ATTEND THE SHOW Tell Your ' Friends 'About -The Lee Livestock, Food and Poultry Show, October 9th and 10th; Get Your Exhibits Ready. VOLUME 48, Number 7. $2.00 Per Year. SANFORD Central North Carolina’s Coming To bacco Market—Every Facility For An Ordei-ly Marketing Of Your Tobacco. FIVE CENTS f ■ ■■ TOBACCO BOARD OF TRADE ORGANIZED SLIGHT ADVANCE IN PRICE NOTED ON LOCAL MARKET Tobacco Sold On Sanfprd Ware house Floors Nears Half Million Mark. BISECT HARPER SECRETARY The Sanford tobacco market entered the second week of the season with slight advances on the better grades of leaf. Re ceipts for the common grades showed no improvement over the opening week, Sales continued light. Sales on the local market, through and including. Tuseday’s sale, amount ed to 442,768 pounds, for which the farmers received $43,360.59. The season average stands at $9.80 per hundred. * ■ Total sales for last week were 338, 7$8 pounds which brought $31,943.04. Last ‘week’s average was $9.43. Slight advances in price, together with a slight improvement in the ’ quality' of leaf brought to market brought the average for Monday and Tuesday to $10.97 per hundred pounds, •an advance of $1.17 per hundred above the average of the first week’s sales. A total of 104,030' pounds of leaf passed over the scales here on Mon day and Tuesday. - The average price paid for tobacco on the local market, while small as .mnnsrpH with that naid in previous years, neverthless compares most fa vorably with the prices paid on other markets in the State, in fact, being much higher than the prevailing pri ces heretofore reported on many of tho larger markets. Sales have continued small on ac count of the fact that very little to bacco is yet graded and the farmers are very busy harvesting other crops, including cotton, com and sorghum. When these crops are harvested, and with the appearance of most favor able weather for handling tobacco, sales on the ideal market are expect ed to mbke an appreciable climb. -Sifice the opening of the market hundreds, of farmers from this and adjoining counties have made sales of ed to be well pleased. A large num ber of sales from. Moore, Harnett, Cumberland* Chatham and Hoke coutn , ties.; have been reported on this mar -meetibif-iSlltt IgseWeek eriaj! .1. F. Harper, ofyfimmonsville, S. C., bookkeeper of the 3-W Warehouse, was elected secretary of the Sanford Tobacco Board of Trade, succeeding Lee Comer, who held this position last year. The Tobacco Board*. of Trade expects to be very active this year in boosting the market and is laying plans toward instituting an extensive advertising campaign in be half of the market. Mr. Harper, the new secretary, is an experienced to bacco man and has been identified with this market for several years. He believes Sanford is destined to be come one of the State’s great tobacco markets in the next fyw years and predicts a pronounced increase of pa tronage on the local market as com pared with last year. SWANN STATION CITIZEN DIES Neighbors were shocked upon learn ing of the sudden death of Arnold Morris, which occurred at his home near Swann Station, in Harnett coun ty, last Monday morning at 8 o’clock of heart trouble. He was apparently in good health, but death came with out warning. The funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock from the Cameron Grove Presbyterian church and in the absence of Rev. I. T. Poole, who is seriously ill at the Lee County Hospital, was in charge of a former pastor, Rev. D. E. Stan field, of Durham. Interment was made in the church cemetery. Mr. Morris was about 50 years of age, was a successful farmer and a good citizen, held in high esteem by a large circle of friends. He was a member of Morris Chapel Methodist church. Mr. Morris was never mar ried and made his home with a sister, Miss Nannie Morris, who survives him. “ 1 NEW TAX RATE IS BIG AID TO TAX PAYERS The lowering of the tax , » rate in the county from * $1.