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VOLUME 46, Number 32i
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SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, MARCH it,‘W
gj.
Published WEEKLY.
FIVE CENTS
C FIGHT IS AHEAD $
, FOR SENATORIAL
POST IN COUNTY
Byerly Announces He Will Wage
'Vigorous Campaign For
•the State Semite. .
WILL BATTLE LUX CROSS
t v The likelihood of a nomination!
"> by default as his party’s Stand
ard-bearer for the State senate,
‘ the first Saturday of next June,
vacillated from his grasp yes
terday, when S. Ray Byerly, lo
cal attorney, announced hiS*can
.diacy for this post in opposition
to T. S. (Lux) Cross, to whom
many thought the valued nrize
' would go without the semblance
, of a struggle. i
■ - Byerly’* unheralded entrancaJnto
the contest will undoubtedly create,
from what apparently was a tame,
passive affair, an Interesting, color
ful, intra-party duel for the senator
ial prat. While he is a newcomer in
politics, he is not to much disadvan
tage, in view of the fact that hie op
ponent, Mr. Cross, is likewise, with,
exception of atterm as. Sanford’s
• njayor a few years ago. And muni-/
cipal politics, at the most, is rather
^ amateurish as compared to that which-'
transpires in that more ^dignified,
. arena—the senate. In his 'fight for
the mayoralty, Mr. Cross, perhaps,
experienced the sensations of one who
hap been , in a typical Carolina thun
derstorm, for the senate," however,
1 ' both he and ,Mr. Byeriy will get the
; V greater experience that comes only
■>: to those who have weathered the
■ix. . much publicized Texas, cyclone.' Mr,
‘u ‘ Byeriy has yet to expiate himself be
fore the mercy of the milder tempest.
i* . i A graduate of the literary and law
to the bar In 1928, been junior mem
ber of (he law firm of Gavin, Teague
and Byeriy. Since entering the law,.
__ he has impressed, himself upon those
with whom he has come in contact at
the bar, as a young min: of fine le
gal acumen;;vJiom the time of his
admission to the bir up to the pre
sent time he has utilized his leisure
, hours to the study of politics." He is
a pleasing speaker, a good mixer, ajid
“ his entrance into the campaign wilt
in no way detract it from the high
plane along which it has so far been
_ conducted. At the present time, Mr,
Byeriy is Chairman of the Lee County
Democratic Victory Club, a position
to which he was recently assigned by
C. L. Shuping, the State Democratic
. Victory Club chairman. --?-;
Entering the campaign several
weeks later than his opponent, it is
likely that Mr. Byeriy will be at some
■ disadvantage because of the fact
many of the county’s influential poli
tical leaders and much of the rank
. and file, doubtlessly- have already
maae up ineir mums, to support Mr.
Cross. On the other hand, youth is
now. an active factor to JJie success
of any political campaign, and his
' connection with the young people’s
organization,, as well as his own youth,
Z.~ constitutes an asset of undetermined
' ■ proportions. —
’ Another instance of the militancy
< of the younger element of the party
is the ramor recently gaining circu
lation that Clarence Crabtree, young
• Sanford druggist, may aspire to the
office of county commissioner. There
is talk, also, that W. H. Fitts, Jr.,1
' may enter the lists for a place on
the board. Neither of these rumors, I
. however, have been confirmed by the
" principals.
; meeting of the daughters
OF THE CONFEDERACY HERE
. , --.
-v , The Daughters of the Confederacy
of this district will meet in the Pres
byterian church at this place .on April
Xpt. . The members of the local chap-'
■ ter are. now making plans to enter
’• * . tain the visiting members who are
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expected to be here in large numbers.
MS. J. P. Monroe is president of the
local chapter. The chapters In this
district are at the following places:
Roxboro, Durham, Chapel Hill, Pitts
boro and Sanford.
