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a P«p«r with a Pwti*« a Half Cantary. A C#unt y, Not • Coa*r ■ibßf Fapw = I’M ESTABLISH' SPTEMBER 19, 1878. CH' JAM GIVES GREATEST DEMOCRATIC VOTE IN YEARS ’ */ Democratic Victories Throughout Country Re buke Administration—Bailey Wins by Mon strous Majority — Democrats Carry Congres sional Districts in This State — DDemocratic Control of House May Result The Democratic banner was carried /to victory Tuesday o >i iany a battlefield from Chatham to Chicago, from Con nectieutt to California. As this is written early Wednesday niornin g, the smoke of battle has not vet cleared sufficiently so show all the Republican casualties, but if it had time and ace. these few hours before press, would not suffer a cata logue of them. —— « X Ting indicates more clearly the -a with the Republican adminis tration of the country than the re , t in Chatham County, right here, where a Democratic majority of reven or eight hundred is assured. The Republicans had out a ticket of fine men, men who deserved better than to go down to defeat with ther* Grt at Old Promising party, but if they had been the best men in the world, the people were so far from casting ballots that in anv way would indicate approval of the rot ten Republican regime that they would have suffered the same ig nominious defeat. Many of even t .e Chatham Democrats were fooled two years ago, and a burnt child dreads fire, and iclearly many for mer Republicans within the secret booths cast ballots for undoing those of two years ago. Illinois has given its senatorship to Lewis, leaving Mrs. McCormick and her millions in the lurch. At eleven o’c ock Tuesday night, Mr. Lewis was heard over the radio speaking and telling the boys to vote right on and show the “lady” once and for all that a senatorship can not ibe bought. Roosevelt has been elected gov ernor of New York with even a greater majority than the redoubt able A1 Smith was accustomed to get. Even rock-ribbed Indiana, Kansas, Connecticut, and other Re publican strongholds have shown their disgust at the Hoover policies.. In Alabama Heflin, running inde- i pendent for the senate on his anti- j Smith record, went down to defeat. Already on Tuesday night he was threatening a senatorial investiga tion. But you will have to see larger papers than the I ittle Chatham Rec ord to get the complete informa tion about the sweeping reprisals of the Democrats so overwhelmingly beaten two years ago. The Vote in Chatham. It is impossible before the next issue to give the official returns from Chatham, but below are given enough to indicate the results quite definitely. Doctor Chapin won large personal vote at Pittsboro and ran ahead of his ticket in several other townships. Smith pulled a few from Johnson in Baldwin. Other wise the race was a rather even one. Sheriff Blair, who has held the oifice for quite a number of years and who had a particularly strong man against him, again came out with even or ahead of his comrades. Tne vote for all of the ticket is not given below, but there is not enough (Inference to make a full report of candiuates necessary. By Townships. Albright Blair 181, Goldston Hatch 193; Powers 231; Siler i T, 1 ’ Darrell 230; Johnson 195, Johnson 195, Smith 230. Baldwin—Blair 261, Goldston 163, 264, Powers 93; Siler 229, ‘Wiei 131; Johnson 221, Smith 129. L. Bear Creek—Blair 162, Gold ‘yTn -TO; Hatch 167, Powers 236; L ;er Farrell 236; Johnson 157; Smith 237. est Bear Creek Blair 210; t* wust on 215; Hatch 204, Powers Siler 214; Farrell 214; John s°n 214, Smith 214. B ickhorn—No reports, but dem ocratic by about 85. (enter—Blair 519, Goldston 156; £! a Lh 553, Powers 118; Siler 518, a 'i> 1 160; Johnson 510, Smith 147. ; of— Blair 116, Goldston 191; at a 132, Powers 174; Siler 130, carrel 173. f ihidiev— Blair 131, Goldston 164; •a. : i,j2, p owers 163; Siler 130, <(!!v ; ; 165; Johnson 123, Smith 11)0, - Ila T River—Blair 106, Goldston nr ..toh 102, Powers 52; Siler Darrell 58; Johnson 98, Smith {•■ Wy'ory Mountain Blair 189, ,7/1 '\° n 143; Hatch 198, Powers “; Sder 196, Farrell 138; John &on fin. Smith 139. . '\' v Hope—Democratic majority °‘ out 65. v ernon —Blair 100, Goldston i7 * iU \-t cn 104, Powers 49; Siler fv.'v jarred 48; Johnson 104, HI • til 49. J: ie r City—Blair 560, Goldston “atch 588, Powers 474; Siler v. -L I’ aii*ell 464; Johnson 586, 477. Richmond Blair 177, Goldston T'' ' ‘i’ > * ?' T *' ‘ v V I If 1 fHi V ■ '* 7;’ » 4 i. \i. * 4 $ BONLEE SCHOOL BUILDING BURNS Large Brick Building Destroy ed by Blaze Friday Night Following Halloween Party SIO,OOO Insurance Dor mitory Being Adapted to Class Room Work. The oldest brick school building in the county was destroyed by fire Friday night. This was at Bonlee and was erected about twenty years ago for one of the old-time board ing schools. That fact alone