fflE SANFORD EXPRESS
P. H. 8T. CLAIR I
D. L. 8T. CLAIR J
Publishers
FRIDAY, - - October 22, 192C
The Vew Voter*
r' - Probably twice as many peo
. pie will vote In Lee connty al
the November election as have
ever voted at any previous elec
tton in the connty. The greai
majority of the new voters wll
wish to join one or the other o
■ the great political parties, moe
“ of them the Democratic part;
There may be a place In some sec
tions of America for the indepei
dent voter, a place for the ma;
or woman who allies himself o
herself with no political organiza
tion, but votes for the candidate
of one political party and thei
with the candidates of the othe
as the voter believes they de
_serve. On the whole, howevei
a man or woman here in Nortl
Carolina can accomplish mor
good by joining the Democrat!
party and going to work to ge
through that party the measure;
he or she wishes to see made ef
fective as laws.
Every voter should resolve ii
the very beginning, however
that be or she will make his oi
her party a means and not ac
end; an instrument to be used
and not an idol to be worshipped.
Thi success of your party means
nothlip to you unless through
. its success you can develops
j., worthier America, a greater
'■x Btsti and a better connty.
The Paramount Issue
It is now nearly a year since
the League of Nations, as pro
vided for in the peace treaty,
was officially conatitued. Dur
ing all that time the Council of
the League has been in exist
ence and ready to perform its
functions. The Assembly of the
League has been called to meet
next month in Genoa, Italy.
Some forty nations have given
their adherence to the organi
zation. China and the United
States are the only nations ol
importance that are eligible for
membership and that remain out
side.
The future of the League as a
world government will .depend
upon the willingness of the Unit
ed States to comr In, As an in
stitution for investigating and
_jJgnsideringtlMr-Sonditions that
those conditions the League has
already done much to justify it
President Wilson sayB that
the League in no way impairs
the Monroe doctrine, and that
there is nothing in it which in
the least interferes with the
right of Congress to declare war
or not aooording.to its own inde
is now the paramount issue ol
, the campaign.
sell
pendent judgment. The League
The Chatham Uecord slates the
$2,500 worth of stock bu been sab
scribed tor a cotton warehouse at Mon
core. Material for the building hat
been ordered and work will begin oi
the structure aa soon as It arrlvei
The business men of Moncure and th<
farmers of that section who are Inter
ested in the proposed warehouse, meat
business. They propose to have the
warehouse in use this season. Thej
7 are pulling to make Moocure a good cot
ton market and a warehouse will hel|
to accomplish this end. The farmers o
1 this section, if not the business men
are concerned In the building of a cot
ton warehouse at Sanford, As the
readers of The Express know a meet
lag of farmers and business men o
this plane, was held at the court house
some time ago to take steps tp build i
warehouse at 8anford. Committee!
were appointed to raise the money
_bay a lot and the material for the
building and see that warehouse ii
constructed as soon as possible. An
these oommlttees functioning and ha
nay effort calculated to produce result
been made to carry out the Instruction
of this meeting? It looks as if tb
opportunity t£> build a cotton warehous
la Sanford any time soon is going t
* slip. Many other towns in the Slat
are going ahead and building wart
houses with as much dispatch as pos
sibie. If Sanford expects to remel
the leading ootton market of this Bet
tioa it Is up to Our business men to g<
busy and see that a warehouse Is built.
The Democrats are now waging a
aggressive campaign in Lee count]
Speeches are being made by lead in
Democrats in many of the rural pre
olnots. ▲ strong drive is being mad
to gat the ladlee registered by lad it
and others appointed for that worl
The leaders of the party are workip
hard to gat oat a full Tote and tt
prospects are they will meet with «u<
oeee. They axpeet to put the tick*
across with a greater majority ths
ever, as a treat many ladles of tt
oounty «IU vote the Democratic tick©
▲ strong appeal is beiag made to ft
every Demoorat to vote a tick*
straight. ;If this is done there is e
question as to the eleotioa of the ticke
V ' ■
Firmer, m ■ rati ire mm end rei
ootblo but flaiMlil louoi biTi jnti
•omi of thin Into mdtoili. It tb
tlimin who in eow orgioUlog to pn
tool th.tr own Intonate oin only .ta
or,lulled thoy buy looompUata oomi
thug. r. •'
OUR RALEIGH LETTER
Ml Democruetlc Majority Kx
peeted—Get Familiar with the
Amendments—Absentee Voters
Law-Cam Morrison Shelling
the Woods
Correspondence ot The Kxprese.
