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L .V .. , . , 'y; l‘i.'^4'’4V::'j:4i ir 3i' - HARNETT COUNTY NEWS DEVOTED TO THE INTEREST OF HARNETT COUNTY PRIMARILY, AND OF THE STATE GENERALLY. Vol. XX—No. 21 $1.50 PER YEAR—5c A COPY Lillington, N. C., Thurtday, May 26, 1938 "If It Ctmewmi Harnott, It't in THE NEWS" ED FLOOD GIVEN 5-12 YEARS FOR MANSLAUGHTER SlMII.An TKRM IS OIVKX WAL- TKR PARKKR, XKGKO, FOK AX AHSAIT.T WITH IXTKXT TO COMMIT UAl’K Accepting K1 Floo'i’a siibrnlaslou of guilty of inaiislaughtei'. Judge W. C. (Buck) Harris Monday sen tenced the former Florida Negro to serve from five to 12 years in State Prison for knifing Ella Tumor to death- In a quarrel which climaxed a drinking party in which the two and several of their acquaintances parti cipated. The killing took place In a small home on the Lllllngton-Bule's Creek highway where Flood lived with the Negro woman and her aged mother. There were- no eye-witnesses to the actual slaying, as the other partici pants in the drinking frolic fled the scene when Flod and the woman be gan the quarrel which led to, her ifoath, The plea was submitted through Flood's lawyer, Neill McK. Salmon of Lillington, and Solicitor Claude Canaday accepted it. ' A similar lengthy sentence was imposed .upon Walter Parker. Negro, when he was found guilty of an at tempt to rape a Negro girl under eight years of age. At the outset of the trial. Solicitor Canaday announc ed to the jury that he was not trying to secure a conviction of rape, there by putting the .Negro on trial for his life, but -for an attempted rape. These were the most outstanding cases disposed of at this week's ses sion of criminal court, the last of the .spring terms, as the manslaugh ter counts against Joe Rice, Dunn Negro, and Mahlon Thomas and Vaden Smith, young white men of Varlna and Angler, were ordered continued. Lack of time to properly Investigate tlie.se cases forced Solici tor Canaday to order continuance. Sollcitur Canaday also told Judge tHarrl.s that the blackmail suit '.igainat T. 0. Warren w’ould either bf trbd or nol pressed at the Sept ember .se.sslon. Warren Is charged with an attempt to coerce Henry D. Hti.id of Dunn Into re-employing a friend of Warren’s whom Hood had discharged from his laundry. Albert Bailey, Lillington Negro, was ordered to .serve six months for an affray. Notice of appeal was given and his bond was fixed at $&0t). Additional cases disposed of were: Magdalene Smith; violating pro hibition laws, 90 days. Sallle Bell, violating (prohibition laws, remanded to Recorder's Court. John Eason and John Wllkerson, larceny. 18 months, Cary Glover, affray, nol pros. Capiases were Isstied for, Buddy .McNeill, charged with carnal know ledge. and Clyde Avery, facing a charge of bigamy. , In both cases, the Grand Jury returned true hills after Investigations., Before adjourning' for the term at the close of Tuesday’s session, (Please turn to' page two) Candidate DAVID HENRY SENTER Democratic candidate for Slate Senate. President and Director of Bank of Lillington, Director of Bank of Fuquay, member Harnett County Debt Commission, member of Bap- ii;U (thiii'cb and Masonic Order. HCTS WILL HAVE NEW DEPARTMENT Stato Offers To In.stall Vocational AKrioititurc In Dunn Negro School If County Pays .Share HEAD OF VOTING BOARD ASKS FOR CLEAN PRIMARY CHAIR.MAX .MONROE CAUTIOX.S Kl.KCTIOX OFFICIALS TO BE FAIR .SO NO 'HAUGE.S OK CO.M- PLAlNTS WILL F01>LOW .'Iwai’o of the lien* generated 'by fiirrent political battles and the flose balloting certain to follow in the June 4th primary, Chairman Graham D. Monroe of the County Board of IClecUons has sent to all re!U3irar.s a letter reque.sting use of extreme caution to avoid charges of 0 mplalnts on the conduct of the election. These letters, together wllli a pamphlet of (he Election Laws and additional Instnictions concerning leglstrallon and dlstrlhiUion of ab sentee ballots, wore sent to various pi'i'clncts Immediately before books V. ere epened ilireC'weeks ago. Chairman Monroe'.s plea for a fair election is similar to a recent radio ii.ldress In which W. A. Lucas, chalr- i.iau of iho State board, urged offl- (■'..ils to prevent illegal bullolliig dur ing the Democratic primary. "\ p( r.son cannot be a dishonest tleciloii cfficlal and an honest cltl- ■/.c.i at the same lime," Lucas s. iid. . . . 