' LEE COUNTY
Population 17,000; Situated In The
Heart of a Progressive Agricul
tural and Industrial-Section.
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Express
„ SANFORD
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VOLUME 46, Number 15.
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SANFORD, NORTH CAttOl.I.N NOVEMBER 26, 1931. Published WEEKLY.
Five cents
WORLD NONPLUSED BY MATERIALISM
BELIEVES NOTED ROTARY SPEAKER
Hon. R. D. Douglass, of Greens
boro, Addresses Local Ro
tarians Tuesday.'
JOINT MEETING OF CLUBS
Judge Johnson J. Hayes of The
Federal Court To Address
Clubs Here Soon.
“We are non-plused today because
We think in terms of money rather
than in terms of men/’ declared Hon.
R. D. Douglas, of Greensboro, in a
talk before the Sanford Rotary Club
Tuesday. “Everything has its in
trinsic and extrinsic values. There
is just as much money now as there
ever wasi ' The trouble with us is we
have lost sight of essentials in our
chase after the non-essentials.”
Mr. Douglass was talking about
world conditions with special refer
ence to conditions as they exist today
in Germany, England and the Unit
ed States. The World War, he said,
was brought on because Europe, and
particularly German^, needed new
territory for her overcrowded popula
tion. Germany has not suffered to
any great extent as a resujt of the
war, and the war had brought to her
a ndw freedom. What was troubling
Germany more than anything else
was those war reparations and what
she was especially anxious to do was
to get na oi tnem witnout paying
them. England had more population
in the British Isles than she knew
how to handle or support property.
Her greatest problem today was her
unemployed multitudes, many of
whom would not work so long as the
dole lasted. The trouble in the Unit
ed States was that the people had in
dulged in an orgy of specluation and
the bubble had bursted, leaving them
penniless and totally unprepared for
what they were having to go up
against at the present time. Pros
perity had made fools of them.
Mr. Douglass said his judgment
was that the depression bud reached
the bottom. Already there were
signs of improvement. The wjxole
thing was purely a matter of mental
equilibrium.
had a standing^ivHa^io^to^^!^^
the Sanford Rotary Club. President
Strong introduced him as one of
Greensboro’s most prominent citizens
who had come down to talk to us,
and he corrected Mr. Strong by say
ing that he belonged to both Greens
boro and Sanford. Sanford people
feel the same way about it because
Mr. Douglass is financially interest
ed in the United Bank & Trust Co. of
Sanford. He was accompanied by E.
Frank Andrews, cashier of the bank.
On Tuesday evening, Decembei£$nd
there wilt be a joint meeting of the
Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs with the
Sanford Merchants Association at
the Wilrik Hotel. Judge Johnson J.
Hayes will be the speaker of the
evening.
JUNIORS JIEAR DR.
CHARLES E. BREWER
National Councillor Of Junior
O. U. A. M. Is Guest Of
Lee Councils.
To a large gathering, composed of
Juniors from the various Lee county
councils, Dr. Charles E. Brewer, Na
tional Councillor of the Jr. O. U. A.
M. and President of Meredith Col
lege, last Thursday night extolled the
’ high principles by which this great
patriotic, fraternal order is actuated, i
Dr. Brewer, who is the only J^arth
Carolinian yet to be accorded the
honor pj election to the National
Councillorshjp, is a man of exceed
ingly fine 'charm and eloquence; he
is universally regarded as a leader
who is,'peculiarly fitted to exercise
the duties of the exalted post to
which he has been elevated.
An outline of what the Junior Or
der has accomplised, what it is do
ing now, and What its future plans
"embrace, was given by the distin
guished speaker of the evening. The
accomplishments of the Junior Ordef
through its seventy-nine years of ex
istence were related by the speaker.
Dr. Brewer referred particularly to
the nation’s immigration problems
and told of the fight in which the
Junior Order had been engaged
throughout its many years of eiS^t
ence for the curbing and restriction
of immigration aid for the deporta
tion of .Southern European undesira
ables.
The National Councillor was pre
sented to the local audience by State
Senator John Rob Baggett, of Lil
lington. In his short address, Sena
tor Baggett told; of the efforts of the
Junior prder in behalf of education.
i*hnnk"Offering Service1.
