Volume XXXV
SANFORD, NORTH CAROLO®, MARCH 11,1921
Number 31
v You'll be surprised at the new
prices on Clothing, Shoes and
Furnishings at Stein Brothers'
New Store. I’^ ; ■ 7.;: ■" -7
Our prices range from $12.50
to $50.6J.r Our usual guarantee
with every suit. •
Extra special boys' blouses,
value $1.50 for 75<£ Sizes from
12 to 14.
—
STEIN BROTHERS
New Store
/ Our Merchants!
WE PAY 4 PERCENT INTEREST
: ' 106 Percent’safety5'^
The growth and development, of any community de
pends to a large extent aton the character and progres
slveness of its merchants. : ■ ^
A.city chooses its merchants, for only those whom the
people patronize can afford fe> remain in business. The
man who doia not “play fair” will sooner or later, be
found out and iprced to quit.- The honest merchant who
knows his business and sticks to it is bound to succeed.
This community is fortunate in haying its mercantile
business in the hands of high class men- No finer body
of business men can be found anywhere in the world
than those with whom our people have the privilege of
dealing daily. * *
??7-1'•‘StamfOrd. JN. -
IS. P. Hatch, President; - E R. Bnohan, Attoe-President
-‘'--V' -'f- M> Boss, Cashier,
New Oxfords and Pumps
For Easter
'Call and see what we have to show you
We are expecting a shipment of -the Famous
Phoenix Silk Hosiery soon.
% AU kinds of good shoe polishes, suede prtiiah.
\ : end a cleaner for the satin pumps, too.
Stroud- Hubbard Co',
LARGEST SHOE DEALERS IN LEE COUNTY
A Checking Account
is not only a convenience bnt a necessity in
the handling of everyday financial matters,
Business men, professional men, farmers,
salaried people and housewives—all find
a checking account indispensable.
Open an account today.
SANFORD. N*jO.
*!•. R- SNIPES, President; E, L. Gavin. Vice-President;
v — H. O. Newbold, Cashier.
'_ Safety Service 4 per oent
THE NEW SPRING HATS
Ate very pretty this season
and the prices are more rea
spnable. Give us a call. M
The MiH incry Bazaar
«i Banford, N. O. Next door to Sanford.
HARDING TAKES OATH OF OFFICE
Sensible Simplicity Marks Change of Chief
Executives—Retiring President Grips In
terest of die Crowds
Warren G. Harding, of Marion,
Ohio, went into the White House
and assumed the presidency of
the United States on . Friday.
Woodrow Wilson left the presi
dency after eight storm-tossed
years, the most eventful in the
Republic, and went to bis new
home on “S” Street in Washing
ton where he will write literature
and engage in the- practice of
law.
The inauguration was devoid
of pomp and display. President
Wilson accompanied theincom-j
lng president from the White
House down Pennsylvania Ave
nue to the eapitol, and was as
sisted np the steps by secret
service men who placed one foot
at a time for him on the step
above. He' then walked alone
with the aid of a cane to the
President’s room, signed wailing
bills and shortly afterward went
home, at the insistence of his
family and physician that he
was taxing his strength.
Altnoagb a new president and
a new administration were com
ing into power the retiring presi
dent was the center of the great
drama that was being enacted.
His bent, broken form and whit
ening hair 'drew the attention
and sympathy of thousands come
> to do honor to the new chief ex
ecutive of'the nation.
Even after Mr. Wilson, “just
plain Woodrow Wilson,’’ as tie
now terms himself, bad gone to
his home thousands of his ad
mirers gathered -outside and
cheered him until early twilight.
Upon calls for a speech, he
pointed to his throat Ur. Gray
son told the Crowd afterward
: that affection displayed by his
admirers so moved Mr. Wilson
that his voice so choked he Could
hardly, speak to those, near him.
; The new president took the
oath of office on a stand on the
east steps of the capital, placing
his right hand While taking oath
on the Bible nsed by George
Washington, which was borrow
ed for the occasion from , St
Johns Masonic Lodge, No. 1,
. New York City. President Hard
b ing is himself a Mason, having
^ his inaugural address the
President again sounded the call
to normalcy,” pledged bis ef
forts toward redaction of war
taxes, the payment of the public
debt and ether tasks of recon
struction. His message was
somewhat of a felicitous nature,
dealing in general terms with
1 the national and international
sitnation and laying down no
specific propositions that might
give a cue to his course of pro
ceed u re when Congress is again
convened to take the mass of
legislation awaiting.
