I t.
TO CHERAW 1
SANFORD Wants TH'e“jBl|
Cation At Chefaw*W Aby Town
On FederalHighwajrNo. -1. "
Plan For The TOp. _
SANFORD, NORTH CA!
SEPTEMBER 10,
it?1 111 ■
THE 1931 FAIR
Let’s Get Busy Now And Have The
Biggest Agrjcultural Fair
Ever^Ploiis Now For
Your Exhibits. ...
“T* • ..'■
FIVE CENTS
Published WEEKLY.
.VOLUME 46, Number 4.
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TWO KILLED WHEN
AUTOIST SNOOZES
g FROM LONfe DRIVE
- Philadelphian Held Here Under
< • $5,000 Bond Charged With
Involuntary Manslaughter.
COMPAION- ALSO IS HELD
Lee County Young Men Were
On Way To Work At Saw*
. ■„ mill When Kilted.
' Richard Hutchinson, of Bristol, Pa.,
is held in' the tee County jail 'under
heavy bond on a charge of involun
tary manslaughter in connection with
the deaths of two youths who died
early Monday morning after ' being
struck by a car driven by Hutchin
son. Hutchinson’s companion and
owner of the car, Eugene Beck,- is in
jail under bond'of $600, being held at
a material witness. Hutchinson’s bond
was placed at $5,000... - v
The horrible accident in which the'
two young mpn, Carl- McLenny and
< Robert Holt, both in theirearly twen
teis, test their lives, occurred on Fed
eral HigtAnty No. 1 near Deep River
N Consolidated School, eight miles north
of here, about 6:30 o’clock Monday
morning. McLenny Snd Holt, who
were employed at a saw mill in the
neighborhood, were on their- way to
work. —.
A coroner's jury, impaneled short
ly after the accident, after holding an
inquest ruled, “that they came to their
deaths as a result of being run down
on the highway ‘ by an automobile
- which was driven in a careless way
bv Richard HuiphiftaAn w
Witnesses to the - accident, among
whom ,was Don M. Covert, former Lee
deputy, stated at the coroner’s hear
ing that the car was being driven at
a high rate of speed aiiid did not stop
after the accident. Covert, who was
plucking figs'from his vineyard, near
the scene' of the accident, gave at his
opinion that the car was traveling
about 50 miles an hour.
Hutchinson, .in testifying at the
hearing, said he,had fallen asleep and
was not' cognisant of the accident un
til he awoke and found the radiator
,pf. the car had been smashed. Call
ing to jteck, who* was . asleep in the
rear seat, they decided to -turn the
car around and retrace their course.
- --Beck said he and Hutchinson were
on their way from St. Augustine, Fla.
to Philadelphia aijd that they had left
thS former place .Sunday at noon. He
said no stop for sleep, had been made
i. since leaving St. Augustine and that
——1 **■" 1 ~5inC~1~aTii'f~Trgr
from driving.." He stated he was on
- the rear seat asleep When the fatal
impact, took place and knew nothing
of it until Hutchinson called to him
that they had Btruck something. The
first . he jknew of striking the two
young men, he. related, was When
they returned to the place where the
accident took place.
Holt, according to those who were,
first to arrive at the scene, was drugi
along the highway for several yards
„ before being shoved' from the con
crete by the car. McLenny, who was
’ instantly killed, was side-swiped and
thrown into a ditch. Holt succumbed
shortly after arriving at the Lee
County Hospital..
-Funeral services were held over
' McLeraiy’s "remains at Flat Springs
, church at p. m. Tuesday and for
Holt at Zion church-at 4 p. m. Tues
day. .
Robert Holt was a son of Mrs.
Mary Holt of Sanford Route 6.
The .coroner’s" jury was composed
of the following! J.-R. Rives,, J. H
Wicker, C. C. Bowers, L. L. Riddle,
A. J. Wicker and D. E. Walls.
GAVIN NAMED TO
1* : JUNIOR OFFICE
Local Attorney Appointed Chief
Supreme Judge State Coon- j
cil Jr. O. U. A. M. , I
Edwin L. Gavin, prominent Sanford
attorney and Federal District Attor
ney. has been named Chief Supreme
Judge of the State Council Jr. O. U.
