FIVE CENTS
• v;. i ' v,
Will Operate fJnder the Present,
Organization "■— Officers Ex
press Their Appreciation, of
the Support and Co-Operation
of the Stockholders, Beposit
, ors, Merchants Association
and Citizens of the Town and
Community in Making it Pos
sible for the Bank to be Re
Opened — E. Frank Andrews,
Assistant Cashier of the
Greensboro Bank and Trust
Company, Made Cashier
;; It will be good news to the people
of tSaiuord ana this community to
learn that the Peoples bank, whieli
: was closed a few weeks ago on ae
. count Of the embezzlement of the
former Cashier, HI C. Newboid, to
W the amount of $48,000, will re-open,
for business Saturday morning, May
3lst at 9 o’clock. The Express is
authorized to make this statement by
the officials of the bank. Ibis is done
after much hard work by President
Frank Snipes, Vice-president E. H.
■ Gavin and uther ofhciaio and directors
•of the bank. Having complied with
• the conditions imposed by the State
. ' Corporation Commission, they.-are
- authorized to open the bank on \ the
.date given above.
. After incessant labor almost day.
and nigbt since the bank closed, the
officers' have succeeded in getting
signed upmore than 90 per cent .of.
the deposits. There were a few small
.depositors scattered over the country
♦ > all the way from New York to San
> Francisco, whose signatures it seem
•. ed almost impossible to get in any
i;.:- reasonable time, These will be paid
" in full at once. Only . two depositors
- who have1 deposits of appreciable
- amount, refused to sign -the papers.
The bank is' now in the hands: of
the present officers and board of di
rectors, iwho will'continue to' operate
s^Vit. They have elected Mr. E Frank
' Andrews, assistant cashier of the
-.Greensboro Bank and Trust Company,
of' Greensboro. Mr. .Andrews is ex
perienced, in the banking business
^^gd^twmvs. highly recommenffiKL^^^
al support and co-operation of the:
depositors, Sanford Merchants Asso
ciation and the business people of
' Sanford and this section in making
it possible to re-open the bank. It is
befieved that when the business of the
bank is adjusted and in good working
order the institution will be financial
ly stronger than ever before.
mr. McPherson dies of pneu
MONIA.
Mr. Alex McPherson, of Cameron,
who was brought to the Central Car
olina Hotpital two weeks ago for
treatment, died there of • pnumonia
Tuesday afternoon at 1:30. As he
had been critically ill for several days
his death was not unexpected, but
the announcement of his passing
brought sadness to his many friends.
The remains were carried to Cam
eron and the funeral held in the
Presbyterign church at that place, on
' Wednesday, the services being coii
ducted b ■■Eev ss. h. McNeill. The
funeral was attended by a large con
course of friends and neighbors. The
interment was made in the cemetery
near the church.
Mr. McPherson, who was the sec
ond child of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Mc
Pherson, was born at Cameron in
1892 and had he lived till his next
birthday he would have been 33 years
of age. He married Miss Orene
Pierce, who with four children sur
vive. He is also survived by his par
ents and two sisters and one brother,
Mrs. W. G. Ferguson, of Chicago, 111.;
Mrs. J. M. Guthrie, of Cameron, and
Mr. H. C. McPherson, also of Camer
on.
Mr. McPherson had for years been
a member of Cameron Presbyterian
church and at the time of his death
was a deacon and treasurer of the
church. He manifested an interest in
church work and was also interested
in those things that go to make a
better community. He will be missed
in the home, in the church and in the
community. His many friends join
the family in lamenting his passing.
Mr. McPherson was a nephew of Mrs.
J. P. Monroe, of this place.
GOOD ATTRACTIONS AT
NEW TEMPLE THEATRE
The new Temple Theatre is now
having'the best attractions ever put
on at that play house. A thing of
real merit was the screen “Talkie”
picture entitled; the "High Society
Blues.'! This play is put on by a
bunch of real artists.' The hero and
heroine not only play their parts to
perfection, but they have splendid vo
ices and hold the attention of theatre
goers by their beautiful singing. The
entire cast is good and the quarrels
between the two families represented
play up human nature in a way that
holds the attention of the audience.
Many good attractions may be look
ed for at the New Temple Theatre
during the next few weeks.
