30, 1930
FIVE CENTS
HAKET MARK IN CIRCLE'
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET
(It Is Easy to Vote The Straight
Ticket.)
If any reason ever existed for a
Democrat to scratch his ticket,
none will exist in Lee county on No*
vember 4th, 1930. Confronted by
the diastfous consequences of Hoov
er prosperity; the people are dis
gusted by the futile, amateurish and
sophmoric tinkerings with the econ
omic structurs by the dry(and—or)
wet miracle man, wonder-worker and
superman, who unaided and single
handed-fed the Belgians, damned the
Mississippi (and about everthing
else he had been allowed to monkey
with), who was going to abolish
poverty and went about it by ruining
everybody. It is the time of times
for the Lee county Democracy to
“take theim’ straight,” if for no oth
er reason, because Democratic can
didates have the proper back ground
and surroundings, and are sustained
by the proper influences to recom
mend them to the people.
kM
Without reference to State Judi
, cial and administrative officers, (fine
men ^11) glance what we have to
offer you:
National Legislative Ticket.
United States .Senate—J. W. Bailey,
of Wake. Brilliant fiery, scintilliatmg
—the overwhelming choice of the em
battled Democracy of the State. The
peer of any orator produced tor a a
generation, he will reflect credit up
' on himself and his State upon the
floor of the Senate.
Congress (Short Term)—HINTON
JAMES, of Scotland— Able, polish
ed, sound business man, banker and
farmer. Courtesy and affability are
natural with him, and these will
serve him well in forming the neces
sary contacts during his service
Congress') Regular '101111)' WAL
TER -LAMBETH of Davidson—Solid,
suocesful, young, personable, gemai,
clever and approachable. World War
veteran. He nas demonstrated in
the .State Senate wisdom and fore
sight in legislative anairs; and 111
tne hall of wongress wm worthny
and ably represe.it the interests or
the people or the 7th district.
Lounty Ticket.
Solicitor—U. Xj. WHjIalAMS (Lee)
—Bnlnain, suceesfui and experienced
prosecutor; strong Detore me juries
and witn tne people. The Republi
cans considered it useless to nominate
a caiiuiuute *******
Senate—vv. ir‘. huiti'ON (Chat
ham)—A favorite son oi Chatham;
an aole, wise and experienced legis
lator. and staunch fnend oi the Con
leuei’a„e veteran and iarmer, ana ef
ficient secretary of the state Demo
crats: Executive Committee.
Senate — JOHN W. HINSDALE,
(Wake)—, Able, polished, genial and
warm-hearted gentleman, and all
round good fellow who never turned
a deaf ear to a tale of distress. Wise
and experienced legislator, sound and
o prudent in his judgment of men and
House of Representatives — A. A.
F. SEAWELL—Sagacious, wise, able,
experienced legislator, he will be the
“hather of the House," though still
young in years and spirit. His bril
liant legislative record (made in
both branches >f the Assemoly)
reaches back to the House sessions
of 1901. when in his first term he
achieved' a state-wide reputation. The
peer of any; the superior of most.
Father of Lee County, and in the
forefront of all good work for its up
bUJCoumy Judge—T. J. McPHERSON
—Experienced, cool, wise and poised,
just and at the same time merciful,
in two years service no one has ever
demanded a jury trial in his Court. A
Scotchman, but not red-headed.
Clerk of Superior Court — W. L.
WATSON—Efficient, courteous, and
again efficient—100 per cent plus.
No one who ever has business with
his office will ever want it filled, by
any -one else. The best clerk in the
State, bar npne.
Sheriff—A. R. RIVES—A new man
to the office, but well and favorably
known to every , one in the county,
clever, courteous and obliging, he
will perform his duties so efficiently,
LEE COUNTY DAUGHTERS OF
CONFEDERACY TO OBSERVE
FLAG DAY.
By special request of Mrs. E. -
McKee, President of North Carolina
Division of the United Daughters of
the confederacy, Lee C6unty Chapter
will observe Flag Day, Saturday, No
vember 1st. The miniature Confed
a'e flags wiH be '10c each,' and . all
funds re aft zed will be for the bene
fit of needy Confederate veterans..
Let everybody wear a Confederate
fl“e' MRS. L. P. WILKINS,
President.
Solicitor C. L. Williams will ad
dress the voters of Harnett county at
Erwin, Friday night at 7:80 o’clock.
