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VOLUME 44, No. 48.
UST 28, 1930.
five cents
CITY SCHOOLS WILL OPEN FOR
WORK WEDNESDAY MORNING
First Faculty Meeting Will Be
Held at 10 O’clock Tuesday
Morning—On the First Day
Pupils Will Be Graded, Sched
ules Organized and Books Dis
tributed—Friends and Pat
rons Asked to Visit School.
The tachers of the Sanford schools
are expected to be in 'the city Monday
evening, September,1, to begin prepa
ration for the opening of school, 'the
first faculty meeting will be on Tues
day morning at 10 o’clock. At this
time all of the teachers will meet
with the superintendent in the High
School building for a general confer
ence.' In the afternoon there will be
_group meetings with principals,
On Wednesday momihg, September
3rd, school will open at the usual hour
8:30 o’clock. On the first day the
pupils will be graded, schedules org
anized, and book distributed and all
pupils dismissed at 11 o’clock. We
are very anxious that all pupils who
expect to be enrolled .during the fall
term shall be present on that day for
classification.
On Thursday there will be a short
schedule of work and assignments and
the pupils dismissed; the first grade
at. 11 o’clock, and other grades at 1
° X>n Friday a little longer . period
will be run until the noon hour; short
periods in the afternoon until 2:30, at
whicht time all grades will be dis
missed.
There will be no chapel or assembly
meetings on Wednesday or Thursday
Friday we will have our regular
chapel meeting at both schools at the
regular chapel period. We ’will be
glad to have as many of the friends
and patrons of the school attend these
^chapel meetings on Friday as possible.
'We are especially anxious that all
during the year the friends and pat
rons of the school will not only visit
the school at dhe chapel periods but
will visit the classrooms and see the
school in its work under normal con
ditions. We realize the criticises of
the school and of teachers in the com
munity are often times caused be
cause those fnaking the criticism are
unfamiliar with the routine of school
life and conditions under which the
teachers and students are working.
Therefore, we feel that we shall se
cure finer cooperation of the whole
community if everyone wil trv to fa
miliarize themselves with school af
fairs through personal contact. There
fore -We-aie1 UffowiraH patufttw* so*-*
ally to visit the school' and class
roms.
- On Monday morning we expect to
begin the full schedule with hours as
heretofore. ,
DEEP RIVER SCHOOL OPENS
MONDAY
Deep River Consolidated School will
open for the fall term Monday at
8:45 A. M. All parents are asked to j
come Monday with their children and j
begin the school with a determination ;
to make it the best year yet. A re
presentative of this paper visited
the school Wednesday and found a
number of the citizens there getting j
everything in shape for a splendid
•opening. The faculty is as follows; |
Mr. W. C. Harward, Principal and
Mrs. Harvard, teacher, of Moncure,
Mrs. J. Lee Harmon, Chatham County,
Miss Katie Lee Rice, Carthage, Miss
Amy Wnmhle, Jonesboro. Miss!
Frances Watson, Jonesboro, R. F. D.
LEE FARMERS MAKE PREPARA
TIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY
EXHIBITS
The management of the Lee County ■
Fair Association is planning to have
the grounds mowed and thoroughly
cleaned within the next thirty days,
buildings repaired and everything in
readiness for the big Agricultural ex
hibits which Lee County should make
at this Fourth Annual Fair, catalogue
for which has been issued.
The farmers should begin to select
theil- exhibits >from their choiciest
products and the individual farm ex
hibits, for which space for ten ex
hibits has been reserved, is to be the
principal feature of the individual ex
hibits. , '
Of course the Fair Association along
with everybody else are boosting the
community -or cooperation principle
in farm work as in other industries.
Space will he reserved for 10 com
munity exhibits and there .certainly
should not be less than this number j
since there are 16 Women’s Clubs in
the county. However, it is necessaiy
to begin for these community exhibits j
also.
MRS. J. C. BUCHANAN PAIN- j
FULLY HURT IN AN AUTO '
WRECK
Mrs. J. C .Buchanan was very pam-'
fully hurt in an automobile wreck j
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Buchanan j
with her daughter, Maxine, her niece,
Mrs. Claude Absher, of Mt. Airy, and
her-two sisters, Mrs, F. J. Hood, of
Charlotte, and Mrs. J. E. Steviek. of
Raleigh, were returining from Oxford
swiped by a car driven by Mr. 1
Keith. Mrs, Hood and Mrs. Steviek
to Raleigh when their car was side- J
were thrown entirely out of the car,;
Mrs. Hood sustaining a broken arm
and Mrs. Buchanan a broken foot. ,
The other members of the party sus- [
tained only minor cuts and bruises.
