DREAD TOBACCO
DISEASE RIFE
IN LEE COUNTY
County* Agent _ McMahan Re
ports Prevalence of “Tobacco
Blue Mould” Here.
Downy rifildew, known scientifical
ly to plant disease investigators as
“tobacco blue mould” has made its
appearance in Lee county, according
to County Agent E. O- McMahan.
This disease, states the farm demon
strator, has been . found on the to
bacco plants on the farms of E. H.
Wilson .Lemon Springs; C. H. Fields,
near White Hill church; and on the
Never Fail farm at Pineview.
The dread disease ha? been recog
nized in at least two other North
Carolina counties, Green and Robe
son, says S. G. Lehman, plant patholo
gist for the North "Carolina experi
ment station. The disease may be in
plant beds of other counties but as
yet has been unrecognized.
“Growers should watch their beds
Closely for the appearance of a blue
ish mould on the leaves of-the young
plants,'* says.Dr. Lehman. “When this
is seen, prompt measures should be
taken to prevent further spread.
Usually the <fisease"appears in spots.
Under conditions of rainy weather, or
under cool dewy nights alternating
with warm days, the disease spreads
rapidly through a bed killing 1 the
plans about the time they are ready
to set in the field. All plants in the
diseased spots' should be destroyed.”
The best way to destroy the affect
ed areas is to soak the plants and
the soil in the disease area and a few
feet around it with a solution of one
part of formaldehyde to 25 parts of
water, recommends Dr. Lehman.
Cover this area with soil. Next spray
the entire bed’with Bordeaux Mixture,
made up by making 2 pounds of Cop
per Sulphate and 2 pounds of Stone
Dime in 50 gallons of water.
Dr. Lehman says this protective
spray should be applied daily dur
ing the rainy weather and every -two
or three days when it is not raining
’ Also give the young plants plenty oi
air and sunlight and transplant to the
"open field ,aS SiSbrt as possible. 'How
-,-£.ver, ho diseased plants shpuld be pU1
' in the field.. : f m'*
^; RESULTS OF MEETING
;As a partial result of the specia'
services .held at the First Baptisi
the preaching1, the following have
been received into the membership of
this church and were baptized last
Sunday night: Ruby McManus, Helen
McManus, Ernestine McManus, Du
rema Vestal, Carl Latimer, Jr., Edwin
Gavin, Jr., Catherine Seignor, Marie
Spivey, Cummings McManus,Jr., Vir
ginia Dowdy, Felix Bernard, Theresea
McCormick, Blanche Williams, and
.Sarah Griffin, the latter joining the
Baptist church at Pittsboro. Donald
Vick, Billy Wood and Hobson Cooper^
Jr., joined also and ‘will be baptized
at a later date. Those joining by
letter are Mrs. Ada McManus, Mrs.
Ralph Womble, Mrs. C. T. Latimer,
Mrs. E. H. Frazier, Mrs. S. W. Allen
and Mr. and Mrs.. C. W. McManus.
AGED BROADWAY MAN
DIES MONDAY
Mr. W. A. Sloan, aged 80, died at
his home in Broadway Sunday night
following a long illness. The de
ceased was one of the pioneer citi
zens of BroadHvay and until his re
tirement a few years ago had been
engaged in the mercantile business.
Funeral services were held from the
Broadway Presbyterian church Mon
day afternoon, the pastor, Rev. E. B,
Carr, officiating.
Two sons, Will Sloan, of Connecti
cut; and Frank Sloan, a druggist at
Cameron; and one daughter, Mrs. A.
W. Huntley, of Wadesboro, survive.
One son, Henry Sloan, a popular
druggist, preceded him to the grave.
Interment was in the Jonesboro
cemetery. He was buried with Ma
sonic honors, having been a member
of the Sanford lodge for many years,
LAKEVIEW IS READY
FOR ANOTHER SEASON
Famed Watering Place to Again
Be Under Management of Mr.
and Mrs. Worth W. Miller—
Will Attract Many Visitors
During Summer.
Lakeview, the famed watering
place of Moore county, instead of re
maining closed for this summer as
was erroneously reported to this
newspaper sometime ago."lias already
opened for the present season, Henry
L. Graves stated while in Sanford
Tuesday. The resort, Mr. Graves
said, will again be under the manage
ment of Mr. and Mrs. Worth W. Mil
ler, the popular host and hostess of
last season.
Lakeview, famous as a gathering
place for Moore and adjoining coun
ties for the past thirty-one years,
will this year present all of the mani
fold attractions for which' the place
has gained note in the past. There
will, be bathing, boating and dancing.
