* October 1931).
VOLUME 4f No. 54.
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EXPRESS
FIVE CENTS
C. L.Williams
Ringing Resolutions , Unanim
ously Adopted at a Mass'
Meeting Fav.oring Him for a
Seat in the House of Repres
entatives Made Vacant by the
Death of Congressman Ham
mer — Committee Appointed
to Assist in Securing His
Nomination at the Congres
sional Committee Meeting at
Asheboro Friday *
An enthusiastic mass meeting of
Democrats of Sanford and Dee coun
ty was held in the' City Hall Wednes
day night to take steps to secure the
nomination of Solicitor C. L. Wil
liams for Congress from the Seventh
District to succeed the late Congress^
man William C. Hammer, of Ashe
boro. Mr. E. M. Underwood was call
ed to the chair and Mr. D. B. Teague
explained the object of the meeting.
Short speeches were made by a num
ber of those present heartily endors
ing Solicitor Williams for Congress
from this di^-ict and pledging" their
support as long as he is in the race.
They included Mr. Teague, J. R.
Rives, H. M. Jackson,' J. W. Stout,
committeeman from this county of
the Seventh Congressional District,
„ A. A. F. Seawell, W. C. York, S. V.
Scott, H» C.. Renegar, who offered
the following resolution which was
enthusiastically ; .and unanimously
adopted: • x
-.. RESOLUTION. v
Whereas the Supreme- law maker
of the universe in -His wisdom has
seen fit to terminate the earthly du
ties and call to a higher reward our
beloved representative in Congress,
William Cicero Hammer, and
WHEREAS with our heads bowed
in respect and our hearts heavy with
sorrow, we must not be unmindful
of the importance of the duty which
the untimely passing of our beloved
Congressman has placed upon the cit
izens of the Seventh Congressional
District, and
WHEREAS after _ much thought
and deliberation we feel that we have
among us one whose training, ex
perience, ability and character rend
ers him amply capable of filling the
important vacancy of our worthy de
parted. Now be it
RESOLVED: That we the citizens
of Lee County, in mass meeting as
sembled do hereby pledge our support
and endorse and instruct our member
of the Congressional Executive Com
mittee of the 7th Congressional Dis
trict, the Honorable J. W. Stout, to
cast his vote for Clawson L. Williams,
as the nominee of the Democratic
Party to represent our District in the
Congress of the United States.
A large committee -to md in the
promotion of his candidacy was ap
pointed from all parts of the county
consisting of E. M. Underwood, J. R.
Jones, Sr., Dr. P. W. McCracken, R.
E. Madss, T. A. Riddle, C. H. Riddle,
D. L. St. Clair, J. A. Dalrymple, E.
I,. Cole, J. M. Willcox, J. R. Rives,
W. H. White,-K. R. Hoyle, J. R. In
gram, R. W. Vick, B. C.'Kelly, J. J.
Edwards, E. Johnson, K. E. Sey
mour, ,S. V.- Scott, S. W. Womble,
W. G. Watson, D. B. Teague, S. V.
Stevens, E. R. Buchan, J. C. Wat
son. W. M. Holder, C. H. Wicker,
G. W. Temple, M. T. Yates-, Dr.
Lynn Mclver, J. H. Monger, H. M.
Jackson, J. C. Pittman, H. Cl Rene
gar, Austin McCormick, and A. K.
Miller and- others. A large and ac
tive delegation of Lee county citizens
will be on hand at the meeting of the
committee on Friday at 11 o’clock at
Asheboro.
There are 13 counties in tne sev
enth Congressional District and the
executive committee is composed of
tine Democrat from each county. J.
W. Stout being from Lee. This, com
mittee is called to meet in Asheboro
Friday morning at 11 o'clock to nom
inate a man to succeed Congressman
Hammer who died at his home in that
place on last Friday afternoon. The
district is full of candidates for this
office, there being from one to three
in some. of the counties, and their
friends are hard at work frying to
“put them overt” Some two or three
of the counties have no candidate.
