SANFORD, N:
VOLUME 44, No. 60
F3YE CENTS
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SCHOOLS CLOSE-FOR 1
.CHRISTMAS SEASON,
Sanford Pupils and Teachers Are
Given Two Weeks For Christ
mas—Have Had Very Suc
cessful Term.
The city schools closed yesterday
for, observation of the Christmas
holidays and will remain closed until
Monday, January 6th. A number of
faculty members 'whb live, elsewhere
left last night for their homes and
others are doing so today.
The fall term, which closed yester
day, has been a very succesful one
and much work has been accomplish
ed. • The two schools, West Sanford
and Mclver, have had a total enroll
ment of 1,217 pupils of which 340
were in the high school which is locat
ed in the West Sanford building.
The enrollment by grades during
the. term just past was as follows:
West Sanford; first grad*; 30 boys,
34 girls; second grade, 26 boys, . 12
girls; third grade, 17 boys, 20 gtris;
fourth grade, 36 boys, 26 girls;- fifth
grades, 28 toys, 12 girls; (there is
no sixth grade at this school) sev
enth grade, 18 boys and 16 girls.
High school: Eighth grade: 39 boys
and- 62 girls; ninth grade, 63 boys adn
37 girls; tenth grade, 43 boys 62 girls;
eleventh grade, 28 boys, and 36 girls.
Total enrollment at West Sanford,
621.
East Sanford (Mclver School):
First grade: 75 boys 66 girls; second
grade, 44 boys, 35 girls; third grade,
39 boys, 26 girls; fourth grade, 38
boys, 34 girls; fifth grade, 38 boys,
38 girls; sixth grade, 53 boys, 34
girls seventh grade, 22 boys and 34
girls. Total enrollment Mclver
school, 596.
Average attendance at high school,
304,8 pupils daily, or percentage of
- 94.1.; ■
Average attendance elementary
grades at Bast .Sanford school,
206.3 pupils daily, or percentage of
95.3. ;
Average attendance at Mclver
school, 544.2 pupils daily, or percent
age of 93.3. The highest attendance !
was made by the elementary grades
of East Sanford school.
Number of boys enrolled in high
school, 163, number of girls enrolled
' in high school, 177.
Number, of boys enroleld in elcmen
Number,of boys enroleld in Mclver
school, 309; number of girls, 287.
Total number of boys enrolled in
Sanford schools', 627; total number of
girls, 590. Grand total at Sanford
schools, 1217.
The teachers of the city schools are
as follows:
Miss Addie St,. Clair, Miss Sue H.
Watkins, Miss Helen Johnson, Miss
Mary Wilkins, Mrs. J. U. Gunter,,
Mfei Mary Gilmore*, Mrs. Carl Stout,
Mrs. Mattie Riggsbee, Miss Lois Mon
roe, Miss Cornelia Cheek, Miss Kate
McKeman, Miss Josephine St. Clair,
Miss Carrie Howard, Miss Pearl Tefh
ple, Miss Beth Colley, Mrs. Charles
Hatch, Miss Catherine Carter, Miss
Elizabeth Crews, Mrs. Clara P.
Cheek, Miss Sophie Howie, Miss Isa
belle Knight, Miss Inez Heath, Miss
.Stephanie Moore, Miss Helen Derrick,
Miss Freda Dimmick, Miss Pauline
Edwards, Miss Nell Robertson, Miss
Julia Wolff, Mis Eunice Kneece, Mr.
E. L. Warrick, Mr. W C. Lane, Miss
Eouise Futrell, (Elementary Pri»,>,
Mr. J. S. Truitt (High School Prin.)
Speaking of the Work of the school
during the recent months, Mp. G. R.
Wheeler, who is. serving his first year
as superintendent of the city and
county schools, said: “A full course
throughout in character and citizen
ship training, through club and pro
ject- activities, has been emphasized
in our system of instruction. The
value of the many health, civic and
knighthood clubs, which have been
and are making a study of ethics and
morals, has been exemplified in the
splendid morale of the entire student
body of both the city and*.. county
schools."
The blowing out of the two boilers
at the heating plant of the city
schools, which occurred last week was
due to mechanical defects in the boil
era rather than to some one tamper
ing with the boilers as was first
thought, stated G. R. Wheeler, school
superintendent, yesterday. The
boilers, the superintendent said, have
been sufficiently repaired as to make
than) available- for temporary use.
Later, It was said, it will be necessary
to repair the front section of the de
fective-boilers, if they are to be of
permanent Use.
MISS MAKEPEACE IMPROVING
Mr. and Mrs. W. It.Mukepcace, ac
companied by Dr. C. L. Scott, went to
Raleigh last Friday to see their daugh
ter, Miss Charlotte Makepeace, who
is now in Rex Hospital' recovering
from an operation .jot ijin pdicitla.
