X number of negijieg of Sanfort
“have gone to Durham to take work ac
carpenters and in tobacco factories.'
The1 '^Xlreehaboro Morning Newi
states that Guaranty Bankis now or
ganized arid has opened for business
tThe deposits for the first idays show
good'business.
. It is stated from Raleigh that th<
minimum charge for. ginning cofctor
allowed under the code—25 cents pei
300 weight for seed cotton and 76
per bale for bagging and ties—hat
been adopted for North Carolina ant
Virginia ginners.
Work is progressing in a Satisfac
tory way on the new - tobacco ware
house. Workmen have finished the
floor, walls and brick work and arc
now building the framing for the
roof. It is expected that everything
about the building will be completed
and ready for the opening of the mar
ket.
A. C. Brown, a State highway pat
rolman, who has made his headquart
era at Aberdeen for some time, has
been transferred to Sanford where h<
is now making headquarters. Th<
State Association of Highway Patrol
men has been reorganized and man}
of the patrolmen assigned to new
stations.
S. M. Watson, Jr., will leave next
week for Elon College to enter school
Mr. Watson has a, position in the li
brary of the college this year where
he will help pay his expenses. He if
a splendid young man and is making
a good record in college! School wil
begin the seventh of September.
A representative of this paper made
a trip through the lower section ol
Lee county Tuesday afti in passing
some farms was surprised to fine
more than 60 per cent of the cottor
open. During the hot weather the lat
ter part of last and the first of this
week it opened like magic. By the mic
die of September most of the early
cotton will be ready to gather. It is
heavily fruited and will make a gooc
average crop.
•Coroner L. M. Waring, of Wake
County, has set September 6th as the
date for the hearing in Raleigh foi
Roy Pearson, of Apex, charged with
manslaughter in connection with the
recent death of S. M. Cox, of this
place, in an automobile accident
Pearson is still in a serious condition
from injuries received in the wreck
and the warrant against him has not
yet been served. The hearing will be
held at 11 a. m.
. While making a trip through the
cohnty this week we noticed fieldsi o:
cane under cultivation on many of th<
'(arms along the highways. Last yeai
many of the farmers in this sectior
raised set enly an ample supply ol
eyyup for their own families, but hat
it for sale. The acreage in cane if
probably as great in this section ai
St Svas last year. The mills will be coi
verting the juice from cane into syruj
in-a few weeks.
Melvin Bros., a dry goods firm ol
Aberdeen, have leased the stand for
merly occupied by the drug store ol
Bob Thomas on Wicker street and art
moving in this week. The interior oi
the building has been repainted anc
overhauled and! is ready for the stocl
of goods which will be put in in a feu
days. Sanford is well supplied wit!
dry goods stores as well as grocers
stores.
The planters in the eastern section
of the State were disappointed witl
•tljie prices they received for the to
bacco they put on the Greenville, Wil
son, Rocky Mount, Kinston, Farmville
Goldsboro, Wendell and Smithfielc
markets Tuesday, the opening day
Prices on these markets were estimat
«ed at an average of between 10 an<
12 cents, with low grades strongest
The.sales were heavy for the opening
-day. The average price was not ai
good as it was on the opening day.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Rockefeller
who have been spending some time at
their game preserve near Overhills, ir
upper Harnett county, spent a short
time here Tuesday evening while wait
ing for a thrpugh train on the Sea
board Air Line Kto carry them back tc
.New York. Mrs. Rockefeller, who is s
very charming woman, expressed her
.adf, to a representative of this paper
as being well pleased with this part
Of the South and enjoys spending i
part of each year at their game pre
serve in Harnett county. They mak<
several trips to their game preservr
-during the summer and winter se%
laon.
It is presumed that John T. Me
.Donald, who has been County Gettor
.statistician for a number of years
-will continue to hold the job until tin
Democrats have a man appointed U
succeed him. Several have stood thi
examination for the job, but so fai
the appointment has not been made
The farmers have commenced to gath
er their cotton and will soon be haul
ing it to the gin and it will then b<
necessary for the statistician to visii
the gins, gather the data and make i
monthly report to the Census Depart
ment in-Washington. The statisticiar
Is required to report the amount oi
cotton ginned only six or seven monthi
jjln the year, which Is knoWfeaa.ffl*
cotton season -for which tyg rccejj#i
ijthe sum of $200.00. Years'ago then
fijwere email gins in-every section ol
Bthe county, but a few big. high power
ed gins have run out tho email gins
consequently the statistician can covei
-.the county by visiting only a few gins
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ft JONESBORO NEWS LETTER
BY HRS. J.X DALRYNFLE
MU— WWW UVDIC90*
•'-A*' outstanding social tmmfa&.flvt
season was the miaceHaneoua/siptrer
given Saturday evening by Miss Grace.
