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own swivel, cmur revu»iunu*g ^
Ids agile* eager self-seeing the olear.v
■^aiin.ilv bright blue eyes with their,
lints of humor and intense fire denotr j
■ •* ixm-ath. as he turn
lints oi ftuuiui »*«* -- i
ing a potent spirit beneath, as he tarn
ed suicldy to me years ago m this j
bli _ . • « • % _ _1_ _bi /I n aIt
HUicaay tv -—
Be chair, by this desk and self same
qdow In his hand he held toward.
nfe the pencil he had been#harpening. |
I myself had made several passes at it
«i,/^Hv lead had
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and each time its shoddy
• “Why, it is a beautiful pencil now. t
How perfectly trimmed! It is only.*
' , short one. You need not have tak- d
* en so much care." I exclaunejk
Mercifully h® did not <luote *** °“V*
one about that's worth doing h> fort“/l
well. Tbo dever a psychologist j
for that. Too welt he understood j
mv impetuous youth and attendant ^
impatience with all the old saws. , . i
Instead he said “1 like you' to ask ,j
me to do things for you which you can ,
hot do, and I do them my Very best. j
That is the way I want you to do £
things for me.” - # t
: Something <in his manner impress- y
ed me deeply.. “What is there really *
I can do except trot on small erands „
for you?” * j V . ? •
’ 1 And his reply, “Therg will be many J
things all along that you can do for •„
me# Even after I am dead. And X*
thilik you will.” i; At no other time <
was his .dear face impressed more viWj
idy on ' my consciousness,. What* a .j.
hSred trust- May no .»»' _wntWr q
jacrea trust* • . ... »v. f
lete eyer prove unworthy of the re- j
narkably high ideals to which be sub-^0
icHbed. > , V .. *
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During the .fourth year of my nesi; E
fence in Los Angeles two luminous j
.nalities fired ,my imagination. I ^
- ‘ " lew, these two for the
Mfficr. *Both were excellent.rgaterial
for magazine articles. X fdt sure
the world would hear much of them
and be interested. I was very right
in regard to one. Aimee McPherson.
Excellent “copy.” Front page stuff,
for decades. The other, C. C. Julian*
seems to have had his torch snuffed
out with the years. . Yet no more
vivid, dramatic or positive personal
ity has ever flashed! over my horizon.
He was magnificently fearless. ^
a time everyone was getting rich with1
him. Rich in oil. The most re
markable ads Ij have read to this day.'
were gotten out by him when the big
oil companies sought to, strangle him.
One scrap book! kept is studded with
the ountstandings ads which are ultra
modem ev.en yet. C. C. fought like a
blazing tiger with his back to the
wall. And I believe he foHght fairly.
When he figured the big international
monopilies were using every method
to put the quietus on him so much so
that even his ads were crowded out,
he got busy one night and printed his
own paper. A copy of it is still in
my possession. Though I never in
vested a copper in| his organization. X
thrilled at his stride. -Southern-Cal
ifornia landscapes was Btndded with
his beautifully simple, sparkling clear
filling stations Eery where one ran
into those pure white stations with
the green trim and with the invariable
hedge of red and white geranium
around the lot. Defiance Gas was
the name he chose for his product. In
a year or so after his apparent phe
nomenal success I came “back east.”
What heppened to him I do not know
.»wpnt that he was absorbed—!
snuffed out in that line. '• |
What happened to Aimee is history
•—and plenty still happens to her and 1
It’s all front page -world news. • I still i
regret I did not interview the two |
it would be especially interesting
now to see Aimee as she appeard than.
Her power, her ability to put over ■
jwhat ghe started and her beautiful i
emotional voice of such unusual emUt ,
tional depth were what appealed to (
- *ne. \
; X was then living in the Echo Park
' district, quite near ,Sunset Boluevard ■
Each day I waa accustomed to roll
my baby buggy over the hilly in- '
cllnes under- the sweeping plumes of
ihe pepper trees to the quiet lagoon 1
In Echo Park. If you have never I
been there you have seen it none the i
-loss for it is one of the most photo
graphed spots in the era of moviedom. «
Pretty soon there was such a mighty [
clamor, and such a thrusting of, <
boards and loading and unloading of ’
queer machinery, stone bricks,and the,i
like .that we changed our course. Oc-[<
casdonally we would circle in sight of (i
this amazing attivity. Though it 1
resulted in qne of the loveliest build- ]
ingg we have yet seen, its completion 1
Was achieved in an incredibly short 1
t (KXmtbmed on page Eight) 1
)r. McBrayer Presides
Oyer Meeting
Stressed Highway
Beautification
)fficers Elected For
fe.,31
Year
Stressing highway beautification
9 an important factor in attracting
jurist travel, United States No. 1
[ighway Association, piet here yesteri
ay in the fifth annual session.
