=E -- FIVE CENTS VOLUME 44, No. 55. mm 1 obacco ym * r: on Sanford Market Neatly One a Half Million Pounds Sold on Sanford Mar ket to Date—Sales Much Greater Than at This Time Last Year—Some of the Best Sales of The Season This Week—Average Prices High er Than Last Season—Farm ers Pleased With the Prices. 'About the busiest place in this neck of the woods is the Sanford to bacco market. The market is going strong in quality, quantity and price. Plenty of tobacco is now selling on the three floors at from $25 to $30, $35 and $40, and some as high as $50 and $60 per hundred. One of the best sales that has been'put on this season was held today. TWe sale con tinued until some time in the after noon. The painters are bringing it in from five or six counties and are going away pleased with the prices. Up to Tuesday the total sales of the season amounted to 1,007,526 IbE. and 3 big sales have been held since, running it up to 1,500,000 pounds or more. The average price up to the present date is more than $15.00 per hundred. The sum realized from the sales since the season open ed totals up more than $153,000.00. Beginning with next week __ The Express will give a large number of the average prices the planters have received for their tobacco at the three warehouses. BALDWIN’S BARGAIN STORE WIL HAVE ITS OPENING , SATURDAY Messrs. K. L. and L. F. Baldwin have opened a stock of goods in the Hollingsworth-Hatch old building, Nos. 37-39, on Steele Street and will conduct-the business under the firm name of Baldwin’s Bargain store. They are now busy placing their stock, all of which is new and will have their opening on Saturday, 18th. They are prepared to sell at very at tractive prices and it will pay you to see their stock before purphasing. fcl Women Celebrate 38th Birthday of State College For Women at Home of Founder. The Lee county Chapter of the Nprth Carolina College Alumnae As sociation celebreted the 38th birth day of the College by having a camp supper on Thursday evening, October 9th, at the boyhood home of the founder, Dr. Charles D. Mclver. This home is located about five miles north of Sanford on the Boone Trail; and is now owned by Mr. O. F. Patterson, The fact that this meeting was held under the trees where Dr. Mc Iev played when a boy added much to the interest of the alumnae. The following" informal program was carried out,' County Chairman, Mrs. P. J. Barringer, presiding: Song, Carolina, led by Miss Pearl Temle. Reminiscences of College Life when Dr. Mclver was president, Mrs. J. T. Davenport, (class 1895.}. Present Day College Life, Miss So phia Howie, (Class of 190.) Poems, written by alumnae of the College, read by Miss Ruth Gunter and Mis Elizabeth Crews. College Song, Alumhae. Officers were elected for the coming year as follows: Mrs. P. J. Barringer, chairman. Mrs. R. T. Howard, Secretary. The following members of the As sociation were present: Meadames J. T, Davenport, D. L. St. Clair, S. L. Long, R. T. Howard, P. J. Barringer, J. U. Gunter, H. M. Jackson, Horton Frazier, Misses Pearl Temple, Sophie Howie, Elizabeth Crews. Ruth Gunter, Elva Bryan, Lil lian Glass, Katherine Phillips, Kate Bryan, Stewart. BOWNIE BROS. CIRCUS THE AT TRACTION HERE MONDAY. -• Downie Bros. Circus was the attrac tion in Sanford last Monday. Hie show which travels in its own trucks, reached Sanford Sunday and went in to camp on the old ball ground in East Sanford. The outfit paraded through the streets in the business district at the noon hour and. was witnessed by a large number of peo ple from the town and surrounding country who assembled on the side walks and in the windows of build ings along the route. Very few hor ses were to be seen in the parade as the animal cages and other things were hauled in motor trucks. An other instance where .the , railroads are knocked out of business. Both performances in the afternoon and night were attended by a good number of people despite the fact that this is a busy time with the farmers and money is source. This is a three ring show and for its, size is one of the best on the road. Both animals and the men and wo men who put on the program are well trained and some of the stunts are thrilling to the spectators. This show has added to its^j) outfit the Sparks Show which was for years one of the test little Shows on the road. Lee county has a right good sor ghum crop this year and farmers are working up the cane here and there in many sections of the ooilnty. This is one evidence-that thev are nren-r. ing to "Live-at-flome” as never be fore. When it is made