(17 .to 77 cents will do much to relieve -- the heavy "tax burden on the people • of the county. To give you some idea of the amount that will be saved by lower ing the rate we would state that the citizens of West “Sanford township paid $16 on every $1,000 worth of property, including the school tax, in'1930. In 1931 ; they will pay $12.30 on every $1,000 Worth of pro perty, including the local school tax. To the above for property in Sanford will be paid an additional $11.10 town tax. In 1930 it was I $26.10, a difference of $15. This is a great saving to I the large property owners. MUSICAL PROGAM ENJOYED BY CLUB Suggested That Summer Meet ings With Farmers Begin Early Next Spring. The Kiwanis Club held its regular weekly meeting at the Carolina Ho tel last Friday night. At the conclu sion of luncheon President J. A. Overton turned the meeting over to S. J. Husketh, a member of the pro gram committee, who in turn called on J. C. Pitman to take charge of the program. After a few selections by the club with Miss Louise Futrell at the piano, Miss Katherine Carter, di rector of public school music at the Sanford High school, and Miss Travis Cunningham, a pupil of the school, put on a program of music that was greatly enjoyed by all present. Both Miss Carter and Miss Cunningham charmingly rendered solos which ex cited much applause. A feature of the program was .the piano solo by, Miss Futrell. It was suggested that the summer meetings NvLBi the farm ers should Aiegin,early Tiext spring. The; auestiom of committing the club to some candidate for offic# at the annual meeting: of the Carolines His* rnin'rk rrf the‘club'Tiut it was decided to send the delegates to the meeting uninstructed. W. R. Makepeace, who is to have pens built for the boys pig club which swill be exhibited at the County Fair in Octo ber, called for volunteers to nail the pens together. The pigs are to be placed on display October 10th. President Overton made a strong appeal to the members of the club to make this the last quarter in the year the most successful period by attend ing regularly and taking an interest' jn the weekly programs. AGED MINISTER IN AUTO WRECK Rev. G. R. Underwood And Miss Cooper Injured When Autos Collide. Rev. G. R. Underwood, a retired minister of the Christian church, who makes his home in Sanford, and Miss Ethel Cooper, of Colon, were injured in a car wreck at Goldston late Wed nesday evepidP' and are now in the Lee County Hospital for treatment. Miss Cooper 'was traveling in a car on Boone Trail with her mother, Mrs. W. M. Cooper, and a sister when Mr. and Mrs. Underwood came out of a by-road and not seeing the other car Mrs. Underwood, who was at the wrheel, drove into the main highway striking the other car , in which the Coopers were traveling. Mr. Uhder^ wood was cut about the head and face while Miss Cooper sustained a broken arm. They are getting along as *well as could be expected and their friends and neighbors hope to see them out soon, 'fire other occupants of the cars were slightly bruised but did not go to the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Underwood have mov ’ed to' Goldston where they will make their home. SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS SENTENCE OF GEORGE GOSS; MUST DIE OCT. 16 In a decision in which the lower court was upheld the State Supreme Court yester day affirmed the death sen tence of George Goss, Lee County negro, who was con victed at the August .term of Superior Court? of the murder of his wife, Sallie Goss. Goss’ sentence which was to have gone into effect on September 16th was automatically stayed when ''his attorney, H. M. Jackson, appealed to the Su preme Court on the ground that the evidence offered in the case was insufficient to show premeditation and that the jury, therefore, was not justified in returning a first degree murder verdict. The Supreme Court helft that the evidence was sufficient and that the Lee county negro must pay the supreme penalty. Since, under the law, the date of the electrocution of a condemned man is set the third Friday after the higher court hands down its decision, the execution of Goss will fall on Friday, October 16th. Goss was sentenced to death by Judge E. H. Cranmer, who presided over the August term of Lee Superior Court. He accepted the death sentence with a demeanor of outward calm and stoicism. He was not without hope following the sentence, believing that a com mutation would be given him. The murder for which Goss was convicted occurred early one Thursday morning last July and obtained much pub licity. on