Raleigh, Oct. 19—'The largest
and most representative crowd
of North Carolinians that ever
assembled at the State Crpltol
once each year is In Raleigh this
week in attendance on the State
i Pair. This week the crowd is
, more representative than nsnal,
> because it is the year of a gen
_ eral election, when the big poli
“ tical campaigns are staged.
- Scores of prominent men can be
- picked out on the fair grounds
. and in the hotel lobbies, and
j they are taking advantage of
the fine occasion and opportunity
’ to meet their personal friends
' from all over North Carolina,
) Many arrived Saturday and Sun
i day.
- The occasion presents a fine
opportunity also to newspaper
men to learn the humor ot the
' people of the various districts
> and counties with regard to the
! political parties and their candi
• dates. It is being embraced by
t your correspondent and he has
been struck with the repeated
1 statements by visitors from all
’ sections of the State who em
phasize the assertion that the
! prospects of the national Demo
cratic candidates have been vast
ly improved within the last two
or threeiweeks. That the league
of nations is close to the
hearts of the great majority of
North Carolina people and that
Candidate Harding has alienat
ed many voters from his party
by his recent attitude of open
hostility to the league and op
position to the ratification of a
peace treaty, even with reserva
' tions.
As to Morrison and the State
ticket, they all, with one accord,
acclaim their admiration for the
Democratic candidate for gover
nor, who most of them have
come to know better than they
did in the days preceding the
State primary. It is the con
census of opinion that the Dem
ocratic majority will be, propor
tionately, the largest ever poll
ed for the State ticket. There
is but one qualification to this
expression and that is that it de
pends, of course, largely on the
registration of the white women,
especially in the eastern and
central counties. The women of
the west are largely registered
already.
GET FAMILIAR WITH AMEND
I MENTS
Every 70ter, as a good citizen,
should familiarize himself (and
herself) with the merits of the
five proposed amendments to the
constitution and vote for their
adoption. The first three “go
1 together", and are absolutely
necessary to the -revaluation act
provisions- The other two can
be voted on separately. The
effect of these amendments if
ratified by the vote of the peo
ple at the polls in November
will be:
1. Give authority to the State
to tax net income from all sourc
es above exemption of not less
than $2,000 for married man or
widow or widower having de
pendent minor child or children,
and to all other persona not less
than $1,000.
2. To limit poll tax to not ex
ceeding $2 for State, and for
municipalities, $1.00.
3. To reduce rate of tax on
property for general expenses
of State and counties from 66 2-3
cents to a limit of 15 cents on
each $100 worth of property,
4. To substitute a rule of one
instead of two years residence
in State and four months in pre
cinct as qualification for voting.
5. To abolish payment of poll
tax as qualification for voting.
AHSE-MtE VOTERS LAW UPHELD
In upholding the constitution
ality of the absentee voters’ law
the State Supreme Court was
unanimous. The argument of
the counsel for the Republican
candidate for the State treasurer
who brought the suit, was that
the soldiers had returned and
there was no longer need of the
law. Chief Justice Clark, in his
opinion, knocked it cold when
he showed that forty-three states
now have continued the statute
in existence to protect citizens
i necessarily absent from their
i home precincts on election. He
i stated that the fact that only
> seventy per cent of the white
i men of this State had been vot
> ing of late years, was partly due
> to the failure of the authorities
- to provide an absentee voters’
- law sooner. None of the other
i states has repealed the law, and
- the court saw no reason why
t North Carolina should do
so. It is fair in its operation
and provisions to every party.
a MORRISON BACK ON THE STUMP
* Everybody will be glad to
f learn that the temporary throat
' trouble from which Governor
B Morrison suffered a few days
* early last week, was not serious,
■ and that he will be as thick in
* the fray as ever from now until
e November 2. .He has proved
“ one of the most effective cam
* paigners in the history of the
° State, end the trouble with his
® throat was due to overexertion
* in responding to appeals . to
| speak at places in addition to
those on his regular itinerary,
s ns made for him by the State
w chairman. People from the sec*
tlon recently covered by Gover
i- nor Morrison say "there has
e been- nothing like it on the stump
b since the days of Zeb Vance”,
w They add that£the people,women
t included, have not turned out In
- suoh large numbers In a genera
> tion.
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NEW SCHOOL LEGISLATION
Special Session of Legislature
Made New Provisions oi Bene
fit to Schools
Reviewing the work of the re
cent special session of the North
Carolina Legislature with particular
reference to school legislation,
State Superintendent of schools C.
