THE SANFORD EXPRESS P. H ST. CLAIR » _ , i€_ D, L, ST. CLAIR f Poblishbbs FRIDAY, - January 10, 1920 The Prohibition Kntorcmenl Campaign, The prohibition enforcement campaign for the Anti-Saloon Leagne is a call to finish the job. We have legislated the saloon out of bnsiness, bat it is making a determined fight to come hack. When the eighteenth amend ment to the constitution was passed well-meaning friends of prohibition said: "Oar nation is now legally dry; the cause or prohibition has triumphed; the fight is won and we are through with it,” The intensive cam paign of the liquor interests to nullify prohibition is the answer. Their propaganda organization has been equaled only by that of the German government. Even the most casual reader of the news of the day now realizes that prohibition has its hardest fight ahead. The liquor traffic is waging at the polls, in the courts, and in the public press, the most desperate and determined fight of its history. The Aoti-Saloon League has launched a nation-wide cam paign to secure a special fund of $25,000,000. The people of Lee county are asked to subscribe $4,000 as their part of this fund. The campaign for the raising of these funds begins today, Janu ary 16, the date the Prohibition Amendment becomes effective. The money will be used in main taining a publicity organization to combat the propaganda of the liquor interests, to assist in thej enforcement of the law against: bootleggers and extend pro hibition in other countries. There is no doubt that this campaign for funds with its pur poses clearly understood, will meet with the loyal and active support of a large percentage of the people of the county It vit ally concerns the business man from whose employees the temp tation of strong drink has been removed, and it also vitually concerns the mothers of this county, whose sons, now grow ing to ihanhood, will never know the debasing influence of the saloon. •’ , These temptations and these vices can be now removed by fitw, and the purpose of this campaign is to see that by the enforcement of that law they shall stay removed. Serious thought must be giv en to the problem of limiting ab sentee ownership of land, de clares David P. Houston, Secre tary of Agriculture, in his an nua' report. On the average he points out, the tenant remains on the same farm only about one sixth as long as the owning farmer, and consequently often manifests little interest in the improvement of the farm and in the progress of the community. When this is added to the fact that a large number of land lords live at a distance from their farms and contribute noth ing to the success of the tenant or the progress of the communi ity, a situation is presented which necessitates the taking of stepe to retard the increase of tenancy. Recently there has been In some sections, notably in the tobacco belt, a tendency for prices of land to increase with extreme rapidity. This has caused many landlords, both res ident and absentee, to divide their holdings into small farms and sell, in some instances to tenants, who have paid for their land with the profits made os one* crop. But the advauc ng price of land in the face of war prices that may not last is not calculated to help in the solu tion of the problem of tenancy, a problem that vitally concerns the people of this State, and one which the bast thought of the State must give serious consid eration. Aa to whether or not farm land In this section has gone as high in price as it can safely go we are not prepared to say. In some sections of the State the price of iand consti tutes an obstacle to agricultural development, for the settler is forced to assume at the start un duly heavy interest charges. A petition signed by many ol the oltlsans ot Sanford and Lee county “king that the County Oommlestoaers take steps to prohibit carnival* from •bowing In the county, .wan presented at the meeting ol the board last week. As the commissioners took favorable aollon. hereafter carnivals wlStSTut be allowed to show within' the borders of 'She county. Oar people were so thor oughly disgusted with the last carnival that came to this place that thu made up their ai'lede that aoothar ooe should aot show In the oounty H they oould prevent It. TOBACCO INDUSTRY Tobacco Industry Show* Re murkable Development—Con sumption Ahead of Production. Through the hate of uncer tainty which surrounds the im mediate tntufe, the big tobacco men of-the country are lo king ahead with confidence and are laying piana for tremendous ex pansion in their business. They are firm in their conviction that the outlook is most promising. The most striking evidence of their confidence is the expan sion of production which has been accomplished and