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IN CHARACTER and V, CIRCUL/illON . ban!OKU, NOIM'H, A, JUNE 14,1934. Published WEEKLY. VOLUME 48, Number 43. FIVE .CENT* as jggas a-: TAR HEEL. . SCRAP BOOK BY »1p By LuaThnus McNair. V «w Looking over old ■ note books and papers one finds many memorable filings. No wonder there may be trait in the story of the German scholar who wept upon the banks of the Rhipe ■ —-when questioned as to the soutee of Ids seemingly irreparable grief, he re plied—'‘My notebooks were spilled dot, ,in tfi'rhw! All my Is gone howl” . ' ' ' .In an old'note book which I kept on English composition in- the -class tdtt : . ght by ‘Miss Katharine Johnson, (sis ' ter of Gerald of the Baltimore Soil) •I found these merits: “Good descrip thin -is not word painting at all. On the contrary it deals with what paint* ing cannot. Words royve on. There >s hot tie statie remaifting -painted can vas.” Thesawords have been s great com '7 fort to me since the dayaof my fresh man English. All my life l had Sec retly longed to be an artist. I had wanted to dBpict. oplor and feeBng on canvas. My own folks and friends r had advised music as my medium of expression* However, teachers ad vis* ed words via the path of the pen. And these words quoted. above certainly show the way writing, has it on: prints ing—If one may be forgiven for put ting the idea crudely! ’ ' Could painting dr even music ex cell is beauty and depth of feeling these words from a poem from India. .. “Sleep ye never reposing ants : Sleep ye shining beetles qf the night Winds cease ye from whispering RestlesB grass, pause in thy rustling Leave» of;the palnr be still, •Reeds of the waterways way not. Slue riyer cease thy lapping of, the y|:' banW “ Slumber thatchings of grass - Windows bamboo latticed, ^ tow doors that squak like ghoifts, , Low glimmering fires of sandalwood plumber ye all.’ ' - ' ' -. So doubt too, this exquisite verse ■lost something in the translation, , ::^ Speaking of slumber perhaps the candidates have time for it now, but certsinly .not the farmers. The exces Is’Ve rains, late spring, visiting caadt dafiw"(l) add evejvch.i.V6;..a .. c-.-iaI filsabifeorstgaMta >iv;».«(wSWdb hard '.nssel tm? time. lie. is even more behind than is usually the case. '. _ O, T., in, a well written piece which /;J clipped some weeks ago, expressed the Idea that, it might be a^ worth white (certainly for' the country) -Thing if relatives of former owners of old homes In', the country would re turn and build up these decaying * places. These crumbling -old home steads. „ • Politicians may be blamed for thes« crumbling places, partly. The policj has been for a long time to tak< everything, especially churches a»t schools from the country, Eeantingi - ’there are still very smell too. ; Louis Brpmfield, in his notabh - , novel “The Farm,” gives: the best an ewer I know. It explains the almost impossibility of cultured life in th< country. - -V-.:- j £s£ Mesdames Sam Ingram and J. G Formy-Duval went to Durham b hear Mrs. Roosevelt at Duke Univer sity.y~: - ; - Mr. Sam lane left Monday foi Brevard Where he will spend the sun mer at a Red Cress camp. The Missionary Society of Tumer’i Chapel served an ice cream suppe: Wednesday evening at the home o: Mrs. Ralph Cline at Colon. The even ing was pleasantly _. spent together Home -Coming Day will be observe, at the church in August and prepara, tions are being made for this specia event. It is hoped that every one that possibly *an will attend this service rami mu I? Make your "preparations to be ir Sanford on the Fourth'of July. Th< moat elaborate program ever put 01 here for the Glorious Fourth will b< pulled off on that occasion. Stunts never before heard of in these parts will play a conspicuous part in amus ing the throngs that will be milling through the streets of Sanford on that day. The .Express Will publish the program in time to 'let the public knovC what kind of amusements win b« put on. ; ' T Friends and relatives in Sanford Jonesboro, and this section, will be pleased to leant that Kev. , Chas Brooks, of Cary, who ip In, * ftaleigb hospital fertrjatment, is.tmw itBB^ ' . • ., ...:. . ..' THREE NEGROES KILLED BY TRAIN I# NORTH OF T&Wfc Three Negroes Meet Death On ’ Seabouiti Tracks OdfevlMUe' | ’’ North of Sanford.