account of its wanton brutality. BROADWAY LADY WINS LAVALIER IN OUR CONTEST Miss Vera McLeod’s Letter Is ■ Winner Of First Prize In Contest. MANY LETTERS RECEIVED Awards To Be Made At United Bank & Trust Company. Saturday At 10 A. M. Miss Vera McLeod, of Broadway, was voted the winner of the first prize in the contest “Why Trade With These Business Firms/’Conduct ed by The Express and which was brought to a close on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Miss McLeod, whose letter was written on Oliver’s Store, will be awarded a beautiful lavalier, which was purchased from Joseph’s Jewelry ■Store. Others seding in winning letters were: Mrs. S. H. Rosser, Broadway, second prize, a table model Singer sewing machine from -j3inger Sewing Machine Co.; E. H. Hopper, City, third prize, a porch swinger from Gentral Carolina Furniture Co.; L* M. McDonald, Olivia, fourth prize, an electric sewing lamp from Singer Sewing Machine Co.; and Mrs. TVed Ray, fifth prize, $5.00 in trade from the .Sanford Meat Market. ; \ -Liie live paac-wmmiig- -ictiers, se lected from the many letters that flooded The Express following.the an nouncement of the contest, were se lected after much caye. There Were So many inevitable letters contributed by readers of The Express that it was not without difficulty that the afwards were made., * # Winner^ of the awards will be^ given their prizes at the United BanK & Trust Co. Saturday morning (at 10 o’clock where these articles hav^ been on exhibit since the beginning of the contest. ' Below we reproduce the. prize-win ning letters: , ■ Contest Editor, Thb Sanford Express* * * Sanford, N. C. / Dear Sir: From time to time"* ever Oliver’s Store since established iir San ford, I have traded there. I have found it pleasant toe there because: ‘ % - .The. mem iustdffieir 2. The best of ready-to-wear can be purchased at this store; also an up to-date line of merchandise which is of the very best quality 3. An excellent stock of millinery is attractively arranged. 4. The prices are always reason able. 5. The atmosphere of the place is friendly. 9 Respectfully yours, Miss Vera McLeod. Content- Editor, .Sanford Express, Sanford, N. C. V Dear Sir: There are four reasons why I like to trade *with Triangle Motor Co. First, th6ir HONESTY. From the manager to the most meager em ployee, honesty is shown in all their business transactions. Second, COURTESY. Whether you enter the front door or the back door of the shop room you are greeted and ’waited upon with utmost courtesy and respect. Third, EFFICIENCY. It is almost impossible to call for anything in the line cf a Ford- that they c!o not have. Fourth, their attractive place of business. Everything around their place bespeaks cleanliness and cheer fulness. Therefore, attractiveness, efficiency, courtesy, and honesty combined make Triangle Motor Co. a desirable place to trade. .Mrs. S. H. Rosser. Dear Editor: In these few brief words vo” will find why I trade with Lee Hardware Co., one of the many business firms listed in your wide-awake paper. .1 find them to be reliable in every way. Their goods are of the best grade and guaranteed to the purchas- ! er. They carry a' line of goods equal to any hardware in the .State. ! Why should I order from any mail order firm when I can buy from a local dealer as the Lee Hardware ’ Company ? This firm is owned and controlled | by Sanford men, highly respectable, j men who are willing and ready to fill your needs with a smile. Respectfully yours, E. H. Hopper. Contest Editor, The Sanford Express, Sapford, N. C. Dear Sir: My foremost reason for trading with the grocery firm of J. H. Monger is the Monger brothers themselves. Theirs is a house by the side of the road whose foundat’on is not the sole desire of money-getting. More often than not I cross their threshold, moneyless and with no inteilt of pur- | chase, yet the genuineness of the 1 friendly greeting from any man of ( the place never fluctuates; the atmos- i phere of real welcome never varies. | Carefully shown products of honest | standard, and an attitude of ready ac- . commodation that begins outside of j business deals, make one want to go j to Monger’s. Sincerely, J L. M. McDonald. | D ar Editor: We have many reasons for appre ciating our Singer office. The .Singer is without doubt, the best machine on the market and you can get all ac cessories and repair work promptly. It is pleasant to visit the Singer of (Please Turn To Page Eight.) .'