Solicitor Williams is a good speaker
and should be heard by a large aw
dience. -«
and with al so genially and pleasant
ly, you will enjoy being arrested and
locked up by him.
Register of Deeds—JOHN W. Mc
INTOSH—Friendly, efficient, experi
enced and obliging, his friends are
limited only by tne the number of
his acquaintances. He serves you
with a smile and grants your re
quests even when you ask a lavor you
Vile not entitled to seek.
Coroner — Dr. J. F. FOSTER —
Handsome, debonair, suave ana effi
cient. If any of tnose “sat on” by
his juries were not entirely satisfied,
they made no mention of the tact.
hoard of Education—D. E. SHAW
Looks out for the interest of the
schools, the school children and the
public with the same care and fidel
ity with which he safeguards the
funds of his bank. A product of
Greenwocdj transplantea in Cape
Fear. The writer has always de
rived considerable satisfaction from
the fact that Mv. Shaw’s initial en
try on ihe Boaru was at his sugges
tion.
odUNTi COMMISSIONERS —
Tne very heart a,*u sum or tUu
County Ooveriunenc. Upon its foie
pruneiii,t; ului WlbUoixl depends
Luc material and nnanciai well,ueing
oi tile county. xt toucnes at evcx.,
point the lite and interests oi every
Citizen ox tue^oumy—man, woiiLm,
cimd and corporation—tarmer, busi
ness or professional man—tne vven
to-uo anu prosperous, tne poor, anu
li we have any sucn. the vicn. l ne
mteiescs of each anu every one will
be sate m the hands of the Dsmocrat
ic lioaru wmcn will he elected on
isovember 4, 1 USd. Successful in
their r own business, the Democracy
presents a properly balanced boaru.
B. G. i£EDD* (Cape Fear)—A ;
successful din farmer, solid, wise, suo
stantial. lie knows the problems
confronting the citizenship, and con
siders, them wi|£ a hand lull ox hard,,
’common horse-sense. Nothing per
taining to hard, persistent work is
unknown to him, and success has left
him simple arid unspoiled, apprach
able and sympathetic.
T. I* . iVlattnews —ureenwoou;—
successsful business mfin, ginnei and
dirt farmer; experienced and satis
factory public servant. He knows
tind appreciates the troubles confront
ihg the Board in the raising of reve
nus, and other problems of County
Government, and the trouble the tax ■
payer has in meeting his taxes.
HAN C. LAWRENCE (West San- I
ford)—Frugal, thrifty, successful; !
man of large affairs. lrom Pike
County, Missouri, when it comes to
spending public funds. You have to :
show him. A valuable balance 1
wheel; a cautious, conservative bus- j
iness head, destined to save the
■county many dollars.
J. A. DALRYMPLE( Jonesboro) —
Raised on the farm, traded in the
store with the farmers and public
generally, bought cotton from every j
one with cotton to sell, he knows by
personal contact the troubles, hopes,
aspirations and the difficulties of at
tainment of more people than probab
ly any other candidate for the Board.
Mellowed and philosophical, he will
approach his duties with a fresh
touch and a direct contact with the
people, and will make an efficient and
satsifactory county legislator.
K. E. SEYMOUR (West Sanford)
—Extra good farmer, succesful, hard
headed business man. Experienced
in the details of public affairs, and
the mechanics of tax listing and rais
ing. he will go on the Board with ct
thorough knowledge of county finan
ces and of the tax problems which
confront, alike the county and the in
dividual citizen. He could get no en
joyment out of increasing taxation
because he would have to pay such a
large part of it. Shrewd, sagacious,
far- seeing, ever open to approach
upon the problems of county gov
eminent by the humblest and highest,
no county* will have a more efficient j
public servant than he. I
Again I say: Put an X in the
circle at the top of the ballot and
vote for them one and all. It is the |
easy, safe way to vote this year. ,
K. R. HOYLE,
Chairman Democratic County Ex- ,
cutive committee. _|
LOYD WINS LOVING CUP AGAIN i
- Mr. W. F. Loyd, of Jonesboro, hasj
won the loving cup for the fourth j
time at the Lee County. Fair. Mr.
Loyd has heen one of the best farm- J
ers in this section for some time. He I
has npw retired and has moved to
Jonesboro where lie runs a grocery
store.
