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LOCAL WAREHOUSES PAYING TOP PRICES TOBACCO SALES ON LOCAL MART SET HIGH MARK Yesterday’s Offerings Brought 1931 Sales Above Million Pound Figure. PREDICT .RECORD SEASON Reports released by the State-Federal Departments of Agriculture indicate that the Sanford tobacco market with an official average of $10.92 per hundred pounds led all the markets of both the new and old bright leaf belts for the month of Sep tember, Louisburg, where an average of $10.51 per hun dred pounds was paid, was Sanford’s nearest rival. .Sanford led Carthage’s average of $9.54 by almost a cent and a half a pound. Aberdeen's official average for ,September was $9.48 per hunt&rd. Wednesday’s sales of leaf tobacco ( on the local market brought the total | for the present season in excess of i the million pound mark. Sales, in cluding Tuesday’s sale, amounted to 996,580 pounds. | A break of over one hundred thou sand pounds Monday, followed by heavy sales Tuesday and Wednesday made it possible for the local market to crash the million pound mark, be lieved to be the highest figure ob tained in receht years by the local market so early in the season. The j average for the season Wednesday af- ' ternoon stood at $10.31 per hundred pounds, one of the highest averages in the old bright leaf belt. j Local warehousemen and local mar ket enthusiasts expressed themselves as immensely pleased at the accom-: plishment of the market this season. ' They freely predict that the market this year will sell, not under.,ten mil- i ket will, within the next two weeks, i possibly add two more million pounds to its sales total for the season. It was pointed out by those who~have been in contact With the growers that less tobacco possibly than ever before is being carried from -this section to distant markets. The reason for this, it was said, is because of the success with which the local market has handled the tobacco that has come its way. And, too, it is observed that more tobacco is being brought from a distance to the local market than has usually been the case in past years. Growers who have hauled their weed to some of the larger markets are known to have expressed them selves as verv much disDleased at the showing obtained bn these markets, and to have further stated that they intended to sell the remainder of their crop on this market. * Sales for this week folldw: Monday, 115,370 pounds, $12,696.33; average, $10.95 per hundred pounds. Tuesday, 35,490 pounds, $3,022.76; average, $8.51 per hundred pounds. WAR PICTURES WILL BE SHOWN Sanford High School To Show Official Government Pic tures World War. On Tuesday, October 20. the Tennis Committee of the Sanford High School . wilt show the official Government pic tures of the World. War in the high school auditorium at 8 P. M. These pictures were taken by the United Statos'Signal Cprps during the World War and show all of the salient, fronts upon which our soldiers fought in that great conflict. The Alms are all . genuine . and bear the government stamp. ...... | Possibly no greater spectacle has ever been presented to the public of .Sanford than this picture podtends to be. The film follows the natural Se quence of the great war from the . sinking of American, vessels by Ger man submarines, through President Wilson's war message, the preparation of our citizen army, on to our actual participation in the great battles in France. More than three, hundred movie cameramen lost their lives in the filming of this production and . many were wounded. A preview of this picture was re-' cently held before some of- the le gionnaires who actually fought in the great salients and these men, in sev eral instances, recalled certain scenes and activities. The picture is guaran teed to be genuine, there being no Hollywood "shots” in the entire pro gram. Many ex-service men and their friends ami families will thorou ghly enjoy this program as will the general public. The proceeds of the picture will help to provide a fund for the codbtruction of tennis courts at the high school. , SURPRISE DINNER I M "r. J>. C. Isenhour surprised her husband lust Thursday by inviting a Tew friends, children and grandcbikl re-1 t.o *» s'v o’c'n-k .dinner in honor, of his birthday. Mr. .tsfcnhour receiv ed seme useful gift%and all enjoyed the evening Together. Mr. Ches G. Hatch, came in f-oin