Mrs. Hood was able to leave for her
home in Charlotte Sunday afternoon
but Mrs. Buchanan is still confined to
her bed at the home of Mrs. Steviek
in Raleigh. I
* The reason Frank Zion, of Dover, 0.
gave for wanting a divorce was that
he did not know his wife chewed to
bacco until after their marriage.
At Marietta, Ga., the 18-months old
child of Mrs. Vesta Baswell was killed
ed bv lightning while the mother held
the b«bv in her arms. Mbs, Baswell
w»s not injured.
I
OPENING OF THE
BROADWAY SCHOOL
The Broadway School Will Open
- For the 1930-3L Session on
Monday Morning, September
First, 8:30 O’Clock.
The friends and patrons of the
school are cordially invited to be pres
ent.
Faculty:
Miss Mayo Rosser, Broadway, 1st
f grade.
| Miss Gaynell Seawell, Sanford, 2nd
grade.
] Mrs. Robbfe J. McNeill, Broadway,
| 3rd grade.
: Miss May Cfumpler, Fayetteville,
4th grade. .
j .Miss Bernice Oakley, Burlington,
j 5th grade.
Miss Beulah Thomas, Cameron,
6th grade.
Miss Helen Gill, Stovall, 7th grade.
Mrs. Bessie F. Judd, Broadway,
Science and Math.
| Miss Mary K. Horton, Clio, S. C.,
English.
' Mr. M. A. McLeod, Broadway,
History and French.
Miss Mary A. White, Eton College,
| Music. »
! Mr. M. H. Judd, Broadway, Princi
pal.
| The facutly has been carefully
chosen and there is every reason to
j believe that this year will be another
| year of excellent work. Practically
all the members of the faculty have
been in Summer School during a
part of the -vacation period making a
serious effort to improve their ability
' to serve the children and communities
in which they are to work this year.
! The new members of the faculty
have all had experience as teachers,
seem to be well qualified and come to
us well recommended.
The building and grounds are be
ing piit into condition and every ef
fort is being made to surround the
pupils and teachers with a comfort
able and pleasant environment for
good School work.
We'expect our new County Super
intendent, Mr. Wheeler, and our!
faithful and efficient .supervisor, I
Miss Ruth Gunter, to be with us on
opening day. This should'be an ad
ditional inducement for our patrons
to meet with us the first day.
By all means we hope every child
eligibly to be in school this year will
every day possible during the ses
sion.
Our habits determine our success.
The habit of being prompt, regular I
and dependable is especially worth
while. There is no better place to
cultivate this habit than jn school.
Let us all start together, think to- I
gether and work together in our school |
again this year—this can bring us no
regrets.
Remember the date: Monday
morning, September First, 8:30.
ROTARY GOVERNOR GIVEN A
ROUSING RECEPTION HERE
Maynard Fletcher, of Washington,
N. C., governor of the fifty-seventh
Rotary district, paid his official call
on the Sanford club at its luncheon
on Tuesday and gave a rob sing in
spirational talk on “The Ships of
Rotary.” i
Governor Fletcher said that the!
familiar scenes of a coast "town sug
gested to him that Rotary has a great
fleet of ships that it should build
strong and seaworthy and send to the
shores of all nations, and not merely
to the sixty-five nations now having
Rotary clubs. i
, In this fleet of “ships" the district
civic head placed membership, ser
viceship, citizenship, fellowship,
friendship of nations, and others.
Briefly he treated on each phase of
Rotary enumerated and proved him
self an orator of no mean excellence. |
He received a splendid ovation at the
close. Governor Fletcher is head of
the Washington Institute, a well
known preparatory school serving a
considerable part of the Carolina
coast.
The following clubs are booked to
hold an inter-city meeting at -Ashe
boro next Tuesday evening. Sanford,
Siler City, Liberty, Thomasville, Lex- !
ington and Asheboro. '
ELLENSON MeDOUGALD WINS
AGAIN.
Sixteen boys made perfect scores
out of a possible 200 in the poultry
judging contest held during the an
nual short course at State College in
Raleigh, for members of the 4-H Club.
First place honors went to Ellenson
Mi Dougald, of Lee county, in the
live stock judging, while R-oland
Causey, of Guilford county, and
Toupley Redfem, of Anson county,
were tied for first place in the crop
judging. I
Mr. Harrill stated that there were
quite a number of good scores made
in all of the contests, but that the.
scores made in he poultry judging
were excellent.
