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P W • ■■ , r.-^::.,.::^^^.^ ’ :'r~!' —*1—' '-- - '*-■■'• TAR SCRAPBOOK By Lora Tbomat McNaiiy Four* hundred and twenty-eight persons injured and seventy-seven kill N ed bn our state highways within the y month of May! This appalling* record is hot suffi /dently appalling to us or we would 'do something about it. One little thing we could do would be to see that' every one driving a car undergo a rigid examination and secure a driver’s license. Too many morons are grasping 'the steering wheels, s'' * -* Twd of the most important menrin • the world today—apparently—and cer % tainly two Of the most widely publi < cized, Hitler and Mussolini—were only corporals inj the World War. But they ' took part in that war. They were •in it. I % ” ' *' —i—1 Edison’s: statementthat -America has lost her balance, becomes clearer daily to the main |tn the street. “The with the’hoe” has known it for aeons. At last there is a man at the held!, who desires and strives to do something about it. A decided and .earnest effort is being made to pre vent actual want and'hunger* in this land which possesses a super-abund anee of everything except balance. j r But could you imagine even an “en ...t thusiast,” supposedly sane, becoming so unbalanced as to state publicly that ; 'this entire population w£ll finally go; nudist? Against the statement of that anohy moua prophet 1 should like to state that perhaps even slat bonnets shall never be entirely eliminated from this -•civilization. ... - _ . Another reason why we like Raleigh. .{The' Garden -Club^ the Woman’s Club, the Chamber of {Commerce '..«p4 the Power and light company call tin a tree expert, Mr. Drenttam to discuss what is needed in tree lmlwpyements by “Hie City of Oaks.” More. The. trees of the streets and the parks will, be attended to and then the trees on private property will be given needed treat to w-t without coal to the owner. Raleigh ana oviljPSft. will be benefltted. More, Some of those passing through may be so fa vorably Impressed as to remain. J'T.V^go Jimmy Wedell, famed flkr, IgWjgjBSf of the speed .record by land /planes and beloved for his errands of ‘ mercy executed in the sir—such as flying through unfavorable weather t6 rush a dangerously ill child to Johns Hopkins—has ended his air plane career in a crash," and was bur ied last - week fin a small Baptist church yard, under a tall cottonwood tree in a small Texas town. - . /. ' I adored Abe Martin, J. P, Alley and Claire Briggs—but. have hew frightfully tired of "Flapper Fanny" and of. “Willie Willis” for a myriad aeons. Precisionists—your pardon! Ex -■ travagant phraseology, soquite neces sary at limes to convey what one feels. “More professors given government assignements,”, reads' a headline— Roosevelt evidently still has faith in the universities. — - j can’t disagree there—for having lived about over, the State from Wil son to Waynesville and- from Pine Town to Hickory, and having visited with natives from Bath to Brasstown ' and from Pink Bill to Murphy, I still regard Chapel Hill as the center of the Old North IState in every worthy ‘V.-^way. \v " Former U. S. Senator, and former Colorado Governor, Chas. S. ThoaaS, dies at the age 84. This former native of the small town of Darien, Ga., was quite an individualist—as it, seems Thomases pte wont to be. It is' said ' ' - that he frequency' stated that he set for himself only one standard and that was never to deviate one inch from his own bcUefs. ■ Hd desired cremation and requested that there be no flowers. Me? I want my flowere when I am . 'dead. Much prefer them then than when living. So would you, if you had ever had hay! fever! Mrs. E. R. Osborne and little dau ghter, Nancy Russell, of Rocky Mt,, are visiting Mrs. J- H. Knight. Miss Carrie Howard ia visiting friends in Wilmington. _ Mr. andMrs. Tom Wall and tittle •on, Thomas, lmm refcurned from^ Pw Dee after a *Wt wilt . Mr. Wail* mother. . 