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Volume XXXV MARCH 18, 1921 Number 32 You’ll be surprised at the new prices on Clothing, Shoes and Furnishings at Stein Brothers’ New Store. Oilr prices range from $12.50 to $50.00. Our usual guarantee With every suit. Extra special boys’. blouses, value $1.50 for 75c. Sizes from 12 to 14. BROTHERS New Store Our Merchants! . The growth and development of any community de pend* to a large extent opon'the character and progres alveneas of ite merchants. - A city chooses lie-merchants, for only those whom the people patronize can afford to remain In business. The man who does not “play fair” will sooner or later, be found out and forced, to quit. The honest merchant Who knows his business and sticks to it is bound to succeed. This community is fortunate in having its mercantile business in the hands of high clasB 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. " • - - • v - The Bank of Sanford, Sanford, N. CL. S. P. Hatch, President; E. R. Buchan, Vice-President J. M. Ross, Cashier. Easter Sunday the 27th . Gome in and let us show you the new stylish Oxforas and Pumps. We will have in a big* shipment of brown & black Suede Pumps this week. New Silk Hosiery for Eeaster too. Stroud- Hubbard Co, : LARGEST SHOE DEALERS IN LEE COUNTY A Checking Account :^ - •ss 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 ohecking account Indispensable. Open an account today. The Peoples Bank, ' ~ a' SANFORD. N. 0. V. R. SNIPES. President; E. L. Gavin. Vice-President; ~ ^ H. O. Newbold, Oashler. Safety Service i per cent "J THE NEW SPRING HATS Are very pretty this season and the prices are more rea sonable. Give us a - cal}. The Millinery Bazaar r Sanford, N, 0. Nut door to Sonford. DO YOU WANT TO RAISE MELONS? Fanner* Along A. and W. Railroad Will be Fumiahed Seed Free if The; Will Plant Watermelons This Year—Have Already Agreed to Plant 100 Acres. The Atlantic & Western Rail road is making a special effort to get the farmers located along that road to pat considerable acreage in watermelons this year. They will tarnish the seed free and the services of an expert to instruct them, as to the best methbds in planting, cultivating and marketing, and are arrang ing with a number of commission men to be at the various shipping points, along the line and buy the melons at the point of ship ment. The light sandy soil along this line is well adapted to the grow ing of melons and this section should produce melons as well or better than other sections of the state. The recent advances in freight rates will give North Carolina melon growers a con siderable advantage over those located in the States Sonth of us. The watermelon is very easily cultivated, as it require^ little labor and a small amount of fer tilizer. The best soil for the watermelon is a high, . warm, sandy soil- Land that has been newly cleared, or an old field that has been lying out- for several years, is a favorable place for melons. The usual method of planting, after the land has been well prepared, is to lay off with the plow in checks ten feet each way and ' plant at each inter section. The furrows are enlarg ed at the crossings so as to make a wide hole in which the compost of fertilizer Is plaeed- There should be used 600 pounds of 8-4 4 or 8 8-3 and 50 pounds of soda to the acre. About three plowings is sufficient to lay them by. As soon as the vines get eight to ten Inches long all cultivation should be stopped. Peas are sown between the rows and usually make about One ton of hay per acre, which should pay tor the fertilizer used. Any farmer who expects to I>lant melons along'the Atlantic and Western Railroad should notify the company at onoe and ^ make application. ^ toy^the^see d - handling of melons. Farmers along this road have already agreed to put out one hundred acres. " - * North Carolina Heeds List as Tobacco Raising State. With a total ' of 895,000,000 pounds of the farmers' sales of to bacco reported to March 1st and enough in evidence to make 420, 000,000 pounds as having been pro duced in North Carolina last year, averaging 21 1-2 cents per pound, the Tar Heel Btate does the impos sible, Xast April, a prospectus of the intended acreage was published to forewarn the farmers; also a forecast of 416,000,000 ponqde was estimated. Kentucky said: “Im possible'', but the evidence is now available. Tbe February tobacco sales in North Carolina show a total of 67,. 