which is in prospect The year 1919 witnessed a phenomenal growth of the to bacco industry in this country. In an interv'r'w published by Dow. Jones A Co . James B. Duke stated that the tobacco business was flourishing and that adverse conditions in other lines fail to affect tobacco. On every hand there are con vincing indications that the to bacco interests of the country are unanimous in the views ex pressed by Mr. Duke. Consider-^ bale new capital has been going into these companies during the last year. Consumption keeps well ahead of production. The latest offi cial figures, for the year, ended with June, 1919, showed domes tic consumption of cigarettes amanted to 38,075.946,158. an inc^Be of 1,444,406,780 over the preceaing year. These figures have been compiled on basis of the internal revenue tax return, and do not include the cigarettes consumed by the men of the American Expeditionary Forces who were in France at the time. Some idea of the tobacco re quirements of the soldiers can be gleaned from the fact that the American Tobacco Company alone in 1918 shipped to France approximately $20,000,000 of its products, chiefly cigarettes. Sales of the United Cigar Stores Co. in November established a new high record of $5,654,000, which was at the rate of $70,248,000 a year, compared with slightly more than $52,000,000 in 1918. The Farmers’ Union and the Re valuation Law, During the past few weeks the President of the North Carolina Farmers’ Union. R. W. H. Stone, has been sending letters to the local anion in the State, calling attention to contemplated activ ities of the anion in 1920. He refers to the question of fertili zers, also devotes much atten tion to proposed iacreases in membership. However, these suggestions apparently are merely prefactory to the real business in hand, an ti revaluation activity. The state president is pointing ost to the unionists everywhere that the state union in annual session here last month adopted resolu tions opposing the revaluation act and demanding the amend ment of that statute, together with amendment of the law changing the time of listing per sonal property from, the first of May to the first day of January. Already, says Mr. Stone, he has received word from many locals in various sections of the state to the effect that they have adopted resolutions similar to the ones passed by the state union in session here in Decem ber- Here are the resolutions: "Resolved that we, the dele gates of the North Carolina State Farmers’ union in session this, the 10th day of December, 19l9, in the city of Greensboro, feel that it is our duty to express ourselves on public questions in a way that our public servants will know our sentiments and shape their acts accordingly. ‘‘We therefore resolve, first, that we are opposed to the re valuation act in the form passed by the last legislature, and that we ask the legislature to amend the revaluation act, and that all Property be assessed according to its ability to produce an in come and in its position to give it aAliie; and, second, that we areflp^osed to the law changing the time of listing our property from the first day of May to the first day of January ; that both acts will work a hardship on far mers without affecting unfavor ably other people; third, that farmers cannot pay this increase in taxes; that said increase will cause many farmers to leave the state or go to town. “We therefore 'demand the amendment of said laws at the earliest sitting of the legislature. Mr. Stone is advising the far mers to organize. "8ee to it,” he says, “that every man in your community is a member of the Farmers’ union before the legislature meets in extra session next May, then I will see to it that yon get the things that our organization demands.” Of Interest to Ex-Service Hen. 1.Q1 interest to ek-aervice m ■ n through out the county la the Information con tslpcd In.the following notice recently received by the Greensboro KrcruUing Station. Kx-aoldiera, anllora And in a rlnea who nre mfferlng from dtauases, Or injuries received, contracted or ag gravated while !n the service are en titled to free treatment by the public heahh eervlce of the U. S. under an act of Congreaaof March 3,1010. The following office* of the United Statea public health tervloo are maintained lo North Carolina and will give treatment to any or the then as above mentioned : Beaufort, Elisabeth City, Washington, Edenton, New Bern and Wilmington - TEACHERS’ MEETING. Remarks Concerning School At tendance. The first teachers' meeting of the year will be held at Sanford, in the high school building Satur day, January 17, 10:80 a m. These meetings have been un avoidably delayed, but from uoW on we hope to have them regularly and