SANFORD EXPRESS
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VOLUME BO, NO 20
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SANFORD NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1937
Published WEEKLY.
i
City Elctipm Tuesday
May Fourth
It 1* Eepectdd That tW Present
Mayor and All Merabebrs ofTlie
Present Board ol Aldermen Will
Be Oaindidatpa to Succeed ifcem
selves —Just How Many Others
Will Be in tfce Bade as Candidates
For the Various Offices Remains
To Be Seen
The sap in the tree* and in nil
hinds of vegetation is not the only
kind thas it rising as the sprin'g sea
son opens lip despite cold weather
The local political sap is also find
ing) vent as tl^e spring season ad
vances As it is only six weeks till
the muiicipai ^election will be held,
the question at who will be in the
race for mayor and city aldermen is
now under discussion Many of the
voters of the tiown seem to be taking
very little interest ill the approach
ing election Which willl be held on
Tuesday, May ;4th, while others seam
to be interested in (he election of cer
tain ones for the offices
Up to a few weeks ago the voters
were led to believe that Mayor Banka
•Wilkins arAl Awns of the members
of the Board if Aldennsd would not
stand for reflection, but like »
woman, theyjchanged their minds
and will be injthe race again
The lames if two other citizens of
the town have,been mentioned in con
ifection wun vie ~
Hartness and M S Leverette We
don't know tl ft they will be candi ..
elates for this office They will P»V
ably make up heir minds at on early
date S3 to vi »ther or not they will
•throw their h to in tho ring
So far no OI s has eosne out against
E M Underwc id, 8r, for aldertaaa id
the First wart If any one hoe en
tered the race against ■ W H Fitts for
alderman in t a Second ward, no an
nouncement h l* been made to that
effdet The* i ie talk of J T Led
•well enteringBhe race against J C
Gregson in U&Third ward We un.
•dertrtandjgmflpelds will lie a can
didate^pf'goals ^fcpelf in the 4tb
the past, iHk of Bob Hart
Applied
friend^p^ y are grooming
him as aSiMPag!,inst AUH*f
rington in ^Jyifthward
Sanford serins to be enjoying pros
perity arid is. moving forward and to
higher and better things under the
present admisistrston The town
has come out of the late lamented
depression taigreat shape and there
m much activity a** sides There
are no empty business houses or
-dwellings in pte town and new build
fags of vaiotjs kirids are being con
structed There would He a decided
increase fa "the population v of the
town if the people who would like to
locate here cfuld rent houses The
future of the;town looks bright, and
if we are to judge by the way real
•estate is changing hands here, we
may expect fauoh activity fa the
building line m the immediate future
The Board of Aldermert had its
regular meeting Tuesday night, and
after passing ion a few minor things,^
adjourned to meet again next Tues
day! night, at which time the boa rtf
will appoint registrars and poll hold
era for the nnmicopal election which
•will be held piesday. May 4th, to
•elect a mayor and a board of five
•aldermen The registration books
will be opened at ail early date for
voters who ere not now registered
The campaign will probaliy warm
•up aa the time for holding the elec
tion approaches
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
SCHOOL
The Leadership Training School of
the Presbyterian church will begin
Sunday evening a* 7:30 o'clock Rev
C N Morrison, pastor of Buffalo
group of churches, will teach a class
on the Bible Rev A V Gibsonc will
teach a class for elders and deacons,
Mrs A J McKelway.of Pinehurst.will
tteach the children’s division and Rev,
Mr Manrf, Parent Education The
school will continue through Friday
REV PATE TO PREACH AT
BUFFALO 'CHURCH
Rev A W Pate, pastor of the Pres...
