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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-01
Japanese Pictures Here
Rare Collection Brought from Orient
by Mrs. X. G.. Bell

Mrs. Robert C. Bell, sister of
Mrs. ]. F. Steiner, has brought
to Chapel Hill from Japan COL
lection of rare pictures pearls
and hand-cut crystals The
wood blocks from which the
pictures were made were des-
troyed in the earthquake last
year,so that no more of the
prints can ever be made.
Mrs. Bell is visiting her, and
many of the Steiners' friends
have had the pleasure of seeing
the works of art.
Two of the paintings are
Mount Full and The Wave by
the famous artist, Hokusai.
Others are by Tani, celebrated
for his paintings OF Snow Scenes
with gesisha girls. He lost his
life in the earthquake. Mrs.
Bell was in Yokohama at the
time of the catastrophe, and her
home was demolished. Later
she went up into the mountains
and then she began a search for
prints from the wood blocks
that had been destroyed. She
has, altogether, between so and
60 pictures. These, together
with crystals and pearls, she
is going to put on special sale
at an art shop in Durham, Fri
day, May 8, one week from to-
morrow.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-01
Many Motorists Nabbed
Police Bestir Themselves, Arrest
Many ViolatOrs

The Chapel Hill police force
has bestirred itself and nabbed
a number of automobile drivers
for violating the traffic ordi-
nances.
Sixteen offenders were
brought before Mayor Robertson
on one day last week and made
to pay the costs of the action,
1895 each. Which means that
the towns treasury is swelled
to the extent of $53.6O. All
the money goes to the town, for
here in Chapel Hill officers
making arrests get no part of
the fines.
Turning around in the block
between the post-office and An
dreWs corner was the chief vio-
lation.
The unlucky citizens we're:
For turning around in the
block: Fred Hargraves, Tom
Sheppard, D. r. Brooks, A. l..
Pendergraft, G. H. Paulsen, f.
C. Jones, Bernice Smith, and C.
B. Davis.
For parking on the left side
(Which means crossing the flow
of traffic.: G.. H. Gilmore, II.
D. Strowd, d. S. Pendergraft,
and Hiram Gerald.
For parking contrary to the
provisions of the ordinances"
William Durham.
For running with the muffler
cut-out open: Howard Whitaker,
/ For speeding: w. Morphis,
Jr.
For going on the wrong side
ofthe "silent policeman" at Col.
umbia and Franklin streets
Belton Griffin.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-01
The Mclean Speech
Candidate Tells of States Need for
Executive Budget

Angus Wilton Mclean, can
didate for Governor of North
Carolina in the Democratic pri-
maries, spoke in Memorial Hall
night before last.
1t was an unsensational speech
of the safe-and-sane variety,
devoted to a statement of Mr..
McLean's political creed. The
chief point he made, with re-
gard to his program in the event
of his election, was that he
would undertake to have North
Carolina establish the executive
budget system.
"There are &c departments
and institutions of the State" :"
he said. "They all function sep
arately without one knowing
what the other is doing or how
much money it is spending.
There is no coming together of
the heads of the departments,
no central bureau to serve as a
link between them.
'This ought not to be The
State of North Carolina ought to
be controlled, financially, as a
unit. We may as we'll make UP
our minds that we have got to
reorganize our State government
to conform to modern business
principles"
He proposed a controlling
budget committee with the Gov
ernor as head.
Mr.. Mclean said that, though
there were many equalities in
the application of our tax sys-
tenn, the system itself was in
principle a splendid one that
other States were beginning tC
adopt. He opposed taking away
any of the States scources OF
revenue and turning them over
to counties, and declared that
the way to help the less pros
porous counties bear the expense
of education was to increase the
State equalization fund estab
I lished for that purpose.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-01
Bell Rescued BY Farmer

A farmer with a little Saxon
car pulled j. M. Bells Dodge Sc
dan out of the mud near Ok
ford last week when the Cana
dian-American chemist was on
the way to Washington. Mr..
Bell slid into the ditch when he
drew to one side to make room
for a motorist speeding toward
him. Rain had been falling, the
ditch was soft, and the harder
the Dodge engine worked the
deeper into the mud went the
wheels. But the Saxon, equip
ped with chains, made fast work
of the rescue job, so that alto
gether the delay was only is
minutes.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-01
Julian S. Carr Dead
Dies of Pneumonia in Chicago al
Age of 79

