VOLUME 44. No. 54.
I’TRMBER 9, 1930.
FIVE CENTS
County’s Fourth Annual Fair is
x a step in Movement to Live at
Home and an Expression of
Agricultural and Economic
Work
i The Lee County Fair Association
will open its gates at the • fair
grounds between Sanford and Jones
boro, Tuesday morning, October SSL
and present to visitors of Lee and
surrounding counties its Fourth An
f nual Fair,
Every preparation has .been made
for staging the greatest fair in the
history of the county. The fair of
ficials have spent much time in pre
paring for this annual event.
The cattle show Which1 presents^
high class and'high grade cattle, wdll
be a real treat to every person who
. visits the cattle stalls: The swine
and poultry show will be equally as
attractive, while there will be indi
vidual farm 'exhibits and an abund
ance of field crops in the main exhib
it hall. The art, fancy work and
school exhibits will be exhibits of. the :
highest type. Many new attractions
will be added to the various depart-!
ments of the fair in order to make 1
them interesting to the visitors as
well as educational.
The amusements for fair week have
been selected with the greatest care.
The free acts consist of comedy and
sensational performances of the best!
type. The fire works will be well I
worth seeing at night because the
program changes daily.
Lee and surrounding counties have
in the, past given the fair good at
tendance and for this reason our fair
officials are putting forth every effort
to make the fair the greatest fair and
thereby show their appreciation of the
interest of the people.
Community Exhibits:
These exhibts will show the farm
ing ability and the neighborhood,
spirit of. a group of people. There j
are ten community booths, seven of j
which have so far been taken. A
prize qf $30,00 is offered for the
best community exhibit. Each ex-1
hibit not winning a prize will be
given $5 to guarantiee the cost of put
ting up the exhibit. . .
Industrial Exhibit.
; Governor- XJardner has wisely-pro- .
claimed a campaign slogan of “Live !
at Home” for all North Carolina. The
Association is most heartily in accord ,
vith such a movement, and to en
—;ar,<i ■ietimolite-. such - ■
(10 and 55. There are ten"
available for these exhibits Six.:
whicjr hace been' taken.
.EfTRD’S SANFORD. STORE
TO OPEN, OCT. 18th;
Three- representatives of' Efird’s
Department store, of Charlotte, were
in Sanford this morning making pre
p&rations for* the opening of Efird-a^
Department Store at this place 6n;
Saturday. October 18th. NAii an-;
nouiicement to this, effect will be
found ih a quarter of page adver
tisement on the 8th page of this
isSue of The Express./ This company j
is one of the biggest concerns'of its |
Vind in the South and its coming to >
Sanford means much for this section. J
They will occupy the Kennedy build
ing on Steele Street. They expect to •
be busy next week making prepaid- j
tions for the opening, inejr will i
glad to have you' nail at their new
store on the opening date, Saturday,
the lgth. - . |
SANFORD MASONIC CLUB
ENTERTAINS TEACHERS - -1
OF CITY SCHOOLS
;. ___ i
Sanford Masonic Club was host to I
the more than 30 teachers of the City I
Schools at the Masonic Temple Tues- j
day night. Dr. R. O. Humphrey, who
acted as toastmaster “kept something
doing" all during the dinner hour.:
As a toastmaster he is a howling sue-1
cess. The address of welcome was'
by Chancellor J. R. Ingram, who
looked like he meant it when he wel
comed all to the feast. Superintend
ent George R. Wheeler, of thp city
and county schools, was happy in his :
response. J. W. Marks, D. D. G. M. I
and W. H. White, P. M„ added to the !
gayety of nations in their talks. J.
W. Stout acted as orator of the oc
casion and gave the guests a sample
of his wit. All enjoyed the humorous
talk by Dr. R, C. Gilmore. Mr. J. S. :
Truitt, principal of the Sanford High
School, gave some interesting figures
and facts about the standing of this I
school among the high schools of the |
State. Miss Louise Futrell, principal j
of- the Mclver grammer school, ex- I
pressed her appreciation ef being'
present in a few words, i
At the conclusion of the dinner all;
went to Masonic hall where the pro-!
gram of the evening was put on in
charge of Toastnurster Humphrey. -[
All were surprised at the fine tal
ent that had been grouped for the
program. Clarence Adkins who was
with a show during the summer, pull
ed off some good clog dancing. Songs
and dancing by a small colored girl
and boy furnished much amusement
for the guests. The piano music by
Miss Jejtta Millholland and songs by
young Hancock, a school boy, was
feature of the program. The piano
selections by Mrs. Charlotte Gould
Hall were charmingly rendered ami
greatly enjoyed by all. The solos by
Mr. Charles Raymond^ Hall were on- 1
joyed by lovers of go"od music. Mr.
