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,: VOLUME 46, Number 24. ,r>-‘
SANFORD, NORTH CARfLIN A, JANUARY 28, 1932. Published WEEKL
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five cents
RALPH KENNEDY
' GETS APPROVAL
r / LEE COMMITTEE
County Executive Committee
' - Endorses Him For Unex
. .. pired Term of Gilliam '
? v McDonald gets a boost
Republicans Hold Meeting In Of
fice of County Chairman
* D. C. Holler, Here.
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Ralph A. Kennedy who has
served as acting postmaster
since the resignation of former
Postmaster Gilliam four months
- ago was Tuesday endorsed, to
_ serve out the unexpired term' of
‘ . Mr. Gilliam by the Lee county
Republican executive committee.
Since Mr. Kennedy was recently
rated by the U. S. civil service
commission as one of the three
_ persons eligible for the position,
his endorsement by the execu
tive committee for the unex
pired term is tantamount to his
appointment.
The remaining, formality necessary
to Mr. Kennedy’s appointment is the
forwarding of the endorsement of the
county executive committee to the
Y\ State chairman.of the Republican ex
ecutive committee who, in turn, will
forward it to President Hoover who
’ will then make the appointment and
transmit it to the senate for confir
mation.
me senate couiu, oi course, u
North Carolina’s senators should jprb
, test Mr. Kennedy’s appointment, pro
ceed to hold It up. In his case, how
ever, this Vwould be most unlikely,
since his appointment not only meets
with the approval of those of his oton
party but is also given a clean bill
by members of the Democratic oppo
sition. Only this afternoon, a proal
• - , inent Democrat was heard to say that
he would wire Senator Josiah , W.
Bailey immediately to help to speed
up Mr. Kennedy’s confirmation ;the
" moment his appointment should come
before the Post Office committee of
which the North Carolina*, senator is
- a member.
The meeting of the Lee Republican
executive committee was a typical
Sandhill I Republican gathering. The
as any oher respectable -group cf Lee
citizens. Had one not known that
they Kvere Republicans he would have
affirmed they Were a bunch of Demo
crats. It was a nice gathering. '
- No time was lost in formalities.
Chairman Holler immediately called
the meeting to order. Those .having
' . business'to bring before the meeting
were askerl to . out with it. Paul
Kelly, one of the aspirants for the
postmastership called, for -speeches
and Mr. Kennedy let out the oratori
r cal. fireworks. He had been a loyal
Republican since attaining his ma
jority, he stated. He had done his
utmost, his level-best, he said, to run
tile post office on the highest plane
of efficiency and, if given' the per
manent appointment would continue
to proceed along these lines. He then
'thanked his fellow Repulicans for their
loyal cooperation and support. Mr.
Patterson, and then Mr. Kelly, orated
yalong the same vein. Secretary Car
los McLeod then moved that the meet
ing go into executive session which
was secondespl, arid carried.
. it is understood Mr. Kennedy polled
”” -"7 votes, Mr. Patterson, 3, and Mr.
Kelly, 2. Mr. Kennedy’s endorsement
was then made unanimous. ....... ...
Wilton McDonald Was endorsed for
■ the position of U. S. deputy marshall
. by a unanimous vote.
Little diecussion of the plans of
the party in Lee for the coming cam
paign were heard; party plans were
adroitly laid aside. Some discussion
of the Lincoln day dinner which is to
be held jn Greensboro bn February
Ig. came up and those present were
urged tb press fellow Republicans
into attendance upon the State affair.
SUPERIOR COURT
STARTS MONDAY
•H—
Judge Frank A. Daniels ToPre
sidc Over One Week Term
T, of Lee Superior Court _
l Lee Superior Court will convene
Monday for a weeks term for the
trlaLof civil cases with Judge Frank
Daniels, of Goldsboro, .resident jurist,
of this judicial district, presiding.
Approximately forty cases are
docketed for disposal, said Clerk of
Court W. Gunter Watson, this morn
ing. Many of the caseae coming up
for trial are of long standing and
’ some are of much interest.
This term of court marks the first
appearance of Judge Daniels.are pre
siding officer of Lee court in oyer
two years. -
POE CAPTURES STILL.
