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D EXPRESS 1, 1930. FIVE CENTO TAKE 1HE OATH OF OFFICE Clerk of the Court, Register of ■f. Deeds, Sheriff, County Com missioners and Other Officers Qualify and Assume the Du ties of Their Offices — In Their Plan to Reduce Over - head Expenses Commission ers Reduce Some Salaries 10 Per Cent, But No One Dedin •’ ed the Office on Account of : This—T. F. Matthews Made Chairman of the Board of Commissioners —Commission ers to Meet Again Next Mon day to Finish the Work. . ’flu Lee county courthouse was * -astir' Monday , and . Tuesday , when s ©ouhty-officthls were t inducted" into' a new administration. Monday was of two-fold importance as it was the fhstvday of a new month and jhe i tint day of a new term. The formal induction into office of the various . officials interrupted regular work be cause "most of the incumbents were re-elected last month. The county commissioners were able to continue their work a* before since only two aew members, K. E. Seymour and jr A. Dalryinple . .Were placed on the board. J>. C. Lawrence, who was nom inated St the June primary, was ap pointed on the board a few months ago to succeed J. U. Gunter resign ed. As H stands to-day the. board is, as follows: T. F. Matthews, who Was made chairman Monday, B, G. Kelly, 0. C. Lawrence, J. A. Dal^mple and K. E, Seymour. They were adminis tered the oath of office by Clerk of the Court, Gunter Watson. The fol lowing other officers were sworn in by him:'A. R. Rives as Sheriff, Jno. W. McIntosh as Registrar of Deeds, Dr. J. F. Foster as Coroner, Clerk of the Court Watson took the oath be fore J. R. Rives, Esq. W. R. Williams was re-elected County Attorney. The office of County Surveyor was de clared vacant as no one -was elected to that office. — ' Two names were placed before the board for the office of County Audi tor, J. M. Clark and R. H. Hunter. tfiST Mr.' Clark was "elec decided by the board that Hie salary of County Auditor be placed at $2, 400 per year, with an allowance of . $125. for expense of" County Super vision of Taxation, term of office to run for two years. The Page Trust Co. was elected financial agent for the .county for another year. County Demonstration Agent E. O. McMa han was elected to that office for an other year. He was also again made County Welfare Officer. The salary was placed at $900 instead of $1,000, which he received this year. Miss" Cornelia Simpson was also elected Home Demonstration Agent at the salary she received this year. Mr. TV 19 moo »A. UlIOW) va UtOOU w C* *IV " elected a member • of the County Board of Education was also present -at the meeting. The election of Solicitor of the Re corder’s Court, Superintendent of Roads, and Superintendent of the County Home, was postponed until the -meeting to be held next Monday. E. A. Griffin, County Tax Collector, holds over till next fall at a cut salary of 10 pet cent. JBefonS taking adjournment each commissioner was-instructed to bring from ids township a list of six names that will be recommended as assist ant tax assessors. Messrs. Lawrence and. Seymour are. to get this' .fist for West Sanfdrd, East Sanford, Deep River and Pocket towtuhips. Mr. X M.. Clark, County Auditor, was alerted bounty supervisor for the county at large. • Mr. R M. Brooks was retained by Sheriff Arthur Rive*, as jailor for the present. Deputy Sheriff Paul Watson took the loath and will con-' tinue to act as a deputy. Other dep uties mid township officers will be -swopi in later. • _ ; BOYS AND GIRLS AT HOME - FOR THANKSGIVING The following boys and girle who ore,, away at school spent the Thanks giving at home: Meredith: Anna . Rogers,. Ruth Phillips, Mary Frances UnderwdK^ Greensboro College: Martha Isen hpur, Virginia Formy-Duval. * . i . E. C. T. C.j Maxine Buchanan Kings Business College, Raleigh: Juanita Moffitt, Bernice Sea well. : Wake Forest: Raymond Gregson. Campbell’s College: Luke . Riddle,' Blanton Hartness. University. Duncan St. Clair, June Gunter, Jr., Fred Ray, Lynn Mclver, Joe Wilkins, June Underwood, Harold Gavin, Rosy Lazarus, Harry Frasier, -Jean Lane, Fred VanSant. State: Bill Tulluck, Bill .Russell, 1 Mack-Stout. batMviiafe-’. ■ Washington and Lee. • R. C, Gilmore, Junior. ,t.