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SANFORD *-•
In The Heart Of Carolina—At The
Crossroads Of The Piedmont.
POPULATION, 4,253
LEE COUNTY ,
Inhabited Almost Entirely By Native K
Americans Who are Loyal, In
dustrious and Progressive.
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VOLUME 45, Number 49.
SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA,
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JULY 30, 1931.
FIVE CENTS
Page Corporation Selects
Sanford as Headquarters
SANFORD CHOSEN
ON ACCOUNT OF
IDEAL LOCATION
Corporation Moves Home Office
< From Aberdeen To
Sanford.
SEVERAL BRANCH OFFICES
F. H. Urner, President of Cor
poration, Will Make Home
In Sanford.
Selection of Sanford as tins home
office and headquarters of the Page
Corporation, has heen announced by
officials of that organization. The
Page Corporation, one of the State’s
. largest insurance concerns, with eleven
branches, was organized last October,
with headquarters at Aberdeen. San
• ford, P. H. Urner, president of the'
corporation, stated, was selected be
cause of the unusual facilities offer
ed here for the business in which his
Company is engaged.
Centrally located among the Com
pany’s eleven branches, easily acces
sible by rail or motor, good telephone
service, opportunities for the promo
tion of every type of insurance—these
are but a few of the factors that led
the insurance company to choose ,San
,ford as headquarters. Sanford’s pro
gressive spint, her rapid growth in
the {last few years, and the general
attitude of her citizenship tciward en
terprise and industry were also re
flected in the selection, declared Mr.
Urner.
The Corporation has already open
ed offices here, the offices formerly
occupied by the insurance department
of the Page Trust Company having
been taken over. Mr, Urner and D.
H. Bell, auditor of the Company, ar
rived here sometime ago and for the
present are making their -home at the
Wilrik Hotel. Both state, however,
they will move their families, here
from Aberdeen at an early date.
Ten branch offices in addition to
the headquarters here constitute the
Page Corporation’s represntation at
present. It was indicated by officials
oi uie company yesterday, nowever,
that additional branch offices would
Page Corporation is a business «n
. tirely separate and apart from the
Page Trust Co., branch offices, it was
said, will be opened without regard
to tiie location of the banks in the
Page Trust Co. chain.
Mr. Umer, a native of Baltimore,
Md., practiced law at Fredericksburg
in his native state for a number of
years, later abandoning the law to
become a traveling representative of
the United Building and Guaranty
Co. in which capacity he covered the
■entire United States. Last Octpber,
he was chosen as executive head of
. the Page Corporation, organised at
that time, and has, since, been identi
fied with' this concern. Since becom
ing a citizen of this Statu he has be
come greatly impressed with the pos
' sibilities of North Carolina and par
ticularly of Sanford and its environs.
Mr. Bell, the Company’s auditor, is
a native of Tabor, N. C., and before
coming here held positions in Albe
marle and Aberdeen.- ~_T
Manager Ike Sadler’s local semi
pro baseball team, the class of North
Carolina have won to date 27 games
losing but 6 for a percentage of .778.
Yesterday the locals trimmed Er
win 7 to 4 after a thrilling contest
in which Erwin used three pitchers.
Sadler pitched another good game
and he had the full cooperation of the
team. The local boys made 13 hits
/ off'the three Edwin pitchers, Fowler,
Tow and O’Quinn.
. It was too bad the locals had to
lose- Saturday's game to Erwin.
Brooks, pitching for Sanford, did
good work in this game allowing but
three hits; the breaks, however, were
' , all against him.
Few pitchers ever pitch a no-hit,
no-run game. Done once in a life-time
' it' places one achieving the accom
plishment among the immortals of
baseball history. And this young
guy, .Sadler, did it last Friday. It is
just too bad that he isn’t in big lea
gue company, and in our opinion such
lowly teams as Cincinnati, Detroit
. and the Boston Red Sox could use
him to advantage if they hdd him
now. - ■
But back to the no-hit, no-run
. game. Fans attending this game say
it was one of the best games they
ever saw. Siler City got, perhaps,
the worst drubbing a Siler team ever
received. Sanford won 9 to 0. Qnly
29 batters faced Sadler, four reach
,. ing first base on infield errors. Two
; double plays helped to wipe out half
' the miscues.
