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SANFORD In The Heart Of CaniitC^t The , Crossroads Of The^Piedmont. _POPULATION, - $2.00 Per Year. VOLUME 45. Number SANFORD, 52. FIVE CENTS LEE CITIZENS ARE GUESTS FOR A DAY AT NEW COONTY HOSPITAL MANY VISIT NEW * BUILDING AS IT OPENS TUESDAY First Patients Received at Institution Yesterday Morn ing. GET IMPRESSIVE VIEW New Building Is Modern In Ev ery Conceivable Appoint ment. The doors -of that imposing new structure, the Lee County Hospital. were Tuesday morning thrown open to a throng of ad miring citizenship that grew in number as the day progressed. During the interval from 8 a. m., to 10 p. m., literally hundreds of men and women froiri every .nook and comer of the county and from points distant filed through the portals of the new building to view from basement to topmost Story the interior, the furnishings, the hospitaliza tion equipment. There was only one disappointing feature—and that the failure of Dr. ■Watson S. Rankin, secretary of the Duke Foundation, that benevolent or ganization through whose generous donation the hospital was realized, to be present and deliver an address as had been expected. But Dr. Rankin had sent word earlier in the day to George Chandler, one of the trustees, of his inability to be preseht, and this the day’s only miscarriage was thus somewhat soothed. LA KG 15 THRONG. Hie crowd that thronged about the brilliant edifice, that crowded through ^ the doors, that manifested intense in terest in everything ^ibput the place, was a representative one. Any in nuendo of the new institution’s being the hobby of a clique or a handiwork or a class must have fell before that section or Lee and. from every walk of life these visitors poured in and-the very atmosphere about was left charg '■ ed with the pride that comes . from the sense of possession. County pa triotism was at high ebb Tuesday. The personnel of the new institution is composed" of a hospitable group. There is a feeling of not being too sure of one’s self as entrance is gained to the stately | lobby but this feeling is rapidly overcome when friendly hands grasp yours and the tour of inspection is begun. The place, without patients, leaves one feeling as though he were strolling about a luxuriant hotel. This, the first im pression, is obscured as one sights the operating room, the maternity ward and the X-ray equipment. It is then that the real humanitarian mission of the new institution becomes pre dominant. It cannot but do good to oiie to go through the place. STRUCTURE IDEAL Fneip bottom to top the new struc ture is the last word In modem hos pital construction, both exterior and interor'considered. The mode of ar chitecture, the landscape about; the furnishings, strikingly modem in ev ery appointment—all combining to create an environment in every way pleasurable to the visitor and to the patient On the first floor, more often call ed the basement, though it is on a level with the landscape at the rear of the building, is the emergency operat ing room. This room, at the left of the entrance, is easily accessible, and in case of serious injuries or for patients (who must have immediate at tention, may be quickly reached.. Fur ther to the left is the X-ray and lab oratory room. Across from, the X-ray room are number of small rooms that have been assigned to various uses. To the right of the entrance is the pharmacy room, dining room, kitchen, storage and refrigeration room, all appropriately equipped. The second floor, and that to which the public is admitted, contains the business office, the suite of the su perintendent, Mrs. Norman L. Pre vatte, the charity and colored wards, in which there are from two to four beds each. At the end of the build ing on this and the third floors are the sun rooms in which the patient may convalesce. These rooms are furnished with comfortable chairs, tables and every convenience for the patient. * The most attractively furnished floor, is perhaps, the third. It’s lo cation, too, is considered ideal, TChis floor is given over entirely to the pa tients. The rooms are arranged so as to be pleasing and restful to the patient-, The furnishnigs of these rooms consists largely of the yellow, blue and mahogany furniture purch ased from the Central Carolina Hos pital. • - . ' . “ (Continued to page 8.) J RARE LEG CRAZE. WRECKS MANY HOMES? Bare legs broke up the home of Lester Aaron in El Paso Texas. Mrs. Aaron refused to wear stock- ~ ings, her Husband told police, and . finally left him because he object ed to her bare limbs. ' Should every family in Sanford -whose women folk are ser-n on the streets bare legged get broke up many a home would be wreck ed. The women are going to dress - as they see fit and it is not worth while for the men to register a kick. B. & L. WEATHERS ECONOMIC CRISIS Brinn Returns From Centennial Convention impressed With Sentiment Noted. The unusual force of the building and loan business to weather one of the most marked economic depressions ip the history of the world, was a sub ject of much comment at the centenni al convention of the United States Building and Loan League at Which he was present in Philadelphia last week, said J. E. Brinn, secretary of the .Sanford Building and Loan Asso ciation, yesterday. From building and loan men through out the nation and from those present from England, Germany and other foreign countries optimism over the great future of building and loan was expressed to a degree that would hard ly parallel that in any other line of business, said Mr. Brinn. The centennial convention, marking the century mile-post in thse progress of the building and loan endeavor in the United States, and at which Mr. Brinn aud nine hundred other building and loan men were in attendance, was hejd at the ^jPenevue-Stratford Hotel Amoiig ■fiaSs: number were. Ssjjt Ehjoch Hill, of London, Englaml, and of the -building and loan movement set a new high record in England last' year. Associations in the British Isles expanded in number and resour ces by 12 per cent, he declared. “The building and loan associations, work men’s saving funds and similar organ izations in Great Britain have proved to be depression-proof and we aiv; looking forward to better times,” said Sir Enoch, i Mr. Brinn, who attended the eonven- I tion as a guest of the International ] Congress "Committee of the United States Building and Loan League, commented yesterday upon the growth and progress of building and loan since its inception as a fac tor toward economic independence one hundred yean ago. “Generation after generation of ] Americans,” he said, “have through | the medium of the institution known as Building and Loan’ been trained in the habits of wholesome thrift. 8 j million American families, with the aid of this institution, have been put .into independently-owned homes. To • day there are 12,000 Building and . Loan Asociations doing business m I this country and these represent nine .billion dollars of wealth.” ! The first building find loan Associa tion *was organized in the little town of Frankford, now politically a part of the great city of Philadelphia, Jan. | 1831. Sere 35 l^presentative towns men gathered and adopted a consti tution for an association to be known . as the document declared, ‘by the name, style and title of the Oxford Provident Building and Laon Associa tion of Philadelphia County’ quoting Dr. John C. Mendenhall, chairman of the Historical Committee, Centennial Convention: ‘The community in which this meeting was held was a flourish- i ing borough on a great post road be- I side a navigable stream; railroads were not due for several, years. The population was thirteen, hundred; the annual municipal budget averaged about $650.. During a century and a half of corporate existence its inhabit itants had become accustomed — as they still are—t<r cooperative comm unity effort as such typical undertak ings as a frfe'o school, an Academy, a Library, two Volunteer Fire Com panies, and a Philosophical Society bore witness. The gathering itself, on that January evening was typical —several manufacturers, farmers, a school teacher, on inn-keeper, merch ants, shop-keepers, a canal-boat "cap tain,” the village lamp lighter and constable-:-the last not to’ keep order, but to subscribe, and to become its first beneficiary by a loan of thin1 form—new in America—of self-help towards financial independence. It would, seem that the little company Was not unaware of the momentous nature of, their undertaking. To rec ord their proceedings, books were carefully chosen and carefully kept; Continued from page 1.) LEE TOBACCO