nr.- BBB M 11.11. y — ■ VOLUME 44, No. 44. *V? . •£» u EXPRESS IE 26, 1930 FIVE CENTS WILBUR McLEOD ESCAPES DEATH IN ELECTRIC CHAIR i Commuted to Life Imprisonment «—jGovfemor Gardner Makes Statement in Regard tor Case. Just as many people in this county expected Gov. Gardner, who has com muted to life imprisonment, Wilbur MJcLeod, colored,, who has for the past year or two been on death’s row in the State's" Prison,'iii Raleigh, awaiting execution upon the charge of, criminally assaulting and killing Mrs Rebecca Matthews at her home near Broadway on night in " March, McLeod, after two Superior Court" convictions, two reviews by the Su preme Court, one reprieve from the Governor, was scheduled to die Fri- > day. He arrived on Death Row in May, 1928, and was by many months its dean. The case of McLeod has proved one of the most perplexing in the history of capital punishment in North Caro lina. .First convicted of Vriininally attacking and slaying Mrs. Mat-, thews, McLeod took' the ..case' to the .Supreme Court which ordered, a new, trial On the grounds that '•bloodhound evidence,” on which the 4State*s case was based, was' incompe tent. - . A IrrMay, 1929, the Negro was taken from Death Row cell back to IS*. COunty for retrial -before Judge Gar-' laud Midyette, who refused to admit toe objectionable evidence. This time conviction was based largely upon McLeod’s shoes matching footprints af the scene of the crime,’and his familiaritv with the premises where ' the crime was committed.;c . The Stiprem? Court upheld* the sec--* mid conviction over a vigorous dis senting opinion, of Justice Adams' with Justice Brogden also expressing. doubt as to the Negro’s guilt. ; Lieut. L. A. Oxley, of the State Board^of Charities and Public Wei-, fare, investigated the case and rec ommended clemency,/ - : - r \ Perplexed, Governor Gardner yisited Death Row in person. Unaware ,of the Governor’s indentity, McLeod: talk ed with him for more than an hour. The governor came away -with grave doubts as to his guilt. f~- • . Monday he decided to give him the benefit of the doubt to the extent that he commuted ‘ his sentence to life imprisonment! The prisoner left Ids* narrow sell in Death Row on Tuesday and has-been given an as-., signment in the open. Many people whov’e followed this trials, firmly' believe that .guilty and should pay the evtramer penalty for this revolting crime. AG ter hearing all the evidence in the -ease 24 men who sat as jurymen said he was guilty. ■ », , a Two other murders were committed alniost in a stone’s throw of the Bpot ■where Mrs.jMatthews was criminally assalttted and killed. A btlnch of blockaders led -by “Bud” Davis are now serving time in the State’s Pri son charged with killing Sheriff J. L. Turner. ,Not long after this crime was committed the body of Mrs. Annie Terry, was found lodged against a' raft above the Carolina Power and light plant at Buckhorn Palls in the Cape Fear River. Soon after the find ing of Mrs.^, Terry’s body, Herbert Lawrence was arrested in Durham charged with graving thrown her in the Cape Fear River from the Avent’s ' Ferry Bridge, which. resulted in her ; death by drowning. He was tried, eon victed of murder m the second degree 'and sentenced to the State’s Prison for a term of 80 years. The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the lower court and Lawrence whs placed in the State’s Prison to serve .the term. If The Express is correctly in formed Herbert Lawrence is practi cally a free man. Lawrence and his brother, of Durham, are contractor*. According to report Herbert Law rence has been hired to his brother by the penitentiary authorities at 810 per day and is now in Durham cany- , big on his private business as if he had always lived a law abiding citi zen. Is that the way to punish people who are guilty of murder? Four capital crimes committed in. the same community in a period of a few months and--in not a single in stance was justice ■ meted out in the electric chair. Can you be surprised that many people are found in every community who have contempt for law and order? GOV. GARDNER’S STATEMENT To the Superintendent of the. State Prisons The above named prisoner, Wilbur McLeod, was convicted at the May term, 1029, Superior Court of Lee County of murder -in the first degree and sentenced to death by electrocu- < tion. This case hah been passed upon twice by both the Superior Court of the State and by the Supreme Court. Judge R. A. Nunn presided over the term of Superior Court which first tried the case and now writes that in his opinion that such doubt exists as to the guilt of the defendant that he docs not believe that the death penalty should be exacted. Judge G. R Midvette, presided at the second trial of the cause in the Superior Court and he writes as fol lows: “I think there was evidence sufficient to go to the jury under our decisions, but is was wholly cir—< cumstantial.