Manager Sadler announced today
he would carry'tbfi warfare into the
Piedmont section. -He , expects to
. carry his team to Badin, Newton and
Concord in the next few days. Those
towns put out good teams that are ac-i
customed to winning But they are
going to find.it hard sledding whan
they meet these unstoppable locals.
And, incidentally, .Sanford is going to
get hundreds of dollars worth of free
advertising out of the invasion.
Wednesday Mrs. E. M. Underwood
had as her guests her mother, Mrs.
N. F. Barber; sister, Mrs. Bynum and
two children, of Goldston.
TILLEY SCOUTS INTIMATIONS
OF ONLY TWO WAREHOUSES:
Rumors floating around among the
tobacco growers of this and adjoining
counties to the effect that Sanford
is to have only two warehouses and
that the Tilley Warehouse is not to be
in operation this fall, were roundly
scouted Tuesday by A. J. Tilley, of
Westfield, Surry County, who, with
his brother, J. W. Tilley, ran the Til
ley Bros. Warehouse here last season.
“While it is true my brother, J. W.
Tilley, will be associated with another
warehouse here, 1 will operate the
warehouse jointly run by us last year
and practically all of last year’s force
will remain intact,” stated the to
bacconist.
Mr. Tilley said he had visited a
large number of the tobacco farmers
in Lee and adjoining counties since
coming here on a visit several days
ago and that he found many of the
farmers ^undOf ..the, impression that
Sanford is to have but two ware
houses and that Tilley’s is not to be
in operation. This impression, de
clared Mr. Tilley, is a false one and
in a Signed advertisement, published
elsewhere in this newspaper, he
makes an announcement to the peo
ple of the Sanford territory correct
ing the report. Though Mr. Tilley
did not say so, such intimations, it is
believed, have been- spread by those
who are unfriendly to the local mar
ket and would not hesitate to put any
kind of propoganda into effect to
bring about its collapse.
Not only will he and his associates
be off band to cooperate to the fullest
extent with the fanners in the mar
keting of their tobacco this fall but
plans are in effect for the enlarge
ment of his warehouse, stated Mr.
Tilley. Mr. Tilley expressed optimism
for the future of the local market and
said he believed his warehouse would
sell more tobacco this fall than last
and that it was for this reason that
increased facilities are being made
for .the handling of the crop. The
Tilley Bros. Warehouse sold over two
million pounds of tobacco last year.
Mr. Tilley, who was en route to
Kingstree, S. C., where he is to buy
tobacco during the Border marketing
season, stopped here for several days
to look oyer the Lee county fcrop. He
stated to The Express that he found
the farmers very busy with their
crop. In fact, he explained, they were
so busy making preparations for the
saving of their crop that.they were
too bhsy to talk “warehouse.”
Mr. Tilley announced the following
personnel for his'warehouse this year:
Auctioneer, Mr. Barrett, of Kentucky;
Clip man, Clarence Barrett; Book
keeper, F. N. Simms, of Timmons
ville; Pay off man, M. M..Tilley, Mt.
Airy; Representative, D. L. Hancock;
Floor manager, George Hancock:
Practically all of the above are well
known to the farmers of this section,
having been connected with the Til
ley Bros. Warehouse last season.
OLD CYPRESS CHURCH SCENE'
' 100TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT
PARROTT SPEAKS
S FINALS
Addressing the graduates of the
Central Carolina Hospital on occa
sion of the final exercises of that in
stitution Tuesday night, Dr. James M.
Parrott, of Raleigh, secretary of the
State of Board of Health, warned the
class that ambition is not worthwhile
without the employment of spiritual
factors. j
The profession of a nurse, Dr. Par- j
rott told the young women, is one of
the most worthwhile in which a wo
man may engage and one that offers '
great-avenues of service to suffering
humanity. But those Who adopt, the
profession, he told them,* must be will
ing to undergo great sacrifices and
to give up many of the things of life
that might be theirs ip some other
capacity of life. He urged them to
adhere to the high ideals of the pro-.
fession and to observe rigidly the I
lofty tenets of their calling. i
Pays Tribute.
