The Sanford Express.
7, B. St. CLAIR.
O L. St. CLAIR. Publisher*.
Sanford, N. C., June 5, 1930.
THE COST OF GOVERNMENT
Somebody, one of our humorists
has remarked, is “always taking the
joy out of life.” In a statement issued
sometime ago by the Department of
Commerce, tax-payers were reminded
that the cost of our government in
1928 was $13 per capita. Then along
came the National Industrial Con
fereuce Board of New York City, with
a statement that if the burden of the
public payroll of this country were
listributed equally among persons
gainfully employed, but not holding
office.it would cost such persons about
$180 apiece each year. Moreover, this
^gonisatton,“pointed out^pproximate
ly every ien persons engaged or
employed in private enterprises are
supporting, on the average, one per
son depending for his or her living
on pubUc funds.
But this is mot the worst. In a re
sort this same research body says
ih.t our Federal, state and local
'itures, which
svnnh in 1913.
governmental, exp™.
..nwnmted to S2.919J
were $10,253,000,000 in 1928. While
State and local expenditures are in
creasing Federal expenditures have
diminishing.
State and local governments, as a
rule, have been spending a great deal
more than they raised by taxation. In
other words, they have had to issue
bonds to take care of their expenses,
all the while incuring fresh indebted
ness. The Federal government not
? only is not incurring any fresh in
debtedness, but is paying off its in
debtedness by spending less than the
amount raised by taxation.
People are now made to feel the
burden of taxation as never before. If
(here was visible any evidence that
State, county and city governments
were going to call a halt the tax-pay
els would feel relieved, but there is
do such evidence. Bond issues con
tinue to increase.
THE WOMAN VOTE !,
Recently the Lexington Dispatch f
expressed the editorial opinion that
the so-cailed "woman vote” is not a
thing definable as an important entity
in North Carolina politics. Miss
Beatrice Cobb, the State’s best known
woman editor and successful publish
er, who is secretary of the North
Carolina Press Association, takes up
the subject under the above title and
handles it from a woman’s point of
’flew. Here is what she says:
The Lexington Dispatch in the Mon
day issue or' this week, discusses a
subject in witicn the - News Herald
professes more than passing interest
—"The Feminine Vote.” We have
always been at a loss to know why
women would be expected to vote one
way or another simply because they
are women—.why we should hear so
much taik of the “woman vote” and
nothing of the “man vote.” We agree
with the Dispatch that it is hard to
analyze any such as a political factor.
Taking up the matter from the
angle of the approaching primary our j
Lexington contemporary begins the
analysts by saying (hat if we are to
consider tnat tnere u such a political
dement as “feminine vote” it must
be assumed that a considerable portion
Of married women will vote different
ly from their husbands. “What feasoji
is there to b:.:eve, lor instance, tnat
a large majority of women will not
vote for the same candidates in the
‘primary as favored by their hus
bands T” Is asked. The editor (he’s
B married man) was careful to inject
the remark that “We are not saying
that the husbands will do all the po
litical thinking for the several house
holds,” but apds the conclusion that
“if The twain vote as one there is no
*wpman's vote' in this large voting
Croup.
s It is our observation, here recorded,
ah at in nine cases out of ten the hus
band and wife vote together. The ex
ceptionsare rare. This probably in
. dicates that so far in their political
lives the average woman hasn't both
ered much about parties or candidates
and is willing to accept the political
opinions and preferences of the men
of her household.
If there is any such thing pg “the
Woman's vote it is apparently that
of the unattached women but tneivs
no more way for accounting for po
litical likes and dislikes of women
than there is of men. If the subject
were up for debate we'd take the side
that there la in reality no such classi
fication as “the Woman vote.”
PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO LIST
PROPERTY FOB TAXATION.
Attention of all persons who have
«ot as yet listed personal and real
property for taxation is hereby re
spectfully called to the penalties
provided by law for the failure to list
such property The time for luting
property with the local tax listers
dosed on June 1st Under section
7971, subsection 1142, the Board of
Commissioners and the County Super
visor of Taxation shall examine the
tax list and assessment roll for each
township for the current year and the
preceding year and shall enter on said
assessment roll a description of all
property not listed, the name of the
owner or occupant thereof and the
value of the same. The board of
commissioners shall assess said prop
erty for taxation and shall add to
th« amount of the taxes
property 10 per cent in
j but no addition , shall be less
than *2f>0.
