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A Paper with a Prestige of a Half Century. A County, Not a Cobs . —- ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878. Moore Named to Follow Johnson Democratic Executive Commit tee in Session Tuesday Nom inated C. D. Moore to Suc ceed R. J. Johnson, De ceased, as Candidate for Commissioner In accordance with the call pub lished last week for a meeting of the Democratic executive commit tee of the county, a meeting was held in the court house Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of choos ing a successor to R. J. Johnson, deceased, as a candidate for county commissioner at their November election. Mr. E. E. Walden has already been appointed to fill out Mr. Moore’s term, ending Dec. 1, but as Mr. Walden is a nominee already for a position on the board his appoint ment as commissioner for the time being still left a vacancy on the November ticket. Only two names were presented to the meeting, that of C. D. Moore, a member of the present board, who had declined to be a candidate to succeed himself when it was de termined that only one old member would be a candidate in the pri mary, and R. W. Dark, who was the fourth candidate in the primary and, despite his tardier announcement, got nearly half of the votes cast in the June primary. Mr. Moore, who is acting now as chairman of the board was put in nomination by W. W. Lang'ey, re presenting Haw River township, while Mr. Dark was nominated by J. B. Ingle, representing Albright township. Each gentleman well pre sented the claims of his candidate. There were two points in fayor of Mr. Moore, namely, that of geo graphical location, and the desir ability of having on ’the board one long familiar with county affairs. point in the favor of Mr. Dark was the fact that so large an element of the people had al ready expressed their_preference for him. Wi/th Mr. Dark the nominee, there would be no candidate east of Haw River an no man of con siderable experience on the ticket, though Mr. Walden will have had several months experience when the new term begins. Those two points seemed to determine the matter in favor of Mr. Moore, he getting twelve out of fifteen votes cast. Ingle of Albright, Bridges* of Mat thews, and Walter Siler of Hickory Mountain, the latter by telegram, cast their votes for Dark. T. J. Hearne, Baldwin. B. A. Phillips, Bear Creek, Dr. R. M. Farrell, Cen ter, J. M. Craven, Cape Fear, H. A. Harrington, Buckhorn, L. K. Smith, Richmond, J. B. Mills, New Hope, E. A. Thompson, Hadley, R. R. Seagroves, Oakland, W. M. Scott, Williams, voted for Moore; also R. R. Seagrove voted the proxy of Dr. Palmer of Gulf. Several of the above gentlemen voted as proxies. Mr. Gorrel of Mt. Vernon Springs was unable to attend. Chairman Barber later read a letter from Mr. Dark, in which that gentleman expressed his purpose to be reconciled to whatever action the committee should deem wise for the county and the party, and his spokesman in the meeting expressed a similar sentiment as held by Mr. Dark . On motion of Mr. M. M. Bridges, the nomination of Mr. Moore was made unanimous. HARD ON CHOIR Paulsboro, N. J., Aug. 13.—Harry Harris, 40-year-old negro, was brought up before Mayor James A. Wert charged with intoxication. “What was he doing?” the mayor asked the arresting officer. “Singing your honor,” said the policeman. “Singing what?” “Something about there’ll be pie in the sky when I die,” said the officer. “How did it sound?” asked the mayor. “Well,” ventured the officer, “he’s a pretty fair sort of tenor. He sings well.” “It’s the judgment of the court,” he finally said, “that you be re quired to appear next Sunday morn ing at the Second Colored Baptist church, where you shall sing in the choir.” THE CAT WAS THERE The expression “the cat came back” doesn’t fit the experience of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clifton, who two years ago moved from their home six miles from Moncure to that town but returned recently to their farm home to live. The cat, which they failed to carry or who would not go, as the case may have been, was johnnie on the spot and welcomed them back home and was apparently glad to .see something cooking again. 