Ha'l is mi artist in his line.
. . Mrs. W. H. Campbell rendered
some beautiful reading selections. i
The bag pipe music by Mr. Alex- .
ander Ferguson, a big Scotchman |
from Overhills, caught the ear of the i
guests, in fact they could not help
but hear it. The hag pine is some-1
thing new in this part of the world
and it was the first time many had
heard this musical instrument the
magic -of which is very, popular ip i
Scotland. ’ - I
TOBACCO SELLING
SANFORD
. *?/'*' •' \ ' ^
Breads Range on All Ware
house Floors at $25, $30 and
$35—Good Sales Today.
For 'We'^tost 'few days the San
ford tobacco •... market has been
stronger, than, atehy time since the
market opened. Prices were high last
Friday Vatid seemed, (to be advancing
each dpyvpf.\-tlSU.\week. .Some days
the average Inis reached $18 to $19
per hundred.'- On Monday Mr. Hugh
Palmer sbld two . lots of tobacco on
the local market, one bringing $40
per hundred1! Olid Mte other $42 per
hundred. This Was a beautiful grade
of yellow leaf. One lot brought in
by a planter that day sold for $50.00
per huhdied; v-One planter brought
one thousand pounds and the check
he carried to tbe bank was for $300.
A lot of tobacco sold on all the
floors at $25* $30, and $35.
. While Hie poundage is not as great
as it waa: the tost day or two the
high grades' to some extent make up
for it., 'Tbe weather has been too
dry for the-planters to bring their
tonacco to the market. They have in
some instances attempted to put it in
order by wetting arid it dried out be
fore they could get it graded. Good
sales are expected when the weather
has become more favorable grad
ing.
TOBACCO GROWERS MEET
SATURDAY.
All'tobacco growers ox Lee county
are asked to meet at the County
Court House, Saturday, October 11th,
at 2 P. M., to hear the tobacco mark
eting agreement explained. This
agreemhent has been adopted by the
executive committee of the Tobacco
Relief Commission that has been org
anizd under tjie supervision of Gov.
O. Max Gardner. -
The State Executive Committee
will meet on October 14th to decide
whether an association will be formed
to handle the 1930 cron or. not. The
time is—very short, therefore every
tobacco grower-in Lee county is urged
to attend this meeting Saturday.
County Agent E. O. McMahan will
explain the marketing agreement and
if the tobacco grovrers want to take
advantage of this marketing service,
they can elect community and county
committees and proceed with” the or
Lee ‘County 'Representative-on To
hacco -Relief Commission.- - -,
POULTRY SALE OCTOBER 14th
-The October - co-operative poultry
Sale will be held inoSanford on next,
•Tuesday, October' 14th. The sale has
been closed with G. S. Mills & Co.,
of Greensboro, and-they will have
trucks and coops to receive the poul
try at Palmer & Reeves; stable on
Endor street frpm 9 a. in., to o 1>. m.,
Tuesday. v ... . ■_
The prices that this sale has been
closed for are the highest that have1
been offered for poultry in this section
of state-for several months. Heavy
hens-jviU sell for 19c pound, leghorn
hens 15c, chicks, (heavy and leghorn
breeds) 22c, stags, 15c, roosters, 10c,
turkeys, 24c, oW Toms, 20c,
Twelve imperative poultry sales
have been' neui in SamOid this year,
ind 46,617 poviads -of- poultry has been
jold toat brought $10,-662.84 into the
lountyiA
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Seawell and little
laughter Lois, of , Greensboro, spent
the weekend and Mrs. Joe
Scoggi&&v j --;, A” --
LIST OP JURORS DRAWN FOR
OCTWBfcjWSQVEMBER COURT.
J. 0. Cuyne,'. ir W. Cole, G. B. Old
ham, A. .Bingham. C. V. Thlly,
Doyle Cox, J. W. Bridges, F. B. Har
Rey, JJ,-.Thomas, L,;H.Register, Earl
Harrington,-D.D, O’Connell, A. Jones
Sloan,: Jj.-'O. ■ Dawson, Will Thomas,
G. S. Ai H. Thomas, R. M.
Moore, Hi Pi Harrington,. D. E. Lem
mon, L:. G.‘ Byrd; Rowland Kelly, F.
