HIGHWAY NO. ONE A
GREAT WAY OF TRAVEL
Beginning in Northern Maine
This Ribbon of Concrete Runs
Down to the Coral Reefs of
Florida, Touching Many
Places of Historic Interest,and
One of the Outstanding Ad
vantages of the Road Is That
It Is Marked Throughout Its
Entire Length With One.
Number, U. S. No. 1.
(By L. S. Moody, Secretary, U. S.
Highway No. 1 Association.)
The history of the United States
has been written partly in blood
and partly in the achievements of
America’s great sons and daughters
along the route where U. S. High
way No. 1 stretches, an almost un
broken ribbon of concrete and as
phalt, 2,433.5 miles in length, from
Fort Kent, Maine, northern tip of the
United States, to the corral reefs at
Key West, Florida, the southern ex
tremity.
The highway runs from the latti
tude where it snows early and stays
on, the ground late to the land of
palms and sunshine, where homes are
built without chimneys.
Travelers from Hartford, South
bound for their vacation, trips, reach
this pulsing, busy, artery of, travel at
either New Haven or New York.
From these two junctions the motpr
ist can drive rarely out of sight of
service stations or garages and al
ways within easy reach of good hotel
facilities, on a paved highway with
the exception of a small strip in the
northern part of South Carolina,
which will be paved vdthin the next
few months.
Along the route of U. S. Highway
No. 1 are: Boston, “The Cradle of
Liberty,” and New Haven, hallowed
by those who have followed the pro
gress of education in this county,
j«New Yortc, metropolis of the Western
... iini.. ■■
1 irapuHy growing
little further on is Pi
ijlelplua, j^bere
Independence Hah is located, -the'
symbol; of the 'freedom, loving, spirit
Which built' this nation,' It le one
of the- many relics* of 'early-^Ai#<ri-'
eSri struggles .found there.
"... Baltimore,- emporium, of commerce
and industry, is next and is remem
beerd as -the place where Francis
Scott Key received his inspiration for
“The Star Spangled Banner1” song of
120,000,000 Americans. Washington,
the National Capital, is another fa
mous city along the .route, which then
glides on .down through Virginia,
passing the battlefield of the Civil
War until Richmond is reached. Be
tween Richmond and Petersburg,
Va., are the trenches used in the long
siege of Richmond, which was the
capitol of the Southern 'Confederacy.
Here trench warfare was first un
dertaken on a large scale.
(Every step of the route ih Virginia
la hallowed by three centuries of
struggle for freedom and progress
The roadside is dotted with battle
fields and points of historical inter
est.
Into North .Carolina, an up and
coming State, the automobile rolls
over ribbons of broad concrete. Ral
eigh, the State Capital, is the birth
place of Andrew Johnson, the seven
teenth President of the United States.
Sanford, Southern Pines and Pinhurst
come next, the later one of the im
portant winter resotrs of the South.
Camden, S. C., is another fine win
ter playground and is on the route
before Columbia, South Carolina’s
capitol, is reached. The State house
of Columbia still bears the mark of
can&m balls ' used in Sherman's
siege of the city. Aiken, the winter
yutv tupvui f v* uiuvcu O miCB, JO
located on this famous highway, nest
led among the pines on high ground,
just seventeen miles before crossing
the Savannah fiver, the boundary line
between South Carolina .and Georgia.
Augusta, famed for fine resort ho
tels and mild climate is the winter
golf center of the country. This city
is also rich in Revolutionary history.
From Augusta to Jacksonville, Fla.,
unbroken paving across the famous
“Wire Grass” region of Georgia has
been laid. Louisville, 50 miles south,
has standing in the center of the
town the old slave market. Among
the progressive towns between Lou
isville and Waycross are: Swains
boro, Lyons and Baxley. A touch of
the New South is seen in Waycross,
busy industrial center.
- Jacksonville, Fla., is then reached
and the traveler gldies down »the fa
mous Florida East Coast on plam
fringed avenues. __
One of th- outstanding advantag
es of U. ►S.'^f.ghway No. 1, is the
. fact that it is marked throughout
tit* entire length with one-Number—
tUT*. No. t.
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Installation Service At Buffalo.
Friday. May 23, at 8:00 P. M., pas
tor-elect, Rev. J. T. Barham, will be
installed at Buffalo church. Rev: J. S.
Cook, Jonesboro, will preside and
preach the sermon. Rev. R. C. Gil
more, D. D., deliver the charge to the
pastor, and Hon. A. A. F. Seawell,
will deliver the charge to the congre
gation. All members of the congrgea
tion and friends are urged to be pre
sent.