--1 have given this case careful thought and have come to' the conclusion that there is a possibility of this prisoner being innocent of this crime. I do not say that he is, but I do s»v that I do not know and tak ing into consideration the fact that the evidence is altogether circum stantial I am constrained to and do recommend that his sen tense be com muted to life imprisonment.” ’ The case has been twice consider ed by the Supreme ^ourt, as stated above. The evidence in the first case was considered improper and a new trial was ordered; Alter considering: the case the second time Associate Justices Clarkson and Adams "have each stated that in their opinion the ,death penalty should not be exacted, upon the evidence produced in this _cause, all of which was circumstan tial and not sufficiently conclusive to ilispel reasonable dopbt. Immediately after the crime was .committed Hon. Edwin B. Bridges, the former Commissioner of Pardons, made a most careful and painstaking investigation of the matter and there; is on file a very strong letter from him, in Vdiich he' states that the pri soner ii'not guilty of the crime and urges clemency for him. ■ The ..State likewise had a private investigation made and the report at that time was that there was a. great deal of doubt as to-the prisoner's guilt. - ' • r Since'both of the Superior ' Court Judges who heard this case and three member* of the Supreme Court of the State, after' thorough -considera tion pf the evidence under the law are definitely of the opinion that the defendant should not be electrocuted, and in view -of the " reports of those wbo made personal investigations at the time of the crime, turn forced tm the conclusion that there is such doubt as to the- defendant’s guilt that It is My duty -to Commute the .Sentence1 from that of death to life imprison ment in the State’s Prison and the urifeoner’s sentence i* therefore this dav Commuted from death to life im prisonment In' the State’s Prison. -vPfV* O- MAX GARDNER, This the 24th day. of June. 1930: .1 : .. -i . «,,, GOVERNOR. 1 O. M. MtJLti, v .Executive Counsel; "•'T ' — SHALL JONESBORO DESCEND TO A SCHOOL TERM OF EIGHT MONTHSf ^though I qo fcnger live in Jones boro I am very much interested in the above questom: I received all my public school training here, and through, its influence have since been actively affiliated / with 'education, Consequently , when' I see ray home school considering lowering its educa tional standard, r cannot but protest such an ill-advised step. ' ,y These, three arguments for a term of eight months have come to my no tice: First, That as much can be ac sosspliehed ia.jigbtaTnni^f nine; second, that parents will Tiavd their children for purposes of work one month more yeayly; third, that a term of elght . roonths is cheaper than nine. Our parents, have seen remarkable strides in education within the last few years. From a school with no equipment, poorly trained teachers, and .a .term of t^o to three" months, we have come to a standard school, fully equipped, well trained teachers, and a term of nine months. Every city has a term of nine months; in fact, some cities have terms of ten and eleven months plus evenings and continuation schools. Is this because they have no other place for their j money, or is it because they want their child rent* have the best; Wake j county’s /school runs for eight months, but Raleigh's schools operate j nine months. Why? Simply because I the citizenship of Raleigh demands the best for its'children. " pur‘;S£ate Legislature is faced with making a schol term of no less than‘ eight months.for every child In North Caro- j lina. They WUL do it, because our leaders khow that a term of this length barely meets our smallest re-' md rements. Is it reasonable to think that in eight you can accomplish Urn work of nine? No more so than to think that eight dollars will have the purchasing power of nine. The best schools in our nation are schools which operate nine months. Our State, because of her school term of six and eight months ranks nearly at the bottom of all our states education ally, Shall we help put her on the very bottom ?- . .Parents tnmtc uiey wouia nave their children one' month longer. Let ns aee.