CAPT. NAPIER DIES AT CEN
TRAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL. I
Capt. G. H. Napier, who was up to
a few months ago night clerk at the
Wilrik Hotel, died at the Central Car
olina Hosuital Tuesday morning from
a heart attack. The remains were '
sent to Wilmington, his former home, -
Wednesday for interment.
Captain Napier was born and rear
ed .at Longcane, S. C., and died at the
age of 61 years. For years he was :
a conductor on the Atlantic Coast i
Line' Railway, and a few years ago
suffered the lost'of an arm In a train ,
wreck. Since that time he has been ,
engaged in-the hotel busines* in va-. ■
nous towns. j j
BANQUET GIVEN IN HONOR
OF C. E. TEAGUE
Friends Express Their Apprecia
tion of the Services He Ren
dered as Suprintendent of the
City and County Schools—
Hon. A.A.F. Seawell and Dr.
A. T. Allen, State Superintend
ent of Public Instruction, Pay
Tribute to His Splendid Work.
As has been stated in these columns
C. E. Teague, who made his home in
Sanford tor the past 16 years and
was for 13 years superintendent of
the Sanford Graded Schools and for
10 years superintendent of the county
schools, resigned to become connected
with the State College for Women at
Greensboro. Friends in Sanford con
ceived the idea of holding a banquet
in his honor and to show their appre
ciation of the splendid service he ren
dered as head of the county and city
schools. This banquet was held in the
assembly roam of the Wilrik Hotel
last Thursday evening. Covers were
laid for 75 guests. Many from the
town and county assembled to do
honor to Mr. Teague ort this occasion.
Among the number were members of
tfte school committees throughout the
county who Served with Mr. Teague
while at the head of the county
school system. Mr. J. W. Stout acted
as toastmaster. The invocation was
said by Rev. Frank C. Hawkins, pas
tor of the First Baptist church.
Mr. Stout read telegrams and let
ters from Dr. Frank P. Graham, pre
sident of the State University; J. B.
Warren, of Raleigh, secretary of - the
North Carolina Teachers’ Association;
Guy Phillips, of Greensboro, and
Mayor Warren R, Wiliams, express
ing regret at not being able to attend
the banquet and take part in .the
program.
The program opened with the song
“America,” with Mrs. Victor King at
the piano. The tables were beauti
fully decorated for the occasion. Mr.
and Mrs. Teague, who were the honor
guests, occupied seats at the head of.
the table. After paying Mr. Teague
a splendid tribute for the services he
rendered at the head of the schools
of the town and county, Mr. Stout
called on Mr. Sunwell for a speech.
Mr. Seawell, who was a member of
the Legislature in past years, provfed
himself a strong advocate of an im
proved school system in North Caro
lina, and who will represent Lee
County |n jthe (next, legislature,
spoke in appreciation of Mr. Teague
and told of the many things that he -
stood for Vn connection with school
work In the county. He spoke of the
recognition that was given him in
committee work in connection with
that his work in this connection was
a monument to achievement.
Mr. E. E. Buchan, a tuernber of
the county school board, who was the
next speaker on the program, qflot
ed figures showing the advancement
of the school work in the county un
der the supervision of Mr. Teague
and Miss Euth Gunter, county super
visor. According to these figures the
value of school property in the county
in 1921, the year that Mr. Teague
took Charge, was $48,664. In 1930 it
had reached the sum of $260,300. In
1921 there were 30 schools in the
county, but by consolidation they have
been cut down to 10. Then there were
9 one-teacher schools, now there are
3; two-teacher schools, 13, now 3;
three-teacher schools, 5 now 0. In 1921
there were ttwo accredited high
schools, now four. There were no
school trucks in the county then, now
there are 22. In 1921 there were 55
teachers in the county, now there are
59.
Mr. Buchan was followed by a talk
by Mr. J. E. Brinn, secretary of the
board of trustees of the Sanford
graded schools, who told of the
growth of the- schools and the pleasant
relations existing between the board
and Mr. Teague. Mr. J. C. Watson,
chairman, of the Lee County board of
education, expressed his appreciation
of Mr. Teague and stated that the
board was always ready to hear and
adopt any plans made by him in con
nection with the school work of the
countjf.
mr. u. r. lViaKepeace, cnairman or
the board of trustees of the Sanford
graded schools, expressed his appreeia
tion of the work of Mr. Teague and
said'that he would measure up to Spy
position which he may be called on
to fill. Mr. J. U. Gunter, former chair
man of the board of county commis
sioners, was the next speaker heard
from. He spoke in complimentary
terms of Mr. Teague’s work and of
the co-operation of the board in carry
ing on the school work. Mr. (». R.