COOL SPRINGS EPWORTH LEA
GUE HAS ENTERTAINMENT.
The Cool Springs Epworth League
was entertained at a most enjoyable |
opossum hunt and weinie and
marshmallow roast last Saturday
night. The members of the League
met at Glendon. After a ramble
through the woods we all assembled
around a bon fire adjacent to spring.
A most bounteous repast was enjoyed.
About twenty-five enjoyed the hunt
and roast.
SANFORD MARKET 0 j
CONTINUES GOOD
Sales More Than Double the
* Sales of This Date. Last Sea
son and the' Daily Breaks
Continue Strong—Very Lit
tle Tobacco Taken Off the
Floors of Warehouses and Sold
on Other Markets—Sales Last
Week Amounted to 406,192
Pounds—The Average Was
$15.51, and Receipts for the
Week $64,855.05- -Sales Since
Opening up to End of Week,
1,796,755 Pounds, at an Aver
age of $15.51, Making a Total
of $$278,671.40.
The Sanford tobacco market con
tinues to surpass in daily sales all
previous records and should the mar
ket continue strong till the end of the |
season, poundage will probably be
three times as great as that of any
previous season. It was thought
that when the three warehouses
opened the sales would be much
greater than ever before, but no one
thought that they would be as great
as they are. The heads of the three
warehouses and others who are con
nected with them have handled the
business in a systematic way, and are
getting splendid results as the daily
sales show. They are not only
working the immediate territory, but
are bringing in tobacco from distane
sections of the belt. As the word
has gone out that Sanford is one of
the best markets in the State, much
tobacco is coming in from a great dis
tance without solicitation.. Every
body in this part of the' state is talk
ing the Sanford tobacco market and
it is having a good effect.
Last week the salts of .the three
floors amounted to 406,192 pounds.
The receipts amounted to the sum of
$64,855.05, at an average ’of $16.96.
Since the opening day and up to the
end of last week the sales amounted ;
to 1,796,756 pounds. The total re-1
ceipts amounted to $278,671.05. Av
erage price since the opening of the
market, $15.51. This showing will
compare favorably with the leading
marketsof the .State.
.The business people of the town,
warehousemen and all others connect
ed with the market are very much
pleased with the showing so far made
this season .and feel that the madia
will become permanently established
this season and that greater things
are- just ahead for the market, town
and section.
SERVICES AT ST. THOMAS
CHURCH.
Services at St. Thomas Episcopal
church will be held at 4:30 /Sunday
afternoon. It is earnestly hoped
that many people will take advantage
of this short vesper service, thus en
couraging the choir girls who are
working so faithfully to perfect them
selves in rendering of the beautiful
Episcopal evening service. The mem
bers and friends of the auxiliary are
also working busily in order to com
plete the vestments by next Sunday.
The choir will then be perfectly
equipped with new robes and caps,
and new hymnals recently donated to
the church.
Sunday school and Bible class will
meet next Sunday morning at 10
o’clock. Mr. Joe Smith cordially
invites all men who are not affili
ated with any other Bible class to
join him in an hour’s study of the
Bible every Sunday morning at ten
o’clock.
BUTLER TO SPEAK HERE
FRIDAY NIGHT
Geibrge Butler, of Clinton, who was
a candidate for the Republican nom
ination for United States Senator in
the primary last summer, will speak
in the auditorium of the High
School building Friday night at 7.30
on the issues of the campaign. The
voters arc invited to hear him.
FOUNDERS DAY AT FLtfRA
MACDONALD COLLEGE
Founders Day at Flora Macdon-:
aid College will take place on Satur-1
day, November 8th. All friends of j
the college are cordially invited to
nttend the ■ exercises in the audito-!
rium, beginning at 10:30 that morn- j
ing. Mr. R. B. House, of the Uni-,
versity of North Carolina, will de-'
/iver the address. Several promin- j
ent alumnae will also appear on the
program. Music by tile faculty of the
conservatory will add much to the oc- I
casion.
CARBONTON AND COOL SPRINGS
LEAGUES MEET.
The feature of the Cool Springs;
Epworth League, which was enter- i
"lined by the Carbonton Epwtorth
League at Cool Springs church j
Sunday night. A most interesting ■
program was given by them, entitled,
'How Conscience Judges or Right and
IVrong.” Along with it a musical !
program was also rendered. j.