Atlanta, Ga., last week to spend a few days with his family. | Mrs. Lynn Mclver spent a few hours in Raleigh Friday afternoon. | BIG DEMAND FOR BARRELS, BUT NOT FOR LIQUOR There i§ a great demand for empty barrels in Lee County> not for storing away liquor, but to hold the big crop of syrup that has been made. There will be more home made sweets con sumed in the county during the next twelve months than ever before in the same length of time. MAKEPEACE NEW COMMANDER LEE POST OF LEGION Local Post American Legion In dicates Favor of Referen dum On Beer. ASSEMBLAGE AT BARBECUE Barham Urges Legionnairs To Stand Courageously For High Ideals. Any doubt that the national con vention of the American Legion, re cently held at Detroit, Mich., may not have reflected the sentiment of the local post of the American Legion when it endorsed a'national referen dum on a proposal to legalize beer in the United States, was removed last Thursday afternoon when Lee Post No. 18 endorsed the action of the- Detroit gathering. The local Post signified its endorsement of the De troit action at an open air barbecue, held at Three Points Park. The action of the Lee Post, it was indicated, k d<o& not committ the le gionnaires td &-militant crusade in be helr of't&te iifcfifer ideal but merely re flects t\eir attitude on the action taken by their representatives in the national assemblage at Detroit. A fntiwnhmmtoTmttiii* safe taken, a majority of hands merely showing when “hands-up” on the pro posal was called for by Commander Renegar. It is taken that this is not to be construed that the local Post is “wet” in sentiment but favors, as does the national organization, a na tion-wide vote of the people that they may express themselves on a matter that has become one of the most baf fling social problems of the present age. Following the barbecue a business session was held during which Fisher Makepeace was electea as post com mander to succeed H. C. Renegar. E. O. McMahan, commander-elect, chosen for the post some time ago, retired on account of pressing business duties. It was decided to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the Admistice and a committe was ap pointed to take the matter up with the posts at Carthage and Siler City relative to a joint celebration to be held here. Rev. J. T. Barham, chaplain, in a short address urged his comrades to courageously fight for high ideals in the legion and to stand for the lofty precepts of the organization. MALACHI DOWDY GIVES SELF UP Sought For Murder, Negro Sur renders To Sheriff and Now Awaits Trial. After eluding officers for several days, Malachi Dowdy, wanted for the murder of "Willie Davisi which occur red in a remote section of Greenwood tdwnship last Thursday night, non chalantly walked up to the house of a neighbor early this week and sur rendered himself. Sheriff Rives was immediately notified and went to the Greenwood section and placed Dowdy under arrest. In explaining *why he gave himself up, Dowdy said that he committed the homicide in self-defense. Davis* he said, was advancing upon him with a knife, and 'in order to save his own life, he picked up a pine pole, the^ nearest weapon, that could be found, and struck his assailant a death-blow across the neck. Ed .Sneed, another young colored ' man, has been previously placed un der arrest for complicity in the mur- | der, it being alleged that he aided i and abbetted in the affair. Sneed, it was said, helped to start the fight between the two negroes, which is re ported to haVe been over a Woman j in the community. j The murder happened shortly after j the two men had returned from the colored Holiness church in the com munity where a revival was underway. BARNETT BROS. CIRCUS I No doubt you are aware that a .real honest-to-goodness Circus is the great est entertainment of all amusements,! and the only branch of the amuse-; iment world that does not need cen soring. A visit to the Circus is a day . of enjoyment for the old and young. | It is a day that the kiddies always, remember, and the older folks never ' forget. Barnett Bros, is twice its for mer size this season and is now of- j fering an unusual programme of sen- ! sation and merit* with more real no- I vclties than all the other show’s com-1 bined. A gand spectacle. “NATION ALITY,” precedes the regular per formance this season, over\ ane hun dred men, women and animals take