'Tn the final analysis, re sponsibility for dlshouosiy, unfaSr- iifS3 and fraud must rest squarely t. pon the shoulders of election offi cials. because fraud capiiot occur to any appreciable extent except through the connivance or parilclpa- I'.on of such officials." j Only Democrats are permitted to 'participate In the Democratic pri ll mary and registration hooks In each I precinct are supposed to designate ;tho party affiliation of each voter. .\ person who is less than '21 years {oil but will bo 21 by the November election may vote la the primary If he qualifies in other respects, Although official markers will not be appointed until the .November election, a voter who needs assistance may be helped 'by a member of his ramily, by any person de.slred by him and approved by precinct officials or by any precinct official. The first vocational agriculture department tor Negro students of .Harnett county will be ln.stalled next fall In Harnett Cicunty Training School of State funds appropriated for the’purpose are supplemented by county funds. B, P. Gentry, superintendent of Harnett's schools, has received notice from State Supervisor Roy H, Thomas that assistance In establish ing the department will be available provided the county bears a (portion of the expense. The matter will be presented to the Commissioners and Board of Education at their respec tive meetings- on June fith when it Is expected approval will be made without opposition as both groups have done everything possible to widen the scope of vocational guid ance for Harnett students. The training school, located In Dunn, Is the largest school for Negroes In Harnett county. Shaw- town high school near LllUngton Is the second largest and It Is hoped provision can 'be made to in.stall a similar department there within the next year. Supt, Gentry is also attempting to secure an agriculture teacher for Buie’s Creek. If Slate funds are available, both poposals will be pre sented to executives at the same time. FARM BILL GETS FINAL APPROVAL I'ohtmco Marketing Quotas Are In* erea.se(l Two Per Cent And Cotton AUotinents .May Be Transferretl The second bill amending the 19318 Farm Act was sent to President Roosevelt Monday when the Senate concurred In amendments the,.House tacked on to the bill last Friday. ■ As finally passed, the bill "in creases by two per cent the quotas for flue-cured, -hurley, fire-cured and dark alr-eiied tobaccos. Pevlously, an amendment applying to flue- cued tobacco alone had raised the. quota from 706,000.000 to 719,000,- 000 pounds. 'Under the terms of the final bill, the total Is boosted again, thKs time to 733,000,000 pounds. Those Increases apply only to I marketing quotas which will be fix- jcd in J.uno or July under compulsory , features of the control law and. are I In no way associated with acreage j allotments recently dlstrtbuted by township committees. The only other feature of the amendments permits reallocation of ‘‘frozen’’ cotton acreage not desired 'by farmers to wh-om it was original ly made. This provision applies par ticularly to Robeson county and passage Is due largely to activity of Congressman Clark. Cotton Growers Will Pay Heavily For Over-Planting l'\)RFEITUHK OF PARITY l>AV.ME\T.«!, ELIMINATION FROM IIK18 PROGRAM AND POUND AGE TAX WILL RK.SULT Weed Penalties County Agent C. R. .Ammons is now warnhift cotton growor.s of Har- lu ti that threefold penalties will he extracted from those who fall to t confine iholr 1938 .crops to acreages recently allotted by various town- m ’’V ship committees. Not only will they be taxed two cents per pound for all cotton pro duced on surplus acres but they wilt become ineligible to receive benefits from the '19-38 Soil Conservation Program and will, in addition, for feit parity payments offered by the; Government last fall lo peg the price of cotton. When growers marketed, their 1937 crops and made application‘for parity payments to raise prices re ceived to the 10-cont level, they sign ed agreements to abide by termi of the 1938 farm program, which was then In the formulatlve stage. Sllpu-", lation was made that it this agree ment was 'breached forthcoming pay ments would be forfeited. The compulsory crop'control pro gram, overwhelmingly a'pproved by growers In a special referendum con ducted March 12th, provides that farmers who fall to comply with regulations will lose this year’s benefits and will be'taxed- tv/o