right the home-made product is of a better fla . vor thap the kind that Is shipped. in from a distanco. WILLIAMS-BELK CO IN NEW STORE Opening Held Tuesday Night— Many People of the Town and County Visited the Store Dur- j ing the Evening — Now Rea dy to Serve the Trading Pub lic in a Larger Capacity, Mr. J. C. Williams, who is at the head of Belk-Williams store in Wil mington, is spending a few days here this week assisting in directing the opening of the new WiUiams-Belk, which is the remodeled Wilkins-Ricks stand across the street from Wil liams-Belk’s old stand. The sales men and salesladies were busy Mon day and Tuesday moving and arrang ing the goods from the old to the new stand preparatory to the open ing and inspection of the store Tues day night by the public. The store which was brilliantly lighted and was pleasing to the eye in its new form, J was visited and admired by a large number of'people from the town and .section notwithstanding a heavy downpour of rain. Although the time in which to do the work was limited the goods were attractively arranged and the general appearance of the store excited favorable com ment by all who vistied it. The trans formation of everything connected with the building from the time the workmen took it ilt hand a few weeks I ago till its dors were thrown open j Tuesday night for the inspection of the public was marvelous in its na ture and Mr. Vesper Brown and his force of workmen and Mr. W. L. Sim„ moris, manager, and Mr. Lee S. Jones, assistant rilanager, and their efficient corps of salesmen and salesladies are I to be congratulated upon the splendid manner in which they put the thing over.w In order €o reach the objective part of the tirpethey have worked day and night. j^Th<^stMje^opem?d for business Wed thing they carry in their large and attractive stock. ROTARY AND KIWANIS CLUBS HOLD JOINT MEETING The Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs held a joint meeting at the Wilrik Hotel last Friday night and had as their guests the members of the board of aldermen and city fire department. Covers were laid for 80, but as a few were unable to-attend, 73 were servvj ed. It was a representative body of j the citizenship of the town, gll pro- . fessions, business, concerns and oc- * cupatiohs beings represented. I J. U. Gunter, president of the Ki wanis Club, acted as toastmaster of , the occasion. Adi joined^ln render ing a number of songs with Dr. M. L. Matthews, of the Rotary Club, and , A. P. King, of the Kiwanis Club, lead ing. .Misa Futrell., who di rects the music for the Kiwanis Club, and Mr. Fred Strong, of the Rotary ] Club, played the accompaniments on the piano. Dr. R. C. Gilmore, pastor of the Presbyterian church, opened the meeting with a short prayer. The Kiwanis club was welcomed by J. R. Ingram, president of the Rotary Club, and the members #f the board of aldermen and fire department were welcomed by. President Gunter. Among the guests present were Miss Floy Rivers, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Kluttz, of Greensboro, who was the Salmon, of Durham, and Mr. New land ”"'d,h, of Wilmington, Deleware. In introducing the members of the fire department Mayor Warren Wil I1HII1S Utuu UIC uryaiVHrcuv o imc hi bute for tine splendid service it has rendered in protecting the lives and property of the citizens of the town. Mr, L. b. Kiuttz, ttBSiS.ant secre tary of the Pilot Fire Insurance Com pany, of Ureensooro, who was tne speaaer of the occasion,discussed in a very entertaining manner the sub ject oi “r ire Prevention.” In discus sing the subject he stated that the fire loss in this country last year amounted to approximately $500,000, 000.00—over a $1,000.00 per minute. Over 60 per-cent of fires occurred m homes. One home Dums every four minutes on an average. Eacn day ten public buildings, including schools bum. Number of lives lost by tire last year amounted to ten thousand. 