part. Will show here next Thursday, October 22nd. FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IS OBSERVED BY KIWANIS CLUB Mclver Cites Heavy Loss In curred By Fire In North Carolina. CARELESSNESS PROBLEM fi. u, Kenegar uenvers lain un Accident Prevention; Too Much “Chance.” The Kiwanis Club held its meeting Friday night in the dining room of Steele Street Methodist church and was served luncheon by the ladies of the church. The ladies sustained their reputation as cooks and were given a rising vote of thanks for the splendid feast and the manner in Which they served it. J. R. Rives who was for a time one of the club’s most active members, was welcomed back into the membership. James Mclver was a guest of the club. At the conclusion of luncheon Pre sident J. A. Overton turned the meet ing over to H. C. Renegar, Chairman of the program committee, who called on J. E. Brinn, also a member of the committee, to take charge of the pro gram of the evening. ,Several songs were rendered by the club to the ac companiment of Mrs. H. C. Roberts on the piano. The club voted on the question of having a barbecue at an early date and all favored it. It was suggested that after the barbecue all go possum hunting. W. R. Makepeace made a report of plans that w^re in the making for having the Kiwanis Club pigs at the County Fair. Volunteers were called for whose busi ness was to make the pig pens. The pens were made and the pigs were exhibited at the fair. The question of giving to charitable purposes was fliscussesd and ’while it was agreed there were dead beats, the point waa- made that this should not in terfere with raising funds for those itecdylf circumsfcance#. - j t determined who should be helped. It was suggested that a committee be appointed whose business will be to take this mater in charge. Mr. D. B. Teague stated that the committee that has the work in charge helped 700 people last year. Mr. Mclver’s talk on fire prevent ion was based on the fluctations of fire insurance rates, which, he stilted form an accurate mirror of the suc cess and failure of fire prevention work. He said that last year the national fire loss was over half a billion dollars, ten million of w'hich i was contributed by North Caroina. | Including the cost of fighting fire, the national loss runs well over a bil lion dollars. Ten thousand lives were lost last year and 242 of these were in North Carolina. The actual loss of property does not tell the complete story, for there is the attendant un employment and loss of business good will to be counted. 43 of 100 business houses burned never resume opera tions and the sickening part of these figures is the fact that 75 per cent of this loss is preventable—caused by carelessness and crime. Mr. Mclver described the efforts of the stock insurance campanies to minimize this great loss, through their organizations, the National Board of Fire Underwriters and the Under writer’s Laboratories. Despite the fact that the, total national loss has been almost constant for the past Beveral years, the national average fire insur ance rate has declined annually for the last 20 years. Although the cost of living has increased 60 per cent since pre-war standards, the cost of fire insurance has decreased 17 per cent. “But the success of these efforts is limited to the extent of public co operation. Fire rate theories take in to consideration the factors of con struction, occupancy, exposure and care, but the rate itself is based on the actual burning ratio. And remem ber that 75 per cent of the fire loss— consequently of the fire rate—is caus ed by a careless public. That’s what the President wants to bring home to you in Fire Prevention Week.” In closing Mr. Mclver asserted that careless smokers give fire prevention (Please Turn to Page Eight) MANY JE • ATPO LIVES Rural FolK Show By Friday *b County Agent Pleased ibits by and CK SHOW In PRIZE A WAR IS'ARE MADE 'W Interest endance On Saturday. eMail an Well Results Of The Lee Food,3 stock Show Is non The thousands into the gates County Fair wdrjj the 1931 exhibit!) something abouLi that commended phasized its im Cornelia' Simpson^ who were largely existence of a Livestock Show, 1 periinent.” The midway, clowns have so attempts at fa that the basic od the grand shoW year Miss Simps bravely stripped essentials and ‘ route that all. travel. The pre rv ;,ni] I.ive U.