Dr.1 Parrott paid a high tribute to
Dr. P. Monroe and to the late
Dr. W. A. Monroe, who Were founders,
of the Central Carolina Hospital. He j
said they were among the most noble
the medical profession “ has produced
in this State and that they were ac- ;
tuated by an impulse to serve heir
fellowmen, a call to which they res
ponded. Dr. Parrott recalled that
himself and a brother started a hos
pital in Kinston about the time the
Monroe brothers launched the local in
stitution. In spe&king of Dr. John
Monroe, the speaker said he had
known him for twenty-five years and
had never known a finer surgeon or
a finer Christian gentleman.
me exercises which opened'in the
Sanford High school building at 8
o’clock began with the invocation,
rendered by Rev. Frank C. Hawkins,
pasto.r of the First' Baptist church.
This was followed by a violin solo,
given by Joe Lazarus. Next on the
progrtmwwas the reading by Mrs. J.
P. Monroe of the “Hospital and Train
ing School.” This paper, prepared by
Mrs. Monroe, was heard 'with much
interest. It will be reproduced in its
entirety in next week’s Express. A .
vocal ^olo was rendered by Mrs. W.
H. White.
The speaker of the evening, Dr. J.
M. Parrott, was presented by Dr. F.
L. Knight.
Ten Graduates.
Diplomas were presented' ’ to the
graduating class by Dr. R. G. Sowers.1
Those to whom diplomas wefe given
are: Misses Ollie Harrington, Betsy
Gunter, Wilma Poe, Bessie Poe, Ella
Harris, Vera Underwood, Jennie Mc
Donald, Beatrice Thomas, Minnie
Webster ana Vera Cox.
The benediction was spoken by Dr.
R. C. Gilmore, pastor of the Presby
terian church.
A brilliant reception at which the
nurses and their friends were guests
of honor was staged following the
graduation exercises. The reception
and dance 'was held in the Armory
building. Delicious punch and cakes
were served the huge gathering.
Death of Infant,
The twelve-hour old child of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Clark -died at their
home Friday and was buried in Buf
falo cemetery Saturday, with brief
burial services. Mrs. Clark was for
merly Miss Matie Adams, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Adams, of
Jonesboro. ■ ■ ^jjy. y_■ ^r
ANCIENT CHURCH
* WAS ORGANIZED
^YSCOTCH^lSa*
D. P. McDonald Gives Interest
ing Sidelights On Church’s
History.
SPECIAL PROGRAM SUNDAY
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Old Cypress Presbyterian church,
which is located near the point where
Moore, Harnett and Hoke counties
join, was organised by the Scotch who .
settled in this section 100 years ago.!
The centennial anniversary of this old
church was celehrated last Sunday. |
An inte.'..sting program was put on,'
a number of the descendants of the :
first settlers preaching or making I
talks. The church was crowded with !
people who turned out to attend the j
services. Mr. D. P. McDonald, who |
is authority on , Scotch history in i
that section, gives the following
sketch of old Cypress: i
* Cypress church, standing by the I
side of the road that separates Har-'
nett from Hoke county, in a sparse
ly settled community,1 suggests “the
little BrJwn Church in the Vale.,” so j
celebrated by the song.
A little over ’a hundred years ago
numerous Scotchmen came over and!
settled in'this vicinity. Among them
were thu . Smiths, liarrochs, Camer
ons, McCraineys, McKays, and oth- 1
ers. For several years they attend-1
ed church at Barbecue, which had been |
a preaching point since 1756. This
was ten miles to the east. Long
Jtiv-et, established at the same tune
as Barbecue, was fifteen-miles on the I
south, while Buffalo, established in
1790 was fifteen miles to the n^h.
The,'.: were no roads and the people ;
from this section walked to Baroque
on Sunday to hear McDairmid and
Lindsey preach a sermon in English,
followed by one ip Gaellic for the ben-:
efit of those who had not' yet um-.
ed the English language. I
Neill Cameron, (born in 1803 end
died in 1897), who lived on Beaver 1
Creek above where thv church now1
stands, told of the young folks having
a meeting place where they would
assemble to start on their walk to
Barbecue on Sunday morning, most ol
them carrying thejj sh„t,s, 'which they '
would put on before they reached the
church, when the weather was warm
enough to go barefoot. A man and
his wife would sometimes want to.
take their baby to church to have it!
baptised. Sne would "ride the horse
with the children in her arms while he
would lead the anfmal through the
trackless forest of towering pines
where the sunlight could hardly pene
trate through the thick branches
above them. Sometimes a larger chUlf
would ride behind the mother.