-. ^ DISCOVERED BY EN<3BNEER; identified As Being Residents of Durham Trying TO' Get Work At Cemerol.; ' Some time after midnight Saturday mortiing three colored boyS, all of whpm. were supposed to he Under 21 jrears of age, .were killed by No. 6, north bound passenger train near the plant of • the Borden Brick and Tile Compahy, -a short distance north of; .Sanford. The tragedy wasdiscovered by the engineer of a freight train that* arrived here about five o’clock (hat morning. It was later teamed that their names were Jessie and Gillis Moore, brothers, of Durham, and -Barry Green, of Greensboro. The bod id# of these three unfortunate boys were cut to pieces and scattered along the track by: the second train. T3ie remains, ware gathered up, placed. In a box and carried to the potter’s field, near the County Home, and hur ried. Upon learning of their fate some two or three negroes .from Durham came to Sanford the next day, claim* ed. the bodies of .the boys, disinterred -them ftud carried .them back to that City for burial. 'I’ :: % H .: "f; . . Different theories. are advanced as to how they were killed, but this will probably never be known, as it ap peared that there was no eyewitness. > -police Qfflcer R. S. Kelly states 'that he shw these threeibegroes about midnight on the night (Sat they were hilled near "the Sanford Cotton Mill, and as they seemed to bosuspicious characters Eo searched them; but found nothing that should cqll for, their ar rest. They Stated that they went to Cameron to pick dewberneS^iut as the fields Ty-fere fuU;.of laborers they failed to get employment and were on their way back; to Durham when they '■ stopped-here. They, left going in the direction of Raleigh and were 'never seen again alive. Many inquiries have since been -made by telephone by ne groes from -a number of towns in this section wanting information as to how they were killed. - 5‘ • Years ago The Express carried a Story of a peculiar accident that oc curred on the railroad tracks ‘ just about where these negroes wore kill ed. A mart .of. erratic mind, who had '-engaged in the tobacco business-, to the western part' of the,. 5Jveb»., a.-id • -.aaert to go from here to Itaieigh, but not having the 'price of a ticket, finally made up hie mind to count cross ties to the capital city. Stopping on the railroad hear Where the Borden Brickl and Tile plant how stands, he sat down on the end of a cross 'tie to rest. Back in those days the stock law had not become ef fective and live stock were permitted to ramble ai will over the roads and streets and out-of-way places just as children are now. ..While Mr. Wadling ton (that was the Aame of the gen tleman in question) Was enjoying a needed rest a coW came along the track, stopped and looked him, over. Before she had time to move a long freight tram came thundering down the track and knocked her off. The remains of, the- bovine struck Mr; Wadlington knocking him into the | ditch. The train stopped and the rail road crew picked Him up and brought • him to Sanford few repairs. - A reporter of this paper called at '■ the railroad station' and' looking him 1 over found that he was covered with blood, bits of beef and other things. He made a sorry picture. He was stripped, washed and put in the care ' of * doctor. After he ^recovered he 'brought suit against the railroad com 1 pany for damages. When the case | came up in the court fob a hearing ■ the attorney for the railroad company ' argued to the jury that it was not the train that Injured and humiliated the plaintiff, but the cow. The jury agreed 1 with the attorney tor’the railroad ' company and toiled to give him dam ages. Perhaps there never was a case tried before or since in the .North CaroHn* courts of this nature. Some of the papers: of the State published ' the story of the collision of the-jnaa . and beast and the trial tor damages under heavy, head lines. . “ Mr) Melvin Clark, County Auditor, who spent the week end at home, re turned to Fayetteville Monday, where he-is resting; and recuperating. Hia ' triends will be pleased-to learn that he continues to gafti strength, and hopes td be able. to return home ‘some time soon. ' • . ‘ ■ , I Dr. F. L. Knight returned this week from Charlottesville, Va., where he at tended the reunion of the class In which he finished his medical course. ' He-was accompanied by Mrs. Knight. . They had a most delightful and worth 1 while trip, bring swdjnfeVAral days. I ,/ ;/ " t Mr. Harold Makepeace^has Innit a fnodem brick bungalow out at Hie Makepeace farm on Route 3 and he and Mrs, Makepeace, *nl moke out there next week. v £ {?