11 I The Chatham Record The Banks Win Out In the Fields Case —<*■■— The case tried last week before Judge Devin to determine the ques tion of the priority of the claims of furnishers of material for the Fields building and the claims of holders of bonds issued before con struction, presumably for expendi ture in construction, resulted in a victory for the holders of the bonds made to the Bank of Goldston and the Bank of Moncure. That means that these bonds must be paid be fore Kings and other holding claims for material and work can secure conpensation. It will be recalled that the Kings of Sanford, who put the roof on the building and did other work re quiring materials, sold the property under their lien. Immediately fol lowing their advertisement, the holders of the bonds advertised the property for sale, but when the building had been sold to the Kings covering merely the liens on it exclusive of the bonds, the question got into court. Not only did At torney Seawell of Sanford attempt to establish the priority of the. bonds but to vitiate them alto gether on the ground of fraud in their issue. Much was made of the fact that W. L. Dawkins held the deed to the property first, that it was transferred without considera tion to F. C. Upchurch, and ulti mately deeded by him without con sideration to W. G. Fields and wife. Attorne v A. H. Graham, who by the way has been appointed to act for the next few months as aid to the governor while Odus Mull is serving as chairman of the State Democratic executive committee, Represented parties in Burlington who held claims for material and work. Wade Barber represented the Banks, Watkins and . , of Dur ham, represented C. C. Edwards, who held some of the bonds; while Long and Bell were also represent ing claimants. At the conclusion of this case on W’ednesday evening, court ad journed. And thus of the two weeks appointed term only three days of each week were actually given to the trial of cases. $ *************** * * * Bear Creek News * *************** Miss Karen Rives is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Henry Fesmire, of Bon lee. Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Wishon and family, of Rural Mall, were week end visitors in the home of C. 0. Briggs. W. A. Womb’e, of Highland City, Fla., is visiting relatives in and around Bear Creek. He moved from Chatham to Flordia about 25 years ago. His many friends in this sec tion will learn with pleasure of his visit. The people of this section were terribly shocked to learn Sunday of the death of T. B. (“Brake”), White who died at his home, near Bonlee. He was the manager of the White Brothers Store here for a number of years, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. Miss Elizabeth Crane, who has been visiting in the home ofG. B. Emerson, has returned to her home in Fayetteville. Mr. and Mi’s. P. G. Maulden and son, Louie, of Greensboro, were re cent visitors in- this section. Messrs. G. F., J. M., W. M., and Claude Hart, of Burlington, were recent visitors in the home of Miss Belle Beal. Bear Creek and Hickory Grove played a game of ball at Hickory Grove, Saturday afternoon, Bear Creek winning 8 to 3. Rev. George Tally, of Carbonton, will preach at Bear Creek Chapel next Sunday night, Aug. 17th, at 3:00 o’clock. Everybody invited. The revival will begin at Sunday Branch Baptist Church, near here, next Sunday. Services on Sunday Sunday night. During the week, there will be an afternoon and night service. CHATHAM BRICKS ARE SENT TO RUSSIA The Carolina Fireproofing Com pany, which operates a brick and tile plant at Gulf, this county, shipped last week 45,000 bricks to Russia. The bricks, which had re ceived a special chemical treatment, were shipped in iron-bound crates. This is said not to be the first time this company has made shipment to the land of the Bolsheviks. GONE A-TOURING Mr. J. T. Bland had his car paint ed and new tires put on left Pitts boro Sunday morning, accompanied by Mrs. Bland, his daughter, Miss Pauline, and sister, Miss Mary Bland, headed toward Tennessee. It is reported they are to be gone a month and- x the preparations seem to confirm the report that they are going a fur-piece. They probably visited first Mrs. Bland’s sister in Haywood county, then went on to a son in Tennessee, and thence—, well, wait till they get back and j we’ll see if Mr. Joe knows just] i where he has been. PITTSBORO, N. C. ( CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1930. *** ——- —■ A DEPARTED FAMILY AND ITS HOUSEHOLD PETS LIVE ON IN STONE Mayfield, Ky.—A burial plot in a cemetery at Mayfield, Ky., con taining life size statues of the dead in the fashions of their times and figures of animals, among which is a deer, that were pets of the various generations of -the family and were buried beside their masters. Mrs. Clegg Honored On 80th Birthday in ■ (Reported) On August 5, at the home of Mrs. H. C. Clegg gathered a large number of relatives and a few other friends in honor of her eight ieth birthday. This o’d homestead was avert fit and appropriate setting for the occasion, the house and grounds be ing spacious and ample for all. And every one enjoyed doing honor to this estimable iady, who has lived so long and so well. She has done many deeds of kind ness to alleviate the conditions of the sick and distressed, to which beautiful service many friends can attest with gratitude. Mrs. Clegg’s living children num ber six. her grandchildren about thirty, her greatgrandchildren four teen, all of whom will rise up and cal her blessed. At noon a sumptuous dinner was spread, including every substantial and dainty viand that the most vig orous appetite could wish, and every one seemed tq enjoy it to the fullest extent. Her pastor was present and with a few well chosen remarks blessed the Table," and then himself" pro ceeded to do justice to the occasion. Soon after dinner leave-tiking on the part of those from a distance came and we believe left feeling £hat he had been honored and wish ing honoree many more happy birth days. The number present was es timated at 176. 