30 per cent of this num otr were children under ten years of age and 85 per cent of the loss of lives Occurred in homes, schools and ' hospitals. Most of the loss of life falls on women and children. It is -estimated that 90 per cent of these j deaths are due to carelessness. Foss ' of property by fire in North Carolina during 1028 $4,912,925.00—1929 $4,-| 992,412.00. Lives lost by fire in North Carolina In 1928—271, and In ; 1929—266. Mi. JClpttz emphasized the fact that fire premiums are based on fire losses; that the insurance rates are high or low in proportion to the loss es, and that ttje people realty make their own rates, as the insurance companies reduce the insurance rates as the losses are reduced. Ex-Gov. Cameron Morrison is booked to speak bp the political issues of the campaign at the‘Auditorium of I the Sanford High School next-Tues-' day night, Oct. 21gt, at 8 o’clock. The voters are invited to hear him. Mr. Chas. P. Rogers loft the firet j ?7"the week for Atlanta, Ga., to at-! tend the meeting of the National Funeral Director’s Convention. SAYS REPUBLICANS AIDED FARMERS Pritchard hi Speech Here Raps Bailey and Democrats and Praises President Hoover. Stressing that the'strength of the Republican party had always been among the farmers o'f the nation and defending the record of the party with reference to farm relief, George M. Pritchard; of Asheville, Republi can candidate for United States Sen ate, spoke before a full house at City Hall here last Friday night, Mr. Pritchard was introduced by District Attorney E. L. Gavin, after the meeting had been called to order by R. A. Kennedy, spoke of the serv ice which the Pritchard family rend ered to North Carolina and said that the present candidate was following in the iliustrious footsteps of his-fore fathers. Mr. Pritchard stated that the Re publican party had kept the prom ises made to the farmers in the con vention, and platform of 1928. He pointed to' the Federal Farm Board, which has been granted $500,000,000 to aid the farmers through co-opera tive associations in marketing of produce; he called attention to the Hawley-Smoot tariff act, which he claimed increased the tariff rates on wheat, com, cattle and other farm products, thereby eliminating compe tition from the cheap'crops of other countries; and he stated that Gover nor O. Max Gardner and other state officials were now urging the adop tion of the Federal policy of farm co operatives. - congressman lr rixcnara^sxaxea max while the Republican party had been reducing Federal taxes the State taxes had been increased until Jose phus Daniels and A. J. Maxwell had protested. He also flayed the posi tion of his opponent, J.. W. Bailey, on the prohibition law, claiming that Mr. Bailey, Cameron Morrison and Clyde Hoey were mouth-pieces for Raskob and Tammany Hall. He promised that should he be elected, he would at all times stand for the enforcement of prohibition Mr. Pritchard regarded the position of Democratic leaders in holding^ Mr. Hoover responsible for the depression as untenable, in that there existed a saartft w jmpJSi which he originated St the beginning of the depression, including public building and wbrks, then there nTight have been a real panic instead of the slight depression now existing, the speaker claimed. MR. BRIDGES BUYS SMITH FARM —WILL CONVERT IT INTO DAIRY FARM. Mr. Amos Bridges, who has en gaged in the dairy business near Buf falo sbWfib ,f°r the past three or four years, is making plans to in crease his facilities and run the bus iness on a larger scale. He recent ly closed a deal with the Federal Land Bank for the farm formerly known as the Smith farm, but now known as the Yarboro farm, on Fed eral Highway No. 1, four miles north of Sanford, and wil open a dairy farm there. This farm contains 409 acres, and much of the land has been under cultivation for a number of years. Mr. Bridges has some , 50 bows, having recently added a number to his herd. He is preparing to -const ruct a dairy bam, bottling house and an other dwelling -on the place. He fexpects to put much of open land in small grain this fall so as to have pasturage for his cows. He expects to continue in the dairy business at his present location until next spring at which time he will move his caws and all equipments to his new farm. Mr. Bridges is pretty much of a hustler and has built up a good bus iness near Buffalo. His many friends predict for him continued success on his new farm. Chas. A. Sheffield To Address Lee County Fair Plans to Set Up a Typical 100 Acre Lee County, Live-at Home Farm—Every Fanner in Lee County and This Sec tion Should Hear His Address Which Will Be Delivered on the Opening Day, Tuesday, October 21st. The Lee County Fair, which opens Tuesday, October 21st, has secured Charles A. Sheffield, Assistant Direc tor State. Cooperative Extension Work, to open the fair with an ad dress on the subject: “Future Farm ing For -lee County,” Mr. Sheffield has planned to set up a typical 100 acre'Lee county, Live atrhome farm. He will indicate “how this farm may be balanced, that is, the amount of poultry, live stock, and farm crops that should be planned. He will also show the food and feed requirements