SANFO^WSr^'l' : =•«(. In The Heart Of Carolina-^t Tfcfe Crossroads Of. The Piedmont, POPULATION, 4,253 ;;;u‘ TY Inhabited AT|ftost Entirely Hy Native Americans Who are Loyal, In dustrious and Progressive. FIVE CENT* VOLUME 45, Number 51. $2.00 Per Year. SANFORD, AUGUST 13/1931. Published WEEKLY. INSTITUTION WILL HOLD OPEN HOUSE TO LEE CITIZENSHIP '1. A marvel of modern hospital architecture, and representing a to tal expenditure of $125,000.00 ,one half of which is the gift of the Duke Foundation, an active and permanent memorial to the emi nent benefactor, Jams B. Duke, the Lee County Hospital will be opened Tuesday for inspection by the people for whose benefit it was erected. The beautiful edifice, wnmn resis upon the crest of the wooded kno.ll ov erlooking Mvlver Park, fills* a place in this section of the State heretofore vacant—the long-felt need of a hos pital equipment with modern and scientific apparatus—and is a reali zation of the lifelong dream of the late Dr. W. A. Monroe to whose jnem .ory posterity will ever turn in fond retrospection. The late Dr. Monroe, more than a decade ago, had draff-ad a legislative bill which, if its provisions had been carried out, would have given the county* such a hospital as the present one years ago. Several years later th-j much beloved physician passed into the great beyond and his early agitation for a county hospital was ■ forgotten. But this lapse 'was only fleeting. The seed that had been sown among his people through his earnest work for the project had be come firmly rooted,and Kvhen the sec retary of the Duke Foundation wrote the Lee County Board of Commission ers offering the aid of that organiza tion toward erecting a hospital here, the people were ready to follow the trail that had been blazed by their fallen leader. Without depreciation of the magnanimous spirit that actu ated these gifts of benevolence in the Carolinas, the late James B. Duke, the people of Sanford and L^e county, on the occasion of the hospital opening, silently drop a tear to the memory of their own native son, the late Dr. W. * A. Monroe, whose last work on earth was a harbinger of the institution man of the Board of Commissioners, a Board of Trustees, was elected for the hospital, June 11, 1930. The fol lowing officers were selected: J. R. . Ingram, chairman; j. U. Gunter, sec - retary; and W, R. Williams, attor ney. On June 30, Eric G. Flannagsn, of Henderson, 'was chosen as architect. On July 8, a site for the building Was selected, being a location commend ed as first choice by Dr. W. ,S. Rank in, Secretary of the Duke Foundation. On July 23, bids were received from eight contractors and the contract awarded the low bidder, J. W. Stout & Company, It was a letter day from the Duke Foundation, in the fall of 1929, which set this chain of events in motion. Briefly, the letter advised that the Duke trustees,; under Mr. Duke’s willy WCIC (JAltlWUKUl^ UIVC1COICU 111. the establishment of a hospital, under the Duke Foundation, in this county, and that for this purpose a contribu tion of $62,500.00 would be made on the condlition a like amount was made available by the county’s act ing upon this offer. The County Commissioners, acting under the Gen eral law, called an election which was held and, at this election a ma jority of the voters cast their ballots in favor of a proposal by which the county would provide a fund of $62, 500 to match that of the Duke Foun dation* After this vote the credit of the county was pledged to the undertak ing by a bond issu'e, and the seven trustees, J. R. Ingram, John R. Jones, Sr., J. U. Gunter, George T. Chandler, R. H. Mann, J. H. Kennedy , and W. R. Rartness were appointed Under the general law these trustees came up for. election in the fall' of 1930. when H. A. Palmer was elected to the board instead of Mr. Gunter ana weorgt T. Chandler Was elected secretary of the board as organized after the election. • The hospital has been built as a 'cost of $88,378.00, which was the con ■w tract bid of J. W. Stout. & Co., includ ing extras added by the board. The grounds were improved by curbs and walk ways'at a cost of $1,924.33,, and $688.18 was expended in tearing away 'Brownstone between the hospital and highway a sufficient distance to give sidewalks, and this expenditure in cluded the construction of a drive way around the jiospital. The lot on which the hosuital is located was pur chased at a cost of $7,000; the re mainder of the fund to Ije used for hospital equipment. While not so large as the Duke Hos pital in Durham, its equipment is the best that science can provide includ ing major and .minor operating rooms, X-ray machine, laboratory equipment and other necessities to the well ap pointed hospital. There is a coincident in that the providing Ojis hospital for the citizen ship of the county of Lee had its incep tion ni the mind of a man who