<-r .if history. <!'■ ••■■■hr, milled 1 r.-:;0 Lee i;i ' viili iic'* at tii.-re was et"-r firoject 'nil and c-m 'tanc . For Miss Ki K. 0. McMahan Responsible for the rood, Poultry and wa< a “noble ex carnivals and the iluttered previous in this section main idea behind been lost. This and Mr. McMahan e Fair of the un nched it upon a are supposed to thought back of the Lee Fair Governor O. Max Gardner’s ‘IiV^ at| Home” idea. This thought was <fi|w emphasized in carrying out tfreiroject. It would have gladdened Carolina’s Goveii heart of North lor to have been present at Fridayj»nd Saturday’s ex hibition and see; magnificently $Iu county have dpot to practice. In the Edgar eare the exi s about e' producing. The |for himself how-1 people of Lee jis preachments in Jone£ building were placed there product to ' tbia_of dh products ■ supplemented by^v&ious breeds of (poultry, ducks and turkeys. Hundreds of jars of all kinds of vegetables, ffruits, preserves and jellies were a reminder that more foods probably j have been canned in Lee county this year than ever before. Conversation among those who visited the exhibits I building had mostly to do with the production and the conserving of. fod products and from what could! be learned there .are many thrifty homes in Lee in which five and six hundred containers of vegetables and fruits have been stored away to carry families over for another year. Displays of sorghum cane—a re minder that' the demand for barrels in which to store syrup is now at the highest peak than for many years— were many. And sweet potatoes, well they too, were there to emphasize great volume of Lee’s 1931 sweet potato crop. Peppers, squash, onions, beans, peas, grapes—these were only! a few of the food exhibits. One exhibit attracting considerable attention were three huge sweet po tatoes of the Porto Rico variety, weighing seven and one-half pounds, all taken from one hill, and produced on Mr. A. G. Carter’s farm, near here. I Tre live stock exhibits were shown on the vacant lot, formerly used as a miniature golf course.. An eight een-mort'is-oM Jersey bull, owned by James Wilson, of- Lemon Springs, Whose grand si re is said to have been sold for $*‘>5,000 was one of the main attractions on the iot. A dairy cow, belonging to Charlie Rosser, of Jonesboro, also attracted much inter est This cow. according to records kept by Mr. Il 'sser, produced 1183.3 pounds of mi is during the month of September. V r the same month this cow’ producm t-2.81 pounds of butter fat. The Kiwarns pig club, which is compose 1 of l ee county boys, who have been eiwi pure bred pigs by the Sanford Kiwanis club, afforded an interesting exhibit. A pure bred sow, several hogs and a litter of pigs w’ere i o n. From the interest shown in lhr livestock exhibits it is evident that the people of the county are more dnd more becoming ; (Please Tarn to Page Eight) rOWN ALDERMEN ARE GUESTS OF LOCAL FIREMEN Sherwood Broekwell, State Fire Chief, Chief Speaker At Barbecue. LAUDS FIRE DEPARTMENT Firemen Have As Guests City Officials, Wives And Daughters. Two weeks ago the board of alder- , men had as their guests at supper at the Carolina Hotel the members of the Sanfoi 1 Fire Department, given in appreciation of the great victory 1 they won at the State Tournament iu j August, bringing home most of the | prize money. The Fire Department feeling that one good turn deserved another, gave in their honor at the City Hall last -Monday night one of the most successful barbecues ever held in Sanford or this section. Bar becue -was prepared for 100 people and after all were full to the brim many firemen, aldermen and others carried plates of the deliciously sea soned barbecue home to their fami lies. The barbecue was prepared by “Bud”’ Love, of this place, assisted by J. H. Woodell. Many pronounced it about the best barbecue they had ever tasted. It was prepared in the old-fashioned way, mixing the sea soning with the meat as it was being cooked. Mr. Love is an artist in his line. . Many went to the hall thinking it was a stag affair, but they were agTee ably surprised to find many-' laches present ready to join them in enjoy ing the occasion. Mayor W. R. Wil liams, Chief of Police John T. Mc Kernan and .Sherwood Brorkwell, State Fire Chief, of Raleigh too* seats on the platform and Chief Mc Keman, who was master of cere monies, in a few words explained the