SEVERAL GARNER MEETINGS
( IN LEE AND HARNETT
H. M. Gaines, organizer of the
Gqmer-for-President clubs in this
section, advises tljat'- the following
meetings have so far been schedule^
Jp Lee and Harnett counties:
Friday night, March 26th., City
Hall Auditorium, Sanford; Sulurday
night, March 26th., Boone Trail
school buliding; Monday night, March
28th., Courthouse, Islington. These
aaeetinga will begin at 7:80 o’clock.
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JONESBORO MAN PRAISES
SANFORD EXPRESS
“I want to congratulate you on
the excellent weekly _ newspaper
you are getting out,” said Mr. W.
A. Godfrey, of; Jonesboro, to the
Editor recently. ,
* “I find that I can hardly wait
until Friday mining to get my
copy of The Express,** said he,
“for ; it is undoubtedly tfve best
weekly publication, in my opinion,
in North Carolina,”
Mr. Godfrey states that there
are many things he can get along
without during this depression but
that The Express is almost indis
pensible to him and his family,
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HOTEL MEN WILL
ASSEMBLE HERE
District Hotel Greeters of Ameri
i : its To Hold Joint Meting ,
At Hotel Wilrik j
‘ A business session of the District
Hofei Greeters of America and Groups
4 and 6 of the S^thern. Hotel Associa
tioh, tO' be followed by a grand ban
quet and an elaborate ball in which
the'members of the several groups
and, their guests will participate, will
be held at the Hotel Wilrik here on
Friday, April-8. Over pne hundred'
delegates^win be in attendance upon1
this conference,, said Theo. Barrow,
manager’ of the Hotel - Wilrik yester
day. ■
" Arrangements for the Convention
were Completed last Week when a
committee, cofnp'osed of E. I. Bugg,
of Durham,, president of the Southern
Hotel Association; Harry S. Thoma
son; of (lieensboro, secretary of, the
Association; and E, B. Graham, as
Hotel, ’TJSriiauiV TOriRsPttft -WiWST
X number of noted hoteB speakers
are expected to address the Assembl
age during thfe conference, which, it
was said, will be made up of the re
presentatives of the larger and out
standing hotels of North and South
Carolina and Virginia. \ ■ *
FEDERAL ROUTE
. _ MAY BE WIDENED
! There is talk of the "State Highway j
Commission broadening Federal High
way Ho. 1 from Carroll’s filling sta
tion, north of Sanford where Federal
Highway No. 1 and State Highway
No. 76 connect. No. 63 connects with
Federal Highway No. X at ‘ CarrOH’s
filling station. The plan is to make
this stretch of road 40 feet' wide
vard. This funnel takes care of the
which would make it a regular boule
traffic which, empties into it from all
these roads, both north and south.
There is probably, not a link of read
the length, of, this, proposed boulevard
in the state that has more travel over
it in the course of a year. Tourists
are constantly moving over it day and
night. Cars, can be heard all times
of the night go^ng through. .Traffic
was unusually heavy during the past
winter because of tim advertising cam
apign teat was put on by the U. S.
No. 1 Highwayr Association. Prob
ably the, .road. people. had the widen
ing of this section of Federal High
way No. 1 int.view when they in
structed those ..who are putting qpt
shade trees along the road in and
near Sanford' riot to put them under
28 feet of the center of the road.
There wus talk fof changing the loca
tion of a section Of No. 76 so that it
Would take ^'.straight course from a
point some distance this side.of Car
thage and connect with Federal High
way No. 1 bt Carroll's filling station.
But should this section of Federal
Highway No. i be built to a width
of 40 feet this will hardly be done.