1 . • • • ./vs:' COMMISSIONERS TO ENLARGE FUND COUNTY LIBRARY Board Passes Motion To Add > $300 To Present Library fx :. , ■ Appropriation. DELEGATION AT MEETING Group Representing Library Ap . pear Before Aldermen 1 /Vf : Requesting. Funds x| The county commissioners had th«9r regular monthly meeting at the court j house last'Monday pijd passed on two' or three important matters. Mrs. W. W. Bobards with five other . ladies, , who,are trustees of the Lee- County Library,, came before the board with C, H.: Crabtree and Prof. Harward, of the Deep River School, asking that ant appropriation of $1,500, instead, pit $1,000, the present amount appro priated, be included in the county bnd get for the' Lee County Library. A motion to make the , amount $1,500 was adopted by the board.' While the increase is not very great it will be a great help to the library. ^ Mr. W. R. Hartness and Mr. Currie Golden came before the board, repre senting the Lee Goonty Hospital,: ask ing that the county budget include $5,000 as an appropriation to the hos pital for this ydar. They gave facts .and figures showing why it was neces sary that the hospital receive this1 amount. A motion passed the board j favofing the appropriation asked for.j The'hospital has been hard pressed] for funds to keep'the institution going. Miss Simpson, Home Demonstration Agent, and Mr. E. O. McMahan, Farm) Agent, came before the board and1 made their reports for the’month of June. COTTON BLOSSOMS MAKE APPEARANCE Many Farmers Report Earliest i Cotton Blossom; Mrs. J, N; Martin Is First ' The Express stated last week that the farmer who, would report the first -eotton_T>ioom,4o this office wepW. be J credited a years subscription to The j Expresg/'jit.ccordjng to ihej|$tes tur# ed_ Have recei ved the credit for j fs subscriptionto "this .ppjper, goes to Mrs. j. N. Martin... She re-^ believe Mrs. Martin captured the hohM or last year. Mrs. Martin has not, only one of the best farms in lee| county, but she is one of the best farmers. Her farm, over near Tram-j way, is In a high state of cultivation and produces good craps every year.) She gives her -farm^ef personal at-1 tention and we suspect there are farm1 era in the bounty who could profit by) studying her plan afjsiltiyation. The following other farmers’ 'Save turned In cotton blossoms: j •I. ic *iarwara, jonesooro, j une 29; 4. ,W. Mason, Lillington, B. 8, July | 2nd A DeBerry Hayes, Sanford, Route i, July 1st; John W. Gilliam, Sanford ■ Route 8, July 2nd; Mrs. Minnie Spivey Sanford, Route 8, July 3rd; Miss Edna Jackson^ Jonesboro Route, July 3rd; John Levy Clark, Jonesboro,'July 2nd;! J, G. Wright, Broadway, July 2nd.; All the above people and many others; who .did not send in cotton blossoms, . saw the notice & The Express last week,' which shows that the paper is widely-read in this section. ROTARY OFFICERS TO BE , INSTALLED TUESDAY Dr. M. L. Matthews, new president of the Rotary Club, and Rotarian T. G. Gunn returned home Monday night from Detroit where they represented the. dub at the annual convention - of Rotary International President Pres ident Matthews made an interesting' talk at luncheon Tuesday in which he gave al-funning account of their trip, to Detroit, and their return home. At a later /meetEng he will have some thing to say about the convention; which included-delegates not only from the United* States but from counties In Europe, South America and else where in tile World. The newly elected officers of the Rotary Club will be instated at lun cheon next Tuesday. The club has a membership' of thirty-five men, the largest number on its roll! since- it, was organized in the summer''of 1926, nine years ago, BIRTH A#t> DEATH OF INFANT. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Unk, of Swana Station, announce the birth and death of -an infant son on Saturday, June thirtieth,'..... The infant was buried in the family ptot in the Cameron Grove Cemetery, with Rev. S; Coek,of the Jonesboro Presbytdrian church, officiating;x Miss Fraces King spent the week end with Miss Bertha Bray ,of Siler. City. „John R. Cheek and Miss Wanda Wright, of Siler City, were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Melds, at.this place last Sunday. 