Auxiliary Birthday Program.
The Woman’s Auxiliary of the Buf->
falo church will present its Birthday
Pageant at the cnurch, Friday, May
23rd, at 7:30. All are urged to be
present and come early as program
will start promptly at 7:30.
Communion Service at Euphronia.
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Sup
per will be observed at Euphronia
church, Sunday, May 25th, at 11
O’clock A. M.
Memorial Service at Buffalo Church.
Friday, May 30th, the annual me
morial service will be conducted at
Buffalo. The service will begin at
10:30 with a song service. At 11
o’clock there will be a sermon by Rev.
W. S. Golden, Carthage; following
the sermon there will be a brief me
morial by the American Legion, after
which all will march to the cemetery^
for a short program. Lunch from
12:30 ot 2:00. In the afternoon there
will be a musical program and ad
dress by Rev. F. C. Hawkins and Dr.
R. C. Gilmore. The committee urg
es all families participating to bring
a basket lunch so there „will be plenty
of eats for all.
EVELYN BRENT CARRIES LONE
FEMININE ROLE IN
,NEW DRAMA
At the New Temple Theatre Wed
nesday and Thursday.
Dees the public prefer masculinity
on the screen to the appealing curves
of femininity?
Many recent talking productions
with largo featured casts have includ
ed only line, or at the most two lead
ing feminine players. *
When .George Archainbaud was se
lecting p cast for Radio. Pictures*
the on
wise
In
Who
Balf
•Em Aet,
,S Theatre Wednesday'*
y, he chose Evelyn Brent for
1 feminine player iii' an other
star male cast;.- ’J
sareCpifttift*, ItegH.’Tddhiew
i his way to fame” in "Alibi’
ilde, Maurice Black? Robdrt
’Connor, - William Holden
and Eddie Kane are this male fea
tured players, a percentage of sin
men to one woman.
In another recent picture, produced,
by RKO, “The Case of .Sergeant
Grischa,” Herbert Brenon, the direc
tor, used only one girl, Betty Comp- .
son. in the cast.
“Framed” is said to be one of the
most engrossing dramas brought to
the screen since the advent of dialog
films. Miss Brent’aj>erformance has
been lauded as the Test in her long
screen . career. . A
Mrs, Sarah E. M«ni Is Honored on fc
Birthday. , ~
JV Invdy affair replete with senti
ment and'pleasure was the 'surprise
party -with which Mrs, J, S. Truitt
honored her mother, Mrs. Sarah E.
Mann, on the occasion of her seventy
third birthday, -which occured most
appropriately on the day preceding
Mother’s Day.
The guests were all either relatives
or old friends and neighbors of the
honor guest, and their arrival was a
delightful surprise for her.. The
home wbb beautifully decorated wit*1
pink sweet peas and Dorothy Berldns
roses and the guests spent the after
noon very happly in informal conver
sation and reminisences.
The hostess served ice cream and
fruit cake. The cutting of the birth
day cake was quite a feature, the
cake weighing fifteen pounds and be
ing in three tiers Beautifully frosted ■
and surmounted by seventy.-three
glowing tapers.
Guests were Mesdames Sarah E
Mann, Kate Rosser, Emma Kimrey,
Alice Moffitt, J. w. Blake, Charles
Petty, Steele, R. R. Rilev, R. J. Yates.
Monroe Moffitt. J. F. Rivers^ and F.
R. Jarrell and Emma Stevens, of
Jonesboro.
BILLIE, LITTLE SON OF J. M.'MC
IVER, INJURED BY Jl CAR.
‘ '■ K- •
Billie, file 5-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Mclver, of Gulf, was ser
iously injured by being struck by a
car driven by Willard Wilson, of Mat
thews, near his home last Sunday.
The little fellow started across the
road and the driver in attempting to
avpid striking him wrecked his car.
It seetris that the accident was un
avoidable, The little fellow was brou
ght to the Central Carolina Hospital
for treatment. Upon examination it
was found that his injuries were very
serious. His skull was -fractured and
in order to relieve the pressure a
piece of bone had to be removed. His
collar bone was also broken and he
sustained other injuries. The friends
of the family will be pleased to learn
that the little fellow is now improv
ing and it is expected that he will
recover. „ ■
AN APPRECIATION
Some High Spots U'WlWglk
guished Record at
SeawelL
To his Party, State and Countjr. ;
A. A. F. Seawell nee& no i
duction to the people of Lee coi
his enviable record of Sendee
the time when he lead and Won
gallant fight for the creation of
county and even tor a decade
that time, is one without pa;
our county, and one our cit;
not prone to forget.