The, Woman’s.. Missionary Safety
of the gariford Christian Church will
hold a public Thank Offering. Serf
vice in the church, next Sunday even-'
ing at seven-thirty. The public is
Invited to attend this service.
RIPE CHERRIES
W. M. Brantley, who lives at Tram
way, reports ripe cherries on trees
that produce a crop in May. For
some reason the recent frosts failed
to catch them. Mr. Purvis Wicker
was in this office last Monday and
showed The Express a twig which
was pulled from a poplar tree near
the cotton oil mill which had buds on
it half an inch long. Should the
weather remain warm a few days
longer the young leaves will be put
ting out. Flowers in the yards in
Sanford will be blooming. People
are afraid to kill their hogs. This is
the mildest fall known in this section
in years.
SCHOOL PUPILS
MAKE GIFTS TO j
RELIEF AGENCY
Many Contributions of Food
Stuffs Made to Needy By
School Children.
EASES RELIEF PROGRAM ^
Gifts Are Handled Through Lee
Lee County Relief Associa- i
tion Immediately. I
When The Express man walked in
to the auditorium of the Mclver
School Tuesday afternoon he found
there one of the happiest little wpmen
in the world. We refer to Mrs. Sam
McEwan. Mrs. McEwan has been at
the head t>f the Lee County Relief
Association from the time it was
first organized and has engaged in a
Work of mercy that will be a monu
ment to her after She has been call
ed hence to render an account of her i
stewardship. There she stood with!
beaming countenance and glancing at j
the stag6 we at once took in the situa
tion which needed no explanation, j
piled high against the i^vall were 680
contributions of food stuff from, as \
"to^neeJy1 J^mTlnfs^in Lee*1
county for Thanksgiving. These gifts
included all kinds of preserved and
canned fruits, groceries, in fact
everything needed for a Thanksgiving
dinner. She was assisted in getting
the children to make these contribu
tions by Miss Louise Futrell, super
visor of the city schools, and the
teachers. They interested themselves
in the matter and this was the result ]
of their labors. We were convinced
that there are still many big heart
ed unselfish people in the world. One
small girl shed tears when she acci
dentally dropped her contribution
and broke it.
.These Thanksgiving contributions
were ^noved to the rooms of the Coun-'
ty Relief Association in the basement
of the Wilrik Hotel where Mrs. Me
Ewan was busy yesterday preparing
them for distribution.
Contributions were also made by
the pupils of the City High School j
in the shape of baskets of food stuff ,
for needy families. It is hoped that'
every family in Sanford and this
section will be able to sit down to a
good Thanksgiving dinner.
TOBACCO MART TO !
OBSERVE HOLIDAY
Local Market Has Sold Around
3,350,000 Pounds of The
Weed This Season.
The local tobacco market, accord
ing to an announcement by Sam F.
Harper, secretary of the Tobacco
Board of Trade, which closed today
for the observance of Thanksgiving
will remain closed for the remainder
of the week. The market will reopen I
Monday.
Including Wednesday’s sales, the,
local tobacco market, said Mr. Har
per, has sold in the neighborhood of
3,350,000 pounds. "The average, he!
said, was around ten cents.
Mr. Harper said the pre-Thanks-'
giving sales of tobacco had greatly l
exceeded the amount sold uj5 until |
that time a year ago. He predicted1
the local market would sell five mil
lion pounds before the Christmas I
holidays. i
DANCE AT WILRIK I
_1
A round dance will be held at the 1
Hotel Wilrik Thursday night. Music j
will be furnished by Red Hopkins and j
his Dixie Seirenaders who are mak- j
ing the Hotel Wilrik their winter
headquarter^ Many college Students
who are libme for thk Thanksgiving
wo run . oJ m.L'L-o.: j % ,-if
holidays, ^^e^ictf^ t6() attend . this
affair*; The scheduled to be- .j
gin at nine w’ckrtfc. Mr.Vj. L. Flem
ing will he In charge of the event.
The affair will be well chaperoned.
CHURCH MERGER
BY CHRISTIANS
GIVEN APPROVAL
Eastern N. C. Conference Of
jpfiristians Sanctions Pro
posed Consolidation.
WICKER CHOSEN AS HEAD
Merger of Christian and Con
gregational Churches 'En
dorsed At Meeting.