'A. M... Mr. Gavin was recently noti
fied of the appointment hy Sam F.
Vance, of. Kemersville, State secre
tary. His appointment wit( decided I
. upon at the meeting of the new State
, board pf officers.
, Mr, Gavin, who was widely men
- turned for supreme councillor at the
recent State convention of the Jr. O.
U. A. M., held in Charlotte, has been
active in the work of the Junior Or
1 der for a number of years. He has
, ( held several "high offices in the Order
and he is regarded as eminently fitted
., to occupy the high honor which his
1 fellow Juniors, have chosen for him.
CONTRIBUTE TO
LEE HOSPITAL
The following organizations ahd in
dividuals have donated funds for the
furnishing of private hospital rooms.
One room will be furnished by-the
Moose Order, another by the Junior
Order, another by W. B. Hartness,
another by G. T. Chandler, another
by J. R. Ingram,, another by J. H.
Kennedy.
Mrs. Evander Mclver, who former
ly furnished a room at the Central
Carolina Hospital in memory of her
husband, has taken steps to have a
room here furnished with the fur
nishings donated, to the other hospi
tal, and any additional furnishings
necessary to make its furnishing- com
plete. •
We are deeply grateful, to these
people for these gifts, and will thank !
you to giye these donations nice com
ment in your next issue.
MRS. B. W. PETTY DEAD
. Mrs. B. W. Petty died Wednesday
afternoon at her home near Sanford
after an illness lasting for several
• months. The funeral was held this
s afternoon at Cool Springs. A more
1 extended notice about Mrs. Petty’i
-deft*- Pill-TOwor -ih fftiS gxprdst
* next 'week. ;;
SANFORD TO BE REPRESENTED BY
BRILLIANT MOTORCADE AT CHERAW
HARRINGTON SELLS V
FIRST COTTON HERE
I . The first bale of cotton add
in Sanford this year was mar
keted Monday by Raymond
Harrington- The purchaser
was P. P. Kelly. .. The tale of
cottony grown oh Mr. Har
I rington’s farm. about three
' miles from "here, was ginned
at the Matthews and Kelly
gin. There were , 1,390 pounds
of seed cotton, and when gin
ned it tilted the scales at 5201
Mr. Harrington was paid «
3-4 cents for his cotton, a half
a cent over the market .price,
this because the fiber mea
sured _ above the average.
EXERGUES HELD
• LOCAL SCHOOLS
Stout, Andrews, Brinn and Haw
kins Address School Stu
At Exercises.
Informal public exercises were held
at East and West Sanford schools on
Friday morning, addresses by leading
citizens being a feature of the pro
gram. Menders of the school board
and of civic* organizations were pre
The exercises at East Sanford
school were planned by the principal,
Miss Louise -Futrell, and opened with
the singing of “America.”
George R., Wheeler, superintendent
of <Sty and county schools, delivered
a- short talk and introduced the
speakers. * c
Speaking in an inspirational vein,
Joe W. Stout, referred to the econo
mic depression and the enforced re
trenchment this condition has wrought
in the administration of school af
fairs but called upon the, pupils, tea
cheraapd pat^ena-df the school to.
face^tiSfeTOtnWP'wiJh courage and pa
triotism. Such" crisises, he pointed
out, were oftentfiuea faced by our fore
for e very^ounca'6f courage and. moral,
leadership that is available. If we
muster up courage ndw, he reiterated,
enough of momentum shall have been
developed to send the schools to
greater heights in the development
of our future- men and women when
the present emergency -shall have
passed.
J. E. Brinn, secretary of the school
board,' made .a few remarks.
Greetings for the success of the
school term were brought the gather
ing by J. A. Overton and, Frank An
drews on behalf of the Kiwaiiig Club'
and by Kev. Frank C. Hawkins on be- .
half of the churches. |
The program closed with the sing
ing of the ‘tStaf Spangled Banner.”
The devotional exercises 1 ef both
schools were conducted by Kev. F.
C. Ha,whine who delivered an inspir
ing talk to the gathering at West
Sanford school.. .. • ... -
The opening enrollment at East
Sanford school was 624; at the West
Sanford school, 608, -
MERCHANTS BOOST
TOBACCO MARKET
Erect Four Large Signs Along
■ ' Highways Leading Into
Sanford. <
Four large signs, - measuring 8 by
34 feet, have been erected by the
Merchants Association at points lead- .
ing into Sanford.. These signs extend
a welcome to the farmer to sell his
tobacco in Sanford and sets forth the
advantages of marketing tobacco here.