required to operate this Ifarm for one year and the rotation to be followed from year to year. As an agricultural educational institute, it is felt no better lay-out could be secured. Every farmer in Lee and adjoining counties should certainly plan to hear his address as it is for their benefit that Mr. Sheffield ir homing to us, CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors for their many deeds of kindness during our recent bereave ment. May God Bless you all. Mr. and Mrs, F. J. Gonella. Mr. and Mrs. E. Ck Shields, of Greensboro and Mr, and Mrs. Homer Riley. ' EFIRD’S TO ®EN STORED s Store Now JSEg and Made Jittao iirush tfeinjBApp Wans, ceon* a^, Opened V Ask You Snake ttu Their Sto It was recent press that Efir of (Jharlotte W Sanford and th the Kennedy W Mr. M. Jd.j the manager t and others froi store, have heel ing preparattcm wmcn wid be ft ing, Oct. on the wallj|| will be a gene? interior of the. 3 are delivered, be made more display the god vantage. The ! are also beings of paint atid B everything iOCm as a new'diSMJ admitted to'm A big stock ol week and wittj pot as soraaMH people who ait SATURDAY • Overhauled any — i'aint lAppued to the tgjjji ruiaiiuie ■TjVtfik btock oi kjBead^^ to be “piay — They Saturday, l and inspect Sjited in The Ex tepartment Store tatoen* a * store in ‘ey ^buid occupy jgjgpn steele st. who will be e^Sanlord store, fie‘big Charlotte |y this week mak fefor . the opening “Saturday morn gt^Ts are busy ‘bg and there Jjrerhauling of the K before tne goods f front also ’ Ctive so as to l best possible a l iture and fixtures ied to a^iew coat anne(Tto have neat and tidy i The public is are on {Saturday. arrived this fed from the de ore is ready. The jecled with this big mereatfu utation ox w ready to wa in a few hoi moved in. 1 bid for trada tion and will to get it. - It is expo will do nsgtt Sanford:IZm try and thfig of a trade •* This is thn-f opened andM olinas. 3jB| town where. They have Hi ’em. nave ine rep isfiers and will be tbe trading public Sr the goods are rtabking a strong jeer'd and this sec no Stone■unturned felt, this concern attract trade to Surrounding coun ■tke Sanford more Bbimercial center, tore that they have feating in the Car UneYeE yet left a TRirirtSey can 1 extend the e of business. E a large ad ’s this week. , examine their courtesy of their The' Express-** vertisement for ,i They invite you stock and cqliipai Mr. Hinton James, of Laurinburg, who was nominated, af.'a meeting of cratic party of the Seventh Congres the executive committee of the Demo sional District recently held at Ashe boro, as *, candidate, to fill out the unexpiredderm of Congressman Ham mer, spent a few1 hours in Sanford Monday. He was button-holing the voters and getting the lay of the land. The Express is informed that Mr. J. Waltesr Lambeth, df Thomasviile, who was noni'iiated by the executive committee for the long term, expects to visit Lee county /before the cam paign closes, and meet and talk to as many Bemoa'&t^jse-jpsssihle in a short visit. It is also possible that Clyde Hoey will visit Sanford and tax to the voters of this section be fore the campaign closes. NOTICE, The Board of Section of Lee coun ty met October 14; 1930,-upon the res ignation of Chairman K. E. Seymour, and J. J. Edwards was elected chair man. The following resolution in regard to the election of Trustees for the Lee County Hospital was adopted? 1. That a box will be provided for the election of seven trustees for the Lee County Hospital at the general election on the 4th of November, 2. Any qualified voter may file his or her candidacy with the Board of Electi ns on or Wore midnight of the 25th of October without fees or petitions or party affiliation. 3. The seven receiving the highest number of vote® will be declared elected for terms as prescribed by 'aW J. J. EDWARDS, Chairman, j F. WOMBLE, Secretary, j. H. KENNEDY. DR. MclVER MADE PRESIDENT OF 5th DISTRICT MEDICAL SOCIETY , His host in 'lends throughout this section will ho pleased to learn that Dr. Lynn Mi Ivor, one of the leading practitioner^ ' “““ ed presiden Medical Sern-t ing which w:i this week. 1 throughout tl ed many of th1 ings since In professions o I. l'’-'i'!V, D. S. Currie, secretary Kay. of K this section, was elect f the Fifth District nt its annual meet held in Fayetteville Melver is well known State "having attend medical society meet ntered the medical Qr, Mclver succeeds. Dr. i n, <jf Fayetteville. Dr. of Part-on, was elected ocepd Dr. W. P. Me lt eville. Mr. Clunl P.'r%fee*s is attending the