Never before nave the
Lee County faced a pending eie
when the ability and expeSBence.-l
the men whom they nominate s
elect, was as important perhaps
the one that lies just ahead;-ne
I before have we faced a time w]
| such perplexing and difficult
; tors, matters affectnig the life -of
every, one, as those with which we «K
confronted. These, problems must; he
i taken up, discussed and solved by
the men who are our representatives
in the next Legislature, and a sane
and sensible solution to them tahgt
1 be found, if the people of our County i
and State are not, to suffer; thus it
behooves us as never before to -ust;
the utmost care and caution in our.
selection of a man to handle these dif
I ficult and perplexing problems for
us, and to do this successfully is go
ing to require a man of exceptions}
atct, diplomacy, leadership, experience
and legislative ability; and there'is
known to man no better proof of his;
ability than the record of his pasj^;,'.' j
Member of House* in Legislature .'nf
1901 -If-; ■ JH
A. A. F. Seawell, after fighting fear
White Supremacy through the cam- •
paign of. 1900, was elected to. thfel
House of Representatives at the Scs-l
sion of 1901. One^of the most imn"”
tant things that; was done at
Session,. was perhaps, the# impeal
ment and trial of two Justices of i
Supreme Court, namely; Douglas ;
Fourches. This was .made necesi
by virtue of the fact, that these
'justices opposed the . WHITE St
REMACY Amendment to - the
Constitution. In this terrific fight A; ;•
A. F. Seawell was ever found- in the i
midst of the. battle, hd was elected*
one of the nine managers in the inf- ;
K A.414U wa* lai tucf tatjti, -
ed to serve on the Executive committee
which was to conduct this' fight, the
other members of this famous com*
mittee being, Ex- Governor Craig aaif'
R. H. Hays. Another important raeas- ■
ure he fought for and helped put
through at this Session was one pro
viding for the State aid1 for publif
•Elected to the Senate In 1907.
■iV Led Fight to Create lee County.*
In the year ‘of 1007, A. A. F. Begs;
•well, was sent to the State .Sena
.by the voters of the. 22■ Sehatoriu
Districts, which at that time was coi*
posed of the counties of Moore, Chat
ham, ftichmond and Scotland. At this
Session his ability was again recognia
■ed as the important committees of
which he was Chairman and a mem
ber, will reveal some of which were,,
Judiciary Number 1, Finance, Appro- f
priations, Education, Manufacturers j
and Labor and many others. - - 4j
At this Session' of our Legislature •
took place, what has been termed the
most spectacular fight ever staged in L
the infiest of a local cause, to-wit, the t
creation of Lee County. To many of
ASit fiitizens the p**t A; A, F. Sea
well, played .in the .creation of pur.
/County heeds not be hspated but; to-.
those who know it not let ft be_ said 1
that upon bis siiuuUiejm wan plwqvu'
tile burden of this terrific struggle,
and it was due to his untiring efforts,,
keen mind, tact and legislative ability’
that our good county' of Lee was
formed.
It was also during Otis Session that
w bill, the effect erf which was" to
abolish the State Equflixation Fund
for schools, was introduced and had
passed its second reading In the Sen- >
ate ‘when A. A. F. Sea well, who, had i
sponsored the bill In 1901, intervened
and succeeded in its defeat and from,
that day until note now no man has *
■ever introduced a bill in either bouse4'
looking to abolish the . Equili ration
Fund for schools. Another important »
piece of work done by him at this Ses
Eton was the part he played in the
passage of' our State’s first Child
labor Laws.. 1 .*'> ,
Special Session of 1908
(Prohibition Amd»d**entjj-' .
What many people will hail iu> Jhe.f
greatest accompli Shraent, of our JLbw
i making body at this sesaipn was. ppr
haps the Prohibition Amendment to
our State Constitution and ho man
who .sat in our . Senate during those
| trying times contributed more t^.the
I successful paeage of'this Araer
than .did A. A. b". Seawall- He n<
preached prohibition,; in every
! and comer during ttW campai:
. has ever practiced this noble
’ as- no one will deny. 1
In The House1, session 1913. |
(In charge of 6 months School :^BU11
We next find A. A. F. Seawell, in
the House of Representatives during
the Session of 1913, where hs swis the
Chairman of the Committee on Cor
porations, Member of thw Finance
Committee, and also a member of the
Finance Sub-Committeejwhose duties
were to frame and draft the finance
laws of the State; also la member of j
laws ui vntj ow»M3|
the Educational Committe, Judiciary I
Llie &uutauuua» vwuwiivvy,
Number 1, Manufacture**, and Labor, i
Committee on Insurance, Trustees of |
University Sad many others. , »
' At this Session of our Legislature,1
Lee County’s representative , was
again distinctly honored and his abil- n
ity recognized, by his being placed i»l
charge on the floor of the' Hodse. o^f ;
the six months school BiU which Was!
being fought for at that time, and
the debate on this measure was closed
by-the representative from Lee county
It was durihg this term that Mr. Sea ,
well was named a member of the j
Special Railroad Committee'which Sat
during the recess of the Session to ,
consider the selling or leasing of Ore
North' Cafolina Railroad. It waa also ,
this Session that he was chosen as-.