1; Mrs; Mattie Riggsbee, Misses Mar garet Gunter, and nielma and Edna Williamson left Sunday for Raleigh where they joined h party for a trip to Washington, Niagara Falls, .. Tor onto, Canada and Detroit, Michigan,' and on their return, will visit the] World’s Fair at Chicago, and .other , places , of interest , | Mrs. H. A, Palmer spent a few. days at Lemon SpiCngs last week with her father, Mr. George Smith, who is not at alj well. | ■i Mr. and Mrs. Mozele Harris, of Durham, spent Sugday with Mr. D.D. Hinson and family. v- - j Mrs. J.E. Barkley has returned to, Washington after a, visit with her daughter, Mrs. J. G. Formy-Duval. j Miss Ruby Smith has returned to Pleasant Garden after a . visit with Mrs. Hugh Perry. Miss Mary Moffitt Gregson, of Hamlet,- spent last week With Miss Ruth Gregson. ‘ . Mrs. J. B. Ingram and soh are visiting Mrs. R. R. Summers. , Miss Margaret Seymore, of Apex, is visiting Mrs. J. R. Bowers. : i || Margaret Simmons spent last week at Shalotte with relatives. j . Miss Luna Monroe has returned to Charlotte, after & visit with Mrsi JB. Cole.'; - * - Mesdames T. A. Riddle,'Irene Judd, H. M. Williams and Miss Gertrude Campbell spent" Tuesday, In Gulf with Mrs. Robena McRae. ; Mrs. W. H. White and little daugh ter, Margaret Anne, spent, the week end 4n Siler City with Mrs. B. C. Barksdale. ; ’?'■£ Mrs: Minnie Couneilman had return* ed from Greenfboro where she..visit ed Mrs. Glenn Seo*t*V‘ " - £ I Miss Cecil Seawell, of Brick-Haven, and Mrs.-Frank Calfee, of Raleigh, were guests of M.f * and Mrs. T. ,A. ^niiss^irgiiin Cathell, of -Rale'gh, who visited White last^ week, went to Lexingto!'" Tuesday for a visit*,. -* ,»>■._**• 54 Miss Gertrude- CarttpheU, ^jl^^ie s Pocket section, hr visiting relatives^. Sanford."*-. - ‘ mr. ana aii's.. c>. v. • Etuu-u.; -. auu. ful day in Charlotte Tuesday. On Sunday evening a holt of Kght ning struck a large and beautiful oak tree in the front yard of Mrs. Min nie Councilman on Buffalo street and' literally tore it into flinders. The* limbs of the tree .‘were scattered in. every direction and Mrs. Ida' McManus who was on the porch was shocked but npt seriously hurt. -4 Mrs. C. H. Crabtree has returned from Wilson where she visited'her mother, Mrs* A. C. Hughes. She was accompanied by Mrs. Clark Hughes. Miss Kate Farley and Mrs. E. L. Roberson, of Tarboro, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. A.* G. Carte?; left this week to spend the siqpmer at Montreat. I Mrs. E. B. Mclver, of Sanford route 8, returned from Willow Springs, near Smithfield, where she attended the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Dixie Young. Mrs. Young died last Wednes day and was. buried Thursday. She had visited Mrs. Mclver hinumber of times and her friends' will regret to hear of her death. Mrs. D. H. Cooper and son, Hobson, are spending the week at Clinton with Mrs. Cooper’s sister, Mrs. Davis and family. '• Rev. and Mrs.' F. C. Hawkins and children, Barbara and Frank, Jr., are sojourning at Myrtle Beach. > Miss Corenliaj Cheek, who has been a patient at Lee County Hospital is how convalescing at home. ■ Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Makepeace re turned from Morehaad City Saturday night. • - Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Underwood, Mr. and Mrs. E, M. Underwood, Jr., Miss Mary < Frances Underwood, Luke’Rid dle, Mr: and Mrs. E. C, Heins, Sr., of Sanford, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Byrd, of Branch villa, S. C.,’spent the week end at Heins Camp . on New River. - - - Mrs. Cttaa P. Rogers left Tuesday afternoon for Concord to visit her ^ick sister, Mrs. Walker.. ■'V Miss Anne Makepeace lias returned from Southern Pines where she visit ed her cousin, Sue Anne' Milliken. Mrs. -ClarencA Nall, of New York City, has returned home.after a visit j with Mr. Nall’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. j E. D. Nall. She was accompanied on.i the return trip by Miss Marion Nall, i Mr. and Mrs. Dudley and children,; of Shslby.haVe been visiting Mrs.' Dudley's parents, Mr. and .Mnk, R HaxtMsn'^oOT ,w(i «? got:"mu; •* HOW'S ' ' W-, ■■ Jf £,The Express; there is a lawyer viet camp neiT ] boaBts that he isir month by atayinj ■ gtead of effcriag^ fine to-the Sttj " gaining-Ms freet money salted do* "' is discharged fro* go out and enjc only marf" now to get ojit io i accumulations; >*■ GIBSON ‘SPJ COMMUI Hospital Auxi Kiwanis Clu .