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* sm, —I \ Paper *ri¥h.h Presjige of s. Half TCsfctury,- > f? County', Not a Com munity Paper ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878. W. E. Sharpe to | Serve 18 Months former Manager of Alamance Insurance and Real Estate Company Is Cdnvicted of Frau and Goes to Peni tentiary. j The conviction of Mr. W. E. Sharpe of Burlington of fraud and Mg sentence to the penitentiary for a ' term of eighteen months is -a j matter of considerable interest to Chatham county people, since he has many friends and acquaintances in "the county, married a Chatham ]adv. and did much business among the people of the county while he manager of the insurance and rea l estate business, which sold bonds based upon real estate se curities. ... The specific charge upon which he was convicted was in the failure to cancel a certain security when paid and the issue of a bond se cured by it. Mr. Sharpe showed that he had given orders for the payment of the existing bond when the security note had been paid, but the cashier testified that there was no cash to pay it with and that it was not paid off. Several similar false securities were dis played by the state to establish the contention of intent to defraud. The company, which had been prosperous, became a victim of the slump in real estate values and probably tried to tide over what was conceived as possibly only a brief period of hard times. But times got worse and the company was forced to the wall and these false securities became evident. The trial was held last week in Roxboro and Mr. Sharpe was sen tenced to a longer term in state prison, but Judge Harris, heard a I plea of defense attorneys Monday for reconsideration and reduced, 'the sentence to eighteen months, pro vided that Mr. Sharpe would go immediately to the penitentiary without appeal. A dispatch from Burlington says: In their plea for a reduction of the sentence the attorney’s pointed out that Mr. Sharpe is not financial-, ly able to carry on the cost of operating machinery to reach the Supreme court, and also that the terrific strain of the ordeal to which two criminal trials have sub jected him, and the strain of the failure of his company, has broken his health. “In view of the fact that the law will be vindicated, I am in clined to consider the lesser sen tence,” Judge was quoted as saying. The prosecution made no strenuous objection to the defense move, it ■ is said. It is reported that Mr. Sharpe is to be allowed several days at liberty under bond of $2,500 in order that he may arrange his affairs before surrendering to begin his term. • <s> America a Country I of Glorified Clerks G ittahdoga, Tenn., April 28. — - (AF ■ -Huston Thompson, former a. .. the Federal Trade Air,tonight pictured the -Spates as a “nation of glbr-r --::ksi. who- take their orders .live, most of whom never I ' e ' • men- .who are • dictating the hey.are putting through.” Ami:* sing the opening session of '- c I : -.A isity of Chattanooga’s first annua . Institute of Justice. Mr. Thompson said: “Some distant hold company directed by a small group of executives is giving the orders that are determining to a gi'ear degree the welfare of the peo in a town 2,000 miles away who never -oe these executives, let alone know them.” He added: < money from their insurance premiums is moving toward New constantly. The profits from ■ res are going in the same all to swell the great monopoly, which, in turn, upon the legislation at >n cither with a powerful meet or by direct action.” '-d that “unless business •d by anti-trust laws, sym >interpreted and admin l competition can exist y be destroyed, we will oitly recurring panics ' and greater economic EARLY GARDEN White has evidently gardeners. She had potatoes and garden !U y. Some of the potatoes nige as guinea eggs, her informs us. In addition, mrt.s a vast variety of bloom rv s ; wers ’ aw ay up toward a abr, n kinds. Pastor J. A. Dailey s a fine garden. He is i T,.!? headed lettuce. The White V down 1 "'-otoes have been bitten a °* n -frost three times. ihe Chatham Record J. N. Eubanks Buys i Into Drug Store I —<s> The following item from a recent issue of the Greensboro News should interest the old friends of Mr. J. N. Eubanks. Mr. Eubanks is t the only son of Mr. and Mrs. W/ M. Eubanks of Pittsboro. The item follows: J. N. Eubanks and Roger Mc- Duffie have bought the interest of C. M. Fordham in the Fordham- McDuffie Drug company, it was , learned yesterday. Mr. McDuffie ihas long been associated with this store, which had its beginning in 1899. Mr. Eubanks, who is well known in Greensboro, will become actively identified with the Ford ham-McDuffie Drug Store effective today. Both Mr. McDuffie and Mr. Eubanks are regitsered pharmacists, having graduated from the Uni versity of* North Carolina phamiaCy department. The owners and officers of this concern are J. N. Eubanks, presi dent; Mrs. J. N. Eubanks, vice president; Roger McDuffie, secre