REPUBLICANS nominate
COUNT* AND LEGISLATIVE
TICKET
, The Republicans of Lee county met
in the City Hall last Saturday after
noon at 2:30 and nominated a county
and legislative -ticket. An organiza
tion was effected by electing R. A.
Kennedy chairman, an<f Carlos Mc
Leod, secretary. The. meeting was har
monius throughout, candidates being
named for all offices by acclamation
except for the House of Representa
tives. The nkmes of Dr. A. D. Bar
ber, of Sanford, and Mr. John M. Har
fington, one of the leading farmers
of Cape Fear township, were voted on
for the Housp of Representatives, Dr.
parber beingmominated by a majority
of one vote. Mr. Harrington protested
against i sin$ his nan*; in connection
with the nonunation, saying he could
not accept if; nominated, but he was
overruled.
Candidates for the county offices
were selected as follows: For Sheriff,
W. A. Bingham1; for Clerk of the
Lynch Adcock; for Register
gf Deeds, E. H. Camp; for Coroner,
Dr. Hayden Lutterloh; for County
Commissioners, T. E. Ferrell, H. B.
Cornier C. H i)avigj j. B. Hall, and
O. r. Patterson. It was decided that
the candidate for Surveyor should be
named by the executive committee in
tun®. to enter the campaign.
ijms means that the Republican
pphdidates for the. county offices will
gjljt be nominated at the primary
Which will be held in the county on
Jfone 7th.
' Colin G. Spencer, of Carthage, who
Was nominated for Congress a few
weeks ago by the Republicans of the
ppventh District to run against Con
gressman Hammer, Democrat, was
present and addressed the convention.
All were favorably impressed with
tfr. Spencer, who made a good talk.
CENTS
„ NSirs GIVES BROADWAY—H
1 POPULATION OF 317
™ census report shows that many I
-file small towns of the State lost'
-.stead of gained in population dur- ,
4.8 the past ten years, blit hot so
hjith Broadway The census of-. 1920 ;
ve it a population of25t>. The ceri- 1
3 which was recently taken gave !
a population of 347, an increase of j
This is considered a good gain
i shows that this little town, loeat
in one of the'best farming Sections
ib; North Carolina, is on the up-grade
and is determined te grow despite j
good roads and ‘ autpmohiles, a thing
that has been the undoing of many
small towns in the State. Broadway
has a number of stores, a good school,
a. big lumber plant and one of the
best* small’ hangs in the State.
In Cape Fear township in, which
ftf-rfslway is
perMite, as afc-jinst 1,779 In" 1920.
Thar* are howf 28$ farms ~ in Broad
way ’township,' to. chalk up against
M4 in 1920. ' .
The.Government's advance estimate
compiled a year or so ago, were not
estimated Broadway I
would have 289 farms in I
far wrong
township
1930. The Government missed it by
i. They missed the population by SO.
m :.... ——r— -v
Miss Wilma JoMison, who graduated
this yesr at htppfd«chi*n State Tea
cher’s College, Boone, has arrived
home for the
ier.
.I,1 • 1 ».„ i r . .—
member Of the;; Special insurance
ommiK .uei-of the Legislature; com
osed of Frank Page, Victor Bryant,
. Elmer Long and himself, whose
uties v.re to formulate and revise
he Iu.su
■ropose
. laW ttf this State and
ame at tike Special Ses
L"-- mIW lofar in
bat
rojgessd :
nsttrance
the JSWs drafted and H
this Coihmission are our j.
to-day. •
etorned to The House, Session 1915
In the . ar of ltilb. we again find j
. A. F. .Seawell, representing the i
sopie of ll»e County in the Lcgisla
ire, wlwr-* he again was placed on
ractlcaily *H the .important Commit- ['
ses, a lew ufwimd were; Chairman i
* .Hie Committee on Constitution,;
ember Finance Committee, Educa- j;
onal Tlunuttittee, Committee on Ke
ying Law:.-; Judicial, Committee, Com
sittee on Courts.and Judicial Dis
■icta amtaatMiy others that space lorr
<ls my i.aMdming.' r
une of'.rSrmost outstanding achie
'r.. fieawell at this Ses
succeaafqT fight he ' ■
= State Wide primary
he who ‘ organized the
t fight; it was he who
and won the battle
opponents as Gov. R. A,
1 others who now fill'
tate’s highest offices. I'
Senate in Year 192.>. 1
r.larger appropriation ,
enients
on wa„
’aged f-.,r
aw*; it
louse f
•d the
gainst
'ought,
ome. fef .
