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mm x r A Paper with a Pr«^lige ;A of a Half Centui'y. A County, Not a Com munity Paper ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878. Pritchard and Matthews Speak Republican Candidates for Senate and House of Repre sentatives Address Goodly Crowd of Voters Friday Quite a respectable audience ~ ... nosed chiefly of Chatham county v iblicans, heard Geo. M. Pritch «, candidate for the U. S. Senate, J. C. Matthews, Republican v 'inee for Congressman from the r r th district, Friday afternoon. Tie audience as about two-thirds +- H , <ize of the one that heard I’ailey and pretty indicates, it is ; iirjd. the ratio of votes that the publicans will get for their can ii late three weeks hence. Mr. Pritchard is a genial youngs t, •, a clean, clear-cut young man, and makes a good speech for his hire, considering especially the handi cap that he is under in trying to defend the Republican administra tion. He defends the new tariff law, showing that the rates on agricul tural products had been raised more than the industrial schedules, but neglecting to show that such at tempt to raise the prices of com modities that must he largely sold abroad is utterly futile—as futile as it would be for New Castle to put an import duty upon coal. The Republican administration, he show ed. has kept it promises not only as to a tariff but as to the passing of a farm relief law, in the crea tion of a farm hoard with abun dance of funds. But he did not tell what is apparent to every farmer, that both these machines, while furnished according to promise, have utterly failed to function to the benefit of the growers of cotton, corn, tobacco, and wheat. The pro mised loaf has been duly passed out, but when it is tested it proves to be a stone-. But the futility of these agencies of relief was not the subject of the young gentle man’s address. He made an old-time plea against whiskey, damning it whole-heartedly as it deserves to be. He declared that North Carolina will remain a prohibition state, which scarcely anyone doubts. But, inferentially, he attributed to the present Democratic regime of the state a purpose to destroy state prohibition, in that he avered the people of North Caro lina should not vote for a man (presumably his opponent) who would vote for an antiprohibitionist. His appeal was evidently against a supporter of A1 Smith, though it was rather allusively -made. He declared that as a member of the senate he would steadfastly up hold the eijsite<{itfth amendment, and there is* ever reason to believe that he would, just as there is no reason to believe that his opponent, who was a prohibitionist when Mr. Pritchard was a child and who has this very year pledged himself anew to the principle, will fail to resist any attack upon the prohibition amendment. Mr. Pritchard expressed the opin ion that he will be elected, as did Mr. Matthews, candidate for the House from this district, who has no ghost of a showing it would seem when the overwhelming Democratic majority of the Fourth district is considered. Matthews Speaks Following Mr. Pritchard, Mr. Mat thews spoke for a few minutes. He stated that he is a dirt farmer and a time merchant and that no one is more favorably situated to sym nathize with the farmer and other hard-up classes than he. He seems to be a man of fair intelligence but with comparatively little education. It would be hard to conceive of him as wielding any great degree of in fluence in Congress, though he as sured his hearers that he would steadfastly 'support the Republican administration. He drew from bis pocket a port of a speech made by Congress man Pou in 1918, in which the Congressman pleaded for his return to support Wilson in his benevolent policies. In turn, Mr. Matthews urges that he now be sent to supnort Hoover in his policies. A good plea, Provided his (hearers approve the Hoover policies! Republican Victory Ends War Mr. Matthews disclosed the cause ot the end of the war in November 1918. Though Mr. Pou was re jected, yet the Republicans won t roughout the nation and the Ger- simply quit. It was only ten or twelve days after the election of 1918 before the armistice. Twit tod. after the speeeh, on this re markable accounting for the defeat 'f the Central Powers, he