Candidates for Commissioner
There are 12 men in the race for
the Democratic nomination for Coun
ty Commissioner, John Dalrymple, of
Jonesboro and R. W. Craig, of San
ford Route 4, being the last to make
announcement. The list of candidates
as it now stands consists of H. A.
Cooper, C. H. Wicker, G. F. Johnson,
Jeff D. Johnson, J. W. Knott', D. C.
Lawrence, J. R. Ingram, T. F. Math
ews, R. E. Marks, JS, C. Kelly, J'bhn
xssifyxnple ouj R. V/. CtMig. '
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‘KILL THE BOLL WEEVIL.
Now-that cotton, is up and growing
nicely in uee-county-we snouid pre
pare to poison tne Doll, ifceevu to pro
tect tne squares and young - boas
against tne Soil Weevil attacnS.
r of a number of years tne stand
ard Calcium Arsenate dust poisoning
method has been advocated for bon
weevil control, beginning to poison
when ari average of ten per cent of
the squares showed weevil punctures;
and tnis article should not-be con
strued as being opposed to contin
uation of the use of this method in
killing the weevil. \
However, after a great deal • of
worn in many couhties in South Car
olina, under a variety of farm condi
tions, Clemson College has issued a
circular in which the use of sweeten
ed .poison (1-1-1 -molasses nurture)
is difinitely recommended for use
early in the season.
Quoting from the circular:
“Early poisoning, though not so ef
fective as the standard oust, has a
place inour cotton producing pro
gram because of tne cheapness of
equipment required and simplicity of
application* The effectiveness of
early poisoning has been thoroughly
tested under a variety of South Car
olina farm conditions. The results
revealed have been sufficiently great
to justify its use-alone or previous
to applications of Calcium Arsenate
dnst.r” ___
This circular carries^ an introductory,
letter signed by Dr.'J. W. Long, Di
rector of Extension,, reading "as fol
lows: ■ t.,■;
'• “To the Cotton Growers of1 South/
Carolina: , i
-“To be of maximum effectiveness
bolj, weevil control measures must be
univferlally used. Every farmer
mpst Mil his own weevils so that his
neighbor’s fields will not be infested
by weevils from unpoisoned cotton.
The standard dust method, profitable
as it is, has not been universally ac
cepted and used because of the cash
outlay necessary for machinery, night
^ work, ^nd^unskil led labor.
periment Station and by* thousands of
farmers over the state who have used
this method of control for years._
Early applications of this 1-1-1 mix
ture offers the hope of obtaining uni
versal practice of boll weevil pois
oning. Any farmer, be he rich or
poor, skilled or ignorant, can buy and
use the material needed in this sweet
ed poison method.
Allow me to urge that you farmers
who read this circular not only prac
tice this early application of the 1-1-1
mixture, but also that you recom
mend it and insist that your neigh
bors use this early poison which can
be applied so cheaply and effectively.
When this is done by every farmer,
the boll weevil problem will be a
minor one.”
It should be understood that direct
measures of control, such as poison
ing, do not take the place of those
highly important cultural practices
'.Which tend to make the crop product
jV-ws - - III 'rr/'w’nw pnftnn iindar. fenll
weevil conditions, it is important to
Observe all practices which will re
sult in the production of flowers early
in the season, as those early flowers
largely determine the final yield.
E. O. McMahan, County Agent.
CANAL ZONE SOLDIER WINS
CADETSHIP.
General Marlin Craig, of the Pana
ma Division, recently was notified by
radio, by the War Department that
Private Eugene H. Cloud, 4th Coast
Artillery Band, Fort Amador, Canal
Zone, had won a Cadetship in the
Military Academy at West Point.
Private Cloud who is the first hon
or man in a class of forty odd com
petitors standing No. 1 among those
lucky soldiers win start me £imu
ward a commission on July 1 at the
U. S. Military Academy at West
Point, New York. He is now on fur
lough in Panama City, as a reward
for the successful efforts he put forth
in holding first place through the
entire prep course given at Fort
Sherman, Canal Zone.
There are six successful cadets in
the class at Fort Sherman who will
be on the June 4th transport sailing
for the U. S. to Fort Hamilton, New
York, at which place they will ' be
placed on furlough with orders to re
port at the U. S. Military Academy,
West Point, New York, July 1, 1930
Private 1st class Eugene H,
Cloud, 4th Coast Artillery Band is
a, son of Staff Sergt. and Mrs." A. M.