.gain In
Lea
The,,~
ell, aga
as Chai
ducatii
ammit
ourts
ammit
hers.
125 finds A. A. F. Sea-!
the Senate, where-he.
.. of the; Committee on ;
smber of Appropriations ,
Judiciary Committee
udieial XHstricts, Sub-1
Jf^Appropriations and
3L. St J .-_a ___
lar victo,
t>y the Se
leading
propriatio.
public sch
taxes on
tax buiden*for
sasy to' be
> In concl
sot be pro
imonjf us
ihe man w'
rapresenta
;tav«HUi«b — i
f this^Session was won
-- fromTbee when he saw
fight ’ii)t a larger ap
tom vt»e State for its
'in a*B*r to lessen the
il estate and make the
^hejjlittlfe man more
iMid'-amhftg us would
if such i record and who
fid not be proud to have
his record, bs our
again f It the present
■eprcsentawyp again t:' If the presen
leplorable, OonditiohS esidting in ou
state and Nation ®e'evertlc> be rein
fdied, i£ our
ire ewers toJT
lo our parfc^j, ..
ejfislative Ups, who by teaming and
ibility ore Capable of handling and
UBcMarging the respdw ihillties in
umbent upjn such an -office.
. In the Lefislature of 1985* A A. F.
leawell, w® the tanking member in
oat entire law making body in point
* .service and the game distinction
^°"®r be hia if ho frill rtturn
,! ,
, w? •
■Wmk
-
meeting lee county
TAX RELIEF i
ASSOCIATION
As It is a Busy Time With the
farmers Small Crowd Present
—President league Read and
Explained the Resolutions Ad
opted at the State Meeting—
Adjourned to Meet Again in
City Hall in Sanford Satur
day Afternoon, May 24th—
All Citizens Who Are Inter
ested in lax Relief Invited to
Attend.
At the call of President D. B. Tea
gue tne Lee County 'ux ivelief As
fcociauon met at tne court nouse last
Saturday morning at 1U o ciock lor
tne puij_.se oi discussing tax relief
on taxifexoxe property ana any other
matter connected with this problem
that mignt come up. ine meeting was
called to order by President league
in the bar in the court room.
Several members of the Associa
tion and other citizens ot the county
were present, including a number of
candiuates for the nomination for
pouxity oitices. Many were unable to
attend due to the fact that this is a
very busy time for the farmers and
the meeting was not well advertised.
The fact that many tax payers did not
attend the meeting does not mean that
they are not interested in the move
ment that has. been inaugurated to
relieve the people ol the btate by a
reduction of burdensome taxes.
President Teague read and explain
ed the features ox the resolutions ad
opted at the meeting of the State
'tax Relief Association held in Ra
leigh a few weeks ago. President
Teague quoted figures showing the
demand and need for a reduction in
taxes in the State. He quoted figures
from the report of the Tax Commis
sion showing the revenue collected
from tangible property. r
Mr. George T. Kearsley, of Jones
boro, who has given the tax problem
much thought, made a short talk on
the subject. He asked questions con
cerning land values and gppmpH in.
tensely interested in the movement
to gfet some relief from high taxes.
Mr. T. S, Cross, who had much to
do With organizing the Lee County
Tax Relief Association, made a mo
titrn, which tarried, to the effect that
the Association meet again in the
City H all in Sanford Saturday after-,
noon, May 24th, at 2 o’clock, at which
time it is hoped that a large number
of the citizens of the county will be
present to discuss this material mat
ter that should be -of interest to eypryi
tax' payer in file; county. Encourage
SPBBP#t^sence rfnoUitn^-moWfc-IsSit
those who are leading the movement
know that you1 are • ready rtd back
them up in everything ’that is done
.for "the relief of the fax payers if
nothing more, , * r
' MB. LA WRENCH STATES HIS
;■ ; , PLATFORM^
I have decided to run for Commis
sioner for Lee County subject to the
Democratic. primary held June 7th.