tary-treasurer. Silver Wedding Charming Event Many Friends Indicate Good will on Occasion of the 25th Wedding Anniversary of Dr. and Mrs. W. Bu Chapin. —<s> ; ; Last Thursday evening was an auspicious occasion in the lives of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Chapin. Scores of friends attested their goodwill and regard by their presence and preserits. The handsome home was suitably decorated for the occasion. Receiv ing at the door were Mesdames E. R. Hinton and W. H. Jones, nieces of Dr. and Mrs. Chapin. In the hall guests were met by Mesdames E. A. Farrell and W. L. London, In the library, which was converted into a gift room, Mesdames J. W. Hunt and H. A. Bynum represent ed the hosts. At the punch bowl presided Mesdames Victor R. John son, Robt. H. Dixon, Jr., and D. B. Nooe. Receiving with the bridal couple were Mrs. H. T. Chapin, Misses Miriam and Bessie and W. B. Chapin, Jr., Mrs. J. A. Thompson, Mrs. T. K. Duncan, Mrs. Marvin Skagg, Mrs. J. M. Williams, Mrs. I. S. Fike, Mrs. Edmund B. Taylor, Mrs. S. R. Adams, Miss Alleyne H. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Taylor, Mr. G. R. Pilkington, Mrs. H. F. Stone, and Mrs. H. H. Fike. At the tea table, in the dining room, presided Mrs. J. M. Gregory and Mrs. E. B. Hatch. Assisting at serving were Mrs. A. B. Campen, Miss Pauline Taylor, Mrs. G. H. Brooks. Sr., Miss Mary Dell Bynum, and Miss Mattie Sue Hatch. Mrs. Chapin was beautifully dressed for the auspicious occasion, and both she and the Doctor . in appearance indicated that it might be the real event rather than a celeb-ration of it after a quarter of a century. They are- still young ajid‘handsome, despite the presence of; two lovely grown daughters and a- son approaching maturity. The hall, decorated with Sweet heart roses and lavender stocks and lupins,* was lovely, while the draw ing room was charming -with iris and weigelia. The dining room glowed with lily of the valley and maiden-hair fern, urns of bridal wreath and white iris; while a silver wheel with twenty-six white candles set off the lovely Irish lace table cover, and silver candle sticks and white candles furnished a mellow glow and pleasing sheen. During the evening, Mrs. H. A. Bynum, accompanied by Mrs. J. W. Hunt, sweetly sang two groups of songs, “I Heard You Singing,” “Just a Song at Twilight.” and “Con stancy,” “Drink to Me with Thine Eyes.” The array of presents was re markably rich, and days later the writer saw the Doctor still bearing from the postoffice delayed tributes of esteem and goodwill. In addition to a large part of the population of Pittsboro, - came numerous friends from other points, the number of physicians . being marked, also the number of guests from Towuville, a former residence point of Dr. and Mrs. Chapin. Noted as nresent from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Taylor. Mrs. Edmund B. Taylor, PLEASE TURN TO PAGE FIVE <9> WILL BROADCAST • —*s The Bvnum string band, alias the Chatham Rabbits, will broad cast over WPTF from Raleigh Friday evening from 8 o’clock to B*3o. Tone in on them and hear •them. The members of the band are Bob Clapp, Frank Durham, ! Talfon Riggsbee, Frank Farrell, Walter Farrell, and June Seagroves. Guitars, banjos-, violins, and mouth organs are the instruments-. PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1930. BRILLIANT CEREMONIES ATTEND WEDDING HERE o Dr. Arthur H. London Takes to Himself a Savannah Bride Saturday Afternoon—Cere mony in Episcopal Church—Distinguished Guests from Several Cities. 4* A— Epochal among the social events of Pittsboro was the marriage, late Saturday of Dr. Arthur H. London and Miss Jeannette Clara Brinson. Follows an account of the brilliant affair from the pen of Mrs. Victor R. Johnson: LONDON-BRINSON With ceremony impressive and beautiful, Miss Jeannette Clara Brinson of Savannah, Georgia, and Dr. Arthur Hill London, of Pitts boro and Philadelphia, were mar ried Saturday afternoon at 5:00 o’clock at St. Bartholomew’s Epis copal Church, Pittsboro. The church was artistically dec orated in green and white, grace ful sprays of spirea and towering branches of dogwood banking the chancel. Bowls of narcissus and fern were also used effectively in the decorations. Huge bows of white tulle marked the pews re served for the family and friends. Many candles gleaming from the altar shed a lovely glow over all. Prior to the entrance of the wedding party, Mrs. Victor R. John son rendered “Salut d’Amour” by Edward Elgar, on the pipe organ. Mrs. W. B. Chapin, accompanied by Mrs. Johnson, then sang Schubert’s “Serenade,” and “I Love You Truly.” Preceding the wedding party the vested choir sang the Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin.' i The groomsmen, John H. London, : Dr. Paul Barnes "of Florence, S. €., i and Jack B. London of Charlotte, 1 entered the church, and took their places on opposite sides of the chan cel. They wore conventional after noon attire with boutionieres of white rose buds. The bridesmaids, Miss Margaret