TANTALIZER
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 Office
before next Wednesday nighii
to each of; them will be given k
free ticket admitting . them to.
the show at the Temple Theatre
Thursday nigfite * >** |
This week’s tantalizer:
ENZI EHATL '
ZTEELAIBH WECSR
Last week’s winners:
I ' - Joseph Poe
Earl Edwards
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GAINES ARRIVES;
WILL SPUR BOOM
FOR JACK GARNER
Lee County To Be Involved lit
Turmoil of National Poli
. ties It Now Appears
VOLUNTEER WORKER HERE
All along the __ political battlefront
there has been a' recess of quiet dur
ing the past week. The tranquility
that prevails in local political circles,
however, is accompanied by activity
in behalf of one of the presidential
aspirants. This break in the quiet
atmosphere of tee is occasioned' by
the visit of H. M. GhineSi who ar
rived here early in the week, for what
ostensibly is an'effort to convert this
section to the standard of "Cactus
Jack” 'Gamer, who is being: actively
boomed throughout the .country for
the Democratic presidential nomina
tion. 1 ■'•v , -
FORMER MOORE MAN V
Mr. Gaines is .not a stranger in this
vicinity for 4? years ago he brought
from New York City the first family
to settle in Southern Pines which
place his father in connection with the
late John T. Partlck promoted Soufe
era Pines. „Mr. Gaines "has promised
The Express to write for its columns
a- history of that event, also to tell
of his arresting the negro who- robbed
the Broadway postoffice, he thinks,
hvthe year 1914, while he was deputy
marshal of Southern Pines. S*
Mr. rl. M. Games, a native of South
Carolina, and a Spanish-American
wa^ veteran, is in Sanford as a vol
unteer worker for the Garner fof
President club organization and plans
to hold meetings in the true value "of
Gamer as a candidate and where, pos
sible to organize Garnei: for PreSdent
clubs. Mr. Gaines is here direct fro®
'Washington, 1>. C!, and has intornKt?
that that is direct from there as to
these matters.
Mayor W. R. Williams has given
permission to Mr. Gaines to hold a
Gamer, for President meeting.in the
City Hall in this place Friday, March
26th„ at 7:30 p. m. He general pub
lie, including both ladies and gentle-,
men, are invited to attend. No cost;
no charge for admission, . Mr, Gaines
is a volunteer worker, in this matter
and receives no compensation at all.
While’ here he is visiting his brother,
Rev. L. R. Gaines, who lives a few
miles below Broadway.
LIKE GARNER HERE
• What kind of a reception will be
given the emissary of Mr. Gamer is
yet to be seen. Perhaps a cress- sec
tion of opinion surrounding the rough
and ready- speaker of the house may
be gathered from the meeting Friday
night. The people of Lee generally
observe a penchant for - reserving
judgment as to presidential candi
dates. They like to have their own
way as to expressing preference and
leave their .neighbors free to do like
wise, believeing that the bitterness
resulting from a fight endangers ani
mosities that outlive the pre-conven
tion campaigns.
ix>cai people like "Cactus Jack”
Gamer and they would like to see a
Southerner and a man of his type in
the White House. 1 However, many
believe that Governor Rooseyeu, of
New York, has found so great favor
throughout the country, that he is
by far the most available as the lo
gical candidate. No doubt, if it
should turn out that Mr. Roosevelt
cannot win the nomination, Mr. Gar
ner would be given the stamp of ap
proval here. It is not believed now,
though, that anyone here will tear
their shirts for the Texan.
HUMPHREY TALKS
ON HAWAIAN ISLE
Chiropractor Weekly Speaker
Before Sanford Rotary
, Club On Tuesday,
Tuesday Dr. R, 0. Humphrey made
ft talk before the Rotary Club on the
Hawaian Islands. These Islands
which came into possession of the
United States some thirty years ago
lie about 90 miles off our Western
coast. The Islands posses rich sugar
plantations and as a coaling station
are ope; of Uncle Sabi’s most impor
tant assets. The. population is a mix
ture of all races. Honolulu with Its
60,000 inhabitants is the capital of
.Hawaii, . - , r . ; - V\ .
; Dr. Humphrey once taught school
in Honolula and his talk was Both in
teresting and informing.
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STORES CLOSE AT 12 MONDAY
The Merchants Association announ
ces that all stores will close at 12
o'clock Monday for a half holiday.