•. Vv -'V-g*- •■■■■- ■■ .'Mr. Bernice Cox, who was, right painfully hurt by being struelt'in the stomach by a flying piece of wood from a planing machine at the Saw ford Sadi and Blind factory the first of the week, is now improving, Sis friends in Sanford and . this section Will be pleased to learn. . PS'As the- farmers were busy . Jri-'their* yanng crops last Saturday few of them were seen on the etreets during’ the-day, but they were here in great' numbers at night and toe merchants and their salesmen and'-sMeshufies were kept busy waiting on customers,1 Parking room, was at i premium in the entire business'district till * tet* hour., . * The guocery stores of the town closed Wednesday at 1 p. in. for a half holiday. These half holidays trill be observed each week by both the grocery and dry? goods merchants till the latter part of the' summer. "The_ %y goods -merchants' will observe the” 'half holiday for the first time this season next Wednesday. People wh6 wish to trade on Wednesday should call at the stores before 1 o’clock. i ' The -appearance of the .Christian church has been greatly improved dur ing the past few weeks.; New brick j steps have been built at the front and the church has . been painted both ini and outside and die yard beautified byj putting out grass. Everything about j the church has undergone-Ca' marked! improvement. -The chrch "is blessed” with an- able progressive preacher ; who has done much Ho‘bring about these, tilings. . . ■- . ^ - >'i Mr. L. S. Poe and. wife* and son, Baph, of Cokesvilie, Tehn., are ihaking. a two weeks’ visit to Mr. S, W. Poe and other relatives in the Pocket sec-j tion, also in Sanford. Mr. Ppe. mov-. ed from, this section to Tennessee Id years age and Kaa*since~made ms home at Cokesvilie. Mr. Poe is en gaged in "the «?oal business. HS %; inaking a success of his. business and likes his adapted state. However, ho is still interested,in Sanford and tills seetwit and likes to occasRiosalty■ come'back, visit kith aiul kin and lock open iiiw scenes af hvS young men who left this section dur ing the past 25 years and Went to oth er states where they have made a suc cess in some kind of business. ‘ , ——x——x—1—x-, Fewer-farmers than usual came to., Sanford Saturday, -during -the day, in asmuch as 'the cessation of the rains that had covered a period, of two weeks.had called-them to;the fields, til-work young crops. The season now is an exceptionally busy one, but few crops appear to have been endangered except where, land was badly washed, during the wet spell. The farmers were busy Saturday scrapping it put with “general green,” and have been hard at’ it this week cultivating their cot ton and tobacco. If they can have a few more days of good weather they will have .the crops clean. For the next week or two they will be busy harvest ing their wheat and oats. An excep tionally good prop of wheat js ieport ed, but there is a poor crop pf oats due to the fact that they were killed out during the cold weather last win i ter. Tobacco is growing off nicely and the farmers are putting it in good shapers fast as they can cultivate it. Last week The Express gave facts about the liquidation of the 14 offices of the Page Thist Company that will; no doubt prove of interest to people; who. had money deposited with the Pages. ■ Last 'Week the liquidators be gan preparing 20 per cent dividend checks for the depositors, with head- j quarters at this place. They expect | to commence mailing them out when they are ready.. The Express-.is in formed that the payment requires the writing of about 8,000 checks, which is being executed as swiftly as pos sible. This dividend will he the first that the Page ~ Trust Company has paid and was 'made possible through' the receipt of a $350,000 loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Atotal sum of $460,307.