereupon Neal, with the boy in front, went inside the sta tion and found Sechrest taking money from the cash drawer pre paratory to closing for the night. Fire* Over Head He demanded of Sechrest that he hand over his money, and when Sechrest delayed fired a shot over his head. Sechrest then pulled his own gun and shot Neal in the groin. The young man made a dash for his car which was parked just out side the filling station with the engine running. Sechrest then fired two shots at the gas tank, think ing the robber would attempt a get away. However, Neal ran down the road, leaving his car. A few minutes later he returned to the filling station with hands up to surrender. He had thrown his gun away but Sechrest forced him to go back and retrieve his gun, which was handed to officers on their arrival. The wounded man was taken to High Point where his wounds were dressed and then turned over to Randolph county officers and brought to jail in Asheboro. ® News of Union Grove Colored Community Our Sunday school is moving along nicely with Mr. Rufus Stead man as superintendent. He seems to be trying to do all he can for the upbuilding of the Sunday school. The Easter program at Union Grove was conducted by Miss E. W, Nixon. Everybody played his part well. The choir, with Mr. A, R. Gotten as chorister, sang beauti fully, Brother R. I. Headen, - one bf our locai preachers, gave us a jvonderful sermon from the subject A shall roll away the stone?” ; -is Mangie Pattishall, Daisy £ i hi'. Pauline and 'Lucille Peoples Ju l highest amounts on .their cards. The amount raised ? lay was $26.30. •k the time will soon come ■ n- Unrion Grove' will be at high water mark again. F. V. N. P. KUDZU AGAIN Frequently last year The Record printed matter to encourage the introduction of kudzu into the coun ty, hut the introduction is yet. to he made. Again we are clipping, from the Monroe Enquirer. See what Editor Ashcraft has to say about kudzu and get ready to try it on your farm. It indeed is gratifying that so. many Union county farmers are starting “kudzu patches.” Within a few years it is my prediction that practically every farm in the county nave acres and acres of this legume. ‘ L ose who have plats planted to are amazed at its growth. ‘tell me that within the last - days their kudzu vines have ■ wn four to five feet. , L en farmers and dairymen d 7 '- that kudzu belongs to the j and velvet bean family, they accept the plant whole-hearted ' cause it produces, wet weather >r dry, four to six tons per acre exceptionally fine hay, or will support four cows to every acre Planted. U. D. C. PRIZES The Daughters of the Confederacy otter numerous prizes for essays other U. D. C. work. Those interested can secure full informa tion by applying to Mrs. J. M. Gregory, president of the Winnie Da\>ir-chatTter---U. -Dr C.y -Pittsboro; Carolina. The Chatham Record « / *************** * * * Brown’s Chapel News"' * * *************** Pastor Dailey preached a fine Easter sermon Sunday, which was followed by a communion service, in which about 100 are estimated to have joined. A good congrega tion of our own people was out and many visitors from other points, who had come to spend Easter with relatives. Mr. C. J. Goodwin and family of Durham visited his brother, Mr. J. R. Goodwin, but returned to his home for the Easter service. It is pleasing to report improve ment in the health of Mrs. R. B. Lindley. Mr. A. F. Whitaker had the mis fortune to get his foot cut and Mr. C. C. Whitaker is confined with flu. This makes it pretty hard on Mrs. Whitaker. Junius Durham purchased 300 chicks recently from Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Mann, who have had their flock of layers blood-tested by the state specialists. The rapid growth of their own flock indicates that such a test pays. Junius has lost few, and the lucky catching of a chicken hawk with a steep trap as sures greater safety for the rest. Well, somebody has given us a new pencil and if somebody will give us a. fountain pen or a type writer we shall try to learn how to write. However, some other papers seem to be able to read and print our letters correctly. We sympathize with Mr. Z. L. Dark and his high priced sick cow and Mr. O. W. Mann and his sick mule. -• . >. .