1 —<$>- Lad Injured By Durham Car Jack Hearne, ten-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hearne of Bynum was hit by a car driven by Attorneys Sikes and Guthrie of Durham Tuesday, about 1 o’clock and was injured on the head. Mr. J. M. Durham, who was in the C. E. Durham store, ran out and found Jack unconscious by the side of the pavement. He was rushed to Pittsboro where he was treated by T)r. Mcßane. Consciousness had re turned very quickly after Mr. Dur ham took up the lad. Messrs. Sikes and Guthrie said he ran across the road as they approached. Mr. Dennis Hodges Loses Barn and Cow Lightning struck the barn of Mr. Dennis Hodges, who lives near the Randolph line in Albright township Saturday night and killed a cow. The barn was set afire, but the other cattle and work stock were rescued. However, the fire extended to the granary, destroyed it and contents, including this year’s wheat crop. Wind laid low the corn of the im mediate section and blew down many trees. - ® BANISHING FOOD PRODUCTION WASTE There should fee a minimum of waste in manufacturing and dis tributing human necessities. Since time immemorial the production and distribution of food has been inef ficient in comparison to the stan dards of efficiency maintained by other industries. Recognizing this condition, one of the largest manufacturers of table specialties has consolidated oyer 40 non-competitive products and is pro ducing and distributing them under unified management. This is a tremendous step for ward. No commodity is so vital as food. Mass production and distri bution is the industrial doctrine prin cipally responsible for the progress made by such industries as the elec tric, the automobile and the tele phone. It should prove to be a revolutionary force in raising the food industry to where it can give up better and cheaper products. (Si .. Wifie—l’ve changed my mind. Hubby—Well, does it work any better? —The Pathfinder. *************** * - *■ * Brown’s Chapel News* ***** * * * * * ***** , Last Sunday afternoon a large r crowd assembled on Terrell’s Creek . on the occasion of the baptizing of 17 boys and girls into the member . ship of New Salem and Mt. Olive ! Baptist churches, of which Rev. B. L. Gupton is pastor. Mr. J. A. Perry and family visited , his niece, Mrs. Lola Long, in Bur lington Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Perry spent a part of last week in the moun ■ tains. Mr. Henry Mann of Burlington has been here with his brother and sister, Mr. O. F. Mann and Mrs. P. A. Thomas. . Mrs. Kelly of Raleigh is spend ' ing this week with Mrs. O. W. I Mann, and Mrs. Pete Seaford of Graham with her son Mr. John . Mann. Mr. R. H. Lindley spent last week among friends and attended the , meeting at Center M. P. church. Mr. Manly Henderson, who grew up in this community but who left { here 30 or 35 years ago and set [ tied in Napolis, Idaho, and has so deported himself therein as to hold now an important town | position, with his wife, daughter, , and a son and his wife, is visiting , his relatives here. Mr. Henderson ’ says that he came through eight states on his way here and that it is a serious-looking time for the people of those drought-stricken states. His old friends and their children are glad to have the op portunity of. meeting Mr. Hender son and the members of his family. Miss Cornelia Henderson spent last week with her aunt, Josie Perry and daughter Mrs. Francis Lindley. The True Workers class of wo . men, with their husbands, had a ■ picnic at Baldwin’s Bridge Thursday evening, about one-ha’f of us show ing ourselver in bathing. Over forty were present. After the bathing and swimming, all assembled for a watermelon cutting, nine fine ones having been furnished by the ladies and six donated by N. B. Nixon. After a few remarks by the class president, Mrs. O. W. Mann, Supt. C. H. Lutterloh, by request, spoke for us. Things must have got mixed up last week, as the lady says her brother was not drunk Friday, the day she received the “jar” and mashed her mouth, though the one we were referring to as being kept at home on Sunday lives near Mt. Olive church, and it being so generally known and knowing the Record stands out against evils and some take the paper because of that fact are the reasons we have for writing such news, in the hope of warning, though we m\ny make enemies and have to bear persecu tion. Terrell’s Chapel meeting (colored) began with a fight but ended with a record-breaking revival, the last report being 53 conversions. H. F. D. — t <s> *************** * * * Gulf News * * **************** Mr. Henry Burke of Goldston is erecting an up-to-date garage on route 60, in this place. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Lovelady of Charlotte were visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hill the past week. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Mclntyre of Charlotte spent the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mclntyre. Miss Katherine Curlee returned to her home at Currie Saturday after spending a few days with Miss Annie Tyner. Rev. Donald Mclver and two daughters of Bristol, Va., are guests in the home of Mr. W. S. Russell. Mrs. C. D. Martin who has been on the sick list is improving, we’re glad to report. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lakey of Wildwood, Fla., are visiting their , parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Lakey. Election of Legion Officers at S. City H. E. Kennedy was unanimously re-elected commander of Wayne Menenhall post, No. 93, American Legion in meeting here last night. Other officers elected were J. G. Brown, vice commander; T. A. Burns, adjutant; R. H. Blair, finance officer; R. S. Lane, service officer; J. L. Savage, guardian-ship officer; K. Y. Ferrell, sergeant-at-arms; H. L. Jordan, chaplain; C. L. Fore, his torian; H. E. Stout, athletic officer; L. P. Dixon, child welfare officer; W. O. Carter, Americanism officer; C. L. Fore, publicity officer; R. H. Blair, sergeant drill squad. Delegates named to the state con vention were H. E. Kennedy, L. P. Dixon, H. L. Jordan and J. V. Siler. They went uninstructed. Alternates are K. Y. J. G. Brown and H. E. Stout. After the meeting a watermelon feast was enjoyed. Midget Golf Pittsboro has lost its talkies, but now has a midget golf course which is serving the young people, and some not so young, well as a place for recreation in the evenings. It affords wholesome and holesome ex ercise, and opportunity for social intercourse, and beats burning gas oline all to pieces. The editor wand ered over one evening last week. Mr. June Peoples, the proprietor, when neither the editor nor Banker Lee Farrell could raise a quarter between them, gave them a round free. Lee had had practice and beat ye editor the first' time by five points, it coming out 62 and 67. A quarter was borrowed and the thing tried over, ye editor being sure that now that he had the swing of the thing he would turn the tables, but lo Lee beat - him ten points that time, an the score stood 79 to 69, both having done worser. (Si LAXITY OR IGNORANCE CAUSES ACCIDENTS The campaign to reduce automo bile accidents, started by President Hoover, and supported by the cas ualty insurance industry and other private and public organizations, can achieve its object only with the aid of two things—public interest and co-operation and modernization of our traffic laws. So long as the inexperienced or incompetent are allowed to drive automobiles, accidents will continue to rise. So long as our traffic regulations are inadequate and un enforced, we will be powerless to cope with the problem. Too many drivers regard traffic laws as something to be evaded. Not enough of them are interested in having their officials change outmoded laws in favor of codes that are adequate to deal ‘With our modern congested, high-speed traffic. ,In the words of President Hoover, “There has been much effort to better traffic conditions but the ac cident rate, nevertheless, continues to rise because the increasing vol ume of traffic outruns our efforts.” In the past ten years millions of new cars, capable of great speeds, have appeared on the highways,' while our regulatory machinery has remained practically unchanged. If the present trend continues, automobile accidents will soon cost us a billion dollars a year and will take 35,000 or more lives annually. That is a terrible price to pay for our laxity or ignorance in handling traffic. A unity, active public con sciousness is necessary to reduce the increasing toll of deaths and in juries. @ DR. KNIGH DESIGNATED AS DENTIST FOR VETERANS — The local paper of Manchester, Ga., where Dr. J. A. Knight, one of our Chatham boys, is located for the practice of dentistry, carries the following news note: “Our local readers will be inter ested in knowing of the distinct recognition and honor of Dr. J. A. Knight has received in being ap pointed as designated dentist bv the United States Veterans Bureau, which came from G. H. Sweet, chief of the Personnel Division of this bureau. This appointment gives to Dr. Knight all work done for ex-soldiers and paid for by the government in this territory, Columbus and Atlanta being the nearest other designated points and the soldier having work done is supposed to go to the near est designated dentist. Dr. Knight deserves congratula tions on this appointment an we join others in