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ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878.
Big Majorities
in Chatham Co-
Average Majority for Demo
cratic Candidates for Com
missioners 866—Dr. Chapin
Leads Republican Ticket—
Bailey’s Vote Only Slightly
Cut.
X r Chatham’s Democracy is
r ',r reunited and aggressive is
indicated by the great ma
io itu piled U P last wee,k for all
•:.V 11 ; cratic candidates. The larg
,‘‘t vte polled by any candidate
• , ; t for E. E. Walden, can
-. for commissioners, who re
;j ;f477 votes, which was 749
- an the number received by
V L. L. Wren, leading Republican
i a re for commissioner. Mr.
\Y Vr ran 100 ahead of his col
ea V. Morgan and Wom'ble, which
jjo\vi'‘Vt-r. seemed to be lost chiefly
ilv Moore, the only old member
c ’; : card a candidate this year.
a l - Sheriff Blair’s vote seemed to
e een cut somewhat by those
w gistere-d their protest over
c itinuance in office of an of
fper who had long held the job.
p,, ly the Sheriff has led the
ticket, uit Hatch, for clerk of court,
beat dm more than a hundred this
rear. However, the withdrawal of
i\p. p e as a candidate for Rigister
of deeds, and of Mr. Brooks as a
candidate for commissioner, was a
considerable sop to those who
wanted a change of officers. But
f ere -- no question that both those
gentlemen would have been elected,
aiong with the rest of the ticket,
if they had been candidates. Yet
the inference is clear that there
was a disposition to vote against
the old men, and one that might
have been more marked if a l the
old officers had run again and if
Hoover prosperity had not been so
strong an advocate for the Demo
cratic ticket.
We are not giving the votes for
al the candidates, but with the ex
ception of that for Mr. Brooks for
coroner, the voting ran fairly evenly.
Dr. Chapin ran a close race for
coroner. If he had pulled 108 more
Democratic votes he would have
won, as Mr. Brooks’ majority was
only 215. The Doctor got about
75 Democratic votes at Pittaiboro,
though he was disappointed that he
didn’t get all the 250 promised
him. Presumably marking under the
eagle was so easy that many who
otherwise would have kept their
promise failed to do so. However, the
Doctor knows now that the number
of eggs and the number of chicks
are two things. His campaign issue
was the saving of a doctor’s fee
etc at inquest.
Mr. Wade Barber, chairman of
the County Democratic Executive
Committee, is much pleased with the
cooperation he received, and thus
expresses himself:
“The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Chatham County feels
very grateful for the vote of con
fidence which it received in the
general election. Our new county
administration will go into office
realizing the responsibility placed
upon it, and I feel sure that it will
administer the affairs ably. Several
weeks ago I prophesied that our
majority would reach seven hundred
fifty ; had it not been for the rain,
I feel sure that we should have gone
beyond a thousand.
Burning of Bridge
Causes Inconvenience
The burning of the old Qpmmock
bridge two weeks ago by the Lee
c unty road force when trying to
cCar the bridge of the great raft
M debris lodged against it. is caus
ing much inconvenience to the opera
tors of the coal mine and to many
‘brers in that section. To go to
Cumnock or Sanford by the new
bndge requires about five miles
' ,r additional travel. - Coal mine
workers who live at Cumnock are
managing to get across the river
at the present low water stage,
i’,' J t a rise of the river will put
taose workers at a great disad
vantage. The mail on Cumnock rural
route is also greatly hindered.
Qaite a number of citizens from
’ c mine and community were here
*! *nday to meet with the commis
sioner?, who were joined by the
county commissioners at 2
® dock. There is a feeling on the
side of the river that Lee
shou’d become responsible
loss. When fire was set to
f ; att by the Lee county road
(i the bridge was burned. It
t a very valuable bridge, but
' a whole lot better than no
and a new one will run
,r to real money.
i : v ? • H. C. Cole, here on this
business, stated that he was
considerably injured by the
. s ng of lumber through his very
jo, 1 / 1 ln seeking away to reach
b) tate highway and the new
th . • ; report of the action of
,ln t meeting of the two boards,
it ( . n Unj ’ be given in another
Chatham Record
County Court
Last Monday
at court was in session last
Monday. There was no session on
the first Monday as it was the eve
of the election.