491,370 pounds reported of which 89.216,289 pounds were producers’ sales. The average price was $ 18.60 as compared with $81,43 a year ago. The leading markets were respect ively Winston Salem 11,097,624 at $19.76; Wilson 10,193.469 at $19 48; Greenville 5.985,749 at $18.15; and Rocky Mount 695.898 at $18.50. There were thirteen times as much sold in Februarv a year ago. An auuaual feature is that the February sales were the third largest of the season; October being first with 84,587,499 pounds, averaging $24.20, and November 79,805,468 at $24.71. The slump in December and January pricee evidently affect ed the marketings. Over ten million pounds more may easily be expected this season. This will give the atate a record production of over 420, 000,000 pounds at so average sell ing value of $21.50 giving tbe crop au actual value of over $90,000,000. North Carolina has grown in tobacco as follows; In 1915 it grew 198,400,000 pounds, averaging 11 cents; in 1916 l'il8,Qo0,00o at ,20; 1917 244,000,000 at .81; 1918 810, 000,000 at .85; 1919 325,248,000 at 51; 1920 420.000,000 at $21.61; The increase of last crop was about 14 per cent in acreage, 80 per cent in production and a de crease of 57 per cent in average price per pound as compared with the previous crop. This gives North Carolina first rank in its tobacco total value of the United States or any country of the world. Who Will be Postmaster? It uegii that petition! are out la the Interett o( tome of our altliaDt who would not mind earring ai poetmuter ot Sanford for the next several years, Nosers. 8. H. Jonas and T, H. tmtterloh seem to be.the leading candidates for the offlee. No one would be so rash as to make a wager as to who will lapd the Job, Should president Harding drolde that the selection Of a postmaster shall be left to a olrll service examination, the contest would take on a new phase I Sad might lose Interest for tome people. The thing Would then be de rided upon Its merit at the one best qualified to flit the ofltae would prob iblj be able to stand the best exam. READY TO BUILD ROAD SYSTEM Approximately 25 Pet Cent of Total Mile* age Under Construction or to Be Let to Contract at Once. * ' When the State Highway Commls ■loo meets April 1, tor the lodnotlon of ■even new member*, Chairman' Frank Page will lay before them complete plana for the organisation of the (Hate maintenance department authorized under the Dougbton - Connor - Bowie bill, a* complete survey of the 6,500 miles of road embraced in the btate ayeUdin, and hbmplete engineer plane tor the oonstrnotion of approximately 10 per cent1 f that Mleage under con tract or to readiness tor. {the totting of contracts. - • Hardly wm the ink drj^ op tbe ut toad measure enacted by the General Assembly which adjourned a week ago before Chairman Page had ten parties of engineers In the’Bald making the lurvey of the Stale. System of roads preliminary to taking them Over bythe Commission. This work la progressing at the rate of about 260 miles per day and is expected that it will be fully completed when the inlttai.^ssion of the Commlaaion is called. ‘ la readiness to beletntaoy time are projects aggregating 190 miles, and surveys have been completed for 349 miles additional. The.derail of office work necessary to get the iatter in read in ess to be submitted to contrac tors is being done rapidly* and before the beginning of summer, Mr. Paget-i pects to have under contract and under construetlon a total of 1,267 miles of roads, and several hundred thousand dollars worth of brldgei. The total In cludes 728 miles of rdaCoow iioder.con tract or under construction.^News and Observer, ’* v SnaBT«ion GmoLdc. Tne eecretaryNof8tate*» office has completed arrangements lor collecting the one cent per gallon on gasoline from the oil companies as |s provided for in the fifty mllliop'dollar road bill which was pasted £y the General semjjly. ' • Col Joe 8awyer of the automobile licence department 5f the office com pleted the details with representatives of the varlouroii companies doing bus iness in Nor|h ‘Carolina. While tbd law as drafted provides that the re tailers should pay the tax but the oil companies have agreed, with the con sent of the secretary of State, to plan oan be done much more satisfy tory.lt is believed, than under U system that would have required ever retailer dispensing gasoline to make separate report. Under this law the State will coliei approximately three quarters of a mil lion dollars annually from the sale < gasoline. This money Is to be directe to road work in North Carolina. Stockholders' Meeting The stockholders of J. W. Stout A Company, Contractors, held their an nuel meeting In the offices of the oom pany, here last Saturday. All stock was represented. The report showed that last year the company did a larger amount of business than during any previous year In the history of the oon oerni the figures representing "about one million 'dollars. The first Beyen months of the year the company turn ed about 1500,000 00 la oasb Into the banks of Sanford. 