tlyterian church lit Jonesboro, will
preach at Buffalo Sunday, 7:30 PM
Rev Mr Morrison will be assisting in
the study at. the Sanford Presbyte
rian church
Mrs A D Matthews and daughter,
Miss Betsy Matthews, of Durham,
attended the 30th anniversary of
Steele Street Methodist church
day Mrs Matthews’ mother was a
charter member of the church
Timber Thinning
Demonstration
R W Graeber, Extension Specialist,
Will Aaaiat to These DemonStra
'Thim/ing demonstrations will Le
given Monday, March 22nd ’1 he
first of these will be given at 10 A
M on W T Sander’s place, two miles
south of Jonesboro, on the Fayette
ville road The Becond will be given
1:30 p ns on S G Groce's place, 3
miles west of Sanford ,on the Cool
Springs road
Mr R W Graeber, Extension for
eotry specialist from State College,
will be present to help with these
' demonstrations He will show how
to thrfi timber to a proper stand by
catting the undesirable tifees for
flue wood er stove wood and leaving
1 the biedt trees to grow in to saw
I timUrr
1 Timber is one of our most valu_
I able natural resources Let’s con..
serve it by proper thinning Come
to oi.V of these demonstrations anr
see how Mr Graeber does it Bring
■»oTa and help him thin a small
block of wood land to see how it is
j done
COUNTY LIQUOR VOTE
HINGES UPON PETITION
If Lee county 1b to have a referen
dnm in the near future on the ques.
1 tion of whether liquor stores shall
| be established in the county, the ini
1 tative in calling for a vote will have
to come from the people As has
been stated in these columns the
County Commissioners have made it
ki&>wn that they would not call an
1 electon at any. time, but would leave
the matter to the voters, who under
the recently: enacted county option
law are permitted1 to call a referen
dum through a petition signed by at
least 16 per cent of the registered
voters in the county who voted in
the last election for Governor Ac
cording to tHe vote cast for Governor
Hoey the petition would have to car
ry from *00 to 600 signatures
- Tharpolicy fonowed by the com
nydftioners throws the initiative on
the wet forces of thte county and
specuiatioxf is rife concerning w-hat
the wets will do Some observers
claim that a petition with the requir
ed number of signers would not be
difficult to obtain, but option is va
ried as to how the county would vote
in the event an election is held
We note that the people in some
counties in the State seem to hesitate |
to start action in the matter They
are waiting for people of other coun
ties to start the ball rolling Are
I they afraid of public sentiment ?
I They want liquor but they don't
| want their neighbors te say that
I they were the first to start the move
ment for a liquor Btore
SANFORD PAINT STORK
The Sanford Paint Store has been
in business one year Monday The
managers, Frank! Watson* and A C
Parrel], would like to express their
appreciation through the press for
the cooperation and patronage they
have received from the people in this
secu on
j They fetel that they carry one of
the best paints on the market Paiift
that has been used in this section
for 27 years, and they aJso have 12
relialQ’e painters who can give you
first class jobs
Since they opened their store they
have enlarged their quarters an*d
have adtJed a more complete line of
hardware
They are energetic young men and
are on the job for more and bigger
business
PARENT TEACHER
ASSOCIATION
At tile regular meeting of the Par
ent Teacher Association Thursday
afternoon at the high school building
a committe composed of Mrs Mar
tin Wicker, Mrs W L Jewell and
Miss Mary Wilkins, were appointed
to elect new officers Mrs J C
Pittman, president, and Mrs E T Uss
ery, vice president, tendered their res
ignations to become effective in
May
Vance Hulbert, vocational teach
er, In the local school made a talk A
'playlet, “How a Woman Keeps A
Secret/' Was prederfted by the &th
grade of which Mr W C Lane is
teacher Mr Hulbert then invited
those preMnt-to visit his room and
inspect done by his pupils
Mias Mary Glass has returned
from Siler City, where Bhe visited
her sister, Mrs N W Dixon, who
critically ill
WHAT ABOUT GGD7
One of the things that determine
the effectiveness and methoda of re
ligion today is what the people think
about God It is a fairly well recog_
nized fact that the reality, about God
has faded out of the minds of many
people They rto longer feel that He
is the burning reality he once was
to them They see Him now only oc
casionally, where once He wiu3 a con
stant presence to them
They see Him frequently ii.* the
faces and lives of good people for
God is often mediated through hu..
man Ueings But for many people
living in our world God means very
little
The question then arises, W‘hy
have people lost this sei/se of God’s
reality?