At night the signs will be lighted,
the current coming on at dusk and*
remaining on until eleven o’clock. 1
The signs are erected at Dr.
Knight’s home, on Jonesboro road;
Poole’s planer mill on Boone Trail;
near Buffalo church on x route 50 and
at Westview Filling Station.
The Association also announces the '
purchase of a large quantity of auto
bumper streamers, which boost the
local market. Autoist may be given
ope.of these signs if they apply at
the headquarters of the Merchants
Association in the postoffice building
CARROLL PLACED
UNDER BIG BOND
Wes Carroll 'who has the reputation
of being one of the worst blockaders
and bootleggers in this section of the
State, was arrested last Thursday
night by Federal Prohibition Officer
J. Z. Harris while asleep in his car
at liis home in this county. Prohibit
tion Officer Harris was assisted in
the arrest by Deputy Marshal Cleve
Cagle, Deputy Marshal Wilcox, Sher
iff Arthur Hives and Deputy Sheriff
J. M. Thomas. The prisoner made no
resistance. He was committed to:
jail and given a hearing before U. S. t
Commissioner John H. Kennedy. He
Was required to give a bond of $1,000
fdf Kis appearance1: at the December !
term of the Federal Court at Greens
boro. A week or two before Carroll
was; airested he, succeeded in making
his escape from Federal and county
officers, but they finally caught him
napping. He had been sought for a
year or more on a bench warrant.
Carroll served time on the Chatham
county roads a few years ago on the
charge of handling liquor. He has a
nafiasOmt home and one of the best
fsrms ln the county.
MAYOR WILLIAMS
WORKS ON PLANS
FOR GALA EVENT
Cheraw Mayor, Here Yesterday j
Extends Cordial Invitation
To Sanford People.
THOUSANDS TO ATTEND
Sanford, the gateway between
North Carcdina's Piedmont and
1 Coastal Plain section, will be at
the mammoth Cheraw celebra
tion oh Sept. 17th. with colors
flying if plans now under way
by Mayor Warren R‘. Williams,
Robert L. Burns and O. P.
Makepeace materialize. The
Cheraw event, which marks the
commemoration of the comple
tion of Federal Highway No. 1
which traverses the Atlantic
Coastal states from Maine to,
Florida, is expected to draw
thousands of people from the!
territory through which the |
highway passes. Sanford as one
of the towns located along the
route, Will be represented at the
huge affair by a motorcade,}
plans for which arc now being
arranged by Mayor Williams and j
Messrs. Burns and Makepeace}
of the committee for the cele- ,
bration. I,
meraw mayor mere.
Mayor R. A. Rouse, of Cheraw, was
here yesterday and conferred with
Mayor Williams and other citizens
relative to Sanford’s part ip the cele
bration and expressed ■ himself as
greatly pleased at the very cordial
reception he received while here.
Miss Susan Iden 'writing in yester
day's Raleigh Times about the affair
said: ' . -
"Cheraw, South Carolina will be in
the national- limelight on Thursday,
September 17th, when the last link
ill the long, ribbon of 2,433 miles of
hard-surface highway from Maine to
Flprida is opened.^ In-fact, Cheraw
been in the forefront of national hi—b
way interest, for some time, for- the ■
Cheraw and South .Carolina people
have been active in spreading the pub -
licity of the event. ; ; i
Mayoiv-R. A. Rouse of Cheraw chair,
mpn of general arrangements for the
celebration was in Raleigh Wednes-;
day and brought advance news of, the
big plans that are being made for
that occasion. Governor Gardner if
possible, expects to attend the cele
bration, and if unable to do so, will
send a’ special representative in his,
place. North Carolina highway- offi-,
cials, chamber of commerce represen
tatives, and many interested citizens
from the. State, including a large de- ,
legation, from Raleigh, will be pre
sent. . j
From- Maine to Flordia I
"They are coming from Maine to
Florida,” Mayor Rouse said Wednes- ■
day, stressing the nation-wide impor-,
tance of the event. “We have had pub ,
licity in more than 150 papers, extend-1
ii’g from Key West to South Poland,
Me., and are expecting the attendance
of a number of special Iwriters of i
tourist activities and resort interests
from the large metropolitan dailies.”.