E. Brooks says:
“The salary sehedule adopted by
the teachers at the Greensboro con
ference, providing for an increase
in salaries based on efficiency and
continued service in the same school
was provided when the State tax of
13 cents was authorized by the
finance committee. There was ab
solutely no opposition to it. More j
over, the counties and the capital
tax districts were given sufficient
latitude, either through a tax levy
or through power to borrow money,
to meet the schedule. Therefore,
the school term in every district for
1920-21 may be maintained for the
same length it was maintained in
1919*20
“The second important enact-,
ment was a law authorizing the ex
penditure of about $30,000 of the
public school fund to aid couuties
in which there is uot a single
standard high school. With this
fund it will be possible to increase
the number of standard high schools
in the rural districts when they
have complied with the require
ments for a consolidation of dis
tricts and a levy of a special tax
not to exceed 10 cents. Through
this provision it will be possible to
give substantial aid to several coun
ties and strengthen very materially
the high school work. The ex
penditure of this fund will be
wholly in the rural districts of the
weak counties where the taxable
values are too low for the couuties
to provide such schools without a
very high tax rate. So high schools
aided out of this fund must provide
for the teaching of vocational sub
jects such as agriculture and home
making.
“The third important action of
the general assembly was to author
ize the State board of education to
secure better supervision of the
erection of new school buildings.
The State board of education may
expend an amount not to exceed
$10,000 from the State loan fund,
to be used for providing plans for
modern school buildings, to be fur
nished free of charge to districts,
for providing rroper inspection of
school buildings and for giving aid
to cities, towns and districts in
properly locating new school build
ings.
“The State board of education
was farther authorized to spend
not more than $5,000 of the public
school fund in securing a better ad
ministration of the public school
fund in the several counties of the
State. Through this provision
county superintendents and county
boards of education will be given
assistance in administering the pub
lie school fund and in properly ac
counting tor the Bime.
1 “Thirrni «n —ri nn'l iimn»|pal
[enactments, * bat several' mSmor
amendments to the school law were
made as follows:
“Qmnty boards of education may
pay all or any part of the cost of
the erection of a new school build
ing. Furthermore, it may con
dei&ri: as mnch as 10 acres of land
for school sites and grounds. The
old law confined them to three
acres,
“The State-wide act has been
changed so that towns, counties or
districts may issue bonds up to five
per cent of the valuation of the
property and any district having a
school containing as many as five
teachers may vote bonds under the
law.
k,The cost of transportation of
pupils must be provided in the
building and incidental fund. In
case of a disagreement between
county boards of education and
county commissioners as to the
amount of the county the county
commissioners are required to
specify in writing what items of
the budget should not be allowed.1’
It is gratifying to the fathers
and mothers of the soldier boys,
who lie buried in the national
cemeteries of France, to know
that the graves are well cared
for. A party, which included
more than one hundred fathers
and. mothers of men who gave
their lives for their coun
try, who made pilgrimages
to the graves of their dead wilh
the intention of bringing back
with them the mortal remains,
have returned without them,
fully convinced that they can re
ceive no better care in America
The facte, as they viewed them
were a revelation, and their
minds were completely changed
when they realized the beautiful
truth regarding their and our
dead in France, and their wish
is that others could see what
they have seen.
“The American graves in
France are the most beautiful
and touching sights any tourists
can see,”
The tender and loving care
lavished upon the resting places
of the American dead in France,
is a beautiful illustration of the
appreciation of the French na
tion of the aid that America
rendered in a time of extreme
peril, and these graves are an
everlasting bond of union be
tween the two countries, and
few fathers or mothers, sisters
or brothers, would care to re
move from the beautiful resting
places the Inanimate forms of
their loved ones, if they could
but realize the tender care that
is lavished upon them by a grate
ful people.
Wells Drilled
U you are Is seed of water apply to
HOLLEB & SNIPES,
i Box 83, Sanford, N. 0.
LS,
All
groceries
are not the
same
Quality.
Every year of your life yoa 8It<$o\vn to a table to eut three times a day.
Put our good, pure hea!thfaTI<!j||irtnto vour stomach and you will enjoy
life better and live longer.
It a double economy to buy your groceries from us. First you’ll have
no bills to pay. And then We fell you the best foods for the price many
charge for second hand stoJf.'l^i
Reid and Rush
can
Let us show ?
