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AUGUST 7, 1930
FIVE CENTS
WILLIAMSBELK COMPANY WILL
„ OCCUPY WILKINS-RICKS STAND
Many Changes Are Being Made
in the Interior of the Building
Including the Removal of the
Petition Which [Divided Itfici
Clothing Department From
the Hardware Department—
There Will be Changes Made
in the Front from Bottom tc
* Top—The Store Will Be Ready
for Opening Between Sept. 1st
and 10th.
!Wiliams-Belk Company, the leading
dry goods merchants of Sanford and
this section of the State, are planning
for bigger and better things for them
selves and the town and community
ip the near future. They have closed
a deal, leasing from Mrs. I* P. Wil
kins, the building on the west side
of Steele Street formerly occupied by
the late L. P. Wilkins, who for years
was at the head of Wilkins-Ricks
Company, the biggest time concern
in this part of North Carolina. They
have leased this building for a period
of years and show by the deal that
has been consummated that they ha#
great faith in the future of Sanford
and this section. WiUiams-Belk Com
pany opened here in 1906, "25 years
ago, under the management of the
late H. M. Williams and son, Mr. J.
C. Williams, who is now at the head
of Belk-WiUiams Company, of Wil
mington. They started business in a
very limited way and by wise manage
ment continued to grow and expand
until to-day the concern draws trade
from a section covering a large terri
tory. A few years ago Mr. W. L. Sim
mons, of Wilmington, became manager
of Willlams-Belk. Company and has
since directed the affairs of the con
cern. Mr. Simmons has proven him-,
self one of the most progressive
young merchants in this part of the
“ State. He is a business man with a
vision and by studying the new
methods of handling business he
keeps abreast of the times. He studies
the wants of the people and keeps in
stock the goods that will find ready
sale at reasonable prices.
He wishes to show his appreciation
- of the splenthe.concern
has built up by furnishing -at consi
derable expense better facilities for
handling the business. The store is |
now being re-modeled throughout and
when the work is finished it will be
a modem store in every respect. The
partition will be removed and the
building turned into one large room.
Changes will also be made on the
second floor. The front will he chang
ed from bottom to top and will be so
constructed as to show the goods to1
great advantage. The furniture and
fixtures will be new throughout every !
department. It will be more like a
modern city store than anything that
has ever been in Sanford. Mr. Sim
mons hopes to be able to re-model the
store, move the stock of goods and
open in the new place of business be
tween the first and tenth of Septem
ber, Up to the time of moving rare
bargains can be had at Williams-Belk
Company as they want to move as j
little stock as possible. If you are
hunting bargains you had better move 1
in a hurry lest they are picked over.
The stock in Williams-Belk Com
pany is all owned by North Carolina
people, and much of it is owned by
Sanford people. Every item sold is
selected, shipped and billed direct to'
the store and the money from the'
business banked and kept in Sanford.
The building which has been leased
by the company has a third more
space than the building which they
nowoccupy^
BANK OPENS SHOW WINDOW
The Greensboro Bank & Trust Com
pany is glutting on a feature that
should prove attractive to the farm
ers. A show window will be opened
in the front part of 'the bank where
farmers will be asked to exhibit any
product of merit that they may have
raised this year including unusually
large watermelons, sweet and Irish
potatoes, tiomats^a, com, the best!
stalk of cotton, the best sample of
tobacco, and other tilings that are
raised on the farm. This would create
a friendly rivalry between the farm
ers and show to the outside world
what can be produced in this section I
in the way of farm and garden pro
ducts. The cashier, Mr. E. Frank An
drews, will be assisted in keeping up
this window by County Demonstration
Agent E. O. McMahan. The Express
will give a list of the things kept in
thin window eaeh week. It is sug
gested that these things be exhibited
at the Lee County Fair and decide
who shall have the premiums from
the show window stuff. The first wa- (.
termelon was put in this show win
dow yesterday by Mr. R. J. Bullis, one
of the leading farmers of the county.
It weighed 62 1-2 pounds. Can you
beat it? _i.