^0 was requir ed to make possible the payment; the Page Trust Company has available for such use „ $416,437:47. The checks will be sent from headquarters at this place, where liquidation is taking place. ,X number of bank clerks haVe been busy for some., time getting things in readiness to make out the checks and forward them to the de positors This money WiU be turned j oyer to them at a mighty good time —at * season when money is scarce.' It will be p«$ a good lot to -meftsyi In circulation in-Bttfetd'Uad-'thlji'sbe*' brominen TCssDArmimmffi Jdh>$ R. Jones t ... Here At Ag« «S»M Ma«> KeiSJ ’ - *-- i; f.* ■ * " man'. of Affairs' Has B«e*i Quite ' A ber of Years . , V Welfare of < i, R. Jones died «t. ijigwne in San ford.Tuesday more ' at^en o’clock deatij resulting irc-m -;*PMcation bf;,<dis?aiS'6*.j He Kafl.Jpfe|Riling on-! Vvelt for some .three fyife^c ki» bed only about, ten . The funeral was- ski 00k Wednesday afw ' > 1 First JSfcejjbyters an chu r "> ) fe ij<f\5ce bring conducted by the '<>>, llev. A.‘ V. fifteen, os. 'd ; • tv. g. Gojdtta of‘Carthage. 'ft, was in Buffalo cemetci . ■>« yail bearers werd: P. J. Uaf > -r W&L Griffin, W. C. York, W. %. > l?s&n George y/0sie and- Austin McGcnnik fand the honorary pall bear%|f^-e''the of ficers? of the church*? Thj^ftoral de* prominent Moore ceantyijfcimilj, He .yaejgi son of .An cW^ .n joiiji^and'An ttie Hedgepeth Jones’ idi'jwaS' born November ~S, i$5l, near dneuloK. Qf his fourbrothers »ne ;«*iridRters only three brothel. iw.d survive, these being <3ia.i =t..^pfe. of Wil ipilngtbn;1 Jessie It 'p.Ks i>ii.lacks|n ville, Fla.; Kennel *t!olJSfbf Gon zales', Texas; tand Xfrsjjjfefta Kim key, of SahforiL He-yi^ educated in the public Stools of‘hi $ native come ty nipithe ,©nion hifoaie- Jiriioot neat CarthAgftT '?<* *’.Mite: -~f , yi . Qp December7th.;.'187^. Mr, Jonee, •was .riuurt&f-'te- Mia?-ip>^ttie, l^ges.: dangfeter bf' t>r. and MiWWili&nCjSi' Hayes, of; Gp-rfoonteA^dR? the wildrA born'-to,M%> arid, MraiSfoiies four AurP *!ve, these feeing- M ' Aj-V- Shaw, 'of Port Miii, s and W. X‘ etffd -*£, Bffyrdftf ford.v^fhtere are tw^'lSfanj^feUdre^r W|ll' ^aW; of Foil fMV SlUl JohEi; Jones Mclver, of Sahi^jrd. ‘ • - -.’1 . In his early life in r. Jones was tn, gaged in -iSfeRing "-Ipid’nie bujaness, ‘fiSh settled ;^aSanfottr 1889, established hungfclf"as'a ineilclw ant and i i • ■•ness herd for two or three y-Q'-'i'S: ’ l(* $hen moved to Carbonton,. W;:, W' founded 1 mercantile eiitaspri*, -{wptSlKft***® there tor eiglitem..jr't g» - ■ of Jrfre SaaiM Cotton Mills alufas sut% ^directed the business affairs of the Vniiis for twenty-fire years. The mills prosper ed under hia direction and paid good dividends to the stock-holders Ufltit the depression set in. it t As a business' man Mr* Jones was interested at one time Itoji another in nearly every business . enterprisa of the community. He was a stock-holder of the Sanford Cotton Mills, the High Falls Cotton Mills, the Bank of •jour ford* the Edwards Railway Motor Car Company,‘the Caroling Brick and Tile Company, the Sanford Buggy Com pany, the Makepeace Bex and Cumber Company, the Mill Store Company, and. the Central Carolina Furniture Company. He encouraged almost every business enterprise that has been or ganized in the community' for the past twenty-five years by taking stock and in nearly1 all of the enterprises in which he was interested he 'Was a di rector. On account Of his foresight and good business judgment his ad vice was often ' sought by business men who thought of embarking upon new business enterprises; . Mr. jones was a man wno look a deep interest in civic affairs. At one time he was Mayor of Sanford. He was a member of the . first board! of Commissioners of Use County and chairman.of the road, commission. He advocated^ the establishment of the lee County Hospital and. was a mem ber of its board of directors. Govern or