—If we go to an eight months^ term, there will be no more rainy day sessions, no more cotton picking days, and school can hardly be dismissed in the afternoon before four o’clock, becauseto stay on the accredited list, no less than 160 school days of seven fifty minute periods a day can be' considered., ' furthermore, the prob terms of attendance and retardation will be graver, for an absence now of three days because of the longer pe riod with more work covered will be nearly as bad as a week’s absence in a nine months’ term. Do you see where the farmer will have his child that extra month if we consider 'the longer school day which must be in ev idence every one of the 160 school days ? We can’t argue cheapness, for we only spend $36,000,000 yearly for edii cation as compared with an expendi ture of $48,000,000 for chewing gum, tobacco, soft drinks, candy, and cos metics, absolute luxuries. We fur themiore spend $60,000,000 yearly for new automobiles, $59,000,000 for gas oline, and $10,000,000 for license tags. Compare these expenditures, with the fact that North Carolina graduated 15,000 boys and girls this spring at a cost of $16,000,000 for their nigh nchool education by virtue of which they will bring to the state within the hixt 30 years $355,000,000 more than i they would have earned without; a high school education, or a clear prof it to us of $240,000,000. The mothers of these boys and girls wiH not argue that the school term be cut. They have brought these ho vs and girls into the world to see. them achieve happiness and greatness, not for the purpose of making ditch t'vver* and money grubbers out of them. I maintain that the author! MEETING COUNCIL I DEMONSTRATION CLUBS Meeting Well Attended and Much Interest Manifested on tiie Part of AH Present —: Executive Committee Appoint ed to Meet at Call of Council 'President. ' The County Council of Horae Dem (Ongtration Clubs met Saturday, June 21, in the banquet hall of the Wilrik Hotel, with ^6 members present. Tms body of women is composed of officers of the 16 Home. Demonstration Clubs' in Lee County, and meets every three months for the purpose of discussing matters of interest to the farm wo men of Lee county. Mrs. I. J. Me Weill, of Lemon Springs, president of the council, pre sided, and Mrs. Phil Yarborough, of Osgood, was made acting-secretary in place of Mis. J. P. McDavid, who is out of the county for the summer. An executive committee composed of the council officers and three mem bers from the county at large was elected to meet at the call of the coun cil president for business winch needs to be transacted between the regular council meetings. Mrs. McNeill wilf call this committee next Saturday'to. decide what changes the women want in the 1930 Fair Premium List. Mr. A. M. Hubbard and Mr. John Gilliam spoke to the council about the -fair and solicited the help of the wo men in making the fair a greater Success than it has ever been. They said that the women make the fair, and praised them for their part in putting on community exhibits last year. There will be space for ten ■such exhibits at Hie next fair, and the space must be engaged by October 1st. A guarantee of $6 00 will be made to any community putting on. a creditable exhibit. The prizes will be announced m the catalogue tor tne best exhibits. y Miss Simpson, the Home Agent, made a short report pf attendance by elute since the first of the year, The club officers were urged to assist the agent In getting 'more of the Women in each neighborhood tout to the demonstration meetings. -Each club meeting has a different set* of demonstrations and more people can be reached and helped in these group meetings (than would be possible if the agent tried to visit individuals. \ A good neighborhood spirit is fos tered by the meeting of people who live in a given locality. Better un deratandingtof all farm problemsgoes a long way to solving them. , There are 452 women in Lee county who -meet and mingle in- the 16 groups. The council brings toe different sec tions of the county together. Some of the clubs have aa many as 42 wo men at the monthly meetings to study some home-making subject. Oti^-clutelLavelesa^^JS^clab^l^ men in a community are interested. In this way a maximum number of | homes, are reached and helped.. The ! women who show skill in learning a ■' given lesson are urged to lend a help- 1 ing hand to other women in need of assistance. This spreading of the gospel of better living is sure to Kelp every citizen of the county. The large local attendance at these meetings is proof of the interest of what is being doner Records are kept by club sec retaries and the Home Agent. Greater stimulation of home gard ens Since the first of the year is a part of toe Live-at-Home movement now being followed by a food con servation campaign. Canning in