-- SANFORD -r— In The Heart Of Carollna^-At The Crossroads Of The Piedmont. POPULATION, 4,253 M; VOLUME 45, Number 50. i •; LEE COUNTY Inhabited Almost' Entirely By Native Americans Who are Loyal, In dustrious and Progressive. FIVE CENTS LEE PEACH CROP MOVING WILKINS PEACH FARM WILL NET 8,000 BUSHELS Wilkins Brothers State Produc tion Might Possibly Reach 1U.000 Bushels. . V _ The Lemon Heights Orchard located seven miles out of San ford, is far from being the largest orchard of its kind in North Carolina’s,famed Sand hill section and the Sandhill peach industry is many notch es below that enjoyed by this fruit in Georgia and Califor nia, . y£t the local orchard is strikingly interesting not only from a community but from a viewpoint to which a much larger scope contributes. As a matter of fact this orchard is- not in the Sandhills at all but merely skirts the section of which Bion H.-Butler, Ralph Page and others have tor years written-paeans of praise. Wilkins Pioneer. But whether in the Sandhills or not, and that is a question that must ba left • geological authority for settle ment, this orchard is by no means secondary to any in the real peach belt and the visitor to this orchard cannot leave its aromatic^ environ ment without at least thinking: “I have seen one of the most beautiful signts m Goshen.” . Wiikins, an enterprising Virginian, who had treked to Lee county many years before, and a man whp nacf attained unto remarkable success aft a business man and tobacco farmer, became interested in the peach in dustry. He became optimistic but his optimism was prompted not by that of the misguided sort for Mr. Wilkins was by nature the investiga tor and he did not enter this new field without first making a compre . hensive study of the problems to be faced in peach growing. He studied the soil, its typography, the effect of the weather and the sun on different tyF-s of earth, and after having satis tied himself of the kind of soil that he believed best adapted to peach culture, he selected a 220-acre tract ‘-•’writ as 1920, h period m Which land values had soared to the mountain tops, he was able to buy this farm at tne low price oi only H* per acre—its owners oelieved it absolutely worthless and put lt^re. only, as Robert N. Page used to say, “to raise hell bn. Today, there is not a moie success fully operated orchard in the North Carolina peach belt, and while it is common! knowledge that a great many growers; in the past several years, have been forced into bankruptcy through poor crops and low prices, the owners of this orchard have broke even four years out of the past six, the length of time in which the or chard has been productive, and have realize handsomely on the remaining two years. r Fine Crop. This year there is a wonderful crop of peaches in the Lemon Heights or chard. So productive were the trees that early in the season it was neces sary th^t many of the peaches be pull ed from the trees to give those that were toft a chance to attain their normal growth. Now, where they have not.been harvested thay hang in . luscious clusters awaiting the ap proach of the picker. The owners of this magnificent orchard, Lucien r. 'Wilkins, Jr., Alexander B. Wilkins and W. Banks Wflkina, sons of the late Irfucien P. Wilkins, believe they will harvest from eight to ten thou ‘ ~ eorgia B sand bushels of Geofgia Belles and Elbertas from their eighty acres this year. Already they have shipped tfen carloads, a total of almost 4,000 bush els, and they expect to ship eight or ten more carloads before tne ciose of the season which they anticipate to end by the middle of next week. The 4,000 bushels comprise only their long distance shipment. For the past week or two the Wilkins trucks have been transporting the delightful fruit to other towns an(J cities of North Caro lina and much of their crop * hasi been disposed of locdlly. Hundreds of cars during the past few days have stop ped at the W ilkins farm, charmed by the magic sight, and made purchases to carry home. In fact a great quan tity of :this crop has been disposed ol in this I manner, for being the first orchard of the Belt to ‘which cars ap proach from the north and the last as they come from the south, the mo torists have been unable to overcome the impulse that commanded them tc stop and purchase the fruit. So they have been “gettin’ ’em goin’ an’ com Low Prices. There is only one fly in the oint ment to worry the Wilkins boys this year,- and that,' perceptibly, is the price. And this is one commodity the political economists must admit, that nas not come under the "high tariff* -wall. But "it has come under anothei wall . equally as depressive, ever though it should not be so, and that is over-production. Heaped on this is another factor, equally if not more so depressing to the North Carolina growers, and one that is an annual frights—the -early ripening of the mammoth Georgia crop, 'the size oi which is several times several of the Carolina crop. That is exactly what happened this year. There is a large crop, and the Georgia crop beat the * Sandhill crop to the New York mar Ret. Consequently, the Wilkins boys, instead of mopping up from $2.00 t« - $2.60 per basket.,** they did last yetii -one of their best years ih the busi ness—are getting but from $1.00 to ^1.50 per basket this year—an amount (Please Turn to Page Eight.) SOLICITOR WILLIAMS RAISES TOBACCO / WELL AS SHEOL AMONG LAWBREAKERS Disappointed In The Price Of Peaches Last Year, Solicitor Clawson L. Williams Switches. To Tobacco Culture—Has One of Th« Finest Crops of Tobacco Seen In Lee County This Year—Is Able Farmer As Well As Able Prosecutor of Criminal Docket. | Solicitor C. L. Williams has proven beyond doubt that he is able to raise ! tobacco as well as sheol among block * adefs and other law-breakers. He has ^reputation of being one of the ablest ' solicitors in the State, but it seems that he is not satisfied with wearing the honors of an able prosecuting of ficer; he has an ambition to be known as one of the best farmers in this section of the Stal.'.-. A few years ago he bought one of the best farms on Boone Trail between Jonesboro and Broadway. To owh a good farm in that section is within itself a distinc tion that many would like to enjoy, i When the peach fever struck the Sandhill section, which includes part of Lee and Harnett as well as Moore and adjoining counties, Solicitor Wil liams, along with many others, I thought he saw a fortune in peach ' culture. He put a large acreage on . his fgnm to peaches and in two or i three years people stopped to admire his beautiful peach orchard as they passed along on t. •_ high1 way. He had fine prosprcts and felt that Soon his pocket would be bulging with the long green from the sale of peaches, but is dealing with the 'great commission houses of New York and other mar kets is one of the greatest gambles of modem times, like other enthusias tic peach growers he soon discovered tl.\ web into which delusion had en tangled him. After playing a losing JLEE COUNTY HOLDS THE RECORD ON BULL CALVES County . Demonstration Agent E. O. McMahan in making his report on farm activities to the State Ag cultural Department states . that the Lee County 4-H Club claims the record for bull calves. Tlie members . ojL|h<£ Clijb were furnished 13 purebred Jersey heifers -ford?Rq the^an : ten dropping bull- calves,' and one a heifer. The heifer died with pneumonia when three days old, so that the increase is now ten bull cal ves and no heifers. It is suggested that the next 13 heifer calves for breeding purposes be fur nished by the Kiwanis Club in an effort to balance up this one-sided production. BENEFIT DANCE HOTEL WILRIK A brilliant summer social ' event is to be the Benefit dance which is to be held at the Hotel Wilrik Friday night. This affair, which will be I staged for the benefit of the Lee : County Relief Association, will begin i at 9:30 p. m. and last till 1:30 a. m. Music will be furnished by Theodore ■ Barrow's Hotel Wilrik Orchestra. Among the-features-of the dance is to be a smooth dancing contest the winner of which will be awarded a valuable prize. The admittance fee j will be $1.50. ' - I The public is cordially invited t« attend this dance and to bring along the script. The funds of the Lee County Relief Association are low ant there are calls to this organizatior for aid daily. Your $1.50 will helf this organization to continue the great work it is doing in the county. I Arrangements for the dance arc under the supervision of Fred J. Wil liams. The affair will be adequate!} chaperoned. MISS GUNTER TO TAKE NEW PLACE County Supervisor Schools Ac cepts Position On-'N. C. C. v W. Faculty. Announcement of acceptance of a position on th-j faculty of the North Carolina College for Women was made recently by Miss Ruth Gunter, whc has served as County Supervisor ol Lee County schools for a number oi years. The public has btvn taker with much surprise with this an nouncement for Miss Gunter, who has {been, perhaps, more instrumental thar any other individual in the wonderful development of the public school sys tem in‘this county, had come to b« regarded as a permanent-fixture, here She has been regarded, statu School officials advise, iaS one of the best school supervisors in the State. Miss Gunter is a graduate of th« Cotlegv: with which she is to be hence forth identified, and last year receiv ed her degree at Columbia University Miss Gunter's ability was recog nized by her appointment as a mem , ber of the State text book commis sion, and her recent election as dis trict president of the North Carolina Teachers’ Association for th-J. third district. . .She has been active in church welfare and social circles and her leaving Sanford and Lee countj brings regret to her many friunds. Miss Mary Lynn Judd, who -holds s position as a supervisor of schols at , Tuscaloosa, Ala., is visiting hei | mother, Mrs. E. M.