Cloud, now residing at Langley- Field,
Va. He is a grandson of the late
T. W. Harrington, Senator from Har
nett county, N. C. He is a Kra')uate
of Balboa High School class of 27,
after which time he entered the U. S.
Army and was assigned to the 4th
Coast Artillery Band where he imme
diately began his preparation to enter
West Point as a cadet'from the line
of the U. S. Army where many noted
officers have gained their basic train
ing to enter the U. S. Military Acad
emy.
NEW CITY PLATES ON SALE.
Car owners, the green tag you have
on your car now will be out of date
May 31, 1930, and we have on sale
now the new tags which can be pur
chased at 'the City Hall for $1.00.
Penalty goes on after June 1st, so
get your tag now and avoid the rush
and save the penalty. '
-HARVEY KENNEDY,
( City Clerk
RECORDER’S COURT.
Charge of Cruelty to Animals
Prosecuted and Colored Boy
Fined r— Reckless Driving—
, Operating Car Under Influ
ence of Whiskey—One Road
Sentence of J 2 Months For
Violation of Prohibition Act
Several Cases Continued—One
Case Sent up to Superior
Court, * :
Luther Lucds, colored, arrested by
Sheriff Womble and Deputy John
Thomas last week, after discovery by
by them in lus home of a complete
liquor-making outfit, together with, a
considerable amount ol. sugar, and
some whiskey, was given twelve
months on the county roads. Me Lu
cas lived out on Route 50, about three
miles from Sanford, and was evident
ly underUhe impression that he had
a fine stand to carry on his whistey
business. - ‘ «
Joe’ Goldstoil, white youth from
Chatham county, was found guilty of
operating a, motorcycle under ttie, in
fluence of whiskey and also of trans
porting. His motor cycle was con
demned for sale under the law In
such cases, and prayer for judgment
continued until next' Tuesday. Gold
ston was arrested in Sanford several
months ago by Deputy Mitchell, after
uo mi/vvi
yj-vre 110a i tui xii/m uiiuct
him, and a small amount of whiskey,
was found in hie oocke.t
Otis Alston, colpred teas arraigned
for violation of the nrrthihition Jaw.
He was caught by Officer White with
a half gallon of whiskey. His case,
will be disposed of next Tuesday.
Daniel : Johnson, colored, of the
Tramway section, found himself in
the toils of the law on account of
cruelty to a mule which he was plow
ing. N. C. Cole and Zimmer Simp
son testified against Johnson and ms
brother Gilbert, stating that their at
tention was attracted to the manner in
which Daniel was beating the mule
with a board:; Gllber Johnson .wad
discharged and Daniel fined five dol
lars and the costs, the fine being later
stricken out. >'"•
AJvis Buchanan faced the cpujl on
a charge of operating a car a under
the influence of narcotics. It ap
peared that Alvis was on a suspended
sentence; and his case went Over until
next week, in order that the ‘State
might have some further investiga
tion made. He was required to give
a bond of $300. ‘ .
The case of the State against
(Paul McLeon on a felony charge was
sent up to the Superior Court?, . Hte
BUFFALO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Sunday, June 1, at 11 o’clock, there
will be a service of special importl
ance to every member ofi liuffulo con
I gregation. May we urge all mem
; bers and all others who will to be
: present.
| The church of our Saviour still
has a message, when heeded will
bring great joy into the lives of it3
people.
Sunday School is of very great im
portance. Every member of every
family should be in Sunday school.
If you have not been coming next
Sunday will be a fine time to begin.
Let all be there and take pride in
making our school a success.
Auxiliary Notes.
! Circle of Buffalo Auxiliary will
meet Monday, June 2nd, as follows:
No. 1 with Mrs. Andrews, at 3 p.m.
I No. 2 with Miss McNeill,, at 3 p.m.
j INu. o vim mot. ou muisii^iu m
l 3 o’clock.
j No. 4 with Miss Cornelia Brantley,
! at 8 o’clock.
I Pocket Church.
| There will be services at Pocket
J church, Sunday, June 1st, at 7:30.
Instalation Service at Euphronia.
