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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
Mrs. Charles JOhnstOn's SOn-in-Law
Tells of Adventurous Journey in the
Mountainous Country of Western Haiti

Mrs. Charles Johnston, who
lives near Orange Church a few
miles north of Chapel Hill, has
received a letter from her son.
in-law, William R. Barbour, tell
ing of an eventful trip into the
wild mountain country of the
southwest peninsula of Haiti.
He and his -two companions,
after they had left civilization
behind, were caught in a furious
rainstorm which lasted three
days. The almost dry creeks
which they had crossed on their
way up the mountains were
turned into raging torrents.
Their food gave out, and they
tried to make a dash back tOethe
town of Cages. In the attempt
to cross a stream Mr.. Barbour
lost his footing and he was rolled
down over the rocks for fifty
feet. His hip was bruised and
his knee twisted so that it
swelled to twice it's normal size.
His partners carried his pack,
but even so he had a terrible
time getting back to food and
shelter and a doctor.
Mr.. Barbour and his wife, the
former Miss Annie Johnston,
went to Haiti year or so ago.
He is in the Haitian forestry SER
vice.
ever since coming to Haiti, "
he writes, II had been hearing
about the wild country out near
the end of the southwest penin-
sula. | had been on one trip to
Cages, the principal town of the
south coast, but had not gone
back into the country"
With two friends-Barker of
the Service Technique and Elk
man, the Swedish botanist-he
set forth from Port an Prince
with the purpose of climbing
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
COMMUNITY CLUB
MAY BUILD HOME
Proposal to Purchase a Lot Will
Be Discussed at TOday's
Meeting
MRS. M'KnMMoN TO SPEAK
The Community Club of Chap
ell Hill may build a house.

The Community Club of Chap
ell Hill may build house.
This project will be discussed
this afternoon at the same meet
ing at which Mrs. pane S. Nc
Kimmon speaks, in the Presby-
terian church social rooms at
half past three o'clock.
For two or three years some
of the club members have been
talking of the advisability of
building, but the suggestion has
not yet received official atten-
tion.
The first step must be the pur-
chase of a lot, and it is that
which will be talked of this af-
ternoon. In any case, actual
construction will have to wait
while. The clubs financial con-
dition does not justify carrying
through the enterprise rapidly.
Today'S meeting is considered
highly important because of this
matter and also because of Mrs.
McKimmon's presence. She has
acquired a reputation as a force
full and entertaining speaker on
problems connected with home
economics. All members of the
club are urged to attend.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
Miss McGehee Sails
Goes to Rome to Pursue Her Ad-
vanced Studies in Archaeology

Miss Mary Wilson McGehee,
who once lived in Chapel Hill
with her relative, the late Lu-
cius McGehee, sailed from New
York last week, on the steam
ship President Roosevelt, to
study at the American Academy
in Rome.
She is an archaeologist whose
special interest is primitive vase
painting. Having completed her
requirements for the masters
degree at John Hopkins Univer-
sity, she now plans to prepare
herself for participating in exca-
vations of ancient ruins along
the borderland of the Aegean
sea. More study is necessary,
however, before she reaches the
excavation stage.
David Moore Robinson, head
of the archaeology department
at Johns Hopkins, is quoted in
the Baltimore Evening Sun az
follows:
"Miss McGehee, / believe, has
a valuable contribution to make
to Greek archaeology. She is
studying the subject of duplica-
tions Of paintings on Greek
vases, from an entirely new
angle. ! am hoping she will e.
ventually publish her findings in
the Johns Hopkins University
series Of studies in archaeology"
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
SparrOw's Car Smashed
His Dodge Car and Williams Ford
Collide on StrOwd's Hill

Jack Sparrow, bearing the
days crop of cash from his fill
ing station, was coming up
Strowd's hill in his Dodge car
Monday night at 7 o'clock. Lon
ME Williams, in a Ford roadster,
was going down.
At the second curve up from
the bridge they came together.
One of the left wheels of the
Dodge was smashed and torn off,
and the fender was crushed. The
Ford suffered in about the same
manner.
Mr.. Williams was tried before
Squire Whitaker. He said Mr.
Sparrow was on the wrong side
of the road, but inasmuch as he
himself was driving without
lights-which he did not deny
his defense did not make much
impression.
He was sput under bond to ap-
pear in court.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
Berman Demands Deed
Says His Bid Was Not Raised within
the Statutory Ten Days