National i uneral Directors Con vention in Uta, 6a., this week. Mr?. i i imoH yiaited in Wash ing ton hint Vttthming home Sat urday accoinpaOTSd by her daughter, Miss Virgin' MR, MARKS RESIGNS AS CANDIDATE For County Commissioner—Will Leave Sanford For Awhile and Engage in Lumber Busi ness— Headquarters to Re main in Sanford—Mr. Marks a Successful Business "Man— K. E. Seymour Put on the i Ticket in His Place. Marks Brothers, of this place have ( disposed of their holdings in the San- ! ford Brick & Tile Company, to Mr. L. j C. Isenhour, of Colon, and have pur- I chased large timber interests in ; Bladen county and will extensively 1 engage in the lumber business again. Their general headquarters will re main in Sanford, but their business will necessitate their spending the larger portion of their time near their new business. For this reason, Mr. R. E. Marks, who is chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, re signed the nomination for commis sioner to succeed himself for anoth er term, but will serve out his present term until the December meeting. At a called meeting of the Demo cratic executive committee of Lee county, held cm Saturday, the 11th, inst., at the headquarters of the committee, Mr. K. E. Seymour was unanimously nominated for Commis sioner to succeed Mr. Marks. Marks Brothers moved to Lee county about tne time L/ee county i was established, and started a mer- | cantile business at Broadway, later i engaging in the manufacture of lum-1 ber and buying cotton, and by stript attention to business have been vejy successful and have accumulated ! large property holdings in Sanford, and in Lee county and elsewhere. The | original business was started in a small and modest way, and their sue- i cess in their chosen business has been , very marked, and for many years ' they have been outstanding business men in the county. Mr. R. E. Marks ha3 been an act I ive Democrat for a number of years, and served several terms as County treasurer with great acceptability, i and has for a number of years been a .county commissioner, and upon the resignation of Mr. J. U.Gunter, as gjd, to —. . . many ways, and has always given generously of his time and means to the public good, and he and his brothers who will be actively associ ated with him in his new business, will be greatly missed. For the present Messrs. J. W. and i T. 0. Marks will remain in Sanford, 1 and Messrs. ,R. E., W. C., and P. M. i Marks will be with the new business, f CANDIDATES OF DEMOCRATS i TO TOUR DISTRICT. Walter Lambeth, of Thomasville,1 and Hinton James, of Laurinburg, | Democratic candidates for long and . short terms in Congress, respective- I ly, are holding a joint canvass of the j seventh district, during which time ! they hope to greet personally as many voters as possible in the short time left to them before election, j Many group gatherings will be | visited in the thirteen counties of I the district, county political rallies j * will be attended and “wherever two [ ! or three are gathered together" the , ! candidates hope to be in the midst of | ; them. No regular speaking schedule | ! will be worked out though the can- | ! didates expect to make a number of l ' short talks in the course of the can j vass. Mr. Lambeth, it is under stood, will do the bulk of the speak- . ing. COTTON REPORT. | According to the report as handed : The Express by County Cotton Statis i tician John T. McDonald, there was , ginned to October 1, 1930, nine hun- J j dred and two bales of cotton as com- j ( pared with one hundred and five bales j J for the corresponding period last year. i i Cotton has opened much earlier this i i year than last year, and that prob- | | ably accounts for the big difference j , in the number of bales ginned. I COLON SCHOOL HONOR ROLL j First Grade—Walter Louis Talley,, Mack Lee Morrison. Second Grade — Marshal Sprouse, I | Marilen Pierce, Marguerite Pierce, ! Homer Lee Cooper, J. T. Bridges, Vir- ( ginia Dare Kelly. Third Grade — Wilburn Fisher, j Dorothy Booker, Lynn Dawson, Mary Redding, George Sprouse, Jr. Fourth Grade — Janies Booker, A. B. Kelly, Billy Kelly, Clarence Kelly, Zelma Bridges. I A meeting of the planters was held at the court house last Saturday for the purpose of having them sign up for the proposed Co-operative Tobac co Association. Only 1G farmers: were pi^sent and only three of that [ number signed up. A campaign for < education as to what the marketing association can and will do for the farmers begins this week. Meetings will be held in various sections of the county and