There is talk of naming Mra. , Ham
mer for the short term which expires
the first of next March. Everybody!
seems to be at sea as to who will get
the nomination. The friends of the
several candidates have since the
first of the week been working day
and night, to influence the members
of the committee in supporting their
, choice for this high office. Solicitor
• Williams and Mr. Walter Lambeth, of
Thomasville, seem to be in the lead.
The friends of Solicitor Williams are
very much encouraged over the pros
pect of his securing the nomination.
They regard him as the ablest man
in the race. He is a good speaker
and should he get the nomination it
is expected that he will make'a very
(C„ L. WILLIAMS)
effective whirlwind • campaign during
the- next thirty days.
His a hi litv as speaker and l eader
was extolled by his friends and neigh
bors at the meeting Wednesday night.
He has the reputation of being orte
of the beet solicitors in the State and
is feared fiv people brought before j
the courts; charged with crime. He
hag met and defeated some -of the
best criminal lawyers in the State
before the courts, 'it is predicted by 1
hit friends that should he go to Con
gress he will make a brilliant record,
as, membcr of the House.
Solicitor r Williams Who was called
on expressed his appreciation, of the !
many complimentary things said ■
about him by others who took part;
in the proceedings of the meetings
CANT BURN COTTON.
pibried the burinir of a rmantity Jpf i
cotton — probably a specific percent
age of the crop — to reduce the sur
plus and raise the price. As evidence
of good faith the merchant burned,
a bale of cotton on the public square i
of his town and exhorted others to do J
likewise.^ The State fire marshal
took notc\of the burning. He holds itj
a violation of lav?, punishable by im
prisonment ranging from one f t ten
years, and the prosecuting attorney
of the territory was instructed to in
vestigate and act according to find
ings.
REGISTRARS AND POLL
HOLDERS.
The registration books will open at
the several voting places in the coun
ty on October 4th, and remain open
through October 26th. \ The regis
trars will be at the several voting
plaoes on the first Saturday'in No
vember for any one wishing to in
spect the books, to challenge any
voter. The following is a list of
Registrars and Judges elected:
Jonesboro Township—T. E. WycKe,
j registrar; judges, R. A. Watson and
W. H. Campbell; Republican, R. C.
j McNeill.
Greenwood No. 1—Registrar, T. M.
i Perry; judges, J. F. Sanders and N.
i H. Pearce; Republican J. B. Hall.
| Greenwood No. 2—Registrar, G. G.
i Morris; judges,^? V." Godwin, W. M>
j Holder; Republican, N. H. Gamer.
' West Sanford—Registrar, C. R.
Reid; Judges, W. T. Temple and J.
Will Wicker; Republican R. A. Groce,
j East Sanford—Registrar, R. J.
I Yates; judges, 0. A. Harrington, and
: T. J. Minter; Republican, T. H. Lut
terloh. i - ..
uumnocK— registrar, u. u rteyn-.
olds; judges, Mrs. E. L. Gunther, and
W. T. Seagroves; Republican N. H.,
Perry.
East Pocket —Registrar, Lonnie
Dickens; judges, R. J. Bullis, and Ar- j
thur Maddox; Republican, D. C. Cole.
West Pocket—Registrar, E. W. Pas-!
chal; judges, Jude Palmer, and E. L.!
Cole; Republican, James Pickard. |
Deep River—Registrar, E. J. John-1
son: judges. Alton Wicker and G. F:
Johnson; Republican D. A. Mann. j
Gum Springs—Registrar, T. H, Yar
borough; judges, J. A. Stephens and j
Miss Thelma Thomas; Republican, A.;
'M. Kelly,
Broadway—Registrar, Carl Buchan-1
an; judges; Gus Hunter and T. C. j
Dalrymple; Republican John M. j
Harrington. _
“LIGHTHOUSE NAN."
Don’t fail to see “Lighthouse Nan,”'
a comedy-drama in three acts pre
sented by the Greenwood high school
in the auditorium, Friday evening,
October both, at 8 o’clock.