-V■’ Odell Sharpe of-Raleigh, spent the holidays with Mack Stout. ^ SALES OF TOBACCO CLOSE By the end of, this week the sales On the Sanford tobacco market will have almost reached the 4,000,000 pound mark.: While sales were held only three days last week 265,904 pounds were marketed at an average of $14.00, per hundred. There were ncr sales Thursday and Friday on ac count of Thanksgiving. The sales were light Monday, due' to the rain. Tuesday the sales amounted to 110, 0000 pounds. ' . ‘ Up to the cTose of last week the sales for the season totaled 8,498, 464 pounda.-Vat an a.verage of $15.51 per hundred. ' The‘'£ic3pt* touted $541,795.59. • v ' - The warehouse people tell The Express that some .of the planters in .his section havey sold very .little of their crop and it is expected that there will be good breaks on thelocaf market between nowind the Christ-' mas holidays. The warehousemen and the buyers expect to continue to handle tobacco oh this market till the first of February nearly two more' months and by the close of the sea-, son it is expected ’ that more than. 5,000,000 pounds wilt have been sold. WILBUR MefVER MADE SEC.-' TREAS, AND BUSINESS MAN AGER lee Furniture co. At a meeting of the board of direc tors of the Lee Furniture Company recently held in*the office of the com pany, Mr: Wilbur Mctver was elected secretary-treasurer and Business man ager pf the eadfjfiiny, to succeed his me LAUC UCC Mclver has taken charge and is now managing the business. He has as sisted his father in handling the bus .nes for several years and is familiar with the details of .$/£'■ work. In fact ha the business and is well qualified to handle it. He is assisted in handling it by Mr. J. R. Tally, who has "been with the cont HUNSUCKER DIES IN RALEIGH Mr. W. T. Hunsucker died in Rex Hospital, Raleigh, last Sunday morn ing from injuries he sustained when he was struck by a street car in that city one day last week. Funeral ser vices were held from Mitchell’s Fun eral Home in Raleigh Tuesday after noon after which the remains twere brought to Sanford and interred in Buffalo cemetery- . . Mi. Hunstfcker war originally from Moore county and at one time made his home in Sanford, and was well known to many of our older citizens. | rui tlie past sixteen years' he had been an employee of the State Hos pital in Raleigh; He is survived by three sisters; Mrs. Sam - Jones, of Sanford; Mrs. Austin, of Savanah, Ga., and Mrs. Battley, of Hamlet. NO CHECKS FDR TAGS THIS YEEAR As 'was stated in the last issue of The Express Mr. Bobby Burns will again sell State automobile license tags at 'his" service station at Three Points this 'year. Sales . will begin promptly on Monday, December_j5th and will positively close on the ISth of January, 3Q days! He will have, a notary publie at his office so that official papers can be made out and signed promptly so as to prevent all delays in issuing tags. No checks win be accepted and cash only pays for the tags; Tags may be placed on cars when purchased*'As was the case this year two tags will -be- required on motor vehicles, one in front and one behind. These tags were made in the stamp ing plant at the State Prison at Ral eigh. They are black with yellow numerals. Small figures enclosed in a square replace the old style of let ters to indicate the classification of the vehicle. This little box takes .the place of the* dash dividing numer als in the license number. “North Carolina—1931” is spelled out and Replaces the old style of “N. C. " * Sale prices of the passenger cars, (motorcycles, and trailers will re main the same as this year, officials say. Passenger cars with “A” classi fication Will sell for ; $40.00; “B” classification, $30.00 “C” classifies-i tion, $20.00; and "E” classification, | $12.50, A graduated scale of prices will be charged for trucks, depending upon the capacity, horsepower, and type of tires , used on ^he .heavy, trucks; , ;‘i Remember the buying1 ‘period this year is only one,month, 30 dayst> ■> | V, - --J--- - • j! | | Mr. and Sirs. H. D. Carson hav$ moved to Pittsboro where Mr. Careen : has charge of the Progressive Store the^,_., „ t, . j NOTED DIVINE TO TO VISIT SANFORD