At a meeting of the Board $>f High
way Commissioners at the Court
House last Tuesday, ft was ordered
that all mules at the stockade be sold
except two. These will be used on
the county farm. It was decided to
advertise the mules and four trucks
for sale at public auction, {
LEE COUNTY 4-H BOYS
AND GIRLS AT RALEIGH
FOR STATE COURSE
Boys and girls of Lee County, re*
presenting various 4-H clubs of the
county, left the first of the week for
i Raleigh where they are now attending
! the State short course held annually
I in that city for 4-H boys and girls.
Representatives from clubs over the
State are domiciled in dormitories of
State college arid take their meals
at the cdllege dining room. An excep
tionally low pride is given for these
accomodations. Mr. McMahan, Coun
ty Demonstration Agent, and Miss
Simpfeon, Home Demonstration Agent
accompanied the boys and girls to
Raleigh, and supervised getting them
placed and started in the work of the
j program. j
I Following are the boys and girls
from Lee county: Ellenson McDou
gald, Jas. Wilson, Jas. Gamer, Wood
row Yarborough, Misses Edna Thomas
Lois Bowman, Wilma Sloan, Lois
Thomas and Vivian Wicker.
During the week, the club members
are publishing a small daily news
paper. Among those who have this pa
per in, charge is Ellenson McDougald.
In a speech before the boys and
girls Wednesday Governor Gardner
asked the club members to become
tree-setters instead of tree-sitters and
set out some trees about the homes,
in the school yards and on. the high
ways. He centered his talk about
more beautiful homes, declaring that
the boys and girls of North Carolina
farms would not have the same prob
lems tp contend with that their par
ents had; yet he wanted them to keep
the torch alive and the live-at-home
movement translating it into some
thing bigger and better than the pres
ent program of growing food and
feed crops,
. “X°.u are the apostles of beauty
in this state,” said the Governor.
“To live at home we must make the
home . livable. You will see that it is
beautified in the future; that our
farm homes and bams are painted;
that there are flowers in the yard and
conveniences within the house, and
that our highways are lined with beau
tiful trees. I want you boys and girls
to start a movement to have as many
trees as poseible planted in your home
communities. I want you, each one,
to go back home and plant a tree.
Make* the event something of an oc
casion. Plant a trfee in memory Of a
brother, your mother and some other
member of the family."
tif;
money,
"Some folks in North Carolina
think we cannot do anything without
spending a million dollars,” he said.
“Tree planting will cost but little.
Trees may be secured from the farm
woodlot or .a good pecan tree can be
secured for 60c from some nursery
man.” *
The Governor asked that each boy
and girl who would agree to plant a
tree this fall to stand and each of
the 740 delegates responded. It was
a contract with him, The Governo?
said, and one that he knew each club
member would fulfill.
NEWSONME ADDRESSES ROTARY
CLUB
For two hundred and fifty years
this State never lifted a finger to
preserve its history, declared J. R. I
Newsome, Secretary of the North
Carolina Historical Commission in a
talk before the Rotary Club Tuesday.
Twenty years ago the Legislature
created the Commission, which collects
and preserves in fire-proof archives
at Raleigh, manuscripts, letters, re- j
cords and documents. Since the Com
mission cams into existance it has
published more books on historical ■
subjects than had been published in 1
North Carolina the previous two
hundred years. The headquarters of
the Commission is the center of the I
State’s historical research. Thousands
of people who are interested in the 1
preservation of North Carolina his- 1
tory of Mr. Newsome’s department
every year.
Mr. Newsome said the State’s his-I
tory was one of its resources. The
paBt is the parent of the present. As I
the present must be the parent of
the future. To now our history will j
prepare us to cope with future prob- j
lems. The labor problems in the cot
ton mill section of the (State have
their roots in the past and to now
the past is to understand the present. !
Mr. Newsome said that North Caro
lina had never exploited her historical!
assets as new England and other sec- 1
tions had done. Few of our counties
have written histories. The failure to !
record and preserve in proper form j
the accomplishments of our people is i
a matter of regret as it sometimes
results of unfair treatment of North
Carolina by outside historians. i
Mr, Newsome said Lee County had :
not been in existance long enough to
have a history of its own. As Lee
was only one of ten counties in the
State lying east of Greensboro and
Charlotte whose increase in population
during the past ten years has been
greater than Hie State average, he
thought this was significant of future
development.