"After the new settlers came into
the community the people on Cypress
Creek, Baaver Creek 'and Cranes |
Creek decided they Would have a
Church in their owfl settlement. They'
were nearly all members of Barbe
cue. The minister of that church at
the time they attempted to form a
new church was Rev. Allen McDou1 ■
gald or Rev. Archibald Buie. Me-r
Dougald was raised by (Shop) Daniel""
Camerpn, who lived in the Old Cyp.'.ss !
neighborhood. Bute was a son of the ;
“Little Minister” "'Buie, one of the ’
first elders of Barbecue, and was raia-1
ed oh Guni. Swamp near the same lo-I
cality. They doubtless assisted them
In their efforts, mid'according to the
Manuel, Fayetteville Presbytery, es»
tablished the church |* 1830," exactly
one
chureh is a type of the aid
wed On Sum Eight.)
HERBERTijGUNTER
NATIVE? SON OF
SANFO4D, PASSES
Answers Finrfjpummons Aftfer
Long IIlnesagAi Home in
WAS PROS
LEADER
With His Pastfng Greensboro
Loses An ftfluential And
tJsef|fl|Citizen.
The annou
H. B. Gunter at ,
boro Monday afteiji
sion for expression
of friends and tae
and this section.^
spent his boy ho
hood. It was kn
seriously ill for
but it waa*hd]
medical treati
useful man mi„
Funeral was held
Street Methodist;
Greensboro Ti
was conducted
Grady Hardin,
tiams, pastor
Church of the
K. Lambeth, 1
Durham, who
ster when he liv
A large concoi
Friends from m
attended the fuL
ber from Sanfi
was in Green Hi
Many. beautifu_
paid Mr. Gunter :
press.. It was H<
that we wish to ,
boy We saw the
him best as a to
career in the offi
When quite youx
job in the office
he wished to 1
ing and equip'
it of the death of
home in Greens
00n was the occa
i of sincere regret
tdtives in Sanford
rhere Mr. Gunter
and early man
that he had been
past year or two,
at with rest and
the life of this
prolonged. The
[Tom West Marked
■piscopal church,
’ afernoon, and
ie pastor, Rev. H.
. R. Murphy Wil
ihe Presbyterian
int, and Rev. W.
|of Trinity ciiurch,
Mr. Gunter’s mini-'
Winston-Salem.
feof relatives and
daces in the state
, including a num
. The interment
metery, that city.
Ibutes have been
■people and the
. t Gunter the boy
[te about: “In the
lan.” We knew
J'as he began his
oof this newspaper.
' Ijc applied for a
’-.The Express ax
art of print
to engage in
newspaper worn, wc ■ nor long
in discovering' thafcie was possessed
of the stuff that rrtak the real man.
We found' him *r$lioroufrhly trust
worthy in everytl
plied himself.
and soon fell in lm
courteous manly 1
peet for his elders
friends. -He used
going to cortege
couraged hil
cure a collej
joiced in tl
to him to ei
used the knowl
printing in
true sense of
to which he ap
cas quick to leafn
l with his job. His
frille and his rea
son won him many
talk to us about
we always en
ambition to se- ■
iucation. We re
tunity that came
University.. He
htbat he gainedoj.
to make'Inst'
self
than. In this buisyilife we pause to
drop a tear on the grave of our de
parted friend. The following beau*
tiful tribute is paid Mr. Gunter by
the Greensboro News: fi
Surviving are the Widow, who was
Miss Lacy Betts, daughter of Rev. W.
A. Betts, imminent South Carolina
minister,' before her marriage; a son,
John Wadsworth, 17, and Annie Louise
14. He is also survived by two broth
ers, Charles W. Gunter, of Gastonia,
and Eugene D. Gunter, of Richmond,
Val, and three sisters, Miss Ruth
Gunter, of Sanford; Mrs. D. C. Nance,
of Newport, Tenn., and Mrs. Lloyd J.
