DO YOUR
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
IN SANFORD
VOLUME 46, Number 18,
The Sanford Express
$2.00 Per Year. SANFORD, NORTH CAROL1N ,, • s;viBKK 17 193L Published WEEKLY.
DO YOUR
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
IN SANFORD
FIVE CENTS
HOLIDAY SHOPPERS THRONG TO CITY
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Troy Interests Promote Opening Of
HOLIDAY SPIRIT
GRASPS SANFORD
AND COMMUNITY
NEW THEATRE IS i
SLATED TO OPEN I
FEBRUARY FIRST
DeWitt Holt and J. C, Hurley
Are Backers of New Lo-— ;
cal Movie House. j
PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN
The Wanda Theatre building, it was
learned through reliable sources this
afternoon, has been leased to Messrs. :
Dewitt Holt and J. C. Hurley, of
Troy, who plan to convert it into one |
of the most modern theatres in this
section of the State. The Troy men, I
it .was said, have signed a five year i
lease for the building with the privi- I
lege, if they so wish, of leasing it
for a longer term of years.
Mr. DeWitt is owner of the Troy
Theatre, and his associate, Mr. Hur
ley, is one of the leading business
men in Montgomery county, having
various railroad, manufacturing and
farming interests. In identifying
themselves with Sanford, friends in
Troy stated this afternoon, they did
so because of their confidence in the
business future of this section and
its present potential business possi
bilities.
The Wanda Theatre Duuuing wa*
used for a theatre up until five years
ago at which time it was abandoned,
having since been unoccupied. The
building is the property of Mrs. W.
A. Maness, of this city.
The following excerpt from the
Montgomery Herald, published in
Troy, may be of interest to readers
of The Express:
“De Witt Holt, manager of the
Troy Theatre, has just leased the
Wanda Theatre in Sanford, from Mrs.
Sarah Maness, and is having the
.building remodelled andreuovateda,
Wanda to Sanlee, and plans to start
showing pictures by the first of Feb
ruary, 1932.
“When the repairs and the remodel
ing is completed, the Sanlee Theatre,
will have a seating capacity of four
hundred, and will be one of the most
modem and up to date moving pic
ture houses in this section of the
State. The very latest and newest |
equipment from seats to projecting
machines including, of course, sound
equipment, is being installed. And
only the best and most popular pic
tures will be shown.
“In an interview here with Mr.
Holt yesterday, he stated that he
plans to operate the Sanlee Theatre
in conjunction with the Troy Thea- J
tre. He plans to divide his time be
t'.veen the two theatres, spending aj
■'number of days in Sanford and Troy
each week. I
“ Since opening the Troy Theatre
here several years ago, Mr. Holt has
become widely known throughout the 1
State in movie theatre circles as a
most progressive theatre manager. He
was one of the first theatre owners
in this section of the State to change'
from the old sound pictures to the
talkies. He has established a record j
for catering to and showing only the'
best and most popular productions.)
Mr. Holt has succeeded in making the
Troy Theatre one of the most popu-|
lar movie houses in this section of
the State. Aside from his regular ac
tivities in the theatre business, Mr.
Holt has always been active in civic
and community affairs, having been
president of the Troy Lions Club for
a year.
“We wish to take this means to
congratulate the people of Sanford
on having^ obtained a man of Mi.
Holt’s character and ability for fur
nishing the people one of the most
popular and instructive forms of en
tertainment, the moving pictures; in
their town.”
MOOSE ORDER TO
SPONSOR PICTURE
‘Girls About Town’ Title Of the
Movie Production To Be
Shown Here Soon.
“Girls Abou Town.” one of the
season’s most thrilling moving picture:
productions, will be shown at the
Temple Theatre on Wednesday, De-|
cember 23, officials of the Loyal Or
der of Moose, a local fraternal orga
nization which is sponsoring the
showing of the production, said this
afternoon.
There* will be two matinees and one
evening performance, officials said.
Twenty lovely girls compose the cast.