did not live to see its accomplishment; likewise the same ideal for citizenship of North and South Carolina was, con eemed by the late James B; Duke who, too, did not live to see its ac complishment; but suffering human ity and appreciative citizenship will for ages laud the memory of men who fostered these ideals. The full meas ure of usefulness of this hospital can 'not be enjoyed by the citizenship un — less the entire citizenship of this ooun ty cooperate in such manner as to hu manize the instituiton. A pile of brick and stotfe can be of only such value as - the ■ personal element enter inginto the service rendered. ~ Tne hospital is off to a good ,start, it has had the blessing or men emi * ' (Continued, on Page Four.) DALRYMPLE HELD 1 FOR HIGH COURT | ASSAULT CHARGE i _ Da] tress Dalrymple Held For ; Superior Court Under ! $1,000 Bond. GETS 3 MONTHS FOR THEFT Will Cobb Charged With Theft of Shirts From Efird’s Released. Daltre8S Dalrymple, was Tues day held for the next term of Su ' perior Court under bopd of . $1,000 after a hearing had been given hiib In Recorder's Court. Dalrymple is alleged to have at tempted assault' on two young girls as they gathered broom straw near their home, several miles from Jonesboro. The two girls, Maggie Patterson, aged 17, and Carrie Patterson, aged 14, left-their home on the morning of July 3Qth, to gather straw to make brooms.1 While seeking the straw they encountered Dalrymple who is said to have loitered about them for some time, later making a bieak by running toward the girls. TbA-gMs became oxcited,jand j*afl(ftner'sister nearby cried out.’ Dalrymple fled, _ but later tucu uuu r/au yanpic ticu. uuo mvex returned, passing within five ftyb of elder Sister. s ueecrjptlon 'worn by Dalrymple at thus time of the alleged attack corroborated with the defendant's testimony concerning the clothes he worS" that day. Dal rymple attempted'to perfect an alibi but the three Patterson sisters were positive'he was the party who at tempted assault. Royall L. Patton, Swann’s Station resident, was charged with the. pos session of twenty gallons of home brew, Patton admitted the ownership of the concbction but maintained he had made it for his own consumption. The defendant was unable to pay the costs, amounting to about $20, and was allcVved 30 dayn to get up the money, being released on his own re cognizance. Donnie Pleasants and Will Cobb were charged with the theft of ar ticles from the local ' Efird stroe about a week ago. The former was convicted of looting three pairs of women’s hose and was sentenced to three months on the roads; the state failed to make a case against Cobb and was dismissed. SLIGHT INCREASE TOBACCO PRICES 1 The Lumberton Robesonian states that the sales and prices increased on the Lumtv.rton tobacco market as the season advanced last week, and the last day of the sales sdw prices far more satisfactory and planters more highly pleased than they1'' had been since thva opening of the border and South Carolina markets more than a week ago. Better grades of the week were much stronger Thursday and Friday, warehouseman reported, and on the latter day tobacco sold on the Lum erton market up to $400 per hundred. The advance in price on these grades was offset, however, by an unusually large lot of common primings, par ticularly on Friday, and th-..- average was held down for that reason. . Rain has to some extent interferred with the gathering and curing tobacco in this section. However, some of the planters have a number of barns cu.'.d. It appears that tobacco wifi be as good if not better than it was last year. We expect to see much high grade bright leaf tobacco put on the local market. : The board of directors of the San ford Merchants Association is taking steps to advertise the local market as much as possible. It is planned to make and put up four billboards on as many highways in the suburbs of the town. These bill boards will be eight feet high by 24 feet bride and in a few words advertise tha advantages offered by the local market. A com mittee has been appointed to have the boards put up. They will have elec tric lights so as to advertise the market at night. These lights will be automatically turned On about 8 o’clock at night and direct the plant ers where to carry their tobacco till about 11 o’clock. , With several new men who are experienced in the busi ness it is believed that the local mark et will handle about twice, the tobacco that, was sold here last season. The sales last season amounted to over five million pounds^ Ten million lbs. would put the town on the tobacco map in great shape. The sales doubl ed last year over the previous year. Why not double them again this yerfr? Bpfore the market opens the ware houses wilt all be put in good shape The Farmer’s Warehouse, which Is AIDED BY HE1ATE lAMES'f Ti Lee’s magnificent new and equipped at