If the voters wish to elect me, I
shall do.my best for the interest of
my County. .
I do not wish to retard her progress
bu I make this promise that I shall
sxert every effort to help run the
:ounty as I do my own affairs, viz:
ive within my income. O’Berry, our
State Treasurer has truly said we
lave been on a ‘‘Jov Ride” for 10
mars. It is time to stop and take an ,
nventory before some one else will
ake it for us. ,
My' friend* know me and will vote. .
or me. Mv enemies do not know me. j
;f they did they would do as my ,
riends do—vote for me. j
Dan C. Lawrence ,
TWO MEMBERS ADDED TO KI- ‘
WANIS CLUB FRIDAY NIGHT. ,
Two new members were added to ]
lie Kiwanis Club at its meeting at <
he Carolina .Hotel-last Friday night, i
L'. T. Hayes and H. M. Wagner. A i
lumber of. songs were rendered by 1
he ciub during the dinner hour with 1
hiss Louise Futrell at the piano. This
v-as followed by three instrumental 1
:olos by Miss McMillan, music teacher 1
n the ^ianford High School, who was s
i guest of the club. Miss McMillan, t
vho is an artist in her line, charm- ’
ngly entertained the club with some 1
lenghttul inusie. t
Messrs. Hayes and Wagner were c
nitiated into the club by Kiwanian t
ienegar, chairman of the Educational r
Committee. Kiwanian Harold Make- r
ieace, whose name was drawn, gave s
i brief sketch of his life. It was de- <
:i«led to have “Ladies” Night on M.. \
;0th. The following paragraph about s
he next meeting is taken from the e
etter of Secretary D. B. Teague. c
THEIR IMPRESSIONS. This week t
hat quartette of good Kiwanians;. j
lohn, Bert, Gilliam and Harold give t
is their impressions of Kiwanis and t
itirhups other things. We have never »
lad four men who started off better e
n attendance and loyalty and we are 1
ieen for their program, and betting j
in it. 100 per cent would look good c
r their honor. t
At the Carolina, Friday evening, !
-,;30. Meet me there. a
meeting OP MOOSKHEART I
LEGION. )
The regular meeting of the women r
,f Mooseneart Legion-will be held Fri r
jay night, May 23rd, at 8 o’clock, at f
he Moose Hall on Carthage street, a
Phe Senior Regent requests all mem- e
to be present to asssit in the in- C
tiation and to welcome the new
members. 1
Members will please .take notice a
hat beginning with June the regular i<
meetings will be held the second and
fourth Friday nights beginning prom
ptly at eight o’clock.
SUDDEN DEATH OF
W. H. FITTS
Passes Away Without Warning
at His Home Here Tuesday
Morning at 6 O’clock—In His
Death Sanford Loses One of
Its Best Citizens—Funeral
at Presbyterian Church at
10 :.‘>0 Wednesday Morning—
Interment at buffalo Ceme
tery.
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The people of Sanford were shock- i
jd almost beyond expression when it
was learned that Mr. W. H. Fitts had
suddenly passed away at his home
re re last Tuesday morning at 6 o’
:lock. He was on the streets the night
before and seemed to be in good
spirits. Mrs. Fitts awoke just beiore 1
i o’clock and upon hearing him strug :
fling, called to her son, William Hun- j
;er F itts, who was sleeping in a room j
above. When he reached his father’s
oedside he found him breathing his
last. When Dr. Chas. L. Scott, who
was first called, reached the Fitts |
lome, he found that life had. become
extinct. Mr. Fitts’ death was due to
i heart attack. It seems that he had
suffered with his heart from time to •.
time and the latter part of last year ]
re spent several weeks for treatment j
for a stomach trouble at Takoma Park;
Sanitorium, Washington City. His
health had greatly improved and he j
seemed to be more active in looking I
after business during the past few '
weeks than usual.
A large congregation of people from I
all walks of life assembled in the '
Presbyterian Church at 10:30 Wed- !
nesday morning to attend the funeral,
which was conducted by the pastor,
Dr. It. C. Gilmore. Many were here
from a distance to pay a last tribute
of respect to one who was held in
iugn ieet[i oy '.item m Hie. as mara
of respect to Mr. Fitts1 who had so
ably and efficiently served the town
as mayor and in other capacities for
a number yea.rs, many of the places
of business w-ere closed during tire
hour of the funeral. The impressive
services included scripture reading
and a beautiful prayer by the pastor
and two sengs by the choir, “How
Firm a Fo mdation” and “Asleep in
Jesus.” Ths pall bearers were' J. R.
Ingram, E. M. Underwood, O. P.