The beautiful park about the lake
will be available for church and fam
ily picnics at greatly reduced rates,
states the management. '’ No admis
sion will' be charged for entrance in
to the park. There will be dancing
two nights of each week.
The water, states Mr. Graves, has
been tested by the State health de
partment and found to be absolutely
clean and pure.
Hotel accomodations and cottages
will be available for the public this
season.
MAY 23rd NATIONAL
POPPY DAY
American Legion Auxiliary Will
Sell Poppies Here For Disabl
ed Veterans.
Auxiliary members all over the
country will again offer thep ublic
the privilege of wearing the little red
poppy in memory of our boys living
and dead.
The poppy sale is really a continu
ation of the Work of mercy and re
lief which the women did during the,
war. Through the sale of these lit
j tie memorial flowers the auxiliary
raises funds bo carry on its activities
for the welfare of the disabled veter
ans, their dependents and the depend
ents of the men who have died. The
need for this service instead of grow
ing less as the years pass, has be
come heavier each year. Veterans
are dying every day leaving families.
Others are breaking down from
results of war injuries and sickness,
and losing their earning power. The
’Legion Auxiliary has a constantly
growing, task in looking after the wel
fare of these unfortunate Victims of
the war and the Auxiliary is very
grateful to the organizations which
are helping it fulfill its responsibil
ity.
The poppies which the local unit
of the auxiliary will offer were made
by disabled veterans at Oteen Hos
pital. They are exact replicas of
the wild poppy of France and Bel
gium which grew on the battlefiels.
'No set price will be asked for the
flowers, each purchaser being allow
ed to contribute any amount he de
sires for his poppy. The bulk of
the money which the citizens of San
ford will pay for their poppies will re
main here in the city and will be used
for the i elief of disabled veterans and
needy families of veterans during the
coming year.
Right here in our own town of .San
ford We have men, women and child
ren who are still paying the price of
'Arrierica’s World War victory in suf
fering, hardships, and blighted oppor
tunities. The poppy money is for
vhem. If every one could understand
the needs there would be fdw persons
■in this city -without a poppy on “J?oppy
Day,” Saturday, May 23rd. .
BAPTIST WOMEN HOLD
ALL DAY SESSION HERE
Greensboro Division of Women’s
Missionary Union Met Here
* Last Friday—*125 Delegates
•'> In Attendance*
Appi»e3d|0e^ly 125 delegatee*A*ahd
visitors from the churches of the
Greensboro division of ^,he Women’s
Missionary Union met in an all day
r session here last Friday at the First
* jadi i
The meeting: was opened by devo
tional services by Rev. Frank C. Haw
kins, pastor of the First Baptist
church. Mrs. John W. Freeman de
livered the address of kvelcome to
which Mrs. J. G. Tinge, of Burling
ton, responded.
Reports submitted by Mrs. M. J.
Whitted, Durham district superin
tendent, and the association superin
tendent, indicated that the accomplish
merits of the societies of the district
during the past year were very satis
factory. The treasurer’s report,
' given by Mrs. J. M. Cates, showed
I that the finances of the Union were
■ in excellent shape, the contributions
having been almost up to normal.
Miss Pearl H, Johnson, of Pitts
boro, a returned missionary from
China, delivered an interesting ad
dress in which she told of the work
that is- being carried on there. Mrs.
Edna Harris, of Raleigh State Mis
sionary Study Secretary, spoke of
the church’s mission work at home
and abroad. An interesting history
of the Sandy Creek Baptist Associa
1 tion was read by Mrs. E. D. Nall.
This association is said to be the
'second oldest in the United States,
i having been founded in 1758, at Sandy
j*Creek church, Randolph county,
l At 1 P. M. the members of the Stan
ford society of the Union acted as
; hostesses to the gathering, serving
' a delightful luncheon in the dining
( ball of the church. This >vas follow
j ed by an afternoon session at which
* reports of the work of the Union was
heard, including the young people’s
leader, Mrs. J. C. Canipe; Mission
Study leader, Mrs. D. A. Kerns; Ad
vanced Course, Mrs.. R. N. Rumble;
Stewardship, Mrs. J. G. Boorhour;
| Personal Service, Mrs. R. L. Wilborn;
I Conference, Mrs. Edna Harris, and
I of Committees, Mrs. R. N. Rumble.
During the afternoon session the
* history of the Sanford Missionary
'Union was given by Mrs. P. H. St.