NOTICE " j
The now shipment' of books for the :
Library has come and the titles will j
ps published next week.
I
Rev. W. B. r
S. C., has been
visiting the tanfi
F. C. Hawkins,
by his son, Mr.
Birmingham,
Lizzie Allen,
in jail pending,
the death of f -
len, was disci
coroner’s jury i
witnesses waff:
her for trial
upon the dial
her husband,
thologist of
failed to find
would make ’j
had been
bruises about
sure that he'
any one.
it was stat<
week that Ms
boy aged 14 yc
Ernest Covi
Lee County;
knife. He
and a juryiJ
Foster', 'JOJ
over the rei—_
The jury held
the second ini'*
verdict to the .
ed came to his
by a knife in .1
and recomm J
be held for -
without bond.
The last rej
ment cf Comi
reau of the Gt_
ton Statistician]
shows that
October 18,
as against 1,4*3
ponding period
seen by these
more than twii
the coimty up .
ginned during
This does not ,
been more than;
in the county
farmers haye
which to gathi
made use of t!
Many of the fi
have the bulk
and ginned. _
that the yield i
was thoughtTin;
be. Much of th,
county is beings
ton Growersri
Association.'
ms. of Anderson,!
?re.ior a few days
* of his sen, iiev. I
*e is accompanied ! j
?• E- Hawkms, of ! ]
. , | i
jred, wno was held ,
investigation over 1 ♦
jusband, Alfred Al-! ,
•u last week by the ■ 1
the testimony of i
L sufficient to hold t
, ie Superior Court 1
Kf having murdered ^
[• B. Bullitt, pa- i
Sta’.e University, i
on the body that ]
.iear that foul play
He found slight
neck but was not j
;hec:n attacked by 1
The Express last
Gautier, a white
attacked and killed
I, colored, at the
last week with a
|«ornmitted to jail
filed by Dr. J. F.
„) held an inquest
of the dead negro.
|o meetings and at
jfgation rendered a
ct that the deceas
ath* by being killed
hands of Gautier
r that the prisoner !
U.in the county jail
sent to the Depart
j:e, through the Bu
fus by County Cot- ;
iohn T. McDonald, ■
ginned prior to
ited to 3.057 bales
bales for a corres- ■
>f 1929. It will be :
ires that there was
le cotton ginned in ;
fDc‘. 18ih, tlian was ,
ike period last year,
m that there has
(ice the cotton made
fer last year. The ■
a good fall in ,
the crop and have .
favorable weather,
lers in the county ‘
heir crop gathered 1
Jxpress is informed
not as great as it ,
fogust that it would 1
[cotton raised in the
laced, with The Cot- 1
lerative. Marketing «
availability of thluqipoey to the Vet
eran. 1 | :
The Voter niust bear ill mind that
this money is a loan fluid and is self
supporting. In other words the tax
payer is not assessed oije cent for its
support. At a time like this it will
greatly help business for this money
to be distributed over the State. The
following are some of the reasons
why this measure/should receive the
support of everybody:
1. This fund will help hundreds of
ex-service men to acquire homes, who
could not otherwise^ obtain them.
2. To issue these bonds will not
cost the tax-payers of the State one
cent. The money is loaned on first
mortgages at six per cent. -The State
should not have to pay more than
4 1-4 per cent on its. bonds.
3. The State owes a . large debt to
its ex-service men. It has given
them nothing. Home owners make
better citizens. The people should
vote for these bonds to aid the vet
erans in acquiring.homes.
4. The Veterans do not ask the
State to give them anything. They
will repay the loan in the ordinary
business methods. ■
5. This proposition is not a con
stitutional amendment.
The merits of this question are
self evident and not worth while to
argue. It is the duty Of every citizen
to give this measure solid support.
KIWANIS NOTES
The Kiwanis Club held its regular
weekly meeting at the Caronm* no
tel last Friday night. Songs were
rendered oy tile C1UD, but Mina Louise
Furred, .-.e director of the music,
was a....j Visiting her people at
Scotland Neck. Kiwanian, A. P.
rung gave a tiribf lustory of his lire
unUcr cue head, ** Wtio's. Who.1'
Mayor W. li. Williams was to have
addressed the club, but was not able
to be present, Kiwanian Chas. P.