• VnStfl , formed that the road con cord who c«* $500'per prison in W a heavy t^and thereby He has the tod when he [prison he will He is not the prison waiting jj his ill-gotten tKSON SPIRIT . Entertain |t Hospital „ Hie Kiwanis Clo jwbjrtSe auxliiaf! hospital on the law hospital last FriS* let sustained then Sag charming hos(£_ thi* Kn<i«'A eoo&i dhatming setting arg combined to make J lightful^evening fa tunate enough toM_ and the beautifufej to-.the -attractii?r^| ■Mrs. W. R. HartneS M®s. W. C. York, Mj Mrs.; B. B. Kamo Fred Byerly, Mr Mrs. \Vaylon Blue, . Mrs. J. ”E. Brinn,'| Mrsf’C. P. Roger| tier* Mrs. Nor madge Smith, Bid ..J V. Gibson, Dr. Haw) Mary John Thomaf welcomed by "W.M dfcasion. to than! j|&xiliary for the ' s^.W. B- Horner-, JR Hartal comnii^lBS/ to tiaM the n<*t. three m-i served din ■ the Lee county do front of the ing. The lad-! Ition as be-! on occasions of . ,„w.a most “good program Unusually de who were for-1 ‘sent. The shade ?n .grass added ie visitors were irs. J. R. Rives, ®.F. Hamilton,; iarland Currin, :ssie Buchanan, E. M. Fields, C; F. Golden,; [rs. E. H. Fra-1 itte, i. Tal tegeace, Rev. A.! Lutterloh, Miss ie visitors were iork, who took Ithlies of the jteous spread. B. Burroughs, re appointed a syprograms for ■4-Wm program hanied by pr.’E. Rwferri. pr, Soup reWng told s. ist;^ ,-r >■-, ‘N.-jf, Thd^club v; .1 b day evaiiiiiig h/. Baptist cs^iuycli/ Mr; t_S' the ait an.! is te evening was «er| and Chas.' in a humorous ’ l the charadter •?’ ■;■■■: -Ml ved dinner Erf-* ies of the First .the speak®. J wjpsost interesting «sfjp»ti "Fundament- , a“ <s.-emunitjr.’* He He stressed the motto of Elwanis In ternational, “We BuiV.” He started! out by- saying be believed in the past and future of Sanford end this sec tion. He spoke of t£e.. remarkable growth of Sanford sieoahe first saw the towip years ego.’ . When he first j visited the town wft|| an idea of be-; coming pastor of the Presbyterian, church, he was increased with the friendly spirit of the. people of the place. Such institutions as the hospi-! tal, schools, chufehes, Business houses and the civic pride of the people im pressed'him and caused him to cast his lot here. He saw a concrete illus tration in Sanford; Of .what the co operative spirit cani dfe for a town or community. He was" impressed with the community pride of our people and mentioned Charlotte as a good illustration of what Can pe accomplish ed when people aref always ready to; speak a good word for their town and let the outside world know that they believe in the home town ami have faith in it. He discovered lhe progres-! sive spirit of the people through ad-, vertisCng the resources and advan-' tagea that the town hja to offer capi tal and people who are seeking a loca- j tion. He touched oh the religious in-' terest of the community and express- j ed the opinion that every 05*—should identify himself with some religious' institution. •. , c GREGSON APPOINTED SUPERVISOR OF RELIEF J. C. Gregson has been appointed lupervisor of Ft deriil relief projects n-Lee county, succeeding W. F. ioofee. Around ;.600 is being spent nonthly in the c iimfy^by-the Federal Government, all ! r completion of pro ests started by ' he CWA. The July illotment has not been made know*. 5ix projects are under'way, viz: gym nasium and caleteria at Lee County [gaining School 1 colored), additions o Mclver and h gh school buildings, twimming pool and a ditch in Green vood township. ;T.V-J _ ... .V. , - MOVES STUDIO. ■h S. R. M.'Vestal hag moved her tndio from the Gavin-Snipes build! » the high school building and • kgin her classea there on the 2nd J day,.10th., where she will conduct tjt during the.wjamer. Outdoor hing-and patn*b^Haj«s«* will be s once.' Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Oliver and'-lit. tie daughter have returned from faot •Springs, where they spent several weeks taking the baths. It is expected that the papers will! be signed up this week and. work will I begin at onc£ on the foundation for» the new tobacco warehouse on the. lower corner of Wicker and Endor Sts.! near the other warehouses. The work ! w,ll have to be rushed to have - the i building ready by the time the market' opens in the fall. % \ Fort the past few days there seem ed to be an epidemic of tramps mov-1 ing through Sanford on Seaboard Air Line freight trains. A railroad detec tive was busy here the first of the week making them leave the trains. A number of the( Weary Willies were arrested and carried to the <£ty hall, but were turned loose and told to move on as Sanford did not need them. ~ State Health .Officers were here' last week inspecting business buildings in the town to see if the owners were complying with the health laws of the State. They ordered a number of buildings, including stores, offices and other structures so altered that they would furnish better ventilation for those employed) in the buildings. Im provement has been made in the ven tilation of a number of buildings and others will receive attention. A two-weeks mixed terra of Lee Superior Court will convene here on Monday, 16th., with'Judge M. B. Barn hill, presiding. The first week will be taken up with the trial of criminal cases while the second week will be devoted to the civil docket. Judge Barnhill is well known to many peo ple in thisieounty as he has presided at several terms of Lee court. Sev eral prisoners are in jail awaiting a hearing. . According to reports reaching San ford, a serioustrain wreck was avert ed narrowly Saturday afternoon when Deputy Sheriff T. T. Elkins, of Chat ham county, found a 12-year-old. boy plac'ng rocks op the track of the At lantic and Yadkin Railway Company, at a . point several miles! this side of Siler City, only a short while before a passenger traiir was due. The boy, Dr. ”M. L.' Matthews and Mr. T. G. Gunn have returned from Detroit; Michigan, where they attended the an nual International Rotary Convention as delegates from the Sanford club. The Express has received a picture from the Chevrolet (Company, of that city, in which Dr. Matthews appears. His picture was taken along with that of a car. One of the highlights of the convention was a visit to the famous General Motors Proving Grounds by hundreds of the visiting delegates. Among the \ isitors was Dr. Matthews. The photograph was taken upon com pletion of a ride over this most cele brated of all testing grounds in the new 1934 Chevrolet. Dr. Matthews re ports a great trip. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Ennis have re turned from New Bern, where Mr. Ennis attended the 14th annual meet ing of the State convention of the National Federation of Postoffice Clerks, as an official of the organi zation and delegate from the Sanford postoffice. In the election of officers for the current year Mr. Ennis was advanced front 4th to 2nd Vice-presi dent of the State organization. This was a compliment to the young man and shows his standing in the organi zation. This was put down as the most successful meeting of the con vention. They were entertained royal ly by the people of New Bern and had a most delightful stay in the his toric city. The meeting next year will be held in Charlotte. There has been great improvement in crops since the recent rains. To bacco and corn suffered during the dry spell, but cotton seemed to thrive as ib always does during dry weather. The rain Sunday afternoon and night left a good season! in the ground and all crops are now taking a new start to grow. This section was visited by a teriffic thunder storm Sunday af ternoon. Lightning struck, a large oak tree In the yard of Mrs. Ada Mc Manus, near the wholesale house of Howard-Bobbitt Company and reduc ed it to kindling wood. The tree was in a few feet of MrsI McManus, who' was seated on her front porch. She was severely shocked, but not serious ly hurt. People who have seen the re mains of the tree gay they have never seen a tree ao completely destroyed by lightning. It was split bn . shreds from the top to the roots, can- ■ GALA MY OBSERVED HERE im2: "i. ■vate ! LEE