« Mr. J. R. Goodwin, census-taker for Hadley’s township, has just fin ished his job. He doesn’t tell wheth er we have made a gain or not. Mr. J. T. Mann has been ap pointed as registrar for the town ship and will have his books open for registration on Saturdays at the regular voting place (the old Henderson store). A good old colored woman named Martha Alston spent Good Friday with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hender son and' by working, singing and fasting till after dinner showed that she was thinking more about the crucifixion of our Lord than the most of us. Mr. and Mrs. Teer of Burlington spent Sunday afternoon with the latter’s grandfather, Mr. A. F. Whit aker. ® JURY LIST For Session of Court for Trial of Criminal Cases, Beginning May 12. The following names have been drawn for jurymen at the term of court for the trial of criminal cases, to begin May 12, with Judge Small presiding, unless a change of courts shall be arranged: J. R. Marley, W. F. Marshall, C. R. Yow, Geo. H. Brooks, Sr., W. E. Griffin, W. L. Welch, J. H. Watkins, H. E. Meßane, J. E. Harmon, Wade Harper, J. J. Hatley, John C. Kidd, Tom Hearne, R. I. Bowers, W. R. Sturdivant, Frank Copeland; R. D. Phillips, A. H. Wilson, M. J. Phil lips, R. S. Buchner,x W. J. Durham, John Perry, M. W. Willett, Hubert Palmer, Sam M. White, B. T. Phil lips, J. S. Strowd, W. B. Merritt, J. J. Hackney. (H. R.), C. M. Cov ert, Lacy Beal, E. W. Avent, Hubert Fields,q/jQ. F.- McComaek, T. C. Perry, John W. G. Horton, H. J. Cross, 1 - Edward Bennett, J. B. Ingie. ® “Not a True Bill” in Sinclair Whiskey Case A federal grand jury at Wilson Tuesday returned the indictment made by District Attorney Fisher against Judge Neil A. Sinclair as “not a true bill,” and the pending case against the state jurist was dismissed by Judge Meekins. The indictment was based upon the tact that a federal prohibition enforce ment officer a few weeks ago found a bottle of whiskey in Judge Sin clair’s baggage when he was search ing it on a tip from an unidenti fied source. The swore out a warrrant for the judge, who waived preliminary hearings before a United States commissioner and let the matter go direct to the grand jury in federal couit. Judge Sinclair had previously stated to the press, and he reiterated the statement after the grand jury report, that the whiskey found had been placed m his bag without his knowledge and that it was not his whiskey. — «>— ——— SENATOR SIMMONS NOW FULL FLEDGED CANDIDATE $> — ■ Senator F. M. Simmons is now a candidate for the Democratic nom ination -to succeed himself in the United- States senate. He filed not ice of his candidacy, together with the required fee, Monday. In doing so he subscribed to the same oath taken by all other candidates, viz ; , that he would support all the noim-r n-ees"of party irr'tne general election in November. PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1930. EASTER FISHING FROLIC RESULTS IN ONE DEATH One of Party of Three Fishing in Deep River Monday Afternoon Drowned—Body Recovered Tuesday Noon Joy was turned into grief late Monday afternoon when Mr. John E. Freeman, a member of a fishing party of three from Durham, was drowned in Deep River. The party composed of Mr. Freeman, Messrs. Wesley Car penter, and Vernon Smith, had secured a boat and had fished upstream from the Deep River bridge on Highway 75, setting hooks along as they rowed up stream. They had returned from up toward the coal mines, gathering up the hooks as they came. About a half-mile above the bridge they came to one that had been tied to a long over-hanging limb. Mr. Freeman stood up to untie the line from the limb, became unbalanced, and caused the boat to capsize, and the three to be thrown into the stream where the water was eight or ten feet deep. Though Mr. Freeman is supposed® to have been able to swim a little, he lost his head and when a com panion swam to his aid, almost caused the latter to be drowned. The would-be rescuer broke away and reached the bank, along with the other companion. They threw off their shoes and coats in order the more effectually to cope with the struggling man, but when they looked he had sunk. Officers at Pittsboro were noti fied and people began to arrive , and join in the search ,for the body. The tragedy had occurred on a long lake where the water was deep and the current rather strong. Just op posite the scene of the tragedy the bank was high and steep and the companions had had to swim some little distance before making a land ing. The bank also hindered easy approach, to searchers for the .body. The night passed and midday came before the body was located. In fact,'the task was about given up as a hopeless one when a young man learned that a reward of fifty dollars to the one finding the body had been offered, and he! concluded to try once more. Accordingly, he let down his grapplers and hap pened to hook the body and drew it up. It was found about forty feet from the spot where the drowning occurred. Mr. Freeman is said to have been about thirty years of age, was mar ried and leaves a wife and several small children. . ' "'i.' ‘ $ Wants Special Session of 1931 Legislature The North Carolina Tax Relief association meeting at Raleigh Mon day with upwards of 500 delegates from 64 counties passed a resolu tion calling upon Governor Gardner to call a special session of the 1931 legislature just as soon as certifi cates of election can be made out for the members after the Novem ber election. The association at a recent meeting urged a special ses sion of the 1929 body, ■, but when t ■that.