Bray, of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Born August 23, 1886, at Jonesboro,
Herbert Brown Gunter was graduated
from the University of North Caro
lina in 1908. While at the university
he became a member of Phi Betta
Kappa, honorary scholastic-fraternity.
For four years following gradua
tion Mr. Gunter was engaged in news
paper, work, first as traveling repre
sentative of the Raleigh News and Ob
server. He was city edjtor V>f the
Winston-Salem Journal for $ short
time, and then editor, resigning to
become affiliated with the Pitot Life
Insurance company on June 1, 1913.
For five years he served in the ca
pacity of superintendent of the Pilot’s
publicity department. In 1918 he
was elected assistant secretary, and
in 1926 became agency manager. The
following year he was made third
vice • president cf the company.
When the Jefferson Standard ac
quired majority stock in Klot Life
last winter, Mr. Gunter was elected
to the position of vice president and
secretary, the office he held at the
time of h's death. In addition to
his othvr duties, he was in active
charge of the company’s industrial
department until his final illness.
in many respecie Mr. Uunxer was
one of the most admired and respect
ed men in Greensboro. Possessed of
a g antle kindliness and a charming
by his companions on the Pilot life
persqnality, he was beloved, not only
staff, but also bv countless others of
his business and social associates.
Throughout the insurance world he
was known ns a highly canable and
efficient executive,' as Well as an
easily approachable and just man in
his dealings.
Last night Charles W. Gold, presi
dent of the Pilot life company, paid
tribute to Mr. Gunter in these words:'
“He was one of the most kindly and
considerate men I have ever known.
A real genius in organization, he ex
hibited the utmost gentleness and tact
in dealing with the company’s ■em
employees. I fvel that the company has
Experienced a tremendous loss in his
Jeath.” ■ • ..
In the civic life of the city Mr.
Gunter had taken a prominent part
sinew he first established his home
in Greensboro. A charter member of
the Civitan club,he was active in its
worlf until ill lit*alt® forced hiM to
abandon his tireless zeaLfor com
munity service. He rendered invalu
able* service to the-city as a member
of the social welfare council, and for
many years was a -director of the
Greensboro council, Boy Scouts of
America. In fraternal- circles -he had
attained the highest honors as a
Master Itason. a Knight TemDlnr and
a membar of tin: local Odd Fellows
5<jG" a member tmd ^rector of tbo
hamber of comme^p ahd community
hast elKcial he MMJllifted muck
f (Coptinned On fTape JSight.) *
AGED LEE CODNTY MAN UNDER HEAVY
BOND FOR ALLEGED SECRET ASSUALT
KIWANIANS MEET
MAKEPEACE CABIN
Club Hears Dr. J. M. Parrott—
Young People’s Service
League Serves Supper.
A third out-door meeting of the
summer season was held by the Ki
wanis Club at the cabin of W. R.
Makepeace over on Deep River near
the Wodard’s Bridge Jast Friday even
ing. This was one of the most en
joyable out-door meetings held by the
club this season. Dinner was served
on an improvised table near the da
bin by the St. Thomas Episcopal
Church league. Among those who
prepared and served dinner were Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Anderson, Mr. and
Mrs. Beverly Peter, Misses Evelyn,
Alice, Gladys and Hallie Pender Law
rence, Sophie Jean Smith, Mrs. Lee.
Holland and Mr. Brown, rector of
the church. While the table was be
ing prepared the members of the club
engaged in target practice with a
rifle and athletic contests, of some
kind. One of the most popular con
tests indulged in was the broad jump.
At the close of the contest it was
found that Dr. Waylon Blue had won'
the honors. At the conclusion of din- I
ner the meeting was called to order
by President J. A. Overton. Secretary
D. B. Teague stated that he-had re- j
ceived a letter from the Sandhills
Club expressing regret at losing H.
R. Dowd and congratulating the San
ford Club receiving him as a member.