Ml of the provisions of the st
| above quoted are mandatory and
cf commissioners have no
l sea that you have
BAILEY A MERE PAWN IN
THE GAME OF THE WETS.
(Washington Correspondence)
Washington, June 3.—-If Josiah
Wiliam Bailey defeats Senator Sim
mons for the Democratic namniation
for the senatorship on next Saturday
the Republican National Committee
will pour money into the state to cap
ture the seat in the senate now held
by Senator Simmons, according to ru
mors in Washington. The-Washington
Star, which is a loyal devotee of the
Hoover administration, in editorially
discussing the North Carolina pri
mary, says: “If Senator Simmons is
defeated, the Republicans will enter
the senatorial race in the fall with
greater vim than ever, hoping to de
feat Mr. Bailey.”
Republican leaders here, it is re
ported, are none too well satisfied
with the candidates their party in the
state is offering in the primary for
the nomination for the senatorship.
They prefer a man like David H.
Blair or Stuart Cramer and it is just
possible that a man of that character
may be substituted by the Republi
cans if Bailey is the Democratic nom
inee. The Republicans contend that if
Senator Simmons can hold the leader
ship of his party with the Smith-Ras
kob faction in opposition no Republi
can stands any chance of beating him
in ui? nuv«uuci ncvMwii. vii uk.
other hand the defeat of Simmons in
the primary speels defeat of the party.
The Star goes on to say that: -Al
though Mr. Bailey is an ardent dry,
the defeat of Senator Simmons will
be hailed in many quarters as a vic
tory for the wets, simply because Mr.
Bailey supported, the candidate of the
wets for President in 1928 and Sena
tor Simmons declined to do so.” As
viewed in Washington it is a wet and
dry battle to turn the Democratic
party in the South over to the wets in
the North, and Mr. Bailey who accord
ing to his record, is more irregular
in his party affiliations than is Sena
tor Simmons, is simply a pawn in
the game. Of all the politicians in the
state Mr. Bailey should be among the
last to contend for party regularity.
But the wet faction in the party
was never more eager than now to
capture and carry the dry Democracy
yf the South with it on the conviction
that a solid wet Democratic party
can win the Presidency in 1932. This
conviction is based on the assumption
that the Republican party will be split
into wet and dry factions clawing at
Bach other’s throat in the party’s
next national convention. Just this
week two ardently dry Republican
senators, Jones Washington, and
Oddis of Nevada, announced that they
were ready to vote in the senate to
submit to the states the question of
the repeal of the prohibition amend
ment in the constitution if the people
of their states so desired. The an
nouncement created a sensation, i
fhirry of apprehension among the drys
and jubiiiation among the wets. Thini
of the author of the five and ten
year Jones , amendment to the Vol
stead act making such a concession
to the wets, but he had in mind the
fact that his own party in the state
of Washington has turned wet and
the wets are apparently increasing
their strength in many places.
The next day the Supreme Court
rendered a decision that the purcha
ser of liquor does not by that act
violate the Volstead act or the 18th
amendment. Section three of the pro
hibition law says: “No person shall
manufacture, sell barter, transport,
import, deliver, furnish or possess
any intoxicating liquor."
But note the word possess. The law '
is clear on that point and any person [
having liquor in his possession is a 1
violator of the law. But Senator Shep
pard, of Texas, the author of the 18th
amendment, some weeks ago intro- [
duced a bill amending the law so as
to make the purchaser of liquor amen :
sh.e but Ids bill is not likely to get!
out of committee, for the Prohibition i
Bureau declares it cannot be enforced, j
It is now reported that with the1
decision of the highest court the wets
are preparing to start a campaign
of ‘‘civil disobedience” or open whole- j
sale violation of the prohibition law.
The wets contend that the court’s de-1
cision'is a last nail in the coffin of
(he 18th amendment. It is a dead let
ter and they will demonstrate its ex
tinction by open violation of every
provision of it. They will break down
the law by purchase of liquor and
they argue that now that the court
has gone on record in supporting the
legality of the purchase of liquor the
decision does by implication support!
the legality of the possession of li- j
quor. You cannot purchase liquor
without possessing it. If it is legal
to buy liquor how could it be other
wise than legal to possess it god jell
It. The right to buy implies the right
to have and to part with, the wets de
clare, and they are happy now with
the backing of the Supreme Court.
They have broken down the main
door of the law as they profess to
see it and have entered the sanctum
•rith draw., daggers.^
But the decision of the court uM j
not originate this campaign of “civil
disobedience” on the part of the wets.