In the absence of Theo Barrow,
irmerly of Sanford, now of .High
'eint, president of the association,
»r. L. B. McBrayer, of Southern
ines, vice-president, presided. Mayor
/. Banks Wilkins welcomed the vis
tors. The .address o^ Presidjent
•arrow, read by Dr. McBrayer, and
epcWts, of Southern Pines, fjojid
’ield Representative C." Hi Lano, of
anford, revealed that. the associa
ion had been active during the past
ear in placing the highway’s attrae
onsd’ahd advantages before the tra
eling public. y
Amp'njt the speakers wer Dr. Mc
rayer, whose subject was “Highway
nd DeveloprAent of Highway One”;
f. B- Branch, secretary of the
hamber of Commerce, Raleigh, and
lay^0$e, of Cheriw, S. C.
ptjkjsof’Wjiosri spolce on '“Value of
ourist Travel to a Community.” H.
. Burns,) advertising manager, town
£ Southern Pines, discussed' adver
ting plans and publicity methods,
JC.4.lj|!Leab> of Aiken, S. C.j
poke -on “Highway Beaujtitff.datioh
-a a means of Increasing Tourist
'ravel”, v- • «' .
he association will stress the ad
antages„ offered by- Highway On(
s the members feel that much ca
e done to attract tourists to th
ante. . , *- * 'v»* .- i - ,3
Jack Myers," of' Carolina Pines, Rj
sigh, told of: the’ advertising bein;
one by the company to draw Iran
n Highway 'CMe^j&rth of Raleigh
ie said as to travel soctth of Rt
sigh, the company, had taken a net
raj position, between- the varioo
ighways. '7/ '
The election '©f'offlcers resulted a
ollows: President) John Chalky o
lockingham; vice-president, Dr- I
'. McLeah, Aiken, S. C.; secretary
>. D. Shields Cameron, Souther
ines; C. R. Cano, Field Represents
ive and Advertising Agent; treasure
i. C. Carrrigan, Camden, S. C. Stat
ice-president: North Carolina, R. J
iurns, Jr., Sanford; South Carolim
“. A. Rouse, Cheraw; Virginia, C. A
Lbbey, FredricksbUrg; Georgia, J
I. H. Duval', Augusta; Florida, Jbh
1. Shares, Fort Pierce. Among th
lirectors chosen, art > H. B. Branci
ohn E. Evans, Raleigh, and W. C
’ittman, Rockingham.
On account; of. -the incltmency c
he weather, the attendance was m
is large as expected. Due also t
veathem conditions, many of thos
vho were here returned to the
lomes this afternoon, therefore th
>anquet scheduled for this evenin
vas not held., : r> ■
Local Moose Band to
Play in Hickory
The local Loyal 1 Order of Moose
land which was organized by Prof.
3. J. Post less than* year ago have
leen plated on the program for a
oncert at the" Hickory Hotel at
iiekory, Sunday afternoon Sept. 3rd,
ind will also participate in the par.
ide to be held on Labor Day in that
ity, at which place the Moose hold
heir annual convention this„ yeiar
lor the states of North Carolina,
south Carolina ^nd a portion of
firginiS. .
