- ••• . .... . - 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. ■■■ —--r VOLUME 45, Number 49. SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, __ '-3 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 —-—, » 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.

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