COUNTY HOSPITAL The patients at Lee" County Hospital this week are t'tin. W* T. Seagroves,1 Harvey Ashbum, Cumnock; T, J. Mc-i Duffie, Route 1; Beverley Neal, Route 5; Mrs. T. A. Lambeth, .Jonesboro, R. 4; Mrs. Willie Stone, Sanford, Route' 3; Miss Cornelia Cheek, Miss Reba! Joyce,‘Mrs. L. P. Wilkins, and Miss Zona Kelly, Sanford; Mrs. Bailey E. Cameron, Jonesboro, R. 3; Miss Min erva Thompson, Cameron; It. -L. Tho mas, Jonesboro. hospitaljXrary NEED MORE FUNDS Hartness and Golden Present Cause of. Needed Funds for Lee Hospital. The Board of Aldermen were ask ed at their regular meeting Tuesday night to appropriate funds to the L<ee County Library and the County Hos pital. An interested group of citizens compo$4d of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Ro* bards/ Mrs. Charles Reeves, Ty Crab tree/and Miss Helen Rosser, the Li brarian, called and asked that the amount appropriated, by the town to the library be increased from $300 to $500. Mrs. Robards gave a financial report ,of the Library, its receipts and expenditures ana snowea Dy tacts ana figures that the institution needed more funds to increase its facilities and meet the demands of the reading public. 'Miss Rosser also made a talk Showing the necessity of more funds to carry on thedibrarj^ Mr. Crabtree' also made a talk in the in terest of the Library. '"he board agreed to appoint'a committee, take the matter under conside- ation and decide later as to whether' or not the amount asked for should be granted. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hartness were before the board in the interest of the Lee County HospitaL Mr. Hartness, in a talk! appealed to the board in mak ing .up its budget for the year tq al low one cent on every one hundred dollars worth of property and 25C on each poll, to help take care of the de mands of the hospital. tie stated \ that the hospital financially hard due to the fact that about half *gg ftreatment.fie slated that the SS I lies of the nurses had been cut down to $25.00 per month, and that nurses here in town often went to the hospit al and nursed charity patients with out a cent of remuneration. The board' promised to give the matter due con sideiation. . , FARM WOMEN OF ~ COUNTY HAVE MEET Club Women of County Have Big Day At Court House; ; State College Speaker On June 30th., at the court house atl day exercises opened with singing of "Old North State,” all standing af- , ter which the club women repeated in unison the collect of the Club Women of America. I Next 141 club women who had com pleted the 2-year course in clothing were given awards of merit by State College. Mr. Chas. Hall spoke on the Grange. Eight clubs put on a singing and stunt contest. The clubs were: Hunt Springs, Dignus, Highland-Jones boro, Court House, Cool Springs, Le mon Springs, 53 Highway, Tramway. Tramway won first prize and Cool Springs second. This entertainment showed remarkable team work and spirit.The songs were old timers with original words by the women. The next number was a Cotton Dress Show. Coat Suits and. Sport Dresses, 1st prize, Mrs. Lonnie Sloan, Broadway, donated by Williams-Belk Co.; Second prize, Miss Pauline Cox, Jonesboro Route 4, donated by Efird’s Dept. Store. ° Trimmed Dresses: 1st prize, Mrs. H. A. Mayo, Jonesboro Route 4, donat ed by A vent, Thomas and Jones; 2nd. prize, Mrs. T. M. Cox, Jonesboro Route 4, donated by Avent Thomas ^ and Jones. Reconditioned Dresses: 1st. prize, Mrs. John Hancock, Jonesbor^ Route 4, donated by Oliver’s Store; 2nd. prize, Mrs. J. B. Powers, Deep River Club. | A lunch committee composed of lead ers of several clubs laid the tables and decorated the 90-foot table in the grove” behind the court house. The club women spread dinner which was bountiful. ' At 2:30 p. m. the afternoon program opened by singing “We Believe in the South,” and then all prizes • were awarded. Mr.; C. P. Parr sh, of State College, spoke on the AAA. Cotton program* ,;f:. .1.