Under the guiding hand of Rev. W.
C. Wicker, D. D., president of Elon
College, the Eastern North Carolina
Conference of the Christian Church,
which held a three day session at
Shallow Well Church last week, rati
fied and endorsed the merger of the
Christian and Congregational churches
Dr. Wicker and L. L. Vaughan
were appointed a committee to work
with "committees from other North
Carolina Christian Conferences and
Congregational churches to perfect
plans for the merging of the two re
ligious bodies in the State.
The election of the delegates to
the .Southern Christian Convention,
which meets next Ma.y, probably in
Norfolk, Va., resulted in the follow
ing being chosen: Ministers—RevS.
J. G. Franks,'R. F. D. 4, Raleigh; J.
C. Cummings, Hemp; Herbert Scholz,
Macon; G. J. Green, Morrisville; M.
T. Sorrell, Danville, Va.; J. Lee John
son, Fuquay Springs; B. J. Howard,
Chapel Hill; T. F*red Wright, San
ford • H. E. Crutchfield, Pacea-, Va.;
J. A. Denton, R. F. D. 3, Raleigh;
W. C. Wicker, Elon College; E. M.
Carter Youngsville.
a lie icty ueic^atcs ttxc as iuuu*vo.
J. A. Kimball, Manson; W. A. New
man, Henderson; K. B. Johnson, Fu
quay Springs; E. W. Boshart, Ra
leigh; J. Walker Kelly, Jonesboro;
John A. Murray, R. F. D. 3, Raleigh;
D. A. Mann, Moncure; Lee Hatcher,
Gamer; Mrs. R. J. Newton, R. F. D. 1.
Henderson; Mrs. T. G. Proctor, San
ford; Miss Lillie Fowler,, Mebane;
and Mrs. D. I. Stephenson, Raleigh.
Following a report from the edu
cation committee by Rev. E. M. Car
ter, Rev. A. W. Hurst, of Elon Col
lege, addressed the convention on
“Our» College/’ He spoke of the
growth and development of Elon Col
lege and urged his hearers to give.
^their support. He ^Substituted j£pr‘
Dr. L. E. Smith, of Norfolk, Va.^"who
was recently elected president but
who could not be present.
Supt. Charles D. Johnston, of the
Christian Orphanage at Elon, spoke
on “Our Orphanage.” He said that
ncKv 105 children were being taken
care of, and that he expected the
Thanksgiving offering to liquidate
the deficit in the running expenses.
The stewardship committee report
was made by Rev. M. T. Sorrell, in
which members of the church were
urged not to cut contributions or
gifts, but to give more freely to the
work. The report on evangelism was
submitted by Rev. T. Fred Wright,
showing a spiritual awakening in
the churches. Rev. B. J. Howard re
ported for the committee on Sunday
Schools and for the Christian En
deavor. He said that growing inter
est is being manifest in this work
of the church.
The woman’s work was discussed by
Mrs. D. 1, Stephenson, who said that
they had'given $895.65 for missionary
work during the year. The Woman’s
Board of three North Carolina con
ferences exceeded their goal of $5,000
for missions.
Election of officers resulted in the
re-election of officers as follows:
Rev. W. C. Wicker, D. D., president;
Rev. J. Lee Johnson, vice-president;
L. L. Vaughan, secretary and W. J.
Ballentine, treasurer.
NEW BAKERY OPENS
ON WICKER STREET
B. D. Baker Opens Baker Shop
In Old Sanford Journal
Office Here.
Sanford has another progressive,
up to date bakery. The new bakery,
which opened this week on Wickefr
Street, is owned by B D. Baker, an
experienced baker. The bakery is lo
cated in the building in which the
nld Sanford Journal was published
for several years.
The bakery is fumishedjwith mo
Jem baking machinery and has an
attractive front in which products,
are displayed. A specialty will be
made of bread, rolls and pastries.
The famous butter biscuit, an innova
tion in baking circles, will be intro
duced for the first time in Sanford
by this bakery.
Mrs. Baker tvill assist her husband
in the operation of the bakery.