90 per cent of these funds came In from the outBtde. They now have three quarters-of a mtillon dollars worth of work under construo tlon and are figuring on other con tracts. This oompany opened an office and started business here ulna years ago on a very small scale. It la now one of the leading concerns of Its kind In the South. This enterprise Is doing much for the upbuilding of Sanford. The offloera of the company are: O W. Stout, president; C. H Biddle, vloe president, and J. W. Stout, secretary, treasurer and general manager. List of Juriors for March Term of Court. First week—Rosooe Gladden, 0. T.. Gunter, G. W. Watson, J. B, Womble, A. McG. Jackson, D. L Hancock, W. E. Campbell, J. A Stephens, J. R. Spires, Alriii 0 Bridges, L. B. Cox, J, It. Jones Jr ! Z. V. Hunter, A. Raymond Lett, Marshall McDuffie. J. L McDonald R. K. Riddle, O. P. Bradley, G. c! Hunt, J. A, Dalrymple, R. F Bogan, H. D, Coggins, D. A. Lem moils, Jj. Hi. riyrd, h. Jd. Lawrence, Lonnie L. Thomas, H. L, Caddie W. E. Riddle, W. A. Raster, L. F Baldwin, J, I). Todd, J, P, Brown, S' S' T. M, McDaniel, J, E. Boyd, J. C, Buchanan. Second week—H. M. Williams, Phil G. Tarborongh, Alex Cole, J. A. McPharland, L, A. Smith, A. J. Stephens, S. M. Burns. A. P. King, Carlton Jackson, E. M O’Connell, J. L. Collins, J. William Watson, T. J. Crutchfield, J. M. Johnson, C. D. Walker, C. 0. Hatch, K. W. Lawrence, D, A. Cole, 0. V. Powers, R. E. Carring, ton, R, 8. Marsh, H. R. Hunter, A. M. Lawrence, J, R. H. Thomas, In 9 months of the put '8 years the Imports of- manufactured goods ready for consumption have been 1806,000,000, (814,. 000,000 and (689,000,000, while the exports of manufactured gooods ready for consumption, the produots of American well paid labor, were (1,662,000,000, (1,896,000,000 and (2,8^4,000,000. Our exports of manufactured goods are three or four times as great as oar imports, v LAYMEN'S MEETING Laymen of Lee and Chatham Hold Meeting in Sanfoid Presbyterian Laymen of 'tid Chatham counties met (day at the Presbyterian >h to make plans for the i of the new church year wbkjh begins April 1st. The tn«*firg was under the auspices of ihe Progressive Program Cofflgiiittee of Fayetteville Pres A. R. McQueen, of Dnnn, the first speaker He spoke be necessity of having a line spiritual basis for all 'Christian effort; saying that gnere striving after numbers fimpressive statistical reports knot necessarily Christ-like. Vao spoke of the great need lore candidates for the min* i and more consecrated irship both in the pnlpit and _ Mr. McQueen spoke of th false standards of progress W church is tempted to follow, the necessity of deep faith sh ' a dread of sin, and of the Oil rch’s great and one objective, Uf promote the glory of God th 3ugh the saving of men. ® •ev- 0. L. Wicker, of Gulf, co ducted devotional exercises 4# l very helpful and impressive ■m r M ?ev- W- 8- Golden, of Sanford, t)C we briefly, pointing ont that % He mere numbers and dollar AS rka were not in themselves ed, yet they had a very ed side. One amount of ey given to God’s work mi ;ht be of spiritual importance, ht r another amount of money W aid represent deep cutting ss rifice and devotion. The mi ney being given now comes hsjfd, and already the reports w that much greater results being gained in Evangelism ome and abroad, than when had enough to give without ■rifice. The amount of money :ed for for missions this year is in itself sacred, but whether given or not will determine lether many places will have Gospel or not have it, v. J. A. McMnrray, of Fay ville, spoke of the duty of ristian Stewardship, and ont a round table discussion JhOW the individual church coSld best promote the every m( liber canvass. A number of la; men spoke of their experience wi fait; and practically every ch irch represented promised