The operation was succesfully per
formed Friday night. Misa Make
peace as a studen at Mcrodjth Uor
Itge. Her inany friends here and
elsewhere in the State will be.pleascd
to learn that she continues to iro
p«“ov° hud hopes to be able to return
home suon.
LEMON SPRINGS
- FINED IN
MEN -
3E COURT
Arthur Todd and Luther Steed
Before Judge McPherson-*
Jack Chandler j Tried on
Charge of Reckless Driving
and Assault
Arthur Todd, of Limon Springs,
before Judge Thomas J. McPherson,
on the charges of operating a car
while under the influence of liquor,
with reckless driving, drunkenness
and disorderiiness, and the use of
profane languege on the highways,
was fined oh two counts and levied
with the cost. Luther Steed, also of
Lemon Springs, in ccurt upon the
same charges, was found guilty of
one charge and made to pay the fine
and cost.
This case consume! 1 the greater
part of Lee couhty court Tuesday
moming. The charge against the
two Lemon Springs nken grew out of
a wreck occurring between -Jones
boro and Broadway, Wednesday, De
cember 3d, around 11 o’clock at
night- ft developed during the course
of the testimony that Todd and Steed
were returning from fa trip to the
coast on that night Where they had
gone for a quantity
Sheriff Arthur ft
he wa* notified of
with JaHor Brooks
ten or fifteen u
pened, where be ,
toxieated condition.
Steed to Sanford
and found Todd,
testified that Todd,
■f sea food,
testified that
wreck, and
iched the scene
after it hap
Steed in an in
After bringing
returned again
"' * "^witnesses
found by
the Sheriff was “high,” and talking
boisterously, and
the "law”-had been
in which the men
it was said, had tu
On the fetand Todi
been driving some' 1
so fatigued that he
a. momentary dose
the interlude he t
inquiry if
iere. The truck
made the trip,
,ed over in the
said that he had
miles and was
ad dropped into
nd that during
it control of the
truck causing it to upset. He tes
tified that snortly after the truck
turned over two stringers came along
and brought him to Sanford. While
with them, he was given two drinks,
he stated. This, h< claimed, was' the’
onlv litreor he had l ad.
Solicitor ljpyte
cross examination
reguh^T'chstdmer i
er’s court.
Botji Todd .arid
in the Lemon Spi
other than their f:
sobi'iety, are say
Jack Chandler,
same charge of r
asault with a deai
automobile.
VaSTfStip*— .
Chandler, while d
bile at an excess
Btfsa&v
by his wife. H
Coy’s wagon wa;
which he: was towi
church nearby whi
stalled. Chandler
mobile then dashe.
damaging both. JM
tairied serious inju
Chandler was giver
months on the L
with the altemativ
court sufficient mm
damages to MvOoy.
bile and Mrs. Met,
One road senteij
to a colored boy J
dozen chickens.
irougnt. our
tfiat Todd was a
the Lee reeord
tteed are farmers
igs section and
,uent leaves from
be good citizens,
.s tried on the
less driving, and
- weapon, to-wit:
d months ago, it
the testimony,
ig an automo
re rate Of speed,
™" ‘ ’’ — "by
iked behind Me
an automobile
home from a
•e the engine had
car hit the auto
into the wagon,
;. McCoy also Sus
ies in the crash,
a sentence of five
le county. roads
of paying to the
tey to cover the
Is car and automo
loy’s hospital bill.
!e was meted out
ir stealing a half
HARRIS TELLS
OF SHAKERS
TIN
VHY A COLONY
BECAME EX
*T.
Union, nentuCKy,
finally
The Society Shakers at South
which was once
a colony of 500 pe iple, broke up and
in 1020, be
cause they did not believe in marriage
and had no children, said A. C. Har
ris in a talk before the Rotary
Club Tuesday.
wr. narns, a native ox jaeiitucay,
once lived near these people and Knew
something of tneii habits an<l* man
ner of living. They were an Amer
ican communist I sect officially
called the united Society of
believers in the second appearance of
Christ. 'This society at ,Shakeri.own
owned, some 3,000 acres of the finest
land in Kentucky. No children were
seen in that village because there
was neither marruage nor giving in
marriage there. 'When a married
couple visited the colony the husband
and wife were not allowed to be
alone. Visitors were welcomed to
the place and all who came were en
tertained free of charge. Everything
was used in common. _
Mr. Harris was once the rajl way
agent at South Union. The people
composing the colony, he said, pro
duced everything they ate and wore.