Morrison appointed him a member of the board of directors of the North Carolina State Sanatorium at Mon trose and he held that position for a number of yearp. x Mr. Jones was a Mason, and an eider in the Pres^ytfgian church. To his church he was ’a liberal, contri butor. . * Come what might Mr. Jones was always calm and hopeful.' When the depression came he, like many other men of affairs, was a heavy -loser but he never allowed .this to depress or embitter him. To the ehd of his long, active and useful life he thought and.acted in,terms ^igf optimism and he faced life with, the spirit of youth. In his death this section of the state has lost a* man who’ whs one of its upbuilders in business! agriculture and civic affaire. The following out-of-town people attended the funeral Wednesday; -Rev, gnd Mrs. A. W. Sha^j and son, Worth, Jit, Fort MiU,S~a;,Mr.,*hd (Continued"On. Mage. Sight) J " 1 V . , 1 Make Plans For Big^J Celebration on Fourth It is being planned to celebratp the elaborate scale than evere before iA' the history of the town. It will held under the auspices of the local camp of the Hodern • Woodmen, of Awbrica. A. K. Miller has been made generdl chairman and will be assist ed in getting up and carrying out the program Of the day. Following are the committee chairmen who will have: charge of the various features of the program: Music, W. H. Fitts; finan ces, Dr. R. 0. Humphrey; Banquet, Ha T. Makepeace and W. B. Bryant; baby parade and contests, Mrs. Minnie Maude Campbell; parade, W. T. Chaf fin;*Refreshments, Mrs. J.:T. Daven port, Jr., Mrs. R. O. Humphrey and Mrs. W, H. Fitts. The Express is in formed that there will be three bends in the 'parade and the program wiH include amUsements ‘ for the enter tainment of both old and young, j insuHncetalked AT KIWANIS MEET Husketh and Overton Make'In i';*; : "teresting Talks Oiwln-. surance Valuation. ^ ■ / ” • u ..'V * - ■ - I The Kiwanis Club was served din nor by the ladies of the' Presbyteriai church in the dining room of thi church last Friday evening. Following : were jguests: Mrs. W.-C. York, Mrs W. R. Makepeace, Mrs. C, H.Crtgtree 'Mrs. M. W> Harriss and Mr. Sand; Monroa.afc. - } club will be served dinner.,a 'Three Points Friday night oy me ladies of Buffalo,Presbyterian Church. 1 * ait the eenclus^rl of pinner the pro gl^ was;' turned oyerxa unamuaw Wst&me* of ^the pro^tam ■ -committee.' Itie program was featured by talks B^^de-by S>. J. Hasketh and J. A.Over ton fl^tnsnrance. ?-•• ; ;Vi;-VV;.? ' Mr. Huskefch, in* bis discussing of the ~top]c.^*What the Insurance C&n~ pany Does With.Qur Dollars/’ s$d t&at thp in^uranefi -^ompames are our trustee to invest Safely the money we, cb^Sit. tpvtheir trust, and return $ %9 its or to our loved ones at y. He |tate4 tSLat duHhg-. ■ • ■' years /the ijisufyincc-. ■. to £olicyfind fc* tht;r arios ?tlAt-!Y','0r0u't to M minotv .< 'Urit. fA 5adfety _ rifc.ii-ir.-, interest ments choose, said -Mr. Overton talked on gie “Putiep - of- an Insurance Policy,” saying that insurance is not money, but shelter, food, clothing, >- doctor’s bills, etc. ■ffir. Overton explained how the profes sional insurance agent may be of serv ice. to the public in arranging the in suurance programme to give the most ’ protection to the dependents while they need it, and then how these same policies may be used after the family is self-supporting to guarantee to the insured his own life income. He gave Sn illustration of an ideal family in suurarice programme, using the trust forms provided by the companies and the retirenemts annuities for men and Women when they reach the age of 60 ‘ or 66. Mr. Overton stated that men and women who have and who are ar * ranging their insurance on this plan are “Facing the Future Unafraidd.” -—X-X-X BERRY CROP OPENS 1 WITH GOOD PRICES Reports From Auction At Vass ! - and Cameron Show Up j Well; Season Short. | Heavy truck loads of dewberries ' are now being rushed through here •' every -evening from Cameron and Vass to New York and other North ern markets. Fifteen hundred and thirty-two crates of berries were sold on the local auction market at Vass last Saturday at an average of about $2.90 per