T T he cases were before
Judge Bell Monday:
Gordon Leach—-liquor case,' 30
days on roads. .
Bogh Dark and Ross Jesseups, I
assault, costs, judgment suspended. I
Ben Page, Walter Page, Tom
Chavis, Jr., liquor case. Walter Page
60 days. Ben Page, four months,
but takes appeal to superior court.
Tom Chavis 90 days, but appeals.
Walter Page’s term begins sentence
December 10. All to give S3OO bond
each.
Buck Thompson, liquor, not guilty.
A. W. Wilkie, liquor, judgment
suspended upon payment of costs.
Pies Oldham, driving car while
drunk, SSO and costs; also not to
drive car for 3 months.
Fouzo Creasy, liquor case, judg
ment continued for two years upon
payment of costs.
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Bear Creek News *
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Miss Li lie Noell, of Siler City,
Rt. 3, and Mr. Paul L. Elkins, of
Rt. 2, Bear Creek, were married by
Rev. L. M. Chaffin, pastor of the
Goldston Circuit, Sunday Nov. 2nd.
Mrs. Elkins is a daughter of E. R.
Noell, of Siler City, Rt.- 3, and very
accomplished and is well known in
Person, Lee and Chatham counties,
where she has lived, who will learn
with pleasure of her marriage. Mr.
Elkins is a son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. “Jack” Elkins and has
always lived in this community and
has a host of friends who will be
interested to learn of his marriage.
Mr. Elkins a very successful farmer
on route 2. Our most hearty con
gratulations are herewith extend
to this splendid couple, hoping them
a long and happy life together.
Mrs. J. Weasley Phillips (better
known as “Dolly”) died at her home
in Greensboro Sunday, Nov. 2nd.,
very suddenly. She was a former
member of Meroney M. E. Church,
before she moved to Greensboro,
where she joind the M. E. Church
there. The funeral was he'd from
Sandy Branch Baptist church, Tues
day, Nov. 4th. She is survived by
her husband, one daughter, Miss
Vallic, of Greensboro, Joe, Will and
James ,of Greensboro and Robert,
of Bear Greek; and one sister, Mrs.
Maggie Saunders of J3ear Creek.
Mrs. C. B. Fitts, Mr. and Mrs.
D. T. Brooks and son, Edsel, and
Miss Aggie Elkins visited the Meth
odist Orphanage at Raleigh Sunday.
Miss Dora Moody has accepted
work in Burlington.
R. W. Dowd has moved from the
F. W. Burns’ place to the Dunlap
place, near J. S. Moore’s.
Ben Paige, col., has moved from
Rt. 2 to near Collie Paige’s, on
Boone Trail highway, one mile north
of Bear Creek.
N. V. Dunn has moved to Caude
Davis’ place, on Si er City, Rt. 3.
Latt D. Poe has purchased a new
Ford coupe. „
Misses Decie and Jewell Norwood
have been very sick with scarlet
fever and diptheria, respectively.
Jewell is improved greatly and De
cie is somewhat better.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hart, of
Burlington, were visitors in the
home of Miss Belle Beal.
Mr. and Mrs. Latt D. Poe and
familv visited . Mrs. Poe s father,
R L McDanie 1 , of. Durham, Sunday.
*Mr and Mrs. W. A. Coggins, Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Beal and daughter,
Fances, spent Sunday in the home
of G. -S. Norwood, of Siler City,
route 5.
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Joan Crawford Coming In
Outdoor Talkie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer will pre
sent Joan Crawford Friday and Sat
urday at the Pilot Theatre m Mon
tana Moon” a musical romance ot
the West. The story is an original
by Sylvia Thalberg and Frank But
ler and was directed by Malcolm
St Clair Miss Crawford’s support
ing cast includes: John Mack Brown,
Dorothy Sebastian, Ricardo Cortez,
Benny ‘ Rubin. Cliff Edwards, Karl
Dane" and Lloyd Ingraham.