* Sanford should be proud of the
lubllcity that theyv will derive from
hiis organization and professor Post
9 to be congratulated oii moulding
ogather a band and orchestra in
uch a short time. ; ; /
. In order to defray the expanses
f taking the hand to Hickory, there
dll be held a danOe in the Moose
tall on August iiath, and a small
harge Of 50c pet couple will be
nade, and whether you are invited
o shake a foot dr' not, you should
lurchase a ticket and show the boys
hat Sanferd appreciates their ef
ort in giving the town an. organiza
ton of this kind. ^
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Kiwanis ClubNotes
The Kiwanis Club was served a pic
nic dinner by the ladies of the Grange
of Deep River Township at thei Deep
River Consolidated School last Friday
evening, i It was a feast of good eats,
such as the ladies of that section can
prepare. They, have the reputation
of being among the best cooks in the
county. Theyq certainly sustained
their reputation on that occasion. The i
pleasure of the occasion was heighten- ,
ed by the fanners and their wives and ,
daughters joining in and, enjoying the.
feast along with the members of the
club. .
ine program upe.ueu wim iuuhic vy
the club. Dinner followed, after
which President Jack Foster tunned
the program over to Dr. Waylon Blue,
chairman of the program committee.
The first number on the program Was
a short talk by Dr. R. G. Sowers, a
member of the program committee, j
Dr. Sowers .kept all amused by Ki»j
jokes and witticisms. The principal,;
speaker of the evening was • C. R.
Hall,, Master of the County Grange.
Mr. Half first spoke &, few worjis of
Welcome to the club and'then told of
the aims and objectives of this great
order {hat has done much to stimulate
agriculture and make it; mor profit
able to the farmer. . P. H. St. Clair
made a short talk on file “Relationship
of the Farmer and the Town Man.’’
He stressed the importance of their
cooperation and working together for
the common good of all. Theirdlusi
ness relations should njif only be of a
pleasant nature, but they phouldsfind
time along with their business affairs
I to cultivate the social side of life. He
j stated, that their interests were identi
; calf that the business man had to look
to the farmer for the, sustenance of
Co.'theTSwh TEST market h?s
produce. The Kiwanis and other civic
clubs of Sanford have done much to j
stimulate a good fegling between the
farmers and their wives in the sur
!rounding country and the people, of,
■ the town.
] A resolution offered by W. E. Horn
er,editor and publisher of the Sanford
| Herald, passed giving recognition to I
the 47th anniversary of The Sanford
i Express. I
j IDENTIFIES BODY
! FOUND YEAR AGO
Chatham Woman Says Man Found
Murdered Here in 1926
Waa Her Husband
The body of an unidentified man,
stabbed and left on railroad tracks,
which was found near Raleigh over1
seven years ago, has been established
as that of George Washington Miles, j
of near Goldston, Corner L. M. j
Waring announced yesturday,
Mrs. Annie Mae Hillard, of Chath
am county, stated in an affidavit
| turned over to the corner that she
was convinced from descriptions
given her of the body that it was
that of her former husband, who
came to Raleigh two days before the
body was found here.
The body was found near the
Norfolk Southern (Railroad bridge
over Marsh Creek, three miles north
east of Raleigh, on October 27, 1926.
Comer Waring found knife wounds
near the heart and the man’s throat
had been cut, he said. The man had
i been left on the tracks and a- train j
had mutilated his head and cut off
one leg. No clue has been uncovered
which would leade to the identy of
the murderer.
. Yesturday affidavits from Mrs. Hil
lard, E. B. Wilkie, a friend, and
Mrs. Donnie Graham, sister of Miles,
were submitted to l the corner, all
stating that the description of the
I body found here fitted that of Miles.
Mrs. Graham lives in Cheraw, S. C.
• Since the disappearance of her
husband, Mrs, Hillard married aguin,
after obtaining a separation.
Miles left Goldston, in Chatham
county, on Oct. 25, 1926, for Raleigh,
where he wap to take a job as a
mechanic, Mrs. Hillard said. He had!
$1 and some change when he left.
The body found here had $4 in bills
on it. Jr
Mrs. Hillard employed D. M. Tyner
Goldston lawyer, to look into the case
and Mr. Tyner has been working on
it for some time. -
It was indicated that Mrs. Hillard
or members of Miles’ family may
request that, the body be turned over
to them for reburial. The body it
buried in Oakwood cemetery here.
—New* and Observer.