Mann honoring Mrs. William Vance/
of Greensboro, formerly Miss Lois
O’CodAell, of Jonesboro.
The guests were cordially greeted
' by Miss Grace Mann who presented
them to an informal receiving line
composed of Mrs. R H. Mann, the
bride’s mother, Mrs. Lura O’Connell
and the honoree. i
The lower floor of the home where
nine tables of bridge and two of rook
were in play was lovely with its de
corations of late summer flowers ar
tistically arranged in hanging baskets
and floor vases. Tallies were passed
by. Miss Clara Mann and the games
entered into with zest. During the
games a refreshing .iced drink was
served. I
High score prize in bridge, an at
tractive card table cover, was won by
Mrs. W. M. Arnold. Low| score award
fell to Miss Dewey Kelly, and she re
ceived a minature popeye. Mrs. W. L.
Thomas and Mrs. J. A. Dalrymple
tied for high score in rook and to.each
the hostess presented an attractive
gift
At the conclusion of the games
Miss Mann, assisted by Misses Corne
lia Avent, Mildred Rives, Cornelia
Covington and Clara Mann served ice
cream'and cake. I
Climaxing an evening of pleasure
the guests were invited into the dining
room where a beautiful array of mis
cellaneous gifts were displayed, attest
ing the popularity of the young bride.
. About fifty guests were present for
this delightful affair. Out-of-town
guests were Mrs. William Vance, of
Greensboro; Mrs. Boyce Campbell,
Sanford; Mrs. Harvey Steadman,
Cumnock; Mrs. J. G. Allen, Beaufort;
1 Miss Jessie .^Trowbridge, Anderson,
South Carolina.
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Elected Principal of Jowsboro School,'
• Clarence Stroud, principal of the
entworth School in Rockingham
county for the past three years, was
on Monday night elected by the town
school board as principal of the Jones
boro school to succeed T. T. Lanier,
who has held the position for the past
' nine years.
^ Mr. Stroud was graduated from
Trinity College, now Duke University,
and took a post-iraduate course at
Columbia University, New York. He
has taught school for 15 years. The
new school board which was recently
appointed by the County Board of
Education is composed of S. W. Mat
, thews, R. R. Knight and J. E. Adams.
Patrons of the school are glad to
know that the date of opening has
been changed from Sept. 11th. until
Sept. 18th. This gives the children of
the rural districts time to assist in
gathering the crops so that they can
attend school regularly when it opens.
The teachers for this year are as
follows: Miss Elva Bryan, Jonesboro;
Miss Frances Roberts, Shelby; Miss
Ethel Kelly, Carthage; Mrs. J. P. Me
David, Jonesboro; Mias Kate Bryatj,'.
Jonesboro; .Miss Nell -Gibbs, Mario|>;,
Miss Bernice Currie, Jackson Springs;
Mrs,' H. M. Jackson, Jonesboro) Miss
Christine Meadows, Atlanta, Ga. High
School: S. G. Harrington, Jonesboro;
Clarence Crutchfield, Moncure; Miss
Melba Stroupe, Crossnore; Miss Mil
dred Campbell, Aberdeen; Miss Blan
che Godfrey, piano, Jonesboro; Mrs.
C. A Godfrey, Supervisor Lunch
Room. ]
To Occupy .'New, Home, r .
The new brick residence of B. R.
Avent on West Main street is nearing
completion and Mr. Avent) and family
expect to move in the latter part of
the week. The new school principal,
Mr. Clarence Stroud and wife, will
live in the residence formerly occu
pied by Mr. Avent.
Services At Baptist Church.
Regular services will be conducted
at the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing; by the pastor, Rev. Frank Hare.
Ag he was granted a vacation during
the month of August, Rev. and Mrs.
Hare have been out of town practi
cally all of the! month but will return
home in time for the service Sunday
morning.
private Plano Class To Open.
Mrs. Colton Godfrey announces the
fall opening' of her private music
class in piano on Monday, Sept. 25th.
Children's Party.
The children, of the Story Hour De
partment of the B. Y. P. U. were en
tertained last Friday afternoon from
4 to 6 by their leader, Mrs. C. H. Rus
sell, at her home on Lee street.
Many games were enjoyed by the
young people on the lawn and play
ground during the afternoon. After
the games the children were served
delicious punch and cake by the host
ess.