Proceeds from the showing of the
picture Will go to the Christmas stock
ing fund of the local Moose order,
which is making an effort to see that
no child of the community is over
looked this Christmas.
TANTALIZER
The letters m tne 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 their
own names and bring copies of
this paper to The Express Office
before' next Wednesday night,
to each of them will be given a
free ticket admitting them to
the show at the Temple Theatre
Thursday night.
This week’s tantalizer:
HUTR RABREB
AMERI OWEPRS
Last week’s winners:
Register Hayes.
Sam Womble.
MUCH SOLICITING
FUNDS THOUGHT TO
HAVE TRANSPIRED
Lively Interest Here As District
Attorney Gavin Wages
Fight In His Party.
KENNEDY IS SUMMONED
Indications of organized activity in
the investigation of reports to the ef
:ect that Chairman James S. Duncan
and Secretary W. H. Foster, of the
Republican State Executive Commit
tee,, have extensively solicited politi
cal funds from office-holders, in vio
lation of the la'w, were readily dis
cernible in Greensboro Wednesday,
said today’s Greensboro Daily News,
although, added that newspaper, Dis
trict Attorney E. L. Gavin, declined
to discuss the .matter with newspaper
disclosures made by district Attor
ney Gavin because of his residence
here, and also because R. A. Kennedy,
acting postmaster at this place, has
been instructed to produce a letter at
the investigation, said to have been
received by him from Mr. Foster in
October of this year “asking for a
campaign pledge of $7.50 per month.”
During the day, said the Greens
boro paper, observers in the federal
building noticed that a number of
postmasters, here from various parts
Df the middle district of North Caro
lina, entered the office of Mi;. Gavin
md remained there sufficiently long
in some instances to cause belief tihat
the district attorney might be ques
tioning them in regard to solicitation
reports.
It was also observed that two spe
cial agents of the department of jus
tice, L. B. Reed and Paul Hansen, of
Charlotte, spent a good deal of time
in the district attorney’s office. For
some days these special agents have
been assisting Mr. Gavin in the in
vestigation.
Public records in the office of the
clerk of the United States court for
the middle district of North Carolina
indicate the issuance of subpoena;
duces tecum to the following persons:
Charles C. Hammer, Gibsonville;
M. F. Hinshaw, Randleman, Robert
E. Hodgin, Guilford College; Walter
Hogan, EUerbe; J. Matt Joyce, Madi
son; Bertie L. Matthdws, Vass; Bet
tie Martin, Biscoe; J. S. Mitchell,
Draper; H. W. Parker, Carrboro; Mary
E. Ross, New London; E. B. S„*ler
white, Sanito-rium; Charles F. Scar
borough, Mt. Gilead; Thomas W.
Sparrow. Hillsboro; W. K. Stone
street, Landis; Mrs. Lurline Turner,
Milton; <^. L. Waters, Mayodan; C.
R. Yost, Granite Quarry, R. C. Bar
ker, Badin; L. J. Butler, Hoffman;
Mrs. Bessie Caudill. Roaring River;
J. E. Carroll, China Grove; W. F.
Colvard, Robbinsville; G. W. Cox,
Raeford; Mrs. Ivey Crutchfield, Ef
land; k. n. uixon, oner ^ity; j. r.
Deaton, Aberdeen; Mrs. Julia Greer,
Moravian Falls; J. R. Guthrie, Gra
ham; T. N. Harris, Troy; R. D. Hen
dron, Chapel Hill; C. A. Hughes, Elon
College; M. E. Johnson, Candor; S.
D. Johnson, PKtsboro; E. E. Lady,
Kannapolis; Otis P. Brower, Liberty;
Postmaster (no initials), Rutledge,
Yadkinville; J. Walker Kelly, Jones
boro; J. P. Turnley, Cameron; F. L.
Anderson, Leaksville; C. N. Roden
heimer, Elkin; Artie B. Brown, Eagle
Springs; Miss Lola A. Carter, Jack
son Springs; Eli S. Cox, West End;
Frank "Dudguon, Pinehurst; J. W.