Clair. The local society was organ
I ized in 1903 and has grown until it
I now has a total membership of| 96
I members. The missionary Unions
I of eight associations, centered in Lee,
j Chatham Durham, CasSvell, Person,
Orange, Guilford, and parts of Wake
I are embraced in the Greensboro Di
I vision.
IMPORTANT. MEETING
LEGION ON MAY 21st.
I The regular meeting of Lee Post
No. 18, American Legion, will be held
in the Armory at Sanford, N. C.
Thursday evening, May 21, 1931 at
[8:00 o’clock. This is going to be one
' of the most important meetings of
ithq year as plans are to be made for
I Memorial Day, which is May 30th,
jand also the Legion’s Fourth of July
j Program is to be gone into at this
[time.
[ It is the intention of the local Post
.to stage a celebrated Fourth of July
I this year and in order to makg it a_
I success .the. cooperation of every
legionnaire is necessary and your pre
sence is necessary at this meeting if
^>ur program is W be a success*
Every legionnaire and veteran of
Lee county or the adjoining counties
who rightly belong in this post is
urged to attend this meeting. , There
may be refreshments—don’t fail to
come and see.—Thursday,, May 21,
8:00 P. M. in the armory.
Duncan St. Cl&if la at home from ’
the University to accept a position'
with the Sanford Express. 4
GROCERY CHAIN
HAS BIG GROWTH
Progressive Storey, Inc- Start
ed Two Years Ago, To Open
16th St6re Next Saturday.
The Progressive Stores, Inc., a
North Carolina chain of grocery ]
stores, with headquarters in Sanford, j
will open their sixteenth store in
Clayton Saturday. Although this pro- j
gressive Tar Heel concern has been I
in business less than two years, hav
ing opened their first store in Sanford
July 1, 1929, it has had a remarkable
growth. ,So popular have these stores
(been with the public in the towns in
i which they are located that one by
one the links in the chain have in
'teenth link and on June 1, at Fuquay
; creased. Saturday they add the six
! Springs, the seventeenth link will be
added
j Appeals to Carolinians.
| This concern now has three stores
:in Sanford and one each at Jones
' boro, Siler City, Lillington, Varina,
Apex, Pittsboro, Dunn, Troy, Liberty,
Mt. Gilead and A.sheboro.
j These stores make a strong appeal
to the average Tar Heel buyer for it
| is a distinctly North Carolina con
cern; operated by natives of the
: State, everyone of its stores is lo
cated within the State’s borders. It
is a large buyer of Carolina frultB,
vegetables and other native products.
Ability to meet competition on an
! equal footing and provide its patron
! age .with first class service has been
a large factor in the continued success
iof Progressive Stores, states Mr. R.
iE. Bobbitt, secretary-treasurer and
manager.
I The officials of Progressive Stores,
line., are: R. T. Howard, president;
| Marion W. Beckwith, vice-president;
'and R. E. Bobbitt, secretary-treasurer
| and manager."
Bobbitt Active Citizen: y .
| Mr. Bobbitt, who is in active charge
of this fast-growing business concern,
is a native of Nash county, this
State. He came to Sanford in 1914,
iand with the. exception of a few
I months, during* .which he was It^ th^
| service of Uncle Sam, has heert->a£-’
| tively connected with the business and
! social life of; this city. For a number
of years he -was in the employ of the
j Howard Grocery Co. but on Septembe*
*1, 1919 became secretary-treasurer of
the new1? firm of Howard-Bobbitt Co.1,
a-position which he now likewise re
. faina in addition to1 his connection
| with Progressive Stores, Inc. Mr.
■ Bobbitt’s rise has been steady in the
business realm; the companies with
which he is connected have been suc
cessful and are still vigorously; push
ing ahead. He is a young man; full
of energy and pushing*his
citizens in working toward everything
that can be secured to add to the
city’s prestige. Around the ^Rotary
luncheon board, Mr. Bobbitt is found
expressing himself, his vigor adding
greatly to that organization’s life.
Howard a Factor.
Mr. R. T. Howard, president of
Progressive Stores, Inc., has been a
citizen of Sanford for twenty-six
years, having come her from Tarboro
in 1905. He is a man of unusual
executive ability and business acumen
and his connection with the stores,
which he has been mostly in an ad
ministrative capacity, has been in no
small measure a contributing factor
toward their growth.
Mr. Marion W. Beckwith, the vice
president, is manager of the Howard
Bobhitt Wholesale House in Fayette
ville. He is a young man of unusual
force and is a native of Sanford.