S. Berman, through his at
torney, j. A. Giles, has present
ed to f. V. Howell and other Of
ficers and directors of the
Peoples Bank demand that
they make him a deed to the
bank building.
He bid $27, 100 for it at an auc-
ton sale last month. He was to
get a deed to it provided the bid
was not raised as much as five
per cent. within ten days. He
says the required raise was not
offered within that period. Rob-
erson and Whitfield, attorneys
for Mr.. Howell and his fellow
committeeman who advertised
both the first sale and the re-
sale, say that the increased bid
of s per cent, from the Chapel
Hill Insurance and Realty Com
pany, was made within the ten
days, and that they have writ
ten evidence to prove it.
After the higher bid was made
the property was advertised, in
accordance with law, for sec
ond auction sale. This wax held
last Friday. The bidding start
ed at $28, ,455-the five per cent.
advance over Mr.. Berman's
earlier bid.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
Odum Bridges Chasm

Howard w. Odum has built
an arched stone bridge over the
chasm on the north edge of his
estate out on the Pittsboro-Pine-
hurst highway. Rather, he de-
signed it and superintended its
construction. The actual laying
Of the stone was done by Tom
Lewis Booth. The bridge, whose
grace is much admired by all
comers, allows Ransom street,
which runs down from Cameron
avenue, to continue'on south and
sweep around in a curve to meet
the state highway at the Odum
gate.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
COLDS AND FLU"
RAID THE VILLAGE
More Sickness than at Any
Time Since War Year
of 1918
MISS LATTA is IMPROVING

Everywhere you turn this
week, in Chapel Hill, you hear
talk of the "flu." This plague
has not visited the village in
such strength as it now exhi-
bits since the dread war year of
1918.
All the beds in the Infrmary
have been occupied for several
days. There were about As pa
tients Monday-more than at
any time in the last eight years.
Thus far, fortunately, the dis
ease has not appeared in it's Sc
we're form, and there are no
fatalities to report.
Of course many of the sick
people are suffering not from the
"flu" but from bad colds. But
the lack of exact knowledge of
the malady, even eamong medi-
cal experts, tends to make every
patient and his friends fear that
he has been stricken by the real
thing.
Miss Louise Latta has been
one of the most seriously i'll. She
had a high fever in the early
part of the week, but was much
improved by Wednesday. Mrs.
Latta and Jack were i'll at the
same time, but they were SO
concerned about Miss Louise
that their anxiety worked a
cure.
Jack Boone, the boy who de-
livers the Raleigh Times, had a
light case of pneumonia, from
which he is recovering. Two of
Charlie Pickard's children, a boy
and a girl, have had bronchitis.
Wade Jackson, a high school
student, has been confined to
his home with a troublesome
cold-in-the-head.
Mrs. John M. Booker, Mrs.
William de B. MacNider, and
Miss Josie Pritchard are up a
gain.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
February Flowers
Warm Sunshine and Blossoms Made
Last Sunday into Spring Day

Strollers through the campus
and the village last Sunday
warm, bright, and beautiful day
saw Chapel Hill all a-bloom.
The brilliant yellow of the win
ter jasmine fairly glittered in
the sunlight against houses and
stone walls, the most spectacu-
lar display of this flower being
along the border of Mrs. Fred
Patterson's lot; and everywhere
the winter honeysuckle-or, if
you prefer the other name, the
sweet breath O spring-was in
blossom.
The apricots, first of the fruit
trees to don spring clothing, had
burst forth into color. Their
delicate pink blooms gave a de-
lightfully gay aspect to the
George McKie place and the Ar
boretum.
From one end of town to the
other you saw the red buds of
the japonica; and if you stray
ed into gardens like Mrs. Man
gums or Mrs. Winston's you
were charmed by the sight and
the fragrance of violets.
Daffodils, here nesting. to-
gether in beds, there stretched
in even rows, lifted their golden
heads in defiance of the calen-
dar. Some of r. +. Hickerson's
daffodils grow on the outside of
his wall, on the edge of Battles
Grove, and passers-by made free
to pluck them. So abundant was
the supply, however, that the
captives were not missed.
The elms were budding, land
the weeping willows had turned
green.
The bees were humming, and
at twilight the tree frogs launch
ed their spring-song upon the
air.
Altogether, it was a glorious
day--May-time in mid-winter.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
An Anniversary