IS - GOOD THIS YEAR, STATES TILLEY J. W. Tilley Arrives Here To Begin Preliminary Work To ward Opening Market. WOOD CAUTIONS GROWERS Appeals to Fanners To Discard Cheap, Sorry Lugs This Sea son. Mr. J. W. Tilley, who, as a member of Tilley Brothers, very successfully operated the Wilkins-Ricks warehouse last season and helped to double the amount of tobacco sold on the San ford market over any previous season,! came to Sanford last week and will be busy from now till the market opens on September 22nd, traveling over this section and keeping in touch with the planters in' the interest of Hester & Jordan, who have employed him for the season to help push the business of the Planters Warehouse,which they •will operate again this fall. Mr. Tilley tells The Express that there is a good crop of tobacco made in this section, anl if properly cured much of it will be of a good grade that should, command a good price. During the next four or five weeks he. wilt be busy mingling with the planters and getting everything in readiness .for the opening of the market. Mr. Til ley, who became well acquainted with the planters last season, and is an ex perienced tobacconist, will serve as a drawing card in building up this mar ket. He knows the art of making and curing tobacco as well as hand ling it on the warehouse floors. He is a gooa mixer ai.a nas the conti dence of the planters. I Mr. W. P. Wood, who is now hand ling tobacco on one of the floors of the Dillon, S. C., market, spept the Week-end at home. While he will not be here himself, he will have some one looking sifter the 3-W’s Ware house which he will again operate tins fall, till he can return to Sanford in time for the opening of the local market. Through The Express he appeals to the planters in this Suction, to discard the cheap', sorry lugs and first primings as they will lower the. average, price of tobacco for the sea sbn and not bring the cost of ..gather ing and grading. ‘;::V Tobacco in this section is unusually Tate this season.** While making a trip over tl.M county last Sunday we noticed'‘some of Die tobacco was still in process of growth and had not been 'touched. .As it is- very rank the "early in September. As the planters will be busy curing it they will prob ably have very little tobacco graded and ready for market by the opening date. In some fields We noticed most of the early tobacco gathered and cur e.d This is particularly noticeable in the sandy soil. Many fields will be finished this week. It now ap pears that the planters wijl gather the biggest crop ever made in the county. TOWN ALDERMEN HOLD MEETING Routine Affairs Engage Fort- ^ nightly Session of City Fath ers. " •• • • I A new ordinance which prohibits the dumping of lubricating oil, motor oil, I cylinder oil or grease upon the sur face of ground within the fire district, Was passed by the board of aldermen in their fortnightly meeting, held at the City Hall Tuesday night. The ordinanceis said to have been passed as a result of complaints made to the city on account of the promis-1 cuous dumping, of oil and grease in ■ various places about the city, creating a fire hazard. Oil, it was said, has been left in barrels, which, upon the deterioration of-the container, ran up-| on the ground, covering a large area.' The refuse matter is said to have giv en an offensive odor Ifollowing rains. Action was taken on the matter of paving Wicker street from the city to Highway No. 50, it be ing decided to leave this undone for the present. It was decided, however, to put in culverts and repair-the large depres sion in this street, below the Seymour Plumbing shop. uetre-HTHT 8T four days, expense and railroad fare was allowed for local firemen who attend the State Firemen’s con vention and Tournament at States ville next week. The tournament will open Monday and close Thurs day. The Board instructed the Atlantic & Western Railroad to construct a board crossing where their road bi sects Third street. Lights which were removed on N. Wilson street were ordered to be put back into service. Permission 'was given J.A. Speagel, a Word War Veteran, to conduct a medicine show on some vacant lot in the' city. MRS. NEAL SHAW PASSES. Mrs. Neal Shaw died suddenly at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hub bard, in Fayetteville, last