‘ Judd, here. game two or three years, last yea' he had all the trees, buj; a row or twc pulled up and in the spring be pul the land to tobacco. Under his guiding hand tlfts land has produced a beautiful crop of to bacco. Hie Express man joined th* Solicitor in a trip to his farm Iasi Saturday and looked his crop of to bacco over. He has 50 acres in to bacco, not all in one field, however He has a forcV of hands curing the crop as fast as it ripens. Several bams of the sand lugs have been cur ed and soon the finer grades will be in the yellow state. He has nine barns and one pack house stretching along the highway. . We had an op portunity to "stand on the second flooi of the pack house and get a good view of fhe drop. Some of the rcfcvs grew 800-hills of tobacco. The tobacco is almost uniform in height and would almost hide the head of a man six feet tall. If there is a finer crop of to bacco in Lee county we have not seen it. Will Solicitor Williams be dis appointed in the price of the crop as he was disappointed in the -price of the peaches? A few weeks will tell the stofy. The Solicitor decided to not put all his eggs in one basket. He has a beautiful crop of com and cot ton along the highway that leads off from Boone Trail. Should he fail on j.his tobacco he hopes to make a profit ! on his cotton. LEE BOARD URGES OIL TREATMENT OF JONESBORO ROAD County Commissioners Take Up Important Matters In. i Monthly Meeting. ORDER 'SCHOOL ELECTIONS I - _— Defer Advertisement Of Tas , f^ale t]ntil September 1 . ~-Othej - ,_ral matters of .more than i importance' Were discharged by the county commissioners in their regu lar monthly meeting, held at the court house Monday and Tuesday Among these were: The ordering oi school elections to be held in the Cool Springs and Underwood school dis stricts on September 15, the postpone ment of the advertising of real estate for taxes until September 11* a reso lution addressed to the State High way Commission, urging that oil treatment be given the Jonesboro I. mon Springs road, and an order to the sheriff tht unsanitary conditions prevailing in the county jail be cor rected. School Elections. A motion to the effect that a spec ial school election be held September 15, 1931, on the question of thv crea tion and establishment of a special tax district in Gool .Springs school district, for levying 30. cents on each hundred dollars real and personal pro perty, was made. This motion was duly carried, all commissioners vot ingin the affirmative on the question of calling such election to be held on .September 15, as provided by law. Another motion similar to the one offered above was made with refer ence to the Underwood school district and was likewies unanimously car ried, the election to-be held on Sep . tember 15. I Ask Oil Treatment. I Commissioner Dan C. Lawrence of | fe.'_d and moved the adoption of th< following! “Wheitms the Board of Commis sioners understand that certain citi zens of the county are going to mak< application to the State Highwaj Commission that the surface of the roadway leading from Jonesboro t< Lemon Springs be oil treated; “And whereas the traffic over anc along said road, (particularly in tra vel going from Highway 60 to anj point on Highway 50, and vice versa; | is heavy and it would be for the besl I interests of persons using said roac .thdt the same be oil treated. “Therefore, Be it resolved by the Board of Commissioners of Lee coun ty: “That tl.'j State Highway Commis I sion of North Carolina.be urged.to dc anything it possibly cah to the enc that the surface of the roadway lead ing from Jonesboro to Lemon Springs and connecting highways 50 and 6C be oil treated.” This motion was duly, carried. Order Jail Cleaned. Commissioner Kelly offered the fol lowing motion: “Whereas, State Board of Healtl reports to the Board that the Let [County jail is not in a sanitary con dition; The.'-foro — _ “Be it resolved by the Board oi County Commissioners of Lee county that the .Sheriff be notified as to in formation received, and that such of finer forthwith cl-~an up the unsani tary condition, complajned of by the State Board of Health, and keep saic jail sanitary, according to law, anc the Clerk to this Board notify tht Sheriff as to this resolution,” Report of grand jury was read am its recommendations considered anc [ordered carried nut. A motion was offered by Commis siorter Lawrence'that the -Budget, un der the head of "Ger.vral Control’ six months school term /or the fisca Saar, 1931' to 1932,and for “Capita: utlay,?’ as amended, be adopted, or condition that Sanford Graded Schoo (Please Turn to Page. Eight.) •" . *» OVERSHOT BEL TURNS "ELS Some of era of the T seen what is) overshot wh<| at water built on sin tion many y*, eld mill that fo make rooi ford pump! i ago, was J shot wheeL the water “pockets” wheel turned Express cai was publisl the effect tl lorer about tl down under 'move some 1 structi on whit it from tui ed to be slot to the owi an investit and it was f« moved the. that his h« ed between a rock in held fast, out by the hk surprise of, nessed the < little the w< penenc. like to wheel in their curiosil by visiting Joe Kelly on O. A. Kelly Broadway. ‘ mill is of r< tion it is o] overshot wh< pattern. POSTMAS1 'Older read ipress have iown as the in operation k that were in this sec ago. The . i removed (for the San ition years by an over ie weight of [ring into the ie rim of the Files of The story, which rs ago to colored la mill was sent wheel to re id of an ob had stopped [. As he seem in reporting of the mill was made id that he re duction, but ■came wedg wheel and [stream and :>vas»d ragged and to the who writ ident he was for his ex who would .in overshot , [[on can have gratified by . mill of Mr. the Capt. J. place near Mr. Kelly's it construc ted by an of ancient ¥ ER TO >OSITION Tb_-re is a J. W. Gilliam has, postmaster of a vacancy in th< by the retire!})* JIthat Postmaster §&r will resign as M to transfer to service caustd hi S..Mj„Wa age limit Mr. OHIfaflrhas three mon years to serve as postmaster, having been commissioned by President Hoo ver for the third tvjm about a yea: ago. Mr. Gilliam admitted when aske< I to deny or confirm the rumor by a re presentative of this paper, that sine | the death of his brother, Gl M. Gil I liam, hu has beerf considering som jkind of a change, as his personal af 1 fairs are demanding more time thai I he is able to give in his present posi I tion. He stated that the Post offic Department had taken no definite ac tion in thh» matter of filling the va cancy caused by the retirement o Mr. Watson, but that should his ap plication therefor be favorably actei upon, there would probably be an tx i amination called for applicants tjo : Postmaster, but the vacancy could no be permanently filled until Congres ! convenes in December. .The actini I postmaster is sometimes appointed un | til such time as a regular selectio can be made and confirmed, I As the names of several citizens o ! Sanford have been named in connec ■ tion with the appointment of a post master, there will be no trouble i: getting some one to fill out the unex pired term. The patrons of the post , office are interested in seeing tha i a good compet-nt man is put on th jiob. Sam Watson, who has served San ! ford Route No. 5, retires after hav mg rendered 17 years of faithful, e< fident service. As he reached th age limit in the civil service he draw a pension. BROWN ADDRESSES LOCAL ROTARIANS (Club Hears Rector of St. Thoma : Episcopal Church Discuss International Matters. I The Rotary Hub met Tuesday i the basement of the Episcopal churc where luncheon was served by th ladies of the church. | Aftvr luncheon an interesting tal was made by the rector of the churcl Rev. F. Craiphill Brown, of Souther Pines. After spending1 some time ii , the Far East M r. Brown returned t this country fi' years ago. At tba ; tirf.v* conditions in India and othe ! parts of the Orient were anythin] j but ideal. On every hand was to b (found poverty.'banditry and war. On i would naturally expect^ conditions t , be different in. Europe, said Mi I Brown, but wl n he reached Italy o: his way homo ii found soldiers every i where, and everywhere was povert; I of the direst kind-.-and-evidences oi (every hand 01 preparation for wai iIt was the same way in France am to a less extent in England and th i United States. Hvjre* in his horn I land Mr. Brown did not find as man; I men under arms as in other and olde lands but here banditry and lawless ; ness was even more t marked. “W make a mockery of prohibition,” h . declared, 44 and while we talk of peac we prepare for war.” I The Club e\ntended a vote o thanks to Rot avian Banks Wilkins fo a bushel of peaches from the Wilkin farm. 6n August 1H, giflg of Sanford be tween the ages of eieveiynjid fourteei will bf, given n picnic mv Lakeview b; j the oRtarians. A committee consist i ing of W. H. Fitts, R. E. Bobbitt an< I Wilbur Mclver will make the neces sary arrangements. UNIT TO LEAVE FOR CAMP PAGE TRUST COMPANY WILL MOVE INTO 1 NEW QUARTERS IN WILKINS BUILDING Banking Officials Consummate Contract With Wilkins-Ricks Com pany In Raleigh Monday; Latter Firm To Remodel Building To Conform To Plans-Furnished By Bank—Work Of Remodeling To Begin At Once and Bank Will Move As Soon As Quarters Are Complete. Upon learning that the Pa.ge Trust Company would he moved to new quarters at an woods in which the assault took place, ) decided tao probe the case further and to have a hearing next Monday. ! Coley