•T *•'■> Mi OLD ST. JCHUR TO MANY First ANDREWS is HOST esbytery ef>' -Meets For With Historic hutch. ATTENDANCE D To Meet With This ChTir ! In More T han Years. East.woett « it) Orange Prcsby n ing .with St. tt *h church near-’- j aft Presbyterian fit p:h were taken fro' ft terrify m te Orange Presby >•■ met on TuesTat# Thursday a churches of t..._... represented, thi i b a- that . irv-ct Th,; P sl’V d to b i ytai y jates and . Rev. C. H. iefator, of I ntreductory „ W. N. Baker, 3d moderator J SC/ Flemming,! derk. Encourag many of the Presbytery, if the meeting line visiting places, who p “Oxford Gtou.. land. In Arne. ‘First' Century j 00 dele it. '[ring mo . ached the a an '[ u. day. Rev. Mubaae. was eloct this ear. Rev. N. Mebane, acted as ig reports came from inty churches in the .outstanding feature ias the presence of rhers from various ited the plan of the as they are in Eng ‘a the name is the iristian Fellowship.” i tie n lev e wren e,, individual perse gion, with Je men. Three phasized, sui ance—surrendei receive ip fulli er; sharing, personal faih strength and guidance, the the Holy Spit The addr made a deep heard them., , Plans were istic campaign , every .church--' George Tayler, from Brazil, wl fn that .conntryi of hi$ work gfcp of St, Andre; organized in j the pastor, Ri had oyer ’700 at present 2iS,. v-' • ut*\ snowed, stressed 'll testimony in reli speaking through Sjsare especially em l6r? sharing and guid ip Chirst in order to S God's life and pow ting known to other dpi defeats, and of (.'received in Christ; 61 of constant help by “ daily life and work, inspiring and ssion on those who for the evangel ioon to be held in the Synod. Rev. returned missionary has spent ten years .gave an able picture Its needs. A history Church, which was i. Was presented by J. S. Cook. It has (bets on its roll ahe lenibei'ship number* Lee Corner, Wh t .served as secretar -of the Sanford “fiacco Board, Trade last year, accepted a pos: tion with -the Smith-Pinmx Tobacc Warehouse in Reidsmlle this seasoi Mr. Corner as yet Isjnot making hi permanent residence.^ Rei Isville an spends his week-ends here with hi LATE BULLETIN World Series Report: The impertuable Philadel phia Athletics, led by their long, lank leader Connie Mack, swept through the St. Louis Cardinal defense at SportmanV Park, St. Louis, this afternoon for the first victory of the World Series. The score was 6 to 2 in favor of the Athletics. The Cards took the lead by scoring two runs in the first inning but this tempo rary advantage was over come by the Athletics in the third inning when they scor ed four runs. In the seventh inning A1 Simmons, left fielder of the Athletics, hit a homer allowing “Mickey” Cochrane, on second, to score, bringing the total of Athletic runs up to six. A long drive by Gelbert, in the eighth inning, that was la belled for a home run, was fraught when A1 Simmons climbed upon an' oil sign board and made one of the most spectacular “catches” In World Series history. Derringer, pitching for the Cards, was relieved by Johnson at the beginning of the eighth inning. The score by innings follows: Athletics 084 000 200 OHO Cardinals 200 000 000 2 -12 0 Batteries: Athletics: Grove and Cochrane; St. Louis: Derringer, Johnson and Wilson. Strike Outs Grove, 7; DeiTinger, 9; Johnson, 2. Losing pittner, Porringer. COTTON FARMERS TO STAGE MEETING RETRENCHMENT IN j EDUCATION WRONG ASERTS TEAGUE Lawyer Scores Attempt Of Poli ticians To Curb Education al Program. SOUNDS CLARION CALL Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs Joint ly Entertain Teachers At Hotel Wilrik. The most successful joint meeting in tb history of the Rotary and Ki wanis Clubs was.held in the assembly room of the Wilrik Hotel Tuesday night in honor of the trustees and teachers of the? city school. The gjests included 35 teachers, the board of trustees and a few ethers. Covers were laid for about 100 people. Al though the banquet hall was pretty well fill d with the banqueters the dinner was served with dispatch, by the corps of waiters and