Information is that this is one oi
the first pictures to be filmed with
out the use of artificial scenery,
al the exterior scenes being taken
on a cattle ranch in the San Ja
cinto Mountains 200 miles north
of Los Angles. A large part of the
extra cast was recruited from the
cowboys employed on the ranch
whose tricks in the way oi riding
unruly horses, lassoing cattle, etc.,
are said to play an important pait
in the production. - .
The story concerns a New i ork .
debutante who visits her fathers'
extensive holdings in Montana and
falls in love with a cowboy. The
conflict between their love and the
disparity in their social positions
forms the dramatic situation. , -
Advance reports have it that
Moon” is by far the most
lavish production in which Miss
Crawford has yet appeared, par
ticular stress having been laid on
the wea th of scenic beauty on hand
and the contrast between the West
ern locale and that of the sophisti
cated Park Avenue environment
i with which the star has heietofore
ibeen almost exclusively associated.
PITTS3ORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1930. •
OFFICIAL VOTE IN CHATHAM COUNTY
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3C S -a co SC eu (n u. cq O
Albright 191 238 191 232 195 230 19.3 231 197 230 181 239 194 186 193, 231 237 231
Baldwin 242 119 258 100 222 130 267 93 230 133 265 103 264 268 256 99 104 97
Bear Creek 166 232 168 236 166 237 168 236 168 <236 , I<J 4 240 ’ 168 167 167 236 238 236
W. B. Creek 215 215 211 216 214 214 204 226 214 214 210 215 216 215 216 213 215 215
Buckhorn 89 14 93 15 92 14 93 14 94 14 89 17. .9.8 93 93 13 15 16
Merry Oaks 57 115 56 106 56 116 58 114 58 Tl 5 :57 117 66 5.8 59 115 116 109
Center % 527 139 547 125 510 148 553 119 518 161 520 156 563 525 ' 527 135 147 130
Gu,f 125 177 129 175 128 175 132 174 130 173 H91..-12f9 126 155 172 176.156
Richmond 166 170 171 163 173 162 176 159 172 163 177 167 177 172 208 140 160 155
Haw River 91 63 95 54 98 55 102 52 .96 -58 106 54 133 98- -99 37 r 57 52
Hickory Mt. 190 135 196 135 191 138 198 137 196 138.489 M 3. 183 196 "206 \ f3J>-.0.45, L 4?!
New Hope 211 146 211 144 210 145 212 144 210 145 214 144 213 210 208 152,-
Mt. Vernon 102 51 102 49._ 104 49 104 49 102 4$ 100 51 104 102 402 * 49 51 49
Siler City 589 492 589 474 585 477 587 474 600 464 • 559 506 586 573 585 ,485 ~503 486
Oakland 128 86 136 80 134 80 134 78 134 83 -130 86 140 130 -138 *" 78 79 78
Williams 113 69 111 67 109 73 114 66 114 67 114 68 114 112 112 73 67 67
Hadley 112 165 128 163 123 163 132 163 130 165 131 164 129 124 129 163 166 162
TOTALS 3324 2626 3392 2535 3310 2606 3427 2529 3363 2607 3322 2661 3477 3355 3447 2527 2628 2524
Tax Notice
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In October I issued the following)
notice: “Pursuant to an order made
by the town commissioners in
regular session on Monday, October
6, I will advertise and sell on the
first Monday in December at the
courthouse door in Pittsboro all the
Pittsboro real estate on which the
taxes has not been paid by Nov. 1,
1930 for the year 1929 and all
previous years.”
This notice is given to state that
the Commissioners have postponed
the date of advertising till Decem
ber 1. Accordingly, all delinquents
are urged to make arrangements to
pay their taxes before December 1,
1930, and thereby save the cost
of advertising.
Yours truly,
B. W. GILMORE,
Town Tax Collector.
Nov. 11, 1930.