THANKSGIVING DINNER
Lee Post Nc-: 18 of the American
Legion and Auxiliary will give a
Thfl^givAng dipne/ to fifty under
fcmvjleged, ajii|dr§n in the county
Thursday. The children will be given
dinner in the various homes of the
legionnaires.
TO PUBLISH
A FEATURE
EDITION
Number, To Exploit R - <
of Sanford'and Ln ( minty
Many Writp l i>-.
BIOGRAPHICAL
SK( I ION
Express To Presrjii Re-ume of
Business Conwin-. Ami [
Men Bebimr'l lv m
No. big, thriving CO i
ever built save throui,
and consistent exploit
diver resources.it hafe 1
manufacturer and. hoi
Through all the advy
state of Florida has ie>.
ing the past five hr_|j :
count of ill-advised sj|e i tv
sonville has gone forth m i
census shows that T i:
vanced in both peiputeti o
an industrial standpoint
has been brought’ about ; : ■ . 11
stant use of printers* .’Bk. h u h week
since the’ downfall of tin- Honda i
boont the city Chamber of Commerce
has utilized a full page in the Satur
day Evening Post totting the world
of the wonderful advgjjitafres offered
the manufacturer Jacksonville,
and, At the neat cost£": $s,00fl per
this.
page pet ioouc
Pact ia that thrdu|Mi exploitation
every large city jtnd. jSery successful
business has been buiR and .prosper
ity to any communitjjtdnp. -11 din a
large measure upon thtfv'-' and pre
sentation oi -ftp' bwfiness houses
through the medium of its home news
paper. JJyiU ,
The special.numberftf tile Express
will contain feature.,wfe-ups of the
various business houlifccet tin; city
and county; booster f^( "it the
city setting forth thefjhiat:/ advan
tages Sanford has Utjtijpt the manu
facturer in. the way oh ctric
power, good roads, Hjfiffi' h - and
churches, ample raihsp* f.aa'ctics,,
pure water, excellentfine
climate, and to, the jjoilie ■ kor a
dwelling S&noh^jCjod-^^F. In. nest,
industrious people %vHu[ ijf ; 11 that
go to make horrfj'life conge.1: ial and
the environmentsJirtst.iavifiiy.a This'
npmber will alsjwJailtaiiijjjfc,biogra- >
fmreP%JiP lllf "lliuj'iis^g^y nl‘ our
citizens who have hern instrumental
in making Sanford v hatVt is today,
and ail-in-all ii will be an edition
that will be 1 -pt. and \V ventc-e .
the assertion th.it c dues of it wili 1
in exist anee f.fty ; ars hence.'
Every man w! ■ .s estabiis.o d a
successful busine-- eves it to him
self to have same recorded in the ar
chives of history. - very many of
us,because we ha- e not become a top
notcher in the b.c i nsiness woidd id
today think we are insignificant and
not worth while, hut as' a shrewd in
dividual said to the writer the other
day: "It is just as important to be
a big fish in a little pond as it is to
be a big fish in a big pond. We
have our own little world here in
Sanford and Lee county, and we are
a big part and parcel to it.”
Hence in this Tenure edition of
The Express we tru-i that every citi
zen who has been instrumental in
helping the’city and county grow and
prosper; has been instrumental in
doing his full share toward its fu
ture welfare and perpetual uplift,
‘will in some wf$? lie ^identified with
this booster number.
The offices of Tin Express will be
open evenings until o’clock for the
nf 1wV»r» emnot rrot
in during- the day. Frank J. Payne,
who for twelve years represented the
Associated Press, will prepare the
manuser'"t for all special work con
nected with this mini her. He will en
deavor to see each and every busi
ness man, professional man, county
and city officers, and* every citizen
<vho is of consequence to the commun
ity, and, if any is missed he will ap
preciate your calling at the office
and going into detail wwith him rela
tive to this special number.
CONTRIMTK TO RELIEF
On Tuesday and W cdnesday, Dectm
ber, 8th and !Uh. t .* pe'ople of I*ee
County Kvill he gi\>n an opportunity
of making pledge- and contributions
to the Lee Count\ belief Association
for its Vork in n i > > ing distress and
need.
On these days canvassers will call
on the citizens and ask their helpj and
support of this erganization which is
doing much splendid work.