frequently. The work has been laid out for five meetings, comprising two rcci 1 tat ions of 45 miuutes each. The book to be » d is Davis “The Work of the Teachm All teachers should study this for its helpfulness in their work, besides, all know that those who attend these meetings regularly and do the work required satisfactorily, have no trouble about keeping certifi cates iu force, »» o nope to have .Vi■ A. T A!. Ieo, Secretary State Board of Ex amiuers wuh us, aud for this rea son if for no other insist that every teacher in the Oouuty be present. After this general county meet mg the group plan will be followed, dividing the teachers into groups, each with a leader, meetiug where most convenient. ' On account of the scarcity of news print paper, I hesitate making any coaitnumcatioir lengthy, yet I feel that more publicity should be given the schools and their work, hence the following observations; * After “trial aud tribulation’’, all schools, white and colored, have beeu supplied with teachers aud with only an occasional exd^t100’ appear to be progressing and run ning smoothiy. The exceptions are usually where parents are too prone to listen to every “tale’’ carried home by children who were ag grieved at getting their feelings hurt for some misdeed, failure to get a lesson, or something of the sort. Now, teachers, like most other human bemgs are not perfect, and I do not pretend to be, else it would be unnecessary to be everlastingly urging them to improve themselves but they are human, and appreciate eucouragemeut, a kind word, an expression of appreciation, and co operation in the difficult task of controlling aud teaching a set uf children whose home training and home influences, are quite dif ieress to maay instances. Let me say again that these are exceptions, but numerous enough and serious enougH to mention, and I am glad to say that such spirit of unjust, unreasonable criticism does not generally prevail, most of oar peo ple appearing to appreciate the ef forts of the teachers. Still here is room for a»_,closer parent teacher relationship. Had you ever thought that this, spirit of fault finding, or that eveu coid indifference may largely ac count for the serious shortage of teachers? No*, what I am saying nere is in the hope ihat it may be tne mean3 of bringing about a clos' er parent, teacher relationship that will result in a greater good for all. especially the children. Taerefore, suppose we all try to get belter ac quainted, offer a little encourage ment occasionally, and if we think *e have a grievance, go to tne teacher in the right spirit ana straighen it out satisfactory, in stead of going to the disgruntled of the community. lhe a-ten dance law being fair ly well observed, but it seems hard for a few to realize tnat they are iaw oreakers and liable to have the sheriff go after them with a warrant if they keep children of .the com pulsory age out of school unlaw fully, I presume tney will have to learn from costly experience that this law was made to oe obeyed. However, the greatest trouble about attend ance «s in regard to those above compulsory attendance age. As ir regularly as some of these attend it will take 30 years for them to finish the ith grade. Sometimes I won der if some parents "set their child ren free'’ at 14 years. No pupil of that age should pe allowed to de cide for himself whether he shall attend school, for he is not capable [or has not developed enough at that age to know what is best for himself, being just at the age when he needs the kindly but firm guid ance of the parent. Home discipline will work along migkty nicely w;Ui school disci pline and more of the proper re straints at home will lessen the amount needed m school, and few er boys will be headed toward de struction and prison. E. M. J County Superintendent of Schools. Uncle Sam Han Jobs for bl>-! abled Soldiers Soldiers, who are par lailv dissbl ed from sounds received >u the w,.r are to be assisted i:i finding em ployment id civil position** U'd r tbe War Departoieut, according lo information received from the U. 8. Civil Serviee Commission. It is stated that the War De partment, the Federal Board for Vocational Education, and tbe Civil Service Commission will within a few weeks have completed a plop they have had under consideration tor some time, one <jf cooperation whereby the employment und. r the War Department of partially disabled soldiers, including those who ordinarily woold be barred from civil positions because of their physical condition, will be facilitat ed in every way possible, and which will permit tbe employment of partially disabled men on the same basis as those who have not sus tained physical injury. The War Department has con siderably more than 100,000 civil ian employees in ita various es tablisb moots, aud it is believed by Govern aj eat officials tfiat this force can absorb several thousand partially disabled men without serious detriment to tbe service. Tbe Civil 8ervice commission states that a circular setting forth tbe plan in full will be ready for distribution in two or three weeks. 