object of the meeting and in behalf, of the firemen, welcomed the members of the board of aldermen, the ladies and other guests. The hall had been artistically decorated for the occa sion and it looked as if the ladies had a hand in the work. Dr. R. C. Gil more gave thanks and soon all were I busy around the table which had been spread in front of the platform. Mayor .Williams in. a, §hp^^krespoi^e<l [-in behalf of the boaraorTSTo&Pfnef, ! and expressed his appreciation of the fine co-operative spirit shown by the Fire Department. He then introduced Sherwood Brockwel!, the speaker of the evening-. All present either knew Sherwood Brockwell presonally or by reputation. They expected to be en tertained and were not disappointed. Thjs man who has made the protec tion of life and property in the State against fire his life’s work, kept all amused with his wit and humor and from time to time touched on one of the great problems of the State and discussed the question of reducing the heavy annual loss by fire. He stated that he had never visited a town that had a handsome young mayor like Mayor Williams that it did not have a good fire department. He spoke in high terms of the efficiency of the Sanford Fire Department and said that it was one of the best in the world. He said that it reflected cre dit on the town and by the reputa tion it had made for doing things showed that it had the backing of the people of the place. He told of com ing to Sanford 20 years ago to play baseball and said that there was not a house in town big enough to stand behind to change his suit. He spoke oi me gtuwui ui tiie wwn diivi uic growth of the fire department along with it. At the conclusion of Mr. BrockWell's speech Chief McKernan arose and presented him with a beautiful silver pencil as an expression of the high regard of the Sanford Fire Depart ment. In thanking them for the gift he quoted the following verse: “There are flowers that bloom Whose rich perfume Fills our heart with a strange delight, But thfiy wither and die In the dust they lie.” Like the flowers in the poem this gift is beautiful, said Mr. Brockwell, and it fills my heart with a strange delight, I cannot express in words, but unlike the flowers, like every thing else the Sanford Fire Depart ment does is serviceable and lasting. I shall keep it and when “My sum mons comes to join that innumerable caravan” the loved ones I leave be hind will by this token knowT who are my friends, for every friend and com rade I have on earth is in one 'wray or another connected with the North Carolina Firemen’s Association, of which you are a part. YOUTH DIES .Tarot's Richard Moriie, Jr., the 12 year-old son of Mrs. J. R. Morris, died °t r> o’clock Tuesday morning at his mother’^ home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Funeral services will bo held at Bear Creek Church, Chatham county, at 2:JO P. M. Thursday. GEORGE GOSS SLATED TO DIE TOMORROW Unless there is interfer ence with the Court’s sen tence by cither Executive Counsellor Tyre Taylor or Governor.. Gardner himself, the electrocution of George Goss, Sanford negro, for the murder of- his wife, Sallie Goss, last July, will take place in the little octagonal death chamber in the State’s Prison tomorrow morning. I). r, Teague*,local attorney, who ivor,-rented iGoss at his trial, is in Raleigh today con ferring wiili the Executive Counsellor. Mr. Taylor, rela tive to a commutation of Goss’ sentence to that of life im prisonment. Goss was convicted of first degree murder at the August term of Lee Superior (Joint. His case was roviw.ed by the State Supreme Court in Sep tember and the judgment of the lower Court affirmed. The murder for which the defendant was convicted was regarded as an unusually bru tal one an$ without mitigating circumstances. IMPRESSIVE TRIBUTE IS PAID MEMORY OF JOHN R. JONES, JR. BY HOME TOWN l PREDICT MOORE STREET MAY COME INTO OWN • A wag remarked the 'other day that Moore street was so dead that a fair could not be successfully held on it. While the fair was not as large as some fairs that have been held in Lee county it had some exhibits of real merit and could not be call ed a failure. Quality made up for the lack of quantity. It is predicted by some of dur far-sighted business men that the time will come when Moore street will come into its own again. Property owners on that street who are paying high