Gilliam, Sanford; N. L. Grimes, Coo
leemee; James A. Grogan, Spray; W.
P. Lee, Benson; A. J. Fitzgerald,
Smithfield; J. M. Stancil, Kenly; J.
C. Stancil, Smithfield; I* V. Lee,
Pour Oaks; V. Dj Duncan, Clayton;
hi F. Pearce, Princeton; J. A. Mas
sey, Selma; Ralph Kennedy, Sanford;
Fred Morris, Kemersville.
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$95,000 IsProvifled For New Postoffice
Building Hereunder Federal Budget
McIVER BUILDING
AN OLD LANDMARK,
TO BE RAZED SOON
Ancient Building Erected Over
Fifty Years Age By Mc
Iver Family Here.
BUILDING IS PRESERVED
Flourishing Business Was Con
ducted There In Days
That Are Gone By.
The Express is informed by
Mr. C'. H. Smith, the present
owner, that the Mclver old store
building on the comer of Chat
ham' and Mclver Streets, will be
torn down early in the New Year.
This building was constructed some
50 years ago by the firm of Mclvers,
one of the oldest and for many years
the largest general mercantile con
cern in this part of the State. When
Sanford first became a village they
opened a store in a small building
on a lot where the Lutterloh drug
store now stands. The business soon
forced the firm, which was composed
of the late Wesley Mclver, Henry Mc
lver and John D. Mclver. to build
larger quarters. The firm not only
had an extensive trade among the
people living all over this section, but
they were cotton buyers and handled
the fleecy staple no a large scale.
Following the death of Wesley Mc
lver, his son, the latq D. E Mclver
became a member of the firm, and
was fox & number of years manager
the ^usinegsr Afte? he went to th«
m^^^ ^e^usiness Passed to offic
er hands. Some previous to that
time Henry Mclver, father of the
late Dr. Chas: D. Mclver, also passed
away, only one member of the origin
al firm remaining with the concern,
John D Mclver. For several years
tne Dusiness was i;yuuui-icu U11UC! 1,..^
management of Mr. W. D. Hunter,
of this place. Following the death,
of Mr. Mclver the business was sold
to other parties, who continued to
run it on a b:g scale for a few years.
The history of the firm of Mclvers
in a part of the history cf Sanford
and this section. For a number of
years Mr. T. A Riddle has been en
gaged in the mercantile business at
this old stand. Many of the people
who lived in this section back in those
days have passed away and are tak
ing their last long sleep in Buffalo
cemetery or some other cemetery in
this section.
This old building was constructed
of heart pine and is almost as good
as it was the day it was put in the
biulding. Fifty years ago this section
was heavily timbered with a growth
of fine long-leaf pine.
The building was started by the
late Peter Campbell and finished by
the late George Gilmore. It cost
$3,000 and an addition was built
which cost $1,000, making $4,000 for
the double structure. Labor and lum
ber being cheap in those days it did
not cost much to build a substantial
building. The property was purchas
ed by Mr. Smith 20 years ago. He
also bought six other lots on Chat
ham and seven on Mclver street. The
building will be sold to the highest
bidder for cash consideration and the
work of removing it will be let to the
lowest bidder. We are net advised
as to Whether the lot will be offered
for sale, but perhaps it can be bought.
The taxes and sidewalks and street
assessments have been paid in full.
AUTO LICENSES
ARE BEING SOLD
Auto license tags for 1932 went oi\
sale at the Bobby Burns Service Sat
tion Tuesday morning. The tags are
sold in a beautifully "appointed office
just across the street from the Burns
Service Station. Office hours: 9:00
a. m. to 4:30 p. m. In making appli
cation for tag you should bring your
application card. A notary public
will be on hand to serve you if needed
in making out official papers. A
State road patrolman will also be
present to furnish any information
that may be necessary in issuing the
licenses. As has been stated this year
for the first time licenses in North
Carolina will be sold on the basis of.
the'weight of the vehicle instead of
the horsepower. Under the new law,
licenses will be sold at the rate of
55 cents per hundred weight, manu
facturer’s shipping weight to deter
mine proper weight, for passenger
motor vehicles. The minimum fee
will be $12.50.
