BUY NOW And Help Bring/Back PROSPERITY BUY NOW And Help Bring Back PROSPERITY SANFORD, NORTH C^kOLINW, FEBRUARY 4, 1932, Published WEEKLY. VOLUME 46, Number 25, FIVE CENTS INTERESTING _ ^ NEWS AND VIEWS SHANGHAI “POLLYANNAS” * TOM McNElLL. - PRECOCIOUS YOUTH „ r. " -» The age of hero worship is past but this does not mean that there are ho longer heroes. „■ Nor is patriotism a spirit that belongs* to a former age. * Only yesterday it was learned on gooiTauthority that quite a large num ber of applicants for membership in the local uhi| of the national guard have been received by CAPTAIN DAN B. KING since war-like gest ures appeared in Shanghai. " -j Seeing America’s intervention, in the Sino-Japanese affair as possible, JACK EDWARDS, old and decrepit veteran of the Spanish-Amertcan and World Wars, yesterday dispatched - the following message to Captain' King through Sergeant Duncan- - St, Clair: ' - ’ " ’ “Tell Captain King'I want to go with him *ahd the boys. I may be too old to kill many Japs but 1 can still ■ ‘ ' qualify as a cook.”' “ .Speaking from ' first hand, the News and Interviews man can assure Captain King if he wants some on* • to carry “A Message to-Garcsa,” the veteian Jynotypist is not without the - “guts” to do it On ^very street comer, to every drug store the inevitable conversa tion during the last several days has been of war. • “ Even AUSTIN MeCORMICK, the communicant of congressmen, gover nor* and senators, forewent his usual question: “Well, what's the latest in *' politics?” and asked for news from Shanghai. Sunday evening, instead '" of tuming to the political news tir - the current issue of the New York Times, a fixed habit of his, he was " \' observed to read first the front page i.^ctory telling' -about the Japanese’ * boaSlbardment of the “International Settlement.” Nonolgilant CAPT. DAN B. KINf "and diminutive KEN BALDWIN,- ex - changed banter on the prospects of America’s entry, as. they drank . . g .. ‘ - "No, m get there-before yon.*do, if the United States goes in, for I have the longest legs and I’ll go there as fast as they can take me,” 'Capt. King told Mr. Baldwin with an air of ~ finality. . .r~ In the lobby of the hotels the talk was the sapie. At the Wilrik, JAKE EVANS, fiery Soutli Carolinian who studied wireless telegraphy at Har vard and served through the World War, said in event of war he prob ably would offer his services to the wireless corp. 'L A. K. MILLER took oeeasion to roundly denounce the “Pollyanna” proclivities of professional pacifists, who in their fervor for international peace, have fostered a policy of tali' preparedness upon this country.- He pointed out China as a shining, ex ample of . his contentions, and stated had China been prepared as she • should have been, it would not- today be necessary for the” leading powers of the world to issue to Japan the ul timatum: “Quit kicking our dog around.” ^ - : / CLEVE YARBOROUGH, who rak ed in plenty of! shekels as a tobacco . warehouseman during the seasons, of _ 1918-1919 when golden leaf, due to , the World War ahd the newly incpeas ed demand, soared to unheard of v prices, today bemoaned conditions in the tobacco industry. — — “Those were the ‘good old times,’ ” said Mr. Yarborough. “In ,1919, on "' every one hundred pounds of tobacco sold, I averaged for my part $1.68.” With the prices as they are nbw, a warehouseman, he lamented, does well to get 26 cents for his part on each one hundred pounds sold. , “Two minds never run in the same channel,” philosophized GORDON 0. REDDISH, as he scanned newspaper headlines Wednesday morning. . -- “Just what are you driving at?” "f. he was asked. ' S ; He produced Wednesday morning’s i. Raleigh Ndwa and Observer and tl\p Charlotte Observer, ehch with a front page streamer, which reads as fol lows: i ’V News and Observer: “GOAL OP PEACE SEEMS NEAR.” Charlotte Observer: “ARTILLERY -- - duel is resumed a,t shano HAL” ; ./w . >■',/ " Comes to town, LEJ^BULLARD, of Lumberton, prominent ip Carolina automotive circles, with a deposition Jn favor of Hon. Tom McNeill,.his ./^How-townsman, for governor.,-.' McNeill, if-he can be prevail: :: ' ed upon to make the.race, and in event ...of his election, wiU makpjune of th* best governors Ve , have had since iv Zebulon Baird Vance,” said Mr. BulJ • laid. ‘Tf there wai ever a more p» (Continued to Page Eight.) DItfVE FOR FUNDS Tb LOCATE SILK MILL SUCCESSFUL Steering Committee Reports Practically Entire Sum Has Been Realized Now A BIG BOON FOB SANFORD A meeting of the steering com mittee, empowered recently with the duty of disposing the local quota of stock and making such arrangements as are. necessary to bring a silk mill, backed by northern interests; here, held in the Merchants ’ Association headquarters, revealed that practically the whole of the $5, 000 in capital stock, assigned to Sanford; had been raised. It was the opinion of those present at the meeting, which was held Wed nesday, that the quota would he ov ersubscribed by late today. , ^ It was said at the meeting that the northern silk mill interests, who re cently made a decision to locate a silk mill here, should local capital to the amount of $5,000 be raised, would be notified by wire at once. A. repre sentative of the northern concern is expected here before, the end of the week. , . MOTE TO GET SILK MILL. — On Friday a large number of citi zens gathered in mass meeting at the. town, hall in response to a call from Mayor Warren R. Williams. The meeting 'was for the purpose of discussing the matter of raising a small amount ot stoek_ in ijSl^miJl ffo plant to-GSnfoijSr?’"/, ~'v»r Mayor Williams presided and ex plained the object of the meeting. He placed the matter before the assemb lage, saying that it had been thor oughly investigated by a committee who had visited the plant of the com pany, and had found it to be a sound and meritorius proposition. Talks endorsing the plan were made by T.