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44, No. 48.
ItOLINAMADE GOODS WILL
BE DISPLAYED IN SANFORD
ts, Manufacturers and
Men Will Be Solicit
Hdp Carry Out Cam
to be Put on by Depart
of State Consevraiion
id l>evelopn)ent.
the' meeting of the Rotary Club
day President Ingram called at
ition to the plan which the State
>neerva,tion and Development is fur
-thering to display “Made-inCarolina”
products during the first week in'
-September, and Fred Strong read a
from, the department fn Ral
lUtligning the plan. The plan
campaign is somewhat as fol
Jfc As complete a list as possible
I manufactured
_Ml
.... ®rih Carolina has'been compiled
b> the department and is being plac
ed in the hands of wholesale and re
tail merchants so that, they will
know what goods are made in the
State and where they may be obtain
ed. r“3}"s«. %V7-/ 1
2; The merchants, especially de
partment, dry goods, and general
stores, are being requested to display
on special tables, sections or shelv
ing,}* ghow windows, etc., such goods
as they have which are made in the
State and adS as inany other "Caro
lina-made” goods to their stock as
they will. TIjo cooperating merch
ants are asked to begin the featuring
of these home-made goods the week
of September 1st,. and then to con
tinue to rifark them as North Caro
lina products. From time to time it
is'hoped that more merchants will
bdfoine a continuing and fever-expahd:
ia» program uhtil: dyery merchant
and every manufacturer is cooperat
ing. At some convenient time next
spring, the plaA'Is to*feature a State
wide asle of “Oaroiimt-^ade-’ goods.
The plan contemplates malting the
marking of home-made goods perma
nent gnJ oala
e clubs find women’s iluBs aye be
ing requested to appropriately ob
serve the inauguration of this cam
paign the first of September by a
study or discussion of the industrial
structures of the State at their meet
ing during this week, or some date
close to September 1st. |
4. The press, daily, weekly - ’ and j
periodical, the v radio broadcasting :
stations of the £tate and the local,1
district and State fairs are- being
used to acquaint the public with the
aims and purposes of this campaign ]
to popularize the kinds of goods now
made here, and to suggest lines along
which industry might profitably ex- j
pand.
This campaign to feature '‘Caro-1
lina-made” goods goes hand in hand
with the Governors "Li_v At-Home"
program and has his entire approval
and cooperation. Mhny good results 1
can come from such a campaign as
this, not the least of which are the [
following: j
1. It will stimulate the sale of
Noijh Carolina made goods and to a:
degree stimulate industry itself. In
sofar as it stimulates industry* it
will also aid agriculture.
2. It will be the means of showing
the classes of goods we make in the
State, and thereby, call attention to|
the classes which we do not make. I
Hiia contrast should have the effect
of -pointing out the need for greater i
diversification in industry and suggest!
lines along which the diversification!
might follow. .
-a. inis campaign will serve to
create local,and territorial markets
for locally made goods and should for [
this reason make North Carolina an
inviting place for industry.
A committee was appointed consist
ing of Fred Strong, J. H. Monger, and
J. R. Ingram, who with A. K. Miller,
will visit the merchants,manufacturers ;
and business men of Sanford and Lee
county and seek their cooperation in
carrying put the "Made-in-Carolina”
campaign here at home. It is plan
ned to display in the store windows
and elsewhere a number of things'
made in this community. The whole
hearted cooperation of the people of
the community is anticipated. The
Express will have more to say on this
subject, I
IW, L. Mclver who'was on the pro
gram as chief speaker gave an inter
sting sketch of the development of.
the’ radio. ' J
J. E. Briiin, a gnest of the club,
requested the Rotarians to send a
telegram to Charles £. Hamilton,
state Councilor Junior Order, invit-1
ing the State Council which is now in ■
session at Greensboro to meet in!
Sanford next year. The telegram'
with a number of others was sent,
Maynard Fletcher, of' Washigton,
governor of the fifty-seventh Rotary
district, will tplk to., Sanford Rota
rians next Tuesday.
On this occasion the Rotarians met
in thj basement of the Methodist
Church. The Alice Green Mission
ary Society prepared the luncheon
■which was very much enjoyed by all
present!