POULTRY SALE
I HERE MAY 16TH.
Second Cooperative Sale of
Month Will Be Held Here
Next Saturday; Watch Hens
For Parasites.
The second cooperative poultry sale
of the month will be held in .Sanford
on Saturday, May 16th. A car-will
be on the Seaboard track near the
passenger depot to receive the poultry
from1 9 A. M. to .3 P. M.
i Heavy hens will sell for 17c a
pound, Leghorn hens 15c, broilers 1
1-2 pounds and up 30c, roosters 8c, and
eggs at the market price on day of
sale.
I This will be a good time to cull out
the non-laying hens and sell them, for
the boarders would eat up the profits
of the laying hens. Since the hatch
ing season is about over it will pay
to dispose of the old roosters and
produce infertile eggs during the hot
summer months.
With planting season here, most
people are prone to pay too much at
teition to putting seed in the ground
and forget all about the heps. Dur
ing warm weather hens become heav
ily infested with lice and mites in a
short, time.
I In many cases these parasites are
not noticed until egg production
drops, which is sure to happen if the
hens get lousy or the house gets full
of mites. Nothing is more deadly to
baby chicks than lice and mites. A
large share of the loss of baby chicks
each year is attributed to these para
sites. The most important factor in
avoiding this loss is to free the lay
ing flo-ck from these pests before the
chicks become infested.
To rid the flock of lice, nicotine
sulphate should be applied to the
roosts about thirty minutes before
roosting time. Apply the liquid in a
thin stream with an oil can or 'with
a small paint brush. Sodium fluoride,
which can be bought at any drug
store, may be used to eradicate lice
by dusting the powder on the hens, J
To kill mites, clean the poultry
house thoroughly and then Spray with
a five per cent solution of some good
creolin or coal tar disinfectant. The
rooosts should be painted with a full
strength of the solution. Motor oil
drained from the cal' may be used.
Mrs. W. Howard is quite sick at
her home on North Hawkins Avenue
'with the measles.
a
WILL A. AlmsSENGER C
trains be taken off
Movement hMStiKUrated by the
Railroad
Service
continue
a. Great J
, Traveling f
Patronize
Rights t
sidered—
pose the
Off Train*? ,
to Have the
"tinued—To Dis
service Would be
Inconvenience to
jblic—People Who
j>e Road Have
’should be Con
chants Will Op
ement to Take
H
he
A rumor, to be in circ.ula
tion to the effect that a movement
has been by the railroad
people to tak#ajie passenger trains
off the AtlanticjSnd Yadkin Railroad
-whisk runs Mt Airy to Wil
mington. This; Should leave the road
without passenger service of any kind
and would be: ^great inconvenience
vel by rail. The
te people who,
Express is inf
road people
was sustained,
passenger/ trai
year. s-But tbes
this -road by
over it, stnd
‘of 'business b;
their jobs, d<
lion in the
Thd heads of
feh in Sanfon
^pm^thp
leave ’the.
,.{oym§
town would
4 While-the
this road hair
operation of
highways, the
still carrying
^Iso a lot of
f^gahgfruit and
th^grocery
have strdwbe]
^nd vegetables
from the coas
almost dailv at tl
ned that the rail
that a heavy loss
the operation of
[on this road last
ople who patronize
Dg freight shipped
tould sustain a loss
ain crews losing
some considera
ling of this matter,
of the best famil
aid be discharged
f,'and be forced to
get work. The
a serious loss,
nger business on
hit hard by the
and busses on the
Issenger trains are
tress and mail, and
liable stuff such as
fegetables. Some of
Chants of Sanford
I :and other fruits
ped over this road
jetion of the .State
Sft season of tho vpar
and in the fall
cabbage shippec
It is true' that i
now shipped by
MkcA. K. "
vSanford,. M
have apples and h
jin the mountains. ®
ie of this stuff is j
;k, but not all of it.
secretary of the J
j.—--Ass'sociatiori, has t
-become i%terestc4 »ttberTSnatter, and J
propose»‘j5iro»gh‘tth3t organization to ;
see what i|injfedotte.ito prevent these 1
trains front- bulsi’- token- nff, the road.
Corporation CoTfrdis^ion and reasons
given why the sendee should be con
tinued in the" interest of the travel
ing public and the people who in one
way or another patronize the road.