Potatoes were one oi their principal
crops. They shipped and soki tons
of seed of various kinds. Some of the
most delicious preserves Mr. Harris
had ever tasted was made by them.
They sold these preserves mostly in
the Southern markets. They were
noted for owning blooded stock of all
kinds. All furniture used by them
was hand-made and all their clothing,
was hand woven. They 'were Rota
rians in spirit, concluded Mr. Harris,
and they believed in and practiced the
live-at-home gospel now so much em
phasized by the Governor cl N„.Ui
Carolina. *
Parson Gilmore announced that
Fred Strong had been retained at
Sanford by the Carolina Power and
light Company, and at his sugges
tion Mr. Strong was invited by a un
animous vote to again become a mem
ber of the club. Mr. Strong is
chairman of the committee on enter
tainment. .
A number of visitors were present
on tills occasion, among them being
Dr. ,E. A. Abema'hy, President of
the Chapel H’li Rotary C'"b. end Afr.
WWji of lakeview and Mr.,Tuck, of
Next 'r'uogday *b“>1hh JwflP put on
a Christmas entertainment. ‘ j
. As usnnl w Hk «fer our mert4v>
V4'- - ” ' ' d protect our cus
tomers.—CHEAR3.
t
CAMERON MORRISON’S
APPOINTMENT TO U. S
SENATE LAUDED HERE
Leaders of Lee Democracy Are
Gratified Over Selection of
Former Governor—Has Uncle
Living Here.
Various expressions from the lips
of recognized leaders of the Democ
racy of Lee county, gathered by a
representative of The Express yester
day, indicated' Strong approval of
Governor 0. Max Gardner’s appoint
ment of former Governor Cameron
Morrison, of Charlotte, to succeed to
seat in the United States Senate, left
vacant by the death of Lee Slater
Overman, for the past twenty-seven
years North Carolina's junior senator.
Although the new senator first saw
the dawn of day in the county of
tucmnond, me people of Lee feel a !
strong attachment to Senator Morri
son, ror duty a lew mues irom nere,
ru.-> mother, a member of toe well
known Cameron clan of Moore coun
ty, was born. An uncle-of the new
sena.oi, Mr. Neill Cameron, resides
near White Hilt cnurch, just over tne
Moore line from Lee, about nine
miles from. here. The Monger fam
ily, of Sanford—a Tine old Sandhills
family—are, through their Cameron
km, distantly related to the man who
takes Lee Overman’s seat. So, aside
from the popularity attained in Lee
by Morrison through his four years
of courageous leadership as governor,
Lee county feels a maternal jiride in
the new Senator.
“Morrison was the logical choice as
the late Senator Overman'* success
or,” said John R. Jones, Sr., member
'll I the State Democratic executive
committee from the Seventh congres
snonal district, “he was my man for
fhis distinguished place, and ho one,
feel safe in stating, would have fit
ted in the position with more dignity,
and yet saieguard tne prerogatives
of the people of our State, witn more
ability and with greater distincton
than Cameron Morrison. in his se
lection, Governor Gardner made if
wise choice and one that will meet
With almost universal approbation by
the people of North'Carolina, irfe
spec.ive' of political affiliations."
vumiuciiwiig u^iuu wic apifumwucuv,
D. B. Teague, member of tne Sanford
bar, said ‘Governor dyfcprrison was my
choice. Although a supporter oi
Gardner in the tnree-comered contest
lor governor in 1920, I have always
admired Mr.' Morrison's courageous,
character and fighting qualities. 1
Hunk he is the fa^st qualified mart, in
the State and will uphold all the
best traditions of the senate. He is
equal in .ability to anydne nJ.v in the
senate. I regard him an extraordin
ary man.”
_ "lam of the opinion/’ dec laied J.
son’s appointment to ttie senate has
met wim universal approval! He is
an ajjle and vigorous lighter, and the
combination oi Morrison and Bailey
will give North Carolina two of the
outstanding men in the senate.”
fvf^triras^prominenf-^ealtor, also
expressed himself pleased with the
Morrison appointment. “My first
preierencL,” said Mr. Cross, “was
iMyde K. Hoey, but Mi. Morrison’s
accession to the Senate-4s very satis
factory to me. He will make a good
senator.”
‘‘.Every one whom I have heard
make a statement regarding the ap
pointment were well pleased, and I
w7as indeed,” said Kenneth K. Hoyle,
cnaarnian of the Lee Democra.ic ex
ecutive committee. *
‘1 have aJ.vays had a warm regard
for Max Gardner, and now that he
has appointed Governor Morrison to
the senate my admiration for him only
increases,” said Capt. Dan li. King,
local attorney. “Morrison’s ascension
‘t® The senate inevitable, he w«g
our most militant leader and the Dem
ocracy of the state owed him the of
fice,” said Capt. King.