'iiifJL galvanised still of ,40 gallons' ca
pacity was cut down by Officers
^Jlenry Poe and E. L,/Covert, hear;
Odlmv jEriday evening., This di»-.
tniery, the~^sat._taken in the Colon
• section in some yeSas, had not been
operation for some tfthi. Jleith
whisker nor beer was in evidence.
Citizens of Sanford and Lee County Are Urged To Spend Th«*r
Money At Home And Help Local Industries To Grow; D. B.
Teague, Local Attorney, Appeals To People To Put Their Dol
lars In Circulation; Quotes Babson To Effect That Money Is
Not changing Hands Enough, Thereby Bringing Qn Depression.
Editor’s Note; This is the first of a series of articles, written by local
civic and business leaders, which will appear periodically in The Express,
and in which local people will be urged to do their bit toward removing
th« gloom of depression by spending their money at home, and by buying
hbw,;ojrhile prices ate the lowest in a generation, the things that are
nAMioti; TliAgA artirlAa nr* anmuuim) Hv ihp Simford • Assof ia*
needed. These , articles are sponsored by the Sanford- Merchants’ Associa
tion; Another will appear soon.
(By Former Representative D. B. Teague, a Sanford Attorney.)'
It is said that in normal times a dollar put in circulation pays
eight dollars or changes hands eight times before it comes to
rest. That is true of a dollar that is kept at home. It is not true
of a dollar that is sent away from home. A dollar sent away from
home will probably circulate there eight times before it comes to
rest, but it circulates in the community where it is sent.
test of prosperity0-..-v.-vn" '
How many dollars are put m cir
culation and) how many . times they
change hands .is the test of prosperity
Babson has said of the present, de
pression that it is due to' money net
changing hands fast enough. There
is as much money or potential credit
as there ever was, and even more,
But It is not changing hands as much
as usual. People are holding to theii
money. This results in unemploy
ment^ in' the slow sale of goods, in a
smaller use of goods,- and in depres
sion. •' - ", i-,1- • ■ f a
Thgdepression will last as long as
this psychology lasts. So long as
every one holds to his money as long
as possible, and uses as little as he
can, we cannot expect business to im
prove. Trade is the life of business,
Just ,as rain and sunshine are the life
of vegetation, or as the circulation
of .the blood is the life of'a person.
When circulation stops, life stops. It
rests nyith the people to revive busi
ness, or to make business good or
tjs.. often said that fear is the
does'not seem far wrong. Fear is
the worst kind- of psychology for busi
ness just as it ip the worst kind of
psychology" for normal health of the
body. Fear ’is a destroyer. Faith
Creates power and life. So business,
practical and hard-headed, needs to
take into account human emotions,
especially fear and faith.
NOT CONTROLLED BY LAW
Unfortunately,. these emotions can
not be created or controlled-by law or
operated by machinery. If they
could, we might be able to use the law
or the machinery (to great advantage
at this time.Business is an impor
tant matter, for the welfare of every
one and every Institution we have is
tied up with the business life of the
community. iWe all live A>y and
through* our business, whether it be
farming, or merchandising or manu
facturing or practicing any of the
professions or laboring or, what not
Trade and business are vital to the
life of every person, either directly
or indirectly. All that we have of
food, clothing, education, recreation,
property and so forth is acquired by
trade or business. We should, there
fore, respect;- and, appreciate the im
portance of the health' of business.
U it Is sick, Mety one, suffers.. rj=®=
If (we .cannot control oar fears and
mechanically generate 'faith, we can
control our dollprs and where they
are spent. If they'are .sent off into
a far country)' they will likely never
like the Prodigal Son, xaturn. they
will go into the business life and
health of the far country, but they
will not help ait home any more. There
is a sound reason for keeping one’s
dollars fit home, And that ’ reason is
self-preservation. It has often been
aaid that- North Carolina is a great
wealth-producing - > State, but a poor
wealth-retaining State. We send our
money into a far country and it never
comes back. 'We make /others rich
and keep ourselves poor by buyipg
mre from them than we sell to them.