Rogers, told of a recent trip whicn
he made to Atlanta, Ga. Kiwanian
Jarvis Brooks cold what it cost to
sell a fellow member of the club a
suit, and when he made the last pay
ment. Kiwanian J. A. Overton told
of the ini|.u.viment in the home dem
onstration woik and other things at
the Lee Coun.v Fair and wanted to
know why th pig club, which was
promoted by Kiwanis Club, dia
not have an i dibit at the fair. Ki
wanian Harold Makepeace discussed
the tourist season and stated that
business on Highway No. 1 had be
gun to “pick up.” Kiwanian T. T.
Hayes, of the Hanford Ice and Fuel
Company, luM ht>w the .change in
the weather i: tested his business.
Kiwanian 1’. li- St. Clair gave a nnct
history of the 'own of Sanford. He
toid of many m the changes that have
taken place in Hie town from the time
it was char;11 d. more than DO years
igo. Secret tt.K Teague stated
that it was i ..iinea.-to have the San
ford club K , .1 prise for the ladies
it the distili convention which will
be held in It • igh Nov. 6, 7 and 8.
He appealed 1' the members, of the
bub to attend the. convention and
near such Imtbtsr-aE Rajrmoml N.,1'
Crossman, piv odeht af Kiwanis In
termit ion.1;!.
Si’ I :AK-FRIDAY NIGHT
Mr. J. C. Ii ninghaus, one of the
nost eloquent speakers infc he State,
will address the voterB of .Lee county
n the City Hail at 8 o’clock Friday
light. Both meh and women are in
rifed to hear him. ■ , - I
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PERSONAL MENTION.
Mrs. Lethia Stout, of this place,
pent several days with her sister,
Irs. James Brower, at Liberty, last
reek.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Robards spent
he week end in Henderson with Mr. ‘
Lorabrd’s mother.
Miss Louise Futrell, principal of
he Mclver Grammar School, spent
he v/eek end at Scotland Neck with
er people.
Mrs. J. E. Downing, of Coal Glen,
s visiting her parents, Mr. and. Mrs.
I. J. Gordon, of Broadway.
Mrs. E. B. Morgan, of Sanford, |
toute Two, is at Central Carolina
lospital and is getting on nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Harris, who
tave been in Jonesboro for some time,
lave moved to Henderson.
Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Gilmore and
diss Virginia Gilmore, are spending j
he week in Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Nutall and
laughter, Miss Nannie, of Delian,
l?cnn., came Tuesday week to visit
desdafnes Seabrok Jones,Lee Jones,
l. H. Hartness, and Miss Hattie Wil
iams, sisters of Mrs. Nutall. Mr.
sTutall left for South Carolina to at
end the Textile Convention. He will
oin them to return home next week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Hartness had
is their guests Sunday week, for a
amily reunion, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Villiams, of Wilmington, Mr. and
drs. A. T. Nutall and daughter, Miss
Fannie, of Delian, Tenn., Mr. and |
drs. Lee S. Jones, and children, Mr. j
ind Mrs. Seabrook Jones and little
laughter, Miss Hattie Williams, and
dr. David Williams.
Mrs. A. T. Nutall, Miss Nannie
‘Jutall, Mrs. Lee S. Jones, and Miss'
rohnsie Rives, Mrs. Seabrook Jones j
tnd little daughter, Bettie Lou, visit
d Mr. R.C. Crockett, of Riverside,S.!
J., an uncle, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Harrington, I
>f New Hobb, N. M., came last week j
o visit friends and relatives. They j
Irove throug the country and were j
me week on the road. They had a!
nost delightful trip and were glad to i
iee their loved ones again. Mr. '
-larrington is a brother of Mrs. A. J. |
3ost, and Mrs. R. C., and C. M. Har- |
‘ington.
Saturday is Confederate flag day
Buy a flag and help in this worthy
sause.
Miss Annie Cole, who has been in
Dayton, laetfflt,, for some time, is ex
pected to return to her home "on
Route Six, soon.
The friends of Mr. B. W. Petty will
regret to know that he has been con
fined to his bed at his home on Route
Six, for three weeks.
The Efird's Department Store
which was opened in Sanford two
weeks ago carries a large force of
help, mostly of people from this sec
tion. It is a good thing to give peo
ple at home employment. Those who
are new employed are Mr. M. D.