week. The funeral was held Thursday. Mrs. Shaw’s home was' at Luhiber Bridge, she had spent the summer 'With her son, Rev. A. W. Shaw, in Fort Mill, S. C., and had recently gone to Fayette ville. Quite a number of friends from Fort Mill attended the funeral. Mrs. John R, Jones and Mr. R. R. Me tver, of Sanford attended. ' ' ■ K • , ANNOUNCE OPENING LEE SCHOOL YEAR GRAPE VI SANDI fARD IMECCA Many People To Visit Seat Grapes 1 Taisciou, European Grapes the Sandhill territor by those attending iny to be held at ' line Experimental Btfe, S. C., on Fritf 10:30 A. M. A ge attend this meeting.; ed to all interest which time those the opportunity to* talks covering ; exj perimental work, ho started; varieties, ] tion and cultivation} their control and culture.. Follow! visitors will have thoroughly inspect ,J personally o' far expferief There a numt grapes-of both Ami peso. varieties and;; will’be readily reeo ture of European va California Grapes) iy new phase of many years should keted in Southeast ’ annually oonsurae this class of graj ifomia. , v ,:)»* . In view of the pre ditions, there is no a properly diversify is going to- be the4 tion of the. agricul grape crop o* the offer a distmclty i deavor for most fa mal conditions she The grape crop, Jit .is.subject to seme ject of this meeting l pie interested in gra| periences gained in f they might ftart-out what is believed arJ ties and algo to be •to date information To most people in iitory the growing of t paratively new cpop,| culture' is- perhaps o agricultural entprpr knoy:s today sasd. ana now,afforded the far . Ms Section j Vineyard. ! Iwerican and . crop fr,r [“ be observed t-Grape meet eaboard Air eyard at Mc P?ust 21st, at i invitation to being extend-! tgrapes. At i will have | a few short! tion of ex pneeived and: bing, fertiliza peases and for home feae talks the pportunity -to : vineyard and ^results thus outstanding and Euro possibilities Ed. The cul fees (so-called “its an entire ppe ‘work for (profitably mar arkets which quantities of ?hi distant Cal ^economic con tion but whai im prograrc Itimate salva industry. A varietie: branch of en id- under no] >e profitable, bother crops arris. The ob to give to peo Culture the ex Work so tha business witl le right varie lished with u] all tranche Sandhill ter tapes is a com lowever, gra£ of thd oldes is the worl Opportunity irs in r * pxwiuueiu. yeupit? imemaeg m grapes from both North and Soufh. Carolina, Georgia and Florida will be in attend ance and these visitors will, no doubt be prepared to give an outline of the grape work in their respective states. GIRLS FETED Atf ROTARY PICNIC All girls to Sanford between the ages of 1« and; 13 years whoVe -been attending Sunday school regularly, wen. the guests of the Rotary Club at Lakeview Tuesday afternoon, .—They assembled to front of the Wiirik Ho tel at 4:30 and went to Lakeview in cars furnished by members of the Ro tary Club. After all had a plunge in the lake they were invited to supper which was served on an improvised table in the shade of the (frees on the bank of the lajce. It was fried chick en supper and all accessories. The supper was served by the ladies of Circle 4 of Steele Street Methadost church. There were 16 covers. Sel dom such a feast of good things has been. s*jen ht Lakeview and both the members of the club and their guests returned home at a seasonable hour after having spent a most delightful outing. MR. GAVIN’S POPULARITY EXTENDS TO BEES It sq ms that our townsman, E L. Gavin, has grained a wide repu tation for work alone other lines besides that of District Attorney of the Middle Federal District of this state. The current isefue of 'Gleanings in Ber* Culture/’1 a magazine published at Medina, O. in the interest of bee culture, can tains the following paragraph that will be read with interest by many of our readers: “Hon. FMwin F. Gavin, of San ford, N. C., has had his popular ity extruded to the bees. - Three of the large columns in front of his Sanford residence have been apropriated by as many swarms of bees. On May 29 last, Mr. Ga vin collected rent. A bee man, with the aid of a fine.warden and a couple of deputy ’sheriffs, tow ered one of the columns said re moved abqut 100 lbs. of honey. A crowd collected. The bees re sented the intrusion and scatter ed people right and toft.