Dv. W. A. Lambeth to Deliver an Address at Steele Street Methodist Church on Duke University Day, Thursday, December 11th, at 7:30 P. M. —Public Invited. . , __r The alnnini of Duke University are varying their usual program of cele brating the signing of the indenture of Mr. James B. Duke, wherein he created a foundation to build9' and support Duke University. As tills program) develops it wilt mean more and more in the- life, of the state and the alumni are doing • service both to Duke and to - tills section in trying to bring a frill un derstanding of the aims and hopea of this great -instituti est preachers of the South and for six years was delegated' to represent the Southern Methodist art. Mount Vernon Methodist church at Washing ton. He is * man with -a wealth of experience; woe knowledge, and in his life in Washington has been in close touch with the flow of events for the past six' years. No one better than he' could .be found to interpret the influence'that Duke University will exert in North Carolina and the na tion. ; ' 7 r ' Lee county is especially interested in the" signing of the indenture be cause it has made possible the build ing and support of the bounty Hos pital arid its influence Will soon ' be' felt in the alleviation of suffering in our own county. This krill begin promptly at* 7:30 o’clock Thursday evening, December 11th, at Steele_ Street Methodist church. The public is invited ’ to heal’ this gifted speaker. • \ * KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN * ; BUST HELPING SANTY •■Old Santy talked to us over radio last night, bo we talked to him over telephone today, and he told us that he was going to have to go way back to the North Pole, before Christmas, to get some more toys for hia?chil<L ■ Mi) fn.jrtTiiliMiiwiiiiiiignii iiiif little folks happy at Christmas time. He knows, that we have tried to be good this fall, so he told us a secret. “You _ may help- me to make some of my Christmas toys. ; Now I shall be by for them .on the: 14th of Decem ber, so be sure you have them all reedy. All of Santy’s toys'will be ready, for we are working on them every day. Next Monday-is the day we are to write our letter to Santa, he is look ing for 'it, you know. SANFORD MASONS TOv STAGE BIG TUESDAY NIGHT On Tuesday, December 9th.. the Sanford Masonic Lodge will exem plify the third degree of Masonry in due and ancient form using the an cient Masonic ritual. The degree team will t>e arrayed in costume typifying the craft of the early Masonic times. This meeting portends to be the best ever enacted and several hundred peo ple to be present. The Sanford lodge has-one of the best trained masonic teams in the South and,an especially trained Masonic choir Trill assist the degree team. The following tableau will be actively engaged in the work:. King Solomon, W- H. White; Hi ram, King of Tyre, H. F. Makepeace; Gw Treasurer, E. M. Underwood; Gr. Secretary, R. C. Rush; G. Chaplain, Rev. F. C. Hawkins; Gr. Tyler, S. D. Porter; S. G. Deacon, J. W. Marks; Jr, Gr. Deacon, A. C. Harris; .Gr. Organist, F. P, Strong; Sea-Farer, 3: W. Gilliam;" Callers in the Temple; J. W. McIntosh and C.M. Gunn; First, second and third Ruffians, W. L. Mc Iver, W. F. Cooke, and Dr. R. O. Humphrey. '• Twelve Fellowcrafts: J. E. Paradis, J. T. Smith, Dr. I, H. Lutterloh, G. W. Anderson, J. L. Sauls, -Lee S. Glenn Dorsett, T. T. Hayes, F. ‘ P. Farabow, H. M. Jackson. Masonic Choir: Chas. P. Rogers, W. Lynn Jewell, D. D. Riddle, H. C. Renegar, T. Jarvis Brooksf AH Masons contemplating attend ing this meeting who Have not been previously examined in the Sanford ILodge are advised to arrive at the temple before 7:80 P, M. , as no ex aminations wil.1 .be made after that time. The ritualistic work will com mence at 7.45 P. M. Masons in good standing are cordially invited, 1 jp" — -. ' The United Bank A-Trust Com pany ia sponsoring a radio program each Friday evening, between 8 and 8:30 o’clock over Station WbIg, 'in Greensboror . This program has been enjoyed so muchby ibis bank’s {lost of friends that, it,,?nBljes. to’ reriiijid its friends .of the date end howr^ of this week/s,,brodc»st.y„, „Tb» program this week twill be ftmpiabed by