With this issue the Chapel
Hill Weekly completes it's third
year.
l might be moved to apologize
for discoursing upon the ami
versary but for this fact: al
though a village newspaper may
be, in ownership, personal and
private business, in its opera
ton it is peculiarly a community
affair. Scores of people take
part in its production. What
with writing the copy, proof
reading, chasing advertise
ments, and experimenting the
companion printing enterprise,
not to mention such incidental
tasks as sweeping the floor and
taking out the ashes, how could
the couple who run the Weekly
get away with the job without
the aid of the good friends who
serve as unofficial reporters? &?
They would have a hard time of
it indeed.
A familiar voice over the tele-
phone tells you of a meeting or
celebration of one kind or an
other, soon to be held; another,
of a civic project, or an impor-
tant real estate deal, or some
school activity. A stroller
through the streets or the cam
pus reports an amusing incident.
Clippings that have a special re-
lation to Chapel Hill are mailed
in. Engagements, marriages,
births, deaths, accidents-news
of all these comes from persons
who hear about them first. And
the "neighborhood notes"
Continued on page fsVo)
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
Chapel Hill Chaf

have received a letter from
the head of the Anti-Saloon
League in North Carolina urg-
ing that churches, civic clubs
and other organizations adopt
resolutions in opposition to any
modification of the Volstead act.
The letter closes: "This is one
of the most effective ways by
which the Lords people can
combat the effort of the Devils
friends" Some of the modifca-
tionists, thus denominated "the
DEVILS friends" have found to
be pretty good people. Somehow
the worthy gentleman's letter
brings to mind the celebrated
saying of Mark Twain's: "Heav-
en- for climate, He'll for COM
pany."'
Mrs. J. M. Booker has appear
ed once on horseback, and Of
course she wore a modern rid
ing costume. Her three-year-
old daughter Julia, proud and ex-
cited, called to a neighbor:
Have you seen my mama on
the back of a horse with her
rompers on"
Bruce, Mr.. Mobiles dog, saves
himself from the painful effect
of the recent muzzle-and-leash
act by the simple expedient of
remaining in the Ford coupe
whenever he and his master
come downtown together. He
sits with head erect and gazes
out upon the passers-by with
scornful dignity.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
Miss Battle a Playmaker

Miss Nancy Battle will come
to Chapel Hill today to begin re-
hearsals for the new series of
plays to be presented by the
Carolina Playmakers March IL
and 13. She is to appear as
Pierrette in William Macmillan s
fantasy, "A Carolina Pierrot." "
Miss Battle, who is teaching
dancing now in Raleigh and
Durham, will not stay here
these next few days; she will
come only when her presence is
required at rehearsals.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
NewsbOy Has Pneumonia

Jack Boone, the boy who sells
the Raleigh Times, made his
usual round with the papers
Monday afternoon. On Tuesday
he did not appear, and there was
not a little questioning and
grumbling among the Times
readers. But they soon learned
that it was not Jacks fault. He
was taken suddenly with pneu-
monia Tuesday night. He is
getting better now.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
Benefit Supper Next Thursday

Chicken salad and oysters will
be the main features of the menu
at the supper to be given in the
parish house next Thursdayeve-
ming at 6Eo'clock by the Lucy
Payne circle of the Episcopal
church Service League. The pur-
pose Of the supper is, to raise
funds for carrying on the work
Of the circle.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
B. !. Tart Revisits Village

b. |. Tart of Four Oaks, John
son county, was in Chapel Hill
Monday. Mr.. Tart had not been
on the Hill for five years and
said he was astonished by the
changes in the place. He was
a student here in the class of
1901 and is planning to attend
his 25th-year reunion in June.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
Mrs. Lawson Entertains

After Miss Arna Heni appear
ed at the Playmakers Theatre
Monday evening, in a reading of
Ibsen's peer Gynt," she was the
guest Of honor at a reception
given by Mrs. II. b. Lawson.
Miss Heni and Mrs. Lawson have
been known to one another a
long time through mutual
friends in London.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
Literature Group to Meet