“Though personally, I was for
Clyde Hoey, I am none the less
gratified at the Morrison appoint
ment. He will wear the toga with
great distinction,” said John W. Mc
Intosh, Lee Register of Deeds.
Judge T. J. McPherson also liked
the Morrison selection. “In my
opinion the Morrison appointment
meets with state-wide approval,, Mor
rison will hold his own in the sen
ate debates with Borah or any other
member of the senate,” he declared
And even the Republicans were
willing to admit , that they wrere tick
led at the prospects of Morrison in the
senate. Carles McLeod, Republican
postmaster at Cafthage, during the
administration of 'Theodore Roose
velt, wore a bi >ad smile. “I have al
ways liked th s M rrison spirit,” he
admit'., d with ut the least of reluct
ance.
COSTS UTTI 3T) JLFSE
CR 1FSTMAS SEALS
Meet people are jroing to remember
their friends and ioved ones at
Christmas thr s 1 means of pack
ages, Tetters c-• ci ds. It will cost
only cne'J<osn;- to dd to this remem
brance a tiibr rul • seal. By this
means comfort a: 1 cheer will be
given not only to 1 \e frier# or loved
one but to many v ho need relief
from disease, y
Hundreds of thousands of dollars'
are being spent each year for,treat-j
ment and funeral expenses of the tu-1
berculous. Surely it is niuch wiser 1
to spend {n education of the public;
in the promotion of preventative
measures, and the treatment of in8i
gent, defective fhildren and others
exposed itO Ihe disease before their
bodies are permanently disabled..
Tho funds derived from the sales of
tubercular-seals bwtee County are
foreffWl>^y|pii' thpVlittle seeds you'
not cheM ;{d someone by
Its dngsttj «ne - but -turn that much
merer dfttn fU utv health for yours5
and other people’s children. •
IE GRIP
'IVfAS^PIRIT
K^Jives City
Mfee—Festive
fe} Local Shops
Advent of Yul
Holiday App
Attire Decor
and Streets.
Gay throngs <
Street decoratiol
in the stores a
dressed display
many other sign
mas is almost ]
as 'the oiistnbu
center ot the v*
two cities of Hi
east and west,
Fayetteville noi
choppers, festive
sjeaseless. activity*
shops, colorfully
ndows, these and
jfhify that Chris.
I again. Sanford
k Mid shopping
irea Between tne j
jfh and Albvmane, J
a Greensboro ana j
1 and south, has i
|y _ _ to tne f uie- j
p grip of the peri- I
Migfc naid^ tunes ;
K>aigns nave been '•
f Christmas is ai- J
succun)ped
tide season. JaP
od of unabated. $
and “buy now." o
forgotten. VeriJ
most herel
-Let us go take
Sanfohd business
corner we are g
stroll through the
ttion. On every j
Ste£ by huge : ce- j
d. with tuisul and :
i that bespeak tne j
' ■* Most impress- j
those that most
iiye, are the win- !
vhich are dressed i
ety of cdlor gym- j
ppfeason. Wp be- j
6,jnamdmth fee i
^mg, across the]
» huge(i colored ■
iig feature . of ■
bung countenance :
,.fco need to en- i
1 a glimpse of the j
f from without,
ib would have
[lc»t so many use
are been amassed
raid here they are,
l w;th. out any ad
rl is the Ladies'
window tha^ will
.elusive lady. “1 he
e latest in ladies’
U muBt see all
other colorful el
spirit of Christi
ive, however, ai
readily capture
dc'w^ of tne she
in almost every1
botic of the Yuli
gin our stroll a
Furniture Co. y
front of which |
sign, the outstl
wmch is the g
of jolly old Sf
ter here; we c
gay, festive 4
l'he many gif(
thought it pea
ful things edi
under one too
all free to gaz
mission fee al
And next;
Shoppe. A di
dazzle the m<
latest gasmen
footwear. H
these things I
Mow we Bvrojt
street to the !
store. What a ’
window!! HSi
shoes, in all tn^
set off with fE
must have eng
utor, we were
agreeably so, !
Leod was resp
Next to Is*
see the ingetS
generous use I
the display,
we are told, <B
A miniature
quaint little fi
garments,the*
JV. UUWII tilt:
Land Hubbard
ganged dislpay
oi pairs of
|test styles. iUl
gture Ch ristrna s
Hubbard
f a Parisian d^corv
ed,v but most’!
Max Me- |
for tbe display, i
' je, top, we >
m put to i
ejnent of
L himself,;
play.
-tree, srj
‘ nty
er
. ... .iiihihi .. .