It stems to me that once can trace
with a degree of accuracy the concep
tion of God held by men, as we
trace the changes in man's occupa
tions God has a greater chance of
U*ing a living personality to a farm
er than He is to a man who works
a machine When the farmer 1oo4c3
at his stock in the barn he realizes
that these animals are wholly depend
ent on him for their life ad*'J sup
port It is an easy step for him to
the realization that he himself is like
wise utterly dependent upon God Ilis
animals grow attached to him as
their feeder and k'eeper They al -
most learn to love him in their crude
way This seit'Je of denepdence all
about h:,m helps the man in the coun
try to k'eep the glamour of God as
his feeder and keeper and defender
But to the man who stajids day
after day at a machine, and watches
tiiuae iiicuianoi processes go oii,
without change or variation, this
sense of dependence is not so keen
The machine is not dependent on
the man If he deserts it it will
not suffer It is not a relationship
—it is a process He does not learn
to love the machine as a living thing
It does not love him as a master Is
it any wonder that in this industrial
age we are bound to fin'd a new teach
niquee for religion*? The 23rd
Psalmist not nearly so real to a ma
chine •operator a6 it ift Jfco. a, sheet
herder
Men are growing to think today
as never before of the universe as
a machine governed by unchanging
law Not a little of this conception
is due to the influence of the ma..
chine No one diseres to destroy the
machine It is our servant
What we .must do is ta try to find
a way to ■make the lost seiise of God
return to the mass of the people
It is no longer a question as to
what men think about God It is now
a question as to whether men think
there is a God Keligion irt this day
must bring God back to thfe human
heart, to the family fireside, and to
the common life of the people If
we can do this, we .haive tiegun to
win the battle A people may be
judged in a fairly accurate way if
we know what they think of God
It is my belief that He must be
made for men a Spirit,who is infinte,
immutable, everlasting, and that
these qualities must apply to His wis
dam, Holiness, Justice, Goodness
and Truth
7th DISTRICT U D C
The Seventh District of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy held
their annual meet in Sanford Tues_
day in the ladies’ parlor of the Pres
byterian church
Mrs Victor R Johnson is director
The meeting opened by singing
“The Old North State’* Greetings
were by Mrs H P Makepeace, chair...
-man of the Lee County Chapter The
response was by Mrs Julian N Greg
ory Mrs M J McPhadl rendered a
piano solo The address was by
Mrs John N Anderson, followed by
a solo l|y Mrs Makepeace Miss
Carrie Jackson gave some Southern
.melodies All sirring Dixie brought
the meeting to a close
There was a splendid ^teftdance*
and a very enjoyable day was spent
together Luncheon was servecf at
the Carolina Hotel to 51 people 1
SANFORD LIONS ATTEND
WINSTON SALEM
ANNIVERSARY
Dr and Mrs G G Chiles, Mr and
Mrs A K Miller and Mr Prank Clegg
attended the 15th anniversary of the
Wii»dton_Sal«n Lions Clum Wednes
day evening i
This was also the birthday of
Judge Hasting*, father of Lionism
in North Carolina, and the Saitford
Lion’s Club presented him with a
huge birthday cake
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY j
STEELE STREET METHODIST CHURCH
The fiftieth anniversary of the
oi-gamzacion ox Steele Street Method
ist church was observed last Sunday
morning with appropriate exercises
in the presence of a large congrega
tion of present and former members
and visiting friends.
Rev C B Culbreth, present pas
tor of the church extended the greet
to the coi/gregation and expressed bit
happiness at being able to observe
thi.s occasion with the church He said
thut “We are here to show our deep
appreciation Tor the high Christian
character and ur/selfish service of
those dead and living, who through
their work and sacrifice have inane
Steek Street Methodist Church one
of tiie leading churches in Noith
Carolina.