Admission, 10c and 80c. Proceeds
will go for benefit of the school.
COTTON FARMERS TO HAVE FI
- NANCIAL ASSISTANCE.; v'
Financial assistance to cotton farm
ers to enable them to carry the 1930
crop until it can be marketed in an
orderly manner has bene offered by
the Federal Intermediate Credit
Banks. In a letter sent to all tranks
and agricultural credit corporations
in the cotton belt, the intermediate
banks offered to make loans of’nine
cents a pound, or 76 per cent of the
market value, if the percentage was
over nine cents, for middling white
cotton of seven-eights inch staple,
provided certain conditions were met.
To meet these conditions, the -cotton
must be of tenderable grade and
staple, properly stored and insured
and pledged as Security for the loans.
The banks stated that cotton farmers
who desire to avail themselves of this
opportiiKjty should apply to a bank
ing institution or agricultural credit,
corporation in their locality which
has or obtains the privilege of doing
business with the federal intermedi
ate credit bank.”
ROTARY NOTES.
There will be a joint meeting of the
Rotary and Kiwanjs Clubs ' Friday
night, October 10th, in honor of the
Sanford firemen who will be "gusts of"
the "two clubs on this occasion.
On October 14th the Rotary, Chib
will entertain tha Tobacco meri who
represent the various companies now
buying fonacco on the Sanford mar
ket. - - ~
The following Rotarians will rep
resent the club at the inter-city meet
ing at Ashehoro tomorrow night: Dr.
J. I. Neal, W. H.-Fitts, Jr., Dr. R. C.
Gilmore, J. R. Ingram, F. P. Strong,
W. A. Crabtree, D. L. St. Clair; W.
R. Williams, E. T. Ussery, ' 0. P.
Makepeace, W. H. White, P.-J. Bar
ringer, R..E. Bobbitt and E. C. Heins,
if i»rai-ibi'i»»MKt
O. P: Makepeace and Wilbur Mc
Iver made talks Tuesday on certain
phases of Rotary. W. R. Williams
was to have made a talk but was out
of town.
President" Graham, of the Univer
sity, will visit Sanford and address
the club the latter part of October.
FIRE DEPT. HOST AT BANQUET
TO CITY OFFICIALS
The Sanford Fire Department
were hosts to the members of the
Williams, and other'city officials and
Williams, and otherc ity officials and
a large number of citizens of the
town at a banquet at the Carolina
Hotel last Thursday night. Twenty
eight covers were iaid for the occa
sion. This banquet was given by the
Fire Department to show its appre
ciation of the co-operation of the
board of aldermen and city officials
in furnishing equipments and in
other ways adding to the efficiency
of the Fire Department. Chief of
Police John T. McKeman acted as
toastmaster and welcomed the guests
to the occasion.
Short talks were made by Dr. R.
C. Gilmore, Mayor W. R. Williams,
Alderman W. R. Makepeace, Aider
man E. M. Underwood, Alderman T.
A. Ricjrjle, Alderman J. T. Ledwell,
City Attorney J. C. Pittman, E. G.
Mdffitt, City Clerk Harvey Kennedy,
P. H, St. Clair, D. L. Seymour and
other members of the Fire Depart
ment.
Ail expressed their appreciation of
Sanford’s splendid Fire Department
and the efficient service that it has
always rendered in protecting the
town against fire. Sherwood Brock
well, of Raleigh, fire marshal of the
State, was the guest of honor of the
occasion. He made a splendid talk
on fire prevention and had words O.f
praise for the efficiency of the San
ford Fire Department. He-spoke of
the fine record it had made at the
annual fire conventions and of the
spirit it had shown in the Contests
at the tournaments.
While tobacco is still selling well
on the Sanford market the rush is
not as great as it was last week.
There are two reasons for this: The
farmers are busy gathering their cot
ton and other crops and have very
little tobacco graded. It is expected
that the market will "pick-up” in the
next week, or two. Comparatively
little of the'tobacco raised in this
section has been marketed.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICE.