toe county now reminds one of war-time food saving. Lee county seems to be. getting ready to feed herself after fresh frusta and vegetable are out of season. The economy of this pro gram is readily seen. n. L. oURHa Bui‘3 THE GULF AGENCY AT SANFORD . Mr. R. L. Bums, who now operates several gas and oil stations, opened his first station at Carthage in April, 1921. He next opened a gas and oil station at Three rants, near Sanford, in September, 1924. His next sta tion was opened at Aberdeen in the fall of 1927, at which place he has j handled Gulf products since the open ing date. By this he has been able to observe the qualities of the pro duct made by the Gulf Refining Com- J nahy. Many improvements have been made in the gas and oils of this | CUHiptUlJ 1CVCI1UJ. liuo ^ No-Nox, Anti-Nock Fuel is avia- f tion grade, the same as used by aero- ' planes. The Gulf Refining Company has purchased the original St. Louis Robin’No. 1, the ship which estab lished the world’s endurance record for continuous flight of 17 days, 12, hours and 21 minutes at Lambert’s Field, St. Louis, Mo., July, 1929, by Pilots “Red” Jackson and Forest O'Brian, using Guifpride oil, 120. l^r. Burns has recently purchased the Gulf Refining Agency franchise of the Sanford territory and will dis tribute these products to the many dealers'-in his territory. Mr. Burns intends to carry out this same high standard service wholesale that he has in the retail business. The ter ritory consists of all of Lee, part of Chatham, Wake, Harnett and Moore counties. It is his business to furn ish Gulf products to any one operat ing or opening up new gas and oil stations in his territory. His office is at the Gulf Refining plant near the Court House on the Jonesboro high way, and can be reached by telephone from nearly every section in the above counties, which will enable his dealers to keep in close contact with him to furnish the best of service. ties who are responsible for the an swer to this vital question must give it careful consideration and not sac-; rifice the potentialities of these chil-1 dren and the good name of our com-. munity upon the brazen gods of ig- ] noranee 'and selfishness. ! a • ■ C. R..ADAMS, ;P-I; hn'i’A a: -Jonesboro, N. C. *' NOTICE . 'We are requested to state that the Merchants of Sanford will dose their stares on the afternoon Of July-4, so aa to observe the National Holiday. The stores will be open until 12 o’ RECORDER'S COURT Few" Cases, But Imposed—18 evere Sentences lonths, 2 Years. Recorder's Court? Tuesday was a abort term, but tw sentences of long duration were quickly meted out to F. G. McBryde ana C arlies McLennie. McLennie was tr ed a week ago and given an 18 montl l sentence for vio lation Of the probimtion law. He was, however, given un® Monday of this week to leave Satt >rd, Lee, Moore, Harnett and Chatham counties for the period of his sentence. It was re ported to the Coast Tuesday that he had failed to keep faith with the Court and wjs stijwin. Sanford. Solici tor Hoyle immediately asked for a capias instantar,’wd m a few minutes Sheriff Womack fad McLennie in McPherson Court and Judge s found that he hi of his suspended nie. was soon on 1 camp. ,, •F. G. McBryde] violating the pr<‘ sentence of-five: privilege of qt" and adjoining corn quickly agreed S' ’harmless oy paj get away in five witnessed Mel* with the Court, sentence, may .1 after two years, good behaviour, ■ It is quite no McPherson js imj sentences 'on old « hibition law, ampj only such sent sired ^effect. . had iolated the terms itence and Me Len way to the road [as found guilty of •ition act, given a irs, was given the the town, county ties for two years, save the county (nt of costs, and lys, ' having just ’s fate in trifling cBryde, under his to the county ditioned on his table that Judge ing more severe enders of the pro . is thought that twill have the de : mETINC! ™STEES LEE COUNTY pOSPITAL ) Hie board of tmstees of the Lee County- Hospital (Set Monday night, but merely discuaMd some things in connection with tuf> hospital and did not (transact awyppflidal business They adjourned -t^SSheet again next Monday .night atfSjSyhich time they will probably selejean architect for the construction 0f®'e hospital, also select a site ffoiritne large number that have been offered. Some beauti ful sites have beefipoffered at rea sonable prices and it Is expected that one of these will b* chosen. The peo ple of the town and coipity hope that as much of the uSBieyf that will bfe spent for this hospital will get circu lation ih the counte Ssi'-possible for local material nndyabbr. - Tracticaily all .the, material thjl.j*iJI go. in this