The winter months are here again
and there is much unemployment. The
need for relief is great and pressing,
therefore it is hoped that a generous
response will bo made. -
The association extended help to
135 families (luring the > past year,
and it is thought that there will be a
greater number of < alls for help dur
ing the-coming year.
LIBRARY NOTICE
The Sanford Library will be closed
on Thursday and Friday for the
Thanksgiving holidays/
Virginia Formy-Duval, librarian.
NEW METHODIST
PASTOR CHOSEN
BY CONFERENCE
Rev. L. D. Hayman Assigned To
Steele Street Methodist
Church Here.
IS AN ABLE TREACHER
Rev. J. E, Blalock Gets Jones
boro Assignment—Mem
bers Are Pleased.
As a result of the ninety-fifth an
lur.d . o' .--ion of the North Carolina
C< nforr nee. of the Methodist Epis
f'.pal Church, South, which recently
fd ;:t Greenville, Lee County is
a rded two new Methodirt p^-stows.
To Sanford is assigned Iiev. L. D.
Huy man, who succeeds the late Rev.
S. A. Cotton as pastor of Steele St.
Church, and to Jonesboro, Rev. J. E.
Blalock, who succeeds Rev. Ivey T.
Poole as pastor in charge of the
Jonesboro circuit.
Much pleasure is expressed here
over Rev. Mr. Hay man’s appointment
as 'pastor of Steele Street Church.
He comes here from Burlington where
for four years he was pastor of Front
Street Church, the leading Methodist
church of Burlington. He is also a
former pastor of Calvary Church,
Durham. Rev. Mr. Hayman is regard
?a Dy tnose wno Know mm as an eio- 1
juent preacher of the gospel and as
i man endowed with unusual capa
city for leadership.
Rev. Mr. Blalock, pastor of the
fonesboro circuit, is also regarded as .
in able minister. A native of Stanly
county, he was pastor of the Benson
VIethodist churehl for a number of
The appointments in the Fayette
:ille District, in which Sanford is in
cluded, as read by Bishop Edward
Wouzon at the close of the Conference
ire as follows:
Presiding Elder, J. C. Wooten.
\berdeen, Vass, W. C. Bell.
Biscoe, J. H. Miller.
Caledonia, J. H. Buffaloe.
Ellerbe, J. C. Whedbee.
Fayetteville. Hay St. Walter Pat
ten; Person Street-Calvary, J. W.
Autry.
Fayetteville Ct., D. A. Clarke.
Glendon, F. B. Noblitt.
Goldston, M. D. McLamb.
Hamlet, J. HU--Shore.
Hemp. L. M. Chaffin..
Jonesboro, J. E. Blalock.
Laurel Hill, B. F. Boone.
Laurinburg, Marvin Y. Self.
Max ton, W. L. Clegg.
Mt. Gilead, F. M. Shamburger.
Parkton, R. G. L. Edwards.
Piedmont, W. D. Yar’ orough.
Raeford, W. F. Trawick.
RhI Springs, B. D. Critcher.
R >ckingham, W. R. Royal.
Roberdel. M. C. Ellerbcr.
Rowland, D. A. Petty.
Sanfr-rd, L. t>. Hay in an.
St. John-(jibson. E. B. Fisher.
Troy, J. A. Martin.
West End, W. F. Elliot.
Wadeville, E. C. Crawford.
Superannuates: T. H. Sutton. L. H.
Joyner, G. T. Adams, A. J. Groves,
J. A. Lee, W. H. Townsend, J. B.
Hurley, J. G. Johnson, C. M. Haw
kins.
LEGION SEEKS
MORE MEMBERS
Imbued with a spirit of aggressive
ness, local ex-service men are deter
mined tliai Lee Post N •. ! ^ American
Legion will within the next month
grow to the largest membership with
in the annals of Legion history. Un
der the leadership of Fi.-her Make
peace the boys are falling in line and
from reports reaped at the post fi -
nance officer’s office indications are
!the post membership will reach last
year’s number in a short time.
| For the past three years the local
post has been without a meeting
place, other than the local armory.
The boys are figuring on a meeting
place syid will until they find suit
able quarters partake of tl\p generous
hospitality of the local Moose who
have kindly lent the use of their
hall for a meeting (tonight) Wed
nesday, November 25th.