- Chris'ian Science service will be
held at 3 p. m., Sunday, comer En
(tor and Chisholm streets. Subject:
‘Unreality.” The public is cordially
invited to attend.
-- - - • /
Miss Martha Isenhour, of Greens
boro College, spent the week end with
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Isenhour.
Dan K. Kin
Max Heins
P. Wilkins
on Tuesday, 6
pe<;t to go to J
afii carry J5 at
the battery. _ J
tery will joig
units and fotj
President Hod
chief speaker 1
Mr. X. W. Si
the contract tn
Hospital, now.;
at work clearij
ting things in
excavations a*
tion ready to b
infe." the buili
too rot aid se
it is proposed i
borne seven 01
of'treea were i
trees will be 1
can be protec
is being const!
pects to soon >
making, the a*
Lieut. Col. 1
Army Medical
here Tuesday i
Line Railroad i
tic Center, U.
Mt. -AJton, Wa
will be station
Lieut. CoL Ant
reared near Sa
RKIEFS.
ft tobacco were trans
Saturday and sent to
pe Atlantic and Yad
» ofHhis tobacco was
|. markets.
Hew nights Captain
J first Lieutenant
pecond Lieutenant L.
I ken busy drilling
ghape Battery E. of
“rti!l<;ry preparatory
n the 150th anniver
i of King’s Mountain,
ifibor 7th. They ex
it’s Mountain in cars
^•th'; full strength of.
ps'expected this bat
poany other military
b ;dy guard for
who will be the
tthat occasion.
ft$ who was awarded
PUild the Lee County
p a iorce ot laborers
Loff the lot .and put
Jppe to begin making
ftgetting the iounda
Tin w orn on the build
Bg committee visited
tied the tiees which
(save for shade trees,
fight different kinds
lad on the lot. The
Ved up so that they
I while the building
■ted. Mr. Stout ex
(e a force of laborers
brie ,1. Arnold, U. S.
prps, passed tnrough
■r the Seaboard Air
ioute to the Diagno&
I Veterans’ Hospital,
Sngton, D. C.. where
7 .far four month?.
H, who was bom and
■id, in Moore county,
now juee, is i
William Arm
Mrs. J. L> G
became attach
pi the army
arid has from
moted and no
corps. He 1
through yeal
throughout th
ed to learn th
service jqf Ui
cal corps:. !!
land a brother of
[re, of Sanford. He
>.the medical corps
|ng; the World War,
i to time been pro—
fold? the commission
ionel in the medical
ivporked his way up
Tit, and his . friends
Jectinn will be pleas
ie stands high in the
f Sam’s army medi
H'EKK IN SANDY
.1UATION
Jsthdlter 5-12 will be
.Jship Week in the
kociation when Bap;
[better acquainted
1 with the general
every church m t!fs association with
messages of information, and it is
hoped that they will also be inspiring
as we think of the eentennial of
North Carolina .Baptists and their
marvelous success over this long pe
riod, of time.
Among other interesting items on
the program for each church, there
will be read the history of the churen
and an attractive metar plate bearing
the name of the church will be placed
over the entrance. Another object
of these meetings is to give the Bap
tist people an opportunity ot paying
their pledges to the Centennial Jbuncl
and at the same time free will offer
ings to the schools and colleges in the
State.
The following schedule gives the
order in. which the churches will be
visited. It is hoped that each churcl
mill give this notice the widest
licity and that there will be a large
congregation at each meeting.
Section No. 1. -
October 6—Alt. Pleasant, 10 a. m.
Sandy Creek, a p. m.j Staley, 7:30 p
m.;
October 7 Moon’s Chapel, 10 a. m,
Brush Creek, 3 p. m.; Benett, 7:3(
p. m. •
October 8—Tyson’s Creek, 10 a.m.;
Fhll Creek, 3 p m.; Beulah, 7:30 p.m
October 9—Deep River, 10 a. m.:
Riverside, 3 p. mi; Union Grove, 7:3(
p. m.