Malony of Dublin, Ga., and Miss Helen Sullivan of Savannah, Ga., were gowned identically in pink and blue point d’espriut with con trasting bows of satin ribbon fall ing from the side. They wore trans parent braid hats and slippers to match and carried arm bouquets of mixed flowers and fern tied with large bows of tulle matching their dresses. The dame of honor, Mrs. James M. Laird of Savannah, Ga., was dressed in yellow point d’ esprint, with hat of yellow transparent braid and also carried an arm bouquet of mixed flowers and fern tied with yellow tulle. Miss Anne Arrowsmith of Hills boro was maid of honor. She wore green point d’esprint with a satin bow of contrasting color falling from the side. Her hat. was of yellow transparent ‘braid.. She car ried an arm bouquet of sweet heart roses and delphinium tied with green tulle. The bride entered the church alone. Her gown of imported satin, en train, trimmed in real Face. and pearls, becomingly set off her brunette beauty. Her veil worn cap style was wreathed in orange, blossoms. 'Her slippers were of satin and 'she wore long white kid gloves. Her bouquet was of bride’s roses and lilies of' the valley, ex quisitely showered. ~ ' . She was met at the chancel steps by the groom attended by his broth er, William Lord London, as best man. The nyptial rites were read by Rev. T. A. Cheatham, assisted by Rev. R. G. Shannonhouse. Men delssohn’s Wedding March from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was played as a Recessional. Following the ceremony an elab orate reception was given by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur London, Sr., at the ancestral home of the London’s. Receiving at the door were Mr. and Mrs. Hal London. Mr. and Mrs. N”. M. Hill intro duced the guests to the receiving line formed in the drawing room. Masses of iris in shades of purple and lavender were used here. In the receiving line were: Mr. and Mrs. Arthut H. London, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur H. London, Mrs. James P. Miller, Mrs. James M. Laird, Miss Anne Arrowsmith, Dr, Paul Barnes, Miss Helen Sullivan, Mr. Jack London, Miss Margaret Ma lony, Mr. John London, Mrs. Charles Malony, Mr. Lawrence F. London, Miss Pauline He.lmey, Mr. William F. Lovell, Miss Alice Bodell, Mr.. Varnadoe Hancock, Mr. and Mrs. William Lord London. Mrs. E. E. Hinton and Miss Inda London invited the guests into the solarium where punch was served by Mrs. John H. London and Mrs,. E. B. Hatch. Receiving and serving in the din i ing room were Mrs. W. H. Jones, - Misses Miriam and Bessie Chapin, ! Miss Pauline' Taylor and Mrs. R. V. Dixon, Jr. Gutting cream from | opposite ends of the table were [ Mrs. H. T. Chapin and Mrs. James |’ A. Thompson.' The dining room ' was beautifully decorated in white » and green, sprays of deutzia, fern and lilies of the valley forming the decoration. Numerous white tapers in silver candle sticks and can delabra were burning on the table and throughout the room. The cen tral table was covered with a lace cloth and . centered with a large heart-shaped bride’s cake elaborate ly decorated. After the reception the bridal couple left for Philadelphia. Mrs. London is the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Brinson of Savannah, Ga., and the ward of Mr. Charles Lincoln Cliff. She is a member of the distinguished Moore family of Southern Georgia. After finishing school in Savannah, she attended Fassifern at Hendern sonville, N. C., and is a graduate of Mary Baldwin. She has rare charm and personality and has won for herself a host of friends due to her sweet disposition. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. London and a grandson of the late General and Mrs. William Lord London. After completing his elementary course in the Pittsboro school he attended the University of North Carolina. After graduating he took his post graduate work at the Uni versity of Pennsylvania. He is now head of the Children’s Hospital in , Philadelphia, where he has achieved ! much distinction. He is a member !of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fra ! ternity. He will be associated with the Duke School of Medicine in the fall. On Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock please Turn to page five $15,000 Fire at Siler City Dval Oak Broom Factory Dis covered Ablaze Earlier Fire at Williams-Brower Plant Fires at Siler City Monday did $15,000 damage, the machinery and supplies of the Oval Oak Broom Factory being an entire loss and the walls of the building only saved. Earlier there had been an incipient blaze at the Williams-Brower plant, but . this was put out without loss to property. The other and more serious fire was the Ovak Oak Broom factory. The building was in a light blaze almost all over before the fire was discovered and being filled with broom corn and brooms as it was it was extremely hard to control. The' fire company * responded • promptly and did some of the best 1 work that has ever been seen here, jlt