took it T tne best of humor and said, “Yes Slr . as soon as they knew the country had gone Republican and a t Teddie was likely to come over, l* lo Hermans lost heart and cried out camerade”. Those are not his exact words, but essentially his good-natured reply to the editor’s equally good-natured twitting. Mr. Matthews had a sample of the Australian ballot to be voted at the eormng election, and explained l ow it should be marked when .the voter wishes to vote a straight Republican °r Democratic ticket, also how d;o v ote for men on either ticket The Chatham Record EX-GOVERNOR CAM MORRISON, WHO WILL SPEAK AT PITTS BORO NEXT TUESDAY. ® Winnie Davis Chapter Celebrates Birthday The Winnie Davis Chapter of the U. D. C. celebrated its 32nd birth day at the home of the president, Mrs. J. M. Gregory. Twenty-three members were present. The living room was decorated with Confeder ate flags and bowls of crimson dahlias. During a short business ses sion, a full report of the State Convention was made by Mrs. J. W. Hunt. Mrs. V. R. Johnson, direc tor of the Seventh District, made a report of the work of her district. After the business meeting two beautiful solos were rendered by Mrs. W. B. Chapin and Mrs. R. H. Dixon, Jr. An original hunorous skit was read by Mrs. Gregory, who worked in each member of the board. This was thoroughly enjoyed. In the contest on Confederate gen erals, Mesdames D. B. Nooe and W. ; B. Tatum tied for the prize, Straws were drawn and Mrs. Nooe got the ; prize. Elegant refreshments were served, consisting of chicken salad, beaten ; biscuits, cheese straws, hot rolls, ■ pickle and marmalade, hot coffee and cream. The dining table was , covered with a cloth of Irish lace and centred with a large birthday cake gleamnig with 32 eandles. Also red cand es with silver holders were at each corner of the table and at ; other points in th© room. After cut - ting the cake, toasts were given to . Mrs. Gregory. i l ■ l ■ ♦ “ BURNS REUNION Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Burns, of | Whiteville came 1 over on Saturday to visit, Mr. Bums' mother, Mrs. Robt. M. Burns. They were joined on Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. A. M. , Burns, of Roxbono and their elder ' son, Mr. Robt. Paschal Burns. With Mrs. Herbert E. Norris of Raleigh (wiho (has been spending the sum . mer with her mother), already here, • a family reunion was made almost complete save for the absence of the youngest daughter, Mrs. E. C. Win chester and husband, of Monroe, . who could not be present, due to the illness of Mr. Winchester, who has I been suffering with low blood pres sure. There was also present two little great grand-daughters, Flora Creech Norris and Elizabeth Ed ; munds Norris, of Raleigh. A delightful dinner, which Mns. Burns knows so well how to prepare and dispense, was an outstanding feature and greatly by all. A number of friends called dur ing the afternoon. CLEAN UP WEEK Let’s have the cans from our town! Bring all your o"d tin cans to the front, pile them in a paper box, a wooden box, or a big tin can. The health civics department will send a truck all over town to pick up and carry away all cans that , are on the street. It is impossible for the driver to go into every drive way and yard so please put your cans out in front of your house so he can collect them. assured his hearers that there is no law against a participant in a primary voting for a candidate ori another party’s ticket, and that it is the inalienable right of an Ameri can to change his mind as often as he pleases. He apparently for got that the Republican party is a “white man’s party” now and made the laughable statement that “Lin coln freed us”. Such a remark would have been entirely appropriate in the eighties and nineties, but was hardly complimentary to his audience, which included scarcely a single member of the race which “Lincoln freed’ though it is doubt ful if the Republican hearers noticed the slip. Mr. L. L. Wrenn, candidate for county commissioner, folowed Mr. Matthews with a few partisan ’rousements, and then came hand shaking time, Mr. Pritchard express ing the desire to meet as many of the audience as he could. The writer returned from a two or three days outbid - too late to Tear the first part of Mr. Pritchard’s , adc.