waitresses. The meeting was called to order by President Fred Strong of the Rotary Club. In his few Nvords of welcome he put all in a good humor by his wit ticism. He introduced President J. also amused the guests with a few happy remarks while welcoming- them. The response was by L. E. Warrick, on behalf of the board of trustees and teachers. He convinced all that he was the man for the job. Superin tendent George Wheeler introduced the teachers and Dr. Gilmore the school board. Dr. Gilmore, who is always equal to the occasion, told af the peculiar qualifications and char acteristics of each member of the board. He took occasion to speak of Miss Addie St. ‘Clair as being the nestor of the Sanford schools. JThis brought the banqueters to their feet. The members of the Kiwanis" and Rotary Clubs introduced themselves. While dinner Was being served de lightful music was made bv Mrs. Jim Holland, James Mclver and Joe Laz arus. BRINN IN CHARGE. The program - of the evening was turned over to J. E. Brinn, of the Ki wanis Club. Several amusing stunts were put on. by , the teachers and others. A «olo was charmingly render ............ “two hundred yaftf rfasfi ed by the following four new teach J ers who were thus given their initia f tion: Misses Alberta Lamm, Aileei Turnage, Annie Stroud Mann ant Flora Cavenaugh. Eeach was giver 3 a spool of thread and told to see win i. Would be the first to unwind 10( 5 yards of thread from the spool. I i required only a few minutes to re ‘ move the thread. The following fou: S members of the Board of trustee: were told to remove their coats, col - lars and ties. The following fou^ y^ung la I.cs wc.e then toh. to gt busy and see who could replace then in the shortest time: Misses Katheriin Carte:, Annie M.irn, Sophie Howie and Inez Loath. Th? job was finishec almost before these gallant gentle men had time to smile upon them This delightful occasion closed witl two songs: “Let Me Call You Sweet heart,” and “Good Night Ladies.” D. B. Teague, local attorney, math the closing talk of tire evening, am it was one of the host we have eve heard him make. He said that tiri: kind of occasion whore the Owo lea 1 ing service clubs of the community representing men in all walks of lift had mot to entertiin and do honoi to the teachers and educational load ers of the community was a mos significant thing and would deliglv the hearts of Charles B. Aycock. Dr Charles D. Mclver, Walter Hines Page and those other great pioneer: of education of the last generation He also suit! it was a most uplifting and heartening thing to all of the liv ing to behold this sustain I .interest in' education, which is nothing less than a living faith that the nrosW;™ portant thing in the world is our chil dren anti youth. NO TIME TO RETRENCH i r m__ _.1^ o WP do not in this community or in this state turn our backs on education. He pointed out that there seems to have arisen a widespread tendency to ques t on the value of education and to put ' education on the defensive. He thought the talk about the cost ot education had been out of proportion to the cost of our private budgets and oth£r public expenditures. Ho agreed that the cost of education ought to be reduced to the lowest possible mira ' mum consistent with sound values, that we ought to have economy in every possible way. But he insisted .'that'the quality of education, like everything else, has a direct relation to the amount paid for it, and he di not think the education of the children and their whole future in life ‘which is dependent on it should be singled out as the first and chief place to cut down. You have not heard, he said so much talk about the cost of oui highways and the salaries of higt public officials and new commissions i and boards and onf of the candidate: 1 for Governor has pointed out that thi last session of the Legislature cos ■ four times as much for its assistant and incidentals as a session did 2< years ago. He insisted that ^ v, should cut out public and privat luxuries before we cut the life out o j the future education of the boys an. ' girls Ilf North Carolina. | He made a strong appeal to ! thos ■ of this community to hear the eloqu I ent voice of Dr. Charles D. Mclvei 1 whose boyhood home is only thre miles away, and