a c ost of $125,000 and made possiblejby an endowment from the Duke Foundation andf^on(f|sae voted by Lee citizens. lightning struck the radio wire at the Judson C. Thomas home, glanced off through the living room porch and struck the floor near the sink throwing long splinters for several yards down the porch. Two small children, Blaine Patton, and Elinor McNair, were playing tea party a few yards on the same porch and' were unhurt. ABUNDANCE FOOD GROWN IN COUNTY Immense Quantity of Food And Vegetables Are Being i Canned. The Expresss stated last’ week that immense quantities of fruit and veg wtaables were being canned and pre served-by the i housewives of Lee county for future use in the home or for sale. Hundreds of bushels of peaehes have been put up and stored away for domestic use next winter. The sale of fruit iars has been great •or during the past few weeks than ever before in the history of the coun ty. Sach things as beans, tomatoes and other vegetables have been can ned in large quanutitivs. This means that not so much money will go out of the county during the next twelve months for these things. me larmers raisea me Diggesi, crop of wheat in the history of ti-'- county and it is thought that the people of the rural sections will have to buy little or no flour for the next twelve months. There is also a good crop of hogs and 'with a big crop of com, which now seems probabhj, most of the farmers will raise sufficient meat for a year. The towns and cities may suffer in the winter, but, ac cording to those who knew, there should be little or none in the rural communities. Chickens will also “help to supply the family table, and some farmers in the county raise cat tie for beef. „ The government report, which was published last wuek, indicates a crop of more than fifteen million bales of cotton this year. • The price of cotton at once took a tumble, and it is now predicted that it will sell on the local market this fall at 5 to 6 cents. Dur ing the Cleveland administration cotton sold here at 4 cents to 5 cents. Very little money was to be had at that time. Conditions are more fa vorable now then they Were then, as most of the farmers'are well supplied with food products for a year. There are farmers in this section who still have meat and corn that they raised last year. Although we are in the midst of a great financial depression, if the farmers can get the money to pay their taxes, clothe their fam lies and take care of incidentals, they Will be in pretty good shape. Many of the farmers have raised a good crop of tobacoc which will help to tide them over. In fact, tobacco has be come the leading money crop of thi3 section. The mV,ar ending June 30, 1931. This budget is on Miopiaj1 111 i/iic uim-c ui uic ivcgiBici ux Deeds of Lee county and inK fairnesB to yourself and the County Commis sioners, it is not only yoju privilege, but your-duty as a tax pa^er to call at his office, or at the office of Coun, k:j‘ —A“ criticism prior to its final adoption the first Monday in .September. Should you fail to do this you have no reasonable right to rind fault at with the action they take time. Some people ci work of public officials v informed as to the n« work. It is your duty as er to closely scrutinize t and should you find reaso ing changes it in you should offer the suggestions to the County Commis sioners. Now is the time to act in the matter. After the budget is adopted and put in operation it will pe too lae. that .. Isa the .t being of this tax pay-1 budget for mak ARCHITECT GIVEN I PRAISE BY INGRAM Eric G. Flannagan, Henderson Architect, Did Meritable Work on Hospital. One of Eastern North Carolina’s most outstanding architects^ Eric G. Flannagan, of Henderson, was select ed for the important job of drafting the architectural design of the new Lee County Hospital. After the voters had in a special election made their decision to mfeet the Duke Foun dation half way in the erection of a | hospital in this section and the Board of Trustees had bevai appointed a care ful survey was made for an architect. Mr. Flannagan had a long list of lau dable building jobs to Ijds credit and those for whom he had done work spoke highly of him to Chairman J. R. Ingram, of the Board of Trustees Mr. Ingram and his fellow trustees decided that Mr. Flannagan was the man they wanted to draft the design for the Lee County institution. Speaking of the work done here by Mr. Flannagan, Mr. Ingram said yes terday: ‘It gives me gicat pleasure to compliment Mr. Flannagan on his ex- 1 cel lent work as architect on the Lee County Hospital.Not only (was he thoroughly competent in his plans for the Lee County Hospital but he im pressed me as one wno had a thor ough and comprehensive knowledge oi his profession. He cooperated with us in every way possible, and the success of the project was in large measure due to his> far-sightedm.ss