cents per pound for all cotton produced-on excess acres. Although no definite date has been set,.County Agent Ammons has stated members of his office staff early in June will start measuring the number of acres farmers have devoted to each crop. When this check has been completed, It Is ex-, poctod that parity payments .will be Issued Immediately as Congressmen, have indicated desires to pay cotton growers as aoon-'as those administer ing the farm program have-eheclfed lo determine which: growers |are not- cooperating 'with the ;program. Since farmers will have to' pay so heavily for planling-.imore acres than they have been allotted, Ammons Is confident that growers will exercise utmost precaution not to exceed their allotments. With boll 'weevils and low prices making cotton grow ing unprofitable, the trend in recent years has -been to divert more and ihore acreage to other crops and ob- strvers believe few farmers will' lose’ parity payments^ already,. earned,, as well as future benefits'-to be'derived from the soil program, by, ov'erplant- ing. In all likelihood, the parity pay ments will be made at a time when farmers are hi dire need of funds— during the harveklng season and Just 'before first bales are- marketed. Those familiar with the agricultural program believe It'will, be extremely- unwise for cotton growers to forfeit these payments, plus any others which m*ay be forthcoming, .by plant-i fng more acres to, cotton than the township committee authorized. . STOLEN SANFORD AUTOMOBILE FOUND IN HARNETT WOODS Sheriff Qlecn, Buchanan of Lee county found In a wooded section near McLeod’s bridge - on Upper Little river an - automobile stolen' last Thursday night from the rear'of the Sanford postpfflce. The car had been burned and left In the woods. It was the property of G. W. Phelps of Sanford. 'NO clue to the identity of the thieves has been secured. Preferred Jail A tlofendunt, convicted at a pre- viiioH HcsHltm of Hnmett Superior (.'ourt for '-reckless driving and given a Jail st-ntence whiclt was suspended upon payment of costs andi'$M> foi the man he ran into, nppoaml before Judge Harris Monday moniing and asked for mercy, staGng he had been unable to raise the .money. After listening to the pie*, Judge Harris told the ms.n that to Jail he must go unless a-iHtrtion of (he costs and fine was paid. It det'elopcd during' the questioning that the defendant owned an au tomobile, on which he had paid - $300 with $100 still due, and Judge Harris tried to effect a com promise by letting the car go to pay court costs and the $50 dam ages awarded. The deftsidoni remortced; *Tni not willing to do. that," ao he picked up his coat and followed .Sheriff Bill Salmon to Jail to atari his 00-day sentence. > t'oHon gj-owei's'.'aren’t the only furiiier.s wlio will be penaliztsl for ' .\ c e e d i.n g acrt'nge atlotment's I'ruiited them under cocipulsoty control featur-H of the 1033 Farm •Act, wnriis County Agent, Ain- luons. While cotton, protlucers will re ceive three different |>ennltJes e.'i* plained in tin mljoiuliig column, ■, tobaec«> gi'owers who ov(>r-plant must also pny for. folluiv to stay within their ncr^ge nllotmcnt.s. For all tobacco planted in excess, of the allotted iiiunber of acres, dciliictlons will- be made from the grower's agricultural conservation (layment at the rate of 10 cents per pound.on, the average produc tion of the surplus acreage.. Later ' in the .season tobacco growers will be given imundage quotas, with .stiff penultles charged for over- .selliiig. The immcdlnte conccni of Har nett farinerH is to stay within their acreage allotments to avoid these* forfeits. PERMANENT JURY SYSTEM STARTS ITS SECOND YEAR JUDGE HAKU(,«), WHO RECOM MENDED ADOPTION' OF, NEW .SYSTEM, PRESIDING OVER THIS WEEK’.S SESSION With the selection of nine jurors to replace those whose one-year tu-ins are expiring, Harnett’s perma nent Grand Jury, system Monday morning started Its second year of operation. . An luteresilng slde-Ught I'A con nection with the first anniversary of the estubllshmeut'of the system is that Judge .'VV, C. (Back) Harris, iwho reeomnien-ded iiYJnnuary of last ytar that a permanent system be adopted, is presiding over the ses sion or court that marks the start of the second year. Shortly after Judge Harris made hi-j recommendation, a 'bill was drafted and ^rwarded lo Represen tative Fred S. Thomas to introduce before the General Assembly, then In session. The proposal was prompt ly .sent lip, adopted and Harnett’s first Grand Jury was empanelled at last year’s May Term. In sending the present Grand Jury to start Its duties, Judge Harris did not make a formal charge, stating that under the permanent system It was unnecessary at each session to deliver lengthy talks to the Jurors about their duties. The nine new Jurors selected Mon day were: H.’ E. Womack, S. R. Coleman, Willie Fore. I. C. McKin ney, J. T. Rosser, L. H. O'Connell, H. W. Whittington, Lee Cameron and- Q. A. Altman. C. T, Connor, one of the nine car ried over from the old jury, is now serving. as foreman. He and the following eight' Jurors complete the panel: , Edward , N. Barnes,' J. C. Clark, Rex Johnson, W. C. Mason, H. Q. Avery, -W. R. Brown, Evander Morrison and R, C. Stephens. ATTEMPTS MADE FOR NEW SCHOOL ('ommission Considers Proposal For 'Buihllng At Spring Lake Section, Near Manchester The State School Commission has under consideration a proposal to establish in the Spring Lake Com munity of Cumberland county, be tween Manche.ster-and Fort Bragg, an elementary -school, for students who have heretofore been carried In buses to Anderson Creek. Although- delinlle action will pot be taken until its June meeting, the Commission has ordered that a sur vey be made of the .section to select the best building site. This burvey was ordered at its .May 12th meet ing, the date the proposal was defer red until June. Establishment of the' school at Spring Lake, a settlement which has gro-'A-n up almost overnight and la composed largely of Fort Bragg i.8jl- dlers and their families, will cut An derson Creek’s enollment by more than 100 stud'ents of the elementary grades. This reduced' enrollment will moan that two or more teachers will be taken from the Anderson Creek-faculty. Since no high school grades will be provided, students In these class- (Please turn to page two) CHIEF OF POLICE KILLS THOUSANDS ‘IN COLD BLOOD’ McKinney deliberately MAKES SLAUGHTER OF HORDES O.v MAIN STREET-ABETTED 1 BY COUNTY PHYSICIAN . Armed with a deadly oil can load ed with used lubricant from a filling station. Chief of PoliceMack Mc Kinney deaJth death and destnuctlon to thousands of emb'ryo mosquitoes last Friday afternoon., The chief was urged to make Ute!' slaughter by Mayor Charles Loving after Dr. W. 8. Hunter, county health physi cian, had canvassed the community., in company with D. .F; Ashton and H. ^'lYelverton bf the deparlmont of, eplo^mlology of the State Board of Health. The party was In search of the common little “wlggle-tallsl’ found In stagnant! water and which are known to be the- larvae of mos quitoes. From the small pools at-the bot tom of siorm-dralh manholes'-on Main street, Mr. Ashton dipped; three species of young mosqult'bes-T-Ano- pheles, which carries' m'aiaria; Aedes' .^egyiul, which carries yellow fever; and also other germs If accessible; and Culex, the^'.pest of the tribe thhL bites and blle.s. Process of the mos quito-developing, business was re vealed In every stage—from racks of eggs to pupa. Pulling out a dipper full of wlgglers, Mr. Ashton siphon ed several ‘'almost’’ mosqultoes,^ Into a glass tube, with, the. observation:. ’’In a few hours they would be flying around looking for someone to nil)-" 'ble on." In back,' lots where upturned water contuinera were found, hun dreds of the wlgglers were taken, In- u drain ditch, recently completed by WPA labor,' running from the rear of Hotel Lillington through- the old''' gravel pit pond, where a cave-ln had allowed water to stand-,‘-■hundreds of thousands of wlgglers were found. Close search , of ill]' pools ,In Ijack- yards failed to disclose''any evidence of mosquitoes, since, the little de stroyers, gambuala' affluls, common:, ly known as top-mlnnowa, had’'been .