Wheeler, who was elected to succeed
Mr. Teague as superintendent of the
city and county schools, spoke words
of appreciation of Mr. Teague, and
said he had already learned to like
Sanford and was proud of his new
ho'me. Mr. Teague in a short talk
expressed his appreciation of what
had been said by the various speakers,
out was not willing to take the credit
for what has been done in the way
of building up the schools, but gave
;he credit to others. He spoke of
•he pleasant relations that existed be
tween the people of the town and
lounty and himself for the past fif
teen years. He spoke of those who
lad Held up his hands and paid tri
oute to-the splendid work of Miss
iunter. ■ 1 v * . '
Dr. A, T. Align, who was chief
speaker of the occasion, had words of
oraise for Mr. Teague and told of his '
vork in connection with the State >
school commission.' He devoted the :
remainder of his speech to a review
>f the-progress of the schools of the
State and made a strong appeal, for ,
heir continued support by the tax ,
>ayers of the State. He .state ! that ,
Vhile wonderful material progress ,
iad teen made in the State during ,
he past ten years, we are spending
ess than $9.00 per year for each in
mbitant for school purposes, against
118.50 for the United States. He gtat- ;
id only 2 1-2 per cent of the incomes
if the people of the country was
ipent for education, while 97.6 per
*nt was spent for other things. It
vas a great speeeh and made a fine
mpression.
LOCAL
PERSONAL
Rev. Mi v
Va., will pw
church jiext
o’clock.
Mr. and M
visited Mrs.
Miss Geri
week end wn
Moffitt.
The'local 1
Monday dnj
Mr*. E. F
at Tarboro f
visiting her
Miss The!
turned from1
spent at No’
The Sanfo
Scheduled to
Friday aften
and encoura
good game.
The Make)
has begun tl
residence on
tween the 'j
Lane and tin
Mrs. P. L.
Elizabeth, M
Marianna, Fll
returned hom
panied by SB
of Montfeomi
Stone, of Timi
spend the we
. Dr. R. QM
from a trip.®
<fcee his mothf
Messrs. Tayl
L. Marshall, |
week end at .
Mr. and Ml
week end at 1
Mr. R. L. i
beautiful sam
agricultural s
Greensboro
Elielnson Mel
open coton Ml
beautiful cotti
Martin, one , '
farmers in' Bt
found in this
pound sweet ;
Cartel. TMi
farmers who, 1
they are raisi
elver, of Bristol,
|the Presbyterian
— morning at 11
of Wilmington,
Ifpffitt last week.
j}offitt spent the
pother, Mrs. Alice
,dU be closed next
> of Labor Day.
pdrews has been
ist week or two
tington has re
JEation which was
"hu Ocean View.
Pd Cary teams are
^Wi-.the local field
St 1 o’clock. Go out
BV ’ hoys and see a
JJwork Company
"liitHi of a new
kins Avenue be
.. of Mr. W. C.
Sdtsrh'.n manse.
Bd little daughter,
(T two wonths: at
|,Dr. Sneed, have
y. were aecom
liey Kilpatrick,
ar I Mildred
jiille, S. C., who will
p,, them.
jpey has returned
here he went to
Pfiport, E. Smith,
■picker spent the
per.
Poe spent last
River.
^has placed some
^stobacco in the
vindow of the
_1’trust Company.
Bd placed the first
pis window. Some
^ed by Mrs. J. N.
,most successful
ity, can also be
How, and a two
p. by Mi. A. G.
jpiW is open to all
nSh'to snow what
HUMAN FLY.
WALLS
Harry Gardrti
'he Human FI;
riH building w;
aid, Saturday e
department, ,
There will a
front of the hj
Orchestra, whi<
manent flimt*
A prize of :
(resented
GALE
0tlLRlK HOTEL
^onaliy known as
mo the Wil
»v mechanical
fig at 7:30 sharp,
('Be a concert in
: .Johnnie Wages’
Jr become a per
| the hotel.
.to gold will be
ler of the lucky
one before
■ will
roof, but will cnSRRIrack down again.
Don’t forget the time and place—
Wilrik Hotel, Sanford, North Caro
lina, Saturday night, /August 3D,
at 7:30 sharp.