President Overton then turned the
meeting over to H. C. Renegar, chair
man of the program committee who:
kept the club busy with stunts and
contests for another half hour. The
visitors were Miss Helen Sherrill, of
Statesville; Mrs. W. R. Makepeace,
Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Makepeace, ana
Mr. White, of Jonesboro. All re
turned home after spending a most
delightful evening. It will take little
persuasion to get the members of the
club to attend the next meeting that
will be held at the Makepeace cabin.
This cabin ^as built on the side of a
high hill overlooking the valley of
Deep River a few hundred yards
above the concrete bridge and has a
charming setting. Although the cabin
was constructed at a minimum cost
it is well furnished and very com
fortable. There is not more inviting
pjrrp undings to be foun&anywhere
turning home in time for breakfast
the next morning.
HOLD POULTRY
SALE SATURDAY
Average Price Paid On Opening
Of Georgia Market Near
Seven Cents.
The farmers of this section receiv
ed a total of $656.23 in proceeds from
last Saturday’s poultry sale, accord
ing to figures given the Express by
County Agent E. 0. McMahan. 3,594
pounds of poultry and 147 dozen of
eggs were sold on the local market
by 130 farmers and farm women.
O. U. Alexander, of Moore County,
made the largest individual sale
when he sold 109 pounds of hens and
159 pounds of friers for $44.59.
O. R. Link made the next largest
sale when he sold 124 pounds of
friers for $28.72.
This brings the total sales for the
year up to 51,188 pounds and the to
tal receipts to $9,167.23.
MAKE BUCHANAN
BEATS GRANDSON
WITH HOE-HANDLE
Preliminary Hearing Given Lee
County Fanner At City
Hall Yesterday.
SANDERS ALSO INVOLVED
Make B. Buchanan, 75-year-old Lee
county man and a former U. &. de
puty marshal, was yesterday placed
uncfer a bond of $1,000 to await trial
at.the nv-xt criminal term of superior
court when probable cause was found
in a secret assault charge lodged
against him by his 18-year-old grand
son, Elvin Buchanan. He was placed
under another bond of $1,000 when
probable cause was found in secret
assault charges against him by Cur
tis Wicker. The preliminary^ hearing
was held at the City Hail and was
heard by Mayor Warren R. Williams.
Jo\; Sanders, who is charged with
having held the younger Huchanan
while the grandfather assaulted nun
wiljl a liuc unuuic, w<aa (iiai-cu uuuc;
a hundred dollar bond on this count,
and under a second bond of $100 on
a charge brought by Wicker. Both as
saults are said to have taken place
last Monday afternoon about dusk.
A number of witnesses were placed
on the stand by the prosecution, first
of Whom was Elvin Buchanan. Buch
anan was cross-examined by his coun
sel, H. C. Renegar and D. B. Teagu-e,
and by Mayor Williams
The younger Buchanan stated he
had started to his work at the San
ford Ice and Coal Co., where he is
employed at night, shortly after s.x
o’ciock Monday evening. On the cor
ner of Hickory and Fifth streets, he
says he was grabbed by Joe Sandeis
wno held him while the older Buch
anan assaulted him with a huge stick
about 2 1-2 inches in diameter, with
m-otal on the end. Sanders continued
to hold him whil$ he twisted to free
himself and threw up his left arm
to ward off the blows of the stick. He
buffered injuries to, the left aim and
on the wrist , and several t .aises in
other places about the body. He did,
according to his 6tory, see e.ther of
the J.vo men until they were upon
him, nor did he see the stick until it
was in action. The struggle continu
until Wallace; Atkins and Mr.
:&aWfrehce%rrtVi*l upon the scene ang
proceeded to halt the work of the
assailants.
Other witnesses to testify were Dr.
Hayden Lutterloh who stai .v. he ex
amined the boy’s wounds . . owing
the affray; Fulton Atkins, e testi
fied to seeing Mr. Buchv... ..i and
young Sanders sometime u .^re the
occurrence on the street corner at
which the-assault took place; and
Wallace Atkins who says he passed
by the place of the assault shortly
beforehand and saw Sanders. Atkins
said after passing Sanders he met
Elvin Buchanan going in the direc
tion of where he had seen Sanders.