Thd Flordia East Coast Chamber of
Commerce, covering 480 miles of East
Coast territory, is particularly active -
in its co-operation. B. B. Baggert,
mayor of Daytona Beach, and R. R.
Kessler, of -Fort Pierce, executive se
cretary of the association, are expect-’i
ing to attend. Frank H. Land, of Key !
West, manager of ferries, is taking
an active interest.
. Celebration Features. ’
Through the co-operation of Cap
tain Charles Farmer, ■ a corps of
highway patrolmen will ’ be provided
for the event from North Carolina.
They will be met in Cheraw on Wed
nesday evening, Setember 16, by a,
corps of South Carolina patrolmen,'
at which time they will be enter
tained at a banquet and get-together
meeting with important .sjieakers. '
The main celebration will be held
in Cheraw on Thursday from 12 to
2:30 o’clock with public speaking,
band music by the 118th intanu
Band of thirty pieces. Governor I.
C. Blackwood, of .South Carolina, Will
have charge of the formal opening
of the road and preside at the gen
eral ceremonies. The main speaker
of the occasion is to be announced
later. .
Following the exercises a luncheon
will be served in honor of distinguish
ed guests.
The exercises Will be held in the
town square with speaking from a
balcony and sufficient amplifiers to
enable a great crowd to hear the
exercises perfectly.
Thursday night a beauty contest
will be held to choose the queen of
U. S-- Highway No. 1,-. who will run i
at the big street dance which will
be held, at which one of the beet'
orchestras in the Sputh will play and.
which it is expected will be attended
by a thousand couples.
. Distinguished Guests'. i
C. O. Herron, chairman of the
South Carolina Highway Commission
B M. SaNvyer, chief of' highway com
missioners, and other highway com
missioners; ft. N. Jeffreys, of Waiter
boro, S. C., chairman of -the .South i
Carolina committee on_roa.de, bridges L
and berries of the General Assembly;
are exepected to be present and take
part, in the exercises. Members of3
the legislatures of five Southern
States, Virginia, North and South,
Carolina, Georgia and Florida art in- 1
vited to be among the distinguished
guests of the; occasion.: - |
MONGER
ROGER
$0
OTES
abson
arians
_i Ufoeei'yDelivers Inter
esting' Adltitss Before
Rotwtf Club
BUSINESS
normal
Noted Econo
. duetton The
- - ' and ■
Says Overpro
Is A Myth
usion.
In a paper *e$4g
Chib. Tuesday, J._
Roger Babaon as
production was
blames underwmi
conditions. Th<
cal and permanei
employment and i
our markets both
by raising the
living. Babson
that he could n<
brand of eccnomi
because One hi
overproduced the
starve. All this
crops, restricting
terfering with
both foolish
fore the Rotary
• Monger quoted
fating that over
tnyth. Babson
iption for world
only one practi
■ure today for un
t it to increase
homo and abroad
id’s standard of
further quoted
.subscribe to that
which says that
>f the world has
her half must
Ik of destroying
'oduction and in
natural laws is
ngerous thinks
Babson. With. 6O0jIK)O,(XM) people in
China in need of cotton and wheat,
with 200,000,000 ifi India clamoring
for these and otber&roducts, 150,000,
1)00 in Russia ang! us to trade with
us, with hundred* f millions in Eu
rope and Asia desf irately in need of
our goods, overpriiluclion is shown
by Babson to be a.: lyth and delusion.
And yet businessfconditions by the
Babson Chart is n« r registered at ,50
per cent below turf tal or 11 per cent
below what it'was : lis time last year.
A.' C. Harris gai e a brief account
of his movements ince he was bom
in Kentucky some ; ears ago. He has
lived in Texas, Geo gia and a number
Df other states bes ies Kentucky and
Mrtrtli r'ornlin a Aid
North State best
O. P. Makepe:
counting on i gi
S. C., on Sept. 1'
lay that will marl
Highway No. 1
Sanford. Itfs exj
pletion of this gi
will greatly inct
through, this rgectic
»f President >Stroi
it Greensboro pb
in school, vice-pr<.
aard presided ovtrj
all.
said they were
day at Cheraw,
, that ‘being the
he completion of
id! leads through
:ted that the corn
natural highway
;e tourist travel
In the absence
who was away
ig his daughters
dent A. U. Hub- ’
[the meeting.