to goback to their people and do their best regardless of the de pression Of business and prices. The ^meeting was distinctly earnest and hopeful. Most of those present were farmers. The attendance was fortyrtwo men. The ladies of the Sanford church Served a very enjoyable dinner to-the visitors daring the noon hoar in the basement of the church* Ail vile* Farmers to Have Their Cotton r* Graded. Although the price of cotton has dropped from 40c to the low figure of lQc, the difference be tween grades remains exceed ingly large compared with the price of middling cotton. For instance, on March 4, with mid dling cdtton quoted at 10c in the majority! of markets in North Carolina, the following differ ences were used: good middling 200 points on, or 12c a pound; low middling 850 points off, or 6 12c a pound; good ordinary 600 points off, or 4c a pound. It is not necessary to quote all grades a8 comparison can be made from grades quoted. These figures are quoted for the pur pose of calling the farmer’s at tention to the importance of having cotton graded, regardless of whether he expects to sell now or later. Tha banker also in making loans on cotton would prefer knowing the grade and staple of it. it has always been to the farmer's interest to have his cot ton graded, but it is more so now than ever before, due to the low basis price and to the very wide differences between grades. 'Farmers cannot afford to take a chance of having their cotton graded a grade lower’’, F- H. Hart of the North Carolina Bxtension Service, “for on the present (differences it meanaw loss of from $7.50 to $20 a bale" The North Carolina Extension Mr»j8! the Federal Bureau of Markets co-operating, offers its staff of ootton classes to the producers tif -North Carolina. Farmers desiring to have cotton Kra‘Ja*8houldcommunicate with P. H- Hart, Specialist in Ootton Marketing, Raleigh, N. C„ stal ing the number of bales to be graded. Supplies, together with t:oforinaition for this purpose, will be furnished. This service is entirely free. 4. •— 1 - _■ Ice Greets Supper for Benefit of School We aee-rt^uSUad to announce thit there will be an toe oream supper at 8*,em rh8*>0,l #eu*e Frldaj night, Ifaroh loth. The prooerda wUl.be ap plied to the eohooi. The public la eor diallr levited to attend. j JONESBORO NEWS Mr*. Lucy P. Rodwell, who has been spending the winter here with her daughter, Miss Lucia Rodwell, left Tuesday for Cordele, Ga. Mrs.. D. B. Robertson left Wednesday for Birmingham, Ala., where she will spend a few days with her brother, Mr. J. M. Oliver. Prom there Bhe will go to Electric Mills, Miss., to spend sometime with her son, C. C. Robertson. The many friends of Mrs. C R. Ross are delighted to know that she has returned from the Central Carolina hospital, where she has been for the past two months. The condition of Mrs. Ross is very much improved al though she is not yet out of her room. Mr. R. B. Cole, of Washington, D. C.. spent Sunday with his son, R. B. Jr., who is visiting his grandmother here. Mr. C. H. Von Cannon, of Athens, Ga., is spending a few days with Mrs. Von Cannon, who is visiting her parents here Miss Vallie Hill, of Benson, spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Arthur Rives. Mrs. Eva Acree has gone to Asheboro to visit Mrs. D. W. Maddox. % Mr. Grady and family from Durham have recently moved to Jonesboro and occupy one of the new bungalows on West Car thage street. Mr. Grady has a position as foreman in one of the departments of the Louise Knitting Mill. The Woman’s Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church met at the home of Mrs. P, A. Mclver Mon day afternoon. The attendance was unusually large and the meeting very interesting. The program was arranged by Mrs. J. A. Dalrymple. All of the old officers were re-elected for the £ear. . Dr. H. W. Williams filled ills regular appointment at the Bap tist church Sunday morning. In the evening he filled the pulpit of Rev. L A. McLaurin in the Presbyterian church. T. Morris, who has been serious ly ill of pneumonia, will be glad to know she is improving. The Civic League proposes to have a meeting and outline some work and appoint a "Clean Up Week” right away. The rapid advance of spring has already caused a number of citizens to trim their trees and shrubbery and otherwise improve the looks of their premises. Jonesboro has entered the Tri angular Debating Contest which is held every year in North