Vice President Coolidge took
the oath of office in the Senate
• chamber, making a brief address
complimentary to that body.
After the inauguration a brief
executive session of the Senate
was.heid, at which time Presi
dent Harding laid before that
body his nominations for mem
bers of the cabinet, which were
immediately confirmed. After
that he went to the White House,
hnng np his hat and went to
• work. The inaugural crowd in
Washington was small compared
. to the nsual crowds, although
, the weather was almost ideal for
the occasion. This was accounted
for by President Harding’s de
sire for simplicity
Tufts' Ayrshire .Cows.
- The honor roll for the North
Carolina Registry of Merit work in
cludes 87 cows in Janaary just
passed, and five of these 37 are the
five Ayrshires entered from the
Pinehurst Farms. On milk pro
duction for the month these five
Ayrshires hold the second, third,
i fourth, fifth and sixth positions,
and for the two months during
which they have been tested they
lead the field.
One of- Mr. ■ Stevens’ Holsteins,
“Ailsa Netherland Sodene'1 made
2,080 pounds of milk in January
and 86.98 pounds of fat.
One of the Pinehurst Ayrshires,
“Tootsy Mitchell,’1 made 2046
pounds of milk and 72.22 pounds of
fat.
That is to say, the best producing
Ayrshire beat the best producing
Holstein by over 5 pounds of butter
fat although the Holstein beat the,
Ayrshire by 84 pounds in produc
tion for the month. Putting it in
percentages, the Ayrshire’s milk
production was over 98 per Cent of
the Holstein’s and its butter fat ex
ceeded the Holstein’s by practically
8 per cent ! These figures, are for
the biggest'producers. The avurage
Ayrshire in mv herd shows a larger
percentage of butter fat than TooU
ay Mitchell's .858.
When you consider the average
cow in the farmers’ / hands yields
less than 4,000 pounds of milk in a
whole year and that this little Ayr
shire has already giv?n ever 4,000
pounds in two months you can get
softie idea of how good this is. It’s
of- over 80 quarts of
milk a day. ■
THE STATE HIGHWAY SECTION,
Features of the Doughton-Connor-Bowie
Road Act as Passed by the Legislature.
The Donghton-Coanor-Bowle act Is a
law that contemplates the construction,
control and maintenance of the roads
bl the State, approximately 6,600 miles,
laying out roads where there are noae
at present, and maintaining the .exist
ing roads pending the Improvement ot
such parts of them as It may be neces
sary to Improve. The general purposes
set fourth In the opening section are
to take over, establish,'ate., approxl
mately 0,500 miles "or bard surfaoe or
other dependable highways” running
to all county seats and all principal
towns, state parks and principal state
institutions, and Unking "up with the
state blgGWay of adjoining states and
with national highways Into national
forest reserves, by tbe most practicable
routes, With special view to tbe de
velopment of agricultural, commercial
anti natural resources of the stats.
A state highway commission IS creat
ed consisting of a chairman from the
state at large, known as tbe state high
way commissioner, and nine commis
sioners, one from eaoh construction
district, three from the minority polir
tlcal party, one for each of three terms,
all to be appointed by the governor and
confirmed by the senate, The aot con
tinued Chairman Page In ofBoe for bis
present unexpired term, bis successor
to be appointed for six years. Any
commissioner may be removed by the
governor for oanse. Three of the oomr
miss loners (all of whom here been ap
pointed aod confirmed) will have two
year terms from April 1, three fonr
year terms, three tor six years. Tpe
chairman Is to give his entire time' to
the job and his pny Is fixed by the
council of state. He has all tbe au
thority of -the commission when It is
not In session. -The other members get
•16 a day and traveling expenses when
engaged In carrying out the duties of
their OfBoe. ----- - - * -
1 The commissioner is to employ a
state highway engineer, to be approved
by the oommlsslon, salary to be fixed
by the oommlsslon with-the governor’s'
approval, te hold office it the pleasure
of the- commission tout not to exceed
four years without reappointment.
The sun of ffiO.OOO.OQO to toe raised
by the sale of bonds is authorized for.
the. work, In addition to other suffis.
The first work set out for the com
mission is to post at the courthouse
door in every county a map showing
the rontes that are to be In the stale
system, 60 days being allowed for the
ms I
posting'Of these maps may not be pre
ceeded with by the present highwa.
commission, which holds office unli
April 1, and It appears that In an.
event there wUt be a delay of 60,day
after the first posting before worl
generally can be done, if this shonii
throw all the work forward to June 1
there can hardly be much malntenano.
work accomplished before the snmme;
travel begins.