UNIQUE] CONTEST
Prizes Are On Dismay In Win
dow Of United Bank &
Trust Company.
In keeping with its policy of pre
lentang new and interesting features
'or its readers the Sanford Express is
rffering with this issue a new and
inique contest and features entitled
‘Why I Trade With Tbese -Business
jhrms,” details of which will be found
m another page of thia week's issue.
Every reader of The Express is invit
sd to take part in this contest and
lompete for the valuable prizes that
ire being offered in connection with
ihe feature. These prizes and other
ietails are on display in the window
rf ty? Bank * Trust Company
>f this city where- they-may be seen
it any time. ‘
The only requirements are that en
trants select one or more of the more
progressive business firms represent
id on this page and tell, in a letter
if not more than 100 words, their
-easons for trading with these par
ticular firms. Entrants may write
ibout as many firms as they desire
jut one separate letter - must be on
sach firm. Readers Will find many
sound and practical reasons for ex
pressing their aptitudes for trading
with their favoi.te stores. All com
Sanitations must be addressed care
the Express and must be in The Ex
press office not later than Wednesday,
September 16th. Wtenaris will be an
nounced m the next week’s issue of
rhe Express when this feature ' will
appear again. - .
MRS. J. R. SLOAN
DIES NEAR HERE
The unexpected death of Mrs. J
R. Sloan, of Sanford Route 2, was a
?reat shock to her many friends and
loved ones. Hr?-Sloan had not been
well for some time, but Was taken
critically only a fdw days before the
end came, Monday, August 31st .
The funeral wag fieTd at Poplar
Springs Methodist church, Tuesday
/ *t 8:30 o’clock con
Septemher
ducted by her pastor, “Rev! Ivey T
Poole, and interment was at the
:hurch comet. i y. The pal, bearers
were her nepnewa, Messrs. Lewis and
Bill Brown, .li nmie Kelly, Edwin
Campbell, Ha''ey Brown, and Will
Atkins. Til, Hdwer bearers were
her nieces.
Mrs. Sloa
the late Wi
Brown, of
v aa the daughter of
and Susan McNeill
najn^tt countv. She
fnas ™a,rr" '1 ,”.;Mr. Sloan December
12, 1892, no . ddren were bom to
1 - - ""o sisters, Mrs. J. J.
r25d ®°ute 2. Mrs. J. R.
J™>’-Me brothers are A.
Brown, of Sanford Rt.
this union
Campbell, S
Kelly, of Sa
A. and D. a
Five,
Mrs. Sin..
)f Poplar S
' "'** * faithful member
: "ng*--Methodist’ church.
3he was . ' voted wife and love’v
leighbor. ' ‘hough she had no chil
iren she ar.l Mr, Sloan adopted two
rnd were rca parents to them. She
will be greatly missed in her. home,
thurch and community. A large nura
*»r of frien :: and relatives -from ad
loining con.'ties came to pay their
ast tribute at lore and.respect at her
’uneral. Mr Everett Mitchell and
’amily, of DurhamT Mr. and Mrs. E.
«. Patterson, of Ranvaeur; and Mr.
relpha Sloan, of Aberdeen,
he funeral.
attended
NOOSE OF CAROLINAS SETTLE ON ,
SANFORD FOR 1932 CONVENTION
Between six and seven hundred de
egates of the Loyal Order of Moose
from the two Carolinas and a part
)f Virginia, by far the largest
)ody of people ever yet to assemble
n Sanford for a convention, will be
?iven an opportunity to enjoy the
lospitality for which this city is re
lown when they come here on Labor
Oav 1932 for their annual convention,
rhis foell-eamed ljonor which came
o Sanford immediately after the elec
ion of her native son, A. H. Mclver*
o the presidency of the order, at the
innual meet in Greensboro, was not
landed the Lee capital upon a silver
ilatter but came only after a heated
ivalry with Hickory, a contender fof
he honor.