building can be hadmerc in the county As fine brick as cal) be manufactur ed in the State On* be bought from local manufSctureiyiirt sp^cheap as brownstone quarVied-. ncar the town can be~had at actual cost of quarrying pnd dressing for the trimmings- This stone has been .used. In the construc tion of seme of the most costly build mgs in this and other States and could be made a real, ornament to Hie county hospital. Let this institu tion be a Lee county production as near as possible, even-to the. architect and contractor. Thera are good archi tects in Sanford and some of the best contractors in the State have their homes and headquarters here. MR, CAUDLE DIES AT HIS HOME IN PEACHLAND. Mrs. E. L. Gavin was shocked to receive^ a message Friday night to the effect that her father, Mr. W. A. Caudle, had passed away at his home at Peachland shortly before. : While ire nwt b$£u ivwai; heaiih for; some rime, Mrs. Gavin did not know of his critical illness.; Mr. and Mrs. Gavin went to Peachland Saturday morning to attend the Amaral which was held at Deep Springs Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The funeral was conducted by Mr. Caudle's son. Rev. Z. A. Caudle. The funeral was attended by ii large con course of people, Mr. Caudle being one of the leading and moat influen tial citizens of that community. Mr. H. M. Jackson and Mias AUene Hunt, (now Mrs. Jackson), attended the i funeral from this place. Mr. Caudle, who died ahiha age of 69 years, is survived by his Wife and seven children, four sons and three daughters. Mr. Caudle who bad been a member 01 the Baptist church since youth, possi ssed the virtues and char acteristics of a true faithful Christian and wielded a strong influence in his church. Many friends join tithe fam ily in lamenting his death. ISENHOUR WINS HIS CASE The Pearce damage trial came to an end in Wake County Superior Cotot with the verdict Of the jury that' the plaintiff,; Mrs. Allie May Pearce, was not entitled to, recover damages from the IsenhoUr Brick Co., of Colon. The suit consumed the en tire two weeks J une term of the Wake Superior Court. Mrs. Pearce brought suit to recover damages to the amount of $100,000 from the Isenhour Brick Company for the death of, her hus band in November 1928, his death being caused by his car crashing into a clay pit near the Isenhour plant. Both the plaintiff and defense were represented by able counsel. The isenhour Brick Company was repre- ' sented by William* A Williams and Savin & Teague, of this place. Strong irguments were made by Solicitor L. Williams and District Attorney v L. Gavin in defense of their client. Notice of appeal Was given to the ligher court by the plaintiff. 7 NOTICE r , ; The Peoples Bank of Hanford, will, 1 m Tuesday, July 1, 1920, at its place • )f business, pay to ite depositors a ! lividend of FIFTY J .m: F. R. SNIPES, ! 1 '■ President. ‘ i PERSONAL MENTION. Mesdames H. A. Russell, S. R. Mc Donald, Misses Susan McKernan, Nita McDonald, Margaret Johnson, and Herbert Russell left Tuesday mom ing for High Point, all being delegates to the Christian Endeavor Convention. a« in Wttigate.1 feljir' was accompanied by her little niece, Margaret Bass, who has been visiting in Sanford. Mrs. W. C. Meredith and son, Scott, [ Rilenboro, are the guests of Mrs. Meredith’s sister, Mrs. Jessie Griffin. ’ , Mrs- W. Kirkpatrick, who has been visiting Mr. Kirkpatrick’s pa .! rents at Hendersonville, returned home this week. She was accompani ed by Mr. Kirkpatrick, who went to Hendersonville the first of the week. L Mrs. Claude Gunn went“ down to Fairmont last week to see a sick sis ter. Mr. and Mrs. W. W Boone recently went to Charlottesville, Veu, to see their daughter, Miss Mary Alice, grad u*te from the’ Medical College of Virginia. Miss Catherine Judd recently grad uated as a nurse from the Univer sity of Virginia Hospital at Char lottesville. iui. anu mj v/uic wnu epeuii their honeymoon in Virginia and oth er parts of the country, returned home last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ingram left Friday nigjht. for Chicago, where Mr. Ingram is? now attending the annual ' meeting of Rotary International as ! a delegate from the Sanford club. 11 June Gunter, Jr., son of Mr. and i Mr§. J. U. Gunter, of this place, a ■' student of the State University, le.ft the first of the week on a trip to Cal ifornia and other Western States., He ’ ds making this trip “just to see the j country.” He expects to be gone I about two months. I Banks Wilkins, who sp^nt a few | days in New York on business, re j turned home last week. Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Porter and children and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wicker and children were the guests of the family of Mr. W. W. Bridges in Raleigh (Sunday. -^Misses Luna -Yates, Ruth Nallr Floy Rivers, Inez Riddle and Mr. Glenn Mclrer are attending the B. Y. P. U. Convention at Mars Hill this week. Mr. j. T. McKernan is attending the Chief of Police Convention at Char week. He was accompanied ( sell, Jr.,' Mrs. £5. R. McDonald and' r daughter Juanita, Misses- Margaret Johnson and Susan McKeman are at I Winston-Salem for a few days attend ' ing the Christian Endeavor Conven tion. | .. Miss Frances Kelly, who has been j ! working in the overall factory in Greensboro, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. j Kelly, of Broadway. j Miss Julia Etta Joyce, who has been spending some time in Greensboro, spent the week end at home. ! Mr. Ralph Kelly, who is working for McCall Magazine Publishers pass ed through this place last week end and spent one night with his parents, Mr., and Mrs. J. Alton Kelly. | Miss Annie Kelly spent last Sunday with relatives. I Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Thomas, of Greensboro, spent the week end with teUtives. PickeL!, of WaghimrtQll City*°has be^h here 'for a few Says visiting her brother, Mr. E. C. Heins. Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Hunter have; returned from Atlanta, Ga., where Dr. Hunter attended clinics for a week, while Mrs. Hunter visited her people. _ The garage of A. G. Perry on Car thage Street Jias closed its doors and bankruptcy proceedings will be in-, Stituted. Inability to collect and the , Stringency of the money market are given as the reason for closing. i Mesdames James Gillon, of Greens - i boro, James Burch, of Washington . City, and Tom Wall, of Hickory, are j [ visiting their parents, Mr. arid Mrs.; R. E. Carrington. . . . , I Mrs. ijoraon onuui, wuw Bisters, Mrs. S. D. Porter and Mrs. Harvey Wicker, lias returned to her home in Charlotte. ' Mr, and Mrs. Horton Moore, of Washington City, spent the week-end i with the family of Mr. S. D. Porter. They were accompanied to Washing- * ton by Mrs. Graham Moore, of Jack-; sonville, Fla., who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Porter. She expects to j spend the summer in that city. ' Mrs. G. H. Makepeace, who has been sick at her home on Steele St., for several days, is now improving, Mr host of friends will be pleased to j Mr". W. W. Robards spent the week-1 fend with relatives and friends in ' Henderson. j , WAREHOUSEMEN VISITING j1 TOE TOBACCO PLANTERS , Messrs. E. J. Hester and W. P. j, Jordan, who have leased and will j operate the lower tobacco warehouse j i in the fall season, have been in San- J j ford and Lee County for the past j j 'week or two calling on the tobacco J planters. They expect to be here some , ] two or three weeks longer in order j to familiarize themselves with local j conditions relative to the tobacco in- ! ; dustry. They have secured the names j of .hundreds of planters in this sec- i 1 tion and will keep in close touch with t jthem throughout the growing and r marketing season. They are tobacco- j nists of long experience and are com- \ ing to Iiee County for the puqiose of a doing all they can to make this a big < market. They are very much en- t couraged with the prosoect of a b»g j t Crop in this section. They are anx- t ious to see the planters of this sec- \ tion grow a high grade of tobacco f and believe that this will solve the j problem of getting living prices. I d LEE COUNTY FARMERS KEEPING UP FIGHT AGAINST BOLL WEEVIL PRECINCT MEETINGS HELD SATURDAY Township meetings were held by the Democrats throughout the county last Saturday in preparation for the convention ot the court house next Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. The precinct meeting’s were for the purpose of organization, electing pre cinct, committees and appointing de legates to the county convention. How ever, it is expected that ail 'Demo crats m good and regular standing who attend the meeting next Satur day will be entitled to sit as 'dele gates: A slate of delegates and -an equal number of alternates to attend the State Convention, which meets in Raleigh on July 3rd, will be elected Saturday. The precinct ’meeting for West San ford township was held at the Wilrik l Hotel in the afternoon at 2:30 and L was called to order by E. M. Under i wood, precinct chairman, who was j made chairman and S. V. ,Scott, sec ; retary of the meeting. A township i executive committee was nominated I and elected as follows: R. W. Vick, I J. W. Stout, J. R. Jones, H. C. Rene gar, and T. S. Cross. On motion all | Democrats in good and regular