PATRIOTISM AT STAKE ,
lTie oiuy aouim reason xoi uuying
at home is intelligent self-interest. It
is almost unpatriotic to go; off ftbm
home to make fine’s 'purchases. It
is a species of;suicide. If a dollar
changes,-hands eight times ' before
edffling to rest when once put in cir
culation, then any one (who sends fi
dollar away from home'to buy. what
he needs deprives his community of
seven dollars of value. Enough of
that kind of treatment of anyf com
munity by ith citirens will Mil it.
Every pound of meat or butter, every
egg, every pair of shoes, every (dress
or. suit of clothes on piece of likmber
W brick or tOftiof eoalt whatever one
buys at home, hnd keeps a nickel or
® dime or a dollar -at home. oontri
butes td the business life1 at: ithe uoom*
munity. • , "■ ~ •
Business Is Upstness, but' business
is also life, 'it ought • and, In order
to prosper, must bo fairly conducted.
It must meet competition. It haB a
■ (.Continued Qn Page Eight).'
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MAYOR WARNS PARENTS ABOUT
STREET SKATING HAZARD
Several times recently my at
tention has been called to near
accidents occasioned by children
skating upon the paved streets
of our town. I want to urge all
parents' to Insist that this prac
tice be STOPPED. U is going
to be ’too late when a child has
. been killed and sorrow has been
brought to our entire citizenship ,
by such tragedy. I know' tha the'
children want to have a good
time, but the hazard , is too great
to have them ideating on the
streets, and I will appreciate eo- .
operation upqn the part of every
parent within our town. Without
this cooperation I cannot stop
the skating, last’s not wait un
til it is TOO DATE.
W. R. WILLIAMS, Mayoj.
OBSERVED FRIDAY
Twelve Former Members Are
i Present To Enjoy Excel- -
j lent Program Staged.
MURDOCH McLEOD GUEST
Pinehurst Minister Delivers In
spiring And Original Talk
—Brinn Speaks.
Anniversary Day was observed by
the Kiwanis Club at the ■ Carolina
-hotel Friday evening and 12 former
members, were present to aid in the
festivities.
Rev. Murdoch McLeod, a member
of the Sandhills Kiwanid Club, tvas
the principal ^speaker and at., the end
of his informal and humorous speech
-applause echoed for minutes in the'
hall, a just tribute to an inspiring
and original talk. /
He serious • portions of Rev. Mc
Leod’S spech dwelt on the real pur
poses of Kiwanis. He reminded his
hearers that Kiwanis is not a lurich
eon club; that it was not created for
self-advancement of its members;
that it jyas not created merely to ac
eomplish material things. The pur
pose of the club is to enable men to
know .each other better; to assist mu
tually in the harmonious development
of head, heart and hand; to bring out,
jlatent qualities that otherwise might
slumber forever. To contribute to *
man’s, character, said Rev. McLeod.,
you must knotv him intimately. “Every
man I touch feels a little better or
a little worse. Release business, from
'your real self Get to know your
[friends and you will help to bring out
their best Wake ’em up!” Rev.
McLeod commended newspaper publi
city, but warned his listeners not to
set 'material accomplishment as a
goal for the club. "We are doing fine
things for the underprivileged child
and for unfortunates in our com
munities, but we can't share the fin
est things we have in the public
prints.”
Preceding Rev. McLeod’s address,
J. E. Brinn gave v a brief history of
Kiwanis since its'founding in De
troit 17 years ago, ‘and discussed
some Of the ideals Kiwanis had come
to represent _ .. _ .
A feature of the evening was a
song by J. C. Pittman, “We want-%
Clair,’’ a parody of Eddie Cantor’s
presidential theme-song and dedicat
ed to Kiwanis’ local president, Pat
St. Clair. Apt verses alluded to Pre
sident Pat’s economy program, his
political endeavors = ami -his unique
ability to write in tong hand and in
short hand at the same time! Dr. J.
F. Foster's bridge-prize complex was
treated with the right comic touch
and D B. Teague was lauded for Mb
recent involuntary political promin
ence.” Herbert Hoover, So the song
went, had done away with poverty
. (Continue On Page Eight).
SEAWELL
CANDIDA1]
CONGRt
J&s
CaJ-thage Mai*Te
Has Not Given!