J.W.STO
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Interment ill
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Atthough.lt witjf;
;}&t Mr. J. w. S
nan, the antiot
which was ’ ’phi
ibout 3 o'clock
was a great shock
r*
ASSES
RLOTTE
lotph, His Na*
erally. known
a very sick
of his death,
tom Charlotte
ay afternoon,
the people oif
Sanford.' ’ At the tfi s of his death he
vas a patient at ffe Charlotte Sana*
nrium where heTiai been carried fbr
in operation. 'FV® ring the opens
ion lie continued2.)® row weaker till
he end came. . W[)> it was realized
hat the end was ne* members of his
'amily were called t< harlotte. js
'Mr. 4topt who wal fom and reared
n Randolph county' id at the age of
>0 years. He was 1 'Bon of the late
f. A. Stout aljjl Mt» Stout who for a
lumber of years has' ade Sanford her
. Some 25 years UgiftMr. Stout fend
'amilymoved to Saitord where thfey
lave since «ade " WSir home. Mr.
Stout was one bf thflpest known eon
factors in the staWnrganizing the
contracting firm of »V. Stout & jpo.
rbe company constfBted buildings pt
ill kinds not onlymaHorth Carolina,
rat irr other states-^Chey constructed
many of the moatgjptantial build
ings of all kinds in Anford, including
the LeeCounty HoSwkl. This build
ing was always sCi|jSitce of pride, to
Mr. Stout. Duritij^gbe active yeara
>f his life Mr. StOgHjwl'i many poBi
:ions of honor andppmpt. He was at
m? time jjresideftflpgthe North Car
illna Contractor’^ association, and
president of- the itfoir®;Carolina Divis
ion o# the National wssociation.
■ fie was active1 kp -Jfoc affairs, hav
hg served for man»|»ears as a meim
xcr ofthe boardyofljfrus'jees of - ’ the
Sanford schools, amg-wag the chair
man at the time of death. He had
served as president |fifcthe local chain
Jtp of conimercei ■ -Tfflpjrill also, inter
ested in political aff aits, and wielded
much influence in the Bouffcila of the
Democratic party, sJtboJnkhe had
eighth cbhgression3r®tncfc He"was
an active member ■ of the Sanforc
Christian church and had been fot
many years teacher »s*f the young
men’^Bible class in the, Sunday school
For several years he has been a mem
her of the board of trustees of Elor
Collage. He was a member of the
Masonic and Junior Orders.
When Mr. Stout grew up to young
manhood he first followed the trade
of a bricklayer, but being, a man ni
vision, he reached out1 for greatei
thing. He continued to use brick, bu’
after becoming a contractor, he plan
ned buildings in which they were t<
be layed. Being possessed of a riel
fund of wit and humor, he was some
times called by his friends here, “thi
Will Rogers of Sanford.” He wai
one of Sanford’s most progressive
public spirited citizens, and at al
times manifested an interest in thos«
things calculated to advance the bes
interests of the town and community.
Surviving are his wife, who befor
marriage was Miss Mafgie Allted, o
Randolph county. Four daughters
Mrs. Hall Turner, Nashville, Tenn.
Misses Wiley, Grace, and Paulin
Stout; four sons, Joe W. Jr., Dor
Frank Page, and Robert Stout, hi
mother, two sisters, Mrs. A. -M. Gun
ter, and Miss Stella Stout, and tw
brothers, 0. W. and Ray Stout, all o
Sanford. i
irk.a f.morol ear v if Act wum Vi o 1 ri a
the home on Gulf street Wdnesday af
temoon at 1:30, conducted by the pas
tor of the deceased, Rev. T. Fre:
Wright, assisted by a former pastoi
Rev. T. E. White. The large concours
of people present attested high esteen
in which deceased wa$ held. The serv
ices consisted of Scripture reading
prayer and music by a quartette com
posed of Dr. M. 1- Matthews, W. I
Jewell, F. Y. Hanner and W. L. Sea
well.' They were accompanied b:
Miss Mary Adriie White on the pianc
At the conclusion of the services a
the home the body, accompanied by :
large number of relatives and friends
was borne to Parks Cross Roads Chri
tian church cemetery near Ramseur, ii
Randolph county, where the intermen
was made. Many •friends and relative
in that section, were present to atteni
the burial services. The body wa:
first carried to the church where pray
er was offered by Rev. J. C. Cum
mings. The young men of Mr, Stout:
Sunday school class acted as flowe
bearers. The grave was'"' coverei
with a beautiful collection of floral di
signs from friends. Following wen
the pall bearers: D- B. Teague, G. R
Wheeler, J. E. Brian,- A. H. Mclver
G.h. Chandler, V. C. Brtfwn. -:
t Announcement ha* been made tha
the Slier City branch of the Pagi
Trust Company wiU be closed 01
September 5th. It is not known whet
the Sanford branch Of the Page Trust
Company jwill close or what disposl
tion will be made of the business.