The Literature Department of
the Community Club will meet
TuesdayAM March 2nd, at 1880 in
the parish house. Mrs. C. P.
Highly will review Margaret
Story's book, "How to Dress
Well" and a short story will be
read by Miss Foster.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26

Since the Florida singer who
was to appear at the regular
Sunday concert scheduled for
March 7 has found it impossible
to come, and since Mr.. Weaver
and the Glee Club will be off on
tour at that time, the concert
has been cOnceled. -
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
Nancy Byrd Green

A daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Green yesterday
Her name is Nancy Byrd. The
prevailing custom among Chapel
Hill babies, Of being born in
Watts Hospital, Durham, was
not adhered to in this case.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
President Chase Is Back

President Chase returned
Wednesday night from his trip
to the Far West. He is expect
ed to announce, within a few
days, his acceptance or declina-
tion of the presidency of the Uni
versity of Oregon.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
Cake Sale Tomorrow

The Woman's Missionary So
ciety Of the Christian church will
hold a cake sale tomorrow (Sat-
urday) afternoon, from two to
six o'clock, in the Peoples Bank
building. A variety of home
made cakes will be offered.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-02-26
a
MESSAGE TO
SUBSCRIBERS
OF THE
CHAPEL HILL
WEEKLY

A considerable proportion
of the subscriptions to the
Chapel Hill Weekly expire
with this issue.
Look at the label on your pa
per. If it reads "Feb. 26"
that means that your re-
newal is due.
Please send a check for
S1.50, so that it will not be
necessary for us to send you
a special notice.
This does not apply, of
course to those who have
paid for more than a year
in advance.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
euu San Antonio Industry Imports Art Works for Retailers
ADDITION TO LARGE
GARAGE is BEGUN

VICTORIA, Tex, April 3.-H. A
Abshier of the Abshier Auto Sales
Company is clearing a site on North
DeLeon Street for the extension of his
garage, which fronts on East Consti-
tuition Street.
The extension will be So by 13s
feet and will be a hollow tile and stuc-
co building. The company's present
garage is one Of the largest structures
of its kind in the city but it is no
longer large enough to accommodate
the firms constantly increasing bust
ness. &
A cottage occupying the site for the
addition is being moved to n lot Mr..
Abshier owns on West Commercial
Street.
The city council at its meeting last
night authorized Alderman Jake Hum
mel. chairman Of the street and bridge
committee to purchase two trucks to
be used in hauling gravel for street
improvement.
The council expects to effect a great
saving in time and money by the adop-
ton of trucks, which can make sew
cral trips while the wagons now in
use can make only one, and if the
saving justifies it additional trucks
will be purchased,
The city has for some time been u.s.
ing tractors in its street work and
since they have been in service con-
siderable more work has been done
and at greatly reduced cost.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
leach LIN {
Gets HUGE
PROJECTS
Hard-surfaced Roads and
Pleasure Resorts Fea-
ture Building.

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, April 8
Possibility of further development OF
the beach line along Boca Chica, Point
Isabel and on up Padre Island is
seen in the recent acrion here of Mrs.
Neils Espcrson Stewart of Houston
in taking out of litigation a 10000
acre tract of land which fronts on
the bathing beach at Boca Chica, and
extends back half way to Browns
vile.
On this land Mrs. Stewart paid
off during the present week, S120,0O0
in notes, through which the property
had been forced into foreclosure
through failure of previous payment.
This huge tract of land which lies
in the vicinity of the expected de-
velopment was purchased several years
ago by the late Neils Esperson.
START WORK SOON.
At that time he saw possibilities
Of getting oil out of the land. The
possibilities of getting oil out of it
never materalized. but now there is
a possibility of the land bringing a
richer return to the owners than oil.
for the big development along the
coast line is expected to have its
origin in this plot OF ground.
Through this tract the road TO be
built from Brownsville to Boca Chica
will run. 1t fronts along the bath
ing beach, and is just across from
Brazos Island, which will be the south
ern terminus. on the north side of
the Rio Grandc. of Colonel Sam Rob
ertson's ocean beach drive project.
No definite announcement has been
made Of any contemplated improve
ment on the land by Mrs. Stewart,
although it is considered as likely
that some development will be started
in the near future.
NEW PROJECTS.
The increase in value of land in
that section caused by the development
of Colonel Robertson's ocean beach
drive project, and by the assurance
of a deep water port at Point
Isabel is believed to have caused Mrs.
Stewart to redeem the tract.
Colonel Robertson has now resign.
ed from the position of sheriff OF
Cameron county, and is devoting all
his time to his ocean beach project,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
MENARD PLANS
TO BUILD NEW
3-STORY HOTEL