3 W. WAREHOUSE, SANFORD
W. F. Wood wishes to anounce that
he will have J. Clee Yarboro associ
ated with him this season at the 3 W
Warehouse, .
Mr. Yarboro is well known by all
the farmers in this section of the
State, and they all know he always
pikes the -weed to the highest dol
lar, and while his head is a little
gray, he says it is not from age, but
from buying: them highland selling
them low. '
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MILTON a CLARKE DEAD.-/
Milton B. Clarke, who moved to this
county last winter died early Friday
morning at His home on Highway No.
1, about six miles from Sanford. He
had been in declining health for some
time.
Mr, Clarke, who was bom in Brock
way, Pa., 60 years ago, was the son of
the late Capt. and Mrs. A. M. Clarke,
who moved to Southern Pines during
the early days. His father was the
leader of the development in that, sec
tion and the son, Milton Clarke, was
editor and publisher of the first news
paper published in the sandhills.
For many years he was connected
with the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing in Washington and resigned'
county to make his homo. He was a
man of the highest character and in
tegiyty, well read and an interesting
conversationalist. , During.-his brief
-he made many friends.
•Sir. Clarke wrote a se
* for The Express in
..County. Hospital. These
Rose and Effte Sutler, of
and one uncle, Editor Bion H. Butler,
of the Aberdeen Pilot. „ ,
The funeral services were held -Satx
urday from Rodgers undgytaking par- '
lor on Steele street, and the interment
wat at Buffalo, Rev.,Frank C. Hawk- j
tils, .of the Baptist church, conducted
the service. A The deceased was a Ma- i
son and the following Masons were!
pall bearersj H. P. Makepeace, W,
H. White, KM. Underwood ,W.L. Me- j
lver, W. C. York, and I. IX Bridges. !
SALES OF TOBACCO ON LUMFf R
TON MARKET. |
Lumberton, August 19.—Only about
one-eighth of the 1930 tobacco crop :
was sold the first two weeks in the
Sputh Carolina or bonier belt, in the
idun of experienced tobacco ware- ]
housemen here! Most of the offer- j
ings have consisted of primings, but I
several-baskets of good tobacco * be- J
gan to find their way to the ware- j
house floors the latter part of the I
week.
Warehousemen state that the bet
ter grades of tobacco are now bring- |
ing a normal price, and they advise j
selling these before the season ad- i
vances further. Be sure to get out
strings, they urge, for buyers have
been instructed to buy no piles of to
bacoc with strings in them, regardless
of the quality.
Tobacco, advanced on the Lmberton
market latter part of the weeki and
warehousemen are of the opinion that
it wil sell at a still better price this
week... tin two days the past week,
the market here went well above an
average of 10 cents pet pound.
Sales for the week were 731,919 lbs.
for $71,062.84. During the. season
the Lumberton market has sold 1,533
473 pounds for $141,327.66.
Monday's sale of 258,855 pounds,
sold for an average of $13.12 per
hundred.
STATE HIGHWAY NO. 43 BEING
HARDSURFACED.
• The section of State Highway -No. |
53 between Jonesboro and Pineview, j
is being prepared for asphalt sur- !
face. - A fleet of dump trucks is
now operatiitg between the gravel
pits tin the Walker farm near
Swanns Station to the beginning of
the new work at Pineview.
Asphal surface now extends from '
Pineview to Suopt Springs. From
Manchester to Fayetteville cement is
Seing poured, via overhead bridge I
across trac of A.C.L Railway and
Fort Bragg M. P. Post Completion
jf improvements under way at these |
points will leave the route hard sur
faced between Sanford and Fayette
ville, with the exception Of only the
;en mile stretch from Spout Springs
.o Manchester, which is clay and
jravel surface.
PINELAND COLLEGE.