I The commission of the Presbytery
1 appointed to install Rev. J. T. Bar
ham, pastor of the Buffalo group of
churches, will complete this duty at
Euphronia, Sunday, June 1st, at 3
o’clock. Dr. R. C .Gilmore,, Sanford,
will preach the sermon. Other mem
bers of the -commission who will be
! present and take part in the service,
are Rev. J. S. Cook, and Mr. A. A. F?
Sea well and Mr. Watson, of Jones
boro. ■,
i
Memorial at Buffalo Church.
! Friday, May 30th, there are two
things that should have our consid
eration in thinking of Memorial Day:
First, revival of: tender memories of
dear ones gone producing within us
I deep feeling of respect and love for
I their honored names. Second, and
-most important, a grateful attitude to
the Almighty Father fpr His Grace
that permits all life and happiness,
and His promise of the united fam
ilies in the dawning of the Great
Eternity.
The program will begin promptly
at 10:30. There will be a sermon at
11 o’clock by'Rev. W. S. Golden, fol
lowed by a brief memorial. The
congregation will then march to the
cemetery where the memorial will
be concluded.'
A lunch will be enjoyed from 12:30
to 2:00. All families are invited and
requested to bring basket lunch.
In the afternoon there will be a
musical program and addresses by
Rev. F. C. Hawkins, and Dr. R, C.
Gilmore.
The first new crop of peaches put
on the Sanford market were brought
in by Mr. A. R, Rosser, of* this cou
nty Wednesday. They seemed to be
pretty good peaches for the early
crop. It will be three or four weeks
before the first crop of commercial
[leaches will be in to move
SEAWEI
Briefly
What Sho
Next
the Tax:
Relief to
[PLATFORM
Bis Views as to
J be Done by the
f*ure to Reduce
fden and Bring
l 1 eople
THe Lee Co u
atioa held a me
last- Saturday
the purpose'of,
of tne county
heard pn .this |
niuacul .tne
the State'toe ,
called to order
Teague. Citize
of tne edifnty
and many till
discussion on
omy speech' of
by Mr. A. A.
candidate for '
house at It th
Saturday
the tax- pjh
in part;#; ■> ,
* “That he ,
body wanted >
body, seemed t
taxes .might*!*
lief wps celtun
“He had a d<.
reduction). Which
lax Relief Associ
in tne Uity nail
mioon at fao lor I
rVlriK the tax-payers |
opportunity to be 1
stion that is upper- ’
sot the people of 1
11 he meeting was
’ President D. u. j
fium all sections
jjndc-d the meeting
ed in a round table
(.ax problem. The
S occasion was made j
iSeaweil, who is a 1
^nomination for the
n.ocratio primary
'tin In discussing
Hr. Seawell said
J noticed that even
^reduction, but nc
-ave any idea ho'
duced, or where n
from.
bite program for ta
be gave:
“1. I IH'.’pOAl tw administration of
the StkfieH spernment had grown
to seandaWha I- proportions. Both
offices 'and■ sanies snould be
cut down ariij th|rmoney saved devot
ed to the schoolfftu as to reduce the
local land and property tax.
arte -at
the burden of,
as possible, an
payer.’ '-rfexT*
He said this
! as the record:
for it con3idter
Iature.
\ ‘‘8. ’ .
feble us- to .
i ‘Running til’1
cost, the coib
were only 18 j
average,.: -Ai
permitting, tht
continued amt
Otherwise.... ’
hdspital -whei
tken .care of'
could save at *
The unm
piit on us bj
should be abi
the county frc
”6. This c<
state aid for
fund. The
aouia take more of
ic schools, as much
iieve the local tax
enothing new to him
fed he had fought
when in the legis
d be enacted to en
economies at home,
tlty Home last year
'4,500, ‘ and there
lates a day on an
should be passed
ity home to De dis
inmates cared for
y in the proposed
expenses would bg
rwise. The coun
st $3,000 this tpag.
rssary perm of court
he last ‘Legislature
d. This would, save
00 to $1,000 a year*
gets about $32,000
is as Equalization
-tions ought to be
legislaturd ought to
! this filni
ev^ local tax
pay
Lee a just shg
would directly
I era >
I *‘6., The State, as rapidly as pos
sible, shduld take ■ » over the county
roads and pay for their upkeep. Later
it should assume the. bonds which the
! counties have issued for the roads
| they take over by a fair arrangement
with the counties.
