VOLUME 44, No. 55.
CTOBER 23, 1930.
FIVE CENTS
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Lee County Now
Its Most Successful Fair
Exhibits of All Kinds the Best
Ever Shown in the History
of the Fair Association—The
Fair Opened According to
Program Tuesday Morning,
Which was School Children's
Day — The Entire Agricul.
tural Exhibit Would do Cred
it to the State Fair—Com
munity Club Exhibits Sur.
pass Anything of the Kind
Ever Exhibited Here Before
—Many People Visit the Fair
at Night Instead of the Day
—Chas A. Sheffield, Assis
tant to the Director of Ex
tension, State College, Ral.
eigh by Charts Demonstrat
ed a Live-at.Home Farm.—
Fair to Remain Open Satur
day
The gates of the fourth annual Lee
County Fair were thrown open to the
public last Tuesday morning at 9 o’
clock. the day being put on the pro
gram as school children’s day. The
Sanford school children went to the
fair grounds in the morning. Some
of the schools of the county did not
turn out till the noon hour and the
children attended the fair in the af
ternoon. Mr. D. B. Teague, attorney
of the Fair Association, was to have
opened the fair at 10:30 with an ad
dress, but this was postponed till
2.30 in the afternoon. After making
a brief talk about the fair he intro
duced Mr. Chas. A. Sheffield, Assist
ant to the Director of Extension,
State College, Raleigh, who by the
use of charts demonstrated a “live
at-home farm.” It would have been
of great interest to every farmer in
Lee! county to have seen this demon
stration. The thing was scientifically
worked out and appeared to be in
tensely practical. This is what might
be termed a 100 acre model farm.
This farm calls for 15 acjes wood
stead, 5 acres Tobacco, 10 acres cot
ton, 10 acres com and other grain,
to rotate to cotton and other things,
canned fruit per family of six, 270
pints for six months, canned vege
tables per family, 3 pints for six
months, live stock, 3 mules, 5 milk
cows, 2 brood sows, and 150 hens.
There are other items for this farm
not included in the above list. Mr.
Sheffield informed The Express that
in 1928 $150,000 worth of hay was
shipped to Lee county for stock con
sumption among the farmers, also
50,000 bushels of wheat 50,000 bush
els of com. Had the farmers of the
county operated a 100-acre model
live-at-home farm they would not
have had to buy a pound of this hay
or a bushel of wheat or com. But
this_ year .they, have begun to live at
heme and it is safe to say they will
not have to spend so much money for
these things.
After looking the exhibits over
one of the judges was heard to say
that in quality they were as fine
as anything he saw at the recent
State Fair.
The Lxhibits
Upon entering the main exhibit
building the fair visitor ia immedi
ately impressed with the number of
exhibits and their excellence. The
field, garden and horticultural ex
hibits are more numerous than those
of any previous year, and reflects
great credit on the farmers of the
county. Looking over these splendid
exhibits from the products of the
soil one is impressed with the fact
that the farmers are at last learning
how to live at home. There are nine
community booths in the agricultural
department and each one is a live-at
hom exhibit. They show diversified
farming and living and a lot of team
work in the community. This in
crease in the number oi such booths
over last year shows that the march
of progress has started and that co
operation among farming people is a
fact in Lee county. The home demon
stration clubs sponsored the booths
in the communities. The following
communities made booth exhibits:
iiignu*. (Worthy V Lund),—Deep
Rivcy, Big Springs, Lemon Springs, |
Osgood, Highland, Tramway, Car
bontori, Oak Grove. The first prize, |
$15.00, went to Dignus; second prke.J
$10.00, to OhgOod; ,third prize, $5.00, |
to Lemon Springs. There is an in- J
dividual booth known as ftBelcona j
Farm.” This booth was gotten up by j
. the Gilliams. In some of the -clpb ■]
booths there, are more than 200 items, j
They include everything that can be j
raised on a farm in Lee county*. The |
hand of Miss Simpson., the efficient i
Home Demonstration Agent, is' seen •
in this work. In' the agricultural de- j
partment grain is a feature. There |
are 18 entries of popcorn. It is said
that this exhibit is greater than the
one at the State Fair. The wheat
and corn entries are large, also in the
* vegetable entries, there being 10
entries of snap heaps alone,
Mr. Sheffield stated that the to
mato exhibit is better than the one
at the State Fair. There are 14 en
tries in sweet potatoes. Many other
things in the agricultural department
are worthy of note had we the space.
