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 ± ik * * * w w ^ ^ 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. i $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 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.) ( J ic; J 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.