Makepeace,U. E. Brian, W. A. Grab
tree and Wl R. HartnessI The offi
cers of the ‘ church and thy. Rotary
Club of which Mr. Fitts was a mem
ber and past president, attended, the
funeral in a body and aetad 4|F-h<jB01“
ary pall bearers.-The members of th<
“ ^Woman's Bible Class, wiucl
it >y Mri JKtts^for a ppm
ofyfenTshidiad. charfceofiKe beau
1“ floral offerings at the chute!
find the grave:-1 At the . cone!; i‘Oil ol
the services at the church
mains Were iorne to Buffalo
where the m «pment was mi
• Mr. Fitts bora at J;
Warren Cointy, February r
and was thV son of James r
rue and Bitty. Tunstall Fit'
la re
letery
wood,
1872,
' Mon
Mr.
Fitts was s dhsect lineal descendant
of Henry jitts, of Prince George
County, Vr who moved to Warren
County’in 1,73- He was born 99 years
later. He livei on tlie farm till he was
14 years old "bbn he took a position
with an uncle *n a country store lit
Afton, this St4^®# where he remained ,
for three yea ®*, &.t this time he j
changed his residence and business by
locating at H^™an ,W1^_
Jones Turpentine Lumber Company
»here he remained a hte ,
Fitts came to Sanford in 1900 and j
irganized a wholesale business under
he firm name of Scott and Fitts. Af- ;
er remaining in business for a year
'thcv dissolved after v^hich i
he Fitts-Crabtree Manufacturing Co.,!
.-.as organized by Mr. Fitts and others
n 1902. Mr. Fitts was secretary-treas- j
irer and active manager of this con- ;
era up to the time of his death. I
He is survived by his wife, who .
iefore their marriage September 1, j
903. was Miss Ada Kelly, daughter I
,f Mr. and Mrs. John M. Kelly; one '
on, Wiliam Hunter Fitts, Jr.; two j
isters, Mrs. T. A. Baxter, of Ridge- 1
cay ar-'l Mrs. P. M. Stallings, of ,
Varrenton.
Mr. Fitts’ interest and activity in
.elping to build up Sanford dated
ack to the time he cast his lot here
nd became a permanent citizen of
he place. He first proved his ability
o efficiently and wisely handle pub
ic affairs while member of the board
f aldermen. He was elected mayor
f the town in 1921 and served three
eras retiring in 1927. During his
dministration the town made more
eal. substantial progress than dur
ny like period in its history. Many
I tne sireevs were pavc«
■as mayor, and the city water works i
tand as a monument to his ingenuity
nd wise planning. He was a man of
onstructive ideas and was ever ready
o give of his time and means for the
romotion of those things calculated
3 advence the best interests of the
own and community. Mr. Fitts was
man of strict integrity and honesty
nd could never get the consent of ,
is mind to sacrifice principal for ex
ediency. He had the courage of his
onvictions and never hesitated to
ake a stand lor the right although
; might mean a sacrifice of material
dvantage. He played the game
traight and was never known to hit
elow the belt. He was a man of re
gious convictions and lived up to his
rofessions as a Christian and church (
lember. He, was a member of the
anford Presbyterian church and for
number of years served as a ruling
Ider. In his death Sanford and Lee .
ounty has sustained a heavy loss. .
Mr. Fitts was a Democrat in poli- ;
cs and for the past few years served «
s a member of the State Democrat- f
: Executive Committee. , • I
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PIANO RECITAL J
The piano recital given last Friday f
ght in Jonesboro by Misses Helen f
eller and Minnie Malloy, of Jones- j
>ro, and Miss Camille Carroll, of /
anford, pupils of Miss Blanche God- f
•ey, was greatly enjoyed by the f
fge number present. The piano f
amber were splendid and Miss Ellis ?
\d Mr. Connell added much to the *
•og'ram.._ .. ■._... ^_jf
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
CITY SCHOOLS
Baccalaureate Sermon by Dr.
Warren W. Way, President of
St. Mary’s School—Literary
Address by Dr. W. H. Fra
zei> President Queen’s College
—Play by Seniors—34 in Gra
duating Class.
Baccalaureate Sermon
Sunday Morning May 25, 11 o’clock.
Prelude Violin Solo—Berceuse.
Mr. ConnelL
Processional—Praise Ye the Father—
Gounod.
Hymn—Holy, Holy, Holy. _
Invocation—Rev. Frank C. Hawkins.
1 no—Faith, Hope, Love—Shelley.
Scripture Reading—Rev. R. G. Shan
nonhouse.
Prayer—Rev. T. Fred Wright.