It has been in progress from the day
that Herbert Hoover was inaugurated
President of the United States. Up to
that time the more reasonable of the
wets preached in their propaganda
‘Hat the prohibition law should be
obeyed till repealed. Mr. Hoover in
his inaugural address was “so im
prudent” as to tell the wets that all
the laws roust be respected as well as
obeyed even In the agitation ittifah.
repeal. The wets called, the President
a dry and immediately changed
their tactics by preaching: “Abrogate
the law by disobeying it,’*
The attitude of the wets is now
best expressed in the words of Dr.
John A. Ryan, head of the Catholic
Uunversity here. He recently declared
“The nature of constitutional prohi
bition clearly deprives it of all claims
1 to respect by liberty-loving people.”
The wets have published that dictum
j in every place in this country they
could command.
That is their attitude. That is the
gauntlet they throw down today to
the Hoover administration and we
may soon know if the White House
; is going to meet the challenge. Mr.
Hoover’s press satellites are now pro
mising one of the greatest battles
| between law enforcement aiid law ab
rogation ever witnessed.
CREDIT GUIDE BOOK
AND SERVICE
FOR SANFORD
Many business men of Sanford are
cooperating with the Credit System
now being established by the Merch
ants’ Mercantile Agency, Inc., of
i Washington, D. C. This company is
formerly of Pittsburg, Pa., being or
ganized in 1889 and the Only company
of its kind operating for this number
of years. The last credit guide book
made by them for this district was
put out in 1916-17, and many names
of prominent people of Sanford are
shown in' that issue. At this time this
company issued only a credit guide
book—and it contained over 30,000
names of people corering a large ter
ritory.
Since that time the company has
improved and added to its service,
thereby making this service many
times more valuable to the subscrib
ing members, and is now covering
wholesale as well as retail business
firms.
The Merchants’ Mercantile Agency,
Inc., will have four important fea
tures embodied in their contracts and
at a minimum of cost, covering a pe
riod of two years as follows:
A credit guide book which includes
Sanford, Jonesboro, Broadway, Came
ron, Vas, and other tributary towns,
and will interchange Information with
any other city or town in the South—
in fact, with any city or .town in the
United States -— all this is made pos
sible through the “Master Card” files
in many centers, containing the
names and addresses of thousands of
people who carry charge accounts
with the merchants. The credit
buying public is assured at all times
a square deal in reporting their
standing as to paying habits, and no
injustice will be intentionally done to
anyone.
All subscribers will have the free
use of an adjustment department on
old or delinquent accounts, operated
from the National headquarters at
Washington, D. C. All money owed
by delinquents is paid direct to the
merchants and no commissions or oth
er charges are made for this service.
This department is what is termed a
friendly department—nothing hard
boiled—-the intention being . to bring
the delinquent and merchant closer to
gether along friendly lines.
Supplements or bulletins are issued
from time to time at no extra cost to
: Bubscrlbeia.-People moving from one
town or city to another is important
information. How did they pay in
the city or town where they former
ly lived—this informationu is of great
convenience to all persons who nave
a good pay record.
Mr. B. W. Stuart and A. J. Berge
are in charge of the organization
work here. Address, care Merchants
Association.
REV. WALTER M. GILMORE IS
MADE PUBLICITY DIRECTOR
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CON
VENTION.
• Rev. WaltereM. Gilmore, Mission
Secretary, Recording Secretary, and
publicity director of the Baptist State
Convention, has, says .the Raleigh
Evening Times, accepted the pest of
pubucity director oi the Southern
Baptist Convention, and will leave
eany xn June lor Nashville, Tenn.,
to take up his work, succeeding Frank
E. Burkhaiter, who has- resigned to
become head of the Department of
Journalism of Bayior University, of
Waco, Texas. Mr. Gilmore will be as
sociated in his new work with Dr.
Austin Crouch, executive secretary of
the executive committee of the South
ern Convention.
Mr. Gilmore is a graduate of Wake
Forest College and of the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary at
Louisville. He wa* in the Baptist
ministry in Georgia for seventeen
years, later serving a church in Louis
burg for seven years and one in San
ford for five years, coming from there
to Raleigh.
For tne past seven years Mr. Gil
more has been mission secretary of
the Baptist State Convention; I for
twelve years publicity, director and
for seventeen years its recording sec
retary. He is also secretary to the Gen
epm Board and of the board of execu
tive committee and enrolling secre
tary for the Southern Convention.