F. FaDvy^ Raymond- McBryde, J. F.
Drane, .S.'dE- Heater, J. W. Rosser, R.
L. Furgisinv W. C. Fields, J. H.
Mitchell, T.' -H. Yarborough, T. G.
Gunn,‘C.-J1. ,Sawyer, W. R. Medlin,
H. V. Wicket, H. A. Thomas, J. T.
Spivey, A,, R. Kelly, E. T. .Sloan, R.
T. Barbour, D. McL.
Holt, Jourdan K. Thomas, A. D.
Bums. ‘ .
Second .Weekrr-F. P. McLeod, G. H.
Boger, C.-C/,Campbell, L. J. Caviness,
L. C. Morris, B. M. Wicker, S. H.
Lawrence, W.A. Spivey, A. J. McRae,
A. L. Byrd, N. -D. McBryde, L. M.
Spivey', A. M. Lamb, G. H. Riddle,
R. J .Bullis, C. A". Godfrey, C. J:
Sloan, D. O. Dollar, A. W. Payne, W.
T. Sanders, A. A. Wicker, 0« G. Gib
son, J. T. Flowers, Robert Stone, G.
H. Frazier, D. L. St. Clair, J. D.
Kelly, B. A. Taylor, J, M. Edwards,
H. C. Patterson,
MISSION STUDY CLASS TO BE
CONDUCTED.
Thursday and Friday afternoons of
this week fit three-thirty and the j
same afternoon the following week,
Mrs. C. M. Reeves will teach a mis
sion study class, studying the foreign
mission book: “Trailing the Conquis-i
tadores,” by Samuel Inman. ]
This book is highly recommended
by the Conference Superintendent of
Study, Mrs. J, Legrand Overstreet,
and it is very interesting.
These meetings will be held in the
ladies’ parlor at the Methodist church.
SERVICES AT LEMON SPRINGS
BAPTIST CHURCH.
There will be services at Lemon
Springs-Baptist church next Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock. Rev. W. C.
'Damen, of Lexington, will preach.
invited to hear him.
The pi
BATTERY
“E’‘ ATTENDS ,
CELEBRATION
The Appearance the Men Pre
sented in the Parade, the
Snap in Their March and the
Sn____
Precision of Their Lines Drew
Applause from all Alone the
Line
Battery “E” returned from the
King’s Mountain celebration Tuesday
night and all report that the trip was
a very enjoyable one although rather
hard. The -boys assembled ‘ to leave
at three o’clock Tuesday morning and
did’nt get in until twelve the same
night.
A crowd of "fifty thousand people
assembled together' in a' very small
town made a very Congested condi
tion. • However, the crowd was a very
Well behaved one and the traffic ol
fleers had very little difficulty in;
handling this vast throng who" Went
there to see their President. The'
order of march was in a column of
platoons and there was just room in
the streets for them to pass in plat-'
oon front. The special train bearing
the President from Boston to King’s:
Mountain was probably a ^ew minu
tes ahead of time but a salute of
twenty one guns apprised all that he
had arrived and there was a rush to
get vantage points to see the parade.
The-parade itself was strictly mili
tary and was the largest assembly of
troops gathered in both North and
South Carolinas since the Worlds
War. In fact, there were more troops
present Tuesday than took part m
that memorable battle With both sides
combined.
Capt. King was loud in his praise
Of the way the Batter-- functioned as
a whole. He says that the men were
well behaved, neat in their dress and
on the whole a company of gentle
men. He also stated that the appear
ance the men presented in the parade;
the snap in their march and-the pre
cision of their lines drew .applause
from all along the lines and it was
particularly good when they, passed,
the President for his review.
Capt. King, I,t. Heins and Lt. An
derson were accompanied by sixty one
enlisted men and 'had probably 1 the
largest percentage of their men of
any unit present. _
The boys drove through all the way
in passenger cars and they wish to
thank everyone who contributed in
any way making their holiday, pos
. .... .v- _
Wf lBOUT BOARD
DIRECTORS FOR LEE
„ COUNTY HOSPITAL
It seems that there has not been
any definite provision made for the
election of a board to succeed ' the
present board of directors who were
appointed by the county commission
ers to act until the next general elec
tion, and according to the letter of
the law cannot hold over under the
act which they are now functioning.