Secretary Muse read a letter from 1
Rotarian C. E. Teague tendering his
resignation as a member of the club.
The following visitors were noted:
Rev. Donald Mclver, of Bristol, Va.,
M- P. Dunlap, of Raleigh, and George
R. Wheeler, the new Superintendent
of our city schools.
On Tuesday evening the mid sum
mer meeting of the congregation of
3t. Thomas Episcopal Church was held
on the lawn at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Rob&rds. Rev. R. <J.
Shannonhouse, the Rector, presided.
An informal discussion of the work
of the church was held, principally as
bo plans for completing tl»e new build
ng on North Steele Street. After the
Conclusion of the meeting, Mrs. Ro
oands served a salad course with iced , 3
;ea.
RECORDER’S COURT
Court Grinds Through From
, Early Morning to Three O’
clock Without Intermission;
Many Report Good Behavior;
Shooting and Fighting Scrape;
Manufacturing, Etc.; Reckless
and" Wreckless Driving.
Notwithstanding the tornd weathei
on Tuesday, Recorder’s Court func
tioned from 9:30 until three o’clock
without any stop for water or other
wise, and, with one six inch electric
fan buzzing to keep everybody cool.
It seemed to do the work splendidly;
not even the lawyers becoming heated
in argument, although some eloquent
pleas were made.
The Court heard reports of good be
havior on a number of young men
on suspended sentence, and from re
ports all were, leading evemplary lives
However, a right goodly number were
present charged with violation of
some phase of the criminal law.
Charlie Bullard, young white man
of the Tramway section, occupied the
spot-light for an hohr or so, charged
with various and sundry infractions
of the law, but principally for per
forming ablutions in the Palmer and
Reeves pond in an abbreviated and
unusual form of. bathing attire, and
for making ‘Vpute remarks” in the
hearing of a number of young ladies.
The Court held Charlie’s bathing suit
beyond the pale of decency aim im
posed a fine of $10 and costs.
Jethro Worthy, Ezra Worthy and
Willie McDougald, three colored young
men from Jonesboro, together with
Jessie Lee Tyson, colored woman, re
ceived the attention of the court for
some time, all charged with assault.
The biblical names of the first two
and the good scotch name of McDou
gald did not work out as indicated
in Proverbs. All were convicted. The
charges grew out of a disturbance
a Sunday or so ago in Jonesboro, in
which gun-play and the hurling of
brickbats featured. The Tyson woman,
being hard pressed by a fusillade of
bricks hurled by the boys, fled to a.
nearby house and secured a gun an®
Midi
gave combat by firing into the at!
ers. Her marksmanship proved good
and one of the boys received the
charge in his face and chest; the
others rapidly retreated and brought
up their artillery. Officers agrived on
the scene before hostilities again be
gan.
Another case .that required a great
deal of time was that of the state vs.
Gordon Oliver and his wife, Pauline
for reckless driving, the charge grow
ing out of a wreck down near the
river on the Raleigh road some few
weeks ago. Evidence showed that the
left front wheel on both cars was
smashed, and that Mrs. Oliver was
falling, and apparently the blame was
hard to fix, for the Court reserved its
decision.
Eli Southerland and John Arling
ton, colored men living on the Yar
boro farm, were convicted of violating
of the Prohibition Act. Eli was fined
$25 and costs and John was -given a
four months sentence, on the roads
Appeals were noted. |
J. L. Tally, prominent resident of ,
the Osgood section, resisted a charge i
under the hit-and-run law. The evi- !
dence was that Mr. Tally a few weeks |
ago while making a hurried trip to |
Raleigh as a witness in a case, hit a
mule, or rather the mule backed into 1
his car, on the Moncure bridge, and
he after slowing down and deciding
that no damage had been done pre- i
ceeded on without complying with the ;
statutory requirement of giving his
name and inquiring as to the damage
done. The Court reserved decision in
this case also.
KIWANIS CLUB NOTES
Kiwanian Harold Makepeace had
charge of the program at the meet- |
ing of the Kiwanis Club at the Caro
Una Hotel last Friday night All sang
“America” while facing the flag. At
the conclusion of dinner the program j
was turned over to Harold Makepeace
by President Gunter. The following
visitors were present: C. E. Teague,
George R. Wheeler, who was recently
elected superintendent of city and
county schools, Miss Louise Futrell,
sponsor of the musical department of
die club, who has been spending tv» ;
vacation at her home at Scotland
Neck, and John Wesley Russell, of
this place.