makes it possible to continue the public schools this term, as a large boys’ dormitory may readily be convert ed into temporary class rooms. For a number of years-, before public schools held sway in the state, scores of boys and girls from all parts of Chatham and from other counties were found in school at Bonlee. The fire followed a Hallowe’en party held in the building Friday evening. There is no means of dis covering how it caught. Mr. Mat thews, assistant principal, states that he had cut off the electricity and that when he left the building the fires in two stoves were practically dead. The most reasonable pre sumption is that a cigarette or cigar Istulbb, cast into inflamable material iin or near the building, finally did : its work. It ’will be recalled that a • cigarette stuibb thrown into a box of dry saw dust in the court house at Pittsboro a few months ago, came near causing the loss of that landmark. Only the presence of a juror in the court house saved it. And no one was in the school building. When Mr. Matthews, who roomed in the dormitory near, awoke to the fact that the school building was afire, it was too late to save it, though the Siler City fire truck was cal led. Fortunately, there was SIO,OOO in surance upon the structure, which will go far at the present juncture toward rebuilding. However, to equip the school for 375 pupils is a costly undertaking, for none of the furniture was saved. Even the piano was lost. Supt. Thompson thinks it will be best to buy the furniture now and place it in the temporary rooms, rather than try to get along with make-shift till the new building is erected. Possibly no other school in the county could so readily prepare to continue schood work under a similar loss. Commissioner W. T. Brooks, (here Monday to attend the monthly board meeting, hoped that the adaptation ,of the dormitory might be made this week so as to, begin school work again next week. CLUB NOTES The general meeting of Pitts boro Woman’s Club will be held Nov. 7. 3 p . m., at the club room. The public is invited as Dr. Groves, a specia; ist in children’s diseases, and Dr. Arthur London, also a specialist in children’s diseases, will be present and give lectures upon their specialities. Don’t neglect this opportunity, mothers. iThe Siler City club will be en tertained at this time. Mrs. Hunt, president of the Pitts boro club, has received an invita tion from the Bonlee club, request ing the Pittsboro club to meet with them November 9, at 3 o’clock. Members of this club willl please in form Mrs. Hunt whether they can go. Mrs. Shiver, chairman of the Lit erature department, asks all mem bers of that department to bring their books to the general meeting, in order that they may be exchange ed. 167; Hatch 176, Powers 159; Siler 172/ Farrell 163; Johnson 173, Smith 162. Oakland —Blair 134, Goldston 86; Hatch 134, Powers 78; Siler 134, • Farrell 83; Johnson 134, Smith 80. Williams —Biair 114, Goldston 68; Hatch 114, Powers 66; Siler 114, Farrell 67; Johnson ■ 109, Smith 73. ■ Merry Oaks —Blair 57, Goldston , 117; Hatch 58, Powers 114; Siler 58, Farrell 115; Johnson 56, Smith 1116. PITTSBORO. N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1930 Photos from Wide World Photos FIRST PACKARD CAR, BUILT 31 YEARS AGO, TO MAKE LONG DRIVE •Detroit, Mich.—Miss Molly Brown is shown here seated in the first Packard car, built in 1899, which will .shortly be driven from Detroit to Bethlehem, Pa., where it will be placed in Lehigh University as a perma nent exhibition. The car was recently repainted and overhauled. The original tires are of an obsolete cast and replacement of them was made at a cost of $2,500. In 1899 this car retailed at $1,250. Its present day trade-in value is $0.16. N. C. SHOWS j RECORD GROWTH —® — Final population figures for North Carolina have just been is sued by the Census Bureau in bul betin form. The total population of the State on April 1, 1930, was 3,170276, representing an increase of 611,153, or 23.9 per cent, over the population in 1920. This is by far the largest numerical increase that North Carolina has ever shown in any census period, with the exception of the decade 1870 to 1880. North Carolina was one of the thirten original states, and at the census of 1790 ranked as third in the number of inhabitants, with a population of 393,751. Since that time the State has shown a consistent population growth, first as an agricultural state, and more recently as the leading industrial state of the South.'The total area of North Carolina is 48,740 square miles, and in 1930 the average number of inhabitants per square mile was 65.0, as compared with 52.5 in 1920. . xt There are 100 counties in North Carolina, of which 95 increased in population between 1920 and 1930 and only 5 show decreases. The most rapidly growing county in the State is Guilford, which includes the cities of Greensboro ond High Point, Guilford county showed an increase of 67.8 per cent between 1920 and 1930. Other counties in the State with a rate of increase of more than 50 per cent were Durham, Mecklenburg, Buncombe, Gaston and Cleveland!. The most populus county in the State is Gui ford, 133,010 inhabitants. Mecklenburg is second and For syth, third. The most densely popu lated 1 county in the State is For syth, with 287,8 inhabitants to the square mile. 