I.have .understood that the boards
of election acting under the Austra
lian act have made a ruling that any
citizen annoupcing him »r herself and
with a petition signed by a tenth of"
the voters or votes cast in the last
presidential election, (which is about
300), will be eligible for election. If
the above is not correct in regard to
their ruling, the people should be so
informed as to the correct status or
the law.
I want to see two or three good
women On this board, and the. follow
ing names have been suggested by a
number'of interested citizens,
f Mrs. C. M. Reeves,
Miss Elva Bryan, m ■ j
Miss Margaret Lasater,
Every hospital needs the touch of
a womans hand. |
Signed a citizen.
DEATH OF N. G. AVENT.
Nathaniel G. Avent, of Sanford,
died Friday night, October 3rd, at
9:20 o’clock, after an illness of nine
months. He was 64 years old, and
the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hen
ry E. Avent, of Buckhom.
Besides his widow, who was Miss
Mary A, Mclver, he is survived by
four daughters, Mrs. Eva Poston, of
Florence, S. C.; Mrs. Ethel Thomas,
of Norfolk, Va.; 'Mrs. Mary Cole, of
Eaeford; Mrs. Zula Wilson, Atlanta-'
Ga.; and 12 grandchildren, 4 sisters,
Mrs. C. J. Rives, of Bear Creeks Mrs.
A. P. Thomas, BroadwayMrs. J. M.
Hunter, of Turkey; and Mrs. S. H.
Marks, of Acne; and three brothers,
W. A. of Neuse; J. W. Avent, of
Apex; and L. H. Avent, of Holly
Springs.
He was a member of the Woodmen
of the World, and of Steele Street
Methodist church, from which the
funeral was held at 2 o’clock Sunday
afternoon, Rev. S. A. Cotton, pastor
of the church officiating. The body
was carried from the church to Cor-'
inth, where interment was m.- le. The
pall bearers and honorary pall bear
ers were the members of his Sunday
school class.
REVIVAL MEETING AT
v CHRISTIAN CHURCH
A revival meeting is being held at
the Christian church, Sanford, with
the pastor, Rev. T. F, Wright, prech
ing. Services each evening at 7:30
with the exception of Saturday. Two
Sunday, 11 and 7:30. There
will be no service at Shallow Well on
the second Sunday, but will he the
third at 11 o’clock. The public is
ri—J'-"v invited to attend all of these
services.
Should you buy «' new automobile
now you can buy a 1930 license plate,
good for the rest of the year, for
$3.13, or one fourth the cost of a li
cense plate for the full year. This
applies to the "E”’ plates. Of course
if you have a big car or truck you
may have to pay a littl* wore. _
KIWANIS CL® TO
„ERECT MARKER TO
J Dr. CHAS. I>. McIVER
Hie Sanford ‘WT'ams Club at
meeting at the
Friday night del
able marKer to (
late Dr. Charles ,
and for a numbei
of the State Nor
College, -or Creen
Carolina College ;
market will be «
.on the farm of t
er, father of Dr.
The boyhood homi
about 100 yards i
this county. He'
Melver old hom|
Springs, some fiw
the home in wh
This marker wi'
brown stone fur
by the Kennedy ^
Points, and will !
out charge by Je*
The stone eng "
KiwanianH.
er, and the mat
its
‘olina Hotel last
led to erect a suit
n.-mory of the
Melver, founder
of years president
al and Industrial
•oi'o, now North
or W omen.' This
[ted on Boone Trail
lau Henry Mclv
harl^s D. Melver.
of Dr. Melver is
[om Boone Trail in
ras born at the Mc
place, near Hunt
>' six miles from
he was reared.
>e of the native
it I free of charge
tarry, near Three
[O be erected with
Riddel Company,
ig will be done by
gner, watch mak
il w-il be moved to
the place by Kljj hian T. T. Hayes,
of the Sanford li • & Fuel Company.
This service wij£* £ rendered without
.charge. - l
The visitors yn B R. H .Fisher, of
Roseboro, and Cb de H. Byerly, both
bf whom made mt! ic for the occasion,
Mr. Fisher on tfc piano and young
Byerly on the S# nonica. This boy
has a splendid thj [it for music and
knows how totlgj fit out of a har
monica. Mr. Fished ;also made a short
talk, and althoug he is blind, he is
ful lof the spirit^ i optimism. Ki
wanian. ij; M, W ?ner gave a brief
history of his lift under the title of
“Who's f Who/'
Teague, had
Mr. Teague me
fetting books fi
Iwanian Fishery
that the Ladies' “
teresfed in the wj
cemetery at Buf"
it would be a
warns. Club to',
Mr. Teague ha<
club fill?-: p0 mm
Kiwanian D. B.