To make the meetings more pic
turesque Commander ..Makepeace has
instituted the American Legion ritual
in opening and closing the meetings
which will prove very interesting to
the members. The meetings are. to
be held regularly monthly and "he
urges through this column that every
ex-service man or \voman in Leo
County join the post. The nominal
dues are three dollars for which you
receive for twewlve months one ot
.the best monthly magazines published
I in addition to the benefits of an or
igtmization without a peer in the
j United States.
I To really know the benefits o-f the
jliegion you must jqin and attem;
meetings. The hospitalization fea
ture alone is worth the price of ter
memberships. That means all ex
service men whether of service origiT
are entitled to treatment1 in govern
ment hospitals. Join Lee Post No
18, today and find out about these
features.
PROBE OF INGLE SHOOTING IN WHICH
FORMER LOCAL MAN INVOLVED, TODAY
TANTALIZER
— _ _J
The letters in the lines below
properly arranged spell the
names of two persons in Jones
boro. If the persons whose
names are represented by the
group of letters decipher theh
own names and bring copies ,A
this paper to The Express Office
before next Wednesday night,
to each of them will he given a
Iree ticket admitting them to
the show at the Temple Theatre
Thursday night.
This week’s tantalizer:
NMIIEN YOLALM
YNELVE TLIONMAH
believe local
MAN SLATED FOR
REAPPOINTMENT
Lav:n Has Made Exceptional
Record As Federal Dis
trict Atorney.
MATTER TO BE SETTLED
Question of His Retention To
Be Settled Soon At Greens
boro Meeting.
Friends of United States District
Attorney Edwin L. Gavin, of this
city, who seeks a reappointment to
1 ie position which he now holds be
lieve the Sanford man will be assign
f i to a second term by President
Roover.
The President will, of course, as
i • the custom in such matters, ap
point ’■whomever the State E.>:e"utiv(
Committee of the Republican Party |
Endorses for the position ,bu' friends!
cDistrict Attorney Gavin i "eve he j
i on the inside track in his >ce fori
tie reappointment and that whatever'
exposition at present looms to block I
his ambitions will crumble away.
The incumbent. a strong party
nxan, has been a hard worker in' the
c ouncils of the Republican p- ~'_v, ajwl,
tefore the duties'7tf' his of'' : * made
it necessary for him to i ac
< ve party work, devoted r f hN
ime to rehabilitating Rep u f-n
ces in Lee and middle Nort sol in a
counties. He, at one time, i.. .*sont
ed Lee, Sampson. Johnston « ;.d H n -
nett in the State senate, and whih
there made many friends, ■ not «»nlv
among his party associates. i ut
among his Democratic adversaries.
Too, his many friends in the rank
and file of both parties believe he
Stands head and shoulders above any
.other Republican lawyer in the m d
■dle Judicial District who has not al
ready a federal appointment. They
recall that there may have been one
Republican in central North Carolina
who overshadowed Mr. Gavin but that
esteemed gentleman, Judge Herbert
F. Seawell, of Carthage, now has a
position on the tax appeals hoard.
The Stat 1 Republican Executive
Committee meets in Greensboro c.n
December 5th. This committee 'will
f'so probabK make recommendations
or postmasterships in Sanford and
* 'fieshorn. Ralph A. Kennedy is act
i ig postmaster here and J. Walker
Kelly at Jonesboro. Civil service ex
: ninations have been held tc fill
both positions.
LADIES FETED
BY KIWANIANS
Barbecue Served At Makepeace's
tabi.ii On Deep River—
Have Square Dance.
In ninny respects the most success
j ful so ml-annual ladies’ night ever
held =n the history of the Sanford Ki
j wan is Club, b'as pulled off at the
I Makepeace cabin cr* Deep river last
I Friday night. Before the river was
readied one could set* the bright
electric lights, the reflection of
which glimmered on the water of
the stream and revealed the presence
of the cabin where the merry-making
was in full swing. The cabin is
about 1200 yards above the con
crete bridge on the Chatham side of
the river and has an ideal setting for
a summer home. The building is
located on the side of an abruptly
sloaping hill above high water. A
more comfortable place in the hot
summer months could not be imagin
ed this side of the Blue Ridge Moun
tains. -
This, was the second time the Ki
wan-is- Club has met at this cablfc!
and if one is to judge by the way the
members expressed themselves thej
never had more delightful outings. Or
ly four of the member were absent anc
thfey are not in position to knov
Avhht they missed. The otily way on<
; could appreciate the occasion was t<
feel the spirit of it. The member
of the club and their ladies and o-the
. (Please l\im To Page Eight.)