And to Belle’s—dhe of the famous
Carolina-Virginia chain—three huge
display windows with abundant space
for Lee Jones to exercise that inimit
able gift of his—ability to make up
‘window display. - And what a fine
job he has made of it! Here are
three miniature Christmas trees. On
display are goods suitable for every
member of the family.
Next we find ourselves gazing m a
degree of admiration at splendid job
display window dressing at the Acme
Drug Company, done by John Goins
and Archie Palmer.
Only a short distance from, here we
enter Patterson’s store —here the
owner, Mr. Patterson, has arranged
his Christmas goods with the same
technique that characterizes his usual
display of goods.
Mrs. L. H. Baldwin has brought ll.e
decorative arts into play at Baldwin’s
where .you will find :the Christmas
trimmings prominently displayed.
Three window displays, all skillful
ly and artistically arranged by Mr.
H. J. Ward, greet you at Efird’s.
miniature Christmas tree, trimmed
with silver tinsel, adorns one of the
display windows,while in the interior
there are small trees of pine and ce
Mr. Kirby Gunter has utilized the,
large display room of the Central
Carolina Furniture Company for the
showing of a living room suite. The
setting, arrangement, and the Yule
tide decorations to l»e found here are
model.
Miss Margaret Oliver has done a
good pie-e of work.at W. F. Chears’
Jewelry Store. Use window displays
and the interior decorations of the
store reveal the ingenuity of an artist.
Christmas roping, silver tinsel and
imitation icicles give this store an
atmosphere that is decidedly that of
Christmas
1 A fine display oi practical Hard
ware gifts, placed in an appropriate
manner are to be found in the
display windows of the'Harris-Make
peace Company.
The window display at the Crab
tre Drug Company is in line with
the spirit oi U16 Christmas season.
Mrs. Perry’s Gift Shop on Cartli-;
age street, in the windows of which i
one will find many quaint and use- j
ful gifts, shows both unusual and de-;
cided technique in the arrangement
of gifts, i lie embellishments strong-;
ly symbolize the approach of Christ-j
mas.
Down on Wickejr street there are !
some splendid displays showing orig
inality the predominating trend. Fred j
Williams, who did the interior decora-!
tion work at the Thomas Drug Co., j
at once impresses the observer as
having done* the work,of a profes
sional. The window display at this
drug store in the language of the
charming Miss is ‘“simply gorgeous!” j
A small fireplace, with andirons, a
miniature Christinas tree,a profusion J
of Christmas gifts, ih fact almost
anything one can imagine as suitable
for his best girl, is on display.
As we stare, info the windows of
tho Irfo Hardware Company, we
wnnri ' hr' ! is fhat this . conaerh
manages to keep H. C .Bober's in
Pa •' J year -m (od year out. If •
there’s a professional in this line, of
voik in Sa f rd! then Its H. C. Rob
erts. The display of wild animals,
ifiiT" " ,.t sotting signifying he
hunWhT mason, as well as tho ..cedar
3**K*ST de
1 (Continued on Pago Bight)
^1
HANFORD TOBACCO
MARKET CLOSES A
FOR HOLIDAYS
More Than Four and One-Quar
ter Million Pounds Sold to
Dat£. ,'
m
The Sanford tobacco'market closed
Tuesday for the Christinas holidays.
It woukI have closed Wednesday, but
for the fact that the snow" prevented
the planters from bringing tobacco, to
the market. The market will re-open
Tuesday, January 6th, and. will zp%
tinue to handle tobacco till the first
of February. Many of the buyers,
auctioneers and others connected with j
the market, will go to their homes j
and spend the holilaya with their fam
ilies, returning in time for thavyeop-j
ening. It is expected that thdffc will ]
be a good lot of tobacco handled in '
January as there is still a lot of it
being held by the planters. . , , „ ?
Some of the best? sales of thC' sea
son were held during the past ;few
days. The sales at the three Warer
houses last Monday approximated
more than 124,000 pounds which sold]
at an average of $14.02. Mare than ]
90,000 pounds were sold Tuesday at i
a good average. Mote than four j
ana one auarter million pounds haye i
been sold - since the season opened, !
and it is expected that the January,
sales will run it up to more than
million pounds. t
The people of Sanford probably fail
to appreciate just what the toliagco
market means to the town. More,
than $600,000 has been paid out to
the planters since the season opened.
This is not all. More than 100 pfed
ple, including the warehousemen, buy
ers, auctioneers, clerks, book-keep
ers and laborers make their home in
the town during * the sales season.