Authenticity
Joseph Fhillipsj
outstanding fi
out of the merl
Siven^eetem
new era in
has lifted the
nity of a new
You can no,
a phonograpa
want a phon
human voice.
fou the Certificate of
lich Helen Clark and
ive signed. This is the
b which comes to you
irable tone-test recital
-Oth in Sanford. A
hers: mr. Emson
lograph to the dig
ger be satisfied with
it imitatet. Now, you
iph that equals the
Von know there isttich a phonograph. Mr. Edison made
an astounding test w itn. the Official Laboratory Model of
the New Edison to provCTtt. Sanford heard the New Edi
son Re-Create Helen Class and Jopseph Phillips' voice. So
realistic was the New Edison performance that no one in
the entire audience could distinguish it from the artists’ liv
ing voice
The NEW EDISON
“The Phonograph with a Soul! ’
You yourself can have such a phonograph. Let us show you
exact duplicates of the Official Laboratory Model, which triumph
ed in the tone-test. Let us show you the Certificate of Authen
ticity, which the artists have aigned, after inspecting these instru
ments, and in which theseltowat artists declare that these instru
ments are the equals in every respect of the instrument used in
the tone test. •
Lee Furniture Co.
Sanford, N. C.
M. L. MATTHEWS, M D.
Practice limited to the eye, ear, note
and throat.
Office In Molver building, Sanford,
N. u. Phone 117; Residence 274.
Hours from 9 a. m. to 12 m., and 1.30
to 3.30 p. m., and by appointment.
DR. F. W- MoOEAOKENT
Dentist,
Sanford, N. C.
Offices In the Commercial Building.
Office phone 51, Residence 68.
I»K, J. K, NEAL
VGTERIKAB1AN
tOAoe with: Wllkln.-Rlok. Co.
Phone ISO.
BAKFOgP, ». O.
J. S. MANNING. W. W. K1TOHIN,
Raleigh, N. C. Raleigh. N. C.
EDWIN L. GAVIN
Sanford, N. C.
Manning, Kitchin & .Gavin,
Attorneys at Law,
- Sanford, N. G.
SEAWELL & MILLIKEN,
Attorney at Law,
Sanford, N. C.
WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS
Lawyers,
_ Sanford, N. C.
HOYLE & HOYLR
LAWYERS,
Sanford, N. C.
Have removed their offices to second
floor Peoples’ Bank Building.
DR. An D. BARBER,
Dentist,
Office In the Mover Building on
Moore Street,
Phone.187.
DR. E. W. HUNTER.
DENTIST.
Officein Bailey-Lutterloh.Build
ing.
‘Phone 198.
. DR J. C. MANN,
EYE SPECIALIST.
At Chear8’ Jewelry Store, Sanford,
N. C., every Wednesday from 10 a- m.
to 3 p. m. Glasses fitted that are easy
and restful to the eyes. Headache re
lieved when caused by eye strain. Cross
eyes straightened without the knife.
Weak eyes of children and young peo
ple a specialty. Sultation free and in
vited.
Certificate of Dissolution
To All to Whom These Presents May
Come—Greeting:
Whereas, it appears to my satisfaction,
by duly authenticated record of the pro
ceedings for the voluntary dissoluion
thereof by the unanimous consent of all
stockholders, deposited in my office,
that the Sanford Development Company,
a corporation of this State, whose prin
ciple office is situated in the town of
Sanford, County of Lee, State of North
Carolina (6. M. Jnes being the agent
therein nnd in charge thereof, upon
■wlKwa yoceBB may be eerwd)j has com
plied with the requirements of Chapter
21, Revisal of 1905, entitled * ‘Corpora
tions” preliminary to the issuing of this
Certificate of Dissolution:
Now therefore, I, J. Bryan Grimes,
Secretary of State of the State of North
Carolina, do hereby certify thfit the said
corporation did, on the 9 day of October,
1920, file in my office a duty exeeuted
and attested consent in writing to the
dissolution of said corporation, executed
by all the stockholders thereof, which
said consent and the record of the pro
ceedings aforesaid are now on file in my
said office as provided by law.
In testimony whereof, 1 have hereto
set my hand and affixed my official seal
at Raleigh, this 9 day of October, A. D.
1920.
J. Bryan Grimes,
Secretary of State
Administrator’s Notice
Having qualified as administrator of
the estate of Rachel McKernan, deceas
ed, late of Lee county,, North Carolina,
this is to notify all persons having
claims against tho estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to the undersigned at
Sanford, N. C. on or before^tbe 16th day
of September, 1921, oj this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment. This
the 16th day of September, 1920.