-uipplled In such numbers as to keep the pests from multiplying from those sources. After the survey. Dr. -Hunter and Messrs. Ashton and Yelvertou went to see Mayor Loving about making plans to snatch away from the mos-| qultoes their favored breeding-) ■places. The Mayor promptly secur-* ed the rervlces of Chief McKinney, to apply the remedy for^the evil. Residents are warned that If they leave tin can(« and other things- that hold water lying around their premises, mosquitoes will he breed*. Ing there within a.few days. In one instance the fenders from'an old au tomobile that had been dismantled contained hundreds' of young mos quitoes. Aliy place that holds stag nant water la a choice place for breeding ihq pests, and U is urged' that all suc',\ things be eliminated. Retires WEDNESDAY HALF HOLIDAYS FOR LILLINGTON MERCHANTS By agreement, merchants of Lill ington will close their stores every 'Wednesday afternoon from how un til September -first. This practice has been In vogue for several' years, and allows employers and employees to enjoy a rest during the warm weather. MRS. PIPKIN RECOVERING PROM SERIOUS OPERATION Mrs. E. j. Pipkin, who underwent a serious operation- at Lee County Memorial iHospltaf, Sanford, Mon day, Is reported as recovering;nicely and she Is expected to return home In about ten days. Spring .Cleaning To keep Hnmett’.«i renovateil Jail spick and span, "spring clean ing da)’" was observed In-st Friday ns Jailor Ken Matthews supervis* , ed a general campaign designed to reach Into "far nooks ,and. comers” not covered by dally cleanings. Floors and windows were scrub bed; mattresses were carted from the building and suniied for sev eral hours; grounds sniroundlng the t»ullding were cleaned and other linproveiumts were made. Even thoogli handicapped by Inadequate facilities which existed ' betoi,- the Coinuilsstoners re modeled and added to Harnett’s inrlson, Jailor Ken and Mrs, Mat,* thews were commended many times for -the, excellent condition In 'which the Jali was kept. TIte good work Is being continued since the remodeling was com pleted. Dr., W, R. CULLOM Rouiultug but,a brilliani. career as a preacher and' educator, Dr. W. R. Cullom-'win' be retired as, a- member of;itho ,-Wake'Forest College faculty at.^the close-’ot, the present.'session.. Dr. CuU'omvis 'well known- in Harnett county,, where' he has. -preached bn numerous/bccaslons... At one time, he served'Lillington church as supply pastor.. CIVIC COMMITTEE DIRECTING DRIVE FOR CLEAN TOWN MAKES STRONG APPEAL TO PROPERTY OWNERS TO HELP ‘ IN RIDDING COMMUNITY OF " * UNSIGHTLINESS AND PESTS The following appeal, written by .Mrs. W. B. Hunter, head of th^ drive being made by the Civic. Committee of' the Wbman’s Club to -rid LilUn'g- ton- 0.' unsightliness as. well .as, to .eradicate., pests, sufficiently "conveys ;the''ldea'in* mind-and should' have weight with: every ’ person ' In the coinniuhUyr ,.Tho, first, efforts of the Civic Com mittee from the. Woman's Club to do all In Us .power to^-ma^e living in .Lillington a sanitary - and pleasant business^ has begun. We have found the -Mayb^bbuslness men,, county and clt-y officials" ait pleasantly willing to carry on .their .part of our program. .Brletlyir now, we wish to Invite all propeVty, ^wners to consider-with ■us, the weedy, ragged appearance of bur' vacant lota. ,1, once' had occasion to know an elderly.'. Englishman,, who came to live ; liuAhls , country after years' of gardening! In England! He regai'ded, with ho.rpr, our'■ apparent indlffer- •ence to, weeds. Said', he: "In England we have, a saying, 'one year’s seeding, means three years’ weeding!’ ’’ Shall 'we not bear that in mind and consldbr ihe weeds on-our vacant lots,'on the outside of our hedges, on'the aide of the, road, in-.-front of our, property? For tile small sum of 20 cents.ah hour you. can pay a man —out of.'work—to cut weeds and rake them in piles. With care while they, are .dry he can burn . them. While thl8 is done you can also col lect In piles all stray cans, bottles, parts of'old tires and such stuff that ■ may.,hold-.water and'thus breed mos quitoes.^ (Please turn to page two) CHALLENGES ARE TO BE FILED SAT. Registrars Will Have Books At Roll ing Places From 9 Until 8 O'clock', For Objections ROAD PROBLEMS ARE DISCUSSED BY M’CRARY, BOARD I'OM.MIMBIONKRS CONFER WITH IVIS'IRICT HEAD RELATIVE TO GK'ITING HARNETT PROJKCT8 IN NEW BUDGET Continuing ihelr crusade for bet ter roads, inomhers of HarnotJ’s Board of (lommlssioners journeyed to Aahebbro Wednesday to confer' with D. B. .MeOrary of the State ■Highway and Public Works Commis sion relative to getting several'Har nett :i)rojcc(8 in the 'budget for the now fiscal year which starts July Isl. In a special meeting held here M-mtday afternoon, the executives discussed the" road situation and selecfed the- projects they, will ask .Mr. McCrary to have incorporated'In the construction and