Kiwanian J. A. Overton appeared in
the role of “Who’s Who,’f telling
where and why he was bom and giv- .
Ing some of the high spots in his life. j
A most amusing musical prograjn
was put on with Miss Futrell at the
piano. A quartette entertained the,
music lovers, each renderingdifferent
songs all at the same time. The voices
seemed to carry a peculiar “twlSng”
and the intermingling of voices kept
the minds of the members of the club
and the guests confused. It Iras a
loherete illustration of the effect of
the lack of co-operation in putting
jver any one thing. No one could do
his best under the circumstances.
The people of Sanford need to real- j
ize the necessity of co-operation be-!
Fore the town can build up and go
Forward as it should. Kiwanian j
Wagner entertained the club with a
solo, “Annie Laurie.”. Ail were a
nused by the elog dancing of John j
Wesley Russell. His friends think he
would prove a howling success in a
ninstrel.
President Gunter suggested that
ielegates from this club be sent to
Hendersonville to attend an agricul
tural meeting which will be held
here Aug. 23, and each carry a farm
:r. .
Mr. E. M. Yates, of Richmond, Va., 1
md Mr. E. B. Yates, of Spencer, have j
days visiting their !
»een here for a few u»ys visiting uieir
larents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Yates, and
aking their annual vacation. Mr.
1. J. Yates.and family and Mr. M. T.
fates and family went to Durham
Saturday where they attended the
fates family reunion at Lakewood
?ark. These families are descend
ints of the late Lucian Yates who
e tiled in Chatham county many
jars ago. He was a brother of
datthew Yates, who was the first
tapttst missionary to go Yrom this
Itate to China.
HNG& LOAN
Loan Patronized by
I®; fourteenth Series
W interesting. *
In look
holders
teenth t
1st., it
note the
sharehold
ton mill i
mill era
manufa
high i
world
Mail,
who
tional _
doctors,
had bor
a home
or reinve
paid up
The i
Fe .
Cheek
sens son
rons of
zation. 1—
tion was c
to instill i
every
of thr"
J J- E. Brinn)
|Cur P* list of stoek
iieid shares in the four
iWhich matured August
.specially interesting to
pations of the different
■Among these were cot
s and operators, cotton
i railroad .agents, brick
[employees, merchants,
p, newspaper reporters,
t civil engineers, U. S.
Jpounty officers, widows
pwed money for educa
?> insurance aghnts, and
j of these shareholders
I money to help finance
Mothers were paid cash
■jvith the association in
to build a
guard of i
the
poses
ever, fig
story. ;
than two
their J '
more
paid out i
have niati
quarter <
reinvested
tion in
real
I ment *
I banka.
n|*-.les when :
pbciation
'ing twenty
I per
; care of
! will take
i as true
of mank
h The
labored _
I to make
association 1
sible witl
tape” on th
tion was organized in
[by the late Charles C.
er public-spirited citi
diom have been pat
ociation since organi
pose of the organism
‘ill is, two fold. First
_ minds and hearts of
■here possible, the idea
It saving some of their
|d, to provide financial
he family who wanted
a home—the safe
an liberty. How well
i has fulfilled its pur
i told in figures, how
gilt help to tell the
iation has helped more
Bred families to own
1 savers to accumulate
pillion dollars. It has
: to shareholders who
[ sfcck, more than a
[lion dollars which was
pr with the associa
stock or invested in
rtrial stock, govem
ptr placed in local
ires seem like fairy
fealizes that the as
ps on a basis of sav
H25) cents per week
|pld adage, “Take
pies and the dollars
’ themselves,” is just
Sever in the history
part du
time* in 1
community
in the r
nd direttors have
and out of season
ny jhyested in the
tfe as humanly pos
ting too much “red
sdment.
i has tried to do its
trying financial
? to take care of the
ny days” came
of its share
j the required iiui!i,uk ■ sixty or
; days to g«r his ar'l!|jpmoney, if witi
j drawal Was requests^ 'Hie associa
1 tion has not borrowed a dollar for
! withdrawal purposes, but it has had
1 to curtail or defer some loans that
were requested, taiteever, the outlook
at present bids fair to making real
estate loans for buying or building
tspech
homes and more especially homes for
the balance of the year. In September
the association Will be called upon to
some extent, by its'shareholders who
have saved up money for college pur
poses. This has been the case for the
last several years..