Invited guests were Miriam Wat
son and Katherine Arnold. Others pre
sent were Ruth and Rachel Russell,
Orvin Bums, Andrew Mullis, Nancy
Beth York, Gladys Dew, Frances Sow
ers, Coyt Lanier, Catherine Buchanan,
Bobby Waddell, R. Gs Gunter, Edna
Earl Bullock.
serving as assistant pastor of the
Jonesboro Circuit under the Duke
Endowment will return to his home
in Durham on Saturday.
During his stay of ten weeks Mr.
Thrift has rendered much valuable
service to the work in a general way
and has also devoted from 6ne to two
weeks of special work to each of the
six churches of the charge. A Cokes
bury School has been conducted in
each church in which approximately
fifty credits have been awarded to
those who met the requirements.
While here Mr. Thrift made many
friends among old and young who wish
him great success in his life work.
New Crop
Turnip Seed
EARLY PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAF,
COW HORN, RUTA BAGA
SOUTHERN PRIZE, SEVEN TOP,
PURPLE TOP GLOBE,
WHITE FLAT DUTCH,
SHOG0IN TURNIP,
WHITE NORFOLK,
MIXED TURNIP SEED.
MUSTARD SEED
ALL IN BULK
J. H. MONGER.
Seeds.
>cenes
f»WI
Phones 52 and 53 Sanford, N. G. Ilf
'• • #. to fill
' Y. W. A* Meeting.
The Young Woman’s Auxiliary of
the Baptist church met Monday night
with Misses Evelyn and Mary Lynn
Hamilton. Ah interesting program,
with Miss Ruth Abernathy in charge,
was given on -the Margaret Pond.
/fhosetakingpXrt on the program
Wgro 'Mishka Buth 'and Mamie ,
MilifaW PatiiV ;aad Mary, .fi&fuipz, j
P00J6:,rmb!Ute bHi -T; : ,.
,.Folldwfng the'.prpgram . a basinesa .
meeting wai'heW* During the social
hour the hoetese nerved 'home made
cream and cake; ;<j£ 1
- Bequest for Canned Goods.
Patrong of the'-Jonesboro School,
whq. have filled. jars for the lunch ]
roam are aaked to turn them in at I
their earliest convenience. Call at the''
borne of Mrs. C. A Godfrey and .she i
will assist in getting them placed in ]
the school building. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hamilton and
children, of Durham, spent Sunday in
town with Mrs. Wilma Leslie.
Mrs. W. O. Yarborough has return
ed home after a! peek’s visit with re
latives in Durham.
Miss Mildred Covington has return
ed to Florence, S. C., after a visit ,
with Miss Louise Covington.
Dr. and Mrs. D. D. Covington and ,
children spent Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mra. J. L. Covington.
Mrs. Floyd O’Conn 'll has as guests
this week, Mrs. June H. Stallings and
daughter, Bobby Ann, and Miss Bes- ,
sie Stallings, of Durham.
The Young1 Ladies Class of the Pres ,
byterian church met in a call meeting |
at the home of Miss Lois Dalrymple
Monday night to make plans for serv
ing dinner to the Sanford Kiwanis
Club Friday evening.
Mr. Joe v. smiui ana iamny nave'
moved into the residence formerly oc
cupied by Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Loving.
Miss Ruth Martin has returned from
an extended trip, to New York City
and i9 now1 on a visit to her sister in
Thomasville.
Misses Elizabeth and Mamie .Tho
mas and Margie Matthews left Sun
day for a ten day trip to the World’s
Fair. They accompanied Mr. and Mrs.
H. M. Wagoner, of Sanford.
Miss Doris Kelly, of Salisbury,
spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
Albert White. Miss Mary Lucy Kelly
is also spending a few days here af
ter a vi3it'to h£r sister in Salisbury.
Mrs. R. R. Morgan, of Raleigh, is
spending the week with her mother,•
Mrs. Mary Caddell. ,1
Miss Catherine Blalock has return- j
ed from a week’s outing at White I
'Lake. J
l . .. Mr. and Mrs, James A. Mdver, son
and daughter, of Greensboro, visited
friends and relatives in town Sunday.
Mrs. Albert Hamilton and family
who have occupied the Watson resi
dence on East Main street for the past
several years are this week moving
into the brick apartment ih the busi
ness section of the. town. Ihe other
apartment in this bnilding is occupied
by the family of It. A. Watson.
Rev. and Mrs. Donald 'Mtlver, of
Bristol, Va., and Mrs. W. S. Lacy, of
Gulf, were visitors Monday at the1
home of Mr. Redin Bryan.