PAGE Dfr
#^EE'CIt
'■■■Sim.
Page Trust ./Co
Visit Hen
. Some'
WATCHES
Conditions To
dence of Pe
Brought
Mr. Robert Kf j
the Page Trust
some 18 years, .el
Seventh District
few hours in San’
Page was the.fi:
ed to Congress f i
trict, being nomin;
able convention
NOT..&C
;e ik, v1
! OF ±HdE8
lestore - Corifi
& M ust jie —
aViSays. -/ -
ge.tpresident of
tuiyj.- who for
rtjgresepted the
angreas, spent a
Wednesday. Mr.
num. to- be elect
the Seventh Dis
itl that memor
h Was held at
Monroe in 1902. >1 wn mating conven
tions are now a f | ip* of the past as
legalised primariel have taken their
place. After ••' *{ intarily retiring
from Congress Mr Page'entered the
business world and >as devoted much
of his time to bank ig, being now the
head of the Page 1 ast Company, one
of the leading ban big houses of the
State. The'.Only'I nk at Sanford is
ft link In this’ cu
Page occasionally )
how things arege
concerned' over
W. P. DyeV, cash
who was recently.;
mobile wreck" an<^ I
County; HcspfUit
continues to impr
hope to see hint g
While Mr. Pagftj
business, he
I for improvement i
I ture. Like many' fr
have watched the
[ he thinks business!)
j mal stage When coii
| about that will
of the people.
Mr. Page id not 3
in polices, as in the-l
office. He has
dates for'the; Peru,,__
for gcvemor>in4 jhiesident, but did
not give their da'mosatid M/a* not" pv&
pared to say . he thought would
the Page .Trust ftompftny has a bank
in that city, / t
of banks. Mr.
ps in to see
;ng along. He is
condition of Mr. j
►f the local bank,
red in an auto
nowsid the Lee
treatment. He ]
and his friends1
oon.
optimistic about!
see no change j
ie immediate fu- j
her people whoj
of the times i
H reach the ho-r-i
iions%re brought
the confidence
t*much interested j
iys When he held
oiee of caridi
itiifcf nomination
HOLT ANNOUNCES
SANLEE PICTURES
New Theatre To Resent Three
Feature Pictures To Peo
ple Here This Week I
The theatrical attraction of the com
ing week at the Sanlee were announc
ed tills morning by Manager DeWitt
Holt, who states the three feature
pictures offered, beginning with East
er Monday, are among the best pro
ductions that have been released from
Hollywood recently. -
For Easter Monday, and also, for
Tuesday, “Ladies of the Jury,” will
be the headliner. This picture, di
rected by Lowell’ Serman, is charac
terized by fun from the first bang
of the gavel. An “all star jury of
the greatest comedians puts in for an
hour of howling hilarity.”
“Girl of the Rio,” with Dolores
Dal Rio and Leo Carrillo, is the big
numbe for Wednesday' and Thursday,
and here you see woman’s ageless
Struggle for her man dramatized.
James Cagney in "Taxi” is the
Friday and .Saturday feature.
HOME OFFICE OIL
COMPANY IS OPEN
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State Headquarters For Distri
bution of Sunco Oil Estab
lished in Sanford.
State head quartets for the distri
bution of Sunco oil products, until re
cently maintained it Charlotte, have
been transferred hire, Fogleman
Kelly Oil Company''are now handling
Sunqo motor oils ami their Warehouse
on Mclver street is the center of dis
tribution for North Carolina,
Transfer of distribution headquart
ers from Charlotte, to .Sanford was
made, it was said, because of San
ford’s central location and unexcelled
rail and highway facilities!
Both C. H. Fogteman and R. L.