'The most sparsely settled county is Tyrrell, with 13.2 persons to the square mile. There are 21 cities and towns in North Carolina which had a population of 10,000 or more in 1930. Several of these cities have shown very rapid growth during the past ten years, and the popu lation rank of these cities is quite different from that of 10 or 20 years ago. Charlotte is now the largest city in the State, with a population og 82,1675', represent ing an increase of 36,337, or 78.4 per cent. Winston-Salem, the largest city iin the State in 1920, is now the second city, with 75,- 274 inhabitants. Greensboro has advanced from seventh to third 1 place in the past 10 years, with an increase of 169.7 iper cent. Dur ham, with an increase of 139.6 per cent, has advanced from sixth to fourth pTiace. Asheville has dropped from fourth to fifth place, .in spite of an increase of 76.1 per cent. The next three cities in the order of their population are Raleigh, the capital, High- Point, and Wilmington. Seven places in the State, of which the largest is Fayettville, first attained a popu lation of 10,000 beteween 1920 and 1930. !The list of incorporated places in North Carolina includes in all 498 cities towns or villages. The population of 38 'of these p' aces is shown separately for the first . time in this bulletin. Os these 38 places, most of which were in corporated between 1920 and 1930, the largest is Spindale, Ruther ford County, with a population of ■ 3,066. The smallest incorporated place in North Carolina is Dell view, with 10 inhabitants. ; A copy of the first series popu ’ lation bulletin for North Carolina, giving the fluniber of inhabitants in ; each county, township, city, town and village, may be obtained by writing to the Bureau of the Cen l sus, Washington, D. C. > .. —— ■ ■ ■ ■ m , Words will pay for most things.— Spanish proverb. A FEW of the CHIEF POINTS of INTEREST in TUESDAY’S CONTEST. The main points of interest in the election in this state centered a bout the election of J. W. Bailey as senator over George' Pritchard, and in the recovery of two con gressional districts from the Re publicans. In the several counties the contest were interesting. Ana mance and Johnston in this sec tion were the scenes of sharp con test. The .Republicans won both those counties two years ago and were making desperate efforts to retain them. Guilford county there was a doubt as to the outcome be>- cause of the defalcation of the Democratic clerk of court. Also the editor of the High Pointer, dis satisfied with certain printing con tracts given by the Democratic board of county commissioners, had turned his influence to the Repub licans. . . In Chatham county the Repub licans have been making a strong bid for votes, but few have doubt ed the ability of the strong Demo cratic ticket to hold the county by the usual majority. In the nation, Democrats have had hopes of winning sufficient seats in the House of Representa tives to give control of that body to the Democratic party. The Re publicans conceded great losses to the Democrats but were confident that they would still retain control of both houses, as it would take an avalanche to convert the large Republican majority in the House to a Democratic one. The senatorial contest in Illinois, where Mrs. McCormick, the Re publican candidate, was opposed by J. Ham Lewis, former senator from that state, and where a second Re publican lady entered the field re presenting the dry element of the Republican party, Mrs. McCormack Waving announced that if the refer endum vote on the eighteenth amendment being staged should in dicate that the people of the state are opposed to the prohibition laws she would vote with the peo ple, was exciting national interest. The maxed situation in Penn sylvania, a rock-ribbed Republican -tate, has aroused the interest of the people of the country. There former Governor Pinchot, a dry and fighting the public service monopolies, is opposed by wet Re oublicans and the interests men tioned, with the consequence that ihe Democratic candidate, who is a .vet, was thought to stand some ;how of election. In Montana, Senator Walsh’s re election was at hazard. He him >elf a Catholic was opposed by a Republican who is a Catholic, and the remnant of the Ku Klux Klan .ias picked the Republican Catholic as being the weaker man for the pope’s interest