I “7. The courts are costing too
much, and the legislature ought to
: submit to the people some constitu
' tional amendment by which they may
be under the charge of the state and
| made partly self*sustaining.
| “These amendments and changes are
easily within ieach,and would put the
burden of tax where it belongs—on
those most able to bear it.
“The taxes,of a state should come
from its wealth, not its poverty.”
MR JOHNSON .STATES HIS
PLATFORM.
Mr. G. F. Johnson, who hajs an
nounced himself asacandidate for
county commissioner subject to the
action of the Democratic primary
June 7th, states hla platform in brief
as follows: ‘‘In order to relieve prop
erty owners of the heavy tax burden
11 wish to se overhead expenses
of the county government reduced if
it can be done without destroying or
impairing efficiency in handling the
affairs of the county. I think this
can be d.nc in several ways. From
1 imormation that-I have obtained I
1 am of the opinion that the heavy cost
I of holding our courts can be material
ly reduced. is we now have a re
corder s cuui i, it seems to me as
' much oi the litigation growing out of
crime committeed in the county is
Mnndled m-ihat court, one, if not two
o. the Si. !,r Court terms, can bu
. auoiisiKi.. .his would be a great
saving, ur. i vt the court dockets
I would not be’ congested. I think that
i jn p0m.. in iiim'.es salaries can be rc
du’cd :n a • that will to same ex
I tent reiieve tae situation. 1 should
I like to see tin' State take over and
j run the ’public schools if it is feas
! ibie Some changes should be made
in the method of running the County
! Home. This institution is costing the
county too much. In brief this is my
tpLatform.”
POULTRY SALE JUNE 6th.
The next cooperative poultry sale
in Sanford will be held on next Fri
day June l't h. This sale has been
closed with <J. S. Mills & Co., of
Greensboro. They will have trucks
and coops to receive the poultry at
Palmer and Reeves* stable on Endor
Street, near the tobacco warehouses.
Heavy hens "ill sell for 20c a pound,
leghorns hens. 18c, colored broilers,
two pounds and up, 30c, leghorn
broilers and colored broilers, 1 1-2 to
2 pounds, 2he. roosters, 10c.
Since the l atching season is over
this will be a good time to dispose
of .the old roosters and hens that
are not layingi but do not sell lay
ing hens. It "ill also be a good time
to sell young roosters while they
bring 30c a pound, but do not sell any
pullets. Keep them to lay next fall
and winter.
Albert Chirk Goes to New York
Mr. Albert Clark, who has been
in Aberdeen for the past three years
visited his mother, Mrs. Bertha
Clark, Wednesday left for New York,
where he has accepted a position with
the Guaranty Trust Company. This
is quite a promotion for Mr. Clark
and his many friends expect him-to
lueiui good. ' • - -
1 rAVc7
MEW VOTING PLAN
WILL BE USED FOR
JUNE 7 PRIMARY
Democrats Can Vote Only in
Democratic Box and Republi
cans in Republican Box; No
Loose Tickets.
Mixf d tickets cannot bevoted in the
Joming State-wide primary to be held
June 7th, under the Australian bal
lot law passed by the last general
Assembly, according to recent rulings
oy Attorney General Dennis G. Brum
mitt. Nor can Independent voters
take part in either the Republican ox
Democratic primaries.
Voting of course, will be done in
booths where the voter can mark his
or her ballot in secret. The law re
quires a booth, three- feet square and
six feet high for very hundred voters
or fraction thereof.
The Republican tickets are blue in
color and the Democratic tickets are
white. Each ticket must be ac
counted for, also the marked sample
ballots. The tickets will be larger
in size than usual, about six inches
wide and long enough to accommo
date the names of the candidates com
ing before the voters for nomination.
May Mix in Fall.
inis is a primary lor tne nomina
tion of candidates and these candi
dates are running either as a Demo
crat of a Republican. Voters must,
therefore, vote either a Republican
or a Democratic ticket. in the
primary. In the fall general elec
tion when the choice of each party
matches strength, a voter may select
his choice from either party as the
nominees will be on the same ticket.
In the June 7th primary, however,
a voter will be asked whether he or
she wishes a Democratic or Repub
lican ballot. Say the voter is a Re
publican, one Republican ballot will
be handed out. In this primary there
are 4 Republican candidates for U.