AND WAREB008E
SOON COMPLETED
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$6,000 in Stock Needed"
For Bank Organization
A. V. Starr Examiner,
Makes Inspection
committee appointed a few
.weeks ago to solicit stock for the
establishment of a bank in Sanford,
lias put in some hard and effective
Work in Hailing stock among the
people of Sanford and surrounding
country. They secured stock from
some unexpected sources, while no
doubt they failed to get stock sub
scribed by some they had counted on.
This is always the case.
Mr. Dan C. Lawrence who heads the
nCbnsijuttee and has proven himself
Otie' of the most enthusiastic work
ers in behalf of the proposed bank,
informs The Express that the copi
mittee lacks at this time some $60K)0
pf having sufficient stock subscribed
to organize the bank. They hope to
have this additional stock in hand
by the end*of the week. They ex
pect to meet and report the amount
subscribed, Friday night. Every
time they have met they always ad
ded new stock {to the list. They find
many people ^in Sanford who $re
anxioub to see a bq(hk organised
here, but have no money to putf in
I .the bank. All have experienced the
| great inconvenience of not having
I a bank in the town and |tre willing
j to do everything within their power
I to see one organized. . r. v
It has' been suggested that th<
-bank will be organized and read’
to open for business by the Ibth o
.September. - This will be a few day
hihtbie the tobacco market is booke
the market. The floor is aboul
finished and framing for thewalls is
up and soon the material for the
walls will be put on. The roof can
be put on in a few days time and the
warehouse will then be ready to re
ceive tobacco. The building looke
much larger than the old one, but
there is very little difference in the
floor space.
uoing DacK to tne DanK matter,
we understand several locations
have been discussed. It is reported
that the stand formerly occupied by
the Page Trust Company on the ear
ner of Moore and Wicker streets,
is being seriously considered.. Soon
1 after the first bank that was organi
zed in Sanford it was moved to this
' building, and it was hard to get used
to its being run on any other street.
' For some time after the bank was
' moved people went there by habit
to transact banking business.
■ U. S. National Bank Examiner,
A. V. Starr was in Sanford Wednes
’ day for the purpose of procuring
’ data in reference to the advisibility
J of the location of a National Bank
’ at this point, looking into the matter
’ of possible business of the new bank,
and into the personnel of the prop
* osed officers and directors. The re
port of the Examiner will be prompt
ly transmitted to the Chief National
' Bank Examiner of the United States.
When this official receives the report,
he will make a recommendation to
* the Comptroller of the Treasurer;
* and, based upon the report, and re
! commendation, the Treasury De
1 partment of the United States will
then advise the officials here whether
’ or not to proceed with the organi
zation and will send, for execution,
’ the preliminary organization papers,
When these papers are in proper
shape and returned to Washington,
| then a charter will be issued and the
new bank will come into being as a
1 legal organization. Until it has such
' existance, it can, of course make no
application to the ; Reconstruction
1 Finance Coruoration for nurehase
of preferred stock. After the I'Ja
| tional Bank of Sanford becomes a
| reality, prompt' application will be
made for the sale of the preferred
' stock to the R. F. C. Mr. W. R.
Williams, who has been actively con
’ nected with this entire matter since
I jts inception states that in a con
ference with Chief National Bank
’ Examiner Chorpening on last week
he was assured that the report of
Mr. Chorpening would be turned
over to the Comptroller of the Treas
lury within three days from the time
; the report was placed before him,
i in order that we might have quick
i- action. Mr. Campbell of the Re
; construction Finance Corporation,
, Charlotte office, assured Mr. Williams
' that he would make proper recom
I -' (Continued oiv Page Eight).
A Warning to.