His suspicions being aroused
by having seen Sanders, according to
his story, he turned his head about the
time the younger Buchanan got to
where he had seen Sanders, and as
he did, saw the latter jump from be
hind the bank along the street and
grab young Buchanan. At this point,
he stated, Mr. Buchanan ran up and
began to beat his grandson with a
heavy stick. Mr. Lawrence testified
to having been attracted to the scene
by the cries of women who yelled,
| (Continued On Page Eight.)
; George Goss, convicted wife-mur
derer, was sentenced to death in the
electric chair at the State Prison on
Tuesday, September 14, by Judge
Cranmer Monday morning. Monday
evening he and Sam Robinsoh, con
victed of an attempt to commit rape
on a colored girl, were carried to the
penitentiary by Sheriff Arthur Rives
and Deputy .Sheriff Paul Watson.
Goss was lodged in the death house.
Goss accepted the death sentence
with a demeanor of outward calm
stoicism. He Has not, those who have
talked with him declare, yet given up
hope, believing that he will in the
end be given a commutation of the
death sentence.
His attorneys, H. M. Jackson and
D. B. Teague, served notice of appeal
to the supreme court before Judge
Cranmer Monday’. This will auto
matically stay the sentence for some
* The gloomy walls of the North
Carolina State prison yesterday
closed around Sam Roberson, Lee ■
county negroyouth, sv-nt there under
and eighteen months sentence by
Judge E. H. Cranmer, upon convic- ;
tion of an assault upon a fifteen-year ;
old colored girl. His stay at the i
Central Prison, however, may be 1
short, for most likeily lie will be \
swiftly dispatched to one of the pris- s
on farms or road camps to help make <
Superintendent George Ross Pou’s <
large armyr of prisoners self-sustain- 1
ing. . ,
There wasn’t much gloom in .Sam s i
exit from his native surroundings. 1
Charged with having by-forev and vi- ;
olence carnally known and ravished i
Ruth Black, a colored girl, the pen
alty for which, had he been convicted :
of the greater crime, is death in the i
electric hcair, the negro boy smiled <
Saturday evening foF the first time <
since his incarceration in the Lee <
county jail on May 17th, the dav on
which the crime is said to have tak- i
The jury returned a- ver- i
diet Making the defendant guilty of ;
hiring attempted to pommit rape, i
The penalty for this crime is from
one to fifteen years. Judge Cran
mer was lenient, making the sentence
18 months. «
Roberson was ably defended by
Kenneth R. Hoyle and Glenn Edwards,
of the local bar, while the prosecu
tion was conducted by Solicitor Claw
son L. Williams. The trial 'was hot
ly contested and when the state rest
ed its case the outlook for Roberson
was undoubtedly bad. The defend
ant, however, made a good witness
His story was corroborated by James
Bowman whose testimony also was
unshaken by the terrific volley of
questions shot at him by the prosecu
tor.
" The defendant claimed that the
Black girl, upon whose person he
was charged with having committed
the crime of rape, approached him on
•he Seaboard Air Line Railway track,
several hundred yards ab^ve the San
ford Cotton mill, holding her dress
ibove her waist. He said he accost
?d her, asking if she cared to have
:ompany. She replied she could not
lave company as she was married.;
Jhe was accompanied by her sister !
tnd the defendant by Bowman. They, I
iccording to the testimony, walked j
town the railroad track together. The j
lefendant states he propositioned the j
rirl and that she agreed. As they
tart.ed into a patch of woods, Mil- I
[red, the younger of the girls, shout- j
d, “I'm going to tell daddy.” At!
his Ruth is said to have begun to cry
?he defendant maintained that he did
tot draw the large 44-calibre pistol on
he girl, as was claimed by the pro
ecution. He. was corroborated in this
tatement by Bowman. Both Mildred
Rack, testifying for the prosecution,
ind James Bowman, a defense wit
ress, testified that Ruth Black came
iut of the woods carrying a bouquet
>f flowers and that she picked flow
:rs from along the right of way of
he railroad as they walked toward
Sanford. It was also testified that the
wo boys 'were invited by the girls to
l party to be given in Jonesboro that
tight.
ANOTHER TERM AS
U. S. ATTORNEY IS
SOUGHT BY GAVIN
Sanford Man's Term Of Office
Will Expire In 1932— Has
Made Good.