-ess, and is not reporting any of his speeca from a personal hear ing except the prohibition part. PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1930. Mrs. Annie Hudson Os Siler City Dies Mrs. W. L. Hudson of Siler City died Saturday morning, after an ill nes of two weeks. She was 76 years of age. Before marriage Mrs. Hud son was Miss Annie Victoria Smith. The funeral and burial were at Love’s Creek Baptist church, Sunday afternoon, Rev. J. W. Bradley, of the Siler City M. E. church, assisted by Pastor Canipe of the Baptist church and Rev. John Kenyon, con ducted the funeral service. „ Mrs. Hudson was a member of the Siler M. E. church. She had many friends *\vho regret her passing. She leaves her husband, four sons, W. Robert Hudson of Lynchburg, A. Rufus Hudson of Rockingham, G. Clyde Hudson of Kimesville, and John C. Hudson of Burlington, also two daughters, Mrs. B. T. Phi lips and Mrs. Paul Phillips of Siler City. Two brothers and three daughters survive, namely, Dr. George Smith of Black Creek, R. D. Smith of Siler City, and Mesdames P. L. Fox, C. M. Hudson, and Joe Nalls, all of Siler City an dvicinity. There is a number of grandchildren, in cluding Mr. Jennings Phillips, man ager of the Siler City Hardware Company’s store at Pittsboro. Chas. W. Neal Died Saturday Passes Away after Long Illness at Bynum, Saturday, at Age of Fifty-Eight—Was a Good Citizen Mr. Chas. W. Neal, one of the county’s best citizens, died at his home in Bynum Saturday after a lingering illness following a stroke of paralysis three years ago. The funeral services and burial, under Masonic auspices, were at Mt. Plesant Methodist church, Baldwin township, Sunday. The funeral ser vices were conducted by Rev. A. E. Brown, pastor of the church. However, Mr. Neal was a member of Rock Spring Baptist church. - He leaves his wife, whQ W& s , be fore marriage Miss Martha William son, a sister of the late Mrs. T. M. Bland, dnd one son, Mr. Carl Neal of Bynum. Os the surviving brother the Record learns the names of only Messrs. Lon and John Neal of Spray, who were present for the obsequies. Mr. Neal was for a number of years the efficient superintendent of the Bynum mill. He was a good and capable citizen and had many friends. A (large crowd, including members of the local lodge of Masons, Columbus No. 102, attended the funeral services and interment. Clyde Hoey Coming - Ranking easily among the lead ing orators of the state is Clyde Hoey of Shelby, and it is gratifying to note that he is scheduled to speak at Siler City Saturday, Octo ber, 25. The hour is 2 P. M., and the place the school auditorium, Siler City. $ IMPORTANT TO FARMERS The Lee County Fair, which opens Tuesday, October 21, has secured Chas. A. Sheffield, Assistant Direc tor State Cooperative Extension Work, to open the fair with an address on the subject. “Future Farming for Lee County”. Mr. Sheffie’d has planned to set lup a typical 100 acre Lee county, Live-at-home farm. He will in dicate how this farm may be bal anced, that is, the amount of poultry, live-stock, and farm crops that should be planned. He will also show the food and feed require ments to operate this farm for one year and the rotation to be followed from year to year. As an agricul tural educational institute it is felt no better lay-out could be secured. Every farmer in Lee and adjoining counties should certainly plan to hear this address as it is for their benefit that Mr. Sheffield is com ing to us. — Members Have Paid Mrs. F. C. Mann, chairman of the membership committee of the Par ent-Teachers asociation, reports the following members, new and old, as having paid their membership fees: Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Glenn. Mrs. Pow ell, Mrs. Newton Moore, J. W. John son, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Johnson, Mrs. C. C. Hall. Mrs. Narron, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bland, Mr. and Mrs. Waters, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Clyde Bland. Miss Mary Dell Bynum, Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Riggsbee, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Mann. Mrs. J. A. Thomp son. Joe Bland, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Barber, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Horton, Jeter Griffin, Sam Griffin, Mrs. A. H. London, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Farrel, Mrs. V. R. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. George Brewer, Mrs. D. B. Nooe, Mr. and Mrs. Loving, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Justice, Mr. and Mrs. Shannonhouse. <s> You are not really rich until you can watch the meter on the taxicab without any feel of concern. Sudden Death of Mrs. Blair Death came suddenly to Mrs. Lil’ian Bynum Blair, widow of Mr. John R. Blair, so long a justice of the peace at Pittsboro. Mi's. Blair, who has been living with her step son, Sheriff G. W. Blair, since the death or her husband, had been visiting her brother, Mr. T. D. By num in Siler City. Last Wednesday morning, about 3 o’clock, she was suddenly taken ill and died within a 'half-hour. She was 59 years of age. The funeral services were con ducted Friday afternoon at Mt. Ver non M. E. church, near Silk Hope, by Pastor Bradley of Siler City, and the body was laid to rest in the Mt. Vernon churchyard, where her husband was also buried. A large crowd of friends of the B’air and Bynum families attended. Mrs. Blair is survived by three brothers, T. D. Bynum of Siler City, Geo. L. Bynum of Pittsboro, and R. M. Bynum of Raleigh; also by one sister, Mrs. C. M. Covert, of Siler RFD. She leaves two-step-sons, Sheriff Blair of this county and M. B. Blair of Norlina. Mrs. Blair was a most highly es teemed lady. She was a member of Hickory Mountain Baptist church. ® Cam Morrison Coming Tuesday Former Governor to Speak in Chatham County Court House Next Tuesday at 1:15 o*Clock As announced in last week’s issue of the Record, Ex-Governor Cam Morrison is scheduled to speak here next Tuesday, the second day of court, at 1:15 o’clock. It is unnecessary to say that this speech will be well worth hearing. Governor Morrison is an interesting speaker and knows his politics. Any Democrat in the county who has any question as to the wisdom of continuing his support of the Demo cratic ticket if there is such, should be sure to hear Mr. Morrison. At a time like this, people are prone to jump from the frying pan into the fire, seeking relief from the agonies of the pan. Mr. Morrison can, and probably will, give his hearers a thorough accounting of the Democratic administration in the state and will show the sources of the trouble which beset the peo ple, so far as they are due to governmental functions. Mr. Morrison wil be a candidate for the senate two years hence, *and the present occasion will give Chatham Democrats an opportunity to size him up for that job. The ladies of both parties are especially invited to come out and hear this fluent orator. Moreover, those Republicans who heard Mr. Pritchard last Friday would find it interesting to compare what Mr. Morrison has to say with what they heard Friday. He Knows His H’s. By request, we are publishing the following reply of Roger Mi’ls Rice of Reidsville to a letter of Mr. W. T. Dorsett’s in the Greensboro News. In your Sunday’s paper I notice you printed an article by'Mr. W. T. Dorsett, of Siler City, suggesting 4 R’s as a fitting slogan for the Domocratic campaign in 1932, Roose velt, Raskob, Rum and Romanism. I think there are millions now ready to agree that a fitting slogan for the Republicans in 1928 could have been formed from the many H’s, if initials signify anything. I trust you’ll give this space. In the fall of 1928 this would have been fitting: Herbert Hoover Has Heedless Hordes Hoodwinked; His Hoax Hurts History; He’ll Help Hawley Hoist Hedges Higher, Harassing Humanity; He’ll Have Hundreds Homeless, Hungry, Hoboing, Heart broken, Hysterical, Horrified, Humil iated. He’ll Hit Hard-earned Hold ings Heavy. He’ll Hurl Hellward Humanity’s Highest Hopes; Heaven Hinder His Harvest. Initia’s may signify little or naught, But H. sure stands for what we’ve caught. ROGER MILLS RICE. Reidsville. * Orphans Put On A Good Program The singing of the Masonic Orphange at Oxford, put on a splendid program at the School Auditorium last Wednesday night, and delightfully entertained all who heard them. The program was presented in two parts, the first of songs and i recitations and the last an operetta. The class was under the direction of Mips Anna Morrison and the management of Mr. L. W. Alderman All were entertained in homes of Masbns while in Pittsboro. 