and skill.” BOBBY BURNS IN ZEPPELIN RACE Local Tire Distributor Deter mined to Win Big Goodyear Contest. Bobby Burns, local distributor for Goodyear Tires and Tubes, announced this morning he is in the big Good year Zeppelin contest to the finish and expects to win. Tlvo contest, which started July 1 will end on August 31. Sales of Goodyear tires and tubes count points toward wining the race. The winner of the-contest in each dis trict is to be given a free trip to the Goodyear factory in Akron, Ohio, and a ride in the big Zeppelin which ib now being constructed at the fac tory, The local tire distributor is going strong as the last lap of the race ap proaches being second in the race at the present time. He is believed to have a gobd chance to win, and in or der te do so is offering tires at the lowest prices in the history of tire making, he states. - -ce- v— . * f' V. BUILDER’S FORCE BEGAN WORK LAST MONDAY MORNING Will Transform Old Wilkins Ricks Building Into Bank ing Headquarters. TO INSTALL NEW FRONT Mr. Vesper Brown, contractor, has been given the contract to remodel the Wilkins-Ricks building on Steele St., for the Page Trust Company, Who recently closed a contract with Mr. W. R. Griffin agent of Wilkins-Ricks Company, to rent the building for a term of years. The Gaddy Barber Shop, has bean moved from the room which it occupied in the Wilrik Hotel to the basement below and office equipments of Mr. Griffin have been moved to that room where he will transact the business of the com pany. Mr. Brown put a force of Workmen to work on the Wilkins-Ricks building last Monday and by the end of the month expects to have it transform ed into a modem bank building. The entire interior of the building is being changed and a nejv front put in. The wall between the two rooms is being removed and th^ room to the left as you enter will be occupied by the Page Corporation, an adjunct of the Pp'V Trust Company. Mr. Brown Who knows his business, plans to •make it one of the most attractive business houses in Sanford. JOE STOUT DID FINE JOB HERE New tw Comity Hospital ith the comphtioW^F^WwineM Lee County Hospital. Joe W. Stout,. head of the firm of Joe W. Stout & Co., general contractors of this city, adds another big- building to his credit. The firm of which Mr. Stout is head, handled the construction of th*» new edifice. The citizenship of this section was naturally gratified last fall when it became known that Mr. Stout, who for years has been a highly respected citizen and a leader in the political, civic and social life of the city, had been awarded the contract to build the hospital. As one of the State’s leading contractors, and with a long line of notable projects to his credit, tile community was more than grati fied that the realization of the long needed hospital should materialize through one of its most popular citi zens, Joe W. Stout. Carolina owes much to this builder— which was submitted along with sev en other bids, turned out to be the lowest bid, and to him went the award. The new hospital, now completed, is one of the most beautifully designed in the country and will stand as a monument to its builder. The struc ture follows the line ef delicate jvt substantial architecture, that has al ways characterized the wyork of the local man. From the mountains of the western section, across the country to the sloping seashore, buildings erected* by the Sanford contractor stand in bold relief as models of workmanship and ability. These structures have merited praise from thousands who have vis ited them. Lee county and North Mr. ,Stout’s bid of $88,378.00 one of her sons who is proud of his State, and who is 'over anxious to erect a building that will be an honor to her citizens and in which they can take pride in pointing as their own. The school children who have attend ed classes in schools built by Mr. Stout number in thousands. Miss Sara Barber has returned to her home at Golrston, after a ten days visit with Mrs. E. M. Underwood. Mrs. Ivan Hollaman and little son, of Joplin, Miss., were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Uzz’Al. Mrs. D. C. Lawrence and son, Lewis, left Saturday to spend several weeks with relatives in Macon. aOIXON JIMOSYW Sanford Lodge No. 151, A. F. & A. Masons will meet in regular communi cation Tuesday evening, August 11th, at 8 o’clock d paad isua _ strong will speak on “Early Masonry n England and .Scotland.’ All Master Masons are urge*! to at end. ’ By order W. L. Melver, Master R. ^ Z. Rush, Secretary. MASONIC NOTICE. Buffalo Lodge will meet in regular communication Monday evening, August v 17th, at 8 o’clock. After he regular routine of business, we ope to have some entertainment that dll be of interest to all Masons. All members are urged to be present, and 11 Master Masons are cordially invit d to attend. , L. L. THOMAS, Master, E. F. O'CONNELL, Sec.