The officers and directors are ex
pecting a ratheF large subscription
of stock in the September series in
spite of hard times because people
seem to be more interested in trying
to save when financial conditions are
bad. This has been the experience of
the association during the past five
years. No account is too small and no
person is too n.uinuie sot to revelve
the best possible attention.
The association feels indebted to
other local financial institutions for
their splendid co-operation in serving
the public and does,not wish to create
any feeling of competition or infring
ment. The association also wishes to
thank the local newspapers for their
assistance in giving space to news
items regarding its affairs. Nothing
but the fullest co-operation on the
part of all concerned, including capi
tal and labor, farmer and merchant,
city and rural man, is going to make
lee County the garden spot of North
Carolina. * d v ■ *
1VIVAL MEETING AT MEMPHIS
rhe revival meeting is in progress
Memphis church near Avents Ferry
idge tins week. Services are being
d at 3 o'clock and 8 in the evenings
. Loftis, of Kinston, has charge of
. music. He is not only the best
:alist but the beat pianist that the
>ple of this, section have had the
vilege of hearing in many years,
has been pronounced by a number
those who have heard him as being
: best they have ever heard. It is
rth coming miles just to hear him
g and play. Everybody is invited.
cUlU ■»-» v y uuu y to uivitcu.
expected that the meeting will,
continued throughout the week.
OFFICERS CAPTURE A STILL
AND A LOT-OF LIQUOR
Deputies Sheriff R. A. Thomas and
W. J. Kelly went on a raid in the
lack Creek section the first of the
week and raptured a submarine still
of about 50 Ballons capacity and from
8 to 10 gallons of liquor. They saw
the blockader as he disappeared in
the woods, but failed to stop him.
Mrs. Charles G. Batch, of this
place, accompanied hy Mr. and Mrs.
B. E. Kiminger, of Charlotte, and
Mrs. Louise . tewart, of I-aurinburg,
have returned from a motor trip
North, While on the trip they vis
ited Montreal and other places in
Canada and in the states.
Mr. A. K. Miller went to Greens
boro this week to attend the third
annual convention of the Atwater
Kent dealers. 4gg|fi[yh v
PROGRAM LEE COUNTY
S. S. CONVENTION
To Bo Held at Pocket Presbteri
an Church, Thursday, August
14th—^Pastors, Superintend
ents, Teachers, and Officers
< of Schools of All Denomina
tions in the county Invited to
Attend the Sessions of the
Convention,
Beginning at 10:30 o'clock Thurs
day, August 14 th, and continuing
throughout the day the Lee County
Sunday School Convention will be
held at Pocket Presbyterian church.
Pastors, superintendents, teachers,
'and officers of all Sunday Schools of
all denominations in the county have
been invited to attend the sessions
of the convention.
The officers in charge of arrange
ments for the convention are ex
pecting a large attendance of work
ers from all parts of the county. The
convention is open to the public, and
ail who are in terested in the Sunday
School whether they are actively en
gaged in the work or not, are invited
to attend.
The convention is being held under
the auspices of the Lee County and
the North Carolina Sunday School
Associations, and is one of a series
of such conventions that will be held
in each of the one hundred counties
of the State this year. All of the
counties in the State are organized
into county Sunday School Associa
tions and holding county and town
ship conventions.
The following is the program for
the Lee convention:
Lee County Sunday School Coinvention
Pocket Presbyterian Church,
Thursday) August 14, -1930.
THEME:
“Building the Kingdom of God on
Earth.”
TEXT:
“Seek ye first the Kingdom of God,
and His righteousness—” Matt, 6:33,
Under the auspices of the Lee
County and the North Carolina Sun
day School Associations. For all
Sunday School workers of all denim
inations.
J. A. Overton, President of the Lee
County .Sunday School Convention,
and S. J. Husketh, Secretary.