Pineland College, at Salemburg,
ppena for the fall term September
Jrd. The onrollment is large and |
the outlook fine. Mrs. W. J. Jones 1
writes The Express that they are ex-!
pecting girls from a large part of
['forth Carolina and from other states. I
CITY GRADED SCHC
WILL OPEN S
Seven New Teachers
come Members of the Faculty
Which Now Numbers 33, In
cluding Superintendent Geo
rge Wheeler — Preparations
Now Being Made ftft the
Opening
The Sahrord Graded Schools will
begin the tall terms Wednesday,
September 3rd with seven new mem
bers in the faculty. This number in
cludes Mrs. Chas, C. Cheek, who was
at one time a teacher in the school,
but who has foh the past few years
made her home in Raleigh. The new
teachers are Mrs. Chas, ’ Cv t heek.
Miss Beth Coltey, Miss Catherine Car
ter, director of music; Mil
Crews,! Miss Sophie How*
belle Knight, Miss Stepha
Mr. George Wheeler, wl
ently elected superintend!
Mrs. Mary Gilmore.:.ti
Mrs. <Sirl Stout
Mrs. Mattie Biggsbee
Miss Lois Monroe -4-.
Miss Cornelia Cheek
Miss Louise Putreil Prin.
- Neck. ■ -
Miss Josephine St, Clair
Miss Kate McKernan .r4..
Miss Carrie Howard ....
Miss Pearl Tenjme*-..'.—
Mrs. Charles Hateh i.J
Miss Beth Colley Bloom
Miss Catherine Carter
Miss Elizabeth CreWs.,.4,
-Mrs. Clara P. Cheek.■ 3
Miss Sophie HpwieV.,..-:...;
Miss Isabelle Knight -«=
contained his two children from
Goldsboro to Greensboro, a distance
of 136 miles, making the trek in a
walking time of 40 hours and 35 min
untes, and spending four nights at va
rious places along the route. Mr.
Liles was 48 years of age last Friday.
Says the Greensboro News:
“While the trip was not considered
a profitable proposition by Mr. Liles,
he told a Daily News reporter that it
had not been an expensive adventure.
Goldsboro friends who started the
talk of the trip are supporting the
family of eight other children and1
his wife while Mr. Liles is away.
Meals, sleeping quarters and various
cater items- were given trie party «U
along the route and invitations were
extended by many others. The two
children sold enough post card size
pictures of the party with the cart
to secure enough funds to pay the re
turn train fare to Goldsboro.
Relating the adventures and" the ex
periences of the trip, Mr. Liles said
that it had been an enjoyMrte journey
in spite of pulling his two children in
a cart, a total weight of about 230
pounds, over a route of 136 miles.
In addition to meeting hundreds of
strangers along the route who daily
hailed him from the roadside, he said
that many of his old acquaintances
Heard of the journey and stopped
along the highway to greet him and
his children.
Two relics of the adventure exhib
ited here by the children were terra
pins, which they had picked up along
the poad. Charles named his, the
largest of the two “Amos,” while
Gladys, who still picks feminine stars
instead of men, named hers after a
favorite movie star, “Billie Dove.”
PROGRESSIVE STORE NO. .
ONE BEING RE MODELED
The Progressive Store No. I on
Carthage street, which was formerly
known as the ‘M” System Store, is
now being re-modeled and overhauled
and will be made a modem, up-to
date store in every respect. Much
of the old furnishings and equipments
are being removed and the shelves
and other interior parts painted a <1
made sanitary. This arid the othe?
stores of this concern are drawing a
good trade and continue to reach out
for new business.
Miss Mary -Lynn Judd, who spefit
hep vacation with her mother, Mrs.
E. M. J udd, left the first of the week
for her home at Tuscaloosa, Ala. Miss
Judd is engaged in welfare work in
Alabama. Rev. Frank' C, Hawkins,
Pastor of the First Baptist Church,
accompanied Miss Judd as far as
the home of his father in South Car
olina. , ■■
DR. McLAUCHLIN TO PREACH |
* HERE NEXT SUNDAY
Rev. Dr. D. N. McLauchlin,
>f Norfolk, Va., who is spending his
vacation with relatives in Moore
sounty, will preach in Sanford Ptes
jyterian church Sunday, 11 o’clock.
10,000,000
Liberty There Is
After a Century
lghting For It,
000,000 People Are
the Bread Line.
lean.
n countries the num
'<‘<1 are now estimated
a -little short of six
e Great Britain has
While Germany has
e Counted our unem
Ijited States as care
ney
two countries, the to- i
today in this country
be not less than 4,-|
Jnlted States has :
population of either '
Approximate
are 10,000,000
unemployed in cen
Europe and North
Canada!
are in age, with
rate life. Uul
are not included.