the matter explained to the farmers by speakers who are familiar wTh the plan. The first meeting will be held at the Green wood Consolidated Schol to-night. Tt was stated in The Express last week that a young woman left n six months old girl baby at the Wilrik Hotel and disappeared and that the ohild had been placed in the Central Carolina Hospital where it would he kc»'t. till some deposition could be made of it. Nothing has been heard of ttye young woipan and there is no ^ punishment. The child seems td be -’ong very wpi] ^■eny la dies of the towh have called to see the, child and some have offered to adopt it. Lee County Fair on Next Week RECORDER’S COURT Active Sessions Past two Tues days; bad Days for bootieg e:ers. JVicbamb bamsheu irom County tor Four Years; K:ley must clean up Auto cemetery at West View Filling: Station -—John Rogers given Tnrce Montns on Roads tor Driving Car under Intluenee of Whis key and six Months on Whis key Charges; Duncan G:l* more Fined $50.00 and Costs tor Forcible Trespass And Drunkeness: Gambling. Steal ing, Worthless Checks, As sult Cases. j We failed to get the proceedings >f Recorder’s Court last week and ire combining the proceedings of Jiis and last week’s sessions. A number of right severe senten ces wer^ meted out at yesterday’s session^John Rogers, a white man iving^fJn the A vent Ferry Road was Drieff a week ago for driving a car while under the influence of whiskey and for hauling several gallons. Dep uty Mitchell arrested Rogers near the Fairgrounds and seized his car and whiskey some two weeks ago. He was found guilty in three counts and given three months in each, or a total of nine months on the roads. Dewey McLamb was tried along with J. R. Riley, Earl Harrington and three colored fellows for possession of abotlt 15 gallons of whiskey, the greater part of which was found by Sheriff Womble, Deputies Watson and John Thomas in the numerous old derelict * cars in and arcui.d West View Filling Station. McLamb and itney were iounu gunty ana narring ton and the colored men i s?harged. The testimony showed that McLamb and Riley were actually in jgsession of the premises and that w .e others were workmen in the employment of months on the roads or leaving- the county and all adjoining counties for a period of four years, and Riley was fined $50 and costs and 1 fired to remove his automobile bon . ard and clean up the premises i ; ,neral. F. B. Fields resisted ; t .rge of iraua in procuring a wr.. « assign ment of a half-interest i a chattel by means of a worthless ik-.ck. The State apparently made a st ung case against Fields, but Judge McPherson reserved decision until next session. Sam Mitchell, a roving colored boy, was given sixty days for trespassing and loitering on the premises of Anna McLeod, colored, without any means of support. Cleve Southerland, serving a four months sentence and acting as janitor at the courthouse, was given an ad ditional sentence of 60 days for break ing into and taking 28 nickels from a slot machine recently used by Sol icitor Hoyle in prosecuting seme of the owners of such machines. Bas com Kimball and Floyd Colbee were allowed to pay the costs following a squabble had by them several days ago. Duncan Gilmore, living in the Swan .Station settlement, found him self in a heap of trouble on account of having gone to the home of Mr. John Holder in an intoxicated condi tion and using profane and *#olent language and refusing to leave. Mr. Holder got in touch with the Sheriff, and soon Gilmore was resting ‘ and. sobering in the county jail. Upon his trial it developed that he had heretofore been convicted for making whiskey and had a reputation for handling it. A sentence of six months was imposed, but later changed to ! a fine of $50.00 and costs. Walter Bennett, a young white man working at the Coal Mines, also faced the court on a charge of drunkeness and disorderly conduct and of attemp ted to borrow other peoples automo biles. His plea was a lapse of mem ory, induced by several drinks of bad whiskey. The Court questioned him at length about his previous conduct and experience in criminal courts, and his answers were so frank and sin cere that he was let off with a fine of $10 and costs. Jerry Palmer and Ralph Palmer, two colored boys, were arraigned for snatching a package of groceries from Mr. Bert Coggin’s au tomobile. Ralph was fined $10 and the costs. Charlie I ally and ueipn aione were charged with having on hand tomato wine and a quart of whiskey. Stone was discharged and Tally fined $50 and