10:45—How to give missionary ami
Stewardship Instruction. By
Rev. Frank Carter Hawkins.
11:15—Period of Business:
Report of County and Township
Officers.
Appointment of Comnuttees.
Record of Attendance.
11:35—Goals for Kingdom Building
Sunday Schools. Miss Flora Davis,
Raleigh, General .Superintendent of
i the North Carolina Sunday School
Association.
12:10—Offering for support of
County and State Sunday School
Associations.
JL2:25—Announcements.
12:30—Adjourn.
Dinner at the Church. Everybody
Come and Bring a Basket.
AFTERNOON SESION.
2:00—Devotional. Rev. J. T. Parham.
2:15—What the Adults of the Sunday
School Should Know and Do. By
Hon. H. C. Renegar.
2:45—Song.
2:50—Organizing and Training Young
People for Kingdom Service. Miss
Flora Davis. j
3:20—Discussion of Sunday School
Problems.
3:45—Business Period.
Reports of Committee and Elec
toin of Officers.
Place of next Meeting.
4:00—Adjourn.
The Annual meeting of the Sandy
Creek Woman's Missionary Union;
will be held at Aberdeen Baptist
Church, August 15th.
NIGHT SESION.
8:00—Devotional, Mr. I. H. Gunter.
8:15—Program for Sunday School
Evangelism. Rev. T. Fred Wright.
8:45—Record of Attendance.
Anouncements.
8:55—The Beatitudes of Leadership.
Miss Flora Davis.
9:30—Adjourn.
LIBRARY REPORT
The annual report of the Sanford
Library for the year ending June 30,,
submitted to the North Carolina Li
brary Commission shows that during
the twelve months period the number
of volumes increased 291 with a total
of 2820 on the shelves at that time.
The circulation of books for adults
Totalled 5968, and for children 18i8,
a total of 7768, showing a gain of
1011 over the preceding twelve months
with a circulation of 6757. This is 0
very gratifying to the Librarian and
Trustees, wdio are so deeply interested
in the work of the institution, which
means so much for the citizens of
the community. The financial state-1
ment for the period shews that they
began with a balance of $103.36. Re
ceipts from all sources wTere $1129.10.
Expenses for purchase of books, rents,
salary of librarian, lights, etc., were
$1109.31, leaving a balance on hand
of $123.65. Mrs. W. C. Lane, the ef
ficient and capable librarian; Mrs.
Charles M. Reeves, Chairman; and
Mrs, W. W. Robards, .Secretary and
Treasurer; Mrs. W. A. Crabtree and
Mrs. W. 0. Lane, ex-officio, are the
members of the Library Board.
TOBACCO SELLING AT LOW
PRICES IN BORDER MARKETS
u LOCAL BRIEFS
The County LOuuai&oiwners who
held their regular montniy meeting
at the court nou§e last Monday, ad
journed to meet again Friday night,
at which time the county tax rate will
be tixed tor the year. It is thougnc
that tne rate will be advanced over
he rate of last year, as a result of
I issuing bonds for tne County Hospital.
Mr. jMuma Hoyie, advertising mana
ger on the Daily Press and fimes
j Herald, of Newport News, Va., has
been here for a tew days visiting the
family of his brother, Mr. K. R.
Hoyie. Mr. Hoyle who went from this
part of the State to Virginia years
ago, has for the past few years been
connected with these two papers in
the capacity of advertising manager
and has the reputation of being one
Of the most cabaple men on these
publications.
Mr. E. G. Flannigan, of Henderson,
who has been employed as architect
of the Lee County Hospital, met with
the board of trustees of the hospital
Tuesday and again went over the
plans which he has blue printed for
the building. Some slignt changes
were made in the plans as it was de
cided that the bui lding shou ,4 not be
located just as first planned. The per
manent plans of the building will be
ready for letting the contract for the
construction of the building in a few
weeks. The lot which was chosen in
Mclver Park will be used.
Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Arnette, who
spent a lew days^here with their peo
ple, returned this week to their home
in Wagram. For the past year or two
Mr. Arnette has been teaching in the
school at Boiling Springs in connec
tion with his pastonal work, holding
regular services at three or four
churches. They were here with a view
to buying or building a home and mov
ing to Sanford, having homing inter
ests here. In the event that they move
to Sanford Mr. Arnette would probab
ly continue to engage in the ministry
in the event that he is called by va
cant churches in this section.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ingram and Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Barringer leave this
week on a trip to Gcracoke Inlet where
they will spend a few days fishing.
They will return to Morehcad City
where thev will be met bv Lir. O. P.
Makepeace and others. The L .aes will
remain at the hotel while \.ie men
folks of the party will ch. iter a
house-boat and go out on me high
seas where they will spend three or
four days and nights taking life easy
not worrying about what went on in
* *' Mei1
nig their experiences*
' turn to Sanford. %
I The Sunday Schol of the F
■ tist church of Sanford wen
I nic to Lakeview last Tues
noon. Most of both the ch .
adults of the school atten *
met at the church at 3 o'c
went in cars. The evening w,
-ct Bap
- a pic
after
i. nThey
ok and
delight
fully spent at the Lake in boating,
amuse
bathing, fishing and other
ments to be found at this popular re
sort. At 6 o’clock all assembled a
xound an improvised table on the
bank of the lake in the shade of the
trees and enjoyed a most bountiful
picnic supper served by the good la
dies of the Sunday school. After all
had been filled and a plenty left, and
as the shadows of evening began to
lengthen they felt for their homes af
ter a most delightful outing of a few
A few trucks of peaches were seen
on the streets of Sanford this week,
but by this date the crop in the Sand
hills has been about all gathered and
shipped. The crop was a great suc
cess and the peach growers nave made
a good profit this season. About all
the crop had been gathered and ship
ped from the Lemon Heights Orchard,
near Lemon Springs-, by last Saturday
evening. A few bushels have been
gathered since, but were sold to lo
cal people. This wps the largest crop
that has been produced in this orch
ard and the peaches were of the best
grade. As it was thought that prices
would advance after the bulk of the
crop was marketed, about half of the
peaches shipped from this orchard
were placed on cold storage in N. Y.
and held. Banks Wilkins went to
"New York to look after th£ market
ing of these peaches. They were
probably sold this week.
Last week The Express stated that
at a joint meeting of the county board
of education and the board of trus
tees of the Sanford Graded Schools,
George R. Wheeler, who has for the
past twelve years had charge of the
Farmville school, was elected super
intendent of both the county and city
schools, and was in the county meet
ing the people and familiarizing him
selif with his duties. Mr. Wheeler
attended the meeting of the County
School Board at the Court House last
Monday and began making plans for
the opening of the rural public
schools this fall. He returns to Geor
gia this week where he will rest a
a week or two before returning to
Sanford to enter upon fiis work. Mr.
Wheeler, who has made a good impres.
sion here, finds things to his liking
in Sanford and Lee county, a~d be
lieves that he is going to like tho
people and the work here. Mr. C. E
Teague, who resigns and retires as
superintendent of city and county
schools, has kindly assisted Mr
Wheeler in getting initiated into the
work, and before leaving for hie n,\
IVome in a city of the State, will see
that everything is checked up and
turned over to him.
MISS PIERCE DIES AFTER A
SHORT ILLNESS
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at the Pierce family ceme
tery in Moore County, for the late
Miss Effie Jane Lawrence Pierce, who
died at Central Carolina Hospital,
this city, on Monday after a long ill
ness. Rev. M. D. McNeill, of Cameron,
conducted the services which were
largely atended. Miss Pierce, who
was 50 years of age, was the daugh
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benton
Pierce, of Moore County, where she
had lived all of her life. Surviving are
a number of brothers and listers
. i
Average Price Much Loweif
Than Last Year—Looks Like
the Big Companies are Going
to Take the Crop from the
Planters—It is Horjed that the
High Grades Raised in This
Section Will Sell at Better
Prices Than Quoted on the
Border Markets.
Although it looks like the big com
panies are going to almost take the
tobacco crop from the planted, the
planters in this section are going a
head and curing the best crop they
have ever made hoping for the best.
They hope that when the local mar
•n ^P6118 the Prices for good tobacco
will have advanced and that they will
be able to get at least a'small mar
gin over the cost of producing the
crop.