Strothers. Manager and Mrs. Stroth
ers, Mr. Harry Wg.rd, formerly of
Charlotte; Misses Margaret Clark,
Ollie Kelly, Mary Alice Kelly, Rosa
Lambeth, Beatrice Campbell, Jose
phine Poe, May Rigsbee, Johnsie
Jean Rivers and Phironis Cunning
ham, Mrs. S. R. McDonald and Mrs.
J. C. Yarborough of Sanford; Mrs.
Ernest Caddell of Jonesboro, Miss
Ila Furguson, Lemon Springs, Mr.
Lynn Adcock, Mr. James Ross, and
lvuss Dorotuy Kennedy of Cumnock
and Mr. H. M. Schadt of Winston
Salem, Miss Majorie Tyson of Cum
nock and Mrs. O. B. Porter of San
ford.
William Ernest Tulluek, student at
State College, spent the week-end at
home.
Misses Juineta Moffitt and Bemije
Seawell, of Raleigh, spent the week
end at home.
Misses Miriam and Clarice Cox,
of Durham, visited their pebple here
Sunday.
Mrs. A. B. Cox and Misses Maggie
and May Oliver spent Sunday in
Greensboro.
Mrs.. J. T. Mallard, of Raleigh,
visited Mrs. J. A. White in Jonesboro
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. iarooro oi
Danville, Va., visited Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Yarboro last week.
Mr. Ernest L. Kennedy, who is
with the Greensboro Bank and Trust
Company, in Greensboro, spent Sun
day in town.
Mr. Gentry Womack and Miss Mar
garet Clark spent Sunday in Albe
marle with Mrs. Jake Pearson.
Messrs John R- Jones, Jr., and
Jake Pearson, of Albermarle, spent
Sunday with their people.
Miss Elizabeth Clark spent the
week-end in Albemarle with Mrs.
Jake Pearson. *
BOONE HEIGHTS LAND
SALE VERY SUCCESSFUL
Goldston Brothers land sale > f
splendid home sites in Boone Heights
is considered very successful and
satisfactory to both owner and buy
;rs. Messrs Harold Makepeace, Roy
Dampholl, G. T. Watson, H. E. Hop
per, Jeff D. Johnson, W. A. Kennedy
ind Miss Carrie Gunter all of .Son
'ord were numbered among the proud
mrchasers; also Mr. J. F. Adcock, oi
Cumnock.
Lt is believed that many of th-v e
>uyers have bought for the purpose
>f building homes, and it is predict'd
vith the many 'advantage-.: of tin «
jew development, that others wdl
‘ollow the example.
The A me r; can Auction Company
ind the owner extends their a p preci
sion to the large number fot their
>ivscnce and interest in the sale.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to than our many friends
md neighbors ..for their many deeds
>f kindness during the illness and
death of our husband and fathei.
Jay God Bless You All.
Mk. W. H. Hunt and Family.
NEWBOLD GETS S YEARS
IN STATE'S PRISON
Case Taken up in the Superior
Court Tuesday Afternoon —
^3ury Selected from a Venire
01 to men — E. L. Gavin and
a Number of Other Witnesses
on the Stand —- Newbold on
tne Stand Vvednesaay After
noon — Springs a Surprise
o/ Cleaning Cunty to waking
ivaise Entiles on tne Hooks oi
the Hank — Case Taken Out
oi the Hands or the Jury
A two week’s mixed term of T^e
Superior Court convened at the court
house last Monday morning at 1U
o'clock witn judge Vv. a. UcVin, of
Uxiord, presiding. The loiluwing
citizens oi tne county qualified lo
serve on me grand jury: A. K. Kel
ly, ioreman; xj. C. Harbor, J. b\
lMane, Jc . Jr. jbarabow, it. n. Fergu
son, a. c. cunn, liian Harrington,
Kowiand rveliy, vv. K. Medim, u. n.
oianam, u. u. u'Connen, J. W. Hoss
er, j. i. dpivey, &. T. Sican, C. V.
iany, A. Lx. r nomas, Jordan ii. ino
mas, i'. Li. Yarborough.
Judge Devin, wuu is considered
one oi the ablest and cleanest judges
in the Btate, delivered a very auie,
■clear-cut charge to the grand jury.