S. Senate. The Republican voter
gets his one ballot on which is print
ed the names of the four men aspir
ing to this office, the voters enters a
bcrath, marks the ticket, choosing one
of the four, hands the ticket to a
Republican judge who deposits it in a
baflot box provided for Republicans
alone.
No Republican County Ticket.
Republican candidates for county
offices will not be voted on in this pri
.mary. The met in convention in the
. City Halt in this place recently and
'i named a cpunty ticket. . These will
. W VV —, ■■
4-L A ' -- --— - -■ - ■ ■ ~~ ■ -
| As the Democratic Voter approach
I es the election polls, he or she firs
sees that his or hr name is on th<
registration books. When the nam<
is found to be registered, a Domecrai
! ic 'ballot is handed the voter whc
goes into a booth, marks the choice
between the candidates, presents the
ballot to the Democratic Judge who
deposits it in the Democratic box.
Five Democratic Ballots.
While there is only one Republican
ballot box—that for U. S. Senate in
which there is a contest with four
' candidates running, Democrats will
vote three ballots, each ballot going
into a separate box, as follows:
United States Senate,
i County Officers.
Township Officers.
Only Official Bdlolts Used.
Only official ballots will be permit
ted. An official balot is one printed
' under and by the authority of the
county board of elections. To show
that they are official, the facsimile
signature of the chairman of the elec
tion board, K. E. Seymour, is printed
on the reverse side. At the top of
the ballot wild be printed “Official
Democrati Ballot, or “Official Re
publican Ballot/’ as the case may be.
No Ex)fa Tickets.
Heretofore candidates have been
allowed to have extra ballots printed
and distributed prior to voting. Un
der the Australian ballot system,
these will not be permitted. No vot
er, or any one else, for that matter,
is allowed to have more than one bal
lot and that at the time of voting,
after the names has been found prop
erly registered.
sample ifaltots.
Sample ballot? prink’d mi y* Umv
paper and marked "Sample, not to be
used for voting,” will be posted at the
voting booths so the voters can study
the names of the candidates and the
system of marking before entering
the booth to prepare his or her bal
lot.
So-called independent voters will
not be permitted to participate in this
primary. The primary is for the
two major parties to nominate their
candidates, and ii one wishes to “mix
tickets," by using part Republican
and part Democratic, one must w'ait
until the fall general election for that
when the names of the nominees of
both parties will be on the same
ticket.
F. W. WOODELL DEAD
F. W. Woodell of Cumberland Co
unty died in a hospital in Fayetteville
May 23rd. Mr. Woodell was buried
in the family burying ground, the
funeral being conducted by Rev. Mr.
Synder, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Fayetteville, of which the
deceased was a member. Mr. Wood
ell was a good citizen and he will
be missed by the people in the com
munity where he resided. Mr. C, D.
Woodell, of Sanford a brother attend
ed the funeral.
Miss Mary Graves of H no hurst
and Mrs. Belle Hawley of Fayette
ville are visiting Miss Kate Aider
man.
i
THIRTY-FIVE BOYS AND GIRLS
GRADUATE FROM CITY SCIIOOLT
Sermon to the Graduating Class'
on Sunday by Dr. Warren W.
Way, President of St. Mary’s
School—Class Night Monday
Night—Graduating Exercises
Tuesday Nisnt—Lufcciary Ad
dress by Dr. W. H. Erazer,
President of Queen s College
—Diplomas ana Dibies Award
ed to Craduating Class I
The commencement of the Ctiy
Schools came to a close Tuesday mgnt
with the exercises oi the graduating
class, the literary address and tne
awarding of the liibies and diplomas. 1
Most of the seats in tne spacious aud
itorium were taken by the patrons
and inends of the scnool who had
turned out to witness tne exercises
by tne young graduates. Ail seemed
to be pleased with the program tnat
was put on and realized that the
meraoers oi tne finishing class had
had careful preparation lor their sev- j
erai parts. The schools have closed j
one oi the best years in their history
and the teachers and pupils are to be
congratulated for the splendid show
ing made. There were 35 boys and
girls in the graduating class. ,
The Express is informed that quite 1
a number of the membel^ of the
class plan to enter some college in ’
the fall.
un aunaay morning tne auditorium
was pretty well crowded with people
hear the baccalaureate sermon by Dr.
hear the baccalaureat sermon by Dr.
Warren W. Way, President of St.