Thousands of tons of fertilizer were
shipped over this road to sale agents
in Sanford during the past few
■weeks. In the fall much of-the to
bacco sold on the Sanford market is
shipped over the. Atlantic and Yad
kin. -The section}of the Atlantic and
Yadkin from Mt Airy to Sanford
is owned by the! Southern Railway
and the section ^rom Sanford to Wil
mington by the Atlantic Coast Line
To discontinue the passenger service
on this road would affect them very
little as most of the passenger traf
fic is of a local kind This would be
the first time that the passenger ser
vice was discontinued on the road
since the first section of it—known
as the Western road—was built from
Fayetteville to Egypt, now Cumnock,
many years ago. The Western road
•was built more than- 60 years ago *,
MEMORIAL SERVICE IS
HELD AT SHALLOW WELL
Forty-Second Annual Memorial
Service Is Observed By Lee
Christian Church.
With several hundred people in at
tendance, the annual memorial ser
vice, a custom inaugurated forty-two
years ago, was held at Shallow Well
Christian church Saturday. Rev.
Geolige R. Underwood, a former pas
tor of the church, to whom is due
credit for having inaugurated this
annual custom more than forty years
ago, delivered a most interesting ad
dress to the large meeting.
Rev. Mr. Underwood spoke on
“The. Origin of Memorial Services,"
relating how the idea of honoring
the memory, and paying tribute to
those whose exemplary lives had
wrought a good-influence upon pos
terity, gained inception with him.
Rev. Underwood, though retired from
active work in the ministry, is still
hale and hearty for one of his years
He is beloved by friends in all de
nominations.
Others delivering' addresses on the
occasion were Rev T. Fred Wright,
pastor of the church. Rev. S. A. Cot
ton, pastor of Steele street Metho
dist church, and Rev. Frank Hare,
pastor of the Jonesboro Baptist
church. Beautiful music was render
ed by the church choir.
Prior to the services flowers were
placed on each grave in the church
cemetery. At noon a beautiful picnic
dinner was served on the beautiful
lawn surrounding the church.
GRT YOUR AUTO LICENSE ,
TAGS NOW “
Citizens of Sanford must have
their new city auto license tags not
later than Mry 31 - if they are to I
avoid payment of the penalty set by
law. The price of the tags is $1.00 ;
hut' unless they are purchased by the
aforesaid date citizens must. r either
keep1 their cars at home oh; pay the <
penalty.' _ ■
ARY E. KELLEY
SUCCUMBS HERE
eart Attack Fatal To Promin
ent Sanford Citizen; 111 Only
Three Days.
Cary Eugene Kelley died at his !
me on Moore street here Friday '
>rning at 6 o’clock after an illness j
only three days. The deceased, who J
is 62 years of age, had not been in
»od health for sometime but had ‘
en able to follow his daily routine
ilil Tuesday afternoon, when strick- ]
. by a heart attack while serving as 1
first ward poll holder in the muni- !
?al election. Mr. Kelley never !
Hied from the attack, growing
owing steadily worse until the end
me. ;
The funeral was held from the '
me at 2:30 .Sunday afternoon be- i
g ’conducted by Rev. S. A. Cotton, :
istor of the Steele Street Method- *
; church, of which the deceased had .
en a member for many years. Rev.!,
r. Cotton was assisted by Dr. G. T. r
iams, a former pastor, and Rev.
rank C. Hawkins, pastor of the ;
rst Baptist church. In eloquent '
rms these bespoke a glowing tri- *
ite to the life of loving service ,
at had been led by the deceased. '
The interment took place at Shal- ,
w Well cemetery, the last rites be- ,
g performed by the Sanford and '
•nesboro council of the Junior Or- j
r. Many beautiful flowers were (
fered as a last tribute to this good ]
an. The pallbearers were O. P. .
akepeace, R. B. Wicker, E. T. Buch
Lan, S. B. Riddle, K. E. Seymour .
id A. H. Mclver.
The deceased, an only child of Alex- |
ider and Decie Brewer Kelly, was t
im in Orange county on May 2,
>69. He was united in marriage to .
iss Nannie Buchanan, of Orange .
aunty, in January, 1893. and to i
is union seven children, all of whom
irvive, were born: Mrs. W. H. /
ralker, Mrs. E. V. Neal, Mrs. Harvey
ennedy, Miss Ollie and Worth Kelly,
’ Sanford; Clyde M. Kelly, of Dur- |
am: and Ottis C. Kelly, of Los Ar.- .
sles, (^al. Three grandchildren .
irvive.