- T. - CELEBRATION IS BEST HELD frtSREIN; , SEVERAL YEARS Celebration Is Huge Success As Source of Entertainment " For Large Crowds. FOUNTAIN RAPS CHANG) One of the most successful Jul# Fourth celebrations ever held in Saji* ford was put on Wednesday by dhe Sanford Camp, 16988, Modem Wood men of Amej^ca, with A. K. Miller, manager. Mr. Miller has conducted several Fourth of July celebrations here and he has never made a failure. He understand! how to entertain- the people of Sanford and this section and knowing this to be true they turn out expecting to be entertained and have never been disappointed. The weather was threatening and ujp to 10 o’clock it looked as if the crowd would be small, but about tfre time the parade was ready to start just after the noon hour the crowds began to arrive over every highway leading to town and by three or four o’clock the streets were lined with people from every section of the county a.\l adjoining counties. The crowd was estimated at from 6. 000 to 6,000. All were out for a good time arid they seemed to have it. A. few were found to be drinking, and some three or foui;' who grew a little boistrous, and were locked up by the police officers, but as a whole it was a well behaved crowd. The officers are to be thanked for the order they kept. The parade formed at the First Bap tist church and moved through Steele and other streets in the business dis trict, led by Dr. arid Mrs. G. G. ChileS on horseback. They were followed by the Woodman Forestry team dn uni form, and the Woodman band from Wendell, with Battery E 113th Field Artillery next in line. They carried several pieces' of artillery, machine guns and other equipment. The city ^ fir^ department followed next with the! engines and other (equipment. Next in i|ne was the automobile sec tion, with many new cars. A feature of the parade that attracted.no Utt^,. ; attention and created much comment, gggjhe floa$. It, was a le ^BTBis anuummg aao. ; * kfinds of farm< and home products iir their arms. On the side of the car in big letters were these words, “We Be long to the Grange.” A veritable hit was made by a Hoover cart which fol lowed in its wake, on the side of which one read, “I don’t belong to the Grange.” Other cars brought up the rear. After d.nner the crowd gathered again on Steele street to witness t^e many stunts that were j>ut on. These included climbing a greasy pole, sack race, molasses-eating contest, life sav ing demonstration by the fire depart ment, water contests, three-legged race ladies’ driving contest, boxing con tests, street initiation of candidates and a baby parade in' which children under six years of age participated. Much amusement was created by boys carrying watermelons off the street while contending with heavy water pressure from the water hose. 25 cent pieces were tossed on the street and they struggled to pick them up-while: contending w^th the water pressure. Some of the boys had the grit to stick to the job till they carried, them off. The prizes for the best costumes in the baby parade were awarded Lelia Josephs and Tommie Davenport, while the winners not in costume were Betty Newlin and James Wicker. The baby parade was headed by the Service Company band, 120th Infantry, of Ra leigh, S. A. Braxton, director, who gave a band concert following the par ade. A feature of the well arranged program, was the baby parade. The little folks attracted a lot of attention, and received much praise for the way they handled themselves. Many attended a game oA baseball on the cotton mill grounds in the af ternoon between the Sanford and Siler City teams. It was* an air-tight game till about the ninth inning when Siler City made two or three runs ending the game w-th a score( of 4 to 1 in favor of the visiting team. After supper many of the young people gathered on th$ street and engaged in street dancing. There was also a| dance at the 3-W warehouse which lasted till a late hour. At 6 p. m. many gathered at the platform which had been erected e»* Steele street to hear the address made by the speaker of the day, Ex-Lieut. Gov. R. Tv Fountain, of Rocky Mount. He was introduced' by Mr. J. ti. £&• wards, ef the Lee County Bar. Mr. Fountain opened his speech ‘by brief* (Continued On Fhge Eighty - ,.
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