Passenger automobiles used for the
transportation of passengers for hire
will be liscensed on a basis of 90 ets.
per hundredweight, with the minimum
fee to be $18. ^
Rates for trucks vary from 55 cts.
per hundredweight for vehicles hav
ing pneumatic tires to $2.00 per hun
dred pounds for vehicles equipped
with solid tires and rated from three
to 10 tons. , .
With this ..issue «4Kttfuf<»
press presents sixteen pa; - ’
readers, full 13 ems Wdijti-.e si -
measure of all regular nen :
making this ('hristlhas num
believe, the largest in Uns
section of the Carolina#.*
This number is ch^k fid1 c: inn
esting reading matter. Wildcat, flat
wide and national character, inclndimr
feature writeups on many of our li. n
business enterprises hndjpf display
advertising which proVes'-wnclusive
ly that the masses'stjll hold implicit
and abiding faith in ft# Sanford Ex
press as the leading; jia^r through
which to exploit their sfeSek in trade
to the people throughout the confines
of Lee and adjoining Cotndies.
' The Express claims and has one of
the largest pai(bin-advance subscrip
tion lists of any paper in this sec
tion; its readers are constant and
our efforts put foAt to please both
the advertiser and the reader seems
to strike the popil&r ifcord with the
people, the result ol which Has enabled
us to come forth ;ftia We^k with this
extraordinary edition.
We are fully cognizant df the fact
that without ihiyijid' add cooperation
of the business »uln^f,;Sa$f<8{jk*Sni
fete li—inn'in
aatronS to khowlsjSpSPwe ire appro
dative of the generous auppert giver
Many copies oi this numbelt will :>o
sent broadcast in our effort fp bettor
acquaint the people abrMW |of the
many inducements Sanford hilds i'<
the manufacturer and home-s&kc..
Grangers tell us that Sanford is
an ideal little city, offering many at
tractive advantages to those seeking
new locations ,and from our <obesrva
tions we can in no wise overdo our
boosting in our combined effort to
push forward and onward in the in
terest of a bigger, better and brigh
er future for our city and its people.
Just recently we learned that more
passed through Sanford in a period
than one thousand out-of-state cars
of twelve hours. Some few of these
stop and view our city and its sur
roundings ,but many pass on and tor
get, having in mind their destination
and the winter sports attached to
Florida. This number of the Express
will go directly to the homes, offices,
clubs and organizations of the indus
trial and commercial centers of the
country where they can sit and read
of the various interests of Sanford
and Lee county. The Express stands
willing and ready at all times to do
its full share toward helping the city
and its people become more prosper
ous, more progressive and Will ever
and anon boost for the rapid advance
ment of t-iC city from a commercial,
industrial, civic, religious and social
standpoint, feeling that it is a duty
we owe our people, hence through the
aid of our business men we present
this booster, feature and Christmas
edition as our Yulethie tribute to the
whole people of Lee county, whom
j through our lifetime assoc iation with
! them, we have come to love, honor
kand respect from every angle.
And, furthermore, the present pub
lishers of the Sanford Express feel a
deep and appreciative and lasting in
debtedness to its advertising patrons
and to its subscribers, for the loyal
Support given it during alruost a half
century of existence. Yea, verily, we
bwe much to them and our seasons
greetings are extended in our cheer
ful yet humble Way.
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HIGH RATING FOR
| SANFORD MARKET
According to the report made tu
the North Carolina Department of
Agriculturee by the local warehouse
people the sales of tobacco on the
floors of the Sanford market for Nov
ember amounted to 1,288,948 pounds
The average pric> was $8.90. It is
thought that the average for Decem
ber will be higher as better grades are
being put on the market. More than
4,000,000 pounds have been sold here
since the season opened.. One of the
warehousemen thinks that there if
about 25 per cqpt of the crop still in
the hands of the farmers in this sec
tion. I. Ala J j
ANNUAL REPORT
1931 FARM WORK
MADE BY AGENT
C ounty Farm JDcmonstrator Re
views Achievements Of
the Past Year.