It Is provided that within 60 day
after the passage of the aot the com
mission shall commence to assume con
troi of the various links snd ihxU com
plete the assumption of control ai
rapidly as practicable.
The = commission is to apportion
among: the various construction dis
tricts as nearly as possible an equal
amount of the construction.fund on the
basis of one-third in the ratio of area
of each district to the entire area of
the state, one-third in the ratio of the
population of the district, as determin
ed by the last census, to the'entire
population, and one-third in the ratio
of the state highway mileage of the
district In proportion^o the total mile
age of state highways.
One section of the act declares anew
the purpose and intent—“to establish
a system of state highways, hard-sur
facing as rapidly as possible and main
taining,the entire system in the most
approved manner,** and “work on the
various lines shall be of such a chan*
actor as will lead to ultimate hard
surfaced construction as rapidly as
money, labor and materials will permit,
and to a state system of durable hard
surfaoed, all weather roads.” Work In
«11 construction districts shall start
“as simultaneously as possible" and be
continued so in iaoh district. All hard
surfaoed roads are to be not less than
18 feet wide, except in extraordinary
oases.
Death of Daniel B. Stewart
Mr. Daniel B. tstew.rl'i who lived In
the Mamere section, died- In a hospital
In Fayetteville last Friday. The fu-j
neral was held at Spring Bill church,
near the home of the deceased, on Sat
urday. Mr. Stewart, who was about 48
years of age, was at one time treasurer
of Harnett oounty. He was never mar
ried and leaves no family.
He was noted for his ability to walk
long distances In a remarkably short
time. When he deolded to go on a
journey, If unable to secure a horse
and buggy or oar, he would make the
trip on foot. When Woodrow Wilson j
was eleoted President eight years ago
Mrs Stewart decided to walk to Wash
ington and attend his inauguration.
He met with an aooldent after he had
oovered muoh of the distance by fall
ing through a trestle near Richmond
and injuring his leg. Ha was unable
tdOnlch the journey. Mr. Stewart d led
On the day tjy^t President Wilson "re
tlmd to private life.
R- W. Herring, Esq., of Feyetteville
bar. Referee in action O. M. Beeves
Ti. Marke Broe., of Broadway, for dem*
agee for breaoh of oontraot to out end
manufacture timber, has been here for
ferorai days conducting a hearing end
taking testimony.
REPUBLICAN SLATE
MoAlHuUtioi, Over Way Big Federal
- '||p> State Will be Puceled Out
a expressed opinion of lead
publicans of North Caro
that the first appointment
Resident Harding in North
Carolina will be Frank A. Un
net.ftyl Boone, to the district
attotdeyship of the western dia
;to succeed Stonewall J.
of Gastonia, Whose
("expired March 4.‘ Mr. Liin
nej^®ho has served bis party
SS’ -hhairman of the state ex
ecutive committee for a number
of years, and who has long re
cori;of service in the ranks, has
thiffadorsement of his party, it
is sail, and little doubt attaches
to bib appointment,
m is a strong feeling that
Mrs? Mary Settle Sharpe, form
er Member of the faculty of the
North Carolina College for
Wohler. and a candidate for the
office of state superintendent of
public instruction opposing Su
pepitendent E C. Brooks at the
Noljbmbcr election, Will be ap
pointed postmaster, at Greeus
boribif she will accept the place.
So;far'11 is said, she has not al
lowed her name to be offered;
but'if it is offered, it is believed
le other aspirants will with,
in her favor.
Ilium Grisson, of"Greens
, secretary of the state re
lican executive committee
warhorse of many battles,
be appointed collector of
’nal revenue to succeed J.
lailey, according to the pre
>n of a prominent republican
tag in Greensboro. ,
ire are, however, two east
's, J. J, Jenkins, of Siler
a&nd William B. Duncan, of
_b, who have been promi
!y mentioned for the collect
lp.
lire is a strong probability,
wer, that the wtate will be
id into an eastern and west
iistrict and that two candi
witl therefore be appointed,
i Itr Is said that. the republican
organization stands for such a
jdii$sion of districts, a return to
j normalcy, as it were. The con
’ scdldation of these districts some
mpt|hiago subtracted from th
> veujence,
h
Lb ease the secretary of the
treasury and, the commissioner
ternal revenue divide the
'k, it is said that Mr. Grisson
be sure to get the western
itorship and that headquart
will be established in Greens
The guess concerning the
ird collectorship is that Dr.
stands the better chance
ding.
the eastern attorneyship
B. Tucker, of Whiteville,
imbus county, is said to be
theleading aspirant, with R. F.