supported him. The wets were also fighting Walsh, wlho is a dry. But the hottest fight of all was possibly that in Alabama, in which state Senator Heflin, who fought Smith, was denied the privilege of entering the Democratic primary and ran as an independent Demo crat. Up to the very last in this state the Republican leaders were claim ing victory for Pritchard and even that the Republicans would carry four or five Congressional districts, including the Third, in which’ Sena tor Simmons resides. The Democrats were claiming Bailey’s election by an overwhelming majority and all ten of the Congressional districts. It is hoped that the news columns of this paper will contain answers to the foregoing problems, though it will be impossible for the paper to make a complete report of the election and get out at the usual time. <g> Long hair and little brains.— Spanish proverb. James B. Atwater Dies Suddenly The startling news reached his friends Wednesday morning that Mr. James B. Atwater, for merly of Bynum had fallen dead Tuesday while visiting one of his children in Virginia. Mr. Atwater was long a successful merchant at Bynum and has thousands of friends in Chat ham since he left Bynum. He has been living in Durham. The burial will be at Mt. Pleas ant today. He married Miss Nell Page a niece of tbe well known Pages of Moore county who with several children sur vive him. OLDEST CITIZEN OF COUNTY DEAD Mr- William S. Russell, One of the Most Useful and Hon orable Citizens of County Died at His Gulf Home at Age of 92—Buried at Buf falo Church. — — < Mr. William S. Russell, who though born in Robeson county, coming to Chatham when ihe was a mature man, after serving in the Confederate army, bad lived in Chatham county longer than many native born citizens who are now considered advanced in age. More over, he bad/ retained an unusual degree Oif physical and mental ailert uess into the nineties, so that though dying at the remarkably old age of 92, he had scarcely been laid upon the shelf and forgotten a moment. He was almost without question the oldest citizen of Chatham county. He was probably of the same Rus sell stock as the former governor, but a staunch Democrat. He was the son of Rev. and Mrs. Mark Russell of Robeson county, and Governor Russell was reared on the very bord er of Robeson, in wfhat is now Scot land county. Having served valiant’y in the Confederate army shortly after the close of the war he opened a mer cantile business at Egypt, now Cum nock, which was then in Chatham county. But before that strip of the old -county was cut -off he had moved across Deep River to Gulf and thus was assured a continuance of resi dence in the county of his adop tion. His business at 'Gulf for many years was successful and of no small aggregate, and it 'has not been very long since he might have been seen in the store con cerned in its operation. But not many months ago, the infirmaties of age compelled him to forgo parti cipation in the business, and he turned it over to his son, Mr. H. A. Russell. In early life Mr. Russell married Miss Kate Buie. Some years after her death he married Mrs. Ruth Bryan Shepard, who died more than twenty years ago. Surviving are three daughters, Mesdames, Mary Lacy, Gulf; R. W. Palmer, Gulf; and Donald Mlclver, Bristol, Tenn.; also one son, Mr. H. A. Russell, now of Sanford. Mr. Russell died early Thursday morning, Oct. 30, and was buried at Buffalo Presbyterian church, near Sanford, the following day. The funeral services were lhe.d in Gulf Presbyterian church. Mr. Russell’s Burial Sanford, Nov. I.—Yesterday after noon at Gulf Presbyterian church, Gulf, funeral services were conduct ed for the late William S. Russell, well-known and beloved citizen of Gus, who died on Thursday. The services were in charge of Rev. C. E. Hodgin, D.D., ipastor of West minster Presbyterian Church, Greens boro, and Rev. C. L. Wicker, pastor of the church. Interment followed in Buffalo cemtery near Sanford. The active ipallbearers were Mr. Russell’s six grandsons: A. W. Palm er, Herbert Palmer, Robert Palmer, Alexander Mclner, John Wesley Rus sell, and William Russe l. The hon orary ipali.