Only two of the charter members
of the church were present. These
were B. Cole and T. R. Moffitt.
A. M. Noble, of Smithfield, a
brilliant layman of the Metholist
church, who delivered the address,
was introduced hy Mr Culbreth
After congratulating the church
on its contributiorf to the spiritual
growin or community Mr Noble
saia that there was in the hearts of
all men desire to worship a supreme
being For this purpose this church
ch was built. The Christian church he
declared, is the only institutor/ that
has survived during the social chang
es and economic unheavals that have
taken place since it was organized
Mr. Noble reviewed to some ex
tent history of the Metholist church
and declared that the men who
had organized it .were imbued with
. * burning desire to evaluate the Thi
( mart race and that spirit that founded
the church was the same spirit
that had carried it on.
1 In closing the speaker urged the
members of the church to give it th
eir financial support. We can give
without love, he said, but we cannot
love without giving. “Some church
| members think, they, have to look af
! ten their business first, but if we do
God's work we can be sure that He
will take care of- our business/'
I Mr. Noble urged his hearers to
take a stand against Sabbath desecr
ation and he also had something to
say about the liquor question. “Let
• the people know where you stand on
this question, so important to the wel
fare of the people." He paid his re
spects to the General Assembly who
had voted against a state referendum
* on the liquor question and predicted
that they would hear from the peo
ple later.
I A bulletin giving a brief history
I of the church was distributed among
the congregation. On this bulletin
| were the names of the former pastors
I of the church, presiding elders of the
j Fayetteville district, charter members
of the church and the present board
of stewards.
Wwrmhus- tdast- pie pie PIE PffT~
Under the leadership of Rev.W.
O. Hightower, pastor of the Jonesboro
Circuit, the Steele Street Methodist
Church was organized on Jan. 29th.,
1887, with the following charter mem
bers:- B. Cole, A. W. Jarrell, M. E.
Stephens, S. C. Sinclair, M. M. Kelly
1 S. E. Moffitt. M. M. Moffitt, T. R.
Jarrell, J. M. Stephens, F. M. Sinclair
O. M. Kelly, E. G. Moffitt and Fiord
Others uniting with the churcj
the same year were:- Emma A. Brows
T. R. Moffitt, Helen M. Clark, J. B
Makepeace, Kate L. Makepeace, J. E
Caviness, David Cole, G. E. Grcgson
This congregation used the oU
iTame building then located near wha1
is now the comer of Carthege anc
Steele Streets as a place of worshi{
for one year. The present lot was se.
cured fr< in the late Major J. W. Scot)
and Mrs K L Scott The deed w*a«
made to the board of trustees: J B
Makepeace,J. M. Stephens, M. M
Moffitt, 0. M. Kelly, and JD. J. Tho
mas, under the date of March 28,
1887.
Mr B Cole says that the first church
was built in the woods. Members hel.
ped build the church and much of the
work was done at night By lantern
When the builling was complete
urch, who delivered the address, was
ed it was dedicated by the late Bishop
Duncan. Rev. W. B. Dpub, the first
pastor served for the years 1888 an<j
1889. The construction of the present
church building was begun in 1914,
under the leadership of Rev. Dr
H E Spence The first service wai
held August 1915 All idebtedness ol
Church was paid off by Dec. 1917 anc
Nthe church dedicated by Bishop U. V
W. Darlington of Huntington, Wes
Va., Sunday April 27, 1919, unde:
the pastorate of ReV. W. R. Royall.