Local Committee
Asked To See That
* Law Is Enforced
Mr. E. B. Jackson, a special rep
resentative from the Agricultural De- .
partment in Washington, visited Lee 1
county the first of the week and in
an interview with this paper says that ■
the special field man checking, up
with the local committeemen some
time, finds that these committeemen ,
have not been calrefulj enough in
ineasureing the land which the farm
er had agreed in hia COnt^TSCt to
plow up and also finds that the cotton
has not been fully destroyed.
In cases like this it is often ne
I cessary to recall tha particular
farmer's! accpptaJnce and perform
ance in order that he may go back
and plow up more cotton. To prevent
this embarrassing situation both for
the local committeemen and the
farmer, Mr. Jackson suggeses that
| the local; commiUteemen especially
remember the following suggestions:
11st, That the cotton be completely
j destroyed oh the acres covered by
: the contract. 2nd, That the raimber
j of acres covered by the contrace be
I plowed up. 3rd, That all this be
jdone with as little friction as possible
J Mr. Jackson was a member of the
i regional advisory board together
with six other men from the South
.to whom problems arising from this
cotton destruction program were re
ferred* ai^il many other things that'
might effect the.,cotton farmer, such
as the jute question tarriff on im
portations of oil and other things
connected with the cotton industry.
He finds that as a rule the Jammers
-who signed contracts to plow up a
fixed acreage of their cotton have
fwtp ^ith the goyerunjeht, but
violated tfeir contracts fejr nSt corft
■ pleting the job. He hopes this busi
ness can be adjusted with r h little
friction as possible. He says that the
! committeemen are some times too
lenient with farmers because they
i happened to be their neighbors.
The/ hesitate to be exacting least
it offend them. Mr. Jackson is a
■ large cotton farmer in South Caro
| lina. ' When this cotton acrage
business is finally adjusted the farm
I ers who plowed up a part of their
• cotton will ,bel paid by the govern
I ment. The Lee county farmers will
probably get the checks in a few days.
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HOLLY SPRINGS NEWS
Last Sunday evening marked the
j close of the revival at Holly Springs
! Baptist church. Mr. R. E. Tripp, of j
; Campbell College assisted Rev. J. E. j
| Ayscue, of Carthage, pastor of the |
! Holly Springs church. This marked
| the close of the nineth revival that |
Mr. Ayscue assisted in, at Holly!
I Springs. 23 have already united with [
the church and others are expected to j
(join at the Baptistry next Sunday
I morning at nine o’clock. The right I
jhand fellowship.will be given to those
! joining this year at eleven o’clock, |
i the regular preaching hour,
j Aside from the splendid preaching, j
I Mr. R. E. Tripp was leader of the \
sinking choir that was arranged, j
j Several special songs were rendered !
J approprate to his sermons, during j
, the revival. Mr. Tripp has an unusal |
| talent to sing as well as preach. We j
believe that our community is better
spiritually since the beginning of the
revival. Both afternoon and evening
services were well attended. j
Mohawk defeated Corinth 1 to 0, |
favor of Mohawk. Roosevelt Mcneill, j
pitcher of the Mohawk team pitched |
I a no hit game with Hugh McNeill
■ catcher. Dickens pitched for Corinth
team, with Neal Buchanan catcher.;
j Neither of the Mohawk boys were
struck out by the Corinth pitcher. A
. very peaceful hall-game was * en
joyed b^ all who attended,
j Miss Rcfa Brown, of Mamers,
visited her aunt, Mary Patterson, last
week-end. '
Mr. John Fiirches, of Miami, Fla., j
visited Waylon and Robert Wilson,
durjng the week-end.
Fi|anc^4' and Jim * Breckenrfidge
of Norfolk, Va. Js visiting at Mr.
Henry Pattersons.
‘ Mr/Henry Patterson, of*Mamers;
spent last week end with his brother,
D. J. Patterson.
Miss Arlie Thomas, of Durham,
spent her vacation with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Thomas.
Mrs. C. D. Woodell, who has been
quitet sick for the past two' weeks, is
somewhat improved, her many friends
will be pleased to lears. — ■7^^
ro New Camps For *
Prison System
The ^rision News, -a small paper
mblished at the penitentiary in Ral
>igh, states in its current issue that .*
wo new prison camps are now in'
•peration, one at Tarboro, #under the .
lirection and management of Capt.1#^ ^
5. E. ^lallion, and at Sanford*?*" >
inder the control and oversight .of
2apt. J. T. Gunter.