They are paid good salaries and
wages and spend money jn various
ways while connected ■with the mark
et. The Express is informed L^tgat'
five of th6 buyers for the big tobac
co concerns have buildings rented
here during the season to store and
put tobacco in the proper shape be
fore it is' shipped. Salaries, wages
and rents amount to a handsome*,
during the season. The tobafcco mar
ket certainly hus saved the situation
Sanfo.rd ,this season. This marT
ket has gained the reputation this
season of being one of the best in the
State.
KIWANIS club elects
ELEl 1S_v -
NEW OFFICERS
ThcUKiwams Club at its weekly
meeting at the 'Carolina IJotel laft
Friday night elected, new officers for
the ensuing year as follows:
J. A. Overton^president; John 0ay
enport. Jr;, viee»pr63iOent; a.. C. Pitt
man, district trustee; J.^E. Brum, S.
Jr gusketh. Or., J. F, Fpster, J. JIi
r, E. Frank Ar.-irew-s and P. H,
air, directors, The jw «®
~fs
of January. The secretary will be
named at some future meeting. Ki
wanian D. B. Teague, who has hern
the office of secretary during this
year, has displayed much originality
in his weekly letters and has dene
much to hold the club together. Kir
wanian J. U. Gunter, ‘who is now re
tiring as president of the club, has
served in that capacity two years. He
has made a good presiding officer -.in I
has given of his time and means for
the success, of the club rinse it was
organized pome five years ago.
A most interesting program was
put on during the evening. Several
songs were rendered by the club with
Miss Futrell at the piano. A fea
ture of the program was the solos
and recitations by Master O. B. Post
er, Jr., and Master Victor Cole, pupils
of the Melver grammar school.
The?** bright, bovs. Vho were in charge
of Miss Futrell and Miss Catherine
Carter, sang and recited _ selections
with as much ease as if they had
been trained adults.
In a short talk, Mr. Overton, the
new president, appealed to the mem
bers of the club to cooperate- with
him in carrying on the work of the
club next year. By a rising yote all
promised to do this. Miss Futrell
made a report showing that milk .-will
needed by many children in her
school. Bv a vote it was decided that
the sum of $25.00 should be soent for
tovs and other Christmas gifts for
children whose parents are not able
to supply them with these things.
Kiwanians Charles Rogers, J. C. Pitt
man ard F. F. Farabow were ap~
poited a committee to take charge of
the Christmas sunnlies and see that
thev are distributed.
It is planned in the near future to
place the proposed marker to Dt.
Charles D. Mclver. founder of the
North Carolina College for Women.
PAGEANT AT EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.
The members of the Episcopal Sun
day school and of the Episcopal choir
are planning: to present a pageant of
simple beauty in the church at 8
o’clock December 3, the weather
permitting. The pageant will consist
of tableaux and pantomime, greatly
enhanced by the rendering of carols
by the choir, which Mrs. Shannon
house has been training for six
months. The public is cordially in
vited, and it hoped that a great
many people will attend the service?..
After the pageant the members of
the Sunday school and choir will have
their Christmas tree.
Choir prictice Saturday at 1:30 P.
M.. Come promptly and be prepar
ed to stay. This will be the only re
hearsal of the pageant with Mrs.
Shannonhouse.
Services Sunday at 4:30.
Now is the time to do your holiday
shopping and avoid the rush which is
sure to corAe at the last. We have
courteous help and will be glad to
help you whether you buy or not.
Chears Jewelry Company.
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A. 3.
NTAfeLY
McRAE ACC1
/ KILLjL.^
Shot Through thi» Heart'fahile
Handling a Gim on His Farm
Ne&r" Sanfftni—Funeral JNp
Steele Street Methodist
Church Tuesday Afternoon at
% O’Clock—Interment in Cam
eron. ff-'- -
'The people of Sanford were shock
ed upon learning that Mr. Arch J.
McRae,,pl this piace,. jvas accidentally
the
' place five
ht hand
Mojidaj^
me that
'McRae ^Uiat
attemoon' and
kifled on his farm,
'Scotch <Bver Mclvt
miles Worth of Sa
nag a gun about*.
When Mr. McRae '
morning he toid
hp would return that -
tody would look over some lots with
a View to buyilig one' on which to
hnjld a home. . ,
ft seemed that -Mr. McRae carried
his gun expecting to hunt after in
structing laborers relative to some
work on his farm. He laid his gun
on a pile of pulp wood near the alc
Iver old home, and alter attending to
some matters about the farm, he
returned and in picking tip the
he caught it by the muzzle
the breech. it is thought
dragging it acrow the piie of
-the hapimer caught against a
and elfeed the gun to oisohhri
load of No. 6 shot striking Miw
heart1, killing him instantly. . .