John T. McKernan, Administrator of
Rachel McKernan.
Notice
The proposed budget for the town of
Stanford for the decal year ending June
the drat, 1921, which will be submitted
to the Board for adoption on October
19th, la pdffted in the office of the Town
Clerk and subject to Inspection of the
tax payers of tne town.
E. L. Howard, Mayor.
For Sale
For lack of funds, street work in the
town of ttanrord has been discontinued
and tbe town offers for sale three
horses In good condition. Apply to
J. B. Kelly,
Member Board of Aldermen.
FOB SALE CHEAP—119 acre farm,
50 acres In cultivation. Good house,
plenty good out buildings, good wire
pasture, good deep well, several good
springs, young orchard, one and two
years old. Just off Sanford'Carbontoo
road, six miles out. Will make 3 4
bale cotton to acre this year, Half
casb;oalance oo easy terms. W, E. Cov
ington, Sanford, N. C. B. 3, Box 29.
LOST—Brown Sheppard dog, white
around neck and white breast and feet.
Was last seen Union Passenger Station
in Sanford. $10 00 reward when return
of dog to S. V. Marsh, Sanford R. 1.
Women
Made Young
Bright eyes, a dear skin and a bod y
full of youth and health may be
yours jf you will keep your system
in order by regularly taking
COLD MEDAL
The world's standard remedy for Icldnov,
Uver, bladder and uric acid tro\ibl_», t.io
enemies of Hie and looks, in use since
1096. All druggists, three sizes.
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Williams-Belk Co/s
EXTREMELY LOW PRICES
In this big 15 day Readjustment Sale we are
meeting with great resronse and satisfaction, as
evidenced by the great crowds that have come,
bug ht and gone out satisfied.
One great attraction of this sale will be the addition
of many great bargains throughout the IB days.
2B LADIES SUITS
25 Ladles Suits of fine Velour, Triootine, etc. Values
$45 and $55. Sale price $29.50 ann $84 75.
25 MEN’S SUITS
All wool fine men’s wear serge, a $85 value in all sizes.
Sale price $24 75.
DRESS GINGHAMS 15c
One lot 29c dress and apron ginghams. Sale price
15c per yard
Don’t miss this sale. You will save money by coming.
Watch this space next week.
Williams-Belk Co.
One of the 30
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LIGHT TOOTHSOME
TEA BISCUITS
f
rolls, etc., can be easily made if
you use. Rose Maid flour in the
making Just follow the direct
ions of any recipe, give the bak
ing ordinary care and the result
will.be better biscuits than you
thought you ever could bake.
Get a sack of Rose Maid to day.
It is a great aid to better baking.
MANUFACTURED BY THE
Seaboard Milling Company
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am
P Consider
^The Soy
A few years ago the average farmer had
never heard of the soy bean. This year
some 2.00,000 acres are under cultiva
tion in a single medium-sized state, says
<7Tie COUNTRY
“They grow ’em for seed. They sow
’em in the corn for silage. They feed
the hay to the cows. They bake ’em
and feed ’em to the children. They
roast ’em and eat ’em salted like pea
nuts. They—” but why not read the
whole story as Harry O’Brien tells it?
Farmers hereabout seem
to be divided' in opinion
about the soy bean. I’ve
«ard some of them say
that they’ve no use for
them and never will have.
Others tell me that they
can’t be beaten for si
lage or dry feeding, and
that they will help the
soil more than tons of
fertilizer. Mr. O’Brien
has made a careful study
of large-scale and small
scale-operations with
them. Whatever may be
your opinion of the soy,
you’ll want to read his
enlightening and au
thoritative article.
Here’s a suggestion: If
you will send me just
$>.00 TODAY, I’ll see
that you get this issue
and—all for the same
dollar—51 other issues,
full of inspiration, help
fulness and entertain
ment. If you can, just
tell me this:
How Can You Better Invest ONE Dollar?
J, A, WEATHERSPOON,
Sanford, Is. C. Box 13
An authorized aufaecription representative of
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Bopairing la Preparing
To have* thaj, broken watch re pa ire I is preparing to use that which at present
is a liability to you and which il re Dai red properly, will be as good as new..
The repairing we do la this kind and will give you satisfaction es it has and is
giving others. Another thing, we can do it promptly you do not have to wait.
I( yoo bring your watch to us promptly, yon will get it promptly. Remember
you are. looser every day in letting yogr broken watch lay axonnd, not getting
any service from it whatsoever. Bring or send ltrto Coulter’s.
J. P. COULTER COMPANY
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