the appealing cry o Walter Hines Page whose sacred ashe rest in this very soil, calling on u to remember the boys and girls an. the “Forgotten Man’’ before we tur I (Please Turn To Page Eight.) COTTON LOWEST IT HAS BEEN IN FORTY YEARS The Sanford cotton mar ket has dropped under & j cents during the last few days. This is the lowest price that Cotton has j brought in Sanford in more i than 40 years. Many of the farmers in this section say they are not going to sell at ' th^it price if holding will advance the market. Hun dreds of bales have been trucked through Sanford within the past few days which snows that it is being marketed in other places. Some of the citizens of San ford talk of buying cotton and holding it for higher prices. COURT OFFICERS ADJOURN TO FARM TO GET EVIDENCE Amos Palmer Case Is Resumed By Lee Court; Corpus De licti Proceedings. LAWLESS HARVEST FODDER Prohibition Violators Again Be come Customers Of Lee Court of Justice. * The Amos Palmer case was resum ed in Recorder’s Court Tuesday. This case was started the latter part of August but due to conflicting state ments in the testimony of witnesses regarding the locations from which Palmer was alleged to have taken crossties and saw stock, a viewing of the corpus delicti was ordered by the court. Palmer, a colored* man, living on the outskirts of .Sanford, is under indictment cn three charges of trespassing on the property ot near relatives. He is accused l ' his two brothers and a brother-in-1 ' ot cut ting several'crossties an<. a large quantity of saw stock t.r their Tuesday afternoon, Judge McPher son, Solicitor Hoyle, attorneys and witnesses in the case went to the Palmer farm where theyi looked over ' farm. I The defendant, in his a?' fore the Court in August his innocence of the char, tended that the timber 1 him was from the dower the estate and from a po. property held for the heirs anee be tained d con d by of the the de cease* 1 brother. At that h<aring a daughter of the deceased brother ap peared as a witness foT her uncle Amos. The case has been further continued in order that the court may appraise the different angles of the case as contended by the opposing- princi pals. The larceny of a gallon of paint from the Bobby Burns Service Sta tion by George Gilmore, colored, re sulted in a ninety-day sentence at the 0< unt*y Home Tuesday for the defend ant. Gilmore was found walking a!<*nu- the highway at an unusual hour <*f night, with a gallon of paint, by SheiiiT Rives He told conflicting -torus about where ho got the paint which a routed the Sheriff’s susp'cions, hauling to the defendants’ arrest. Because he was found with a pint of whiskey in his possession* Willie Mar tin, colored, was unable to pay the costs set by Judge McPherson and will help in the “fodder pulling” at the county home for thirty days. Although he went on the witness stand in his own defense and contend er I that an overall jumper, the theft of which he was charged, was purch ased in Greensboro, the evidence of Bill Farmer, colored, wras too strong and he was given ninety ^days on the roads. He was charg 'd with stealing the jumper from another colored man. John Smith, colored, charged with carrying a concealed weapon, paid the cost and prayer for judgment was continued. A. J. .Schmule, young tourist from Pennsylvania, was tried on a charge of,looting gasoline from a car sta tioned near the Wilrik Hotel Satur day night. Schmule, against whom the evidence was very pointed, was found guilty. He was fined $25 and given ninety days on the roads, the sentence to be suspended on payment of the costs. James Reaves, colored, pleaded guiltv to having one pint of whiskey (Please Turn To Page Eight.) WILL CONSIDER CURTAILMENT OF COTTON ACREAGE Lee Cotton Fanners Favor Re duction But Endorsement By Law Improbable. OPINION DIFFERS HERE Whether to endorse steps leading to a curtailment of cot ton acreage by legislative pro cess is a matter to which Lee County cotton farmers are invit ed to give attention in a mass meeting to be held in the Town Hall Saturday at 2:30 p. m. List Thursday’s meeting, which was to have been given over for the same purpose, proved to be a decidedly luke warm and tame affair, a mere hand ful of farmers showing* up for- the meet. This