,000 has two de
avagant assump
,000, Europeans
lPe:!aear, if
•Af, there are
fey are a
more than
' whole of
treiand when Na
wn. In 1840 the
the
iW n
of have 20,000,000
Indians.
i just now is sin
:dent. In Soviet
starving people
sh a radically,new
Outside of Russia,
people in male
0iork. This iS an
t—a chal
t an illumination
lirce of fernowl-'
just happen
generations. • The unemployed in all
lountries, for varying reasons, seem
tied to those countries. They can’t
leave Russia, the government won’t
give them passports. They can’t
»me Jiere from anywhere because
we won’t let them. Our labor won’t
leave America because the American
job pays higher than any other job
an earth.
Let us hope the world’s armies of
unemployed are WoW pt their maxi
mum strength. May they soon de
crease. Nothing can be done about
it in an international sense. There
is no co-operation, only hard, fierce
competition between nations in deal
ing with the problems connected with
the idle part of the world’s workers.
So each nation for itself, even with
the strongest and richest of them all
facing the'cry, "Jobs wanted.” It is
a home responsibility, as well as a
home problem.
LOCAL PERSONAL
Mrs. J.W. Kirkpatrick is at the bed
side of her sister Mrs. Brown, who
underwent an operation near Spar
tanburg last wfeek. Mr! Kirkpatrick,
who accompanied Mrs. Kirkpatrick tc
the home of hsr sister, has returned.
Mrs. Brown is now dnproving, the
friends of M rs. Kirkpatrick in this
place, will be pleased to learn.
The Lee County Fair catalogue
which was gotten up by the Jones
Printing Company^ contains 112 pages
It is a neat apd attractive job and
shows good workmanship. Two
thousand copies were issued, 1,15C
pf which have been mailed to farm
ers and others. ,
A. E. Bridges, proprietor of the
Sanford Dairy, and C. J. Kelly made
a trip through Western. North Caro
lina and Virginia la* week. They
had heard that due to the protracted
drought in the mountains of this
State and Virginia fine dairy cows
and other live stock eould be had at
a great bargain as the dealers were
offering them at a great sacrifice.
They found that conditions were not
as bad as reported’. Mr. Bridges in
forms The E : press that he can buy
good cows in state at lower figures
than in Virginia. They returned
without having, made any purchases.
Mrs. P. H. St. Clair and little Har
vey Clayton, .!r., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Clayton, spent Wednesday in
Raleigh. Ivuv,
make von;, entries for the
FAIR AT ONCE.
if you hsue.not, had a copy of
this year’s 1, e’.fcoaht'y Fair premium
book you should call on Secretary
Ingram or .1 W. Gilliam for one.
Copies can il o be procured at Stroud
& Hubabrd or Lee Furniture Co.’s
stores. Remember that, ’ premiums
will be given only on articles enum
erated in the book, therefore consult
the list before making entries. An
entry blank "ill be fouiid in the front
of the book which can be used by
prospective exhibitors.
^ D »
NEW SERIES
Building and Loan Shares Opgn
to Public September First.
. The Sanford- Building & Loan Asso
SatiSi‘ .is °ttering for sale shares, in
the 27th series beginning as of Sep
tember 1st. 4 Shares can be bought
any time during the - month of Sep--"
tember but payments on same will
date back to September 1st. Once
again the individuals of the commu- j
nity will, be given an opportunity to
begin a non-taxable saving account
based on a weekly saving of twenty
five cents per week or any multiple
thereof. Every-account large or small,
as in the past will receive the person
al attention of the association’s offi- j
cers and directors..The office-of the 1
association is open Saturday night
until 9 o’clock. I
Your Assocaition. |
What you save here helps your fel-j
low member to achieve his ambition
of a home of his own, and in the same |
way, the savings of others will help i
you when you are ready to buy or;
build your own home. As an or
ganization, every member helps every j
other 'member, and all profit as the
organization grows.