crate. Choice berries, sold -for \as high as $3.30. The price has dropped off some since Saturday, and 1 berries are not selling so well this . week. The trucks are loaded at Cam eron and Vass late'in the afternoon and are driven over Federal Highway Jib. 1, reaching the Northern city inarkets early next morning. The yield is good and the berries are of a good flavor. One more week will prob ably clean up the crop. By that time the early peach crop will be moving. A few shipments of the Mayflower and Early Rose have already been made through here to the Northern I markets. There will be a good crop of . peaches raised on the Wilkins firm I near Lemon Springs, in this county, but there are very few early peaches bn farm. They will begiji t? move 1 | > . : VISITS FISHERIES Mr. J. S. Matthews, who runs a meat market here,- accompanied. Ms father, Mr- J- W. Matthews, who op •, erates a truck from here to the coast to handle fish, to Vandemere, near New Bern where he spent a few days the first of the. Week 'watching the big se|ns at work. He saw great quan titles of fish caught when the seins were pulled in and dealing in fish him self the operations were of' pecCSur interest to Wm,1 He says there is a large crop of fish at the fisheries this reason. - GRAHAMS. FIELDS PASSES SUNDAY __ifer Head License Bureau ^ Here Dies at Hospital Sunday Morning. Graham Salmon Fields died last Sunday morning at Lee County Hos pital of streptococcus infection after an Illness of two months. The funeral was held Tuesday morning at 11 clock at Center Methodist church, con ducted by his pastor, Rev. L, C. Lar kin. A quartette composed of F. Y. Manner, W, L. Seawell, McSdames H. F. Makepeace and#Bessie Buchanan sang; “Rock of Ages,” :‘l have Heard of the Land,” “Nearer My God Tc Thee- and “AMde With Me.” The lodge of”the jboyal uraer oi moose of Sanford conducted the service. Mr. fields was alt, active* member Of'the;.; order. ■ ■ . ■ ■; :■ • The pall bearers were .R. Iver, U. L. Kelly, Paul I,ucas; IT. C. Hickman,. G. G. Dorsett;' Hoyle Mc Farland and A.- F. Wombiel Interment was in the family plot in the cente-T lery-near • -<|iie achiirph.3!' ‘F-.a.' gums aroOlrs. Bill.Fields j.«d charge of the {lots'ars. . .. The deceased, who was ihe»son of Mft and .Mrs.' C.-' If. Fieli9ijr'Bf %ai"-: • M o,....,. V;C, t,-,. m : v- sr; •m . u . Kii •. •••..' jV:. ..•••■taud • •* w •' *. I■■ ".-ion. ■! ■■ '"■ -• )\Jr‘i, •s-iv fjGi"--jrW *'. /ieV" fields was employed by R. who represents the Golf Refining Company at this place. For five years he had charge of the automobile li cense bureau under the , auspices of the Carolina feotor Club and was a Notary Public. Mr. Fields was a loyal member of Steele Street Methodist church. Re ferring to his church work, his pastor characterized him as a leader among the young people and paid a beauti ful tribute to his high, Christian char acter. He was a teacher in the Sunday School of the Young , People’s Bible Class, the members oi which attended his funeral in a boy. In his death the community has lost a most excellent citizen and his family have the sym pathy of many friends. Visiting Speakers At Methodist Church 17th Two visiting speakers will be heard at the Methodist Church next Sunday. At the morning service Dr. W. F. Quillan, General Secretary of the Board of Christian Education of the Southern Methodist Church will bring the message. He will come under the auspices of the women of the church and will speak in the interest of the Woman’s work of the Southern Idetho dist Church. ,, At the evening service Miss lacy foreman, of Nashville, -Term., will be the speaker. She will speak with spec ial interest to the young people of the church and community. She has had wide experience in serving young people in the Summer Assemblies ail over the country. Miss Foreman knows how to make a service attractive and inspiring for the boys and girls and young people who come. She makes a practical ap proach tb the problems that confront the youth of today. The young people of the entire community are invited to hear her at 8 p. m. Sunday night. Dr. Quillan and Miss Foreman are both serving' this week as instructors