Tobacco prices in seven North
Carolina border markets of the South
Carolina belt were lower by several
cents a pound average Tuesday than
a year ago.
Figures compiled from unofficial
reports indicated that the average
for all seven markets would be about
11 cents a pound this year, compared
to between 14 and 15 last year, an
average drop of about 25 per cent.
Quantity Sold Declines.
Unofficial estimates of the amount
of weed sold reached 1,325,000 pounds
compared to 1,500,000 pounds last
year on opening day. Clarkton with
80,000 pounds compared to 60,000 last
year the first day, was listed as the
only market with larger sales this
year.
Fairmont reported the highest price
of the day when some fancy leaf
sold for as high as 55 and 56 cents
a pound. This market reported prim
ings up to eight cents a pound sell
ing just as good as last season but
slightly higher grades, about 15 cents
tobacco, was lower.
Tabor, Chadboum and other mar
kets reported prices as low as a cent
and a half a pound for poor grade
primings.
It was* estimated that 98 per cent
of the tobacco offered on the ware
house floors was first pullings and
plant bed leaves.
Fairmont had 400,000 pounds on
the floors and it brought an average
of 10 or 11 cents, it was estimated.”
compared tp 425,000 pounds a year
ago which sold for 14 cents.
$MM»QpO pounds at
to 1" —
Whiteville had 300,000 pounds com
pared to 350,000 last year and the
day’s average appeared to be about
11 or 12 cents compared to 14.3 a
year ago.
Chadboum had 200,000 pounds
which brought 10 to 12 cents average.
The market had about the same
amount last year and it brought 14
cents.
Tabor sold 75,000 pounds for about
ten cents average, compared to 125,
000 pounds last year at 14 cents.
JONESBORO, ROUTE 2 NEWS
Mrs. P. A. Rogers died at Central
Carolina Hospital Monday night. She
was taken with acute appendicitis on
Sunday morning and was operated on
the same day. Before marriage she
was Lillian Thomas. She is survived
by her husband and eight children,
the youngest of whom is fourteen
months old. Mrs. Rogers was highly
esteemed and will be greatly missed.
Funeral services were held on Wed
nesday afternoon at Shallow Well
Christian Church.
Mrs. Paul J. Thomas is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Elliott,
of Butler, Tenn.
Miss Mamie Hunter is spending a
few days in Hamlet with her uncle,
Mr. Alton Yarboro.
Misses Dollie and Lucile Kelly, of
Olivia, had as their guest, Miss Hazel
Dickens, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Manly Jones, of Guil
ford College, visited relatives on
Jonesboro Route Two last Week-end.
Mrs. Jones was before her marriage
Miss Nettie Godfrey.
Mrs. Flonnie McLean, of Durham,
was a visitor at the home of Mrs. P.
A. Rogers Last week.
Mrs. Moody Cole, of .Sanford, visit
ed relatives -on Route Two last Sun
day.
Miss Alice Kelly and Mrs. Jim Rit
ter and daughter, of Lumberton, were
the guest of Mr. W. B. Thomas, last
Sunday.
a splendid Children’s Day program
was enjoyed at Juniper Springs Bap
tist Church last Sunday. There was
a large crowd in attendance and a
bountiful old-fashioned dinner was
spread on the grounds. The church
was very beautifully decorated by
Mrs, Bertha Thomas and Lura Mc
Nair with bamboo, juniper and bas
ket of cut flowers.
SANFORD WINS OYER HEMP BY
SCORE OF 7 TO 3.
In the ball game here Tuesday
Sanford won over Hemp by a score of
7 to 3. It was one of the best games
played here during the season, both
sides doing some clever work. Bat
tery for Sanford: Brooks and Palmer;
for Ilemp: Shields and Seawell. The
features of the game was the pitching
[)f Brooks and the batting of Murrow
for (Sanford.
Sanford will1 play Siler City here
next Wednesday afternoon at 4
^clock. As Siler City has one of
the best amateur teams in this part
)f the state you may expect a good
?ame.
An elderly lady walked into a rail
road ticket office at Chicago and ask
?d for a ticket to New York.
“Do you wish to go ’by Buffalo?*,
isked the ticket agent.
/‘Certainly, not,” she Mplfed. "By
rain, 4f you * please.