Among your friends and relatives
there are many who have not taken
the time to study the advantages of
an organization of this kind. Many :
do not save regularly in any financial j
institution. They hesitate about
making the start that will mean finan-1
cial independence.
You can help them, and at the same .
time you will be tabling your SSbo-1
ciation and yourself, If you will urge
them to become patrons with you in
this institution. They will be grate
ful to you for helping them on the
road to success. . 1 j
PASS THE WORD AliONG.
RETIRING MASTER IS
GIVEN NICE WATCH
W. H. White, the retiring:master
of 'Sanford’s Masonic Lodge No. 151,
at the last_ meeting was presented
with a handsome wrist watch -as an
expression of friendship and esteem
which the members hold toward him
and in appreciation of the splendid
work he has done during the past
two years as head of the lodge. The
presentation was made by- Mayor
Warren R. Williams. Mr. White in
accepting the gift was. visibly affect
ed aiid in a few brief Words express
ed his thanks for the gift. On the
hack of the watch was an emblem of
the-mask mister's jewel. > •„
dC the Lodge
program at
, warns Club at the Carolina Hotel lafit
Friday night. There was no set pro
gram put on. Talks were made by
several members of the club suggest
ing things that should be included in
the programs for the next few weeks.
Things of an agricultural and voca
tional nature were stressed and all
who expressed themselves seemed
anxious that more interest be taken
in activities along these lines. Pres
ident Gunter appealed to every mem
ber to attend the meeting which will
be held with the farmers at Worthy’s
Fish Pond Friday evening at 5:30.
' Mrs. Martin, Miss Simpson and other
ladies will prepare and serve the sup
per. Mr. Kimrey, of the live stock
department of the State Agricultural
Department, in Raleigh, has been in
vited to come and talk to the club and
the farmers. ..Other speakers will
' probably be on the program. Kiwan
ian E. Frank Andrews in a talk ap
pealed to the club to attend the meet
ing 100 per cent strong. “Shake
i hands,” he said, “with everybody and
1 greet them with a smile.” Kiwan
! ians J. R. Rives and J. M, Clark dig
; cussed the program that would be put
. on and found that the ladies were
: much interested and would do all they
can to mhke the occasion a success.
' Kiwanian J. E. Brinn in a talk
spoke of the splendid service render
i ed by Mr. C. E. Teague while at the
head of the city and county schools
and felt that the people of the county
: and town should in some way show
their appreciation of this service. He
appealed to the club to give its moral
support to Mr. George Wheeler, the
new superintendent, and stand behind
him in the great task that is before
him in carrying on the school work
in the town and county. He suggest
j ed that the club emphasize the work
of vocational training by the mem
bers visiting the schools in the town
' and county and telling the pupils of
: their particular business -or profes
sion. He wanted to see the club
I get in close touch with the schools
and encourage the boys and girls in
1 preparing themselves for some pro
j fession or regular line of work,
j : In a talk Kiwanian Gary Knight
said the club should plan its object
ives with a spirit of unselfishness.
He suggested that the club become
interested in library work and the
work -of beautifying the town. Ki
i wanian iS. J. Husketh, chairman of
, the classification committee, made a
report and u talk on buildine* up the
membership of the club. Kiwanian
J. A. Overton advocated opening a
rest room for women and cmrdien
while in tpwn.
SANFORD
FIREM AN ATTEND
STATE CONVENTION
The members of the Hanford- Fire
Department left the first of the week
for Moreheacl City where ,thev are
now attending: the annual meeting of
the convention of the North Carolina?
Firemen’s Association. The boy?,
went to the convention in tine shape,.
having put in much hard practice for |
the occasion-, and stand a -good chance
of winning p i»*e money as they-did
in past years. Following are the j
firemen who went from Sanford: 1
John T. JVfcKeman, chief: J. H. j
Woodell, assistant chief: G. G. f>or
sett, foreman; W. N. Tulluck. assis-1
foreman: R. B. Lemmond, cap- (
tain. James Kellv, assistant captain; (
D L. Seymour, line patrolman: J. R. j
Kelly, W. P. Jones, J. O. Bridges;!