extending same.” SILER GETTING ON MAP Hon. Walter D. Siler Is to de liver an address to-morrow at Cary on the occasion of the celebration of the 75th birthday of Walter H. Page. Cary claims the credit of being the birth place of the_ Page brothers, the most notable of whom, 1 Walter, served as minister to Eng-, land during the Wilson administra tion. Attorney-General Brummitt, who himself is a candidate for gov ernor two years hence. Subscribers at Every Postofficc cud All R, F. D. Routes iu Great Couaty el Chatham VOLUME 52—NUMBER 45 A Good Citizen \ Commits Suicide Mr. T. B. White, a well-known and citizen of the Bonlee section, is dead as the result of a shot fired into his head by him self early Sunday morning, at his * home two miles north of Bonlee. Mr. White had formerly been af flicted with tuberculosis and had taken treatment at the Sanatorium. He returned much improved and until recently had been able to nur sue his work in his garage at Bon lee. However, tuberculosis again got in its work and, besides, his health was bad in other respects, and for two or three weeks past he had been confined at home. The thought that he would never again be able to work, it is supposed, led him to the rash act. Commissioner W. T. Brooks, here Monday for the sesion oi the hoard, says that Mr. White was a good man and a fine citizen. His death is a grief to his family and many friends. He arose at an early hour Sun day morning, stepped out upon the back porch and shot himself. The repprt of the pistol brought mem bers of the family -out, who found him in. a dying state. The bullet had gone directly through his tem ples. Mr. White was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist church. His burial took place in the churchyard Monday' afternoon. The funeral, service was conducted by his pastor, Rev. Wm. Hancock. Mr. White is survived by his wife, who was Miss Mattie Tally; three daughters, Mrs. O. C. Smith of Mt. Vernon Springs, Dorothy Lee and Irene White at home; one son, Gor don White, of the home; ana one brother, J. A. White of Mt. Ver non Springs, and a sister Mrs. T. H. Andrews of Bonlee. —9 HUMAN NATURE DOESN’T CHANGE What many people forget is that human nature doesn’t change. Not so long ago the wiseacres were pro claiming that never, never would the United States know anything but prosperity. Business “cycles” were a thing of the past. We had learned how to control them, how to iron them out. Our wonderful currency system would guarantee absolutely against all dangers of an other panic. American securities had become so attractive to in* vestors at home and all over the world that they could not but ad vance and keep on advancing. We were assured that prosperity was the normal condition for this won derful land. In short, a new era had arrived, never to depart. To-day sentiment is at the other extreme. People talk as if pros perity could never, never return. Having had a long spell of record breaking prosperity, we are now doomed to an equally long spell of record breaking depression, so they would have us believe. Stocks which were regarded as proof against ser ious declines are now regarded as capable of doing nothing but de cline. From the heights we have plunged to the depths. And in the depths we are domed to remain, we are told. This writer never developed faith in the “newera” talk. It re quired no super-human acumen to reflect that human nature doesn’t change. Just as there had been up-swings and down-swings all through economic . history, it was safe to conclude that the future likewise would bring up-swings and down-swings. During the boom words of warning were sounded here. Now, when indigo pesisimism is rampant, it is timely to sound an engouraging note. We won’t stay forever in the doldrums. The cluods of discouragebent and despair will pass and the sun will again shine. The sunshine may break through the clouds sooner and stronger than at this moment seems possible.—B. C. Forbes, in Forbes Magazine. SOME OLD PUNS Mrs. Lucy Geanes Williams has shown us the following accounts of marriages she has preserved for more than fifty years. The first doubtless produced a crop of berries. Here it is: . “Married at Sunberry by- Rev. Evenberry Nehemiah Blackberry to Beatrice Elderberry, daughter of Jack Elderberry of Dewberry.” The second purports to be anew 3 item of .those older days and is as folows: “The wife of a lawyer in West Virginia has her third husband. Her maiden name was partridge; her first husband was Robin; her second a Sparrow; her third a Quail. There are two young Robins, one Sparrow, and three Quails.” - - - ■■ <*/ “Pardon me, sir,” Mrs. Portly ad dressed a fellow train passenger, “but would you mind assisting me off at the next stop? You see I l am very large, and when I get off , I have to go backward, so the con ductor thinks I am trying to get aboard and helps me on again. He has done this three times.”—The Pathfinder.