costs. BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Mondap evening Miss Helen Ross er gave her mother, Mrs. Kate Ross er, A very pleasant ,birthday party. A number of her friends and neigh bors came in to enjoy the evening. A contest, making human heads of cheming'gum, was enjoyed. Mrs. R. R.Riley received a string o£ beads for her efficiency. In another contest Mrs. Paul Perry won a basket of fruit for her skill. An ice course was served and at ten o’clock all left after an evening of real enjoyment. Those present were Mesdames R. R. Riley, Jim Riley, Paul Perry, R. B. Wicker, Mary Phillips, V. C. Brown. Sal lie Stead, Miss Beatrice Campbell and Mr*. Otis Bridges of Colon. • Mrs. Rosser was the recipient of a number of nice gifts. A Christian Science service will be held on Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the corner of Endor and Chishlom streets. Subject: “The Doctrine oC Atonement.’’ Gates of the Fair Will be Thrown Open to the Public Next Tuesday Morning, Oct. 21st, and Close Friday Night, 24—Indications Point to Big gest and Most Successful Event in the History of the County— Governor Gardner’s Live at Home Program to be Featured — High Class En tertainment Provided Day and Night for Every Member of the Family—Fair Grounds ?. Busy Place All things are now being put in order for the Lee. County Fair which will be held next week, beginning Tuesday moi'n ing and closing Friday night. As Tlie Express has said this promises to be the most suc cessful fair ever held in the his tory of the Lee County Fair As sociation. The people of the county are taking more interest fn the approaching fair than any one ever held in the county. The entries of all kinds are greater and of a better quality. The agricultural exhibits will surpass any similar exhibits ever displayed here. The offi cials of the Fair Association ina many owjprs nave ueen uusy for the past'; week or two mak ing final preparations for the opening. Should the weather be favorable it is expected that a record breaking crowd from Lee and adjoining counties will be present each day. JFollow ,s the program in brief : lay, riefOBER 29fh. Entries in ail departments. *■ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21st. 9 A. M.—Gates Open. 9:30 A. M.—Inspection of School Exhibits. Big Tent. 10:30 A. M.—Opening. Address. •— D. B. Teague. Pavillion. 11:00 A. M.—Feature Farming for County.—Chasu S. Sheffield. State College. 11:30—“The place of the I>airy Cow on Lee County Farm/*—W. Scott Carr. 12:00—Judging Farm Exhibits and Live Stock. 1.30 P. M.—Free Acts— Pavillion. 2:00—P. M.4-H Calf Club Showing Contest. 3:00 P.„ M»—Baby Show (Better Ba bies Contest) under 6 months.— Big Tent. 4:00 P. M.—Judging Poultry Ex hibits. 5:00 P. M.—Inspection Commercial and Industry Exhibits. 7:00 P. M. Free Acts— Pavillion. 8.30 P. M.—Fire Works. 9:30 P. M.—Bam Dance—Pavillion. Continuous Midway and Carnival. Attractions. This program wil be generally fol lowed from day to ddy with the fol lowing exceptions: The Better Babies Contest will ad mit babies of different ages as de scribed on page 79 of the premium list. The entries, judging, and in spection in Department E, Pantry Supplies under the supervision of Mrs. Annie Belle McNeill will be made subsequent to 9 A. M. Thursday. Beginning at 3 P. M. Thursday Dremiums will be paid by check in all lepartments that have been judged ind reported up to that time from the Manager’s office. The dog show entries and awards vill be made on Wednesday, October i2nd. c Mrs. J. L. Rollins, of Jonesboro R. 2 is in Greensboro visiting relatives. Mr. Rollins will leave next week and they will spend the winter there. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Cox, of Jones boro Route, 3 announce the birth of a 10 pound son, October 6th, Aubrey Mrs. W, R. Hart ness, who visited relatives and friends at Shelby, re turned last week accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. J. G. Dudley, who is now visiting her. Dr. F. L. Knight left a few days ago for Philadelphia, where he is now attending the Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons He expects to r J, j in a few days. A bowling alley has been put in the Melver* building on the corner of Moore and Carthage streets. A bowling alley was opened here last, year, but had to pull uf) and leave on. account of the lack of patronage. “Sit down,” said a father to his son, who was making a great deal of noise. “I won’t do it,” said the boy.“ “Well, then, stand up.” I wilt be obeyed.

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