He explained very clean/ tne duty
oi the jury in seeing mat tne laws
are eniorced. A lew pedy cases
were fuse disposed oi and alter call
ing lor a venire ol 7b men a jury
was selected Tuesday evening to try
the case oi H. C. rmwboid, charged
with embezzlement wane cashier of
the People’s Bank.
' ,.ouon alter tne noon nour tc-uay
Judge Devin sentenced Mr. Nc^boiu
t^ a term of five years in tne o.a.c
1 cmtentiary upon the charge oi
making false entries in the book.: of
the bank for the purpose oi delv
ing tiie ctiicials and -otners connect- d
with the bank while misapply, lat.-i.^
ihe funds of-the institution. Mr.
Newboid s wife, his f ather a. A mo
ther, and Mrs. Newboid’s parents
were present when senter d was
passed by Judge Devin, i- . New
bold was placed in charge . Sheriff
Sam Womble with instruct 1 to let
him spend , the day with hs family
before going to Haieigh to be placed
in the State Prison,
i After fighting vigorously all morn
' irig, the defense in the case against
\ H. C. Newboid, former cashier of the
1 People’s Bank, who was b ng tried
in bee County Superior Cc sprung
a surprise upon conveni: l court
after dinner recess Wedi . after
noon, w7hen New’bold, t. .1 his
counsel. A. A. F. SeaweL .1 guil
ty to making false eni. jn the
books of the bank.
Gaes on Stand
The announcement was hoard with
| breathless mtereste by a crowd that
filled the Court House, despite tne
j inclement weather. Following the
1 submission Newdxdd went upon the
! stand and told of his being in the
! army in France for ten months,
j three of which were spent in- the
! trenches, and of coming to Sanford
■ in 1919 from Elizabeth City, his
I former home, to become cashier of
1 the newly organized People s Bank.
He said that his financial troubles
j began in 1919 when he bought a half
i interest in a farm for $20,000, and
afterwards bought out his partner.
The farm was finally sold under
mortgage, and he took a personal
loss of $10,000 to $12,000. He bor
■ rowed money from the People's Bank
| to pay this debt and another obliga
1 tion, w-hich, together with interest
added to the principal of the loans
due the bank finally made his in
debtedness approximately $25,000.
Operating Deficit
1 The additional amount of about
1 $19,000 was an operating deficit of
! the bank during the years since its
' organization, which he concealed
frbm the directors, hoping that he
1 could w-ork it -out.
! He covered up his owm loans of
such large amounts by manipulating
a collection account, and the deficit
was concealed by entries to accounts
: on the savings ledger. He said that
' the entries of false notes and charges
to bank correspondents’ account were
for the purpose of showing sufficient
' reserve in the bank statements, and
he denied extracting any funds of
the bank. He said that his indebted
ness was represented by the $44,000
note of his which also covered the
operating deficit. He stated that
finding that the matter could not be
worked out he went to the president,
F. R. Snipes, and to the vice presi
dent, E. L. Gavin, on April 5, and
made a clean breast of it.
Sharply Cross-Examined
ooi icilwi w. Ij. wnuams put imw
bolti through a gruelling examina
tion, but he stuck t-o his story re
garding the transaction.
Mr. Williams, in his cross-exami
nation of New bolt!, which lasted for
more than two hours, showed much
knowledge of bank bookkeeping and
p.ied many questions about the trans
actions. Newbold said that his sal
ary from the bank was $2500.GO per
annum and that his income from the
insurance agency was from between
$500.00 and $000.00 and denied that
he had .speculated on the market.
Newbold said that if the bank con
tinued to show a deficit, he was.
afraid that the Corporation Commis
sion would not let them keep open
for business as they had advised some
years ago that an assessment on
stockholders should be made, hence
lie concealed the true.state of aifuLs
from the directors.
Following this .a number of San
ford residents were put on the s! and
to testify to the good reputation
that Newbold had borne here. Atty.
J. C. Pittman read a number of
letters frgm citizens -of Elizabeth
which he had been held in his former
City telling of the high opinion in
home.
Appearing for the State in the case
with Solicitor C. L. Williams were
k. L. Gavin and K. R. Hoyle. The
attorneys lor the defense were A. A.
T. Seawell, J. C. Fittman, and Lew
is ai:d Spencer, of Statesville.
L. L. vjravin, vice-president of the
bank, was the first witness Wed.
morning. He identified tna teller's
daily balance sheet showing the en
try of the following notes in New'
b^id s handwriting on dates given:
January 2, 1929, W. A. Crabtree,
$l,OuO; January 4y W. A. Crabtree,
$1,000; notes paid on October 3, J.