Mrs. C. E. Caldwell, contralto, Mrs. Chas. Banks, pianist, .apd Iff- Fielding L, Fky, tenor. „ ''J:',: «"t-.' LEE COUI Organized Raising Charitable Christmas vas For Beginning 8th—Large ' Needed to f 3LIEF ASSOCIATION Purpose of to Carry on tk During the pdays—A Can to Be Made |day, December aount of Money the Needs. The Lee Coi waa recently lowing officers: dent; Mrs. Dr. &j President; Mrs. Vice President; Ex-Secy; Mr?, Secy.; Finance liarn, R. L. 8« Investigating Matthews, Miss. E. O. >e ifeunty ftporii • lief in the cOtmty% er than it was in any other , This fa due to ed and crop of fartn prod„ Condition? will ter comea**n^ Unless immed lief is provided, the W£xt several i be extreme want even death front J posure in the To meet these the . Lee County has been formed. 1^ nire-' into one cent the relief workMi provide for all1 ing need. Every case reported * carefully inves t tive secretary sit gating committee' 1 pointed for 0.. found deserving, f. A' card index'd ef Association with the fo’f Teague, Presi Scott, 1st Vice R. Snipes, 2nd Sam McEwan, Robarda, Cot. uttee; JT. W; Gil A. K. Miller. Dr. Ml L. ' Gunter, -Mr. 'the Officer of Lee need for re ten times great ‘ ar or has been recent times, 'read unemploy end low prices aw worse as win and generous re 1 kept up during iths, there will suffering and ’ation and ex mhp an that rming conditions, lief Association aim is to orga relief body all £.the county and >f actual, deserv >peal and every ted of will be by an eJcecu ; special inyesti |ch has been ap ,purpose and, if be taken care be kept of each dll be no r4upU cation or imposition . .. - r. I A canvass foSKfSsjs will be made ’ beginning .Monak^?;.,DeceSjtoy 8th. | Every one so fas^gn possiburwill be. asked to contribute. A large amount: of njoney trill be Reeded jji order to canned goods, meats,"* dried fruits, com, peas, potatoes an^ the- like-, will also be needed andi<jp*y be donated and credited as a cash contribution. An office and storage.' room has been fitted up in thehasement of the Wilrik Hotel as headquarters p$ the Association and Mrij^Sain Mofewan has been placed in dbarge as^erecu tive secretary. The office h^s been equipped with a telephone and . any one desiring information , can igeach her there or at her h,«nie..,A:,?ign Has been placed over reading “Lee County Reli^y Association.” The office is oiy thecfifyjth sjjie of the hotel, on Wicker snjdi^an be easily located -e~'- ~~_^_ Conditions .are . uqdnq|||}»<}igy'extra! | ordinary. Unemployment,i(4a> ,-wide : spread. A. real emerg^w^e^tSj-The jnee-.l is very urgent ^ycl. ,yoryjgreat. It is encumbent on tbosq.who have j to share with thoaljkjp$$i' b?ve.^ not. Religion and humap|^. cqmbioe in ! calling on our most generous impul ses. The lives of mjp^. .women. and little helpless ehil'irexiere at stake. The voice of the M aster, rings across the ages: “In as igu<&._aauyrq. have done it unto one of tho^e&stof these my brethern, ye ha*f, d9n0.it. unto me.” f»r < av.r.V- - • Our slogan will Give Generous ly, GIVE NOW. vwWTa-v: .7 D. B. TE ..President S-ScCi COUNTY HOSPITtt‘*BdAR» ELrarS OEFICEB •■'. The newly electad-hoard tees of the Lee County Jfpepita^ -after qualifying, met ^re , Ihtesday night and organized..by-, re-electing Mr. J. R. Ingram chairman, and Mr. G. T. Chandler, «• c»t*ry. Mr. £han dler succeeds Mi. p... Gunter, as secretary, the latter, faring fyo® the board. Mr. Hugh Palmer was receiv ed 'as a new member-o|Q the board. The following mer/fo/g] wefe elected a building committ^J..JLj Ingram, chairman; G. T. Chandler and W. K. Hartness. By_ draty^, th* names Messrs Kennedy add palmer got the terin of two year^jJJeasre, Ingram and Chandler four,.years, and Messrs. Jones, Hartness and.Jjggnn »i» years on the board. .' At a recent meeti^g id^. the board the Park Manufacturing ^Company, of Charlotte, was awarded .thjr, attract to furnish the elevator, for,pie hos pital. The terra ^ this week and the !iand, yrill,.»t. once be built around the floor,.of, the building. The wusttwr pejBdttiog it 14 expected thatv^M^wjjjriv on the walla will be jju3h,ed .endkfinished in a few weeks. A ftej*A%f w.allij are^ fin ished and the 1 oofij^ijk on^terJ lot Work can be eajrigd on in bad