Mary’s School, Raleigh. The exer
cises opened with a prelude, violin
solo, by Mr. Connell. The members
of the graduating class wearing caps
and gowns, entered and occupied seais
in from of the stage. The invocation
was by Rev. Frank C. Hawkins, Rev.
R. G. Shannonhouse -read the scrip
ture lesson, and prayer was offered
by Rev. T. Fred Wright. A solo, “O
Divine Redeemer,” was beautifully
rendered by Miss Ellis. Dr. Way was
introduced by Superintendent C. E.
Teague, who made the announce
ments. '*
The subject of Dr. Way’;- sermon
was from the 5th verse of t ie Kith
chapter of St, John, “Whither Goest
Thou?” It was an intensely practi
iph andj&£ .young jpeop!
•ortani
f the
1 life.
some
n you
is up
. the speaker. *‘Wh£re are you going?
’ asked the speaker. He found a fas
cination in traveling over th world
but felt that the most i;
thing was the destinatior
young people in their miss .
He told them that if they i.
succeed in life they must
definite thing. “God has g
something definite to do am
to you to do it,” said the spt..ker.
The seating capacity of the audito
rium was taxed Monday night by
those who had turned out to witness
the class day exercises. The follow
ing program was put on:
Prologue—By means of which we
welcome you and lead you into
Part 2.
Our Garden
1 of Memories
i 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
In
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 which we
bid you all “Good Night.”
This was one of the best programs
of the kind ever put on by the school.
It was a mstory oi tne imismng ciass
from the time the boys and girls en
tered school. They made many good
hits during the rendering of the pro
gram which was greatly enjoyed by
all present. It was put on under the
direction of Miss Helen Derrick,
teacher iof English.
The prologue was by Miss Esther
Deaton, who bade the audience wel
come to the garden of memories. The
history and prophecy were dramatiz
ed in two parts. Both were introduc
ed by songs sung by Miss Elizabeth
McCormock, assisted by Mirs ^ Jane
dark, Maxine Buchanan and Marga
ret Currie. Miss Charlotte McNair
and Lemuel Dowdy, representing the
senior class, appeared before George
Seymour, reorder of deeds, wrho repre
sented Father Time, and who recount
ed the class history. Harold Gavin
and John Reeves pantomimed a de
bate; Miss Felma Andrew’s, Thomas
Glass and Harold G-vin gave a comic
skit. From the recorder of deeds
the seniors went to the spirit of to
morrow to ascertain what lay ahead
for the Class. Miss Mildred Reeves,
was Spirit of Tomorrow. Following
this the Giftorians, John Reeves and
and Rebecca Wright, entered with a
basket containing appropriate gifts
for each member of the class. Th^
3ast will and testament was read at a
mock faculty rpeeting at which time
the “teachers” expressed the sorrow
and regrets for the departed class.
In this scene Harold Gavin was testa
tor with Lemuel Dow’dy impersonat
ing the high school principal, J. S.
Truitt, and the folowing impersonat
ed the teachers: Pauline Way, Mar
garet Palmer, Elizabeth McCormick,
Margaret Currie, Clayborne Wicker,
Mabel Gunter, Frances Wagner, Max
ine Buchanan, Thomas Glass,. Bernice
Seawell.
The graduating exercises were held
Tuesday night. Practically all the
seats were taken in both the audito
rium and balcony for the occasion.
The hnifjhing cl®.ss occupied scats Jn,
front of the stage, entering as the ex
ercises opened with the processional.
This was followed by a piano num- '
ber by Miss Elizabeth McCormick,
“Prelude in C. Sharp Minor.” The
invocation was by Dr. R. C. Gilmore.
Then followed the salutatory by Miss
Athline White. All enjoyed the song
by a quartette.
The presentation of diplomas by J.
E. Brinn, secretary of the school
board, followed, and then came the
presentation of Bibles by J. W. Stout,
a member of the board. The final
number on the proerram was the vale
dictory by Miss Bernice Seawell,
which was an unusually fine address.
The speaker of the occasion, Dr. W.
H. Frazier, president of Queen’s Col
lege, Charlotte, was introduced by
Superintendent Teague. Dr. Frazer
based his address on character build
ing. He started out by saying that
this was a red letter day for the
young people who are graduating in
the schools and colleges. He told
them that they were going out into a
new day and for the forming of new
ties. Dr. Frazer stated that there
$ias never been an age in which there
have been such exactions as today.