F. Foster, $5,200, and Mrs. G. W.
Joseph, $5,200. On October 10 note
J. P. Monroe, $5,090, and October 11
note J. P. Monroe $5,000, On Octo
ber 10 draft credited .account Atlan
tic Bank and Trust Company, Greens
boro, $5,000, and a charge -on October
3 to same account $10,302.95.
Mr. Gavin identified the note reg
ister and said' the various notes men
tioned had not been authorized or
passed on by the finance committee
cf the bank. Gavin underwent a vig
orous cross-examination at the hands
of Atty. John Lewis, of Statesville,
of defens-e counsel.
W. A. Crabtree wras the next wit
ness and denied discounting or bor
rowing any money from the bank on
dates mentioned. Mrs. G. W. Joseph
testified that she had not at any
time borrowed the sum of $5,209
from the bank.
Dr. J. F. Foster also testified that
the entry of the $5,200 note made in
his name was false, as he-had never
owed the bank this sum. H. J. Wil
liams, of the North Carolina Bank
and Trust Company, of Greensboro,
formerly the Atlantic Bank and
Trust Company. of Greensboro, tes
tified that there was no record on
the bank books of a remittance of
$10,202.95 from the People’s Bank on
October 3, out a remittance of $302.95
was received October 4.
DEEr RIVER BRIDGE AT®* CUM
NOCK, DESTROYED BY FIRE.
The Deep River bridge—p. wooden
structure, at Cumnock'—was destroy
ed by fire at. the noon hour Monday.
The particulars of the fire are about
an follows:
County Road Superintendent Gunt
er had a force of convicts at work
removing and. burning the driftwood
that had- - accumulated and lodged
against the piers of the bridge'during
the last big freshet. As a result of
the protracted dry spell the water in
the river is very low at Cumnock, and
the laborers had no trouble in taking
the drift wood out of the river and
burning it on the bank. Mr.. Gunt
er came over to Sanford on some bus
iness, expecting to return in a short
time, but was called to Harnett
county to look after some prisoners,
and did not return to Cumnock until
3 or 4 o'clock in the afternoon. When
he reached die river he found that the
bridge had been destroyed by fire at
the noon hour and reduced to smok
ing, smouldering ruins..
It seems that the wind shifted
carrying the fire into the bridge.
The laborers, by throwing water on
the fire, kept it under control till the
roof caught from a spark which soon
reduced the structure to ruins. This
bridge was built in 1909, about the
time Lee county was created, to take
the place of one which was destroyed
by a freshet. Due to the march of
progress about all the wooden bridges
on Deep River have been tom down
to make room for steel or concrete
bridges. There is only one wooden
bridge now left on the river. This
bridge is at High Falls. Since the
concrete bridge was built for Boone
Trail about a mile .above the old
bridge, the latter bridge has been
used very little by the traveling
public. For the past two years it
has been used by two rural route car
riers and many of the miners em
ployed at the coal mine at Coal Glen.
It would be cheaper to build a road
The loss of this bridge wifi greatly
inconvenience the people living on
both sides of the river in $ha Cum
nock section. Unless a bridge is built
to take the place of the oned estroyed
by fire they will have to travel many
miles “out of theii* way” in crossing
the river in vehicles. To cross the
river by bridge now it is seven miles
from the mine at Coal Glen to the
Cumnock mine and seventeen miles
by the river from the Boone Trail
bridge to Woodards bridge.
Meeting of Buffalo Circles
Circle No. 1 at Mrs. Will Helms'
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Circle No. 2 at Mrs. Fields same
hour.
Circle No. 3 at Mrs. J. A. Cashion's
at same hour.
Circle No. 4 nt Mrs. K. E. Sey
mour’s at 7:80 P. M.
ANNOUNCEMENT
We are candidates for re-election
to the office of Trustees for the Lee
County Hospital. The office of Trus
lnp is non-par;i; an and all the quali
fied voters, regardless of party affil
iation should participate in their sel
ection. We yill appreciate your sup
port and price.
J. R. INGRAM,
W. R. HARTNESS
J. H. KENNEDY
J. R. JONES
GEO. T: CHANDLER
R. H. MANN
J. U. GUNTER