The flower show is a thing of
beauty and a joy forever. While the
farmers are growing crops the wo
men are beautifying their yards and
homes with flowers. There are
many flowers of brilliant coloring in
the lot. The school exhibit of the
county is decidedly a feature of the
fair. Thd fallowing schools have en
tries: CfloX Springs, Mclver Gram
mar School, Sanford High School,
Colon, Cumnock, Deep River, Broad
way, Greenwood, and Jonesboro.
Sanford won the premium, $10.00
for the best complete school exhibit
and Jonesboro second, $5.00. There
arc many fine individual entries in
these exhibits and a large number of
premiums were awarded to students
in the various schools. The work of
drawing, art, music and other things
is fine and the whole thing reflects
great credit on the teachers and pup
ils of the schools.
xne canned gooas ana panury sup
ply departments are attracting no
little attention in the agricultural de
partment. These exliibits are among
the very best at the fair. All while
passing stop to look at the booth
which contains a great collection of
eggs, butter, cakes of all kinds and
other tilings" that tempt a fellow to
stop and help himself.
Almost all of one side of one build
ing is occupied with the crochet,
needle and fancy work, fine arts and
crafts. This is about the best dis
play of its land ever seen at a Lee
county fair. It shows that the wo
merr of the county know how to wield
thenNeedls as well as the pots.
The^ following concerns have booth
^’armrSSrdst ry^Agrictiltu rad Exfen*
sion N. C. State College, C. H. Smith
booth, Williams-Belk Co., Lee Hard
ware Co., Central Carolina Furniture
Co., Holt and Mann, Patterson’s
Store, Harris-Makepeace Hardware
Co., Sanford Motor Parts Co., Bob
by Bums’ Station, made of crackers
and oat meal, .Smith Bakery, Thomas
Variety Works, Sanford Junior Class,
Sanford Milling Co., Atwater-Kent
Radio, N. C. Department of Conser
vation and Department Division of
Forestry, Texas Oil Co., Lee Furni
ture Co., Carter Furniture Co., Fitts
Crabtree Manufacturing Co., Chris
tian Science Literature Booth, Dalry
jnple Marks and Brooks, Stroud and
Hubbard Co.# Acme Drug Co.
Miss Simpson, our hustling Home
Demonstration. Agent, who has done
much, to make this fair a success, has
charge of a booth that has attracted
no little attention. It is a splendid
demonstration of a balanced ration
that if used by the people will pre
vent pellagra.
The dog show is a greater success
than ever before. There are 45 en
tries and they are of many breeds,
sizes and colors, all the way from
a pug to, German police dog. An
Irish setter* .owned by Paul Byrd,
captured the first premium. C. B.
Tysor, who has become a noted dog
breeder, of this place, had eight en
tries and won three blue ribbons.
In the poultry department the visi
tor may take his choice of any breed
of fowl. They are from the smallest
to the largest and the tallest and
most stately game. The department
»also includes geese, guineas, ducks,
and some of the largest and finest
turkeys ever seen at a poultry show
here.
Holt and Mann, of Jonesboro, have
a very fine farm machinery exhibit.
There are a number of entires in this
exhibit. In this exhibit they em
phasize the Farmall machinery. They
plan to put on a truck demonstra
tion at the Fair Friday. This In
ternational truck, a ton capacity, will
carry a ton and a half up a 50 per
cent grade. This is more than lias
ever been pulled by any other truck.
In the live stock department there
are 30 entries of cattle, two beauti
ful horses, two sheep, a goat and a
pony. Among the entries are some
beautiful heifers entered by club
boys who received them from the
gotarjr Club. There are 17 entries
of hogs. Among the entries are
some fine pigs and a number of large
The midway, which is composed of
Cetiin and Wilson Shows, is drawing
laige crowds, especially at night.
Many go to the fair- grounds at nigh t
to see the display of fireworks.