*! L. H. McDonald, Harnett County, N, C. McDonald is the Harnett county * Scotchman who haa from time to.. tim)e written for the columns of The Express historical articles of merit. This fine old Scotch man Bis gathered much history,. pertaining to the early Scotch set Here of the upper Cape Fear and knows how to tel it with his pen. He should be made-.histeriaa o< Harnett county. N.; SANFORD SCHOOLS WELL BEGIN WORK FEW DAYS EARLIER \11 Children Eligible To Enter School Urged to Enroll First Week. MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARD Each Child Entering Must Have Been Vaccinated For Small pox. . BY GEORGE R. WHEELER. The eight months schools of the county will open on Monday,, September 7. The first county! wide meeting of teachers will be held on Saturday, September 5th, at 10 a. m. in the Mclver, School building. I . The law requires that each child en-, tering school shall have been vaccin ated for smallpox. Any physician or the County Health officer is in po sition to do this any day. We urge that each child in, the county who has not had this done, do so immediately. 1VINKULL LAKLY. | We are very anxious that every ihild enroll during the first week of school so that he may be placed and >ur organization be completed. Under the crowded condition of classrooms this year it 'will be a great help if this is done. In some schools it is possible that the crowded condition of that school during the first two weeks might cause the State to al lot another teacher. The average at tendance of the first two Weeks of school will determine this. The ab sence of- a child from school during these two weeks might cause him to have to be irf a very crowded room when otherwise the congestion might have been relieved. May we have the cooperation of all the bast of the county for the very best in school life. The board .has set the date of 'September 2nd 'fcfr the opening oi city at the high school building at 10 o’clock in the morning of the -first of September. The law requires that all children entering school must have been vac cinated . for smallpox. Those *who have not had this vaccination should see their physician or the county I health office and have this done im | mediately, so they might be well be fore the opening of school. QNE ENTRANCE. There will be only one entrance for beginners. All children w’ho will be six y^ars old before the first of Jan uary may enter school at the opening September 2nd. All beginners must j enter school during the first two ! weeks of school or they will not be | allowed to enter later. The Sanford city schools have a i rental system by which they are enab led to furnish books to the children through the year for about one half of what the books would cost the child ien, if they were bought. Any "par ent has the privilege of buying books or of using the rental system. The board has passed a regulation that book rent must be paid in advance be fore the children receive the books. It will be necessary for children to bring book rent on the first day of school in order to get the books under the rental system. Any par ent unable to pay the book rent must appear before the school board and ask for extension of time to pay be fore the books will be given the child ren. It would be wise for those who have difficulty in paying book rent to begin making preparations for this now. HIGH STANDARD. Under a new regulation of the Board no school children will be al lowed to enter the Sanford school unless the land on which the children ; live paVt^k special tax of at least 30c j or pay regular tuition. Those: who' have been coining to the Sanfoid 1 school heretofore and are not part of ■ the Sanford District should now make arrangements accordingly. ; The entiiv school forces of the s.ys- j tern expect to put forth the very best to maintain a high standard and to give the children of the community the very best possible in the way of < training and school facilities. Under the prevailing conditions, it -is going to be necessary that there be a very j sympathetic cooperation between the school and community. As far as pos- | sible we want this to obtain between j school force and the community. Let us welcome our teachers, make - them feel at home, and help to in spire them to greater tasks. ** • The Carolian Fire Proofing