- did not meet favorable recep tion by the governor ' the idea .was nri^mated to : ;-call the fiejv • legisla-. tufe into -session: as early: as ble for- tax relief. There-' is -Little likelihood, however, that the 1 gov ernor - will do this, as only about a -month could fbe saved. The reg ular session, will convene early in January.-: v.- a . The association; proposes shortly to • change i its name to something more “catchy” and appropriate and hopes to raise a fund to carry on its publicity work until relief from burdensome real estate taxes is ob tained. According to statements made at the meeting Monday there were 100,000 tracts of land in the State sold for taxes in 1928 and 150,000 in 1929. There may be more this year. It was urged that the State should take over entire support of schools and roads, thus relieving counties of about $24,000,000 in taxes. Os course, the people of the State will have the millions to pay just the same, but some folks think it can be levied in such way as to more nearly equalize the load. Prison Fire in Ohio Claims 305 - At least 305 men and perhaps others, met death late Monday when buildings at Ohio state prison at Columbus burst into flames. Fire originated in the prison woolen mills, and is thought to have been set by disgruntled inmates. Colum bus city firemen who rushed to the scene were threatened by prison ers, and the fire' was extinguished and reset several times. One troop of regular army 'men and a com pany of militia were helping to restore order early • Tuesday morn ing. The soldiers and firemen were '.using gas masks for their own pro ition . and tear bombs -were use<jL to ; Control the rioting prisoners. ' Thjs is one of the worst prison tragedies in the history of this country. Siler City Heralded As a Real City The Daily News of Greensboro heralded Siler City as a real city in its Tuesday morning issue, stat ing that the new census shows the Chatham county town to have 7,029 and as having gained 460 per cent in population during the last. de cade. But while the Record should be glad to know that Chatham has a town of speh size and indicating so great a degree of prosperity,. the figures must be discounted even.be fore we see <a correction. The good town has probably passed .the two thousandth notch and hot the seven thousandth. But . even then it has nearly doubled in population within ten years, and that is, by no .means, bad. Few towns in the State will show such a proportionate increase. The error, granting it to be such, gives Chatham a city for one day at least. If the correct figure should be 3029 the showing would, indeed, be creditable. . —— Filins for State Office Ends Friday When the clock strikes midnight Friday the last chance to file notice of candidacy for state or district office in North Carolina will have passed. The state board of elec tions will know Saturday morning just who is running and for what, in the June 7 primary. Candidates for county offices will have four weeks in which to file, the expiration date being May 23. Candidates for state senate, al though representing more than one county, may file as county candi dates and so have until the last named date to -make up their minds —and put up their cash with the county election board. <s> WALTER HINES PAGE BODY LATELY MOVED ■The body of -Walter Hines Page, one of North Carolina’s most noted •soils, Was recently moved to a-, dif ferent part '-of the old -Bethesda cemetery Hear Aberdeen. The Page family has’ purchased' a lot’'on' the highest knoll in 'the burying ground, skirted-by the Page Memorial high way arid - the body was re-buried there last week. • <s* ELECTION OFFICIALS In view of the. primary and the general election, the board of elec tions for Chatham county last Sat urday chose the following named election officials for the various pre cincts of the county. The first named is registrar. The last of each group of three is a Republican. ALBRIGHT—M. W. Duncan, J. George Smith, B. W. Johnson. BALDWIN —K. H. Hackney, T. J. Hearne, J. D. Bowden. BUCKHORN—J. E. Cross, T. H. Buchanon, W. G. Ellis. EAST BEAR CREEK—J. L. Mc- Manus, Robert F. Phillips, U. G. Willett. -WEST BEAR CREEK —E. R. Maness, B. F. Scott, Charlie Terry. CENTER—W. L. Johnson, J. W. Griffin, Herbert Farrell. GULF—Fred W. Knight, C. D. Martin, Walter Beall. HADLEY—J. T. Mann, Jackson W. Jones, J. R. Goodwin. HAW RIVER —Waverly H. Lassi ter. Joe