There are about 90(3 member
of the church today and arf enroll,
merit of 500 persons in the churcl
1 — --
] ’ former pastors and presiding el
ders are as follows:- Pastors- Rev. W
O. Hightower. Rev. W. B. Doub, Rev
! J. W. North, Rev. J. E. Thompson
Rev. L. J. Holder, Rev. D. L. Earn
hardt, Rev W F Craven, Rev S 'l
Moyle, Rev. J. H. Frizzell, Rev. R. W
Bailey, Rev. W. H. Puckett, Rev. K
D. Holmes, Rev. H. E. Spence, Rev
, W. R. Royal, Rev. L. B. Jones, Rev
G T Adams, Rev S A Cotton, Rc’
A J Groves, Rev L D Hayman, Re;
I L C Larkin, artd Rev C B Cultireth
I Presiding Elders; S D Adams
W H Bobbi tt, P T Gibbs, W H Moore
R B Hall, J B Hurley, JT Gibbs, I
B John, R H Willis, J D Bundy, W
A- Cade, J C Wootbn and D E Earn
hardt
The present officials are as fol.
lows:
Paul B Kern, bishop, D E Earn
haddt, presiding elder, C B Culbreth
| pastor, G T Adams, superannuate, A
J Groves superannuate, Mrs J '1
1 O’Neal, secretary, W L Jewell,
treasurer,Mrs H CRoberts, organist
; Dr M L Matthews, music directer,
I Fred Ray, sexton
j Board of Steawrds: W H White,
chairman, R J Benson, R L Burns,
I W M Cade, Mrs T S Cross, G G Dor
I sett, J W Gilliams, F V HannV?r, M
I W Harriss, R T Howard, A M Hub
bard, Mrs W L Jewell, Mrs Rex Kel
ly, DrM L Matthews, W R Make
: peace, Mrs H ML Melver, H A Palm
' er, F W McCracken, Jr, H C Roberts,
i Miss Judith Ross R C Rush, W L
1 Simmon's, Mrs J D Wicker, and H H
i Underwood
j LOCAL BRIEFS
! Mr Garland C Norirs ai.'d family,
of Raleigh, and Mr and Mrs Stacy
W Allen, of this place, are spending
ten days vacation at Lakeland, Fla.,
They expect to return home about
the last of next week
L P Wilkin’s, who has made an
examination of the peach crop on
the Wilkins fruit farm near Lfemon
Springte, states that the frost has
killed about 75 per cent of Elbertas,
and a smaller per cent of the Geor
gia Relies This is the first time
that the peaches on this farm ,haye
been' killed to any extent in several
years The peaches on this farm
often escape when they are killed in
other orchards
We are informed that something
like 100 new tobacco barns have Iteen
constructed by tobacco planters irf
Harnett county, and a large num_
ber in Lee county^ It is stated that
farmers who have never raised to
haeco befode in this section are
making plans to raise it this year
In this way the acreage will be in
creased, and a lot of low grade to
hacco will be put on the market next
fall
The Good Will or Fellowship Sup
per which was held at the Presbyte
rian church Wednesday night, was
attended by a large n'umber of the
members of the church The supper
wa<> served by the ladies of the cop
reg.ition The feature of tire pro
gram was a talk made by Rev A J
MeKehvay, of Pinehursl The men of
the congregation have agreed to pro
pare and serve supper ait the next
meeting, which will be held at the
church Friday l/.ght Dr Watson
Fairley, of Ilaeford, will address the
meeting
YOUTH’S DAY
Y'outh’s Day will be observed at
the 11 o’clock service Sunday at
Steele Street Methodist church The
Junior choir will have charge of the
music and Charles Hubbard, ,miniate
rial student at Duke University, will
preach •'
You aA? invited to attend !