Both Capt. Mallison and Capt. Gun- ' *
er are men of experience in the
landling of prisoners, having a clear ' *
mderstanding with respect to the r
luman side of their respective jobs*:
ret strict and rigid in the administra
ion of their duties.
Thirty men have been shipped ft)
rarboro already and soon others will
?o until the camp will contain around
>ne hunrded and fifty men. In this
:amp will be stored all the physically
infit men, who are not able to work
>n account of physical deficiencies.
Casually speaking this camp will hje
;he storage warehouse for the crip
ples, the mamed, the blind and the
lisease wrecked human beings of the
nmate family. ■'
The Sanford camp now numbers
seventy men and as soon as practical
this number will be increased to
iround a hundred men. The men of, .:i~ *
this camp will be able-dodied and fit *
for service'.
Lawyers in Fourth
District Organize
The Smithfield Herald states that
fifty or more lawyers of the Fourth
Judicial District met in the court
house at Smithfield Friday at noon
and witty Judge F. A. Daniels of
GoLdsboro presiding, perfected an
organization with the following of
ficers: president, J. C. Clifford, of
Dunn; first vice-president, W. (R..
Williams, of Sanford; second vice
president, James Smith, of Golds
boro; secretary-treasurer, Daniel L.
Bell, of Pittsboro.
Col. E. S. Abell of Smithfield, was
chosen as councilor from tha districts
and his duties will include the passing
apbn applications for license to prac
stitution and by-laws which Weiff
adopted, and it was agreed that the
constitution arvd by-^aws ma’y not
be amended except when as many as
25 lawyers representing each county
in the district are present. The dist
rict is composed of five counties as
follows: Johnston, Harnett, Chath
am, Wayne, and Lee.
The, executive committee of the
district is composed of one attor
ney from each county of the districts
and the following were named:
Walter P. Byrd, of Lillington; Wade
Barber of Pittsboro; Col. John D.
Langston, of Goldsboro; J. C. Pittman
of Sanford; and J. A. Wellons, of
Smithfield.
Before the adjournment of the
meeting a telegram was ordered sent
to Judge Heriott Clarkson, who is
sojourning at Little Switzerland,
felicitating him on his 70th birthday.
BIRIHDAY DINNER
On last Sunday the children of Mrs
Laura Thomas honored her with a
suprise birthday dinner. While Mrs.
Thomas was at church the children
gathered at her home and had the
dinner waiting when she returned.
Mrs. Thomas who is the wife of the
late James L. Thomas, has always
made her home in this comunity and1
is held in high esteem by all who
know her. Her many friends join,
the members of her family in wishing
for her many happy returns of the
day. Those present at the birthday
dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Lee Thomas
and children of Carthage, Mr. and
Mrs. T. O. Marks and children of
Sanford, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Weldon
and daughter of Weldon, Mr. and
Mrs. L. H. Parish and son of Benson,
Mrs. F. C. Beil of Washington, D. C,
and Mr. and Mrs. Levy Thomas and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Gattis Thom-?
as and children, and Carlos Thomas
of Broadway and Mr. and Mrs. Ern
es.t Marks of Weldon.
ROTARY MEETING. ' ~
Before the meeting of the Rotary
club Tuesday, President White called
a meeting of the directors and chair
men of the different committees. They
were glad to meet District Governor
Roscoe D. McMillan, who reviewed
with them the records of the club.
The duties and aims for the coming
year were gone over and discussed^ ’v *•
At the club meeting Governor Mc
Millan made a very interesting speeeh f V
on the privilege and responsibility
being a Rotarian. HeH stressed the
high id eals the Rotarians should strive V'd
to live up to. They were urged %
give their best to the community,"*..*£*: ;
state and nation. He was. impressed
with the Sanford club and expressed ^
his pleasure in meeting with them, vfe"
Other visitors were Austin McCog- ^
mick, Clyde Barksdale, of SiWr Cifyy -
and Cary Knight, of Marfttesbon* f-.