1 Photos from "Wide World Photos A TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN WHO BUILT THE FIRST MEXICAN RAILROAD t Mexico City.—Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow unveils the plaque to the memory of General William Jackson Palmer, who started the building of the first railroad in Mex ico. The plaque was unveiled at the railroad station in Mexico City. THE LEE FAIR The Lee County Fair promises to be worth attending. Entries may be made during next Monday. On Tues day a full schedule will be given and schojpl children will be admitted free. The opening address will be dev ilivered Tuesday at 10 o’clock by Mr. D. B. Teague. At 11 o’clock a very timely address upon farm manage ment will be delivered by Chas. S. Sheffield of the Extension Depart ment. At 11:30 “The Place of the Dairy Cow on the Farm” will be discussed by the same gentleman. The day is full of valuable feat ures. And each day follows with at tractions worthwhile. Free acts, fire works, and barn dance in the eve ning. <®> • Two Day# at Wake Forest College W ■ ■ The editor of The Record had the pleasure of spending two days last week as a guest in the home of Dr. George Paschal!, professor of Greek at Wake Forest College. Not only was it a pleasure to be in the good home of our old classmate and to meet his charming wife and bright boys and girls, but a privilege to tramp over the old campus. so ia miliar forty years ago. This visit really afforded the first stay of more than a few hours since the com mencement of 1894. Those years have wrought many changes in the appearance of the village, including the campus, but more radical ones in the personnel of the college. The one unpleasant feature was the missing of so many friends of old who have undergone the greatest adventure of all. Os the faculty of our graduation year only Dr. W. L. Poteat and Dr. Sledd are to be found upon the Hill. One or two others, we believe, are living elsewhere. However, three of the writer’s school mates are numbered among the professors —Dr. Paschal, Dr. Cullom, teacher of the Bible and Bruce White, one of the pro cessors of law. The former two are cTass-mates, and Bruce, though grad uating a year earlier than the writ er, was with him in mathematics. Dr. Paschal, as readers know, is one of the Ghatham twins, and Bruce White is next move from Chatham, being a son of Rev. J. M. White, who was raised at White’s Bridge. These two, together with Dr. D. B. Bryan and Bursar Pat terson, give Chatham a prominent place in the faculty, a much more prominent one than it now has in the student body. Forty years ago thers were eight or ten Chatham boys there, now only one student from this county showed up—Lester Farrell, son of Mr. W. L. Farrell of Pittsboro. Yet there are three times m? many students in the col lege fs in that earlier day. The modefn highways have put Chapel Hill at the door of Chatham youths, and, besides* Chatham boys have a mighty good friend at the University when it comes to getting work, but they will have to improve their time if they compare favorably in life with the Paschal s, Lineberrys, Grif fins, Merritts, Wilsons, Poes, Bryans, Johnsons, Pattersons, etc., who have won distinction since attending Wake Forest. Dean Bryan is the most conspicu ous man on the campus. It is his job, it seems, to dean it over the student body, whatever that job in all its phases is, and he was the first man to greet us on the campus. The public doesn’t hear much from Bruce White. He works quiet ly.. but to him belongs no incon siderable part of the credit for the reputation of the Wake Forest Law school. The writer attended his class last Thursday morning nad was con vinced that Bruce White is a real teacher. A law student that doesn’t get a clear conception of the subject under discussion should quit right now. But Dr. George Paschal is as suredly one of the most scholarly men in the faculty, if not the most PLEASE TURN TO PAGE EIGHT Subscribers at Every Postoffice and All R. F. D. Routes in Greet County of Chatham^ VOLUME 52r—NUMBER 52 Want Counties to Consolidate Movement on Foot for Smaller Number of Counties in This State; Other State News of Interest Raleigh, Oct. 15.