$ of the program. |
ped the matter of j
jthe State .Library, i
i^kepeace staled |
h|b had become in- j
T of improving the
and he thought j
idea for the Ki-i I
hem in this work- j
members of the !
plowing question- j
1. What is
tion of Sanfdrd ?
2. How many
Sanford schools?
, 3. How -manjf
ford schools co
neial I ysu popuia
ildren are in the
,m. ■
‘en in the San
.the
_ m
4. How many* p;*ks\and play
grounds han-Sanford 7 .Where are
they? ; Noneekceptgdbool grounds.
5. Do you think- the' town would
be justified in • -Spending . public
money to purchase land for parks and
play grounds-. If m, how much ?
All answered yes; and placed : the
amount at vgriods figures. ,
The following paragraph in regard
to the next meeting of the club is
taken from Secretary - Teague’s
weekly letter: -
tHe F1 REMEN—We are calling
out thp fire-department this week,
not to put out a fire, but to put in a
square meal as the, guests of the Ki
wanis Club. They, wifh the Board
of Aldermen, are to be , our joint
guests. It’s goingto be a big meet
ing, at the Wilrik ^Friday, evening at
7:00 o’clock. We especially want
eveay Kiwanian prqqent. A The Rota
rjflnc nlnim thflv trill W" knnrj
Let’s meet them 50-50. Take off next
week if you must,.'hut here’s hoping
you will be present Friday evening at
SEVEN O’CLOCK at the WILRIK.
FIRE, FIRE, F-LR-E-M-E-N. If
you can’t come, please be sure to
'phone me.
INFANT CHILD LEFT AT
WILRIK HOTEL.
THE
a young woman* wno arove in a
car to the Wilrik Hotel, coming, from
the direction of Buffalo church by
way of Wicker street, registered as
Estelle Calaret, Charlotte, between 10
and 11 o’clock Wednesday night, and
at once went to her room with an in
fant child, a girl, about 6 months old,
in her arms. After remaining in the
hotel about 10 minutes, she came
down and ?ft in the car driving out
Steele street, but she did not carry
the child with her. In a short time
the child was heard crying and some
one went to the room and found it on
the bed. Upon making an investi
gation it was found that she had left
a supply of clothing for the child, but |
left no clothing or other belongings !
of her own. The child si owed slight ;
bruises about th face. *, The child;
was turned over to County Welfare
Officer E. 0. McMahan, who carried,
it to the Central Carolina Hospital, j
where it will b • kept until sg>me dis- j
position can be made of^ it. There |
is no name or marking oh the cloth- .
mg that will in : lQJT way identify its!
mother or famiiyjcdihiection. Dr.
Knight tells The Express that it is a j
strong, healthy > eeems to be j
of good stock. Should !’tto one claim 1
the child within ’he-Hext few days it
will bo offered for adoption. There
is no clue that " ’Sld'fead to the ar
rest of the young woman who left it .
at the Wilii k. ’
Notice gih
siring- to fill '
dacy for Uospii
ty Public 11.»>i>:
their candidacy
Board of Eh'1''''
floor postofli«e
or before Octob
night.
NOTICE.* .
to all persons de
lice, of^ their candid!
Trustee,. JLfee Coun- ’
'• «i, to file notice of
with the Lee County •
"in in its Office second
adding; "Sanford, on T
b a- 25th 1930, at mid
Lee Count\ 1 ■■1 anff'/pf Elections,
s By K. K. ^ ymou*f iChairman.
LOCAL BRIEFS.
There was a demonstration of air !
stunts at the Allen Fields air port,
last Sunday, which is at White Hill. !
Many went up and had a thrill in the i
air for the first time. I
The County Commissioners at their
meeting last Monday instructed Coun
ty Auditor J. M. Clark to have a pris
oner’s pen built in the bar in the
court room on the second floor to con
form to other things connected with
holding court. Prisoners have been
known l/o walk out of the court room
without being , stopped by the officers.
When they are put in a pen it will not
be so easy for them to^ escape.
Mr. Diffie Buchanan is having a
nine room Dutch Colonial bungalow
built on Boone Trail, several miles
out from Sanford. It is modern in
every .respect—tile floors and Walls
for bath rooms, electric lights, heat
and water. The house sets back
among beautiful pines several hun
dred feet from the road. He expect:*
to be in his new home about the 15th
of November. Mr. A. S. Sanders,
contractor, is building the home and
it shows good workmanship.