It haa been decided to keep the
fair grounds .open on Saturday at
which time all school children will
be admitted free- The program will
fnciude many special events and free
attractions.
A. M. Hubbard, president; J. U
I Covington, vice-president; J. R. In
[ gram, secretary; J. W. Gilliam, treas
urer; board of directors, township
vice-presidents; superintendents of
the various departments, E. O. Mc
Mahan, county demonstration agent;
Miss Cornelia Simpson, home dem
onstration agent, and all others who
assisted in the work, are to be con
gratulated upon the splendid success
of the fair. .
Department Superintendents
Department A, Farm and Field Crops
E. O. McMahan !
Department B, Horticultural Products
J. R. .Sanders
Department C _ Flowers
Mrs. W. R. Hartness i
Department D _ Canned Goods
Mrs. J. N. Martin
Department E .1 Pantry Supplies
Mrs. Annie Belle Rice
Department F.. Cfochet, Needle
and Fancy Work. j
Mrs. Palmer Hatch
Department G, Fine Arts and Crafts
Mrs. D. M. Gurley
Department H _ Schools
Miss Ruth Gunter
Department I _._ Better Babies
Dr. J. F. Foster I
Department J - Dairy Cattle
O. F. Patterson i
Department K ... Swine
G. S. Manning
Department L . Dogs
Dr. J. I. Neal
j Department M __r.. Poultry
J. D. Johnson
Department N ._... Automobiles
P. L. Johnson
| Department O . Merchants
I and Manufactures.
' A. K. Miller
FOUR HURT IN A CAR WRECK. 1
A near fatal automobile wreck oc
curred on the Sanford-Fayettevilie
highway near Olivia last Sunday ev
emrig'^bout 7 -o’clock, when an,- Es
sex car driven by O. F. Bernard,
who is employed at the garage of G.
j Haughton Frasier, -on Steele street,
j and a Dodge, driven by Prof. L. R.
I Williford, of Fayetteville, who is prin
cipal of a high school in Davidson
county, had a head-on collision on the
highway. The car driven by Bern
ard was going east, while the car in
which Prof. Williford was traveling,
; was heading toward Sanford. The
| cars were almost completely wrecked
j and it is hard to see how those who
; occupied them escaped with their
lives. Prof. Williford was seri
ously cut about the head and legs,
while Bernard had an ear almost sev
ered from his head and sustained bad
cuts and bruises about the body. He
was picked up unconscious and did
not regain consciousness till some
time after he was brought to the
Scott Hospital for treatment. Tom
Cole and {Charles Shaw also occupied
i the Essex car with Bernard. Cole
| was slightly bruised and cut about the
| face and body while Shaw sustained a
j broken arm. All were brought to the
i Scott Hospital,where their wounds
have been treated. Unices compif
! cations should set in it is excepted
j that all the patients will recover and
j soon be discharged from the hos
i pital. No one was in the Dodge car
with Prof. Williford.
J. A. DICKENS DIES AT HOME
OF HIS SON, N. J. DICKENS.
Mr. J. A. Dickens, who had been in
failing health for some time, died at
the home of his son, N. J. Dickens,
in this place, last Monday evening
at 6:30 o’clock. The funeral was
held at Zion Christian church in this
county, on Wednesday, and was con
| ducted by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Ben
ton. The interment followed in the
cemetery at that church. A large
I concourse of friends and neighbors
j were present to attend the funeral
; rites.
I Mi. Dickens was born and reared
! in this section, and had he lived till
j the second day of next January he
; would have ben 81 years of age. He
spent most of his life in this commu
] nity. He was married three times.
| His first wife was Miss Maggie Mc
I Duffie. His second marriage was to
! Miss Callie Morris, and his third
j wife was Miss Elizabeth Kelly, all of
: whom preceded him to the grave, his
I las', wife passing to her reward on
I the 4th of October, a year ago. Air.
j Dickens was the father of eight chil
t dren, all of whom are dead except
! Mr. N.J.Dickens, of ,Sanford, and Air.
Lonnie Dickens, of the Tramway sec
, tion, sens by his first wife. Air.