J. Hackney, C. D. Wilkie. MATTHEWS —V. B. Elkin, R. S. Lane, W. S. Durham. HICKORY MOUNTAIN —L. J. Womble, D. L. Alston, N. J. Dark. MERRY OAKS—J. M. Craven, E. E. Wilson, I. H. Hearne. MT. VERNON SPRINGS—E. H. Foust, N. H. Heritage, H. W. John son. NEW HOPE —D. J. Williams, J. R. Copeland, W. D. Beckwith. OAKLAND —P. M. Johnson, N. L. Badders, Not yet named. RICHMOND— D. Talmage Bracks, W. H. Gilmore, J. Ei Rives. r l,-.. , : WILLIAMS—J. T. Mills, R. L Dean, R. L. Williams. *************** * * * Moncure News * * / * ********* ****** Miss Alma Walden, one of Mon cure’s most talented girls, will give her graduating music recital at Peace Institute, Raleigh, next Mon day evening, April 28th. She will also graduate in a literary course at this institution this spring. Miss Walden is spending Easter at home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Walden. Miss Annie Lambeth, another one of our popular girls will graduate at Greensboro College, Greensboro, this spring. Miss Lambeth is spend ing Easter at home with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Lambeth. Mr. J. V. Womble who is a mem ber of the faculty of White Plains high school, is at home spending Easter holidays. Miss Margaret Bullard of Raleigh spent last week-end with Miss Betty Harward Mr. Marvin Ray of Pee Dee, Mr. Coley Clark of Charlotte and Mr. Zeb Harrington of Merry Oaks spent Easter in town with friends. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Lambeth and daughters, Misses Annie, Dorothy and Ruth, Miss Emma Lee Mann and Miss Roberta Lambeth attend ed the commencement at Green Hope school this past week-end. Miss Pauline Ray, a teacher „in Mt. Airy schools and Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Ray and little daughters' of Mt. Airy spent Easter holidays at home with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ray. • Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Sammons and sons ; spent last week-end' with friends at Hamlet. f " : :!:i • Mr. R. A/- Moore ’of Winston- Salem spqnt faster Sunday,;in town with friends. V; . ( cju v, ' Mrs. Mary Barringer, the teaqfier of the primary class of the Metho dist Sunday school, gave her 1 "class an j Easter - egg-hunt at her home this morning (Easter Monday); -at 9 o’clock. Mrs. Barringer... gives an egg-hunt each Easter and .’trie little folks look forward to it with great joy. - - w • • V .Miss Dorothy Lambeth, the'teach-, er of the junior class of the Meth odist -Sunday sehool gaVe her class a picnic, which they all enjoyed very much. All carried lunches and they enjoyed them together at some pretty place in the great out-of doors. She also gave them an egg hunt. Rev. and Mrs. E. C. Durham and children of Burlington spent sev eral days last week with her pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Womble,, Easter passed off very quietly in Moncure. Moncure Bank closed the day. Moncure school gave Easter Monday as a holiday. Some did one thing and some another. Some worked and some took the day as a holiday.. Some enjoyed picnics and egg-hunts while others went fishing. Easter comes at a time when na ture bursts forth in all its beauty, springtime. The beauty and power of God can be seen everywhere. Easter is held in honor of Christ’s .resurrection, so joy and gladness is everywhere. Christ lives today. Our attendance at church and Sun day school each Sunday is an ' ex pression of our belief that Christ lives today. \ ; :i;7U: i&')S The music recital.;-wi,il be* given-; at Moncqre school apsitoraupj Friday evening at. 8 clock "by thel piano and voice students of' 'Moh-;l dire school" under "the "direction- ahi-F supervision of Miss Lucy Bo.one who. is an efficient piano and voice, teacher. The public .is cordially in vited. Robbers broke into Lambeth and Bro. store one night last week and piled goods out on the counter, getting ready to carry off the goods, if thy-e could have gotten a car. They first tried Mr. H. B. Del linger’s, as it was locked, they had considerable effort in getting the door prized open and then they failed in starting the car. Next they went to Mr. H. T. Self’s filling station and was in the act of tak ing a car, when Mr. Self fired a pistol so everything was dropped and they took to the woods. If they could have secured a car much goods would have been carried away, but as it was “hosiery” was the main thing taken, besides much cheese and crackers were wasted. The policeman, sheriff and deputy of Chatham county were all called, but no trace of the ones who did the deed has been found so for. The seventh grade students of Moncure school will stand the sev enth grade county examination next Wednesday. Miss Cecil Seawell is the teacher of the seventh grade in Moncure school. The Epworth league met