■ FEDERAL AGENT IS
! FATALLY WOUNDED
1 BY H. K. WILLIAMS
Dwctive Is Released By Char
! lotte Police Under $5,000
Bond After Death.
IS BELIEVED ACCIDENTAL
Will:am-; Is A Member of A
Prominent Old Family of
Lee County.
Much interest here centers in
the coroner’s hearing in Char
lottes today in which an investi
gation is being made into the
fatal shooting of A. L. Lingle,
federal prohibition agent, by
Herber K. Williams, a native
Sanford man, and a brother of
Mayor Warren R. Williams and
Clawson L. Williams, solicitor of
tH$ fourth judicial district.
1 Mayo:1 Warren R. Williams and
Solicitor Clawson Williams went to
Charlotte this morning to be pre
sent at the hearing.
Charlotte, N. C.,
Nov. 25, 2:32 P. M.
P. H. St. Clair,
Sanford Express,
Sanford, N. C.
Thorough detailed investi
gation by coroner's jury shows
Ingle death wholly accidental
verdict rendered completely
exonerating Herbert.
C. L, WILLIAMS,
v-j
Charlotte, Nov. 24.—Thexoroner’s
investigation into the fatal shooting
of A. L. Lingle, 28, agent for the de
partment of justice here, will be con
ducted tomorrow ^morning at 11 o’
clock at the county courthouse.
Ingle died about 2:30 A. M. today
at ,St. Peter’s hospital of injuries re
ceived when a pistol was -reported to
have dropped from the peohet of 11.
K. Williams, representative of the
Home Lfcteetive Agency of Greensboro
.While he and Williams were in the act
stationery at the foot of the stairs
leading to the plant of Kay and Wal
lace. printers, at 203 1-2 North Tryon
StreW.
Bond of .So,000
Coroner Frank H<>vis announced
that preparations were being made
for the formal inquest. tomorrow „
nii ruing. A jury was being impan
el 1 d- toda\. He said that a bond of
So.000 would be named for Wil
liams’ release pending the hearing
tomorrow.
Williams was at city police head
quarters this morning, having im
mediately gone there after the shoot
ing which occurred about 5:45 o’clock
‘last night.
His brothers, Warren R. Williams,
an attorney and mayor of Sanford,
and C. L. Williams, also of Sanford,
solicitor for the fourth judicial dis
trict, were en route to Charlotte this
morning and were expected to reach
here early in the afternoon.
At police headquarters to^ay Wil
liams 'was greatly concerned over the
death of Ingle and was visibly affect
ed by the tragic part he had unfor
tunately played in the death of his
friend.
Williams Fxnlains.
He said: “We had reached the bot
tom of the steps and had set the
package down to call a taxicab. Just
as I leaned over the pistol fell from
the inside coat pocket through a rip
in the lining.** He pulled back his
coat to show the rip, the lining hav
ing have come lose at the seam. “!
didn’t know that it ,was ripped,” he
added.
“The gun fell only a foot or two>
about this height,” Williams said as
he held out his hand to measure the
distance.
Williams said that he was enroute
to Asheville and had stopped in
Charlotte for a brief Nvhile. “I
hadn’t been here more than 30 min
utes when the accident . happened.
My car was parked just around the
corner near the Clayton Hotel,” he
said.
Immediately after the accident,
Williams picked up the gun and went
around the corner and hid it at the
trear of apaint shop on West Fifth
street.
Today he made explanation of
this act: “I was excited and confused.
The first thing that flashed in my
mind was that someone might say
they saw the gun in my hand and I
knew that I didn’t . shoot him, bo
*AV1thout thinking l went to get rid of
it,” he said.
Later, wihen a police officer reach
ed the scone, Williams took him to
where the gun was hidden, and turn
ed it over to him, with the explana
1 tic-n that it was his and that it had
> fallen from his pocket and had acci
i dentally discharged.
At police headquarters Inspector
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