‘ Dickens was a painter by trade. He
lived an active life up to the time
hrs health failed him. He first
1 joined White Hill Presbyterian
church and was'for a time a member
| at Buffalo. When lie mpved to the
j Zion church community ho moved his
i membership to that church. He was
a good m:in and had a host of friends
whose sympathy go out to the two
sens in their bereavement.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Services Sunday morning at 11
o’clock. Everybody welcome.
Auxiliary meeting Monday evening
at 3 o’clock with Mrs. Anderson.
Come prepared to sew on new vest
ments for choir girls.
:position.
EBRATE
anniversary
hich Has Had
Growth, Has
Kn ’zed Institu
eople of the Car.
Store in the
e a Made-in-the
about i5ie sto)
As Efird’a
Tryon street*
store in Sanf<
est to the
section to
marked the
their Chart
Seven y<
this store
an undert;
field, but it
nized
Carolinas.
There is
two States
important pa:
growth of thei
Carolina
has always,
the value of
has always;
these pi
was the
stage a
exposition?
tion of *thi
always been
rans, of ini
As a 1<
featured the
chandlse at
date merch
for the 56 d'
offers to t’
nity of buying
from selects
largest cities
This year,
of this stow
than ever
anniversary,
more than
and the
larger
in tne. hi;
Eflfd’S
last Saf
thronged
and sect*
Jartment Store, north
j&rl-otte, has opened a
*it will be of inter
f of Sanford and this
Tuesday, 22nd, j
hth anniversary of
(lore.
the opening of
J^aptcd by many as !
t the merchandising
become a recog- I
' the people of the j
! <
® no store in the 1
ias played such an |
the industrial !
States, for this
operated store |
ouick to recognize j
>lina products and ;
ready to introduce j
the public. This !
in the State to j
made-in-Carolinas
attracted the atten
This store has
in sponsoring ar
the public,
store has always
it of quality mer
lerate price, up to
competent buyers i
nts of this store,;
>mers the opportu- J
i|y merchandise i
iiirpassed in the ;
country.
g to the -officials J
ter preparations
tere m^de for the
[tion, which was i
other sale”, and
carried out on a
tan ever before
te enterprise.
Sanford opening j
the store was j
ppljB from the town
the day and i
_,r «
%een made very !
attractive, and..salesm«n and salesla
dies were kept busy waiting on the
new customers. In fact, Saturday
was a big trade day generally, ini
Sanford, the sales being greater than
at any time since the fall season
opened. The tobacco and cotton
markets are now in full swing and
with the money they received from
their crops the farmers are buying
their fall and winter supplies.
AT PUBLIC AUCTION
This new sub-division is desirably '
located on State Highway. The J
building of the Sanford High School
and many beautiful homes in the j
last few years has added much pro- j
gress in this direction and it is be- i
lieved by many that even more may i
be expected in a like period.
New Power Line Under Construction
Th#; and Light Gr*5,
Tnpanp beg&n tlffl. Con
struction. oOH nevV'^^oWOT^Sne to*be
buiit om? and one haJjp miles long out
on Highway dU* Jphis, of course,
will go through Boone Heights, mak
ing it an adaud attraction to both
home seekers and investors.
The sale %: 11 bg conducted by the
American Siler
City, for W. T. (SorastofiTStfie pres
ent owner. i oiS Company will pre
sent the Goldston Brothers, who have
won the title‘The Famous Twin Auc
tioneers.” They are also twin
brothers, and have mastered the art
of twin auctioneering to a mpved de
gree. It will be a treat to hear them
as they .-peak the same words at the
same ti , and conduct their sale in
a pleasa l and polite manner through
out. They have expressed them
selves as being highly pleased with
this property and the prospects for a
fair sale, as well as Sanford as a
genial, well located and splendid
town, both socially and from a busi
ness standpoint.
Be sure to attend this sale. It will
afford you a splendid opportunity to
buy proper.y which is increasing in
value e\ciy day,, and which has a
splendid . 1 re ahead of it.
S. L. DALi AMPLE LOSES ARM
IN (/OKI# SHREDDER.
S. L. Dalrympie, 22 year-old son of
Mr. A, A. l->: Aymple, one of the lead
ing- citiai is i f Jonesboro', Route No. 3,
suiTeiv. I A JdforUms of losing
Ids right aim while sjiredding corn
for Manm v -ter Saturday morning.