KILLED AT CROSSING
Mr. Claude Gibson, of Gibson, who
was on his way to Raleigh Saturday
to meet his wife, ran into a train, at
Cameron and died in half an hour.
The trainmen saw Mr. Gibson com
'e we
ing around the curve very fast. They
blew, waved and tried ,to back the
train in order to prevent a wreck. It
seems that he failed to see the train
and ran right into the engine. An iron
rod was driven through his neck. Mr.
Gibson was 30 years of age and leaves
a wife and one little, daughter.
Dan.C. Honey, State lnsuranee Com
missioner, placedijSanfprd on the
honor roll fur havipsr .sustniTijpd
loss by fire in July.
POSTAGE STAMPS* ir_
MAKE HISTORY
If you really want to see a colorful
patterns of American history without
wandering through historical muse
ums, gather together all the postage
stamps issued by the Post Office De
partment in cominemmoration of out
standing national events. From the
landing of Columbus to the Lindbergh
flight, these stamps tell in chronologi
cal order Qur development from an
unexplored tract of land to our mod
ern industrial civilization*.
It is im ossible to the variety
and rang of historical subjects to
whose importance the Post Office De
partment has paid tribute. They in
clude such events as the Louisiana
Purchase, the founding of Jamestown,
the Revolution, the discovery and nav
igation of the Hudson River, the
opening of the Panama Canal, and
the close of the W^rjd War. The fig
ures of Pere Marquette, Molly Pitch
21*, Robert Livingston, George Rogers
Clark, Thomas Kdison and * Colonel
Lindbergh are among those in the
pictorial arra>. .
At present the stamps are issued
is soon as possible after the occur
rence of the < vent to be commemor
itrd, but this i by no means true of
;he past. Columbus* voyage was em
>odied in a pi t age stamp design of
LS93, ard the .1 nnestown series were
ssued in That we are still
dosing gaps ■ our historical stamp
larrative is si-own by a recent issue
:ommemorating the first arrival of
immigrants to the United .States
rom Norway m 1896,
While chewing the drop cord of an !
lectric light in a barn, near Grander
lew, Wise., :i vo\v SwallbWd the sock
t. In doing thqj the animal twist
d the switch button with its tongue
,nd thereby * itself.
RECORDER’S COURT
Abandonment Cases Predomin
/ ate; Theft Next; Other
Crimes and Misdemeanors on
the Wane.
The strenous times now prevalent
were reflected in the business of Re-:
corder’s Court this week. Practically
the entire time of the court was con
sumed in hearing and writing orders
compelling improvident husbands and
fathers to feed and clothe their wives
and offspring. J & •
Pete Goins was first to face the
court on a charge of abandonment of
his wife and child. Pete’s wife, while
the prosecuting witness, reluctantly
testiff&d to Pete’s waywardness. Her
testimony developed the fact that Pete*
was her second husband and failed to
“get along” with her 9 children by
a former husband. He evidently gain
ed the sympathy of the court, for
Solicitor Hoyle agreed to nol pros,
the wife’s charge, and the Court al
lowed Pete to pay the costs and go
back to his big “ready made” family
and try again to get along with it,
meanwhile rustling up some bacon.
Bill Harris, colored, faced the Court
on a charge similiar to that against
Goins. Lawyer Quick moved the court
to dismiss the charge against Harris
pleading former jeopardy and adjudi
cation, and produced a judgement of
a local Justice of the Peace in sup
port of his contention. Solicitor Hoyle
opposed the motion, declaring the
judgment of the J. P. a nullity. Judge
McPherson held that the J. P. was
without jurisdiction to try the case
and dismissed the motion, and set
down the case for trial next Tuesday.
The case of Otis Moffitt for failure
to* comply with a former order of
court to pay bis wife and children
$12.50 per week was heard, and Mof
fitt was placed under $1000 bond and :
the amount reduced to $10 per week. |
Walter Southerland, colored, was
tried for the theft of a bicycle from
Reverend Mr. Weaver’s porch last
January. While the evidence was
meagre against him, nevertheless the
court found him guilty, but continued
prayer for judgment until next Tues
day in order that officers may appre
hend another colored boy implicated
in the theft.
CHILDREN injured when
PIANO FALLS ON THEM
On Monday afternoon of last week,
the three children of Mrs. Alex Mc
Pherson, of Cameron, Mary Doris,
8; hugh, 11, and Jim, 4, were “play
ing in their home, which is being re
modeled. Their mother was at her
cafe. In their play they attempted
| to move the piano and in some way it
i fell over, Pinning Mary, Doris and
, Hugh beneath it. Jim gave the
alarm anfll Miss Margaret Thomas
and Will McLauchlin reached them
quickly and soon extricated them.