At the regular meeting of the local
Grange last Thursday evening an edu
cational program under the direction
of Mrs. J. E. Adams was rendered.
The principal talks were made by
1 Mrs. C. A. Godfrey and Mrs. Ethel
Rives, the former’s subject „ being
“School Lunches as a Supplement to
Cafeteria Servings,” and the latter’s
subject being, "What the P. T. A.1
Means to a School.” !
Miss Jaymie Martin and guest, Miss j
Jessie Trowbridge, of Anderson, S. C , i
left Monday for Beaufort where they!
will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Allen. j
Miss Rebecca .Fitchette has return
ed to her home in Greensboro after a |
visit with her aunt, Mrs. W. A. Har-1
key. She was accompanied by Miss1
Helen Harkey. I
miss vorneua Avene, who has been1
attending’ summer school at the Uni
versity, is at home for a short vaca
tion before resuming her work at N.
C. C. W., Greensboro.
Mr. and Mrs. C. JY Malloy, Mrs. T.
C. Black and son, Tommie, and Mrs. I
Lelia Godfrey spent Sunday in Kenans '
vule as guests of Mr. and Mrs. D.. S.
Williamson. They were accompanied
home by Miss Mirqiie Malloy who
spent the past three weeks there. j
Mrs. Mattie A vent and Mrs. L. M.
Lowe, who spent the piutt two weeks
at the home of Min Mama Gibbons
left Tuesday for BennettsviUe, S. C.,
where Mrs. A vent makes her home
with her son, J. J- Avent '
John D. Pegram, who has .been at
tending summer school at the Univer
sity, has returned to his home here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Allen returned
to their home in Beaufort Monday af
ter a visit with Mrs. Allen’s mother,
Mrs. J. N. Martin. Mr. Allen, who is;
County Superintendent of Carteret
county has recently been reelected for
a term of two years.
Mre. Sheldon Harrington, who has
been on an extended .visit-to her peo
ple in. Cheraw, S. C., has returned
home. —
Miss Lucy Bynum Lambeth has re
turned’ to Norwood where she .has
charge of the music department of
the Norwood Schoi
: Mrs. Ollie Bern
Leslie, of Fayette’
some time with Mi
Mrs. J .E. Blalock.
Miss Beulah Bradleyt.ha^ • retdjrned;
to her home in Fairmont after a Visit
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with her aunt, Mrs. J. E. Blalock. She
accompanied by Mias Wilson Bla
lock, who will spend a week there/'
Mrs. Waylon Blue and children,
Nancy Bay and Margaret, visited re- ,
atives in Jackson (Springs last week.
Miss Mabel Watson, who has spent *
he month of.August with her sister,
drg, (Albert Jiamilton, left this week
XQfk tp,resume her position. (
JONESBORO CIRCUIT',, : j1
Y .Bev/.Jf. E. Blalock, Pastojc'1'
Services for Sunday, Sept. 3, W33^ i
0:00 A. M.—Poplar Springs. |
1:00 A. M.—Morris Chapel. j!
8:00 P. M.—Jonesboro. |
“National Recovery Under the New /
)eal“ is the subject to be discussed
y the pastor at all these services,
rhe churches must play a vital part
u this great program. What is the
•art and how can we best cooperate in
his tremendous task of getting back
•n oiir. feet again ?
Mrs. G. E. White Passes
At Home On Saturday
Mrs. George Ernest White, wife of
Sheriff White, who had been a great
i offerer for several weeks, died at her
lome here.last Thursday at 7:30 p.
n. The funeral was held at the Pres
byterian church Friday afternoon at
1 o’clock, conducted by the pastor,
iev. A. M. Frew, assisted by Rev. M.
O. McNeill, of Cameron. A large con
:ourse of people turned out to pay a
ast tribute of respect to the deceas
sd who was held in high esteem by
ill who knew her. The services includ
ed prayer, scripture reading and mu
lic. “The Lord Is My Shepherd,”
‘Hark, Hark, My Soul,” were render
ed by the choir. “Some Day We Will.
