X P*p«r with a Pr*stif • 0 f » Hall Cantury. A County* Not « C#» maafty Papa* 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. ® *************** * * Bear Creek News * * * *************** 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. . 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 —l————— „^... V - I- • " T? Je ►»5 b so j* o c e ° E«* O 2 o £ o 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-.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 — 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. R. D. Cheek Dead —• — 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. * * * TOWN AND * * * COUNTY BRIEFS * * * ************** 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. * * * Mr. John Neal is now a full fledged notary public. * * * Mr. Charles Hackney of Cary, but a student at Duke, spent the week-end with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Murdock. * * * 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. * * * Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Wicker, Mrs. D. T. Harris and three children, all of Durham, spent last Sunday with Mrs. G. C. Durham. * * * Mrs. Joe Wirtz has been at Watts Hospital several days. * * * 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. * * * Mrs. N. M. Hill and Mrs. Mattie Calvert have returrned from a visit of three or four weeks to Miss Lillie Hill at Leakesville. * * * 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. * * * 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. * * * 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. * * * His friends were glad to see Mr. Rockefeller in Pittsboro for the week-end. He is in the lumber business up in Caswell county. * * * 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. ❖ * ❖ 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. —9 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.