finally succeeded in bringing the i fire under control before the plant j was entirely destroyed. ) Practically all the broom corn , was burned too badly to be of any use and the building was damaged to a considerable extent. The roof was partially destroyed and the in terior of the building was also bad ly damaged. It is not thought that the walls were damaged to any sonsiderable extent, and fortunately the machinery was not badly dam aged, except by water. The corner of the building in which the office is located was not materially dam aged. John Lane, manager of the broom factory, states that the damage is about $15,000, practically covered , by insurance. I Miss Alma Walton in Recital at Peace 1 The musical department of Peace Institute presented Miss Alma Wal den, soprano, and John Cole, pi anist, on Monday evening in the Dinwiddie Memorial chapel. Miss Walden, pupil of Miss Es till, has a beautifully colored voice . which is rapidly maturing. She sang her widely varied offerings j with ease. The aria “One Fine Day” from “Madame Butterfly” was especially moving and charmed the audience. Her accompaniments were played by Miss Kinzel with line ef fect. j John Cole, pupil of Mr. Brawley, exhibited a splendid grasp of inter pretative values and his playing is of increasing depth and power. “Kamenoi Ostrow,” the Rubenstein number was particularly glowing and i his poetic delivery of certain pas . sages gave the effect of lovely im i provization.—News and Observer. Marriage of Capt. John .J. London Capt. John J. London, of theU. S.S. Ship Vega, was married Sat urday, in , Los Angeles, Cal., to Miss Genevieve Sculley, of Chicago. An hour after the marriage, the , happy couple left for a trip to the Grand Canon. Shortly, Capt. Lon- 1 don will return to his good ship, I but must leave his bride with her] mother, who with the daughter has spent the Jwinter in California. However, Capt. London counts upon coming east with his bride in 1 the summer, when his Pittsboro 1 friends may hope to know her. 1 Only Mrs. Cordon, Capt London’s sister, of the family seems to have 1 had the priviledge of meeting the 1 young lady, Mrs. Cordon having < met her and been captivated by i her graces in New York last sum mer. The Captain has known her i a number of years, and the mar- < riage was not unexpected to his ] mother here, Mrs. H. A. London, 1 who received a telegram a few : hours after the ceremony. Captain “Jaek” is the last of a large family of the London children 1 to marry. <g> Colored District Conference Here ♦ —e — Conference of Raleigh District A. M. E. Church Convening With Mt. Sinai Church— Special Music Sunday. $ The conference of the- Raleigh district ’of the A. M. E. Church convened with the Mt. Sinai church here yesterday and will hold daily sessions through Sunday. ' The Pastor, Rev. J. W. Dalton, cordially invites the white people of Pittsboro to attend the meetings when convenient, and calls especial attention to the services on Sunday When the male quartet of Hanks Chapel Christian church (white), the quartet of Mitchell Chapel, and a quartet from Greensboro will fur nish special music. It is expected that there will be some very fine singing by all three of the groups of musicians. On Sunday morning at 9:30 there will be a district S. S. meeting, conducted by Revs. A. L. White and S. S. Williams, and Bro. G. W. Leach. At 11 o’clock, Rev. A. L. White will preach. At 3 p. m., there will be preach ing by Rev. W. M. Fairley. At 7:30 p. m., preaching by Rev. E. D. Bailey. Rev. A. L. Gains, D. D., LL. D., is presiding bishop; Rev. K. C. Holt, presiding elder, and Rev. J. W. Dal ton, pastor. Siler and Rev. Childs . Feature School Close The commencement exercise of Pittsboro school are upon us. This evening, the senior class ‘ has its ending, with appropriate "exercise, preceding the receipt of diplomas Eriday morning. • . . The • annual address will be de livered Friday morning by . Hop.. Walter D. Siler, at 10:30."Tne 'de livery of diplomas to the members of the large graduating class' and to the members of the seventh grade completing the elementary course j of study will take place the same morning. Sunday morning, at 11 o’clock, the commencement sermon will be delivered by Rev. Dr. Childs in the school auditorium. Last Friday evening, the elemen tary grades gave a play, and the previous Friday evening was mark ed by the recital of Mrs. Bynum’s music class. The session seems to have been a fairly good one. A patron re marked to the writer a few hours before this was written that the teachers seem to have done better work than in previous years. List of graduates from both schools will be given, we hope, in our next issue. Chathamite Has Won Nine Gold Watches; Mr. E. G. Norwood, a native i of this county, is reported by the i Pee Dee Advocat of Bennettsville, S. C., as 'having won nine gold j watches as rewards for high pro- ! duction of insurance for the com pany he represents. And now he has won a trip to Cuba and was; over there last week with similar prize winners from all over the country. He has been with his company fifteen years and wrote SBO,OOO in March, the highest month’s work of the fifteen years. ® Kiwani—So you went out to meet your girl’s people and listen to the radio? Rotario—Yeh, but the reception was bad.