attitude, however, was believed accountable to the short no tice of the meeting. There is no doubt of*the sentiment of the people of I^ee County. The peo ple are heartily in favor of a cut in acreage. While cotton is by no means the chief dependence of the farmers of this section, those who planted it this year, found that the proceeds would not meet the cost of produc tion. From opinions ascertained from leading cotton farmers of the county, it appears evident that there will be a substantial decrease in cotton acre age in Lee next spring whether or not the curtailment is authorized by the legislature. As to what methods to follow in the reduction of acreage, there is a Wide divergence of opinion here; many, however, believe as does Sena tor Josiah Bailey, that such a step by legislation would be dangerous and undemocratic and would lead to “Moscow and to Rcfne.” Saturday's meeting, however, is ex nected to bring out the sentiment of Lee cotton growers and they may de cide whether to follow Governor Long's plan and make the curtail- . ment by law or by some of the saner methods as suggested by Governor Sterling of Texas and Governor O. Max Gardner of North Carolina. A. K. Miller, secretary .of the locals Merchants Association, will preside Over the meeting. EXPLAINS ORIGIN ^.QF McIVER FAMILY Writer Tells Of Derivation Of Name Born By Famous Lee County Family. (By D .It. Jlclvci.) The i.Ielwr m-'a-'s <‘f TnrnjrviT'vl Iv'vp*1. In Virginia it was spoiled Ivor, Co instead of e) .10 L the name Flora Mclvor in Scott’s “Wavorly” novel. • The late James A. I .reach, of Itich Picrc!. Va . < xpert genealogist, traced ancestors of his, mine, Mrs. John L. Currie, Hon. J. Alton Mclver and oth ers back to 1712. in Scotland, to Ken neth Mclver. His son, Evander, was the father of John Bann Mclver, ^r., who married Nancy McDonald, a rela tive of thp famous Scottish heroine, Flora MacDonald, 'who lived about 1721 to 1791, part of the time in North America. As was recently stated in, The Express she saved the life of “Bonnie Prince Charlie.” Nancy MacDonald Mclver died in 1797, aged 49 years, and her husband, John Bann Mclver, lived much long er. About 1797 or 1800, their three sens, “Hatter” Duncan , my grandfath er, and his brother, John aBnn Mc Jver, .Jr., son of Mrs. Hugh Leach, grandfather of Mrs. Maggie Lashley, and Evander Mclver, father of Dr. John Mclver, Hon. J. Alton’s father, Settled in Moore county, net far from Jonesboro, 1 think. Later, Duncan Mclver bought the Dickinson place on Governor’s Creek, eastern part of Carthage township. In selling a wagon load of hats he manufactured, he met M.ss Eflfv? McNair, in the Pee Doe section of South Carolina. They were married in 1804. The first child born was Nancy, March, 1905. She married “Blacksmith” Neill Mc Leod, near their home, and their daughter married John Underwood, near Carbonton. Their son. Daniel, was the father of Edgar M. Under wood. The Dr. Charles Duncan Mc lver family was related to this branch. His mother was a Harring ton. | ----- I Dan C. Boney, .State Commissioner of Insurance, last week granted 62 persons licenses to sell insurance in North Carolina. Hurley Johnson, of Sanford, was among the number. 11 BARNS OF TOBACCO, PACKHOUSE IS DESTROYED IN MORNING BLAZE i I ] Only the smouldering ruins j were left today to tell the ; | story of an unconquerable )1 blaze that totally wiped out a .1 two story building' and its ;! contents of eleven barns of j , prize bright leaf tobacco at j Olivia. , .! The fire was discovered at -1 eight o’clock this morning but > not until it was1 too late to ri save the building, which is ^! said to have been partially s I covered by insurance, belong 1 ed to Roy Blackwell, promin 1 ent farmer of the Olivia sec tion. 1 As the angry blaze hungrily ate its way through the struc ture a crowd gathered at the scene but stood helpless before the ungovernable fire. Though the origin of the fire is unknown a theory was advanced that it may have originated about the top of the building. The Express was not able to learn the approximate amount of the loss but it is believed at the prevailing price of tobacco the damage sus tained in leaf must have been at least $1,000.

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