.bjfed woman, who lives -nead. the Me
Tver old homa, heard the * report of
the* gum and sdw his .throw up hig
hands and fall. < Dr. 3/0. hosier,
county coroner, went at once to the
sSRte of the tragedy, andjgfter view.
ing the body and the 'surrounding?,
decided that it was. unnecessary _ to
hold an inquest as it was an accident.
The body was brought to Sanford
and prepaied ior burial. The funer
al was qeld at hteei% s.lreet Methodist
churcu, of whieft Mr. McRae was a-;
member, by tne'pascorj iteVi t>. 0?
Cotton, and Rev. M. Di McNcuRof
! Cameron, a friend of the ramay, on
Tuesdayas-afternoon at 2' o'clocK. A
I large number of friends from. San
; ford, Cameron and other places Hi
' tended the funeral. At tlut tipi,
sion of the services at the CTiurtfl the
remains were - carried to Gameroh
where the interment wys rui
gbjwing were the pail bearers: K. J.
Benson, D. B. Teague, J, l>: tfieLeun,.
H. A. Palmer, W..H. Wh,^ J. W.
jji;. Gunn, Ur. A. L. O’BniT-, Dr.
Gilliam. Honorary: T. T. Viter, C.
.Lynn Melver, C. L. Williai.- B. H.
Camp, A. M". Hubbard, J. > . McKer
jifBi <J. H. Riddle, Dr *?. Boopo*.
An-son county, '**: *, ; < v
Mr. McRae, who Was bom and rear
ed in Anson county, came to Lise
county Some ten years .ago where he
ha* since made his home. He was
.e late
. ounty,
iVJLC
iiinibter
M.itae,
ria^j, was Mi§S'7-r--r
ter of Mrs. Loula Muse, i
Andrew Muse, of Cameu
ter, Miss McRae, of An
and two brothers, Rev. V*
Rae, a prominent Methodi;.
of Goldsboro, and Mr. J. Is
‘of Moore county. Mr. McRae v. as a
splendid citizen and was highi> es
teemed by all who knew him. Ho
was a quiet, unassuming Scoidn.uiri,
who was trustworthy in all his deal
ings with those whom }*■ came in
contact.
THIEF ROBS MRS. McLEOD OH
i I’lRSE CONTAINING $110.
I Mrs. S. C. McT/cod, of Jonesboro,
! Route o, was the victim uf the waA
; of a bo: l thief in the tobacco market
1 section cn Wicker street one day last,
weerk. While watching the perform
ance of >ome monkeys she s.arted tv?
i feed one a piece of apple, when seme
’ on ran his hand in the pocket of a
| heavy coat that she was wearing and
'suddenly disappeared before she had
; time to summon help to stop him. A
I short time after the thief disappeared
a, pocket book was found on the street
near the scene of the robbery, but it
empty. Mrs. McLeod identified
it as her property. Police Officer
Ernest White attempted to trace the
j thief, but failed to get a clue that
i would fasten the crime on any one.
. ’ Theithief had his nerve with him in
! committing a crime of this kind in
broad open day light at a time when
scores of people were standing
j around. Part of this money belong
ed to a neighbor. It is a heavy loss
to Mrs. McLeod. She and her daugh
ter earned part of the money by rais
ing a crop of tobacco this year. The
I whipping post is needed in a case
j like this.
; UNITED BANK & TRUST COM
j PANY PAYS USUAL DIVIDEND.
J The Greensboro News states that
jthe-.b^ard of directors oi the United
•Bank & Trust Company, at their reg
} utar monthly meeting held in that
city la5t Thursday afternoon declared
I the regular four per cent semi-annual
I dividend and heard President B. B.
Vinson make his report for the year
•shewing the bank to be in the best
condition in history, with no bills
payable and resources of more than
$8,000,000.
Captain J. W. Fry, chairman of the
board, reported to the directors that
during the year the number of indi
vidual depositors in the bank had in
creased over 25 per cent. !
President Vinson reported that
during this year the United Bank and
Trust Company had expanded and
had acquired three branch banks, one
at Sanford, the Bank of Commerce at
Burlington, and the Citizens Bank at
Reidsville and that all three of these j
branch institutions showed increased 1
deposits and nice profits.
The semi-annual dividend of 4 per !
cent d^fcbr d by the directors Thurs- ^
d^y will be paid to shareholders De- {
pembor 31, and will amount^ to $40,
">00 this beirg equivalent to annual
of *-v>~ cent -n ♦V
$!0uv,y0u capital stock of the ban*
A GRUESOME FIND.