To Makin
Express He
■Thought
:e.
BURNS WITHOlfp DESIGNS
Man From Upper:
trict Win Like'
G. O JP. Na
Mion of Dis
jfBe Given
ation
Asked if there t
dation to "the raj
mighf enter the r|
publican oongrei
.tion inthe Sever
spring, Herbert ?
Carthage attqift|§
here recently, den
any ambitions in -
for the present at]
“I am too busy witf
ties and with my da
| States referee in
'iously consider
‘congress now,” sfctjfjj
thagn attorney. -SS®
ABLE CAMPAIGN
! While Mr. SeaU-e
it is likely he is of-1
a resident of the so
the district should
sional honors in 19
any foun
>r that he
for the Re
>al nomina
, listrict this
[Seawell, Jr.,
on a visit
harboring
iis direction
ast.
iy legal prac
Ss as United
lptcy to ser
a race for
ie young Car
Colin G. Spencer,
ty man, made the
a preponderance of
trict Republican
ties of Wilkes,
Davidson, which co!
em tier of counties,
rhe Republican, voti^
tier, with the exce
Montgomery, has
gible for 'some years.;
The young C:
if Judge and Mrs
■veil,,the former, Re;
Jate fpr governor in
nember of the 0. S.
peals, has practiced
spicuous success since'
io the bar six Jib,
sxcellent campaigner
lave- a large folio;
iers' of his owp _
n his home comity
burns is
Another whose
[d not say so.
opinion that
;m portion of
.seek congres-.
inasmuch as
Moore coun
in 1930. Too-,
Seventh Dis
in the coun
Davie and
the north
the district,
the southern
joft Moore and
[almost negli
iwyer, a son j
■bert F. Sea
liican , oandi
!8 and now j
,rd of tax ap- ■
with con-1
is admission
[o. He is an
id Is said to
Jamoiig mem
particularly
ioprC.
G. P. congressional domination is
tobert 1*. Burns, pr -minent Sanford
jl distributor. Mr. Bums likewise,
ihen asked for a statement, disclaim-,
d any intentions along this line,,
tating that the pressure of his huge,
usiness interests in this section would
lake it almost impossible for him to
0 to Washington even should he be
lected. A,'loyal Republican, the San- ,
ird rnaii for some years. served as
!. 0. P. chairman in Moore, where
e resided before moving - here. He
1 regarded as a man ofteonsiderable |
bility and with enough of devotion |
> Republican principles to make a
lorough-going campaign if his.
lends should prevail upon him to
scept the nomination. ; j
With reference to both Messrs,
eawell and Bums, however. the specu
,tion centering around their names j
at this time believed only mere1
unor and confirmation of either re- j
jrts, if forthcoming at *U, must be j
vaited for several months- by the j
lblic. ’ I V
RALEIGH PEOPLE
IN WRECK HERE
Ford Gar In Which They Were
Riding Gradies Into Light
Pole, Turning Over.
J. Leroy, Wheatley, oi Raleigh, and
two ladies, whose names were'not
learned, were taken to Lee County
Hospital Wednesday afternoon, follow
Ing an accident Nvhen the car in which
they were riding struck an electric,
light pole on Hawkins Avenue and
turned over on its side.
It was found that Mr. Wheatly
had sustained a fractured knee cap,
one of the ladies several bruises, and
the other was severely Jarred by the
accident. 1 ——
T^oilowing treatment at" the hospir
tal, the party, accompanied by friends
from Raleigh, returned there. The
automobile was badl> damaged.
TANTALIZER
- i
The letters in the lines below
properly arranged spell the
names of two persons in San
ford. 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 OfficV
before next Wednesday night,
to each of them witt bo given a
free ticket admitting them to
the show at the Temple Theatre
Thursday night
This week’s tantalizer:
ACRSHLE EGOSRR ,V
LEDCY SOILWiANLMJ
Last week’s winners;.
Clinton Boyd
•V ' William McAuley.