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R. D. Cheek Dead
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Mr. R. D. Cheek, one of the best
known citizens of Baldwin township,
died suddenly at his home on high
way 75, Monday night about nine
o’clock. He had been in poor heath
for a year or two, but was not
considered in danger of immediate
death. Monday night after he had
gone to bed he was heard to call
his wife and when she was aroused
she discovered that he was un
conscious and apparently without
pulse. A physican was called, who
pronounced him dead.
At the present writing the Record
is not informed as to time and
place of burial, but Mr. Cheek will
probably be laid to rest in the old
Brewer burying grounds right at
his door. „
Mr. Cheek married Miss Fannie
Brewer, who was reared in the home
where the Cheek family has lived.
She and three sons, Carl, Clarence,
and C ifton, and three daughters,
Mrs. Walter Riggsbee of Carrboro,
and Miss Lena Cheek, of Durham,
and Miss Luna at home.
Mr. Cheek was well past middle
age. He had been a staunch citizen
and is declared to have been one of
the most industrious men of his
section. He was an active member
of Lystra Baptist church.
MR. WILKIE SHOWS
YOU HOW
We commend the example of
Mr. B. F. Wilkie to our subscrib
ers whose subscriptions are in ar
rears. Mr. Wilkie writes: “Please
accept check for 'three dollars oil
my subscription to the Chatham
Record. I am behind with my sub
scription, but do not know * how
much. Please keep .sending it to
me as I like your editorials fine.”
Now, every cent of that three dol
lars is clear money to us, but if
we had had to go or send- for it
the cost would have been consid
erable, even on a regular canvas,
since so many of those who should
pay might not have the money the
'day seen. We are under the impres
sion that practically all our sub
scribers are similarly p eased with
the attitude of the Record and will
pay as soon as convenient, but we
i need money very badly and would
i appreciate their squeezing out a
little for us. We are trying to live
and let live and as said before do
not wish to ask a single man for
money who needs -it worse than we
do, and have asked all who didn’t
want the paper to say so, and less
than half a dozen have indicated
a desire within a year to have the
paper discontinued. Accordingly, we
i seem justified in expecting our
friends to pay when they can, and
we cannot expect it earlier. Thanks,
Mr. Wilkie for thus, a’ong with
some others, showing them how to
do it. Your date is May 16, 1931.
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* TOWN AND
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Bonlee school reopened Tuesday.
The temporary building was ready
for the istallation of desks early
enough to begin Monday, but the
installation of the new desks de
layed opening till Tuesday. Quick
Work.
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Mr. John Neal is now a full
fledged notary public.
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Mr. Charles Hackney of Cary,
but a student at Duke, spent the
week-end with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Murdock.
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Dr. Bass, cancer specialist, will
be here again next Wednesday,
Nov. 19, and will hold a free cancer
clinic at Dr. Chapin’s office from
12 M. to 2 P. M., with Dr. Chap
in assisting.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Wicker, Mrs.
D. T. Harris and three children,
all of Durham, spent last Sunday
with Mrs. G. C. Durham.
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Mrs. Joe Wirtz has been at Watts
Hospital several days.
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The editor’s half-brother, R. L.
Peterson, a railroad engineer with
headquarters in Savannah, writes
the editor that he will be here to
day. The occasion is the meeting
of Thompson school men at Siler
City. He was a student at Oak
dale along with R. L. Pugh, Ike
Dunlap, the Goldstone brothers, and
possibly others of our readers, but
at Oakdale before the removal of
the school to Siler City. He says
to tell the boys to meet him at
Siler City.
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Mrs. N. M. Hill and Mrs. Mattie
Calvert have returrned from a visit
of three or four weeks to Miss
Lillie Hill at Leakesville.
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A collision of a car driven by a
Fort Bragg soldier and one driven
by a University student a few miles
above Bynum resulted in slight in
juries to some of the chaps in the
cars and to the destruction of the
students’ car. The soldiers were
arrested Monday and were let go
uipon payment of fifty do lars fine
and cost.