stand I ing were , elected as delegates to the I county convention Saturday. At a meeting of the newly elected town ship executive committee, held im mediately after the precinct meeting, ' u. otuui- was ciecveu precinct | chairman. j The meeting of the East Sanford ! precinct was held at the City Hall at the same hour and was called to or ■ der by the precinct chairman, J. R. j Rives. The following precinct execu tive committee was elected: S. Ray Byerly, Chairman; W. R. Hartness, I R. J. Yates, S. A. Wicker, and Stacy ■ I.nve. All regular Democrats in the town ship were authorized to go as dele gates to the county convention. It is i expected that the Democratic party in all other townships will be repre sented in the county convention Sat I urday. DEATH OF W. HENRY COY. Mr. W. Henry Coy, who had been J in poor health tor /a. year was taken to I the Charlotte Sanitarium for treat ment and died in a few darya. Hi* I death came as a surprise ai... shock | to him many friends, on| \ _.sday, dune 17th. .. / The funeral was held on Thursday ' at 2 o'clock at the home on GreCns ,boro Avenue, conducted by a beloved ^Re^J^TL^/Ilp^of and he had always found hi,.L the i truest of friends. The pah t arers I were Messrs: E. M. Underwo,. . C. : York, K. M. Moore, M. H. K , W. T. Glass and S. D. Porter. The flower bearers were M .. L. H. Fox, and little daughter, i -thy, Mrs. W. T. Glass, Miss Lillia, -rlass, Mrs. Allen, Mrs, Rex Kelly, Mrs. T. E. Brown, Mrs. Leslie Fox, Mrs. 1 -ee Huckans, and Mrs. S. D. Porter, in terment was at Buffalo cemetery. Mr. Coy was bom May 6, 1860, at South Royalston, Mass. He married Miss Lestina R. Harris, of New Hamp shire, December 26, 1880. To this union is one living daughter, Mrs. J. S. Potts, of Fort Mill, S. C., and three grand children, Mr. Leo Potts, of Syracuse; Mr. Clement Potts, of Charlotte, and Miss Lestina Potts, of Fort Mill. Two sisters survive, Mrs. George E. Nye, of Petersboro, New tt-M-o Uanwir W RrvnnL uxunjmiur x- I »'“•» *"■“£■' — rf-> Althol, Mass.; Mr. W. B. Hoyt, bro ther-in-law of Mrs. Coy, Miss Evelyn Hoyt, Mrs. Harold Taylor, Keen, New Hampshire and Mr. Carl S. Hoyt, of Albany, New York, niedes tend nephews of Mrs. Coy. I Mr. and Mrs. Coy came to Sanford in 1909 where Mr. Coy became over seer of carding and spinning in the Sanford Cotton Mill. Mr. Coy was loved by his employees and through respect for him the Sanford Mill closed during his funeral. He was a devoted member (of the Oddfellow Lodge and was Past Grand for quite a while. He was a most devoted hus band and father and took great pride in his home. Those from out of town who attend ed tht funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Potts, Miss Lestina Potts, Fort Mill, S. C., Mr. Clement Potts, Charlotte, Mrs. P. E. Holder, Greensboro, Mrs. J. G. King, Mrs. Mable Montgomery, Miss Myrtle Patterson, of Burlington, and Mrs. Ashley, of Danville, Va. ROTARY CLUB At the Rotary Club luncheon Tues day President Neal read a telegram from Rotarian- Bob Ingram, who Is now in Chicago representing the San ford club at the silver anniversary of Rotary International. The message stated that Rotarians were in Chi :ago from everywhere and while sweltering in atmosphere of 96 de- [ frees all were having a great time. The club greatly enoyed a program :,f music put on by Mrs. E. C. Heins, j Ir„ and Miss Walden, of Moncure. 4| A hundred per cent meeting is ex-. iccted next Tuesday, when J. R. In gram will be installed as president cr the coming year. HRS. BUCHANAN DIES IN GOLDSBORO HOSPITAL ] A communication from Goldsboro < rnder date of June 21st, says: i ‘‘Mrs. Sarah M. Buchanan, 64, of i Iroadway, who came here Thursday j o bring her grand-daughter to the 1 .rthenoHie eiinir. died of pneumonia i n a hospital in this city at 11:30 tins t mrning. She war. taken suddenly ill"1 fter reaching the city and was rush 'd to the hosoital. The remains were 1 aken to her home near Sanford late < his afternoon. Her children and sis- 1 er, Mrs. Harriman, of Broadway, : ,-ere with her at the time of her death < f->- husband is ill in a Sanford her i lital. There are two sons and two t laughters.” i The cotton growers of Lee County are in the midst of a determihed light to keep the boil weevil in check by poisoning with the 1-1-1 molasses mixture. Most of them have already put on the first application of this mixture and many of them have put on the second application. Numbers of farmers have reported that they have gotten good results from the use of the 1-1-1 mixture. Mr. J. G. Hunter of near Broadway* poisoned his cotton the first time last Friday, June 20th. He said that he could find plenty of weevils