Petty pleaded nolo contendere j when charged with assault, to wit: a I pistol. Evidence offered revealed that the defendant had been to church j and was returning from the place of »\ worship Nvnen he encountered a group > of youth who were enjoying “home r brew.” Petty, it is said, tried to keep - them from drinking it, and then ap . parently, drank all himself and ended » the affair by flashing his gun. Found » guilty of carrying a concealed wea » pon, he was fir.vd $50 and the costs f Nick Copeland, Jack Chandler and - K. E. Peedln were charged with vio j 1 at ion of the prohibition laws. Case was called but Copeland failed to ap . pear. Capias was issued for him and L bond fixed at $500. Chandler appear r td without bond and was allowed to - leave courtroom to find bond. Peedin [ was allowed to give bond for $100. - Both Chandler and Copeland are re gular customers of the Court, and when appearing without bend are us ually permitted the priviltj, jf go ing out to find bondsmen. .; case will be tried at a later date. And another “home-brew” case! It V.ems that the economic depression of recent months has driven liquor drinkers to the less costly and more easily manufactured beverage, christ ened “home-brew.” This time it was C. O. Gray, who claimed his doctor had advised the beverage for his health’s sake. The State’s evidence hardly justified the charge brought against the defendant, so Solicitor Hoyle moved to amend the charge of possession of “home-brew” to that of “ingredients designed for the purpose of manufacturing ‘home-brew\’ ” The court agi'oed tt> dismiss the defendant upon payment of the costs but the latter having no money, appealed his case to superior court and was allow ed to make bond for $100. Earl Rice, Moors county white man and son of a prominent farmer of the White Hill section, was charged with secretly assaulting J. T. McDonald, prominent farther of that section and Lee county cotton statistician. Mr. McDonald testified he was returning from a funeral at the White Hill church Mav 8. As he walked toward home, Mr. McDonald claims Rice drew up behind him in a car and got out. Rice’s words, Mr. McDonald says, were: “I understood you said I need not respect your age,” to which h-o replied in the affirmative. Rice then demanded that he take back what he said. Violent language, according to the testimony, followed, after which Rice knocked Mr. McDonald«dJwn sev eral tim'os, the latter rising each time, ready to renew’ hostilities. Friends finally separated the tw’o and they wrent on their way. The State contended the assault was secret and writh a deadly weapon. The Court, however, held it a simple assault and fined Rice $10 and costs. Kermit Spivey and Gene Edwards faced the Court on warrants charging them w’ith assault. Both alleged to have taken part in the assault, char ges against the two was consolidated The tw’o according to the evidenct offered, drove up to the store of Geo. T. Jones, near the county lii.*e, and in the absence of Mr. Jones began to act in an abusive manner toward his cus tomers. Mr. Jones arrived shortly and ordered them to h-ave the premi ses. Edw’ards using an unprintable adjective, advised he would leave when he got ready. Jones then invited'him?, if he cared to, to step out of the car, which he proceeded to do. As he stepped on the running board h*e took a violent swing at Mr. Jones, who dodged,"causing the former to roll to the ground. .Spivey then came to Ed wards’ rescue, slashing Mr. Jones with a knife. The wound mad'j by the knife bled profusely and the injured man was rushed to Scott’s. Hospital. The altercation cost Mr Jones $51.25 in hospital expense and incidentals. The Court found both guilty and each was given a suspended sentence of two years. Each was ordered to pay one-half of the expense Mr. Jones was forced to*, undergo by having been injured at their hands, and to attend Sunday School and church every Sunday during the period of the suspended sentence. BATTERY “E” TO ENTRAIN SUNDAY FOR FORT BRAGG Local Unit 113th Field Artillery To Enter Field- Train ing Period. WILL SPEND TWO WEEKS Sixty-five young men, com posing Battery <‘E” of the 113th Field Artillery, the lo cal unit of the North Carolina National Guard, and command ed by Captain Dap B. King, will entrain here tome time Sunday and proceed on their itinerary to Fort Bragg, Fay etteville, where tfyey will parti cipate in the ^'annual field training program August 9 to 23, inclusive. Equipment, consisting of «two hdw itzers (155 millimetres), five tractors, one real cart, throo trucks, four cais sons, two sub-calibre guns (37 milli metres) and kitchen utensils, a part of that stationed at the local Armory, preceded the personnel of Battery “E” to the Fort. Officers in command of the local unit are Captain Dam B. King, First Lieutenant Max Heins and .Second Lieutenants Lucien