Understand,” was beautifully render
ed by Mi\;. W. H. White. At the con
elusion of the services at the church
he remains were borne to Buffalo ce
metery where the interment was made,
rhe grave was covered by a large
eoUeotion of floral designs from herb
friends. The flower bearers were mem■
tiers of the McNeill Bible class. Pall *
bearers: G. G. Dorsett, W. R. Williams 1
Banks Wilkins, F.rnest Buchanan, Ed
Wicker, W. D. Gregson. Honorary
pall bearers: K. E. Seymour, J. W. Me
In tosh, J. Melvin Clark, C. H. Jones,
C. H. Porter, Reece Lemmond, E. A.
Griffin, W. G. Watson, R. M. Brooks,
Marvin Thomas, N. W. Howard, S. T. I
Ingram, Julius Gregson, A. C. Thomas ’
E. X* Covert, Paul Watson, Harvey
Kennedy, E. T. Ussery, John Dalrym
Ple, C. H-, Crabtree, Dr. A. L. O’Briant
Henry Poe, C. H. Wicker, J. M. -Wil
cox, W. F. Chears and F. H. McBryde.
Before her marriage Mrs. White
was Miss Maude Petty, daughter of
Mrs. Nora Gunter, of Morrisvilie, and
the late Alvis Petty, of Cnatham
county. She was bom Oct. 4th., 1889,
passing away at the age( of 44 years.
She was married to Sheriff White in
Sept. 1910. The following children sur;
vive: Misses Atheline, Sadie Margaret I
and Ernestine, and G. E. White, Jr., I
all at home,
Mrs. White had long- been a member
of the Presbyterian church. She had !
lived the’ iite of a true Christian, was j
a devoted wife and mother and a good
neighbor. She will be sadly missed in !'
the home and by her neighbors. I
Out-of-town relatives who attended
the funeral: Mrs. Maud Sours and son,
Robert, Charlottesville, Va.; Mrs. R.
W. White, Misses Florence, Nan and
Joe White, Mrs. Mary Holliday, Mrs.
T. D. Dark and Lida and Frances* Dark
Mount Vernon; Mrs. S. G. Gunter and
children, of Lucama; Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Petty and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Turner Petty and children, Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Petty, of Pittsboro;
Mrs. Bill Black, Clara and Pannie
Petty, Raleigh; Horace Moore, of
Madison, and Mrs. N. B. Gunter, of
Morrisvilie.
COLON" NEWS ITEMS
Mrs. William Bridges ajid two chil
iren returned to Raeford after a two
weeks visit with Mrs. Otis Bridges.
Miss Helen Plyler, of Richfield, is
visiting Mrs. V. J. Cline. I
Mrs. C. E. WTieeler and son, Joe, of *
Washington, D. C., are visiting her
3ick mother, Mrs. D. H. Ridenhour at
the home of Mrs. N. V. Fisher.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Isenhour have
returned from the Century of Pro
gress in Chicago where they spent ten
lays.
Mrs. A. J. Riddle and other neigh
bors attended the Canning Club at the
home of Mrs. A. M. Harrington, of
Sanford, Saturday.
Prayer meeting was held Wednes
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. D.
S. Redding conducted by Mrs, R. I*
Ross. A goodly number was present
and much interest was shown.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Gas ter, who re
cently lost their Rome by fire have
moved into our community.
MclNTOSH REUNION
On Wednesday of last week in the
park at the Melissa McIntosh old homo
place five miles west of Sanford, now
owned by Mrs. W. F. Chears, the
children of Mrs. McIntosh and then*
friends had a reunion, serving ahd en
joying a picnic dinner by the spring
In the shaded grove of oaks and
cedars. Those present enjoying the
occasion were: Mrs. J. M. Ameitte and
her daughter, Lois, and Mrs. Duncan
Memory,, and Miss Gertrude Campbell,
of Raleigh; Mrs. F. E. Street and son,
Richard, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Husketh, |
Mr. aid Mb. W. F. Cheats, H. L. Mc
Intosh and family, of ' Fayetteville,
Mrs. Irene Judd and, Mr. Mont Camp
bell. The occasion was mnch enjoyed
iy all present, and it was voted un
inimoualy to make the! reunion an an
mal event.
Mr. K. D.Phillipa returned Satur
ay from a two weeks’ visit to Greens
ero Winston-Salem, Ashe/fUs and
therjjqiijts, and reports a ftldasant
[me,;,.. ■
TAGS FIVE
’ CARD OF THANKS
I:' ;• ■■t i ■ ■ \ ■ i. > |
' We wish to express our sincere ; V
thanks and appreciation to neighbors
friends, doctors and nurses for the . _
many deeds of kindness and sympathy- >
shown to us during the sudden iitnesifj
snd death of our dearly beloved''
t>and and father an’d fbr the rainy '
>eantfful flowers. •’ •..■a ,-yr.
Mfrs. S. it CoX and daughter, Codtee^-' i'
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For the dressy young lady a shiny patent one-strap is
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$150 to $350
The active young man who has a huge desire to kick
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$1.75 to;$400
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