In early life Mr. Kelly joined the
oplar Springs Methodist church, but
pon moving to .Sanford transferred
is membership to Steele Street
[ethodist church, of which he was a
>yal and faithful member for thirty
up vpnr(!
For a number of years Mr. Kelly
eld a position with the the C. H.
mith Lumber Company,' later becom
ig connected with Wilkins-Ricks Co.,
□r whom he worked for seventeen
ears. Several years ago he took a
position with the Sanford Building &
joan Association, and was witljuthis
irm at the time of his dearth.-/*
Christian and a loyal friend. He was
•uggedly honest, a hard worker and
ed a life of simplicity. No man
:ould have lived a life in which de
motion toward family and friends
vas more marked than in that of the
ieceased.
Among those from out of town
attending the funeral were:
Mr. and Mrs. Clvde Kelly, of Dur
ham; Mr. N. F. Horner and family,
Mrs. Clarence Nance and Messrs.
Alfred Hinson Wicker and Matthews,
of Greensboro; Ernest Kennedy, Reuls
ville; Mrs. Laura Morgan, Pittsboro;
Mr. Bud Kelly and family, of Fay
etteville.
Mr. and Mrs. Ottis Kelly, of Cali
fornia, the former a son of Mr. Kel
ly, left through the country for San
ford Friday upon learning of Mr.
Kelly’s death. They are expected to
arrive here to-day.
WILL SANFORD GET
A DISTRICT PRISON?
Representative Seawell Thinks
It Can be Had If the People
of the Town and County
Want It—New Road Law
Calls for a Number of These
Prisons in the State.
TV1 Express ip informed that it is
possible for Sanford and l-ee county
to get a district prison if the people
want it. Representative A. A. F.
Seawell thinks there is a chance of
getting one located here if the people
of the town and county will make ap
plication and work to secure it. The
Express has talked to a number of
people in the town about the location
of a prison here and they all seemed
to favor it. It is suggested that it
would not be objectionable if located
in an isolated section some little dis
tance from the town.
The new road law divided the State
into a number of districts and each
district will have a prison where con
victs will be kept for working the
roads that are taken over by the
State Each district will embrace a
number of counties. The families of
superintendents, foremen and guards
will be located near the prison which
will probably house several hundred
convicts. The cost of feeding these
prisoners will mean quite an outlay
of money annually. It. is suggested
.hat the' farmers in the Surrounding
country will he aide to supply the
prison with provisions and thereby
out money in circulation in the com
munity. Should the convicts give
.rouble Sanford has an artillery unit
chat can keep older.
The new road law goes into effect
he first of duly at which time the
county sh bade will he closed and
he prisoners turned over to the
State. There is also a movement on
loot to abolish the County Home.
Mr Seawell has succeeded in getting
i hill through the lower house mak
ng it optional with the County Com
iii.c.sioners a« to whether or not the
dountv Home shall he 'abolished.
Should this be done the building
could be used as headquarters for
.hose in charge of the district prison.
S. C. Moffitt has returned to his
tome in Elizabethtown a.fter visiting
lis son Steadman Moffitt here. Mr.
Moffitt, who formerly resided ini
Joldston, is well kndwn here haying
risited here on a number of occasions.
rOWN EMPLOYEES CHOSEN
VT ALDERMANIC MEETING
selection of Town Attorney and
Successor To G. E. White De-j
ferred Until Later Date. I
All present town officials and em
►loyees with one or two exceptipns
/ere reappointed at a meeting of
he Board of Aldermen, held Tues
[ay night. Mayor Warren R. Wil
iams presided at this session.
The officials arid employees elect
id are as follows:
To'.vn Clerk and tax collector, H3PK
ey Kennedy; Chief of Police,
ntendent of Streets and Water dd
>artment, John T. McKeroan; Super
ntendent of water plant, E. P.
Wicker; night police force, E. L.
Covert and R. S. Kelly; city mechanic
md electrician, J. F. Gregson; me
hanic and fire department helper
or, Dr. J. I. Neal; town treasurer,
L C. Thomas; milk and meat inspec
diss Judith M. Ross; assistant in
lerk’s office Miss Elizabeth York.
The selection of a town ‘ attorney
/as deferred until a future meeting,
rhis office is at present held by J. C.
^ittman. While several applications
irevin for the place on the local
>olice force recently vacated by G. E.
White, no action was taken on this
it the Tuesday meeting. An assistant
/ill be given E. P. Wicker at the
zater plant but this position, too, is
ret to be filled.