on the cotton then. He examined the cotton again Monday and could not find a single one. Herman Barber, the 10-year old son of Mr. H. W. Barber, who lives near Worthy's pond, took the job of poison ing his father’s three acre, field of cotton. He put on the first application last Friday, using 2 1-4 pounds of Calcium Arsenate and 2 1-4 gallons of black strap molasses with 2 L-4 gallons of water on the three acres. It took him only four,hours to apply the poison mixture to the three acres of cotton. In order to check on the efficiency of his poisoning Herman caught seven live weevils and put them in a glass fruit jar with two cotton leaves that had a few drops of the poison mixture on them. He went back in two hours and found three of the weevils dead. Six hojtrft later he examined the weevils agaift and found that three more had died, while the seventh weevil was hang ing to the screen wire covering and probably had not eaten any of the poison. Springs, says that poisoning is not such a big Job after all. On last Sat urday he brganized two poisoning crews composed of one man- and two boys each. The man carried the bucket of poison mixture and mopped one row of cotton while the boys mopped a row each. In this way the boys did not have to carry buckets and all three went along together. The two men and four boys poisoned twenty acres in three arid one-half hours. ' The second application of poison .should be put on all cotton this week and the third next week. Some farm ‘ wait ers §je making the mistake of ing too late to sT&rt poisoning. TTie •aweet poison must be applied before the cotton squares are large enough for the weevils to puncture # to be effective in killing the Weevils, After, the squares are. two-thirds grown the sweet poison will not be effective. We still have a few days fin which to use the sweet poison mix Kfceeh, p# A JrM,- HffMf# once and put on one or two heavy ap plications before this time next week. 13, O. McMahan, . COUNTY AGENT. liOME-COMING AT SHALLOW WELL. * ’ Next Sunday, June 29, (5th Sun day), wil be the second annual home coming at Shallow Well Christian Church. The program will start at 10 A. M. and consist of addresses from a number of the former pastors. The program will also be composed Thomas, of Jonesboro, Mr. D. A. of good singing led by Mr. W. L. Mann, Moncure, witb Mrs. Thomas at the piano. A feature of the service will be a number of male quartettes by the Jonesboro and Asbury quar tettes. Mr. Charles Hall, of Mon cure and Miss Frances Riddle, of San ford, will add to the seryj^ with sev gwt g-jo- ©ash.: Pmsie? »*!! be served on the grounds and ah after noon service. All former • pastors, former members and friends of the old church are invited to come. POE FAMILY REUNION. Invitations have been sent out to the Poe family reunion by Dr Clar ence Poe, chairman for the invitation committee, this reunion to be held at Pleasant Hill Baptist church, some times caled "Tradees Hill” church 5, miles east of Pittsboro, and on High way 90, between Apex and Pitts boro, at 10 a. m., July 4th. This is a reunion of all the descen dants of the original Jesse Poe, who came to Chatham county from Cul pepper countv. Va., about 1780. and of his sons—Gilbert, Beverley. James. Jesse, Joseph, Hasten, ard Willis, and of his daughter, Lucy, first wif of Jordan Tysor. All relatives of the family by marriage are also Invited. 1. Reminiscences of Willis Poe and his descendants and the early history of the Poes, Pattersons and Hackney’s in Chatham will be the *ub.>ect of the main address by Rev. W. D. Poe, of Oxford, and of intro iu^tory remarks by C. D. Moore, pre siding. 2: Following is tne program m letail: 10:30—Introductory. 10:30 to 11—Songs and invocation, led by pastor and local choir. 11:00—Address, Rev. W. D. Poe, of Oxford. 12:00— Songs; election of com mittees, and other plans-for-lSSl. Reunion, selection of place, etc. 12:30—Dinner. 2:00 P. M.—Prize award, footraces, sackrace, horse shoe pitching, ,checkers, marbles, etc. 3. A $5 gold piece will go as a >rize to the person who brings and xhibits the most interesting collec ions of old relics, papers, or docu nents that were once owned'by old nembers of the Poe family or fami* ies into which they have intermar ied, or the most interesting written tory, item, or reminiscence of 0 old imes in which Poes participated. Please come. Please bring dinner. Mease bring all interesting stories r items or reminiscences of family istory you can collect. Please bring ny old relics of documents you know f. (These of course can be car ied back home after you exhibit hem.) Please bring a nomination or nert year’s reunion program.