‘Kelly, owners of the agency, are ex
I perienced oil men, the former coming
; here from Siler City, while the latter
|has been identified with the" business
! interests of Sanfold for a number of
years.. -■«*-. -
D. Gladstone York was recently
named as sales manager for the hew
oil company and, yesterday returned,
from a vial ever .the Stata .where he
i went for the purpose of obtiuung ad
ditional dealers for the company’s
products, T • ^ -
According to Iff. York the intro
duction of Sunco products at •various
points in the-State has been most
satisfactory. - the volume of sales, he
said, has'.ahown commendable in
creases each week since the business
opened and gives promise of continue
ed increases,
REOPENING BANK
IB NOW POSSIBLE
At ft meeting held in Greensboro;
last Friday afternoon, according to
the Greensboro Daily Newt, plans for
the reopening of the United Bank and
Trust Company, of. Greensboro, San
ford, Burlington and Reidsville, which
the stockholders unanimously favored,
was freely discussed.
By unanimous vote, said the Green*
boro paper, of all those in attendance
plans for the reorganization and re
opening of the bank, as outlined1 by
Col. Frank P. Hobgood, general coun
sel for the bank, were approved at a.
very harmonious meeting of the stock
holders. ' /f/.’v
The session was held in the offices
of the bank, with Harry Barton pre
siding following his election as chair
man of the meeting. As secretary of
the meeting Fielding L. Fry was
chosen and he served in that capacity.
The vote was taken after Colonel
Hobgood presented very full informa
tion-—complete details—in regard to
the pfana for reorganizing and re
opening the bank. His very clear and
forceful exposition of the sityation
evoked. many favorable expressions
among the stockholders. His talk
wa* iecognized as a highly effective
presentation of the matter.
' Approval of the plans as outlined
by Col6n&l Hobgood came from those
present not only as stockholders but
also as depositors of the bank. Grati
fication was voiced because of the
two-fold' significance of this approba
tion. The complete harmony which
characterized the meeting also caused
general .satisfaction. Of the total of
801 stockholders 175 were present.
Unanimous adoption of the nomin
ating committee's report, carrying
with it approval of the plans as out
lined for reorganizing and reopening
the United Bank and Trust company,
with "banks in I^eidsville, Burlington
and Sanford, as well as Greensboro,
was in line with a motion offered by
R. L. Watt, of Reidsville.
FAR EAST IS DISCUSSED DY
AUTHORITY ON THE ORIENT
ORIENTAL CHAOS
JAPAN’S MAKING
SAYS DR. POTEAT
Nation’s of Earth Must Lead
Japs To Adopt New Na
tional Philosophy.
AUTHORITY ON ORIENT
,,, (By James R. Mclver.) v
•; Declaring that, the Chinese-Japan
ese war is a clash of views and that
*t3ie; coftfiiot, wiU JWt subsidise until
Western nations mjt' ~
ed the involved Oriental situation wit!
remarkable lucidity here last Fridas
night at a joint meeting of the Ki
wanis and Rotary clubs.
Dr. Poteat, whose mastery of color
ful phraseology was as striking as his
mastery of the subject, is a recognized
authority on the Orient, having liv
ed there for a number of years, and
he left with his large audience a
clear understanding of the current
situation.
Tracing the causes which have ere
ated the present conflict, the speaker
stated that incompatible national
views, together with Japan’s need for
territorial expansion, have built a
background against which peace is
virtually impossible at present. In
the current armistice only the clash
has been removed; the background
must also be removed, and it is up to
western nations to do that. The
speaker said later that the unanimity
with which Americans are antipathet
ic .to the Japanese aggression give?
him hope that the world has adopted
a now attitude toward international
peace^ indicating that he might be
lieve it not impossible to reform the
Japs. “It is our duty,” he said, “to
induct Japan into a new philosophy
of life and make the world safe for
fraternity and internationalism—-as
we once tried to make it safe for
democracy.”
Dr. Poteat commenced his speech by
giving the source of the word “Sino.”
a boon to linotypists and a bane to
readers. The word is from Sinim,
referred to in the book of Isaiah, from
which has been evolved our “China/’
The speaker then contrasted the phi
losophies of the embattered countries.