Julian S. Carr, native of Chap
Ell Hill, alumnus of the Univer-
sity, Confederate veteran, and
one of the great industrial pio-
neers of North Carolina, died in
Chicago night before last at the
home of his daughter, Mrs.
Flowers. He had been taken i'll
on the way there, and after his
arrival the physicians found
that he had pneumonia.
General Carr-as he came to
be KNOWN because of his place
at the head of the United Con-
federate Veterans-was born
here 70 years ago. After the
war he went to Arkansas, but on
visit home was persuaded by
MS people TO stay IN his native
State. He went into tobacco
manufacturing, and it was he
who started Bull Durham" to-
ward its fame throughout the
world.
Through all his life he was
devoted to Chapel Hill and the
University. The Carr building
on the campus was a gift from
him, and he is chiefly RESPONSE
BILE for the erection of the
Methodist church here.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-01
Virginia Here Tomorrow

The University plays Virginia
at baseball here tomorrow, and
in Greensboro on Saturday,
Carolina made a good start on
it's Easter series week before
last by defeating Trinity l to 0.
Early in Easter week it lost to
Lenoir. Then it went up to
Virginia and captured three
games, the third being from
the University of Virginia in
Charlottesville. Coming back
home, on Tuesday of this week il
lost to Wake Forest here ir
Chapel Hill.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-01
Orange Sells More Eggs

The movement recently inau-
gurated to promote the poultry
business in Orange county has
resulted in the selling by
Orange farmers of a consider
able quantity of pure-bred eggs
to people outside the county.
This comes about as the result
Of a letter that was sent out by
the newly organized Poultry
Breeders Association, telling
vocational agriculture teachers
throughout the State of eggs
for sale here.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-01
THE CURB MARKET
WILL OPEN SOON
In about Two Weeks Farmers
Begin Sale of Produce
Direct to Consumers
THIS is THE THIRD YEAR


Preparations are being made
by R. P. Harris and H. N. Kelly,
agriculture teachers in the
Chapel Hill school, to open the
curb market where farmers sell
their produce direct to house
wives. Probably it will be on
Columbia stret, near Andrews
store, and will be run on We'd
nesday and Saturdays.
Fruits, vegetables, eggs, but
ter and chickens will be sold.
The opening date has not been
fixed yet. It will be some
where around the middle of this
month.
Eventually it is hoped that
the market can be established
under shelter and become a more
permanent and stable institu-
tion. The experience of two
years has proved that the
scheme is beneficial to both
farmers and buyers.
"There is a greater opportun-
ity than is generally realized
for trucking around Chapel
Hill," said Mr.. Harris yesterday.
"'We have hundreds of acres
near here where the soil is
splendid for raising fruits and
vegetables-for example, to the
south, both this side and the
other side of the Chatham line,
and out toward Antioch. Even
up in the red-clay region, which
most people do not think of as
good for gardening, vegetables
can be grown profitabaly. Last
year A. M. Dodson, who lives up
that way, had an acre of toma-
toes which he sold, almost at
frost time in the fall, at a good
price.
"The farmers could swell their
revenues considerably by going
in for more variety. They
should study the public demand
and satisfy it. Take celery, for
instance. | have known farmers
to go to the stores and buy eel
cry, just like townspeople,
when they ought to be raising
it for themselves and to sell.
"There is a big demand for
carrots and lettuce and Okra
The farmers are too apt to grow
Just the things they are used
to-. like peas and corn and string
beans, and not branch out into
less common vegetables"
This year either Mr.. Harris
or Mr.. Kelly will be on hand
each day that the market is
open, to assist in the arrange
ment-of the wagons and in the
display of produce.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-01
BIG CROWD AT
COUNTY FINALS
Children Parade, Sing, and En-
gage in Contests at Commence
ment at Orange Schools
PRESIDENT CHASE SPEAKS