weather. "P, FOB SAI+E—0^^ rrood cat and ready fonatove. Pho"e 47-03 A. A. Bowers. ^ ^ I 1 •v^dhie.tiT " • GOOD BUSINESS OUTLOOK FOR COMING YEAR Edwards Railway Motor Com pany Shipping More Cars to Panama. Mr. M. H. Newlin, secretary-treas urer of the Edwards RaiJway Motor Campany, returned last week fron. Greensboro, where he took hospital treatment for a serious attack ot diphtheria. While he is able to be out he is not entirely recovered fron. the effect if the disease, being un able te-use one arm. It is though, that'he will eventually recover the use of due arm. » Since returning . lje has inspected and-shipped a new car to a railroad company hi the Republic of Panama. This car was recently completed and others wil be finished and shipped tp-thi8 company about the last, of this month or early in the New Year.. This Will complete the order of sev en cars made and’shipped to this company this year. Mr. Newlin ex pects’to leave in a week or two for the Republic of Panama to see about »n order for another car which this; company wishes to have made and shipped. He Will then go to Mexico City to solicit orders. The Express is informed by mem bers of the Edwards Railway Motor .Company that the outlook for busi ness in their line is good for the com ing year. They have on their pay roll a large number of mechanics and other employees at good wages, and with the increase of business these will be increased from time to time till the plant is operated at its full capacity. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT WHILE DUCK SHOOTING A shocking accident occurred at Lakeview on Thanksgiving Day. Three small boys about 13 years old were sitting in a boat shooting ducks at Lakeview kvhen one of the boys, Ver non Everett, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Clem Everett, was accidentally shot by his nephew, Howard Mclnnis, a boy of about the same age. The Ev erett boy was leaning over when the Mclnnis boy raised his gun to shoot till a uuuv. lUUUg tiVCICll IrtlSCU iUO head up just as Mclnnis gulled the trigger and he received the full charge of shot in the top of his head and was instantly killed. The Mc TbS^b nearly eoUapeedwhep tire community is shock accident. FOREST FIRE ON BUCHANAN LAND A forest fire broke out on the Buch anan land between Sanford and Colon last Friday night and before it was gotten under control it had burned over several hundred acres of land and resulted in great damage to the young forest. It is not known how the fire originated. Saturday after noon County Fire Warden John Wick er, sent a group of men in charge of James Buchanan to fight the fire. The fire continued to spread all night despite the efforts to get it under control, and by Sunday afternoon it had spread over quite a large terri tory. The rain Sunday evening stopped the spread of the fire which was finally extinguished. The mat ter should be investigated to deter mine the origin of the fire and find out if possible 'who was responsible for it. The Law prohibiting the careless handling of fire is very strict anti if proven is liable to get the guilty party in trouble. The loss caused by this fire will prtdiably mount up into the hundreds of dol lars. Miss simpson wins premium OF $56.30 AT STATE FAIR. Miss Cornelia Simpson, the hust ling Home Demonstration Agent of Lee County, assisted with the food exhibit at .the 1930 State Fair,and was awarded a premium of $56.30. Miss Siippson, who ia intensely interested in .her work in this county, tells The Express that this money will be used by County Council of Farm Women ^or supplies for demonstrations be fore clubs in sixteen organized communities. Miss Simpson seems to be in great demand not only in Lee County, but in other sections of the State where her work is known. She would be a valuable asset to any community. Her ability as an organizer and work er in her particular line of endeavor is not only recognized by State Fair people* but she has a reputation throughout the state for doing things in a large way. In her line of w'ork with the women of the rural sec tions .there is probably not a county in the State better organized than Lee. Every section of the county has itB club and they are