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Five Passenger Touring Car.$1499 Roadster.. . . . . 1495 Four Passenger Coupfe. 2450 Five Passenger Sedan. 2450 PricUm o- b. Cleveland Come and now and rem( the New Grant Six ;r early orders mean early delivers KENNEDY & PERRY, nfoid, N. C Pale, Enemic Girls Need a Blood 'flfeic Pepto Mannsn Enriches and Builds Up tbe Blood Pallor, Headaches and Short □ess of Breath Disac Pepto-Mangan Sold In and Tabid t Portt. | Wny sr.ould any mao continue to have a-, complexion and a lisf system dtvoid of eoer^jr i Sued young foiks are i dappi and dejected si iuej aee<:pt s-jcq misfortune, and e* lD^ ail tb* good things of I__ If #aco youof womstt. woo t . tbat their anejnlc condition is pri due to tbio, impoverished blodd, _ could easity be enriched Gadal Mj-MdDesp, now much happier auct attractive ibey would be. ^ Gude’s Pepto Mangan is & safe, bene flciai acd pleasant looic for anyoopi suf fering from any ailment caused by poor blood. If taken regularly for a '— we<-ks it wilt enrich the bloadirafe thousands of the healthy r J blood Cf*iis toat ar-4 needed to carry oQi^np^: meat to ev<-ry part of toe body. Pepto-Mangan is sold in both liquid and tablet form Both con aSO the same medicinal tngreaieots. Buy Pepto Mangan at your drug e»st*g. Be sure the Dame “GudeV* is on tne oackage. Without ‘ G ideV* il ia do*. Pepto Mangan. SQUlwi/ todea h. When the body begins t and movement becomes p iofeil ft is usually an indication t. ii .(he kidneys are out of order, Keep these organs healthy by COLD MEDAL, •x r nsBoa The world’s standard remedy Tot lesjraey, fever, bladder and uric ad i trJgigaQ* Famous since 1696. Take re^ylarjpaod keep in good health. In thn u JjjL'aft drngffists. Guaranteed us retire: Leek fa* the bum C«l-f M -1*1 on or no paiatH.k MORE PEP FOR iOUR CA * ■ ' Sanford Storage Battery Company Sanford, N. C. souir moists *7 croup, colds, pneu / mom*. «c. ia children A ** we^l ■ pown-opi ■ JOt 6fe and S 1.20 m W 3,1 dnV Mores or tent F irepsid by Brame Drug Company North Carolina -Lee County—In the Superior Court—Before the Clerk. Samantha Thomas, Malcom J. Buie and wife, Sarah Buie, Gilbert Buie, D. D. Buie et al Ei Parte NOTICE OF SALE. Under and by virtue of a judgment rendered in the abo ve proceeding by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Lee Coun ty, the undersigned will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash at public auction at, the Court House door of Lee county on Monday, February 16th, 1920, the following described tract of land in Lee County, North Carolina: Bounded on the North by H. G. Mc ^tosb, T. H. B. Pierce; on the West by O 5.-15?*®®.**** the Hodge land; on the South by Giles McNeill and Daniel Mc Neill, containing 300 acres more or iess and known as the “Daniel Buie Home Flaee on tbe waters of Cypress Creek. TIME of Sale: 12:00 o’clock M. Mon day^ Eebmary 16th, 1920. PLACE of Sale: Court Hous^^or of Lee County. TERMS: Cash upon confirmation by the court. A deposit of ten per cent will be required as an evidence of good faith. .This the 14 day of January, 1920. J - F- Milliken, Commissioner. Mortgage Sale. t inler and by virtue of the poweT of sale contained in a mortgage deed exe cuted by Thomas C. McLeod to the un dersigned on January 8th, 1919, and duly recorded in the office of Register of Deeds of Lee county in Book 8, Page 286, conveying the land hereinafter de acribed and whereas default has been made in the payment of the note secur ed thereby, the undersigned will offer ; i°r sale at .the court house door in Lee county at th«* hour of 12r00 o'clock noon on Monday, February 9th, 1020, to the highest bidder for oaab, tbs land here inafter described, to wit: Beginning at a Dogwood, sasafras winters; thence 8. 80 E . 10 chaine 76 R 9 —a- are w at, LlJlIlflB l O nke to a stake, pine, red and dogwood pointers; thence N. 61 E. 27 chains to a stare in Hie branch, sweet gum. maple and poplar pointers; thence If. 61 W. 38 chains SO links to a lightwood stump and two pine pointers; thence B. 39 W. 16 chains to a stake; thence '61 E. 8 chains to a stake, thence 8. 38 W, • chains to a stake; thence 8. 74 E, 18 chains to a stake; thence 8. 