About 5000 people-school
children and their parents and
trlends-attended the Orange
county school commencement
in Hillsboro last week,
President H. W. Chase of the
University delivered the address
of the day.
There was a parade through
the streets to the court house.
followed by the singing of pat
riotic songs. In the afternoon
came contests in singing, SPELL
ing, storytelling, defamation,
and recitation.
In singing, in Glass A. St.
Mary's school won 1st place and
White Cross 2nd place. Aycock
was 1st in the class B. singing.
In class c. HillSboro was 1st and
Chapel~Hill 2nd.
Spelling: In the 4th~ and 5th
grades Brantley Wagner of
Orange Grove, LIST; Pearl Whit
aker of Andrews, End; Floyd
Clayton of Murphy. 3rd. In
the 9th and 7th grades Lacy
Lloyd of Orange Grove, 1st Tom
Webb of Hillsbore, End; Melvin
Rogers of Hillsboro, 3rd. In the
high grades Irene Crabtree of
White Cross, 1st; Virginia Jones
of Green Hill, End; Banes Hall
of Aycock and Gilbert Smith of
Efland tieing for 3rd.
Storytelling: In class A first
honors went to Edgar Crabtree
of Piney Mountain, with Lee
Robertson of Popular Grove End,
and Doris Stevens, of Efland
3rd. In class B Hughes Bolane
of Aycock was 1st and William
Shoemaker of Murphey End. In
class c Helen Rosamond of
Hillsboro was 1st and Paul
Moser of Chapel Hill End.
Defamation: Frederick Koch
of Chapel Hill was 1st in the low
er grades with Robin Williams
of Hobbs 2nd, and Tom Webb
of Hillsboro 3rd. In the high
school grades, George Henry of
Chapel Hill won first place,
with Marion Roberts of Hills
boro 2nd, and York Cheek of
Orange Grove 3rd.
Recitation: In the lower grades
Doris Bivens Of IIillsboro was
1st, Rena Henry of Chapel Hill
2nd, and Mabel Yates of Carr
was 3rd. Ava Durham of Chap
ell Hill won first place in the
high school grades, Mary Helm
Daniels of Hillsboro was End,
and Irene Crabtree of White
Cross. was 3rd.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-01
Tea in COker Garden

The women of the Presbyterian
church will give a silver tea in
the garden of Mrs. r. f. Coker's
residence Monday afternoon,
May S, at 5 o'clock. The pro-
ceeds will be used to re-equip
the church kitchen. Everyone
is cordially invited.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-01
Fisher Folk Return

Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Foer-
ster, Vernon kyser, A. w.
Hobbs, and Vernon Howell got
back Saturday night from their
holiday trip to Mr.. Howells
island down on the eastern coast
of North Carolina. In an hour
and twenty minutes one morn
ing they caught % bass.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-01
Mr.. DashielI HOnOred

J. F. Dashiell, professor of
psychology in the University of
North Carolina, was elected
president of the Southern Soc
iety for Philosophy and Psychol-
ogy at Baltimore a few days ago.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-01
Mr.. Lockhart's Incubator

Ernest Lockhart, who lives in
the st. Mary's section of north
Orange, has bought a 6OO-egg
incubator. This brings the
total egg capacity of his incuba-
tors to about 1000.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-01
Chapel Hill Chatff

Down behind the cabin which
he built in the woods behind the
MacNider place, Vernon Howell
has constructed a barbecue pit
with sides of rough stone and a
floor of cement. While the ce-
ment was soft several of the
small boys of the town engraved
their initials in it. One of the
youthful artists added the out
line of a pigs head to the dis
play. From my observation of
the manner in which young boys
eat, l should say that this pigs
head is in the nature of an auto
graph. .s
There are. now left few of the
people who were in Chapel Hill
during and soon after the Civil
War. With one of them, Mrs.
Sallie Whitaker, had the pleas
ure of a chat the other day. She
remembers, apparently, just as
clearly as though it were yester-
day,how Chapel Hill looked and
what people were doing here
when the University closed in
1868.
One of. the charms of flower
gardening in Chapel Hill, among
the shrubs and flowers of a
neighbor, and she says to you:
"These lilies-of-the-valley came
from the old Battle place." or,
"Mrs. Toy gave me this white
jasmine" or, '"These ragged
robins are descended from some
that used to grow in Miss. Hattie
Coles garden"
Recently the exchange of
plants has been stimulated by
one of the departments of the
Community Club. Mrs. Toy
serves as an information bu-
reau, People tell her what they
want for their gardens and
what they have to give away.
When | hear folks lamenting
that Chapel Hill is becoming
citified and losing its old atmos-
phere of tranquil seclusion, | am
inclined to be sympathetic. But
it is worth while to reflect that
the flower gardens were no.
where near so extensive or
beautiful 80 years ago as they
are now. A greater number of
people are interested in grow
ing flowers, and in surrounding
their homes with beautiful
shrubs. Then there is the Ar
boretum, an achievement of the
last few years. This alone
goes far to compensate for some
of the changes that the old
timers deplore.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-01
Miss Gray Coming Home