The safety on shredded', did not work
vpvv we ! and Md beea removed.
While lading the shredder Mr. Dal
rymple woiv a pair of gloves to pro
tect his hands. In pushing the corn
into the AuvAder . the-glove on his
right ban-1 .hot caught parrying hand
and arm into th&Tfcaehinery. Before
the shredder ceuld be stopped his arm
was so had!y mhagfed that it had to
be ami'iitatcd," Unfortunate
young man was rushed to the Caro
lina hospital where the operation war.
performed by fCnight. His
arm was tnkcit off above the elbow.
He is now improving and his many
friends throughO(jrt-thi(? section hope
to hrar of his early'recovery. This
fine young mantis highly spoken of
by his friends and acouaia^apqes and
all sincerely regret the -misfortune
that has overtaken him. His left
hand was injured a year or two ago
from which he has not entirely recov
ered*
MORRISON SPEAKS
AT SANFORD
Voters Also Addressed by Walt-:
er Lambeth, Democratic Can-'
didate for Congress from
Seventh District — Fifty
Three Democrats Attend a
Banquet at Wilrik Hotel Be
fore the Speaking
Last Tuesday night was a Red Let
er Day for the unterrified Demo
racy of Sanford, Lee county and
his section. 53 of the faithful sat
own at the banquet table at the Wil
ik Hotel with former Gov. Cajneron j
forrison, who st^ll retains much of'
he fire and spirit as a campaigner
f other days when oratory was
iceded to put the thing over. They j
!so had the pleasure of meeting and
tearing Walter Lambeth, who was
ecently nominated by the Democra
ic committee for Congress in the
leycnth district. Former Gov. Mor
ison and Mr. Lambeth were the
quests of honor at the dinner which
vas given by a number of Democrats
>f Sanford and this section. Attor
tey D. B. Teague, who acted as toast
oaster, filled the bill admirably. Hin
cn James, Democratic nominee for
Congress for the short term, ^ould
tot be present, but was represented
>y E. M. Gill, of Laurinburg, who
nade a short speech in his behalf.
h. W. Matthews, of the Sampson
:cunty bar, was also present and
poke briefly about the situation in
lis county.'
At the conclusion of dinner all
•epaired to the auditorium of the
digh school building where former
Governor Morrison and Mr. Lambetn
ipoke to an audience composed of
10th men and women. A few Re
publicans were also present.
Mr. Lambeth led off, being intro
luced by K. R. Hoyle, Chairman of
fie County Democratic Executive
Committee. Mr. Lambeth, who is a
/oung mail of pleasant address, ap
pealed to ail Democrats to go to tue
rolls in two weeks and vote the
straight Democratic ticket. He ex
pressed tlie opinion that in two years
.tie country wouid go Democratic,
tie talked about tiie seventh Dis
.rict, its people and its resources.
Tlie appearance of former Gov
Morn^on on the platform was a sig
nal tor applause. While he is not as
young as ne was in tne days of. the
Med shirt®.more tha** 30 years ago,
and when he was governor ofNOrtt
Carolina, yet he retains much of his
mental and physical vitality. The
manner in which he handled himself
shows that he is mentally alert and
is still .a great campaigner. He was
introduced in a few well chosen
words by Hon. A. A. F. Seawell, who
will represent Lee county in the next
House of Representatives. Former
Governor Morrison ended up his
speech by paying Mr. Seawell a
splendid and deserved tribute. He
spoke of his great ability as a law
yer and leader and congratulated the
Democrats of Lee county in showing
the wisdom in naming him as their
candidate for the Legislature. He
thought him “the most modest man
left in all the world..’' He also paid
Mr. Lambeth, the Democratic stand
ard bearer of this district a fine tri
bute.