A new three-story hotel is to be
erected in Menard in the near future
for S. p. Carroll. The structure will
be of brick and concrete construction.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
CORPUS CONTINUES
TO GET NEW MONEY

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. April 3.
Fifty-siz acres Of bay front prop
cTty a short distance south Of Corpus
Christi has ben purchased BY A. X.
Shot Of Cincinnati. He paid SJS,-
900 for the property.
1t was said today by the local real
estate firm that handled the tranSac-
tion that Mr.. Shott intended 10 SUP
divide the property. II was said be
intended 10 spend an additional $780,
200 in developing the tract.
Interested with Mr.. Shot in the
deal is G. r. Runck. also Of Cincin-
natl. Mr.. Runck has been here for
a few weeks. and has made other ~
tensiTe investments.
Announcement was made a few
days ago by Peter NJ. Chamberlain
that be intended to develop 4 Spanish
village south Of the city. and on prop
erty fronting on Corpus Christi bav.
which Mr.. Shots tract adjoins. and
it was announced today that the de-
yelopment NJ the two divisions will be
along similar lines.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
"CAVES AND BURIED
TREASURE" IN HEIGHTS

Yes. there are caves in Alamo
Heights" said Clifton George,
around near the West Texas Mill
tary Academy, and all kinds of stories
drift out about them. One was where
a dog got lost in one and came out
over in Laurel Heights. Another is
of buried treasure put there during
the time Texas was owned by Mex
leo. Even yet strange looking mrn
with maps and drawings sometimes
come around in their curious. in.
quisitive way and sometimes they dig
quite deep holes. Whether they ever
get anything is kept from the curl
Gus.
But now all this history. under
the encroachment Of homes in this
beautiful section. has become folk
lore or interesting tales"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
LAREDO PLANNING
PARK ON RIO GRANDE

LAREDO, Tex, April 3-Follow-
ing a personal inspection of that part
of Water street, from the interna.
tional bridge east for several blocks,
the mayor and city council have de-
cided that the street shall become one
OF the show drives of Laredo and
work has started ON its opening and
grading. This street will serve iIn
natatorium being built on the river
bank by Justo Penn and Amedc lii
garde. In connection with the BATH
ing beach the owners will open and
beautify park that will be one OF
the cool, shady spots Of this section
during the long summer days.
The furniture and fixtures and
good part of the stock of the J. {.
Penney and Company store here has
been received and the local manager.
X. L. Champion. is busy superintend-
ing the installation. His assistant
II. z. Mendcll of Phoenix. Ariz., mas
also arrived in Laredo and is now
busily engaged in the work.
The fixtures and furniture are OF
fumed oak color and the pattern is
of the most up-to-date style for gem
eral merchandise stores with closed
cases and rooms for the suits aud
dresses. The entire equipment was
made in the J. c. Penney factories and
they are standard and especially
made to fit into the building to BE-
occupied by the Laredo store.
II. l.. Champion is one of the Old
store managers and stakeholder Ue
the company. He came here from
Winslow, Ariz., and brings good rec
concentrations as public-spiritcd
worker and will make factor in the
civic life Of this city.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
SALES GAIN.

Star assumed fifth place among at
makes Of ears sold in California in its
third year, 1925, registering an in.
crease in sales Of ca per cent over
the year 1924.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
4-STORY GARAGE
PLANNED IN AUSTIN

4 four-story garage. with parking
space 10 care for $50 automobiles
will be erected in Austin Immediately
for o. o. Norwood. The structure
will have a foundation to carry four
additional stories. 1t is to be of brick,
stone. concrete and tile construction
and will cost $4,000. A circular
ramp will be used instead Of elevators
TO park the cars on various floors.
Frank Barron has been awarded the
general contract on cost-plus basis,
according to San Antonio Builders
Exchange. Giesccke and Harris are
the srchitects.