taxes on their propefty and getting no returns would like to see the hastening of that day INGRAM ERECTS NEW BUILDING Coca Cola. Bottler Plans En largement of Bottling Plant Here. Alongside of the small two-sto**" brick building in which he has bottled coca-cola for many years, ground has been, broken and earth excavated for the ^laying of the foundation of a larger and more modern structure by J. R. Ingram, wealthy bottler. Work was started preparatory to erecting the new building immediate ly upon Mr. Tngram’s return from Hot Springs, Ark., 'where he h l gone to recuperate from a severe i!' ss.'Much' improved in health, Mr. Tigram is planning to take care of C » increas ed business that has come 1 ' his firm in recent years. His bottling busi ness is one of the most successful in the State and its continued growth • has madg it impracticable that he con ters. The building- in whir’ the busi ness is at present condur' \ will, it was intimated, probably used as a storage house upon th ' ipletion of the new building. While plans regardir- 'he new building are not as yet "- able for publication, it was, howev . stated that Eric G. Flannagan, r hitect of the new Lee County Hospital would draft the blue prints for it. lee county brick will be used in the build ing of the structure. The new building -will have a long frontage on Charlotte Avenue and wall have much depth. Though, it has not been announced, it will per haps be two stories in height. Much of the material for its construction is now on the ground. This nejv building, will greatly add to the busi ness section in the vicinity of the City Hall. CAROLINA ALUMNI ORGANIZE IN LEE Former Students of Institution Gather At Carolina Hotel to Observe Founding A county alumni association, made ' up of former students of the Univer sity of North Carolina, was formed here Monday evening at the Carolina Hotel where graduates and undergra duates of the institution gathered to observe Founder’s Day. 1 D. B. Teague, local attorney, was elected president of the Lee alumni; J. Carlton Pittman, vice-president; and S. J. Husketh, secretary-treasurer. Captain Dan B. King acted as tem porary chairman of the gathering. Following the organization several of the members present were called on for impromptu talks, the following responding: D. L. St. Clair, S. J. Hus keth, J. Carlton Pittman and H. C. Renegar. The talks centered about the crisis which mhv confronts the University but was in a courageous vein and full of hope for those who are steadfast in their support of their alma mater. The University will not go backward but under the administration of Pre sident Frank Graham will increase its opportunities for service, was the trend of the thought expressed by these loyal sons of Carolina. Adding to the evening’s enjoyment were musical selections rendered by Mrs. James Holland, Miss Katherine Carter, James Mclver and Joe Laza rus. Songs that brought memories of davs spent on Carolina’s campus eVd’vened the evening. Members of the alumni present were: D. B. Teague, J. Carlton Pitt man, S. J. Husketh, D. L. .St. Clair, Dan B King. Joe Lazarus. James Mc lver. W. C. Lane. Clarence Crabtree, H. C. Ronegnr, Rob Ingram, Victor King, Tom Albright, Harold Make peace. E. !.. Henderson. Jr., Bill Hor ner. Misses Stephanie Moore and Beth Colley. * . DANCE AT WIUUK There will b? u round dance at the Hotel Wilrik Fridnv' night. M'isic for the dance, which is to be hel 1 in die assembly room of the local hotel, will hr* furnished by Shelton Stub bins’ eleven-piece orchestra, one of The dance is expected to he a scene the fam'ous orchestras of the South, of gayety, having been elaborately planned. A large attendance is ex pected. USEFUL CAREER TERMINATED BY UNTIMELY DEATH Last Rites Held For John R. Jones, Jr., Victim of Auto mobile Wreck. SANFORD MOURNS PASSING The people of Sanford and this com munity Were shocked almost beyond expression when it was learned last Saturday morning that John R. Jones, Ji., had met a tragic death by being caught under a burning car at a con crete bridge some 15 miles beyond Carthage on the Raleigh-Charlotte highway last Friday night some time after 11 o’clock. Mr. Jones came down to Sanford Friday to see his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John It. Jones, Sr., and to attend to some of ficial business. He left that night at 10:30 for Albemarle, his