Former Governor Morrison first
discussed the record of the Demo
cratic party in this statev and gave
facts and figures to show why the
people of the state should continue
the party in power. While he had s
good word for the Republicans he
was afraid to trust Akein in handling
the affairs of the Slate. He show
ed how they messed things up whei
they were in power; that the onl\
.way to’judge the tree is by its fruits
He said they had done nothing tc
commend them to the of fl the
State. He paid that party his re
spects in his characteristic way. Ht
said they were ashamed of their own
In discussing national politics ht
ew more sarcastic about the Ke
iblicans as he passed along. Ht
ought Mr. Hoover a good civil en
neer, but as a president he was the
eatest failure the country has ev< 1
4. He said he had done nothing
which the people can take pride
; discussed the new Republican tar
' measure and said that it was the
>rst law of its kinei that has oven
en saddled on the people of the
untrV. H said that since the bn.
came a law trade with foreign
untrirs had fallen off millions of
Liars, because this high wall mao '
impossible for foreign people to
v where they cannot sod. OUuu
antrios have passed nnahator
•asur.s which have hurt bumness m
s country. lie pai l his lessee.s
the Republicans for their lanua
enforce the amendm-m* j ■■■h
d that ho favored prohibition, bu.
wo are to hav it. it must come h\
ri„r the Democratic party m
power.
I.EE COUNTY
CASK IS
lSROADt'AS, I-i,
One of The now features of the
great Lee County Fair this year 4s a
•complete Radio Broadcasting station.
Music is furnished and the free art’
Ore announced in “Cirrus St\o'.
“Smiling” Hugh Clayton, the F?pu!ar
radio announcer of Washing.on, D.
c., is master of’ ceremonies, and
keeps things moving and something
going on all the tie, 1. Nev.s flas.no .
fire furnished l.y the news papers and
the people listen very attmtativolv
for every word. Mr. Clayton tia
played twenty-two fairs this season,
and says that the Lee County Fair
is one ’of the very few successful
fairs, and further states that is is due
to the very capable management of
M. J. R. Ingram, who is a wide-awake
•and progressive fair secretary, who
has the confidence of the people of
this community.
HEAVY SALES ON THE
LOCAL TOBACCO MARKET
PERSONAL MENTION.
Misses Ina Morris, Iola Parham/'
Mystie Thomas arid Jessie Steele at
tended the annual meeting of the
North Carolina Nurses’ Association,
in the King Cotton Hotel in Greens
boro lasc week.
lvir. and Mrs. Rollins Coggins, San
ford, Route six, announce tne birth of
a sen. Rollins, Jr., October 10th.
Mr. J. N. Wright, of North Wel
kesboro, spent the week end with Mrs.
R. J. liuihs, of Sanford, Route 1.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bullard, of San
ford, Route 6, announce :he birth ol a
son, September 28th.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Shields, of
Greensboro, and Mr. Homer McNealy
and family, of Hickory, spent last
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R. R.
Riley.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Cox, of Jones
boro. R. 3, announce the birth of a
son, Aubrey Foster Cox, October 6th.
Mesdames Frank Andrew's, A. G.
Carter and Miss Maggie Wicker vis
ited relatives in Tarboro this week.
Mr. and Mrs, E. H. Camp visited
friends in Carthage this week.
Mrs. Jt Mclver Wicker and Mrs. D.
B. King and children, have returned
from St. Pauls, where they visited
Mrs. N. A. McEachem.
Mr. Leland Nisbet, from Birming
ham, Ala., visited his aunt, Mrs. Chas.
Lily, this week.
Miss Maybelle Nall, who is teach
ing in the Wadesboro graded school,
came home last week to attend the
funeral of her uncle, Mr. Scott
Thomas, who died at his home in
! Jonesboro last Thursday, and was
j buried at Shallow Well Friday after
! Mr. Charles P. Rogers, and Mr. j.
N. McNair have returned from A'.lan
i ta, Ga., where they attended the an
nual meeting of the National Funer
! al Directors’ convention,
i .Mrs. U. L. Robertson is v\ '.’ng in
Greensboro.
I Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Gilt.ie-a and
Miss Jennie Gilmore, Mrs. H. M.
! Williams and Mrs. Neil Y rrington
j spent a pleasant day in Mt. Airy and
surrounding section.
! Miss Maude Cotton, oi Weldon,
j spent the week end with he: parents,
j Rev. and Mrs. S. A. Cotton,
i Miss Martha Isenhoftr, student at
\ Greensboro College, spent the v week
at Rome: She was accompeirted
by Misses Elizabeth Stovall and Ruby
. Maynard, school mates.