MRS1 CIRUMPLER VISITING IN
ROSEBORO
Mrs L H Crmnpler left Monday for
Rose boro, where she ispent jsaveral
dh,ys visiting relatives-and friends |
While there she attended a I Saint
Patrick’s Day partybgLvert }*y Mrs
Lula Crunipler . .y ■ >juf 1
SOCIALJVEWS
C5» v a< ..i Mi.:bdut Church
The c.ici»^u4 the Methodist church
met Monday at the following homes: *
CirJe No 1 at the home of Mrs
D C Lawrence with Mrs D M Gurley
as joiqjt hoBtess/^There were four
teen present Mrs S T' Ingram,
chairman', presided Plans were
made to give the Old Maid's Conven
tion April 2nd at the school building
Mrs J R Rives conducted tha devo
• tiohal and] Mrs W L Seawr 1 was
*«i£3jon study leader The hostess.,
ea served sandwiches cookies aifd
cofiee
Circl No 2 met with Mrs P J Bar_
ringer with Mr* W H Long as joint
hostess, Fifteen answered the roll
call Mrs Garland Currin, chairman,
presided Mrs A H Fyne led the de
votional an’d Mrs Barringer taught
the lesson on Prayer Plank were
made to have a rummage sale Satur
day on Wicker street, next to
the Groce Grocery Store
1 h hostesses served sandwiches,
cookies and coffee
Circle No 3 met with Mrs J T Hoi
land, with Mrs C H Porter as joint
hostess There were seventeen* pres
ent Mrs ii A Cotton conducted the
devotional and Mrs M C Reeves was
mission study leader Mrs F W Me j
• Cracken presided The hostesses
^served cake topped with whipped
•cream, sandwiches and coffee
Circle No 4 met at the home of
pMrs C B CW^reth with Mrs A M Hub
f^bard as joint hostess There were 15
present, and two visitors, Mrs Slough
and Mrs Roy Ledden Mrs J R
enson, chairman, presided Mrs
[ubbard led the devotional and Rev
2 B Culbreth taught the lesson on'
grayer There were sentence pray..1
ffs and all sang ‘Sweet Hour of
grayer” Mrs Benson read an ar.-_
ide on Livingston
The Polly Ann Backet was put in
fc circulation, after which1, the hos_
bases served a sweet course
fe«ed, with 11 present Mrs L A
!verf chairman, presided There
jnet with Mrs O N
it. Mrs H
program leader She told of th<
life and writings of St Paul Mrs
Eugene Tally, Romans, Miss Effit
Crabtree, Corinthians, Miss Geneva
Way, Galatians, Miss Pauline Way,
Ephesians, Mrs Lano, Philippians,
Mrs Mclver Collosians, and Thessa.
lonians, Miss Geneva Way, Timothy,
Miss Mary Yulluck, Titus and Miss
Delmatia McDuffie, Philemon
The hostess served green and
white cream and cake with the nap.
kina carying out the. St Patrick Day
motif
Mrs James Bridges will be te next
hostess
KIWANIS CLUB P’NES AT
CAROLINA HOTEL
For the first time in a year or
more the Kinawis club wa& served
dinner at the Carolina Hotel last
Friday evening This was the first
time that the club was served din
ner there under the new management
All were pleased with the dinner and
the service so much so that the
club will be served there again Pri
day night
A feature of the program was the
lecture of Dr C W Edwards, profes
sor of physios at Duke University,
on the subject of liquil air The ex
periments and demonstrations made
by him of liquid air was a great reve
1 lation to all who had never seen a
I thing of the Icind before They
| had heard of liquil air, but the>
had never seen any one who knew to'
handle it in experiment and show I
to what uses it could be put before '
RAYMOND McBIlYDE DIES
Raymond McBryde, 62 died at
.his home here Thursday morning,
llth Funeral was conducted Friday
afternoiA) at 2:30 o’clock at White
Hill
He is survive^ by his wife and eight
children: Mrs Louise Pool,e, Hamp
ton McBryde, and Miss Lora Mae
McBiyde, all of Asheboro; Leslie i
McBryde, Thurman McBryde, Willis
McBryde, Bennie McBryde, and Bell., j
ma McBryde ,all of Sanford His
mother, Mrs N McBryde, and the
following brothers also survive: J
T, of Sanford; W V of Aberdeen;
Barney, of Fayetteville; N D of
Sanford; L H of Sanford; Fred H,
of Sanford; D V of Durham, E L of
^trdaen;. and F G of Rockingham
Tm - r ' _
Mr Connie Palmer, of Greensboro,
spent Thursday with his sisters, Mrs
J R Ingram and Mrs Elmo Smith
JONESBORO NEWS.