In China the scholar is atop the so
cial heap, the soldier at the botto-m;
in Japan the soldier is of the top
strata. The Japanese are energetic,
hustling; the Chinese phlegmatic (Dr.
Poteat said that the long finger nails
of Chinese scholars were worn as a
mark of erudition, the hands having
been reposed in study for many
years.) The Chinese republic is a
“chaotic mass of humanity;” the
Japanese government is maintained
with, literally military discipline—
giving over to the civil government
only until a crisis arises. There
is no distress to the Chinese coolie,
he is carefree, vagrant; the Japanese
peasant is. purposeful, serious, never
smiling.
With this background painted, Dr.
Poteat described the rapid growth,
Japan from the fifth-rate power 1$
the threatening 4*orce it is today.
Over-gppulated, with only 15.8 p^r
cent arable land, expansion was
more a necessity than desideratum*
Rice was being purchased from Call1
fomia. “We must have industries;
manufacture,” said the leaders, -/’If
we have come this far in 70 years;
Avho can say what we can do in sev
enty more. We are third; we shall
(Continued On Page Five.)
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“CAM” AND “ANGUS” DINE
4T CAROLINA HOTEL
~ United States Senator Cameron
Morrison and former Governor An
gus Wilton McLean were dinner
guests at the Carolina Hotel last
Thursday.
The visit of the two distinguished
men, the term of one of w’Lm as
governor was succeeded' by the
other, was unofficial and few of
the local political leaders were
cognizant of their presence in the
«‘y-. ’
k. wt? if hostess to the two
•Jones,' will mmT they indulged in
friendly conversation during the
meal, seeming to enjoy heartily
that which was set before them.
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LIQUOR CASES
TRIED TUESDAY
Ed McLean Gets Fine and Sus
pended Sentence For His
Wrecklessness.
Alton Kelly and nephew, Lawrence
Kelly, “Dude” Sloan and Clyde Wo
mack, were charged with the manu
facture ,possession and sale of in
toxicants. The case, which started j
Tuesday of last week, was continued
to Thursday, then to Tuesday of this1
week; it will be resumed on Tuesday
April 16. j
I The apprehension of the defendants
j came about as a result of talk on the
part of a colored convict, now serving
1 time on the roads of this county. •
Sentenced to a term of three months,
I when a large still was found on his
| premises, the latter after beginning
I his term on the roads, began to talk,1
' finally implicating the quartette who j
1 are now under indictment. !
On a charge of operating an auto-'
mobile while drinking, Ed McLean,
colored, was convicted and sentenced
to the roads for three months ,and
1 fined $50 and costs, the former sen-;
I tence to be suspended upon payment
! of the fine and costs. ;
Evidence tended tp show that Mc
Lean had been employed at a local
oil mill on the night shift, and upon
reporting for work Sunday night his
foreman discovered that he was unfit
for work on account of drinking. He j
left the building, and several wit
nesses testified that., upon reaching
his car, he fired several pistol shots.
However, McLean stated that these
reports were caused by the back
firing of his car, and his testimony
Was borne out by several witnesses. J
A young white man, by the name
of Shares, pleaded guilty to operating !
a car while under the influence of
intoxicants and was let off with a
minimum fine of $50 and costs.
VETERAN LEE MAN RETAINS I
EYE FOR CRACK SHOT 1
Although b''t a year larking of 1
his allMieil three score and ten, I
Mr. J. L. Rollins, who lives near J
Parnell, this county, has a keen
eye when it conics to the trigger.
During the winter he killed G9
rabbits at 72 shots; killed seven
squirrels in 8 shots ,and 2 par
tridges with two shots.
At “Venus of Faith" says: “Do
you know anyone who can beat this
record? If you do, trot him Out.”
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TREE PLANTING -
PROGRAM BEGINS
ABOUT SANFORD
Meeting At Hotel Wilrik Results
In New Organization Be
ing Formed Here.