well at tended by the women. The 'wives of the farmers art not only interested ip everything that is done at these club meetings, but the girls have be Cpipe intensely' interested in club under Migs Simpson’s supervision, ajui, are ’jjutting things over in great §hape. Misti Simpson has done much to encourage "living at home”1 among the. people, and as a result immense quantitea of canned fruit and vege tables1 can be found in many homes | throughout the county. REVALUATION ALL PROPERTY . WILL BEGIN JANUARY 1,1931 ROTARY CLUB PAYS. TRI BUTE TO LEE G. McIVER Tuesday the .Sanford Rotary Club •vas called upon to mourn the loss of mother one of its members in the death of Lee G. Mclver. Mr. Mclver makes the sixth member who has died since the club was organized in June, 1925. The others were Dr. W. A. Monroe, C. C. Cheek, L. P. Wil kins, M. J. 'McPhail and W. H. Fitts. W. H. White, chairman of the com mittee appointed to draw up resolu tions in honor of the deceased, called upon Rev. Frank C. Hawkins, yastor of the First Baptist church, who paid a brief and beautiful tribute to Mr. Mclyer asa churchman and .citizen. We like' to be remembered f by the works of our bands, said the pastor, and the custom of holding memorial service over the dead he thought a beautiful custom. The deceased was a man of affairs who had done some thing for the progress and advance ment of the ’community. One thing , he had done deserving of mention was the introduction of the present site of the First Baptist church to the Baptist people. He was liberal in mind and heart and had left unmis takable evidence of his fidelity and loyalty to his church and community. Following Mr. Hawking Dr. Gil more spoke of Mr. Mclver as a Ro tarian, declaring that he had lived the principles of Rotary in his daily life. Of late he had not s§en very much of him because the deceased was busy and worried with his busi ness affairs. Dr. Gilmore took this occasion to urge his fellow Rotarians to stand in such relation that each will feel free to go to the other when in need of sympathy and help. W. H. White brought the exercise to a close by reading the following -tribute tu 1116 uCceaScu I Again this club is called to mourn the loss of one of its fffrf particularly to grieve that such a calamity should have befallen us and our community in the sudden pasing , of Lee G. M-cIver^ Lee had long figure in the MB ful to every trust devolving ' s and showed by his daily conduc- id in his death an unfaltering i mina tion to keep faith with h.. -Plow men. As a man of affairs he to k pride in his business, giving to its needs his unstinting service, and at last sacrificed himself that those who i had trusted their affairs in his hands 1 should suffer no loss, | As a church member he was consci- , I entious and liberal, trying always to bear his part and do his work. j I As a son he showed every consider ; ation to his aged mother, giving her attention few mothers ever receive, 1 among other things prcviv^ng every Sunday a way by which she could at tend church. I As a husband an! father he lived an unselfish and exemplary life, pro viding in every possible way for his family. As a Rotarian he met his obliga tions promptly, at times taking part ni the programs, and, while he was « not an enthusiastic member, he liw ed the principles of Rotary in his daily life. We shall miss his quiet presence and our hearts grieve that the burd ens on our brother proved too heavy for him to bear. W. H. hite, W. A, Crabtree, J. H. Monger, I A. M. Hubbard, ! Committee. STEWARDSHIP AND ENLIST MENT SERVICE AT EAST SAN FORD BAPTIST CHURCH. Stewardship and Enlistment serv ices hav been in progress at East Sanford Baptist church since last Sun day night at 'which time the first service was held by Rev. A. H. Porter, of Bonlee, on Monday night by Rev. O. A. Keller, of Jonesboro, on Tues day, night, by Rev, E. W. Byerly, of Bonlee, on Wednesday night by Prof. George Wheeler, superintendent of the city and county schools. The speakers are not announced ahead, but there will be services tonight, Friday night and; Sunday night. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR The regular monthly meeting of the Christian Endeavor of the Pres byterian church was held December 1st at the home of Miss Wicker, secretary of the society. The. meeting was opened with the Lord’s Prayer after which the busi ness for the month was discussed. Social games Were then enjoyed fol lowed by delicious refreshments. Miss Rachel McKeman Correspond ing secretary will be the , next hostess. Success and Equality of Reval uation of Property Will .De pend on Property Assessors— to hold School at Raleigh for County Assessors—Should be Careful in Selecting These Men. Revaluation of all property in'the State 'will begin on January 1,-1931, according to the law of North Car olina. This means that -each county will have a tax supervisor, who, will. be appointed at a meeting of' the board of commissibnefa the fust Monday in December, or very soon - thereafter. There will, of course^ be a supervisor for each township in the county, and these supervisors may have the services vof two as sessors each. Much depends on this revaluation, and Governor Gardner has urged the boards of commissioners of the 100 counties to exercise great care in se lecting county supervisors, and ad* monishes these in turn to watch their step in choosing their township as sistants. The county supervisor will be required to go to Raleigh for two or three days during the first half of December for intensive in struction. Commenting on the matter Gover nor Gardner said ‘“If the county commissioners will select their tax supervisors carefully and for their ability to do the work rather than for political reasons, and if they in turn select the best men they can find in each township as their to'wnship supervisors, and all of them cooperate with the State board of assessment and seek to make this revaluation as fair and accurate as possible, they can perform one of the greatest services to the state that can be rendered. For there is no doubt that tremendous inequalities now ex ist in the revaluation of property in t}>e various counties in the State, with wide discrepancies in the as sessment of similar properties in dif ferent counties. But a careful and thorough revaluation can remove many 6f these inequalities and thus serve to bring about a general reduc :tSb8fc>r taxes.” ” . ... SPECIAL SERVICE AT EAST SANFORD BAPTIST CHURCH The members of the W. M. S. of the East Sanford Baptist church will have charge of the prayer meeting service Wednesday evening, Decem ber 10th, at 7:30 o'clock. The following program will be given: Song-Give of your Best to the Master. Repeat in unison the W. M. U. Watchword. Prayer—That Christ may Be Known at this Christmas season, — Mrs. W. E. Warner. Devotional-Christmas prophecy, Mrs. R. II. Weaver. Song—Joy to the World.. As We Know Miss Lottie Moon, Mrs. J. H. Love. Reading—The Love of God, Paul Utley. Reading—The Ninety and ’ Nine, Mrs. Alma Smith. Reading—The Love of Fellowmen, Mrs. L. D. Bryant. Reading—Significance of a Fur lough, Mrs. Lesssie Stewart. Duet—Mrs. W. E. Warner and Mrs. Alma Smith. Reading-Mother’s Love, Mrs. D. E. Matthews. Reading—LooDeh, Mrs. Alice Lawman. Story—Only One Reason, Mrs. W. E. Warner. Lights on the Scripture—By leader. Lottie Moon offering. Closing prayer by pastor. EEveryone is . urged to come and hear this program and worship with -BUY NOW COTTON REPORT. ‘ According to the report of J. T. Mc Donald, county cotton statistician, there was ginned to November 14th, 4,107 bales of cotton as against 2,263 bales ginned to same date in 1929. ... THE CHRISTMAS SEALS. The campaign is now on for the sale of Christmas seals. Seventy five per cent of the money collected will stay in the county to help those who are in need. There are six fam ilies here now receiving a quart of milk a day from this fund. We all known and dread tuberculosis. Let’s buy the Christmas seals and help those who are unfortunate. Our money could not be spent for a more worthy cause. At the call of A..J. Maxwell, chair man of the State Tax Commission, there will be held in Raleigh on De cember 10, 11 and 12 a meeting of the County Tax Supervisor^ to con sider matters Connected with the prok lem of taxation. This is to be a very important meeting.
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