October Id-Mechanic’s Hill, 10- a
m.; Pine Grove, 3 p. m.
Section No. 2.
October 6—Rocky* River, 10 a. m.
'Oakley, 3 p. m.; Siler City, 7:30 p.m
October 7—I. -ves Creek, 10 a. m.
Hickory Mountain, 3 p. m.; Pittsboro
7:30 d. m.
October s—hmmaus, 10 a. m.; New
Salem, 3 p. m.; Mt. Olive, 7:30 p. m
October 9—Kock Springs, 10 a. m.
Juniper Spring, 3 p. m.; East San
ford, 7:30 p- in.
October 10 Flint Hill, 10 a, m.;
Jonesboro, 3 p. m.
Sect tutu No. 3.
October 0—Hives Chapel, 10 a. m.;
Mineral Springs, 3 p, m , Bonlee,
7:30 p. m.
October 7 Sandy Branch, 10 a, m.:
Bear Creek, r- m.; Gldston, 7:30
p. m. , .
Octobei S- Hickory Grove, 10 a. m.;
Antioch, 3 p. m t Bethany, 7:30 p.m.
Octobei P i ii olina, 10 a.m.; May’s
Chapel, 3 p. m : Moncure, 7:30 p. m.
Octobei 10 -th£*n Springs, 10 a.m.;
Flat Springs. 3p. m.
Si,tion No. 4.
Octobei 0- Kphesus, 10 a. m.;
Lemon Spring 3 P- m.; Cameron,
7:30 p. m.
Octobei 7 \ iss, 10 a. m.; Yates
Thagga.nl, 3 V- m.jr Southern Pines,
7:30 p. in , i_
October S- Ashley Heights, 10 a.
m.: Aberdeen. 3 p. m.; Pine Bluff,
7:30 p. m. •' 14 7 ■ . ' -
Octobei 9 Tnvlor Memorial, 10 a.
'm.: Bethlehem, 3 p. m.; Carthage,
7:30 p. m ,f
October 0 10 a. m.:
friendship. m.; Red Branch, 7:30
*' Octobei '11 ' iol Springs. 10 a. m.:
Summer 11 : p- m-1 Sanford, 7:30
p.*m. •-. -
PRITCHARD ^TO SPEAK IN
SANFORD NEXT TUES
DAY NIGHT.
Representative George M. Pritch
ard, who is the Republican candidate
to succeed Senator F. M. Simmons in
the United States Senate, and for
which office J. W. Bailey is the Demo
cratic candidate, will speak on the po-'
litical issues of the campaign in the
City Hall, in this place, October 9th,
at 7:30 p. m. People of the town
and section, regardless of political
affiliation, are invited to hear him.
He has been speaking for several
weeks in the campaign. A notice ol
his appointment will be found in an
o.her column.
WALTER GILMORE, JR., ENTERS
THE MINISTRY.
The following news item clipped
irom the itaieign News ana Observei
01 last Friday, will be read jwith in
terest by many ot the local readers
or ine Express:
Information has been received
here that Walter Gilmore, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Gilmore, has
decided to entei the ministry. He
was licensed a few days ago by the
f ust Baptist church of Nasnviile.
ienn., and is now studying at the
Soucnem Baptist Theeoiogical Semin
ary at Eouisvij^e, Ky. tie had a po
vsiticrt iff New \one out resigned it to
enter ms new neid. His la.her was
xormeiiy stewaiaship secretary oi
tile Baptist btate Convention and is
now associate secretary ci ine execu
tive committee of the southern Bap
tis. Convention witn headquarters at
Nashville; Tenn.
PATER HARD FIGHT GREENS
liciitl) Ufcif EA lS SANrutiL*
i kJ TO 0.