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Banking Officials Advance Embryonic Plan By Which It Is Be
lieved Depositors May Be Able To Realize Eighty Per Cent of
Thei* Deposits Upon Reopening of Bank; Suggestion Has Hearty
Cooperation of Local Directors and Stockholders And Depositors
Exhibit Willing Mood.
Tentative plans through which
it is believed, an early opening
of the recently closed United Bank
and Trust Company may be real
ized, were favorably acted upon
Monday night when a meeting
of the directors of the local unit
was held. (
Simultaneously, the directors
of the parent bank in Greens-’
boro and the other branches
were holding meetings for the
purpose of discussing these plans,
though what action, if any, *was
taken, has not been learned here.
The plan advanced, briefly, is
as follows: / ' y
1. That all depositors agree to
subscribe twenty per cent of the
fund/a-they had on deposit in the
United Bank and Trust Com
pany in stock.
2. That all stockholders of the
United Bank and Trust Company
pledge themselves to purchase
from fifty to one hundred per
A. C. HUGHES DIES
HERE AFTER LONG
ILLNESS, LEADER
Deceased Was Member' Of A
Prominent Virginia Family;
Moved Here Years Ago
RAN TOBACCO BUSINESS
Was Forced To Retire From Ac
tive Business When Beset
„ JBy Illness 8 Years Ago.
’
. ... jSSfcJ... —„
Mr. A. C. Hughes,*:
who
been in declining health for eight
years, passed away at his home on
Hawkins Avenue last iSaturday night
at 7 o’clock. He had been confined
to his bed for more than a year with
a complication of diseases.
„..The funeral 'was held at the Pres
byterian church on Monday afternoon
at 2:30 conducted by his pastor, Dr.
it. C. Gilmore, assisted by Rev. F. C.
Hawkins, pastor of the First Baptist
church. The funeral was attended by
a large number of neighbors and
friends. Many were also here from
& distance. Seats were reserved in
the church for a large number of
friends from Apex. The choir sang,
“Oh Love That Will Not Let Me Go/’
“Some Time We Will Understand,’’
and a duet by Mrs. Victor King and
Mrs. E. C. Heins, Jr. At the conclu
sion of the services at the church the
body was borne to Buffalo cemetery
where the interment was made. The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
had charge of the flowers which were
very numerous and beautiful. The
pall bearers were: Messrs, u. hi. lea
gue, R. R. Mclver, T. M. Gunn, M. C.
Reeves, L. S. Olive, of Apex ,and W.
B. Jphnson, of Fuquay Spings. Honor
ary: Messrs. H. M. Jackson, John R.
Jones, E. R. Buchan, Or. Lynn Mc
lver, A. G. Carter, Neal Harrington,
J. W. McIntosh, A. V. Baucom, El
hert Atkins, B. B. Kammer, J. R. Har
vard and Charlie Johnson, of Apex.
The funeral was attended by the
following relatives and friends from
a distance: Mrs, W. T. Clark, Mrs.
James Clark, and Mrs. H. G. Connor,
Wilson; Mr. and Mrs. M. L. T. Hughes
Mrs. W. T. Hughes, Danville, Va.; Mr.
and Mrs. Opie C. Edwards, and Mr.
O. B. Moss, of Spring Hope; Mr. W.
T. Hargrove and Mr. Frank L. Har
grove, of Tarboro; Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Pruden, of Chase City, Va.; Mr. Geo.
B. Pruden, of Richmond, Va.; Rev
Edward H. Pruden, D. D„ of Peters
burg, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Phillips, of
Laurinburg; Mrs. J. H. Uzaell, of
Louisburg; Mrs. Babcock, of Chase
City, Va.; Mrs, Sydney Jeffreys, of
Chase City; Mrs. Margaret Bagby,
Mr. Raymond Harward, Mr. and Mrs.
L. S. Olive, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. John
son, Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Baucom and
Miss Ruth Bell, Mr. E. Atkins, of
Apex;. Mr. W. B. Johnson, of Fuquay
Springs; Miss" Eleanor Roberts, of
Chase City, Va.