—The Pa-thf* tier. J * — mm « Subscribers at Every Postoffice and All R. F. D. Routes in Great 5 County of Chatham* - VOLUME 52, NUMBER 29 Absentee Voting Under New Law More Difficult but Still Possi ble; List of Voters Re quired to be Posted. <*> The manner of absentee voting has been practically revolutionized by the Australian ballot election law now in effect in North Caro lina. Heretofore, voting absentee has been a very easy matter, but the new law makes it a little more difficult, though it may be done if gone about in the right way; Where a voter expects to be ab sent from his precinct on election day he (or she) must apply in person to the chairman of the county board of elections for hte necessary application blank. This the voter must swear to before a notary public, justice of peace or other civil officer qualified to ac knowledge oaths. Then the applica tion duly sworn to must be furnish ed the election chairman, who will provide the voter with a ballot, which in turn must be sealed and placed in the Tiands of the chairman who will deliver it to the proper registrar. The civil officer before whom absentee voters make affidavits must list each such person, then swear to these lists and place them in the hands of the election officials prior to the day of election. Such lists of absentee voters must be posted in the respective polling places where the votes are to be cast during the day of election. For Sick Voters Where voters are ill prior to the election and desire to bast*their votes they must make written' ap- * • plication to the registrar for a-- bal- - lot. .An attending physician then, must make affidavit before a. prop- . er official and this affidavit must go with the written application to* * ' the registrar before be can provide a ballot. Thjis will be a numbered ballot and must be filled out by : the voter and returned sealed to the registrar. The chairman of the board of elections will deliver all official bal lots to the registrars of the sever al precincts in the county three days before the election. These the regis trars must guard carefully, allowing no person to handle them, and bring them to the polls at opening time on election day. All three precinct officials have specific duties to perform under the law. The registrar will keep the poll books, call out names of voters and list numbers of ballots given out. One judge will hand out the folded ballots, instructing the voters to re turn them to the other judge folded' in the same creases, with all names concealed on the inside. This latter j judge will see to placing the ballots in the boxes still folded, first tear ing off from each ballot the little perforated margin on which the number of the ballot appears. These torn off numbers are kept in a special box and are then destroyed. If a voter spoils a ballot he may get another, and if a second .is < spoiled then a. third may be. prpvid- ; * ed, but'lf the third one is 'spoiled the voter' is through for file day. These : spoiled must .also be kept in a special box. -The number of spoiled ballots and the number of stubs equal the number of ballots given out during the election.''The total number given out should corre spond to the -number voted, plus the spoiled ballots and the. unused ballots. Must Not Disclose Vote In the larger voting precints from four to six voting booths will be used. These are open at the bot tom, so that other voters may see when booths are occupied. Official markers or others sanctioned by elec tion officials may accompany voters into the booths, only if the voters so request, ond help them mark their ballots. Markers are forbidden by law even revealing how any voter’s ballot was marked. The voter is forbidden by law to reveal while within the poll enclosure how he or she is voting in any particular. To so reveal automatically casts out the vote, and also carries with it penalty. After getting away from the polling place the voter it at liberty, of course, to tell as many as may please. Pittsboro Methodist Church Revival Begins Sunday Night A revival will begin at the i Methodist church in town Sunday i night. Song service at 7:45 and | preaching at 8 o’clock. The pastor will be assisted in these special services oy Rev. P. D. Woodall, a former pastor, and will continue through the second Sunday. Mr. Woodall will arrive Monday and will do the preaching through the week. After Monday there will be two services daily until Saturday, the hours for worship being at 10 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. We earnestly desire that the several churches of the community join us and aid where possible. The public is cordi ally urged to attend. 1 J. A. DAILEY.