E. M. Underwood, mayor pro tern
n the past administration was again
ilected to this pdsition by his col
eagues. Standing committees, the
»ersonnel of which are composed of
nembers of the Board have not been
mnounced.
Regular meetings of the Board will
>e held on the first and third TucA
lay night of each month. T
The Board extended the date on
vhich the citizens of the town may
>ay their taxes without the imposi
ion of a penalty, moving it up to
day 31.
UEETING SANFORD AND
RAEFORD KIWANIS CLUBS
An inter-club meeting- of Sanfor.l
ind Raeford Kiwanis clubs was hold
it the Carolina Hotel last Friday
light. Both clubs wTere well repre
sented. The occasion was a most
enjoyable one for all present. In. a
cew appropriate words President j.
fV. Overton welcomed the visiting Ki
svanians and turned the meet ng- over
:o President Charles Upchurc of the
Raeford club. The progi u i was
put on by the visiting club. A pro
gram of music led by Kiwanian
Fisher Makepeace was put on to the
accompaniment of Miss Louise Fu
trell on the piano. The program
was turned over to Kiwanian W. T.
Covington, chairman of the program
committee of the Raeford club.
After, stating that a secret of the
'sSccesT brRjMnfs
the fact that Kiwamans :> - -s did
what they were called on ' : he
asked Dr. Waylon Blue, I. War
rick and S. J. Husketh to him
in putting on the first stun, ip had
each to take a lady’s dress, . *ade in
the latest style, and after puuing it
on the first one to walk to a table
and back would be given a prize. Dr.
Blue was the first girl to make the
trip and Warrick second. As Hus
keth got tangled in hi« dress, v.> -si
down, he was the last to reach -the
goal, but as he looked more like a
16-year-old girl making her drbM^
he was awarded the decision to the
satisfaction of all present. One of
the most enjoyable things on the pro
gram was the music by Albert Mel-ay
den, a Kiwanian, on the banjo, and
Dewey Sessoms, a 15-year-oid boy.
who had been adopted by the Raeford
Club, on the violin. McFaydcn kept
the crowd amused by his comic
songs, accompanied by the banjo.
The Sessoms boy, who is almost a
musical progidy, is too small to hold
the violin on his arm and has to play
it as one would play a bass violin.
Dr. Watson M. Fairley, pastor of
the Raeford Presbyterian church, who
was the speaker of the occasion,
made an able talk on the subject of
“Circles.” He -described the world as
filled with circles. We live in cir
cles, move in circles'. The world is
self is a circle, and it moves arouWi
the sun in a circle. Nature works
in cycles or circles, and life is a
circle. History moves in circles by
repeating itself. Solomon says
“There is nothing new under the sun.”
Electricity moves in circles-. Dr.
Fairley in conclusion stated that cir
cles are started by Kiwanis Inter
national. Boys are helped by this
great organization and there is uo
end to work that keeps moving in cir
cles. 4
At the conclusion of the program
President Overton stated that he had
a letter from headquarters of the
Carolinas District which showed that
a circular is being sent to the various
clubs ‘with suggestions offered by the
committee for Vocational Guidance
in the ,Sanford club. The secretary
acknowledges his idebtedness to H.
C. Renegar, Chairman of the -Com
mittee for Vocational Guidance. Tpis
is a great compliment to Mr. Rone
gar and his committee. +•
The next meeting of the club will
be held at the Carolina Hotel Fri
day night at 6:30. All members |re
urged to be present.
MRS. HAMMER DIES *
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Hammer have
returned from Orangeburg-, S. C.,
where they were called Sunday morn
ing on account of the death of Mr.
Hammer’s mother, Mrs. B. B. Ham
mer. Mrs. Hammer’s death was sud
den having resulted from a heart at
tack prior to which she had been in
her usual god health. Funeral ser
vices Nwere held in Blacksville, S.
former home of the Hammer fajriuy.
Mrs. Hammer is survived by ner
husband and two daughters, Mrs.
Dunn, with whom the deceased made
her home, and Mrs; Watson, of ¥?il
liamston; and three sons, B. B. Ham
mer, of this city; a son at Orange
burg and another who is a senior at
Columbia University.
' TUfe many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Kame/, who have made their home
in Sanford for the" past year, great
ly sympathize with them at their
great loss. *
WHISKEY CASES
ABSORB COUNTY
COURT TUESDAY
Violation of Prohibition Law
and Chicken Thefts Most
Common Charges.