Dr. Avery called and found Mary
Doris had broken the small bone in
her leg. She was carried to the
Central Carolina Hospital at Sanford.
| Hugh only received a tew bruises, but
was badly shaken up.
MR. TRUITT MEETS HIGH
SCHOOL PUPILS
Mr. Truitt, Principal of the High
School, will be in his office on Friday
and Saturday of this week for the pur
pose of advising the new pupils en
tering high school and those who are
Irregular in their work in selecting
anu arranging theii courses, me nig«
School offers different courses to
. meet the needs of a wide range of
pupils and it is important that each
pupil be properly classified so that
he may know just what to do the first
day school opens. The parents are
asked to come with their children and
let us talk over the w’ork together.
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! Mr. W. M. Hendren has opened up
a golf course next to his filling sta
; tion between Sanford and Jonesboro.
He has his course completed and is an
ideal place to play in the afternoons.
As the name indicates ‘Shady Nook/’
is also ideal for night playing.
Drive dowm to Mr. Hendren’s place
and enjoy the evening playing golf.
CONTRACT FOR COUNTY HOS
PITAL TO BE LET SEPTEMBER
16th.
The board of trustees have fixed
Tuesday, September 16th as the date
for letting the contract for the con
struction of the proposed county hos
pital. Place and hour of letting: court
house at 2:30 p.m. The architect, Mr.
E. G. Flannagan, expects to have the
blue prints ready by the date of let
ting the contract so that the work of
preparing the foundation and con
struction of the building can begin
at once.
M*RS. COGGINS COMMITS SUICIDE
Mrs. Emma E. Coggis, aged 60,
committed suicide by shooting hersdf
in the heart at her home in Greens
boro, Sunday morning, about 10:2r»
o'clock, with a .32 calibre pistol. It
seems that her healt had not been
good in some time and it is thought
that her mind had become unbalanced.
Her husband died about a year ago.
She is survived by several children.
The funeral was held from the First
Baptist church in Greensboro Monday
afternoon, of which she was a mem
ber, and the remains hrought. down to
Bear. Creek, where she was born and
reared, for interment. Her hus
band was related to the Coggin<’ fain
ilies near Tramway, in this county.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our deepest
gratitude and sincerest thanks for tho,
many kindnesses shown our husband
and father and ourselves during his
last illness. The many neighborly,
gdnerous thoughts and deeds of the
good people of Jonesboro and Sanford
and this section have been sources of
consolation and comfort for which
we are deeply appreciative. May our
Heavenly Father bless you all.
Mrs. D. F. Harris,
Wm. D. Harris,
Mrs. Mildred Harris Deal,
Dela F. Harris, Jr.
KIWANIS CLUB MEETS Wifl
.MMS OF LEE COUNTY
\ c <
Farmers Wives Serve a Most
Sumptuous -Feed”—Umb
Members and Farmers Join in
Pitcnmg Horse Shoes, Tug of
War, Running Foot Races, and
Tnree Legged Races—w. s.
MiUsapps Makes a Good Talk
on Stock Raising.
The Kiwanis Club has decided to
hold meetings with the farmers m
the surrounding country during the
fall season. The first of these meet
ings was held at Worthy’s fish Pond
last Friday evening and was attended
by most of the members of the club.
A large number of farmers in that
section were invited guests of the
club. They entered heartily into the
spirit of the program and enjoyed
the occasion as much as any of those
present. It was one of the most suc
cessful meetings of the club which
has been attended by the farmers,
and it is hoped that the other three
that are to be held soon will be equal
ly as successful. The dinner was pre
pared and served by the “Dignus
Community Club” which is composed
of farmers’ wives and other women
in that section. This club was organiz
ed along with other similiar clubs in
the county by Miss Simpson, the Home
Demonstration Agent. All who were
so fortunate as to partake of that
feast can testify to the fact that mem
bers of that club have mastered the
art of cooking and are capable of pre
paring a meal that would be fit lor
a king. The dinner was served by the
following ladies on an improvised
table in the shade of the trees near
the lake: Mcsdames J. N. Martin, R.