IS BELIEVED UNOPPOSED
Has Served In Capacity Since
Creation of New Middle
Judicial District.
When questioned on the jnatter
Monday by the Greensboro Daily
News reporter, E. L. Gav'n. of this
place, United States District Attor
ney, for the Middle North Carolina
District, stated that he is a candidate
for reappaointment to the post which
he has filled since January, 1928. The
four-year term, for which Mr. Gavin
was appointed, expires in January,
1932, and it is thought that the in
cumbent will be unoppOL«v.d for re
appointment. The Daily News man
further says:
“The office of District Attorney
Gavin has established an enviable rec
ord for efficiency, and is regarded by
the department of justice and attor
ney general’s office, as well as other
governmental agencies* as a model.
A member of the Hoover law enforce
ment commission has referred to Dis
trict Attorney Gavin’s office as the
most efficiently conducted in the
country.
“One factor that has contributed
largely to the efficiency rating of the
district attorney’s office of the mid
dle ristrict has b^en the large percent
age of convictions. Another impor
tant factor has been the dispatch with
which the criminal and civil work has
been executed.
“The work of the district attorney
office has increased greatly since 1927
when the middle district was created.
During the past year the civil work
that the district attorney and his as
sistants have been required to handle
for the government has grown by
leaps and bounds. This has been due
largely to the number of war risk
insurance actions field against, the
government. At the present time
there are 244 of these suits pending
in the district, and it usually requires
two or three days for the trial of one
such action. * . * ,
“Due to the strategic location
the piedmont section whiclv qqir^nse#
a large part of the
government officers handle h-ia'big
number„ odt cri rhinal cases, in which
At the time of his appointment in
December, 1927, District Attorney
Gavin was engaged in the practice of
law in Sanford, where he had been
located since'1916. Prior to moving
to Sanford, he practiced law in his
native county of Sampson, and was
state senator from the district^ com
posed of Sampson, Johnson, Harnett
and Lee counties, during the sessions
of the general assembly in 1918 and
1920: He is a graduate of the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
“After his appointment as district
attorney, Mr. Gavin continued to
make his residence at Sanford, where
he is prominently identified with the
community life. In addition to an
active participation in the affairs of
the Republican party, Mr. Gavin has
been prominent in fraternal circles of
the state
“Although it is*not definitely known
that reappointment of Mr. Gavin will
be unopposed, it is presumed that
such will be the case. For, it is cus
tomary for an incumbent Kvho has
satisfactorily discharged the duties of
office, to be appointed faf a second
teim, which would be for four years.
“The work of the district attorney’s
office is in the hands of Mr; Gavin
! and four assistant district attorneys.
I The assistants are Miss Edith Har
1 worth, of this city; A. E. Tilley, Mt.
'Airy; Thomas C. Carter, Burlington;
I and Hobart Morton, of Albemarle.”
! Bom to Mr.and Mrs. J. R. Baucom,
1 of Norfolk, Va., July 29, a daughter*
Ann Elizabeth. Mrs. Baucom is rem
embered as Miss Lillian Temple,
daughter of Mrs. G. W. Temple.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert. L. Bums an
nounce the arrival of a son, Robert
Jackson, July 29.
Miss Katherine Judd, who has been
nursing in a New York hospital, is
rt homo. She visited friends in New
York City, Philadelphia, Washington,
D. C., and Richmond, Va., on the re
turn trip.
MASONIC LODGE
HOLDS MEETING
Sanford Lodge No, 151»
A. P. & A. M. held its re
o'tilaf communication on
Tuesday night, July 28th,
the newly elected officers
presiding. After the dis
patch of re^&lar business the meet
ing was turned over to Past Master
J. W. Gilliam, Educational ’ Secretary,
who presented the second -topic in the
Educational Program: ‘‘The Appoin
tive Officers.”^ Very interesting and,
instructive talks on the duties and
responsibilities of these officers,
both in former times and modem,
were made by Dr. R. O. Humphrey
and Senior Steward ,S< D. - Porter.
Past Master Fred !P. Strong is
scheduled to talk at the next meet
tory of Masonry in England amT
ing, August 11th on the “Early His
Seotland.“ All-master- masons are
cordially invited and urged to attend
these meetings.