After being hekt ac bay throughout
the entire game, tiie Greensboro elev
en scored twice on Goacn warncK's
“Yellow Jackets*’ in the last ioui
minutes ol piay nere last Friday. “ The
pigsKm was in Greensboro's territory
most oi the time, Sanford never get
ting within scoring distance of the
Greensboro goal. Tne local squad
deserves much credit, however, tor
tney showed a lighting spirit through
out the game, twice holding tne
heavier eieven for downs wicmn m
their,
er’-si
second coming wnen Shafier inter
cepted a pass t>n Sanford's 45 yard
line and went down the field for the
second touchdown. The try lor point
was grounded each time.
Foi Greensboro Wharton and Schaf
fer were outstanding; wnile in the
Sanford line Brown was the main eog
with Captain Kelly shining in tne
back field.
LINE UP.
Sanford
Buchanan,
Cox,
Conder,...... .
Brown,
Wilkie, . ..
Palmci,
*W ickgi,
Hubbard, ..
Newman,
Kelly, (Capt.)
•Suggs, .
Greensboro—
Burroughs..
Riley,
Wrenn,
Vanstory,
Avery,.
Brown (Capt.)
Mclver,
Nicholson,
Schaffer,
Elias,
Norman,
! Scoring—Touchdowns —
and Schaffer. .
Substitutions for Sanford: Snipes,
Stout, Byerly, vick, Orr, Thomas
Bowers. , . r.„.
1 Officials: Holland, Vestal, William
L. End
L. Tackle
L. Guard
... Center
R. Guard
R. Tackle
R. End
R. Half
Quarter
L. Halt
Pullback
L. End
L. Tackie
L. Guard
Center
It. Guard
R. Tackle
R. End
Quartei
R. Half
L. Half
Fullback
Wharton
The local tehm will meet the strong
Apex eleven here Friday afternoon,
good one, Apex having defeated Dunn
The game promises to be another
7-0 last week. Come out ar/1 help
encourage the boys.
-i
buffalo news.
} .Sunday morning is “Rallying" time
at Buffalo Sunday school. A “Ral
| ly Day” program will be presented by
the school. It is hoped that, every
member of the school will be '“present
| with their friends. May we make it
a rally day in the interest of Christ.
j ’ Communion Service.
1 Sunday, October 5, 11 o’clock is the
time for fall Communion at Buffa
lo. May we all come with glad
hearts as we again commemorate the
love of God as manifested in Jesus
Christ, His Son and our Savioui.
1 . Ciiclo Meetings.
I Circle of Women’s Auxiliary of
Buffalo Church will meet Monday,
October 6, as follows:
j No. 1 with Mrs. K. E. l'oushee, J
, P No. 2 with Mrs. Lula Christian, at
3 No™!! with Mrs. Alexander Mrlver,
; 3 &'o.m4 with Mrs. W. T. Cheshire, 8
! Services at Pocket, Sunday, Octo
ber 5th, at 7:30 o’clock.
PRESBYTERIAL
GROFF MEETING
The group conference of District
No 1 or Orange Presbyterial will
meet at Salem church, Tuesday, Oc.
toh,er 7th, at 10 o’cdock A. M. All
Auxiliary members are urged to be
present.
MRS. JONAS BARCLAY,
Chairman.
DEATH ENDS CAREER OF
CONGRESSMAN W. C. HAMMER
Political Life Extended Over Pe- 1
nod of Forty Years in Many
Capacities—Beloved in Home
Town and Throughout the
District.