home. Some time between 11 o’clock and midnight people in passing on the highway discovered the smouldering ruins of a car near a small bridge. Upon investigation it was found to be the car of Mr. Jones. As no one was with him it is not known what caused the wreck. A chunk of concrete was knocked off one side of the bridge which shows that the car struck the bridge before it turned over and was wrecked a few feet away. It has been suggested that Mr. Jones lost control of the car after a blowout. It will probably never be known wThat caused the wreck. San ford people while returning from Char lotte where they attended a Legion meeting, stopped at the wreck and seeing an Albemarle license tag on the car, labored under the fear that it *was Mr. Jones’ car. After reach ing home they got-in tomch with Al bemarle by phone and found that the number that they gave tallied with i the number on his car. In the mean [ time it was learned at Albemarle that he was killed in a wreck and an ambulance was. sent to the scene of. K. Miller* ‘ dr^V# his" ambulance to Albemarle and brought . the body to Sanford. | The funeral was held in the Pres byterian church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 conducted by the pastor, Dr. R. ! C. Gilmore, assisted by Rev. W. S. Golden, a former pastor, now pastor of the Carthage Presbyterian church. The body ’was in charge, of a guard of honor from the Lee Post Ameri ; can Legion No. 18, composed of W. C. j Donnell, Jr., 0. B. Porter, J. T. Smith, C. T. Latimer, Dan B. King,, Dr. F. | L Knight, Dr. Hayden Lutterloh, P. L. Johnson, Roland .Shepard, E. O. | McMahan, F. B. Brinn, and H. M. j Jackson. The casket was draped in the national colors and World War veterans stood with furled flags at the head and foot of the casket. A scripture selection was read by Dr. Gilmore and a beautiful prayer offer ed by Mr. Golden. The choir was composed of -members of the choirs of the various churches. The selec tions rendered were “Jesus Lover of My Soul,” and “How Firm A Foun dation.” Mrs. W. H. White sweetly sang “Shadows.” The church was crowded with people, many attending the funeral from many sections of this and other states and many being unable to gain admission. The floral offerings were many and among the J most beautiful we have ever seen at a funeral. Many handsome designs were sent by friends from other places, among which was one from : the National Bank of Commerce of j New York City. The flowers were in charge of the McNeill Bible Class of the Presbyterian church. The active pall bearers were: W. H. White H. C. i Renegar, W. M. Beckwith, R. E. Bob mwj *->• lj. nuiuic, jn. r . tfiamjpeace, R. L. Kelly and R. E. Kennedy. At the conclusion of the service at the church the remains were borne to Buffalo cemetery where the inter ment was made. The following from Albemarle served as honorary pall bearers: W. E. Smith, J. D. Heath, S. L. Gulledge, R. A. Crowell, Jr., E. E. Suggs. T. R. Wolfe. J. Heath Mor row, W. E. Milton, D. B. McCurdy, Eli Kendrick, A. L. Patterson, R. L. Smith, H. L. Horton, J. A. Groves, W. T. Huckabee, Jr., T. C. Rivers, W. H. Snuggs, John Frank Biles, Jake Pearson, Ehr. E. P. Brunson, O. H. Phillips, John B. Harris, W. G. Efird, , George R. Trotter, P. O. Skidmore, j G. C. Morton, A. P. Harris, C. M. Palmer, D. J. Hatley, M. J. Harris, ' C. W. Gaddy, ami I*. M. Almond; S. j A. Copp and Herbert, Doerschuk from Badin and W. L. Burns, W. G. Cas well and W. B. Beaver from Concord. Along with the honorary pall bear ers from Sanford they occupied one side of the church. John Roderick Jones, Jr., born at Carbonton January 25th., 1S!‘5, \yas the youngest child of J R. Jones and (’Hattie Hayes Jones. When the 1‘am ilv, moved Jo Sanford irr I>i,c‘*mlna, 1!>08, he entered the ^anford •Grad' d school ’where he fiid.du-d a* d then spent two years at Davidson College. H • went t > Richmond and took a husi cot,r-e. Mr. Jones was with tin* Expeditionary fore s in Franco dur ing the World War. Returning homo he toot- ;i o»'-nwith the B-mk «. Sanford in 1!»20. When the hank yes sold he went with the Page Trust. Co ununv and later became cashier and manager of the bank at this place. After resigning he was with the Com *"oreial National Bank of New York for one year. Returning to the State, he became vice president and general manager of the Cabarrus National ° (Please Tarn to Page Four).