-bearers were: John R. Jones, T. A. Riddle, and Dr. Lynn Mclver, Sanford; M. J. Jordan, Gulf; W. B. Siler and Wade Barber, Pitts boro; Clyde Jordan, Elizabethtown; J. H. Kennedy* Cumnock; Phil Knight, Charlotte; Hugh Parks, Franklinton; John M. Mclver, Gulf; and George Cole, Carbonton. Mr. Russell, who was ninety-one years of ag,e had for more than half a century been a ruling elder in the Presbyterian church. He was a man of the highest character and integ rity and was active -in the life ol his community until his death. <s— experts think that the drought prevailing in some parts of the country is caused by the failure of the north wind to meet the south wind and effect condensation of the moisture carried by the latter, but why the north wind should fail to function in its accustomed way, no one knows. When man attempts to question Nature too closely, his in quiries are cut short by the particu lar deity whom Emerson refers to as the “god of bounds”. ® “Old Prejudices Between City and Rural Residents Overcome.” Ask the man who has an apple orchard on an auto highway. r - <Ji <1 fJ- ;! Sihtrfttrt at Evary PMtafftaa aad AH JL F. D. RaatM la Great Caaatf ol ChaHiiaa VOLUME 52—NUMBER 52 MRS. ROSE BURIED AT PITTSBORO Oldest of Seven Foushee Sis ters Reared in This Town Died at Franklinton—Body Brought Here Monday Af ternoon for Burial Beside Her Husband, Rev. W. W. Rose Fifty years ago there were grow ing up here in 'Pittsiboro a family of seven sisters, children of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. and Joanna Foushee. All grew to maturity and married except Miss Cornie, who was first to die. She was postmistress at Pittsboro a number of years. Seven years ago last Sunday the middle one, in age, Mrs. Wrenn, formerly Mrs. Robert /Bland, mother of Mrs. Ed Hinton, died. Seven years to a day later, the oldest, Mrs. W. W. Rose, died. That was last Sunday. Funeral services were held at Franklinton and the body was brought here Monday afternoon for burial beside the body otf her de ceased husband, Rev. W. W. Rose, who for a number of years was one of the most useful Methodist minis ters in the State. Quite a number of Franklinton friends of the family came with the cortege, including five stalwart sons , and two daughters of the family. Rev. E. H. Davis, a former pastor at Franklin, now pastor at Wendell, conducted the funeral services at Franklinton and the burial services here. The pall bearers were all Franklinton men. Mrs. Rose had been ill for a year and her death was not altogether unexpected. She was 69 years of age. Her four surviving sisters were present at the burial, namely, Mrs. H. T. Chapin, Mrs. James Thomp son, Mrs. A. H. London, of Pitts boro, and Mrs. George A. Matton, of High Point. Mr. Matton was also present. Daughters of Mrs. Rose are Mrs. H. M. Terrell of Raleigh and Miss Mary Exum Rose of Franklinton. Sons of the family are Robert J. and Wm. F. Rose of Franklinton, Junius H. Rose of Greenville, John E. Rose of Richmond, and Louis L. Rose of Charlotte. The floral display was remarkably beautiful. »— ■ . Mr. J. F. Thomas of Siler City Passes —s —' At the age of only thirty two, Mr. J. F. Thomas, one of Siler City’s progressive business men, died Sunday afternoon at St. Leo’s Hos pital, Greensboro, after only a few days’ illness. The funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at the Siler City Baptist church, conducted by has pastor, Rev. J. C. Ca/nipe. Interment was in Oak wood cemetery. Mr. Thomas was one of three brothers who have iplayed a goodly part in the development of Siler City. He was' salesman for the High Point Bending and Chair Company of his town. The surviving brothers are Messrs. C. B. Thomas and W. A. Thomas. Three sisters also sur vive, Mrs. J. M. Pendergrast of Siler City, Mrs. F. A. Kennedy of Siler City, and Mrs. J. E. Wf son of Manly. Another sister died only last January. The most severely bereaved are his devoted wife and son Billy Bob Thomas. He was a Mason and the burial was under the auspices of the Siler City Lodge. Many friends from this and other counties attended the obsequies. o MARRIED FIFTY YEARS <g> Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Harward were married fifty years ago Tues day. but as that was election day, their children took 'Sunday to give them a big surprise. As Mrs. Har ward is a semi-invalid it was not surprising to her or her husband when the children began to drop in one or two at a time, and* it was only when Mrs. Harward, anx ious to know if a suitable dinner was being served, was led into the dining room by her husband that either one realized what 'had been taking place. A great dinner brought by the children had been spread upon the table. When all had sat down to eat, the children directed them to look in a certain box, and upon doing so they found a gold wrist watch and a ten-dollar gold piece. All the children finally arrived, besides 24 grandchildren. Later in the af ternoon Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nooe came, bringing a fine box of fruit and a letter addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Harward, in which was found a bank bill. Mr. Harward will be 73 years old ih January and Mrs. Harward will be seventy in December. The for mer is enjoying good heath, but Mrs. Harward has never fully re cuperated from a stroke of paraly sis. Mrs. Harward before marriage was Miss Bettie Lloyd, a sister of Mrs. Fred Nooe. $ When ye reap the harvest of your and, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest.—Moses.