A COMMENDABLE REPORT
Many Forward Steps Made On
Lee Farms—Achieve
Several Of Goals.
When a program of work was made
up for the year 1931 certain goals
were set up to be accomplished dur
ing the year. The goal for lespedeza
was to increase the acreage seeded in
the county to 250 acres.' A campaign
was put on during January and Feb
ruary with the result that more than
300 bushels of seed were purchased
by formers of the county and sowed
on their small grain in addition to
the land that was allowed to reseed
itself.. As a result of this work about
475 acres of lespedeza were grown
this year. Reports were received
from a number of farmers who cut
as much as two tons of hay per acre
from their lespedeza. Four seed pans
were placed in the county and twelve
farmers stripped more than 500 bus
hels of seed from 66 acres of lespede
za.
The 1931 goal for pasture‘Work was
to increase the acreage seeded to im
prove grasses and cloved to 150 acres
A campaign was put on in January
taild FefcgUBry with the result tha1
era seeded thirty eight1
Carpet grass. pounds of Ballis gras
and 5 pounds of Red Top gress pe
acre. This brought out pasture demon
strations ior me county up to 04 am
the total acreage up to 165 acres
Some of these pastures have beer
grazed for several years and theii
owners have all beep well pleasec
with the results'. They have held u[
better in dry weather than their own
ers expected. The low ground ha?
furnished more grazing than the hil
land, especially on the sandy side o1
the county. I believe that we shrub
depend mainly on the low ground foi
pastures in the sandy sections..
Poultry:—Three adult demonstra
tions were conducted where flock re
cords Were kept for eleven months
There were 832 White Leghorn hen:
and pullets in the three flocks. Tin
average production per bird for th.
eleven months was 121 eggs. Tin
average return above feed cost wa:
$1.24 per bird. The total return abov<
feed, cost for the three flocks wa:
$1032.05. One of these demonstra
tions turned out very poor because o
poor feeding. This materially re
duced our average production anc
profit. Mr. Phil C. Yarborough o
the Osgood emmunity had the bes
demonstration. He had 338 pullets ii
his flock that laid an average of 160.
21 eggs per bird for the eleven mo>
His net return above feed cost_ wa
$010.87' or an average of $2.67 pe
• bird.
Dairy Cattle:—I have thirteen 4-f
Jersey‘Calf Club members Who com
pleted their second year of calf clu
work. Lach ol these hoys bought
pure bred Jersey heifer in the >pnnj
of 1030. All of these heifers hav
freshened once and four of them hav
dropped their second call. We ha\
been very fortunate in the number o
bull calves dropped. Of the 11 < calve
dropped bv these Jersey belters 1
were bulls and two heifers. One e
the heifers died with pneunu.ni
when three days old, so our increas
has been Id bulls and one heifer Al
of the original heifers are milkim
well and several of them have mad
outstanding records. The one belong
ing to Paul M. Rosser, ot Jonesboro
Rt. 'I, has made the best unoftieia
record. She dropped her second cal
111 July of tills > car and Paul at arte
keeping a milk record the first <>l *■ e
tember. Her production for ^eptem
ber and October was 2222 lbs. ot mil
and 154.6 lbs. of fat. or an ayerag
daily production of 36.4 lbs. ot ni
and 2.53 lbs of fat.
1 took two farmers to Aiamam
county on August -1st ami helpe
coumv on -o nt-, 1 1 , , ,
them select seven pure bred Jerse
heifers that they are using a found.i
tiolts for starting pure luvd lleta
Five pure bred hulls were placed t
the county during the year.
Marketing: —The biggest par! I:
mv marketing 'work this year has bee
with poultry. A cooperative sale ha
been held in Sanford each month, an
two sales a month were held dur.n
the spring months when broilers wer
bring sold. .Fourteen sales were he
in all and Ca.iillO pounds of ''''a
and 11 OS do;mn eggs were sold tin
netted the farmers .>1 l.i.M.-t. In
was a profit of Slh.vj.ld above price
that were paid locally ami by bun
ers that go through the county an
buy poultry. summary
Days devoted to field work
Days devoted to office work .y
Pays annual leave taken
Legal holidays taken.