On October 2nd, the Carolina Fire
proofing Company, near Gulf, made a
train load shipment consisting of
120,00 chemical brick, consigned to
Pan American Petroleum Corpora
tion, Norfolk, Va., via Norfolk-South
ern Railway for export shipment to
Aruba, South America, Dutch West
Indies. Ten cars were required for
this shipment. The boat carrying
this consignment of brick leaves Nor
folk tomorrow. This company has
during the past year or two shipped
brick to concerns in several foreign
countries and seems to be building up
a good foreign business.
Rev. and Mrs. G. R. Underwood
moved last week from their home
near Pittsboro to Sanford, where they
will make their home with the fam
ily of their son, Mr. Earl Underwood,
on Mclver street. Mr. Underwood
spent much of his life in Sanford and
has how come back to his" “first love,*^
where he expects to spend the re
mainder of his days. For many years
Mr. Underwood served as pastor of
Christian churches in this section. He
was the firjit pastor of the Sanford
Christian church, and had much to do
with the building; of that church.
Well Christian church near Jonesboro.
! Now memorial. services? are held at
! many of the churches of all denomin
ations in this section. Mr. Under
| wood has recently been right sick, but
i is now improving, his many Lee
j county friends will be pleased to
i learn. They are glad to welcome Mr.
and Mrs. Underwood back to Sanford,
i Mr. W. H. Hunt, section master on
! the Seaboard Air Line Railway, was,
I carried to Raleigh the first of the
I week where he is now receiving treat
I ment at Rex -Hospital for a complica
tion of diseases. His friends hope
to hear of his early recovery.
MR, ISENHOUR BUYS OUT I Hi]
SANFORD BRICK AND TILE
1 COMPANY.
! . -
j Mr. L. C. Isenhour, of this place,
• f proprietor of the Isenhour brick yard
’ at Colon, has bought the plant of the
SaTiford Brick and Tile Company, and
j will operate it in connection with his
present business. The deal was con
j Eliminated last week and the plant is
now being operated^ under new' man
| agement. Mr. Ernest Marks and
i others built and put in operation the
j Sanford Brick and Tile plant some
seven or eight years ago. The bus
1 iness was first owned and operated by
i Mr. Marks and Mr. Frank snipes, but
| they diawlved co-partnership and Mr.
Snipes now’ owns and operates Sanford
{ Brick and Shale Company at Colon.
I Mr. Isenhour built his plant at Co
lon in 1919, and put it in operation
• in 1920. He was soon selling all the
• brick he could make and had to in
1 crease facilities of the plant from time
to time to take care of growing busi
j ness. He finally had to build another
I plant which has been in operation
! some three or four years. The plant
! wrhich he bought from Mr. Marks ar •
! others makes the third plant that is
now owned ar 1 operated by him. The
j three plants have a daily capacity of
| of 135,000 brick. They employ
j about 100 men at good wages. The
| improved machinery for making brick
does not require the hand labor that
I was required when brick were made
entirely by hand. The brick and tile ;
business is now one of the big indus- ■
I tries of this section, and during the 1
past few years has brought a lot of
money to Sanford an I I^e * county.
The output of these plants is not only
being shipped to many Stabs in the
Union, but to other countries. It
Would be interesting to know the
number of brick that Mr. Isenhour
has made and sold since he put his •
plant in operation at Colon ten years
ago.
; Mr. Isenhour tells The Express that
the best shale and clay for making
brick in the State is found at Colon
He is a brick manufacturer of long
experience .and knows his business.
His three plants are close together ,
and are given his personal super- j
vision. Perhaps no man in the state ,
understands the business better than
Mr.. Isenhour, and he has made a j
splendid success since coming to this'!
county. Most of the machinery in
his plants is practically new and mod
ern.
Mrs. F. B. Van Sant has returned
from a three week£* trip to New
York Boston, where she had a
fftoeV delightful sojourn, with friends.
QUARTER OF CENTURY IN
INSURANCE BUSINESS
Sanford Real Estate Loan and
Insurance Company Organiz
ed. in October, 1905.
'ine iiistory oi tne Stanford Real
Estate Loan and Insurance vjmpany
cioes not read like a romance, but it
indicates a steady, factual develop
ment or a small business. it is
ratner significant tnac most of tfte
leading ousmess men ol bamord, ld
years ago, were among tne ongittai
SwOCKhoiders of the corporation. No
tably among this nunioer were D.,E.
iviclvei, Dr. Vv. A. Monroe, S. l'.