R. Knight, H. B. Builis, H. B. Bow
man, Stephen Seymour, R. L. Lam
beth, L. A. Mclver, J. W. Jackson,
R. L. Tyson, J. H. Worthy, Byrd
Jackson, Dora Flenenkin. There was
food enough on that table for tw.ce
that number of people. Rev. Frank
C. Hawkins, a guest of the club,, said
grace before the ladies began to serve.
Music for the occasion was made on
the violin and guitar by Messrs. J
L. Bowman and T. R. Rosser. From
the swing they put on that music one
would think they have been playing
for dances. Even those old - gntfied
church officers could hardly 1 p their
feet still.
Before the tinner was sercd lar
mers, banker^ and professic.-al men
joined in a program which included a
game of throwing horse
saioe&, tug of war, loot races
thr£e-iegged rfecfcs, Mrs Guy
Cox entered into the games with as
much enthusiasm as he sc .vater
melons and cabbage on the . ?ts- of
Sanford. Ralph Kennedy the
loot race; H. M. Wagoner, . 1 race
Jim Worthy, third race; e Jack
son, fourth race. First ti gg«-d
race was won by Cary Kni^ .id H.
M. Wagner; second race, C. Jack
son and Duncan Cox.
At the conclusion of the athletic
games .all sat on the grass to listen
1.0 speeches by Mr. E. S. Millsapps,
farm demonstration agent- of Ran
dolph county, and Mr, D. B. Teague,
secretary of the Kiwanis Club. l'he
program was in charge of Kiwanian
j. M. Clark, chairman of the agricul
tural committee. President Canter,
in opening the meeting stated that
this was me first of a numbei ox
meeings that would be held with the
farmers in various sections of the
county. In a few appropriate woi is
Mr. S. B. Worthy welcomed the cfub^
to his farm and invited the members
to come again. Kiwanian E. Frank
Andrews *made a short talk and told
of having secured Mr. Millsapps to ad
dress the meeting. In his prelimin
ary remarks Mr. Millsapps told of the
relationship that should exist between
the farmers and business peopie oi
tne town. He said that it was to
their interest to work together in
harmony, as they could not make a
success in life without cooperation.
The most of his talk was devoted to
live stock raising. He asked the
farmers who had no cows to hold up
their hand. Not a hand went up.
vY nan lie asked the farmers who had
as many as five cows to hold up their
nands, one hand was raised. He
was giad to find that the farmers who
attended the meeting had at least one
COW. oam :vn. lmusapp^. raiuiaa
will never get anywhere by raising
cotton and tobacco to buy their home
supplies that should be raised on their
own farms.” I have not, ' asid he,
•seen in live years a bath of hay
brought to Randolph county.” He ap
pealed to the farmers to raise more
t>cocK, sell butter tat and raise more
poultry and hogs. He emphasized
the importance of raising pure bred
cows. His talk will be worm a great
deal to Lee county if the farmers will
only carry out the suggestions made
by him.
Kiwaniun D. B. Teague made an in
teresting talk on the principles of Ki
wunis and told what the Sanford club
is trying to do for t{ie betterment of
the town and community.
Three cheers *\vere given with a
will to the ladies for tne splendid din
ner they served.
The next meeting of the club will be
held at the Carolina Hotel Friday ev
ening at 6:30. Every member is urg
ed to attend as they may miss some
thing worth while by staying away.
The following paragraph is quoted
from Secretary Teague’s-letter:
“THE YOUNG COLTS: Anyone
who tninks these Kiwanians are ge-t
ting old should have been out at the
picnic last Friday evenipg and seen
us running* foot races, pulling at the
tug of war, pitching horseshoes, eat
ing fried chicken, apple pie and the
many other delicious things, and he
would have changed his mind with a
vengeance. There was nothing obi
Dr decrepit about that hunch. Every
man ate like a raging youngster with
r hollow square interior. I feel
twenty years younger, declared one
Kiwanian, and one of the fajmers re
marked that he had been up two
nights curing tobacco and came over
tired and sleepy, but felt five years
younger. It was nearly an ideal out
ing between the town boys, nearly all
oi whom wore bv.u on-d reared on the
oaiiii, -ijiu iue ..,ea ai*u v.omeii
WHO nave remained on uie iarm.
r wem,y-uiree or our metnoers and
lour guesvs were waitnea dv at/out cit>
larm.is.''
MR. RI SSELL RETIRES iROM
1HE KlElCLAliUbr, tJUSliiiiSS
E/l:HEitoi\ S JtllLdj SAlEKUAIf
I'll'. W. 8. Kusseii, one of the old
est merchants in point of service m
tne 8 Late, nas soid out . his stock of *
goods at ouii aim retired rrom ousi
i.ess. file stocK was purchased by
JNeison & Addier, of riyraoutJi, and a
sale put on at dull. Part or the
stock which was not disposed of was -
shipped to Plymouth where it will be
sold.
