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
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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 ;
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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
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