Aydlett, of Elizabeth City, and
George W. Davis, of Southport,
close competitors,
Cotton and Tobacco Associations
Hold Meeting at City Hall
8°®e or seventy five farmers
'attended a joint meeting of the County
Cotton and Tobacco Associations at the
City Hall Saturday afternoon to take
steps to complete the work of getting
far mere of the county pledged to a re
duction of the acreage in cotton and to
bacco this year. For some reason Mr.
A. W. Swain, State Secretary of the
A mar lean Cotton Association, who was
to have made a talk to the farmers on
this occasion failed to “show up.’’
File presidents, secretaries and other
members oft he cotton and tobacco as
sociations, discussed the situaiiou and
tried to arrive at some plan of reach
ing the farmers and getting them to
sign up. Secretary CovlngtoQ report
ed that more than 60 per cent of the
planters of the county had joined the
tobaoco association and Dieted rh,»m.
selves to tha neoessary aoreage reduc
tion. 8e6rg|*ry Nall stated that less
than 50 pep neat of the cotton farmers
of the county had jollied the cotton as
sociatlon and agreed to reduce the
acreage thiayear. Id some townships
tne uao vaster a have, by hard work,
succeeded to ^getting about all the
farmers l^-algo-op, while in other
townahipa where the work has not beeu
pushed Very few have pledged a re
ductlonin the acreage. It is found
that to make the wdrk effective In some
sections of the county an educational
campaign necessary. Get some one
to make a houae to house conveys,
thoroughly explain the proposltk n
aDl* IT the farmers together In
a public meeting and little trouble will
ba experienced !n getting them to join
the movement for acreage reduction.
Very fear farmer a refuse to join the
° ,U°K»*0d associations after
the o jaoi ofOrganising these assocl
atlona has bee* explained to them.
Mr. J, H. Rlvea agreed to speak to
the r^meta la different parts of the
oountyand help get them lined up
n 1 ft rent movement for acreage
UC*^11* sign up campaign for
I!6 ir m'0B Growers’ Co-operative
Marketing Association oanoot be in
,u^?k,td pu.hod In the count)
°1 the termers hav.
joined Ui.cotton association end agreed
to the proposed acreage reduction. EVe
.£ *L‘r *D ft® oountj should realize
f h^rUoo#«,b,'*»*lB« >»ls matte,
tofo**’*®^ Th8J time
JONESBORO NEWS
Mr* and Mrs. L. H. Gibbons
and little daughter, of Hamlet,
spent Sunday at the home of
Mrs. L. J. Gibbons.
Mrs. Quinton Watson, of
Lakeland, Fla., and mother, Mrs.
Saunders, of Apex, visited at
the home of Mrs. Mary Watson
last week.
Rev. L. A. McLaurin has re
turned from Charlotte, where he
went to again consult a special
ist. The friends of Mr. Mc
Laurin are glad to know that
his condition continues to im
prove.
An exciting and close game of
basket ball was played here last
Friday afternoon between Jones
bbro and Siler City, the former
winning by a score of 13 to 10
The features of the game were
the good all-round playing of
both teams Campbell was extra
good in finding goals when the
opportunity was given for Jones
boro; and Rietzjr for Siler City.
The girl’s team from Biler City
played the Jonesboro girls the
same afternoon, the result be
fng a score of 15 to 13 in favor
of Jonesboro.
Little Gilbertine Mclver, fif
teen months old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. Mclver, of Ral
eigh, died Monday after a short
illness. The body was brought
to Jonesboro L uesday afternoon
and interment took place here
Wednesday morning. Much
sympathy is felt for Mr. and
Mrs- Mclver in their sad bereave
ment.
The Old Time Concert which
the Choral Society presented
Tuesday night wsb well rendered
and a large audience present
despits the very unfavorable
weather. The costumes added
much' to the program, especially
in the minuet where the costumes
had been so attractively ar
ranged. Mr. A.-A. F. Sea well,
of Sanford, kindly directed and
took parkin the minuet.
The many friends of little Miss
Eulilia Bobbitt will be. gljid to
learn that she has. greats im
proved after an illpeso of pneu
monia. ., ' * >■,.
Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Davenport
have returned to their home in
Charlotte after spending some
-• ' ‘ . Mrs.
stives
Miss Nellie Allem of Gulf
and Mr. Watson Thomas, o
Tramway, spent Saturday after
noon with Miss Elv Meeks.
Gty Mail Boxes.