Mr,', Augustine'Clark Hughes, Sr.,
is a 'member of one of Virginia's
ost prominent families. This family
ilped to make history dating back
the days before and during the Re
.lutionary War, He was a son of
e la to" John Edward Hughes and HIi
ibeth Clark Hughes, of Chatham,
ft. He .WUB born April 4th, lhb»,
issing away at the age of 74. v.
ughes Was a grandson of the late
0l. John A Clark of “Pineville,
ittsylvania County, Va. There were
! children in the Hughes, family,
(Continued On Page Eight). .
cent of stock in addition to that
which they now possess.
This plan, if agreed to, it was
said this morning, will practically
assure the reopening of the bank.
, Acceptance of this plan, it was
intimated, will most likely re
sult in the vast resources of the '
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion being placed behind. the lo- .
eal bank.
This plan, it has been, learned,
received the hearty .approval of
the bank’s directors at their Mon
day night conference. Stock
holders, who have been approach
ed on the plan, are said to be
very favorably disposed tcVard
it, as are also many of the de
positors before whom the plan
has been laid.
O. P. Makepeace; chairman of
the board of directors, said this
morning a meeting of the deposi
tors would be held at an early
date to take the plan under con
sideration.
YE EDITOR AND
HIS HONOR, THE
MAYOR, ON TOUR
Find Sanford Water System On*
of Best In State—Modern
Methods Are Used«
WATER CLEAR AND PURE
Water System Can Be Extender
So As To -Supply A .City •.
of 25,000 P« *
y r. H. st. Clair
Accompanied by Mayoi' War
ren Williams the editor visited
| the City Water Works three
'miles east of Sanford Tuesday
'afternoon and had an opportun
ity to see some improvements
that have been made. Three fil
ters have been worked over and
new sand and other material put
in.
| The dam or embankment that holds
the water in the big lake that sup
plies the water system is covered with
a growth of beautiful winter grass.
More grass seed have been put out
and a coat of cotton seed meal put
'out as a fertilizer. It it planned by
Mayor Williams and others who have
the work in charge to make this one
of the most attractive spots in Lee
county. Everything is kept clean and
in order about the pumping station.
E. P. Wicker, superintendent of the
water plant, lives in a cottage, built
by the town, on a high hill overlook
ing the valley in which the pumping
] station is located. No man could
shdw more interest in his job than
Mr. Wicker, who has made a close
study of his business and keeps an
eye on everything about the pumping
station and big lake. He has an able
'an efficient assistant in the person
of Mr. W. C. Spence. These two men
have mastered every detail connected
! with the purification of the water for
domestic and other purposes. Daily
tests are made so as to make sure
that all impurities are removed from
the water by a modern filtering and
chemical process before the water is
sent through the big main to the
standpipe on the eastern suburbs of
Sanford. The water in the reservoir
looks to be about as clear as water
can be made. One could see a dime
op the bottom 8 or 10 feet below the
surface. It is said to be one of the
best water systems in the State. Mon
thly tests of the 'water are sent to the
State board of health so as to be pass
ed on according to law. One wonders
why people who drink water before
it is put through a purifying process
don’t die with typhoid fever or some
other dangerous disease. Before the
water system was built people of
Sanford had to drink water out of
wells. At times (when the weather
was very dry in the Summer season
many of the wells in the town'“went
dry” and often as many as a dozen
families had to use water out of one
well. Hardly a summer passed with
out an epidemic of typhoid fever and
a number of deaths. Since the water
system was put in one never hears
of a'case of typhoid fever in Sanford,
unless It is brought in fnim thn nut
side, _ ' .
The .system is supplied 'with water
from a large number ef springs on
the water shed. Mrs. Campbell, the
wife of Mining Engineer Campbell,
who was sent here by the 'Federal
government a few years ago to make
(Continued On Page Eight). -
INTERESTING
NEWS AND VIEWS
“Uncle Joe” Cannon,
Losing An Election
Jew and Scotchman
Delusions.
High-handed and autocratic, late
“Czar of the House,” Joseph Green
leaf Cannon,, nevertheless and not
withstanding, was one of the most
human of men.
I “ ‘Uncle Joe,’ as he was affection
' ately kndwn by thousands of his coun
jtrymen, once invited an Illionis con
stituent, then on a visit to Washing
ton, to share dinner with him,” re
lates Postmaster Ralph Kennedy.