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Mr. Herbert Farrel wishes to ex
oress his appreciation to the people
for the handsome support given him
in his race for the position of
register of deeds.
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We regret to learn that Mr.
J. Nat Atwater is very seriously ill
in a hospital. He is a brother of
Mr. James B. Atwater who died sud
denly last week in New Port News,
Va.
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His friends were glad to see
Mr. Rockefeller in Pittsboro for
the week-end. He is in the lumber
business up in Caswell county.
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Pastor Dailey wil have a full day
Sunday. At eleven o’clock he will
preach at Brown’s Chapel; at Plea
sant Hill at 3 P. M., and meet
officials at church at
4:30. These are his last appoint
ments before going to the annual
conference at Henderson.
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Rev. Mr. Baker, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Mebane, is
assisting Pastor Barclay in a week’s
meeting at the Presbyterian church.
You are invited to attend the meet
ings.
Mr. E. O. Dowdy reports that he
recently caught a lizard with two
. tails.
J. L. GRIFFIN DIED
WEDNESDAY A. M.
Former Senator, Clerk -of Court,
Banker, Church Worker, And
Most Useful Citizen and Good
Neighborhood Passes After Long
Period of Suffering.
Pittsboro and Chatham county in
general mourns the pasing of Mr.
James L. Griffin. He passed quietly
and peacefully to rest Wednesday
morning at 7:30 after many months
of brave and patient suffering.
Mr. Griffin was reared in the
Pittsboro community, attended school
here, and after graduation at Wake
Forest College located right here at
home, where his character and abili
ty soon placed him in the office of
clerk of court, where he served
several terms. Later he served a
term in the State senate, where he
was a strong and useful legislator.
. His ability has been recognized in
various ways by his denomination
and the state. For many years he was
superintendent of the Baptist Sun
day school here, giving up the
position only when he was assailed
by disease two years ago. He has
served as trustee of Wake Forest
College and Meredith College, and
was until recently, if not at death,
a trustee of the East Carolina
Teacher’s College, at Greenville.
For years he was cashier of the
Bank of Pittsboro and his business
acumen did much to place it upon
its present successful basis. He was
about 57 years of age. He married
Miss Hettie Wrenn of Siler City,
who, with their adopted daughter,
Miss Sarah Griffin, survives him. To
her he was an ever faithful and
loving husband and her loss is a
most grievous one, in which she
has the sympathy of hundreds of
friends.
As this is written a few minutes
after his death, the time of burial
has not been determined. It is
understood that he will be buried
at Siler City.
\ Two brothers, Mr. W. H. Griffin
■ and Mr. C. B. Griffin, and several
sisters, Mrs. G. J. Griffin, Mrs. D.
B. Bryan, Mrs. Dark, Miss Mary
Griffin, survive, to whom the de
ceased has ever been a true brother
and helpful friend.
A fuller account of the life and
activities of this good citizen will be
given next issue in connection with
the account of his funeral.
Pittsboro has suffered a most
serious loss.
FREE CANCER CLINIC
Mrs. Chas. A. Matthews, chairman
of the Health-Civics Department of
the Woman’s Club, announces that
Dr. Bass will hold another Free
Cancer Clinic at Dr. Chapin’s of
fice, Pittsboro, Wednesday, Novem
ber 19, from 12 o’c ock to 2 P. M.
Dr. Bass will give advice free as
to any suspicious growths or other
indications of cancer, and it is
very important that the victim of
this disease be informed early as
to its hold. It is too late when it
has a deadly hold.
WALTER D. SILER
GETS OFF WISE-CRACK
l The News and Observer a dav
or two after the election quoted
Walter Sfer as follows:
\ “I thing Mr. Duncan has a just
; grievance against the newspapers of
5 the State, -I believe they misquoted
. him,” said Assistant Attorney Gener
al Walter Siler, speaking of the
State Republican chairman. “The
papers said he predicted a 65,000
s majority for Mr. Pritchar but it is
) evident that what he was doing was
predicting the total Pritchard vote.
SvbHribtra al Evary
Pottofftca aid AU R.