88 W. 4 chains to the beginning, containing seventy-two and a half acres more or less ban and except 21 1-2 acres allotted to the heirs of Thomas McLeod. This January 10th, 1920. . Wright Princs. Rub-M>-Tlsm In great pals killer. It relieves pals and soreness caused by Bbeaaatista, Neuralgia, Sprains, etc. ML L. MATTHEWS, M. D, Practice limited (O the eye, ear, note and throat. Office in poatoffic** building, Sanford, K. Q. Phone U7j Keaidenoe 274. Hour® from 0 a. no. to 12 m , and 1.30 to 3 30 p. m., and by appointment. DR. F. W. MoORACKEN. Dentist, Sanford, N. C offim* m the Commercial BuiMintt Ollioe phone 61, Residence 58 «K J. t. ItEAL VETERINARIAN with Wtlht us-Bloks Co. Phone lee. iierOBD, K. o. J. S. MANNING, W. W, K1 TOBIN. Raleigh, N. U. Raleigh. N C EDWIN L GAVIN Baoford, N. C Manning, Kitchin & Gavin, Attorneys at Law, Sanford, N. O. A. A F. SEA WELL, Attorney at Law, Sanford, N. C WIl'JAMS & WILLIAMS, Lawyers, Sanford. N. C. HOY^L & HOYLE. LAWYERS, Sanford. N. C. Have removed their offices to seoonff fl »or Peoples' Baok Bu'ldlng. D. E. McIYm ATTORNEY AT LAW, Sanford, N. C. DR. A D. B RBER, Dentist. Otlice in Belie,-Dutterioh Building Id rear Bauklng, Loan & Trust Co Phone 181. DR. E. W. HUNTER, DENTIST. Office in Bailej-Lutterlob Build. *n«. ‘Phone 187. DR. J. C. MANN, EYE SPECIALIST. At Cnears’ Jewelry Store, Hanford, N. U., every Wednesday from 10 a m. to 3 p. m. Glasses fitted that are easy and restful to the eyes. Headache re lieved wDen caused by eye strain. Gross -yes straightened without the knife. Weak eyts of children and young peo ple a specialty Bultation free- and in vited. Sanford Council NUMBER 111 Junior Order United American Mechanics Meets every Friday night. Every member requested to be present. 666 quickly relieves Colds and' La Grippe, Constipation, Biliousness, Loss of Appetite and Headaches. Profit by Experience Our customers are onr best boosters. Try one of our excellent roasts for your next Sun day's dinner. S. W. Kent & Son, CITY MARKET MONEY TO LOAN, on improved farm, Residence or Improved buelnras property, at 6 per cent* Carolina In surance & R alty Co , W. 8. Weather spoon, President, Weatherepoon Build ing, Sanford, N. C. Administ ator s Notice. The undersigned, having qualified aa administrator of the estate of D. D. Sey more, deceased, hereby gives notice to creditors of said estate to present their claims to him, duly verified, on or before the 11th dav of December, 1920, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re covery. Debtors of the estate will please make immediate settlement. This December 11th, 1919, J. P. Seymore, Administrator of D. D. Seymore’s Estate. Seawell and Miliiten, Attorneys. 668 has proven it will cure Malaria, Chills and BV ver, Biliousness, Pi ver 1 ’-olds and La Grippe. NOTICE Sale of Valuable Farm Lands? Under and by virtue of a decree of the Superior Court of Lee County, Nor-h Carolina, made in the special proceeding therein pending, entitled: “G. W-Riggs bee vs R. L. Riggsbee et al,” the under signed commissioner* appointed by the court for the purpose, will offer and sell nt public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the court house door in Lee county, North Carolina, a certain tract or parcel of land in said county and State, lying and being on the Sanford Moncure improved highway, about 2 miles north of Sanford, adjoining the lands of W. A. Wicker, 0,1 Dickens, Gunter and others, and bonnded as fol lows: ' Beginning at an iron pike in the east -edge of the Moncure and Sanford improv ed Highway. W, A. Wicker’s corner, and runs thence with W. A. Wicker’s line 8. 88 3-4 E. 1896 feet to a stake, W. A. Wicker’s cottier; thence 8. 01-4 W, 586 feet to an iron stake in John Riddle’s line; thence N. 88 8-4 W. 1826 feet to an iron stake in T. T. Gunter's ine: thence with said line N. 7 W. 683 feet to an iron •take, to the beginning. ..containing twenty-five acres, more or lew. Friday, January 16th, 192g.,at 11 o'clock a. in. Place of aale; At court house door. Terma of sale: Cash: 6 per cent of bid at time of purchase, balance qpon con fir. mation of sale. - Tbia December 8th, 1910. C. L. Williams, Williams & Williams, Attorneys. , *5 * powerful sctliep tie; it kills the poison caused from In fected outs, cures old sores, tetter, etc. WILLI AMS-BELK CO. Chicago Foot Specialist is Coming Here At considerable expense and trouble, we have ar ranged for a foot expert to be at this store JANUARY 16 and 17 .. for the convenience of foot sufferers. Examination and Advice Free No More Hurting Feet Let Your t oo Come Forth and Corn Complete Com for1 This expert, who is one of the Staff of Dr. YVhi.'M. Scholl, f the noted specialist and recognized foot authority is able : to tell at once what the real cause of your foot trouble is. He knows feet as a dentist does teeth or as an architect does houses. 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