Office consultations
(Continued On Page Eight.)
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Congressional budget Includes
Sanford Among Towns
Listed For rie:p.
LOCAL OFFICE TOO SMALL
F.o
year.'-, hack oven during the
cLys wni*:i Kobe ft N, Page represent
ed tne S veiitn District m the House
from time to time the Congressional
budget included an allotment for a
postoffice in Sanford. When this al
at was first made Santoru ^ .
a much .i.uier anvn loan it is n'..\
The years passed and nothing was
done toward buying a lot for the con
struct.on of a postoffice building here
Many of the people of the town seem
ed to regard the thing as a jc-.v-.
Other towns no larger than Sanford
in the Slate also were given allot
ments for a postoffice, but there the
matter rested indefinitely. As San
tord is a clearing house tor much os
the mail that is handled in Lee and
surrounding counties, greater facili
ties for handling the mail are needed
here. When tithes become normal the
present postoffice is hardly large
enough to take cart of the business.
The budget that is set up by t.ie
present Congress carries postofiice
allotments for a number of towns in
this state, including Sanford. The
amount for Sanford is fixed at $05,
000. Some towns smaller than San
ford are included in the list. Some
of the tdwns that the larger than San
ford are given a smaller allotment.
One can hardly expect that steps will
be taken to build a postoff. j build
ing in Sanford and other tow; . in this
State till the financial depr. sion is
over. The Express is infori ed that
Congressman Walteer Lambeth, of
this district, who recently took his
seat in the^plouse for the first time,
is so3h asf iMfe'Tifr
I after it is decided to cov ct
j postomce uuiiumg iittie jj
a suitable site. It may not
j to find one in the center o busi
j ness district of the tiwn. well
J to remember that a contrr over
'a site might mean that it v • 11 d be
: years before Sanford 'would nave a
postoffice building. From an article
sent out from Washington on the sub
ject we quote the following paragraph
Any tampering with the post off.ee
and treasury schedules may cause de
lay in the construction of buildings
already provided for or those to be
approbated for this session. If there
is controversy that will be seized as
an excuse- not only by the two depart
ments but the congress to defer fur
ther action.
ENJOY KIWANIS
MINSTREL HERE
Raleigh K:\vanians Give Min
strel Performance At the
High School Here.
i The Kiwanis Club held its regular
meeting at the Carolina Hotel last
I Friday night with Miss Futrell in
charge ot the music program. As
the Raleigh Kiwanis Minstrel group
' was to appear at the auditorium ot
> the nign scnooi duuuuik at i
i dor the auspices of the local club for
• the benefit of the Lee County Ueliei
• Fund, a set program was not put on.
> Fisher Makepeace asked that all who
f had toys in their homes carry them
; to the room formerly occupied by the
J Anderson Tire Company in the Caro
{ lina Hotel building 'where they wnl be
> repaired by the Scouts and distribut
1 ed at Christmas. It was decided that
• the board of directors be elected at
; the meeting Friday night. There will
be no meeting of the club Christmas
i night.
^ Mr. A. K. Miller, secretary and
: treasurer of the local Merchants As
. sociation appeared before the club and
; asked the. cooperation of the club in
• encouraging the people in the Sanford
" trade territory to do their Christmas
shopping with the local merchants,
j in fact the year round. He could see
. no good reason why they should go tu
- Greensboro, Durham and Raleigh to
• buy goods when they can get them
1 just as cheap and as good quality
j. here in Sanford. He wants the clubs
j and business people of the town to
^ get together and work out a plan to
I build up trade in Sanford, and stop
? sending thousands of dollars every
j year to mail order houses. They are
y not helping the people of the town
t and community to pay their taxes
s and support tlie various local insti
tutions ami concerns.
d At the conclusion of the program
all went to the school auditorium t<
attend the minstrel. It 'was one oJ
•’ the best minstrel shows ever put or
^ in Sanford and all who attended th<
4 show were convinced that it containec
5 much good talent. The work of some
1 ^Continued On Page Eight.)