Mrs. Gilmore is secretary of the Wo
man’s Missionary Union.
The many friends of Mr. Gilmore,
who was born and reared in the Cool
Springs section near Sanford, and who
for four or five years ably and effi
ciently served as pastor of the First
Baptist church of Sanford, will be
pleased to'learn that he goes to this
larger field of service .Mr. Gilmore
is not only an able preacher, but he is
a good writer and has done some very
effective Mwspapet work since en
tering the ministry. He Tikes the work
and him host of friends throughout
North Carolina expect to see him
make a success of the Publicity De
partment of the Southern Baptist
Convention. While they regret to see
him leave North Carolina, they wish
him much success in his new field of
labor.
GUNTER’S SENTENCE REDUCED.
Eugene Gunter, who is charged
with killing John Hall near Lemon
Springs, last winter, tried at the
March term of Lee Superior Court,
and sentenced to serve a term of 10
to 16 year* in the penitentiary, had
his sentence commuted to a term of 6
to 7 1-2 years by Governor Gardner
wef,k' „Th* 12 Jurors, the trial
Judge, the Clerk of the Superior
Court, the Sheriff, she Register of
C-urt. the County Auditor, the
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners the other four mem
!*** of tfc* board and many other cit
liens or the county sighed the peti
tion for a commutation.
i
LEE COUNTY HAS A
POPULATION 0
OF 17,000
In 1920 the County Had a Popu
lation of 12,400—This Shows
an Increase of 26.8 Per Cent—
The Census Figure Show 1,
620 Farms in the County as
Against 1,465 in 19-iO—This
Snows 155-More Farms in the
County Than 10 tears Ago.
The Express has often heard the
question ashed, “How many people
live in Lee County?" The census ol
ten years ago gave the count > a popu
lation of 12,400. According to the ng
ures furnished The Express by Cen
sus Supervisor T. C. vomica - from
Raleigh, the county ho« has a popu
lation of 17,0o0. This shews an in
crease of 26.8 per cent •’ the IfeO
population. This is a good showing
uiryeoi penoo
the county $ias a sSEstantial growth
acron 'MKi"'0^ m ng up on
a solid basis. Many people have mov
ed co tn« county Ajitnii v-ct wcuuiis
of the State during the dceade. Some
of these settlers have e i e in from
western counties and from counties
east of here to engage in tobacco
culture. They are among the best to
bacco farmers in the county and are
doing much to make the local market
<a success. Some have moved to San
ford and other towns in the eodnty
to engage in some kind of business
and educate their children. Others
have moved in to work at the tile
and brick plants and other manufac
turing industries.
According to the figures furnished
by Mr. Council there are now 1,620
farms in the county. In 1920 there
were 1,466, an increase of 155. While
some farmers have quit the farms and
moved away others have moved in
and bought the abandoned farms or
opened new farms. The farms are not
only more numerous in the county
than they were ten years ago, but
they are under a better state of culti
vation and more productive.
The Express recently gave the
figures showing the population of San
ford as being 4,250. Ten years ago
the populatioiuof the town was 2,
927. The per cent of increase in the
town was greater than in the county.
Township No. 1, which includes West
Sanford, has a population of 4,535
as against 4,350 in 1920.
Township No. 2, which includes
East Sanford, is this year enumerated
at 2,904; there were only 656 people
there in 1920, records show. This
large difference is due to the fact
that Township Number 2 Was extend
ed in 1923, after the last census was
completed. There are now 86 farms
in this township.
Other Townships.
Census figures for other townships
in Lee county were announced yes
terday as follows:
Township Number 3, Jonesboro. 2.
687 as compared with 2,423 in 1920;
284 farms. Township Number 7,
known as Greenwood, has 2,129—an j
increase of 543 over its 1920 popula- I
tion of 1,686. There are 345 farms in
this township. I
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR THE HO£JSE
■ J hereby announce myself a candi
date for .toe North Carolina House of
Representatives subject to the action
of the Democratic primary in June.
A- A. F. Seawell.
FOR THE HOUSE
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the House of Representatives
subject to the action of the Demo
cratic Primary, June 7. Your support
will be appreciated.
H, M, Jackson.
FOR SHERIFF
I hereby announce mysely a candi
date for re-election to the office of
Sheriff of Lee County, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary in
June. If elected, I shall endaavor in
the future, as in the past, to perform
the duties of the office to the best
of my ability. Your support will be
appreciated.