—Sentiment for the reduction of North Carolina’s 100 counties to 70 or 75 through consolidations of two or more of the present counties has reached such a point that State officials have been asked to figure out sug gested combinations, based on like ness of people and interests in the counties to be joined, absence of natural barriers, such as moun tains in the west and sounds and large rivers in the east, and loca tions of possible county seats for the new counties. Excellent highways and auto mobiles have brought the people so close together that almost any citizen would be within two hours of the county seat even with the combinations suggested. One official, who prefers to remain unknown, due to opposition ‘ that will naturally arise from people in the -counties or county seats to be eliminated or lose their identity, has a plan which would reduce the counties to 72, of which 46 would remain intact, and 54 would go to make up 26 new and larger counties. This plan, with the suggested combinations of counties and new county seats, fol lows: Mountain section: Cherokee and Clay, with Murphy as county seat; Macon and Jackson, Sylva as seat; Graham and Swain, Bryson City as seat; Henderson and Transyl vania, Hendersonville as seat; Mit chell and Yancy, Burnsville as seat; Ashe and Alleghany, Jefferson as seat; Rutherford and Polk, «Ruther fordton as seat; leaving nine moun tain counties untouched. Piedmont area, Surry and Yadkin, Dobson as seat; Forsyth and Stokes, Winston-Salem as seat; Iredell and Alexander, Statesville as seat; Ala mance and Orange, Burlington as seat; Caswell and Person, Roxboro as seat; leaving 17 counties as at present. Central section: Hoke and Scot land, Laurinburg as seat; Moore and Lee, Carthage as seat; WMson and Greene, Wilson as seat; Nash and Edgecomb, Rocky Moupt as seat; Vance and Warren, Henderson as seat; Halifax and Northhampton, Weldon as seat; leaving 10 in this section as they are. Costal area: Currituek, Camden and Pasquota, Elizabeth City as seat; Perquimans, Chowan and Gates, Eden ton as seat; Hertford and Bertie, Ahoskie as seat; Wash ington and Tyrrell, Plymouth as seat; Martin and Pitt, Greenville as seat; Craven and Pamlico, New Bern as seat; Lenoir and Jones, Kinston as seat; New Hanover and Bruns wick, Wilmington as seat; leaving nine in the east as *they are at present. • • * The first annual State-wide In dustrial Safety Conference, spon sored by the N. C. Industrial Com mission and in direct charge of Commissioner T. A. Wilson, former president of the State Federation of Labor, will be held at High Point November 13-14, to be folowed by group and trade conferences in other parts of the State. The purpose is to center attention of employers and employes on prevention of need less accidents in mills and factor ies, on highways and in the homes. Compensation was awarder in 112 death claims and 47 are now pend ing as a result of accidents for the first year of the Workman’s Com pensation act ending June 30, 1930, in which time weekly compensation was j>aid in 9,681 cases, medical costs paid in 24,350 cases and no compensation or medical cost paid in 3,339 accident cases in the State, Commissioner Wilson points out. He shows that a total of 101,- 750 weeks, equal to one man’s time since the birth of Christ, was lost from industrial accidents last year. Official and employes of more than 1,000 industrial plants and 500 doctors have been sent invi tations to attend, the meetings being open to all interested in pre vention of accidents. Among the pro minent speakers is C. E. Pettibone, Boston, former president of the National Safety Council, who speaks Friday afternoon, October, 14, on? “Mental Causes of Accidents”. * * * Motorists in North Carolina last year were “short-changed” approxi mately $210,468 for motor oils through quart measures which were “short” in favor of the seller about four tables spoonfuls, C. D. Bap com, State inspector of weights and measures, states, after a check up of vessels used at filling stations. About 81 percent of the pumps, cups, bottles, cans and jars used for measuring lubricating oils are faulty, Mr. Baucom stated. Many of them were condemned. * * * Raleigh people are excited over the investigation being made here by the Senator Nye committee on campaign expenditures, in charge PLEASE TURN TO PAGE FOUR