Miss CUddell Puses After Lang
Illnesa
Mis Christian Gaddell, one of
oneslbro’s most beloved women died
’’riday night at the homeof her
liece, Mrs Minnie Makepeace, follow
ng an illnses of several months
Funeral service was held Satur_
day aftenfoon at 2:30 o’clock from
the home conducted by Rev Paul H
Fiekfts, pastor of the Jonesboro
Methodist church Music was furrt
ished by members of the various
choirs of the town under the super
vision of ' Mrs C A Godfrey The
many lovely floral designs were in
charge of the intimate friends of the
deceased Burial took place in the
Jonesboro cemetery Pall bearers
were Messrs Hamitt Mann, J W
Kelly, R B Avent, John A Dal_
r/mple, W G Watson, and H M Jack
son
Miss Caddell had lived practically
all her life in Jonesboro and made
marfy friends by her Bright* sunny
disposition and Christian character
She loved her home and was never
happier than when ministering to
loved ones She was a member of
Jonesboro Methodist church and was
true to her church relations She
is survived by several nieces, having
made her home for many years with
her niece, Mrs Minnie Makepeace
The funeral was attended by a
large number of frieiMa and rela
tives from out of town
Death of Brother in Law
Mrs D F Harris was called to Fair
mont two weekfc ago on account of
the serious illness of her brother in
law, Mr A 5 Thomspon, of Fairmont
News was received by friends here
that Mr Thompson passed away last
Monday at the advanced age of 79
Mr Thompson was a prominent citi
zen on Fairmont, being interested in
all activities in the church and civic
life of the town He is survived
three sons and two brothers ,and a
sister in* law, Mrs D F Harris, of
Jonesboro
Dr N M Watson Dies Suddenly
News was received in Jonesbori
^TuMfey„*t.jai*#«Wen death at It
N M Watson, of Chattanooga, Tenn
a former0 beloved resident of Jones,
boro Dr Watson was bom neai
Joneslioro, the son of the late Mai.
colm and Barbara Watson He U
the last surviving immediate mem.
ber of' a Large family of boys and
girls
Dr Watson was an' active minister
in the Methodist church for alitut
40 years, serving churches in RaJ
eigh, Wilmington, and -Roberdel in
North Carolina and at Chattan’ooga
and Knoxville, having spent his
early manhood in Jonesboro he has
a host of friends who learn of his
passing with keen regret
The deceased is survived by his
wife, and two sons and several
nieces and nephews who reside in
Jonesboro
More to Country
Mr and Mrs Dion Hunt and little
daughter, Ann Brinkley, who have
beert residing with Dr and Mrs J K
Hunt, on West Main street, have this
week moved to their farm one half
mile from town near the home of
Mis? Elva Bryan
Junior Senior Banquet
The annual Junior Senior banquet
of the Jonesboro high school
was held Friday evening »u
the Home Economics department The
banquet tables were arranged in a
setting suggestive of Saint Patrick^
Day Covers were laid for sixty,
five^ guests, in eluding members of
ll»th classes, Superintendent and
Mrs Hugh L Stone, members of the
high school faculty and the mascots
and their mothers
Henry Fields acted as toast mast
er, and gave the addles?* of welcome
Conner Smith gfcve a toast to the se
nior class and Phillip McDtavid.pres
ident of the class, responded Miss
Jausita Wilson gave a toast to the
faculty arfd the response was made I
by Hugh L Stone, superintendent of
the school Harry Hamilton gave a
toast to athletics and w’as responded
to by John Cameron, athletic coach
Miss Dorothy Dalrymple gave a
toast to the attractive little mas
cots, Seth Cox, Jr, of the Junior
Class, arAj Ann Brinkley Hunt, of
the senior class, and was responded
to by a song by Ann Brinkley Hunt
A three course dinner was served
by members of the home economics
class under the direction of Miss
Mary Sue Smith, home economics
teacher Music for the occasion was
furnishel by Miss ,Eria Adams Irish
games and contests under the direc
tion of Miss Juanita Wilson were
.j— ■
mjoyed Misses Nancy Beth YoA
ind Kathleen Arnold dressed in
juaint costumes danced the Irish
jig The singing! of Irish songs by
the Junior and senior classes con
cluded the evenings entertainment
which proved^o be oe of the most
enjoyalte eventscSPYhe*sschool year
Grange Meeting
The Grange met for their regular
meeting Thursday evening in the
Grange hall, with a good attendance
The Master, Mr Thomas Adame, pre
sided over the meeting
For the entertainraen't of the even
ing, the play, “Are You Listening?”