Here it looked as if he intended to
make a speech on the 18th Amend
ment, but this was for the purpose
of emphasizing the liquor evil in con
nection with some of the political evils
of the day. He spoke of the liquor
evil as being one of the greatest
forces for destruction. In conclusion
he told the young people that there
was a great service that they could
render in this new day if mentally
and morally equipped for the task
that is before them.
- l,iass kou- - --
Laura Felma Andrews, Maxine Eli
zabeth Buchanan, Frances Jane Clark,
Margaret Ellen Currie, Esther Vir- .
ginia Deaton, Elizabeth McAuley
Dickens, Wilma Margaret Dickens,
Frances Jane Ellis, Mable Virginia
Gunter, Ola Harkey, Jocelyn John
son, Lillian McCain, Elizabeth McCor
mick, Susan McKeman, Lucy Isabelle
McLeod, Charlotte Elizabeth McNair, .
Josephine Poe, Margaret McQueen
Palmer, Mildred Evelina jReaves, Lil-' > .
lian Ellen Reaves, Bernice
France# Ellen Wagner, Anhe.Patifih©.
Waye, Ellen Agnes Weaver, Mamie
Atheline White, Hazel Rebecca
, er, Rebecca H. Wright, Lemuel Stroud**
Fr# JohnTGoRL
Seymore, Claybome Wicker.' '
EXCITING MYSTERY AT
NEW TEMPLE THEATRE
) An adaptation of S. S. Van Dine’s
best seller,“The Bishop Murder Case,,
will give a lot of people a “hair rais
ing good time at the Temple Theatre,
as a result of a cleverly contrived
story and convincing portrayals by
such prominent Cinema favorites as
Basil Rath bone, Leila Hyams, Roland
Young, Alec B. Francis, George Ma
rion and Zelda Sears.
Nick Grinde antf David Burton,
jointly responsible for the direction
of the all-talking thriller, have done a
capable job with good material, for
there is never a lag in the suspense
and action of the exciting Van Dine
story which starts off with making
you suspect three men as being in
volved in the murder of “Cock Robin”
but fools you in having fo** three b>si|
themselves killed off by-the xnyster
rious “bishop.”
What distinguishes this Metro-Gold
wyn-Mayer production from other
mystery plays is that it spurns the
use of such obvious devices as the
finding of cigarette buts of the same
brand as those used by the suspect:
forged finger prints; the dog that
does not bark, and thereby reveals
that the intruder is familiar; th*
final pinning of the murder on a
twain or double of the suspect. Among
the original ideas in the film is the
finding of a black chess bishop at the
side of each of the victims together
with a jeering note couched in “Moth
er Goose’” rhyme.
Rathbone as the detective Philo
Vance, gives an entirely believable
portrayal; Miss Hyanis, as capable an
actress as she is beautiful, has the
leading feminine role of Belle Dillard;
Young, fresh from “Unholy Night,”
gives another of his inimitable per
formances. The remaining members
of a large cast live up to the prece
dent set by the principals.
“The Bishop Murder Case” may
well be recommended as the best of
its tvpe of phcl^play produced thus
far this season.
At the Newi Temple Theater Wed
nesday only.
BOONE TRAIL
MARKER UNVEILED
The Boone Trail marker, which was
recently constructed on Route No.
60 in the park near the union pas
senger station, was unveiled at 10
o’clock Wednesday night, following
the close of the commencement of the
Sanford High School. The program
was in charge of District Attorney,
E. L. Gavin. A sketch of Daniel
Boone, the great pioneer, which was
written by John Hayes Hammond,
was read by Dorothy Susan Cooper,
a descendant of Boone. The marker
was then* unveiled by four small girls
members of the 3rd grade in Mclver
Graminer school, Geraldine Fore, Nel
lie Rives, Catherine Gunter and Edith
Ussery after which it was draped
with the flag, the national colors.
24 girls carried flags and 24 boys
torches. The marker was presented
to the town by Mr. J. Hampton Rich,
managing director of the Boone Trail
Highway and Memorial Association,
Inc. Mayor W. R. Williams was on
the program to receive the marker.
Tliis is one of a large number of
markers that have been erected on
or near Boone Trail. Ivey is to be
planted about these markers to give
thorn gn pver<ywp<»Ti coHinor