A. H. Mclver, an outstanding citi
zen of this city and for many years
KliHtinguished in the councils of
doose work, was elected president of
;he Carolina Mocse Association at a
lanquet which brought the organiza
tion^ sixth annual two-day meeting
;o a close Monday night at ther.O
Henry Hotel. Among other offi
cers elected was W. N. Tulluck, of
Sanford, »who will serve as secretary.
Approximately 250 delegates attend
ed the banquet. A dance followed.
New rfficials of the Order, elected
for next year are: A. H. Mclver, San
ford, president; Ben Hill Brown, Ma
yor of .Spartanburg, vice-president; i
W. N. Tulluck, Sanford, secretary; 1
and O. W. Duke, of Greensboro, mar-1
shall. j
'The chief feature on the program
during the day was a business session
held “at Guilford Battleground Mon
day morning, starting at 11 o’clock. 1
A. L. Brooks, prominent Greensboro
'Attorney, delivered 'an address. _ |
Opportunities for service by mem
bers of fraternal orders in the pre
sent economic crisis, with millions
out of employment and suffering
throughout the nation, was pointed
out by Mr. Brooks.
A barbecue and dinner at Guilford
Battleground followed the business
session. , i
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PARING I
EXPENSES WHEREVER POSSIBLE!
COURT DEVOID OF
WHISKEY CASES
Fudge McPherson Presides Over
Unusual Session Of
Recorder’s Court. i
Hardly since the “memory of man
unneth not to the contrary” has
here been held a session of Lee Re
order’s Court in which there was a
otal absence of cases of prohibition
aw violations. Such a session, per
laps the first one held since the est
ibfishment of this court, however, was
leld Tuesday and the noteworthy event
iid not escape of comment from Judge
McPherson who presided. To the un
prejudiced observer it was, at least,
an unprecedented departure from the
usual routine of the “Hoover, Hootch
and Hoplessness” era.
But the Court had its run of other
cases/ the seriousness of w;Jjich no
conper* than
those charged with larcefcj^^vife*
beating and petty misdemeanors made
up for the absence of the accustom
ed presence of violators of the prohi
bition statute. ]
Ed Williams, a colored youth from
Cameron, Moore County, was sen-;
tenced to the county home for five;
months after conviction upon the
charges of theft and fornication and
adultery. Williams, who was accused
of the larceny of a shotgun, resisted
ever, of the fornication and adultery
this charge, admitting his guilt, how-1
charge. . |
Charged with assaut, or in every
day parlance the crime of “wife-,
beating,” on a ^warrant sworn by his>
“better half,” Minter McLean was:
arraigned before the Court. Recon
ciliation between the two appeared on
the surface, however, before the trial
proceeded at length, Mrs. Minter’s
testimony being of an evasive nature. 1
Other witnesses Were put on the-stand !
but evidently had caught the spirit,
of the conciliation and refused to
state facts though severely prodded
by Solicitor Hoyle. Judge McPherson,
was evidently willing to straighten1
out the marital difficulties and allow- |
ed Minter thirty days in which to
pav the costs. I
Wade Campbell, charged with fail-'
ure to support his wife and child, was
given a continuance and his case is
slated for trial September 15th. i
Capias was issued for J. C. Holland
for failure to list taxes. I
Judgment was nisi and capias or
dered in the cases of A. C. Douglas >
and C. A. Cameron vi’ho were called
and failed. The defendants, charged
with giving worthless checks, have
been slated for trial for some time
but for various reasons their cases'
have been continued.
OFFICERS HAUL
IN LARGE STILL
Sheriff Rives and Deputy J. M.'
Thoma Capture Large |
Copper Still.
A large copper still the capacity
of which measured 85 gallons and
which had but recently been in opera
tion was captured Tuesday in the
Little River section by Sheriff Ar
thur Rives and Deputy .Sheriff J. M.
Thomas.
No one was at the still at the time
the officers approached, nor was any
beer or whiskey found. A large quan
tity of slop, however, was about in
barrels. The officers said one run
had been made.