Brvapt. Woodell, A. C. Thomas, Max;
J. T. Davenport, Jr.
I
LEE CODNTY TAX RATE
UP 7 CENTS ON THE
HEARSE AND AMBULANCE
Undertaker A. K. Miller who has
added a new Kissed nearse to ms
funeral equipment infoms the Lx j
areas that mere was no nearse Imre
when he began the underiainng bus
iness in tjaiuord some years ago. ms
lirst hearse was horse-drawn. He
was the nrst undertager m this sec
tion to put on a motor hearse. He
was aiso me first funeral director to
line and beautily a grave. He es
tablished the first funeral parlor with
L-asKfit show rooms, has always led in
progressive funeral equipment, and
is prepared, he says, to conduct a
complete funeral for less money.
Mr. Miller is carrying an uadver
tisement elsewhere in. The Express
which tells about the new ambulance
he recently purchased. Should you
need the amouiance to carry any dpe
to a local hospital of to a hospital
in Greensboro, Durham, Raleigh, ' or
elsewhere, Mr Miller will be at your
service in short notice. His ambu
lance service is at the public’s com
mand, night or day.
Misses Naida and llee’n McNeil, of
Parkton, were the week end guests of
Misses Louise and Iteba. Joye.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Kirkman and
children, of Greensboro, are visiting
Mr. W. A. Kirkman.
Mr. T. C. Riddle and family spent
last week at Carolina Beach .
Mrs. Barry and daughters, Misses
Mae and Thelnjia, have returned from
a visit to Polfocksville.
Mrs. D .J. Gooch, of Oxford, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. Gil
liam.
Mrs. A. R. Kimrey and two daugh
ters, Misses Hazel and DeEtte, of
Wilmington, are visiting their people
here.
MisseS Helen and Jane Gurley are
visiting Mrs. C A, Crabtree, in Dur
ham. , ,* . ■
FARMERS SHOULD HOtD
THEIR SWEET POTATOES
FOR HIGHER PRICES
j very
i the
ler than the 5 year aver-'
1928) and the smallest sin
short production of 1925.
continuation of dry weath
may be expected to deter i
ther.
Report has it that there i \ splen
did yi^ld of sweet potatoes in this
section. The season has been just
right to produce a good crop. If the
farmers will gather their potatoes
and carefully pack them away they
stand a chance of getting an unusual
ly high price for them. The law of
supply and demand will probably con
trol the price of potatoes as j* did
the price of dewberries and peaches.
MRS. PHILLIPS DIES AT HER
HOME NEAR BONLEE
Funeral services for Mrs. Emely
Phillips, 78, who died at her home
near Bonlee at 7 o'clock Saturday
evening following a two wreek’s illness,
was conducted from Hope Methodist
Protestant church Sunday afternon at
4 o’clock, by Rev. E. W. Byerly, of
Bonlee.
Mrs. Phillips was well known and
| had many friends in this community.
1 She was a member of Hope Methodist
! Protestant church, and was one of the
active church workers for years. She
! was three times married, first to
! John A. Fields; second to Thomas
Hay, and third to Bryant Phillips,
i She is survived by four sons, O. D
i Fields, of Siler City; J. W. Fields, R
' D. Fields, and J. J. Fields, all of
j Bear Creek; three daughters, Mrs. J.
W. Johnson, of Siler City; Mrs. T.
i "White, of Sanford; and Mrs. S. V.
; White, of Bonlee; four brothers, Ed.
. Smith and Green Smith, .of Sanford;
j Archie Smith, of Siler City; and
I George Smith, of Salisbury; one sis
| ter, Mrs. Frances Phillips, of Bear
j Creek. Forty nine grand children,
and fourteen great grand children
also survive. Interment was made
in the church cemetery.
MARY ANN SPIVEY.
Mrs. Mary Ann Spivey, wife of
James A. Spivey, was buried at Cen
ter Church, .Saturday, 16th. Mrs.
Spivey was bom August 13, 1850, died
August 15, 1930. She joined Union
Presbyterian church in youthful days
and continued a member there until
her death. She is survived by her
husband and an adopted daughter*.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. J. T. Barham^ assisted by Rev.
H. B. McNeill.
J. H. MONGER RE-MODEEING HIS
STORE.