Miss Frances Gray, who was
stricken with appendicitis while
on tour with the Playmakers
and underwent an operation in
High Point, is expected home
today. She has improved stead
lily since the operation. y
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-01
u. ID. G. Meeting May 6

The regular meeting of the
Daughters of the Confederacy
of Chapel Hill will be held next
Tuesday at Mrs. Roberson's at
A o'clock.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-05-01
At the Dances

HA~SSOAAC al LIE
Easter dances this year, was
that the dinner coat had sup
planted the long-tail-and-white
tie costume for men. l do not
know whether this change of
fashion has taken place everv-
where, or is limited to our own
nelghborhood. Anyway, l ap-
plaud it. No garment is so un-
graceful and monkey-like as
the long-tailed evening coat.
Friday night w. S. Bernard call
ed my attention to the fact that
ne and l were the only persons
IN the room attiredjn the for
mer mode, but later onI caught
sight of W. E. Caldwell in the
same garb, Now, both Mr..
Bernard and Mr.. Caldwell are
devotees of things ancient. their
natures being nicely attuned
TN matters of art) to the period
ranging from Sophocles back to
Tut-ankh-amen, and so thev
might naturally be expected to
cling ardently to olden STYLES.
But l had no such excuse as
that-on my part it was plain ig-
norance of the shift of custom.
Speaking of clothing, l was
much pleased, upon entering the
Gym for the final dance, to see
the friendly and smiling face of
Poindexter, the varsity football
player. His job was taking
tickets, and he was under no OBJ
Hgatlon to bow to the DEGREES of
fashion. He wore linen breeches
with golf stockings. With his
healthy color and stocky frame,
he had a particularly upstand-
ing and vigorous appearance
compared with him, most
of us who trooped by in evening
clothes, students and older peo-
pie as well, looked like anemic
lounge-lizards.
This is an age of organization,
and now they have even organ
lied chaperoning. 1t appears
that a year or so ago the dane
ing crowds-or more particu-
larly alumni and other visitors
who came to Chapel Hill all lit
up-got a bit out-of- hand, and
the students worked out q
scheme of firm but gentle sup
ervision in order to make the
festivities conform more close
ly to fastidious tastes.
To carry out the idea, a status
of greater dignity and impor-
tance was given to the official
chaperones. At each end of
the dancing floor, this time,
there was railed-in enclosure,
something like a reviewing Off
GERS box at big parade, or a
box at the Horse Show in
| Madison Square Garden. 1t
was prettily festooned with
streamers. Inside were. chairs,
and in these chairs sat the chap,
erones, about half of them
thanked by blinking and sad
looking husbands.
Altogether, the dance was
delightfully."- spirited and gay
There wasn't any taint of over
regulation, the official chap
eronage merely having the eff
feet of cutting out the sort OF
unseemliness that a few fools
old and young, will bring into
any social gathering unless
there is somebody to keep then
in check. l felt disposed to give
three cheers for the musicians
l A.
The Washington times., 1924-04-10

called to Wilde. He went leaping
to his corner and came with the
leash in his mouth. And then
walked so quickly, with such a
spring, that the dog perked his
ears in q lordly, strutting way.
He jumped up once to give her
a hasty lick with his tongue.
Chickie, laughed long, bright
laugh. Wilde stopped AMI began
paving with his front feet He
did this whenever he became ex-
cited.
Now his deep, shiny brown eyes
were full of inquiry, as though ne
said: "Ho-out for lark, are we?
All right If / wag my tail?'
Chickie caught his neck and
shook it. Nights and nights he
had walked along, modify, sens
ing her quiet, rubbing his flank
against her dress. A hundred
times she had been warmed by
this comfort.
Tonight she was touched by the
selfless devotion. She ran when he
pulled too hard-rnen she called
for him to stop. They reached
home breathless. For the first
time she felt a lightness in her
heart.
But, going through the hall, she
found a letter IN the rack. She
paused, studying the envelope.
though she knew it well. Il WAS
from Norp Wilman's office.
With a still foreboding she took
1t to her room. Enclosed was q
check for the salary due her. The
note was brief.
Dear Miss Bryce-You will
find herewith the money due you.
have formally to advise you that
your services are no longer re-
quired.
Very truly yours,
ROBERT LOWNEy.''
1t was not the brevity Of Will
mans efficiency expert. 1t was
the initials "E. M" in the corner
that struck with such shame into
Chickie's mind.
Eloise had typed the letter.
when she met her when Chicl1ie
had said so airily: ''Yes- I'm
quitting don't find 1t pleasant
to be at the beck and call Of the
Wilman family"
What else did Eloise know?
They had heard rumors-all the
girls in the office were surmising.
They would read the papers to-
night and they would have more
to say.
1t occurred to Chickie that she
knew Of her abrupt dismissal from
Riverside. They had heard that
Edith ordered her out.
She folded the check slowly. a
The Washington times., 1924-04-10
EIenOre Weherin