TALK OF HIGHWAY CHANGE
There is talk of some changes be
ing made in the location of State
Highway No. 74 between Sanford
ting out the elbow’ w^ich brings the
and Carthage. There is talk of cut
road through. Sanford by running a I
direct line from some point this side ‘
of Carthage through the Pocket sec
tion connecting *with No. 50 in the
neighborhood of Carroll’s filling sta
tion. It is reported that surveys have j:
been made Toy road engineers with
that object1 in view.' J
IVfr. and Mrs. J. W. Gilliam an
nounce the birth of a soh, William
Dunn, August 28th. r
The Halcyon bridge club will meet*
at the hcfrnfe of Mft. 0.‘ P. Makepeace
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Notice.
i
l
BOARD WITHDRAWS i
FUNDS ALLOTTED
FOR SUPERVISOR
Sanford School District Fails To
Release Pro Ratal Per t
TaCX of $672.
PARE $2,180 OFF BUDGET
An allowance of $2,180, in
cluding- the salary of the county
supervisor, supplies and travel,
an appropriation included in the
county budget upon the condition
that the trustees of the S inford
Graded School District release
from the pro rata per cap.ta tax
such district is entitled to re-1
ceive, -the sum of $672 to be ap- i
plied against the salary o^the
sioners voted unanimcu dy to
amend the budget. I
The action of the conv..ri.;s!oners
was brought about by the ..re of
the trustees of the .Sanfo <i graded
school to agree to a relea. , ,f any
part of its pro rata of its j . capita
tax. i
•It was further resolved by the
commissioners that the county audi
tor be directed to sell and dispose of
the automobile used by the former
county school supervisor.
The resolution striking this item
from tht budget reads as follows:
“Whereas, this Board at its meet
ing held August 3, 1931 in consider
ing the Current Expense part of the
.School Fund Budget for the year1
1931-32 included within its computa
tion an allowance of $1,680 for a
county supervisor on condition that
the trusttes of the Sanford graded
school district release from the pro
rata per capita tax such district 'is
entitled to receive, the sum of $672,
to be applied against such salary al- !
lowance to such supervisor; and
Whereas, the said Sanford graded
school trustees did not agree to a re
lease of any part of its pro rata of
its per capita tax; Thertfore, be it
resolved: That there be eliminated
from such proposed budget the sum
of $1,680'for supervisor, and the sum's
of $300 for supplies, and the sum of:
$200 for travel, a total of $2,180; and
be and the same is approved. ]
“Be it further resolved that the'
with such amendment, said budget;
county forthwith sell and dispose of
the automobile heretofore used by tht
former county supervisor, and the
county auditor is directed and author
ized to do so to the best passible
advantage.” I
v.n the question of the adoption of
the resolution, after discussion, all,
votes were cast in the affirmative and |
no votes against the resolution and i.
thereupon the Chair declared the I
same duly adopted. |
There was a motion bv Commis
sioner Seymour that no funds be al
lowed or be provided by taxation with
the approval of the Board to operate
schools, either c'ountv. district or
special charter on a higher standard
than that provided for by State sup
port. .Seconded by D. C. Lawrence,
all commissioners voted for adoption
of the resolution.
Other matters taken up by the
Board were as follows:
Miss^ Cornelia Simpson, county
home demonstrator, made a report
of the work done by her office for
the month of August.
,, E- o. McjMahan made a report of
the worl? derm by the farm demon
stration department of which he is
m charge.
,4 , rePort of the welfare work of
ren?». a6 rS a.u° in char^e was also
rendered for the month of August.
Rev. S. A. Cotton
Dies Suddenly
Just’as we go to press we
learn of the death of Rev. S. A.
Cotton, which occurred at his
home about three jg’clock this af
ternoon. Funeral arrangements
have not yet been made.
HOW TELEPHONE
BUSINESS RUNS
TOLD BY HEINS
Kiwanians Hear Interesting
Talk On Friday By E. C.
Hefrts, Jr. #
PILOTS PARTY THRU PLANT
Club To Be Entertained By The
White Hill Women’s Club
At Early Date.
There was a good attendance at
the meeting of the Kiwanis Club at
the Carolina Hotel last Friday night.