-& Cross, 0. P. Makepeace, iW. C. York, and E. T.' Ussery. It is explained that the company an..' old and successful one, was considering a new location only on account of labor conditions at the present new' loca tion. In order to acquire the good will of the people .of the community the sub scription of a small amount of stock in the enterprise was asked. Volun tary subscriptions totaling $1,600 were made at the meeting. _ Following this a steering commit tee, composed of 0. P. Makepeace,' T. S. Cross, D. D. Hinsoii, R. E. Boh bitt and A. K. Miller were appointed to solicit further .subscriptions and to negotiate Swith the company. '< LOCAL PEOPLE . SAFE IN CHINA Mi', and Mrs. L. E. Blackman, Who Live In Shanghai, ^ Wire Of Safety. Mr. and Mrs M .T. Yates received a cablegram Wednesday morning which brought the.good news to the effect that their daughter, Mrs. Blackman and husband, Rev. E. Blackman, were safe in Shanghai, the theatre of war now being waged be tween China and Japan. Since Mr. and Mrs. Blackman, who were at home summer before last, on a fur lough, and returned to China, thny have been located at Shanghai. They are in the foreign settlement and under the protection of. the American, English ond .Other foreign troops located there. The cablegram contain ed three words: ; “Shanghai, San ford, Safe.” Mr, and Mia Yates ex pect to receive a Tetter ih.a few days tvhich will no doubt • give in detail their experience since the war broke out between China and Japan. Be fore returning home Mr, and Mrs. Blackman were located at Yangchow, In the interior--of China. A covil war broke out in that part of the country andJ they moved to Shanghai.. Their trip home was' made after they had been th ChJn»:saven'yeam,.. i'L Hi . .• .■._v- . , Affairs have reached a Crisis 'ib China, where tli^ Japanese have uc BUpjed them alive settimneqt in Shang the foreign settlement. . iv,, . little Catherine Signer, who has been quite ill for the past two week*, is improving alvwly, her friends will be glad to learn, DEMOCRATS WILL BE INVITED TO HOLD MEET HERE Invitation To Be Presented To ^ State Executive Committee >' By John B. Jones. . AN IDEAL MEETING PLACE If Held Here Will Bring At Least — Two Thousand People To Sanford For A Day. Members, of the local Merchants Association decided Tuesday to extend an invitation to the Dem- - ocratic State Executive Commit tee, which will convene in Char lotte in March, an invitation to / hold the State Democratic con vention in Sanford next June. : . The invitation will be formally pre sented to the ruling body of "the State’s Democracy, by John R. Jones, local textile executive, who, is a mem ber of the executive committee. • 1441 DELEGATES. . While Sanford’s chances of obtain ing the big gathering are considered' remote at this time, should the State Executive Committee a$t favorably upon the invitation at least two thous and people will be brought here for one day. In 1928, at least seven ; thousand people, gathered in the au ditorium at Raleigh to witness the battle for delegates between' the Smith and Hull forces, but those were hectic days and the turmoil of that1 convention is not expected within the category of this year’s events. Actu ally there will be 1,441 delegates pies tatfoym an^ i convention but the convention always brings on a host of nolookers. The motion to bring the proponents of Democracy to Sanford was sug gested by A. K. Miller and was given ah unanimous vote of approval by the luercucuika jjicbcul, HOTEL FACILITIES. With four modern hotels, and as, a central point in the State, Sanford is conceded to have the preference over any city its size in North Carolina. However, it is suggested that there is not an auditorium in. the city of sufficient size to take care of the large numbers who usually attend the convention. To overcome this, it was pointed out that a large circus tent, with a seating capacity for 5,000 people, be: obtained. I Other, cities which will likely pre sent invitations to the Democracy are Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensobro, and Asheville, none of which occupy so central a point in the State as San ford. ” , oANLEE THEATRE OPENS NEXT WEEK New Enterprise To Be Under ' ' Management of Dewitt — * --s ■Holt, of _ Troy.: -:. .. , X. force of workmen have been buw for the past two or three months remodeling Ithe Wanda Theatre* build ing on Carthage street and are now putting the finishing touches on the interior of the building. 840 beau tiful cushioned seats have been ship ped in and will be installed in a few days. The floors will be varnished and carpeting put in the aisles. The name has been changed, to the Sanies Theatre. • J r It was recently stated in The Ex press that this theatre, had been leas ed for a period of five years or more by Messrs. Dewitt Bolt god J. C. Hurley, of Troy. . Mr. Holt is owner of the TVoy Theatre, and his associate, Mr. Hur ley, is .one of the7 leading business men in Montgomery county, having various railroad, manufacturing and farming interests. .In identifying themselves with Sanford, they did so because of their confidence in the business future of this section and its present potential business possibili ties, ; .. :-v *•■ h . l^r , --1*. WORLD’S DAY OF PRAYER ••The Wprid’s Day of Prayer”, which is an annual event all ever the world, will be observed this gear at the San ford'Christian Church on Friday, amiary 12th at 8:30 o’clock. Asr is an interdenominational meet ing all the Missionary Societies of the different churches of thejtovfh are ex pected to be present and take part in the service. •• '"“SSI ' Ail aged til over two hUlldr r -daily use by ' railroad wate watch, owned I county family tiona, came