Christmas Decorations Are Seen
In Stores and Homes Of
Sanford and County.
BUSY WITH RELIEF WORK
Throughout Sanford’s business sec
tor the onward march of the Christ
mas spirit is manifest. Wherever
the more prominent streets intersect
huge cedar trees, showing their glit
tering tinsel by day and casting off
their gleaming light l.yjiigM, are ad
vance sent buds of the imminence of *
the yuletide season.
'1 oi- vear’s Chr’stmas will be an
old time <>iie. The people have not
much money and the tendency points
once again to the “family Christ
mas/’ one at which the spirit is pre
sent but with an absence of the glit
ter and tinsel. Although the lack of
money is a marked factor featuring
this season's shopping, the local stores
are doing a fair business. Merchan- •
dise is cheaper than in years and th?s
fact, coupled with the endeavors of
local civic organizations, which ante
determined that no one, however un
fortunate their circumstances, shall
go without the .necessities that are
necessary to afford some sembfance
of Christmas, will do much to bring
about a normal observance of the
holidays.
In keeping with the Christmas sea
son, local stores are well stocked
with Christmas goods. The more
practical gifts, however, those that
go to make up for family comfort
are the vogue. Yet there are many
toys on display and no child will go
through the season without his heart
being gladdened by such.
The Lee County Relief Association
last ’week raised $3,500 which will, be
utilized for. necessities the nnfortu
nate must K^ve. Other organizations
Kvwanis Club, the AmeliaS
which will he used to jhirvihaao Christ
mas gifts for the children of the com
munity. Only this week, the Thurs
day Afternoon Bridge club, composed
men, donated §8.00 to the Lee Relief
Association which will be used in
of a number of the town’s young wo
aiding the community’s destitute.
The Christmas shopping period, on
the otherhand, gives promise of be
ing active. Sanford’s merchants, ever
alive to stimulate business by adver
tising, are this week running a half
page advertisement in a number of
weekly newspapers in this section of
the State in w’hich the following mes
sage is carried:
“Once again the pre-Christmas
period, with its many demands is at
hand. Handicapped with depleted fam
ily budgets, almost a universal con
dition now. and with the urgent pres
sure of the holiday shopping season
taxing your every turn—you, no
doubt, would welcome with open arms
a suggestion from some quarter that
would help you to meet the season’s
requirements with the greatly deflat
ed budget.
“It is, of course, no longer neces
sary that you take on the increased
costs incident to shopping in the
larger cities when Sanford's stores
are abreast with those of any other
town or city in North Carolina. Their
goods are purchased from the same
centers of distribution as are those
of the State's big cities. Prices here
on all commodities are as low, and in
many cases lower, than in the big
stores. Sanford’s stores have not the
exhorbitant rents and taxes that the
big-city stores must meet. As a re
sult it is quite logical that better bar
gains are to be found here than in the
so-called metropolitan centers.
“We invite-you to Sanford where
you will find the same facilities for
shopping as you will find in the lar
ger^ cities. Here you may shoo more
at leisure and with less congestion.
When wearied of the ceaseless round
of shopping you may find rest at our
luxurious hotels, may enjoy a pro
gram at our theatre, or may browse
among the books of our excellent
library.”
COLORED FOLKS
ARE ON PROGRAM
Much interest is being shown in
the announcement that the Sanford
colored quartette and chorous of the
colored high school will present a.
piogram of negro spirituals and
Christmas music at the West Sanford
high* • school auditorium on Friday
evening, Dec. 18*
The quartette composed of Rev. J.
E. McMillan, Professor W. B. Wicker
|>r. C. N. McMillan and Professor a’.
](• Mcl/ean has a wide reputation for
the excellency of their programs.
Those who attended a similar con
cert given by the colored musicians
several months ago realize what a
^ treat is in store for those -who attend.