.flvrl-i Vj!zkl.yr. BUY NOW And Help Bring Back PROSPERITY : *- - ‘ lilt* V ...r x. w ; - S/iP^-Si'^Pi *'■ ,: VOLUME 46, Number 24. ,r>-‘ SANFORD, NORTH CARfLIN A, JANUARY 28, 1932. Published WEEKL '■E* 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. *■ . -, 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).' ■. iV 1 >w jj- /'■-,' 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. - ■ T ■ 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