Mr. J. H. Monger, who in point of
service, is Sanford’s oldest and best
known grocery merchant, is having
his store on Wicker street remodeled
and greatly improved. He has re
moved his stock of goods to the next
door and hopes to have the work
completed^ and be back in his old
stand in some ten doys with a com
pletely changed store room. He now
occupies the store' formerly occupied
by Baldwin Brothers. There will be
no interruption of service during the
tnTH^tJiatJhe^occujnes^tJjusJtmndiiy^^^
i
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Affex Wrestling With the Mat
ter in Three Meetings the Co
unty Commissioners fixed the
County Wide Tax Kate at a
Meeting Last Friday at #1,0/
on the Hundred Dollars Vaiu-.
ation —* This is art increase of ’
7 Cents Oyer the Kate of $i.uo
Fixed a Tear Ago
The county commissioners made up
their minus that they were not going
to fix the county tax rate tor xaao
31 till they had thoroughly investi
gated everything bearing on the fin
ancial condition of the county. As a
result it took three meetings tor them
to reach a decision and fix • the rate.
Vv hen they attempted to economize
by reducing the cost of conducting
tne affairs of the county they found
a difficult job on their hands. They
discovered that they were up against
a proposition that tested the business
ability of the most experienced busi
ness men on the board. While they
cut expenses a little here and there
they found that they would be forced
to increase instead of reduce the
general tax rate of the county. Last ~
year they managed bo get by with a
rate of $1.00 on the $100.00 property
valuation, but for the fiscal, year 1930
31 they have had to fix the rate at
$1.07. This increase was made nec
essary by issuing bonds for the con
struction of a county hospital and
some other items. Following is the
rate on schools and other items:
General County —.X.____15
County Poor ________.01
Si* Months School Term____ .55
Road and Bridge Maintainance. ._.21
Bond Int. and Sinking Funds_.15
Total County-wide rate _
Special School Rates
White Hill___.........._iagfei
Catheron
Vjameiuu___
Cameron School Bonds
Jonesboro Graded
Carbonton
Greenwood
Pocket
General Fund—Same.
School—Increase .....04
Roads—Increase —...02
Bond Int.—Increase -.—.02
County Poor—Decrease .01
Net Increase ..-.-.07
PROMOTION OF TWO BROTHERS.
The Express has learned of the
rise in railroad circles of two men
who spent their boyhood in Sanford.
These men are Ira T and Addis C.
Bass, sons of the late T. L. Bass. Ira
has been appointed Superintendent of
the S. & A. Raiirod, with headquart
ers in Savannah, and Addis has been
appointed chief dispatcher of the
Piedmont & Northern Electric Rail
road, with headquarters in Greenville,
S. C. The Piedmont and Northern
is controlled by the Duke interests.
These brothers have been in the
railroad business since they were
boys. They have ability, character
and qpergy, and their friends in San *
ford will be pleased to learn of the de
served promotion which has come t<>
each of them.
THREE CROPS FROM SAME LAND *
Mr. D. D. F. Ray planted twenty
rows of Trucker’s Favorite com in
March on a farm near Wagram. The
com matured and some has been
ground into meal. August 9th Mr.
Ray planted corn again and some of
it is the com that was planted in
March. He expects to have roasting
ears from that com. Mr. Ray has
planted peas between the com. That
will be three crops from one piece of
land this year. He has also planted
com every three weeks since the be
ginning in March. If all farmers
did that there would be an abundance
of feed for cattle and meal and peas
for winter use.
REVIVAL, AT BUFFALO.
Beginning Wednesday, August 20th,
at 8 o’clock p. m. for' ten days there
-will be two services daily at Buffa
lo Presbyterian church. Hours of
service, 8 in the afternoon and *8 at
night. Preaching by the pastor.
The afternoon service will be de
voted to the general theme, "Christian
Living and Growth iff Grace,” drawn
from a study of the Epistles of Peter.
The evening services will be of a gen
eral evengelistic nature.
v Sunday, August 24th, services at 11
a.m., and 8 p.m. Good music will bo
featured and in invitation is extended
to'all to join us in these services.
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SERVICES AT WHITE HILL.
1 Sunday, August 24, at S p. m.
preaching by the pestdr.
■ibs.