Mr. Russell, who served in the Con
federate army during the civil war,
and like thousands of others return
ed home with little of this world’s
goods t<r%egin life anew, opened a
Siore in a small way at Egypt (now
Cumnock), and by close application to
business and honest dealing with
those who patronized him, ne was
soon on the road to success. After
remaining- at that place ,|or thirteen
>ears, he moved his stock of goods to
Gull, where he has been in business
little more than half a century, to be
exact 51 years. All told he has en
gaged in the mercantile business more
than 60 years, covering almost two
generations. Many changes have
been made in the method of handling
the mercantile business since he sold
the first article of goods over the
counter.. It was years after he set
up business at Gulf when he heard
the first locomotive whistle blow in
that town. Mr. Russell has always en
joyed the confidence of those with
whom he came in contact by his strict
honesty in business. No man can
truthfully say that Mr. Russell ever
took undue advantage of him in a
business deal. When he fixed his price
on an article of goods it was sold at
that price or it remained on the shelf.
He treated all alike. Mr. Russell is
now ii* the 92nd year of his age, hav
ing celebrated his 91st birthday last
spring. He is well preserved for a
man of his age and his host of friends
throughout this section hope that he
will round out the century and then
some. He has for many years been
a member of the Presbyterian church.
His loyalty to his church and his God
has given him strength and prolong
ed his life to an unusually ripe age.
Mr. Russell put his son, Mr. II. A~
Russell, in active charge of his busi
ness last January. He had charge up
to the time of the sale. His family,
have been making their home in San
ford for some tiipe and he went back
and forth to his place of business. He
is now making Sanford his perman
ent home and his friends_Jiope that
he will continue to live here.
TOBACCO SALES ON THE
LUMBERTON MARKET
Lumberton tobacco market sold the
past week 1,291,373 pounds of to
bacco at an average of $12.18; The
market has sold during the 14 days
of sales this season 2,834,846 pounds
at an average of $10.54.
One-Fourth of Crop Sold.
It is estimated that in this section
not more than one-fourth of the crop
has been sold, which means that the
It must be remembered that from
80 to 90 per cent of the sales so far
have consisted of common primings
and inferior grades, which brings
down the average. As these types dis
appear, prices will of course be better,
the average will advance and the vol
ume of sales will grow. At this writ
ing tobacco is coming in for the sale
Monday in large quantities.
Market Going Strong.
The market is going strong con
sidering conditions. There is a strong
sentiment in evidence and a growing
one in favor of the market. Buyers
are strongly impressed with the pos
sibilities of the market, as is evidenced
in part by the superior personel of
the buying force on the market.
Warehousemen and buyers advise
early selling of all tobacco, ask that
farmers make larger piles of baskets
and see that strings are kept out.
market here will
1
12 million
fer the: Sj&Hg ^
Inferior Grades Mostly.
Miss White Will Teach Music At
Broadway.
Broadway, Aug-., 21.—Miss Mary
Addie White, of Elon College, will be
head of the music department in the
Broadwav High School this year.
Miss White comes to Broadway well
recommended both as a teacher and
pianist. She received her A. B. de
gree at Elon College, and is a gra
duate of the Elon Conservatory of
Music, studying with C.^ James Velie.
She has also had special'study in nor
mal methods and piano in Chicago
with Julia Lois Caruthers and Mau
rice Aranson.
For the past three years Miss White
taught piano and nublic school music
in Linwood High School.
Patrons of the Broadway School
are fortunate in having Miss White
as a teacher, and should allow their
children the privilege of studying
piano with her.
Miss White is a former regylent of
Sanford.
PICNIC WILL BE HELD AT
The annual picnic at Cameron’s. Ht.ll,
aear Pipeview, will he held this yeaf
~ • ■ir.xr, r,f this week, August*
;]iprp for --esion. A|<1 incidents
»nd relatives "f the iieonle of the rpc
inn coming for a generally commu
lif.V reunion. T.Htlo rvo ^
ty is observed, the people being left
free to wander about .the cKurch
rronrvd. old friend* ««d Iriap
>eonle and conversing. Soeerhes are
irtmofirpeq worfo relative to tVf noftt
liatory of th section and. its urns
v^n *.•"* .but no program
s adhered to as a rule.