improvement- plaus' to be undertaken In.this' dls-’ trlct' during the coming year!; Since it was Impossible .to->equetit immediate"action' on all petitions presented to them, the Commission ers went through their files and picked out the proposals which they considered would stand the' bright est chance of receiving favorable ac tion from tli,e highway commission. Approval of Oils batch w.llJ. clear the way for other requests to be made later. Among the projecls asked for Wednesday were: Surface treatment on the 5.6 miles between Bunnlevel- and- Erwin., This road, on which 82 residences are located-, ' is -widely traveled and during winter months' is rough and dangerous; surface treatment for the Fuquay-Sanford highway, a three-couniy project that’ will enable many citizens in the;up- per western tip of -Harnett access to better roads;., improvements on' the -Mcl^ugald road', front LlUln'gtbn to Swaiin ' Statibn; - Imiproventenl8v;:on several’ short stretches—the C, H. Pope road near Dunn, Bradley and Dickens roads in'Upper Little- River township. , linproveiitents were, also asked for other Harnett roads; While they,.were in session .Mon day, the Commissioners also dispos ed'of the following routine tax mat- 'ters: Ordered’, County Attorney Henry Strickland to sign order of partial non-suit In the foeclnsure proceed ings brought against I... B. Pope so as to release 203.46 acres. -Authorised Attorney Strickland to deduct-$1)1,76 from (ax suit,against M. Q. Lee. Authorized him to determine,^ the county’s proportionate' share of taxes duo on two lots In Dunn -bought.,1).v N, M. Johnson in foreclosure ';pro* coedings-'brought by the Town of Dunn against Mrs. Lizzie Wood and' County^ of Harnett. ...Due to an error In. listing, the property of Mrs. Novella Hodges in Dunn was reduced from $2460 to $1960. FORMER HARNEn MAN IS DROWNED James T. Morrison, Wliose Tbreb Sisters Live Near Lillington, Orownetl In Pennsylvania In compliance with State election laws,, registrars of '(North Carolina precincts,;, will have registration books at polling pAaces in each dis trict Saturday from'9'o’clock in the morning! until ‘3 that afternoon for voters to'^nspect the books and chal lenge any person appearing on the list. The two-weeks registration period ended last Saturday at sunset - and reports from several sections , of Harnett are that many new names have been added to the-books. If obj|ectlonB are made, the regis trars shall appoint a time and- place for him and the -Judges to meet, sometime before the June ith (pri mary and decide Whether or not the person objected to' shall be allowed, or denietl the privilege of voting. Personal notice; ;bt the challenge will be .given, all those against whom objections have been made, together with time and pikee tor the hearlng.- It the,' person challenged proves- his Identity and subserlbes to an oath or affirmation tendered' by. one'bf. the judges '[or the registrar - his name shall be allowed do Veihsln on.the 'books. ' RefuMl to take the oath will cause his vote to be rejected. A brief telegram containing the Information that James T. Morrison was drowned shortly after noon Sat urday In Oravosburg, Pennsylvania, was received here.late Saturday by the victim’s three sisters., , M-orrison, approximately 30 years of age. Is- a former resident of Har nett county, born and raised in the, community where his sisters, now re* side.'. About six years ago, he left this county and has sinbe been.^work> ing in steel, mills at Dravosburg, .a suburb of McKeesport. The sisters who survive are Mrs. M. B. Wsde, Mrs. Charles Cummings and Mrs. H. B. Wade. Further communicailon with ac quaintances of Morrison brought de tails of the tragedy, He fell Into the river. from' a floating hotel when It collided with a steamboat. No trace of the body had been discovered when most recent reports were re ceived Mon'day night. THOMA.9 DBCLARBB HE HAS MADE NO JOB PROMIARR Sidney G. Thomas, candidate for sheriff, tells The News he has’ heard a rumor, that he has made many promises of jobs, particularly as to doputles, in the event- he la elected. He states positively that he has made no such promises; and further "that he haa no paid pollttclana working for him." Mr. Thomaa la making a clean campaign, and hla friends express great gretlflcatloa over the cordial reception he la re ceiving from all parts of the county.