Caro Hna under the auspices of the University Debating Union. The triangle is composed of Jones boro, Lillington and Apex. The question is, "Resolved, that the policy of collective bargaining through trade unions should prevail in American industry” Debaters for the affirmative: James Avent, Ben Avent. Neg ative: Miss AgDes Adams and Henrietta Harward. The Apex negative team will debate the query with our affirmative team here. Our negative team goes to Lillington. Exhibition of Obscene or Immoral Pictures a Crime Tbs nearest law approaching the censorship of moving pictures en acted by the 1921 session of the General Assembly is the Gallert Bill, which passed both houses be fore adjournment, making the ex hibition of obscene or immoral pic tures a crime. The text of the bill follows: •‘That if auy person, firm or cor poration shall, for the purpose of gain or otherwise, exhibit any ob scene or immoral motion picture, or if auy person, firm or corporation shall post auy obscene or immoral placard, writings, pictures or draw ing on walls, fences, billboards or other places, advertising theatrical exhibitions or moving pictures or shows, or if auy person, firm or corporation shall permit such ob scene or immoral exhibition to be conducted in any tent, booth or other place or building owned or controlled by said person, firm or corporation, the person, firm or cor poration performing either one of the said acts, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable in the discretion of the court. That for the purpose of enforcing this statute any spectator at the exhibition of an obscene or immoral moving picture, may make the necessary affidavit upon which the warrant for said offense is issued.” Whether this law is not already covered in the common law was questioned at the time the bill came in for consideration but to be sure )f it the statute wa$ written into ;he law. Series of Meetings to be Held at Buffalo A eerles of meetings will be held at Buffalo church next week, commenc ing Sunday morning. Preaching at 11 o'clock Sunday morning and at 2:30 In the afternoon and 7:30 at night during the week. The services win be held by Rev. A. R. McQueen, of Dunn. Painting Season Is now on and we are prepared to serve you with the largest btoeis of Paint', 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 yon on your paint job. Lee Hardware Co. A Noted Economist Said: “Saying goes before security, happiness and good citizenship. It ma'res men; while extravagance makes victims or worthless members of society.” Above all teach the children to save. Economy is xhe sure foundation of all virtues. 4 PERCENT PAID ON SAVINGS Banking Loan and 1 trust Co., Sanford, N. C. R E. CARRINGTON, W. W. ROBARD3, J. W. CUNNINGHAM, President. Vice-President. Cashier. JONEBORO BRANCH MONCURE BRANCH I. P. Lasater, Cashier J. K. Barnes, Cashier Capital and Profits Resources Over $50,000 00_ $800,000.00 Columbia Grafonolas at Pre-War Prices You save $2 50 to $40-00 on the following models. This is the most radical readjustment ever made in the phonograph industry. _v - ""ASa'thttebfiehfprices' below' the ” pre-war level are; fori“*' much improved models equipped with the exclusive Non Set Automatic Stop and other exclusive Columbia advan tages which make the Columbia Grafonola the only modern phonograph. The above machines will be sold for cash or on easy terms. Prices Reduced as Follows $150.00 Grafonola now $125.00 100.00 85 00 60 00 45.00 30.00 140.00 125 00 75.00 50.00 32 50 CHEARS THE JEWELER It’s what we say it is If It’s a Necklace or a lavalliere or a ring or pin or any other any other article of jewelry it will be all the more appreciated if it comes from here- For our jewelry has a reputation for quality, good taste and distinction that renders it doubly acceptable. Remember, please, that the only thing charged for is quality. Theoth er fine points cost you nothing. HATS OF DISTINCTION FOREASTER Hand-made and Hand-trimmed Hats have a Distinction of their own, MISS BILLIE ROBERSON EXPERT DESIGNER AND TRIMMER will serve you in this capacity at Miss Beckwith’s Sanford, N. C L*& M SEMI-PASTE PAINTS MAKS BEST PAINT—WEARS LONGEST « Cost to joo $3.68 a Gallon 'whan mads ready to Ma t U~ m gallon oatofany yoabny, and tt not tht bait point mnin, return thn nainnrt and git ad yoar mommy back. 0 Said by Desire LONGMAN A MAMTINEE, MaAses. N. T.
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