Com pany, of Gulf, is now operating it6 plant and shipping face, common and chemical brick co Nashville, Tenn* Buffalo, N. Y.j and other places. The} are also doing a good local business LEE’S HOSPITAL f HAS MANY DONORS —- i Many Donations Made By Citi zens On Opening Day of New Institution. The- Lee County Hospital has been the recipient of hundreds of gifts from citizens interested in the insti tution before and since its opening, it has been learned from Currie Golden, business manager, and Mrs. Norman Prevatte, the superintendent. On behalf of the hospital, Mr. Gold en and Mrs. Prevatte tended through The Express their sincere appreciation for these gifts. Among the gifts are groceries, can ned fruits, bed linen, and many other thinjgp for Which the hospital will find practical use. On Wednesday and Thursday of last week a number of the good la dies of Sanford among wham were Mesdames O. P. Makepeace, Charles Porter, Lee S. Jones, R. H. Hartness, F. Jt. Snipes, Currie Golden, E.. T. Us sery, Rogers Stdwart and Mss - es Louise Maultsby and Lola Belle Thomas gathered at the hospital kit chen and canned fifty one gallons of peaches and forty-one quarts of peach jam. These ladies, with the help of a number of Sanford merchants, who furnished sugar and jars, have done their bit toward filling the hospital larder. Among tnose irom wnom tne nospitai acknowledges donations are the fol lowing: •-/* Raymond Wheeler, Junior Lattimer, Wiliiis Dollar, Paul Lucas, Davenport Wholesale Grocery Company, Howard Bobbitt Company, Hinson’s Market, Lemon and oJnes4 Market, J. H. Monger, Reece Lemonds, Hugh Perry, Mr. .Smith, of Swift & Co., W. . M. Warr, of the A&P .Store, Craig Gro cery Company, Mr. Hedrick, wf Pend er’s Store, Brooks Wicker, Mr. Criss man of the Patterson Store, Mr. Mat thews, bf> the Progressive Store, Dr. ^It^C^Ghlmore, Mrs. J, E. Brinn, Mr. Williams* Mrs. J. R Pruden, ■'Chase Vap Mrs. A. C. Hughes, S... Mrs. A. C. Hughes, Jr., Mrs. Huber; Rosser, Broadway W. C. York, M ..d Mrs. E. M* Underwood, Mr. and J. R. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Harr; uacson, Mrs. G. R. Undedwood,, M.;.s Floy Rivers, Miss Mildred Cross, Miss Mat tie Wilkie, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wilkie, _Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Vick, Carter Furniture , Company, Mrs. A. R. Rives, Mrs. O. P. Makepeace, Miss Mattie Smith, Lemon Springs; Mrs. Oscar Dollar, Mrs. A. G. Seignor, Mrs. Cf A. Crav en, Mrs, L. B. Davenport,-Mrs. How ard Oliver, Mrs. Max Heins, Mrsu D. L. Seymour, Miss Alice Ingram, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Rogers, Miss Eva Fer guson, Mrs. Joe Stout, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Jackson, Mrs. W. R. Hartness, Mrs. N. V. Fisher, Mrs. S. M .Watson, Lee Drug Company, A. B. Cox, Mrs. Ralph Brooks, Mrs. D. R. Mclver, Jonesboro; Mrs. William Tulluck, Mrs. [ C. R. Reid, Mrs. Lessie Stewart, Geo. M. Brannon, Mrs. A. B. Bridges, Mr. and Mrs. Garland Perry, Mrs. Lux Cross, Mrs. C. H. Riddle, Mrs. John Freeman, Mrs. R. R. Riley, Mrs. S. J. Husketh and Wicker’s Shoe .Store. Donations of flowers are acknowl edged from the McPhail Greenhouses, Sanford Milling Company, Mrs. W. R. Hartness and Mrs. Evander Mclver. Acknowledgements are gratefully tendered to many whose names were not attached to* gifts and to those whose names were overlooked during the rush incident to the opening of the hospital. The management of the Hospital also extend their appreciation to the ladies who lent their services by show ing visitors through theh ospital Tues day and by helping out in various ways before the opening. These were Mrs. Bailey Groce, Mrs. W. R. Hartness, Mrs. Charles Porter, and Misses Louise Maultsby, Lola Bell Thomas, Ida Morris and Eva Fergu son. KELLY REUNION. The children, grand-children, great grand-children and .six great, great grand children of the late Captain J. O. A. and Nannie Sloan Kelly are in vited to a reunion at the old home place, now the Joseph A. Kelly home, Sunday, August 23, for the day. The family history will be read. Cap Win Kelly was bom in 1833 and Mrs. Kelly was bom in 1840. Every one mentioned above is requested to be there. . NOTICE. I will begin my piano class Tues day, September 1st. I ‘will be glad to have all those who will take piano come to my