on the faculty of the Pastor’s Sum mer School at Duke University. The Methodist people of Sanford and the people of the entire commun ity are .to be congratulated upon hav ing the services of these two visiting speaker, on J^da^ ^ LEE DEMOCRATS . DECIDE ON NEW COUNTY LEADER Dr. J. F. Foster Elected To Lead ' Lee Democrats Fcr the 'Next Two Years. WILLCOX SUCCEEDS JONES ; V " ' At the meeting of the Lee County Democratic Kxecutive Committee, .. which was held soon after the adjourn ment of the County Convention at the • court house last Tuesday afternoon! at , 2 o’clock, Dr. J. F. Foster was elected chairman to succeed K. R. Hoyle, who . held the office six years, three terms, ^ « Mrs. T. C.-Slack, of Jonesboro, waa •* 4 elected vice-chairman, and Mr. Ray -. ]. Byerly of this place, secretary. '• ■ ' Dr. Foster "has, been trstraight. Det. ^ mocrat ever since he was p>ld to vote and- has never scratched-;a Democratic tieket. Ho is a hard trork- '.\<4g0 er at whatever he undertakes and his .■**?+' friends may ieSt assured that he will -Tv ^-5: ' not neglect-the duties-Jof'this ^f while it. is in his.hands for thp’'’nest.. two /ears'. He starts out dl* •termination of calling in every mem ber of the committag of 11 when prob^ r-.;-._ ^ :'j. lems of importance come jag for sola- • Won. . ■» . .-v ! y,*?'' JJr. K. K. Hoyle, the firing-cnair- j man,' called the donvention^to ordqj* ahd presided during its deliberations Mr W. Wi. Retards,' local correspond ent of seveal daily papers* was <&lled to act as secretary and was assisted by-Bob Mason, of the Sanford Herald, ■ and P. H. St. Clair, of The Express. - Upon roll call it was found that nil the -XI precincts in the County wpre represented, However, some of. the precincts did not itie the names of the ■ members of their commttteewen. - A ' motion- prevailed that- all Democrats in good'and- regular standing gn.as - dfiefc-ites ' O' 1 tteSfd — - i 8 Mrs. T: C. Black ws mitteewoman to the *,.~w Executive Committee. The present plan of organisation provides for this. 1 Delegates were' elected to the .Con gressional, Senatorial and Judicial conventions. A goodly number of Democrats frum all over the twenty attended the convention and were in terested in its proceedings. It was the first time some of the'young Demo crats ever attended a political conven tion. , me preciiw-i. -- - cinct executive committees and dele gates to the county convention were-, held in the 11 precincts of the county Saturday afternoon and were pretty - 1 welt attended although it was a busy ' .... 'time with the farmers. Following aye the names of the committeemen in the precincts which sent in reports to the county convention: ; | West Sanford: S. -V. Scott, chair man; Mrs. C. M. Reeves, E. M. Un derwood, J. F. Foster, W. H. Gurley. Mr. E. M. Underwood presided over" the meeting. Solicitor C. L. Williams who was recently nominated for judge* of this district, in a strong talk thank ed his friends and neighbors for their support and made a strong appeal for harmony in the ranks of the party. East Sanford: J. T. Ledwell, chair man; E. T. Ussery, S. T. Ingraih, Mrs. W. M. Kelly, M. W. Smith Deep River. E. J. Johnson, chafe man; I* L. Riddle, C. F. Johnson) Mrs. J. F. Womble Lemuel Johnson. Gum Springs: Glenn Yarborough, chairman; H, P. Womack, B. C. Bums C. A. Maddox, Nell Yarborough. Cumnock: E. L. Gunther, chairman; Miss Estelle Burns, W. B. Mason, W; J; T. Sengroves, Fred Poe. Jonesboro: C. A. Hamilton, chair- . man; Mrs. R. A- Watson, J. A. White H. F. Oehler, B. A. Brannon. ' ' T>* Broadway: W. C. -Buchanan, chair- - ^ man; Mrs. Carlos Thomas, J. P. Dal rymple, H. M. Thomas, W. B. Lasa- - . ter. \ . East Pocket: E. O. Matthews, chair- - man; Mrs. W. H. McDuffie. ' West Pocket: E. L Cole, chairman; 'Mrs. F. B. Smith, L. R. Gladden J.' M. Willcox, G. R. Paschal. .<• Greenwood No. 2: J. D. Walker,.-^'" chairman; L. L» Stone, S. V. Godwin; . *J. V. Gilmere,-Mrs. O. R. Link. , 1 t Greenwood No. 1. (No report). » . ' ' ‘ ,
The Sanford Express (Sanford, N.C.)
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June 14, 1934, edition 1
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