Hatcn, W. S. Weatherspoon, .S. Ivi.
Jones, Cnas. C. Cheek, and C. C.
Hatcn, who have passed “over the
river. *
The Sanford Real Estate Loan and
Insurance Company -W£ij |cbartei>f:d
by the State of North Carolina on
September 25, 1905. The first stock
holders meeting was held October 2,
1905, at which time a board of di
rectors consisting of nine sharehold
ers was named as follows: E. G.
Moffitt, H. M. Weller, J. W. Cunning
ham, S. P. Hatch, W. A. Monroe, VV.
S. Weatherspoon, E. P. Wharton,
Chas. C. Cheek and A. L. McNeill.
The first directors meeting was
held October 5, 1905, at which time
Dr. W. A. Monroe was elected pres
ident, H. M. Weller, vice-president,
W. S. Weatherspoon, secretary and
treasurer, and Charles C. Cheek, as
sistant secretary and treasurer. The
corporation immediately began a gen
eral insurance and real estate busi
ness and succeeded in a small way to
make sufficient profits to declare a
dividend in January, 1907.
During September, 1907, W. A.
Monroe, president; W. S. Weather
spoon, secretary and treasurer, anr
Cnarles C. Cheek, assistant secretary
and treasurer, resigned as officers of
the corporation and sold their stock to
the corporation. C. C. Hatch was
elected secretary and treasu: ^r, with
J. R. Jones, vice-president. In 1900
Mr. T. S. Cross became con, ected
with the company as insura:: :e and
real estate salesman. ,In 1911 Mr.
C. C. Hatch resigned as seer1 ary and
treasurer and Mr. T. S. €.. ss was
elected to fill the vacancy ; :.d took
over the management of the com
1 pany.
1 in I9it> Mr. t. is. Eross and Mr. J.
E. Brinn;bo>aeht controlling interest
eoTporati^a
eretary
n have
d en
L.al es
. com
■osrse: _
eral manager and Mr. Brinn
and treasurer. These gent I
given heavily of their tit.'.,
ergy to the insurance ai J
tate business of the towr.
munity. They have sold ... y a
j farm to people from Me. nburg,
Surry, Yadkin, Stokes, Nasi’., Edge
1 combe anti Pitt counties, wiio have
, become some 9? the most progressive
and influential farmers of Lee county.
I Notably among these are George and
; John Batchelor, R. E. Cockrell, Bun
■ van Morgan, G. L. Stone, L. L. Wil
I [jams and W. L. Cashion.
These gentlemen have also been in
| terested in the leal estate devlop
ment of the town of Sanford through
i the Southern Real Estate Company,
I of Greensboro, who formerly owned a
I good bit of the real estate in the
. business section of the town as well
I as the residential section known as
■ Rosemont.
I In 1924 the Sanford Real Estate
1 T,oan and Insurance Company ac
I quired an interest in the residential
section known as Mclver Park which
has the ear marks of becoming a real
quiet, home-like residential section
away from the noise and clatter of
the thoroughfare.
These gentlemen who have become
known locally as “Cross & Brinn,”
have studied the insurance business
carefully and steadily, and are recog
nized by the public and the insurance
companies which they represent, as
thorough, honest and upright under
writers. This is evidenced by the
fact that no company which they rep
resent has ever been brought into
court on any policy contract sold by
them. The corporation which they
manage has had only two cases in Su
perior Court and both of these for
collection of money due the company.
quarter of a century of serving
the public without friction speaks
well for any business.
RAY BARNES BUYING COTTON
Ray Barnes, cotton buyer, has
opened office in the Wilkins-Ricks Im
plement building, and is prepared to
pay the farmers the highest market
j-rif=> for their cotton according to
grade anti staple. Mr. Barnes was
formerly with Wilkins-Ricks* Com
pany, and has had several years ex
perience in handling cotton. Consult
him when you hfjve cotton to sell.
LAMBETH NOMINATED.
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Seventh Congressional
nutrkt at Asheboro last Friday. -J.
Walter Lambefh. Jr., of Thomasville,
was nominated for Congress on the
D^m.*<■ vatic ticket to succeed Con
gressman William C. Hammer, who
died at his home in Asheboro, iust
one week before. Should h^ he elect
ed ho will enter upon his duties in
Washington next. March. Hinton
James, of Laurinburg, was nominat
ed ns the candidate to fill out lh'v un
e\piled ten” of the late Congressman
Hummer. This term expires March
first. __
AN EXPLANATION.