Late Friday afternoon J. W. Stout
Lee County member of the Democrat
ic Executive Committee of the Sev
enth Congressional District,, K. R
Hoyle,chairman of the "County Demo
cratic Executive Committee, and. per
haps others of the county, received
wired ipessages from Mrs. Hammer,
which Conveyed the shocking informa
tion that her husband, William Cicero
Hammer,' who has represented the
Seventh Congressional District in the
House of Representatives nearly ten
years, had suddenly passed away at
his home at Asheboro that afternoon
at 1:30 o’clock of a heart attack. The
j announcement of his death was a
great shock to all as it was not known
that he was sick as ho attended the
funeral of Major Charles M. ,Ste<j
- man in Fayetteville the day before
and seemed to be in his usual robust
j health. .
i ine luneral was held at the Meth
odist Protestant church in Asheboro
Sunday afternoon at at 3 o’clock. The
church held a comparatively small
number of the people who came from
every county in the district and from
many other sections of the state to
pay tribute to a man who was held in
high esteem as a citizen, a Christian
and a law-maker, and servant of the
! people. It is estimated that there
were 10,000 people in Asheboro to
attend the funerhl. In the delega
tions that filled Asheboro on this oc
casion were Senators, Cohere .;smen
and many prominent State officials
from Raleigh and other places. The
body -was removed from the residence
to the church at 2 P. M., s d for an
hour and a half double lines of peo
1 pie filed through the church for a
final* view of the body of the man
. whose memory they had come to hon
old and young, white and negro,- who
( had known Mr. Hammer r -sonally
and whose death they fel great
I personal loss, that really l the
story of the love which 1 ’ >lk of
his district had for him. 7 e love
ly floral tributes were nevi seen at
a funeral. The funeral was conduct
ed by Pastor Rey. J. E. Pritchard.
! Splendid eulogies of the life and. char
acter of Congressman Hammer were
delivered at the church by Hon. Jo
sephus Daniels, former secretary of
the Navy, Congresman from the
Eighth District, Hon. R. L. Dough
ton, and Dr. S. W. Taylor, president
of the North Carolina Conference of
the Methodist Protestant church. At
the conclusion of the services at the
' church the bodv was carried to the
cemetery a few blocks- ew?.v in
the presence of an assemblage of
prominent as well as people from the
humble walks of life it was commit
ted to its last resting place. The
following citizens from Sanford at
tended the funeral: W. H. White, S.
V. Scott, J. W. Stout, Austin McCor
mick, K. E. Seymour, J. R. Jones, J.
, R. Ingram, D. B. Teague, J. U- Gun
ter, P. G. York, W. N. Tulluck, A. M.
Hubbard, Vesper Brown, Charles
Riddle, C. L. Williams, W. R. Wil
. liams, L. Marshall, Ernest Marks, J.
R. Rives, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. St. Clair,
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Jackson, Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. King, P. H. St. Clair Miss
Judith Ross, W C. York, Miss Addie
; St. Clair. -
The following citizens from San
ford were among the large number of
honorary pall bearers: W. H. White,
D. L. St. Clair, J. W. Stout, and Aus
I tin McCormick.
i Congressman Hammer, who served
the Seventh District in the House of
Representatives abouf ten years, was
(i8. years of age. He wap born in
Randolph county four miles pouth
! west of Asheboro, the son of the late
W. C. Hammer, a Methodist Protest
ant minister, and Hannah Burrow
Hammer. He was also the grand
' son of a minister. He received his
education in the public schools of
Randolph county, at Yadkin Institute,
Western Maryland College and Uni
versity of North Carolina. He was
admitted to the bar in 1891, and prac
ticed law since, being at the time of
his death a member of “the firm of
Hammer and Wilson. *
December 21, 1893, he married Miss
Minnie Lee Hancock, who survives
him together wnth one daughter, Mrs.
Harriette Hammer Walker; twro grand
children. Hall Hammer and Jane
Page Walker; one brother, S. B.
Hammer, of Lynchbug, Va.; ttnree sis
ters, Mrs. Ivey Clark, of Compton,.
Cal.; Mrs. W. F. Redding, and Mrs.
I.ucilla Lovett, of Asheboro.
Among Mr. Hammer’s outstanding
characteristics an unfailing loyalty to
his family, friends, church and party,
vied for first place with a rugged
honesty of purpose. As a man and
as a political leader h§ was well lov
-- a
/
Bd, and hundreds of telegrams have
brought messages of sympathy and
regret to his family from people over
theeStut& Within an hour after he
died a telephone call expressed the
regrets cf President Hoover and offi
cial Washington.