little sneaking dependence wear.
ing into her mind. She said
simply: IN never get anywhere.
! never will"
She went over to her window,
The fading light has always such
q breath or holiness about it and
the clouds were silver on the
purple mountain tops. She traced
their wings OF gauze. and she
herself.
she wrote her name on the
glass, shook back her head be-
cause the tears were there but
they weren't going to fall. She
wrote her name again; this time,
just Helen"
She thought quietly and it was
OF the night she had stood in the
dim room. Lee whitman raised
, the candle till it's soft. amber
glow suffused the Swallowed i'm.
age-face Of girl with the
beauty and sadness in her ewes
Chickie's face. He had turned to
her all flame and eagerness '1The
spirit of the room-the most beau.
tl1uI thlng-you, Helenw
But she was not that. And he
could not bear the piercing disillu-
sion.
She wondered now IL she had
done him such q wrong. II he
or anyone had such a right to
ask a special beauty from life
and II they had a right to fling
up Respondent hands because they
were denied.
There had been time when
Chickie issued such an ultimatum.
Life must come sweeping In glory.
1t must, indeed. oh, she would
never be refused.
Now she knew that she was but
the faintest murmur in the eter.
nal song that sweeps the centu-
ries. The chords she uttered
might be lost the song would
thunder on. She might raise her
voice and fill out the mighty
chorus.
Or she might stink away and
whimper because the tune struck
not TO her fancy. She had thought
OF thls-oh, wished to hide away
IKE that. Now she knew that
this was but the towards part,
And sadly it occurred to her
that what he did was the selfish
thing-though the blame of it was
hers. He had turned from her be.
cause she was not that pure and
stainless thing.
She said now, with her lips NOV.
Ing and moving, I'm that! AL
ways
The muteness and the apathy
or her first days here went steal
ing through her. Begin again-all
over--try 1t another time-oh-
put 1t would be the same-some
one would hear-some one would
tell.
And the peace would 90 out Of
her f1eart.
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The Sequel to ''Chickie' rlsnors By Msbsrin

diphtheria. Miss Chiclie. She's
lost two already
''Oh-nobody dies with diph-
iberia today, Julie. Don't you
worry"
Then Julie wanted to know If
Chickie were sure, and did she
think they could save the lad?
Cora was her daughter ).
one of those magic people forever
followed by misfortune. Her hus-
band was brakeman. He was
killed. Two of her children died
the following winter with the
FLU" She earned her living as
a janitress. She had or6y this
one little son left her.
Chickie said: "Oh, he won't be
taken Z I'm just sure"
and she was just then so full of
trust in an unseen goodness that
she could have squeezed her heart
and offered it's thankfulness to
any one who needed.
Julie wiped her eyes. mice in
you to stop, Miss. Will you be
tnquiring tomorrow"
Chickie dropped a dollar in
jules hand and wouldn't stop
for the change.
She went into the back yard and
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Continued from Yesterday

She tucked the paper under
her arm and hurried. The mad
honking of automobiles; the mar
row. crowded streets dazzling un.
der their golden sun and the girls
In bright sport dresses pouring
from the buildings, took on a
festive air. Faces seemed open
and friendly. Chickie had a wish
20 smile at people; to thank some
one because a great kindness had
come to her. She wished that
Mary Blake were walking at her
side; that she could say: ooh,
Mary darling-if you could only
know
At the entrance to the tunnel
she stopped for chat with the
bent old woman selling her pa.
pers. They had become friends.
Chickie said gayly: Hello, there,
Julie! How's the luck today?"
Julie motioned for Chickie to
wait while she made change for
q clustering. excited man.
Then Julie shook. her head.
Immense tears rolled slowly down
her cheeks. "Cora's boy has the
The Washington times., 1924-04-10

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