Mr. Adrian Robertson h- oturned
to his home in Chicago, a: i visit
to his mother, Mrs. U. L *. ertson,
and sister, Mrs. Neal H:: .
Misses Kitty and Chai Make
j peace, students at Mered Jollege,
] spent the week end at hom
Mr. W. P. Wells, of , J nesboro
Route 3, has returned from Rocking
ham county, where he went to attend
the funeral of his son-in-law, Billy
: Love, who died last week. Mr. Love
! dives at Madison. His wife survives
I him.
Mrs. Mattie Solomon, of Jonesboro,
■ Route 3. is in Durham visiting her
! daughter, Mrs. C. W. Gregory:^,?
I Friends will regret to heabr that
Mr. R. W. Boyd, of Jonesboro, Route
1, is confined to his bed with a
stroke of paralysis.
Mrs. Robena McRae, of Gulf, is
visiting friends and relatives in San
ford.
[ Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Whitford, of
Lynchburg, Va., came Sunday. Mr.
! Whitford returned Monday. Mrs.
Whitford is spending the week with
Mrs. H. M. Williams.
1 Miss Laura Gaster, of Jonesboro.
Route 2, spent a few days in Greens
boro last wgek with her sister, Mrs. I.
L. Thomas.
Miss Thelma Gaster visited Miss
Mattie Harrington, in Broadway, last
week.
i Miss Laney Nunnery, of Jonesboro,
Route three, is visiting in Lumberton.
Mr. S. D. Porter and family spent
last Sunday in Raleigh as the guests
of Mr. Walter Bridges and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Stonebanks,
and little Miss Bcttie, of Raleigh,
spent the week end with Mrs. Ston
bank’§ father, Mr. C. H. Smith.
1 Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Caudle and baby
son, of Orlando, Fla., were guests last
week of Mr. Caudle’s sister, Mrs. E.
L. Gavin. From here they went to
Chattanooga, Tenn., to visit Mrs.
C.nuile’s relatives.
Dr. Lynn McTver attended the Pres
h-t rian Synod in Wilmington last
Wednesday*. He was accompanied
b\ Airs. McTver and Mrs. E. A. Grif
f-’n who: wore luncheon guests of
Mrs. L. P. Campbell.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Gavm were
v:w sts at the birthday supper of
Jiukye Spmicor B. Adams., in preons
ho1 last week.
Mw* Catherine Judd has gone. to
p ]V:t> TJosoital where she has accept
od work ns a graduate nurse.
T[avoid 0">viu. of U. M. C.. spent
the week en-dat homo.
t sr*‘Ejcorin’ nex r
WEEK.
A two weeks .mixed t^rm of Lee S«i
r-. rior Court will convene at the
Court House next Monday Morning.
Judge W. A. Devin is booked to hold
eonr- , but as there is often riVi ex
change of judges, or an emergency
judge is called on to preside, it may
be some other judge. The criminal
docket may consume the first week
end r ay he the entire term, as it
2* one times does. There are several
car's of importance to come up for a
hearing the firs', week. The case in
which H. C. Newbold is charged with
embezzlement and defalcation while
cashier of the People Bank, was to
have been heard at the last criminal
term of court, but as some of the par
ties conected with the case were not
ready for trfel, it was continued till
this term of coijrt. It is expected
that this trial will consume much of
I the first week.
3alen Last Ween at the Three
Warehouses Totaled 507,904
Pounds at an Average of
$16.65 Per Hundred— Total
Receipts for Week, $84,576.22
—Sales up to Date lor Entire
Season About 2,000,000 Lbs.
It begins to iock like Sr.nford is
?oing to have a real sure enough
.obacco market. About as much to
bacco has been marketed here since
the season opened as was sold here
during tile entire season last year,
and not much.over one third of the
season is passed. It is now believ
ed by everybody who is familiar
with the situation that there will be
at least 5,000,000 pounds sold by the
time the season ends. Last Friday
and again Monday the sales were not
finished till late in the afternoon,
rhe floors of some of the warehouses
were covered, all available room be
ing taken up.