The usual charges of violating the
prohibition law and stealing chickens
were again to the fore in the Lee
county recorder’s court Tuesday and
several defendants against whom
these charges were brought were
meted road sentences by Recorder
McPherson.
The State vs Alonzo McKinnon and
Water Heck, colored, charged with the
possession of five pints of ''Whiskey,
was the first case called. Officers
found the contraband in the kitchen
of McKinnon’s house. Heck, answer-,
ing the charge, stated that he happen
ed to be' passing McKinnon’s home
and made a friendly call. While
there on this friendly mission the of
ficers appeared. In the meantime
McKinnon had taken flight leaving
Heck with the bag to hold. McKinnon
was given a suspended sentence of six
months and fined $10 and costs. Heck
was fined $10 and costs.
Charlie McLeod, over whom there
has been hanging a charge of manu
facturing and possession for four
years, was sentenced to five months
on the roads.
Major Hockaday, colored, pleaded
guilty to the theft of seven chickens
from the “roost” of W. B. Medlin,
who lives near the' city standpipe.
Paul Raeford, alleged to have been
connected with the theft, resisted the
:harge. They were sentenced to four
years on the Lee county roads w$th
the alternative of having the sentence
suspended provided they should leave
;he county within twenty-four hours
if ter the passing of sentence. %t
Ennis Womack, colored, was charge
sH hv Vn<a lnnrllarlx, Tiwdcpr
>n whose farm he resides, with hav- !
ing trespassed on her property by
cutting down a prized shade tree.
Womack resisted the charge contend
ing that his mother and father, 'who
live in his home, were at the point
Df death and that he was unable to
leave the premises for fire wood. He
was taxed with the cost and ordered
to reimburse the plaintiff for the
tree. ...
Daniel McCormick, colored, near
whose home deputies John Thomas
and Paul Watson recently found two
large whiskey stills, answered charges
of possessing material for the pur
pose of using in the manufacture of
whiskey and of aiding and abetting
A number of empty • sugar sacks,
meal and shipstuff sacks were found
on McCormick’s premises. A well
beaten path, according to the officers,
was found leading f^om McCormick’s
were located.
At the time of the discovery of the
stills one was in operation and a
stream of w’hiskey corresponding to
from the worm, stated the officers,
the size of a lead pencil was pouring
Fifteen gallons of whiskey and three
thousand gallons of beer were found
near by.
The evidence in the case indicated,
however, there were others concern
ed in the operation of the stills and
Judge McPherson reserved his deci
sion with reference to McCormick un
til next Tuesday.
AUTO AUCTION SALE
On Monday, May 18th there will be
auction sales of used ears and trucks
at the Three W’s Warehouse, on
Wicker street. These cars, which are
the property of the Wilrik Chevrolet
Co., are splendid bargains and will be
sold rain or shine. An automobile
and many other valuable prizes will
be given away free at each sale. The
first will be held at 2:30 p. m. and
the second at 7:30 p. m.
j SEA WELL INTRODUCES BILL
presentative A. A. F. .Seawell on
House Bill 1387, introduced by Re
Wednesday, would permit the Lee
county Commissioners to sell the
countv home.
MERCHANTS TO ATTEND
ASSOCIATION MEETING
Merchants From All Over State
To Gather At Greensboro For
Annual Convention Next
Week—A Number From San
ford Will Go There.
A large number of local merchants
are expected to attend the annual
convention of the North Carolina
Merchants Association which will
open in Greensboro Monday and con
tinue through Tuesday. It is not
known how many of the local group
will be on hand for the meeting but
A. K. Miller, secretary of the local
association, states that Sanford will
be well represented.
Featuring the meeting will be an
address by Senator Josiah William
Bailey who will deliver an address on
“By-Products of Depression.” Other
speakers of national reputation are
scheduled to speak to the gathering.
Dispatches from Greensboro indi
cate that the convention is being ar
ranged not only to provide for the
consideration of the more important
problems which are likely to arise but
also for the pleasure and entertain
ment of tlie merchants and their
wives.
The Durene style show is expected
to be one of the more elaborate fea
tures of the convention. This will be
gin Tuesday morning at 10:45 and
continue through 11:45.
The headquarters of the 'convention
will be maintained at the King Cotton
Hotel.
Among the subjects to be discussed
are: -
“Advertising and the Retail Mer
chant,” by S. O. I,indeman.
“Window and Store Lighting,” by
Roy A. Palmer.
‘The Relation of the Merchant to
his Community,” by John T. Burras.
"Modem Merchandising,” by Lew
Hahn.