The mail boxes for city mail service,
have been received and were put up
this week. There are thirteen of these
collection boxes and they are located
as follows. North-east corner of Wick
and Steele streets; north-west corner
of Summit Avenue and Endor street;
south-east corner of the Union Station;
north west corner of Steele and Wall
streets; north-east corner of Carthage
street and Hawkins Avenue; north
west corner of Mclver jand Fourth
streets; north-west corner of cotton
mill store; north-west corner of Steele
and Moore streets; north-east corner
of First street aod Charlotte Avenue;
north-east corner of Third street and
Oakwood Avenue; eouth-west corner of
Weatherspoon street and Hawkins Av.
enue; nor th-eas: corner of Chatham and
Wail streets; south-west corner of Mc
lver and Chatham streets. These box
es are Very convenient as they will of
ten save people a trip to the postofflee
to mail letters. The city carriers will
collect the mail from these boxes while
on their rounds delivering mail.
Blockaders in the the Toils
11 is a common thing these days to
see Sheriff Kosscr driving; into town
with tk liquor Silll in his car. Tuesday
morning while on a r*td the sheriff,
accompanied by Deputies Groce and
McBryde and Mr. Henry Hamilton,
captured a copper still of 30 gallons’
capacity, which had been concealed in
a short distance of the home of a negro
by the name of Henry Brown, near
toe Southern Kailway two and one
half miles west of Sanford. They also
found the “worm” and some other ac
cessories of the still in Brown’s house,
also a barrel of beer. Brown was away
from home, but the officers arrested
his wife and a Palmer negro and
brought them to Sanford with the
still. The prisoners were committed
to jail and given a prellmluaiy hearing
before W. 5. Weatherspoon on Wed
nesday. In default of $200.00 justified
bond each they were remanded to jail
to await tha next term of U*e Supe
rior Court. Brown has since been
dodging around to keep out of the way
of others.
Brown-Godfrey.
A wedding of much local interest
was solemnized at the home of the
bride’s father, Mr. J. M. Godfrey,
Monday evening at seveh o’clock when
his daughter, Elsie Kay, became the
bride of Mr. Hugh Brown, of Durham,
Immediately after the ceremony the
guests were invited into the dining
room where a sumptous BUpper was
prepared.
The happy couple will make their
home in Durham, where Mr. Brown
holds a responsible position.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Brown wish for them much happiness.
The guests from a dlstanoe were Miss
tola Godfrey, and Mr, Center of Dur
ham.
Season
I® now on we are prepared to serve you with the
largest stock of Paints, Varnishes and Paint Accesso
ries that we have ever had.
We sell the Old Reliable Bingham Moore’s Paints.
Every gallon guaranteed.. Been selling it for 10'years,
Sells for less than other so-calied high grade paints.
Let ns figure with you on your paint job.
Lee Hardware Co.
If You Want to Know
Whether you are destined to be a success or failure id
life you can easily find out The test is simple and it
is infallible. Are you able to save money? If not, diop
out—you will faiL You may think not, bux you will
fail as sure as fate. The seed of success is not in yoq
4 PERCENT PAID ON SAYINGS
Banking Loan and
Sanford, N. C,
R.E. CARRINGTON, W. W. ROB ARDS,
President. Vice-President.
JONEBORO BRANCH
I. P. Lasater, Cashier
Capital and Profits
$50,00000
Tirust Co.,
J. W. CUNNINGHAM,
Cashier.
MONCURE BRANCH
J. K. Barnes, Cashier
Resources Over
• $800,000.00
It may need only a change of setting or change of design to
bring that unused piece of jewalry up to date.
You will be surprised at the transformation a little designing will
work.
Whatever your requirements in the the Jewelry line, come to us.
W. F. CHEARS
THE JEWELER •
It’s what we say it is
EIGHTH SERIES
Stock in the Eighth Series of
the Sanford Building & Loan
Association will be offered to
' the public during the month
of March.
"Of a little, take a little, and aave.a little."
Sanford Building & Loan Association
W. A. CRABTREE, J. E. BRINN,
_President Secretary and Treasurer
A Never Ending Charm
is attached to good jewelry.
There is an appeal that never
fails in the ring, the lavalliere,
the bracelet, the brooch that has
both quality and good taste back
of it. We shall be happy to have
you visit our jewelry display.
The beauty of the various articles
will be appreciated at once. And
our reputation is a guarantee of
quality and genuine jewelry
vahifts.
J. P. Coulter Company
Pine Watch and Jewelry Repairing a Specialty
Phone 211 Sanford, N. C.
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