Solo -O Divine Redeemer—Gounod
Miss Ellis
Announcements.
Sermon—Dr. Warren W. Way,
President Sr. Mary’s School,
Raleigh.
Hymn—Work for the Night is Coming
Benediction.
Postlude—Selected.
Herbert Russell.
Just Us Seniors
Monday Evening, May 26, 8 o’clock.
Part 1.
Prologue—By means of which we
welcome you and lead you into
Part 2.
Our Garden.
of Memories
of .Tomorrow
From which we take you directly to
Part 3.
Which tells of the meeting between
the .Senior Class and the Giver of
Gifts
Tn
Part 4.
The Senior Class realizes the ex
tent of the loss entailed by the school
and attempts to make up for it by
numerous legacies bequeathed con
jointly and individually to those who
are left behind. To which -part the
Class of 1930 makes so bold as to give
the name of
The Dear Departed.
Part 5.
Epilogue—By means of "tirhich we
bid you all “Good Night.**
^ t Graduating Exercise
Tuesday Evening/JJflayr 27*
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Chorus—Wi
iTtfhdff:
Elizabeth McCortiiifefc w ^
ion-r-Dr. ■ ■ R. C;
Athlene
—May Magic—Stratton
Presentation of Speaker.,.^ - & 'f
Annual A^ress—Dr. W. H.sFraser. '
j President Queen's College
! Charlotte. ( J_ -
Chorus—Trees—Hahn 77i'T- * .
• Presentation of Diplomas. %7
Presentation of Bibles. ?*
I Valedictory—Bernice Seawefl
JONESBORO CIRCUIT
M. E. Church, South.
Ivey T. Poole, Pastor.
Services for Sunday, May 26, 1930. ^
II :00 A. M.—Lemon Springs.
3:00 P. M.—Morris Chapel.
8:00 P. M^—Jonesboro.
At 8:00 P. M. Sunday evening the
pastor will preach a special Masonic
sermon. All Masons are cordially in
vited to attend in a body. Public cor
dially invited. . f- *
ROMANTIC PAIR IN NEW TALKIE
At the New Temple Theatre Mon
day and Tuesday 7 V v .
The audible screen’s greatest pair
of sweethearts, Janet Gaynor and
Charles Farrell, are again co-starred
in “High Society Blues,” Fox Movie
tone musical romance, coming Mon
day and Tuesday to the New Temple
Theatre.
“High Society Blues” is adapted
from a short story by Dana Burnet,
which recently appeared in th» Sataiv
day Evening Post and details the *
troubles of a wholesale grocer from a
*mall Iowa town, who sells his busi
ness to a chain-store corporation for
several million and then tries to
:rash the exclusive social set of West
tester County, New York.
Miss Gaynor is the daughter of the
socially prominent and wealthy fam
ly which controls the chain-store sys
tern, while Farrell is the son of the *
Lowa grocer, addicted to the ukeiele.
The Iowans buy an estate right
across the road from Janet’s family
and try to be neighborly, but Janet’s
nother,, who has arranged an engage
nent between her daughter and a for
eign Count,- snubs the outlanders.
How the Iowa grocer, with his dan
ler aroused by an insult to one of
lis wife’s pies, finally brings “high
Hatted” society to its knees while
neantime an absorbing romance blos
soms between Janet and Charles, -
nakes one of the most interesting
aroductions of this type yet turned
>ut for the audible screen.
The young stars are surrounded t>y
t cast of unusual strength, including
iVilliam Collier, Sr., Joyce Compton,
Jedda Hopper, Louise Fazenda, Lu
ien Littlefield and Brandon Hura£.
David Butler, wrho guided Miss Gay
lor and Farrell so successfully to new
ame in their first musical comedy on
he screen, “Sunny .Side Up,” also di
ected this delightful comedy romance
Both Miss Gaynor and Farrell sing
n this production. Five tuneful mel
dies having been provided by Joseph
dcCarhty and James Hanley.
Week-end Party.
On last week-end Misses Mildred
'rose and Frances Wilkins came home
or the week-end bringing with them
number of their college friends.
?hose being entertained at the home
f Miss Cross were Misses Mury Ag
ies Williams, of Mullins, S. C., Mary
hooper Hooker, of Kinston, Mary
>elia Honiker. of Mullins, S. C„ Joyce
Pippin, of Pilot Mountain, Margaret
'owe, of Hertford, and Judith Albert,
f Salem, Va. A1 of theSe attractive
oung ladies are Seniors of Greens*
oro College, their Commencement be
ginning on the 24th and closing on
he 27-th. ' - - - —-j. -