LEAD BY DR. McCRACKEN
Albert Sydney Johnson, Big
Bridge Head, Addresses .
The Gathering.
The first lap of Sanford’s
beautification of highways and
streets program began Tuesday
under the supervision of Dr. F.
W. McCracken, M. D. Strother
and Bert R. Marsh. This group,
composing the committee under
whose direction 1,688 long leaf
pines were planted on Federal
Highway No. 1, completed their
v/ork yesterday.•
The planting of trees shrubbery and
flowers Along Sanfords' streets and
for one mile opt on Federal Highway
No. 1, on either side of the city, the
work to be supervised by a civic org
anization at head of which Dr. F. W.
MvCracken has been selected, will be
gin here shortly.
The course was determined upon at
a meeting held at the Hotel Wilrik
last Thursday evening at which thirty
five or forty of the city's leading
citizens were present and at which , a
number of them gave their expres
sions as to the best way of proceeding
on the project •.
xji. diaries u. aeon was temporary
chairman of the meeting, but DivF,
W. McCracken was selected to head
the permanent organization, a name
for which has not yet been selected, a
committee from the local Woman’s
Club ,consisting of Mrs .W. W. Ro
bards, Mrs. J.E.Brinn and Mrs. L,E.
Warrick having been appointed to
secure an appropriate name. Mrs, '
J. E .Brinn will serve as vice-presi-'
dent of the club and S. J. Husketh
as secretary-treasurer.
| The object of the organization as
j set forth in Thursday’s meeting is to
j beautify the city and the highways
i leading into the city through the.
• planting of treeB, shrubbery and flow-'
I ers. While all the streets and high
i.ways will not be given attention
spread the beautification program
I throughout the city and its environs.
! For this year, work will be centered
on Federal Highway No. 1 and its
course through the city, which takes
in Hawkins Avenue and Carthage St.
Along this highway a total of 1,688
long leaf pines will be set out, in
double rows either side of the high
way. Later it is planned to plant
in between these pines and the high
way, on either side,a row of dogwood
trees, the pines, of course, furnishing
the green background and standing
as silent sentinels over the bower of
dogwood blossoms.
This program is expected to move
forward at relatively small cost since
most of the trees, or possibly all of
them, will probably be donated. Va
rious merchants have promised the
use of their trucks on certain days in
which the trees will be hauled to the
place of setting. While funds in a
limited amount will be needed, the
business men of the city have assur- •
ed their cooperation in furnishing
whatever of money is necessary to
make of the project a success. It is
planned to commadeei* the unemploy
ed of the city for whatever labor will
be needed.
ine actual planting of the trees,
shrubbery and flowers will be under
the supervision of Bert Marsh, of the
McPhail Greenhouses and Mr. M. D.
Strothe.', manager of Efird’s, both
of whom have had long experience in
this kind of work.
. During the meeting the gathering
enjoyed an address by Albert Sydney
Johnson ,of Norfolk, Va., president of
the American Bridge Corporation,
who was the guest of Theo. Barrow,
manager of the Hotel Wilrik. Mr.
Johnson told of the great work thfe
worlds greatest toll bridge corpora
tion ,of which he is head, is carry
ing cn, and complimented the project
which the people of Sanford have
started. Such work, he said, is con
tagions, and next year, in all prob
ability will see the present efforts
of the people redoubled.
SANDY CREEK ASSOCIATION
TO MEET HERE ON APRIL 7th. '
An extraordinary session of the
Sandy Creek Baptist Association will
be held in the First Baptist church
at this place for a one-day meeting,
on Thursday, April 7th. Among the
prominent preachers on the program
will be Drs. Irg D. S.. Knight, L. E.t
Barton, C. E, Maddry and Rev. Eu
gene Olive. It is expected that the
various church in the association will
be well represented.
TAX NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that after
April 1st this office will levy for the
collection of unpaid personal and poll
taxes. J f
E. A. GRIFFIN,
Lee County Tax Collector..