last Sun day evening at 7 o’clock. Miss Ca melia Stedman, the president called the meeting to order. The secre tary? Mr. Lewis Burns, was present. After a short song service, the de votional was held by the leader, Mr. W. W. Stedman, who also gave a splendid talk on the story of Eflstcr* Miss Ruth Stedman, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Stedman! entertained some of her friends at : a birthday party, Easter Monday evening from 7:30 to- 9:30 o’ckvckj as Easter Monday, April 21, 1930,- was her birthday. After an eve- Subscribers at Every Postoffice and All R. F. D. Routes in Great County of Chatham. VOLUME 52, NUMBER 28 Big Days Ahead For Campaign Important Dates in Connection with June Primary Are * Given Below The following is a calendar of important dates connected with the June 7 primary: April 19. Appointment of regis trars and pollholders by the county board of elections. April 25. Last day for candidates for state, district and congressional offices, except state senator, to file their candidacy with the state board of elections. • May 3. Date of opening of' t)ie registration books by the registrars at the polling places for registration of new voters. Registration books are to remain open for registration until sunset on every Saturday through Saturday, May 24, for reg istration. May 23. Last day for candidates for state senator, members of house of representatives, county .and town ship offices to file notice of their candidacy with the county board of elections. ' ‘ ‘ ; * May 28. Last. day for statements of expenditures to be filedi by can diates. All candidates for state and district offices shall file ! such state ments' with the secretary’ of state* All: candidates for . state senator., in districts. •-./composed .qf ; ,;pnly t : •; one cqunty,.' members , of, ( the | h.qqse of representatives, ' add alj county of-' flees 'shall file such statements with the .* clerkt of :• the superior ; 6on#t -of their eqvmtyv , , n ~ ~ 5 .. ~V: ... May .31. Day for the; Registrars to attend" the polling ' places . with the registration books/ from* # h, m. until 3 p. m. ’when and - where '■ the registration : books shall >j be ' opened to the public for } inspection i fjor ttye purposes.'of challenges. ’ . ' June’ 7. Date of Primary election. June 9. Day for county board of election to receive returns 1 ; from registrars and judges of elections. ■, June 27. Last day for candidates:® to file statements of expenditures with the secretary of state 1 and the clerk of the superior court, same as shown for May 28th—above. July 5. Date for second primary election where same is. necessary. July 7, Day for county board of elections to' receive returns from registrars and judges of elections, las to results of second primary. | , Republicans Name .... Duncan Chairman James S. Duncan of Greensboro was elected on the first ballot at the Republican state convention in Charlotte last week as head of the party in North Carolina for the following year. O. R. York 6f High Point and Jake F. Newell, of Char lotte were the other candidates,, \ The convention was marked ; by harmony'throughout. The 'two rdaj bosses'' of the party i'ri- ,/ jtne‘ Statfe WJefe not •presentU;JDavid* JHj>=Blair l iyfas inL.W.ashipg^pjiijby am John ,Pa^ker’^, ias'/supreme' court justice, ajid ,Coh-. Ctoas*as ’was ; ffe<J; 'up' r ". with tariff!-and Ofli&r mditeikl -L ‘ i Duncan*/is .a;- :M thoidafia * .Carl E.; Duncan,.. r ership. the Republican 'party greatly prospered in North Carolina, finder Irks guidance there- is! hope among Republicans ’ that they can stage a come-back as a real force, in State politics. ® Teacher—Rastus, what animal is most noted for its fur? Rastus—De skunk. De more fur yo’ gits away from his de better it am fur yo’.—The Pathfinder. Minnie Janet accepts kisses from strange men. __ * Tonka —Well, what other kind would she get them from?—The Pathfinder. ning of games and a good time to gether, ice cream and , cake wer.e served. Ruth wishes to thank her friends for the riice presents she received and also for the nice let ters she received with birthday, wishes and Easter greetings. Tulips were used as decorations for the evening. Mr. J. B. Wright of Columbia, S. C., is. in town this week. The following commencement program of Moncure high school will be given as follows: Piano and voice recital, assisted by the boys’ and girls’ glee clubs this coming Friday evening, April 25 th. Baccalaureate sermon by Dr. H. E. Myers, professor of religious education, Duke University, 11:00 o’clock, Sunday,; April 27th. Class day exercises and bacca laureate address, Thursday' evening, the delivering of diplomas, medals and prizes. . : :f ...v >:* ' The public is cordially invited to - attend these exercises.