The sales last week at the three
warehouses totaled 507,904 pounds at
an average of $16.65 per hundred
The total receipts for the week were
$84,576.22. The average price would
have been larger but for much low
grade tobacco. Farmers who have
good grades of tobacco get good
prices for it, and go away well pleas
ed. The Express is informed that
Mr. Cole, son of Mr. Dave Cole, of
the Big Springs section, brought a
one-horse load to market this week
and sold it for the sum of $216. Oth- •
ers have sold tobacco on the local
market during the past few days at
fancy prices. The cool weather has
enabled the farmers to bring the crop
to market ii^ good shape.
A. A. F. SEAWELL ADDRESSES
KIWAmSCLUB.
Mr. A. A. F. Seawell made a fine
talk before the Kiwanis Club at its
icnenocn at the Carolina Hotel last
Friday night on the “Right to the
Franchise."
The melting was presided over by
the president, J. U. Cunicr. Several
songs were rendered by the club to
the accompaniment cf Miss Louise
Fulrell, who lias charge of the mu
sic department of the dub. Kiwan
ian S. J. Husketh gave a brief his
tory of his life under the title of
“Who's Who.” The following mem
ber® of the club wpie appointed'dele
gates to th<^ annbal district meeting
which will be beld in Raleigh-*- No
vember 6th to 9th: J. A. Overton, A.
P. King and P. H. ,St. Clair. It is
hoped that a large delegation will at
tend the convention from this club.
Mr. Seawell in his interesting talk
reviewed the history of the franchise,
and explained the workings of the
law governing the franchise. Ho
said the franchise or right to vote
was first exercised by the people of
Greece in a very limited way. He
followed up the history of the fran
chise and told how it was first exer
cised in America under a Democratic
form of government. He told of th
different views held by Thomas Jer
ferson and Alexander Hamilton; that
Jefferson favored a Democratic form
of government while Hamilton fa
vored a monarchial form, and ft'
course all know Jefferson’s ideas pm
vailed. Mr. Seawell expressed tha
opinion that the country is heading
towards a pure democracy, and that
that is going too far for the good of:
the country. Ho thought that this
was going far beyond Jefferson's
plan and that it was not best for the
country that the voting privilege be
absolute in everything. He express
ed the opinion that since the women
were given the franchise they would
help to bring about change and
clean up things. He regretted to
see that only about 75 per cent of
the voters exercised the franchise and
that many of the other 25 per cent
were among the most intelligent peo
ple in the country. He felt that
candidates should not have to go
chasing over country and button hol
ing the people to get their votes. He
emphasized the necessity of political
parties in order to give the country
goo-cl government and said that if you
were.just going to vote for the man
regardless of the party you had just
as well throw your vote away.
ERNEST COVINGTON, COLORED,
KILLED BY MELVIN GAUTIER,
WHITE.
Last Tuesday afternoon about 4
o’clock while .a large crowd was on
the midway taking in the carnival, at
the Lee County Fair, which is being
held this week, a 1-1 year white boy
by the name of Melvin Gautier, son
of Lloyd Gautier, a Frenchman, who
moved to this county a few years
r.go, -from the I’a.str *n part cf the;
State, and Erne: l Covington, color
ed, 18 years of age, engaged in an
altercation, when the Gautier boy
stabbed the colored boy about the
heart with a pocket k mm killing him
almost instantly. 11 ? died while be
ing brought lb the hospital.
Gautier was arrc-’icd by officers
while trying to make his escape and
was com milt; d to jail pending an in
vestigation of the unfortunate affair.
Dr. J .F. Fi l ter, County Coroner,
impaneled a iury composed of tin*
following chirons for the purpose of
holding an inouesl: J. It. Rives, L. F.
B .11 win, G. D. Nall, S. V. kkvLt, R.
II. Thomas and S. D. Porter. The
jury mot at the Carter Furniture
Store Wednesday rooming at 10
o'clock to conduct, an ihr-uesi,, but as
not witnesses had been e* nunpned,
the h'oqj-lngwas continued t il today
at TO o’clock'.
The Express is informed that Gau -
tier claims that three young negroes,
including Covington, marie an attack
on him last Saturday and beat him
up. He further stales that when
Covington saw him nt the fair
grounds he renewed the attack, strik
ing him with his fist. In opder to
defend himself from the superior
strength of the negro, he used his
knife with the results as stated above