home at 4 o'clock on that day, to begin class. I J Mrs, Q. T. ADAMS, _■ • ■>*■" * 42 Hawkins Avenue. NEW POSTMASTER TOBENAMEDBY ' G. 0. P. CCOMMITEE Lee Republican Executive Com *. wiittee To Offer Endorsement Tomorrow Night. SEVERAL ARE MENTIOND Kennedy, Patterson, and Lutter loh Said to Be Seriously Coni sidered For Post. The much-conjectured question of a successor to fill the place left vacant by the recent resignation of John W. Gilliam as local postmaster will, per haps,be settled© tomorrow night when the Lee Republican Executive Com mittee will meet and offer endorse ment of some one for the post of act ing postmaster. Since such an en dorsement is usually tantamount to appointment, it is expected that the person named will immediately re ceive the appointment from Washing ton. While the acting Postmaster will only hold office until an examination is held at some future time for an ac actual successor to fill out the unex pired term of Mr. Gilliam, several lo eal men who have been prominent in the councils of the Republican party, are said to be actively seeking the vacant post. Though numerous names have been brought forward in connection with the vacancy, it is known that but sev eral are receptive to the idea. In fact, so far as this newspaper was able to ascertain from G. O. P. leaders this morning, but three persons are mak ing active bids for the job. One of these is R. A. Kennedy, scion of a prominent Republican fam ily and county chairman of the Repub lican party. Kennedy, who has been' party chairman since 1926, and who for two years prior was party secre tary, is at present auditor of the Wil rick Hotel. For some years he was identified with local newspapers in various capacities and has exhibited a real interest in the fortunes of the party.- It is said he is conducting a determined campaign for the pest. The others are O. F. Patterson, for *edftftedtedwitli- the buBi ness life of the city, who has given much of his time to building up the party; and T. H. Lutterloh, veteran Republican leader. The latter has al ways been an ardent Republican,hav ing been a miltant fighter for his party for many years. Members of the Republican Execu tive Committe are: R. A. Kennedy, chairman; C. M. McLeod, secretary; R. A. Groce, Garland Perry, W. O. Coggins, D. A. Mann, B. L. Mans field, L. G. Holt, R. C. McNeill, J. M. Harrington J. K. McLeod, C. F. Pickard and. J. D. Adcock. KIWANIS HOLD WEEKLY MEETING Kiwanian P. H. St. Clair Given ‘‘ring” In Appreciation of Club Services. The Kiwanis Club held its regular weekly meeting at the Carolina Hotel last Friday night. At the conclu sion of luncheon President J. A. Over ton called the meeting to order and turned the program over to H. C. Ren gar, chairman of th program commit tee. Mr. Renegar stated that some of those who were to be on the pro gram failed at the last moment and for this reason he had to make it an extemporaneous affair, if we were to Use the word. However, it turned out all right and all enjoyed the pro gram of the evening. Those who Were called on the spur of the mo ment responded, as all good Kiwan ians will do and put on a good pro gram. Kiwanians W. E. Homer, F. F. Farabow and Jarvis Brooks gave an account of their vacation trips during the past few weeks. They touched on the high spots, but did not tell it all. It was decided that the club hold its meeting on the evening of August 28th with the farmers of the northern section of the county at the Deep River Consolidated School. The vote to hold it there seemed to be unani mous. The members of the club have enjoyed the meetings held witdi the farmers and their wives and daught ers at several places in the county this summer, and at every opportun ity will vote to repeat the experience. They enjoy the suppers served by the farmers wives and to breath the fresh air in the wide open spaces. They also enjoy social contact with the in telligent, substantial people of the ru ral sections of the county. To his surprise P. H. St. Clair Was presented with the Kiwanis ‘‘ring" by Mr. S. J. Husketh, a member of the program committee. Mr. Husketh stated that the “ring” was given to show the appreciation of the club for the interest manifested by Kiwanian St. Clair in club work and hi* regu lar attendance during a period of fig* (Continued to page 8.1)