was presented a group of grange
members
Much interest is being shown
the attendance contest, which
under the direction of Miss Katie
Rosser, lecturer
.3 -a
Personal Mention
Mrs Mae Wootten is visiting Tier
daughter, Mrs A V Gibsorf
Mrs Murchison Fairley, of Man..
Chester, spent the week end with her
sister, Mrs A G Carter
Mrs Edwin West arid Mrs Earl
Byrd, and daughter, Ruby Byrd, of
Hemp, visited Mrs Neal Harrington
one day last week
Mr J C Pendergrass continues ill
at his home, Sanford, Route 3
Mr Sam Hoyle and Miss Nellie
Hoyle of Carthage, former member*
of Steele street Methodis t church,
attended the fiftieth anniversary of
the church Sunday morning
Mr Caries Hubbard and Miss Ge_
nev Marks, studentB at Duke Uni...
versity, and Edwin Hubthrd* student
at the University, were home for the
50th anniversary of Steele Street
Methodist church
Miss Anna Dean Burks, of Chapel
Hill, spent the week end with her
sister, Mrs L H Crumpler
Mr H A Russell and family have
moved from Steele street to Green
street
Mrs* C A Pendergrass, Mrs R H
Meeks, with their mother, Mrs J B
Kelly,, of Coats, and Mrs Gsaton
■ Adanfre,. of
Charlotte with Miss Iriez Kelly, who
is a student at the National School
of Commerce
Miss Sue Beckwith has returned
hM-ne from Lee County Hospital
Dr and Mrs George G Chiles, Mr
and Mns A K Miller and Frank
Clegg, attended a Lions Club meet
ing at W iris ton.. Salem Tuesday night
It was a celebration of the 15th an
niversary of the Lion’s organization
| It was also the birthday celebra
tion of Judge G H Hastings, a
prominent member of the Winston.
Salem club who came down a few
months ago and organizel the San
ford Lions club The members of
the club at this place carried a 12
pound cake to Winston-Salem, and
had Dr Chiles, past president of this
dull, arrd now a state director of this
district, present it to Judge Hast
ings, to show the appreciation of ths
Sanford club in his work as organiz
er of the club The Winston.Salem
club presented Kim with a beautiful
21 jewel watch
Two Members of Steele Street At.
tend Council Meeting
Mesdamea L P Wilkins and D 0
Lawrence, members of the Auxiliary
of Steele Street church, attended the
council meeting which waa held at
Columbia, S C last week
At the council .meetingthere were
thirty, nine conferences represented
and missionaries from eVery foreign
field that the conference support,as
well as deaconesses and home work,
era Bishop Moore and Bishop Kern
were present, also Bishop McConnell,
of the Northern Methodist church
There were such large numbers in
attendance that Washington street
flurc.h, one of the oldest churches,
could not accommodate the crowd
On Sunday Bishop Moore prached
in the city auditorium, and the other
bishops at other churches irf the city
and all were crowded
The council meeting, which wai
held from Thursday of laBt week un
til Monday of this week, waa consid
ered one of the best in the history
of the church
The cost of producing starch from
the sweet potatoes was reduced from
13 cents in 1^34 to 10 cents in 1935
and to 3 cents in 193* Farmers
were paid 20 ctents a bushel for pota
toes lart year The average yield
per acre 1a about 200 bushels