Appointed Solicitor.
Early in 1902 Governor Aycock ap
pointed Mr. Hammer as solicitor in
the Superior Court of the 10th (now
the loth) judicial district to fill a
vacancy caused by the death of Wiley
Kush, and in the fall of that year he
was elected to the office, which he
held for twelve years. He was ap
pcited United States Attorney for the
Western North Carolina ^district in
February, 1914, by President Wood
row Wilson, and served in that ca
pacity until September of 1920, when
he received the Democratic nomina
tion for Congress.
lilts smiy ui ivii. xituiiiucx a
gressipnal careerjs a story of an unu
sual success. His pet measures were
those designed to strike death to
adult illiteracy, but he also fought
consistently for veterans’ relief and
farm relief. He favored good roads
when good roads were unpopular, and
has been a leader in a movement to
provide them since the movement
was launched. To assure getting
the best for his own county he went
with the suijyeyors when the roads
were being laid out.
In Congress Mr. Hammer’s ability
had not gone unrecognized. He was
serving on the powerful judiciary
committe up until his death, and un- 51
til January of this year was a mem
ber of the District of Columbia com
mittee, the patents committee, the
pensions committee, and the expendi
tores' and executive committee.
In addition to his political ca
reer and his law practice, Mr. Ham
mer had still another absorbing inter
est. For more than 40 years he was
ownerv and editor of the Asheboro
Courier, weekly newspaper. At one
time he was president of the North
Carelina Press Association.
Congressman Hammer always shar
ed the honor that came to him by
virtue of his eminently successful ca
reer with Mrs. Hammer, whom he de
clared to be instrumental in promot
ing his rise to leadership, and whom
he looked to for assistance in every
public and private venture. For 20
years she has virtually managed the
Courier when Mr. Hammer’s other ac
tivities took him out of the city. Both
Mrs. Hammer and Mrs. Walker are
women of much ability, the latter be
ing connected with the Winston-Sa
lem Sentinel. At times when press
ing business prevented the congress
man from filling a speaking engage
ment, his wife stepped into his breach
and made the speeches for him.
TOBACCO BUYERS ON
THE SANFORD MARKET
In the article last week on the
opening of the Sanford tobacco mark
et we inadvertantly failed to give the
names of the buyers and the com
panies they represent. Here they are:
American Tobacco Company—D. T.
Bailey.
Export Tobacco Company—J. C.
Burwell.
Imperial Tobacco Company—J. K.
Hughes.
Liggett & Myers—R. F. Joyce.
R. J. Reynolds Company—Glenn
Richards.
There are also several independent
buyers on this market. This is a
strong set of buyers, most of whom
are experienced in the business. Sev
eral of these buyers have been on the
local market in past years and have
made many friends among the people
of the town and community. They
want to see the Sanford market build
up and become one of the leading mar
kets of the State.
NO LAW TO FORCE ELECTOR TO
OBSERVE .PROMISE AT
PRIMARY
Attorney General Brummitt finds
no law forcing an elector to keep the
pledge at the November election that
he made when he voted in the pri
mary. The voter may split his bal
lot. In some states it is a require
ment that the elector fulfill his pri
mary oath, but there is no such obli
gation in this state. The law re
quires candidates to make solemn dec
laration of his purpose to abide by
the primary choice, but there is no en
forcement act. The law lacks the
strength of the prohibition statutes.
Rov Smith, of Cra inert on, w&s anx -
ious for enlightenment on this point
and recently wrote Mr. Brummitt
The Attorney General think r there is
a moral and legal obligation to sup
port these nom’poes when the voter
takes the obligation.
Mr Rrntremtt observes that at, the
time of challenging a voter before a
primary election the man is put on his
oath to answer trulv and can then be
asked if it is his ‘“then in tention to
sunport the par*v nominee in the gen
eral election. There is no oath, how
ever, he added, regarding supooit of
the nominee which can be enforced.