J It was in the early summer, ex
plained Mr. Kennedy, and tender, -
green com-on-the-cob had just made
its appearance on the table of the
Washington hotel in which- Speaker
Cannon and the friend from his home
State were dining.
"“Each time-the dish, heaped high
with the succulent bars', was passed,
‘Uncle Joe’ took lavish helpings,” said
Mr. Kennedy. .
“Observing that 'Uncle Joe’ had had
four helpings of roasting ears, the
friend inquired: ‘Joe what does it cost
you to board here?’
‘Six dollars a day,’ answered Mr.
Cannon.
I Well, I should think you’d find
it much cheaper boarding at a livery
I stable,’ chuckled the constituent.”
GOT THE MOST VOTES
Former Representative D. B. Tea
gue tells another one on the gaunt
Cannon, who, during his fifty years
of service in the House of Represen
tatives, went down to defeat on but
one occasion.
j “Shortly after this defeat,” says
;Mr. Teague, “Mr. Cannon returned
| to Washington for the ‘lame-duck’
session of Congress. While lounging
about the cloakroom he was beseeched
by an inquisitive colleague to explain
YtHe cause of his defeat.
I a <pll tell you why,’ said ‘Uncle
#Joe’ then pretended to whisper in his
i ear, as,, if to- keep others from hear*
jing the’flfccret, Jmt in language that
•1 everyone in the room cou!4 hear die
most votes. ” ? . **••• *
PLAYING WITH FIRE
| This one is too good to keep:
| At the Kiwanis meeting last Friday
r.ight, J. C. Pittman introduced the
chief speaker of the evening, ReV.
Murdoch McLeod, hvith the inevitable
Scotch joke. But Pitt was playing
■ th fire. The Rev. McLeod’s res
ponse to the joke at his Scotch ances
try was almost perfect repartee.
“I Was visiting,” said Pitt, “at Dix
Hill recently, and while strolling
through the yard I passed two men
seated on a bench conversing most
intelligently and interestingly. Sure
ly, these were not inmates. I stepped
a guard. ‘Are those two meri\in
mates of this institution?’ 1 asked
him. ‘Yes,’ he replied, ‘they’re crazy.’
It was unbelievable. I asked another
guard, ‘Yes,’ he answered, ‘they’re
crazy all right. You see, the one on
the left is a JOw and the other is a
Scotsman. . The other day one of our
1 men was up town and saw the Jew
walking along the sidewalk dropping
ten dollar bills to' the pavement. Be
hind hig%came the Scot, picking up
the ted ppots and handing them back
to th^'^W. We decided they both
belongedvhere.’ ”
I Great was the laughter, until the
Reverend McLeod arose to start his
speech. “I am glad,” he said, “that
Pitt told that story. It helps me to
identify the leading character in a
story I heard recently. One c*f the
| officials of Dix Hill told me that there
was a distinguished citizen of L^e
county visiting there recently (I did
n’t know until now who he was) and
that while walking across the yard
the visitor encountered an inmate.
The inmate appeared to be sane, if
ever anyone was, so our visitor in
quired, ‘Are you an inmate here ’
(‘Yes, sure,’ answered the man, ‘I’m
crazy.’ ‘Well, you don’t look crazy.’
‘Neverthless, I’m crazy,’ said the man,
‘that’s why they put me here. And
by the way, who are you?’ the viaifcm*
expanded his chest, stuck thumbs in
suspenders and, smiling grandly, said,
‘Why, my man, I’m Lee Couiity’s
most prominent citizen!’- 'The inmate
shrugged. ‘Oh hell, you’ll get over
that. I thought I was Mussolini
when I came here.’ ”
TWO HURT IN AN AUTO
COLLUSION HERB
Etta Burnett and her husband sus
tained minor injuries Monday when
the Ford car in which they were, rid
ing collided with a truck, belonging to_...
a Colon brick manufacturer; near the
Lee courthouse,. _The collision la re
ported to have respited When the
Ford puJleA out of a side read onto,
the main highway in front of the ap
preaching truck. They were carried 4*=
to the Lee County Hospital where
their wounds were dressed by Dr. J.
F. Foster. .. • - .