Week before last a friend of The
TN*ir«u from out of town, sent in an
article entitled “Along Steele Street,”
and used for a fictitious name, Ga
mile Carroll. It happened that one
of the high school girls has that name.
Miss Carroll did not write the article,
and we are sure the other party did
not know that she was using some
one else’s name. We hope this ex
planation will bf? s&iisf&c tbrjr. ~ ~~ j
WILLIAMS BELK COMPANY
Will Open New Store on Steele
October 15 th.
The new store of Williams-Belk
Company, on the opposite side of
Steele Street from their present
stand will be open for busirtess next
Wednesday, Oct. 15th. Both stores
will be closed Monday and Tuesday,
13th and 14th to moVe. The new
store will be open Tuesday evening
for inspection only, 7:30 to 9:00 o'
clock. Everybody in .Sanford, Lee
county and the adoining country is
invited to call and be a guest of the
store during inspection hours.
The new Williams-Belk Company's
store would be a credit to any city in
the State. Mr. Vesper Brown, the
contractor, and his group of workmen,
are now putting on the few remain
ing finishing touches to one of the
best jobs they have ever put over.
This building has been remodeled with
the very best material that could be
had and stands as a moiftiment to the
very fine taste of Mr. Brown, and
the architect. The front is about as
attractive as it could be made and
the "building is well lighted through
out. The appointments are thorough
ly modern in every respect. The
furniture and furnishings are in
keeping with the building and with
the stock of goods that Mr. Simmons
carries this store is going to be well
worth coming to Sanford to see.
COUNTY TAX BOOKS TURNED
OVER TO TAX COLLECTOR
GRIFFIN.
The 1930 tax books for Lee county
were placed in the hands of County
Tax Collector E. A. Griffin by the
County Commissioners at their meet
ing; last Monday. The tickets are
made out in triplicate, with one of
these designed as a notice to be
mailed tt) the tax payer informing
him that the taxes are due and the
amount of taxes- assessed. The no
tice slips have been placed in. envel
opes ready for mailing, -Jin some
towgrtlfat
county are higher this year than they
were last year. One tax payer who
pays a pretty good tax, says his
taxes are $7.00 higher this year than
they were last year. Thousands of
dollars more will be collected out of
the people of the county than were
collected last year.
A discount of one per cent is allow
ed on all taxes paid during October.
One-half per cent discount is given in
November, while payments are mede
without either penalty or discounts in.
the months of December and January.
Taxes may also be paid by install
ments for the convenience of taxpay
ers" who desire to :lo this, with the
payments marked on the receipts,
wnicii are given ta-n-payer-s vvlieii the
final payments are made.
TINY LOCOMOTIVE EXHIBIT IN
SANFORD LAST SATURDAY.
, A lesson in patience and application
of spare moments was pictured ..on the
corner of Steele and Moore streets
near the Sanford postoffice last Sat
urday in the form of an educational
exhibit on a -moving- truck. It showed
17 distinct developments of the steam
engine from tea kettle to modern
day locomotive in miniature form.
Hundreds of people from the town
and surrounding county called at the
truck during the day to see this
unique exhibit. No charge was made,
but most of those who called were so
pleased with the exhibit that they
made a small contribution after see
ing it. The blades which were used
to cut and trim the material that went
into the miniature engines were ex
hibited on the side of the car.
The exhibit has been carried on a
truck to seventeen states. The
carver, Ernest Warther, is only 43
years old, of Swiss parentage, and
live? today at Dover, Ohio. He was
a shearman in a steel mill and fnish
ed only the third grade at school, but
has finished a product for which he
has twice been offered fifty thousand
dollars.
The work is from ivory, walnut
and pearl, and t'n. material was
bought from earnings as a steel mill
worker. The bell ropes cut from
ivory in some instances, required 7
or 8 carvings.
The seventeen carvings start with
the miniature tea kettle type of
steam power designed by Sir Isaac
Newton in IC80* and shows the lilli
putian designs of the evolution of the
locomotive to the giants that tra
verse1 our tracks today.
It is planned to display the deli
cately carved engines at the World’s
Fair in Chicago. The moving parts
of the exhibit are carried by a
small molar, and the exhibit has been
running at show periods for seven
years without a touch of oil.
This is the only work of its kind
in the world and the finest of hand,
earrings ever made. ""