The members got in the habit of at
tending by being present at three
joint meetings with the farmers dur
ing the summer and it is hoped that *
they Uill keep it up. All were de
lighted to see Miss Louise Futrell,
who spent the summer at her home
at Scotland Neck. Miss Ruth Gun
ter, who recently resigned as county
supervisor to go to the State college
for women, at Greensboro, was a
guest of the club. There were ex
pressions of regret at her leaving
Sanford. Miss Helen Dunlap, of Tar
boro, who has been made supervisor
Of * the Sanford Schools, was also a
guest of the club, as was Mr. R„ H.
Fisher, a bland musician. Several
songs were rendered by members of
the c!ub with Miss Futrell at the
piano. Two delightful piano solos %
tendered by Mr. Fisher.
S. J. U.^.-eth stated that the White
Hill woman’s club expressed a de
sire to entertain the club at supper.
The club voted to accept this invita
tion and will go to White Hill at an
early date. The club will be served
luncheon by the ladies of the First
Baptist church next Friday night.
E. C. Heins, Jr., made an interest
ing and instructive talk about the
telephone business. He told how his
father became interested in the busi
ness. He told howT his father became
interested in the business nearly 40
yearn ago at Ridgeway, S. C., and
tiad charge of several telephone lines
in towns in North Carolina before
:oming to Sanford. The club mem
bers accompanied Mr. Heins to the
central office of the Sanford Tele-'
phone Company where he explained
the operations of the system.
CAROLINA MINE
CLAIMS VICTIM ,
Fred Haynes Betifeved To HavV
^ V Died From Exposure To * ^ &■'*'
Monoxide Gas.
Deadly fumes of monoxide gas be
lieved to have formed when an arc
of the mine’s electric wiring set fire
to the gas about consuming the oxy
gen supply is thought to have snuff
ed out the life of Fred Haynes, 55,
an employee of the Carolina - CoaT
mine at Coal Glen early Saturday
morning. Mr. Haynes, who operated
a water pump on a 2,500 foot level
of the mine, was last heard from at
4:30 Saturday morning when he tele
phoned to the surface. At that time,
it was said, he was on his way to a
higher level to set another pump in
motion.
Although the place from which he
phoned was 2,500 feet down the slope,
it was actually only 500 feet below
the surface. The presumption is fthat
a spark was generated from the elec
tric wires. As there were rid.Bruises
about the body or no collapse of the
mine timbers, it was indicated that
Mr. Haynes died from the effects of
gas and not from an explosion.
Except for stops gaps which were
blown out at some places in the ven
tilating system, no damage was done
the mine, it was said. These were
replaced by workmen as entrance was
gained in the search for the body of
the unfortunate man. Upon Mr; Hay
nes’ failure to show up a seareh-was
started at six o’clock ^Saturday morn
ing. The body was found about 9
o’clock and hauled to the surface on
a coal truck.
The body of the dead man was in
terred at May’s Chapel Sunday after
noon. A native of Alabama, where
he was once a mine foreman, the de
ceased leaves a wife, three children
and two step children.
HONEST PEOPLE
ARE STILL LEFT
Some three weeks ago, Mrs: O. B.
Andrews, who lives near Buffalo
church, lost her pocketbook, which
contained $71.00. This was a large
amount of money to lose at a time
like this. Mr. Andrews was prepar
ing to come to Sanford and Mrs. An
drews stepped out to the car to hand
him some money to make some pur
chases. She laid her pocketbook on
the running board of the car return
ing to the house on some errand. Be
fore she could return to the car he
left. She tried to stop him, but the
car was soon out of sight. She went
to the home of Rev. J. T. Barham and
got Mrs. Barham to follow in her
car, thinking that the pocketbook
would be dropped on the road, but
they failed to find it. Mrs. Andrews
had a notice posted in the postoffice
at this place giving a description of
the pocketbook. Lonnie Blue, of Car
thage, came along and found the
pocketbook in front of Mr. Andrews’
home. Upon learning that he had
found the pocketbook some one told
him of Mrs. Andrews’ loss, but he
said that it was not her pocketbook
as it contained only $11.00. Making
a closer examination of its content$
he found $60.00 carefully folded in a
piece of paper and realizing that it
belonged to her he sent it to her. All
the honest men are not dead.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Liv
ingston at the Lee County Hospital
September 1st, a girl* Joann Vicki*
weight, 8 pounds. This was the fisst
successful baby bom in the new hos
pital.