P. D. RoatM ia Graal
Caaaty al
VOLUME 52—NUMBER 52
Teachers Hold
Good Meeting
166 Chatham County Teachers
Hear Superintendent Thomp
son Discuss Status of County
Schools Fine Showing
Made Several Teachers
Also Speak.
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The teachers of* Chatham . county
he’d their first meeting -of the
year at Pittsboro on Saturday
Nov. Bth. The meeting was attended
by more than one hundred en
thusiastic teachers. -
The unity of the entire school
system of Chatham county was.
: reflected by the spirit of co-opera
.tion and good will which permeated
. the group.-
The- program was rendered by
representatives from practically
every school in the county. Pro
blems common to the group were
intelligently discussed by appointed
teachers and principals.'
In an interesting manner Supt.
W. R." Thompson gave the status
of our school. The facts revealed
regarding the improvement and ef
ficiency of our schools are suf
ficient to cause the teachers and
citizens of our county to be proud.
He gave important facts concerning
cost of schools, consolidation, trans
portation, length of term, school
attendance, and certification of
teachers which should interest all
patrons and all tax-payers.
. . Supt. Thompson declared that the
average county in North Carolina
spends 60% of all taxes collected
for schools, while Chatham county
spends only 45%. He feels that
we have kept pace with the average
county on 15% less tax funds. In
the year 1924-25 the white teachers
of Chatham county were paid
$95,000. This year the teachers will
be paid $113,000 an increase of
SIB,OOO. Yet the tax rate has not
increased. The increase has come
from our state equalization funds.
From these two funds we shall
receive $69,000 this year.
In the past five years the number
of schools has been reduced from
65 to 34; the number of teachers
has been decreased from 151 to
133; while the. number of students
enrolled remains practically the
same.
Today 1800 school children are
being transported to school by 41
trucks.
Mr. Thompson stated that the big
need of Chatham county is an
equal opportunity for all the child
ren, which would be a uniform
eight-months school term with a
uniform tax rate for all the county.
In 1924-25 we had an average
term of 127 days as compared with
149 days for 1929-30. This year
75% of the chi dren are attending
eight-months schools. It is a mjatter
of public record that as the term in
creases our average attendance in
creases. Our attendance has increas
ed more rapidly than the average
for the state. This increased aver
age attendance absolutely contra
dicts the idea that is still prevalent
in a few sections of our county
that the farmers cannot send their
children to school for eight months.
The sentiment in this county is in
favor of an eight-months school
term.
Mr. Thompson pointed with pride
to the fact that there has been an
improvement in the scholastic
training of the teachers. In 1924-25
we had 90 teachers without any
college or normal school training.
Os these 44 had not the training
equivalent to graduation from high
school. Our progress is shown by
the fact that we now have only
e even teachers who have not had
some college training.
Variety was added by musical
numbers being rendered at inter
vals during the program by repre
sentatives from several of the
schools. Miss Katherine Johnson,
Bells School, Piano Solo; Miss
PLEASE TURN TO PAGE THREE
FRIENDLY SOCIETY
The candidates for the GiHs
Friendly Society, of St. Bartholo
mew’s Episcopal churrch, met at
the Rectory with our directoress,
Mrs. Shannonhouse Monday, Oct.
27. We felt honored as Mrs. Twigers,
our Field Secretary, was present.
After all the splendid reports were
given and the business attended to
; the meeting was then turned over
to Miss Twiggs. She made the after
noon very interesting by telling
us a much enjoyed story. Then she
told us about taking some boys
and girls, last summer, to the
mountains of Kentucky to work
I among the children there. After her
most interesting talk, Mrs. Shannon
r house served us** -delicious refresh
t ments, which we thoroughly en
joyed. We wish it were possible
t for Miss Twiggs to visit our grroup
F oftener.
1 “Bet” Johnson, •
Reporter
j
? A statistical report says that there
) is one divorce to forty-nine marri
= ages that stay put. Another tri
s bute to the patience and fortitude
. )f the forty-niners.