While Digging a Grav'e For the
^Burial of - Mrs. W.R. Womack,
»» Moore Union Christian
Church, in This Coopt?, Men'
Tfhcover the Skeleton o£ a
Body That Was Buried There
Years Ago.
ack.Cwifeo# srf:
.at her home near
ah church, in
6f tlhge county,
' after
Mrs. Fannie Woe
W. R. WfiStck, '■
Moore Union
the BuckKotn:
last Friday
an ills
Via
Was
of'Mr.ptfTMrs,
dway at the ag
survived by
child, Mrs. R
mack is now in
ley, passed
years. " She is
r husband and one
Thomas. Mr. Wo
_ “'declining health.
Mrs. Womack whs a woman of fine.
Christian character and her death is
lamented by a large circle of friends.
The funeral was held on Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock and the inter
ment made at Atoore . Union, where
Mfs:, Womack had been a. consistent -
and devoted member for a number of
vcarg/rhc funeral was attended by
ge number of friends and neigh
. esome sight was wit
neighbors were digging
Just before they had fin
’>rk they uncovered the <:
ne oriecwbo Was buried
o. There was no evi
— s— person having bSea
ted in a casket. If a eastern fvhs
ffiStd it had entirely rottednway. The
grave diggers examined the skeleton
and found that tne mouth ooptained
sixteen well preserved teeth. Wfir'
astonishing thing about it all was
they also" found a stick pin sticking
in the, mouth. As there was no mark
er to the grave no one knew that it
w^s there. Some -dif the older citi
zens in that-section tyeho attended
Mrs. Womack’s funeral, knew the
first person who was buried' in the
cemgtdry, but could not recall the »
name of thg.. person buried in this
grave. TTfm grave Jiggers covered,
the skeleton and moved to another
place and after digging down some
distance struck a casket, and .they .
found that they had entered another
unmarked grave. They filled tiiis
grave without opening the casket,
Before the interment could be made
they hat! to dig .the third grave. The
question is askdlt*; “Was this a .bury
ing groundaibefore it was used / by
Moore UnMfi church as a cemetery?”
ait- wfts Itiade
K P■» Strong;
FRED V. STRONG TO V'^ /
REMAIN IN SAfMFOftD
ilae. Hitter
posed trahsfer/becoming Known, a
movement win? starts to retain the ’
services of Mr. Strong at Sanford,
since he fias satisfactorily repre
sented Carolina Power <fc Light Com
pany as district manager here for the
past twenty years. The Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the city, to
gether with county officials, heads of
civic bodies and trade organizations
and many of tfce leading business and
professional men of ihe «.Uy, inter
ested themselves in this matter with
the result that announcement has now
been made by the company that Mr.
Strong will continue to fill the posi
tion he has held here for so long a
time.
In making jthis announcement of its
change in plans, the power company
officials have given out the following
statement:
in view of the capable "mariner in
which Mr. Stiong has handled the
Company's affairs at Sanford, it was
its desire to make use of his services
elsewhere, but upon learning of the
strong public sentiment for Mr.„
Strong’s retention at Sanford and
also the desire of Mr. Strong to con
tinue his residence there, the ‘Com
pany has been glad to change its
plans.”
A MESSAGE TO THE CITIZENS
OF THIS COMMUNITY.
Owing to the great number of
friends both known and unknown that
interested themselves in having me
retained in Sanford, it is impossible
for me to thank each one nidividually
as I would like to do.
T cWe you. all a great debt of grati
tude, and my family and I can only
use this way of showing how grateful
we are for your kindness.
It is my earnest wish that I can be
of still more service to you in the
future.
Sincerely yours,
FRED P. STRONG.
PREACHING AT CHRISTIAN
CHAPEL NEXT SUNDAY
Rev. George M. Tally, of Carbon
ton, will preach at Christian Chapel
church, near Corinth, next Sunday
at term, on, December 21st, at 2:30
o’clock, using for a text John 14:3.
Mr. Tally is a good preacher an;l it
is hoped that he will have a good con
gregation. He will also preach on
Lne «ame date at Shady Grove church
at 11a. m., and at Bear Creek Chapel
at 7:30 p. m. In making these three
appointments, Mr. Talley will cover
approximately 200 miles.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT
BUFFALO
The Young People’s League wifi
iresent a Christmas service at Buffa
o, Sunday evening, December 21,
Phe service Will begin at 7 o’clock.
In this service there will be pre
;ented the Christmas pag.ant, ‘“fcing
)’ Heavens.” In story and music th"
;ropn. cy and its fulfillment will bo
e-told. There will bd a special dra
nn.tizat!on of the First Christmas.
Ye. believe you will enjoy this pro
fram as given by he young people
,nd we invite you to come. »
POCKET.
There will b*. aeiv.oea at Pocket
u‘ h Sunti morning, December *
11, at 11 o'clock. * .