S. W. Womble.
FOR SHERIFF
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for Sheriff of Lee county sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
primary June 7th. Your support
will be appreciated.
Martin Willcox.
FOR SHERIFF
I am a candidate for sheriff of Lee
County subject to the action of the
Democratic primary, June the 7th.
Your support will be sincerely ap
preciated. A. R. Rives.
FOR SHERIFF
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the office of Sheriff of Lee
County.
William A. Bingham.
Judge of Recorder’s Court
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for re-nomination as Judge of
Recorder’s Court, subject to the ac
tion of the Democratic Primary' on
June 7th. I appreciate the support
of voters formerly given me, and
trust I have merited a continuance of
their confidence.
T. J. McPherson
ANNOUNCEMENT
I hereby announce myself a candi- I
date for re-election to the office of
Clerk Superior Court for Lee County,
subject to the action of the Demo
cratic primary of June 7, 1930.
W. G. Watson.
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for Register of Deeds of Lee
County subject to the action of the
Democratic Primary, June 7th. Your
vote will be appreciated.
John W. McIntosh. .
FOR COMMISSIONER
. I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the office of County Commis
aioner, subect to the action of the
Democratic primary June 7th.
H. A. Cooper.
ANNOUNCEMENT
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for County Commissioner sub
ject to the Democratic Primary June
7. If elected I shall endeavor to serve
the people as a whole for and to the
best interest of the tax payers. Your
support will be appreciated.
C. H. Wicker.
FOR COMMISSIONER
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for county commissioner subject
to the action of the Democratic pri
mary June 7th.
G. F. Johnson.
I • FOR OOMMISIONER.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for county Commissioner sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
primary, June the 7th. If nominated
and elected I shall endeavor to serve
the people to the best of my ability.
Jeff D. Johnson.
FOR COMMISSIONER
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for County Commissioner sub
jert to the action of the Democratic
Primary, June 7th. Your support will
be highly appreciated.
J. W. Knott.
FOR COMMISSIONER
. I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the office of County Commis
sioner subject to the action of the
Democratic Primary, June 7th. Your
support will be appreciated.
' D. C. Lawrence.
FOR COMMISSIONER.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the office of County Com
missioner of Lee county, subject to
the action of the Democratic primary
June 7th. I will appreciate your
support, and if elected will serve the
county to the best of my ability.
J. R. Ingram.
FOR COMMISSIONER.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for County Commissioner, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
primary, June 7th. If nominated and
elected I shall serve the tax payers
to the best of my ability. Your sup
port will be appreciated.
R 4, Sanford, N. C. R. W. Craig.
FOR COMMISSIONER.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the office of County Commis
sioner of Lee county, subjct to the ac
tion of the Democratic primary June
7th, 1930. I will thank the voters for
their support in this primary.
R. E. Marks.
FOR COMMISSIONER."
I hereby announce myself u a can
didate for.the office of County Com
missioner of Lee county, subject to
the action of the Democratic primary
June 7, 1930. I will thank the voters
for their support in this primary.
T. F. Matthews.
FOR COMMISSIONER.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the office or County Com
missioner of Lee County, subject to
the action of the Democratic primary
June 7, 1930. I will thank the voters
for their support in this primary.
. B. C. Kelly.
FOR COMMISSIONER
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the office of county commis
sioner of Lee county, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary
June 7th. Your support will be ap
preciated.
John Dalrymple.
FOR TOWNSHIP CON STABLE
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for constable of East Sanford
township subject to the action of the
Democratic primary, June 7th. Your
support will be appreciated.
John Thomas.
FOR CONSTABLE
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for constable of East Sanford
township, subject to the action of the
Democratic Primary, June 7th.
T. Riley,
FOR CONSTABLE
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the office of Township Con
stable in Cape Fear Township, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
primary, June 7th. Your support will
be appreciated, and if elected t will
give you service and a square deal.
H. P. Womack.
CANDIDATE FOR CONSTABLE
CAPE FEAR TOWNSHIPS
I hereby announce my candidacy"7or
constable of Cape Fear township,
subject to the action of the Democrat
ic primary, June 7th. Your support
will be appreciated, and if elected will
endeavor to enforce the law without
fear or favor. R. Alton Thomas.
Took Soda For Stomach
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moving poisons you never knew
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ach and bowels a REAL cleaning and
jee how good you feel. Thomas
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